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|Sources=<p>The Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph, Nov. 23, 1861</p>
|Sources=<p>The Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph, Nov. 23, 1861</p>
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
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13th Massachusetts looks forward to an "exciting game"

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Holidays, Military
Location Maryland
City/State/Country: Williamsport, MD, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Holiday Thanksgiving
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The Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph, Nov. 23, 1861 prints a Nov. 15th letter from a soldier of the 13th MA, in Williamsport, MD: "We are to have a game of base ball on that day [Thanksgiving], between the right and left wings of the regiment, and it will be an exciting one. We also play frequently at foot-ball."

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