“Once a sovereign nation”…
Category Archives: 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 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 theContinue reading “May 13, 1864: ‘We lay down on the grass to rest’ (by Sammy)”
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 …
