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In Virginia, Two PA Regiments Play “Great Base Ball Game”
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | VAVA |
| City/State/Country: | Culpeper, VA, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | “7th [April, 1864]. Fine weather. Drilled. Great base ball game between ours and the 143rd Regiment.” Diary of John Bodler, 149th Pennsylvania, provided by Michael Aubrecht, May 15, 2009. The 149th regiment’s history also records this game. “The first days of spring [1864] weather greeted the legions of the vast army gathered around Culpeper that March and the men found a new activity to enjoy: baseball. Letters and diaries recorded the great fun the game brought in camp. Men gathered after the evening meal to lay the game for pleasure but soon there were games of competition between companies. Samuel Foust admitted losing a $20 bet when the team of the 149th lost to the 143rd regiment [page 125].” The history also refers to baseball games when the regiment was in Washington [September 1862?; page 27] and in June 1863 [page 68]. Richard E. Matthews, The 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War (McFarland,1994). Accessed in limited preview format 6/19/90 via Google Books “149th pennsylvania” search. |
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| External Number | 98 |
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1864.12 In Virginia, Two PA Regiments Play “Great Base Ball Game”"
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