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Tag Archives: Philadelphia

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 23: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon

1862: The regiment receives a generous reception in Philly …

Posted byMarek26 February, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, PhiladelphiaLeave a comment on Colby 23: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon

Colby 22: Philadelphia by Mule

1862: With the war raging next door in Maryland, the city of Philadelphia STILL insists on certain inconvenient city ordinances …

Posted byMarek23 February, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, horses, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, Freeman Colby, Jersey City, mules, Philadelphia1 Comment on Colby 22: Philadelphia by Mule

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