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Rebel POWs at Fort McHenry

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location MD
City/State/Country: Baltimore, MD, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The New Haven Daily Palladium, Sept. 24, 1863 writes of "Rebel" POWs at Fort McHenry, site of the Star Spangled Banner: they "have the run of the fine parade ground, amuse themselves with ball play and other exercises."

The "ball play" included baseball. See Elias, "The Empire Strikes Out" p. 9.

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The New Haven Daily Palladium, Sept. 24, 1863

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