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Town Ball at Shiloh Battlefield
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | TNTN |
| City/State/Country: | [[Shiloh, TN, {{{Country}}}|Shiloh]], [[TN, {{{Country}}}|TN]], [[{{{Country}}}]] |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Town BallTown Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | The Mattoon Gazette, April 17, 1862 prints a letter from a soldier in the 7th IL, datelined Pittsburgh Landing, March 31, 1862: "Down on the parade ground the old time-honored games of 'ball pin,' and'town ball' have enlisted the attention of fifty or sixty soldiers..." Pittsburgh Landing is where the 1862 battle of Shiloh was fought. |
| Sources | The Mattoon Gazette, April 17, 1862 |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
| Submission Note | |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1862.74 Town Ball at Shiloh Battlefield"
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