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|Headline=Confederate soldiers play ball near Fredericksburg
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|Tags=Civil War, Military
|Location=Virginia,  
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|Sources=<p>The Augusta Constitutionalist, Feb. 8, 1863</p>
|Sources=<p>The Augusta Constitutionalist, Feb. 8, 1863</p>
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
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Confederate soldiers play ball near Fredericksburg

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Virginia
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The Augusta Constitutionalist, Feb. 8, 1863,  reprints a column by "Personne," the Charleston Courier's war correspondent, Jan. 29, 1863, under the heading "Interesting Letter from Virginia." "The amusements of the army are rational and generous. Ball playing is a common game when the weather is pleasant..."

The letter was from Lee's army, then in camp near Fredericksburg, and mentions Jenkins' SC brigade. This confirms Union reports at this time of seeing Lee's soldiers playing ball.

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The Augusta Constitutionalist, Feb. 8, 1863

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