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Soldiers confront idleness with ball playing

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Ohio
City/State/Country: Cleveland, OH, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Akron "Summit County Beacon," Sept. 10, 1863 prints a letter from "The Encampment of Camp Cuyahoga" (in Cleveland) saying that on the 25th "the day was spent in idleness and ball playing" because needed quartermaster supplies had not yet arrived.

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The Akron "Summit County Beacon," Sept. 10, 1863

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