Marek 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker

Freeman Colby Vol. 2, Episode 1: New Year’s Day, 1863

January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.

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May 18, 1864: Marching (by Molly)

Captured 9th NH men march farther South ...

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Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

An overview of major events from Wilcox's diary & letters...

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May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)

Wilcox has scarcely enough time to warm his dinner before being ordered into battle...

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May 13, 1864: ‘We lay down on the grass to rest’ (by Sammy)

Wilcox & Co. do their best to survive as prisoners backstage at one of the war's major battles... Drawn by guest artist Sammy during COMICS CAMP at the Historical Society of Cheshire County: from the Civil War Diary of Charles W. Wilcox |< << 13-14 May 1864 >> SOURCES: Sammy draws from Wilcox's diary entries for 13-14 May: ... & from the … Continue reading May 13, 1864: ‘We lay down on the grass to rest’ (by Sammy)

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May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

Wilcox must make an unfair trade with a Confederate surgeon...

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May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)

Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war ...

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May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)

"Laid on our arms all night last night about a mile from the battlefield..."

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May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox means to keep up with his journal, but he keeps getting interrupted...

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May 6, 1864: “Marched to Mine Run” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox and the 9th NH march southwards...

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Colby 116: Patient Patient

Newton's story, continued ...

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Colby & Bacon on a Night March

The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency ...

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Colby at Muddy Branch

Somehow, Colby has to get a pail of drinking water out of Muddy Branch Creek ...

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Colby & Co. in the Woods

We couldn't resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like...

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Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough ...

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Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

1863: Finally, a letter arrives -- brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!

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Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England ...

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Colby 112: Sham Fight

1863: An entertaining pastime turns dangerous at the "Second Great Battle of Poolsville" ...

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Colby 111: Stockading

The boys make good use of the warm winter weather ...

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Colby 110: Tentmates

Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm...

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Colby 109: Duty

The regiment's responsibilities:

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Colby 108: Place of Honor

More maneuvers along the Potomac ...

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Colby 107: Holidays at the South

Colby observes Christmas festivities far from his native New Hampshire ...

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Colby 106: Reassurances

Colby writes to tell his family it's not all that bad ...