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|Location=Philadelphia, | |Location=Philadelphia, | ||
|Country=USA | |Country=USA | ||
|State=PA | |State=PA | ||
|City=Philadelphia | |City=Philadelphia | ||
|Game=Base Ball, | |Game=Base Ball, | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>"A BALL-PLAYING JUBILEE IN PHILADELPHIA.-- Wednesday, May 25, and the three days following it, are going to be devoted to a regular gala-time in ball-play in the City of Brotherly Love, the 25th inst. being the occasion on which the grand match was suggested to the ball-players of Pennsylvania and New Jersey is to take place-- the contest being one for the benefit of the United States Sanitary Commission-- the contestants being selected nines from the prominent clubs of New Jersey and Pennsylvania."</p> | |Text=<p>"A BALL-PLAYING JUBILEE IN PHILADELPHIA.-- Wednesday, May 25, and the three days following it, are going to be devoted to a regular gala-time in ball-play in the City of Brotherly Love, the 25th inst. being the occasion on which the grand match was suggested to the ball-players of Pennsylvania and New Jersey is to take place-- the contest being one for the benefit of the United States Sanitary Commission-- the contestants being selected nines from the prominent clubs of New Jersey and Pennsylvania."</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>New York Sunday Mercury, </em>May 15, 1864</p> | |Sources=<p>[A]<em> New York Sunday Mercury, </em>May 15, 1864</p> | ||
<p>[B] <em>Philadelphia Illustrated New Age, </em>May 25, 1864</p> | |||
|Comment=<p><span>The </span><strong>United States Sanitary Commission</strong><span> was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army during the </span><a title="American Civil War" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War">American Civil War</a><span>. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue and in-kind contributions</span></p> | |Comment=<p><span>The </span><strong>United States Sanitary Commission</strong><span> was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army during the </span><a title="American Civil War" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War">American Civil War</a><span>. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue and in-kind contributions</span></p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes |
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Tags | Ball in the Culture, Civil WarBall in the Culture, Civil War |
Location | PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia |
City/State/Country: | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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Text | "A BALL-PLAYING JUBILEE IN PHILADELPHIA.-- Wednesday, May 25, and the three days following it, are going to be devoted to a regular gala-time in ball-play in the City of Brotherly Love, the 25th inst. being the occasion on which the grand match was suggested to the ball-players of Pennsylvania and New Jersey is to take place-- the contest being one for the benefit of the United States Sanitary Commission-- the contestants being selected nines from the prominent clubs of New Jersey and Pennsylvania." |
Sources | [A] New York Sunday Mercury, May 15, 1864 [B] Philadelphia Illustrated New Age, May 25, 1864 |
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Comment | The United States Sanitary Commission was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue and in-kind contributions Edit with form to add a comment |
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Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
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