Tag: 9th NH
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May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)
Wilcox has scarcely enough time to warm his dinner before being ordered into battle…
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Civil War Comics Camp
Middle school students research & draw original comics based on local Civil War era primary sources…
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May 13, 1864: ‘We lay down on the grass to rest’ (by Sammy)
Wilcox & Co. do their best to survive as prisoners backstage at one of the war’s major battles… Drawn by guest artist Sammy during COMICS CAMP at the Historical Society of Cheshire County: from the Civil War Diary of Charles W. Wilcox |< << 13-14 May 1864 >> SOURCES: Sammy draws from Wilcox’s diary entries for 13-14 May: … & from the…
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May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)
Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war …
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May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)
“Laid on our arms all night last night about a mile from the battlefield…”
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May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)
Charles Wilcox means to keep up with his journal, but he keeps getting interrupted…
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May 4-6, 1864: Leaving Bristow Station (by Lilly)
The 9th NH Volunteers advance on Confederate lines… Drawn by guest artist Lilly!