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HISTORY

NINTH REGIMENT

NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS

THE WAE OF THE EEBELLION
Edited by
EDWARD O. LORD, A. M.

CONCORD, N. H.
Printed by the Republican Press Association
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Copyrighted by
Wakefield, Wilcox & Blaisdell,
Publishing Committee,
1895.

TO THE MKMOEY
OF
GEORGE HENBT CHANDLER,
late of concord,
Adjutant and Major
OF THE
NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS,
THIS VOLUME is
LOVINGLY AND RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
BY THE
SURVIVORS OF HIS REGIMENT.

COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION.

C. D. Copp, Chairman.
C. W. Wilcox, Secretary. C. M. Blaisdell, Treasurer.
E. C. Babb. J. E. Mason.
J. W. Babbitt. W. P. Moses.
J. B. Cooper. L. H. Pillsbury.
N. T. Dutton. O. D. Robinson.
C. W. Edgerly. H. B. Titus.
A. P. Horne. G. L. Wakefield.
A. J. Hough. S. A. Whitfield.
sub-committee on printing.
C. M. Blaisdell, Chairman.
G. L. Wakefield, Secretary. C. W. Wilcox, Treasurer.

CONTENTS.

[For " Complete Roster of Ninth Regiment, N. H. V.," " Service of
Members of Ninth Regiment in Other Organizations," " General Order
Transferring Members of Ninth Regiment to Sixth N. H. Vet. Volun
teers," " Register of Commissioned Officers, Ninth Regiment," "Regi
mental Association," "List of Illustrations," and "General Index,"
see Appendix.] Page
Introduction  vii
CHAPTER I.
The Ninth at Camp Colby  1-18
CHAPTER II.
From Concord to South Mountain . . . 19-59
CHAPTER III.
The Battle of South Mountain .... 60-87
CHAPTER IV.
The Battle at Antietam Creek . . . 88-140
CHAPTER V.
From Antietam to Fredericksburg . . 141- 180
CHAPTER VI.
Fredericksburg  181-232
CHAPTER VII.
Closing up the Year  233-254
CHAPTER VIII.
Falmouth, Newport News, and Kentucky . 255-281
CHAPTER IX.
The Mississippi Campaign .... 282-316
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CHAPTER X.
The Movement from Kentucky to Annapolis,
and as far as Bristow Station 317
CHAPTER XL
The Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court
house 356
CHAPTER XII.
From the North Anna to Petersburg . . 403
CHAPTER XIII.
From the Investure of Petersburg to the
Explosion of the Mine . . 443
CHAPTER XIV.
The Battle of the Crater . . 482
CHAPTER XV.
Shifting Scenes and Varying Fortunes 513
CHAPTER XVI.
The Downfall of the Confederacy 540
CHAPTER XVII.
Prisoners-of-War at Macon and Savannah,
Georgia, and Charleston and Columbia,
South Carolina 562
CHAPTER XVIII.
Prisoners-of-War in Salisbury, Andersonville,
Florence, and Belle Isle . . . . 614
CHAPTER XIX.
Regimental Hospitals — The Brigade Band . 628
CHAPTER XX.
Biographical Sketches 6ec

INTRODUCTION.

The survivors of the Ninth New Hampshire volunteers have
experienced unusual difficulties in the preparation of their regi
mental history. Soon after the Rebellion it was the unanimous
desire that such a volume should be compiled by George H.
Chandler, but his death, August 12, 1883, prevented the fulfil
ment of this hope. By that unfortunate event his comrades
were deprived of the story which might have been told so well
by their former major, a man of quick parts and of pre-eminent
ability in military and civil life. They did not, however, aban
don the enterprise, and John E. Mason, first lieutenant of Com
pany D, was chosen historian in due time. He had made some
progress, when in August, 1891, Herbert B. Titus was associ
ated with him; but Death, intervening a second time, March 5,
1892, called away the lieutenant, and left to the associate the
accomplishment of the unfinished task.
Comrade Titus had been colonel of the regiment during most
of its service, and was, therefore, peculiarly qualified to meet
the added responsibility. He bent to the work all his energies,
including a remarkable genius for historical research. Regimen
tal, company, and personal documents were collected, as well
as those general and special orders of commanders of armies,
corps, divisions, and brigades, pertaining to the campaigns in
which the Ninth participated ; diaries, letters, and monographs
were obtained; there were meetings of comrades at various

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points, at which questions put by the historian and answered
by one or more of the others present were reported stenograph-
ically — in short, multiform material was gathered from every
possible source, and from this extracts were made and classified
chronologically. With these extracts as a basis, Colonel Titus
began writing, and had furnished some seventy pages of type
written manuscript when his health was found to be so im
paired that a continuation of the close application necessary to
complete the history might injure it permanently ; so, in March,
1894, the responsibility of preparing an accurate and complete
record of the regiment was transferred to the present editor,
through whose instrumentality the consummation of a long
deferred hope is presented in the history now published.
" The end crowns the work," but this never would have been
attained had it not been for the patient and never-tiring interest
manifested by the comrades of the regiment. They have
responded generously to all requests of the publishing commit
tee, and have volunteered much valuable information. The
work of this committee, too, is remarkable. Undismayed by
frequent discouragements, its members have been both persist
ent and prudent. They had high aims, and took effective
measures to attain them. Their first circular is an evidence of
this, and its exact text should be preserved. It reads as fol
lows :

To the Comrades of the Ninth Regiment of New Hampshire
Volunteers :
In connection with our Regimental History, now in course of prepa
ration, it is important to have the post-office address of all the living
members of the regiment. It is also very desirable to have the name
and address of the widow, child, or other near relative or friend, of
those who died from any cause while in the service, or since their
discharge therefrom. With this object in view, and for the informa
tion of the comrades of the regiment, as well as for convenient refer-

INTRODUCTION. ix
ence, the secretary of the committee on the history prepared and
printed a list, arranged by companies, of all those whose addresses he
had been able to ascertain from any source. Upon consultation, how
ever, with other members of the committee, it was thought advisable, •
for historical purposes, to add the designation of rank, and also to
make the list a complete roster of the regiment, except deserters, with
the additional names so arranged under descriptive headings as to more
readily suggest, and aid in obtaining, the information desired. It is
therefore requested of every comrade who shall receive or see this list,
that he note any error or omission in the name, address, company, or
classification of any comrade ; the death of any one not mentioned,
and the name and address, if known, of some relative or friend of
those who died in the service, or since their discharge, who may
be interested in the history of their soldier lives, or of the regiment in
which they served ; that he make every reasonable effort to complete
the list of addresses, not only of the living, but of friends of the dead ;
and that he communicate the information or correction to the secre
tary, or to some member of the committee.
The committee are as follows : C. D. Copp, chairman, C. W. Wil
cox, secretary, C. M. Blaisdell, treasurer, J. B. Cooper, J. W. Bab
bitt, A. J. Hough, William P. Moses, O. D. Robinson, Leonard H.
Pillsbury, A. P. Home, E. C. Babb, S. A. Whitfield, C. W. Edg-
erly, H. B. Titus, and J. E. Mason, secretary of the regimental asso
ciation. [George L. Wakefield and Newell T. Dutton were added to
the committee later.]
In thus printing and giving out this roster the committee have
another object in view. It is their earnest desire to present a full and
truthful history of the regiment, and in a manner that shall be worthy
of the men who made it, but the material and data which they have so
far been able to collect they find to be entirely insufficient for the pur
pose. They are not satisfied merely to give a general statement of the
formation of the regiment, its marches, its camps, its bivouacs, and
its battles, with the number and names of the killed, wounded, and
missing, and such facts and incidents as may be within their own per
sonal knowledge and recollection. The true history of a regiment is
the sum of hundreds of individual histories, each of which is the story
and the sum of the scenes, incidents, and experiences of one soldier's
daily life. What the committee need, to complete the history, are the
stories of the men who made that history, — what they themselves saw
and thought and did, as they now remember and tell it, and particu
larly as they then wrote it in letters home, for, as a rule, what the

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soldier wrote in his letters is of as much, or even more, value for the
purposes of history, than what he wrote in a diary.
It is intended that for this regiment the coming reunion at Weirs
shall be, as far as practicable, a working week. There are errors,
omissions, and discrepancies in the regimental records to be corrected
and straightened out for a complete and accurate final roster. The
committee will meet there previous to the reunion, and remain as long
as may be necessary. They will have a stenographer to note down
facts, scenes, and incidents which go to make up our regimental his
tory, as comrades may relate them. So come to the reunion ; come
early, and prepared, if need be, to stay late. Brighten up your recol
lection, and bring your old army letters and diaries if you have them,
and those of any other comrade who cannot be present, and so now
help to record the history which you once helped to make. If then it
is not fully and truthfully recorded the fault will not lie with those who
have undertaken the laborious task.
While it is expected that every officer of the regiment now living,
and the friends of those who are dead, will furnish a photograph for a
picture to be inserted in the history, this privilege is by no means con
fined to the officers, but is extended equally to all, irrespective of
rank. Specimens of different styles can be seen at the reunion, or
information will be furnished on request.
Charles W. Wilcox,
Secretary Committee on History.
Milford, Mass., July 25, 1891.

Accompanying the above circular was the roster referred to
therein. Other supplementary circulars were sent out as re
quired. The general committee named in the circular confined its
efforts to obtaining the material and supervising the compila
tion of the history. The numberless details of printing and pub
lishing were entrusted to a sub-committee plenipotentiary, con
sisting of C. M. Blaisdell, chairman, G. L. Wakefield, secretary,
and C. W. Wilcox, treasurer. A special committee on the
revision of the editor's manuscript was appointed in June, 1894.
Its members were H. B. Titus, O. D. Robinson, N. T. Dutton,

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C. D. Copp, W. P. Moses, on the part of the regiment, and
A. D. Ayling, adjutant-general, on the part of the state.
Each member of each one of these committees performed his-
duties faithfully, and to the satisfaction of all concerned, but
thanks are particularly due, and are hereby given, to Gen. A. D.
Ayling, for his careful reading of the manuscript history, and for
his pertinent suggestions relating thereto. Special acknowledg
ments should also be made to O. D. Robinson, who generously
placed at the disposal of the publishing committee an invalu
able collection of manuscripts and prints, including many of his
own contributions to the newspaper literature of the Civil War
period, as well as the orations and other scholarly efforts of his
later years referring to the same period, from which collection
the editor has made selections without stint ; to F. J. Burnham
for a monograph of his adventures, compiled from his diaries
and private letters ; to N. T. Dutton for his careful comparison
of the narrative with his very complete diaries ; to the letters
and diaries of G. H. Chandler, C. W. Wilcox, J. W. Lathe, Orville
Smith, S. J. Alexander, C. D. Copp, W. I. Brown, W. P. Moses,
and others, whence many of the descriptions of scenes and
incidents have been derived ; to many comrades for their writ
ten anecdotes ; to C. W. Wilcox, Wm. McGarrett, A. P. Home,
and J. F. Foster, for their contributions relating to Confederate
prisons ; to J. B. Bailey for his narration of the experiences
of the regimental band; to United States Senator Wm. E. Chand
ler for copies of war department documents, and for many
other services rendered, and to Vice-President Wm. D, Chand
ler and Business Manager E. N. Pearson of the Republican
Press Association for their uniform kindness and courtesy dur
ing the process of printing.
To Messrs. Blaisdell, Wakefield, and Wilcox, of the sub-com
mittee on printing and publishing ; to Rev. N. T. Dutton, of

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Fairfield, Me. ; to Hon. E. C. Babb, of Minneapolis, Minn. ; to
Albert P. Davis, of Concord; to the Rev. E. M. Gushee, of
Cambridge, Mass., and to others, who though nameless here
are not forgotten, the editor tenders his sincere thanks for prof
itable suggestions and friendly criticisms.
Edward O. Lord.
Concord, N. H., October io, 1895.

HISTORY
OF THE
Ninth Regiment New Hampshire
Volunteers.

CHAPTER I.
The Ninth at Camp Colby.
"At length we are in peace, God be praised ! and
long, very long may it last. All wars are follies — very
expensive and very mischievous ones." Thus wrote the
Philadelphia sage, at the close of the Revolutionary
War, and looking back over the Civil War, who but
will echo his sentiments ? The war was ; and when the
descendants of those who participated in its triumphs and
its defeats, its joys and its sorrows, shall ask why and
for what this war was waged, it is to the history of those
stirring times that they will turn in their search for infor
mation regarding what that peace-loving Quaker, John
Bright, described as the only righteous war of modern
times. It must needs be a righteous cause that would
justify the arraying of brother against brother in deadly
strife ! Side by side the North and the South had fought
to secure and maintain the independence of the United
States, but from 1861 to 1865 they were in fierce conflict
one with the other ; and for what cause?
Forgetting that
" The love of liberty with life is given,"

2 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [1861.
the South was holding in the bonds of slavery, with all
its attendant evils, more than 4,000,000 people, denying
to them, because God had seen fit to create them black
instead of white, that liberty which is dearer than life
itself. This growing evil of slavery, which threatened
to spread its serpent trail over all the land, was the real
source of the trouble between the North and the South ;
but the events which precipitated the war itself, were
the secession of the Southern states and the bombard
ment of Fort Sumter.
As suddenly, as swiftly, and as terribly as the cyclone
sweeps over the smiling country, leaving death and deso
lation behind, did this open rebellion and its consequences
come upon the nation. Though for years warnings had
been sounded from pulpit and platform and press, still
the people refused to believe. War had become to
them but a name. That it could become a reality, and
in their midst, seemed impossible. The booming of
cannon and the crash of the falling walls of Sumter
brought a fearful awakening. The emergency was great,
and must be promptly and wisely met ; the Union must
be preserved ; — but no one even dreamed how terrible a
sacrifice of precious human lives was to be laid on the
country's altar in expiation for the injustice done the
African negro.
To whom could the country look in her hour of peril?
Whose hand could guide the ship of state through the
treacherous shoals of treason and internecine hatred?
Fortunate was it that the administration had passed into
the hands of one who was able and willing to do his
duty, even to his last breath ; whose shoulders would not
shrink from the Herculean task imposed upon them, 
the revered and martyred Abraham Lincoln. His elec-

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tion had been looked upon by the Southerners as mark
ing the limit of their forbearance ; they fully understood
that with him there would be no winking at doubtful
proceedings, and from secret plotting they advanced to
open rebellion. And_ in a way there was reason for
their madness. In his last annual message President
Buchanan, after stating the causes the South had for ill-
feeling against the North and for demanding the repeal
of the Personal Liberty acts, said, —
"The Southern states, standing on the basis of the
Constitution, have a right to demand this act of justice
from the North. Should it be refused, then the Consti
tution, to which all the states are parties, will have been
wilfully violated by one portion of them in a provision
essential to the domestic security and happiness of the
remainder. In that event, the injured states, after hav
ing first used all peaceful and constitutional means to
obtain redress, -would be justified in revolutionary resist
ance." Such words as these, from the highest executive in the
land, were like fire to the torch. Such was the crowning
act of the Buchanan administration. Says the Comte de
Paris, —
" The end of his [President Buchanan's] administra
tion had been disastrous. He had tolerated everything :
he had done nothing to crush out the Rebellion in its
inception, and had left his successor without the means
of fulfilling the task entrusted to him. He delivered into
his hands the government of a shattered country ; and if
civil war had not yet drenched America in blood, *it was
simply because the Rebellion was being organized with
impunity on its soil."
It was under these hampering conditions that President

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Lincoln entered upon his life work. That he overcame
those conditions and nobly fulfilled his trust, a grateful
country can never forget. His memory is enshrined in
the hearts of the people.
The history of those four years of fire and blood has
been told again and again, and from as many stand
points ; and yet we can never know it all— those personal
incidents, so numerous and so interesting, but so few of
which have been preserved ; so worthy to be recorded,
" if only they could be recovered from the storehouse of
memory : " while down in the sunny Southland lie thou
sands of heroes, the story of whose sufferings is buried
with them.
The war was full of dramatic incidents — every war is, —
and from the time when the universal thrill of awakened
patriotism went through all the land to the smallest ham
let and remotest farm, when war meetings were held
in town halls and village churches and district school-
houses, when there was a great uprising, as of one man,
for the defence of the Union, and the troops marched
away ; — all through those four long years, when the
wearisome waiting for news from camp and field and
hospital, their hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, kept
the whole people tense, eager, and expectant, to the
days when the veterans brought home their tattered and
battle-stained flags with high and honorable pride, tem
pered with sadness when they remembered those who
were left behind, and were mustered out, there were
lights and shadows visible only to those who shared the
daily Jife of the soldier, pathetic bits of human nature
real only to those who enacted the scenes. Great his
tories of the war cannot deal with these details, yet to the
soldier and his friends there is nothing so interesting as

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the portrayal of the events in which he bore a part, or a
sketch of life in camp or field which he recognizes as
a bit of his own experience.
The history of the Ninth New Hampshire volunteers
is only one of hundreds, and yet with loving care would
we gather up and preserve for coming generations every
detail of the 'story of those four years of sacrifice. Organ
ized at a period when the first wave of enthusiasm had
subsided, when there was little or nothing except love of
country to induce enlistment, and when there was plenty
of work at good wages, a better class of men than entered
the ranks of the Ninth at that period of its history would
be hard to find. They were largely sons of farmers,
and mechanics from the rural towns and cities, students
who had laid aside the pen for the sword, — young
men who would do honor to their native state either on
the battle-field or in the peaceful pursuits of home life ;
men of whom it was said after their second battle— on
the bloody field of Antietam — " they behaved admirably,
more like veteran soldiers than inexperienced recruits."
They were the men who brought home colors that were
torn and stained, and who could point proudly to the
inscriptions which told of the fields on which they had
won their honors. They entered the ranks as inexpe
rienced men : they came home veteran soldiers, the kind
of whom it has been well said, —
" How is a soldier made? Whence comes the soldier
of a man? A lad taken out of your street, dressed in a
soldier's uniform, fed on a soldier's rations, carrying a
soldier's weapon, and marching to a soldier's music, is
not a soldier ; he is only a lad clothed, fed, armed, and
marched like a soldier. But the soldier in a man is gen
erated by fiercer processes : it is worried in by long

6 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
marches, it is pressed in by long watches on the picket
line, it is filtered in by the dews of night, it is washed in
by the rains of heaven, it is starved in by half a biscuit
a day, it is baked in by the fever in the hospital cot, it is
blown in by shot and shell, it is thrust in by sabre and
bayonet — that is where the soldier comes from."
The Ninth regiment was the first one organized and
sent to the front in 1862, the Seventh and Eighth having
been mustered in during the latter part of December,
1861, and of January, 1862. It was in May that an
order for an additional regiment of infantry was received
from the war department, and recruiting officers were at
once set at work. Through their persevering efforts a
sufficient number to form the nucleus for a regiment
arrived at Concord, the rendezvous appointed by the
governor, during the latter part of June. The larger
portion of the regiment was enlisted in July, and on the
23d of August the organization was completed, the regi
ment numbering 975 men besides the commissioned
officers. " No person will be commissioned excepting those who
actually labor in recruiting and forwarding the organiza
tion of the regiment. There are no sinecure offices to
be dispensed in this regiment."
Such was the general order issued by the governor on
June 27, and those who held officers' commissions in the
Ninth did yeoman service for them. Some had been
in the three-months regiments, and thus were valuable
aids in " breaking in " recruits ; others had " taken the
stump" in the towns and villages, and so persuasive
had been their silvery eloquence that, as one poor fellow
pathetically remarked, when asked why he had enlisted,
" I jest couldn't help it, he talked so to us." But they

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were good men and true, — all of them, — and were both
loved and respected by the soldiers whom they com
manded. Up to the middle of June the camp was under the
command of Josiah Stevens, Jr., of Concord. The com
mission of colonel had been tendered to Enoch Q. Fel
lows, of Sandwich, an officer who had so distinguished
himself in his command of the Third New Hampshire,
that he had been recommended to President Lincoln for
appointment as brigadier-general, by the governor and
council. But the new regiment was to be organized
and equipped, and Colonel Fellows was just the man
needed for the work. He had been educated at West
Point, and men who knew the rudiments of tactics and
could drill a company or regiment were scarce in those
days ; so there was great rejoicing in camp when it was
announced that Colonel Fellows had accepted the com
mission and would at once assume command, which he
did on June 14.
Then the camp settled down to solid work, for the
men soon learned that soldiering and drilling under a,
hot July sun was anything but play. But the transform
ing of an awkward boy into a soldier was often a trying
process, both to officer and recruit. How humiliating
to be relegated to the "awkward squad ;" to be made
to turn to the right, the left; face this way, that way ;
dress up, align, and touch elbows ; keep your eyes front
and your heels together ; move forward, sidewise, back
ward, and oblique ; turn about, wheel about — till you
felt as if you were inside out — over and over again ! and
by and by, when you could do it all in " double-quick"
time, you were sent back to your own company — to
laugh at the evolution of other " greenies." However,

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Colonel Fellows had good material to work on, and
though the discipline at times could not fail to be irk
some, yet the men generally took it in good part, learn
ing in their subsequent career the value of the thorough
drill they received at Camp Colby, and that the drilling
under the hot sun there was an excellent preparation for
the scorching heat in which they would march for many
a weary mile before they saw their homes again.
Tender memories cluster around even these first days
of soldier life, and the following incident, so touching in
its very simplicity, will bring back to many a gray-haired
man to-day the remembrance of his first night in the
crowded tents, and how few there were who had the
courage to so bravely yet modestly declare their alle
giance to the great Captain as did the hero of this little
sketch, Frank J. Leverett of Company I.
MY TENT-MATE.
By William H. Rand.
" Lights out ! Lights out !"
, It was the martial voice of Sergeant Wilcox, making
his way among the tents of Company I, to acquaint the
raw recruits with the import of the signal known as
"taps." "Lights out!"
The voice and the footsteps grew more and more dis
tinct, and then slowly receded, leaving us to darkness
and our own reflections. This was our first night in camp,
and we were for the most part strangers to each other,
though huddled together in tents of the Sibley pattern,
each large enough to shelter a score of men. There
was one of our number, however, a slender, blue-eyed
boy, whom I had known from childhood. His name

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was Frank. He was one of those manly, resolute fel
lows who so habitually do the right thing so naturally
and so easily that it always seems as if with them there
is no alternative.
With the extinction of the lights the hum of conversa
tion had ceased in our tent, but presently the silence was
broken by a clear, unfaltering voice: "Boys, I always
pray before I go to sleep ; and if there is no objection,
I '11 do so now." Then followed a prayer committing
home and friends and all our dearest interests to the
keeping of the one strong Hand and loving Heart that
rule the world. Devoid of self-consciousness as Frank
was in this act of devotion, you may be sure that the
moral courage which prompted him to do it, amid such
surroundings, did not fail of. recognition among his
comrades. In after days, when, on the toilsome march, they saw-
Frank's mud-splashed figure plodding patiently at their
side ; or when, in the dread shock of battle, they beheld
that youthful visage begrimed with dust and powder,
memory recalled their first night in the far-off camp at
Concord. "The boy that prayed" was transfigured
before them, and under his smoke-stained features and
dusty blouse they discerned a soul of kinship with the
martyrs and the saints of old.
Though scathless in fight, Frank fell at last a victim
of disease, and it was my lot to accompany his sorrow
ing mother on the homeward journey with the body of
her heroic son. In an awkward attempt at consolation,
as the train bore us swiftly along, I gave my testimony
to Frank's noble character and conduct throughout his
army life. At the end of my recital, this Spartan — no,
this Christian — mother answered with a smile, " My boy

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is safe with One whom he always loved and served
wherever he might be. I shall see him again one day,
for I know that all is well with him. "
The regiment was armed with Windsor rifles with
sword bayonets, — then a novelty, — and the recruits were
very proud of them. At dress parade the appearance of
the regiment was excellent, and its evolutions were wit
nessed by crowds of people.
Josiah Stevens, Jr., of Concord, had been commis
sioned lieutenant-colonel, but, as he had resigned, the
commission was given to Herbert B. Titus, of Chester
field, who was then acting as major. Lieutenant-Colonel
Titus had served as second, and again as first, lieutenant
of Company A, Second New Hampshire volunteers, and
on detached service as a signal officer, and had received
his commission as major of the Ninth in June, 1862.
He was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy August 26,
and George W. Everett, of New London, was commis
sioned major. Major Everett did not leave the state
with the regiment, on account of illness, but joined it
before the Battle of Fredericksburg in December.
George H. Chandler, of Concord, received the com
mission of adjutant, and well deserved the position. His
zeal, ability, and industry were of great service in the
organizing and equipping of the regiment, and proved,
as did his subsequent work in the field, that he was the
right man in the right place.
The roster of the companies speaks well for the energy
of the recruiting officers, for it shows that the men came
from nearly all parts of the state. Company A was largely
recruited from Rockingham county ; Company B, from
Hillsborough ; Company C came in about equal propor-

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tions from Hillsborough and Strafford counties ; Company
D, from Strafford ; Company E, from Sullivan ; Compa
nies F and G are largely credited to Sullivan county,
though Somersworth and Manchester were well repre
sented in Company F ; Company H had a large quota
of Rochester men ; Company I was recruited mostly from
Cheshire county, all the officers and more than one third
of the enlisted men being residents of Keene, and all
making a good record, while it is doubtful if there is
another company in the state so largely represented
to-day by members living in the same town or city from
which they enlisted ; the major part of the members of
Company K enlisted from the town of Newport in Sulli
van county.
The month of August, 1862, was a disastrous one for
the Northern army, and there came an urgent call for
more troops in the field ; for the steady progress of Lee's
army northward, and his threat to capture Washington
and Baltimore and provision his troops from the fertile
Pennsylvania valleys, had aroused the entire North.
When the Ninth regiment was fully equipped for service
the following order was received :
State of New Hampshire,
[l. s.] Adjutant-General's Office,
Concord, August 22, 1862.
General Order.
To Enoch Q. Fellows, Esq.,
Colonel Commanding gth Regiment N. H. Volunteers :
Sir : You will proceed with the regiment under your command on Mon
day morning, the 25th inst., at 7 o'clock a. m,, to Washington, D. C,
— by way of Nashua, Worcester, and Providence, and report to Major-
Gen'l Halleck— By order of the Governor, Anthony Colby, Adpt-GenH.

12 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
This was the final order received from any state
authority, the regiment being mustered into the United
States service, at Concord, by Col. Seth Eastman,
U. S. A. The next day the following complete roster
of the field and staff", and of each company, was
announced : Headquarters Ninth Regiment
New Hampshire Volunteers,
Camp Colby, Concord, August 23, 1862.
General Orders
No. 6.
This regiment is known as the Ninth New Hampshire Regiment
of Volunteers. The field officers are, —
Colonel, Enoch Q. Fellows ; lieutenant-colonel, Herbert B. Titus ;
major, George W. Everett.
The commissioned staff are, —
Adjutant, George H. Chandler; quartermaster, Carleton B. Hutch-
ins; surgeon, William A. Webster; assistant surgeons, John S. Emer
son, Francis N. Gibson; chaplain, Edward M. Gushee.
The non-commissioned staff are, —
Sergeant-major, Edwin Greene ; commissary-sergeant, Howard M.
Hanson ; quartermaster-sergeant, James B. Perry ; hospital steward,
A. Warner Shepard ; principal musicians of infantry, Sylvanus Adams,
Alden B. Bennett.
This regiment is composed of ten companies, which are lettered
from A to K, in the order in which they were mustered into the service
of the United States.
The company now commanded by Captain Pillsbury shall be known
as Company A.
The company now commanded by Captain Alexander shall be known
as Company B.
The company now commanded by Captain A. S. Edgerly shall be
known as Company C.
The company now commanded by Captain Stevens shall be known
as Company D.

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The company now commanded by Captain Busweli shall be known
as Company E.
The company now commanded by Captain Stone shall be known as
Company F.
The company now commanded by Captain Whitfield shall be known
as Company G.
The company now commanded by Captain C. W. Edgerly shall be
known as Company H.
The company now commanded by Captain Babbitt shall be known
as Company I.
The company now commanded by Captain Cooper shall be known
as Company K.
The commissioned officers of Company A are, —
Captain, Leonard H. Pillsbury ; first lieutenant, William S. Pillsbury;
second lieutenant, Oliver P. Newcomb.
The commissioned officers of Company B are, —
Captain, S. Judson Alexander ; first lieutenant, Willard N. Haradon ;
second lieutenant, T. Melville Chisholm.
The commissioned officers pf Company C are, —
Captain, Augustus S. Edgerly; first lieutenant, Charles W. Tilton;
second lieutenant, Charles D. Copp.
The commissioned officers of Company D are, —
Captain, Chester C. Stevens ; first lieutenant, Andrew J. Hough ;
second lieutenant, Albert G. Merrill.
The commissioned officers of Company E are, —
Captain, Daniel C. Busweli; first lieutenant, Asa T. Hutchinson;
second lieutenant, James N. Edminster.
The commissioned officers of Company F are, —
Captain, Andrew J. Stone; first lieutenant, William P. Moses; sec
ond lieutenant, John E. Mason.
The commissioned officers of Company G are, —
Captain, Smith A. Whitfield ; first lieutenant, Orville Smith ; second
lieutenant, Charles A. Harnden.
The commissioned officers of Company H are, —
Captain, Charles W. Edgerly ; first lieutenant, John G. Lewis ; sec
ond lieutenant, James Blaisdell.

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The commissioned officers of Company I are, —
Captain, John W. Babbitt; first lieutenant, Jacob Green; second
lieutenant, Nelson N. Sawyer.
The commissioned officers of Company K are, —
Captain, John B. Cooper; first lieutenant, Ervin T. Case; second
lieutenant, William I. Brown.
The rank of captains in this regiment is as follows :
Senior captain, Captain Babbitt ; second captain, Captain Stevens ;
third captain, Captain Edgerly (A. S.) ; fourth captain, Captain Stone ;
fifth captain, Captain Busweli; sixth captain, Captain Whitfield;
seventh captain, Captain Edgerly (C. W.) ; eighth captain, Captain
Pillsbury; ninth captain, Captain Alexander ; junior captain, Captain
Cooper. The non-commissioned officers in the several companies in this regi
ment are as follows :
Company A. — First sergeant, Leonard H. Caldwell ; second sergeant,
Ira S. Abbott; third sergeant, Charles J. Symonds; fourth sergeant,
Scott W. Keyser; fifth sergeant, Joseph G. Morrill; first corporal,
Francis M. Caldwell; second corporal, Abraham Sanborn; third cor
poral, Franklin H. Foster; fourth corporal, Morrison Alexander; fifth
corporal, Monroe Tappan ; sixth corporal, Cyrus M. Roberts ; seventh
corporal, Louis Myers.
Company B. — First sergeant, John Mooney ; second sergeant, Ludo B.
Little ; third sergeant, Warren H. Edmands ; fourth sergeant, Webster
Heath; fifth sergeant, William H. Hoyt; first corporal, Wyman Pet-
tingill ; second corporal, George Hodgman ; third corporal, George W.
Cutler; fourth corporal, John F. Mudgett; fifth corporal, George H.
Richardson ; sixth corporal, Joseph G. Woods ; seventh corporal, Aus
tin-Tucker; eighth corporal, William F. Clough.
Company C. — First sergeant, David F. Cheney; second sergeant,
Wentworth Butler; third sergeant, Thomas J. Richards; fourth ser
geant, John P. Whipple; fifth sergeant, Simeon Pierce; first corporal,
Orrin A. Small; second corporal, Peter F. Phelps; third corporal,
Jesse S. Bean; fourth corporal, Samuel R. Eastman; fifth corporal,
Barclay C. Busweli ; sixth corporal, Hiram W. French ; seventh cor
poral, Jerome Kelley ; eighth corporal, John Robinson.

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Company D. — First sergeant, George W. Emery ; second sergeant,
John Donovan; third sergeant, Edwin H. Webster; fourth sergeant,
Andrew J. Sanborn; fifth sergeant, Stacy W. Hall; first corporal,
Henry J. Boothby ; second corporal, Thomas Goodwin ; third corporal,
Eugene Thurston ; fourth corporal, Charles W. Batchelder ; fifth cor
poral, George S. Eastman ; sixth corporal, Charles Burleigh ; seventh
corporal, Horace P. Dearborn; eighth corporal, Edward D. Lothrop.
Company E. — First sergeant, Henry O. Sargent; second sergeant,
N. Warren Pulsifer ; third sergeant, James C. Ayer ; fourth sergeant,
Oscar D. Robinson ; fifth sergeant, Rodney Perham ; first corporal,
JohnW. Robinson; second corporal, Cyrus B. Norris; third corporal,
Jonathan P. Stewart ; fourth corporal, Charles C. Stevens ; fifth cor
poral, George B. Tracy; sixth corporal, Albert H. Taft; seventh
corporal, Francis O. Riley ; eighth corporal, Elmer Bragg.
Company F. — First sergeant, Horace Rolfe ; second sergeant, Edward
C. Babb ; third sergeant, George P. Sylvester ; fourth sergeant, Edgar W.
Densmore; fifth sergeant, George H. Drew; first corporal, James W.
Lathe; second corporal, William A. Canfield; third corporal, Oliver H.
Dudley; fourth corporal, Charles H. Blaisdell; fifth corporal, George
Gordon ; sixth corporal, Henry M. Tracy ; seventh corporal, Charles M.
Noyes ; eighth corporal, Hiram S. Lathe.
Company G. — First sergeant, George W. Gove ; second sergeant,
Napoleon B. Osgood ; third sergeant, William D. Rice ; fourth ser
geant, George H. Dodge ; fifth sergeant, James L. Colburn ; first cor
poral, Lorenzo M. Upham; second corporal, James H. Persons; third
corporal, William E. Way ; fourth corporal, Edward K. Marsh ; fifth
corporal, Joseph C. Chapman; sixth corporal, Horace Page; seventh
corpora], Varanus Atwood; eighth corporal, Albert B. Cressey.
Company H. — First sergeant, H. Baxter Quimby; second sergeant,
John C. Sampson; third sergeant; Joseph B. Twombly; fourth ser
geant, Charles E. Blackmer; fifth sergeant, John Howe ; first corporal,
Frederick Morse; second corporal, Mark G. Staples; third corporal,
Sylvester Ham; fourth corporal, John W. Roberts; fifth corporal,
Moses L. Chace; sixth corporal, Moses F. Gray; seventh corporal,
Charles B. Hussey; eighth corporal, Timothy O'Connor.
Company I. — First sergeant, Charles W. Wilcox; second sergeant,
Braman I. Wilson; third sergeant, Elisha Ayers; fourth sergeant,

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S. Horace Perry; fifth sergeant, Samuel W. Fletcher; first corporal,
John B. Buckman; second corporal, William H. Rand; third cor
poral, Hercules W. Raymond ; fourth corporal, George Stearns ; fifth
corporal, Henry E. Hubbard; sixth corporal, George W. McClure;
seventh corporal, Charles H. Knights ; eighth corporal, Marshall P.
Wood. Company K. — First sergeant, Benjamin R. Allen ; second sergeant,
Charles H. Little; third sergeant, Gilman Leavitt; fourth sergeant,
William M. George; fifth sergeant, Daniel W. Howe; first corporal,
Charles A. Wood; second corporal, Edwin R. Miller; third corporal,
Sylvester Spaulding; fourth corporal, Joel S. Blood; fifth corporal,
Prentiss C. Hutchinson ; sixth corporal, Eli A. Hun toon ; seventh
corporal, Henry Tompkins ; eighth corporal, Edward C. Kelsey.
The position of the several companies in this regiment in order of
battle will be according to the rank of captains, and is as follows :
Company I, the first company, upon the right; Company G, the
second company ; Company F, the third company ; Company B, the
fourth company ; Company C, the fifth company ; Company A, the sixth
company; Company E, the seventh company; Company K, the eighth
company; Company H, the ninth company; Company D, the tenth
company. The several companies, posted as above, will be designated from
right to left in the manoeuvres, as first, second, third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth companies.
All officers and non-commissioned officers in this regiment will be
recognized, respected, and obeyed according to their respective rank
and position in the command.
Officers of the day will be detailed for one day's duty only, or until
relieved. The morning reports of companies, signed by the captains and first
sergeants, will be handed to the acting adjutant before 8 o'clock in the
morning. All roll-calls prescribed by sections 224, 225, and 226 of article 27
of the Army Regulations will be strictly observed.
The provisions of the Army Regulations of 1 861 will be strictly
observed, as the acknowledged and standard authority from the war

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department, for the government of this regiment, except when special
necessity requires their modification, which necessity will be announced
in general or special orders.
By order of Enoch Q. Fellows, Colonel Commanding.
George H. Chandler,
Adjutant.
Only a printed list of names ! — and yet the men who
are left to-day will never forget the thrill of conscious
pride with which they heard their official position in the
regiment thus publicly recognized ; while to the dear
ones of those whose eyes are sealed in the sleep that
knows no waking, the sight of names once so familiar
brings back the past, with all its tender memories of the
loved and lost.
The Ninth made its first official march as an organ
ization to the state house, and there received its colors
from the hands of Governor Berry. Then, with its flags
floating gently in the breeze, to the sound of martial
music — from " a band that couldn't be beat" — the regi
ment filed out of the state house yard, up the Main street,
and crossing the river to the camp-ground, held its first
formal dress parade.
The next day was Sunday, August 24 ; but that
there are no Sabbaths in war, is a saying which has at
least a foundation of fact, and while the regiment was
not yet sufficiently near to the scene of actual warfare,
nor were the men sufficiently advanced in the transition
state from citizens to soldiers to realize its truth, yet they
were too far advanced for this to be entirely a day of
rest. Certain soldierly duties were to be performed —
duties necessary for the well-being and discipline of the
regiment, and which could not be neglected even for a

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day. The regular guard-mounting was held at eight
o'clock, and was followed by an inspection by Adjutant-
General Colby — " Governor" Colby he was to the older
generation, and was often familiarly so called, having
been governor of the state in 1846-47.
To the members of each company, after inspection in
their respective company streets, he spoke words of
caution and advice in a familiar and fatherly way, yet
pointedly and briefly, as became a man of his great
practical common sense. Then came services on the
parade ground, conducted by Chaplain Gushee, and
these were attended by all of the men not on duty. A
great number of visitors was present at these services,
and a still greater number witnessed the evening dress
parade, the last at this camp. Many a good-bye letter
was written that day, and each man in his own way
made ready for the great event of the morrow.

Chaplain Edward M. Gushee.

CHAPTER II.
From Concord to South Mountain.
On that well-remembered 25th of August the camp
was early astir. Knapsacks were packed, the teams
loaded, the line was formed, and at seven o'clock —
"Adieu to Camp Colby !"
Even at that early hour there were crowds of people
upon the streets, and they greeted the regiment with
cheers as it passed on its way to the station, where still
greater crowds were in waiting. But there was little
time for greetings or partings, for the train was in wait
ing, and was soon filled. The twenty cars for the men
were unmistakably "filled," for as every man had his
gun and equipments, his knapsack with overcoat and
blanket-roll, his haversack and canteen, there was no
opportunity for any one to occupy more than his own
limited, share of seat, rack, or even floor space. An
extra car for the officers, with six cars for their horses
and the baggage, made up a train whose length caused
many a comment among the men, and seemed to mag
nify their already enlarged sense of their own importance.
Providence was reached without any unusual incident,
and after a short halt here the next stage of the journey
was to Groton, Conn. At this point the regiment was
transferred to the steamer Commonwealth, of the Ston
ington line, and landed at Jersey City about eight o'clock
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20 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
a train was again taken, for the tedious ride across the
state of New Jersey, and Philadelphia was reached at seven
o'clock in the evening. Two gentlemen, representatives
of an association of citizens, were in waiting at the sta
tion, and conducted the regiment to the famous Union
refreshment saloon, or "Cooper shop," where they were
treated to a bountiful supper, and were waited upon at
the tables by scores of fair ladies. From the saloon,
through streets lined with throngs of enthusiastic citi
zens, they marched back to the railroad station, and at
ii :30 were off for Baltimore, that mob-breeding city,
through which the regiment marched next day without
any special incident except that they were treated to a
good dinner.
On arriving at Washington, about 7:30 in the even
ing, the regiment was met at the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road station by an aid of General Casey, who bore an
order for them to proceed across the Long bridge into
Virginia. At so late an hour, and the men being
fatigued by their long ride, it seemed very desirable
that they should remain at or near the station until
morning. But orders are orders, and the subaltern of
course had no discretion in the matter. Colonel Fel
lows inquired where he could find General Casey, and
being informed that he was at the Ebbitt House, he
accepted the invitation of the messenger to accom
pany him there in his carriage. Permission for the
regiment to remain where it was for that night was
readily obtained from the general, who also requested
Colonel Fellows to call at his office at the Long bridge
when the regiment arrived there.
Early the next morning the following order was
received :

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Head-Quarters Provisional Brigades,
Washington, August 28, 1862.
568 Fourteenth street.
Special Orders,
No. 70.
1. The 9th New Hampshire Vols., Col. E. Q. Fellows, will proceed
without delay across the Long Bridge and encamp at Camp • ' Chase "
near Fort "Albany."
2. Col. D. H. Rucker, Q. M., U. S. A., will furnish the necessary
transportation. By order of Brig. Gen. Casey.
C. H. Raymond,
LJ. and Aide.
Col. Fellows,
9th N. H.
In compliance with this order the regiment started about
eight o'clock, and on arrival at the Long bridge was
halted while Colonel Fellows made his call at General
Casey's office. After giving him directions in regard to
the crossing into Virginia, General Casey handed Colo
nel Fellows the following order of assignment :
Head-Quarters Provisional Brigades,
Washington, August 28th, 1862.
568 Fourteenth street.
Special Orders,
No. 72.
The following named Regiments are assigned to Gen'l Whipple's
command, and their respective Colonels will, in person, report to him,
viz. :
1 . 9th Regt. New Hampshire Volunteers.
2. 120th Regt. New York Volunteers. By order of Gen'l Casey.
Robert N. Scott,
Capt. \th Inf'y, A. A. A. G.
The Ninth regiment, New Hampshire volunteers, had
reached historic ground! The famous Long bridge,

22 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
spanning the Potomac, was a wooden structure, the
framework resting chiefly on piling, with a few stone
piers, and its name became a familiar one to the country
during the war. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers
crossed and recrossed it. Many times it shook beneath
the tread of regiments, brigades, and .divisions marching
to " the front." Many thousands of the brave men who
crossed it, with their faces southward, did not return.
Through all those days, weeks, months, and years,
wagons trailed over it, laden with supplies of food,
clothing, and ammunition for the army. Hundreds of
ambulances bore across it their burdens of wounded and
suffering soldiers. The Long bridge was the connecting
link between Washington and the brave, patient, and
long-suffering Army of the Potomac.
On crossing the bridge, the regiment was met on the
Virginia side by Col. Daniel Hall, of Dover, then a cap
tain on General Whipple's staff. Captain Hall con
ducted the regiment to the high ground some two miles
to the westward, the place of the designated camping-
ground, — "Camp 'Chase,' near Fort 'Albany,'" and
soon afterwards Colonel Fellows reported in person to
General Whipple, at his head-quarters, not far distant.
Such is the story, officially told, of how it was, that in
obedience to the order to proceed with the regiment to
Washington and report to Major-General Halleck, the
Ninth New Hampshire was transported from Concord to.
Washington, from New Hampshire to Virginia soil, and
from state to federal control. But there was a stand
point, other than that of authority and responsibility,
from which it was viewed by all the rest, or well-nigh
all the rest, of the regiment, to whom the trip was a
novelty and its scenes and incidents were new and

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 23
intensely interesting. And how it all appeared, espe
cially to the farmer boys, who had never before been out
of sight of their native hills, but whose keen eyes noth
ing escaped, — and of such was the majority — can best
be told, and in fact can be truthfully told, only by them
selves ; and how they told it, in diaries kept and in let
ters to home friends, the following will show :
A COMPOSITE DIARY.
From the rank and file.
"As we marched down Main street [in Concord] citi
zens of both sexes filled windows, doors, and balconies,
and hundreds with tearful eyes signalled their final adieus.
At the depot the scene was an inexpressibly sad one.
One thought occupied all minds and filled every
eye with tears, — ' Many of these now going forth will
return no more.' Oh, blessed uncertainty that does not
reveal which shall be taken and which left !
"Everywhere along the route the people flocked out
to welcome us and bid us ' God speed.' As this is my
first experience in travelling by water, I find much to
astonish and interest me.
"At five o'clock the next morning I went on deck.
The sea was slightly ruffled by the brisk breeze against
which our noble steamer was majestically working her
way. On our left lay Long Island, presenting a beauti
ful variety of groves, sandbanks, and green, sloping hill
sides ; while on the right were numerous small islands,
on many of which were elegant mansions, and on every
hand were water-craft of all descriptions, from the tiny
skiff to the huge man-o'-war with its wide-spreading
sails and frowning port-holes.

24 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
" . . . But soon the natural scenery began to grow
less like nature, and the increased number of vessels told
us we were nearing the ' Empire City.' As we passed
steamers and ferry-boats, cheers were exchanged by the
soldiers and crowds of passengers ; our band standing
forward on the deck played national airs, and the whole
scene was one to inspire a glow of national pride in
every heart. As we passed up between New York
and Brooklyn, on either side was a forest of masts,
and beyond a sea of houses.
"When we landed at Jersey City and marched through
the streets, I was much more impressed by the charac
ter of the inhabitants than the appearance of the place.
. No sooner did we halt here than scores of
women, neatly attired and with smiling faces, came
out with tea, coffee, and eatables, while the boys
flocked around, eager to fill our canteens with ice
water. "Arrived at Philadelphia in the evening, via Trenton.
There we were furnished with a splendid supper by a
society which, free of expense, furnishes every regiment
passing through the city with a sumptuous meal. After
the regiment had been victualled, we marched about two
miles to the Baltimore depot, and during all the route the
streets were thronged with women and children shaking
our hands and saying 'Good-bye, soldier; good-bye,
brother,' with as much apparent emotion as though we
had been their own citizens. These expressions of pat
riotism and hospitality have given our men an exalted
opinion of the ' City of Brotherly Love ' which they will
not soon forget.
" Soon after daybreak we reached the Susquehanna at
' Havre de Grace,' where after a short delay we crossed

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on a ferry. Went into the cabin and took a breakfast,
for which I paid 25 cents. Arrived at Baltimore about
noon, and marched through the streets where the first
blood was shed in this great war for freedom, to the
Washington depot. Our reception was not much like
that received in Jersey City and Philadelphia, yet here
we were supplied with a good dinner and the boys filled
our canteens with water without charge.
"As we went on through Maryland, we seemed to
be passing into a land of antiquity. Everything which
we beheld bore evidence of the enervating influence of
slavery. "Arrived at Washington about dark, and of course we
were somewhat fatigued by our journey, although it was
a very pleasant one, all things considered. Our regi
ment was fed and lodged at the ' Soldiers' Retreat.'
They tell us that troops are pouring in continually
from all quarters, at the rate of 10,000 per day, and
it is a wonder to me how they manage to feed them
here, for they all come hungry.
" We had not room enough in the 'Retreat' for all to
lie down comfortably ; each man was compelled to lie
' top of his equipments,' and then they were so thick it
was almost impossible to walk through without walking
on men ; so I took my luggage and equipments, went out
of doors, and slept nicely till morning.
"As soon as it was light I washed up, and it seemed
as though a cup of tea would do me good, for I had no
appetite for breakfast. I had the tea, but how to get
it steeped was the question. Taking a good drawing
from my knapsack, I watched my opportunity to pass
the guard, and started for some rusty-looking houses at
some distance from the barracks. When I arrived there

26 * NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
I perceived by more than one sense that they were
inhabited by Irish families, including men, women,
children, goats, fowls, etc. After calling at several
places where they 'didn't make any fire yet,' I at
length found some hot water and a woman who was
perfectly willing to loan the use of her teapot, and
without reference to the environment, I made the infu
sion and drank it with a very good relish, poured some
in my canteen, and put back to camp.
" . . . I expected to see the ' elephant' this morn
ing, but am disappointed in beholding nothing but an
ungainly calf. Everything appears either unfinished or
so antique as to be fast going to decay. My ill feelings
may have something to do with giving me these impres
sions, but I am sure I should never regard the droves of
speckled, black, and brindled hogs which I saw on the
sidewalks, nor the dead horse which I saw in the street,
as an ornament to any city. Did not have time to visit
the public buildings, which we are informed are the
glory of the city.
"About eight o'clock this morning they formed the
regiment in line of march for Arlington Heights, but,
feeling unable to march, I with several others hired
some teams to carry ourselves and luggage. I felt rather
cheap to fail up on the first march, but I could not have
stood it, for they took the regiment in the first place for a
' show ' round through the city, and they raised such a
dust that you could not see ten paces ahead, and before
they reached the camp-ground at least one half the regi
ment had fallen out by the way.
". . . The sun shone terribly hot, and many of
us have knapsacks too heavy by far for the march. But
we are now here, encamped in an orchard, and the men

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are in good spirits. Quite a shower came up before we
got our tents pitched, during which we protected our
selves as best we could with our rubber blankets. Got
our tents up just before night, and turned in for our first
sleep on Virginia soil. I presume we shall not remain
here more than two or three days before moving nearer
the main army, which I understand is nearing us."
The trip so full of interest to the farmer boy and
embryo soldier, was probably as devoid of happenings
as such a journey could well be ; and but for the fact of
having been recorded at the time, its scenes and inci
dents, obscured by distance, and especially by the inter
vening and all-important events of the life upon which
they were entering, would have sunk from sight or
remained a mere speck upon the horizon of memory.
One incident, recalled by a letter written at the time
by an officer of the regiment, may be mentioned as
fairly illustrative of ordinary military methods :
After seeing the men distributed about the boat and
made as comfortable as possible, the officers began to
think about supper. In reply to their inquiries and
requests, they were informed by the captain that supper
would not be served until the passengers by the eleven
o'clock train were on board. Hunger, however, is not
conducive to formality, even in an officer, and about ten
o'clock they marched to the dining-room and seated
themselves at the tables. Supper was not forthcoming,
but the captain was ; and he threatened, if they did not
leave, to turn on the steam and drive them out. " Cap
tain," said the colonel, " give us our suppers, or I'll take
possession of this boat and run it myself." Whether the
captain realized that he was outranked on his own boat,

28 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
or simply concluded to exercise that "better part of
valor," is immaterial. The supper was served, and the
first victory of the Ninth New Hampshire was a blood
less one.
Late in the afternoon of the day of the arrival of the
regiment at Camp Chase, tents were received, but not
enough for the entire regiment, several of the officers
even being tentless. The lieutenant-colonel and the
adjutant were quartered in the porch of a house near by,
and guarded the entrance as faithfully as sleeping senti
nels could.
About three o'clock the-'next morning the regiment
was suddenly aroused by the beat of the long-roll, *and
there ran through the camp the order to "Turn out
under arms ! " This was promptly done, and, leaving
only the camp guard and the non-combatants behind,
the regiment was conducted through the darkness to —
¦" somewhere," about half a mile away, though the
length of this silent, strange, and darksome march
seemed much greater ; and after standing for a half hour
or more stupidly in line, or supposedly so — many of the
men resting prone upon the ground, and some of them
being fast asleep — marched back to camp. It was then
ordered to the Chain bridge, some miles above the city,
and after a hasty breakfast of bread and coffee again
started, taking blankets, canteens, and a full day's
rations in their haversacks. After proceeding about a
mile and a half the order was countermanded, and again
the regiment returned to camp. Then striking tents, —
those who had them — and marching past the historic
Arlington mansion, — the home of Lee — the regiment
continued about two and a half miles in a northerly
direction, having been assigned to a camping-ground

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between Forts Woodbury and Corcoran which was
known as Camp Whipple. By order of General Whip
ple two companies were then sent on a scout to Falls
church, a few miles distant.
There were one or two line officers who had been
in the service previously, and they, judging perhaps
from some like experience, surmised that this early
morning "turn-out" might have been a mere ruse de
guerre to familiarize the men with war's alarms, and
to teach every man to have his gun and equipments,
and in fact all his belongings, where he could lay his
hand on them at any time, day or night ; and this not
withstanding the severe punishment to which any officer
1 might be liable who should occasion a false alarm in
camp. The second order, however, — to march to the
Chain bridge — would evidently be carrying any such
grim joke a little too far, even for purposes of discipline-
It seems, rather, from the facts and circumstances, that
the correct explanation was given by a private, who-
remarked in a peculiar drawling tone and with a
touch of the Yankee twang, "I guess somebody was
skairt." A diary entry of this their "first great military ex
ploit," as it is somewhat facetiously called, is as fol
lows :
"The night was very dark; not half of us knew
where to get into line or which way to face. In fact, we
don't know anything, and until we have some drill it can
hardly be expected that we should. After much bewil
derment we got into line and started off with our guns,
leaving everything else behind. Wondered what we
could do without ammunition, but felt sure that we could
do some fighting at the point of the bayonet."

30 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
While the opinion thus expressed as to their knowl
edge, or rather their want of it, was somewhat of a
depreciative exaggeration, it is quite true that in the
school of the soldier the regiment had still much to learn ;
and it is equally true, that during the stay at this camp
there was little opportunity to learn it. There was an
average total of one day of drill, by company and squad,
and a single dress parade — and that was all, except the
daily detail for camp guard and of a company or more
for picket duty.
But in "fatigue duty" the regiment became, or at
least had the opportunity to become, quite proficient.
This was performed mostly with the shovel, digging
rifle-pits or constructing other earthworks for defence,
and then with the ax, felling the trees in their front or
wherever a possible military necessity or advantage
might require. And this possibility did not spare the
orchards, nor have regard for shade or ornament ; the
ruthless hand of war laid the ax even unto the roots, and
every tree which might afford concealment or protection
to an advancing enemy was hewn down, irrespective of
its value or the quality of its fruit.
This digging and tree cutting was largely upon the
Lee estate, and all of it presumably on the property of
the enemy ; and yet it was not without regret and
thoughts of home trees, and of the years required
to bring them to maturity, that this destruction was
wrought. This fatigue duty showed the advantage of being a
non-commissioned officer in a new light, as ordinarily
but two corporals and perhaps a sergeant were detailed
with a company ; and these were not expected to work
themselves — only to see that the men worked — each act-

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ing as a sort of "foreman of the gang," as a detailed
corporal somewhat pretentiously, though not inaptly,
styled himself. Nor was it the non-commissioned officers
alone who considered themselves fortunate in this respect,
for the whole detail was in charge of a single commis
sioned officer.
" For fatigue purposes" the "Army Regulations " pre
scribe "a sack coat of dark blue flannel extending half
way down the thigh, and made loose, without sleeve or
body lining, falling collar, inside pocket on the left side,
four buttons down the front." Now though the men had
little knowledge of tactics, and still less of " Regula
tions," they did know the first duty of the soldier — to
obey orders. So they went to their daily digging with
out a murmur, stripped off their uniform coats, all
unconscious that they were not of the prescribed pattern
for such duty, and toiling away in the hot August sun,
piled up the fresh earth and — malaria; the one as a
defence against an enemy that never there appeared, the
other in itself a foe far more insidious and no less dan
gerous, and one that, often re-enforced and constantly
encountered, many a man, surviving all else, has found
was never to be conquered.
A diary belonging to one of Stonewall Jackson's men
was picked up somewhere in the track of his famous
"foot cavalry," and day after day, for many days in
succession, it contained only this succinct entry: "We
marched." With equal conciseness, for an average of
at least four of their eight days at this camp, even the
regimental journal might read, " We shovelled ;" and
for another two days, "We chopped." The Yankees,
however, were more elaborate in their descriptions, as
appears by the following diary entries :

32 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
" Our company was detailed to go out and chop.
Started about eight o'clock in the morning and worked
all day, and was mighty tired come night."
" Rain set in during the forenoon. Thought I should
have a nice time, however, for writing letters in our
snug little tent, but just as I was getting out my port
folio the order came to ' Fall in,' and off we went to dig
rifle-pits. Worked hard at this all day."
" Went out digging to-day on the same line of in
trenchments we were engaged upon yesterday. It is
rather hard work, but we take it easy ; and if we can
serve our country better in this way than in any other, I
am content."
" Our company was on ' fatigue' again to-day. Were
set at work felling trees along the Potomac. For my
self, not only chopped trees but also a generous slice off
of one of my fingers. In consequence, 'bled 'for my
country for the first time. A man in a Pennsylvania
regiment near us was instantly killed by the falling of a
tree upon him."
The lamenting diarist last above quoted, thus closes
his chronicling for the day :
" Such is our first Sabbath in Virginia. I wonder no
longer that soldiers forget the day of the week and can't
tell when Sunday comes. Oh, when shall we see again
a quiet Sabbath, such as we are wont to enjoy at home !"
and another adds this cumulative evidence :
"First Sabbath in a Virginia camp. It has rained
powerfully all day. This morning the most of our regi
ment not on duty were detailed to work on the fortifica
tions. Marched about a mile in the rain and mud to get

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our tools, thence to the work. Returned to camp at
night, tired out and hungry."
Such were the associations connected with this day,
and such were its contrasts ; but notwithstanding the
unmilitary character of the duties, the stay at this camp
was not uneventful, nor without its object lessons, pre
senting in panoramic picture some unexpected phases of
the life upon which the men were entering.
The first night, about eleven o'clock, an order came
from General Whipple to send out two companies on
picket, and Companies I and C were sent accordingly.
An hour later, in compliance with another order, the en
tire regiment was aroused and turned out under arms, — as
on the previous night at Camp Chase — and then turned
in again without leaving camp.
The next morning the leading regiments af the
Second corps (Sumner's) were marching past. They
had arrived from the Peninsula the day before, having
disembarked at Alexandria. It was an inspiring sight
to see them thus moving towards the battle-field, march
ing, as it seemed, to the music of the already open
ing guns of this second day of the Second Bull Run.
The absence of artillery was noticeable, the horses
having been shipped by other transports and arriving
later. But why they should be here, marching ten or
more miles away from, instead of towards, Pope, Jack
son, and Longstreet ; and why halted for the day, while
the whole corps came up and stretched away in posi
tion not far from the camp, seemed somewhat of a puz
zle. Could it have any connection with the "scare" of
the two previous nights?
How these veterans of the Army of the Potomac
in

34 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
appeared to the embryo soldiers, can best be told in
their own language. One diary runs thus :
"They looked weather-beaten, worn out, and ragged.
Some are almost destitute of shoes. They are in the
lightest marching order possible, not one in a hundred
having a knapsack ; and yet they marched on toward the
battle-field, whence could be heard the roar of artillery
at this place, with apparent cheerfulness.
"They call iis 'bounty men,' and growl some as they
see new troops lying still here. One says, 'Why don't
they send these fellows over to Bull Run?' ' Oh,' says
another, 'they are afraid they would dirty their new
clothes.' "Long trains of ambulances for the wounded also
passed. I was much interested in examining them to
see what kind of provision the government had made
for the suffering and unfortunate soldiers."
And this, from another diary :
"This morning another division passed by on their
way to the scene of conflict. They had left the boats
at Alexandria the night before, and halted for two or
three hours in a field near us. Soon after our reveille
had sounded their drums beat, and in what seemed to
me an incredibly short time they were in line and mov
ing forward. Dust was plenty and water scarce, and
they besides had no time or chance to apply the latter.
Their uniforms were faded, and some of them in rags.
Knapsacks and all the 'extras' in a soldier's outfit were
extremely scarce among them, and as they marched by,
dirty, haggard, weary, and footsore, some of them shoe
less, looking upon such a scene for the first time, I

Capt. Charles W. Edgerly, Co. H.

Capt. James Blaisdell, Co. H.

Sergt. Osmon B. Warren, Co. H. Corp. William J. Lavender, Co. H.

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 35
viewed it with mingled surprise, pity, and admiration.
This was a new phase in soldier life to me, and the
thought came, ' Can it be possible that this is what you
may and probably will have to come to ; and is it not
rather more than you bargained for?'"
The camping-ground bordered upon the road, above
which it was sufficiently elevated to enable the men,
when standing upon the line between camp and high
way, to look down upon this moving scene, so fascinat
ing in its ever-changing monotony. It presented indeed
" a new phase in soldier life," even to the few to whom
so many phases of that life were not unfamiliar.
Standing thus, as the- men of the Fifth New Hamp
shire were marching past, — plodding along, bronzed,
dirty, and grim, perfect types of the self-reliance and
dogged determination of the veteran soldier — one of the
men, after gazing at them in silence for a time, finally
exclaimed, " My God ! Shall we ever look like that?"
There were mutual recognitions and hearty greet
ings between the men of the two regiments, — the one
already known by its well earned and historic name of
the "Fighting Fifth," the other whose less euphonious
appellation of the "Bloody Ninth " was so soon to be
acquired. They halted for the day not far away, and Colonel
Cross paid the camp quite a visit. In return, he was
complimented at his head-quarters with a serenade by
the regimental band. Major Sturtevant was another
welcome guest. Known personally to Colonel Fellows
and Captain Edgerly, with whom he had served in the
First regiment, and to Adjutant Chandler as a towns
man, he was also known to all as the first enlisted soldier

36 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
in the state, as well as the first to receive authority to
recruit, and as a brave, gallant, and efficient officer.
These worthy representatives of the old Granite state,
who had already won ah enviable military reputation,
both gave their lives to their country — dying as. the
soldier dies, and would wish to die — the one at Get
tysburg, to be interred with merited honor in his own
loved state, at the place of his birth ; the other at Fred
ericksburg, to lie in an unmarked and unknown grave.
The first of September, General McClellan, going in
the direction of Washington, and accompanied by two
of his staff, reined, out of the highway and rode
through the camp. He was immediately recognized,
and those who caught the word had a good look at the
man in whom it can truly be said that the army then
believed, whatever opinions may have afterwards been
formed. On the second, Colonel Fellows was assigned by Gen
eral Whipple to the command of a brigade of his division
of the Army Reserve corps. This brigade was composed
of four newly arrived regiments, including the Ninth, and
there were comprised in the command Forts Woodbury
and Corcoran and three other forts in the immediate
vicinity, commanding the approaches to the Aqueduct
and the Chain bridges, for the immediate defence of
which these regiments had been encamped there. Colo
nel Fellows was not the ranking colonel of the brigade,
but having been in the service for more than a year, as
well as by reason of his West Point training, he was
thought by General Whipple to be the best qualified for
the position.
On assuming command, Colonel Fellows issued the
following order :

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Head-quarters 4th Brigade, Whipple's Division,
September 2nd, 1862.
General Orders
No. 1.
According to General Order No. 25, the undersigned assumes com
mand of the 4th Brigade, Whipple's Division.
Owing to the exigencies of the service, it is of the utmost importance
that the regiments composing this brigade should be ready to take the
field at the earliest possible moment ; consequently, when not on
fatigue duty the regimental commanders will occupy all the time in
squad, company, and battalion drill, and will likewise establish a
school for theoretical instruction of officers ; and no officer will be
excused from drill unless sick or on duty.
No fire-arms will be discharged in or about the camp without per
mission of the commanding officer.
Hereafter regimental morning reports will be sent to these head
quarters before nine o'clock.
E. Q. Fellows,
Col. gth IV. H. V., Com 'g Brigade.
George H. Chandler,
1st Lieut., gth IV. H. V., Acting A. A. G.
The supposed exigencies of the service were such,
however, that not only the Ninth, but all the other regi
ments of this brigade, were kept on fatigue duty, as
already stated ; and as for the discharge of fire-arms, it
is needless to say that this part of the order was obeyed
to the very letter, for the ammunition issued to the men
the day previous did not fit their rifles, and none of the
right calibre could there be obtained.
September 3 came the report (which proved to be
true) that General Pope had been removed at his own
request, and General McClellan assigned to the com
mand. About 1,300 prisoners, captured by the Confederates
at Bull Run the Saturday previous, halted for a while in
front of the camp. They had been paroled on the bat-

38 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
tie-field, and were going to Washington. They seemed
bright and cheerful, and were quite communicative.
The one hope expressed was, that they might be
promptly exchanged and returned to their regiments to
try it again. To say they were a " hard-looking lot,"
would be but to repeat, in uncouth phrase, a very sum
mary description of them written at the time, written,
however, from the standpoint of good clothes, personal
cleanliness, tented sleep, and abundant rations, the
standpoint of one all unused to the stern realities which
make the veteran — the weary march, the blazing sky,
the shelterless bivouac, the strain of battle, the un-
quenched thirst and the empty haversack.
On the 4th there was a partial but welcome relief from
fatigue duty, and for the first time since leaving Con
cord there was opportunity for company drill by a por
tion of the regiment. After this there was no further
"fatigue" duty, and no present need of more intrench
ments, for Washington was now encircled by an army
of veterans. The Army of the Potomac from the
Peninsula and the Army of Virginia from the front had
returned — some of them — to their old camping-grounds
— back again to their starting-point of five months ago.
Their journeyings and their achievements, their suc
cesses and their failures, have passed into history and
need not here be recounted; but whatever they had
done, or failed to do, they were at least what the men
of the Ninth New Hampshire were now striving to be
come — soldiers.
The first step, however, was to find out just how much
had already been accomplished. So there was a muster
and thorough inspection of the regiment by Lieutenant-
Colonel Titus, after which drilling began in earnest;

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 39
and it was with many expressions of satisfaction that
instead of the shovel and the ax the men resumed the
rifle, and appeared once more, not as gangs of work
men, but as a regiment of soldiers.
For purposes of drill the regiment was very favorably
situated. The camp-ground was smooth, and hard-
trodden by many feet. The debris left by former occu
pants had been cleared away, and everything arranged
for comfort and convenience. The first, and as it
proved the last, dress parade at this camp was held at
sunset, on the 5th, and this was immediately followed by
supper from the company cook-houses. Then, until
tattoo, the time was for rest and recreation, or for reverie,
which one diarist has thus preserved :
"The evening was one of the loveliest I have ever
seen. For hours I sat, or rather reclined, in the door
of our little tent, with my companions lying around,
rows of white canvas dwellings stretching in regular
streets on either hand, a beautiful landscape thickly
dotted with camps, and other martial emblems on
every side, a bright, full moon bathing all below in
purest silvery light, while gliding peacefully through
the soft, deep azure of the gem-decked canopy above ;
and as I drank in the rare and glorious beauty of
nature's lavish display, read with introverted eye the
thickly written tablets of memory, and mused on our
present, to us still novel, situation, and of what the
future might have in store, I thought of the dear
ones left at home, of the scenes and joys I had
experienced there ; and the tears almost started to my
eyes unbidden as I thought again of the probabilities
of my never seeing their renewal. But yet I am not

40 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
sorry I am here, and though I would gladly see this
wicked war immediately closed, and hear the joyous
order to return, yet for the sake of country and my
country's honor, I am willing to remain, and to perish
even, if so it must be."
The mandatory proverb to boast not one's self of
to-morrow is peculiarly applicable to the soldier, for
he it is of all men that knoweth not what a day may
bring forth.
The early morning greeting of the 6th was a renewal
of the order to send out two companies to dig rifle-pits —
those interminable intrenchments, the cause of "curses
not loud but deep," as deep, at least, as the pits that
evoked them. Two companies were already on picket,
and two others preparing to relieve them. The remain
ing four were being put through their soldierly exer
cises when, with the promptitude of an " About face,"
there came a transformation not down on the regi
mental programme. This was caused by the receipt
of the following orders :
Head-Quarters, Military Defences,
South-west of the Potomac.
Arlington, Sept. 6, 1862.
Special Orders,
No. 126.
The order constituting your Brigade is hereby Annulled.
You will order the Working parties and Pickets from Regiments
under your Command, to return to their respective Commands
immediately. By command of Brig. Gen. Whipple :
To Daniel W. Van Horn,
Col. Fellows, Capt. and A. A. D. C.
Comd'g Brigade.

Lieut. S. Henry Sprague, Co. F.

Corp. Charles B. Davis, Co. F.

Sergt. James W. Lathe, Co. F.

Sergt. James W. Lathe, Co. F.

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 41
Head- Quarters, Washington, D. C.
September 6, 1862.
Special Orders,
No. 3.
1 . The following mentioned new Regiments are distributed as here
inafter indicated, and will proceed to join their respective Corps and
Stations, viz. : ,
Burnside's Corps at Leesboro, Six miles out 7th Street.
15th and 1 6th Conn. 9th New Hampshire
35th Massachusetts 17th and 20th Michigan
The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary trans
portation to carry into effect the foregoing assignments. The regi
ments for Burnside's, Sumner's, and Banks' Corps and Couch's Divi
sion will march without tents or knapsacks, and be provided with
three-days provisions in Haversacks. All the regiments will have
forty rounds of Ammunition in their Cartridge Boxes.
By Command of Major Genl. McClellan, S. Williams,
Official. [Signed.] Asst. Adj't Genl.
Daniel W. Van Horn, Capt. and A. A. D. C.
To Com. Officer, 9th New Hampshire.
This second order, as received, designated only the
regiments assigned to the Ninth corps; but in all,
thirty-six new regiments were distributed among the
different corps of the army, "and now," writes Cor
poral Lathe, in pleased anticipation shared by all,
"come the hardships and the fame," showing an
abundant supply of energy, adaptability, and good
humor, — levers which had the power to lighten if not re
move the burden of many a heavy hour in this new, rough
manner of living. Indeed, that they were prominent
characteristics among the men of the Ninth, was shown in
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42 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [September,
increased the many contrivances to insure comfort, in
spite of so much that was adverse.
Preparatory to this movement the regiment received
its first issue of hard bread. Previous to this time it
had been supplied with soft bread from the government
bakeries in Washington, — "soft tack" it was called, as
distinguished from "hard tack," to which the men now
had their first introduction, and of which the prescribed
three-days rations were issued and stowed away in haver
sacks. Leaving Quartermaster Hutchins in charge of the
abandoned camp, with its tents all standing, and the
band and two men detailed from each company to guard
it and await further orders, by three in the afternoon the
regiment was on the move, in light marching order, — all
the lighter from the absence of the prescribed " forty
rounds" in the cartridge boxes.
Crossing the Aqueduct bridge and passing through
Georgetown, the regiment rested for a while in Wash
ington. Then, having marched the designated " six
miles out Seventh street," it was discovered that Lees-
boro was still fully three miles away. The day was
hot, the dust deep, and it was not until about eight
o'clock that the regiment turned into a beautiful
grove, appropriately named Brightwood. Here, upon
the ground, without other shelter than that afforded
by the friendly and protecting trees, the tired men
slept the sleep of the soldier.
This, their first night by blazing bivouac fires, was
one to linger long in the memory of those spared by the
fortunes of war, one of whom thus recorded it at the
time :

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 43
"The scene in the early evening was romantic in the
extreme. It was a warm, bright, lovely night, but in
the shadow of the trees dark enough to have the numer
ous fires, soon kindled by the soldiers, show to good
advantage. Gleaming among these in every direction
were the stacks of polished muskets, and scattered
among them the wearied men, wrapped in their blankets
for the night's repose. Beyond the reach of their rays,
loomed up the shadows, — hobgoblin, dark, and gloomy
from the contrast, while through the mixed canopy of
green and blue twinkled coquettishly the glimmering
stars. "All in all, it was to me at least a weird, novel, yet
interesting spectacle ; and it was long before the bland
ishments of Morpheus could close my eyes upon its
beauty." Starting soon after daylight the next morning, about
eight o'clock the regiment encamped, or rather bivou
acked again, in a beautiful grove at a fork in the road
near an old tumble-down tavern. This, with two dwel
ling-houses looking old and rusty, and the accompany
ing outbuildings looking older and rustier, was Leesboro.
As the head of the column approached the town, place,
village, or whatever the term by which such a locality
might properly be designated, General Burnside was
met on the road, and Colonel Fellows, saluting, at once
reported to him. The general recognized him immedi
ately (they had been schoolmates at West Point), and
greeting him cordially said, — "You know General
Reno?" The colonel replied in the affirmative; and
General Burnside said, " Report to Reno." This hav
ing been done, General Reno, in turn, directed Colonel

44 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
Fellows to report to Colonel Nagle, commanding the
First brigade of the Second (Sturgis's) division.
The first necessity, however, was to get a supply of
ammunition to fit the rifles; and as none could there be
had of the right calibre, permission was obtained from
General Reno to send back for it before reporting to
Colonel Nagle. Lieutenant-Colonel Titus was therefore
detailed to go back to Washington to get the ammuni
tion, to see to the packing up and storing of the surplus
baggage left behind at the old camp on Arlington
Heights, and to wind up and bring up the rear gener
ally — that is, the knapsacks, overcoats, and the men left
in camp — not the stragglers, for there had been no strag
gling. The rear-guard had done its duty under the eye
of the lieutenant-colonel, who fiad ridden, much of the
time in rear of the column, and had determined at the
outset that the regiment should not fall into that per
nicious habit.
Some of the other regiments had not been so fortu
nate in this respect,, for scores of stragglers were seen
all along the road. One incident in this connection was
somewhat amusing.: Several regiments had followed
the Ninth out from Washington, and later in the day
one of them, or rather a melancholy-looking remnant of
it, went into camp near by. One of its lagging, self-
deployed members, meeting General Burnside, who had
ridden back along the road, and making his best salute,
boldly inquired if he had seen his regiment (naming it)
anywhere. "Oh, yes," replied the general blandly,
and in his characteristic offhand manner, "you'll find
them all the way from here to Washington ! "
So sudden and unexpected had been the departure
from Arlington, that some of the officers were absent in

sUA^uJ^ct^

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 45
the city. Adjutant Chandler, who had just purchased
a horse, had gone for the equipments and to pay some
visits, more especially to meet his old college classmate,
Captain Patterson (afterwards Colonel), of the Second,
and so was dressed in his best. Starting to return, he
met the regiment, and wheeling his horse accompanied
it. He was the recipient of not a little good-natured
banter, for, like the brave knight in the nursery riddle,
he was "All saddled, all bridled, all fit for the fight ;"
and it was suggested that his bright new uniform was
just the thing, not only for active campaigning but as an
attractive mark for some hostile sharpshooter.
Captains Alexander and Whitfield were also absent,
their companies having been detailed for fatigue or
picket. Their experiences are related by the former :
"Yesterday, while I was at Washington, the regiment
received orders to move. When I returned to camp
about six o'clock, I found they had left ; the tents and
baggage were left with two men from each company, to
guard them and assist the quartermaster in packing up.
Three days' rations had been given out. My orderly
sergeant was with me, and also one captain who had
been away during the day. The quartermaster told me
the regiment had started for Leesboro, about five miles
from Washington. I packed my blanket, took rations
in my haversack, and started. We went to Washington
and inquired the way to Leesboro. No one knew, or
had ever heard of such a place, but from some persons
we met we found the regiment went up Seventh street,
so we started. We walked about five miles, but could
find no trace of them. So many regiments had passed

46 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
and were passing that no one knew anything about it.
Still, we thought we were on the right road, for the
whole army seemed to be moving that way. After
walking until about half-past eleven, we thought we had
better turn in and wait until morning ; so we found an
empty wagon, which we got into, and slept finely until
six this morning [September 7], when we started. The
road was full of infantry, artillery, cavalry, and baggage
wagons. They had been passing all night, but we had
slept so soundly we had not heard them. After walk
ing about five miles further we overtook our regiment,
encamped in a fine grove."
The observations which follow, at a later day would
hardly have been made.
"No one can tell one day where he may be the next.
The old regiments say that since they left the Peninsula
they have not remained two nights in a place. The
New Hampshire Fifth and the battery do not look much
as they did when they left the state. All the troops I
have seen, with the exception of the new regiments, are
ragged, dirty, dressed in every kind of clothes imagin
able, the officers hardly distinguishable from the men."
These officers were in the same plight as Adjutant
Chandler, — resplendent in new uniforms, as much out
of keeping with their surroundings and duties as a Sun
day suit in a coal-pit ; but the captain thus closes the
record for the day :
" I have got me a blouse and an old hat that one of
the soldiers threw away, and feel now as dirty and
happy as the rest of them."

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That they had been assigned to Burnside's corps was
soon known throughout the regiment. So, too, that
Colonel Fellows had reported to General Burnside, for
the men on the right had seen the meeting between them,
and had noted the wave of 'the hand by which the gen
eral had designated the camping-ground. So, when
later in the day he rode with his staff past the camp,
the men were ready to greet him with three rousing
cheers, for as a general he was held in especially high
regard in New England, and at that period of general
disaster all the more so, by reason of his recent suc
cesses in North Carolina. They were also ready in
position, for this being in fact, as well as in name, a day
of rest, they had little to do except to range themselves
along the fence by the roadside, and observe the almost
continuous line of passing troops and trains.
An important feature of this procession* was the dif
ferent generals with their staffs, — riding usually at the
head of their respective commands ; and prominent
among them was one, in appearance the beau ideal of
a soldier, so familiar in picture that, like Burnside, he
was immediately recognized ; and in silent but none the
less deep admiration, the men saw pass before them the
famous " Fighting Joe Hooker."
By the order consolidating the Army of the Potomac
and the Army of Virginia, issued by General Halleck
September 5, General Hooker had been assigned to
the command of the Fifth corps in place of Gen. Fitz-
John Porter, relieved. But the following day he was
assigned by General McClellan to the Third corps of
the Army of Virginia, previously commanded by Gen
eral McDowell ; and on this day he issued his order
assuming command. This corps, upon the consolida-

48 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [September,
tion of the two armies, became the First corps of the
Army of the Potomac.
General Sturgis, who had previously served under
General Sigel, and who had also been assigned by
General Halleck to the Fifth corps, was on this day
ordered by General McClellan to report to General
Burnside, and was assigned to the Second division,
of which he immediately assumed command ; and
although by the order, he was only "temporarily
relieved from :duty with Porter's corps," he thereafter
remained permanently attached to the Burnside corps.
General Reno, who had commanded the Ninth corps
in Virginia under i General Pope, now resumed the com
mand, and General Burnside was virtually in command
of both the First'anH Ninth corps, which then became the
right wing of the army, although the formal order so
assigning him was only issued on the day of the Battle of
South Mountain.
On: the 8th, their near neighbors., the Thirty-fifth
Massachusetts;. .moved forward a short distance to join
their brigade; 'but : the, Ninth :New Hampshire still
remained in camp, if camp' it could be called. It was
rumored that the Confederates had crossed into Mary
land, and the road was full of troops moving to the front.
Indeed, since the first day at Arlington, it had been the
fortune of the regiment to see others upon the march
almost continuously, — first, towards Bull Run ; then in the
opposite direction, with increased and increasing numbers,
until they themselves, mingled with and became a part of
the flowing, martial current ; and now, when they were
stranded, as it were, upon the brink, it was still stream
ing on, until to their unpractised eyes it seemed as if the
whole army was passing in irregular review.

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49

Ammunition to fit the rifles was found in the arsenal at
Washington, but to get that of a special calibre for a
single regiment of the army, at that time of hurry and
pressure, was not accomplished in haste, nor without
perseverance and some diplomacy (exercised by Colonel
Titus); and then it must come through the "regular
channel," the ordnance officers of the division and bri
gade. But all difficulties were finally overcome, and
it was with a feeling of relief that the wagons contain
ing it were seen moving up Seventh street.
At the old camp, however, there was longer delay from
lack of transportation. For it must not be forgotten that
Stuart, Mosby, and Stonewall Jackson had been making
heavy requisitions on our army transportation, for Con
federate use as well as for bonfires. At any rate, the
quartermaster was unable to procure it for all the bag
gage he was expected to bring up, and word was sen
to the regiment to that effect. Besides, in a general
order prescribing the amount of baggage to be car
ried, that of the officers of a company Was limited to
one small trunk. So, on the morning of the 9th,
several of the officers returned for the purpose of
reducing the baggage, — tramping to Silver Spring,
where they hired a conveyance to Washington.
Having repacked their baggage, in compliance with
orders if not to their satisfaction, some of the officers
wished to remain and go to the theatre — a rare treat for
country boys. The lieutenant-colonel gave them per
mission to do so, provided they would report at Lees
boro by six o'clock the next morning. That they
reported promptly on time was gratifying then, and it is
equally so now to be assured, as recorded by Captain
Alexander at the time, that they "went to Ford's theatre

50 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
and listened to two fine plays, well acted, — ' Our Ameri
can Cousin,' and ' Dot : or The Cricket on the Hearth.' "
The ammunition was received as expected, but with
waiting for the baggage, the regiment did not start until
four o'clock. Marching about five miles, it bivou
acked for the night in an orchard near Mechanicsville.
Shelter tents had been distributed at Leesboro, but the
night being clear, and the men having slept since
leaving Arlington with no other protection than their
blankets, very few took the trouble to set them up,
and they merely served the convenient purpose of an
extra blanket.
On the morning of the nth they started early, and at
dark turned into a pasture-field near the little village of
Damascus. Every day now was adding some new
experience, which from its very newness made a more
lasting impression than events of greater importance at
a later period. For instance, this was the first day of
marching in the rain and mud, and disagreeable and
tiresome as it was, it was preferable to marching in the
heat and dust. But a rainy night was a different matter,
and the shelter tent, which at first had been an object of
ridicule, if not of contempt, was now appreciated ; and
the kennel-like structures soon dotted the field.
There was discomfort enough at the best, for though
the little "shelter" gave protection from the rain which
was still falling, it could not protect from that which had
already fallen, and which soon saturated the clothing of
the men from the ground on which they lay. Nor was
the bivouac otherwise a bed of roses, for the field proved
to be a brier-patch, and caused many an emphatic excla
mation, for a veritable virago could hardly have resented
an intrusion more pointedly or emphatically ; but the sol-

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 5 1
dier's simple record is, that " tired and footsore, we spread
our tents and crawled in without making any coffee,
thankful even for the opportunity to lie down on wet brier
bushes." The author of the familiar lines about man's wanting
but little here below may have been, as he has been
called, an "inspired idiot;" but let the man be a soldier,
and he will soon realize that there is nothing of idiocy in
that sentiment as applied to what he carries on the
march. At Concord, from Camp Colby to the cars, the men
had marched bravely and unfalteringly ; the morning
was cool, the air bracing, the distance short, the step
timed by the drum-beat, and when nearing the end, as
their unwonted burdens began to bear heavily, they
were marvellously lightened by martial strains and the
plaudits of admiring thousands ; few there were who
would not have dropped in the ranks rather than out of
them, and the veriest plodder was carried along like a
log by the current, — like the man with the famous cork
leg, they could not even stop ; but once in Washing
ton, from the station to Camp Chase all this was
changed, in fact, directly reversed- The morning was
hot, the air enervating, the distance doubled, the music,
the on-looking, and the admiration at the beginning, and
not the end, of the march ; and when it was all ended —
and long before — the men began to stagger to the side
walk, and even with those who kept the ranks at every
step the weight of the distended knapsack seemed to
increase in geometrical ratio, until it bore down like the
load of an Atlas. The men of Company E hired a job
wagon to haul their knapsacks to camp. Many were
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52 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
so that he never recovered from its effects ; and little
Charley Blaisdell of Company F was not the only one
who "sweat out some of his patriotism," although the
only one who was heard to so quaintly express it. Not
half the men were in line at the end of the march, and
had it continued much longer the body of the regiment
would have entirely disappeared, leaving only an inter
mingled head and tail ; and all because of the knap
sack. On the march to Leesboro this burden was left behind ;
and when brought up with the other baggage the men
were given their choice, to keep them or send them back
for storage, taking whatever articles seemed necessary
and could be carried without them. Some did the latter,
as they were advised, but the most preferred to keep
them, — they were so convenient and their precious con
tents seemed so indispensable. As the result of this
day's experience, however, on a fifteen-mile march,
nearly all availed themselves of the opportunity to send
them back the next morning, and their overcoats as well.
They began to realize how little was absolutely neces
sary, — and with that little rolled in the indispensable blan
ket, and this again, along with the "shelter," in the
almost equally indispensable rubber blanket, the roll
twisted, tied together at the ends, and slung over the
shoulder, they were ready for the march, comparatively
unincumbered. The one small trunk for the three officers of a com
pany was also sent back by order, so that the line offi
cers, except those who had servants to " tote" for them,
were no better off in respect to transportation than the
men. Indeed, they had a little more to carry, for every
officer had a whole tent, or two pieces of shelter, to him-

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self. There was, however, a very great difference be
tween carrying a sword and pistol and a gun and cart
ridge box with its forty rounds.
On the 1 2th the Ninth passed over ground that had
been occupied the day before by the enemy's pickets,
and about four in the afternoon halted at Newmarket,
where it had been ordered to join the brigade, only to
learn that the brigade had gone forward, by reason of a
fight that was in progress at the river about four miles
beyond. This was somewhat exciting, as well as to
learn that there had been an actual skirmish at this very
place the day before, between the Union and the Confed
erate cavalry. After waiting more than- an hour for an
ammunition train to pass, the regiment filed into the road
in its rear, but were soon ordered to take the side of the
road to make room for the trains and the cavalry.
Marching a column of troops along the roadside, while
not to be preferred, can yet be done without much diffi
culty, in the daytime ; but at night it is a very difierent
matter. The sun had already sunk behind the Catoctin
range, and although the brigade was presumably not
far away — for a large body of troops was encamped in
full view just across the Monocacy in the valley below, —
Colonel Fellows thought it best to go no farther that
night. So the regiment turned into a field which had
served as a hostile camping-ground the previous night,
and from which the enemy had retired but a few hours
before. The reported fight at this point, by reason of
which the brigade had been ordered forward, was but an
artillery duel between the advance and rear guards of the
respective armies, with no casualties reported. A house
near by that had lost part of its chimney and been other
wise damaged by a bursting shell, was an object of curi-

54 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
osity ; and the men began to feel that serious business
was close at hand.
The camp was on high ground overlooking the valley
below, and as the thousands of camp-fires gleamed
faintly at first and gradually brightened in the deepening
twilight, the scene, half illumined by the moon riding
high in the heavens, was one long to be remembered,
though no description of it seems to have been attempted
at the time. The student-soldier, fresh from college, is
simply reminded of the descriptions given by Homer
and Xenophon, while the poetic diarist, at the end of a
hard day's march on a ration of "but six hard-tack,"
and whose "supper consisted of half a cracker," philo
sophically concludes that "rest and sleep are better than
supper." Not so with all, however. "How are you getting
on, Howard?" asks the quondam commissary of his
chevroned assistant, who is preparing the dual evening
irieal and gazing somewhat ruefully at the contents of a
tin cup simmering over a solitary blaze between two
rails, on which it was resting. "Well," replies the
dispenser of hard-tack in nis characteristically deliber
ate utterance, so indicative of his everlasting relia
bility, "I started to make some tea, but I guess it'll
turn out a poultice." It is scarcely necessary to add
that the worthy commissary sergeant, in concocting his
favorite beverage thereafter, made the proportion of tea
leaves to water somewhat less than a half-pound to a
pint. An amusing incident occurred that afternoon while the
regiment was at a halt : In a passing drove of govern
ment cattle was an unruly bull. He was giving the dro
ver so much trouble that in reply to some chaffing inqui-

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ries he told the boys they might have him if they could
catch him. No sooner said than* done. The turbulent
beast was immediately surrounded and captured, and in
less than thirty minutes his inanimate carcass, as neatly
dressed as if for some fashionable butcher's shop, was
ready for dissection and distribution as an extra ration of
fresh beef. It is at such times that those innate qualities
which mark one as a leader of men involuntarily shine
forth. It was Bucknam of Company I and Reuben
Wentworth of Company K who literally took the bull by
the horns ; and the former subsequently received his mer
ited reward by being promoted to the nominal rank of
brigade butcher — an office with certain gastronomical
perquisites, if no increase of pay.
September 13, and the regimental poet, though unin
spired by the sublunary scene of the previous night, thus
greets the morning :
"A beautiful scene spreads out before me. We are
on a hill, Below, and almost at our feet, flows the
Monocacy, its placid waters reminding me of my own
native Connecticut. On the other side of the stream is
encamped a large army, among which is the brigade to
which we have been assigned, and which we expect to
join to-day. In the distance may be seen hills and
mountains not unlike those of my own New England."
And then, descending from the sublime, —
"Had a plate of boiled rice for breakfast."
This valley of the Monocacy, with its unwonted peo
pling and particularly its winding river, — so placid and
so reminiscent in the morning — was evidently one of

56 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
those views to which distance lends enchantment ; for in
the evening, to the same recording spirit, it was merely
a "creek," in which he "took a bath and washed his
shirt;" while another "took a bath and washed his sin
gle shirt in the river, a shallow, stony-bottomed, dirty-
looking stream." These were but two, however, out of
hundreds in the regiment, and of many thousands in all,
who gladly availed themselves of the opportunity to do
the same.
Previous to this bathing and laundering the Ninth had
joined the brigade. In the morning the road was clear,
and as the column neared the bridge, not far away could
be seen the head-quarters of General Reno. Halting the
regiment and riding up, Colonel Fellows found the gen
eral at breakfast in his tent with some of his staff.
" Glad to see you, Colonel. Report to General Sturgis.
You know Sturgis?" "Oh, yes; I know Sturgis,"
replied Colonel Fellows. Crossing the massive stone
structure which spanned the Monocacy, General Sturgis
was found at a little distance on the other side. He at
once recognized Colonel Fellows, gave him a cordial
greeting, and directed him to report to Colonel Nagle,
as General Reno had previously done at Leesboro.
Colonel Nagle was close at hand, the last of the report
ing was quickty done, and the Ninth was soon alongside
the Sixth New Hampshire and among home friends.
These two regiments, writh the Forty-eighth Pennsylva
nia and the Second Maryland, then constituted the bri
gade in which the Ninth remained during its whole term
of service (although its number was afterwards changed),
the First Brigade of the Second division.
Their friends and neighbors of the Sixth had some
thing to tell of their recent experiences at the Second

1862.] FROM CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 57
Bull Run, where they had suffered severely. The men
were also interested in the details of the operations of
the day before, when our Kanawha division had the
advance at the bridge and in Frederick City.
About noon the regimental band came up. Left
behind at Arlington, they had performed the duties of
camp guard (if they had not observed its formalities)
until the 9th, when, given a turn at fatigue duty, they
commenced taking down and packing up the tents.
Having finished this work the next day, they were
" ordered" to rejoin the regiment, — by whom, does not
appear, but presumably by General Whipple. Their
pilgrimage is thus recorded by Bailey, their diarist in E
flat: "Sept. 10. We started about two o'clock, without
rations or tents, marching until night, and stopping at
a country store, where we succeeded in buying cake
and such trash. Engaged lodging for the night,
eleven of us sleeping in three beds. Having marched
some ten miles in our thin canvas shoes on the hard,
uneven turnpike, we are footsore and weary, and ready
to sleep anywhere.
"Sept. n. Once more on the march at seven o'clock,
all keeping together throughout the day. At dark found
lodging in a saw-mill. Everybody's feet sore.
"Sept. 12. All started at sunrise. Graves and myself
became separated from the others, and trudged along
throughout the day. At dark, camped under a tree near
the turnpike. Having marched some fifteen miles, with
only a few ears of green corn for grub, and our feet
covered with blisters, we retired cross and ugly.
" Sept. 13. We were up at daylight and on the move

58 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
again, marching until noon, when we reached the army,
quietly resting on the banks of the Monocacy river.
Found our regiment readily. The rest of the band soon
arrived." The arrival of the band was hailed with delight by the
men, and was especially gratifying to Colonel Fellows.
Soon they were marshalled in front of his quarters, and
the valley of the Monocacy was re-echoing to the strains
of martial music.
At four o'clock the Ninth showed up in brigade line for
the first time, and with the advantage of numbers if not
experience, for it doubled the length of the line. The
Ninth likewise possessed the only band in the brigade,
a fact which in the march through the city was fully
appreciated. A description of this march written by the scholarly
historian of the Second corps, which had preceded the
Ninth corps, is equally applicable :
"Probably no soldier who entered Frederick on the
morning of the 13th will ever forget the cordial wel
come with which the rescuing army was received by
the loyal inhabitants. . . . Here, in the rich valley
of the Monocacy, shut in by low mountains of surpassing
grace of outline, all nature was in bloom ; the signs of
comfort and opulence met the eye on every side ; while
as the full brigades, ... in perfect order and all
the pomp of war, with glittering staffs and proud com
manders, . . . pressed through the quaint and beau
tiful town, the streets resounded with applause, and from
the balcony and window fair faces smiled, and handker
chiefs and scarfs waved to greet the army of the Union.
Whether the ancient and apocryphal Barbara Frietchie

1862.] FROM. CONCORD TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 59
had sufficiently recovered from the sentimental shock of
a poetical shower of imaginary musket balls to appear
again on this occasion may be doubted ; but many an
honest and many a fair countenance of patriot man and
patriot woman looked out upon the brave array .
with smiles and tears of gratitude and joy. Amid all
that was desolate and gloomy, amid all that was harsh
and terrible, in the service these soldiers of the Union
were called to render, that bright day of September 13,
1862, that gracious scene of natural beauty and waving
crops, that quaint and charming southern city, that
friendly greeting, form a picture which can never pass
out of the memory of any whose fortune it was to enter
Frederick town that day."
Through the city, beyond the city, along the flinty
and dusty pike, the line drags wearily along. The
Catoctins grow nearer ; the sun sinks behind them ;
the men clamber up the steep ascent ; the moon is
high above them ; — and still they plod along in
strange, weird, and ghostly procession. They pass
the summit, and begin the descent. Far as the eye
can reach, the spectral line, but dimly described in the
distance, stretches away in the valley before them, as
before it had lengthened behind. No pen can describe
the scene ; the pencil of a Dore only, could depict it.
But midnight approaches ; the line dissolves ; the men
stumble into an adjacent field, drop upon the restful
ground, — and all is forgotten.

CHAPTER III.
The Battle of South Mountain.
The Ninth New Hampshire was on the eve of its first
battle, and the occasion could not fail to be a momentous
one, for probably no other event stands out more dis
tinctly in a soldier's memory than the time when he first
takes the field to do battle with his fellow-man for life
and liberty. Three weeks had not elapsed since the
regiment had left home and friends behind; they had
experienced some discomforts, but the actual hardships
of an active campaign were yet to be realized. To-night
they lie wrapped in heavy slumber, a new and untried
regiment ; to-morrow, with its baptism of fire and blood,
will come and do its work, and when the Ninth again
lie down to rest it will be with the proud consciousness
that they have proved themselves men.
It is to be remembered that the Ninth regiment was
only a cog in one of the great wheels of the machinery
of war, and to more definitely locate its positions and
" comprehend the magnitude of the operations in which it
bore a part, a general understanding of the movements
of the army is necessary, to fully realize what it meant
to be even a factor in the great whole.
By the order of September 6 the Ninth regiment had
been assigned to Burnside's corps, and was now attached
to the First brigade of the Second division of the famous
Ninth corps — the " wandering Ithacans" of the Rebel
lion, the corps " whose dead lie buried in seven states" —

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 6l
the corps in which the Ninth New Hampshire won its
laurels at South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericks
burg, sharing its fortunes at Newport News and in Cen
tral Kentucky, at the siege and capture of Vicksburg
and Jackson, in the perilous march across the Cumber
land mountains, through all its wanderings and vicissi
tudes until, in the spring of 1865, Lee surrendered to
Grant and the Rebellion was at an end.
The army commanded by General McClellan in the
early days of September comprised the First corps,
under General Hooker ; the Second corps, under Sum
ner ; one division of the Fourth corps, under Couch,
which was attached to the Sixth corps, under Franklin ;
the Ninth corps, under Reno, and the Twelfth corps,
under Mansfield. The First and Ninth corps formed
the right wing, under General Burnside ; the Second
and Twelfth corps, the centre, under General Sum
ner; and the commands under General Franklin, the
left wing. To these was added, on September n,
the Fifth corps, under General Fitz-John Porter.
Opposed to these forces was the Confederate command
of General Lee, which consisted of Longstreet's division,
of twenty brigades ; Jackson's division, of fourteen bri
gades ; D. H. Hill's division, of five brigades; the
unattached brigade of Evans, and a considerable force
of cavalry and artillery.
In his official report dated March 6, 1863, General
Lee thus states the reasons for his movements at this
stage of the campaign :
"The armies of Generals McClellan and Pope had
now been brought back to the point from which they
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62 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
The objects of those campaigns had been frustrated,
and the designs of the enemy on the coast of North
Carolina and in western Virginia thwarted by the
withdrawal of the main body of his forces from those
regions. North-eastern Virginia was, freed from the
presence of Federal soldiers up to the intrenchments
of Washington, and soon after the arrival of the army
at Leesburg information was received that the troops
which had occupied Winchester had retired to Har
per's Ferry and Martinsburg. The war was thus trans
ferred from the interior to the frontier, and the sup
plies of rich and productive districts made accessible
to our army. To prolong a state of affairs in every
way desirable, and not to permit the season for active
operations to pass without endeavoring to inflict further
injury upon the enemy, the best course appeared to be
the transfer of the army into Maryland. Although not
properly equipped for invasion, lacking much of the
material of war, and feeble in transportation, the troops
poorly provided with clothing, and thousands of them
destitute of shoes, it was yet believed to be strong
enough to detain the enemy upon the northern frontier
until the approach of winter should render his advance
into Virginia difficult, if not impracticable. The condi
tion of Maryland encouraged the belief that the pres
ence of our army, however inferior to that of the
enemy, would induce the Washington government to
retain all its available force to provide against contin
gencies which its course toward the people of that state
gave it reason to apprehend. At the same time it was
hoped that military success might afford us an oppor
tunity to aid the citizens of Maryland in any efforts
they might be disposed to make to recover their liber-

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ties. The difficulties that surrounded them were fully
appreciated, and we expected to derive more assistance
in the attainment of our object from the just fears of the
Washington government, than from active demonstration
on the part of the people, — unless success should enable
us to give them assurance of continued protection.
"Influenced by these considerations, the army was
put in motion, D. H. Hill's division, which had .joined us
on the 2d, being in advance, and between September
4 and 7 crossed the Potomac at the fords near Leesburg,
and encamped in the vicinity of Fredericktown.
" It was decided to cross the Potomac east of the Blue
Ridge, in order, by threatening Washington and Balti
more, to cause the enemy to withdraw from the south
bank, where his presence endangered our communica
tions and the safety of those engaged in the removal of
our wounded and the captured property from the late
battle-fields. Having -accomplished this result, it was
proposed to move the army into western Maryland,
establish our communications with Richmond through
the valley of the Shenandoah, and by threatening Penn
sylvania induce the enemy to follow, and thus draw him
from his base of supplies."
It was this proposed plan of operations which had so
aroused the North and led to the sending to the front of
all the available troops. Events proved, however, that
General Lee was mistaken in at least part of his prem
ises. The 7th of September found the Southern army all on
Maryland soil, but when, on the following day, from his
head-quarters at Frederick, General Lee issued a procla
mation to the people of the state, assuming the tone of a

64 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
liberator and inviting them to espouse the cause of the
South, the response was by no means encouraging, for
the people of the state at large were not desirous of see
ing their fair fields laid waste by the tramp of opposing
armies, however strong might be their sympathy with
either side.
It was on the 9th of September that General Lee
issued the famous "lost order," the finding of which
enabled General McClellan to check, if he could not
forestall, the plans of the Confederate commander.
How the order was found, and the manner in which it
reached General McClellan, has been graphically and
officially told by Brevet Brigadier-General Silas Col
grove :
"The Twelfth Army corps arrived at Frederick,
Maryland, about noon on the 13th of September, 1862.
The Twenty-seventh Indiana yolunteers, of which I was
colonel at that date, belonged to the Third brigade,
First division, of that corps.
" We stacked arms on the same ground that had been
occupied by Gen. D. H. Hill's division the evening
before. "Within a very few minutes after halting, the order
was brought to me by First Sergeant John M. Bloss and
Private B. W. Mitchell, of Company F, Twenty-seventh
Indiana volunteers, who stated that it was found by Pri
vate Mitchell near where they had stacked arms. When
I received the order it was wrapped around three cigars,
and Private Mitchell stated that it was in that condition
when found by him.
" General A. S. Williams was in command of our
division. I immediately took the order to his head-quar-

Sergt. Albebt B. Stearns, Co. E.

Corp. Elmer Beagg, Co. E.

Cobp. Charles O. Hurlbutt, Co. E. Corp. Lewis Bbocklebank, Co. E.

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ters, and delivered it to Col. E. S. Pittman, General
Williams's adjutant-general.
"The order was signed by Colonel Chilton, General
Lee's adjutant-general, and the signature was at once
recognized by Colonel Pittman, who had served with
Colonel Chilton at Detroit, Mich., before the war, and
was acquainted with his handwriting. It was at once
taken to General McClellan's head-quarters by Colonel
Pittman. It was a general order giving directions for the
movement of Lee's entire army, designating the route and
objective point of each corps. Within an hour after find
ing the despatch, General McClellan's whole army was on
the move, and the enemy were overtaken the next day,
the 14th, at South Mountain, and the battle of that name
was fought."
So clearly does this order map out the line of opera
tions for the next few days, that it is here inserted in full :
Head-quarters Army of Northern Virginia,
September 9th, 1862.
Special Orders,
No. 191.
The army will resume its march to-morrow, taking the Hagerstown
road. General Jackson's command will form the advance, and after
passing Middletown, with such portions as he may select, take the
route towards Sharpsburg, cross the Potomac at the most convenient
point, and by Friday night take possession of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, capture such of the enemy as may be at Martinsburg, and
intercept such as may attempt to escape from Harper's Ferry.
General Longstreet's command will pursue the same road as far as
Boonsboro', where it will halt with the reserve, supply and baggage
trains of the army.
General McLaws, with his own division and that of Gen. R. H. A.
Anderson, will follow General Longstreet ; on reaching Middletown he
will take the route to Harper's Ferry, and by Friday morning possess
v

66 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
himself of Maryland Heights, and endeavor to capture the enemy at
Harper's Ferry and vicinity.
General Walker, with his division, after accomplishing the object in
which he is now engaged, will cross the Potomac at Cheek's Ford,
ascend its right bank to Lovettsville, take possession of Loudon
Heights, if practicable, by Friday morning, Keyes's Ford on his left,
and the road between the end of the mountain and the Potomac on his
right. He will, as far as practicable, co-operate with General McLaws
and General Jackson in intercepting the retreat of the enemy.
Gen. D. H. Hill's division will form the rear guard of the army,
pursuing the road taken by the main body. The reserve artillery,
ordnance, and supply trains, etc., will precede General Hill.
General Stuart will detach a squadron of cavalry to accompany the
commands of Generals Longstreet, Jackson, and McLaws, and, with
the main body of the cavalry, will cover the route of the army and
bring up all stragglers that may have been left behind.
The commands of Generals Jackson, McLaws, and Walker, after
accomplishing the objects for which they have been detached, will join
the main body of the army at Boonsboro' or Hagerstown.
Each regiment on the march will habitually carry its axes in the reg
imental ordnance-wagon, for use of the men at their encampments, to
procure wood, etc. By command of General R. E. Lee.
R. H. Chilton, Assistant Adjutant-General.
Major-General D. H. Hill, commanding division.
This order was afterwards modified by General Lee so
as to place Longstreet at Hagerstown, thirteen miles
beyond. It was on the basis of a knowledge of the enemy's
movements furnished by this order that the following
despatch was penned :
Head-quarters, Frederick, September 13, 1862, 12 m.
(Received 2 135 a. m., September 14.)
To the President:
I. have the whole rebel force in front of me, but am confident, and
no time shall be lost. I have a difficult task to perform, but with

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God's blessing will accomplish it. I think Lee has made a gross mis
take, and that he will be severely punished for it. The army is in
motion, as rapidly as possible. I hope for a great success if the plans
of the rebels remain unchanged.
We have possession of Catoctin. I have all the plans of the rebels,
and will catch them in their own trap if my men are equal to the emer
gency. I now feel that I can count on them as of old. All forces of
Pennsylvania should be placed to co-operate at Chambersburg. My
respects to Mrs. Lincoln. Received most enthusiastically by the
ladies. Will send you trophies.
All well, and with God's blessing will accomplish it.
Geo. B. McClellan.
How far General Lee succeeded in carrying" out his
plans, can be quickly told. When the Confederate com
mand under Jackson had crossed the river, they seized
the railroad at Point of Rocks. General White, who was
stationed at Martinsburg, at once fell back with his forces
to Harper's Ferry. General Miles, who was in command
of the garrison at this point, though deprived of com
munication with Washington by this move of the enemy,
and though strongly advised by members of his staff to
abandon the position, determined to hold the fort as long
as possible, in the hope of receiving speedy re-enforce
ments as soon as his perilous situation was discovered.
But Lee, who was determined to capture this valuable
prize, inasmuch as it would give him the opportunity of
paroling a force of 12,000 men, thus disabling the Army
of the Potomac so as to cripple their operations for the
winter, as well as to gain possession of the abundant
store of supplies, of which his ragged and hungry army
stood greatly in need, sent Jackson with a large force to
cross the Potomac in front of Sharpsburg and invest the
place from the Virginia side, while McLaws co-operated
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68 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
success, as the position was capable of no effective
defence against the batteries on the surrounding heights.
The firing did not cease, however, until ten o'clock on
the morning of the 15th, when, General Miles having
been mortally wounded, any further defence was speed
ily given up.
It is easy to see, in the light of later events, what might
have been accomplished had General McClellan acted as
well as he had planned, in view of the direct knowledge
he possessed of General Lee's .positions and intentions.
A quick movement of his army to the left, and the sur
render of Harper's Ferry would not have been necessary ;
the Maryland campaign on which Lee had built so many
fair hopes would have been at an end, for with McLaws
disabled it would have been hard for him to reorganize
his army, and the whole tenor of events would have
been changed. But history deals not with what might
have been but what was. If, through General McClel
lan's over-cautiousness, the golden opportunity was lost,
then on his shoulders must rest the responsibility.
While Jackson and McLaws were thus engaged at
Harper's Ferry, General Lee, who had withdrawn the
bulk of his army to Sharpsburg, with a view to check
ing the further advance of McClellan as much as possi
ble, posted Gen. D. H. Hill, with his own division re-en
forced by two of Longstreet's divisions, at Turner's Gap
of the South Mountain; while at Crampton's Gap, near
Burkittsville, a portion of McLaws's force was stationed.
General Franklin, who was sent against the latter force
with the Sixth corps on the afternoon of the 15th, after
some three hours of sharp though not heavy firing, car
ried the pass.
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where the principal struggle in the Battle of South
Mountain occurred, the assault being made by the
right wing of the army, under General Burnside.
From early morning fill late at night there was a
sharp struggle and a stubborn defence for the posses
sion of the rocky heights. In General Reno's first
attack the crest of the mountain held by the Confed
erate forces under General Garland was wrested from
them before noon ; but here the Union advance was
checked, till Hooker's corps, climbing the mountain
sides in the face of strong opposition, secured a posi
tion which commanded the pass proper. Just as the
Union forces were in a position to secure the fruits of
their persistent efforts, night came on, and in the morn
ing the enemy had withdrawn, having lost heavily in
casualties and prisoners. The Stars and Stripes waved
from the conquered heights, but the gallant leader of the
Ninth corps was among the fallen.
The Sabbath dawned, and the Ninth New Hampshire,
roused from the shelterless bivouac of the night, found
themselves in a beautiful valley midway between two
mountain ranges — the Catoctin on the east, and South
Mountain on the west, — and about three miles from either
summit. Near by was the village of Middletown, one of
the few places to be found with a name appropriate to its
position and surroundings, and just beyond could be seen
the Catoctin creek, winding its serpentine course along the
valley to which it gives the name.
Two beeves "on the hoof" was the regimental ration
as drawn by the commissary, though it did not long
remain in that form ; and soon, for the ten companies
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70 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
equal, and ready for distribution in time for an early
Sunday morning breakfast. It wasn't quite up to
"mother's brown bread and beans," to be sure; but
cooked by a sort of compromise process between a
roast and a broil,1 with fence rails for fuel and ram
rods for toasting-forks — their first practical use — even
the least desirable portions were a very acceptable addi
tion to a breakfast of hard-tack and coffee for a hun
gry man, — and who on that momentous morning was
not hungry?
The regiment was under orders to be ready to move
at a moment's notice, an order emphasized by the boom
ing of cannon from the mountain-side to the westward,
where their white puffs of smoke could be seen in
increasing frequency. Aids were galloping, signal
flags waving, and troops hurrying forward. At first
the men waited and watched in expectancy and with
suppressed excitement, but as the hours passed and
the cannon's calls grew less frequent, they began to
think they would not be needed.
Mid-day approached, and dinner was eaten. Then
away to the south-west were seen the tell-tale puffs
which preceded the now familiar sounds, the lines of
smoke rising from the side and summit of the mountain
marking the spot where Franklin, with the Sixth corps,
at Crampton's Gap, was forcing his way upward.
At two o'clock came the long expected order, and
along with its brigade and division the Ninth moved
forward. Through the village, silent and deserted ;
past long lines of veteran troops resting by the road
side ; wading a creek near the still smoking timbers of
some buildings fired by exploding shells and of the
bridge burned by the Confederates the day before, the

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 71
column advanced. Then, after leaving the turnpike,
filing to the left across the fields, and wading or jump
ing a small running stream, the column is halted, and
for the first time the Ninth regiment men receive
orders to load. Some have never before loaded a gun,
few have ever loaded with a ball cartridge, and many
must be shown the whole process. The storm of battle
is bursting upon the right, where Hooker has attacked,
and the troops sweep over a ridge, a sort of footrhill,
clamber up the steep ascent, and are halted near the
summit. Just at the right Burnside is seen superintending a bat
tery, and himself sighting one of the guns. It is Benja
min's battery of twenty-pound rifles, his pets and his
pride. Some are pointed toward" the mountain pass on
the right, aimed at a battery in position beyond the turn
pike. It is a mile and a half away, and scarcely distin
guishable with the naked eye. The others are pointed
towards the summit, directly in front. There is time to
note the marked contrast between the energetic loading
and firing and the calm deliberation of the aim ; and as
their belching thunder mingles with the roar of battle,
which now extends for two miles along the mountain
side and crest, the sound is as thrilling as the sight is
inspiring, for nothing so stirs the blood of the true sol
dier as the cannon's voice. Colonel Fellows, dismount
ing, goes to General Burnside and converses for a
moment. "I want you to take that battery," says the
general, pointing to the crest on the left of the road in
front, which led directly to the summit. Even while he
is speaking the line is again advancing, and soon files
to the right into the old Sharpsburg road. A mounted
officer rides down the column. "We're licking 'em !"

72 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
is his reply to eager questioners. Now wounded men
are met — some in ambulances, others carried on stretch
ers, silent and pale, and some with blood-stained cloth
ing. But not all are silent. There is one whose youth
ful features, not yet bronzed by exposure, are doubly
pale. Lying upon a stretcher, he is borne on the shoul
ders of comrades. Mere boy as he seems, his voice has
all the electric thrill of command as he shouts : " Go in,
boys ! They can't stand the bayonet !" and far down
the column, above the din of battle, again and again
that ringing voice is heard, as with the exultation of
victory. The regiment is half way up the summit when an aid
meets them: "Colonel, hurry up those men; they are
needed immediately." " Double quick ! " is the response ;
and tugging, sweating, and straining every nerve and
muscle under their heavy loads, the men do their utmost
to obey. The cracking rattle of musketry grows nearer
and nearer, the bellowing guns are louder, and just over
their heads is heard the swift-sailing song of the Mini£,
with its devilish diminuendo. Now they are nearing the
line of smoke which rises from the mountain-side, and
passing a low, weather-stained house on the left, a sharp
turn through a lane brings them into the field beyond.
"Halt! Front!" and they are facing down the moun
tain, their backs to the enemy. The mounted officers are
now on foot. There is no time to change the formation.
"Face by the rear rank! About face ! " and now they
are looking toward the summit, the rear rank in front.
The bullets are singing nearer now — "Zip! Zip!" and
they are gone before the strained ears can even catch
the sound. "Forward!" and in regimental line the
men move up the slope. Here and there a man drops

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 73
his rifle, clasps a hand to his leg, arm, or side, and falls
to the rear, or sinks to the ground. But no one minds
them ; no one minds the bullets now, or even the larger
missiles that go screaming over their heads. Only when
a shell drops in the ranks, or explodes in their very faces,
is there a break in the line, and then an officer springs
to the place with a quick command, the gap is closed,
and without a pause even, the line moves on. " See the
rebels run ! " some one exclaims ; and from behind a
stone wall just in front, they are seen to rise and quickly
scamper away into the corn-field beyond. "Fix bayo
nets ! " and at the word near nine hundred sabre bayo
nets flash from their scabbards, and with an ominous rat
tle there is a long line of bristling steel. "Charge and
cheer, boys!" commands the colonel; "Yell, boys!"
shouts the lieutenant-colonel, and both are obeyed.
There is little thought now of keeping in regimental line.
The game is flushed and on the run, and the Ninth are
the hunters. Blanket-rolls are flung from the shoul
ders ; knapsacks, too, the few that have been kept.
Even haversacks and canteens are given a toss — no mat
ter where ! No thought of their precious contents now ;
no thought of anything but to drive, to capture, or to
kill. Over the wall ! through the cornfield ! over a fence
from behind which the Confederates start and run like
frightened deer ! through the wood that crowns the
height ! across the road and into a scrubby growth
among the scattered trees beyond ! Such is the eager.
and exciting chase. The Ninth has reached the
slope, but no enemy is in sight — they have outrun
their pursuers..
The command to "Halt" and "get into line" was
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74 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
mation had been lost in the mad pursuit. The regiment
was quickly reformed ; not as when it started on the
charge up the mountain, end for end and hind side
before, but the men were brought from the left into the
more open ground, and the companies took their proper
places in line. The sound of firing had ceased, and ex
cept their own men, not a living, moving human being
was in sight. What was to be done? The line of battle
had been left a quarter of a mile behind. Whether it
was nearer now, whether anybody was nearer, except
the enemy, no one knew. Plainly the regiment must go
back; but how? There was no time for hesitation, and
in an instant came the order, "By column of company
to the rear !" and in perfect order, as steadily as on
parade, the regiment retired across Wise's field.
Near the eastern edge of this field it swung into line
in front of the other regiments of the division, which had
advanced to that point. The men rested on their arms
for a few minutes, and then General Reno, riding up to
Colonel Fellows as he was standing at the left of the regi
ment, shook him warmly by the hand, congratulated him
upon what his men had done, and directed him to fall back
a little, as other regiments were moving up. He then rode
along the regimental front, and accosting the lieutenant-
colonel, who was a little in front of the right of the line, he
asked, " What regiment is this?" " Ninth New Hamp
shire," was the reply. " You made a gallant charge,"
he said, " a most gallant charge. I shall take great
pleasure in giving you full credit for it in my report."
Just as he passed on to the right, as sudden as the
lightning's flash and unexpected as a bolt from a cloud
less sky, along the front and away to the right there
blazed from out the gathering darkness a line of rattling

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musketry, and a storm of bullets came whistling through
the air. With equal suddenness a portion of the regi
ment returned the fire, and then with one impulse, as it
seemed, there was a break to the rear. Before they
could be halted many of the men had put themselves on
the other side of the fence at the edge of the woods,
though they were quickly brought back and the line re
formed. After an interval sufficient to give time' to re
load, the firing from the front was renewed. It was not,
however, a sudden volley, as at first, but more continu
ous though somewhat scattering ; and in the mean time
the Ninth was moved a little to the rear and older troops
were placed in front. The firing soon dwindled to ap
parently little more than that of pickets, and though
quite brisk at times for perhaps an hour, it gradually
died away to now and then a shot, and by nine o'clock
had ceased entirely.
In this last attack the regiment suffered from no casu
alties, the bullets passing harmlessly over their heads.
Nor did they fire another shot, for they were now in the
second line, where it was not their business to shoot. In
fact, the conformation of the ground was such — descend
ing slightly towards both combatants — that there was but
little loss on the Union side, though in the death of Gen
eral Reno, the commander of the Ninth corps, both the
corps and the Union cause suffered a great and irrepara
ble loss. The circumstances were as follows :
After addressing Lieutenant-Colonel Titus as already
stated, General Reno rode on towards the right for a dis
tance of perhaps twenty-five yards, an'd then came the
sudden firing described above. The general, turning,
started directly towards the Union lines. In another
instant came the answering scattered fire, but the hero

76 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
had received his death-wound, and for him the battle
was indeed over.
His loss, following so quickly upon that of General,
-Stevens, killed at Chantilly, was keenly felt by the older
regiments of the corps, with which he had been identi
fied, as well as with the Coast division that preceded it,
from the time of their first formation ; and although he
was almost a stranger to the men of the Ninth regiment,
yet his death, from the peculiar circumstances attending
it, has always been associated in their minds with their
first battle, which was fought under his immediate com
mand ; and the more especially because their part in it
was performed under his very eye, in high commenda
tion of which his last words were spoken. The official
order announcing his death may, therefore, well have a
place here : Head-Quarters, 9th Army Corps,
Mouth Antietam, Sept. 20, 1862.
General Orders
No. 17.
The Commanding General announces to the Corps the loss of their
late leader, Major-General Jesse S. Reno.
By the death of this distinguished officer the Country loses one of its
most devoted patriots, the Army one of its most thorough soldiers.
On the long list of battles in which General Reno has fought for his
Country's Service, his name always appears with the brightest lustre,
and he has now met a soldier's death while gallantly leading his men
at the battle of South Mountain .
For his high character and the kindly qualities of his heart in private
life, as well as for the military genius and personal daring "as a soldier,
his loss will be deplored by all who knew him, and the Commanding
General desires to add the tribute of a friend to the public mourn
ing for the death of one of the Country's best defenders.
By Command of Major-General Burnside.
Lewis Richmond,
Lt. Col. &* A. A. G.

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 77
The conduct of a part of the Ninth New Hampshire
was extremely mortifying to Lieutenant-Colonel Titus.
It was not because the men suddenly conceived the idea
that they were on the wrong side of the fence, and as
suddenly started for the other side, — for that was not sur
prising under the circumstances, — but that the turn-about
should follow, as it did, the splendid charge, the retreat
in strict military order in full view of so large a part of
the whole corps, and especially right upon the words of
commendation from the corps commander. As soon as
the line was reformed he took occasion to administer a
rebuke and inculcate a lesson in a few emphatic words.
"Walking along in front of the line after it had been
reformed, he addressed a few words to each company in
turn. I remember well his halting before ours, and with
look and tone that went right through every man before
him, bursting out with — 'And I have a word to say to
this company, too. I know you are green and have n't
had much drill and discipline, but there is one thing you
do know, and that is that you must obey orders ; and
though I am a Christian man at home [this was the only
time I ever knew him to use a profane word], 
— ! Don't you ever fire a gun again, nor change your
position, without orders."
Thus reads the rewritten diary of Sergeant Burnham,
of Company E. The omitted words (if important) may
be supplied from recollection or imagination, as the case
may be. They were good old-fashioned Bible words,
without doubt, and not entirely unfamiliar.
It should be -added, however, that many of the men
stood their ground ; that the greater number halted at

78 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
the first words of command, and that the line was
reformed, the rebuke administered, and the new posi
tion taken, literally under fire; for the bullets were
whistling sharply over their heads all the time.
Viewed in the light of their after experience the Bat
tle of South Mountain might be regarded as simply an
initiation to the hardships of war, but to a new regiment
it would easily seem what it has been characterized in
the following sketch :
A ROUGH BREAKING-IN.
By Dr. George L. Wakefield.
When we got to the stone wall on the side of the
mountain, — where the rebels retreated just as we were
about to climb over the wall, which was very high —
Colonel Fellows turned to the men and said, "I want
every man of the Ninth New Hampshire to follow me
over that wall. Now, men of the Ninth, is the time to
cover yourselves with glory — or disgrace ! Any man
that does not cross this wall I will report to his state."
The rebels on the other side of the wall were armed
with long knives, carried in their belts, which they
doubtless intended to use on us ; but Colonel Fellows
called their attention to our sabre bayonets, and the sight
of these and our fellows all scrambling over the wall was
too much for the doughty rebels, who turned and fled up
the mountain as if for their lives, with the Ninth in hot
pursuit. As we neared the top of the mountain we came to a
rail fence and stone wall combined, beyond which was
an open field (Wise's). The rebels were just getting
over the fence when we received our first order to fire.

Sergt. George L. Wakefield, Co. G.

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We halted for a moment and fired, and if it was our first
attempt, hit the mark.
There is one incident which will recall to the boys'
minds the whole affair as above written, and that is the
rebel who was " shot on the wing," and who got his
feet so locked in the fence rails that he could go neither
forward nor backward, but sat there on the fence bolt
upright, — stone dead, though the boys thought him
only sullen because he did not answer when they
spoke to him.
After firing that one volley we moved forward in a
charge across the field,! and then down the mountain on
the other side, where we received the fire of a rebel
battery, which checked the advance of the regiment.
We moved by the right flank a short distance, and got
the order to cover as we were lying flat on the ground.
Then there came two or three loud reports from the
cannon, which seemed to shake the very mountain, and
we fell back to the summit, where we reformed.
After we had returned from the charge and had
reformed in the south-eastern part of Wise's field, our
position was in front of the other regiments of the bri
gade. On the right and rear were the Fifty-first New
York and Fifty-first Pennsylvania in front, and the
Twenty-first Massachusetts in their rear. As the Thirty-
fifth Massachusetts were reforming their line in rear of
the Twenty-first, there came a sudden and sharp fire of
musketry from the front and a little to our right.
Of this firing the historian of the Thirty-fifth Massa
chusetts says :
"The surprise was complete. The darkening forest
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80 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
cut the earth about our feet, the ground descending tow
ards the enemy. Instantly some of the men threw for
ward their rifles and returned the fire, aiming over the
heads of the line in front. Orders were confused, some
shouting 'Fire, fire ! 'others, more calm, 'Cease firing!'
The latter quickly prevailed, although after a momentary
interval, while they were reloading or a new line com
ing up, the enemy's musketry was continued, and men of
our regiment were being hit ; and our line was drawn
back into the edge of the forest, east of the field, so as
to be less exposed. It was in this sudden attack that
General Reno received a mortal wound, and our colonel
lost his arm.
"The men of the regiment who fired at the time of
the sudden attack were rightly blamed for doing so with
out the colonel's orders, but such occurrences are not
easily avoided ; even veteran troops, when unexpectedly
assaulted in a wooded country, will, if they think they
see an opening for a shot, return the fire without Orders,
for the noise of the attack drowns the commander's voice,
it can never be known how far the enemy will advance,
and the ball or the bayonet is the only thing to stop
them. The marvel was not that our raw men blazed
away, but that they could be stopped, and remain steady
while the enemy's fire continued."
One of the correspondents who was with the division
of General Sturgis (to the First brigade of which the
Ninth New Hampshire had been assigned) at the Battle
of South Mountain, gives the following account of the
part taken by that division in the contest :
"Our division, under General Sturgis, were on the
extreme left, and were not placed in line until about five

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 8l
o'clock in the afternoon, when a double-quick movement
took place, and the whole division started like Bengal
tigers let loose for prey. They ran through a galling
fire of shot and shell until they were within reach of
the enemy's musketry, when a heavy fire opened on
them, which General Nagle (commanding our bri
gade) saw at once would decimate the brigade, and
so the order came to charge bayonets. Promptly the
glistening steel was placed in position : and here one of
the most brilliant bayonet charges took place that has
been seen during the war. The brigade had to charge
up hill, over stone walls and other obstructions, and met
the enemy at great disadvantage. The Massachusetts
Thirty-fifth regiment was put in order of battle, and did
great execution at the first onset.
"In General Nagle's brigade and Sturgis's division was
also the Ninth regiment, New Hampshire volunteers,
under Colonel Fellows, one of the most experienced
commanders in the army. It was a handsome sight
to see him put his regiment into action. When the clear,
sonorous order came from Colonel Fellows, ' Charge
bayonets ! ' every eye in the ' Bloody Ninth,' as the
brigade now call the regiment, gleamed ; every man
threw away his knapsack, blanket, and haversack, and
leaped over a stone wall six feet high with a yell that
fairly sent terror through the rebel ranks on the oppo
site side. With eyes gleaming with joy and determina
tion, and every bayonet fixed, they charged up the hill,
and through the corn-field at double-quick, with a yell of
perfect triumph.
" Colonel Fellows and Lieutenant-Colonel Titus aston
ished the old veterans in the service by the manner in
which they brought the Ninth New Hampshire volun-
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82 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
teers into action. It was a grand and magnificent
sight and one seldom seen in battle. The rebels fled
before them, and every rebel regiment broke and ran.
General Reno fell beside the Ninth New Hampshire
volunteers and the Thirty-fifth Massachusetts about
dark, just in the moment of victory."
The day had been hot, and the men were bathed in
perspiration from their tremendous exertions ; but the
night was cold, fires were not to be thought of, and the
detail sent back for the blankets and other equipments,
thrown off in the excitement of the charge, returned
almost empty-handed. Evidently the belongings of the
Ninth New Hampshire were considered as worth caring
for, — by some one else — and for the first time, though
not the last, the men realized that the army contained
many an Autolycus, who was not a " snapper-up of
unconsidered trifles" only. So, blanketless and supper-
less on their baptismal battle night, the Ninth regiment
lay upon that mountain-top in battle line, with the ready
rifle close at hand ; but, exhausted by the march of the
previous night, the fatigues of the day, and relaxation
from the strain of battle, they were soon oblivious alike
of cold and hunger.
The history of a regiment in battle embraces not only
its external history, showing its relation to and combina
tion with other elements in the problem ; its integral his
tory, in which it is treated merely as a unit ; but it also
includes its internal or fractional history, for each and
every man has, or may have, a history or experience of
his own that may be worthy of record ; and first on the
list of these experiences are the casualties.
The first man hit was Lieutenant Copp, who was

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 83
struck on the boot by a spent ball before the regiment
filed out of the road. The first man wounded was Cor
poral Hiram S. Lathe, of Company F. As the men
were filing out, and just as he bent his leg to step from
the road on to the bank, a bullet imbedded itself in the
knee joint, which it started apart. His brother, James
W., extracted the bullet with his jack-knife, bound up
the wound, carried him on his back to the surgeon, and
rejoined his company before the regiment reached the
corn-field. Lewis W. Aldrich of Company I was struck in the
thigh by a bullet just as the men started up the mountain
in regimental line. Dropping his rifle, and clasping his
wounded leg with both hands, his imprecation upon the
responsible parties was sudden, emphatic, and not to be
repeated. Just about the same time Herbert N. Streeter was
wounded in the right hand. He was a mere boy, in
appearance one of the youngest in the regiment. Still
holding his rifle in the left hand, he coolly stepped up to
the captain, and holding out the now useless member,
said, with a perplexed and injured air, " See there!
What shall I do now?"
The first man mortally wounded was Joel S. Judkins
of Company A, — "Uncle Joel," as he was familiarly
called — as the line was charging up the mountain ; and
almost at the same instant Charles W. Glidden was
severely wounded. The younger Judkins, Charles M.,
a nephew to Joel, was in line between the two men as
they fell. Captain Pillsbury turned to him and said,
"Charlie, take care of Uncle Joel.". He accordingly
helped the wounded man down the mountain to the barn
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84 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
" Go back and give it to 'em !" He ran up the moun
tain until he overtook the regiment, and did his best to
comply with Uncle Joel's parting injunction. Judkins
was wounded in the thigh, and died of his wounds four
days afterwards in the hospital at Middletown ; and
Glidden was subsequently discharged for disability from
his wound.
The first shell to strike the regiment exploded in the
ranks of Company E, wounding Privates Simpson and
Paul ; and Luther C. Hurlburt was so wrenched and
injured by the force of the explosion and the flying dirt
as to unfit him for further active service. Corporal
Mayo was thrown to the ground, but soon picked himself
up and went on with the company.
Thus, as the men advanced, with shot and shell all
around them, one by one they dropped from the ranks
until the list numbered twenty-six, as given below :
Company A. — Privates Charles W. Glidden, Joel S.
Judkins, Lyman M. Ramsey. Company B. — Private
Joshua Nichols. Company C. — Corporal Orrin A. Small,
Private William H. Applebee. Company D. — Privates
Charles E. Foster, Enoch E. Hazelton. Company E. —
Privates Frank B. Hackett, Luther C. Hurlburt, Moses
N. Paul, Henry H. Simpson. Company F. — Corporal
Hiram S. Lathe, Private George W- Hall. Company
G. — First Sergeant George W. Gove, Private Mial
Tarbell. Company H. — Privates Larkin H. Clough,
William F. Cowen. Company I. — Corporal Lewis W.
Aldrich, Privates George E. Hastings, Herbert N.
Streeter, Charles E. Towns. Company K. — Corporals
Joel S. Blood, Sylvester B. Warren, Privates Jacob
Abbott, Tho\nas S. Austin, Eben Eldridge.

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 85
None were killed outright, but two — Judkins of A and
HazeltQn of D — died of their wounds.
The members of the band are entitled to great credit
for their services. Reporting for duty to the surgeon as
directed, and leaving their instruments at a house near
by taken as a hospital, they followed the regiment and
brought off the wounded under fire ; not only those of
their own regiment, to whom they gave their first atten
tion, but of other regiments, especially the Thirty-fifth
Massachusetts and Seventeenth Michigan ; and then
those of the enemy. They were brought off on blankets
and shelter tents, no stretchers having been provided.
It was a perilous service, as performed, but there was no
flinching ; at least, none was reported.
Even in the excitement of this, the Ninth's first
engagement with the enemy, some prisoners were taken,
perhaps a half dozen in all. Hurlburt of Company E
tells the story of one capture as follows :
"Just after we had passed over the top of the moun
tain into a growth of mountain laurel, I got separated
from my company, and coming upon Company A, I
asked Captain Pillsbury where it was, and he answered
' To the right.' I started in that direction, and the next
thing I knew I was alone and came right on a Johnny,
who looked as though he had his gun drawn on me.
My hair stood right up on end and took my hat with it,
but he threw his gun down and said he would sur
render. I thought he was going to use his knife, so
I got my sabre bayonet ready to put into him and made
him hold up his hands. We were standing near an oak
tree that divided into two branches ; and while he still
had his hands up, there came a cannon shot that split

86 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
that oak tree right in two. He said, 'Let's get out of
here before we are killed.' On our way to the rear I
came first to some Pennsylvania soldiers, who said they
would take care of him, so I gave him up."
It appears that the enemy mistook the regiment for
an entire brigade, more than one of the prisoners ask
ing what brigade it was that charged them.
In a graphic account of this battle by the Confederate
commander Gen. D. H. Hill, who was at the time near
the Mountain House, more than a mile to the right, he
says, —
"About four o'clock I saw what appeared to be two
Federal brigades emerge from the woods south of Col
quitt's position and form in an open field nearly at
right angles to each other — one brigade facing toward
the pike, and the other facing the general direction of
the mountain. This inverted V-like formation was
similar to that of the First Mississippi regiment at
Buena Vista. If it was made anywhere else during
the Civil War, I never heard of it. The V afforded a
fine target from the pike, and I directed Captain Lane
to open on it with his battery. His firing was wild, not
a shot hitting the mark. The heavy batteries promptly
replied, showing such excellent practice that Lane's
guns were soon silenced. A small force in the edge
of the woods on the west side of the old field opened
fire upon the V. The Federals changed their forma
tion, and, advancing in line of battle, brushed away
their assailants and plunged into the woods, when
heavy firing began, which lasted possibly half an hour.
I suppose that the Federal force which I saw was the
division of General Sturgis."

1862.] THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 87
Moving out of the road, as the division did, in both
directions, it would appear to the Confederate comman
der to be emerging from the intervening woods, which
would hide the road from his view. The heavy firing at
the time of the advance is thus accounted for, all this
being in addition to the firing from the batteries upon
the crest in front. But he is slightly mistaken about
"not a shot hitting the mark." It was the Ninth New
Hampshire that received the fire from the " small force
in the edge of the woods ;" and it was the only regiment
which, " advancing in line of battle, brushed away their
assailants and plunged into the woods."

CHAPTER IV.
The Battle at Antietam Creek.

AFTER SOUTH MOUNTAIN.
Day-dawn brought the warm sunlight, which fell
gratefully upon fatigued and stiffened limbs, aching not
only with the terrible strain of yesterday's battle and the
unaccustomed march preceding it, but from the night's
exposure to the chill and heavy fog that had served in
lieu of blankets. Quickly the new day hastened from
the east, the first rosy, wakening flush seeming to pale
with dread after one glance upon the horrors lying
revealed in the early light.
" Never," writes a comrade, "shall I forget my first
indefinable feelings as I beheld the wounded or dead in
the field ; " and such was doubtless the involuntary
thought of all as they looked about them at the ghastly
repetition of suffering and death on all sides, — the fright
ful evidences of yesterday's grim carnival.
Here and there could be seen little groups of men,
picking their way carefully over the blood-bought field,
and recalling to each other the experiences of yesterday.
One has written, —
" Strange sights meet my eyes this morning as I walk
over the battle-field of yesterday. The trees are shiv
ered, rent, and grazed by missiles of all descriptions,
and their broken branches, with all the debris of war,

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 89
strew the ground ; but sadder than all else is the sight of
ghastly corpses everywhere on the field. But few Union
men are to be seen this morning, as doubtless most of
those killed have been taken off by comrades and buried.
The number of rebel dead shows that they fought des
perately. In one place I noticed eighteen literally piled
upon each other, the whole occupying less than a square
rod of ground, most of them shot through the head.
They were ragged, dirty, and many of them shoeless.
In their haversacks is bread made of flour or meal and
water, baked in the ashes or in a spider, without yeast
or soda. In their pockets and knapsacks are found very
few valuable trinkets, though they all get searched.
Some of the rebel prisoners are assisting in burying
their own dead. It was ascertained from the diaries of
some of those killed that they had enlisted only three
days before."
Again we find, —
" Looked over a part of the battle-field, and oh, it was
horrible beyond description ! There were a good many
of our own men killed, but they were few compared with
the enemy. Counted no less than forty behind perhaps
five rods of stone wall, the most of them shot through
the head or breast, and of all the horrid looking objects
ever seen I believe they were the worst. In most cases
the features were fearfully distorted with rage, or pain, or
both. This, with their dirt, long hair, and squalid uni
forms, made up a spectacle such as I never wish to
behold again."
"But I did see many such, and even worse," is the
laconic statement written by the diarist years afterwards
as a marginal note.

90 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
One soldier-boy wrote home, —
" I have seen all of war I ever wish to. The thing is
indescribable. Oh, horrors ! " And farther on is this :
" The Southern army is very poorly clad. Indeed, a
large number of them are barefoot. Their uniforms are
made of the coarsest kind of gray cloth, and their jackets
are cut the same as a school-boy's. They carry nothing
but their guns and cartridges, a canteen and a blanket,
and some of them a haversack, so they have little to
carry, and most of them are spry on foot. They are
just the color of the ground, and so hard to be seen."
Clearly, too, does one remember the strangely life
like position of that dead Confederate soldier sitting
astride the stone wall near Wise's house, his body bent
slightly forward, killed just in the act of climbing over;
keeping surely more uncanny vigil than did ever sable
bird of poet, who
" Perched and sat and nothing more."
Yet, with the quickly acquired tendency of the soldier to
turn anything into a jest, entirely regardless of his own
feelings, a Company E boy, noting the well-shod feet of
the dead man, exclaimed, "That's the first rebel I've
seen with a decent pair of boots on, and by thunder, if
he ha' n't got up there to show 'em ! "
The work of removing and burying the dead went for
ward with all possible speed, though the rapid digging
of so many graves was made extremely difficult by the
stony character of the ground. In long windrows they
lay, like wheat from the sickle, in fence corners, on the
banks, along the sunken road, and beside the stone

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 9 1
wall; and regarding this, the historian of the Thirty-
fifth Massachusetts says, —
"When the contest had ceased, General Sturgis sent
up a section of artillery; and, to let the guns pass, our
men moved the wounded and dead from the road upon
the bank, sometimes in the darkness placing several
bodies together, which led observers in the morning to
report to the newspapers that ' the rebels were piled in
heaps as high as the wall.' "
A singular alteration had already become noticeable
in the countenances of the Confederate dead, distin
guishing them at once from those of the Union troops ;
they were, without exception, rapidly turning black, so
as to make them almost unrecognizable even to their
own associates. This curious phenomenon has never
been satisfactorily explained, though it continued to be
observable throughout the war. Some surgeons con
jectured that it might be due to the scarcity of salt in the
Confederate army, others laid it to the habit said to
be prevalent among them, of mixing gunpowder with
their whiskey. Be the reason what it may, it was a
sufficiently shocking and painful sight to unaccustomed
eyes. But neither welcome September sunshine nor grue
some surroundings could long avail the men in forget
ting the sharpened appetites which by this time they had
succeeded in acquiring. Not only had they slept fast
ing, but the teams carrying the rations had as yet failed
to connect, and the inhospitable fields offered little pros
pect of relief. Guns, blankets, and haversacks littered
the ground in every direction, where they had been

92 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
dropped by the Confederates during the fight, so the
losses of the previous day were in a measure made
good; but as to how their fast was broken, "that is
another matter," as William IV was wont to exclaim
when loth to express a decided opinion.
The hard, round biscuit-bread found in the ownerless
haversacks that lay scattered about, furnished food for a
few, but the great majority were in the same woful
plight as the hungry soul who thus voices his plaint :
" Having thrown off my haversack yesterday, contain
ing three days' rations, I am without any grub ;" but
gratefully adds that " my friend G  in the Sixth
New Hampshire gave me a breakfast."
Another record runs thus : "I picked up half a hard
tack by the roadside ; and this, with a little piece of
meat, was all my rations."
Later in the day it is learned that the compiler of the
same little battered book "found plenty of green corn
and green apples," and after partaking as freely as he
dared, " fell asleep and slept soundly."
With such a scant bill of fare, it is no wonder that the
majority of the boys seem either to forget that they had
„any breakfast, or, at any rate, to consider what they did
have as too slight a matter to be worthy of notice.

AT ANTIETAM CREEK.

The general expectation on the evening of September
14 was that the contest would be renewed on the follow
ing day, and therefore, as darkness slowly settled down

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 93
on the mountain and active hostilities ceased, prepara
tions for the morrow were begun. The hours of dark
ness passed, the dawn came, and as the gray mist rolled
down the mountain and away from the valley no enemy
could be seen, for under cover of the night the Confed
erate forces had been withdrawn.
The effect of this move could only be to change the
scene of the great battle already foreshadowed, for it was
not probable that the invaders would so easily be dis
suaded from their purpose; but rather, that having con
centrated their now scattered forces, a stand would be
made at some favorable position and hostilities renewed.
While the battle was being fought at South Mountain,
General McClellan was engaged in massing the remain
der of the troops in and about Middleton, eight miles
to the south-east from Boonsborough and on the main
road from Frederick to Hagerstown. When the advance
of the pickets, on the morning of the 15th, had given
assurance of the enemy's disappearance, General
Pleasanton's cavalry and the First, Second, and Twelfth
corps, under Generals Hooker, Sumner, and Mansfield,
respectively, were sent off to the north-west, along the
main road toward Boonsborough ; General Franklin's
command, which had occupied Crampton's Gap on the
14th, would secure possession of Rohrersville in the
south-west ; and the Ninth corps, coming down from the
mountain, were to take the old Sharpsburg road to the
west. It was past noon when the Ninth corps, which was
now under the command of General Cox, left South
Mountain. The men were weary from their forced
marches, and exhausted from lack of sufficient food ; so
that the eight miles covered before dark seemed very

94 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
long ones, and when they finally rested on their arms,
many threw themselves down on the bare ground and
slept soundly.
The Confederate forces had retreated across Antie
tam creek, and had taken up a position extending well
along the high bank of the western side of the stream,
and one which commanded in the rear the road to
Shepherdstown, on the Potomac — a safe, and in fact
the only, line of retreat open to them in case of defeat.
The Army of the Potomac began to arrive at the east
ern bank just before dark. General Richardson's
division of the Second corps had advanced through
Keedysville, along the Sharpsburg and Boonsborough
turnpike, and striking Antietam creek, deployed to the
right. The other two divisions of General Sumner's
corps took up positions behind Richardson, with the
cavalry, under General Pleasanton, on his flank.
General Mansfield supported General Hooker. Gen
eral Sykes's division of Gen. Fitz-John Porter's corps
(the Fifth), which had been under the command of
General Burnside at South Mountain, and with the
Ninth corps now constituted the left wing of General
McClellan's advanced forces, came along the old
Sharpsburg road to Porterstown, then filed to the left,v
and was joined soon by the Ninth corps.
Antietam creek, in the vicinity of Sharpsburg and
Keedysville, could be crossed by either one of three
bridges, but the current was slow, its waters were deep,
and it was thought to be difficult to ford. The bridge on
the Rohrersville and Sharpsburg road is about three
miles above the point where the creek enters the Poto
mac; the next bridge is about a mile higher up the
creek, on the Keedysville and Sharpsburg turnpike ; the

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 95
last, better known as " Number 1," is on the Keedysville
and Williamsport road, two and a half miles farther up
the creek. About midway between the two last men
tioned is a ford.
Facing the Federal forces, on the right side of
Antietam creek, there was, on the night of the 15th, only
a small part of the Army of Northern Virginia. Gen
eral Jackson was still at Harper's Ferry ; General
McLaws was at Maryland Heights, and General Walker
was occupying Loudon Heights. Only Longstreet's
and D. H. Hill's divisions and the main body of Stuart's
cavalry were at Antietam with General Lee. Long-
street's line extended across the Boonsborough turnpike
to a point slightly below the lowest of the three bridges.
D. H. Hill's line was north and west of Longstreet's, his
left resting on the "Dunker chapel."
The Confederate forces were wearied by their long-
continued activity, disappointed in their welcome by the
citizens of Maryland, and somewhat disheartened by
their repulse at South Mountain. General Lee was
beginning to fear that the invasion from which his
advisers had hoped so much might prove disastrous. He
suspected that a copy of his since-famous " lost order"
was in General McClellan's possession, and if such were
the fact there was a possibility that the Federal com
mander, by energetic movements, might imperil and
perhaps capture the forces under General McLaws.
September 15 he sent the following order to the latter :

<0}6 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
Headquarters,
Centreville [Keedysville], Md.,
September 15, 1862.
General McLaws,
Commanding Division, &°c. :
General : General Lee desires me to say that he sent several dis
patches to you last night ; he is in doubt that they have been received.
We have fallen back to this place to enable you more readily to join
us. You are desired to withdraw immediately from your position on
Maryland Heights, and join us here. If you can't get off any other
way, you must cross the mountain. The utmost dispatch is required.
Should you be able to cross over to Harper's Ferry, do so, and report
immediately. , I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
A. L. Long,
Colonel and Military Secretary.
It is evident that the halt was made at Antietam pri
marily in order to give McLaws a chance to join his
commander. Had General McClellan been able to
complete his plan of action during the night of the 15th,
and to bring up the troops of Generals Franklin and
Fitz-John Porter, so as to have attacked with vigor on
the 16th, there might not be to-day a National cemetery
at Antietam. But he was not ready.
It was on the 15th that Harper's Ferry surrendered.
The Confederates were cheered somewhat by the suc
cess of Jackson and McLaws and by the prospect of the
speedy return of their absent comrades, and General
Lee contracted his too extended lines and waited.
From reports received during the forenoon of the 15th,
the Union general thought the Confederates were in dis
orderly retreat. He regarded the triumph of the Fed-

Lendell A. Connoe, Co. G.

Samuel C Towne, Co. G.

James L. Colbuen, Co. G.

D. Emebson Hued, Co. G.

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 97
eral army at South Mountain as complete, and tele
graphed Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, as follows:
September 15, 1862 — 8 a. m.
Gov. Andrew G. Curtin, Harrisburg :
I have the pleasure of announcing to you that we gained a complete
victory over the enemy yesterday afternoon, and have now entire pos
session of the South Mountain range. I congratulate you on the gal
lant behavior of the Pennsylvania Reserves, who, as well as all the
troops, both old and new, acted with the greatest steadiness and gal
lantry. The army is moving in pursuit of the enemy.
George B. McClellan,
Major-General Commanding.
On the same day and at the same hour he sent the
following despatch to General Halleck :
Head-quarters Army of Potomac,
Bolivar, Md., September 15, 1862 — 8 a. m.
(Received 12:25 p. m.)
Maj. Gen. W. H. Halleck,
General-in-Chief : I have just learned from General Hooker in
the advance, who states that the information is perfectly reliable, that
the enemy is making for Shepherdstown in a perfect panic ; and Gen
eral Lee last night stated publicly that he must admit they had been
shockingly whipped. I am hurrying everything forward to endeavor
to press their retreat to the utmost.
George B. McClellan,
Major-General.
At ten o'clock he sent this :
Head-quarters Army of the Potomac,
Bolivar, Md., September 15, 1862 — 10 a. m.
(Received 1 : 20 p. m.)
Major-General Halleck,
General-in-Chief U. S. Army:
There are already about 700 prisoners at Frederick, under very
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98 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
insufficient guard, and I shall probably send in a larger number to-day.
It would be well to have them paroled or otherwise disposed of, as
Frederick is an inconvenient place for them. Information this moment
received confirms the rout and demoralization of the rebel army.
General Lee is reported wounded, and Garland is killed. Hooker
alone has over 1,000 more prisoners. It is stated that Lee gives his
loss as 15,000. We are following as rapidly as the men can move.
Geo. B. McClellan,
Major- General, Commanding.
These reports from the Army of the Potomac intensi
fied the suspense among the officials at Washington,
Governor Curtin was in close communication with
north-western Maryland, and President Lincoln, not
hearing from McClellan by noon of the 16th, tele
graphed an inquiry to the governor. But that very
afternoon the president heard from the army, through
its commander and General Halleck, as follows :
Head-quarters Army of the Potomac,
Bivouac near Sharpsburg, Md.,
September 16, 1862 — 7 a. m.
(Received 12 m.)
Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck,
General-in-Chief :
The enemy yesterday held a position just in front of Sharpsburg.
When our troops arrived in sufficient force it was too late in the day to
attack. This morning a heavy fog has thus far prevented us doing
more than ascertain that some of the enemy are still there. Do not
know in what force. Will attack as soon as situation of enemy is de
veloped. I learn Miles [at Harper's Ferry] surrendered 8 a. m, yes
terday unconditionally. I fear his resistance was not as stubborn as it
might have been. Had he held the Maryland Heights he would inevi
tably have been saved. The time lost on account of the fog is being
occupied in getting up supplies, for the want of which many of our
men are suffering.
George B. McClellan,
Major-General, Commanding.

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 99
So Mr. Lincoln notified Governor Curtin that since
sending the despatch of inquiry he had heard from
McClellan, and that nothing of importance had hap
pened on the 15th, and that "this morning he was up
with the enemy at Sharpsburg, and was waiting for a
heavy fog to rise."

THE BATTLE ON THE RIGHT.
At two o'clock, on the afternoon of the 16th, General
Hooker crossed the creek, by the upper bridge and the
ford, and skirmished sharply with the enemy. This
firing was heard at Hagerstown, and how it was inter
preted, and what was expected of McClellan, is shown
by Governor Curtin' s despatch to President Lincoln :
Harrisburg, Pa., September 16, 1862,
— 5 : 30 p. m.
President Lincoln :
The following just received from Hagerstown: "Jackson has
recrossed the Potomac, and General McClellan has engaged him
with a large force a few miles this side of Sharpsburg, ten miles
from here. The whole rebel army in Maryland will probably be
annihilated or captured to-night. McClellan is on the battle-field."
A. G. Curtin,
Governor of Pennsylvania.
It is evident that when the Union general learned of
Miles's surrender, and when he found that General Lee
was facing him in a wonderfully well selected position,
he lost much of the confidence of the preceding day,
and haunted by his habitual excessive caution, was glad
that the morning of the 16th was foggy. He wanted his
reserves, and gave them time to come up.

IOO NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
In the mean while the Confederate forces were arriving
from Harper's Ferry. Jackson, a host in himself, and
a part of his command, arrived on the 16th, and were
placed on the extreme left, closing the space between
D. H. Hill's line and the Potomac. General Lee was
then prepared to give battle, but that he was careful to
provide against defeat is shown by his anxiety regarding
the fords of the Potomac. He wrote his commander of
artillery as follows : Sharpsburg.
September 17, 1862 — 4:30 a. m.
Brigadier-General Pendelton,
Commanding Artillery :
General : I desire you to keep some artillery guarding each of the
fords at Williamsport, Falling Waters, and Shepherdstown, and Kave
some infantry with it if possible. Very respectfully yours,
R. E. Lee.
General.
During the night of the 16th General Mansfield
crossed to Hooker's support. McClellan planned to
" attack the enemy's left with the corps of Generals
Hooker and Mansfield, supported by General Sumner's,
and, if necessary, by General Franklin's ; and as soon
as matters looked favorably there, to move the corps of
General Burnside against the enemy's extreme right
upon the ridge running to the south and rear of Sharps
burg, and having carried that position, to press along
the crest towards our right."
On the morning of the 17th General Sumner's corps
(the Second) was on the eastern bank of the creek,
ready to move across to the assistance of Hooker and
Mansfield if needed. Fitz-John Porter had come up
with two divisions, and occupied the main turnpike,

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which communicated with the rear and the ammunition
and supply trains. General Franklin's corps was
advancing from Crampton's Gap. The left wing, under
General Burnside, had been moved nearer to the lower
bridge. General Lee placed all his artillery on a high hill just
east of Sharpsburg, at the right of the Boonsborough
turnpike. From this position he could so protect his
own centre from Richardson and Sykes that his infantry
could be massed to meet the expected attack on his left.
The battle opened ere the stars had faded from the
heavens. The Confederates attacked along the line of
the First corps. To meet them, Doubleday advances
Gibbon, with Phelps and Patrick in support, and fights
fiercely ; Meade, under an enfilading artillery fire,
moves forward in the corn-field, and with1 the aid of
Doubleday's left forces Starke's division back to the
Dunker chapel ; Ricketts encounters three brigades of
D. H. Hill's division, and is hard pressed. Meade sends
assistance to Ricketts, but leaves a gap in his own line
into which the Confederates rush, but are compelled to
retreat because Meade in turn is assisted by Ricketts.
The enemy try to turn Doubleday's flank, but are com
pelled to withdraw ; they rally again, and force the Fed
eral line back. General Mansfield's corps is ordered in,
and its commander almost immediately falls, mortally
wounded. General Williams assumes command of the
corps, and tries to flank the Dunkard church, but is met
by Hood, whom Lee has ordered in from his reserves.
Hooker is. wounded, and Meade handles the First corps.
Sedgwick arrives, and drives Hood back beyond the
Dunker chapel ; but the other two divisions of Sumner's
corps are not at hand, and the troops of McLaws and

102 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
Walker, that have made forced marches from Loudon
and Maryland heights, drive Sedgwick back. Williams
tries to take the Dunker chapel, and cannot. French
advances and attempts the same thing, but is arrested by
an enfilading fire from the artillery. Richardson's
division goes in on French's left, finds the enemy massed
in the sunken road henceforth to be known as "Bloody
Lane," flanks their position, and having compelled them
after desperate fighting to abandon it, gets almost to the
Hagerstown road, but is then obliged to fall back, and
the gallant leader is mortally wounded. Hancock takes
his place, but the fight on the right and centre is now, at
one o'clock, nearly over, and McClellan telegraphs as
follows : Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac,
September 17, 1862 — 1 :20 p. m.
(Received 5 p. m.)
Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck,
General-in-Chief :
Please take military possession of the Chambersburg & Hagerstown
railroad, that our ammunition and supplies may be hurried up without
delay. We are in the midst of the most terrible battle of the war —
perhaps, of history. Thus far it looks well, but I have great odds
against me. Hurry up all the troops possible. Our loss has been
terrific, but we have gained much ground. I have thrown the mass of
the army on the left flank. Burnside is now attacking the right, and I
hold my small reserve, consisting of Porter's [Fifth] corps, ready to
attack the centre as soon as the flank movements are developed. I
hope that God will give us a glorious victory.
Geo. B. McClellan,
Major- General, Commanding.
The Confederates, having received additional re-en
forcements, attacked once more with desperation, but
Franklin's corps arrived opportunely, and checked the

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 103
assault. The contest north of the Boonsborough turn
pike was practically a drawn battle. Lee was driven
to extremity many times, but something invariably hap
pened to his advantage, or failed to happen to his dis
advantage, and his forces held their ground.

THE ATTACK ON THE LEFT.
During the early morning there was a fierce artillery
fire on the Federal left, where Gen. Jacob D. Cox was
handling the Ninth corps under the direction of Gen
eral Burnside. Opposed to him was General Long-
street, who occupied the high and nearly precipitous
cliffs on the west bank of the creek. It was ten o'clock
when General Burnside received orders to carry the nar
row bridge in his front, move on to the heights above,
and advance towards Sharpsburg. An ordinary enemy
could have made this a difficult task, but with Long-
street across the stream it was doubly hard. This gen
eral at the first and second battles of Bull Run had been
proved an expert in the disposition of artillery, and at
Antietam, where he was favored by what one, at least,
has called a "natural Gibraltar," he so arranged his
batteries that he could concentrate their aim on Bridge
No. 3 and each avenue of approach to it, while Toombs's
infantry and sharpshooters were stationed under cover
on the sides and crest of the steep slope near the west
ern bank. A story is told by the Atlanta Constitution
of Longstreet himself serving a cannon at Antietam.
The bridge which General Burnside had been ordered
to carry was (quoting from General Cox's able descrip
tion) " a stone structure of three arches, with stone
parapet above, this parapet to some extent flanking the

IO4 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
approach to the bridge at either end. The valley in
which the stream runs is quite narrow, the steep slope
on the right bank approaching quite to the water's edge.
On this slope the roadway is scarped, running both
ways from the bridge end, and passing to the higher
land above by ascending through ravines above and
below ; the other ravine being some six hundred yards
above the bridge, the turn is about half that distance
below. On the hillside immediately above the bridge
was a strong stone fence running parallel to the stream.
The turns of the roadway were covered by rifle-pits
and breastworks made of rails and stone, all of which
defences, as well as the woods which covered the slope,
were filled with the enemy's infantry and sharpshooters.
Besides the infantry defences, batteries were placed to
enfilade the bridge and all its approaches."
At South Mountain General Burnside as commander
of the left wing had under him the First and Ninth
corps ; at Antietam he had only the Ninth, and that was
under the immediate command of General Cox. He had
placed General Crook's brigade of the Kanawha divis
ion and General Sturgis's division in front of the bridge.
General Rodman's division and Colonel Scammon's bri
gade of the Kanawha division were further to the left,
opposite a ford, and General Willcox's division was in
support. Most of the artillery was stationed on and
around the crest of the hill which overlooked the bridge
and the heights above and beyond, but one battery of
Dahlgren's boat howitzers covered the ford in front of
General Rodman.
On receiving the order to attack, General Cox had
the Eleventh Connecticut, under Colonel Kingsbury,
deployed as skirmishers. They were followed closely

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 105
by Crook's brigade and Sturgis's division. The Sec
ond Maryland and Sixth New Hampshire fixed bayo
nets and attempted to charge across the bridge, but the
enemy concentrated a heavy fire at that point and com
pelled them to draw back. They tried again, but were
repulsed a second time with heavy loss, and were com
pelled to give up the attempt.
During the earlier part of the day the Ninth New
Hampshire was lying just below the bridge, between the
roadway and the creek, behind a stout rail fence, which
somewhat reduced the danger, and had remained there
two hours, giving and receiving a galling fusillade.
About twelve o'clock the regiment was moved across
the road and stationed just back of a mound directly in
front of the bridge. After the failure of the first assault
ing column to cross the bridge, the Second brigade, with
the Fifty-first Pennsylvania and Fifty-first New York in
advance, was ordered to assault. They dashed along
the road, and charging across the bridge drew the
enemy's fire.
Colonel Fellows, of the Ninth, protected from the rays
of the Maryland sun by an old-fashioned palm-leaf hat,
was near the top of the ridge behind which his regiment
lay, earnestly watching every manoeuvre. As the New
York and Pennsylvania regiments drew upon themselves
the terrible shower of Confederate Minid balls, shells,
cannon-balls, and railroad iron, Colonel Fellows saw
his opportunity, and waving his hat as he shouted the
order, " Forward, Ninth New Ham-pshirel Follow the
old palm-leaf! " he rushed into the fray, and the Ninth
New Hampshire was across the bridge before the enemy
could again concentrate their fire !
The Second brigade had taken the road to the right ;

106 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
Colonel Fellows turned to the left, then took a course
directly up the bluff, and fought his way to the edge
of the pasture-land on the heights. The New Hamp
shire Ninth was followed by the Ninth New York, then
came the remainder of Sturgis's division, and the heights
were carried ! Crook followed Sturgis, and formed on
his right, and at about the same time Rodman carried
the ford below the bridge and took position on Sturgis's
left. The Ninth corps had done the work assigned it.
Sturgis's and Rodman's divisions, with Crook's brigade,
had thus far borne the brunt of the battle, and had done
some stubborn fighting, — so stubborn that they were
now facing the enemy with but little ammunition ; but
General Willcox's division coming to the front, the
enemy on the right was forced back nearly into Sharps
burg. Meanwhile Rodman, on the left, was struggling
hard, both to keep his connection with Willcox and to
prevent the enemy from coming in on his flank.
The bridge had been carried at one o'clock, and it was
now half-past two. Messages were sent to General
McClellan asking him for re-enforcements, but no help
was to be had ; while the enemy was re-enforced by
Gen. A. P. Hill's division of Jackson's corps, and by
detachments from the left wing. At about four o'clock
General Cox withdrew his forces from their advanced
position to the ridge along the Antietam. The Confed
erates did not pursue, and the battle was over. The
honorable task of guarding the dearly bought bridge for
the night was assigned to the Ninth New Hampshire.

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 1 07
GLINTS FROM PARTICIPANTS.
The story of the battle as a whole has been given, but
a most graphic portrayal of the part borne by the Ninth
New Hampshire on that bloody field is furnished by the
regimental correspondent of the Manchester Daily
Mirror, as follows :
Letter From the Ninth Regiment. — Official List of
Killed, Wounded, and Missing.
"Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Md.,
September 20, 1862.
Editor Mirror : The most desperate of the battles
fought on this continent has just transpired around the
ground where I am now writing, amid the scenes that
line the field of carnage and destruction. The 17th and
18th of September will long be remembered as the great
days when the entire force of the rebel army at last met
the Union army and we gained a great and brilliant
victory. "It is now two days since the great battle, and we
have only just got particulars enough together to give
you some connected details of the battle, and we have
this moment got the list of killed and wounded (official)
in all our New Hampshire regiments engaged in this
army corps.
" The rebel army occupied Sharpsburg on Tuesday,
and was in a badly demoralized condition, having re
treated in haste from South Mountain, where they were
so badly whipped. They had here resolved to make a
stand and pitch all their forces into one mighty struggle,
for Lee, Longstreet, and Jackson had here united their
forces from Hagerstown and Harper's Ferry.

108 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
" Tuesday evening Generals Hooker and Sumner
posted their corps d 'armes on several hills overlook
ing the Antietam river, composing the extreme right,
and were ready to offer battle ; the division of General
Sykes and several other corps occupied the centre of the
grand line of battle, while the gallant corps of Burnside
occupied the extreme left. The line of battle formed
was not less than eight miles long, and from the top of
one hill near by, the line for nearly five miles could be
seen with the naked eye, every hill and valley black
with men, and the preparations for the great battle
going on with great haste. Near us were 50,000 men,
packed in solid columns ready for the morrow, with
their columns sub-divided by the usual proportion of
artillery, cavalry, and infantry. Few men now living
will ever behold so grand a sight again.
"The field of Waterloo before the battle, or of Auster-
litz, Dresden, or Borodino, could not have been so grand
from the fact that the surrounding country would not
admit it, as there were no high hills from which a view
of the army and conflict could be obtained. At day
light Wednesday morning, September 17, the thunder
of artillery began to echo over the hills and valleys, and
soon the clatter of cavalry and the sharp crack of infan
try was borne along the deep ravines, and came like the
artillery of heaven over the hills from the rebel lines of
battle. The smoke of battle fairly obscured the rays of
the sun, and everything was wreathed in smoke, and
massive clouds of fire and smoke, all mixed in one
heavy cloud, hung over the hundred pieces of artillery
that were belching out their thunder until the earth fairly
trembled and the hills seemed to rock with their terrible
concussion and deafening roar.

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 109
"The extreme right wing of the army commenced soon
after sunrise, and Hooker's and Sumner's veterans were
placed in the opening contest. Then General Sykes
advanced with the centre, and General McClellan was
here, moving in all directions, and managed this part of
the army. The entire left was commanded by General
Burnside, the old hero that never yet lost a battle. In
solid column this mighty army advanced from its posi
tion until, three miles from Sharpsburg, it gained, on
the left, the banks of Antietam creek, which is a muddy
river about the size of the Piscataquog where it empties
into the Merrimack. The rebels began to mass their
troops on our left at an early hour, and it seemed evi
dent that they would cross the river where a fine stone
bridge spanned the creek. The First brigade, Second
division, commanded by that veteran war-horse, Gen.
James Nagle, was ordered at once to the bridge, and
the whole brigade rushed to the scene of conflict and
carnage with such a yell of delight that a bystander
would have thought they were going to a festival. In
this brigade are the Sixth and Ninth New Hampshire
volunteers, and they were brought into a scene of hor
ror only equalled at Napoleon's famous battle at the
bridge of Lodi. The stone bridge across the creek
here is at the intersection of two roads, where a deep
and precipitous ravine on our side of the river was
directly in front of the bridge where several regiments
of rebel infantry were pouring a deadly fire into our gal
lant troops. In a ploughed field near this bluff the Ninth
regiment, New Hampshire volunteers, were ordered to
fall flat on their faces and load and fire at the rebels con
cealed in the heavy underbrush across the river, where
its banks rose to a height of two hundred feet and were

IIO NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
covered by a deep forest. A deadly fire came trans
versely from the enemy, both from the opposite banks
of the river and the bridge, which is here in an oblique
direction from our position. For two hours there was
never sharper musketry heard or seen, and New Hamp
shire blood flowed freely in the contest. The Ninth
suffered terribly but never flinched, and every man stood
before the awful carnage without one thought of yielding.
"Colonel Fellows was everywhere to be seen, cheer
ing his men and making them efficient. His splendid
knowledge of military affairs and tactics was here hand
somely displayed, and it was the remark of all in the
division that he headed the regiment with remarkable
skill, and showed a perfect disregard of life, rushing in
wherever he could be of service, and displaying both
courage, coolness, and valor. He was complimented on
all sides, and deserves great credit for sustaining at this
hazardous point the reputation of New Hampshire sol
diers, and will never be forgotten by his men.
" Lieutenant-Colonel Titus seized the gun of a man
who fell dead by his side, and used it through most of
the fight, until a Minie ball from a rebel sharpshooter
struck him in the side and entered his shoulder, produc
ing a severe wound, and he was taken from the field.
He is now more comfortable, though badly wounded.
"The chaplain and our band were very serviceable
in taking care of the wounded, and Surgeon Webster, of
Manchester, displayed remarkable ability in dressing
the wounds of our soldiers, and was as cool as a sum
mer's morning in the midst of the blood and carnage
around him. Captain Whitfield, of Francestown, and
also Captain Cooper, were wounded and carried to the
rear, and many others fell wounded around them.

Surgeon William A. Webster.

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. Ill
"The Sixth New Hampshire regiment was fighting
side by side with the Ninth, but not being in quite so
perilous a position did not suffer so severely. The Sixth
behaved nobly in the battle, and did themselves great
credit. "After the fight had been prolonged at the, bridge
from ten in the forenoon to two in the afternoon, the
First brigade became nearly out of ammunition, and
was ordered to the rear, when the Second brigade of
General Sturgis's division was ordered up to charge the
bridge ; and with plenty of ammunition and pluck they
went over, with our brigade next in rear, and the two
brigades planted their flags on the heights towards
Sharpsburg, a half mile from the river.
" The yells of the. Ninth and Sixth were perfectly ter
rific as the rebel line gave way and they went over the
bridge and up the steep bank on the other side. Here
the fight was continued until after dark, and on the
,Sixfh and Ninth regiments a perfect tempest of grape,
canister, and shell was raining for hours, wounding
many of our men, and putting them where they could
not charge on their foe, — for they were put in the rear to
rest, — and thousands of fresh troops rushed ahead of
them into the fight nearer Sharpsburg village.
" On the morning of the 18th it was generally
expected that the great battle would be renewed, but the
rebels had given way along their line, even beyond
where they had been driven during the day, and did not
seem disposed to fight, and our troops were almost para
lyzed with exhaustion and fatigue from the day previous,
and sleeping on their arms during the night. Sharp
skirmishing was kept up, however, all the forenoon, but
no general battle took place.

112 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [September,
" All day our men were engaged in, burying our dead
and the piles of rebels that lay dead on the ground we
gained. At the bridge were piles of men and horses, in
heaps together ; some rebels seemed to have, died in the
embrace of our own soldiers, and the wounds from shot
and shell presented a ghastly sight. Large numbers of
soldiers have been detailed to bury all our dead, and it
took them two days to do it. Our wounded are well
cared for, and have excellent attention-. Good judges
estimate our loss in killed and wounded at 8,000, and
the rebel loss at 14,000.
" Official list of casualties in the Ninth New Hamp
shire volunteers in the Battle of Antietam Bridge, Sep
tember 17th and 18th, 1862 :
" Company A. — Wounded: B. Wadleigh, Exeter> in
hand; John McDermott, Kingston, thumb. Missing:
L. H. Chase, Northfield.
" Company B. — Wounded: James Aldrich, Lisbon,
slightly, in eye; H. Doe, Grafton, hand; Jerome Gay,
Canaan, breast; George Muzzey, Weare, lost finger;
Elijah P. Purington, Weare, left arm, since amputated
and doing well ; Matthew P. Tennant, Merrimack, leg ;
Charles H. Thompson, Gilmanton, slight ; R. W.
Swain, Gilford, in leg. ^
" Company C. — Wounded : Sergeant T. J. Richards,
Great Falls, arm; Millet W. Roberts, Milton, lost
thumb. " Company D. — Killed : Joseph C. Batchelder, Deer
field. Wounded : Corporal Henry Boothby, Conway,
arm; Charles F. Hall, Dover, in arm, slight; Edward
Flanagan, Salmon Falls, mortally wounded and miss
ing ; J. Doherty, Salmon Falls, slight, in foot ; Moses D.
French, Exeter, slight, in hand ; Samuel Page, Exeter,

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 1 13
slight, in back ; James Quimby, Great Falls, slight, in
head. " Company E. — Missing: Corporal Albert H. Taft,
Nelson ; Francis O'Reilley, Canterbury. None killed
or wounded.
" Company F. — Killed : Corporal C. M. Noyes, Great
Falls. Wounded: G. E. Hubbard, Great Falls, leg
amputated ; J. N. Annis, Rumney, badly wounded ; D.
H. Winship, Hanover, slightly.
" Company G. — Killed: C. B. Marvin, Claremont;
G. W. Russell, Claremont. Wounded : Capt. S. O.
Whitfield, Francestown, severe wound in foot by the
bursting of a shell; A. J. Fletcher, Lempster, in shoul
der, slight; H. G. Kendall, Charlestown, hand, slight;
W. H. Royce, Charlestown, head. Missing; J. Rugg,
Horace Ellenwood, Amos Bradford, Caleb Bradford,
John A. Peaslee, G. R. Peaslee.
" Company H. — Wounded : John Thompson, Roches
ter, in foot ; Michael Hester, Rochester, in arm ; First
Sergt. H. Baxter Quimby, Lisbon, in side ; Corporal
Mark Staples, Whitefield, lost thumb ; William Howard,
Rochester, lost thumb.
"Company I. — Killed: George D. Fox, Keene.
Wounded: First Lieut. Jacob Green, Keene, in hand;
Joseph Jolley, Keene, in hand ; Willis Reason, Swanzey,
ankle ; L, W. Aldrich, 2d, Westmoreland, hand ; George
W. McClure, Keene, head, bad ; E. H. Streeter, Ches
terfield, foot; W. C. Aiken, Westmoreland, arm; W. H.
Hartwell, Keene, head; E. W. Messenger, head,
severe; Michael Sullivan, Keene, hand, slight; First
Sergt. C. W. Wilcox, side, slight.
" Company K. — Killed : Almond A. Stoddard, Unity.
Wounded : Capt. John B. Cooper, Newport, slightly, in

114 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
foot; Sergt. Charles Little, slightly, in ankle; Sergt.
Gilman Leavitt, Concord, wrist; William H. Perry,
Newport, piece of shelf in side; Samuel Meader, Tam
worth, leg, slightly."
There have been many conflicting statements regard
ing the order in which the several regiments of the
Second division, Ninth corps, reached and passed over
the stubbornly defended bridge. On this point the state
ment of Colonel Fellows is authority enough for the
Ninth New Hampshire. In a letter to the Boston
Journal oi February 8, 1893, Colonel Fellows says, —
" At the Battle of Antietam the Second division, Ninth
corps, was ordered to assault and carry the stone bridge.
This division at that time was commanded by Brig. Gen.
Samuel D. Sturgis, and composed of the First brigade,
Brig. Gen. James Nagle, composed of the Second Mary
land, Lieut. Col. J. Eugene Duryea ; Sixth New Hamp
shire, Col. Simon G. Griffin ; Ninth New Hampshire,
Col. Enoch Q^ Fellows ; Forty-eighth Pennsylvania,
Lieut. Col. Joshua K. Sigfried ; the Second brigade,
Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero, composed of the Twenty-
first Massachusetts, Col. William T. Clark ; Thirty-fifth
Massachusetts, Col. Edward A. Wild and Lieut. Col.
Samuel Carruth ; Fifty-first New York, Col. Robert B.
Potter; Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Col. John F. Hartranft;
besides two batteries of artillery, commanded by Capt.
George W. Durell and Capt. Joseph C. Clark, Jr.
" The different regiments of the division took up posi
tions not far from the bridge about 10 a. m., but before
the assault was successful became massed in close prox
imity. About 1 p. m., the successful assault was made,
led by the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Col. John F. Hart-

Capt. Oscar D. Robinson, Co. E.

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ranft commanding, and followed in quick succession by
the other regiments of the division in close column, with
out any break or interval whatever."
In a letter to the Lebanon (N. H.) Free Press, a sol
dier of the Ninth regiment who has since the war taken
a leading position among the educators of the United
States, and whose habit of close observation and accu
rate statement is proverbial with his comrades, tells the
same general story, though differing in details, thus :
"Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Sept. 23.
" . . . Tuesday night we lay on our arms, and
Wednesday at 9 a. m. were called into line and moved
in the direction of heavy firing. The rebels, as usual,
had chosen a splendid position. . . . As on Sun
day, we were ordered to the left. The enemy had here
crossed the little stone bridge' spanning the Antietam
creek, and taken position on the table-lands beyond.
"The creek flowed in a ravine, and though fordable
in regard to depth, yet the steep and rugged bank on
the other side rendered the enemy's position unapproach
able, except by crossing the bridge and filing up the
narrow wagon-road. Our work was to assist in holding
the rebels from destroying or recrossing the bridge, and
to gain possession of the same if possible. The lines of
infantry were formed on each side the creek, and for
more than two hours one continued roll of musketry was
kept up along the lines, the rebels having the advantage
of high ground and a narrow piece of heavy woodland
as a breastwork. The contest was desperate.
" Our troops fought like those determined to conquer.
Twice was the attempt made to charge across the bridge,

Il6 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
and twice the noble fellows were compelled to fall back
under a galling fire which laid low many of our brave
heroes. A third attempt was made, and not in vain.
The bridge and the day were ours, and soon General
Burnside and staff rode across amid the cheers of the
victorious forces. The New Hampshire Ninth was one
of the first to follow, leaving behind our brave and
beloved Lieutenant-Colonel Titus, wounded in the
shoulder, and several of his brave fellows. We were
now separated from the rest of our brigade, and it was
our misfortune several times during the day to come
under a most galling fire from the rebel batteries.
" About sunset we were ordered to a large corn-field
supposed to be thickly swarming with rebels, which we
afterwards learned to be true. As we approached the
field we were obliged to lie down to escape the showers
of grape and bursting shell. We were soon covered by
a small battery, which we hoped would silence theirs
and give us an opportunity for action ; but to our disap
pointment, after firing a few shots they withdrew, as we
afterwards learned, for want of ammunition, leaving us
entirely unprotected and the enemy advancing upon us
in superior force. The regiments at our right and .left
also withdrew, and the general sent a verbal dispatch to
our colonel that our only safety was in reaching the ford.
[" Hearsay only," is the authority for the closing
statement in the preceding paragraph.]
" We immediately fell back to the creek under a per
fect shower of grape and canister, which wounded sev
eral of our men, and few of us came over ' dry shod.'
" It was late at night before we again got organized,
and hence we obtained but little sleep. Thursday, the
infantry was not engaged on the left, except in skirmish-

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. II 7
ing. Our force was small, but we threw out a heavy
picket force and kept the enemy ignorant of our true
condition. We lay all day close to the ground under
the brow of a hill, and not more than two hundred rods
from the enemy. At night we were relieved, and fell
back to camp. Friday the rebels had retreated, leaving
behind a powerful rear-guard, which engaged our artil
lery through the day. We advanced three or four miles
in the direction of Harper's Ferry, and since then have
enjoyed the great luxury of a short rest.
"This has doubtless been one of the greatest battles
of the campaign, its line extending nearly ten miles, and
conducted by the greatest generals on both sides. I
have passed over some portions of the left, and it pre
sents a spectacle which I have no desire to see repeated.
Broken implements of war, mutilated and stiffened
bodies, and steeds which had fallen beneath their
riders no more to rise, strewed the ground for miles.
Many a noble youth has here lain down in his final
sleep, whose beloved mother or cherished sister will
never weep at his grave ; but they have nobly per
formed their duty, — bravely fought and nobly fell,
and the blessings accruing to posterity through this
bloody struggle shall be their living eulogies. The
entire loss I am unable to state. It is said ' our men
lay in heaps, and the rebels lay heaps on heaps'."

ON THE BLUFFS.

The historian of the Sixth New Hampshire, speaking
of the order in which the different regiments formed on
the right bank, after the bridge had been carried, says, —
"The Sixth advanced up the bluff opposite the bridge,

1 1 8 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [September,
and was the first to form in line on the crest of the ridge,
where it received a storm of shot and shell from the
enemy's batteries in the distance." This statement is
doubtless correct, in the sense that there were no other
regiments formed in sight of the Sixth when its men
reached the crest of the bluff, but the same, if not more,
may be said of the Ninth. There were no blue coats or
Federal colors in sight when the men of the Ninth New
Hampshire, though soldiers of only three weeks' dura
tion, lined up on the eastern edge of the bluff and ad
vanced to meet Toombs's Confederates, who were com
ing in on their left flank, and notwithstanding the ter
rific fire of muskets and heavy guns, drove them to
cover. The Ninth New Hampshire prepared the way
for the Ninth New York, who, coming in from the left,
and then passing the soldiers from the Granite state in
the rear, made their daring, resistless, and ever since
famous, charge on a Confederate battery, capturing,
and for a time holding, the guns in spite of a heavy fire
and the onslaught of vastly superior numbers.
After the New Hampshire heroes had played their part
in the great tragedy, they were placed, with the rest of
their division, in reserve. The long day of blood and
strife was drawing to a close. How fierce and bitter the
contest had been, a glance over the field and then at the
decimated ranks of the army showed. The morning
sunshine had thrown its glad beams over fields of waving
corn and valleys teeming with life and beauty. That
same sun, as it slowly sank behind the mountains that
night, was veiled in the thick clouds of smoke that rose
from the field of battle, as if unwilling to look upon the
ruin and devastation of the fair scene. All around were
the dead and wounded and the accoutrements of war.

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1
The tall corn that had rustled its gleaming blades so
proudly in the morning breeze was now trodden under
foot, and served that night in lieu of a better couch to
many a poor fellow.

COUNTING THE COST.
What better test of the bravery and courage of its
men can a regiment offer than its list of killed and
wounded ? When the men of the Ninth New Hamp
shire again answered the roll-call, an ominous silence
followed the reading of many a name. In addition to
the list given in the Mirror correspondence, these have
been gleaned from other sources :
Wounded. — Company A, Charles Wallace ; Company
G, Corp. Lorenzo M. Upham ; Company H, Stephen
G. Symister.
Just as at South Mountain, so at Antietam the mem
bers of the regimental band found plenty to do in their
humane though dangerous task of bearing the wounded
from the field. One of the " faithful" thus writes of the
day's doings :
"The engagement [artillery] began about seven
o'clock this morning. Taking our stretchers and mov
ing forward, we found, on the edge of a corn-field, a
member of Company I named Messenger, badly
wounded in the head, and carried him to the hospital.
By the time we got back the brigade had become en
gaged, and several had been wounded, the brigade at
this time being stationed near the stone bridge.
"Dr. Webster had established a hospital, to the left
and lower down, in an old barn, and thither we were

120 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
ordered to bear the wounded, of whom there were now a
great many. Simonds and myself brought thirteen
men from our own and other regiments without stopping,
and I doubt not that the other boys were equally as busy.
In no other battle afterward, I think, were we kept so
closely at work, none of us resting all day."
The wounding of Private E. M. Messenger was one
of the remarkable incidents of the battle. Near the
stone bridge, in the position first occupied by the regi
ment in this action, Private Messenger, while in the act
of firing, received two wounds from the same bullet.
The ball carried away a portion of the left thumb, and
then entering the forehead over the right eye, passed out
in front of the right ear, felling him to the ground.
With the blood streaming from these wounds, he was
removed from the field for dead, and was mourned as
the first man killed instantly in Company I. Later in
the day, however, he was discovered to be alive, and
was carried to the Miller farm-house, where he slowly
recovered. To-day he suffers but little inconvenience
from these wounds, except from loss of sight of the right
eye. Capt. Charles W. Edgerly contributes the following
incident of heroic conduct :
"On the 18th day of September, 1862, the next day
after the great battle of Antietam, the Ninth New Hamp
shire was deployed as skirmishers, arid at times the fir
ing between our lines and the rebels' was both rapid and
heavy. In front of us (Company H) was a plowed field,
and about ten o'clock in the forenoon, while the bullets
were whistling over our heads, I heard a voice that
sounded like a child crying for help, and it appeared to
come from the plowed field in our front. Every few

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minutes would come the cry for help, and at last I saw a
head lifted above the ground about thirty yards in front
of my post. One of my men, John W. Garland, also
saw this at the same time, but in a moment more the
head dropped back out of sight, though we could still
locate the place where it had appeared by a small tree
near by.
" Whoever it was that wds making this pitiful appeal,
I wanted to rescue him, but what with the sharpshooters
in the trees and the rebels behind a stone wall it looked
risky. Garland promptly volunteered to go and get him,
but I said that while I would be very glad to have him
save the boy I was afraid he himself would get shot, and
I would not order him or any other man to go where I
was afraid to lead. He insisted on at least making the
attempt, and by my order took off his knapsack. Start
ing on the run, he quickly reached the spot, picked up
the boy, for such he proved to be, and in a trice came
back to my post and laid the boy down at my feet.
" I do n't think a single shot was fired at Garland,
either in going or returning. The poor little fellow for
whom he had so bravely risked his life was badly wound
ed in his leg, and had lain upon the cold, bare ground
since the previous afternoon. In answer to my questions
he said that he belonged to the Eighth Connecticut, and
that his regiment had retreated and left him on the field.
" I told Garland then and there that his deed was a
heroic one, and as long as I lived to tell the story he
should have the credit that belonged to him. At my
request he took the boy on his back and carried him to
the field hospital a quarter of a mile away. Soon after
this Garland was himself taken sick, but refused to go to
the hospital, keeping with his company until we arrived

122 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,,
at Berlin, near Harper's Ferry, where he died, — a truly
brave and noble man."
Among the officers who were severely wounded were
Lieut. Col. Herbert B. Titus and Captains John B.
Cooper and Smith O. Whitfield. Lieut. Col. Titus was
himself taking an active part in the conflict, having
picked up the rifle of a disabled soldier, when he was
struck in the side by a bullet and compelled to leave the
field. As the word was passed along the line, expres
sions of sorrow and regret were heard on all sides. The
disabling of two of their best captains as well, was
naturally trying to soldiers so lately brought into
action, and it is greatly to the credit of /the Ninth New
Hampshire that the work assigned them was performed
so faithfully and well ; and in so doing it, they were as
essential a factor in the victory as those who were placed
in more conspicuous positions.

AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE.— GENERAL NAGLE'S REPORT.
It is pleasing to note that the regiment received fitting
recognition in official circles. Brig. Gen. James Nagle,
in his report to Brig. Gen. S. D. Sturgis, thus particu
larized its service :
" The Ninth New Hampsbire volunteers (Col. E. Q^
Fellows) were placed near the bridge, and opened a
destructive fire directly upon the enemy, and expended
nearly all their ammunition during a gallant resistance
of an hour, in which they were between the fires of two
regiments of the enemy, and sustained themselves
nobly." Apropos to this commendation of the regiment is a
story told of one of the men in Company F. Just as the

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regiment was getting into position at the rail fence, the
man fell flat on the ground. "Get up!" shouted the
captain. "I can't," said the man; and the captain
finally ordered some of the men to lay him under the
bank, where he wouldn't get hit. The next day the
man reported for duty. He had been completely pros
trated by nervous excitement.

THE HONORED DEAD.
Private Charles Marvin, of Company G, was the first
man to fall at Antietam. The men were lying flat on
their bellies on the under brow of the hill, just- after
they had moved from the rail fence. Comrade Joseph
C. Chapman heard the hissing of the bullet which struck
Marvin in the forehead, killing him instantly. While
they were under the rail fence, Private George W. Rus
sell was shot in the bowels, and lived but a few hours.
When the regiment crossed the bridge and charged in
the open ground near the corn-field, Private Joseph C.
Batchelder, of Company D, was shot down.
Corporal Charles M. Noyes, of Company F, was a
Somersworth boy, and very popular with his comrades,
to whom he was best known by the familiar name of
"Minty." He was buried at Antietam, but his body
was afterwards sent to his home at Great Falls, through
the kindness of Quartermaster Moses, who tells the story
of his efforts to fulfil the wishes of friends as follows :
"October 1, 1862, I received a letter from Rev.
Samuel A. Collins, of Great Falls (who had just heard
of'Minty's' death), asking me, in behalf of the boy's
father, Deacon Milton Noyes, if possible, to disinter his
body and have it sent home.

124 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
" The next day I went over to Sharpsburg and made
a bargain for two boxes, one within the other, in which
to put the body. For these I was to pay fifteen dollars,
but I threw up the bargain, because on the third day I
got a box for six dollars, and then engaged a man to
take the body to Hagerstown for five dollars ; so that I
got the whole thing arranged for four dollars less than I
would otherwise have paid for the boxes. On the 4th
day of October I went to Sharpsburg and hired a Mr.
Samuel Shaw to go with his wagon to Antietam for the
body. "We disinterred the body, with the help of young
Wentworth and John Whitehouse, and found that the
bullet had struck him on the left side near the heart, and
had passed obliquely through the body and out at the
hip. " I took the box (two in one) to Hagerstown, Pa.,
which was about fourteen miles distant, across the state
line. We arrived there at ten o'clock p. m., and placed
the body in the care of Mr. Charles Lane, undertaker,
who enclosed it in a metallic casket, and delivered it at
the depot on Monday. All my expenses were paid by
Deacon Noyes."

THE COMRADES' OWN STORIES.
In an engagement where there were so many casual
ties, no man knew when his turn might come, andmany
incidents are told in the diaries and letters of the men,
of narrow escapes and queer happenings of the field ;
things that to outsiders might seem but trivialties, but to
men whose lives were hanging by a thread, everything
was of importance.

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Fifteen Inches Long. — A member of Company F tells
how, as the men were going down the hill to the rail
fence, the enemy was sending showers of railroad iron
into their midst. One piece (he says it was fifteen
inches long, and doubtless it was,) whizzed by his head
and went rolling end over end down the hill.
" With Pleasure, Captain!" — A little fellow in the
same company got " rattled" while loading his gun, and
having disabled the piece by beginning to load with the
bullet, was sharply reprimanded by the captain, who
ordered him to go back and find "some dead man's
gun" to replace his own. "With pleasure, Captain,"
said the boy, and the order of his going was anything
but slow.
"Hadn't Thought of It." — Wesley Simonds, of Com
pany I, shortly after leaving the rail fence, had the sole
of one shoe cut completely off by a bullet, and then went
around barefooted. By and by he volunteered to go on
the skirmish line, and was starting off with
" One shoe off, and one shoe on,"
a la "my son, John," when a comrade, noticing his
sorry plight, said, " Simonds, what are you going 'round
barefoot for, when there 's plenty of shoes lying 'round
here, doing nobody any good?" "Sure enough," said
Simonds; "strange I never thought of that!" and a
" mate " if not a " perfect fit " was soon found.
Didn't Ask Why. — After the Ninth had crossed the
bridge and was getting into position on the heights
beyond, Captain Andrew J. Stone and Private Herman
A. Clement, of Company F, were standing side by side.
The captain, who was closely watching the enemy's
movements, saw a shell coming towards them.

126 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
" Drop ! " yelled the captain, and Clement did n't stop to
ask why, but promptly " dropped." The shell passed
directly over them, and buried itself in the ground just
beyond. This was but one of many similar occurrences.
Singular Wounds. — W. W. and J. H. Humphrey, of
Company E, were brothers, from Plainfield. One was
right and the other left-handed. The right-handed one
lost his right thumb, and the left-handed one had his left
thumb or finger shot off. Such were the freaks of war.
A Choice of Weapons. — Two men from Company E
had a somewhat novel experience. During the forenoon
of the 17th they were sent to a well about a half mile in
the rear of the Union line to fill the canteens. The path
to the well lay across a field at that time occupied by one
of the ambulance trains. One of the enemy's batteries
had just been turned on the defenceless position, with the
immediate result that the train was making a flight, more
rapid than orderly, to safer quarters. But the canteens
must be filled ; so our heroes pursue the even tenor of
their way, while shot and shell fly — hissing ! plowing ! !
screaming ! ! ! and bursting ! ! ! ! — all around them. Sud
denly, with a terrific scream and crash, a huge shell
strikes a tree directly in front of them, and — surely their
time has come ! — a perfect shower oi green apples falls
on their devoted heads ! Green apples are hard, but bullets
are harder ; and thanking their lucky stars that no worse
misfortune had befallen them, they proceeded on their
way, filled the canteens, and returned unharmed.
" Jokum" and his Mule. — Since leaving Washington
the regiment had been attended by a mascot, as some of
the men seemed to think, in the shape of a little darkey
about five years old. Attracted by the music he had fol
lowed the regiment out of the city, and as he could not

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be persuaded to return the men had adopted him. An old
mule picked up by the way was pressed into service as
a charger, and, decked out in an improvised uniform,
"Jokum " and his mule followed the fortunes of the Ninth.
At South Mountain he kept close behind till the order
came to "Charge bayonets!" Then Jokum seemed to
realize that it was time for him to beat a retreat, and with
the remark "Guess I'd bettah git out o' heah fo' I gits
hurted !" made his mule " about face," and was soon out
of sight. Nothing more was seen of him that day, or
the next, and the men began to fear their little favorite
had come to grief.
But Jokum had not forgotten his friends, and at Antie
tam he turned up again, still sticking to his mule, right
in the thick of the fight. Dodging the bullets, — now on
this side, and now on that, — he finally made his way to
the regiment. " I b'longs to yer, an' I'se gwine to stick
to yer ! " was his greeting.
He followed the regiment closely after this, sometimes
on his mule, often on foot, and again in a baggage
wagon. The boys made him a neat uniform, provided
him with a small blanket and haversack, and saw to it
always that Jokum was comfortably clothed and fed.
The lad was a perfect mimic, and " caught on" easily
to the various peculiar phrases of the men and the ways
of camp life. He would take up his position in a com
pany street, and go through perfectly all the details of a
dress parade or guard mount, not only giving the com
mands of the different officers and the varied reports of
the non-commissioned officers, but so closely imitating
their tones of voice and peculiar gestures as to create all
manner of sport for the men and make himself a regi
mental character.

128 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
Soon after the Battle of Fredericksburg, Sergeant
Robinson had ordered from New Hampshire a complete
new suit of clothes especially for Jokum. When the
box arrived the sergeant was sick in the hospital, but
some of the boys got "Jok" into their tent and pro
ceeded to introduce him into his new "toggery."
" What do you think of them, "Jok ?" said one. "I
tink Sergeant Robinson must have pretty rich wife to
send me so much nice tings," was the quick reply. As
Sergeant Robinson was a " lone bachelor" in those days,
he didn't hear the last of his " rich wife" for a long time
to come.
Jokum kept with the regiment until April, 1863, when
the Ninth was at Baltimore, on its way to the farther
west and south. Sorry as they were to part with Jokum,
it seemed cruel to expose him longer to the dangers of
the field, and at the first opportunity he was sent back to
Washington. Dodging a Fence Stake. — It has already been told, in
the story of the battle, how the gallant charge of the
Ninth New Hampshire up the crest of the hill beyond
the bridge, opened up the way for the carrying of the
Confederate battery by the Ninth New York ; but there
is one little episode, which escaped the general historian,
that the New Hampshire boys had many a hearty laugh
about afterwards, though they thought it rather a grim
joke at the time.
The crest of the bluff had been gained. Off to the
right was the Confederate battery ; directly in front, a
body of infantry ; on the left, a high rail fence, built in
true southern style, the supporting pickets — sometimes
long and sometimes short — crossed in zig-zag fashion.
Through a gap in this fence, just as the line was being

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 1 29
formed for an advance charge, came another body of
the enemy. The New Hampshire boys were not to be
caught napping. Wheeling quickly to the left, they
charged on the surprised Confederates, and drove them
towards the body in front. The battery, meanwhile,
was getting in some close work. Four shots were fired
in their attempt to dislodge the Ninth, the first three
being faulty in aim and doing no harm ; but the fourth
laid low four men in Company K. Again the line was
being formed, when through the same gap in the fence
came the Ninth New York with a rush ; though how
they got there has always been a mystery to every one
but themselves.
Just then — whiz ! zip ! — came a shot from the battery.
Something went whirling through the air just above the
New Yorkers' heads, turning over and over and making
every man dodge as it passed. It was only the top of
one of the long rail pickets, cut off by the shot, but it
was a deadly-looking missile to the gallant Zouaves,
brave men though they were.
An Impromptu Ride. — "As we were crossing the lane
near the bridge, we did not move in very regular order,
and just as I reached the top rail of the fence I saw a
sow, with her litter of pigs, come running up the bank
from the creek. The poor thing was so frightened she
didn't know which way to turn, and came rushing pell-
mell through the ranks, catching one of the men between
the legs and carrying him off astride her back, his rifle
waving in the air and he shouting for help at the top of
his voice. Without doubt both steed and rider were glad
when the impromptu .ride came to an end."
More Scared Than Hurt. — The ball, which killed
George D. Fox, of Company I, passed directly through

130 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
his body and struck Sergeant Henry E. Hubbard fair in
the belt, nearly knocking the breath out of him. Cap
tain Babbitt, somewhat disconcerted at this double loss,
hurriedly asked Hubbard if he was badly hurt. " I guess
I'm a goner this time, Cap," was the answer; but an
examination disclosed the fatal bullet safely ensconced in
the apparently dying man's cartridge-box. Hubbard
was thoroughly disgusted at this commonplace ending to
his adventure, and ever afterwards held to the opinion
that it was " a mighty mean piece of business to pound a
man most to death and not draw a drop of blood to show
for it I"
Rather a Close Call. — While the regiment was await
ing orders at the bridge, just before the grand charge up
the hill was made, Lieutenant Green, of Company I,
was sitting down with his back comfortably resting
against a tree. Pretty soon there came a raking fire
from the battery perched on the heights beyond, and the
men began to look for cover ; but Lieutenant Green was
quite well satisfied with his position and stuck to his seat.
All at once there came a perfect shower of balls, and the
lieutenant ducked with the rest. None too soon, either,
for a huge shot had imbedded itself in the tree not three
feet from the ground. Slowly picking himself up, the
now thoroughly frightened man ejaculated, " Mein
Gott, boys, see vere I haf been sitting ! "
One on the Sergeant. — Lieut. C. W. Wilcox tells this
one on himself. "At the first Sunday morning regimen
tal inspection after the Battle of Antietam, as first ser
geant of Company I, I went to the quartermaster to
obtain the overcoats which belonged to the company,
and which had recently been returned from Washing
ton. When I got back the company was all formed

Charles M. Blaisdell.

