Category: SOURCE=HHS

• Colby 46: Alarm

  

  1862: Alert! Alert! The enemy approaches! (Or DOES he…?)

  Marek

  24 November, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, harper’s ferry, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 45: The Bones They Found

  

  1862: Recognizing the anniversary of the Battle of Ball’s Bluff (1861) …

  Marek

  19 November, 2013

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

  ball’s bluff, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 44: As Light As Possible

  

  1862: Freeman checks up on his little brother …

  Marek

  17 November, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, medicine, newton colby, Potomac, sick

• Colby 43: Newton Takes Charge

  

  1862: Newton takes charge …

  Marek

  12 November, 2013

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

  civil war, Maryland, mules, newton colby, Potomac

• Colby 42: A Hundred Feet of Rope

  

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

  Marek

  10 November, 2013

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

  accident, civil war, georgetown, Maryland, mules, newton colby, Potomac

• Colby 41: Newton & the Georgetown Mules

  

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

  Marek

  7 November, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, georgetown, Maryland, mules, newton colby, Potomac

• Colby 40: Button Our Blankets Together

  

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

  Marek

  31 October, 2013

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

  blankets, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac, shelter

• Colby 39: And a Vigilant Lookout

  

  1862: Rebels on the far bank!

  Marek

  29 October, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, pickets, Potomac, rebels

• Colby 38: The Picket Line

  

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

  Marek

  25 October, 2013

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

  Freeman Colby, Maryland, pickets, Potomac

• Colby 37: The Captain Would Always Hate Us

  

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

  Marek

  23 October, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, John Richardson, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case

  

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

  Marek

  15 October, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon, Maryland, Phineas Stearns Davis

• Colby 35: Day of Rest

  

  1862: Colby’s footsore “day of rest” just happens to be the bloodiest day in US military history …

  Marek

  23 September, 2013

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

  antietam, civil war, Freeman Colby, harper’s ferry, jonas bacon, Maryland, Potomac, washington

• 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

  19 September, 2013

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

  Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas bacon, Maryland

• Colby 33: Straggling Commenced

  

  1862: Colby’s regiment gets back to basics on its first hard night march …

  Marek

  26 August, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Maryland, straggling

• Colby 32: We Plodded Doggedly On

  

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

  Marek

  21 August, 2013

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 31: Dusty Roads

  

  1862: Troop movements along the Potomac …

  Marek

  8 August, 2013

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

  alexandria, chain bridge, civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Maryland, Potomac, virginia, washington

• Colby 30: Night’s March!

  

  1862: The orders go out: It’s a night’s march! …

  Marek

  24 July, 2013

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

  civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, sugar, washington

• Colby 29: Chance Meeting

  

  Colby runs into his fiancee’s older brother-in-law in camp at Arlington Heights …

  Marek

  20 July, 2013

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

  arlington heights, Freeman Colby, Rodney Flagg, washington

• Colby 28: Not Far Away

  

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

  Marek

  22 June, 2013

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

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

• Henniker Provides (WWII) (Guest Post)

  

  Henniker sends metal to Berlin as part of the war effort… (Drawn by guest artist / art teacher Todd Storro)

  Marek

  20 May, 2013

  1940s, guest artist, Henniker, metals & minerals, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, WWII

  bombs, Henniker, metal, planes, thrift, wwii

• Colby 27: Ellsworth & Lee

  

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

  Marek

  13 May, 2013

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

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

• Swett 10: Snow-balling in June

  

  1865: The restorative powers of the White Mountains during the closing months of the Civil War…

  Marek

  29 April, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, weather, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  cannon mountain, snow, war, white mountains, william b

• Colby 26: Washington

  

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

  Marek

  5 April, 2013

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

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

• Colby 25: Rumors of Jackson

  

  1862: Gossip spreads about the regiment’s first assignment …

  Marek

  13 March, 2013

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

  baltimore, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, raid, Stonewall Jackson