Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
Diary of Orrin Brown, New Bern, North Carolina Wednesday–Apr. 12th We drew our cup of Coffee and a small piece of Salt Poark for our breakfast. There was a man came in this morning with Religious Papers from the U. S. C. C. and I got a New York Observer. We drew some Bean Soup […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Sneedsboro, North Carolina Sunday–March 5th We had a cool windy night but it came off clear and warm about 10 AM and I think we will have some better weather than we have had for a few days back. We have no marching orders this morning and I think that we […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Sneedsboro, North Carolina Saturday–March 4th We broke up camp at 6 AM and found very bad roads AM but the roads were good PM. We had about 2 hours rain after we started this morning but it faired off and was quite pleasant the rest of the day we must have […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, on Thompson’s Creek north of Chesterfield, South Carolina Friday–March 3rd We broke up camp at 6 AM and found a very good road till about 2 PM then the road was bad again. It was damp and cloudy last night and we had one pretty hard shower today but the sun […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Thursday–March 2nd We were on the road at 6 AM and found very good roads for 4 or 5 miles and then the road was dreadful muddy and we marched very fast. It rained some through the night and it has been misty and wet all day. […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, near Kershaw, South Carolina Morgan’s 2nd Division reported they were camped two miles east of Little Lynches Creek after passing over Hanging Rock Creek, which are in Lancaster County, SC. As I’ve mentioned before, South Carolina hosted more Revolutionary War battles than any other state. Unfortunately, my exposure to that is […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, just east of Rocky Mount, Lancaster County, South Carolina Tuesday–Feb. 28th It rained nearly all night and is still raining this AM. We mustered for pay at 10 AM and at the same time received orders to be ready to march at 11 AM, we marched about 3 miles and went […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Rocky Mount, South Carolina Monday–Feb. 27th I will here insert the names of our Commanding officers from the highest to the lowest: Major Gen. W. T. Sherman commanding this army, Corps Commander is Major Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, Division Commander is Brig. Gen. Jas. D. Morgan, Brigade Commander is Brig. Gen, […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Rocky Mount, South Carolina Sunday–Feb. 26th It rained nearly all night again last night and was very foggy this morning but the sun came out about 9 AM and I think that our storm is over with for the present. Our waggon train was passing till about 10 Oclock last night […]
Diary of Orrin Brown, Rocky Mount, South Carolina Saturday–Feb. 25th It rained all night & till about 8 AM steady and it has been damp and cloudy all day. Our regt. went out on detail at 5.30 PM. I was not very well and got excused from duty and my eyes have been nearly smoked […]
