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Games of Foot and Base ball between drills
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
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City/State/Country: | Fortress Monroe, VA, United States |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | The diary entries and letter of David Ritchie note several instatnaces of base ball.
p. 4 (in camp in Albany, NY, 1861): drill periods were "interspersed with games of foot and baseball and other amusements" p. 109, 111 (Jan. 1863, at/near Fortress Monroe): "played game baseball against Lty. Mink. Beat him." (is this a references to and old cat/fungo type game? 1-20-63 played a game of baseball p. 156 (April 1864, near Orange, Va): "Played baseball at Capt. Reynolds' in afternoon." and on the 23rd, “witnessed game of ball between 7th Independent NY Battery] and Battery L. Latter beaten 13 to 6. Officers played in afternoon.” And another is recorded on the 30th. |
Sources | Ritchie, "Four Years in the First New York Light Artillery" pp 4, 109, 111, 156 |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1863.145 Games of Foot and Base ball between drills"
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