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Tags Famous, Military
Location VA
City/State/Country: Lexington, VA, United States
Modern Address Letcher Avenue
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Youth
Notables Robert E. Lee
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The following is the result of a game of base ball played by the Beechenbrook and Arlington Base Ball clubs, on the Institute ground, at Lexington, Virginia, May 4th. The game was witnessed by General R. E. Lee, Custis Lee, General Smith, and a very large concourse of people. After its termination the winners were presented with a handsome set of flags by the Misses Lee, daughters of the General.

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Louisville Daily Courier, Louisville, KY, May 27, 1867.

Comment

Custis Lee, General Lee's son, had served on Lee's staff during the war. General Smith was superintendent at VMI. The flags referred to were probably foul-line flags used to mark the foul lines on fields not enclosed.

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Submitted by Bob Tholkes
Submission Note April 17, 2021



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