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Ohio Soldiers box and play ball

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Ohio
City/State/Country: Cincinnati, OH, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Cadiz (Ohio) Democratic Sentinel, May 25, 1861 reports on Ohio soldiers at Camp Dennison, east of Cincinnati: "Various are the sports devised by the soldiers to pass away their leisure hours: such as sparring, ball playing, singing, dancing, and almost every sport that could be thought of, or that ever was practiced..."

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The Cadiz (Ohio) Democratic Sentinel, May 25, 1861

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