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9th NY plays for a barrel of ale

Salience Peripheral
Tags Civil War, Military
Location VA
City/State/Country: VA, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The New York Sunday Mercury, April 26, 1863 reports that on the 20th and 21st, near Fletcher's Chapel, VA, two nines of the 9th NY (Hawkins' Zouaves) played "3 fine games," the prize being a barrel of ale. At the end the barrel was "besieged" by the whole regiment, and "run out" in no time.

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Submitted by Bruce Allardice



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