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Isaac B. Brown Diary

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0312

Scope and Contents

The 33-page diary runs from January to September 1864 and contains the following entry: “I was discovered to be a spy on the 2nd day of April, 1864, [and] sentenced to death.”

Dates

  • 1864-01 to 1864-09

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Biographical / Historical

Brown served in the 211th Pennsylvania during the Civil War and was apparently involved in espionage

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (1 Doc box)

Language of Materials

English

General

Also availible in Digital Collections: Civil War Diaries and Letters Collection

Title
Guide to the Isaac B. Brown Diary
Author
Processed by: Dwayne Cox Digitized by: Noah Biblis
Date
1999-09-30; 2020-08-31
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732