1862c.54
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Confederate soldiers in need of base ball and cricket bats
| Salience | Peripheral |
|---|---|
| Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Charleston, SC, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| 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." |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Duplicate of 1862.27 Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Debbie Shattuck |
| Submission Note | entered 2/22/2014 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1862c.54 Confederate soldiers in need of base ball and cricket bats"
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