Browse Items (2 total) Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Subject is exactly "Danville (Ala.)" Sort by: TitleCreatorIdentifierDate Added Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris. Harris, George Washington 1865 Civil War diary of George Washington Harris. Harris, George Washington 1865 Output Formats atom, csv, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2 Refine search Identifier Select...loc_harr_000001_000185loc_harr_001_185_transcript Title Select...Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris. Description Select...Harris served as a private in Company F of the 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which occupied Decatur, Alabama in 1865. He enrolled at Terre Haute, Indiana, on February 15, 1865 at the age of twenty. Harris records his experiences as a soldier and traces his journey south to Decatur. Harris also describes his interactions with locals in North Alabama, writing in April 1865 that he "halted to talk with a family of Rebbs questioning concerning their so-called independence but found out nothing of importance Except that ther hopes had fled." He also includes descriptions of skirmishes in which he took part, as well as lengthy descriptions of the terrain and weather. Harris adds his comments on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and writes down song lyrics and poetry at points. Harris was discharged on September 27, 1865.Harris served as a private in Company F of the 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which occupied Decatur, Alabama in 1865. He enrolled at Terre Haute, Indiana, on February 15, 1865 at the age of twenty. Harris records his experiences as a soldier and traces his journey south to Decatur. Harris was discharged on September 27, 1865. The transcription includes a key to the cipher that Harris sometimes used, as well as notes and clarifications in brackets and parentheses. Also included are the complete lyrics to the Union song "Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag," part of which Harris records in an entry here. Creator Select...Harris, George Washington Temporal Coverage Select...1860-1869 Subject Remove filter...Danville (Ala.) Type Select...DiariesTextTranscripts Provenance Select...This item is digital only. The images and transcription were generously donated by Dick Harris. Language Select...en
