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May 18, 1864: Marching (by Molly)

Captured 9th NH men march farther South …

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, Civil War, march, prisoners, virginia

May 11, 1864: Eating and Marching (by Logan)

Wilcox has scarcely enough time to warm his dinner before being ordered into battle…

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, Spottsylvania Courthouse, virginia

May 13, 1864: ‘We lay down on the grass to rest’ (by Sammy)

Wilcox & Co. do their best to survive as prisoners backstage at one of the war’s major battles… Drawn by … More

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, Civil War, mud, prisoners, rain, Spottsylvania Courthouse, virginia

May 12, 1864: Overcoat (by Keegan)

Wilcox must make an unfair trade with a Confederate surgeon…

9th NH, blanket, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, coat, prisoners, rubber, virginia

May 12, 1864: Captured by Confederates! (by Zander)

Wilcox & 48 fellow officers become prisoners of war …

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, prisoners, virginia

May 8, 1864: Rebel Cavalry Charge (by Lee)

“Laid on our arms all night last night about a mile from the battlefield…”

9th NH, cavalry, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, George Root, music, virginia

May 7, 1864: “Picket firing nearly all night” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox means to keep up with his journal, but he keeps getting interrupted…

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, pickets, virginia

May 6, 1864: “Marched to Mine Run” (by Aidan)

Charles Wilcox and the 9th NH march southwards…

9th NH, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, march, Mine Run, virginia

May 4-6, 1864: Leaving Bristow Station (by Lilly)

The 9th NH Volunteers advance on Confederate lines… Drawn by guest artist Lilly!

9th NH, Bristow Station, Charles W. Wilcox, civil war, virginia

Colby 31: Dusty Roads

1862: Troop movements along the Potomac …

alexandria, chain bridge, civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Maryland, Potomac, virginia, washington

I Will Pledge Myself (Jones, June 13th 1862, #3)

1862: The Union armies stand at the gates of Richmond, and to Burleigh, the war seems all but won. He couldn’t be more wrong …

barber, burleigh jones, civil war, fair oaks, letter, virginia

Company B Fall in for Dinner (Jones, June 13th 1862, #2)

1862: Burleigh K. Jones takes a break from letter writing to observe dinnertime; then he continues with some ghastly details from the Fair Oaks battlefield:

burleigh jones, civil war, fair oaks, graves, letter, virginia

Dear Brother (Jones, June 13th 1862)

Contoocook’s Burleigh K. Jones writes to his brother following the Battle of Seven Pines …

burleigh jones, chickahominy, civil war, fair oaks, letter, virginia

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