Auction Date:2011 Dec 07 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
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Manuscript diary of Private Edwin A. Brown of the 36th Ohio Volunteers, 4 x 6.5, covering the period between August 21, 1863, to January 8, 1864. Diary contains over 80 pages, all in pencil, chronicling Brown’s service in Tennessee. The diary, reads in part [with some spelling corrected for readability]: “[Oct. 29]…3 ock…heard the rattling of muskets. Soon after breakfast we started and went to the river then we heard good many guns our men had crossed the river. We was the 3rd Reg crossed even we got across the Rebels had left that point crossed 2 Pontoons 25 men to the boat got across and went up a rocky bluff. The Rebels threw a few shells down no harm got to the top of this ridge and our Comp was deployed as skirmishers…got dinner and joined the rest of the boys throwing up Breastworks…we made a complete surprise on the Rebels in the morning. 3 oak the pontoon bridge was closed. We got artillery on the mountain at 11 oak our loss killed 6 wounded 20 one Lieut Rebels killed 8 wounded not known….the Rebels had a Brigade of them commanded by Brigadier Genl. Wood. We understand the Rebels loss 2 killed and wounded 60…I sleep on the side hill where we had to hold to the Brush to keep from going down the mountain. In the morning we landed 125 men before Mr. Reb was looking for it we revealed their Pickett Post. It was the best arranged thing I ever saw. Before Mr. Reb. knew it we had possession of both ridges. General Smith I understand planned the attack this battle was called Browns Ferry…[Oct. 29]…detailed to got on Pickett. Heavy cannonading in the direction of Look Out Mountain…[Nov. 25]…Stopped in front of Fort Wood laid there half an hour then marched in to a wood and laid there about 1 hour… skirmishing commenced and we was ordered into rank formed the line of battle went through the woods, fixed bayonets ordered double quick we double quick one mile up the mouton and took their works and 10 pieces artillery and a great lot of prisoners. Fighting lasted 2 hours. Gen. Granger captured 32 artillery he was on our right. Our Regt lost killed 7 wounded 70.” In good condition, with toned and heavily worn covers, some loose sections and pages, and expected toning and foxing.
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