Ballgame in Americus on 5 January 1865

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Date of Game	Thursday, January 5, 1865
Location	Americus, GA, United States
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Description	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.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Players Locality	Non-local
Entry Origin	Sabrpedia
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