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“Col [Paul] Harwood has not been heard from since yesterday morning, when he left the command in pursuit of buffaloes. Scouts are sent out but they return without having met him. The road was very bad & had to be fixed often. Encamp after marching 12 M.”, 1866 July 13
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From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 13
“March 16 M. to Oak Creek over which we have to construct a bridge. Six companies of Cav. are sent out in different directions after Col. [Paul] Harwood, the[y] return however without success. Our mules are falling off & the wagons are becoming Shackly[?]. We are put on 3/4 rations, but the men make up the difference with Buffalo meat & wild plums which latter grow here in great abundance.”, 1866 July 14
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 14
“The Cav. returned without having found Col [Paul] Harwood & the command takes up its line of march. Buffaloes are plentiful and we don’t get out of sight of them. A wounded Bull upset one of our wagons trying to break through the line, hurting the driver & scaring the mules. We passed some strangely shaped mounds looking like fortifications capped by lime stone. We also pass many gypsum formations sticking out of the ground & some strange petrifactions of seashells protruding in slabs of a singular conglomeration. March 20 miles & encamp. While out on some hills gathering specimens of rock, I came near getting run over by a scared herd of buffaloes. I dodged behind a large rock & so was saved.”, 1866 July 15
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 15
“Leave camp at noon, march 10 M & encamp on a small tributary of the Washita. The country is very rolling & broken, vegetation poor & soil hard & dry.”, 1866 July 16
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 16
“Remain in camp on Epsom Creek, water is so brackish as to be almost unfit to drink.”, 1866 July 17
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 17
“Start at 5 ½ AM. taking a northwestern course the country looks desolate, the soil has the color of brick dust but changes to black as we approach Canadian river. The buffaloes having herded here in large numbers no feed is found for our stock & we travel 28 M. before we find grass.”, 1866 July 18
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 18
“My feet are chaffed & sore & I am detailed on guard. On returning from posting guards at 9 PM, I perceive the strange sight of a moonlight rainbow. We are in sight of Antelope hills in north Texas. Our camp is on the Canadian which is dried up only running under the sand.”, 1866 July 18
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 18
“Start early but get along very slow, our teams travelling only with difficulty over the soft sandy trail at the rate of one mile pr hour. Toward evening we arrive at Antelope Hills. They are six peculiarly shaped mounds formed in a semi circle north & S. having the appearance of fortifications. They are from 100-150 ft high & capped with coarse sand stone. As they stand so isolated they present a very singular phenomenon. From the highest of the mounds we had a splendid view of the Canadian valley.”, 1866 July 19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 19
“Marched 20 M. Weather cool. Find abundant springs on the road. Our stock is somewhat improving. A singular feature of this country present the mounds in the high prairie. Near our camp on the river we discover the remains & fragments of a train which undoubtedly has once met with a sad fate. We have to dig wells in the river bed in order to get water. Wood is very scarce.”, 1866 July 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 20
“March 3 M. & encamp on valley creek. Our mules are in very poor condition. See numbers of mounds again in the distance. Weather is very fine.”, 1866 July 21
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866 July 21