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 State House Rotunda. 
 
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 THE 
 
 THIRD 
 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE 
 
 AND ALL ABOUT IT. 
 
 BY qT ELDREDGE, 
 Captain Third New Hampshire Vol, inf. 
 
 BOSTON, MASS.: 
 J* Press of E. B. Stillings and Company. 
 
 1893 
 
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 Copyright, 1803, by D. Eldredge. 
 
 
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 RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED 
 
 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 
 
 BY THE AUTHOR. 
 
 Tliy rugged hills, O State ! 
 Are but the types of men 
 Who stood like solid walls 
 
 Before the enemy, 
 On many a battle-held. 
 
 Thy sturdy sons were they, 
 
 And nobly <luty did perform; 
 
 Nor recked they what they risked ; 
 
 For their own selves no thought had they : 
 
 They only sought for victory. 
 
 To thee. New Hanipshire, honored State! 
 To thee, this book I dedicate. 
 
 — D.E. 
 
AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 
 
 HE THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE! Who shall write its 
 history? Who shall truthfully depict its battles and 
 bivouacs? Who shall faithfully describe its marches 
 aud its camps? Who shall relate, in language bold, its 
 experiences and vicissitudes? Who shall correctly state all 
 its changes of station, of numbers? Who will have the cour- 
 age and assiduity to collect and collate all the multitudinous 
 data ? And who will write the book which shall carry to posterity 
 all that need be known of the Third New Hampshire ? 
 
 These and similar questions have agitated, more or less, the 
 various members of the old Third, but more particularly when as- 
 sembled in annual reunion. The question was tossed about, as a 
 ball is tossed, from one to another; but for a long time without 
 result. This one was erratic ; that one was too old ; the other was 
 too young ; another lacked continuity ; another was too outspoken ; 
 another didn't live in the right part of the country, etc., etc. 
 
 The informal nominations and rejections and declinations con- 
 tinued from year to year, until John C. Linehan of Peuacook, N.H., 
 was requested to write the history. He had the temerity to accept 
 the position. This gentleman seemed eminently qualified, and the 
 boys became hopeful. Comrade Linehan was a prominent member 
 of the original regimental band, and he "knew everybody." Again, 
 he was the leading spirit in the State reunions, and was identified 
 with all Grand Army matters in the State. This gentleman strug- 
 gled more or less with this hydra-headed historical monster for a 
 year or two, and calmly, serenely and formally surrendered at 
 Weirs, at the reunion in August, 1887. 
 
 Maj. Wm. H. Trickey had been appointed Historian at one time 
 (date uncertain) ; and he struggled manfully with the subject, but 
 surrendered. Long before this, it having been fully understood that 
 Linehaii had practically surrendered, Adjt. Copp and others were 
 
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viii AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 
 
 appointed to assist the Historian ; but it was fully understood that 
 Copp was the man to undertake the task, and the others would 
 assist. "Now we have him!" said the boys. And it did really 
 seem that they were not mistaken. Adjt. Copp, from his position 
 as Adjutant of the regiment, and by education, was certainly com- 
 petent; and of his pei'severance none doubted. His time, too, 
 was supposed to be not wholly occupied, as he was the Register of 
 Probate of Hillsboro' County, residing at Nashua ; and the general 
 impression is that all such positions admit of a little literary work. 
 Well, Comrade Copp struggled with the subject, making no sub- 
 stantial progress, however, and finally ceased his efforts and 
 gracefully laid down his arms at Weirs on the same day with 
 Comrade Linehan. 
 
 A few minutes later, and the writer was appointed ; why, he 
 hardly knows. How did this happen? Well, to make short a long 
 story, it was in this wise : Several of the members of the regiment, 
 residing in and near Boston, were invited to come together for a 
 purely social time, by Lieut. Holt, who by chance was in Boston 
 (from the West) for a short period. He desired to meet his old 
 comrades, and they were indeed pleased to meet him. They met at 
 the Crawford House on the evening of the 21st of October, 1886; 
 and there were present about fifteen of the old Third, including 
 Col. Jackson, Brevet-Maj. Edgerly, Brevet-Brig. -Gen. Donohoe (old 
 Captain of Co. C) and others. During the evening, the subject of, 
 the desired regimental history was introduced. By some hocus 
 pocus my name was suggested (how I wish now that the guilty party 
 was known to me !), and after much importunity and flattery, deftly 
 woven together, in my innocence I said "Yes, I'll try." (This was 
 ratified later at the Weirs.) But how I have regretted the decision ! 
 My friends say I have grown gray rapidly since that possibly fatal 
 moment. Having said "I'll try," several questions immediately 
 presented themselves. What form shall it take? What methods 
 shall I pursue to obtain the information desired? How much shall 
 I write? What sort of information shall be excluded? How far 
 shall I go in my researches? Shall the whole truth be told, regi- 
 mental or individual, or both? In fact, a perfect avalanche of 
 questions came sliding down upon me, in such volume and rapidity 
 as to nearly overwhelm me. When nearly recovered from the first 
 shock, it occurred to me that probably a history arranged something 
 like an almanac would be all that could be desired. I formulated 
 one of this kind and looked at it frequently, filling in important 
 events, till it fairly burst the original bounds (of almanac style) , and 
 
AUTHOR'S PREFACE. ix 
 
 its boundaries were undefined. About this time I began reading up 
 (cramming, some call it) all obtainable literature concerning the 
 regiment ; and I discovered that there were already three histories of 
 the old Third : brief, to be sure ; but accounts or narratives they 
 were, and not to be ignored. One was by Maj. Bedel, and pub- 
 lished in one of the monthly magazines. Another was prepared for 
 the Adjutant-General's (N. H.) Report of 1866, Vol. V.; and the 
 third was in a book jjurporting to give the history of all the New 
 Hampshire troops, and was apparently made up from the material in 
 the first two named. The discovery of these accounts, instead of 
 being discouraging, as might have been supposed, had the opposite 
 effect, i.e., of spurring me on to produce something better. A later 
 question arose, as to what style the history should be written in. 
 Several regimental histories were examined, to assist in arriving at a 
 proper conclusion ; but the more these were examined, the farther 
 away I was from the desired point. No two pursued the same 
 course. Shall I try to be sarcastic? Shall I try to be humorous? 
 Shall I criticise my superior officers? Shall I caustically arraign 
 every officer who lost a battle ? Shall I state the fact if any officer 
 or man was court-martialed ? If any behaved unseemly in the face 
 of the enemy, shall it be mentioned ? If any officer by stealth and 
 craft raised his rank faster than the regulation speed, shall it be 
 mentioned ? Shall the book be embellished with pictures of battles, 
 of forts, of places? Shall the faces of the officers, and none others, 
 be seen in this book ? Shall all be put in who are willing to pay the 
 extra expense, whether officers or men? and if yes, what shall be 
 the manner of arrangement? Shall it be sold by subscription, and 
 at what price ? These and a thousand other questions filled the breast 
 of the Historian, and that he actually survives is truly wonderful. 
 
 Being a firm believer in the value of histories, — assuming that 
 they are correctly written, — the writer was led into a train of 
 thought which produced at its end this: Why shouldn't the State 
 foster and encourage the compiling and writing of the histories of its 
 regiments, by rendering material aid ? And why should n't the State 
 supply so good a thing to each town and library witliiu its l)orders? 
 The more this train of thouglit was pursued, the more convinced the 
 writer became, that the vState would do something in the line indi- 
 cated if the matter was properly brought to its attention. The fact 
 that New Hampshire had done more for its soldiers than many other 
 States, encouraged me to proceed. Measures were taken to accom- 
 plish th4 desired result. The proposition was favorably considered 
 by the Legislature of 1887, and a bill was passed. (See copy of 
 bill in Appendix C.) 
 
X AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 
 
 All those legislators who favored the bill are deserving of the 
 highest commendation ; and it is to he hoped that the results fol- 
 lowing will justify their action and reflect credit upon them, the 
 State and the writers of the several histories. The passage of the 
 bill at once stimulated the desii-e for regimental histories ; and the 
 probable result will be that all the regiments Avill be represented b}' 
 histories at no distant day. 
 
 As to the Third New Hampshire, whose history it is my lot to 
 write, my greatest stimulant is the fact that 1 believe, with many 
 others, that it was one of the best regiments the State sent out. Be 
 it far from me to puft' up the regiment to the extent some historians 
 do their particular regiments. It has been my pleasure (?) to read 
 regimental histories that might as well have been written in a single 
 line upon a card, thus: "The 141.Jth Delaware Eegiment conquered 
 the Rebellion. — John Jonks, Historian." It is next to impossible 
 for me to condense to that degree or to make up the material, the 
 which, condensed, would read just like the above sample. 
 
 Now, as to the scope. Shall what is written be only of the 
 Third New Hampshire, or shall other regiments be mentioned ? In 
 a battle where other regiments were engaged, would it be in good 
 taste or truthful to ignore the presence or assistance of other troops? 
 Assuredly not. Hence will be found, at frequent intervals, the fact 
 that there were other troops in the army, and that the Third New 
 Hampshire simply joined forces with other regiinents, and together 
 the battles were avou. As to scope, again. The question arose as 
 to whether it would be politic to confine the matters to Third New 
 Hampshire items — to surround the regiment, as it were, with a 
 Chinese AVall. Long ago the Avriter decided that he would erect no 
 such Avail, Init that such matter should be inserted as should not only 
 make it more interesting for a Third New Hampshire soldier and his 
 immediate relatives and friends, but that, to a certain extent, any 
 one desiring to read an account pertaining to the Avar, might gather, 
 by reading the book, a fairly clear idea of AAar and its phases, 
 pleasant and unpleasant; and thus, as some writer has said, " secure 
 a larger circulation." 
 
 The Avriter lays no claim to any considerable degree of educa- 
 tion ; neither is he a "literary feller." Hence it follows that as a 
 literary Avork it Avill probabh' be a failure. He did not keep a diarj^ 
 during the war, for which fact he is truly sorrowful ; but he has 
 borrowed several and made good use of their contents. 
 
 In the collection of data, valuable assistance has been rendered 
 bv large numbers of comrades : and to them, one and all, my thanks 
 
AUTHOE'S PREFACE. xi 
 
 are due, and they are entitled to much credit. The Hydrographic 
 Officer of Boston rendered aid, too, in placing at my call the U. S. 
 Coast Survey maps of the entire Atlantic coast. The large and 
 valuable library of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Loyal 
 Legion of the U. S., at Boston, Mass., has been of very great use 
 and assistance, it being one of the largest collections of war litera- 
 ture in the country. Several of the officers turned over to me all 
 their otKcial papers, returns, orders, etc. Others have loaned old 
 letters, diaries and parts of diaries, so that the information given 
 can be generally relied upon as correct. 
 
 An "Introduction," or, as it is generally termed, "The Author's 
 Preface," usually proves to be an excuse for writing the book at all. 
 Practically he says: "Ah! please excuse me; but I am about to 
 inflict upon you a species of pain, under the guise of pleasure." 
 Having spent so much time, and thought, and labor, upon this work, 
 it does not seem fitting that I should say, " You are about to be 
 pained ; go slow !" 
 
 Now that the end of the Introduction seems so near, the mind 
 of the writer is moving forward to the point where he will be obliged 
 to begin the work itself ; and he is almost overwhelmed with another 
 set of conundrums like these : Shall the history begin with the Third 
 New Hampshire organized and mustered in, or Avill he take up the 
 fragments (companies) and carefully place them together, and then 
 set them on their march? Shall I mention a few other events pre- 
 ceding the birth of the Third New Hampshire, and then gradually 
 lead the reader up to the birth of ihe regiment? Having come to a 
 sudden determination as to what method to pursue, risking much, 
 the Introduction ends right here, and possibly you heave a deep sigh 
 of relief, and at once plunge into the History itself. 
 
