Brown, Eli F., 1842-1908
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Eli F. Brown Collection
Collection — Othertype SC-277
Identifier: SFHL-SC-277
Abstract
The collection contains manuscript memoirs of Eli F. Brown (1842-1908) in which he describes the hardships of Quakers caught in Loudoun County, Virginia, during the Civil War and immediately thereafter. He was briefly imprisoned for refusing miliary service and describes the looting and guerilla warfare, and the burning of Loudoun County in late 1864 on Sheridan's orders. Also in the collection is Brown's sympathetic account of John Brown's revolt in nearby Harpers Ferry as well as 19...
Dates:
Circa 1880-1905
