For some of my older readers this post may bring back some fond memories of childhood and the Civil War Centennial. Below is a small selection of Civil War cards that was released in 1962 by Topps. Two additional collections of Civil War cards were also released which you can read about here. Of course, I remember collecting baseball cards, but I am pretty sure that this series had been retired long before I took the weekly allowance down to the local candy store. What I find so striking is the scale of violence depicted on some of these cards. I have no doubt that they are responsible for fueling many a young boy’s imagination. Click here for a much larger collection of cards as well as a price list. Enjoy!
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I remember having these!
I brought home a set of these when I was about 6 or 7 and I also remember Topps or someone else making a set of WW 2 cards like these I had also . My father who was a ww2 combat vet turned 60's peacenic thought they were evil but he let me keep them along with my Marx Civil war set.
Thanks for posting this. I have not seen these Civil War cards before. Very fascinating and interesting!
Chris
I guess I come under the heading of older reader as I collected those cards.