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Baseball "the favorite game of our soldiers"
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
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City/State/Country: | United States |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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Text | The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Feb. 19, 1864, under the heading "Base Ball in the Army" reported " In every army corps there are ball clubs formed, whose members take advantage of every opportunity to have a game together. Base ball has become the favorite game of our soldiers when not engaged in actual service." |
Sources | The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Feb. 19, 1864 |
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Comment | The Union army consisted of approximately 20 corps at this time. At this time the Eagle constantly promoted baseball. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864.60 Baseball "the favorite game of our soldiers""
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