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Tag Archives: camp

Colby 61: Mail

1862: News and views from the old NH home …

Posted byMarek15 February, 201423 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, George D. Colby, henry piper, mail, Maryland, Potomac, robert harrimanLeave a comment on Colby 61: Mail

Colby 60: Marching Orders

Waiting for action …

Posted byMarek11 February, 201423 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, mail, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 60: Marching Orders

Colby 57: Rations

1862: Col. Stearns secures more (if not better) victuals:

Posted byMarek16 January, 201427 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, Maryland, Phineas Stearns Davis, Potomac, rationsLeave a comment on Colby 57: Rations

Colby 56: Caught At It

1862: Newton tries his hand at peach orchard thievery:

Posted byMarek8 January, 201427 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, farms, NH history, peaches, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, charlie hart, civil war, Maryland, newton colby, peaches, Potomac, stealingLeave a comment on Colby 56: Caught At It

Colby 55: Hospitality

1862: Union boys aren’t supposed to take anything from the southron farms they pass…

Posted byMarek6 January, 201427 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, hospitality, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 55: Hospitality

Colby 54: Peaches

1862: An intriguing meditation on property, slavery, and justice by our Northern narrator:

Posted byMarek4 January, 201427 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, farms, NH history, peaches, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, peaches, Potomac, slavesLeave a comment on Colby 54: Peaches

Colby 102: Holiday

1862: Colby gets an unexpected holiday break as Christmas approaches …

Posted byMarek20 December, 201321 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, forestry, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, firewood, Freeman Colby, march, Maryland, Potomac, sickLeave a comment on Colby 102: Holiday

Colby 53: Newspapers

1862: Colby finds an unquenchable thirst for reading material in camp …

Posted byMarek19 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, media, newspapers, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 53: Newspapers

Colby 52: Rumors

1862: Real news was scarce indeed …

Posted byMarek16 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 52: Rumors

Colby 51: Fair Shot

1862: Maybe this is why the picket guards were such poor shots? …

Posted byMarek14 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, guns, marksmanship, Maryland, Potomac1 Comment on Colby 51: Fair Shot

Colby 50: Teamwork

1862: With a little teamwork and vigilance, a squad of Union soldiers can accomplish an astonishing amount of… card-playing?!

Posted byMarek11 December, 201323 July, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, forestry, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac1 Comment on Colby 50: Teamwork

Colby 48: Camp Schedule

1862: Daily routine in a union camp along the Potomac lines …

Posted byMarek6 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, Freeman Colby, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 48: Camp Schedule

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