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Chicago Marine Plays Base Ball in Louisiana
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | LouisianaLouisiana |
| City/State/Country: | LA, United States |
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| Text | [March 3] “Went on shore at 10 ½ o’clock this morning and played base ball for about 3 hours. At 3 p.m. practiced with revolver.” [March 10] “Went out in the afternoon and exercised my men in company drill. Played a game of ball.” J. Jones and E. Keuchel, eds., Civil War Marine: a Diary of the Red River Expedition, 1864 (US Marine Corps, 1975) page 34-35. Provided by Jeff Kittel, May 12, 2009. Church was a member of the small [3800 troops] Marine Corps sent from Cairo IL to support the Red River campaign, intended to liberate TX, AR, and LA [it didn’t]. The base ball entries preceded the March 13 start of fighting. Church’s diary covers three spring months of 1864. |
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| Comment | This unit was part of the Mississippi River Marine Brigade, which was NOT a part of the US Marines. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | 95 |
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1864.9 Chicago Marine Plays Base Ball in Louisiana"
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