 DANIEL ELDREDGE. 
 
 NOTE TO AUTHOR'S PREFACE. — I. 
 
 In arranging the matter for writing up, the writer has found it 
 to be well-nigh impossil)le to make an arbitrary seiiaration between 
 regimental matter, company matter, and personal experience. He 
 has struggled in vain upon numerous occasions with the problem, 
 and has finally given it up in despair. Therefore, the matter will 
 be homogeneous, and the reader will be left to say to himself at 
 intervals, — frequently, too, — What has tJu's got to do with the Third 
 New liumj)shire? or What has this got to do with a regi mental 
 history.'' or What's he got so much of his personal history injected 
 
xii AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 
 
 into this for? The only reply possible to make to these commdrums 
 is, that any writer writes from his oini standpoint, relates what he 
 sees, what he knows, what his experience was, and so on ; and it 
 cannot be otherwise. If he was cold and hungry on a certain 
 named occasion, if he saw such and such an event : the relation of 
 these will be only a counterpart, precisel}', of what others in same 
 regiment, or same company, or same squad, suffered or saw, as the 
 case may be ; and therein is part and parcel of the regimental whole, 
 therefore not assumptive, not unreasonable ; but the writer fully 
 justified, and ought to be absolved from any charge of intense 
 personality. D. E. 
 
 NOTE TO AUTHOR'S PREFACE. — II. 
 
 (This note is explanatory — wholly so.) 
 
 During the year 1865, while yet in the service (Third Veteran 
 Reserve Corps), I undertook to put on paper a memorandum account 
 of what my military experience had been. I had, among other 
 reasons for so doing : firstly, my time was largely unoccupied ; 
 secondly, I flattered myself that it was a small matter and it could 
 be dashed off in a few days, not using probably more than half a 
 dozen sheets of ordinary paper ; and thirdly, to preserve data while 
 fresh in my mind, which might be of possible value thereafter to 
 myself or family, and would be entirely or at least partially forgot- 
 ten in a few years. 
 
 Result : I required many quires of paper, and covered over two 
 or three years' time ere the end was reached ; and it may properly be 
 said of the result, that having been written at the dates named, the 
 matters given in the history of the Third New Hampshire may be 
 fairly relied upon as being free from the defects arising from strains 
 upon memory. This personal history partakes largel}' of regimental 
 and company matters — and it was impossible to avoid such ; and it 
 may as well be now and here stated that in writing the History of 
 the Third New Hampshire, the personal experiences of the writer, as 
 above named, have been largely relied upon as a basis. 
 
 D. E. 
 
 NOTE TO AUTHOR'S PREFACE. — III. 
 
 Saturday, 28 May 1892, in sheer desperation, but filled with 
 fear and apprehension, I place my manuscript in the hands of the 
 printers. D. E. 
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
 
 The Author is under great obligation for assistance of every Ivincl 
 rendered by his comrades, without whose aid this history would have been 
 simply impossible. The comrades generally have responded to calls ; and 
 he desires to assure them, one and all, that he is filled with gratitude for 
 the services rendered and rejoices at the result. AVhere all have so freely 
 contributed to the great mass required in the preparation of this history, 
 the writer deems it unwise to give one ci'edit above another. The follow- 
 ing credits to parties outside of the regiment are inserted and particularized 
 for reasons stated : — 
 
 To the Hydrographic Office, Boston, Mass., for use of Coast Survey charts. 
 
 To D. C. Wilson (Master Carpenter of the Port Royal Expedition) and H. 
 G. Judd, both of Beaufort, S. C, for aid in producing map of Hilton 
 Head. 
 
 To C. L. Webster & Co., Publishers, New York, for use of plates on pages 
 473 and 599, and Seat of War insert. 
 
 To Maj. John Johnson (Confederate) of Charleston, S. C, author of "De- 
 fence of Charleston Harbor," 1890, for use of plates on pages 267, 
 271, 338, 383-398 and 633. 
 
 To Codman & Shurtleff, Boston, for use of plate on page 1044. 
 
 To Wm. A. Snow, Jr., a cadet from Massachusetts, at Naval Academy, 
 Annapolis, Md., for plan of the Academy buildings and grounds. 
 
 To J. Harwood Iglehart of Annapolis, Md., Secretary of the Anne Arundel 
 Historical Society, for map of Annapolis. 
 
 To the Historian of the Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, Lieut. 
 S. Millett Thompson of Providence, R. I., for right to use plate on 
 page 83. 
 
 To the Adjutant-General of New Hampshire, Gen. Augustus I). Ayling, 
 and his able assistant, Mr. Harry P. Hammond, for needed assist- 
 ance in correcting and completing the multitudinous data insepar- 
 ably connected with the preparation of a regimental history. For 
 prompt responses to every call ; for readiness to assist in many 
 ways, and never-failing courtesy, they are both entitled to much 
 credit. 
 
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INSIGNIA, 
 SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. 
 
ERRATA 
 
 [This includes corrections of all kinds, together witli omissions, additions 
 and explanations, and is purposely inserted at tlie beginning of tlie book 
 rather than at its end, as is customary. — D.E.] 
 
 Page 
 
 259 " Fred Waters, — — ," should read " , Baritone." 
 
 508 At bottom : Lieut. Brown should read Lieut. Bowen. 
 
 658 After the tirst paragraph, add : — 
 
 Same day. Gen. Schotield (Headquarters at Raleigh) ordered Maj.- 
 Gen. Terry with his Tenth Corps and one brigade of Kautz' Cavalry, 
 to occupy Raleigh, Goldsboro' and Fayetteville, and take care of the 
 central part of the State, and that Gens. Palmer and HaAvley remain 
 in charge of the Coast Districts, as heretofore. 
 
 Our drummers were put to the front (of an audience) on the night 
 of the 6th, at the theatre. A prize drill was the occasion, and the 
 prize was won by Thomas Hennessey of F. This little diversion 
 was heightened in interest by the fact that during the day new 
 drums were issued to our "sheepskin fiddlers." 
 
 We were nearing the end. Gen. Schofleld, on the 10th, in ac- 
 cordance with instructions from Washington, directed the immediate 
 muster-out of all officers and soldiers whose terms were to expire 
 before the end of the month ; and on the 10th he directed that de- 
 scriptive lists of all absent men be sent at once to the places they 
 were supposed to be located. 
 
 799 Nathan W. Gove, N. C. S. : add "died 8 Aug. 71, at Concord, N.H." 
 
 800 Samuel F. Brown, Band: add " disch. for disability 3 Apr. 62." 
 
 801 Geo. E. Johnston, A : add " res'd warrant Oct. 61." 
 804 David H. Newton, A : add " N.H. S.II." 
 
 804 H. T. Hatch, A : was disch. 25 Aug. 64, Hilton Head, instead of 
 
 "m.o. 23 Aug. 64." 
 807 Amasa J. Pervier, A : should read " Amasa J. Peavear." 
 807 James E. White, A : add " to Corpl. 8 March 64 " (was Corpl. at 
 
 death). 
 811 W. S. Marston, B : trans. 13 Oct. 63 to U.S. S.C. 
 
 813 James Cavender, B : representative recruit for A. A. Cox of Enfield. 
 
 814 Abdalonymus Huntoon, B : wd. 10 July 63 (also page 897). 
 
 817 Bryan Costello, C : should read " Bi'yan Castello." 
 
 818 P. Killelea, C : add " wd. 18 July 63." 
 
 819 Terrence O'Brien, C : strike out " to Corpl. 26 Aug. 64." 
 
 825 Barney Quinu, C : add " to Mus. 21 Jan. 64" (was m.o. as Mus.) 
 
 826 Joseph W. Akerman, D : should read " enl. 21 May 61." 
 
 827 Benj. Brown, D : add "died Oct. 72, Hampton Falls, N.H." 
 
 827 Hale B. Dearborn, D: add "died 11 Oct. 05, Richmond, Va." 
 
 828 Wm. R. Kuowles, D : should read " re-enl. 28 Jan. 64." 
 828 Robt. E.Foster, D : add " N.H. S.H." 
 
 834 Daniel H. Brown, E: record amended by War Dept., and disch. to 
 
 date 22 June 63. 
 841 Pj^trick Courtney, F: add " furl. May 63, Botany Bay." 
 
 841 Joseph A. W. Damon, F: record amended July 93 — "disch. for 
 
 disability 18 Nov. 62." 
 
 842 Warren Green, F : add " furl. May 63, Botany Bay." 
 
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xvi ERRATA. 
 
 Page 
 842 Alfred P. Hayden, F : strike ont " \vd. 30 June 63." 
 
 842 G. W. Emerson, F : should read " disch. 25 Oct. 64, Chapin's Farm, 
 
 Va." 
 
 843 Hiram Pierce, F : add " N.H. S.H." 
 
 855 Alrick Evans, G : should read " wd. and m.a. 16 May 64, n.f .r." 
 
 856 Horace JosUn, G: should read " to Wagoner," instead of to Corpl." 
 
 (m.o. as Wag.) 
 858 Henry C. Page, H : should read " disch. disability 20 May 63." 
 861 Timothy Parker, H : should read " disch. disability 20 May 63." 
 874 James Hines, I : record amended by War Dept., and disch. to date 
 
 2 March 25. 
 
 880 James F. Johnson, K: record amended by War Dept., and disch. to 
 
 date 14 April 64. 
 
 881 J. W. Parkinson, K: was disch. with company 23 Aug. 64. 
 8U'J P. Killelea, C : add " Avounded 18 July 63." 
 
 909 Nathaniel Marshall, B : should read " Co. A." 
 
 911 Barney Conner, C : should read " Bernard O'Conner." 
 
 911 Thos. Cottrey : should read " Thos. Coffay." 
 
 915 Joseph Ela, C : should read " Joseph Ely." 
 
 918 Chas. Brown, 2d, D : should read " Chas. Brown, 1st." 
 
 922 John L. Gerrish, I : should read " George L. Gerrish." 
 
 946 Henry Cargain, C : should read " Henry Carrigan." 
 
 946 John Campbell, F : should read "James Campbell." 
 
 948 Geo. W. Harvey, F : should read " George Harney." 
 
 951 Geoi'ge L. Thomas, A : should read " George S. Thomas." 
 
 955 Joseph A. W. Damon, F : see page 841, this list. 
 
 957 After Thos. Smith should appear: "John H. Thing, transferred to 
 
 N.C.S." 
 907 Maj. W. T. M. Burger : should read " Maj. W. L. M. Burger." 
 1015 Wm. W. Ballard, G : should read " Wm. W. W. Ballard." 
 1017 James DeGraw, F : should read " John D. Graw." 
 
 1029 The middle of page : Henry Miller was a volunteer recruit and gave 
 
 Canada as his birthplace. (Another Henry Miller in F afterward : 
 born in Germany, and was a substitute recruit.) See page 1020. 
 
 1030 Eugene Codorath : should read " Eugene Cadorath." 
 1030 John Kearin : should read "John Rearing." 
 
 Band. [Note. — In the several cases where members of the original baud 
 served afterward in the Second Brigade Band, they have not been 
 noted " O.S."] 
 
ILLUSTRATIONS, MAPS, PLANS, ETC. 
 
