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27th MA Plays Baseball Under Enemy Fire
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
Location | |
City/State/Country: | Washington, NC, United States |
Modern Address | |
Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | The soldiers of the 27th Massachusetts Infantry, during the March-April 1863 siege of Washington, NC, engaged "in base ball and kindred sports, and that in full view of the enemy and under fire of their guns." |
Sources | Derby, "Bearing Arms in the 27th Massachusetts" p. 176. |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1863.146 27th MA Plays Baseball Under Enemy Fire"
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