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10th Vermont loves its Baseball

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location MD
City/State/Country: Conrad's Ferry, MD, United States
Modern Address Whites Ferry
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Vermont Watchman, April 3, 1863, prints a letter from the 10th Vermont Infantry Regiment, camped at Conrad's Ferry, MD, stating that now the ground is drying up from winter, "base ball has come into vogue."

Conrad's Ferry is now known as White's Ferry. It's on the Potomac River.

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