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Vermont soldiers play base and foot ball

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Tags Civil War, Military
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Montpelier Green Mountain Freeman, April 20, 1863 prints a letter from the 13th VT volunteers, datelined Fairfax County, April 14: "The boys of late have been indulging in games of ball--base and foot ball having occupied their spare moments."

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The Montpelier Green Mountain Freeman, April 20, 1863

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