“Once a sovereign nation”…
Category: 1800-1899
May 18, 1864: Marching (by Molly)
Captured 9th NH men march farther South …
The First Bridle Path
Ethan Allen Crawford ramps up his tourism business…
Willey Family Disaster
A COMICS POEM; Extrapolated from Frank Leavitt’s original 3-verse poem (1885):
Ravages of the Wind-Fiend
Two painters summit Mt. Chocorua in 1828…
The Legend of Chocorua
One version of a local legend.
Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua
Drawn from Thomas Cole’s diary.
Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)
An overview of major events from Wilcox’s diary & letters…
May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)
Wilcox has scarcely enough time to warm his dinner before being ordered into battle…
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 … More
May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)
Wilcox must make an unfair trade with a Confederate surgeon…
May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)
Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war …
May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)
“Laid on our arms all night last night about a mile from the battlefield…”
May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)
Charles Wilcox means to keep up with his journal, but he keeps getting interrupted…
May 6, 1864: “Marched to Mine Run” (by Aidan)
Charles Wilcox and the 9th NH march southwards…
“Almost an Accident”
Unsafe cannonades almost end in tragedy for guests at the Profile House…
Pitch Pine
Brother John digs deep in search of light, and Brother Asa gets the axe … << BEFORE: Candles from hogs …
Colby 116: Patient Patient
Newton’s story, continued …
Illumination
Whale oil or hog fat? The sustainable energy debate of the 1820s…
Colby & Bacon on a Night March
The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …
Choirmaster Power Play
Brother Joshua makes his move …
Colby at Muddy Branch
Somehow, Colby has to get a pail of drinking water out of Muddy Branch Creek …
Empty Rooms
Yet more neighborly concern for the Hutchinson family’s new home …
Resolved
Early 19th century Baptist activism, hosted at the old district two school house …
