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{{Chronology Entry |Year=1861 |Year Number=85 |Headline=Colonel calls off drill so game can be played |Salience=3 |Tags=Civil War, Military, |Location=VA, |Coordinates=38.84622359999999, -77.30637330000002 |State=VA |City=Fairfax |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary |Age of Players=Adult |Text=<p>The New York Sunday Mercury, Dec. 8, 1861 reports that the 14th NY defeated a team from the 24th NY so badly that the 24th quit in the 5th inning, already down 25-4. Game played in camp on the 25th. When the game started, the 30th NY was drilling on the hoped-for ball field, but upon request, the colonel of the 30th called off the drill so the game could be played.</p> <p>The 24th was stationed near Upton's Hill, Fairfax County.</p> |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice |Reviewed=Yes |Has Supplemental Text=No |Country=United States }}
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