1862: Finally, illness comes to Colby …
Tag: civil war
Colby 69: Treatment
1862: The regimental surgeon is an expert … in foiling fakers!
Colby 68: Sick Call
1862: Jonas falls first, and the men line up …
Colby 67: Water
1862: Water problems in camp …
Colby 66: Rain
1862: The weather turns muddy …
Colby 65: Officers
1862: As an independent New Englander, Colby chafes at the army’s rigid protocols …
Colby 64: “Even the Negroes”
1862: Colby vents his jealousy of the treatment received by former slaves …
Colby 63: Guarding Rebel Property
1862: Colby’s complaints against the army’s anti-foraging policies …
Colby 62: Thus Far
1862: Colby takes stock of the war …
Colby 61: Mail
1862: News and views from the old NH home …
Colby 60: Marching Orders
Waiting for action …
Colby 59: Muddy Branch
A change of scenery & water supply …
Colby 56: Caught At It
1862: Newton tries his hand at peach orchard thievery:
Colby 55: Hospitality
1862: Union boys aren’t supposed to take anything from the southron farms they pass…
Colby 54: Peaches
1862: An intriguing meditation on property, slavery, and justice by our Northern narrator:
Colby 104: Ice
1862: A cold night on the canal …
Colby 103: Bakery Nearby
1862: Colby’s on sick leave, waiting to catch a ride back up to the front …
Colby 102: Holiday
1862: Colby gets an unexpected holiday break as Christmas approaches …
Colby 53: Newspapers
1862: Colby finds an unquenchable thirst for reading material in camp …
Colby 52: Rumors
1862: Real news was scarce indeed …
Colby 51: Fair Shot
1862: Maybe this is why the picket guards were such poor shots? …
Colby 47: “None of us were any too well pleased”
1862: Camp life is definitely a step down from picket duty …
Hawks 19: The Lowest Type
1862: Dr. Esther sets out to write about freedmen volunteering to fight for the union, but once again encounters her own racial prejudices …
Colby 46: Alarm
1862: Alert! Alert! The enemy approaches! (Or DOES he…?)