Charles M. Blaisdell, Co. F.

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131

and ready to take their place on the line for inspection.
The second sergeant turned the company over to me, I
to the captain, and we immediately started and took our
position in line, Company I being on the extreme right
of the regiment, and I the first man to be inspected.
Throwing my gun to the colonel, he looked it over and
exclaimed, ' You, an orderly sergeant, to come out with
such a gun as that ! Look at it ! ' Then he gave me a
regular Scotch blessing, to which I could make no
reply. On returning to camp I found the man who had
taken my gun and left his for me to take, in a hurry. I
then took mine to Captain Babbitt, who went wiith me
to the colonel, where proper explanations were made
and I was relieved from an unjust imputation."
A Solid Shot. — Comrade Wilcox relates another inci
dent, which occurred just after the regiment had marched
down the ravine running past the brick house and halted
near the main road leading to the stone bridge, but a few
rods distant, the wooded bluff on the right serving as a
cover from the shot and shell of the enemy. While wait
ing there, he and several other members of Company I,
which had the right of the regiment, climbed up the
bluff, from the west side of which could be obtained a
good view of the bridge and the surrounding country as
well. Just as they were nearing the top a solid shot
struck a tree directly above and in front of them. It is
needless to say that this little episode fully satisfied their
curiosity, as amid flying splinters and dropping branches
the adventurers made double-quick time in descending
and returning to their company, the regiment soon after
filing to the right into the main road and taking up posi
tion behind a rail fence between the road and the creek.
In 1892 Comrade Wilcox and his wife, together with

132 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
Comrades Alvah R. Davis and William H. Perry of
Company K, visited the Antietam battle-field. Before
reaching the ravine Comrade Wilcox related the above
incident, stating that he was confident, although thirty
years had passed since it occurred, he could go directly
to the spot if the tree were still standing. Arriving at the
locality, the tree was quickly found, the trunk still bear
ing the tell-tale scar where the shot had struck it about
three feet above the ground, though it had not gone clear
through, as Comrade Wilcox had heretofore supposed.
He afterwards tried to procure that section of the tree as
a memento, but without success.

AFTER THE BATTLE.
A long and bloody battle had been fought. The Ninth
Army corps had covered itself with glory, and General
Burnside had reason to be proud of his dauntless com
mand. All that brave men could do to win the day,
they had done. Though the enemy had made a stand
at a point that to a fainter-hearted leader might easily
have proved itself a veritable Gibraltar, he had been
routed ; and to the Ninth Army corps belongs the honor
of having taken the most advanced position.
The following despatch from General McClellan car
ries its own explanation :

Head-quarters. Keedysville, Md.

September 18, 1862. — 8 a. m.

Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck,
General-in-Chief United States Army:
The battle of yesterday continued for fourteen hours, and until after
dark. We held all we gained, except a portion of the extreme left;
that was obliged to abandon a part of what it had gained. Our loss

1862.] THE BATTLE AT ANTIETAM CREEK. 1 33
very heavy, especially in general officers. The battle will probably be
renewed to-day. Send all the troops you can by the most expeditious
route.
Geo. B. McClellan,
Major-General, Commanding.
But the anticipations of the commanding general in
regard to a renewal of the conflict were not realized.
There was some artillery firing, but no general engage
ment. Enough re-enforcements had come up during the
night to nearly cover the losses of the preceding day,
but still General McClellan hung back ; evidently pre
ferring, if any more fighting were to be done, that
General Lee should take the initiative. In the mean
time the men were caring for the wounded, burying the
dead, and getting what rest they could for themselves.
The Ninth corps was strengthened by the addition of
General Morell's division (First) of the Fifth corps,
which was at once detailed to relieve the skirmishers,
among whom were some of the Ninth New Hampshire.
To the wily foe, however, this delay in attacking was
an unexpected boon, and he hastened to take advantage
of it. Everything that would tend to retard him in his
flight was left behind. Let the wounded and the dead
go uncared for and unburied ! None of the debris of
battle for him. Let the Yankees take care of that. But
he took good care that none of the rich booty from
Harper's Ferry should fall into their hands.
No sooner was the flight of the enemy discovered, on
the morning of the 19th, than the Army of the Potomac
was started in hot pursuit. Burnside's command was
ordered down the road to Antietam Iron Works, but
finding, on reaching the Potomac, that the enemy had
placed his batteries in a commanding position on the
Virginia shore, the Ninth corps went into camp a short

134 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
distance above Antietam creek, and waited for the rest
of the command to come up. It was during this cessa
tion of hostilities that General Sturgis issued the follow
ing congratulatory order :
Head- Quarters, 2d Division, 9TH A. C.
Antietam, Sept. 20, 1862.
General Order
No. 11.
The General Commanding the Division avails himself of this lull in
the roar of battle to return his thanks to the officers and troops for
their handsome behavior in the Battles of South Mountain and Antie
tam Bridge, and to say to them that he has been assured by General
Burnside, that General McClellan considers the carrying the Bridge as
having saved the day.
While, therefore, we have reason to be proud of our successes, we
should remember that they were achieved through the loss of many of
our brave comrades : — among whom was the gallant and distinguished
Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno, who led this Division so often to victory.
He .was a classmate and bosom friend of the General Commanding, —
a man of the highest integrity, and one who loved his country beyond
all earthly things, and shrank from no danger in defending it.
His last words were, " I can no longer be with my men; let them
know I will still be with them in spirit."
His spirit was with them indeed, and led them across Antietam
Bridge ; thus saving the army after death.
By order of Brig'r Gen'l S. D. Sturgis.
Wm. C. Rawolle,
Capt. and Ch. of Arty.
Official Copy.
Attest. John Edwin Mason,
Acting Ass V Adj. Gen V,
1st Brigade, gth A. C.
Had not the division so thoroughly deserved the praise
of General Sturgis, the pleasant tone of the commander's
orders might have easily been attributed to the witching

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strains of the Ninth regiment band ; for one of its mem
bers, writing under date of September 19 (the day pre
ceding the date of the order), says, — "We played at
our division commander's (General Sturgis's) quarters,
who at once became one of our very best friends."
The final result of the flight and pursuit is told in the
brief resume' of events given in the following despatches :
Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac.
September 19, 1862 — 8: 30 a. m.
(Received 11 a. m.)
Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck,
General-in-Chief :
But little occurred yesterday except skirmishing, being fully occupied
in replenishing ammunition, taking care of wounded, &c. Last night
the enemy abandoned his position, leaving his dead and wounded on
the field. We are again in pursuit. I do not yet know whether he is
falling back to an interior position, or crossing the river. We may
safely claim a complete victory.
Geo. B. McClellan,
Major- General.
Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac.
September 19, 1862 — 10: 30 a. m.
(Received 11 a. m.)
Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck,
General-in-Chief :
Pleasanton is driving the enemy across the river. Our victory was
complete. The enemy is driven back into Virginia. Maryland and
Pennsylvania are now safe. Geo. B. McClellan,Major- General.
Yes, Maryland and Pennsylvania were safe. The
invasion of Maryland had yielded less than had been
expected. The people had shown loyalty where the
Confederates had confidently looked for rebellion.
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136 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
loyalty that animated the hearts of the Marylanders in
their treatment of the Union troops. General Lee's own
expectations, too, had been disappointed. There had
been no great victory, unless the pusillanimous surrender
of Harper's Ferry be so considered. Neither moral nor
material injury had been inflicted on the Union resources.
The evacuation of the Federal capital had not been com
passed. The Confederate government, as a government
de jure, had not been acknowledged by the governments
of France and England, and the independence of the
Confederate states had not been achieved. All these had
been the avowed objects of the invasion.
When Lee crossed the Potomac, he was playing for a
big stake. Though he had not been annihilated or cap
tured, as the despatch of Governor Curtin had prophe
sied, yet he had lost the game. It is" too ridiculous to
be amusing, but it is most certainly sad, to note the com
ments of the Confederate journalists at this time. The
Richmond Enquirer, of September 22, 1862, has the
following report of the battle of Wednesday, the 17th :
" We have the gratification of being able to announce
that the battle resulted in one of the most complete vic
tories that has yet immortalized the Confederate arms.
The ball was opened on Tuesday evening about six
o'clock, all of our available forces, about 60,000 strong,
commanded by General Robert E. Lee in person, and
the enemy, about 150,000 strong, commanded by Gen
eral McClellan in person, being engaged.
" The position of our army was upon a range of hills,
forming a. semi-circle, with the concave towards the
enemy ; the latter occupying a less commanding position
opposite, their extreme right resting upon a height com
manding our extreme left. The arrangement of our line

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was as follows : General Jackson on the extreme left,
General Longstreet in the centre, and General A. P.
Hill on the extreme right.
" The_ fight on Tuesday evening was kept up until
nine o'clock at night, when it subsided into spasmodic
skirmishes along the line. Wednesday morning it was
renewed by General Jackson, and gradually became
general. Both armies retained their respective posi
tions, and fought desperately throughout the entire day.
During this battle Sharpsburg was fired by the enemy's
shells, and at one time the enemy obtained a position
which enabled them to pour a flanking fire upon a por
tion of our left wing, causing it to waver.
"At this moment, General Starke, of Mississippi, who
had command of General Jackson's division, galloped
up to the front of his brigade, and seizing the standard,
rallied them forward. No sooner did the gallant gen
eral thus throw himself in the van than four bullets
pierced his body and he fell dead amidst his men. The
effect, instead of discouraging them, fired them with de
termination and revenge, and they dashed forward,
drove the enemy back, and kept them from the position
during the rest of the day.
" It being evident that the ' Young Napoleon,' finding
he could not force his way through the invincible ranks
of our army in that direction, had determined upon a
flank movement towards Harper's Ferry, to thus obtain
a position in our rear, General Lee, with ready fore
sight, anticipated the movement by drawing the main
body of his army back on the south side of the Potomac,
at Shepherdstown, Va., whence he will, of course, pro
ject the necessary combinations for again defeating his
adversary.

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"The enemy's artillery was served with disastrous
effect upon our gallant troops, but they replied from
musket, howitzer, and cannon with a rapidity and will
that carried havoc amidst the opposing ranks. The
battle was one of the most severe that has been fought
since the opening of the war. Many of our brave men
fell. At dark the firing ceased, and in the morning,
Thursday, our army was ready to recommence the
engagement, the enemy having been forced back the
evening before, and the advantage of the battle being all
on our side.
"The prisoners stated that their force was more than
100,000 strong, and that McClellan commanded the army
in person.
"Our loss is estimated at 5,000 in killed, wounded,
and missing. The prisoners state that their ranks were
greatly decimated, and that the slaughter was terrible,
from which we may infer that the enemy's loss was fully
as great, if not greater, than our own."
The Petersburg Express, of September 23, says, —
' ' We think that General Lee has very wisely with
drawn his army from Maryland, the co-operation of
whose people in his plans and purposes was indispensa
ble for success. They have failed to respond to his
noble appeal in the desired way, and the victories of
Sharpsburg and Boonsborough, purchased with torrents
of blood, have been rendered unprofitable in a material
point of view.
"They have, moreover, deepened the impression upon
the enemy of the previous lessons which we gave him in
the art of fighting, and though they may exult, in their
crazy fashion, over imaginary successes heralded in the
lying despatches of McClellan and his trumpet-blowers,

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and no less lying correspondents and editors of the Lin
coln journals, yet they will be willing enough to let Lee
and his army alone on this side of the Potomac.
"We can now put matters to rights in Virginia, and
turn our attention to Piermont and the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. The former will soon be disposed of, and we
trust that a portion of our army will be immediately set
to work to destroy the latter in a way to render its
reconstruction impracticable. Every bridge, tunnel, and
culvert should be forthwith demolished — every embank
ment levelled, every cut filled up, and every cross-tie
and rail removed, from Harper's Ferry to Wheeling and
Parkersburg. "The road has been a source of nothing but evil to
the state since it was made, and more especially since
the. commencement of the war. Along its whole line
the taint of disloyalty and treason is to be seen. It has
more or less Yankeeized the entire region between its
track and the Pennsylvania border, from the Ohio to the
Potomac. "The recrossing of the Potomac by our forces does
not at all disturb us. Under the circumstances it was a
most judicious movement, and in no manner or degree
prejudicial to our -interests in, a military point of view, —
save and except the losses we sustained in the sanguinary
battles in Maryland, which are to be deeply deplored.
"But the enemy suffered in this respect far more than
we did, and although this is no adequate consolation or
compensation to us in the premises, yet it assures us
that the blows which we struck lost nothing of their
vigor and efficacy by the brief change which was made
in the seat of war."
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140 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
what the Confederates had desired and expected, neither
had they been to the Federals' liking. They had hoped
that the Army of Northern Virginia might be utterly
destroyed, and the Rebellion brought to an end. What
might have been accomplished had it not been for that
famous fog, the weariness of the Union soldiers, and
General McClellan's excessive caution, it is useless to
speculate. We can only believe that everything was
and is ordered for the best.
Notwithstanding the failure of his plans at Antietam,
it is quite certain that McClellan had in mind a cam
paign of extermination, for in his own published state
ment he says, — "It must be borne constantly in mind
that the purpose of advancing from Washington was
simply to meet the necessities of the moment by frus
trating Lee's invasion of the northern states, and, when
that was accomplished, to push with the utmost rapidity
the work of re-organization and supply, so that a new
campaign might be promptly inaugurated with the army
in condition to prosecute it to a successful termination
without intermission."
But the cruel war into which the men of the Ninth New
Hampshire had enlisted was by no means nearing an end.
What they had yet undergone was only the introduction
to hardships before which their wildest phantasies would
fade. Their initiation had been a trying one, yet they
had stood the test nobly.

CHAPTER V.
From Antietam to Fredericksburg.
The smoke of the Battle of Antietam* had cleared
away, and the cessation of hostilities was a welcome res
pite from the incessant strain to which the Ninth New
Hampshire had been subjected since the morning of the
14th of September. The natural reaction set in, and for
a few days the men devoted themselves to a general re
cuperation of mind and body. At such times one is
not given to writing much, and it is at best but a frag
mentary story that can be written of the weeks that inter
vened between the battles of Antietam and Fredericks
burg. Friday, the 19th, Companies I and G were ordered
out as an advance picket guard, but the rest of'the regi
ment was again occupying the little grove near the creek,
where only two days before the roar of cannon and rattle
of musketry were all about them and the dead and
wounded lay on every hand.
Since early Thursday morning the chaplains and their
aids had been upon the field, superintending the removal
of the wounded and identifying the dead ; searching their
pockets for letters — written perhaps on the eve of the
battle — and trinkets that could be forwarded to the friends
at home, to whom these last tokens of the loved and lost
would be forever dear.
Sometimes in their quest they disturbed a weary
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142 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
were occasionally greeted with more emphasis than ele
gance. But now their long, sad task was ended, and all
that was left were the long lines of lowly graves, each
with its bit of board bearing the name, company, and
regiment of the patriot soldier sleeping so quietly beneath
the bloodstained earth, the rush and tumult of life all
forgotten. The Confederates in their hurried retreat had left their
dead unburied, and on the western side of the creek
human corpses lay scattered over hundreds of acres.
Here was a single one, as if he had crawled away by
himself that no one might witness his last struggle ;
there, three or four had fallen together ; and in other
places, the thickly strewn ground attested the fierceness
of the contest.
There was indeed much to remind the men of the
terrible scenes through which they passed, and it was
with thankful hearts that they lay down to rest that
night. Though needful of many comforts, their lives had
been spared, and there was yet more work for them to
do. Many of the men, though still keeping in the ranks,
were nevertheless suffering extremely from the unaccus
tomed exposure. Fever and ague were getting in their
work, and the record in Sergeant Robinson's diary,
under date of September 19, — " Made some herb tea for
Halliday and myself," bears witness to their common
suffering and helpfulness one to the other. Next day
Halliday was no better, and Robinson took him
down to Sharpsburg and got him a place in a private
house, where he could stay a few days and rest.
The little village of Sharpsburg had suffered severely
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were badly shattered, and there were but few without
the tell-tale marks. One woman said that the inhabitants
were dreadfully frightened during the'fight, and that the
women and children were down in the cellars of the
houses praying that God would deliver them from the
threatening destruction.
It seems that Halliday's experience taught the ser
geant that something a little stronger than herb tea was
needed for such attacks, for in his next letter home he
wrote, — " I wish you would send me some cayenne pep
per or composition." Let us hope that a liberal supply
was forthcoming by return mail, and that the boys'
stomachs got well warmed up.
Probably Sergeant Burnham smiles now when he
recalls his first attack of ague, and how^-ignorant of the
nature of the disease, — he resignedly remarked, " Boys,
I 'm afraid my soldiering days are over ! " But he
didn't smile then; there wasn't time between the
shakes. The sergeant was destined to do many a good
day's service yet, and having been assisted to a neigh
boring haystack by some sympathetic comrades, — who
were sick themselves — they all managed to get a com
fortable night's sleep, and the next morning Burnham
was on the mending hand.
For two or three days the regiment remained quietly
in camp, though the very air was thick with rumors, — of
victories at one point, and reverses at another ; difficul
ties were to be speedily adjusted, and again, they were
to be contested to the bitter end. In the mean time the
opportunity for rest and recuperation was fully improved.
The scanty supply of clothing was washed and mended,
letters were written to the anxious friends at home, and
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144 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
would allow. Quite a number of blankets were picked
up on the Confederate side of the field, and these served
to make their hard couches a little more endurable.
These temporary privations were real hardships to men
accustomed to abundant food and clean clothing, yet as
they came to know more intimately the pitiable condition
of the Confederate forces, they learned that they still
had much to be thankful for.
When Sunday came again, Chaplain Gushee held a
short service in the. forenoon, and there was a well
attended prayer-meeting in the evening. Two days
later came an order moving the camp about a mile to the
left of Sharpsburg. Quite a good many of the soldiers
were really unfit even for this short march, but with the
ready help of their more fortunate comrades the change
was made without much discomfort.
Just at night there was great rejoicing in the camp —
a mail had arrived, the first letters the men had received
since leaving Leesborough. The effect was like that of
an unexpected re-enforcement in a doubtful battle. What
magic there was in those white-winged missives, so full
of love and pity for those who were risking their very
lives for the sake of the dear ones at home ! Aches
and pains vanished instanter, hunger and cold were for
gotten as the men crowded around the camp-fires, eager
for the home news.
The present camp was quite a pleasant one, being-
pitched on. a beautiful green sward, with plenty of
clean, fresh water close by. A liberal supply of straw
for the tents seemed quite a luxury after the bare
ground, and the men were well content with their quar
ters. Writing home from here, Wilcox says, — "You
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my back leaning against a rail fence, on a thinly
wooded knoll, and in full view of the Potomac, which
is not more than twenty-five rods distant. I have an
elegant desk to write upon, composed of the bottom of
my tin plate. In regard to my wants, I don't want any
thing more than what I have got, and if I did I could
not get it, as there is a law against sending anything to
soldiers. Still, if you could send me a colored silk hand
kerchief by folding in a paper, it would be very accept
able." Surely, life in camp at this time, if not strictly a
bed of roses, nevertheless had a sunny side, when a silk
handkerchief, like the mantle of charity, could cover a
multitude of needs.
That there was a sunny side, and that the men made
the most of it, Robinson's diary witnesses. " In the eve
ning, as many of us as could get in crawled into our
tent, which was a double one, and some of us lying on
our bellies, some of us squatting, and some sitting, we
discussed the following resolution : 'Resolved, That two
years' experience in camp, with two years' experience in
College, is more beneficial to one preparing for a profes
sional life than four years in college.'"
Barber, Davis, Taft, and Burnham were on the affirm
ative, and George, Shedd, Robinson, and Tracy on the
negative ; while Corporal Bragg, seated on a knapsack,
presided over the deliberations with as much dignity as
the limited space would allow.
To men New Hampshire born and bred, army life
brought the curtailment of no luxury dearer to the heart
than the " three-times-a-day " piece of pie on which they
had been " raised." The Massachusetts man may boast
of his bean's and his culture, it was a pie that enthused
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146 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
"What moistens the lip, and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past like the rich pumpkin pie? "
a sentiment echoed by every true "child of the Granite
state. So we cannot but sympathize with the poor fel
low who wrote home to his mother, in answer to her
anxious queries as to his food, that he had tasted only
one piece of pie since leaving Concord, and even that
" was a mean thing."
The plain living was conducive to high thinking,
though, for our friend philosophically concluded his
letter with the sentiment that the soldiers needed to live
plain, but that it came pretty hard on those who were
sick. On the morning of the 26th the camp was again
moved, this time about two miles, which brought them
to South Antietam, where General Nagle had estab
lished brigade head-quarters. This camp was in a
grove of locust trees, and being along a high bluff, com
manded a fine view down the valley. Their stay here,
of some days, afforded an opportunity for the camp drill
they so much needed. This consisted of guard mount
in the morning and dress parade in the afternoon, mak
ing a pleasant break in the monotony of camp life,
and under the cheering influence of better food and
quarters, many of the sick ones were able to return to
the ranks.
About the first of October the regimental band was
promoted to the dignity of a brigade band, and received
their orders from the brigade commander. The formal
organization was as follows : Bandmaster, H. P.
Hamblett; members of the first class, W. H. Graves,
J. B. Bailey, J. A. Hamblett, S. H. Howe; second
class, N. W. Marshall, A. B. Chase, Ben Moreland,

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Lewis Simonds; third class, ' E. St. Francis, G. H.
Lovejoy, A. R. Gleason, William Manning, J. R.
Wyman, W. A. Peabody, F. V. Marshall, E. M.
Marble. The other five members remained detailed,
as all had formerly been.
After the severe engagement at Antietam there was,
throughout the army, necessarily some relaxation of the
stern discipline usually observed, and in the mean time,
while the officers were trying to bring order out of the
chaos that reigned everywhere, there was a good deal of
straggling among the men. This, of course, added to
the confusion, for the men camped where they liked,
without regard to company, regiment, or brigade, so
long as they were comfortable.
Then, too, their somewhat scanty rations made the
surrounding country a tempting field for foraging.
These breaches of discipline could not long go un
checked, and General McClellan soon issued an order
which brought the men back into line and restored the
old-time regime. Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac,
Camp Near Sharpsburg, Md.,
October ist, 1862.
General Orders,
No. 158.
Notwithstanding the frequent orders that have been issued from these
Head-Quarters in regard to stragglers and pillagers, the Commanding
General regrets to be obliged again to call the attention of Corps and
other subordinate Commanders to this subject, and to impress upon
them the absolute necessity of holding the different 'commanders
responsible for this direct and frequent violation of orders. We are
now occupying a country inhabited by a loyal population, who look to
us for the preservation of order and discipline, instead of suffering our
men to go about in small parties depredating upon their property.
Armed patrols will be sent out daily from all the different Corps in

148 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
this Army, to arrest all officers and soldiers who are absent from the
limits of their Camps, without written permission from Corps, Division,
or Brigade Commanders.
All persons so arrested will be sent the same day to the Provost
Marshal General at these Head-Quarters, who will, until further orders,
send them under guard to Harper's Ferry, there to be kept at work on
the defences at that place.
In order that the requirements of this order may be perfectly under
stood by all concerned, Corps Commanders will, within twenty hours
after the receipt of this order, furnish evidence to the Commanding
General, through the Assistant Adjutant General, at these Head-Quar
ters, that it has been published to every company under their Com
mand. The Commanding General is resolved to put a stop to this pernicious
and criminal practice, and he will hold Corps Commanders responsible
for the faithful execution of this order.
By Command of Major Genl. McClellan,
[Signed] S. Williams,
Official. Asst. AdjH Genl.
William C. Rawolle,
Capt. &r= A. A. A. G.
October 3 was a red-letter day in camp, for the army
was reviewed by President Lincoln and General Mc
Clellan. Though the Ninth New Hampshire was only
a small factor in the grand review, still it is interesting to
note the inspiring effect the president's visit had upon the
men. The review was announced at roll-call, and
immediately all set to work to make themselves look as
well as possible. About eight o'clock the regiment was
marched to the field designated for the review of the
division, and formed in line. The division consisted of
sixteen regiments of infantry, one of cavalry, and two
six-gun batteries, and made a fine appearance.
The regiments were drawn out in one continuous line,
with intervals of a few rods between the battalions, and

1862.] FROM ANTIETAM TO FREDERICKSBURG. 1 49
with their polished muskets gleaming in the bright sun
light, and their colors — some of them bullet-riddled and
blood-stained — floating softly in the gentle breeze, await
ed the approach of the reviewing party.
As the president drew near, the artillery thundered
forth a salute, the bands played their loudest and sweet
est strains, and from thousands of throats rose cheer
on cheer for the great and true-hearted man. "Pre
sent arms!" came the command from the officers, and
up shot the bright bayonets with a simultaneous flash.
Again the command, "Shoulder arms!" and like an
electric shock down came the burnished weapons. Then
came the passing in review.
President Lincoln, mounted on a dark chestnut horse
with plain trappings, came first, and just behind him was
General Burnside. Then came a cavalcade of about
fifty civil and military officers, and these were followed
by the general's body-guard. The president carried his
hat in his hand, and as the party dashed along, first in
front and then in rear of the several brigades, they pre
sented a brilliant spectacle, while the bands played "Hail
to the Chief!" with all their might.
At the afternoon dress parade the following congratu
latory order was read to the assembled troops :
Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac,
Camp near Sharpsburg, Md.,
October 3, 1862.
General Orders,
No. 160.
The Commanding General extends his congratulations to the Army
under his command for the victories achieved by their bravery at the
passes of the South Mountain and upon the Antietam creek.
The brilliant conduct of Reno's and Hooker's corps, under Burnside,
at Turner's Gap, and of Franklin's corps at Crampton's Pass, in which,

150 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
in the face of an enemy strong in position and resisting with obstinacy,
they carried the mountain and prepared the way for the advance of the
Army, won for them the admiration of their brethren in arms.
In the memorable battle of the Antietam, we defeated a numerous
and powerful army of the enemy, in an action desperately fought and
remarkable for its duration and for the destruction of life which at
tended it. The obstinate bravery of the troops of Hooker, Sumner,
and Mansfield, the dashing gallantry of those of Franklin, on the
right ; the sturdy valor of those of Burnside on the left, and the vig
orous support of Porter and Pleasonton, present a brilliant spectacle to
our countrymen which will swell their hearts with pride and exultation.
Fourteen guns, thirty-nine colors, fifteen thousand five hundred stand
of arms, and nearly six thousand prisoners taken from the enemy, are
evidences of the completeness of our triumph. A grateful country will
thank this noble Army for achievements which have rescued the loyal
States of the East from the ravages of the invader and have driven him
from their borders.
While rejoicing at the victories which, under God's blessing, have
crowned our exertions, let us cherish the memory of our brave com
panions who have laid down their lives upon the battle-field. Martyrs
in their country's cause, their names will ever be enshrined in the
hearts of the people. By Command of Major General McClellan.
S. Williams,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
The president's visit had animated the whole army.
You saw nothing, heard nothing but war. From the
high bluff where the regimental camp was pitched, as
far as the eye could reach the fields were dotted over
with white tents, and fairly alive with men, either busy
about their daily tasks or marching and countermarch
ing in regular columns. Near the several camps were
the baggage and supply trains, the wagons arranged in
line with military precision, and surrounded by a circle
of noisy, hungry mules. At intervals could be seen the
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numerous camps of the cavalry. Under the soft, white
light of the moon the scene took on a touch of romance,
which was not wholly lost when the camp-fires burned
brightly and each tent displayed its bit of candle.
Sunday, October 5, the brigade to which the Ninth
was attached attended divine service near General
McClellan's head-quarters in the afternoon, finding but
little satisfaction, however, in sitting for an hour in the
hot sun, which poured down on their heads as if it were
midsummer. That evening the " professings," as the
Christian members of the regiment were termed, met,
and made arrangements for forming themselves into a
religious society to keep up the prayer-meetings and
general interest. A constitution was adopted, and the
society began its work with O. D. Robinson as president,
Chamberlain of Company D as secretary, G. O. Bruce,
N. W. Pulsifer, Abbott, and E. Ayer as corresponding
secretaries, and one director from each company.
Thus did the men strive to enliven the tedium which
the narrow limits of the camp imposed, and from Lieu
tenant Chandler's home letters we get a glimpse of life
as it went on in official circles :
" You will see that we have been not without a taste of
soldier life, and in fact we were pretty well used up.
After marching for ten days and fighting two hard bat
tles the number of wounded, footsore, shirks, and drones,
would amount to a good many. We could not muster
500 fighting men on the morning after Antietam, though
we have now more than 700.
" For my own part I frankly say that I saw as much
fighting and came as close to danger as I care to again,
unless I may serve a useful purpose. I shall, if I live
to return, have to point you on my sword scabbard a

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fearful blow from grape shot, and the doleful whiz of
Minie" balls is still fresh in my ears.
" One's feelings, if I can judge from the brief experi
ence of only two actions, are somewhat indescrib
able, but the interest excited soon outweighs personal
considerations, and I might almost say, blots out all
feelings of humanity. One marches over a wounded
friend with no notice whatever."
And again he writes, —
" For two weeks I slept with no shelter whatever, and
no clothing save overcoat and blanket. If I can exer
cise enough while in camp to digest the food which my
appetite craves, I shall gain flesh immensely. The out
door life improves me marvellously. Our food is good
and abundant when not on the march, and fresh meat is
daily to be had from the herds which follow in our rear.
Fine clothes are at a discount. My best coat is with my
trunk stored in Washington, and I wish many of my
other knick-knacks were there too. My regimental
business is laborious and somewhat perplexing, but I
endeavor to do it properly and seasonably, and I have
seen no time when I would go back to my business at
home under similar circumstances as when I left.
" Since our last battle we have been leading a rather
quiet life as far as outward demonstrations go, and have
done more to perfect ourselves in discipline and drill than
in six weeks previous. We can now do some things on
the line ' right smart,' as the natives say here. Presi
dent Lincoln has been here for two days. Night before
last he was at Burnside's quarters, distant about twenty
rods, arid last night at McClellan's. At nine o'clock
this morning we had a review of our corps d'armes,
before the president, or rather by the president, Gen-

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erals McClellan and Burnside, and about twenty briga
diers and their staffs. About ten thousand troops were
on line, besides artillery and cavalry. Father Abraham
passed close by us, and looks careworn and thin as it
appears to me. General McC. looks fat and hearty."
The arrival of Major George W. Everett, who had
been detained at his home by sickness since receiving
his commission, was the occasion of a gala day:
"We had a pleasant time yesterday. See if we didn't:
Major Everett and I went out in the morning for a ride
on the battle-field of Antietam and a view of the bridge,
of which, by the way, there is a faint picture in Frank
Leslie's last pictorial, and on our return, about noon,
found in our tent Colonel Harriman, Assistant Surgeon
Hutchins, and Lieutenant Joseph R. Clark, all of whom
had come up from Sandy Hook to report to Burnside.
" We sent for Colonel Griffin of the Sixth (which is in
our brigade), and for our dinner party had the follow
ing: Colonels Fellows, Griffin, Harriman ; Major Ever
ett; Lieutenants C. B. Hutchins, Moses, Hutchins, and
Chandler, and had a happy time in talking over New
Hampshire matters. Colonel Harriman looked finely,
and was just as gay and loquacious as ever.
" To-day Everett and I rode down within about three
miles of Harper's Ferry, on this side of the Potomac, and
turned in by a narrow, untravelled road and visited the
house which was John Brown's head-quarters for about
four months preceding his raid. Here he lived, with
several of his men, and was receiving arms and sup
plies from Hagerstown and other points north.
"The very old carriage in which he rode still stands in
the barn. The place is very retired, nestled among the

154 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
hills, with dense woods in front, through which some of
his men escaped into Pennsylvania. The place is now
quite noted, and I may send you a cut of it sometime, as
there are some I have seen. I want to go to the ferry if
I can get time, if we do not move forward from here too
soon. Please have mother lay in a stock of cider this
fall, and I hope I may get home to drink some of it
before it gets too hard."
Alas for the gallant lieutenant's hopes ! That stock of
cider had turned to first-Class vinegar long before the
remnant of the Ninth New Hampshire yielded up its
tattered colors to the governor of the Granite state.
Just before the breaking' up of the camp at South An
tietam, General McClellan ordered the publishing of two
circulars, — one designed to check the indiscriminate
granting of furloughs, that the army might be kept in con
dition to march on short notice, the other conveying the
cheering intelligence of the victory of the troops in the
West. On the 22d of September, President Lincoln had issued
one of the most important documents ever published by
a president of the United States. It consisted of a notice
to the Confederates to return to their allegiance, emanci
pation of all slaves being proclaimed as a result which
would follow their failure to so return. This act was
simply a war measure, based upon the president's
authority as commander-in-chief. The real "Emanci
pation Proclamation" was the supplementary document
issued on the ist of January, 1863.
This preparatory document, however, was enough to
rouse the excitement in the South to a fever heat, and
among the Union troops was the cause of much discus-

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sion as to the wisdom of the president's course. To
such an extent was this carried that the following gen
eral order was issued to the Army of the Potomac, by
order of General McClellan :
Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac,
Camp near Sharpsburg, Md.,
October 7, 1862.
General Orders
No. 163.
The attention of officers and soldiers of the Army of the Potomac is
called to General Orders, No. 139, War Department, Sept. 24, 1862,
publishing to the Army the President's proclamation of Sept. 22d.
A proclamation of such grave moment to the nation, officially com
municated to the Army, affords to the general commanding an oppor
tunity of defining specifically to the officers and soldiers under his com
mand the relation borne by all persons in the military service of the
United States towards the civil authorities of the Government. The
Constitution confides to the civil authorities, legislative, judicial, and
executive, the power and duty of making, expounding, and executing
the Federal laws. Armed forces are raised and supported simply to
sustain the civil authorities, and are to be held in strict subordination
thereto in all respects. This fundamental rule of our political system
is essential to the security of our republican institutions, and should be
thoroughly understood and observed by every soldier. The principles
upon which, and the object for which, armies shall be employed in
suppressing rebellion, must be determined and declared by the civil
authorities, and the chief executive, who is charged with the adminis
tration of national affairs, is the proper and only source through which
the views and orders of the government can be made known to the
armies of the nation.
Discussions by officers and soldiers concerning public measures
determined upon and declared by the Government, when carried at all
beyond the ordinary temperate and respectful expression of opinion,
tend greatly to impair and destroy the discipline and efficiency of
troops, by substituting the spirit of political faction for that firm,
steady, and earnest support of the Government which is the highest
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156 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [September,
are committed, is to be found only in the action of the people at the
polls. In thus calling the attention of this Army to the true relations
between the soldier and the Government, the General Commanding
merely adverts to an evil against which it has been thought advisable
during our whole history to guard the armies of the Republic. And
in so doing he will not be considered by any right-minded person as
casting any reflection upon that loyalty and good conduct which has
been so fully illustrated upon so many battle-fields.
In carrying out all measures of public policy this Army will of course
be guided by the rules of mercy and Christianity that have ever con
trolled its conduct towards the defenceless.
By Command of Maj. Genl. McClellan,

[Signed]

Jas. A. Hardie,
IJ. Col. Sf A. D. C.

Official.

A. A. A. Genl.
[Signed]
Wm. C. Rawolle,
Official.
Capt. &r> A. A. A.
G.
Jno. Edw.
Mason,
A. A.
A. Genl.
It is now time to review the general movement of both
armies up to the morning of October 7, when the camp
was once more in motion. The Battle of Antietam was
a disappointment to each contestant. On the Confederate
side there had been desperate fighting and heavy losses.
In point of fact, they were in no condition to repel a
second assault, much less to make an attack. Long-
street considered the situation so critical, that from his
head-quarters at Sharpsburg he sent a note to Lee, urg
ing him to retreat across the river at early candle-light,
and be sure and not light the candle either, for he felt
convinced that a crushing defeat could be the only out
come of a renewal of the engagement.
Thus, General Lee, by his hurried retreat across the
river, practically acknowledged his own defeat and his
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inability to withstand another attack. Even the South
ern historians do not attempt to conceal the construction
the people of the South put upon Lee's failure to dis
lodge McClellan. On his return to Virginian soil one
comments in this wise :
".Let it be freely confessed that the object of General
Lee, in crossing the Potomac, was to hold and occupy
Maryland; that his proclamation issued at Frederick,
offering protection to the Marylanders, is incontroverti
ble evidence of the fact ; that he was forced to return to
Virginia, not by stress of any single battle, but by the
force of many circumstances, some of which history
should blush to record ; — that, in these results, the
Maryland campaign was a failure."
Then, too, the people of Maryland had not appeared
particularly anxious to place themselves under General
Lee's protecting banner, for only a hundred recruits
were gathered in where thousands were needed. The
same historian, regarding this fact, says, —
"It was not expected that the few recruits who timidly
advanced to our lines would have been so easily dis
mayed by the rags of our soldiers and by the prospects
of a service that promised equal measures of hardship
and glory. "
The campaign which had been the occasion for much
vain-glorious boasting had flatted out into an ignominious
retreat, and the Southern Confederacy had not strength
ened its cause, to say the least, by its campaign in loyal
Maryland. Still, it must be acknowledged that General Lee was
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158 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
into victory, why then he purposed to make the best pos
sible use of that defeat. That was why he hastened to
place himself beyond the immediate reach of General
McClellan. Of what use to him were the dead and
wounded, and the few stray stores at Sharpsburg?
What he needed was men that could fight, and could
he but keep McClellan at bay for a few days, he could
concentrate his scattered forces, and replenish his wasted
stores from the rich bounty of the dwellers in the Shen
andoah valley, who lavished their attentions as freely
upon the Confederates as they did their hatred upon
the Union troops.
There was still another advantage to be gained by
delay. Even with his re-enforcements General Lee
was by no means sanguine of obtaining a decisive vic
tory, should he attack the Union forces ; on the other
hand, winter was coming on, when active hostilities
must cease, and with the advent of spring might come
the coveted recognition of the Southern Confederacy
by foreign powers, which would practically decide the
disputed question of supremacy. So with nothing to
lose, and everything to gain, by a delay in hostilities,
General Lee, with Winchester as a centre of opera
tions, ranged his forces from Martinsburg to the Shen
andoah river, thus retaining the possession of the
beautiful and fertile valley as a base of supplies, and
then calmly awaited the movements of the Union
commander. And General McClellan, following the blind leadings
of fate, did just what his wily opponent wished him to
do — he waited. His failure to push the advantage he
unquestionably possessed on the morning of the 18th of
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as had been urged at Richmond, and the North began
to experience a sense of uneasiness and disappointment
at the lack of "push" displayed by the leader of the
Army of the Potomac. The expected re-enforcements
arrived, and General Burnside visited the commanding
general's head-quarters and urged an immediate attack ;
but General McClellan, backed up by General Sumner,
who stubbornly opposed a renewal, hesitated to take so
grave a responsibility. "The man who hesitates is
lost," and the golden opportunity, once within his
grasp, was, through the skilful maneuvering of the
Confederate leader, placed forever beyond his reach.
So the days slipped by. The feeling of impatience
grew apace in the North, and the authorities at Wash
ington continually urged upon McClellan the necessity
for a forward movement. Then came the president's
visit to the camp and the review of the troops on the 3d
of October. Cheered and encouraged by his enthu
siastic reception, and a sight of the battle-field where so
desperate and bloody a conflict had been waged confirm
ing him in his belief that men who had worsted the
enemy in the face of such odds had no reason to fear to
follow up the pursuit, President Lincoln determined to
advise an advance into Virginia.
This view of the situation is in direct opposition to that
of the Comte de Paris, who attempts to apologize for the
failure of McClellan to attack on the 18th by assuming
that the fault was in the demoralization of the army,
taking the ground that two weeks only having elapsed
since he had taken command of this army, or rather "this
disorganized mob," he had not been able to transform it
sufficiently "to secure that regularity and perseverance in
the march which, even more than steadiness under fire,

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constitutes the superiority of old troops." The Comte de
Paris could have had no reference to the conduct of the
Ninth New Hampshire, for, raw and undisciplined troops
though they were, we have General Nagle's assurance
that they " behaved like veterans."
That General McClellan surmised the president's de^
termination is evinced by the statement which he makes in
his " Own Story," for, referring to the visit to the camp,
he says, — " His ostensible purpose is to see the troops
and the battle-field. I inline to think that the real pur
pose of his visit is to push on into a premature advance
into Virginia. The real truth is that my army is not fit
to advance."
And it came about, that on the 6th of October, two
days after Mr. Lincoln's departure, General Halleck tel
egraphed General McClellan, —
" The president directs that you cross the Potomac and
give battle to the enemy or drive him south. Your army
must move now while the roads are good. If you cross
the river between the enemy and Washington, and cover
the latter by your operation, you can be re-enforced with
30,000 men. If you move up the valley of "the Shenan
doah, not more than 12,000 or 15,000 can be sent to you.
The president advises the interior line between Washing
ton and the enemy, but does not order it. He is very
desirous that your army move as soon as possible."
That night orders were issued to the men to be ready
to move the next morning. Reveille was sounded at half-
past three o'clock, and soon after sunrise an eight-mile
march over the rugged and precipitous Maryland Heights
was begun. The way was exceedingly toilsome, the

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weather warm, and the men were glad enough when
Pleasant Valley was reached and a halt ordered.
Here the army rested for a time, for the purpose of
receiving recruits and supplies, General McClellan hold
ing persistently to his opinion that his army was not in
condition for an advance upon the enemy, and meeting
with various objections the orders sent him from Wash
ington. Quantities of supplies were forwarded, but for
some reason failed to reach him. So, on one pretext and
another, the advance was delayed until the North began
to feel that McClellan was determined to wait until spring
before attempting any move.
Then, on the 9th of October, came the raid of Stuart's
cavalry, and the North was thoroughly aroused. To be
sure little real damage was done beyond plundering the
country and destroying the railroad plant at Chambers
burg, but it demonstrated how easy it was for an adven
turous band to make a sudden attack on an unprotected
town, and escape unmolested. General McClellan was
greatly chagrined at this escapade on the part of the
Confederates, and requested that he be at once furnished
with more cavalry, in order to guard against future inva
sions. Whereupon President Lincoln shrewdly suggest
ed that the enemy be given more occupation south of the
Potomac, so that his cavalry would have no need to seek
diversion north of the river.
It was quite evident that General McClellan regarded
General Lee's position at Winchester as a Gibraltar, and
that he hesitated to hurl himself against a stone wall.
But the authorities at Washington were getting tired of
this irresoluteness, and on the 13th of October President
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162 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [October,
clearly defined his ideas as to the course that should be
pursued with regard to the enemy, and skilfully fore
stalled any and all objections that could possibly be
brought to bear against his plans. Among other
characteristic expressions were these :
" You remember my speaking to you of what I called
your over-cautiousness. Are you not over-cautious
when you assume that you cannot do what the enemy is
constantly doing ? Should you not claim to be at least
his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim? " Further
on, the president says, — "Change positions with your
enemy, and think you not he would break your commu
nication with Richmond within the next twenty-four
hours? You dread his going into Pennsylvania ; but if
he does so in full force, he gives up his communication to
you absolutely, and you have nothing to do but to follow
and ruin him. Exclusive of the water-line, you are now
nearer Richmond than the enemy is, by the route that
you can and he must take." And in conclusion : "It
is all easy if our troops march as well as the enemy, and
it is unmanly to say that they cannot do it. This letter is
in no sense an order."
It is touching to see with what consideration the presi
dent treats that which he could not have helped feeling
was either sluggishnesss or direct disregard of his ex
pressed wishes. He hesitates lo command, he would
rather suggest; for disobedience to a command would
look like insubordination, and was to be avoided. Still
McClellan hung back, and October had nearly gone
by. The feeling at Washington and throughout the
North, that some decisive move should be made, and that
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no longer of avail. Halleck's orders grew shorter and
sharper, and, finally, on the 26th of October, an advance
was decided on.
The pleasant weather had been spent in camp, and
now through cold and storm the march must be made.
Heavy rains had spoiled the roads, and already the
mountain-tops were white with the early snows. The
route lay along the valley to the east of the Blue Ridge
range ; on the opposite side of which Lee was now push
ing his forces in a backward move up the valley, for the
Confederate commander was not slow to see that the
movement of the Union forces down the valley would
quickly throw them into his rear, and thus cut off his
base of supplies at Richmond. This he could forestall
by throwing his own forces to the rear, with Culpeper
Court-house as the objective point.
Having once settled upon a plan of operations, Gen
eral McClellan advanced his great army rapidly and at
the same time carefully. The Potomac was crossed at
Berlin and Harper's Ferry, the Ninth corps, under Will-
cox, being the first to pass into Virginia at Berlin. All
the troops had crossed the river by the ist of November,
and were winding their toilsome way along the eastern
valley of the Blue Ridge.
The opposing forces were now in a position that would
have delighted Napoleon had he been a commander on
either side. Here were two great armies, separated only
by a ridge of mountains, with no less than six gaps at
different points, through any one of which either army
could make a sudden dash and deal the other a heavy
blow ere it could rally from the surprise. Napoleon
could never have resisted such an opportunity for a stra
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the Ninth corps, which was still in advance, the march
was made with but little interruption.
Bloomfield was reached November 2, the next two
days were occupied in reaching Upperville, and by the
5th of November the Ninth corps had crossed Manassas
railroad between Piedmont and Salem. The next day
Waterloo on the Rappahannock was reached, and by the
9th of November the entire force had closed up, and
General McClellan had assigned the positions as follows :
General head-quarters were established at Warrenton,
and here were stationed the reserve artillery and the
First, Second, and Fifth corps ; the Ninth corps was on
the line of the Rappahannock, in the vicinity of Water
loo ; the Sixth corps at New Baltimore ; the Eleventh
corps at New Baltimore, Gainesville, and Thoroughfare
Gap ; Sickles's division of the Third corps on the Orange
& Alexandria railroad, from Manassas Junction to War
renton Junction ; Pleasonton across the Rappahannock at
Amissville and Jefferson, with his pickets at Hazel river
facing Longstreet, six miles from Culpeper Court-house,
with Bayard near Rappahannock Station.
A heavy storm had raged for two days, the roads were
in terrible condition, and the situation of the army was
anything but comfortable ; but the men were in surpris
ingly good spirits, and awaited the outcome of events
with equanimity.
The awakening was nearer at hand than any one
dreamed, for on the evening of the 7th of November an
orderly had arrived in camp from Washington. It was
nearly midnight, and General McClellan was sitting
alone in his tent, examining some papers, when the
orderly, accompanied by General Burnside, entered the
tent and handed to General McClellan an order trans-

1862.] FROM ANTIETAM TO FREDERICKSBURG. 1 65
ferring the command of the army to General Burnside.
McClellan's acquiescence in the decision of his superi
ors was both prompt and cheerful. Turning to Burnside,
between whom and himself the strongest friendship exis
ted, he handed him the order with the simple remark,
" Well, Burnside, you are to command the army." Nor
was Burnside lacking in respect and courtesy to his
friend. When General McClellan was ready to leave
he ordered the troops out to pass in review before him.
It was the closing scene in McClellan's military career.
Here let us leave the Army of the Potomac for a while,
and do a little reconnoitering as to the movements of the
enemy in the mean time.
Having decided to concentrate his forces in the vicini
ty of Culpeper Court-house, the Confederate commander
had lost no time in putting his plan into execution. He
moved his stores and a considerable portion of his artill
ery on November 1, by way of Thornton's Gap. Long-
street led his forces up the Shenandoah as far as Front
Royal, crossed the river, and passed the Blue Ridge
through Chester Gap, closely followed by D. H. Hill's
division ; while Jackson occupied the valley at Millwood.
Such were the positions of the two great forces at the
time General Burnside assumed command of the Army
of the Potomac.

ON THE MARCH.
It has been noted that the Ninth corps was in the van
from the time the army entered Virginia, so that the
Ninth New Hampshire had a share in all the adventures
that fall to the lot of the advance corps. We left them
at the entrance of Pleasant Valley, Md., October 7,

1 66 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
and the story of the four weeks that intervened before the
stand was made at Warrenton, Va., November 7, is
one of hardship and privation, patiently and even cheer
fully endured.
It was at an early hour that Tuesday morning that
the regiment left South Antietam and began the as
cent of Elk mountain, one of the Blue Ridge range.
The gradual ascent of the mountain-side in the cool
shade of the small growth of timber was very comforta
ble, but the sun climbed faster than the men, and the
hotter the sun grew the steeper grew the mountain, and
the last three miles of the ascent was like climbing up
stairs. There was many a sigh of relief when the top
was at last reached, but the men speedily discovered that
'going down hill with a heavy load on your back is a
great deal harder than climbing up.
And their loads were heavy, for what with tent, blan
ket, and overcoat, extra clothing, three days rations in
a haversack, a canteen of water, cooking utensils, a
heavy rifle and sabre bayonet, with forty rounds of
cartridges, to say nothing of the conveniences, it makes
quite a bundle, pack it close as you may. It was solid
work the boys found before the eight miles were cov
ered and the halt was made at Pleasant Valley. The
Tenth and Eleventh New Hampshire had arrived there
the previous day from Sandy Hook, and the boys of the
Ninth were right glad to find old friends awaiting them,
and to get the latest news from home. As one of them
expressed it — "It was like going out on the streets at
Manchester, I knew so many of them."
Pleasant Valley was in reality a quaint little hamlet of
some over a hundred families, most of whom were loyal,
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1862.] FROM ANTIETAM TO FREDERICKSBURG. 1 67
anything but agreeable to them. The officers made
every effort to protect their property, though it would
have required a pretty large premium to insure the lives
of stray pigs or poultry.
In everything that pertained to civilization the place
was, as an eminent divine tersely phrased it, " four hun
dred years behind the Northern states." The houses
were almost invariably built of logs rudely locked to
gether at the corners, the wide crevices between being
liberally chinked with clay, and if the family was
unusually prosperous the logs were treated to a coat of
whitewash. One peculiar feature of their architecture
was that the huge, uncouth chimney was invariably at
one end and outside the one-roomed domicile.
When passing a cabin of this description one rainy
day, one of the Ninth boys sung out to a bareheaded,
barefooted youngster, clad in butternut jeans, "You'd
better take that chimney inside, or it '11 get wet."
Whereat another comrade drawled out, "By thunder,
if they do that they '11 have to move the house out doors,
for there ain't room for both inside."
The interior furnishings were in keeping with the style
of the " mansion," and all of the same primitive charac
ter. There was usually a huge cupboard or "press,"
which served as the family locker, its loosely hanging
door nearly worn through by the successive generations
of hands that had opened and shut it, a table and chairs,
equally antique in appearance, with the addition of a few
three-legged stools if the present occupants were blessed
with an uncommonly numerous progeny, a four-poster
bedstead covered with gay patchwork quilts, and the
indispensable and omnipresent cradle, — the older chil
dren being stowed away in the loft on " shakedowns."

1 68 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
Their stay in this camp of nearly three weeks was
made as comfortable as possible by the men, to whom
experience was teaching many devices and accomplish
ments. The rations were monotonous in character, but
hunger is a good sauce and life in the open air con
ducive to a well developed appetite, so the hard-tack
and coffee, salt horse and slab bacon, with an occasional
dish of rice or beans, were generally put out of sight
with marvellous rapidity.
No beans baked in a pot will ever taste so good to the
boys as the beans they used to get in the army. They
formed the great feast of the week, and "baking-day"
was sure to draw a crowd. No modern range can equal
the results of a few bushels of live coals lining the
bottom and sides of a pit in the ground. The beans,
already parboiled and liberally interlarded with strips of
fat pork, were placed in the huge iron mess kettles, cov
ered tightly, and embedded in the coals. An all-day or
night bake would turn out a dish fit for a king.
Occasionally a mess of flour could be secured, and
then a dish of fritters was in order, though the " fixings "
were lacking. Meal could not be bought, but the boys
levied on the corn-fields, and by dint of much patience
manufactured enough meal for a pudding now and then.
by diligently scratching the hardest ears over a grater
made from a tin plate.
Persimmons were just becoming toothsome from the
early frosts. This was a wild fruit hitherto unknown
even in name to most of the boys. The natives spoke
of them variously as " simmons," " p'simmons," etc., so
that it was difficult to get at the exact orthography of
the word. Barber, of Company E, wanted to get the
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and so he asked a woman, "How do you spell the
word?" She looked blank for a moment, and then
remarked, " I reckon we-uns don't spell it no-ways."
Vegetables were especially scarce, and when a man
wanted to give himself an extra choice treat, he saved
up his coffee till there was enough to exchange with a
" native " for a few potatoes. Then he built a little fire,
cooked his potatoes in the quart tin cup which every
soldier carried, and if he had money enough to buy a
bit of butter, no epicure ever enjoyed the choicest morsel
more. But, after all, it was n't home, and more than one of
the boys felt a longing for " home and mother" as the
days wore slowly away. In their letters they begged
for the most trivial details — the price of apples, how
much cider had been made, how the sick neighbor was
getting along, had the trouble in the church been set
tled. The tears and smiles start alternately as one
reads these letters, now timeworn and stained. The
gray-haired men of to-day were only boys back in
the '60s.
Perhaps the life bore the hardest aspect to the sick, —
and there were many of these, — for the regimental hos
pital was in an old barn, with no chance for a fire and
few comforts. There were two or three nurses, brave
women whom the men loved and reverenced for their
kind words and tender touch that made the restless lad
grow quiet and calmed his troubled sleep. Now and
then a poor worn- body, wearied with the struggle for
existence, dropped its burden of suffering and was
borne to its last long home in the bosom of mother earth.
During the encampment at Pleasant Valley every
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should another battle ensue, and also to replace the
necessary clothing and outfits that had been lost at
South Mountain and Antietam, in view of the cold
weather that would soon be upon them. Regular camp
drill and duty were inaugurated, and orders were promul
gated in regard to straggling and absence from command.
Life was not all drill and duty, however, and some
good stories have been furnished by the men who par
ticipated in the scenes they so graphically depict. Let
them speak for themselves :
Lieutenant Moses. — About the time when the troops
were going into camp at Pleasant Valley, the last camp
made before going into Virginia, some of the boys
climbed over the fence to get some apples, which was
contrary to orders. Just then General Sturgis rode up
with his staff, and they all dismounted, to make their
head-quarters. The general saw one of the fellows
stooping down to pick up the apples, and gave him a
shove and a kick. Quick as a flash the man turned
around, his fist doubled up, and shouted "You son of
a" — and then he saw who it was and made tracks.
Sturgis called out to him to halt, but the man only ran
the faster, and no one happened to know him.
Then the general caught sight of me, and hailed me
as "Lieutenant!" I halted and saluted, and then he
asked, "How long have you been here?" "Only a
few minutes, sir." " Do you know what has been
going on there?" "Yes, sir; I think those soldiers
have been taking apples from that orchard, very much
against the protestations of the guard." "And you
stood here, — you, a commissioned officer — and allowed
it to go on?" " General, I have been here only a few

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minutes, awaiting the arrival of my train." " Do n't tell
me — you saw it going on. Go to your camp, and place
yourself under arrest ! "
This happened about noon, and the next morning I
began to think that there might be something more in it
than I really appreciated. So I sent for Colonel Fel
lows, and explained the situation to him the best that I
could. The colonel had a good laugh at me, and then
he very kindly sat down and wrote a letter of explana
tion to General Sturgis. He said that I was totally
inexperienced in military matters, and begged that as an
excuse for my failing to stop the soldiers. General
Sturgis was pleased to answer, that on the strength of
Colonel Fellows's explanation he would excuse me,
through ignorance of duty, but on all future occasions it
must be seen to that the rules and regulations were
observed. It was pretty hard lines to be let off on the
ground of being a greenhorn, but I concluded not to be
too particular.
Sergeant O. D. Robinson. — While we wer"e in Pleas
ant Valley the orders were very strict about foraging
around. But the boys got tremendously hungry for
some apples, and so some of them made arrangements
with a man to bring in a good big load, and sent a
guard out to meet him. Well, the man brought in one
of those big prairie schooners loaded to the brim, and as
he sold them very reasonably, it took only a few minutes
to clean them out, and the man hastily departed. The
boys thought the apples were rather green and hard for
that time of year, but it was lucky for that man that he
was out of reach when they found that he had sold them
green persimmons for apples.
And speaking of persimmons brings to mind a story

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whose point will be appreciated by those whose stom
achs felt the need of a "gathering-string" more than
once in those days of hard and scanty fare. With
Stonewall Jackson, straggling, especially during a for
ward march, was an unpardonable offence, but there
was one instance in which it was promptly condoned.
During a forced march through the pine and 'simmons
regions, he stopped to consult with some general officers
until the whole command had passed some distance
ahead. Pushing rapidly on to rejoin them, he suddenly
came to a halt as he discovered a soldier up a 'simmon
tree. "What are you doing so far in the rear ? " cried the
general. "I'm eating 'simmons," said the soldier.
" Why, they 're not ripe ! " exclaimed the general, with
some sarcasm. "I know it," returned the soldier, "I
want 'em green." "But why do you eat green 'sim
mons?" persisted the surprised commander. " To draw
my stomach up to fit my rations." And the general
rode along.
On one occasion, as the boys were going along past a
farm-house, and the orders.were not to touch anything, a
flock of geese came skurrying along the road, and
Foster, of Company I, managed to grab one. Just then
some of the division officers came cantering up, and
"Jake" Green, who was officer of the guard, called
out, " Foster, you drops dot goose!" Foster dropped
it, and the officers rode on, while poor Jake groaned
out, " Oh, you d  d fool, what for you minds me ! "
One day at Pleasant Valley "Jim" Wentworth hap
pened to spy an apple-tree that was unguarded, and he
and two or three others started for it in a hurry. The
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"That's right," said Jim, generously interlarding his
retort with "swear words," "guard 'em, guard 'em;
and when you get where the rebs are, I hope you '11 put
a guard 'round them."
Captain Babbitt. — As we were going into camp at
night at the Iron Works, Colonel Fellows, who had been
riding ahead, dropped back and said to me, "Captain,
have n't you got three or four good smart fellows in your
company ?" I sajd, "Yes, sir; I guess some of them
are pretty fair." "Why I asked, Captain," said he,
" was because over the brow of the hill there is a flock
of wild turkeys. I know they are wild, because there
is n't a house in sight. Some smart fellows might get a
few of them." Well, we had some of the boys go ahead,
and sure enough, they got five or six nice fat turkeys.
We dressed one and sent it down to the colonel, and he
said it was the best wild turkey he ever tasted.
Hermon A. Clement. — It was while we were resting
at Pleasant Valley that I first found that my drawers
were covering considerably more than one pair of legs ;
and oh, how ashamed I was, and afraid that some one
would see me having a skirmish with the " gray-backs,"
with whom, however, it came to a drawn battle later
on, — and I had lots of companions, too, as I found out
before long. And this reminds me of what the colonel
said to an Irishman, and the ready answer Pat gave him.
Pat was sitting on the ground, his trousers off, busily
engaged in evicting some obnoxious tenants. The
colonel came riding alongside, and noticing Pat's occu
pation, halted and said, — " Ah, good morning, Pat ! So
you're picking them out, are you?" "No, bejabers,"
came the ready retort, "I'm takin' thim as they coom,
sorr ! '

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One man, who evidently hadn't made all the use he
might of the common schools in his earlier years, wrote
home, — "Yesterday I saw a louce as big as a colonel of
Rise on a man's coat."
Another says, "Capt! I have a new way to beat the
graybacks." "How's that, Jerry?" "Why, you see
they wants to keep warm, so I turns my shirt wrong
side out and they travels around to the inside, then I
turns it again, and so tires them out and kills them by
long marches."
Charles S. Stevens. — I know something about "red
tape " in the army, for I was arrested and put under
guard for going into an orchard, and it was a week
before my case was brought to trial. The charge was
for waste and spoil, but they could prove nothing against
me. All the same, it was nearly a week longer before I
was released and the charge dismissed.

AGAIN IN LINE.
On the afternoon of the 25th of October orders were
received to have the command ready to move on the fol
lowing morning, with two days rations in haversacks
and fifty rounds of cartridges. Such an order means a
lively time in camp. Wood and water must be lugged
for the cooks, rations drawn, luggage repacked, and
then comes the "falling in" of all the separate com
panies for their sugar and coffee, meat and hard-tack,
ammunition, and all the other detail ; each company
expediting business with systematic dispatch, though to
an onlooker, unused to the discipline of army life, every
thing is in confusion.

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The morning brought cold and dismal weather, and
about nine o'clock it began to rain, continuing all that
day and the following night. All that long, weary day
the men passed in their little "shelties," through whose
cotton roof occasional rain-drops made their way in spite
of the cornstalk thatching. But when the night came
down, dark and stormy, the men turned in, with thank
ful hearts for even these poor substitutes for a roof.
Tents were struck about noon on the following day,
and it was not long before the knapsacks were shoul
dered and the long, toilsome march through the valley
east of the Blue Ridge began . The brigade pioneers —
about two hundred in number — had the advance. These
pioneers were selected from all the companies in the
brigade, and generally comprised the stoutest and best
men. In addition to their regular equipments, each car
ried an ax, spade, or pickax, and it was their business
to remove temporary obstructions, fell trees or roll logs
for shaky bridges across the creeks, and the like. Next
to them marched the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, then
the Sixth New Hampshire, the Second Maryland, the
Ninth New Hampshire, and closing up the rear was the
Seventh Rhode Island.
The roads were exceedingly muddy, but the command
pushed along as fast as possible, moving along the line
of the river and railroad. Weavertown, once a thriving
manufacturing village, but now only a picture of desola
tion and neglect, was the first station on the way, and
then came Knoxville. Crossing the canal, the tow-path
was followed as far as Berlin, where, the river having
been bridged with pontoons — the Ninth's first experience
with these structures — their corps was the first of the
army to enter upon " sacred soil."

176 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
When the brigade encamped that night, General
Sturgis established his head-quarters on a "Secesh"
plantation, and he was not a little annoyed to find that
some of the boys were cultivating too intimate an
acquaintance with his host's poultry — in fact, he so far
forgot his dignity, that, spying a fellow making off
with a loudly squawking hen he at once gave chase.
Straight through the camp they ran, the soldier still
clinging to his vainly protesting prize and all the on
lookers hugely enjoying the fun. The general finally
cornered his man ; but the saddest of the joke was, that
while he was so busily engaged in rescuing his host's
property, some unprincipled wretch "looted" every drop
of whiskey from his head-quarters tent.
The regiment left its first camp in Virginia on the
29th, at three o'clock in the afternoon, marching five
miles through Lovettsville to Baldwinsville, where a
good camping-ground was found.
Reveille was sounded at three o'clock on October 30,
breakfast was' hastily cooked and eaten, the brigade was
soon in line, and Wheatland was reached and the Ninth
New Hampshire comfortably established in a nice grassy
field by nine o'clock in the forenoon.
It was on the second day of their stay here that Bar
ber and Robinson of Company E made a strike for high
living. For the best of reasons they were no longer
able to patronize the sutler, so they put their heads
together as to how they could make a " raise." It was
butchering day, and Robinson went out where the bri
gade butchers were slaughtering cattle and begged a
large tripe, and having washed it and cleaned it with
lye, put it on to boil for supper. In the mean time Bar
ber had gone to a mill at some distance from the camp,

Sergt. Alvin A. Young, Co. K.

Andrew J. Sawyer, Co. K.

William H. Perry, Co. K.

Albert P. Davis, Co. K.

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where the combined capital of the firm enabled him to
procure a few pounds of meal. This he "toted" back
to camp, arriving there just as Robinson pronounced
the tripe " done to a turn!" Sprinkled with the meal
and fried, it was a supper that made the other fellows'
mouths water. But the boys had worked hard for their
prize, and deserved all the enjoyment they got.
That evening a large mail arrived, and if their friends
could have looked in on the camp that night, as the
soldiers sat around the blazing fires reading their pre
cious letters, or lay outstretched eagerly scanning the
papers spread out before them, they might have realized
something of what it meant to the boys to hear from
home. The clear notes of the bugle rang through the camp at
an early hour on the second day of November, and hav
ersacks and cartridge boxes having been replenished,
the line of march was again taken up. The day was
as warm as in June, the roads were a mass of pow
dery dust, and several times during the day brief halts
were necessary to relieve the blinded eyes and smarting
throats as the men plodded wearily on. Barber and
Robinson took turns at transporting a pailful of their
precious tripe, but in an unguarded moment, just before
going into camp at night, Barber set the pail down for an
instant — some one kindly relieved him of any further care.
The weather was very changeable, and the next day
the men suffered intensely from the cold, though when
the halt for the night was made some of the boys man
aged to secure a warm nest from a near-by wheatstack
before a guard could surround it. One day was very
much like another in the monotonous routine of march,
halt, and sleep.

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Perhaps the most uncomfortable day's journey was that
of November 7, the last before the stand was made at
Waterloo on the Rappahannock. The tents were struck
about eight o'clock in the morning, in a blinding snow
storm, in which the men stood for nearly two hours
waiting for the order to march. Then the tents were
-pitched again, and the men made themselves as com
fortable as they could till the middle of the afternoon,
when the order was given to move on. Wet and heavy
as the tents were, it was no easy task to roll and shoulder
them, but it was done at last, and despite the blustering
wind and drifting snow the march was begun.
On and on, for six long, weary miles, over a wretched
road — rough, muddy, slippery, full of slough-holes, and
crossed by numerous bridgeless streams. Dripping with
perspiration, notwithstanding it is so cold, they are al
most breathless as they reach the summit of a high
hill and come to a halt. In the bitter wind they stand,
the snow sifting down their necks until they seem
encased in an icy shroud and the water freezes in the
canteens. "About face ! " comes the order, and at a pace border
ing on the double-quick back they go over the whole
route, almost to the place they started from. Another
road is taken, the men trudge painfully on for a few
miles more, and it is long past midnight when the line
swings into the woods beside the road and comes to a
final halt. The snow is scraped away and tents are
pitched. The neighboring rail fences afford plenty of
fuel, and it is not long before brightly blazing fires
lighten the thick darkness of the forest with their ruddy
glow. Quickly the men dispose themselves, with feet
to the fire, silence settles down upon the camp, and in

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a few minutes the soldiers are sleeping as sweetly as if
in downy beds at home.
During the march along the valley the men were
ordered to keep an especially sharp lookout, to prevent
a surprise by Longstreet's forces, who were reported to
be waiting at Snicker's Gap to contest the further advance
of the corps. The expected brush with the Confeder
ates failed to materialize, but Captain Babbitt and Ser
geant Robinson are responsible for a couple of stories
of what they did find at Snicker's Gap :
Captain Babbitt. — The orders were very strict against
the soldiers taking anything from the people in the loyal
part of Virginia, and a close watch was maintained for
possible offenders. One of the men managed to get hold
of a nice fat sheep, and was making for his tent with all
speed. He had almost reached it, and was chuckling
over his good fortune when an officer caught sight of
him. " What is this? Don't you understand that you
are not to forage in this part of the country?" "Yes,
sir;" was the ready reply, " but I was taking this over
to Sturgis's quarters."
Well, the officer gave him a raking-over and then let
him go. It wasn't long before the same officer caught
him with another choice piece of mutton strapped to his
shoulders. " What do you mean by disobeying orders
within forty-eight hours after they have been given to
you?" " Well, I was walking along the road minding
my own business and this d  d sheep jumped over the
fence and began to butt me. I wa' n't a-going to stand
that — orders or no orders — and so I killed him." But he
did n't get off so easily this time, in spite of his ingenuity
in inventing excuses.

l8o NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
Sergeant Robinson. — One morning the Company E
boys came into camp, after having been out all night on
picket, greatly elated over having killed a calf, and
boasting of the nice mess of fresh meat they would have.
They had got it hidden all right, and after being relieved
from duty were going out to get it. The boys got out
their fry-pans, but alas ! the scouts, unlike the men that
were sent to spy out the Promised Land, returned empty-
handed. Such a set of crestfallen fellows you never
saw. Somebody had chanced to stumble on their hiding-
place, and that time the laugh was on Company E.
When the Ninth was on guard duty at Pleasant Valley
one of the men was sitting astride the trunk of a fallen
tree when General Sturgis came riding along. Instead
of getting up, and saluting the general properly, the
man presented arms by resting his musket on the butt of
the tree where he was sitting. The general dismounted,
and you may be sure that fellow never forgot the lesson.

CHAPTER VI.
Fredericksburg .
How General Burnside would execute the important
trust committed to his care, was a question that was fre
quently asked in the anxious days that followed his
assumption of the command. Truly it was a great
responsibility. A force of 127,574 officers and men was
massed in the vicinity of Warrenton, and to this was
added the direction of the troops engaged in the defence
of Washington and the upper Potomac, — in all, 225,000
men. Though the season was far advanced, there was
yet time to assume the aggressive and deal a decisive
blow. After consultation with General Halleck, General
Burnside decided to cross his army by the fords of the
upper Rappahannock, and then move down and seize
the heights south of Fredericksburg. At the same time
a small force was to be sent north of the river to re-open
the railroad and re-build the bridges. To provide the
means of subsistence for this large force, General Burn
side suggested that at least thirty canal-boats and barges
be loaded with commissar}' stores and forage, and towed
to the neighborhood of Aquia Creek, from which place
they could be brought into Belle Plain, after the arrival
of the army in that vicinity. These were to be followed
b3r enough stores and forage to provide for the army for
forty days, and a quantity of beef cattle was to be
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with wagon-trains loaded with small stores. This train
was to be preceded by enough pontoons to allow of a
double track across the Rappahannock, the responsibility
of forwarding the supplies and pontoons being assumed
by General Halleck.
Such, in brief, was the plan finally settled upon, and
it having received the president's assent, General Burn
side at once put his army in motion. There were three
grand divisions of two corps each, — General Sumner
being in command of the right, consisting of the Ninth
and Second corps ; General Hooker of the centre, or
Third and Fifth corps ; and General Franklin of the
left, or First and Sixth corps.
At daylight on the 15th of November, General Sum
ner's command set out towards the Rappahannock, the
advance reaching Falmouth on the 17th. Here they
were opened upon by a battery of artillery posted on the,
opposite side of the river, but one of our batteries being
brought into position soon poured in so hot a fire on the
enemy as to drive them from their guns. Then they
awaited the arrival of the rest of the army, which had
started on the 16th. General Franklin concentrated his
force in the vicinity of Stafford Court-house, to the east
of Falmouth, and General Hooker occupied Hartwood
on the west.
General Burnside reached Falmouth on the 19th.
The president had advocated rapidity of movement.
The army was on the spot, but the pontoons and sup
plies were not, and without them further advance was
impossible. The Rappahannock is only a small stream
as it winds its way down through the mountains, but
below Warrenton it receives several tributaries, that
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obstacle that now intervened between General Burnside
and the occupation of the coveted heights above Freder
icksburg — an obstacle which he had purposed to over
come, but which he was prevented from doing by the
non-arrival of the supplies promised by General Hal
leck. Somebody had blundered. It matters not at
whose door lay the fault, but that blunder cost the coun
try dear.
General Lee had been sorely puzzled by the sudden
move of General Burnside from Warrenton to Falmouth ;
but whatever the motive of it might be, he determined to
forestall its execution, and therefore hurriedly moved his
army across the country and himself occupied the heights
of Fredericksburg. When the clouds of mist rolled
back from the banks of the Rappahannock on the morn
ing of the 22d of November, the frowning cannon and
gleaming bayonets of the Confederate army confronted
the Union forces.
General Burnside's plan had failed through no fault
of his own, yet he was not disposed to accept defeat so
easily, — the main strength of the Rebellion was vested
in the army on the opposite side of the river, and he
determined to make a vigorous effort to break it. If he
succeeded, it would be a glorious triumph ; if he failed,
he would still possess the consciousness of having been
faithful to his trust. Active preparations were at once
begun, and within three weeks his command was ready
for battle.
It was evident that the movement must be one of
aggression, for General Lee's attitude was simply one of
defence. The Confederate commander did not care to
precipitate an action ; his .army would be the gainer by a
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Fredericksburg gave him command of the railroads
running to Richmond, which could thus be used as a
base for supplies; and this naturally fortified position he
at once proceeded to render almost impregnable.
To properly understand the difficulties with which our
army had to contend at Fredericksburg, a brief descrip
tion of the surroundings is necessary. The part which
the Rappahannock plays has already been mentioned.
Two bridges which formerly spanned the river had been
destroyed in the course of the war, which explains the
importance attached to the delayed pontoon trains.
Beyond, the river bank rises in a succession of natural
terraces. On the first of these, in a plain about a mile
and a half in length by a half mile in width, lies the
main part of the city of Fredericksburg, the centre of an
amphitheatre of hills, now covered with earthworks and
large and small redoubts. Pickets were stationed along
the river for nearly twenty miles, and rude defences
established at the points which were fordable below the
city, the Confederate lines extending from Massaponax
river on the right to the plank road leading to Salem
church and Chancellorsville. To cross the river in the
face of an enemy so strongly intrenched, looked like a
forlorn hope, yet General Burnside decided to hazard at
least an attempt.
The North, through the public press, had kept up a
continual clamor that something should be done. In the
face of obstacles whose practical insurmountability they
could not seem to comprehend, they demanded that
General Burnside should move — somewhere. The fol
lowing extract from Harper's Weekly of November 29,
1862, will serve as a sample of the goading to which he
was constantly subjected :

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" Time presses. More than half of November is gone.
In a month we shall again begin to have our ears dinned
with the sickening old cry of mud, mud, mud. Let us
hope and pray that our gallant Burnside will realize the
vital urgency of the case, and will not lose a day or an
hour in pushing forward at any and all hazards. Delays
are now as fatal as defeats. If we do not take Richmond
before Christmas, the Army of the Potomac will lose
more men from disease in their winter quarters than
have perished in the bloodiest battle of the war."
About eighteen miles below Fredericksburg is the
little town of Port Royal, from which point, could a
crossing be made, the rear of the Confederate line could
be reached, and the works on the heights rendered prac
tically useless. It seemed a better point for turning the
enemy's position than any above, and General Burnside
settled on the plan of seizing Port Royal as a means
towards dislodging the enemy's right.
General Franklin was ordered to move his command
from Stafford Court-house down the river to a point
nearly opposite Port Royal, and a portion of the Potomac
flotilla was moved up the Rappahannock to near the
same point, so that on the ist of December the Union
lines extended from King George Court-house to Stafford
Court-house, and from thence to the road leading to
Alexandria. Through the month of November and the early days
of December it had been cold and stormy, and with the
forming of ice in the Potomac there was danger of the
gunboats in the Rappahannock being caught and frozen
up; but at length the weather moderated, and fogs from
the river hid the hostile forces from each other's view
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favorable cover operations were pushed with all pos
sible speed.
In the mean time General Lee, too, had been on the
alert, and having divined General Burnside's plan of
crossing at Port Royal, he at once ordered General
Jackson with a large force to guard the coveted station.
General Burnside's stratagem had succeeded. Having
diverted the attention of the enemy for the time being
by his preliminary move, he proceeded, while still keep
ing up the pretence of crossing at Port Royal, to carry
out his original plan of crossing the river directly in
front of the city, and, having moved the army through
the town, charging the enemy's position on the heights
beyond. Crossing the river seemed a comparatively
easy task beside climbing the slopes under the range
of those black-mouthed guns, but the river was destined
to be deeply dyed with the crimson life-blood of many a
heroic soul, long ere the slopes were reached.
Now the time for action had come. The ioth of
December was occupied in concentrating the army along
the river bank, while the artillery was ranged along
the plateau extending from Falmouth to a point nearly
opposite the mouth of Massaponax river. It was settled
that the river should be spanned at three points, — the
first near the old county bridge, the second at the lower
end of the city, and the third about a mile below. Gen
erals Sumner and Hooker were to lead their commands
over the bridges opposite the town, and at the same time
General Franklin's large force was to cross lower down.
Before daylight on the morning of the nth, under the
depressing influence of cold and fog, ' the engineers
began their work. The party below the town met with
but little opposition, and by eleven o'clock in the fore-

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noon General Franklin reported to General Burnside
that he was ready to cross his division ; but the engi
neers opposite the city had not been so fortunate. About
two thirds of the work had been accomplished when the
fog lifted and the design of crossing stood revealed to
the enemy. It was speedily made evident that the
upper bridge would not be completed without a des
perate struggle. Not ten rods from the river stood a
row of stone houses, and this strategic position was
quickly utilized by the celebrated Mississippian sharp
shooters, who poured forth so fatal a fire that it was like
murder to keep the men at work.
"The bridge must be completed," came the spur
from General Burnside, and again and again brave
men sprang to the task, only to fall before the deadly
rain of bullets. Plainly the sharpshooters must be dis
lodged if the structure were to be finished.
" Bring all your guns to bear upon the city and batter
it down." So ran the order sent to the chief of the Union
artillery, and the whole line opposite the town promptly
responded. Once more, with the roar of cannon above
their heads and the shrieking and crashing of shells all
around them, the engineers strove to consummate their
task. The streets of the city were deserted, the houses
were riddled with shot and shell, and still, safely hidden
in the cellars of the stone houses along the river, so low
down that the guns could not be depressed sufficiently
to shell them out, the Mississippians keep up their mur
derous slaughter.
General Burnside himself came down to the river,
and immediately called for volunteers to cross it in
boats, drive the marksmen from the houses, and hold
the city until the bridges could be finished. It was

1 88 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
almost certain death, yet ten men sprang to the call
where there was room for only one in the boats. Part
of the Seventh Michigan was selected to go first, with
volunteers from the Fiftieth New York as oarsmen, while
the Nineteenth and Twentieth Massachusetts impatiently
awaited their turn.
Now the men are in the boats, the Stars and Stripes
floating proudly in the van. The shore has been gained,
but at what fearful cost ! Only a handful are left, but
they rush up the bank, through the streets, drive out the
sharpshooters from their hiding-places, and take more
prisoners than they themselves number.
' ' They formed in line of battle ;
Not a man was out of place.
Then with levelled steel they hurled them
Straight in the Rebels' face.
" O help me, help me, comrade !
For tears my eyelids drown,
As I see their starry banners
Stream up the smoking town ! "
Part of the Eighty-ninth New York had succeeded in
crossing by the middle bridge while the attention of the
enemy was diverted to the party in the boats, and ably
supplemented their efforts after they reached the shore.
The city was ours, and by four o'clock both bridges
were ready. By the time night had settled down,
enough troops had been crossed to properly guard the
city, and the soldiers bivouacked in the open streets and
gardens. The remainder of the troops, with the excep
tion of General Hooker's division, which was retained
as a reserve, crossed on the 12th, General Sumner's
division occupying the city that night and connecting

i862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 189
with General Franklin's division, which was stationed
on the wide plain commanding the old Richmond road.
During all this time General Lee had been putting the
finishing touches to his preparations for defence. He
had ordered up General Jackson from Port Royal, who
now held the right of the Confederate line, with Long-
street's corps supporting the left and resting on the river.
Thus he awaited the attack.
The following description of the field is by an eye-wit
ness of the scene :
"Such is the field, — a smooth plain, a mile wide and
two miles long, around Bernard's, reaching up to the
town. Bernard's farm is cut across by the Port Royal
road, the old road to Richmond, and by the railroad.
The Port Royal road is bordered by cedars, thick-set
hedges, and a deep ditch. There are fences dividing
the intervale into fields. Deep Run is fringed with
alders. Marye's hill is quite steep. The Rebel cannon
sweep all the plain, the field at the base of Marye's, and
the town itself. The Rebel troops have the protection of
the sunken road, of the rifle-pits along the crests of the
hills. They are sheltered by woods, by ravines, by the
hedges and fences, but Burnside has no cover for his
troops. They must march out upon the plain, charge up
the hill-sides, and receive the fire of a sheltered foe."
General Burnside's plan, in brief, was to employ
Franklin's division in seizing the railroad at Hamilton's
Crossing, and General Sumner was to dislodge Long-
street, if possible, from his stronghold on Marye's hill.
These two important points gained, he hoped to compel
the enemy to evacuate the ridge between. General
Hooker's division was to remain in reserve on the oppo
site side of the river. This was the substance of the

190 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
orders issued from head-quarters on the morning of the
13th. When the day dawned, friend and foe were alike hid
den from sight by the dense fog that floated up from the
river. Early in the morning a mail arrived, and was dis
tributed. How eagerly were the letters read ! How the
messages of love and trust animated the hearts and
nerved the arms of men who in a few short hours
were fated to fall in defence of home and country. Sud
denly the fog lifted, and the field became one vast thea
tre of action. General Meade, of Franklin's division,
opened the advance on the left, and was met by a heavy
and enfilading fire from a battery posted so as to rake
his left and rear. So sudden and vigorous was his attack
that he nearly reached the second line of the enemy, and
as it was, over three hundred prisoners were captured
and taken to the rear. But no reserves were ordered up
as support to this gallant charge, and after another hour's
unavailing struggle against Jackson's entire corps the
plucky leader was forced back, the support coming up just
in time to enable the now exhausted troops to retire
with comparative safety. This practically ended the
attack on the left.
While we have been watching the contest on the left,
how has the battle gone with the forces on the right?
Ah, truly, life has not been held dear here, for the dead
lie thick at the foot of Marye's hill !
The advance for the attack on the heights was across
the open plain in the rear of the town, and was made by
Sturgis's division of the Ninth corps and Hancock's and
French's divisions of the Second. They are marching
with closed ranks and reserving their fire, while every
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1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 191
in hurtling shot and shell. Now they are nearing the
hill, and, almost together, from the sunken road, from
the rifle-pits halfway up the hill, and yet again from the
crest, come sheets of withering flame, and hundreds go
down before them like wheat under the reaper's sickle.
Yet on they rush ; the dead and dying are left behind ;
Sturgis's division reach a sheltered hollow at the foot of
the hill ; but the other divisions can find no cover, and
so fierce is the fire from behind that fatal stone wall that,
brave men as they are, only retreat can save them from
utter annihilation.
The movement has been made so rapidly that scarcely
fifteen minutes has passed before it is all over, and
Sturgis's division is holding the field alone. There are
three New Hampshire regiments in this division, — the
Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh — and the Granite state may
well be proud of the part they bore in that terrible day.
The battery on the crest does its best to drive them out.
Shot and shell furrow the ground, but all to no purpose.
All the long, weary afternoon do the men hold their
position, and as long as they can see pick off the gun
ners with aggravating persistency.
A second attempt is made to carry the hill, by Penn
sylvania troops, backed up by Morell's division of
veterans. They, too, advance bravely, only to meet
with the same fate as the previous divisions ; and, again
like them, are compelled to retreat.
Night is coming on, and General Franklin has given
up any further attempt on the left, but General Sumner
begsito be allowed to lead in one more grand charge
from the right. He is a thoroughly brave man, one
who would have fallen rejoicing on the field of battle
could he have been allowed to avenge the fearful

192 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
slaughter of that day. It is decided to make the
attempt, though General Burnside refuses to allow so
valued an officer as General Sumner to expose himself
on the field. The Fifth corps, which until now has
been held in reserve, is ordered up, and with a portion
of the Sixth, and led by General Hooker himself, makes
-ready for the final charge.
The sun is sinking behind the hills as they cross the
plain, and just as the advance is nearing the foot of the
hill Longstreet's reserves come sweeping down. Once
more the cannon rain shot and shell on the devoted host
^the hills, the valleys, all the earth seems one vast
sheet of flame under the shock of that last, fierce onset ;
but the murderous fire has done its work only too well,
and the plain is black with the bodies of the slain as the
line first wavers and then moves slowly to the rear.
The third and last attempt has failed, and night merci
fully draws her mantle of darkness over the horrible
scenes below.

"Eighteen hundred and sixty-two, —
That is the number of wounded men
Who, if the telegraph's tale be true,
Reached Washington city but yestere'en.
"And it is but a handful, the telegrams add,
To those who are coming by boats and cars ;
Weary and wounded, dying and sad ;
Covered — but only in front — with scars.
" Some are wounded by Mini6 shot,
Others are torn by the hissing shell,
As it burst upon them as fierce and as hot
As a demon spawned in a traitor's hell.

Thomas J. Priest. Co. H.

Josiah Scott, Co. H.

Byron D. Leighton, Co. I.

Corp. Edwin H. Streeter, Co. I.

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 193
" Some are pierced by the sharp bayonet,
Others are crushed by the horse's hoof;
Or fell 'neath the shower of iron which met
Them as hail beats down on an open roof.
" Shall I tell what they did to meet this fate?
Why was this living death their doom?
Why did they fall to this piteous state
'Neath the rifle's crack and the cannon's boom ?
' ' Orders arrived, and the river they crossed ;
Built the bridge in the enemy's face ;
No matter how many were shot and lost,
And floated — sad corpses — away from the place.
"Orders they heard, and they scaled the height,
Climbing right into the jaws of death ;
Each man grasping his rifle-piece tight,
Scarcely pausing to draw his breath.
" Sudden flashed on them a sheet of flame
From hidden fence and from ambuscade ;
"- A moment more — (they say this is fame) —
A thousand men on the grass were laid.
"Fifteen thousand in wounded and killed,
At least, is • our loss,' the newspapers say.
This loss to our army must surely be filled
Against another great battle-day.
' ' ' Our loss ! ' Whose loss ? Let demagogues say
That the cabinet, president, — all are in wrong :
What do the orphans and widows pray ?
What is the burden of their sad song?
" 'T is their loss ! But the tears in their weeping eyes
Hide cabinet, president, generals, — all ;
And they only can see a cold form that lies
On the hill-side slope, by that fatal wall.
XIII

194 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
' "They cannot discriminate men or means, —
They only demand that this blundering cease.
In their frenzied grief they would end such scenes,
Though that end be — even with traitors — peace.
"Is thy face from thy people turned, O God?
Is thy arm for the nation no longer strong?
We cry from our homes — the dead cry from the sod —
How long, O our righteous God ! how long?

The following is the official recognition of the merito
rious services of the Army of the Potomac, as tendered
by the president in behalf of the people :
Executive Mansion.
Washington, December 22, 1862.
To the Army of the Potomac:
I have just read your commanding general's preliminary report of
the Battle of Fredericksburg. Although you were not successful, the
attempt was not an error, nor the failure other than an accident. The
courage with which you, in an open field, maintained the contest against
an entrenched foe, and the consummate skill and success with which
you crossed and recrossed the river, in face of the enemy, show that
you possess all the qualities of a great army, which will yet give victory
to the cause of the country and of popular government. Condoling
with the mourners for the dead, and sympathizing with the severely
wounded, I congratulate you that the number of both is comparatively
so small.
I tender to you, officers and soldiers, the thanks of the nation.
Abraham Lincoln.
It will be remembered that the Ninth New Hampshire
had been assigned to Nagle's brigade in Sturgis's divis
ion of the Ninth corps, which formed a part of the grand
division under that gallant old hero, General Sumner ; and
as we review the movements of the army from the time
they left Pleasant Valley — their perilous journey through

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 195
the valley of the Blue Ridge, the forced march across
the country to Falmouth, and the history of the futile, yet
most courageous, assault on the heights at Fredericks
burg, we find the Ninth corps always in the advance,
never shrinking nor faltering in the presence of death,
but ever presenting a bold front to the foe ; and realiz
ing that only -tried and true men can constitute such a
command as this, we feel sure that the Ninth New
Hampshire fully deserves the proud record it has thus
far made.
Only those who have taken part in a battle can under
stand the difficulties encountered in presenting a truthful
picture of the part borne by particular individuals or
companies in a general assault, and how imperfect at
best must be the result. It is easy to describe the move
ments of great bodies, their advance and retreat ; but in
a decisive action, where men's lives hang by a hair,
there is little time for observation. The deafening can
non dulls the ears, smoke blinds the eyes ; one knows
that men are falling about him, some in the peaceful
embrace of a merciful death, and others groaning in
agony beneath the trampling feet of horses and men,
and yet scarcely realizes, even then, that any moment a
similar fate may befall him. So it is when the smoke
has cleared away, and he tries to depict to others what
he himself has seen and heard. A thousand incidents
present themselves before him, and then, as never
before, he comprehends how feeble are words to express
the reality of what has occurred. Therefore, we can
not but feel that the following description of the specific
action of the Ninth regiment, though told by active par
ticipants, is but a tithe of what might be written as to
what befell them on that bloody field.

196 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
" We crossed the pontoon bridge Friday morning,
December 12, at sunrise, and remained all day in the
streets of Fredericksburg. That night we obtained a
good night's rest, sleeping upon our arms in the streets.
Heavy firing commenced early Saturday morning ; we
were immediately placed under arms, and kept in that
state of suspense which none but a soldier can appre
ciate, moving now this way a little, now that, and every
moment expecting to be 'ordered in,' till about 1 p. m.,
when our brigade was ordered in, not as a whole, but by
regiments. " Our regiment moved to the rear and left of the city,
and swinging to the right, advanced along the open field
towards the railroad. Having crossed the railroad we
soon came under a galling artillery fire. We now took
a double-quick, and the fire increased as we neared the
deep cut, through which is the carriage road running
west from the city.
" The sides of this cut were perhaps fifteen feet high,
and nearly perpendicular. As we were rushing into this,
Lieutenant Lewis was hit by a piece of bursting shell
just as he had gained the first embankment, and fell
headlong to the bottom, a corpse.
' ' Two pieces of rebel artillery had perfect range of
this cut, and poured through it an incessant storm of
shell and canister. It was with the greatest difficulty
that the men, under their heavy burdens, could ascend
the opposite bank, yet to remain there for any time was
annihilation. There was no retreat ; to remain there was
death, and to go forward — when once we had gained the
top of the embankment there was the same murderous
fire of artillery, combined with that of infantry.
"Many of our officers behaved with great courage,

Lieut. C- D. Copp, Co. C.

Capt. C. D. Copp, Co. C.

Phineas R. Huntoon, Co. C.

Lieut. John B. Mason, Co. D.

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 197
some of them leaping up the embankment and then pull
ing up their men. The ascent was much more difficult
on the left than on the right, and the loss in the left
companies was very heavy. Then, having gained the
opposite embankment, we had entered what has been
appropriately termed the ' slaughter pen.'
"To reach the front we now had to swing to the left
and advance across an open field, every foot of which
was exposed to the fire of the rebel artillery, and upon
which rained a perfect shower of bullets. This plain
was already thickly strewn with the dead and dying of
other regiments, and at every step, though advancing at
the top of our speed, wide gaps were made in our ranks
by cannon shot and shell, and many sank down pierced
by the deadly Minie.
" In crossing fences and ditches and passing build
ings, the companies became somewhat separated from
each other. The color bearer was mortally wounded,
and several of the color guard were among the killed
and wounded. Under the hottest fire, when the color
sergeant was shot and the well aimed fire of the enemy
seemed to threaten annihilation, Lieut. C. D. Copp of
the color company seized the National colors and threw
himself in advance of his company, which position he
kept until the front line was reached. There the men,
with those of other regiments, sheltering themselves as
much as possible by knolls, embankments, walls, etc.,
kept up a terrific fire till after dark, when, our ammuni
tion being expended, we moved back into the city,
replenished our cartridge boxes, and then returned to
another portion of the field, where, however, we had no
fighting. "'During Sunday and Monday we had no fighting,

198 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
but on Monday night were again ordered to the front,
where we remained within a few yards of the rebel
pickets till about midnight, when we were moved
stealthily back through the city, in whose streets was
not now to be seen a man of those thousands who com
pletely thronged them a few hours before, except a few
companies or decimated battalions like ourselves, mov
ing stealthily towards the pontoon bridge which we had
crossed three days before in high expectation of winning
a glorious victory."
Brigadier-General Nagle, in his official report to Gen
eral Burnside after the battle, thus describes the work
of the brigade to which the Ninth New Hampshire
belonged :
Head-Quarters First Brigade, 2D Div., 9TH Army Corps.
Near Falmouth, Va., December 16th, 1862.
General : I have the honor to submit the following report of the
part taken by my Brigade in the recent operations against the enemy :
On the morning of Friday, the 12th inst., in obedience to your order,
I crossed the Rappahannock, in the vicinity of the Lacy House, with
my Brigade, and took position under the shelter on the opposite side
of the river. I remained in this position until 4 p. m., when I moved
my troops a short distance down the first street running parallel with
the river, where we bivouacked for the night. On the morning of the
13th we moved further down said street, left in front, until we came
up with the right of General Getty's troops. Here I remained until
12 130 o'clock p. m., when I by your order advanced to the support of
General Ferrero, who was already engaged ; I moved by the right of
regiments to the front, to pass obstacles, until I got to the rear of the
town, when the regiments formed in line of battle.
The Sixth New Hampshire (Colonel Griffin) and the Seventh Rhode
Island (Colonel Bliss) advanced to the front on the right of the rail
road, in good order, under a murderous fire from the enemy's artillery.
The Second Maryland (Colonel Allard), Twelfth Rhode Island
(Colonel Brown), and Ninth New Hampshire (Lieutenant-Colonel

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 1 99
Babbitt commanding), being on the left of the railroad, were moved in
order, under shelter as much as possible, to the railroad cut, and from
there advanced to the front. The Forty-eighth Pennsylvania (Colonel
Sigfried) was for a time held in reserve ; at 2 130 p. m. the Forty-eighth
Pennsylvania was ordered to the front. The men marched forward
under a galling fire, like true veterans.
The whole of my Brigade remained in the front, and did good ser
vice until after sixty rounds of ammunition had been expended, and
until they were relieved at dusk by other troops, when by your order
my command was withdrawn, in good order, to the position occupied
on the previous night. The men were here supplied with ammunition,
and then bivouacked for the night.
My Brigade remained in the same position until Monday evening,
when I was again by your orders moved to the front, with instructions
'¦'¦to hold the city at all hazards.''1 I placed my troops in position on
the left of the railroad, and commenced to strengthen and fortify my
position by throwing up intrenchments, and digging rifle-pits, etc.
At 11 : 30 p. m. by your order I withdrew my command across the river
to our former camps. My Brigade went into action with about 2,700
men and my total loss amounts to 522.
Too much praise cannot be given to the officers and men of my
command, especially the Ninth New Hampshire, Forty-eighth Penn
sylvania, Sixth New Hampshire, and Seventh Rhode Island.
[Signed] James Nagle,
Brigadier- General.
To Brigadier-General Sturgis,
Commanding id Div. ,
glh Army Corps.

FOLLOWING THE CAMP.
Five weeks have slipped away since General Burnside
assumed command of the army, and as we trace the
record of the Ninth New Hampshire, day by day, through
their diaries and letters, we get a glimpse of life in the
field such as can be gained in no other way. To men

200 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
transported as these had been into scenes wholly for
eign to those to which they had been accustomed, every
thing about them was of interest ; and while the thought
of the battles he has fought may even now bring the old-
time thrill to the soldier's heart, yet after all, his memory
lingers most fondly on his life in the camp, — the joys
and sorrows that made up his daily portion : so once
again we gather up the threads of the many-hued web,
and weave another scene in the tapestry picture.
THE DAILY RECORD.
By the rank and file.
"Nov. 9. We are having a rest to-day, and it is
such a luxury to be permitted to rest on God's holy day,
tho' the men are chopping wood for camp-fires, washing
their clothes, and in fact doing their own work and ' find
ing their own pleasure,' and we sit curled up in our little
tent, the cold wind keeping it meanwhile filled with
smoke from the little fire in front.
" At 2 1-2 p. m. the chaplain invited all to his tent
who were interested in keeping up religious meetings,
with the intention of making arrangements for regular
meetings, but we were hardly seated when we heard the
order ' Strike tents ! ' and thus ended our first meeting.
" Started about 3 1-2 o'clock. Passed thro' Glen
Mills. Crossed a fork of the Rappahannock. Many of
the houses along the road have been deserted. The
land in this part of the state is sandy, and much of it
not under cultivation. Marched about five miles, and
camped near Amissville, where other troops had just
left and their camp-fires were still burning."
" Ordered to pack at 3 p. m. ; had the privilege, how-

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 201
ever, of sending out letters. Crossed the Rappahannock
at Glen Mills, passed through a little village called
Amissville, and occupied a little ridge beyond, relieving
a portion of another brigade. It seems we are at length
hard on to quite a body of the enemy. Are in fact at
the front, and liable to have a scrimmage with the rascals
ourselves. Saw an innumerable flock of crows this
p. m., flying southward over our line of march. Their
vast column extended in either direction as far as the
eye could reach, and occupied hours in passing."
" Nov. io. Report in the morning that we are to
remain in camp to-day, and many of us went to washing
our clothes.
" About 9 a. m. heard cannonading ; at io 1-2 ordered
to fall in. Proceeded a little way and met the baggage
train and cavalry returning. Soon a battery opened
upon us. Our battery took position on a little eminence,
and replied with vigor. Threw out skirmishers, and
advanced in line of battle.
" Colonel Fellows comes along and says, ' Better eat
some hard-tack, boys, while you have a chance ;' and
thereupon we all went to crunching the delicious stuff.
Firing ceased towards night, when we stacked arms and
made some coffee."
"Many of the men are out of hard-tack and have
nothing to eat. I had a scanty supper, which I spliced
by parching an ear of corn which I picked up by the
roadside to-day.
"Am feeling a little chilly for want of my shirt, which
I took off to have washed this morning and have not
got dry enough to put on yet.
"Just as we were about to turn in, our company with
one other was detailed to go out in support of a battery

202 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
about a mile distant. Did not pitch any tents. Woke
up in the night feeling very chilly ; went and lay down
by a fire, and in my eagerness to warm my back burned
out the back of my overcoat."
" Had the liveliest scramble yet for rails. A quarter of
a mile of fence was on its way to camp in less than three
minutes from the time the first rail started. Supper
was the next thing. 'It beats all nater' how much we
can eat, provided we can get it. Gladly picked
up bits of crackers which another regiment had left
scattered about their camp-ground. About nine in the
evening Companies E and C were sent to support a
battery near where we were this morning. Spread my
blanket in the sheltering crook of a fence, and with a
comrade slept long and well, though the ground froze
quite hard."
" I am now sitting by a big fire of rails. Virginia will
have any amount of rails to split when the war is over."
"Nov. n. "No firing heard to-day except at a con
siderable distance. In the afternoon took some cloth
from an old pair of pants and put a new ' breadth ' into
the back of my overcoat where I burned it out last night ;
result — a rare work of art.
"Many of the men had nothing to eat till we drew
rations to-day. Received a mail in the evening, which
had the usual effect upon our dispositions."
"Received a bundle in the mail containing a shirt and
a pair of gloves. The latter are particularly acceptable,
and the former, seeing that now, for the first time in two
months, I am the owner of two shirts, will not come
amiss." " Nov. 12. Reveille at 5 a. m., and without stopping
for breakfast marched back to the place we left Sunday.

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 203
Made a short stop, and then 'Assembly' sounded, ahd
we were hurried over a fearfully rough road six or eight
miles farther, to White Sulphur Springs. . . . There
was a good deal of swearing among the men before we
reached our destination though. This morning Downs
[Edwin W., Company E], who has been poorly for
some time and was straggling along behind, was cap
tured by the Johnnies, who had followed us pretty close
as far as the river, together with the big coffee-pot and
all of the spoons of the captain's mess, which he had
been commissioned to carry."
"Joined the regiment and moved back to the ground
we left Sunday and camped. Went to the brook and
washed from head to foot, and then went to a corn-field
to hunt for stray ' nubbins ' of corn. By diligent search
I had found a few, when I perceived the regiment fall
ing in.
" Our cooks had drawn a few beans, and had just got
them to stewing when the order to march came. We
ate them half raw, and started with a little raw corn in
our haversacks. Made a hasty march of about eight
miles and camped near White Sulphur Springs. Made
some coffee, and Barber and I used the last of a little
Indian meal which we have been using very parsimoni
ously to make some gruel, parched and ate some corn,
and turned in, thankful for a ' good supper.' "
"I learned to-day what it was to be hungry. So
much so that I was compelled to eat raw pork."
The reason of this scarcity was because the division's
supply train had been captured. The two armies were
hovering very near each other and skirmishes were fre
quent. One stormy evening, the march being delayed,
the train was waiting in the road for orders as to time

204 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
and place for packing. A Confederate officer disguised
in a Union uniform rode up to the officers in charge of
the train, saying, " General So-and-so directs that you
pack your train one side here, and if you will follow me,
I will show you where." The train was at once moved
into a field near by, but no sooner was in place than a
line of Johnnies was around it and it was taken away to
replenish their larders. A good "haul" for them, but
a sore one for the hungry men whose stomachs went
empty for a number of days.
" Nov. 13. — Orders came at one o'clock of the nth
to be ready to march at five, and the baggage train at
three, so as to get ahead, as it was found that the rebels
had nearly surrounded us and were trying to cut us off.
' ' We marched back five miles to our old camp
ground, and expected to remain there through the day,
but did not but three hours. The tents were nearly all
pitched, and the beans (which we had this morning)
were about half cooked, and I got a d  g from the
teamster for insisting on having them put on, as they
were already overloaded. ... I have just eaten
my dinner, consisting of coffee and pork roasted on a
stick, which I like better than fried. . . . When
you get this, make me some little bags out of stout cot
ton cloth, size about four inches square, to put coffee,
tea, sugar, etc., in, which I carry in my haversack
sometimes with three days' rations."
"Exchanged a bit of pork for a small piece of beef
this morning, which, with some parched corn, made us
quite a palatable tho' not very bountiful breakfast."
"Not a little growling this morning. The scarcity of
hard-tack seems to be accompanied by scarcity of patriot
ism.

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 205
"Visited ruins of White Sulphur Springs in the after
noon. . . . The place must have been magnificent
before its destruction. The main building is four stories
high, tho' nothing now remains of it but its blackened
walls and massive brick pillars which surrounded the
main building and supported the balconies. Near the
Springs was a marble statue of the 'Goddess of Health,'
which has been wantonly and disgracefully broken in
pieces." "Strolled dowm to the Springs this afternoon. . .
The grounds are very tastefully laid out, and were kept
till recently in excellent trim. A large four-story hotel
fronted the highway and partially hid the grounds.
This was flanked with long, low ranges of hospital build
ings, with bowling-alley, bath-houses, etc., arranged
conveniently around. It is said to have been the roof
beneath which the ordinance of the secession of Virginia
was signed. . . . When you write again, send me a
small box of unguentum, as I must have something to
rout the lice. They will be carrying me off yet unless I
take some desperate measures with them.
Do n't worry about our clothing, as we are well supplied."
"Since writing you on Sunday we have marched and
countermarched more than twenty-five miles, but are
now distant from our camp of Sunday morning only
about six miles.
" On Sunday morning we left camp expecting a fight,
as Pleasonton's cavalry had been skirmishing all the
morning. We went quite to their pickets (the rebels'),
and formed line of battle and advanced over ground lately
left by the enemy. We did not come up with them,
however, though our cavalry had some smart firing with
them and drove them back. We slept on the field that

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night, and the next day kept our ground. We have
since changed to this locality, where we may be attacked
at any time.
"You may not be aware of the existence of the White
Sulphur Springs hotel, which is now quite near our
camp. It was once a place of noted resort for invalids
and tourists in this region. The hotels — large brick
edifices of splendid proportions and style — were destroyed
by the rebels just before Pope's passage through this
region last summer, and are now a mass of ruins, but
the grounds and lawns and fountains are all left, show
ing what was once a noble establishment. The spring
is strongly sulphur, and the water tastes like as if gun
powder were dissolved in it. The furniture of many of
the bath-houses and dwellings designed for families is
still left. You will recollect this place as that where Mr.
John Goss and family were engaged hotel-keeping before
going into the National at Washington."
"Nov. 14. — For a wonder, remained in camp, on the
same ground we occupied yesterday. . . . Another
mail to-day."
" Last night one of the Company H men died in his
tent. . . . We are well supplied with ambulances,
and yet sick men are compelled to march at the point of
the bayonet. I pray to be delivered from sickness even
above death itself while I am in the army."
" Nov. 15. — Broke camp at daybreak. Were hindered
a long time in crossing a creek. About 9:12 a. m. a rebel
battery opened briskly and was well answered by ours.
"Their shells seemed to be aimed principally at our
baggage train, which was hurried to a less exposed
position as fast as the terrified muleteers could urge
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exhibit their total depravity by balking in the most
unexpected places, and breaking out wagon poles
wherever' shell flew the thickest. For a time everything
indicated an engagement, but the rebel battery at length
withdrew from our front and we marched till dark."
" (Noon.) We are at rest a few miles from White
Sulphur Springs, having left there early this morning.
. Our baggage train was shelled while leaving
by the ' rebs,' who were near by, and came near being
taken prisoners. One teamster was wounded and wagon
demolished by a shell."
"Went into camp at Fayettesville, on the same field
with General Doubleday's division. Weather fine."
" Nov. 16. — Our ' Sabbath day's journeys ' differ from
those of the old Jews in that they are generally longer
than the journeys of other days.
" Made a severe march thro' one of the most desolate
and barren regions I have yet seen. Came in sight of a
railroad for the first time in two weeks. Camped about
three miles from Warrenton Junction.
" No bread in camp, but most of the men have man
aged to ' abduct ' some corn from the horse and mule
rations, and this, parched, serves as hard-tack."
" On guard at night, which was very dark and
threatened to be rainy. Did not have a very hard
time, as my post was at general head-quarters, beside a
good fire."
"Nov. 17. — A dark and gloomy day. Being called
into line at an early hour, Colonel Fellows took his ac
customed place in front for the last time, and after read
ing his resignation and the order accepting the same,
made a brief but pointed farewell address to the officers
and soldiers of the Ninth New Hampshire volunteers.

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". . . Colonel Fellows combines in himself the rare
qualifications of mildness and sternness, bravery and
prudence, and none of the officers present can now fill
his place. We shall now long for the return of Lieuten
ant-Colonel Titus. Our quartermaster also resigned,
and returned home with Colonel Fellows.
" The country seems to be full of troops. The infan
try are obliged to take the fields and give the roads to
the supply trains and artillery. This renders the march
ing very hard."
" Nearly all the forenoon was occupied in issuing
rations. The sight of these has revived the boys' droop
ing spirits wonderfully. In the afternoon took up line
of march for Fredericksburg ; accomplished about ten
miles. The whole corps was in motion at the same
time, and in as compact a body as possible, one division,
with the artillery and baggage, keeping the road, with
one of the other two on either side. It was a grand and
imposing spectacle, and one not often seen — 25,000 men,
with miles of trains in compact order, tramping through
fields and forests. I did n't wonder much at the excla
mation of an old lady who stood in the doorway of her
cabin and watched us as we passed, — ' Dear suz ! I
did n't s'pose there wuz so many folkses in the world !'
. Went into camp at five o'clock."
" Nov. 18. — Routed at half-past three o'clock and
started at daybreak. Camped about half-past one in
the afternoon, eight miles from Fredericksburg."
"Our whole corps on one field. Starting at day
light, we had marched some twelve or fourteen miles
by one o'clock, when, well tired out, we encamped, and
enjoyed not a little the chance for rest. . . . The
weather has been warm, foggy, and more or less rainy
for two or three days past."

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" Nov. 19. — Foggy, with some rain. Travelling very
slippery. Reached Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg,
at 1 p. m. Saw this sign on one of the groceries :
' Good chuing tobacco for sale here.'
" 2 .30 p. m. — Are now drawn out on a large plain and
ordered to rest on our arms, as our artillery is expected
soon to open on the town. . . . Our batteries are so
planted that it seems they could destroy the place in an
hour. At dark all is quiet and have pitched our tents.
Went to the bank of the river and took a look at the
city opposite. It is a larger town than I had supposed,
and a fine-looking place for a Southern city. The rebel
pickets occupy Fredericksburg, and over the Falmouth
bank of the Rappahannock are within speaking distance,
and are firing off blank cartridges of wit at a great rate."
" Our boys have been down to the river, talking with
the rebel pickets on the other side, cracking jokes, and
giving each other a history of what is to come. They
say we shall take Richmond in ashes."
" Encamped a short distance back from the river.
The city is still in the hands of the enemy. They have
destroyed the bridges, and show some signs of making a
stand here. . . . Hope by to-morrow our flag
will be waving triumphantly over the second city of
Virginia. . . . Our guns command completely the
whole city, and as soon as our pontoon train can arrive
and bridge the river, it must fall into our hands."
[The following incident of special detail is contributed
by Lieut. S. H. Perry, at that time sergeant of Com
pany I :]
"The regiment arrived opposite Fredericksburg in
the afternoon of November 19, and went into camp on

2IO NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
the bluff in rear of the Lacy House. Company I, of
which I was a member, was detailed for picket duty that
night, our posts extending from the railroad bridge about
halfway to a ford near Falmouth. As sergeant, I was
in command of the post at the ferry opposite the city.
" Next morning, about seven o'clock, an orderly came
for the officer in command of that post to report to
General Patrick, provost marshal-general of the Army of
the Potomac. I did so at once, and received from him
a white flag, with orders to go to the shore, wave the
flag, and demand the surrender of the city of Fredericks
burg in his name. Carrying out these instructions, I
received a reply stating that the one in command would
meet the general, and agree upon terms if possible. This
statement proved to be only a ruse, however, in order
that more time might be gained for the opposing army
to get into position."
"Nov. 20. — Rained fearfully the latter part of the
night, and before morning most of the tents were com
pletely flooded. . . . There is no wood within a
long distance of camp, many of the men are completely
drenched, and altogether it is a cheerless time.
"At nine and a half a. m. one of our cannon opened
on a train of cars which the rebs undertook to move from
Fredericksburg. At ten o'clock cannonading quite brisk.
. . -. Tremendous rain continued all day and night.
As we had no wood for a fire and no candles, turned in
at dark and slept no less than twelve hours."
" It is only one week to Thanksgiving, and I should
like very much to be with you, but I know I cannot, so
must make the best of it. I will be very thankful if they
will give me plenty of hard-tack. Much more so than I
ever was for a roast turkey at home."

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" It rained ' right smart,' to use the Virginia phrase,
last night, and as our bivouac is upon low ground, we
all came near taking an involuntary bath. Various
were the expressions of feeling as we were summoned
by the reveille from under our ' shelties ' into the liquid
elements without. ... A few of us, at length,
by uniting our efforts, succeeded in getting up quite a
respectable fire, and fortifying the inner man with a
supply of hot coffee and fried hard-tack, concluded,
unless we got drowned, we should probably live for
some time to come. . . . The storm ¦ continued
through the day, which we spent in keeping as com
fortable as we could, and in preparing, by getting
brush, for our beds, etc., for the night."
" Nov. 21. — Left camp about 3 p. m. It is said that
several rebel batteries were discovered, all trained upon
this plain, densely covered with our troops, which was
the cause of our hasty move. Moved about a mile."
"This storm, and the non-arrival of the pontoons,
seems to have ended our advance for the present. Just
at night moved back onto the hills east of Falmouth, and
went into camp near both wood and water, and on dry,
smooth ground. Pitched our tents for about the twentieth
time since leaving Pleasant Valley, cooked our supper,
and by the light of blazing camp-fires perused the con
tents of a huge mail-bag that arrived this evening. If
we only had some of the cider and apples you speak of,
think we could go to bed as jolly as if we were at home,
As it is, we are far from sober."
"Thursday night Company I went on picket on the
edge of the river, where we stood in the rain and mud
ankle-deep until the next night. While there the bri
gade moved, and here we were, not relieved so as to get

212 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
into camp until 9 a. m., without a dry thread about us;
we were glad to throw ourselves upon the ground and
sleep, and I am sure I never slept sounder; it was quite
enough to take one's patriotism from him ; but when we
got into camp around a good fire, eating our suppers of
coffee and hard-tack, you might see a jolly crowd."
"Nov. 22. — Went to Falmouth in the evening with
Burnham. Carried about nine pounds of 'surplus'
coffee belonging to the company, which we exchanged
for about fifty pounds of flour, which we lugged back to
camp, a distance of three miles."
[Burnham says, — ]
"We tried what we thought would be a short cut
through the woods, but if the distance was less the road
was worse. . . . Falmouth is a little, dirty village,
of perhaps three hundred inhabitants before the war. It
has a large flouring-mill, several stores, and was evi
dently once the centre of considerable trade and busi
ness, but everything here has a worn-out, dilapidated
appearance now. . . . Prices are what in New
England would seem rather exorbitant : Flour, twenty
dollars per barrel ; butter, sixty cents per pound ; sugar,
seventy-five cents ; salt, one hundred dollars per sack,
and so on."
[It was at this disheartening stage of affairs that the
following congratulatory order was issued :]
Head-Quarters, 9TH Army Corps,
Opposite Fredericksburg, Va., November 22d, 1862.
General Orders
No. 13.
The Brigadier-General Commanding congratulates the troops of
the 9th Corps on the cheerful and soldier-like manner in which duty

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has been performed and hardships endured, during the last month.
Night marches, short rations, exposure to stormy November weather,
with its rains and snows, while moving in the advance, or with the
enemy on our flanks for several weeks, all have been borne nobly.
While animated by such a spirit troops are equal to any emergency,
and it is with confidence that we face the dangers and trials of
the future. In view of the coming operations, the Brigadier-General
Commanding directs the attention of the officers particularly to a
few points of military importance.
1 . Outpost duty requires all the intelligence and skill we can com
mand, in order to secure the rest and quiet of the camp, and to pre
vent surprises. The Army Regulations on this subject should be
studied from paragraph 602 to 642, and pickets should be posted in
such a manner as to sustain each other in case of attack, and, sup
ported by the Grand Guards, hold the enemy in check long enough
for the Corps to form for battle. Division, Brigade, and Regimental
commanders will look particularly both to the instruction of officers,
and to the performance of picket and grand guard duty.
2. Company and all other officers will see that their men have
always two or three days rations about their persons, that their
cartridge boxes contain forty rounds of ammunition, and that their
arms are always clean and in good firing condition. The men them
selves will not wait for their officers to prompt them to these necessary
conditions to their comfort and safety. New troops are cautioned
against overloading their knapsacks.
3. On going into action let all remember the necessity of keeping
cool, closing well up on the enemy, and taking good aim. Cavalry
charges are always to be met, not by random firing, but by a well
directed volley, which will inevitably scatter the horses. Artillery fire
is more frightful in sound and appearance than reality, and the quicker
the men move over the ground to the front the smaller will be the loss.
One well aimed bullet does more execution than ten that are not aimed,
so that four good shots are worth more than forty rounds fired at
random. Ammunition should not be wasted. Many battles are lost
because ammunition gives out at just the critical moment. Even
rapid firing can best be conducted coolly and with regular aim.
Finally, fellow-soldiers, let us all remember the enthusiasm and
patriotism which filled our breasts on first taking up arms for the good

214 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
of the country; that we are fighting for the permanent peace and
welfare of our families, homes, and firesides, and that by a heroic
effort on the part of every man, this campaign may terminate the war.
By Command of Brigadier-General Willcox :
Robt. A. Hutchins,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
" Nov. 23. — We are grateful for another Sabbath of
rest. Great preparations seem to be on foot for a battle.
The smoke of camp-fires is seen for miles on every hand,
and the beating of drums, the blowing of bugles and the
clatter of cavalry, the rumbling of army trains and
thundering of artillery over the stony roads, keep up a
perfect din by day, and thousands of cold and hungry
mules with their hideous braying give free concerts ' for
the benefit of the soldiers' every night."
" Cool, but not very uncomfortable. Inspection in the
morning, religious services by the chaplain in the after
noon. Text of sermon : Rev. xxii, 3."
"Nov. 24. — Were required to lay out our camp in
regular order and to 'fix up' our quarters as comfortably
as possible. Evidently the general's plans have
changed, but why, is more than any of us know."
" Nov. 25. — We went out scouting with Charlie Hurl-
butt, going as far as we thought it prudent. Saw a
review of General Birney's division by General Hooker.
The troops of the command, consisting of eighteen regi
ments and two six-gun batteries, were drawn up in three
long lines of battle, in the open, showy order peculiar to
such occasions. The generals rode first along the front,
and then back along the rear, of each of these, the
bands playing ' Hail to the Chief.' They then took their
position in front of the first, and the troops, in column of
companies, passed in review before them, the music

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playing lively marching airs. They were well drilled
and appeared finely, and as I listened to the soul-stirring
strains of the music, and saw battalion after battalion
pass with gleaming bayonets and streaming banners, I
was almost chained to the spot, and formed new and
enlarged ideas of the magnitude and strength of our
army." "Nov. 26. — The weather was cold, and it was very
muddy this morning, it having rained nearly all night.
This time, however, our shanty was fortunately in a
condition to shed water, and we slept dry and comforta
ble. . . . General Sumner reviewed our division
this morning."
Nov. 27. — " I doubt whether there were ever before so
many vacant chairs or sad hearts in New England as
there are to-day. . . . Early in the afternoon Com
pany E was detailed for picket. Marching to the Rap
pahannock we found that we were not needed on the
posts, and so retired to the vicinity of the Lacy House
and spent the night. Finding a pile of boards, Barber
and I spread our blankets on some of them and fixed
some of the rest into a kind of roof, and altogether our
roof and house were the greatest luxuries of the day."
"I am having a Thanksgiving even here. Shall I
tell you in what it consists? Feeling a little unwell this
morning, and remembering the Latin proverb, '¦Fames
optimum condimentum est,' I ate only one hard-tack with
a little coffee for my breakfast. ... I made some
flapjacks for my Thanksgiving Dinner, and sprinkled on
them my day's ration of sugar, and I had a delicious
dinner. We are to have some boiled beans for supper,
which will be a great luxury for us, as we have had no
variety for some time, though we have had plenty of
good hard-tack and meat."

2l6 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
"As I made me a cup of coffee this morning and
scalded my hard-tacks to kill the worms in them, I felt
that there were those who had nothing to eat, and after
satisfying the inner man I said, 'O Lord, I thank thee
that it is as well with me as it is !' "
" Rising at six o'clock from a bed of pine boughs and
army blankets, I made a rush for the brook, and after
several minutes spent in rubbing and scrubbing con
cluded I could see, and would pass muster here in this
land of dirt and smoke. . . . Breakfast was the
next thing on the programme. Imagine, if you can,
eight or ten of us round a smoky fire of green pine,
cooking coffee in our tin cups, frying pork and hard
tack on our tin plates, with split sticks for handles,
toasting crackers on the coals — talking, laughing, eat
ing, and wiping from our tanned and blackened faces
the tears that the merciless smoke extorts.
attended the religious services, which Chaplain Gushee
conducted in a very interesting manner for the two New
Hampshire regiments of our brigade, in front of General
Nagle's tent. Text : i Thess. v, 18. . . . Company
E and three or four others were detailed for picket and
ordered to pack up immediately."
"Attended service in front of General Nagle's quar
ters, we playing for the same. This serves to break the
monotony of camp life, but the grub remains the same as
other days."
[Some of the Company E boys sent to the old mill
and bought a few pounds of flour, and decided to have a
" minute pudding" for their Thanksgiving dinner. The
flour had been manufactured evidently from " grown
wheat," was very musty, and evidence was not want
ing that the rats had enjoyed free access to it. The

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1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 2I-J
finishing touch was given by the cook, who burned
the pudding in the making, and if it did not taste of
all the colors of the rainbow it certainly smelt of all
the odors of Tartarus. J
" Nov. 28. — Yesterday being Thanksgiving Day, I
began a long letter to you . . . when I was inter
rupted, and have not had time to resume. . . . My
health was never so good as now. I only feel a little
reluctant to go to bed, which consists of the ground,
and is pretty cold to warm up."
"This morning we find ourselves on a beautiful site
of land, from which we get a grand view of the city.
I can see perhaps a thousand chimneys piercing the
roofs of Fredericksburg, yet from all this number the
smoke is seen curling from only a very few, which
tells us that the inhabitants have left their homes and
fled to the country ; but on the rising ground beyond
the town may be seen batteries and redoubts and long
lines of breastworks rising one above the other, and all
ready to pour down upon us volleys of lead and iron
whenever we shall attempt to cross the river."
"A comfortless creature is a sick soldier at this season
of the year. If we attempt to warm ourselves the smoke
drives in our faces, while we freeze one side and roast the
other. If we go into our tents, they are cold, muddy, and
repulsive, and among our army rations there is nothing
that one a little out of health does not perfectly loathe."
" No guard mount this morning. Played for brigade
drill, and afterwards for dress parade."
" The ' reb' pickets are just across the river, perhaps
fifty rods broad at this point, and sometimes bandy words
with our men. Farther back some of their fortifications
are in view, and the hills beyond are smoky vwith their

2 1 8 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [November,
camp-fires. Picked a rosebud from a well-loaded bush
in the garden of the De Lacy House, where we stayed
last night."
" Nov. 29. — Saturday is washing day with us, it being
understood that the men have the day as much to them
selves as possible for this purpose."
"Nov. 30. — I would like to have you know that we
have wet rains in Virginia, such as you know nothing
of in Vermont. ... At present we are some ways -
from wood, and on a hill, where the wind strikes us in
every direction.
" . . . Had to deal out three days' rations to the
men, consisting of hard-tack, pork, coffee, and sugar,
also rice and beans, which are cooked in a mess. We
also have 1.1-4 pounds of fresh beef every other day.
The ration of pork is twelve ounces per day, both of
which the men prefer to cook themselves. We feel the
need of more sugar, it being only fifteen pounds to one
hundred men, which makes two large spoonfuls per day
to a man. . . . The $5.00 — Vermont or New
Hampshire money — is good here, but I could pass that
$5.00 Secesh bill that I sent you if I had it.
" . . . I have sent to Washington for a field
sword for the captain as a present from the company,
costing $13.00, to be paid for equally by them. Colonel
Titus will bring it with him. ... I sent a paper
with a hard-tack enclosed the 27th."
" This morning played for general inspection, this
afternoon for services at the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania
head-quarters." "Sermon by the chaplain in the afternoon. Text:
Luke xxi, 25. A cold place to worship, to sit on the
wet ground in a cold windy day."

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"Dec. 1. — Regular drills have been instituted, of
nearly four hours per day, Saturdays and Sundays
excepted." " This is the first opportunity I have had to-day, but
as we draw a half candle now — last night being the first
since we left Pleasant Valley — I can write evenings after
a fashion. " I was highly pleased to receive the stockings,
nightcap, and bags, all safe and satisfactory. The
cap is made different from most others, but all the
warmer, they being more like a cap without a visor, a
band about an inch wide, with full crown, and a knot or
tassel in the centre. Some of them are quite fanciful.
"Send in my box a pound of saleratus, or something
of the kind, for making cakes with water, with directions
for use — and anything else you choose. Have the box
stout and well nailed, for they receive rough usage from
Washington here. Few bottles come through safe.
One thing more, is a pound of pure leaf tobacco. It
may surprise you, but I have used it all the time. The
surgeon recommended it as a preventive of disease in
this climate, and on observation I am confident that it is
the case. It costs here from one to two dollars per
pound, according to the quality."
"Dec. 2. — The New Hampshire Second arrived here
a few days ago. We were glad to see them you may
imagine." "Dec. 3. — The president's message is the great
theme of conversation thro' the army. I think no one
uninspired can now presume to interpret the signs of
the times or tell us what the future of our Republic
may be."
"There are no preparations making for winter quar-

220 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
ters yet. Many are getting sick from exposure, while
others are getting as fat as fools on hard-tack and pork.
We get but a pound of bread a day. I can eat the
whole any time at one meal, but I weigh 174 pounds,
and what I get fat on I can't see, unless it is on faith
that I am going home next spring.
"You can't imagine howl should like to see you;
and wouldn't we walk down to Mrs. Cs and get some
apples? I have not tasted one for many a long day,
and do not expect to for many another."
"This evening serenaded General Sturgis. Had a
splendid treat of apples and tobacco."
"Dec. 4. — Started as soon as light this morning with
Bugbee to get some Indian meal. Went to a mill about
two miles distant, where we obtained each a haversack
full, which will furnish us with many a dainty ' mess.'"
" Dec. 5. — On duty as ' police,' and had a nice time
lugging wood and water for the cooks."
" Things are generally upside down today, and we
may as well laugh as cry at circumstances. Indeed I
do n't know which alternative our mothers would take if
they were to look in upon us this p. m., for they would
imagine us very uncomfortable in the first place ; and
when they saw us using our Yankee ingenuity to better
our condition, I am sure they would laugh and say, ' I'll
risk you for a while.' Here I am, just commencing this
letter. Do you ask where? Why, in my little fly-tent
with three companions, the size of our domicile allowing
us but two postures, — lying and sitting, — the latter only
when we take up with very humble seats. Accordingly,
I am seated on my knapsack, clad in overcoat, gloves,
and hat, and thus able to keep quite comfortable, except
my feet are a little cold just now. The snow and sleet

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are pattering down upon our tent, and occasionally drops
of water and snowflakes introduce themselves through
the thin cloth or some convenient aperture, for our house
is well ventilated. I shall not attempt to draw the
picture outside the tent, for I can give you no correct
idea of Virginia mud on and about a camp-ground
during a storm like the present. But with pleasant tent-
mates, when in good health, I can pass even such a day
with considerable pleasure. This afternoon I read one
of Beecher's sermons aloud. About the time I finished
a mail was announced, and out we rushed, thinking
nothing of mud or snow till we had seen the last letter
delivered. I received two, one of which covered only
a half sheet, and I am using the other half in writing
this letter. We shall wrap up in our blankets about
dark, and lie as warm as pigs till daylight."
" Dec. 6. — Cold and frozen, thawing but very little in
the sun. No drills, but hard work to keep warm."
"Dec. 7. — We got a ration of potatoes yesterday, the
• first we have tasted for more than a month. We get rice
or beans almost every day, so we get along very well
with eight hard crackers a day."
"We had snow day before yesterday, and it is cold
here now. The snow is some three inches deep. We
have little shelter tents with no fire, and have to keep
warm the best we can. We earnestly hope there will be
a settlement of this thing on the president's recommenda
tion. Fighting is getting unpopular, especially among
the private soldiers."
"Would be called a cold day, even in New England.
Between the smoke and cold my eyes are nearly out.
. The only way I can stand it is to crawl in my tent,
draw on overcoat and gloves, and wrap up in our
blankets."

222 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
"Dec. 8. — A little warmer.. Orders to 'fix up' our
tents as comfortably as possible, and excusing us from
duty for two days for this purpose."
"This evening serenaded at head-quarters. Colonel
Fellows having resigned on account of ill health, Lieu
tenant-Colonel Titus is promoted to be colonel, Captain
Babbitt to be lieutenant-colonel, Lieutenants Hough,
Hutchinson, Smith, and others to be captains, Second
Lieutenant Copp to be first lieutenant, and others."
" Could not get tools yesterday to work with in remod
elling our dwelling, but went at it early this morning.
. Cut and lugged on our backs logs enough to stock
ade our 'cabin' one and a half feet or so from the
ground, then dug down a few inches, using the dirt to
bank up with. Over this stretched four out of our five
(there being one to each man) pieces of tent-cloth.
Built a fire-place with chimney in farther end, with sticks
of wood for bricks and mud for mortar. Fastened up the
other end with our remaining piece of tent-cloth, which
answered also for the door, and spread three or four
inches of pine boughs on the ' floor,' which completed
our improvements. Building a fire in our ' chimney,' as
we termed it, and finding that it worked splendidly, we
turned in, as proud and merry as a New York merchant
would be with a new brownstone front. Before we had
finished, however, orders were received to be in readi
ness to move on short notice, with three days' rations in
haversacks." " Dec. io. — Pork and hard-tack will fat a soldier if he
only gets enough of it. I weigh 180 pounds.
"Our regiment was on picket Monday on the banks
of the river. The rebs were on the other side, in plain
sight and speaking distance, but during the whole

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twenty-four hours neither side spoke a word to the
other." "Expecting an engagement to-morrow. The band
was ordered to Division Surgeon Cutter's head-quarters,
to receive instructions. This is the first engagement
since we were brigaded. Now our duties are different.
The Second Brigade band was also there. In the even
ing serenaded Colonel Stevens and Lieutenant-Colonel
Bowers of the Thirteenth New Hampshire, they both
being residents of Nashua."
" Dec. 11. — We reported to Dr. Cutter, accompanied
by members of the Second Brigade band, and were
ordered to the rear of Stafford Heights. Began to erect
hospital tents, working at this all day and remaining
here through the night."
"The battle has opened in terrible earnest. At 6 a. m.
I was awakened by the discharge of two heavy cannon,
and in less than five minutes there was a deafening roar
of artillery on all sides.
" Noon. — I never had any idea of a terrific cannonade
before. There has hardly been a moment's cessation
since the first gun was fired this morning, and much of
the time it would seem as if the very elements were con
vulsed in the fierce struggle.
"Artillery and ammunition trains were rumbling over
the roads during the whole of last night, and the infantry
which has passed this morning seems almost without
number. . . . If we succeed in crossing, there must
be a bloody battle ; if the enemy should retreat, a hard
campaign is before us. At 2 p. m., marched back to
camp and made coffee ; 4 p. m., moved toward the river
again ; dark, returned to camp and arranged for a com
fortable night. The smoke from the batteries and from

224 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
the burning buildings set on fire in the city by the shell
from our cannon, deepened twilight into darkness, save
where the ruthless flames are still doing their work of
destruction amidst the once quiet homes of Fredericks
burg." " Dec. 12. — First rations of whiskey issued.
Went down and helped deal out rations."
" Soon after sunrise we were again in motion.
Marched this time directly to the river, crossed, and
took position in the first street parallel with the river and
a little south of the bridge. Remained here till nearly
night, when we moved farther south, to the vicinity of
the ruins of the railroad bridge, where, stacking arms
and eating our supper of hard-tack and pork, we were
told to make the sidewalks our bed, and sleep if possible."
"The city presents a spectacle such as I never saw
before, nor do I wish to see again. Houses have been
perforated through and through with solid shot, and torn
in pieces by bursting shell, while the streets are strewed
with furniture of all descriptions. Articles of clothing,
toys, crockery, and cooking utensils, books, papers,
manuscripts, cans, boxes, etc., which the soldiers use
for comfort or amusement as best suits their inclination.
Some are searching for valuables, some for eatables, and
more for tobacco than for both, and these latter are most
successful. "At night the city is literally, filled with Union sol
diers. Fires were all extinguished at dark, and we
bivouacked in the muddy streets. I procured a couple
of doors, one of which I used for a bed and the other I
arranged to break off the wind, and thus with one of my
tent-mates slept soundly and sweetly.
"The streets at this time present a most grotesque

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 225
appearance. The sidewalks and gutters are every
where lined with mattresses, lounges, chairs, etc.,
which the soldiers, bringing out for temporary use, had
not been careful to return. Underfoot, books and every
kind of lighter household furniture were thickly strown.
Flour had been found in large quantities, and on every
hand, with their batter in pitchers, bowls, and all kinds
of dishes, the boys were busy cooking fritters."
"We were cutting pine and cedar twigs for beds for
the wounded, but few are brought in as yet."
"Dec. 13. — At an early hour Dr. Cutter called for
fourteen men, seven from each band, to go with him to
the city to establish hospitals there. Arrived at day
light, and began at once to clear some residences of
everything movable, and in a short time had four ready
for occupancy. We were then ordered to clear the Bap
tist church. While this was being done the armies had
met, and the wounded were being rapidly brought in.
In fact, quicker than we had cleared the houses they
were filled. Then in the ante-rooms of the church the
surgeons began to cut and slash. . . . During the
day and night the ambulances were carrying back the
wounded, some without being attended to, on the south
side, and all who possibly could were ordered to walk."
" Heavy cannonading commenced at 9 a. m., at
which we are ordered to ' fall in.' At 10 a. m. we
marched a half mile through what was formerly an ele
gant street, but mansions and huts alike reveal the
effects of our batteries upon the town.
"11 a. m. — Are now halting by the river-side, and
some of our batteries have opened a brisk fire. A large
balloon has just ascended from the other side, which is a
novel sight for many of us. A company of bridge-

226 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
builders have commenced to rebuild the railroad bridge,
working under cover of our batteries.
"Noon. — Batteries are now hotly engaged on both
sides of the river. The infantry is now becoming
engaged in rear of the town. Now we can hear the
thunder of batteries, the whizzing of shot, the hurtling of
shell, their explosion in air, the rattle and crash of mus
ketry, and the hissing and humming of stray bullets
which pop over our heads. No doubt we shall soon be
engaged. Our captain is back in camp sick. Lieuten
ant Hutchinson commands the company, and Lieutenant
Little is the only other officer.
" 2 p. m. — The brigade next to us is now moving to
the front.
" 2 :20. — We have advanced near the front, at the left
of the city, and are now lying under the brow of a small
ridge. The musketry firing is terrific only a few rods in
front of us. Orders to ' Forward.'
" I can never describe, nor can I ever forget, the
scenes of that afternoon, after the fall of Lieutenant
Lewis. The plain known as the ' slaughter-pen,' thickly
strewed with dead and dying, the bursting of shell in our
very midst, cannon balls tearing up the earth around us,
the air filled with the hissing and screeching of the un
seen missiles of death, bullets striking the ground all
around us and throwing up mud and gravel in our faces,
the shouts of officers, the yells of the wounded, the gaps
made in our ranks at every step, and that, too, when
rushing at the top of our speed, the frightful looking
corpses which strewed the ground still reeking with
blood — all was hideous, frightful, hellish — I was suffer
ing from a severe cold and shortness of breath, and when
about two thirds of the distance across the plain stumbled

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 227
and fell, and attempting to rise seemed completely
exhausted. Dead and dying lay thick around me, and
the missiles of death spared not even these.
"I hastily freed myself from all luggage except my
arms, ammunition, haversack, and canteen. I then
sprang to my feet and pushed on to the front. Here,
being partially protected by the embankment, I fired my
fifty rounds of cartridges to the best of my ability — and
most of my comrades did the same.
" Darkness now drew on, and when we ceased firing
we were covered with mud, our faces blackened with
powder, our bodies freely perspiring under the activity
and excitement of the scene, and our whole selves weary
with the day's scenes and labors.
" Soon after dusk our regiment was ordered to fall
back to the city. Stepped into several slough-holes on
my way back, filling both boots with mud and water.
" Arrived at the city, and after a sad roll-call, in which
neither of my three tent-mates answered to their names,
were ordered to rest as comfortably as possible, but in
no case to light a fire. I turned in with George, Tracy,
Burnham, and some others, and after returning thanks
to God for our preservation, we lay down close beside an
old slave-pen, and covering ourselves with our blankets
were soon asleep.
" But scarcely had we forgotten the horrors of war
and begun to dream of home, when in husky tones we
heard the order, ' Ninth New Hampshire, fall in ! '
which we did as quietly as possible, took a fresh supply
of ammunition, and again started for the front. Arriv
ing on the field something after midnight, we were sta
tioned as a reserve picket force near the old brick-kilns.
A heavy, chilling fog settled down upon the plain, and
we suffered much from the cold."

228 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
" The ' rebs,' meanwhile, were more prodigal of their
shells than they had been the day before/ . . . One
of them exploded in the midst of a band who, across the
river near the Lacy House, were playing ' Hail, Colum
bia ! ' The cessation of the music in the midst of the
most inspiring strain was as sudden as the explosion had
been, and the musicians went skedaddling to a place
of safety in quicker time than they had ever played
' Yankee Doodle ! ' "
[Apropos of the above statement is the following news
paper correspondence, showing why the music was cut
short at Fredericksburg :]
To the Editor National Tribune :
Let me say a word about that music at the crossing
of the Rappahannock, alluded to by General Howard in
his article on Fredericksburg. After my brigade (First
brigade, Second division, Ninth corps) had crossed the
river, it lay in line on the first street parallel with
the river — the right of my regiment (the Ninth New
Hampshire) being opposite the end of the bridge, above
the railroad bridge. While we were lying there the
Twelfth New Hampshire (a new regiment) came march
ing across the plain west of the Lacy House, with their
band at the head of the column. When they came to
the descent leading down to the pontoons, instead of
taking advantage of a ravine, which would have covered
them, they started down the open slope in plain view of
the Johnnies' batteries. When the band came to the
crest of the descent, they could look across the river and
see the thousands of troops that had preceded them, and
they struck up " Bully for You, Bully for You." At
this, old Gen. Sam Sturgis, commanding the division,

Sergt. Wm. H. Hartwell. Co. I.

Q. M. Sergt. Charles E. Rugg.

Sergt. "Wm. H. Hartwell, Co. I.

Edward M. Messenger, Co. I.

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 229
who was sitting on a door-step in front of my regiment,
said: "Who in  commands that brigade? He'll
get the eternal stuffing knocked out of him in two
minutes." He had hardly got the words out when
"quit, quit," came a couple of shells over our heads,
and I tell you what, Mr. Editor, they cut that "Bully
for You " mighty short. Wm. H. Hartwell,
Sergeant, Co. I, pth N. H. Vols.
Kirkwood, 111.
" By the time I had fired my sixty-four rounds it was
nearly dark, my gun was so foul I could scarcely force
a bullet home, and taking a plump-looking haversack
that lay just in front of me, I crawled back a few steps,
where I should *be more out of the way of stray balls.
Opening the haversack, I found a box of butter and
a plentiful supply of pork and hard bread, and soon
put myself outside of nearly an ordinary day's rations.
. rendezvoused near where we passed the previ
ous night. Our ranks were much thinned, but as there
were of course many stragglers, we could not ascertain
anything definite in regard to our loss. A large number
of us had taken possession of a heavy brick building
formerly used as a slave-pen, intending to make it our
quarters for the night. Several of us had reached the
third story, and were spreading our blankets, when —
crash came a shell against the wall ! The explosion
nearly stunned us, and sent the bricks whizzing most
unpleasantly about our ears."
" Dec. 14. — The wounded of yesterday are being
brought in, and we are kept busy in the hospitals."
"Remained in the vicinity of the brick-kilns all day.
The plain is strewed with corpses, and all the debris

23O NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
ever to be found upon a modern battle-field. From the
numerous knapsacks lying about we have supplied our
selves with blankets in place of those lost yesterday,
and many other comforts. I exchanged my boots,
burst open at the sides and worn through on the bot
toms, for a good pair of shoes from feet that have no
further use for them. Also took from a knapsack a
good pair of socks, of which I was greatly in need, and
a pair of new woollen drawers.
" No firing to-day, except occasional skirmishes along
the picket line. Moved back into the city at dark, and
for the third time lay down to sleep in the streets of
Fredericksburg. The city is full of wounded, and every
house is a hospital, and few but might be called ' dead
houses.' " Soon after midnight we were called out, furnished
with a fresh supply of ammunition, and sent as a reserve
picket to the outskirts of the city, south of the railroad.
Here, in what had been a flower-bed, curled up on my
blanket-roll and haversack, I was soon asleep again,
and did not wake till morning. This morning a detail
was called for to fill up the color guard, and I volun
teered to go. Will now be with my chum Tracy all the
time." "Dec. 15. — Was this morning stationed on guard at
the church. While here I received letters from home,
also a pair of boots, which I very much needed. Re
mained on guard all day. As soon as darkness came
we were told to take our effects and report to the
division hospital on the north side. . . . We had
a good night's rest, which is the first since we went to
the city, either assisting at the amputating-table or on
guard for the past sixty hours."

1862.] FREDERICKSBURG. 23 1
"Had a chance to cook a warm breakfast, clean
our guns, collect stragglers, etc., this morning. Also
counted up our loss, as nearly as it could be ascertained.
Foots up eight or ten killed and ninety wounded,
with quite a number still missing. In Company E five
are missing and eight are wounded, among them Barber,
whose left arm, crushed by a piece .of shell, has been
disjointed at the shoulder.
"Witnessed to-day some of the horrors of war in a
new form, or rather in a new degree. About sunrise
commenced moving the wounded to the Falmouth side.
Oh, my God, spare me the pain of such another sight!
For eight long hours the streets were crowded with the
mutilated victims of Saturday's fighting. Those who
have the use of their limbs are hobbling along as best
they can, many on crutches of their own manufacture,
hastily improvised from fence-boards, or anything that
would serve their purpose, many leaning for support on
those but slightly wounded, and thousands are being
borne along on stretchers and in ambulances. The
heart sickens at such a sight of suffering. . . . And
yet, from all these bleeding, suffering thousands I have
not heard a groan or complaint. Hundreds are left
dead about the hospitals. . . . Not only are our
wounded crossing the river, but ammunition and stores
are recrossing, so that it looks like an evacuation.
" Very little fighting during the day. Soon after dark
we were supplied with extra ammunition, and with the
rest of our brigade moved out of the city toward the
front. Even the rattling of a tin cup was forbidden.
At the front we were variously disposed of. Company
E and two or three other companies were taken into the
second story of an old brick building, — very large, but
which seemed to have only one apartment above — placed

232 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
around the room next the wall, and ordered to dig loop
holes thro' the brick walls with bayonets as quietly as
possible. We were not permitted to speak aloud, and
were forbidden on pain of death to look out of a window
when it should become light. The object of this per
formance I am at a loss to divine, but if the enemy had
advanced upon us suddenly we must all have been cap
tured ; or, if they had fired a single shell into the old
building, it might have torn it to shatters and buried us in
its ruins. About midnight we were ordered out of the
building, and we freely obeyed, tho' as stealthily as we
had entered it. We moved on towards the city, but on
entering it, instead of finding the streets crowded with
troops as we had left them, there was not a soldier to be
seen outside our ranks, and an ominous silence, broken
only by our stealthy footfalls, pervaded the whole city.
Passing along the main streets, we at length filed down to
the river, and there were no longer any doubts as to the
movement — we were retreating across the Rappahannock.
"As we stepped upon the pontoon bridge every heart
beat with mingled sensations of joy and grief. Joy, that
another great battle was ended and we were able to
write to our friends ' we are safe.' But this feeling was
far outweighed by the thought that our great army was
again defeated, and by the remembrance of the noble
comrades we had left unburied behind, and the anguish
which would accompany the news of their death to thous
ands of homes. Our regiment had entered Fredericks
burg with about 600 men, and we were returning with
about 350.
"We returned to our old camp-ground, and being
weary and sleepy we lay down, very many of us without
pitching our tents, and with a few sighs for our dead and
wounded comrades, we fell asleep."

CHAPTER VII.
Closing Up the Year.
The year 1862 was drawing to a close. The Ninth
New Hampshire had seen nearly four months of active
service, and during that time had participated in three
battles. It had been a stern experience for lads scarce
starting in life for themselves, — one that would leave its
impress on all their future. But there were brave hearts
left, in spite of disaster, defeat, and hardship. There
had been much to discourage and dishearten, yet they
had shown themselves true men, and in the face of their
sadly diminished numbers still looked into the future
with the utmost intrepidity. Surely there would be a
reward for all this terrible suffering, and the right must
prevail. In the absence of Colonel Titus, Lieutenant-Colonel
Babbitt had led the regiment at Fredericksburg, and he
thus reported the specific action of the Ninth New
Hampshire to Brigadier-General Nagle :
' ' I have the honor to forward herewith a list of the
loss of this regiment in the engagement of Saturday last,
near this city, which is as correct as can be made at this
time. Some of those reported as missing are expected
to soon join the command, while it is feared that others of
that number will prove to have been killed.
"The regiment was ordered to advance about two
o'clock from the bank of the river, each company mov-

234 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
ing in column through the streets until arriving outside
the city near the scene of action, where it formed in line
of battle and awaited orders. It was then ordered to
move by the right flank forming line upon the railroad .
track, and was thus ordered to advance. After passing
the railroad, while in a deep cut, the regiment received
a galling, enfilading fire from the enemy's artillery,
which was continued with great effect after passing
beyond. Notwithstanding this repulse, the men, though
in considerable confusion, pushed forward and took a
good position, where they remained until dark. Most of
the companies having then exhausted their ammunition,
they withdrew in good order, following the Forty-eighth
Pennsylvania volunteers.
"The conduct of officers and men, considering the
difficulty and extreme danger of the first advance, was
most commendable. Sergeant Dinsmore, bearer of the
National colors, fell early in the action, mortally wound
ed, and the colors were brought safely through by Sec
ond Lieutenant Copp of Company C. I regret to report
the instant death of First Lieutenant John G. Lewis of
Company H, an efficient and gallant officer, who was
killed soon after passing the cut near the railroad.
Captain John B. Cooper of Company K, having been
absent for months past on account of wounds received
at the Battle of Antietam, joined his command only an
hour before the order to advance, and did good service.
Other officers were slightly wounded, most of whom will
soon be able to resume their commands."
The official list of the killed, wounded, and missing,
between the dates of December n and December i6,
follows :

Lieut. Col. John W. Babbitt.

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Four were killed outright : Private G. W. Wright of
Company C, Sergeant E. W. Dinsmore and Private
W. S. Chapman of Company F, and First Lieutenant
John G. Lewis of Company H.
The wounded numbered sixty-eight :
Company A. — First Sergeant L. H. Caldwell,
Sergeants J. G. Merrill and Morrison Alexander,
Privates B. D. James, W. McGarrett, J. L. Archer,
F. Lovejoy.
Company B. — First Sergeant W. H. Edmunds,
Privates J. Harrington, J. Carroll, W. Griffin, A. P.
Home. Company C. — Captain A. S. Edgerly, Corporals John
Robinson and J. S. Bean, Privates J. S. Chase,
O. Hutchinson, C. J. Ranlet, S. Tibbetts, J. W.
Williams. Company D. — Privates G. B. Brown, P. Potter, C. A.
Hall, A. Eastman, E. Bunce, Peter Menard.
Company E. — Privates J. S. Rowell, F. Howe, A. J.
Davis, H. C. Bugbee, A. Griffith, D. Hadley, G. W.
Barber, B. F. Pettingill.
Company F. — Lieutenant L. B. Little, Privates
N. W. Wier, H. A. Clement.
Company G. — Lieutenant Charles A. Harnden,
Privates J. F. Wilkins, C. W. Wheeler.
Company H. — Sergeant J. B. Tumbly, Corporals A.
Little, C. H. Watts, Privates J. G. Clogston, J. Avery,
C. H. Wentworth, M. F. Gray, F. Dexter, J. Scott, L.
Beard, H. Martin, W. C. Eastman, J. Buffum, J. H.
Howard, N. Whitcomb, M. Hester.
Company I. — Privates A. A. Wymer, M. R. Ellis.
Company K. — Corporals E. R. Emerson, E. R. Mil
ler, A. Brown, Privates G. F. Blood, G. A. Chase, O.

236 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
L. Cummings, G. N. Loving, A. Patmorn, C. Sanborn,
S. F. Lane.
Twelve were reported as missing :
Company B. — Sergeant W- Pettingill, Private D.
Kean (wounded, and died December 29), Privates W.
McClary, H. J. Page, W. L. Skillings.
Company C. — Privates J. Bradford, Thomas F.
Gile, Jr.
Company D. — Private Orrin S. Abbott.
Company E.— Privates R. W. Clark, F. W. Rand,
A. C. Stephens, E. O. Sheppard.
The following spirited account of the part borne by
Company H, whose gallant first lieutenant was killed
outright, and whose wounded numbered three officers
and thirteen privates, finds appropriate place here :
COMPANY H AT FREDERICKSBURG.
By Capt. Charles W. Edgerly.
I saw, and Company H saw, as much of the Battle of
Fredericksburg, and a little more, than any other com
pany in the regiment.
Colonel Babbitt will probably remember, and Adju
tant Chandler certainly would, that Company H was
detailed the day before the battle (and I was the only
commissioned officer at the time) to report to Lieutenant-
Colonel Gillespie, at the Lacy House, for fatigue duty
for twenty-four hours. I reported to him at 9 a. m., and
we awaited orders from him till 10 p. m., when the pon
toon train arrived, and we marched some three miles
below the city to a place called Deep Run, where we
were furnished with picks, shovels, and axes, and then

1862.] CLOSING UP THE YEAR. 237
we went to work in good earnest to build a road over the
steep bank to the river.
Every man worked with a will, and as quietly as
possible. A Massachusetts regiment was in our front,
to protect us, and the pontoon men, who were laying the
boats; and Raymond's battery on the river-bank, at the
very spot where we began to grade the road on the hill
side, was in readiness in case of an attack by the John
nies. All went well ; we had our road completed, and
were moving about to keep warm and kill time till day
light, when at four o'clock in the morning we were dis
covered by the enemy.
A blue rocket went up from the rebel camp in our
front, followed immediately by a red one, and then we
heard the long roll beat, and in less than five minutes we
saw a rebel regiment coming down the road leading to
the pontoon bridge, which by that time was nearly com
pleted. Our boys were standing just a little to the left and rear
of Raymond's battery when they discharged the first
piece at the advancing rebs. This shot was followed by
several others from the same battery, and in less than
thirty minutes afterwards our batteries were all at work.
So that the first piece of artillery to open fire on the
Union side in that great battle was in position to cover
the men who were laying the pontoon bridge and Com
pany H of the Ninth New Hampshire volunteers.
When we returned to camp the whole Ninth corps was
out on the plain in front of the Lacy House, where I
reported to Colonel Babbitt, and then went to camp for
rations and arms and rejoined the regiment as soon as
possible. The regiment returned to camp that night,
and the next morning crossed the pontoons into the city.

238 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
Company H was therefore in at the beginning as well as
the ending of the Battle of Fredericksburg.

GLINTS FROM THE FIELD.
Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.
[Lines found in the knapsack of Charles H. Duncan, Company E,
after his death at Camp Burnside, Ky.]
At early morn, that awful day,
The mist along the river lay,
And, wrapt in dense and massive cloud,
Lay Union hearts and rebels proud ;
Too soon in deadly strife arrayed,
Too soon by slaughter lowly laid.
For, ere the yonder rising sun
Again his daily race has run,
The cannon's deep and horrid roar
Shall sound from either quaking shore,
The million deadly bullets fly,
And shrieking shells shall plough the sky.
"Ye low'ring mists, still longer stay;
Ye winds, still longer cease to play, —
Nor lift the frail and cloudy screen,
And open to the world the scene
Of blood and horror, pain and death,
To still the blood and stop the breath ! "
Thus weeping Mercy loudly calls
Through Fred*rick's torn and trampled halls.
But Justice stands, with sterner mien,
Bearing the sword most bright and keen :
"The cause is just, is glorious,
Shall be,- at last, victorious.

1862.] CLOSING UP THE YEAR. 239
"Who dies in freedom's holy cause —
Dies to protect her trampled laws,
Throws not his sacred life away —
His name shall live in future day ;
What though, unknown, he lowly rest,
His dust is precious, mem'ry blest.'''
But see, the strong and mighty sun
The airy field hath fairly won ;
The broken mists now lowly fly,
Or on the hill-tops softly lie ;
And now, like man's immortal soul,
They calmly, swiftly, upward roll.
Oh, would that ev'ry martyr soul
Might thus attain a heavenly goal ;
For God, as for his country, die,
And dwell eternally on high !
Then should our grief with faith arise,
As when the Christian patriot dies.

The survivors of the Battle of Fredericksburg will
never cease to wonder how they ever came through such
a storm of lead and iron. The streets of the city were a
mass of wreckage, and the houses were riddled with shot
and shell, no less than thirty-eight gaping apertures
being counted in one small building. Evidently the in
habitants were compelled to leave at short notice, for in
many instances tables were standing spread, with the
food half consumed upon the plates.

Under the supervision of the brigade surgeon, Dr.
Cutter, the members of the band were doing a noble
work. During the engagement they were literally with
out rest or sleep, and though as many of the wounded as

240 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
possible were sent to Washington, still so many were left
that the members of the two bands were divided into two
squads for night and day service. Their principal duties
were the preparation of tea, coffee, beef tea, and soup
and vegetables for the sick, and to assist the surgeon in
the dressing of wounds.

Talk of comforts for the sick ! A visit to the ho£-
pital tents on the morning of the 16th of December would
have revealed very little in that line of commodities. A
heavy rain had fallen the night before, and the blazing
fires in front of the tents was the only cheerful feature of
the scene. Here and there between the tents could be
seen the bodies of those who had died during the night,
each with a bit of cloth over the face and a piece of
paper bearing their name and company pinned on the
breast. Death in any form is ghastly, but who could
repress a shudder of horror at the sight of those poor
maimed bodies, as they lay there in the slowly dripping
rain, awaiting burial ! Inside the tents the ground was
covered with straw, or pine and cedar boughs, and on
these rude couches, wrapped in their blankets, lay men
wounded in every conceivable manner, yet cheerful,
despite their dismal surroundings. Nor was this the
worst, for many of the wounded had lain all night in the
drenching rain, without even a blanket, for lack of ac
commodations. Private George W. Barber of Company E was among
the severely wounded, and was discharged for disability
three months later. As the regiment was hurrying over
the plain known as the " slaughter-pen," a large piece
of shell struck his left arm near the shoulder, shattering

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the bone and lacerating the flesh. Bullets and shells
were claiming victims all around him, but he coolly
undid the rope that bound his blanket, then wound it
tightly around his arm, to stanch the bleeding, and
started back towards the city. On the way he became
faint from pain and loss of blood, and was put on a
stretcher and taken to the Baptist church, which had
been utilized as an amputating-room . Here his arm
was taken off at the shoulder joint, but his life was de
spaired of. The next morning found him still alive,
however, and he was placed in an ambulance, carried
across the river, and put in a tent. He lay there for
thirty-six hours without the slightest attention, and with
nothing to eat or drink except a little water ; but there
was good stuff in the fellow, and he finally pulled
through all right.
Sergeant Robinson says, —
"All of my three tent-mates (including Barber) were
missing on the morning of the 16th. I started for the
Second Division hospital to search for them. After a
long hunt, during which I lifted the cloth from many a
dead man's face, I found Barber. He gave me some
trinkets from his pockets, including his diary, to send to
his friends, and said, ' Whatever comes of this, tell them
I have no regrets for the course I have taken.' Some
three months later, while I was sick in the hospital in
Washington, Barber walked into my ward one day on
his way home, going back to school and college. I
gave him back the trinkets, including some bullets that
he picked up when he was hit, and his diary."

242 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
. The 17th of December was very cold, and a light
snow had fallen on the field, hiding from view the un-
buried bodies of the slain, who lay where they had fallen
in the field beyond the town. That day, however, a
detachment of men was sent across the river under a
flag of truce, and the dead were decently interred.
Captain Edgerly contributes the following peculiar
incident :
" There was a man in Company D by the name of
Potter, and he was the only man in our regiment, to my
knowledge, that had the moral courage to pray audibly
every night before retiring to rest, and while we were
encamped near Falmouth, Va., his tent was near mine,
and I heard him pray often, and I respected him for his
moral courage, and became quite well acquainted with
him. At the Battle of Fredericksburg, while we were
in front of Marye's heights and the rebel rifle-pits, our
regiment was badly mixed up with others, and the cas
ualties of battle were very numerous. Mixed in with
my own company I saw Potter, and blood was stream
ing from his mouth. I spoke to him and asked him if
he was badly wounded, but he only shook his head, so I
found he could not talk. The next morning I went into
a house to see some of our wounded men, and Dr. Gib
son was in charge ; among others I saw Potter and
spoke to him, but he again shook his head. I asked
Dr. Gibson in regard to his wound, and he told me that a
ball had passed through his mouth parallel with the lips,
taking out some of his teeth, and passing under the
tongue had cut it nearly half off. I have never seen
him since, but I have thought of him many times, and
how strange it was that our only audibly praying man
should have his tongue severed by a rebel bullet ; but

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at the same time I think he was a good man. I believe
he is still living at Conway, N. H."

With a total loss on the Union side of 1,284 killed and
9,600 wounded, it is not strange that in caring for the
living the dead, who could suffer no more, were neg
lected. In his official report General McLaws accounts
in a measure for the heavy loss on the Federal side.
He says, — "The body of one man, believed to be an
officer, was found within about thirty yards of the stone
wall, and other single bodies were scattered at increased
distances, until the main mass of the dead lay thickly
strewn over the ground at something over one hundred
yards off, and extending to the ravine, commencing at
the point where our men would allow the enemy's col
umn to approach before opening fire, and beyond which
no organized body of men was able to pass."

Sergeant Hiram W. French, of Company D, writes, —
" Those who were with us when we were hurled against
that fatal stone wall will remember that we crossed a
deep ditch, or railroad cut, just before. The enemy
was shelling us from Marye's heights, and I recall with
what a feeling of relief I plunged, slid, and tumbled
down into that cut, believing that for the time we would
be safe from the enemy's fire. But alas ! no sooner had
I reached the bottom than I chanced to glance off to our
left, in the direction the cut ran, and saw a puff of white
smoke, then another, — and bang ! bang ! came two shells
up the cut. I looked back, and saw some of the offi
cers who had not yet come down into the cut. At that
moment Lieutenant Lewis (a big, fleshy man) fell head-

244 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
long and rolled down over the bank into the cut. Then
I heard Colonel Babbitt, in his clear, ringing tones,
shout, 'Forward, men, forward! They'll shell h  1
out of you here ! ' We climbed the opposite bank, and
met a worse fusillade from the batteries in front, one
shell exploding right in the faces of the Company E
men just as we gained the top of the slope."

In the camp proper, matters were very quiet. There
was an occasional inspection, but in the main the men
were left pretty much to themselves. One day a couple
of them procured a beef's heart and a chunk of tallow
from the butcher, and going into the woods a little way,
built a fire, cooked their meat, and managed to divide
the heart between them in the course of the day.
The Ninth had its share of the picketing, however,
and it was no pleasant task to pace up and down the
bleak shore of the river all the long, dreary night.
Sometimes fortune smiled on them though. One time
in particular a cold, north-west wind had been blowing
"great guns" all day, and late in the afternoon the
regiment was ordered out. But as good luck would
have it, when the station was reached it was found to be
in a deep ravine, and permission to light fires was ob
tained ; so that, sheltered from the bitter wind, the boys
managed to have a pretty jolly time.

Just before Christmas the regiment was paid off up to
the first of November, and while the majority of the men
sent the greater part of their money home, nevertheless
the sutlers did a thriving business the next few days, and
the boys fairly revelled in apples and other luxuries.

1862.] CLOSING UP THE YEAR. 245
After all, man is largely a creature of circumstances.
The first shock of horror at the scenes they had so
recently witnessed passed away, and with the coming
of pleasanter weather and the paymaster and sutlers
there was a wonderful lightening of spirits, and the boys
were as jovial and happy as the proverbial coon on his
favorite maple ; but by the same force of reasoning,
under the depressing influence of cold and the lack of
creature comforts there was a strong suggestion of a
farmer's cattle caught in an unexpected snow-squall.
In Chapter VI, under date of December 13, one of
the diarists mentions the fact that the captain of the
company was back in the camp sick. The following
letter, dated December 24, from Captain Alexander to
his sister, explains the circumstances :
"We are now occupying the same encampment that
we have done for the past month, and the same occupied
by our troops before the battle. I was not in the battle,
as I had been sick for some two weeks before it took
place with severe pains in my back and sides — resulting,
I suppose, from a cold. So severe was it that I was
unable to walk, or hardly sit up. I am a good deal
better now, so that I have returned to duty, but am not
yet free from pain, though I hope soon to be entirely
well. "It was a terrible battle fought here, and a terrible
reverse to our side. I hope such an one may never
again befall our army. No chance of success did our
troops have to gain a victory. The rebels had fortified
the hills in the rear of the city in such a manner that
infantry had no chance — before they could get within
musket range they were subjected to a most galling fire
of artillery, and when they arrived near enough to fire

246 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
they were mowed down by the musket balls of the rebel
infantry. " I do not know whether another attempt will be made
or not. The rebels are working night and day, throw
ing up intrenchments and digging rifle-pits, so they are
much stronger than before. If they attempt it again, it
will be a bloody contest. I hope if they have one that
I shall be well, and able to lead my company, for I
assure you I never spent such uncomfortable days in
my life as when my company went away without me,
and when I lay in my tent and heard the roar of cannon
and the sharp crack of musketry, and knew that my
company was there and I not with them. It was the.
first time it had ever gone anywhere and I did not go
with them. My company were fortunate — I had none
killed and only four wounded — but the left wing of the
regiment suffered much. In the morning I was deter
mined to go, but the surgeon and colonel told me not to
attempt it.
"There is a very probable rumor in camp that the
Ninth Army corps is going to Alexandria this winter.
I have understood that Major-General Sedgwick has
been appointed to the command of the Ninth corps, and
it is said that the corps he commands is to be sent for
the defence of Washington, as General Sedgwick has
been wounded and is not fit for active service. I hope it
is so, for the regiment has suffered and endured more, I
think, than any other regiment in the same time. You
would not know it if you were to see it to-day. Yester
day we had a grand review before General Sumner, and
our regiment only brought out 312 muskets — quite a dif
ference from the 960 in Concord. I can't get out more
than thirty-five men at the most — the rest are dead,
wounded, sick, or detailed — or deserted."

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Merry Christmas saw the regiment comfortably estab
lished on the camp-ground they had occupied before
Crossing the Rappahannock. Quiet and discipline were
fully restored, and daily drills had been instituted while
the reorganizing and equipping of the troops went on.
The weather that day was mild and sunny, and strongly
reminded one of the beautiful days of the Indian summer
in the far-off Granite state. Chaplain Gushee conducted
services in front of General Nagle's head-quarters, and
then came the Christmas dinner. Beefsteak and potatoes
were luxuries indeed after a steady diet of pork and hard
tack, and were greatly enjoyed.
The remainder of the month slipped away in the
monotonous round of duties, the only special incident
being the promotion of Brigadier-General Nagle to the
command of the division, and of Colonel Allen of the
Second Maryland to that of the brigade. The last
day of the year 1862 closed down on the Ninth New
Hampshire cold and rainy, but hope still whispered that
with the dawning of the new year might come brighter
fortunes. BESIDE THE CAMP-FIRE.
The Ninth had met with its share of adventures during
the stay at Fredericksburg, and a few brief sketches are
here inserted in remembrance of bygone days.
The Chaplain's Horse. — Up to this time Chaplain
Gushee had been obliged to ride anything but a desir
able beast, but the boys could n't quite stand that, and a
beautiful cream-colored horse was provided for his use.
The animal was a great favorite with the chaplain, who
retained him as long as he himself remained in the army.

248 N/NTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
A Midnight March. — One cold, stormy night Compa
ny I was ordered on picket duty. The rest of the regi
ment chuckled at their good fortune in being under cover,
but the laugh was on the other side before morning.
The Second brigade was deep in its beauty sleep when
the order to "Turn out under arms !" rang through the
camp, and hastily donning their equipments, the men
were soon in line. Through mud and snow for two
long, weary miles they tramped, the order was given to
return, and they finally turned in again, wet, cold, and
thoroughly disgusted, heartily echoing the regimental
poet's inspiration, —
' ' The toughest march that f.ver was made
Since the days of old King Pharaoh,
Was the march that was made by the Second brigade,
By order of General Ferrero ! "
Jighting in His Sleep. — Another night, when the camp
lay wrapped in slumber, a gun was discharged right in
their midst. Of course everybody turned out in a hurry,
expecting nothing less than a midnight attack, — only to
find that Sergeant Fletcher, of Company I, had been
tackling the enemy single-handed in his sleep, and had
accidentally discharged his gun, the ball passing through
his foot.
Fifty per Cent. — After the regiment was paid off it
was discovered that some of the men were not indisposed
to turn an honest penny. Two of them invested their
joint stock in apples, and after indulging themselves
proceeded to peddle out the rest at an advance of fifty
per cent, over the original cost before the boys caught on.
Sugar in Theirs. Just before going into camp at
Fredericksburg, Sergeant Wilcox detailed Foster, Wheel
er, and Kemp, of Company I, as a guard over the brigade

1862.] CLOSING UP THE YEAR. 249
commissary stores. The rest of the regiment had gone
along, the boys were left to themselves, and the old adage
that "When the cat's away the mice will play," was
exemplified . ' 'Jake " Green was the officer of the guard,
and after listening in silence to their comments on their
rations for some time, sympathetic Jake finally burst
out, — " The orders is for you boys to steal nottings and
let nobody else steal nottings ; but mein Gott, boys, if you
drinks your coffee mitout sugar to-morrow, you be
d  d fools ! " They had sugar in theirs for several
mornings. A leaf from a soldier's note-book furnished this :
"We crossed the Rappahannock river into the city,
Friday, December 12. Here I saw, at the corner of a
brick house, an old rebel soldier with the top of his head
shot off, leaving a part of the ears and nose. It was cut
as smooth and as straight as if done with a knife.
"For the first time since leaving home I had the
pleasure of sleeping on a feather-bed, one that we boys
borrowed from a deserted house. We also confiscated a
barrel of flour to our use, which we speedily converted
into griddle-cakes, cooking them over a fire which we
built in the middle of the street. About a half dozen of
us were having a good time, frying and eating, when a
shell burst overhead, and a good-sized piece dropped
down in the midst of our frying-pans, scattering them —
as well as the boys — in a hurry.
"That afternoon we had other cakes to fry, I can tell
you ; and I shall never forgot the charge over that field
and through the deep cut where the rebels mowed us
down like grass, and where I was wounded in the face
by a piece of shell."

250 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
And now a bit of hospital experience from a lad who
was only sixteen years old at the time of his enlistment,
and who afterwards received two wounds at Spottsyl
vania :
"After the fight Wheeler, Phillips, and myself were
detailed to go over with the party who were to bury the
dead. The trenches were dug six feet wide and three
feet deep, and in one trench in particular I remember of
helping put in two hundred and seventy-five men, all of
them entirely nude, for the rebels were short of clothing
at that time.
"We were there burying the dead two days and one
night. The night we returned to camp, Wheeler, Phil
lips, and myself were taken sick with typhoid fever, and
in a few days were loaded into a freight car and shipped
to Aquia Creek with the sick and wounded. On arriving
there, we were put into a tent that would hold twelve
small cots. We had one man to attend to us, and he had
to walk around with rubber boots on, half way to his
knees in mud. In a little while Phillips, who laid oppo
site to me, on the other side of the tent, died in the fore
noon ; and that afternoon Wheeler, who had a cot close
beside mine, also died.
"Not long after the order came to remove all the sick
and wounded of the Ninth Army corps to Washington.
I was placed on a stretcher, carried to the boat, and laid
on deck. Before we got to Washington some unprin
cipled wretch relieved me of my watch and chain and
everything else I had in my pockets. On arriving at
Washington, I was put in an ambulance with another
comrade, and he died before we reached the hospital.
You may be sure I was glad enough when I got back
among well folks."

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A day or two after the battle a man of Company E went
to the hospital to visit Barber. He found eleven men,
nine of whom had amputated limbs, and some who
were wounded in two or three places, in a wall tent and
tended by a single nurse, who was tired out. Barber
asked his comrade to stay all night with the boys. He
obtained leave, and was soon installed as nurse for the
night. It was a new and trying experience, and he was
kept busy bathing wounds, administering cordials, and
waiting in various ways upon the men. It was a cold,
frosty night, and with one exception the men lay upon the
ground, with a little straw under them but no covering
over them. One of the men had a half blanket merely.
About seven o'clock the surgeon in charge came around,
looked at the wounds, gave orders for the night, counted
the men, and said, — " Nurse, in an hour come to my quar
ters and get ten blankets for these men." As the nurse
started after them, the man with a half blanket said, —
"You get one for me if you can." "I'll see what I
can do," he replied. At the surgeon's tent, the surgeon
asked, "How many blankets were you to have, my
man?" "There are eleven men in my tent, sir," he
replied. " Steward, count out this man eleven blankets,"
trie doctor said. So one for every man was carried
back, and that nurse's reputation for efficiency was well
established. Another comrade contributes this incident :
"While we were crossing the plain back of Fredericks
burg, before we reached the railroad, — which I could see
plainly, being slightly in the rear as stretcher-bearer, —
there was one man who was putting in the steps for all
he was worth. He was a lieutenant, coming, I think,
from Newport, and was the smallest man in the regi-

252 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
ment. We were going it on the double-quick, and the
best he could do, he could not quite keep up. All at
once a shot from a cannon came skipping along the
ground, so near him that the wind of it sent him head
over heels for several feet (it seemed to me to be rods),
before he finally came to a stop. I thought sure he must
be hurt, but he jumped up, and having gained on the
regiment by the help of the ball, turned round to his com
mand and shouted sharply, ' Close up there ! ' Oh, he
was a cool one, if he was little."
From the diary of the lamented Captain Alexander
comes this graphic picture of a night on the picket :
"ALONG THE RAPPAHANNOCK."
We had just got our tent fixed so we could sleep com
fortably to-night — having carried boards on my back
nearly a half mile — when the adjutant came to the tent
and gave me the unwelcome intelligence that my com
pany and Company I were detailed to go on picket
along the Rappahannock, both companies being under
my command. So we packed .our tents, rolled up our
blankets, and trudged along through the mud, almost to
our knees, to the river-bank.
We were to picket the river above the bridge. Before
we got our pickets stationed, darkness was upon us.
The rebel pickets could be plainly seen, sitting beside
their fires, within musket range. . . . Tired, hun
gry, and wet to the skin, — after having travelled over
the whole distance twice' to station the pickets and give
them instructions, — I seated myself on the wet ground,
beside a few embers left by the pickets we relieved, to
pass the weary night.

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Thank God, morning has once more dawned upon us,
though still raining and the wind blowing. I hail the
break of day with delight, for such a long, cold, rainy,
wearisome night I never experienced. . . . Once"
during the night I walked the length of the pickets to
see that all was right, but at no time did sleep visit my
eyelids. . . . We were not relieved till after dark.
The regiment had moved during the day some two miles
back from the river, so for almost three miles, through
mud and water, we trudged along, and tired and hungry
arrived in camp about 9 p. m.

CARRYING THE COLORS.
Sergeant Dinsmore was the original bearer of the
National colors, but at Fredericksburg, while the regi
ment was moving forward to attack the enemy's lines, a
piece of shell struck Dinsmore in the left breast, and he
fell, mortally wounded, carrying the colors with him to
the ground. Without a moment's delay Capt. C. D.
Copp, then second lieutenant of the color company,
sprang quickly to the front, drew the colors from under
his fallen comrade, and calling out, " Forward, boys,
forward !" led the regiment through that terrible storm
of shot, shell, and leaden hail, carrying them as far for
ward as the regiment went on that field. For this act
Captain Copp was awarded the "Medal of Honor " which
by an act of congress is given to all soldiers who dis
tinguish themselves by any deed of special bravery.
The next morning, at roll-call, Captain Stone called
for some sergeant to volunteer to carry the colors. The
regiment had been so much reduced that only one or two
sergeants were left in the color company, and as no one

254 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
seemed anxious for the dangerous position, Captain
Stone again called out, " Is there any private who will
volunteer to take the colors?" James B. Prendable was
a brave fellow, though a little slow of speech, but he
finally managed to stammer out, " I-I-I '11 t-take them,
Ca-Captain, and ca-ca-carry them t-till I fall !" He was
promoted to be color sergeant, and carried the colors
until he, too, was wounded on the field at Spottsylvania.

Color-Bearer James Prendable, Co. F. George W. Morton, Co. F.

Charles W. Undebhill, Co. F.

Roscoe B. Kidder, Co. F.

CHAPTER VIII.
Falmouth, Newport News, and Kentucky.
January 26, 1863, General Burnside transferred the
command of the Army of the Potomac to Major-General
Joseph Hooker. No general movement of the army had
been made since the abortive attempt to dislodge the
Confederate forces at Fredericksburg. During the last
days of December a cavalry raid under General Averill
around the enemy's left had been auspiciously begun,
and was to have been supplemented by a general move
ment along his front and right flank, but positive orders
from Washington prevented the successful accomplish
ment of the commanding general's plans.
On the 20th of January a movement across the Rap
pahannock at Banks's ford was inaugurated, but was
foiled by a furious rain-storm, which rendered the roads
absolutely impassable. Even the march back to Fal
mouth was made with extreme difficulty. Burnside,
whose plans had now been thwarted for the third time,
tendered his resignation as major-general of volunteers ;
but the president refused to accept it, preferring to relieve
him of the command of the Army of the Potomac, and to
retain his services for use in other fields.
The order relieving Burnside arrived on the 25th, he
turned the command over to Hooker on the 26th, and
immediately proceeded to Providence. After a few
weeks rest he was appointed to the command of the

256 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
Department of the Ohio, with head-quarters at Cincin
nati. This department comprised the states of Ohio,.
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and eastern Kentucky.
General Burnside reached Cincinnati March 23, and
assumed command on the 25th. The Confederate gen
eral Pegram was devastating central Kentucky almost
without opposition, and the need of re-enforcements to
the unattached Federal regiments in Burnside's depart
ment was manifest. On his request the two divisions of
the Ninth corps commanded by Generals Willcox and
Sturgis were transferred to the Department of the Ohio,.
from Newport News, whither they had been sent from
Falmouth on February 10.
General Sturgis was relieved of his command on the
departure of the division from Newport News, and
Gen. Robert B. Potter, formerly colonel of the Fifty-
first New York, was assigned to the position. On
March 13, 1863, Colonel Potter was promoted to be
brigadier-general. Getty's division (formerly Rod
man's) was detached from its corps at Newport News
and ordered to Suffolk, where the enemy was threat
ening the Federal works. This division as a complete
command never afterwards rejoined the Ninth corps,
but the detached regiments never forgot their former
comrades, and though transferred to other commands
their tents still bore the initials "9th A. C," by which
they were proud to be known.
General Burnside's affection for the officers and men
who were attached to the Ninth corps never lessened.
In his general order taking leave of the Army of the
Potomac he said, — "The commanding general, in tak
ing an affectionate leave of the entire army, from which
he separates with much regret, may be pardoned if he.

1863.] FALMOUTH TO KENTUCKY. 257
bids an especial farewell to his long-tried associates of
the Ninth corps. His prayers are that God may be with
you, and grant you continual success until the Rebellion
be crushed."
The corps in Kentucky was once more under its
beloved Burnside, but since his advancement from its
special direction to more extended duties many changes
in corps commanders had occurred. Following General
Burnside came Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno, who was killed
at South Mountain, September 14, 1862. General Reno
was succeeded by Gen. Jacob D. Cox, who did such
good service at Antietam; but on October 7, 1862,
General Cox, with his famous Kanawha division, was
ordered to West Virginia. Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Will-
cox was then assigned to the command of the corps,
Brig. Gen. W. W. Burns taking charge of General Will
cox's division, and Brig. Gen. G. W. Getty that of the
gallant Rodman, who fell at Antietam.
General Willcox retained the command through the
Battle of Fredericksburg, where his services were mani
fold and highly meritorious, and until just before Gen
eral Burnside left the Army of the Potomac, when Maj.
Gen. John Sedgwick succeeded General Willcox, and
the latter returned to his division. February 5, 1863,
General Sedgwick was transferred to the Sixth corps,
and Maj. Gen. William F. Smith was assigned to the
Ninth. In March, 1863, Smith was succeeded by Maj.
Gen. John G. Parke, an old companion-in-arms, who had
been General Burnside's chief of staff when the latter
commanded the corps and also when he directed the
Army of the Potomac.
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During the winter at Falmouth, until the corps

258 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
removed to Newport News, the Ninth regiment had suf
fered severely from sickness. Not expecting to remain
for a long time on the ground where they encamped
before and after the Battle of Fredericksburg, many of
the men did not build comfortable quarters ; and in a few
weeks the forests had been so completely cleared away,
for miles in that vicinity, that it was almost impossible to
obtain firewood, to say nothing of material for building
quarters. Men and officers were alike unaccustomed to
the shifting weather of a Virginia winter, and knew
nothing of preparing "winter quarters." Fevers pre
vailed to an alarming extent, and the regiment was also
visited by measles, and during the winter many were
borne to their last resting-place beneath Virginia soil.
The new year opened with fine, clear weather, much
like the latter part of October in a more northern clime ;
but as many of the boys were almost barefoot, and with
out gloves or mittens, drilling was pretty cold work in
the frost of the early morning. At the regular drill on
New Year's morning, Company I had a pleasant sur
prise in store for their former captain, now Lieutenant-
Colonel Babbitt, they having clubbed together and sent
to Washington for a handsome field sword and belt cost
ing thirty-five dollars. Sergt. S. H. Perry made the
presentation speech. The colonel was taken by sur
prise that time, and after heartily thanking the boys for
their beautiful and appropriate gift, he was heard to
wonder how they managed to get it into camp without
his knowing about it. Perhaps if Adjutant Chandler
had been questioned in regard to the matter the colonel
would have found out how it was done.
Outside the ordinary routine of duty the camp was very
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of their thin cotton tents ; while the few who had been for
tunate enough to have secured log huts for themselves,
could indulge in the luxury of a fire in a mud fire-place
with a barrel for a chimney, provided they were willing
to cut the wood and then " back " it for a mile or more
to camp. It is not strange that the majority of the
soldiers were suffering from colds and sore throats, and
that the hospital steward was overrun with applications
for " syrup of squills."
Quartermaster Moses was absent from camp that New
Year's day on a very pleasant duty, for word had come
from Washington that a number of boxes for the Ninth
New Hampshire boys had been forwarded from that
point to Aquia Creek. When the quartermaster ar
rived with his precious treasures the following day,
you would have thought a Fourth of July celebration
was going on in camp, so great was the uproar of
rejoicing. Only those who have suffered from cold and
hunger can understand what warm clothing and some
of " mother's cooking " meant to the boys at that time.
The night of January 3 was spent by the regiment on
picket, and they had but just got back to camp the next
morning when they were ordered out again for inspection.
"Not very many left to inspect!" was the comment,
and what with the wounded and the sick, the ranks were
indeed thin. A day or two later they were out again,
this time participating in a grand review of the corps
by General Burnside, though a sudden shower rather
spoiled the effect and sent the men to their quarters on
the " double-quick."
Rainy weather was dreaded by the soldiers perhaps
the worst of all, for it was impossible to keep dry in
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" floor " of the tightest hut a regular mud-puddle. One
day would be as warm and mild as in the early spring,
and the men would be out on drill for two or three hours
at a time, without a thought of being cold ; and perhaps
the very next day would come a driving storm, and they
would crouch, shivering, in their tents till the sun shone
again. So it was that one after another fell victims to
the prevalent maladies, and were borne to the hospital.
About once in four days the regiment did picket duty,
and drills were varied by a detail to cut wood, which
now had to be hauled by teams two or three miles.
There was enough to eat — such as it was — but the con
dition of the men, as a whole, was truly deplorable. It
didn't help matters any, either, to read in the papers
that the soldiers were supplied with everything to make
them comfortable. Only the men themselves knew what
they suffered. The news correspondents and commis
sioners, who occasionally visited the camp, seldom
extended their investigations beyond head-quarters.
Had they endured what these soldier-boys of ours had —
march till ten o'clock at night, then pitch tents that were
frozen stiff, eat a supper of hard-tack and raw pork, and
turn in with the ground covered with snow and the mer
cury below the freezing-point; bivouac in the open
streets under the enemy's guns, and march across an
open plain in the face of almost certain death ; or, least
endurable of all, live, or rather exist, for w'eeks in a
literal mud-hole, such as a Northerner would go around
rather than through, even if provided with rubber boots
— had they done all these things, suffered all these things,
then indeed could they have furnished their papers with
" startling intelligence."

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January 16 orders were received to have the men
ready to move on the following day, with three days
rations. Any change from their present quarters was.
welcome, and preparations were made with alacrity. But
it proved to be a false alarm, and again the monotonous
regime held sway. At this time nearly all the provisions
were issued raw, the men making their own coffee and
doing their cooking, except the weekly dish of beans and
rice, and many were the devices adopted to enlarge upon
their somewhat limited bill of fare.
Occasionally a little flour was to be had, and this was
made into a kind of pudding, and one of the boys essay
ed some biscuits even. While in Fredericksburg he had
secured a large package of what he took to be saleratus,
and his plan was to use some vinegar with this to pro
duce the coveted leavening power ; but the saleratus,
instead of dissolving when mixed with the vinegar,
speedily hardened into a small cake, for it happened to
be plaster of paris. So that scheme came to naught ;
but our hero was not a whit discouraged, and with lye,
manufactured from the ashes in the fire-place, he tried
his luck again ; and this time succeeded in getting some
veritable biscuits, light and sweet, though it must be
confessed they were just a trifle tough.
' Another favorite dish was slices of fat pork fried out,
and the gravy thickened with a little flour or meal, while
a bit of apple-sauce was a wonderful lubricator in getting
down the flinty hard-tack. Hoe-cakes baked in the
ashes were not beyond the veriest tyro, and the men vied
with each other as to who could serve up the greatest
variety. Certainly they were none the worse for these
diversions, and were far happier than if the time had
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262 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
Active operations commenced again on the 20th. Hook
er's and Franklin's divisions were to have the advance,
and accordingly broke camp that day, while the rest of
the army was ordered to be ready to move on the follow
ing morning. That night, however, a violent rain-storm
set in, continuing all that day and the next, and render
ing the roads wholly impassable. It was bad enough
for those who were left in camp, for every tent was
flooded, and it was impossible to use the teams for get
ting wood ;_but the sufferings of those who were exposed
to the fury of the elements without any shelter whatever,
were simply beyond description.
The rain ceased towards night on the 23d, and through
oceans of mud Hooker's and Franklin's commands
wearily waded their way back to the old camping-
ground, though it was only by the combined strength of
horses and men that the batteries of artillery were
restored to their former quarters. It was plain that no
further move could be attempted at present, the number
of sick ones increased daily, and a sort of dull despair
settled down upon the camp.
There were still a large number of cases of the
measles, and Sergt. C. W. Wilcox had the genuine
" black" measles. As soon as a man was over the worst
of the disease he was sent back to his tent, to make
room for some other unfortunate, and there were several
deaths resulting from the increased exposure, which told
heavily upon the already weakened constitutions. It
was all that could be done, though it did seem cruel ; but
when one thinks of caring for eight thousand patients,
which was the largest number that could be accommo
dated in the field and general hospital, besides the many
that were sick in the tents, some idea of the amount of

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suffering there was among the soldiers at this time can
be obtained.
Colonel Titus, who had been absent on sick leave since
he was so severely wounded at the Battle of Antietam,
returned to duty January 31, and received a hearty wel
come. Four months only had intervened, but the regi
ment which had numbered close to a thousand men on
that pleasant September afternoon now had less than
four hundred men in the ranks.
The first week in February it stormed every day, and
still one cheery soul wrote home from his quarters in the
hospital, — "I have sat up a good deal to-day, and what
do you think is the reason of it? Thank God, my box
came this afternoon, safe and sound, or nearly so. The
boys brought it in to me, and helped open it, together
with Lieutenant Green's. They all thought it the nicest
box of stuff they had seen. The dried apples and butter
made their eyes hang right out."
Another letter reads, — "I am in great need of my coat,
as my old one has given out round the armpits and the but
ton-holes are nearly torn out. When I came out here I
did n't have a single ragged thing, but now I am all rags.
The boots we get here are miserable affairs, and I want
N  to get me up a good pair. Send them by mail
and mark them ' Soldier's Comforts,' and they will come
for a cent an ounce."
On the 6th orders were issued for the sending to Wash
ington of the sick, and for the command to be ready to
move at a moment's notice, though the Ninth went on
picket duty that morning and was not relieved till three
o'clock the next afternoon. When Captain Stone ordered
out Company F only twenty-three men responded to the
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264 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [February,
for when they got back to camp they found that the sick
were on their way to Washington, and that they them
selves were to leave on the morrow.
On the morning of February 9 the camp on the Rap
pahannock was astir at an early hour, and it was with
light hearts that the men made ready for their departure
from this " Slough of Despond" which had claimed so
many hapeless victims — "martyrs in their country's
cause." On arriving at the station there was consider
able delay before the cars were boarded and the journey
to Aquia Creek was begun. It was nearly dark when
the long train finally came to a standstill, but by eight
o'clock the Ninth New Hampshire was on board the
transport Columbia, and the weary travellers, snugly
wrapped in their blankets, were ready for the "sweet
restorer" to commence his wonted labors.
The morning dawned, bright, warm, and clear, and
about ten o'clock the Columbia weighed anchor, and in
company with the Metamora and Juniata steamed down
the stream. These transports had on board the troops of
the brigade, and were followed by several schooners
which were conveying the trains and heavy baggage.
Many of the men remained on deck the greater portion
of the day, watching the numerous craft on the' broad
bosom of the Potomac, or trying to get interested in the
rather monotonous scenery along the banks of that noble
stream. Perhaps the most novel scene of the day was that
afforded by three tugs, puffing and snorting along
against the current, towing no less than forty barges
laden with hay. These were fastened together four
abreast, and formed an imposing load for the three little
sea ponies to which they were attached. During the

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middle of the day the sun shone out so warmly as to be
quite oppressive, and this to Northern-bred men seemed
not a little remarkable, remembering, as they did, that
up in the old Granite state the snow would be lying
white and thick on hill-top and valley.

NEWPORT NEWS TO CINCINNATI.
The morning sunlight was gilding the scene when the
Ninth New Hampshire boys roused themselves sufficiently
to look about them. The boat was anchored in Hampton
Roads, and on all sides were vessels of every descrip
tion, their white sails gleaming in the bright sunlight and
their colors dipping in the fresh breeze. Close at hand
rose the grim-looking walls of Fortress Monroe, its black-
mouthed cannon, with those of the Rip-Raps just across
the channel, threatening with mute defiance the foe who
should dare to venture within their Teach.
It was not long before orders were received to proceed
at once to Newport News, and it was nearly noon when
the boat dropped anchor near the landing. The Ninth
came ashore during the afternoon, and went into camp
on a dry, sandy plain about a half mile from the landing,
with an abundance of wood and water close at hand.
What an immense relief was the change to their pres
ent situation from the mud and filth of Falmouth ! The
men set about the arrangements for their new homes with
light hearts and willing hands, their quarters soon boast
ing of bunks, fire-places, and in fact all the modern con
veniences their Yankee ingenuity could devise. The
weather was delightful, and plenty of soft bread and
other good things to which they had long been stran
gers were provided in abundance. Oysters of the very

266 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
best quality could be bought for a dollar a bushel in the
shell, and were an appetizing addition to the bill of fare.
So, with the help of an occasional box of" goodies "from
home friends, the men contrived to exist very comfort
ably, and life took on a somewhat brighter hue.
As soon as they had become fairly well settled in their
new quarters, Colonel Titus instituted daily drills again;
but as he was an excellent disciplinarian, and withal
popular with the men, they did not regard their duties as
especially irksome, and were very proud of their effi
ciency, when, in the latter part of February, the Ninth
corps was reviewed by Generals Dix and Smith. What
was to become of them when the spring campaign
opened, was a question that troubled them very little at
this time. The prevailing opinion seemed to be that
Hooker would proceed to attack Lee as soon as the
roads became passable for the artillery, and it was
thought that the Ninth corps would be sent farther south.
But " Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof," had
long been the motto of the Ninth New Hampshire, and
they proposed to enjoy their present advantages to the
utmost while they lasted.
So the days slipped by, ih unvaried, though pleasant,
monotony, and on March 25 the long expected orders
arrived. The six-weeks rest under favorable conditions
had greatly improved the general health of the men, and
they were in far better shape for an active campaign than
when they left Falmouth. It was not without regret that
they left their pleasant camp on the James, yet once on
board the steamer Croton, that was to carry them up the
Chesapeake to Baltimore, three hearty cheers rent the
air as the steamer cast her moorings and the Ninth New
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Baltimore was reached on the afternoon of the 26th,
and having marched across the city, the regiment
boarded the cars. It was nearly dark when the train
started on its way to Harrisburg, and when York was
reached, towards eleven o'clock, a stop of about an hour
was made, while rations and hot coffee were issued to
the men, who had had nothing to eat for thirty-six hours.
The pie and apple girls were out in full force, and the
boys invested their spare change in a liberal supply of
these delectables. When daylight dawned, the train was
passing up the valley of the Susquehanna, and soon
after came t^a stop in the pleasant city of Harrisburg.
Here the train was switched onto the Pennsylvania
Central road, and pushed steadily on for Pittsburg, two
hundred and fifty miles away. At Altoona and Patter
son short stops were made, and hot coffee was served to
the men through the kindly forethought of General
Burnside, who had preceded them on the journey.
The train steamed into the " Iron city" a little before
midnight on the 27th, and the men were glad to " unkink
the knots" by a short march to the city hall, where the
kind-hearted women had prepared a bountiful repast for
the hungry and wearied soldiers. Having done ample
justice to the good things, and given three rousing
cheers for the fair donors, the return march to the station
was made, where, stowing themselves away in con
venient corners, the men devoted the remaining hours of
the night to such sleep as it was possible to obtain.
At an early hour the journey was resumed, this time
over the Ohio Central. The day passed uneventfully,
and the men were too tired and sleepy to pay much
attention to their surroundings. Only one stop was made
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268 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March.
the night. Soon after daylight they were again on the
way, and at three o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday,
March 29, the train came to a standstill in the city of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Only a few minutes were required to clear the cars of
their living freight, and the men needed no urging to
fall into a "double-quick" for the short march to the
Fifth-street market, where a good dinner was waiting
for them. Arms were quickly stacked in the street, and
the men fell to with alacrity after their long fast. This
pleasant duty being satisfactorily accomplished and their
hosts roundly cheered, they started for the ferry, paus
ing as they passed General Burnside's head-quarters to
give him three cheers and a "tiger." The river was
crossed, a train boarded, and about dark the regiment
was on its way to Lexington, Ky., one hundred miles to
the south.

