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Tag Archives: civil war

Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

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

Posted byMarek7 September, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, Keene, series, SOURCE=HSCCTags:9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil warLeave a comment on Wilcox Timeline (by Jess & Molly)

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

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

Posted byMarek7 September, 20167 September, 2016Posted in1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artistTags:9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, Spottsylvania Courthouse, virginiaLeave a comment on May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)

Civil War Comics Camp

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

Posted byMarek6 September, 20167 December, 2021Posted inKeene, projectsTags:6th NH, 9th NH, cheshire county, civil war, Hardtacks, historical society, Keene, music, Wilcox1 Comment on Civil War Comics Camp

August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

Charles Wilcox makes his fateful decision …

Posted byMarek24 August, 2016Posted inCivil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artist, KeeneTags:9th NH, Arthur Sprague, Babbit, Central Square, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, KeeneLeave a comment on August 5, 1862: Wilcox Enlists (by Abby)

May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

Wilcox must make an unfair trade with a Confederate surgeon…

Posted byMarek16 August, 201622 August, 2016Posted in1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artistTags:9th NH, blanket, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, coat, prisoners, rubber, virginia1 Comment on May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

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

Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war …

Posted byMarek11 August, 20167 September, 2016Posted in1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artistTags:9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, virginia1 Comment on May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)

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

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

Posted byMarek11 August, 20167 September, 2016Posted in1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artistTags:9th NH, cavalry, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, George Root, music, virginiaLeave a comment on May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)

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

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

Posted byMarek11 August, 201617 August, 2016Posted in1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artistTags:9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, pickets, virginiaLeave a comment on May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)

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

Charles Wilcox and the 9th NH march southwards…

Posted byMarek7 August, 201617 August, 2016Posted in1860s, 9th NH, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artistTags:9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, march, Mine Run, virginiaLeave a comment on May 6, 1864: “Marched to Mine Run” (by Aidan)

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

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

Posted byMarek5 August, 201617 August, 2016Posted inCivil War Diary of Charles Wilcox, guest artistTags:9th NH, Bristow Station, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, virginiaLeave a comment on May 4-6, 1864: Leaving Bristow Station (by Lilly)

Colby & Bacon on a Night March

The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …

Posted byMarek12 February, 201612 February, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH historyTags:antietam, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, sugar, walking, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby & Bacon on a Night March

Colby & Co. in the Woods

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

Posted byMarek23 July, 201523 July, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH historyTags:civil war, forestry, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, peter warrenLeave a comment on Colby & Co. in the Woods

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