1864.75
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12th Kansas plays ball in Fort Smith
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | ArkansasArkansas |
| City/State/Country: | Fort Smith, AR, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | Private Henry A. Strong writes about camp entertainment in his journal on January 14th, 1864 in Fort Smith, AR: "Ball playing is got to be a chief amusement. Well, anything to drive away the blues when a fellow is on short rations" Courtesy Caleb Hardwick A Rough Introduction to This Sunny Land: The Civil War Diary of Private Henry A. Strong, Co. K, Twelfth Kansas Infantry |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864.75 12th Kansas plays ball in Fort Smith"
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