THE BLUE GRASS REGION.
Before the arrival of the troops from the East, the
Confederate forces under General Pegram had been
driven across the Cumberland river by the Union men
under Generals Gillmore and Boyle, and with the arrival
of the two divisions of the Ninth corps there came to the
much-harassed people of Kentucky an assurance of
security from further depredations by their neighbors on
the south. Yet the Northern troops were not received
at first in the most cordial way, for the Kentuckians
were not much acquainted with Yankees and were pre
judiced against them, nor did they care to welcome
Abolitionists to their homes. But the Union troops had

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been sent there to foster patriotism, they were deter
mined that the Kentuckians should be less inclined to
rebellion because the Yankees were in their midst ; and
it did not take the inhabitants a very long time to dis
cover that their preconceived notions of Northern char
acter were at fault.
The Ninth New Hampshire had been the first regiment
of the Ninth corps to enter upon Kentucky soil, and one
of the men liked the climate — or the whiskey — so well
that he was determined not to board the cars at Coving
ton with the rest. In vain the sergeant besought him to
go peaceably, and finally Captain Stone lost his patience.
Seizing the mutinous soldier by the nape of the neck
and the seat of the trousers, he pitched him bodily into
the car.
The forward car was occupied by Benjamin's battery,
and they had managed to smuggle on board a consider
able cargo of Kentucky's choicest production, wherewith
they proposed to regale themselves during the journey.
The New Hampshire boys were n't long in scenting out
the racket, and at every opportunity the canteens were
replenished at "the Spring."
It was late in the afternoon of Monday, the 30th of
March, when the regiment arrived at Lexington. They
marched through the city and encamped on the fair
grounds just beyond. The next day the men set about
building shanties from the liberal supply of boards
afforded by the furnishings of the grounds, and having
contrived to secured straw for beds, thought themselves
very fortunate.
Head-quarters were established in a beautiful house
which had been the home of an officer in the Confederate
service, and Colonel Titus and Adjutant Chandler

270 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
received their visitors and did business in an elegant
parlor decked out with long mirrors, marble-topped
tables, and the like. The regular camp routine was at
once entered upon, the first inspection and dress parade
at Camp Ella Bishop being held on April 1.
The removal from the sterile, worn-out, unhospitable
tobacco lands of Virginia to the fertile, health-giving,
corn- and wheat-fields in the Blue Grass region of Ken
tucky, was like a translation to another ^.sphere. The
sunken eyes grew bright, the sallow cheeks topk on the
glow of returning health, and the weakened and debili
tated systems received new life and vigor. The men
greatly enjoyed their new quarters, but it seemed to be
their fate that fhe^more comfortable the place the shorter
was the stay. Just at dusk on the 7th of April an order
was received moving the camp to Winchester, a small
town about twenty miles distant.
By seven o'clock on the following morning the tents
were struck, and the regiment was once more on the
move. The march was a wearisome one, over the hard
pikes with their attendant clouds of dust, but when Win
chester was reached the regiment was given a pleasant
camping-ground in an old pasture on top of a hill about
two miles out from the town. The hill was well wooded
with large oak and walnut trees, and the boys had gay
times running gray squirrels. As many as fifty or a
hundred soldiers would be after one poor squirrel, and
the one who succeeded in catching the plucky and agile
game, who had no chance to climb a tree and could only
dodge around the feet of its pursuers, was the hero of the
chase, and usually lost no time in converting his prize
into a savory soup.

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The regiment was paid off on the 12th, and the boys
found plenty of chances to invest their spare change.
Provisions were plenty and cheap, but the natives had
little idea of the worth of one article in comparison with
another, as a Yankee would reckon it, and contented
themselves with asking for each as high a figure as they
thought the customer would give, though with utter dis
regard of the relative value. A colored man came into
camp one day with two baskets, — one of baked chickens
and the other of hoe-cakes. " How much do you ask
for your chickens, Uncle?" called out a soldier. "Jess
a quartah, Massa," was the answer, and at that figure
the contents of the first basket were quickly disposed of.
The old darkey, elated at his success, then produced his
hoe-cakes, and was greatly surprised that they found no
purchasers at fifty cents apiece.
Occasionally the boys would save up their coffee and
barter it for provisions. One day when a woman came
into camp to trade, the only coffee on hand was already
burned for grinding, and she refused to take it except at
a discount. In vain the cook tried to convince her that
as she bought by weight it was all in her favor — "he
couldn't stuff that down her craw, for she knowed burnt
coffee was the lightest."
On the 16th orders came for the regiment to be ready
to march at six o'clock that evening to Boonsboro, about
ten miles to the south, in anticipation of a Confederate
raid at that point. It was an all-night march, and when
Boonsboro was reached, then the command was ordered
to push on to Richmond, which lay about twenty miles to
the west from Lexington. Crossing the Kentucky river
at Boonsboro was a matter of time, for the only means
available were several old mud-scows, which called for

272 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,.
considerable skill in paddling to prevent swamping the
ticklish craft. The rest of the journey was through
rather a pleasant part of the country, and Richmond
was reached about noon of the 18th.
Nearly three weeks were spent in this pleasant camp,
and the usual routine obtained. Fast day fell on the 30th
of April, and the troops were mustered to attend divine
service at head-quarters, but were excused from other
duties. Orders were received that afternoon to be ready
to march at daybreak next morning, with three days
rations in haversacks and two of cooked rations on the
teams. The camp presented a lively appearance during
the evening, for the soldiers were making ready for the
morfow, ambulances were conveying away the sick, and
supply trains were bringing in rations. The cooks
worked nearly all night boiling meat, and before dawn
the camp was alive with preparation. Knapsacks were
hastily packed, an unusually early breakfast was eaten,
and then the word was given to "do no more packing
until further orders."
The march did not begin till Sunday, May 3, when a
start was made at seven o'clock in the morning and six
teen miles covered, through a drenching rain, before a
halt was called late in the afternoon and the tents were
pitched at F-aint Lick. When the regiment assembled for
dress parade the next day, three important orders were
promulgated,— one from President Lincoln in regard to a
lieutenant who was discharged on account of expressing
sympathy with the Confederates, one from Colonel Titus
regarding stragglers, and another forbidding gambling.
Near the camp at Paint Lick was a small church,.
which General Nagle used for brigade head-quarters,
and on May 6 the grass-plat in front of this church.

Simeon A. Mason, Co. I.

Charles Lang, Co. I.

Alvin A. Bundy, Co. I.

Edgar F. Wiley, Co. I.

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was the scene of a jolly gathering. Several Kentucky
ladies called on the general, and were royally enter
tained by the brigade commander and his staff. The
bands played national airs, and an orchestra of one lone
violin summoned the merrymakers to the grass-plat for a
hop. The dancing party wras interfered with, however,
by a brisk shower, which drove them into the church for
shelter. The rain-drops were falling thick and fast, and
showed no signs of lessening, so the ambulances were
ordered out, the ladies bestowed therein, and, escorted by
the whole staff, the visiting belles were safely returned to
their homes, while the band boys and the orchestra made
haste to devour "what grub there was left."
May 10 another Sunday march was made to Lancas
ter, some eleven miles away, the regiment arriving in
the early afternoon and pitching their camp in a large,
grassy field. The First brigade was here joined by the
Second, just in time to share in the jollification over the
news that General Dix's forces were occupying Rich
mond, Va., and that communication with Fredericksburg
had been cut off. The next day there was a genuine
sensation in camp, a case of small-pox having developed
among some convalescent soldiers who had joined the
regiment just before going into camp at Lexington.
The man was immediately put in a tent in the woods,
with good nurses who had had the disease, and the com
pany to which he belonged ,was put into camp by itself,
a quarter of a mile distant, under a strong guard. The
whole regiment was vaccinated, and every precaution
taken to ward off the disease. The poor fellow who
first had it died in four days, but there were no further
indications of an outbreak. The vaccine matter worked
so well, and affected the general health of the men so
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274 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
much, that when the brigade moved on the 23d the regi
ment was in no condition to undergo the fatigue of the
march, and so they were left behind, with orders to fol
low in five days.
The march to Crab Orchard was made on the 28th,
but on arriving there it was found that the division had
again been broken up, the Second brigade having moved
on to Stamford, and this was the beginning of the grad
ual disintegration which in the course of time wholly
separated the Ninth New Hampshire from the corps.
Colonel Griffin of the Sixth New Hampshire was now in
command of the First brigade, General Nagle having
resigned the command on account of ill health.
For two or three days part of the regiment was
detailed for picket duty on the main pike between Crab
Orchard and Stamford. One day a sheriff appeared in
the camp, and attempted to arrest a young contraband
who was acting as waiter for Lieutenant Copp. The
little fellow set up the most piteous cries for help, and
the whole camp turned out to the rescue. The sheriff
was a six-foot Kentuckian, and with the help of his half-
grown son was attempting to get the boy off without
making any disturbance. They had come upon him
unawares, and having secured by strategy the revolver
with which the boys had furnished him, evidently
thought they had made sure of their prey.
The darkey, on the other hand, was determined not to
give up without a battle, and was biting, kicking, and
screaming to the full extent of his ability. " O dear !
Don't! Charlie, Charlie, I say, don't let me go!"
By this time the men were swarming out like bees from
an overturned hive, and the Kentuckian saw that his
little game was up. Without much opposition he relin-

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quished his hold upon the boy and gave up the pistol.
Taking this, "Sambo" was very speedily missing, and
probably all the sheriffs in the state could n't have found
him again that day. Seeing that he was not going to be
torn in pieces immediately, the slave-hunter's courage
revived, and he attempted to fall back upon his dignity.
" Hold on, boys ! I am high sheriff of Lincoln county.
I can show you my authority !" he exclaimed, putting one
hand in his pocket for the warrant.
The fact that he was high sheriff of Lincoln county
didn't seem to frighten the crowd materially. "Show
it, and be d  d ! " " Go to h — 1 with it ! " were some
of the replies with which his announcement was greeted.
Just then, somebody sung out " A rail ! " and "A rail ! "
"A rail!" was the response from a hundred voices.
His honor, the high sheriff of Lincoln county, did n't
seem to particularly fancy this idea of a rail, and look
ing very pale and sheepish began to edge off as fast as
possible, his son shedding floods of tears over the pros
pect of seeing his paternal relative treated to a ride on a
fence-pole. At this point the officer of the day appeared, and having
quieted the boys a little, escorted the high sheriff of
Lincoln county to the colonel's tent. The only comfort
which awaited him there was the information that he
had no business in camp without the permission of the
commanding officer, and that had he obtained this, he
must then run his own risk of finding and securing his
runaway property, though he would have been pro
tected from personal violence. This course of action
the colonel, according to the strict letter of the law,
would be obliged to take, but he knew very well, that
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there was small danger of a contraband ever being
discovered. This was by no means the only experience that the
boys had with the slave-hunters. Adjutant Chandler
had a black boy about eighteen years old for a servant,
whose master sought repeatedly to find him in the camp,
but the adjutant kept a close watch and finally got the
boy safely away.
Another time, when Colonel Babbitt was brigade
officer of the day, Lieutenant Perry brought in a
colored man who was not much darker than his white-
blooded brethren were at that time. He had run away
from his master, and wanted to go with the regiment.
The colonel asked him several questions, and then Lieu
tenant Perry took up the ball. " Did n't your master
always use you well ? " "Yes, most always." "Didn't
he give you plenty to eat?" "Always." "You
always had good clothes?" "Massa always gave us
good clothes, plenty to eat and drink, and all that.
Massa always treats us well." "Why," said Perry,
"if that's the case, what in the devil did you want to
run away for?" "Well, Massa," said the slave, "it
you think that's all a man wants in this world, plenty to
eat and drink and good clothes, there's a vacancy down
where I came from." Perry was so mad he wanted to
give the negro a good thrashing, but Colonel Babbitt
told him he thought the negro had answered him well.
It had been intended to use the troops from Newport
News in a movement which Generals Burnside and
Rosecrans were organizing against the Confederates in
East Tennessee, and on June 2 General Burnside left
Cincinnati for Lexington, to take personal command of
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an order awaiting him to send 8,000 men at once to
Vicksburg to re-enforce General Grant, which obliged him
to change his plans. Instead of the trip to East Tennes
see the troops were ordered to be ready to march the
next morning with eight days rations. Reveille was
sounded at two o'clock that morning, and by four o'clock
the men were on the march. Camp Dick Robinson was
reached just at dark, and the next morning the march to
Nicholasville was resumed. That place was reached by
noon, and quite late that afternoon the cars were taken
for Covington.
, No hint of their destination had as yet reached the
rank and file, and many were the speculations indulged
in as to the cause of the sudden change in the general's
plans. At daybreak on Jurie 6 the Ohio river was
crossed, and cars on the Ohio & Mississippi railroad
were taken at Cincinnati. It became evident then that
Vicksburg, eight hundred miles away, was the objective
point. This was a change with a vengeance ; but then,
as Voltaire said about his ornamental trees when a friend
remarked that they grew rapidly, "That is what they
are here for."
At noon a short stop was made at Seymour, Ind., and
Vincennes was reached at dark. An all-day ride in a
freight car, packed in like sheep, roused a hearty appre
ciation of the good bread and coffee that was furnished
them here by the citizens. The Wabash was crossed,
they were in Illinois, and all night long, through the
darkness and gloom of a heavy rain, the cars rattled on
towards Cairo, which was reached on Sunday, June 7,
at candle-light. The regiment was marched to a low
plain just north of the city, through oceans of sticky mud
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boots. Here they were ordered to make themselves
"comfortable" during the night.
Such a feat would have been an impossibility to a
civilian, but a soldier is bound to obey orders ; ergo,
when told to be comfortable, he straightway is com
fortable. But in this particular instance, the men, though
comfortable, were not quiet, and either because of their
just complaints, or because some one feared they would
be lost in the mud, they were again ordered to fall in,
and were marched to the depot in the city, where the
remainder of the night was passed in dry quarters.
During the afternoon of June 8 the regiment boarded
the transport Armada, and the following morning was
steaming down the Mississippi.

Quartermaster Moses tells a story of a negro who
came to him the night that was spent at Camp Dick
Robinson, and who shared the fortunes of the regiment
until they returned to Kentucky again, as follows :
THE STORY OF THE BOY ISAAC.
I was told that there was a colored boy who wanted to
see me. He was about five feet ten in height, and had
very good features, except that he had the flattest nose I
ever saw. He said he was owned by a man named
Bias, who was trying to turn all his property into
cash, so that he could, get out of the country. The boy
said he was afraid his master was going to sell him to a
man who had occasionally hired him. He seemed to be
very much troubled, and said, "I can't suit that man
nohow, and still he is going to buy me ; and I do n't
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and I want to go with you." " Well," said I, "there has
been a great uproar here several times about your unfor
tunate race, and I declare I don't know what to do with
you." The wagons were ranged along in a row, and I was
walking back and forth by them, and he was following
along. Pointing to a convenient hole in one of the
wagons, I said, " Do you suppose a man of your size
could crawl into a hole of that size?" I turned right
away, and I did n't see that colored boy after that until
we got to Nicholasville, and then he chanced to be in
the first wagon that was unloaded. It so happened that
one of the cars had been in a collision, and had one
corner stove in. I saw in a minute that this would make
a breathing-place for the fellow, and in a trice we had
him in the car, and had a barricade of hard-tack boxes
built up around him. This was the last of him until
Covington was reached.
We were busy loading the stuff onto wagons, in order
to get it across the ferry, when one of the men said,
" Quartermaster, I 'm afraid you'll lose your negro now,
because we're getting out of Kenfucky." "Jeff," said I,
"you want to keep in mind that this is a Virginia negro."
I then had Isaac take an old horse by the bridle, and
told him to go on and keep twitching the bridle, and
not mind what I said.
He obeyed implicitly, and as we went along to the
ferry I kept saying, " O you black rascal, you Virginia
darkey, if I ever get you across this river I '11 pay you up !"
There was a Kentucky lieutenant there at the ferry, and
he called out, "What have you got there?" Said I,
" He 's a Virginia negro that I've been bringing up here,
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sippi I'll kill him. I've been feeding him for months,
and have n't got one hour's good service out of him. 0
you black rascal, go along with you ! " I kept that up,
and fairly beguiled the Kentucky lieutenant until we had
crossed the river.
He went down with me to Mississippi, and proved to
be true and reliable. Zimmerman wanted him, and said
he would give him a dollar a day. I told Isaac of the
offer, and that I couldn't afford to pay him that, but he
said he did n't want to go, and clung to me. He stayed
by us until we got to Cincinnati, on our way back to
Kentucky in the latter part of August. When it came to
crossing the river, he came to me and said, " I have got
to bid you good-by," "Why, how is that?" said I.
" You are going over there in Kentuck," said he,
" where they hold my race slaves. I 've got my freedom
now, but over there I lose it, and I can't give it up ! " I
told him to stay around there, and I would come back
as soon as I could ; but we went farther down, and that
was the last I ever knew of him.

A sad incident of the journey to Cairo was the burst
ing of a locomotive at Nicholasville, George K. Gage of
Company K being killed outright, and N. B. Chamber
lain of Company I seriously injured. The story of
Chamberlain's experience. is told by himself:
"We had started to go to Vicksburg, and some of us
were detailed to guard the baggage at Nicholasville. I
was in the freight car, with one or two others, after we
had got the baggage loaded and were ready to go. The
engine had been backed up to the car, and left there,
and all at once it blew up. The engineer and fireman

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had left the engine, and so they didn't get hurt at all.
I don't remember anything after the explosion till I found
somebody was trying to poke my eyes open. It was a
doctor from the corps head-quarters — I do n't know what
his name was, — and he was looking at my eyes, and
poking them open to see if they were gone or not. The
explosion blew off all my hair, and shut my eyes so that
I didn't see anything for three weeks. I bear the marks
of the scalding on my arms, breast, and legs now. I
was in the Main-street hospital at Covington until the
regiment came back from Vicksburg, and then I joined
them, and we went down to Paris, Ky."

CHAPTER IX.
The Mississippi Campaign.
It was on a dismal, rainy day that the Ninth New
Hampshire started on that fatal journey down the Mis
sissippi on the steamer Armada. A few of the com
panies were quartered on the lower deck, along with the
heavy freight, horses, engines, and coal ; but even these
surroundings were preferable to the hurricane deck,
where the remaining companies faced the storm unshel
tered. There was almost unbroken monotony in the
scenery, as the steamer glided swiftly through the yel
low water, the low banks being covered, except at rare
intervals, with dense forests of Cottonwood, and most of
the men preferred to pass the time in sleep. During the
day the regiment was paid off for the month of April.
As it grew dark the boat was anchored near the shore,
the channel being too narrow for safe navigation except
by daylight.
The next day was clear and bright, and the boat
arrived at Memphis a little after noon. As they were to
await the arrival of the remainder of the Ninth corps at
this point, the troops were allowed to go ashore. Ripe
blackberries, new apples, and other good things were in
the market, and the treat of fresh fruit was greatly
enjoyed. By night nearly all the corps had arrived,
and for a long distance the shore was crowded with
boats and packets loaded with men, horses, and muni
tions of war.
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from Memphis. There were fifteen large river boats,
escorted by three gunboats, and all these were heavily
laden with troops and supplies for the army at Vicks
burg. Below Memphis the river is very crooked, and it
happened quite often that those in the rear boats could
look across the land and see the foremost boats moving
in an exactly opposite direction, though all were going
down river. A stop of an hour or so was made at noon,
at Helena, Ark., where contraband troops were busily
at work throwing up fortifications. About five thousand
Western soldiers were garrisoned here, under command
of General Ross. The fleet anchored for the night near
the mouth of the Arkansas river.
Just before the fleet reached Columbia the next fore
noon, a party of bushwhackers sent a few stray shots
among the boats, fortunately doing no injury. A gentle
reminder from a six-pounder was' sufficient warning to
prevent any further attempt at mischief, and at Colum
bia several gunboats joined the fleet and escorted it dur
ing the passage of the region infested by guerrillas.
The country was more open along this part of the
river, and plantations lined the banks on either side.
In the centre of large cotton- and sugar-fields, and sur
rounded usually by a cluster of shade trees, stood the
palatial home of the planter. A little in the rear could
be seen the hovels of the negroes, frequently less com
fortable than Northern stables, and appearing all the
more wretched from their contrast with the owner's
mansion. Near by were the sugar mills or cotton
storehouses, and the gang of field hands kept at their
tasks by the lash of the overseer was all that was want
ing to complete the picture.
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perfect June day, and a most beautiful panorama pre
sented itself to the view. The air was soft and balmy,
and gently stirred by a deliriously cool breeze ; the
sharp prows of the boats cleft the yellow waters with a
soothing ripple ; the setting sun was playing the artist
with wonderful success — the light of departing day his
pencils, the cloudless sky his canvas ; the river, with
slackening current and widened channel, went rolling
on towards its ocean home with a majesty and grandeur
commensurate to its lofty title of Father of Waters; the
banks were crowned with forests of seemingly tropical
luxuriance and plantations of unrivalled fertility, which
the mellow light softened into a scene of almost celestial
beauty ; while, like things of life, the steamers in
extended line glided along the bosom of the mighty
stream, their white walls relieved by the dark masses of
soldier}'- on the decks, their flags rising and falling in
the gentle breeze, and their lofty smoke-stacks belching
huge wreaths of gas and vapor in grotesque defiance
against the serene heavens. It was nearly midnight, so
clear was the twilight, ere the boats came to anchor
near a negro camp at Milliken's Bend.
At daybreak on Sunday, June 14, the fleet was again
under way, and at twenty minutes before seven the city
of Vicksburg was in sight. The troops disembarked at
Young's Point, La., on the opposite shore from the
besieged city, and having crossed the levee, pitched
their tents on an old camp-ground about a quarter of a
mile from the river. Close by the landing was a large
contraband camp, and the men were greatly inter
ested in watching the novel and even ludicrous scenes
that were constantly being enacted before them. The
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nakedness, but the variety of apparel was. both fearful
and wonderful. In their departure from the house of
bondage they had not forgotten to spoil the Egyptians,
and to " borrow " everything left behind by the master
and mistress in their hasty flight.
Here was an old patriarch with bare splay feet, the
remnants of a pair of plantation trousers, an embroi
dered vest, which also did duty as shirt and coat, and
a brimless straw hat. His companion was a buxom
" mammy," who had endeavored to deck herself out
in a gay silk gown that had once graced a belle of
somewhat more slender proportions. And the remain- 1
der of the company, when they were arrayed at all,
were fully as kaleidoscopic in their decorations. Their
only shelter from the rain and sun was a few old rem
nants of tents and some brush booths. Yet they were
by no means unhappy ; on the contrary, it was their
ideal of freedom — plenty of army rations, and no over
seer with his cruel lash to drive them to work. They
had learned their first lesson in politics — to "go in for
the old flag and appropriations."
But these poor human chattels, who knew no other
value of themselves save that reckoned in dollars and
cents, whose greatest luxury hitherto had been an occa
sional holiday, — not one in seven, but one or more at
Christmas-time — of both sexes, all complexions and
shades of color, and of all ages, were a strange, sad
sight for Northern eyes to look upon ; while many of
their customs, in which the solemn and the grotesque
were curiously blended, were alternately provocative of
tears and laughter, and exceedingly touching in that
they betrayed the extreme ignorance and simplicity of
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One day funeral services, conducted in regular plan
tation style, were held over two little children. The
coffins — old boxes which had formerly contained army
rations — were borne to the graves by aged, almost tot
tering, negroes, and behind them trailed the mourners
in their piebald finery. One of the rude coffins was
lowered into the tiny grave, and then a hymn was
" deaconed out" and sung by the mourners -and
friends. It was a good old "Methody" hymn, and
the preacher pretended to read it from a book, but
his additions to the original text would hardly have
been appreciated by the author.
While the mourners were arranged in a circle around
the grave, a young colored woman who was doing some
washing near by was attracted by the singing, and tak
ing her soap in her hand, she joined the ring and in the
singing. In her growing interest in this she forgot her
soap, and it slipped from her hand onto the ground.
Another woman, singing lustily on the other side, saw
it fall, slipped out of the circle, went slyly around,
picked up the soap, hid it in her dress, and was soon
back in her place, singing even more lustily than be
fore. All knelt during the emotional prayer which followed,
and in this the soldiers and their wives and little ones
were quaintly, yet pathetically, remembered. Another
hymn was sung, and then came a characteristic "dis
course," in the midst of which the preacher, finding
the sun was a little too strong on his unprotected head,
improvised a covering by folding together the sides of a
crownless, broad-brimmed hat and laying it flatwise on
his head. The filling of the grave was next in order,
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handfuls of dirt, a plaintive chanting accompanying
the ceremony. The other little form was laid to rest
with equal respect, but in the rush back to camp which
ensued, the mourners were lost to sight.
June 16 the regiment took transports up the Yazoo,
landed at Haines's Bluff late in the afternoon, and the
next morning marched two or three miles to Milldale.
At Haines's Bluff were seen the immense fortifications
which Grant tried in vain to cross from the front, but
from which the enemy were quickly driven when he
came into their rear from the south. Here, too, were
scores of steamboats and transports, tied up under the
bank of the Yazoo, showing that Grant was still careful
about his rear and means of escape, though maintaining
so bold a front at Vicksburg.
The regiment remained in the camp at Milldale about
a week, and then made an advance of three or four
miles towards the Big Black. July 1 they were ordered
to the road running through Grant's right centre to
Vicksburg, to assist in building fortifications. Three
days later they were again on the march, in the direc
tion of the Big Black. The river was crossed July 7,
and the night was spent on the river-bank, in the midst
of a blinding storm. The next afternoon they joined the
supply trains, and having drawn rations again pushed
on till night, when they bivouacked on a large planta
tion about four miles from Jackson.
Early on the morning of July 12, part of the regiment
was ordered out on the skirmish line, and were set to
work digging rifle-pits not far from the enemy's pickets.
On the nights of July 15 and 16 the whole regiment was
ordered out and held as reserves. On the 17th it was
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288 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
enemy, and by the 20th the return march to the Big
Black was taken up.
Forty miles were covered in this and the following
day's march, and the men were ready to drop when a
halt was finally made, in the vicinity, of the river, late in
the night of the 21st. So weary were they, that without
stopping for coffee or food of any sort they, fell on the
ground where they were and slept the sleep of utter
exhaustion. The river was crossed late in the afternoon
of the following day, and after a march often miles the
regiment bivouacked for the night. The old camp
ground at Milldale was reached early in the forenoon of
the 23d.
No man who participated in it will ever forget the
agonies and sufferings endured on that terrible march,
and will welcome the faithful and by no means over
drawn description of it which finds a place here through
the kindness of Sergeant Gilmore of Company I :
RECENT OPERATIONS OF THE NINTH ARMY CORPS.
[Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press.}
Milldale, Miss., July 24, 1863.
The Ninth Army corps has found a resting-place at
its old camp, after twenty-six days of unusual hardship.
Officers and men have been without a change of cloth
ing during all that time ; that, with the dust and heat
and want of water, made it almost intolerable. I have
seen men and mules and horses rush frantically to the
pond, all plunge in, and drink indiscriminately. We
longed for the pure streams of Pennsylvania, and thought
of waters we would there never think of drinking, which
we would now consider a luxury. Saturday, the first

Minot R. Phillips, Co. I.

J. Frank Poster, Co. I.

Corp. Albert R. Wheeler, Co. I.

Joseph W. Pierce, Co. I.

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day of the fight, there was quite a number of the troops
that were going into position that suffered from sun
stroke, especially of the Thirty-fifth Massachusetts and
Eleventh New Hampshire.
We received orders to move, on our return from Jack
son, at four o'clock on Sunday, the 19th ; but as the
First division, under General Welch, had been up the
railroad, towards Memphis, some eleven miles, destroy
ing it, and had just returned about that time, at his
request the march was deferred until morning, as General
Parke desired the whole corps to move together.
The next morning the whole corps moved about five
o'clock. The roads were deep with mud, the sun
intensely hot, and water scarce, yet we were pushed
on with terrible, relentless earnestness, until we had
made about twelve miles by ten o'clock. We rested
until about four o'clock in the afternoon, when we took
the road towards Brownsville, marching until eleven
o'clock at night, and having made twenty-two miles
during the day. The Second division coming into camp
at that time, there was no one to show where water was
to be got, and the tired men, after hunting around in the
dark for some time, went to bed, wet with sweat, and
without coffee. The evening was very pleasant, and
this road, not having been travelled so much, was easy
going, but we were so much crippled by the morning's
work that it was little else than torture. The next morn
ing we were roused between three and four o'clock.
Some few had been able to find water, but, without hav
ing time to make coffee, were urged on with empty,
turning stomachs, and dry, parched throats, the Second
division taking the lead. Four miles brought us to
Brownsville, a village of a dozen houses. Along the

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road were fine orchards of unripe peaches, and fields
of watermelons and citrons scarcely ripe, which were
snatched and devoured as the men went along. Water
melons, anyways near ripe, were delicious to their thirsty
throats. So they dragged themselves along until ten
o'clock, making ten or twelve miles.
On the way up to Jackson, each company seized a
mule or horse, and used it for a water-carrier. The
canteens were strung together over its back, and
would be trotted off to some well or pond to be filled.
This was an admirable arrangement ; but to support
such marching took more than ordinary strength, and
water was not sufficient to renovate bodies that wanted
food and the usual stimulant of coffee. Along with us
the butchers drove a large herd of cattle, of all ages,
sexes, sizes, and conditions, which were butchered as
occasion offered ; but men would have given a whole
beef for a side of bacon. There was scarcely salt
enough to make it fit for the palate, and, driven along
steadily all day without water, their meat was as dry
and sapless as the men themselves. The order of march
was, ordinarily, to march until ten o'clock, rest, and
resume the march at four o'clock in the afternoon. This
day the order was changed, and we started at three
o'clock. The road lay through a long stretch of hilly
country, bare and open. The sun poured down its
fiercest rays, and we marched an hour without rest at
the outstart. Men fell out by the scores ; numbers fell
down with sunstroke, — in some instances dying immedi
ately, others giving the most curious exhibitions of mad
ness, snapping and biting like dogs, kicking like horses,
and taking three or four men to keep them in the wagons
or ambulances. Regiments retained but a skeleton of

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their organizations, and the roads were full of stragglers
from them all.
Regiments that had campaigned in North Carolina
and Virginia, South Carolina and Maryland, were
demoralized. Men never known tos have failed in the
hardest trials had to give way here, many with a shame
and mortification that was painful to witness, and which
none but an old soldier with the soldier's pride can
appreciate, and which, when once done, like the yield
ing to the first temptation in crime, leads to ruin. The
night of the second day we came within two miles of
the Big Black, near, I think, Messenger's Ford — at any
rate it is now called Sherman's bridge, and the way to
it lies through miles and miles of corn-fields on either
side of the river. Here were springs of delicious water.
Oh, what a luxury ! Here we laid by until the next
day at four o'clock, beneath the shades of these mag
nificent magnolias and wide-spreading beech.
When we came to the Big Black a most furious rain
came down — so sudden it seemed like throwing a bucket
of water on you. Then the dusty roads became tough
as mortar-beds, and it was easiest to pull off the shoes
and go it barefoot — as many men and officers did. Thus
we plod on until eleven, coming within a mile or less of
our camp which we left on the 4th of July, and laid
down in the mud to snatch the few brief moments of
rest the chills and the vermin and the red ants would
give you ; blest if you have not the toothache, aching
bones, skinned and blistered feet, and galled legs, the
latter the intensest torture of marching in a hot climate.
It was like reaching home to get to our camp, undis
turbed as it had been since we left, to have a bath, and
fling our dirty, rotten clothes away.

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After a two weeks stay at this point marching orders
were received, and the regiment again boarded a river
boat and started down the Yazoo river. The next two
weeks were full of never-to-be-forgotten horror. The
boat was over-crowded, and with the hot sun and
drenching rain alternately beating down on the .unpro
tected men, disease and death made heavy inroads on
their number before the journey up the Mississippi was
finished. The boat arrived at Cairo, 111., August 16, and the
next night, closely packed in freight cars, the regiment
started for Cincinnati, which was reached about noon on
the 20th. Those who were able — and they were few
indeed — marched through the city, and crossing to the
Kentucky side of the river, went into camp. Orders to
move came on the 22d, and on the following day the
able-bodied marched to the depot, and the sick, who
outnumbered the well, were carried in ambulances.
Once more they were packed into the hot, close cars,
and having journeyed as far as Nicholasville, gladly
disembarked and went into quarters.
The regiment rested at Nicholasville until September
9, when, head-quarters having been established at Paris,
the sick were removed to the temporary hospital, and
those who were able to do duty were stationed in block
houses along the line of the Kentucky Central railroad
to serve as guards. It was fortunate for the men that
only this light duty was required of them, for it is hard
to conceive of the pitable condition to which the regi
ment had been reduced by disease and death.
At the formal inspection of the regiment about the
middle of October, the inspector-general made a return
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Think what this statement means ! Only fourteen
months since the regiment left Concord with a thou
sand men in the ranks, and now less than a hundred
are available for action. One can scarcely realize the
terrible sufferings endured by these men from the time
they left Kentucky in the early summer until their
return in the autumn. The outlines of their journey-
ings have been briefly sketched, but the few diaries
that were kept during that fatal campaign tell a story
that is only too realistic in its detail.

VICKSBURG, JACKSON, AND BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY.
All the long hours of Sunday, June 14, — the first day
in Louisiana — the men listened to the low, thunderous
booming of the distant mortars, and when darkness set
tled down upon them could still trace the path of each
messenger of destruction from the mortar's mouth to the
place of bursting by the line of fire issuing from the
burning fuse. Soon after daybreak on the 15th the
regiment was ordered across, by the new corduroy
road, to the south side of Young's Point, and there
stacked arms and lay waiting to be taken over the
river, a part of the division having been transported
and landed below the city. About two in the after
noon word was received for the regiment to remain
where it was during the night, but as the ground
thereabouts was very marshy, and promised abundant
occupation in the killing of the black snakes that every
where abounded, the men were not sorry when a later
order sent them back to the morning's camp.
For some reason the plan of operations was changed
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the steamer Armenia, and started up the Yazoo river.
The channel of the river was deep and narrow, and the
sluggish stream, black and filthy from decaying vege
table matter, richly deserved its name of " Poison
Water." The weather was hot and sultry, and the
only protection from the burning sun in the middle of
the day was by lying on the deck under a bit of canvas.
Late in the afternoon a heavy shower came on, and when
the boat arrived at Snyder's Bluff it was thought best
not to attempt the landing of the troops that night.
When, soon after dawn, they did disembark, it was to
find the mud six inches deep on shore. Breakfast was
eaten near the landing, and then the regiment moved
back about two miles, to the vicinity of Milldale.
The country about them, though destitute of high
hills, was very uneven, being cut up in every direc
tion by ravines worn out in the soft soil by the action
of the water. The vegetation was rank and dense,
the ground being covered for the most part either with
forests or a thick jungle of cane-brakes and bushes.
The camp was on a little knoll close by the bed of a
small stream, but the water was both warm and tainted,
while that from the near-by springs was strongly impreg
nated with sulphur. The camp-ground had previously
been occupied by both Confederate and Union troops,
and was not in the most cleanly condition imaginable,
but the regiment's experience of Falmouth mud had
taught them something of camp architecture, and as
they set to work with a will the camp soon presented a
comfortable appearance.
This position was about ten miles up the Yazoo river,
and nearly the same distance in the rear of Vicksburg.
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May, and was strongly fortified with rifle-pits and forts
for mounting siege guns. Joe Johnston's army, which
now had its head-quarters at Jackson, must pierce this
line of works before it could attack Grant's army in the
rear, with the hope of succoring Pemberton, shut up in
the besieged city. For a month he had been hemmed
in, and as Grant's army held the river both above and
below the town, and every avenue of escape was guarded
by fixed batteries and gunboats, the prospect was certain
of a speedy and unconditional fall of the city without
any active offensive operations.
Heavy cannonading from the batteries along the river
could be heard at all hours. These guns were capable
of throwing hundred-pound shells, and the explosion of
such huge missiles over the doomed city was terrible in
its effectiveness, while the women and children remained
in the cellars of the houses, not daring to risk their lives
in any more exposed position. Add to this constant
danger the insufficient supply of food now remaining in
the city, and it will be seen that it was only a question
of time when the end must come.
For several days now the Ninth New Hampshire was
kept busily at work strengthening the defences and doing
picket duty, but at five o'clock in the afternoon of the
22d orders were received to be ready to march in an
hour with three days rations. It was only a little past
the hour when the start was made, and after marching
about five miles the regiment bivouacked for the night
in a sandy field. The march towards the Big Black
was continued the next morning without stopping to
make coffee, for the weather was exceedingly warm,
and short marches and long halts were the rule in the
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across some trees which had been felled in such a man
ner as to make the road practically impassable, while
a little farther on a bridge was found to be partially
destroyed. The pioneer corps were left behind to clear
the way for the batteries, and the remaining troops
pushed on until noon, and then bivouacked for the
night. Reveille was sounded at dawn, and the men pro
ceeded as fast as was possible over the uneven road.
When eight miles had been covered all baggage was
left behind under guard, and a close reconnoissance
was begun, for they were now nearing the enemy's
outposts. They had not gone very far before several
Confederate scouts were seen, and the order to return
was at once given. The place where the baggage had
been left was soon reached, and the troops quickly
made their way back to the camp where they had spent
the night, only stopping now and then to impede in
their turn any attempted advance of the Confederate
forces. It was nearly midnight when they reached
camp, and the men were greatly fatigued, but it con
soled them somewhat when they learned later on that
they had just missed running onto a large force of Con
federate cavalry. This was one of the severest marches
and day's work in the history of the regiment. The
day had been extremely hot, the men were utterly
exhausted, and as they turned into the old camp at
that late hour, Colonel Titus's voice was most welcome
as he said, — " Take care of yourselves as well as you
can, boys. God bless you !"
Camp was changed two or three times during the
next ten days, and the men were alternately employed
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the fortifications everything available was made use of,
whether it belonged to friend or foe. Sometimes the
planter would try to beg off when the wagons would
come for the cotton, claiming that he was a Union man,
but the bales would be tumbled in just the same. One
old fellow who had lost his cotton as well as nearly
everything eatable on the place, came to Colonel Titus,
and with tears in his eyes told him that he had only a
little corn left, and that the soldiers were taking that.
The colonel told him to put his corn in the house, and
he would guarantee that no one should molest it. So
the man saved his corn if he did n't his bacon. Black
berries were plenty everywhere, and enough for all.
They were the largest and most luscious ever seen, and
were eaten in great quantities by the men, for they
were a most welcome relief from hard-tack and bacon.
The weather was terribly hot, and it was tedious
waiting, but the hope of a bloodless victory kept the
men in good spirits. On the evening of July 3 it was
rumored about the camp that Pemberton was to surren
der Vicksburg on the National holiday, and a despatch
tt General Griffin, early in the morning of the 4th, noti
fied him that the surrender would be made at nine
o'clock, and that he was to hold his brigade in readiness
to \narch at a moment's notice. The brigade did not
enter the city, but a letter of Adjutant Chandler's shows
how\he and a few others managed to be "in at the
death"

" BVfore daylight on the morning of the 4th, Lieu-
tenant-fcolonel Babbitt, Captains Blaisdell and Alexan
der, ani I started from camp for Vicksburg. When we
reachedbur outer works we found a flag of truce flying,
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tions which might result in the capitulation of the place.
This was about 7 a. m. The fact grew more and more
apparent that something was going to happen, and we
spent an hour examining our extensive earthworks
(now, however, of little interest to us), and also visited
the Eighth Illinois, where we learned that the surrender
was decided upon, and that Logan's division of McPher-
son's corps would enter the city at about ten o'clock.
"We attached ourselves to the staff of that regiment,
and had the high honor and extreme happiness of enter
ing Vicksburg with the first brigade which passed in.
You may depend upon this, that it was indeed a glorious
Fourth for us. We went in with the bands playing
' Star Spangled Banner,' and the drums and fifes play
ing ' Yankee Doodle ' and ' Dixie,' with all the Secesh
looking at us with a stupid stare. We spent five or six
hours in the city, watered our horses in the Mississippi
river in the centre of the town, and strolled around at
our leisure. The Stars and Stripes have fluttered over
the court-house since that time, and our victory ii
complete. "Near 20,000 rebels I saw stack their arms outside
their works and march off. We have near 30,000 pris
oners, 40,000 stand of small arms, and over 100 pieces
of artillery. Their river batteries comprise tweity-
seven large siege guns. You may suppose our h.ppi-
ness was complete, and here comes the other side «f our
experience. We got back to our camp, more deal than
alive from heat and fatigue, at eleven o'clock tha night
— only to find that our regiment had moved that day in
the direction of Jackson. We started at dajiight in
pursuit. Came up about noon, and kept on with the
regiment."

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July 4 orders were received to be ready to march at
noon. Through clouds of suffocating dust, and under a
scorching sun, the march to the Big Black river was
made, and several of the men fell by the way from sun
stroke. On reaching the river it was found that a tem
porary bridge had been thrown across, and the infantry
rested while the battery of twenty-pound guns was slowly
and carefully drawn over the frail structure. The bridge
was a weak affair at best, and just as the last caissons
were Crossing the whole thing toppled over into the
deep, muddy stream.
The pioneer corps was at once set to work building a
raft, and as it was now nearly sundown the men were
ordered to get what sleep they could in the mean time.
The halt had been made in a large corn-field, and after
making coffee the men prepared for a comfortable nap.
Some lay down between the corn rows upon the ground ;
some of the more fastidious improvised corn-stalk mat
tresses ; and a few, who wanted a good, cool sleep,
stripped off their clothes and used them for a bed.
Scarcely had the sun set when huge, black clouds
began to mount up the western sky, soon overspreading
the whole heavens, and a deluging thunder-shower
began. The almost incessant flashes of lightning were
of chalky whiteness, the thunder rolled and crashed,
and the rain literally poured down in torrents. The
sleepers awoke to find themselves floating in bath-tubs
between the corn rows, and those who had removed their
clothing had the pleasure of a shower-bath while making
their toilet. Some tried to brave it out-, but one after
another they came to a vertical position — the most con
venient for shedding water — and thus remained awaiting
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either foot out of the yielding paste into which it was
rapidly sinking, only to set it in a new and not more
stable footing and repeat the operation with the other.
About midnight the raft was reported to be ready, and
the men made their way to the river through a perfect
slough of mud, with every particle of clothing and lug-
' gage drenched and dripping and the storm still continu
ing in all its fury. The raft, intended for twenty, was
found on trial to be capable of carrying only seven or
eight. Large fires of rails were built on both sides of
the river, and threw their weird glare over the turbid,
swollen stream. A party of men stood on either shore,
and with a rope attached to each end of the raft pulled
it forward and backward once in about five minutes,
while the thunder and lightning, rain and darkness, the
pitchy blackness of the river, and. the dead horses
anchored to the fallen caissons and just visible as they
rose and fell with the surging water, combined to form a
ghostly scene which few of those who beheld it will ever
forget. The opposite bank of the river was high and
steep, the clay as yielding as lard, and by the time the
men in their drenched garments had clawed and crawled
their way to the top they seemed verily to have " come
up from wallowing in the mire."
Once across the river blankets and clothing were
quickly dried at the blazing fires, coffee was made, a
pig was shot and roasted, and at six o'clock the march
was renewed. The first part of the route was through
muddy bottom lands, and with parboiled feet and soaked
shoes it was both hard and heavy marching. Coming
down the Mississippi the soldiers had watched the men
heaving the deep-sea lead and calling out "Twain
two — twain four — no bottom," and once that forenoon, as

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they waded through a stream running across the road,
some one sung out "Twain two — twain four — no
bottom," and it went along the whole line of the regi
ment. Towards noon higher ground was reached, and
the way was less difficult. The shower of the previous
night proved to be a blessing in one respect, for no
water could be obtained except that dipped from the
pools by the roadside ; it was very roily — perfectly yel
low, in fact, — but in the absence of better could be
swallowed. During the forenoon the mansion of Joe Davis, brother
of Jefferson Davis, was passed. It had been set on fire
by the cavalry, and was in full blaze. Near where the
regiment halted at noon some of the men found the
library of Jeff Davis hidden in the attic of an old log
house, and among other things one man secured a gold-
headed cane presented to Davis by President Pierce
when the former was secretary of war. Here they
rested and dried their clothing till nearly four in the
afternoon, and then moved on a few miles and encamped
near a church. The seats were movable benches, and
the men brought them out and slept on " bedsteads" that
night. Only -dry rations — hard-tack, sugar, and
coffee — and fresh beef were available on the march, and
the meat — as the cattle were killed after being driven all
day, and were cooked as soon as bled, for the next
morning's breakfast, was productive of sudden attacks
of cholera and the like.
The march was continued on the 6th, again under the
burning sun, until so many fell to the ground from
exhaustion that a halt was ordered and coffee was made.
When the brigade was ready to move the Ninth was sent
in advance to prevent house-burning. It was late at

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night when the regiment turned into some woods beside
the road and bivouacked. So entirely worn out were the
men that most of them lay down without pitching a tent
or even spreading a blanket. It was only a brief inter
val before the reveille sounded, and after a hasty and
scanty breakfast the regiment advanced three or four
miles and halted near the supply train. Rations were
drawn, coffee made, and then on again until night, when
guns were loaded and the men slept on their arms.
The four days march had brought them to the vicinity
of Jackson, where the enemy were strongly entrenched.
The. first day they lay still, but on the second were sent
to the front at daylight as skirmishers. Slowly the hours
wore away, and when night came on the pitchy darkness
in the thick woods was beyond conception. The Ninth
held the front, but it was so dark that not even the sky
could be seen, and no man's heart was so strong that it
did not throb a little faster at the thought of the invisible
foe. About midnight a scouting party attempted to break
through the lines, and made a most desperately bold
push. They fired several times, and then rushed upon
the pickets with bayonets and clubbed muskets. One
man was run through while on his post, and instantly
killed ; another was stabbed and taken prisoner, but man
aged to escape and crawl back to the Union lines. The
reserves turned out, but in the darkness friend and foe
were alike indistinguishable, and they could only wait
anxiously for daylight. When at last the day dawned it
was found that only two men had been wounded and one
killed, and the line was unbroken. Captain Alexander
of Company I, which guarded the left of the line, had
been shot in the hip, and died ten days later. As soon

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as the regiment was relieved it was ordered to the rear
to rest. In regard to the sad affair of the accidental
wounding of Captain Alexander, Sergt. N. T. Dutton
writes as follows :
"Captain Alexander was officer of the picket line, the
orders to which were to fire without challenging. In
the extreme pitchy darkness, the captain, in making his
rounds, went outside the line and approached it from the
front. The pickets heard his steps and fired. He called
out to them his name, but they continued to be wary
of the enemy ; thought it was a' rebel who had somehow
caught his name and was using it to get near the line, so
fired again, and fatally wounded the man they loved
most and for whom any man of them would willingly
have given his life. Captain Alexander was much
beloved by all, was one of the best officers in the regi
ment, and his untimely death saddened every heart."
The night was a terrible one for all. The intense
blackness of the darkness no words can describe ; the
dread of the unseen foe in front was greatly increased by
it ; the man who was bayoneted on his post probably
knew not that his foe was near him until he felt the
bayonet thrust through his body, and uttered a shriek
that resounded through the dark and silent woods with
an awful sound and filled every mind with terror. All
were glad when the morning light came.
That morning Johnston evacuated the city. His artill
ery opened furiously in the early morning, and the pick
ets were sharper than usual in their fire, but it was all a
cover for the fleeing host. The Union forces were not
long in taking possession of the city, and what the Con
federates had spared soon littered the streets, though it

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was too soon after the capture of Vicksburg for the men
to have much zest in the spoiling. One fellow, however,
got more than he wanted. Corporal J. S. Stewart
("Tappy") of Company E, with others, was roaming
about the city to see or find something of interest, when
a magazine exploded under or near him and tossed him
into the air. His hair, eyebrows, and beard were singed
off, and he was burned quite badly. "Tappy" was
always a cheerful soul, wont to look on the bright side of
things, and in an ambulance on the way back, with ban
daged eyes and blistered face and hands, was chuckling
over his comrades in the fact that he could ride while
they had to "peg" it.
No effort was made to hold the city after the railroads
running north and south had been effectually destroyed,
and the troops were soon ordered back to the first camp
they had occupied on the Yazoo river. The Mississippi
was fairly open, and with Vicksburg as a depot for sup
plies the Union forces could afford to keep quiet while.
the hot weather lasted. On the way back the regiment
passed another night in the corn-field by the Big Black,
and were again routed out at midnight, but this time the
affair had a comical side. The men were greatly
fatigued, and after a hearty supper of roast corn Every
body was ready for a good night's rest. The camp had
been quiet for some time, when suddenly from the rear
of the brigade there came an unearthly yell, just like the
one the man who was bayoneted had given a few nights
before, which was quickly followed by a series of shouts
and outcries all along the line. The men were on their
feet in an instant, and the officers gave the command to
fall in, for the first thought was that the enemy had come
upon them unawares ; but here is where the fun came in.

Corp. Minot Ellis, Co. I.

John E. Ellis, Co. I.

William W. Ross, Co. I.

James C Whittle, Co. I.

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The man who gave the first alarm had been awakened
by something stepping on him, but the horse which he
thought he saw turned out to be nothing more formida
ble than a big black pig, who, more frightened by the
uproar than the man was, scampered down the lines,
upsetting gun-stacks and rousing the weary sleepers in
•every direction. So much for the general scene, but
Captain Copp is responsible for the following side-light :
"For the first time in a month I thought it safe to take
my clothes off for the night, and rolling myself nicely up
in a blanket on a pile of corn-stalks, I was soon sound
asleep. The alarm found me minus everything but a
shirt, but without waiting to clothe myself I grabbed my
sword and revolver and sprang to the colors and gave
the order to fall in. The boys have n't forgotten my pre
dicament to this day ; and that night, long after every
body was supposed to be asleep, every once in a while
there would burst upon the air an uproarious ' Ha, ha !'"
A week slipped away in the camp on the Yazoo, and
then the Ninth corps was ordered back to Cincinnati, but
was obliged to wait for means of transportation. The
order had come none too soon, for what with the intense
heat, the scanty supply of proper food, and the impurity
of the water, the men began to feel that they were living
in solemn times, for death made daily inroads upon their
number. August 1, Colonel Titus, who had stuck to his
post despite his intense sufferings from chronic diarrhea
¦during the last two months, was granted a twenty days
furlough, and set out for Cincinnati. Those who were
left behind could only hope for a speedy deliverance from
.such unwholesome surroundings.
The following morning the regiment was sent on
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306 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
picket duty to the road leading to Yazoo City, and for
the first time in its history, when on such duty, the colors
were taken along. This road was near the northern
limit of Haines's Bluff, and commanded a magnificent
view of the surrounding country. On the left lay the
frowning fortifications that capped the bluff; stretching
away to the right were the broad fields of a princely
cotton plantation; at the foot of the bluff, creeping slug
gishly along, as if reluctant to yield itself to the swift
flow of the mighty river, was the dark-hued "Poison
Water ;" and beyond this, and far away to the north,
south, and west, a vast and apparently unbroken expanse
of primeval forest. Like a mighty sea of green it
seemed, spread out over the level bottom lands of the
Mississippi valley, the only sign of life the curling smoke
from the steamers that were constantly winding their
way along the tortuous course of the "Father of
Waters." At the dress parade held in front of General Griffin's
head-quarters August 4, the troops had the pleasure of
listening to a complimentary order from General Grant,
in which it was requested that the words "Vicksburg"
and "Jackson" be inscribed upon the banners of the
Ninth Army corps. It was a fitting recognition of the
heroic endurance of sufferings beside which death on
the field of battle could have no terrors. An order from
General Parke, in regard to embarking, was also read,
but to thousands of sick and dying men the relief would
come too late.
The details of that voyage up the Mississippi, the
transfer to the freight cars, in which the sick and well
must take their chances, like cattle, of coming out alive
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before the final disembarkation at Nicholasville, Ky.,
are almost too horrible for belief, though the story must
be told for a proper appreciation of the freedom that cost
so dearly.
How slowly those August days dragged out their
tedious length ! When, about noon of the 8th, the order
was given to the Ninth New Hampshire to "pack up,"
the camp was like a swarm of bees suddenly disturbed.
The men were not burdened with an extraordinary
amount of clothing, and the filling of their haversacks
or ' ' grub bags" was the chief item of preparation for
the journey. Would you like to know how a soldier
fares on a trip like this ? One of Captain Robinson's
letters furnishes the details: "First, we pack it about
two thirds full of hard-tack, then goes in the meat bag.
I have in mine now a little fried pork and two or three
pounds of raw pork or bacon. Then come the coffee
and sugar bags, salt bag, pepper bag, bottle of Jamaica
ginger, knife, fork, and spoon, and a variety of articles,
according to the aesthetic taste of the owner. As I had
a little flour on hand, I made it into doughnuts."
The first of the month all the sick had been sent up
the river on hospital boats, though so many had fallen ill
since that time that they now equalled if they did not
outnumber the well, and it was a merciful Providence
that hid the future from them all. With grim satire the
band struck up a lively tune for the march to the land
ing, those who were able to walk did so, and the ambu
lances with the sick brought up the rear. So suddenly
did the attacks of swamp fever come on that by the time
the landing was reached Sergeant Pulsifer of Company E
had been taken so violently ill that he fell to the ground
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308 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
To their dismay the men found that the entire brigade
was to be transported in one small boat, the David
Tatum. All the officers were quartered on the middle
or cabin deck, occupying every berth and filling the
cabin with mattresses at night. Outside the cabin, and
fore and aft, the sick were crowded as thick as they
could lie. The Sixth New Hampshire occupied the
lower deck, together with all the horses and baggage
belonging to the brigade. On the hurricane deck were
the Seventh Rhode Island and the Ninth New Hamp
shire, with no protection against the blistering sun or
the rain, save where some were so located that they
could stretch a tent cloth across the iron rods reaching
from the deck to the smoke-stacks.
The placard " Standing-room only" might have been
truthfully displayed, for so crowded was the boat that
the men were obliged to take turns in lying down to rest,
for sleep under such conditions was well nigh impossi
ble. It was nearly dark when the steamer was loosed
from her moorings and the journey down the Yazoo
begun. It was an ominous beginning, for she had pro
ceeded only a few miles when the rudder broke, and the
captain was obliged to " tie up" for the remainder of the
night. There was a silver lining to this cloud, however, for
the men were allowed to go on shore and make coffee,
and not a few improved the opportunity to spread their
blankets for a nap. Close by the shore to which the
packet was tied was an old camping-ground, which had
been used in turn by the Confederates, the Federals, and
the contrabands. The last inhabitants had evidently
been visited by a pestilence and had fled, for the dilapi
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both sexes lay upon the ground. It was late in the
afternoon of the following day before the repairs were
finished, and the arrival of the steamer Yankee from
Vicksburg was hailed with delight by the weary, rest
less soldiers. Quartermaster Moses had gone overland
to Vicksburg and reported the situation, in consequence
of which the steamer had been sent up. She was lashed
alongside the Tatum, the crowded decks were relieved
of a portion of their human .freight, and again they were
steaming down the " river of death."
Before the Mississippi was reached greedy death had
claimed a victim. At the mouth of the Yazoo the
steamer stopped to coal up, and while this was going
on some soldiers went ashore, and by the light of a
dimly burning lantern hollowed out a grave for their
dead comrade ; then the corpse, wrapped in the only
shroud a soldier knows, — a blanket — was taken on
shore in a skiff and placed in its lonely grave, where
the footfall of friend or foe would never break the soli
tude. Nothing more gloomy or depressing could be
imagined ; — the large proportion of sick on board the
boat, the thick murkiness of the night, the deep, black
waters of the slowly rolling river, the dense forests
whose heavy foliage and drooping festoons of moss turn
even daylight into darkness, — the whole scene revealed
by the dim light of the lanterns was weird and ghastly.
At four o'clock on the morning of the 10th the steamer
entered the Mississippi, and it was a grand sight to watch
the prow forcing its way northward against the turbulent
waters. Just before sunrise another corpse was carried
below — and the journey but just begun ! Another sad
incident of the morning was the falling overboard of
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so swift was the current that before a boat could be low
ered he was lost to sight. The steamer touched shore
at a negro encampment about noon, and the body of the
soldier who had died in the early morning was carried
ashore for burial. Chaplain Gushee read the service
for the dead.
The following day there were two deaths before noon,
and the men began to look at each other with solemnly
questioning faces, for who could tell whose turn would
come next. The boat reached Napoleon, Ark., at dark,
and came to anchor just in season to get the full force
of a terrific thunder-shower. Those on the upper deck
were at the mercy of the elements, and even the sick on
the middle deck were completely drenched. At mid
night the dead were taken ashore and laid to rest in the
depths of the forest, amid the low rumbling of the now
distant thunder and the fitful gleaming of the lightning.
The steamer was speeding steadily on its way the
next forenoon, when at some distance ahead signals
were displayed on the shore. As the boat drew nearer,
it was seen that they were made by a contraband, who,
with his wife and a dozen little darkies, was begging
pitifully to be taken aboard. It was impossible to do
so in the present crowded condition, and as the steamer
passed them unheeding, and they turned and went back
into the forest, one could imagine their bitter disappoint
ment, their sinking of heart, their lost hope of freedom.
Let freeborn men boast of the advantages of slavery,
but no ranting Abolitionist, with all his exaggerations,
could ever depict half of its evils and sorrows.
So the days and nights wore away. The number of
sick increased daily, and what with the filth, — for in such
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vermin, and the lack of proper food — coffee soaked in
hot water from the engine and raw pork and hard-tack
being the diet for sick and well alike — it is no wonder
the men lost heart, and longed for the shore and any
camp, however poor.
Late in the afternoon of the 13th the bluffs of Memphis
hove in sight, and as the steamer neared the landing
women could be seen flocking to the levee, ready to
barter the contents of their well filled baskets for the
soldier-boys' scanty pennies. Before a plank could be
put out the boys had leaped ashore like squirrels, and
trade was decidedly lively for a time. There was no
haggling over prices, if only one had money enough to
buy what, fancy or appetite first lighted upon. Presently,
without any warning, the boat pushed off, and dropped
down stream some two miles to coal up ; and as she did
not return till morning, those ashore spent the night
where they could best find accommodation, which in
most cases was the bare planks of the wharf.
Many of the weary sleepers awakened the next morn
ing to find that their over-night purchases had myste
riously disappeared. No one considered it worth while,
however, to waste breath in complaining or strength in
searching for the lost treasures ; they simply awaited a
chance to " get even." The steamer returned at day
break, and many of the very sick, about a dozen of the
Ninth men among the number, were taken ashore and
carried to the hospital, with small prospect that any of
them would ever return to their comrades. By seven
o'clock Memphis had been left behind, and by sunset
the next day the steamer was rounding Point Pleasant,
a few miles below Island No. 10.
Only a week had elapsed since they had bidden fare-

312 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [August*
well to the camp on the Yazoo river, yet to men shut up
in a charnel-boat, with death staring them constantly in
the face, it seemed like ages. Sick men were stretched
out all over the boat, from pilot house to coal bunks, and
not enough well men were left to care for them, though
it was little enough that could be done to relieve their
sufferings. At one o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday, August 16,
the boat reached Cairo, 111. Company E could muster
just seven able-bodied men, and these were all detailed
to assist in unloading the baggage. Before night not a
man that could crawl but managed to get ashore : the
bare ground seemed so clean in comparison with the
filthy, lousy craft where they had been nested like pigs.
Several of the officers came up the river on the hospi
tal boat Atlantic. The accommodations for the sick
were vastly superior to those on the David Tatum, yet
every day at sunset the boat would be drawn up to the
bank of the river, and from twenty to thirty bodies
would be taken ashore for burial. This was in accord
ance with the orders from the medical department,
which would not allow burials at any other time of
day. Lieut. C. D. Copp and Commissary Sergeant
Hanson were transferred to the Atlantic just before
Cairo was reached.
On the arrival of the boat at Cincinnati, Major Everett,
who was very ill with congestive chills, was taken to the
Gibson House by Lieutenant Mason. The lieutenant
arranged with the proprietor of the hotel for the care of
the major, but became ill himself immediately afterwards
and was confined to his bed at the time of the major's
death, which occurred a few days later. Major Ever
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London by the proprietor of the hotel, who was a New
Hampshire man.
Lieutenant Sprague of Company F was carried to the
Burnett House, and from there to the hospital, dying
that same night. Lieut. C. W. Wilcox was given a
twenty days leave of absence, and accompanied the
remains of Lieutenant Sprague to his home in Win
chester, where he was buried with Masonic honors.
Lieutenant-Colonel Babbitt was taken to the Spencer
House, where he was cared for by Colonel Titus.
On the 17th another delegation of the sick had been
transferred to the hospital boat and sent up the Ohio.
Pulsifer, Bean, Curtis, and Knight from Company E
were among these, for they were all dangerously ill ;
but many of the sick so dreaded a separation from the
regiment that they begged to be left with their com
rades, even if it were to die. Late in the evening the
regiment was ordered to the station. As usual, freight
cars were the accommodations provided, and into these
the men were packed, thirty-five in a car. The sick
were placed on the rough board seats, and the others
lay on the floor beneath and between them.
In this manner, parched with thirst and burning with
fever, they started on the two days journey. The cars
were stifling in the intense heat, and the scanty supply
of water rendered the sufferings of the men almost
intolerable. It was four in the afternoon of the 18th of
August when the train stopped at Centralia for coffee
and meat, and " the shoulder-straps took supper at the
railroad hotel." At Sandoval, a little farther along the
route, the men disembarked to change cars, but as the
train had not yet arrived the troops were ordered to biv
ouac for the night.

314 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [August,
At daylight the cars were again boarded, and all the
long, hot day the men lay stretched out upon the floor,
while the train sped swiftly on. Towards night Vin-
cennes was reached, and with a brief stop here for
coffee there was no other break in the monotony of the
journey until the arrival at Cincinnati, about noon on
the following day. The well men were marched through
the city, given a good dinner, and were then sent across
the river to the camp on the Kentucky side. The sick
were left at the station to await the arrival of the ambu
lances, and reached the camp about dark. As illus
trative of the condition of the men as they lay on the
platform, Corporal Mayo says that even when he saw
the baggage trucks coming right for him he felt so sick
that he did n't have vitality enough to draw his feet up
out of the way.
The two following incidents are contributed by Ser
geant Dutton :
"Corporals Elmer Bragg and Charles Day of Com
pany E, sick and weary, took their own way through
the city, and stopped to rest on the steps before the gate
of a large mansion a little retired from the street. A
lady approached, asked their names, regiment, where
they had been, and where they were going ; said the
house was her home, and asked them to come in and
rest a while. ' No,' they said, ' we must be going on to
our regiment.' Then she pressed her invitation with
the offer of something to eat, and in other wavs tried to
get them to go in. But ' they were not hungry and must
.go on,' they said. At last she asked, ' Would n't you
like a bath?' It was just what they did want, and
gladly accepting, they were soon in her bath-room, from
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men. The lady had a nice lunch spread, and now the
boys were ready for that. Having, done full justice to
this, they left their ' good Samaritan ' with thanks on
their lips and abiding gratitude in their hearts.. Even
the rough ways of life are in spots strewed with flowers."
" On the trip from Cincinnati to Cairo the train passed
at full speed through Washington, Ind. I was sitting
in the open door of a freight car when a large and beau
tiful bouquet of flowers came into my lap. A piece of
paper was tied to it, on which were the words ' Compli
ments of Stella and Mattie Lane, Washington, Ind.
God bless you, boys ! We'll welcome you home, when
rebels are in the dust.' The flowers faded, but I have
that slip of paper now. At Milldale I wrote to the
ladies, thanking them for their kind token. On the
return from Vicksburg the train stopped at Washington,
and the ladies of the place were at the train with refresh
ments. I asked one if the Misses Lane were there.
' Why, yes ; they are right here,' she replied, and called
to them ; but just then the train started, and so that inci
dent went no farther."
It was only a brief respite, though a most welcome
one, for on the 23d the regiment was ordered to report
at the station for transportation. The sick were placed
in separate cars this time, and made up more than half
of the train. On arriving at Nicholasville the regiment
went into camp about two miles outside the town, where
the sick seemed at last to have a chance to recover ; but
so permeated were they with disease, that any speedy
improvement was out of the question. Chills and fever
alternately racked their feeble frames, but they were
tenderly cared for by their comrades-in-arms.

316 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
September 9 the sick were transferred to temporary
hospitals at Paris, Ky., where regimental head-quarters
were to be established. Twice before the regiment had
been ordered to move, but surgeons and officers alike
protested, for if the order had been enforced two thirds
of the men in camp must have been carried in wagons.
Colonel Titus and Lieutenant-Colonel Babbitt were on
the sick-list, Adjutant Chandler was absent on detail,
Major Everett had died in Cincinnati, and not a single
commissioned officer was present for duty. But, thank
God, they were back in old Kentucky once more !

CHAPTER X.
The Movement From Kentucky to Annapolis, and
as Far as Bristow Station.
The only incident that broke the quiet of the stay in
Kentucky was the expedition to Mount Sterling, early in
December. During the evening of December 3, Colonel
Titus received a telegram from General Boyle, com
manding the district of Kentucky, announcing a prob
able attack by John Morgan's guerrillas at Mount Ster
ling, and ordering him to re-enforce the Fortieth Ken
tucky cavalry with his command. It was eleven o'clock
when Colonel Titus, in command of a part of the regi
ment, was ready to start. Horses from all the livery
stables in Paris, and some private horses were taken, as
well as saddles, and by confiscating everything in the
shape of horse-flesh that was encountered on the way,
each man finally bestrode a steed.
Captain Copp, who was attending a "pahty" that
evening, had been directed to gather what additional
men he could and follow as soon as possible, and was on
the road about an hour later. On the way over Captain
Copp got considerably alarmed, for the refugees they
were continually meeting had doleful tales to tell of the
doings of Morgan and his men. One of the horses gave
out, and at the next farm-house the captain determined
to make a swap. As he rode up to the door a woman
appeared at one of the upper windows, and in answer to
his inquiries declared there was not a horse on the place.
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318 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
barn, and there found a good horse. An old man then
came out, and pleaded that the horse might be left him,
as it was all that he had to do the farm work. War
recognizes no necessities but its own, however, and the
captain took the horse, but promised to return it on his
way back.
Arrived within about a mile of Mount Sterling, and
just as they were rising a hill, the captain discovered a
picket post ahead. The story told by the refugees was
that Colonel Titus's command had entered the town, but
that it had afterwards been surrounded by the raiders, so
the gallant captain was in just a bit of a quandary. Gath
ering his little band closely together, and giving them
orders to be ready for a charge, he rode boldly on.
"Who goes there?" came the challenge from the picket.
"Friends, with the countersign!" returned the captain,
and the boys got their guns ready. Then came the
question, "Whose command?" That was the uncertain
time, but they were in for it now. "Colonel Titus's
command, from Paris !" was the response, and in return
a cheerful ' ' All right — come on ! " On entering the
town, the colonel and the rest of the command were
found quartered at the hotel, except those who were sta
tioned on the outposts. The return to Paris was made
on the 6th.
December ioth the following men were detailed on the
provost guard : Sergts. George W. McClure, Stacy W.
Hall; Corps. C. H. Knight, A. R. Wheeler, J. F.
Evans; Privates G. J. Allen, D. C. Barnard, A. E. Bis
sell, H. A. Clement, E. P. Chapman, F. Dennis, J. Duf-
ney, M. Ellis, J. F. Foster, L. B. Fellows, P. Hunt, P.
R. Huntoon, B. D. Leighton, S. D. Pearsons, J. Shay,
J. Slyfield, L. Smith.

Sergt. Henry F. Partridge, Co. I.

George J. Allen, Co. I.

Corp. Marshall P. Wood, Co. I.

Corp. Qeorge C Willson, Co. I.

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Saturday, the 19th, a lot of recruits for the Sixth and:
Ninth New Hampshire arrived on the evening train from
Cincinnati, in charge of Captain Crafts of the Fifth New
Hampshire and Captain Durgin of the Twelfth. Cap
tain Copp was in waiting at the station, with a detail of
men, and took the newcomers, who were a tough-look
ing lot, to the court-house, where they were fed and.
quartered for the night.
January 1, 1864, the Fortieth Kentucky mounted-
infantry arrived at Paris, in response to an order for the
Ninth New Hampshire to proceed at once to East Ten
nessee. During the time the regiment did duty on the
railroad, the men won the confidence of all the people in
-the vicinity by their manly conduct and their respect for-
the persons and property of the citizens, who became
much attached to them. But the attachment of the sol
diers (and of some of the officers) was even stronger thani
that of the citizens toward them, — that is, in certain
instances — for several had taken unto themselves wives-
of the Blue Grass region, and when the regiment finally
went away many of the men marched to that gay old.
tune "The Girl I Left Behind Me !"
The new year had opened with a blinding snow-storm,.
and in consequence of the severity of the weather Gen
eral Frye telegraphed for the regiment to remain at Paris
until further orders, which came on the nth. In the
mean time the citizens of Paris had drawn up a petition,
which was sent to the general commanding the depart
ment, requesting that the regiment be allowed to remain
as long as troops were needed on the railroad. The-
officers of the Ninth gave a grand ball in honor of the
Fortieth Kentucky, the compliment was returned, and.
there was a gay and festive time all around.

320 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
FROM SEPTEMBER, 1863, TO JANUARY, 1864.
By Sergt. IV. T. Button.
The four months the regiment was stationed along the
Kentucky Central railroad were perhaps as comfortable
as any it experienced. Although at first there was much
sickness, and some of our comrades died, yet with
improved living, health and strength came, and these
renewed our cheerfulness and courage. We were in
the midst of the Blue Grass region, perhaps as fertile
and productive a spot as there is in the country. Com
pany E was quartered at Kiser's Station, where, divided
into two squads, we guarded two bridges. Near each
bridge was a block-house, which made comfortable
quarters. Duty was light, with only an hour or two of
drill daily. Hard-tack and salt junk were discarded, or
exchanged for the fat of the land in the shape of milk,
butter, eggs, poultry, and other good " fixins." The
people around were hospitable, and often invited the boys
out to dinner or to spend an evening. Our mail came
on the hour, boxes were received frequently from home,
meetings for worship were held regularly, the regi
mental strength was increased by recruits, — in fact, it
was a recruiting time in every way, and gave us the
vigor for the long marches and the hard campaigning
of the next year.
The year before (1862) on Thanksgiving morning I
drew a pint of flour, and thought I would make a
"minute pudding" of it. I had just got it mixed up
with water, and well to cooking, when the company was
ordered on picket ; so tucking the whole thing in my
haversack, the cooking was finished down on the Rap
pahannock, at my picket post. The rest of the boys
had fared about the same. So we determined to make

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up for lost time. We chipped in, bought three pounds
of turkey to a man, all the materials for a huge plum-
pudding, and plenty of mince pies. Corporal Mayo
and myself went over and engaged the services of a
colored woman for the baking. She had never made
mince pies, but we told her how, and she did all the
cooking. The baking was done in a large "Dutch"
oven. All came out "turned to a nice, brown," and
everyone did ample justice to the feast. We had enough
that day. There was a fulness that was painful with
some of the boys.
At Kiser Station one man was always kept on guard.
He carried a loaded gun, and to save cleaning the relief
guard would take the loaded gun instead of his own.
The other guns were rarely loaded, as the boys had
been practising bayonet drill for some time. Every
afternoon when the train passed the whole company was
required to fall into line near the station. One night,
while waiting for the train, one of the men in sport
began to practise with his bayonet on the guard as he
paced his beat. He bothered him so much that at last the
guard said, "I '11 shoot you if you do n't stop ! " and suit
ing the action to the word, he, in sport also, drew up and
aimed his gun. By some chance it went off, the ball,
which otherwise would, have pierced his comrade's heart,
striking the head of his ramrod and shattering it into a
hundred pieces. It was a narrow escape, and there was
uo more fooling with the guard.

Friday, January 15, the regiment set out for Nicholas
ville, and from there proceeded to march to Camp Nel
son, fourteen miles distant, arriving late in the even-
XXI

322 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,.
ing. The next day they drew five days rations and
went into camp. Just before reaching Camp Nelson
they had met the Sixth New Hampshire, who were on
their way home for their re-enlistment furlough, and had
given them three hearty cheers and a " tiger."
During the ten days stay at this camp the regiment
was paid off, and on the 25th of January turned in their
old Windsors and drew new Springfield rifles and equip
ments, preparatory to the march to East Tennessee.
Another incident was an order of General Frye, by
which eighteen men were detailed to report to Lieu
tenant Terry, A. A. Q. M., "for temporary duty in
breaking mules." Pursuant to this order, five men
were detailed from each of the companies I, G, and F,
and three men from Company C ; but the boys have
never been able to get a satisfactory answer to their
queries as to what kind of a "high old time" the
special detail enjoyed in the performance of this
"temporary duty."
On Saturday, the 30th of January, after a severe
march of nearly seventy miles, the regiment reached
Camp Burnside, at the head of steamboat navigation
on the Cumberland river, for a force was needed at
this time to protect the large quantities of supplies
which had been landed here for the use of the army.
The itinerary of the journey afforded by the record
in the diary of Quartermaster Moses, who travelled
with the supply train in the rear of the regiment, is
both succinct and suggestive :
"Jan. 25. Camped to-night at Camp Dick Robinson.
"Jan. 26. Left Camp Dick Robinson, and arrived
at Lancaster at n : 30 a. m. The troops moved again

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at 2 p. m., and marched within two miles of Stamford
and camped for the night.
"Jan. 27. Troops moved at 7 a. m., passing through
Stamford, and arrived at Hall's Gap about noon.
"Jan. 28. Started at 5 a. m., going through Hall's
Gap, and arrived at Waynesboro at noon. Had a
slight foretaste of the roads we are to find, I expect,
before we reach Lancaster. Left Waynesboro at 2
p. m., and arrived at Cuba at half-past five, having
gone six miles in the afternoon over a very bad road.
"Jan. 29. Broke camp at 7 a. m. A citizens' supply
train ahead of me caused much delay. Overtook the
regiment at noon. Went into camp a mile from Som
erset. "Jan. 30. Broke camp at 7 a. m. Passed through
Somerset, and reached Burnside Point at 4 p. m., on
the worst road yet. The Seventh Rhode Island is
encamped a mile from us. Furious storm of rain and
wind during the night."
While the regiment was wrestling with all these
difficulties, General Schofield, in command of the
department of the Cumberland, was communicating
with General Frye, in command of the middle district
of Kentucky. "Why don't you send along those
re-enforcements?" telegraphed Schofield, and General
Frye ordered Quartermaster Moses to send back the
answer — "All the re-enforcements are stuck in the
mud ; " and they were.
On Monday, February 8, three steamers loaded with
supplies reached Camp Burnside, the first that had
ascended to this point since the breaking out of the
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324 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [February,
were stored here, with a large amount of clothing,
forage, and ammunition, and every day long trains
of pack mules were sent off laden with these supplies,
for Knoxville, via Cumberland Gap.
The Ninth had a fine camping-ground at Point Burn
side, and remained here until the latter part of February,
during which time they attended faithfully to drills and
guard duty, principally for the benefit of recruits.
Guerrillas were now causing some trouble in the moun
tain districts, and in order that they might not become
too bold, and thus endanger the line of communication
with Knoxville, it was deemed expedient to send a small
Union force through .the country. Accordingly, the
First Ohio heavy artillery and the Ninth New Hampshire
were ordered to Knoxville by different routes, — the
former to do duty about the town, and the latter to join
the Ninth corps, now stationed there.
One who has never travelled through the region at
that season of the year can form no idea of the incon
veniences, not to say hardships, of that march. After
leaving Somerset there was little to remind one of civil
ization till the vicinity of Knoxville was reached. The
regiment went by a route which had been very seldom
travelled, and through a country but which was thinly
inhabited, — in fact, there were very few places that had
even a name.
Some days three or four windowless log huts would be
the only habitations met with. There were no roads
deserving the name, and not a bridge on which to cross
one of the numerous creeks and rivers between Somer
set and Cumberland Gap. The streams which could not
be forded were crossed by ferries. When neither of
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ous passage over the swollen streams, sometimes in
single file. on a high log foot-bridge, or in the same way
on the upper rail of a Virginia fence. On one occasion
the top rail of a fence was the only chance for crossing,
and the swift current almost reached that. One young
officer, who sported a bran-new uniform, dared not
venture it, and asked the adjutant to let him ride behind
on his horse. The adjutant consented, the officer mount
ed, but in the middle of the current he somehow lost his
hold, slid off backwards into the water, and lost all the
starch in his clothes. The boys cheered, but quickly
pulled him out, and set his feet on dry ground again.
Then, too, the coldness of the weather in the moun
tain district rendered it necessary for the men to carry a
larger amount of luggage than usual. Rations were
short, and pleasant days were rare exceptions. Perhaps
the more minute description of a single day's experience,
as chronicled in one of the diaries, may convey a better
idea of the march to Knoxville than the same amount of
generalizing :
" During the night of the 29th [February] it was so
cold that the rain froze as it fell, and on the morning of
March 1 everything was covered with a thick coat of
ice. We were ordered to proceed on our march. The
men packed their blankets, which if not wet were many
of them very damp, and with difficulty struck and rolled
their tents, which were stiff with ice. The rain contin
ued. Overhead the trees were loaded with ice, beneath
the weight of which the bending limbs were frequently
broken, falling with a great crash. The sight above us
was magnificent, but as we were wading through mud
and water, it excited very little poetical feeling.

326 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
"About io a. m. the rain changed to a heavy snow
storm, which continued the rest of the day. The almost
numberless streams were swollen to overflowing, and
many of the men waded to their bodies in crossing them.
We at length ascended a long, steep hill or mountain,
and descending the opposite side, reached the Rock
castle river, a branch of the Cumberland, about 2 p. m.
There was an old mud-scow for a ferry, but no ferryman
within two or three miles, and that on the opposite side
of the river.
" We determined to ferry ourselves over. There was
no hawser, the craft being propelled by setting poles.
One load of about twenty men was finally got across,
and the second load started, when, in the middle of the
swollen stream, the strong current and deep water ren
dered the scow unmanageable, and carried it a long
distance down the river before they could land. She
was at length towed back, but the next load shared a
similar fate. It now became evident that we could not
all cross that night, and besides, we learned that the
teams were back several miles and unable to proceed.
Three companies were crossed over, with the colonel
and part of the staff, and the rest were ordered back to
meet the teams.
"The men had been standing in the storm till they
were benumbed or aching with the cold, and the snow
was piled high on their hats and knapsacks, sifting
down their necks occasionally, and rendering them as
uncomfortable as could be imagined. Slowly, under
their heavy burdens, they retraced their steps through
the snow and mud over the mountain, and about dark
turned into a field to pass the night. We stacked our
guns, scraped the snow from the ground, pitched our

1864.] FROM KENTUCKY TO ANNAPOLIS. 327
tents, gathered wood and made huge fires in front of
them, broke boughs from the cedar trees, from which
we melted the ice by holding, them over our fires, spread
them in our tents, drank our coffee, rolled ourselves
together in our blankets, and slept sweetly and soundly,
as though between ' bleached linen ' on ' geese-feather
beds.' "
Another version of the march to Rockcastle river is
found in a letter written by Lieut. C. W. Wilcox, under
date of March 2, and is fully as graphic in its details :
" . . . Whilst I have an opportunity I will write a
few lines with a pencil, the only means I have at hand,
and I do n't know when I may have another opportunity,
neither do I know when I shall be able to send this, as
there are no post-offices here, and it is several miles to
any communication. . . . We had orders one day
to start immediately for Knoxville. On the next it was
countermanded, and we received another to start imme
diately for Cumberland Gap, which we did on the morn
ing of February 27, and since that date the Ninth New
Hampshire has seen the roughest time that it ever has
since it has been in the service, which is saying a good
deal. I have three recruits in my company who have
been in the rebel service two years, and they say this
beats anything they have ever experienced yet.
"After receiving the order, we were directed by the
colonel to make out our pay-rolls that night, as many of
them as we could, as we should have to stop somewhere
and be mustered on the 29th.
" This was a poser for me, as my orderly sergeant
was sick, but I pitched in, and by writing until sun-up
the next morning (without a wink of sleep) I had them

328 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [February,
all done and right, — two other companies besides being
all that did get them done, — some because they could not,
and others because they thought they would have a bet
ter time and not be broken of their rest ; but experience
had taught me that the only time to do anything was
when there was an opportunity, be it either night or day.
True, I did not feel much like marching next day. . . .
"The assembly beat the next morning at seven, and
we started at eight o'clock that morning (the 27th). It
was very pleasant, and good going, so that we reached
Somerset early in the afternoon, where we stopped over
night, starting early the next morning (the 28th) . We
marched all day, making about eighteen miles over hills
and mountains, on what they call here a road, but you
would hardly call it a cow-path, — halting at night at a
place called Dallas. There were but two log houses,
and a log church where we officers stayed through the
night, as the train did not get up with us and we had
neither tents nor blankets ; but the church was just the
thing for the occasion, and we 'dedicated' it in good
earnest. It was built wholly of logs and without finish.
At one end there was a fire-place occupying two thirds
of its width, so you may bet we did not sleep cold or
wet. It commenced raining just before we halted, which
was in the woods, about sixty rods from the church.
" I was officer of the day, and about ten o'clock, just
as I had dropped asleep, the colonel woke me up, tell
ing me to post a picket guard a third of a mile out, and
around camp. It was raining in perfect torrents, and as
dark as it ever was since the world began, with heavy
timber and underbrush to pass through, without the
slightest knowledge of the country. I assure you it was
not a very pleasant undertaking, but I could not com-

1864.] FROM KENTUCKY TO ANNAPOLIS. 329
plain, as I could return to my quarters after posting the
men, who were from my company. They had been on
rear-guard all day, and had gone to bed without supper
(their three days rations being out and the trains not
within three miles) . It was hard to order them out to
stand on their posts all night, without fire or shelter, but
they knew their duty, and they were on hand without a
murmur (except from some of the new men), though
not without some jocose remarks, on the subject of
'Uncle Abe' and hard-tack.
"The next morning (the 29th) it rained as hard as
ever, and the wind had changed to the north-east, grow
ing colder all day, so that by night the rain froze as fast
as it fell. We remained there all day, waiting for the
trains to come up so that we could get more rations and
our papers to muster by. The companies were all mus
tered before dark, and those that had not got their rolls
finished went to work and did them before morning. It
rained all night, as it did in the morning, but we started
at seven o'clock the first of March, as it was twenty-two
miles to the nearest post, and we had but five days
rations on board the trains, and the road, what there was
of it, had got to be swimming with mud. Truly we
were seeing ' the winter of our discontent made glorious'
— by a summer's eve.
" Our course lay through a dense forest, and in five
miles I saw but one log cabin, with a small open space
cleared around it. The trees were heavily loaded with
ice, and it was really dangerous to pass, as limbs and
trees were continually breaking and falling, keeping the
pioneer corps busy with their axes clearing up ahead.
" Every little stream was swollen to' high-water mark,
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330 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
waded a stream waist deep. This was perfectly awful,
for the weather, as well as the water, was almost freez
ing. I was provided with a good pair of boots and a
rubber coat, but these were of no avail, except the latter
to keep the shoulders dry. Shoes were just as good as
boots, and even better in this case, as you had to carry
less water. To get them off and on was next to an
impossibility. Thus we marched on, crossing a half
dozen streams which were almost deep enough to carry
us down stream. It commenced snowing about ten in
the forenoon, and snowed as hard as ever I saw it, so
that by night it was four inches deep.
"We arrived at this place (Rockcastle river) at one
o'clock in the afternoon. There is but one house very
near here. It is a log one, and occupied by the ferry
man, his wife, wife's mother and sister, and a half dozen
little ones, with but one room in the house. This is six
miles from where we started in the morning. We
remained here until four o'clock, waiting for the ferry
man to come, he being away, during which time we
were standing in the wet and cold; and when he did
come, he was unable to ferry but three companies across
before dark, on account of the swollen and rapid current
of the river. So the colonel took the three companies
that had crossed, and went on to Flat Lick, which is
sixteen miles farther, with but two houses between here
and there ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Babbitt was left in
charge of us (the remainder of the regiment), with
orders to wait here until the trains came up. So we
went into camp, and what fence-rails there were near
were soon converted into firewood, and a stack of flax
was turned into beds to sleep on in less time than I can
write it.

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"But we officers were the worst off this time, for our
blankets were all on the trains, but with my woollen and
rubber overcoat, with a pile of rails, I managed to get
warm and partly dry, with some cold sleep before morn
ing. This morning the sun was clear, and at this time
(four o'clock in the afternoon) it is quite warm and
pleasant, and finds me sitting on a log before a huge
fire writing to you — and do n't I think of you and your
comfortable home ! The trains have come, and I have
sent the boys after my tent and blankets, so I shall sleep
warm to-night. They say the woods here are full of deer
and wild turkeys, although I have not seen any as yet."
It was two days before the teams and the rest of the
men succeeded in crossing the river, and then the com
mand moved on to the log-hut town of London. The
road had been very muddy, and the fifteen miles was
through a nearly unbroken expanse of forest, making the
progess of the troops both slow and toilsome. Indeed,
all the southern part of Kentucky seemed to be as wild
and rough as the central portion of the state had been
rich and beautiful, and the contrast between the inhabi
tants of the two sections was equally marked.
London was now a small, dilapidated town, but its
general appearance would lead one to think it had been
quite a thriving place before the war broke out. There
was no church, but quite a large brick school-house, and
this plainly showed the marks of soldiers and their bullets.
There were two hotels and four or five stores, which
were only kept open by the patronage of the soldiers
stationed there, and those passing through. There had
been a great deal of bushwhacking in this section of the
country, and earthworks were to be seen on nearly every
hill-top in sight of the town.

332 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
The settlers were mostly from the "poor white trash"
of the South, indolent, totally devoid of ambition, living
chiefly on "hog and hominy," and dressing in a coarse
homespun cloth. Every man kept a " dorg" and a gun,
and gave all his attention to these, leaving the corn-patch
and pigs to the care of the women. While the troops
were waiting at the river several of the men called on
the "nabob" of the vicinity, who had, in addition to his
"mansion," a wretched little saw-mill and a one-run
grist-mill. . The house was a one-room log affair, about fourteen
by eighteen, and not half as neat and comfortable as a
good stable. A big fire-place filled up one end, two beds
stood in the other, and the housewife's loom, stretching
across the middle of the room, left but little space for the
crazy table and stools. On a rude shelf over the fire
place were a couple of cracked pitchers, half a dozen
plates, a Dutch oven, a few buckets and gourd cups,
two rifles and powder flasks, — and this completed the
inventory of the family possessions. And yet they were
positively wealthy as compared with their poorer neigh
bors !
The supply of beef cattle had accompanied the trains
in the journey across the mountain, and as they fared
worse for rations than the men did, it was a common
report before the Gap was reached that when the butch
ers killed one of these " lean kine" they were obliged
to cover it with a blanket in order to have it cast shadow
enough so that they could see where to strike.
A pathetic incident occurred as the command was
marching through the town of Barboursville, when an
old, white-haired man came alongside the regiment and
asked the privilege of marching a short distance under

1864.] FROM KENTUCKY, TO ANNAPOLIS. 333
the "old flag." Several times he exclaimed "Thank
God, I see the old colors again!" and finally turned to
go back with the tears streaming down his cheeks.
Cumberland Gap was reached March 11, and as the
rations were completely exhausted, and the teams were
far in the rear waiting for bridges to be built so that the
streams could be crossed, the men had a somewhat novel
experience in obtaining temporary supplies. The monu
ment marking the corner of the states of Kentucky, Vir
ginia, and Tennessee stood just beside the road where
it passes over the highest ground in the Gap. The gar
rison and government storehouses were within the Ten
nessee boundaries, and the camp was in Kentucky, so
the men lodged in Kentucky, went through Virginia
into Tennessee and drew rations, and returned to Ken
tucky to breakfast.
Two days were spent in the camp on the mountain
side. Most of the men put in the time drying and clean
ing their clothing, which was in a sorry condition, for
they had all long since ceased to think of trying to keep
any portion of their lower extremities dry, but waded
through mud, slush, water, or anything that came in
the way and was less than three feet deep. Paymaster
Scoville overtook the command during the stay here,
and the men drew pay for January and February.
It took some lively scrambling to get to the summit of
the mountain, but the few who made the venture felt well
repaid for the climb. To the south lay East Tennessee,
with the Alleghany mountains on the North Carolina
border for a background ; to the east was the pass, in
which the camps of two thousand men, a few build
ings of ante-bellum date, and several government
storehouses and barracks were clustered, and be3rond,

334 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
stretching away in ragged outline till it was lost in the
distance, rose the steep and rugged mountain ; a narrow
but pretty valley skirted the northern side, and was shel
tered from the chilling winds by a range of forest-clad
hills ; on the west the mountains continued in wavering
but unbroken line as far as the eye could reach.
Late in the afternoon of the second day the trains
came up, and the command moved on through the Gap
and went into camp about a mile beyond. The roads
were in better condition beyond the Gap, and on the
14th no less than eighteen miles was covered before
dark. Guerrillas had been seen two or three times dur
ing the day on the neighboring hills, and as a precau
tionary measure Company K, under Lieutenant Allen,
was sent forward to guard the ferry across Clinch river,
some three miles in advance. Near the river they dis
covered what appeared to be a camp of guerrillas, and
came back with this report. Captain Smith of Company
B, with ten men, was sent out to reconnoitre. Colonel
Titus called for a volunteer to go ahead and challenge
the pickets, and Ford of Company F stepped out and
said, "I am the man!" They set out for the supposed
camp, and Ford, going on ahead, discovered nothing-
more formidable than some smouldering log-piles which
a farmer had fired the day before. It was hard on to
midnight when the thoroughly disgusted men got back
to camp.
Considerable time was consumed in getting the com
mand across the river the next morning, but the twelve
miles covered by four o'clock had taken them out of the
woods and hills into a more open country, and as the
teams were nearly used up it was decided to go no far
ther that night. It was not long, however, before a

1864.] FROM KENTUCKY TO ANNAPOLIS. 335,
Union man came into camp and reported that a com
pany of guerrillas was at a point a few miles distant. It
was said that they had been stealing sutlers' goods, and
had encamped near a distillery owned by an influential
Confederate, and that the officers were now at his house.
Lieutenant Sampson commanded one party of twenty
men, and Captain Busweli another.
The still was found and destroyed, and the owner cap
tured. His wife and daughter tried to follow him to
camp, and Lieutenant Burnham was detailed to " see
them home." They proved to be somewhat intractable
to his gentle persuasions, but after a little he succeeded
in getting them to " about face" and " forward march, 'r
towards home. No guerrillas were found, but there was
plenty of apple-jack and sugar, and the parties got back
by daylight the next morning, well " loaded" with the
spoils. By seven o'clock, on the morning of the 16th, the
command was on the move, and by five in the after
noon had made seventeen miles and bivouacked. The
route had been through a splendid farming country, —
rolling, well watered and timbered — but most of the
inhabitants had disappeared, and many of the buildings
had been burned. The night before, the guerrilla party
had noticed a mule with the U. S. brand at one of the
places they had visited, and as Quartermaster Moses
was anxious to secure the animal to replace one lost
from his teams, he asked Captain Busweli to let him.
have a man to go back with him to get it.
The captain suggested Lemar, one of the French
recruits, as a good one for this duty, but the quarter
master demurred, — on the ground that he was green,
didn't understand the language, and if there should be

336 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
any trouble, would be of little assistance. "Well,"
said the captain, "talk with him a few minutes, and
see what you think of it then." Lemar was called up,
and after a while was made to understand what was
wanted of him. "Ah, me see, — get mule back there
where Burnham charge bay'net on dog — ha, ha ! "
"Well," said the quartermaster, "what will we do if
the old reb out there won't let the mule go — says we
sha'n't have him?" After a moment's reflection Lemar
seemed to comprehend the situation. "Me go there,
me find mule, old r-reb say mule no go ! ! ! ah ! ! ! me
muskit say mule go ! " and the excitable little French
man gave his rifle a flourish as if he were bayoneting
a particularly formidable foe. "You'll do!" said the
quartermaster, and away they went. Before noon they
rejoined the regiment, the Frenchman riding the mule,
and looking every inch a conqueror.
Knoxville was reached at noon on the 17th, and the
regiment went into camp in a pine forest about a mile
and a half to the north-west of the city. The camp was
in plain sight of the town, and of Fort Saunders, where
the Ninth corps had resisted the fierce attack of Long-
street's forces, in November, 1863, and had paid off the
"Johnnies" for Fredericksburg. Rations and ammuni
tion were drawn, in anticipation of the advance to meet
the corps.
Late in the afternoon of the 19th a battalion drill was
ordered, but the men had been out onby a short time
when they were sent back, with fifteen minutes in which
to pack up. At the end of the allotted time a move of
about a mile was made, and the regiment went into
camp with its old brigade in the Ninth corps, which
had just arrived from the front. It was good to be at

L Corp. Lewis W. Aldrich, Co. 1.

N. Byron Chamberlain, Co. I.

Corp. James H. Matthews, Oo. I.

Corp. Charles H. Knight, Co. I.

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home again, for all the time of its long separation from
the corps the regiment had been under the orders of
General Frye of the Twenty-third corps.
The next movement of the Ninth New Hampshire
was to be to Annapolis. When General Burnside had
assumed the command of the Ninth corps, it was with
orders to "recruit and fill up the old regiments," and
to increase its strength to the number of " 50,000 men,
for such service as the war department might see fit to
delegate to them." The task of recruiting had been
carried on with great activity during the early part of
1864, and on the 8th of March Annapolis was selected
as the rendezvous for the corps by the secretary of war.
The new regiments were sent to this point as fast as
their organization was completed, and the regiments
which had passed the winter in East Tennessee and
Kentucky were also ordered thither.
Preparations for the journey were at once begun.
The sick, wounded, and baggage were to go by rail,
end the rest were to "hoof it" as far as Nicholasville.
Quartermaster Moses was detailed as acting brigade
quartermaster, and Lieut. Edward Greene was ap
pointed acting regimental quartermaster. Colonel Car-
ruth was in command of the brigade, Colonel Titus of
the division, and General Ferrero of the column.
By eight o'clock on the morning of the 21st, the
column was on the road north, taking the route via
Point Burnside for Camp Nelson. The roads were
good and through a fine country, and as the men were
unincumbered with any baggage the march was made
with very little discomfort," compared with previous
experiences. The Clinch river was crossed on the 22d,
and by three in the afternoon fourteen miles of the dis-

338 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
tance to Jacksboro had been covered. It had been
snowing since morning, and the men had faced the
storm nearly all the way, so they were not in the least
sorry when they saw the head of the column come to
a halt, and the order was given to turn into the woods
and camp for the night.
The next day the troops passed through Jacksboro,
and to the foot of the mountains a few miles beyond,
where a halt was made to draw rations. A five days
supply of hard-tack and bacon was soon stowed away in
the haversacks, the teams which had brought the sup
plies were sent back to Knoxville, and with them such
of the men as were sick, and unable to make the hard,
rapid march. Then, with the inner man well fortified
by a substantial meal, about noon the men began the
ascent of the mountain. The road was both steep and
rough, and it was sunset before the troops bivouacked
near the summit.
For three days it alternately snowed and rained, but
still the men pressed wearily on, wading through mud
and slush and soaked to the skin. The country was a
perfect wilderness, and often for miles the only sign of
civilization would be an acre or two of clearing with its
wretched log shanty, and even that was generally
deserted. When, on the 25th, at half-past ten in the
forenoon, the head of the column crossed the state line
from Tennessee into Kentucky, the band struck up,
" Oh, a' n't you glad you are getting out of the wilder
ness !" and the whole command took up the strain and
made the woods ring again and again.
The night of the 28th there was a heavy rain, which
continued at intervals through the following day, and
wound up with a blustering snow-storm just at night.

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Hall's Gap was reached by two o'clock* and the troops
were glad to go into camp. The rations that were drawn
here included for meat some genuine " mess" pork, and
as they had been dining on bacon- — or "slab-side" —
for quite a while, the men looked upon this as a stroke of
good fortune. They were now nearing the end of the
journey, and stringent orders against straggling were
issued that evening.
Two days more, and they were in camp near Nicholas
ville — the long tramp was finished, and not a little to the
joy of the trampers. In ten and a half consecutive days
they had marched no less than one hundred and eighty-
five miles. Considering the season of the year and the
condition of the roads, this was a record to boast of in
days to come. For the Ninth regiment, however, it
was only half the story, for during the month of March,
just closed, it had marched over three hundred miles,
and since the 25th of January, more than four hundred.
The regiment had reached Nicholasville, in its return
march from the Cumberland Gap, on March 31, and on
April 2 it was being rapidly whirled northward over the
familiar route of the Kentucky Central road. Colum
bus was reached late in the evening of the following
day, and the men grumbled considerably at the quality
of the bread and coffee served to them here. About
noon of the 4th cars were changed at Belair, and the
Ohio was crossed on a ferry-boat. Some hot coffee and
a fresh supply of rations made life seem a little more
endurable when the cars were once more boarded for the
long ride through Virginia. The journey was made in
freight cars, where close packing would obviate the ne
cessity for a fire, and the men were more than glad to dis
embark when Annapolis was finally reached on the 7th.

340 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
The regiment was at once ordered to Camp Parole,
about two miles from the city, and quickly forgetting the
discomforts of the journey, proceeded to enjoy their new
situation in true soldier fashion. Sutlers and peddlers
soon swarmed about them, and |the men were children
again in their keen enjoyment of the fruits and vegeta
bles to which they had so long been strangers.
During the stay at this point the camp was twice
visited by General Burnside, and the Ninth had a chance
to pay its respects to the gallant commander. On the
first visit the boys turned out and gave him three rousing
cheers, — such as he alone could call forth. The gen
eral was plainly dressed, but looked as dignified and
noble as ever. As the boys swung their hats and
cheered, he in a good-natured way bared his huge, bald
cranium and smilingly bowed his acknowledgments, as
if the hearty good-will thus expressed was by no means
distasteful to him.
The second time he was accompanied by Generals
Grant and Meade, and the party rode through the camp,
all the regiments having been ordered out for inspection.
As the cavalcade approached the line of the Ninth, the
customary salutes were given, and then the colonel
called for "Three cheers for General Grant!" which
were given in good style. Then he called for "Three
cheers for our old General Burnside ! " and this time
such a volume of sound came from the throats of the
men that the dignified generals smiled in spite of them
selves. Early in the month General Burnside had received
orders to have his command in readiness to move at any
time after April 20, and at that date the work of organ
ization and equipment was completed. The Ninth corps

Gen. S. G. Griffin.

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now comprised four divisions, with General Parke as
chief of staff. The first division was commanded by
General Stevenson, the Second by General Potter, the
Third by General Willcox, and the Fourth, which was
made up entirely of colored troops, by General Ferrero,
the entire command numbering 25,000 men. The Ninth
New Hampshire reported to Gen. S. G. Griffin, com-1
manding the Second brigade of the Second division.
All these preparations foreboded an important move
ment, but speculation was rife as to the destination of
the corps. From its present position two movements
were possible, — one, as a re-enforcement to the Army of
the Potomac ; the other, an independent campaign
against Richmond from the seacoast south of Norfolk.
Orders to be ready to move at daylight on the following
morning were issued on the evening of the 22d, and at
the appointed hour the corps took up its line of march,
the route following the line of the Elk Ridge and
Annapolis railroad, towards Washington. Only twelve
miles was covered before sundown, for the roads were
dusty and hard for the feet, and the bivouac for the night
in the grassy fields was a welcome relief. The next day
the Ninth regiment had the lead, which made it easier
marching, but the eighteen miles that were travelled
between seven in the forenoon and five in the afternoon
were like the Irishman's when he lost his way — "Just a
trifle long I " The corps encamped, for the night near
Bladensburg, about eight miles from Washington.
The start was made about eight o'clock the following
morning, but as a heavy shower had just fallen, the
progress during the forenoon was somewhat slow, though
the ice-cold waters of the creek that was forded late in
the forenoon did wash off a portion of the accumulated

342 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
mud. The outskirts of Washington were reached about
noon, and the word was passed along the line that the
corps was to pass through the city, and that President
Lincoln and General Burnside were to review them from
a balcony of Willard's hotel.
The regiment had made the march from Annapolis
under the command of Major Chandler, who had but
recently returned from Concord, N. H., where he had
been on detail duty since early in January, as Colonel
Titus was ill in the hospital at Washington and Colonel
Babbitt was enjoying a twenty days leave of absence.
The men made a creditable appearance in the long line
of troops that trod the streets of the city that afternoon,
yet as a part of the great pageant many of the details of
the imposing scene were unknown to them. From the
many accounts of that memorable review it is not easy
to make a selection, but no one is more graphic in its
descriptions than the following selection from an address
delivered at Beverly, Mass., by Hon. R. S. Rantoul, in
1871: "On the 25th of April, 1864, I stood, at high noon,
on a thronged sidewalk of the city of Washington.
Across the street, and raised on a balcony above the
surging crowd, a lank, sad man stood gazing wistfully
down — his head uncovered — upon the passing scene
beneath. An unutterable sadness seemed to have fixed
itself upon his face. For the most part he was unnoticed
by the long procession, which hour after hour, with fre
quent pauses, but with elastic tread, pushed on, through
dust and sweat, for Long bridge, a few rods off— then
over the Potomac and into Virginia. In dull succession,
company on company, battalion by battalion, brigade

1864.] FROM ANNAPOLIS TO BRISTOW STATION. 343
after brigade, wearily yet cheerfully, they tramped on
under that southern sun, sometimes singing, oftener
thoughtful, never seemingly regretful.
" It was one of those soft, vernal days, whose very
air, as if breathed from groves of oranges and myrtle,
seemed able to melt all hearts. Music there was : but
strangely, as it seemed, not of that martial strain, asso
ciated, in piping times of peace, with the rush of battle.
Exquisite music there was from martial bands, but for
the hour they seemed to have attuned themselves to
melodies of home and love.
" Shoulder to shoulder, looking not back, asking not
whither, marched the bronzed veteran of East Tennessee
and Carolina with regiments of raw recruits, — tradesmen
and mechanics from the towns, the farmer and frontiers
man from the West, the lumberman from his Eastern
forest, Indian sharpshooters attached to Western infan
try, favored sons of culture and wealth, the first black
division, five or six thousand strong, following the white
state flag of Massachusetts, batteries of artillery, squad
rons of cavalry ; mingling with these, or pressing hard
upon them, commissary wagons, ambulances, and quar
termasters' trains, stuffed with the equipage of hospital
and camp ; and, last of all, as far as the eye could reach,
fat beeves choked up the dusty way.
" Solemnly the mighty mass moved forward to con
front its fate. Many a brave man felt that day that he
was crossing Long bridge never to return. Little heed
paid they that the eye of Lincoln was upon them ; little
ardor they caught from sad, sweet music or the cheers and
greetings of the thronging streets ! Little was there for
them of pomp or circumstance of glorious war ! Grim re
solve and cheerful devotion were the lessons of the hour !

344 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
"Ask where you would, you got no clue to their des
tination, for no one knew it ! They had waited long at
Annapolis, expecting to be ordered off by sea. Not a
man, that day, of all those marching legions, knew
whither he was going !
" ' Theirs not to reason why !
Theirs but to do and die ! '
" Only the lank, sad man who gazed from his high
place upon them, hat in hand, as though with a friend's
last look, and the few high officials about him, knew more
than that the Ninth Army corps, twenty-five thousand.
strong, had been ordered from Annapolis to Alexandria !
The veil of the future was not yet lifted ! "
The Long bridge was crossed, and about two miles
farther on the troops went into camp. "Where are we
going?" was the question that was heard on all sides
that night, and while many still clung to the hope that
transports would be waiting for them at Alexandria, the
opinion that the corps was to join in the grand movement
of the Army of the Potomac constantly gained ground.
The last glimmer died away when it became known the
next day that the corps had been assigned to the duty
of guarding the Orange & Alexandria railroad from the
Potomac to the Rapidan, relieving the Fifth, which had
been ordered to the front.
On the 27th the march was resumed, the brigade start
ing in the middle of the forenoon and marching until
dusk, when it went into camp about three miles beyond
Fairfax Court-house. The weather had been warm, and
the roads dusty, but the men were fifteen miles from
their starting-point when the halt was made. The next

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day the Ninth New Hampshire was detailed to act as
guard for the baggage train, and hard, hot work they
found it, for they had to take the side of the road and
leave the smooth trackfor the mules. The route lay
through Centreville, which was found to be practically
deserted, past the old earthworks at Manassas, and din
ner was eaten on the historic battle-field of Bull Run.
The Run was forded, and at sunset the brigade reached
Bristow Station and went into camp on Broad Run.
The country had been reduced almost to a desert : even
" tent timber " and firewood were at a premium.
The 29th was cold and windy. The troops were early
astir, expectant of a farther advance, but in the station
ing of the different regiments of the division along the
line of the railroad, the only change which fell to the lot
of the Ninth was a move across the railroad into what the
boys designated as a horse and mule cemetery, for a car
cass confronted them at every turn. A mail had arrived
that morning, and the boys were not sorry for a brief
respite, though they were kept in constant readiness for
a move at short notice. From their camp they watched
the constant passing of heavy trains loaded with soldiers
and supplies, for the army beyond the Potomac was
being largely re-enforced, and the head-quarters of
General Grant were only thirty miles away, at Cul
peper Court-house.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
While the regiment was stationed in Kentucky, Cap
tains Alexander and Cooper attended an auction sale of
slaves that was held in the open market. Among the
lot was a pretty girl named Eliza, and her grandmother,

346 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
old Aunt Betsy. There was so little negro blood in the
girl that anywhere else she would have passed as a
white woman, and the bidding on her was very smart.
Two young fellows had run the figures up to above
eight hundred dollars, and our captains were discussing
between themselves if they could possibly raise money
enough to save her from such a life as she was doomed
to lead, when a benevolent looking old gentleman, who
had overheard their conversation, stepped forward and
said, — "You are right, young gentlemen; it is a shame,
and rather than see the poor thing sacrificed I '11 buy her
myself!" And he was as good as his word, for he not
only bid off the girl, but when the old grandmother was
put up on the block and the auctioneer was trying to get
some one to make an offer for her, he said, " Here, I '11
take her too !" though he knew the poor old creature
could never be anything but a burden on his hands.

Quartermaster Moses had some relatives by the name
of Baker at Lancaster, who were very hospitable to him
during the stay in Kentucky. When the regiment was
ordered to East Tennessee one of the slave-owners in
the vicinity where Moses's cousin lived, missed one of
his black boys and suspected that he was trying to get
off with the regiment. So he got Baker to go with him
and a sheriff to the camp, hoping to interest Moses in
the search.
When they got to the camp and had made known their
errand, the quartermaster was puzzled as to which horn
of the dilemna to choose, for he did n't want to help cap
ture the boy and at the same time he had received many
kindnesses at Baker's hands ; so he went walking along

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with them, hoping that something would turn up — a la
Micawber — to help him out of his difficult position.
They went near where the boy was, but he had got
wind that the sheriff was after him, and when he saw
them coming started on a run out of the camp.
The sheriff caught sight of him, and drawing his pis
tol he shouted, " Come on, Quartermaster !" The quar
termaster's blood boiled at the thought. "No, by
G — d, I won't come !" he said ; " I won't chase humaiir
ity for any blood tie on earth !" The sheriff chased the
boy and caught him, but after a little skirmish the boy
got away and made for the woods, where Captain Copp
had a company of men doing picket duty. "They're
after me ! My master is after me !" he cried, and
besought Copp to save him.
Copp told him to hide in the woods and keep quiet.
Then he turned to the men and said, "They're after
this boy, but they 're not going to have him. You know
what I mean, probably." Evidently they understood,
for they all looked at their guns and saw that they
were loaded and capped. Soon the searching party
appeared, looking carefully into the woods and bushes
as they went along the road. For some reason they
paid no attention to the pickets, and after the coast was
clear the boy was taken back to camp.
But when the regiment marched through Lancaster
the sheriff was on the lookout, and this time the colonel
was appealed to, and the owner of the boy, Dr. Pettis,
demanded that his " property" be returned to him. ' " I
have nothing to do with him," said the colonel, " and
know nothing about him." At the time of the previous
visit of the sheriff the men had appealed to the colonel
as to what should be done with the boy, and he had told

348 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
them that they mustn't ask him, but if they couldn't
manage to take care of him among themselves, why his
owner must have him.
The regiment was marching company front, and the
darkey was in between Companies C and E. The sheriff
started to go through the lines, but the little fellow was
too quick for him, and slipped back through the ranks
to Company K. He got behind Captain Cooper, and
when the sheriff tried to follow him, Allen, who was the
orderly sergeant on the right, punched him with his
musket so that he drew blood. He tried again to break
into the line, and this time Captain Cooper took him by
the collar and said, " You get out of here !" and hoisted
him off his feet and laid him alongside the curbstone.
Quite a number in the crowd that had gathered drew
their revolvers, and it looked for a moment like trouble ;
but the regiment went on its way, and the boy was put on
board the train at Knoxville by Lieutenant Case, who
was a thorough-going Abolitionist and was bound to
save him from slavery.

Lieutenant Wilcox. — I presume you remember when
we left Camp Burnside it was my fortune to be lieutenant
of the guard, and that there were strict orders against
foraging through that part of Kentucky. Along towards
night the colonel's cook was seen down in the field, com
ing towards us. We had just passed a farm-house, where
there was a flock of geese right around the yard and the
barn". We kept marching along, and pretty soon we
saw the cook coming back, close by the wall, with a
big, fat goose under his arm. One of the men stepped
over the wall and collared him, and we marched him
along with the rest, and made him carry the goose.

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The colonel wanted to go as far as possible — this was
when we were going to Knoxville, and it was the first
day out — and it was nearly dark when we turned into a
piece of woods beside the road. We pitched our tents
and got ready for supper, and the man and the goose
stayed with us, "under guard." By and by the colonel's
orderly came along, and he asked me if I had seen any
thing of the colonel's cook. "Yes," said I, "I've got
the colonel's cook right here, and a goose besides, and
you can go back and tell the colonel so with my com
pliments ! " It was n't long before we heard from the
colonel — he wanted some supper, and if we 'd send him
the cook we might keep the goose. We had n't many
fixings, but the colonel's cook was a man of discrimina
tion, and that bird was mighty fine eating.

Quartermaster Moses. — On the march to Point Burn
side, Sergeant Wadleigh, of Company A, who had been
ailing for some time, though still on duty, tried to get
permission from the surgeons to be placed in the ambu
lance, saying that he was exhausted and felt he could
go no farther. This was refused, and he stumbled along
a little way, and finally gave out entirely. When I
came along with the train I picked him up and put him
on some oat sacks and brought him to camp. The next
morning I turned him over to the surgeons, and told
them to see that he was taken care of; but it was too
late to do the poor fellow any good, and he died that
night. Lieutenant Wilcox. — That time we built a bridge over
Rockcastle river, in order to get the teams across, was a

350 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
pretty tough job. The bridge had been carried away,
but the timbers were lodged in a heap of driftwood in
a little bend, and we had to get them out the best way
we could. Just before we started on the job General
Garrard rode down to the bank of the river and asked
Colonel Titus if he had any engineers. " No," replied
the colonel, " I haven't got any engineers, but I've got
some live Yankees, and I guess they '11 do about as
well." So we went to work, and while the water was
— as the boys say when they go in swimming a trifle
early in the season — ' ' n-ni-nice and w-warm ! " still we
kept pegging away, and in less than twenty-four hours
that bridge was ready for use, and the teams got across
all right. General Garrard told the colonel afterwards
that he had heard of Yankee tricks before, but he
believed that bridge-building was the d  dest Yankee
trick that ever was played.

Quartermaster Moses. — Just after we joined the corps,
and I was appointed acting brigade quartermaster, Quar
termaster Cilley and I had been scurrying around get
ting the teams loaded up ready for the trip back over
the mountains, and we got rather thirsty. So we hunted
up some "apple-jack," and I invited the quartermaster
to have a drink with me. We each had one, and then
I asked the man how much it was. " Fifty cents
apiece, gentlemen," said he, "or three drinks for a
dollar." Now I did n't really care for that other drink,
but I was n't going to let such a chance go a-begging,
seeing that I 'd got to pay a dollar anyway. "All
right," says I, "we'll have three drinks." The man
thought I meant three drinks apiece, but I emptied one

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glass, laid down my dollar, and got out without waiting
for the change, for we were in Kentucky, where they
did n't always stop to give you warning of their intention
to shoot.

Lieutenant Wilcox. — When we were at Camp Burn
side, the sutlers started in with charging the men exor
bitant prices, and it was n't long before there was a
revolt. I had n't paid much attention to what the boys
said, and the first thing I knew there was a perfect mob
over on the east side of the camp where the sutlers' tents
were. The boys cleaned out a whole row of them, and
when some officers came riding up, and tried to stop
them, they turned on the officers, and pelted them with
eggs till they were covered from head to foot, and had to
beat a retreat.

Colonel Babbitt. — I was in command of the regiment
on the journey to Annapolis, and when we got as far as
Cumberland, Md., the engineer swore he would n't run
the train any farther. I put a guard on the engine, and
told the engineer that he could run that train, or I'd take
possession and run it myself. He sputtered for a while,
but I told him I 'd give him thirty minutes to make up
his mind ; and, having stationed a guard so that he could
not get away from us, I went back to my car. When I
went back in half an hour, he said he had concluded to
run the engine himself. He got up steam, and we went
ahead, but I kept a guard over him till we got to An
napolis, all the same.
When Dr. Webster went back to New Hampshire
early in January, the officers of the regiment very much

352 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
surprised Colonel Titus by making him a present of the
bay horse which the doctor had owned, and which he
had disposed of to them at a bargain — no one ever could
be persuaded to expose the conditions of the trade, how
ever. The colonel thought it very kind of them, indeed,
and expressed his acknowledgments in the approved
fashion ; but when he came to examine his new posses
sion more closely, he recalled to mind, with peculiar
appropriateness, the old adage, " Never look a gift horse
in the mouth," for the beast was not only old, but lame,
and had been for some time, as the colonel learned later
on.

When the order for the Ninth to proceed from Camp
Burnside to Knoxville via the Cumberland mouhtains
arrived, everybody who knew anything about the route
declared it to be an utter impossibility to get the teams
through, yet General Frye was blamed not a little at
head-quarters for not immediately enforcing the order.
Finally he received a summons to report in person at
Knoxville to explain the cause of the delay, and to leave
the senior colonel of the brigade to take it through at
once. Colonel Titus was the senior colonel thus com
missioned, and his reply to the command was that he 'd
see the brigade in a hotter place by several degrees than
Camp Burnside was, and himself in private life, before
he 'd sacrifice his men in any such foolhardy undertak
ing. With what recruits had been received the regi
ment now numbered in the aggregate nine hundred and
thirty enlisted men, and the colonel had labored hard to
bring them to their present efficiency, so* it is not strange
that he should object to such summary proceedings.
When Quartermaster Moses finally turned over his

Quartermaster William Pitt Moses.

1864.] FROM KENTUCKY TO ANNAPOLIS. 353
teams at Knoxville, late in Ma'rch, it was conceded by
every one that he had accomplished what had been
regarded as an impossibility ; but an officer who rode
over the route a little later in the season, declared that
from Cumberland Gap to Knoxville he never was out of
.sight of a dead mule.

It will be remembered that the band which went out
with the regiment from Concord had been made a bri
gade band, and that Major Everett had organized an
other. The new band, by dint of diligent practising,
Tiad arrived at quite a degree of proficiency, and Band
master Graves was very proud of his pupils. Writing
home to Major Chandler, who was on detail duty at
Concord, he says, — "We now have sixteen men, and
bave three different parts represented very well, so I
hardly think we need any more at present. Jimmie
;says, 'Tell the major I should like to come to Concord,
and beat the calls for him.'" The rough roads that the
regiment travelled over that winter, however, made the
¦duties of the band rather light.

One special detail in which the men made an unusu
ally strong impression on the Kentuckians, was when
Colonel Titus sent a detachment of sixty-nine men,
under Captain Whitfield, to act as a funeral escort for
the body of Major Evans, of the Nineteenth Kentucky,
at the request of General Boyle. The regiment had
just received its new equipments and rifles, and with its
new colors, which had been sent to Cincinnati for in
scription with the memorable words "Jackson" and
-"Vicksburg," made a splendid appearance.

354 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
Lieutenant Wilcox. — When we were passing through
Washington on our way to Annapolis, the orders were
very strict in regard to any one's leaving the ranks.
There were four ex-rebels in my company, and as we
halted for a few minutes in the street, one of them
named Douglass came up to me and said, " Lieutenant,
I have a sister here in the city whom I have n't seen for
three years. I want to stop and see her, and I give you
my word of honor as a man that I will return and be in
camp for roll-call to-morrow morning." " How do you
know where we are going to be?" I said. "I'll find
you," he replied. "There are strict orders against any
man leaving." " I know it, but I want to see my sister
before I leave."
Well, I had quite an interest in Douglass, and had
talked with him a good deal. He had been in the Con
federate service, and used to curse our fellows because
they would find fault with the grub. " D — n you !" he
used to say, "you ought to go into the Southern Confed
eracy - for a while, and see how you'd like the food
there ! " He was a good soldier, and very faithful, so I
said to him, " Well, Douglass, I don't want to see any
man leave the ranks," and he took good care that I
should n't see him ; but he was back in his place the
next morning, just as he had promised.

F. J. Burnham. — While we were stationed near
Paris, several of the boys got permission one night to
go into town, and two of them — Cram and O'Brien —
came home gloriously drunk. The former was an old
soldier, having served in the British army in India and
under Havelock, and he took the punishment ordered by

1864.] FROM KENTUCKY TO ANNAPOLIS. 355
the captain — carrying a log — like a philosopher, but
O'Brien dodged his by taking leg bail during the night.
Soon after the new rifles were drawn the colonel inau
gurated a five hours drill daily, and having heard that
there was considerable growling over the order, gave the
grumblers a practical lesson on the subject. One morn
ing when the boys were relieved, instead of having them
draw the charges in their rifles, as usual, he /put up a
turkey, which he had managed to procure somewhere,
at a distance of about three hundred yards, and told the
boys to try their skill at that for a target, promising the
bird as a prize to the man who should succeed in hitting
it. The boys did their prettiest, but no one secured the
prize. With our old Windsors his turkeyship would not
have escaped so easily, but it made the boys see the ne
cessity for drill, and that was what the colonel was after.

Sergeant Lathe. — I saw one sight at Camp Burnside
that I shall not soon forget. About forty families from
East Tennessee passed through there one day, and it
was a sight to bring tears from eyes unused to weeping.
They were all women and children, whose husbands and
fathers were either in the army or had been killed by
the rebels. They had been five weeks coming over the
mountains, and most of the time it had been very cold.
Some of them had hardly rags enough to cover their
nakedness, and wore men's boots to keep their tender
feet from the frozen ground. One woman had five lit
tle children, the oldest but six years of age. One can
scarcely conceive of the sufferings endured by the loyal
people of the South during those dreadful years. These
people had lost everything they possessed, and had been
driven from their homes by the rebels.

y CHAPTER XI.
The Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court-House.
For three long years the conflict between the North
and the South had raged with unabated fury, yet the
Southern Confederacy still existed, and its leaders were
strong in their belief that it could hold out until the na
tions of Europe should recognize it as an independent
and sovereign power. After his defeat at Gettysburg,
Lee had withdrawn his army across the Rapidan, and
during the winter had recruited its ranks ; so that he
now had a powerful army,
' ' Ready to fight, or ready to die ! "
With so determined a leader as Lee had proved himself
to be, and a host of veterans tried and seasoned by the
privations and hardships of war, the Southern army
appeared to be almost invincible ; and now the North
was awake to this fact, and also that the war was being
prolonged to a point beyond the safety of the nation.
There was no question that, so far as numerical
strength and material resources were concerned, the
North had the advantage ; but with the armies in the
East and West acting independently of each other, and
never pulling together, the Southern commander had
only to employ his interior lines of communication, and
by transporting his troops from East to West re-enforce
the army more vigorously pressed, to hold the balance
of power even with inferior forces. It was evident that

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the various and complicated operations of the Northern
armies would be greatly promoted by placing them
under the direction of a single competent leader. Such
was the popular judgment, and it was in accordance
with this demand that President Lincoln, on March 1,
1864, had nominated Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as lieutenant-
general of the armies of the United States.
The rank of lieutenant-general — an office carrying
with it an authority subordinate only to that of the presi
dent, and an honor hitherto accorded to George Washing
ton alone — had been revived by congress, and the nomi
nation of the president was promptly confirmed by the
senate. That the qualifications of General Grant for
this responsible position should be universally conceded,
was not to be expected, but while there may have been
other commanders who were his superior in strategy,
there was one point in which he stood pre-eminent, and
that was his utter disbelief in the efficacy of sentimental
procedures in dealing with the Rebellion. There would
be no return to loyalty so long as the military power of
the South remained unbroken, and in his opinion that
power would never be broken save by the force of strong
armies in bloody battles.
It was with such views as these that General Grant,
summoned from the West by telegraph, repaired to
Washington to receive his commission and instructions.
He was formally introduced to the president and cabinet
on the 9th of March, and the following day, after a
flying visit paid to the Army of the Potomac, started
on his return to the West, to arrange the preparatory-
movements inaugurating the general campaign. His
assumption of command was made in a brief and
modest order, announcing that his head-quarters would

358 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
be in the field, and, until further orders, with the Army
of the Potomac. The remainder of March, and nearly
the whole of April, were devoted to careful preparation
for the campaign.
While General Grant was in St. Louis he had assigned
to Gen. W. T. Sherman the command of the division
of the Mississippi, including the departments of the Ohio,
the Cumberland, the Tennessee, and the Arkansas ; had
promoted Gen. J. B. McPherson to the position that
Sherman had held, and advanced Logan to the com
mand of McPherson's corps. The Army of the Poto
mac, under General Meade, was completely re-organ
ized, the five corps being reduced to three, commanded
respectively by Generals Hancock, Warren, and Sedg
wick. General Burnside, who had been re-organizing
and receiving large accessions to the Ninth corps in
Maryland, crossed the Potomac, on the 23d of April, and
joined Meade's army, thus increasing the fighting strength
of the force to considerably more than 100,000 men.
To the Army of the Potomac had been assigned the
most important work of the campaign, and that was to
turn Lee's right flank, which would prevent a counter-
movement on Washington ; and having forced him back
on Richmond, to destroy his army as soon as possible.
At length everything was in readiness, and the army,
masking its intentions by a feint on Lee's left, was put
in motion to cross the Rapidan on his right, at midnight,
on the 3d of May. Warren, crossing at the Germania
ford, led the way, followed by Sedgwick, and pushed
straight on into the Wilderness ; while Hancock, cross
ing at Ely's ford, moved on to Chancellorsville, accom
panied by the trains of the whole army. As soon as
this much had been accomplished, General Grant, on

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the 4th, sent orders to Burnside to unite with the army
south of the Rapidan. By making a forced march, he
arrived there the next day, though some of his troops
marched forty miles to accomplish it. By this time Gen
eral Grant had left his head-quarters at Culpeper Court
house, and advanced to the front.
A glance at this famous battle-ground known as the
Wilderness, shows a large tract of broken table-land,
stretching southward from the Rapidan nearly to Spott
sylvania Court-house. Seamed with ravines, covered
with a dense growth of scrubby timber and bushes, with
only an occasional clearing, crossed by three or four
good roads and a multitude of narrow cart-tracks, the
whole region formed a tangled labyrinth in which num
bers, artillery, and cavalry, were of small account
against local knowledge, advantage of position, and
command of roads.
Obviously it was for Grant's interest to get through
this maze as quickly and with as little fighting as pos
sible : and this he confidently expected to do, but Lee,
alert and vigilant as ever, no sooner discovered the
movement than he prepared to meet the advance. His
army, which had been looking north towards the Rapi
dan, was brought around to the right and moved down,
and the line of battle was formed about six miles to the
east of the defences on Mine run. Ewell's corps held
the left of the line, next the river ; A. P. Hill's corps
occupied the right, and Longstreet, who had but recently
returned from his campaign in East Tennessee, and was
now resting at Charlottesville, was ordered up in season
to participate in the second day's action.
The first day of the advance only a few Confederate
pickets were seen and scarcely a shot was fired. That

360 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. , [May,.
night Warren rested at the Old Wilderness tavern, which
was about five miles from the ford, with Sedgwick's
corps two miles in the rear. Hancock's corps was also
in the rear, near Chancellorsville, and the cavalry, under
Sheridan, guarded the front and flanks of the infantry.
An early start was planned for the next morning : War
ren and Sedgwick were to bear to the south-west, follow
ing the road to Orange Court-house ; Hancock, pressing
more to the south, was to make for Shady Grove church,
and the cavalry, sweeping still farther to the south-west,
was to make a reconnoissance in force.
Scarcely were the troops well under way on their sev
eral routes, on the morning of May 5, when the Confed
erate forces made an unlooked-for advance. The
ground was as unfavorable for the successful, resistance
of an attack as it well could be ; there was no time, even,
to form in line of battle ; yet there was no choice for the
Union commander but to fight. Hill, by an early start,
had secured a strong and sheltered position on a ridge
crossing the road which Warren had taken, and had
struck him full in front long before Hancock could arrest
his march to the south and swing in on Warren's left.
In the stubborn and bloody conflict which followed, both
sides lost heavily, and neither gained any particular
advantage. In the mean time Sedgwick had been engaged by
Ewell, and though the latter made a most determined
effort he was obliged to give way, the rapidly gathering
darkness alone preventing the pursuit of the advantage
thus gained. The result of the first day's contest was a
nearly equal loss in killed and wounded, but the Confed
erates claimed a thousand prisoners to about three hun
dred on the Union side.

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When Burnside's corps came up that night it was dis
tributed along the weakest points of the line, for General
Grant had ordered an advance from the whole front for
the following morning (the 6th) ; but, early bird though-
he was, the enemy stole a march on him, and attempted
to turn his right flank, which was held by Wright's divis
ion of Sedgwick's corps. The attack was vigorously
repulsed, and as a result the line was enabled to advance-
to a slightly more favorable position. The whole front
felt the force of the next blow, which came about eight
o'clock, and three several attempts were made at various
points before the Confederates succeeded in pushing in
between the corps and assailing first one wing and then
the other. Aided by their thorough knowledge of the
field, they were able to move their forces from left to
right, and back again, without being observed from the
Union side, and thus create the impression of a much
larger attacking force than really existed.
The battle on the left had been opened by Hancock's
corps in the early morning. Pushing boldly forward, he-
succeeded in driving back Hill's corps nearly two miles
in the direction of Parker's store. Longstreet coming up-
at this juncture, the tables are turned ; but now the sturdy
force of the Ninth corps is brought into requisition, and
the game of battledore and shuttlecock begins. Back
and forth, first one side and then the other holds the
advantage, until at length, by a skilful maneuver, the-
advancing foe is struck full in the flank, is driven back
with heavy loss, and the contest ends with the Union
troops holding substantially the same ground as in the
morning. It was nearly dark, and after practically a cessation of
hostilities, when the Confederates, massing all their

362 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
strength, made a sudden onset at the right flank of the
Union line, surprising and routing three brigades and
taking about 4,000 prisoners. Sedgwick finally restored
his lines, but it was now so dark that nothing further,
offensive or defensive, could be accomplished, and the
second day of the bloody struggle was ended.
That night several guns were brought up and placed
in position on the right, and at an early hour Saturday
morning opened fire, but elicited no response. Skir
mishers were then advanced, and it soon became evident
that Lee had had enough of advance attacks. With his
whole front strongly intrenched, he was ready to receive
but not to give. General Grant had no desire to prolong
so unequal a contest as the present field of operations
promised, and the columns were quickly put in motion
southward, to the higher and more open ground around
Spottsylvania Court-house. General Warren with the
Fifth corps had the advance, and Burnside's corps
brought up the rear, all the divisions except the First
following the Sixth corps through Chancellorsville and
going into bivouac on the road beyond. There was
some skirmishing with the enemy during the march, but
little harm was done.
May 9 was rather more exciting in its events. Gen
eral Willcox's division of the Ninth corps- had been
ordered to the point where the river Ny crosses the Fred
ericksburg and Spottsylvania road, and having made
an early start, was within a mile of the river when the
advance encountered the enemy's pickets. Having
driven them back to and across the river, he seized the
bridge and posted a brigade and two batteries of artillery
on a little eminence a quarter of a mile beyond. The
enemy made several attacks on this position, but meeting

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with a decided repulse at all points, finally retired.
Although the Second division had prepared the way, the
brunt of the fighting was borne by the First and Third,
the Second not being ordered up from the bridge until
late in the afternoon.
The remainder of the army had had a share in the
day's adventures as well. Lee had quickly divined the
plan of the Union commander, and having the shorter
lines of the two, transferred his army from the Wilder
ness to the vicinity of Spottsylvania Court-house, and
having strongly fortified his position, awaited the arrival
of the Union forces. Again was General Grant fore
stalled, but nothing daunted he at once prepared for
another contest of endurance. The 10th of May was a
day of hard and bloody fighting, and every inch of
ground was contended for with skill and valor. The
enemy's lines were between the Po and Ny rivers, and
well protected by forests and marshy land. The Ninth
corps held the extreme Union left, General Willcox's
division holding the position near the river that had been
so gallantly won the day before. During the afternoon
the corps made an advance on the enemy in the face of
a heavy fire, and the First division succeeded in reach
ing a point only a short distance from the court-house,
which was held until the order came from head-quarters
for its withdrawal. Slowly the night settled down upon
the wearied and exhausted soldiers, and yet the morrow
could only bring a renewal of the struggle, for in spite of
the heavy losses on both sides no decisive result had as
yet been attained by either.
A heavy rain fell on the nth, and only skirmishing
was indulged in, General Grant availing himself of the
opportunity to change his base of operations from the

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Rapidan to Fredericksburg. The week of toil and blood
had borne fruitful results in misery and suffering if in
nothing else, and the rear of the army was a vast field
hospital, while the recesses of the Wilderness held hun
dreds of the unburied dead in their silent depths.
The brief respite ended with the day, and it seemed,
on the morning of the 12th, as if every man realized
that the final test of strength had come, for with the dawn
the bloody battle opened. General Hancock's corps
began the attack, striking and completely surprising the
enemy's right centre and capturing and sending to the
rear a host of prisoners, together with twenty pieces of
artillery. Burnside's corps shared in the daring adven
ture, and with this auspicious opening it promised well
for the success of the Union troops. But before noon the
enemy had risen to the necessity, and for three hours the
fearful carnage went on, the Confederates trying in vain
to force back the Union lines, but preventing any further
advance by the withering fire they were able to bring to
bear upon the unprotected soldiers.
General Grant, however, was not content with this,
and determined to turn the enemy's right flank if pos
sible, though the enterprise was rendered the more diffi
cult and dangerous from the marshy nature of the ground
at that point, the showers of the morning and the pre
vious day having made it even worse than usual. Early
in the afternoon the troops were massed upon the left,
and once more the struggle for supremacy begins. Again
and again the troops press forward, and each time they
meet with the most stubborn resistance from the equally
determined foe. Step by step is the ground disputed,
and the deadly fight continues till the field is covered
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night separates them from each other's sight do friend
and foe cease to strive.
On the morning of May n, General Grant had sent the
following bulletin to the war department at Washington :
"We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy
fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor.
Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the
enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater.
We have taken over 5,000 prisoners by battle, whilst he
has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I propose
to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer."
But the frightful carnage of the ensuing day put a
different view on the matter. The only special advan
tage had been that gained by Hancock, and even that
was dearly bought by thousands of lives ; and as Lee
had immediately fortified a line directly in front of Han
cock's position, his stand was practically as invulnerable
as ever. Yet Spottsylvania was not the objective point
of the campaign, and if the position was too strong to be
forced, some device must be employed to draw the
enemy from his fastnesses. Several days of maneuver
ing, marching, and counter-marching ensued, and on
the 16th a strong demonstration was made by the First
and Second divisions of the Ninth corps, for the purpose
of reconnoitering the enemy's position, developing the
fact that he was still in full force and not to be lured
from his stronghold.
On the 18th an action involving about one half of the
army was begun, and a position rendering a portion of
the enemy's works untenable was obtained, but even
with this material advantage it was hopeless to attempt
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belched from the brazen throats of the bellowing guns
upon the heroes who vainly tried to surmount the bar
riers, and late in the forenoon the assault was abandoned.
The battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania
called for the sacrifice of no less than 40,000 men, and
the North was filled with the weeping and mourning of
the widowed, the fatherless, and the childless. The
Confederates, who had fought for the most part from
behind defences, had lost heavily as well, but neither
ardent patriotism or invincible hatred had gained the day.

AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
The true history of the soldier's life is not without its
pathetic side, and the records of the Ninth New Hamp
shire chronicle no more touching incident than that con
nected with the following letter, received by the wife of
Captain Smith on the very day that he was killed, May
12, 1864 :
Camp 9TH N. H. Vol. Inft.
Bristoe Station, Va., May 3, 1864.
My Dear Wife :
I have sent you several lines since I left home, and
under the circumstances they were short, as no infor
mation is allowed to pass to the rear. My health is as
good as usual. We are expecting to move any hour. I
suppose that if you hear from me, and have only a few
lines, you will excuse me under the circumstances. I
should like to write many things, but in justice to all I
shall forbear. Give my love to all, and accept these
few lines from your loving and affectionate husband.
In haste,
Orville Smith, Captain,
Co. B, gth N. H. Vols., 2d Brig., 2d Div., pth A. Cc

Capt. Orville Smith, Co. B.

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In the afternoon of May 3, at the close of battalion
drill and target practice, the division was ordered to be
ready to move at six o'clock on the following morning,
with six days rations. This meant that hot work was
not far away, and there was considerable disappointment
expressed when, as the men were preparing for an early
start with the rest of the division, it was announced that
the Ninth New Hampshire and Thirty-second Maine
were detailed to guard the surplus baggage and rations
left on the camp-ground, and were to remain at the sta
tion until relieved. The delay was not for long, how
ever, for relief came that very afternoon, and it was only
a short time before their hasty preparations were com
pleted and they were pushing on to rejoin the command.
Nightfall came on before two miles had been covered,
and the two lone regiments bivouacked on an old camp
ground which had served as winter quarters for a portion
of the Army of the Potomac.
As early as half-past two on the morning of the 5th
the men were routed out, and twenty miles, through a
desolate, uninhabited region, were told off by the mile-
posts before the halt for the night was made, at Rappa
hannock Station. The halt for dinner had been made
at Warrenton Junction, which was readily recognized by
the men of the Ninth as the place where they had bid
den farewell to their old commander, Colonel Fellows,
some eighteen months before. The officers of the
Thirty-second Maine, which was a new regiment, had
hard work to make their men keep up with the old-timers
on the march, but even they were tired enough to wel
come the order to "Stack arms, and make comfortable
for the night ! "
The next day the march was resumed at daylight, the

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Rappahannock was crossed, and Germania ford on the
^Rapidan was reached about noon. The day had been
warm for the season, and a halt for dinner and rest was
•ordered before crossing the river. In the afternoon the
Ninth moved on to the Wilderness, and soon found and
joined the rest of their brigade, taking up their position
in the second or supporting line. Heavy cannonading
had been heard since the early morning, but the men
scarcely realized how fierce a contest was going on until
they found themselves in the thick of the fight. Some
of the regiments of the brigade had been hotly engaged
before the Ninth came upon the field, but it was then so
near sunset that hostilities soon ceased for the night.
All was quiet the next morning when, at early dawn,
the Ninth New Hampshire was ordered to a position in
a piece of woods at the front, the Thirty-second Maine
being stationed at the left, and the Fourteenth New
York at the right, of the regiment. The men at once
¦set to work to protect themselves with a line of defences,
and by noon had completed them in good shape. There
was heavy fighting just to the right of the line all the
forenoon, and the men were momentarily expecting the
order to drop the shovel for the musket, but by afternoon
the battle was raging farther away to the right, and the
line was left undisturbed. Towards night they were
relieved by other troops, and the boys began to think
that luck was against them this time, for shortly after
they left the field the Confederates charged the line and
were repulsed with heavy loss. The night was passed
with the division, in an open field, the men sleeping all
night with their arms in their hands.
The next day was Sunday, but the soldiers had long
ceased to look upon Sunday as a day of rest. At day-

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break they were on the road to Chancellorsville, which
was reached, after a hot and dusty march, about nine in
the forenoon. After a brief halt to draw rations the
regiment moved on a short distance, and took up position
behind the breastworks thrown up by Hooker for his
artillery in the great battle of the preceding year. At
this stage of the game Chancellorsville was the extreme
right position, and was occupied by the. Second brigade.
There was no engagement at this end of the line, and
the remainder of the day passed quietly.
Many of the men were interested in examining their
surroundings. A little in front of the ground occupied
by the Ninth a slight eminence marked the spot where
Stonewall Jackson received his death-wound. In the
woods to/the right, which had been held by the infantry
of Hooker's right wing, the ground was still strewn with
the debris of battle, and on every hand were the mounds
where the slain had been partially— and only partially —
covered with earth, and from which heads, hands, and
feet of skeletons protruded. It was not a pleasant scene
to contemplate, to say the least, in view of a possible
occupancy themselves.
The regiment rested at Chancellorsville till near even
ing of the 9th, when they were relieved by a brigade of
the Fourth division, and moved up the plank road toward
Fredericksburg, the bivouac for the night again being
on historic ground, — this time in an orchard behind the
fortifications thrown up by Lee in the winter of 1862-3,
to protect his rear at the time when Burnside had at
tempted an attack and got stuck in the mud.
It was a little after noon of the 10th when the regiment
was ordered in. A rapid march of five miles, through
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front, where the brigade at once got into position. The
Ninth had been assigned to the rifle-pits, and very short
ly after getting comfortably placed discovered that a
change in tactics had exposed them to a hot artillery fire.
However, there was nothing to do but lie still and take
it, with never a chance to give a shot in return. The
first shell to do any damage struck near Company H,
wounding two men — the first loss of the campaign. The
firing ceased at dusk, but the men lay on their arms all
night, suffering some from the chilly air, as they were
without blankets.
Here they remained until the middle of the following
afternoon, when they were ordered to move back about
two miles for the purpose of drawing rations. Supper
was hastily eaten, and then back on the double-quick to
nearly their former position. There was a heavy shower
just at nightfall, the rain continuing through the night,
and as the men had neither tents nor blankets with them
they were thoroughly wet and chilled before morning.
The quiet of the night, following the hurried move
ments of the afternoon, was something of a surprise to
the men, but subsequent events soon cleared up the
attendant mystery. That afternoon General Grant had
called a council of war, at which the question of a
retreat, or withdrawal to the other side of the Rappahan
nock, was freely discussed ; Hancock and several others
advocating the wisdom of such a course. Grant heard
his corps commanders' suggestions, and then gave them
all sealed orders, to be opened simultaneously on reach
ing their respective commands. To the surprise of most
of them, these orders were found to direct an advance,
which resulted in the hot battles of the next few days,
followed by the flank movement toward the North Anna.

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It is probable that the withdrawal and subsequent mass
ing of the troops which occurred that afternoon was to get
in shape for whatever course of action the council might
result in, and the return was in pursuance with Grant's
order to advance. Had Grant at this critical juncture of
affairs weakened and retreated, the outcome of the war
might have easily been different ; in fact, it was a current
remark among the troops at the time, that if any one but
Grant were in command there would be a retreat, and a
re-enactment of the previous Virginia campaigns. In
Grant's vocabulary, however, the word "Retreat"
appeared to have been left out, and, beaten or victorious,
he pushed ahead all the same.
At daybreak on the 12th the battle opened with an
assault from the Union lines. At about four o'clock a
signal of four field-pieces discharged in rapid succession
was given, and "Forward ! " was the word. The Second
brigade had the extreme right of the Ninth corps, and
the Ninth New Hampshire had the right of the brigade.
The Second corps was at the right, though somewhat in
advance, and, owing to a thick fog which enveloped
both friend and foe, succeeded in surprising the enemy,
and captured an entire division, together with several
guns and numerous stands of colors.
The Ninth corps now had the right of way, and
pushing rapidly forward — over rough ground, across a
steep, miry creek, then through a stretch of forest with
its tangle of undergrowth — soon came upon the extreme
left of the Second corps, who, behind the breastworks
they had just captured, were busily preparing to meet
the counter-charge which a body of Confederate troops
was about beginning. The Ninth New Hampshire had
got a little in advance of the rest of the brigade, and as

372 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
they came into view a staff officer of the Second corps
rode up on the gallop. Hastily inquiring of Major
Chandler, who was in command of the regiment, what
troops they were, he exclaimed, "For God's sake, Ma
jor, change front and come in our left — they are flank
ing us !"
The major only partially comprehended the situation'
but clear and sharp came the order — "Change front,
forward on Tenth company ! " The order was promptly
obeyed, and the advance continued for thirty or forty
rods, along what had been the front of the Confederate
line, and over a tangle of scrub pine and brush which
they had cut down. Just then the fog lifted, and there
face to face, not ten rods away, was a whole division of
the enemy, advancing in column of regiments and five or
six lines of battle deep !
The regiment at once halted and commenced firing,
but many of the rifles were wet and could not be fired
until freshly primed, and this weakened the fire some
what. In spite of this drawback, and the fact that a
large proportion of the regiment was composed of raw
recruits, the volley of musket balls brought the advanc
ing column to a standstill, but only for a moment. By
that time the Confederate commander had taken in the
isolated position of the regiment, and throwing out four
full regiments onto their unprotected left flank, subjected
them to a raking cross-fire which it was simply impos
sible to endure. Major Chandler gave the order to fall
back slowly, keeping up their fire ; but the enemy at
once pressed forward on the run, and the choice lay
between capture or an immediate retreat to the crest of the
little ridge just in the edge of the timber where the regi
ment had changed front for the advance.

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The ridge was reached. The remnant of the regiment
— for the galling fire to which they had succumbed had
sadly lessened their number — rallied, another line of bat
tle was formed, and bravely facing the host of their pur
suers the men began firing. All had gone well until the
major was wounded in the thigh and was carried from
the field ; but the enemy was now close upon them, and
the regiment, under the command of Captain Stone, fell
back still farther into the woods.
In the mean time the rest of the brigade had come up
just in season to strike the Confederate column in flank
the moment after it had routed the Ninth, and after an
obstinate fight compelled them to fall back and take posi
tion ; so that the ground where the Ninth first encoun
tered them finally became the middle position between
the lines, and both sides soon intrenched, keeping up a
hot fire on each other for the rest of the day. At night
fall a portion of the regiment was sent to the right,
to occupy with a cordon of picket posts a little space
between the lines of the Second and Ninth corps. The
night was showery, and the picket detail had a dreary
task before they were relieved in the early morning of
the 13th. All that day the regiment, with its brigade,
lay behind the intrenchments in double line of battle,
with a skirmish line outside the breastworks keeping up
a desultory fire.
A portion of the ground charged over the day before
was now inside the lines, but the place where the Ninth
had first encountered the Confederate column lay outside,
and after nightfall a party of volunteers went out to bring
off the wounded belonging to the regiment, finding sev
eral and getting them safely off the field. All the long,
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374 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
getting what sleep was possible under such wretched
conditions. The rain ceased with the dawn, and the
regiment as a whole was allowed to rest through the day,
though heavy details were continually made on the men
for one purpose and another. That evening another
searching party went out, and succeeded in finding and
bringing off thirty of their dead comrades. The task of
these volunteers was a hard and even dangerous one, as
the skirmishers, except at the point where the party had
gone through the lines, were firing more or less all the
time. The 15th of May marked the second Sabbath spent in
the field, and the first detail of the morning was for the
burial of the dead. The bodies were all placed in one
long trench, the cold, damp earth was hastily shovelled
in, and with a tear on their cheek for the dead, and a
silent prayer for the living on their lips, the men hurried
back to the trenches. The regiment had been roused
about three o'clock, and put in readiness for an attack,
should one be made. For three nights now the men had
got only a couple hours of sleep in a night, and none in
the daytime, and the long strain was beginning to tell.
The only change in the position of the regiment during
the day was a slight move to the right, which gave them
the extreme right of the corps. During the afternoon
the Confederate batteries threw a few scattering shells
over their heads, as they lay in the rifle-pits, but fortu
nately no one was injured.
Under cover of the thick fog seven more bodies were
recovered on the morning of the 16th. The list of casu
alties on the 1 2th accounts for sixty-two as killed, accord
ing to Fox's "Regimental Losses." Among the officers,
Captain Smith had been killed, and Major Chandler and

1864.] THE WILDERNESS AND SPOTTSYLVANIA. 375
five lieutenants severely wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel
Babbitt, who had been detailed to command the Thirty-
second Maine on the 7th, was also badly wounded, and
the command of the regiment thus devolved upon Cap
tain Stone. Captain Edgerly of Company C had been
killed on the 6th, and altogether the regiment suffered
severely. As one man remarked, "If we have to go in
again, there won't be anybody left to keep tally ! "
All that day the regiment lay quietly behind the breast
works, and there was but little firing along the line. A
body of skirmishers was thrown out from the Eleventh
New Hampshire to feel the enemy, and lost fifteen men
in a very few minutes, which was pretty strong evidence
that the enemy were still in force. For the first time in
a fortnight the men were given an opportunity to write
home, and the mail which went out that night was heavily
freighted. On the 17th the men were ordered to the rear to draw
rations, which gave them a chance to get the "kinks"
out of their legs. For eight days and nights they had
been under fire, with only a few hours' sleep, wet to the
skin most of the time by the heavy rains, with no warm
food or drink, and the sergeant who pulled off his boots
and found the legs of his trousers covered with green
mould, was not to be blamed for thinking he was "booked
for the graveyard sure ! "
The Ninth did picket duty in front of the rifle-pits
through the night of the 17th, which passed quietly.
Returning behind the breastworks just before daylight
of the 18th, they were ordered out again almost immedi-
diately, with the brigade, as supports for a division of
the Second corps, which was to charge the enemy at
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376 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
brigade receiving a sharp fire from the enemy's batteries.
The attacking force carried the first line of works, but
were themselves driven from the second, and falling
back in confusion upon the brigade, disordered their
ranks and swept them back as well. The brigade
quickly rallied, however, and pushing forward, took
position near the works which the advance had uncov
ered, keeping up a skirmish fire till nearly nightfall,
when they were ordered back behind the breastworks.
The day's losses in the Ninth New Hampshire were, —
Captain Stone, commanding the regiment, mortally
wounded, besides six privates killed. The adjutant-
general's official report gives a total of sixty-two killed,
between the dates of May 12 and 18; but according to
Fox's " Regimental Losses," the Ninth New Hamp
shire between May 12 and 18 sustained a total loss of
sixty-eight killed and over two hundred wounded.
A redoubtable major who was in command of one
of the newer regiments, had created considerable amuse
ment by rallying his men immediately in the rear of the
Ninth. " Here, boys," he shouted, " get right in here
behind the Ninth New Hampshire fellers ! It's the best
place we can get." Just then he discovered that his
sword had fallen from its scabbard during his retreat to
safe quarters, and he began to shout again. " O boys,
I 've lost my sword ! Five dollars reward to any man
that '11 go back and find my sword ! " But his liberal
offer found no takers, and some wag suggested to him
the propriety of hunting up his sword himself, and thus
save the reward.
That night the regiment lay on the " off duty " line,
and anticipated getting a night's sleep ; but there was no
" rest for the weary " they found, for at half-past one in

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the morning they were called up, and moved to the
vicinity of Burnside's head-quarters. After the hasty
and scanty breakfast, there was another move, this time
about two miles, to the left and front, where the brigade
formed a line of battle and lay in the edge of an oak
forest during the rest of the day. This outing was a
pleasant relief from the monotony of the gloomy pine
forest where so many wearisome days and nights had
been passed, and the sight of a field of corn, — the tender
blades fluttering softly in the morning air, — together with
the arrival of a mail, — the first for three weeks — colored
the sleep of the wearied, exhausted soldiers with dreams
of their far-away homes among the NewHampshire hills.
That night the men slept through, undisturbed by
friend or foe, and remained quiet through the day fol
lowing, with the exception of a scouting party, which went
out about three miles, and finding everything quiet, re
turned to camp. Rations were drawn in the afternoon, and
preparations were made in anticipation of a move on the
morrow. The forenoon of the 21st a reconnoissance in
force was made, but no enemy appearing, the brigade
fell back to its old position about noon. At three o'clock
the whole corps was put in motion, and moved south
ward. Towards five o'clock the advance was shelled
from a battery across the Ny, and this caused a halt till
about midnight. Then the road towards Fredericksburg
was followed till da}dight.
A halt -for breakfast was ordered at daybreak, and
after making coffee the men were allowed a short time
to rest. The column once more in motion, the march
was continued through Bowling Green, across Matta-
pony creek, and then on and on, until at sunset the
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378 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [Mayr
encamped for the night. Starting about seven o'clock
on the morning of the 23d, the column moved slowly on
through the forenoon, the only incident to break the
monotony being the passing of General Grant and his
staff, the boys getting a near-by view of the "Stars."
Steadily pressing onward, through field and forest, and
seemingly in every direction, the troops at last emerged
near Ox ford, on the North Anna, where they bivouacked
for the night. TOLD BY THE CAMP-FIRE.
Captain Copp. — At Spottsylvania Court-house, on the
1 2th, we had driven the rebels out of one line of works,
and had lain down on the outside, not being supported
by the other troops. The rebels rallied, and four regi
ments came down and attacked us. We held the line
until they reached us, and actually took hold of some
of the men and drew them over the other side of
the works. Then Major Chandler, who was standing
near me, said, " Copp, this is tough, is n't it? We shall
have to get out ! " at the same time giving the command
to withdraw — "Every man for himself!" or something
of that kind.
The major and myself started along together, and had
gone perhaps three or four rods when the major pitched
forward on his face, exclaiming, " I am wounded ! Help
me off! " I took hold of his arm and assisted him along
two or three rods, and then he fell again. I got him
along a rod or two farther, and he fell the third time.
This time he was nearly exhausted, and looking up to
me, he said, " For God's sake, Copp, don't let those d — d
cusses get hold of me!" "All right, Major," said I,

1864.] THE WILDERNESS AND SPOTTSYLVANIA. 379
" I'll either get you off, or stay with you;" and calling
to some of the men who were retreating, I said, "The
major is wounded ; help me to take him off! "
A man quickly uncoiled his blanket, and we rolled the
major onto it. Three men, with myself, started with
him on the run, dragging him over the ground, and
through the bushes, till I began to think if he was n't
dead we should certainly kill him before we could get
him out of the line of fire. A little to the rear of the
works which we had carried was a line of old works,
and I thought I could rally the men enough to check the
advance of the rebels, in order to save the major. I
looked for the colors, but they were not in sight. We
went on a rod or two farther, and then I saw the color-
bearer, James Prendable, lying on the ground with the
colors drawn under him. Supposing he had lain down
to surrender, I gave him a kick and said, "Jim, what
are you down there for? Get up!" He looked up at
me — his* face white as a sheet — and said, "Captain, I
can't ; I 'm hit ! " I saw by his appearance that he cer
tainly was.
Drawing the colors from under him, I ran back and
forth along the line of the retreating men with the col
ors, shouting "Rally on the colors, boys ! Rally on the
colors !" That stopped them, and I placed the flagstaff
in that line of old breastworks, sixty or seventy of the
men gathered around the colors, and facing upon their
pursuers began to load and fire. The men's guns were
wet, and not more than half of them would go. Some
of the men, after two or three trials, would throw away
their guns, and taking one from a dead or wounded
comrade, see if that would go. I never heard so much
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380 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
those guns. In the mean time the men had got the
major a little farther to the rear, and as it was no use for
a handful of us to stay there with all that rebel horde
bearing down on us, we all took to our heels, Corporal
Parsons snatching the colors from the works and carry
ing them safely to the rear. And that 's the story of how
we saved the major and the colors.

Captain Copp's heroic conduct on the field at Spottsyl
vania, as well as his gallant rescue of the colors at
Fredericksburg, December 12, 1862, won for him the
Medal of Honor given by congress for deeds of special
bravery, a merited recognition of a patriotic and true-
hearted man.

TWO LETTERS.
In Hospital, Fredericksburg, Va.,
Friday Noon, May 13, 1864.
My dear William :
I was severely wounded in the engagement of the 9th
and 6th corps near Spottsylvania C. H. early yesterday
morning. The ball entered my right thigh and passed
directly through, but fortunately did not enter the bone.
I am doing well. Arrived here about an hour ago, and
hope to get to Washington, and thence home, before
long. Do not be at all alarmed about me.
Yours in haste,
George H. Chandler.
Fredericksburg, Va., May 17, 1864.
Since my letter of Friday last I have continued about
the same, suffering very much, but cheerful and full of

1864.] THE WILDERNESS AND SPOTTSYLVANIA. 38 1
hope. My wound, though very deep and severe, is not
called by surgeons a dangerous one, and my recovery
of a very fair use of my leg is only a question of time.
I am having good medical attendance, and as good
care and good nursing as can be afforded under present
circumstances. Rollins and Ordway sent a man from
Washington specially to look after me. He is here
now, and will probably remain as long as I do.
I expect to leave for Washington in a few days, and
am only waiting for some day when I can take the
ambulance journey from here to Belle Plain with the
least inconvenience. From there we take a steamer,
and the route is easy. Colonel Babbitt was seriously
wounded on Thursday, and now shares the same mattress
with me. He is as comfortable as could be expected.
We now occupy the house of Major Slaughter, whose
name has been rendered infamous for decoying our
wounded into the hands of the rebels.
Give my love to Kate and William, and to Aunt Betsey,
and say to her that if she has not disposed of uncle's
crutches, air-beds, easy-chairs, etc., I shall probably
need most of the stuff, such as is adapted to a cripple.
Do not grieve about me, I am among kind friends, have
money enough, and shall not lack anything. I hope to
see you soon. Affectionately yours,
George H. Chandler.

Capt. C. D. Copp. — Soon after the terrible loss of
our regiment at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864, and
while we were on the front line, waiting for, we knew
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was very sober and quiet. My attention was called to
this from the fact that he was usually very lively and
social, consequently a general favorite with all the boys.
One day while he was standing by the camp-fire, wait
ing for his coffee to boil, and looking as though he had
lost his last friend, I said to him, "Joe, what is the
matter with you lately ? You do n't act like yourself."
Without looking up, or changing his position, he replied,
with a shake of his head, "Something going to happen
to me, Capt!" " Nonsense, Joe," said I; " cheer up !
Something 's just as likely to happen to me as to you.
Do n't be so down-hearted. You 're just as likely to come
out of this and go home all right as I am ; " and walking
along to the earthworks in front the circumstance passed
from my mind for the time.
The 18th of May, the next day after this I think, just
at daybreak a rumor came to us that we were to be
relieved and go to the rear for a rest, and very soon we
were ordered into line ready to move. Almost at the
same moment a body of troops appeared in our rear,
advancing in line of battle. We were ordered to lie
down, and they, passing over us, and up over our breast
works, moved rapidly into the woods to attack the enemy
in our front. We were immediately ordered into line of
battle, and moved by the flank a short distance to the
left, and then to the front again, advancing as a support
to the troops who had just passed over us, and who
were already having hot work just beyond the woods,
where they found the enemy in full force.
It was close work. The bullets, shot, and shell were
already getting in their deadly work in our own regi
ment. Men were falling : some killed, others wounded ;
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heard along the line. In going through the woods
already spoken of our line became broken, and as we
came to an opening I was ordered to halt with the colors,
and my company, and wait for the remainder of my reg
iment to reform on my right and left. Dufney was in
his place in the front rank on the right of the company,
steady, erect, face to the front.
We can now see that it was a mistake to halt just there,
for it was in an exposed position, directly in line of fire
from the enemy's artillery as well as infantry. Shells
were exploding all about us, bullets were thinning our
ranks ; seconds seemed minutes, minutes hours, while
we waited. Suddenly there came a terrific explosion,
almost in my face. Smoke and dirt filled the air. The
right of my company seemed to melt into the ground.
After the dirt had settled and the smoke cleared, I saw
that the right of my company had indeed melted away.
.Some lay upon the ground killed, others with horrible
wounds were crawling, or trying to crawl, to the rear.
¦Surely something did happen to poor Joe. The shell
had exploded right in front of him, and his body was
scattered to- the four winds. At this moment the order
¦came "Forward !" and we advanced upon the enemy for
still closer work. I have told the story : Reader, what
¦do you think of premonitions?

Capt. C. D. Copp. — After the incident related above,
we advanced a few rods down into a ravine, where we
were ordered to lie or sit down, to await the result of the
iighting in our front. This position was somewhat under
cover, but even here men were frequently being killed
or wounded. While sitting on the ground, at the right

384 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
of my company, I felt an impression that I had better
move out of that place at once. At first I gave it but lit
tle thought, my attention being attracted to others. The
impression came with such force, however, that finally I
yielded to it, and without rising moved a little to the left,
apparently in no safer place, but simply in answer to the
impression, which I had so strongly, to get out of that
particular spot. This of course all happened in less
time than it takes to read it, but the instant I moved a
bullet came full force and struck in the ground where I
had been sitting, and which would doubtless have hit me
in the breast. Can you tell me who or what it was that
told me to move?

Lieutenant Mason. — Young Parsons, when he came
to be mustered in, was objected to by the mustering
officer as being both too small and too young. You
know what a pale-faced youth he always was, and he
looked as though he wasn't more than fourteen years old
when he joined our regiment. He told me, while I was
in command of the company, that he put inside of his
shoes pieces of paper with the figures " 18" on them,
and when they put him under oath as to his age he swore
that he was " over eighteen." In my letter to his mother,
when he was killed at Petersburg a little later in the
season, I mentioned this fact. His mother was very
poor, and later on applied for a pension. Imagine my
surprise, when one day an examiner in the pension office
came into the room where I was at work with that iden
tical letter in his hand. He brought it to me, and said,
" Is that yours? " I looked at it, recognized the writing,
and answered "Yes, sir." "Well," said he, "that

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will pass the mother's case then." This same Parsons
was the man who helped save the colors at Spottsylvania,
who was promoted to be color sergeant for his bravery,
and who was killed while carrying the colors at Peters
burg, July 20, 1864.

Captain Babb. — When we were recruiting, there was
a young man who had n't any parents who desired to join
the regiment. Eastman wouldn't pass him, as he was n't
tall enough, and the poor fellow was very much disap
pointed. I told Eastman something of his circumstances,
and he said, " Well, bring him in again, by and by, and
perhaps he will pass, for sometimes these boys grow
very fast." Perhaps somebody gave the boy a " tip ; "
at any rate, unknown to me, he put something under his
heels, in his boots, and when he was examined the next
time he passed all right. His name was Roscoe B. Kid
der, and at the Battle of Spottsylvania he had grown to
be a stout, heavy man. When the rebels swarmed on
us that morning, Kidder got surrounded, and he turned
his rifle and swung it round like a wild devil. He laid
out eight or ten men, and got off himself all right.

Sergeant Dutton. — When we went in at Spottsylva
nia, Sergt. James Prendable carried the National colors
and Corp. Albert R. Wheeler had the State colors.
There was also a full complement of eight guards. Both
flags were new and had never been in service, but after
the battle the National colors had sixteen shots through
them by actual count, and only one color bearer and
two of the guard came out untouched, the rest being
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wounded, killed, or taken prisoners. It was a close
place. There was a dense fog. We advanced in line
with the regiment until we found ourselves in the outer
works of the enemy ; had just halted there, when up out
of the fog', not more than a rod or two distant, loomed
the enemy. They came up in splendid alignment, their
guns right shoulder shift ; an officer directly in front of
me holding a pistol out toward us with one hand, and
keeping his men in line with the other. They came so
near we could see the white of their eyes, and we had
only time to fire and get out of it if we could. It was a
wonder that any got away. When Sergeant Prendable
fell, wounded, Captain Copp took the colors, and after
wards handed them to Private Edward S. Parsons, of
Company D, who brought them off. Corporal Wheeler
brought off the State colors unharmed after the battle.
Corporal Wheeler resigned his position as bearer of State
colors. Parsons was promoted to be sergeant and given
the National colors, and I was given the State colors,
and we carried them until the explosion of the mine at
Petersburg. A CLOSE SHAVE.
Corporal Blood, of Company E, was on the sick-list
at the time the regiment commenced its march to the
North Anna. To get away from the noise of the regi
ment, the last evening it was at Spottsylvania, Blood
went back from the intrenched line which the men held
a few rods, rolled himself up in his blanket on the
ground, and went to sleep. The regiment moved at two
o'clock the next morning, but no one thought of Blood,
because he was off duty and taking care of himself, and

Capt. Edward C Babb, Co. G.

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was with the regiment as he pleased. He slept soundly
until after sunrise, and awoke with the sun shining in his
face and the thought that everything was remarkably
still. Raising his head, he saw that our troops had left
the pits in front, and then, to his consternation, that a
large scattering of Confederate soldiers was wandering
around in the woods where our men had been, and were
looking over the field. Andersonville appeared to Blood
as a sure thing for a future residence, but thinking he
would make the best of it, he coolly arose, rolled up his
blanket, slung it with his other traps over his shoulder,
picked up his gun, and walked with a careless gait to
the rear, quickening his steps as he got farther away.
Fortunately he was not seen, and soon came up with
the regiment, about five miles to the left, where it had
stopped. Corporal Blood was a brave and efficient sol
dier. He received wounds September 30, 1864, at Pop
lar Grove church, from which he died in the. hospital at
Beverly, N. J., November 8th, following.

THE CAPTURE OF LIEUTENANT WILCOX.
\" As we went into the fight, after passing the picket line,
we went over the hill and into the hollow. There we
stopped, and were ordered to continue firing as fast as
possible. While we lay there one of the men was shot
through the neck, and I remember the blood spurted out
like a rainbow. Just then another man near me was
wounded in the arm, and the blood spurted out in the
same way. I did n't have a tourniquet, but by chance I
had a piece of tent rope in my pocket, and I tied that
around his arm and then told him to go to the rear. I
had n't paid much attention to what was going on around

388 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
me, but all at once some one shouted, ' Look out, the
regiment is retreating!' Then I looked up, and sure
enough the left of the regiment was making for the rear,
and I concluded it was time for me to be moving. I had
not got two rods away before I was surrounded by a half
dozen rebels, who demanded my surrender. A few nights
before this some of the officers had been talking about
being captured, and the suffering that would have to be
endured in prison, and we had decided that we would n't
be captured. That all, went through my mind in a
moment, but I did n't see how I could help myself, and
so surrendered."

DEATH OF CAPTAIN STONE.
Captain Babb. — As soon as I learned that Captain
Stone had been wounded, I went back to General Griffin
and asked permission to hunt him up and see how badly
he was hurt. It had been reported that he was mortally
wounded, but the general said he didn't think he was,
though he finally gave me permission to go. When at
last I found him, he had been taken quite a distance to
the rear. I sat with him about two hours, and talked
with him for some time in regard to his wound, which
was in the upper part of the thigh, near the abdomen,
and had been made by a flying shell. He was very
bright until, knowing myself that he was mortally
wounded, I said, " Captain, you will probably go home
now, and I wish you would go and see my family and
tell them I am all right." He weakened then for the
first time. "Lieutenant," said he, "I never shall see
home. This thing will wind me up, and pretty soon
too." He lived only one day after that.

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Hermon A. Clement. — It was on the 18th of May that
Capt. A. J. Stone, of Company F, while leading the regi
ment, was struck in the groin with a piece of shell, a
wound from which he died, on the 20th, in Fredericks
burg. Right here I wish to say that soon after he was
wounded he was taken from the field and carried to the
field hospital, where I found him after about an hour's
search. His wound had been dressed, and he was lying
in a tent. The moment he saw me he said, "Clem,
how is the fight going ? Were there many of my men
killed?" He seemed at all times to have his reason, but
oh, how he did suffer with pain all that night ! Every
few minutes he would want me to try and turn him one way
or another ; but as soon as I stirred him the least mite he
would say, "Oh, I can't stand it!" The next day he
was taken to Fredericksburg. The hospital was so full
that I was obliged to lay him on a mattress on the floor,
but I knew he would not be there long, for his hip and
legs began to. turn black as soon as we arrived there,
and he suffered the most intense pain until he died, about
eight o'clock in the evening. I dug his grave alone,
and oh, how hard the ground was, and how hard it
seemed to have to lay him in the ground wrapped in a
blanket ! And to think I should have it to do, for I loved
him so much — he was always so kind to my poor brother
Simeon and myself; in fact, to every one, bless his mem
ory ! I, for one, shall never forget him.

Captain Copp. — One of the wounded that were left
on the field was Edward P. Chapman, of Company F.
He told me that after we were repulsed the rebels rushed
right over him as he lay on the ground. Afterwards,

390 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
one of them — a straggler, apparently — came along where
he was, and pulled off his boots and some of his clothing,
and rifled his pockets, and he let him do it without any
resistance whatever ; but the fellow, after he found out
that Chapman was alive, stood up, took aim, and delib
erately shot him through the jaw. Supposing that he
was surely dead this time, the fellow went on and left
him. Chapman was brought from the field as one of the
wounded, and is still living, though part of his jaw is
gone.

PLAYING 'POSSUM.
By Sergeant Burnham.
It happened that about the time the regiment broke,
one of our company, a young Englishman by the
name of Triggs, had his trousers cut, and his thigh
grazed, by a Minie ball. It stung at first nearly as
much as though it had gone through his leg. As is not
uncommon in such cases, he thought himself much worse
hurt than he really was, and dropping down where he
would be partially sheltered by stumps and brush, with
which the field was thickly strewn, he lay there, suppos
ing for a time that he was seriously wounded. In a few
minutes the Johnnies rushed past him in pursuit of us,
and some of them, noticing Triggs and thinking from
his looks that he was still able to travel, got him to his
feet and tried to start him to the rear as their prisoner.
He protested that he was wounded and could not go, but
they thought differently and made him start. Said he
afterwards, in telling the story, "About that time I
thought my chance of getting into Richmond was
exceedingly good."

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Certainly it did look that way, but a lucky accident
came to his relief. At almost the first step he tripped on
a root or stick of some sort, and tumbled head-first into a
heap of brush. His captors', who were beginning to
find the place rather a warm one for themselves, thought
surely he was used upland " skedaddled" without wait
ing for him. At first Triggs was inclined to laugh at
the 'possum game he had almost unwittingly played, but
he soon found he was not yet out of the scrape. There
he was between two — yes, a half dozen — fires, and the
bullets, shells, and canister were flying in a perfect
storm over him, often striking uncomfortably close. He
had no idea in which direction to go in order to find
friends ; in fact, the only thing he could do was to crawl
into the most sheltered spot at hand and hug the ground.
This he did, and remained in his hiding-place till the
next morning, when he caught sight of our skirmishers,
attracted their attention, managed to get to them
unharmed, and soon afterwards found and rejoined us.
He thought this, his first lesson in the fighting art, a
pretty tough one, but was by no means discouraged, and
in time became one of the best soldiers in the company.

Sergeant Burnham. — Robinson, Case, and I were
of the searching party that went out after the dead and
wounded. We had got most of the bodies, and had
wandered some distance to the right of where we had
passed through the skirmish line, when suddenly we
heard the click of rifle-locks just in front of us, and an
ominous voice ordered " Halt ! " We lost no time in
obeying, and I, who was unarmed, advanced open-
handed to the skirmish or picket post, which was behind

392 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
some logs, and over the muzzle of a rifle explained who
we were, and then we were allowed to retire. These
men had not been notified of our mission, and it is a won
der that they did not fire on us without a word of warn
ing, while in the opposite direction we must have got
pretty near the rebel pickets. They tried to draw us on
by imitating the groans of the wounded, and when we
failed to respond gave us the compliment of a fusillade
from their muskets.

SERGEANT BURNHAM'S SPECIAL DETAIL.
"When Grant made his flank movement from Spottsyl
vania to the North Anna, our division got under way
near the middle of the afternoon. We led the corps that
day, and took, or started to take, a different and shorter
route than that of the Second and Fifth corps, who had
started the night before. We moved out four or five
miles, struck the telegraph pike from Fredericksburg to
Richmond, and had turned southward on this, when
from the opposite bank of a creek — one of the branches
of the Mattapony — a battery suddenly opened on our
advance. This brought us to a sudden halt, and a part
of the division was deployed in the fields and a recon-
noissance made.
"The result was the decision to turn north on the pike,
cross another creek about a mile distant, and take the
route the other corps had pursued. We had large trains
in convoy, were in a hurry, and this appeared the short
est and surest way I suppose ; but presently another dif
ficulty presented itself. The bridge across the creek I
have mentioned was guarded by a body of Pennsylvania
cavalry, who, it seems, had not the slightest idea that

1864.] THE WILDERNESS AND SPOTTSYLVANIA. 393
any Federal troops were on the south side of the stream,
and persisted in firing on everything approaching them
from that direction. General Potter sent out two or three
of his staff to communicate with them, but they came
back unsuccessful, and I suppose did not like to try
again. At any rate his adjutant-general came to Gen
eral Griffin, saying he must have a sergeant who could
be trusted with a despatch to the commander of the cav
alry, and that he must get it to him in some way.
"Our regiment chanced to be the first at hand, and
General Griffin called at once on Adjutant Brown for a
detail. He, for reasons best known to himself, came
immediately to me, and said General Griffin wanted me
a few minutes, and ordered a man from another com
pany to go with me. I reported, as directed, to General
Griffin, and to my surprise the adjutant-general I have
mentioned handed me a pencilled note, told me where
he wished it carried, and explained the situation, but so
bunglingly that he made me understand that the cav
alry I was to find was on the same side of the stream as
ourselves. "I felt a good deal like telling him that if he had not
orderlies and bummers enough to do his running for him,
without taking a poor fellow that carried a knapsack, it
was my private humble opinion he had better have a
dozen or two more detailed. Concluding from his looks,
however, that the less I said the better it would be for
me, and that it would not look very well to back out, I
started off. It took but a few minutes to walk a mile on
a straight road and find the bridge. Not a human
being, as far as I could discover, was within hearing of
it. I examined the bridge, and found the planks had
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394 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
looked carefully around, and in the dim light of the
evening — it was about nine o'clock — could see no one,
although within twenty feet of the men I was searching
for. They kept perfectly quiet, and I could not hear a
sound ; nor did they challenge me, which was what I was
expecting in case there was any one near the bridge and
on guard.
"Puzzled completely, I recrossed the bridge, coun
selled with the man who had kept me company, and
we concluded to go back to General Griffin. Accordingly
we started ; when without a word the Dutch blunder
heads, who were in the shadow of some trees just on the
other bank and had seen me cross and recross the bridge,
opened fire with their seven-shooters, and the way they
sprinkled the bullets around us was a caution. It was
one of the liveliest serenades of that sort that I have ever
experienced, and there was no doubt about who it was
intended for, either. We sprang into the ditch beside
the road, where we were partially sheltered, and got out
of range as soon as possible.
"From their being on the opposite side of the stream
from what I had expected, and their not challenging me,
I more than suspected that they were rebels, and lost no
time in reporting to General Griffin. ' Why,' said he,
' those are the very chaps you want ; you must get that
despatch to them ; the whole column is waiting for you.
Hurry up ! ' I expressed my willingness to try it again,
and hastening back to the company left my knapsack,
got another man to go with me, — the first being too
thoroughly scared to want to try it again— and started
once more.
"On arriving at the bridge, I found they by some
means had learned who we were, and had set to work to

1864.] THE WILDERNESS AND SPOTTSYLVANIA. 395
replace the planks on the bridge. Of course I had no
difficulty now in delivering my despatch. A consul
tation between the cavalry commander and General
Griffin followed, and by the time the bridge was repaired
the head of the column was ready to cross it, and a rapid
and all-night march was begun. This was my first job
of the kind, and not only had it been a 'ticklish' piece
of work, but the extra travel involved, coupled with
the hard march that followed, made twelve hours of
work that was near proving too much for me. I think I
never was so tired in my life as when we halted for
breakfast the next morning."

Sergeant Burnham. — That morning at Spottsylvania,
when the regiment broke and started for the ridge, I
went along with the rest, for I had no mind to be cap
tured if my legs would save me. I had gone only a
little way when I came against a fallen tree-top, seem
ingly too high to leap. Glancing back, I saw that just
behind me, and to the right also, the rebels were coming
on. One of them, who was a little in advance of the
rest, levelled his rifle and yelled, " Halt, you d — d
Yank ! " There was no time to run around that tree-top,
or even to deliberate updn the situation.
I was loaded down with knapsack, haversack, can
teen, rifle, and accoutrements, all on over my overcoat,
which was wet and heavy from the rain, but I made the
"greatest effort of my life," — in the jumping line at
least — and put myself the other side of that tree-top ; not,
however, without catching my foot in the topmost branch,
causing me to light on all fours and to plant my rifle
muzzle down in the soft ground. The Johnny who had
ordered me to halt sent his compliments — apparently a

396 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
ball and buckshot — through my coat-tail ; at least I cred
ited him with the hole I afterwards discovered in the gar
ment. Some comrades who were just at my left when we
started had passed around the tree, and as I sprawled
on the ground I heard one of them exclaim, " Burnham
is hit ! " " Not yet ! " I snarled, as I righted myself and
snatched my rifle from where it had stuck in the mud.
Then I made the best possible time towards the crest of
the little ridge just in the edge of the timber, where we
had changed our front in our impetuous advance, and
towards which our broken line was rushing back as the
first possible place at which to reform and make a stand.
I was tempted at first to. leave my rifle sticking where it
was, but only for an instant. " That gun is going as
far as I go ! " was the determination that I came to,
though it was only serviceable after being cleared of
about a pint of moist earth. Another thought that
flashed through my mind was to throw off my knapsack,
but this was immediately followed by the reflection that it
covered and partially protected quite a portion of my
exposed rear, and I concluded to hang onto the knapsack.
Although I was the youngest sergeant in the company,
I was that morning assisting Lieutenant Robinson, who
was in command of the company, by doing the work of
a lieutenant, and during the fight when we first met the
rebel column, I had all I could do to keep some of our
recruits, who were having their first baptism of fire, in
their places and to their proper work of discharging
their muskets — somewhere near, at least — in the right
direction. One man — one of our original number, I
am sorry to say — I made it my especial duty to keep
in his place that morning. He tried all sorts of excuses

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for getting out of the ranks, but I kept right behind
him, and made him go as far as anybody went ; at the
expense, however, of a good many threats and sundry
prickings of the bayonet. It was the first and only time
he was ever got fairly under fire.

Sergeant Burnham. — Among the wounded that our
searching party brought off the first night we went out,
was my friend Tracy, who had lain on the field some
forty hours with one leg broken and shattered below the
knee by a Minie ball. The next morning I cooked and
carried to him as good a breakfast as I could command,
and had quite a chat with him about his experience be
tween the time he was wounded and our finding him.
He told me that the rebels, when they passed over the
ground, took off as prisoners such wounded as could
walk, but seeing that he could not, they left him undis
turbed. One of them, more humane than the rest,
threw him a canteen of water that had been dropped
near by, and without which he must have suffered
greatly from thirst. He was on rather low ground, and
though a perfect storm of bullets passed just above him
all day Thursday, and he was momentarily expecting
to be struck, he had escaped further injur}'. He was
quite bright and cheerful that morning, and seemed to
have considerable strength, considering how much of a
strain he had undergone in his long and ' dangerous
exposure. About noon he was taken to the rear to a
hospital, where his leg was amputated. The surgeon
was hopeful that he could save him at first, but erysipe
las set in after the amputation, and in a few days he
died, one of the best men and Christians I ever knew.

398 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
Sergt. N. T. Dutton. — Sergeant Tracy died in
Washington, June 6, 1864, about four o'clock in the
afternoon of the day he reached there. By some
means, at the landing in the morning, he was sepa
rated from the wounded of his own division and car
ried with other wounded to another hospital. His wife,
who had been notified of his wounds, reached Wash
ington the same morning, but not finding him in his
proper place, went from hospital to hospital all day
long, and only found his body about an hour after he
had died. The stroke was too hard. She took the
body with her to New Hampshire for burial, soon began
to fade away, and in the next fall died, and was laid
beside her husband, her life as much a sacrifice for
country as his. Inseparable in love and devotion for
each other, they were likewise for their country, and
" in death were not divided."

Sergt. N T. Dutton. — Corporal Elmer Bragg, of
Company E, was wounded in the head, the ball lodg
ing just under the skin near the temple. He was taken
prisoner at Spottsylvania, and was carried to Belle Isle
near Richmond, where he remained, with his wound*
undressed and the ball unremoved,' until August, 1864,.
when he was exchanged and taken to Annapolis, Md.
From lack of attention to his wound, and starvation
rations, he became very much emaciated, and reached'
the hospital there more dead than alive. His father
came on to see him and take him home. At sight of
him Bragg rallied, and seemed much better. The
father's business demanded his immediate attention,
and leaving his son to gain strength for the journey he-
returned home. Corporal Bragg did not live to reachi

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the home and friends he so dearly loved, for that very
night a reaction set in and he died. His case is illus
trative of thousands of others. Corporal Bragg was
pursuing his studies at Kimball Union academy, Meri
den, N. H., when he enlisted. He was a most sturdy
and faithful young man and Christian. He was always
cheerful and ready in his duty, and patient under the
great burdens of service and suffering. In his diary,
which he kept while at Belle Isle, he daily described
his rations — a small piece of corn-bread, an inch or two-
square, a morsel of meat or a trifle of samp, which
only served to prolong his suffering and starvation \
yet he often closed the day's record with these words, —
" How thankful I ought to be to God for all his good
ness to me."

A FEW STRAY SHOTS.
Soon after the regiment entered the slashed timber
General Griffin sent one of his aids, Lieutenant Bur-
bank, to Major Chandler, with an order for the regi
ment to come back;. but they were under full headway
on the charge, and what with the confusion, the yelling,
the bursting of shells, and all, the order failed to reach
them, and they kept on their way. When this fact was
reported by the orderly to General Griffin, the general
remarked, "If they have gone in there, you can say
good-bye to the Ninth New Hampshire."

As the regiment was making ready for the advance, a
man came along, without any gun or. equipments, and
took his place in the company to which he belonged.
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here for without any arms?" "Oh, never mind," said
the soldier, " some of these fellows will be dead pretty
soon, and then I can have all I want ! " He soon
equipped himself.

Another man, who was in the rear rank, was troubled
a good deal by a front rank man not keeping up. After
pushing against the fellow several times, he finally
seized him by the shoulder and said, "You get into
the rear rank and let me step into the front ! " He had
hardly got into place when he was shot.

For close shaves, Provencher, of Company E, and
Plummer, of Company B, can divide the honors. Pro
vencher had the visor of his cap and the back of his
blouse shot clean off, without getting a scratch himself,
while Plummer had his cartridge box blown to flinders
and every cartridge destroyed- Both men were pretty
thoroughly shaken up by their adventures, and they
were really remarkably narrow chances.

CORPORAL MAYO'S EXPLOIT.
To begin with, when the regiment was getting ready
to go in, on that foggy, drizzly morning of the 12th, at
Spottsylvania, Lieutenant Robinson, who was com
manding the company then, told me I had better remain
where I was and not go in. I had, at that time, been
prostrated with fever and ague for several days, but I
told him I guessed I would keep along with them the
best I could. As the regiment went over the ridge it

Corp. Lysander R. Mayo, Co. E.

Nathan Cushing, Co. E.

Benjamin Gray, Co. E.

James C. Ayer, Co. E.

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went to the left, in order to make connections, leaving
quite a gap between our corps and the Second. I went
over the ridge to the ravine where the brook was, and
all at once I heard some one sing out, "Drop that
gun!" and looking up I saw two Johnnies, with a
wounded prisoner between them ; but they both had
their guns drawn on me, so I dropped mine according
to orders, for it was n't the time or place to argue on the
question. They started off with us, to go back to their regiment, as
they supposed, sending me on ahead, with the wounded
man, who was a Dutchman, following on behind. I
'kept bearing to the right until we got to the road that
came out behind the Second corps, but when I got in
sight of that, and saw the straggling blue-coats coming
in from all directions, I wheeled around and said, "Do
you know where you are ? " Considerably startled by the
question, after a hasty glance around they confessed
that they did not " exactly." "Well," said I, "I do,
and I'll tell you. You're inside our lines now, my
boys, and the quicker you hand over those guns the
better, for if, our boys get sight of you here you'll get a
bullet before you have time to throw them down ! "
They got down in a little hollow, and kept their guns
drawn on me for a few minutes, but finally one of them
said, "Where '11 they carry us if we surrender?" "I
do n't know," said I, " but I suppose to Point Lucock."
Then one of them threw his gun down, and the other
reversed his and handed it to me. 1 took the gun, and
then knocked the cap off and put on a new one.
"What are you doing that for?" said he", " the gun is
all right!" " Well," said I, "I just wanted to be sure
there was a fresh cap on." I started the Johnnies

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ahead, and told them which way to go, but they kept
begging, " Oh, for God's sake don't take us up to the
front!" "You keep still," said I ; "I rather guess I
know my way out of this."
The first thing that fetched me up was when I got to
where General Burnside and his staff were. One of the
aids came up to me, and I asked him where to take my
prisoners, and he told me. We had to go back on the
hill, and when I got them there and turned them over to
the officer of the day, I said to him, "I captured these
two men alone, after they had travelled me around in
the woods for a while, and I want something to show
for it." He asked me what my name was, and I told
him ; and then he stepped into the marshal's office, and
wrote me a receipt for two prisoners of war, which I
still have in my possession.

The following is a copjT of the receipt given to the
plucky Yankee corporal : Prov. Marshal 9TH A. Corps.
Received of Corporal Mayo, of the 9th N. Hamps., 2 (two) prisoners
of war. Near Spottsylvania Court-house, May 12th, 1864.
G. H. Aiken,
Lt. Sth Infantry,
Officer oj'the day.

Sergt: Charles S. Stevens.

CHAPTER XII.
From the North Anna to Petersburg.
When the Army of the Potomac struck the North
Anna, on the afternoon of May 23, it found its wary
opponent securely intrenched on the opposite side of
the river, ready to dispute its passage. The enemy's
widely diverging lines, reaching back from two to three
miles, formed a salient just across from the point where
the commander of the Ninth corps had brought his forces
to a halt. It was apparent that an attempt to cross at
Ox ford must be attended with serious and useless loss
of life. Accordingly the corps was divided, the First
division being dispatched to the aid of Warren, who,
holding the right of the line, had succeeded in making
a crossing at Jericho ford, where the enemy, at first in
slender force, but soon re-enforced by six brigades of
Hill's corps, attacked and was driven back with heavy
loss, enabling Warren to establish and intrench his
lines; the Second division to the assistance of Hancock,
who, striking the river at Chesterfield bridge, a mile
above the Fredericksburg railroad, was confronted by
McLaws's division of Longstreet's corps, but attacking,
had carried the bridge by six in the afternoon, the
enemy, after repeated efforts to burn the bridge during
the night, retreating and leaving the way clear for
Hancock to cross in the morning of the 24th ; while the
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succeeded in seizing and holding a small island in the
river on the following day.
The army had crossed the river with but small loss,
but the game was by no means won, and the longer
General Grant studied the ground the stronger became
his conviction that Lee's position was practically invul
nerable, and only to be wrested from him at a frightful
sacrifice. Deliberate and careful reconnoissances were
made during the 25th and 26th, but there was no encoun
ter of the forces except a brush which occurred in the
afternoon of the latter date, when the Second division
of the Ninth corps drove back the enemy's entire front
and advanced its own line to a highly favorable posi
tion. That night the army cautiously withdrew from
the enemy's front, crossed the river, and, bearing first
to the east and then to the south, took the road to Rich
mond, the Sixth corps having the advance, and being
followed by the Fifth, Ninth, and Second. The morn
ing of the 29th found the whole army south of the
Pamunkey, and in close communication with its new
base at White House.
This move had been made in accordance with General
Grant's determination to again attempt to turn Lee's
right flank, and by crossing the Pamunkey the approach
to Richmond was considerably shortened by a move
ment across Tolopotomoy creek, by way of Cold Harbor
and Bethesda church. Lee, on the watch and having
the usual advantage of a shorter road, was already in
position on the new front, his army, across Tolopoto
moy creek, with its right on Mechanicsville pike, near
Bethesda church, covering both railroads as well as the
road to Richmond. The Ninth corps crossed the creek
on the 30th, establishing itself after some particularly

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sharp skirmishing, more especially in front of the Second
division ; the whole line, on the following day, being
moved forward quite a distance.
The advance was made late in the afternoon, the
troops crossing an open field with great spirit in face
of a heavy fire, carrying the larger part of the enemy's
front line of rifle-pits, and taking about six hundred
prisoners. The Confederate forces, now thoroughly
aroused, defended the second line with such stubborn
resistance that further advance was impossible, and
though the Army of the Potomac bivouacked that night
on advanced ground, it was at the cost of more than
2,000 killed and wounded soldiers. Two days were
devoted to establishing and strengthening the lines,
the sharpshooters on both sides keeping up a lively fire
while these movements were going on in the rear.
The Ninth corps had been removed from its position
in the centre, and on the night of June 2 occupied the
extreme right, its own right partially exposed and its
left resting near Bethesda church, while the main line
stretched back to a point not far from the Tolopotomoy.
The movement had not been made without loss however,
for, being done in broad daylight, it had been quickly
detected by the enemy, who, following up the skirmish
ers that were covering the operation, succeeded in
taking quite a number of them as prisoners ; and still
farther pursuing their advantage by an assault on War
ren's left, — he being next in line to the Ninth — captured
nearly four hundred more, before their further advance
was checked.
That night General Grant resolved to attempt to force
the Confederate lines on the morrow, with the purpose
of opening the passage of the Chickahominy and driv-

406 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
ing Lee into the intrenchments around Richmond. The
assault was begun by a discharge of artillery along the
Union lines, about sunrise on the 3d of June, which was
quickly followed by a magnificent charge on the left —
a charge which swept everything before it and for a
brief space of time gave to the bold invaders the posses
sion of the highest point of the enemy's position. But
the supporting columns were not at hand to secure the
advantage thus gained, and the enemy rallied, poured
an enfilading fire upon the isolated detachment, and
finally compelled them to choose between an abandon
ment of the captured position and utter annihilation.
Three thousand in killed and wounded was a high price
to pay for an advanced position and three hundred pris
oners, surely !
From the centre the assaults were less determined,
and also less sanguinary, while on the right the Ninth
corps sustained the brunt of the battle. The Second and
Third divisions, swinging around to flank the enemy's
left, were hotly engaged, but made a decided advance ;
establishing themselves face to face with the foe, they
awaited the order to move upon the second and stronger
line of the coveted position. But General Meade felt
there had been sacrifice enough, for already thousands
of men were writhing on the blood-stained sod, and Gen
eral Burnside was ordered to cease offensive operations.
The skirmish line was drawn in, the position strength
ened, and when the enemy, presuming on the non-
pursuance of the advantage already gained, ventured
an assault during the afternoon, they were quickly and
vigorously repulsed. The army had suffered terribly,
the killed and wounded in the Ninth corps alone num
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vain, for the road to Richmond was still in the posses
sion of the enemy, and the impossibility of crossing the
Chickahominy at this point proved.
On the 5th and 6th the enemy essayed attacks at dif
ferent points along the Union lines^ but was successfully
repulsed each time. Then, under cover of an armistice,
the wounded were removed from between the lines and
the dead were buried. Meanwhile General Meade was
carefully maneuvering for a change of base, purposing
to throw his army across to the south bank of the James.
The next few days were devoted to preparations for the
movement, a monotony unbroken by any event save an
occasional shot from a watchful picket or the dull boom
of the mortars. On the night of the 12th the Army of
the Potomac was southward bound, and the campaign
north of the James river was a thing of the past.
It was manifest that Grant was about to hazard
another flank movement. Richmond was not so much
the objective point as was Lee's army, and this Grant
had hoped to defeat in open action ; but from the time
of Lee's attack and repulse in the Wilderness the enemy
had fought only defensive battles, and those from behind
strongly intrenched works. Grant's persistent " ham
mering " had been successful in this respect if in no
other, and the first breach had been made in the walls
of the citadel. It was time now for a change in tactics,
and Sheridan's cavalry having destroyed the railroads
running north from Richmond, thus rendering Washing
ton safe from any serious danger, the Union commander
was ready to move his army southward and attack Rich
mond through Petersburg, the citadel of the Confederate
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from its position, that while General Lee was not with
out knowledge of the movement, until he heard of Gen
eral Smith's preliminary assault on the north-eastern
line of the defences of Petersburg, on the 15th, he did
not know for what point the Army of the Potomac was
making. The Ninth corps, marching by way of Tun-
stall's Station, reached a point not far from Sloane's
crossing of the Chickahominy just before night came on
of the 13th, and bivouacked, crossing the river at early
dawn. The night and the following day were spent with
the Sixth corps on the James river. Crossing by pon
toons on the evening of the 15th, the corps now pushed
rapidly on towards Petersburg, in order to share in the
operations of the forces under Smith and Warren, and
was closely followed by the Fifth. By ten o'clock on
the morning of the 16th the advance division was in
front of Petersburg, and a little after noon the entire
corps was in position on the extreme left of the line.

