1864.85
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South Carolina soldiers Play Ball near Petersburg
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | VAVA |
| City/State/Country: | [[Petersburg, VA, {{{Country}}}|Petersburg]], [[VA, {{{Country}}}|VA]], [[{{{Country}}}]] |
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| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | Wil Greene, "Breaking the Backbone of the Rebellion..." p. 133, cites the William J. Miller memoir,Winthrop University, as saying "We younger soldiers played ball often [in the winter of 1864] and in winter time we had snow..." This while they were defending Petersburg. |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864.85 South Carolina soldiers Play Ball near Petersburg"
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