Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
Diary of Orrin Brown, on Rocky Creek at the Catawba/Wateree River in South Carolina Thursday–Feb. 23rd We were on the road at 8 AM and got a ride in the Ambulance. The weather is cool and cloudy with a little mist. We marched 5 or 6 miles and haulted for the 1st Div. to pass. Our […]
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 could not go out. I read 6 Chapt. in the Testament today. In 1859, William […]
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 up our camp so I think we will stay here several days. I have written […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, East of Sandersville, Georgia Sunday–Nov. 27th We were on the road again this morning at 7 Oclock, we haven’t seen any Rebs today. It has been very warm today, our Company went on Picket tonight the first time for me. Jed Marum brought the past alive, combining a deep and abiding […]
[v=gpjP0OduRKY] Agricultural Leaders Ask Farmers to Sign Up and Be Counted in the 2012 Census of Agriculture Washington, June 7, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to mail the 2012 Census of Agriculture to millions of U.S. farmers and ranchers in late December. The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. […]
