Transcribe
Translate
Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865
1865-02-10 Page 02
More information
digital collection
archival collection guide
transcription tips
through their ragged clothing As we came near Barnwell a large dam had been broken above flooding the whole county below. and causing us to wade 1/4 of a mile. It was a bitter pill but we had it to swallow, though we near froze. Such scenes as we witnessed would have been laughable to an "outsider" but not to us. 2 1/2 from town were quite [ ]. The [ ] was nearl all destroyed by "Kill"- last week, and was a place of I think [1500?] or 2000 inhabitants churches were all left
Saving...
prev
next
through their ragged clothing As we came near Barnwell a large dam had been broken above flooding the whole county below. and causing us to wade 1/4 of a mile. It was a bitter pill but we had it to swallow, though we near froze. Such scenes as we witnessed would have been laughable to an "outsider" but not to us. 2 1/2 from town were quite [ ]. The [ ] was nearl all destroyed by "Kill"- last week, and was a place of I think [1500?] or 2000 inhabitants churches were all left
Civil War Diaries and Letters
sidebar
