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Pitching Quoits and Playing Ball

Salience Peripheral
Tags Civil War, Military
Location NY
City/State/Country: Staten Island, NY, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The New York Herald, May 14, 1861 reports on Col. Allen's regiment, the 1st NY National Guard, camped on Staten Island: "The hours of recreation are generally employed by the men in pitching quoits and playing ball."

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The New York Herald, May 14, 1861

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