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Colby 13: Devoted to Drilling

1862: This seems almost idyllic... until you consider the horrors these men will soon face.

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Colby 12: Close to Home

1862: Those lucky boys from Woburn get to visit home any time they want ...

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Colby 11: Captain’s Promise

1862: Is Captain Richardson playing favorites in the furlough department?

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Colby 10: Stuff for Sale

1862: Camp “venders” settle in to make money off the boys in blue…

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Colby 9: Camp Life

1862: Camp routine of the 39th Massachusetts Company K...

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Colby 8: Company K

1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men...

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Colby 6: A Critical Inspection of the Teeth

1862: The 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment has high standards for its recruits…

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Colby 5: We Enlisted

1862: The Colby brothers sign up with a Massachusetts regiment…

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Colby 3: Woburn

1861-2: Colby finds work at an unfamiliar Massachusetts town…

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Colby 1: When the War Broke Out

1861: Freeman Colby (of Henniker) needs a break from the rigors of teaching… so he enlists to fight in the Civil War!

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We Go Without Mittens Very Well (Rogers, Nov. 20 1862, #2)

Rogers recounts recent experiences & dispenses domestic advice for the home front ...

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Dear Sister (Rogers, Nov. 20 1862, #1)

In this early Civil War letter, Warner native Joseph S. Rogers stares across the waters at a looming battle...