FREEMAN COLBY SERIES | Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4

The next book is under way, with new pages from SUMMER 1864 posting now…

PREVIEW PAGES HERE 👉

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

VOL. 4: 1 June – 18 August 1864: Featuring Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, the Battle of the Crater, & more.

PLANNED LENGTH: ~360 pages + source materials

VOL. 5-6 will feature the 1864 Elections, Confederate prison camps, & the war’s final winter.

VOL. 4 month-by-month outline

(Subject to change ~ Updates appearing @ the patreon.)

Read Colby’s letters (June-August 1864)

Colby’s actual letters home to his family form the starting point of this entire series. By interspersing them with primary source accounts from many other storytellers, we’re weaving a wider collective account of the war…

WHAT’S COLBY UP TO IN SUMMER 1864?

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VOL. 4 Table of Contents:

We’re building a table of contents as new pages come off the drawing board:

PROLOGUE / Spring 1864:

JUNE 1864:

NORTH ANNA:

COLD HARBOR:

PETERSBURG:

The Battle of the Crater:

ALSO: Battle of the Crater / Battle of Weldon RR / …

FALL 1864: 1864 Presidential Election / …

VOL. 4 Reading List @ GoodReads.com

Get an early look at some of the sources for Summer, 1864…

MORE PROCESS DEMOS: