[Union Soldiers Sitting on Bench, Playing Cards], 1861–65, Tintype, Plate: 8.9 x 6.4 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American), During the war, not every hour of every day was devoted to fighting, marching, and drilling. To pass the time in the field and in the semi-permanents camps during the long winter months when the war essentially stopped, soldiers in the North and the South entertained themselves with games of cards, checkers, chess, and dominoes
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Union Soldiers Sitting, Bench, Playing Cards, 1861–65, Tintype, Plate, 8.9 x 6.4 cm, 3 1/2 2 1/2, Photographs, Unknown, American, war, every hour, day, devoted, fighting, marching, drilling, pass, time, field, semi-permanents camps, long winter months, war essentially, stopped, soldiers, North, South entertained, themselves, games, cards, checkers, chess, dominoes
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