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19 February, 201427 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 62: Thus Far

1862: Colby takes stock of the war ...

15 February, 201423 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 61: Mail

1862: News and views from the old NH home ...

11 February, 201423 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 60: Marching Orders

Waiting for action ...

8 February, 201427 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 59: Muddy Branch

A change of scenery & water supply ...

23 January, 201427 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 58: Skirmish

1862: A harrowing day of marching, waiting, marching, & wondering...

16 January, 201427 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 57: Rations

1862: Col. Stearns secures more (if not better) victuals:

8 January, 201427 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, farms, NH history, peaches, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 56: Caught At It

1862: Newton tries his hand at peach orchard thievery:

6 January, 201427 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 55: Hospitality

1862: Union boys aren't supposed to take anything from the southron farms they pass...

4 January, 201427 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, farms, NH history, peaches, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 54: Peaches

1862: An intriguing meditation on property, slavery, and justice by our Northern narrator:

1 January, 201413 February, 2026 Marek 1860s, 1st SC Volunteers, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, government, Manchester, Reference Links

Hawks 52: Emancipation! (January 1st, 1863)

1862-3: NH doctor ESTHER HILL HAWKS rings in the New Year with the 1st South Carolina (Colored) Regiment ... as the Emancipation Proclamation take effect, and the Union is changed forever!

22 December, 201322 January, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 104: Ice

1862: A cold night on the canal ...

21 December, 201321 January, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, hardtack, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 103: Bakery Nearby

1862: Colby's on sick leave, waiting to catch a ride back up to the front ...

20 December, 201321 January, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, forestry, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 102: Holiday

1862: Colby gets an unexpected holiday break as Christmas approaches ...

19 December, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 53: Newspapers

1862: Colby finds an unquenchable thirst for reading material in camp ...

16 December, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 52: Rumors

1862: Real news was scarce indeed ...

14 December, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 51: Fair Shot

1862: Maybe this is why the picket guards were such poor shots? ...

11 December, 201323 July, 2015 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 50: Teamwork

1862: With a little teamwork and vigilance, a squad of Union soldiers can accomplish an astonishing amount of... card-playing?!

9 December, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 49: Work Detail

1862: Colby's camp needs firewood ...

6 December, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 48: Camp Schedule

1862: Daily routine in a union camp along the Potomac lines ...

4 December, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 1st SC Volunteers, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Freedmen, Massachusetts, NH history, Reference Links

Hawks 20: Their Environment

1862: Dr. Esther confronts head-on the situation of the South Carolina Freedmen:

3 December, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 47: “None of us were any too well pleased”

1862: Camp life is definitely a step down from picket duty ...

2 December, 20131 May, 2014 Marek 1860s, 1st SC Volunteers, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Freedmen, Massachusetts, NH history, Reference Links

Hawks 19: The Lowest Type

1862: Dr. Esther sets out to write about freedmen volunteering to fight for the union, but once again encounters her own racial prejudices ...

24 November, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 46: Alarm

1862: Alert! Alert! The enemy approaches! (Or DOES he...?)

22 November, 201322 November, 2013 Marek 1830s, marriage, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH)

1839: Phebe Weed writes Larkin from Sandwich to tease & joke & vent (in some unexpected ways!)...