Tag Archives: GA
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 29, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, near Clyo, Georgia Sunday–Jan. 29th We have orders for marching this morning, the weather is still cold. The report came that the mail would go out at 2.30 PM, I wrote a short letter home. The … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 28, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Sister’s Ferry near Clyo, Georgia Saturday–Jan. 28th We had orders to be ready to march at 8 AM, we marched out onto the road haulted till the wagon train came up for our regt. were detailed … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 27, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, outside Springfield, Georgia Friday–Jan 27th We left the picket line at 6 AM and the regt. had left camp when we got in but we overtook them about a mile out and we marched about 1/2 … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 26, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Springfield, Georgia Thursday–Jan. 26th We received orders last night to be ready to march at 6.30 AM, we left camp about 7 AM. We passed through where the town of Springfield used to stand about 1 … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 25, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, outside Savannah, Georgia Wednesday–Jan. 25th We had a pretty cold night and it has been cool all day we received orders about 11 Oclock last night to be ready to march at 7 this morning and … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 24, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Tuesday–Jan. 24th The weather is a little cooler today. I wrote a letter to Mr. Moore folks today we had dress parade again this PM but the smoke hurt my eyes so that I … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 23, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Monday–Jan. 23rd It rained all night but the weather has been a little fairer today. The company was detailed this AM to clean up the street and we have orders to be ready for … Continue reading
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
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