1862.105
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Base Ball, Old Cat played in camp
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Oxford, MS, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base Ball, Old CatBase Ball, Old Cat |
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| Text | The Woodstock (IL) Sentinel, Jan. 21, 1863 prints a Dec. 20, 1862 letter from William E. Smith of the 124th Illinois Infantry, in camp 12 miles north of Oxford, MS. He writes that the soldiers are amusing themselves playing "base ball, one, two, three 'old cat'" |
| Sources | The Woodstock (IL) Sentinel, Jan. 21, 1863 |
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| Comment | Other soldiers near Oxford also played. See 1862.86. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
1862.105 Base Ball, Old Cat played in camp"
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