1863.123
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Confederate Cavalry plays ball in WVA
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | WVWV |
| City/State/Country: | Weston, WV, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "...Jones and Imboden linked up, and spent several days together in Weston, where they staged a parade through the town and the troops under their command played ball on the grounds of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum." Charleston Gazette-Mail, May 2, 2013. Jones and Imboden commanded brigades of VA Confederate cavalry. See also Summers, "The Baltimore and Ohio in the Civil War" p. 136, which notes this game was May 4, 1863 in Weston, now WVA. |
| Sources | Charleston Gazette-Mail, May 2, 2013 |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1863.123 Confederate Cavalry plays ball in WVA"
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