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30 December, 201610 January, 2017 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 ...

7 September, 2016 Marek 1800-1899, 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene, series, SOURCE=HSCC

Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

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

7 September, 20167 September, 2016 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...

24 August, 2016 Marek Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene

August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision ...

22 August, 201610 January, 2017 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)

16 August, 201622 August, 2016 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...

11 August, 20167 September, 2016 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 ...

11 August, 20167 September, 2016 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..."

11 August, 201617 August, 2016 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...

7 August, 201617 August, 2016 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...

5 August, 201617 August, 2016 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!

28 August, 20151 September, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, 1760s, colonial, guest artist, Peterborough

First Clock in Town (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Chris depicts the arrival of new technology around 1765-1770, thanks to the efforts of Mrs. William Smith:

28 August, 20151 September, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, death, guest artist, music & dance, Peterborough, religion

An Interview with the Devil (Peterborough) (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Malcolm (of Dublin, NH) dramatizes of an old supernatural fiddler legend from Peterborough...

27 August, 201527 August, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, 1750s, colonial, French + Indian Wars, guest artist, Peterborough

Fake Raid (Peterborough, 1754) (GUEST POST)

Peterborough resident Liam draws a practical joke from the French-Indian War era:

26 August, 201527 August, 2015 Marek 1700-1799, guest artist, Peterborough, sabbath

“No Doing Things on a Sunday” (Peterborough, 1700s) (GUEST POST)

Peterborough resident Daniel portrays the strict sabbath laws of the town's early settlers, as related in Kinscella’s Chronicles of Peterborough: NEXT: One practical joke from 1754 >>