Monthly Archives: January 2015
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 22, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Sunday–Jan. 22nd It has been cloudy and damp all day I was detailed this morning to help dig a well for our company and there was a detail of 19 men made to clean … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 21, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Saturday–Jan. 21st It rained nearly all night and it is damp and cloudy this morning. We received orders last night to be ready to march at 7 this morning and about day light this … Continue reading
Savannah Stopover Music Festival—3/5-7, 2015
For some reason, Pvt. Orrin Brown neglected his diary on 20 January 1865. Or perhaps, my ancestor who transcribed his quill to typewriter inadvertently skipped the day. Either way, a break from the Civil War today. I’ve never myself been … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 19, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Thursday–Jan. 19th We received orders this morning and left camp at about 8 AM and we pitched in and carried off all the lumber they had in their tents and about 4 PM they … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 18, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Fourth Part of Journal Wednesday–Jan. 18th The weather is cool but clear. Our marching orders have been countermanded until farther orders so we do not know when we shall move. We had two hours … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 17, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Tuesday–Jan- 17th We had a heavy frost this morning. The sun has warmed the air a little but there is a cool west wind blowing, all the clothing I drew last night was one … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 16, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Monday–Jan. 16th The weather is cold and cloudy this morning, the boys were all out in good season at work on their tents, we had orders last evening to prepair for general inspection tomorrow … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 15, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Sunday–Jan. 15th I was one of the detail so I had to work on the fort all day today. The weather was quite cool this morning but it was quite warm through the day. … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 14, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Saturday–Jan. 14th It is quite cool this morning with a chilly N. W. wind. Our regt. was relieved about 10 AM marched down to camp and found out that the rest of our Brig. … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 13, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Friday–Jan 13th We had a quite a cold night and another heavy frost thismorning but the day has come off warm and pleasant. Our Regt. signed for clothing again this morning. The Major got … Continue reading
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