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Confederate soldiers in need of base ball and cricket bats
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
Location | Charleston, SCCharleston, SC |
City/State/Country: | Charleston, SC, USA |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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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 deale3rs 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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