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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1863 | |Year=1863 | ||
|Year Number=50 | |||
|Headline=Rebel Soldier Plays “Fine Game of Town Ball” in Georgia | |Headline=Rebel Soldier Plays “Fine Game of Town Ball” in Georgia | ||
|Salience=3 | |Salience=3 | ||
|Tags=Civil War | |Tags=Civil War, | ||
|Text=<p>“As Confederate soldier Corporal William Harding wrote while stationed in Georgia in 1863, ‘had a fine game of Town ball which gave me good exercise. . .’”</p> | |||
<p>Patricia Millen, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Passion to Pastime: Baseball and the Civil War </span>(Heritage Books, 2001), page 19. Millen cites “Harding, John. Letter. Cooperstown, NY: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. 1863.” <strong>Note:</strong> can we obtain a facsimile of the letter, and determine Harding’s unit and the GA location of the game?</p> | |||
|Comment=<p>Same as 1863.57?</p> | |||
|External Number=85 | |External Number=85 | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
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| Text | “As Confederate soldier Corporal William Harding wrote while stationed in Georgia in 1863, ‘had a fine game of Town ball which gave me good exercise. . .’” Patricia Millen, Passion to Pastime: Baseball and the Civil War (Heritage Books, 2001), page 19. Millen cites “Harding, John. Letter. Cooperstown, NY: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. 1863.” Note: can we obtain a facsimile of the letter, and determine Harding’s unit and the GA location of the game? |
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