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|Headline=Texas Confederate Plays Town Ball Near Petersburg
|Headline=Texas Confederate Plays Town Ball Near Petersburg
|Salience=3
|Salience=3
|Tags=Civil War, Military,
|Tags=Civil War, Military
|Location=VA,  
|Location=VA,
|Coordinates=37.2279279, -77.40192669999999
|Coordinates=37.2279279, -77.40192669999999
|State=VA
|State=VA
|City=Petersburg
|City=Petersburg
|Game=Town Ball,  
|Game=Town Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>A March 11, 1865 letter from Private Willis Watts of the 1st TX Infantry, Lee's army reports "<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">We have pretty good huts to live in and are always very lively &amp; merry when the weather permits we often Play Town Ball Cat Bull Pin or Something of that Sort."</span></p>
|Text=<p>A March 11, 1865 letter from Private Willis Watts of the 1st TX Infantry, Lee's army reports "We have pretty good huts to live in and are always very lively &amp; merry when the weather permits we often Play Town Ball Cat Bull Pin or Something of that Sort."</p>
|Sources=<p>http://www.beyondthecrater.com/resources/lt/w-lt/watts-w-j/lt-18650311-willis-j-watts/</p>
|Sources=<p>http://www.beyondthecrater.com/resources/lt/w-lt/watts-w-j/lt-18650311-willis-j-watts/</p>
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Country=United States
}}
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Texas Confederate Plays Town Ball Near Petersburg

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Tags Civil War, Military
Location VA
City/State/Country: Petersburg, VA, United States
Game Town Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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A March 11, 1865 letter from Private Willis Watts of the 1st TX Infantry, Lee's army reports "We have pretty good huts to live in and are always very lively & merry when the weather permits we often Play Town Ball Cat Bull Pin or Something of that Sort."

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http://www.beyondthecrater.com/resources/lt/w-lt/watts-w-j/lt-18650311-willis-j-watts/

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