Browse Items (10 total) Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Subject is exactly "Lawrence County (Ala.)" Sort by: TitleCreatorIdentifierDate Added Civil War diary of George Washington Harris. Harris, George Washington 1865 Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris. Harris, George Washington 1865 Architecture notebook 6: Homes in Courtland, Ala. Jones, Harvie P. Bills and receipts of family life, 1850s. Hale, William Legal and court documents, 1858 (2 of 2) Cabaniss, Septimus D. Legal and court documents, 1849 (1 of 2) Fearn, Thomas Architecture notebook 16: Saunders Hall, or the Goode-Hall House, in Lawrence County, Alabama. Jones, Harvie P. Architecture notebook 29: Wheeler House, Cotton Garden, and Pond Spring, in Lawrence County, Alabama. Jones, Harvie P. Architecture notebook 57: Draper Residence, on Clinton Ave., Courtland, Alabama. Jones, Harvie P. Architecture notebook 57: "Kalona," in Courtland, Alabama. Jones, Harvie P. Output Formats atom, csv, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2 Refine search Identifier Select...loc_harr_000001_000185loc_harr_001_185_transcriptloc_jonh_001004_001005loc_jonh_003028_003115loc_jonh_005127_005720loc_jonh_011387_011440loc_jonh_011441_011444r01a01-02r01b02-04r01b04-05 Title Select...Architecture notebook 16: Saunders Hall, or the Goode-Hall House, in Lawrence County, Alabama.Architecture notebook 29: Wheeler House, Cotton Garden, and Pond Spring, in Lawrence County, Alabama.Architecture notebook 57: "Kalona," in Courtland, Alabama.Architecture notebook 57: Draper Residence, on Clinton Ave., Courtland, Alabama.Architecture notebook 6: Homes in Courtland, Ala.Bills and receipts of family life, 1850s.Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.Legal and court documents, 1849 (1 of 2)Legal and court documents, 1858 (2 of 2)Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris. Description Select..."Kalona," built in 1850, and rebuilt in 1904 by Edgar L. Love, architect. Restored in 1997. Located about 3 miles southeast of Courtland, Alabama.Addresses and locations of the structures pictured may no longer be accurate, as street names and house numbers change over time. The addresses given reflect the information provided by Harvie Jones at the time he documented these structures.Courtland, two houses built in the Federal Period. Federal style with 20th Century and Victorian style additions. Porch addition c. 1920s. Located in Courtland, Alabama.Draper Residence, built c. 1830 in Federal and Victorian style. Records indicate the presence of a outbuilding, servants house, shed, barn, and well at one point. Colonial Revival Tabernacle style frame built around the front door and a Victorian veranda added c. 1920. Located on Clinton Ave., Courtland, Alabama.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.Joe Wheeler Plantation, also known as the Sherrod-Wheeler House, Cotton Garden, and Pond Spring. A group of thirteen buildings built in the range of c. 1818 to c. 1880: Early 1800s log center-hall barn. Early 20th century frame barn. 19th century log ice house. Servants' house. Pole barn built 20th century. Comissary built c. 1900. Log house built c. 1818. Log dogtrot house built c. 1820. Schoolhouse. The c. 1830 Sherrod House. General Joe Wheeler's post-Civil War period house built c. 1884. Family cemetery. Located in Lawrence County, Alabama. Joseph Wheeler was a Confederate Army General and seved in the Spanish-American War.Saunders Hall, also known as the Goode-Hall House, built c. 1830s by Turner Saunders. Jeffersonian Classic style with Palladian influence. Located north of Town Creek in Lawrence County, Alabama. Creator Select...Cabaniss, Septimus D.Cabaniss, Septimus D.Fearn, ThomasHale, WilliamHarris, George WashingtonJones, Harvie P.Norris, George D.Steele, GeorgeWelch, Christopher Temporal Coverage Select...1840-18491850-18591860-18691980-19891980-19901990-19991990-2000 Subject Remove filter...Lawrence County (Ala.) Type Select...CorrespondenceCourt documentsDiariesInvoicesPhotograph albumsPhotographsReceiptStill ImageTextTranscripts Provenance Select...This item is digital only. The images and transcription were generously donated by Dick Harris. Language Select...en
