St. Louis Baseball and the Civil War: 1861

The first year of the Civil War coincided with the second baseball season in St. Louis.  In a series of posts entitled "St. Louis Baseball and the Civil War," I've been going through the baseball coverage of the Missouri Republican during the war years and below, you will find all of the posts for 1861:


Edward Bredell and Merritt Griswold

A Singular Piece Of Patch-Work

Praying The Privilege

The Commercial Base Ball Club of St. Louis

The Laclede Base Ball Club of St. Louis

The Empire Base Ball Club of St. Louis

The Crisis Has Been Reached

Preparations For War

The Union Base Ball Club of St. Louis

Camp Jackson

The Return Match

The Excelsior Base Ball Club of St. Louis

Anxious For Another Match

 A Bachelor Responds

 A Rematch Between Junior Clubs

This Highly Exciting Game

This Means War

The Fourth Of July

Punctual Attendance Requested

The Tiger Base Ball Club of St. Louis

The Empires Challenge The City

Challenge Accepted

Base Ball Interrupted

The Make-Up Game?

My Favorite Civil War-Era Box Score

The Beginning of the Empire/Union Rivalry

Baseball Is Wonderfully Perfect

Union Troops at Lafayette Park

Did The Game Grow In St. Louis In 1861?

Benton Barracks

The First Anniversary Of The Empire Base Ball Club