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Right and Left wings of 13th NY in Suffolk, VA
Salience | Peripheral |
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Tags | Civil War, Holidays, MilitaryCivil War, Holidays, Military |
Location | VAVA |
City/State/Country: | Suffolk, VA, United States |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
Holiday | 4th of July |
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Text | The Brooklyn Evening Star, July 9, 1862 prints a 7-5-62 letter from the 13th NY Regt. at Camp Cook, Suffolk, VA: "As soon as we got dinner settled, we got up a game of ball between the right and left wings. It was a very interesting game, and lasted all the afternoon. The Left Wing being 18 runs to 11--Company C in the left wing, of course." This game is also reported in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 12, 1862. From Camp "Crook," on July 4th. See also The New York Sunday Mercury, July 13, 27, 1862 for other games of the 13th at Camp Crook. See also The Ball Players Chronicle, Nov. 28, 1867, for further mentions of these games. |
Sources | The Brooklyn Evening Star, July 9, 1862 |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1862.63 Right and Left wings of 13th NY in Suffolk, VA"
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