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Seventh Wisconsin Infantry plays baseball in Petersburg tranches
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| City/State/Country: | Petersburg, VA, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | The letters of Capt. Henry F. Young, 7th WI, include an 8-4-64 letter stating: "The men are beginning to Show their old life and animation last evening they had a game of ball." This refers to baseball while in the Petersburg trenches. The letter appears on p. 251 with a lengthy annotation on 253n31, of the book "Dear Delia." |
| Sources | Smith and Larson, eds., "Dear Delia," p. 251, 253. |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1864.93 Seventh Wisconsin Infantry plays baseball in Petersburg tranches"
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