Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 6
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| Location | West Virginia |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 7 |
| City | Charles Town |
| State | WV |
| Nickname | Stonewall BBC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says the Stonewall BBC of Charles Town organized in July 1866, followed soon by the Jefferson and Old Dominion BBCs.
The Stonewall contained a large number of Confederate army veterans of the "Stonewall" Brigade.
Charles Town WV (current pop. about 5,200) is at the eastern edge of WV and about 30 miles S of Hagerstown MD.
Sources
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000"
