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Christmas Day on Hilton Head

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Holidays, Military
Location South Carolina
City/State/Country: Hilton Head, SC, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Holiday Christmas
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"The New South" a union army newspaper, Dec. 27, 1862 reports on a Dec. 25th game at Hilton Head between the Van Brunt and Frazer base ball clubs. James L. Frazer was colonel of the 47th NY and George B. Van Brunt was then major of the 47th. The 47th was raised in NYC and Brooklyn.

A Charles Van Brunt had headed an early New Jersey team.

 

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"The New South" Dec. 27, 1862 

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