THE ITINERARY OF THE RANK AND FILE.
From their hasty bivouac near the North Anna, on
the night of the 23d of May, the wearied sleepers were
roused at an early hour on the following morning by the
sharp firing of skirmishers, who seemed to be at no very
great distance. The troops were not moved until about
noon, however, when, after following a somewhat circuit
ous route, the river was crossed about a half mile to the
north of the bridge of the Virginia Central railroad, and
a line of battle was formed. The bridge and its
approaches were commanded by a Confederate bat
tery, which pitilessly showered the unprotected foot-

1864.] FROM THE NORTH ANNA TO PETERSBURG. 409
soldiers with shells, as in long and serried ranks they
hurried across the dangerous pathway. The Ninth New
Hampshire men were getting the knack of dodging
these missiles perhaps, for not a man in the regiment
was injured. The troops lay on their arms that night,
but the only disturber of their peaceful slumbers was a
terrific thunder-shower, succeeded by a heavy rain
which lasted until morning. Everything was quiet dur
ing the day, but in anticipation of a possible night
attack the men were set to work building breastworks,
a task that was not completed until near night. Then
it began to rain again, and with no protection but their
blankets the men passed rather an uncomfortable night.
During the afternoon of the 26th there was heavy
skirmish firing from both sides, and quite a number of
men were wounded. In the evening a skirmishing
party was sent out, who succeeded in burning the bridge
by which the river had been crossed two days previous.
Tramping around in the mud until two o'clock in the
morning was not a very pleasant experience, to say the
least, and the hardness of the couch did not disturb
the heavy slumbers of the tired soldiers when they were
finally ordered to turn in. It was late in the forenoon
before the hurried preparations for an onward move of
the corps aroused them, and by eleven o'clock the long
and tedious march had begun. The route lay to the
south, between the Mattapony and the Pamunkey, and
the roads, deep with mud, were soon worn into ruts by
the steady tread of marching feet.
On and on, through all the long, hot afternoon, with
slow but constant progress they marked the hours. At
sunset there was a brief halt for coffee, but it was long
past midnight when the men threw themselves on the

410 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
ground to snatch a few hours' rest. Routed out at
daybreak, they were again on the road by six o'clock,
and with only occasional halts for rest the march was
kept up until two the next morning — twenty hours on
a stretch. No wonder they were footsore, and that
thousands fell out by the way ; no wonder the men
grumbled, for rations were short, and empty stomachs
are not conducive to good temper.
The Pamunkey had been crossed shortly after mid
night, some ten miles to the north of White House land
ing, and the army had bivouacked about a mile beyond
the crossing. It was Sunday morning, but it brought
no baked beans and brown bread to the hungry soldiers :
instead, they were ordered to the front, and set to work
digging rifle-pits, without any breakfast whatever. In
the afternoon they fell back to the woods to rest, and
having received a ration of fresh beef, cooked and ate
their suppers with the zest that only hungry men can
know. This, with the added luxury of a good night's
rest, proved to be a most effectual tonic for both mind
and body, and the morning of the 30th found them as
cheery and ready for work as ever.
That day's fortune for the regiment opened with a
mail from home. The detail to serve as rear-guard for
the trains was equally welcome, and the task was easier
by far than the slow drudgery of the pick and shovel
that had been their lot on the day before. There was
brisk firing all day at the front, and all night long the
guns of the batteries kept up their thunderous booming —
an accompaniment that seems to act as a lullaby to the
veteran soldier. It was very warm on the 31st, and
during the early hours of the morning the men had a
chance to cook and eat breakfast at their leisure, and to

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clean up a little — a novel enough experience in those
days. Their " soft job " soon came to an end, however,
for noon found the regiment with the rest of the brigade,
right at the front. :
The line of battle was at first formed in the edge
of a piece of pine woods, and the men at once set
about providing themselves with breastworks, but before
much had been accomplished in this direction a further
advance was ordered, the Ninth being detailed to lead
in the support for the skirmishers. The line is quickly
formed, the regiment pushes on through a quarter of a
mile of thick forest, then down into a ravine and up its
opposite bank. Driving the Confederate pickets before
them as they advance, they hurriedly clamber up the
steep side of the ridge on whose crest the enemy lies
intrenched. The struggle is short and sharp, a dozen
or so of men are wounded, and a few fall, never to rise
again — but the works are ours, and the Ninth is fully
deserving of the many compliments showered upon it
for its gallant conduct.
The rest of the line now arrived, and closing in on
the right and left of the Ninth, soon placed themselves
behind quite formidable intrenchments, a skirmish line
also being established in front. The Ninth occupied
this a part of the afternoon, and had the pleasure of
sending the Johnnies a few leaden compliments in return
for their own unwelcome favors. A brisk skirmishing
was kept up until dark, the heavy fighting being carried
on more to the left, and the night was spent in the
trenches, one half of the men doing duty while the
others slept ; but no advances were attempted on either
side. June came in fair and bright, but to the men

412 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
cooped up in the hot trenches all day a spell of cool
weather- would not have seemed amiss. There was
more or less skirmishing through the day, but towards
night the firing increased, and by sunset the fighting
had spread along the line for miles. The thunder of
the artillery, the screaming and bursting of the shells,
the crash and rattle of the musketry, were almost
deafening for a time ; but the occupants of the rifle-pits
were not disturbed, and the night soon wore away its
length. At daybreak on the 2d the regiment was with
drawn, and retiring to the woods rested till noon, when
a move of a few miles was made to the left, which
brought them to the vicinity of Bethesda church, around
which a large body of troops were then massed. In the
afternoon a heavy shower came up, and just at sunset,
as the men were making their coffee for supper, and
enjoying to the full the cool evening breeze that swept
down from the hills, the sound of tremendous, musketry
firing to the rear of the lines broke in upon the quiet.
Coffee and everything else was forgotten in the lively
work that followed. The enemy had made a dash on
the rear lines, and had been beaten off, though he still
clung to as close a position as it was possible to hold.
The Ninth, with its brigade, was thrown out on the
right flank, and had a lively race for some breastworks,
which it succeeded in occupying before the enemy could
reach them. The regiment held the reserve, or front
side of the works, and spent a good share of the night
in rebuilding them.
The morning dawned, thick with clouds and heavy
with rain, but with the first gleam of light a perfect
tornado of lead and iron swept through field and forest,

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and sheets of flame and clouds of smoke mingled in
frightful masses, as wave after wave, surge after surge,
tide after tide of murderous fire ebbed and flowed along
the far extended lines, each of them sweeping hundreds
of souls into eternity. The division was engaged more
or less hotly all day, but the Ninth, having been detailed
for support of a battery, were considerably sheltered by
the earthworks, and lost only a few men. At nightfall
they were moved to a position at the front, and began
to throw up breastworks, an occupation in which they
were beginning to rank as experts, for in an incredibly
short time they were able to get up a pretty good shelter
from the bullets of the enemy. That the regiment's
actual participation in the conflict of the day was con
fined to the support of those who were actively engaged
is true, but very apropos as to the effectiveness with
which they performed the task assigned them, comes
the following :
One of the chaplains, ever on the alert for the welfare
of his wayward charges, happened to get into the vicin
ity of the battery right in the thick of the fight. The
Confederate shells were plowing furrows about the guns,
and the cannoneers were grimly and diligently address
ing themselves to the work of giving back shot for shot.
The chaplain watched them very attentively for a while,
but finally edging his way up to one of the gunners, who
was very proficient, but at the same time rather profane,
the good man, in simple justice to his calling, could not
refrain from a gentle remonstrance. " My dear friend,"
said he, " if you go on this way, can you expect the sup
port of Divine Providence ?" "A'n't expectin' it," said
the gunner; "the Ninth New Hampshire has been
ordered to support this battery."

414 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [June,
The next day dawned clear and beautiful, but the
enemy had taken advantage of the darkness to withdraw
from the front, leaving his dead upon the field. The
ground they had occupied showed the terrible destruc
tion that had been wrought in tbeir ranks, and one bat
tery in particular, which lay just within range of the
position held by the Ninth, had evidently lost about all
their horses and a good many men. They had managed
to get the guns off, but had left one caisson filled with
ammunition and blown up another. Towards night the
division was moved about two miles to the left, relieving
a division of the Fifth corps and spending the night in
the trenches. Showery nights were the rule rather than
the exception, and this night was no exception to the
rule, for the men, snugly wrapped in their blankets
though they were, got a pretty thorough wetting before
morning. A week slipped away behind the breastworks, first in
one position and then in another, the division holding
the extreme right of the line and doing more or less
skirmishing. Sunday, the 12th, orders came for the
line to be ready to move at dark, and by eight in the
evening they were on the road, making the start as
quietly as possible and leaving out a picket line that
remained on guard till three in the morning. The
troops marched all night, and the five-o'clock halt for
breakfast found them within three miles of White House
landing. Here they rested till noon, when thejr were
again put in motion and kept on the road until midnight,
covering only about ten miles however, owing to the
crowded condition of the roads. The route followed
was across country, towards the James, for the most
part through a region so sandy and poor that the only

1864.] FROM THE NORTH ANNA TO PETERSBURG. 415
thing that could make any growth in it was pine trees,
and not very big ones at that.
The Chickahominy was reached and crossed in the
forenoon of the 14th, and after halting for dinner there
was no more rest till night, when bivouac was made
about two miles from Harrison's landing on the James.
The Sixth corps was established at this point, and the
15th was spent quietly in camp, giving the men a chance
to rest and clean up a little. At dark orders came to
move, and hardly time enough for the necessary issuing
of rations was allowed before the troops were started for
the river, which was crossed on a pontoon bridge nearly
a half mile in length. Once across, the column pushed
on as rapidly as possible towards Petersburg, now some
thirty miles away.

A DRUMMER BOY'S SERVICE IN THE RANKS.
By Frank S. Ritter.
On the 29th of May the regiment relieved the Twenty-
first Massachusetts as guards of the division wagon train.
On the morning of the 30th we were again ordered to
the front, to strengthen the picket line. In making this
advance we had to pass through a large tract of heavy
timber, in which were several ravines with an under
growth of sweetbrier, and in the farther edge of the
woods was a very deep ravine, with abrupt sides which
were vety difficult to climb. A few yards in advance
of this ravine was an irregular breastwork, in front of
which, at one place, in plain view, were two Johnnies,
loading and firing as if the fate of rebeldom hung on
their efforts. One shot hit three members of the com
pany , — one in the hip, one in the knee, and the third

41 6 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
in the ankle. The first one came back to us after
several months, but the other two never recovered, and
never will. I endeavored to reply to this shot, but my
musket being without a cap, — which had come off some
how in passing through the brush — failed to speak, and
before I could recap the piece the Johnnies were out of
reach. We halted at the breastworks and began to strengthen
them, and learned later that had we but advanced a lit
tle, to the edge of the ravine, we might have captured
several prisoners. Here we lay for two days, most of
the time under a heavy fire from our artillery. In the
afternoon of the first or second day of June, the Second,
Fifth, and Ninth corps were massed in a field but a
short distance from Bethesda church, and while there
we experienced the inconvenience of one of those sud
den Virginia showers. How it did rain ! And how we
enjoyed it, without any kind of a shelter but the sky
above us, and that sending down a perfect deluge of
water ! Having lost my rubber blanket back at Spott
sylvania, —some one having borrowed it to carry off a
wounded comrade and failed to return it — I was but a
sorry looking object when at last the clouds broke
away. Hardly had the drops ceased to fall when we were
startled by the crash of a heavy volley of musketry.
The rear-guard was the Second New York mounted
rifles, — but they were never mounted I think — who were
equipped with breech-loading or repeating rifles. How
those volleys did crash ! How the staff officers did gal
lop about, and what a swarm of men there was to get
into their proper positions, and with a mighty short
time to do it in too ! A. P. Hill was after us, and he

John P. Webster, Co. G.

Hiram Thurber, Co. G.

William B. Bobbins, Co. G.

Napoleon B. Osgood, Co. G.

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•did not mean to let us get any advantage. Soon our
brigade was in line, and running for some breastworks
across an open field. It was " Get there, Eli ! " with a
vengeance, for we wanted those breastworks and so did
Hill ; but we got there first, although we were on the
reverse side. Such a race as it had been ! Immediately
behind the breastworks was a large field of sweet pota
toes, just well growing, and the soil was so soft from
the shower that we went in nearly over ankles at every
step. At the rear and to the left of the potato patch was
a set of buildings, while nearly all the way back to the
church — about a third of a mile, as I should judge now —
the ground was covered with running blackberry vines.
Having worn out my shoes some days before, I had the
best of reasons for remembering the run for those breast
works. We lay at the works that night, and the Third
Massachusetts battery was throwing shells over our
heads about every minute it seemed ; but for all our dis
comforts we slept, and I for one slept well.
Early the next morning a battery was moved up to
the works just at the right of the regiment, and we were
ordered to support it. The buildings spoken of were
taken as a division hospital, and as the rest of the divi
sion were advanced, and the fire soon became a deaf
ening roar, the wounded men began to pour back, and
those of the men who could be spared were detailed to
help the wounded across the field to the hospital. I
went with one, a member of the Sixth New Hampshire,
who was shot somewhere in the arm, and as he had to
wait for his turn he lay down in the shade of one of the
buildings. Hardly had I left him when a solid shot
passed completely through his body.
About noon a member of Company A, who claimed

4 1 8 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [June,
to be blind but had been detailed as a cook for the
officers' mess, came up with their dinner, and while
dishing it out a shell burst overhead. He just dumped
that grub and put for the rear, but had gone only a
little way when another one exploded, way off in his
front, and turning to the left he was off again. How
the mud did fly and how we did laugh at his antics !
Soon he was directly in the rear of the battery, when off
went two or three of them at once. Nature could do no
more ; he was completely fagged out, and nearly scared
to death. Some one went to him, and helped him to
the rear, and in a iew days he was discharged, and
should have been months before.
Just before dark we were taken by the right flank up
to the advanced line, but the regiment was not dis
turbed ; there was considerable noise over where we
expected the Johnnies were, but no firing. At day
light a light skirmish line was sent out, who reported
no enemy in our front, and we were soon looking over
the field. Near our line lay several dead men, and
one of them had on a pair of good boots that seemed
to be about my size. What would the reader do in
the same fix? The reader wants to know what I did?
Well, I borrowed the boots and wore them out. Quite
a little distance from us was a piece of woods with an
acute angle to the brigade line, and here in the angle
was the Confederate battery which our own battery
had been shelling nearly all the day before. I saw
an exploded limber, a disabled caisson, and sixty-nine
dead horses. Between this angle and some slight
intrenchments which our troops had thrown up the
night before, was a small clump of bushes, and in
these bushes I found a young calf — perhaps it was three

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weeks old — shot through the body and lying out at full
length. I had seen hundreds of dead men and not felt
a quiver, but that little dead calf caused the tears to
come unbidden.
That afternoon we were marched to Cold Harbor,
and were there several days, but did not see much
fighting. While there we changed our position twice,
and on the last day's stay I was detailed for picket
duty. Here the pickets were sent out in detachments,
four men and a corporal. We were posted just after
dark, and before morning had a rifle-pit large enough
to hold us all. We occasionally sent back to the regi
ment during the day, and we found that if a man went
as if he did n't care whether he was seen or not, the
Johnnies did not trouble him ; but if one tried to sneak
or skulk along, he was sure to get fired at. Some
time in the afternoon we were informed that at 9 p. m.
the brigade was to retire, but that we must hold the
picket line until two the next morning, and then follow.
How slowly the hours passed that night, for each
man knew what was expected of him, and each man
hoped that he would not see or hear of anything. At
midnight word was passed to fasten everything so as
not to make the least noise, and to fall back, a man at
a time, to the breastworks of the main line. It hap
pened that my lot was to be the last man to leave the
pit, but I made good time back to the works. We
were soon under way, and after about an hour's tramp
began to discern in the darkness what looked to be a
row of posts, but which proved to be a skirmish line.
We passed this and another line, and formed one our
selves. Then, after these two lines had passed through
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420 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
we overtook the brigade. I think it was the next day
that we reached the James river.
We lay there one day, while the engineers were
building the pontoon bridge, which we crossed just at
dark. Some time in the night Thomas Spencer and
myself fell out of the ranks, and crawling into the
bushes went off to sleep. We were up and off at day
light, and travelled hard all day. About three in the
afternoon we came to a divide in the road : Which
should we take, the one to the left, or straight in front?
Neither one of us, of course, knew. Pretty soon we
saw two horsemen, who looked to be a quartermaster
and an orderly, coming down the straight road. " Quar
termaster," we said, "which way is our brigade?"
"Up that left-hand road about a mile," was the ready
answer. We thanked him, saluted, and as he returned
the salute the visor of his cap fell, disclosing the three
stars of a lieutenant-general ! In what other army than
our own would it have done for a poor private and a
musician to have inquired the way of the Commander-
in-chief ? The general and his orderly rode off, leaving
us thunderstruck at our temerity ; but this only lasted a
short time, and we went in search of the brigade, finding
them about four o'clock. For some days I had been
thinking that I had seen enough of soldiering in the
ranks, and as musicians were not compelled to shoulder
a musket, I concluded not to take any more in mine.

SAVED BY A DETOUR.
By Lieut. S. H. Perry.
On the 30th of May, 1864, I was in command of Com
pany G, as first lieutenant. Report came that the Forty-

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eighth Pennsylvania, who were on the skirmish line in
our front, had run against a snag — having lost their
major and two other officers, and quite a number of
men, on this particular part of the line, which was up a
ravine ; and orders were sent for the Ninth New Hamp
shire to relieve both the regiment and skirmishers. I
was detailed to command the skirmish line, and on
making inquiries of the officer in command, I learned
that all the officers had been hit in crossing a path,
and in almost the same spot. Making a detour, I took
my men across, some four or five rods back from that
spot, and although we were shot at, the bullets flew
wide of the mark. Hardly had I got my men posted
when I heard General Griffin order, " Forward, Ninth
New Hampshire skirmishers!" and then "Forward,
Ninth New Hampshire ! " Forward we went with a
right good will, pushing the Johnnies back, and carry
ing the much desired position, contrary to the expecta-
tibns of some of the staff officers, who had been sent to
countermand the order for an advance, and who at that
time claimed that the whole move was well carried out.

THE ENGAGEMENT AT TOLOPOTOMOY CREEK.
By Sergt. George L. Wakefield.
Just previous to the engagement at Tolopotomoy, Gen
eral Potter had given Captain Hough, who had been
the commanding officer of the regiment since Captain
Stone's death, orders to take us to the rear, give us a
rest of three days, to draw all the rations we could get,
and to fill up for a general good time. We had been
there in the rear just about long enough to draw our
rations and get them partly cooked, when an orderly

422 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
came galloping up with a message that we were
ordered back to the front. We went there on the
double-quick most of the way, and passing over the
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, plunged through a piece
of swamp and up a sharp hill where the rebels were
intrenched. The rebels were driven away from the
brow of the hill in utter confusion, and then we lay
down on the outer side of their breastworks. In a few
minutes General Potter himself was seen coming up
the hill afoot. Said he, as soon as he reached us,
"Thank God, you are not captured ! " and then added,
a moment afterwards, " If you had been, I would have
followed you to Richmond but what I would have re
taken you ! "
It transpired afterwards that other brigades had
' already charged this same position, but had been
repulsed and were unable to carry it. Finally, Gen
eral Potter, in despair, rode up to General Griffin and
said, "For God's sake, Griffin, have n't you got some
thing that can take that position?" "Yes," replied
General Griffin without an instant's hesitation, "I've
got a little regiment right out here that can do it."
And he sent for the Ninth New Hampshire, and they
did do it, though they lost one killed and sixteen
wounded just in that little charge.
In this battle the rebels used explosive balls. One of
them struck Lyman Sargent of Company G in the leg,
and exploding, tore the calf of the leg all to pieces. In
fact, the regiment had never before gone through any
place where there was as much horror surrounding it,
on account of the explosive balls and the nature of the
ground and the thickness of the brush, and it has always
been regarded as the most brilliant achievement of the

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regiment during its service. It was generally under
stood in the army that the regiment assigned the posi
tion of supporting a battery actively engaged was occu
pying a post of special favor and honor, and the appoint
ment of the Ninth New Hampshire to the support of a
battery on the days following the engagement at Tolo-
potomoy creek, was therefore an official recognition of
its reliability and achievements.

TOLOPOTOMOY FROM ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW.
By Sergt. Newell T. Dutton.
We were taking our turn as guard for the baggage
train that day, and were somewhat surprised when we
were ordered to proceed at once to the front ; but we
were there to obey orders, so we went up there on the
double-quick until we came to a piece of woods, where
we halted for a few minutes. Just down in front the
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania was doing picket duty, and
in one way and another there was considerable fighting
going on, and every few minutes somebody that had
been wounded would be brought out. Then General
Griffin rode up to Captain Hough and said, " Captain
Hough, take your regiment and advance upon the
enemy. You will go down the woods until you come
to a run, which you will cross; then you will come
to a steep bank, and on the top of that bank, to the
right, are the enemy : you are to drive them from their
position ! "
We all knew what that meant : it was a feeler ; but
we went down the woods, and formed in line across the
roots and branches when we got to the bottom of the

424 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [Juner
steep bank. We had to pull ourselves up by the bushes
about two thirds of the way, and then we had to stop-
for a minute to get our breath and straighten the line.
Then, with one tremendous yell we went for the enemy,
drove them back from their strong picket line, and into-
the second line of their intrenchments. The rest of the
brigade was then brought up, the line was established^
fortifications were strengthened and enlarged, and the
position was safely ours.
We lay there two or three days, and then were
thrown out — perhaps a mile back — into a locality that
was a trifle more dangerous, for before we had been
there two hours the rebels were coming in on our left.
The night was spent in putting up a line of works
between our troops and the rebels; and we- were willing
to work hard too, for we had been living on short rations
and were anxious to secure communication for the army
with the supplies. In the morning the Ninth New
Hampshire was ordered to remain in reserve, to hold
the position, while the rest of the division charged the
enemy. It had been thought that they occupied a posi
tion that controlled the lines of the enemy in a manner
to prevent their escaping. The next morning, however,
it was discovered that they had managed to get away
during the night, but they left ground behind them that
was covered with dead men and horses. It was said
that they lost every horse in the battery, and I myself
saw trees that would measure over a foot through that
were shot off by the Minims of the Sixth New Hamp
shire. From there we went to Cold Harbor, where we did
not do any fighting, though occupying a position in the
line. We did a good deal of moving around while we

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were there, but lost no men. After a week of this kind
of work we were ordered to be ready to move at short
notice, and having left Cold Harbor behind us on the
evening of the 12th of June, we marched all that night
and all the next day. We were given a little sleep the
next night, but were kept on the move all of the follow
ing day and until late at night.

THE NINTH AT BETHESDA CHURCH.
1 By Sergt. George L. Wakefield.
The first that we knew of the rebels being on us at
Bethesda church was when our rear picket was driven
in, and their advice to us was to "Hurry up and get
out of here ! " but our division proceeded to form several
lines of battle, one behind the other. Just in the rear of
the first line were several pieces of artillery, but after
the first line had advanced the second moved up and
fired off two or three volleys. The rebels broke then,
and started to run across the plowed field, making the
best time they knew in order to reach the breastworks ;.
but to capture those breastworks meant just as much to
us as it did to them, and although they had the advan
tage of a start, we got there first. Then they fell back.
across the low piece of ground to the edge of the pine
woods, where they had another line of breastworks built
out of pine logs. Before they had time to get any dirt
on the outside of those logs our artillery opened fire,
and knocked the logs right over on top of the rebels.
Then we sat down very close to their lines, and com
menced to throw up earthworks with our bayonets and.
such tools as we happened to have, keeping up a pretty
steady skirmish fire in the mean time till after dark-

.426 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
The next morning, after our skirmishers had discovered
that the enemy had retreated during the night, we went
•over to look around, and it was a pretty hard looking
sight.

CAPTURING A REBEL COURIER.
By Sergt. William A. McGarrett.
On the 2d of June, 1864, while Burnside and Warren
were maneuvering for position at Cold Harbor, the
•enemy left his works and attacked us with great severity,
but was repulsed with heavy loss. I was detailed as a
skirmisher, and at once moved forward with the line
across an open field, through an awful fire of bullets
and shells, and halted at a brook that was lined on
•either side by bushes and small trees. Here we stopped
to breathe, and while waiting there a horseman came
between the rebel lines and ours on a full gallop, and
then stopped a moment, as if in doubt whether to go
any farther. The rebels were yelling for him to come
in, but his stop was fatal for him. I told the boys to
shoot him if he tried to get away, and I sprang forward,
behind the trees and bushes, and captured him within
ninety feet of his own lines. Amid a storm of bullets I
hurried him back to our regiment, which was back of
an old line of breastworks. I received the cheers of my
company, and delivered my prisoner to Captain Hough,
who was then in command of the regiment. I then
returned to my comrades on the skirmish line through
another spattering fire from the rebs. This was the
best dressed and best mounted rebel I had ever seen up
to that time. He carried despatches from Lieut. Gen.
A. P. Hill to Gen. R. S. Ewell. The whole outfit was

Sergt. William A. McGarrett, Co. A.

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safely landed at General Burnside's head-quarters, and
he immediately ordered an advance. The enemy were
driven from their position with terrible loss. I went
over the ground the next day with Adjutant Brown, and
found the woods full of dead and wounded Confederates,
it being especially horrible in a road where the enemy
had taken shelter, which was raked by our batteries.
Captain Little shook my hand warmly, and said, " Billy,
you deserve straps for this, and I will do what I can to
get them for you ! " and I honestly believe that if Colonel
Titus had been with the regiment then I would have
got them. McGARRETT'S RECEIPT FOR HIS PRISONER.
Head-Quarters 9TH Regt. N. H. Vols.,
In the Field, June 2d, 1864.
This is to certify that Sergeant William A. McGarrett of Company
A of this Regiment Captured a Rebel this evening. Said Rebel was
supposed to be a Courier for the Rebel General A. P. Hill, and at the
time was approaching our skirmish line, mistaking it for the Rebels.1
Said prisoner was mounted at the time of Capture.
A. J. Hough,
Captain Com'dg gth IV. H. Vols.
\ 
THE CAMP ON THE JAMES RIVER.
By Sergt. Newell T. Dutton.
For some time before we left Cold Harbor we had
been kept on rather short rations, and while we were
on the march the hard-tack and everything else gave
out. When the boys found ft out they began to yell,
"Hard-tack! hard-tack! give us some hard-tack!"
with all their might, and they kept it a-going for quite

428 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
a while too ; but no hard-tack was forthcoming, in spite
of their plaintive appeals. The road was so full of troops
that we had to keep halting every now and then, and it
seemed almost as if we were n't making any headway at
all, so it is n't any wonder that the boys got impatient.
But General Griffin kept cheering us up, telling us that
when we got to camp everything would be all right.
We got into camp that night at ten o'clock, but the
promise of something to eat was not fulfilled until the
next morning, except with the few who/ were lucky
enough to find something for themselves. Sergeant
Burnham was blessed with a special talent in the forag
ing line, and could be depended on to have something
good, even under the most unfavorable circumstances,
and was always glad to share with his comrades too,
for what he gathered with one hand he was just as
ready to divide with the other. So, when my hunger
began to get the upper hands of me, I went in search
of Burnham, and sure enough, with his usual good luck,
he had laid hold of a fine young pig just right to roast.
He had already gone halves with another comrade, but
it did n't take long to build a fire to roast that other half,
and no roast turkey with all its fixings will ever taste
any better to me than did that piece of pig with only
salt for seasoning.
We lay in camp all day and until the next night, and
about dusk were ordered to be read)' to march at once.
We had already received orders to draw special rations
that night, and remain where we were, but after we
were in line and had started they opened the boxes of
hard-tack, and we took them as we went. We marched
all that night, and at six o'clock the next morning
bivouacked for breakfast. Only three men were there

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to stack their arms for the bearers to set their colors
against. That was on the morning of the 16th of June,
and the order had been, "fifty-five minutes on the road
and five minutes for rest," all through the night. We
were allowed an hour for breakfast that morning, and
before the hour was up, nearly the whole regiment had
come up, and had cooked their coffee, so that we were
all ready to start off with the brigade. We marched
nntil two o'clock in the afternoon, without halting for
dinner, and were -then ordered to rest, cook coffee, and
be ready to support the Second corps in a charge on
the defences of Petersburg at four o'clock. This was a
march of thirty miles, and one of the toughest the regi
ment ever experienced.

TOLD IN HOME LETTERS.
By Sergt. James W. Lathe.
June 5. — We are getting down near the Chickahominy,
where I suppose supplies will be plenty in a few days.
Send me a dollar or two at a time, for I have no money,
and a little more to eat won't hurt me. On the 2d we
left our rifle-pits and moved along the line, leaving the
field to the rebs as usual. We had moved about a mile
and a half, and nearly all the Ninth corps had stacked
arms in a field except a strong rear-guard. We had
not been there long when a dreadful thunder-shower
came up, drenching us through and through. Before
the shower was over we heard rapid musketry in our
rear, and soon the mass of soldiers was unwound into
two lines of battle. The Third division had nearly all
the fighting that night. It was apparent that the enemy

43 O NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,,
was moving east, or extending their line east, and our
division moved forward to the east and right, and dur
ing the night built breastworks, and the Seventh Maine
battery took position at the right of our regiment.
Just after daylight the First brigade went over the
breastworks, and soon found the rebs. Our column
advanced to within fifteen rods, and then they halted-
and fought all day. Some of them were new regiments,.
and stood in the open field and fired at the rebs behind.
breastworks and in the woods, bringing up logs and
rails as they could, to try to cover themselves ; but many
a poor soldier fell. Duncan Campbell was hit in the
leg below the knee, ' shattering the bone. He said,
"Go on, boys, and give it to them; I'm wounded!""
and never complained a word. He will lose his leg, but
such a man will not lose his life.
Our regiment was moved up before night, and during
the night heavy breastworks were built all along the
line. In the morning the rebs had gone. The battery
that we wrere supporting had got a good range of the-
rifle-pits, and did great execution, nearly annihilating a
battery and all its horses, piling the men up also. The
trees where the rebs were concealed were filled with
bullets, and many cut down by cannon shot. The rebs-
have not captured our wagons, as they usually have in
other campaigns, but have been baffled everywhere^
Probably that move was to capture our immense wagon
train, but A. P. Hill got badly whipped by the Ninth
corps, and made out as soon as possible. We have
moved about two miles from the battle-field of the 3d,
towards the Chickahominy, and connected with the
Eighteenth corps. The battle of the 3d was the first:
battle-field that has been left in Union hands in this

1864.] FROM THE NORTH ANNA TO PETERSBURG. 43 r
campaign. The rebs show a strong front here as usual,.
but we have an awful army, and it seems invincible. It
is strange how our men hold out so well, but they do n't
seem to get sick on what would kill every one of them
at home. The mails are not certain, but I think they
will be better now, coming by White House landing.
June 6. — The rebels charge some point of our line
nearly every night. They made a dreadful assault on
the Eighteenth corps last night. I never heard so ter
rific a charge before — it could only be beat by the great
noise we read about at the last day. We have got
within about eight miles of Richmond, and I suppose it
will be a long time before we gain that eight miles. But
the rebs do n't seem to feel satisfied at our coming so
near, and there will be desperate fighting until we get
well fortified, which is going rapidly on, and our lines
come very near together now. Spades have been
trumps all the way, but now every rod of it must be
dug through, until our big guns can vomit their over
loaded stomachs into the doomed city. Everything has
been taken as we passed along, and houses ransacked,
destroying things that could do them no good, even to'
the women's scanty clothing and the bedding and furni
ture, while the women looked on in tears.
Every bit of corn, every hen and pig and cow has
been killed and eaten, every mule has been taken along,
and in the wake of our army everything has been deso
lated. We have dug up their corn-fields building breast
works, also their wheat-fields. The wheat was well
headed out, and our huge droves of beeves have trodden
it all down ; so you see they have paid for their seces
sion. Their slaves have all left them ; those left at

432 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
home — men, women, and children — have followed us.
They are nearly or quite ruined — but still they fight as
only demons can, and but for our great numbers they
would drive us from their soil. We have had to go into
many places where it seemed that no man could look
and live. It is strange how men can become so accus
tomed to death and danger that they will acknowledge
neither, and walk among whizzing bullets as though
they were bees.
June 7. — We are again on the flank, the same as the
day before our battle with A. P. Hill. We straightened
around with his line last night before dark, and the way
the old logs and sticks formed into line of battle or
breastworks could only be beaten by magic or light
ning ; but we have not had a chance to fight behind
them. When the shells come over we get up close,
and we can keep out of the way of the bullets, which
always are coming more or less. Men are sent for
ward of the pits from five to thirty rods, according to
circumstances, enough to cover the regiments at a dis
tance of five or six steps apart. They are to keep
behind trees, or whatever they can cover themselves
with, or dig a small pit and get into it. The rebs do
the same thing, and the two lines of videttes or skir
mishers keep firing at each other at every chance, and
the bullets come over to see us quite often. When an
advance is made the skirmishers have to run in, after
holding their ground as long as possible. Many are
taken prisoners, on both sides, in this way.
The main line remains in place until the enemy comes
after the pickets or skirmishers, and when they get
within good distance then comes the friendly exchange

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of shot for shot. At night, while behind the breast
works, every man has his harness on ; and half stand
in readiness at a time, while the others lie down in
their places like big dogs, wet or dry, with rifle at
hand, and try to sleep ; and there is not much trouble
in getting to sleep as sound as death itself. How do
you suppose our clothes look, after lying in rifle-pits,
digging, or crawling on our belly, or lying flat on the
plowed ground, during thunder-showers and sunshine?
Not very clean — no chance to wash a garment since
Bristow Station on the ist of May. L-i-c-e is no name
for the gray-backed vermin that flourish on our wasting
bodies ; might as well call them man-eaters. Though
disgusted with anything that looks like war, and weary
and worn from long watching and exposure, I am still
the same Jim.
June 9. — We are about three miles from Mechanics-
ville, and eight from Richmond, and about fifteen from
White House landing on the Chickahominy. That is
about all I can find out about our position, and as there
are no towns in slave states, it is hard to give the
locality. We must be on the north or east side of the
river, and I suppose it is in Hanover county, but do n't
know. Freeman [Lathe] is cooking, and is worth
three common men for that place. It don't matter
how many bullets are flying, he always comes to us
with his kettles of hot coffee and fresh boiled beef once
a dav- But the coffee comes three times, and I do n't
see how we could live without it. It is a dangerous job
to be crawling about carrying rations, for the bullets go
everywhere except behind our breastworks, and some
times they come full close enough there. The rebs
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434 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
generally try about twice every night to break our
lines. That brings every man to his place, and you
ought to see some of the volleys that- are poured after
them.

LETTERS TO MAJOR CHANDLER.
(Adjt. William I. Brown.-)
In the Field.
June 2. — On the 31st [May] the regiment made an
advance and drove the enemy from a strong position and
won much credit. Loss : killed, one ; wounded, seven
teen. On the 25th had five wounded skirmishing on the
North Anna. Lieutenants Sampson, Perry, and Emery
have returned. Captain Hough is in command, and
does splendidly. Busweli is still present, and Lieuten
ant Case is acting field officer. We are a small band
now, but strong and effective. Received the highest
compliments of Colonel Griffin for our conduct on the
31st. Advanced with no support, right, left, or rear.
Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson [Sixth New Hampshire]
killed on the 26th or 27th. Heavy loss to the regiment
and brigade. How bad is Colonel Babbitt's- wound?
Captain Little is on the way here now.
Cold Harbor, Va.
June 11. — Yours of the ist instant came yesterday.
There has been no fighting along the lines for several
days — our works are being strengthened — we now lie
near the right of the whole line, behind rifle-pits. Cap
tains Hough, Cooper, and I live in what is known as
Fort Grant. Captain Hough still commands, by order
of Colonel Griffin. Captain Whitfield is expected back

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— his horse had his leg shot off the other day. Bad
luck the captain has with horses ! Rumor says that
our corps is going to South Carolina-; — our transporta
tion has gone to White House. The Eighteenth corps,
General Baldi Smith, has joined us. The Second,
Fourth, Fifth, Tenth, and Thirteenth New Hamp
shire are here, and think it rather a rough campaign.
Grant has already begun to dig under and blow up
the rebel forts. One went up on the left the other
day — am expecting every moment to hear the explo
sion of another near by, which is nearly ready. It is
believed that General Ewell, with 1,500 prisoners, hag
been captured. Went. Butler still cooks for us.
Nothing has been said or done about detailed waiters
since the stir at Bristow, and I do n't think there will
be again at present. There are a great quantity of
waiters and cooks now. I think I should do nothing
about Went. If you do, however, I shall, of course, be
willing to share the expense. He is not now reported
as your waiter. Captain Hough wants to knowr if you
get any " robin on toast" in Concord. Captain Blais
dell has returned.

WHAT WAS IN FRONT AT TOLOPOTOMOY.
By Capt. Edward C. Babb.
An order came to us in the morning from General
Griffin, to report to him at once where he was. We
found him on a level piece of ground, directly in front
of a very deep ravine which was thickly covered with
timber from the level ground down as far as we could
see. General Griffin came along to Captain Hough and
gave him his orders, which were to move on through

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this ravine and find out what there was in front of us.
The position was regarded as so dangerous a one that
General Griffin shook hands with Captain Hough and
said " Good-bye, Captain ! " and as I was standing close
by the captain, he shook hands with me too.
The regiment immediately moved down one side of
the ravine, and then up a little way on the opposite
side. From there we could see quite a commotion at
the top of the hill, where there seemed to be a sort of
a clearing. The captain gave the order to fire, but
before it could be executed there came a scattering fire
from the rebs on the hill, and also a few hand grenades.
Hough waited no longer. "Up, boys, and at them!"
he shouted, and at the word we jumped up the hill and
actually drove out what would make more than a bri
gade of men, and took possession of the rifle-pits, which
were built in semi-circular form. One of the rebel offi
cers tried to rally his men, and got them together
enough to make a safe retreat across the field. Captain
Hough immediately sent word back that we had cap
tured the line, and asked that troops might be sent at
once to help hold it. The brigade came up in a few
minutes, and General Griffin came over and thanked
Captain Hough for what he had done, and compli
mented him on the bravery of his men.

SOME STRAY SHOTS.

Captain Robinson. — While we were at North Anna
I had in my company a Portuguese sailor by the name
of Seino Jacques. He had been taught to speak a
little English, and one day, sitting upon the breast-

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works that we had thrown up, he turned around to his
haversack, which contained four or five crackers where
he was supposed to have three days rations, looked
sadly at it for a moment, and said, " Plentee march
— plentee fight — plentee reb — no plentee hard-tack!"
Volumes couldn't have expressed the situation of
affairs more completely.
There was another fellow in the company, named
Leon Saladal, who never learned to speak a word of
English while he was with us. Saladal spoke Spanish,
and the Portuguese sailor spoke Spanish and French in
his way, but only a little English, while Joe Provencher
spoke French and English. So, when Saladal wanted
to communicate with me, he spoke to the Portuguese in
Spanish, the Portuguese gave it to Joe in French, and
Joe gave it to me in English ; and then it went back
by the same circuitous route to Saladal. He had been
a cook in a Spanish galley, and the cold weather was
quite hard on him, but he was very faithful to his duties,
and learned to go through the manual by watching the
others. At Spottsylvania he got separated from us, and
afterwards brought a note from the officer of another
regiment, saying that he had been with them that day
and had behaved well. I told some one to look at his
gun and see what condition it was in. It was the first
action he had been in, and his gun was full of charges.
He had put the bullet at the bottom and rammed the
powder on top of it, and had kept on loading till he got
the gun full. If he had not done much in the way of
execution, he had certainly shown his good intentions.
Captain Copp. — One day, when we had been detailed
on the skirmish line, my company was stationed in a

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place where the woods were pretty thick with under
brush, and you could n't see a great ways ahead. But
in spite of this protection there came a time when the
bullets were skipping in pretty close to us, so the boys
began to scoop out pits for themselves. One of the men,
who was digging a hole as fast as he could with his
bayonet, thought he heard a noise on the other side of
the tree just in his front, and peeping cautiously around '
he saw a rebel on the other side diligently at work dig
ging with his bayonet. The rebel looked up at the
same time, but it was rather close quarters for both of
them, so each grabbing his musket backed out of sight
of the other, and neither one spoke a word—
The day that the regiment acted as rear-guard and
guard for the trains, the men got a chance to do a little
cooking, though we did n't have such a great sight to
cook, at that particular time. The boys had built a big
fire and were sitting around it, and I remember passing
one group where a man was roasting a bit of pork. He
was holding it up to the fire, twirling it round on a stick,
and saying, " Fatting to kill, boys; fatting to kill." It
was n't half an hour before an orderly came down where
we were, and we were ordered to the front on the double-
quick. When we got there we all felt as if we were
going into a pretty tough place, and the fellow that was
roasting the pork was one of the first to fall.

THE WAGON TRAIN AT BETHESDA CHURCH.
By Capt. Edward C Babb.
We had come down the hill, and were trying to get
across the road, but there was a wagon train at least a

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half mile long in possession of the road, and the teams
kept coming on the jump and just as close together as
possible. There was a very cool and collected looking
man on horseback waiting by the side of the road, and
by and by Captain Hough, who was getting impatient
at the long delay, said to him that he must get his com
mand across there somehow, and that he did n't propose
to wait much longer to do it either. "Now look here,"
said the man on horseback, "don't you be in such a
hurry ; I know where you're going better than you do ! "
Well, we had to wait till that wagon train got past, and
then it transpired that the man on horseback was Quar
termaster Ingalls. After this we pushed on very hur
riedly, and soon passed through a line of works that
was held by Sykes's regulars, who were equipped with
repeating rifles. We had gone on but a short distance
when the enemy opened fire on the line we had just left,
and though we were perhaps sixty rods away we got
enough of their shot and shells to make our position
rather a risky one. The regulars soon got in their fire,
however, and did great execution, but we were glad to
get out of range.
A SHOT THROUGH THE LUNG, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
By George J. Allen.
When the regiment was engaged near Bethesda church
I was detailed to go on the skirmish line, and had the
right of the line. Charles W. Symonds was next to
me, and then Byron D. Leighton, we three being Com
pany I men. All the rest of the skirmishers, so far as
I could see, were protected by bushes, but I was five
paces away from where the bushes ended. I stayed

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there, however, until I was ordered to go out about
two rods, to where there was a small tree. This was
before the rebs came in sight, but when they came up
they caught sight of me at once and began firing.
There was quite a party of them in a small house just
in front of me, and another body off to the right, and
between the two of them the balls came thick and fast,
and about sundown I was wounded. My pension cer
tificate says: "Wounds of throat and lung, resulting
in total disability, such as to render incapacity to per
form manual labor, equivalent to the loss of a hand or
foot." The ball struck me about an inch above the heart,
went in between two ribs, passed through the lung, and
came out at the back. The shock was so great that
it whirled me half-way around, and I called out to
Symonds that I was hurt, and started to go back, but
could not walk. Symonds and Leighton came out
where I was, and carried me back to the rifle-pits
where the regiment was. They laid me down, and
Symonds turned to Leighton and said, " Come on, By,
let 's go back there and give them h — 1 for this ! " I was
carried to the rear on a stretcher, and placed on a pile
of straw in a log house, and lay there, suffering terribly,
till long after dark. Eleazer Colburn, who was one of
the pioneers, chanced to come to the door, and hearing
some one groaning, asked who it was. I told him what
the matter was, and he said he would go for a doctor.
It was n't long before he came back with some men, a
stretcher, and a torch, and they took me to the field
hospital, where I stayed till the next morning.
That forenoon I was put in an ambulance and carried
to what was called the division hospital, and lay in an

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open field, with a lot of others, all day in the burning
sun. It was some time the next day that a surgeon or
nurse put something over my wound, but did not cleanse
it at all. Late that afternoon we were packed and
wedged into ambulances, till there was n't room to turn
the least bit, and started for White House landing. It
seemed as if we went 'cross-lots all night, for first a
wheel would sink in to the hub, then it would strike a
log and go up ; only to repeat the operation over and
over again, until I thought we should all be killed sure.
We arrived at the landing in the afternoon, but the boat
that was being loaded was then so full that the captain
refused to take on another man. So the ambulances
were driven into a camp near by, and we laid in them
that night.
In the morning a man from the Christian commission
brought me some soup, and this was the first thing I had
had to eat since I was wounded, four days' before. A
doctor from the same society then washed and dressed
my wound, and in the afternoon we were put on board
a boat for transportation to Washington. The next few
months were full of pain and suffering for me, but with
good care I managed to pull through, though my
wound was not fully healed before the 14th of Decem
ber of that year. That same day I was offered a
discharge from the service, but this I refused, pre
ferring to serve until the war was ended. I was
detailed as a nurse, and did duty till the following
April, when I began to spit blood and had to go to
the hospital, spending some months at the Lincoln
hospital, at Washington, and the Manchester hos
pital, in New Hampshire.
Tulv 10, 1865, I was finally discharged from the

442 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
service at Concord, and for nearly two years was ill
more or less of the time, coughing and raising blood
freely. One day in March, 1867, nearly three years
after I was wounded, I was taken with a severe cough
ing spell, and raised a piece of bone half an inch long,
which I have now. The doctor said it was a piece of
rib, and had been carried into the lung, which ex
plained the coughing and bleeding from which I had
so long suffered. I served with the regiment in every
engagement up to the time I was wounded.

CHAPTER XIII.
From the Investure of Petersburg to the Ex
plosion of the Mine.
The city of Petersburg, which lies about twenty-two
miles to the south of Richmond, was the railroad centre
of all the lines save one that afforded communication
between the Confederate capital and its bases of sup
plies in the south and south-west. Could this position
be taken and securely defended, the ultimate downfall of
Richmond and of the Rebellion was assured ; and it was
for the accomplishment of this object that the forces of
the Army of the Potomac were now investing the city.
Simultaneously with the movement of Meade's army
against the southern approaches to the citadel, Gen
eral Grant had arranged a series of attacks from the
north and south-west, together with the bombardment
of Fort Clinton, which defended the approach up the
Appomattox, by the forces under Butler, then at Ber
muda Hundreds. Through a multiplicity of fatalities
the combination had failed, and the decided advantage
gained in a second assault, — this time on the north
eastern defences, by the Eighteenth corps under Smith
—on the 15th of June, had not been followed up, and
with this fatal hesitation the golden opportunity passed.
Up to the time of this latter movement General Lee
had not fully comprehended the purpose of the Union
commander-in-chief; but that once divined, he was
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444 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
greater part of the Army of the Potomac was on the
field ; but Lee was there, too, with his van of iron-
sided veterans, and Smith began to realize that his
twelve hours delay had indefinitely postponed the fall
of the walls that had seemed so imminent only the
night before. The original plan of attack, as mapped
out by General Meade, contemplated an advance as
early as four o'clock in the afternoon of the 16th, but
it was fully two hours later when the assaulting column
— consisting of Barlow's division of Hancock's corps,
supported by the Second brigade of the Second divi
sion of the Ninth corps — moved on the enemy's works.
Advancing under a heavy skirmish fire, the brigade suc
ceeded in securing a few of the first line of rifle-pits
before night came on, and any further attempt to carry
the place by assault was put off until the early morning
of the 17th.
It was decided that the Second division of the Ninth
corps, supported by the First, should lead in the assault,
and the post of honor as well as danger was given to
the Second brigade, whose commander, General Griffin,
was also charged with the execution of the attack. The
plan proposed was a bold one, but General Burnside
thought the results which it promised well worth the
venture. The enemy had established his head-quarters
on the Shand estate, in a house which, fronting east,
was situated near the extremity of a point of land formed
by two brooks coursing through deep and narrow ravines
and converging about twenty rods to the north of the
house. Behind the house, in an orchard of peach trees,
was a battery of four guns ; to the south, and on slightly
higher ground, was a redan, with two guns planted
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ravine which ran along the eastern front, the inner or
western bank of the ravine being defended by a strong
line of breastworks. An unobserved approach through
the eastern ravine, a sudden dash up its steep side, a
sweeping charge over the breastworks, and the enemy's
line will be broken, and he will be compelled to abandon
the ground which he has clung to so tenaciously.
It is past midnight when the attacking column slowly
and stealthily winds its way along the bed of the ravine.
It is composed of Griffin's and Curtin's brigades of the
Second division, — the former with the Seventeenth Ver
mont, the Eleventh New Hampshire, and the Thirty-
second Maine in the front line, supported by the Sixth
and Ninth New Hampshire, the Thirty -first Maine, and
Second Maryland ; the latter with the Forty-fifth and
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania and Thirty-sixth Massachu
setts in front, and the Seventh Rhode Island, Second
New York rifles, and Fifty-eighth Massachusetts in the
rear. Everything has been carefully arranged and
explained beforehand, each man knows what is
expected of him, that the fate of the whole affair
hangs on a strict obedience to orders, and not a sound
breaks the stillness of the night as they take their places
and in silence await the signal to advance.
It is a glorious night. Overhead, sailing serenely
through the blue expanse of the heavens, is a full
moon that floods the earth with her soft but radiant
light ; before and behind the little band of silent
watchers, armed hosts are sleeping, and the minutes
seem like hours as they keep their lonely vigil. At
quarter-past three the first faint streaks of light begin
to appear in the east, and the time for action has come.
"Ready!" is the word that passes from man to man,

446 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
and then, like a huge wave gathering its strength for a
mighty, onsetting, irresistible sweep along the shore,
the men spring to their feet, and noiselessly, swiftly,
powerfully, hurl themselves upon the sleeping foe.
Griffin's brigade bears to the right, Curtin's to the left,
and covering fully a mile of the enemy's front in their
operations, sweep everything before their victorious
advance. There are but a few stray shots from the
pickets, the big guns of the battery and redan flash
forth a last defiance, there is a volley of musketry
from the startled soldiers, as wildly aimed as it proves
ineffectual, — and it is all over, and to the victors belong
the spoils. Four guns, a quantity of small arms and
ammunition, and four stands of colors change owners,
the prisoners number six hundred and fifty, and the
gallant Ninth corps has added yet another leaf to its
laurels. Every foot of ground that could be covered by the at
tacking column had been carried, and so quickly that
the support had not yet come up ; when it did arrive the
time for a further advance had gone by, and all that
General Potter could do was to secure the safety of the
new position. Shortly after noon Hartranft's and Christ's
brigades of the Third division of the Ninth corps were
ordered in ; the former, while making a most gallant
advance under a fire so keen that the men went down in
swaths, being compelled to withdraw with only a rem
nant of his brave troops, and the latter — more fortunate,
though losing almost as heavily — securing a lodgment
and holding his ground in spite of all efforts the enemy
could bring to bear. Later in the afternoon, the First
division attacking, a number of rifle-pits were carried,
and another hundred of prisoners and a stand of colors

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 447
were added to the trophies of the day. But at what
fearful cost ! The burden of that day of fire and blood
had been borne by the Ninth corps, and the dead and
wounded were numbered by thousands, the heaviest loss
being in Hartranft's brigade, which, going into action
with eighteen hundred and fifty officers and men, num
bered only eleven hundred fit for duty at its close.
Cheered by the victories, and undaunted by the losses,
General Grant ordered an assault all along the line for
the 18th. During the night of the 17th Lee withdrew
his forces to a position nearer the city : the tremendous
pressure was beginning to tell, and the circle was slowly
but surely narrowing. Four in the morning was the
hour set for the opening of the attack, and at the ap
pointed time the Third division of the Ninth corps was
placed in the van, supported by Crawford's division of
the Fifth. The enemy had fallen back to a piece of
woods, behind which was a deep cut traversed by" the
Norfolk railroad. Slowly but steadily the Union forces
gained the ground, and almost foot by foot the enemy
was pushed back — back through the woods to the ravine,
from the ravine itself; and the roadbed of the railroad
was utilized by the victors for the breastworks with
which they quickly fortified the position they had ac
quired. It was not until afternoon that the entire army was
ordered in, but though everything was done that brave
men could do, it was impossible to break the enemy's
line at any point, and with the coming of night hostili
ties ceased. In the mean time, however, General Will
cox, following up the success of the morning, had
advanced his front line well across the railroad, in the
direction of the Jerusalem plank-road, and was now

448 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [June,
securely established within one hundred and twenty-five
yards of the enemy's works, -a position that became the
salient point of the Union lines in the wearisome days and
months that followed ; and one that was dearly bought,
for when the day had come to an end only a thousand
men were left in the ranks. The Second and Third
divisions were thoroughly deserving of the encomium
bestowed on them by General Burnside, who stated in his
report that " no better fighting has been done during the
war than was done by the divisions of Generals Potter
and Willcox during this attack."
A loss of nearly 10,000 men between the dates of June
10 and 20, was sufficient demonstration that Petersburg
was not to be carried by direct assault, and could only be
reduced by the slow process of a siege. An attempt to
turn the enemy's right flank by cutting or holding the
Weldon railroad, which lay to the left and nearly parallel
with the Jerusalem plank-road, resulting in a three days
struggle, from the 21st to the 23d, was successful in mod
erately extending the left of the Union line, but 4,000
more men were gone, the most of them having been taken
prisoners, a fate which was beginning to be regarded as
less merciful than death itself. Mortal men could endure
no more, for the troops were completely exhausted by
the long strain to which they had been subjected since
leaving the Rapidan. Those seven weeks had been filled
to the very brim with hard marching and harder fighting,
and it is almost imposssible to comprehend the immense
amount of energy, persistency, and endurance, that had
been expended ; except it be considered in connection
with the thousands of killed, wounded, and missing men.
The siege of Petersburg once settled upon, General
Grant decided to place the Army of the James on the

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north, and the Army of the Potomac on the south, side
of the James river, so as to threaten Richmond above
the James simultaneously with the movement against
Petersburg from the south. The right of the line of the
Army of the Potomac was near enough to the city to
admit of siege operations, while the position held by the
Ninth corps — not far from the centre of the line — was
within four hundred feet of the enemy's most advanced
work. Accordingly, intrenchments were extended and
strengthened, batteries were placed in position, and the
soldiers settled down to a period of theoretic rest — to lie
all day in the trenches under a burning sun, where to show
your head meant a shot from the enemy's sharpshooters ;
rest — with the dull, thunderous booming of the cannon
sounding in your ears by day and by night : and this not
for one, two, or three days, but for long, weary, heart-
sickening weeks and months.
When the enemy, hard pressed by the sturdy veterans
of the Ninth corps, withdrew from the vicinity of the
Shand house, he established himself in a strong redoubt
at the foot of "Cemetery" hill, a point projecting be
yond his average front and lying directly opposite a cor
responding advance of the Union lines. This redoubt
was the keystone of the enemy's strength, and seemed to
be the only feasible point of attack. It was a bold spirit
who could think of carrying this fortress ; but that once
done, and the crest of the hill that loomed up in its
rear secured, Petersburg must fall, and that with heavy
loss to its defenders ; and there was one man who be
lieved such a plan could be carried out.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pleasants, commanding the
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, was the man. Himself a
practical miner, and skilful engineer, the idea of tunnel-

45 O NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
ling under the intervening space between the lines, and
blowing up the fort — suggested by the talk of his men,
who were mostly miners from the coal regions of the
Schuylkill, as they sat around the camp-fires when their
turn at relief came — struck him as being both practicable
and possible. He consulted with General Potter, who in
turn laid the matter before General Burnside, and he,
after a careful investigation of the proposed plan of oper
ations, ordered Pleasants to go ahead with his mine.
General Meade, however, on being informed of the
project, was not disposed to believe in its practicability,
though he finally gave it his official sanction.
But the trust of his division and corps commanders was
sufficient encouragement to Colonel Pleasants to induce
him to go on with the work. Operations were begun at
high noon on the 25th of June, and so earnestly and per-
severingly did his men devote themselves to their task,
that in spite of improvised tools, and discouragements
and difficulties of all sorts and kinds, by the 23d of July
a T-shaped gallery, — the main shaft five hundred and
ten and eight tenths feet, and the laterals thirty-seven and
thirty-eight feet, in length — was in readiness for the
powder. Eight magazines, each containing about a
thousand pounds of powder, were distributed along the
side galleries, and were connected by three lines of fuses.
Everything was in readiness for the explosion of the
mine by six o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th of July.

DAY BY DAY.

Hardly one hundred and twenty-five men could be
mustered in the ranks of the Ninth New Hampshire at
the time of their arrival before Petersburg, about the

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 45 1
middle of the afternoon of the sixteenth day of June ;
nor were there a thousand men, all told, in the seven reg
iments wrhich, including the Ninth, made up the Second
brigade. The fatigue attendant on the forced march
from the James river during the previous night and the
early morning, had told severely on the endurance of the
men : but the time for action had come, — a time when
mere feeling is lost in the stir and rush and tumult of
battle array. There was only a brief interval before the
brigade was ordered in as support to General Barlow's
division of the Second corps, which had been detailed to
lead in a charge on the redoubt and breastworks which
defended the southern and eastern sides of the Shand
house. The attack was made about six o'clock, but little was
accomplished beyond the securing of a few of the ene
my's rifle-pits, though a sharp skirmish fire was main
tained on both sides as long as the daylight lasted. The
regimental loss in this charge was very light, perhaps as
close a call as any being that of Sergeant Burnham's,
whose characteristic good fortune had heretofore been
proof against the enemy's bullets ; but his diary record
for this day reads, — "I got hit on my knapsack strap, a
little above the heart, by, as I suppose, a small ball from
an exploding shell. The strap was very thick and hard,
and the shot glanced off, but it gave me a sharp blow,
and a patch of flesh under the strap, and as large as the
palm of my hand, was ' black and blue,' and quite sore
for several days afterwards."
Soon after dark the brigade was sent by regiments
into the ravine which skirted the front of the Shand
house, the Ninth occupying a position immediately in
front of the house and hardly fifty paces from it and the

452 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
Confederate line of works. Though close to danger, the
men were so fatigued that during the early hours of the
night some of them even managed to sleep a little, for
the extreme heat of the night was rendered much more
oppressive by the enforced stillness demanded by their
advanced position. With the coming of the first faint
tokens of the morning, however, every man was on the
alert, and as the word to advance was passed along the
lines, anticipation of the work before them tightened the
grip on the musket.
Orders had been issued that the works were to be car
ried if possible by a bayonet charge, and in the thick
darkness of the ravine the ranks of bristling steel were
softened by the faint shimmers of moonlight that sifted
through the tree-tops. Silently, yet swiftly, the long,
dark line rises above the bank and sweeps down upon
the unsuspecting and sleeping foe. So sudden has been
the onset that the enemy make but little resistance, and
there is very little bloodshed on either side, while the
reward for valor far outshines the risk. The Second
brigade, with its force of less than a thousand men, has
carried the earthworks in its front, and has captured
about four hundred prisoners, including fifteen officers,
together with the colors of the Fifty-third Tennessee and
three guns of the Baltimore light artillery, an exploit of
which they may well be proud.
This ended active movements for the Ninth New
Hampshire for the day, though they were detailed to
occupy the front line for some little time after the charge.
On being relieved they were ordered back to the shelter
of the ravine, and rested quietly during the day and the
following night. The casualties of the regiment in this
charge counted up fifteen wounded, a few of them mor-

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tally. On the morning of the 18th it was found that the
enemy's lines had been drawn in nearer the city, and
during the day the Union forces were advanced close up
to the new position. The Ninth, with its division, was
stationed in the edge of a pine forest, having been
detailed as support to the batteries which occupied the
front line, now only about a mile outside the city limits.
This position was near enough to the enemy's works to
get the benefit of not a few stray shots, the day's record
showing a half dozen wounded in this way, — two of
them, in Company A, being from the same shot.
About midnight the regiment advanced to an open
field in the front, and before morning were snugly
ensconced behind a line of rifle-pits, where they lay
close through the day. The heavy skirmish line had
been pushed still farther forward, and were kept busily
at work, but the Ninth had only to keep quiet and be
ready for emergencies. Early in the morning there was
a little episode that for a time threatened to make the
situation anything but a safe one. Away to the right,
and nearly enfilading the position, was a Confederate
battery, whose guns were at once turned on such a capi
tal bit of target practice. The first shell was out of
range, and skipped along some rods behind ; the next
came much nearer, and the boys began to feel a trifle
nervous ; they almost held their breath in anticipation of
what the third shot might bring in its wake, but unknown
to them the tables had been turned. Captain Durell's
battery of six pieces was in the edge of the woods just
behind the Ninth, and the next sound that greeted their
listening ears was a full broadside from his guns. Six
shells struck under and around the enemy's single gun,
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the earthworks, dismounted the gun, and effectually dis
posed of the bystanders. It was a pretty piece of work,
and the boys voiced their thanks in a hearty cheer, for
they felt sure they had nothing further to fear in that
direction. The next two days were passed in the same
position, but on the night of the 21st the Ninth, with its
brigade, was relieved, and moved back into the woods.
This was the commencement of a two months life in
the Petersburg trenches, a life whose days and nights
passed in monotonous repetition. Every other two days
the men were in the pits, the most of the time immedi
ately in front of the fort that was being undermined.
The remainder of the time they were nominally in camp,
but this really meant that they lay in reserve in the
woods, though not even then so far from the front but
that stray shell and bullets were every now and then
dropping among them, occasionally inflicting wounds,
or even launching at once their unfortunate victims into
eternity. At the front a continual skirmish fire was kept
up, to cover the digging of the mine, and the days that
the regiment occupied the pits were invariably accompa
nied by the disabling or killing of one or more men.
Among these were Captains Busweli and Little, the lat
ter being badly wounded in the foot on July 3, and the
former mortally wounded on the 22d.
Though the duty now required of the men was in some
respects easier than that of a month and a half previous,
and their rations, which from the Rapidan to Petersburg
had consisted of hard-tack, fresh beef, and coffee, in-
wearisome monotony, were now improved by the addi
tion of soft bread, salt meats, and an occasional treat of
fresh fruit or vegetables from the government or the San
itary commission, yet the constant exposure to the suffo-

Newell T. Dutton. Howard M. Hanson. Sylvester J. Hill. Charles E. Ecqq.
Sergeant-Major. Commissary Sergeant. Hospital Steward. Quartermaster-Sergeant.
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eating dust and heat in those broiling sand-pits, the lack
of sleep, — only snatches of which, on three nights out
of every four, could be obtained, and was nearly impose
sible during the day, by reason of the heat and the
innumerable swarms of flies — the scarcity of good water,
and the constant anxiety and danger, broke down even
the bravest and strongest in the regiment, sending them
into the hospitals, from which many never returned.
Day after day, with ever-lessening ranks they besieged
a brave and determined foe ; returning from a brief res
pite, that same foe confronted them ; each morning there
were some missing who had been in the ranks the pre
vious day, and'the men finally ceased to ask who would
be the next to fall, and only vaguely wondered whether
any would survive to see the end of the struggle, for the
rows of new-made graves were daily growing longer, —
the graves where the comrades were laid to rest without
coffin or shroud, save the consecrated uniform of blue.
" Few and short were the prayers we said,
And spoke not a word of sorrow ;
But steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead,
And bitterly thought of the morrow."

ALONG WITH THE COLORS.
By Sergt. Newell T. Dutton.
I shall never forget the march from the James river to
Petersburg, during the night of June 15-16. We made
the thirty miles in fifteen hours' marching time. When
we bivouacked for breakfast at six o'clock, Ned Parsons
and myself with the colors, and three men to make a
stack of arms to rest them against, represented the regi-

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ment; but the rest soon came up, and we pushed on for
the front. On the night of the 16th, while lying on the
ground in position for the charge next morning, we were
so near the enemy's works as to feel the breath of the
guns when fired. Lieutenant Emery and myself were
hugging the ground within a foot of each other, and a
bullet struck the ground full force between our heads.
Each thought the other hit, and both jumped up to find
if it were so. In the morning, when the charge was
made, the boys found a goose-pen near the Shand house,
and the squawking of geese mingled with the last rifle
shots and the cheers of victory.
Sunday, the 19th, we lay in the pits in the broiling
sun. An apple tree just to the rear promised shelter,
and three of us scooped out a hole and got into it. Dur
ing the day a friend from a neighboring battery called,
and the four of us sat around the sides of the pit, with
heads ducked close as possible. Presently a sharpshooter
sent a bullet with such precision of aim that it cut the
wire of the fatigue cap which the battery man wore.
He fell forward, and we thought him killed, but he
picked himself up, and we all got back into the open
trenches again. It was a close call.
That night there was so little room in the trenches,
that in order for all to get in we had to lie heads to
feet, like sardines in a box. I placed my colors back of
me, so if anything happened in the night I could easily
lay my hands upon them. All at once there came the
fierce rebel yell, and a column of men were leaping over
the breastworks upon us. I jumped up, seized my colors,
and ran back a couple of rods before I was fairly awake.
It was only a dream, but so realistic that to this day I can
see those men and hear them veil.

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The front line, where for nearly two months we spent
every other forty-eight hours, was a most trying place.
The pit was widened out by throwing the dirt backward
as well as forward, so as to give more room for the men
to move about. It was six feet wide by six feet deep from
the top of the parapet, and traverses were cut through the
dirt thrown back, so that we could pass into the pit with
out exposure. The sight of even a rag always brought
a rebel bullet, and the least exposure meant wounds or
death. Some days the heat was intense and almost unen
durable, and we were much like beans in a bean-hole—
well baked. Sand-bags had to be constantly replaced
upon the parapet in front, as the Johnnies would aim to
strike the top, with the hope that the bullet would glance
into the pit. As the firing was constantly kept up, we
were continually covered with sand, and we could scarcely
eat a meal or drink our coffee without getting it dusted.
Just over the breastworks stood a tree six or eight
inches in diameter, which in time was wholly shot
away, and many a bullet glancing from the tree into
the pit was the cause of wounds and death. I was
standing just at the rear of the pit one day, when a
bullet struck the tree, glanced to the ground, and
glancing the second time struck me with spent force
on the thigh. Alvin Richards was lying on his back
one morning in the pit, sound asleep, when a piece — as
large as the palm of the hand — of a shell that was fired
from one of our guns and burst prematurely, struck him
exactly over the heart and killed him instantly. The
lines were so near that we could throw out no pickets,
and so had to be constantly on the alert. When in line
we stood close together, one or two men deep. One half
the force was always on duty, and from two to six o'clock

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in the morning and about nine o'clock in the evening —
the times when attacks were most likely to be made — the
whole force was kept ready for action.
It was severe service, and we were always glad to be
relieved and go to the rear, though this was only partial
relief. It was hardly a mile away, and many stray bul
lets came to us as messengers of wounds and death. We
were continually harassed by these missiles, as well as by
shells from a small dog or mortar battery of two guns.
These were dropped upon us every day. Usually the
explosion of the guns would be a signal for the men to
be on the alert; but not hearing that, the shells would all
too frequently be a most unwelcome surprise. One
night, as I sat on the ground drinking my coffee, two
shells struck, a rod or so apart, on either side of me.
One was buried in the ground and did not burst, the
other exploded as it struck, but I flung myself back
wards, prone upon the ground, and was not injured.
One day two men were lying on their backs under a
piece of shelter tent tied to four stakes, looking at the
pictures of a Harper's Weekly, which they held between
them. A shell fell through the tent, buried itself in the
ground between them, and burst. One of the men
escaped entirely unharmed, the other had the flesh
badly torn from the calf of his leg. Under a volcano
caused by the explosion of a twenty-five pound shell,
it was a miracle that both were not blown to pieces.
Every day brought but a repetition of such scenes. It
was a most trying experience, and yet the men for the
most part were brave and cheerful, stood up hopefully to
their work, watched with interest the digging of the mine
under the fort in front, enjoyed the good rations, sent and
received their mail daily, were thankful it was no worse

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 459
with them, and yet rejoiced and were glad when the
final relief on August 18 removed them to quieter lines
and pleasanter places.

IN THE TRENCHES.
(From the Diary of Sergeant Burnham.)
June 22. — Pleasant. Were relieved last night by the
First brigade, and moved back into the woods. Clean
ing up was the principal business of the day. In the
afternoon I rambled off a mile or two to the rear, and
looked over the works we captured on the 17th. They
were extensive, well built, and complete. Am surprised
we got there as easily as we did. Lively firing, both by
skirmishers and artillery, in the early evening. Did not
disturb us very much, though we are still near enough
to the front to get the benefit of a shell and even a stray
rifle ball occasionally.
June 25. — Hot, very. Once in a while the pickets
get up a racket, otherwise it is quiet and monotonous.
This evening Johnny tossed a few shells over, which
burst near us but hurt no one. The sharpshooters bang
away about all the time, but hurt very few. Nearly in
front of us our engineers have commenced work on a
mine they propose to run underneath a large fort, which
is a portion of the enemy's line of entrenchments.
June 26. — Lay in the woods, and took it easy most of
the day. Got some ice this morning, from a mine of that
article we have discovered near by, and with its aid
have an unusually cool day for this hot spell. Some
other luxuries, donated to us by the Sanitary commission,
such as lemons, pickles, and sauer-kraut, were another
feature of the day. The commissary department is now

460 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
doing very well, and we have little cause for complaint
about our rations.
June 28. — A little cooler. The usual firing kept up ;
sometimes only an occasional popping by a few men on
each side, practising, after the way of sharpshooters,
each man on his own account; and again a more general
fusillade, in which all in the intrenchments take part.
We are squarely in front of the fort that is being under
mined, and only about one hundred and fifty yards from
it. The top of our earthworks is protected by bags of
sand, arranged so as to make port-holes through which
to fire. To some extent, the same is true of Johnny's
intrenchment. It is through these port-holes that most
of the firing is done. Tried my hand at it a while, and
know I cut Johnny's sand-bags some, but presume that it
is all the harm that I did him. We had one killed and
one wounded in our regiment during the day.
June 29. — To-day Johnny tried his mortars, and landed
two or three shells near our pits, but did little or no
harm. Scared some of the men considerably. Put up
some more sand-bags on the breastworks during the day,
making it high enough to cover us when standing erect,
and with port-holes through wrhich to shoot. A scraggly,
thick abatis has been placed in front. We are in shape
to give the enemy a warm welcome should they attempt
a visit. Carpenter of K, and Flynn of B, were killed
to-day. June 30. — Were relieved at about nine o'clock last
evening, and returned to the bivouac which we have
come to consider our camp. In coming through the sap
(a trench constructed so as to afford shelter in passing
from the works at the front to places of safety at the
rear) there was considerable excitement. The rebel

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mortars opened fire. The effect was disastrous upon the
nerves of some, and the ducking, hustling, and attempts
at running were enough to make a horse laugh. Were
mustered to-day for May and June. Company E has
sixty-six names on its roll yet, but there are only twenty-
six present with the regiment, and nineteen carrying
guns. Absurd rumors are afloat that the Ninth is going
to be sent to New Hampshire for recruiting service.
July 4. — This morning Mr. Edwards of West Lebanon
called on us. Is at present with the Christian commis
sion, and he brought us some little luxuries from their
stores. He is very agreeable, and we enjoyed his visit
very much. A good many of the men are nearly sick.
Iu the way of rations, drew soft bread and pickles in
addition to the usual supplies.
July 5. — Dutton and I visited the division hospital,
which is a couple of miles or so to the rear. Near it is
a detachment and supply tent of the Christian commis
sion. Remained to dinner, which we at least pro
nounced excellent. At the table made the acquaintance
of " Carleton," of the Boston Journal. He is a plain,
honest, dignified-appearing man, of nearly fifty, I should
think. Works with the commission, and does no small
amount of good in their service, besides attending to his
duties as a correspondent.
July 7. — A nearly spent Minie" ball struck me on the
right shoulder this afternoon. Was sitting on my knap
sack writing. It knocked me over, and for a moment
I thought it had gone through me. Soon found, how
ever, that I was not seriously hurt. It partially cut
through my clothing, and broke the skin over the collar
bone just enough to draw a little blood — the first Johnny
has drawn on me.

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July 11. — Considerable firing last night, but quiet
again to-day. Towards evening the Johnnies got up a
sort of armistice, and tried to exchange papers ; but this
was contrary to orders, and we declined. Relieved at
9 .30 p. m. Got out this time with one man wounded as
the only casualty.
July 12. — A little cooler. Went back to where the
cooks, are camped and had a glorious wash, also a glo
rious meal of greens. Yesterday we had a great treat in
the shape of a ration of cider, with some other Sanitary
supplies. July 18. — A big scare last night. Enemy about to
attack, sure. Whole division rushed to the front, and
kept impatiently waiting for the expected visitors. They,
however, failed to keep the engagement, and at sunrise
we returned, except the companies from our regiment
who remained as special detail. It seems our turn for a
rest has come, and we are " reserves," for to-day at least.
Company drill in the forenoon, battalion drill in the after
noon, and dress parade at sunset. Good-thing, though
it makes the men growl.
July 19. — Rain. The first for nearly six weeks. Lay
in our tents and enjoyed it. It brings relief from heat
and dust, and in large measure from the flies, which have
been very troublesome.
[From a letter home. J July 25. — Our brigade has
lately been building a fort on a slight eminence in the
rear of our lines, and to-day the guns — heavy thirty-
twos — are going in. These, with our field artillery and
mortars, will be able to give Johnny about all the rotten
iron he can easily stand, as we imagine. When we do
duty at the front, too, a game is on foot to give our
friends a pleasant surprise some morning. We are under-

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mining one of their forts. I understand the powder is
now going into the mine. When all is complete, we pro
pose treating Johnny to a ride free gratis moonward.
Wonder how he will like it? Day before yesterday we
had another casualty in Company E. Captain Busweli
was badly wounded. Hear to-day he cannot live. The
ball struck him in the back of the shoulder, passed
through the shoulder-blade, struck some of the other
bones, and glanced down under his ribs, where it now
remains. The surgeons thought the chances of life in
his favor, but guess it is doubtful. Lieutenant Sampson
has been assigned to the command of our company. I
regard him as a capable, efficient man, and hope he may
be spared to us a long time.
July 27. — The chief excitement among us was a duel
between a saucy Johnny and myself. He was a little to
our left, and on higher ground. We put up a shelter
tent over the particular bit of trench a few of us in
Company E occupied. Johnny caught sight of it, and
opened furiously, succeeding in working two or three
button-holes in our canvas. I arranged a port-hole with
the sand-bags so as to bear upon him. He had no sand
bags, but fired through a little depression in their earth
works. I commenced practice on him, and in a few min
utes had the range, and knocked so much dust in his
eyes that he concluded to keep quiet. Soon after dinner,
however, he opened fire again. I responded, and soon
silenced his battery. He then kept quiet till near sun
down, when he renewed the attack. I kept quiet till he
had fired two or three times, when I put my rifle through
the port-hole and watched for him. Presently his rifle
appeared in the usual place, and then his head came into
view as he attempted to draw a bead on my port-hole. I

464 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
fired, his hands and rifle went up in the air, and he fell
»
back, evidently with a bullet in his brain.
[The experience of Sergeant Burnham in his duel with
the Confederate sharpshooter, came to be a pretty gen
eral one before the siege was broken, and this constant
practice made the men of the Ninth very proficient
marksmen, a statement of which the enemy had abundant
proof in those days in the number of dead and wounded
that were daily carried back from their picket line.]
July 29. — Notice that large quantities of ammunition
are delivered to the batteries about us. Looks squally.

BITS OF HOME LETTERS.
(Sergt. James W. Lathe.)
June 21. — Canfield was badly wounded to-day in the
arm, just above the elbow — do n't think he will lose it.
Another man, by the name of Russell, of our company,
was also wrounded in the hand. I am the only sergeant
left in Company F, and these are hard times, but I am
well and in good spirits. We have no chance to wash
our clothes, so of course we are dirty, and some are very
ragged. I found a pair of rebel pants, and am wearing
them. I got nearly barefoot, and I pulled a pair of shoes
off a dead man's feet, and put them on. I couldn't see
as he had any use for them, and I had ; so I pulled them
off, and I think I was right. I do n't know what you
would think at home to be obliged to rob a dead man to
prevent going barefoot. You wanted to know if Captain
Stone's body was sent home. It was buried at Freder-

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icksburg, without a coffin or a box. It would look hard
at home, but nothing strange to a soldier.
June 23. — Just think of these sleepless nights ! I have
seen nearly two moons wax and wane as I have kept my
nightly vigils, and still no signs of any advantage on
either side.
June 25. — I know you will want to hear from me as
often as possible while we are in this dreadful place.
From the long lists of killed and wounded, which yo\\ of
course see in the papers, you will infer that it is not a
very safe place. It is a bad place to write, curled up in
the dirt in a ditch dug to keep down out of the way of
shot and shell. If a man lifts his head above the pit, a
bullet is sure to be after him, and we have to move about
more or less in sight of the rebs ; but we usually move
lively, and so are not so apt to be hit as when standing
still. Freeman comes to us three or four times every
day, to bring us hot coffee, rations of bread, meat, soup,
and whiskey. We are getting a plenty to eat just now.
June 26. — To-day is the most quiet for us of any for
two months, but in the front line they are having a hot
time from the sun, and most too many shells bursting
over them for comfort. The First brigade is in now ;
we go in again to-morrow. I wish you could hear the
musketry at night. Sometimes, when one side or the
other becomes alarmed, thinking a charge is being made,
all hands up and fire, the other side replying, the sound
running down the line as far as you can hear. This is
kept up sometimes for an hour or two,, and sounds as if
the ground was sliding out from under our feet. I call
them " spasms."
June 27. — Some of our men run across a lot of ice the
other day, near the railroad. It is in a bad place to get

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at, on account of the rebel sharpshooters, but there is a
pile of it there, and the boys will have it anyway. It
seems to last well, and I hope it will while we stay here.
The Christian commission is doing a great work down
here, not only with the wounded, but they are continu
ally making presents to different regiments, of dried
apples, lemons, tobacco, and the like, all in small quan
tities of course. Yesterday I saw a man passing letter-
paper around, one sheet and an envelope to every man.
Sutlers begin to bring in things, but money is very scarce
among the soldiers, not getting any for months. No
chance for paymasters here — it is too near the rebs.
July 1. — There was quite heavy firing nearly all night
last night. I hear that a large number of shells were
thrown into Petersburg, and it was said that the city was
on fire. We are almost exactly in front of Petersburg,
or rather, Petersburg is in front of us. The bells could
be heard ringing last night. We are not much more
than a mile from the city. We have to go into the
front pits to-night for forty-eight hours ; I dread it, but
have become so used to it that it don't make much odds
where I am.
July 11. — We came in from the front lines last night,
having been out forty-eight hours. But one was hit dur
ing that time. He lost his arm. We usually have from
three to six in killed and wounded. We had several
chances to see the rebs yesterday and day before. We
would stop firing by mutual consent, and stand up in
sight and speaking distance, about one hundred yards
apart. Many are sick with the diarrhea, but they must
be kept on duty. No man is allowed to be sick here.
The Sanitary and Christian commissions, or the friends
at home, are sending us pickles, crackers, cornstarch,

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condensed milk, and lots of good things. They come
in small quantities, but it must take a pile to go round to
the whole army. They are very thankfully received,
and you can judge whether they are relished.
July 13. — We have some very good springs about a
mile in our rear, and the cooks do their work down
there, and bring our provisions up to us, making a good
deal of hard work — but it is all hard work. War is
hard in every sense of the word. It is a very popular
nuisance, and a great enemy to mankind.
July 16. — I had a very good time on picket — I fired
nearly two hundred rounds at the rebels in the forty-
eight hours, and nearly every time I had a good sight at
a rebel's head. Some of them may have got hit ; it
would be strange if they did n't. I should dislike very
much to shoot a man, if I could convert him in any other
way, but I can't afford to stay out here more than two or
three years for nothing. , It is certainly strange how a
man can become accustomed to shells falling around,
big guns booming, and musketry at his side ; but I can
sleep as soundly in the midst of it as you can in your
comfortable bed. It has been so long since I have
heard anything else, that it seems as though something
was wrong if they stop even for a few minutes.
July 18. — Company F is getting smaller all the time.
We carried sixty-seven rifles when we started on this
campaign ; now we carry twenty-seven, and have the
largest company in the regiment.
July 21. — We have got to get back in the woods, and
drill in sight of the rebel works. I do n't see why the
rebs do n't shell us, but they never have. They seem to
be a merciful lot of men. I think that they would hardly
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468 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
mile away. That is about the distance from them to
where we drill. I am going down to the sutler's and
buy some potatoes and onions and have a good dinner
once more. I got some apples yesterday, and they were
good, awful good, too, but they cost high. I got ten
small ones for a quarter. Potatoes cost fifteen cents a
quart, so it will not pay to buy many of them.
July 25. — I have been out taking a general survey of
the fortifications around here to-day. There are about
2,000 negro soldiers at work digging, and have been
for some time. The fields are dug in deep ditches in
every direction, and large forts line our second line of
works. I suppose you have a poor idea of the mischief
the shells do sometimes. It is like the bursting of a
volcano. Occasionally they do no harm. Plenty of
them come into this pine grove, and have done but little
harm. Still I had rather be a long way from them — so
far that I should never hear one of them again.
July 26. — We are in a different place since we came
out to the front line of trenches, and seem to be less
exposed to mortar shells ; but they have a cross-fire on
us with musketry, and several have been killed and
wounded. This is a cramped up kind of life for a man
that wants action to make himself comfortable. Charley
(a drummer) is peddling apples and the like, and if the
troops were paid off he would get quite a pile. Men
here do n't seem to care much about money, only to make
them comfortable and get something to eat. We get
very good rations, and half the time we have soft bread.
July 29. — There is more artillery firing than common,
and there were some large hundred-pound mortars
brought in here last night. I reckon the rebs will get
waked up by those awful shells. The report of one of

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them is ten times louder than any peal pf thunder you
ever heard, and if they strike the ground they will go in
about six feet and explode, and bad luck to anything
that is over it, for it will be histed. Some regiments
have been paid for four months. The soldiers have been
raised to sixteen dollars a month, corporals eighteen,
sergeants twenty, and orderly sergeants twenty -four or
twenty-five, I don't know which.

CLIPPINGS FROM MAJOR CHANDLER'S CORRESPONDENCE.
(Capt. E. C. Babb.)
June 21. — Our brigade is in line behind strong works
in an open field, while the Johnnies occupy similar works
but forty rods distant. The Norfolk & Petersburg rail
road runs between the two lines, and our skirmishers here
have advanced across the railroad, making it pretty close
work. There is no safety for us, except that each man
keeps in his hole, and then, our portion of the line
being farther advanced than the rest, some of their
sharpshooters get an enfilading fire from our right,
and have hit some of our men in the pits. I had two
men wounded to-day. Sergeant Canfield had his right
arm badly shattered above the elbow, while lying down
in the pit about noon. Each officer, or the officers
belonging to each company, have a hole dug immedi
ately in the rear of their respective companies, and I
assure you that I do not leave mine between daylight
and dark. Captain Hough's quarters (hole) are within
ten feet of mine, and I have not seen or heard of him
since early dawn, and it is now near night. We have
been situated in this way for nearly three days, but

470 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
expect to be relieved to-night. Our brigade did a hand
some thing last Friday morning about three o'clock, in
charging and driving the rebs out of their works, about a
mile in the rear of where we now are, and capturing
four pieces of artillery. Our regiment made a charge
when we were at Cold Harbor, advancing about a quar
ter of a mile from the rest of the brigade, across a deep
ravine, and driving the rebs out of their works with the
loss of only fifteen wounded and two killed. The rest of
the brigade soon came up and joined us, and we estab
lished a new line on the advanced position.
(Capt. C. D. Copp.)
June 25. — If any appointment of second lieutenant is
made in my company from the company, I would like to
have Sergt. Jerome Kelley. He has had charge of
the company, or has acted as orderly, all through this
campaign, has done his duty faithfully, and a braver
soldier never lived. I know nothing of any appoint
ments, but merely write this to let you know my prefer
ence. I have not been with the regiment for a week,
being completely " played out." Lieutenant Case is
also here (City Point) with me.
(Capt. C. D. Copp.)
July 3 . — I wrote you from City Point, where I was sick
for a few days. It is not a very pleasant place to be sick
in, so I concluded to rejoin my regiment — either to get
better or worse. So far I have done well, although not
yet reported for duty. It is the old complaint of last
fall — intermittent fever; was taken on the march from
Cold Harbor to the James river, and was obliged to ride
in an ambulance two days. I suppose you think your
self very unfortunate in being wounded. Well, you are,

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 47 1
in one sense ; in another mighty lucky — and any other
man who got out of this campaign. We all thought we
had seen rough times, but it was boys' play compared to
this. After you were carried off, the regiment reformed
in the woods, having rallied about sixty men, and went
to the front, where we remained a week, till the 18th of
May, when we made another advance. Since then we
have been marching, and fighting half the time, till about
the 19th of June, when things came to a standstill, and
in my opinion will remain so for the present. Not having
been with the regiment for several weeks, I am not pre
pared to sa3r much about the fighting, but one thing I do
know, there is no better fighting regiment than the Ninth
New Hampshire volunteers in this army. Even General
Griffin compliments us. At Shady Grove he came and
tendered his thanks to the men and officers, personally,
for their gallant conduct. The duty is not very hard
now, and it is well it is not, for the men and officers are
nearly worn out. The lines are close together, so that
no pickets are out, or rather a whole brigade goes on at
a time, strong breastworks being built for the picket line.
A brigade goes on for forty-eight hours, and off forty-
eight hours. You cannot show your head above the
works with safety. Captain Little was wounded yester
day in the foot. Had two toes amputated, and left for
City Point to-day. We now have about one hundred
and eighty rifles. Out of that one hundred recruits,
thirty arrived here, which makes about two hundred
and ten for duty. You had better suggest to the gov
ernor that if he wishes to get any men to their regi
ments, he had better have an old regiment at home to
go out as guard, and I think the Ninth could do it " to
a charm." Do n't you? I advise you to stay at home as

472 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
long as you can ; it is too hot out here. I suppose you
know Lieutenant Cheney has been promoted to first
lieutenant of Company I, thus leaving me alone.
(Adjt. William I. Brown.)
July 6. — First, will answer your questions. Lieu
tenant Babb is present. Lieutenant Wilcox has been
missing since the 12th of May. We need some field
officer or ranking captain badly. Whitfield is sick at
Cincinnati. Cooper is not on duty, and has just handed
in his resignation on surgeon's certificate. Captain
Blaisdell is going to resign soon. Lieutenant Perry is
out of the service. You know the adjutant-general's
report you sent — it was received yesterday morning.
All hands looked it over, but failed to discover that Lieu
tenant Perry was noted as discharged April 20. Doctor
Gibson first discovered it — in less than two minutes
Lieutenant Perry went to head-quarters to see about it.
At the Corps he found his papers. He leaves for home
next Saturday, the most happy man you ever saw.
Colonel Babbitt sent an extension of twenty days, and
thought he might be able to join us by that time. I hope
he will, for I tell you, Major, the regiment needs a com
mander. Our duties now are as regular as the days come
round. Forty-eight hours at the front, in the trenches,
and forty-eight back, partially out of range but within
supporting distance. Have had one review of the bri
gade, and one dress parade. It is rather a monoto
nous life. Martin Flynn was hit at last. Had had
trouble with one of the men, and went out of the pits to
tell Lieutenant Quimby that he was going to lick that
man. He was returning, with words of vengeance on

Capt. H. Baxter Quimby, Co. B.

Corp. Frederic F. Turner, Co. C.

Old Shoes of Capt. H. Baxter Quimby.

Bloody Envelope.

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 473
his lips, when he was shot through the head. Hamilton
Carpenter, from Concord, is killed; also old man Rich
ards of Company C. The rebel mortars begin to trouble
us some. The pits cover us from bullets, but when a
bombshell drops into the pit, why it subjects one to the
inconvenience of getting right out. We have received
about thirty of the one hundred recruits sent to us. Had
to string up some of them to trees for getting drunk.
They found rum where the old men could not. Rations
of whiskey are issued, which just keep up a thirst for
more. The Fourth was a very quiet day — not even the usual
picket firing. Every one seemed to suppose there would
be a celebration on that day. Of course you remember
where you were one year ago that day. The great event
of the day with the regiment was a large mail. We get
a mail here every day, and newspapers. Sutlers' sup
plies are plenty, but money scarce. We expect to get
paid on the 15th. General and staff officers have all
been paid. Rumors are very current that one of the
New Hampshire regiments is going home to enforce the
draft, and that it will be the Ninth or Eleventh, more
likely the latter. It caused considerable enthusiasm when
first started. I think you will have time to get well,
come out, and go home with us, when we do go.
(Sergt. Maj. Franklin H. Foster.)
July 9. — The Chronicle says " The army has settled
down to a state of quiescence," which is literally the case,
the pickets of the Ninth corps being the only ones that
exchange shots, both musketry and artillery. I account
for it in this way : Our corps is much farther advanced
than any other corps on the line ; the picket lines are

474 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
simply the lines of battle, and being in such close prox
imity to each other, both are continually on the alert.
Occasionally there is a burst of artillery and musketry,
that will commence on the right and will finally extend
along the whole line, and then it will become still again.
The heat is almost intolerable, and flies torment us to
death, and in spite of all you can do will prevent your
sleeping in the daytime. We have the luxury of ice,
there being two ice-houses in this vicinity. Fortunate
for us that they are inside our lines. We have also
obtained Sanitary Commission supplies, which have been
thankfully received by the soldiers. I am glad that the
commission has learned that well men need these delica
cies as well as sick ones.
(Adjt. William I. Brown.)
July 18. — Your certificate of disability came this morn
ing. Am sorry that you recover so slowly. Certificate
also received this morning from Colonel Babbitt. We
have two hundred and thirty guns. Many without
arms. Quite a number present sick. Lieutenant Copp
went to the hospital last night. Day before yesterday
Captain Hough and I went to Bermuda Hundreds to see
the Third and Seventh New Hampshire. They are hav
ing a fine time of it — nice camp, easy picketing. Most
splendid works, from river to river. They can't know
what kind of a life we are leading. You have perhaps
seen in the illustrated papers a picture of the rebs shell
ing General Butler upon his famous look-out. I had the
pleasure to go up that — one hundred and fifty feet high,
made upon four pine sticks. Can see Richmond from it.
Last night an attack was expected from the enemy,
and preparations were made to meet it, but it did not

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 475
come. Our regiment was ordered up in the night to
occupy the most important position on the line — a ravine.
Our baggage is all there (at City Point) and is brought
up every Sunday. We are still leading a very unpleas
ant life, — only from day to day. Have nothing at all
with which to make ourselves comfortable. Money all
out — commissary won't trust — hard times these. We
hear constant rumors that the Ninth or Eleventh is
going home to do duty at Concord. Shall we not stand
some chance to go home and vote in the fall? You knew
Captain Little was wounded? — lost two toes. We have
just ten officers on duty in the line. Hubbard is in the
Ambulance corps. (Capt. C. D. Copp.)
July 29. — Here I am at last in a hospital [Officers'
hospital, Camac's Woods, Philadelphia, Pa. J, not
wounded, but sick: "played out" expresses it better.
Dr. Webster sent me to City Point, and from there I
came to this place. When I left, affairs were about
" so-so." Captain Hough is still in command. Just as
I left, "Shep "told me Captain Busweli was wounded
through the shoulder. Whether seriously or not, I am
unable to say.

AS TOLD BY THE COMRADES.
One day, while Lieutenant Perry, Sergeant George,
Sergeant Wakefield, and Charles F. Sleeper were lying
in a bomb-proof, busily engaged with a copy of the Man
chester Mirror, a. hostile shell, " on mischief bent,"
came crashing through the boughs with which the bomb
proof was covered, and buried itself in the ground close

476 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
beside Sleeper. In another instant the shell exploded,
covering the men with dirt and filling their supposed
secure quarters with smoke and dust. Half blinded as
they were with the flying debris, it was some time before
the men could fully realize that they were unharmed,
except Sleeper, who had received the force of the burst
ing shell in his leg, blowing and burning nearly all the
flesh off.
A similar adventure befell another quartette of com
rades, who were whiling away the time in testing the
varying fortunes of " draw poker." The game had
"been opened with two queens, and as the hands promised
well the "jack-pot" became an unusually interesting
feature. Excitement was running high when — just at the
critical moment — a smoking shell came plump into their
midst. Cards, jack-pot, and everything else were for
gotten in the hurried scramble for the opening which fol
lowed ; but though all the players escaped injury, the
man who held the winning hand has never ceased to
lament that the intruding shell deprived him of a most
promising pot.
In the charge on the enemy's works on the 18th, the
Ninth was subjected to a very heavy fire. In the course
of the engagement a solid twelve-pound shot came
through the woods, struck a tree, recoiled to the ground,
rebounded just high enough to strike Sergt. Henry F.
Partridge of Company I on the right hip, throwing him
to the ground by the force of the blow, and then rolled
some distance farther before finally ending its career.
Partridge was carried to the rear for dead, but recover
ing consciousness, was taken to the hospital, and re
joined the regiment on the ioth of September. At the
Battle of Poplar Grove Church, September 30, Partridge'

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 477
was again wounded, this time through the left hip, and
was again consigned to the hospital. Thirty years have
slipped away since those memorable days, and Comrade
Partridge still enjoys telling the story of how the Con
federates wasted their lead.
Another peculiar incident occurred in the trenches.
One day a soldier was lying asleep on the ground, when
a shell burst just over his head. He never awoke, nor
was there any mark of injury upon him, but the shock of
the bursting had taken away his breath.
In the advance at the Shand house, June 17, the Ninth
moved to the front on the evening of the 16th, taking
position close under the enemy's works. Every precau
tion was used to ensure a silent advance, but the wary
enemy, not so easily fooled, were wide awake and on the
alert for all intruders, so that the Ninth got a warm re
ception and were glad to hug the ground pretty close.
After a time the firing ceased, but not before several
casualties had ensued. Among the wounded was Ser
geant Wakefield, who was struck in the left side by a
Minie. The ball passed through a diary, a Testament,
a piece of cloth used for cleaning his gun, and cutting
through his leather belt inflicted a severe contused
wound. The plucky sergeant refused to go to the rear,
and supporting his cartridge box by a cross-strap from
the shoulder, remained with his company until the regi
ment was relieved.

"THE WILD IRISHMAN."
Martin Flynn, more commonly known as " the wild
Irishman," who was' shot through the head on the 29th
of June, was perhaps the most notorious character in the
regiment, and was very generally detested for his quar-

478 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
relsome, ugly disposition; but "Mart" and his eccen
tricities will not soon be forgotten, and a few of the many
anecdotes now extant may well find a place here :
A. P. Home. — Mart was in my company, and was
always getting into trouble. When we first went into
camp at Arlington Heights, on our way out, he was
stood on a barrel for some misdemeanor, and from that
time on he was in a row with somebody so long as there
was any breath left in him. While we were at Falmouth
he was sent down to Newport News for striking Sergeant
Tucker of his own company, and at Paris, Ky., he got
in a quarrel with a man in Company I, who shot Mart in
the neck, but to the great regret of everybody just missed
killing him. I had a little experience with him at Spott
sylvania. When we were in the last piece of woods,
just before we came out of the opening, Major Chandler
rode up to Lieutenant Quimby, and stating that Mart
had never been in a fight with the regiment, ordered the
lieutenant to detail a corporal's guard, and see that Mart
was kept well up to the front. The lieutenant turned
the job over to me, and a nice time I had of it; but I
took him ahead of me down into the fight, and got him,
I should think, pretty near up to the breastworks. Later
on it was so hot that I had all I wanted to do to take care
of myself, and I knew Mart would make for the rear all
right, so I let him go.
Lieutenant Wilcox. — Mart would get full every chance
he could, and sometimes he was with the company and
sometimes he was n't. Once he was arrested for getting
drunk and running away, and they took a pork-barrel,
knocked one end out, cut a, hole through the other end,
and hung it over his shoulders. The orders were to

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF PETERSBURG. 479
make him carry the barrel, and whenever a commis
sioned officer came within hearing distance Mart would
d — n him all up in a heap. While he was wearing the
barrel a snow-storm came on, and the corporal kept him
in that pork-barrel, out in the snow-storm, until it was
clear up around his nose — seven days he wore it, from
reveille to sunset.
Captain Babb. — After he had worn that barrel four or
five days some women came into the camp to sell pies,
and when they got along pretty near where he was one
of them said, "See the man with the barrel there!"
Mart heard her and called out, " Give me a piece of that
pie!" So she laid one down on the top of the barrel,
and he would reach out his tongue and get it around a
corner of the pie and hold it until he took a bite out, and
he ate half of a pie in that way. At the time he was
killed I was making out my muster- and pay-rolls, close
to the line of the fort where the mine was, when I heard
Flynn say, "G — d d — n you!" and heard him jump.
That was nothing new for him, however, and I kept on
with my work, but it was n't a minute before somebody
poked their head in and said that Flynn had been killed.
He was a man hardly ever in a battle or fight, except
with somebody in his own company or regiment, but a
man who was never subdued by any punishment that was
invented while he was in the army. He fully merited
his cognomen of " the wild Irishman."
Sergeant Burnham. — Flynn was in a quarrel with a
comrade when he was shot. He had sprung up, rifle in
hand, threatening to shoot, and in his excitement stepped
onto a little mound, thus exposing himself to the enemy's
view. That was enough to seal his fate, and a rifle ball

480 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
from the enemy's lines went through his head while a
terrible oath with which he accompanied his threat to
his comrade was still upon his lips. Dropping to the
ground, he expired instantly, and apparently without the
movement of a single muscle after he fell. Speaking of
this fact not long afterwards, Lieutenant Quimby said,
" Mart Flynn was killed the deadest of any man I ever
saw ! " From this the phrase " as dead as Mart Flynn "
came into use in the regiment.

ESTABLISHING A CLAIM.
By Lieut. S. H. Perry.
Arriving near Petersburg on the afternoon of the 16th
of June, we rested near some old works until about sun
down, when we were ordered into line and took up a
position joining onto the Second corps. Early in the
evening we were advanced, and found the enemy in our
front, near ah old house. We were sent lip, and took
our position, one company at a time ; and as I dressed
my company (G) up to Company I, I inquired if any
more troops were in our front, and sending one of my
sergeants back to find but, at once gave the order to lie
down. This order having been carried out, we immedi
ately found out that we were at the front, as the rebs
opened on us. Directly in our front was a Virginia
fence, which the men utilized for breastworks, and with
their bayonets and tin plates soon had a cover. It was a
clear, moonlight night, and all objects could be readily
distinguished, so we had to keep close, firing whenever
an opportunity offered and generally getting a shot in
return.

Sergt. Webster Heath, Co. B.

1864.] THE INVESTURE OF F n ,
'ETEMSSmiXf.- 481:
This lasted until about mid , . , ,*. , . ,,,
_ , ,. .night, when1- all seemed to!
quiet down. Towards four , , , . j, ¦¦¦¦,¦,.¦._,
^ . - , _ , . o'clock in trie' motfninj* the'.
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the Seventeenth Vermo* .it made an arifrsftice, with the
Ninth New Hampshir'
„, , x , i. Sixth New Hampshire, and
Seventh Rhode Islar . TT
id acting as support. Upon trie.
advance getting as „ • j ¦, ^ 1 ¦
, f . ,toarp volley it wavered, and Generak
Griffin ordered in , .
tine support, which advanced on the
run, carrying the
J . works in our front and capturing over
four hundred pi . .
.isoeers and tour pieces 01 artillery. Ihe
Seventh Rhod .
,e Island were going to claim the whole of
, ' «t one of them being in my immediate front,.
^e of my men, William Calder, on it and told
ide up to head-quarters, which he did ; and so
.th New Hampshire got credit with the others.
JRX3H

CHAPTER XIV.
The Battle of The Crater.
The time fixed for the springing of the mine was halt-
past three in the morning of July 30, to be followed by
the opening of all the available artillery along the front
line, and an assault at the breach which would be made
in the enemy's defences by the explosion. The attack
ing force was to consist of two columns, which, charg
ing through the breach, were to sweep theenemy's lines
on the right and left, while other columns were to make
for the crest. The Fourth division, under the command
of General Ferrero, was General Burnside's first choice
as the storming party, inasmuch as he felt that the occa
sion called for his freshest troops, and that the soldierly
qualities of the colored men, though comparatively un
tried, were yet worthy of confidence. To this end,
therefore, for the three weeks preceding the 30th of
July, the division was most carefully drilled in the
details of the work which they were expected to perform.
At the last moment the colored division was declared
against by General Meade, who also expressed his
objection to the "tactical formation " outlined in the plan
of attack submitted to him by General -Burnside at his
request, declaring " that the only thing to be done was
to rush for the crest, and take it, immediately after the
explosion had taken place." Such was the embarrassing
situation of affairs on the afternoon of the 29th, for the
mine was to be exploded at an early hour on the follow-

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 483
ing morning, and the rejection of the Fourth division
necessitated the choice of one of the other three to lead
in the attack. It was not easy to choose between equally
brave men, and General Burnside finally suggested that
the division commanders draw lots for the position. The
lot fell on General Ledlie, who at once set to work to
reconnoitre the ground and prepare for the attack, and
before nightfall was ready for the advance.
The battle order issued by General Meade directed
General Burnside to " form his troops for assaulting the
enemy's works at daylight of the 30th, prepare his para
pets and abatis for the passage of the columns, and have
the pioneers equipped for work in opening passages for
artillery, destroying enemy's abattis, etc., and the in
trenching tools distributed for effecting lodgments, etc."
The mine having been sprung, the assaulting columns
were to move rapidly upon the breach, seize the crest in
the rear, and effect a lodgment at this point. Major-
General Ord, following close behind, was to act as sup
port on the right, and Major-General Warren on the
left, while the other corps commanders were to dispose
their troops in positions to follow up the assaulting and
supporting columns.
It was an exceedingly trying situation in which the
commander of the Ninth corps had been placed by the
unexpected action of his superior officer, for his plans
had been most carefully made, and in a manner, as he
firmly" believed, to ensure a brilliant success; but Gen
eral Burnside was a true soldier, and in the few brief
hours that yet remained to him did everything in his
power to forward the execution of General Meade's
orders. In personal interviews with his own officers he
specifically detailed to them the formation and move-

484 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
ments of the different bodies of troops, and especially
urged upon them the necessity of prompt and cheerful
co-operation with each other in performing the duties that
had devolved upon them. Formal orders, which were
issued later, were as follows :
" 1. — The mine will be exploded to-morrow morning,.
at half-past three, by Colonel Pleasants.
" 2. — General Ledlie will, immediately upon the explo
sion of the mine, move his division forward as directed
by verbal orders, and if possible crown the crest at the
point known as Cemetery hill, occupying, if possible,.
the cemetery.
" 3. — General Willcox will move his division forward
as soon as possible after General Ledlie has passed
through the first line of the enemy's works, bearing off
to the left so as to effectually protect the left flank of
General Ledlie's column, and make a lodgment, if pos
sible, on the Jerusalem plank-road, to the left of General
Ledlie's division.
" 4. — General Potter will move his division forward to
the right of General Ledlie's division, as soon as it is
apparent that he will not interfere with the movements of
General Willcox's division, and will, as near as possible,.
protect the right flank of General Ledlie from any attack
on that quarter, and establish a line on the crest of a
ravine which seems to run from the Cemetery hill nearly
at right angles to the enemy's main line directly in our
front. " 5. — General Ferrero will move his division immedi
ately after General Willcox's, until he reaches our pres
ent advanced line, where he will remain until the ground
in his front is entirely cleared by the other three divi
sions, when he will move forward over the same ground

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 485
that General Ledlie moved over, will pass through our
line, and, if possible, move down and occupy the village
to the right."
It was an anxious night for the devoted troops that for
so many weary weeks had faithfully defended the Union
salient, and their few preparations were hurriedly yet
quietly made. General Burnside, too much troubled to
remain quiescent, repaired to the front line at an early
hour, and there awaited the coming of the dawn and the
momentous events it would bring in its train. About an
hour before the time set for the explosion, Ledlie's divi
sion began its formation, and shortly afterwards took up
its position at the designated place of debouchement.
How slowly the moments wear away, as the men resting
on their arms strain their eyes to catch a glimpse of the
doomed fort through the thick gray of the early morn
ing ! All unconscious that their span of life is so nearly
run, the garrison is wrapped in slumber. Not a sound
breaks the deep stillness of the night, but so closely have
the Union forces crept up that they can even discern the
forms of the sentinels monotonously pacing to and fro.
It is quarter-past three when the match is applied. A
stream of fire follows the train of powder, and the result
is awaited in an almost breathless silence.
Fifteen — thirty minutes have slipped away, and still
there is no explosion. Another half-hour goes by — a
precious half-hour, for the east is already brightening
and the garrison is gradually bestirring itself. It is evi
dent that the fuses have failed to burn and must be
relighted ; but who will perform so dangerous a task ?
Two miners from the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, Lieu
tenant Douty and Sergeant Reese, volunteered for the
work, and boldly entered the gallery. The fire had

486 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
gone out about one hundred feet from the entrance, but
quickly repairing and relighting the fuses the brave fel
lows returned safely to their comrades.
It was more than an hour after the allotted time when
the explosion finally took place, and the terrible reality
of the scene far outstripped what the wildest imagination
had pictured in its boldest flights. The ground heaved
and rocked from the force of the mighty pressure that
was gathering beneath it ; an awful, thunderous booming,
that broke in upon the stillness of the early morning
"like the sound of many waters," heralded the final
throes of the volcanic energy imprisoned within ; fire
and smoke burst through the ever-widening fissures,
and then, as if the power of the thousands of pounds of
powder that lay hidden below could no longer be re
strained, but must assert itself in one last, grand demon
stration of its Titanic strength, a mountainous mass of
earth, mingled with guns, timbers, human bodies, and
camp furniture of every description, reared itself high in
air and fell in widely scattered remnants on all sides. A
hundred guns from the Union lines thundered in echoing
response, and an awesome stillness succeeded what must
have seemed to the suddenly awakened hosts in the ene
my's camp like the fulminations of the day of wrath.
The clouds of smoke and dust gradually cleared away,
and the full extent of the havoc that had been wrought
was displayed to view. The enemy's strongest work, a
six-gun battery with its garrison of two hundred and fifty
men, had been completely annihilated, and in its stead
there gaped an immense crater, some three hundred feet
long by fifty wide and twenty-five deep, whose sloping
sides and bottom were thickly overlaid with loose earth
and the debris of the camp.

1864.] - THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. ,487
The breach had been made, and now the time for
action had come ; but the minutes seemed like hours
before Ledlie's division, with Colonel Marshall's brigade
in advance, after removing the abattis that had protected
the Union front, crossed the intervening ground, and
halted, with fatal indecision, at the edge of the still
smoking crater. The crest which lay only four hundred
yards beyond was the vantage-point to be gained and
held, but the troops, dazed and dispirited by the horrors
outspread before them, sickened by the cries for help
and mercy that emanated from the maimed and bleeding
men lying half-buried in the ruins, pressed down into
the crater, again halted, and made no further effort to
advance, though the enemy had not yet recovered from
the shock of the explosion and the much desired crest
lay completely at their mercy. The guiding hand that
might have led them on to a most glorious victory was
lacking. The precious moments sped swiftly by, and the on
coming divisions of Potter and Willcox, following closely
upon the halting force, found their further advance
checked by the huddled mass at the verge of the crater.
Griffin's brigade of Potter's division, deploying to the
right of the crater, surmounted the obstacles presented
by the intricacies of the enemy's defences, and secured
about two hundred yards of rifle-pits, advancing beyond
these nearly half way to the crest ; but by this time the
enemy had rallied somewhat, and bringing his guns on
Cemetery hill to bear upon the daring troops, togethe'r
with an enfilading cross-fire from the batteries on either
side of the crater, compelled them to fall back to the
fatal chasm. A part of the Second brigade ably sup
ported the advance of the First ; while two of the remain-

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inf / regiments entered the crater, but turned sharply to
ie right and swept down the enemy's line for' a consid
erable distance, one of them even reaching a point with
in twenty-five yards of a battery that raked their lines
with only too sure an aim, until they were driven back
by the rain of iron hail before which no man could stand
and live.
Willcox, bearing to the left, also gained a line of pits,
but had so slender a following — the greater part of his
men having gone into the crater with Ledlie's and be
come involved in the prevailing confusion — that further
progress Was impracticable. Nearly an hour of time had
been consumed in these movements, and General Meade,
scarcely comprehending the situation of affairs at the
front from his head-quarters in the rear, yet with grow
ing impatience that the crest had not been carried, at six
o'clock ordered General Burnside to push his "men
forward at all hazards, white and black," and "not to
lose time in making formations, but rush for the crest."
This direct order was at once transmitted to General
Potter, who pressed his division forward" and attempted
to gain the crest : a sheer impossibility in the face of the
raking fire that was turned upon them from the batteries.
It was now seven o'clock. The space between the
crater and the Union lines, as well as the crater itself,
was crowded with men ; to send more men in could only
render the confusion more hopeless and magnify the dis
aster : but General Meade's order was imperative, and
the Fourth division advanced gallantly to the attack. No
troops could have been better led to an assault, and they
won the chief honor of the day, capturing a number of
prisoners and a stand of colors, as well as regaining a
stand of National colors lost in one of the previous assaults.

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The sight of the colored troops seemed to intensify the
enemy's rage against their assailants, and every available
weapon was turned upon them. All their endeavors and
¦sacrifices were of no avail before so destructive a fire, and
they too gave way and sought shelter in the crater.
One — two hours went by, while the enemy's shells and
balls rained into the crater like hail, turning it into an
•arena of unresisted slaughter. Any further attempt to
take the ridge would be not only useless, but an uncalled
for sacrifice of human lives, and General Meade accord
ingly ordered a suspension of offensive operations and a
withdrawal of the troops to their own lines. But the Con
federate batteries were not only directed against the
hapless victims in the fatal death-trap, but they swept the
ground between the chasm and the Union line as well,
and the men could no more retreat than advance. The
enemy, growing bolder, attempted an assault, but were
driven back with considerable loss by men whose very
desperation lent them courage to repel the invaders. The
forenoon wore slowly away, there seemed to be no hope of
assistance from without, and the men began to lose heart.
Early in the afternoon the enemy appeared in greater
force for a second attack, under cover of which Generals
Hartranft and Griffin of the Second division, though hotly
pressed, succeeded in withdrawing a considerable body
of troops. By degrees the crater was finally evacuated,
and at two o'clock the bloody butchery of that never to
be forgotten day had ceased. The total loss in killed,
wounded, and prisoners during the day, was in the vicinity
of four thousand, of which the Ninth corps could claim
by far the greater part, having in killed fifty-two officers
and three hundred and seventy-six men ; in wounded,
one hundred and five officers and one thousand five hun-

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dred and fifty-six men ; in missing, eighty-seven officers
and one thousand six hundred and fifty-two men, most of
these having been captured at the time of the withdrawal
of the troops in the afternoon. The plan so carefully
devised had been set at naught, and the blood of thousands
cried out from that ground of defeat and disaster.

HOW THE NINTH KEPT UP ITS REPUTATION.
What with recruits and convalescents, the regiment
was able to muster about two hundred muskets for the
famous Mine fight, in which it bore a prominent part.
Its position was in the first line of the division, immediately
in front of the fort, when the troops were massed for the
charge. At the instant of the explosion they sprang for
ward, and under cover of the smoke and dust were the
first regiment to plant their colors on the ruined works.
They pushed forward as far as ordered, and as far as any
of the troops went, and captured fully their share of the
prisoners taken. In the fierce conflict that ensued for the
possession of what had been gained, they performed their
part well, and many were the individual deeds of valor
that have since enriched the traditions of the regiment.

AS TOLD IN SERGEANT BURNHAM'S DIARY.
" The 30th of July was very warm. At three o'clock
that morning we were sent to the front, taking only our
arms and our canteens. Our brigade was massed in the
ravine just behind our front line of rifle-pits, and not very
far from the entrance to the mine. The fuse for firing
this mine was lighted at daybreak ; on first trial went
out ; was relighted, and at about five o'clock the explosion
came. It was terrific. The ground where we stood

1864.] THE BATTLE OF TBE CRATER. -\<T)1
moved sensibly, and a column of earth and debris shot up-
from the fort fully two hundred feet in the air, carrying
some of the guns of the fort and numbers of the garrison
with it, and engulfing everything about it as it fell back.
The noise was a dull, heavy roar, and was immediately
followed by the thunder of a hundred cannon, as the ex
plosion was the signal for all our artillery to open fire.
"We immediately advanced, leaped our works, and
charged the fort. I am confident that the colors of our
regiment were the first inside of it, or the wreck where it
had been. , Our men were quickly in possession of the
works for some little distance in either direction from the
point of explosion, and captured some four or five hundred
prisoners, who were hurried to the rear. Some hundreds
of the rebels must have been killed by the explosion, and
some of those we captured had been hurt by it. One
surrendered to me personally who had been hit in the leg
by a chunk of earth as it fell. We pulled one fellow out
of the loose earth whose head and hands were alone
visible. He had sailed sky ward with the materials of the
fort, and was nearly buried as they fell. His hair liter
ally stood on end, and he was the most complete picture
of fright I ever saw.
"For a short time we had things our own way, but
the enemy soon got over their confusion, and began to
stand their ground, re-enforcements arriving faster on
their side than on ours. After a little, all attempts on
our part to advance farther, ceased, and they com
menced a series of determined charges to drive us out of
the works we had taken. The fight raged with great
fury all the forenoon, and at times was hand to hand. It
was the hottest work we have ever seen. I think I must
have fired more than one hundred rounds of ammunition

492 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
myself, for I used two or three different rifles, and when
one got foul threw it down and picked up another.
Never have experienced in action so little fear, or
^exposed myself so recklessly, but I escaped without a
scratch. Men fell by my side in repeated instances, and
'how any of us escaped seems to me a miracle.
"By about noon all of our men who had not pre
viously retired to our line, or been disabled, were driven
into and immediately about the crater made by the explo
sion of the mine. All company and regimental organi
zation had been lost. It was practically every man for
himself. The enemy was sweeping the ground over
which we must pass to escape, with a terrible fire of
both artillery and musketry. In this crater, which was,
one hundred feet or more in diameter, was the most
sheltered place to be found. I reached it not far from
boon. Met Lieutenant Sampson there, and talked with
him for a minute or two. We could see none of our own
company, and very few of our regiment, about us. He
told me we were at liberty to go back to our lines when
ever we felt like running the gauntlet, which we could
see was a terrible one. As I afterwards learned, he
attempted it not long after this, and was killed.
"On the side of the crater towards our lines, I
Observed a huge lump of the clayey surface soil thrown
out by the explosion. It was apparently eight or ten
feet in diameter. I thought I could get shelter behind it,
and have opportunity for a few parting shots at the
enemy. I told Sampson of my purpose, and scrambled
quickly to what I believed to be the unexposed side of
the clay lump. Almost at once rifle balls began to
strike about me, and I discovered that I had jumped ' out
bi the frying-pan into the fire.' I was in full view of the

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 493.,
enemy, both to the right and the left. They had at once
observed me, and were paying me their compliments.
"Just then a broadside from their batteries swept over
and around, raising a great cloud of dust. I saw my
opportunity, and plunging into this dust, I was half-way
across the open space between me and our old rifle-pits
before the dust cleared so that I could be seen. The
Minies sung about my ears like bees for the rest of the
way, but I reached shelter untouched, though so thor
oughly exhausted from hard work, the heat, the lack of ,
food, and for the last hour or two of water even, that it.
was some time before I could so much as crawl back to
the creek in the ravine near by and get some water.
This, when secured, revived me so that I made my,
way back to our camp. A few of the boys were there
before me, and a few came afterwards, but great num- "
bers are missing. The rebels recovered all their lost
ground within an hour or two after I escaped, capturing
the few of our men still left. A sad day for our corps.
The old story again — a big slaughter, and nothing
gained."

A LETTER TO MAJOR CHANDLER.
(Adjutant Brown. )
Before Petersburg, August 7, 1864.
I should have written you since the battle, had I not,
been so very busy. An unusual number of reports has
been called for, and you know the sergeant-major [F. H.
Foster], upon whom I relied very much, is among the
missing. I am getting to feel rather blue that the Ninth
is so much reduced, and I might almost say demoralized.
I mean, in consequence of this kind of life, a lack of offi-

494 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
eers, etc., the men have become slack in duty, and the
-discipline is poor. The officers and men have become
so hardened to duty in the trenches that it requires the
-utmost vigilance on the part of the officers who are still
anxious to have the regiment do its duty well. With no
punishments for neglect of duty, no reprimands from
any source that is felt, nearly all are doing about as
they choose. Not that the regiment is gaining any bad
reputation outside.
The captain [Hough] is dead. [A report which was
happily disproved later on.] He did well in battle, —
brave and cheerful. He was rather rash on the 30th
ultimo, but was not so when he lost his life. At one
-time he jumped upon the parapet of the fort, waving
-the colors to stop the negroes from firing into us. He
very much exposed himself, and upon being remon
strated with, said, there was no bullet for him that day.
Only a few minutes after, he was shot through the neck.
I have written to his wife. All the officers, without any
exception, conducted themselves with marked bravery.
The Boston Journal, August 4, has a letter from John
Edwin [Mason]. Lieutenant Sampson, at first reported
missing, was found dead when the flag of truce went out.
His remains were sent home. Your remarks about our
treatment of the friends of deceased officers I appreciate.
I presume we have been more neglectful than we think
for. It has, however, been next to impossible to do
much toward sending home their effects. We are very
remote from all communications, so that it is difficult to
•do anything. I will see that all is done that can be.
Am glad to learn that Colonel Babbitt has started for
-the regiment. Hope he will not get detained in Wash
ington. Lieutenant-Colonel Pleasants, Forty-eighth

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Pennsylvania, is commanding the brigade, his regi
ment being temporarily assigned to this' brigade. Most
of the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Maine were cap
tured. No regiment but ours brought off both stands of
colors complete. Lieutenant Harlow brought off the
National colors. Sergeant Parsons, Company D, was
shot, and died during the day. I have Sergeant Hart
well, Company I, acting as sergeant-major. Lieutenant
Wilcox, you know, is a prisoner. Lieutenant Donovan
is commanding Company I ; Lieutenant Babb, Com
pany G. Lieutenant Robinson has just returned in
good health. Have heard from Captain Hutchinson at
Annapolis ; is gaining, and hopes to be with us soon.
You may see General Griffin — he has gone home. Your
surgeon's certificate has been received.

SERGEANT DUTTON'S STATEMENT.
"The Ninth New Hampshire had received orders about
dark to be ready to move at a moment's notice ; to leave
knapsacks, haversacks, and everything but canteens,
which were to be filled with water and kept filled until
the moment of departure. We knew that meant bloody
work. We lay on our arms until about midnight, when
we were taken out the usual way to the front, and were
brought into position about two rods to the rear of the
line of intrenchments. There we waited. The fuse
was lighted at three o'clock in the morning on the 30th
of July. No explosion following in reasonable time,
two men of the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania volunteered to
go into the mine and see what the matter was. They
found that the fuse had gone out, and relighting it, came
back. While this was going on at the front, General

496 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
Griffin was called back to head-quarters for consultation
with Generals Grant and Burnside.
"About five o'clock — two hours after time — the mine
exploded and the fort was blown up. The moment that
it went up one hundred pieces of artillery, which were
opened in the rear, were unheard by me, so great was
the force of the explosion. Immediately Captain Hough,
who was commanding the regiment, cried ' Forward !'
We sprang to our feet and went forward, over our in--
trenchments. The first object that met my eyes as \
jumped over our fortifications was a rebel, stretched ow\
at full length, having been blown a hundred and fifty-
yards. We passed on, up to the lines, and Sergeant
Parsons, who was carrying the National colors, was shot
through the thighs. He was carried to the rear, andi
died about four o'clock that afternoon.
' ' When I went to the crater and looked info iii,. there-
were not more than a half dozen men of our troops.
ahead of our regiment, and I am very sure that the-
colors which we carried were the first in the crater
proper that morning, but whether they were the first to.
the right or left on the line of the crater,. I dp, not know..
There were a number of rebels in the cr. ater.,. sticking out;
of the ground in every imaginable shape i somewith heelst;
in the air, and buried head downward,, and'; others. who 1
were buried feet downward. One old. rnarii had' been.
planted about up to his middle, and cried! out' lustily for
me not to kill him, but to dig him out; and take him to
the rear.
"We passed down through the crater-.up the other
side, and into a wide traverse made for taking ar
tillery in and out of the fort. There we remained.
Sergeant Simons of Company A. w.as, one of the first.

Capt. Andrew J. Hough, Co. I.

I864-] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 497
men to enter the crater. He passed on ahead of his
men in his enthusiasm, got beyond their reach, and into
the hands of the enemy, who demanded his surrender.
He drew his rifle to his shoulder and shot a man, and
was then knocked down by the butt of a rifle in the
hands of a Johnny. The man placed his foot on
Simons's breast and was going to run him through with
his bayonet, when Simons sUng out, ' Hold on there, I
surrender !' A sergeant was standing close by them,
and he said to the man, ' If he surrenders, do n't kill
him, but take him prisoner.'
"About that time the firing began to be very severe all
around them, and they all got into a dug-out or bomb
proof to escape the bullets that poured in from all sides.
There were three or four of the rebels in there with
Simons, but he was as cool-headed as ever, and after a
little said to them, in the course of conversation, ' Gen
eral Grant is coming with 50,000 men, and Petersburg
is going to be taken. Now I '11 tell you what I '11 do : If
he does n't get in, you can take me safely to your rear ;
if he does get in, I '11 take you safely to our rear.' They
all agreed that this proposition was a fair one, and it
was n't long before Simons spied some of our men com
ing towards the bomb-proof. Quick as a flash he sung
out, ' Now is your time, boys ; just drop your guns and
come with me !' We took them out, and passed them
down through the lines and up to head-quarters, where
Simons turned over his prisoners. He himself was
obliged to go to the hospital, on account of the wounds
he had received ; but he got a furlough, came back in
the fall, and secured his promotion.
"There we continued as long as we remained in the
fort. The traverse was well filled with men, and the

498 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
rebels, recovering from their surprise, made two or three
charges upon us. It was about this time that the bri
gade received orders from General Griffin to proceed to
take Cemetery hill immediately, and while we were
arranging our regiment, which had been completely
broken up by the charge and the situation of the ground,
the colored troops, which had just been ordered in, came
up and charged right onto us, and waving their flags,
cried out to us to surrender, and then began firing down
at us.
"We made ourselves known as soon as we could, and
then they ceased firing, crowding into a rifle-pit right
over in front of this traverse. They had their bayonets
fixed, and guns loaded but uncapped, when the rebels
made a charge on them, and, being exposed to the
extent of half of their bodies where they were then
standing, to escape the rebel fire they jumped over onto
us. If you can imagine a mass of worms crawling over
each other, you will have a very good idea of the condi
tion of things in that traverse.
"The men were bayoneted, crushed, and trampled,
and at the same time the rebels came up at the head
of the traverse and commenced to pour a fire down in
upon us. I jumped onto the top of the ground at the side
of the traverse, and ran along with my colors, and finally
made my way into the crater, which was packed full
with men from different regiments, for all organization
had been lost, and many indeed were too badly wounded
to get out, even had there been an opportunity.
" By this time the rebels had got a dog or small mortar
battery into play, and were planking the shells into the
crater with fearful precision and effectiveness. I went
down into the bottom of the crater, and there I found a

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 499
lieutenant (Isaac Leonard Harlow, of Company H, I
think), who had the other stand of National colors.
After a while we managed to get back to the edge, and
then we lay for some time behind a large clump of earth
and debris, which afforded us considerable protection,
and there debated the question whether we should remain
where we then were, and be taken prisoners, or run the
gauntlet to our lines. It was a pretty serious question,
as to which horn of the dilemna might prove to be the
sharper ; but we finally decided to take our chances
running. Having made our plans, we waited until we
saw what looked to be a favorable opportunity, and then
started, in company with several others. We reached
our lines in safety; though just as I passed over our
breastworks a bullet struck the flag, passing through the
tassel."

WHY THE NINTH WAS THE FIRST REGIMENT TO FLOAT
ITS COLORS OVER THE CRATER.
By Sergt. George L. Wakefield.
In his testimony given at the court of inquiry on the
conduct of the war, held after the fiasco at the Mine,
General Burnside stated that the detail from the Eight
eenth corps which was to have relieved the regiments
(of which the Ninth New Hampshire was one) on guard
in the forts the night before the battle, had lost their way
and did not arrive in season. The Ninth, therefore, to
gether with the Seventeenth Vermont and some others,
was on the front line at the time of the explosion, and was
at once ordered forward, leading the charge directly into
the crater. Though the men were almost suffocated by
the clouds of smoke and dust, they were the first to float

500 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
their colors over the ruins that marked the spot where
the rebel fort had stood only a moment before.
I had been doing duty as sergeant of the guard the day
before the battle, and that night we were ordered to the
front to act as skirmishers. If relieved, we were to
return to our regiments ; if not, we were to advance when
the time for action came. No relief came, and as soon as
the explosion took place, the guard, with Lieutenant
Drew's pioneers, rushed forward through the smoke and
dust into the crater. We pushed around the right side,
to one of the Johnnies' traverses or pits, seeing nothing
of the enemy save where they were lying half buried in
the dirt and debris of the ruins.
Advancing down the pit back of their breastworks, we
found a large body of the rebels huddled together, only
partially dressed and scarcely comprehending even then
what had happened, and taking them prisoners, hurried
them over their works and back into our lines. Our old
picket line was occupied by the troops from the Eight
eenth corps, and as the prisoners advanced towards our
lines, they, not understanding the situation of affairs,
fired into them.
I jumped onto the works and tried to make them see
their mistake, but it was of no use. They were simply
wild with excitement, and kept on firing until our pris
oners were fairly forced back into their own works,
carrying us with them in one confused mass. Then the
tables were turned, for recovering what arms they could
they rushed upon us with clubbed muskets or any other
available weapon.
Dr. Moulton, of Francestown, then a member of Com
pany G, was struck on the head and knocked down, and
his assailant was in turn laid low by Roscoe Kidder, of

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 501
Company F, and another comrade whose name I cannot
recall. Then we three dragged the doctor out a few
steps, and standing over his prostrate form fired our
guns — for the first time that morning — squarely in the
faces of the enraged rebels. Our action was so wholly
unexpected and so effective that it brought them to a
standstill for a moment, and before they had recovered
from their surprise we got the doctor back out of their
reach. He soon recovered consciousness, and came out
of that battle only to get killed on the 30th of September.
Captain Hough was right in the thick of the fight. I
saw him when he was shot down, and supposed he was
dead, for he had received a terrible wound ; but, thank
God, Captain Jack still lives ! A little later I ran the
gauntlet between the lines for a fresh supply of cart
ridges. My clothes were literally covered with bloody
debris, and called forth many comments from the troops
in the rear, but I quickly secured my cartridges and
returned to the crater.
No pen can ever do justice to the dreadful scenes of
that fearful and bloody holocaust — where the Minims
were falling like hail, shot and shell were coming thick
and fast, and, to add even more horror, the shells from
the mortars were dropping in our midst every four or
five seconds, literally tearing the men to pieces. Dis
membered bodies, legs, arms, and heads strewed the
ground in every direction, and this horrible butchery
explains why the men's clothes were covered with blood
and fragments of human flesh and brains to a degree.
never seen in any other battle of the war. Though my
fortune carried me into the foremost of the fray, I came
out all right, except that my clothes needed washing and
mending before being presentable in polite society.

502 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
FROM PRIVATE CLEMENT'S STANDPOINT.
" I shall never forget the morning of the 30th of July,
1864, as we lay behind the little hill just to the rear of
where we had done picket duty so long. While waiting
for the explosion two men from each company were
asked to volunteer to go in advance as soon as the
explosion had occurred, and I was one of the two from
Company F who did so. As I remember it, Lieutenant
Drew of Company F was in charge, and we were in the
ruins of the fort before the dust had settled. Isaac Frye
and myself were on a small pile of dirt just the other side
of the fort, and were shooting at a battery in our front.
We had fired as many as fifty shots when, as Comrade
Frye turned to take a cartridge from his box, a ball
struck him in the breast and he fell back into the arms
of Lieutenant Drew. Just then the dirt flew thick
around me, which caused me to drop down on my
knees. "About this time the colored troops were brought in.
They charged right down in front of where I was, and
when they were near the intrenchments just in front of
us the rebels gave it to them so hot that they broke and
came back, jumping and tumbling into the trench where
we were already as thick as we could stand. They had
their bayonets fixed, and one of them would have run
me through if I had not warded off his gun with my
own. As it was, his bayonet drew the blood in my
abdomen, and the scar is there now. As soon as the
negroes came back the rebels charged on us, but as they
were ordering us to surrender the men back of us let
them have it right in their faces and at very short range,
so that those who were not shot fell back. Just then we
received the order to charge on them, and as I raised

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 503
my foot to go I received a shot just above the knee.
The thought of rebel prisons, and how my oldest brother
had been starved to death, nerved me to take my chances
and get out if possible.
' ' While running across the field a bullet passed through
my hat, and another cut my shoestring and drew blood
on my instep. I soon got to the field hospital, and some
six hours after I was wounded the surgeon probed for
the ball but could not find it, and so I was sent to
Mt. Pleasant hospital at Washington, D. C. Dr. Brad-
field, a splendid young man, had charge of Ward Ten,
where I was placed, and he too failed to find the ball
until after I had been there about two weeks, when I
was able to locate it by the soreness. The doctor cut
it out about six inches above where it entered, and found
that it had shattered the bone. I suffered great pain at
the time, and my leg troubles me to this day and causes
me to be a little lame.
"After the ball was extracted I began to improve, and
was granted a furlough of thirty days, after which I
returned to the hospital at Washington, and was soon sent
to the hospital which had been established at Manches
ter, N. H. I was there some four weeks, and then was
sent to Galloupe's island, in Boston harbor, about nine
miles from the city, and stayed there seven weeks wait
ing transportation to the front. There were many like
myself who were waiting for transportation, aud there
was a great number of recruits. Hardly a night passed
but some one was robbed or garrotted, so it was not safe
to go out after dark ; and as it was now winter weather
the barracks were very cold, so take it altogether it was
a most disagreeable experience that I had while at this
point, and I was glad when I left the place.

504 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
" I shall never forget the first night on the boat, which
was an old government transport, the De Molay. It
brought a load of rebel prisoners to Fort Warren, and
we were put down in the hold so thick that I could not
lie down at all, and had to sit or lean against another
man all the time. Such a night as that was ! The
greater part of the men were sick, or crazy with whis
key, and were fighting all night long, but the next
morning when we went on deck to get coffee I managed
to crawl in behind the smoke-stack where it was warm,
and there I stayed until we arrived at City Point, Va.
Although suffering from cold and hunger during the
remaining two days and nights that we spent on the
boat, I made up my mind that I would never go below
again so long as the guard let me alone, but it was a
relief when we were at last allowed to go ashore.
" From City Point I went in the cars to near Peters
burg, where I joined my company once more ; but as I
was some lame I was detailed for special duty, and was
sent to Alexandria to guard the officers' baggage. This
was a short time before the rebels evacuated Petersburg.
Still being unable to do full duty, I was detailed as
orderly for the adjutant, and carried the mail until I was
discharged, June 10, 1865."

PRIVATE BARNES OF COMPANY B.
" It was about half-past two or three in the morning
when we were ordered out in front of the works, and at
a quarter to five the first thing I knew I was over in the
rebel works along with the rest of the men. It seems
that when the explosion came we went for the rebel line,
under cover of the dust and smoke, and as soon as we

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 505
got there began taking prisoners. Some of those that
we captured said that there were a lot of men who had
been caught in the falling debris and could not get out,
and wanted us to help them ; so we set to work, and dug
with bayonets or anything else that we could get hold of.
We took out some rebels that were alive, and one of
them was a young man whose hair had been dark before
the explosion, but when we took him out it had turned
white from fright.
" There were seven men in the first lot that we dug
out, and a man from Company A and myself were
detailed to take them to the rear. We took them back
to where the big spring was, and then we returned to the
fort. We got there just as the colored troops broke and
came back on our men — and the next moment the rebels
were on us — and I heard one of them say, ' Give the black
devils a dose, and then take the bayonet to the rebels ! '
meaning us, I suppose. We were in the ditch between
the two fires, but we gave it to the rebels with muskets
and bayonets both. That was when I got the crack
with a musket on my head, and found myself three days
later in the hospital, but I never knew how I got there."

A STORY WITH A SEQUEL.
The story is outlined in the following extracts from let
ters written by Sergt. James W. Lathe to his wife on the
day after the battle and during the ensuing month :
" I commanded my own company [F] yesterday, and
killed five rebels, including an officer, before I was hit ;
so I am square with them anyway. I have lost part of
my right hand. The two middle fingers are out nearly

506 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
up to the wrist, and my little finger close up on the first
joint. It was my twelfth and last battle, and we fought
with bayonets and knocked down with muskets in the
most cold-blooded manner. I feel that I have done my
part in this human butchery."
" The only thing pleasant about this hospital [Mount
Pleasant] is a lot of little cats, that play around all the
time, — they are the only pleasant phase of the whole
concern." " I did not expect to get out of my last battle alive.
When I ordered my men forward I thought of you, and
that I should never see you again."
" I shall come out one of these days with the worst-
looking Paw you ever saw. It will look like a meat
fork. It was done by a Minie" ball, while I was on the
top of the pile of earth thrown up by the explosion of the
rebel fort. I had been in the rebel trenches all the fore
noon, and was going out into, the crater when I was hit.
The fellow that hit me was close behind, not more than
a rod or two. If I had stayed fifteen minutes longer I
should have been a prisoner."
Sergeant Lathe has an order signed by Captain I. T.
Case, recommending him for promotion on account of
marked bravery, and Captain Cooper, who was an eye
witness to the scene, says that he saw Sergeant Lathe
shoot five men in as many minutes ; but the sergeant
modestly adds, "I saw Henry Ford kill more of them
than I did, and none of them were farther from us than
across a common room, and some not so far." The
story and its sequel of to-day are given in the sergeant's
own words.

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THE STORY.
" The officer that I shot was standing on the top of the
bank, which brought his feet some higher than my head.
He was not more than five or six yards from me, and as
I was looking him square in the face when I fired, I
could not help seeing the effect of the shot, which struck
him in the right breast, killing him instantly. I thought
at the time that he was a general officer, as he wore a
general officer's sword and belt, but the others that I
shot were men who were trying to hit me. Finally they
got one in on me, and I ran back into the crater. Lieu
tenant John Sampson tied a handkerchief around my
arm, which partially stopped the bleeding, and I then
ran up on top of the bank of the crater toward our lines.
"A shower of bullets fell around me as soon as I got
up where the rebels could see me, but I made my way
down below the bank, where I found I was safe so long
as I kept out of sight. After a little time I started out
again, and went as fast as I could considering that the
ground was covered with dead and wounded men.
When I came to our old breastworks, which were not
very high, I cleared them at one leap, and landed
astride the back of a Dutchman who was sitting in the
trench, but as I didn't understand German, nor he Eng
lish, I have never been quite certain whether my explana
tion of the circumstances was satisfactory to him or not.
" I was safe, however, and after looking myself over
for more bullet-holes, — for when I was on top of the
bank the air was as full of bullets as if a swarm of bees
were buzzing about my ears — I considered myself lucky
to get off with four bullet-holes in different parts of my
clothing besides the shot through my hand.

508 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
"Then I made my way back to the field hospital,
which nearly covered a field of I should say about fifty
acres, where the surgeons were busily at work caring for
the wounded, who were stretched out on the ground, on
rudely constructed benches, on old tables, or anything
that could be extemporized for an operating table. I
walked around there all the afternoon, and saw men who
were wounded in every conceivable way, from cannon
and shell wounds, and burns from exploding shells, with
bowels torn out and bodies gashed and mangled from
bayonet thrusts, or with heads and faces smashed almost
beyond recognition by blows from a musket-breech,
though by far the greater part of the wounds were made
by the deadly Minie balls that were poured in on us
while we were penned up in the crater. The ambu
lances kept coming onto the field loaded up with men,
and some of them would be dead when they were taken
out, but altogether there must have been several thousand
of the wounded there in that field.
"I asked almost every surgeon I came to if he
would n't dress my hand next, and the invariable answer
was ' No ; there are lots of men here that will die if not
attended to to-day, and you won't ! That was pretty
cold comfort, though true enough ; but I finally got it
dressed by an old white-headed surgeon, who belonged
to the Thirty-second Maine I believe, and I have since
been told that it was a wonderful piece of surgery,
though I barely escaped death by lockjaw at the time
and have suffered very much pain ever since.
"Just at night my brother came over to the field in search
of me, and he told me that himself and four others were
all that there was left- of the twenty-three men I had
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in the hospital with me, and all were suffering from gun
shot wounds. It was getting dark by this time, but my
brother happened to get sight of my clothes. He took
one look, and that was enough. ' For heaven's sake,
Jim,' said he, 'take off those clothes and let me wash
them, for they fairly make me sick !' I hadn't thought
of them before, but they were soaked with blood from
my own wound and covered with scraps of flesh, brains,
and everything else that could fly from men that had
been torn to pieces by shot and shell. He gave me his
clothes to wear while he could wash and dry mine, and
by making a clothes-pole of himself before the camp-fire
that night, had them ready for me to put on before he
went back to the company in the morning.
"My brother served until Lee surrendered at Appo
mattox, in the spring of 1865, but I never went back. I
was recommended for promotion for marked bravery,
but spent the next five months in the Mount Pleasant
hospital at Washington, and was discharged December
16, 1864, having served about two and a half years and
participated in more than a dozen battles."
THE SEQUEL.
"In September, 1893, more than twenty-nine years
after the Battle of the Mine, I visited Petersburg, and
went over to the crater in company with two Confederates
who had fought in that battle and the man who owned
the place. We looked over the ground, which of course
was very much changed, though the crater was untouched
save by storms and time. We looked over and talked
over about everything we could think of, and the owner
of the land said there had not been a man there since the
war closed that had located and described things as well

5IO NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July,
as I had done, and asked me how it was that I could
remember so well. I told him I did not know how I
could ever forget it.
" When we came to one particular place in the works
I turned to the Confederate veterans and said, "Can
either of you tell me the name of a Confederate officer
that fell from the bank exactly there, shot through the
right breast?' ' Yes,' said one of them ; ' I can tell you
who it was.' ' Well,' said I, ' I happened to know where
the bullet hit him, for I was looking right at the spot.'
' You are the very man who killed my chum ! ' exclaimed
the veteran. 'If you hadn't done it you would n't have
known anything about it.'
"My son was there with me, and heard all that was
said, and I think I can safely say that mine was an
experience that few men who visit the old battle-fields
of the war could or would wish to duplicate. I make no
claim to having killed a man until I was cornered in that
infernal den, where I had no hope of getting out alive ;
then I did as I saw some others do — worked for all I was
worth, and when I could do no more ran the gauntlet of
a whole brigade, whose every man seemed anxious to
hit me. This was our worst battle, but Spottsylvania
and some others were nearly as bad, and looking back
now it seems like a horrible dream, which none but those
that were in it can ever fully realize."

HONOR THE BRAVE AND TRUE.
Captain Hough, who commanded the regiment in this
battle, after fighting bravely nearly all the forenoon was
at last frightfully wounded, and left for dead by his
friends. The enemy thought him so nearly so that it

Lieut. David P. Cheney, Co. C

1864.] THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER. 511
was not worth while to carry him from the field, and
actually dug his grave. But finding at the expira
tion of a day or two that he was still alive, they carried
him to the city, from whence later in the fall he was
released by exchange, and ultimately recovered from
his wounds, though unfit for-further service.
When at last the troops were ordered to retire, each
man for himself as best he could, but few, if any, of the
Ninth that were not disabled remained to be captured,
choosing rather to encounter the terrific storm of fire
from thousands of muskets and a dozen batteries, that
from three sides swept over this miniature hell and the
open space between it and the Union lines, cutting down
nearly one in every three that tried to escape.
Lieutenant Sampson, a brave and efficient officer, lost
his life in this way. Lieutenants Green and Cheney
were wounded during the day, and Lieutenant Drew
was captured. Besides these, and Captain Hough al
ready mentioned, the regiment lost in killed, wounded,
and missing, ninety-two, or about half of the whole
number engaged. Some ten or twelve of these are
known to have been killed, and of the remainder nearly
all were wounded, but many of them left in the enemy's
-hands. The colors were gloriously borne, and in the thick of
the fight, despite the defeat and disaster of that fatal day.
Sergeant Dutton, who carried the State colors, escaped
unharmed, but the National colors fell three times, — first
from the hands of Corporal Parsons of Company D, who
had taken them at Spottsylvania when Sergeant Pren
dable was wounded, and bravely and proudly borne
them since. One of the guard immediately seized them,
but was struck down .only a few minutes later. Another

512 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [July,
of the guard shared the same fate, and the colors were
then taken by Lieutenant Harlow, who brought them
off the field in safety.
Sergt. Leander A. Wilkins of Company H recaptured
the flag of the Twenty-first Massachusetts regiment, and
brought it off the field, for which gallant deed he after
wards was awarded a medal of honor by the war de
partment. In some respects the Battle of the Mine was the most
horrible and bloody of any in which the Ninth New
Hampshire was engaged during the war, but the heroic
conduct of that little band of veterans in that fierce con
test with a bitter and determined foe, the price of whose
valor was the loss of nearly fifty per cent, of its total
strength, is deserving of the highest praise.

CHAPTER XV.
Shifting Scenes and Varying Fortunes.
It is only after the battle — after both armies have aban
doned the contested ground — that the full horror of a
struggle where thousands of men have been engaged can
be fully realized. Everywhere along the front are dead
and wounded men, dead and wounded horses, dismounted
guns, and scattered sabres, swords, muskets, and accou
trements. There are dead men among the ripening
wheat, in the clover over which the honey-bees are hov
ering, in the shadows of the peach trees.
Here is the field where the hospital corps are caring
for the wounded who were brought, or dragged their
halting footsteps, from the scene of disaster before the
final retreat left the enemy in possession. Blood drips
from their wounds as they are lifted from the ambulances
and laid upon the grassy sod : there is blood on the rocks
and bushes — blood everywhere, save in the heavens
above, where God's own blue still overspreads a suffer
ing, sorrowing world. But between the lines the dead
and wounded still lie on the field, where the scorching
rays of the July sun beat down upon them and mock
their helpless misery.
Late in the afternoon of the 30th a flag of truce was
hoisted on the Union line, and was duly responded to by
the enemy. Permission to remove the wounded and bury
the dead was refused, but the Sanitary commission were
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514 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [August,
allowed to give each one of the wounded a canteen of
milk-punch and another of water. Guns were stuck in
the ground, bayonet down, with pieces of shelter tent
fastened under the hammers so as to afford some slight
protection to the hapless victims of a vengeful foe. The
night wore slowly away, each army keeping a watchful
eye upon the other's movements ; but during the follow
ing day, when the tense muscles had been allowed to
relax a little, terms were finally agreed upon, and the
morning of August 1 was set apart for the humane yet
mournful duty.
At an early hour a line of blue and gray sentinels was
established near the center of the space between the lines,
and through this grim cordon the dead and wounded
were brought by the enemy to where friendly hands were
waiting to receive them. There was but little conversa
tion indulged in between the two armies during the time
devoted to this sad task ; the men sitting in almost utter
silence upon the breastworks, with no fear of being made
a target to the unerring rifle of the sharpshooter in so
awesome a presence.
The long, shallow trenches have been dug on the hill
side, in the shadow of the peach orchard, and tenderly
and reverently the dead are laid side by side in the all-
embracing bosom of mother earth. There is only a brief
search for identity ; they need no eulogy or prayer : they
have given their lives for their country. There they
rest : friends in these trenches, foes in those over there.
So let them sleep, till the trump of the archangel shall
wake them ! As for the living — God help them ! The
flag of truce is no longer floating in the breeze : the firing
has begun, and they are back in the trenches !

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At nine o'clock in the evening of the 31st of July the
Ninth New Hampshire was again doing duty at the front,
the Second division relieving the troops of the Eighteenth
corps, who had occupied the trenches, the preceding
twenty-four hours. Every available man had been
pressed into service, in order to cover the allotted portion
of the line, and as there was no relief until the evening
of the 3d of August the days and nights seemed doubly
tedious in their weary length. The weather continued
warm, and as it was remarkably quiet along the lines,
except at a few points where there was an occasional
sharp fusillade, the men had a fairly good chance to
sleep, though as a precautionary measure half the force
were kept awake all night and all of them from three in
the morning until daylight. But the situation at its best
was dismal enough to make the stoutest-hearted home
sick, and called for all the patience and pluck that the
men could muster.
A pleasant episode on the afternoon of the 3d was the
visit of a Mrs. Morse, from the Sanitary commission, to
whom the boys were already indebted for many comforts.
The sight of a kindly woman's face was even more wel
come to the homesick soldiers than the good things she
distributed so freely among them, and when she still far
ther proved her courage by borrowing a musket and
firing three or four shots at the enemy, she was enthu
siastically applauded. The boys had made quite a num
ber of friends in the commission, and so were often in
receipt of favors from them. They felt no hesitancy in
accepting contributions from their supplies, for the hard
work and exposure to which they had been subjected was
telling even on the strongest, and comfort and help were
sorely needed.

5 1 6 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [August,
While off duty on the 5th the regiment attended the
service for the dead, which was held at brigade head
quarters. Officers and men alike seemed to feel the
solemnity of the occasion, and it could not have well been
otherwise. Only four commissioned officers and barely
a hundred men were left : Would any be spared to bear
to the waiting friends at home the last fond messages of
the loved and lost? It was with sad hearts that they
began their tour of duty in the pits that evening.
Writing to the home friends on the following day, Ser
geant Burnham gives a characteristic sketch of their sur
roundings, and, soldier like, makes the best of the cir
cumstances. Dating his letter "In a bomb-proof, near
Petersburg," he then writes as follows :
"'In a bomb-proof? Well, into what sort of a hole
has he tumbled now, I wonder ! ' I can imagine you ex
claiming as you commence this, so before going farther
I will tell you. Into the trenches, where we are obliged
to spend regularly half our days and nights watching
Johnny, he oftentimes very unceremoniously and impo
litely throws quantities of rotten iron and such like mis
siles, which are extremely unpleasant to have flying in
pieces about your ears. No amount of reasoning, re
monstrance, or retaliation availing to make our friends
in gray desist from these disagreeable practices, the most
of the officers and a good many of the men have dug
holes, or small cellars, just in the rear of the rifle-pits,
covered them with logs and rails, and then shovelled the
dirt back on top of them. These dens — they are usually
just about large enough for a medium-sized beast — are
dubbed ' bomb-proofs,' and into them, when not on duty,
we crawl and lie in comparative safety, and in some
measure are also protected from the heat, which on some

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days is very oppressive. In one of these Lieutenant
Robinson and myself have established our head-quarters,
and are as much at our ease as though the enemy were
miles instead of rods away."
, During the next relief a petition for a regimental fur
lough was drawn up, and many a bright picture was con
jured up by the camp-fire that night, at the mere thought
of seeing home and friends once more, and many a poor
fellow's dreams were tinged with his last waking recol
lection. On the 9th several boxes from home — some of
them sent months before — arrived, and while most of the
contents were ruined it was some comfort to the boys
to know that they were still held in remembrance. The
10th was passed in the trenches, the men suffering tor
tures from the fierce heat and the swarms of flies that
seemed to be determined to devour them. Firing be
tween the pickets was yet kept up, but few casualties
were reported.
The regiment was paid off on the 12th, drawing four
months' wages. Another crumb of comfort was the
report that Mobile had been attacked and the enemy
gloriously defeated. That night the Second corps, which
had previously been detailed for the building of a second
strong line of works in the rear of the first line, was
moved off in the direction of the James river, and on the
following morning the regiment, instead of entering the
pits, was detailed for the completion of the works. The
night of the 14th they were again at the front, but shortly
after midnight were relieved by troops from the Eight
eenth corps and moved back into the woods. Shortly
after daylight they moved still farther to the rear, and
relieved a portion of the Fifth corps.
Although the change in position covered only about

5 1 8 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [August,
two miles of territory, still the men found themselves
quite differently and much more pleasantly situated than
they had been during the two months they had passed in
the vicinity of the "Mine." Here the main lines were
about a thousand yards apart, with lines of pickets and
videttes, or sentinels, between. The vidette lines were
so close together that the men could readily converse
with each other, and there was a mutual understanding
that there should be no firing unless an advance or attack
was attempted on either side.
About one o'clock in the morning of the 17th the quiet
of the camp was broken by a terrific cannonade, which,
beginning on the right, gradually extended itself along
the line. The regiment was ordered behind the breast
works, and as no further duty was demanded of them
they interested themselves in watching the display of fire
and thunder. Shell were the missiles mostly used, and
these — their burning fuses leaving a streak of fire to mark
their track as they hiss through the air — either suddenly
ended their career in a flash, a sharp report, and a whir
ring of fragments in all directions ; or, rising grandly from
the mortars, described a graceful curve and then plumped
down, as if hurled from the clouds, upon their victims.
Indeed, the terror and grandeur of a scene like this — the
sudden rousing of the camp from its quiet slumber, the
transition to such sights and sounds as these, the hurry
ing of thousands of men to their respective posts or duties,
the buzz of their excited conversation, the sharp, quick
tones of command rising distinctly above the tumult of
all other sounds — is almost beyond the power of pen to
depict or pencil to portray.
Almost every night deserters from the Confederate
army would come into the lines at such points as they

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could reach without too much danger, and some morn
ings, if the night before had been dark or rainy, the
provost-marshal would have a squad of fifty or more to
send to the rear. They all told the same story — that
thousands would come over if they could secure favorable
opportunities and were sure of good treatment. The lay
of the land in the vicinity of the Ninth was not very
favorable for such maneuvres, but one bright little chap,
about seventeen years old, from the Eleventh Florida,
slipped past the watchful pickets and reached the Union
lines in safety.
On the 1 8th General Warren advanced on the left and
took possession of the Weldon railroad, and that night
there was another artillery duel. On the 19th the enemy
shelled the position held by the Ninth corps, but the corps
was relieved about noon and moved immediately to the
rear. Passing by a circuitous route to the left, the First
division swung into position just in season to check a furi
ous and what would otherwise have been a successful
attack upon the right of the Fifth corps. The enemy,
however, was repulsed with considerable loss, and the
Second division, moving out upon the right of the First,
which brought them into the near vicinity of the railroad,
threw out pickets, and passed a quiet but wet and uncom
fortable night.
Early the next morning the troops advanced some way
into the woods at the front of their position, and tumbled
about through the brush nearly all the forenoon, skir
mishing and reconnoitering ; but nothing was seen or
heard of the enemy except that Private Frank Thurston,
of Company E, who had been doing picket duty during
the night, captured two stragglers from the enemy's line.
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520 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [August,
from Peterborough in the latter part of December, 1863,
and being a brave, manly little fellow had become very
popular with his comrades. He heard a rustling in the
bushes, boldly challenged the intruder, and found that
it was a couple of Confederate stragglers. He ordered
them to throw down their arms, and marched his pris
oners in triumph to the corporal of the guard.
One of the prisoners was subsequently speaking about
the explosion of the mine, and said that he was one of
the garrison, and that the first he knew of what was
going on was when he found himself going up. " I
went up an awful ways," said he, " and when I was
coming down I met another fellow going up, and I don't
believe he 's got back yet." Their brave captor deserved
a better fate than to be enrolled among the missing at
the Battle of Poplar Grove Church, September 30,
1864, only six weeks after his gallant exploit.
A satisfactory line was finally established about noon
of the 20th, and all the afternoon, though the rain came
in torrents, the Ninth New Hampshire kept busily at
work with pick and shovel till the long line of defences
was finished, thus completing the connection between
the Fifth corps and the old line of works. Sunday, the
21st, was a quiet day for the Ninth corps, though the
enemy made a vigorous attack on the Fifth, only to be
as quickly and gallantly repulsed. Towards night the
regiment was relieved by a part of the Fourth division,
and moved a mile or so to the rear. Resting here until
the latter part of the following afternoon, they were
then moved to the left of the First brigade of the Second
division, and were soon plying their familiar trade of
throwing up breastworks. The intention seemed to be
to make the line impregnable, and the New Hampshire

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boys were certainly doing their part towards the accom
plishment of that object.
For a few days now the position of the regiment was
practically unchanged, about one third of the men being
kept on constant duty. On the 31st the regiment was
mustered for the months of July and August, and the
usual forms of inspection were gone through, despite
the sadly reduced numbers. That day the videttes on
the railroad were driven in, and fears of an attack were
entertained for a time, but proved to be groundless.
The first week in September the regiment was alter
nately detailed to assist in building the " corduroy"
road, which was to serve as a connecting link between
the extreme left of the Union line of works and the
army head-quarters at City Point, and the breastworks
on the right. September 8 the Second brigade moved
back to its former quarters near the Weldon railroad, the
Ninth New Hampshire establishing a camp about half
way between the front and rear lines of works. It was
the first regular camp away from the line of intrench
ments since the commencement of the campaign in
May, and even though the respite might be but brief the
boys fitted up comfortable quarters for themselves, in
order to make the most of the fleeting opportunity.
In addition to the " corduroy" wagon road a railroad
track, running from the City Point road through to the
Six-Mile tavern on the Weldon road, was now rapidly
approaching completion. The railroad, traversing
lengthwise the fortified parallelogram in which the army
proper was enclosed, gave the finishing touch to an
already strongly defensive position. The regular camp
routine was at once entered upon, and proved to be a
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52.2 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
weeks and months. Ten days slipped by, the pleasant
monotony of dress parades, inspections, reviews, and
brigade and battalion drills,, broken only by an occa
sional tour of picket or fatigue duty. It is only meet
that the following Circular Order, a merited recognition
of valorous conduct and hardships heroically endured,
which was issued during the stay at this camp, should
be given place here.
Head-Quarters 2d Brig. 2d Div. 9th A. C.
Near Weldon R. R., Va., Sept. 14, 1864.
Circular Orders.
The General Commanding takes this opportunity to express to the
officers and men of this Brigade his high appreciation of their gallantry
and noble conduct as soldiers, whether displayed at a mere review, on
the bloody field of battle, or amidst the harassing fatigue of the march.
Never did troops display higher qualities as soldiers than have those
of this Command since crossing the Rapidan on the 5th of May last,
and never did patriots win a nobler record, than those who have
endured the hardships and braved the perils of this memorable cam
paign. Every soldier and every officer has a right to feel — as your General
does — a just pride in his regiment and in his Brigade.
By Command of Brig. Genl. Griffin, Ira G. Wilkins,
Lieut, and A. A. A. G.
C. O., 9th N. H. Vols.
September 20 came the news of Sheridan's glorious
victory in the Shenandoah valley, and hurrahs for gal
lant " Phil " and the old flag woke the echoes of camp
and forest in every direction. The following day a
salute in honor of Sheridan's victory was fired by the
artillery all along the line — a proceeding which the
enemy could hardly be expected to regard with favor,
but to which they were nevertheless obliged to submit.

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Sunday, the 25th, opened with the regular routine.
Soon after inspection the pay-rolls were received and
signed, the paymaster settled down to his part of the
business, and everything was as quiet as a Sunday in
the country. Orders had been received to equip the
Ninth New Hampshire with a new style of gun, which
the authorities desired to test, and the change was about
to be made when word came to break camp immedi
ately, and in less than half an hour the troops were on
the road towards City Point. The Suffolk railroad was
reached about dark, and the troops bivouacked for the
night. With the coming of the morning orders to move
Were momentarily expected, but it was late in the after
noon when the word was finally given to establish a tem
porary camp in their present location.
These rough, and far from pleasant, quarters were
vacated on the morning of the 28th, and the troops were
moved back to the ground they had left so hurriedly
three days before. The camp-ground with all its con
veniences had been partially taken possession of by some
Fifth corps hustlers, but the unwelcome intruders were
soon dislodged, and before night the old order of things
again held sway.
Alas for the mutability of human affairs ! Shortly
after midnight orders came to turn out, pack up all sur
plus baggage and send it to City Point, and be ready to
move by four o'clock with four days rations and sixty
rounds of ammunition. The day wore away, and at
sunset the regiment was still on the old camp-ground,
though with everything packed up, muskets stacked,
and in readiness to move at a moment's notice.

524 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
THE NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE AT POPLAR GROVE
CHURCH AND THE PEGRAM HOUSE.
For some days previous to the 30th of September
preparations had been quietly making for the dealing of
a heavy blow to the Confederate forces, and on the
morning of that day the Fifth corps, moving out to the
left from their own works, succeeded in capturing the
enemy's outworks at a point near Poplar Grove church.
The enemy at once retreated, and the Second division of
the Ninth corps pushed on past the victorious Fifth in
hot pursuit of the fleeing foe, closely followed by the
rest of the corps. The Second brigade was in front
and in column, with the exception of two small regiments
in line on either flank and a skirmish line in front, the
Ninth New Hampshire having the head of the column.
About a mile from the South Side railroad the enemy
was encountered. The Ninth and three or four other
regiments were thrown upon the line, and a charge was
ordered. The men rushed forward with enthusiasm,
and quickly drove the enemy from the buildings and
slightly elevated ridges where they had made their
stand. The enemy's main works were now in plain
view, and toward these, in close pursuit of the fugitives, the
troops, flushed and eager, pressed forward. They had
advanced but a few rods, however, when heavy lines of
gray-clad soldiery, thrice the strength of those opposed to
them, came pouring over the breastworks. Into these
sharp and destructive volleys were fired, even as the men
fell slowly back to the buildings and fences on the ridge
they had just passed. Here they stood their ground until
their rifles flashed almost in the faces of the advancing
foe.

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They checked, and would have driven back those in
their front, but their flanks were soon enveloped by the
longer line of the enemy. The supporting column was
too far in the rear to come to their aid, and again, and
for the last time in the history of the Ninth, it became
" Legs versus Liberty." Many, however, did not start
until it was too late, and their retreat was cut off; while
others were struck down by the bullets of the foe in run
ning the gauntlet of their fire, which swept the hundred
or more rods of open field between the buildings and a
sheltering forest of pines in the rear. A few re-enforce
ments had reached this point, and for a short time the
now completely disorganized, but not demoralized, reg
iments rallied their scattered forces ; but their line was
not yet long enough for that of the enemy, and disputing
the ground almost inch by inch, they fell slowly back to
the Pegram house, a half mile farther to the rear. Here
a stand was once more made, and the advance of the
enemy checked, the fighting continuing until nightfall.
What of the Ninth that could be collected was on duty
at the front during the night.
The next morning the enemy commenced a furious
cannonade upon this position, and appeared to be about
to attack it with a heavy force : the line was too weak
and extended to be held, and was retired to the line cap
tured by the Fifth corps the day before, at which point,'
having thrown up additional works, the next twenty-four
hours were spent in fruitless waiting for an attack.
Meanwhile a rain-storm had set in, and, wet and weary,
the sorely shattered remnant of the Ninth, numbering less
than sixty muskets, passed one of the gloomiest days in
its three-years record.
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526 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
serving at the time as an aid on General Griffin's staff,
had been killed; Lieutenant Allen was wounded and
Lieutenant Quimby captured, and the killed, wounded,
and missing from the ranks numbered nearly one hun
dred and twenty. And this out of a total of consider
ably less than two hundred, nearly half of whom were
recruits or convalescents who were wholly unfit for
active duty. Fully one half of the total loss of the regi
ment was in killed and wounded, but all the former and
many of the latter, as well as all of the missing, were in
the hands of the enemy.
So was also the State colors. The bearer, Corporal
Brown, who had bravely taken the National colors when
they fell for the second time on the field at Petersburg,
delayed his retreat too long when the regiment was
obliged to fall back, and was overtaken and captured
with his charge ; though not, as was afterwards learned,
till he had stripped the colors from the staff and torn
them into shreds. From all blame or dishonor for the
loss of these the regiment was exculpated in General
Orders from army head-quarters. The old, worn, and
shot-riddled " Stars and Stripes," though bearing fresh
tokens of an enemy's hatred in its tattered folds, still
remained to the regiment, and seemed dearer than ever.
All through the fight, and where the leaden hail fell
thickest, mere floated the starry banner of Freedom,
which had been borne by Sergeant Dutton, of Company
E, since the morning of July 30th, he having previous to
that date carried the State colors from the commence
ment of the campaign.

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UNDER THE OLD FLAG.
By Sergeant Dutton.
On the morning of the 30th of September (we had
been under orders for three days, and had everything
packed up ready to start at a moment's notice) we moved
to the left, following the Fifth corps, which had made a
charge upon a new line of the enemy and carried it with
little loss. Passing the Pegram house, to a belt of woods
across a field, and through the woods, we then formed in
line in a road under a bank running parallel with them.
As we lay there under the bank orders came to charge.
We went over a little rise of ground, over a picket fence,
through the garden and yard of the house, and across
the road into an orchard, where we halted and com
menced firing. I remember seeing the rebels go down
under our fire, and from where I stood I could see them
very plainly. The next thing I heard was somebody
shouting "Bring off the colors!" I looked hastily
around me, and found that the men had retreated. I
ran back into the road, and there, only a few rods away,
the Johnnies were piling over the fence and coming in
on our left ; so I started for the yard.
When I got to the house, which had a brick basement,
I could see that it was full of men, who had crowded
into it to escape the bullets, which were flying tolerably
thick about that time. There was n't time to do much
planning, and the question in physics was one that the
bullets would solve if we didn't. " Hurrah, boys ! rally
round the flag ! " I shouted, and started for the rear.
The boys were close behind, and over a rise of ground
we went, then into the woods, and from there back to a
little embankment, where we stopped and began to form

528 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [October,
a line. General Griffin rode up to where we were, and
saying " Sergeant, here ! " stood me at his horse's head
and called to the men to rally around us. It was while
we were in this position that his horse was shot through
the nose.
By the time we got back to the Pegram house it was
dark. I found about sixteen men', and we put ourselves
under the charge of Lieutenant Robinson, the only
commissioned officer of the regiment that we could find.
It was about this time that Lieutenant Emery was shot,
while carrying orders to the staff of General Griffin.
Here we remained that night, the Fifth corps and artil
lery, which had made a stand here also, being on our
right. When daylight came it was plainly evident that
we had been left to our fate. The enemy soon formed a
line around the battery, and about eight o'clock they
opened fire and charged on the position, capturing those
of the brigade that remained. There were a good many
of these, for only a few cared to take the risk of retreat
ing across a field raked with deadly precision by canister
and grape shot. The moment the first shot was fired,
however, I called to the few of our men that were there
to follow me, and we went back over a rise of ground to
where the rest of the regiment had come together, at
which place we remained the rest of the day.

On the morning of October 2 the lines were again ad
vanced, the enemy falling back into their works. A
picket line was established well out towards these, and
a line of strong works, running past the Pegram house,
was begun. Behind these, and a little to the left of the
house, the Ninth New Hampshire was stationed. The

Corp. L. Dwight Darling, Co. I.

James E. White, Co. I.

William J. Hall, Co. I.

James Slyfieli., Co. I.

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following day a squad of recruits and convalescents
arrived, a few stragglers came back into camp, and
some of the men who had previously been on duty else
where returned ; so that altogether the regiment was
able to report about one hundred and fifty men for duty.
With these sensible additions to their number the spirits
of the men began to revive, and the feeling to prevail
that the Ninth New Hampshire was not yet quite anni
hilated. Comfortable quarters were soon erected, and a
regular routine of camp guard and picket duty established.
Life in camp for the next three weeks was of almost
unbroken monotony, but what little there was of in
cident is aptly told in Sergeant Burnham's gossipy home
letters. Under date of the nth is this :
" I have fixed up a very comfortable ' hotel,' and with
Stearns, who returned about a week ago, for a house
wife, and Dutton, who is acting as sergeant-major and
tents nearer head-quarters, for a boarder, I find myself
again established in comparative quiet and comfort, I
might almost add luxury. For instance, I am writing
on a very convenient, even if rudely-constructed, table,
furnished with all the necessary material for writing, a
good supply of paper, and an excellent adamantine
candle. My seat is my bunk, furnished with a splendid
bed of pine twigs and blankets enough to keep warm
at present. Other conveniences are ranged around,
and the whole establishment presents a more comfort
able cheerful aspect, with the exception of a fire, than
our quarters the first winter at Falmouth. It cost us not
over six hours' work, and all simply from a few boards
ripped from the Boswell house — and knowing how to
use them.
"The following was our bill of fare to-day: Break-
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530 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [October,
fast — Soft bread and butter, apple and blueberry sauce
(contributed by Dutton from a supply from home),
coffee. Dinner — Steak, fried, with pork; hard-tack,
soaked and fried ; sauce, coffee. Supper — Meat, same
as for dinner; potatoes, toasted hard-tack. This to be
sure is somewhat extra, but I am showing you the bright
side of the picture just now.
"A week ago Saturday, 'tack' with raw pork, a
piece of codfish, and a cup of cold coffee once or twice,
was all I could command. A cold, drizzling rain was
in progress, and my only protection was a rubber
blanket thrown over my shoulders. During the fore
noon we dug a rifle-pit, and through the long afternoon
stood behind it. At night stuck up a ' shelter,' and three
of us crawled under, pulled our wet blankets over us,
and shivered the night away. But this is a picture on
the other side of the canvas. Fortunately such are not
frequent in the panorama we are acting.
" The health of the regiment generally is good, and I
might add its spirits too. We miss, to be sure, the com
rades we lost the other day ; yet the most of them we
know are unharmed, and their loss is all we have to
mourn, as we now hold the battle-field, while success
has attended our efforts everywhere else. To-night the
camp and woods are ringing with loud and joyous cheers
for Sheridan, who sends us word that he has just given
Early a third, and it would seem a finishing, drubbing.
Probably a large portion of his army will be transferred
here in a short time.
" Meanwhile we, though quiet, as I have said, are
by no means idle. Drilling, re-organizing, repairing is
the order of the day. Every inch of the ground we have
gained is being fortified in the strongest manner possible.

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" We find, almost to our surprise, that the old Ninth
is not used up altogether, and will be shortly, if not as
good as ever, able at least to make quite a respectable
showing. Similar remarks would apply to most of the
old regiments ; while here and there new ones, with full
ranks and looking at a little distance almost like a
brigade, are filling the places of those whose terms are
expiring. Wonder if this doesn't make Lee at least
uneasy, as he looks at his thin, and growing thinner,
ranks ?
" Longer and stronger, too, grows the wall with which
we are fencing him in. A few weeks more, and it will
reach the South Side railroad, at a greater or less dis
tance from Petersburg ; whether with or without a severe
struggle, remains to be seen — then the further occupa
tion of Petersburg will be as much a disadvantage to
Lee as to us. It is in vain to predict what he will then
do, or undertake to do. If he stays in his fortifications,
not only Richmond but his whole army will be in our
hands before spring ; while if he runs, or comes out and
attacks us, his prospects are no brighter. Johnny has
grit, and fights in a manner worthy of a better cause,
but sooner or later he must surrender or be exterminated."
For two weeks the big guns had been silent, and by a
sort of truce between the pickets firing had ceased alto
gether along the part of the line near the camp of the
Ninth, and but for the night guard at the breastworks
(one third of the force being kept on duty there each
night) there was little to remind one of the proximity of
the foe. Drills were held frequently, for the benefit of
the new recruits, of whom about sixty had been lately
received. Counting in everything and everybody, sick

532 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [October,
or well, the Ninth at this date could muster in the
vicinity of two hundred for rations if not for duty. On
the morning of the 14th the new double-shooting rifles
with which the regiment was to be equipped, the issuance
of which had been so unceremoniously interrupted nearly
three weeks before, were brought from City Point by
Lieutenant Robinson.
During the forenoon there was a military execution, —
that of a deserter from the Second Maryland, and the
troops of the Second division not on duty elsewhere were
drawn up in a field near the Peeble house, on three sides
of a hollow square and facing inward, and outside of
these were thousands of eager spectators. At the open
end of the square was the grave which the prisoner was
soon to fill, and near by and facing this stood General
Potter and his staff in full uniform. All the prelimi
naries having been arranged, what might be termed the
funeral procession appeared. In advance was the band,
playing funeral airs, then a detachment of guards, the
prisoner accompanied by his chaplain, four soldiers bear
ing the coffin, and the detail for the execution, all com
manded by a lieutenant. The procession made the cir
cuit of the square, then down the centre to the grave,
and halted a few paces in front of it. The band and
escort moved to one side, the coffin was placed near the
grave, and the prisoner, after a moment's conference
with the chaplain, was seated upon it, handcuffed and
blindfolded. The chaplain stepped aside, the detail took
position about ten paces in front of the culprit, and
directed by signs from the officer in charge quickly
brought their rifles to the position " Ready — aim I"
With a report as of but one musket, though very sharp
and distinct amid the profound silence, the fatal Minie"

Capt. John B. Cooper.

1864.] SHIFTING SCENES AND VARYING FORTUNES. 533
balls sped through the heart of the deserter, and he fell
back on the coffin, dead.
The troops then wheeled, by divisions of two com
panies each, into columns, and marching past the corpse,
moved off the field. It was a painful scene, but a due
regard for discipline required the infliction of the death
penalty, which cannot wholly be dispensed with, either
in civil or military government, and this man had been
convicted of the highest crime that a soldier can com
mit — desertion to the enemy.
On the 15th, Captain Cooper, who had been in com
mand of the regiment since the Battle of the Mine, left
for home on a short furlough, and the command devolved
on Captain Hutchinson. Another week of guard duty
and drills — company in the morning, and battalion in
the afternoon — slipped away. General Griffin evidently
intended to have his command well posted, for he laid
out a daily programme in which " fatigue" was the princi
pal item, with a small margin for grumbling. It was
reveille at 6, breakfast 7, surgeon's call 7 .30, guard
mount 8, drill 9 to n, dinner 12, drill 1 to 3, dress
parade 5, supper 7, tattoo 8, taps 8 .15 ; with guard and
picket duty for incidentals. On the 23d divine services
were held at brigade head-quarters, conducted by Chap
lain Potter of the Thirty-second Maine, — the first for
nearly two months.
But the longest lane has a turning, and on the 25th
orders were received at brigade head-quarters to make
ready for a move, and to issue six days rations. The
following day everything not actually needed by the
troops in the field, or the garrisons to be left in the forts
was sent to City Point, pack-mules being allowed the
officers for a minimum of baggage. Small intrenching

534 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [October,
spades, which could be attached to the belt, and carried
about as easily as a hatchet, were distributed among the
men, and everything seemed to indicate a big strike in
some direction.
Long before daylight on the 27th the men were routed
out and ordered to strike tents, and without kindling
fires or making any loud noise, to make ready for march
ing. The Thirty-first Maine and the Seventeenth Ver
mont, from the Second brigade, were left behind as a
garrison, and all being in readiness, the start was made
at four o'clock. The Second division moved to the
angle formed by the rear and left flank lines, and at
dawn attacked the enemy's pickets, driving them in.
The Second brigade was in line on the extreme right,
near the old breastworks, the Ninth New Hampshire
being near the left centre of the brigade line, and having
forty men on the skirmish line.
That morning the regiment was under the command
of Captain Hutchinson, with Captain Copp and Lieuten
ant Robinson in charge of the right and left wings
respectively ; and these three constituted all the commis
sioned officers present for duty, the companies being
commanded by sergeants, and even corporals.
The lines were advanced a short distance during the
forenoon, and the men were then set to work on a line of
breastworks which, thanks to the new spades, were in
good shape before night. The Third division was in
position on the left of the Second, with the First beyond
them, and the Second and Fifth corps stretching out still
farther from the old lines. There was some lively
skirmishing, and sharp fighting even, elsewhere along
the line before night, but the Second division rested
undisturbed. The position remained unchanged until

1864.] SHIFTING SCENES AND VARYING FORTUNES. 535
noon of the following day. It had rained all night, and
the morning was cloudy and cold, but with the clearing
weather at noon the return movement was commenced,
and before sunset the men were back in their old camps.
This was the movement on Hatcher's Run, and was
the result of an attempt at further prolongation of the
Union line on the left. It was known that the Confed
erate line was strongly fortified at this point, but General
Grant had hoped to turn the defences by his favorite ma
neuver of a flank movement. The works were found to
be not only strongly constructed, and protected with abatis
and slashed timber, but the vigilant foe at once entered
on a counter-attack, and for a time the result was some
what doubtful. A few flags and prisoners were taken
on both sides before the contest finally closed. This
movement was the last on the left line in which the Ninth
corps participated.
Back in camp again, the men employed the remaining
days of October in rebuilding their quarters for winter
weather, for the cold nights and frequent rains called for
blazing fires and tight roofs, if the occupants cared any
thing for comfort. Inspection and muster were held on
the 31st, and the four commissioned officers that the
regiment could then boast had a busy day of it. Sutlers
were now flocking into camp, and it began to look as
though the army were going into winter quarters in good
earnest. November came in cold and rainy, with the usual rou
tine of duty. At dress parade on the 4th an order from
army head-quarters was read, calling for thorough drill
ing and also target practice among the recruits. There
was need of the order, too, for by far the majority of the
recruits sent out to the army during the year 1864 were

536 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
practically worthless as soldiers. They did well enough
to fill quotas at home, but few of them ever filled patriots'
graves at the front. What with the weather and all, it is
not strange that the "vets" were getting just a trifle low
in spirits ; and it really was hard for men who had stood
shoulder to shoulder in the ranks for so long, who had
fought and starved and suffered together, to be classed
in with these lame apologies for men and soldiers. Nor
was it easy for men to see that lying in a mud-hole a
month at a time was doing anything towards subduing
the Rebellion, and a little kindly assurance from the
friends at home that they were doing a good work, and
that it did amount to something, would have put a differ
ent aspect on affairs.
The 5th of November Colonel Titus returned, and
assumed command of the regiment. The following day,
which was Sunday, there was a thorough inspection of the
men and quarters, but both were in better shape than
could reasonably have been expected in view of the vicis
situdes the regiment had suffered in the last six months.
On the 7th a course of drilling and instruction was entered
upon that promised rapid improvement in the matter of
detail and a toning up of regimental discipline.
Tuesday, November 8, was the day of the presidential
election, and the Ninth New Hampshire placed itself on
record at the polls by depositing eighty-five votes for
Abraham Lincoln to eighteen for McClellan. In the
afternoon, at battalion drill, the new double-shooting
rifles were inspected and tested by the division inspector-
general, and showed off their demerits to good advantage
— flashed, fizzled, and failed famously ; enough to secure
their condemnation and a speedy exchange to the Spring
field rifle.

1864:] SHIFTING SCENES AND VARYING FORTUNES. 537
On the 9th, Capt. O. D. Robinson was detailed as act
ing adjutant of the regiment. Major Chandler, who
had returned to the front early in September, before his
wound, received at Spottsylvania in June, had fully
healed, and in consequence of over-exertion had passed
two weary months in the division hospital and was still
-unfit for active duty, was ordered back to Washington.
By the 12th it was certain that President Lincoln had
been triumphantly re-elected, and the good news was
emphasized by an order making the day a general holi
day throughout the camp. Then came a week or ten
days of cold, disagreeable weather, winding up with a
genuine "north-easter," that came near drowning out
the camp. The presidential proclamation had designat
ed the 24th as the national Thanksgiving day, but no
extra supplies could be procured at City Point, and there
was only the usual fare. But home friends had remem
bered the boys in blue, and the morning of the 25th there
was a generous supply of good things to be distributed,
and another "off duty" day allowed the boys in which
to enjoy them. There was a turkey and a fat chicken
for every five men, and a liberal allowance of apples,
crackers, and ginger-snaps. And did n't everything taste
good, and were n't the boys jolly ! How they laughed
and cried, told stories and cracked old jokes ! Oh, it did
them good, soul and body, to know that they were not
forgotten, and a visit in the afternoon from a delegation
of ladies and gentlemen from the old Granite state added
the finishing touch to a memorable day.
On the 29th the corps was moved to the vicinity of the
Jerusalem plank-road, the Ninth New Hampshire
encamping for the night at Fort Alex Hayes, about a
mile to the south of the plank-road. The tide of fortune

538 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
had evidently taken a favorable turn, for the next day
brought the welcome news that until further orders the
Ninth New Hampshire, Thirty-second Maine, and
Seventh Maine battery, all under command of Colonel
Titus, were to act as the garrison of Fort Hayes. This
was indeed occasion for rejoicing, for it was one of the
best places on the line, and only needed more snugly
built quarters to make it a most comfortable abiding-
place for the winter months.
The garrison was required to furnish pretty heavy
details for guard and picket duty, but otherwise than this
but little was required of them. Directed by the colonel,
the men laid out the camp anew, and set to work with a
will at their house-building. There was plenty of timber
near by, and teams were furnished to haul the logs, so
the work progressed rapidly ; and with such good pur
pose did the men apply themselves to the task that by the
middle of the month the regiment was the proud possess
or of one of the best sets of quarters in the army, and
was reported as being excelled by only one other at the
time of the official inspection.
The men were divided into squads of four, each squad
having a house by itself. These were eleven feet long
by seven wide, the log walls five feet high, the roof eight
feet from the ground in the centre and covered with four
pieces of shelter tent, two to a side. The inside was
fitted up with a row of bunks on one side and a fire-place
on the other, with stools and tables according to the fan
cies of the owners. These were the first real quarters
the regiment had ever occupied, and though some ot
them had grumbled not a little because the colonel would
have every detail "just so particular," they were proud
enough when everything was at last pronounced satisfac-

1864.] SHIFTING SCENES AND VARYING FORTUNES. 539
tory ; and when the wind and sleet reigned without,
lounged around in their snug quarters and congratulated
themselves on the good fortune that had wafted them to
this pleasant haven.

CHAPTER XVI.
The Downfall of the Confederacy.
The Army of the Potomac, resting in comparative
quiet through the winter months of 1864—65, was yet, in
its investure of the strongholds of the Confederacy, an
important factor in the brilliant strategic plan of the Union
commander-in-chief. The policy which dictated offen
sive activity in almost every other quarter, was equally
purposeful in the apparent inaction that prevailed in Vir
ginia. To prevent Lee from withdrawing his army from
Virginia, and hurling his concentrated strength on Sher
man, as he marked by successive victories his triumphant
progress " from Atlanta to the sea," was General Grant's
prime object ; and with the buttress of the Confederate
forces hemmed in by the Union lines, he felt that there
was little to apprehend in this direction.
The advance on Sherman would have been a desper
ate throw, yet the Confederacy was playing for big
stakes and could afford to take the risk ; but the mere
suggestion of a move involving the abandonment of the
Confederate capital, drew forth a storm of protest from
the Richmond journals, by whom such a course was pro
nounced as synonomous with surrender at discretion.
" He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
Who fails to put it to the touch
And win, or lose, it all."

1865.] THE DOWNFALL OF THE CONFEDERACY. 541
In lieu of a bold stroke, an expedient was resorted to
whose utter humiliation was in itself a palpable admission
of weakness and the omen of approaching doom. The
arming of the blacks on the Union side had been merci^
lessly condemned in the South, and the idea that they
could be transformed into effective soldiers ridiculed ; but
the wasted ranks of the Southern army could be filled in
no other way, and such slaves as could bear arms were
freed, and given a musket with which to contend against
the would-be liberators of the whole race.
So the winter wore slowly away, and with the opening
of spring it seemed evident on all sides that the final,
decisive struggle of the war was approaching. Up to
the latter part of March the Ninth corps occupied the
intrenchments on the right, their line extending from the
Appomattox to Fort Howard. At the point where the
line crossed the Prince George Court-house road was
Fort Steadman, a square redoubt carrying nine guns and
distant about five hundred feet from the enemy's line.
Towards this point, which was one of the captured works,
the Confederate commander made his last offensive
movement on the morning of the 25th of March, 1865,
with the idea of breaking through the lines and destroy
ing the supplies at City Point.
Just before daylight the fort was surprised by a squad
of pretended deserters, who overpowered the pickets and
opened the way for a strong force of picked men, closely
supported by three heavy columns of the enemy, from
Gordon's and Bushrod Johnson's divisions. The fort
was held by the Fourteenth New York heavy artillery,
who were completely overwhelmed and most of them
captured. The guns were turned on the adjacent works
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soldiers from three of the batteries. But the tables were
quickly turned. General Parke, in temporary command
of the Ninth corps, ordered Hartranft's and Willcox's
divisions to the rear of the fort, from whence they were
hurled upon the enemy with the precision and effective
ness of a thunderbolt. Eighteen hundred prisoners were
taken, and the re-captured guns were quickly wheeled
upon the discomfited and fleeing forces, so recently
flushed with success.
Orders for the grand movement which was to give the
finishing blow to the Rebellion had already been issued
by General Grant. The forty miles of Union front
stretched from the north bank of the James to Hatcher's
Run ; fifteen miles to the south from Petersburg was
Dinwiddie Court-house, and four miles to the north-west
of this was Five Forks, which, though so far from the
city, was from its peculiar situation in reality the key to
the stronghold. Six miles to the north from Five Forks
was the South Side railroad, where Lee had established
a strong line of works. With this point carried there
was unobstructed passage to the Danville railroad, and
Petersburg and Richmond at the mercy of the victor.
At length the strong, silent man gathered his forces
for the final blow. No meaningless Salmonean thunders
now of empty chariots or brazen bridges, but the veri
table thunderbolts of war, hurled by the arm of Ulysses.
On the 28th of March, Sheridan with two divisions of
cavalry set out for Dinwiddie Court-house, which was
reached late in the afternoon of the following day ; in the
mean time Warren with the Fifth corps had crossed
Hatcher's Run and was making for the same point. The
movement was discovered by the vigilant commander of
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Sheridan had advanced only a mile beyond the court
house when the enemy was encountered. After a care
ful reconnoissance Sheridan attacked in the early after
noon. The fight was a hot one, and Sheridan, unable
to employ his cavalry to advantage, owing to the marshy
nature of the ground, dismounted his men, and slowly,
contesting the ground as he withdrew, fell back to the
court-house, where the- contest ended in the early evening.
The morning of the ist of April saw the enemy strongly
intrenched at Five Forks. During the forenoon Sheri
dan, with his cavalry supported by the Fifth corps,
which had come up in the mean time, slowly and cau
tiously advanced once more towards the coveted position.
A single sentence in Sheridan's official report gives the
gist of the story.
"The enemy," writes Sheridan, "were driven from
their strong line of works, completely routed ; the Fifth
corps doubling up their left flank in confusion, and the
cavalry of General Merritt, dashing on to White Oak
road, capturing their artillery, turning it upon them, and
riding into their broken ranks, so demoralized them that
they made no serious stand after their line was carried,
but took flight in disorder."
The way was open to the South Side railroad. "At
tack along the whole line," was the imperative message
issued from General Grant's head-quarters to his corps
commanders, and at ten o'clock that Saturday evening
the big guns in position before Petersburg opened from
right to left, the distant hills echoing and re-echoing all
night long the signal victory that their thunderous boom
ing proclaimed.
Lee and his veterans, the last hope of a lost cause,
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that its doom was sealed. In the assault ordered by
General Grant at daybreak on the 2d of April, blow
after blow, to the right and to the left, was dealt the
steadily weakening defences. With his heavy losses, —
by this time exceeding 10,000 men — with his right wing
utterly demolished, and imminent capture or destruction
staring his handful of veterans in the face, is it any
wonder that at half-past ten o'clock on that beautiful
Sabbath morning he sent to Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederacy, the last official despatch he was des
tined to receive.
The message found him at church in the city of Rich
mond. Its brief purport — " My lines are broken in three
places. Richmond must be evacuated this evening." —
was warning enough, and within half an hour Davis had
left the city behind him. No words had been uttered as
he withdrew from the church, but none were needed.
Pollard, the eminent Southern historian, has depicted, as
no one else can, the scenes of that last afternoon and
night of Confederate rule in Richmond, in the following
brief extract :
"The rumor was caught up in the streets that Rich
mond was to be evacuated, and was soon carried to the
ends of the city. Men, women, and children rushed
from the churches, passing from lip to lip neWs of the
impending fall of Richmond. And yet, it was difficult
to believe it. To look up to the calm, beautiful sky of
that spring day, unassailed by one single noise of battle,
to watch the streets, unvexed by artillery or troops,
stretching away into the quiet, hazy atmosphere, and
believe that the capital of the Confederacy, so peaceful,
so apparently secure, was in a few hours to be the prey

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of the enemy, and to be wrapped in the infernal horrors
of a conflagration !
"It was late in the afternoon when the signs of evacu
ation became apparent to the incredulous. Wagons on
the streets were being hastily loaded at the departments
with boxes, trunks, etc., and driven to the Danville
depot. Those who had determined to evacuate with the
fugitive government looked on with amazement; then,
convinced of the fact, rushed to follow the government's
example. Vehicles suddenly rose to a premium value
that was astounding; and ten, fifteen, and even a hun
dred dollars, in gold or Federal currency, was offered
for a conveyance. Suddenly, as if by magic, the streets
became filled with men, walking as though for a wager,
and behind them excited negroes with trunks, bundles,
and luggage of every description. All over the city it
was the same — wagons, trunks, bandboxes, and their
owners, a mass of hurrying fugitives, filling the streets.
The banks were all open, and depositors were as busy as
bees removing their specie deposits ; and the directors
were equally active in getting off their bullion. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of paper money was
destroyed, both state and Confederate. Night came;
and with it came confusion worse confounded. There
was no sleep for human eyes in Richmond that night."
The fall of Richmond was the death-blow of the
Rebellion, and was rejoiced over accordingly. Before
noon of the 3d of April the joyful news had been flashed
over the loyal states, and the whole North gave itself up
to a general jubilation. Everywhere business was sus
pended, and crowds gathered to listen to the reading of
the despatches amid the chiming of bells and cheers and

546 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. - [April,
huzzas from thousands of loyal hearts. Hopes, long
deferred, had at last been realized, and it was once more
"The Union forever !"
The evacuation of Petersburg was of course simultane
ous with that of Richmond, but it was accomplished so
quietly that not even the watchful Union pickets, scarce
a stone's throw away, knew that the enemy was retreat
ing until the dawning light revealed the empty outposts.
The skirmishers advanced, but were unassailed. The
troops were at once put in motion, and Colonel Ely's
brigade of the Ninth corps was the first to pass the
enemy's works. At half-past four the Stars and Stripes
were floating over the court-house : the long besieged,
ably defended city was at last in Union hands.
The Confederate army had fled, but they could not
escape from the meshes of the encircling net so skilfully
stretched by the Union commander-in-chief. The Con
federacy was dying hard, but it was useless to contend
against fate. The lines were drawn even tighter around
the devoted troops — faint with hunger and exhaustion,
yet faithful to the last — that still followed the broken for
tunes of the Confederate leader; until the final capitula
tion at Appomattox Court-house, on the 9th day of April,
1865. The last act in the great tragedy came all too soon. On
the 14th of April, President Lincoln was stricken down
by the assassin's bullet, while the prayers and blessings
of the race he had freed were yet ringing in his ears.
The first wave of enthusiasm and gladness over the
collapse of the Rebellion had scarcely subsided when
the country was called to mourn the death of the no
ble, martyred president, and the bells so recently at
tuned to pa;ans of joy were tolled in sad requiem. Alas

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that it should so be ; that so brief a moment of triumph
should be vouchsafed after long years of disaster and
defeat !

THE NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LAST DAYS IN THE
UNITED STATES SERVICE.
Comfortably quartered as the garrison of Fort Hayes,
the regiment passed the first three months of the year
1865 in a pleasant round of daily duties. The quiet that
prevailed throughout the Army of the Potomac was not
productive of incident, and the days slipped by in almost
unbroken sameness. The regiment was reorganized in
the early part of the year, — a rather necessary procedure
in view of the heavy losses sustained within the preced
ing six months, and resulting in several well earned pro
motions. Among others were those of Lieutenants Babb
and Allen to be captains ; Second Lieutenant Robinson,
who had also served as acting adjutant, to be first lieu
tenant, and later onto be captain, together with Lieutenant
Quimby ; Sergeants Burnham, Simons, Kelly, and Hall
as first lieutenants ; Sergeant Dutton as sergeant-major ;
Corporals Norris, Richardson, Stearns, and Runnals as
sergeants. Under date of January 27 is a letter from Colonel
Titus to Major Chandler, who was still in Washington,
detailing several interesting facts :
" Two days ago I had just seated myself very comfort
ably to write you, feet duly elevated and pen in hand,
when I- momentarily paused to listen to a number of
strange voices outside ; then a rap, and in obedience to
the usual summons, ' Come in!' the door opened, and
there appeared a crowd of citizens, several at least, if in

548 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
military order, patterned after the Thirty-second Maine
(now, alas ! defunct), all hailing from New Hampshire.
So of course the day was devoted to them. Went to the
three New Hampshire regiments, also along the lines, to
Forts Hell, Morton, etc. Nashua was represented by
Gilman Scripture of the Indian Head House, also a Mr.
Parkers, merchant tailor I believe; B. P. Cheney, rail
road commissioner, and Dr. Tiibbs of Peterborough. A
Mr. Spalding, Mr. Morrison, also the sutler of the Thir
teenth New Hampshire, and somebody else. All of
course were highly edified, and left at night for City
Point. I am surprised that more men do not visit the
army, — from mere curiosity, if nothing more. A man
must see for himself to have any definite or correct
knowledge of an army and its operations.
"I am, as you see, still at Brigade [head-quarters],
General Griffin's leave expiring on the 31st inst. Gen
eral Meade is absent again, and General Parke com
manding the army and General Willcox the corps. Heard
yesterday that General Willcox had obtained leave, so that
General Potter would command the corps. In that case I
shall be in command of the division till General Griffin's
return. Believe I am now senior colonel in the corps, ex
cept Colonel Bliss. Colonel Bliss, by the way, is still some
where inWesternVirginia — inspecting hospitals, I believe.
" Presume you have heard by the papers all about the
wonderful exploits of the rebel gunboats, and what they
didn't do. What makes the affair the more wonderful,
is the fact that the deserters for some days previous had
reported that they were coming down. And then, when
they did come, they lay aground for so long, apparently
at our mercy, when our sharpshooters on the bank pre
vented them from opening a port-hole or firing a gun.

Gen. J. G. Parke.

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Believe General Grant attributes our escape and safety
to a special interposition of Providence, and from what I
can learn of the affair I think we may well believe the
Lord on our side this time at least. Think the boats
must have come down to bring General Ferrero's com
mission as major-general.
" There are rumors to the effect that the rebs are about
to evacuate Richmond. Of its truth I of course knOw
nothing. It seems General Butler is bound to be a hero
in any event. . . . 'Tis hinted that General Meade may
possibly not return to this army, and if true I think few
beyond his immediate staff will have any regrets. . . .
Picket and guard duty, with a little drilling, are the order
of the day — and the night too.
" The New Hampshire regiments here try to make
themselves believe they are going home to vote at the
March election. I certainly should have no objection,
though perhaps General Grant may. Presume he will
not be likely to consider the New Hampshire state elec
tion of as much consequence as some people more
immediately interested. . . . Captain Hutchinson is now
away on leave. Captain Copp I suppose returned to
night. Suppose you are aware he committed matrimony
during his absence. . . .
" ' Tis acknowledged by all, I believe, that we have
the best quarters of any regiment in the corps, and cer
tainly the best I have seen in the army. This was the
result of supervision while building. You ought at least
to come down and take a look at my own house. . . .
" Well, Major, it seems this war must be nearly ended.
Do n't know what the enemy may do in their desperation,
but it really seems the fighting is nearly over. ' The
wish is father to the thought,' perhaps."

