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“Start early & pursue a northwestern direction. Cross several creeks & encamp on Washita after marching 22 miles. Today we saw the first live Buffaloes, also a prairie dog town. It rains.”, 1866 July 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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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...
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1866 July 10
“Start early & pursue a northwestern direction. Cross several creeks & encamp on Washita after marching 22 miles. Today we saw the first live Buffaloes, also a prairie dog town. It rains.”, 1866 July 10
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 10
“Roads again have to be fixed, before we can start up. By noon we pass large masses of gypsum rock. On the road side we discover a sweet artichoke growing wild in great abundance. The cavalry killed several Buffaloes. Ahead of us we see a large herd. Encamp on creek.”, 1866 July 11
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...
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1866 July 11
“Leave camp again at 7 AM. March in northwestern direction. Weather cloudy & raining. Pass immense herds of Buffaloes & witness a hunt, which afforded vast excitement. The country is no getting very dry & barren as we leave the river & gypsum & sand rock are the predominant formations. The water in the creek we cross is hardly fit to be used for its brackishness. March 14 M. & encamp near a cut or cannon.”, 1866 July 12
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 12
“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
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 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...
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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