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It's a Party at The Civil War Soldiers on both sides of the conflict found ways to pass time. Reading was a popular way to pass the time. Soldiers read letters sent to them, newspapers to keep up to date with news, books, the Bible, and anything else they could find. A fun fact; when stationed not too far from enemy lines, soldiers from different sides would trade newspapers. Another type of pass time was gambling. There was gambling in horse races to louse races. Also, games like cards, chess, checkers, and dominoes was played for money or simply for fun. They were also quiet and easily carried in a knapsack. Card games such as poker, twenty-one, keno, and euchre were played on both sides of the line. Sport-type pass time activities included wrestling, boxing, leapfrog, races either on foot or horse, cricket, and bowling. media type="youtube" key="cUKA8jQQlkk" width="560" height="315" = =

 Citations "Pass Times of the 1860's." //Civil War Trust//. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.

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