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Wilson's Zouaves play base ball

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location NY
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The St. Louis Missouri Democrat, May 21, 1861 prints a may 16 letter from the camp of Wilson's Zouaves, on Staten Island, NY: "We found a  majority of the force engaged in exercise--some at base ball, some at leap frog--others running, boxing, exercise..."

Zouaves were dressed in the style of the North African light infantry of the French army--short red coats, baggy pants--very colorful.

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The St. Louis Missouri Democrat, May 21, 1861

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