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In camp near Rochester, New York

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location NY
City/State/Country: Rochester, NY, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Brockport (NY) Republic, Oct. 2, 1862 prints a letter from Camp Fitz John Porter, Sept. 24, 1862, from a member of the 140th NY: "The boys are playing ball, writing to friends, and some are target shooting..."

The camp was at/near Rochester, NY.

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The Brockport (NY) Republic, Oct. 2, 1862

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Submitted by Bruce Allardice



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