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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1864
|Year=1864
|Year Number=15
|Headline=Maine Soldier Lame from Ballplaying
|Headline=Maine Soldier Lame from Ballplaying
|Text=<p>“Rappahannook Station, Va., April 18<sup>th</sup> 1864. Dear Wife, . . . . there is a move on the foot or I am no judge of Soldiering. Our Dr. seems to think we shall stay here this summer. It is nothing but play ball when we are in camp lately and I must stop for my arm is lame throwing. I thought I would write today for the Picket goes out tomorrow and it is my turn to go.”</p><p>Letter from Eugene B. Kelleran, 20<sup>th</sup> Maine; provided by Michael Aubrecht, May 15, 2009. The 20<sup>th</sup> was spared in the upcoming battle of Chancellorsville in May 1864 when it was quarantined for suspected smallpox. </p>
|Salience=3
|Salience=3
|Tags=Civil War
|Tags=Civil War, Military,
|Location=VA,
|Coordinates=38.533728, -77.80830659999998
|State=VA
|City=Rappahannock Station
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>&ldquo;Rappahannock Station, Va., April 18<sup>th</sup> 1864. Dear Wife, . . . . there is a move on the foot or I am no judge of Soldiering. Our Dr. seems to think we shall stay here this summer. It is nothing but play ball when we are in camp lately and I must stop for my arm is lame throwing. I thought I would write today for the Picket goes out tomorrow and it is my turn to go.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Letter from Eugene B. Kelleran, 20<sup>th</sup> Maine; provided by Michael Aubrecht, May 15, 2009. The 20<sup>th</sup> was spared in the upcoming battle of Chancellorsville in May 1864 when it was quarantined for suspected smallpox.</p>
|Comment=<p>In 1864 the unit was facing the upcoming battle of the Wilderness, not Chancellorsville (which occurred in 1863). [ba]</p>
|External Number=101
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Country=United States
}}
}}

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Maine Soldier Lame from Ballplaying

Salience Peripheral
Tags Civil War, Military
Location VA
City/State/Country: Rappahannock Station, VA, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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“Rappahannock Station, Va., April 18th 1864. Dear Wife, . . . . there is a move on the foot or I am no judge of Soldiering. Our Dr. seems to think we shall stay here this summer. It is nothing but play ball when we are in camp lately and I must stop for my arm is lame throwing. I thought I would write today for the Picket goes out tomorrow and it is my turn to go.”

Letter from Eugene B. Kelleran, 20th Maine; provided by Michael Aubrecht, May 15, 2009. The 20th was spared in the upcoming battle of Chancellorsville in May 1864 when it was quarantined for suspected smallpox.

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In 1864 the unit was facing the upcoming battle of the Wilderness, not Chancellorsville (which occurred in 1863). [ba]

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