1862: The Colby brothers sign up with a Massachusetts regiment…
Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (continued):
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The above cartoon rendering of Col. P. Stearns Davis draws on his frontispiece portrait in the regiment’s official history (Alfred S. Roe, 1914):
You can look ahead into Colby’s future with this listing of the 39th’s major actions…
22 July 1862
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