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Diary of Orrin Brown—Oct 27, 1864

Posted on 27 October 2014 by JC

Diary of Orrin Brown, Chattanooga, Tennessee Thursday–Oct. 27th It rained last night verry hard for a while but our mess kept pretty dry but there was lots of them that had no tent and got a good soaking when we … Continue reading →

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The L&N Don’t Stop Here Any More

Posted on 19 October 2014 by JC

A point of context for the subtitle in my commentary yesterday on the Diary of Pvt. Orrin Brown. Jean Ritchie was born into a family of folk balladeers in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky.  Song catchers like Alan Lomax sought … Continue reading →

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Diary of Orrin Brown—Oct 18, 1864

Posted on 18 October 2014 by JC

Diary of Orrin Brown, on a train south of Louisville, Kentucky. Tuesday–Oct. 18th It is most a beautifull day, clear and warm but we had a verry hard frost last night, we arrived at Jeffersonville about 7AM, marched down to … Continue reading →

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