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|Headline=Soildiers play "Baste ball" in Virginia
|Headline=Soildiers play "Baste ball" in Virginia
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=Civil War
|Tags=Civil War,
|Location=
|Location=
|Country=United States
|Country=United States
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|City=Belle Plaine
|City=Belle Plaine
|Modern Address=
|Modern Address=
|Game="Baste ball"
|Game=Baste Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Holiday=
|Holiday=
|Notables=
|Notables=
|Text=<p>The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863, prints a letter from a soldier in the 19th Indiana, datelined April 20 in camp near Belle Plaine, which says his regiment and the 7th Indiana "have many a game at baste-ball--that has been our chief amusement."</p>
|Text=<p>The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863, prints a letter from a soldier in the 19th Indiana, datelined April 20 in camp near Belle Plaine, which says his regiment and the 7th Indiana "have many a game at baste-ball--that has been our chief amusement..."</p>
<p>Belle Plaine is near Fredericksburg, where Hooker's Army of the Potomac was camped. The game played might be a mis-spelling of "base ball."&nbsp;</p>
<p>Belle Plaine is near Fredericksburg, where Hooker's Army of the Potomac was camped. The game played might be a mis-spelling of "base ball."&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863</p>
|Sources=<p>The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863</p>

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Soildiers play "Baste ball" in Virginia

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War
City/State/Country: Belle Plaine, VA, United States
Game Baste Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863, prints a letter from a soldier in the 19th Indiana, datelined April 20 in camp near Belle Plaine, which says his regiment and the 7th Indiana "have many a game at baste-ball--that has been our chief amusement..."

Belle Plaine is near Fredericksburg, where Hooker's Army of the Potomac was camped. The game played might be a mis-spelling of "base ball." 

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The Richmond (IN) Palladium, May 8, 1863

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