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Category Archives: Massachusetts

Colby 19: Getting Back

1862: Despite the Captain’s wrath, Colby seems to really relish this memory of his escape from camp the week before …

Posted byMarek14 February, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas baconLeave a comment on Colby 19: Getting Back

Colby 18: Rejoining the Regiment

1862: Colby & Bacon try to slip back into their Regiment as it passes through Boston…

Posted byMarek28 January, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHSTags:Boston, civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Margaret Clement, woburnLeave a comment on Colby 18: Rejoining the Regiment

Sabbath Hawks (Weare)

What a difference a century of Holy Sundays can make!

Posted byMarek27 January, 201330 January, 2013Posted in1600-1699, 1800-1899, chicken, colonial, eagle+hawk, hunting, judicial branch, Massachusetts, sabbath, SOURCE=Little, WeareTags:Edward Gove, hawk, hunting, Josiah Gove, sabbath, weareLeave a comment on Sabbath Hawks (Weare)

Colby 15: Evasion

1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!

Posted byMarek20 January, 20131 May, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas baconLeave a comment on Colby 15: Evasion

Colby 14: Dash for the Train

1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…

Posted byMarek15 January, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas baconLeave a comment on Colby 14: Dash for the Train

Colby 13: Devoted to Drilling

1862: This seems almost idyllic… until you consider the horrors these men will soon face.

Posted byMarek11 January, 20131 May, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, woburnLeave a comment on Colby 13: Devoted to Drilling

Colby 12: Close to Home

1862: Those lucky boys from Woburn get to visit home any time they want …

Posted byMarek9 January, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, woburnLeave a comment on Colby 12: Close to Home

Colby 11: Captain’s Promise

1862: Is Captain Richardson playing favorites in the furlough department?

Posted byMarek6 January, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, woburnLeave a comment on Colby 11: Captain’s Promise

Colby 10: Stuff for Sale

1862: Camp “venders” settle in to make money off the boys in blue…

Posted byMarek4 January, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, woburnLeave a comment on Colby 10: Stuff for Sale

Colby 9: Camp Life

1862: Camp routine of the 39th Massachusetts Company K…

Posted byMarek3 January, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, woburnLeave a comment on Colby 9: Camp Life

Colby 8: Company K

1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men…

Posted byMarek31 December, 201223 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas bacon, newton colby, woburnLeave a comment on Colby 8: Company K

Colby 7: Just in Case

1862: You’re in the army now.

Posted byMarek27 December, 201226 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, medicine, SOURCE=HHSTags:army, civil war, Freeman Colby, medicineLeave a comment on Colby 7: Just in Case

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