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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 & Bacon on a Night March

The officers, no doubt, feel a certain urgency …

Posted byMarek12 February, 201612 February, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH historyTags:antietam, civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, sugar, walking, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby & Bacon on a Night March

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 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 95: Sunday

A sabbath (of sorts) in camp:

Posted byMarek18 December, 201419 December, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, death, NH history, religion, sabbath, SOURCE=HHSTags:chaplain, civil war, Freeman Colby, sunday, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 95: Sunday

Colby 35: Day of Rest

1862: Colby’s footsore “day of rest” just happens to be the bloodiest day in US military history …

Posted byMarek23 September, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:antietam, civil war, Freeman Colby, harper's ferry, jonas bacon, Maryland, Potomac, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 35: Day of Rest

Colby 31: Dusty Roads

1862: Troop movements along the Potomac …

Posted byMarek8 August, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:alexandria, chain bridge, civil war, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, Maryland, Potomac, virginia, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 31: Dusty Roads

Colby 30: Night’s March!

1862: The orders go out: It’s a night’s march! …

Posted byMarek24 July, 201326 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, coffee, Freeman Colby, sugar, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 30: Night’s March!

Colby 29: Chance Meeting

Colby runs into his fiancee’s older brother-in-law in camp at Arlington Heights …

Posted byMarek20 July, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, SOURCE=HHSTags:arlington heights, Freeman Colby, Rodney Flagg, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 29: Chance Meeting

Colby 28: Not Far Away

1862: While waiting in camp at Washington, Colby hears news of nearby engagements…

Posted byMarek22 June, 201323 April, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:arlington heights, bull run, chain bridge, Freeman Colby, washington1 Comment on Colby 28: Not Far Away

Colby 27: Ellsworth & Lee

1862: Colby surveys his surroundings & recalls the big names that shaped history here …

Posted byMarek13 May, 201315 February, 2015Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:alexandria, arlington heights, elmer ellsworth, Freeman Colby, robert e. lee, washingtonLeave a comment on Colby 27: Ellsworth & Lee

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