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The Civil War diary of Freeman Colby, drawn by Marek Bennett

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The Civil War diary of Freeman Colby

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drawn by Marek Bennett

"Fiercely proud of his Granite State heritage, Freeman Colby bows to no one--not the rowdy students of his rural one-room schoolhouse, not the high-handed Union army officers in town, and certainly not those Rebel traitors causing all that trouble down South. But Colby needs work, and his ne'er-do-well little brother Newton needs looking after, so the boys enlist with a new regiment promising three years' pay and plenty of adventure in a growing war." --Back cover

The Civil War diary of Freeman E. Colby -- How relentless -- Woburn -- Retta -- Newton -- We enlisted -- Teeth -- Measuring up -- Company K -- Camp life -- Wares -- Leave -- Close to home -- Drilling -- Refusal -- Straight to Henniker -- Friends & relatives -- Farewell -- Getting back -- Dropping out -- Progress -- Care -- Baltimore -- Rumors -- Washington -- In camp -- Fall in line -- Marching -- Full statement -- Return to duty -- The picket line -- Lookout -- Blankets -- Arrival -- Georgetown mules -- As light of it as possible -- Ball's bluff -- Alarm -- For example -- Camp life -- A regular day's work -- Details -- Axes -- Team work -- Target practice -- Camp stories -- Newspapers -- Peaches -- Hospitality -- Caught at it -- Farmland -- Crops -- Housing -- Short rations -- Another excursion -- Muddy branch -- Marching orders? -- Mail -- Foraging -- Rank -- Rain -- Sick-call -- Treatment -- Too sick to mind -- Hospital -- Graybacks -- Back to quarters -- Hardihood -- Rations -- The usual meal -- Our regimental sutler -- Pay -- Warmth -- On the march -- Raid -- Offutt's crossroads -- Soldier's mail -- Comments -- Thanksgiving -- Down sick -- Boxes -- Knife -- Unpacking -- Tea -- Sage -- Another rebel raid -- Recovery -- Sunday -- Transfer -- Hope -- Advocate -- Here is a list -- Party -- Holiday -- Hardtack & coffee -- Ice -- Surrounded -- Comfort -- Holidays at the South -- Christmas -- Neglect -- Duty -- Plenty top do -- Tentmates -- Stockading -- Sham fight -- Lucky soldier -- Weak and sick -- Newton's story -- Watches -- Mud -- Mules -- So cold -- Burnside -- Bedding -- Sick list -- Dreams of home -- Clothing -- Too late -- Playing off -- Settled

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