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Colby 93: Medicine Enough

Colby's health woes continue, but he returns to duty at last ...

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Colby 92: Another Rebel Raid

Even in winter quarters, the 39th Mass. Volunteers can't quite relax ...

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Colby 91: Tea

A dipper of hot tea brings back memories of home ...

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Colby 90: Unpacking

1862: Now that the holiday boxes have finally arrived, the boys choose to look on the bright side...

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Colby 89: Knife

Colby's father sends him a knife in his holiday box, but will it get past Capt. Richardson?

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Colby 88: “A Fine Drunk”

Tensions arise in camp as the holidays approach ...

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Colby 87: Awaiting Sunshine

The 39th MA's casualty cases are going nowhere fast ...

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Colby 86: Sick (Again)

1862: Newton's troubles are far from over...

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Colby 85: Mail

Postal privileges & caustic comments from the camp of the 39th MA:

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Colby 84: Offutt’s Crossroads

Colby enjoys the lovely fall weather ... for a little while.

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Colby 83: Be Prepared

1862: Hard to get a good night's sleep when rumors of raids run rampant ...

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Colby 82: On the March (Again)

Can't you just hear Captain Richardson's teeth grinding in rage? ...

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Colby 81: Camp Desolation

The regiment prepares for Winter Quarters ...

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Colby 80: Stoves

Finally, a fire in the tent! ...

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Colby 79: Warmth

1862: Cotton just isn't warm enough for the southern Winter ...

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Colby 70: Too Sick to Mind

1862: Finally, illness comes to Colby ...

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Colby 55: Hospitality

1862: Union boys aren't supposed to take anything from the southron farms they pass...

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Colby 54: Peaches

1862: An intriguing meditation on property, slavery, and justice by our Northern narrator:

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Colby 104: Ice

1862: A cold night on the canal ...

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Colby 103: Bakery Nearby

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

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Colby 102: Holiday

1862: Colby gets an unexpected holiday break as Christmas approaches ...

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Colby 53: Newspapers

1862: Colby finds an unquenchable thirst for reading material in camp ...

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Colby 52: Rumors

1862: Real news was scarce indeed ...

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Colby 51: Fair Shot

1862: Maybe this is why the picket guards were such poor shots? ...