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Colby 54: Peaches

1862: An intriguing meditation on property, slavery, and justice by our Northern narrator:

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Colby 104: Ice

1862: A cold night on the canal ...

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Colby 103: Bakery Nearby

1862: Colby's on sick leave, waiting to catch a ride back up to the front ...

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Colby 102: Holiday

1862: Colby gets an unexpected holiday break as Christmas approaches ...

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Colby 53: Newspapers

1862: Colby finds an unquenchable thirst for reading material in camp ...

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Colby 52: Rumors

1862: Real news was scarce indeed ...

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Colby 51: Fair Shot

1862: Maybe this is why the picket guards were such poor shots? ...

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Colby 50: Teamwork

1862: With a little teamwork and vigilance, a squad of Union soldiers can accomplish an astonishing amount of... card-playing?!

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Colby 49: Work Detail

1862: Colby's camp needs firewood ...

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Colby 48: Camp Schedule

1862: Daily routine in a union camp along the Potomac lines ...

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Hawks 20: Their Environment

1862: Dr. Esther confronts head-on the situation of the South Carolina Freedmen:

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Colby 47: “None of us were any too well pleased”

1862: Camp life is definitely a step down from picket duty ...

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Hawks 19: The Lowest Type

1862: Dr. Esther sets out to write about freedmen volunteering to fight for the union, but once again encounters her own racial prejudices ...

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Colby 46: Alarm

1862: Alert! Alert! The enemy approaches! (Or DOES he...?)

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Colby 45: The Bones They Found

1862: Recognizing the anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff (1861) ...

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Colby 44: As Light As Possible

1862: Freeman checks up on his little brother ...

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Hawks 18: Morality

1862: Dr. Esther's observations of the "peculiar characteristics of the negro":

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Colby 43: Newton Takes Charge

1862: Newton takes charge ...

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Colby 42: A Hundred Feet of Rope

1862: As far as Newton is concerned, the longer the rope, the bigger the tangle ...

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Colby 41: Newton & the Georgetown Mules

1862: Freeman's hapless brother Newton Colby seems to have a knack for getting himself into trouble ...

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Colby 40: Button Our Blankets Together

1862: Making the most of limited shelter while the season grows colder ...

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Hawks 17: Merely a Subterfuge

1862: Dr. Esther suspects the former slaves are trying to trick her ...

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Colby 39: And a Vigilant Lookout

1862: Rebels on the far bank!

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Colby 38: The Picket Line

1862: How they guarded the Potomac River, border between Union and Rebellion ...