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"Baseball, ca. 1866." Photos/Illustrations. Library of Congress. American History.
ABC-CLIO, 2016. Web. 1 Feb. 2016. This is a picture of a championship baseball game
that took place in 1866 right after the civil war. This shows how the civil war made the
sport of baseball explode all over the country.
"Charleston's Baseball Riot of 1869." Charleston's Baseball Riot of 1869. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2016. This document is another picture of a ball that was used during
the civil war and this shows that there was a lot of baseball activity during the time in the
civil war.
"Civil War Letter Arthur White." American Settlers in Cuba. N.p., n.d. Web. 01
Feb. 2016. This is a letter from a soldier sent home to his wife. He explains what how
everything is going and what he does. One of those things is baseball. He explains to
her the game which in the long run will make this sport ignite and spread all over the
nation.
"Even Civil War Soldiers Played Ball." Massachusetts Historical Society: The
Beehive. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2016. This quote from this letter explains that the
soldiers would play baseball against other groups of soldiers and, this letter is promoting
the game because this letter was sent home to his wife.
"Sport Collectors Daily." N.p., n.d. Web. This source is a picture of a baseball that
was used during the civil war by the soldiers. This explains that during the civil war,
baseball was being played which made a big impact later in life.
United States. National Park Service. "Fort Pulaski National Monument (U.S.
National Park Service)." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 30 Jan.
2016. Web. 01 Feb. 2016. This ball and bat were both brought home by a soldier from
the civil war. They brought the game with them after the war. They showed people this
wonderful sport and it changed everything.

Secondary sources

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"History of Baseball in Rockville, Maryland." History of Baseball in Rockville,

Maryland. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2016. This picture helps prove my point about
baseball in the civil war because this team was formed after the civil war like many
others because of the influence from the civil war.
Murphy, Justin. "The Fightingest Pennant Race: Brockton versus Lawrence in the
Eastern New England League, 1885." Society For American Baseball Research. N.p.,
n.d. Web. This a baseball team that is called Lawrence. This is one of many teams that
have formed since the civil war. A chain reaction took place after the civil war because
of all of the people getting involved with baseball.
"Tempe Campus Virtual Tour." ASU Tempe Campus Tour: Packard Baseball
Stadium. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2016. This is a picture of today's baseball stadium and
it shows what major changes have happened to baseball because of the civil war.