Henry F. Roll

From Protoball
Revision as of 14:41, 3 January 2015 by Cryland (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Pre-pro Baseball
Magnolia-ball-club.png

Add a Ballgame
Add a Predecessor Game
Add a Field
Add a Club
Add a Player
Add a Game Official

Base Ball Firsts
Add a Base Ball First

About Pre-pro
Waff's Game Tabulation
Bob Tholkes RIM Tabulation

Awaiting Review
Date of Birth Friday, September 13, 1844
Date of Death Friday, February 26, 1926

Biography

Henry F. Roll was born in Missouri, and as a member of the 33rd Missouri Infantry, fought in the Battle of Nashville in 1864. After the war he appears to have returned to Nashville briefly, as a member of the Cumberland Club. He later returned to Missouri.

Sources

"Base Ball--The State Championship." Union and Dispatch [Nashville, TN] 1 Dec. 1866: 5. Chronicling America Web. 23 Mar. 2014  http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1866-12-01/ed-1/seq-5/

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81370890

http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=6EA7E7CA-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

Comment

Signed letter as "treasurer" to Chattanooga Lookouts declining the state championship challenge, but "F. Sanford" was listed as the secretary at the club's founding earlier in 1866. See http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025718/1866-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/

Edit with form to add a comment

Query

Edit with form to add a query

Clubs

Club Years Roles Edit Association with Player
Cumberland Base Ball Club of Nashville 1866 Later Officer

 Add a Club Association