550 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
Colonel Titus's mention of visitors from New Hamp
shire recalls a story told by Quartermaster Moses. One
evening a jolly company had gathered at head-quarters,
in honor of several guests from the Granite state who
were spending a few days in camp. Everybody was in
good spirits, and it was in the " wee, sma ' hours " that
the candles were at last extinguished. Just as the guests
were beginning to get accustomed to the novelty of their
surroundings, there came a summons at the door. It was
an orderly from General Griffin. "Colonel," said he,
" the general's orders are to get your -regiment ready to
fall in, for 'tis thought the Johnnies are getting ready to
attack." It seemed but an instant before the camp was
astir, and in the hurry of the moment the visitors were
forgotten. The colonel was busily engaged when one
of them touched him on the arm. " Colonel, where shall
we go?" he asked. " If the Johnnies come on us you '11
go to h  1 !" was the comforting reply, as the colonel
turned once more to his work. It happened that it was
a false alarm, and presently the camp was quiet again,
but the guests could not be persuaded to prolong their
stay beyond a hurried breakfast the next morning.
As for Captain Copp, he had duly acknowledged his
commitment to Major Chandler, as the following letter,
written from Lancaster, Mass., shows:
" Your advice in regard to spending too much time at
Lancaster, came too late, for I was ' done gone ' when your
letter arrived, and my wife insists upon my remaining
here as long as possible. The marriage ceremony took
place at the church, January 17, 1865, at 2 1-2 p. m. ;
reception at the house, from 3 to 4. No doubt you are
surprised to learn of such a movement, but no more so

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than I am, for it was not my intention when I left the
army to take part in any such performance. . . . My
health is better than when I left the regiment, although
the surgeon here thinks army life a little too rough for
me. I should be very happy to visit you in Philadelphia
on my return, but do not think it will be convenient, as I
am now over my time. I have a surgeon's certificate,
however, which will make it all right."
March 14 the election for members of congress from
the state of New Hampshire was held at head-quarters.
Everybody was busily engaged, — some at the polls,
others preparing the noonday mess, when an alarm was
started that the enemy was advancing in line of battle.
There was one grand, simultaneous rush from the cook
house and ballot-box to the bayonet, and in less than five
minutes every man was armed and equipped and in line
for the warm reception of the invader. After waiting for
a full hour, it became manifest that his visit had been
unavoidably postponed, and the voting and cooking were
once more taken in hand. Whether the dinner was
spoiled by the delay is not recorded, but the regiment is
credited with a total of eighty-seven votes.
During the night orders were received for the sutlers
to pack up their goods and remove them to City Point.
No direct move of the corps was ordered, but rumors and
speculations were rife through the day, and there was
every indication that a great movement was being in
augurated, and awaiting only a suitable condition of the
roads to be vigorously prosecuted. For a day or two
nothing else was talked of, and then the excitement
gradually subsided. The Sixth corps was under march
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552 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [April,
from the Appomattox to Fort Davis, and thence south to
protect the military depot at City Point.
The days slipped by until the 28th of March, when
orders were received to have everything in readiness to
move at five o'clock the following morning. How the
regiment was to leave its present quarters unless relieved,
no man could tell; but "orders is orders," and were
obeyed accordingly. Everybody was routed out at four
in the morning, but there was no further movement dur
ing the day. A little past ten in the evening the enemy
opened on the right of the line with a terrific bombard
ment, accompanied with a heavy volley of musketry.
The alarm was instantly given, the long roll was beaten,
and the sentinels discharged their muskets. Most of the
officers and men were in bed, but in an instant every one
sprang to his feet, buckled on his equipments, and the
regiment was formed in line of battle inside of five
minutes. The bombardment continued for more than an hour,
and was very rapid, shell after shell from the mortars
wheeling through the thick darkness with terrible swift
ness, and spreading their death-dealing fragments broad
cast. It was learned next day that Major Brown of the
Eighteenth New Hampshire had been killed during the
bombardment. Major Brown was formerly adjutant of
the Ninth, and was a brave, patriotic, noble-souled man,
beloved and respected by all who knew him.
In the great battle of April 2, which sealed the fate of
the Confederacy, the regiment took no very active part,
remaining that day as a garrison to hold the fort in case
of an assault from the enemy. During the night of the
2d they were taken from the fort and placed in the column
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dawning light revealed the fact that the enemy was
evacuating. It was five o'clock in the morning of April
3 when the line cautiously advanced, but as they neared
the fortifications no belching cannon or rattling musketry
opposed them, and they hurried forward — over forts
filled with abandoned artillery, where the officers' tents
were still standing — and presently halted on Cemetery
hill, which commanded a full view of the long besieged
citadel. It was a glorious moment for those war-worn veterans.
Behind them lay the strong, and hitherto impregnable,
works of the enemy, the unbroken line which they had
confronted for so many weary months ; and beyond,
their own fortifications and camps, and the burying-
grounds of the various divisions, where so many of their
gallant comrades were lying, victims of disease or
bullets while bravely contending for what their com
rades-in-arms had been spared to behold. Before them
was the now quiet city of Petersburg, beautiful to behold
with its fresh green grass-plots and its thousands of fruit
trees in full blossom.
The morning was clear and calm, and the first beams
of the rising sun were just gilding the spires and steeples '
of the churches, flashing in brilliancy from the thousands
of burnished muskets in the hands of the soldiers ranged
along the heights, and lighting up the folds of " Old
Glory " as it proudly floated from the lofty cupola of the
court-house, while line after line of living blue, with
tattered banners streaming in the morning breeze, swept
up the long slopes, cheering until the very heavens gave
back the sound.
Never will that scene be forgotten by those who beheld
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554 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
for the most part treated them coldly, appearing sullen
and indignant, even while their haggard and careworn
faces revealed the intensity of the strain to which they
had been subjected. But the negroes seemed wild with
delight. They waved their hats, bonnets, and aprons ;
shouted, sang, laughed, danced, and prayed promiscu
ously, and fairly exhausted their "Anglo-African " vocab
ulary in heaping praises upon the Yankees. All classes
had been reduced to great straits, and even the little
children, both black and white, devoured the dry, hard
bread which the soldiers showered upon them as if it had
been sweetmeats.
Returning to camp, the regiment prepared to leave its
comfortable quarters. The corps moved about noon,
following the South Side railroad in pursuit of the re
treating Confederate forces. From the 6th to the 8th of
April they were encamped at Nottoway Court-house, and
on the latter date the Ninth New Hampshire, with two
other regiments, was detailed to guard Ewell and his
army (they having been captured two days previous)
back towards Petersburg. The army numbered about
eight thousand men, and included six generals, and to
care for such a body of prisoners was anything but agree
able duty, for the weather was very unpleasant and the
roads muddy from the recent heavy rains. The prisoners,
so weak, weary, and footsore that sometimes the column
would be strung out nearly two miles, filled the centre ot
the road, and the guards marched on either side with
fixed bayonets. On the route several of the prisoners
passed their own fathers' doors. At night they were
turned into a large field, and the guard was ranged around
the outside. Only light rations could be furnished the
hungry soldiers the first day, but that night twenty beef

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cattle were killed and cooked, enough to provide a
plentiful supply.
Wilson's station was reached on the 10th, and here
full rations were served. Some of the prisoners had for
merly served on the Union side, and they acknowledged
that these were the first full army rations they had re
ceived since they entered the Confederate service.
While here the joyful tidings of Lee's capitulation were
received, but there was little public demonstration over
the news, out of consideration for their hapless captives.
On the nth the regiment was relieved, and after a
tedious march through the rain and mud, rejoined the
brigade on the 13th, near Burkesville Junction. Here
they remained on duty of various kinds until the 20th,
when the last march through Virginia was begun. On
Sunday, April 23, the Ninth corps marched through
Petersburg between six and seven in the morning, en
route for City Point, which was reached about noon.
On the 26th embarkation for Alexandria began, the
Ninth arriving there late in the following evening and
going at once into camp. Military duty had now lost its
charm, for the men felt that the great object of all their
toil and suffering had been accomplished, and awaited
with impatience the order for muster-out, though drills
and reviews were still kept up, simply as a precaution
ary measure.
Many a gray-haired veteran of to-day will recall with
a smile the circumstances surrounding the following
incident, so faithfully and skilfully pictured by an inter
ested comrade :
" The only occasion within my knowledge when the
late Major Chandler lapsed into profanity was at the

556 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
close of the war, while we were encamped near Alex
andria, Va., just before the 'grand review' in Washing
ton ; and then the circumstances were so exceptional
that, as in the case of Uncle Toby, it is hoped the re
cording angel dropped a tear upon the oath and ' blotted
it out forever.'
" Many comrades will recall the foolhardy act of
some harebrained member of another regiment in our
brigade, who, having somewhere found an unexploded
shell, brought it into camp, buried it in the ground (leav
ing the fuse exposed), and then, in reckless disregard of
consequences, touched off a train of powder leading to
the bomb. Several men were seriously wounded by
fragments of the shell, and of course everybody that was
unhurt rushed towards the spot to ascertain the cause of
the explosion.
"On the way I met Major Chandler, walking with
Paymaster W. H. H. Allen, afterwards Judge Allen of
the New Hampshire supreme court, and asked what had
happened. ' Why,' answered Chandler, 'a fool, a 
fool, a  fool, has exploded a shell right on our
color line !' ' That is a fool in the superlative degree,'
said Allen, with the grave smile characteristic of the
man ; but our major seemed to prefer his own vigorous
expletives to the equivalent euphemism suggested by his
friend." May 23 the regiment participated in the grand mili
tary review at Washington. It was a sight at once mag
nificent, soul stirring, and inspiring. After four years
of unparalleled war the remnant of the army was a force
mightier than any other single army in the world, and
nearly all of them were war-worn veterans. Orders

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for mustering out were received on the 27th, and the
officers went at the laborious task of making out the rolls
with a right good will, for every one was anxious to get
home. Indeed, it was like pulling teeth to get the men
out for the regulation morning and afternoon drill, but
they seemed to derive considerable satisfaction from
heartily cursing the red-tape delay of the authorities, and
in anticipating the time when no man could order them
to " fall in" or " right dress."
The final review of the Second division was by Gen
eral Parke, in the forenoon of June 3, and in the even
ing the camp of the Second brigade was brilliantly illum
inated. Lighted candles were set on either end of every
shelter tent, and squads of men with lighted candles
affixed to their bayonets inaugurated a torchlight proces
sion that numbered fully two thousand men by the time
it reached head-quarters, where General Griffin made
them a short speech, which was heartily cheered.
June 5 all the recruits then remaining in the Ninth
New Hampshire were transferred to the Sixth. The
majority of these were excellent soldiers, for the chaft
by this time had been pretty thoroughly sifted, and it
was with feelings of real regret that the veterans said
good-bye to the comrades who had served side by side
with them so long and so faithfully.
By Saturday, the 10th, the last mustering-out roll had
been completed and signed by the mustering officer, and
that evening the last dress parade was held. General
Griffin was present, and at the close shook hands with
each of the officers, and addressed a short and very ap
propriate speech to the men, after which all united in
giving three cheers for their brave and greatly beloved
general. Early next morning orders were received for

558 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [Jun e,
the regiment to report at Washington by ten in the fore
noon, and with joyful hearts the homesick soldiers strukc
their tents and hastily packed up " for the last time."
The Sixth New Hampshire, who had been their con
stant companions for nearly three years, accompanied
by the band of the Fifty-sixth Massachusetts, escorted
the regiment to the ferry at Alexandria. Arrived at the
foot of the street near the wharf, the Sixth halted and
saluted by presenting arms as the Ninth passed. The
Ninth. then halted and returned the salute, after which
each gave three cheers for the other and the officers
shook hands, while the band in touching strains played
"Auld Lang Syne."
The regiment reached Philadelphia soon after sunrise,
and proceeding through the city to the ferry, took break
fast at the Cooper saloon, where the same hearty wel
come was accorded them that they had received three
years before. The afternoon found them in New York,
where they marched up Courtlandt and down Broadway
to the Battery barracks, where the men were given a
hearty meal. About five o'clock the regiment moved
back and took the boat to Allen's Point. Arriving here
in the early morning of the 13th, cars were at once taken
for Concord.
The capital of their native state was reached about
noon, and the Ninth, marching direct to the state-house
yard, were warmly welcomed by His Excellency Gov
ernor Smyth, the members of the legislature, and the
citizens of Concord. After some short speeches- the
regiment was taken to the Eagle hotel and served with
an excellent dinner, and then proceeded to their old
camp across the river, where they were quartered for
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June 14, leaving the barracks, the regiment marched
to the city under arms for the last time. It would be
difficult to say whether joy or sadness had the stronger
predominance in their feelings as they passed through
the familiar streets. There was joy at the thought of
being at home once more, but only sadness when they
gazed upon their thrice decimated ranks. Less than
three short years before they had left the Capital city
nearly a thousand strong, and now numbered less than
two hundred. Depositing their muskets at the military
depot, the regiment returned to the state-house yard,
where Colonel Titus delivered up the old colors to his
excellency the governor with these brief but eloquent
words :
" Governor of New Hampshire: Two years and
ten months ago, when leaving our. own loved state to
take our place in the distant ranks of our country's de
fenders, this regiment here received from the hands of
your honored predecessor this flag, with an injunction to
guard and defend it as we should maintain our own and
our country's honor, wherever we might be by duty
called. How well that charge has been kept, is told in
part by the names now written upon it, in part by the
names — an oft-lengthened, till now the longer list — of
those that once stood in these ranks,* who will answer to
them never again. But the whole story of this tattered
banner — its story of toil, of privation, of disease, of
death, and of heroic devotion through it all — by blaz
oned names, by tongue nor pen, can never be told.
Firm hands have carried it, stout hearts have followed
and defended it, brave men have fallen around it ; but in
face of the foe it has never been lowered, — save for an

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instant by dying hands, to be grasped again by the liv
ing, and borne aloft to final victory for us all. A rem
nant now of its once flaunting folds — so sadly emblem
atic of this remnant of these often rent and shattered
ranks — bullet-riddled, war-worn, and battle-torn, but
without other spot or stain, we return it now to you ;
asking only that it be preserved in tender remembrance
when we have returned to our peaceful homes."
The flags were passed up to the stand, on which stood
the governor with several members of the legislature,
and as the patriotic strains of "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" filled the air, tears dimmed the eyes of many a
hardy soldier, unused to weeping. Stirring speeches
were made by Governor Snryth and Senator Hale, and
the regiment was dismissed.
The following day the men were paid off and dis
charged. But one thing remained, — for the officers
and soldiers to take leave of each other. Their friend
ship had been formed by a common labor for a common
end, and cemented by a common and patient endurance
of hardships and sufferings the most trying and bitter ;
and as the mutual farewells were spoken, many a hearty
"God bless you ! " accompanied the parting salutations.
Thursday, the 1,5th, all the officers were invited to
Major Chandler's home in the evening, where they were
splendidly entertained, and served to the best which the
major's whole-souled liberality could furnish ; and on
the following day they were given a farewell dinner at
the Phenix hotel by Colonel Titus.
The last tie had been severed, and the Ninth New
Hampshire in its organization as a regiment was no
more. The story of its heroic deeds and yet more

Colors of the Ninth Regiment, N. H. V.

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heroic endurance has been embodied in history ; its bat
tle-flags, war-worn, begrimed, baptized with the blood
of their defenders, are sacredlv preserved in the state
capitol. Those grand old flags ! Those glorious Stars
and Stripes ! We see written upon their folds to-day
not only the names of the fields through which they
were triumphantly borne, and of the patriots who died to
uphold them, but we see in them the emblem of national
unity and might, the embodiment of country, home, and
freedom !
XXXVI

CHAPTER XVII.
Prisoners-of-War, at Macon and Savannah,
Georgia, and Charleston and Columbia,
South Carolina.
By Lieut. C. W. Wilcox.
This record of my own experience while held as a
prisoner-of-war, from May 12, 1864, to March 1, 1865,
is a correct and true statement of facts, taken from my
diary kept at the time and from memory. Moreover,
any comrade having any experience of those hells upon
earth (rebel prisons), who reads this, will not only
vouch for its truthfulness, but will say the half has not
been told. I have read much that has been written by
those confined in Andersonville and other prisons, and
have never yet read of an experience which I thought
in the least overstated. In my travels through the
South since the war, where I have met many of the ex-
rebel soldiers, I have never heard one try to excuse or
justify their treatment of our men in prison, though I
have heard some of the citizens do this — and well they
might. With this brief prefatory statement, I respect
fully submit the narrative which follows :
On the 10th of May, 1864, our regiment was on the
road leading from Fredericksburg to Spottsylvania, Va.
Leaving this road in the afternoon, we formed a line
of battle just beyond the court-house, behind some
breastworks and supporting the Seventh Maine battery,
remaining there over night and until the afternoon of

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1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 563
the nth. Then we were taken about a mile to the rear,
where we drew five days rations; and the comrades
may recall the very fresh beef rations that were issued.
My supper of (neck) steak went into the frying-pan
warm, but before it was cooked the order to fall in
came, and on the march and in a Virginia rain-storm I
partook of my last meal in " God's country." While
behind the works we had been all the time under the
fire of the rebel artillery, but, as I remember, no one
was injured. We returned just before dark to the same
breastworks, though a little to the right of the position we
had previously occupied. Companies I and G were
placed on the skirmish line, leaving my company (F)
on the extreme right.
Lieutenant-Colonel Babbitt had been put in command
of the Thirty-second Maine, and Colonel Titus, being
sick, had been sent to the hospital in Fredericksburg on
the 9th, thus leaving our regiment in command of Maj.
George H. Chandler. Capt. A. J. Stone acted as
major, leaving Lieut. E. C. Babb in command of Com
pany F, and Capt. A. J. Hough was in command of the
skirmish line. How it rained that night, while we lay
on our arms ready for an attack at any mement ! There
was very little firing, but it was evident from the sound
of the bullets, as they zipped over us, that the rebs were
very near, and in the pitchy darkness our picket line
came tumbling over the works several times, causing
the comrade whose heavy eyelids were just closing for a
nap suddenly to wake up and grab his musket.
The night seemed long, for we were without sleep and
without rest, except what we obtained by lying on two
rails, poles, or muskets, braced up on an incline against
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564 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
were ordered forward. It was barely daylight, and a
light rain was still falling, with a heavy fog. We had
moved forward but a short distance when we met our
picket line, with a number of rebel pickets which they
had succeeded in capturing, although not until Lieut.
George P. Sylvester, of Company I, had been mortally
wounded. The bullets now began to fly perilously near,
but there was no halt as Companies I and G formed on
our right.
The rebels, for some distance from their outer line of
works, had formed an abatis by felling the short pine
trees and trimming off the ends of the limbs, and through
this we had to charge. We advanced to within a few
rods of their works, when they poured a deadly fire into
us. We halted and returned the fire, but, although the
men loaded and fired as fast as they could, it was impos
sible (as I saw at once after my capture) to dislodge the
enemy from their strong position, and the wonder is that
any man of us escaped alive. While we lay there
firing, one of the men near me was shot through the
throat. Another was shot through the arm, near the
shoulder, and, the larger artery being cut, he bled pro
fusely. Taking a piece of rope, I bound his arm to
stanch the flow of blood, and while doing this I heard no
order, but saw the left of the regiment retreating on the
double-quick. I therefore gave the order to fall back, finished bind
ing up the comrade's arm — I do not now recall his name
— and started myself. I had gone but a short distance,
however, when the order to halt came from the enemy
on my left front. How quickly flashed through my
mind the thought of a conversation held among my fel
low-officers but a few days before, when we were speak-

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ing of the terrible stories we had heard of rebel prison
life, and when we all said we would die game before we
would be taken . prisoners ! And one of our number,
brave Captain Edgerly, of Company C, had, but a few
days before, at the Battle of the Wilderness, given up
his life rather than be captured. But for myself, seeing
no way of escape, I surrendered. My captors closed in
around me, and at once relieved me of my sword, belt,
revolver, haversack, — which they seemed to prize as
much as anything — watch and chain, pocket-book, and
some forty dollars in greenbacks. They also took some
photographs, which I begged them to return, as they
were of no value to them ; but their reply was that I
would not need them long, intimating that I would not
live long to enjoy looking at them.
After relieving me of everything but my canteen, one
of their number escorted me to the rear. On our way
to their line of works, but a few rods distant, I saw what
I had never seen done by our men. Soldiers, possibly
detailed for the purpose, — it occurred to me then that this
was the case — were going over the field, picking up every
abandoned musket, as well as everything else left by our
men ; and when, soon after, I passed over their two
lines of earthworks, full of rebel soldiers, I saw, as a result
of this diligent research, more muskets and cartridge boxes
than there were men. I realized then, as never before,
the earnestness with which the war was being carried on
by the South, contrasting it, at the same time, with the
indifference which some Federals manifested, even in
the care of their own equipments.
No words can express my feelings as we passed
through their lines, seeing no hope of escape and hear
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566 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
Yankee ! We have no use for him." Passing on, we
soon met a rebel surgeon, who said, "Good morning,
Lieutenant ; you have a nice rubber coat, and I am sure
it will fit me." It was a good coat, as good as any in
the market at that time, and had but recently been sent
me by an uncle in Boston, so I quietly replied that my
coat was private property and all I had to protect me
from the weather. Before I could say more he com
manded me to come out of it at once, which I did. Then
he handed me his rubber poncho blanket. Remarking
that I concluded this treatment was a specimen of South
ern chivalry, he replied, " Close your mouth, sir, if you
desire to live ! "
About one hundred rods farther to the rear we joined a
large squad of other captured Union officers, and there
my escort left me, surrounded by a strong guard. We
were not then out of reach of the shells from our own
guns, and one of our number was severely wounded.
Just at night we were moved farther back, where we
joined a large body of other prisoners. It had rained
hard all day, and I had had nothing to eat since the
night before. Hungry, wet, and cold, we lay down on
the grass to rest. What a blessing it was that that group
of more than a thousand prisoners, amid their present
discomforts and sufferings, did not know of the more ter
rible sufferings that were in store for them in the rebel
prison-hells, farther south, for days, weeks, and months !
Not until the next morning, May 13, did I know that
any of my regiment besides myself had been captured, but
I suffered mentally not a little from that supposed fact.
Meeting one of my men in the crowd, we soon found the-
rest, and I then took down their names and companies,
and found that there were sixty-three of us in all. I have

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the original roster yet, a copy of which is appended to
this article. Nearly all died from exposure and starva
tion in rebel prisons, and only a few lived to return to
" God's country " at the close of the war ; but there is no
class of men whose hands I am more glad to clasp than
of those who have suffered more than words can express.
We were soon separated, the officers being put in a
squad together, apart from the enlisted men. About
three o'clock in the afternoon of the 13th, rations of one
pint of flour and one quarter of a pound of pork per man
were issued. We could cook the pork ; but what could
we do with the flour? This question was soon answered
by the rebel guard ; he also having flour, made it into
dough by mixing with water without salt, wound it
around a long stick, and held it over the fire until
baked. The reader will never know just how good such
a meal is until he tries it after severe fatigue and suffer
ing, such as we had experienced for nearly forty-eight
hours. We started on the march for Gordonsville, Va., that
afternoon, Captain Brown of the Thirty-ninth Virginia
being in command. The officers formed the right, and the
enlisted men the rear, of the column. There were thirty-
eight Union officers, and over a thousand enlisted men.
Following are the names of some of the officers who
were my companions on that memorable southern excur
sion : Colonel Brown, One Hundred and Forty-fifth
Pennsylvania ; Colonel Swift, Seventeenth Michigan ;
Lieutenant-Colonel Hickenbottom, Sixty-fifth New York ;
Lieutenant-Colonel Rice, Nineteenth Massachusetts ;
Lieutenant Barton, Forty-ninth Pennsylvania ; Lieuten
ant Crawford, One Hundred and Eighty-third Pennsyl
vania ; Captain Manley, Sixty-fourth New York ; Cap-

568 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
tain Paul, assistant adjutant-general, General Baxter's
staff; Captain Walpole, One Hundred and Twenty-
second New York ; Lieutenants Stebbins and Rowe,
Seventy-seventh New York; Lieutenant Clark, Fifty-
ninth New York ; Lieutenant Fay, Forty-second New
York ; Captain Funk, Thirty-ninth New York ; Captain
Krommeyer, Fifty-second New York ; Lieutenant
Fowler, Fifteenth New Jersey ; Lieutenant Ferguson,
First New Jersey ; Lieutenants Tilford, Kendall, Herbert,
and Meyers, Fiftieth Pennsylvania.
On the 14th three of us had one pint of flour between
us, which we mixed with water only and fried into
griddle-cakes. This was all we had for a day's ration.
Our rebel commander, Captain Brown, was very gentle
manly toward us, but reports of the men behind us
being bayoneted by the guard for not keeping up and
for the slightest disobedience of orders, proved that the
lives of their prisoners were of little account to them.
Halting once opposite a large farm-house which stood
some thirty rods from the main road, and obtaining per
mission from Captain Brown on a verbal parole of
honor, a number of us went to the house to obtain food.
Others would have gone, but they had no faith that " the
milk of human kindness " would be on draught there,
and the result showed their wisdom. We found only an
old man and his wife, who gave us a very warm recep
tion, — not with food, however; in fact, quite the reverse.
I can remember just how that gray-haired, old Virginia
farmer looked when he replied, to our eager question
ing, — " Not a d — n crumb will I give you ! You d — n
Yanks come down here to rob and murder us. You
ought to starve, and I hope every d — n one of you will !"
That ended our begging for food in Virginia.

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We arrived at Gordonsville at noon of the 17th, and
here we registered our names, — not at a hotel, but at the
provost-marshal's office. Our captors did not seem to
consider that after our long march we were hungry, for
they issued only a small piece of corn-dodger, or bread,
to a man. Oh, how we missed our old United States
coffee ! We were ready to part with anything for food,
and selling my pocket-knife for a five-dollar Confederate
bill, I bought more bread.
We left Gordonsville that afternoon, at six o'clock, by
rail, and arrived in Lynchburg, Va., next morning (the
1 8th). The officers were quartered in a small, filthy
room, on the third floor of a brick warehouse, the
enlisted men being marched to a camp outside the city.
At four o'clock that afternoon each man drew a small
loaf of corn-dodger and a quarter of a pound of wormy
bacon, similar rations being issued on the following day.
Those who had greenbacks exchanged them for Confed
erate money at the rate of one dollar for five. Tin dip
pers could be bought for two dollars each, towels for
eight dollars each, tooth-brushes three dollars, and a
small cake of soap for three dollars. One of our number
paid fifteen dollars in Confederate money for one pound
of Yankee coffee.
Obtaining writing-paper, I wrote my first letters to
friends at home and to the regiment. Three more offi
cers joined us here, from General Sigel's command. A
copy of the Richmond Enquirer was handed around,
reporting that Grant's army had been badly beaten at
the Battle of Spottsylvania Court-house, and had sus
tained a loss of 40,000 men.
We left Lynchburg at eight o'clock on the evening of
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570 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
evening. The journey was made in a freight car, and
as there were forty-three of us as passengers, we were so
closely packed that all could not lie down at the same
time. One door was left half-way open, two of the
guard occupying the opening. The opposite door was
closed tight and secure, and several of the guard were
stationed on top of the car.
We were suffering intensely from this overcrowded
condition, and it was planned to reduce our number.
Obtaining permission to place some old railroad ties in
the centre of the car, between the guard and the oppo
site door, ostensibly to furnish us with more comfortable
seats, but in reality to hide the work of those who were
to use their pocket-knives in cutting a hole in the door
large enough for a man to crawl through, a double quar
tette was detailed to sit on the railroad ties and take the
lead in singing patriotic songs, while all others who
could joined in, so as to drown the noise made by the
cutting. This arrangement worked to a charm, and in
about an hour, the train running not faster than fifteen
or twenty miles an hour, five officers swung themselves
into the outer darkness, and dropped their hold from
their friends inside, to land they knew not where or
how fortunately.
Just as the last of the five dropped from the car, the
train stopped at a station for wood and water, which they
were obliged to do often, since they had nothing to burn
but soft wood. We had stopped once before since the
opening had been made, but had deceived the guard
by hanging a rubber blanket over the hole, the blanket
being near the color of the outside of the car. At every
stop the rebel officer in charge would walk up and down
each side of the train, to make sure everything was

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all right, and this time his vigilant eye caught sight
of the opening. Instantly there was more swearing
and threatening than the English language would be
supposed capable of, and before starting again on our
journey we were counted carefully, that the number of
those who had made their escape might be ascertained.
They could hardly control their rage, but at the same
time congratulated themselves on their vigilance in
preventing more of us from getting away, for they
realized that, had we passed that station unobserved,
nearly every man of us would have made his escape.
The five officers were all recaptured soon afterwards,
and rejoined us in the stockade prison at Macon,
Georgia. While at Danville on the 24th, we drew another
ration of a small loaf of corn-bread, bacon, and bean
soup made of wormy beans and water. We were con
fident that there was no meat in the soup, except the
worms, but as this was the first ration issued to us for
forty-eight hours, none of it was wasted. We left Dan-
ville at two o'clock on the afternoon of the 25th, under a
much stronger guard, but with a little more room, as out
number had been reduced to thirty-eight. Nothing of
importance occurred as we travelled on through Greens
boro and Salisbury (N. C), and the train reached
Charlotte (N. C.) at four o'clock in the afternoon of
the 26th, where we remained over night.
Learning from a colored man that there were many
Union people here, a party of us, including Captain
Paul, A. A. G., obtained a verbal parole, and made a
short tour of the town, where we found some molasses
and biscuit, a change from corn-bread and water. The
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572 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [May,
dollars a pint, and we were informed that only a limited
quantity could be had even at that price.
We arrived at Augusta, Ga., on the afternoon of the
28th, where we found Captain Bradford, a son - of ex-
Governor Bradford of Maryland, acting as war provost-
marshal of the city. He was a young man who put on
more style in his dress and military bearing than any
one we had seen thus far in the Confederacy. We left
Augusta the following afternoon, guarded by the Au
gusta home guards, composed of old men and boys.
We were well rid of our former vigilant guard, com
posed mostly of veterans, and now the situation seemed
favorable for another break for liberty ; besides, we
were getting nearer Sherman's lines.
The same plans were formulated and carried out as
were made when the first five made their escape, and
there were more railroad ties, and more singing by the
" choir," though our new guard objected to having so
much Union music. They first protested, then ordered
us to stop or they would shoot us. Their threats availed
nothing, however, only to cause us to sing more and
louder, until again a hole had been cut in the rear door.
This time ten of the unwilling captives swung out and
off the train into outer darkness ere we were again
discovered, about forty miles from Macon, Ga.
It was hoped that those who made their escape wrould
in some way get through the lines and join Sherman's
army at Atlanta, but all of them were hunted down by
bloodhounds and brought into the stockade at Macon
soon after. Some of these . were badly bitten by the
dogs, and almost lost their lives. This reminds me of
what our old quartermaster, Lieut. William Pitt Moses,
wrote in his first letter to me after my return from prison.

1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 573
Referring to the inhuman treatment our soldiers received
while in rebel prisons, he said, " If the divil don't get
them fellows, what is the use of having any divil?"
We reached Macon, Ga., at six o'clock in the morn
ing, May 30, and by noon were at Andersonville, where
the enlisted men were unloaded from the cars. We
could see but little of the stockade from our car, which
soon returned to Macon, where we arrived at four o'clock
in the afternoon. After again being registered, we
entered the stockade. None but those who have had
such an experience can ever realize the reception given
us as we passed through the big gate into the stockade.
The wild cry came from hundreds of voices, "Fresh
fish ! Fresh fish ! Fresh fish ! " This, we afterwards
learned, meant new arrivals, and that cognomen was
given us for the first six months. The next four months
we were " suckers," the next two months " dry cods,"
and the balance of the time "dried herrings." After
exchange, one was a " pickled sardine."
Here we met those who had been confined in Libby,
and recently transferred to this prison. Many of them
had been prisoners for a year, and some for two years ;
and they were a dirty, ragged, emaciated set of human
beings. We wondered if we should remain long enough
to be in that condition, and could but shudder at the
thought as we looked at them. They pressed around us
like cab-drivers at a railway station, asking all manner
of questions, and offering to carry our luggage and to
show us good quarters. Some of our number, who were
fortunate in having their overcoats and blankets, were
glad to accept these generous offers, but soon regretted
the misplaced confidence, for among twelve hundred
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574 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
friends nor their luggage. Having nothing but my
rubber poncho blanket and my canteen, I had little to
lose and no favors to ask. Be it said, however, that
these were exceptional cases, and, though the United
States officers there confined were human and governed
by the first law of nature, self-preservation, yet as a rule
they were honorable gentlemen.
Walking along towards the southern end of the prison
with Captain Manley, we were invited to join with mess
mates occupying the south-east corner of the last shed
on the south side, near the brook which ran diagonally
across the south-west corner of the stockade, and from
which all procured their water for cooking and washing.
The following named officers composed our mess from
that time until we were paroled in March, 1865 : Capt.
B. G. Casler, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth New
York ; Lieut. Edward T. McCutcheon, Sixty-fourth New
York; Capt. J. A. Manley, Sixty-fourth New York;
Lieut. Samuel N. Hedges, One Hundred and Twelfth
New. York, and myself. Lieut. John. A. Duren, of the
Fifth New Hampshire, who was captured at Cold Har
bor, joined us on the 14th of June. He also remained
with us until we returned to "God's country." We had
been acquaintances in Keene, N. H., before the war,
and he insisted on my sharing his woollen blanket, so
that we bunked together ever after. He was the life and
good cheer of the mess, and no better companion and
friend graced the army. To-day, of that " family," our
old mess, only Lieutenants McCutcheon and Hedges
and the writer are living.
Capt. W. K. Tabb, of General Winder's staff", was in
command of the prison, and he was no lover of the
Yankees or their institutions. Nearly every state in the

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Union, except those in the extreme south, was repre
sented in this crowd of twelve hundred United States offi
cers. Brigadier-General Wesseles was the senior Union
officer inside, and through him all orders and communi
cations had to pass to the rebel commander. Soon after
my arrival I found Gen. Walter Harriman (then
Colonel), of the Eleventh New Hampshire, who had
been captured at the Battle of the Wilderness May 5 ;
also Capt. S. F. Murray, of the First New Hampshire
Berdan sharpshooters. Brigadier-Generals Neal Dow
and O. P. Scanneron were also with us.
Camp Oglethorpe, our stockade, was built in the same
way as the one in Andersonville, having inside a large
one-story tobacco warehouse, in which the field officers
were quartered. Besides this there were long, open
sheds, accommodating about one half the number of
prisoners, the rest having the canopy of heaven as their
only shelter. The stockade was situated on the south
east side of the city, near the railroad round-house.
Visiting there two years ago, I found railroad tracks and
freight-houses covering the northerly part of the ground,
but could easily point out the lines of the stockade on the
south and east sides, where the brook, trees, and surface
of the ground were practically the same as when we
were there in 1864.
Two of our messmates were " old-timers." They
were captured at Gettysburg in 1863, and had been
through Libby prison and all its vicissitudes. This was
of great value to us "fresh fish." We drew our rations
once in five days. One pint of corn meal, one ounce of
beans or peas, one quarter tablespoonful of salt, and one
quarter pound of pork, per man, made up a day's ration.
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576 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
dividing them into five equal parts, and eating one fifth
each day, was better than eating it all in three days
(which we could do easily), or better than each one
drawing his rations separately. As to the culinary uten
sils belonging to our mess, we were in " light marching
order," though much better off than many others ; every
one borrowed of his neighbor when his turn came to cook
and eat. We had a piece of the top of an old stove
about a foot square, one side of which we polished with
sand, on which we used to fry griddle-cakes. When we
were not using it somebody else was, and it served us to
the end. My own personal kit consisted of one spoon, a
canteen, half a canteen which did duty as a "plate,"
and a small tin can.
We could call our rations little else than a diet of
worms, for the beans and bacon were wormy, and the
cern-meal was often sour. Even with this poor fare we
would have been better satisfied had the quantity been
sufficient. Our daily routine of life was to cook, eat,
and wash. We had a copy of the Bible and a pack of
cards, and to kill time we alternated between reading
the one and playing with the other, — when not hunting
in the seams of our clothing for "gray-backs." This
latter duty was imperative, for the very ground seemed
alive with the vermin. Those June days were long and
very hot, but the nights were cool and refreshing.
On June io, fifty officers, comprising Brigadier-Gen
erals Wesseles, Shaler, Seymour, Heckman, and
Scanneron, with twenty-five colonels, including Harri
man of the Eleventh New Hampshire, eleven lieutenant-
colonels, and nine majors, left for Charleston, S. C,
ostensibly for parole or exchange, but in reality to be
placed in the exposed part of the city, under the fire of

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1864.] PRISOJVERS-OF -WAR. 577
our own guns from Morris island, which were constantly
shelling the doomed city. The plan did not work as the
rebel authorities expected, however, and these officers
were soon exchanged.
Special and general orders for our good behavior and
obedience were posted up inside the stockade. One of
these orders, or rules, was to the effect that a guard who
shot a Union prisoner for disobeying any one rule of the
prison would receive a furlough of thirty days. Another
was, that if any one attempted to cross the " dead line,"
which consisted of a row of stakes driven into the ground
a few feet apart, and ten feet inside the stockade, he
would be called by the guard to halt in the daytime, but
after dark would be fired at without any warning. On
June 11, Lieut. Otto Grierson, of the Forty-fifth New
York, went down to the brook for water after sundown,
but before dark. He was nearly or quite alone, though
scores of men were but a few feet away (it was the
hour when many went for water) , arid no one perceived
that he was violating any rule of the prison, yet he was
shot down by the guard, and died the next morning,
asserting his innocence of offence to the last. This was
nothing less than cold-blooded murder. It caused great
excitement and apprehension inside. The rebel authori
ties did nothing about it, and as we saw nothing more of
the guard who had fired the shot, we concluded that he
obtained his thirty-days furlough.
We had " mugwumps " there wearing blue uniforms,
and one of them reported to the commandant that we
were organizing for a grand stampede and break for
liberty. This was false, but it caused a doubling of the
guard and the manning of the two howitzers located at
the north-west and south-east corners of the stockade.
XXXVII

578 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
There were fresh arrivals from Grant's and Sherman's
armies almost daily, and these served in a measure to
relieve the dull monotony of prison life. My diary says
that on the 20th of June our number had increased to
1,300. On the above date forty-four officers, and on the
23d nineteen more, came in, having been captured on
General Sturgis's expedition, near Ripley, Miss., by
General Forrest. On the 22d of June a Catholic priest
came in to say mass to those of that faith. He had just
come from Andersonville prison, the condition of which
he denounced as simply barbarous, reporting that there
were 25,000 of our men huddled together in a small
enclosure, and that they were dying at the rate of sev
enty-five per day. On the 24th Lieut. O. W. Dimmick,
of the Eleventh New Hampshire, came in as a "fresh
fish," having been captured on the 17th, in front of
Petersburg, with twenty-two other officers, who came in
at the same time.
As before mentioned, we were with the old Libbyites,
and a large number of Colonel Strait's same old "tun
nel crowd" were there also. Soon after our arrival tun
nels were commenced, with a view to having them com
pleted ready for escape on July 3. Three tunnels were
opened — one on the east, one on the north, and one on
the west side. The entrance to the last was in the shed
of our mess, under one of the bunks near my own, so
that I knew what was going on, and frequently at night
was watching for the rebel guard, who was liable to
come in at any time.
These sheds were long and narrow ; only the roof was
covered, and that with slabs. They were wide enough
for two rows of bunks, each of which had the head
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The bunks were one foot apart, and were made by
driving four crotched posts into the ground, placing a
stick across each end, and then laying poles about six
feet long across the sticks. With only a blanket one
could not make a very soft and downy couch, yet it was
far preferable to lying on the ground.
The tunnels were started under these bunks, and thus
were more easily hidden from the watchful eyes of the
rebel officers and guards. We had no modern tools to
lighten the labor. There was nothing but case-knives
and spoons to dig with; bags and ropes, made from
meal-bags stolen from our rebel commissary, were used
to haul out the dirt. The excavations were begun by
sinking a perpendicular shaft for about five feet, which
was extended parallel to the surface, or nearly so, towards
and under the stockade. In each case, they reached the
surface again under a tobacco warehouse, which stood
a short distance outside. Competent engineers among
our number took very accurate measurements of the
distance to be dug, both inside and out, as well of the
progress each night. The dirt was hauled out by tying
a bag on an endless rope. The progress was slow
necessarily, though it was easy digging. Had we pushed
the work faster, we would have been more liable to
detection. The greatest problem was how to dispose of
the dirt. This was accomplished by mixing it with the
sweepings of the camp ; — the litter and refuse were gath
ered in piles each day, and about twice a week a mule
tip-cart, with a colored man for a driver, came in and
carted them out. The tunnels were made as small as
possible. Only one man was able to work at a time,
and he lying down flat. No one could work long, as we
had no means of pumping in fresh air. The farther in

580 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [June,
we got, the more difficult the work became, and the more
time it required. Words can never express the labor
and suffering those tunnels cost.
Steadily and patiently the work went on, until the 26th
of June, when two of the tunnels were ready to open at
the farther end. It was then planned to organize by
squads, and to be ready to go out on the night of the 3d
of July. On the 27th of June, Captain Tabb came in
and ordered us all out of our quarters and to the south
end of the stockade. At that time the entrances to the
tunnels were covered with boards and loose earth, so that
no one could detect their location by looking at the sur
face of the ground ; but by jabbing around with his
sword, Captain Tabb was not long in locating all three.
We were then allowed to return to our quarters. Our
feelings of disappointment can be better imagined than
described. It was evident that this was the work of
another " mugwump," or Judas, and could he have been
detected his body would have been cut into a thousand
pieces. Soon after, the lieutenant of the guard came in with a
detail to see to the filling up of the tunnel openings. A
captain of the Eighteenth Connecticut was ordered to
assist in the work of filling. He refused to do such
menial service, and the rebel lieutenant threatened to
shoot him if he did not comply. Great excitment pre
vailed. Several officers of the Eighteenth stood close at
hand with billets of wood, ready to avenge their com
rade's death. The captain was firm. He did not move,
but looking the lieutenant square in the eye, dared him
to shoot. The Confederate officer's southern blood was
up. Knowing that he was in the wrong he did not fire,
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he was put into a dungeon and bucked and gagged.
This outrage was soon known, and was communicated
to our ranking officer inside, who, as I remember, was
Colonel Thorpe, of the First New York dragoons. On
learning the facts, he at once sent for the commandant,
Captain Tabb, who was ordered to release and return
the officer at once, and at the same time reminded, that
unless the demand was complied with, retaliation upon
rebel officers held in northern prisons would surely fol
low. The captain was at once released, and as he
passed through the office the rebel lieutenant met him,
and, apologizing, offered him a drink of whiskey. To
this the captain replied, "No, sir; I never knowingly
drank with a coward, and I '11 be d  d if I will now ! "
I record this incident to show the sterling metal of which
some of our Union officers were made.
July 4, Independence day, came, and although un
armed, and surrounded by an armed mob of the rebel
army in the heart of the Confederacy, we decided to
have a little celebration on our own account. About
nine o'clock that forenoon we assembled in and around
the warehouse. There was not even standing-room for
all, but the writer was fortunate enough to be among
those inside. Two small United States flags, about 4x6
inches, constituted all of the National emblem that we
had to display, and these were placed above the north
and south doors, where all could see them. The exer
cises opened with prayer by one of the chaplains* Then
followed national and patriotic songs, and as I recall the
faces of that assembly of hapless captives, I can see the
tears rolling down their cheeks, some .who had been
long in prison breaking completely down, unable to con
trol their emotions. As I remember it, this must have

582 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [July,
been the most sincerely patriotic Fourth of July celebra
tion that I have ever witnessed. Before much oratory
had been indulged in, however, our celebration was cut
short by the sudden appearance of our rebel keeper,
Captain Tabb. Colonel Thorpe was about speaking
when Captain Tabb, with drawn sword and his face
white with rage, said, — " Stop this ! You Yankees can't
celebrate this day in Georgia. Every man of you go to
your quarters ! " Much talk and guying was indulged
in, but our celebration of the glorious Fourth was ended.
I was quite ill for some days after this, and my diary
is incomplete until the 27th of July. In the mean while
General Stoneman, from General Sherman's army at
Atlanta, Ga., had made a raid on the city for the purpose
of recapturing us, but was defeated and himself taken
prisoner. On the 10th of July one hundred and eleven officers
from Grant's army, and six from Sherman's army, came
in as prisoners, while 1,700 privates passed through the
city on their way to Andersonville. Great excitement
prevailed in the city on account of Sherman's raid, as we
learned from the colored men who came in on duty, and
from some of the guard who were good Union men at
heart and who would give us the tip when sure that it
was safe for them to do so. Nearly every issue of the
Macon Telegraph, a most bitter Secesh sheet, making
many false and absurd statements to keep up a bold
front, was also smuggled in to us.
The authorities, fearing another raid for our rescue,
commenced transporting us, on the 27th, to Charleston,
S.C, and Savannah, Ga. Six hundred left on the 29th,
and were taken to Savannah, the rest going to Charles
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forty-six in our car. The weather was very hot, and we
should have suffered much had the journey been long.
Many were ill, but the "Johnny rebs" never started on an
excursion with a more jolly crowd. We had a vain hope
that Sherman's cavalry would cut the railroad, but, as we
had not yet suffered enough for the cause, that night
found us in the city of Savannah.
We were placed in the yard of the old United States
marine hospital, the three acres of ground being enclosed
by a high brick wall, while the guard was stationed on a
staging erected near the top and on the outer side. The
weather was intensely hot, and the brick walls surround
ing the yard not only added to the heat, but also kept out
what little air might be stirring. Colonel Wayne, of the
First Georgia, was the commandant. He was very
much of a gentleman, and stated at once that while under
his command we should have enough to eat and be made
as comfortable as possible. He fulfilled his promise by
first issuing one hundred A tents, — a tent to every six
men. Besides giving us corn-meal, he placed a hogs
head of rice where we could help ourselves, and every
morning, at six o'clock, he issued a pound of fresh beef
to each man.
Seventy-five of the 600 who were the last to leave
Macon, made their escape. August 1 the railroad over
which they and ourselves had passed, was torn up and
the bridges burned by Sherman's cavalry, showing how
near we came to joining that army.
Notwithstanding our relatively comfortable condition,
so much improved over that at Macon, plans for escap
ing were at once commenced, and two tunnels were
nearly completed when, on August 8, a cow broke
through one of them and our plans were exposed. No

584 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
further attempt was made to escape while we were at
Savannah. Several officers died there, and I would not
neglect to mention the loyalty and kindness displayed by
the matron of the hospital, whose husband was not only
true to the flag, but was serving in the field under Sher
man. Unlike the hundreds who were dumped into a
hole and covered with a little earth, without even a
blanket for a robe, each one who died at Savannah was
furnished with a coffin by this noble lady at her own
expense. Colonel Wayne not only furnished cooking utensils,
but allowed lime and brick to be brought in, so that a
number of nice ovens were built, adding much to our
comfort and convenience. My own mess was especially
favored here, for Captain Casler was appointed sutler
inside the prison. In every prison sutlers were allowed,
of whom we could purchase meats, vegetables, and
groceries, — if we had money, and enough of it. By
this means we managed to exchange our corn-meal at
twenty-five cents per quart for potatoes at twenty-four
dollars per bushel, and for flour at one dollar and fifty
cents per pound. Books were obtained, and we passed
more time in reading than in playing cards.
September 2 the surgeons and chaplains left for
exchange. On the 12th, news reached us that an arm
istice of ten days had been agreed upon between the
armies of Sherman and Hood, commencing that morn
ing, and it was also reported that a general exchange of
prisoners would be made in a few days ; but only the
"fresh fish" took any stock in such reports, notwith
standing orders were also received for us to be ready to
leave for Charleston, S. C, the next morning.
We arrived there on the afternoon of the 13th. On

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our free ride from Savannah to Charleston, in freight
cars, we were guarded by the Georgia state militia, or
" home guards," who were not soldiers in any sense
except that they carried muskets and seemed anxious for
an opportunity to use them. Owing to their familiarity
with Sherman and his " bummers," who were coming
nearer every day, they took advantage of this occasion
to abuse us in every way possible. Arriving at Charles
ton, we were marched into the city jail-yard, containing
less than an acre and surrounded by a brick wall twelve
feet high, a place which we found in the most filthy con
dition possible. The jail and work-house occupied the
north side, next to the street. Enough A tents to accom
modate 200 out of the 600 prisoners were issued.
Besides the filth, owing to bad or no drainage, we
were often flooded when it rained. Our only water,
which was very brackish, was from an artesian well.
Captain Mobley, of the Thirty-second Georgia, was in
command. The first 600 who left Macon occupied
Roper hospital, near by, and the squad that had left last
occupied the north wing of the jail. From our quarters
we were able to communicate with the latter. Our
rations here were no better than our quarters, and this
made the change from Savannah seem still worse. They
consisted of corn-meal, rice, wormy beans and wormy
bacon, with occasionally a small quantity of flour. The
only utensils given us were a few iron kettles ; but our
men had toted our piece of old stove-top along, hence we
could fry griddle-cakes when we had fuel. At one time
we were four days without wood.
The only pleasure and recreation that we had was
obtained from watching the shells as they came, almost
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586 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
In the daytime, as well as by night, we could see the
fiery fuses, looking like big comets, coming directly
towards us. As the gunners on the island knew our
location, few pieces of shell struck in the yard or on the
jail, and no one there was injured, though other build
ings were set on fire nearly every day and night. On
one occasion, the 18th, the buildings across the street
from us were ablaze. The city fire department was on
hand to extinguish the flames, but our gunners dropped
their shells so near and fast that the firemen were driven
away, and it was reported that thirty buildings were
destroyed. The cursing on the outside, and the cheer
ing and singing by "we-uns" on the inside, of the
prison, made it a night never to be forgotten.
On the 22d, Gen. B. F. Butler's letter on the exchange
of prisoners, in which he stated that there could be no
exchange unless the colored soldiers were included, was
published in the Charleston Mercury. These terms
were bitterly denounced by the Mercury, as well as by
the whole Confederate government, but nearly every
officer in our prison sustained the general, who at that
time was their commissioner of exchange.
On the 26th, about sixty out of the 600, including
my own mess of six, were transferred to the work-house,
or jail, about 200 more were paroled and sent over to
the Roper and Marine hospitals, eighty-six were sent
down to Broad street, and the remainder kept in the
yard. Lieutenant Duren and myself occupied the south
end cell, on the west side, in the second story of the cor
ridor, the remaining four of our mess being placed on
the floor below. This cell was of solid masonry, with a
heavy, iron-grating door. Fortunately the turnkey
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out at will, as did all others, and once a day we were
permitted to stay in the yard an hour. We missed the
pleasure of watching the shells come over from Morris
island, but otherwise were much better provided for than
at our old quarters, being out of the hot midday sun, as
well as the wet and filth, so that we could keep compara
tively clean, and were less troubled with " gray-backs."
The sanitary accommodations of both the yard and jail,
however, were little better than are usually given to dumb
animals. We had many good jolly comrades with us at all times,
who could make life endurable even under the most
adverse circumstances. It was here that I first became
acquainted with Lieut. W. A. McGinnis, of the Nine
teenth Massachusetts, whose genuine Irish wit and
humor would cause the most forlorn to laugh through
his tears.
On the 27th of September we read Jeff Davis's speech
on the " Situation and Condition of the Two Opposing,
Rebel and Union, Forces," published in the Charleston
Mercury of that date, having been delivered in Macon,
Ga., the day before. In its editorial the Mercury called
it a slim affair, and charged him with misrepresenting
the facts. On the same date General Stoneman left us
for exchange. On the 29th a blockade runner came
into prison and offered to exchange rebel money for bills
of exchange on United States paymasters, United States
banks, or business firms in the North, offering two
dollars for one, in rebel money, on the face value. At
that time thirty dollars in rebel money was worth only
one dollar in greenbacks, yet nearly all accepted this
opportunity of bettering their condition, even if it did
come high. We were then paying in rebel money the

588 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
following prices : One peck of potatoes, eleven dollars ;
eggs, six dollars per dozen ; milk, one dollar and fifty
cents per quart ; soda, eight dollars per pound ; bread,
one dollar and twenty-five cents per small loaf; onions,
fifty cents each ; and molasses, six dollars per quart.
I made out a power of attorney on a United States
paymaster for fifty dollars, receiving therefor one hun
dred dollars in Confederate money. Lieutenant Duren
gave me his note for twenty-five dollars as a guaranty
of his share of the venture, and I think it was Captain
Casler who gave a bill of exchange for a like amount.
We might just as well have doubled or tripled the
amount, but rumors were current that a general ex
change was near at hand, in which case we did not care
to have a great amount of Confederate notes on our
hands, at that price. How much we afterwards regretted
one of our greatest mistakes, the reader will imagine on
reading of our experience of five months more of prison
life. I remember inquiring of the blockade runner
(whose name I do not find recorded) how much of the
paper he expected to run through the blockade and col
lect. His reply was, "All of it; and if we collect one
fourth of the face values, our profits will be quite satis
factory,," intimating that the rebel money had cost but
little. We soon after learned, through legal counsel among
our number, that he could not legally collect a dollar.
About two months after my discharge from the army,
and after I had settled my accounts with the United
States government, I received a notice from a lawyer
in New York to the effect that he held my power of
attorney on a United States paymaster, and wanted
to know the name of the paymaster whom he should

1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 589
draw on. To this I have never replied, and to this
day my only regret is that we did not obtain a much
larger amount. I still hold the note against Duren,
which I prize as a relic, and which is not on the market
at any price.
The next day, which was the 30th of September, all
the navy officers left for exchange. On the following
day one of the colored prisoners, who had been placed
in the west wing of the prison, was shot in a most brutal
manner for no other offence than looking out of the
window. They said that he was " only a nigger," yet
the officers who were with us, and who had been confined
in Libby prison, alleged that they had been shot at for
the same offence. Fortunately our own location in the
corridors was so far from the outside windows that we
could give the guard no opportunity to shoot. In fact,
we saw Very little of the rebel guard, or of the outside
world in general.
Although not exposed to the weather, the close /con
finement in this dark, damp, dungeon-like place, with
the poorest kind of rations and not half enough of them,
began to tell on our spirits and on our health as well.
"Yellow Jack" had also been making himself known
inside the jail, although not to such an alarming extent
as outside, and the order to be ready to leave with one
day's cooked rations was received with far greater re
joicing than the reader can imagine. October 5, at four
o'clock in the morning, we left the jail and marched to
the depot, where we took the train for Columbia, S. C.
How glorious it was to find ourselves in the open fresh
air ! But what sights met our eyes on either hand !
Buildings were knocked to pieces by shot and shell,
while many had been burned ; and with the exception of

590 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [October,
a few colored people and rebel soldiers, the city seemed
deserted. In many of the streets through which we
passed we saw the grass growing up through the pave
ments, proving that the prostration of the life and busi
ness of the city had not been of recent date.
Visiting the city again in 1890, I saw a great change
in its looks and appearance. On going to my old quar
ters in the jail, I found the yard and outside of the build
ings the same as when I was lodged therein in 1864.
The inside, however, had been wholly remodelled, and
was fitted up with more modern improvements than in
our day. One thing that I missed, and which I have not
before mentioned, was the old gallows, which formerly
stood on the south side, within the yard ; this had been
removed. How often we have heard it said, both during and
since the war, "The negro is no good!" Yet in 1890
the jailer, who was too ill to be on duty, was the only
white officer. The officer in charge, and all the others,
were colored ; and this was not by any means an iso
lated case, as I learned by travelling through the South.
I was more impressed then than ever before, with the
thought that no race of people, after years of slavery and
bondage, would have made much better progress towards
caring for themselves under like circumstances.
Arriving at Columbia, on the morning of October 6,
1864, we were corralled in the depot yard, and guarded
by the Columbia cadets. Words fail to express our
sufferings as we huddled together in that small space,
with no shelter from the continuous rain, and with noth
ing to eat until the morning of the 7th except what was
left from the one day's ration issued on the night of the
4th. That morning Lieuts. E. B. Parker and H. R.

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Chase, of the First Vermont heavy artillery, were brought
•in, having been captured after making their escape,
with about one hundred others, on the way from Charles
ton. Both had been badly bitten by bloodhounds, from
the effects of which Parker died on the 13th. The rebels
maintained that he died of yellow-fever, and it is no
wonder they desired to make it appear that such was the
case. That same day (the 7th) in the afternoon we were
marched across the Congaree river, and two miles west
of the city, to Camp Sorghum, where we camped in an
open field, occupying about four acres and bounded on
two sides, west and south, by second-growth pine timber.
We were surrounded by a strong guard of the Thirty-
second Georgia. Stakes, driven into the ground ten
feet inside the guard line, formed what was called the
" dead line," with stricter orders against transgressing
than at Macon. We had no shelter, except what we
made ourselves from brush and pine boughs. They gave
us neither ax, spade, shovel, nor cooking utensils. The
latter we had little use for, however, since they issued for
a day's ration only one pint of corn-meal, ground cob and
all, one gill of sorghum, a teaspoonful of salt, and a very
small piece of soap. Not a mouthful of meat was dealt
out for one hundred and thirty days, and that, too, at a
time of the year when we most needed it. How we
wished that we had our old commandant, Colonel Wayne,
who fed us so generously when in Savannah !
October 8 several of the officers received boxes of
clothing, etc., from home, and there was also a box from
the Sanitary commission, containing shirts, drawers,
quilts, towels, and handkerchiefs, which were distributed
among the most needy. All the boxes had been opened

592 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [October,
by the rebel officer in charge, and many had been rifled
of the most valuable articles of clothing.
Of the ioo officers who escaped when coming
from Charleston, almost all were recaptured, being
brought in in squads nearly every day. Several died
here of yellow-fever, but the open air and frosty nights
soon froze it out. October 20 eight axes and eight
shovels were issued for the 1,500 of us to use. The
reader can imagine how busily those axes were kept at
work, from early morn until dark, in obtaining wood for
fuel and shelter. Still, we so arranged it among our
selves that there was no quarrelling or faultfinding.
At first the guard line was extended for an hour each
day, but the distance soon became so great that they
would allow four and six to go out with one guard.
Taking advantage of this, some would run for dear
life, while others would capture the guard and start for
Sherman's lines. Then they commenced paroling us,
and these paroles were copied and forged, and escapes
were of every-day occurrence. Below is a form of the
parole issued : Confederate States Military Prison.
October 15, 1864.
I,  , prisoner-of-war, confined near the city of Colum
bia, S. C, Confederate States of America, do pledge my parole, as a
military man and a man of honor, that I will not attempt to >escape from
the prison aurhorities, nor pass beyond the prison limits more than three
quarters of a mile, and at the expiration of the time named in the parole
[six hours] I will return promptly to the adjutant's office and have the
same revoked.
It is understood by me that this parole is voluntary on my part, and
that it is given with a view to securing privileges which cannot other
wise be obtained. [Signed] 

Harry Hale (Okikt Varney), Co. K.

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The cold weather was fast approaching, and death
from starvation and exposure was staring us in the face.
We had no rest nights, when we could barely keep warm
by walking. Sleep was obtained only by day, as the
heat of the sun gave opportunity. Many were too sick
or too feeble to attempt an escape, but those who were
able ran the risk of being shot by the guards, while they
crawled up near the dead line and behind some of the
huts, where a squad of four, six, or more, would wait for
an opportune moment, when one of their number would
volunteer to rush in between the guards and draw their
fire. The remainder would then run for liberty and
"God's country," with clubs in their hands to ward off
a bayonet charge. Some of us were always posted as
to the number who had made their escape each day
and night, so as to make the count good at the roll-call
which came every morning at eight o'clock. The rebel
authorities knew, or thought they knew, by this roll-call
how many had made their escape, but they got badly
mixed sometimes in their count, from the fact that many
were captured and returned.
The weather was so cold, and we were so very thinly
clad, that we were drawn up in line by fours, and as fast
as those on the right of the line were counted they were
allowed to break ranks and return to quarters. Then
about the same number as had escaped would form on
the left, and be again counted. This trick worked well
until on one cold morning (November 6) we were
ordered to remain in line until all were counted. Our
captors then learned that three hundred and twenty were
missing, leaving eleven hundred and forty-seven in camp.
Of course they were mad, but they could only call it " a
d  d Yankee trick." They afterwards made us all

594 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
stand in line until counted, but this did not stop our offi
cers from running the dead line and the risk of being
shot, for nearly every night two or more would escape.
Quite a number were hit, but I have no record of any
one being killed or mortally wounded. Many of those
who had been recaptured made their escape again, some
not remaining inside the camp more than one night. My
friend, Lieut. D. C. Edwards of the One Hundred and
Third Pennsylvania, and O. M. McCall of the Second
Maryland, with pieces of blanket tied on their feet in
place of shoes, were among the lucky ones. I was too
ill to even make the attempt, but listened to many thrill
ing adventures of those who had tried and been re
captured. Generally the escapers fared better outside
the prison than they did inside, for the colored people
were always ready to divide their last morsel of food,
and ran great risk of losing their own lives in procuring
food and in piloting the fugitives to safe hiding-places.
No more loyal people ever lived than these same
colored people who assisted Union officers in getting
through to our lines. Although they had been in bond
age as slaves since their birth, knowing little except to
obey their masters, I have never learned of a single
instance where they betrayed the trust reposed in them.
When Union officers were secreted in their houses, which
were usually located near those of their masters, they
would, when threatened, deny all knowledge of any
strangers being about their premises. I will relate only
one instance to show their devotion to our cause :
A party of escaped prisoners had reached a town not
safe to pass through, and hemmed in on either side by
a dense forest and swamp. They could hear the barking
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and presently they saw a colored man approaching them,
bridle in hand, to catch a horse. They were on the edge
of the woods, and as they gave a low whistle to him, he
first looked cautiously around to see if any one were in
sight, and then came to them. "Law sakes, massa !"
he exclaimed, " De whole town be out huntin' you-uns,
and massa done send me arter this 'ere hoss so he kin go
too. Duz you hear them 'ere hounds? Well, them be
for you. Massa kill me, shuah, if I don' fetch this 'ere
hoss quick, but I 'se gwine ter show you where ter go ter
fin' 'nother cullud man [giving his name] on t'other side
the swamp, an' he'll show you-uns furder on." He
piloted them through the swamp, and then returned for
the horse. The party was afterwards overtaken, but the
officer who related to myself and others this instance of
the fidelity of our colored allies said, " I have always
been a Democrat, and naturally a nigger-hater, but
henceforth I will allow no one to abuse him by word or
deed in my presence, for no white man has dared to do
or sacrifice more for his brother than these colored peo
ple who have fed and protected us."
On the 7th fifteen of the recaptured officers were
brought in, some of them barefooted, and with what
little clothing they had on in rags. They said, however,
that they fared better outside than inside the prison.
On the 12th, three hundred boxes of clothing and eata
bles, and fifty letters which had contained money, were
received. Many of the boxes had been robbed, but not
quite as many as before. Captain Manley, of our mess,
received a small box of underclothing, which was a great
help to him, and incidentally to us. All the money had
been taken out of the letters by the Confederates. Cap
tain Manley should have received ten dollars in gold, by

596 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
express, but instead of delivering it to him, the authori
ties gave him an order on the sutler for three hundred
and thirty-three dollars worth of goods. The reader
may inquire why the rebels did not deliver the money.
The answer is that there may have been more than one
reason, but the most potent one was the fear of our brib
ing the guards. On the 15th I find recorded in my diary
our great sufferings from cold and hunger, ice forming
in the water-buckets half an inch thick, and no rations,
not even our usual standby of corn-meal and sorghum,
being issued on that day or the next. Besides, there
was our common enemy, the body lice, the fighting of
which took most of our leisure time. Job's comforters
and ground itch were also added. Could Job of old have
suffered more?
On the 16th of November our mess commenced build
ing a log house, 10 x 7 x 4 feet, with a pitched roof
covered with long split-pine shingles. We had on the
outside at one end a fire-place, made of sticks and mud.
There was a small hole in the opposite end through which
we crawled in and out. Our strength would not allow
us to work long at a time, and, moreover, we could have
the ax only by turns, one ax doing duty for a hundred
men. We finished the building, and moved in Decem
ber 4. What luxury and comfort that poor substitute for
a house afforded us in our weakened condition, none but
those who have had a similar experience will ever know.
On the 15th of November we received news of Lincoln's
election, and there was great rejoicing throughout the
camp. Our pitiable condition was for a moment forgot
ten, while cheer after cheer went up for "President
Abraham Lincoln!" "Old Glory ! "and " Our cause!"
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sullen and mad, and our rations after this were smaller
and poorer, if possible, than before.
December 3, Lieutenant Turbayne of the Sixty-sixth
New York was shot dead by one of the guards without
the least provocation. He was walking along the prom
enade, with an ax on his shoulder, towards the west side
of the camp where we all went for wood, when one of the
guard in his rear ordered him to halt. The lieutenant
halted at once, and turned around. As he turned, the
guard, a Mr. Williams of Newbury Court-house, South
Carolina, shot him, the ball passing through his lungs.
The lieutenant staggered, fell, and died in a few min
utes. Many others as well as myself saw the shooting,
but not only did MajOr Griswold, the rebel commandant,
refuse to investigate the matter, but after the murderer
had been relieved by the officer of the day, he sent him
back the same afternoon to do duty on the front line.
The next morning he came into camp surrounded by a
strong body-guard, for fear that our officers would do
violence to him. This kind of shooting occurred all too
often, and no one knew whose life was next to be sacri
ficed to satisfy the greed of bloodthirsty devils. The
next day, December 4, orders were issued that there
would be no more going outside after wood, either under
guard or with a parole of honor, and what little wood
we had after that was brought in by colored men.
As stated above, no meat of any kind was issued, but
there were two occasions on which a small quantity was
received without rebel orders. Once was when two ot
their fine bloodhounds, used in chasing negroes and
Yankees, happened to run in between the guard into
camp. Although the most diligent search was made by
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598 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [December,
hide, hair, nor bones of those dogs could ever be found.
The other time was soon after this occurrence, when
an old, wild, black hog, in first-class running order,
crossed the guard and that fatal dead line into camp.
What a rush a hundred or more famished men made
after that wild hog ! Former or present military rank
had no distinction, and in less time than it takes to
write it that "porker" had been cut into small pieces
and was being cooked. Every part, even to the entrails,
was cleaned and utilized for food. The following was
written and posted up by our " wandering poet of New
Hampshire : "
" The black hog was seen when running through camp,
Each man forgetting starvation and cramp.
Grunts of the hog and its running were vain,
Never will he be on that camp-ground again."
On the 9th of December some two hundred left for
exchange, including seventy-five special exchanges, the
rest being sick or wounded. Among the number who
left was one of our messmates, Capt. J. A. Manley, also
Capt. S. F. Murray, Second United States sharpshooters
of New Hampshire, and Col. H. R. Stoughton, Second
United States sharpshooters of Vermont. By the latter
I sent letters home which I am sure would not have gone
through the rebel mail inspection, but would have been
retained as contraband of war.
The 12th of December, a cold, cheerless day, we
received orders to pack, arid were marched to the yard
of the insane asylum, which was situated on the east
side of the city of Columbia, South Carolina. The yard
was on the east side of the asylum, and was surrounded
on three sides by a brick wall twelve feet high, inclos
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of this wall, where the guard were posted. There was
no means of escape here except by tunnelling, which
was tried without success. The mad-house, used by us
as a hospital, was the only building inside this yard,
except a mere shell in the north-east corner, twenty-four
feet square and divided into two rooms. This was a
model from which others were to have been built, to
accommodate all the prisoners, but the lack of lumber
prevented. We lived there two months in the coldest
weather, not one third of the men having quarters.
Some old tents and pieces of tents were brought in,
which served to cover the mouth of a hole made in the
ground. It was my fortune, with seventeen other com
rades, to assist in completing a building, constructed
after the plan of the above-mentioned model, in the
north-east Corner of the yard. With a double fire-place
in the centre, built of sticks and mud, we could have
been quite comfortable had we had plenty of fuel. One
small stick of pine wood, about the length and size of
your arm, was a day's allowance per man, and some days
no wood was issued. The only luxury that we enjoyed
here was plenty of good, pure water, from a hydrant
located within the yard.
On the same day that we came here, December 12,
we were joined by seventy-five more officers, who had
been confined in the city jail. Lieut. George H. Drew,
of Company A of my own regiment, who was captured
at the Petersburg mine explosion, was among the num
ber, also Lieut, and Adjt. J. H. Gallagher of the Fourth
Vermont, an old acquaintance and an employe of my
father before the war. As we now recall it, it seems
tame to say that our meeting and handshake were
cordial.

600 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January;
Our rations here were the same as at Camp Sorghum.
They consisted of corn-meal and a small quantity of sor
ghum — no meat of any kind. On the 23d of December
Colonel Shedd of the Thirteenth Illinois, at that time our
senior officer, petitioned our rebel commander, Colonel
Griswold, to provide something better for a general
Christmas dinner. Of course the request was not
granted. Our mess, however, was more fortunate than
many, for, having a little Confederate money left, we
decided to celebrate Christmas with a good dinner of
beefsteak, sweet potatoes, onions, and butter. As we
could not obtain United States coffee, we provided in its
stead coffee made from burnt corn-meal, the flavor of
which you will never appreciate until you try it. The ex
pense account in my diary states that the dinner for our
mess of five cost twenty-five dollars, Confederate money.
Lieut. G. W. Chandler of the First West Virginia cav
alry, and Maj. J. E. Pratt of the Fourth Vermont, suc
ceeded in obtaining two violins, a bass viol, and a flute,
and with this band of music in the afternoon and evening
we had a Christmas greeting never to be forgotten by
those present.
I had been suffering much from chills and feVer, and
on January 2, 1865, was taken to the mad-house used
then as a hospital for sick and disabled Union officers.
I was fortunate in securing a bunk next to the wall at
one end of the second story, where I could put my feet
against the chimney, in which there was a fire-place.
A fire in this furnished the only warmth in the room, and
much of the time we were without fuel. There were
about twenty-five patients on that floor, and as many
more in the room below. The surgeon in charge was
Dr. A. R. Rouzie, from Tappahannock, Essex countv,

v«.

Sergt. Charles H. Little, Co. K.

Sergt. John E. Hall, Co. K.

Sergt. John E. Runnals, Co. E.

1865.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 6oi
Virginia, a rank rebel, but very much of a gentleman
and having a kindly nature. He had very little medi
cine except boneset, made from thoroughwort, but he '
made up for this lack by telling stories, at which he was
an adept. He spent an hour or more each day in this
occupation, and left us with more smiles than tears, and
with our aches and pains for the time forgotten. Either
I was a special favorite, or the doctor did not want it
known that they had any whiskey ; at any rate, I
accepted his own proposition that I needed the stimulant,
and he brought me up a small vial on condition that I
use it unknown to the other patients. This resulted in
my taking several small drinks all by myself each day.
I have always kept a warm spot in my heart for the
doctor, and it has been my privilege and pleasure to cor
respond with him since the war.
On January 4 we were paid for the extra sorghum
molasses which we had not drawn. The amount was
between four and five thousand dollars at rebel prices,
and we received beef and potatoes for the same, causing
many who had almost given up the hope of living to
see home and friends again, to take on a new lease of
life. On the 7th rebel troops passed through the city.
We were informed by the guard and by colored men
that they were Kenshaw's brigade, Longstreet's corps,
Lee's army, and were on their way to re-enforce General
Hardee. Sundays passed about the same as is usual in military
camp life, but without the morning inspection and after
noon dress parade. This day was always more quiet
than others, and there were preaching services by the
chaplains, or by some of the city ministers, when the
weather would permit. A Rev. Mr. Dow, Episcopa-

602 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [February,
lian, of Columbia, preached to us on the 15th. On the
17th I paid thirty dollars in rebel money for having my
shoes repaired. On the 18th we learned that Fort Fisher
had been captured by our forces — news which caused
great rejoicing. On the 25th, Lieutenant Henderson,
whose bunk was near my own, died of typhoid pneumo
nia, of which there were many cases.
On the 26th gold in New York was quoted at 187J,
and on the same date I gave a bill of exchange to the
rebel sutler, John A. Bowen, for fifty dollars, made pay
able at the Northfield (Vt.) bank by my brother,
Stephen P. Wilcox. My memorandum does not give
the amount of Confederate money received, but I think
it was five dollars for one gold dollar, a total of two hun
dred and fifty dollars. On the 28th it was reported
that one dollar in gold, in Richmond, brought twenty in
Confederate money. On the 7th of February the rebel
General Winder died. He was born and lived in Balti
more, Md., before the war, and was at one time our
commander — a most cruel one. We put on no badges of
mourning on that occasion.
February 13, at six o'clock in the afternoon, we re
ceived orders to be ready to leave the next day. The
next afternoon 600 were marched to the depot to take
the train. A large number of these, however, the guard
had to return, on account of the crowd of citizens who
were anxious to leave before General Sherman's troops
captured the city, and who took possession of the cars in
defiance of the military force at hand. The next after
noon (the 15th) those of us in the hospital were marched
to the depot. Before leaving, several officers were
helped up through a small opening in the ceiling into the
attic of the hospital, where they secreted themselves, and

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where they intended to remain until General Sherman,
whose cavalry was reported to be only fifteen miles
away, captured the city. Whether or not they suc
ceeded in their venture, I never learned.
The wildest excitement prevailed, and when we finally
reached the depot, it seemed to us that the whole popula
tion of the city, men, women, and children, was there,
each loaded with gripsacks and bundles, and making a
mad rush for the long train of cars. It was an amusing
sight to us, and feeling sure that it was no false alarm,
we were more willing to remain than to board the train.
But more troops had arrived, and we were soon marched
to the cars through the crowd, and started for Charlotte,
N. C. We had little to eat, and were packed with less
care than would be used in shipping dumb beasts, but the
thought of the possibility of Sherman's cavalry cutting
the railroad before we should reach North Carolina
caused us to almost forget our sufferings. We had pro
ceeded about forty miles when the train ran into a large
herd of cattle which was being driven northward to
escape Sherman's cavalry. The engine was thrown
from the track, and the colored fireman' and two cows
were killed. Our guard dressed the beef, giving us
what they could not use. We did not start again until
the next afternoon at two o'clock. Four long, heavily-
loaded trains were waiting behind us, and a more panic-
stricken crowd of soldiers and citizens you could not
imagine. Not so with us ; we had not been so happy
for months. It was a regular picnic, with a free ride
towards liberty and "God's country." We could not
refrain from bantering our guards on the situation.
We arrived at Charlotte that evening, remaining on
the cars until the next morning, when we were marched

604 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [February,
to a camp about a half mile west of the city. Our rebel
commander, Major Griswold, received a despatch that
morning, stating that we were all to be exchanged at
once. There were many, however, who took no stock
in that kind of news, saying it was the same old gag to
keep us quiet and to hold us easily with their small force
of old men and boys, and before we reached camp over
one hundred made their escape by running the guard.
My long-time bed-fellow, Lieutenant Duren, and Lieu
tenant Drew of my own regiment, were among the num
ber. Many shots were fired by the guard, but my diary
records but one hit — Lieut. T. E. Evans was shot in the
leg. We received a large mail that morning. Letters from
relatives and friends were hailed with greater pleasure
than words can express. Nothing could stimulate the
sick and discouraged more than these communications
from home, although some of them had been months on
the way. A letter received that morning from my mother
was dated November 22, 1864.
The weather was cold. Snow-banks could be seen on
the higher ground, and we walked all that night to keep
warm. The next day (February 19) Lieutenants Duren
and Drew, with many others, were brought in, having
been recaptured at a bridge about twelve miles from the
city. Capt. W. D. Lucas, of the Fifth New York cav
alry, gave me one hundred and seventy-six dollars in
Confederate bills, and my record also states that I gave
him my note for thirteen dollars, payable in gold. This
could not last long, but furnished our mess with meat and
vegetables for a few days.
At three o'clock that afternoon three hundred of us
were put on the cars, and arrived at Greensboro, N. C,

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at five o'clock the next morning. Here we saw the first
installment of our paroled enlisted men, about one thou
sand passing us on flat-bottomed cars. Our guards pro
tested and threatened, but they could not prevent the
exchange of cheer after cheer for "Our flag!" "Our
cause !" and "President Lincoln!" We arrived, about
noon of the 21st, at Morrisville, where we remained in
the cars until two o'clock the next morning. While
waiting here some one managed to obtain some apple
brandy, or " apple-jack," as it was better known in war
times. Stimulants of any kind had long been strangers
to the most ardent imbiber, and we were not, physically,
in a condition to stand up against that kind of fluid. It
was wonderful how little of that "jack" it took to make
a man appear to feel as though he owned the whole earth
and all there was in it.
We arrived at Raleigh, N. C, that same forenoon,
remaining on the cars until the next day, the 23d, when
we signed our paroles. On the 24th, while en route to
a camp three miles out from the city, the engine ran off
the track. We were on platform cars, and the track ran
along a high bank, but fortunately the train was running
slowly and stopped before going off the bank, though
several of our number were injured by jumping off.
Lieutenant McCutcheon, of our mess, sprained his ankle
badly. His misfortune, however, proved to be more of a
blessing than otherwise, both to him and the mess, for,
while the rest had to march nearly two miles to camp,
we were allowed to lodge in a cabin occupied by a col
ored family. With us, also, were Lieutenants Jones and
Belcher, sick with fever. How ready the poor colored
people were to give everything they had to make us
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606 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE:. [February,
the race under like circumstances can ever know ! They
were always willing and glad to make any sacrifice for
the Union soldiers and their cause.
I went to the city one day after medicine for the sick
ones, in company with the rebel lieutenant of the guafd,
Lieutenant Hull, and was fortunate in obtaining my first
good square meal of fried ham and eggs, sweet potatoes,
rolls, and pure Yankee coffee. That dinner will never
be forgotten.
On the 25th, all of us except' the two sick officers,
Jones and Belcher, went to camp in company with the
rebel surgeon, Dr. Rouzie. On the 27th we were again
on the cars, arriving at Goldsboro the same afternoon,
where we camped. Near by was a much larger detach
ment of our enlisted men, who also had but just arrived.
Soon after our arrival the citizens brought in a large
quantity of provisions, many of which were turned over
to the starved and emaciated comrades from Anderson
ville and other prisons. All the blankets that could pos
sibly be spared were disposed of in a like manner. The
citizens of Goldsboro may not have all been Union peo
ple, but their sympathies were so touched by the awful
condition of the human beings whom they saw in that
camp that they rendered such aid as they could while we
were there. On the 28th we signed another parole, the
first having been incorrect, or, as the rebels put it, not
binding enough. Possibly it was not, but the meeting of
Grant and Lee at Appomattox, only a few weeks after
wards, resulted in their not having occasion to enforce
that or any other parole.
Time will never efface our thoughts of home as we
boarded the train for Wilmington, at five o'clock in the
afternoon of February 28. We arrived at Rocky Point

i86s.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 607
station the next morning. At ten o'clock we passed by
twos between a file of Union and Confederate soldiers,
and were counted. What a pleasure it was to look upon
the blue uniform and equipments of our own soldiers once
more ! Assistant Commissioner Hatch of the Confed
erate States of America, General Abbott of the United
States of America, and Colonel Rawlins of the Seventh
regiment, New Hampshire volunteers, were present and
superintended the counting.
After marching about two miles, we were halted, and
partook of our first regular army rations of hard bread,
boiled beef, and coffee, which I assure you never had
tasted as good before. Resuming our march, we soon
reached a large camp of Federal soldiers just outside
the city. We caught the first view of this as we emerged
from the woods about five hundred yards distant, and it
is impossible to describe our enthusiasm as our eyes once
more gazed on the Stars and Stripes floating in the
breeze. Many had not looked on the flag for more than
two years. Not a dry eye could be seen, and not a few
sat down in their tracks and, like children, had a good
cry. It was one of the most touching scenes of the war.
The encampment was of colored troops, and they had
erected a large arch of evergreen and United States flags
for us to pass under as we entered their camp. Many of
the darkies came out on the road to meet us, and taking
the most feeble on their backs, carried them through the
camp to the city. I regret that I cannot give the name
or number of this regiment.
One hundred of us were quartered in a church that
night. The pews were cushioned, blankets had been
issued to us, and no one was kept awake by others
marching around to keep warm, or to see how long they

608 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [March,
could sit up, smoke, and tell stories. I doubt if more
fervent silent prayers ever went up in that church before
or since. That same afternoon we met Sergt. William
H. Hartwell of Company I, George H. Brown of Com
pany F, and several other comrades of our regiment, who
were quartered in a big cotton warehouse with a large
number of other prisoners who had just arrived from
Florence and Andersonville. From these I learned the
sad fate of many comrades who had died from starvation
and exposure, and who had been captured on the same
dajr as myself at Spottsylvania Court-house. I very much
regret that I did not record the facts and data in regard
to them, but in the hurry of the moment, coupled with
the pleasure of seeing those living, I failed to do so.
The next day, which was March 2, 600 of us went on
board the steam propeller Eutrope. While waiting on
the wharf, we saw going aboard another steamer the
enlisted men from Florence and Andersonville. A very
large number of them had to be carried on stretchers ;
others walked, supported by two colored soldiers.
Agents of the United States Sanitary commission were
there, stationed on either side with barrels of milk punch,
each one as he passed receiving a cupful. The terrible
scenes of suffering humanity that we witnessed on that
occasion will ever linger in memory. The piteous
moans, meant to express thanks and thoughts of home
and friends, uttered by those poor comrades were enough
to break the stoutest heart. All were half naked, and
what clothirig they had on was in rags, and filthy from
dirt, vermin, and their own excrement. They were mere
skeletons, covered by a thin skin which was pierced with
running sores alive with maggots. Their faces were
black with smoke and exposure incident to camp life in

Henry O. Sargent, Co. E.

Lieut. John C Sampson, Co. E.

Edwin F. Foster, Co* E.

Albert H. Davis, Co. E.

'865.1 PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 609
a tropical climate, and altogether they were changed
beyond recognition by their nearest of kin.
We asked ourselves then, as we do now, Is it possible
that a civilized and Christian people could allow such
torture of human flesh and blood, and commit such a sin
against God and man, for the malevolent purpose of per
petuating negro slavery ? Thirty years have passed and
gone since the war, and we long ago forgave our then
mortal enemies, but we believe that our posterity and
coming generations should know something of what suf
fering, starvation, and torture it cost to overthrow slavery
and secession. Some may accuse us of " flaunting rthe
bloody shirt," but if the telling or writing of these his
torical facts is unpatriotic, then those who took part in
that great war for the Union are not, and' never have
been, patriots.
That afternoon we steamed down the river, and anch
ored for the night opposite Fort Fisher. Going over the
bar next morning at high tide, we were soon out at sea.
The voyage around Cape Hatteras was rough. Nearly
all were seasick, and the accommodations for that or any
other illness were not adequate for the number on board.
Fortunately Lieutenant Duren and myself were among
the well ones this time, and helped care for others.
Delayed by storm and fog, we did not reach Annapolis,
Md., until Sunday, March 5, at noon. We marched
through the streets just as the residents of the city were
returning from church service.
The news of our arrival soon spread, and we shall
never forget that crowd of men, women, and children
who gathered around to greet us. Barefooted, ragged,
hatless though we were, none ever received a more
cordial welcome. We reported at once to Captain Davis

6lO NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
of the Thirtieth Massachusetts, commanding College
Green hospital. At that hospital we signed our pay-rolls
and applications for a leave of absence, then reported to
Dr. Vanderkeift, the surgeon in charge of the hospital.
The experience of the first night in that hospital was a
novel one. We tried to sleep on a soft cot between clean
white sheets, but finally had to spread blankets on the
hard pine floor in order to obtain a night's rest. The
next day, March 6, we were given two months pay by
Major Wilson, he being the first United States paymaster
I had seen since Maj. Henry W. Scoville had paid off
our regiment at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky, in March,
1863. I reported at Annapolis at the expiration of my leave,
with the intention and expectation of rejoining my
regiment; but in the mean time Generals Lee and
Johnston had surrendered, the war was over, and the war
department at Washington had issued General Order
No. 82, discharging all prisoners-of-war. It would
have been a great pleasure to me to have rejoined my
regiment and to have returned to New Hampshire with
it, but under the above order we were obliged to accept
our discharge from the United States service on the 15th
day of May, 1865. It was my fortune and pleasure,
however, to witness soon after in Washington the review
and parade of that grand old army of veterans who had
won the victory and saved the nation. It was also my
privilege, while in Washington settling up my accounts
with the United States government, to obtain a card of
admittance to the trial of Mrs. Surratt and her fellow-
conspirators in the assassination of President Lincoln.
The greatest of civil wars, ancient or modern, has
passed into history. We do not forget its terrible cruel-

1865.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 6ll
ties, nor the death and destruction wrought by those who
would have destroyed the nation ; but we forgive. In
the words of that great commander of the Union army,
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, " Let us have peace ; " and may
this continue until this nation Shall stand as a monument
for all other nations to gaze upon with wonder and
admiration. The reader cannot imagine the welcome home that
we received from our family and friends, and none but
those who had the same experience can realize the great
change from the life we had been living.

6l2

NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.

[May,

LIST OF PRISONERS CAPTURED MAY 12, 1864, NINTH
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS, SECOND BRIGADE,
SECOND DIVISION, NINTH ARMY CORPS.

Names.

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Co. A
Co. B
Co. C
Co. D
Co. E
Co. F
Co. G
Co. H
E. W. Archer . .
A. McKusick
J. L. Archer
L. Myers
Pat Reynolds .
John McCoy
A. Paul Home . .
O. Hutchinson
B. C. Busweli .
S. Allen ....
T. P. Conrey
S. S. Simes
P. McDonald . .
S. M. Piersons
G. A. Ginnis
L. Mitchel .
M. F. Phelps
F. O. Riley . .
Charles S. Stevens
E. Bragg . .
Isaac Wooster .
Single ....
Lieut. Chas. W. Wilcox
George Brown ? .
T. W. Emerson
O. Flanders
George H. Brown
H. Page
C. B. Hussey .
Peter Dirrin
O. B. Warren .
A. Davis
A. W. Hartwell
Wounded.
Wounded.Died Sept. 1 .
Wounded. Wounded.
Died July.
Died September.
Died July.
Wounded.Wounded.Took oath.
Died September.
Wounded. Died Sept. 1 .
Took oath.
Wounded.
Wounded.
1864.]

PRISONERS -OF- WAR.

613

LIST OF PRISONERS CAPTURED MAY 12, 1864, NINTH
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS, SECOND BRIGADE,
SECOND DIVISION, NINTH ARMY CORPS.

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C. W. Morse . . .
A. W. Pearl ....
H. H. Moulton .
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P. A. Smith ....
A. S. Brown . . .
S. C. Chisley .
A. R. Davis ....
A. A. Young . . .
D. Lenox ....
H. P. Kingsbury .
William Smith ....
Alex. Thompson .
John Jones 
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Wounded. Wounded. Deserter.
Co. L
Thomas Murphy .
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B. Robertson .
William F. White . .
J. S. Pewtown ....
William F. Miles . .
J. Smith 
M. Whalen ...
A. Meek . .
J. Thompson ....
G. Nollett . ...
G. Mendall 
Whitenhouser ....
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Wounded.
J. .
G. Hedrick .
William Troutman
G. Bennewith ....
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Charles Huddle .
Ninth Regiment proper .
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One Lieutenant.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Prisoners-of-War in Salisbury, Andersonville,
Florence, and Belle Isle.

SUFFERINGS AT SALISBURY.
By Sergt. W. A. McGarrett.
I was captured, with a number of others of the Ninth
New Hampshire, on the 30th of September, 1864, at the
Battle of the South Side Railroad, near Petersburg, Va.
I was on the skirmish line, and we were ordered to
advance to the road and hold the stone wall on the
opposite side. We reached the road, and just then a
line of rebels stood up on the other side of the wall and
fired into our line of battle in our rear. Our skirmishers,
on seeing this line, dropped, and the rebel bullets went
whistling over our heads. The rebels then advanced
against our line of battle, and captured all of the skir
mishers and a part of the men in the line, the most of
whom were wounded. A second line of rebels was
concealed back of this wall, who immediately took
charge of us, robbing us of our knapsacks, haversacks,
shoes, and whatever suited their fancy. They charged
five dollars for a canteen of water, and we were left in
an exposed position until after the firing had ceased,
during which time three of our men were severely
wounded and one of the guards was shot from our
batteries.

1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 615
We were then taken to Petersburg jail, and had our
names recorded, together with our rank, regiment, and
corps. Then we were sent to Richmond and put in
Libby prison. Here we stayed a week, and lived on
pea soup. Then we were sent to Pemberton prison,
where we were searched and all our money, and our
overcoats as well, was taken away from us. We were
then taken to Castle Thunder, where we were robbed
again of everything that was of any value to our captors.
From there we were sent to Danville, then to Goldsboro,
Raleigh, and lastly to Salisbury, N. C, and here is
where our real sufferings commenced. In October and
the first half of November there were over twenty thous
and prisoners-of-war corralled in the narrow limits of
Salisbur)^ prison, which could not reasonably accommo
date over six hundred. It was converted into a scene of
suffering and death which no pen can adequately
describe, for every hour and day we were surrounded
by horrors which burned into our memories and will
never be forgotten.
The main building in Salisbury was the Confederate
state penitentiary, one hundred feet by forty, and
four stories in height. This and several smaller
buildings were all filled with Confederate convicts,
Yankee deserters, and southern Unionists, but the yard
of four acres where the Union prisoners lived in holes in
the ground, was the filthiest, most vermin-infested place
in the world. I shared one of these holes with Sergt.
William H. Hartwell of our regiment,, and many a weary
hour was whiled away listening to him reciting Poe's
" Raven," and " Bingen on the Rhine." We were with
out coats and barefooted through that long and terrible
winter. Every morning the dead-carts would come in

616 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [November,
and carry out from one to five loads of men who had
starved to death or died of exposure. All night long
the screaming and ravings of many who had gone crazy
from suffering could be heard. They would run through
the yard yelling like fiends, and sometimes were shot
down like dogs by the guards. It was thus that nine of
our comrades died in that fearful place. Their names
were, — Sergt. Maj. Franklin H. Foster, Company A;
John G. Welch, Company A; Joseph Quinn, Company
A ; Asa A. McKusick, Company A ; John D. Neller,
Company A; Samuel D. Pearson, Company C; Fred
erick Morse, Company H ; John Clark, Company H ;
William Thompson, Company A.
I want to speak here in particular of Sergt. Maj.
Franklin H. Foster. His life in prison was one of
extreme and long suffering. He loved his flag and
country to the very last, and often told me that if it
were God's will he should die there he was willing to go.
Every sign of flesh had left his body. Only bones, with
a dry, withered skin covering them, were left. His eyes
were sunken, and every tooth in his mouth was visible.
His fingers were long and ghastly. A shirt and a pair of
ragged trousers were all that covered him. He was the
worst sight in the whole prison,, and every day was sub
jected to the jeers and insults of the rebel guard, who
called him "Uncle Sam's patented Yank," and asked
him to take off his skin and show what kind of a man
he was.
The night he died I went to see him, and found him
on his knees with his eyes shut and his long, bony arms
extended at full length, praying for his loved ones at
home, his starry flag he so dearly loved, his regiment,
and his comrades in prison. Men dying on all sides

1S64] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 6l>]
of him made their last effort in life to turn and hear
his pathetic appeal.
I stood bareheaded through that dreadful scene until
his peace was made with heaven, and then he opened
his eyes ; and oh, that long, sad, pleading look when
he handed me his few effects to be given to his father !
He grasped my hand, and bade me a last farewell
¦until eternity. My heart sinks now when I recall that
saddest night of all. Said he, "Tell my father I died
for my country." I told his father that he starved to
•death, when he came to see me, but I could not tell
him all.
On the 26th of November the prisoners made a break
for liberty, and the scene was indescribable. At once
•every musket in the garrison was turned upon them, and
two field-pieces opened with grape and canister. Six
teen prisoners were killed and sixty-three wounded, all
•of whom died ; and after this horrible massacre cold
blooded murders were very frequent. Any guard stand
ing upon the fence, at any hour of the day or night, could
deliberately raise his musket and shoot into any group
¦of prisoners, black or white, without the slightest rebuke
from the authorities.
About the middle of December quite a squad of pris
oners escaped, and among them were Charles Thurston,
of the Sixth New Hampshire, and Albert Richardson,
correspondent for the New York Tribune, both of whom
were successful in reaching our lines at Knoxville,
Tenn. Some of the others were hunted down by blood
hounds and brought back to Salisbury terribly torn by
the dogs, and all of them died from their wounds.
From this time until we were released the snow was
from one to six inches deep, and the prisoners were

6l8 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [February,
barefooted and almost naked, some of them living in
holes in the ground, and some without any shelter of any
kind. The yard was covered every morning with dead
men, who were thrown into the dead-carts like cord-
wood and carried out. And still new lots of prisoners
were admitted almost every day.
Rebel officers came into the yard with a large guard
nearly every day in November and December, and
offered a nice, large loaf of bread to all able-bodied
Yanks who would enlist into the Confederate service,
and a large number of our recruits and bounty-jumpers
accepted their offer. But not in one single instance did
a loyal patriot of the Ninth ever leave his comrades for
anything they could offer.
On the 22d day of February it was snowing hard, and
the yard was filled with slush and filth, when we were
counted off and paroled. Barefooted as we wrere, we
marched that day and the next to Goldsboro, N. C,
where we were put into cattle cars that were at least two-
inches deep with filth, and sent to Wilmington, N. C,
where we were passed into our own lines. Here a large
American flag had been stretched across the road, and
every prisoner cried as only a true patriot can, after
suffering what we did in Salisbury prison, when they
saw the dear old flag at last. The Union soldiers
immediately emptied their haversacks for us, and gave
us their blankets, and even offered us their shoes ; but
shoes were of no use to us then, for our feet were
swollen and almost ready to burst, while the rest of
our bodies were almost skeletons. When we reached
Annapolis I weighed ninety-four pounds, against one
hundred and forty-eight pounds just before we were
captured.

1865.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 6lQ«
ANDERSONVILLE AND FLORENCE.
By Corp. A. P. Home.
It is well I remember the first night the Ninth New
Hampshire passed in the Wilderness, when myself and
tent-mates, of Company B, were lying on the ground,
listening to the groans and cries of our wounded com
rades who were being carried to the rear. And we
remarked, one to the other, that in all probability it was
the last night we should be together ; though we were
happily disappointed in this respect, as none of us were
injured the next day. But on the morning of the 12th of
May came the Battle of Spottsylvania, and this history
records the casualties which the Ninth New Hampshire
sustained in that most heroic and desperate charge — the
long list of dead and wounded, and of those nineteenth
century martyrs who were consigned to a living death in
the prison-pens of the South.
I was among the number taken prisoners at the
"bloody angle," and on passing through the rebel
breastworks, what a sight met my eyes ! The dead and
wounded were lying in the mud and water, so many of
them that it was difficult to pass along without stepping
on some one, showing that if we had been hit hard, they
had been treated to a dose of their own medicine.
On the morning of May 14 we were started on our way
to the summer resort known in history as Anderson
ville — a name which makes me shudder to think of after
more than thirty years have passed away, but as no
tongue or pen can adequately describe its horrors I shall
not make the attempt. We were three days in going
fifteen miles, but at length arrived at Gordonsville, Va.,
both tired and hungry, as we had received but one

620 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [May,
ration in the three days. The reason we were so long
on the road was because the Union cavalry was bother
ing our guards, and every little while the scouts would
come in to report. We would be halted for a time, then
would make back tracks, and advance by another route.
Arrived at Gordonsville, we were searched for money,
watches, knives, and what other valuables we might
chance to possess ; and we could not say with truth that
those who stole our purses stole trash, for it did leave us
very "poor indeed." Then we were packed into freight
cars, sixty to a car, like sardines in a box, and were
started on our way to Georgia. After passing through
Lynchburg, Va., Charlotte, N. C, and Augusta and
Macon, Ga., we arrived at Andersonville on the morning
of May 25.
Our first salutation was from that Dutch pirate, Captain
Wirtz : "What makes you all huddle up together, just
like so many d — d old women? You Yankee  ! "
he shouted, at the same instant drawing his pistol.
"Scatter right smart into line, so you can be counted
into hundreds ! " After having been parcelled off into
squads, some one of our number was put in charge and
we were marched inside the stockade. Andersonville
prison. What horrors it recalls, what sighs and groans,
what prayers and tears ! What dying out of hope, what
wasting away of body and mind, what nights of darkness
settling down on human souls ! Its doors an entrance
to a living charnel-house, its iron-barred gates but the
outlook of hell ! It was the Inferno of the slave Con
federacy, and well might have had written over its portal,
"All hope abandon, ye who enter here."
What would the reader have thought, could he have
looked inside, as we did, and seen the bovs in blue

Corp. Augustus P. Horne, Co. B.

1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 621
strung up by the thumbs, with their toes just touching
the ground, to make them reveal some plan of escape ;
or having their rations denied them for two and three days
at a time, to make some half-starved and weak-minded
man point out a hidden'tunnel for a loaf of bread? The
camp was alive with all kinds of vermin, — what wretched
ness ! — and on every hand were men without clothing,
dependent on rags or anything that would serve to hide
their nakedness and protect their emaciated and sore-
, eaten bodies from the burning sun. In those days we
could only hope that somewhere there was a Gilead filled
with healing balm, and that God's rainbow still arched
the skies of calm.
Still the weak and suffering, maltreated and hunger-tor
tured men lived on, refusing with scorn the inducements
presented to tempt them to take the oath of allegiance.
They were offered plenty of food and clothing to work
as shoemakers, carpenters, and overseers of plantations ;
but I am glad to say that only a very few ever went out
in that way, and those who did were men that had
enlisted for bounty, and had no real interest in the flag
of the Union. Inside the stockade, our ears were
greeted with cries of "Who'll swap a hard-tack for a
pint of rice ! " or "An ear of corn for a pint of beans ! "
"A bone for a piece of corn-bread ! " like hucksters at a
county fair or a circus. The poor fellows, in fact, had
lived so long on one kind of rations, at Libby and other
prisons, that anything for a change tasted good to them.
After wandering around for a while, looking for a
place to camp, I finally found a spot just large enough
to lie down on, near the south gate. Here I established
my " quarters," and held them until the grounds were
enlarged on the farther side of the creek. After being

•622 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [July
¦enlarged there were but thirty-two acres, and on the first
day of July, 1864, there were no less than thirty thous
and of the boys in blue starving and dying in that hell
upon earth ! Four out of the thirty-two acres were a
swamp, with a creek running through it, and there we
got our water to wash with and to drink, and as the
work-house and camp of our rebel guard lay just outside,
they had the privilege of bathing in it and watering their
horses and mules before we got it to drink.
Morning after morning, while we were there, we
would see from forty to fifty dead bodies laid out side by
side near the prison gate, — men who had died all alone
in the darkness, and had been brought by their comrades
to be carried out by the carts that came in with our
rations. They were piled into the carts, one on top of
another, like so much cordwood, to be buried in long
trenches, heads to heels, with only a thin covering of
mother earth. Such was the sad fate of fifteen thousand
brave and true-hearted men, who suffered and died, only
to be buried in an unknown grave ! What a burden of
sorrows, disappointments, hopes, and miseries lies em
bodied in that one word, unknown ! Those noble, heroic
souls, dying among comparative strangers, had lost their
names, their individual histories. Some fond wife, moth
er, sister, or sweetheart mourns them, or vainly waits
for their coming. Each sound of footsteps at the door
•causes heart-throbs of expectancy, but no more in life
shall they behold those faces which once gladdened the
household. Sick, and in prison, they lingered and died
unknown !
So we lived on, waiting for the day to come that should
¦open wide our prison door. The hollow eyes grew
bright when we heard the boom of Sherman's guns at

1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 623
Atlanta, and some one would say — "Boys, they are
coming to set us free !" Then the wind would shift, and
perhaps we would hear nothing for several days. Some
times it seemed as though we could hear the crack of the
Springfield rifles, and the boys would go so wild with joy
that at last the rebels caused poles with white cloth on
the top to be placed thirty-five feet from the " dead line,"
and no gatherings were allowed outside of these for fear
we would break through.
We had all sorts of men inside those wooden walls,
from the preacher of the Gospel to a highway robber or
murderer, and the camp got so permeated with crime that
we had to organize a "vigilance committee," which made
short work of those suspected of desperate crimes. Fin
ally we formed a gantlet, and with the permission of the
rebel commander drove quite a number of "suspects"
outside. On searching their quarters, dead men were
found buried in the ground. One of these wretches was
convicted and hanged, and after that we had peace and
order. We had a police court, and tried and punished
our prisoners in due form. A man convicted of stealing
rations, clothing, or anything of value from another, was
consigned not to the whipping-post but to the whipping-
barrel. The offender was laid across the barrel, hands
and feet were secured to pegs driven into the ground,
and he was then given from one to twenty lashes on the
bare back, which was usually a sure cure.
It rained almost every day while I was in Anderson
ville, either a storm or a thunder-shower, and one after
noon in the latter part of July we had the most terrific
thunder-shower I ever heard. It rained so hard that a
part of the stockade was washed away, but the Johnnies
"got a move on," and quickly established a heavy

624 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
guard. But even if it did not bring us our freedom, the
shower was a blessing in one respect — it opened for our
needs "Providence spring." Before it came all the place
we had to get our water to drink was from the creek I
have already spoken of, but the next morning, inside
the dead line, a spring of pure, cool water was flowing
out of the sand. Whether it was the hand of God, as
when Moses smote the rock in the wilderness, or a freak
of nature, I can only say, like Esek Harden, "God
knows, not I ;" but the spring continued to flow as long
as I remained.
All those long, weary days and months thousands of
prayers went up to God from inside those dreary walls.
Homesick and suffering, sick and in prison, still they
prayed — boys for their mothers, husbands for their wives
and children, and all that they might see home once
more. "Nearer, my God, to thee," "Just as I am,"
" Home, sweet home," and kindred songs rose and fell
on the evening breeze, and there were services on the
Sabbath and prayer-meetings during the week. So one
can see that we were not all bad, in spite of our sur
roundings. About the time that Sherman was breaking through at
Atlanta, the news came that we were to be exchanged,
and all who were able to move or crawl were put into
freight cars, both open and closed, and started for Sa
vannah. On arriving there we were confined in the jail
yard, along with the black and white men who had been
put in there for crimes ; but it was only a few days
before we were again loaded into the cars. This time
our destination was Charleston, S.C, where we camped
on the old fair-grounds for about two weeks, while the
rebels were trying to find a place for us. By night we

1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 625
watched the burning fuses from the big guns, and some
times could even hear the whistling of the shells as they
flew through the air.
At length a vacancy was found at Florence, S. C,
ninety-six miles from Charleston, and this was our abid
ing-place until January 1, 1865. There were 10,000 of
us at Florence, and as the weather was getting quite
cold we had to burrow in the ground like rabbits. Hav
ing dug as deep a hole as we could, we would crouch in
it during the long, cold nights, with no blankets or cov
ering of any kind, and try to sleep. So the time wore
away, the men growing weaker and weaker and dying
faster and faster, fading and falling like the leaves ot
autumn ; but the day came at last when we started for
"God's country." We were sent from Florence to An
napolis, Md., and on arriving there were given a bath
and the first clean clothes we had had for eight months.
At the time I was taken prisoner I weighed one hundred
and sixty-five pounds, but at Annapolis tipped the scales
at ninety-six ; and speaking of clothes, you should see
the suit I wore at Florence— made from meal-bags, the
trousers cut out with a knife and a shirt made by cutting
slits for the head and arms, with no sleeves.
The night before we left Florence, just at dark, a new
batch of prisoners was put inside the stockade. One of
them was a German who could speak but little English,
and he, knowing nothing of the rules, stepped inside the
dead line, and was promptly shot down by one of the
guards. The poor fellow lay on the ground all night,
and we listened to his cries for help, but were not permit
ted to do anything to relieve his sufferings ; as the guard
who had done the cruel deed would not let us remove
him, lest he lose the furlough which was the standing

626 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
reward for the putting to death of a " Yank." Such an
incident as I have related was of too frequent an occur
rence to excite much comment among us, but pages on
pages might be filled with stories of the deprivations and
sufferings endured by northern men in the prison-pens of
the South, without conveying any adequate idea of the
terrible reality. CLOSE TO BELLE ISLE.
By J. Frank Foster.
We all remember that beautiful day, September 30,
1864, the day we undertook to capture the Weldon rail
road. We charged the rebel works, and were driven
back. As we were falling back Sergeant Partridge, of
Company I, was wounded, and as I was near by I took
hold of him to give him a lift, and while doing this was
stopped by an officer who was trying to rally the men.
During this time the rebels were advancing, and the
bullets were flying nearer than was comfortable.
I covered myself the best I could in the angle of a
fence, but before I was aware of it the rebels were upon
us, and I was captured with a lot of others. Their first
salutation was, " Give me your pocket-book, you Yankee
 1" Another rebel took my new hat and
put his old one, which was alive with vermin, on my
head. But the rebels soon fell back with their prisoners,
for they were glad to get back away from our bullets.
In passing the buildings on the Pegram farm a comrade
named Gibson, who had been wounded, called to me,
and I left the lines to speak to him. This incident un
doubtedly saved my life, as I remained with the wounded
until the next Sunday, when they took us in ambulances

1864.] PRISONERS-OF-WAR. 627
and carried us through Petersburg, across the river to a
hospital. All this time nothing had been done for the
wounded, except what I did. We all had our haversacks,
so we were not hungry. A number of our men died and
were immediately stripped of their clothing, and the rebels
put it on. Next day they took us on flat cars to Richmond,
and as we were crossing the James river we could look
down upon Belle Isle and see the prisoners there. We
then expected to join them, but on arriving in Richmond
those who could not walk were taken in ambulances and
carried to a hospital, and the rest of us walked: Those
of us not wounded were detailed as nurses.
On October 8 some of us were exchanged, and I felt
fortunate to be among the number. We steamed down
the river by Fort Darling, and the poor, starved com
rades felt as though new life was put into them, but
some of these skeletons never reached home alive.

CHAPTER XIX.
Regimental Hospitals — The Brigade Band.
The regimental hospitals of 1862 and 1863 were not
the most cheerful places in the world for sick soldiers
who longed for home and mother's care, and who were
isolated to a great degree from their comrades. The
experience of a Ninth New Hampshire man in one of
these during the winter of 1862—3, is told as follows :
" My first serious sickness commenced in December,
1862, and kept me from duty till the last of March, 1863.
The hospital of the Ninth at that time consisted of two
hospital tents, pitched with their rear ends near each
other, a large mud and wood chimney running up
between the two, from which a fire-place opened into
each. Like our camp, they were located in a mud-hole,
and no pains were taken to drain off the ground, though
it could have been done easily. In the tents the mud
was very deep, and upon it pine boughs were spread,
which furnished the bed of the patient ; the bedding was
whatever each happened to have, with perhaps an extra
hospital blanket.
' ' Four of my comrades put me on a blanket and carried
me to the hospital. The tent was found to be crowded
with patients, some sick with fevers, some with measles,
— all mixed in promiscuously. They made room for
me by ' thickening up ' the others. I spread a rubber
blanket on the boughs, above that an overcoat, and this
formed my bed. I was fortunate in having two blankets

1863.] REGIMENTAL HOSPITALS. 629
to spread over me, having brought an extra one from the
Fredericksburg battle-field. I was as helpless as a little
infant for several days ; was obliged to call upon the
nurse to turn me over when my bones ached so I could
stand it no longer. I have very little recollection of
what occurred the first three or four days. I remember
that one day Taft of my company came in as a measles
patient, and I knew just enough to feel pleased that he
was there with me.
" On the 2d of January our box came, — the one which
had been so long expected from Meriden. Its arrival
just then was most opportune, for I was almost destitute
of underclothes, and it contained some nice ones for me.
I can't remember much about it, — only that some of the
Company E boys, who were very kind to me all the way
through, brought them in, took off those which I had on,
and put on some clean ones. Those taken off were
washed and put in my knapsack. I forgot to mention
that my knapsack was my pillow. The box contained a
nice pair of mittens, also a knit cap, and these were a
great comfort during my long sickness in those cold tents.
Sometimes the fires would smoke badly, sometimes go
out entirely, for there was only green pine wood to burn.
"After a few days a bright thought struck the sur
geons, — to separate the fever and measles patients. So I
and the others sick with fever were carried into the other
tent, and all the measly ones were put in where I had
been. Much of the time the only food brought into the
hospital was army hard-tack and coffee or tea. The first
was perfectly nauseating to a very sick man. Those of
us who had any money could buy apples and soda crack
ers from the sutler, and get the apples roasted in the
ashes. Occasionally we got an onion or potato. Many

630 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
of the men were almost destitute of underclothing, not
having a change, and perhaps they would lie two weeks
in the same clothing, and then if they happened to die,
as most of them did, they were buried in the same. But
I had it afterwards from undoubted authority that some
of those in charge had an abundance of soft bread, sauce
of various kinds, etc., much of which was furnished by
the Sanitary and Christian commissions ; and I know they
wore drawers and shirts sent to the hospital by these
commissions for the use of patients.
" The nurses were generally kind, and did as well as
they could with their means, but they had nothing to do
with. A half-candle was allowed for both tents per
night, but was not lighted except to give the regular
doses of quinine. It was not uncommon for a patient to
die in the night, and for no one to know it till morning.
Yet it has been claimed that there were plenty of can
dles among the surgeons, and that they often had
euchre parties in their tents till after midnight. We
were, moreover, only a short distance from Washing
ton, whence all kinds of supplies might have been
obtained for the asking. I believe that some "of the
patients almost starved to death for want of something
palatable, and many became covered with vermin for
want of a change of clothing.
"After I had been for some time in the hospital, the
beds were somewhat improved by driving down little
crotches at the head and foot, laying some sticks from
one to the other, and covering these with small poles,
which were spread two or three inches thick with
boughs ; or, in some instances, with hay mattresses,
improvised for the occasion.
"I remember a man from Company D came in the

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hospital one cold, stormy night (he had been there
before, but had been sent back to duty before fully
recovered), having just then come from the picket line.
They gave him a place next to me. This was before
our beds were raised on poles, and when I awoke next
morning one of his hands lay uncovered near my face.
As it looked cold I thought I would put it back under
his blanket, but on touching it, I found the body cold
and stiff in death. He had died there in the cold and
darkness, and no one knew it. Presently the nurse dis
covered it, and a little while after, when the surgeon
came in to look us over and order new doses of quinine,
he said, as he saw the body, ' By G — d, is that man
dead ! ' I don't know whether any other funeral sermon
was preached or not. I believe they called the disease
with which many died, ' pneumonia.' I noticed that as
soon as the victims became ' flighty ' they sank right
away. I used to watch myself, and try to ascertain
whether I was in my right mind.
" One day a corporal of Company A was brought in
and placed beside me. It seemed as if some one were
always dying beside me, so that a new one was placed
near me almost every day. This corporal had been on
duty with me at Willcox's head-quarters. At first he
was not very sick, and we talked a little as I felt able.
He told me about his wife and little girl, and seemed to
think about them almost all the time ; said his wife was
a Christian, and that he desired to be. I advised and
encouraged him as well as I knew how. He frequently
prayed for himself and family. In a few days he began
to get crazy, and his mind was on home all the time.
He would call for his wife, then would jump from his
hard bed, and sometimes act very wild. One stormy

632 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
night he started up, crying for his wife, and made for
the tent door. The nurse caught him just as he was
going out, got him back on his pole bed (which seemed
to me like putting him on a rack), and strapped him
down. He now failed rapidly, but became very trouble
some to me, as he was most of the time out of his head.
He would attempt to pull off my blankets, and as I had
no strength to hold them, I would yell out to the nurse,
who would come to my assistance. Soon they moved
me onto another bed.
" The corporal continued to wear himself out by thrash
ing around, and they were frequently obliged to strap
him down. One morning, after a terrible night in which
he had completely exhausted his strength, I saw by his
groaning and the rattle in his throat that it was nearly
over with him. I shall never forget how dreadfully he
looked, as in his restlessness his head would drop fre
quently over the side of his narrow, pole bedstead, while
his eyes glared wildly about, and his long, matted, and
dishevelled hair made him the very picture of a wild
maniac breathing his last. At length he seemed calmer,
and appeared to be hunting for something.
" I called the nurse, who looked in his pockets and
found in one of the inner ones an envelope containing
some pictures. They were of a nice looking lady and a
beautiful little girl, and the nurse asked the corporal if
those were what he was searching for. The poor fellow
was too far gone to speak, but he took the pictures in his
hand, the wildness left his eyes, he gazed on them with a
pleasant smile, and thus passed away, holding them
tightly in his hand. About a year after I wrote to his
wife an account of his death, or rather of his very last
moments, omitting everything which would be shocking

1863.] REGIMENTAL HOSPITALS. 633
for her to know, for which I received a letter overflowing
with thankful expressions.
" I have said that the nurses in the hospital were effi
cient and kind. There was one old fellow from Com
pany A, an Englishman, who usually had charge part
of the night, and who never could remember one man's
medicine from another. The last two weeks I was there,
every evening after the surgeon went out he would say
to me, ' Say, do you remember how is this? I gits the
midicine all mixed up in me mind.' As I had nothing
else to think of, and there were precious few kinds of
medicines administered, I usually took pains to notice
what the doctor said, and after telling the old nurse
about three times over, he would usually get it through
his head.
" I met with one great misfortune here which I could
never account for. I lost my pocket-book, and with it all
my money, about seven dollars. It had been in a pocket
of my trousers. I could never think that any of the nurses
or doctors took it, and yet it must have been stolen. The
boys of my company and two or three of the nurses very
kindly' made it up to me, and more too. Tracy, Pulsifer,
Bragg, George, and many others were always very kind
to me, and but for them I could not have been washed
for three or four weeks, while lying there with all my
clothing on.
" My mother and sisters often inquired about my com
forts, — if I was supplied with clean bed-linen, etc. I
always preferred for them to remain in blissful ignorance
of my true situation. As soon as I could write legibly,
I used to scrawl a few lines with a pencil almost every
day, telling them that I was gaining, that the nurses
were kind and did everything they could for me, etc. I

634 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE. [January.
verily believe my mother would have worried herself to
death had she known of my situation.
"At the time Burnside attempted his great move and
got stuck in the mud, there was an order to send the
sick to Aquia Creek. The night before we were to
leave, there came a cold, driving storm of snow and rain,
and the ambulances arrived for us before daylight, while
it was still storming. I was not able to sit up, but was
carried to an ambulance and packed in with some ten or
a dozen others. Many of us were not strong enough to sit
up alone, but we were packed so closely that we sup
ported each other, and could not fall over. It had
stormed into the ambulance, and the whole situation was
as cold and dismal and uncomfortable as could well be
imagined. We were about a mile and a half from the
railroad station, and the road was simply a succession of
slough-holes and mud-pits, varied by a plentiful sprink
ling of logs and stumps. It seemed as though I had
never suffered such pains as while being pitched and
rolled and thrashed about on that drive, unable as I was
to brace myself at all.
" Arriving at the station, we were placed in freight cars,
on some wet hay which had lain out all the night before
in a storm. After shivering here for four or five hours,
an order was received that the hospitals at Aquia Creek
were not ready to be occupied and that the patients must
not come. We were all repacked into the ambulances
and driven back to camp over the same bone-breaking road
by which we had come. We arrived about sundown,
only to find that our hospital tents had been thoroughly
cleaned out, so that there was not even a pine bough bed
to lie on. Of course there was a good deal of swearing
by the surgeons, of growling by the men detailed to

1863.] REGIMENTAL HOSPITALS. 635
bring more boughs for our beds to keep us out of the
mud for the night, and of patient waiting by us poor
' sick devils,' who were the innocent cause of all this
inconvenience to others.
"In about two weeks there came another order to send
away the sick, but as I had then got so that I could
stand by having a man get close behind me and support
me under both arms, the surgeons thought I was about
ready for duty and did not send me. I had now been in
the hospital nearly four weeks, and the doctor said he
thought that was about as long as I was entitled to stay,
and that I had better go back to my company and give
the hospital room to others. I would gladly have gone
if I had had a tent in the company, but having come to
the hospital from head-quarters, and having no tent, I dis
liked to crowd in upon the other boys where I knew I
could only be a burden.
"January 26, 1863, I sent down to my ever true friend,
Tracy, and told him how matters stood. Presently he
came up with another man, picked up my things, and I
waddled down to their tent, one of them holding me up
on either side. There were in the tent Burnham, Tracy,
and Charley Duncan, the latter just recovering from
measles. It seemed like going out of a tomb when I left
the old hospital tent, and I think I was a fair representa
tive of a corpse. The above named comrades had a lit
tle double shelter tent, stockaded about ten inches at the
bottom, with a small fire-place at one end. At this they
took turns cooking their meat, and in the coldest days
we also took turns at warming ourselves. I was unable
to do anything, even to get out of the tent, and they
with almost no conveniences were obliged to wait on me.
February 1 was a pleasant day, I was able to crawl out

636 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [February,
of the ' kennel,' and leaning on Tracy to walk about
camp a little, but everything looked so unnatural and
bewildering that I was glad to get back and lie down.
"About February 6 the Ninth corps was ordered to
Newport News, and again the sick, or those not able to
do duty, were ordered to Washington. Our surgeons
had omitted my name in making out the list, though I
was still unable to walk without help. Nevertheless, I
packed my knapsack, and the boys helped me along to
the hospital tents at the place from which they were
sending the sick. The ambulances were soon to come
back for their last load. I looked into the old hospital
tent which was still standing. There were one or two
dead men there as usual, — those who had died the night
previous. The father of one of them had just arrived that
morning, and had put on his dead son some clean clothes
and on his feet a nice pair of slippers. The body looked
comfortable, and the dead soldier seemed more fortunate
than some of the neglected wretches waiting to be trans
ported alive.
"The ambulances soon returned, and the rest of us were
placed aboard. As we drove along the break-neck road
over which we had been driven twice before to the sta
tion, and had left that old camp-ground and those ' dead-
houses ' called hospitals, and were passing the long
rows of new-made graves where so many of our com
rades had been buried, I felt a kind of insipid pleasure,
for I was too weak to be enthusiastic over anything.
Those loathsome scenes were growing more distant,
and if any of the rest of us should die presently we would
be buried somewhere else than in that detested place.
Poor Kempton, however, of my company, died in an
ambulance on his way to the station. They took his

1863.] . REGIMENTAL HOSPITALS. 637
body back to camp, and the boys furnished the best sub
stitute they could for a coffin, which was done by nailing
some barrel staves and bits of hard-tack boxes to some
poles ; and thus they performed their last duty on Staf
ford Heights by interring one of our number under its
cursed soil.
" February 7 we were loaded into freight cars and
conveyed to Aquia Creek, where we arrived about sun
down. Taft and Charlie Duncan were recovering from
measles and were quite strong compared with myself, so
they carried my knapsack and helped me besides. At
Aquia Creek we remained on the wharf some time, and
I got very cold, but many much sicker than I were in
the same condition. We were at length taken on a sort
of tug or ferry-boat and conveyed to an old transport,
the George Weems, lying a little way from shore. There
was on this one large room, like a cabin, where there
was a fire, but this was occupied by those on stretchers,
so that the great majority of the patients slept on the
open boat, between the deck -and hurricane deck, with
out a fire.
"Taft discovered a place where a man could be
' tucked away ' over the boiler, and where it would be
warm. He helped me to get into it, and I slept warmly
and sweetly till morning, in spite of the aching of my
abscess. " The sick were all aboard the next morning, and the
steamer moved up the river to Washington, where we
arrived in the night. The day was quite pleasant, and
we enjoyed sitting on deck in the sun. I saw, lying on
a stretcher, a sick boy, apparently not more than eight
een years old, very much emaciated, and looking as if
he were 'just about gone.' A second glance showed me

638 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. • [February,
that it was a boy who two or three weeks before had
lain beside me in the hospital — at that time much stronger
than I was. Sitting beside him was a man in citizen's
clothes, who seemed to be his father. I remarked to him
that I had lain beside this boy in the hospital. ' Did you
know his brother? ' said he. I told him I had frequently
seen the brother come into the hospital to bring little dain
ties to this one, read his letters to him, wash him, etc.
' Well,' said the old man, ' he was afterwards taken sick,
and I now have him along in a coffin.' Before we
reached Washington that night, the sick one was a
corpse, and the old man started for home with both his
sons in coffins.
" I afterwards learned that the shock proved too much
for the mother of the boys, who was expecting her sick
sons to come home to be nursed. She was taken insane
and soon died, and the old man, broken down with grief,
committed suicide. I cannot personally vouch for the
statement in regard to the parents, but presume it is cor
rect, for I had it from a soldier quartered with the boys.
" Such was my experience with the regimental hos
pital, and yet, so little do we know in the army of any
thing beyond what specially concerns ourselves, that had
I never been an inmate of one I should never have
known anything of the wretched manner in which their
affairs were conducted, unless, perchance, I had had
occasion to visit sick comrades.
"We arrived at Washington in the night, and lay at
the wharf till morning, when we were loaded into ambu
lances and driven to the hospitals about the city. The
ambulance in which were Taft, Duncan, Sweat, and
myself, was driven to Mount Pleasant hospital. This
was capable of accommodating something more than a

1863.] REGIMENTAL HOSPITALS. 639
thousand soldiers. The sicker ones were placed in the
wards, and the convalescents in tents.
I can never forget the change that came over me when1
I went into the main building, or hall, and thence into my
ward. The wards were scrupulously neat, large, and
well lighted, a row of tidy looking cot beds ranged on
either side (over thirty in all), and the apartments were
warmed with well heated coal stoves. Mottoes and ever
greens adorned the walls, and when I stepped inside, it
seemed at first as if I had no right there, looking grimy
and dirty as I did. Indeed it would have seemed a lux
ury to lie down by the stove in the outer hall. I had
been so long used to seeing sick men less cared for than
mules, that in my helplessness I had come almost to
think myself" of less account than that interesting quad
ruped. " We were taken to the bath-room, where we stripped
off all our clothes and put them in our knapsacks. Then
we washed in tepid water in a large bath-tub, after
which we were supplied with clean cotton shirts and
drawers from the hospital laundry. These were a little
damp, and seemed rather thin after taking off woollen,
but the warmth of the apartment more than made up for
it, so that I don't know as any of us took cold. We
were then shown to our several beds, mattresses, pil
lows, and clean sheets, and as I lay down, free from the
' entangling alliances' of coat and trousers, for the first
time since the commencement of my sickness, I almost
wondered whether Heaven would be a more delightful
place than that hospital, and certainly I thanked my
Heavenly Father from the bottom of my heart that I was
permitted to enjoy such luxuries.
"The hospital was admirably managed in every re-

64O NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
spect, and among the nurses and attendants I formed
some very pleasant acquaintances in the four weeks I
was there. I was happily surprised to see Barber come
into my ward one day. He had received his discharge
and would soon go home. I gave him the trinkets which
he had left with me before I was taken sick, not one of
which I had lost.
" One thing was curiously shown in our general hos
pitals, viz., how all nationalities were represented. Of
the thirty patients in my ward, No. 4, there were Yan
kees, Germans, Irish, French, Swedes, and a Norwe
gian. I remember the Norwegian could not speak a
word of English, and when he lay dying, he would talk
so earnestly that I felt as though I would give anything
to know what he said, for it seemed he must be leaving
messages to friends, who I felt sure would never know
anything of his fate.
" March 31 I left Washington in the morning, and rode
to Camp Convalescent, near Alexandria, on open cars ;
arrived about noon. It was a muddy, disagreeable, deso
late looking place, and apparently very loosely man
aged. The barracks, however, were comfortable and the
rations fair. I do n't know as any one pretends to know
how many thousand soldiers there were here, and in fact
no one that I talked with knew anything definite about
the camp or how it was managed.
"April 30 I was detailed to take charge of a squad of
men on fatigue duty ; tried to work a little myself, but
much labor seemed to prostrate me. Hundreds were de
tailed every day for labor which they were by no means
able to perform, for many of them were just up from fevers
and were still weak. But on the other hand there were
thousands of ' hospital bummers,' whose only idea was to

Sergt. Joseph C. Chapman, Co. G.

Sergt. George H. Dodge, Co. G.

Almon J. Fletcher, Co. G.

Jason K. Webster, Co. G.

1863.] REGIMENTAL HOSPITALS. 641
get a discharge, or in case they could not do that, to
hold their quarters as long as possible.
"I learned on April ii that a lot of ' convalescents'
were to be started for the Ninth corps the next day, and
being thoroughly disgusted with the men and manage
ment in this camp, I applied to the surgeon for permis
sion to be sent to Camp Distribution, not far away,
from which place they were to set out. Obtained the
permission readily, and started for Camp Distribution.
Found it a most lawless, disorderly, demoralizing, God
forsaken place. Men of all corps and regiments were
huddled into a camp promiscuously, without any com
manding officers except those in charge of the guard and
camp in general. The drawing of rations and wood
was little else than a kind of grab game.
" Marched from the camp to Alexandria on the morn
ing of April 12, where the cars were taken for Washing
ton. The men were not as orderly as they might have
been in passing through the city of Washington. We
were taken to the Soldiers' Retreat, where we remained
over night. Our men had some trouble with the guard.
It was cutting for old soldiers to be guarded by new men,
who had never seen the front.
" The First Division soldiers started on April 14, in the
morning, and at 6 : 30 p. m. our Second Division men
left Washington. Amid song and laughter and the clat
ter of the railroad train, I lost sight of the dome of the
Capitol as it was lighted almost to a flame (by the rays of
the setting sun.
"I arrived at Lexington, Ky., on April 18, about
noon; 'slipped the guard, ' and at 3 p. m. was in the
cemetery near the city, a most lovely place, in which
much money and labor have been expended to testify to

642 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
the regard for the memory of the loved and lost. In the
central part of the ground, towering high above all
others, is the stately monument of Henry Clay, sur
mounted by a statue of that great statesman. In a mar
ble sarcophagus within the base, repose the ashes of
Kentucky's noblest son, and upon this is inscribed the
following, the last words of the noble patriot concerning
his country :
" ' I can with unshaken confidence appeal to the Divine
Arbiter for the truth of the declaration that I have been
influenced by no impure purpose, no personal motive,
have sought no personal aggrandizement, but that in all
my public acts I have had a sole and single eye, and a
warm, devoted heart, directed and dedicated to what in
my best judgment I believe to be the true interests of the
country.' "On the 19th of April we reached our regiment at
Richmond, Ky. We got in a little after dark, with
lame ankles, peeled toes, skinned heels, having marched
twenty-five miles through a beautiful territory — in fact
all the way from Covington to Richmond we were trav
ersing a magnificent farming country."

1862.] THE REGIMENTAL AND BRIGADE BAND. 643
THE REGIMENTAL AND BRIGADE BAND.
By Musician J. B. Bailey.
The Nashua Cornet band was organized in that city in
April, 1861, under the leadership of Hezekiah P. Hamb
lett, who was also their instructor. The organization
was continued till August 7, 1862, when the following
members enlisted in the United States service for three
years : H. P. Hamblett, William H. Graves, J. B. Bail
ey, J. A. Hamblett, G. A. Andrews, G. H. Lovejoy, N.
W. Marshall, Beniah Moreland, Edward St. Francis,
Lewis Simonds, J. C. Bennett, S. H. Howe, William
Manning, W. A. Peabody, J. R. Wyman, J. H. Moore,
A. R. Gleason, and E. M. Marble. That same after
noon these recruits were sent to the rendezvous of the
Ninth New Hampshire at Concord, where they were
joined by F. V. Marshall, a member of the same band
who had previously enlisted.
Every man passed the surgeon's examination, and
after the examination played for dress parade. August
9 they were mustered in, and assigned to companies with
the understanding that they should be detailed as a regi
mental band. The drum-major was Sylvanus Adams, a
native of New London, who had enlisted at Milford,
June 11. On August 18, Aaron Chase of Sanbornton,
H. G. Chase of Lancaster, and Prentiss C. Hutchinson
of Newport were detailed as musicians, so that the band
had twenty-three playing members. Francis Morse of
Nashua was detailed as cook. The days from August
8 to 24, inclusive, were passed at Camp Colby, furnishing
the necessary martial music and becoming acquainted
with new associate's, with the exception of a brief trip
home to settle business affairs and say good-bye. From

644 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [September,
Concord to South Mountain the band performed no unusu
al duties, except on September 8, 9, and 10, when, the
regiment having been ordered to the front, the musicians
guarded the camp under command of the quartermaster.
On the afternoon of the 10th the band set out to rejoin
the regiment, and found it on the banks of the Monocacy
river. At South Mountain and Antietam effective and
merciful service was done in bringing back the wounded
of the Ninth and other regiments, and occasionally a
suffering "Johnny," to the hospitals.
General Sturgis, commanding the division, had been
entertained September 19 by the Ninth Regiment band,
and he and other field and staff officers were so friendly
that the question of being made a brigade band became a
frequent topic of conversation, and September 30 the
following circular was issued from brigade head-quarters :
Head-Quarters, First Brigade,
Second Division, Ninth Army Corps,
Antietam, September 30, 1862.
Circular. The following privates of the Ninth Regiment, New Hampshire Vol
unteers, have been detailed from service in their regiment, by their
desire, and detailed for service in this Brigade, to form and constitute
a "Brigade Band"- H. P. Hamblett, Wm. H. Graves, J. A. Hamb
lett, John B. Bailey, Stephen H. Howe, N. W. Marshall, A. B.
Chase, Beniah Moreland, Lewis Simonds, George H. Lovejoy, War
ren A. Peabody, J. R. Wyman, Eben M. Marble, E. St. Francis,
Wm. Manning, Abel R. Gleason, and F. V. Marshall.
Also that the following privates of Ninth New Hampshire Volun
teers are hereby detailed from service, to serve as musicians in said
"Brigade Band"- George H. Andrews, H. G. Chase, J. C. Bennett,
James H. Moore, P. C. Hutchinson, and Francis Morse.
By order Brigadier-General James Nagle.
Jno. Edwin Mason, A. A. A. G.

1862.] THE REGIMENTAL AND BRIGADE BAND. 645
The circular was followed October 1 by this general
order : Head-Quarters First Brigade,
Second Division, Ninth Army Corps,
Antietam, October 1, 1862.
General Orders,
No. 26.
The Regimental Band of the Ninth Regiment New Hampshire Vol
unteers, consisting of seventeen musicians and six privates from the
same regiment detailed to serve as musicians, have this day been mus
tered in, to form and constitute the Brigade Band.
They will be acknowledged and respected accordingly.
By order Brigadier-General James Nagle.
Jno. Edw. Mason, A. A. A. G.
Up to that time the men of the Ninth detailed as
musicians had been under the command and subject
to the direction of Drum-Major Adams of that regiment,
but thereafter were to receive orders from the brigade
commander or his adjutant-general, and they no longer
had any fear of being put in the ranks. The detailed
privates were as much benefited as any, except in the
matter of 'salary.
At Antietam Iron Works, South Antietam, Pleasant
Valley, and in the march across northern Virginia, there
was little which could be done to vary each day's rou
tine, but of that little the band boys did their share.
They had to be present at guard mounting and dress
parade, and attended a few rehearsals. They played
at general inspections, at brigade drills, at the several
head-quarters, and at Sunday services. On November
27, Thanksgiving day, Chaplain Gushee of the Ninth
conducted a service at General Nagle's quarters. The
band was there, and rendered appropriate selections to
supplement the devout chaplain's eloquent words, and
when the day was over one of them remarked, "The

646 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [January,
services are all right to break the monotony of camp
life, but the grub remains the same as other days."
On December 12, in anticipation of the Battle of Fred
ericksburg, the bands of the First and Second brigades
were ordered to report to Division Surgeon Cutter for
instructions. That evening the Nashua boys serenaded
Colonel Stevens and Lieutenant-Colonel Bowers of the
Thirteenth New Hampshire, both of whom were resi
dents of their city. December 11, the two brigade bands
worked all day in the rear of Stafford Heights, erecting
hospital tents. On the 12th, they cut pine and cedar
twigs to make beds for the wounded, though but few had
as yet been brought in. On the 13th, seven men from
each band went to the city with Dr. Cutter, and estab
lished hospitals in the deserted residences and in the Bap
tist meeting-house. December 14 they were busy at the
same places. On the 15th, they were on guard at the
church, but that night were ordered to the north side of
the river, where, a good . night's rest was obtained after
sixty hours' consecutive labor. *
December 16, one band was ordered to cook for the
wounded during the day ; the other at night. The
musicians of the Second brigade got the day service,
and General Nagle's proteges the night work. But
the boys made themselves as comfortable as possible,
and did their best for their suffering comrades. As this
labor grew lighter the usual camp duties were resumed.
On December 23 the First Brigade band played for a
division review by General Sumner, and on the 25th for
Christmas services at head-quarters. Francis Morse
was discharged on the 29th — "the first man gone."
January 6, 1863, there was a corps review by General
Burnside, on the 7th a division drill, on the 8th a bri-

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gade drill. Colonel Griffin of the Sixth returned
January 19 from a visit home, and was serenaded. He
returned the compliment by sending to the band's quar
ters a barrel of apples, which yielded eighteen to a man,
and were a great treat.
Aaron Chase received his discharge January 25 — "the
second man gone." February 9 the start was made for
Newport News, where the parade ground was the finest
on which the band ever played. On the 19th, Colonel
Bowman of the Thirty-sixth Massachusetts was sere
naded ; the 25th was notable for a review of the entire
corps by Generals Dix and Smith ; the 26th for a bri
gade drill. March 8 was a happy and sad day —
happy for Bandmaster Hamblett and his son J. A., as
well as for William Manning, all of whom started for
home ; sad for those left behind, who were to miss their
old associates. William H. Graves succeeded H. P.
Hamblett as bandmaster. On the nth the boys wore,
for the first time, uniforms which had been purchased of
the Hawkin's Zouaves band on the previous day. The
price paid was eighteen dollars each. The new uni
forms were well christened by General Sturgis, who kept
the band playing at his quarters from eight o'clock that
night until two o'clock the next morning.
The trip from Virginia to Kentucky was made very
pleasant by the Unionists along the route, but especially
so at Pittsburgh, Pa., where the brigade was given a col
lation at the opera house. The band played while their
comrades were eating, and had a special supper served
later in the green-room, where they were "waited on
by ten of the handsomest ladies in the country," who filled
their haversacks with cold meats, bread, etc., and their
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for their fair hostesses, gave them three cheers, and
voted Pittsburgh the "banner city." The cattle car on
which they were shipped westward formed a strong con
trast to their surroundings in the " Smoky city."
The first campaign in Kentucky was as pleasant to
the band as it was to the other Union soldiers quartered
there. Three incidents will be especially remembered by
the band boys. First, their reception and entertainment
by hospitable musicians of Lexington. One of these, a
Mr. Saxton, born in New Hampshire but for twenty years a
resident of Lexington, invited a party to see "Colleen
Bawn " at the opera house where his orchestra was play
ing ; another, Mr. Stivers, a native of Lexington, pre
sented Bandmaster Graves with two pieces of music,
"Kentucky Quickstep " and "Ellsworth Funeral March,"
both of which were pronounced " good." The second
incident occurred at Winchester, April 15. In the after
noon came a brigade drill, then review by General Stur
gis, after which the band played by invitation at the
Ninth New Hampshire head-quarters, and after the con
cert received from the officers of that regiment one hun
dred and seventy-seven dollars towards paying for uni
forms. This presentation was a complete and delightful
surprise. The third incident evoked feelings of a differ
ent character. It was the resignation of General James
Nagle, commanding the brigade. His farewell address
was read at dress parade on the afternoon of May 21.
After supper the band played for him for the last time.
He listened attentively, made " a nice little speech,"
complimented the boys on their improvement and good
behavior, and shook each by the hand and bade him
good-bye. A member of the band said, " He has been
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and the remark was echoed and endorsed by every one
in hearing. The general left that night for his home in
Pennsylvania. During the Vicksburg campaign the usual amount of
hospital work was performed by those of the band who
were on duty, but several of them were on the sick-list.
Every one was glad when the city was taken and all
except "the loved ones gone before" were back in Ken
tucky once more. At Milldale, Mississippi, the sick
members, Howe, Andrews, Gleason, and Wyman, had
come back to duty and were cordially welcomed, but
nearly every one had contracted so much malaria in the
swamps of the Yazoo that they continued to "shake " even
in the genial Kentucky climate, and whisky and quinine
in large doses were a common necessity. Before Septem
ber 6, three — Moreland, St. Francis, and George Stevens
— had died. Others were seriously ill, but had recovered
sufficiently by October to enable the band to appear at
guard mount with twelve men, boots blacked, buttons
bright, and white gloves. This was their first appearance
after the return, and it "pleased the officers and surprised
the natives." October 9 a smart looking negro was en
gaged as cook. On the same date Wyman and Band
master Graves received furloughs. Graves returned from
New Hampshire November 14, and soon after came three
new members, Harvey M.. Hall, J. E. Hobson, and Charles
Bohonan ; but instruments were lacking, and so many
were sick again that little routine work was performed.
Some serenading was done, as for instance, when Lieu
tenant Quimby of the Ninth was presented by the con
scripts with a gold watch, and the members of the band
who were well enough were introduced to General Am-
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were complimented for their good work in the hospitals.
A sad feature of the stay in Kentucky was the large
number of funerals at which the band officiated. Janu-
uary 17, A. R. Gleason died at the post hospital in Paris,
and on March 21 the news of the death of George H.
Andrews was received.
During the latter part of March rumors were rife that the
Ninth corps would soon be ordered east, and they proved
true, for on April 2 the First brigade was played to the
station at Nicholasville, and with its band took cars for
Annapolis, which was reached on the 7th.
On the 14th, J. R. Wyman died in his tent. His
body was sent to Nashua, under care of Howe. Previous
losses had been partially made up by the new arrivals
in Kentucky and by details from the Sixth New Hamp
shire. May 4, three more were detailed, this time from
the Seventeenth Vermont, viz., G. H. Swift, A. M.
Johnson, and H. W. Walker. May 6, the band reported
to the division surgeon near the Wilderness battle-field,
and from then till June 18 each man was on the jump all
the time, either caring for the wounded or trying to find
brigade head-quarters, which were changed so frequently
from Spottsylvania to Petersburg that those in the rear
could not always find them when their special work was
done. By June 21 the boys had found each other again,
and on the 2 2d a comfortable camp was made not far
from General Potter's head-quarters before Petersburg.
Then began a series of guard mountings, dress parades,
head-quarters and miscellaneous serenades, and private
rehearsals, which continued without much interruption
until the explosion of the mine, July 30. On that morn
ing the band boys were out early, and went to the left,
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15 the division moved two miles to the left, and the boys
lost their pleasant quarters. On the 19th the division
was moved still farther to the left, and again the band
went with it. October 5, news was received of the
death of H. M. Hall. At the Pegram House fight, Sep
tember 30, the band became scattered, but soon got
together again, and after the movement on Hatcher's
Run every one was glad to get back to the old quarters.
On November 29 orders to move were received, and a
march of five miles was made to Hancock Station, where
winter quarters were established. The band built three
log houses. The largest had a room for rehearsals, and
bunks for Hutchinson, Bailey, Chase, Lovejoy, and
Moore. The two smaller ones were occupied by Howe,
Bennett, Hobson, Bohonan, F. V. Marshall, N. W.
Marshall, Swift, and Johnson, four in each house.
Graves and Simonds had a small wall tent.
A feature of the winter's encampment was the fre
quent playing of the brigade to executions of deserters.
Rehearsals were kept up religiously, — for instance, on
December 14 the general gave directions that after
guard mount in the morning each man should practise
by himself for one hour, that at two o'clock the full band
should play at head-quarters for one and a half hours,
and at four o'clock be at Fort Davis for dress parade,
that after the parade a few pieces should be rendered
in front of the colonel's quarters, and that the evening
rehearsals should last from six to eight o'clock, making
a total of seven and a half hours per day for each man.
On the 19th, Governor and Mrs. Gilmore of New Hamp
shire were at the general's head-quarters, and received
a three hours serenade. Bandmaster Graves started for
home February 12, 1865, and there was no playing for

652 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE. [April,
a while. He returned March 10, and held a rehearsal
that same evening — the boys had had enough of loafing
just then.
On the 25th the Fort Stedman affair broke the quiet
of the Union soldiers' life, and the 2,100 prisoners taken
from the Confederates were marched by division head
quarters. March 28 three new members arrived from
Newport, N. H., viz., D. W. Allen, C. C. Webber, and
M. H. Whitcomb. April 2 the Ninth corps advanced,
carrying forts and fortifications, capturing cannon and
prisoners, and on the 3d the band marched through
Petersburg at the head of its division and just before
President Lincoln, playing the " Faust Quickstep." The
feeling then was that Lee would have to be chased all
over the Southern Confederacy, but the boys were glad
to get him started. On the 4th the belief that the war
was nearly over increased. On the 5th the band camped
at Millville Station. Nottoway Court-house was reached
on the 6th, where a halt was ordered till five o'clock on
the afternoon of the 8th, when a further advance was
made to Burkesville Junction. Sheridan's capture of
12,000 prisoners, with cannon, wagon trains, etc., was
announced on the 7th. On the rainy morning of the
10th, just as the band were trying to decide whether to
play or not, an aide dashed up to General Potter's quarters
bringing the glorious news of Lee's surrender, and
called out, "Boys, can't you give us a little music!"
The boys rather thought they could, and amid cheers,
din, and confusion indescribable, played for two solid
hours, winding up with the national airs and " Yankee
Doodle." The "Johnnies," many of whom were pris
oners near by, were no less glad that peace had come
than were their former foes.

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At last the war was over, and on April 20 the march
towards Petersburg began. We arrived at that place
on the 23d, and were given an opportunity to view the
fortifications. City Point wras reached that afternoon,
and on the 27th we were at Alexandria, where we
remained until the grand review, May 21. On that
occasion we united with the Fifty-sixth Massachusetts
band, as we had many times before when our own num
bers were few, and marching at the head of our division,
played the " Faust Quickstep " as we passed in review.
We had intended to use the noisy " Door-Latch Quick
step," and discount all the other bands, but we arrived at
the reviewing stand so suddenly that the opportunity was
lost, a great disappointment to all the boys. The band
reached Concord June 13, and joined in the formalities
and festivities of that and the following days. We played
together for the last time on the 14th. On the 15th,
when the soldiers were paid off, the band's discharge
papers had not arrived, and the boys had to leave for
home without their pay. On June 22 we were notified
to be at the Capital city on the 24th. We were all on
hand and received our money, and said a last good-bye
to Uncle Sam.
Following is a table of facts relating to the band
which will be found of interest :

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Term of enlistment . .... .3 years
Term of service .  34 months
Whole number of members during term of service . . .33
Original members ...... .22
Mustered as musicians October 1, 1862 . . . .17
Detailed as musicians October 1, 1862 . . 5
Afterwards detailed as musicians . . .8
Afterwards enlisted as musicians . 3
Discharged during term of service . . 6
Died during term of service .' . 7
Returned in 1865, with the regiment . . . . 15
Original members returning with regiment . . 11
Left in service . . 8
Deserted . . .1

James H. Aldrich, Co. B.

CHAPTER XX.
Biographical Sketches.

JAMES H. ALDRICH.
Comrade James H. Aldrich, who was born in Lisbon
in 1838, was the son of Jethro and Mehetabel (Moody)
Aldrich, and is a resident of Dalton at the present time.
He enlisted July 12, 1862, and was assigned to Company
B of the Ninth regiment. At the Battle of Antietam he
received a gunshot wound in the right leg and a bayonet
thrust in the left knee, but was in the Battle of Fredericks
burg, December 13, and participated in the Mississippi
campaign the following summer. Perhaps no other
incident of his soldier life made a more vivid impression
on his memory than that connected with the death of
Captain Alexander, which is given in his own words as
follows :
" It was in July, 1863, and we were in the vicinity of
Jackson, Miss. After marching all day we had been
ordered on picket to relieve a colored regiment. Cap
tain Alexander had been posting the pickets, and in
returning to give the countersign was mistaken for a
rebel and mortally wounded by one of his men. Thomas
Bond and myself carried him to the rear, and then
returned to our posts. The enemy were creeping up on
us all night. Dustin, the man below me, was murdered,
and then my turn came to be attacked. It was a severe
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sword wound in the groin. We were relieved the next
morning, and I was detailed to help carry Captain Alex
ander back to Milldale, which was a four days march.
Shortly after reaching Milldale the captain died, and I
was then detailed to take his body to Vicksburg and
attend to the burial. On my return to Milldale I was
taken down with inflammation of the bowels, and lay on
the ground for two weeks. As soon as I had recovered
sufficiently I was detailed to go with the quartermaster,
and remained with the regiment until the end."

S. JUDSON ALEXANDER.
Capt. S. Judson Alexander was a native of Hopkin
ton, but his father removing to Concord when Judson was
but two years of age, that city was the scene of his short
but happy life. He was born June 23, 1837, and died
July 23, 1863, from the effects of a wound received while
on picket duty near Jackson, Miss. He was a member
of Dartmouth college, and had he continued his studies
would have completed the course with the class of 1863.
The diary which Captain "Alexander kept during his war
service has been preserved, and its first entry, June 23,
1862, his twenty-fifth birthday, bespeaks the high purpose
which animated his heroic soul: "For the past three
years I have been at ' Old Dartmouth,' but have left my
class, with many regrets, to help put down the unholy
rebellion waged by traitors against our noble country.
For the past three weeks I have been recruiting in Con
cord, and have enlisted fifteen men. I hope soon the
Ninth regiment will be in the field, ready to do its duty."
The last entry is under date of July 13, 1863, and that
very night Captain Alexander was mortally wounded.
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back to the Yazoo river, and died at Milldale, near
Haines's Bluff. Only one short year had elapsed since
he had exchanged the book for the sword, and laid his
strong young life, so full of promise of future excellence,
both in military and literary lines, a willing sacrifice upon
the altar of the country he loved so well.
The body of Captain Alexander, which had been
interred at Vicksburg, was brought to Concord, January
11, 1864, and the following day was buried with civil
and military honors. Private services were held at his
late home, conducted by Rev. Dr. E. E. Cummings, after
which the remains were borne to the Pleasant street
Baptist church, of which the deceased was a member,
escorted by a company of the Invalid corps and the
Concord Brigade band. Tender and affectionate tributes
of respect were paid to the memory of the gallant young
captain by Dr. Cummings and associate pastors, and the
body of the earnest, conscientious Christian soldier was
followed to its last, long rest by a large concourse of
mourning friends and citizens.

BENJAMIN R. ALLEN.
Benjamin R. Allen is a native of Newport, and was
born May 26, 1833. As the son of a farmer he enjoyed
the usual advantages in schooling and training, and later
on learned the trade of a carpenter. From a boy he
manifested a strong liking for music, and at the time the
war broke out was director of music at the South Congre
gational church, Newport, and also leader of the New
port Cornet band. Enlisting in August, 1862, he was
mustered in as first sergeant of Company K. His record
as a soldier won for him by successive promotions the
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position of captain of Company H, early in 1865. He
was wounded but once, at the Battle of Poplar Springs
Church, September 30, 1864, and was mustered out with
the regiment at Concord.
Since the war Captain Allen has resided most of the
time at Newport. Besides following his trade he has
been an instructor of vocal music, enjoys a wide repu
tation as a teacher in singing schools, and still retains his
position as director of music. He represented his native
town in the legislature of 1891, and has been chairman
of the board of supervisors of Newport for the past ten
years. His home life has been a most pleasant one.
He was married August 8, 1857, to Miss Mary H. Gil
more of Newport, and has five children. The oldest
child, and only son, Fred J., married Miss Carrie Mar
tin, and lives in Atlanta, Ga. Dora A. married Charles
F. Bingham, and has her home in Brattleboro, Vt. ; a
second daughter, Addie Florence, married William H.
Corser, and is also a resident of Brattleboro. The two
unmarried daughters, Mary Blanche and Minnie Myrtle,
reside respectively at Newport and Brattleboro.

JAMES C. AYER.
Sergeant Ayer was born in Deerfield in 1823, but was
living with his family in Somersworth, when in April,
1861, he enlisted in a three months company under Capt.
Ichabod Pearl. He was sent to Fort Constitution, and
served his time out there, re-enlisting the same day of
his discharge for three years in the heavy artillery under
Colonel Kent. Here he remained until April 1, 1862,
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under Captain Davidson. In August of that year he
was transferred to Company E of the Ninth New Hamp
shire, and was promoted to be sergeant. For more
than a year he had been in the service of his country, and
as he had received no bounty, and no state aid, he soon
found it difficult to support his family of seven children, the
oldest but fifteen years of age and the youngest only three,
on his scanty pay of seventeen dollars per month, so he
was finally obliged to mortgage his comfortable home to
keep the wolf from the door. At the Battle of Antietam,
September 17, 1862, Sergeant Ayer, with Sergt. Henry
O. Sargent, was ordered to the rear to guard the prison
ers which were brought in. They were stationed at the
well remembered " brick house," on the west side of the
road, and by the time night came on had a total of fifty-
seven prisoners. The following day Sergeant Ayer
received orders to deliver his charges to Colonel Wood,
and thereupon marched them to the camp of that officer,
about a mile to the east. After turning over his prison
ers, the sergeant asked the officer of the day, Lieut. S. S.
Culburton, for a receipt, which was given him. For a
disability resulting from wounds received in battle,
which rendered him unfit for further active service, he
was sent to the general hospital at Middletown. From
there he was carried to Frederick, and thence to Wash
ington, receiving his discharge December 16, 1863.
Though he has never recovered from the disability
incurred by his injuries, and will be a cripple for life, the
receipt for his prisoners-of-war, together with the origi
nal list of their names and addresses, is still cherished
as one of Sergeant Ayer's choicest possessions.

660 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.

EDWIN C. BABB.

The subject of this sketch was born in Westbrook,
Maine, February i, 1834. His mother, Mary Winslow,
was a lineal descendant of Governor Winslow of Massa
chusetts. He was educated in the common and grammar
schools of his native town, and in the common schools of
Bridgeton, Maine, where he also taught for a short time.
Later, he learned the marble-cutting trade, which he fol
lowed for a few years, and then rejoined his father's
family in Berlin Falls, New Hampshire, where he was
engaged in the lumbering business for a number of
years. During the dark days of the Rebellion, when McClellan
had been defeated on the Peninsula, and the call came
for more troops, he left the profitable business in which
he was engaged, and went to Concord and enlisted as a
private soldier in the Ninth regiment, in which, at that
time, he did not know a single man. He was made
second sergeant, before leaving the state, in Company F.
He was soon promoted to be first sergeant of the same
company, and a short time later to be second lieutenant
of Company H. Another promotion carried him back to
Company F as first lieutenant, and later still, he was
made captain of Company G.
His history written in full would be much the same as
that of any other soldier who participated in all the bat
tles in which the regiment was engaged. At the Battle
of Spottsylvania, where the regiment made its greatest
loss, the subject of this sketch commanded Company F,
which was on the extreme right of the regiment and
joined the extreme left of Hancock's corps. He was
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was captured. The extreme left of the regiment was
unprotected, and two columns of rebels, whose numbers
were at least ten to one, moved quickly around the left
flank. One half of the regiment was killed, wounded,
and captured, and the remnant fell back and sought to
rejoin the remainder of the corps. During this march
toward the left of the line, Captain Babb was detailed
by the regimental commander to march with his company
in advance of the regiment, and a long distance toward
the enemy, to prevent surprises or an ambuscade. The
right of the corps line, however, was safely reached,
where the regiment was engaged with the enemy during
the remainder of that day.
After his discharge from the army he went to Minne
apolis, Minnesota, where he engaged in the lumber
business, which he followed for a few years, and then
commenced dealing in real estate and in many other
kinds of property, in all of which he has been financially
successful. When the National encampment of the Grand Army
decided at Denver to hold its next meeting at Minne
apolis, he was chosen department commander and chair
man of committee for that year. He served as alderman
in 1886 and 1887, declining a re-election in 1888. He
was elected mayor of the city in 1889 and 1890, and has
been prominent among the business men who have built
up that wonderful metropolis.

JOHN W. BABBITT.
The subject of this brief sketch was born in Keene,
June 12, 1835. His early life was spent in his- native
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662 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE.
for which the town and subsequent city has ever been
noted. At the breaking out of the Rebellion young
Babbitt was living the city of Bloomington, 111. His
patriotic spirit was at once aroused by the wicked out
break, and he was one of the first to enlist in defence of
his country. He enlisted April 19, 1861, in a regi
ment formed for three months' service, during which
time he was promoted to the position of sergeant. At
the expiration of his term of service he joined the Fifty-
eighth Illinois, was commissioned second lieutenant in
that gallant corps of soldiers, December 24, 1861, and
on the 26th of the following March was promoted to the
captaincy of Company B in the same regiment. At the
siege of Fort Donelson his regiment was assigned a
conspicuous position, and in one of the assaults on that
rebel stronghold he was wounded, but not so severely as
to prevent his continuing in the service. In the Battle
of Shiloh, and again at Corinth, Miss., he was severely
wounded, necessitating his discharge, which was given
him July 3, 1862, when he returned to his home in
Keene to recuperate. At that time recruiting for the
Ninth New Hampshire was going on, and as soon as he
was able to get about, Captain Babbitt offered his services
to the governor of New Hampshire, in whatever capacity
he saw fit to engage him. The governor recognized in
Captain Babbitt not only an experienced organizer, but
a brave and enthusiastic soldier, and he at once assigned
him to duty as captain of Company Ij Ninth New Hamp
shire, his commission being dated August 10, 1862. In
this capacity he served until November 22 following,
when he was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel of the
regiment. This position he held until May 7, 1864,
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ond Maine. The Battle of Spottsylvania Court-House,
in which this regiment was hotly engaged, occurred
May 12, the same year, and in that engagement Colonel
Babbitt was again severely wounded, and was removed
to the officers' hospital at Annapolis, Md., for surgical
treatment. Partially recovering from his wounds, he
was detailed from the hospital to serve on general court-
martial and military commission at Baltimore, Md.,
where he remained nearly six months, or until December
5, 1864, when he was discharged from the service for
disability. During Colonel Babbitt's long service as an officer in
the Union army it is believed that he never incurred the
ill-will of a single soldier under his command. He was
immensely popular in the organizations with which he
was connected, and was held in high esteem by his
superiors. Since the war Colonel Babbitt has held
many responsible and honorable positions in civil life,
and at the present time enjoys fairly good health,
although never fully recovering from the honorable
wounds received when battling for his country.

ALDEN B. BENNETT.
Alden Bradford Bennett was born at Dunstable, Mass. ,
in 1816. In 1839 he enlisted on the United States ship
Ohio as ship fifer. He served three years, most of
the time sailing on the Mediterranean. At the breaking
out of the War of the Rebellion he was the third man to
enlist from New Hampshire, and did three months' ser
vice in the First regiment. He re-enlisted in the Ninth
July 3, 1862, and August 6 was mustered in as principal
musician in the regimental band. He was given a dis-

664 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE.
charge at Falmouth, and shortly after was again doing
service as fife-major in the Thirty-ninth Massachusetts.
The last sixteen months of his service were spent in the
hospital at Washington, whither he was ordered as the re
sult of a fall received while marching. He was there,
awaiting his discharge for disability, when the volunteer
service was mustered out at the close of the war. Com
rade Bennett was a genial, free-hearted man, of quick
impulses and a generous nature. His jovial good humor
made him popular among his comrades during the war,
and in later years his fund of reminiscence and gift at
story-telling made him the welcome centre of any group.
He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed this occupa
tion during the years he resided at Amherst. He died of
apoplexy May 15, 1895, leaving a widow and two chil
dren, Mrs. Oscar Shaffer of Amherst and Mrs. Dr.
McLeod of New Bedford, Mass., and was buried under
the auspices of Post Phelps.

CHARLES M. BLAISDELL.
Charles M. Blaisdell was born in Somersworth, in
1843. He was a clerk in Boston at the time of his en
listment in the navy, early in 1861. Here he served one
year, and was discharged in March, 1862, on account of
small-pox. He went home, intending to continue his ed
ucation at the Great Falls high school, but public senti
ment was at fever heat, and he had been at home but a
few weeks when he was carried away by enthusiasm and
enlisted in Company F of the Ninth New Hampshire
volunteers. He followed the fortunes of the regiment
during its entire service, participating in all the battles,
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march from Knoxville to Covington, Ky., acting as as
sistant commissary sergeant from July to October, 1863.
Comrade Blaisdell was but eighteen years old when he
shouldered his musket and did a man's duty in the ranks.
He was a modest, true, and brave soldier, always at his
post, no matter how hazardous, and never flinching
or complaining. He is another example of the high class
of young men that left school, home, friends, and future
prospects and laid his life on the altar of his country, as
his success in later life has fully testified.
The summer following the war he went to Boston, and
was employed by the Boston & Providence railroad as
clerk. In the fall of 1865 he received an offer from
Florida, and for three years was engaged in raising cot
ton in that state. At the end of that time he returned
North, and went into business with his brothers, S. Blais
dell, Jr., & Co., of Chicopee, Mass., dealers in cotton
and wool. Owing to his superior business abilities he
has been largely instrumental in laying the foundations
of one of the largest cotton houses in this country, and in
establishing a large foreign trade, and since 1888 has
been at the head of the firm. His pleasing address and
sterling business qualities have won for the firm an envi
able international reputation, and for himself many
pleasant trips across the ocean and many friends in
foreign countries. Mr. Blaisdell and his accomplished
and talented wife (born Mary H. Starr, of Deerfield,
Mass.) have rare taste and capacity for the beautiful in
art, and in their extensive travels through this and for
eign countries have gathered many choice paintings and
curios with which to adorn the pleasant home where
they both delight to entertain their friends, and where
every comrade may be sure of a hearty welcome.

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HENRY J. BOOTHBY.

Henry J. Boothby was a native of Conway, and had
but just attained his majority when he enlisted from that
town, as a private in Company D, July 19, 1862. On the
organization of the company he was mustered in as cor
poral. At the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862,
Corporal Boothby was wounded in the arm, disabling him
from active service for some time, but bringing to him
the well-deserved promotion to first sergeant of the com
pany. While serving in the trenches before Petersburg,
July 23, 1864, Sergeant Boothby was again severely
wounded. He was commissioned as second lieutenant in
November of that year, but not having fully recovered
from his wound was unable to serve, and was finally dis
charged on account of permanent disability, January 13,
1865. He died at Garfield, Ark., January 13, 1888, but
through the kindness of his sister, Mrs. H. A. Herrick, of
Marlborough, a photograph of Sergeant Boothby, taken
during his term of service, was secured for this volume.

ELMER BRAGG.

Elsewhere in the history Sergt. N. T. Dutton pays a
tender and appreciative tribute to the memory of his friend
and comrade, Corp. Elmer Bragg. It is noticeable, in
deed, that whenever Corporal Bragg is mentioned in the
diaries and letters of his comrades-in-arms it is in terms
of the deepest respect. His life was only too brief, as
numbered by years, yet who can measure the influence
wrought by the strength of character which he ever dis
played, even under the most trying circumstances, or by
the Christian fortitude with which he endured the terrible

Sergt. Henry J. Boothby, Co. D.

Corp. Edward D. Lathrop, Co. D.

Frank H. Kennard, Co. D.

George Weeks, Co. D.

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sufferings that filled the last three months of his earthly
pilgrimage. Death does not end all ; and the world is
better for the young hero who lived so well and perished
so nobly.

LEWIS BROCKLEBANK.
Among the many Plainfield boys who helped to swell
the ranks of Company E in the Ninth regiment, was
Comrade Lewis Brocklebank. He was the son of Daniel
and Lois D. (Heath) Brocklebank, and was born May
io, 1845. He was with the regiment during its entire
term of service, and was appointed corporal of Company
E, February i, 1865. After the close of the war he
returned to his home in Plainfield, and followed the
occupation of farming. In 1885 he removed to Newport,
where he died October 28, 1889, of bronchial and
catarrhal trouble, leaving a widow, born Miss Belle Wil-
ber, but no children, He was a loyal member of Post
William H. Tracy, of Windsor, Vt. Though quiet and
unassuming in manner, Comrade Brocklebank had made
many friends at Newport, and resolutions commendatory
of his character as a soldier and citizen were spread
upon the records of the local G. A. R. post.

WILLIAM IDE BROWN.
William Ide Brown, the son of John S. and Deborah
(Ide) Brown, was born in Attleborough , Mass., August
27, 1839. In 1843 the family removed to Fisherville
(now Penacook), N. H., which was his home from that
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and Scientific institution, and there fitted for college.
While there he made a public profession of religion, unit
ing with the Baptist church in Fisherville, and from that
time prosecuted his studies with the intention of entering
the ministry. Graduating at New London with distinc
tion in 1858, he entered upon his collegiate course at
Brown university, Providence, R. I. His rank there as
a scholar was above the average, although he devoted
more than the ordinary time to literar}' pursuits and to
general reading outside the prescribed collegiate course.
Among his fellow-students he won an enviable reputa
tion as a genial companion and self-sacrificing friend,
and during his last year he was honored with the per
petual presidency of his class.
In the early summer of 1862 he left Providence, his
collegiate course completed — save the graduating exer
cises — with the intention of entering upon a theological
course at Newton, Mass. About this date, writing of
friends in the service, he says, — " I wish I could have
the results in my character of such experience. That is
what will toughen — will develop — will strain every
energy of being — will make a man more a man. There
is something so noble in this absorbing of little, selfish
interests in one great one. Before a man can sincerely
and intelligently give himself a ready sacrifice to his
country, his whole nature must pass through an ordeal
that cannot but raise him in the scale of being. I do not
mean that a patriot will continue long to balance his own
interests and his country's before he will decide for the
latter, but that true patriotism is something more than
mere impulse, mere ignorance of the cost, mere indiffer
ence — it is the result of a rational, settled conviction that
the country needs great sacrifice and is worthy of it."

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The call for volunteers in the summer of 1862 was
answered by him, and he immediately deferred the
sacred duty of preaching Christ for what seemed to him
the more sacred duty of defending the imperilled liberties
of the nation. It was duty alone which impelled him to
forsake the church for the camp. He had no fondness,
no natural aptitude for a soldier's life. But he saw that
certain vital principles of our free institutions were at
stake, and he seized the sword with alacrity and wielded
it manfully until death released him from the claims of
duty. His character as a soldier was in consonance
with the motives which led him to take up arms and his
natural preference for a quiet life. He lacked that dash
and brilliancy which are essential to the popular ideal
of a military leader. But wherever duty called him he
was ready to go — whatever duty bade him do was done
promptly and well.
Regarding the Emancipation Proclamation he writes, —
"I still hold that the enforcement of the Constitution is
the direct object for which we contend, but I should feel
that peace would be premature if it should leave the
slavery question as it now is. I should regard it as a
calamity if the armed violence that threatens the Consti
tution should be removed without removing ,the under
lying cause. I hope we are now doing the fighting for
centuries to come." And again, from another letter, as
indicative of his spirit, — " No one would more gladly
welcome an unconditional surrender on the part of the
Confederacy than I would ; but better a few more lives
should be sacrificed than that the past sacrifice should be
in vain. The length of life is not determined by our
years, but by what we do. Death on the battle-field,
with all its horrors, is preferable to slavery to unjust

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principles — a short life of freedom and honor better than
a long one of servitude and disgrace."
After the Battle of Antietam he writes, — " Many a
time during the past year, under the influence of excite
ment and inspiring music, I have thought I could march
with fortitude up to the cannon's mouth, but such feel
ings under such circumstances are not to be trusted.
On the battle-field there is no music but the roar of
cannons, the hissing of shells, and the hum of bullets.
There is nothing very inspiriting about this, I assure
you. One must then draw upon the courage of princi
ple, it must be the result of careful counting of the cost
and a determination to meet the worst, and if it does not
come, to count it all as so much gain, — as so much more
than was to be expected." And again, while in front of
Petersburg, — " I have full as strong a desire to resume
my studies as I had one year ago, but I cannot leave
honorably while the campaign lasts. I will see the war
through before I think of any other duty."
Comrade Brown was commissioned second lieutenant
in Company K, August 10, 1862, which company he
assisted in recruiting. On March 1, 1863, he was pro
moted to be first lieutenant, and transferred to Com
pany B. On November 1, 1863, he was commissioned
as adjutant, a position for which he was well fitted and
which he held while he remained with the regiment.
His service with the Ninth New Hampshire was con
tinuous from the date of its muster-in until the fall of
1864, when, on the organization of the Eighteenth regi
ment, he was tendered the position of major, his com
mission dating from October 13, 1864.
Major Brown was killed in action at Fort Stedman,
in front of Petersburg, Va., March 29, 1865, and his

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remains were interred in Woodlawn cemetery, at his
home, April 7, 1865. His life was among the last sacri
ficed by the state in the Civil War, and his memory will
be held in grateful remembrance by the patriotic citizens
of New Hampshire.

FRANKLIN J. BURNHAM.
Franklin James Burnham was born December 31, 1842,
at Norwich, Vt. His parents, James and Amelia (Whit
man) Burnham, were both descendants of English emi
grants who settled in Massachusetts in the seventeenth
century. William Whitman, his mother's father, was a
soldier of the Revolution, having served in a Massachu
setts battalion during the later years of that war. James
Burnham had been reared on a farm in Hanover, N. H.,
and his wife on one in Pomfret, Vt. James had made
ready a pleasant abode of the same character among the
Norwich hills before his marriage. Upon the happening
of that event he and his bride at once took possession,
and it continued to be their home for the remainder of
their lives, and was left to the youngest son, by whom it
is still occupied. They were worthy representatives of
their class, and their children were carefully trained and
instructed in the practical virtues and robust Christianity
and patriotism for which the New England of their day
was noted.
The subject of this sketch was their first-born. As a
boy he rendered unusually efficient service on the farm
in summer, and in winter attended the " district" school,
until at fifteen he had completed its course of study.
During the next two winters he was one of a small class
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In the fall'of i860 he entered Kimball Union academy at
Meriden, was graduated at that institution in July, 1862,
and planned entering Dartmouth at the beginning of the
next college year. Touched, however, by the wave of
patriotic fervor and devotion that swept over the North in
response to the call of President Lincoln after the disas
ters of the Peninsular campaign, he with seven class
mates and several from other classes, joined a company
then being recruited at Lebanon for the Ninth regiment,
which became Company E in that organization. At
first his parents withheld their consent to this step, but he
pleaded the nation's need, and his own sense of duty to
aid in her defence, so forcibly as to eventually win their
approval and blessing.
His position during the first four months of his term of
service was that of private " in the rear rank." At the
Battle of Fredericksburg several of the color guard were
killed or wounded, and a call was made for volunteers to
take their places, and he was one of those who offered
themselves and was accepted. Soon after this he was
made a corporal, and regularly detailed as a member of
the guard. He continued on duty with the colors until
April, 1864, when he was given a warrant as sergeant
and resumed duty with his company. Up to that time he
had been continuously present for duty except about four
months in the fall of 1863. He was one of the many
members of the regiment who contracted malarial fever
in the Mississippi campaign, and on the return of the
command to Kentucky, in the latter part of August, he
was placed in a hospital at Covington. His illness was
severe, and it was nearly two months before he was
strong enough to be transferred to Camp Dennison, Ohio,
then occupied chiefly by convalescents. After a sojourn

Lieut. Pbanklin J. Burnham, Co. K.

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there of a couple of months he was assigned to the
Invalid corps, and with others sent to Cincinnati for
organization as a company of the First battalion of the
corps. To be corporal of the guard for the remainder of
his military life was too dismal a prospect altogether,
so he deserted at the first opportunity and rejoined the
regiment, which was then scattered along the Kentucky
Central railroad, Company E being at Riser's Station.
In July, 1864, he was made first sergeant, and was
commissioned second lieutenant in November following,
and as first lieutenant February 1, 1865, being in com
mand of his company from October, 1864, until the regi
ment was disbanded at Concord in June, 1865. .He was
one of the very few members of the regiment that par
ticipated in every battle in which it was engaged.
Although slightly wounded on three occasions during
the siege of Petersburg, his injuries were not sufficient to
require him to leave his command. He was fleet of foot,
and to this fact owed his escape from capture, if not
death, at Spottsylvania on May 12, Petersburg Mine,
July 30, and Poplar Grove church, September 30, 1864.
He regards as perhaps his most difficult and trying expe
rience, his service as one of the volunteer detail that, at
Spottsylvania, on the night of May 13 crept out between
the lines and close up to the Confederate pickets, and
found and brought in nearly a score of wounded com
rades, who lay where they had fallen on the morning of
the 1 2th; and on the night of the 14th went out again,
and brought in nearly forty bodies of the slain.
On his return to civil life he determined to begin where
he left off in 1862. With his classmate at the academy
and comrade in the field, Capt. O. D. Robinson, he
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entered Dartmouth, and pursued for the next four years
the regular course of study in the classical department,
graduating with the class of 1869. The next year he
.spent at Littleton, as principal of the high school in that
place. Declining an offer of this position for another
year, he went to Chicago, and began the study of law in
the office of Hon. W. C. Goudy, and on the commence
ment of the school year joined the law class connected
with Chicago university. From that institution he
received a diploma and the degree of LL. B. in July,
1871. About the same time he was admitted to the bar
by the supreme court of Illinois. In company with a
classmate in the law school he secured an office adjoin
ing that of a friendly city justice, and hung out a sign
bearing the legend, "Burnham & Willard, Attorneys
at Law." In the course of a few weeks Mr. Willard
retired from the firm to accept a promising offer in
another calling, and the remaining member continued
the business single-handed. What might have been the
result of this venture will never be known, for the famous
kick of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, that started the great con
flagration of October, 187 1, cut short its history. Its
proprietor saw it end in smoke with a sigh of relief.
Within a few days he secured employment with the
Relief and Aid Society which took charge of the distri
bution of the immense contributions in aid of the thousands
left homeless and destitute by the fire. For this work
his military training proved an excellent preparation.
His executive abiluy was soon recognized, and he was
rapidly promoted and finally made superintendent of the
distribution of aid in the northern division of the city, and
filled the position successfully until the conclusion of the
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The Northern Pacific railroad had then just been com
pleted to the western boundary of Minnesota, opening
for settlement the famous valley of the Red river of the
North. Some of his acquaintances were about to locate
at Glyndon, ten miles east of that river and the junction
point of the Northern Pacific with one of the lines of what
is now the Great Northern system. Joining them, he
became one of the first settlers of this place. He
remained there three years, practising his profession and
devoting his spare time to various business enterprises.
In 1875 he removed to Moorhead, on the Red river, the
capital and principal town of Clay county, Minnesota.
This is still his home. It is now a thriving city of 3,500
population. He has been successful in his profession,
and prominent in other business. In 1881 he helped
organize the First National bank of Moorhead, and was
its first vice-president. He succeeded to its presidency
in 1882, and has held that position to the present time.
He has filled with credit several municipal and county
offices, was for nine years a member of the Moorhead
board of education, and has been continuously an active
promoter of the educational, moral, and religious inter
ests of the community. He married, in 1873, Miss Harriet
F. Laughton, of Chicago, a lady who has contributed in
no small degree to her husband's success. Four children
have been born to them, of whom two sons and a daugh
ter survive. Comrade Burnham's first ballot was cast in
1864 for Abraham Lincoln, at the regimental polls before
Petersburg, and he has ever since been an adherent of
the Republican party. He is a member of the Grand
Army and of the Loyal legion, and his love for the old
flag and the comrades with whom he followed it through
three lo'ng but glorious years, has suffered no abatement.

676 NINTH NE W HAMPSHIRE.

GEORGE H. CHANDLER.

George Henry Chandler, son of the late Nathan S.
and Mary A. Chandler, was born in Concord, August 4,
1839. His education was obtained in the city schools,
and at Dartmouth college, from which institution he
graduated in the class of i860. At the close of his col
lege course he entered the law office of his brother,
William E. Chandler, of Concord, with whom he read
law until August, 1862, also holding the position of
deputy secretary of state from June, 1861, until that
time. On the 18th of August, 1862, he became adjutant
of the Ninth New Hampshire, and on October 11, 1863,
was promoted to the rank of major. In the Battle of
Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, Major Chandler, while
gallantly leading his regiment across the famous " bloody
angle," received a musket ball through the flesh of his
right thigh, but rejoined his command in the latter part
of August. In November following, Major Chandler
was made president of a court-martial at Washington,
D. C, and after that, was detailed to aid the navy
department in some investigations at Philadelphia.
In April, 1865, he returned to his regiment with the
rank of lieutenant-colonel, and with it was mustered out
of the service shortly afterwards. Immediately there
after he resumed his legal studies at the Harvard law
school, from which he received the degree of LL. B. in
1867. Prior to taking his degree, however, he was
appointed clerk of a commission at Washington, D. C,
to codify the United States laws, and in January, 1867,
went to England with Judge Isaac F. Redfield as junior
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the recovery of Confederate property abroad, which were
then in suit.
Immediately after returning from Europe he took up his
residence in Baltimore, Md., where he ever afterwards
made his home, and began an honorable and successful
professional career. He was a member of Wilson post,
G. A. R., of Baltimore, one of the largest Grand Army
posts in the South.
Major Chandler married Elvira S. Coffin, eldest
daughter of the late Samuel S. Coffin, of Concord,
December 29, 1870. She died November 21, 1875,
leaving three children, only one of whom survives, a
daughter, Kate. In the summer of 1883, Major Chandler
was summoned to Concord by the illness of his mother,
and spent several weeks in ministering to her wants
before her death, which occurred July 14. Just a week
after the funeral of his mother, while visiting his brother,
John K. Chandler, of Boscawen, he had a severe attack
of neuralgia of the heart and congestion of the brain,
from which he gradually failed until death ensued, on
August 12.
Major George H. Chandler was a most genial com
panion, a courteous and entertaining gentleman, a loyal
and patriotic man, and a devoted friend, husband, and
father. At his funeral, which was held in the Unitarian
church at Concord, the Rev. Dr. Little of Chicago, a
college classmate and close friend of the deceased, paid
a tender and heartfelt tribute to his fidelity as a student,
to his ardent patriotism in the War of the Rebellion, and
to his fortitude and patient endurance under the severe
wound he sustained in defence of the country and flag he
so dearly loved.

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GEORGE A. CHASE.
George A. Chase was a native of Newport, and one
of the large number of patriotic young men enlisted by
Captain Cooper in Company K. His own words most
fitly express the nice sense of honor and patriotism which
led him to enter the service of his country. He writes, —
"I wish I could send you something worthy of myself
to putjn the history of the grand old Ninth. I can
simply say I enlisted to put down the Rebellion, and
tried to do my duty while in the service. I was wounded
at the Battle of Fredericksburg, was discharged, went
home, and enlisted again, a few months later, in the
New Hampshire Heavy artillery, Company H."

HENRY W. CLARK.
Henry W. Clark, of Company I, was born at Walpole,
June 11, 1842. At the age of fourteen years his parents
moved to Winchendon, Mass., and he was educated in
the public schools. In 1858 he entered the employment
of the Cheshire Railroad company at Winchendon, as
ticket agent and telegraph operator, and remained in
that position until his enlistment in 1862. Most of the
time during his three years service in the army he was
on detached duty as chief clerk in the brigade quarter
master's department, under Geo. A. Zimmerman, cap
tain and acting assistant quartermaster. On his dis
charge from the service in 1865, he again entered the
employ of the Cheshire railroad, as general agent at
Boston, and remained there until 1881, when he resigned
to accept a position in the office of his- uncle, William P.
Clark, manufacturer and wholesale dealer in wooden

Henry W. Clark, Co. I.

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ware, at Winchendon, Mass., where he now resides. In
1867 he joined Bunker Hill lodge of Odd Fellows at
Charlestown, Mass., passed through the various chairs of
the subordinate lodge, and in 1881 was elected grand
master of the grand lodge of Massachusetts. In 1882 he
was elected grand representative to the Sovereign grand
lodge, I. O. O. F., which position he held for two years.
He is also a member of Bunker Hill encampment, I. O.
O. F., and of Paul Revere lodge, Knights of Honor.

HERMON A. CLEMENT.
Hermon A. Clement, of Company F, was one offive
brothers who enlisted to help crush the Rebellion. He
was born in Lowell, Mass., August 16, 1841, and ten
days before reaching his majority enlisted as a private
in the Ninth. He was twice wounded, — at the Battle
of Fredericksburg and at the Mine explosion before
Petersburg, but served until the final mustering-out of
the regiment in June, 1865. Serving most faithfully
under Captain Stone, to whom he was devotedly attached,
young Clement was permitted to minister to the needs of
the brave captain, when he fell leading his regiment at
Spottsylvania, and to perform for him the last sad offices.
Throughout his entire connection with the regiment
Private Clement's service was characterized by faithful
performance of daily duty, — one of those who "also
serve that only stand and wait."

SIMEON A. CLEMENT.
Simeon A. Clement was a younger brother of Hermon
A. Clement. He was born in Holderness, and at the

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age of nineteen enlisted in company with his brother.
He served with the regiment up to the engagement at
Poplar Springs church, September 30, 1864, when he
was severely wounded, was captured on the field, and
taken to Libby prison. After remaining there six weeks,
he was paroled and sent to Annapolis. Some three
months later he was sent to the hospital at Manchester,
where he remained until he was discharged, at his own
request, in May, 1865. Feeling that his days were fast
being numbered, the young soldier returned to his home
at Centre Harbor, and there, in April, 1866, after nine
teen months of patient suffering, as a result of his wound,
he passed peacefully away.

JOHN B. COOPER.
At Walpole, in the Connecticut valley, there was born
in 1842, a boy who received the above name, and who at
the nominal age of twenty-one years, though he was real
ly but twenty, enlisted in Company D, First New Hamp
shire volunteers. After his term of service in that organ
ization had expired he recruited at Newport a large
number of the men who afterwards constituted Company
K of the Ninth New Hampshire volunteers, and the
youthful recruiting officer was made captain of the men
in whose enlistment he had been so largely instru
mental. On the Saturday in August, 1861, before he
left the state on Monday, Captain Cooper was married to
Mary O. Moody of Newport. At the Antietam battle
he was wounded, and afterwards furloughed, but only
to rejoin his company and the regiment on December 13,
1862, at Fredericksburg, an hour before the charge on
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Captain Cooper was detailed for service as provost-
marshal on General Frye's staff. His labor there lasted
from February to June, 1864, when, on the third day of
the month, he rejoined his regiment, of which he was in
command a large part of the time from the Battle of the
Mine until the following April. Since the war Captain
Cooper has resided at Newport, with the exception of one
year during which he managed a farm near Rappahan
nock Station, Va. No citizen of the shire town of Sulli
van county is held in higher esteem than this officer of
the Ninth New Hampshire. His careful judgment and
known sincerity have been frequently demanded in the
service of his townsmen. He has been selectman,
representative, member of constitutional convention, and
now, as executive member of the recently incorporated
Newport water-works, is superintending the laying of
pipes and building of the reservoir. In 1875-6 he was
door-keeper of the New Hampshire house of representa
tives, and served a four years term under President
Hayes as postmaster of Newport. Captain Cooper has
one son, Mark O., born in 1866, and living with his
parents. CHARLES D. COPP.
Midway of Grafton county, and nestling in the shadow
of grim Mount Moosilauke, is the little town of Warren,
the birthplace of one of the Ninth's most gallant soldiers,
Capt. Charles Dearborn Copp. Though born in a quiet
country town, Captain Copp has ancestral claims that
run back to King Eric of Sweden in the sixteenth cen
tury, and is equally proud of his descent from that brave
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When he was five years old his father moved the family
to Nashua, where young Copp was in time duly enrolled
as an attendant of the public schools.
He began selling the Boston daily papers, in connec
tion with the local Oasis, Gazette, and Telegraph, at the
age of eleven, and thereby gained the familiar cognomen
which clung to him for many years, that of " The News
boy." When he was eighteen he bought out a paper
agency, and soon after a book and stationery business,
in which he was engaged at the breaking out of the
Rebellion. In his boyhood days he had been an enthu
siastic member of an embryo military company, and in
later years had been prominent in the Granite State
cadets, an independent military organization in Nashua,
so the country's call found in him a ready response.
In the spring of 1862 he opened a recruiting office in
Nashua, and in July, leaving his business with a brother,
he went to Concord, where the recruits were assigned to
the Ninth regiment. Here his knowledge of military
tactics was soon brought into play, and he was commis
sioned as second lieutenant of Company C August 10,
1862. Strict in discipline, prompt to duty himself and
justly requiring the same of his subordinates, the popu
lar and efficient officer found full scope for his abilities
while the organization and drilling of the raw troops was
going on.
The history of his army life is practically that of the
regiment, for he was with it almost continuously, —
through its long marches in summer's heat and winter's
cold, in camp and bivouac, in skirmishes and hard
fought battles. Company C was the color company
during the term of regimental service, and in it, through
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to be captain. If the color company held the place of
honor, it was equally the post of danger and responsi
bility, and the command had devolved on Lieutenant.
Copp almost from the first, the captain being absent
on detached duty and the first lieutenant s0N severely
wounded at Antietam that he never returned.
The special duty of the color company was the guard
ing of the flag. On several occasions, when the color
bearer had been killed or wounded in the heat of battle,
amid shrieking, bursting shells, singing bullets, and rat
tling grape and canister, Lieutenant Copp was the first to
seize the fallen flag, to spring to the front and lead the
men forward or rally on a new line to check a retreat.
Such was his heroic conduct at the Battle of Fredericks
burg, that he was awarded the Medal of Honor presented
by congress for acts of special bravery, a decoration of
which he and his comrades may be justly proud.
In July, 1864, Captain Copp was in the hospital for a
few weeks, his health being somewhat broken by the
exposure and hard service which the regiment had
undergone, though he was one of the very few officers
who received no wounds. Yet he had many narrow
escapes, for at South Mountain he was the first man to
get a touch of the enemy's fire, one bullet striking the
toe of his boot, while another brushed his hair just over
the left ear. At Antietam a spent ball struck him on the
arm, producing quite a sore spot, while at Petersburg a
bullet struck a fence-rail against which his head was
resting, exactly in line with his forehead, but did not
come quite through.
In January, 1865, Captain Copp came home on a short
leave of absence, during which he was married to Har
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out with his company at Concord, June 10, 1865, and
just before leaving for home was presented with a gold
watch, every member of the company contributing to
this token of their good-will and esteem. Returning to
his business at Nashua, Captain Copp remained there
until 1872, when he sold out to his brother and went into
the furniture business with J. W. Howard. In April,
1878, he entered the employ of the Gibbs Loom Harness
and Reed company, of Clinton, Mass., as travelling
salesman, visiting cotton mills from Maine to Louisana.
In this business he is now engaged, having in the mean
time spent three years in Burlington, Vt., in the bobbin
and spool business, visiting the same trade. Captain
Copp is a member of the Congregational church, also of
the "Medal of Honor" legion, of the Massachusetts
commandery of the Loyal legion, of the I. O. O. F.,
and of the G. A. R. His present home is in Clinton,
Mass.

MARTIN T. CROWELL.
November 30, 1893, there died in Hopkinton, Martin
T. Crowell, a member of Company B, who enlisted July
18, 1862, at the age of twenty-one. He was mustered
in on the day of his enlistment, and remained with the
regiment throughout its whole service, when he returned
to his native town, where he continued to live till his
decease. For fifteen years he had been in failing health,
suffering greatly from asthma. He was a member of
Putnam post, No. 5, G. A. R., and is survived by his
widow. It does not appear that Comrade Crowell lost a
day's service, either from sickness, wounds, capture, or
furlough.

Andrew Currier, Co. A.

James B. Kimball, Co. A.

George W. Barnard, Co. A.

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ANDREW CURRIER.
Andrew Currier, the subject of this sketch, a private
in Company A, was born in Newton, N. H., August 5,
1844. His early life was spent in his native town,
attending the public schools, working on the farm, and
in shoemaking. He enlisted July 7, 1862, and was
immediately mustered into service. He participated in
the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, and Freder
icksburg. The winter following he contracted the
measles, which, with the exposure he endured, left him
in feeble health, and he received his discharge April 27,
1863, at Portsmouth Grove, R. I. Partially regaining
his health, he re-enHsted, June, 1864, in the Veteran
Reserve corps, joining the famous Black Horse cavalry,
which comprised Lincoln's body-guard, and was doing
duty at the time of the president's assassination. This
organization was the first to surround Ford's thea
tre on that fatal night. Receiving his discharge at the
close of the war, he returned to Newton and engaged in
mercantile pursuits, and later in the manufacture of
boots and shoes, in which business he remains at the
present writing. Mr. Currier is a member of C. R.
Mudge post, No. 114, G. A. R., of Merrimac, Mass.,
and of Twilight lodge, I. O. O. F., of Newton.

NATHAN CUSHING.
Private Nathan Cushing was born in Woodstock, Vt.,
in 1842, but afterwards became a resident of Plainfield.
He enlisted at Lebanon in the latter part of July, 1862,
under Capt. Daniel C. Busweli. On reaching the ren
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addition of about forty men who had been sent up from
Portsmouth, and the complete organization became Com
pany E of the Ninth New Hampshire. The night the
regiment reached Washington on its way out, Private
Cushing was one of the volunteer guard who served as
sentinels while their comrades slept. At the Battle of
Antietam, while serving on special detail, he narrowly
escaped capture. He served with the regiment until
early in December, when he was taken ill and sent to
the hospital, and was finally discharged for disability,
December 29, 1862.
LEWIS DWIGHT DARLING.
Lewis Dwight Darling was a native of Keene, and
was but eighteen years old when he enlisted as a private
in Company I. He won his promotion to corporal and
sergeant by his faithful attention to duty, and shared the
fortunes of the regiment through all the vicissitudes it
experienced, participating in every engagement, from
South Mountain to the fall of Petersburg. Sergeant
.Darling received a gunshot wound in the breast in the
.advance upon the enemy at Tolopotomoy Creek, and
was again wounded in the knee at the explosion of the
Mine, but kept with the regiment until he was finally
mustered out at the close of the war.

ALVAH R. DAVIS..

The above named comrade was born in West Charles
town, Vt., but having taken up his residence in Croydon,
this state, and engaged in farming, he enlisted in August,
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Company K, of the Ninth. He followed the fortunes of
the regiment until he was captured at Spottsylvania
Court-house, May 12, 1864. The next seven months
were passed in rebel prison-pens, four months at Ander
sonville and three at Florence. In December, 1864, he
was exchanged and furloughed, but at the expiration of
his furlough wras found unable to perform duty in the
field, and was ordered to the hospital at Annapolis, Md.,
where he remained until July, 1865, when he was able
to return home and receive his discharge. Since that
time Comrade Davis has been engaged in various lines
of business life, and has received his share of success
in each. Farming, tanning, teaming, have all been
made to yield an income, but now the direction of a
flourishing meat-market at Newport employs a large
portion of his time and energy. In 1866 he married
Mary E. Thompson of Antrim, by whom he is the father
of three children. The eldest of these, Emma J., is
the wife of William H. Wright of Concord. The others,
George A. and Walter E., reside at Newport.

SANFORD DINSMORE.
"I enlisted July 4, 1862, in , the town of Colebrook,
where I was born. John G. Lewis was the recruiting
officer. I was but seventeen years old, and the youngest
in the company so far as I know. We went to Lancas
ter, and stayed through July and a part of August. Mr.
Lewis got some twenty more recruits, and then we went
to Concord and joined the regiment. Our squad was
made a part of Company H, with Capt. C. W. Edgerly
as our senior officer and Mr. Lewis as first lieutenant.
•Our squad clubbed together and bought Lieutenant Lewis

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a very handsome sword with a belt and a gold tassel ; but
he would not wear the tassel, as he thought it was not suited
to his rank. I remember that when we presented him the
sword he shed tears and was much affected at our good
will. As my parents were dead, I had chosen Lieutenant
Lewis as my guardian, and so was somewhat more in
timate with him than the other privates in our company.
He was a grand, good man, and as brave as a lion.
" From Concord I went with the regiment to the front,
and was with it in the battles of South Mountain and
Antietam. In both of these engagements I tried to do
my duty the best that I could. I was one that volunteered
to go on the skirmish line at Antietam, after we crossed
the stone bridge, and was one of the first to meet Long-
street's troops when they came from Harper's Ferry. I
was with the regiment up to the time we started for the
Rappahannock, but on that march I was taken down
with diarrhea, and being unable to keep in the ranks
was left behind. When the doctor came along and saw
how weak I was he gave me a written permit for absence,
and told me to report to my company as soon as I was
able. " I followed the regiment as far as Fayetteville, when
I could go no farther. A good woman took me in and
cared for me until a squad of rebel cavalry came along
and took me prisoner. Finding that I could not walk,
they put me on parole, and took away my arms. I had
some queer adventures while I was in the rebel lines,
and as they would not let me go back to join my regi
ment, I had to make my way to Washington as best I
could. I reported to the provost-marshal, and was sent
to Camp Parole at Annapolis. After being there two
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and another young fellow made up our minds to break
our paroles and ship in the navy for a year, and then go
back to the regiment.
" I was only seventeen years old, and did not think I
was doing anything wrong to the government, but for
that act I was marked on the roster as a deserter. I
went to New York, and on January 16, 1863, enlisted in
the navy for a year. I was put on the frigate Colorado,
was at Mobile during the blockade, and did not get back
to Boston until June 4, 1864. During my service in the
navy I received an injury to my left knee that forever
disabled me for infantry service. I tried to enlist in the
artillery, but did not pass muster, and so went back to
my home. I have an honorable discharge from the
navy, and am drawing a pension of two dollars per
month on account of the injury to my knee. I do not
expect to have a very good record in the history of the
Ninth New Hampshire, but if my old comrades can
know all the circumstances of my service, I am willing
they should judge how far I came short of doing my
duty to my country."
[After reading Comrade Dinsmore's statement of the
facts connected with his apparent desertion, as recorded
in the regimental roster, the Publishing Committee
unanimously decided to give it a place in the history,
that justice might be done so far as was possible at this
late day. — Editor.] NEWELL T. DUTTON.
Newell Tracy Dutton was born in Claremont, October
5, 1840. There his boyhood days were passed, and he
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academy until he was seventeen. The next two years
he lived with an uncle in Perry, Ohio. Work on the
farm alternated with attendance at school, and in the
winter of 1858-9 he taught his first term of school.
Here, too, he was converted, and became connected
with the Baptist church in 1858. Returning to Clare
mont in 1859, ne went to New London the following
year, and in 1861 began a regular course of study at
the New London Literary and Scientific institution (now
Colby academy).
When the call for troops came in 1861, he greatly
desired to enlist, but two younger brothers had entered
the service, and the idea generally prevailed that the
Rebellion would be of short duration ; so the student
devoted himself to his books. After McClellan's defeat
came Lincoln's call for 300,000 men, and feeling that
the time had come when he could be of service, he deter
mined to enlist. Learning that a number of students from
Kimball Union academy, at Meriden, had enlisted in a
body at Lebanon, he decided to put his name with theirs ;
and though all of them were entire strangers to him at
the time, he never regretted his choice of companions.
For Christian character, lofty aims, and pure patriotism,
that little band of student volunteer soldiers could not be
excelled. His enlistment as private was made at Leb
anon, August 5, and that same day the men went to
Concord. The following day saw them mustered in and
assigned to Company E of the Ninth regiment.
For the nearly three years following his history was
that of the regiment. With the exception of a twenty
days furlough in February, 1865, he was not absent
from its ranks, and excused from duty but six days
on account of sickness. He was on every march the

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regiment made, and in every engagement of the score
or more fought. He did not see the inside of a hos
pital as a patient, and was never wounded, though his
clothes were pierced and he Was struck by spent balls.
May i, 1864, he was promoted to be corporal, and de
tailed as color guard. Within two weeks he was made
color corporal, and given the State colors to carry.
August 1 he was raised to the rank of color sergeant,
and took the National colors, carrying them until Octo
ber 1, when he was appointed acting sergeant-major,
and received his commission as such in February, 1865.
During the five months between May 1 and September
30, 1864, fifteen different men carried the other stand of
colors, and over six hundred men were lost to the regi
ment, being either killed, wounded, or captured. Finally
the State colors were captured, with the bearer, in the
battle of the latter date, at Poplar Grove church, Va. ;
but Sergeant Dutton brought out the National colors,
himself unscathed, together with the handful of men
that remained to the regiment. When he had taken the
flag its colors were fresh and its folds unmarred ; he
returned it stained with the blood of heroes, and mutely
witnessing the storm of lead and iron through which it
had been borne in the riddled and tattered fragment
which still clung to the staff. If there is no mistake
Sergeant Dutton was one of two men who saw all the
service of the Ninth regiment during the last three years
of the war in the land of " Dixie." A kind Providence
cared for him in all the exigencies of camp, march, and
battle, and brought him again to Concord in June, 1865,
to be mustered out with the regiment.
After his return from the war Sergeant Dutton at once
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decided to make the ministry his vocation, the following
year saw him entered at Brown university, from which
he graduated in 1870. Immediately continuing his
preparation for the ministry at Newton Theological
seminary, he graduated from this institution in 1873.
August 19 of the same year, he was ordained to the min
istry as pastor of the Baptist church in Warren, Me.
He remained with his first charge ten years. In August,
1883, he became pastor of the Baptist church in Houlton,
Me., where another ten years pastorate bore witness to
the faithfulness of the shepherd. August, 1893, saw him
settled with the Baptist church in Fairfield, Me., where
he has since made his home. In his chosen vocation he
has borne the colors of the great Captain just as faith
fully as he raised the standard of his state and country in
the cause of Freedom, and the same kind Providence has
abundantly blessed his labors. For twenty -three years
he has been a trustee of the Maine Baptist Missionary
convention. In 1883 he was made trustee of Ricker
Classical institute, at Houlton, and in 1889 trustee of
Colby university, at Waterville, Me., in both of which
positions he still serves most acceptably. In all that per
tains to the religious and educational affairs of the Bap
tist denomination in his adopted state, Comrade Dutton
has had a growing interest, service, and usefulness.

MINOT ELLIS.
A native of Keene, and a resident of that bustling
town during the years of his minority, it was but natural
that Minot Ellis should be numbered among the young
men who were so largely in proportion among the mem
bers of Company I. He was mustered in, and out, with

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the regiment ; never had a furlough or was sick in the
hospital, and never was detailed away from the regi
ment. Though participating in every battle save one,
when he was sick in camp, Comrade Ellis escaped in
jury, though on one occasion one man on his right and
two on his left were shot down at the same time. Once
he was taken prisoner, but managed to escape to the
Union lines. He was promoted to be corporal Nov
ember 1, 1864. Some one asked Corporal Ellis once if
he ever "took" anything while he was in the army.
"No, sir ;" was the ready reply, "I never took anything
but top rails, or whatever I could put my hands on."

