Union Soldiers Sitting on Bench, Playing Cards, Unknown, 1861–65

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Union Soldiers Sitting on Bench, Playing Cards, 1861–65, Tintype, Plate: x 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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Size: 5638px × 3237px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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