Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Dutch” in chapter 8 of Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry:
...ccounted good and necessary by the great majority of people, and were used freely as medicine, as a harmless stimulant under trying circumstances, as an innocent social indulgence and as a creator of Dutch courage in time of battle.
It was not until the close of the war that a realization of the harmful effect of the use of intoxicants began to be felt.
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