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|Text=<p>The <em>Portland Daily Press</em>, 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."</p> | |Text=<p>The <em>Portland Daily Press</em>, 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."</p> | ||
<p>Craft, "141st Pennsylvania" p. 168 says that "ball-playing" in camp at James City was popular in March 1864.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>The <em>Portland Daily Press</em>, April 25, 1864</p> | |Sources=<p>The <em>Portland Daily Press</em>, April 25, 1864</p> | ||
<p>Craft, "one Hundred Forty-First Pennsylvania"</p> | |||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
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| City/State/Country: | James City, VA, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | 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." Craft, "141st Pennsylvania" p. 168 says that "ball-playing" in camp at James City was popular in March 1864. |
| Sources | The Portland Daily Press, April 25, 1864 Craft, "one Hundred Forty-First Pennsylvania" |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864.88 17th Maine plays the "school-boy game of base-ball""
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