Early baseball in Illinois/Predecessor Game 1
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1863 |
Month | 3 |
City | Springfield |
State | Illinois |
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Name of game | town ball |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The diary of William W. Heartsill, Confederate soldier (published under the title "1491 Days...") says that in March 1863, while in Camp Butler POW Camp near Springfield, IL, the prisoners played "town-ball."
Sources
Heartsill, "1491 Days..."