1863.29
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Print of artillerymen playing ball
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Brandy Station, VA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | While the 11th New Jersey base ball match took place prior to Gettysburg, the third reference involved a game played several months after the battle, not long before Abraham Lincoln gave his historic speech at the new Gettysburg National Cemetery. Playing in the match were members of Battery B of the 1st New Jersey artillery, more popularly known as Clark's battery which served with distinction on both the second and third days at Gettysburg. The base ball connection came to my attention when my friend, Joe Bilby sent me a picture of a print of Clark's battery in camp at Brandy Wine Station, Virginia in November of 1863. The print shows members of the battery engaged in various camp activities including a group in the lower right hand corner playing base ball. Joe cautioned me that the picture was not in the public domain so I set out try to locate the original. My search took me to the Baseball Hall of Fame library which only has a copy and so couldn't give permission to use it. The library also passed on a link to an recent sale of a copy on eBay for about $425. (John Zinn) |
| Sources | http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/2014/08/battling-in-parisppany-and-base-ball.html |
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| Comment | Brandy Station, VA Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
1863.29 Print of artillerymen playing ball"
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From John Zinn's blog