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55th IL Plays Baseball in Alabama

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Alabama
City/State/Country: Larkinsville, AL, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

"War Diary of Thaddeus H. Capron, 1861-1865", Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 12 (1919) 330-406, p. 378, March 10, 1864 entry: "We are still in camps, leading a monotonous life--Our principal pastime being games of baseball."

Capron's 55th IL was stationed near Larkinsville, AL at the time.

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"War Diary of Thaddeus H. Capron, 1861-1865", Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 12 (1919) 330-406, p. 378

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