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Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.
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. -
Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.
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. -
Architecture notebook 4: Cotaco Stage House, or the White House at Cotaco, near Cotaco, Ala.
Cotaco Stage House, also known as the White House at Cotaco, built c. 1819. Federal style. Listed on the Alabama Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1994. Located a half mile south of Cotaco, Alabama in Morgan County. Is said to have been the county courthouse before the construction of the 1840s courthouse in Somerville. -
Architecture notebook 6: Bride's Hill, or Sunnybrook House, near Decatur, Ala.
Bride's Hill, or Sunnybrook House, built c. 1830 by Elizabeth Dandridge. Federal and 20th Century style. Tidewater-type cottage. Located near Highway 20 West of Decatur, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 8: Houston House, or Gilchrest-Houston-Rice House or Rice House, Houston Ave., in Somerville, Ala.
Houston House, also known as the the Gilchrest-Houston-Rice house and the Rice House, built c. 1834. Located on Houston Ave. in Somerville, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 8: 1837 Somerville Courthouse, in Somerville, Ala.
Somerville Courthouse, built c. 1837. Federal Style. Located in Somerville, Alabama. The first permanent courthouse in Morgan County, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 16: Dancy-Polk House, in Decatur, Alabama.
Dancy-Polk House, built c. 1828. Palladian-influenced Federal Period architecture. Located in Decatur, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 16: Wheeler Grove Baptist Church, near Decatur, Alabama.
Wheeler Grove Baptist Church, built c. 1885-1900. Located approximately seventeen miles west of Decatur. -
Architecture notebook 17: Lyle Residence, northeast of Decatur, Alabama.
Lyle Residence, built c. 1840-1870. Original structure a log house. Located northeast of Decatur, Alabama. -
Architecture notebook 48: Old State Bank, Decatur, Alabama.
Old State Bank, built 1832 by architect George Steele. The building housed the bank and second floor living quarters for banking residence as required by early law. Built in Greek Revival styles. Used as a hospital during the Battle of Decatur. Restored once in the 1930s. Located on Bank St., Decatur, Alabama.