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Tag Archives: coffee

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

Safe House

After a harrowing experience in backwoods Georgia, Jonathan Daniels arrives at Atlanta in the middle of the night ..

Posted byMarek27 July, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference Links, religionTags:Atlanta, civil rights, coffee, Georgia, Jonathan Daniels, Judith Upham, segregation, travelLeave a comment on Safe House

The Road South

1965: Jonathan Daniels encounters roadside resistance on his way to help integrate Southern churches …

Posted byMarek5 May, 201527 July, 2015Posted in1960s, civil rights, Jonathan Daniels, Keene, NH history, Reference LinksTags:civil rights, coffee, gas, Georgia, Jonathan Daniels, segregation, travelLeave a comment on The Road South

Colby 76: Rations

Talking food with the tent-mates …

Posted byMarek26 April, 20145 May, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, hardtack, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:beans, civil war, coffee, food, hardtack, soupLeave a comment on Colby 76: Rations

Colby 103: Bakery Nearby

1862: Colby’s on sick leave, waiting to catch a ride back up to the front …

Posted byMarek21 December, 201321 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, hardtack, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:bread, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, hardtack, Maryland, Potomac, sugar, teaLeave a comment on Colby 103: Bakery Nearby

Colby 30: Night’s March!

1862: The orders go out: It’s a night’s march! …

Posted byMarek24 July, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, sugar, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 30: Night’s March!

Colby 25: Rumors of Jackson

1862: Gossip spreads about the regiment’s first assignment …

Posted byMarek13 March, 20133 June, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, SOURCE=HHSTags:baltimore, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, raid, Stonewall Jackson1 Comment on Colby 25: Rumors of Jackson

Colby 24: Baltimore Poison

1862: Dangers of roadside rebel coffee in Baltimore …

Posted byMarek9 March, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:baltimore, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby2 Comments on Colby 24: Baltimore Poison

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