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New York soldiers have a BBC in KY
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
Location | |
City/State/Country: | Vineyard, KY, United States |
Modern Address | |
Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | A letter dated July 21, 1863, from a Union soldier in the 40th NY to the Watertown (NY) Reformer, the soldier explains his unit has a baseball club here. "Here" is Hickman Bridge (Camp Nelson) on the Kentucky River, about 3 miles south of the modern Vineyard, KY. |
Sources | Watertown Reformer, July 25, 1863. |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1863.200 New York soldiers have a BBC in KY"
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