Bidspirit auction | The Franklin Mint Civil War


The Franklin Mint Civil War Chess Set. - The Franklin Mint Civil War Chess Set. 32 Pewter chessmen on solid brass enameled pedestals. Fitted mahogany board box 33x33x5.5cm. Each piece represents a different important figure from the American Civil War: Blue King: Ulysses S. Grant. Blue Queen: Clara Barton. Blue Bishop 1: William Sherman. Blue Bishop 2: George G. Meade. Blue Knight 1: Philip Henry Sheridan. Blue Knight 2: George Armstrong Custer. Blue Pawn: Iron Brigade. Gray King: Robert E. Lee. Gray Queen: Belle Boyd. Gray Bishop: Stonewall Jackson. Gray Bishop: Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard. Gray Knight: Jeb Stuart. Gray Knight: Joseph Wheeler. Gray Pawn: Stonewall Brigade.