Thursday, December 27, 2007

Soldiers Playing Cards

This picture was taken in 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia. It shows several Union soldiers playing cards. The men appear to be fairly well supplied, even enjoying a table and chairs in their campsite.

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  1. I like it! Sometimes you can forget that these men who have been gone for so many years had everyday lives and passtimes just like us.

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