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Crowd gathered at the capitol building in Denver, Colorado.
A handwritten inscription on the back of the photo notes, "The day 'our soldiers' came home, in front of capital. Sept. '99." -
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. -
National Guard soldiers at work building a log bridge.
This photograph was likely taken during Alabama Army National Guard field training exercises at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, Alabama. -
National Guard soldiers at work building a log bridge.
This photograph was likely taken during Alabama Army National Guard field training exercises at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, Alabama. -
National Guard soldiers at work building a log bridge.
This photograph was likely taken during Alabama Army National Guard field training exercises at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, Alabama. -
National Guard officers walking past camp barracks.
This photograph was likely taken during Alabama Army National Guard field training exercises at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, Alabama. -
National Guard officers at camp barracks.
This photograph was likely taken during Alabama Army National Guard field training exercises at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, Alabama. -
National Guard soldiers at work building a wooden bridge.
This photograph was likely taken during Alabama Army National Guard field training exercises at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, Alabama. -
National Guard soldiers on a wooden bridge.
This photograph was likely taken during Alabama Army National Guard field training exercises at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, Alabama.