 Page 
 
 Battle Flags Frontispiece 
 
 Insignia, Society of the Cincinnati xiv 
 
 Woman's Relief Corps Badge xxxi 
 
 Fort Sumter, 18G1 3 
 
 Maj. Robert Anderson 3 
 
 Concord, N.H Map, 8 
 
 Style of Cap, Third New Hampshire, 1861 ..... 18 
 
 Mineola, Long Island Map, 24 
 
 " Cooper Shop " Restaurant 27 
 
 "A" Tent 33 
 
 Corps Badges 34 
 
 Annapolis, Md. Map, 38 
 
 Naval Academy Map, Hi) 
 
 Commodore S. F. Dupont 48 
 
 Port Royal Map, 55 
 
 Fort Walker 60 
 
 Plan of Naval Attack 60 
 
 Steamer Atlantic 61 
 
 Port Royal Fight 63 
 
 Hilton Head Island Map, 64 
 
 Negro Hut 77 
 
 Hilton Head, 1864 Map, 80 
 
 Pope's, Hilton Head 81 
 
 Infantry Regiment Line of Battle ....... 83 
 
 Shoulder Straps 84 
 
 Hard-Bread, Box of 84 
 
 Department Headquarters, Hilton Head 88 
 
 Gen. Drayton's, Hilton Head 93 
 
 Camp at Hilton Head Plan, 112 
 
 Live Oaks, Daufuskie Island 120 
 
 Cemetery, Third New Hampshire 128 
 
 Edisto Island Map, 143 
 
 Fort Pulaski 146 
 
 Fort Pulaski Bombardment Plan, 147 
 
 Canteen 158 
 
 Steamer Planter 161 
 
 Cook's Kitchen 162 
 
 Grand Army Badge 164 
 
 Secessionville (Fort Lamar) 172 
 
 James Island Map, 176 
 
 Soldier's Cap 185 
 
 Important Factors 186 
 
 General Hospital Plan, 188 
 
 Candle-stick 191 
 
 Palmetto 196 
 
 Cotton I 213 
 
 Wall Tent 217 
 
 Chevrons, etc 218 
 
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xviii ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC. 
 
 Page 
 
 Magnolia 227 
 
 Cheval-de-Frise 227 
 
 Soldiers' Tools and Food 229 
 
 Trous-de-Loup 230 
 
 Turkey Buzzard 230 
 
 Knife, Fork and Spoon 236 
 
 Cartridge Box 240 
 
 Mocking Bird 245 
 
 Hats ancl Caps 248 
 
 Musket and Bayonets 250 
 
 Camp Kettles Boiling 255 
 
 Soldiers' Necessities •. 256 
 
 Alligator 258 
 
 Grape Shot 264 
 
 Canister 264 
 
 Stretcher 264 
 
 Fort Sumter, 7 April 1863, showing Eft'ect of Bombardment . 267 
 
 Fort Sumter, Plan of • . . . 271 
 
 Camp Misery, Botany Bay 277 
 
 Fig Leaf and Fruit 280 
 
 Cook's Headquarters, Botany Bay 282 
 
 'Possum 286 
 
 Drum 294 
 
 Folly Island Batteries 299 
 
 Scene at Morris Island, 10 July 1863 301 
 
 Siege of Charleston 3Iap, 302 
 
 Baftery Wagner, 18 July 1863 313 
 
 Siege of Morris Island 3Iap, 320 
 
 Beacon House, Morris Island 330 
 
 Bar Shot 335 
 
 Chain Shot 335 
 
 Fort Johnson, Plan of 338 
 
 Confederate Battle Flag 344 
 
 Bomb and Splinter-Proof ........ 348 
 
 Battery Wagner at Point of Assault 349 
 
 New Ironsides and Monitor ........ 350 
 
 Battery Wagner, Sea Front 351 
 
 Percussion Bullet . . . . . . . . . . 352 
 
 Whitvvorth Ball 353 
 
 Confederate Flag 360 
 
 Minie Ball ." 364 
 
 U.S. Service Bullet 364 
 
 Torpedo, Morris Island 369 
 
 Swamp Angel 370 
 
 Swamp Angel, Trenton, N.J 372 
 
 Swamp Angel Tablet 373 
 
 Reqna Battery (three views) 377 
 
 Battery Wagner 383 
 
 Fort Sumter after Bombardment 387 
 
 Fort Sumter after Bombardment ....... 392 
 
 Fort Moultrie Plan, 394 
 
 Sea Coast Gun 397 
 
 David Torpedo Boat 398 
 
 Camp Kettles and Mess Pans 401 
 
 Military Telegraph 411 
 
 Weehawken 412 
 
 Hauling Cannon on Beach 416 
 
 Libby JPrison 418 
 
 Clievrons, " Term " and " War " 422 
 
 Raccoon 430 
 
 Camp of Company of Cavalry ....... 434 
 
 Salisbury Prison 441 
 
ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC. xix 
 
 Page 
 
 Enfield Rifle U2 
 
 Springfield Rifle 442 
 
 Spencer Carbine 442 
 
 Shelter Tent 444 
 
 Jacksonville to Palatka 3Iap, 44» 
 
 Steamer North Star 453 
 
 American Eagle 455 
 
 Mortar 457 
 
 Signal Tower 458 
 
 Operations of 13, 14, 15, 16 May 1864 .... Map, 464 
 
 Defences of Richmond and Petersburg .... Map, 467 
 
 DrewFv's Blutt", 13 May 1864 469 
 
 Wooldi-idge's Hill, 13 May 1864 470 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va Map, 473 
 
 Works at Burmuda Hundred 483 
 
 On Picket 484 
 
 Grand Army Pin 484 
 
 Pontoon Bridge, Jones' Landing 487 
 
 Petersburg, 9 June 1864 Plan, 492 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, four camps 504, 505 
 
 Drum 508 
 
 Rosette, Loyal Legion 514 
 
 Bullet Proof .517 
 
 Shrapnel Shell 518 
 
 Chesapeake Hospital 527 
 
 Railroad Bridge, Norfolk & Western R.R 534 
 
 Morris Island, September, 1864 536 
 
 Butler's Headquarters near Dutch Gap 543 
 
 Rifle-Pits 546 
 
 Fort Sumter, 1892 551 
 
 Officers' Swords 554 
 
 Army Wagon 558 
 
 Cavalry 561 
 
 Group (Canteen, Haversack, Cap) 564 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, showing new railroad built since the war . 568 
 
 Spencer Carbine 571 
 
 Mounted Ofticer 572 
 
 Beaufort Harbor, N. C ' Map, 574 
 
 Spencer Carbine (parts enlarged) . . . . . . . 576 
 
 Musket 577 
 
 Fort Fisher, Armament Plan, 592 
 
 Fort Fisher, Naval Attack Plan, 595 
 
 Fort Fisher, Vicinity of 599 
 
 Stockade 605 
 
 Fort Fisher, Attack of Naval Column 607 
 
 Fort Fisher, Interior 609 
 
 Mound Battery 611 
 
 Armstrong Gun 614 
 
 Fort Sumter, February, 1865 633 
 
 Wilmington, N. C, 22 Feb. 1865 638 
 
 Last Engagement (North-East Ferry) 639 
 
 Badge of Loyal Legion 643 
 
 Causten's House 645 
 
 Location of Camp , . . . . 646 
 
 Marine Hospital 646 
 
 Court House 647 
 
 Old Jail 652 
 
 City Hall 653 
 
 Old House 654 
 
 A Day Ott' 662 
 
 North Carolina Campaign Map, 664, 665 
 
 Arrangement of Stars in Flag 668 
 
XX ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC. 
 
 Page 
 
 Canteen . . . • 675 
 
 Stacked Arms 677 
 
 Seat of War J/aj), 680 
 
 Sons of Veterans' Badge 888 
 
 Gillmore Medal 1014 
 
 Hospital Steward's Chevrons 1026 
 
 Military Execution Plan, 1033 
 
 Draft Rendezvous 1038 
 
 Third New Hampshire Building at the Weirs .... 10-11 
 
 Headquarters Building at the Weirs 1042 
 
 Tourniquet 1044 
 
 •' Sing it as we used to sing it," etc 105.5 
 
LIST OF PORTRAITS. 
 
 Ayek, Henry H. . 
 Allen, Kohert H. 
 Atherton, Arlon S. 
 Akerman, J. Warren 
 
 Ahbott, Joseph C, Gen 
 Bedel, John 
 
 BUTTERFIELD, WELBEE J. 
 
 BuRNHAM, Charles S. 
 Bingham, George B. 
 Bowen, Edwin N. 
 Buz/ell. Andrew J. H 
 Burnham, Charles A. 
 Brown, D. Arthur 
 
 Berry, Nathaniec S., Gov. 
 Clark, Ri;i< us F. . 
 Cody, Walter 
 Corp, Elhridge J. (2) 
 
 Colby, Anthony', Adjt.-Gen 
 Dunbar, Charles F. 
 DoNOHOE, Michael T 
 Dodge, William Ladd 
 Donley, Michael P. (2) 
 Ela, Richard 
 Edgerly, J. Homer (2) 
 Eldredge, Daniel 
 Fellows, Enoch Q. 
 Fogg, Andrew J. . 
 Gor:\ian, Cyrus 
 Graham, John G. . 
 
 GiLLMORE, QUINCY" A., GeN. 
 
 GiLMoRE, Joseph A., Gov. 
 
 Handerson, Henry" C 
 
 Hill, Henry . 
 
 Healey, George W. (2) 
 
 Houghton, Ruthven W. 
 
 Holt, Marquis L. 
 
 Head, Natt, Ajdt.-Gi:n 
 Hawley, Joseph R., Gen 
 Hunter, David, Gen 
 
 Ingalls, Gustavus W. 
 
 Jackson, John H. 
 
 Jackman, Lemuel N. 
 
 Ja<kson, Thomas M. 
 
 LiBBY,, AL^■AN H. . 
 
 LiNEH.AN, John C. 
 ;Maxwell, William H. 
 
 Page 
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 888 
 656 
 1008 
 152 
 192 
 616 
 480 
 784 
 656 
 976 
 976 
 408 
 
 16 
 224 
 888 
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 224 
 888 
 784 
 272 
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 712 
 712, 720 
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 224 
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 1008 
 
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xxii LIST OF PORTRAITS. 
 
 Page 
 
 Marsh, Henky A 480 
 
 Morrill, Frank L 784 
 
 MiTCHEL, Ormsby McK., Gen 48 
 
 Nesmith, Arthur S 888 
 
 Plimpton, Josiah 1 584 
 
 Parker. John M 656 
 
 Randlett, James F 480 
 
 Sherman, Thomas W., Gen. 48 
 
 Strong, George C, Gen 88 
 
 Seymour, Truman, Gen 152 
 
 Smyth, Frederick, Gov 32 
 
 Sanborn, Peter, State Treas 16 
 
 Thompson, John H 656 
 
 Trickey, William H 616 
 
 Terry, Alfred H., Gen 88 
 
 Tenny, Allen, Sec. of State 10 
 
 ViELE, Egbert L., Gen. Ss 
 
 Wadlia, Andrew J 224 
 
 Woodbury, Roger W. (2) 792 
 
 Wadswortii, David, Jr 480 
 
 White, Charles A 792 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Dedicatory v 
 
 Author's Prkface vii 
 
 Acknowledgments xiii 
 
 Errata xv 
 
 List of Illustrations, Maps, etc xvii 
 
 List of Portraits . ■ xxi 
 
 AUGUST, 1861, AND PRIOR. 
 
 War Preparation ~ Fort Sumter — First New Harapsliire Volunteers 
 
 — Second New Hampshire Volunteers — Tliird New Hampshire 
 Volunteers — The Pay — The Bounty' — The Companies — Their 
 Arrival — The Band — Gen. Sherman — Mustered In — Daily 
 Items, August, 1861 — Supplement 1 
 
 SEPTEMBER, 1861. 
 
