“In his youth, he was brought to Litchfield (NH) & held as a slave…”
Tag Archives: Civil War
JUDE HALL #2: 4 Sons of Jude Hall
Some of the many risks & challenges facing “free” black families in 19th century New England…
JUDE HALL #1: Revolutionary War Veteran
“New Hampshire’s best-known black soldier of the American Revolution.” ~ G. Knoblock
“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…
Freeman Colby Vol. 3: 1864 Poster Art & Source Book
🎨See the full-color original poster art, alongside the period visual sources that inspired it!
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.
Anthony Clark: Revolutionary War Veteran
Fiddler “Tony” Clarke was quite a local celebrity, & lived to the ripe old age of 100+!
FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4 📈 Progress Charts
A full year of Page-Per-Day progress charts from work on the new book…
Silas Burdoo: Revolutionary War Veteran
The Burdoos — a New England family of “African descent” — have a multi-century history of military service:
