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Union POWs seen playing ball in Macon
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
Location | GAGA |
City/State/Country: | Macon, GA, United States |
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Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | Croom, "The War Outside My Window" contains the diary of Leroy Wiley Gresham of Macon. The May 6, 1862 entry (p. 133): "In the evening went downtown and saw the Yankee prisoners. Some were drilling, others cooking, some played ball." There was a POW facility, Camp Oglethorpe, in Macon. |
Sources | Croom, "The War Outside My Window" p. 133 |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1862.80 Union POWs seen playing ball in Macon"
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