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The Colonel umpired the game

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location VA
City/State/Country: Upton's Hill, VA, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Worcester National Aegis, March 30, 1863: "The Thirty-Fourth regiment, now encamped on Upton's Hill [outside of DC]... had a spirited and exciting game of base ball on Saturday." Putnam's nine beat Chickering's, 50-31. Colonel Lincoln umpired in this 5-hour game.

See also Lincoln, "34th Massachusetts"

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The Worcester National Aegis, March 30, 1863

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