 The Cost of the Regiment — Its Composition — Concord to Long 
 Island — Camp at Mineola — Visiting Hempstead — Camp Life 
 on Hempstead Plains — Long Island to Washington (in haste) 
 
 — Cam]) near Congressional Cemetery — Visited by the Presi- 
 dent — War Alarms — War Preparations — Flag Presentation 
 
 — Supplement 19 
 
 OCTOBER, 1861. 
 
 Washington to Annapolis — Hard Floors in Academy Buildings — 
 Change to Tents on Banks Severn River — • Flag Presentation 
 
 — Steamers Appear in Harbor ^ — Preparations to Embarlv — 
 Embarked on the Atlantic — Fog and Storm — Start for For- 
 tress Monroe — Arrive there — The Fleet Assembling — Paid 
 Oft' — Final Preparations — Fleet Leaves for Port Royal — Tlie 
 Storm — Supplement 35 
 
 NOVEMBER, 1861. 
 
 The Storm — Sea Incidents in a Storm — Casualties — The Fleet 
 Arrives oft' Hilton Head — The Fight Described — A Man Dies 
 on Sliipboard — The Troops Land — On Land in Secessia — 
 New Camp — Cotton Rows levelled — Landing of Stores and 
 Ammunition — Camp Life in South Carolina — Intrenchments 
 begun — Fretiuent Glimpses into Secessia — The Bdridcre ar- 
 rives — Thanksgiving Day — Supplement 53 
 
 DECEMBER, 1861. 
 
 Tybee Examined — Flag of Truce — Heavy Details — Pinckney Island 
 Foraged — Troops leaving Hilton Head — Brigade Band formed 
 
 — Maj. Bedel reads President's Message from a barrel — An 
 Officer Resigns (first)— The Liquor Question — Stone Fleet 
 ^unk off" Chai'leston — Sherman's Despatches to War Depart- 
 ment — Christmas — Eclipse of Sun — Maj. Bedel leaves Mith 
 Forty-seventh New York — Supplement 85 
 
 (xxiii) 
 
xxiv CONTENTS. 
 
 JANUARY, 1862. P^gg 
 
 Skirmish at Port Royal Ferry — General Court-Martial ordered — A 
 Recruiting Party goes North — Sweet Briar Pipes — New (blue) 
 Uniforms — March to Seabrook — A Thief — A New York 
 Officer Resigns — General Viele scores liira — A Balloon — 
 Work in Intrenchments — A Board of Survey — Troops arrive 
 and Troops leave Hilton Head — The first New Commission 
 arrives — Capt. Donohoe, witli part of Co. C, detailed — The 
 Watch Fever — Supplement 95 
 
 FEBRUARY, 1862. 
 
 Drill, Dig; Drill, Review — Mail — Glances into Secessia — Paid Oft" — 
 The Chaplain sends large sums home for the men — Our 
 Color-Bearer dies — Washington's Birthday — Troops and War 
 Vessels leave Hilton Head — The Troops reorganized — 
 Supplement 105 
 
 MARCH, 1862. 
 
 Express Despatch Boats established — Modes of Punishment for 
 minor oflences — The Liquor Question again — Frequent 
 Deaths — Liglit Snow Storm — To Daufuskie — To Bird Island 
 
 — The Savannah — ' ' Load ! " first time — Excitement — Return 
 to Hilton Head — Capt. Carlton goes North on leave — "The 
 New South" born — St. Patrick's Day — To Bluft'ton — ^ Savage 
 Island — Bull Island — Cattle Killing — Plunder generally — 
 Regimental Picnic — Return to Hilton Head — The Chaplain 
 appointed Postmaster — Supplement 115 
 
 APRIL, 1862. 
 
 All Fool's Day — Capt. Littlefield left — To Edisto — A Wearisome 
 March — Picket Duty — The Island in general — Negroes come 
 in — Pulaski Taken — The Story of Pulaski— Capt. Wiggin 
 and Adjt. Hill Resign — Reconnoissance to Jehossee Island — 
 A comrade kills a comrade by accident — Col. Fellows goes on 
 leave — Supplement 139 
 
 MAY, 1862. 
 
 Death Sentence read on parade — Allotment Commission visit us — 
 The Recruiting Party arrives from Ncav Hampshire — Gen. 
 Hunter Frees "the Slaves — Promotions — The Planter — Sur- 
 plus Baggage to the Landing — Troops to be Organized — Ready 
 to Move — Supplement 159 
 
 JUNE, 1862. 
 
 To John's Island — Promotions — Long and Tedious March — Bivouac 
 
 — Crossing John's Island — Legareville — To James Island — 
 Rebels near — Sorties — Battle of Secessionville — The Dead 
 
 — The Wounded — Battle Scenes and Incidents — Troops Re- 
 organized — Guns Mounted — Capt. Dow Resigns — Preparing 
 
 to Evacuate — Supplement 165 
 
 JULY, 1862. 
 
 Return to Hilton Head — Fourth of July — Hospital Life — The Com- 
 panies Scattered to outposts — Outpost Duty — Capt. Donohoe 
 and Lieut. Langley resign — Supplement 187 
 
CONTENTS. XXV 
 
 AUGUST, 1862. ^^^^ 
 
 Outpost Duty contiuued — Rebel Ram expected — Three men of Co. 
 H desert — Sickness at Jenkins Island — Co. H Captured — 
 Full Account of same — Regiment Concentrated — Band to be 
 Mustered Out — Lieut. Tliompson Dies — Supplement . . 195 
 
 SEPTEMBER, 1862. 
 
 Gen. Hunter left Department — Quartermaster Nesmith goes on leave 
 
 — Dr. Buzzell and Dr. Farrar arrive — Capt. Allen arrives with 
 Recruits — Promotions — Gen. Mitchel arrives — Supplement . 211 
 
 OCTOBER, 1862. 
 
 Dr. Eaton leaves — Brigade Reorganized — Special Muster — Capt. 
 Emmons and Lieut. Libby, Jr., obtain leaves — Negro Church 
 Dedicated — Promotions — Cos. A and I rejoin Regiment from 
 Provost Duty — Regimental Roster of Officers — To Pocotaligo 
 and Return — The Fight there — Captured Blockade Runners 
 
 — Yellow Fever — Gen. Mitchel and otliers die — Supplement . 219 
 
 NOVEMBER, 1862. 
 
 Battery Mitchel, near Seabrook — The Companies go there on AYeekly 
 Tours — Music at Funerals Forbidden — Fire Bi-igade Organ- 
 ized at Hilton Head — Thanksgiving Day — Whiskey Regula- 
 tions — Supplement 231 
 
 DECEMBER, 1862. 
 
 Lunt, of Ninth Maine, Shot for Desertion — Price of Clothing, etc. 
 
 — Co. E to Pinckney Island and return — Troops of Banks' 
 Expedition on Shore — Capt. Raudlett obtains leave — Quar- 
 termaster Nesmith discharged — The Monitor sunk — Sup- 
 plement . . . . " 237 
 
 JANUARY, 1863. 
 
 Lumber Expedition to Florida — New Meeting House — Expedition 
 Unsuccessful — Gen. Hunter arrives — New Commissions arrive 
 
 — Attempt to Regulate Sutlers — Snow Squall — Bayonet Exer- 
 cise described — Rebel Rams attack Blockading Fleet off 
 Charleston — Foster's Troops arrive in Harbor — Burnt Cork 
 Talent — The Liquor Question ^ — Regular Army deserter rec- 
 ognized — "FussSouf" — Supplement 241 
 
 FEBRUARY, 1863. 
 
 Officers' Wives arrive — Capt. Wilbur's Sentence — Hilton Head 
 almost a city — A Board to sit on Officers — That Regular Army 
 Deserter — Six Companies to Pinckney Island — One Company 
 to Pope's — One Company on Provost — Two Companies remain 
 
 — Life on Pinckney Island — Maj. Plimpton goes on leave — 
 
 ' ' Get ready ! " — Packing Up — Packed and Ready ^ Supplement 249 
 
 MARCH, 1863. 
 
 Rebel Steamer JVnshville captured — Unpacking — The new Second 
 Brigade Band arrives — Capt. Butterfield Discharged — Town 
 Meeting — Short of Officers — Reconnoissance u]) May River — 
 Bdat Racing — St. Patrick's Day — A Serenade Band — Arrival 
 of New Companies — Troops Departing — " Get Ready I " — All 
 Packed Up — Supplement 267 
 
xxvi CONTENTS. 
 
 APRIL, 18G3. 
 
 Page 
 
 Packed Up and Ready — More Troops arrive — Extra Rations issued 
 
 — Accident to Capt. Allen — We Embark — Or,e;anization of 
 Forces — The Regiment arrives at Stouo Inlet — The Attack on 
 Sumter by the Irou-clads — Tlie Ironsides' Danger — Pres. Lin- 
 coln's Private Secretary arrives — Regiment lauds on Folly — 
 Woodticks — Preparations to Stay — Embark again for Hilton 
 Head — Wilful Appropriation of our "camp fixin's " — Again 
 in Camp — Start again Charleston-ward — Reorganization — 
 Paid Off— Lieut. Hopkins discharged — Eight Companies laud 
 at Botanj' Bay Island — Two Companies finally land at Bay 
 Point — Plundering Expeditious — Supplement .... 265 
 
 MAY, 1863. 
 
 Mail — Strawberries — Plunder — Clearing up " Camp Misery " — 
 Furloughs- — Capt. Maxwell and Lieut. AVadsworth go on leave 
 
 — Sunday Plunder — The Furloughed Men start for Home — 
 Blackberries — Confederate Despatch — Commissions aiTive 
 
 — Pack Up again — Supplement 281 
 
 JUNE, 18G3. 
 
 Again we Embark — Land at St. Helena Island — ^ The Two Com- 
 panies Rejoin — Troops Concentrating at St. Helena Island — 
 Drill, drill, drill I — Confederate Despatch — Capt. Maxwell and 
 Lieut. WadsAvorth return from leave — Gen. Hunter relieved by 
 Gen. Gillmore — Admiral Dupont relieved by Admiral Dahlgren 
 
 — St. Helena described — Capt. Wilbur's Dismissal Approved 
 
 — The Rebel Ram Fingal captured — Gen. Geo. C. Strong 
 arrives — Severe Thunder Storm — New Commissions arrive — 
 Lieut. Smith resigns — The Furloughed Men return — Requa 
 Battery — Small-pox — Getting Ready for New Move — Sup- 
 plement 287 
 
 JULY, 1863. 
 
 Lieut. Libby goes on Leave — We Start Again for Charleston — Lieut. 
 Flanders discharged^ — Land on Folly Island — Embark at 
 Night for Morris — Mistake somewhere —The Troops in Boats 
 return — Again we take small boats at night — The Capture of 
 lower end Morris Island — The Fight described — Casualties — 
 Incidents — Attempt to take Wagner next morning — Earth- 
 works — Fatigue duty — Hungry and Worn Out — Preparations 
 to take Wagner — Second Assault (full particulars of same) 
 ■ — Casualties, etc. — Flags of Truce — A Detail starts North 
 for Conscripts — Siege Operations — Lieuts. Akerman and 
 Place discharged — The Regiment at the Fore-front — Sup- 
 plement . 295 
 
 AUGUST, 1863. 
 
