1862 March 27

March 27th,
Although we are in the army we have some play hours
we have a game of ball every day or two sometimes there
is 15 or 20 different games playing at one time they played
a game here yesterday called base ball in which the
Lieut Col. Adutant[]sic] Q.M. Seargent[sic] hospital steward,
captains lieuts coperals seargents and pravates[sic] were
engaged, we play this kind of game quite often but
yesterday was the first day all the officers that wanted
to play took a part the officers of the day was judge
and kept count of the game the officer of the guard, also
played with us I tell you we had a grand good
time Francis Symonds can tell you how this kind of
game is played. I am looking for a letter to night so I will
now write any more untill I know if I get a letter or not


Letter of Hiram Cash of the 5th Maine will continue on March 28.

MSS 12916