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28 December, 201225 March, 2015 Marek 1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, death, Henniker, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, White Mountains, William B. Swett

Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains...

27 December, 201218 December, 2022 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, medicine, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 7: Just in Case

1862: You're in the army now.

24 December, 201226 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, dentistry, food, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 6: A Critical Inspection of the Teeth

1862: The 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment has high standards for its recruits…

22 December, 201223 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 5: We Enlisted

1862: The Colby brothers sign up with a Massachusetts regiment…

21 December, 201226 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 4: Newton, My Brother

1862: Freeman Colby's little brother can't wait to go to war!

20 December, 201223 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 3: Woburn

1861-2: Colby finds work at an unfamiliar Massachusetts town…

19 December, 201224 April, 2019 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 2: How Relentless

1861: Freeman Colby recalls Northern attitudes that Spring …

15 December, 20128 March, 2023 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, food, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 1: When the War Broke Out

1861: Freeman Colby (of Henniker) needs a break from the rigors of teaching… so he enlists to fight in the Civil War!

21 November, 20128 April, 2013 Marek 1860s, charity, Civil War, harvest, Newport, politics, religion, Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Hale on Thanksgiving (1864)

Hale reflects on the national holiday she helped create in the midst of Civil War. (Note her "peculiarly" 19th century conceptions of politics, gender, charity, & religion.) << BEFORE: Ms. Hale writes an influential letter to President Lincoln ... FURTHER READING: More editorials by Ms. Hale (editress of "Godey's Lady's Book")

20 November, 201228 December, 2012 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Letters of Joseph Rogers, pigs, SOURCE=WHS+Warren, Warner, weather

We Go Without Mittens Very Well (Rogers, Nov. 20 1862, #2)

Rogers recounts recent experiences & dispenses domestic advice for the home front ...

19 November, 201222 April, 2015 Marek 11th NH, 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Letters of Joseph Rogers, Reference Links, SOURCE=WHS+Warren, Warner

Dear Sister (Rogers, Nov. 20 1862, #1)

In this early Civil War letter, Warner native Joseph S. Rogers stares across the waters at a looming battle...

18 November, 201229 November, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Newport, politics, Sarah Josepha Hale, SOURCE=Library of Congress

Letter to Lincoln (1863)

Newport native Sarah Josepha Hale appeals to President Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War, and instigates an official national holiday! << BEFORE: Thanksgiving, 1862 NEXT: Hale's 1864 Thanksgiving editorial >> I've heavily excerpted the original letter to make this comics-format version. For further reading, see these notes & links: Hale's letter of Sept. 28, … Continue reading Letter to Lincoln (1863)

13 November, 20123 January, 2022 Marek 1860s, Civil War, John Adams Dix, SOURCE=Library of Congress, SOURCE=NH.gov

Dix’s Letter to New Orleans (1861)

As the union begins to crumble, Treasury Secretary Dix orders a revenue cutter in New Orleans back North; the captain refuses, and Dix sends this telegram to his agent in the South: At a time when the outgoing Buchanan administration was doing little to avert the ongoing crisis of Southern secession, Dix's order electrified both sides … Continue reading Dix’s Letter to New Orleans (1861)

12 November, 20123 January, 2022 Marek 1860s, Boscawen, Civil War, Concord, John Adams Dix, NH State House, portraits

Gen. John Adams Dix (State House)

A nine-foot-tall portrait of NH native John A. Dix, who, as President Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury, set "the hearts of the people everywhere ablaze"... NEXT: The famous "Shoot Him On the Spot" memo >> John Adams Dix (born in Boscawen, 1798) issued what the NY Herald called "the first command to shed blood that … Continue reading Gen. John Adams Dix (State House)

10 November, 20127 December, 2012 Marek 1860s, 2nd NH, Civil War, Harriet Patience Dame, medicine

Dodging Shells (Fair Oaks)

The dangers of mealtime missiles at the Battle of Fair Oaks! << BEFORE: Under Fire at 2nd Bull Run Now we'll hear from Nurse Dame herself: This tale takes place during McClellan's 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Union soldiers called the battle "Fair Oaks," while confederate soldiers referred to it as "Seven Pines." Each name commemorates the area of the … Continue reading Dodging Shells (Fair Oaks)

9 November, 20127 December, 2012 Marek 1860s, 2nd NH, Civil War, Harriet Patience Dame

“I Have Seen Her Under Fire” (2nd Bull Run)

An apocalyptic vision of a NH nurse on the battlefield... << BEFORE: Civil War Nurse Another soldier's memory of Harriet Patience Dame's civil war service: NEXT: Dodging shells >> LINK: More H. P. Dame accounts @ NH-Heritage.com 2nd Battle of Bull Run 28 August 1862 29 August 1862 30 August 1862

7 November, 20127 December, 2012 Marek 1860s, 2nd NH, Civil War, Harriet Patience Dame, medicine

Civil War Nurse

The 2nd NH's commanding officer recalls Nurse Dame: << BEFORE: Dame's portrait at the NH State House NEXT: "I have seen her under fire..." >> Dame has been called "Perhaps Concord’s most valuable contribution to the Civil War." Her Civil War service spanned the war, from its earliest days in 1861 until the end in 1865. She … Continue reading Civil War Nurse

16 September, 201218 March, 2013 Marek 1860s, 2nd NH, Civil War, SOURCE=Pride & al

“I tell you what it is, George” (First Bull Run)

From a letter by Private Charles Putnam (2nd NH Volunteers) to his brother George in Claremont... Excerpted from My Brave Boys: To War with Colonel Cross & the Fighting Fifth by Mike Pride and Mark Travis.

8 August, 201226 November, 2015 Marek 1860s, Civil War, death, graves & memorials, NH history, SOURCE=HSCC, Stoddard

Unknown Soldier (Stoddard, 1864)

Henry Stevens finally joins the 18th NH volunteers, but he never makes it into battle... SOURCE: HSCC Monadnock Moment No. 029: Stoddard's Unknown Soldier Originally published in Monadnock History Comics (Keene Sentinel, 2005) Discussion questions: This episode mentions the names of several historical figures. Which names do you recognize? Why are they famous? Abraham Lincoln William Tecumseh Sherman … Continue reading Unknown Soldier (Stoddard, 1864)