 Gillmore requests Rebels to stop shelling our Camp — Rebels ordered 
 to put Spikes in Wagner's moat — Reinforcements from 
 North Carolina — Capt. Payne, the Scout, captured — Whiskey 
 issued — Mounting a 300-pounder — How Col. Jackson was 
 misrepresented — Long Roll — Calcium Light — Preparations 
 for Extra Bombardment — The Rebels otter large sums to 
 Sink Iron-clads — Sanitary Commission — Order of Exercises 
 for 17th August — The " Swamp Angel" — A Peculiar Grain to 
 be planted in front of Wagner — The oOO-pounder opens — 
 The Bricks fly — Impracticable Proposition to Capture Gen. 
 Gillmore — The " Swamp Angel " l)ursts — The " Ridge " cap- 
 tured — Capt. Ayer wounded — Danger and Death at the Front 
 
 — Sub terra shells — The Forces on Morris Island — Confeder- 
 ate Letters from Fort Sumter — Supplement .... 345 
 
CONTEXTS. 
 
 SEPTEMBER, 1863. 
 
 rage 
 
 The Bombardment continues — The Sap rapidly approaching? Wagner 
 • — Boat-load of Rebels Captured — The Beginning of the End — 
 Last Days of the Siege — The Rebels Desperate — Preparations 
 for Final and Desperate Assault — The Rebels Evacuate — Full 
 Particulars of same — Torpedoes — The Parallels — ' ' Swamp 
 ' Angel" — Greek Fire — Sapping — Sap-rollers, Fascines, Gabi- 
 ons, etc. — Requa Battery — Sand Bags— Dead Bodies — Few 
 Days prior to Evacuation — Progress of the Sap — Last Days of 
 Siege — Evacuation in P'uU — Defence of Wagner ■ — Siege Work 
 
 — Statistical — Night attack on Sumter — Flags of Truce — Short 
 of Officers — Provost Duty — High Tides — More Furloughs — 
 Capts. Emmons and Handerson discharged — Capt. Ayer goes 
 on leave — Gillmore a Major-Geueral — A Soldier Dies Avith the 
 Flag around him — Supplement 301 
 
 OCTOBER, 1863. 
 
 (The narrative form resumed) — Incendiary Shells — Two "Devils" 
 arrive — Sharpshooters Disbanded — Torpedo versus Ir(jnsid('s 
 
 — Explosion in Wagner — Official Changes in Positions in line 
 
 — Dr. Buzzell returns from leave — New Uniforms for Drum 
 Corps — Medals to be given — Convalescent Camp established 
 
 at St. Augustine — Supplement 399 
 
 NOVEMBER, 1863. 
 
 The Bombardment goes on — Sumter looks badly — Capt. Ayer returns 
 from leave — He "knifes "his Avhole company — Two Ladies 
 visit camp — More Furloughs — Liipiid Fire — Long Roll — First 
 lot "Subs" arrive — Capt. Clark and others rejoin — Col. (ex- 
 Capt.) Donohoe with us — Troops reorganized — Thanksgiving 
 Day — Supplement 405 
 
 DECEMBER, 1863. 
 
 A Salute for Victories — Col. Donohoe leaves us — The Weehau-ken 
 sunk — Capt. Burnham discharged — Scarcity of Wood — Chap- 
 lain Hill returns from leave — Wreckage — Torpedo Boat — 
 Cos. A and C to Broad Island to cut wood — Recruiting Party 
 sent North — Dr. Kimball returns — Cider from Dried Apples — 
 Capt. Stearns rejoins — The Beacon House — Lieut. Libby, Jr., 
 returns — Co. K to Broad Island — Supplement . . . 413 
 
 JANUARY, 1864. 
 
 Location of the Companies — Re-enlistments Begun — Gillmore author- 
 ized to raise Colored Regiments — Col. Jackson returns — 
 Recruits arrive — New Commissions — Hotel Prices, Hilton 
 Head — Broad Island — A Quiet Month — Supplement . . 419 
 
 FEBRUARY, 1S64. 
 
 Blockade Runner Destroyed — Furloughs Stopped — Long Roll — Re- 
 enlisting continues — Rebel Torpedoes — Snow — Charleston and 
 Shells — Regiment to be Mounted — Ordered to Hilton Head — 
 Cos. A, C and K — Embark again — Supplement . . . 427 
 
 MARCH, 1864. 
 
 Cainp for Cavalry — The Re enlisted Men go Home — Infantry versus 
 Cavalry — The Horses Selected — The Chaplain assists in select- 
 ing i— A Confusion of Horses — Cavalry Drill — Bugles vo-sks 
 Drums — Spencer Ritles — Rebel Spy at Hilton Head — Paid Ort" 
 
 — Move Camp — The Rebel, Finegan — Lieut. Head discharged 
 
 — Supplement . . . . • 433 
 
xxviii CONTENTS. 
 
 APRIL, 1864. Page 
 
 Ordered to Florida — Embarkation — The Fleet leaves for Florida — 
 Jacksonville reached — Camp outside the city — Four Compa- 
 nies sent to Palatka — They go Overland and soon return — 
 Several Substitutes desert— A few Caught ^ — Drum Head Court- 
 martial — One Man Shot — Less Desertions — Steamer Blown 
 Up — Ordered to Virginia — -Turn in our Horses — Embark 
 for Hilton Head — Fart with Worn-out Equipage — Change 
 Steamers — Sail North to Virginia — Arrive off Yorktown 
 
 — Land at Gloucester Point — Meet our Re-enlisted Men — A Re- 
 united Regiment — As Infantry once more — Supplement . 443 
 
 MAY, 1864. 
 Getting Ready for Active Duty — Embark to go up .James River — 
 Land at Bermuda Hundred — The enemy close at hand — 
 Skirmishes — Reconpoissance — The Drewi'y's Bluff Battle — 
 Scenes — Incidents — Casualties — Movements of Troops — Quo- 
 tations from Accounts of Both Sides — Return to Camp — Bogus 
 Proclamation — Frequent Fights — Artillery Duels — Move Camp 
 
 — Troops sent to North of the James — Supplement . . . 459 
 
 JUNE, 1864. 
 
 Rebel Sortie — They Capture part of Picket Line — Federal Sortie — 
 They Retake the Picket Line — Both Sorties result in Pris- 
 oners — -Flag of Truce — The One Hundred Days' Men arrive 
 
 — They are Funny Fellows — ■ A Small Force to near Petersburg 
 
 — Return same day — Expedition Fruitless — Butler censures 
 Gillmore — The Rebels Evacuate our Front — We go out to 
 find them — We find each other — A fight — We fall back — 
 They Reoccupy their Former Line — A Glance at South Caro- 
 lina — We go down the River — Dust, Dust, Dust — Return 
 same day — Troops Reorganized — The Serenade Band ex- 
 humed — Supplement 489 
 
 JULY, 1864. 
 Transportation Reduced — A Peep into the Department of the South 
 
 — A Fourth of July Salute — Whiskey again Permitted — 
 xVttempt to Exchange Papers — Three days Picket Duty — The 
 Tour described — Coi'ps Badge designated — The Petersburg 
 Mine mentioned — Supplement 509 
 
 AUGUST, 1864. 
 Exchange in South Carolina — Terms soon to expire — When will the 
 1861 men be mustered out? — Will the Regiment lose its Iden- 
 tity? — Volunteers called for "to dig and remove earth" — A 
 Twenty-fourth Massachusetts man executed — • The Second Brig- 
 ade Band to be recruited — A Ride to Petersburg — Active 
 Operations again — March to Pontoon — Cross the James River 
 
 — Many Sunstruck — Fighting — Casualties — Incidents of the 
 Battle — The Wounded — Burial of the Dead — Many Ofticers 
 Wounded — The Wounded Gathered under Trees — Transported 
 downriver to Hospitals — Official Report — ^ Marching and Skir- 
 mishing — Crossing a Pontoon described — xVrrive back to Camp 
 
 — The Muster-out of the 1861 Men — Festivities — They go 
 home — Regiment ofi'for Petersburg — New Experiences in New 
 Camp — Supplement 515 
 
 SEPTEMBER, 1864. 
 In Front of Petersburg — A Bomb-proof built — Constant Alarms — 
 Near the Enemy — A Sixth Connecticut man drummed out — A 
 Sutler arrives — "Petersburg Express" — Capt. Dow goes 
 North for Recruits — Dr. Burnham Discharged — Active Ser- 
 vice again — The Regiment starts — Fighting again — Official 
 Report — Supplement 533 
 
CONTENTS. xxix 
 
 OCTOBER, 1864. 
 
 Page 
 
 War Alai'ras — Again Engaijecl — Wet, Wet, Wet ! — The Sutler arrives 
 
 — More Fighting — Official Report — Paid Off — Again in Action 
 
 — Official Report — Works tlirown up — " Picking them out" — 
 Snow Squall — A Tilt with the Enemy — Official Report — Rest- 
 ing — Supplement 541 
 
 NOVEMBER, 18G4. 
 
 At the Front and Quiet — Regiment to go to New York City — Arrive 
 New York Harbor — Land at Fort Richmond — Near but far 
 (from comfort) — The Ballot to be Protected — Butler's Orders 
 — Presidential Election — Lincoln vpvsus McClellan — Border 
 Incursions planned — The Election in New York quiet — We 
 Return to Virginia — Thanksgiving Day — Turkeys, etc., ar- 
 rive next day — But thej' were good — Logging for Material 
 to Build — A Peep into the Department of the South — New 
 Drums — Supplement 555 
 
 DECEMBER, 1864. 
 
 Erecting Houses — Tenth and Eighteenth Corps Discontinued — Tenth 
 Corps forms part of the new Twenty-fourth Corps — Butler 
 Forbids Officers Borrowing Money from Men — Again on the 
 Move — A live Rebel captured — -Flying trip to Department of 
 the South — Sherman's Forerunners — Fort McAllister Suc- 
 cumbs — Sherman Arrives at Port Royal — First Expedition to 
 Fort Fisher starts — Deserter Caught — A Shooting Match and 
 a Dead Man — Lieut. -Col. Randlett goes North — He takes 
 Lieut. -Col. Plimpton's body with him — Christmas — Ncav 
 Hampshire State Officers visit Regiment — Savannah Fallen — 
 The Fort Fisher Expedition returns, unsuccessful — Supple- 
 ment 565 
 
 JANUARY, 1865. 
 
 New Year's Day — Recruits — Regiment (a part of) to go to Fort 
 Fisher — Oft" for the Fray — Embarkation — Storm and Wind — 
 Delays — Finally arrive ort" Fort Fisher — The Fleet — The 
 Landing — The Assault— The Fort itself — The First Expe- 
 dition briefly described — The Powder Boat Explosion — Fort 
 Fisher Captured — official Reports — Scenes and Incidents — 
 Almost Hand-to-Hand Conrtict — Diff'erent Accounts of the 
 Battle — Butler Relieved — The Explosion — Forward toward 
 Wilmington — Another Engagement — Supplement . . . 573 
 
 FEBRUARY, 1865. 
 
 Col. Bedel Expected — Lieut. Hitclicock Returns from New York — 
 Rumors of Peace — Schofleld's Corps arrives — Again we 
 Engage the Enemy — Several Prisoners taken by Third New 
 I|ampshire — Capt. Trickey's Report — Other Movements in 
 Contemplation — A Storm Delays Matters — The Boys we left 
 in Virginia arrive — Arming the New Arrivals — Charleston 
 Evacuated — Fort Anderson on Cape Fear River Bombarded — 
 
XXX CONTENTS. 
 