GEORGE W. EVERETT.
On November 19, 1819, there was born at New Lon
don, amid the hills and mountains of western New
Hampshire, a boy who was destined to be conspicuous
in the history of his town and state because of his native
ability and later acquirements, which gave him promi
nence in military as well as in civil life. His family
name, Everett, is a familiar one in American history, and
its representatives in New London had been highly re
spected, even from the very settlement of that town which
has been so distinguished for good and patriotic citizens
of commanding influence in the councils of the Granite
state. To the lad then born his parents gave the name
George, and the best education possible in the schools of
the town and at the New London academy. He then
studied law with Walter P. Flanders, Esq., and prac
tised his profession in his native town, which he repre
sented in the state legislature. He had also been solici
tor for the county of Merrimack. He left all the emolu-

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ments of his profession to accept the majority of the
Ninth New Hampshire volunteers, to which he was com
missioned August 26, 1862. On the return from the
Mississippi campaign he was seriously ill, and died
August 27, 1863, at Cincinnati, Ohio, from poison admin
istered by his body-servant, a young darkey, who was
afterwards imprisoned for his crime. Major Everett left
a widow (born Ellen Frances Lane, of Gloucester,
Mass.,) and three children: George W. Everett, now of
Danvers, Mass; Mrs. George M. Peabody, also of Dan-
vers, and John R. Everett of Rockport, Mass.

ENOCH Q. FELLOWS.
Enoch Q. Fellows, the Ninth New Hampshire's first
colonel, was a native of Sandwich, and was born June
20, 1825, the son of John and Mary J. Fellows. His
maternal great-grandfather, Aaron Quimby, was a cap
tain in the Revolution, and ensign in an alarm company
in 1787, with the rank of major. His paternal grand
father, Stephen Fellows, was a butcher, and of Fremont
(then Poplin), but when, during the Revolution, the
rumor came that the British were landing at Hampton
beach, he said he " run forty bullets as quick as ever
forty bullets were run," and taking his gun, mounted his
horse and started for the beach. Though the rumor
proved to be only a rumor, yet the patriot farmer had
manifested both zeal and courage.
Until he was seventeen the future colonel attended the
district schools and town academy when not at work, but
he had early determined to obtain a higher education,
and step by step he earned his way until he finally
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nineteenth birthday, he at once took a good standing in
his class, ranking eighth at the time of his voluntary
resignation in 1846, when, at the urgent solicitation of his
father, he returned to his home at Sandwich. Among
his schoolfellows at West Point were his later com
rades-in-arms, Generals Burnside, McClellan, Couch,
Reno, and " Stonewall" Jackson. Most of the time till
1854 ^e worked at home, holding several high positions
in the state militia, and for four years serving as door
keeper in the New Hampshire senate.
From 1854 to 1857 he held the position of inspector in
the Boston custom house, and the next four years were
passed in Sandwich. In April, 1861, the moment he
saw President Lincoln's proclamation calling for seventy-
five thousand troops, he offered his services to the adju
tant-general of the state, and was immediately ordered
to report at. Concord. He was at once employed in
drilling recruits, and assisted in the organization of the
First regiment, and was offered a captaincy in it. This
he declined, though he immediately enlisted as a private,
then was commissioned as first lieutenant of Company
K, and was detailed as adjutant. He was mustered out
with the regiment August 9, 1861, and the following
day was commissioned colonel of the Third regiment,
serving as ranking colonel in Sherman's expedition
down the coast, in which the regiment participated. In
the winter of 1861-2 he was stationed, with his regiment,
at Hilton Head, S. C, and held the position of first
commandant of the post.
When General Sherman was relieved in the spring of
1862, Colonel Fellows mentioned to him that he had
been in the service continuously for a year, and had been
intending to ask for a leave of absence General Sher-

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man told him to make an application to his successor
and he would indorse it, which he did in very flattering
terms ; and the leave of absence was speedily forth
coming. Just then, however, a movement was made on
Fort Pulaski, and re-enforcements were needed atEdisto
island, near Charlestown. The Third regiment was
recommended for the position, so Colonel Fellows wrote
to General Benham that if he could be of any assistance
he would defer his leave of absence. General Benham
accepted his offer, and put him in command of all the
troops at Edisto. After Pulaski had fallen Colonel Fel
lows was relieved and came home. While at home he
was requested by the governor to take command of the
Niuth regiment, which was being organized at Concord,
and needed the services of a skilled veteran like Colonel
Fellows ; so on the 26th of June, 1862, he resigned from
the Third and took command of the Ninth.
It was under his leadership that the regiment won its
appellation of the "Bloody Ninth." In November, after
the Battle of Antietam, Colonel Fellows resigned rather
than ask for another leave of absence. The regiment
was then marching in Virginia, and the cold rains and
occasional snows brought on the neuralgia so bad that it
was impossible for him to remain with his regiment.
He was recommended by the governor and council to
President Lincoln for appointment as brigadier-general
of the United States volunteers. His strong hereditary
liking for the pomp of military life was the reason for
his entering West Point, and his education there, com
bined with his natural tendencies, made him one of the
best drill officers in the state.
Since the war Colonel Fellows has made his home in
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in the West. He was a member of the legislature from
Sandwich in 1868, 1869, and 1877, and served as a
member of the military and railroad committees. The
story of his life is that of a self-made, upright man, and
like that of many others, is best known by his soldier
comrades. He treated all of his men well, and was
always ready to listen to any proper complaint and to
right any wrong ; while the soldier is yet to be found
who cherishes a grievance against his old commander.

ALMON J. FLETCHER.
Comrade Almon J. Fletcher, Company G, was a na
tive of Acworth, though residing in Lempster at the
time of his enlistment, when he was twenty years of age.
He was with the regiment but a few months, yet made a
good record as a soldier. He participated in two battles,
those of South Mountain and Antietam, and was wounded
in the latter. While in the hospital he did everything in
his power to aid his comrades less fortunate than himself,
and it was by lifting a helpless soldier that Comrade
Fletcher received the injury to his back which disabled
him for active service, and for which he was discharged
February 28, 1863. Since that time he has been unable
to do any hard work, suffering pain constantly, and
being compelled to wear a stiff corset to support his
injured spine.

J. FRANK FOSTER.
This comrade was a member of Company I. He
enlisted from Nelson, August 11, 1862, left Camp Colby
with the regiment, and was in the battles of South Moun
tain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Wilderness, Spottsyl-

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vania, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, the Mine, Wel
don Railroad, and Poplar Springs Church. At the last
place, September 30, 1864, he was taken prisoner, and
underwent the tortures of prospective and long continued
captivity, described by himself in Chapter XVIII, but
on October 8 was fortunate enough to be paroled. He
was taken to Annapolis, and in March, 1865, received a
furlough that he might go home and vote. While on his
way to exercise the much prized right of suffrage he
was severely injured in a railway accident at Bristol,
Pa., and did not return to his regiment. Comrade Fos
ter was wounded in a raid from Newport News, Va., in
February, 1863, and was in the hospital at Baltimore
when the regiment was ordered to Kentucky, so that he
lost the first experiences in the Blue Grass region and the
Mississippi campaign. He is now engaged in manufact
uring wedding and fancy cake specialties at 709 Broad
way, South Boston, Mass.

EDWARD M. GUSHEE.
The Rev. Edward M. Gushee, at the time he was
commissioned, was rector of St. Thomas's church, Dover.
He joined the regiment at Concord, and was with it con
tinuously until his resignation, at the expiration of one
year, this being the time he had been given a vacation
by his parish. The chaplain was with the regiment at
the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericks
burg, and Jackson, Miss. At the time of battle he aided
the surgeons in the selection and preparation of a build
ing for a hospital, and in caring for the wounded as they
were brought in. He was fond of the officers and men
and of their society.

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Notwithstanding that the regiment was so actively
engaged, and so often on the march, many Sunday ser
vices were held that year. On several Sundays, at the
request of General Nagle, Chaplain Gushee conducted
services for the whole brigade. On one Sunday, after
the Battle of Antietam, General McClellan sent for him
to preach at his head-quarters. On two or three occa
sions Sunday services were held in churches offered to
the chaplain for this purpose. This happened at Lex
ington and Nicholsville. In Mississippi, while encamped
at Milldale, a sermon was delivered on the foolish habil
of continually using oaths in conversation, which dealt
with the matter in very plain language, that might have
caused offence had there not been a very cordial relation
between the speaker and his hearers. Besides this he
was accustomed to accompany his regiment on dress
parade, where he offered a prayer when the parade was
formed. This he did with the approval of the officer in
command, and the prayer being simply one of the shorl
collects of the Episcopal church, the men were nol
wearied by the additional time spent on parade, while
the day was fittingly brought to its close.
The chaplain had made a great many warm friends
when the time came for his resignation and return to his
parish, and since the war he has frequently met with the
regiment at their annual reunion at The Weirs. The
Rev. Edward M. Gushee, D. D., is now the rector of St.
Phillip's church, Cambridge, Mass., in which city a large
part of his ministry has been passed. He was born al
Providence, R. I., and is a graduate of Brown university,
He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, anci
delivered an oration at Cambridge, Memorial Day, 1893.
The following letter, of recent date, explains itself:

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"I look back with great pleasure and with very
tender feelings to the days when I was associated with
the Ninth New Hampshire regiment, as chaplain. The
friendships then formed and cemented have been cherished
in my memory always. I think we had very excellent
and very agreeable officers, and a large proportion of
worthy men in the ranks. I do not remember an
instance of anything but gentlemanly and cordial rela
tions among the officers, a fact which I had occasion to
know was remarked in other regiments. Certainly the
record of the Ninth for bravery, from the time of their
intrepid charge at South Mountain, to the end, is one to
be proud of. I am glad to know that individual instances
of prowess were recognized by congress.
"My own relations, as chaplain, were very grateful
to me. I remember many kindnesses, both from officers
and men. They were very companionable, and I enjoyed
their society. Religious services cannot always be held
in the army as often as one would desire, but when I
consider how much campaigning was done by the Ninth
the year I was with them, I sometimes wonder that we
enjoyed as many religious services as we did. The
scene recurs to me frequently, of some of those occasions
when we were assembled for Divine worship, the extem
porized desk — some hard-tack boxes covered with a flag,
the band of the Ninth at hand to render some old and
familiar sacred tunes, and the regiment, and sometimes
the brigade, grouped around me. Then, again, I think
of the sad scenes during a battle — the dead and the
wounded — the sick and discouraged in the hospitals —
and the sorrowful letters I had to write to bereaved
friends. "I was a young clergyman when commissioned,

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almost the youngest officer, except perhaps the young
lawyer, Adjutant Chandler, my friend. I was also a
stranger to almost all. But the officers and men soon
gave me their friendship and confidence, and made my
position agreeable. It is difficult to realize that we were
actors in those stirring times which have now passed into
history. When we look back upon them it seems like a
dream, save when we meet some members of the regi
ment and recall more vividly the old associations. It is
pleasant to do this. I hope that many more reunions
may be enjoyed here on earth, .and fondly cherish the
thought of the joyful reunion in the great hereafter.
" Very truly yours,
" Edward M. Gushee."

WILLIAM H. HARTWELL.
At the explosion of the Mine, July 30, 1864, Sergt.
Maj. Franklin H. Foster was seized by the Confed
erates and carried into fatal captivity at Salisbury, N. C.
He was succeeded on the non-commissioned staff by
Sergt. William H. Hartwell of Company I, who acted
as sergeant-major until September 30, 1864, when he
was captured at Poplar Springs church, Va. Sergeant
Hartwell is a native of Langdon . He enlisted August 1 1 ,
1862, at the age of twenty-one years, and was assigned to
Company I ; was appointed corporal December 10, 1862,
and promoted to be sergeant the following May. He was
released from the rebel prison February 28, 1865, and
discharged June 12, of that year, at Baltimore, Md.
Since the war he has become a citizen of Warren county,
Illinois, where he has taken a prominent place in busi
ness and political life. His successes have been a source
of much pleasure to his comrades of the regiment.

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A. PAUL HORNE.
Among the many efficient soldiers furnished from the
farming regions of the Granite state is numbered A.
Paul Horne, who was born in Alexandria, the son of
Noah and Theresa A. (Bellows) Horne. In 1862 young
Paul, then sixteen years of age, was tilling the soil in the
town of Bristol, where he enlisted on May 4. He was
mustered into the Ninth regiment July 22, and remained
with it from then till the Battle of Fredericksburg, when
he was wounded and seijt to the hospital. Rejoining his
regiment at Aquia Creek, he participated in the Mis
sissippi campaign and the Kentucky experiences. He
was one of the famous head-quarters guard of General
Potter, but passed some weeks in the Camp Dennison
(Ohio) hospital. Returning to Virginia he was captured
at Spottsylvania, and had the misfortune to undergo the
trials and suffering so graphically described by him in
another chapter. He was released in December, 1864,
and was mustered out with the regiment, after which, as
the agent of a New York firm, he was employed for six
months in the Pennsylvania oil region, and then in Boston
as a clerk for Russell & Phelps, household furnishers.
After this he was at Lowell, in the Lowell machine shop,
and while in that city in 1866, found not only his wife,
who was born in Monroe, Me., and whose maiden name
was Frances B. Ricker, but also his life-work, when he
entered the weaving department of the Appleton mills.
This business he has followed ever since — not only at
Lowell, but at Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Holyoke, and
New Bedford, Mass., and at Salmon Falls and Manches
ter, this state. In the last named city he now lives, the
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mills, and a public-spirited and influential citizen. While
at Salmon Falls, Comrade Horne was elected one of the
selectmen of Rollinsford, and at Manchester he is a
member of the city's board of education. He has been
president of the Regimental association, in whose service
he has never flagged. As a prominent resident of the
Queen city, and a man of sound judgment, ever loyal to
his party and friends, Comrade Home's influence in the
councils of the Republican party has been by no means
inconsiderable. He has two children living : Adrian
L., who occupies a responsible position in the Manches
ter National bank, and Lester Porter, who lives with his
parents.

ANDREW J. HOUGH.
Andrew Jackson Hough was born in Dover, August 8,
1837. He was the son of English parents, who came to
this country from Manchester, England, where the father
had been employed as a calico printer, in 1827. He
attended the public schools of Dover until thirteen years
of age, when he went as apprentice designer and sketch-
maker into the Cocheco Print Works of that city. After
serving his apprenticeship he married, February 22,
1858, Miss Mary E., daughter of Alonzo and Mary
Roberts, of Dover. When in May, 1862, the governor
of New Hampshire was asked to raise an additional
regiment of infantry, the sturdy young Briton was
among the first to respond to the call. Enlisting as a
private, on the organization of the Ninth regiment he was
commissioned as first lieutenant of Company D, about
forty Dover men being enrolled in the same company.
After the second engagement of the regiment, which was
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greatly to his own surprise, was promoted to be captain
of Company I, receiving his commission as such Nov
ember 2, 1862.
Then came the terrible contest that was waged on the
slopes of Fredericksburg, the hardships of the winter of
1862-3, and the fatal Mississippi campaign, in all of
which Captain "Jack " was ever to be found at the post
of duty, with always a cheery word of encouragement
for his men. They were proud of a leader who when
there was danger to be faced simply said " Come on,
boys ! " and himself headed the assaulting column. On
the return of the regiment to Kentucky he was detailed
as aide and provost-marshal on the staff of General
Frye, whose head-quarters were at Nicholasville, but
rejoined his regiment when it set out for Knoxville in
February, 1864.
In the fierce and bloody battles that characterized the
campaign of the Army of the Potomac during the spring
and summer of 1864, Captain Hough won fresh laurels in
the service of his country, the command of the regiment
devolving upon him, by order of General Griffin, May
18, 1864. The campaign culminated in the Battle of the
Mine, before Petersburg, July 30. Through the fright
ful scenes of the early morning Captain Hough was per
fectly self-possessed, and so fearless of danger that his
comrades begged of him again and again not to expose
himself so recklessly. When the colored troops came
crowding into the crater, closely followed by the enemy,
Captain Hough made a last desperate effort to rally the
disorganized body of men around him, but was struck
down by a Minid ball through the throat and head just as
he had called to the men to rally on the colors ; and in the
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donment of the ground then held, his fall gave rise to the
report that the gallant captain had been instantly killed.
Not every man has the good fortune to be able to pass
judgment on the obituaries which his friends prepare
after his supposed decease; but Captain "Jack" was
deserving of all the good words penned by comrades
and friends in h^nor of the man whom they sincerely
mourned. After lying on the field for thirty-six hours he
was removed to Libby prison, where he remained for six
months. He was paroled in December, 1864, and dis
charged, on account of the frightful wound he had
received, June 22, 1865. After his return home he was
brevetted major for his gallant conduct on the field. He
resumed his former position in the Cocheco printery,
but in 1867 accepted an offer from Providence, R. I.
In 1872 he entered the employ of the Hamilton mills
at Lowell, Mass., and ten years later removed to North
Adams, Mass., where he still pursues his trade of
designer and sketch-maker in the Freeman Print Works.
He is a member of Strafford lodge, F. and A. M., of
Dover; past noble grand of Merrimac lodge, I. O. O. F.,
and past chief patriarch of Neonomake encampment,
I. O. O. F. In 1889 he was appointed commander of
the C. D. Sanford post, G. A. R., and has served three
terms in that capacity. /
Major Hough, as he is familiarly known, is a man of
fine personal appearance and physique, standing nearly
six feet high and having an erect bearing which plainly
marks him as a military man. He is one who has
made many friends wherever he is known, and possesses
a cordial and genial manner which would at once impress
one with respect and confidence. As a citizen he is un
usually admired for his many fine and manly qualities.
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706 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
LEVI HOWARD.
Comrade Howard was a native of Rochester, born
February 25, 1829. He enlisted in that town July 23,
1862, was assigned to Company H, and was captured at
South Mountain, September 14, 1862. He was dis
charged July 10, 1865, at Concord, thirty-two of his
thirty-six months' service having been passed in Ander
sonville and Libby prisons. Weighing ordinarily one
hundred and sixty-five pounds, his friends at Rochester
were horrified at his appearance when he returned weigh
ing only ninety-six pounds, and so weak physically and
mentally that he could not tell the year, month, or day of
the month. He recovered, however, and was able to fol
low his trade, carpentering. On August 12, 1890, he
died at Augusta, Me., leaving a widow and three children.
He is buried at South Berwick, Me.

DANIEL E. HURD.
D. Emerson Hurd, as that comrade usually writes his
name, was born in Lempster, and on August 19, 1862, at
the age of^eighteen, enlisted for three years and became
a member of Company G. He was with the regiment at
South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, but on
February 7, 1863, was sent to Eckington hospital, Wash
ington, very sick with camp fever and chronic diarrhea.
The following April he was furloughed for forty days, and
at the end of that time reported at Concord ; but instead
of being sent to the front, was so enfeebled that he was
ordered to the hospital in that city, where he remained till
August 10, a part of the time officiating as nurse. He then
became orderly for recruiting officer Maj. J. H. Whittle
sey, until October 17, when he was discharged for general

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disability. In 1864 he married Ruth M. Bruce, sister of
George O. Bruce of Company G, and in 1865 began
blacksmithing at Warner, which trade he followed, there
and at Fisherville (now Penacook), and at Topsfield,
Mass., until 1882, with the exception of two years,
1870-2, when he was turnkey in the Essex County
(Mass.) house of correction. On account of increasing
illness he was obliged to quit working at his trade, so
bought a farm near Westminster Depot, Mass., where
he now resides. At Topsfield, Mass., Comrade Hurd
served his town on the school committee, and has per
formed the same public service at Westminster for several
successive years. He is a deacon of the Congregational
church, and a prominent Odd Fellow, having passed all
the chairs in the subordinate lodge and performed official
duties in the grand lodge. He has four children. The
oldest, Arno E., has been captain of Camp 101, S. of V.,
at Westminster. The second, Albert G., has studied
medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and the
others, a boy and a girl, are at home.

CHARLES O. HURLBUTT.
Charles O. Hurlbutt of Lebanon was born on a Grafton
county farm in the town of Hanover, September 22,
1844. His parents were Elihu and Emeline L. (Goodell)
Hurlbutt. His education was obtained in the public
schools of his native town, at the Newbury (Vt.) academy,
and at Meriden. He was one of the "Kimball Union
squad," and enlisted, at the age of sixteen, in Company E
of the Ninth New Hampshire, following its fortunes until
the close of the war. At the Battle of South Mountain,
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of a dense growth of laurel, the first prisoner ever taken
by his regiment.
After the expiration of his time of service, he engaged
in lumber business at Lyme, and upon the burning of
his mill took charge of important milling interests in
Deerfield, Mass. About 1870 he removed to Lebanon,
and has since resided there, for thirteen years being
engaged in the lumber business. He represented
Lebanon in the legislatures of 1878 and 1879, serving
in both upon the railroad committee and being a practi
cal, working member. During President Harrison's
administration he was deputy collector of internal
revenue for the district of New Hampshire, and was
quartermaster-general on the staff of Gov. David H.
Goodell. In 1892, General Hurlbutt, who had pre
viously served two terms as deputy and one as high
sheriff, was elected to the shrievalty of Grafton county,
to which position he was re-elected in 1894. It was he
who performed the execution of the notorious criminal,
Frank C. Almy. His official duties have been per
formed at all times quietly, promptly, wisely, and
economically. Personally, General Hurlbutt is a very
genial and companionable gentleman, whose unfailing
kindness of heart and helping hand make hosts of
friends who stay.

JAMES B. KIMBALL.
There died at Newton, December 14, 1888, a comrade
of Company A whose war record was of the best,
and whose subsequent career in civil life was marked by
faithful service in many capacities. His name was
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16, 1862, at the age of eighteen, he was in the service
of the regiment, as private, corporal, and sergeant, until
June 10, 1865. At Spottsylvania he was wounded.
After the Rebellion he returned to Newton, and engaged'
in the wood and lumber business, and sometimes bought
apples in that section of Rockingham county as the
agent of a Boston firm. He had held nearly every
elective and appointive office in his native town, and at
the time of his death had just been elected to a two years
term as the town's representative to the state legislature.
A member of the Christian church and of the local
G. A. R. post, a prominent Odd Fellow, and alive to
every good work, his loss has told heavily on the Newton
people. He left a widow and five children.

JAMES W. LATHE.
There lived in 1837, at Coventry, Vt. , a farmer and
¦cooper, Aaron Lathe, who had formerly been a lumber
man along the St. Lawrence, although he was born at
Petersham, Mass. During his stay in Canada he met
and married Esther Fordyce, of Dunham, in the present
province of Quebec. This worthy couple had three
sons, Freeman L., James W., and Hiram S., who were
in Manchester in 1862, and in July of that year enlisted
in the Ninth New Hampshire volunteers. Of them Dr.
Webster, the surgeon, said after his examination, that
they were " the three best-bodied men in the regiment."
One of them, Freeman L., was captured at South Moun
tain, but was afterwards exchanged, and rejoined the reg
iment at Falmouth, remaining with it during the rest of
its service.
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the patella, at South Mountain, being the first man
wounded in the regiment, and was in the hospital at
Frederick, Md., until February 25, 1863, when he was
discharged. The other brother, James W., was with the regiment
from the beginning until he was severely wounded in the
left hand at the Mine, July 30, 1864, and sent to Mount
Pleasant hospital, Washington, where he was discharged
disabled the following December.
James was largely instrumental in the recruiting of
Company F, and at Camp Colby was appointed one of
its corporals. On January 1, 1863, he was appointed
sergeant, and he was from the beginning one of the
sturdiest and truest among his sturdy and true comrades,
and one of the most influential men in the regiment.
Colonel Titus has repeatedly told the story of how, in
quiring of the adjutant who was the most trustworthy
sergeant in the regiment, that officer replied without hes
itation, "Sergeant Lathe." On account of this remark,
and his known fidelity, Sergeant Lathe was frequent!}7
detailed for specially arduous and dangerous service.
His war record is best given in a recommendation for
promotion which he received from Captain Case, De
cember 5, 1864. It reads as follows :
Camp 9TH Regiment, N. H. Vol. Infantry.
Near Weldon R. R., Va., December 5, 1866.
To whom it may concern :
I have the honor to certify that Sergt. J. W. Lathe has been a mem
ber of my company since its organization, at Concord, N. H., in
August, 1862, and it affords me pleasure to bear witness to his uniform
good habits and efficiency as a non-commissioned officer, as well as his-
coolness and bravery in action. He has done duty with his company
most of the time since its formation, and has participated with it in

Capt. Ludo B. Little, Co. A.

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some ten battles, in all of which he has won the respect of his supe
rior officers by his energy and gallantry.
He was wounded in action near Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864,
while commanding his company, and for his marked bravery on that
occasion was highly complimented by the commanding officer of his
regiment. I take pleasure in recommending him for promotion, as I consider
him worthy. Very respectfully,
E. T. Case,
Capt. Co. F, gth N. H. V.
For a year or two after the war Comrade Lathe was
able to do very little work, because of his wounded
hand, but for the next twenty years was employed by the
corporations of Manchester in various capacities. Dur
ing the last eight years he has retired from active service
for others, and devoted his time to the management of
his own somewhat extensive real estate interests at the
Queen city, which he has served in various offices. In
1887 he represented his ward in the legislature. He has
been a prominent figure in the affairs of the Regimental
association. On January 21, i860, Mr. Lathe married Laura
Morse, a native of Londonderry. They have had three
children. A daughter, Hattie, died in 1886, in her six
teenth year. Their two sons, aged seventeen and four
teen, live at home. The elder, Ernest W., is a clerk at
the Manchester freight station of the Boston & Maine
railroad; the younger, J. Arthur, is attending school.

LUDO B. LITTLE.
Ludo Burrill Little was born in the town of Lyman,
Grafton county, in October, 1838. He was the son of
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seventeen he enlisted in the United States Marine corps
as a private, for the period of four years. July 16, 1861,
his term of service having expired, he was discharged as
a corporal at the Philadelphia navy yard, and a year
later enlisted as a private in Company B of the Ninth
regiment. Mustered in as sergeant, he shared the for
tunes of the Ninth through all its wanderings and vicissi
tudes. His daring and gallantry in the field raised him
to the rank of captain of Company A, his commission as
such dating from January 1, 1864. He was twice
wounded while in the service, at Fredericksburg and in
the trenches before Petersburg. The latter wound, a
Minie ball striking the right foot and carrying away
three toes and breaking a fourth, resulted in permanent
disability. Captain Little was discharged at Annapolis, October
24, 1864, and at once entered the law school at Ann
Arbor, Michigan. After graduating, he began the prac
tice of his profession at Albany, N. Y., and was admit
ted to the supreme court of that state in 1873. Some
years later his health became so much impaired that he
removed to Nebraska in the hope of securing relief. A
bronchial trouble developed here, he was again com
pelled to move, and settled in Nevada City, Cal., in
1885. For five years he enjoyed an active and success
ful practice, and then the brave and loyal soldier, the
able lawyer, the honored citizen, was called to his last,
long home, March 2, 1890. He was a member of the
Masonic fraternity, past commander of Chattanooga
post, G. A. R., and a zealous supporter of the auxiliary
circle of the Ladies of the G. A. R. Captain Little left
a widow, Mary E. (Shurtleff) Little, and one son,
Hazen Jesse.

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JOHN E. MASON.
John Edwin Mason was born at Petersham, Mass.,
but was a resident of Manchester in 1862, and on August
10 of that year was appointed second lieutenant of Com
pany F. He was mustered in August 23, and remained
in the service until March 9, 1865, when he was discharged
on account of disability. He acted as assistant adjutant-
general on the staff of Gen. S. D. Sturgis, and on
November 22, 1862, was made first lieutenant of Com
pany D. After the war, Comrade Mason studied medi
cine at Georgetown college, District of Columbia, from
which he received the degree of M. D. He settled at
Washington, and became prominent in Masonry and
Odd Fellowship, as well as in the political life of the
city. At the time of his sudden decease from heart
trouble, March 5, 1892, he was a clerk in the United
States Pension office, and one of the historians of the
Ninth New Hampshire Regimental association, in
which organization he had ever taken a deep interest,
and whose members had held him in the highest regard
ever since the day, on the westerly side of the Antietam,
when he so gallantly discharged his duties as aide-de
camp amid a storm of Confederate shot and shell.

JAMES H. MATTHEWS.
James Henry Matthews, of Company I, was born at
Swanzey, September 7, 1840, the son of John H. Mat
thews, a prominent farmer and brick-maker of that town.
There the son grew up, and having received a common
school education, engaged in lumbering until August 7,
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same month he was mustered in as a private of Com
pany I, Ninth New Hampshire volunteers, and entered
the war with that regiment, with which he remained
most of the time during its term of service. May 1,
1865, he was appointed corporal. At Poplar Springs
church, September 30, 1864, he was wounded in the
head, and sent for a while to the Ninth Corps hospital,
at City Point, Va. After the war nearly all his life was
passed as a landlord of hotels in New Hampshire, Ver
mont, and Massachusetts. For his chosen life-work he
was eminently fitted, being an unassuming, courteous
man, of pleasing address and affable manners, who kept
a quiet, orderly house, set a good table, and made his
hostelry a pleasant abiding-place for travellers. He was
a model landlord, and consequently was able to acquire
a competency where others failed.
His hotel life began at Marlow, and was continued at
Hinsdale, at Brattleboro, Vt., and at Gardner and Mil
ford, Mass. At the last named place the Hotel Willan
was built for him. He went there in 1887, and remained
until his decease in 1895.
On April 15, 1866, Comrade Matthews married Carrie
L. Thomas, of Swanzey, who, with one son, Frank R.
Matthews, of Bellows Falls, Vt., survives him. He was
a member of Golden Rule lodge, F. and A. M., at
Hinsdale, of Roman lodge, K. of P., and of Post 22,
G. A. R., at Milford.
Soon after Comrade Matthews's decease the following
resolutions were adopted by the surviving comrades of
Company I :
Whereas, In the providence of God death has removed from our
midst our well beloved comrade, J. H. Matthews, therefore be it
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our association, we find the ranks are fast being thinned. Soon we
shall not be able to find even a few left that took part with us in the
hardships of the camp and march, during the eventful period from
1862 to 1865.
Resolved, We will cherish his memory as one who loved his fellow-
comrades and tried to assist the needy in times of distress and sorrow,
always remembering "it is more blessed to give than to receive.''
Resolved, That our association contains but few members whose
decease would cause a deeper sense of separation and loss than that of
Comrade Matthews. He stood among us as one who was constant and
unwavering in the service of his country. His character, marked in
its traits, was seen and understood at first acquaintance, and time and
intimacy simply strengthened the impression. He was frank, direct in
speech, transparent in motive, consistent in action, in all to such a
degree that his opinion and conduct could always be understood. He
bestowed his friendship promptly and fully, and neither lapse of time
nor absence would weaken it. His words were earnest, strong, and
without disguise, but they were uttered in such kindness and sincerity
of spirit that no offence or ill feeling could spring from them.
Resolved, That the character of our comrade, as it revealed itself
among us, maintained its consistency in his public and social relations.
He was upright, persistent, and practical, in daily duty; in public
affairs and in citizenship, wherever he was trusted he was found faith
ful. His life has reached its end while he was still in the full enjoy
ment of the respect and confidence of the whole community, who knew
him as an honest man.
Resolved, That we tender to the bereaved widow and son our warm
est sympathies and deep-felt condolement in their affliction, and trust
that they will receive from God our Heavenly Father that consolation
and peace which he alone can give.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of our
association, and that a copy of the same be forwarded to the widow of
our deceased comrade.
" Life's labor done,
Serenely to his final rest he passed,
While the soft memories of his virtues yet linger,
Like sunlight hues when that bright orb is set.''

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WILLIAM MCGARRETT.
Sergt. William McGarrett was a native of Belleville,
N. J., but at the age of twenty-three was a resident of
Manchester, from which place he enlisted as private in
July, 1862. He was wounded at Fredericksburg, and
given a commission as sergeant. After the Mississippi
campaign he was detailed, with others, as head-quarters
guard for the Second division, and went down into Ten
nessee. In foraging along the south side of the Holston
river for supplies for the army, the guard met with many
exciting adventures, being often fired upon and some
times wounded. He was at Lyon's Mills when Long-
street attacked, at the Battle of Fort Saunders, and the
siege of Knoxville. After the siege he was transferred
to Company K of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, and had
several skirmishes with the enemy at Strawberry Plains.
At the Battle of Poplar Springs Church, September 30,
1864, Sergeant McGarrett was captured, and imprisoned
at Salisbury. The graphic story of his prison life is
given in Chapter XIX of this volume. His present
home is at Cambridgeport, Mass.

EDWIN R. MILLER.
Edwin R. Miller was born at Bridgewater, Vt., Nov
ember 12, 1839. His father was Nathaniel Miller, Jr.,
a colonel of the Vermont militia, and his mother was
Nancy Paul. Hs enlisted under E. T. Case at Newport,
in August, 1862, and was appointed color corporal for
Company K at the organization of the regiment in
Concord. After the Battle of Antietam, Corporal Miller
was detailed to carry the State colors. At the Battle of
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flag for the day by General Sumner. At night he
brought both the State and National colors from the
field, carried them into a brick slave-pen, and set them
down in one corner. He had just bestowed himself on
the floor, when a cannon ball struck the wall behind
him, breaking out the side of the building and half bury
ing the corporal in the fallen debris. When he recov
ered consciousness and tried to extricate himself, he, in
the darkness, fell through to the basement, where he was
found later on by Lieutenant Brown of Company K, who
sent two comrades to carry him to the brigade hospital.
He was afterwards removed to Washington, where he
remained in the hospital until the spring of 1863, when
he was sent to Portsmouth Grove hospital in Rhode
Island, and in June to the hospital at Bedlow's island,
New York. July 2 he started to rejoin his regiment,
which was then at Vicksburg, when he was again taken
ill and was an inmate of the hospital until the latter part
of September. From that time until his discharge, June
10, 1865, he was at Madison, Ind., where he served in
the hospital as ward-master, Sanitary and Christian
commission agent, librarian, section-master, steward, and
commissary clerk. On returning to New Hampshire, he
married, August 10, Sarah J. Vose of Claremont. He
carried on a farm at Newport until 1884, when he moved
to Meriden, his present residence, where the comrades
of the Ninth will always receive a hearty welcome.

JOHN MOONEY.
Lieut. John Mooney, of Company A, Ninth New
Hampshire volunteers, was born in Holderness village
(now Ashland), November 19, 1840. His real name

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was Rufus M. Merrill. His father was John Mooney
Merrill, also born in Holderness, and was in his time
one of the most prominent business men in that town.
His mother was the daughter of Deacon Moses Cheney,
and a sister of Gov. P. C. Cheney. Young Merrill's
father died in 1857, and a year or more later he went
South, toThomasville, Ga.,. where he was employed upon
a railroad. There the Rebellion caught him. Not being
able to get through the military lines, he was impressed
into the Confederate army. His regiment was stationed
for drill and guard duty at Fernandina, Fla.
Late in the autumn of 1861 he, with a friend named
John I. McCarthy, of Philadelphia, who had also been
impressed, stole a boat and put to sea. They had but
little food and only a small supply of fresh water, and
with no compass were soon out-of sight of land. They
drifted they knew not where. Their provisions and
water were soon gone. After drifting in this manner
for several days, and when nearly dead from hunger
and thirst, a vessel came in sight of them, which they
signalled. This proved to be a United States gunboat,
in command of Captain Goodon, afterwards Commodore
Goodon. They were taken aboard, carried to Hilton
Head, and turned over to Gen. O. W. Mitchell, who,
after questioning them as to the Confederate armies in
South Carolina and Georgia, sent them to New York,
each going from there to his home. Merrill reached his
home, in his Confederate suit, about December 20, 1861,
in a feeble condition.
The following summer, having partially regained his
health, he enlisted in the Ninth New Hampshire under
the name of John Mooney, was commissioned a lieu
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served with his regiment faithfully (being closely
engaged at the Battle of Antietam with a Georgia
regiment), until in 1863, when stationed at Newport
News, Va., his health again failing, he resigned and
returned to New Hampshire. He afterwards was
employed as a clerk in Willard's hotel, Washington,
D. C, until the summer of 1866, when he completely
broke down in health and went to the old home, where
on December 23 of that year he died of consumption.
The foundation of his disease was undoubtedly laid in
the sufferings incident to his bold escape from the Con
federate service.
Lieutenant Mooney was a true patriot, a genial com
panion, and had friends wherever he was known. At
Willard's hotel he often met Commodore Goodon, who
was his friend during his life. He was never married,
and his remains lie in Green Grove cemetery, at Ash
land, beside those of his father and mother.

GEORGE W. MORTON.
"The little drummer of Company F" was the more
familiar cognomen of George W. Morton during his
term of service with the regiment. He was born in
Gloucester, Mass., and was living in South Newmarket
with his parents when the war broke out. Enthusiasm
ran high in the village, until even mere boys began to
feel that they, too, were needed for the defence of their
country. It was not until the summer of 1862, however,
that young Morton could gain his parents' consent to
enlist. He was a little fellow, not quite five feet in
height and tipping the scale at one hundred and one
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working in a brass foundry, learning to make cores for
castings. Having gained his father's consent, the next
thing was to enlist, and one night after working hours
were over he and an equally enthusiastic companion,
George T. Armstrong, of Company D, walked to Exeter,
a distance of five miles, where Captain Pillsbury had a
recruiting office. Arriving late in the evening, they at
once sought the captain ; but what was their dismay
when, after a brief inspection, they were pronounced
"too small." However, they were permitted to share
the comforts of a bare floor with a company of recruits
that night, and the next morning walked home. Cap
tain Pillsbury had spoken of a recruiting office which
his brother, Lieutenant Pillsbury, was managing in
Manchester, and the young enthusiasts resolved to make
another try. They went to Manchester the following
day, and Lieutenant Pillsbury stretched a point and
enlisted them. About a week later the recruits were
ordered to report at Manchester for duty, and Morton
and Armstrong were turned over to Drum-Major Adams.
Their first taste of military life was a march from Man
chester to Milford, where they remained some four weeks
before being ordered to Concord. Armstrong was with
the regiment during its entire term of service, and died
in Strafford, December 31, 1887. Morton was dis
charged for disability at Newport News, in February,
1863, and is now living at Berlin, Wis.

WILLIAM PITT MOSES.

As the son of Theodore B. and Mary S. Moses, the
subject of this sketch became an inhabitant of the good
old town M}f Exeter on the 15th of December, 1826.

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Early in 1833 the family moved to Somersworth, where
the father was in the employ of the Great Falls Manu
facturing company, as chief clerk and paymaster.
Young Pitt (as he was more familiarly known among
his comrades) attended the public schools at Somers
worth until he was fourteen, and then entered the
counting-room under his father, there to fill, in the
course of time, the respective positions of office boy,
assistant clerk, and assistant paymaster, until the clos
ing of the mills in the fall of 1861.
In May, 1862, he enlisted, and was assigned to the
Ninth New Hampshire, then forming at Concord, being
detailed as commissary of the camp. Quartermaster
Moses went to the front with the Ninth, remained with
it during its entire term of service, with the exception of
one furlough often days, and was mustered out with the
regiment at Concord, June 10, 1865. During hjs term
of service at the front, he was several times detailed as
acting brigade and division quartermaster in the absence
of the duly commissioned officers, in every capacity
winning the high commendations of his superiors by
the energy and efficiency with which he executed the
duties pertaining to his department. In the famous
march of the regiment across the Cumberland moun
tains, in March, 1864, Quartermaster Moses accom
plished what had been declared at head-quarters as an
impossibility, — the safe transmission of his teams over
the treacherous mountain roads of early spring.
At the close of the war he returned to Somersworth,
and was chief clerk and paymaster of the Great Falls
Manufacturing company until March, 1877. For a
year he served as special justice of the Somersworth
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taxes for Somersworth in 1877 and 1878, and repre
sented the town in the state legislature for the same
years. In 1878 he was one of the commissioners for
Strafford county, but declined to make any effort look
ing to a renomination. At the annual town meetings
he became a familiar figure, serving his fellow-towns
men as moderator fourteen times between 1858 and 1877.
His name is recorded among the charter members of
Littlefield post, No. 8, G. A. R., of Somersworth, and
from 1868 to 1876 inclusive he served as its comman
der. In 1879 ne received an appointment as deputy under
Sheriff John Greenfield of Rochester, and was reap
pointed in 1881. He was also engaged in the fire insur
ance business, in connection with Hon. William D.
Knapp of Somersworth, during the years 1877 to 1882.
In October, 1882, he was appointed captain of the watch
at the Portsmouth navy yard, and served in that capac
ity two years, and two years as clerk in the comman
dant's office, when his resignation was asked for by Sec
retary of the Navy William C Whitney. The resigna
tion was at once tendered and accepted, taking effect
November 1, 1886.
From 1855, when he had married Miss Frances Ellen
Blake of Somersworth, up to the time of his leaving the
navy yard, Captain Moses had made his home in that
town ; but in December, 1886, he moved to Boston,
Mass., and was employed as a clerk in the freight
department of the western division of the Boston &
Maine railroad. In May, 1893, he retired from active
business, but still serves his old comrades of the Ninth
New Hampshire as secretary and treasurer of the Regi
mental association.

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JAMES NAGLE.
Brig. Gen. James Nagle was born in Reading, Pa., April
5, 1822. Even when a youth his tastes were military. In
1842 he organized, in Pottsville, Pa., where he resided,
the Washington Artillery company. When war was
declared against Mexico, he, among the first, tendered
the services of his company. They were accepted.
The company left Pottsville, December 5, 1846, for
Pittsburgh, Pa., and was mustered into the United
States service as Company B, First Pennsylvania regi
ment, or the second company for the Keystone state.
The regiment was among the first troops to land at
Vera Cruz. The company was one of the four that
first approached the city within a few hundred yards
under cover of darkness, to clear away the chapparal
and enable a naval battery to be planted. General
Nagle was engaged during the entire siege and ren
dered efficient service. At the Battle of Cerro Gordo
he acted as major of his regiment with distinguished
ability, and received special mention from his superior
officers. He advanced with the regiment to Perote
Castle, where he was stationed with three other com
panies to preserve open communication between Vera
Cruz and Pueblo, while the army under General Scott
was advancing. June 20, 1847, he and his company
were engaged at Lahoya in assisting General Cadwal-
ader through the pass with re-enforcements and large
army trains of stores and money. The pass was strongly
fortified by guerrillas, but they were routed.
October 9, 1847, he and his company were engaged
at Huamantla ; on the 12th at Pueblo, and on the 19th
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with heavy loss. Subsequently he advanced with his
regiment to the City of Mexico ; remained there several
weeks, and was finally stationed at San Angel until the
close of the war. The company was mustered out of
the service at Philadelphia, July 27, 1848, and reached
Pottsville on the 28th, where it experienced an enthusi
astic reception.
Soon after his return Captain Nagle was presented
with a most handsome sword by the citizens of Schuyl
kill county for his gallant services in Mexico. In the
autumn of 1852 he was elected sheriff of Schuylkill
county (the centre of the Molly Maguire organization),
and subsequently to brigade inspector and colonel. He
kept up the organization of the Washington Artillerists
until the commencement of the Rebellion in 1861, when
his company was one of the first five companies to reach
Washington for its defence (April 18), which gained for
itself the name of " The First Defenders."
Captain Nagle was commissioned colonel of the Sixth
Pennsylvania regiment by Governor Curtin, for three
months. His regiment served in the brigade of Col.
George H. Thomas, General Patterson's department.
Colonel Nagle was engaged with his regiment in the
skirmish at Falling Waters. He crossed the Potomac
four times, and advanced beyond Martinsburg and
Charlestown, Va. At the termination of his term of
service he was highly complimented by General Patter
son, and received a complimentary order (No. 16) from
his brigade commander, Colonel Thomas.
In a fortnight after his return from the three months
service, Colonel Nagle organized the Forty-eighth Penn
sylvania regiment for "three years or, the war." He
was commissioned colonel of it by Governor Curtin.

Gen. James Nagle.

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He was ordered to Fortress Monroe, and shortly after
his arrival there, was sent by General Wood to Hatteras
island, after General Williams had been relieved. He
was in command of the post four months. While at
Fortress Monroe the officers and members of the late
Sixth Pennsylvania regiment presented their old colonel
with a very fine field-glass, appropriately inscribed.
The following letter accompanied the glass :
Pottsville, Pa., October 8, 1861.
Colonel James Nagle :
Dear Sir : A number of your friends, officers and privates of the
late 6th Regt., P. V., commanded by you during the time it was in
service, desire to present the accompanying field-glass for your
acceptance, in token of our high personal esteem, and the exalted
opinion we entertain of your military knowledge and capacity.
Though your characteristic modesty may shrink from any public
eulogy of your conduct and services, our gratitude and admiration will
not permit us to pass them by without this tribute of affection and
respect. For many years past the military spirit and organizations of Schuyl
kill County have been chiefly sustained by your exertions. When the
Nation's honor was to be maintained on the plains] of Mexico, you,
with a well disciplined corps under your command, sprang to arms and
hastened to the field of conflict ; in Cerro Gordo's terrific fight you
stood calm and unmoved amid the leaden storm of death which fell on
every side, and by your presence of mind and courage saved many
gallant men from the fearful carnage.
During the long season of peace which followed the closing of that
war, in your own quiet and happy home you faithfully discharged the
duties of a husband, father, and citizen, endearing yourself both to
your family and the community in which you dwelt.
But now the tocsin of war sounds through the land, and her valiant
sons are called to defend her against foul rebellion's deadly blows.
Speedily a regiment of your fellow-citizens take the field, and confer
upon you the command. During the three months we served together,
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and requirements of every camp and field duty, yet such was the kind
ness of your demeanor, and your tender regard for the health, safety,
and comfort of your men, that we regarded you rather as a friend and
father, than as a mere military commander.
And now that you have, at the head of a Schuylkill County Regi
ment (Pennsylvania 48th), again taken the field at your country's call,
and may soon be in the thickest of the most eventful battle the world
has ever witnessed, on the issue of which the destiny of human free
dom and progress is suspended, we present you with the accompany
ing glass, as well in token of our esteem and admiration, as that
your eye, which never dimmed with fear as it gazed upon a foe, may
more readily perceive his approach and prepare for victory.
Praying that the God of Battles may preserve you in the midst of
danger, and return you unharmed to your family and friends, when
our glorious Union shall be firmly re-established, and covered with still
more illustrious renown. We remain yours truly,
Capt. C. Tower,
Lt. Col. Jas. J. Seibert,
Maj. John E. Wynkoop,
Capt. H. J. Hendler,
Lieut. Theo. Miller,
Lieut. D. P. Brown,
and many others.
After the capture of Roanoke island, he, with a por
tion of his regiment, accompanied General Burnside's
fleet, and was present at the capture of New Berne,
N. C. Immediately afterwards he was assigned by
Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno to the command of the First
brigade, Second division, Ninth Army corps. The
corps sbon joined General Pope. General Nagle was
engaged with his brigade in the Second Battle of Bull
Run. In an assault upon the enemy, made in dense
woods, when it was impossible to remain mounted he
led his brigade on foot. His horse was captured after
receiving eight wounds. At this battle General Nagle

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greatly distinguished himself by his acts of personal
bravery. He was everywhere, cheering on his men, and
barely escaped capture. He was ordered to halt by the
rebels several times, pursued and fired at, but escaped.
Soon after the battle General Reno recommended him
to the president for promotion to brigadier-general.
General Reno's letter was as follows :
Head-Quarters 9TH Army Corps,
Near Washington, Sept. 7, 1862.
To His Excellency, the President of the United Stales :
Sir : I have the honor to recommend Col. James Nagle, 48th Regt.,
Pa. Volt., for promotion as Brigadier-General. Col. Nagle has served
with me with fidelity and ability, as commander of a Brigade, since the
Battle of New Berne, and in the recent battles conducted himself with
gallantry, and led his command with judgment and discretion.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
J. L. Reno,
Maj. Genl. Commanding.
The appointment was made.
General Nagle was subsequently in the battles of
Chantilly, South Mountain, and Antietam, where his
brigade did good work. During the last named engage
ment General Nagle's brigade was the first to advance
upon the enemy at the bridge over the Antietam, and
when it had expended all its ammunition the Second
brigade of the same division relieved it. Several more
rounds were fired, when the enemy began to waver and
the bridge was stormed and carried. The loss was
heavy, but the gallant assault saved the day. At Amiss
ville, in a skirmish, General Nagle, with his brigade,
drove the rebels finely. They were also engaged in the
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bravely under its gallant commander, and sustained a
heavy loss.
Subsequently the Ninth corps was detached from the
Army of the Potomac and sent to Newport News to
recruit. They remained there for several weeks, and
were then sent to Lexington, Ky., where General Nagle
was in command of the post for a short time. He was
then ordered to advance with his brigade to Winchester
to watch the movements of the enemy. From there he
went to Richmond, Ky., Paint Lick, and Lancaster.
In May, 1863, General Nagle resigned on account
of severe sufferings from angina pectoris. Upon ten
dering his resignation, it was received by Gen. S. D.
Sturgis, then commanding the division, with regret, but
was finally approved and accepted.
General Nagle issued a farewell address to his troops,
and amid their regrets and with their earnest wishes for
the speedy recovery of his health, returned to Pennsyl
vania. After having been at home about a month, rest
and absence from the excitement and exposure of the
field had a beneficial effect. His health became better,
and when General Lee commenced his invasion of Penn
sylvania in June, 1863, General Nagle organized the
Thirty-ninth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, for the
emergency, and was commissioned colonel by Governor
Curtin. He was mustered into the service on July 4,
1863, and proceeded to the front at once. On his arrival
there General Couch immediately assigned him to the
command of a brigade composed of six regiments and
one battery, numbering some 4,800 men. He was
mustered out of the service August 2, 1863.
When, in 1864, a call was made for the hundred days
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and energy, organized the One Hundred Ninety-fourth
Pennsylvania regiment, of which he was commissioned
colonel by Governor Curtin, July 21, 1864. He was
ordered to Baltimore. On his arrival General Wallace
directed him to report to General Lockwood, commander
of the Third separate brigade, who assigned General
Nagle to the command of all the troops at Mankin's
Woods — about 8,000 men. He guarded some of the
approaches to the city until the expiration of his term of
service, when he was relieved and returned with his
regiment to Harrisburg, and was mustered out Novem
ber 5, 1864.
He died at Pottsville, Pa., August 22, 1866, forty-
four years of age — a comparatively young man. Gen
eral Nagle's services in the Rebellion will ever be
remembered with gratitude, not only by the people of
Schuylkill county, but by the state and nation at large,
who owe the preservation of their liberties to the self-
sacrificing devotion of men like him.

ENOCH C. PAIGE.
Born in Antrim, and always a resident of that flourish
ing town, Enoch C. Paige was mustered into Company
G, August 14, 1862, and was discharged, on account
of disability, at Camp Dennison, O., December, 1863.
When he was sent to the hospital, expecting to die, he
had been for some time acting as mounted orderly at the
head-quarters of the First brigade, Second division, Ninth
army corps. After leaving the service, Comrade Paige
recovered his health, and became a manufacturer of rock
ing and swing cradles at Antrim.

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MINOT R. PHILLIPS.
In Company I there was a private, Minot R. Phillips,
who was one of five brothers who saw service in the
Civil War, — two, Minot and Joseph, on the Union side;
two, Rufus and Simeon, in the Confederate ranks ; and
one, Judson, as a " home guard" in Missouri. The last
had not enlisted in either army. The two who went into
the Confederate service were in Missouri regiments, and
so was Joseph, though his was for the Union. These
brothers were all born in Cheshire county, where they
are still well remembered. Rufus is the only one now
living. Minot R. was born in Roxbury, mustered in
August 15, 1862, and died at Aquia Creek, Va., January
30, 1863.

LEONARD H. PILLSBURY.
Although in 1855, in the early settlement of Kansas,
Leonard H. Pillsbury had carried one of "Beecher's"
rifles, fifty of which were donated by that eminent divine
for the purpose of making Kansas a free state, yet he
was more than anything else " a peace man." Nothing
but just such vital matters of principle as were in ques
tion in both the settlement of Kansas and in the struggle
for the preservation of the Union and the abolition of
slavery, could by any possibility have caused him to
exchange the garb of a student for the uniform of a sol
dier. Indeed his experience in Kansas and on the fron
tier had caused the postponement of his efforts to obtain
an academic education to a later period, so that the
breaking out of the war found him earnestly struggling
with the problems of Euclid and the roots of Greek verbs
at Phillips Exeter academy.

Charles Bohonnan, of the Band.

Com. Sergt. Howard M. Hanson.

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In May, 1862, young Pillsbury responded to President
Lincoln's call "for three hundred thousand" by enlist
ing as a private and taking leave of the venerable Dr.
Soule, who for fifty years had directed the great educa
tional institution at Exeter. But he did not go unac
companied, for from the 160 students pursuing the
curriculum there, eight or ten soon joined their school
mate in the camp of volunteers at Concord. The Ninth
regiment filled up very slowly, and it was not till August
that the entire regiment was mustered into the service
of the United States. It was during this interval that
Governor Berry, ^probably by the advice of Adjutant-
General Colby, issued a captain's commission to L. H.
Pillsbury. It was the first issued to any line officer of
the regiment, and he was placed in command of Com
pany A. One of the Exeter students who accom
panied him, L. H. Caldwell, became first sergeant,
and Charles J. Simonds, now a physician in Chicago,
second sergeant.
There is something anomalous about the personnel of
the Union army. The talismanic words of its great
chief, when he became president, " Let us have peace,"
mark a new era in the history of warfare. Captain
Pillsbury was " a peace man" before he was a soldier,
and any one can well understand that he is no less so
now that the real character of war and its baneful influ
ence on thousands of thoughtless minds is more perfectly
known. Indeed, for twenty-five years he has been one
of the vice-presidents of the American Peace society,
and was for some time one of its western secretaries.
His first remembered lyceum debate was on the ques
tion of the rightfulness of war, and he took the negative.
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academy at New London, he received an invitation, or
challenge, to a debate before the students and faculty
of that institution and the public, on the resolution
"That all military establishments ought to be abol
ished." He took the affirmative, and J. O^. A. Brackett,
since and for two terms the honored governor of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts, had the negative.
The affirmative was easily maintained at that time.

H. BAXTER QUIMBY.
Moses A. Quimby, a native and life-long resident of
Lisbon, was the father of ten children, of whom the
captain of Company B of the Ninth was one. Horace
Baxter Quimby was born June 17, 1840, and enlisted
at Lisbon, August 11, 1862. He was mustered in as
first sergeant of Company H, on the following Novem
ber was appointed second lieutenant of Company E, and
received the first lieutenancy of Company B, January 1,
1864. At Poplar Springs Church he was made a pris
oner and sent to Libby prison, but escaped after a four
months incarceration. May 1, 1865, he was appointed
captain, and was mustered out June 10, 1865. Except
during his imprisonment by the Confederates, Comrade
Quimby was absent from his regiment but once during
its term of service, and at that time was on duty, for he
went North to obtain recruits.
After the volunteer infantry had disbanded, Captain
Quimby received an appointment as second lieutenant
in the regular army ; in 1867 was promoted to first lieu
tenant, and served as quartermaster of the Twenty-fifth
and Thirty-ninth infantry from February 1, 1868, to
September 1, 1877. On the last day of December, 1880,

Capt. H. Baxter Quimby, Co. B.

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a captain's commission rewarded his faithful service,
and he was selected for duty on the frontier as quarter
master of transportation for the Indian campaigns. Cap
tain Quimby was an energetic, capable, and kind officer,
devoted to the service, and possessed the confidence of
his superiors to an unusual degree. He died suddenly
at Fort Snelling, Minn., February 9, 1883, after serving
his country continuously for twenty-one years. His
widow now resides at Niles, Mich.

OSCAR D. ROBINSON.
Among the distinguished educators of the United
States none is more wide-awake, industrious, and pro
gressive than Oscar D. Robinson, Ph. D., principal of
the Albany (N. Y.) high school. Comrade Robinson
was born August 19, 1838, at Cornish. His father,
William S. D. Robinson, and his grandfather, Everett
Robinson, were natives of the same town. His great
grandfather, David Robinson, served in the Revolution
ary War, and after living to a great age was laid to rest,
about the year 1852, by his fellow-citizens of Cornish.
W. S. D. Robinson married Zelpha Clement, of the
well known- Clement family which held a reunion in
Boston, Mass., some few years ago. Oscar D. Robin
son's earliest years were passed on the homestead farm
and in the district school. In 1859 ne became a student
of Kimball Union academy at Meriden, from which
institution he was graduated in July, 1862, the valedic
torian of his class. It had been his intention to continue
his studies at college, but the urgent need of the Union
for more troops at the front appealed to his patriotic
impulses, and he was mustered into Company E as ser-

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geant, August 6, 1862. By his own meritorious quali
ties as a true soldier Comrade Robinson rose by succes
sive grades to the rank of captain, and was engaged
with the regiment in all its battles, except one, down to
the close of the war, but came out without receiving a
wound. The Rebellion finished, Captain Robinson returned to
the prosecution of his literary course, which had been
interrupted so suddenly, and in the autumn of 1865
entered Dartmouth college, from which he was grad
uated with honor four years later. That same year,
1869, he went to Albany, where for more than a quarter
of a century he has lived, a useful citizen and an orna
ment to the cause of higher education. At first he was
the professor of English literature and mathematics in
the Albany academy, but the professorship of the nat
ural sciences in the Free academy, now the high school,
was offered to him less than a year later, which offer
was accepted. This professorship was subsequently
exchanged for that of Latin and Greek in the same
institution. His excellent classical scholarship, and his
rare faculty for imparting its rich lore to the minds of
his pupils, made him very popular in the work of his
chosen field, and there he continued to labor until 1886,
when he was elected principal, a position which he fills
with great acceptance and ability ; and that, too, in a
school with a faculty of thirty members, and standing
in the very foremost rank of the high schools of the
Empire state.
Oscar D. Robinson is a member of the Grand Army
of the Republic and of the Masonic fraternity. He is
associated with the Congregational church. In 1887
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lege. In 1892 he was appointed by the National Edu
cational association on the "Committee of Ten," of
which the president of Harvard university was chair
man. The report of this committee, which has been
printed and distributed by the United States govern
ment, attracted wide notice in this country and in
Europe. In 1870, Comrade Robinson married Miss
Jennie M. Rawel, of Madison, Wis. They have one
child, Mary, a graduate of the Albany high school.

HENRY O. SARGENT.
Henry O. Sargent, late lieutenant of Company E, was
a native of Concord, where he was born in 1837. He
learned his trade as a machinist in Manchester, "and
soon after his marriage to Miss Sophia T. Heath,
which occurred early in i860, he settled in Wilton. He
answered the war call early, being among the first to
enlist for three months. Later, when the Ninth was
organized, he was commissioned second lieutenant of
Company E, and served with his regiment in its terrible
baptism of fire, at Antietam, Fredericksburg, in the
Mississippi campaign, and at Knoxville ; until Decem
ber, 1863, when he resigned, having been obliged to
succumb to the effects of the hardships and privations
of the campaign. Returning to Wilton, and having
partially recovered his health (he never did wholly),
in 1866 he purchased a mill, and for years furnished
turned wood supplies for the Briggs Piano Stool com
pany of Peterborough. December 10, 1877, he was
appointed postmaster, and filled the position to the entire
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April 24, 1893. He was a thorough student, and
enjoyed keeping abreast with the progress of modern
thought. A charter member of Post Abiel A. Liver-
more, he also served as its first adjutant. As a citizen
he was faithful to what he believed his duty, constant to
his home and friends, and truly loyal to the principles
of the order in which he was proud to be numbered.

AARON W. SHEPARD.
A young man of twenty-one, with the above name,
born at Biddeford, Me., though a resident of Nashua,
went into the service with the Ninth as its hospital stew
ard, but was discharged December 14, 1864, to accept
promotion as assistant surgeon of the Eighteenth regi
ment, New Hampshire volunteers. His muster-in to
the new position was opposed by some of the powers
that were, on the ground that he was not a graduate in
medicine, but the friends of Surgeon Shepard insisted
so strongly upon his receiving what his ability and
merit demanded, that the muster-in was finally per
mitted. This has been said to be the first instance of
a non-graduate being mustered into the Army of the
Potomac as surgeon or assistant surgeon.
Comrade Shepard was subsequently detached from the
Eighteenth, and assigned to the sole medical charge
of General Robertson's Flying Artillery brigade, where
he was the only volunteer officer on the staff, all the
others being regulars. At the close of the war he
continued his studies, was graduated in 1866, and
has been in active practice in Brooklyn, N. Y., ever
since.

A. Warner Shepard, M. D., Hospital Steward.

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LEWIS SIMONDS.

This member of the regimental and brigade band was
born in Antrim. In 1862 he was residing in Nashua,
where he enlisted as private, but was detailed as a
musician, and served with great fidelity throughout
the war. Returning to Antrim he lived there quietly,
gaining the love and respect of all who knew him, but
died suddenly, October 29, 1893, from paralysis, com
plicated by heart trouble and the malaria contracted
during his army life. He left a widow, one son, and
two daughters.

BAXTER P. SMITH.
Baxter Perry Smith, son of Moses and Mehitable
(Ward) Smitn, was born in Lyme, August 29, 1829.
He fitted for college at the Thetford (Vt.) academy, and
was graduated from Dartmouth college in 1854. From
1854 to 1861 he was a colporteur of the American Tract
society. In 1861 and the early months of 1862 he
assisted Rev. Dr. G. T. Chapman in the preparation of
the latter's "Sketches of the Alumni" of Dartmouth,
but left that work August 15, 1862, to be mustered in
as a private of Company F. He remained with the
regiment until February 6, 1863, when he was dis
charged at Falmouth on^account of disability. From
1863 to 1867 he again assisted Dr. Chapman as much
as his health permitted, and was afterwards in business
at New York city as a collector and real estate agent.
While at the metropolis he published a work of his own
entitled " The Credit Guide." From 1875 he resided at

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Brookline, Mass., engaged in varied literary work.
In 1878 he brought out a " History of Dartmouth Col
lege." Comrade Smith died of pulmonary disease,
February 6, 1884, at Washington, D. C. He was
unmarried.

ORVILLE SMITH.
In the beautiful National cemetery at Marye's heights
reposes everything material that remains of Captain
Orville Smith and some of the brave men who followed
him at Spottsylvania Court-house, May 12, 1864. But
the deeds and sterling character of this courageous
officer live in the memory of each one who knew him.
Orville Smith was born in Lempster, March 11, 1832,
the fifth son of Hon. Alvah Smith. Thirty years later
he left a lucrative and congenial position as principal of
Hopkinton academy to be mustered in August 18, 1862,
as first lieutenant of Company G. November 1, 1863,
he was appointed captain of Company B. It was he who
was detailed to take the body of Major Everett from
Cincinnati to New London, which task was performed
in fifty hours. During his stay in Kentucky Captain
Smith was often detailed on courts-martial, frequently as
president.

ALBERT H. TAFT.
At the time of President Lincoln's first call for volun
teers Albert H. Taft was a student at Kimball Union
academy. His elder brother, Edward N. Taft, was then
living in Keene, and feeling sure that he would be
among the first to enlist, young Taft determined to keep

Corp. Albert H. Taft, Co. E.

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him company. Arriving at Keene, he found Capt. T. A.
Barker of Westmoreland had enlisted and was drilling a
company then known as the Cheshire Light guards,
which was subsequently mustered into the service as
Company A of the Second regiment. In this the elder
brother had enlisted, but he strongly opposed Albert's
going as a soldier, saying that one was enough to take
from a family, and advised him to return to his studies.
This he finally consented to do, but with his mind fully
made up that if his brother's place ever became vacant
he would go in his stead. He had only a year to wait,
for atthe Battle of Williamsburg, May5, 1862, EdwardN.
Taft laid down his life on the battle-field, cut in two by
a cannon shot. Writing to his father, Captain Barker
said of him, — " He was a noble man, a good soldier, and
fought bravely to the last."
July 29, 1862, Albert announced to his father his deter
mination to enlist in the Ninth regiment. Believing him
to be physically unable to endure the hardships of a
soldier's life, the father at first withheld his consent, but
finally said, — " If you go I shall expect you to do your
duty. I would rather know you had gone with your
brother than that you should come back without an hon
orable record." The young volunteer at once set out for
Lebanon, where he promptly enrolled himself, and was
greatly pleased to find that several of his schoolfellows
from Meriden had enlisted in the same regiment. A few
last days at home, and then the fortunes of the camp and
field. As corporal of Company E, Comrade Taft ren
dered efficient service in the battles of South Mountain,
Antietam, and Fredericksburg, but during the winter at
Falmouth, when the measles made such havoc in the
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months, and was finally discharged, November 13,
1863, broken down in health and suffering from a bad
cough, but after a period of rest at home had recovered
sufficiently so that he felt he might return and at least be
able to do hospital work. He carried out his plan, and
was engaged in this service until the close of the war.
In August, 1865, he entered the medical department
of Dartmouth college. The two following years he
attended lectures at Bowdoin college, graduating from
that institution in 1867. For nearly thirty years he has
followed his chosen profession, and the historian of
Hancock, where he was located until 1872, speaks of
him as " very successful." For the last twenty-three
years he has been an honored resident of Winchester.
He is a member of the state and local medical societies,
has served on the board of education, both in Hancock
and Winchester, and has been a member of the Masonic
fraternity for some thirty years. He is also a comrade
of Edward N. Taft post, No. 19, G. A. R., it having
been so named in honor of his brother. In 1866 Com
rade Taft married M. Lovett Atherton, of Winchester,
and has had four sons born to him. The oldest, Albert
A., followed in his father's footsteps, and is now house
officer at St; Elizabeth's hospital, Boston, Mass. Two
died in early childhood, and the youngest, DeForest R.,
is a student at the New Hampshire College of Agricul
ture and the Mechanic Arts.

HERBERT B. TITUS.

Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General Herbert B.
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the commencement of the war. He was the youngest
son of Col. Ezra Titus, a farmer who got his title as
colonel of a militia regiment, and as " once a colonel
always a colonel," the son came to be familiarly known
among his townsmen as " the young colonel." The
father, though mainly self-taught, had been in his local
ity and his sphere the famous school-teacher of his time,
both as a disciplinarian and instructor, and it is but just
to say that to no teacher does the son acknowledge him
self more indebted than to that father, who thoroughly
grounded him, when twelve years old, in the principles
of grammar and arithmetic, the instruction being given
mainly when husking together in the barn, by the dim
light of an old-time tin lantern.
Ezra Titus was the youngest of ten children of Deacon
Joseph Titus, who came to Chesterfield from Douglas,
Mass., in 1777, soon after his marriage there to Mary
Bigelow, who was of the family of that name that has
produced some eminent men in that state, including a
chief-justice of her supreme court. Ezra was fourth in
descent from Robert Titus, who came from Hertfordshire,
Eng., in 1635, and from whom, so far as known, all of
the name in this country are descended, except those
from a Dutch ancestor of New Utrecht, L. I., who
Anglicized his name from Tityus. The immigrant was a
younger brother of the Colonel Titus_ of Cromwell's
army, mentioned by Hume and Macaulay as prominent
in the politics of those troublous times. This original
Colonel Titus afterwards espoused the cause of King
Charles II, and on the occasion of an attempt on the life
of the Lord Protector wrote anonymously the famous
tract entitled "Killing no Murder," which created such
a sensation at the time, and is characterized in Howell's

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"State Trials " as "that most able, logical, artificially
constructed, and occasionally eloquent, treatise." Col.
Ezra Titus married Electa Kneeland, daughter of John
Kneeland, Esq., also an early settler in Chesterfield.
He came from Gardner, Mass., and was a brother of
Abner Kneeland, the famous self-taught preacher, edi
tor, and Bible translator.
At the age of fourteen Herbert B., who would then
readily have passed for eighteen or more, taught his first
school of forty scholars, sixteen of whom were older
than himself, and with such success that his services
were again sought for the same school. At sixteen he
expressed a wish to go to Norwich university, the then
well known military school at Norwich, Vt., to which
his father's reply was, " I've been through with a mili
tary experience. It takes time and money, and amounts
to nothing in these times. We are never going to have
any war," — a refusal that both had occasion to remem
ber and regret. Teaching and work upon the farm
alternated with study at the academy at West Brattle
boro, Vt., Chesterfield, and Meriden, where he gradu
ated in 1854. ^e then entered Yale college, but again
taught, after the close of the first term, in Palmyra,
N. Y., where he remained until the fall of 1856, when
he resigned his position to re-enter college, which he
was prevented from doing hy a severe attack of typhoid
fever. He resumed teaching and farming, and, in 1859,
was appointed county commissioner of common schools.
In this position he was holding a teachers' institute
in Keene, in April, 1861, when at a county mass meet
ing in the public square, called on receipt of the news of
the firing on Sumter and the call for troops, in a brief
address of impassioned eloquence he announced that in

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response to the president's call he was going. He had
already headed the list for a volunteer company, which
became Company A, of the Second regiment, and of
which he was chosen second lieutenant, the captain and
the first lieutenant having had military experience.
Lieutenant Titus's connection with the Second ended July
1, 1862, when he was discharged that he might accept
the position of major in the Ninth, to which he had been
appointed June 14, 1862. He was mustered in as major
August 7, 1862, and appointed lieutenant-colonel on the
20th of the same month, and on the resignation of Col.
E. Q. Fellows the following November, received the
colonelcy, which place he held at the muster-out.
March 13, 1865, Colonel Titus was brevetted a brigadier-
general of United States volunteers for gallant and meri
torious services during the war. He is now practising
law in New York city.

GEORGE B. TRACY.
When, on Monday, June 6, 1864, George Boardman
Tracy died, at Washington, D. C, from the effect of
wounds received on the fatal 12th of May, at Spottsyl
vania, every officer and private of the Ninth New Hamp
shire sustained a personal loss. The silent influence of
a quiet, courageous, loving man's presence among his
fellows who happen to be deprived temporarily of the
restraining forces of home life, or who are subjected to
the demoralizing tendencies of battle and bloodshed, is
more potent for right living and honorable conduct than
volumes of general orders or pronunciamentos.
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of his manhood were passed mostly in Lebanon, where
he enlisted when thirty-six years old. He was mustered
in as a corporal of Company E, much against the wishes
of his friends, who desired him to accept a commission,
but their alluring proposals were rejected, because he
believed that his inexperience in military affairs inca
pacitated him for commissioned office. As corporal and
sergeant he went with his comrades into the thick of the
fight at South Mountain and Antietam, and through the
horrors of Fredericksburg and the doleful winter in
Virginia. He was with them in the joys of Kentucky
and the sorrows of the Mississippi campaign. With
them he marched over the mountains to Knoxville, and
in their ranks entered Virginia once more, to be num
bered among the severely wounded at Spottsylvania.
Left on the field when the regiment fell back, he was
missed as soon as the confusion of battle was over, and
four or five of his comrades, at the risk of their lives,
sought him out among the dead and wounded, and
carried him within the Union lines, where, supported by
Charles O. Hurlbutt, of his company, he made this entry
in his diary :
May 12, 1864. Rainy. Hardest day of the battle as yet. Went
into battle early; was wounded at 6: 15 a. m. A Minie ball passed
through the middle of the bone just above my ankle, which shattered
the bone. Our regiment fell back, and so ran over me first, and then
the " rebs." Near where I fell were two or three knapsacks, which I
used as breastworks to keep on" the bullets flying thick and fast. The
" rebs " gave me a couple more when they came after my ammunition,
of which they seemed to be short, so that I had quite a little fort. It
was not an agreeable position ; but God mercifully preserved me.
After lying forty hours on the same spot, I was hastily taken off on a
blanket after dark.

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It was characteristic of the man to say nothing of his
sufferings. Even when in his diary he wrote of himself
" sick," or " feeling very miserable," there was no
thought of faltering. No complaining came from his
lips. He always kept a cheerful spirit, and was ready
to assist and cheer up the sick, the weary, and the down
hearted. He was "the father of the younger soldiers,
and the faithful friend of all he could benefit." He was
modest, too. Though among the bravest of the brave,
this is the way he wrote of his first experience in battle :
" I stood fire better than I expected."
From Spottsylvania he was moved to Fredericksburg,
on the Tuesday after his foot had been amputated Satur
day night, and from there to the hospital at Washington,
whence he passed calmly, hopefully, peacefully, to the
life beyond.

CHARLES W. UNDERHILL.
Charles W. Underhill, of Hopkinton, N. H., died of
apoplexy, very suddenly, Friday, May 26, 1882, aged
sixty-eight jrears, nine months, and seven days.
He was born at Chester, the son of Moses and Rachel
(Lufkin) Underhill, and was one of a large family of
children. When a young lad he went to East Concord,
where he made his home with his sister, Mrs. Betsey
(Underhill) Parker. He learned the trade of harness-
maker and carriage trimmer with John Emerson of Con
cord. He worked at his trade with the late Timothy
Chandler, of Hopkinton, but had been in business in
Woonsocket, R. I., and Millville, Mass., for several
years, when he removed to Concord, March 20, 1858.
In 1862, though even then forty-nine years of age, he

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demonstrated his patriotism by enlisting in Company F
of the Ninth regiment, served through the war, and was
honorably discharged June 3, 1865. He was severely
wounded in his right arm at the Mine.
After leaving the service he removed his family to
Hopkinton village, having purchased the farm formerly
owned by Isaac H. Chandler. There he lived amid the
pleasantest surroundings, his declining years being fre
quently cheered by the presence of his children and
grandchildren. Comrade Underbill's wife was Susan Eastman Kim
ball, of Fryeburg, Me. They had six children : Charles
F., George F., Susan Maria, William P., a prosperous
druggist of Concord, Ellen F., and Thomas B.

GEORGE L. WAKEFIELD.
George L. Wakefield, mustered out as sergeant of
Company G, has a war record simultaneous with that of
the regiment. Born in Plymouth, Vt., he enlisted at
Claremont, July 26, 1862, at the age of fifteen, and as a
private carried gun and knapsack with his company
every day and in every engagement up to October 1,
1864, when he was wounded in the elbow at the Battle of
Poplar Springs Church, and was ordered to the hospital.
He returned to his company March 19, 1865, with which
he did duty till June 10, 1865, having been appointed
sergeant on May 1 of that year. During the war,
young Wakefield had read medicine with Dr. A. J.
Moulton, a private of Company G, and in 1866 went to
Wisconsin to continue his studies with Dr. T. M. Simes
of Durand. In 1870 he was graduated from the Hahne
mann Medical college of Chicago, and pursued his

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vocation in the West until 1888, when he returned to
New Hampshire,. He is now practising his profession at
Manchester. As a soldier, George L. Wakefield was
commended for his poise in emergencies, his bravery in
action, and his rigid adherence to every demand of duty.
He was often called to positions of trust by his superiors at
critical times ; he never complained, and though wounded
several times, never missed a march or fight in which
the Ninth took part. The same qualities of heart and
mind which characterized him in the days of '61 to '65
have been shown prominently in his after life, and have
made him unusually successful in his medical and surgi
cal practice. To Dr. Wakefield the Regimental associa
tion owes the compilation of its very complete necrology,
and his daughter, Miss Electa Wakefield, has been made
a daughter of the association, for assistance rendered her
father in performing his duties as necrologist and in pre
senting to the association a beautifully inscribed necro-
logical volume.

GEORGE T. WARD.
George T. Ward, of Company G, was born in Wash
ington, though credited to Charlestown. He enlisted
August 8, 1862, as private, was mustered out June 10,
1865, and passed to the land beyond January 14, 1867,
when only twenty-three years of age. He was the son
of Joel and Mary J. Ward, who live in North Charles
town, where Comrade Ward died. His mother writes, —
" George was a faithful soldier. He never left the regi
ment after he enlisted until he was mustered out ; never
tried to dodge a battle. He began to fail soon after he
came home."

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OSMON B. WARREN.
Comrade Warren was born September 15, 1845, at
Rochester. He enlisted August 1, 1862, in Company H,
was appointed corporal January 24, 1864, first sergeant
March 19, 1864. He engaged in the battles of South
Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, was with the
regiment in the Mississippi campaign, and was in all its
engagements up to and including tbe Battle of Spottsyl
vania Court-house, when he was captured and taken to
Andersonville, arriving there May 29. In the latter
part of the following October he was taken to Charles
ton, S. C, and after that to Florence, S. C, remaining
there until he was paroled, February 29, 1865. After
the Battle of Spottsylvania he was reported killed, and
the following notice appeared in the Rochester Courier
May 20, 1864 :
"Among the losses in the Ninth New Hampshire
volunteers we notice the name of First Sergeant
Osmon B. Warren as killed. The news of young War
ren's death will carry sadness to many hearts. He was
a young man of worthy attainments, the son of Rev.
James Warren, of this place, where his untimely loss
will be regretted by a wide circle of relatives and friends.
He was known and beloved as a brave and resolute sol
dier by all his comrades, and will be sadly missed by
them. His death is a severe stroke to his parents, who
have sent three sons into the army, and whose hearts are
made heavy by this affliction." A poem was also written
on his death by Capt. C. W. Edgerly of his company.
After his return from the war, in March, 1865, Com
rade Warren's health was so broken that he was unable
to engage in any business for a long time. He was

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twice honored (sessions of 1875 and 1876) with a seat
in the legislature, serving each year on the committee
on military affairs. He has been commander of Samp
son post, No. 22, G. A. R., of Rochester, for two years,
and was appointed postmaster of Rochester in April,
1878, by President Hayes, and reappointed by Presi
dent Arthur. He was made a revenue storekeeper at
Portsmouth, in January, 1891.

WILLIAM A. WEBSTER.
William Ambrose Webster was the son of William G.
and Susan F. Webster, born in Rochester, June 13, 1830.
Soon after his birth his parents removed to Concord,
where his childhood was passed. His father died when
he was nine years old, and he was early dependent upon
his own resources. He attended the public schools in
New Hampshire, and subsequently fitted himself for
teaching at the State Normal school at Bridgewater,
Mass., where he was graduated with honor in 1850.
In 1853 he was appointed principal of a grammar school
in Manchester, and held such a position until 1861. In
the mean time he had been engaged, during such time
as was not occupied with his duties as a teacher, in
reading medicine with Dr. William Buck, which he
supplemented by a course in Long Island College hos
pital, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Going back to Manchester in the summer of 1862,
before engaging in practice, he was appointed, July 1,
1862, surgeon of the Ninth regiment, New Hampshire
volunteers. Dr. Webster remained with the Ninth
regiment until the spring of 1864, when he was

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appointed chief surgeon of the Second division of the
Ninth Army corps. He held this office for something
like a year, when he was compelled by ill health to
resign and return North. He received his discharge
January 5, 1865.' On his return to Manchester he was
appointed surgeon in the military hospital there, where
he remained until it was discontinued. He then located
in Groton, Mass., where he practised for. three years.
From Groton he went to .Westford, Mass., where he
was for ten years. He returned to Manchester in 1878.
The remainder of his life was spent in Manchester, in as
active practice as his health would permit.
He was for several years a member of the board of
United States pension examiners. He was a member
of the school board in 1879, '80, '81, '82, '83, and upon
the reorganization of the local board of health in 1885,
he was appointed a member. At the time of his death
he was connected with Lafayette lodge, F. and A. M.,
and Louis Bell post, G. A. R. Dr. Webster was twice
married, and had three daughters, two of whom are
living. His death occurred February 7, 1887, and
resulted from malaria, which he contracted during his
army service, and from which he had been an almost
constant sufferer for twenty years.

JOHN P. WEBSTER.
This comrade, who was then a farmer, died at Pena-
cook, December 9, 1888, when in his forty-fifth year.
He was the son of Ben P. and Anna (Woods) Webster,
and a private of Company G from the muster-in till Jan
uary 15, 1864, when he was transferred to the Ninety-

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fourth company, Second battalion, I. C. The cause of
death was chronic bronchitis. Comrade Webster was a
member of W. I. Brown post, No. 31, of Penacook, and
of Contoocook lodge, No. 26, I. O. O. F. He left a
widow and one child.

ALBERT R. WHEELER.
A. R. Wheeler enlisted in Capt. J. W. Babbitt's
company (I) from Keene. He was in the battles of
South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, siege of
Vicksburg, Jackson, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Bethesda
Church, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. On the evening
of the 16th of June, 1864, he was wounded in the left
thigh, so badly that the doctors thought an amputation
unnecessary, but he insisted upon it. After the opera
tion he was removed to Washington, where he died
about June 25. At the "bloody angle" Comrade
Wheeler, while acting as color corporal, brought off
the United States colors after the color bearer had been
shot.

SMITH A. WHITFIELD.
Smith A. Whitfield was born in Francestown, March 24,
1844. Up to the breaking out of the war he was a stu
dent and teacher, having fitted for college at the acade
mies at Francestown and Hancock, and during the
winter taught school. He had passed his examination
for entrance to Harvard college when, on April 19, 1861,
his plans were interrupted by the call of duty, and he
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shire infantry, commanded by Capt. Edward L. Bailey
of Manchester. With this regiment he went to the front,
participating in the First Battle of Bull Run and in the
movement to the Peninsula, where at the Battle of
Williamsburg he was seriously wounded by a musket
ball, which struck him at the bottom of the right ear and
passing round lodged in the back of the neck. He was
sent with other wounded to New Hampshire, and when
the Ninth regiment was raised, on the recommenda
tion of General Hooker, Colonel Marston, and Lieuten
ant-Colonel Titus, was assigned to the captaincy of Com
pany G in that regiment. He assumed command of his
company while still suffering from the wound in his
head, and at the Battle of Antietam he was again badly
wounded in the right foot and leg, while leading the
skirmish line which was sent out to develop the position
of the enemy after Burnside had carried the bridge on
the left and gained the heights beyond. He rejoined
his regiment upon partial recovery from this wound, and
went with them to Kentucky.
When the advance to Knoxville was made Captain
Whitfield was detailed as adjutant-general on the staff of
Gen. Alfred S. Frye, but was subsequently relieved by
General Boyle and placed in command of the distribu
tion camp at Camp Nelson, then containing about 2,400
men collected from different regiments and awaiting
transportation to the front. He remained in command of
the camp until the regiment moved to Mississippi, when,
owing to severe illness superinduced by impure vaccine
matter, he was left in the hospital at Cincinnati. On his
recovery he was induced by Adjutant-General Thomas
to take an examination for promotion to the One Hundred
and Twenty- third United States Colored infantry, then

Capt. Smith A. Whitfield Co. G.

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being raised in Kentucky. He appeared before the regu
lar army board at Lexington, and passed with such
credit that he was at once commissioned as lieutenant-
colonel of that regiment. He was subsequently made
the superintendent of organization of colored troops for
the state of Kentucky, and assisted in organizing, arm
ing, and equipping a number of regiments afterwards
distinguished in the field.
During the last few months of the war he was detailed
as member of a general court-martial organized to try the
notorious guerrillas who infested Kentucky at that
period. He was honorably mustered out in October,
1865, at Louisville, Ky., having served a little over four
years and six months. Upon being mustered out he
went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where, after a year spent in the
great distilling house of S. N. Pike & Co., he entered
the United States Internal Revenue service. His pro
motion here was steady and rapid, and, having served
through all the grades, he was in 1877 made a revenue
agent and assigned to duty at Chicago and Milwaukee.
He was subsequently placed in charge of the district of
Kentucky, where he remained for nearly three years.
His service there was varied by occasional details far
ther south, and much of this time was spent in the hazard
ous and exciting duty of hunting down and driving out
the " moonshiners," who infested that great region
embraced in the general terms the " mountain country"
of the South.
At a later period he was assigned to the district
embracing New York city and Brooklyn, where from
his long experience and thorough knowledge he was
employed in examining the officers of the revenue ser
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was again assigned to duty in the South, and was in
Kentucky when he was offered and accepted the position
of assistant postmaster at Cincinnati, Ohio. This posi
tion he held for about one year, when, on the accession
of President Arthur, he was appointed postmaster of that
city. This office he held during the Republican adminis
tration, and was continued by President Cleveland for a
period of nearly eighteen months after his inauguration.
A short time after this he was appointed by the governor
of Ohio one of a board of five charged with the adminis
tration of public affairs in Cincinnati. He remained a
member of the board for about two years, when, immedi
ately after the inauguration of President Harrison, he
resigned to accept the office of second assistant postmas
ter-general of the United States. This office he held till
the retirement of First Assistant Postmaster-General
Clarkson, when he was at once appointed to succeed
him, retaining this position until a few months prior to
the close of President Harrison's administration, when he
resigned to engage in business in Chicago. Unfortu
nately his health, which had become seriously impaired
by long and arduous public service, broke down, and he
was compelled to give up all business for a time, and
retired to his summer home in northern Michigan, where
he has lived most of the time during the last two years.
His health has greatly improved by recreation and entire
rest from care and responsibility, and it now seems that
he has still many years of useful activity before him.
Colonel Whitfield has been almost from the time of his
leaving the service an active and zealous politician of the
best type, believing that in this country of popular gov
ernment no good citizen can afford to stand aloof from
participation in public affairs. He has devoted a great

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deal of time to platform work, and is well known through
out Ohio and other states as an eloquent and forcible
speaker. As a speaker in Grand Army circles and on
Memorial days his services have been in great demand
throughout the West and North-west, where he is well
and most favorably known.
He was married in 1882 to Miss Florence P. Morri
son, a most charming and brilliant young lady of Cin
cinnati, Ohio. His family consists of his wife and two
little girls of nine and five years, and it is in the home
circle that the colonel finds his truest happiness in the
quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the rest he has earned
by years of responsible, arduous, and long continued
public life. His record is a remarkable one in every
way, and a friend, speaking of him recently, said admir
ingly, — " Colonel Whitfield has been thirty years in the
military and civil service, and in all those years has
never been called upon to refute a single charge nor
meet one single complaint." This of itself would consti
tute a fitting and memorable epjtaph, when, in the fulness
of time, one shall be placed over the comrade's grave.1

CHARLES W. WILCOX.
Charles W. Wilcox was born in Brookfield, Orange
county, Vt., June 26, 1836, the son of Erastus and
Electa (Brown) Wilcox, both natives of the good old
college town of Hanover, N. H. His paternal grand
father (Elon Wilcox) was a native of Wethersfield,
1 As these sheets were being prepared for the press, the news came
of Colonel Whitfield's sudden death, at Chicago, 111., December 2,
1895. — Editor.

756 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Conn. His maternal grandfather (Alba Brown) was a
native of Hanover, N. H., and his maternal great-grand
father (Dr. Joel Brown), a noted physician of Hanover,
was a direct descendant of one of the early promoters of
the Massachusetts colony. Mr. Wilcox obtained his
early education in the common schools, and attended
one year at the Newbury (Vt.) academy. In 1857 he
left the home farm to learn the jewelry business with
Harvey Holton, in Wells River, Vt. Serving there two
years, he then was employed by the old firm of Gray &
Libby, in Boston, until the autumn of i860, when he
went to Keene, entering the employ of F. W. Cobb &
Co. In the spring of 1861 Mr. Cobb enlisted under
Capt. Tile A. Barker of Company A, Second regiment,
New Hampshire volunteers, leaving Mr. Wilcox in
charge of the business.
In the fall of 1861 the Sixth regiment, N. H. V., ren
dezvoused in Keene, preparatory to leaving for the front,
and only the obligations which he felt himself to be
under to his employer preyented Mr. Wilcox from enter
ing the United States service in that regiment. When,
however, at the open-air war meetings in the early sum
mer of 1862, he listened to the eloquent speeches of that
veteran statesman, Gen. James Wilson, of Lieut. H. B.
Titus (afterward major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel
of the Ninth regiment), and others who were home on
leave, Mr. Wilcox's patriotic blood could no longer with
stand the pressure. Meeting, on the morning of August
5, near where the Keene soldiers' monument now stands,
his most intimate friend, S. Henry Sprague, then book
keeper for C. C. Bridgman, after a few minutes' con
versation they went at once to Capt. J. W. Babbitt's
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their country ; and many an old comrade can realize the
relief they experienced when the deed was finally done.
They went, too, and tented together in Concord, until
the fortunes of the service separated them. Mr. Sprague
was promoted to be second lieutenant and commissary of
the regiment, and afterwards to be first lieutenant and
acting assistant commissary on General Burnside's staff;
while Mr. Wilcox, too, won deserved promotion, and
closely followed the fortunes of the regiment until his
capture at Spottsylvania, in May, 1864. It was Lieuten
ant Wilcox's sad privilege to be with Lieutenant Sprague
in Cincinnati, O., on his return from Vicksburg, Miss., in
the summer of 1863, and to care for him during his
short and fatal illness with malarial fever. Granted
leave of absence by General Burnside, Lieutenant Wil
cox accompanied the remains of his friend home to
Keene, and then to Winchester, where the body of the
brave, true-hearted young lieutenant, deeply mourned by
his friends and all who knew him, was laid to rest with
Masonic honors.
Mr. Wilcox had enlisted as private in Company I, of
the Ninth New Hampshire, but was soon promoted to be
first sergeant, and shared the fortunes of the regiment
through the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, and
Fredericksburg. During the winter of 1862-3, while
the regiment was in camp at Falmouth, Va., Sergeant
Wilcox came near losing his life from black measles.
In February, 1863, he was sent to Columbia College
hospital, in Washington, D. C, then in charge of Dr.
Crosby, of Hanover, N. H., rejoining his regiment at
Cincinnati, O., March 29, 1863, when the Ninth was
on its way from Newport News to Kentucky. May 1,
1863, Sergeant Wilcox was promoted to be second lieu-

758 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
tenant of Company F, but owing to a severe attack of
pneumonia was unable to go with the regiment on the
Mississippi campaign, doing duty, however, at the con
valescent camp at Hickman's Bridge, Ky., and at Cin
cinnati, O., as soon as he was sufficiently recovered from
his own illness. Rejoining his regiment on its return
from Vicksburg, Lieutenant Wilcox was assigned to the
command of his company, and was stationed at Kim-
brough's Bridge, Cynthiana, Ky., until September 22,
when he was detailed to command Companies H and K,
at Keller's Bridge, remaining there until December 4,
when he was relieved, and returned to the command of
his own company.
Lieutenant Wilcox retained this position while the reg
iment was stationed at Point Burnside, Ky., also on its
memorable march from there, via Cumberland Gap, to
Knoxville, Tenn., and the return march to Kentucky,
until April, 1864, when the regiment and corps rejoined
the Army of the Potomac, when Captain Stone and
Lieutenant Babb, who had been on detailed service else
where, returned to the company. In the bloody battles
of the Wilderness on May 5, and of Spottsylvania Court
house, May 12, Lieutenant Wilcox was always at the
front, seeming to fear no danger incurred in the per
formance of the duties assigned him, and was taken
prisoner during the last-named battle. An interesting
account of his capture and the sad scenes connected
with his ten months life in southern prison-pens, will be
found elsewhere in this volume.
Lieutenant Wilcox was una'ble to rejoin his regiment
after his return from rebel prisons, in March, 1865, on
account of General Orders issued from the war depart
ment, and he was honorably discharged from the United

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 759
States service, May 15, 1865. Soon after his discharge
Mr. Wilcox was given a responsible position in the
E. Howard & Co. watch factory, at Roxbury, Mass.,
remaining with them until taking up the watch and
jewelry business on his own account, purchasing the
business of Marshall Bros., in Milford, Mass., October,
1866. Here he has since resided, and has built up a
substantial business for himself, besides being promi
nently identified with several other local financial enter
prises. Always a staunch Republican in politics, and
an active worker in his party's interest, although refus
ing rather than seeking public office, Mr. Wilcox was for
several years a trustee of the town library, and for the
past fifteen years has served as one of the park commis
sioners. He also represented the Second Worcester
county representatives' district in the Massachusetts
legislature of 1881.
Comrade Wilcox is a charter member of Post 22,
Department of Massachusetts, G. A. R., and as one of
its first officials served as chief mustering officer and
member of council of administration of the department.
He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Sold
iers' Home, Chelsea, Mass., and was one of the original
incorporators of the board. As chairman of the building
committee to raise the necessary funds for the present
beautiful and commodious Regimental head-quarters at
The Weirs, Comrade Wilcox did yeoman service, and
was president of the Regimental association in 1888, when
the head-quarters building was dedicated. He married,
September 25, 1867, Miss Ann M., daughter of Urial
A. Clark, of Brookfield, Vt. One child has been born to
them, a son, Clark H.

760 NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
ALVIN A. YOUNG.
Alvin A. Young, of Company K, who was born in
Newport, August 31, 1846, was twenty-seven days
under sixteen years of age at the time of his enlistment.
He was in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Jackson, the Wilderness,
and Spottsylvania. On March 1, 1864, he was ap
pointed corporal. At Spottsylvania, just as the regiment
was forced to fall back, Corporal Young stopped to fire
at the Confederate colors, but a southern officer, seeing
the act, sprang at him with a sabre, and he turned to
follow his company ; but a Confederate who was in
advance turned and thrust a bayonet through the corpo
ral's side. As he fell to the ground the southerners
passed over him. After lying quiet for some time he
was taken back through the woods to a large clearing,
where there were quite a number of the Ninth Regiment
boys who had been captured, among them Alvah R.
Davis and Perley A. Smith, of Company K. They
were soon separated, as all that were not wounded were
marched off, while the disabled ones were carried back
still farther. After nightfall an ambulance drove near,
and another soldier was left, whose groans attracted
Corporal Young's attention. Crawling to the place
where the soldier lay, the comrade found to his surprise
and great sorrow Sergt. Randolph Hall of Company
K, wounded through the right lung. He laid down
beside his comrade, spreading his own blanket over
both, for it was raining hard. After about ten days of
suffering from wounds, hunger, and lack of shelter, the
two were placed in an army wagon and taken to a rail
road station, then to Richmond, where they were placed

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in an old tobacco factory, called No. 21. The hard
journey, added to the exposure, proved too much for Ser
geant Hall, who died soon after reaching the prison.
After four months of prison life Corporal Young was
paroled and sent to Annapolis, Md., and there was
given a furlough of thirty days. He was then ex
changed, and joined the regiment about the 15th of
November at Petersburg, remaining with it until mus
tered out June 10, 1865.

ERRATA.

Pages 1 46-16 1. Read October, 1862, in running headlines,
in place of " September, 1862."
Pages 345-346. It will be noticed that the anecdote relating
to the presence of Captain Alexander at an auction sale of
slaves, pertains to the first sojourn of the regiment in Kentucky,
before the Mississippi campaign.
Page 504. In headline near foot of page, read Private
Barnes of Company F, in place of " Private Barnes of Com
pany B."
Page 531. A blank line ought not to separate the closing
paragraph of Sergeant Burnham's letter, but should appear after
the quotation.
Page 622. In line 7 read cook-house, not "work-house."
Page 623. In line 18 read Six, not "One."

APPENDIX.

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ROSTER.

A. A. G. Assistant Adjutant General.
A. C. . . Army Corps.
Adjt. . . . Adjutant.
A. G. O. Adjutant General's Office.
App  Appointed.

Apprehended.
Assistant Quartermaster. Artillery.
Assistant. Born.
Battalion.
Boston Harbor.
Brigade, Brigadier. . Brevet.
Captain.
Captured. Cavalry.
Company. Colonel.
Commissary, Commission.
Commissioned.

Appreh.
A. Q. M.
Art. Asst.B(b.). .
Batt'l. .
B. H. .
Brig. .
Bvt.Capt.Captd.Cav. Co.Col.
Com.Com'd.Corp  Corporal.
Cred. . . . Credited.
C. S. Commissary of Subsistence.
Dept. . . . Department.
Des. . . . Deserted.
Disab. . . . Disabled.
Disch. . . . Discharged.
Dishon. . . Dishonorably.
Div  Division.
Enl. . . . Enlisted.
Exch  Exchanged.
F. and S. . . Field and Staff.
G. C. M. General Court Martial.
Gd. from mis. Gained from missing.
Gen  General.
G. O. . . . General Orders.
H  Heavy.
Hosp  Hospital.
I. C. Invalid Corps ; name changed
to Veteran Reserve Corps, March
18, 1864.
Inf. .... Infantry.

L. .
Lt. Maj.
Mis.
Miscel. .
M. o. roll
Muse. Must.N. f. 1. A. G. O.

. Light.
. Lieutenant. . Major.
Missing.
Miscellaneous.
Muster out roll.
Musician.
Muster, mustered.
No further record

Adjutant General's Office, Wash
ington, D. C.
N. Y. H. . New York Harbor.
Non-Com. . Non-commissioned.
Ord. Seaman . Ordinary seaman.
Par  Paroled.
P. O. ad. Post-office address, last
known.
Prin. . Principal.
Priv. . Private.
Prom. . . Promoted.
Q. M. Quartermaster.
Re-enl. . . . Re-enlisted.
Regt. Regiment.
Res. . . . Residence.
Sergt. . Sergeant.
Sev. . . Severely.
S. O. . . Special Orders.
Surg. . Surgeon.
Tm. ex. . . Term expired,
Tr  Transferred.
TJ. S. A. . United States Army.
U. S. S. . . United States Ship.
Unas'd . . . Unassigned.
U. S. C. T. United States Colored Troops.
U. S. Sig. Corps United States Sig
nal Corps.
U. S. S. S. United States Sharp
shooters.
V. .... Volunteers.
V. R. C. Veteran Reserve Corps.
Wd  Wounded.
Wds  Wounds.

Note. — When men served in two or more organizations, and the birthplace or age
does not correspond, quotation marks are used.

COMPLETE ROSTER

NINTH REGIMENT

New Hampshire Volunteers.

COMPLETE ROSTER
or THE
Ninth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers.

o
Each man was a volunteer, appointed or enlisted for three years, unless otherwise stated. ™ Wfa
Abanton, Ben. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Norway ; age 22 ; ered. Jaft'rey ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv. ; disch. _
Aug. 5, '65, Concord. ?r)
Abbot, Charles H. Co. F; b. Lowell, Mass.; age 29 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
' Priv. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ^
Abbott, Ira S. Co. A ; b. Lemington, Vt. ; age 35 ; res. Manchester, ered. Manchester ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as H
Sergt. ; app. 1 Sergt. ; tr. to 168 Co., 2 Batt'l, V. R. C, Apr. 14, '64 ; disch. Sept. 12, '65, Concord, tm. ex. .,
Abbott, Jacob. Co. K; b. Ossipee; age 33 ; res. Ossipee; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.; wd. Sept. 14, '62, j?
South Mountain, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 22, '62, New York city. See 1 N. H. H. Art. 2
Abbott, Orrin S. Co. D ; b. Ossipee ; age 25 ; res. Dover, ered. Dover ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 7, '62, as Priv. ; killed ^
Dec. 13, '02, Fredericksburg, Va.
Adams, Alphonso. Co. A ; b. Sharon, Vt. ; age 18 ; res. Orford, ered. Orford ; enl. June 21,' '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; £.
'des. June, '64, London, Ky. M
Adams, Ara W. , Co. F ; b. Orange ; age 18 ; res. Orange ; enl. July 23, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. A, 5 I. C, S
Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. Sept. 15, '64, Indianapolis, Ind. ' 3
Adams, David M. Co. B ; b. Sutton ; age 18 ; res. Andover, ered. Wilmot ; enl. June 13, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. g
Died. dis. Aug. 21, '63, Memphis, Tenn. 4
Adams, George. Co. I; b. Pennsylvania; age 30; res. Girard, Pa., ered. Claremont; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63,
as Priv. ; wd. July 25, '04, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Aug. 20, '64, Washington, D. C.
Adams, John. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; ered. Keene ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ; des. Feb.
10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt.
Adams, James. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; ered. Keene ; enl. July 12, '64 ; must, in July 12, '64, as Priv. ; des. Feb.
10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt.
Adams, Sylvanus. Non-Com. Staff; b. New London ; age 36; res. Milford, ered. Milford; enl. June 11, '62; must, in July 18,
'62, as Prin. Muse. ; disch. Nov. 23, '02, Falmouth, Va. P. (). ad., West Rumney. See State Service.

Addison, Charles. Unas'd; b. France ; age 20 ; res. Troy, ered. Troy ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. N. f. r.
A. G. O.
Ahern, Martin. Co. H ; b. Ireland ; age 30 ; ered. Keene ; enl. Aug. 31, '64 ; must, in Aug. 31, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N.
H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Aiken, R. "Willshire. Co. B ; b. Goffstown ;. age 24 ; res. Goffstown, ered. Goffstown ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62,
as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Jan. 25, '65, Danville, Va.
Aiken, William C. Co. I; b. Westmoreland; age 18; res. Westmoreland, ered. Westmoreland; enl. Aug. 4, '62; must, in
Aug. 18, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. wds. Mar. 17, '63, Washington, D. C. Died Nov. 25, '78,
Westmoreland.
Aldrich, Asahel. Co. H ; b. New Hampshire ; age 43 ; res. Jefferson, ered. Jefferson ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, ^
as Priv. Died, dis. Apr. 15, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. H
Aldrich, James H. Co. B ; b. Lisbon ; age 24 ; res. Lisbon, ered. Lisbon ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priv. ; ^
disch. May 12, '65, Concord. P. O. ad., Dalton.
Aldrich, Lewis W., 1st. Co. I; b. Westmoreland; age 20; res. Westmoreland,'cred. Westmoreland; enl. Aug. 1, '62; must. W
in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; app. Corp. Jan. 1, '64; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. g
ad., Westmoreland. i-rj
Aldrich, Lewis W., 2d. Co. I ; b. Westmoreland ; age 21 ; ,res. Westmoreland, ered. Westmoreland ; enl. Aug. 2, '62 ; must.
in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Oct. 8, '74, Revere, Mass.
Alexander, Morrison. Co. A ; b. Deny ; age 21 ; res. Derry, ered. Derry ; enl. May 27, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Corp. ; wd,
sev. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Feb. 17, '63, Washington, D. C.
Alexander, Samuel J. Co. B; b. Hopkinton ; age 25 ; res. Concord; enl. July 24, '62, as Priv. ; app. Capt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must. <^
in to date July 24, '62, as Capt. ; wd. sev. July 13, '63, near Jackson, Miss. Died, wds. July 23, '63, Snyder's Bluff, Miss. O
Allen, Benjamin R. Co. K; b. Newport; age 29; res. Newport, ered. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as §
1 Sergt. ; app. 2 Lt. Jan. 1, '64 ; 1 Lt. Sept. 16, '64 ; wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; app. Capt. Co. H, Feb. 2
1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Newport. ^
Allen, Prank. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 26 ; ered. Chesterfield ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ; tr. jr)
to Co. E, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. gJ
Allen, George J. Co. I ; b. Jaffrey ; age 24 ; res. Rindge, ered. Rindge ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd.
June 2, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. ; disch. July 10, '65, to date June 10, '65, Concord. P. O. ad., Fitchburg, Mass.
Allen, George "W". Co. I; b. New Hampshire; age 22; res. Surry, ered. Surry; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as
Priv. ; wd. June 7, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Claremont.
Allen, George W. Co. K ; b. Tuftonborough ; age 19 ; ered. Tamworth ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ;
app. Corp. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Allen, John. Co. D ; substitute ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 21 ; ered. Gilford ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ;
mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Allen, Seth. Co. C ; b. New York ; age 24 ; res. New York city, ered. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11, '63, as Priv. ;
captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died Aug. 2, '64, Andersonville, Ga.

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Allen, William. Co. K ; b. Ireland ; age 35 ; res. Hanover, ered. Hanover ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as Priv. ; -*¦
des. July 8, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Allen William H. Co. H ; b. Lancaster ; age 19 ; res. Lancaster, ered. Lancaster ; enl. July 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 8, '63, Washington, D. C.
Ames, Warren. Co. K ; b. Milford ; age 18 ; res. Milford ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. June 15,
' '65, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O. ad., Brookline. .
Anderson, Antoine. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Sweden ; age 18 ; ered. Groton ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, 64, as Priv. ;
mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; supposed killed. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Anderson, David G. Unas'd ; b. Pittsburg, Pa. ; age 20 ; ered. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, m Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ^
N. f. r. A. G. O. . , , „„ „„ _ . O
Anderson, John. Co. C ; b. London, Eng. ; age 24 ; res. Hartford, Conn. ; enl. June 14, '62 ; must, in July 24, 62, as Priv. ; cn
des. Aug. 25, '62, Concord. W
Anderson, John. Co. F ; b. New London, Conn. ; age 22 ; res. New London, Conn., ered. North Hampton ; enl. Dec. 15, 63 ; js
must. in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; diseh. disab. Oct. 15, '64, Washington, D. C. Q
Andrew, John. Co. C ; b. Quebec, Can. ; age 35 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as Pnv. ; ^
des. Aug. 23, '62, Concord. . . ^
Andrews, George H. Co. E ; b. Nashua ; age 20 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, 62, as Priv. K
Died, dis. Mar. 15, '64, Nashua. H
Andrews, Henry. Co. F ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 27 ; res. St. John, N. B., ered. North Hampton ; enl. Dec. 15, 63 ; must, in ^
Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; des. July 14, '64, near Petersburg, Va. «
Andrews, John. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; ered. Claremont ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, m July 14, 64, as Priv. ; Z
des. Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. . x
Angier Thaddeus R Co. G ; b. Charlestown ; age 27 ; res. Charlestown, ered. Charlestown ; enl. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in Aug.
13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disafo. Nov. 25, '62, Newark, N. J. Died June 23, '81, Wmdsor,Vt. JO
Annis, Joel N Co. F ; b. Lowell, Mass.; age 18; res. Rumney, ered. Rumney; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 12, '62, as W
Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. May 20, '65, Concord. Died Dec. 31, '93, Medford, Mass. m
Antlitz, John. Co. G; b. Germany; age 40 ; ered. Manchester; enl. Dec. 14, '63; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv.; wd. June, «
'64 ; tr. to Co. G, 6 N. II. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. June 1, '65. a
Applebee, William H. Co. C ; b. Somersworth ; age 32 ; res. Milton, ered. Milton ; enl. July 5, '62 ; must, m July 17, 62, as h
Priv. ; mis. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; disch. May 16, '65, Concord.
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Archer, Edwin W.
app. Corp. ; wd.
Archer, Henry W.
killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Archer Josiah L Co. A ; b. Fairlee, Vt. ; age 28 ; res. Orford, ered. Orford ; enl. July 8, '62 ; must, in July 10, '62, as Priv. ;
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died of starvation Aug. 28, '64, Anderson
ville, Ga-

Armstrong, George T. Co. D; b. Haverhill, Mass.; age 16; ered. South Newmarket; enl. June 23, '62; must, in July 26,
'62, as Muse. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Dec. 31, '87, Strafford.
Armstrong, Henry. Co. F ; b. England ; age 21 ; ered. Sutton ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv. ; captd. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died Oct., '64, iu rebel hospital.
Amandin,  , alias Pierri Moreau. Co. H ; b. France ; age 22 ; ered. Stoddard ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as
Priv. ; disch. Oct. 12, '64, and ordered to be turned over to the Consul General of France as a deserter from the French
navy.
Ash John. Co. C ; b. Franklin ; age 45 ; res. Franklin, ered. Franklin ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to
Co. E, 20 I. C, Nov. 15, '63 ; disch. July 1, '65, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ashley, Albert. Unas'd ; b. New York ; age 28 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa., ered. Lempster ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, '63, ^
as Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. H
Ashton, Joseph L., alias Thomas Johnson. Co. E ; substitute ; b. New Brunswick ; age 19 ; ered. Sunapee ; enl. June 18, '64 ; ^
must, in June 18, '64, as Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 12, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Atkins, Samuel. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; ered. Keene ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv. ; des. ffi
Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. g
Atwood, Henry. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 20 ; ered. Marlow ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv. ; des. ^
Aug., '64, City Point, Va., en route to regt. Sg
Atwood, Varanes C. Co. G; b. Nelson ; age 41 ; res. Nelson, ered. Nelson ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; «
app. Corp. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 30, '62, Newark, N. J. P. O. ad., Nelson. g
Aufret, Leon. Co. A ; b. France ; age 20 ; res. New York city, ered. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ;
des. Dec. 22, '63, Cynthiana, Ky. • <^
Augustin, Augustus. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 21 ; ered. Keene ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ; O
tr. to Co. G, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. C
Auhri, Henrich. Co. B ; b. Germany ; age 29 ; res. New York city, ered. Danbury ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as 5
Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. ^
Austin, Alexander. Co. C ; b. England ; age 22 ; res. New York city, ered. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, pi
as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; des. Dec. 18, '64, Alexandria, Va. ?a
Austin, Charles. Co. D ; b. Pennsylvania ; age 22 ; res. Mechanicsville, N. Y., ered. Bristol ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec.
24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 28, '64, Hall's Gap, Ky.
Austin, Thomas S. Co. K; b. Northfield; age 27; ered. Canterbury; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.; wd.
Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; tr. to 156 Co., 2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. July 15, '65, St. Louis, Mo. P. O. ad., Frank
lin Falls.
Austin, Wanton J. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Avery, Alfred A. Co. D ; b. Gilford ; age " 43 " ; ered. Exeter ; enl. July 5, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Oct.
19, '63, Paris, Ky. See State Service.
Avery, Daniel P. Co. II ; b. Epsom ; age 21 ; res. Rochester, ered. Rochester ; enl. July 31, '62 ; must, in Aug. 21, '62, as Priv. ;
des. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Supposed identical with Daniel P. Avery, U. S. Marine Corps.

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Avery, James. Co. H ; age 42 ; ered. Gilmamton ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. 21, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Freder- 0\
' icksburg,' Va. Died, dis. Jan. 9, '63, Georgetown, D. C.
Avery, James H. Co. H ; b. Loudon ; age 20 ; ered. Gilmanton ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. 21, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to 112
' Co., 2 Batt'l, V. R. C, Mar. 15, '65 ; disch. disab. July 19, '65, Alexandria, Va.
Avery, Samuel A. Co. H ; b. Epsom ; age 25 ; res. Rochester, ered. Rochester ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
' Priv. ; des. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md.
Ayer Andrew J Co. F ; b. Haverhill, Mass. ; age 18'; res. Somersworth, ered. Somersworth ; enl. Aug. 1, '62 ; must, m Aug.
' 5, '62, as Priv. ; captd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; par. Oct. 6, '62 ; des. Apr. 10, '64, Annapolis, Md. P. 0. ad.,
Naples, Me. . W
Ayer Daniel C. Co. C ; b. Brownfield, Me. ; age 18 ; res. Deerfield, ered. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 15, '62 ; must, m Aug. 19, 62, as rQ
Priv. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Naples, Me. t«
Ayer James C Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. M
Ayers Elisha Co. I ; b. Wallingford, Vt. ; age 41 ; res. Keene, ered. Keene ; enl. June 21, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; #
' app. Sergt. ; tr. to 87 Co., 2 Batt'l, I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. July 24, '65, Cleveland, Ohio. P. O. ad., Keene. Q
Babb, Daniel. Co. D ; b. Fryeburg, Me. ; age 36 ; ered. Conway ; enl. Dec. 31, '63 ; must, in Dec. 31, '63, as Priv. ; captd. July -n
30, '04, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; par. Died Nov. 7, '64, Annapolis, Md. H
Babb Edward C. Co. F; b. Westbrook, Me. ; age 28 ; res. Concord, ered. Concord; enl. June 27, '62 ; must.. in Aug. 5, '62, as K
' Sergt. ; app.' 1 Sergt. ; 2 Lt. Co. H, Jan. 1, '63 ; 1 Lt. Co. F, Jan. 1, '64 ; Capt. Co. G, Feb. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. M
P. O. ad., Minneapolis, Minn. v-?
Babbitt, John W. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 27 ; res. Keene, ered. Keene ; app. Captr-Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62 ; app. ^
Lt. Col. Nov. 22, '62 ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. wds. Dec. 5, '64. P. O. ad., Keene. g

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Bachelder Charles W. Co. D ; age 38 ; ered. Exeter ; enl. June 23, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Corp. ; must, out June 10
'0o,'as Priv. Supposed identical with Charles W. Batchelder, U. S. Navy.
Bachelder Joseph C. Co. D ; b. Deerfield ; age 32 ; res. Deerfield, ered. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as
Priv. ; killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. - g
Bailev Daniel Co. B; b. Alexandria; age 44; res. Alexandria, ered. Alexandria; enl. June 11, '62; must, in July 22, '62, as i
Priv. ; tr. to 143 Co., 2 Batt'l, I. C, Dec. 15, '63 ; disch. July 21, '65, Baltimore, Md., tm. ex. Died Dec. 25, '72, Balti- |
more, Md. 2
Bailey, John B. Co. E ; b. New Boston ; age 22 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Pviv. ; h
'tr. to Band, 1 Brig., 2 Div., 9 A. C, Sept. 30, '62; disch. as 1 Class Muse. June 10, '65, near Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad.,
Boston, Mass.
Bailey Sewell B Co. B ; b. Salem ; age " 35 " ; res. Chichester, ered. Concord ; enl. June 6, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as
' Priv. ; des. Sept. 30, '62. See 1 N. H. V.
Bailey, William A. Co. F ; b. Groton ; age 19 ; res. Rumney, ered. Rumney ; enl. July 9, '62 ; must, iu Aug. 12, '62, as Priv.
' Died, dis. Jan. 12, '63, Washington, D. C.
Baker, John. Co. A ; b. Philadelphia, Pa. ; age 22 ; ered. Salisbury ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr.
^ ' 22, '64, Annapolis, Md.

Baker, Martin. Unas'd ; b. Pennsylvania ; age 26 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa., ered. Gilsum ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63,
as Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky.
Baker, Peter. Co. C ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 28 ; ered. Mason ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must. in. Aug. 26, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Sept. 18, '64, City Point, Va., en route to regt.
Baldi, Christopher. Co. B; b. Italy; age 25; ered. Walpole; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 23,
'64, near Washington, D. C.
Ballou, Charles E. Co. G; substitute; b. New Hampshire; age 18; ered. Swanzey; enl. June 6, '64 ; must, in June 6, '64,
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. G, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. Died Mar. 15, '93, Salem, Mass.
Barber, George W. Co. E ; b. Warwick, Mass. ; age 24 ; res. Plainfield, ered. Plainfield ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6,
'62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Mar. 18, '63, Georgetown, D. C. Died Sept. 26, '86, Nat. l2|
Home, Wis. H
Barnard, Daniel L. Co. I ; b. New Boston ; age 33 ; ered. Troy ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. June ^
15, '65, to date June 10, '65, Concord. Died Dec. 24, '89, Woburn, Mass. rr,
Barnard, George W. Co. A ; b. Enfield ; age 21 ; res. Enfield, ered. Enfield ; enl. June 8, '62 ; must, in July 8, '62, as Priv. ; >
tr. to 18 Co., 2 Batt'l, I. C, Sept. 22, '03 ; disch. July 8, '65, Albany, N. Y, tm. ex. P. O. ad., Boston, Mass. g
Barnard, James E. Co. K; b. Weare; age 22; ered. Dunbarton ; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.; must. £
out June 10, '65. P. 0.. ad., East Weare. K
Barnes, James H. Co. F ; "b. Farnham, Can. ; age 18 ; res. Lyndeborough, ered. Sullivan ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, 5
'63, as Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, W
'65. P. O. ad., Manchester. ^
Barnes, Leander C. Co. B; b. Concord; age 22; res. Concord, ered. Concord; enl. July 19, '62; must, in July 21, '62, as ^
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Concord. «
Barr, Robert. Co. G ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 22 ; res. New York citv, ered. Danbury ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as C
Priv. . Died, dis. Aug. 31, '64, David's Isl., N. Y. H. 3
Barrett, James. Co. B ; b. Lisbon ; age 39 ; res. Weare, ered. Weare ; enl. June 14, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. Died, W
dis. Jan. 13, '63, Falmouth, Va. ' W
Barrett, John. Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 28 ; res. New York city, ered. Bethlehem ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; S
des. Apr. 22,-'64, Annapolis, Md. •
Bartlett, James H. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 27 ; ered. Henniker ; enl. June 21, '64 ; must, in June 21, '64, as Priv. ;
tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. June 2, '65, Washington, D. C.
Bascom, James P. Co. G ; b. Newport ; age 21 ; res. Claremont, ered. Claremont ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Dec. 25, '62, near Falmouth, Va.
Basons, Joseph. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 20 ; ered. Thornton ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv ¦
tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Bates, George. Unas'd; b. Canada; age 22; res. Newport, ered. Newport; enl. Dec. 23, '63; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv
N. f. r. A. G. O.

Beal Luth.r Co. G : b. CtatortoM , .Se « ; v., S„»,, ored. S™** ; o.l. Jul, »,•«,, m»l i» Aug. IV* « **• i
Be„, |^Br f fS^If SfS^fSiS" SS, „ , - ta «,.. ,,, ., P*. , -a. ^
Ferry. See State Service. . 22 . regi Northumberland; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as O
Beaubii'l^die^Co^ SbsSJtSnada; age 35 ; ered. Hinsdaie ; enl. June 16, '64 ; mus, in June 16, '64, as Priv, '
B^^r'SiTKi -ff*». res New York city ered. K^Si^SS
BeCkeC?captd. Sept. 30, '64 Poplar Sprmgs Church Va, exch t • to C0j b N. II ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^.^
Bedell, Abram H. Co. H , b New Hampshire; age 19 ^^e ^ c« & ^ R T
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. II, 6 N. II. V., June 1 ,65 ciiscn. June , ^ Jefferson ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63 M
Bedell, Austin. Co. H ; b. New Hampshire , ; age 20 » J™™&°% v. R. C. . d4ch. disab. June 6, '65, Concord. See 17 g
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. xl, o im. xi. » ., uunc j, « , g
Beloen^ngeal. Co. A; b. Canada; age 23 ; res. Rouse's Point, N. Y., ered. Franconia; enl. Dec. 10, '63; must, in Dec. 10, g
''63, as Priv. ; des. Dec 22, '63 ^ Cynthiana, Ky. ^ Ju u >62 mujjt . „ Aug. 15> ,62j M Priv. . tl, to
^^o^C^ must, in July 3,62, as Priv,
Bennett, AldenB. Noiv-Com. Staff ^b -^^Ic, Mmb. ,age ^ i ^ fl_ y ^ , ^ ^^ ^ Migcel_ 0rgamzatlon,

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Bennett, Charles. Co. B; b. Alexandria; age 18; res. Hopkinton, ered. Hopkinton; enl. June 10, '62; must, in July 12, 62, as
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsvlvania, Va. Died, dis.' Aug. 28, '64, Philadelphia, Pa.
Bennett, James. Co. D ; b. New Brunswick ; age 19 ; res. New York city, ered. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in
Dec. 15, '63, as Priv.; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, dis. Aug. 28, '64, Philadelphia, Pa.
Bennett, James A. Co. D ; b. New Brunswick ; age 20 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa., ered. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec.
9, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Bennett, John C. Co. B ; b. Brookline ; age 25; ered. Nashua; enl. July 81, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June
10, '65. P. O. ad., Spokane Falls, Wash.
Bennett, Richard. Co. F ; b. England ; age 21 ; res. New York city, ered. Northwood ; enl. Dee. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, 63,
as Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Jan. 20, '65. ^J
Bernard, Henry. Co. D. See Bernard Henry. H
Berry, James. Co. K ; b. Freedom ; age 37 ; ered. Freedom ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, ^
'62, Antietam, Md. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Berry, William. Co. C ; b. Germany ; age 27 ; ered. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Deo. 21, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 27,
'64, Annapolis, Md. P. O. ad., Randolph, Or. g
Berry, "William H. Co. K; b. Boston, Mass, age 18; ered. Nashua; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv, tr. to ^
Co. K, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17. '65. . %
-Befvin, Frederick. Co. C ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 19 ; ered. Lisbon ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; «
tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. £
Bickford, Orion W. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Binch, David. Co. C ; b. Nottingham, Eng. ; age 33 ; res. Portsmouth, ered. Portsmouth ; enl. June 25, '62 ; must, in July 17, <
'62, as Priv. Died, dis. Sept. 6, '63, Nicholasville, Ky. °
Bingham, Henry A. Co. E ; b. Brooklyn, N. Y. ; age 18 ; res. Plainfield, ered. Plainfield ; enl. July 2.3, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, c
'62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Jan. 4, '63, Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad., Williamsport, Pa. 2
Binney, Corlis. Co. E ; b. Three Rivers, C. E. ; age 30 ; res. Lebanon, ered. Lebanon ; enl. Aug. 4, '02 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as ^
Priv. ; des. Aug. 23, '62, Concord. H
Birch, George. Co. H ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 22 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa., ered. Springfield ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, j»
'63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; reported as absent without leave. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Bissell, Albert B. Co. I; b. Pelham; age 21; ered. Surry; enl. Aug. 12, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app. Corp, wd.
July 23, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Oct. 9, '64, Washington, D. C.
Black, Joseph. Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; ered. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 22, '64,
Annapolis, Md.
Blackmar, Charles E. Co. H; b. Great Falls; age 27; res. Rochester, ered. Rochester; enl. Aug. 1, '62; must, in Aug. 13,
'62, as Sergt. ; tr. to 19 Co. (became 88 Co.), 2 Batt'l, I. C, Oct. 31, '63 ; disch. disab. Aug. 11, '64, Cincinnati, Ohio. P. O.
ad., Gonic.
Blaisdell, Charles H. Co. F ; b. Nashua ; age 18 ; res. Concord, ered. Concord ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Corp. ;
killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. \0

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Blaisdell, Charles M. Co. F ; b. Somersworth ; age 19 ; res. Somersworth, ered. Somersworth ; enl. July 13, '62 ; must, in "
Aug. 7, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Chicopee, Mass. See U. S. Navy.
Blaisdell, Hiram. Co. I ; b. Massachusetts ; age 20 ; res. Dorchester, ered. Dorchester ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as
Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Dec. 8, '64, David's Isl., N. Y. H. P. 0. ad., Canaan.
Blaisdell, James. Co. H ; b. Ossipee ; age 28 ; res. Rochester, ered. Rochester ; app. 2 Lt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62 ;
app. 1 Lt. Jan. 1, '63 ; captd. Mar. 1, '63 ; dismissed Aug. 4, '64. P. O. ad., Rock Island, 111.
Blake, Aaron H. Co. I ; b. New Hampshire ; age 18 ; res. Surry, ered. Surry ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ;
tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. July 8, '65, Annapolis, Md. P. O. ad., Keene.
Blake, John. Co. C ; substitute ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 22 ; ered. Sanbornton ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as m
Priv. ; des. Sept., '64, City Point, Va., en route to regt. O
Blake, Jonathan. Co. K ; b. Hampton ; age 44 ; res. Newport, ered. Newport ; enl. Dee. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; °>
disch. disab. May IS, '65, Concord. P. O. ad., Newport. ^
Blake, Thomas. Co. B; b. Connecticut; age 27; res. Bridgewater, Conn., ered. Monroe; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, !«
'63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. Q
Blanchard, Moses W. Co. K ; b. Peacham, Vt. ; age 42 ; res. Concord, ered. Concord ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, >t|
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, 13 V. R. C. ; disch. July 3, '65, Boston, Mass. P. O. ad., Manchester. ^
Blaney, John, alias John Glancey. Co. C ; substitute ; b. New Brunswick ; age 26 ; ered. Winchester ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must. x
iu Aug. 26, '64, as Priv. ; unas'd substitute 16 Mass. Inf. ; des. Mar. 1, '64, Brandy Station, Va. ; enl. Aug. 26, '64, Co. C, H
9 N. H. V. ; appreh. Sept. 2, '64, as a deserter from 16 Mass. Inf. ; sentenced by G. C. M. to be confined at hard labor for ^
5 yrs., with loss of all pay and allowances, and to be dishon. disch. N. f. r. A. G. O. ^
Blood, George F. Co. K ; b. Goshen ; age 18 ; res. Goshen, ered. Goshen ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; 2
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Jan. 8, '63, Washington, D. C. Died Apr. 17, '64, Goshen. ^
Blood, Henry P. Co. E; b. Cornish; age 18; res. Cornish, ered. Cornish; enl. Aug. 4, '62; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv,
app Corp. ; wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, wds. Nov. 8, '64, Beverly, N. J. ?ti
Blood, Joel S. Co. K; b. Goshen; age 26; res. Newport, ered. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Corp, W
wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; disch. disab. Mar. 9, '63, York, Pa. P. O. ad., Napa City, Cal. 2
Blood, Samuel. Co. A ; b. Orford ; age 24 ; res. Orford, ered. Orford ; enl. June 9, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to 3
Co. G, 17 I. C, Jan. 14, '64 ; disch. June 30, '65, Indianapolis, Ind. P. O. ad., Franklin. g
Blum, Edward. Co. K; b. Switzerland; age 21; res. New York city, ered. Bristol; enl. Dec. 22, '63;- must, iu Dec. 22, '63, as H
Priv. Died, dis. Sept. 8, '64, David's Isl., N. Y. H.
Blye, "William H. Co. C ; b. Marblehead, Mass. ; age 29 ; res. Salem, ered. Salem ; enl. July 5, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as
Priv. ; des. Aug. 23, '62, Concord.
Boh'onan, Charles. Co. A ; b. Brookline ; age 24 ; ered. Brookline ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to
Co. A, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. to date July 17, '65, Concord. P. O. ad., Milford, Mass.
Bonapart, Frederick. Co. A ; substitute ; b. France ; age 21 ; ered. Keene ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ;
tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Bond, Edson. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.

Bond, Francis. Co. D ; b. Pennsylvania ; age 22 ; res. Reading, Pa., ered. Gilsum ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Bond, Thomas L. Co. B ; b. Lyme ; age 28 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ;
disch. disab. Nov. 12, '63, Concord. P. 0. ad., Chelsea, Mass.
Boothby, Henry J. Co. D ; b. Conway ; age 21 ; res. Conway, ered. Conway ; enl. July 19, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Corp. ;
wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; app. 1 Sergt. ; wd. July 23, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Jan. 13, '65, Washington,
D. C. Died Jau. 12, '88, Garfield, Ark.
Bornum, John. Unas'd: b. Indiana; age 21; res. Indianapolis, Ind., ered. Hanover; enl. Dec. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky.
Bouchier, Peter. Co. D; b. Canada; age 35; ered. Littleton; enl. Dec. 9, '63; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv, wd. May 12, '64, !^
Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. to date July 22, '64. Died Jan. 19, '79, St. Regis Res, P. Q., Can. fr
Boudle, John. Co. H ; b. England ; age 39 ; res. Stark, ered. Lancaster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; wd. *
May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; mis. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; gd. from mis. Died, dis. Nov. 6, '64, An- kh
napolis, Md. See State Service. JJ7
Bourgoi, Joseph. Co. E ; b. Canada East ; age 23 ; res. Lebanon, ered. Lebanon ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as Priv. ; g
des. Aug. 23, '62, Concord. Jg
Bo-wen, Fred. Co. C. See Fred Bervin. _ E
Bowler, John. Co. F ; b. Massachusetts ; age 23 ; res. Marlborough, ered. Marlborough ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, G
as Priv. ; des. Aug. 20, '64, near Petersburg, Va. Supposed identical with John Bowler, Co. I, 14 N. H. V. M
Bowman, Thomas. Co. B ; b. Canada ; age 23 ; res. Whitefield, ered. Whitefield ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, '63, as j
Priv. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; gd. from mis. ; disch. Oct. 14, "S
'67, to date July 17, '65, Boston, Mass. P. O. ad., Haverhill, Mass. \j
Boyden, George W. Co. F; drafted; b. Industry, Me, age 30; res. Concord, ered. Concord; drafted Aug. 19, '63; must, in G
Aug. 19, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out Julv 17, '65. Died Oct. 28, '89, East Dallas, Tex. 2
See 2 N. II. V. ' 3
Boyle, William. Co. H ; b. Ireland ; age 30 ; res. Northumberland, ered. Northumberland ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, W
'63, as Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; app. Corp. ^
July 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Boyneau, Edward. Co. I; substitute; b. France; age 22; ered. Campton; enl. July 6, '64; must, in July 6, '64, as Priv, des.
Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., era route to regt.
Boysen, Nicholas. Co. D ; b. Denmark ; age 22 ; res. New York city, ered. Springfield ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63,
as Priv. Died, of exhaustion, Mar. 9, '64, Cumberland Gap, Ky.
Bradford, Amos F. Co. G; b. Enfield; age 24; res. Claremont, ered. Claremont; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Nov. 12, '63, Paris, Ky.
Bradford, Caleb M. D. Co. G; b. Enfield; age 22; res. Charlestown, ered. Charlestown; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13,
'62, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 15, '63, Covington, Ky. H

Bradford, Joseph D. Co. C ; b. Littleton ; age 20 ; res. Salem, ered. Salem ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priv. ; H
mis. Dee. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; disch. disab. Apr. 15, '63, Washington, D. C. P. 0. ad., Salem.
Bradley, John. Co. I; substitute; b. Ireland; age 23; ered. Northumberland; enl. July 16, '64 ; must, in July 16, '64, as Priv,
des. Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., era route to regt.
Brady, Edward. Co. B; substitute; b. Ireland; age 20; ered. Jaffrey; eul. July 14, '64; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv.; mis.
' Sept. 30, '04, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Brady William. -Co. F ; b. Ireland ; age 26 ; ered. Holderness ; enl. Jan. 10, '65 ; must, in Jan. 10, '65, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. F,
' 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Bragg, Edwin. Co. D ; substitute ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 19 ; ered. South Hampton ; enl. Aug. 17, '64 ; must, in Aug. 17, '64, m
= ' as Priv. ; tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. July 1, '65, Washington, D. C. O
Bragg, Elmer. Co. E; b. Plainfield; age 19; res. Quechee, Vt., ered. Plainfield; enl. July 25, '62; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as "l
" Corp. ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released. Died, wds. Aug. 20, '64, Annapolis, Md. ^
Bransman, Anly. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; ered. Keene ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to pa
Co. A, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. Q
Breed Eugene. Co. B; b. Lynn, Mass.; age 21; res. Weare, ered. Weare; enl. June 21, '62; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv, >r|
' killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Bremer, Henry. Unas'd ; b. Germany ; age 23 ; ered. Greenfield ; enl. Dee. 29, '63 ; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, g
'64, Paris, Ky. _ M
Bresland, Joseph. Co. G; b. Ireland ; age 25 ; res. Charlestown, ered. Charlestown ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as ¦-,
Priv. ; wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to Co. G, 6 £
N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; app. Corp. July 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Nat. Home, Wis. See 5 N. H. V. 2
Brewster, "William A. Co. D; age 29; res. Dover, ered. Dover; enl. May 31, '62; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv, des. Sept. «
10, '62 ; returned Sept., '63 ; des. Nov. 26, '64 ; reported Apr. 24, '65, under President's Proclamation ; disch. May 15, '65,
Ft. Independence, B. H., Mass. $ti
Bridges, John. Co. C ; substitute ; b. England ; age 24 ; ered. Winchester ; enl. July 12, '64 ; must, in July 12, '64, as Priv. ; tr. W
to Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. 2
Brigham, Charles L. Co. F; b. Nashua; age 19; res. Nashua, ered. Merrimack; enl. Aug. 14, '62; must, in Aug. 16, '62, as §
Priv. ; app. Corp. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Oct. 23, '64, Nashua. §
Bright, John. Co. G; substitute; b. New Brunswick; age 23; ered. Hillsborough; enl. June 21, '64; must, in June 21, '64, as H
Priv. ; tr. to Co. G, 6 N. II. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Brentwood.
Brindamour, Albert. Co. B; b. Canada; age 21 ; ered. Stoddard; enl. Dec. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv, wd. May
12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; furloughed June 18, '64, from Gen. Hosp., Chester, Pa. ; reported Aug. 31, '64, as a deserter.
Britton, Charles E. Co. I; b. New Hampshire; age 19; res. Surry, ered. Surry; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as
Priv. Died, dis. July 30, '64, Alexandria, Va.
Brocklebank, Lewis. Co. E; b. Plainfield; age 18; res. Plainfield, ered. Plainfield; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Corp. Feb. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '05. Died Oct. 28, '89, Newport.
Bronson, Louis. Co. II. See 4 N. H. V.

H

Brooks, Charles B Co. I; b. Rindge; age 20; res. Rindge, ered. Rindge; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv,
disch disab. May 21, '63, Washington, D. C. Died July 17, 71, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Brooks,

t x. A A * ' °' »vasuiugxon, u. o. uiea July if, 71, uouncii JBJuits, Iowa.
.John C. Co. H ; b. New Hampshire ; age 20; res. Jefferson, ered. Jefferson ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. II, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. June 5, '65, Washington, D. C.
Broun, William. Co. F ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Boston, Mass., ered. Kensington ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 : must, in Dec. 14, '63, as
rnv; app. Corp. Sept. 1, '64 ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; exch. ; returned to duty May 1, '65 ; tr. to
Co. F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; mast, out July 17, '65.

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i, Abram Co. K; b. Canterbury; age 23; ered. Canterbury; enl. Aug. 19, '62; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv, app.
Ait' ' ' Frederioksbul'g. Va. ; disch. disab. Mar. 4, '63, Baltimore, Md.
Albert S. Co. K ; b. New Hampshire ; age 18 ; res. Dalton, ered. Dalton ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as
Priv. ; killed Mav 12, '64. Snottsvlvania. Va, ' '

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Priv. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. W
Brown, Asa. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. ^
Brown, Charles. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Sweden ; age 21 ; ered. Keene ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ; disch. «
Aug. 29, 65, Concord. X
Brown, Charles. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Mexico ; age 25 ; ered. Unity ; enl. June 21, '64 ; must, in June 21, '64, as Priv. ; killed g
July 23, '64, Petersburg, Va. i^
Brown, George. Co. C; substitute ; b. Toronto, Can, age 21; ered. Meredith; enl. Aug. 26, '64; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as a
Priv. ; des. Sept., '64, City Point, Va., era route to regt. B H
Brown George. Co. F ; b. New Jersey ; age 24 ; res. New York, ered. Claremont ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as W
Priv. ; wd. and captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died June 26, '64, Richmond, Va.
Brown, George B Co. D ; b. Wells, Me. ; age 42 ; res. Somersworth ; enl. June 27, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; wd. $
Dec. 13, 62 Fredericksburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. C, 12 I. C, Aug. 1, '63 ; disch. June 28, '65, Washington, D. C. °
'cSfrfM^ vHo >£% 'h Concord; age 26 ; res. Woodstock, ered. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 12, '62, as Priv. ; g
captd. May 12, 64, Spottsylvania, Va, released; returned to duty May 10. '65; must, out June 10'65. 3
Brown, George W Co. B ; b Dracut, Mass ; age 28 ; res. New York city, ered. Upper Gilmanton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in H
Uec. 15, 63, as Priv. Died, dis. Jan. 1, '64, Covington, Ky. W
Brown James F. Co. D ; b. Watei-borough Me. ; age 29 ; res. Conway, ered. Conway; enl. July 14, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, g
as Priv. ; app. Corp. July 30, '63 ; killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va * ' ™
Urown John Co. A; b England ; age 21 ; res. Boston, Mass., ered. Sullivan ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv. ;
Rrown Tn^ r i ^'t S?lsh™J' ^ C-' as a "7"^ deserter," Aug. 4, '64. Died, dis. Aug. 9, '64, Salisbury, N. C.
di Jul'y 5 ?64 kters'bur Va' Englftnd; age 2° ; Cred- Westmoreland; enl. June 15, '64; must, in June 15, i64, as Priv,
^™'T^h£h^ N. S, age 23; cred. Plaistow; enl. June 2, '64; must, in June 2, '64, as
Brown, John H. Co. F ; b. Chester ; age -18 " ; res. Boscawen (Fisherville, now Penacook), cred. Boscawen ; enl. Julv 12 '62 •
must, m Aug. 6, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Mar. 10, '63, Washington, D. C. See 2 Co., N. H. H. Art H

Brown, John W. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 27 ; ored. Stewartstown ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22 '64 as
Priv. ; des. Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. '
Brown Orrin E Co. C ; b. Waterbury, Vt. ; age 18 ; cred. Orford ; enl. Sept. 9, '64 ; must, in Sept. 9, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co.
C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. June 23, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Moscow, Vt.
Brown, Peter. Co. B ; b. Sweden ; age 23 ; cred. Pittsfield ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. May 23 '64
Brown, Robert. Co. A ; b. Canada ; age 25 ; cred. Salisbury ; enl. Deo. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; wd. Julv 30 '64
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 20, '64, Washington, D. C. ' '
Brown Samuel O Co. G; b. Weare; age 30; cred. Francestown; enl. Aug. 5, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv.; must, out
June 10, 65. P. O. ad., Nelson.
Brown, Thomas, 1st Co. B ; substitute ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 20 ; cred. Meredith ; enl. Aug. 25, '64; must, in Aug. 25 '64
as Priv, tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65; must, out July 17, '65. m
Brown, "William. Co. B ; substitute ; b. New Hampshire ; age 26 ; cred. Loudon ; enl. June 21, '64 ; must, in June 21 '64 as lj
Priv. ; des. to the enemy Dec. 15, '64. ' 5
Brown, William Co . C; b. Monroe County, N. Y. ; age 20; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ¦
des. Apr. 19, '64, Annapolis, Md. 2
Brown, William I. Co. K; b. Attleborough, Mass. ; age 22 ; res. Concord (Fisherville, now Penacook) ; app. 2 Lt Ausr 10 '62 •
must, in Aug 15 '62 ; app 1 Lt. Co. B, Mar. 1, '63 ; Adjt. Nov. 1, '63 ; disch. Feb. 18, '65, to date Oct. 20, '64, to accept 2
_ promotion. See 18 N. H. V. ffi
Bruce, George O. Co. G ; b. Lempster ; age 22 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 19, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv. ^
Died, dis. Sept. 4, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio. 2J
Bruce, Thomas. Co. I; substitute; b. Canada; age 34; cred. troy; enl. July 9, '64; must, in July 9, '64, as Priv. ; des. Feb §
10, 65, City Pomt, Vav en route to regt. H
Brush, John Co. H ; substitute ; b. Montreal, Can. ; age 21 ; cred. Effingham ; enl. June 4, '64 ; must, in June 4 '64 as Priv ¦ K
wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; entered Field Hosp., 9 A. C, City Point, Va., Aug. 2, '64 • tr Ausr 5 W
64, and admitted Aug. 5, '64, to hosp. transport "Atlantic" ; sent Aug. 7, '64, to Gen. Hosp. NfrAGO- M
Bryan, James. Co. K ; b. Harrisburg, Pa. ; age 21 ; cred. Hmniker ; enl. Dec. 28, '63 ; must, in Dec. 28, '63,'as'Priv. • wd and £
mis. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; des. Aug. 7, '64, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y. g
Bryant, Henry. Unas'd ; b. Prince Edward's Island ; age 24 ; res. New York city, cred. Dover ; enl. Dee. 14, '63 ; must in Dec 3
14, 63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. '3
Bucker, William. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Prussia ; age 27 ; cred. Wentworth ; enl. July 9, '64 ; must, in July 9 '64 as Priv •
des. Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., era route to regt. J ' ' ' '
Buckley, John. Co. C ; b. England ; age 20 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dee. 22, '63, as Priv. ; tr to U S Navv
Apr. 6, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. " Winnebago " ; des. Juiy 24, '65.
Buckminster, Alvah. Co. F ; b. Greenfield; age 30 ; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. Ausr. 4, '62 ¦ must in Ans? 6 '62
as Priv. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. b ' 8' ' '
Bucknam, John B. Co. I; b. New Ipswich ; age 20 ; res. New Ipswich ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 18, '62, as Priv. • must
out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Swampscott, Mass.

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Buffum, James, 2d. Co. H ; b. Grafton ; age 23 ; cred. Grafton ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec.
13. '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; app. Corp. Aug. 1, '64 ; wd. and captd. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, wds. Oct. 15, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Bugbee, Henry C. Co. E; b. Plainfield; age 21 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield; enl. July 25, '62; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. Aug. 14, '65, Concord, tm. ex.
Bunce, Eli. Co. D ; b. England ; age 18 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. July 23, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va. Died, dis. Jan. 7, '63, Washington, D. C.
Bundy, Alvin A. Co. I ; b. New Hampshire ; age 31 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ;
tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. June 30, '65, near Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad., Washington, D. C.
Bunker, Charles S. Co. F ; b. Gilmanton ; age 23'; res. Gilmanton ; enl. May 22. '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. -*h
17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 30, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Pittsfield. 2
Burbank, Lewis L. Co. D ; b. Conway ; age 18 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway ; enl. July 19, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. ; *•
killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ££
Burdick, John. Co. D ; b. Utica, N. Y. ; age 22 ; res. Utica, N. Y., cred. Plaistow ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; j>
des. Dec. 27, '63, Robinson's Station, Ky. g
Burk, James. Co. D ; b. Canada ; age 23 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa., cred. Sunapee ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; ^
des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. K
Burke, Michael. Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 30 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. Strafford ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as pa
Priv. ; killed May 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ft
Burke, Thomas. Co. H; substitute; b. Ireland; age 22; cred. Meredith; enl. Aug. 24, '64; must, in Aug. 24, '64, as Priv, <<
eaptd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; exch. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. June 21, '65, Balti- q
more, Md. f
Burley, Charles. Co. D ; b. Dover ; age 23 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 9, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Corp. ; des. Sept. S
17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; returned Aug. 19, '63 ; des. Dec. 24, '63, Paris, Ky. ; gd. from des. ; must, out June 10, '65, as Priv. ^
Burnham, Franklin J. Co. E ; b. Norwich, Vt. ; age 19 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, K
'62, as Priv. ; app. 1 Sergt. ; 2 Lt. Nov. 1, '64 ; not must. ; app. 1 Lt. Co. K, Feb. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., S
Moorhead, Minn. cc
Burpee, James H. Co. K ; b. New London ; age 23 ; ered. New London ; enl. Aug. 27, '62 ; must, in Aug. 29, '62, as Priv. ;
disch. disab. Feb. 25, '63, Baltimore, Md. P. O. ad., Montpelier, Vt.
Burns, Benjamin A. Co. B ; drafted ; b. Bingham, Me. ; age 43 ; res. Bennington, cred. Bennington ; drafted May 31, '64 ;
must, in May 31, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., West Hopkinton.
See State Service.
Burns, James. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 19 ; cred. Concord ; enl. Aug. 18, '64 ; must, in Aug. 18, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Dec. 30, '64.
Burns, John. Co. G ; b. New Hampshire ; age 20 ; cred. Dorchester ; enl. Oct. 4, '64 ; must, in Oct. 4, '64, as Priv. ; des. Oct. 26t
'64, near Pegram House, Va. H

Busweli "Daniel C Co. E ; b. Lebanon ; age 26 ; res. Lebanon, cred. Cornish ; app. Capt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62 ;
wd. July 22, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 8, '64, Washington, D. C. See Miscel. Organizations.

Burns, John. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 18 ; res. New York city, ered. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. on
Burns, Richard. Co'. A ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. Bristol ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ;
des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. , . . . ,. ,., „.
Burns, Thomas. Co. E ; substitute ; b. New York ; age 18 ; cred. Claremont ; enl. June 16, 64 ; must, in June 16, 64, as Priv. ;
' des. Aug., '64, City Point, Va., en route to regt. ,,,.,,,„„ L ¦ T , ca ,at.
Busweli, Barkley C. Co. C ; b. Hopkinton; age 23; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. July 11, 62; must, in July 24, 62, as
Corp. ; app. Sergt. Mar. 1, '64 ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released ; must, out June 10, 65. Died May 22,
'92r_Laconia._ „„,,., _ ... „„ . .... T „,  „mJ n„..„;„i, . „™ n'„^+ A„n- in 'fio ¦ ™„=f ;,, Ano- 93 'R9 • OHH fa o
... . ._. iij
killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. -
CadreU, Sedger. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 20 ; cred. Alstead ; enl. June 17, '64 ; must, in June 17, 64, as Priv. ; des. H
Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. ,.,,,„,-„¦ -r, • j W
Calden, James. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; cred. Jefferson ; enl. July 15, '64 ; must, m July 15, 64, as Priv. ; des.
Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. . 2;
Caldwell Francis M Co. A ; b. Lincoln, Me. ; age 25 ; res. Exeter, cred. Exeter ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 3, 62, as %
Corp- ; app. Serg't. ; tr. to I. C. Julv 1, '03 ; assigned to Co. A, 3 I. C, disch. July 2, '65, Hartford, Conn., tm. ex. H
Caldwell, Hiram P. Co. A; b. Lincoln, Me.; age 30; res. Lincoln, Me., cred. Concord; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 7, '62, S
as' Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 23, '63, Cincinnati, Ohio. . £j
Caldwell Ira Co. C ; b. Pelham ; age "18"; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. June 16, 62; must, m July 24, 62, as lnv, w
disch. disab. Feb. 9, '63, Philadelphia, Pa. See 1 N. H. Cav. ,..¦,,„,„, £
Caldwell Leonard H. Co. A ; b. Lincoln, Me. ; age 23 ; res. Exeter, cred. Exeter ; enl. June 10, 62 ; must, in July 3, 62, as g
1 Sergt. ; wd. sev. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Apr. 15, '63, Washington, D. C. H
Cameron, John. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Scotland ; age 33 ; cred. Campton ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, m June 16, '64, as Priv. ; des. *
Campbellf Charles! 7 Co. K; b. Scotland ; age 22 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 26, '63 ; must, in Dec. 26, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 26,
'64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky,
Campbell 61
Campbell repor
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Caney, James. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 21; res. Brooklyn, N. Y., cred. New Hampton ; enl. Dec. 5, '63 ; must, in Dec. 5, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Kentucky.
Canfield, Stone. Co. A ; b. New York ; age 19 ; res. Plattsburg, N. Y., cred. Orford ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. II. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Canfield, William A. Co. F ; b. Woodstock ; age 21 ; res. Manchester, ored. Manchester ; enl. July 23, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6,
'62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt. Mar. 1, '64 ; wd. June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. May 29, '65.
Carbee, Horace C. Co. F ; b. Bath ; age 22 ; res. Bath, ered. Bath ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 12, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept.
17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Nov. 15, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Woodsville.
Card, Joseph. Co. G ; b. Brunswick, Me. ; age 38 ; cred. Francestown ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 4, '62, as Priv. ; des.
Nov. 10, '62. Z;
Carey, John H., alias John Wholey. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Montreal, Can. ; age 19 ; cred. Alton ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in 3
Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '61, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; par. Mar. 3, '65 ; disch. to date Apr. 19, '65. Died
July 13, '93, South Boston, Mass. £fj
Cargun, Daniel. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 25 ; cred. Francestown ; enl. Dec. 29, '63 ; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. >
27, '64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. j|
Carleton, James C. Co. D; substitute; b. New Hampshire ; age 30 ; cred. Allenstowu ; enl. Juue 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, ^
as Priv. ; des. Nov. 30, '64, Washington, D. C. g
Carlin, Dennis. Co. B ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 18 ; res. Pembroke, cred. Pembroke ; enl. May 30, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as fo
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. M
Carlton, Charles E. Co. F; b. Nashua; age IS; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. July 29, '62; must, in Aug. 7, '62, as ^
Muse. ; must, out June 10, '65. O
Carpenter, Hamilton. Co. K; b. Concord; age 18; cred. Concord; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, killed £
June 29, '64, Petersburg, Va. §
Carr, Charles B. Co. F; b. Candia; age 18; res. Candia, cred. Candia; enl. July 30, '62; must, iu Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. Died, ^
dis. Oct. 16, '62, Pleasant Valley, Md. W
Carr, George. Co. H ; substitute ; b. New York ; age 21 ; cred. Piermont ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to 5
Co. II, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. - ai
Carr, Richard. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Peterborough ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; captd. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Carr, William. Co. D ; b. New York ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Carroll, Jeremiah. Co. B ; b. Limerick, Ir. ; age 19 ; res. Lawrence, Mass., cred. Manchester ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July
12, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. A, 22 I. C, Oct. 30, '63 ; re-enl. Aug. 22, '64 ; ered. West
moreland ; des. Aug. 19, '65, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Carroll, John. Unas'd ; b. Pennsylvania ; age 31 ; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. Deo. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as Priv. ;
des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. w

Carson Alonzo Co. G ; b. Francestown ; age 18 ; cred. Francestown ; enl. July 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; must. h
CarsonrFran-^S'6 Co.G f&JUffiSt^n ; cred. New Boston ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 18, '62, as Priv. ; des.
Carter 'chariefw^AT'b. Canada; age 18; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enh July 15, '62 ; must, in July 25, '62, as Priv.;
Carter, Oh ^tes w. Anti(J| Md. discg. wds. Feb. 10, '63, David's Isl N. Y H P. O. ad., Manchester.
Carter John Co. H ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 27 ; cred. Piermont ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; ti. to Co.
n t ' HTn,£.h ' Yc'o ^subs^uS't DuWxnflr7'; 'age 30 ; cred. Wakefield ; enl. Aug. 19, '64 ; must, in Aug. 19, '64, as Priv. ; ^
Cart6r' captd Sept. 30,' ?4, Splaf Springs Church, v'a. Released ; disch. May 25, '65, Concord. P. O. ad., Boston, Mass. g
^^^b^^^^'^^K^j. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada; age 19 ; .red. Westmoreland; enl. June 16, '64; g
oarwixgixu, «<* > p . d g . 30 ,64 p ]ar Springs Church, Va.; disch. Jan. 12, 65. i»
Carver, William Co. B ; b Shenandoah County, Va. ; age 20 ; crtd. Bradford ; enl. Dec. 2, '63 ; must, m Dee. 2, '63, as Priv. ; §

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r , te'%WjS-t^22; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; app 1 Lt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62 ; app. g
Cant Co. F, July 28, '64; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., San Francisco, Cal. . SB
Casey John Ub^I b. Ireland; age 22; res. Poughkeepsie, N. T, cred. Walpole; enl. Dec. 19, '63; must, m Dec. 19, 63, as
CasweU^hn'K^ Co3°'Df ag^ 40;Kc^d. Exeter ; enl. July 4, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. B, 5 V. R. C, July g
fi' '64- disch. Julv 5, '65, near Indianapolis, Ind. ,„,„-, t> ¦ j- i. H
Caverly, George HCo> ; b. Strafford; age 38 ; cred. Barrington ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, m Aug. 12, '62, as Priv. ; disch. s

.y6' GeorgehHUlCo5' D ;' Z%£SS^i%«L Barrington ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 12, '62, as Priv. ; disch. g
Caver^ tason. V^bT^^ 33 ^et'Sr^gton ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 12, '62, as Priv. ; killed May g>
n ^la J^t'^^C^A^subTtitute ¦ b Ireland ; age 21 ; cred. Centre Harbor ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as Priv. ; g
°SWl^£1^30^;P^-r?^Ch^)hIVt!; gd. from mis, tr. to Co A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. g
Center Beniamin L Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. a
ChamberfaS Noel Byron Co. I ; b. Westmoreland ; age 19 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, m Aug. 15, 62, H
Chambe^Hn 'chrries^Co^D [W^aft New Ipswich, cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 4,
Chandler2' ilS^^^^^^^^ Rumn^ cred" *""»*' enL J^ ,\'62 ' ?& 4" A* »• '«' "
Chandler Edward b co x, ^ s Va digch 2 c d_ ^ed Jime j ,D1 r ^ t
r.k„^iL Polr™ W F and S • b Concord; age 23; res. Concord; enl. Aug. 8, '62, as Priv.; app. Adjt. Aug. 13, '62; must.
Chandler, George^ T^and b b^Lonoo^,^ g g _ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ Va. . app. Lt fco]. De, 7> >64 . not must. .
must, out June 10, '65, as Maj. Died Aug. 12, '83, Canterbury.

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Chandler, Horace J. Co. A-; substitute ; b. Gilead, Me. ; age 22 ; cred. Milan ; enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; must, in Aug. 24, '64, as
Priv. ; disch. disab. Oct. 21, '64, Hancock Station, Va. P. O. ad., Berlin Falls.
Chapman, Edward P. Co. F; b. Rumney; age 18; res. Rumney, cred. Rumney; enl. July 8, '62; must, in Aug. 12, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. Aug. 5, '64, Concord. P. O. ad., Quincy.
Chapman, Henry N. Co. A; b. Haverhill; age 24; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill; enl. June 27, '62; must, in July 3, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. July 27, '64, and died, wds. July 28, '64, near Petersburg, Va. See State Service.
Chapman, Joseph C. Co. G; b. Windsor; age 19; res. Windsor, cred. Windsor; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Sergt. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Hillsborough.
Chapman, Phylester J. Co. E ; b. Plainfield ; age 22 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plaiiifield ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62,
as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65.
Chapman, Waterman S. Co. F; b. Rumney; age 28; res. Rumney, cred. Rumney; enl. July 5, '62; must, in Aug. 12, '62, |
as Priv. ; killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ^
Charles, George. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 20 ; cred. Gilford ; enl. June 9, '64 ; must, in June 9, '64, as Priv. ; jj<
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va. >
Chase, Aaron. Co. C ; b. Deerfield ; age 44 ; res. Sanbornton, cred. Sanbornton ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Muse. ; tr. to Band, 1 Brig., 2 Div., 9 A. C, Oct. 1, '62 ; disch. disab. Jan. 25, '63, near Falmouth, Va. P. O.
ad., San Jos6, Cal. i
Chase, Alfred. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 22 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv. ; must, out £
June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Nashua. W
Chase, Charles D. Co. I; b. Keene; age 22; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, app. <<
Corp. Died, dis. July 20, '63, near Clinton, Miss. O1
Chase, Charles H. Co. C ; b. Cabot, Me. ; age 24 ; res. Sanbornton, cred. Sanbornton ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, £
as Priv. ; des. Apr. 1, '63, Winchester, Ky. §
Chase, George A. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 19 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, rj
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 25, '63, Alexandria, Va.' P. O. ad., Lowell, Mass. See 1 N. H. H. W
Art. and State Service. ja
Chase, George H. Co. C ; b. Merrimack; age 22 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as Priv. ; cn
des. Jan. 17, '63, Falmouth, Va. ; appreh. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Fitchburg, Mass.
Chase, Herbert G. Co. B ; b. Cabot, Vt. ; age 21 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Enfield ; enl. June 21, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ;
disch. to date June 10, '65, near Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad., Fitchburg, Mass.
Chase, Joseph H. Co. C ; b. Weare ; age 22 ; res. Meredith ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62,
Fredericksburg, Va. ; May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. June 17, '64, Washington, D. C.
Chase, Lucian H. Co. A ; b. Thornton ; age 18 ; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 12, '63, on hosp. boat " Tycoon," on Mississippi river.
Chase, Moses L. Co. H ; b. Manchester ; age 27 ; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62,
as Corp. ; des. Aug. 31, '62, Arlington Heights, Va. w

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Chase, Wallace M. Co. A ; b. Vermont ; age " 19 " ; res. Northfield, _cred. Northfield ; enl. Juue 7, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, n
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Dec. 4, '62, Falmouth, Va. See V. R. C. O
Cheever, Edson J. Co. I ; age 21 ; res. Fort Covington, N. Y. ; enl. Aug. 14, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. July 30,
'64, Mine ExplosioivPetersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 2, '64, City Point, Va.
Cheney, David F. Co. C ; b. Franklin ; age 21 ; res. Franklin, cred. Franklin ; enl. May 28, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as
1 Sergt. ; app. 2 Lt. Jan. 1, '63 ; 1 Lt. Co. I, May 1, '64 ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab.
Nov. 30, '64. P. O. ad., Lawrence, Mass.
Cheney, Lyman, Jr. Co. C ; b. Franklin ; age 18 ; res. Franklin, cred. Franklin ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. ; disch. disab. June 19, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio. P. 0. ad., Lawrence, Mass. ¦—,
Chesley, Samuel C. Co. K; b. Tamworth; age 18; cred. Tamworth; enl. June 2, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, wd. q
and captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; gd. from capture ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Tamworth. cn
Chisholm, Thomas M. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. ^
Christenson, Jacob. Co. F; substitute; b. Norway ; -age 21; cred. Canaan; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv, p
tr. to Co. F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Stark, Minn.
Clancy, Patrick. Co. K. See Patrick .Glancy. §
Clarey, Michael. Co. F; b. Ireland; age 25; cred. Holderness; enl. Jan. 11, '65; must, in Jan. 11, '65, as Priv, tr. to Co.
F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Los Angeles, Cal. 3
Clark, Charles. Co. H ; b. Ireland ; age 18 ; cred. Hanover ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 11, '64, H
Cynthiana, Ky.
Clark, Charles. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 23 ; cred. Concord ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as Priv. ; ?
des. Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. 2
Clark, Edgar. Co. E ; b. New York ; age 18 ; res. Dorchester, cred. Dorchester ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv. ;
wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Clark, George. Co. B ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 25 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12,
'63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 15, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Clark, Henry W. Co. I; b. Walpole; age 20; cred. Walpole; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv, must, out £
June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Winchendon, Mass. g
Clark, Hiram H. Co. G; b. Henniker; age 18; cred. Henniker; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv.; must, out §
June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Brookfield, Mo. *
Clark, James. Co. A ; b. Iowa ; age 27 ; res. Burlington, Iowa, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ;
des. en route to regt.
Clark, John. Co. II ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv. ;
app. Corp.; captd. Sept. 30, '04, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, dis. Dec. 18, '64, Salisbury, N. C.
Clark, Portus B. Co. II ; b. Glover, Vt. ; age 21 ; cred. Danbury ; enl. Sept. 16, '64 ; must, in Sept. 16, '64, as Priv. ; sent to 12
N. II. V., by error ; served with 12 N. II. V. from Oot. 11, '64, to Feb. 8, '65 ; not taken up on rolls of 12 N. H. V. ; ioined
9 N. H. V. Mar. 24, '05 ; tr. to Co. II, 6 N. II. V., June 1. '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Glover, Vt.
Clark, Rufus W". Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.

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Clark, Theron G. Co. E ; b. New Hampshire ; age 19 ; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover ; enl. Jan. 4, '64 ; must, in Jan. 4, '64, as
Priv. ; wd. May 12. '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; to 2 Co., 2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. Nov.
21, '65, Washington, D. C. . ao
Clark, William. Co. A ; b. Newbury, Vt. ; age 18 ; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill ; enl. June 12, '62 ; must, m July 3, 62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Apr. 6, '63, Hampton, Va. .. ...
Clay, George D. Unas'd ; b. Grafton : age 18 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. Mar. 20, '65, for 1 yr. ; must, in Mar. 20, '65, as Priv. ; disch.
May 6, '65, Galloup's Isl., B. H., Mass. Died Apr. 24, '89, Exeter.
Cleakin, James. Unas'd; b. Ireland; age 22; res. New York city, cred. Danbury ; enl. Dee. 22, '63 ; must, m Dec. 22, 63, as
Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Cleaves, George P. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. ^
Clement, Charles E. Co. F ; b. Bath ; age 15 ; cred. Barnstead ; enl. Jan. 16, '64 ; must, in Jan. 16, '64, as Muse. ; tr. to Co. M
F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, 65. P. O. ad., Nashua. ^
Clement, Hermon A. Co. F ; b. Lowell, Mass. ; age 21 ; res. Andover, cred. Holderness ; enl. Aug. 5, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6,
'62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. ffi
P. O. ad., Somerville, Mass. g
Clement, Simeon A. Co. F ; b. Holderness ; age 19 ; res. Andover ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; captd. ^
Sept. 30, '64. Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; par. ; disch. May 4, '65, Manchester. Died Apr. 14, '66, Centre Harbor. J»
Clogston, John D. Co. H; b. Peacham, Vt.; age 24; res. Sunapee, cred. Sunapee ; enl. Aug. 22, '62; must, in Aug. 23, '62, «
as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 6, '63, Washington, D. C. £
Clough, Ira F. Co. H ; b. Lyman ; age 18 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Aug.
21, '63, en route from Cairo, 111., to Cincinnati. Ohio. "S
Clough, Larkin H. Co. H ; b. Lyman ; age 38 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, °
'62,- Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 18, '62. c,
Clough, Samuel H. Co. H ; b. Lyman ; age 23 ; cred. Lisbon ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. 5S
May 15, '63, Lancaster, Ky. ^
Clough, William F. Co. B ; b. Lisbon ; age 20 ; res. Lisbon, cred. Lisbon ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Corp ; h
wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Oct. 21, 77, Lisbon. g>
Cloutman, Augustine. Co. D ; age 23 ; cred. Farmington ; enl. June 18, '62 ; must, in July. 26, '62, as Priv. ; des. Sept. 6, '62,
Washington, D. C. ; returned Jan. 1, '64 ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65.
Clute, JacobJH. Co. F ; b. Saratoga, N. Y. ; age 18 ; res. Troy, N. Y* cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Mar. 7, '64, London, Ky.
Coburn, Nelson. Co. C ; b. Stoneham, Mass. ; age 19 ; res. Wilton, cred. Wilton ; enl. June 25, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Lynn, Mass.
Cochrane, Andrew. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Scotland ; age 25 ; cred. Alstead ; enl. June 18, '64 ; must, in June 18, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va.
Colburn, Benaiah. Co. I ; b. Dorchester ; age 19 ; ered. Dorchester ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; killed ^
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. h

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Colburn, Daniel M. Co. I; b. New Hampshire ; age 18; res. Dorchester, ered. Jaffrey; enl. Mar. 31, '64; must, in Mar. 31, w
'64, as Priv. Died, dis. Nov. 29, '64, Alexandria, Va.
Colburn, Eleazer. Co. I ; b. Dorchester ; age 23 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ;
wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65; disch. June 10, '65, Washington, D. C.
P. O. ad., Meredith. See 1 N. H. V.
Colburn, James L. Co. G; b. New Boston; age 20; cred. Francestown; enl. July 23, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv,
captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; released; disch. May 16, '65, Concord. P. O. ad., Medford, Mass.
Colburn, Willard. Co. A ; b. Dorchester ; age 29 ; res. Piermont, cred. Piermont ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv.; app. Corp. Dec. 14, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died July 12, '93, Canaan. ^
Colby, James P. Co. G; b. Bow; age 16; cred. Gilmanton; enl. Jan. 15, '64; must, in Jan. 15, '64, as Muse, des. Apr. 2, ^
'65, near Burkeville, Va.
Colby, John. Co. F ; b. Avon, N. Y. ; age 22 ; res. Avon, N. Y., cred. Upper Gilmanton ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14
'63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 13, '64, Cynthiana, Ky.
Colby, Warren. Co. K ; b. New Hampshire ; age 42 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as O
Priv. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Cole, James A. Co. A ; b. Wells, Me. ; age 27 ; res. Chester, cred. Chester ; enl. July 1, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; H
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Barrington. 3
Cole, John. Co. A ; b. England ; age 18 ; res. New York city, cred. Deerfield ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, iu Dec. 10, '63, as Priv. ;
tr. to U. S. Navy Apr. 23, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. " Winnebago " ; des. July 24, '65. IZ
Cole, William H. Co. A ; b. Massachusetts ; age 22 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. Lyman ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63
as Priv. ; des. Apr. 27, '64, Alexandria, Va. H
Coleman, Andrew. Co. K ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 26 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. Atkinson ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, S3
'63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Falmouth, Ky. i-rj
Coleman, John. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 27 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv. ; £f
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va., en route to regt. O
Colin, Henry. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 27 ; cred. Sandwich ; enl. June 4, '64 ; must, in June 4, '64, as Priv. ; des. §
Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va. W
Collen, Andrew. Co. II ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 20, '62, as Priv. ; ^
des. June 6, '03, Illinois. P. O. ad., Rochester.
Collins, Charles T. Co. A ; b. Southborough, Mass. ; age 27 ; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill ; enl. June 18, '62 ; must, in July
3, '62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; disch. disab. Oct. 6, '63, Concord. P. O. ad., Benton.
Collins, Joel S. Co. A ; b. Kingston ; age 19 ; res. Kingston, cred. Kingston ; enl. July 8, '62 ; must, in July 10, '62,-as Priv. ;
tr. to Co. E, 2 Art., U. S. A., Oct., '62; re-tr. to Co. A, 9 N. H. V., May 26, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., East
Kingston.
Collins, John. Co. D ; b. France ; age 24 ; res. Troy, N. Y., cred. Troy ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; killed
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.

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Collins, John. Co. D; b. New York; age 21; res. New York city, cred. Groton; enl. Dec. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as
Priv, des. Apr. 6, '64, Baltimore, Md. , . TW in ,fi*
Collopy, Patrick. Co.E; b. Ireland; age 19; res. New York city, cred. Deerfield; enl. Dec. 10, 63; must, in Dec. 10, 63,
OolJT^^WbS.SS^' ; cred. Francestown ; enl. Aug, 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. Died,
Comstock, Patrick6.'2' S'^Ma^o, I, ; age 19 ; res. New York city, ered. Northwood ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15,
'63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. , T ,„ ,„ , T ,» ,M „„ ,__,
Conception, Joseph. Co. A ;' substitute ; I Spain; age 22 ; cred Greenfield ; enl. June 17 64; must in Jun 17, M as g
Priv. ; captd Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; par. Mar. 2, '6o ; furloughed Mar. 19, 6o, foi 30 days. M. t. i. «
Connary! Simon. Co. H ; b. Ireland ; age 37 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; , enl. Dec. 23 '63 ; must, iu Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ;
wu. May '64, Spottsylvania, Va. disch. disab. Jan. 23, '65, Philadelphia, Pa Died July 1, '86, Lancaster W
Connelly, Martin.- Co. E ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Randolph ; enl. June 17, '64 ; must, m June 17, 64, as Pnv. , g
ConnerfLetdell ' A*' Ca If Knniker ; age 22 » cred. Henniker ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; must, out g
June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Washington, D. C. T „., ,„„ jS
Conners, John. Co. A; b. New York; age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Newport; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, 63, as w
Priv, des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. . „. , r,
Conrey Thomas P Co. C ; b. Nashua ; age 22 ; res. Hudson, cred. Milford ; enl. June 30, '62 ; must, in July 17, 62, as 1 nv. , <!
captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died Aug. 28, '64, Andersonville, Ga. p
Conroy, James. Unas'd; b. Ireland; age 22; res. Orford, cred. Orford; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, 63, as Priv. -
Conway,' Daniel. ' Co. I ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 18 ; cred. Canaan ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; des. *
Feb. 10, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. . g
Cook, Abel R. Co. K ; b. Yarmouth, N. S. ; age 23 ; res. Yarmouth, N. S., ered. Deerfield ; enl. Dec. 10, 63 ; must, m Dec. 10, g
'63, as Priv, des. Dec. 29, '63, Cynthiana, Ky. „ . „, x . .„ 1Q ,„. „ . ,
Cook, Isaac A. Co. D ; substitute ; b. Milton ; age 18; cred. Middleton ; enl. May 18, '64 ; must, in May 18, 64, as Priv. ; wd.
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg. Va. ; disch. disab. June 13, '65, Concord. _
Cook John W Co. D ; b. Deerfield; age 23 ; res. Deerfield, cred. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, 62, as Priv. ;
app. Sergt. ; disch. disab. July 5, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Lynn, Mass.
Cook, Thomas. Co. G ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; res. Gilsum, cred. Gilsum ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, 63, as Priv. ; tr. to
Co. G, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65; must, out July 17, '65. .
Cook, William N. F. and S. ; b. Wakefield ; age 25 ; res. Dover ; app. Adjt. July 8, '62 ; must, in July 11, 62. Died, dis. Aug.
9, '62, Dover. to
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Cooper, James M. Co. E ; b. Maine; age 30; res. Claremont, cred. Claremout ; enl. Dee. 18, '63; must, in Dee. 18, '63, as
Priv, wd. May 12, '61, Spottsylvania, Va, captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va, par. Died Mar. 24, '65,
Charlestown, Mass.
Cooper, John. Co. A ; b. New Jersey ; age 19 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 4, '63 ; must, in Deo. 4, '63. as Priv. ;
des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Cooper, John B. Co. K; b. Walpole; age 23; res. Newport, cred. Newport; app. Capt. Aug. 10, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62;
wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Newport. See 1 N. H. V.
Copp, Charles D. Co. C ; b. Warren ; age 22 ; res. Nashua ; app. 2 Lt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62 ; app. 1 Lt. Jan. 1,
'63; Capt. July 28, '04; must, out June 10, '65. Awarded medal of honor under resolution of Congress, No. 43, approved $&
July 12, '62, and section 6 of act of Congress, approved Mar. 3, '63, for conspicuous bravery in Battle of Fredericksburg, £
Va., Dec. 13, '62. P. O. ad., Clinton, Alass. H
Corliss, Hosea B. Co. B ; b. Alexandria ; age 25 ; res. Alexandria, cred. Alexandria ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, W
as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Jan. 14, '87, Grafton. *
Corrigan, Francis. Co. D; b. Ireland; age 19; res. Baltimore, Md., cred. Dover; enl. Dec. 10, '63; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as O
Priv. ; des. Dec. 31, '63, Robinson's Station, Ky. ^
Corson, Albert W. Co. D; b. Barrington; age 18; cred. Barrington; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must, in Aug. 12, '62, as Priv, app. H
Sergt. ; killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ' X
Corson, William F. Co. H; b. Lebanon, Me, age 27; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 13, W
'62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 5 I. C, Dec. IS, '6'i ; disch. July 5, '65, Indianapolis, Ind. |2j
Cotter, William. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as H
Priv. ; wd. June 21, '04, Petersburg, Va. ; July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. II. V., June 1,
'65; disch. disab. Oct. 15, '66, to date June 14, '65, Washington, D. C.

Cowing, Orrin B. Co. II; b. Lyman ; age 18; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 17, '62; must, in Aug. 21, '62, as Priv, wd. June 2, ^
'64, Bethesda Church, Va. ; tr. to 187 Co., 1 Batt'l, V. R. C, Jan. 1, '65; disch. to date June 3, '65. Died Oct. 22, '85 C?
Whitefield. o
Cowing, William F. Co. II; b. Barnard, Vt, age 24; cred. Lyman; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv, wd. 3
Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 24, '62, Baltimore, Md. P. O. ad., Lebanon.' H
Cowle, Harry. Co. E;. substitute; b. Canada; age 27; cred. Alexandria; enl. June 18, '61; must, iu June 18, '64, as Priv.; ^
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va. *
Coyne, Joseph. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 18 ; res. Brandon, N. Y., cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63,
as Priv. ; wd. May 1 2, '04, Spottsylvania, Va. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to Co. B,
6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Craig, Clark E. Co. K; b. Newbury; age 22; cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 16, '61; must, in Aug. 16, '64, as Priv, tr. to Co.
K, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65; disch. June 19, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Francestown.
Craig, Joseph S. Co. I ; b. Jamaica Plain, Mass. ; age 19 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died,
dis. Jan. 7, '61, Paris, Ky.

Cram, Albert. Co. I; drafted; b. Dublin; age 28; res. Stoddard, cred. Stoddard; drafted July 1, '64 ; must, m July 1, '64, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Antrim. See 16 N. II. V.
Cram, Archibald. Co. E ; b. Scotland ; age 33 ; res. New York city, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as
Priv. ; wd. June 20, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; des. Nov. 4, '64, New York city.
Cram, William H. Co. K; b. Massachusetts; age 18; res. Dalton, cred. Dalton; enl. Dec. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. May 20, '64, Philadelphia, Pa.
Crandall, Charles H. Co. K; b. Concord; age 30; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Corp. Mar. 1, '65 ; Sergt. Apr. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. 0. ad., Southborough, Alass.
Crawford, Daniel. Co. E; substitute; b. Canada; age 22; cred. Orange; enl. June 16, '64; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv, ^
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va. H
Crean, Patrick. Co. D ; age 25 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65.
Creek, Antoine. Co. I ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 24 ; ered. Westmoreland ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Feb. 1 0, '65, City Point, Va., en route to regt. IT*
Cressy, Albert B. Co. G; b. Cornish; age 20; res. Claremont, cred. Newbury; enl. July 23, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as g
Priv. ; app. Corp. Died, dis. Sept. 14, '64, White Hall, Pa. • *i
Croaken, Patrick. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 29 ; res. New York city, cred. Bethlehem ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, j»
as Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. t!
Crook, Evan. Co. D ; b. England ; age 27 ; res. Troy, cred. Troy ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. g
5, '64, Harrisburg, Pa.
Crosby, Edward. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 18 ; cred. Winchester ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ; <J
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va. £
Crosby, William C. Unas'd; b. Ireland; age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Groton ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, <-.
as Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. 2
Cross, George. Co. A ; b. Canada ; age 29 ; res. Orford ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, '62, as Corp. Died, dis. Feb. 18, g
'63, Washington, D. C. M
Cross, Thomas C. Co. E ; b. Northfield ; age 19 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as Priv. ; gj
killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Crossen, Frank. Co. D ; b. Salem, Mass. ; age 21 ; cred. Groton ; enl. Dec. 30, '64 ; must, in Dec. 30, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. D,
6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Crouch, Charles E. Co. I; drafted; b. New Hampshire; age 37; res. Gilsum, cred. Gilsum; drafted June 7, '64; must, in
June 7, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Crowell, Martin T. Co. B ; b. Hopkinton ; age 21 ; res. Hopkinton, cred. Hopkinton ; enl. July 18, '62 ; must, in July 18, '62,
as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Nov. 30, '93, Hopkinton.
Crowther, William. Co. G ; b. England ; age 31 ; cred. Newbury ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co.
G, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; des. June 13, '65, near Alexandria, Va.

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Cullen, Richard. Co. F ; b. Prince Edward's Island ; age 21 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. June 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5,
'62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. Sept. 23, '62 ; Sergt. Sept. 29, '62 ; 1 Sergt. Mar. 1, '64 ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ;
disch. disab. June 5, '65, Alanchester.
Cummings, Charles A. Co. F; b. Sutton, Vt, age 19; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. July 31, '62; must, in Aug.
6, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65.
Cummings, George. Co. H ; b. Leeds, Can. ; age 19 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as
Priv, eaptd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va, released; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65; must, out July 17, '65.
P. O. ad., Lancaster. See 17 N. H. V.
ni-.Tr.Trnr.g-s, Michael. Unas'd ; b. France ; age 32 ; res. New York city, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, hrj
as Priv. ; sent to regt. N. f . r. A. G. O. O
Cummings, Orlando L. Co. K ; b. Brookfield ; age 18 ; cred. Wakefield ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; 2
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. F, 17 I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. June 30, '65, Indianapolis, Ind. H
Currier, Andrew. Co. A; b. Newton ; age 18; res. Newton, cred. Newton; enl. July 7, '62; must, in July 8, '62, as Priv, JS
disch. disab. Apr. 27, '63, Providence, R. I. P. O. ad:, Newton, Mass. See V. R. C. 0
Currier, George W. Co. K ; b. Claremont ; age 27 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, *j
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Dec. 29, '62, Falmouth, Va. Died Aug. 23, '63, Claremont. ,,
Currier, Julius C. Co. A; b. Newton; age 24; res. Newton, cred. Newton; enl. July 7, '62; must, in July S, '62, as Priv, x
des. Aug. 22, '02, Concord. See 3 N. H. V. and Miscel. Organizations. H
Curtis, Alonzo E. Co. D ; b. Great Falls ; age 34 ; cred. Rollinsford ; enl. May 31, '62 ; roust, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to ,--,
88 Co., 2 Batt'l, I. C, Oct. 31, '63 ; disch. disab. June 19, '64, Cincinnati, Ohio. P. 0. ad., Strafford Corner. £
Curtis, George- Unas'd ; b. Canada ; age 26 ; res. New York city, cred. Orford ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; 2
des. Dec. 15, '63, Long Isl., B. H., Mass. g
Curtis, Walter. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Toronto, Can. ; age 22 ; cred. Stratham ; enl. June 4, '64 ; must, in June 4, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va. £1
Curtis, William B. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. W
Cushing, Nathan. Co. E ; l>. Woodstock, Vt. ; age 20 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. S, '62, 2
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Dec. 29, '62, Falmouth, Va. P. O. ad., Woodstock, Vt. g
Cutler, George W. Co. B ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 23 ; res. Goffstown, cred. Goffstown ; enl. May 28, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, §
as Corp. ; disch. disab. June 22, '63, Baltimore, Md. See 6 N. II. V. and V. R. C. H
Dailey, Dennis. Co. B ; b. Lisbon ; age 35 ; res. Lisbon, cred. Lisbon ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 7, '62, as Priv. ; app.
Corp. Nov. 1, '62 ; disch. disab. Nov. 10, '63, Louisville, Ky.
Daley, Daniel. Co. K ; b. Nashua ; age 21 ; cred. Danbury ; enl. Sept. 19, '64 ; must, in Sept. 19, '64, as Priv. ; des. Oct. 20, '64,
near Petersburg, Va.
Daley, John. Co. H ; b. Lincolnville, Ale. ; age 22 ; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan.
26. '64, Stanford, Ky.
Daley, Richard. Co. E ; substitute ; b. England ; age 27 ; cred. Winchester ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va.

Daley. See Dayley. , ,. , _
Daney, Hiel P. Co. D ; age 44 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 16, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Dec.
6, '62, Falmouth, Va. Died Aug. 2, '67, Middleton.
Daniels, Charles J. Co. E ; b. New Hampshire ; age 21 ; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover ; enl. Jan. 4, '64 ; must, in Jan. 4, 64,
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. _
Daniels, Jason A. Co. E ; b. Lebanon ; age 29 ; res. Lebanon, cred. Lebanon ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, m Aug. 6, 62, as Priv. ;
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Union Village.

Priv. ; captd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; released. Died, dis. Jan. 11, '63, near Fredericksburg, Va. ^
Darling, Lewis D. Co. I; b. Keene; age 18; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 18, '62; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv, app.
Corp. July 26, '63 ; wd. May 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; must, out June 10, £
'65. P. O. ad. Keene. ^
Dasha, John. Co. C ; b. Newburyport, Alass. ; age 22 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 18, '62 ; must, in July g
17, '62, as Priv. ; killed June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. . m
Davis, Albert H. Co. E ; b. Lebanon ; age 25 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as Priv. ; X
disch. disab. Aug. 14, '63, Concord. P. 0. ad., Lakeport. See V. R. C. g
Davis, Albert P. Co. K ; b. Chichester; age 18 ; cred. Concord; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to <4 Co., W
2 Batt'l, I. C, Feb. 20, '64 ; disch. Aug. 15, '65, tni. ex. P. O. ad., Concord. ^
Davis, Alfred. Co. H ; b. Sunapee ; age 26 ; res. Sunapee, cred. Sunapee ; enl. Aug. 14, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62, as Priv. ; 0
app. Corp. Jan., '64 ; eaptd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released Feb. 28, '65 ; disch. June 2, '65, Concord. P. O. ad., g
Wrightsville, Wis. ... Z
Davis, Alvah R. Co. K; b. West Charleston, Vt. ; age 21 ; res. Croydon, cred. Croydon ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, h
'62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. Jan. 1, '64 ; captd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released ; disch. July 10, '65, to date June 10, H
'65, Concord. P. O. ad., Newport. ja
Davis, Andrew J. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. cn
Davis, Bailey. Co. C ; drafted ; b. New Hampshire ; age 44 ; cred. Alstead ; drafted May 17, '64 ; must, in Alay 17, '64, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Davis, Charles B. Co. F ; b. Lempster ; age 18 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. July 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as Priv. ;
app. Corp. Mar. 1, '64 ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad.,
Franklin Falls.
Davis, Charles C. Co. B ; b. Meredith ; age 19 ; cred. Laconia ; enl. July 17, '62 ; must, iu July 18, '62, as Priv. ; app. Sergt.
Jan. 1, '64 ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. June 2, '65, Alanchester. P. O. ad., Laconia.
Davis, Charles H. Co. C ; b. Northfield ; age 19 ; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in July 29, '62, as
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Tilton. ^

Davis, George S. Co. K ; b. Sunapee; age 21 ; res. Croydon, cred. Croydon ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. «
Davis! H^ ct^>l§tony;,age28; res. Kingston, cred. Kingston ^enl. J^i^ ^m^t im July 3, '62, as Priv,

U ' wd May 12, '64, Spottsylvania,' Va. ; disch. May 15, '65, Concord. P. O. ad. Kingston. See 3 N. H. V.
Davis Henrv J Co F; b. Acworth ; age 25; res. Lempster, cred. Acworth ; enl. Aug. 5, '62; must, m Aug. 6, 62, as Pnv. ,
JjaVIS, rLeixiy a. ,„,,'__, o • ' . %i  i, ir„ . „„,. n;^ ,!.<, Ma,- 14. >fifi Annannlis. Md.

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t-i  Tp-,nf5 = - , (JO. 1 ; D. Ixlisurn ; age ou; res. vxuoliiii, ^iou. uii0uU, , .. j. ¦ -: — - - -- - - - . '
Davis, Jam ^nara. £ g in' fcj^ Va. released. Died> dis. Mar 15, 65 Annapolis, Md. See ,6 N H. V
Davis, Jefferson T. Co. F ; b. Lempster ; age 20 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, 62, as ^
' Priv. ; app. Corp. Mar. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. ., ,., , . ~„ OA °
Davis Joseph Co. F ; b. Massachusetts ; age 23 ; res. Plymouth, Mass., cred. Plymouth ; enl. Dec. 24 '63 ; must, in Dec. 24,
'63, as Priv. ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Jan. 11, '6o, Danville, Va.
Davis, Luther W. Co. C ; b. Barnstead ; age 22 ; res. Strafford, cred. Strafford ; enl. June 22, '62 ; must, in July 17, 62, as
Priv. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. . O
Davis, Thomas. Co. A ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 32 ; res. New York city, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, 63, as *j
Priv. ; des. Mar. 21, '64, Knoxville, Tenn. . . H
Dav Charles F Co. E ; b. Cornish ; age 18 ; res. Cornish, cred. Cornish ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, 62, as Priv. ; app. 5
Corp. ; kilied Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ^ „„ ,„„ . • ™ 00 >«q t> ¦ ^ !„„ 97
Dayley, Thomas. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; cred. Claremont ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 27, ^
'64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. §
Davton Baw^rd^J. Co. A ; b. Orford ; age 16 ; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must in July 3, '62, as Muse. ; g
Day tr. to iTco., 2 Batt'l, V. R. C, Apr. f, '64 ; disch. July 3, '65, Albany N Y., tm. ex P. 0. ad Orford
Dean Joseph E Co. K ; b. Wrentham, Mass. ; age 22 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. July 28, 62 ; must, m Aug. 15, 02, g-
' as Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 22, '63, Covington, Ky. See 1 N. II. V. ,,„„¦„• tv j a- O
Dearborn, Gilbert M. Co. D ; b. Meredith ; age 24 ; cred. Laconia; enl. Aug. 1, '62 ; must, in Aug. 1, 62, as Priv. Died, dis. g
Sept. 5 ,'63, Nicholasville, Ky. ,„,,,, , . 10 >™ 4. ¦ *„„ 10 W
Dearborn Henry C. Co. F ; b. Woodstock ; age 19 ; res. Woodstock, cred. Woodstock ; enl. Aug. 18, 62 ; must, in Aug. 19, ^
'62', as Priv. Died, dis. Oct. 1, '62, Antietam, Md. , H
Dearborn, Horace P. Co. D; b. Weare; age 22; res. Weare; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in July 30, '62, as Corp. Died, dis.
Dearborn? jIremiIhFOUthCoVD ; b. Exeter ; age 18 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. June 5, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; must, out
June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Lawrence, Mass. . „ ... „ . , „
Deary, Philip. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 24 ; cred. Pittsburg ; enl. Aug. 27, '64 ; must, in Aug. 27, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Deoarie0 F^'Ca "f 'subsTituteT b^Canada ; age 20 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must in July 5 '64, as Priv. ; mis. Sept.
80,'Mopte Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; des. Apr. 16, '65, while on furlough from hospital.

Decker, Lafayette. Co. D; b. Port Jervis, N. Y. ; age 21 ; res. Jersey City, N. J., cred. Derry ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec.
16, '63, as Priv. ; wd. June 20, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 12, '64, Washington, D. C.
Decorier, Cyrell. Co. K ; substitute; b. Canada; age 20 ; cred. Bethlehem ; enl. July 13, '64 ; must, in July 13, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Aug., '64, City Point, Va., en route to regt.
Deerin, Peter, alias Peter Dunn. Co. II; b. Ireland; age 28; res. Northumberland, cred. Northumberland; enl. Dec. 23, '63;
must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; wd. and captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; exch. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1,
'65 ; disch. to date July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Groveton.
Dehome, John. Co. E ; b. Canada ; age 38 ; cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64,
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va.
Delaney, Thomas. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 39"; res. Pittsfield, cred. Pittsfield ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as Priv. ; g
tr. to 88 Co., 2 Batt'l, I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. disab. June 6, '65, Cincinnati, Ohio. Died Dec. 16, '85, Nat. Home, jfl
Togus, Me. -3
Deloss, Charles. Co. K; b. Alichigan ; age 19; res. Rome, N. Y., cred. Auburn; enl. Dec. 10, '63; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Falmouth, Ky. X
Dennis, Frank. Co. C ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 18 ; res. Milford, cred. Milford ; enl. June 14, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as £
Priv. ; app. Corp. May 1, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. tf
Denslow, Warren. Co. H ; b. New York ; age 22 ; cred. Salisbury ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. g
11, '64, Cynthiana, Ky. 5
Densmore, Edgar A. Co. F ; b. Sharon, Vt. ; age 21 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as 2
Sergt. ; killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. See 1 N. H. V. n
Densmore. See Dinsmore. <^
Dexter, Francis H. Co. II ; b. Lisbon ; age 33 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. sev. g
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 5, '63, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O. ad., Lisbon. ej
Dinning, Thomas. Co. II ; substitute ; b. England ; age 26 ; cred. Goshen ; enl. June 17, '64 ; must, in June 17, '64, as Priv. ; 2
des. July 6, '64, near Petersburg, Va. H
Dinsmore, Azel. Co. H ; b. Colebrook ; age 21 ; res. Colebrook ; enl. June 14, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 3
26, '62, near Falmouth, Va. p
Dinsmore, Sanford. Co. H ; b. Colebrook ; age 18 ; res. Colebrook, cred. Colebrook ; enl. July 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as ™
Priv. ; des. Jan., '63, Annapolis, Md. P. O. ad., Bulwer, P. Q. See U. S. Navy.
Dinsmore. See Densmore.
Dixon, John. Co. E ; substitute ; b. England ; age 22 ; cred. Loudon ; enl. June 1 6, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va.
Dodd, Martin. Co. A ; b. Manchester ; age 16 ; cred. Wolfeborough ; enl. Jan. 21, '64 ; must, in Jan. 21, '64, as Muse. ; tr. to Co.
A, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Dodge. George H. Co. G; b. Newbury; age "28; res. Newbury, cred. Newbury; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Sergt. ; wd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; mis. Julv 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; gd. from
mis. ; app. 1 Sergt. May 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Wells, Me.

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Dodge, Isaac M. Co. G; b. Lempster; age 41 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as <£
Priv. Died, dis. Jan. 25, '63, near Falmouth, Va.
Dodge, Rodney. Co. D; substitute; b. Eden, Vt. ; age 18; cred. Concord; enl. Aug. 27, '64; must, in Aug. 27, '64, as Priv,
wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. June 22, '65, Washington, D. C.
Doe, Hezekiah. Co. B ; b. Lee ; age 30 ; cred. Grafton ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 30,
'63, Nicholasville, Ky.
Doeg, John H. Co. A ; b. Durham ; age 21 ; res. Durham, cred. Durham ; enl. June 5, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; disch.
disab. Nov. 13, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Newmarket.
Doherty, James. Co. D ; age 30 ; cred. Rollinsford ; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in July 30, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Alay 12, '64, Spott- hj
_ sylvania, Va. Died, wds. May 18, '64, Fredericksburg, Va. ?
Doherty. See Dougherty. </>
Dohn, John. Unas'd ; b. Germany; age 23 ; res. Oswego, N. Y., cred. Groton ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; „
^ forwarded from West Lebanon, place of enlistment, to Concord, Dec. 23, '63. N. f. r. A. G. O. js
Dolan, James. Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Salisbury ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; wd. July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. Nov. 29, '65, to date July 30, '65, 3
Concord. Died Dec. 21, '76, Nat. Home, Togus, Me.
Dollofif, Charles H. Co. C ; b. New Hampton ; age 18 ; res. Franklin, cred. Franklin ; enl. June 16, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, 3
as Priv. ; des. Sept. 17, '62 ; appreh. Feb. 21, '65 ; returned to duty Apr. 18, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died July 18, '89, H
Laconia.
Donelly, Francis. Co. C ; b. Leland ; age 21 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 14, ?
'64, Paris, Ky. ' §
Donnan, Julius. Co. K ; b. Vermont ; age 21 ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; des. Aug., '64, City Point, Va., ti
en route to regt. *
Donohue, Patrick. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, \T&
as Priv. ; wd. July 27, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; des. Nov. 30, '64, Philadelphia, Pa. W
Donovan, John. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 6, '62; must, in July 26, '62, as Sergt. ; app. £
1 Sergt. ; 2 Lt. Jan. 1, '64 ; disch. disab. Feb. 17, '65. g
Dooley, Thomas. Co.'F ; substitute; b. Scotland ; age 18 ; cred. Gilmanton ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as Priv. ; S
tr. to Co. F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. H
Dore, Jacob C. Co. K ; b. Ossipee ; age 36 ; enl. Aug. 11, '62, at Milton ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Jan. 2,
'64, Concord.
Dorsett, Harris. Co. G ; b. Clarendon, Vt. ; age 32 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremon^ ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62,
as Priv. ; des. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md.
Dorson, "William. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 19 ; res. New York eity, cred. Stoddard ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 27, '64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky.
Dorway, John. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Canada; age 41; cred. Ellsworth; enl. July 13, '64; must, in July 13, '64, as Priv.;
tr. to Co. A, 6 N. II. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. to date July 17, '65.

