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An interesting game of base ball in Oxford, MS

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Mississippi
City/State/Country: Oxford, MS, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

Jenkins Lloyd Jones, "An Artilleryman's Civil War Diary": "Near Oxford, Friday, Dec. 19th... The delightful weather succeeded in enticing most of the boys from their well worn decks [of cards] and cribbage boards,bring them out in ball playing, pitching quoits, etc. Tallied for an interesting game of base ball."

Dec. 19, 1862, near Oxford, MS. Jones was a member of the 6th WI Battery.

Sources

Jenkins Lloyd Jones, "An Artilleryman's Civil War Diary"

Warning

Dup of 1862.20?

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