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|Year=1861 | |Year=1861 | ||
|Year Number=15 | |Year Number=15 | ||
|Headline=First Sunday in the Army: "Ball-playing, Wrestling, and Some | |Headline=First Sunday in the Army: "Ball-playing, Wrestling, and Some Card-Playing" | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Civil War, | |Tags=Civil War, Military, | ||
|Location=Illinois | |Location=Illinois | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|Coordinates=38.624514, -90.1506465 | |||
|State=IL | |State=IL | ||
|City=East St. Louis | |City=East St. Louis | ||
|Game=Base Ball | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>In early May 1861, the new 13<sup>th</sup> Illinois Regiment assembled in East St. Louis IL. Writing of the first Sabbath in the camp, the veterans later said "There was drill: <em>so</em> the notion of the leaders ran. A better view obtains now. There was ball-playing and wrestling and some card-playing, but that [just the card-playing?] was generally regarded as out of order."</p> | |Text=<p>In early May 1861, the new 13<sup>th</sup> Illinois Regiment assembled in East St. Louis IL. Writing of the first Sabbath in the camp, the veterans later said "There was drill: <em>so</em> the notion of the leaders ran. A better view obtains now. There was ball-playing and wrestling and some card-playing, but that [just the card-playing?] was generally regarded as out of order."</p> | ||
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|Sources=<p><span>Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry</span> (Woman's Temperance Publishing, Chicago, 1892), page 10. PBall file: CW-122. </p> | |Sources=<p><span>Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry</span> (Woman's Temperance Publishing, Chicago, 1892), page 10. PBall file: CW-122. </p> | ||
|Comment=<p>This may be the first recorded instance of ballplaying by Civil War soldiers.</p> | |Comment=<p>This may be the first recorded instance of ballplaying by Civil War soldiers.</p> | ||
|Query=<p>The place is more probably Camp Dement, in Dixon, IL [ba]</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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First Sunday in the Army: "Ball-playing, Wrestling, and Some Card-Playing"
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
Location | IllinoisIllinois |
City/State/Country: | East St. Louis, IL, United States |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
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Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | In early May 1861, the new 13th Illinois Regiment assembled in East St. Louis IL. Writing of the first Sabbath in the camp, the veterans later said "There was drill: so the notion of the leaders ran. A better view obtains now. There was ball-playing and wrestling and some card-playing, but that [just the card-playing?] was generally regarded as out of order."
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Sources | Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Woman's Temperance Publishing, Chicago, 1892), page 10. PBall file: CW-122. |
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Comment | This may be the first recorded instance of ballplaying by Civil War soldiers. Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | The place is more probably Camp Dement, in Dixon, IL [ba] Edit with form to add a query |
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