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Ball Playing a "Favorite Amusement"

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location South Carolina
City/State/Country: St. Helena Island, SC, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Middletown (NY) Whig Press, April 8, 1863 prints a letter from a soldier in the "Tenth Legion" (56th NY) datelined St. Helena Island [near Port Royal], March 21, 1863: "Ball playing is a favorite amusement with them. They, however, are tired of inactivity, and long for a chance to meet the foe."

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The Middletown (NY) Whig Press, April 8, 1863

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