1862.74
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Town Ball at Shiloh Battlefield
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, MilitaryCivil War, Military |
| Location | TNTN |
| City/State/Country: | Shiloh, TN, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Town BallTown Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| 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 April 1862 battle of Shiloh was fought. |
| Sources | The Mattoon Gazette, April 17, 1862 |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
1862.74 Town Ball at Shiloh Battlefield"
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