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|Coordinates=42.0897965, -76.8077338 | |||
|State=NY | |State=NY | ||
|City=Elmira | |City=Elmira | ||
|Game=Base Ball, | |Game=Base Ball, | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
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<p>A visitor to the camp wrote the next day, "I was not surprised . . . to see how extensively the amusements which had been practiced in their leisure hours in the city [Buffalo?], were continued in camp. Boxing with gloves, ball-playing, running and jumping, were among these. The ball clubs were well represented here, and the exercise of their favorite game is carried on spiritedly by the Buffalo boys." [page 43.] PBall file: CW-123.</p> | <p>A visitor to the camp wrote the next day, "I was not surprised . . . to see how extensively the amusements which had been practiced in their leisure hours in the city [Buffalo?], were continued in camp. Boxing with gloves, ball-playing, running and jumping, were among these. The ball clubs were well represented here, and the exercise of their favorite game is carried on spiritedly by the Buffalo boys." [page 43.] PBall file: CW-123.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>J. Harrison Mills, <span>Chronicles of the Twenty-First Regiment, New York Volunteers</span> (21<sup>st</sup> Veteran Assn., Buffalo, 1887), page 42. </p> | |Sources=<p>J. Harrison Mills, <span>Chronicles of the Twenty-First Regiment, New York Volunteers</span> (21<sup>st</sup> Veteran Assn., Buffalo, 1887), page 42. </p> | ||
|Comment=<p>The newly-formed regiment, evidently raised in the Buffalo area, was at camp in Elmira in May 1861 in this recollection, and would deploy to Washington in June. </p> | |Comment=<p>The newly-formed regiment, evidently raised in the Buffalo area, was at camp in Elmira in May 1861 in this recollection, and would deploy to Washington in June.</p> | ||
<p>Duplicate of 1861.34? </p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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NY Regiment Plays "Favorite Game" After Dress Parade in Elmira NY
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
| Location | Western New YorkWestern New York |
| City/State/Country: | Elmira, NY, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "After [the camp's dress] parade, which generally lasted about an hour, the camp was alive with fun and frolic . . . leap-frog, double-duck, foot and base-ball or sparring, wrestling, and racing, shared their attention." A visitor to the camp wrote the next day, "I was not surprised . . . to see how extensively the amusements which had been practiced in their leisure hours in the city [Buffalo?], were continued in camp. Boxing with gloves, ball-playing, running and jumping, were among these. The ball clubs were well represented here, and the exercise of their favorite game is carried on spiritedly by the Buffalo boys." [page 43.] PBall file: CW-123. |
| Sources | J. Harrison Mills, Chronicles of the Twenty-First Regiment, New York Volunteers (21st Veteran Assn., Buffalo, 1887), page 42. |
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| Comment | The newly-formed regiment, evidently raised in the Buffalo area, was at camp in Elmira in May 1861 in this recollection, and would deploy to Washington in June. Duplicate of 1861.34? Edit with form to add a comment |
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1861.16 NY Regiment Plays "Favorite Game" After Dress Parade in Elmira NY"
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