 FEBRUARY, 18G5, Coutinued. p^gg 
 
 The Troops move Forward Again — Wilmington Captured — 
 Detailed Account of same — Tom Entwistle's Greeting — His 
 Story of Capture, Imprisonment and Escape — A Bridge Saved 
 from Burning — A Pontoon Captured and used — Ten Thousand 
 Prisoners Paroled by the Rebels — Several Third New Hamp- 
 shire among the number — Supplement 029 
 
 MARCH, 1865. 
 
 Six Hundred Union Officers arrive. Exchanged — Our own Varnura H. 
 Hill of the number — " Sherman's March to the Sea" heard — 
 We go to Wilmington — Lieut. -Col. Randlett appointed Provost 
 Marshal — Recruits Arrive — The Twenty-third Army Corps 
 leave Wilmington — A Theatre — Provisions for Sherman — 
 Firing in the Distance- — Large Fire in Wilmington — Sick and 
 Wounded go North — Dr. Buzzell dies — Supplement . . 6-45 
 
 APRIL, 1865. 
 
 Rebel Rations — Troops Arrive from Hilton Head — Paid for Four 
 Months — The Usual Result — News arrives of Fall of Rich- 
 mond — Regiment on Duty in Small Squads — Col. Bedel and 
 Lieut. Atherton arrive — The Restoration of the Flag to Sumter 
 
 — The President Assassinated — Citizens of Wilmington hold 
 Mass Meeting — Attorney-General's Opinion — Supplement . 651 
 
 MAY, 1865. 
 
 Short of Officers — The End Nearing — Worn-out Property turned in 
 
 — Our Drummers Compete for Prize — Certain Officers and 
 Men to be Mustered Out at once — More Furloughs — Prepara- 
 tions for Muster-out — Camp at Concord, N. H., ordered to be 
 ready to receive Returning Troops — Regiment Decimated and 
 Divided — Supplement 658 
 
 JUNE, 1865. 
 
 Certain Men to be Mustered Out — Secretai-y of Navy arrives — Joke 
 about him — Regiment ordered to Goldsboro' — Goldsboro's 
 Sanitary Condition — Capt. Donley appointed Provost Marshal 
 
 — Moi-e Preparations for Muster-out — Whiskey Disappears — 
 Reduced to Ranks — Parade and Drills — The Recruits of 1862 
 Mustered Out — Masonic Festival and Dinner — Extra Baggage 
 arrives from Norfolk — Lieut. -Col. Randlett Rejoins — Supple- 
 ment 663 
 
 JULY, 1865. 
 
 An Amputation — Fire and Riot at Goldsboro' — Fourth of July — 
 Capt. Edgerly Rejoins — Battalion Drill ordered — The End 
 rapidly Approaching — Final Rolls being made — A Circus 
 arrives — Capt. White Rejoins — Clustered Orit I — A Lost Tent 
 
 — Start for Concord — Details of the Homeward Trip — Recep- 
 tion at Concord — The Returning Regiment Described — Pay- " 
 master not ready to settle — Nominal Furloughs . . . 66S> 
 
 AUGUST, 1865. 
 
 The Regiment Reassembled at Concord — Paid Off by Maj. C. O. 
 
 Benedict — Good-bye, Comrades ! 677 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Biographical Sketches .... 
 Soldiers' Homes (National, U. S. and State) 
 Regimental Roster ..... 
 Enlistments Less than Three Years 
 Tables (Wounded, Died of Wounds, etc.) . 
 
 Officers' Data 
 
 Wars of the United States 
 Soldiers' Homes (Tiiird New Hampshire Men in) 
 Military Societies of the United States 
 Appendix A (Miscellaneous Subjects) 
 Appendix B (Trials, Desertions and Executions) 
 Statistical (from " Fox's Regimental Losses") 
 Appendix C (New Hampshire Matters) 
 Battles, List of ... . . . 
 
 Regimental Summary 
 
 Index 
 
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THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 AUGUST, 1861, 
 
 AND PRIOR. 
 
 EFOEE bringing the reader face to face with the Third 
 New Hampshire, the writer deems it best to go back a 
 little in history, and lead the reader by easy gradations 
 up to the time when the Third New Hampshire was 
 organized, then organize the regiment, putting it into 
 proper shape for introduction : and thus perhaps prevent the 
 reader having possible convulsions at the sudden presenta- 
 tion of so formidable a body as a regiment of infantry. To 
 do this — to go backward — does not necessitate that the causes of the 
 war shall be discussed or explained. Books, newspapers, magazines 
 and libraries teem with all that sort of reading, and are accessible to 
 almost everybody. It was a great query in the writer's mind as to 
 the exact point or date to begin at ; but in searching for it he found 
 many other matters of great interest, and at last struck the point 
 desired : and here is the first speck of war found by him : — 
 
 A STECK OF WAR AT HOME. 
 
 IMilitanj Gazette, New York, 15 Nov. I860.] 
 
 .... There is a note of preparation against some foe in our own bor- 
 ders. The Southern States are actually organizing and arming their militia. 
 And for what reason? Against their own brothers, and against no others, 
 can their Aveapons be wielded. God forbid that things have come to such 
 a pass ! We hope prudent and wise counsels will prevail, that men vUl stop 
 to count the cost and value of this Union, and that unneighborly violence 
 
 will cease on every hand How shall we decide? We cannot, we 
 
 shall not ! God will not permit this great experiment in the government to 
 be frustrated just as its fruits begin to cheer benighted Italy and down- 
 trodden Hungary. 
 
 This " speck " was found in what appeared to be the only mili- 
 tary magazine in the country at the time, and was principally devoted 
 to the .militia of the State of New York. Having found this " speck," 
 the writer traced the magazine along for further development ; and 
 here is the very next : — 
 
2 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '61. 
 
 WAR PREPARATIONS. 
 
 [MUitary Marjazine, New York, 15 Dec. 1S60.] 
 
 The atteution of whom it may concern is called to the accompanying 
 advertisement in the Herald, Avhich we ha\'e not l)een requested to copy : — 
 
 "Attention! The captains of all volunteer companies in the city of 
 New York .... communicate with the undersigned at No. 7-t Mott street, 
 .... for purpose of perfecting a military organization to protect the 
 municipal rights of the city and the Constitutional rights of the citizens of 
 the country, in the event of a revolution in the country 
 
 New York, 10 Dec. 1860. James C. Kerrigan." 
 
 What does this mean? Is this an attempt to hasten revolution .... 
 we may look out for the worst. It will do no harm to l^e prepared. 
 
 All this occurred soon after the election of Lincoln, and was sub- 
 stantially in accordance with what had been predicted. 
 
 The writer asks your kind indulgence while he goes backward 
 again and gives you another "pointer." Moore's Jiebellion Hecord, 
 Vol. VIII., page iVJ.s, gives the following as being the cop}^ of a cir- 
 cular found in Huntsville, Alabama, on the 19th of April, 1864, and 
 calls it the " Secret Rebel Circular" : — 
 
 EXFX'UTIVE CHAMBER, "THE 1860 ASSOCIATION." 
 
 Charleston, S. C, 10 Nov. 1860. 
 In September last several gentlemen of Charleston met to confer in 
 reference to the position of the South in the event of the accession of "Sir. 
 Lincoln and the Republican party to power. This informal meeting was the 
 origin of the organization known in this community as the " 1860 Asso- 
 ciation." 
 
 1. To conduct a correspondence .... and prepare the slave States 
 to meet the impending crisis. 
 
 2. To prepare, print and distribute in the slave States, tracts, 
 etc 
 
 3. To inquire into the defences of the State .... one hundred and 
 sixty-six thousand pamphlets have been published .... 
 
 The 1860 Association i« laboring for the South, and asks your aid 
 . . . Robert N. Gourdin, 
 
 Ch. Ex. Corn. 
 
 The writer has no comment upon the above, except to say that 
 finding it in a respectable and popular work on the war, he deems it 
 not a figment of fancy. We pass hastily over the intervening 
 months of intense anxiety and alarm, the secession of States and 
 the inauguration of Lincoln, pausing onlj' to give an item of 
 "preparation." Before the close of 1860, Fortress Monroe, then 
 popularly called the Fortress of the Union, was renovated and made 
 ready for what might be expected ; but as to who gave the orders 
 for this renovation, or what motives were behind the order, is an 
 open question and not for the writer to even express an opinion 
 upon. When the renovations were completed, the fort had about 
 290 guns. The Rip Raps were also put in condition, and then had 
 108 8-inch Columbiads, o2 13-pounder guns, all in casemate, and 
 46 9-inch Columbiads, en barbette. 
 
 We are now practically at the opening of the war, at Fort 
 Sumter ; and what Third New Hampshire man will not feel some- 
 
Aitrj. '61.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 what excited at the thought of Fort Sumter? This being the case, 
 considerable space will be given to it and its war record. The 
 opening gun has been treated elsewhere, and also the first sand 
 
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 1 i i i i ! ! f '# 
 
 FORT SUMTER IX 1861. 
 
 battery, on Morris Island, that fired at the Harriet Lane. JMuch 
 has been said and written as to Major Anderson's surrender of the 
 fort — some in praise, much in censure. Facts are ver}" mulish. 
 The following is a copy of 
 
 ANDERSON S INSTRUCTIONS. 
 
 You are carefully to avoid every 
 act which would needlessly tend to 
 provoke aggression: and for that rea- 
 son you are not, without necessity, to 
 take up any position which would be 
 construed into the assumption of a 
 hostile attitude. But you are to hold 
 possession of the forts in the har1)or, 
 and if attacked, you are to defend 
 yourself to the last extremity. The 
 smallness of your force will not jjer- 
 niit you, perhaps, to occujiy more than 
 one o| the three forts ; but an attack 
 on, or an attempt to take possession 
 of either of them, will be regarded as 
 an act of hostility, and yon may put your 
 which you deem most proper to increase its power of resistance 
 
 Maj. ROBERT ANDERSON. 
 command into either of them 
 
4 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aurj. '61. 
 
 You are also antliorized to take similar steps, whenever you have 
 tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act. 
 
 D. P. BUTLEU, 
 
 Fort Moultrie, S. C, 11 Dec. 18G0. Assistmit Adjutant-General. 
 
 This is in conformity with ray instructions to ]\Iajor Buell. 
 
 John B. Floyd, 
 
 Secretary of War. 
 
 Note. — It is said that when Major Anderson surrendered the fort, 
 the flag was cut up in small pieces and distributed to the garrison; and that 
 afterward, at a night attack on the fort by the Federals, a flag was cap- 
 tured from the latter, which the rebels claim was the identical flag which 
 had floated over Fort Sumter originally. This is denied. (See Army and 
 Xavy Journal, 28 Nov., 5 Dec, 1863.) 
 
 The call had been made for troops. New Hampshire responded 
 by her First Regiment. And here seems to be the place to briefly 
 state that this was a three-month's regiment ; and its history, con- 
 densed, is as follows : — 
 
 THE FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 THREE MONTHS. 
 
 The regiment encamped at (near) Concord, on the easterly side 
 of the Merrimack river, on what was termed "The Plains," say a 
 mile from the city. The regiment left Concord for the front 25 
 May 1861, and returned to Concord 5 Ai;g. 1861. The casualties 
 were : — 
 
 Discharged before leaving Concord 3 
 
 " for disability 13 
 
 " by general court-martial 2 
 
 Died 4 
 
 Captured 5 
 
 Transferred to Second New Hampshire Volunteers . 1 
 Deserted 7 
 
 Total 35 
 
 The First Regiment was oftlcially received and welcomed 8 Aug. 
 1861, by public demonstration, procession, etc. 
 
 THE SECOND NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 THREE MONTHS !VS. THREE YEARS. 
 
