January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.
Category: Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby
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.
Colby 116: Patient Patient
Newton’s story, continued …
Colby & Bacon on a Night March
The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …
Colby at Muddy Branch
Somehow, Colby has to get a pail of drinking water out of Muddy Branch Creek …
Colby & Co. in the Woods
We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…
Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge
1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …
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 112: Sham Fight
1863: An entertaining pastime turns dangerous at the “Second Great Battle of Poolsville” …
Colby 111: Stockading
The boys make good use of the warm winter weather …
Colby 110: Tentmates
Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…
Colby 109: Duty
The regiment’s responsibilities:
Colby 108: Place of Honor
More maneuvers along the Potomac …
Colby 107: Holidays at the South
Colby observes Christmas festivities far from his native New Hampshire …
Colby 106: Reassurances
Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …
Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer
Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville …
Colby 101: We Had Objections
Do officers have special party privileges? …
Colby 100: Warm Weather
Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!
Colby 99: “Parker Richardson is in camp”
A well-connected visitor passes through …
Colby 98: Quick Note
News from Newton!
Colby 97: Hope
A brother’s concern about the wartime hospital system …
Colby 96: Newton’s Transfer
Newton finally ships out on a barge bound for Washington …
Colby 95: Sunday
A sabbath (of sorts) in camp:
