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Seventh Wisconsin Infantry plays baseball in Petersburg tranches
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City/State/Country: | [[Petersburg, VA, {{{Country}}}|Petersburg]], [[VA, {{{Country}}}|VA]], [[{{{Country}}}]] |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | The letters of Capt. Henry F. Young, 7th WI, include an 8-4-64 letter stating: "The men are beginning to Show their old life and animation last evening they had a game of ball." This refers to baseball while in the Petersburg trenches. The letter appears on p. 251 with a lengthy annotation on 253n31, of the book "Dear Delia." |
Sources | Smith and Larson, eds., "Dear Delia," p. 251, 253. |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864.93 Seventh Wisconsin Infantry plays baseball in Petersburg tranches"
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