1864.91
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DC Cavalry play in camp
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
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| City/State/Country: | Washington, DC, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "When not on duty, these men from Maine [of the 1st DC Cavalry] relaxed by playing cards, singing, drinking, wrestling, boxing, horse racing, target shooting, and baseball." Citing contemporary sources, from March 1864 in DC. The cite is Mangrum's "Edwin M. Stanton's Special Military Units" (Thesis, U of North Texas, 1978), p. 270. |
| Sources | The cite is Mangrum's "Edwin M. Stanton's Special Military Units" (Thesis, U of North Texas, 1978), p. 270. |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864.91 DC Cavalry play in camp"
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