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Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

An overview of major events from Wilcox’s diary & letters…

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war

May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)

Wilcox has scarcely enough time to warm his dinner before being ordered into battle…

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, Spottsylvania Courthouse, virginia

Civil War Comics Camp

Middle school students research & draw original comics based on local Civil War era primary sources…

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August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision …

9th NH, Arthur Sprague, Babbit, Central Square, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, Keene

May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

Wilcox must make an unfair trade with a Confederate surgeon…

9th NH, blanket, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, coat, prisoners, rubber, virginia

May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)

Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war …

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, virginia

May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)

“Laid on our arms all night last night about a mile from the battlefield…”

9th NH, cavalry, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, George Root, music, virginia

May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox means to keep up with his journal, but he keeps getting interrupted…

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, pickets, virginia

May 6, 1864: “Marched to Mine Run” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox and the 9th NH march southwards…

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, march, Mine Run, virginia

May 4-6, 1864: Leaving Bristow Station (by Lilly)

The 9th NH Volunteers advance on Confederate lines… Drawn by guest artist Lilly!

9th NH, Bristow Station, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, virginia

Colby & Bacon on a Night March

The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …

antietam, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, sugar, walking, washington

Colby & Co. in the Woods

We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…

civil war, forestry, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, peter warren

Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …

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Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

1863: Finally, a letter arrives — brother Newton has made it back to New Hampshire!

civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, mail

Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

1863: Colby receives the best birthday mail EVER from his family at New England …

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Colby 112: Sham Fight

1863: An entertaining pastime turns dangerous at the “Second Great Battle of Poolsville” …

civil war, Freeman Colby, Poolsville, sham fight

Colby 111: Stockading

The boys make good use of the warm winter weather …

civil war, Freeman Colby, Sibley, tents, wood

Colby 110: Tentmates

Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…

blankets, civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, tents

Colby 109: Duty

The regiment’s responsibilities:

civil war, Freeman Colby

Colby 108: Place of Honor

More maneuvers along the Potomac …

civil war, Edward's Ferry, Freeman Colby, Poolsville, Potomac, Siegel

Colby 107: Holidays at the South

Colby observes Christmas festivities far from his native New Hampshire …

chickens, christmas, civil war, corn, cows, Freeman Colby, slaves

Colby 106: Reassurances

Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …

civil war, ducks, Freeman Colby, mail, Maryland, Potomac

Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer

Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville …

cavalry, civil war, deserters, Freeman Colby, J. E. B. Stuart, Maryland, Poolsville, Potomac

Colby 101: We Had Objections

Do officers have special party privileges? …

alcohol, civil war, food, Freeman Colby, Luke Tidd, Nelson

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