1863.57
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Georgia Corporal Plays Town Ball
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | GAGA |
| City/State/Country: | Savannah, GA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Town BallTown Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | May 16th, 1863. “We have had a fine game of Town Ball which gave me good Exercise, and I was on the Side that beat.” May 28th, 1863. “We have [jus]t had a fine game of Town Ball and I was on the Beating Side. Nothing can beat me and Sergeant. Jones. He is a first rate man.” Letters from Corporal William Harden, Company G, 63rd Infantry Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, to his wife, written from just east of Savannah at “Thunderbolt.”. Accessed 6/26/09 at the Giamatti Center of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Civil War file. The 63rd formed in Savannah, and Harden had previously lived in Pike County, which is directly south of Atlanta. |
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| Comment | Same as 1863.50? Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | 135 |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
1863.57 Georgia Corporal Plays Town Ball"
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