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|Year=1863 | |Year=1863 | ||
|Year Number=51 | |||
|Headline=Base-Ball and Foot-Ball Were Favorite Amusements” | |Headline=Base-Ball and Foot-Ball Were Favorite Amusements” | ||
|Salience=3 | |Salience=3 | ||
|Tags=Civil War | |Tags=Civil War, Military, | ||
|Location=VA, | |||
|Coordinates=38.3240166, -77.4683177 | |||
|State=VA | |||
|City=Falmouth | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Retrospective | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |||
|Text=<p>“[Horse] [r]aces were a favorite amusement of the men in this camp . . . . Foot-races among the men wre frequently indulged in, not for the purpose of developing any <em>retreating</em> qualities. These were always exciting, and usually afforded themes for discussion and conversation for one day at least. Base-ball and foot-ball were favorite amusements among the soldiers, and afforded recreation which was highly appreciated.”</p> | |||
<p>Rev. Geo. W. Bicknell, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">History of the Fifth Regiment Maine Volunteers</span> (Hall L. Davis, Portland, 1871), page 298. Bicknell writes this of the 63/64 winter camp. The camp was at White Oak Church, near Falmouth VA – which is about 3 miles NE of Fredericksburg.</p> | |||
|External Number=89 | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
|Country=United States | |||
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Text | “[Horse] [r]aces were a favorite amusement of the men in this camp . . . . Foot-races among the men wre frequently indulged in, not for the purpose of developing any retreating qualities. These were always exciting, and usually afforded themes for discussion and conversation for one day at least. Base-ball and foot-ball were favorite amusements among the soldiers, and afforded recreation which was highly appreciated.” Rev. Geo. W. Bicknell, History of the Fifth Regiment Maine Volunteers (Hall L. Davis, Portland, 1871), page 298. Bicknell writes this of the 63/64 winter camp. The camp was at White Oak Church, near Falmouth VA – which is about 3 miles NE of Fredericksburg. |
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