Mississippi Historical Society publication of Centenary Series Vol. II 1861-1865
Excerpt 1:
The Noxubee Squadron, Mississippi Cavalry---Deupree"In camp that night, the men of our company indulged in chess, checkers, cards, and other amusements, necessary to relieve the anxieties of the day. As is well known, chess is emphatically a game of war;
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