1865.36
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Chicago artillerist plays baseball in Baton Rouge, earns $5
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | LouisianaLouisiana |
| City/State/Country: | Baton Rouge, LA, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | Winters, "The Civil War in Louisiana" p. 404 cites the diary of Florison D. Pitts, of the Chicago Mercantile Battery (at LSU): "While at Baton Rouge [in early 1865] he attended the circus and played baseball, receiving five dollars for the latter." |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1865.36 Chicago artillerist plays baseball in Baton Rouge, earns $5"
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