Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, death, poetry, White Mountains

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

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...

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...

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 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

“Almost an Accident”

Unsafe cannonades almost end in tragedy for guests at the Profile House...

Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, farms, forestry, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history

Pitch Pine

Brother John digs deep in search of light, and Brother Asa gets the axe ... << BEFORE: Candles from hogs ... NEXT >> SOURCE: As told in The Story of the Hutchinsons Vol. I (John Hutchinson, 1896): But at times even this luxury of candle light was denied us... [p.18-19] Especially this line on Asa's reaction to sudden amputation: Oh, … Continue reading Pitch Pine

Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, farms, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, pigs

Illumination

Whale oil or hog fat? The sustainable energy debate of the 1820s...

Marek 1800-1899, 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history

Colby & Bacon on a Night March

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

Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance, NH history, religion

Choirmaster Power Play

Brother Joshua makes his move ...

Marek 1800-1899, 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

Colby at Muddy Branch

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

Marek 1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, music & dance, NH history

Empty Rooms

Yet more neighborly concern for the Hutchinson family's new home ...

Marek 1800-1899, 1800s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, politics, religion

Resolved

Early 19th century Baptist activism, hosted at the old district two school house ...