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|Year Number=54 | |Year Number=54 | ||
|Headline=Confederate soldiers in need of base ball and cricket bats | |Headline=Confederate soldiers in need of base ball and cricket bats | ||
|Salience= | |Salience=3 | ||
|Tags=Civil War, | |Tags=Civil War, | ||
|Location= | |Location= | ||
|Country= | |Country=United States | ||
|Coordinates=32.7764749, -79.93105120000001 | |||
|State=SC | |State=SC | ||
|City=Charleston | |City=Charleston | ||
|Modern Address= | |||
|Game=Base Ball | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>"Camp Games. Every volunteer who has been in service, has realized the tedium of camp life. Between reveille and breakfast--between morning and evening drill--there is waste time, which might be used advantageously at such many exercises as cricket, base ball, foot ball, quoit pitching, etc. A recent visit to some of our camp[s], showed several parties enjoying a quiet hand at pitching quoits in a shady grove. Cannot some of our hardware | |Holiday= | ||
|Notables= | |||
|Text=<p>"Camp Games. Every volunteer who has been in service, has realized the tedium of camp life. Between reveille and breakfast--between morning and evening drill--there is waste time, which might be used advantageously at such many exercises as cricket, base ball, foot ball, quoit pitching, etc. A recent visit to some of our camp[s], showed several parties enjoying a quiet hand at pitching quoits in a shady grove. Cannot some of our hardware dealers have a supply cast, and let our soldiers know where they can be procured? Cricket and base ball bats are also wanted, and a few dozen substantial foot balls would, we are sure, find ready sale. For want of such things, the time of the soldier is mainly spent in playing cards."</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>The Charleston (SC) Mercury (3 Apr 1862). Available digitally through "Accessible Archives."</p> | |Sources=<p>The Charleston (SC) Mercury (3 Apr 1862). Available digitally through "Accessible Archives."</p> | ||
|Warning= | |||
|Comment=<p>Duplicate of 1862.27</p> | |||
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|Submitted by=Debbie Shattuck | |||
|Submission Note=entered 2/22/2014 | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
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| City/State/Country: | Charleston, SC, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Notables | |
| Text | "Camp Games. Every volunteer who has been in service, has realized the tedium of camp life. Between reveille and breakfast--between morning and evening drill--there is waste time, which might be used advantageously at such many exercises as cricket, base ball, foot ball, quoit pitching, etc. A recent visit to some of our camp[s], showed several parties enjoying a quiet hand at pitching quoits in a shady grove. Cannot some of our hardware dealers have a supply cast, and let our soldiers know where they can be procured? Cricket and base ball bats are also wanted, and a few dozen substantial foot balls would, we are sure, find ready sale. For want of such things, the time of the soldier is mainly spent in playing cards." |
| Sources | The Charleston (SC) Mercury (3 Apr 1862). Available digitally through "Accessible Archives." |
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| Comment | Duplicate of 1862.27 Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Debbie Shattuck |
| Submission Note | entered 2/22/2014 |
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1862c.54 Confederate soldiers in need of base ball and cricket bats"
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