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|Headline=Confederate POWs in Indianapolis play base ball | |Headline=Confederate POWs in Indianapolis play base ball | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Civil War, | |Tags=Civil War, Military, | ||
|Location=United States | |Location=IN | ||
|Country=United States | |||
|Coordinates=39.779585, -86.170344 | |Coordinates=39.779585, -86.170344 | ||
|State=IN | |State=IN | ||
|City=Indianapolis | |City=Indianapolis | ||
|Modern Address=Camp Morton | |Modern Address=Camp Morton | ||
|Game=Base Ball | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>Confederate army POWs at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, played baseball in 1862, according to a letter from a POW, and a report by a Union general. See James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71.</p> | |Text=<p>Confederate army POWs at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, played baseball in 1862, according to a letter from a POW, and a report by a Union general. See James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71.</p> | ||
<p>Camp Morton was situated on the old state fairgrounds, and was used as a baseball field postwar.</p> | <p>Camp Morton was situated on the old state fairgrounds, and was used as a baseball field postwar.</p> | ||
<p>The Century Magazine (1891, p. 763-64) has an article on Camp Morton which quotes a Union officers as saying the POWs enjoyed "ball playing" and has a plan of Camp Morton, which features a "base ball grounds."</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71.</p> | |Sources=<p>James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71.</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | ININ |
| City/State/Country: | Indianapolis, IN, United States |
| Modern Address | Camp Morton |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | Confederate army POWs at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, played baseball in 1862, according to a letter from a POW, and a report by a Union general. See James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71. Camp Morton was situated on the old state fairgrounds, and was used as a baseball field postwar. The Century Magazine (1891, p. 763-64) has an article on Camp Morton which quotes a Union officers as saying the POWs enjoyed "ball playing" and has a plan of Camp Morton, which features a "base ball grounds." |
| Sources | James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71. |
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