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Diary of Orrin Brown—Nov 17, 1864

Diary of Orrin Brown, on the road between Lithonia and Covington, Georgia. Thursday–Nov. 17th We were on the road again this morning at 7 Oclock, marched 2 or 3 miles, stacked our arms and sit down to rest about 15 minutes. … Continue reading

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Diary of Orrin Brown—Oct 18, 1864

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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