Baseball In The Civil War
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Bats, Balls, and Bullets: Baseball and the Civil War
Civil War Times Illustrated: May 1998 pp30-37
In the beginning of his articles, George B. Kirsch, addresses the origins of baseball. For many baseball was created in 1839 in Coopers town, New York by Abner Doubleday. Kirsch quickly points out ....
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.... took place inside the safety of the camps. Although Kirsch does mention that a few times games were played outside the camp and ultimately ended up being ambushed.
In the north the came continued to be played even though the majority of the men were off fighting. Teams from New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia often traveled to other towns to play games. This helped to keep moral up at home. Kirsch does mention that those men that stayed behind to play baseball were not looked upon badly ....
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