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Nick Name	Cheatham Base Ball Club
Earliest Known Date	Saturday, September 8, 1866
Last Known Game
Location	Nashville, TN, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class	Senior
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Description	"New B.B. Club.--The Macklebacks and the Fifth Nationals of Edgefield have organized themselves into a base ball club, to be known as the "Cheatham Base Ball Club," in honor of our distinguished fellow-citizen, Gen. B. Frank Cheatham. The following young men were elected officers: Robt. S. Miller, President; W.S. Newsom, Vice President; Thos. A. White, Secretary; J.T. Merritt, Treasurer; Captain of the first nine, Robt. H. Newsom; Captain of the second nine, Robert J. Stewart."
Sources	"New Base Ball Club," Nashville Daily Gazette. 8 Sept., 1866.
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Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	Nashville annexed Edgefield in 1880. Incorporated in 1869, Edgefield (District 17) had 4439 residents in 1870. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Christopher Ryland
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Entered by	Christopher Ryland
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Local-Origin Study Groups	Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball
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Player	Years	Roles
Jesse T. Merritt	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
Robert H. Newsom	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
Robert J. Stewart	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
Robert S. Miller	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
Thomas A. White	1866	Founder, Initial Officer
W.S. Newsom	1866	Founder, Initial Officer

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 |Name=Cheatham Base Ball Club of Edgefield
 |Club Name=Cheatham Base Ball Club
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 |Country=United States
 |State=TN
-|City=East Nashville
+|City=Nashville
 |Nine Class=Senior
 |Description=<p>"New B.B. Club.--The Macklebacks and the Fifth Nationals of Edgefield have organized themselves into a base ball club, to be known as the "Cheatham Base Ball Club," in honor of our distinguished fellow-citizen, Gen. B. Frank Cheatham. The following young men were elected officers: Robt. S. Miller, President; W.S. Newsom, Vice President; Thos. A. White, Secretary; J.T. Merritt, Treasurer; Captain of the first nine, Robt. H. Newsom; Captain of the second nine, Robert J. Stewart."</p>
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 |Source Image=DailyGazette 09081866.jpg
 |Has Source On Hand=No
+|Comment=<p>Nashville annexed Edgefield in 1880. Incorporated in 1869, Edgefield&nbsp;(District 17) had 4439 residents in 1870.</p>
 |Reviewed=Yes
 |Submitted by=Christopher Ryland
 |Entered by=Christopher Ryland
-|Society=Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball,
+|Society=Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball
+|Has Supplemental Text=No
 }}