| "Chess is war over the board. The object is | | | | most time consuming. Because chess players |
| to crush the opponent's mind." - Bobby | | | | spend hours staring at the pieces |
| Fischer. | | | | contemplating their next move, it is small |
| | | | wonder they are willing to invest large sums |
| The Great War between the Northern and | | | | procuring a civil war chess set. The civil |
| Southern states of the "United States" | | | | war chess set reminds them of the Great War |
| possess a peculiar interest for civil war | | | | that ravaged the American landscape for four |
| chess set enthusiasts, not only because it | | | | years, and instead of conversing the old |
| was a struggle between two sections of people | | | | America it gradually and profoundly reshaped |
| akin to us, but because of the epic courage | | | | the political, financial, and social contours |
| with which the weaker party with ill-fed, | | | | of the nation. This sounds a lot like playing |
| ill-clad and ill-equipped troops, for four | | | | Chess without a board! |
| year sustained the contest with an opponent | | | | |
| not only possessed of immense numerical | | | | Furthermore, just as the larger army usually |
| superiority, but having the command of the | | | | has the advantage in a battle, so in Chess |
| sea, and being able to draw its arms and | | | | the player on the table with extra forces is |
| munitions of war from all manufactures of | | | | more likely than his adversary to win the |
| Europe. In many aspects, the American Civil | | | | battle. Albeit much of the fun lies in |
| War was a turning point in the history of | | | | finding the exceptions to this rule, and |
| warfare, as it ultimately took shape as a | | | | therefore the civil war chess set is hugely |
| modern-day war. Like Chess, the warring sides | | | | popular as they are reminiscent of the dogged |
| voiced the rhetoric of ideology and cause, | | | | stand taken by the Confederates. The civil |
| simplified strategies and tactics to build | | | | war chess set is also a very considerate gift |
| forces of unparallel size, and used these | | | | for collectors of commemorative items. These |
| forces to strike and capture enemy positions. | | | | meticulous and intricate chess pieces provide |
| | | | exceptional artifact value about the various |
| "I had lunch with a chess champion the other | | | | facets of American civil war. Try a search |
| day. I knew he was a chess champion because | | | | with Google in order to locate these chess |
| it took him 20 minutes to pass the salt." - | | | | sets for sale. Ebay is another choice and you |
| Eric Sykes. Chess is one of the most popular | | | | would be wise to search there also. |
| board games in the world, and possibly the | | | | |