Category: 39th MA

• Colby 24: Baltimore Poison

  

  1862: Dangers of roadside rebel coffee in Baltimore …

  Marek

  9 March, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  baltimore, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby

• Colby 23: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon

  

  1862: The regiment receives a generous reception in Philly …

  Marek

  26 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Philadelphia

• Colby 22: Philadelphia by Mule

  

  1862: With the war raging next door in Maryland, the city of Philadelphia STILL insists on certain inconvenient city ordinances …

  Marek

  23 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, horses, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Jersey City, mules, Philadelphia

• Colby 21: The Wait

  

  1862: Colby’s long slow journey to the front continues …

  Marek

  20 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Connecticut, SOURCE=HHS, weather

  civil war, Freeman Colby, New London

• Colby 20: On Parade

  

  1862: Discipline stretches in the hot noonday sun …

  Marek

  16 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS, weather

  Boston, civil war, Freeman Colby

• Colby 19: Getting Back

  

  1862: Despite the Captain’s wrath, Colby seems to really relish this memory of his escape from camp the week before …

  Marek

  14 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)

  

  1861: Background info & links for Freeman’s diary …

  Marek

  11 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, Henniker, posters, SOURCE=HHS

  Civil War, Freeman Colby, Henniker, jonas bacon, school

• Colby 18: Rejoining the Regiment

  

  1862: Colby & Bacon try to slip back into their Regiment as it passes through Boston…

  Marek

  28 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  Boston, civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Margaret Clement, woburn

• Colby 15: Evasion

  

  1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!

  Marek

  20 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Colby 14: Dash for the Train

  

  1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…

  Marek

  15 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Colby 13: Devoted to Drilling

  

  1862: This seems almost idyllic… until you consider the horrors these men will soon face.

  Marek

  11 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, woburn

• Colby 12: Close to Home

  

  1862: Those lucky boys from Woburn get to visit home any time they want …

  Marek

  9 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, woburn

• Colby 11: Captain’s Promise

  

  1862: Is Captain Richardson playing favorites in the furlough department?

  Marek

  6 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, woburn

• Colby 10: Stuff for Sale

  

  1862: Camp “venders” settle in to make money off the boys in blue…

  Marek

  4 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, woburn

• Colby 9: Camp Life

  

  1862: Camp routine of the 39th Massachusetts Company K…

  Marek

  3 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, woburn

• Colby 8: Company K

  

  1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men…

  Marek

  31 December, 2012

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas bacon, newton colby, woburn

• Colby 7: Just in Case

  

  1862: You’re in the army now.

  Marek

  27 December, 2012

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, medicine, SOURCE=HHS

  army, civil war, Freeman Colby, medicine

• Colby 6: A Critical Inspection of the Teeth

  

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

  Marek

  24 December, 2012

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, dentistry, food, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, medicine

• Colby 5: We Enlisted

  

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

  Marek

  22 December, 2012

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, Phineas Stearns Davis, woburn