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Abner Doubleday - Wikipedia  Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819  January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, ... Doubleday has been historically credited with inventing baseball, although this appears to be untrue.
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1000+ ideas about Abner Doubleday on Pinterest | Ernie Davis ...  He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and .... Major General Abner Doubleday was a Union officer during the Civil War who .... Abner Doubleday may be known today as the guy who invented #baseball ...... It is strange to say that Willie Randolph played in a bit of a shadow as he was a...
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Free Flashcards about GENERALS - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about GENERALS. ... FOR SURE HE WAS A MAJOR GENERAL AT FORT SUMTER; THAT BIT ABOUT INVENTING BASEBALL... ABNER ... BEFORE HIS CIVIL WAR SERVICE, THIS "BEWHISKERED" GENERAL INVENTED AND MANUFACTURED A BREECH-LOADING CARBINE...
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Fort Sumter - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  Find out more about the history of Fort Sumter, including videos, interesting ... U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied the unfinished fort in December 1860 ... the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on ... that he invented baseballordered the first shots in defense of the fort a few hours later.
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'The Longest Night' - The New York Times  Sep 16, 2001 ... The Federal soldiers' temporary home, Fort Sumter, was one of ... It was named for Thomas Sumter, a brigadier general of South Carolina ... Anderson's Kentucky ancestry and the fact that he favored slavery and ... Yorker who is erroneously associated with the invention of baseball, ...... Bits  Personal Tech.
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jeopardy/1563_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  MAJOR GENERALS | Some generals got better nicknames than others -- Joseph Hooker was "Fighting Joe" & he was "Mad Anthony" | Anthony Wayne.
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Reconstructed Legacy - Ulysses S Grant, Part I | Battle of the Bilge  Oct 15, 2013 ... Ulysses S. Grant, looking back on his early days at West Point ... of horses, a skill that would become important later on in his military career. ... During his time at West Point, he developed a love for mathematics and hoped to be ... Another milestone in Grant's life happened shortly after graduation in 1843.
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Sherman's March to the Sea: A military triumph left a bitter legacy ...  Sep 13, 2014 ... I can make Georgia howl! the general declared, defining the Union's hard war strategy. ... After his capture of Atlanta less than a year later, the wiry, intense Union general departed for the seacoast port .... W.T. Sherman, late commander of the Army of the Cumberland, is insane. ... 31, 1864, letter to Maj.
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Did President Dwight Eisenhower play professional baseball under ...  Feb 28, 2015 ... Before his presidency, when he was an Army general, Eisenhower confessed. ... "The general admitted he had done so, under the assumed name of Wilson," ... Eisenhower was 20 years old and talented enough to hit .355 for Junction City, but he ... reflect on experiences as a minor league baseball player.
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The Battle of Fort Sumter Summary & Facts ... - Civil War Trust  Mar 30, 2011 ... Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. ... Learn more about Fort Sumter and ...
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Away Flies the Boy  The Hardball Times  Oct 15, 2015 ... He was drafted into the Army in 1918 and joined the New York ... in 1924, and played the New York Giants in the World Series. ... in New York at the Polo Grounds, and the Nationals winning Game Six back in Washington. ..... (the New York Giants' home, now gone) by Rolfe Humphries .... Well written.
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The Southpaw by Mark Harris  Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs ...  A careful reading of the title page may help. .... After reading "Bang the Drum Slowly" I thought I would give this book a shot. ..... It documents the rookie season of left-handed pitcher, Henry Wiggen and his coming of age as a ... My grandfather had a great spitball, threw out his arm the night before tryouts for a major league...
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Lincoln signs Ulysses S. Grant's commission to command the US Army  ... in order to distinguish between the general in charge of all Union forces and ... Although Grant enjoyed a distinguished career in the military, he later wrote...
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The Battle of Fort Sumter Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org  On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces ... At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander,...
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Rescuing the Dude from His Namby-pambyism - US History Scene  No one wearing projecting nails, iron plates, or gutta percha on any parts of his boots ... turn and the nation needed a properly strong and virile army to take it on. ... is one borrowed from the football fielddon't flinch, don't foul, hit the line hard. ... Players could similarly put their bodies on the line for victory, execute tactical...
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You've got a point there! - Called Shot  Jeremy Schoenike, 14, says The Called Shot is his favorite story and legend! .... Was he gesturing to Charlie Root, the Cubs pitcher? ... saying "I'm going to hit the next pitched ball out of the park?" .... 1932 World Series third game fifth inning homer. .... into the center field bleachers after telling me he would, there is no way
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Attack on Fort Sumter - Boundless  Learn more about attack on fort sumter in the Boundless open textbook. ... American Civil War and is known for his command of Fort Sumter at the start of the war. ... six days after South Carolina declared its secession, Major Robert Anderson ... On Friday, April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire, firing...
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J! Archive - Show #4574, aired 2004-06-24  A young dog, or a brash, inexperienced young man ... The big ballpark this man built in Brooklyn opened in 1913...
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Baseball For The Love Of The Game - Timeline | Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/groups/249236351947693/ ... was Giant slugger Bobby Thomson. What happened next is often cited by baseball players and historians alike as the game's most memorable moment, ever.
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George Pickett - Wikipedia  George Edward Pickett (January 16, 1825  July 30, 1875) was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. ... 1 Early life; 2 United States Army Career; 3 Civil War .... As Pickett was the only major general from Virginia to participate in the...
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TheDeadballEra.com :: THE DEADBALL ERA: HALL OF FAMER ...  "I'm flattered that so many baseball people think I'm a Hall of Famer. But what's hard to .... "Ty Cobb was still fighting the Civil War, and as far as he was concerned, we were all damn Yankees. But who knows .... I'm the manager of this team and I say he plays." "If I were ...... "If anyone wants me tell them I'm being embalmed."