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- 1863.17 + (<p>John G. B. Adams of the Nineteent … <p>John G. B. Adams of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment: “While in camp at Falmouth [VA] the base ball fever broke out. It was the old-fashioned game, where a man running the bases must be hit by the ball to be declared out. It started with the men, then the officers began to play, and finally the 19<sup>th</sup> challenged the 7<sup>th</sup> Michigan to play for sixty dollars a side. . . . The game was played and witnessed by nearly all of our division, and the 19<sup>th</sup> won. The one hundred and twenty dollars was spent for a supper . . . . It was a grand time, and all agreed that it was nicer to play <em>base </em>than <em>minié</em> [bullet] ball.”</p></br><p>Capt. John G. B. Adams, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment</span> (Wright and Potter, Boston, 1899), pp 60-61. Accessed 6/8/09 on Google Books via “reminiscences nineteenth” search. The regiment arose in northern MA, near the NH border.</p>oks via “reminiscences nineteenth” search. The regiment arose in northern MA, near the NH border.</p>)