Sample poster art & sources from SUMMER 1864 …
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The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 4 (1864) 🆕
JUNE-JULY, 1864: Freeman Colby rejoins his regiment for one last march on Richmond, but there’s no end in sight to the wider struggle…
INKING: Battle of the Crater 💥 (30 July 1864)
Inking a 2-page spread from Freeman Colby Vol. 4…
“Is It FICTION or NON-FICTION?” (2025)
Short answer: IT’S NON-FICTION. // Real answer: IT’S COMPLICATED!
“USCT: United States Colored Troops” (1863-1865) 📖 8p MINI
“In a contest with oppression, the Almighty cannot take sides with oppressors.” ~ Frederick Douglass
Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address 📖 4 March, 1865
“All knew that [slavery] was somehow the cause of the war…”
VOL. 4 PREVIEW 🔥 “Return to Port Royal”: Alec Turner’s Story
Memories of enslavement & revenge in Northern Virginia…
August 1864 PREVIEW 💥 City Point Explosion
Colby writes home between battles… (Originally drawn for VOL. 4 / Now planned for VOL. 5)
Wilderness Volley (6 May 1864)
Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.
FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4 📈 Progress Charts
A full year of Page-Per-Day progress charts from work on the new book…
Primary Sources of Freeman Colby Vol. 4
Samples of the many primary sources I’m using to draw Summer 1864 in FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…
VOL. 4 PREVIEW / Jane Tyler #2: After the Battle
Enslaved mother Jane Tyler saves lives at the battle of Cold Harbor…
