Early baseball in Arkansas/Predecessor Game 3

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Location	Arkansas
Year	1863
Month	9
Date	30
State	AR
Country	US
Name of game	Wicket
Found by	Calen Hardwick

From the Civil War journal of James B. Lockney, Wisconsin 28th Regiment.

"In Camp near Little Rock. Ark Wednesday Sept 30, 1863.

Today was rainy in the A.M. & drizzled some P.M. The boys had a game of Wicket the first time I ever saw it played. They used clubs of hurdles and a large ball about 6 in. in diameter. Some of the Officers took part & the game passed off quietly."

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Civil War journal of James B. Lockney, Wisconsin 28th Regiment