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|Headline=Union soldiers play baseball with Confederates
|Headline=Union soldiers play baseball with Confederates
|Salience=1
|Salience=1
|Tags=Civil War
|Tags=Civil War, Military,
|Country=United States
|Country=United States
|Coordinates=37.2279279, -77.40192669999999
|Coordinates=37.2279279, -77.40192669999999
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|Text=<p>"A letter from the Army of the Potomac dated the 1st inst., says that for five hours after the truce was declared along our lines in front of the 9th Corps, thousands of our boys threw down their arms and engaged in ball playing with the rebel soldiers. The utmost good feeling prevailed..."</p>
|Text=<p>"A letter from the Army of the Potomac dated the 1st inst., says that for five hours after the truce was declared along our lines in front of the 9th Corps, thousands of our boys threw down their arms and engaged in ball playing with the rebel soldiers. The utmost good feeling prevailed..."</p>
<p>This "truce" appears to have been connected with the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, and probably occurred Jan. 29th, 1865.</p>
<p>This "truce" appears to have been connected with the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, and probably occurred Jan. 29th, 1865.</p>
<p>This would be perhaps the first verified instance of ball playing between the two sides.</p>
<p>This would be perhaps the first verified instance of ball playing between the two sides, in a battlefield situation.</p>
|Sources=<p>The <em>Cincinnati Enquirer</em>, Feb. 6, 1865</p>
|Sources=<p>The <em>Cincinnati Enquirer</em>, Feb. 6, 1865</p>
|Source Image=CE2665.jpg
|Source Image=CE2665.jpg

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Union soldiers play baseball with Confederates

Salience Prominent
Tags Civil War, Military
City/State/Country: Petersburg, VA, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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"A letter from the Army of the Potomac dated the 1st inst., says that for five hours after the truce was declared along our lines in front of the 9th Corps, thousands of our boys threw down their arms and engaged in ball playing with the rebel soldiers. The utmost good feeling prevailed..."

This "truce" appears to have been connected with the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, and probably occurred Jan. 29th, 1865.

This would be perhaps the first verified instance of ball playing between the two sides, in a battlefield situation.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer, Feb. 6, 1865

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