Early baseball in Arkansas/Predecessor Game 2
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| - | |Pagetext=Charles Musser of the 29th Iowa writes while stationed in Little Rock, AR on February 15th, | + | |Pagetext=Charles Musser of the 29th Iowa writes while stationed in Little Rock, AR on February 15th, 1864 during the Civil War: |
"The boys are pretty generally all well and in fine spirits. ... They are laughing and yelling over their ball playing, and such like amusements" | "The boys are pretty generally all well and in fine spirits. ... They are laughing and yelling over their ball playing, and such like amusements" | ||
|Sources=Soldier Boy: The Civil War Letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th Iowa, By Barry Popchock, 1995 | |Sources=Soldier Boy: The Civil War Letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th Iowa, By Barry Popchock, 1995 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 9 September 2010
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Arkansas -> Early baseball in Arkansas/Predecessor Game 2 |
| Location | Arkansas |
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| Year | 1864 |
| Month | 2 |
| City | Little Rock |
| State | AR |
| Country | US |
| Name of game | Ball |
Charles Musser of the 29th Iowa writes while stationed in Little Rock, AR on February 15th, 1864 during the Civil War:
"The boys are pretty generally all well and in fine spirits. ... They are laughing and yelling over their ball playing, and such like amusements"
Sources
Soldier Boy: The Civil War Letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th Iowa, By Barry Popchock, 1995
