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|Description=Describing ballplaying in the Confederate regiments during the Civil War, Wiley | |Description=<p>Describing ballplaying in the Confederate regiments during the Civil War, Wiley suggests that “the exercise might be of the modern version, with players running four bases, or it might be two-base town ball.” It is not clear whether he means “two-base town ball” as a formal name, or simply as a way to distinguish prior folk game(s) in the South. Long Ball and Long Town used two bases.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>Bell Irvin Wiley, </span><em>The Common Soldier in the Civil War</em><span> </span>(Grosset and Dunlap, New York, 1952)<span>, Book Two, “The Life of Johnny Reb,” page 159.</span></p> | |||
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| Game | Two-Base Town Ball |
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| Description | Describing ballplaying in the Confederate regiments during the Civil War, Wiley suggests that “the exercise might be of the modern version, with players running four bases, or it might be two-base town ball.” It is not clear whether he means “two-base town ball” as a formal name, or simply as a way to distinguish prior folk game(s) in the South. Long Ball and Long Town used two bases. |
| Sources | Bell Irvin Wiley, The Common Soldier in the Civil War (Grosset and Dunlap, New York, 1952), Book Two, “The Life of Johnny Reb,” page 159. |
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