3000+ members and only a few posters

[Potomac Yank]

It's not a match, but it's an interesting comparison.

Like I mentioned previously, during the Civil War, and after, the Union name was a very popular name in the North.

The first thing I noticed when I first saw that great image of the Union's from Union, or (Rural House???) ... were their caps.
They were slightly different from the caps that we're use to seeing.
For example, check out the caps on the Morrisannia Union team.
A slightly more mature team, from a few years earliar.
A great picture of a Championship team, but it lacks the confidence of that pitcher on the Rural House team, with crossed arms, and a baseball in his hand.

Keep digging guys, I've got a good feeling about all this.

Joe

[carrigansghost]

Just to let you know I am checking with others in the His. Soc. to try to fidn out about this team. Thanks for your patience, Suzanne Shaub, curator UHS
Allen was a photographer who did early stereoviews of the area. More later, Sue

an email that I received today from the Union Maine Historical Society.

Rawn

[Potomac Yank]

Why they call him: Rawn "No stone unturned" Hill.

[smokelessjoe]

I have stitched the two photos of the "Rural House" together and pasted the image below. I noticed that the "Rural House" sign is on two sides of the building. I also noticed that there seems to be a tree missing in the photo that Rawn found (delineated by RED arrows) that is shown in the baseball picture. The photo the Rawn found stated that it was 1875ish, so I am thinking that the baseball pic was taken earlier... I guess though, the tree could have been cut down right after the baseball pic was taken

I put two TINY red arrows on the photo that Rawn found showing where I thought the tree should be, but you guys may see something different altogether? You can also use the four wooden posts running along the side of the building in both pics for comparison...