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Ball Game Photographed at Fort Pulaski, Georgia

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Georgia
City/State/Country: Fort Pulaski, GA, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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A ball game appears in the background of photographs of the 48th New York at Fort Pulaski. The Fort, near the Georgia coast, had been taken by the North in July 1862. The National Park Services dates its image to 1862.

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One shot appears in Kirsch, Baseball in Blue and Gray, page 32, and another, apparently, at the NPS site http://www.nps.gov/fopu/historyculture/baseball.htm [accessed 6/6/09.] PBall file: CW-33.

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we welcome your interpretation of these photos.

The 48th NY was from NYC, and thus likely had members familiar with the game. [ba]

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