 This regiment was originally designed for three mouths' service ; 
 but during its formation, it was changed to a three years' regiment. 
 It was quartered at Portsmouth, in the old "rope-walk," or "bar- 
 racks," at the southerly end of the city. The mustering-in began 
 31 May 1861, and extended over several days, ending 8 June 1861. 
 The regiment left Portsmouth for seat of war 22 June 1861, via 
 Eastern Railroad to Boston, where a dinner was given them in 
 Faneuil Hall. Their further history is accessible. 
 
 The reader is now rapidly nearing the Third New Hampshire, 
 and naturally becoming a little nervous lest he be suddenly con- 
 fronted with it; — but wait a little. The regiment is incubating, 
 
Aug. '61.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 and in different parts of the State. The writer has now to see that 
 all the various parts are successfully brought to life and safely 
 conducted by squads to the rendezvous, and there skillfully and 
 lawfully converted into a regiment, whose brief designation is 
 
 "THE THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE." 
 
 The camping place selected was on the easterly side of the 
 Merrimack River, on the side farthest from and opposite the city of 
 Concord, and quite near the bank of the river, on the "intervale," 
 almost as level as a floor, and a beautiful spot, conveniently near 
 the city. This camp existed several days without a name. Whether 
 it suffered in consequence is a moot question. On the 11th of 
 August a letter was dated thus : " Camp without a name," and says, 
 " I was ordered into camp with my men on the 8th. — Ayer ! " 
 
 Of the arrivals in camp and assignment to companies, the 
 wi'iter examined the bills paid by the State for service, at $13 a 
 month, from date of enlistment to date of arrival at rendezvous. 
 
 Co. 
 A . 
 B . 
 C . 
 D . 
 E . 
 F . 
 G . 
 H . 
 I . 
 K . 
 Band 
 
 Date of Arrival — Squads. Amount. 
 
 August 13 .$ 410.95 
 
 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 23 . 471.30 
 
 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 . 461.41 
 
 IG, 19, 21 1,183.86 
 
 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 19 ... . 419.53 
 
 7, 8, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26 . . 386.21 
 
 20, 21 561.30 
 
 13, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 .... 541.82 
 
 20, 21, 23, 26 431.24 
 
 " 20, 23 642.09 
 
 26 296.42 
 
 Total $5,806.13 
 
 Note 1. — The pay of Co. D was for about two mouths' time. (See 
 Co. D.) 
 
 Note 2. — Augu.st 7, for Co. F, is a mistake on the records. 
 
 THE TEN-DOLLAR STATE BOUNTY. 
 
 This was a sort of gratuity, as the sum was so small it hardly 
 deserved the dignified name of bounty. Later on, a bount}^ meant 
 perhaps a thousand dollars. This ten-dollar bounty was distributed 
 as follows : — 
 
 Co. A $1,010 
 
 B 1,000 
 
 G 1,010 
 
 D 950 
 
 E 980 
 
 • F 1,010 
 
 Co. G § 970 
 
 H r.oio 
 
 I 950 
 
 K 1,000 
 
 Band 250 
 
 C. S. and Q. M. S. . . . 20 
 
 Total §10,160 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '61. 
 
 The authority for this disbursemeut was as follows : — 
 State of New Hampshire, 
 
 Executive Department, 
 General Order No. 2 : Concord, 31 Julj^ 1861. 
 
 It is hereby ordered that a bounty of ten dollars f^lO.OO) be paid to 
 each man who has enlisted or Avho may hereafter enlist into the Third 
 Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers, or any otlier regiment or company, 
 and Avho may be accepted and mustered into the service of the United 
 States. Nathaniel S. Berry, 
 
 Anthony Colby, Governor. 
 
 Adjutant-General. 
 
 The vote of the Council authorizing the above was 30th of July, 
 1861. 
 
 The writer has unwittingly been "arriving" his men at rendez- 
 vous and paying them bounty ; but not a word aljout their board 
 bills, which were 82.50 per week at the place of enlistment. The 
 bills for the same, upon examination, appear incomplete, in this : 
 that no bills appear for Companies A and C, though it may be fair 
 to infer by their absence and a knowledge of certain facts that no 
 board bill was incurred by those companies, they both being military 
 organizations (or partly so) , and probably did not leave their homes 
 till the day of departure for Concord. The board bills found 
 amount to over $2,500. 
 
 The railroad fares, stage fares, meals en route, the two dollars 
 premium for each man recruited, etc., etc., must all be passed 
 quickly over. The railroad charged two cents per mile. One spe- 
 cial train from Concord to New Market Junction, 10 Aug. l.S()l, cost 
 $154.90. The heaviest bills for the carrying of men were on the 
 Concord & Portsmouth Railroad : one for $510 from New Market 
 Junction, and another for $393 from Portsmouth ; the whole bill of 
 the Concord & Portsmouth Railroad being $923.28. This bill proba- 
 bly covered men of other regiments, say Second New Hampshire, 
 and charged. Third New Hampshire by mistake. 
 
 Having " arrived" the material for a regiment, let us see where 
 they came from and what they were ; and we '11 take them by 
 companies. 
 
 COMPANY A. 
 
 This company was partly composed of men from the Abbott 
 Guard, a prominent military company of Manchester. Capt. Clark 
 advertised in the Manchester Mirror of the 10th of August for 
 recruits to fill up the Abbott Guard. Nearly every man in the 
 company was recruited by Capt. Clark, in Manchester and its 
 immediate vicinity. The company left Manchester for Concord the 
 13th of August, being filled to 101 that day and being tempora- 
 rily designated as the "Second company of the Abbott Guard." 
 They left on the afternoon train, were met at Concord by Co. C 
 (previously arrived; see Co. C), Capt. Donohoe, and escorted to 
 the State House, where Capt. Clark reported to the Governor, and 
 thence to camp. 
 
Aluj. '61.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 7 
 
 This is the ouly company reported in this history' arriving on 
 one date, meaning that tlie company was full. 
 
 Being a military company and its commander possessing what 
 is called a " military presence," the company made its mark at once. 
 Again, its First Sergeant had been in the Regular Arm}-, and his 
 services in many ways were in great demand. 
 
 In the company were several prmters, who severed their pleasant 
 and lucrative connections with the home press to take the sword. 
 These printers were very useful in setting up the type and forms 
 for the first and early editions of The New South, at Hilton Head. 
 These printers proved valuable correspondents, and their letters 
 from the seat of war were read with interest at home. They 
 reached position and distinction ; and of this they will be treated 
 in the appropriate place. 
 
 Companies A and E were at first the skirmish companies, being 
 left and right companies in the line. 
 
 COMPANY B. 
 
 This company was recruited almost Avholly at Exeter and New 
 Market, chiefly by Capt. Wilbur and Lieut. Fogg. 
 
 The records show that the arrivals for this company occurred 
 on eight different days (8th to 23d August). The company was 
 somewhat unfortunate in its choice of Captain, as he was arrested at 
 Hilton Head before we had seen much service, remained in arrest a 
 long time, and was finally dishonorably discharged after trial. This 
 untoward circumstance had a depressing effect upon the company 
 itself, though by no means impairing its efficiency. 
 
 COMPANY C. 
 
 This company was almost wholly composed of Irishmen, and 
 was recruited by Capt. Michael T. Donohoe and Lieut. Robert 
 H. Allen, and nearly every man was from Manchester or its 
 immediate vicinity. 
 
 The company went to Concord on the afternoon of the <sth of 
 August, with about 25 men. On the 10th, Lieut. R. H. Allen 
 advertised in the Jranchester Mirror for recruits to fill up Capt. 
 Donohoe's company, and offered Si 00 in money and 160 acres laud 
 when discharged. 
 
 The arrivals for this company covered eight different dates ; 
 and it is fair to presume that Irishmen were selected for it as 
 they arrived. It seems superfluous to state that this company was a 
 fighting company. 
 
 COMPANY D. 
 
 i,This company was recruited at Portsmouth and vicinity. As 
 the location would indicate, the company had a large number of 
 excellent boatmen ; and wherever and whenever such service was 
 desired, Co. D got the contract. 
 
8 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_An>/. '61. 
 
 As it lias a particularly interesting history, it was deemed wise 
 to have one specially' prepared by a person entirely familiar "with the 
 matter, as follows : — 
 
 Aug. 19, l.S(31, Capt. Charles F. Dunbar of Hampton, N. H., 
 with his command, which consisted of two ofHcers l)esides himself 
 and forty-six men, reported at Camp Berry, Concord, N. H., for 
 duty. They were known as the ' ' "NVinnacuunet Guards " of Hampton, 
 who had offered their services to the Governor, in April, for three 
 months, re-enlisted for three years, in May, and had been stationed 
 at Fort Constitution, Newcastle, N. H. They were the nucleus of 
 Co. D. To them was added Lieut. Wm. H. Cornelius and 
 thirty men from Portsmouth and vicinity, ten who had been 
 enlisted at Seabrook by Titcomb, four who had enlisted at Bristol, 
 and two who had been enlisted at Great Falls by G. W. Towle. 
 This combination threw out Dunbar's Second Lieutenant, Amos J. 
 Towle ; and his First Sergeant, J. Warren Dow, was rejected for 
 physical disability ; but his number was made good by the enlist- 
 ment of two belonging in Hampton. Four others also enlisted at 
 Concord, one of whom (Daniel E. Plummer) was discharged by 
 order of Court, being a minor. 
 
 The direction of affairs remained with Capt. Dunbar and his 
 men ; but after the first year of service the spirit of discontent and 
 uneasiness which existed in many companies had disappeared from 
 D, and it is a question if there was anything but the closest of 
 brotherly love, and all felt that belonging to Co. D meant some- 
 thing. 
 
 The company was mustered into the United States service for 
 three years, unless sooner discharged, Friday, Aug. 23, 1861, at 
 Concord, N. H., by Maj. Seth Eastman, U. S. A. Sept. 3, 1861, 
 the regiment left Concord, N. H., for the seat of war. Three men, 
 (Sergt. Ezekiel C. Rand, Privates John H. Eaton and Wm. 
 Horton) failed to report from furlough, and were afterwards dropped 
 as deserters. Coming mostly from the sea-coast of New Hampshire, 
 the greater part of them were accustomed to the ocean and at home 
 with a boat and an oar. They were often detailed to do boat duty, 
 and not a few of them were engaged in pulling an oar when the 
 troops disembarked at Hilton Head, S. C., in November, 1861. 
 Two of them ran a despatch boat from Hilton Head, S. C, to 
 St. Helena Sound, S. C, in 1862, and the majority of General 
 Gilmore's famous boat crew were D men. Their early practice and 
 drill made them one of the best companies in the regiment. 
 
 Their position was third in line, until re-arrangement in 
 October, 1863, when they were made the left company, and con- 
 tinued as such until expiration of term of service. As the flank com- 
 panies were armed with Spencer repeating carbines before the rest 
 of the regiment, they were often called upon for special dutj'. May 
 13, 1864, they led the successful assault upon the enemy's right and 
 rear at Drewry's Bluff, Va., Avhere their loss of killed and wounded 
 was greater than that of any other company. Of the 100 men 
 upon the roll Sept. 3, 1861, the average age was 23 1-6 years; 
 48 were 21 years and under; 75 (or three-quarters of the conipau}') 
 
Aug. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIEE REGIMENT. 9 
 
 25 years and under; 17 were between 26 and 30 years, including 
 both dates ; 8 were over thirty years ; and only one man over 40 
 years of age. After the resignation of Capt. Dunbar, Lieut. 
 Wni. H. Maxwell of Co. H was commissioned as Captain of 
 D, and remained in that capacity until his discharge. 
 
