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|Text=<p>John G. B. Adams of the 19th MA recalled that in early 1863, when the regiment was stationed opposite Fredericksburg, Unions soldiers watched the Confederates playing ball games cross the river. "We would sit on the bank and watch their games, and the distance was so short we could understand every movement and would applaud good plays."</p> | |Text=<p>John G. B. Adams of the 19th MA recalled that in early 1863, when the regiment was stationed opposite Fredericksburg, Unions soldiers watched the Confederates playing ball games cross the river. "We would sit on the bank and watch their games, and the distance was so short we could understand every movement and would applaud good plays."</p> | ||
<p>Cited in Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue and Gray," which uses Adams' history of the regiment as source.</p> | <p>Cited in Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue and Gray," which uses Adams' history of the regiment as source. See 1863.17 for the citation of the Adams book.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue and Gray,"</p> | |Sources=<p>Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue and Gray,"</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
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City/State/Country: | Fredericksburg, VA, United States |
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Text | John G. B. Adams of the 19th MA recalled that in early 1863, when the regiment was stationed opposite Fredericksburg, Unions soldiers watched the Confederates playing ball games cross the river. "We would sit on the bank and watch their games, and the distance was so short we could understand every movement and would applaud good plays." Cited in Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue and Gray," which uses Adams' history of the regiment as source. See 1863.17 for the citation of the Adams book. |
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