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{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1863
|Year=1863
|Year Number=16
|Headline=Vermonters Play Ball in Virginia
|Headline=Vermonters Play Ball in Virginia
|Text=<p>The diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, of Rochester VT, describes ballplaying twice in the 7 months of his diary as a member of the 12<sup>th</sup> VT. On March 30, 1863, “near Wolf Run Shoals Va,” he wrote “very pleasant in afternoon. Boys played ball all the afternoon. In the same camp on April 14, he wrote “the boys are playing ball and are as cheerful as could be expected.”</p><p>Diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, provided by Michael Aubrecht, May 15, 2009. An article based on the diary appears as Elna Rae Zeilinger and Larry Schweikart, ““’They Also Serve . . .’: The Diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, 12<sup>th</sup> Vermont Volunteers, <u>Vermont History</u>, Volume 51, Number 2 (Spring 1983), pp.89 ff. The article accessed on Google Books via “’benjamin franklin Hackett’” search. </p>
|Salience=3
|Salience=3
|Tags=Civil War
|Tags=Civil War, Military,
|Civil War Number=49
|Location=VA,
|Coordinates=37.4315734, -78.65689420000001
|State=VA
|Text=<p>The diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, of Rochester VT, describes ballplaying twice in the 7 months of his diary as a member of the 12<sup>th</sup> VT. On March 30, 1863, &ldquo;near Wolf Run Shoals Va,&rdquo; he wrote &ldquo;very pleasant in afternoon. Boys played ball all the afternoon. In the same camp on April 14, he wrote &ldquo;the boys are playing ball and are as cheerful as could be expected.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, provided by Michael Aubrecht, May 15, 2009. An article based on the diary appears as Elna Rae Zeilinger and Larry Schweikart, &ldquo;&ldquo;&rsquo;They Also Serve . . .&rsquo;: The Diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, 12<sup>th</sup> Vermont Volunteers, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vermont History</span>, Volume 51, Number 2 (Spring 1983), pp.89 ff. The article accessed on Google Books via &ldquo;&rsquo;benjamin franklin Hackett&rsquo;&rdquo; search.</p>
|External Number=49
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Country=United States
}}
}}

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The diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, of Rochester VT, describes ballplaying twice in the 7 months of his diary as a member of the 12th VT. On March 30, 1863, “near Wolf Run Shoals Va,” he wrote “very pleasant in afternoon. Boys played ball all the afternoon. In the same camp on April 14, he wrote “the boys are playing ball and are as cheerful as could be expected.”

Diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, provided by Michael Aubrecht, May 15, 2009. An article based on the diary appears as Elna Rae Zeilinger and Larry Schweikart, ““’They Also Serve . . .’: The Diary of Benjamin Franklin Hackett, 12th Vermont Volunteers, Vermont History, Volume 51, Number 2 (Spring 1983), pp.89 ff. The article accessed on Google Books via “’benjamin franklin Hackett’” search.

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