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|Year=1864
|Year=1864
|Year Number=75
|Year Number=75
|Headline=12th Kansas plays ball in Little Rock
|Headline=12th Kansas plays ball in Fort Smith
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=Civil War, Military
|Tags=Civil War, Military,
|Location=Arkansas,
|Location=Arkansas,
|Coordinates=34.6741215, -92.3456913
|Coordinates=35.3859242, -94.3985475
|State=AR
|State=AR
|City=Little Rock
|City=Fort Smith
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=
|Text=<p>Private Henry A. Strong writes about camp entertainment in his journal on January 14th, 1864 in Fort Smith, AR:</p>
<p>Private Henry A. Strong writes about camp entertainment in his journal on January 14th, 1864 in Fort Smith, AR:</p>
<p>"Ball playing is got to be a chief amusement. Well, anything to drive away the blues when a fellow is on short rations"</p>
<p>"Ball playing is got to be a chief amusement. Well, anything to drive away the blues when a fellow is on short rations"</p>
<p>Courtesy Caleb Hardwick</p>
<p>Courtesy Caleb Hardwick</p>
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12th Kansas plays ball in Fort Smith

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Arkansas
City/State/Country: Fort Smith, AR, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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Private Henry A. Strong writes about camp entertainment in his journal on January 14th, 1864 in Fort Smith, AR:

"Ball playing is got to be a chief amusement. Well, anything to drive away the blues when a fellow is on short rations"

Courtesy Caleb Hardwick

A Rough Introduction to This Sunny Land: The Civil War Diary of Private Henry A. Strong, Co. K, Twelfth Kansas Infantry

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