Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 7

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|Modern-address=Greenville LA
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|State=LA
|Nickname=Reveille, Jackson
|Nickname=Reveille, Jackson
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice
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|Pagetext=New Orleans Times, June 11, 1867 reported on a match in the army camp at Greenville between the Reveille Base Ball Club of company E, 4th US Cavalry, and the Jackson Base Ball Club of the 1st U.S. Infantry.
|Pagetext=New Orleans Times, June 11, 1867 reported on a match in the army camp at Greenville between the Reveille Base Ball Club of company E, 4th US Cavalry, and the Jackson Base Ball Club of the 1st U.S. Infantry.
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Greenville LA is not easily found.  One website places it near the LA-MS border far north of New Orleans.  By another account Greenville was annexed by New Orleans.
|Sources=New Orleans Times, June 11, 1867
|Sources=New Orleans Times, June 11, 1867
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Location Louisiana
Year 1867
Month 6
Modern address Greenville LA
City Greenville
State LA
Nickname Reveille, Jackson
Found by Bruce Allardice

New Orleans Times, June 11, 1867 reported on a match in the army camp at Greenville between the Reveille Base Ball Club of company E, 4th US Cavalry, and the Jackson Base Ball Club of the 1st U.S. Infantry.

Greenville LA is not easily found. One website places it near the LA-MS border far north of New Orleans. By another account Greenville was annexed by New Orleans.

Sources

New Orleans Times, June 11, 1867

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