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37th Illinois plays in camp in Springfield
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
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| City/State/Country: | Springfield, IL, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | Wilder's History of the 37th Illinois, p. 30: "The officers and men of the [Waukegan] company were reported as playing baseball amidst beautiful weather." This book cites a letter home by a soldier to the Waukegan Weekly Gazette, May 7, 1861. The unit was in camp near Springfield. Waukegan had baseball as early as 1859. |
| Sources | Waukegan Weekly Gazette, May 7, 1861 |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1861.46 37th Illinois plays in camp in Springfield"
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