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Tag Archives: harper’s ferry

Colby 47: “None of us were any too well pleased”

1862: Camp life is definitely a step down from picket duty …

Posted byMarek3 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, harper's ferry, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 47: “None of us were any too well pleased”

Colby 46: Alarm

1862: Alert! Alert! The enemy approaches! (Or DOES he…?)

Posted byMarek24 November, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, harper's ferry, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 46: Alarm

Colby 35: Day of Rest

1862: Colby’s footsore “day of rest” just happens to be the bloodiest day in US military history …

Posted byMarek23 September, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:antietam, civil war, Freeman Colby, harper's ferry, jonas bacon, Maryland, Potomac, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 35: Day of Rest

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