Tag: jonas bacon

• Colby & Bacon on a Night March

  

  The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …

  Marek

  12 February, 2016

  1800-1899, 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history

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• Colby & Co. in the Woods

  

  We couldn’t resist imagining what a woodcutting detail might have been like…

  Marek

  23 July, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history

  civil war, forestry, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, peter warren

• Colby 110: Tentmates

  

  Some blanket teamwork keeps the boys warm…

  Marek

  27 February, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

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• Colby 100: Warm Weather

  

  Enjoy it while it lasts, and send home for treats!

  Marek

  16 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, apples, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, herbs, milk, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, weather

  civil war, food, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, mail, sparerib

• Colby 82: On the March (Again)

  

  Can’t you just hear Captain Richardson’s teeth grinding in rage? …

  Marek

  22 May, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Muddy Branch, newton colby, Offutt’s Crossroads

• Colby 79: Warmth

  

  1862: Cotton just isn’t warm enough for the southern Winter …

  Marek

  8 May, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, weather

  cotton, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, underclothes, weather

• Colby 68: Sick Call

  

  1862: Jonas falls first, and the men line up …

  Marek

  10 March, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, illness, jaundice, jonas bacon

• Colby 36: A Full Statement of the Case

  

  1862: Freeman & Jonas finally get to plead their case regarding their dramatic escape from camp …

  Marek

  15 October, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon, Maryland, Phineas Stearns Davis

• Colby 35: Day of Rest

  

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

  Marek

  23 September, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

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• 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 …

  Marek

  19 September, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas bacon, Maryland

• Colby 33: Straggling Commenced

  

  1862: Colby’s regiment gets back to basics on its first hard night march …

  Marek

  26 August, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Maryland, straggling

• Colby 31: Dusty Roads

  

  1862: Troop movements along the Potomac …

  Marek

  8 August, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

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• 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 …

  Marek

  14 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (INTRO)

  

  1861: Background info & links for Freeman’s diary …

  Marek

  11 February, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, education, Henniker, posters, SOURCE=HHS

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• Colby 18: Rejoining the Regiment

  

  1862: Colby & Bacon try to slip back into their Regiment as it passes through Boston…

  Marek

  28 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

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• Colby 15: Evasion

  

  1862: Two soldiers on the run skip Boston, evade arrest, and proceed straight to NH!

  Marek

  20 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Colby 14: Dash for the Train

  

  1862: Jonas and Freeman go AWOL to visit Henniker one last time before shipping out…

  Marek

  15 January, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, John Richardson, jonas bacon

• Colby 8: Company K

  

  1862: Three NH lads muster with the Woburn men…

  Marek

  31 December, 2012

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

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• Colby 5: We Enlisted

  

  1862: The Colby brothers sign up with a Massachusetts regiment…

  Marek

  22 December, 2012

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

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• Colby 3: Woburn

  

  1861-2: Colby finds work at an unfamiliar Massachusetts town…

  Marek

  20 December, 2012

  1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, Henniker, Massachusetts, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

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