Benteen Base Ball Club of Fort Harker

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Nick Name	Benteen
Earliest Known Date	1868
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Location	Fort Harker, KS, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The New York Clipper, Sept. 5, 1868, under the headline "Base Ball in the Far West," reports that the Benteen BBC of Fort Harker recently played the West BBC of Camp Davidson. Both teams were made up of 7th cavalry soldiers. The former team was named after Fred Benteen, an office int he 7th. Fort Harker at that time was near present-day Kanopolis, KS. Camp Davidson was another name for Fort Wichita.
Sources	The New York Clipper, Sept. 5, 1868
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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