Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 10

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Location	South Carolina
Year	1866
Modern address	Charleston SC
City	Charleston
State	SC
Nickname	Palmetto
First in South Carolina	Yes
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The diary of Samuel Lowry, 17th SC Infantry, notes that while stationed at Charleston in 1864 he and his buddies played "ball." See published diary, Jan, 26, 1864 entry. Charleston Mercury May 22, 1866 reported that a baseball club, formed by Messrs. Wardell and Denny, “the first of its kind ever known in our city,” gave an exhibition at the Citadel College green.

Charleston SC had a population of about 49,000 in 1870.

Sources

Charleston Mercury May 22, 1866