January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.
Tag: Potomac
Colby 108: Place of Honor
More maneuvers along the Potomac …
Colby 106: Reassurances
Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …
Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer
Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville …
Colby 92: Another Rebel Raid
Even in winter quarters, the 39th Mass. Volunteers can’t quite relax …
Colby 61: Mail
1862: News and views from the old NH home …
Colby 60: Marching Orders
Waiting for action …
Colby 59: Muddy Branch
A change of scenery & water supply …
Colby 58: Skirmish
1862: A harrowing day of marching, waiting, marching, & wondering…
Colby 57: Rations
1862: Col. Stearns secures more (if not better) victuals:
Colby 56: Caught At It
1862: Newton tries his hand at peach orchard thievery:
Colby 55: Hospitality
1862: Union boys aren’t supposed to take anything from the southron farms they pass…
Colby 54: Peaches
1862: An intriguing meditation on property, slavery, and justice by our Northern narrator:
Colby 104: Ice
1862: A cold night on the canal …
Colby 103: Bakery Nearby
1862: Colby’s on sick leave, waiting to catch a ride back up to the front …
Colby 102: Holiday
1862: Colby gets an unexpected holiday break as Christmas approaches …
Colby 53: Newspapers
1862: Colby finds an unquenchable thirst for reading material in camp …
Colby 52: Rumors
1862: Real news was scarce indeed …
Colby 51: Fair Shot
1862: Maybe this is why the picket guards were such poor shots? …
Colby 50: Teamwork
1862: With a little teamwork and vigilance, a squad of Union soldiers can accomplish an astonishing amount of… card-playing?!
Colby 49: Work Detail
1862: Colby’s camp needs firewood …
Colby 48: Camp Schedule
1862: Daily routine in a union camp along the Potomac lines …
Colby 47: “None of us were any too well pleased”
1862: Camp life is definitely a step down from picket duty …
Colby 46: Alarm
1862: Alert! Alert! The enemy approaches! (Or DOES he…?)
