1863.139
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Soildiers play "Baste ball" in Virginia
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Belle Plaine, VA, United States |
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| Game | Baste BallBaste Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863, prints a letter from a soldier in the 19th Indiana, datelined April 20 in camp near Belle Plaine, which says his regiment and the 7th Indiana "have many a game at baste-ball--that has been our chief amusement..." Belle Plaine is near Fredericksburg, where Hooker's Army of the Potomac was camped. The game played might be a mis-spelling of "base ball." |
| Sources | The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863 |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1863.139 Soildiers play "Baste ball" in Virginia"
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