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Safe House

After a harrowing experience in backwoods Georgia, Jonathan Daniels arrives at Atlanta in the middle of the night ..

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The Road South

1965: Jonathan Daniels encounters roadside resistance on his way to help integrate Southern churches ...

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Colby 111: Stockading

The boys make good use of the warm winter weather ...

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Colby 108: Place of Honor

More maneuvers along the Potomac ...

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Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer

Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville ...

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Colby 101: We Had Objections

Do officers have special party privileges? ...

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Colby 92: Another Rebel Raid

Even in winter quarters, the 39th Mass. Volunteers can't quite relax ...

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Colby 88: “A Fine Drunk”

Tensions arise in camp as the holidays approach ...

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Colby 81: Camp Desolation

The regiment prepares for Winter Quarters ...

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Colby 80: Stoves

Finally, a fire in the tent! ...

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Colby 78: Pay

Colby displays a distinct lack of confidence in the stability of the US currency ...

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Colby 77: Regimental Sutler

1862: Sutler Pullen provides the goods... IF you have the money!

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Colby 76: Rations

Talking food with the tent-mates ...

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Colby 72: Hospital Tent

1862: Colby succumbs to medical treatment ...

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Colby 61: Mail

1862: News and views from the old NH home ...

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Hawks 52: Emancipation! (January 1st, 1863)

1862-3: NH doctor ESTHER HILL HAWKS rings in the New Year with the 1st South Carolina (Colored) Regiment ... as the Emancipation Proclamation take effect, and the Union is changed forever!

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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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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 45: The Bones They Found

1862: Recognizing the anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff (1861) ...

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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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Colby 39: And a Vigilant Lookout

1862: Rebels on the far bank!

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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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Hawks 14: The Shell Road

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