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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 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 ...

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Colby 37: The Captain Would Always Hate Us

1862: Colby & Bacon may have escaped military discipline, but the Captain still holds a grudge ...

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Hawks 16: Praise & Pride

1862: Many of Dr. Esther's notes on the freedmen of South Carolina seem to mix equal parts observation and prejudice ...

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Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case

1862: Freeman & Jonas finally get to plead their case regarding their dramatic escape from camp ...

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Colby 35: Day of Rest

1862: Colby's footsore "day of rest" just happens to be the bloodiest day in US military history ...

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Hawks 15: Looms Up the Grand Mansion

1862: Dr. Hawks explores the "grand mansions" & grounds of Beaufort ...

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Colby 34: Trouble in Camp

1862: Colby & Bacon may have "straggled" in a field the night before, but they're up at dawn and on the road ...

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Colby 33: Straggling Commenced

1862: Colby's regiment gets back to basics on its first hard night march ...