Monthly Archives: February 2015
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 18, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, across the Broad River from Thompson, South Carolina Saturday–Feb. 18th We have no marching orders this morning. We are waiting for them to put down the Pontoons and the river is very wide and they had to send … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 17, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, at Freshly Mill, near Thompson, South Carolina Friday–Feb. 17th We were on the road at 6 AM crossed the river and haulted about an hour for the 3rd Div. to pass. We passed through a very … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 16, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, northeast of Lexington, South Carolina Thursday–Feb. 16th We were on the road at 6 AM passed through the town of Lexington between 8 & 9 AM. The most of the buildings were burning. The weather was … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 15, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, outside Lexington, South Carolina Wednesday–Feb. 15th We were on the road about 8 AM marched back about 2 miles for we were on the wrong road we then turned to the right, our camp last night … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 14, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, on Cedar Creek near Pelion, South Carolina Tuesday–Feb. 14th We were on the road at 6 AM and we marched very steady all day. We crossed a small river at 11 AM and haulted about two … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 13, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, on Dean’s Swamp, outside Springfield, South Carolina Monday–Feb. 13th We were on the road again this morning at 7 Oclock, we marched across the river and went into camp with orders to fix up quarters for the … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 12, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, outside Williston, South Carolina Sunday–Feb 12th We were on the road again this morning at 6 Oclock marched, out to the Brig. about 4 miles and haulted to draw rations to last us three but did … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 11, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Barnwell, South Carolina Saturday–Feb. 11th We were on the road about 6 AM and marched very fast till about 9 AM. We haulted then for the 1st & 3rd Divi. trains to pass. We fell in … Continue reading
Planetizen Benchmarks How Tech Savy Your City Planners Might Be
Remember when the Internet was going to make our lives easier? Â Everything was going to be available anytime, anywhere. Â Sometimes it feels like the web has just made everything more difficult, more complicated. Â Yet sometimes, when we look up from … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 10, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, at Boiling Springs, near Kline, South Carolina Friday–Feb. 10th We had a very cold night and there has been a cool west wind blowing all day but the sky has been clear. We have marched about … Continue reading
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