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- 1863.34 + (<p>Spring 1863: “The boredom became … <p>Spring 1863: “The boredom became unbearable as the winter wore on. Mud was everywhere, limiting outside activities . . . . By the end of February, they walker a mile for wood, and the distance increased each day. During the long days the men also played chess, checkers, cards, and, when weather permitted, baseball and other athletic pursuits.”</p></br><p>Spring 1864: “The men played baseball and football as the weather moderated. ‘The exercise will do more toward restoring health in the regiment than all the blue pills in the medical department,’ noted Lucien Voorhees. Some men secured boxing gloves, and daily fights were all the rage.</p></br><p>Bradley M. Gottfried, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kearney’s Own: The History of the First New Jersey Brigade During the Civil War</span> (Rutgers U Press, 2005), pages 100 and 157. Gottfried does not document these observations, other than briefly noting [p. 107] the 1863 game between the 2<sup>nd</sup> and the 26<sup>th</sup> Regiments noted in file [[CW-66]]. In 1863 the Brigade wintered at White Oak Church near Falmouth VA. Accessed 6/14/09 on Google Books via “’kearny’s own’” search; available in limited preview format.</p>; available in limited preview format.</p>)