It was warm and
pleasant again with rain in the afternoon. The "chuck luck" banks at
the spring are in full operation this morning. At each bank there are from
twelve to twenty of our boys down on their knees laying their money on certain
figures, as the "banker" throws the dice. After each throw the
operator picks up the largest number of dollars. Some of the men in less than
five days lose every dollar received from the paymaster.
Source: Alexander G.
Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary,
p. 153-4
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