1862: Dr. Hawks lays out some of the military realities of her surroundings …
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Hawks 12: No One Is Punished
1862: General Saxton confronts the ruthless tide of violence against former slaves …
Colby 28: Not Far Away
1862: While waiting in camp at Washington, Colby hears news of nearby engagements…
Colby 27: Ellsworth & Lee
1862: Colby surveys his surroundings & recalls the big names that shaped history here …
Hawks 23: 300 Pupils
1862: Dr. Esther loses her voice teaching 300 freedmen students at a time …
Hawks 10: Mere Love of Destroying
1862: Dr. Hawks continues to document the depredations of Union troops occupying coastal South Carolina …
Colby 26: Washington
1862: Colby’s regiment finally reaches Washington, but Newton’s sick in the hospital when the work begins …
Hawks 9: Beautiful City
1862: Dr. Esther seems to have a weak spot for the opulent luxury of plantation culture …
Colby 24: Baltimore Poison
1862: Dangers of roadside rebel coffee in Baltimore …
Colby 23: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon
1862: The regiment receives a generous reception in Philly …
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 …
Hawks 8: Miserable Night
1862: Dr. Esther’s party passes a difficult first night in their new quarters …
Hawks 6: Take Us in Charge
1862: Dr. Hawks’ party steps onshore in occupied South Carolina …
Swett 6: Profile House
1865: Swett approaches his destination …
Hawks 4: Unfit for Ocean Travel
1862: To South Carolina, by leaky boat full of diseased soldiers …
Hawks 2: Alone in the City
1862: Dr. Hawks makes her way South, towards mission work with the freedmen…
Colby 15: Evasion
1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!
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…
Colby 13: Devoted to Drilling
1862: This seems almost idyllic… until you consider the horrors these men will soon face.
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!
Colby 8: Company K
1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men…
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…
Colby 5: We Enlisted
1862: The Colby brothers sign up with a Massachusetts regiment…
Colby 3: Woburn
1861-2: Colby finds work at an unfamiliar Massachusetts town…
