Stonewall BBC Club of Charles Town

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Nick Name Stonewall BBC
Earliest Known Date July 1866
Location Charles Town, WV, United States
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William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says the Stonewall BBC of Charles Town organized in July 1866, followed soon by the Jefferson and Old Dominion BBCs.

The Stonewall contained a large number of Confederate army veterans of the "Stonewall" Brigade.

Charles Town WV (current pop. about 5,200) is at the eastern edge of WV and about 30 miles S of Hagerstown MD.

Sources

Virginia Free Press, Aug. 2, 1866

Akin, "West Virginia Baseball"

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