Dougherty, Antoney. Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa., cred. Chesterfield ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11,
'63, as Priv. ; des. Mar. 21, '64, Knoxville, Tenn.
Dougherty. See Doherty.
Douglass, Elisha. Co. K ; b. Maine ; age 41 ; res. Westmoreland, cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63,
as Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. May 17, '64, Fredericksburg, Va.
Douglass, Ira G. Co. F ; b. New York ; age 27 ; res. Lancaster, ored. Lancaster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as
Priv. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Douglass, John. Co. F ; b. Canada ; age 30 ; res. Troy, cred. Troy ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to
Department of Northwest, '64; temporarily assigned to Co. F, 23 V. R. C, Dec. 16, '64. Died, dis. Feb. 15, '65, Milwau
kee AVis. 2
Dow, Robert M. Co. H ; b. Lyman ; age 35 ; cred. Lisbon ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. h
July 11, '63, Milldale, Miss. <
Downs, Edwin W. Co. E ; b. Enfield ; age 18 ; res. Cornish, cred. Cornish ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as Priv.
Died, dis. Aug. 26, '63, Covington, Ky. &1
Doyle, Joseph. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 20 ; cred. Middleton ; enl. June 10, '64 ; must, in June 10, '64, as g
Priv. ; des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va. >a
Drake, Samuel. Co. C ; b. Plymouth, Eng, age 39; cred. Newmarket; enl. Dec. 1, '63; must, in Dee. 1, '63, as Priv, wd. j"
Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; app. Corp. July 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. «
ad., Nat. Home, Togus, Me. B
Drake, William. Co. C ; b. New Brunswick ; age 25 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; wd. June
17, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; des. Aug. 9, '64, Willet's Point, N. Y. <
Drew, George H. Co. F; b. Methuen, Mass. ; age 31 ; res. Alilford, cred. Milford; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, '62, as °
Sergt. ; app. 1 Sergt. Jan. 1, '63 ; 2 -Lt. Co. A, Jan. 1, '64 ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; released ; q
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Nashua. See State Service. ^
Drew, Henry. Co. D; b. New Jersey; age 26; res. Jersey City, N. J., cred. Bethlehem; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, g
'63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. W
Driscoll, William. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 27 ; cred. Brookline ; enl. Nov. 24, '63 : must, in Nov. 24, '63, as Priv. ; disch. May &
18, '65, David's Isl., N. Y. H.
Drown, Lorenzo. Co. K; b. Freedom ; age 22 ; ered. Freedom ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. June
16, '65, Concord.
Drown, Orsmon. Co. D ; b. Bartlett ; age 18 ; res. Bartlett, cred. Bartlett ; enl. July 9, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. ; wd.
Alay 12, '64, and died, wds. May 17, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Duchand, John B. Co. C; substitute; b. Canada; age 34; cred. Winchester; enl. July 8, '64; must, in July 8, '64, as Priv,
tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; reported on m. o. roll of Co. C, 6 N. H. V., dated July 17. '65, as absent. N. f . r.
A. G. O.
Dudley, Luman. Co. G; b. Marlborough; age 18; cred. Cornish; enl. July 25, '62; must, in Aug. 18, '62, as Priv. Died, dis.
Jan. 19, '63, near Falmouth, Va. h

Dudley Moses. Co. G ; b. Bolton, Alass. ; age 26 ; res. Unity, cred. Unity ; enl Aug. 9, 62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as Pnv. , eg
wd. July 30'64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 17, '64, City Point, Va.
Dudley Oliver H Co. F ; age 23 ; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover ; enl. July 15, '62 ; must, in Aug. -.,, 62, as Corp. ; reduced to
ranks at his own request, '62 ; most, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Paris, Ky.
Dudley Samuel. Co. G ; b. Berlin, Alass. ; age 25; res. Unity, cred. Unity ; enl. July 2o, '62 ; must, in Aug 13 62 as Pin.
wdSyW- '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, wds. Oct. 19, 64, Peters-
Dufhey, "Joseph. Co. C; age 23; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth; enl. Aug. 18, '62; must, in Aug. 23, '62, as Priv,
killed Alay 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. . „ . J*<
Dumer, Thomas. Unas'd; b. Canada; age 29; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. Dec. 24, '6o ; must, in Dec. 24, 63, as Priv. o
Duncan^ Charles H." Co. E ; b. Au Sable Forks, N. Y. ; age 21 ; cred. Plainfield ; enl. Aug. 20, '62 ; must, in Sept. 2, '62, as g
Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 6, '64, Camp Barnside, Ky. . ^
Dunlap William Co. I ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; res. Ottawa, Can, cred. Haverhill ; enl Dec. 17, 63 ; must, m Dec. 17, 63, as 0
Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. Alay 15, '6o, Rochester, N. Y. *l
Dunnin^Charles H. Co. pfb. Nashua; age 22; res. Milford, cred. Milford; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as n
Priv. ; disch. disab. Mar. 16, '03, Philadelphia, Pa. ,-,„, . ,, ,, lca x> .
Duprez, Louis. Co. I ; b. Germany ; age 34 ; res. New York city, cred. Lyman ; isnl. Dec. lo, 63 ; must in Dec. 15 63, as 1 nv. ; ^
tr. to 116 Co., 2 Batt'l, V. R. C, Dec. 30, '64 ; to 100 Co., 2 Batt'l, July 29, T6o ; disch. Aug. 28, 'bo, Washington DC. g
Durall, John. Co. C ; b. Alanchester, Vt. ; age 23 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Deo. 2o, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 26, ^
' '64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. . n ,„ ,., t. . W
Durand, Charles. Co. II ; b. France ; age 21 ; res. Lebanon, cred. Bethlehem ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, 63, as Piiv,
des. June 13, '64, on march. . Co
Durand Joel Co. H ; b. France ; age 20 ; res. Stoddard, cred. Stoddard ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, 63, as Priv. ; w 1. ^
May 18, '04, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, dis. Aug. 18, '64, en route from City Point, Va, to Ft. Alonroe Va. S
Dustin, Elbridge. Co. B ; b. Henniker ; age 21 ; res. Weare, cred. Weare ; enl. June 16, '62 ; must, m July 12, 62, as Priv. ; g
killed July 13, '63, Jackson, Aliss. 2
Dutton Newell T Co. E; b. Claremont; age 21 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont; enl. Aug. 6, 62; must, in Aug. o, b2. as H
Priv. ; app. Sergt. Mai. Feb. 1, '65; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Fairfield, Me.
Duval, Edward. Unas'd ; b. Canada ; age 24 ; res. Henniker ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, 64,
Duval Richard Co. G ; b. New York ; age 20 ; res. New York, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ;
' wd .Alay 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to Co. G, 0 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; to 112 Co, 2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. disab. Aug.
Dwyer .^ryi^Co^'b^Nova Scotia ; a,, 22 ; cred. Littleton ; enl. Jan. 10, '65 ; must, in Jan. 10, '65, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. F,
'6 N. H. V, June 1, '65; must, out July 17, '65.

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Eagan, William G. Co. K; b. New York; age 30 ; res. New York city, cred. Newport; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22,
'63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. .
Eastman, Albert C. Co. D ; b. Bartlett ; age 19 ; res. Bartlett, cred. Bartlett ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in July 28, b2, as friv. ;
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Dec. 31, '62, Washington, D. C.
Eastman, Chauncy H. Co. D ; b. Bartlett; age 18; res. Bartlett, ered. Bartlett; enl. July 24, '62; must, in July 28, oA as
Priv. Died, dis. Oct. 12, '63, Jefferson Barracks, Alo. T .
Eastman, Freneto T. Co. B ; b. Lowell, Alass. ; age 18; res. Alanchester, cred. Manchester; enl. June 28, 62 ; must, in July
12, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. . n n
Eastman, George S. Co. D ; b. Conway ; age 27 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway ; enl. July 3, '62 ; must, in July 28, 62, as Corp.
Died, dis. Aug. 15, '63, Memphis, Tenn. . T . .„ ^j
Eastman, Samuel R. Co. C ; b. Sanbornton ; age 21 ; res. Sanbornton, cred. Sanbornton ; enl. June 19, 62 ; must, in July it, ^
'62, as Corp. ; des. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. .
Eastman, William C. Co. H ; b. Sunapee ; age 36 ; res. Sunapee, cred. Sunapee ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug; 23, b2, as ?£
Priv, wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. Corp, tr. to 171 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Nov. 20, '63; disch. disab. Oct. 1, >
'64, Burlington, Vt. P. O. ad, Trempealeau, Wis. . 5
Eaton, George W. Co. B ; b. Bristol ; age 18 ; res. Franklin, cred. Franklin ; enl. July 2, '62 ; must, in July 22, 62, as 1 riv. ; „,
des. Apr: 18, '63, Winchester, Ky. . 3
Eaton, John W. Co. B ; drafted ; b. Pittsfield ; age 30 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; drafted Oct. 6, '63 ; must, in Oct. o, bJ, g
as Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. IL V, June 1, '65; disch. disab. June 2, K
Edgerly, Augustus S. Co. C ; b. Saubornton ; age 32; res. Sanbornton, ered. Sanbornton; enl. July 31, '62, as Priv, app. 0
Capt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in to date July 31, '62, as Capt. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; killed May 6, 64, Wil- g
derness, Va. See 1 N. II. V. 2
Edgerly, Charles W. Co. II ; b. Dover ; age 33 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; app. Capt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, h
'62 ; resigned Feb. 27, '63. P. O. ad, Rochester. ' 2
Edmands, Warren H. Co. B ; b. Charlestown, Mass. ; age 19 ; res. Cambridge, Alass, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 3, 62 ; ^
must, in July 12, '62, as Sergt. ; app. 1 Sergt. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. E,_24 V. R. C, May 1, '64 ; to
disch. June 26, '65, Washington, D. C.
Edminster, James N. Co. E ; b. Cornish; age 22 ; res. Cornish, cred. Cornish ; enl. Aug. 1, '62, as Priv. ; app. 2 Lt. Aug. 10,
'62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62, as 2 Lt. ; resigned Oct. 27, '62. Died Dec. 1, '78, Denver, Col.
Edwards, George. Co. C ; b. England ; age 26 ; cred. Canterbury ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; des. Feb.
28, '64, Somerset, Ky.
Edwards, Henry. Co. G; b. Westbrook, Ale. ; age 25; cred. Alanchester ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv. ; des.
Jan. 25, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Edwards, John. Co. H ; b. London, Eng. ; age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Exeter ; enl. Dee. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63,
as Priv. ; captd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va, Died, dis. Sept. 11, '64, Andersonville, Ga. £>

Eldridge, Eben. Co. K ; b. Eaton ; age 32 ; ored. Freedom ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept 14 oo
'62, South Mountain, Md. ; disch. disab. Nov. 10, '62, Newark, N. J. P. O. ad. Freedom. ¦*"
Ellingwood, Charles O. Co. E; b. New Hampshire; age 18; res. Alilan, cred. Alilan; enl. Dec. 21 ,'63 ; must, in Dec 21
'63, as Priv. Died, dis. Mar. 13, '64, Camp Burnside, Ky.
EUinwood, Horace. Co. G; b. Deering; age 18; res. Deering, cred. Deering; enl. Aug. 16, '62; must, in Au<>-. 18 '62 as
Priv. Died, dis. July 7, '63, Milldale, Miss. ' '
Ellis, John E. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 18 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv • wd May
'64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. 0. ad, Fitchburg, Alass
Ellis, Minot. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 21 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app. Corp Nov 1 '64 • hh
must, out June 10, '65, P. O. ad, Baldwinsville, Mass. ' ' ^ P ' ' g3
Ellis, Walter. Co. H ; b. Rochester ; age 30 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13 '62 as Priv • <"
wd. Dec, '62, Fredericksburg, Ja. ; May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Rochester ' d
Ellis, Warren R. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 22 ; res. Keene, creel. Keene ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. • wd Dec a
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Alar. 5, '63, Baltimore, Md. Died Sept. 3, '65, Keene.
Elwell, John F. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. 2
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Emerson Edward I. Co. K ; b. Concord ; age 21 ; cred. Concord ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ¦ app Corp •
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. Sergt. ; killed Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. '

Emerson, John A. Co. D ; b. Deerfield ; age 21 ; res. Deerfield, cred. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Auo- 14 >fio a=
Priv. N. f. r. A. G. O. P. O. ad, Deerfield. See 2 N. H. V. °" ' '
Emerson, John S. F. and S. ; b. Chester ; age 30 ; res. Sandwich, cred. Sandwich ; app. Asst. Sure. Julv 10 '6'? • must
July 12, '62 ; disch. Apr. 15, '65, to accept promotion. See 18 N. H. V. '
Emerson, Thomas W Co.F; b. Hooksett; age 21 ; res. Epsom; enl. July 28, '62; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv, captd. g
May 12, 64, Spottsylvania, ^ a. ; released ; disch. June 3, '65, Baltimore, Md. ffi
Emerson, William O Co. K ; b. Newport; age 19; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15 ,'62, as &
Priv. Died, dis. Mar. 14, '63, Newport News, Va. H
Emery AlonzoD Co. A ; b Auburn; age "18"; res. Auburn, cred. Auburn; enl. June 13, "62; must, in July 3, '62, as £
Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, 2 Art U. S. A, Oct. 8, '62 ; des. May 3, '63, Lexington, Ky. P. O. ad, Bristol. ^ g
Emery, George W. Co D ¦ b. Great Falls; age 19; res. Dover, cred. Dover; enl. June 5, '62; must, in July 28, '62, as 3
Churfh;VaaPP'SeIl'N0Il V ' ^ t0 ^ '^ * "' °°' A' 'H"' *' '"4 ' ki"eJ ^ 3°' 'U> P°Plal* SpringS ^
Emery, Richard. Co. G. See Emery Richardson.
Emery, William H. Co. K; b. Newbury; age 21; res. Goshen, cred. Goshen; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15 '6? as
Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 0, '63, on board hospital boat on Mississippi river. , ' '
Emmerich, Joseph. Co. I ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; res. Harrisburg, Pa, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Paris, Ky.
Engelhart, William. Co. I ; b. Germany ; age 21; res. New York city, cred. Upper Gilmanton; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in
Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.

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English, James. Co. H ; b. Manchester, Eng. ; age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Northwood ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec.
12, '63, as Priv. ; wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '6o. 1 . O. ad,
Ervin, John. Co. K; substitute; b. Canada; age 22; cred. Westmoreland; enl. July 14, '64; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv,
des. Aug., '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. .
Estey, Edgar W. Co. G ; b. Hillsborough ; age 21 ; res. Antrim, cred. Antrim ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. Alay 25, '65, Concord. P. O. ad, Antrim.
Estey, Lyman E. Co. I; b. Sullivan; age 18; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. Dec. 29, '63; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv, wd.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. Aug. 2, '65, Washington, D. C.
P. 0. ad, Keene. .
Evans, Hiram B. Co. G ; b. Sanbornton Bridge. ; age 21 ; res. Unity, cred. Unity ; enl. July 23, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as ^
Priv. ; tr. to 32 Co, 2 Batt'l, V. R. C, Alar. 31, '64 ; disch. Aug. 12, '65, Ft. Alonroe, Va, tin. ex. ^
Evans, James. Co. K ; b. Ireland ; age 25 ; res. Syracuse, N. Y, cred. Deerfield ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, m Dec. 10, '63, as £
Priv. ; des. Dec. 29, '63, Cynthiana, Ky. >
Evans, John F. Co. C ; b. Moultonborough ; age 21 ; res. Sanbornton, cred. Sanbornton; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 17, g
'62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Jan. 17, '65, Danville, Va. %
Evans, Walter H. Co. E ; b. Milan ; age 23 ; res. Milan, cred. Milan ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; wd. X
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; app. Corp. ; Sergt. May 15, '65 ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; app. 1 Sergt. July fo
1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Alilan. w
Everett, George W. F. and S. ; b. New London ; age 42 ; res. New London, cred. New London ; app. Maj. Aug. 26, '62 ; ^
must, in to date Aug. 23, '62. Died, dis. Aug. 27, '63, Cincinnati, Ohio. O
Fagan, Michael. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 28 ; cred. Chesterfield ; enl. July 16, '64 ; must, in July 16, '64, as Priv. ; r
tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. S
Farnham, Caleb M. Co. C ; b. Acton, Me. ; age 19 ; res. Acton, Me. ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in' July 22, '62, as Priv. ; des. H
Dec. 24, '63, Paris, Ky. ; gd. from des. ; supposed to have deserted May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. N. f . r. A. G. O. W
Farnham, Hezekiah. Co. C ; b. Acton, Ale. ; age 26 ; res. Somersworth ; enl. June 16, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as Priv. ; £j
des. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. _ v,
Farnham, William H. Co. H ; b. Lancaster ; age 20 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13,
'62, as Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 21, '63, Washington, D. C.
Farope, Frank. Co. H ; b. France ; age 35 ; res. New York city, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv. ;
wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. Oct. 21, '64. P. O. ad, St. Louis, Mo.
Fay, William. Co. K; substitute; b. Canada; age 24; cred. Piermont; enl. July 14, '64; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv, des.
Aug., '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Fayer, Michael. Co. B. See Michael Fagan.
Fee, Terrence. Co. C ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; cred. Sutton ; enl. Aug. 27, '64 ; must, in Aug. 27, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Sept, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. «*>

Felch, Milo P. Co. C ; b. Barnet, Vt. ; age 30 ; res. Milford, cred. Milford ; enl. June 20, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as Priv. ^
Died, dis. Mar. 9, '64, London, Ky.
Fellows, Enoch Q. F. and S. ; b. Sandwich ; age 37 ; res. Sandwich ; app. Col. June 14, '62 ; must, m Aug. 23, 62 ; disch.
disab. Nov. 21, '62. P. O. ad. Centre Sandwich. See 1 and 3 N. H. V.
Fellows, Lucian B. Co. I; b. Dorchester; age 18; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. July 28, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.;
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Keene.

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Fernald Owen Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. _3
Ferson, James H. Co. G; b. Francestown; age 29; cred. Francestown; enl. June 26, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv, H
'app. 1 Sergt. ; killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. 2
Fifield, Royal A. Co. C ; b. Woodstock ; age 21 ; res. Woodstock, cred. Woodstock ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in July 29, 62, Q
'as Priv. ; app. Corp. Jan. 1, '65; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Chelsea, Mass. ^
Finney William G. Co. I ; b. Whiting, Vt. ; age 20 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. June 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; H
tr. to Co. G, 8 Inf., U. S. A, Oot. 25, '62 ; des. Aug. 25, '63, New York city. See State Service. ffi
Fitzgerald, James. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 38 ; cred. Franklin ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr,
2, '64, Nicholasville, Ky.
Fitzgerald, William. Unas'd; b. Watertown, N. Y. ; age 21 ; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, m Dec. 24, '63, as Priv,

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Flanagan Edward. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 29 ; cred. RoUinsford ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 30, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. K
17,''62, Antietam, Aid. ; Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; disch. wds. May 31, '65, Manchester.
Flanders Orlando Co. F ; b. Henniker ; age 18 ; res. Henniker, cred. Henniker ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as po
Priv. ; captd, Warrenton, Va. ; released Feb. 22, '63 ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, dis. Aug. 25, '64, An- g
dersonville, Ga. 3
Flanders, William C. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. g
Flaraty, James. Co. F ; b. Ireland ; age 25 ; res. Rindge, ored. Rindge ; enl. Dee. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. ^
Mar. 6, '64, London, Ky. ^
Flemming, William R. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Connecticut ; age 21 ; cred. Chichester ; enl. June 20, '64 ; must, in June 20,
'64, as Priv. ; des. Aug. 8, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Fletcher, Almon J. Co. G ; b. Acworth ; age 20 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as
Priv. ; disch. disab. Feb. 28, '63. P. O. ad, Meriden, Conn.
Fletcher, Samuel W. Co. I; b. Westford, Mass. ; age 33 ; res. Rindge, cred. Rindge; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, m Aug. 15, '62,
as Priv. ; app. Sergt. ; disch. disab. Jan. 1, '03. Died Sept. 7, '89, Newton, Mass.
Floyd, David. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 28 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Exeter ; enl. Dec. 7, '63 ; must, in Dec. 7, '63, as Priv. ;
des. Apr. 4, '64, Harper's Ferry, Va.

Flynn, James. Co. D ; b. Westport, Ir. ; age 30; res. New York city, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as
Priv, des. Apr. 5, '64, Ohio. „ . _ .„, . • i-. ,- ,M r> •
Flynn, John. Co. D ; b. New York ; age 22 ; res. Troy, N. Y, cred. Lyman ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, m Dec. lo, 63, as I nv. ,
des. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. . ... , T on ,„.
Flynn, Martin. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 27 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 1, '62 ; must, m July 14, '62, as Pnv. ; killed June 29, 64,
Foell, Albert!" Co. C ; b. Germany ; age 21 ; cred. Newmarket ; enl. Aug. 6, '64 ; must, in Aug. 6, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. C, 6
N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; reported on in. o. roll dated July 17, '65, as absent sick at Washington, D. C. N. 1. r. A. Cr. U. _
Fogarty, Thomas. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; res. Lyman, cred. Lyman ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, bd, as rnv. ;
des. Apr. 29, '64, Bristoe Station, Va. ^ ... ,„ ,M t> ¦ ^
Fogg Albert W Co. E ; b. Dalton ; age 22 ; res. Lebanon, cred. Lebanon ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as Priv. ; h
' tr. to 88 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Oct. 30, '63 ; disch. disab. May 30, '65, Cincinnati, Ohio. 3
must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to U. S. Navy
Orleans, La. N. f . r. Navy Dept. ffi
must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. g
Died, dis. Oct. 3, '62, Antietam, Aid. .. ,a-, j. • » ia m
Ford, George A. Co. G ; b. Hillsborough ; age 18 ; res. Hillsborough, cred. Hillsborough ; enl. Aug. 11, 62 ; must, in Aug. 14, ffi
'62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. . , ,„. _ . S
Ford, Henry. Co. F; b. Orange; age 24; res. Grafton, cred. Grafton; enl. July 7, '62; must, m Aug. 5, 62, as Priv, app. £
Corp. July 1, '64 ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; disch. May 15, 65, Concord. P. O. ad,
Grafton. See 1 N. H. V. . . , T . OQ
Ford James E. Co. B ; b. Orange: age 18; res. Danbury; enl. June 2, '62; must, in July 22, 62, as Pnv, disch. July J8, £
'62. See 15 N. H. V. Supposed identical with James E. Ford, Co. L, 1 N. H. H. Art. . „ . g
Ford, John. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 27 ; res. New York city, cred. Kensington ; enl. Dee. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, M, as 1 nv. ; Z
killed May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. . H
Foss, Dallas. Co. II ; b. Rochester ; age IS ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. July 23, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as Pnv. ; «
disch. disab. Oct. 30, '63, Washington, D. 0. . ^
Foster, Alvin R. Co. I ; b. Stoddard ; age 27 : cred. Alstead ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Pnv. ; app. Sergt. ;
'disch. disab. Aug. 11, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio. P. O. ad, Keene.
Foster Charles E Co. D; b. Dover; age ""19"; res. Dover, cred. Dover; enl. June 6, '62; must, in July 26, 62, as Pnv,
wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; disch. wds. Nov. 10, '62, Washington, D. C. See U. S. Navy. Supposed identical
with Charles E. Foster, Co. I, 9 N. II. V.
Foster, Charles E. Co. I ; b. Dover ; age " 21 " ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 4, '63 ; must, in Dec. 4, 63, as Priv. ; tr. to
Co. G, 10 V. R. C, Oct. 4, '64 ; disch. July 20, '65, Washington, D. C. Supposed identical with Charles E. Foster, Co. D,
9 N. H. V. and U. S. Navy.
Foster, Edwin F. Co. E; b. Hanover; age 21; res. Enfield, cred. Enfield; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as Pnv,
app. Corp. May 15, '65 ; Sergt. May 20, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Lebanon.

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Foster, Franklin H. Co. A ; b. South Reading, Mass. ; age 23 ; res. Exeter, cred. Exeter ; enl. June 12, '62 ; must, in July oo
3, '62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt. ; Sergt. Maj. Mar. 1, '63 ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Dec.
14, '64, Salisbury, N. C.
Foster, James. Co. F ; b. Alassachusetts ; age 21 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Rindge ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, '63,
as Priv. ; eaptd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; par. Oct. 17, '64 ; des. Nov. 14, '64, while on furlough from
Camp Parole, Md.
Foster, Jeremiah F. Co. I ; b. Nelson ; age 19 ; cred. Nelson; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; captd. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; disch. May 30, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. P. 0. ad. South Boston, Mass.
Foster, John. Co. E ; b. Scotland ; age 35 ; res. Dorchester, cred. Dorchester ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv. ; p^
tr. to U. S. Navy Apr, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. "Winnebago " and " William G. Anderson " ; des. Nov. 4, '65. °
Foster, Nelson. Co. A; b. Canada; age 25; res. Derry, cred. Derry; enl. June 23, '62; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv, must. H
out June 10, '65. W
Foster, Thacher B. Co. G ; b. Hillsborough ; age 18 ; res. Hillsborough, cred. Hillsborough ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. "
18, '62, as Priv. ; eaptd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; released. Died,. dis. Nov. 1, '64, Annapolis, Md. O
Foster, Thomas. Co. A ; substitute ; b. England ; age 20 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to ^
Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. H
Fow, George. Co. D ; b. Pennsylvania ; age 28 ; res. New York city, cred. Haverhill ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as ^
Priv. ; des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. m
Fox, George D. Co. I; b. Stoddard; age 19; cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, killed Sept. 17, ^
'62, Antietam, Md. a
Fox, John. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 24 ; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as Priv. ; des. H
Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. X
Frate. Carlo. Co. H ; substitute ; b. Italy ; age 26 ; cred. Chesterfield ; enl. June 18, '61 ; must, in June 18, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to m
Co. H, 6 N. H. V, Juue 1, '65 ; disch. June 9, '65, Washington, D. C. g
Frate, Charles. Co. H. See Carlo Frate. <p
Frederick, James. Co. C ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 28 ; cred. South Hampton ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as g
Priv. ; des. Sept, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. (3
French, Hiram W. Co. C ; b. Pittsfield ; age 20; res. Loudon, cred. Loudon ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62. as Corp. ; g
wd. June 17, '04, Petersburg, Va. ; app. Sergt. Sept. 1, '64 ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; ^
disch. May 16, '05, Concord. P. O. ad. Areola, 111.
French, Moses D. Co. D ; b. Eppiug ; age 32 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. July 15, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 14,
'62, South Mountain, Aid. ; disch. wds. Oct. 17, '62, David's Isl, N. Y. II. P. 0*. ad. East Tilton.
French, Stephen S. Co. I ; b. Winchester ; age 19 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv. ;
wd. June, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. wds. July 26, '65, Jefiersonville, Ind. P. O. ad, Dayton, Ohio. See 16 N. H. V.
Fretts, John B. Co. F ; b. Hebron ; age 37 ; res. Milford, cred. Alilford ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, '62, as Priv. ; app.
Corp. Mar. 1, '64 ; Sergt. Jan. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Alilford.

Friday, Mitchell Co. E ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; res. Lyme, cred. Lyme ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; mis. Sept.
'65 Mnh t pnngS Church> Va" ' 8'd- from mis- Dec- 23> '64 : tr- t0 Co- E> 6 N- H- Y-> June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. June 2,
friend, John. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 19 ; cred. Rochester ; enl. June 13, '64 ; must, in June 13, '64, as Priv. ; wd.
_ July 30, 64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 19, '64, David's Isl, N. Y. H.
Frisbee, Howard S. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Fromow, George. Co. H; substitute; b. Spain; age 23; cred. Lempster; enl. Aug. 24, '64; must, in Aug. 24, '64, as Priv •
disch. May 12, '65, Concord.
Frye, Charles A. Co. D ; b. Dover ; age 25 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; ann.
Corp. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ' vv
Frye, Isaac F. Co. F ; age 21 ; res. Milford, cred. Milford; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; killed July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. 3
Fuller, Henry A. Co. B ; b. Alalden, Mass. ; age 19 ; re's. Northwood, cred. Northwood ; enl. July 9, '62 ; must, in Julv 12 '62
as Pnv. ; disch. Jan. 16, '63, Falmouth, Va. P. O. ad, Northwood. 3 " ' H
Fuller, John G C. Co. C ; b. Exeter ; age 18 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. Alar. 20, '65, for 1 yr. ; must, in Mar. 20, '65, as Priv. : tr. to >
Co. C, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '6o ; disch. to date July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Exeter. - §
Fullford, Milo Co. B ;b Littleton ; age 18; res. Littleton, cred. Littleton; enl. Dec. 12, '63; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as Priv.; W
tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. Died Oct. 3, '67, Littleton.

2

Covington, Ky. ""' "°" "" '  """' """ ~"" ""' "° ' "lu°u' J" "™' '"' u°' as rrlv- ^lea' alSl Apr- 3' '°*' ^
Gallup, Edmund W. Co. E ; b. Plainfield ; age 19 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62 as P
r *, un^; a?& CpP^ caPVd\S.ep> 30.' I4' P°Plar S^BB C1)urch' Va- Died> ^ J»- 15, '65, Petersburg, Va. g ' ' §
Gamball David Co C ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 18 ; cred. Washington ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; H
des. Sept, 64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. ° ' W
GambelL John. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; cred. Wilmot ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 8, '64, £
Gardiner James Co. K ; b. Baltimore, Md. ; age 20 ; cred. Manchester ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv. ; tr
to Co. K ,6N. H V, June 1, '65; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Baltimore, Md.
Craraner^rank^S.^ Co. B ; b. Merrimack ; age 18 ; cred. Merrimack ; enl. May 28, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ; must. -
Garland^ John W. Vh \^^^i^^ ¦ «¦ Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 2, .'62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Garrett Joseph Co. C ;b Burlington, Vt. ; age 39; res. Laconia, cred. Gilford; enl. July 20, '62; must, in July 28, '62 as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. M, 3 Art, U. S. A, Oct. 24, '62 ; des. Apr. 7, '63. P. O. ad, Winfieldf Kai. 7 '
Gay, Jerome. Co. B ; age 21 ; enl. June 30, '62, at Canaan ; must, in July 24, '62, as Priv. ; des. Sept. 24, '62, Antietam, Md. £

Gay, Proctor E. Co. K ; b. Derby, Vt. ; age 21 ; res. Derby, Vt, cred. Haverhill ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as o
Priv.; wd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. to date Sept. 28, '64. P. O. ad, Nat. Soldiers' Home, Va.
Geany, John. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; cred. Washington ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv •
wd. Aug. 2, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. A, 0 N. H. V, June 1, '05 ; disch. July 19, '65, Alanchester.
George, Carlos C. Co. E ; b. Canaan ; age 23 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Auff. 6, '62, as Priv
Died, dis. Sept. 24, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky. ° ' '
George, George F. Co. B ; b. Canada ; age 43 ; cred. Danbury ; enl. Apr. 14, '64, for 1 yr. ; must, in Apr. 14, '64, as Priv •
wd. Alay 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. June 8, '64, Washington, D. C.
George, Harvey H. Co. B; b. Weare; age 23; cred. Weare; enl. July H, '62; must, in July 24. '62, as Priv, wd. May 18 PO
'64, Spottsylvania, A7a. ; app. Corp. Nov. 1, '64 ; disch. June 10, '65, near Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad. North Weare. °
George, Henry J. Co. G; b. Goffstown; age 18; cred. Francestown ; enl. Julv 21, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv, wd H
Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. ; app. Corp. Feb. 5, '64 ; Sergt. Sept. 11, '61 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Manchester. «
George, Wellman M. Co. K; b. Holderness; age 29; res. Newbury, cred. Newbury; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must, in Aug 15 '6° ^
as Sergt. ; tr. to 18 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Dec. 18, '63 ; disch. Aug. 11, '65, Albany, N. Y. P. O. ad, Alanchester. O
Geralls, John A. Co. F ; b. Tuftonborough ; age 20 ; res. Wolfeborough ; enl. June 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5 '6' as Priv ¦ ^
disch. disab. Nov. 1, '63, Hampton, Va. P. O. ad, Wolfeborough. H
Gero, Henry. Co. F ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Canaan, ered. Landaff'; enl. Dec. 8, '03 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; tr to Co ffi
F, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. ' K
Gibson, Albert B. Co. I; b. Londonderry, Vt. ; age If) ; ered. Alstead; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 20, '62, as Priv. ; must 2
out June 10, '65. P. O. ad. Weeping Water, Neb. «
Gibson, Francis N. F. and S. ; b. Londonderry, Vt. ; age 23 ; res. Alstead, cred. Alstead ; app. 2 Asst. Surg. Au°-. 6 '6-5 • must 3
m Aug. 0, '62; app. Surg. Jan. 18, '65; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Lincoln. Neb. " -" ' ' X
Gibson, George W. Co. G; b. Alassachusetts ; age 23; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown ; enl. Dec. 10, '63; must in Dec hj
10, '03, as Priv; captd. Sept. 30, '04, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; disch. Alay 22, '65, Annapolis, Md. Supposed 2?
identical with George \\. Gibson, Co. C, 4 Vt. Inf. See Aliscel. Organizations. Q 1— l

Falls.

Gllman George W. Co. II ; b. Lyman ; age 18 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62. as Priv. ; captd. Sept.
30, 64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died of starvation Feb. 25, '65, en route from Salisbury, N. C, to Wilmington, N. C
©•llman, Herod S. Co. II ; b. Lyman ; age 21 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 11, '02 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; killed May 1>
'64, Spottsylvania, Va. J "'
Gilmore, George F. Co. I ; b. Jaffrey ; age 22 ; res. Rindge, cred. Rindge ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. •
must, out June 10, '65. '

Gibson, Michael. Co. lo'; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Clarksville ; enl. June 18, '64 ; must, in June IS '64 as Priv ¦
des. Aug, '04, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Gile, Thomas, Jr. Co. C ; b. Northfield ; age 43 ; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield ; enl. June 9, '62 ; must, in July 17 '62 as §
Pny. ; mis. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; disch. disab. Feb. 1, '63, Annapolis, Md. P. O. ad, Franklin H
Hallo A

Gilmore, George H. Co. I ; b. Wilton ; age 19 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. Feb.
1, '64 ; Sergt. Mar. l,-'04 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad. Canton, N. Y.
Gilson, Alonzo. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Glancey, John. Co. C. See John Blaney.
Glancy, Patrick. Co. K ; b. Bangor, Ale. ; age 18 ; res. Boscawen (Fisherville, now Penacook), cred. Boscawen ; enl. Aug. 12,
'62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Died, dis. Nov. 8, '64, Washington, D. C.
Gleason, Abel R. Co. B ; b. Sudbury, Mass. ; age 35 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as
Pnv. ;_ tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 1, '62. Died, dis. Jan. 16, '64, Paris, Ky.
Gleason, William. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; res. New York city, ored. Exeter ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Dec. 19, '63, Paris, Ky. ' ' ' . \To\
Glidden, Charles W. Co. A ; b.- Grafton ; age " 18 " ; res. Danbury, cred. Grafton ; enl. June 25, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as 5
Priv.; wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; disch. wds. Dec. 8, '62, Baltimore, Md. See V. R. C. <
Ghnes, Hiram. Co. A ; b. Charlestown, Mass. ; age 21. ; res. Kingston, cred. Kingston ; enl. Julv 8, '62 ; must, in July 10, '62, as m
Pnv. Died, dis. Sept. 8, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky. " J > >

  , „.„. Sept. 8, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Glines, Walter F. Co. C ; b. Northfield ; age 19 ; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield ; enl. Aus. 8. '62 : must, in Ausr. 15. '62. as S

Walter F. Co. C; b. Northfield; age 19; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug-. 15, '62, as
Pnv, tr. to Co. 1,15 V.R.C, Apr. 1, '65; disch. July 8, '65, Springfield, 111. '"

>t3

Glover, John. Co. D ; age 44 ; cred. North Hampton ; enl. June 18, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to 1 Batt'l, I. C, X
Sept. 1, '63 ; not assigned to company ; des. Nov. 23, '64, St. Albans, Vt. H
Gobin, David M. Co. G ; b. New York ; age 26 ; res. New York, ered. Littleton ; -enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as H
Pnv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; enl. Dec. 10, '64, Co. C, 2 Foreign Legion, C. S. A, Florence, S. C. ^
N. t. r. A. G. O. -*-h
Godfrey, David. Co. G ; drafted ; b. Hampton ; age 36 ; res. Hampton, cred. Hampton ; drafted Alay 17, '64 ; must, in May 17, S
'64, as Pnv. Died, dis. Oct. 22, '64, City Point, Va. J C
Golden, Calvin. Co. B ; b. Sanbornton ; age 44 ; res. Hill, cred. Hill ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priv. ; disch. 3
disab. Mar. 15, '63, to date Mar. 14, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Bristol. See V. R. C. 3
Gonsalayre Francis. Co. K ; b. South Americas age 25 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Orford ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. w
,h a ,' M ^n-V- K7"'d- Sept- 80' '64' I>0P]ar sPrings Church, Va. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. Sept. 6, £
65, Alexandria, Va. r ' .
Goodnature Cammel. Co. B ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; cred. Plymouth ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; wd.
Sept. 30, 64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 17, '65, Washington, D. C.
Goodwin, Charles N. "Co. G ; b. Biddeford, Me. ; age 23 ; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must in
Aug. 13, '62, as Pnv. ; app. Corp. ; wd. June 24, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. to date June 10, '65. Died July 7, '65, Bidde
ford, Me. J ' '
Goodwin, Edward F. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Goodwin, Frank R. Co. E ; b. England ; age 21 ; cred. Littleton ; enl. Aug. 17, '64 ; must, in Aug. 17, '64, as Priv. Died, dis.
Oct. 25, '64, near Petersburg, Va. >

Goodwin, George W. Co. A ; b. Fairlee, Vt. ; age 21 ; res. Auburn, cred. Auburn ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, ¦*•
as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Alanchester. M
Goodwin, Thomas. Co. D ; age 24 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. July 10, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Corp. ; des. Sept. 17, '62, An
tietam, Aid.
Goodwin, Thomas J, Jr. Co. F ; b. Somersworth ; age 23 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must.
in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad. Canton, N. Y.
Goolah, Charles. Co. F ; b. Canada ; age 28 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as
Priv. ; drowned Oct. 24, '64, in Delaware river, Philadelphia, Pa.
Gordon, Francis. Co. G ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; res. Boston, Alass, cred. Chesterfield ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as m
Priv. ; tr. to Co. G, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. June 5, '65, Cincinnati, Ohio. £
L, George. Co. F ; b. Concord ; age 19 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as Corp. ;
wd. July 15, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; app. Sergt. Jan. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad. Concord.

Gordon, George. Co. F ; b. Concord ; age 19 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as Corp. ; cn
wd. July 15, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; app. Sergt. Jan. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad. Concord. ti
Gordon, George H. Co. F ; b. Somersworth ; age 24 ; res. Somersworth, ered. Somersworth ; enl. Aug. 2, '62 ; must, in Aug fS
5, '62, as Priv. ; wd. July 15, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Jan. 25, '64, Washington, D. C.
Gordon, George S. Co. B ; b. Walpole ; age 21 ; res. New Hampton, cred. New Hampton ; enl. June 24, '62 ; must, in Julv 2
22, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Sept. 9, '63, Cincinnati, Ohio. J
Gordon, Paul. Co. C ; b. Liverpool, Eng. ; age 24; res. New York city, cred. Exeter; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as 3
Priv, des. Jan. 28, '64, Hall's Gap, Ky. ' ' £
Gould, Luzern B. Co. B ; b. Whitefield ; age 35 ; res. Alanchester, cred. Alanchester ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62 as ^
Priv. ; disch. disab. Jan. 5, '63, Washington, D. C. ' -<
Gove, George W. Co. G ; b. Henniker ; age 21 ; cred. Henniker ; enl. Aug. 2, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; ann. 3
1 Sergt. ; wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Alomitain, Md. Died, dis. Oct. 12, '62. ti
Gove, James B. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. *
Grady, James. Unas'd ; b. England ; age 22 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63 as ^
Priv, des. Dec. 19, '63, Paris, Ky. H
Graff, Ferdinand. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 33 ; cred. Hopkinton ; enl. June 18, '64 ; must, in June 18, '64. as 2
Priv. ; des. Aug. 2, '64, Petersburg, Va. g
Grame, William. Unas'd ; b. New York ; age 20 ; res. Rindge, cred. Rindge ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv • S
sent to regt. N. f. r. A. G. O. ' Jj
Grant, Daniel. Co. B ; drafted ; b. Berwick, Me. ; age 44 ; res. Jackson, cred. Jackson ; drafted May 19, '64 ; must, in May 19
'64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, 'Gr,.
Grant, James. Unas'd; b. Ireland; age 21 ; res. New Haven, Conn, cred. South Newmarket ; enl. Dec. 3, '63; must, in Dec.
3, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 19, '03, Paris, Ky.
Granville, Francis. Co. II; substitute; b. Ireland; age 20; cred. Winchester ; enl. July 12, '64 ; must, in July 12 ,'64 as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. H, 6.N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Graves, Charles. Co. K ; b. Liverpool, Eng. ; age 21 ; cred. Francestown ; enl. Dec. 28, '63 ; must, in Dec. 28, '63, as Priv. ¦
wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. Sept. 27, '64, Washington, D. C.

Graves William H Co. E ; b. Washington ; age 21; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as
Graves,pWilliam ^^^.^ /A ^ |pfc 30) ,62 . disch. June io, '65, as Band Leader, near Alexandria, Va. P. O.
Gray ifv™ cTfif ^Alexandria ; age 25; res. Alexandria, cred. Alexandria; enl. June 13, '62; must, in July 22, '62, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. C, 23 I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. June 13, '65, St. Paul, Minn.
Gray, Benjamin. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Gray, George. Co. C; b. New York; age 24; cred. ^ewbury; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, m Dec. 21, 63, as Priv., des. Jan. 1,
Gray! jimes' l.^o. A; b. Canada; age 25 ; res. Fairlee, Vt. ; enl. June 5, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Jan. g
15, '63, Falmouth, Va. -^
Greig, WilSam H. Co. D ; b. Canada ; age 27 ; res. Groton, ered. Groton ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; ffi>
des. Jan. 14, '64, Robinson's Station, Ky. .. ,fiQ , . ¦ A 15 .go. >
Green, Jacob. Co. I; b. Kemnath, Bavaria; age 39 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene; app. 1 Lt. Aug. 10, 62 , must, in Aug. 10, , g
resigned Mar. 8, '64. Died May 22, '71, Keene. - . p , , T 24 ».
Green, James. Co. A ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 22 ; cred. Canaan ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, 63, as Pnv. , des. Jan. t% g
'64, Camp Nelson, Ky, ere route to regt. . _. ,„„ p. . , ¦** _ a )S
Green, Thomas. Co. H; b. England; age 19; cred. Newbury; enl. Dec. 2o, '63; must, m Dec. 25, 63, as Pnv., des. Mar. b, w
Greene '6Ed0winarCNon-Com. Staff ; b. Pittsfield ; age 23 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. July 18, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as <
Sergl 7m. ; app 2 Lt. Co I, Sept. 29, '62; l°Lt. Co. H, Mar. 1, '63 ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; O
disch. to date June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Pukwana, Dak. . p . Nf §
Greene, James. Unas'd; b. New York; age 26; cred. Haverhill; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, 63, as Pnv. N. t. i. Z
Greenwtod, George W. Co. II ; substitute ; b. Toronto, Can. ; age 21 ; cred. Meredith ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, g
'64, as Priv. ; des. Aug, '64, en route to regt. , „ „ „ . . , T, „ ,fto . ,„„„, ;„ tw 3 '63 T
Gregory, John. Co. B ; bf Liverpool, Eng. ; age 19 ; res. Canada, cred. South Newmarket ; enl. Dec 3 68 1 ; must, m Dec. 3, 63,
* as Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V, June 1, 6o j ; muat. ™\™jU> Q% . . ,
Grey, George. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada; age 26 ; cred. Claremont ; enl. July 11, '64; must, in July 11, 64, as Priv. , des.
Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. . ¦ i„„ iq m „
Grey, Moles F Co. H ; b. Farmington ; age 34 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as
Corp. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Died, dis. Apr. 15, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Grfffin^John^' Co. K; substitute; b. Canada ; age 19; cred. Plainfield ; enl. July 16, '64; must, in July 16, '64, as Priv, des.
Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. -f>.

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Griffin Webster Co. B ; b. Northwood ; age 18 ; res. Northwood, cred. Northwood ; enl. July 16, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62,
'as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; tr. to 143 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Dec. 15, '63; disch. July 18, '65, Baltimore,
Aid. P. O. ad, Boston, Alass. -,„,„„ . • . io .eo
Griffith, Alexander. Co. E ; b. Durham, Can. ; age 21 ; res. Lebanon, cred. Lebanon ; enl. Aug. 12, 62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62,
as Priv, wd. Dec. 13, '02, Fredericksburg, Va. ; des. Feb. 23, '63, Washington, D. C.
Griess Alvin Co. H ; b. Littleton ; age 44 ; res. Littleton, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must in Dec. 24, '63, as Pnv. ;
'tr. to 168 Co, 2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; to 159 Co. ; disch. disab. Sept. 28, '65, Manchester. Died Oct. 10, '86, Littleton.
Grover Charles. Co. E; b. Maine ; age 21; res. Bethel, Ale, cred. Unity ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv,
wd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V, g
June 1, '65 ; diseh. June 14, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. oi
Grover, William. Co. F ; b. England ; age 21 ; enl. Dec. 18, '63, at West Lebanon ; must, in Dec. 18, '63, as Priv. ; des. en route H
Groves, William. Co. C ; b. Holland ; age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Apr. 25, '64, Annapolis, Aid. . ,„,„„ °
Grovouch Young. Unas'd ; b. Germany ; age 25 ; res. New York city, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dee. 16, 63,
as Priv. N. f. r. A. G. 0. . £
Gunnison, George. Co. K ; b. Lempster ; age 20 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, m Aug. 15, 62, as g
Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 10, '63, Washington, D. C.
Gushee, Edward M. F. and S. ; b. Providence, R. I. ; age 26 ; res. Dover ; app. Chaplain July 10, '62 ; must, m Aug. 23, '62 ; 2J
resigned Oct. 20, '63. P. O. ad, Cambridge, Alass. §
Hackett, Frank B. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. H
Hadley, 'Daniel G. Co. E ; b. Hanover ; age 28 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as X
Priv, wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Died, dis. Jan. 26, '63, Washington, D. C. ^j
Hagerty Anthony. Co. D ; substitute ; b. England ; age 22 ; cred. Sanbornton ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as H
Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '04, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; par. Mar. 1, '65 ; furloughed Mar. 19, '65, for 30 days. N. f. r. O
A- G. O. -^ , „ ,„„ §
Haines, James. Co. F ; b. New York ; age 2.3 ; res. New York city, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, 63, as W
Priv. ; wd. Alay 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; des. July 30, '64, Philadelphia, Pa. g
Haines. See Hanes. .
Hale, James P. Co. B; b. Nashua; age 18; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Pnv.
Died, dis. Sept. 29, '62, Frederick-, Aid.
Hale Thomas. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Haley, Michael. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 40 ; res. Salem, cred. Salem ; enl. June 14, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priv. ; wd.
' Sept. 17, '02, Antietam, Aid. ; disch. disab. Jan. 1, '03, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y. II.
Hall Charles A Co. D; b. Sidney, N. Y. ; age 27 ; cred. Amherst ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 4, '62, as Pnv. ; wd. Dec.
' 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. Corp. Aug. 4, '63 ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.

Hall, Charles E. Co. H ; b. Lyman ; age 24 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; app. Sergt. ; killed
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Hall, Charles F. Co. D ; b. Milton ; age 19 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 6, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; disch.
disab. Alar. 9, '63, Frederick, Md. P. O. ad, Dover. See State Service.
Hall. George. Co. I ; b. Massachusetts ; age 20 ; res. Westmoreland, cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16,
'63, as Priv. ; wd. Juue 1, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. July 3, '65, Washington,
D. C. P. 0. ad, Elmira, N. Y.
Hall, George W. Co. F ; b. Augusta, Ale. ; age 27 ; res. Rumney, cred. Rumney ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Alountain, Md. ; des. Dec. 4, '62 ; reported under President's Proclamation ; disch. May 15,
'65, Galloup's Isl, B. H, Alass. Z
Hall, Harvey M. Co. C ; b. Brookline ; age 27 ; cred. Hollis ; enl. Nov. 4, '63 ; must, in Nov. 4, '63, as Priv. Died, dis. Sept. g
1, '64, Washington, D. C. ^
Hall, James. Co. E ; b. Anderson District, S. C. ; age 23 ; cred. Franklin ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. jjj
Jan. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. >
Hall, John R. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 22 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; g
app. 1 Sergt. ; wd. sev. and captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died Juue 4, '64, Richmond, Va. $
Hall, Stacy W. Co. D ; b. Barrington ; age 20 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 5, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Sergt. ; wd. X
June 28, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; app. 2 Lt. Co. G, Nov. 1, '64 ; not must. ; app. 1 Lt. Co. G, Feb. 1, '65 ; must, out June #
10, '65. W
Hall, William J. Co. I ; b. Westmoreland ; age 22 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Pnv. ; ^
diseh. July 21, '65, to date June 10, '65, Concord. P. O. ad, Walpole. O
Halliday, Joseph C. Co. E; b. Pictou, N. S. ; age 29 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, £
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Aug. 25, '63, Columbus, Ohio. P. O. ad , Kiowa, Kan. g
Ham, Sylvester. Co. II ; b. Rochester; age 40; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. Aug. 2, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as ^
Corp. ; aj)p. Sergt. ; disch. disab. Apr. 29, '64, Concord. ^
Hamblett, Hezekiah P. Co. A ; b. Hollis ; age 41 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv. ; ^
tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 6, '62 ; app. Band Leader ; disch. Mar. 7, '63, Newport News, Va. P. O. ad, m
Alilford.
Hamblett, Judson A. Co. A ; b. Milford ; age 19 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv. ;
tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 6, '62 ; disch. to date Mar. 2, '63, Newport News, Va. See 8 Inf., and Lafayette
Art, N. H. V.
Hamilton, John. Co. K ;' substitute ; b. Pennsylvania ; age 22; cred. Keene; enl. July 7, '64; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv,
des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Hamlet, Augustus F. Co. A; b. Derry; age 28; res. Londonderry, cred. Londonderry; enl. June 4, '62; must, in July 3, '62,
as Priv. ; tr. to 117 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Jan. 16, '64 ; disch. July 3, '65, Portsmouth Grove, R. I, tm. ex. P. O. ad, Col
ton, N. Y. £

Harris John Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; res. New York city, cred. Lyman ; enl. Dec. 15, '03 ; must, m Dec. 15, 63, as Priv. ;
' tr to U. S. Navy Apr. 12, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. " Winnebago " and " Potomac." Died, dis. Oct. 28, 64. _
Harris, Nathan. Co. G; b. Unity; age 24 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont; enl. July 23, '02 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ;
' disch. disab. Aug. 19, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Cornish. ^ „, ,„„ ... t> oo.«o
Harris, Robert. Unas'd ; b. New York ; age 19 ; res. Albany, N. Y, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, m Dec. 23, 63, as
Priv, des. Jan. 9, '64, Concord. . .. ,..
Harrity, John. Co. A; b. Ireland; age 24; ered. Nashua; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, m Dec. 24, '63, as Priv, des. Jan. 19, 64,
Camp Nelson, Ky. „

Hamlin, Charles H. Co. E ; b. New Hampshire ; age 19 ; res Milan cred. Milan ; enl Dec 21 '63 ; must in Dec 21, '63, as ^
Priv.; wd. May IS, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; disch. Alay 20, 6o, Concoid. P. O.
Hancock,'' Loren^G.^Co. K ; b. Coventry, Vt. ; age 21 ; cred. New Hampton ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv.
Died, dis. Feb. 7, '65, Ft. Alexander Hays, Va. ,-<*,.*, da t> • tvt t
Hanes, Hiram. Unas'd; b. Lunenburg, Vt, age 19; cred. Plainfield; enl. Sept. 7, '64; must, in Sept. 7, 64, as Priv. N. f. i.
Hann, William. Co. I; b. Germany; age 23; res. Harrisburg, Pa, cred. Dover; enl. Dec. 12, '63; must. in Dec. 12, '63, as
Hannah^Robert. Unas'd ;' b. Scotland ; age 36 ; res. Dorchester, cred. Dorchester ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as °
Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. , 0 3
Hanson Howard M. Non-Coin. Staff; b. Lebanon, Me, age 26; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth; enl. June 28, 62, g
must, in Aug. 6, '62, as Com. Sergt, must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad. Great Falls. *i H X
, app. 1 Sergt. ; 2 VA. Jan. 1, '64; discn. dan. y, -oo, to aate uec. xa, o*. xjkix xvxax. u, ™, »™"y;-"- . m
Harlow, James P. Co. F ; b. Shelburne ; age 19 ; res. Lisbon, cred. Lisbon ; enl. Aug. 7, '02 ; must, in Aug. .7, 62, as 1 nv. ;
wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. June 2, '65, Concord. P. O. ad. Concord. 2;
Harmon Bion E Co. K ; b. Freedom ; age 28 ; cred. Freedom ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Pnv. ; wd. Sept. %
17, '62, Antietam, Aid. ; disch. disab. Dec. 6, '02, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad. Freedom. _ ,„,„„¦, -p
Harnden, Charles A. Co. G; b. Stoddard; age 23; res. Hillsborough; app. 2 Lt. Aug. 10, '62; must, m Aug. 19, 62 ; wd. X
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. 1 Lt. Co. E, Jan. 1, '63 ; disch. disab. July 29, '63. Died Apr. 14, '73, Hillsborough. ^
Harrington, Jeremiah. Co. B ; b. Cork, Ir. ; age 20 ; res. Laconia, cred. Laconia ; enl. July 17, '62 ; must, in July 18 62, as w
Priv. ; wd. sev. Dec. 13, '02, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. Corp. Alay 1, -64 ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; Q
gd. from mis. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad. West Concord. _ g
Harrington, William Co. E; substitute; b. Canada; age 25; cred. Allenstown ; enl. June 21, '64; must, in June 21, 64, as H
Priv.'; des. Aug, '04, City Point, Va. - . hj
John. Co. A; b. Ireland; age 20; res. New York city, ered. I- i... . ... -i
tr. to TJ. S. Navy Apr. 12, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. " ^
Nathan. Co. G; b. Unity; age 24; res. Claremont, cred. Clan
disch. disab. Aug. 19, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Cornish.

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Hart, John. Co. C ;*substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; ered. Pembroke ; enl. Aug. 20, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Sept., '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Hart, Parker. Co. I ; b. Antrim ; age 36 ; cred. Stoddard ; enl. July 26, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. May 16,
'65, Concord. P. O. ad, Stoddard.
Hartshorn, Joseph E. Co. B; b. Merrimack; age 18 ; res. Alanchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July 12,
'62, as Muse. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Lidell, Cal.
Hartshorn, Wellington P. Co. B ; b. Hebron ; age 26 ; res. New Hampton, cred. New Hampton ; enl. June 20, '62 ; must.' in
July 22, '62, as Priv. ; disch. May 14, '64, Portsmouth Grove, R. I.
Hartwell, Amasa W. Co. H ; b. Bath ; age 18 ; cred. Lisbon ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; app. Corp.
Jan, '64 ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released ; must, out June 10, '65.
Hartwell, William H. Co. I; b. Langdon; age 18; cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 8, '62 j must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, app. Corp.
Dec. 10, '62 ; Sergt. May 1, '63 ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released Feb. 28, '65 ; disch. June 12, 3
'65, Baltimore, Md. P. O. ad, Kirkwood, III.
Harvey, Michael. Co. D ; b. New York ; age 38 ; res. New York city, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, X
as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. >
Haselton, Enoch E. Co. D ; b. Conway ; age 21 ; res. Conway, cred. Conwav ; enl. July 12, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. ; B
wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Alountain, Md. Died, wds. Oct. 1, '62, Middletown, Md. £
Haskell, James. Co. K ; substitute ; b. New Brunswick ; age 34 ; cred. Claremont ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as ft
Priv. ; des. Aug. 18, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. g
Hastings, George E. Co. I; b. Chesterfield; age 24; cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, disch.
disab. Nov. 18, '62, to date Nov. 14, '62, near Falmouth, Va. <J
Hatch, James F. Co. D ; b. Sanford, Me. ; age 18 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway ; enl. July 15, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as O
¦ Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 10, '63, en route from Aquia Creek, Va, to Washington, D. C. C
Haven, Benjamin F. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 31 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as 2
Pnv. ; captd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Nov. 5, '64, Danville, Va. H
Haven, Henry H. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 22 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; S
app. Corp. Nov. 1, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Hillsborough Bridge. ' ffl
Hayes, Augustus. Co. H; b. Somersworth; age 26; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. Aug. 2, '64; must, in Aug. 2, '64, V
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Hayes, James W. Co. H ; b. New Hampshire ; age 25 ; res. Northumberland, cred. Northumberland ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must.
in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; captd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Nov. 27, '64, Danville, Va.
Hazewell, Arthur W. Co. B ; b. Columbus, Ohio ; age 18 ; res. Bedford, cred. Manchester ; enl. July- 5, '62 ; must, in July 12,
'62, as Priv. ; killed Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Heath, Hiram A. Co. A ; age 18 ; res. Goffstown, cred. Goffstown ; enl. June 9, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; wd. May
12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. May 19, '64, Washington, D. C.
Heath, James. Unas'd ; b. England ; age 25 ; res. Boston, Alass, cred. Landaff ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Dee. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. ^

Heath, Marquis. Co. D; b. Conway; age 24; cred. Conway; enl. Dec. 31, '63; must, in Dec. 31, '63, as Priv, mis. May 12, -£>
'64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; gd. from mis. Died July 30, '64, Philadelphia, Pa. °°
Heath, Nelson. Co. A; substitute; b. New Hampshire; age 28; ored. Fitzwilliam ; enl. Aug. 25, '64; must in Aug. 25, '64, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Heath, Webster. Co. B; b. Bristol ; age 28 ; res. Bristol, cred. Bristol ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Sergt. ; must.
out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Wakefield, Alass. See 1 N. H. V.
Heinteman, Rudolph. Co. K; substitute; b. Germany; age 35; cred. Winchester; enl. July 5, '64; must in July 5, '64, as
Priv. ; des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Helun, Frank. Co. F ; b. Norway ; age 27 ; res. New York city, cred. Greenland ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; hj
des. Jan. 3, '64, Cynthiana, Ky. C^
Henderson, John. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; cred. Canterbury ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. "
6, '64, Paris, Ky. 2
Henninger, Zephaniah. Co. F ; b. Allenstown, Pa. ; age 36 ; res. Baltimore, Md, cred. Exeter ; enl. Dec. 7, '63 ; must, in Dec. JS
7, '63, as Priv. ; cantd. Sept. 30, '04, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; exch. ; returned to duty Alay 6, '65 ; tr. to Co. F, 6 N. H. -
V, June 1, '05 ; must, out July 17, '65. §
Henry, Bernard. Co. D ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 30 ; cred. Rumney ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; des.
City Point, Va, en route to regt. g
Heon, Jesse. Co. I ; b. Philadelphia, Pa. ; age 19 ; cred. Keene ; enl. June 27, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. W
Feb. 1, '65; must, out June 10, '65. ,_,
Heran, Abram. Co. G ; b. Canada ; age 19 ; cred. Peterborough ; enl. Dec. 28, '63 ; must, in Dec. 28, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. G ?
6 N. H.V, June 1, '05; must, out July 17, '65. ' g
Herr, Michiel. Co. B ; b. Switzerland ; age 37 ; res. Concord ; enl. Alay 30, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. : des. Julv 24 3
'62, Concord. See 5 N. II. V. J ' ffi
Heseltine, Charles M. Co. D ; b. Minot, Me. ; age 18 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway ; enl. July 12, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62 as ^
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Jan. 10, '72, Bridgton, Me. M
Heselton, Rufus R. Co. B ; b. Bow ; age 30 ; ered. Concord ; enl. Aug. 5, '62 ; must, in Aug. 7, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Sept. £
4, '63, Nicholasville, Ky. g
Hester, Michael. Co. II ; b. Ireland; age 28; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv, S
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; des. June 6, '63, Illinois. 0\
Hibbard, Dennis C. Co. A ; b. Cornish ; age 18 ; cred. Cornish ; enl. Aug. 27, '64 ; must, in Aug. 27, '64, as Priv. ; disch, im
becility, Feb. 3, '65, Ft. Alexander Hays, Va.
Hicks, Calvin. Co. K; drafted; b. Compton, Can, age 34; cred. Columbia; drafted, '64; must, in May 18 ,'64, as Priv.;
tr. to Co. K, 0 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17. '65. P. O. ad, Colebrook.
Hicks, James. Co. II; substitute; b. Canada; age 29 ; cred. Exeter; enl. June 14, '64; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv, des.
July 14, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Hill, Charles P. Co. C ; b. Great Falls ; age 20 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in July 19, '62
as Priv. ; app. Q. M. Sergt. Nov. 12, '62 ; disch. Sept. 18, '63.

Hill, Daniel B. Co. K ; b. Tunbridge, Vt. ; age 30 ; cred. Concord ; enl. July 2S, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept.
17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Feb. 11, '63, New York city.
Hill, Henry. Co. D; b. Germany; age 23; res. Franconia, cred. Franconia; enl. Dec. 16, '63; must, in Dec. 16, '63, as Priv,
tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must. out. July 17, '65.
*¦ Hill, Isaac S. Co. D; b. Deerfield; age 21 ; res. Deerfield, cred. Deerfield; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as Priv,
app. Corp. ; disch. disab. Sept. 24, '64, Washington, D. C. P. 0. ad, Haverhill.
Hill, Levi W. Co. C ; b. Mont Vernon ; age 21 ; res. Sanbornton, cred. Sanbornton ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as
Wagoner ; disch. disab. Dec. 1, '62, near Falmouth, Va.
Hill, Martin V. B. Co. D; b. Deerfield; age 18; res. Deerfield, cred. Deerfield; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as
Priv. ; tr. to 21 Co, 2 Batt'l, 1. C, Sept. 1, '63 ; disch. July 19, '65, Washington, D. C. Died Feb. 28, '87, Deerfield. g
Hill, Samuel A. Co. F ; b. Somersworth ; age 18 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, #
'62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; must, out June 10, '65. zi
Hill, Sylvester J. Co. F ; b. Pembroke ; age 26 ; res. Manchester, ered. Manchester ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Hosp. Steward Dec. 14, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Lynn, Mass. X
Hiltpald, Rudolph. Co. B ; b. Switzerland ; age 21 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. >
29, '64, Bristoe Station, Va. ; returned Aug. 19, '64 ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. \\
Hobson, Edgar James. Co. B ; drafted; b. Pennsylvania ; age 29 ; res. Brookline, cred. Brookline; drafted Sept. 1, '63 ; must cn
in Sept. 1, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. Sept. 11, '65, to date July 17, '65, Concord. P. O. ad, 5
Concord. See Miscel. Organizations. #
Hobson, John. Unas'd; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Henniker ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv, des. Dec. 30, W
'63, Paris, Ky. <;
Hodgdon, Charles A. Co. H ; b. Alton ; age 30 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 21, '62 ; must, in Aug. 21, '62, as O
Priv. ; des. Aug. 24, '62, Concord. £
Hodge, Joseph K. Co. H ; b. Lisbon ; age 22 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; 2
killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. See 2 U. S. S. S. and State Service. H
Hodgman, George. Co. B ; b. Bedford ; age 24 ; res. Bedford, cred. Bedford ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Corp. w
Died, dis. Oot. 17, '62, Fairfax, Va. \%
Hoffman, Joseph. Co. C; substitute; b. Germany; age 25; cred. Hanover; enl. Aug. 20, '64; must, in Aug. 20, '64, as Priv, P3
des. Sept, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Hoffman, Peter. Co. H; b. France; age 20; res. Stoddard, cred. Stoddard; enl. Dec. 17, '63; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv.
Died, dis. Apr. 18, '64, Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
Hogan, Charles. Co. D ; b. New York; age 22 ; res. Buffalo, N. Y, cred. Stoddard ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Hogan, Charles. Co. F; b. Ireland; age 20; cred. Chichester; enl. Dec. 25, '63; must, in Dec. 25, '63, as Priv, tr.'to Co. F,
6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Hoisington, Ebenezer W. Co. E ; b. Windsor, Vt. ; age 33 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl, Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug.
15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Dec. 24, '62, Philadelphia, Pa, P. O. ad, Denver, Col, &

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Hoit JohnB Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. •. T, .„ ,er) A t> •„ . «™
Hoit William H. Co. B ; b. Weare ; age 20 ; res. Weare, cred. Weare ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in July 12, 62, as Pnv. ; app.
' Sergt. Died, dis. Aug. 2, '63, Haines Bluff, Aliss.
lokmann '^Anton Co. C ; b. Germany ; age 20 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '68,'aa Priv. ;
Holbrook^CySs F^bSt Swan^/;' age 37 ; cred. Swanzey; enl. July 24, '62 ; must in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; des. Aug.
Holcomb Edgar n8Con'A f'b. Canada ; age 19 ; res. Walpole, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15 '63 ; must in Dee. 15, '03, as Priv. ; £
H wd. Maf 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '6»- §
Holden Dennis Co. C ; b. Brookline ; age 43 ; res. Milford, cred. Milford ; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in July lt, 62, as Priv. ; h
'wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. ; disch. disab. Dec. 3, '62, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y. H. . ^
Holmes Enhraim E. Co. H ; b. New Hampshire ; age 24 ; res. Jefferson, cred. Jefferson ; enl. Dec. 19, 63 ; must in Dec. 19,
'63 af Priv, wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to 131 Co, 2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. disab. Aug. 31, '60, Philadel- O
Holmes^reeman H Co. H ; b. Jefferson ; age 20 ; res. Jefferson, cred. Jefferson ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as H
Priv. ; wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. May 17, '65, Annapolis, Aid. P. O. ad, Riverton. £
Holmes Richard Co. D ; b. New Brunswick ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Chesterfield ; enl. Dec. 10,63 ; must m Dec.
KO lof^S asPriv. ; wd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. Dec. 81, '64, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Nat. Military g
Holt Abbott D. Co. G; b. Antrim; age 23; res. Antrim, cred. Antrim; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must, in Aug. 18, '62, as Priv. >-j
Died, dis. Oct. 4, '62, South Mountain, Md. .
Holt Clement S Co. G ; b. Nelson ; age 19 ; res. Nelson, cred. Nelson ; enl. Aug. 2, '02 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as 1 nv. ; wd. ^
' Sept 17, '62, Antietam, Md, disch. Alay 20, '65, Alexandria, Va. Died, '72, Walpole. ,a| „., W
Holt, Daniel. Co. E; substitute; b. Canada; age 24; enl. June 14, '64; must, in June 14, 64, as Pnv, des. Aug, 64, City 0
Holt James 8. Co. F ; b. Chelsea, Vt. ; age 36 ; res. Canaan, cred. Canaan ; enl. June 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '02, as Priv. W
' Died, dis. Feb. 10, '03, Washington, D. C. . „. ,.. H
Hope, Charles. Co. G; b. Ireland; age 22; cred. Pittsfield; enl. Dec. 14, '03; must, in Dec. 14, 03, as Priv.; des. Jan. 2o, 64,
Hopkins? Henry^'CofE ; b. England; age 38; res. England, cred. Lyme; enl. Dec. 9, '63; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv.; des.
Apr. 4, '64, Cincinnati, Ohio. . n .
Honkins Newton C Co. B ; b. Nashua ; age IS ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must m July 22, 62, as Pnv. ;
w'd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid, must, out June 10, '05. P. O '.ad. Maiden, Mass. .. ,., ^
Horn, William. Co. A ; b. Ireland; age 38 ; res. Boston, Mass, cred. Claremont; enl. Dec. 19, 63; must, m Dec. 19, 63, as
Priv, des. Apr. 12, '61, Annapolis, Aid.

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leased Dec, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Manchester. ,fi9 . . h A 13 .62 as
Horney, Edward. Co. H ; b. Farmington ; age 27.; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. July 26, 6. , must. Aus. id, ,
Priv. ; app. Muse. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Rochester. . 10 ,g2
Hough, Andre'f J ^ D; b Dover ; age 26 ; res .Dove r cred Dove r; ^^v'lid^ July 3uf'64, Mine WosW,
must, in to date July 26, '62, as 1 Lt. app. Capt. oo. i, noy. *-, u- , «" „ .-. , vf_v).y, Adams Alass
Petersburg, Va.; released; disch. disab. June 22, '6c j, to date .May 15 '6o , P. O .ad ^^^f^^j,^ 13 ,fl2 as
Houghton, Henry. Co. II ; b. Susquehanna, Pa. ; age 31 ; res. Stark, cred. Stark ; enl. July 22, 62 , must. au0 , , ^
" Priv, disch. Alay 23, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O. ad. Stark. . . A 13 ,g2 H
Howard, Clarence. Co. H ; b. Rochester ; age " 18" ; res. Rochester cred. Rochester ; enl. July 28, 6- , must. Aug. id, , ^
a Priv. ; disch. disab. Dep. 2, '62, Washington, I). C. P. O. ad, Rochester. See V R. C
Howard, Frank. Co. C ; substitute; b. Nova Scotia ; age 23; cred. Brentwood ; enl. Aug. 24, 64, must, m Aug. _*, , j-q
Howard^l^^^ «*¦ ^ *, HK, must, in Sept. 22, '64, as Priv, |
Howard^eorgT6 offi 7 b. Massachusetts ; age 21 ; res. Boston, Mass, ered. Newport ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dee. 22, g
'63, as Priv, des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. , t. . * i t„i„ qi 'ro • must in Ana- 13 '62, as H
Howard, Ira T. Co. H; b. Rochester; age 41 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. July 23, 62, must, in Aug. id, o-,
Priv. ; wd. June 19, '64 ; killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. _ Washineton D. C. 1?
Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; must, out June 10, 6o. P. O. ad, Kochestei ^
Howard, Merrill J. Co. I ; b. Gilsum ; age 21 ; res. Gilsum, cred. Gilsum ; enl. Aug. 9, 62 ; must, m Aug. lo, 62, as 1 nv. ,
Bov^f^b^M™**^,- age 18; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ;. enl. July 26, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Howard bimon U. , ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ mi ^ay 29 '75, Berwick, Me
H— t JS!^ ^ay^^ts^ntVa- tr^J ££3*5. ^St^A^-?^ wJS^^"^
Howe Charles ^Co-fT'ii. Milford ; age 27 ; res. Milford, cred. Alilford ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, a* Priv. ; wd.
H°W ' AlS aVM, Spottsylvania; Va.'; &. to Co. K, 3 V. K. C. ; disch. July 5, '65, Hartford, Conn. oj

Howe, Daniel W Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 24 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Sergt. ; <-"
tr. to Co. F, 17 I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. June 30, '65, Indianapolis, Ind. P. O. ad , Alarlow. w
Howe, Francis Co. E ; b Grantham ; age 40 ; res. Grantham, cred. Grantham ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as Priv ¦
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Died, wds. Mar. 27, '63, Washington, D. C.
Howe, Frank O Co. F ; b. Milford ; age 18 ; res. Milford, cred. Milford ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd.
May 12, 64, and died, wds. Alay 16, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Howe, Frederick H Co. E ; b. Croydon; age 18; res. Grantham, cred. Grantham; enl. July 21, '62; must, in Aug- 6 '62
as Priv. ; tr. to I. C, July 1, '63, and assigned to Co. F, 13 Regt. ; disch. June 28, '65, Concord. ' '
Howe, Henry N Co. B ; b Gardner Mass. ; age 18 ; cred. Manchester ; enl. June 9, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priv. ; must. hj
out June 10, 65. Died Feb. 5, '8o, Burlington, Iowa. r3
Howe, John Co H; b. Carroll; age 21 ; res. Carroll, cred. Carroll; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Seret. "Died °
dis. Oct. 10, 62, Antietam, Aid. & ' H
Howe, Silas Co. K ; drafted ; b. Whitefield ; age 41 ; cred. Carroll; drafted May 18, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as Priv. ; disch. \%
May 26, '65, Washington, D. C. P. 0. ad. Twin Mountain. '
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"_/  3  J ¦•  -— -"QUV....J jxj. v. _l . kj. uiu.j JL Villi 1TJ.UU1H.OF111.
Stephen H. Co. F; b. Milford; age 41 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Auo
tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 1, '62 ; disch. June 10, '65, near Alexandria, Va, as 1 Class"

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Milford ' °' -¦¦•-¦ -•>  -> — i ¦""«"• """- j.v, w, ,,-jo,, aiCiiulu.ia,, va, as x \^iass Alusc. P. O. ad, j

9, '62, as Priv. ; ^
Muse. P. O. ad, H
Howe, William H. Co F ; b. Milford ; age 20 ; res. Milford, cred. Milford ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv ¦ H
app Corp Mar. 1 64 ; eaptd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; released ; disch. Alay 19, '65, Concord. Sup- "
posed identical with Wil ham H. H™ Slat.p Kor™o T> n *a t?,.„„vi;„ ' •> ' ' ^uu^ulu- <^"-i> ^

posed identical with William H. Howe, State Service. P. 0. ad, Franklin
Howie, Thomas Co. K; b Glasgow, Scot ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Dover; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63
as irnv, des. Jan. 2, 64, ialmouth, Ky. '
Howland Richardson Co B; b Lisbon; age 38; res. Franconia, cred. Wentworth; enl. Dec 25, '63; must in Dec. 25 *
TT^ J'-rf 5™. 5 ntr- *?rCo'.?' H ®A H" V-' JuM *' '65 ; disch- July 7' '65' Concol'd- P- O. ad, Easton! ' M
Hoyfleld^ Frederick.^ Unas d; b. Germany; age 34; cred. Walpole; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dee. 15, '63, as Priv, des. g
Hoyt, Alonzo^ ^h/b. Lowell, Mas. ; ag*, 19 ; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield ; enl. Aug, 16, '62 ; must, in Aug, '62, as |
H°yt' S^ec^O^sVirir?' ^ 23; r6S' WeS* Leban0n' °red- Landaffi enl- ^ec. 12, '63 ; must in Dec. 12, '63, as Priv. ; H
H°yt' Sd?sTbUMa?23,^4BC;oLrfeal'e ' *** ** ' reS' Wear6 ' ^ AuB- 19' '62 ' mWt ™ Aug" 19' '°2' aS Priv' ; a^ Col> ' disch-
Hoyt. See Hoit.
Hubbard, George E. Co. F; b Somersworth ; age 18; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth; enl. Aug. 2, '62; must, in Auo-
Hubbard H™^ "c* W ^ ?*' ^^T' KH ^ disab/ ¥ar" 4' '63' Frederick, Md. P. O. ad. Great Falls. °
Hubbard Henry E. Co I ; b. Sullivan ; age 2o ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, '62, as Priv. ; app. 1 Sergt ¦
2 Lt. Co. B, Jan. 1, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Alar. 11, '89, Keene. ^ S '

rr,

Huckins, William P. Co. A; b. Newmarket; age 44; res. Newmarket, cred. Newmarket; enl. July 17, '62; must, in Aug.
13, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Jan. 15, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Deerfield.
Hudson, James. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Pittsfield; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 27, '63,
Kentucky. /
Hughes, James. Co. B ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Exeter ; enl. Dec. 7, '63 ; must, in Dec. 7, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Kentucky.
Hughes, Patrick. Co. C; substitute; b. Ireland; age 24; cred. Alerrimack ; enl. Aug. 11, '64; must, in Aug. 11, '64, as Priv,
des. Sept, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Hughes, Peter. Co. H ; b. Ireland ; age 29 ; res. New York city, cred. Chesterfield ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Dec. 28, '63, Cynthiana, Ky. *2L\
Humphrey, George S. Co. A; b. Waterbury, Vt. ; age 34; res. Haverhill, cred. Hanover; enl. June 3, '62; must, in July 3, 3
'62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. May 24, '65, Louisville, Ky. P. O. ad, Littleton Common, Mass. <
Humphrey, John H. Co. E ; b. Benson, Vt. ; age 25 ; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. Aug. 1, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, h-i
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Nov. 21, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Windsor, Vt. See V. R. C. £
Humphrey, Willard W. Co. E ; b. Benson, Vt. ; age 20 ; res. Plainfield, ered. Plainfield ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, g
'62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Nov. 21, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Reading, Vt. $
Huntoon, Eli A. Co. K ; b. Unity ; age 23 ; cred. Unity ; enl. Aug. 19, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Corp. ; must, out June X
10, '65, as Priv. P. 0. ad, Peabody, Kan. £
Huntoon, Phineas R. Co. C ; b. Andover ; age 21 ; res. Salisbury, cred. Salisbury ; enl. July 17, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as PI
Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released Mar. 2, '65 ; disch. May 31, '65, Concord. P. O. ad. South j
Gardner, Mass. * "5<
Hurd, D. Emerson. Co. G ; b. Lempster ; age 18 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 19, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as p
Priv. ; disch. disab. Oct. 17, '63, Concord. P. O. ad, Westminster Depot, Alass. <=!
Hurd, Gilford. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 18 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; 3
app. Sergt. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. H
Hurlbutt, Charles O. Co. E ; b. Hanover ; age 18 ; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover ; enl. Aug. 1, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as g
Priv. ; app. Corp. May 15, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Lebanon. £
Hurlbutt, Luther C. Co. E ; b. Groton ; age 40 ; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover ; enl. Aug. 14, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. ; tr. to 2 Batt'l, I. C, Aug. 15, '63 ; disch. Aug. 9, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Lyme.
Hurley, Thomas. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; cred.- Franklin ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 22,
'64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Hussey, Charles B. Co. H; b. Rochester; age 18; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. Aug. 11. '62; must in Aug. 13, '62, as
Corp. ; wd. and captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. May 31, '64, Richmond, Va. See 1 N. E. Cav.
Hutchins, Carleton B. F. and S. ; b. Bath ; age 48 ; res. Lisbon ; app. Q. M. June 14, '62 ; must, in to date June 13, '62 ; re
signed Nov. 12, '62. P. O. ad, Detroit, Mich.
Hutchinson, Asa T. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. cn. Go

; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as <-"

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Hutchinson, Elijah. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 21 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. July 28, '62
Priv. ; app. Corp. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. See 1 N. H. V.
Hutchinson, George A. Co. K ; b. Cornish ; age 18 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Alar. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Hutchinson, Henry P. Co. F ; b. Milford ; age 20 ; res. Alilford, cred. Alilford ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, iu Aug. 15, '62, as
_ Priv. ; wd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ' Died, wds. Alay 19, '64, Washington, D. C.
Hutchinson, Jacob R. Co. K ; b. Sunapee ; age 26 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. ; must out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Newport. See 1 N. H. V.
Hutchinson, Oliver. Co. C ; b. Gilmanton ; age 20 ; res. Loudon, cred. Loudon ; enl. Aug. 16, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, '62, as hj
Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; tr. to 16 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Sept. 1, '63 ; re-tr. to Co. C, 9 N. II. V, Apr. 9, q
'64 ; wd. and captd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released ; tr. to 7 Co, 2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. June 23, '65, Wash- <»
ington, D. C. £j
Hutchinson, Prentiss C. Co. K; b. Newport; age 24; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. July 28, '02; must in Aug. 15, '62, £
as Corp. ; must, out June 10, '65, as Priv. P. O. ad, Newport. See 1 N. H. V.
Hutchinson. Stephen C. Co. B; b. Fremont; age 17; cred. Barnstead; enl. Jan. 16, '64; must, in Jan. 16, '64, as Muse, °
disch. disab. May 27, '65, Washington, D. C. Died Sept. 17, '65, Fremont.
Hutchinson, William. Co. C ; b. Scotland ; age 31 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 27, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. t
C, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must out July 17, '65. «
Hutton, Philip. Co. A ; b. Scotland ; age 30 ; res. Holyoke, Alass, cred. Lyman ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 31, '64, Somerset, Ky. -<5
Jackson, Charles R. Co. K ; b. Claremont ; age 24 ; res. Croydon, cred. Croydon ; enl. Aug. 4, '02 ; must, in Aug. 15, '6° as 3
Priv. Died, dis. Dec. 3, '63, Claremont. H
Jackson, Frank. Co. D ; b. New York ; age 38 ; res. Canaan, cred. Canaan ; enl. Deo. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63 as Priv • K
des. Mar. 6, '64, London, Ky. ' Jjj
Jackson, Jacob. Co. G; b. Canada; age 30; cred. Peterborough; enl. Dec. 28, '63; must in Dec. 28, '63, as Priv. Died dis W
Sept. 10, '64, Grant Gen. Hosp, Willet's Point, N. Y. 2
Jacobs, Henry. Co. A; b. Ireland; age 24; res. New York city, cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must., in Dec. 15 '63 ^
as Priv. ; des. Apr. 8, '64, Relay House, Aid. ' ' W
James, Benjamin D. Co. A; b. East Kingston ; age 26 ; res. East Kingston, cred. East Kingston ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must in H
July 8, '62, as Priv. ; wd. sev. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Apr. 30, '03, Providence, R. I.
James, Charles W. Co. A; b. Tamworth; age 30; res. Ilooksett, cred. Hooksett ; enl. July 1, '02; must, in July 9, '62, as
Wagoner; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Nov. 15, '62, Washington, D. C.
James, John. Co. K ; b. Portland, Me. ; age 32 ; res. Boston, Mass, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ;
wd..June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; app. Sergt. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; tr. to Co. K, 0

N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. Apr. 16, '68, to date July 17, '65, Philadelphia, Pa.
3, Robert. Co. F; b. Mechanicsville, N. Y, age 21; res. Alechanicsville, N.Y, cred
'63; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv, des. Jan. 3, '01, Cynlliiana, Ky.

James, Robert. Co. F; b. ^ Mechanicsville, N. Y, age 21; res. Alechanicsville, N. Y, cred. Upper Gilmanton; enl. Dec. 14,

Jamison, James. Unas'd ; b. Scotland ; age 2S ; cred. Bradford ; enl. Dec. 2, '03 ; must, in Dec. 2, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 9,
63, Concord.
Jarerlich, Joseph. Unas'd; b. Scotland; age 26"; res. Boston, Mass, cred. Alonroe ; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, '63,
as Priv. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Javred, Joseph. Unas'd ; b. France ; age 20 ; cred. Bethlehem; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 18,
'63, Concord.
Jeffers, Charles. Co. A ; b. Orford ; age 21 ; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. July 10, '62 ; must, in July 10, '62, as Priv. ; app.
Corp. ; Sergt. Mar. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Aug. 4, '93, Concord.
Jeffcs, Henry S. Co. A ; b. Washington ; age 35 ; res. Alanchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as
Priv. ; disch. disab. Dee. 28, '62, Alexandria, Va. !Z|
Jennes, James M. Co. H ; b. New Durham ; age 18 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, g
as Priv. ; tr. to I. C. June 9, '63 ; assigned to Co. A, 9 I. C, re-enl. Aug. 23, '64 ; cred. Westmoreland ; tr. to Co. D, 9 ^
V. R.-C, Sept. 22, '65 ; disch. Nov. 27, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Rochester. x
Jenness, George A. Co. D ; b. Gonic ; age 18 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 6, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; app. £T
Corp. ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released ; disch. May 24, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. g
Jenness, Jonathan H. Co. H ; b. Rochester ; age 20 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, ?
as Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 17, '63, Washington, D. C. X
Jennings, Daniel. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 26; cred. Springfield ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 27, 5
'63, Kiser's Station, Ky. £
Jennison, David. Co. B ; b. Virginia ; age 32 ; res. Baltimore, Md, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 15, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Jewett, Charles A. Co. B ; b. Nashua; age 18 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 14, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ;
disch. disab. Apr. 1, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Jersey City, N. J.
Johnson, Andrew. Co. K; substitute; b. Germany; age 21 ; cred. Jaffrey ; enl. July 14, '64; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv, 3
des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. 3
Johnson, Arthur M. Co. K ; b. Haverhill, Mass. ; age 19 ; cred. Washington ; enl. June 6, '64 ; must, in June 6, '64, as Priv. ; M
tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, IsTewton. £
Johnson, Charles. Co. G ; b. Norway ; age 23 ; ered. Springfield ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; captd. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; escaped Alar. 20, '65, Goldsborough, N. C. ; disch. to date May 11, '65. (Unofficially
reported that he died Dec. 25, '88, Bergen, Norway, his real name being Hans Tolberg.)
Johnson, Charles. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Sweden ; age 33 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must.in July 14, '64, as
Pnv. ; des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Johnson, George. Co. I ; b. Warren County, N. Y. ; age 20 ; cred. Danbury ; enl. Aug. 31, '64 ; must, in Aug. 31, '64, as Priv. ;
tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Johnson, George. Co. K; b. England; age 19 ; cred. Henniker ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; wd. and mis.
Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; des. June 25, '64, from Gen. Hosp, Chester, Pa. c^i

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Johnsof Sef- CaK f '.£££'; bY Ohio ; age 18 ; cred. Concord ; enl. May 18, '64 ; must, in May 18, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Johnsof James ^JS -tl^yland ; age 22 ; cred. Chichester ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dee. 24, '63, as Priv. N. f . r.
Johnsof 5oSn. Co. F ; b. Canada ; age 25 ; res. Troy, cred. Troy ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. May g,
Johnsof £ul"eb?b! Enfield ; age 20 ; res. Sanbornton, cred. Sanbornton ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must in July 17, '62, as |
Priv, disch. disab. Dec ,.28 ^'63, Concord ^ enL Dec. 9> >63 . must. in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv, V
JOhnSOSpW j'ne £•«. Cold Sor?^ Died, dSW 3, 'Ii, Andersonville, Ga. O
J2& wXfni ^.t; sSstltott ^0^; "age 18; ered. Hillsborough ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as Priv. ; ,
Johnsof Wxl^ ^ -d.Piermont; enl. July 7, '04 ; must, in July 7,'04, as Priv, «
Johnsof ^ffi^^Cri^:^-^^ «- ™P^ *- -d. Littleton; enl. Dec. 11, '63; must in Dec.
T „ ^^l^^d"^^ Maine, ered. Littleton ; enl. Dee. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as x
Jolley, SacS''coT;rp!a,tsburg,N. Y, age 23 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 2, '02 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, g
must out June 10, '6o enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '02, as Priv, wd. ^
riey' i^v^ * - - - -
Jones Henry^baDT sub'sSite ; b. New Brunswick ; age 29 ; cred. Richmond ; enl. Aug. 27, '04 ; must, in Aug. 27, '64, as
Jones' He^W0^^!^^^^-. Goshen, cred. Goshen; enl. Aug. 4, '02; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.
Jones, wgnry^w -^ ^ .^ Niohola!Jville> Ky.

Tonf« ^6Z Br i°" I3- nSe? TJ"attached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Jones, l^'ap^ eilh D- 28' '63; — * **¦ 23'
n6S' JanT^t pS^Ky K ^^^ Pa' ; ^e 23 > ^ F™kli^ enl. Dec. 24, '63; must in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv, des.
Jordan^James^Co^A ; b. Easton, Pa. ; age 23 ; ered. Henniker ; enl. Dee. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. Mar. 2, *
Jordan,pWmiam. ^b. J^a,^, r, Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. July 4, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as f
°Slm' ffSSV.TO. LeeSiui'g, Vyandeb°r0Ugh ' **> 18 ' ™A- ^eborough . «L July 21, '62 ; must, in Aug. 18, '62, as Priv. ; jjj
Judd CThnr^ ?n ° P E"a S?6 £"a« aCM ComPally- ^w Hampshire Volunteers. ,3
Judd, Thomas G Co. A ; b Strafford, Vt ; age 40 ; res. Raymond, cred. Fremont ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug 7 '62 as "
v! RC Sept *' 63; a"d aSSlg'led t0 Ca B' 21 ***¦ ! diseh. disab. Mar. 16, 'o4, Portsmouth Grovef R.'l See <
^' H^av^. £2. olK/'lf* SaS^6?neSr;yvilJyr £ 1 " * ** ^ ^ " M* ' * * C°" 5
^^w^t^ - Kingston, cred. Kingston ; enl. July 9, '62 ; must, in July 10, '62, as Priv. t*
^S^af^^^^'iZS^ 3°; -S— enl. June 9, ,4; must in June 9, ,4, as
^ Af S 2MBatS" I. ^^T di^cnXa^^ J^mS i^ InT ' ^ ^ 22' '62 ' ^ * **' ^ ^ ™ ^. ; t, to
^^es^b, S; glrSsoutl1 "" '' ' ~ ^^ k« ^ D°^ «^ 8> '63 * "»*¦ - Dee. 8, '63, as Priv. ;

Keenan^ Jolm ^Co. Ej^substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; cred. Aliddleton ; enl. June 10, '64 ; must, in June 10, '64, as Priv. ; des. o»
Keh°e'3iTlialo1R .M%Aj'b\£>?,£,\[.l*e 2l; res. Canada, cred. Canaan; enl. Dec. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv,
des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. ' '
Kell, Charles. Unas'd; b. Sweden ; age 28 ; res. New York city, cred. Monroe ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '93, as Priv •
supposed to have deserted en route to regt. N. f. r. A. G O '
Kelley'de3sdAlaarr^6, '63°,' BtitiK, Md!" ^ S°°tia' ^ C°rni8h ! ^ ABg' 9' '^ ' mUSt in Aug" 15' '62' aS Priy- ; apP" Co1*- '
Kelley George 'Co.'l ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; cred. Milford ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as Priv. ; des. W
reo. xu, oo, Oity rant, Va, en route to regt. O
Kelley, James. Co. K. See James H. Cartwright. °>
KeUey'd2^o£-V^,^SittIreland; ^ 27i ^ ^^"Ston ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as Priv, g
Kelley'dS°C%aSPoinCt: VDa.; lUS;toUgtL'eland; ^ " ! "^ ^^ ' ^ug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv, O
KeUey, William Co. C, ^^Saga^ age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Monroe ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, H
K6lly' SlSf^b^a881 res. Salem, cred. Salem; enl. June 4, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priy, must. «
Kelly, Jerome. Co. C; b. Salem; ag-e 34; res. Salem, cred. Salem; enl. June 5, '02; must in July ¦» '6-' as Corn • ami "
S ' ! C°' T' N°V- *' '°4 ! "^ 1UUSt ! arP' * Lt C°' C' FeL:' !' 65 i »'ust- <"« IO! ;65 RO. Td^ §
Kelly, John Q. A Co. C; 1,. Salem; age 36 ; res. Salem, cred. Salem ; enl. June 6, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priv. ; mis «
tt^^ ^ ' «f'~ Pr * ^rmgs Church, Va' ! gd' fl'°m mis- ; "Ulst out June 10' '85- Died Oct. 29, il, Salem. £
^^r^^^^^a^^^ ^J rSS- NeWP°rt' CrefL NeWPW't; e"h AUg'- *' ^^ ^ ^ >5> ™> - 2
KelSeyp5°^^ut Junf WTol ^ New^t^TV'lf^6^"^ 6UL Au* "' '^ ^ '" A^ 15> '62' « §
KemP' Ci^Poini; Va%» iS 1^. '* I,ela,ld ' agB 21 ; Cled- Gi'funl ; B,a- Al- *'>' '64 ; "'^ "' A^ 25' '<* as ™- • *»¦. *
^^ S^Feb. AVmJ Son Ty ^ "»" lli''d^ ^- "»»'«» ! "»!¦ Aug. R, '02; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.
^^^d^F^ Lebanon; enl. July 14, '62; must, in Aug, 8, '62, as
^^S^. Pwd.^ i^,tSt'tsA;i;Lni!: ^ "$$ 'w^ne .^ttS SV^ 5' '^ > ^ * ^ *

Keneff, James. Co. D; b. Canada; age 23; res. New York city, cred. Sunapee; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as
Pnv, des. Jan. 25, '64, Camp- Nelson, Ky.
Kenerson, Sylvanus J. Co. I ; b. Rochester ; age 25 ; cred. Nelson ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died,
dis. Apr. 28, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Kenerson. See Kennison.
Kenley, John. Co. E ; substitute ; b. England ; age 33 ; ored. Campton ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Aug, '64, City Point, Va.
Kennan, Francis. Co. D ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 19 ; cred. Dunbarton ; enl. Aug. 27, '64 ; must, in Ang. 27, '64, as Priv. ;
des. City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Kennard, Frank H. Co. D; b. Brownfield, Me. ; age 19 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, 2
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Feb. 6, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad. South Boston, Mass. «
Kennedy, Daniel W. Co. E; b. Canada; age 19; cred. Peterborough; enl. Dec. 26, '63; must in Dec. 26, '63, as Priv.; des. <
Aug, '64, City Point, Va. ( ^
Kennedy, Matthew. Co. C; b. Manchester; age 24; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as >
Pnv. ; disch. disab. Feb. 16, '63, Washington, D. C. Supposed identical with Alatthew Kennedy, Co. F, 1 N. H. II. Art. K
Kennedy, Thomas. Co. D ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 20 ; cred. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 11, '64 ; must, in Aug. 11, '64, as Priv. ; 3
des. City Point, Va, en route to regt. X
Kennerley, Thomas. Co. D. See Thomas Kennedy. a
Kennison, Seth. Co. D ; b. Conway ; age 41 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. ; wd. M
_ July 14, 64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Alay 27, '65, Manchester. P. O. ad, Conway. • \
Kennison. See Kenerson. <
¦ Kent, Michael. Co. D. See Michael Kemp. £
Kern, Louis Co. H ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 27 ; cred. Hopkinton ; enl. June IS, '64; must, in June 18, '64, as Priv. ; des. S
Aug. 11, '64, near Petersburg, Va. • 5
Keron, Francis. Co. D. See Francis Kennan. g
Keyes, Phylander Co. D; b. Durham; age 43; cred. Exeter'; enl. July 17, '62; must, in July 26, '62, as Wagoner. Died, dis. £
July 31, '63, Milldale, Aliss. & g>
Keyser Scott W. Co. A ; b. Haverhill ; age " 20" ; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill ; enl. June 13, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as "
Sergt ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. ; disch. disab. Oct. 6, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Haverhill. See State
Service.
Kidder IRoscoe Co. F; b. Westford, Alass.; age 18; res. Alilford; enl. June 21, '62; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept.
t ' -i'n n,3eta™'ild- ' caPtd- SeP*- 30> '64> P°Plar Springs Church, Va.; released; returned to duty May 5, '65; must, out
June?10, '6o. P. O. ad, Rossville, Kan. J
Kidder William W. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Kimball, James B. Co. A; b. Newton ; age 18; res. Newton, cred. Newton; enl. June 10, '62 ; must in July 3, '02 as Priv
app. Corp. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; app. Sergt. ; must, out Julie 10, '65. Died Dec. 14, '88. Newton.

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Kimball, Johnson G. Co. G ; b. Whitefield ; age 21 ; res. Unity, cred. Unity ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; O
wd. June 17, '04, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. June 13, '65, Concord.
King, Charles. Co. F ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 26; res. Rindge, cred. Rindge; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv,
des. Jan., '64, en route to regt.
Kingsbury, Harlan P. Co. K ; b. Jericho, Vt. ; age 22 ; ered. Tamworth ; enl. June 23, '63 ; must, in June 23, '63, as Priv. ;
captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, dis. Aug. 9, '64, Andersonville, Ga.
Kingsbury, James M. Co. K ; b. Warwick, Alass. ; age 27 ; cred. Tamworth; enl. Aug. S, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62, as Priv. ;
drowned Aug. 12, '63, Helena, Ark.
Kinson, George W. Co. G; b. Weare; age 28; res. Claremont, ered. Claremont; enl. Aug. 10, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as To
Priv. ; tr. to 92 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. June 30, '65, Evansville, Ind. g
Kirwan, Peter. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, H
Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; app. Corp. Alay 15, '65 ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. W
Knight, Charles H. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 23 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app.
Corp. ; wd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Alar. 28, '65, Alanchester. P. O. ad, Springfield, O
Alass. See State Service.
Knight, Hollis. Co. E ; b. Hartford, Vt. ; age 23 ; res. Cornish, cred. Cornish ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as Priv. ;
disch. disab. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Dennison, Ohio. P. O. ad, Windsor, Vt.
Knights, William S. Co. F; b. Portsmouth; age 18; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth; enl. Aug. 2, '62; must, in Aug.
5, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Nov. 20, '62, Frederick, Md.
Knott, Edward. Co. D ; b. Dover ; age 18 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. July 19, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Alay
18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; must, out June 10, '05. P. O. ad, Omaha, Neb. ~>\
Kofmann, John. Unas'd ; b. France ;¦ age 21 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Lempster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, X
as Priv. N. f. r. A. G. O. h-
Krusa, Jacob. Co. I; b. Germany; age 30; cred. Manchester; enl. Dec. 14, '63; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv.; wd. June 20, £
'64, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. July 7, '64, Washington, D. C. O
Kuhlmann, William. Co. K; b. Germany; age 22; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv, tr. to Co. g
K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '05 ; must, out July 17, '65. W
Lachanse, Joseph, alias Octave Vezina. Co. B ; b. Quebec, Can. ; age 22 ; cred. Salisbury ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, ^
'63, as Priv. ; wd. May 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to Co. B, 0 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. June 14, '65."
Lachanse, Joseph. Co. B. See Octave Vezina.
Ladd, John H. Co. C ; b. Gilmanton ; age 18; res. Gilmanton; enl. June 5, '62; must, in July 17, '62, as Priv. ; des. Sept. 17,
'62, Antietam, Aid.
Lafan, Joseph. Co. K; substitute; b. Canada; age 19; cred. Claremont; enl. July 7, '04; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv, tr. to
Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Lagarde, Charles. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; cred. Jefferson ; enl. June 18, '64 ; must, in June 18, '64, as Priv. ;
wd. July 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; des. Sept. 17, '64, near Petersburg, Va.

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Lagassi, Louis. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 20 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; des. Aug,
'64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Lahey, Matthew. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; cred. Salisbury ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 28,
'64, Hall's Gap, Ky.
Lamare, Joseph. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; cred. Marlow ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ; re
ported on m. o. roll as tr. to 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65, with remark, absent sick since Sept. 1, '64; never ioined 6 Rest.
N. f. r. A. G. 0. s
Landry, Israel, alias Peter Landry. Co. F ; b. Three Rivers, Can. ; age 34 ; res. Lyme, cred. Lyme ; enl. July 18, '62 ; must, in
Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. June 3, '63, Ft Monroe, Va. P. O. ad, St. Manique, Can.
Landry, Peter. Co. F. See Israel Landry. ^
Lane, Samuel F. Co. K; b. Brookfield; age 28; cred. Wakefield; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, wd. Dec. g
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. Corp. Feb. 1, '63 ; Sergt. Feb. 4, '64 ; 1 Sergt. Mar. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. 0. <
ad, Wakefield. ^
Lang, Charles. Co. I ; h. Wurtemberg, Ger. ; age 18 ; res. Troy, cred. Troy ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; £?
tr. to Co. E, 2 Art, U. S. A, Oct. 14, '62 ; re-tr. May 26, '65 ; must out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Troy. g
Langley, Edmund J. Co. B ; b. Candia ; age 23 ; res. Candia, cred. Candia ; enl. July 4, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as Priv. ; %
wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Aug. 5, '79, Candia. S
Lapoine, Henry. Co. H ; b. France ; age 22 ; res. Stoddard, cred. Stoddard ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '03, as Priv. ; K
captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O. H
Lappan, James. Co. C ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 39 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. July 2, '62 ; must, in July 24, '02, as Priv. ; j-
disch. disab. Nov. 14, '62, Washington, D. C. Supposed identical with James Lapham, State Service. 5<
Larey, John. Co. K ; b. England ; age 30 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 26, '63 ; must, in Dec. 26, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 tr
N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. C
Larey. See Leary. • ^
Laricour, Harrison. Co. D; b. Philadelphia, Pa.; age 21 ; cred. Salisbury; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must in Dec. 25, '63, as Priv. ; W
des. Jan. 14, '64, Robinson's Station, Ky. H
Lathe, Freeman L. Co. F ; b. Coventry, Vt.; age 27 ; res. Manchester, cred: Manchester; enl. July 31, '62 ; must, in Aug. 7, on
'62, as Priv. ; captd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; released ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Nat. Soldiers' v '
Home, Va.
Lathe, Hiram S. Co. F ; b. Coventry, Vt. ; age 19 ; res. Alanchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. July 20, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62,
as Corp. ; disch. disab. Feb. 25, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Lynn, Alass. See V. R. C.
Lathe, James W. Co. F; b. Coventry, Vt, age 25; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. July 24, '62; must in Aug. 6,
'62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt. Jan. 1, '63 ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Dec. 16, '64. P. O.
ad, Manchester.
Lathrop, Edward D. Co. D ; b. Danville, Vt. ; age 24 ; res. Lyman, cred. Lyman ; enl. July 23, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as
Corp. ; tr. to Co. K, 5 V. R. C, Alay 8, '64 ; disch. July 5, '65, Indianapolis, Ind. P. O. ad., Lisbon. On

Lavender, William J. Co. II ; b. Rochester ; age IS ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 2s
'62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; disch. disab. Jan. 12, '65, Concord. P. O. ad, Davenport, Iowa.
Lavin, John. Co. D ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 19 ; cred. Fitzwilliam ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; des.
City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Lawrence, Arthur I. Co. B ; b. Nashua ; age 20 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Corp. ;
reduced to ranks ; tr. to 168 Co, 2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. June 12, '65, Concord. P. O. ad. Concord.
Leary, Denis. Co. B; b. Ireland; age 20; res. New York city, cred. Bristol; enl. Dee. 17, '63; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv,
killed Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Leary. See Larey. ^d
Leavitt, Gilman. Co. K ; b. New Hampshire ; age 40 ; cred. Concord ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Sergt. ; wd. °
Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. May 27, '65, as Priv, Manchester. H
Lebbe, Joseph. Co. K ; substitute; b. Quebec, Can. ; age 19; cred. Gilford; enl. June 9, '64; must in June 9, '64, as Priv. K
Died, wds. Oct. 13, '64, Pegram House, Va. ^
Leeds, William C. Co. K ; b. Spring-borough, Ohio ; age 35 ; cred. Newbury ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '03, as Priv. ; O
tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. June 5, '65, Washington, 1). C. "*>
Leighton, Byron D. Co. I ; b. Littleton ; age 21 ; cred. Jaffrey ; enl. July 16, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. June H
3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. ; disch. wds. Feb. 18, '65, Concord. P. 0. ad, Rindge. X
Leighton, Nahala D. Co. H ; b. New Durham ; age 43 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in Auo-. 13 H
'62, as Priv. Died, dis. Nov. 14, '62, White Sulphur Springs, Va, ° ' 2
Lenin, John. Co. G; substitute; b. Ireland; age 19; cred. Loudon; enl. June 16, '64; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv.; des. en X
route to regt. 3
Lennox, David. Co. K ; b. Ireland ; age 31 ; res. New York city, cred. Lyman ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as Priv. • X
captd. Alay 12, '04, Spottsylvania, Va. Died,- dis. Aug. 25, '64, Andersonville, Ga. >_.
Leonard, Thomas. Co. I ; b. Perth, Can. ; age 40 ; res. New York city, cred. Sunapee ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec ,J0 '63 £
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. I, 0 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Haverhill. O
Lepra, Louis. Co. G; substitute; b. Italy; age 24; cred. Piermont; enl. June 17, '64; must, in June 17, '64, as Priv, des. en g
route to regt. §
Lest9r, George. Unas'd ; b. New York ; age 23 ; res. Schoharie, N. Y, cred. Canaan ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63 "*
as Priv. N. f. r. A. G. O. H
Leverett, Frank J. Co. I; b. Keene; age 18; cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Oct. 2,
'63, Paris, Ky.
Levielle, Victor. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 26 ; ered. Errol ; enl. June 21, '64 ; must, in June 21, '04, as Priv. ; tr. to
Co. E, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad. Central Falls, R. I.
Lewis, John. Co. G. See John Lenin.
Lewis, John G. Co. II ; b. Roxbury; age 43; res. Lancaster; app. 1 l.t. Aug. 10, '62; must, in Aug. 14, '62; killed Dec. 13,
'02, Fredericksburg, Va.

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J-iewis, J onn <j. uo. n ; b. Lancaster ; age 18 ; res. Lancaster, ered. Lancaster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 : must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv
Died, dis. Mar. 9, '65, Northumberland.
Lewis, John H. Co. D ; b. Salem, Mass. ; age 18 ; res. Madison, cred. Conway; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. ;
des. Sept. 10, '62, Maryland.
Libby, Joseph. Co. K. See Joseph Lebbe.
Limo, Joaquin. Co. E ; b. Canada ; ^ige 22 ; res. Canada, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; wd
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65; disch. June 28, '65, Portsmouth
Grove, R. I.
Lindsey, Albert. Co. H ; b. Canada ; age 43 ; res. Jeffersou, cred. Jefferson ; enl. July 30, '02 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ;
disch. disab. Feb. 26, '63, Washington, D. C. ; re-enl. and must, in Dec. 19, '63 ; tr. to Co. II, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. *Z
disab. July 6, '65, near Alexandria, Va. IS
Lippera, Theodore. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 30 ; cred. Thornton ; enl. June 17, '64 ; must, in June 17, '64, as Priv. ; ^
des. Nov. or Deo, '64, en route to regt.
Little, Albert. Co. H; b. Warren; age 22; cred. Lisbon; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv, app. Corp.; wd
t ^i. 5,eC_' V3' '6h Fl'edericksburg, Va. Died, dis. Aug. _19, '63, en route irom Cairo, 111, to Cincinnati, Ohio. ¦rgt. ;

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Lord, Henry. Co. D. See John J. Randall. <
Lord, John. Co. A ; b. Exeter ; age 44 ; res. Exeter, cred. Exeter ; enl. June 29, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; rlisch. disab. M
Alar. 15, '03, Washington, D. C. Died Sept. 4, '88, Exeter. C
Lord, Louis. Co. C ; b. Canada ; age 28 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as Priv • 2
disch. disab. Dec. 19, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio. " ' H

Loren, Peter. Co G ; b. Canada ; age 19 ; ered. Peterborough ; enl. Dec. 28, '63 ; must in Dec. 28, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. G
6 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Loring George M. Co. K; b. Boston, Mass.; age 23 ; res. Ossipee; enl. Aug. 12, '62; must in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, wd.
Dec. U, 62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; tr. to 75 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Oct. 14, '63 ; disch. disab. Nov. 19, '63. P. O. ad, Moulton-
borough. '
Lougee, Robert K Co K; b. East Concord ; age 19 ; cred. Concord ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; must.
out June 10, '6o. P. O. ad. East Concord.
Louis, Peter. Co. G; b. Canada; age 18; ered. Peterborough; enl. Dec. 28, '63; must in Dec. 28, '63, as Priv.; tr. to Co G
b N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Lovejoy, Frank. Co. A ; b Orford ; age 23; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. Alay 31, '62; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv.- wd
Dec. l.>, 62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; May 12, '64, and died, wds. Alay 13, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.

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Lovejoy, George IL Co. D ; b. Hollis ; age 26 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv. ;
."o^rfv d' 1 Bng-' 2 Div-' 9 A" C-' Oot X> '62 ' disch- June 10' '65> as 3 Class Musc-> "ear Alexandria, Va. Died Nov. 28
86, Hollis. '
Lovejoy, John A. Co. F ; b. Alilford ; age 20 ; res. Alilford, cred. Alilford ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, '6" as Priv •
app. Corp. Oct. 5, '62 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Keene.
Loveland, Francis M. Co. I; b. Stoddard ; age 22 ; cred. Nelson ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch.
disab. Oct. 14, '64, Concord.
Low, George. Co. I ; b. New York ; age 19 ; res. New York city, cred. Haverhill ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as hh
Pnv. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. IL V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Windsor, Vt. g3
Low, Leonard Co I ; b. Somerset, Vt. ; age 23 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; killed ">
July 30, 64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. H
Lowe, Henry. Co. I; b. England; age 44; res. Malone, N. Y, cred. Haverhill; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, iu Dec. 22, '63, as ?a
Priv. ; wd. May 31, 64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. IL V, June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. July 16, '65.
Cucas, Harvey H. Co. H , b. Lancaster ; age 31 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster : enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63 as §
vT' telV^HV Spottsylvania' Va' ; tr- t0 Co- H> 6 N- H- V- ^ne L '85 i must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Canaan, H
LUDd' S. disabMa^ A 'orwSningoiVc: ^^ ^ ^^ ' ^ ™* °> '«> > """* in An* ^ '^ *S ^' ' "
Lunt, Eugene. Co A ; b. Biddeford; Me, age 15; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. June 2, '62; must, in July 3 '6" !?
as Alusc. ; disch. disab. July, '62, Concord. y ' ' §
Lyons, John Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 19 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. July 16, '62 ; must, in July 30, '02, as Priv. ; tr. to U. S. 2
Na^Apr. 6 64 as a Seaman; served on U. S. S. "Winnebago," "William G. Anderson," "Potomac," and "Union"-
Maccan, John. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Unity, cred. Unity ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. N. f . r. «
A. yjr. O. O
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Mackay, Joseph E. Co. F; b. Thetford, Vt, age 41; res. Alilford, cred. Alilford; enl. Aug. 4, '62; must in Auo- 15 'QO
H/T„.-1,--Jf £1Y' ! Z f^ r' K2'w-ntletarn' Md' ; ^S0h- disab> Nov- 15' '62' Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Claremont. ° ' '
Madison^ Timothy Co. I ; b. Winchester ; age 21 ; res. Marlow ; enl. July 2, '62 ; must in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis.
May 20, '64, Philadelphia, Pa. '
Mahoney, John Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; res. New York city, cred. Troy ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ;
n/r E£" ,ay 18' 84, SIJ0tts.ylvanla> Va- ! tr. to Co. D, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Mann, Charles B. Co. G ; b. Claremont ; age 21 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Auo- 13 '62 as
ad diadem nY '^ Totopotom°y' Va> ; tr> to 2 Batt']> V- R- C-' May 31> '65 ! disoh- July b '65, Washington, I). c! P.' O.

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Manning, William. Co. B ; b. Mont Vernon ; age 44 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as
Priv. ; tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 1, '62 ; disch. disab. Mar. 8, '63, as 3 Class Muse, Newport News, Va. Died
Aug. 6, '85, Nat. Home, Togus, Me.
Marble, Eben M. Co. A ; b. Poland, Me. ; age 33 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv. ;
tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 6, '62, as 3 Class Muse. ; disch. June 28, '63, near Neely's, Warren County, Miss.
P. O. ad, Nashua.
Marble, William H. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 26 ; cred. Dublin ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ;
des. July 14, '64, near Petersburg, Va. ; gd. from des. May 24, '65 ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July
17, '65.
Marcotte, Zebbie. Co. F; b. Canada; age 18; cred. Grantham; enl. Oct. 7, '64; must hi Oct 7, '64, as Priv. ; disch. May 16, r->
'65, Concord. ^
Marsh, Charles G. Co. D ; b. Deerfield ; age 33 ; res. Deerfield, cred. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as ^
Priv. ; app. Sergt. Aug. 14, '63 ; killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Marsh, Edward K. Co. G; b. Calais, Vt, age 19; cred. Lyndeborough ; enl. July 10, '62; must, in Aug. 19, '02, as Priv, X
app. Corp. ; des. Sept. 9, '62, Maryland. See 4 N. H. V. >
Marsh, George H. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 19 ; cred. Winchester ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as §
Priv. ; des. en route to regt. ; appreh. ; under arrest Apr. 30, '65. N. f . r. A. G. 0. <"
Marsh, Joseph G, alias Joseph Wright. Co. A ; b. England; age 21 ; cred. Windsor ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dee. 23, '63, S
as Priv. ; tr. to U. S. Navy Apr. 9, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. " Winnebago " and " Fearnot " ; disch. to date £
Aug. 28, '65. P. 0. ad, Manchester. H
Marshall, Frank V. Co. D ; b. Albany, N. Y.; age 29 ; cred. Nashua; enl. June 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to <!
Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 1, '62 ; disch. June 10, '65, as 3 Class Muse, near Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad.. Nashua. °
Marshall, Nathaniel W. Co. E ; b. Albany, N. Y. ; age 20 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 9, E
'62, as Priv. ; tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Sept. 30, '62 ; disch. June 10, '65, as 1 Class Alusc, near Alexandria, Va. 2
P. O. ad, Nashua. H
Martin, Alvin. Co. K ; substitute; b. Amesbury, Alass, age 31 ; cred. Alton; enl. Aug. 25, '64; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as §
Pnv. ; disch, imbecility, Oct. 21, '64, near Pegram House, Va. Died Feb. 11, '84, Amesbury, Alass. K
Martin, Charles. Unas'd; b. Michigan ; age 18; res. Alendon, Mich, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, ™
as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Martin, Harvey C. Co. H ; b. Lisbon ; age 18 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62,
Fredericksburg, Va. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Martin, Jacob. Co. G; b. New Hampshire; age 20; res. Stewartstown, cred. Landaff; enl. Dec. 9, '63; must in Dec. 9, '63, as
Priv. Died, dis. Alar. 21, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Martin, Joseph. Co. K; substitute; b. Canada; age 34; cred. Claremont; enl. June 16, '64; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv,
des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Martinelle, Lucen. Co. K; substitute; b. Canada; age 35; cred. Winchester ; enl. July 7, '64; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv.;
des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. £¦

Martins Andrew Co. A; substitute; b. Spain; age 25; cred. Greenfield; enl. June 17, '01; must, in June 17, '64, as Priv.; O
wd. July 30, '04, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Marvin Charles B. Co. G; b. Rockingham, Vt. ; age 18 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, m Aug. 19,
''62, as Priv. ; killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid.
Mason Elisha L. Co. D; b. Greenwich, Mass. ; age 36 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 30, '64 ; must, in Aug. 30, '64, as Pnv. ; tr. to
'Co. D, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Claremout.
Mason John E Co. F; b. Petersham, Alass, res. Manchester, cred. Alanchester; app. 2 Lt Aug. 10, '62; must, in Aug. 23,
''62 ; app. 1 Lt. Co. D, Nov. 22, '62 ; disch. disab. Mar. 9, '65. Died Mar. 5, '91, Washington, D. C.
Mason, Moses. Co. I; b. Westmoreland ; age 39; cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. ?£
' Aug. 9, '03, en route from Vicksburg, Miss, to Cairo, 111. O
Mason, Simeon A. Co. I; b. Westmoreland ; age 37; cred. Keene ; enl. July 21, '62; must in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, must. ™
'out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Keene. S
Mason, William F. Co. F; b. Sandwich; age 21; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must iu Aug. 12, ?3
''62, as Priv. Died, dis. Dec. 10, '02, Falmouth, Va. O
Matthews, James H. Co. I ; b. Swanzey ; age 21 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; ^
wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; app. Corp. Alay 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Milford, Alass. _,
Maxfleld Woodbury F. Co. F; b. Warner; age 18; res. Goshen, cred. Goshen ; enl. July 17, '62; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as x
Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 5, '63, Falmouth, Va. S
Maxwell, George. Co. A; b. Indiana; age 18; res. Philadelphia, Pa, ered. Hanover; enl. Dee. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, g
as' Priv. ; des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. >-.
Mayo, Lysander R. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. q
McCaffrey, Samuel. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Ireland; age 30 ; cred. Concord ; enl. Alay 20, '64 ; must, in Alay 20, '64, as Priv. ; ffi
tr. to Co. A, 0 N. H. V, June 1, '05 ; must, out July 17, '65. _
McCann, John. Co. D; b. Pennsylvania; age 23 ; res. New York city,.cred. Haverhill ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, ?o
as Priv. ; des. Apr. 5, '64, Harrisburg, Pa. §
McCann, Thomas F, alias James AIcMurphy. Co. K ; b. Ireland; age 19; cred. Danbury ; enl. Sept. 14, '64; must, in Sejit. r,
14, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '05. P. O. ad, Sanford, Me. g
McCann. See Maccan. 2
McCarthy, John. Co. D; substitute; b. Ireland; age 30; cred. Campton ; enl. June 10, '04; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv, H.
killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.

Sergt. Jan. 1, '63 ; 1 Sergt. Jan. 1, '64 ; mis. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; must, out June
10, '65. P. O. ad. Otter River, Mass.
McClure, Orville A. Co. C; b. Merrimack; age 19; res. Merrimack, cred. Merrimack; enl. June 21, '02; must, in July 29,
'62, as Priv. ; killed Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.

McCoole, Daniel. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 45 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. July 16, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Pnv. ; disch.
disab. Oct. 24, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio.
McCormick, John. Unas'd; b. Ireland; age 19; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Chesterfield; enl. Dec. 11, '63; must, in Dec. 11,
'63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 19, '63, Paris, Ky.
McCoy, Edward G. Co. I; b. Charlestown; age 18; cred. Gilsum; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in -Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, must.
out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, San Francisco, Cal.
McCoy, John. Co. A; b. Pennsylvania; age 30 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63,
as Priv. ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died Aug, '64, Florence, S. C.
McDate, Patrick. Co. D ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 18 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 30, '62, as Priv. ;
app. Corp. July 30, '63 ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ^
McDermott, John. Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 38 ; res. Kingston, cred. Kingston ; enl. July 11, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ; M
killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ^
McDonald, Patrick. Co. D ; age 24 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; wd. and captd.
Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; gd. from capture ; app. Corp. ; must, out June 10, '65. W
McDonald, Robert. Co. G; substitute; b. New York; age 25; cred. Brookline; enl. June 20, '64; must, in June 20, '64, as g
Priv. ; des. Nov. or Dec, '64, en route to regt. ?ti
McDowell, Robert. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. 2
McDuffee, Simon C. Co. H; b. Rochester; age 18; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, «
as Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 14, '64, Washington, D. C. '-
McGarrett, William A. Co. A ; b. Belleville, N. J. ; age 23 ; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in
July 3, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. Sergt. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ;
gd. from mis. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Cambridgeport, Alass. 2
McGee, Thomas. Co. H; b. Pennsylvania ; age 20; res. Harrisburg, Pa, cred. Chesterfield; enl. Dec. 11, '63; must, in Dec. c;
11, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 28, '63, Cynthiana, Ky. 2
McGibbon, James H. Unas'd; b. Quebec, Can. ; age 25; res. Montreal, Can, cred. Derry ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, g
'63, as Priv. ; des. Dee. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. jrj
McGowan, John. Co. K; substitute; b. Montreal, Can. ; age 19; cred. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as V>
Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O. "
McGraw, Martin. Co. H ; b. Canada ; age 30 ; res. Whitefield, cred. Whitefield ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Dec. 3, '62, Georgetown, D. C.
McGuire, Thomas. Unas'd ; b. New York city ; age 23 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des.
Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky.
Mclntyre, William C. Co. D ; substitute; b. Scotland; age 38; cred. Eaton; enl. June 23, '64; must, in June 23, '64, as
Priv. ; app. Corp. ; tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. Supposed identical with William C. Mc
lntyre, Co. K, 2 N. H. V.
McJennis, James. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; cred. Bristol ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. -^

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McKelyie, Alexander, Jr. Co. F; b. Scotland; age 27; res. Fort Edward, N. Y, ored. Franconia; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must. °°
in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disoh. to date Apr. 8, '65.
MeKenna, Robert. Co. G; b. Ireland; age 28; cred. Hanover; enl. Dec. 12, '63; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as Priv, des. Apr. 1,
'64, Cincinnati, Ohio.
McKinsley, Robert. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Manchester, Eng. ; age 26 ; cred. Dunbartou ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 20,
'64, as Priv. ; des. en route to regt.
McKusick, Asa A. Co. A ; b. Denmark, Ale. ; age 18 ; res. Denmark, Me, cred. Concord ; enl. July 26, '62 ; must, in July 28,
'62, as Priv. ; wd. and captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, dis. Feb. 2, '65, Salisbury, N. C. hj
McKusick, Ephraim. Co. A ; b. Denmark, Me. ; age 24 ; res. Exeter, cred. Exeter ; enl. June 14, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as o
Corp. ; captd. July 27, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Feb. 7, '65, Danville, Va. rT,
McLaughlin, Michael. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 32 ; cred. RoUinsford ; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in July 30, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to m
23 I. C. Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. June 19, '65, St. Paul, Minn. P. O. ad, Dover. §
McMurphy, James. Co. K. See Thomas F. McCann.
McNally, James. Co. C ; b. England ; age 21 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Alar. 6, °
'64, London, Ky.
McQuade, Patrick. Co. K ; b. New York city ; age 15 ; res. Boscawen (Fisherville, now Penacook), ored. Concord ; enl. Aug. x
9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as AIusc. ; must, out June 10, '05. P. O. ad, Nat. Military Home, Kan. " H
McWoughton, Duncan. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 18 ; cred. Franklin ; enl. Alay 20, '64 ; must, in Alay 20 '64 as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. ?
Meader, Eben H. Co. D ; b. Conway ; age 28 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway; enl. July 12, '02 ; must, iu July 2S '0° as Priv ¦ §
disch. disab. July 14, '63, Concord. P. O. ad, Conway Centre. " H
Meader, Samuel C. Co. K; b. Tamworth; age 18; cred. Tamworth; enl. June 14, '62; must, in Aug. 18, '62, as Priv • wd
Sept 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. ; tr. to Co. C, 23 I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. June 13, '65, St. Paul, Minn. [tf
Meier, Henry. Co. II ; b. Germany ; age 20 ; res. New York city, cred. Franconia ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11, '63 as W
Pnv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania,. Va. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; par. Oct. 8, '64 ; des. Feb 7 £
'65, while on furlough. ' g
Meier. See Aleyer. M
Melanson, John. Co. A ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Lempster ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must in Dec. 11, '63 3
as Priv. Died, dis. Apr. 18, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Menard, Peter. Co. D; b. Canada; age 21 ; res. Deerfield, cred. Deerfield; enl. Aug. 13, '02; must, in Auo-. 14 '0° as Priv •
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Died, wds. Jan. 23, '63, Washington, D. C.
Mendon, George E. Co. K ; substitute ; b. New Brunswick ; age 18 ; cred. Fitzwilliam ; enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; must, in Auo-. 24
'64, as Pnv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; app. Corp. June 10, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Merrill, Albert G. Co. D ; b. Standish, Ale. ; age 34 ; res. Conway, cred. Conway ; enl. July 26, '62, as Priv. ; app. 2 Lt Auk
10, '62 ; must, in to date Aug. 9, '62, as 2 Lt. ; resigned Dec. 22, '62, '

Merrill, Benjamin. Co. C; b. Danbury; age 31; res. Andover, cred. Andover; enl. June 20, '62; must, in July 17, '62, as
Priv. ; app Corp. Jan. 1, '63 ; mis." Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; disch. May 15, '65, Concord.
P. O. ad. New London.
Merrill, Joseph G. Co. A ; b. Shapleigh, Ale. ; age 30 ; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 3,
'62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Apr. 25, '63, Concord.
Meserve, Joseph C. Co. B ; b. Barnstead ; age 19 ; res. Loudon, cred. Loudon ; enl. June 12, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. Dec. 31, '64, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad. South Barnstead. See
2 N. H. V.
Meserve, Lewis W. Co. F ; b. Barnstead ; age 18; res. Epsom ; enl. July 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab.
May 15, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Haverhill, Mass. >->
Messenger, Edward M. Co. I; b. Stoddard; age 21; cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, wd. ts)
Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. wds. Dec. 24, '62, Concord. P. O. ad, Boston, Mass. ^
Metcalf, William F. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 22 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv. ;
must, out June 10, '65. X
Meyer, Ferdinandt. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Norway ; age 20 ; cred. Canaan ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; fe
tr.. to Co. F, 0 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Nat. Home, Wis. £3
Meyer, Frank. Co. C ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; cred. Greenfield ; enl. Dec. 29, '63 ; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv. ; killed Alay 12, j»
j '64, Spottsylvania, Va. 5
Meyer. See Aleier. ^
Miles, Joseph. Co. F ; b. New York city ; age 33 ; res. New York city, cred. North Hampton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec.
15, '63, as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; captd. Sept. 30, '04, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released. Died Feb. 26, '65, en route from <^
Salisbury, N. C, to Savannah, Ga. O
Millen, Frederick A. Co. G ; b. New Boston ; age 18 ; res. Unity, cred. Unity ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as c,
Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62 Antietam, Aid. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va, par. Feb. 28, '65 ; disch. June 15, 2,
'65, Concord. ^
Miller, Charles. Co. I ; b. Germany ; age 26 ; res. Boston, Alass, cred. Marlborough ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as 3
Priv. ; des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. Jd
Miller, Edwin R. Co. K; b. Bridgewater, Vt, age 22; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, V
as Corp. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. June 10, '65, Madison, Ind. P. O. ad, Meriden.
Miller, Henry. Co. H ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 35 ; cred. Washington ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ;
killed July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Miller, Horace. Unas'd ; b. New York ; age 25 ; res. Mechanicsville, N. Y, cred. Claremont ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec.
22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Miller, James J. Co. H ; b. Philadelphia, Pa. ; age 28 ; res. Boston, Alass, cred. Exeter ; enl. Dec. 5, '63 ; must, in Dec. 5, '63,
as Priv. ; killed July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Miller, John. Co. C ; b. Prussia ; age 22 ; cred. Greenfield ; enl. Dec. 29, '63 ; must, in Dee. 29, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. C, 6
N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. June 5, '65, Cincinnati, Ohio. ^

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Miller, John. Co. H ; b. Bavaria ; age 38 ; res. New York city, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; O
des. Alar. 12, '64, on march.
Miller, John. Co. I ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Claremont ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as
Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; tr. to Co. I, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. July 10, '65,
Concord.
Miller, Silas G. Co. B ; b. Phelps, N. Y. ; age 43 ; res. Hooksett ; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ; des. Sept.
21, '62, Antietam, Aid.
Mills, George. Co. E; substitute; b. Canada ; age 19; cred. Claremont ; enl. July 15, '64 ; must, in July 15, '64, as Priv, tr.
to Co. E, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '05 ; must, out July 17, '65. JO
Mills, Oscar A. Co. K ; b. Dover ; age 20 ; cred. Brentwood ; enl. Aug. 17, '64 ; must, in Aug. 17, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 °
N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. >-j
Mitchell, Lewis J. Co. A; b. St. Albans, Vt. ; age 18; res. Alanchester, cred. Manchester; enl. June 10, '62; must, in July 3, W
'62, as Priv. ; des. Sept. 12, '62, New Alarket, Aid. . ^
Mitchell, Luther T. Co. D; b. Campton ; age 21 ; cred. Cainpton ; enl. Aug. 1, '62 ; must, in Aug. 4, '62, as Priv. ; captd. Alay O
12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O. ^
Moody, Leonard C. Co. A; b. Franconia; age 24; res. Benton, cred. Benton; enl. Aug. 6, '62; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as Priv. H
Died, dis. Feb. 15, '63, Washington, D. C. S
Moon, Charles. Co. F ; b. England ; age 27 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Piermont ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Mar. 6, '64, London, Ky. ^
Moony, John. Co. B; b. Holderness; age 21; res. Holderness, cred. Holderness; enl. June 11, '62; must in July 24, '62, as 5
1 Sergt. ; app. 2 Lt. Co. A, Oct. 9, '62 ; disch. Mar. .2, '63. H
Moore, Francis R. Co. B; b. Nashua; age 35; res. Hopkinton, cred. Hopkinton; enl. July 8, '62; must, in July 12, '62, as X
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. (). ad, Newport.
Moore, James. Unas'd; b. New Hampshire; age 18; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv, Q
captd. Feb. 27, '64, Cumberland Gap, Tenn. ; par. May 5, '61. Died, dis. June 13, '04, Annapolis, Aid. O
Moore, James H. Co. E ; b. Hooksett ; age 14 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as AIusc. ; g
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Nashua. M
Moran, James. Co. G; substitute; b. Germany ; age 23; cred. Effingham ; enl. Alay 19, '64; must, in Alay 19, '64, as Priv, ^
des. 'S'ov. or Dec, '64, en route to regt.
Moreau, Pierri. Co. H. See  Amandin.
Morel, Peter. Co. D; b. France; age 30; res. Troy, cred. Troy; enl. Dec. 23, '03; must, in Dec. 23, '03, as Priv, des. Feb. IS,
'64, Camp Burnside, Ky.
Moreland, Benaiah. Co. D; L. Salem; age 25; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must in Aug. 9, '62, as Priv, tr.
to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 1, '62, as 2 Class Muse. Died, dis. Aug. 31, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio.
Morgan, James A. Co. K; substitute; b. Canada; age 22 ; cred. Claremont; enl. July 7, '61; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv.;
des. Aug., '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.

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Morgan, Thomas. Unas'd; b. Pennsylvania; age 25; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill; enl. Dec. 23, '03 ; must, iu Dec. 23, '63,
Morrill,aChauncdyS' ^o". K ?b. Barnstead, Can. ; age 22 ; cred. Stoddard ; enl. Sept. 22, '64 ; must, in Sept. 22, '64, as Priv. ; des.
to the enemy Dec. 9, '64, near Petersburg, Va. ... ,„9
Morrill, Samuel F. Co. D ; b. Northwood ; age 23 ; res. Deerfield, cred. Deerfield ; enl. Aug. 13, 62 ; must, in Aug. 14, 62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Sept. 19, '63, Robinson's Station, Ky. . -,-,„-, u • i -n^ t„i„ -in 'fid
Morris, Edward. Co. I ; b. Canada ; age 43 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 29, '02 ; must, m Aug. lo, '62, as Priv. ; killed July 30, 64,
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. , _ .. ,„., , . ,, 1H ,Ro „„
Morris George H. Co. I; b. New Hampshire; age 18; res. Keene, ered. Keene; enl. Dec 18, 63 ; must, in Dec. 18, to, as
Priv, wd. May 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to 1 Batt'l, V. R. C, Feb. 0, '65; disch. June 26, 'Oo, Washington, D. C. A
P. O. ad, Somerville, Alass. „ . T K ,„., p . . ^
Morris, John. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Buffalo, X. Y, cred. Exeter ; enl. Dec. o, 63 ; must, m Dec. 5, 63 as P v
'des. Dec. 12, '63, Concord ; appreh. Dec, '63 ; tr. to 7 N. II. V, Feb. 19, '64 ; supposed to have deserted en route to regt. ffi
Morrisey/ James? °Co. II ; b. Ireland; age 23; res. Troy, N. Y, cred Deerfield ; enl Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as g
Priv. ; wd. July 30, '04, Aline- Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Sept. 2o, b4, Annapolis, Aid. cn
Morrison, James. Co. E ; b. Canada ; age 26 ; cred. Stoddard ; enl. Dee. 17, '63 ; must in Dec. 17, '03, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, X
Morrison ' Oliver P. Co. C ; b. Sanbornton ; age 22 ; res. Sanbornton, cred. Sanbornton ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, iu Aug. 19, W

!2, as Priv. ; captd. Alay 7, '64, Wilderness, Va. Died Aug. 31, '64, Andersonville, Ga.
l Peter. Cof F ; age 41 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '1.2, as Priv. ; app. Corp. Oct.

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Morrison? Peter. ' Co^F ; age 41 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; "enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as i'riv. ; app. uorp. uci.. q
5, '62 ; killed Oct. 5, '64, on picket near Pegram House, Va. Q™,.0>, C
Morse Caleb W Co. C ; age 25 ; cred. Thornton ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 29, '62, as Pnv. ; des. Aug. 2d, 02 , appieh. ^
Sept. 26, '63 ; returned to duty Dec. 19, '63. Died, dis. Apr. 15, '64, Annapolis, Aid. H
Morse Charles W. Co. II ; b. Boston, Alass. ; age 19 ; res. Sunapee, cred. Sunapee ; enl. Aug. 9, 02 ; must, in Aug. -3, bJ, as g
Priv. ; captd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released; disch. Alay 22, '65, Baltimore, Md. g
Morse, FraAcis. Co. C ; b. Danville, Vt. ; age 35 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, m Aug. 19, 62, as Pi iv. , cn
' disch. disab. Dec. 17, '62, near Falmouth, Va. See 1 N. II. V.
Morse Frederick Co. H ; b. Randolph; age 34 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. Aug. 8, 62; must, in Aug. lo, o-, as
' Corp. ; app. Sergt. ; captd. Sept, 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, dis. Jan. 9, '6o, Salisbury, JS. C.
Morton George W Co. F; b. Gloucester, Mass.; res. South Newmarket, cred. South Newmarket; en). June 26, 62; must.
in Aug. 7, '62, as Alusc. ; disch. disab. Feb. 23, '63, Newport News, Va. P. O. ad, Berlin, Wis. .
Moses William Pitt. Co. F; b. Exeter; age 35; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth; app. 1 Lt. June 24, 0i ; must, m
' Aug. 5, '62 ; app. Q. Al. Nov. 13, '62 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Roxbury, Mass.
Moulton Andrew J. Co. G ; b. Greensborough, Vt. ; age 24 ; cred. Francestown ; enl. Dec. 30, '63 ; must, in Dec. oO, 03, as
Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, V a. "^

Moulton, Henry H. Co. H ; b. Lancaster; age 23 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as "to
Priv. ; captd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; gd. from capture ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Lancaster.
Moulton, John L. Co. K; b. Milton ; age 28; cred. Milton ; enl. July 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Feb.
18, '63, Washington, D. C.
Moulton, Samuel. Co. K ; b. Freedom ; age 27 ; cred. Freedom ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; must, out
June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Conway.
Mudgett, John F. Co. B ; b. Epping ; age 22 ; cred. Holderness ; enl. June 16, '62 ; must, iu July 24, '62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt.
July 16, '63 ; disch. June 10, '05, Washington, D. C. Died Nov. 28, '65, Fremont. See 1 N. II. V.
Munn, Niram. Co. E ; drafted ; b. Canada ; age 23 ; res. Pittsburg, cred. Pittsburg ; drafted July 18, '64 ; must, in July 18 '64 JO
as Pnv. ; disch. disab. Nov. 8, '64, Pegram House, Va. P. 0. ad, Groveton. O
Munro, Charles. Co. H; age 20; enl. Oct 4, '64, at West Lebanon; must, in Oct. 4, '64, as Priv, 'des. "Aug, '64," en route ' H
to regt. ; borne only on m. o. roll dated June 10, '65. A. G. O, U. S. A, has no record. W

Murphy, Charles H. Co. G ; b. Boston, Alass. ; age 18 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. July 30, '02 ; must, in Auo- 14
'62, as Priv. ; wd. Alay 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. °
Murphy, Dennis. Co. K ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Jefferson ; enl. Sept. 10, '64 ; must, in Sept. 10, '64, as Priv. ; des. Alar. 10
'65, while on furlough.
Murphy James. Co. D ; b. Troy, N. Y. ; age 19 ; res. New York city, cred. Plaistow ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as S
Priv, des. Dec. 31, '63, Robinson's Station, Ky. W
Murphy, James. Unas'd ; b. New York city ; age 27 ; res. Canaan, cred. Canaan ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8 '63 as Priv • ^
des. Dec. 31, '63, Robinson's Station, Ky. ' ' o*
Murphy John. Co. C; b. Dublin, Ir. ; age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; 3
des. Dec. 24, 64, Pans, Ivy. ffi
Murphy, John, 1st. Co. D; substitute; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; cred. Monroe ; enl. Aug. 25 ,'04 ; must in Auo-. 25 '64 as Priv ¦ «
des. City Point, Va, en route to regt. ° ' ' 7°
Murphy, John, 2d. Co. D ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 24 ; cred. Dunbarton ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must in Aue 26 '04 as O
Pnv. ; des. City Point, Va, en route to regt. ' ' «
Murphy, Thomas. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Sutton ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as Priv ¦ des I
Nov. or Dec, '04, en route to regt. 2
Murray, John. Co. D ; substitute ; b. Halifax, N. S. ; age 21 ; cred. Meredith ; enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; must, in Auo-. 24 '64 as Priv ¦ H
des. City Point, Va, en route to regt. ° ' '
Murry, James. Co. A; substitute; b. Canada; age 19; cred. Gorham; enl. Aug. 27, '64; must, in Auo-. 27 '64 as Priv • mis
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Murry, James. Unas'd ; b. New York city ; age 18; cred. Alanchester ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv N f r
A. G. O.
Muzzy, G-eorge W. Co. I-i ; b. Deering; age 21; cred. Weare ; enl. June 27, '62; must in July 24, '62, as Priv, wd. Sept
17, 62, Antietam, Md. ; captd. Sept 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, dis. Oct. 18, '64, Salisbury, N. C.

Muzzy, George W. Co. E; b -Newbury ; age 25; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover; enl. June 19, '62; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as
Pnv. Died, dis. Dec. 30, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky. 5 '
Myers, Charles Unas'd ;b New York ; age 19 ; res. Syracuse, N. Y, cred. Stoddard ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63,
as rnv. ; des. Dec. 30, 63, Pans, Ky.
Myers, Joseph. Unas'd; b. Pennsylvania ; age 23; res. Philadelphia, Pa, ered. Danbury; enl. Dec. 11, '63; must, in Dec 11
63, as Pnv. ; sent to regt Dec. 11, '63 ; des. Dec, '63. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Myers, Joshua Co. H ; b. New York city ; age 36; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan.
28, 04, Stanford, Ky.
Myers, Louis. Co. A ; b. New Jersey ; age 23 ; res. Alanchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in July 3, '(,» as
-nt i, ^ergt. ' Cap y ' '64' sPotteylva™a, Va. ; gd. from capture ; must, out June 10, '65. ^
Nash, Orsamus. Co. 1 ;b. Gilsum ; age 24; cred. Gilsum; enl. Aug. 13, '02; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Sept. &
o, 64, David s Isl., N. Y. H. - S
Neales, Peter Co. K ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 27 ; cred. Waterville ; enl. July 16, '64 ; must, in July 16, '64, as Priv. ; des.
Aug, 64, City Point, \ a, en route to regt, ?£
Neller, John D Co.A; b. England; age 35; res. Auburn, cred. Auburn; enl.' Dec. 15, '63; must in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; >
captd. Sept 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died Jan. 1, '65, Salisbury, N. C. g
Nelson, Edward Co. C ; b. England ; age 35 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 30, '62 ; must, in July 17 '6<> m
as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, wds. Oct. 7, '64, Washington, D. C. ' S
Nelson Joseph. Unas'd ; b New York ; age 23 ; res. Albany, N. Y, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as *
rnv. ; des. Jan. 2„ 64, Concord. W
Nevers, Franklin Co. G; b. Charlestown ; age 20; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont; enl. July 28, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62 <
as Priv; tr. to Co. K, lo I. C, re-tr. Alar. 31, '64 ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released Mar. 2, '65 O
diseh. June 2, '0o, Concord. P. O. ad, Gilsum. " ' f
Newcomb Oliver P. Co. A; b. Orford ; age 25 ; res. Orford ; enl. May 31, '62, as Priv. ; app. 2 Lt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in to Z
date July 10, 62, as 2 Lt ; app. 1 Lt. Oct. 9, '62 ; resigned Jan. 11, '63. Died Mar. 29, '71, Lisbon. H
Newell Sylvester A Co E ; b New Hampshire ; age 33 ; res. Milan, cred. Alilan ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dee. 21, '63, as g
T-r ». i V ! u IV n t' SP0"sylvania, Va. ; tr. to 168 Co.,-2 Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. disab. June 6 '65, Concord. %
Nichols Joshua M Co. B; b. Weare ; age 30 ; cred. Weare ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must in July 25, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept 17 V
'62, Antietam, Aid. Died, dis. July 22, '63, Milldale, Aliss. P '
Nichols Nathaniel. Co. C;b Meredith ; age 29; res. Meredith, cred. Laconia; enl. July 25, '62; must, in July 29, '62, as
1 nv. Died, dis. Alar. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. , J '
Nichols William H Co. K ; b. Wakefield; age 21; cred. Wakefield; enl. July 21,' '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died
dis. Nov. 1, 63, Pans, Ky. a '
NiCkSOWaihinntonCl°) c' dl'af ted ' b" Pembroke ' aSe 34; cred. Loudon; must, in June 1, '64, as Priv. Died, dis. Dec. 13, '64,
Nitchker,, Frederick. Co. A ; substitute ;b Prussia ; age 40: cred. Swanzey; enl. June 14, '64; must, in June 14, '64, as
Pnv. ; wd. and captd. July 27, '64, and died, wds. July 30, '64, Petersburg, Va.

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Noble, Samuel. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 36 ; res. New York city, cred. Danbury ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must in Dec. 23, '63, as 4?
Pnv. ; des. Jan. 28, '64, Hall's Gap, Ky.
Nolan, Patrick. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 36 ; res. Boston, Alass, cred. Hampton ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63, as Priv. ¦
des. May 24, '64, Philadelphia, Pa.
Norris, Cyrus B. Co. E. See Unattached Company', New Hampshire Volunteers.
Noyes, Charles M. Co. F; b. Somersworth; age 21; cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 21, '62; must, in Aut;-. 14, '02, as Corn •
killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Aid. • i '
Ober, Evert. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
O'Brien, James. Co. A ; age 29 ; res. Exeter, cred. Exeter ; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in July 10, '62, as Priv. ; des. Au->- 04 >6-) W
Concord. ° ' "' o
O'Brien, John. Co. E ; b. England ; age 22 ; cred. Plainfield ; enl. Sept. 6, '64 ; must, in Sept. 6, '04, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 14, '64 H
near It. Alexander Hays, Va. - W
O'Brien, Michael. Co. E; b. Ireland; age 32; cred. Newbury; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; des Jan 1° ^
'64, Kiser's Station, Ky. "' 0
O'Brien, Thomas. Co. A; substitute; b. Ireland; age 22; cred. Sutton; enl. Aug. 25, '64; must, in Auo-. 05 -54 as pnv - ^
des. Dec. 5, '64, Ft Alexander Hays, Va. ' ' ' _3
O'Connor, Timothy. Co. H ; b. Ireland ; age 28 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Auo- 13 >6-i as K
Corp. ; des. Mar. 28, '63, Alilford, Pa. a ' ' B
O'Donnell, Michael. Co. A; substitute; b. Ireland; age 23; cred. Chesterfield; enl. June 21, '64; must in June 'M '64 as \>
Priv. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1. '65 ; must, out July 17, '05. ' ' «
Olson, Peter Co. K ; substitute ; b. Portugal ; age 20 ; cred. Concord ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to 3
Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. ' x
Ordway, John L Co. E; b. New Hampshire; age 22; res. Alilan, cred. Alilan ; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as hh
Pnv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. Aug. 25, '64, Alilan. ~ ' JO
Ordway, Nathaniel P. Co. E; b. New Hampshire; age 22; res. Alilan, cred. Alilan; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, in Dec <>l '63 a
as Pnv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. II. V, June 1, 'bO,- to 168 Co, 2 "Batt'l' 5
V. R. C. ; to loO Co, 2 Batt'l, V. It. C, Sept. 3, '65 ; disch. Dec. 11, '65, David's Isl, N. Y. II. P. O. ad, Greenland. 1
Ordway, Samuel. Co. 1, b. New Hampshire; age 32; res. Milan, cred. Alilan; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, in Dec. '->1 '63 as 2
™-o -n £ ' • May 12' '0i> Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. May 20, '65, Concord. P. O. ad. North Woodstock, Ale. H
O Reilly, Francis. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Ormsby, William S. Co. I; b. Eli/.abethtown, N. Y, age 23; cred. Keene; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Au-. 15, '62 as Priv ¦
must, out June 10. '05. ° ' '
Osborn George. Co. F; b. Philadelphia, Pa, age 27 ; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 25, '03; must, in Deo. 25, '63, as Priv, des.
Feb. 21, '64, Camp Burnside, Ky.
Osborn, Thomas. Unas'd; b. Canada; age 22; res. Bristol, cred. Bristol; enl. Dec. 23, '63; must, iu Dec. 23, '63, as Priv •
des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. ' ' - '

1, Napoleon B. Co. G ; b. Porter, Me. ; age 22 ; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug.
13, '62, as Priv. ; disch. June 6, '65, Lexington, Ky. P. O. ad, Biddeford, Ale. See State Service.
ong, Gurd. Co. K ; b. Germany ; age 24 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. Died, dis.

Osborne, William. Unas'd ; b. New Jersey ; age 24 ; res. Newark, N. J, cred. Groton ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky.
Osgood, James M. Co. K ; b. New London ; age 19 ; res. Warner, cred. Warner ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released ; disch. disab. Alay 18, '65, Concord.
Osgood, 13
Osterkong, Mar. 3, '64, Camp Burnside, Ky.
Osterly, Herman. Co. K ; b. Germany ; age 24 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; wd. July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; furloughed Nov. 11, '04, from Lovell Gen. Hosp, Portsmouth Grove, R. I:; failed ^
to return ; considered a deserter from Dec. 1 , '64. . W
Otis, Sylvester. Co. D ; b. Rochester ; age 35 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. Aug. 14, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Pnv. ; app. 3
Sergt, '62 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Feb. 19, '70, Dover. _ ,_h
Otto Gustave. Co. I ; b. Prussia ; age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. lo, '63, as 1 nv. ; £
wd. Alay 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to V. R. C. ; unastl ; disch. disab. Dec. 8, '61, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Provi- g
cIglicg Ki j\ ' c ^
Owens, John. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 26 ; res. New York city, cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; - j»
des. Feb. 28, '64, Somerset, Ky. '' H
Owens, Thomas. Unas'd ; b. England ; age 27 ; res. Boston, Alass, cred. Alonroe ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, b3. as g
Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Kv. . ;pn .
Page Andrew J. Co. B; b. Hebron; age 18; res. Bridgewater, cred. Bridgewater; enl. July 11, '62; must, in July 22, 62, <;
as Priv, mis. Dec. 13, '02, Fredericksburg, Va.; gd. from mis, captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died £
Dec. 25, '64, Salisbury, N. C. ,„ C
 ' ....... must. in Aug. 13, '62, as Pnv. ; app. Corp.; =3 a
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Page, James W Co. II ; b. Rochester ; age'lS ; res.- Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 2, '64, for 1 yr. ; must, in Aug. 2, '04, "
as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died June 14, '69, Rochester.
Page, Josiah E. Co. C ; b. Wakefield; age 28; res. Milton, cred. Alilton; enl. June 13, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as Pnv,
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Milton Mills.
Page, Nathaniel S. Co. B ; b. Hebron ; age 18 ; res. Bridgewater, cred. llridgewater ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 N. II. Y., June 1, '65 ; must out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Leominster, Alass.
Page Oliver E. Co. F ; b. Salem, Mass. ; age 18 ; res. Weare ; enl. June 27, '62 ; must iu Aug. 5, '62, as' Priv. ; tr. to 31 Co,
2 Batt'l, I. C, Sept. 30, '63 ; disch. Aug. 2. '65, Ft. Alonroe, Va. Died Nov. 27, '84, Lempster.
Page, Samuel. Co. D; b. North Hampton ; age 42; cred. Exeter; enl. June 27, '62; must in July 28, '62, as Priv, disch.

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disab. Dec. 11, '62, Georgetown, D. C. <-n

Paige, Enoch C. Co. G; b. Antrim; age 23; res. Antrim; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as Priv, disch. disab. *ji
Dec. 18, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio. P. 0. ad, Antrim.
Palmer, Leonard. Co. B ; b. Weare ; age 33 ; res. Weare, cred. Weare ; enl. July 15, '62 ; must, in July 16, '62, as Priv. ; disch.
disab. June 10, '63, Concord. P. O. ad, Andover.
Palmer, Nelson. Co. II ; b. Guildhall, Vt. ; age 18 ; res. Guildhall, Vt, cred. Lancaster ; enl. June 20, '62-; must, in Aug. 13,
'62, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 26, '62, near Falmouth, Va.
Palmer, William. Unas'd ; b. England ; age 27 ; cred. Wilmot ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30,
!63, Paris, Ky.
Papineau, Francis. Co. E ; b. Canada ; age 30 ; cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, w
6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. O
Papinson, Francis. Co. E. See Francis Papineau. <»
Parker, James C. Co. K ; b. Quechee, Vt. ; age 39 ; res. Newport, ered. Newport ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as ^
Priv. ; disch. disab. Oct. 31, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio. P. O. ad, Newport. fs
Parker, Riley H. Co. A ; b. North Andover, Alass. ; age 20 ; res. Durham, cred. Durham ; enl. June 5, '02 ; must, in July 3, _
'62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Jan. 10, '63, Weverton, Md. P. O. ad, Gonic. tj
Parsons, Edward S. Co. I); b. Medford, Mass.; age 18; res. Conway, cred. Conway; enl. July 12, '02; must, in July 28, '02, .
as Priv. ; app. Sergt. June 30, '03 ; killed July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. x
Parsons, Eugene E. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. W
Parsons, Flores E. Co. K ; b. New Hampshire ; age 18 ; cred. Alarlborough ; enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; must, in Aug. 24, '64, as Priv. ; --j
tr. to Co. K, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. £¦
Partridge, Henry F.~ Co. I ; b. Alacomb, III. ; age 23 ; cred. Alstead ; enl. June 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app. ^
Sergt. ; wd. June 18, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; disch. disab. May 27, '65, Manches- »
ter. P. O. ad, Winchendon, Alass.
Paul, Moses N. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. f!d
Peabody, James V. N. Co. C; b. Sutton; age 20; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield; enl. June 6, '62; must in Aug. 5, '62, W
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Jan. 22, '64, Concord. P. O. ad, Tilton. 2
Peabody, Warren A. Co. F; b. Wenham, Mass.; age 39; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug. 9, '62, §
as Priv. ; tr. to Band, 1 Brig, 2 Div, 9 A. C, Oct. 1, '62, as 3 Class Muse. ; disch. disab. June 28, '63, near Neely's, War- §
ren County, Aliss. P. O. ad, Nashua. H
Pearce, Simeon. Co. C ; b. England ; age 30 ; res. Somersworth ; enl. June 24, '02 ; must, iu July 17, '62, as Corp. ; des. Alay
13, '63, Lancaster, Ky.
Pearce. See Pierce.
Pearl, Abraham W. Co. II ; b. Rochester ; age 44 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv. ; captd. Alay 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died June 20, '64, Charleston, S. C.
Pearson, Samuel D. Co. C ; b. Gilmanton ; age 18 ; res. Gilmanton, cred. Sanbornton ; enl. July 6, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62,
as Priv, captd. Sept. 30, '04, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, starvation, Nov. 9, '04, Salisbury, N. C.
Pearson. See Pierson.

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Pearsons, Samuel M. Co. D; b. Stratham; age 21 ; cred. Stratham; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; 'wd
and eaptd. May 12, 64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released ; app. Sergt. May 1, '65 ; must, out June 10. '65. P. O. ad, Stratham.
Peasley George R. Co. G; b. Charlestown; age 19; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown; enl. July 31, '62; must iu Aue 13
a' I? ?"?¦ ' Wdi June 21' '64, Petel'sbul'g> ^. ; tr. to Co. F, 13 V. R. C, Alar. 8, '65 ; disch. June 28, '65, Concord. P o'
ad, Peterborough. «..>-..
Peasley, John A. Co. G ; b. Charlestown ; age 18 ; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Ausr 13
D .. % uas Prlv- i £• t° Co. F 13 I. 0 Sept. 30, '63 ; disch. June 28, '65, Concord. P. 0. ad. West Fitchburg. Mass. g' '
Percell, Thomas. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; cred. Piermont ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; des
Aug., 64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Perell, Joseph. Co. F; b. Canada; age 21; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth; enl. Aug. 1, '62; must, in Ausr 5 W as Z
Pnv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. June 13, '65, Concord. ' "' rt
Perham, David M. Co. C ; b. Lyndeborough ; age 18 ; res. Milford, cred. Alilford ; enl. June 17, '62 ; must, in July "8, 'S" as ^
Muse, disch. to date June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Milford.
Perham Edmond J. Co. I; b. Athens, Vt. ; age 35; ered. Keene; enl. June 9, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, t?
dis. Oct. 26, '62, Weverton, Md. g
Perham, Rodney. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. -m
Perkins, Albert Co. C ;b. Great Falls ; age 18 ; res. Somersworth, cred. RoUinsford ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. S, '63, as X
Pnv. ; tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad. Great Falls. X

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Perkins Benjamin H. Co. A; b. Tamworth; age 18; res. Epping, cred. Epping; enl. June' 21, '62; must, in July 3, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Corp. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; disch. July 10, '65, to date June 10, '65,
Concord. P. O. ad, Candia. ' ' ' <
Perkins, Freeman. Co. H; b. Berlin; age 18; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster; enl. July 23, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as °
Pnv. ; des. Deo. 26, '62, near Falmouth, Va. e ' c:
Perkins, Paul. Co. H; b New Hampshire; age 44; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster; enL Dec. 23, '63; must, in Dec. 23 '63 2
as Pnv. Died, dis. Apr. 15, '64, Camp Burnside, Ky. ' ' £j
Perkins William B Co. D ; b. Conway ; age 40 ; ered. Conway ; enl. Dec. 31, '63 ; must, in Dec. 31, '63, as Priv. ; killed May 2
12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. J &
Perlin, Peter. Co. A; substitute; b. Germany; age 29; ered. Keene; enl. July 7, '64; must in July 7, '64, as Priv • des en ?
route to regt. J '
Perry, Charles L Co D; b. Roxbury, Mass, age 18; res. Conway, cred. Conway; enl. Aug. 6, '62; must, in Aug. 9, '62, as
Pnv. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; must, out June lof <65.
Perry, James B Noii-Com Staff; b. Boston, Mass, age 19 ; cred. Nashua; enl. June 27, '62; must, in July 19, '62, as Q AI
Sergt ;_ reduced to ranks at his own request; assigned to Co. C ; disch. disab. caused by fall from wagon Nov 24 '6-">'
Fredericksburg, Va. Died Mar. 15, '63, Nashua. ° ' '
Perry, S. Horace. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 23 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Auo- 16 'Q"> as Priv • ann
Sergt. ; 2 Lt. Co. G, Jan. 1, '63 ; 1 Lt. Jan. 1, '64 ; resigned Apr. 20, '64. P. d. ad.', Somers, Conn? ' ' ' PP' ^

Perry, Willard H. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Africa ; age 30 ; cred. Dalton ; enl. June 18, '64; must, in Juue 18, '64, as Priv. ; des. "g.
Nov. or Dec, '64, en route to regt.
Perry, William H. Co. K; b. Newport; age 21; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '02, Antietam, Aid. ; disch. disab. Sept. 6, '64, Concord. P. O. ad, Newport.
Peterson, Charles, 1st. Co. C ; b. Germany ; age 24 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24. '63, as Priv. ; wd. sev.
July 10, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Nov. 16, '64, Washington, D. C.
Peterson, Charles, 2d. Co. C; b. Germany; age 23; res. Bethlehem, cred. Bethlehem; enl. Dec. 17, '63; must, in Dec. 17,
'63, as Priv.; des. Jan. 1, '64, Paris, Ky.
Peterson, Cretean. Unas'd ; b. Sweden ; age 30 ; res. Boston, Alass, cred. Lempster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '03, hrj
as Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. G
Pettengill, Ransom D. Co. B ; b. Thornton ; age 18 ; res. Thornton, cred. Thornton ; enl. June 21, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, ^
as Priv, tr. to I. C. Sept. 1, '63; assigned to Co. D, 19 I. C, re-enl. Aug. 19, '64; cred. Westmoreland; disch. Nov. 15, #
'65, Elmira, N. Y, tm. ex. *°
Pettengill, Wyman. Co. B; b. New Hampton ; age "20"; res. Thornton, cred. Thornton; enl. June 21, '62; must in July Q
12, '62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt. Oct. 9, '62 ; mis. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; disch. disab. Jan. 7, '63, ^
Annapolis, Aid. See 2 Co, N. II. II. Art H
Pettingill, Benjamin F. Co. E ; b. Franklin ; age 21 ; res. Franklin, cred. Franklin ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must in Aug. 11, '62, x
as Priv, wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va, tr. to Co. G, 24 V. R. C, Feb. 15, '65; disch. June 2S, '65, Washington, a
D. C. P. O. ad, Lebanon.
Pettingill, Hosea A. Co. C; b. Sandwich; age 45; res. Sandwich, cred. Sandwich; enl. June 11, '62; must, in July 17, '02,
as Sergt. ; disch. disab. Nov. 27, '02, near Falmouth, Va. Died Apr. 2, '89, Centre Sandwich. ^
Pettingill, James. Co. E; b. New Hampshire; age 27; res. Alilan, cred. Alilan; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, in Dec. 21, '03, as 2
Priv. Died. dis. Jan. 23, '04, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Phelps, M. Foster. Co. D ; b. Wihnot ; age 24 ; res. Laconia ; enl. Aug. 1, '62 ; must, iu Aug. 1, '62, as Priv. ; captd. Alay 12, a-
'64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, dis. Nov. 5, '04, Andersonville, Ga. &
Phelps, Peter F. Co. C ; b. Wilmot ; age 25 ; res. Andover, cred. Andover ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as Corp. ; w
app. Sergt. Jan. 1, '63 ; 1 Sergt June 1, '63 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Nov. 15, '86, Amherst. See 1 N. II. V. «
Philbrick, Daniel. Co. K ; b. Freedom ; age 21 ; cred. Freedom ; enl. Aug. 12, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. %
17, '62, Antietam, Aid, disch. disab. Nov. 3, '02, New York city. H
Philbrick, Sylvester W. Co. K ; b. New London ; age 20 ; cred. New London ; enl. Aug. 2S, '62 ; must, in Aug. 29, '62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Sept 18, '63, Camp Dennison, Ohio.
Phillips, James. Co. A; substitute; b. Canada; age 24; cred. Keene; enl. July 7, '64; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv, des.
May 22, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
Phillips, Minot R. Co. I ; b. Roxbury ; age 31 ; cred. Nelson ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Jan.
30, '63, Aquia Creek, Va.
Pierce, Joseph W. Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 27 ; cred. Keene ; eul. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Alay
27, '63, Concord. P. O. ad, Keene.

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Pierce, William. Co. K ; b. Warner ; age 45 ; cred. Boscawen ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis.
Nov. 27, '62, I almouth, Va. •
Pierce. See Pearce.
Pierre, Charles. Co. F; substitute; b. Canada; age 24; cred. Groton; enl. Aug. 15, '64; must, in Aug. 15, '64, as Priv ¦ des
en route to regt.
Pierson, James. Unas'd; b. New Hampshire ; age 20; res. Littleton, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15 '63
as Pnv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Pierson. See Pearson.
Pillsbury, Leonard H. Co. A ; b. Dunbarton ; age 26 ; res. Londonderry, cred. Exeter ; enl. July 10, '62, as Priv. ; app. Capt
Aug. 10, '62 ; must, in to late July 10, '62, as Capt. ; resigned Aug. 7, '63. P. O. ad, Derry Depot. r>
Pillsbury, William S. Co. A ; b. Sutton ; age 29 ; res. Londonderry ; enl. July 3, '62, as Priv. ; app. 1 Lt. Aug. 10, '62 ; must j?
in to date July 3, '62, as 1 Lt. ; resigned Oct. 9, '62. P. O. ad, Londonderry. See 4 Inf. and 1 H. Art, N. H. V. <
Piper, Alanson. Co. F ; b. Meredith ; age 21 ; res. Meredith, cred. Aleredith ; enl. July 15, '62 ; must, in Aua\ 12, '60 as
Priv. Died, dis. Dec. 8, '62, Falmouth, Va. X
Plummer, Jonathan P. Co. B ; b. Meredith ; age 19 ; cred. Bristol ; enl. July 14, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Alay >
18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; app. Corp. Nov. 5, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. 5

in Aug. 20, '62, as °
on way. ^
in Aug. 6, '62, as 2
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Politz, Reinhold. Co. D ; b. Germany ; age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Claremont ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as <»
Pnv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Aline Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. Aug. 9, '65, Wash- S
ington, D. C. ?a
Pope, William. Co. B; b. Ireland; age 35; res. New York city, cred. Piermont; enl. Dec. 12, '63; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as W
Pnv. ; des. Mar. 4, '64, London, Ky. <h
Potter, Phendeus H. Co. D; b. Conway; age 23; res. Conway, cred. Conway; enl. Aug. 20, '62; must.
Pnv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Apr. 10, '63, Pt. Lookout, Aid. P. O. ad, Co...
Powers, Charles B. Co. E; b. Plainfield; age 24; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield ; enl. July 30, '62; must, i
Priv. Died, dis. July 7, '65, Alanchester.
Powers, James. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 25 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 24, '04 S
Annapolis, Md. l ' j-j
Pratt, Alfred C. Co. II; b. Hebron, Ale, age 44; res. Jefferson, cred. Jefferson; enl. Dec. 19, '63; must, in Dee. 19 '63 as S°
Pnv. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Lancaster. See 17 N. II. V.
Prescott, James T. Co. B ; b. Hooksett ; age 33 ; res. Hooksett, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 6, '62 ; must, in July 12 '6° as
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. June 14, '64, Washington, D. C.
Preston, Jame3 R. Co. A; b. Auburn; age 18; res. Auburn, cred. Auburn; enl. Dec. 10, '63; must in Dec. 10, '63 as Priy •
tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad. Auburn.'
Prial, Edward Co. A ; substitute ; b. New York ; age 26 j cred. Mason ; enl. Aug»25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; mis.
,?2P,t-' °' 64> P°Plar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Price, William. Unasd; b. Ireland; age 27; res. New York city, cred. Bethlehem; enl. Dec. 17, '63; must in Dec. 17 '63 as
Pnv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. ' ' ~j

Pri.st, Thoma,, J. Co. H^IAta. ; ag, 22 ; ored. Li*,, ; ,„,. A„g. U. -»2 , ,„,„.. ,„ Au(,. 1S, TO, „ Ptiy. . „„„. „„, Ju„
des. Dec. 27, '63, Robinson's Station, Ky ' °lty' °led- D°Vei" ; enL Dec- l0> '63 - »™t in Dec. 10, '63, as Priv. ;
QU1Ilt' ^Tpr. 1B9; •£# ;Lobok°orutMdage 21 ' "^ °rf0rd' -d' °rfOTd » «* J- 30, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. Died,

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Ramerrsis, Prank. Unas'd ; b. Indiana ; age 23 ; res. Indiana, cred. Monroe ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dee. 12, '63, as Priv. ;
. Ranals, Charles. Co. A; substitute; b. Canada; age 22; cred. Concord ; enl. July 8, '64 ; must, m July 8, 64, as Inv.,
pt} i°(iutp, to rcsrfc
KwSl-^%.^"^ B-d-jteS.- wnfAfrs^r«ts|, rv^,JHi.M„oh»l.,, .. «* »,*, «. „ ™, .,
*"° Wtt'8erBl.Ati.l,-e5; mu.t. out Juie 10, '85. P. 0. «d, Itoerhill, Ma«. See 2 ».,d 4 N. H V g
^.oAiSS^ CohFTV SSft^VitlfAS *, e,,d. Be,** , e„. Dec », ,3 , — ¦ i» Deo. =
10, '63, as Priv. Died, dis. Sept. 3, '64, Alexandria, Va. ifi'fiq.m„,t- in Dec 16 '63 as Priv. ;
Rawlston, James. Co. F ; b. Rochester, N. Y. ; age 23 ; cred. Manchester ; eul. Dec. 16, 63 , must, m Dec. lb, bd, as r ,
disch. July 12, '65, Milwaukee, Wis. „ . , . r w 9 p tt o
Reason, Willis Co. I age 21 ; cred. Swanzey ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must m Aug 15, '62 as Pnv. ; tr. to Co. H, 2 Cav., U. S.
A., Oct. 23, '62 ; wd. sev. Sept. 12, '64, Frederick, Md, ; disch. wds. May 15, '65, Carlisle, Pa.

Reddington, .Jeremiah P. Co. K; b. Salem, Mass. ; age 18; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. w
15, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Oct. 15, '62, Sharpsburg, Md.
Reed, Edward. Co. G ; b. Germany ; age 21 ; res. Franconia, cred. Franconia ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63, as Priv. ; „
killed June 29, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Reed, Moses. Co. A ; b. Manchester ; age 42 ; res. Auburn, cred. Auburn ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in July 7, '62, as Priv. Died,
dis. Apr. 25, '63, Richmond, Ky.
Reed, Timothy P. Co. G ; b. Deering ; age 21 ; cred. Francestown ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; mis. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. Died, wds. Oct. 20, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Reese, Jacob. Unas'd ; b. Blair County, Pa. ; age 22 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 28, '63 ; must, in Dec. 28, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. £d
6, '64, Paris, Ky. g
Reilly, Thomas. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. New York, cred. Claremont ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; h
des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. g
Reilly. See Riley. *
Retzlaf, Albert. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 25 ; cred. Warner ; enl. June 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; des. O
en route to regt. ^
Rever, Joseph. Co. A ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; cred. Bristol ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, H
Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. to date July 17, '65. jE
Reynolds, Patrick. Co. A ; b. Ireland ; age 26 ; res. Exeter, ered. Exeter ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ;
captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; enl. in 10 Tenn. Inf., Confederate service, Andersonville, Ga. ; re-captd. Dec. 28, '64, ^
Egypt Station, Miss. ; enl. Mar. 17, '65; must, in Mar. 22, '65, as Priv., Co. B, 5 Inf. U. S. Vols. ; must, out Oct. 11, '66, Ft. g
Kearney, Neb. P. O. ad., Iowa City, Iowa. *3
Rhodi, Frederick. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Denmark ; age 22 ; cred. Northumberland ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, X
as Priv. ; des. Nov. or Dec, '64, era route to regt. i_l
Rice, William D. Co. G; b. Claremont; age 19; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must, iu Aug. 13, '62, as £
Priv. ; app. Sergt. Aug., '62 ; 1 Sergt. ; 2 Lt. Jan. 1, '64 ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar o
Springs Church, Va. g
Richard, Andrew J. Co. K ; b. Canada ; age 25 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. Jan. 4, '64 ; must, in Jan. 4, '64, as w
Priv. ; wd. May 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. Died, wds. June 20, '64, Washington, D. C. 2
Richards, Albion K. Co. C ; b. Alton ; age 43 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, H
as Priv. ; killed July 3, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Richards, Charles J. Co. C ; b. North Lebanon, Me. ; age 18 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 28, '62 ; must.
in July 17, '62, as Priv. ; app. Sergt. Mar. 1, '63 ; 1 Lt. Co. I, Mar. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Chicago, 111.
Richards, Thomas J. Co. C ; b. Alton ; age 41 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 28, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62,
as Sergt. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Nov. 8, '62, Concord. Died May 16, '72, Great Falls.
Richardson, Byron. Co. A ; b. Bedford ; age 18 ; res. Hooksett, cred. Hooksett ; enl. July 9, '62 ; must, in July 10, '62, as
Priv. ; app. Sergt.; 1 Sergt. Mar. 1, '65; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Dorchester.

Richardson, Emery. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Vermont ; age 34 ; cred. New Boston ; enl. June 21, '64 ; must, in June 21, '64, as
Priv. Died, sunstroke, June 25, '64, Alexandria, Va., before joining regt. Also borne on records as Richard Emery.
Richardson, George W. Co. B ; b. Bangor, Me. ; age 24 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 12,
'62, as Corp. ; reduced to ranks ; sentenced Feb. 15, '64, by G. C. M. to hard labor for six months, with loss of pay during
that time, for acting with disrespect and contempt toward his commanding officer. N. f. r. A. G. .0.
Richardson, Jonathan P. Co. F ; b. Lyndeborough ; age 34 ; res. Milford ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ;
app. Corp. Mar. 1, '64 ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Nov. 17, '64, Danville, Va.
Richmond, James. Co. H ; b. Glasgow, Scot. ; age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Atkinson ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9,
'63, as Priv. ; des. Mar. 13, '64, on march. i.
Ricker, John H. Co. C ; b. Dover ; age 32 ; res. Farmington, cred. Farmington ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62, as 2J
Priv. ; des. Aug. 25, '62, Concord. 2
Rider, Henry. Co. C; b. Prussia; age 27; res. Canaan, cred. Canaan; enl. Dec. 23, '63;. must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv.; tr. to <
Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65. Died, dis. Sept. 19, '65, Manchester. £
Rigby, Thomas. Co. C ; b. New York city ; age 22 ; cred. Peterborough ; enl. Dec. 26, '63 ; must, in Dec. 26, '63, as Priv. ; wd. >
June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; des. Oct. 30, '64, Washington, D. C. £
Rigney, Thomas. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 26 ; cred. Hopkinton ; enl. June 20, '64 ; must, in June 20, '64, as Priv. ; %
des. era route to regt. X
Riley, James. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Francestown ; enl. Dec. 29, '63 ; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv. ; des. Feb. 21, #
'64, Camp Burnside, Ky. &
Riley, John. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Sutton ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; des. era ^
route to regt. O
Riley, John. Co. C ; b. Ireland; age 30 ; res. Mont Vernon ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 1, '64, £
Paris, Ky. ' §
Riley, Michael. Co. C ; b. Newfoundland ; age 22 ; cred. Littleton ; enl. Dee. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; captd. Sept. ^
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; exch. ; tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. W
Riley, Michael. Unas'd ; b. New Jersey ; age 22 ; res. Newark, N. J., cred. Groton ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as £
Priv. ; des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. cn
Riley, Thomas. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; "age 22 ; cred. Holderness ; enl. Jan. 11, '65 ; must, in Jan. 11, '65, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. D, 6
N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Riley. See Reilly.
Ritter, David. Co. G ; b. Ludlow, Vt. ; age 43; res. Washington, cred. Washington ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62,
as Priv. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, wds. Oct. 20, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Ritter, Prank S. Co. G ; b. Lowell, Mass. ; age 16 ; cred. Peterborough ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Muse. ; tr.
to Co. G, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Laconia.
Robbins, William B. Co. G; b. Jaffrey; age 21; res. Nelson, cred. Nelson; enl. Aug. 6, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv.;
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., East Jaffrey. 00

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Roberts Ammste Co. K ; substitute ; b. Switzerland ; age 27 ; cred. Barrington ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
T}nuflPTq Charles C Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. ,.,,„,„ „ .
Roberts CmsM Co A; b. Orford; age 23; res. Orford, cred. Orford; enl. July 5^ '62 ; must m July 11, '62, as Priv ;
R°b6rtSwd Psept 17%2, Antietam, Md. ; appS Sergt.; mis. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; gd. from mis.; must.
out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Raymond. .
T?nhert«, Daniel B Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. .
Robert!', James. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 24 ; cred. Winchester ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, m Aug. 26, '64, as Pnv. ;
Roberts^ John Wt0 Co.* H ; b. Rochester ; age 27 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as °
Corp. ; must, out June 10, '65, as Priv. P. O. ad., Portsmouth, Va. £
Roberts ; Millet W. Co. C ; b. Lebanon, Me. ; age 25 ; res. Milton, cred. Milton ; enl. Aug. 14, '62 ; must, m Aug. 17, 62, as n
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Milton Mills. .
Roberts WilUam C. Co. D ; b. Farmington ; age 34 ; res. Farmington, cred. Dover ; enl. July 10, 02 ; must, m July 28, 62, O
as Mnsc ¦ must out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Farmington.
Roberts William H Co. K* b.Northfield ; age 22 ; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield ; enl Aug 13, '62 ; must in Aug. lo, H
'62asPriv° tr.to I. C. July 1, '63; assigned to Co. E, 18 I. C. ; disch. June 24, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., g
RobmsimT George. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Vermont ; age 21 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Priv. ; des. g
Robinson," James^'Co. A ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 31 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 11, '64 ; must, in July 11, '64, as Priv. ; des. H
Robinson ^ John™ Co. B ; b. Scotland; age 19; cred. Salisbury; enl. Dec. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv.; tr. to Co. ^
B 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. .,-,„„,„„ t> ¦ 3
Robinson John Co. C ; b. Londonderry ; age 25 ; res. Salem, cred. Salem ; enl. June 4, '62 ; must, in July 22, 62, as Priv. ; O
KODinson donn. ^ ^ ^ ^ j^^g^ Va. Died> wds. Jan. 2, '63, Washington, D. C. g
¦Robinson. John W Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. _ W
Robinson OscaV D Co. E; b. Cornish; age 23; res. Plainfield, cred. Plainfield; enl. July 25, '62; must, in Aug 6, '62, as *
Sergtf app. 2 Lt. Jan. 1, '04 ; 1 Lt. Nov. 1, '64 ; Adjt. Mar. 1, '65 ; Capt, Co. E, May 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '6o. P. O.
Rochette,''Bubstme. ' Co. G ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 18 ; cred. Fitzwilliam ; enl. June 14, '04 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ;
Rock, PrankitySiCt;IaCanaXtager20t1;' res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill; enl. Dec. 17, '63; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as Priv.; des.
Rogers Charles' B^^CoJh ; b. Jefferson ; age 18 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as
Priv. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.

Rogers, Edmund M. Co. B ; b. Strafford, Vt. ; age 30 ; cred. Weare ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in July 25, '62, as Priv. ; mis.
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; app. Corp. Mar. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad.,
North Weare.
Rogers, John. Co. F ; substitute ; b. New Brunswick ; age 26 ; cred. Bath ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as Priv. ;
des. era route to regt.
Rogers, William. Co. E; b. Philadelphia, Pa. ; age 21; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv.; re
ported on m. o. roll as tr. to 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65, with remark, " absent in arrest ; never joined 6 Regt," N. f . r. A. G. O.
Rolfe, Horace H. Co. F ; b. Concord ; age 28 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. Aug. 5, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as 1 Sergt. ;
app. 2 Lt. Co. B, Oct. 5, '62 ; resigned Mar. 11, '63. See 18 N. H. V. and Miscel. Organizations.
Roquet, Peters. Co. K; substitute; b. Canada; age 23; cred. Claremont; enl. July 13, '64; must, in July 13, '64, as Priv.; ^
captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; enl. in Co. I, 1 Foreign Batt'l, Confederate service, Salisbury, N. C. «
N. f. r. A. G. O. -j
Rorke, Daniel. Co. K ; b. Ireland ; age 39 ; cred. Danbury ; enl. Sept. 19, '64 ; must, in Sept. 19, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6
N. II. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. July 13, '65, Washington, D. C. Ul
Ross, Peter. Co. K ; substitute ; b. Italy ; age 20 ; cred. Bristol ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; captd. Sept. >
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. N. f . r. A. G. O. §
Ross, Richard. Co. E ; b. Ireland ; age 27 ; cred. Henniker ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 24, '64, £
Annapolis, Md. X
Ross, William W. Co. I ; b. Watertown, Mass. ; age 19 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. £
June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. wds. Nov. 18, '64, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Keene.
Rounds, Harrison E. Co. H; b. Vermont; age 22; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster; enl. Dec. 23, '63; must, in Dec. 23, '63, <
as Priv. ; dishon. disch. Sept. 8, '64, by sentence G. C. M. , O
Rourke, Christopher. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 26 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; E
des. Aug. 20, '62, Concord. J J > > g
Rourke, Patrick. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 25; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, $
Spottsylvania, Va. ; eaptd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; released Mar. 2, '65 ; tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V., June 1, 3
'65 ; disch. June 19, '65, Annapolis Md. jd
Rowe, Charles. Co. F ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; cred. Dorchester ; enl. Oct. 4, '64 ; must, in Oct. 4, '64, as Priv. ; des. Oct. 26, '64, f
near Petersburg, Va.
Rowell, Alonzo. Co. B ; b. Hopkinton ; age 28 ; res. Hopkinton, cred. Hopkinton ; enl. June 4, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Hopkinton.
Rowell, Joseph S. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Royse, Frederick. Co. G ; b. Langdon ; age 42 ; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62,
as Pnv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., South Charlestown.
Royse, William H. Co. G ; b. Langdon ; age 18 ; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62,
as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, wds. Aug.
17, '64, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y. H. ° oo

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Rugg, Charles E. Co. I ; b. Surry ; age 18 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app. Sergt. ; Q. M. Co
Sergt. Feb. 13, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Oct. 31, '66, Keene. <*
Rugg, John H. Co. G ; b. Hinsdale ; age 41 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; eul. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv. ;
disch. disab. Jan. 26, '63, Philadelphia. Pa. P. O. ad., Claremont. See V. R. C.
Runnals, John R. Co. E ; b. Hanover ; age 20 ; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover ; enl. Aug. 11, '02 ; must, in Aug. 15, '02, as Priv. ;
wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; app. Corp. ; Sergt. Mar. 1, '65 ; 1 Sergt. May 15, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O.
ad., Hanover. -
Rush, John. Co. H; b. Pennsylvania ; age 18; res. Philadelphia, Pa., cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11, '63,
as Priv. ; des. Mar. 12, '64, on march. h.
Russell, Charles. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 18 ; cred. Henniker ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv. ; q
des. era route to regt. <«
Russell, George. Co. K ; b. Ireland ; age 24 ; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; ™
wd. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65. Died June 22, '65, Alexandria, Va. js
Russell, George W. Co. G ; b. Sutton ; age 29 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as 0
Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, and died, wds. Sept. 18, '62, Antietam, Md. §
Russell, Henry C. Co. F ; b. Woodstock ; age 19 ; res. Woodstock, cred. Woodstock ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 12, '62,
as Priv. Died, dis. Oct. 29, '62, Washington, D. C. g
Russell, William. Co. F ; b. Pennsylvania ; age 32 ; cred. Peterborough ; enl. Dec. 26, '63 ; must, in Dec. 26, '63, as Priv. ; M
wd. June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 15, '65, Alexandria, Va. ,_,
Ryan, Bartholomew. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 32 ; res. Amherst, cred. Amherst ; enl. July 10, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. June 8, '65, Washington, D. C.
Ryan, Edward. Co. K; b. Ireland ; age 26; cred. Alexandria; enl. Sept. 22, '64, for 1 yr. ; must, in Sept. 22, '64, as Priv.;
must, out June 10, '65.
Ryan, Patrick. Co. A; substitute; b. Ireland; age 26; cred. Keene; enl. July 9, '64; must, in July 9, '64, as Priv.; des. era pi
route to regt. H
Ryan, Thomas. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; £
des. Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. S
Ryan, William. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; res. New York city, cred. Exeter ; enl. Dec. 7, '63 ; must, in Dec. 7, '63, as Priv. ; S
des. Dec. 19, '63, Paris, Ky. t]
Ryder, Abram. Co. G ; b. Berks County, Pa. ; age 22 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; wd.
May 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; tr. to Co. G, 6 N. II. V., June 1, '05 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Sabatee, Arthur W. Co. B ; b. Thornton ; age 25 ; cred. Thornton ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '02, as Priv. ; des.
Feb., '63, Washington, D. C.
Sabatee, Benjamin M. Co. B ; b. Woodstock ; age 21 ; cred. Thornton ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 21, '62, as Priv. ;
_ des. Apr., '63, Winchester, Ky.
Sabatee, William. Co. B ; b. Thornton ; age 28 ; cred. Thornton ; enl. Aug. 5, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as Priv. ; des. Nov,
27, '62, Warrenton, Va,

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Saegle, Anton. Co. E ; b. Germany ; age 26 ; res. Germany, cred. Hampton ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63, as Priv. ;
captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, starvation, July 14, '64, Andersonville, Ga.
Sailes, Reuben. Co. E ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 18 ; cred. Bethlehem ; enl. July 16, '64 ; must, in July 16, '64, as Priv. ; tr.
to Co. E, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Saladal, Leon. Co. E ; b. Manila, Luzon Isl. ; age 25 ; res. Portland, Me., cred. North Hampton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in
Dee. 15, '63, as Priv. ; wd. Aug. 2, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. Mar. 3, '66,
David's Isl., N. Y. H.
Sampson, John. Co. A ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 18 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. Kensington ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10,
'63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Cynthiana, Ky. „
Sampson, John C. Co. H ; b. Dover ; age 22 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 1, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Sergt. ; ^
app. 1 Sergt. ; 2 Lt. Co. B, Apr. 1, "'63 ; 1 Lt. Co. E, Jan. 1, '64 ; killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. See
U. S. Navy.
Sanborn, Abraham. Co. A ; b. Kingston ; age 25 ; res. Kingston, cred. Kingston ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as
Corp. Died, dis. Jan. 24, '63, Falmouth, Va. £
Sanborn-, Andrew J. Co. D ; age 21 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. June 6, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Sergt. ; killed May 12, '64, g
Spottsylvania, Va. Supposed identical with Andrew J. Sanborn, State Service. ' in
Sanborn, Arvin M. Co. C ; b. Gilford ; age 24 ; res. Franklin, cred. Franklin ; enl. June 20, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as X
Priv. ; des. Oct. 7, '62, Pleasant Valley, Md. £
Sanborn, Carroll. Co. K; age 26; cred. Concord; enl. July 24, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antie- H
tam, Md. ; Dec. 13. '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Apr. 27, '63, Concord. _j
Sanborn, Charles A. Co. F; b. Gilford ; age 18 ; res. Gilford, cred. Gilford ; enl. July 31, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as Priv. ; q*
des. Sept. 16, '62, Antietam, Md. P. O. ad., West Plymouth. " f
Sanborn, Drew A. Co. A ; b. Acton, Me. ; age 22 ; res. Salem, Mass., cred. Manchester ; enl. June 26, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, 3
as Priv. ; tr. to 32 Co., 2 Batt'l, I. C, Sept. 30, '63 ; re-enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; disch. .Dee. 1, '65, Ft. Monroe, Va. q
Sanborn, Israel. Co. K; b. Springfield ; age 18; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as W
Priv. Died, dis. Mar. 18, '64, Paris, Ky. ' ' . W
Sanborn, John. Co. B ; b. Salisbury ; age 31 ; res. Franklin, cred. Franklin ; enl. June 5, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ; §3
tr. to I. C. Sept. 1, '63 ; assigned to Co. E, 13 I. C. ; disch. July 12, '65, Augusta, Me., tm. ex. P. O. ad., Franklin.
Sanders, James. Unas'd ; b. Yonkers, N. Y. ; age 26 ; res. New York city, cred. New Hampton ; enl. Dec. 5, '63 ; must, in
Dec. 5, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 12, '63, Concord.
Sanderson, Henry H. Co. H ; b. Windsor, Vt. ; age 18 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. July 14, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13,
'62, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 26, '62, near Falmouth, Va.
Sands, John. Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; res. Troy, N. Y, cred. Lyman ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ;
des. Dec. 30, '63, era route to regt.
Sargent, Prank B. Co. K ; b. New London ; age 19 ; cred. Danbury ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as Priv. ; app.
Corp. Mar. 1, '65 ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. II. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Stoneham, Mass. See 16 N. H. V. oc

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Sareent Harvev H Co. G; b. Croydon; age 23; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. Aug. 6, 62 ; must, in Aug. 13, 62, Qg
as Priv! *¦ to Co. F, 19 I. C, Jan. 16, '64 ; disch. July 13, '65, Elmira, N. Y. P. 0. ad., Columbia, S. D.
Saro-ent Henrv O Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. .
SarS Llvi W ' Co A; b. Francestown; age 21 ; res. New Boston, ered. New Boston; enl. June 20, '62 ; must in July
Sargent, L.evi w ^ ^ ,^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ Sp^ttaylvaniB> Va . mast. out Jlme 10> .65) as Prlv. P. 0. ad., Nat. Home,
Sara-ent Yvman N Co. G ; b. Weare ; age 26 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Sargent^yman JN , Totopotomoy, Va. ; disch. disab. July 1, '65, Manchester P. O ad Enfield.
Savage George W Co. A; b. Nashua; age 21; res. Merrimack, cred. Merrimack ; enl. June 10, 62; must, in July 3, W, ijrj
= as Priv. ; des. Oct. 28, '62, Pleasant Valley, Md. P. O. ad., Brooklyn, N. Y. . Q
3 Ruel. Co. K; b. Marshfield, Vt. ; age 29; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, 62; must, m Aug. lo, 04 as
i. . .-, ,- 1 -VT  ,1 ,£>0 T  :~-~ll~ ir.. Tlin^ T\/Tmr A 'P.O.

Sawins

i'riv.; disch. 'disab. Nov. 11, '63, Louisville, Ky. Died May 4, '88. ., ,M ao g
. ' . r- ^. Tr , v  J. -  IO.  AT.,..,  ,.* n,.n^ Won,T,m+ • Onl A 11 <T 11 'R9, • milST.. Ill AllB1. 15. 62. aS ?U

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Priv.; disch. disab. i\'ov. 11, Od, juouisvuie, ivy. umn may *, to .
Sawver Andrew J. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 18 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl Aug. 11, 62 ; must in Aug. 15, 62, as
J P™to 32 Co., 2 Batt'l, I. C , Sept. 13, '63 ; disch. Aug. 14, '65, Ft. Monroe, Va., tm. ex P. O. ad., Croydon
Sawyer, Nelson N. Co. I; b. Keene; age 37; res. Keene, cred. Keene; app. 2 Lt. Aug. 10, '62; must, m Aug. 15, 62; re- -A
signed Sept. 29, '62. Died Nov. 8, '73, Concord. H
Schackert, Charles. Co. D; age 38; cred. Hanover; enl. July 11, '62; must, in Aug. 1, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Oct. 26, 63, x
Robinson's Station, Ky. ± ¦ -n -in-
Schaeffer Prederick. Co. I; b. Germany; age 19; res. New York city, cred. Auburn; enl. Dec. 10, 63 ; must, m Hee. 10,
'63, as Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; des. Nov. 30, '64, while on furlough from Armory Square
Gen. Hosp., Washington, D. C. . . H
Schealala John Co. II ; substitute ; b. Germany ; age 20 ; cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; must, in Aug. 24, 64, as 1 nv. ; a
tr. to Co. II. 6 N. I-I. V., June 1, '65; must, out July 17, '65. . ^
Schmidt, Charles. Co. I ; b. Germany ; age 23 ; res. Norway, cred. Springfield ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, m Dec. 9, 63, as 1 nv. , g
des. Apr. 27, '64, Fairfax Court House, Va. . . o
Scott Don E Co. E ; b. Fairfax, Vt. ; age 18 ; res. Warner, cred. Warner ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, 62, as Inv. ; g
' tr. to Co. D, 11 N. II. V., Aug. 29, '62 ; must, out June 4, '65. P. O. ad., Bare, Kan. .„„,,„„ „ . AT t «
Scott, John. Unas'd ; b. Scotland ; age 28 ; res. Rindge, cred. Rindge ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, m Dec. 24, 63, as Pnv. JN . 1. r. ^
Scott Josiah.' Co. H ; b. West Fairlee, Vt. ; age 26 ; res. Sunapee, cred. Sunapee ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62, as
oco-uc, -gHan^ ^^.^ Antietam) Md. ; sev. Dec. 13, '62, Federicksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 27, '63, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Sunapee. See 1 N. H. II. Art.
Seaver, Thomas B. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers.
Seavey, John O. Co. A ; b. New Hampton ; age 24 ; cred. Franconia ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, 62, as Pnv. Died,
dis. Sept. 5, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky. .
Severance, Benjamin. Co. A; b. Kingston; age "40"; cred. Kingston; enl. July 15, '62; must, m July 17, 62, as Pnv.,
disch. disab. Mar. 31, '63, Washington, D. C. See V. B. C.

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Severance, Hezekiah M. Co. G ; b. Lempster ; age 43 ; res. Washington, cred. Washington ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug.
13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; des. Nov. 9, '62, New York.
Shamony, Laroy. Co. G ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; res. Canada, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec: 9, '63, as Priv. ;
disch. May 12, '65, Concord.
Shanley, James H. Co. C; b. Longford County, Ir.; age 23; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. June 18, '62; must, in
July 24, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Apr. 24, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Sharrer, Jonas. Co. F ; b. Lehigh, Pa. ; age 28 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, '63, as Pnv. ; tr. to Co. G,
47 Pa. Vet. Vol. Inf., Jan. 2, '65 ; enl. Sept. 4, '61, and must, in Sept. 18, '61, as Priv., Co. G, 47 Pa. Inf. ; must, out Dec.
25, '65.
Shaughnessy, John. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 18 ; cred. North Hampton ; enl. June 13, '64 ; must, in June 13, '64,
as Priv. ; des. era route to regt. • <j
Shaw, Charles P. Co. B ; b. Kensington ; age 22 ; res. Chester, cred. Auburn ; enl. May 31, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as
Priv. Died, dis. Jan. 15, '63, Falmouth, Va. ffi
Shawney, William M. Co. A ; b. Strafford, Vt. ; age 23 ; res. Orford, bred. Orford ; enl. June 3, '62 ; must, in July 11, '62. >
as Priv. ; tr. to I. C. Aug. 25, '63, and assigned to Co. C, 21 Regt. ; des. Feb. 12, '64, Bedloe's Isl., N. Y. H. g
Shea, Jeremiah. Co. C ; b. Kerry County, Ir. ; age 22 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, iu July 24, '62, as J"
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Nashua. See 1 N. II. V. X
Shedd, John G. Co. E; b. Grantham; age 22; res. Grantham, cred. Grantham; enl. July 26, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as #
Priv. Died, dis. Sept. 29, '63, Paris, Ky. . H
Shepherd, Aaron W. Non-Com. Staff ; b. Biddeford, Me. ; age 21 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. July 26, '62 ; must, m ^
July 26, '62, as Hosp. Steward'; disch. Dec. 16, '64, to accept promotion. P. O. ad., Brooklyn, N. Y. See 18 N. H. V. 0'
Shepherd, Enoch O. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. £
Sherburne, John W. Co. D ; b. Bartlett ; age 30 ; res. Bartlett, cred. Conway ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as ^
Priv. ; des. Nov. 25, '62 ; returned May 12, '63 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Conway Centre. H
Sherman, Peter. Co. A ; b. Canada ; age 26 ; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Pnv. ; disch. W
disab. Jan. 14, '63, Falmouth, Va. Supposed identical with Peter Sherman, Co. C, 14 N. II. V. P. O. ad., Bangor, Me. ^
Sherwood, John. Unas'd ; b. Chelsea, Mass. ; age 20 ; res. Chelsea, Mass., cred. Dover ; enl. Dec. 4, '63 ; must, in Dec. 4; '63, as rp
Priv. ; des. before being sent to general rendezvous.
Sherwood, William. Co. B ; substitute ; b. England ; age 19 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Dec., '64, City Point, Va.. era route to regt. ; appreh. ; tr. to Co. H ; to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July
17, '65.
Sholes, Carlton H. Co. K; b. Goshen ; age 18; res. Goshen, cred. Goshen; enl. Aug. 4, '62; must, m Aug. 15, '62, as Pnv.
Died, dis. Sept. 1, '63, Nicholasville, Ky.
Short, Ai R. Co. G ; b. Plainfield ; age 30 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ;
wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 9, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Unity. See 1 N. H. H. Art.
Shover, John. Co. H. See Peter Shover. cc

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Shover, Peter, ^ John Shove, Co. H ; b Canada^age 21 ; cred. J^^ffi.^^^ 3p°! K
Priv. ; des. era route to regt. ; appreh. ; tr. to Co. a , to uo. a, o n. xi ,
Silver Emani\eV'Co.H; b. Havana, Cuba; age 24; res. New York city, ered. Atkinson; enl. Dee. 9, '63; must, in Dec. 9,
Simer l^Co-t^^b. Philadelphia, Pa.; age 22; cred. Chatham; enl. May 19, '64; must, in May 19, '64, as
=¦ ' ^'k t8V ?' It C' • ^bU^T 'age"! ; res. Milton, cred. Portsmouth ; enl. Jan. 5, '64 ; must, in Jan. 5, '64, as Priv. ;

Branch, Antrim.

