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

Colby 44: As Light As Possible

1862: Freeman checks up on his little brother ...

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

Colby 43: Newton Takes Charge

1862: Newton takes charge ...

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

Colby 42: A Hundred Feet of Rope

1862: As far as Newton is concerned, the longer the rope, the bigger the tangle ...

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

Colby 41: Newton & the Georgetown Mules

1862: Freeman's hapless brother Newton Colby seems to have a knack for getting himself into trouble ...

Marek 1830s, government, NH history, religion, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical

Of One Blood All Nations (Sandwich, NH)

1838: Sandwich petitions Congress to end the "nefarious traffic in slaves" in the District of Columbia...

Marek 1830s, cabbage, farms, food, NH history, Sandwich, silk, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

OCTOBER 1839: Phebe Weed to Larkin Weed (Sandwich, NH)

1839: Phebe Weed (NH) asks her brother Larkin (NJ) for advice about starting a Sandwich silkworm plantation ...

Marek 1830s, education, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

Regulations (New Hampton Academy)

1835: Larkin Weed's daily schedule at New Hampton Academy ...

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

Colby 40: Button Our Blankets Together

1862: Making the most of limited shelter while the season grows colder ...

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

Colby 39: And a Vigilant Lookout

1862: Rebels on the far bank!

Marek 1830s, education, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

Thus You See (New Hampton, NH)

1835: Larkin Weed writes home, in part to justify the expense boarding school at New Hampton ...

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

Colby 38: The Picket Line

1862: How they guarded the Potomac River, border between Union and Rebellion ...

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

Colby 37: The Captain Would Always Hate Us

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

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

Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case

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

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

Colby 35: Day of Rest

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

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, forestry, Massachusetts, NH history, Reference Links

Hawks 15: Looms Up the Grand Mansion

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

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

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 ...

Marek 1850s, corn, economics, metals & minerals, NH history, SOURCE=Little, Weare

Bank of John Gillet (Weare)

1855: This story of home-grown finance comes from William Little's chapter on "Peculiar People" in Weare ...

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

Colby 33: Straggling Commenced

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

Marek 1870s, 2000-2099, construction, education, guest artist, Keene, NH history, SOURCE=HSCC

“More Than One Million Bricks” (GUEST POST)

Guest artist Bea Reel uses her latest strip to detail the construction of the new high school in 1876...

Marek 1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Massachusetts, NH history, Reference Links

Hawks 14: The Shell Road

1862: Scenic South Carolina in the midst of war ...

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

Colby 32: We Plodded Doggedly On

1862: The sun goes down & the miles drag on ...

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

Colby 31: Dusty Roads

1862: Troop movements along the Potomac ...

Marek 1830s, death, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)

1835: GUEST ARTIST "E.J.P." (of Sandwich, NH) details Larkin's adventure in a House of Death ...

Marek 1830s, death, guest artist, New Hampton, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family Letters

The Most Excruciating Torture (New Hampton, NH)

1835: GUEST ARTIST draws the next episode in the education of Larkin Weed: