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Government Survey: Athletic Games Forestall Woes of Soldiers Gambling

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Text	After examining nearly 200 regiments, the Sanitary Commission [it resembled today's Red Cross] was reported to have found that "in forty-two regiments, systematic athletic recreations (foot ball, base ball, &c) were general. In one hundred and fifty-six, there were none. Where there were none, card playing and other indoor games took their place. This invited gambling abuses, it was inferred. "War Miscellanies. Interesting Army Statistics," Springfield [MA] Republican, January 25, 1862. Accessed via Genealogybank, 5/21/09. None: is it worth inspecting the report itself in search of further detail? It is not available online in May 2009. PBall file: CW13.
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 <p>"War Miscellanies.  Interesting Army Statistics," <i>Springfield</i> <i>[MA] Republican</i>, January 25, 1862.  Accessed via Genealogybank, 5/21/09.  <b>None:</b> is it worth inspecting the report itself in search of further detail?  It is not available online in May 2009.  PBall file: CW13.</p>
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