Captured 9th NH men march farther South …
Category: 1860s
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…
Colby 116: Patient Patient
Newton’s story, continued …
Colby & Bacon on a Night March
The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …
Colby at Muddy Branch
Somehow, Colby has to get a pail of drinking water out of Muddy Branch Creek …
Colby & Co. in the Woods
We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…
Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge
1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …
Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home
1863: Finally, a letter arrives — brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!
Colby 113: Lucky Soldier
1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England …
Colby 112: Sham Fight
1863: An entertaining pastime turns dangerous at the “Second Great Battle of Poolsville” …
Colby 111: Stockading
The boys make good use of the warm winter weather …
Colby 110: Tentmates
Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…
Colby 109: Duty
The regiment’s responsibilities:
Colby 108: Place of Honor
More maneuvers along the Potomac …
Colby 107: Holidays at the South
Colby observes Christmas festivities far from his native New Hampshire …
Colby 106: Reassurances
Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …
