Civil War Letters & Diaries – Page 6 – Live Free and Draw 📖

18 March, 201324 March, 2013 Marek 1860s, 2nd NH, Civil War, Contoocook Village, Hopkinton, Jones Brothers' Civil War Letters, SOURCE=HopkintonHistoricalSociety

Dear Brother (Jones, June 13th 1862)

Contoocook's Burleigh K. Jones writes to his brother following the Battle of Seven Pines ...

13 March, 20133 June, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 25: Rumors of Jackson

1862: Gossip spreads about the regiment's first assignment ...

11 March, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Reference Links

Hawks 9: Beautiful City

1862: Dr. Esther seems to have a weak spot for the opulent luxury of plantation culture ...

9 March, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 24: Baltimore Poison

1862: Dangers of roadside rebel coffee in Baltimore ...

26 February, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 23: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon

1862: The regiment receives a generous reception in Philly ...

23 February, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, horses, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 22: Philadelphia by Mule

1862: With the war raging next door in Maryland, the city of Philadelphia STILL insists on certain inconvenient city ordinances ...

20 February, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Connecticut, SOURCE=HHS, weather

Colby 21: The Wait

1862: Colby's long slow journey to the front continues ...

19 February, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, graves & memorials, Reference Links, vermin

Hawks 8: Miserable Night

1862: Dr. Esther's party passes a difficult first night in their new quarters ...

16 February, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS, weather

Colby 20: On Parade

1862: Discipline stretches in the hot noonday sun ...

14 February, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 19: Getting Back

1862: Despite the Captain's wrath, Colby seems to really relish this memory of his escape from camp the week before ...

12 February, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks

Hawks 7: Home

1862: Dr. Esther & her band of missionary women arrive at their new quarters ...

11 February, 201322 February, 2019 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, Henniker, posters, SOURCE=HHS

The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)

1861: Background info & links for Freeman's diary ...

8 February, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Reference Links

Hawks 6: Take Us in Charge

1862: Dr. Hawks' party steps onshore in occupied South Carolina ...

31 January, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, music & dance, weather

Hawks 5: A Most Grateful Party

1862: Amidst tempest, terror, & rumors of a wreck, Dr. Esther's ship somehow pulls into Hilton Head ...

29 January, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Freedmen, Maine, Reference Links, weather

Hawks 4: Unfit for Ocean Travel

1862: To South Carolina, by leaky boat full of diseased soldiers ...

28 January, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 18: Rejoining the Regiment

1862: Colby & Bacon try to slip back into their Regiment as it passes through Boston...

26 January, 201327 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, education, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester

Hawks 3: Lovejoys Hotel

1862: Dr. Esther makes friends during a short stop in a stinky New York hotel room...

25 January, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 17: Farewell

1862: At the end of his informal furlough, AWOL Freeman must say good-bye...

22 January, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, Bradford, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, politics, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 16: Visiting Family

1862: Colby talks politics with various branches of the family during his week at home...

21 January, 201323 April, 2014 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, education, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester, Reference Links

Hawks 2: Alone in the City

1862: Dr. Hawks makes her way South, towards mission work with the freedmen...

20 January, 20131 May, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 15: Evasion

1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!

18 January, 201329 February, 2016 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester, posters, Reference Links

Hawks 1: Civil War Diary (cover)

1862: A color cover of Manchester native Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, all alone on the pier at New York City, on her way to occupied South Carolina...

15 January, 201326 March, 2014 Marek 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

Colby 14: Dash for the Train

1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out...

14 January, 20133 January, 2016 Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, education, Esther Hill Hawks, Manchester

Hawks INTRO: “I Answered Accordingly”

1862: An unexpected letter at tea time on Saturday evening kicks off the adventure of a lifetime...