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- 1861.36 + (<p>“The troops enjoyed a variety of … <p>“The troops enjoyed a variety of sports, ‘some of which are harder than any work I ever saw,’ observed a Louisiana soldier at Columbus. Among them were footraces, several kinds of ball, wrestling, climbing trees and a herculean game in which a cannonball was hurled into one of nine holes in the ground.”</p></br><p>Larry J. Daniel, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Soldiering in the Army of the Tennessee: A Portrait of Life in a Confederate Army</span> (U of North Carolina Press, 1991), page 90. Daniel evidently attributes this to the <em>New Orleans Crescent</em>, October 29, 1861. He does not give the location or regiment involved.<strong> Note:</strong> There was a juvenile English game called None Holes.</p>strong> There was a juvenile English game called None Holes.</p>)