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|Sources=<p>The 1934 History of Worth County, Georgia, p. 501</p>
|Sources=<p>The 1934 History of Worth County, Georgia, p. 501</p>
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
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Confederate Major pitches Town Ball

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Tags Civil War, Military
Location VA
City/State/Country: Franklin, VA, United States
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The 1934 History of Worth County, Georgia, p. 501: "About the middle of March, 1864, while quite a number of he men were engaged in a game of town ball some evening, Major Rylander acting as he often did as pitcher, orders came for the battalion to report as soon as possible at Orange Court House, Virginia, for duty.... The game of ball was abandoned."

John Emory Rylander was major of the 10th GA Battalion. The unit was stationed at/near Franklin, VA (near Suffolk) at the time.

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The 1934 History of Worth County, Georgia, p. 501

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