1778: Enlisted in the 1st Rhode Island Regt. / “Absolutely made FREE & entitled to all wages.”
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Prince Whipple: Revolutionary War Veteran
Served 2 enlistments while enslaved by a signer of the Declaration of Independence!
“My dear parents…” (1 June, 1864)
An opening spread from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 4…
“Perseverance Comics” / August 1864
What does it mean to report back at all costs?
SUPREME COURT MINI: United States V. Sioux Nation of Indians (1980)
The US Government broke a treaty — What happens now?!
Harriet Jacobs Teaching (March 1864)
VOL. 3 cover artwork, drawn in honor of the ceaseless teaching, writing, & organizing by women like Harriet Jacobs & Sarah Low on behalf of refugees, patients, soldiers, & their country…
Caesar Wallace: Black Revolutionary War Veteran
Caesar Wallace served 3 enlistments in Mass. & NH regiments…
Field Hospital @ The Wilderness (6 May 1864)
Drawing a single panel from Freeman Colby Vol. 3 / p.323…
Paul Long: Black Revolutionary War Veteran
Paul Long (Rye, NH) escapes from slavery & serves in the Revolution…
History: Roots & Branches
A demo page drawn at a recent EL VIAJE / VERMONT READS event…
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol. 3 (1864)
1864: The continuing adventures of a Yankee school teacher in the heart of the Civil War! ⭐ “Great Reads from Great Places” (Nat’l Book Festival / 2022) ⭐ #1 AMAZON NEW RELEASE
“Rebel Wounded Coming In” (The Wilderness / May 1864)
Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.
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