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Tag Archives: newton colby

Colby 116: Patient Patient

Newton’s story, continued …

Posted byMarek8 March, 20168 March, 2016Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:Henniker, hospital, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Thompson, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 116: Patient Patient

Colby & Co. in the Woods

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

Posted byMarek23 July, 201523 July, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH historyTags:civil war, forestry, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, peter warrenLeave a comment on Colby & Co. in the Woods

Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

1863: Newton writes of his road to recovery & quest for a furlough …

Posted byMarek9 June, 20158 March, 2016Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:baltimore, civil war, Freeman Colby, Henniker, hospital, mail, newton colby, Parker Richardson, Philadelphia, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 115: Awaiting a Discharge

Colby 99: “Parker Richardson is in camp”

A well-connected visitor passes through …

Posted byMarek15 January, 201516 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, newton colby, Parker Richardson, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 99: “Parker Richardson is in camp”

Colby 98: Quick Note

News from Newton!

Posted byMarek21 December, 201415 January, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, doctors, Freeman Colby, hospital, mail, newton colbyLeave a comment on Colby 98: Quick Note

Colby 97: Hope

A brother’s concern about the wartime hospital system …

Posted byMarek20 December, 201421 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, doctors, Freeman Colby, hospital, newton colbyLeave a comment on Colby 97: Hope

Colby 96: Newton’s Transfer

Newton finally ships out on a barge bound for Washington …

Posted byMarek19 December, 201427 December, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, bread, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, newton colby, washington2 Comments on Colby 96: Newton’s Transfer

Colby 90: Unpacking

1862: Now that the holiday boxes have finally arrived, the boys choose to look on the bright side…

Posted byMarek5 December, 201410 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, chicken, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, turkeyTags:boots, chicken, civil war, Freeman Colby, mail, newton colby, peter warren, Thanksgiving, tobacco, turkeyLeave a comment on Colby 90: Unpacking

Colby 87: Awaiting Sunshine

The 39th MA’s casualty cases are going nowhere fast …

Posted byMarek6 November, 201410 November, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, weatherTags:Freeman Colby, hospital, newton colby, rainLeave a comment on Colby 87: Awaiting Sunshine

Colby 86: Sick (Again)

1862: Newton’s troubles are far from over…

Posted byMarek26 October, 20146 November, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:Dr. Page, Freeman Colby, hospital, newton colbyLeave a comment on Colby 86: Sick (Again)

Colby 85: Mail

Postal privileges & caustic comments from the camp of the 39th MA:

Posted byMarek10 July, 201426 October, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:Freeman Colby, mail, newton colby, Offutt's Crossroads, Phineas Stearns Davis, Thanksgiving, TremlettLeave a comment on Colby 85: Mail

Colby 82: On the March (Again)

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

Posted byMarek22 May, 20143 June, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Muddy Branch, newton colby, Offutt's CrossroadsLeave a comment on Colby 82: On the March (Again)

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