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Drummers defeat Fifers on Hilton Head

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location South Carolina
City/State/Country: Hilton Head, SC, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Manchester Daily Mirror, Dec. 20, 1862 reports that "Base ball is the favorite amusement at Hilton Head just at present" and notes a game among the 3rd New Hampshire Infantry in which Galvin's Drum Corps nine defeated Davis' Fifers nine 30-27.

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The Manchester Daily Mirror, Dec. 20, 1862

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