Tag: Potomac

• Freeman Colby Vol. 2, Episode 1: New Year’s Day, 1863

  

  January, 1863: Writing home while on picket duty.

  Marek

  8 April, 2019

  39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker

  Civil War, Freeman Colby, Maryland, picket, Poolesville, Potomac, slavery, virginia

• Colby 108: Place of Honor

  

  More maneuvers along the Potomac …

  Marek

  5 February, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, corn, cows, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Edward’s Ferry, Freeman Colby, Poolsville, Potomac, Siegel

• Colby 106: Reassurances

  

  Colby writes to tell his family it’s not all that bad …

  Marek

  27 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, duck, Henniker, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, ducks, Freeman Colby, mail, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 105: Surrounded at Prayer

  

  Evidence of a cavalry raid at Poolesville …

  Marek

  22 January, 2015

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  cavalry, civil war, deserters, Freeman Colby, J. E. B. Stuart, Maryland, Poolsville, Potomac

• Colby 92: Another Rebel Raid

  

  Even in winter quarters, the 39th Mass. Volunteers can’t quite relax …

  Marek

  10 December, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, poolville, Potomac

• Colby 61: Mail

  

  1862: News and views from the old NH home …

  Marek

  15 February, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Henniker, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, George D. Colby, henry piper, mail, Maryland, Potomac, robert harriman

• Colby 60: Marching Orders

  

  Waiting for action …

  Marek

  11 February, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, mail, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 59: Muddy Branch

  

  A change of scenery & water supply …

  Marek

  8 February, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Maryland, Potomac, water

• Colby 58: Skirmish

  

  1862: A harrowing day of marching, waiting, marching, & wondering…

  Marek

  23 January, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  Maryland, Potomac, raid

• Colby 57: Rations

  

  1862: Col. Stearns secures more (if not better) victuals:

  Marek

  16 January, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, Maryland, Phineas Stearns Davis, Potomac, rations

• Colby 56: Caught At It

  

  1862: Newton tries his hand at peach orchard thievery:

  Marek

  8 January, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, farms, NH history, peaches, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, charlie hart, civil war, Maryland, newton colby, peaches, Potomac, stealing

• Colby 55: Hospitality

  

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

  Marek

  6 January, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, hospitality, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 54: Peaches

  

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

  Marek

  4 January, 2014

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, farms, NH history, peaches, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, peaches, Potomac, slaves

• Colby 104: Ice

  

  1862: A cold night on the canal …

  Marek

  22 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 103: Bakery Nearby

  

  1862: Colby’s on sick leave, waiting to catch a ride back up to the front …

  Marek

  21 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, hardtack, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  bread, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, hardtack, Maryland, Potomac, sugar, tea

• Colby 102: Holiday

  

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

  Marek

  20 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, firewood, forestry, medicine, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, firewood, Freeman Colby, march, Maryland, Potomac, sick

• Colby 53: Newspapers

  

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

  Marek

  19 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, media, newspapers, Potomac

• Colby 52: Rumors

  

  1862: Real news was scarce indeed …

  Marek

  16 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 51: Fair Shot

  

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

  Marek

  14 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, civil war, Freeman Colby, guns, marksmanship, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 50: Teamwork

  

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

  Marek

  11 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, forestry, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 49: Work Detail

  

  1862: Colby’s camp needs firewood …

  Marek

  9 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  forestry, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 48: Camp Schedule

  

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

  Marek

  6 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  camp, Freeman Colby, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 47: “None of us were any too well pleased”

  

  1862: Camp life is definitely a step down from picket duty …

  Marek

  3 December, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, harper’s ferry, Maryland, Potomac

• Colby 46: Alarm

  

  1862: Alert! Alert! The enemy approaches! (Or DOES he…?)

  Marek

  24 November, 2013

  1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHS

  civil war, Freeman Colby, harper’s ferry, Maryland, Potomac