1862: Colby’s regiment finally reaches Washington, but Newton’s sick in the hospital when the work begins …
Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (continued):
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Colby seems to recognize the immensity of what he’s seeing… Just the year before, we was pitching hay on a back field in the hills of Henniker, and now he’s marching through history.
Note the unfinished capitol dome at the heart of Washington; this wartime construction project fascinates me! I’ve based this view on Waud’s August 1862 sketch:
Other reference images used in this post:
Parading troops on Pennsylvania Avenue (note the dome has been completed by 1865)
Carver Barracks in Washington (c.1862)
Long Bridge (Potomac) (1863)
View of Washington & Potomac from Arlington (1838)
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