The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …
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Colby & Co. in the Woods
We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…
Colby 110: Tentmates
Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…
Colby 100: Warm Weather
Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!
Colby 82: On the March (Again)
Can’t you just hear Captain Richardson’s teeth grinding in rage? …
Colby 79: Warmth
1862: Cotton just isn’t warm enough for the southern Winter …
Colby 68: Sick Call
1862: Jonas falls first, and the men line up …
Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case
1862: Freeman & Jonas finally get to plead their case regarding their dramatic escape from camp …
Colby 35: Day of Rest
1862: Colby’s footsore “day of rest” just happens to be the bloodiest day in US military history …
Colby 34: Trouble in Camp
1862: Colby & Bacon may have “straggled” in a field the night before, but they’re up at dawn and on the road …
Colby 33: Straggling Commenced
1862: Colby’s regiment gets back to basics on its first hard night march …
Colby 31: Dusty Roads
1862: Troop movements along the Potomac …
Colby 19: Getting Back
1862: Despite the Captain’s wrath, Colby seems to really relish this memory of his escape from camp the week before …
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)
1861: Background info & links for Freeman’s diary …
Colby 18: Rejoining the Regiment
1862: Colby & Bacon try to slip back into their Regiment as it passes through Boston…
Colby 15: Evasion
1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!
Colby 14: Dash for the Train
1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…
Colby 8: Company K
1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men…
Colby 5: We Enlisted
1862: The Colby brothers sign up with a Massachusetts regiment…
Colby 3: Woburn
1861-2: Colby finds work at an unfamiliar Massachusetts town…
