Showing posts with label Chippewa Indians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chippewa Indians. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Diary of Private Lewis C. Paxson, Saturday, March 21, 1863

I got out 18 lines of Virgil; 27 refugees came up from Georgetown with Capt. McCoy and Tyler. Warm and snow melting. An old squaw 120 years old among the Chippewas.

SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 14

Friday, September 26, 2025

Diary of Private Lewis C. Paxson: Sunday, December 7, 1862

I finished my cap. Norton and Jones met 10 Chippewas while trapping.

SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson, Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865, p. 9