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

January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.

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Historical New Hampshire Vol. 71 No. 1

Featuring "Drawing Freeman Colby," an 18-page full-color article about the "Live Free & Draw" comics creation process.

Marek 1800-1899, 1830s, 1840s, constitution, SOURCE=roadside markers

Republic of Indian Stream (Highway Marker #0001)

"Once a sovereign nation"...

Marek 1600-1699, 1690s, corn, cows, death, fish, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, SOURCE=roadside markers

Frontier Quarrels

Five reasons for the raid...

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 18, 1864: Marching (by Molly)

Captured 9th NH men march farther South ...

Marek 1600-1699, 1690s, NH history, Penacook, SOURCE=roadside markers

Hannah Dustin in the Snow

A wandering cartoonist visits the site of a massacre...

Marek 1600-1699, 1690s, death, Massachusetts, Merrimack, NH history, Penacook, SOURCE=roadside markers

Hannah Dustin (1697)

"Famous example of frontier heroism." (sic)

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The First Bridle Path

Ethan Allen Crawford ramps up his tourism business...

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Willey Family Disaster

A COMICS POEM; Extrapolated from Frank Leavitt's original 3-verse poem (1885): SOURCE LINKS: I drew this comic using Frank Leavitt's poem as my starting point. I added some details from other sources (see below) & then made up a couple of my own lines to fill out the story. I have found that the poem actually fits … Continue reading Willey Family Disaster

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Ethan Allen Crawford

Spaulding's "Giant Mountaineer"...

Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, Henry Cheever Pratt, White Mountains

Ravages of the Wind-Fiend

Two painters summit Mt. Chocorua in 1828...

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Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

Drawn from Thomas Cole's diary.

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Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

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

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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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Civil War Comics Camp

Middle school students research & draw original comics based on local Civil War era primary sources...

Marek Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene

August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision ...

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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)

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

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

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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

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

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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

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

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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

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

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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

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

Marek Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 4-6, 1864: Leaving Bristow Station (by Lilly)

The 9th NH Volunteers advance on Confederate lines... Drawn by guest artist Lilly!