1863.117
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Future President notes ballplaying in camp
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
Location | WVWV |
City/State/Country: | [[Charleston, WV, {{{Country}}}|Charleston]], [[WV, {{{Country}}}|WV]], [[{{{Country}}}]] |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
Holiday | |
Notables | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Text | "Conspicuous Gallantry: Civil War Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes" contains a April 22, 1863 letter from Camp White in which Hayes' notes that "Drilling, boating, ball-playing and the like make the time pass pleasantly." Camp White was near Charleston, WV. Hayes had played ball while in college. |
Sources | "Conspicuous Gallantry: Civil War Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes" |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1863.117 Future President notes ballplaying in camp"
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