Civil War Pastimes

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  • Mon, 05/14/2012 - 8:00pm
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Daily life for the Civil War soldier was not all marching an d fighting; in fact, it was mostly spent in camp.  How did soldierspass their time?  What kind of games, sports, music, and recreati on were popular in the 1860s?   Join Leslie Heaphy, Associate Professor of History at Kent State University, Stark Campus, for a livelyand informative look at how soldiers and civilians occupied their minds an d hands during wartime.  Professor Heaphy is a popular speaker at thelibrary and her special interest in the history  of baseball will ad d extra zip to the evening