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- 1863.22 + (<p>Chaplain Frank Hall of the 16< … <p>Chaplain Frank Hall of the 16<sup>th</sup> New York Infantry mentioned games of ball 10 times in his journal and letters home. [<strong>Note: </strong>we need to ascertain the range of actual dates; all seem to be for Feb. –April 1863.] All are passing references, like “Saturday, they had another splendid game of ball.” The men played on February 11, 1863, and Hall notes that “Gen. Bartlett came out . . . and played too & men from nearly the whole Brigade entered into the game. Col. Adams, shortly after Gen. Bartlett was called away & as he past on horseback someone threw the ball and it happened to pass right to his saddle bow. He caught it very gracefully & threw it back.”</p></br><p>In an April 11 1863 letter to his wife he describes the scene at camp. “I thought I would just write out the sheet to try & give you a picture of things a bit. I am sitting in the tent by the table on one of the three legged stools which I fixed with straps the other day. The day is delightful. The wind is pleasantly flapping the tent. The Jersey band back of it has just finished a delightful air. On the hill in front, to the left of the camp, the boys are playing a game of ball & a few men are to be seen in camp who are excused from picket.”</p></br><p>Frank Hall file, #BV-419-01, provided by Michael Aubrecht May 15, 2009. The 16<sup>th</sup> NY was drawn from northern counties, and included men from Plattsburg and Ogdensburg. The 16<sup>th</sup> was in northern VA in early 1863.</p>m Plattsburg and Ogdensburg. The 16<sup>th</sup> was in northern VA in early 1863.</p>)