SlyfleW0 JaSef' Co. I ; b. Keene ; age 18 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10,
Small Srin A ^cfb. Holderness; age 20 ; re, Nashua , cred Nashu a ; enl. June 23, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, - Corp. ;
sin' lEr ' ^'^iSS^e^ re!! nASI^, Walpole; enl, De, 15, ,3; mnst, in Dec. 15, '63, as
' Priv. ; des. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

^e^p.lS^ a
Simpki^ui^A - '* **' ™* * ^ *"* M M- |
Sa« asatffsns- * * ; - - ** *> - - - I
Sinclai^Rerre °1£ G? suStefb. Canada ; age 20 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. June 15, '64 ; must, in June 15, '64, a, Priv. ; B

des^Ci.ty Point, Va.^era ««te to regt. ^^ ^  ^ ^ i,amrjShire Volunteers. . . . .. „ . S

Smihe, George A, Co. I; b. Brunswick, Me.; age 38; cred. Fitzwilliam ; enl. July 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv.;
„„,,, des. Sept. 17, 62, Antietam, Md. ; returned Mar. 7, '63 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Apr. 14, '90, Lynn, Mass.
femith, Andrew C. Co. F ; b Canada ; age 23 ; res. Worcester, Mass., cred. Londonderry; eul. Dee. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15,
t ' aS, ,n-v- ' captd" ^P*- 30' 6<t> PoPlar Springs Church, Va. ; exch. ; returned to duty May 2, '65 ; tr. to Co. F, 6 N. H V '
June 1, '6o; must, out July 17, '65.
Smith, Andrew M Co. G; age 20; cred. Greenfield ; enl. July 12, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv.; des. Sept. 7, '62, on
march from Washington, D. C, to Leesborough.
Smith, Baxter P. Co. F; b. Lyme; age 33; res. Hanover, cred. Hanover; enl. Aug. 12, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.;
c- •«, ^lCh' idl8, Feb- 6' 63' Falmouth> ya. Died Feb. 6, '84, Washington, D. C. B ' ' '
bmith, Charles. Co. H ; b. London, Ohio ; age 22 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 25, '63 ; must, in Dec. 25, '63, as Priy. ; des. Apr. h>
o, 64, on march. ' ' ' F j£,
Smith, Charles, 1st. Co. A; b Pennsylvania; age 33; res. Pennsylvania, cred. Walpole; enl. Dec. 15, '63; must, in Dec. 15, §
bd, as Pnv. ; des. Apr. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. > <
Smith, Charles, 2d. Co. A; substitute; b. Canada; age 36; cred. Keene; enl. July 11, '64; must, in July 11, '64, as Priv.- X
eles. en route to regt. " J ' j>
Smith, Charles B Co. F ; substitute ; b. England ; age 21 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64. as Priv. ; S
des. en route to regt. 33
Smith, Charles P. Unas'd ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as Priv. 3
Smith, David. Co K; b. Jersey City N. J ; age 20 ; res. Jersey City, N. J., cred. New Castle ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, H
bd, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Falmouth, Ky. ' <<
Smith, Dexter D Co. G; b. Francestown; age 38; cred. Concord; enl. Sept. 10, '63; must, in Sept. 10, '63, as Priv.; tr. to °
c-.r™+V, wA^'- ?.' H;, '« "e Ko0 ; ,?n?t 0ut JuJy 17' '65- R °- ad-> FrankliD. See Miscel. Organizations. 2
Smith, Edwm P.ctCo. B ; age 23 ^e^June 16, '62, at Holderness ; must, in July 24, '62, as ftij. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, §
Smith, George Co. C; b. Sweden; age 40; res. New York city, cred. Dorchester; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as g
£d « Vermont '' ] dSS^ly V^ " '' ""^ " U' "' S> " m^h^" " WilHam G" A"d— >" " **»»*" g
Smith, G-eorge W. Co I ; b New York ; age 20 ; cred. Pembroke ; enl. Nov. 14, '63 ; must, in Nov. 14, '63, as Priv. ; reported
on m. o. roll as tr. to 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65, with remark, " absent in arrest for desertion ; never joined 6 Regt." Tfr
Smitb' Storegt.0' A! Substitute; b' E"8'land; aSe 22; ered. Keene; enl. July 7, '64; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv.; des. era
Smith, James^Co. G ; substitute ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 18 ; cred. Sandwich ; enl. May 19, '64 ; must, in May 19, '64, as Priv. ;
Smith, James^ Ca G ; substitute ; b. Detroit, Mich. ; age 22 ; cred. Brookfield ; enl. June 2, '64 ; must, in June 2, '64, as Priv. ;

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Smith, James. Co. I ; b. Italy ; age 20 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 22, '03 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 2, '64, w
Smith, James. ' Co. K; b. Ireland ; age 26 ; res. New York city, cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as
' Priv. ; des. July 8, '64, near Petersburg, Va. .
Smith James M. Co. G; b. Mont Vernon; age 22; res. Antrim, cred. Antrim; enl. Aug. 1, '62; must, in Aug. 13, 62, as
' Priv. ; app. Corp. ; tr. to Co. F, 23 V. R. C, Sept. 18, '64 ; disch. disab. Nov. 8, '64, Milwaukee, Wis. Died July 15, 6o,
Antrim. .
Smith Jason Co. B ; b. Lyman ; age 34 ; res. Littleton, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, 63, as Pnv. Hied,
' dis. July 17, '64, City Point, Va. See 6 N. H. V. £>
Smith, John. Co. E ; b. Amsterdam, Holland ; age 21 ; cred. Plainfield ; enl. Sept. 6, '64 ; must, in Sept. 6, 64, as Pnv. ; des. %
' to the enemy Mar. 18, '65, Ft. Alexander Hays, Va. ^
Smith, John. Co. K ; b. Canada ; age 30 ; cred. Stoddard ; enl. Sept. 23, '64 ; must, in Sept. 23, '64, as Pnv. ; des. Apr. 3, '65, «
Petersburg, Va. '
Smith, John. Unas'd ; b. Salem, N. J. ; age 20 ; cred. Chichester ; enl. Deo. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Pnv. ; des. Jan. O
' 6, '64, Paris, Ky. .
Smith, Joseph. Co. G ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 24 ; res. Boston, Mass., ered. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, m Dec. 9, 63, as <n
Priv. ; des. Jan. 8, '64, Paris, Ky. K
Smith, Luther. Co. I; b. East Ripley, Me.; age 44; cred. Swanzey; enl. July 26, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Pnv.; wd.
' May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Feb. 3, '79, Swanzey. ' _ 2!
Smith, Martin. Co. A ; b. New York; age 21 ; res. Newberry, Pa., cred. Canaan ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; §
' des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. H
Smith McNorman C. Co. D; substitute; b. Raymond; age 18; cred. Deerfield; enl. Aug. 16, '64; must, in Aug. 16, '64, as
' Priv. ; tr. to Co. D, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. Aug. 10, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Epping. hq
Smith Orville. Co. G; b. Lempster; age 30; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster; app. 1 Lt. Aug. 10, '62; must, in Aug. 18, '62; M
' app. Capt. Co. B, Nov. 1, '63 ; killed May 12, '64^ Spottsylvania, Va. ,„ ,„„ L . 1C -d ¦ « aH
des. en route to regt.
Smith, Peter L. Co. K; b. Germany; age 25; res. New York city, cred. Springfield; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, m Dec. 22, 63,
' as Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; entered Lovell Gen. Hosp., Portsmouth Grove, R. I., Aug. 7,
'64 ; furloughed Nov. 1, '64 ; failed to return ; considered a deserter from Dec. 1, '64. P. O. ad., Philadelphia, Pa.
Smith Stephen C. Co. F ; b. Washington ; age 33 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as
' Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, 20 I. C, Nov. 15, '63; disch. July 14, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O. ad., Hillsborough.
Smith, Thomas. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Randolph, N.. Y., cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 8, '64, Paris, Ky.

Smith, Wmiam.^ ta.^b. Vermont^ age 28; res. New York city, cred. Sunapee; enl. Dec. 19, '63; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as
Smith, William. Co. G ; substitute ; b. London, Eng. ; age 26 ; cred. Wolfeborough ; enl. May 19, '64 ; must, in May 19 '64
as ±tiv. ; des. era route to regt. J ' '
Smith, William Co. K ; b. England ; age 23 1 ; res. New York city, ered. Deerfield ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as
cstrnrl, wm^-m r'AW, V ' M a Seaman ! sel'™d on U- S. S. « Winnebago" and " Chocura" ; des. Sept. 7, '65.
Smith, William Co K b^ Englan d; age 24; cred. Henniker ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv.; Idled May
12, 64, Spottsylvania, Va. (Unofficially reported as captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.) *
Snell, George. .Unas d ; b. New York j^age 30 ; res. New York city, cred. Claremont ; enl. Dec. 18, '63 ; must, in Dec. 18, '63,
Snell, Nehemiah C. Co. . fc ; b. Madison ; age 40 ; cred. Freedom ; enl. Aug. 16, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept
17, 62, Antietam Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 13, '62, New York city. See 1 N. H. H. Art. P a
Solomon.Rlchard^Co^ H ,£ g*Y^.^20 ; res. Brooklyn, N. Y, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, J
Spaulding, Daniel. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. >
Spaulding Sidney ;CbcCo. ^b-Hainfield ; age 18 ; res. Cornish, cred. Cornish ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as |
Spaulding, Sylvester. Co.'K;'b Hartland, Vt. ; age 37; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15 5
62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt. ; killed May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va g ' *
Spear, Lewis Co. A ; b. Quincy, Mass ; age 36; res. Quincy, Mass. ; enl. June 3, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to W
Co. iL 2 Ait, U.S. A., Sept. 30, '62; des. Dec. 1, '62, near Falmouth, Va. <-
Spencer^ John Co. A ; b England ; age 31 ; res New York city, cred. Dorchester ; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as O
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; des. July 15, '64, Philadelphia, Pa. P
Spencer,rLuman A. ^%^^L^ ' ""• Lem^> cred" LemPstCT ' «* A^ 4. ™ i — t. in Aug. 13, '62, as §
Spencer Thomas Co G; b England ; age 21 ; res. Littleton, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dee. 9, '63, as Priv. ; §
captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O. ' ' §
Sprague, S. Henry Co. I ; b. Richmond ; age 21 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 5, '62 ; must, in Aug 15 ^ as Priv ¦ %
^^rT^-ir • ^t SerPt n7' ^A l Lt -C°- F> Nov- 13> '62- Died> dis- A4 18> '63,SCincinnati, Ohio. § ' ' ' '
P S '63^PrivmtftoCo c'fiVH^T'1 T^' ""l ^"^ CoUn- Cre(L Hinsdale ' ^1. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dee. 9,
a. ... ,00' as .ly0- < u-t0 °°- °> 6 N- H- v., June 1, '6o ; must, out July 17, '65.
^^^i^eofdis^ebig!-' 6V4™pSn8fc;eS' LanCaStel'' °red LaDCaSte^ ^ ^ 23' '63 ! ™St * DeC" 23' '63> -
Stanley,4John. ^V^^k^AS^K' ^ ^ ^ 'M > ^ ™ ^ 23' '63> *S M* ' ^ "* 21'
Staples, Cbr^opber «' e?^ b^^e^k. Me, age^^cred. Exeter; enl. July 4, '62; must, in July 26, '62, as

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Staples John W Co. D ; b. Tuftonborough ; age 21 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 9, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ;
Staples^G™^ «* ** ^ ^ ^ A^ * '^ &S
SteamsC7lbeSCB t'E^KSS. ^'SSo, ; enl Aug. 8, ,2 ; must in Aug. V62 as Pri.;
SteamS;dAMay 26 '64, North Anna River, Va. ; app. Corp. Mar. 1, '65 ; Sergt. May 15, '6o ; must, out June 10, 65. P. O. ad.,
StearnsWGe Se^o. I ; b. Rindge ; age 19 ; res. Rindge cred Rindge ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Corp. ; wd.
Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. Died, dis. Dec. 24, '62, Philadelphia Pa. £J
Stevens Anthonv C. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. O
Stevent Charles Unas'd ; b. Buffalo, N. Y. ; age 25 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dee. 2o, '63 ; must, in Dec. 2o, '63, as Pnv. , des. 2
Jan. 6, '64, Paris, Ky. . TT 2
Stevens Charles S Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. "
Stevens Chester C Co. D ; b. Brentwood ; age 27 ; res. Brentwood ; enl. Aug. 5, '62, as Pnv. ; app. Capt. Aug. 10, 62 ; must. ^
Stevens" ^^^ S "; ^i^Sl^i^i , ered. South Hampton; enl. Dec. 1, '63; must, in Dec. 1, '63, as *
Stevens^eorgelvi? 'S,^ ;b Sury ^e 18 ; cred. Rumney ; enl. Aug. 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 24, '62, as Priv. Died, ,
Stevens^ jSf'j?3' F^ndl^ bNewport ; age 36 ; res. Concord ; app. Lt. Col. June 14, '62 ; not must. ; declined appoint- |
ment June 14, '62. Died Oct. 26, '75, Manchester. See 2 N. H. V. . H
Stevens Thomas. Co. G ; b. Canada ; age 33 ; res. Franconia, cred Franconia ; enl Dec 16, '63 ; must in Dec. 16, 63, as -
ftivTwd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Stevens, Thomas. Co. G ; substitute ; b. St. John, N. B. ; age 28 ; cred. Madison ; enl. June 8, '64 ; must, in June 8, 64, as-
StewarWames.^cTG ^ubsritute ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; cred. Hebron ; enl. June 16, '64 ; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv. ; des. S
era route to regt. „ rl , . ,r , 5
q+otit-otH- Tnnn+han S Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. Z
It Pra^cofs Edmond. Co E ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; res. Nashua, ered. Nashua ; enl. Aug 14, '62 ; must, m Aug. 14, '62, as H
bt. franco s^amona , g a , k ,q± ^ ^ ,^ Nich , u kv
Stillings A onzo. Co. H ; b. New Hampshire ; age 26 ; res. Jefferson cred. Jefferson ; enl. Dec. 19, 63 ; must, in Dec 1 ^63
8IZ Priv.? wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to 16 Co., 2
StoddaKlmo^d'i^.trb. Ublt^'aS'^S^eSd. Unity; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv,
StoU, A^exiX17CriffSanyd'; age 21; res. Harrisburg, Pa., cred. Dover; enl. Dec. 12,^63; must, in Dec. 12, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Jan. 2, '64, Paris, Ky.

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Stone, Andrew J. Co. F ; b. Dunbarton ; age 33 ; res. Dunbartou, cred. Duubarton ; app. Capt. Aug. 10, '62 ; tnust. in to date
Aug. 5, '62 ; wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. May 20, '64, Fredericksburg, Va.
Story, Charles H. Co. G ; b. Antrim ; age 21 ; res. Antrim, cred. Antrim ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as Priv. ;
app, Corp. Died, dis. July 24, '63, Milldale, Miss.
St. Owen, Alfred. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 19 ; cred. Piermont ; enl. July 13, '64 ; must, in July 13, '64, as Priv. ;
des. era route to regt. . .
Stratton, Julius. Co. I ; b. Jaffrey; age 23 ; res. Rindge, cred. Rindge ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died,
dis. Aug. 10, '63, era route from Vicksburg, Miss., to Cairo, 111.
Streeter, Albert W. Co. I; b. Chesterfield; age 19; cred. Chesterfield; enl. July 28, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv.
Died, dis. Feb. 6, '63, Falmouth, Va, ,-,
Streeter, Edwin H. Co. I ; b. Milwaukee, Wis. ; age 21 ; cred. Chesterfield ;y enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; ff
app. Corp. Mar. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., Worcester, Mass. £
Streeter, Herbert N. Co. I; b. Westmoreland; age 18; cred. Chesterfield; enl. Aug. 18, '62; must, in Aug. 22, '62, as Priv.;
wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. Died, dis. Feb. 7, '63, Aquia Creek, Va. X
Sullivan, Bartholomew. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 21 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as ^
Priv. ; disch. disab. Dec. 10, '63, Concord. Supposed identical with Bartholomew Sullivan, Co. D, 1 N. H. H. Art. ~

Swain, Rufus W. Co. B ; b. Laconia ; age 20 ; res. Laconia, cred. Gilford ; enl. July 17, '62 ; must, in July 18, '62, as Priv. ;
wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. to date June 10, '65. , Died Mar. 19, '88, Laconia.

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Sullivan, James. Co. G; substitute; b. Ireland; age 21; cred. Hinsdale ; enl. June 16, '64; must, in June 16, '64, as Priv.; «>
des. ere route to regt. 5
Sullivan, John. Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62,as Priv. ; app. g
Corp. Jan. 1, '64 ; Sergt. Apr. 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65. ¦ B
Sullivan, John. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 25 ; cred. Pembroke ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as Priv. ; <
des. era route to regt. O
Sullivan, John. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 23 ; res. Rome, N. Y, cred. Sullivan ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63, as Priv. ; C
des. Jan. 27, '64, Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. s>
Sullivan, John. Co. K; b.Treland; age 18; cred. Stoddard; enl. Sept. 20, '64; must, in Sept. 20, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 H
N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. June 2, '65, Washington, D. C. " g
Sullivan, Michael. Co. I ; b. Ireland ; age 43 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, W
Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Feb. 10, '63, New York city. See V. R. C. 71
Sullivan, Thomas. Co. D ; b. New Brunswick ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Chesterfield ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in
Dec. 10, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 5, '64, Bellaire, Ohio.
Sullivan, Thomas C. Co. H; b. Ireland; age 38; res. Northumberland, cred. Northumberland; enl. Dec. 23, '63; must, in
Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. II. V., June 1, '65 ; disch. disab. July 6, '65, near
Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad., Groveton.
Sullivan, William. Co. E ; b. Ireland; age 24 ; res. New York city, cred. Sunapee ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; must, in Dee. 22, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Apr. 2, '64, Nicholasville, Ky.

Sweanor Edward. Co. C ; b. Sherbrooke, Can. ; age 16 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 30, '62 ; must, in ^
a t *& 1 I'Jf'lr MCoC'l -"drafted- oTolmnbfa ; age 21 ; res. Columbia, cred. Columbia ; drafted June 9, '64 ; must, in June
B^ee^iS^^^^-, b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Winchester ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ;
Sweene^' Sic^ U-I'd ; TS.W age 19 ; cred. Allenstown ; era. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. g,
Sweene'y' 'wiUiim^Unas'd ; b. Ireland ; age 25 ; cred. Canterbury ; enl. Dee. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jj
Sweet, GardiPTo'iy;'b. Newport; age 27 ; res. Newport crei Newport ; enl. Aug. 5, '62 ;" mus, in Aug, 15, '62, as Priv.; *
Swene^Pat^.'6^ enl. Dee. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv, 3
des. Jan 6, '6 4 Paris, Ky. Newbnry> Mass.; age 23; res. Concord, cred. Concord; enl. June 16, '62 ; must in x
SylV6S An'g % e°62SasPs4 °;' app . SeJgt ^S ^29, '62 ;' 2 It. Co. I, Mar. 1, '63 ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, >a. Died, S
Svmmister^tep'hfn E^H ;' b'Sunapee ; age 19; re, Sunapee, ered Sunapee ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62, f
Jan. 9, '73, Rindge. W
Tlffl°i&icke 8Co°Ktb. Ireland ; age 38 ; res. New York city, ered. Newport ; enl. Dec. 22, '03 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; g
Taft ' AtertH^o^t'Sn; 'age 24 ; res. Nelson, cred. Nelson ; enl. July 29, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as Corp. ; disch. g
Tanner^i'^^cS^ExSe?: ^Sxeter, cred. Exeter; enl. June 26, '62; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv,
TannerTe^ £1? b.loeh^Sr ^^fref .°Exeter, cred. Exeter ; enl. June 26, '02 ; must, in Ju!y 3, '62, as Priv. ; disch.
'disab. Dee. 15, '62 Washin gton D .C. _ Exeter enL JuM 12> ,62 . must in July 8(
larbeUVd lepi. 17, '62, Antietam, Md ; disch. disab. Oet. 27, '62, Newark, N. J.

Taylor, Alfred. Co. H ; b. London, Eng. ; age 36 ; res. New York city, cred. Northwood ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63,
as Priv. ; app. Corp. Feb. 1, '65 ; Sergt. Apr. 1, '65 ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.
Taylor, Alfred W. Co. H ; b. England ; age 20 ; res. New York city, cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as
Priv. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; captd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; escaped Feb. 22, '65 ; des.
Apr. 28, '65, while on furlough from Camp Parole, Md.
Taylor, Ransom O. Co. I; b. Vermont; age 36; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. Jan. 20, '64; must, in Jan. 20, '64, as Priv,
disch. disab. Oct. 1, '64, Concord.
Teel, Josiah. Co. K ; b. Concord ; age 18 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. Aug. 5, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. Died,
_ dis. Jan. 30, '63, Aquia Creek, Va.
Teller, John. Co. B ; b. Sweden ; age 24 ; cred. Franklin ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. May 4, '64, Bris- g
toe Station, Va. ^
Tennant, Matthew P. Co. B ; b. Merrimack ; age 18 ; cred. Manchester ; enl. June 25, '62 ; must, in July 18, '62, as Priv. ; k
wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. wds. May 4, '63. See V. R. C. " ^
Tenry, George. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; cred. Lancaster ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, in Aug. 25, '64, as Priv. ; des. X
en route to regt. jS
Thomas, John. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Louisiana ; age 21 ; cred. Dublin ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv. ; des. §
Dec. 22, '64, City Point, Va. 2
Thomas, John. Unas'd ; b. France ; age 19 ; cred. Chichester ; enl. Dec. 28, '63 ; must, in Dec. 28, '63, as Priv. N. f . r. A. G. O. S
Thomas, Lucian P. Co. II ; b. Jefferson ; age 18 ; res. Lancaster, cred. Lancaster ; enl. June 30, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as 5
Priv. Died, dis. Feb. 1, '63, Washington, D. C. - - m
Thompson, Alexander. Co. K ; b. Paisley, Scot. ; age 39 ; res. Boston, Mass., cred. North Hampton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must. ¦<
in Dec. 15, '63, as Priv. ; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, dis. Sept. 7, '64, Andersonville, Ga. O
Thompson, Charles. Co. G ; b. Norway ; age 22 ; res. Norway, cred. Springfield ; enl. Dee. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; £
des. Apr. 28, '64, Fairfax Court House, Va. 2,
Thompson, Charles. Co. G ; b. Bangor, Me. ; age 37 ; res. Bangor, Me., cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10, '63, ^
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. G, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. ^
Thompson, Charles H. Co. B ; b. Gilmanton ; age 28 ; res. Laconia ; enl. Aug. 6, '62 ; must, in Aug. 7, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept. »
17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; tr. to U. S. Navy Apr. 5, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. " Clara Dolson," " Minnesota," and ?
" Monticello " ; disch. June 29, '65, as Coxswain. P. O. ad., Dover.
Thompson, Francis. Co. F; substitute; b. Sweden; age 19; cred. Jaffrey; enl. July 14, '64; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv,
tr. to Co. F, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Nat. Home, Wis.
Thompson, George M. Co. A ; b. Massachusetts ; age 19 ; res.- Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63,
as Priv. ; des. Mar. 22, '64, Knoxville, Tenn.
Thompson, James. Co. D ¦ b. Ireland ; age 33 ; cred. RoUinsford ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in July 30, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Sept.
17, '62, Antietam, Md. Died, dis. May 15, '65, Annapolis, Md.
Thompson, James. Co. F ; substitute ; b. England ; age 21 ; cred. Milford ; enl. Aug. 19, '64 ; must, in Aug. 19, '04, as Priv. ;
des. era route to regt. - ^O

Thompson, James. Unas'd; b. Ireland; age 21 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Haverhill; enl. Dec. 19, '63; must, in Dec. 19, ^O
Thon^son^Jeromf^CaFsb Stoddard; age 27; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. July 16 '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, '62, as
Thompson Jerome , ^ ^ ^ ^ ,M Camp Nelson, Ky Died July 14, 78. -
Thomnson John Co. G? b. Ireland; age 20; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must m Dec. 15, '63, as Priv, re-
portedonm. o. roll as tr. to 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65, with remark, "absent sick since June 20, '64 ; never joined 6 Regt."
Thomnson John' Co. H ; b. Dublin, Ir. ; age "18"; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. Aug. 16, '62; must, in Aug. 21, '62,
as Priv. ; disch. disab. Mar. 17, '63, Washington, D. C. SeeV.R. C. &
Thompson, John. Co. H ; substitute ; b. England ; age 22 ; ered. Swanzey ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, 64, as Pnv. , o
ann'Sera-t ¦ 1 Lt. Co. D, Mar. 1, '65; must, out June 10, '65. ,_3
Thomnson John Co. K ; b. Edinburgh, Scot. ; age 33 ; res. New York city, cred. North Hampton ; enl Dec. lo, 63 ; must, in «
Dec' 15, '63, as Priv. ; wd. May 31, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; app. Corp. ; des. Jan. 15, 6o Portsmouth. *
Thomnson Patrick Co. F ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 25, '64 ; must, m Aug. 25, 64, as Pnv. , Q
Thompson,^atric^re ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ fi N H ^ 7_ ^
Thomnson William Co. A ; b. Massachusetts ; age 26 ; res. Boston, Mass, cred. Rindge ; enl. Dec. 2o, 63 ; must, in Deo. 2o, H
inompson , w^ ^ , go ^ gpringg church) Va Died; dis_ Feb. 2, '65, Salisbury, N. C. ffi
Thomnson William Co. H ; b. Canada ; age 23 ; res. New York city, cred. Chesterfield ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11, W
'63,'asPnv. ; tr. to U. S. Navy Apr. 5, '64, as a Seaman ; served on U. S. S. "Winnebago " and " Circassian ; disch. disab. ^
Mar. 21, '65, from receiving ship, Boston, Mass. - _ a
Thomnson William B Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. 3
Thomson Wilson M. Co. F ; b. Lempster ; age 24 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. July 16, '62 ; must, in Aug. 6, 62, as x
Thomson^ Wilson mo g ^ ^ c/Nov.'15f >68 . disoh. June 26, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Lempster.
Thorn, Thomas. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; cred. Stratford ; enl. June 17, '64 ; must, m June 17, 64, as Pnv. ; g>
' des. City Point, Va, en route to regt. ... , ., ,e„ tj • j O
Thurbur Hiram Co. G ; b. New York ; age 19 ; res. Unity, cred. Unity ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Pnv. ; wd. »
May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. disab. Jan. 3, '65, Chester, Pa. P. O. ad, Lempster. g
Thurston, Eugene. Co. D ; age 24 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, m July 26, '62, as Corp. ; des. Dec. 7, '63, Camp Den- g
Thurston °Frank Co. E ; b. Concord ; age 18 ; cred. Peterborough ; enl. Deo. 26, '63 ; must, in Dec. 26, '63, as. Priy. ; mis. Sept.
inurston, .^m^ ^.^ ^^ y& _6gd foom mis . tr to Co E> 6 N H y^ June 1( ,fl5 . app Corp- Julv h >6o. must. 01lt
Tibbetts11 Enoch.' Co. C fb'.' Somersworth; age 21; res. Somersworth, cred. RoUinsford; enl. Dec. 7, '63 ; must, in Dec. 7,
Is Priv, wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; tr. to Co. C, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65, I

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Tibbetts Stephen Co. C; b. Berwick, Me, age 21; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth; enl. June 14, '62; must, in July
17, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65.

Tilton, Charles W. Co. C ; b. Northfield ; age 32 ; res. Northfield, cred. Northfield ; enl. July 17, '62, as Priv. ; app. 1 Lt. Aug.
10, '62 ; must, in to date July 17, '62, as 1 Lt. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; resigned Dec. 5, '62. P. O. ad, Tilton.
See 4 N. H. V. and State Service.
Titus, Herbert B. F. and S. ; b. Chesterfield ; age 28 ; res.. Chesterfield ; app. Major June 14, '62 ; mnst. in Aug. 7, '62 ; app.
Lt. Col. Aug. 26, '6,2 ; wd. sev. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; app. Col. Nov. 22, '62 ; disch. disab. Sept. 27, '64 ; reinstated
Nov. 1, '64 ; disch. to date June 10, '65. Bvt. Brig. Gen, U. S. V, to date from Mar. 13, '65, for gallant and meritorious
services during the war. P. O. ad. East Wilmington, Vt. See 2 N. H. V.
Tolberg, Hans. Co. C. See Charles Johnson.
Tompkins, Henry. Co. K ; b. Newport ; age 24 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Corp.
Died, dis. Apr. 12, '64, Annapolis, Md. -2
Topp, Albert. Co. F ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; cred. Epsom ; enl. Aug. 27, '64 ; must, in Aug. 27, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to 9
Co. F, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; diseh. July 8, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. ^
Torpy, Michal.. Co. G ; b. Ireland ; age 20 ; res. Charlestown, cred. Charlestown ; enl. July 28, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as h^
Priv. ; app. Corp. ; must, out June 10, '65. >
Towle, Prank P. Co. D ; b. Charlestown, Mass. ; age 18 ; res. Dover, cred. Dover ; enl. June 11, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as g
Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; diseh. disab. Nov. 20, '62, David's Isl, N. Y. H. See V. R. C. %
Towle, Patrick. Co. D. See Frank P. Towle. X
Towne, Samuel C. Co. G ; b. Claremont ; age 28 ; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. July 26, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, £3
as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Winchester. M
Towns, Charles E. Co. I; b. Keene ; age 23 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 16, '62, as Priv. Died, concussion ^
of the brain, Feb. 20, '65, near Petersburg Va. See 1 N. H.V. O
Tracy, George B. Co. E ; b. Cornish ; age 36 ; - res. Lebanon ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must, in Aug. 8, '62, as Corp. ; app. Sergt. ; wd. lr1
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died, wds. June 6, '64, Washington, D. C. S
Tracy, Henry N. Co. F ; b. Cornish ; age 24 ; res. Lyme, cred. Lyme ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as Corp. ; reduced ^
to ranks at his own request ; diseh. disab. May 17, '65, Concord. P. O. ad, Lyme. W
Triggs, Benjamin. Co. E ; b. England ; age 28 ; res. New York city, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, 9
as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. m
Troy, Dennis H. Co. F ; b. Acton, Mass. ; age 22 ; res. Epsom ; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; captd. May 7,
'64, Wilderness, Va. ; exch. Died, dis. Dec. 30, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Tucker, Austin H. Co. B ; b. Bedford ; age 22 ; res. Bedford ; enl. July 9, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Corp. ; app. 1 Sergt.
June 1, '63 ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; par. Oct. 18, '64 ; disch. May 16, '65, Concord. P. O. ad.
South Framingham, Mass.
Tucker, Charles H. Co. C ; b. New York ; age 17 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 12, '62 ; mnst. in July 17,
'62, as Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65.
Tucker, Samuel E. Co. F ; b. Henniker ; age 21 ; res. Henniker, cred. Henniker ; enl. June 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as
Priv. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Henniker. \o

Tufts, George. Co. I; b. Keene ; age 33 ; ored. Stoddard ; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; disch. June 27, '65, O
Annapolis, Md. P. O. ad, Keene. .
Turner Frederic P Co. C ; b. Milford ; age 18 ; res. Milford, cred. Milford ; enl. June 16, '62 ; must, in July 22, 62, as Pnv;
'app. Corp. May 1, '64 ; mis. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; gd. from mis. ; must, out June 10, '6o. P. O.
Turner^Henry. Co. K ; b. Scotland ; age 30; res. New York city, cred. Franconia; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, '63, as
'Priv. ; des. Apr. 22, '64, Annapolis, Md. .
Turner, William. Co. A ; b. New York ; age 21 ; res. Albany, N. Y, cred. Rindge ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, 63, as
Priv. ; des. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. . . £
Tuttle, John P. Co. A ; b. Lee ; age 18 ; res. Epping, cred. Epping ; enl. June 26 '62 ; must, in July 3, 62 as Pnv. ; wd. June „
18 '64 Petersburg, Va. ; des. ; reported under President's Proclamation ; disch. May lo, 65, Galloup s Isl, B. H, Mass. '->
Twomblv Joseph B Co. H; b. Rochester; age 31; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. July 30, '62; must, m Aug. 13, '62, g
as Sergt, wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va, disch. disab. Mar. 18, '63, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O. ad, Rochester. See
Underbill Charles W Co. F ; b. Chester ; age 49 ; res. Concord, cred. Concord ; enl. July 25, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as
Priv • wd. Julv 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. wds. June 3, '65, Concord. Died May 26, '82, Hopkinton.
Underwood, Henry. Co. B ; substitute ; b. England ; age 20 ; cred. Winchester ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, '64, as Pnv. ; £
des. Dec. 22, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Upham Lorenzo M. Co. G ; b. South Royalston, Mass. ; age 24 ; res. Claremont, ered. Claremont ; enl. Aug. 6, 62 ; must, in
Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; wd, accidentally, Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 30, '62. P. O. ad,
L-f -i rionft IP ^^
Ure Daniel Co. H; b. Lawrence, Mass.; age 19; cred. Nottingham; enl. Aug. 17, '64; must, in Aug. 17, '64, as Priv, tr. to K
Co. II, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; app. Corp. July 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. i-rj
Valentine James Co. D ; substitute ; b. England ; age 22 ; cred. Hopkinton ; enl. June 17, '64 ; must, in June 17, '64, as Pnv. ; H
tr. to Co. D, 6 N. II. V, June 1, '65 ; reported on m. o. roll of Co. D, 6 N. II. V, dated July 17, '65, as absent in arrest for Q
desertion. N. f . r. A. G. O. .-,,„•„„ ^ . ,.,,--, T ^
VaUely John Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age " 38 " ; cred. Dover ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Pnv. ; disch. disab. Jan. W
14, '63, Falmouth, Va. See V. R. C. . . t\
Varicieu, Batty. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 20 ; cred. Keene ; enl. July 5, '64 ; must, in July 5, 64, as Priv. ; des. Deo.
24\ '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. .
Varine, Augustus. Co. H ; b. France ; age 26 ; res. New York city, cred. Bethlehem ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, m Dec. 12, 63,
'as Priv. ; eaptd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Varney, Edwin C. Co. K; b. Rochester; age 18; cred. Barnstead; enl. Jan. 20, '64; must, in Jan. 20, '64, as Pnv, captd.
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Aug. 9, '64, Danville, Va.
Varney Orin. Co. K; b. Rochester; age 16; cred. Barnstead; enl. Jan. 20, '64; must, in Jan. 20, '64, as Muse; tr. to Co. K,
6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65.

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Vezina, Octave, alias Joseph Lachanse. Co. B ; b. Canada ; age 24 ; cred. Litchfield ; enl. Dec. 29, '63 ; must, in Dec. 29, '63,
as Priv. ; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. - '
Vezina, Octave. Co. B. See Joseph Lachanse.
Vincent, George L. Co. E; b. New Hampshire; age 21 ; res. Milan, cred. Milan ; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as
£nV;; ^>dV.Mav ??'.,'64' North Anna River' Va-5 tr- t0 Co- E> 6 N- H- v-> June 1. '65; disch. June 16, '65, Washington,
JJ. C. P. O. ad, Milan. - -
Von Jagow, Henry. Co. A ; b. Prussia ; age 29 ; res. New York city, cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as
Pnv. ; des. en route to regt.
Vroomer, John Co. E ; substitute; b. Canada ; age 23 ; cred. Jefferson ; enl. June 18, '64 ; must, in June 18, '64, as Priv. ; fur-
¦ St ' ' '64' lo days' from 2 Div- Gen- HosP-> Alexandria, Va. ; no evidence of return. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Wadleigh, Joseph B. Co. A ; b. Kensington ; age 18 ; res. Exeter, ered. Exeter ; enl. June 20, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as
Pnv. ; app. Sergt. Died, dis. Feb. 2, '64, Camp Burnside, Ky. •
Wagner, Jacob. Co. H; substitute; b. Germany; age 20; cred. Hanover; enl. Aug. 20, '64; must, in Aug. 20, '64, as Priv.;
des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, ere route to regt. X
Wakefield, George L. Co. G ; b. Plymouth, Vt.; age 18; res. Claremont, cred. Claremont ; enl. July 26, '62 ; must, in Aug. >
!?' °A 2? V'lv-J aPP- Corp. ; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; June 16, '64, and July 15, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; Sept. |
>-s Church, Va. ; app. Sergt. May 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65.; P. O. ad, Henniker. »
, , . . _ ; b. Warner ; age 18 ; ered. Warner ; enl. Dec. 7, '63 ; must, in Dec. 7, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. B, 6 S
JS. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. Died Jan. 6, '80, Whitehall, N. Y. 2

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3

:„' "? ~ i VJ "ff^^'f, ,m- "^ "> "*> upuw.Byj.vama, v a. ; uuue iu, o*, ana ouiy io, o*, rerersDurg, va. ; eept;.
¦err -i j ' 2. ' r°Plar sPrlngs Church, Va. ; app. Sergt. May 1, '65 ; must, out June 10, '65.; P. O. ad, Henniker.
Waldron, George. Co. B ; b. Warner ; age 18 ; ered. Warner ; enl. Dec. 7, '63 ; must, in Dec. 7, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. B, 6
JS. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. Died Jan. 6, '80, Whitehall, N. Y.
Walker Henry. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 20 ; cred. Stark ; enl. July 8, '64 ; must, in Julv 8, '64, as Priv. ; des. Dec.
22, 64, City Point, Va, ere route to regt. " <-J
Walker, James H Co. F ; age 35 ; res. Concord, cred. Canaan ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, as Priv. ; wd. July 30, 2
-i/TT ExPl0S1D,:1> Petersburg, Va. ; killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ' c
Walker, Martin L. Co. A ; b. Boscawen ; age 36 ; res. Sutton, ered. Sutton ; enl. June 12, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; 2
disch. disab. Jan. 1, '63, Washington, D. C. See V. R. C. H
Walker, William. Unas'd; b. England; age 34; ered. Henniker; enl. Dec. 23, '63; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. "
7 j o4-, X uris , J^y- m
Walker William A. Co. E; b. Morristown, Vt, age 18; cred. Peterborough; enl. Dec. 28, '63; must, in Dec. 28, '63, as
-tir n ™' , y i2' 64' sPottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to Co. E, 6 N. II. V.. June 1, '65 ; disch. July 3, '65, Washington, D. C.
Wallace, Charles. Co. A ; b. Newbury, Vt, ; age 21 ; res. Newbury, Vt. ; enl. July 8, '62 ; must, in July 11, '62, as Priv. ; des.
feept. lb, '62, Antietam, Md. . "
Wallace, Joseph H. Co. B ; b. Manchester; age 21; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July 12,
62 as Sergt. Died, dis. Oct. 19, '63, Paris, Ky. See 3 N. H. V. and State Service.
Wallace, Samuel J. Unas'd; b. Canada; age 22; res. Keene, cred. Keene; enl. Dec. 19, '63; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as Priv.
-IN • I. 1*. A. (jr. Kj-.
WaUace William. Co. H ; b. Eastport, Me. ; age 28 ; cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan.
2o, 64, Stanford, Ky.

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WaUace, WUliam, 1st. Co. B ; b. Ireland ; age 37 ; re. New York city, cred. Walpole ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, 3
_ n '^™.?™- - %% *& 2| '6t' niAreT8VerreTaNew York city, cred. Sullivan; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dee. 15,
Walsh "ohn CofD;Ab.Prfnce Edward's Island; age 23; cred. Littleton ; enl. Jan. 10, '65 ; must, in Jan. 10, '65, as Priv,
Walsh^i^ enl. Dee. 22, '63; mus, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv, tr. to Co. E, 6 gl
'N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. <%
Wllttar Wuliam IS. Germany ; age 27 ; res. New York city, ered. Hampton ; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63, «
Walter^Thomat- cZl, 'subfSef I. Canada ; age 30 ; cred. Keene ; enl. June 29, '64 ; must, in June 29, '64, as Priv. ; des. O
WalterhoL^Co". I^bSngstown, N. Y, age 22; cred. Peterborough ; enl. Dec. 26, '63 ; must, in Dec. 26, '63, as Priv, g
Ward l^erf c'^TCslsritute; b. Canada; age 19; cred. Landaff; enl. June 17, '64; must, in June 17, '64, as Priv, «
Ward Burner6 Cal ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 30 ; ered. Nashua ; enl. Aug. 22, '64 ; must, in Aug. 22, '64, as Priv. ; des. g
Ward ferge' £* M ;^ W^SnTtge 18 : ered Charlestown ; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; mus, in Aug. 14, '62, as Priv, X
Ward! ££? SfitiS ft&# 5S5 fS^Zmbia ; enl. June 17, '64 ; mus, in June 17, '64, as Priv. ; des. g»
Ward Jam" Sffi ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 21 ; cred. Greenfield ; enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; mus, in Aug, 24, '64, as Priv. ; |
Ward ^^^^X^ T£& I cred. Concord ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as Priv. ; des. en *
^SsHnet^^^
Wt£en' Charts H "S K fb.'oMo f.Je 19 ; res. New York city, cred. Jefferson ; enl. Dee. 22, '63 ; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as
W«J%^^T^^^^^^ «-¦»*«' ^ J^23''62; -s, in July 26, '62, as Priv. Died,
dis. Feb. 16, '63, Washington, D. C.

¦Warren, Osmon B. Co. H; b. Rochester; age 18; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. Aug. 1, '62;. must, in Aug. 13, '62,
as Priv. ; app. Corp. Jan, '64 ; 1 Sergt. Mar. 1, '64 ', eaptd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released Feb. 27, '65 ; disch.
June 15, '65, to date June 10, '65, Concord. P. O. ad, Rochester.
Warren, Sylvester B. Co. K; b. Newport; age 22; res. Newport, cred. Newport; enl. Aug. 11, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as
Priv. ; wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; app. Corp. July 1, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. Died Mar. 23, '72, Newport.
Warsch, Melchoir. Co. B ; b. Germany ; age 23 ; cred. Mont Vernon ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; des.
Mar. 24, '64, Camp Burnside, Ky.
Washburn, James S. Co. G; b. Granville, Vt. ; age 28; res. Unity, cred. Unity; enl. Aug. 9, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv. ; captd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; par. Oct. 9, '64 ; disch. June 28, '65, Annapolis, Md. P. O.
ad, Manchester. ty,
Watson, Anthony C. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 24 ; cred. Marlow ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as h
Priv. ; des. en route to regt. ^
Watson, Thomas. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Springfield, Mass. ; age 19 ; cred. Gilford ; enl. June 13, '64 ; must, in June 13, '64, as
Priv. ; des. ere route to regt. - X
Watts, Charles H. Co. H ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 31 ; res. Sunapee, cred. Sunapee'; enl. Aug. 11, '62 ; must, in Aug. 23, '62, fe
as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 10, '63, Baltimore, Md. P. O. ad, Newport. %\
Way, William E. Co. G ; b. Lempster ; age 23 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 14, '62, as j£
Priv. ; app. Corp. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab, Oct. 30, '62, Newark, N. J. P. O. ad. North Charles- "
town. c
Webb, William. Co. E; substitute; b. England ; age 18; cred. Thornton ; enl. June 14, '64 ; must, in June 14, '64, as Priv. ; tr.
to Co. E, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; app. Corp. July 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. <-\
Webber, John. Unas'd ; b. New York ; age 26 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Dec. 8, '63 ; must, in Dec. 8, '63, as Priv. ; des. °
Jan. 13, '64, Concord. §
Webster, Charles H. Co. A ; b. Kingston ; age 19 ; res. East Kingston, cred. Kingston ; enl. June 19, '62 ; must, in July 10, %
'62, as Priv. ; des. Aug. 1, '63, Washington, D. C. ' ' W
Webster, Edson H. Co. D; b. Chittenden County, Vt, age 22 ; cred. Nashua; enl. July 23, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Sergt. ; a
tr. to Co. H, 2 Cav, U.S. A, Oc, 25, '62; des. Sept, '63, as Priv, Camp Buford, Md. P. O. ad, Nashua. See U. S. Ma- P
rine Corps. * ™
Webster, Henry I. Co. C ; b. Sandwich ; age 23 ; res. Sandwich, cred. Sandwich ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as
Priv. ; disch. disab. Apr. 23, '63, Concord.
Webster, Jason K. Co. G; b. Antrim; age 20; res. Antrim, cred. Antrim; enl. Aug. 1, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv,
disch. disab. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Dennison, Ohio. P. O. ad, Madelia, Minn.
Webster, John. Co. D; b. Ireland; age 29; cred. Orford; enl. Dec. 19, '63; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as Priv.; tr. to Dept. of
Northwest Oct. 24, '64. N. f. r. A. G. O

Webster, John P. Co. G; b. Northfield, Vt, age 18; res. Unity, cred. Unity; enl. July 28, '62; mus, in Aug. 13, '62, as
Priv. ; tr. to 94 Co, 2 Batt'l, I. C, Jan. 15, '64 ; disch. June 30, '65, Indianapolis, Ind. Died Dec. 9, '88, Boscawen (Pena-
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Webster Nathaniel Co. A; b. Manchester; age 44; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester; enl. June 18, '62; must, in July |
July 2, '62 ; disch. disab. Jan. 5, '65. Died Feb. 7, '87, Manchester.
Weeks George Co. D; b. Bartlett; age 18; res. Bartlett, cred. Conway; enl. July 9, '62; must, m July 30, 62, as Pnv.
Weeks^hn EDG * Kt^rd"' a% 21 ; cred. Exeter ; enl. June 21, '62 ; must, in July 26 '62, as Priv ; tr. to Co. K, ^
22 V R C May ? '64 to 2 Batt'l, V. R. C, May 7, '64 ; disch. disab. May 13, '64. Died July 29 '6o, Exeter o
Weeks JohnS CoyD';b Exeter; age"42"; cred/ Exeter; enl. June 23, '61 1; must, in July 26, '62, as Pnv, disch. dtsab, 3
Ar>r 27 '63 Washington, D. C. P. O. ad. South Newmarket. See V . R. C. . . H
Weir William W Co I ; b. Canada ; age 38 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. Aug 6 '62 ; must in Aug lo, '62, as Pnv; »
' wd D^13 '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ;°tr. to I. C. Sept. 1, '63 ; assigned to Co. K, 13 I. C. ; disch. disab. Jan. 28, 64, Ports- q
Welch X£?. ^o. F^t &££!$$%¦- £ ^'c^Manchester ; enl. Dec. 14, '63 ; mus, in Dec. 14, '63, as
Welch^Dl'vid^Co': A fb.' T^tcSr-^ft-^ewton, ered. Newton; enl. June 7, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; captd. «
'July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. Died, dis. Jan. 8, '65, Danville, Va. ^
Welch, John! Co. C; b. Ireland; age 21; res. New York city, cred. Dover; enl. Dec. 8, '63; must, in Dec. 8, 63, as Pnv., „
Welchi^ohm' Ci.' C '; bT^rfJJdlnd ; age 19 ; res. Norway, cred. Littleton ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as Priv. ; g
Welch dJohnCG4' Co. Ifb! -S-l ; age 18 ; res. Newton, cred. Newton ; enl June 13 '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; captd. g>
Sept 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. Died, starvation, Oct. 27, '64, Salisbury, N. C. g
Weilf'MUo e"18 cf i^ L-ttleton ; age 23 ; res. Littleton, ered. Littleton ; enl. June ,4 '62 ; must, in July 3 '62, as Priv. ; |
' wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md.- disch. disab. Oct. 8, '62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad, Monroe. See 4 N. II. V. and 3
Wells Walter Co.F; b. Compton, Can, age 24; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. Aug 9 [62 ; must in Aug. 12 '62 as
' Priv"; tpp. Cotp- Oct. 5, '62; tr. to Co. F, 17 I. C, Jan. 15, '64; disch. June 30, '65, Indianapolis, Ind. P. O. ad, Lm-
Welnlev1 WUliam Co. C ; b. Ireland ; age 28 ; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 27, '62 ; must, in July 17, '62, as
W eipiey w , ^^ ^ ^n& ,^ ,, Q ^ Manchester.
Welsh, John Co. G; substitute; b. New Jersey; age 22; cred. Conway; enl. June 8, '61; must, in June 8, 64, as lnv, des.
ere route to regt.
Welsh. See Walsh and Welch.

Wentworth, Charles H. Co. H; b. Rochester; age 21 ; res. Rochester, cred. Rochester; enl. July 25, '62; must, in Aug. 13,
'62, as Priv. ; wd. Deo. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; app. Corp. Aug. 1, '64; must, out June 10, '65.
Wentworth, James G. Co. C ; b. Milton ; age 24 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 4, '62 ; must, in July 17,
'62, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 12, '62, near Fredericksburg, Va. Died Apr. 8, '85, Milford.
Wentworth, Joseph. Co. D; age 18 ; cred. RoUinsford; enl. July 21, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to I. C. July 1,
'63 ; assigned to Co. F, 13 I. C. ; disch. June 28, '65. Concord.
Wentworth, Reuben J. Co. K; b. Milton; age 29; cred. Milton ; enl. July 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, must.
out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Milton Mills.
Werner, Pred. Co. G; substitute; b. Germany; age 27; cred. Sandown ; enl. June 9, '64; must, in June 9, '64, as Priv, des.
en route to regt. h?
Wescott, Gustine M. Co. F ; b. Danbury ; age 28 ; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 13, '62 ; must, in Aug. 5, '62, y
as Priv. ; wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Nov. 5, '62. P. O. ad, Rumney. See V. R. C. ^
West, Royal P. Co. K ; b. Vermont ; age 19 ; cred. Plainfield ; enl. Sept. 3, '64 ; must, in Sept. 3, '64, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. K,
6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, Nat. Military Home, Kan. X
Wheeler, Albert R. Co. I; b. Roxbury; age 19; res. Roxbury, cred. Roxbury; enl. July 26, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as £
Priv. ; wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; app. Corp. ; wd. June 7, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. Died, wds. July 20, '64, Wash- i%
ington, D. C. rn
Wheeler, Albion. Co. I ; b. Billerica, Mass. ; age 26 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 21, '63 ; must, in Dec. 21, '63, as Priv. ; tr. to 3
Co. I, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. g
Wheeler, Charles W. Co. G; b. Acworth; age 19; res. Acworth, cred. Acworth; enl. Aug. 2, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as C
Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Wheeler, James H. Co. G; b. Roxbury, Mass.; age 18; res. Acworth, cred. Acworth; enl. July 31, '62; must, in Aug. 13, °
'62, as Priv. ; app. Corp. ; must, out June 10, '65. Died May 29, '86, Orange, Mass. ^
Whidden, Asahel G. Co. B; b. Loudon; age 18; res. Loudon, cred. Loudon; enl. June 10, '62; mus, in July 12, '62, as 2
Priv. ; wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Milford, Mass. *r\
Whipple, Eugene E. Co. A; b. Haverhill; age 18; res. Lowell, Mass. ; enl. June 13, '62 ; must, in July 3, '62, as Priv. ; des. §
July 4, '62, Concord. ' fd
Whipple, John P. Co. C ; b. Andover ; age 29 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 23, '62 ; must, in July 24, '62, as Sergt. ; f
wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad, Biddeford, Me. See 1 N. H. V.
Whitcomb, Nathan. Co. H ; b. Canada ; age 43 ; cred. Lyman ; enl. Aug. 9, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va. Died, dis. Feb. 7, '63, Falmouth, Va.
White, Charles. Co. D ; b. Ireland ; age 22 ; res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Acworth ; enl. Dec. 9, '63 ; must, in Dec. 9, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Feb. 28, '64, Somerset, Ky.
White, Prederick. Co. A ; b. Newfoundland ; age 24 ; cred. Nashua ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des.
Jan. 23, '64, Camp Neison, Ky.
White, Henry. Co. C; b. Albany, N. Y ; age 32; cred. Nashua; enl. Dec. 21, '63; must, in Dee. 21, '63, as Priv, des. Dec, h
'63, Albany, N. Y, ere route to regt. J>

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White Henry. Co. D; substitute; b. Canada; age 19 ; cred Keene ; enl. July 1, '64; mus, in July 1, '64, as Priv, app. g
White^tS'ell^^ enl. July 31, '62; must, in Aug, 15, '62, as Priv,
White'^amet^'Co^^^eTri^l ; cred. Westmoreland; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; must in £* 15 '62 as Priv, wd. May,
''64??pottsyl'vania, Va. ; July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. disab. July 13, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O.
White, Thongs: MCo.SE; b. Ireland; age 22; cred. Henniker ; enl. Dec. 22, '63 ; mus, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv.; des. Apr. 3
' '64, Covington, Ky.
WhitehousWohn H. Co. C ; b. Somersworth ; age 19 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. June 10, '62 ; must, in jjj
Julv 17, '62, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 17, '63, near Falmouth, Va. g
Whitfield Smith A. Co G; b. Francestown ; age 21 ; res. Francestown ; app. Capt. Aug. 10 '62 ; must in Aug 19 62 , #
wd Sept. 17, ^2, Antietam, Md. ; disch. Oct. 14, '64, to accept promotion. P. O. ad, \\ ashmgton, D. C. See 2 * . H. V. q
Whiting dEdwardT' Co. B ; b. Tamworth ; age 24; res. Gilford ; enl. July 7, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as Priv. ; disch. to date ^
Whitley" Fre0derickP' cA^lS? age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Chesterfield ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, in Dec. 11, H
'63, as Priv. ; disch. May 9, '65, Tortugas Ids., Fla. P. O. ad, Brooklyn N. Y. £
Whirnev Charles S Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. «
Whittilr' Eltoidle F. Co. A ; b. Sutton ; age 21 ; res. Sutton, cred. Sutton ; enl. Aug. 4, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Pnv. *
WmttWames'c *" CoT;' b'westmtns?.- V, ; age 40 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl. Dee 8, '63 ; mus, in Dec. 8, '63, as *
Whittle^ James ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ >Qg _ ^e^ ^^ June gQj ^ near Alexandnaj Va. R 0. ad.t Keene. £
WhyteY AnhwC°'cf .' D fb. Engla^Tg'e 42 ; res. Dover, ered. Dover ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in July 26, '62, as Priv. ; app. S
Corp- Died, dis. Sept. 12, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky. H
Wchfel Joto^Co. C ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; res. Baltimore, Md, cred. Kensington ; enl. Dee. 14, '63 ; must, in Dec. 14, '63, as H
Priv • tr to Co. C, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. ,,.,„„ t:. ¦ tv a a-
Wiggin Alonzo L Co. K; b. Milton; age 33; ered. Wakefield; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Pnv. Died, dis.
WUco^CharlesW^S!1 brookfield, Vt. ; age 25 ; res. Keene, cred. Keene ; enl Aug. 5, '62 ; must ix i Aug 15, '62 as
Wncox^tmaries ^^ _ g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ >63 _ 5^ May ^ ,M> Spott8ylvaniaj ya. . p„. Mar. 5, '65 ; disch. May lo, 65. ,
-nr;i„^/'-T3^''-pIilfcrod'GtfabS'Lemnster- age 18; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster; enl. Aug. 19, '62; mus, in Aug. 19, '62, as
Wa°OXpi°; a^'Co^. ; wd M^g 'ei^ott^lvania, VaP; must, out JunS 10, '65. P. O. ad., South Haven, Mich.

Wilcox, William H. Co. G; b. Lempster; age 21 ; res. Lempster, cred. Lempster ; enl. Aug. 19, '62 ; must, in Aug. 19, '62, as
Priv, app. Sergt, wd. June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va, tr. to Co. A, 11 V. R. C. ; diseh. July 1, '65, Concord. P. O. ad.
South Haven, Mich.
Wilder, Francis. Co. B ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Dec. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15,
'63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky.
Wiley, Edgar P. Co. I ; b. Landgrove, Vt. ; age 18 ; cred. Westmoreland ; enl. Aug. 7, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ;
wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; tr. to 131 Co, 2 Batt'l, V. R. C, Jan. 9, '65 ; disch. July 3, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O.
ad, Gardner, Mass.
Wiley. See Willey.
Wilkins, Isaac F. Co. G; b. Hillsborough; age 31; res. Hillsborough, cred. Hillsborough; enl. Aug. 8, '62; must. in Aug. 18, 2j
'62, as Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; must, out June 10, '65. 9
Wilkins, Leander A. Co. H ; b. Lancaster ; age 19 ; res. Northumberland ; enl. July 10, '62 ; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv. ; *>
app. Sergt. Aug. 1, '64 ; must, out June 10, '65. Dec. 1, '64, awarded medal of honor under resolution of Congress No. 43, h-<
approved July 12, '62, and section 6 of act of Congress approved Mar. 3, '63, for re-capture of the colors of the 21 Mass. ;>
Inf., July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. S
Wilkins, William H. Co. H; b. Concord; age 25; cred. Lancaster ; enl. Feb. 16, '65, for 1 yr, must, in Feb. 16, '65, as ^
Priv. ; tr. to Co. H, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. " ffi
Willey, Edward. Co. H ; b. Gilford ; age 35 ; cred. Laconia ; enl. Aug. 18, '62 ; must, in Aug. 21, '62, as Priv. ; disch. disab. £3
Feb. 14, '63, Concord. P. O. ad, Meredith. H
Willey, Henry M. Co. B ; b. Northwood ; age 18 ; res. Manchester, cred. Manchester ; enl. June 2, '62 ; must, in July 18, '62, j
as Priv. Died, dis. Aug. 20, '63, on hospital boat en route from Cairo, 111, to Cincinnati, Ohio. O
Willey, John D. Co. D ; b. Bartlett ; age 18 ; cred. Conway ; enl. July 24, '62 ; must, in July 28, '62, as Priv. Died, dis. Nov. tr1
3, '62, Washington, D. C. ' §
Willey, Joseph L. Co. A ; b. Rhode Island ; age 18 ; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill ; enl. July 5, '62 ; must, in July 12, '62, as 1-3
Priv. ; app. Corp. ; killed June 18, '64, Petersburg, Va. W
Willey, William B. Co. B; b. Gilmanton; age 21; res. Gilmanton; enl. Aug. 13, '62; must, in Aug. 13, '62, as Priv, des. 2
Sept. 24, '62, Antietam, Md. ~ ' ~ ' m
Willey. See Wiley.
Williams, Barney. Co. K ; b. Ireland ; age 27 ; res. Haverhill, cred. Haverhill ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as
Priv. ; des. Dec. 31, '63, Falmouth, Ky.
Williams, Charles J. Co. B ; b. Denmark ; age 27 ; res. New York city, cred. Monroe ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec. 12, '63,
as Priv. ; des. Apr. 25, '64.
Williams, Daniel. Co. H ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 28 ; ered. Gilford ; enl. Aug. 17, '64 ; must, in Aug. 17, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Aug, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt.
Williams, George. Unas'd ; b. Canada ; age 23 ; res. Newport, cred. Newport ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as Priv. ; H
des. Dec. 30, '63, Paris, Ky. " O

Williams, Henry. Co. A ; b. England ; age 32 ; ored. Henniker ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv. ; des. Jan. 20, O
'64, Camp Nelson, Ky. .
Williams, John. Co. A ; b. Hanover, Ger. ; age 38 ; res. Baltimore, Md, cred. Stratham ; enl. Dec. 10, 63 ; must, in Dec. 10,
'63', as Priv. ; des. Apr. 2, '64, Cincinnati, Ohio.

to Co. C, 6N. H. V, Junel, '65; must, out July 17, '65. ' . w
Williams, John. Co. G; b. Nova Scotia; age 24; res. Boston, Mass, cred. Haverhill; enl. Dec. 17, '63; mus, m Dec. 1, 63, g-
as Priv. ; des. Apr. 25, '64. . co
Williams, John. Co. G ; substitute ; b. Massachusetts ; age 21 ; cred. Walpole ; enl. June 18, '64 ; must, in June 18, 64, as H
Priv. ; des. ere route to regt. pa
Williams John Co. K ; b. Germany ; age 22 ; res. New York city, cred. Franconia ; enl. Dec. 11, '63 ; must, m Dec. 11, 63, as
Priv. ; des. Dec. 24, !63, Paris, Ky. „ . , „ §
Williams, John. Co. K ; b. Nova Scotia ; age 21 ; cred. Danbury ; enl. Sept. 21, '64 ; must, in Sept. 21, '64, as Pnv. ; des. to the _
enemy Dec. 15, '64, near Petersburg, Va. . 3
Williams, John, 1st. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Bavaria ; age 25 ; cred. Piermont ; enl. July 2, '64 ; must, in July 2, '64, as Pnv. ; g
des. Dec, '64, Citv Point, Va, ere route to regt. ..
Williams, John, 2d. "Co. A ; b. Wales ; age 20 ; cred. Pittsfield ; enl. Dec. 24, '63 ; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv. ; des. Apr. 20, 55
'64, Annapolis, Md. 2
Williams John, 2d. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Cuba; age 21 ; cred. Colebrook ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, 64, as Priv. ; H
tr. to Co. B, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. w
Williams, John H. Co. A; b. New York city; age 28; res. Rhinebeck, N. Y, cred. Hinsdale; enl. Dec. 8, '63; must, in Dec. >-$
8, '63, as Priv. ; des. Dec. 15, '63, Cynthiana, Ky. M
Williams John XKT rv" n ' K Tamwmtk ¦ hd On- tps_ Osninp.n. nrfirl. Tam worth : enl. Julv 21. '62 : must. Ill July 22. '62, as O

Priv. ; wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. Feb. 20, '63, David's Isl, N. Y. H. P. O. ad, Tamworth. g
Williams, Jonas. Co. A ; substitute ; b. Sweden ; age 21 ; cred. Piermont ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, in July 7, '64, as Priv. ; tr. H
to Co. A, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad, San Francisco, Cal. H
Williams, Joseph. Co. A; b. Ireland; age 21; cred. Canterbury; enl. Dec. 24, '63; must, in Dec. 24, '63, as Priv, des. Jan.
19,' '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. . T , „ ,„,
Williams, Joseph, 1st. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Canada ; age 22 ; cred. Errol ; enl. July 7, '64 ; must, m July i , 64, as Pnv. ;
des. Dec, '64, en route to regt. ,,,,.,„„. . • T i -ia
Williams, Joseph, 2d. Co. B; substitute; b. Germany; age 27; cred. Westmoreland; enl. July 14, 64; must, in July 14,
'64* as Priv. ; des. Dec, '64, City Point, Va, en route to regt. .
Williams, Peter. Co. D ; b. Norway ; age 22 ; res. Springfield, cred. Springfield ; enl. Deo. 9, '63 ; must, m Dec. 9, 63, as Pnv. ;
des. Apr. 28, '64, Bristoe 'Station, Va.

Williams, Thomas Co. K; b Plymouth, Eng; age 24; res. New York city, cred. Dover; enl. Dee. 4, '63; must, in Dec. 4,
63, as Priv. ; killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Willson George C Co. I; b. Alstead; age 27 ; cred. Alstead ; enl. Aug. 8, '62; mus, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv, wd. June
Wil I 't ' P!ters^ur% V t \ap,p- ?orp- May 2' 65 ! must- out June 10> '65- P- O. ad, Winchendon, Mass.
London6^" 5 6 5 age 2* ! °red' Littleton ' enL I)ec- 8> '63 ' must- m Deo- 8, '63, as Priv. ; des. Mar. 1, '64,
Wilson Andres Co.F; b. Sweden ; age 35 ; cred Plainfield ; enl. Aug. 26, '64; must, in Aug. 26, '64, as Priv, mis. Sep,
30, 64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; supposed killed. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Wilson, Benjamin. Co. A ;b. England ; age 26 ; res. New York city, cred. Lempster ; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; must, in Dec. 23, '63,
as Priv. ; des. Apr. 2, '64, Cincinnati, Ohio. ,.
Wilson, Benjamin. Co. G; b. Pennsylvania; age 22 ; res. Hinsdale, cred. Hinsdale ; enl. Dee. 10, '63 ; must, in Dec. 10, '63, as £
SanV'F;randsco CaT ' ' H' V'' Jime'1' '65 '' apP' C°rp- Ju"e 18, '65 ; nrast- 0ut July 17' '65- R °- ad"> 3
WUson,eBramanT J*££ <£^^ *^ ^» - cred.Marlow; enl. Aug. 8, '62 ; mus, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; app. X
Wilson George. Unas'd ; b Pennsylvania ; age 31 ; res. Orford, cred. Orford ; enl. Dec. 19, '63 ; must, in Dec. 19, '63, as Priv. ; g
des. Dec. 30, 63, Pans, Ky. a>
Wilson James. Co. B ; substitute ; b. Scotland ; age 19 ; cred. Nelson ; enl. July 14, '64 ; must, in July 14, '64, as Priv. ; des. 5
Ilea, b4, ere route to regt. fo
Wilson James Co. G ; substitute ; b. Ireland ; age 24; cred. Stewartstown ; enl. June 22, '64 ; must, in June 22, '64, as Priv. ; W
des. City Point, V a., en route to regt. <
Wilson James H Co. K ; substitute ; b. Bangor, Me. ; age 18 ; cred. Portsmouth ; enl. June 4, '64 ; must, in June 4, '64, as O
w.,m Pri ^i wd- July 30' 6|' Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; tr. to Co. K, 6 N. H. V, June 1, '65 ; disch. to date July 17, '65. E
Wilson^ Johneg Co. F^b.&oUand ^age 2^ res. Philadelphia, Pa, cred. Lyme; enl. Dec. 11,' '63'; must, in Dec. U, '63, al §
WilSOn''63^°as p'rivC;°'des. AP?T'S°Kris"l ^ ' rSS' Philadelphia' Pa'' ored- Westmoreland ; enl. Dee. 15, '63 ; must, in Dec. 15, g
Wilson, John^Una|jd; b. ^Pennsylvania; age 25; cred. Newport; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv, des. Oct. \»
Wilson John, 2d. Co.'f ; substitute ; b. Liverpool, Eng. ; age 22 ; cred. Rochester ; enl. Aug. 17, '64 ; must, in Aug. 17, '64,
as Priv. ; des. en route to regt. ° ' '
Wilson Silas Henry. Co C ; b. Windham ; age 26 ; res. Salem, cred. Salem ; enl. June 4, '62 ; must, in July 22, '62 as Priy •
wi dl^: disab. July 28 '63 Cincinnati, Ohio. P. O. ad, Ayer Village, Mass. See 1 N. H. H. Art. 7 ' '
beY30^'Paris,aKy.; Plttsbm'g' Pa" ; ^ 22 ; ored- FrankHn ' enL Dec- 22> '63 . ™™t. in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv. ; des.
Wilson WnUam 1st' Co. F ; b. Quebec , Can. ; age 21. ; res. New York city cred. Northwood ; enl. Dec. 12, '63 ; must, in Dec.
li, bd, as Pnv. , captd. Sept. 30, 64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ; par. Mar. 1, '65 ; disch. Jan. 17, '80, to date June 10, '65.

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WUson, WUliam, 2d. Co.F; b.C*; „g. » 'T r» CW* «.< I Do™, «! DgjU, TO -, must In Deo. 14, «, - »¦ i S
WinshtoDkvSH*' C^fH&ni.; ag. 19 ; «. H.u.t,,, .red. H.n.,„ ; eul. Aug. 12, TO; -¦ in Aug. 12, '82, ..
Witham%?adE^ydS' JcATV5Sn'gh,mf .g. 30 -, „,. KoUtagh.m, ored Not.inghau, ; ».l. Aug. 11, '62 ; n.u.t. to Aug. g
Paris, Ky., en route to regt. W
Woods'i&red'H2' 'So. BTCb°Deering ; age 31 ; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua ; enl. June 16, '62 mus, in July 18, '62, as Priv.
Woodson8' ^H; "SS^ S? John, N. B. ; age 23 ; cred. Meredith ; enl. Aug. 26, '64 ; mus, in Aug, 26, '64, as Priv. ;
w ,, 'd™-i\t'«.6 T CicyoPA ^sntetitote- 1 IrSa' ; age 21 ; cred. Hampton ; enl. Aug. 19, '64 ; must, in Aug. 19, '64, as Priv. ;
des. Aug., '64, City Point, Va., en route to regt.

Woods^Eichard.^ Unaa'dj b. Ireland; age 18; res. Dorchester, cred. Dorchester; enl. Dec. 17, '63 ; must, in Dec. 17, '63, as
Woods. See Wood.
Woodward, A. Warren, ^^^^y'^ "' ^ Emant' m"L Han°Vel'; ^ Aug" 6> '62; must" in Au^ 6' '62' as
Woodward Freeman J Co. F; b- Dunstable, Mass, age 28; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. Aug. 14, '62; must, in Aug.
Wood J£-H l£™ P S^1-1^ '62, Antietam, Md. ; tr. to 43 Co., 2 Batt'l, V. R, C. ; diseh. June 28, '65 Camp Dennison, O.
Woodward, Harvey^ Co. I ;^fc Hampshire ; age 23 ; cred. Keene ; enl. Aug. 24, '64, for 1 yr. ; must, in A^. 24, '64,' as
Woolsey James Co. i; substitute ; b [• Ireland ; age 21 ; cred. Fitzwilliam ; enl. Aug. 24, '64 ; mus, in Aug. 24, '64, as Priv, ~
Worster Alh»nni'« M£ $ u IS™gB Churfcvh- Va. ; gd. from mis. ; tr. to Co. A, 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65 ; must, out July 17, '65 fi5
Worster, Albanois. Co. F ; b Somersworth ; age 18 ; res. Somersworth, cred. Somersworth ; enl. July 22, '62 ; must, in Aug. 1
5 62, as Fny. j wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 30, '62 ; re-enl. and must, in Dec. 8, '63 ; ered. Rollinf *
ESfr^O0^ ^It H^Vog^M^""' Va' 5 *''• t0 °°- °' 6 * H- V- ^ *' '65 > diSCh' ^ J™ 2> '65 ?
Worster, Isaac. Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. S
Worster, Reuben Co. E. See Unattached Company, New Hampshire Volunteers. m
WnS *%££&! Jai^^VthTngto'n T 0 ' ^ ^^ "^ **"*" > "nL ^ '' '™ ' ^ in *** W> '62' aS **¦ I
^^kiffed0^ l^WF^lSSr^ ^ 5 ^ NaShUa' °red' NaShUa ! enh ^ 9' '62 ! mUSt iD ^ 24' '62' aS IMV- ; !¦
Wright, Joseph. Co. A. See Joseph G. Marsh. O
yma I$e^1S°fl9Ap^0--Ii' k- Gle°ville' N-Y- ! age 22 ; cred. Nelson ; enl. July 26, '62 ; must, in Aug. 15, '62, as Priv. ; wd. 5
Wvman OhLl; Prede"ck^ur1g- Va. i disch. wds. Mar. 19, '63, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Hillsborough Bridge. ' §
Wyman Charles C. Co II ; b Manchester ; age 15 ; cred. Laconia ; enl. Jan. 16, '64 ; must, in Jan. 16, '64, as Muse. ; tr. to H
W™orT t u 5" Y-riJxXle \ 15 > ,must out July 17> 65" P- °- ad-> Piovincetown, Mass. g
Wyman, Joseph R .Co. B; b. Nashua; age 20; res. Nashua, cred. Nashua; enl. Aug. 7, '62; must, in Aug 9 '62 as Priv • "
Vn^ ' or and' riBrrf-' I ^V- tA- °-' 0ct- J' '82- Died APr- 4> '64- Annapolis, Md. ' g ' ' V' ' «
Tard^&,%^mp^SS^£! reS"Cana-'-d- Canaan; enl. Dec. 23, '63 ; mus, in Dec. 23, '63, as Priv,
Young, Alvin A. Co. K; b. Newport; age 15; res. Lempster, ered. Lempster; enl. Aug. 4, '62; must in Aue- 15 '62 as Priv ¦
app. Corpp Mar 1,^4; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va, paAug- '22, '64; Ipp. Se^Kk Vefi musf o" June

Zanoni Charles. Cal; b Germany , age 21 ; res. New York city, cred. Derry; enl. Dec. 16, '63 ; must, in Dec. 16, '63, as
Zonalleer Cn R P R tw'-* i' l^v SprmgS CoJJrch' I*' g<L from mis' Died' wds- Nov- 13> '64> Annapolis, Md.
Zonalleer, Jean^R -^^"^J^^ I age 20 ; ered. Piermont; enl. July 7, '64 ; mus, in July 7, '64, L Priv. ; des.

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SUMMARY,

NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Original members
Recruits .

ofGoers, 40 -, enlisted men, 950 ; total, 990
886 ¦' 886

Total strength 
Killed or died of wounds, original members
" " '¦ recruits

officers, 10 ; enlisted men, 96 ; total, 106
¦ 37 " 37

Total killed or died of wounds 
Died of disease, original members ....
" " recruits 
Accidentally killed, original members ....
Drowned, original members ...
Died of exhaustion, recruits ... . ¦
" sunstroke '• ......
" starvation in Confederate prisons, original members
« « " " recruits
Died, cause unknown, original members
" " " recruits 

officers, 3 ; enlisted men, 166 ; total, 169

"

45 "

2

tc

' 2 "

1 "

"

1

4 "

«

> 2 "

"

5

((

12 "

45 oo 1 1
42 5
12

1,876

143

Total deaths

243 386

Wc g >7,r\ o ¦A HXW

2 HX mos w
2 H

Mustered out, or disch. to date June 10, '65, original members
'¦ recruit's
a Discharged on other dates, original members
" ' ' recruits . . .
Dishonorably discharged, original members .
" '• recruits
Lost by transfer, original members
" " recruits . . . .
Deserted, original members .
" recruits 
Captured and not finally accounted for, original members .
" " " '• -• " recruits .
Others not finally accounted for, original members
" " " " recruits

officers, 18 ; enlisted men, 186 ; total, 204

officer

s, 32

4

4

275

' 307

48

48

2

2

1

1

114

' 114

235

' 235

69

69

449

' 449

1 '

1

9

9

5 " 5

42

42

1,876

2
X
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mX
PH
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KILLED AND MORTALLY WOUNDED.

So. MountainrMd., Sept. 14, '62, original members, officers,
Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, '62,
Fredericksburg, Va., Dee. 13, '62,
Jackson, Miss., July 13, '63,
Wilderness, Va., May 6, '64,
Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, '64,
« '• " 18, "
North Anna River, Va., May 26, '64,
Totopotomoy, " " 31, "
Cold Harbor, Va., June 7, '64,
Petersburg, " " 17,
" 18,
20,
» 29,
" July 3,
» ' 22,
" " 23,
« ' 27,

'64,

Mine Explosion, ? Jul 30
Petersburg, Va., ) J
P°ctcShP,rVag: } Sept. 30, '64,
^aXTcfeT'^et. 5, '64,
Totals

1
2
11

i;

recruits,

officers, — ;

enlisted men, — ; total, 1

8

a

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8

10

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1

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143
Died in Confederate prisons, previously included, original members, 25 ; recruits, 21 ; total, 46.
Officers appointed, but not mustered, 1.
Of the original members, 2 officers and 52 enlisted men were transferred from Capt. James Davidson's Unattached Company,
New Hampshire Volunteers, Aug. 6, '62.
Of the recruits 2 had previously served as original members.
Of the recruits 611 were volunteers, 260 substitutes, 15 drafted ; total, 886.

Killed, or died of wounds, original members,
" " " recruits,
' '" . " regiment,
Died of disease, original members,
" " recruits,
" '• regiment,
Total deaths from all causes, original members, 288 = 29.
" " recruits, 98 = 11.1
regiment, 386 = 20.6

106 = 10.7 per cent.
37= 4.2 "
143= 7.6 "
169 = 17. "
45 = 5.1 "
214 = 11.4 "

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United States : Original mem.
Ireland Canada "
England "
GermanyNew Brunswick '•
ScotlandFrance
Nova Scotia
SwedenNorway '¦
ItalyDenmark '
Switzerland Newfoundland "

887 ; recruits, 296

30 25 7 o 4 1

172148 70 67
23 22 1817 11 7 5
43 3

total, 1,183 202 173 77 69
2723 1817 11 7 5
4 43

Spain : Original members, — ; recruits,
Prince Edw'd's Isl. "
Cape Breton Isl.
Cuba '
Holland "
Wales "
Philippine Islands
Portugal '
South America "
Cape de Verd Isls. ¦
Africa "
MexicoUnknown " " 33

3;
o22 2 1 11 1 1
1 11

total,

2 2 2 1 11 11 1
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1,876

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SERVICE OF MEMBERS
OF THE
NINTH REGIMENT
IN
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

FIRST REGIMENT, N". H. V.
Bailey, Sewell B. Co. I; b. Salem; age 35; res. Chichester; enl.
Apr. 27, '61; must, in May 4, '61, as Priv. ; must, out Aug. 9, '61.'
Bennett, Alden B. Co. E; b. Dunstable, Mass.; age 42; res. Mil
ford; enl. Apr. 19, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Muse; must, out
Aug. 9, '61. See State Service and Miscell. Organizations.
Colburn, Eleazer. Co. G; b. Dorchester; age 21; res. Keene; enl.
Apr. 21, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9, '61.
P. O. ad., Meredith.
Cooper, John B. Co. D; b. Walpole; age 22; res. Newport; enl.
Apr. 22, '61; must, iti May 2, '61, as Corp.; must, out Aug. 9, '61.
P. O. ad., Newport.
Dean, Joseph E. Co. D ; b. Wrentham, Mass. ; age 21 ; res. New
port; enl. Apr. 20, '61; must., in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out
Aug. 9, '61.
Densmore, Edgar A. Co. E; b. Sharon, Vt. ; age 19; res. Nashua;
enl. Apr. 19, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9,
'61.
Edgerly, Augustus S. Co. F; b. Sanbornton ; age 31; res. Nashua;
app. Capt. Apr. 30, '61; must, in May 3, '61; must, out Aug. 9, '61.
Emery, George W. Co. B; b. Somersworth ; age 18; res. Dover;
enl. Apr. 18, '61 ; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv. ; must, out Aug. 9,
'61.
Fellows, Enoch Q. Co. K; b. Sandwich; age 35; res. Sandwich;
app. 1 Lt. Apr. 30, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Eegtl. Adjt. ; must.
out Aug. 9, '61. P. O. ad., Centre Sandwich. See 3 N. H. V.

II*

Service of Members in

Ford, Henry. Co. K; b. Orange; age22; res. Grafton; enl. May 2,
'61; must, in May 7, '61, as Priv. Disch. Aug. 9, '61, tm. ex. P.
0. ad., Grafton.
Gray Benjamin. Co. I; b. Sheffield, Vt.; age 22; res. Holderness;
enl. Apr. 19, '61; must, in May 4, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9,
'61. P. O. ad., Bristol. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Hackett, Frank B. Co. C; b. St. Albans, Me.; age 18; res. Man
chester; enl. April 18, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out
Aug. 9, '61. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Heath, Webster. Co. I; b. Bristol; age 26; res. Bristol; enl. Apr.
23, '61; must, in May 4, '61, as Priv. ; must, out Aug. 9, '61. P. O.
ad., Wakefield, Mass.
Hutchinson, Elijah. Co. D; b. Newport; age 20; res. Newport;
enl. Apr. 20, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9,
'61.
Hutchinson, Jacob R. Co. D; b. Sunapee; age 25; res. Newport;
enl. Apr. 22, '61 ; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv. ; must, out Aug. 9,
'61. P. O. ad., Newport.
Hutchinson, Prentiss C. Co. D; b. Newport; age 23; res. New
port; enl. Apr. 20, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out
Aug. 9, '61. P. O. ad., Newport.
Kelsey, Roswell J. Co. D; b. Newport; age 21; res. Newport;
enl. Apr. 20, '63 ; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9,
'61. P. O. ad., Newport.
Morse, Francis. Co. F; b. Danville, Vt. ; age34; res. Nashua; enl.
Apr. 30, '61; must, in May 3, '61, as Corp.; must, out Aug. 9, '61.
Mudgett, John F. Co. H; b. Epping; age 21; res. Epping; enl.
Apr. 22, '61; must, in May 4, '61, to Apr. 26, '61, as Priv.; must.
out Aug. 9, '61.
Phelps, Peter F. Co. K; b. Wilnfot; age 24; res. Andover; enl.
May 1, '61; must, in May 7, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9, '61.
Raymond, Hercules W. Co. G; b. Georgia, Vt.; age 21;res.
Rindge; enl. Apr. 20, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out
Aug. 9, '61. P. O. ad., E. Alstead. See 18 N. H. V.
Shea, Jeremiah. Co. D; b. Kerry Co., Ir.; age 21; res. Nashua;
enl. Apr. 19, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9,
'61. P. O. ad., Nashua.
Towns, Charles E. Co. G; b. Keene; age 22; res. Keene; enl. Apr.
22, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Corp. ; must, out Aug. 9, '61.
Weir, William W. Co. E; b. Canada; age 36; res. Nashua; enl.
Apr. 20, '61; must, in May 2, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9, '61.

Other Organizations. uq
Whipple, John P. Co. F; b. Andover; age 28; res. Nashua; enl.
Apr. 30, '61; must, in May 3, '61, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 9, '61.
P. O. ad., Biddeford, Me.
SECOND REGIMENT, N. H. V.
Boyden, George W. Co. B; b. Industry, Me.; age 28; res. Con
cord; enl. May 11, '61; must, in June 1, '61, as Sergt.; app. 1 Lt.
Nov. 8, '61; resigned May 20, '62.
Emerson, John A. Co. K; b. Deerfield; age 21; res. Deerfield;
enl. Sept. 2, '61; must, in Sept. 9, '61, as Priv.; captd. May 5, '62,
Williamsburg, Va.; released; disch. May 22, '62, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Deerfield.
Meserve, Joseph C. Co. E; b. Barnstead; age 18; res. Northwood;
enl. Apr. 26, '61, for 3 mos.; not must, in; paid by State; re-enl.
May 21, '61, for 3 yrs. ; must, in June 3, '61, as Priv. ; wd. July 21,
'61, Bull Run, Va. ; disch. wds. Aug. 1, '61, Washington, D. C.
P. O. ad., South Barnstead.
Page, Horace. Co. H; b. Henniker; age 21; res. Henniker; enl.
Apr. 29, '61, for 3 mos.; not must, in; re-enl. May 20, '61, for 3
yrs.; must, in June 5, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Oct. 22, '61, Bla
densburg, Md. P. O. ad., Deering.
Randall, George W. Co. C; b. Providence, R. I.; age 21; res.
Salem; enl. May 13, '61; must, in June 1, '61, as Priv.; disch.
disab. Aug. 28, '61, Washington, D. C.
Randall, Horace. Co. D; b. Rochester; age 22; res. Rochester;
enl. May 22, '61; must, in June 1, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Aug.
21, '61. P. O. ad., Haverhill, Mass. See 4 N. H. V.
Seaver, Thomas B. Co. K; b. Scarborough, Me.; age 41; res.
Portsmouth; enl. May 22, '61; must, in June 8, '61, as Priv.;
disch. disab. Mar. 15, '62, Washington, D. C. See Unattached Co.,
N. H. V., and V. R. C.
Stevens, Josiah, Jr. F. and S. ; b. Newport; age 35; res. Concord;
app. Maj. May 3, '61; must, in June 10, '61; resigned July 25, '62.
Titus, Herbert B. Co. A; b. Chesterfield; age 27; res. Chester
field; enl. Apr. 25, '61, for 3 mos., as Priv. ; not must, in; paid by
State; re-enl. May 22, '61, for 3 yrs.; app. 2Lt. June 4, '61; must.
in to date May 31, '61, as 2 Lt. ; app. 1 Lt. to date Sept. 17, '61 ; tr.
to Co. F, Sept. 17, '61; to Co. A, Nov. 1, '61; disch. July 1, '62, to
accept promotion. P. O. ad., Nyack, N. Y.
Whitfield, Smith A. Co. I; b. Francestown; age 20; res. Frances-
town; enl. Apr. 25, '61, for 3 mos.; not must, in; paid by State;
re-enl. May 23, '61, for 3 yrs.; must, in June 7, '61, as Priv.; wd.
May 5, '62, Williamsburg, Va.; disch. Sept. 12, '62, to accept pro
motion. Died Dec. 2, '95, Chicago, 111. See U. S. C. T.

120

Service of Members in

THIRD REGIMENT, N. H. V.
Currier Julius C. Co. D; b. Newton; age 23; res. Seabrook; enl.
Aug.'l9, '61; must, in Aug. 23, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Oct. 17,
'61, Annapolis, Md. See Miscell. Organizations.
Davis, Henry. Co. B; b. Kingston; age 27; res. Kingston; enl.
July 26, '61; must, in Aug. 22, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Feb. 22,
'62, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad„ Kingston.
Fellows, Enoch Q. F. ahd S.; b. Sandwich; age 36; res. Sand
wich; app. Col. Aug. 10, '61; must, in Aug. 26, '61; disch. June
28, '62. P. O. ad., Centre Sandwich. See 1 N. H. V.
Sweet, Gardiner. Co. B; b. Newport; age 26; res. Newport; enl.
July 25, '61; must, in Aug. 22, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Dec. 7,
'61, Annapolis, Md.
Wallace, Joseph H. Co. H; b. Manchester; age 21; res. Manches
ter; enl. Aug. 5, '61; mnst. in Aug. 23, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab.
Oct. 18, '61, Annapolis, Md. See State Service.
FOURTH REGIMENT, N. H. V.
Bronson, Louis. Co. D; b. Canada; age 21; ored. Concord; enl.
Aug. 5, '64; must, in Aug. 5, '64, as Priv.; must, out Aug. 23, 6o;
enl. for 9 N. H. V., but failed to reach that regt., joining instead
the 4 N. H. V. Is erroneously reported on rolls of Co. H, 9 N. H.
V., as having des. en route to regt., Aug., '64.
Flanders, William C. Co. E; b. Boston, Mass.; age 1§; res. Dun-
barton; enl. Aug. 21, '61; must, in Sept. 18, '61, as Priv.; disch.
disab. Jan. 3, '62, Hilton Head, S. C. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Hale, Thomas. Co. D; b. Newbury, Mass.; age 54; res. Laconia;
enl. July 25, '61; must, in Sept. 18, '61, as Muse.; disch. disab.
Jan. 12, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V., Miscell. Organiza
tions, and State Service.
Jones, Archible R. Co. B; b. Jefferson, Me.; age "43"; res.
Nashua; enl. Aug. 30, '61; must, in Sept. 18, '61, as Priv.; disch.
disab. Feb. 11, '62, Hilton Head, S. C.
Marsh, Edward K. Co. D; b. Calais, Vt. ; age 18; res. Lynde-
borough; enl. Aug. 14, '61; must, in Sept. 18, '61, as Priv.;
disch. disab. Jan. 31, '62.
Pillsbury, William S. Co. I; b. Sutton; age 2S; res. London
derry; enl. Sept. 14, '61, as Priv.; app. 1 Lt. Sept. 20, '61; must.
in to date Sept. 18, '61, as 1 Lt.; resigned Oct. 20, '61. P. O. ad.,
Londonderry. See 1 N. H. H. Art.
Randall, Horace. Co. F; b. Rochester; age 22; res. Rochester;
enl. Aug. 15, '61; must, in Sept. IS, '61; disch. disab. Jan. 9, '62.
P. O. ad., Haverhill, Mass. See 2 N. H. V.

Other Organizations. 121
Randall, Daniel C. Co. I; b. New Brunswick; age "36"; res.
Haverhill; enl. Sept. 2, '61; must, in Sept. 18, '61, as Priv. ; diseh.
disab. Nov. 17, '62, Beaufort, S. C.
Tilton, Charles W. Co. K; b. Northfield; age 31; res. Sanbornton;
enl. July 22, '61, as Priv. ; app. 2 Lt. Sept. 20, '61; must, in to date
Sept. 18, '61, as 2 Lt. ; resigned Jan. 16, '62. P. O. ad., Tilton.
See State Service.
Wells, Milo E. Co. F; b. Littleton; age 22; res. Littleton; enl.
Aug. 31, '61; must, in Sept. 18, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Jan. 19,
'62. P. O. ad., Monroe. See V. R. C.
FIFTH REGIMENT.
Bresland, Joseph. Co. G; b. Ireland; age 23; res. Charlestown;
enl. Sept. 27, '61; must, in Oct. 12, '61, as Priv.; wd. Dec. 13, '62,
Fredericksburg, Va. ; disch. disab. April 2, '63, Alexandria, Va.
P. O. ad., Nat. Home, Wis.
Herr, Michiel. Co. K; b. Switzerland; age 36; res. Switzerland;
enl. Sept. 23, '61; must, in Oct. 12, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Feb.
7, '62.
SIXTH REGIMENT.
Cutler, George W. Co. G. ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 22; res. Nashua;
enl. Nov. 26, '61 ; must, in Dec. 6, '61, as Priv. ; disch. disab. Mar.
4, '62, Roanoke Isl., N. C. See V. R. C.
Davis, James Leonard. Co. G; b. Gilsum; age 27; res. Gilsum;
enl. Oct. 28, '61; must, in Dec. 7, '61, as Priv.; disch. Sept. 10, '62.
Smith, Jason. Co. B; b. Lyman; age 32; res. Littleton; enl. Oct. 5,
'61; must, in Nov. 27, '61, as Priv.; disch. disab. Oct. 15, '62, Alex
andria, Va.
EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Hamblett, Judson A. Co. A; b. Milford; age 18; res. Nashua;
enl. Sept. 30, '61; must, in Oot. 25, '61, as Muse.; disch. Oct., '61,
on writ of habeas corpus. P. O. ad., Nashua. See Lafayette
Artillery.
ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
Warner, Robert. Co. K; b. Russia; age 35; cred. Peterborough;
enl. Dec. 28, '63; must, in Deo. 28, '63, as Priv.; reported on m. o.
roll as tr. to 6 N. H. V., June 1, '65, with remark " absent sick " ;
never joined 6 N. H. V. N. f. r. A. G. O. Originally assigned to
9 N. H. V., but failed to join that regt.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT.
Ford, James E. Co. F; b. Orange; age 18; res. Danbury; cred.
Danbury; enl. Sept. 17, '62; must, in Oct. 15, '62, as Corp.; wd.

I22 Service of Members in
May 27, '63, Port Hudson, La. ; must, out Aug. 13, '63. Died Apr.
29, '85. Supposed identical with James E. Ford, Co. L, 1 N. H. H.
Art.
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT.
Cram, Albert. Co. I; b. Dublin; age 26; res. Stoddard, cred. Stod
dard; enl. Sept. 1, '62; must, in Oct. 23, '62, as Priv.; must, out
Aug. 20, '63. P. O. ad., Antrim.
French, Stephen S. Co. I; b. Winchester; age 18; res. Keene,
cred. Walpole; enl. Nov. 13, '62; must, in Nov. 14, '62, as Priv.;
must, out Oct. 20, '63. P. O. ad., Dayton, Ohio.
Sargent, Frank B. Co. H; b. New London; age 18; res. New
London, cred. Hillsborough; enl. Nov. 10, '62; must, in Nov. 10,
'62, as Priv.; app. Corp. June 19, '63; must, out Aug. 20, '63. P.
O. ad., Stoneham, Mass.
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT.
Bedell, Austin. Co. A; b. Jefferson; age 18; res. Jefferson, cred.
Jefferson; enl. Sept. 20, '62; must, in Nov. 22, .'62, as Priv.; tr. to
Co. F, 2 N. H. V., Apr. 16, '63; must, out Oct. 9, '63.
Cummings, George. Co. A; b. Leeds, Can. ; age 18; cred. Strafford;
enl. Nov. 3, '62; must, in Nov. 22, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. B, 2 N.
H. V., Apr. 16, '63; to Co. H, May 31, '63; must, out Oct. 9, '63.
P. O. ad., Lancaster.
Lucas, Harvey H. Co. A; b. Lancaster; age 30; res. Lancaster,
cred. Lancaster; enl. Oct. 6, '62; must, in Nov. 22, '62, as Wag
oner; tr. to Co. F, 2 N. H. V., Apr. 16, '63, as Priv. ; mis. July 2,
'63, Gettysburg, Pa. ; gd. from mis.; must, out Oct. 9, '.63. P. O.
ad., Canaan, Vt.
Pratt, Alfred C. Co. A; b. Hebron, Me.; age 44; res. Jefferson,
cred. Jefferson; enl. Oct. 1, '62; must, in Nov. 22, '62, as Priv.; tr.
to Co. H, 2 N. H. V., Apr. 16, '63; disch. disab. June 9, '63, Con
cord. P. O. ad., Lancaster.
EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT.
Brown, William I. F. and S.; b. Attleborough.Mass. ; age 24; res.
Concord (Fisherville, now Penacook); app. Maj. Oct. 13, '64; must.
in Oct. 22, '64, for 1 yr. ; killed Mar. 29, '65, Ft. Steadman, Va.
Emerson, John S. F. and S. ; b. Chester; age 32; res. Sandwich ;
app. Surg. March 22, '65; must, in Apr. 16, '65, for 1 yr.; must.
out July 29, '65. Died Sept. 23, '86, Lynn, Mass.
Raymond, Hercules W. Co. A; b. Georgia, Vt.; age 24; cred.
Alstead; enl. Sept. 3, '64, for 1 yr.; must, in Sept. 13, '64, as Priv.;
must, out June 10, '65. P. O. ad., East Alstead. See 1 N. H. V.

Other Organizations. 123
Rolfe, Horace H. Co. I; b. Concord; age 30; cred. Alton; enl. Feb.
20, '65, for 3 yrs. ; must, in Feb. 20, '65, as 1 Sergt. ; app. 2 Lt. July
29, '65; not must.; must, out July 29, '65, as 1 Sergt. Died Oct.
22, '67, Concord. See Miscell. Organizations.
Shepard, Aaron W. F. and S.; b. Biddeford, Me.; age 23; res.
Nashua; app. Asst. Surg. Nov. 10, '64; must, in Dec. 18, '64, for 1
yr.; must, out July 29, '65. P. O. ad., Brooklyn, N. Y.
FIRST N. E. CAVALRY.
Hussey, Charles B. Co. L; b. Rochester; age 18; res. Rochester ;
enl. Jan. 17, '62; must, in Jan. 18, '62, as Priv.; disch. Jan. 22,
'62, on writ of habeas corpus.
FIRST COMPANY, N. H. HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Bickford, Orion W. b. Lebanon, Me.; age 44; res. Ossipee; enl.
July 2, '63; must, in July 2, '63, as Priv.; des. July 22, '64, Ft.
Constitution, Portsmouth Harbor. Died June 10, '94, Boston,
Mass. See Unattached Co., N. H. V., and State Service.
Center, Benjamin L. b. Londonderry; age 44; res. Manchester;
enl. Apr. 23, '63; must, in May 25, '63, as Muse; must, out Sept.
11, '65. Died May 23, '83, Nashua. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Short, Ai R. b. Plainfield; age 33; ored. Claremont; enl. Aug. 31,
'64, for 1 yr.; must, in Aug. 31, '64, as Priv.; disch. Aug. 31, '65,
Concord, tm. ex. P. O. ad., Unity.
SECOND COMPANY, N. H. HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Brown, John H. b. Chester; age "18" ; res. Boscawen (Fisherville,
now Penacook), cred. Boscawen; enl. Aug. 10, '63; must, in Aug.
18, '63, as Priv.; must, out Sept. 11, '65. Died Jan. 20, '75, Notting
ham.
Pettengill, Wyman. b. New Hampton; age "19"; cred. Loudon;
enl. Sept. 5, '64, for 1 yr. ; must, in Sept. 5, '64, as Priv. Died, dis.
Mar. 14, '65, Ft. Mansfield, Md.
FIRST COMPANY REGIMENT, N. H. HEAVY ARTIL
LERY.
Abbott, Jacob. Co. K; b. Ossipee; age 35; cred. Ossipee; enl. Sept.
15, '64, for 1 yr.; must, in Sept. 17, '64, as Priv.; must, out June
15, '65. Died Oct. 16, '80.
Center, Benjamin L. Co. A. See 1 Co., N. H. H. Art.
Chase, George A. Co. H; b. Newport; age 21 ; cred. Newport; enl.
Sept. 3, '64, for 1 yr.; must, in Sept. 7, '64, as Corp.; app. Sergt.
Jan. 19, '65; must, out June 15, '65. P. O. ad., Lowell, Mass. See
State Service.

1.24 Service of Members in
Pillsbury, William S. Co. D. ; b. Sutton; age 31; cred. London
derry; app. 1 Lt. Sept. 5, '64; must, in Sept. 7, '64, for 1 yr.;
must, out June 15, '65. P. O. ad., Londonderry. See 4 N. H. V.
Scott, Josiah. Co. H ; b. West Fairlee, Vt. ; age 28; cred. Sunapee;
enl. Sept. 3, '64, for 1 yr.; must, in Sept. 7, '64, as Priv.; must, out
June 15, '65. P. O. ad., Sunapee.
Short, Ai R. Co. A. See 1 Co., N. H. H. Art.
Snell, Nehemiah C. Co. L; b. Madison; age 42; cred. Madison;
enl. Sept. 17, '64, for 1 yr.; must, in Sept. 20, '64, as Priv.; must.
out June 15, '65. Died April 14, '71, Madison.
Wilson, Silas Henry. Co. L; b. Windham; age 28; cred. Salem;
enl. Sept. 7, '64, for 1 yr.; must, in Sept. 14, '64, as Sergt.; must.
out June 15, '65. P. O. ad., Ayer Village, Mass.
FIRST REGIMENT CAVALRY.
Caldwell, Ira. Co. B; b. Pelham; age "19"; cred. Dublin; enl.
Mar. 29, '64; must, in Mar. 29, '64, as Priv. Died, dis. Mar. 14, '65,
Nashua.
SECOND U. S. SHARPSHOOTERS.
Hodge, Joseph K. Co. G; b. Lisbon; age 20; res. Lancaster; enl.
Oct. 14, '61; must, in Dec. 12, '61, as Priv.; wd. Sept. 17, '62,
Antietam, Md. ; disch. disab. Dec. 3, '62, New York city. See
State Service.
UNATTACHED COMPANY, N. H. V.
Austin, Wanton J. b. Providence, R. I. ; age 25 ; res. Somersworth ;
enl. April 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; diseh. Oct. 22, '62, Concord. See State Service.
Ayer, James C. b. Deerfield; age "39"; res. Somersworth; enl.
April 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Sergt.; tr. to Co. E., Aug. 6,
'62; disch. disab. Deo. 16, '63, Baltimore, Md. P. O. ad., Somers
worth. See State Service.
Bean, Amos S. b. Salisbury; age 21; res. Manchester; enl. Apr. 17,
'62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; disch.
disab. Jan. 22, '64, Camp Dennison, Ohio. P. O. ad., Marlborough,
Mass.
Bickford, Orion W. b. Lebanon, Me.; age 43; res. Somersworth;
enl. Apr. 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; disch. Oot. 22, '62, Concord. Died June 10, '94, Boston, Mass.
. See 1 Co., N. H. H. Art., and State Service.
Bond, Edson. b. Chelsea, Vt. ; age 45; res. Manchester; enl. April
21, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62;
disch. Oct. 22, '62, Concord. Died Mar. 9, '82, Manchester.

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Brown, Asa. b. Northfield; age 44; res. Manchester; enl. April 23,
'62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62. Died,
dis. July 18, '63, Milldale, Miss.
Center, Benjamin L. b. Londonderry; age 43; res. Londonderry;
enl. Apr. 15, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Muse.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; disch. Oct. 22, '62, Concord. See 1 Co., N. H. H. Art.
Chisholm, Thomas Melville, b. Boston, Mass.; age 24; res. Mil
ton; enl. Apr. 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as 1 Sergt. ; tr. to Co. E,
Aug. 6, '62; app. 2 Lt. Co. B, Aug. 10, '62; resigned Oct. 9, '62. See
U. S. C. T. and State Service.
Clark, Rufus W. b. Illinois; age 19; res. Manchester; enl. May 6,
'62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; killed
Deo. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Cleaves, George P. b. Kennebunk, Me. ; age 18; res. Somersworth ;
enl. Apr. 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. See State Service.
Curtis, William B. b. Maiden, Mass.; age 27; xes. Somersworth ;
enl. Apr. 16, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E,
Aug. 6, '62. Died, dis. Aug. 17, '63, Cairo, 111.
Davis, Andrew J. b. Somersworth; age 18; res. Somersworth; enl.
May 5, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E.Aug. 6, '62;
wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Died, dis. July 20, '63, Mill-
dale, Miss.
Elwell, John F. b. North Berwick, Me.; age 18; res. Somersworth;
enl. April 15, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va., tm. ex. P. O. ad.,
South Lawrence, Mass.
Fernald, Owen. b. Eliot, Me.; age ,38; res. Eliot, Me.; enl. Apr.
14, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62.
Died, dis. Jan. 27, '63, Falmouth, Va.
Flanders, William C. b. Boston, Mass.; age 18; res. Dunbarton;
enl. Apr. 19, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; to Co. F, 3 I. C, Sept. 16, '63; diseh. May 15, '65, to date
May 14, '65, Hartford, Conn., tm. ex. Died May 2, '80, Goffstown.
' See 4 N. H. V.
Frisbee, Howard S. b. Kittery, Me.; age 19; res. Kittery, Me.;
enl. Mar. 27, '62; must. in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; diseh. May 19, '65, Concord, tm. ex. P. O. ad., Portsmouth.
Gilson, Alonzo. b. Portland, Me. ; age 22; res. New Castle; enl. Apr.
1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62;
disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va., tm. ex. P. O. ad., Wolfe
borough. See State Service.

126 Service of Members in
Goodwin, Edward F. b. South Berwick, Me. ; age 31; res. South
Berwick, Me.; enl. Apr. 16, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr.
to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va., tm. ex.
Gove, James B. age 39; res. Concord; app. ILt. May 15, '62; must.
in May 15, '62; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; disch. Oct. 22, '62, Con
cord.
Gray, Benjamin, b. Shefiield, Vt.; age 23; res. Holderness; enl.
Apr. 11, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va., tm. ex. P. O. ad., Bris
tol. See 1 N. H. V.
Hackett, Frank B. b. St. Albans, Me.; age 20; res. Manchester;
enl. May 6, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; wd. Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md.; disch. disab. Dec. 22,
'62, Washington, D. 0. See 1 N. H. V.
Hale, Thomas, b. Newbury, Mass. ; age 55; res. Laconia; enl. May
13, '62; must, in May 15, '62; as Muse. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62;
disch. Oct. 22, '62, Concord. See 4 N. H. V., Miscell. Organiza
tions, and State Service.
Hoit, John B. b. Bristol; age 22; res. Manchester; enl. Apr. 25, '62;
must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; app. Corp.;
disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va., tm. ex. P. O. ad., Wilmot
Flat.
Hutchinson, Asa T. b. St. John, N. B.; age 28; res. Manchester;
app. 2 Lt. May 15, '62; must, in May 15, '62; app. 1 Lt. Co. E, Aug.
10, '62; Capt. Co. D, Jan. 1, '63; must, out June 10, '65. See State
Service.
Joy, Charles H. b. Somersworth; age 19; res. South Berwick, Me.;
enl. Apr. 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va., tm. ex. P. O. ad.,
Mendocino, Cal. See State Service.
Jones, Jabez S. b. Seabrook; age 27; res. Salisbury, Mass.; enl.
Apr. 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62;
disch. disab. Dec. 4, '62, Falmouth, Va. See State Service.
Kidder, William W. b. Canaan; age .18; res. Concord (Fisherville,
now Penacook) ; enl. May 6, '62 ; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr.
to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; disch. disab. Oct. 22, '62, Pleasant Valley,
Md. Died Jan. 23, '79, Brockton, Mass.
Mayo, Lysander R. b. Waterville, Me.; age 22; res. Somersworth;
enl. Apr. 8, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; app. Corp.; wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. ;
disch. May 14, '65, tm. ex. P. O. ad., Salmon Falls.
McDowell, Robert, b. Quebec, Can. ; age 22; res. Manchester; enl.
Apr. 25, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; des. June 4, '63, Nicholasville, Ky.

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Norris, Cyrus B. b. Upper Gilmanton; age 23; res. Manchester;
enl. Apr. 21, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Corp.; tr. to Co. E,
Aug. 6, '62; app. 1 Sergt.; disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va.,
tm. ex. P. O. ad., Belmont. See State Service.
Ober, Evert, b. Johnson, Vt. ; age 25; res. New Boston; enl. Apr. 1,
'62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; disch.
disab. Nov. 21, '62, Baltimore, Md. See State Service.
O'Reilly, Francis, b. Canterbury; age 23; res. Canterbury; enl.
Apr. 17, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; app. Corp. Aug. 6, '62; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.;
released; disch. May 30, '65, Baltimore, Md., tm. ex. See State
Service.
Parsons, Eugene E. b. Chelsea, Mass.; age 18; res. Lowell, Mass.;
enl. Apr. 15, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; to Co. K, 22 V. R. C, May 16, '64. Died Jan. 23, '65,
Lowell, Mass.
Paul, Moses N. b. Eliot, Me.; age 21; res. Eliot, Me.; enl. May 15,
'62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; wd.
Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; disch. disab. Dec. 15, '63,
Ft. Schnyler, N. Y. P. O. ad., Eliot, Me.
Perham, Rodney, b. Lyndeborough; age 27; res. Wilton; enl. Apr.
1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Corp. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; app.
Sergt. Aug. 6, '62; wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; disch. May
15, '65, Concord, tm. ex. P. O. ad., Wilton. See State Service.
Provencher, Joseph E. b. Chambly, Can. ; age 20; res. Manches
ter; enl. Apr. 19, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E,
Aug. 6, '62; wd. June 1, '64, Totopotomoy, Va. ; sent to regt. Feb.
'28, '65, from McC ellan Gen. Hosp., Philadelphia, Pa. N. f. r.
A. G. O.
Rand, Francis W. b. Rye; age 22; res. Rye; enl. Mar. 27, '62;
must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62. Died,
dis. Jan. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Roberts, Charles C. b. Somersworth; age 21; res. RoUinsford;
enl. May 5, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.; Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va.; disch. disab. May 29, '65, Manchester. P. O.
ad., Walnut, Iowa.
Roberts, Daniel B. b. Lowell, Mass.; age 23; res. Dunbarton;
enl. Apr. 19, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; des. June 16, '64, near Petersburg, Va.; gd. from des. Jan.
3, '65; dishon. disch. by sentence G. C. M., Mar. 18, '65, Hancock
Station, Va. P. .O. ad., Laconia.

I28 Service of Members in
Robinson, John W. b. Stratham; age 34; res. Somersworth; enl.
Apr. 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Corp.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; disch. disab. May 31, '65, Concord. Died Apr. 14, '93, Haver
hill, Mass. See State Service.
Rowell, Joseph S. b. Chester; age 25; res. Chester; enl. Apr. 23,
'62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E., Aug. 6, '62; wd.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.; disch. disab. Feb. 17, '63,
Washington, D. C. Supposed identical with Joseph S. Rowell, 1
Co., N. H. H. Art.
Sargent, Henry O. b. Concord; age 23; res. Manchester; enl. Apr.
1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Sergt.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62;
app. 1 Sergt.; 2 Lt. Co. A, Mar. 1, '63; disch. disab. Dec. 23, '63.
Died, Apr. 24, '94,- Wilton. See State Service.
Seaver, Thomas B. b. Scarborough, Me.; age 43; res. Scarbor
ough, Me. ; enl. Apr. 28, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to
Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; disch. Aug. 22, '62, Concord. See 2 N. H. V.
and V. R. C.
Shepherd, Enoch O. b. Amherst; age 22; res. Amherst; enl. Apr.
21, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Simpson, Henry H. b. York, Me. ; age 21 ; res. York, Me: ; enl. Apr.
14, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,'62 ; wd.
Sept. 14, '62, South Mountain, Md. ; disch. disab. Oct. 23, '62, Ft.
Wood, N. Y. H. See State Service.
Skillings, William L. b. Waterford, Me. ; age 18 ; res. Waterford,
Me. ; enl. Apr. 17, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E,
Aug. 6, '62; to Co. B, Aug. '62; mis. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va.; gd. from mis.; app. Sergt.; mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.; gd. from mis.; disch. May 15, '65, Concord, tm. ex.
Spaulding, Daniel, b. Warner; age 39; res. Newport; enl. May 6,
'62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62; disch.
May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va., tm. ex.
Stevens, Anthony C. b. Stoddard; age 18; res. Stoddard; enl.
Apr. 23, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Stevens, Charles S. b. Stoddard; age 24; res. Stoddard; enl. Apr.
17, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6, '62;
app. Corp. Aug. 6, '62; eaptd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ;
gd. fr. capture ; app. Sergt. ; disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria, Va.i
tm. ex. P. O. ad., Manchester.
Stewart, Jonathan S. b. Wilmington, Mass.; age 21; res. Holder
ness; enl. Apr. 1, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E,
Aug. 6, '62; app. Corp. Aug. 6, '62; app. Sergt. ; wd. July 30, '64,

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Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; disch. May 14, '65, Alexandria,
Va., tm. ex. P. O. ad. Nat. Home, Wis. See State Service.
Thompson, William B. b. New York city; age 21; res. Somers
worth; enl. Apr. 15, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co.
E, Aug. 6, '62; killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Whitney, Charles S. b. Boscawen; age 18; res. Boscawen; enl.
May 15, '62 ; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv. ; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
. '62; des. to the enemy May 4, '64, Bristow Station, Va.
Worster, Isaac, b. Lebanon, Me. ; age 18; res. Somersworth; enl.
Apr. 15, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug. 6,
'62; captd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; released Feb. 28, '65;
disch. June 6, '65, Concord, tm. ex.
Worster, Reuben, b. Lebanon, Me.; age 23; res. Somersworth;
enl. Apr. 15, '62; must, in May 15, '62, as Priv.; tr. to Co. E, Aug.
6, '62; disch. disab. Mar. 13, '63, Providence, R. I. P. O. ad.,
Portsmouth.
LAFAYETTE ARTILLERY.
Hamblett, Judson A. b. Milford; age 21; res. Milford, cred. Mil
ford; enl. Aug. 1, '64; must, in Aug. 1, '64, as Priv.; must, out
Sept. 23, '64. P. O. ad., Nashua. See 8 N. H. V.
VETERAN RESERVE CORPS.
Chase, Wallace M. Co. D, 13 Regt.; b. Vermont; age "19";
cred. Barnstead; enl. Jan. 19, '64; must, in Jan. 19, '64, as Priv.
Died, dis. Jan. 5, '65, Portland, Me.
Currier, Andrew. 243 Co., 1 Batt'l; b. Newton; age 20; cred.
Manchester; enl. Aug. 24, '64; must, in Aug. 24, '64, as Priv.;
tr. to Co. A, 9 V. R. C. ; disch. Nov. 16, '65, Washington, D. C.
P. O. ad., Newton, Mass.
Cutler, George W. Co. E, 3 Regt. ; b. Boston, Mass. ; age 24; cred.
Bedford; enl. Nov. 28, '63; must, in Nov. 28, '63, as Priv. ; disch.
disab. Feb. 2, '65, Washington, D. C. See 6 N. H. V.
Davis, Albert H. Co. D, 24 Regt.; b. Lebanon; age 27; cred.
Springfield; enl. Sept. 6, '64; must, in Sept. 6, '64, as Priv.; disch.
disab. Aug. 4, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Lakeport.
Glidden, Charles W. 82 Co., 2 Batt'l; b. Grafton; age "18";
cred. Rumney; enl. Aug. 12, '63; must, in Aug. 12, '63, as Priv.;
disch. disab. (wd. prior service) Sept. 22, '64, Alexandria, Va.
Golden, Calvin. Co. K, 24 Regt.; b. Sanbornton; age "46"; cred.
Hill; enl. Sept. 6, '64; must, in Sept. 6, '64, as Priv. ; disch. disab.
Jan. 1, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad., Bristol.

130 Service of Members in
Howard, Clarence. Co. B, 13 Regt.; b. Rochester; age "18";
cred. Rochester; enl. Dec. 29, '63 ; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv.;
disch. Nov. 15, '65, Boston, Mass. P. O. ad., Rochester.
Humphrey, John H. Co. A, 24 Regt. ; b. Benson, Vt. ; age 27 ;
cred. Cornish; enl. Aug. 31, '64; must, in Aug. 31, '64, as Priv.;
app. Com. Sergt. to date July 1, '65; disch. Nov. 14, '65, Washing
ton, D. C. P. O. ad., Windsor, Vt.
Jolley, Joseph. 75 Co., 2 Batt'l; b. Champlain, N. Y. ; age "34" ;
cred. Keene; enl. Dec. 11, '63; must, in Dec. 11, '63, as Priv.;
disch. disab. Oct. 21, '64, Concord. P. O. ad., Keene.
Judd, Thomas G. Co. E, 3 Regt.; b. Stafford, Vt.; age 42; cred.
Manchester; enl. Aug. 19, '64; must, in Aug. 19, '64, as Priv.;
disch. Nov. 20, '65, Augusta, Me.
Lathe, Hiram S. Co. B, 18 Regt.; b. Coventry, Vt.; age 21; cred.
Deering; enl. Aug. 12, '64; must, in Aug. 12, '64, as Priv.; dishon.
disch. June 24, '76, to date Aug. 13, '65, by Commanding General
Military Division of the Atlantic. P. O. ad., Lynn, Mass.
Rugg, John H. Co. E, 3 Regt. ; b. Hinsdale; age 43; cred. Clare
mont; enl. Feb. 18, '65; must, in Feb. 18, '65, as Priv.; disch.
disab. Sept. 10, '65, Augusta, Me. P. O. ad., Claremont.
Seaver, Thomas B. Co. B, 13 Regt.; b. Scarborough; age 43;
cred. Conway; enl. Sept. 25, '63; must, in Sept. 25, '63, as Priv.;
tr. to 187 Co., 1 Batt'l, V. R. C, Jan. 16, '64; to Co. D, 9 V. R. C,
Sept. 28, '65; disch. Nov. 18, '65, Washington, D. C. Died Aug.
11, '83, Nat. Home, Togus, Me. See 2 N. H. V. and Unattached
Co., N. H. V.
Severance, Benjamin. Unas'd; b. Kingston; age "40"; cred.
Concord; enl. Aug. 9, '64; must, in Aug. 9, '64, as Priv.; disch.
disab. Oct. 24, '65, Washington, D. C.
Sullivan, Michael. 69 Co., 2 Batt'l; b. Ireland; age 44; cred. Con
way; enl. Aug. 20, '63; must, in Aug. 20, '63; tr. to 39 Co., 2
Batt'l, V. R. C. ; disch. disab. July 24, '65, Washington, D. C.
Tennant, Matthew P. Co. F, 13 Regt.; b. Merrimack; age 20;
cred. Rumney; enl. Aug. 27, '63; must, in Aug. 27, '63, as Priv.;
assigned to Co. F, 13 V. R. C, Nov., '63; disch. Nov. 13, '65, Con
cord. Died Feb. 6, '86, Goffstown.
Thompson, John. Unas'd; b. Dublin, Ir. ; age "19"; cred. Roch
ester; enl. Dec. 29, '63; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv.; disch. Nov.
15, '65, Boston, Mass.
Towle, Frank Patrick. Unas'd; b. Charlestown, Mass.; age 19;
cred. Barrington; enl. Dec. 29, '63; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv. ;
disch. Nov. 17, '65, Galloup's Isl., B. H., Mass. Died May, '90,
Augusta, Me.

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Vallely, John. Co. B, 13 Regt.; b. Ireland; age "45"; cred. Mad-
bury; enl. Dec. 22, '63; must, in Dec. 22, '63, as Priv.; diseh.
disab. Nov. 28, '64, Boston, Mass.
Walker, Martin L. Co. A, 9 Regt.; b. Boscawen; age 39; cred.
Sutton; enl. Sept. 3, '64; must, in Sept. 3, '64, as Priv.; disch.
Nov. 16, '65, Washington, D. C. Died April 1, '92.
Weeks, John S. Co. E, 13 Regt.; b. Exeter; age "50" ; cred. Som
ersworth; enl. Dec. 29, '63; must, in Dec. 29, '63, as Priv.; diseh.
disab. Sept. 5, '64. P. O. ad., South Newmarket (Newfields).
Wells, Milo E. Co. D, 13 Regt.; b. Littleton; age 25; res. Little
ton, ored. Roxbury, Mass.; enl. June 21, '64; must, in June 21,
'64, as Priv. ; disch. Nov. 30, '65. P. O. ad., Monroe. See 4 N.
H. V.
Wescott, Gustine M. 69 Co., 2 Batt'l; b. Danbury; age 30; cred.
Rumney; enl. Jan. 1, '64; must, in Jan. 1, '64. as Priv.; des. Dec.
15, '64, Manchester. P. O. ad., Rumney.
U. S. COLORED TROOPS.
Chisholm, Thomas Melville. Co. K, 108 Inf. ; b. Boston, Mass. ;
res. Milton; must, in June 22, '64, as 2 Lt. ; must, as 1 Lt. Oct. 1,
'65; must, out Mar. 21, '66. See Unattached Co., N. H. V., and
State Service.
Quimby, H. Baxter. 108 Inf.; b. Lisbon; age 25; res. Lisbon;
app. 2 Lt. ; must, in Sept. 20, '65; must, out Mar. 21, '66. See Mis
cell. Organizations.
Whitfield, Smith A. F. and S. 123 Inf. ; b. Francestown; age 23;
res. Francestown; app. Lt. Col.; must, in Oct. 15, '64; must, out
Oct. 16, '65. Died Dec. 2, '95, Chicago, 111. See 2 N. H. V.
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
Bennett, Alden B. Co. B, 39 Mass. Inf. ; b. Dunstable, Mass. ; age
44; res. Milford; enl. for 3 yrs. ; must, in June 10, '63, as Muse;
tr. to Co. M, 32 Mass. Inf., June 2, '65; diseh. July 1, '65. Died
May 15, '91. See 1 N. H. V. and State Service.
Busweli, Daniel C. Co. B, 1 Minn. Inf.; b. Lebanon; age 25; res.
Lebanon; enl. Apr. 29, '61, for 3 yrs.; must, in May 29, '61, as
Priv.; disch. Aug. 31, '62, to accept promotion.
Currier, Julius C. Co. D, 17 Mass. Inf.; b. Newton; age "24";
res. Newton; enl. Apr. 27, '61, for 3 yrs.; must, in July 22, '61, as
Priv. ; des. Aug. 13, '61. See 3 N. H. V.
Gibson, George W. Co. C, 4 Vt. Inf. ¦ b. Petersham, Mass. ; age
21; res. Charlestown, cred. Vt.; enl.. Aug. 22, '61, for 3 yrs.; must.

132 Service of Members in
in Sept. 21, '61, as Priv.; wd. and captd. June 29, '62, Savage's
Station, Va.; par. July 22, '62; disch. wds. Sept. 30, '62, Balti
more, Md. Supposed identical with George W. Gibson, Co. G,
9 N. H. V.
Hale, Thomas. Co. A, 31 Me. Inf.; b. Newbury, Mass.; age 56;
res. Laconia; enl. Feb. 16, '64, for 3 yrs. ; must, in Mar. 3, '64, as
Priv.; must, out July 15, '65, Alexandria, Va. Died Dec. 6, '80,
Laconia. See 4 N. H. V., Unattached Co., N. H. V., and State
Service.
Hobson, Edgar James. Band, 14 Mass. Inf. ; b. Pennsylvania; age
27; res. Brookline; enl. July 5, '61, for 3 yrs.; must, in July 5, '61,
as Muse, ; disch. Aug. 14, '62. P. O. ad., Concord.
Quimby, H. Baxter. 39 Inf., U. S. A.; b. Lisbon; age 26; res.
Lisbon; app. 2 Lt. July 28, '66; ILt. July 31, '67; tr. to 25 Inf.
Apr. 20, '69; app. Capt. Dec. 31, '80. Died Feb. 19, '83, Ft. Snell
ing, Minn. See U. S. C. T.
Rolfe, Horace H. Co. H, 8 Me. Inf. ; b. Concord; age 27; res. Con
cord; enl. Aug. 12, '61, for 3 yrs; must, in Sept. 7, '61, as 1 Sergt.;
app. 2 Lt. Deo. 24, '61; resigned, disab. May 23, '62; must, in Oct.
5, ^63, as Sergt. Co. E, 2 Mass. H. Art. ; tr. to U. S. Navy May 17, '64,
as a Seaman; served on U. S. S. "Agawam" and "Osceola";
disch. Nov. 18, '64. See 18 N. H. V.
Smith, Dexter D. Co. B, 6 Inf., Mass. Vol. Militia; b. Frances-
town; age 37; res. New Hampshire; enl. for 9 mos.; must, in
Sept. 27, '62, as Priv. ; must, out June 3, '63. P. O. ad., Franklin.
U. S. NAVY.
Blaisdell, Charles M. b. Somersworth; age 18; enl. Dec. 9, '61, at
Boston, Mass., for 3 yrs., as aLandsman; served onU. S. S. "Ohio,"
"Pursuit" and " North Carolina " ; diseh. Feb. 24, '62, from receiv-
ingship, New York city. P. O. ad., Chicopee, Mass.
Dinsmore, Sanford. b. Colebrook; age 21; res. Colebrook; enl.
Jan. 28, '63, for 1 yr., as a Landsman; served on U. S. S. "North
Carolina," "Colorado," "Genessee,"1 "Potomac," and "Night
ingale;'' disch. June 16, '64, from receiving ship, Boston, Mass.,
tm. ex. P. O. ad., Bulwer, Can.
Foster, Charles E. b. Dover; age "21"; res. Dover; enl. July 3,
'61, at Portsmouth, for 3 yrs., as a Seaman; served on U. S. S.
"North Carolina" ; des. Nov. 4, '61, from hosp., New York city.
Sampson, John ,C. b. Dover; age 21; res. Rochester; enl. May
4, '61, at Boston, Mass., for lyr., as a Landsman; served on U. S. S.
"Ohio," "Bainbridge," and "R. R. Cuyler;" disch. June 19, '62,
from "R. R. Cuyler," tm. ex.

Other Organizations. 133
Twombly, Joseph B. b. Rochester; age 23; cred. Rochester; enl.
Sept. 1, '64, for 3 yrs., as an Ord. Seaman; served on U. S. S.
"Vandalia," "Winona," and "Potomska; " disch., reduction naval
force, July 17, '65, from receiving ship, Norfolk, Va. P. O. ad.,
Rochester.
U. S. MARINE CORPS.
Webster, Edson H., alias Edwin Webster, b. Chittenden county,
Vt. ; age 19; res. Nashua; enl. Aug. 22, '59, at Boston, Mass., for
4 yrs., as Priv.; served on U. S. S. "Cumberland" and "Mack
inaw " ; disch. disab. Sept. 5, '64, Norfolk, Va. P. O. ad., Nashua.
STATE SERVICE.
Adams, Sylvanus. Milford Volunteers ; b. New London; res. Mil
ford; enl. Apr. 25, '61, as Muse; paid to July 12, '61, as of Capt.
George H. Gillis's Co. P. O. ad,, Rumney.
Austin, Wanton J. Capt. James Davidson's Co.; b. Providence,
R. L; age 24; res. Somersworth; enl. July 26, '61, as Priv.; paid
to May 14, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Avery, Alfred A. Laconia Volunteers; b. Gilford; age "44"; res.
Laconia; enl. May 3, '61, as Priv. ; disch., old age, May 17, '61.
Ayer, James C. Granite State Guards; b. Deerfield; age "37";
res. Somersworth; enl. Apr. 25, '61, as Priv.; disch. July 12, '61;
paid as Corp. of Capt. James Davidson's Co., July 13, '61, to Mar.
31, '62; paid as Sergt. to May 14, '62. P. O. ad., Somersworth.
See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Beard, Cleveland C. Lancaster Volunteers; b. Mason, age 18; res.
Northumberland ; enl. Apr. 27, '61, as Priv. No further record.
P. O. ad., Reed's Ferry.
Bennett, Alden B. Capt. James Davidson's Co.; b. Dunstable;
age 42; res. Milford; enl. July 30, '61, as Muse; disch., by order
of Governor, Mar. 10, '62. See 1 N. H. V., and Miscell. Organiza
tions.
Bickford, Orion W. Capt. James Davidson's Co.; b. Lebanon,
Me., age 43; res. Somersworth; enl. Oot. 2, '61, as Priv.; paid to
May 14, '62. Died June 10, '94, Boston, Mass. See 1 Co., N. H. H.
Art., and Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Boudle, John. Lancaster Volunteers; b. England; age 36; res.
Stark ; enl. May 2, '61, as Priv. ; disch. disab. May 15, '61, Ports
mouth.
Burns, Benjamin A. b. Bingham, Me.; age 39; res. Bennington;
enl. May 1, '61, by Ephraim Weston, as Priv. No further record.
P. O. ad., West Hopkinton.
2

T34 Service of Members in
Chapman, Henry N. Littleton Volunteers; b. Haverhill; age 22;
res. Haverhill; enl. May 1, '61, as Priv; disch. disab. May 17, '61.
Chase, George A. b. Newport; age 18; res. Newport; enl. Apr.
18, '61, by Ira McL. Barton, as Priv.; served 7 days. P. O. ad.,
Lowell, Mass. See 1 N. H. H. Art.
Chisholm, Thomas Melville. Granite State Guards; b. Boston,
Mass.; age 24; res. Somersworth; enl. Apr. 29, '61, as Priv.; disch.
July 12, '61, as of Capt. George H. Gillis's Co., Ft. Constitution;
re-enl. July 13, '61, in Capt. James Davidson's Co. ; paid as Sergt.
to May 14, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V., and U. S. C. T.
Cleaves, George P. Capt. James Davidson's Co. ; b. Kennebunk,
Me.; age 17; res. Somersworth; enl. July 26, '61, as Priv.; paid
to May 14, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Drew, George H. Milford Volunteers; b. Methuen, Mass.; res.
Milford; enl. Apr. 25, '61, as Priv.; elected Serg't. of Capt. George
H. Gillis's Co. on or about June 12, '61; disch. July 12, '61.
P. O. ad., Nashua.
Finney, William G. Keene Volunteers; b. Whiting, Vt.; age 19 ;
enl. Apr. 29, '61, as Priv. No further record.
Gilson, Alonzo. Capt. Josiah G. Hadley's Co. ; paid for 2% days'
service at Ft. Constitution between Apr. 29 and May 9, '61.
Hale, Thomas, b. Newbury, Mass. ; age 53; res. Laconia; enl. May
4, '61, as Muse; disch. July 12, '61, as of Capt. George H. Gillis's
Co., Ft. Constitution. See 4 N! H. V., Unattached Co., N. H. V.,
and Miscell. Organizations.
Hall, Charles F. b. Milton; age 18; res. Dover; enl.' Apr. 29, '61,
by George W. Colbath as Priv. ; re-enl. May 10, '61, for 3 yrs., in
Dover Vols. ; disch. disab. May 31, '61. P. O. ad., Dover.
Haradon, Willard N. Manchester Mechanics' Phalanx; b. New
Boston; age 40; res. Manchester; enl. Apr. 25, '61, as 1 Lt. ;
elected 1 Lt. Jonathan R. Bagley's Co. on or about June 12, '61;
paid as 1 Lt. to July 12, '61.
Hodge, Joseph K. Lancaster Volunteers; b. Lisbon; age 19; res.
Lancaster; enl. Apr. 29, '61, as Priv. No further record. See 2
u. s. s. s.
Hutchinson, AsaS. Manchester Mechanics' Phalanx; b. St. John,
N. B. ; age 26; res. Manchester; enl. Apr. 24, '61, as Priv.; elected
1 Sergt. of Capt. Jonathan R. Bagley's Co. on or about June 12, '61;
paid as 1 Sergt. to July 12, '61; enl. as 1 Sergt. in Capt. James
Davidson's Co. July 13, '61; paid as 1 Sergt. to May 14, '62. See
Unattached Co., N. H. V.

Other Organizations. 135
James, Jabez S. Capt. James Davidson's Co. ; b. Seabrook; age 27;
res. Salisbury, Mass. ; enl. Oct. 7, '61, as Priv. ; paid to May 14, '62.
See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Joy, Charles H. Capt. James Davidson's Co. ; b. Somersworth; age
19; res. South Berwick, Me. ; enl. Jan. 1, '62, as Priv.; paid to
May 14, '62. P. O. ad., Mendocino, Cal. See Unattached Co.,
N. H. V.
Keyser, Scott W. Littleton Volunteers; b. Haverhill; age "21";
res. Haverhill; enl. Apr. 22, '61, as Priv. ; disch. disab. May 16, '6l',
Portsmouth. P. O. ad., Haverhill.
Knight, Charles H. Cheshire Light Guards ; b. Keene; age 22; res.
Keene; enl. Apr. 25, '61, as Priv. ; re-enl. May 22, '61, for 3 yrs. No
further record. P. O. ad., Springfield, Mass.
Norris, Cyrus B. Capt. James Davidson's Co.; b. Upper Gilman
ton; age 23; res. Manchester; enl. Apr. 21, '62, for 3 yrs. as Corp.;
paid to May 14, '62. P. O. ad., Belmont. See Unattached Co.,
N. H. V.
Ober, Evert. Milford Volunteers; b. Johnson, Vt. ; res. New Bos
ton; enl. May 7, '61, as Priv.; disch., by Capt., June 10, '61; re-
enl. Oct 7, '61, as Priv., in Capt. James Davidson's Co.; paid to
May 14, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Osgood, Napoleon B. Claremont Volunteers ; b. Porter, Me.; age
21; res. Charlestown; enl. Apr. 29, '61, as Priv.; re-enl. May 21,
'61, for 3 yrs.; disch., by Capt., June 11, '61. P. O. ad. Biddeford,
Me.
. O'Reilly, Francis. Capt. James Davidson's Co.; b. Canterbury;
age 23; res. Canterbury; enl. Apr. 17, '62, for 3 yrs., as Priv.; paid
to May 14, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Perham, Rodney. Milford Volunteers; b. Lyndeborough; res.
Wilton; enl. Apr. 25, '61, as Priv.; disch. July 13, '61, as of Capt.
George H. Gillis's Co. ; paid as Priv. of Capt. James H. David
son's Co., Oct. 5, '61, to May 14, '62. P. O. ad., Wilton. See
Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Robinson, John W. Capt. James Davidson's Co.; b. Stratham;
res. Somersworth-; enl. Jan. 1, '62, as Priv. ; paid as Priv. to March
31, '62; paid as Corp. to May 14, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
Sargent, Henry O. Capt. James Davidson's Co.; b. Concord; res.
Manchester; enl. Aug. 19, '61, as Priv.; app. Sergt. Oct. 5, '61;
paid to May 14, '62. P. O. ad., West Wilton. See Unattached Co..
N. H. V.
Simpson, Henry H. Capt. James Davidson's Co. ; enl. Jan. 1. '62,
as Priv. ; paid to May 14, '62. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.

136 Service in Other Organizations.
Stewart, Jonathan S. Concord Volunteers; b. Wilmington, Mass. ;
age 20; res. Holderness ; enl. Apr. 22, '61, as Priv. ; paid to July 12,
'61, as of Capt. Jonathan R. Bagley's Co. ; re-enl. July 13, '61, as
Priv. in Capt. James Davidson's Co. ; paid to May 14, '62. P. O.
ad., Nat. Home, Wis. See Unattached Co., N. H. V.
' Wallace, Joseph H. b. Manchester; age 21; res. Manchester; enl.
Apr. 19, '61, by John L. Kelly as Priv.; served 8 days. See 3
N. H. V.

GENERAL ORDER
TRANSFERRING
MEMBEES OF IsTHsTTH EEGIMENT
TO
SIXTH REGIMENT, N. H. VET. VOLUNTEERS.

HEAD-QUARTERS DISTRICT OF ALEXANDRIA AND NINTH
ARMY CORPS.
Alexandria, Va., June 1, 1865.
Special Orders, No. 81. [Extract.]
1. The following named enlisted men, belonging to the Ninth Regi
ment, New Hampshire Volunteers, which organization is about to be
mustered out of the service, pursuant to instructions from the War
Department, dated 17th and 18th of May, 1865, promulgated in Par. 2,
S. O., No. 22, c. s., from these head-quarters, and whose terms of ser
vice do not expire under the provisions of said orders, are hereby
transferred to the Sixth Regiment, New Hampshire Veteran Volun
teers. The commanding officer Ninth Regiment, New Hampshire Volun
teers, will at once turn over these men to the commanding officer Sixth
Regiment, New Hampshire Veteran Volunteers, together with the
proper muster and descriptive rolls, and accounts of pay and clothing,
as required by Circular No. 64, series of 1864, from the War Depart
ment: Company A. Privates.
Bohonan, Charles
Corporal. Bonaparte, Frederick
Williams, John. Bransman, Anley
Brown, John
,, . . Canfield, Stone
Musician. „ , t,„4.„„
Cawley, Peter
Dodd, Martin Conception, Joseph

138

General Order Transferring to

Dolan, James
Dorway, John
Foster, Thomas
Geany, John
Heath, Nelson
Holcomb, Edgar
Marble, Wm. H.
Martins, Andrew
McCaffrey, Samuel
Muary, James
O'Donnell, Michael
Preston, James R.
Prial, Edward
Raymond, Wm.
Rever, Joseph
Spencer, John
Woolsley, James
Williams, Jonas
Company B.
Privates.
Brindamour, Albert
Brown, Thomas
Bartlett, James H.
Burns, Benj. A.
Brady, Edward
Bowman, Thomas
Coyne, Joseph
Eaton, George W.
Pullford, Milo
Fagan, Michael
Gregory, John
Grant, Daniel
Howland, Richardson
Hobson, Edgar J.
Hiltpald, Rudolph
Hutchinson, Stephen C.
Page, Nathaniel S.
Robinson, John
Vezina, Octave
Wallace, Wm., 2d
Ward, Lewis K.
Waldron, George
Williams, John

Company C.

Privates.

Bridges, John
Brown, Orrin E.
Bowen, Fred
Davis, Bailey
Drake, Samuel
Duchand, John B.
Foell, Albert
Fuller, John G. C.
Hutchinson, Wm.
Johnson, Charles
Miller, John
Perkins, Albert A.
Rourke, Patrick
Riley, Michael '
Rider, Henry
Raymond, Wm.
Sprague, Wm.
Tibbetts, Enoch
Worster, Albanois
Wichsel, John
Williams, John •
Company D.
Corporals.
Johnson, Henry
Mclntyre, Wm. C
White, Henry
Privates.
Allen, John
Bennett, James A.
Bennett, James
Bouchier, Peter
Bragg, Edwin
Carr, Richard
Dodge, Rodney
Crossen, Frank
Hill, Henry
Hagerty, Anthony
Mahoney, John

Sixth N. H. Vet. Volunteers.

t39

Mason, Elisha L.
Nolan, Patrick
Politz Reinhold
Pringle, Charles
Riley, Thomas
Smith, McNorman C.
Valentine, James
Company E.
Sergeant.
Evans, Walter H.
Corporal.
Kirwan, Peter
Privates.
Allen, Frank
Basons, Joseph
Campbell, John
Campbell, Henry
Cotter, Wm.
Cram, Archibald
Cooper, James M.
Clark, Theron G.
Clark, Edgar
Daniels, Charles J.
Friday, Mitchell
Grover, Charles
Goodwin, Frank R.
Hamlin, Charles H.
Limo, Joaquin
Levielle, Victor
Mills, George
Newell, Sylvester A.
Ordway, S. F.
Ordway, N. P.
Papineau, Francis
Rogers, William
Saladal, Leon
Sailes, Reuben
Thurston, Frank
Triggs, Benj.
Vincent, George L.
Vroomer, John

Walsh, Patrick
Walker, Wm. A.
Webb, Wm.
Company F.
Corporal.
Broun, Wm.
Musician.
Clement, Charles E.
Privates.
Anderson, Antoine
Boyden, George W.
Barnes, James H.
Brady, Wm.
Christenson, Jacob
Clarey, Michael
Dooley, Thomas
Dwyer, Bryan
Foster, James
Gero, Henry
Henninger, Zephaniah
Hogan, Charles
McKelvie, Alex
Meyer, Ferdinandt
Marcotte, Zebbie
Mill, Joseph G.
Russell, Wm.
Shover, John
Smith, Andrew C.
Thompson, Francis
Thompson, Patrick
Topp, Albert
Wilson, John
Wilson, Wm., 1st
Wilson, Wm., 2d
Wilson, Andres
Company G.
Musician.
Ritter, Frank S.

140

General Order Transferring to

Privates.
Antlitz, John
Augustin, August
Bresland, Joseph
Ballou, Charles E.
Bright, John
Cook, Thomas
Crowther, Wm.
Duval, Richard
Ferguson, John
Gordon, Francis
Gibson, George W.
Heran, Abram
Loren, Peter
Louis, Peter
Ryder, Abram
Stevens, Thomas '
Spencer, Thomas
Smith, Dexter D.
Shaursny, Henry
Thompson, Charles
Thompson, John
Wilson, Benjamin
Company H.
Sergeant.
Taylor, Alfred
Musician.
Wyman, Charles C.
Privates.
Ahern, Martin
Bedell, Abram
Bedell, Austin
Birch, George
Brooks, John C.
Brush, John
Boyle, William
Burke, Thomas
Carter, John
Carr, George
Cummings, George
Clark, Portus B.

Deerin, Peter
English, James
Frate, Carlo
Fromow, George
Griggs, Alvin
Granville, Francis
Holmes, Ephraim E.
Hayes, Augustus
Lindsey, Albert
Lucas, Harvey H.
Lapoine, Henry
Pratt, Alfred C.
Rogers, Charles E.
Stillings, Alonzo"
Sullivan, Thomas C.
Sherwood, William
Schealala, John
Taylor, Alfred
Ure, Daniel
Varine, Augustus
Wilkins, William H.
Company I.
Privates.
Allen, George W.
Becker, Jacob
Blake, Aaron H.
Bundy, Alvin A.
Colburn, Eleazer
Cram, Albert
Crouch, Charles E.
Duprez, Louis
Ellis, John E.
Estey, Lyman E.
French, Stephen S.
Hall, George
Johnson, George
Leonard, Thomas
Lowe, George
Lowe, Henry
Miller, John
Otto, Gustave
Schaeffer, Fred
Smith, Geo. W.
Sweat, Charles, Jr.
Wheeler, Albion
Whittle, James C.

Sixth N. H. Vet. Volunteers.

141

Company K.
Sergeant.
James, John
Corporals.
Gay, Proctor
Sargent, Frank B.
Musician.
Varney, Orin
Privates.
Berry, William H.
Benedict, Mitchel
Blake, Jonathan
Bryan, James
Cram, William H.
Eagan, William G.
Gardiner, James
Gonsalavre, Francis
Hicks, Calvin
Johnson, George

Johnson, Arthur M.
Kuhlmann, William
Larey, John
Leeds, William C.
Lamare, Joseph
Lafan, Joseph
McWoughton, Duncan
McMurphy, James
Mendon, George E.
McGowan, John
Mills, Oscar A.
Neson, John
Olson, Peter
Osterly, Herman
Parsons, Flores E.
Russell, George
Roberts, Auguste
Rorke, Daniel
Ross, Peter
Roquet, Peters
Smith, Peter
Sullivan, John
Varney, Edwin C.
Wesley, John
Wilson, James H.
West, Royal F.

By command of
Maj. Gen. Jno. G. Parke:
, Jno. D. Bertolette.
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official : Jno. C. Youngman,
Assistant Adjutant General.

REGISTER OP
CONtNIISS-tONKD OFFICERS,
NINTH EEGIMENT.

COLONELS.
Fellows, Enoch Q. ; Titus, Herbert B.
LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.
Stevens, Josiah, Jr. (not mustered) ; Titus, Herbert B. ;
Babbitt, John W. ; Chandler, George H. (not mustered).
MAJORS.
Titus, Herbert B. ; Everett, George W. ; Chandler, George H.
ADJUTANTS.
Cook, William N. ; Chandler, George H. ; Brown, William I. ;
Robinson, Oscar D.
QUARTERMASTERS.
Hutchins, Carleton B. ; Moses, William Pitt.
SURGEONS.
Webster, William A. ; Gibson, Francis N.
ASSISTANT SURGEONS.
Emerson, John S. ; Gibson, Francis N.
CHAPLAIN.
Gushee, Edward M. CAPTAINS.
Pillsbury, Leonard H., Little, Ludo B., Co. A; Alexander,
Samuel J., Smith, Orville, Co. B; Quimby, H. Baxter
(not mustered) ; Edgerly, Augustus S., Copp, Charles D.,

Register of Commissioned Officers. 143
Co. C; Stevens, Chester C, Hutchinson, Asa T., Co. D;
Busweli, Daniel C, Robinson, Oscar D., Co. E; Stone,
Andrew J., Case, Ervin T., Co. F; Whitfield, Smith A.,
Babb, Edward C, Co. G; Edgerly, Charles W., Blaisdell,
James, Allen, Benjamin R., Co. H; Babbitt, John W.,
Hough, Andrew J., Co. I; Cooper, John B., Co. K.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Pillsbury, William S., Newcomb, Oliver P., Little, Ludo B.,
Emery, George W., Simons, Charles J., Co. A; Hara
don, Willard N., Brown, William I., Quimby, H. Baxter,
Co. B; Tilton, Charles W., Copp, Charles D., Kelly,
Jerome, Co. C; Hough, Andrew J., Mason, John E.,
Thompson, John, Co. D; Hutchinson, Asa T., Harnden,
Charles A., Sampson, John C, Robinson, Oscar D., Co. E ;
Moses, William Pitt, Sprague, S. Henry, Babb, Edward C,
Co. F; Smith, Orville, Perry, S. Horace, Hall, Stacy W.,
Co. G; Lewis, John G., Blaisdell, James, Greene, Edwin,
Co. H ; Green, Jacob, Cheney, David F., Richards, Charles
J., Co. I; Case, Ervin T., Allen, Benjamin R., Burnham,
Franklin J., Co. K.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Newcomb, Oliver P., Mooney, John, Sargent, Henry O., Drew,
George H., Co. A; Chisholm, Thomas Melville, Rolfe,
Horace PI., Sampson, John C, Hubbard, Henry E., Co.
B; Copp, Charles D., Cheney, David F., Co. C; Merrill,
Albert G., Co. D; Emery, George W., Cos. H and D;
Donovan, John, Co. D; Edminster, James N., Quimby,
H. Baxter, Robinson, Oscar D., Co. E; Burnham, Frank
lin J. (not mustered) ; Mason, John E., Little, Ludo B.,
Wilcox, Charles W., Co. F; Harnden, Charles A., Perry,
S. Horace, Rice, William D., Co. G; Hall, Stacy W. (not
mustered) ; Blaisdell, James, Babb, Edward C, Harlow,
Isaac Leonard, Co. H ; Sawyer, Nelson N., Greene, Edwin,
Sylvester, George P., Co. I ; Kelly, Jerome (not mustered),
Brown, William I., Allen, Benjamin R., Co. K; Simons,
Charles J. (not mustered) .

THE NINTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS
VETERAN ASSOCIATION.

On the second day of the first encampment of the New Hamp
shire veterans at Manchester, October 13, 1875, the Ninth New
Hampshire volunteers had representatives in the line as formed
for review. Lieut. Col. J. W. Babbitt commanded, and Lieut.
Charles J. Richards acted as adjutant. At the same encamp
ment a Regimental association was organized, with Capt. J. B.
Cooper president, and Capt. C. D. Copp secretary. The asso
ciation thus formed has continued to the present, and now owns,
in partnership with the Eleventh association, a commodious,
attractive, and well appointed head-quarters building at The
Weirs, erected in 1888 at an expense of $2,500. The build
ing was dedicated that same year, Hon. Wm. E. Chandler
delivering the dedicatory address.
In 1891 the late Lieut. John E. Mason acted as secretary,
and as such of course had charge of the record book, which,
after his decease in October of that year, was mislaid, and not
withstanding a persistent search by his executor, Hon. Henry
M. Baker, has never been found. Consequently a complete list
of the officers of the association cannot now be given, but some
facts are known and well remembered :
At the state encampment at The Weirs, August 13-15,
1878, the veterans of the Ninth met near the "big black
rock " in the rear of the original camp-grouud, and chose
Maj. George H. Chandler president, and Capt. William Pitt
Moses secretary. While this meeting was in progress Gen.
A. E. Burnside passed by, and was heartily greeted by his for
mer subordinates and then comrades. In 1884, Capt. C. D.
Copp was president. In 1885 the following officers were
elected: Col. H. B.Titus, president; Lieut. C. J. Richards,
vice-president; Lieut. J. E. Mason, secretary; Lieut. Col.
J. W. Babbitt, necrologist; Lieut. J. E. Mason, Capt. C. D.

Head-quarters Ninth Regiment, N. H. V., at The Weirs.

Ninth N. H. V. Veteran Association. 145
Copp, and Capt. J. B. Cooper, monographists. In 1887 the list
was, — Lieut. C. W. Wilcox, president; J. F. Foster, vice-presi
dent ; Lieut. J. E. Mason, secretary ; Lieut. Col. J. W. Babbitt,
necrologist. In 1889, Capt. CD. Copp was president; Corp.
L. R. Mayo, vice-president ; Capt. J. B. Cooper, treasurer ; and
the Ninth and Eleventh voted to hold a joint celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their mustering out. In 1890, Capt.
E. C. Babb was president, and in 1891, Capt. O. D. Robinson
was elected to the same office.
Since 1891 the officers have been, —
1892 — Rev. N. T. Dutton, president; A. Paul Horne, vice-
president ; Capt. William Pitt Moses, secretary and treasurer ;
Dr. G. L. Wakefield, necrologist ; member of executive com
mittee for State association, Capt. B. R. Allen. At that meet
ing the following resolutions were passed in recognition of the
unusually efficient services of Dr. George L. Wakefield as the
association's necrologist :
Whereas, Our comrade and efficient necrologist, Dr. George L.
Wakefield, has rendered a most valuable service in collecting and
tabulating facts pertaining to the deceased members of the Ninth
New Hampshire volunteers, and has presented to this association
a specially prepared and beautifully bound volume in- which it is
intended to place a complete summary record of every member of
our dear old regiment, and
Whereas, The work of inscribing in this book the names of the
members of the regiment, and the individual records of those deceased,
so far as ascertained to this date, has been beautifully done by our
comrade's daughter, Miss Electa Wakefield, therefore,
Besolved, That the cordial thanks of this association be and hereby
are tendered to Comrade Wakefield for the painstaking labor per
formed and the generous expenditure incurred in its behalf; and also
to his daughter, Miss Electa, for her careful aud laborious work in
transcribing into this book said names and records.
Besolved, That Miss Electa Wakefield be adopted as a Daughter of
the Regiment, and she is hereby invited to meet with this association
at its annual reunions ; and
Besolved, That the foregoing be entered in full upon the records of
the association, and that an engrossed copy thereof be presented to
Comrade Wakefield, and also to his daughter, Miss Electa Wakefield.
1893 — A. Paul. Horne, president; Dr. G. L. Wakefield, vice-
president ; Capt. W. P. Moses, secretary and treasurer ; Dr.

146 Ninth N. H. V. Veteran Association.
G. L. Wakefield, necrologist ; member of executive committee,
Sergt. 0. B. Warren.
1894— Dr. G. L. Wakefield, president ; George J. Allen, vice-
president; Capt. W. P. Moses, secretary and treasurer; Dr.
G. L. Wakefield, necrologist ; Corp. L. R. Mayo, member of
executive committee.
1895 — Henry Clark, president; O. B. Warren, vice-presi
dent; W. P. Moses, secretary and necrologist; A. H. Davis,
janitor; Dr. G. L. Wakefield, surgeon.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Pacing Page

Aldrich, James H. 

655

Aldrich, Corp. Lewis W.

366

Allen, George J. .

318

Ayer, James C. .

400

Babb, Capt. Edward C.

386

Babbitt, Lieut. Col. John W.

234

Barnard, George W.

684

Blaisdell, Charles M. .

130

Blaisdell, Capt. James .

34

Bloody Envelope

472

Bohonnan, Charles . ...

73°

Boothby, Henry J. ...

666

Bragg, Corp. Elmer

64

Brocklebank, Corp. Lewis ....

64

Brown, Adjt. William I. ....

434

Bundy, Alvin A. .

272

Burnham, Lieut. Franklin J. ...

672

Burnside, Gen. Ambrose B. ...

44

Chamberlain, N. Bryon

336

Chandler, Maj. George H. .

374

Chapman, Sergt. Joseph C. .

640

Cheney, Lieut. David F. . . . .

51°

Clark, Henry W. . . . . . . .

678

Colburn, James L. ..... .

96

Colors of the Ninth Regiment, N. H. V.

560

Connor, Lendell A. ..... .

96

Cooper, Capt. John B. . . . . .

532

Copp, Capt. CD 

196

Copp, Lieut. CD 

196

Currier, Andrew .......

684

Cushing, Nathan ....

400

Darling, Corp. L. Dwight ....

528

Davis, Albert H. 

608

Davis, Albert P 

176

Davis, Corp. Charles B.

40

Dodge, Sergt. George H.

640

Dutton, Sergt. Major Newell T 

455

148

List of Illustrations.

Edgerly, Capt. Charles W. .
Ellis, Corp. Minot
Ellis, John E.
Fellows, Col. Enoch Q.
Fletcher, Almon J.
Foster, Edwin F.
Foster, J. Frank .
Gray, Benjamin
Griffin, Gen. S. G.
Gushee, Chaplain Edward M.
Hale, Harry (Orin Varney)
Hall, Sergt. John R. .
Hall, William J 
Hanson, Com. Sergt. Howard M.
Hartwell, Sergt. William H.
Headquarters Ninth Regiment, N. H. V..

Heath, Sergt. Webster
Hill, Quartermaster Sergt. Charles P.
Hill, Hospital Steward Sylvester J.
Horne, Corp. Augustus P.
Hough, Capt. Andrew J.
Hurlbutt, Corp. Charles O.
Huntoon, Phineas R.
Hurd, D. Emerson
Hutchins, Quartermaster Carleton B.
Kennard, Frank H. . . .
Kidder, Roscoe B.
Kimball, James B.
Knight, Corp. Charles H.

Lang, Charles
Lathe, Sergt. James W.
Lathrop, Corp. Edward D.
Lavender, Corp. William J.
Leighton, Byron D.
Little, Sergt. Charles H.
Little, Capt. Ludo B. .
Mason, Lieut. John E.
Mason, Simeon A.
Matthews, Corp. James H.

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480 73°455
620 496 64
196 96
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336 272 4b
666 34
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600710. 196
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336

List of Illustrations.

149

Mayo, Corp. Lysander R. .
McGarrett, Sergt. William A.
Messenger, Edward M.
Morton, George W, ...
Moses, Quartermaster William Pitt
Nagle, Gen. James .....
Non-Commissioned Staff, Ninth Regiment, N. H.
Norris, Corp. Cyrus B. ...

Osgood, Napoleon B. .
Paige, Enoch C. .
Partridge, Sergt. Henry F. .
Parke, Gen. J. G.
Perry, Lieut. S. Horace
Perry, William H.
Philips, Minot R.
Pierce, Joseph W.
Pillsbury, Capt. Leonard H.
Pillsbury, Lieut. William S. .
Prendable, Color-Bearer James
Priest, Thomas J.

V.

Quimby, Capt. H. Baxter
" " " " Old Shoes of
Reno, Gen. J. L. . . .
Robbins, William B. . . .
Robinson, Capt. Oscar D.
Ross, William W 
Rugg, Quartermaster Sergeant Charles E.
Runnals, Sergt. John R.

Sampson, Lieut. John C
Sargent, Henry O.
Sawyer, Andrew J.
Scott, Josiah . .
Shepard, A. Warner, M. D. .
Slyfield, James ....
Smith, Capt. Orville
Sprague, Lieut. S. Henry
Stone Bridge, Antietam Creek, i860
Stone, Capt. Andrew J.
Stearns, Sergt. Albert B.

400 426228254
352 724 455546
416 160
318548 208 176
288 28873°576254
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472, 732
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416 114
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608 608 176192
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List of Illustrations.

Stevens, Sergt. Charles S.
Streeter, Corp. Edwin H.

Taft, Corp. Albert H. .
Titus, Col. Herbert B. .
Thurber, Hiram .
Towne, Samuel C.
Turner, Corp. Frederick F.

Underhill, Charles W. .
Varney, Orin.
Wakefield, Sergt. George L.
Warren, Sergt. Osmon B.
Webster, Jason K.
Webster, John P.
Webster, Surgeon William A
Weeks, George
Willson, Corp. George C.
Wheeler, Corp. Albert R.
White, James E. .
Whitfield, Capt. Smith A.
Whittle, James C.
Wiley, Edgar F. .
Wilcox, Lieut. Charles W.
Wood, Corp. Marshall P.
Young, Sergt. Alvin A. .

402 192
738
Frontispiece. 416 96
472

254
See Harry Hale. 78
34
640
416
no
666
. • 318 288528752
3°4 272
562
3i8 176

GENERAL INDEX.

•r
Page.
Abbott, General  6o-
Abbott, Ira S  .' .' .' .' .' .' ,4> ,s,
Abbott, Jacob  3.
Abbott, Orrin S  .'.'.'.'! 2-6
Adams, Sylvanus  I2> 643; g^ 720
Aiken, William C  H,
Aldrich, James H  112,655,656
Aldrich, Jethro  gr,
Aldrich, Lewis W  83, 84
Aldrich, Lewis W., 2d  II7.
Aldrich, Mehetabel (Moody)  655
Alexander, Morrison  14, 235
Alexander, S. Judson  I2
!3. M. 45. 49. 245-246, 252-253, 297, 302, 303, 345, 655, 656-657
Allard, Colonel  !q8
Allen, Addie Florence  658
Allen, Benjamin R  16, 334, 348, 526, 547, 657-658
Allen, Carrie (Martin)  658
Allen, Colonel  247
Allen, D. W  652
Allen, Dora A  658
Allen, Fred J  658
Allen, George J.,  318, 439-442
Allen, Mary Blanche  658
Allen, Mary H. (Gilmore)  658
Allen, Minnie Myrtle  658
Allen, Paymaster W. H. H  556
Ammen, General  649
Andrews, George H  643, 644, 649, 650
Annis, Joel N  113
Antietam  5
Applebee, William H.  84
Archer, Josiah L.  235
Armstrong, George T.  . 720
Arthur, President  749, 754
Atwood, Naranus  15
Austin, Thomas S  84

152

General Index.

Avery, James  35
Ayer, James C  15.658-659
Ayers, Elisha 

15. 151

Babb, Edward C 
385. 388, 435-436. 438-439. 469-
Babb, Mary (Winslow)
Babbitt, John W 
14, 130, 131, 173. '79. r99> 222,
3'3. 3'6, 330. 342, 351. 375. 381.
Bailey, Capt. Edward L. . . .
Bailey, John B 
Baltimore Light Artillery .
Band, Regimental and Brigade .
119, 135, 146, 216, 217, 218, 220,

 15
470, 472, 479, 495, 547. 563. 660-661
 660

Barber, George W.
Barker, Capt. T. A
Barnard, Danjel L.
Barnes, James H.
Barton, Lieutenant
Batchelder, Charles W
Batchelder, Joseph C.
Baxter, General .
Bean, Amos S. .
Bean, Jesse S.
Beard, Leonard M.
Belcher, Lieutenant
Benham, General
Benjamin's Battery
Bennett, Alden B.
Bennett, J. C.
Berry, Governor .
Bingham, Charles F.
Bissell, Albert E.
Blackmar, Charles E
Blaisdell, Charles H.
Blaisdell, Charles M.
Blaisdell, Charley
Blaisdell, James .
Blaisdell, Mary H.
Bliss, Colonel
Blood, George F.
Blood, Henry P. .
Blood, Joel S.
" Bloody Ninth "
Bloss, John M. .
Bohonan, Charles
Boothby, Henry J

145, 168, 176, 177,

(Starr)

 13
233-234, 236, 237, 244, 258, 276, 297
434, 472, 474, 494, 563. 661-663, 756
 752
. 57, 146, 643-654, 651
 452
. 17. 42, 57. 58, 85, no
222, 223, 225, 239, 273, 307, 643-654
203, 215, 231, 235, 240, 241, 251, 640739
. 318
504-505 567 15
112, 123
568
3i3
¦ H.235 235 605696
• 71. 269
12, 663-664
643, 644, 651
• 17. 731658
• 3i8 15iS
664-665 5z
13. 287. 435. 472
. 665
198, 548
• • 235
386-387
. 16, 8481 64
649. 651
15, 112, 616

General Index.

153

15. H5. 31

398

(Heath)

Bowen, John A. .
Bowers, Lieutenant-Colonel
Bowman, Colonel
Boyle, General
Bradford, Amos F.
Bradford, Caleb M.
Bradford, Captain
Bradford, Ex-Governor
Bradford, Joseph D.
Bragg, Elmer
Bright, John
Brocklebank, Belle (Wilbur)
Brocklebank, Daniel,
Brocklebank, Lewis
Brocklebank, Lois D.
Brown, Abram .
Brown, Alba
Brown, Captain .
Brown, Colonel .
Brown, Colonel .
Brown, Deborah (Ide)
Brown, Dr. Joel .
Brown, George B.
Brown, George H.
Brown, James F.
Brown, John
Brown, John S. .
Brown, William Ide
393. 427
Bruce, George O.
Buchanan, President
Buck, Dr. William
Buckman, John B.
Buffum, James, 2d
Bugbee, Henry C.
Burbank, Lieutenant
Burleigh, Charles
Burnham, Amelia (Whitman)
Burnham, Franklin J. . 143. !45> 212, 227, 335, 336, 354-
451- 459-464, 479-48o, 490-493, 5l6-5I7, 529-531,
Burnham, Harriet F. (Laughton) 
Burnham, James 
Burnside, General ... 43, 44, 47, 48, 61,
104, 108, iog, 132, 134, i4g, 150, 165, 181-192, 198,
357. 340, 342, 358, 364. 426, 427, 448, 45°, 482-490,
Busweli, Barclay C 
Busweli, Daniel C  13, 14, 335. 434.

434

-435.

472-473. 474-475. 493-495

-399,

633.'

602
223, 646
647
3i7, 353 "3"3
573573
236
666-667 1
667667667667 235
756
567-568 198567
667
756 235
608 526 153
667 14
667-671, 717
151, 707 3
749 55
235 235
399 '5
671 77
-355, 390-397, 428
547, 635, 671-675 675
. . 671
69, 71. 76, 103
255-257, 259, 276
496, 499, 646, 6g5 14
454, 463. 475. 685

552,

16,

154

General Index.

Butler, General  474,549.586
Butler, Wentworth  M. 435
Calder, William  4»i
Caldwell, Francis M  r4
Caldwell, Leonard H  r4. 235. 27i
Camp Burnside  33.348,349-351.352,355
Camp Chase  21, 22, 28, 33, 51
Camp Colby  8, 12, 19, 51,643
Camp Dick Robinson  277, 278, 322
Camp Ella Bishop  2'°
Camp Nelson  321
Camp Parole  340
Campbell, Duncan  43°
Canfield, William H  x5> 464, 469
"Carleton" (C. C. Coffin)  461
Carpenter, Hamilton  460, 473
Carroll, Jeremiah  235
Carruth, Lieutenant-Colonel  II4, 337
Case, Ervin T  14, 348, 381, 434, 470, 506, 710-711, 716
Casey, General  20, 21
Casler, Capt. B. G  574, 584, 588
Chace, Moses L.  *5
Chamberlain, Noel B  z8°
Chamberlin, Charles  t5I
Chandler, Elvira S. (Coffin)  677
Chandler, George H  IO
12, 17, 35. 37. 45, 46, 151, ^2, 153, 236, 258, 269, 276
2g7-2g8, 316, 342, 353, 372, 374, 378, 380-381, 399, 434-435- 469-475
478, 493-495, 537. 547-549. 550-S51- 555, 556, 560, 563, 676-677, 701
Chandler, Isaac H  746
Chandler, John K  677
Chandler, Kate  -677
Chandler, Lieut. G. W  600
Chandler, Mary A  676
Chandler, Nathan S  676
Chandler, Timothy  745
Chandler, William E  380, 676
Chapman, Dr. G. T  737
Chapman, Edward P  3l8> 389
Chapman, Joseph C  15- I23
Chapman, Waterman S  235
Chase, Aaron  146, 643, 644, 647
Chase, George A  235, 678
Chase, Herbert G  643, 644, 651
Chase, Joseph H  235
Chase, Lieut. H. R  591
Chase, Lucian H.  112

General Index. 155
Cheney, Benjamin P  548
Cheney, David F  14,472,511
Cheney, Deacon Moses  718
Cheney, Gov. P. C  718
Cheshire Light Guards  739
Chisholm, Thomas M.  13
Cilley, Quartermaster  350
Clark, Capt. Joseph, Jr  114
Clark, Col. William T  114
Clark, Henry W  678
Clark, John  616
Clark, Lieutenant  568
Clark, Lieut. Joseph R  153
Clark, Rufus W  236
Clark, William P  678
Clement, Hermon A  125, 173, 235, 318, 389, 502-504, 679
Clement, Simeon A  389, 679-680
Clogston, John D  235
Clough, Larkin H  84
Clough, William F  14
Coffin, Samuel S.  677
Colburn, Eleazer  440
Colburn, James L  15
Colby, Adjutant-General  n, 18,731
Colgrove, Gen. Silas  64
Collins, Rev. S. A  123
Cooper, John B  ,  13
14, no, 113, 122, 234, 345, 348, 434, 462, 506, 533, 678, 680-681
Cooper, Mark 0  681
Cooper, Mary O. (Moody)  680
" Cooper shop,"  .' . . . 20, 558
Copp, Charles D  13, 82
197, 222, 234, 253, 274, 305, 312, 317-318, 319, 347, 378-380, 381-384
386, 389-390, 437-438. 470-472, 474, 475. 534, 549, 550-55', 681-684
Copp, Harriet E. (Woods)  683
Corser, William H  658
Couch, General  61, 695
Cowen, William F  84
Cox, General  103-104
Crafts, Captain  3'9
Crawford, Lieutenant  567
Cressey, Albert B  '5
Cross, Colonel  35
Crowell, Martin T  684
Culburton, Lieut. S. S  659
Cummings, Orlando L  236
Cummings, Rev. Dr. E. E  657
Currier, Andrew  685

156 General Index.
Curtin, Governor
Curtis, William B.
Cushing, Nathan
Cutler, George W.
Cutter, Division Surgeon
Darling, Lewis Dwight
Davidson, Captain
Davis, Alvah R. .
Davis, Andrew J.
Davis, Captain .
Davis, George A.
Davis, Jefferson .
Davis, Mary E. (Thompson)
Davis, Walter E.
Day, Charles
Dearborn, Horace P.
Dennis, Frank
Densmore (Dinsmore), Edgar W
Dexter, Francis H.
Dimmick, Lieut. O. W
Dinsmore, Sanford
Dix, General
Dodge, George H.
Doe, Hezekiah .
Doherty, James .
Donovan, John .
Douty, Lieutenant
Dow, Brig. Gen. Neal
Dow, Rev. Mr. .
Downs, Edwin W.
Drew, George H.
Dudley, Oliver H.
Dufney, Joseph .
Duncan, Charles H.
Durell, Capt. George W.
Duren, Lieut. John A.
Durgin, Captain .
Duryea, Lieutenant-Colonel
Dutton, Newell T. 3'4, 3'5> 320-321,385-
455-459, 461, 495-499, 5", 526, 527,

Eastman, Albert C.
Eastman, Col. Seth
Eastman, George S.
Eastman, Samuel R.
Eastman, William C.

97, 98, 99, '36
3'3
684-686 '4
223, 225, 239, 646

132

686659
686-687, 760
145. 235609687
301, 544. 587
687 687 3'4 '5
3'8
'5, 234, 235, 253235 578
687-689
266, 647 '5
112112
'5- 495 485 575
601 203
500, 502, 511, 59g, 604 '5
3'8, 38'
238, 635, 637, 638
"4, 453
574, 586, 588, 58g, 604, 609 3'9 114
3°3
-386, 398-399. 423-525. 427-428
528, 52g, 530, 547, 666, 680-692

235 12'5 14
235

General Index. 157
Edgerly, Augustus S  12, 13, 14, 35, 235, 375, 565
Edgerly, Charles W. . . 13, 14, 120-122, 236-238, 242-243, 687, 748
Edmands, Warren H.  14, 235
Edminister, James N.  13
Edwards, Lieut. D. C  594
Edwards, Mr  461
Eighth Connecticut  121
Eighth Illinois  2g8
Eighteenth Connecticut  580
Eighteenth New Hampshire  552
Eighty-ninth New York  188
Eldridge, Eben  84
Eleventh Connecticut  104
Eleventh Florida  5'9
Eleventh New Hampshire . 166, 191, 28g, 375, 445, 473, 475, 575. 576, 578
Ellenwood, Horace  113
Ellis, Minot  235, 318, 6g2-&93
Ely, Colonel  546
Emerson, Edward 1  235
Emerson, John S  I2
Emery, George W  15, 434. 456, 525> 528
Eric, King of Sweden.  681
Evans, General  61
Evans, John F  3'8
Evans, Lieut. T. E  604
Evans, Major  353
Everett, Ellen Frances (Lane)  694
Everett, George W. . . . 10, 12, 153, 312, 316, 353, 6g3~694, 738
Everett, George W  6g4
Everett, John R  6g4
Ewell, General  435. 554, 555
Fay, Lieutenant .  57"
Fellows, Enoch Q. . . . . 7, 8, n, 12, 17, 20, 21, 22
35, 36, 37, 40, 43, 47, 53, 56, 58, 7', 7', 74. 75. 78, 81, 105
106, no, 114, 122, 153, 171, 173. 201, 207, 208, 222, 367, 6g4-6g7, 743
Fellows, John  694
Fellows, Lucian B  3'8
Fellows, Mary J  694
Fellows, Stephen  694
Ferguson, Lieutenant  5°°
Ferrero, General  114,337,341,482,484,488,549
Fersons, James H  '¦>
Fifteenth New Jersey  -568
Fifth New Hampshire  35, 46, 3'9, 435, 604
Fiftieth New York  l88
Fiftieth Pennsylvania  5
Fifty-eighth Massachusetts  445

158 General Index.
Fifty-first New York  79, 105, 114
Fifty-first Pennsylvania  79,105,114
Fifty-fourth New York  577
Fifty-ninth New York •  568
Fifty-second New York  568
Fifty-sixth Massachusetts band  . 558
Fifty-third Tennessee  452
First New Hampshire Berdan sharpshooters  575
First New Jersey  ¦ 568
First New York dragoons  58'
First Ohio Heavy artillery  324
First Vermont Heavy artillery  591
First West Virginia cavalry  600
Flanagan, Edward  "2
Fletcher, Almon J  113, 697
Fletcher, Samuel W  16, 248
Flynn, Martin ...  460, 472, 477~48o
Ford, Henry  334, 5°6
Forrest, General  578
Fortieth Kentucky  317, 3'9
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania ......... 56
114, 175, 199, 218, 234, 420, 422, 423, 445, 449, 481, 485, 494, 495
Forty-fifth Pennsylvania ......... 445
Forty-ninth Pennsylvania ......... 567
Forty-second New York ......... 568
Foster, Charles E. ......... 84
Foster, Charles E  . . 172, 248
Foster, Franklin H  14, 473-474, 493, 616, 617, 701
Foster, J. Frank  318,' 626-627, 697-698
Fourteenth New York  368
Fourteenth New York Heavy artillery ...... 541
Fourth New Hampshire ......... 435
Fourth Vermont .......... 5gg, 600
Fowler, Lieutenant .......... 568
Fox, George D  113, I2g
Franklin, General .......... 61
French, Hiram W. .......... 14, 243
French, Moses D. ......... 112
Frye, General  3ig, 322, 323, 337, 352, 6^81, 704, 752
Frye, Isaac F  502
Funk, Captain  568
Gage, George K.  280
Gallagher, Adjt. J. H.  5gg
Garland, John W  121
Garrard, General  350
Gay, Jerome  112
George, Carlos C  145, 227, 633

General Index. 159
George, Henry J.  475
George, William M  16
Gibson, Francis N  12, 242, 472
Gibson, George W  626
Gile, Thomas F., Jr  236
Gillespie, Lieutenant-Colonel  236
Gilmore George H  288-2gi
Gilmore, Governor  651
Gilmore, Mrs  651
Gleason, AberR.  147, 643, 644, 64g, 650
Glidden, Charles W  83, 84
Goodell, Gov. D. H  708
Goodon, Commodore  718, 719
Goodwin, Thomas  15
Gordon, George  15
Gove, George W  15. 84
Grant, Gen. U. S  277, 287, 306, 340, 345, 357-365
370, 371, 435- 443. 447. 448, 496, 497, 535, 540, 542-544, 549, 606, 611
Graves, William H. . . 57, 146, 353, 643, 644, 647, 648, 649, 651, 652
Gray, Moses F  '5-235
Green, Jacob  14,113,130,172,249
Greene, Edwin  12, 263, 337, 511
Grierson, Lieut. Otto  577
Griffin, General  153, '98, 274
297, 3°6, 34', 388, 393- 399. 421, 422, 423. 428, 434. 435. 436> 444. 47'
481, 487, 489, 495. 496, 498. 522, 526, 528, 533, 548, 550, 557, 637, 704
Griffin, Webster  235
Griffith, Alexander  235
Griswold, Major -  597. 600, 604
Gushee, Edward.M  I2
18, no, 144, 200, 214, 216, 218, 247, 310, 645, 698-701
Hackett, Frank B.  84
Hadley, Daniel G  235
Hale, Senator John P  560
Hall, Charles A  235
ikal], Charles F  "2
Hall, Col. Daniel  22
Hall, George W  84
Hall, Harvey M  64g, 651
Hall, Stacy W  '5. 3'8, 547
Halleck, Major-General  "
47, 48, 97, 98, 102, 132, 135, 160, 163, 181, 182
Halliday, Joseph C  '42, M3
Ham, Sylvester  '5
Hamblett, Hezekiah P  146, 643. 644, 647
Hamblett, Judson A  ' ¦ • '46, 643. 644. 647
Hanson, Howard M  12, 54, 3'2

160 General Index.
Haradon, Willard N  '3
Harlow, Isaac Leonard  495, 499, 5' 2
Harnden, Charles A  ¦ '3. 235
Harper's Ferry  67, 68, 153
Harriman, Gen. Walter  I53> 575- 576
Harrington, Jeremiah  235
Harrison, President  7°8, 754
Hartranft, General  I '4, 489, 542
Hartwell, William H  113,229,495,608,615,701
Haselton, Enoch E  84, 85
Hastings, George E  84
Hatch, Assistant Commissioner  607
Hayes, President  681, 749
Heath, Webster  '4
Heckman, Brigadier-General  576
Hedges, Lieut. Samuel N  574
Henderson, Lieutenant  602
Herbert, Lieutenant  568
Herrick, Mrs. H. A  666
Hester, Michael  "3, 235
Hickenbottom, Lieutenant-Colonel  567
Hill, Gen. D. H  61, 86
Hobson, J. E  649, 651
Hodgman, George  '4
Hood, General  584
Hooker, General  47, 61, 192, 255, 752
Horne, Adrian L  7°3
Horne, A. Paul  235, 478, 6ig-626, 702-703
Horne, Frances B. (Ricker)  702
Horne, Lester Porter  703
Horne, Noah  702
Horne, Theresa A. (Bellows)  702
Hough, Andrew J  ' . . .13,222,421,423-427
434, 435, 436> 439, 469, 474, 475, 494, 496, 50I> 5'°> 5", 563, 703-705
Hough, Mary E. (Roberts)  703
Howard, John H  235
Howard, Levi  706
Howard, William H  113
Howe, Daniel W  16
Howe, Francis  . 235
Howe, John  15
Howe, Stephen H  146, 643, 644, 649, 650, 651
Hoyt, William H. ,  14
Hubbard, George E  113
Hubbard, Henry E  16, 130, 475
Hull, Lieutenant  606
Humphrey, John H  126
Humphrey, Willard W  .126

General Index. 161
Hunt, P  3,g
Huntoon, Eli A. .  16
Huntoon, Phineas R  318
Hurd, Albert G.  707
Hurd, Arno E  707
Hurd, D. Emerson  706-707
Hurd, Ruth M. (Bruce)  707
Hurlbutt, Charles 0  85, 214, 707-708, 744
Hurlbutt, Elihu  707
Hurlbutt, Emeline L. (Goodell)  707
Hurlbutt, Luther C  84
Hussey, Charles B. ......... 15
Hutchins, Assistant Surgeon . . . . . . . . 153
Hutchins, Carleton B.  12, 42, 153, 208
Hutchinson, Asa T  13, 222, 226, 4g5, 533, 434, 54g
Hutchinson, Oliver .......... 235
Hutchinson, Prentiss C  16, 643, 644, 651
Ingalls, Quartermaster  43g
Jackson, " Stonewall "  31, 61, 172, 36g, 675
Jacques, Seino  436
James, Benjamin D. ......... 235
Johnson, A. M  650, 651
Johnston, General  303
"Jokum"  126-128
Jolley, Joseph  113
Jones, Lieutenant  605
Judkins, Charles M  83
Judkins, Joel S  83, 84, 85
Kean, Dennis  .236
Kelley, Jerome  14, 470, 547
Kelsey, Edward C  16
Kemp, William A  248
Kempton, George B  636
Kendall, Horace G  "3
Kendall, Lieutenant  • • 568
Kent, Colonel  658
Keyser, Scott W  '4
Kidder, Roscoe B.  ¦ 385, 500
Kimball, James B  7o8-7og
Kingsbury, Colonel  I04
Kingsley (Kingsbury), James M.  3°9
Knight, Charles H  16, 318
Knight, Hollis  3'3
Krommeyer, Captain  568
Lane, Mattie  3'5

162 General Index.
Lane, Samuel F  ¦ • • ¦ ' 236
Lane, Stella .  3'5
Lathe, Aaron  709
Lathe, Ernest W  7"
Lathe, Esther (Fordyce)  709
Lathe, Freeman  433- 465, 5°8, 5°9, 709
Lathe, Hattie  7"
Lathe, Hiram S  '5, 83, 84,709
Lathe, J. Arthur  7"
Lathe, James W. . 15, 41, 83, 355, 429-434, 464-469, 5°5-5IO> 709-7"
Lathe, Laura (Morse)  7"
Leavitt, Gilman  16, 114
Ledlie, General . .  483, 484, 487
Lee, General . . n, 28, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, g5-ioi, 136, 156
157, 158, 165, 183, 186, 356, 443, 447, 449, 540, 543, 544, 546, 606, 652
Leighton, Byron D  3'8, 439, 440
Lemar (Lamare), Joseph  335
Leverett, Frank J  8-10
Lewis, John G. .... 13, ig6, 226, 234, 235, 243, 687, 688
Lincoln, President 
4, 7, 66, 98, 9g, 148, i4g, 150, 152, 153, 154, isg, 160
161, 162, ig4, 272, 342, 357, 536, 537, 546, 5g6, 605, 610, 652, 685, 738
Little, Albert  235
Little, Charles H  16, 114
Little, Hazen Jesse  7'2
Little, Joseph  7"
Little, Ludo B. . . . 14,226,235,427,434,454,471,475,711-712
Little, Mary (Cobleigh) . .  7"
Little, Mary E. (Shurtleff) . .  7'2
Little, Rev. Dr  677
Longstreet, General  61,103,156,^2.361
Lothrop (Lathrop), Edward D  15
Lovejoy, Frank  235
Lovejoy, George H  147, 643, 644, 651
Loving (Loring), George M  236
Lucas, Capt. W. D  604
Manley, Capt. J. A  567, 574, 595, 5g8
Manning, William  147, 643, 644, 647
Mansfield, General .......... 61
Marble, Eben M.  147, 643, 644
Marsh, Edward K  15
Marshall, Frank V  t47, 643, 644, 651
Marshall, Nathaniel W  146, 643, 644, 651
Marston, Colonel  752
Martin, Harvey C  235
Marvin, Charles B  113, 123
Mason, John E. . . . 13, 134, 156, 312, 384-385, 4g4, 644, 645, 713

General Index. 163
Matthews, Carrie L. (Thomas)  714
Matthews, Frank R  7I4
Matthews, James H  7'3-7'5
Matthews, John H  j-rr
Mayo, Lysander R  84, 314, 221, 400-402
McCall, O. M  sg4
McCarthy, John 1  7I8
McClary, William W  236
McClellan, General  36, 37
41, 48, 6i, 64, 65, 67, 68, g3, 65, g6, g7, 98, 99, 100, 102
iog, 132, 134, 135, 140, 147, 148, 150, 154, 155, 158-165, 536, 695, 699
McClure, George W  16, 113, 318
McCutcheon, Lieut. Edward T  574, 605
McDermott, John  . . . . 112
McGarrett, William  235, 426, 427, 614-618, 716
McGinnis, Lieut. W. A  587
McKusick, Asa. A  616
McLaws, General  243
McLeod, Mrs. Dr  664
Meade, General  340, 358, 450, 482-489, 548, 549
Meader, Samuel ........... 114
Menard, Peter  235
Merrill, Albert G  13
Merrill, John Mooney  718
Merrill, Joseph G  235
Merrill, Rufus M. (see Mooney, John.)
Messenger, Edward M  113, 119, 120
Meyers, Lieutenant  568
Miles, General  67
Miller, Edwin R  16, 235, 716-717
Miller, Nancy (Paul)  , 716
Miller, Nathaniel, Jr  716
Miller, Sarah J. (Vose)  717
Mitchell, B. W  64
Mitchell, General  7 '8
Mobley, Captain  584
Mooney, John  14,717-719
Moore, James H  643, 644, 651
Moreland, Benaiah  146, 643, 644, 649
Morrill, Joseph G   '4
Morrrison, Mr  548
Morse, Francis  643, 644, 646
Morse, Frederick  '5> 6'6
Morse, Mrs.  5' 5
Morton, George W  719-720
Moses, Frances Ellen (Blake)  722
Moses, Mary S  72o
Moses, Theodore B  720

T.64. General Index.
Moses, William P. . . 13, 123-124, 153, 170-171, 25g, 278-280, 3og
322, 323, 335, 337, 346-348, 349, 35°-3S'> 352-353- 55°, 572, 720-722
Moulton, Andrew J  S°o, 501
Moulton, Dr. A. J  746
Mudgett, John F  '4
Murray, Capt. S. F  575, 598
Muzzey, George  II2
Myers, Louis  r4
Nagle, General  44, 56. 81, log
114, 122, 160, 198, 216, 233, 247, 272, 274, 644, 645, 648, 699, 723-729
Neller, John D  6l6
Newcomb, Oliver P  .... 13
Nichols, Joshua  °4
Nineteenth Kentucky  353
Nineteenth Massachusetts  '88, 567, 587
Ninth Corps .' . . . 60, 106, 132, 165, 212, 256, 288, 336, 340
361-365, 403-408, 444-45°, 473- 482-490, 5'9, 535, 54', 542, 546, 652
Ninth New York  Io6> "8, 128
Norris, Cyrus B. '  '5,547
Noyes, Deacon Milton  I23
Noyes, Charles M  '5> "3. '23
O'Connor, Timothy .... . ... 15
One Hundred Eighty-third Pennsylvania ... 567
One Hundred Fifty-fourth New York  574
One Hundred Forty-fifth Pennsylvania  567
One Hundred Third Pennsylvania  594
One Hundred Twelfth New York .  574
One Hundred Twenty-second New York  568
O'Reilley, Francis  "3
Osgood, Napoleon B. . .  '5
Page, Horace ........ • • x5
Page, Horace B  236
Page, Samuel  I12
Paige, Enoch C.  729
Paris, Comte de  3. '59
Parker, Betsey (Underhill)  745
Parke, Major-General  257, 306, 341, 542, 548, 557
Parker, Lieut. E. B  590, 5gi
Parkers, Mr  548
Parsons, Edward S  380, 384, 386, 455, 495, 496, 511
Partridge, Henry F  476, 477
Patmorn (Putnam), Asahel  236
Patterson, Captain  45
Paul, Captain  568, 571
Paul, Moses N  84

General Index. ¦ 165
Peabody, Mrs. George M. (Everett)  694
Peabody, Warren A  I40) 643, 644
Pearl, Capt. Ichabod  658
Pearson, Lieutenant-Colonel  434
Pearsons, Samuel D  4-^ 6IC;
Peaslee, George R  113
Peaslee, John A.  113
Perham, Rodney  15
Perry, James B  12
Perry, S. Horace . . 16, 208, 256, 258, 420, 434, 472, 475, 480, 481
Perry, William H  114,132
Pettengill, Wyman . .  14, 236
Pettingill, Benjamin F  235
Phelps, Peter F  14
Phillips, Joseph  730
Phillips, Judson  730
Phillips, Minot R  250, 730
Phillips, Rufus  730
Phillips, Simeon  730
Pierce, President  301
Pierce, Simeon  14
Pillsbury, Leonard H  12, 13, 14, 83, 85, 720, 730-732
Pillsbury, William S  13, 720
Pleasants, Lieutenant-Colonel  449, 450, 484, 494
Plummer, Jonathan P.  400
Pollard, Historian  544, 545
Pope, General  37
Porter, Gen. Fitz-John  6i
Potter, Chaplain  533
Potter, General  114
256, 34', 393, 421, 422, 446, 448, 45°, 484, 487, 488, 548, 650, 652, 702
Potter, Phendeus H  235, 242
Pratt, Maj. J. E  600
Prendable, James B  254, 379, 385, 511
Prisoners captured May 12, 1864, Lieutenant Wilcox's
original list of  612-613
Provencher, Joseph E.  400, 437
Pulsifer, N. Warren  15, 151, 307, 313, 633
Purington, Elijah P  "2
Putnam, Gen. Israel  681
Quimby, Aaron  694
Quimby, H. Baxter . . 15,113,472,478,480,526,547,649,732-733
Quimby, James  "3
Quimby, Moses A  732
Quinn, Joseph  616
Ramsey, Lyman M  84
5

1 66

General Index.

43-

Rand, Francis W.
Rand, William H.
Randlett, Charles J.
Rantone, Hon. R. S
Rawlins, Colonel
Raymond, Hercules W
Reason, Willis .
Reese, Sergeant .
Reno, General
Rice, Lieutenant-Colonel
Rice, William D.
Richards, Albion K.
Richards, Thomas J
Richardson, Albert
Richardson, Byron
Richardson, George W
Riley, Francis O.
Ritter, Frank S. .
Roberts, Alonzo .
Roberts, Cyrus M.
Roberts, John W.
Roberts, Mary .
Roberts, Millet W.
Robinson, David
Robinson, Everett
Robinson, Jennie M. (Rawe
Robinson, John .
Robinson, John W.
Robinson, Mary .
Robinson, Oscar D
117, 128, 142, 143, 145,
391, 396, 400, 436-437,
Robinson, William S. D. .
Robinson, Zelpha (Clement)
Rolfe, Horace H.
Rouzie, Dr. A. R.
Rowe, Lieutenant
Rowell, Joseph S.
Royce, William H.
Rugg, John H. .
Runnals, John R.
Russell, George W. .
Russell, William

44,

56, 6

69:

74

76,

1)

236
8- 10, 16, 51
235
342-344 607 16
"3
. 485
82, 134, 695 567
'5, 525
457, 473
14, 112
617 547 '4
'5
415-420 703 '4'5
703 112
733 733 735
'4, 235 '5
735
'5, "5"
151, 171, 176, 177, 179, 180, 241, 307, 325-327
495, 5'7, 528, 532, 534. 537- 547, 673, 733-735
 733
 733
 '5
600, 606
'.  568
 235
 "3
 "3
 547
 113, 123

Saladal, Leon
Sampson, John C.
Sanborn, Abraham
Sanborn, Andrew J.

 464
 437
'5, 335, 434, 463, 492, 494, 5°7> 5"
 '4
 '5

General Index. 167
Sanborn, Carroll  2,g
Sargent, Henry O. . -  .' .' 15,' 659, 735, 736
Sargent, Lyman  .22
Sargent, Sophia T. (Heath)  73S
Sawyer, Nelson N  14
Saxton, Mr.  g43
Scanneron, Brig. Gen. O. P  cy- cy6
Scofield, General  -,2-j
Scott, J  235
Scoville, Maj. Henry W  333, 6I0
Scripture, Gilman  c4g
Second Maryland . . . 56,105,114,175,198,247,445,481,594
Second New Hampshire  10, 219, 435
Second New York  416, 445
Second New Hampshire United States Sharpshooters . . . 5g8
Second Vermont United States Sharpshooters  598
Seventeenth Michigan  85, 567
Seventeenth Vermont  445, 481, 4gg, 534, 650
Seventh Maine battery  430, 538
Seventh Michigan  188
Seventh New Hampshire  474, 607
Seventh Rhode Island .... 175, ig8, 199, 308, 323, 445, 481
Seventy-seventh New York  568
Seymour, Brigadier-General  576
Shaffer, Mrs. Oscar  664
Shaler, Brigadier-General  576
Shay (Shea), Jeremiah  318
Shedd, Colonel  600
Shedd, John G  145
Shepard, A. Warren  12, 475
Sheppard, E. 0  236
Sheridan, General  522, 530, 542, 543, 652
Sherman, General  540, 582-585, 602, 603, 695
Sigfried, Lieutenant-Colonel  114, '99
Simes, Dr. T. M  746
Simonds, Lewis  120, 147, 643, 644, 651, 737
Simonds, Wesley  125
Simons, Charles J  14, 496, 497, 547, 73'
Simpson, Henry H  84
Sixth New Hampshire . 56, 92, 105, 109, in, 114, 117, 118, 175, 191, 198
i9g, 274, 308, 3ig, 322, 417, 424, 434, 445, 481, 557, 558, 617, 647, 650
Sixty-fifth New York  567
Sixty-fourth New York  567, 574
Sixty-sixth New York  597
Skillings, W. L  236
Sleeper, Charles F  475- 476
Slyfield, James  3'8
Small, Orrin A  14, 84

1 68 General Index.
Smith, Baxteij P  737
Smith, General  266, 647
Smith, Hon. Alvah  73s
Smith, Luther  3'8
Smith, Mehitable (Ward)  737
Smith, Moses  737
Smith, Orville  13, 222, 334, 366, 374, 738
Smith, Perley A  760
Smyth, Governor  558, 559, 560
Spalding, Mr  548
Spaulding, Sylvester  16
Spencer, Thomas  4zo
Sprague, S. Henry  3'3> 756
Staples, Mark G  '5- "3
Stearns, Albert B  529, 547
Stearns, George ........... '6
Stebbins, Lieutenant  568
Stephens, A. C  236
Stevens, Charles C  '5
Stevens, Charles S  174
Stevens, Chester C  '¦ . 12, 13, 14
Stevens, Colonel  223, 646
Stevens, George .......... 64g
Stevens, Josiah, Jr  ¦ . • 7, '°
St. Francis, Edward  147, 643, 644, 649
Stewart, J. S  3°4
Stewart, Jonathan P. . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stivers, Mr  648
Stoddard, Almond A  113
Stone, A. J. 13, 14, 125, 253, 263, 269, 373, 375, 376, 388, 389, 421, 464, 563
Stoneman, General ......... 582, 587
Stoughton, Col. H. R  598
Strait, Colonel  578
Streeter, E. H  113
Steeeter, Herbert N  83, 84
Sturgis, General  48, 56, 80, 81, 86, 91, 114, 122
'34, '35, '70, 176, 180, 190, 191, 220, 228, 256, 578, 644, 647, 648, 713
Sturtevant, Major  35
Sullivan, Michael  113
Sumner, General  61, 191, ig4, 215, 246, 646, 717
Sumter, Fort ........... 2
Surratt, Mrs  610
Swain, R. W. ...  112
Sweat, Thomas J  638
Swift, Colonel  567
Swift, G. H  650, 651
Sylvester, George P  15, 564
Symester, Stephen G  ng

General Index. 169
Symonds, Charles W.  439, 440
Tabb, Capt. W. A. (Confederate)  574, 580, 581, 582
Tappan, Monroe  . 14
Taft, Albert H  '5, "3, '45, 629, 637, 638, 738-740
Taft, DeForest R  740
Taft, Edward N  738
Taft, M. (Atherton) .  740
Tarbell, Myal  84
Tennant, Matthew P  112
Tenth New Hampshire  166, 435
Terry, Lieutenant  322
Third New Hampshire  .7, 474
Thirteenth Illinois  600
Thirteenth New Hampshire  223, 435, 548, 646
Thirteenth Massachusetts  610
Thirty-first Maine  445, 495, 534
Thirty-fifth Massachusetts ... 48, 7g, 81, 82, 85, gi, 114, 28g
Thirty-ninth New York  568
Thirty-ninth Virginia  567
Thirty-second Georgia  584
Thirty-second Maine . . 367, 368, 375, 445, 4gs, 508, 533, 538, 548, 563
Thirty-Sixth Massachusetts  445, 647
Thomas, Adjutant-General  752
Thompson, Charles H.  112
Thompson, John .......... 113
Thompson, William  616
Thorpe, Colonel  581, 582
Thurston, Charles  617
Thurston, Eugene  15
Thurston, Frank  519, 520
Tebbetts, Stephen  235
"Tilford, Lieutenant  568
Tilton, Charles W  13
Titus, Col. Ezra  74', 742
Titus, Dea. Joseph  74'
Titus, Electa (Kneeland)  742
Titus, Herbert B  10, 12, 38, 44, 49, 74
75, 77, 81,110,116,122,208,218,222,233,263,266,26^272,275
296, 2g7, 305, 313, 316, 317, 318, 327, 328, 334, 337, 342, 347, 348, 350
352, 353, 355- 427, 536, 538, 547-549, 559, 560, 563, 7'o, 740-743- 752
Titus, Robert  74'
Tompkins, Henry  '6
Towns, Charles  84
Tracy, George B. . . 15, 145, 227, 230, 397, 3g8, 633, 635, 743~745
Tracy, Henry M  '5
Triggs, Benjamin  39°
Twelfth New Hampshire  228, 319

170 General Index.
Twelfth Rhode Island  '98
Twentieth Massachusetts  '88
Twenty-first Massachusetts  79, "4
Twenty-seventh Indiana  64
Twombly, Joseph B  '5. 235
Tubbs, Dr  548
Tucker, Austin H. . "  '4. 478
Turbayne, Lieutenant  597
Underhill, Charles F  746
Underhill, Charles W  745~746
Underhill, Ellen F  746
Underhill, George F  746
Underhill, Moses  745
Underhill, Rachel (Lufkin)  745
Underhill, Susan (Kimball)  746
Underhill, Susan M  746
.Underhill, Thomas B  746
Underhill, William P  746
Upham, Lorenzo M  '5. "9
Vanderkeift, Dr  610
Wadleigh, Joseph B  "2,349
Wakefield, George L. . . 78, 421, 425, 475, 477. 499, 50', 746-747
Walker, H. W  650
Wallace, Charles  "9
Walpole, Captain  5°8
Ward, George S  747
Ward, Mary J  747
Ward, Joel  747
Warren, General  5'9> 542
Warren, Osmon B  748-749
Warren, Rev. James  74§
Warren, Sylvester B  84
Watts, C. H  235
Way, William E  '5
Wayne, Colonel  584> 591
Webber, C. C  652
Webster, Albert R  757
Webster, Anna (Wood)  75°
Webster, Benjamin P.  ' . 75°
Webster, Edwin H  15
Webster, John P  750-7 51
Webster, William A. . . . 12, 13, 14, 85, no, 119, 351, 475, 749-750
Webster, William G  749
Webster, Susan F  749
Welch, John G  616
Wentworth, C. H  235
Wentworth, James  172

General Index. 171
Wentworth, Reuben  55
Wesseles, Brigadier-General  575, 576
Wheeler, Albert R  248, 250, 318, 385
Wheeler, Charles W  235
Whitcomb, M. H  652
Whitcomb, Nathan  235
Whitfield, Florence (Morrison)  755
Whitfield, Smith A. . . . 45,110,112,113,358,434,472,751-755
Whitman, William  671
Whittlesey, Maj. J. H  706
Whipple, Camp  2g
Whipple, General  21, 22, 2g, 33, 57
Whipple, John P  14
Wild, Colonel  114
Wier, N. W  235
Wilcox, Ann (Clark)  759
Wilcox, Clark H  754
Wilcox, Charles W. .... 8,15,113,130,131,144,248,262,313
327, 348, 349, 35', 354, 387, 472, 478, 479, 495, 562-613, 660, 755-759
Wilcox, Elon  755
Wilcox, Electa (Brown)  755
Wilcox, Erastus  755
Wilcox, Stephen P  602
Wiley, Edgar F  250
Wilkins, J. F  .235
Wilkins, Leander A  5'2
Wilcox, General .... 214, 341, 447, 448, 484, 487, 488, 542, 548
Williams, J. W  235
Williams, Mr  597
Wilson, Braman I  '5
Wilson, Mayor  610
Winder, General  574, 602
Winship, D. R  "3
Winslow, Governor  660
Wirtz, Captain  6zo
Wood, Charles A  '6
Wood, Colonel  659
Wood, Marshall P  '6
Woods, Joseph G  '4
Wright, Emma J. (Davis)  687
Wright, G. W  235
Wright, William H  687
Wyman J. R  '47, 643, 644, 649, 650
Wymer, A. A  235
Young, Alvin A  760-761
Zimmerman, George A  678
Zouaves, Hawkins  647

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