Actives v Benteens in SD on 31 July 1874

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Date of Game	Friday, July 31, 1874
Location	SD, United States
Modern Address	Custer, SD
Field	Add Field Page Custer Park
Home Team	Add Club Page Actives
Away Team	Add Club Page Benteens
Score	11 - 6
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Innings	2:25
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NY Rules	Yes
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Description	Both teams were comprised of soldiers with the Seventh Cavalry, U.S. Army, under the command of Lt. Col. George Custer. The Actives represented Company L, and the Benteens Company H. The Seventh Cavalry was on what was known as the Black Hills Expedition, having left their post at Fort Abraham Lincoln, near present day Bismarck, ND earlier in July, 1874. Many of the soldiers/players participating in the game were either killed or wounded at the Battle of the Little Big Horn two years later in July, 1876. Custer SD (1880 pop. about 270) is about 35 miles SW of Rapid City SD and about 30 miles E of the Wyoming border.
Sources	Bismarck Tribune, September 2, 1874
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Comment	See also Eberle, "Seventh U.S. Cavalry Base Ball in Kansas, 1868-1870," Fort Hays State U. Monograph 2019 [ba] Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Terry Bohn
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Players Locality	Non-local
Entry Origin	Sabrpedia
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