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Comics History from the Granite State ~ by Marek Bennett

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Hawks 13: From a Military Point of View

1862: Dr. Hawks lays out some of the military realities of her surroundings …

beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, ferry, forts, Port Royal, south carolina

Hawks 12: No One Is Punished

1862: General Saxton confronts the ruthless tide of violence against former slaves …

abuse, beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, freedmen, Rufus Saxton, south carolina

Colby 28: Not Far Away

1862: While waiting in camp at Washington, Colby hears news of nearby engagements…

arlington heights, bull run, chain bridge, Freeman Colby, washington

Colby 27: Ellsworth & Lee

1862: Colby surveys his surroundings & recalls the big names that shaped history here …

alexandria, arlington heights, elmer ellsworth, Freeman Colby, robert e. lee, washington

Hawks 23: 300 Pupils

1862: Dr. Esther loses her voice teaching 300 freedmen students at a time …

beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, south carolina

Hawks 10: Mere Love of Destroying

1862: Dr. Hawks continues to document the depredations of Union troops occupying coastal South Carolina …

beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, looting, mansions, south carolina, wealth

Colby 26: Washington

1862: Colby’s regiment finally reaches Washington, but Newton’s sick in the hospital when the work begins …

arlington heights, baltimore, civil war, Freeman Colby, washington

Hawks 9: Beautiful City

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

beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, mansions, south carolina, wealth

Colby 24: Baltimore Poison

1862: Dangers of roadside rebel coffee in Baltimore …

baltimore, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby

Colby 23: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon

1862: The regiment receives a generous reception in Philly …

civil war, Freeman Colby, Philadelphia

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 …

civil war, Freeman Colby, Jersey City, mules, Philadelphia

Hawks 8: Miserable Night

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

beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, south carolina

Hawks 6: Take Us in Charge

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

beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, south carolina, tugboat

Swett 6: Profile House

1865: Swett approaches his destination …

Franconia, profile house, white mountains, William B. Swett

Hawks 4: Unfit for Ocean Travel

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

Cape Hatteras, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, Mrs. General Hawley, New York, south carolina, U.S.S. Delaware

Hawks 2: Alone in the City

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

civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, Lovejoys Hotel, New York

Colby 15: Evasion

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

civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

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…

civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, New York

Colby 13: Devoted to Drilling

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

civil war, Freeman Colby, woburn

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!

1st S.C. Volunteers, beaufort, civil war, Esther Hill Hawks, freedmen, Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Colby 8: Company K

1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men…

civil war, Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas bacon, newton colby, woburn

Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains…

Henniker, white mountains, William B. Swett

Colby 5: We Enlisted

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

civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, Phineas Stearns Davis, woburn

Colby 3: Woburn

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

civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, woburn

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