Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
John Marshall Brown of Portland wrote to his sister, Nellie (Ellen), about the small skirmish federal troops had at John's Island and the "trophies" he got as a result.
He picked up several Confederate sabers, including one with a wooden scabbard. But his "greatest prize of all" was a dilapidated wagon that he fixed up, attached to his horse Bramhall, and had been riding up and down the eight-mile beach on Folly's Island where he was stationed.
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About This Item
- Title: J.M. Brown on Civil War 'trophies,' South Carolina, 1864
- Creator: John Marshall Brown
- Creation Date: 1864-02-21
- Subject Date: 1684
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Locations:
- Folly Island, SC
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Johns Island, SC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-602, Misc. Box 23/4
- Collection: John Marshall Brown correspondence
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Brown, John Marshall, 1838-1907--Correspondence
- Carts & wagons
- Clifford, Ellen Greeley Brown, 1841-1904--Correspondence
- Folly Island (S.C. : Island)
- Johns Island (S.C. : Island)
- Letters
- Military life
- Military trophies--United States
- Sabers
- Swords
- United States--History, Military
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Trophies
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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