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Historical New Hampshire Vol. 71 No. 1

Featuring "Drawing Freeman Colby," an 18-page full-color article about the "Live Free & Draw" comics creation process.

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Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

An overview of major events from Wilcox's diary & letters...

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May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)

Wilcox has scarcely enough time to warm his dinner before being ordered into battle...

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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 guest artist Sammy during COMICS CAMP at the Historical Society of Cheshire County: from the Civil War Diary of Charles W. Wilcox |< << 13-14 May 1864 >> SOURCES: Sammy draws from Wilcox's diary entries for 13-14 May: ... & from the … Continue reading May 13, 1864: ‘We lay down on the grass to rest’ (by Sammy)

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

Wilcox must make an unfair trade with a Confederate surgeon...

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)

Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war ...

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)

"Laid on our arms all night last night about a mile from the battlefield..."

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox means to keep up with his journal, but he keeps getting interrupted...

Marek 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 6, 1864: “Marched to Mine Run” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox and the 9th NH march southwards...

Marek Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

May 4-6, 1864: Leaving Bristow Station (by Lilly)

The 9th NH Volunteers advance on Confederate lines... Drawn by guest artist Lilly!

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“Almost an Accident”

Unsafe cannonades almost end in tragedy for guests at the Profile House...

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NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

"The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO..."

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NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

Free elections, not family dynasties!

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NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

Open, accessible government, for the people...

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NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

State's rights, reserved for the people of NH...

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Pitch Pine

Brother John digs deep in search of light, and Brother Asa gets the axe ... << BEFORE: Candles from hogs ... NEXT >> SOURCE: As told in The Story of the Hutchinsons Vol. I (John Hutchinson, 1896): But at times even this luxury of candle light was denied us... [p.18-19] Especially this line on Asa's reaction to sudden amputation: Oh, … Continue reading Pitch Pine

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NH Constitution Article 6: Morality and Piety.

This one explains why public schools and other state institutions don't celebrate any one religion's holidays

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NH Constitution Article 5: Religious Freedom Recognized.

A logical extension of freedom of conscience.

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NH Constitution Article 4: Rights of Conscience Unalienable

Some rights you just can't give away.

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NH Constitution Article 3: Society, its Organization and Purposes

Balancing NATURAL RIGHTS with the compromises and exchanges of SOCIETY...