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1st MA has plenty of exercise

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location MD
City/State/Country: Bladensburg, MD, United States
Age of Players Adult
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The Boston Traveler, Oct. 26, 1861 prints a letter from the 1st Massachusetts in Bladensburg, MD, denouncing newspaper reports of lack of exercise in the unit. "Six hours of every pleasant day are devoted to it [drill], sometimes at the double quick, and the hours between are filled up with bathing, base-ball, &c."

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The Boston Traveler, Oct. 26, 1861

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