1866 Pastime, Richmond (Pastimes)

This rendering is based on written documentation for uniform style and color. No visual documentation is known and an artist’s conceptualization is used to create the rendering.

Rendering accuracy:

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Visual documentation on this uniform:
None

Written documentation on this uniform:
October 27, 1866, Pastime, Richmond, v. National, Washington DC, at Richmond, Fair Grounds: “The Pastimes were dressed in blue caps, gray pants with black belts, and white shirts.” From the Richmond Dispatch, October 29, 1866. Note that the color of the belt was described as black in the report, and as red in a newspaper report from November, see below.

November 8, 1866, Pastime, Richmond, v. Maryland, Baltimore, at Richmond: “[The uniform] of the Pastime, blue cap, gray pants, white shirt and red belt.” From the Baltimore Sun, November 12, 1866. Research from Brian McKenna. Game date from the Baltimore Sun.

Team genealogy:
 None, so far.