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Confederate POWs in Indianapolis play base ball

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location IN
City/State/Country: Indianapolis, IN, United States
Modern Address Camp Morton
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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Confederate army POWs at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, played baseball in 1862, according to  a letter from a POW, and a report by a Union general. See James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71.

Camp Morton was situated on the old state fairgrounds, and was used as a baseball field postwar.

The Century Magazine (1891, p. 763-64) has an article on Camp Morton which quotes a Union officers as saying the POWs enjoyed "ball playing" and has a plan of Camp Morton, which features a "base ball grounds."

Sources

James R. Hall, "Den of Misery. Indiana's Civil War Prison" p. 39, 71.

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