The book, edited from unpublished manuscripts held by the New-York Historical Society , emphasizes the following:
Significantly, these reminiscences contain no mention of baseball. The claim that he invented the game in 1839 was a product of the 1907 Mills Commission, which historians have since debunked, noting that Doubleday was a cadet at West Point during the time he was supposedly in Cooperstown. Legacy and Later Service
: Doubleday provides detailed accounts of major engagements, including the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista.
My Life In The Old Army:: The Reminiscences Of A...
The book, edited from unpublished manuscripts held by the New-York Historical Society , emphasizes the following:
Significantly, these reminiscences contain no mention of baseball. The claim that he invented the game in 1839 was a product of the 1907 Mills Commission, which historians have since debunked, noting that Doubleday was a cadet at West Point during the time he was supposedly in Cooperstown. Legacy and Later Service My life in the old Army: the reminiscences of A...
