January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.
Category: Henniker
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 106: Reassurances
Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …
Colby 92: Another Rebel Raid
Even in winter quarters, the 39th Mass. Volunteers can’t quite relax …
Colby 91: Tea
A dipper of hot tea brings back memories of home …
Colby 81: Camp Desolation
The regiment prepares for Winter Quarters …
Colby 63: Guarding Rebel Property
1862: Colby’s complaints against the army’s anti-foraging policies …
Colby 62: Thus Far
1862: Colby takes stock of the war …
Colby 61: Mail
1862: News and views from the old NH home …
Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)
Henniker sends metal to Berlin as part of the war effort… (Drawn by guest artist / art teacher Todd Storro)
Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)
1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?
Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 3)
1861: Parents! Lay not the flattering unction! …
Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 2)
1861: In its official report, the Henniker School Committee proceeds to excoriate parents & dispense vocational advice:
Henniker 1861 School Committee Report (Part 1)
1861: As the Civil War breaks wide open & Henniker issues its annual Town Report, the School Committee sounds an incendiary call to either FIX the schools, or DO AWAY with them altogether!
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)
1861: Background info & links for Freeman’s diary …
Colby 17: Farewell
1862: At the end of his informal furlough, AWOL Freeman must say good-bye…
Mrs. Peters Shoots a Bear (Henniker)
GUN SAFETY IN THE 1770s: If you come to visit, DON’T take that shortcut through the cornfield…
Colby 16: Visiting Family
1862: Colby talks politics with various branches of the family during his week at home…
Colby 15: Evasion
1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!
Colby 14: Dash for the Train
1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…
Liberty-Pole (Henniker)
1829: Never mind all the war heroes and noisy demonstrations, HERE’s the big story of the day…
Celebration Day – January 8th, 1829 (Henniker)
The people of Henniker party like it’s 1829…
ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)
Let’s kick off this series with a pin-up image of Mr. Swett in the Flume…
