1862.118
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Ball Playing at Shiloh
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Shiloh, TN, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | Lucius W. Barber of the 15th IL Infantry kept a wartime diary. His diary entries says some soldiers were "engaging in a game of ball:" the day prior to the battle of Shiloh. Ball playing mentioned 2-20-63 and 1-20-1864 in Memphis, TN. |
| Sources | Barber diary, NIU |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
1862.118 Ball Playing at Shiloh"
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