1862: The sick tent has other inhabitants, besides the patients …
Tag Archives: medicine
Colby 72: Hospital Tent
1862: Colby succumbs to medical treatment …
Colby 71: The Yallers
1862: And now we have a diagnosis!
Colby 70: Too Sick to Mind
1862: Finally, illness comes to Colby …
Colby 69: Treatment
1862: The regimental surgeon is an expert … in foiling fakers!
Colby 44: As Light As Possible
1862: Freeman checks up on his little brother …
JUNE 1835: Larkin Weed to Phebe Weed (New Hampton, NH)
1835: Larkin Weed writes home to his sister Phebe at Sandwich, describing his experiences in a single day of classes …
Colby 7: Just in Case
1862: You’re in the army now.
Colby 6: A Critical Inspection of the Teeth
1862: The 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment has high standards for its recruits…
Harriet Patience Dame (State House)
From a portrait at the NH State House.
Unknown Soldier (Stoddard, 1864)
Henry Stevens finally joins the 18th NH volunteers, but he never makes it into battle… SOURCE: HSCC Monadnock Moment No. 029: Stoddard’s Unknown Soldier Originally published in Monadnock History Comics (Keene Sentinel, 2005) Discussion questions: This episode mentions the names of several historical figures. Which names do you recognize? Why are they famous? Abraham Lincoln William Tecumseh ShermanContinue reading “Unknown Soldier (Stoddard, 1864)”
Paying the Doctor (Nelson, c. 1750)
Nelson’s own Ezra Carter accepts a rather unusual means of payment…
