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|Headline=17th Maine plays the "school-boy game of base-ball"
|Headline=17th Maine plays the "school-boy game of base-ball"
|Salience=3
|Salience=3
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|Tags=Civil War, Military
|Coordinates=37.3002132, -76.8028933
|Coordinates=37.3002132, -76.8028933
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|Sources=<p>The&nbsp;<em>Portland Daily Press</em>, April 25, 1864</p>
|Sources=<p>The&nbsp;<em>Portland Daily Press</em>, April 25, 1864</p>
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Reviewed=Yes
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|Has Supplemental Text=No
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17th Maine plays the "school-boy game of base-ball"

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The Portland Daily Press, April 25, 1864 prints a letter from a soldier in the 17th Maine Infantry, dated April 18, which says that a few weeks ago at James City, VA "the boys got about all manner of games [including] the old school-boy game of base-ball."

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The Portland Daily Press, April 25, 1864

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