 On the reverse, each card contained a brief history of a campaign battle or person presented in a newspaper article-like fashion, complete with headline.The complete set consists of 88 cards, including a checklist, and was first printed for the United States market in 1962 to coincide with the centennial of the American Civil War.A similar series with the same artwork was later issued in Canada and A&BC produced a similar set in England, plus a French-language version for sale in France.