1865.38
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Ball Playing at Andersonville POW Camp
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
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| City/State/Country: | [[Americus, GA, {{{Country}}}|Americus]], [[GA, {{{Country}}}|GA]], [[{{{Country}}}]] |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | The January 5, 1865 diary entry of W. H. Smith, a prisoner of war at Andersonville POW camp, says “Capt. Wirz gives me a pass to go to hospital. Have been down there all afternoon playing ball.” Andersonville is in western Georgia. It is about 55 miles E of Columbus GA, which is on the Alabama border. It was the site of the most notorious and deadly camp for Union POWs. |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1865.38 Ball Playing at Andersonville POW Camp"
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