Franklin Mint Collectible Pewter Civil War Chess Set

Description

Civil War Chess Set by The Franklin Mint Offered here is an original Civil War Chess Set manufactured by The Franklin Mint. The chess set contains 32 Pewter portrait sculptures mounted atop solid Brass Pedestals with Grey and Blue enameled embellishments. The portrait sculptures have been authenticated by the National Historical Society. The pewter-finished playing area has a dark hardwood encasement. The top of chess board lifts up to reveal separate storage compartments for each of the thirty two chess pieces. The Chess Board Measures 12 3/4" x 12 3/4″. The set is complete and in very good condition. The Union army consists of the following characters. The King: Ulysses S. Grant The Queen: Clara Barton The Bishops: George, G. Meade; William Tecumseh Sherman The Knights: Philip Henry Sheridan; George Armstrong Custer The Rooks: The Cannon The Pawns, Wisconsin’s Iron Brigade: Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Dana Greene, Ambrose Burnside, Joseph Hooker, David Glasgow Farragut, John Gibbon and George McClellan. The Confederate army consists of the following characters The King: Robert E. Lee The Queen: Belle Boyd The Bishops: Pierre G. Beauregard; Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson The Knights: Joseph Wheeler; Jeb Stuart The Rooks: Mortars The Pawns, The Stonewall Brigade The Confederate army consists of the following characters The King: Robert E. Lee The Queen: Belle Boyd The Bishops: Pierre G. Beauregard; Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson The Knights: Joseph Wheeler; Jeb Stuart The Rooks: Mortars The Pawns, The Stonewall Brigade