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|Headline=Ball Playing at Andersonville POW Camp | |Headline=Ball Playing at Andersonville POW Camp | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Civil War, Military | |Tags=Civil War, Military | ||
|Coordinates=32.0723861, -84.23268759999996 | |Coordinates=32.0723861, -84.23268759999996 | ||
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<p>Andersonville is in western Georgia. It is about 55 miles E of Columbus GA, which is on the Alabama border. It was the site of the most notorious and deadly camp for Union POWs.</p> | <p>Andersonville is in western Georgia. It is about 55 miles E of Columbus GA, which is on the Alabama border. It was the site of the most notorious and deadly camp for Union POWs.</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
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| City/State/Country: | Americus, GA, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | The January 5, 1865 diary entry of W. H. Smith, a prisoner of war at Andersonville POW camp, says “Capt. Wirz gives me a pass to go to hospital. Have been down there all afternoon playing ball.” Andersonville is in western Georgia. It is about 55 miles E of Columbus GA, which is on the Alabama border. It was the site of the most notorious and deadly camp for Union POWs. |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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