Tag: weather

• Colby 81: Camp Desolation

  

  The regiment prepares for Winter Quarters …

  Marek

  20 May, 2014

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

  civil war, clothes, Freeman Colby, mail, Muddy Branch, newton colby, Offutt’s Crossroads, snow, weather

• Colby 80: Stoves

  

  Finally, a fire in the tent! …

  Marek

  9 May, 2014

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

  civil war, fire, firewood, Freeman Colby, snow, stoves, weather

• Colby 79: Warmth

  

  1862: Cotton just isn’t warm enough for the southern Winter …

  Marek

  8 May, 2014

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

  cotton, Freeman Colby, jonas bacon, newton colby, underclothes, weather

• Colby 67: Water

  

  1862: Water problems in camp …

  Marek

  8 March, 2014

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

  civil war, diarrhea, jaundice, malaria, mud, Muddy Branch, rain, water, weather, wind

• Colby 66: Rain

  

  1862: The weather turns muddy …

  Marek

  6 March, 2014

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

  civil war, mud, Muddy Branch, rain, water, weather, wind

• Snow Storm (Henniker, 1804)

  

  A freak Autumn snow storm disrupts the apple and potato harvests…

  Marek

  16 October, 2012

  1800s, apples, harvest, Henniker, potatoes, SOURCE=Cogswell, weather

  1804, apple, fall, harvest, Henniker, potato, snow, weather

• Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)

  

  Two Indian guides lead the first European expedition to the top of the White Mountains…

  Marek

  7 October, 2012

  1640s, Dover, encounter & exploration, hiking, Piscataqua, rivers, Saco, SOURCE=Calloway, SOURCE=Winthrop, White Mountains

  abenaki, darby field, hiking, john winthrop, mount washington, mountains, rocks, weather, white mountains