Every card in this deck depicts a different Union or Confederate battle flag from the Civil War. With wonderful illustrations and interesting and notable facts, the deck is suitable for all card games, and includes instructions for a special card game to play with this specific set. It makes a fascinating learning tool and a terrific set for military buffs.

Perhaps the most famous battle of the Civil War took place at Gettysburg, PA, from July 1 to July 3, 1863. At the end of the battle, the Union's Army of the Potomac had successfully repelled the second invasion of the North by the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia. Several months later, on November 19, 1863, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg to speak at the dedication of the cemetery for the Union war dead. Speaking of a "new birth of freedom," he delivered one of the most memorable speeches in U.S. history.