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  Historic Chess Sets
Price: $149.95
See if you can change history with these lovely chess sets. Choose either Revolutionary War or Civil War pieces and then wage the battles again. Who will carry the day this time?
The Revolutionary War pieces feature British forces led by King George III and Lord Cornwallis and American forces led by John Hancock and George Washington while the Civil War pieces have Union forces led by Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces led by Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee.
 Chess pieces are hand-painted poly-resin with likenesses of the King, Cornwallis, Hancock, and Washington in the Revolutionary War set and Lincoln, Davis, Grant, and Lee in the Civil War set. Chessboard and case are walnut veneer with a foam-cushioned storage drawer.
Chess pieces range from 2 1/2" to 3 1/4" in height. Chessboard and storage case is 15" square and 2 3/4" in height.
What's related:
• See The Story of Virginia online exhibition
• Browse other games and toys
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