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Tag Archives: Maryland

Colby 55: Hospitality

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

Posted byMarek6 January, 201427 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, hospitality, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 55: Hospitality

Colby 54: Peaches

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

Posted byMarek4 January, 201427 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, farms, NH history, peaches, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, peaches, Potomac, slavesLeave a comment on Colby 54: Peaches

Colby 104: Ice

1862: A cold night on the canal …

Posted byMarek22 December, 201322 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 104: Ice

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 102: Holiday

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

Posted byMarek20 December, 201321 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, forestry, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, firewood, Freeman Colby, march, Maryland, Potomac, sickLeave a comment on Colby 102: Holiday

Colby 53: Newspapers

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

Posted byMarek19 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, media, newspapers, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 53: Newspapers

Colby 52: Rumors

1862: Real news was scarce indeed …

Posted byMarek16 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 52: Rumors

Colby 51: Fair Shot

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

Posted byMarek14 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, guns, marksmanship, Maryland, Potomac1 Comment on Colby 51: Fair Shot

Colby 50: Teamwork

1862: With a little teamwork and vigilance, a squad of Union soldiers can accomplish an astonishing amount of… card-playing?!

Posted byMarek11 December, 201323 July, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, forestry, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac1 Comment on Colby 50: Teamwork

Colby 49: Work Detail

1862: Colby’s camp needs firewood …

Posted byMarek9 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:forestry, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac1 Comment on Colby 49: Work Detail

Colby 48: Camp Schedule

1862: Daily routine in a union camp along the Potomac lines …

Posted byMarek6 December, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:camp, Freeman Colby, Maryland, PotomacLeave a comment on Colby 48: Camp Schedule

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”

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