FRANKLIN MINT EDITION OF THE CIVIL WAR CHECKER SET - DELUXE BOARD
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SPECIAL EDITION FROM THE FRANKLIN MINT. CIVIL WAR CHECKER SET WITH DELUXE CIVIL WAR BATTLES BOARD. RARE The Franklin Mint Civil War Checker SetWho would have thought that two politicians born less than a year apart and in the same state would face off in America’s bloodiest war? Abraham Lincoln, arguably the United States most popular president, and Jefferson Davis, the Confederate’s most popular president, each led their nation through America’s civil war. Not everyone loved Mr. Lincoln. Five days after he led the Union to victory John Wilkes Booth fired a shot to the head marking the nation’s first presidential assassination. And Jefferson, although loyal, was not that popular. But because he was the South’s only leader he holds the most-popular title. Davis may have escaped the fate his opponent faced, but he had his own troubles after the war, spending a few years in the slammer as a political prisoner. The Franklin Mint added the checker set to complement its popular civil-war chess set. The attractive medallions were cast in pewter with corresponding blue or gray felt borders. Some historical figures overlap the chess set but the checker set does fill in some important historical figures. Most notable is the addition of the presidents. The North:Abraham LincolnUlysses S. GrantSamuel Dana GreeneAmbrose BurnsideWilliam Tecumseh
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