Category: Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby

• Freeman Colby Vol. 2, Episode 1: New Year’s Day, 1863

  

  January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.

  Marek

  8 April, 2019

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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.

  Marek

  6 July, 2018

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• Colby 116: Patient Patient

  

  Newton’s story, continued …

  Marek

  8 March, 2016

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• Colby & Bacon on a Night March

  

  The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …

  Marek

  12 February, 2016

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• Colby at Muddy Branch

  

  Somehow, Colby has to get a pail of drinking water out of Muddy Branch Creek …

  Marek

  8 February, 2016

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• Colby & Co. in the Woods

  

  We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…

  Marek

  23 July, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history

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• Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

  

  1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …

  Marek

  9 June, 2015

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• Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

  

  1863: Finally, a letter arrives — brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!

  Marek

  24 May, 2015

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

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• Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

  

  1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England …

  Marek

  7 May, 2015

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• Colby 112: Sham Fight

  

  1863: An entertaining pastime turns dangerous at the “Second Great Battle of Poolsville” …

  Marek

  15 March, 2015

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• Colby 111: Stockading

  

  The boys make good use of the warm winter weather …

  Marek

  4 March, 2015

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• Colby 110: Tentmates

  

  Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…

  Marek

  27 February, 2015

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• Colby 109: Duty

  

  The regiment’s responsibilities:

  Marek

  25 February, 2015

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• Colby 108: Place of Honor

  

  More maneuvers along the Potomac …

  Marek

  5 February, 2015

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• Colby 107: Holidays at the South

  

  Colby observes Christmas festivities far from his native New Hampshire …

  Marek

  2 February, 2015

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• Colby 106: Reassurances

  

  Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …

  Marek

  27 January, 2015

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• Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer

  

  Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville …

  Marek

  22 January, 2015

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• Colby 101: We Had Objections

  

  Do officers have special party privileges? …

  Marek

  21 January, 2015

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

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• Colby 100: Warm Weather

  

  Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!

  Marek

  16 January, 2015

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• Colby 99: “Parker Richardson is in camp”

  

  A well-connected visitor passes through …

  Marek

  15 January, 2015

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• Colby 98: Quick Note

  

  News from Newton!

  Marek

  21 December, 2014

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• Colby 97: Hope

  

  A brother’s concern about the wartime hospital system …

  Marek

  20 December, 2014

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• Colby 96: Newton’s Transfer

  

  Newton finally ships out on a barge bound for Washington …

  Marek

  19 December, 2014

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• Colby 95: Sunday

  

  A sabbath (of sorts) in camp:

  Marek

  18 December, 2014

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