Tag: civil war

• Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

  

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

  Marek

  7 September, 2016

  1800-1899, 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene, series, SOURCE=HSCC

  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…

  Marek

  7 September, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  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…

  Marek

  6 September, 2016

  Keene, projects

  6th NH, 9th NH, cheshire county, civil war, Hardtacks, historical society, Keene, music, Wilcox

• August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

  

  Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision …

  Marek

  24 August, 2016

  Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene

  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…

  Marek

  16 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  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 …

  Marek

  11 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  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…”

  Marek

  11 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  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…

  Marek

  11 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  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…

  Marek

  7 August, 2016

  1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

  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!

  Marek

  5 August, 2016

  Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist

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

• Colby & Bacon on a Night March

  

  The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …

  Marek

  12 February, 2016

  1800-1899, 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history

  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…

  Marek

  23 July, 2015

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

  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 …

  Marek

  9 June, 2015

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

  baltimore, civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, hospital, mail, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Philadelphia, washington

• Colby 114: Weak and Sick but Happy to be Home

  

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

  Marek

  24 May, 2015

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, mail

• Colby 113: Lucky Soldier

  

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

  Marek

  7 May, 2015

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, leona piper, Margaret Clement, Poolsville, robert harriman

• Colby 112: Sham Fight

  

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

  Marek

  15 March, 2015

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Poolsville, sham fight

• Colby 111: Stockading

  

  The boys make good use of the warm winter weather …

  Marek

  4 March, 2015

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Sibley, tents, wood

• Colby 110: Tentmates

  

  Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…

  Marek

  27 February, 2015

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

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

• Colby 109: Duty

  

  The regiment’s responsibilities:

  Marek

  25 February, 2015

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

  civil war, Freeman Colby

• Colby 108: Place of Honor

  

  More maneuvers along the Potomac …

  Marek

  5 February, 2015

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

  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 …

  Marek

  2 February, 2015

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

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

• Colby 106: Reassurances

  

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

  Marek

  27 January, 2015

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

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

• Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer

  

  Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville …

  Marek

  22 January, 2015

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

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

• Colby 101: We Had Objections

  

  Do officers have special party privileges? …

  Marek

  21 January, 2015

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

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