1861.54
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Prominent Milestones |
Misc BB Firsts |
Add a Misc BB First |
About the Chronology |
Tom Altherr Dedication |
Add a Chronology Entry |
Open Queries |
Open Numbers |
Most Aged |
The "best players" of NYC and Brooklyn play in the army
Salience | Noteworthy |
---|---|
Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
Location | Washington DCWashington DC |
City/State/Country: | Washington, DC, United States |
Modern Address | |
Game | |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
Holiday | |
Notables | |
Text | The DC National Republican, June 28, 1861 prints a June 25th letter from Camp Wool [in DC] saying that Steers' nine (Company E) played Baldwin's nine (Company D), the two nines containing some of the best players of NYC and Brooklyn. The Washington Evening Star, July 1, 1861 reports that this was between 2 companies of the 14th New York, camped near 7th Street Park, and that Co. D won 39-17. See also the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 5, 1861, which calls the soldiers in Co. D "many old and almost professional players." The regiment's colonel umpired the game. |
Sources | The DC National Republican, June 28, 1861 |
Warning | |
Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Edit with form to add a query |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
External Number | |
Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
Submission Note | |
Has Supplemental Text |
1861.54 The "best players" of NYC and Brooklyn play in the army"
Comments
<comments voting="Plus" />