 Of the original company : Of the sergeants, one received a 
 commission, two were discharged for disability, one killed in action, 
 and the fifth never left Concord, N. H. ; of the corporals, five 
 became sergeants (two receiving commissions), three were wounded 
 (two dying from Avounds), two were discharged for disability, one 
 was taken prisoner of war, and one made wagoner ; the Wagoner was 
 promoted to Regimental (.Quartermaster's Sergeant, and was after- 
 wards commissioned ; a sergeant-major was appointed from the 
 company, and was also commissioned, as well as another who was 
 originally an enlisted man : making six members of the company 
 who received commissions. There were issued in all, eighteen 
 sergeant's and twenty-six corporal's warrants. Originally without 
 musicians, two recruits, received May, 1862, were assigned as such. 
 Thirty men re-enlisted in the regiment in 1864. Only one of the offi- 
 cers was in service three years — Orren M. Dearborn, and he was on 
 detached duty, in the field, a greater portion of the time. 
 
 THE COMPANY 
 
 Consisted, Aug. 30, 1861, of 3 officers and 98 enlisted men. 
 
 34 Discharged for disability. 
 
 7 Died from disease. 
 
 1 Died while a prisoner of war. 
 
 8 Killed in action. 
 
 1 Missed in action. 
 
 6 Died from wounds. 
 
 3 Dropped as deserters (failed to leave Concord, N.H.) 
 
 2 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. 
 
 1 Discharged by order of Court, at Concord, N.H. (a minor). 
 
 1 Resigned. 
 
 18 Discharged, expiration term of service, Aug. 23, 1864. 
 
 1 " " " " Oct. 19, 1864. 
 18 " " " " July 20, 1865. 
 
 101 Total. 
 Re-enlisted, 30; captured, 4; wounded, 22; wounded twice, 5. 
 
 RECRUITS. 
 
 Joined company in 1862, 4 ; in 1863, 32 ; in 1864, 2 ; total, 38. 
 
 2 Discharged by special orders from Department of No. Carolina. 
 
 5 Discharged for disability. 
 
 10 Discharged at expiration term of service, .July 20, 1865. 
 
 6 Killed in action. 
 
 1 Died of wounds. 
 
 2 Died in rebel prisons. 
 1 Missed in action. 
 
 1 Drowned. 
 
 2 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. 
 
 4 Deserted. 
 
 i-5 No discharges furnished: absent (sick) when regiment mus- 
 
 ter-ed out. 
 
 38 Total. 
 Captured, 5; wounded, 12; wounded twice, 1; re-enlisted, 2; received 
 promotion, 1. 
 
10 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aui/. '61. 
 
 SUMMARY. 
 
 3 original officers, 98 origiual enlisted men, 38 recruits. 
 
 30 Discharged for disability. 
 
 7 Died from disease. 
 
 3 Died wliile prisoners of war. 
 
 13 Killed in action. 32 Re-enlisted. 
 
 2 Missed in action. Captured. 
 7 Died from -svonnds. 34 Wounded. 
 
 1 Drowned. 10 Wounded more tlian once. 
 
 3 Dropped as deserters (failed to leave Concord, N.H., Sept. 
 
 3, 1861). 
 
 4 Deserters. 
 
 ■4 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. 
 
 1 Discharged by order of Court, at Concord, N.H., Aug. 31, 18G1. 
 
 2 Discharged by special order Department of North Carolina. 
 1 Resigned. 
 
 5 No discharges furnished : iibsent (sick) when regiment mus- 
 
 tered ont. 
 18 Discharged expiration term of service. Aug. 23, 1864. 
 1 " " " " Oct. 19, 1864. 
 
 28 " " " " July 20, 1865. 
 
 139 Total. 
 
 WM. LADD DODCxE (1888). 
 
 COMPANY E. 
 
 The nucleus of this company was said to have been recruited at 
 Milford, mostly by Norman Burdick of Milford, though several were 
 recruited by Capt. Plimpton (say 32) ; and H. C. Tuttle was paid 
 for recruiting 50 men. 
 
 The men were largely from Milford ; but the towns of Rindge, 
 Mason, Dublin and others in immediate vicinity furnished a few each. 
 Fifty men arrived at camp August 8, and 32 more on the 15th. The 
 company was then filled up with small squads arriving at various 
 dates. 
 
 Companies E and A were the skirmish companies. (See Co. A.) 
 
 COMPANY F. 
 
 This company was almost wholly recruited at Nashua, by Capt. 
 Randlett, who recruited 90 men ; and the balance were recruited at 
 Claremont by Eli C. Marsh. Capt. Randlett and his recruits ar- 
 rived at Concord August 16, and Eli C. Marsh arrived on the T.lth 
 with 24 men. The Manchester Mirror says Randlett had 81 men. 
 This would leave a surplus, and these were put in some other com- 
 pany. Randlett drilled his men at Nashua, in the old Armory in 
 the City Hall building. 
 
 COMPANY G 
 
 This company"was largely recruited by Capt. Wiggiu, of Ossi- 
 pee, who induced 60 men to enlist. At Lancaster, H. O. Kent ob- 
 tained 22 men. At Tamworth and other towns, Oliver P. Newcomb 
 obtained 15 men. The first two squads arrived at Concord the 20th, 
 and the latter squad the 21st August. This Company was called, 
 later on, "The Ossipee Zoo-Zoos." 
 
Aug. 'in.-] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 11 
 
 COMPANY H. 
 
 This company was almost wholly recruited in ^Manchester, by 
 Capt. Robert C. Dow ; aud the basis was the military company called 
 the " Amoskeag Rifles." Capt. Dow advertised in the Manchester 
 Mirror of the 9th of August, for recruits for the " Amoskeag Rifles," 
 at .$10 bounty. 
 
 The record shows he recruited 88 men. They went to Concord 
 in the forenoon of August 20, and were escorted to the depot by the 
 " State Guards." 
 
 COMPANY I. 
 
 This company was recruited largely by Fred. A. Barker, at and 
 near Keene, Fitzwilliam, Richmond and surrounding towns. 
 
 Mr. Barker is credited with recruiting 45 men. 
 
 Capt. Ralph Carlton recruited 27 men at Rochester, Farmington 
 and vicinity. 
 
 Henry AY. Locke stands credited for 20 men. 
 
 Henry S. Dow is credited for 5 men recruited by him. 
 
 Locke's squad arrived the 20th, and Barker's squad the 21st, 
 while Dow's squad arrived the loth. Capt. Carlton's squad arrived 
 on the 21st. 
 
 This Company later on was called " The Lamb-like I's." Cause 
 unknown. 
 
 COMPANY K. 
 
 This company was recruited almost wholly at Dover, by Ira A. 
 Moody, a citizen of that city. Nearly every man was of Dover or 
 its vicinity. Capt. Littlefield and Lieut. Butterfield both assisted 
 Mr. Moody aud both drilled the men. Lieut. Miles (2d Lieut.) took 
 no active part. Capt. Littlefield had served in the Mexican War 
 (see personal sketch of him), and was also in the State Militia. 
 
 The records give credit to Geo. W. Towle for IG men, and to 
 J. R. Bagley for 10 men; and they arrived at Concord before the 
 main body of the company, namely: the 16 on the 22d, and the 10 
 on the 20th. 
 
 A squad of 7. from Lebanon (the writer was one) arrived the 
 19th, aud were at first put into a blank company, next into Co. 
 D, and finally into the Dover company on its arrival. 
 
 REMARKS ON THE COMPANIES. 
 
 The work of equalizing the companies and adjusting all the mat- 
 ters pertaining to a regimental organization, causing more or less 
 confusion while in process, covered the time almost up to point of 
 leaving for seat of war. 
 
 THE BAND. 
 
 All recruited by the leader, Gustavus W. Ingalls, and arriving 
 on the 26th. 
 
 Having "arrived" the men, and adjusted them to aud by com- 
 panies, they are now ready for muster-in by companies. This was 
 done at the State House by a Regular Army officer, — Maj. Seth 
 Eastman, Fifth U. S. Infantry. We were marched over by com- 
 
12 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Aui/.'61. 
 
 panics (say two or more companies in one clay) ; and there we sol- 
 emnly and severally swore, etc., and marched back to camp, feeling 
 that we had outgrown the little State of New Hampshire, and noth- 
 ing short of the United States as a whole would fit us. At the mus- 
 ter each was obliged to successively take a step to the front, rapidly 
 move about his legs and arms (to show he was not crippled), and 
 then hold up his right hand to take the oath. 
 
 It would seem at first sight that this was the proper point to in- 
 troduce the regiment to the reader; but wait a little, — just a little 
 longer, — till the regiment is in shape to be introduced. The month 
 of August, 1861, was full of interest to the Third New Hampshire, 
 and any item of moment must not be omitted. 'We will take them 
 chronologically ; and our first item is an indirect introduction to Gen. 
 Sherman, whom we shall know more about later on. 
 
 AVashingtox, D. C, 2 Aug. 1861. 
 Brig. -Gen. Thomas W. Sherman: 
 
 Yon will proceed to New York immediately, and organize, in connec- 
 tion with Capt. DuPont of the Navy, an expedition of 12,000 men. Its 
 destination you and the naval commander will determine after you liave 
 sailed. You should sail at the earliest possible moment. 
 
 Thomas A. Scott, 
 
 Asst. Sec. of War. 
 Approved: A. Lincoln. 
 
 The above will be news to many of the Third New Hampshire 
 men ; but it is history. 
 
 On the 7th of August the Manchester Mirror says: "Hawkes 
 Fearing did not accept the Colonelcy of the Third Regiment, on ac- 
 count of his business engagements." 
 
 Again Gen. Sherman : — 
 
 "War Department, Washington, D. C, 11 Aug. 1861. 
 Brig.-Gen. Tiios. W. Sherman ; 
 
 Sir : You will proceed to the Capitals of the States of Connecticut, 
 Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, and confer with 
 the Governors of those States on tlie subject which I have verbally com- 
 municated to you, and which is conveyed to the Governors also in tlie let- 
 ters herewith placed in your hands, and which you are reciuested to deliver. 
 You will then proceed to New York City, as heretofore instructed. 
 
 Thos. a. Scott, 
 Asst. Sec. of War. 
 
 \_Enclosure.'] 
 War Department, Washington, D. C, 10 Aug. 1861. 
 Gen. T. W. Sherman, having been charged with the preparation of an 
 expedition to rendezvous on Long Island Sound, will on tlie part of tliis 
 Department consult with you as to the troops which can earliest be made 
 available for the service. Thos. A. Scott, 
 
 Asst. Sec. of War. 
 To their Excellencies, 
 
 The Governors of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut 
 and Rhode Island. 
 
 And yet we knew nothing about this at the time. Shameful ! 
 was n't it, boys, that we were not consulted? 
 
Aug. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 13 
 
 On the 13th, Col. Fellows, Lieut. -Col. Jackson and Maj. Seth 
 Eastman, U. S. Army, recommended to Gov. Berry that the Third 
 New Hampshire be armed with the Enfield rifle. They were proba- 
 bly appointed to consider and recommend. 
 
 On the loth of August, Col. Fellows issued the first regimental 
 order : — 
 
 General Order No. 1 : 
 
 Beginning tomorrow : Reveille, 5 a.m. ; breakfast, 6 a.m. ; guard 
 mount, 8 a.m.; squad drill, 9 to 10.30 a.m.; dinner, 12 m. ; company drill, 
 3 P.M. ; dress parade, 5 p.m. ; supper, G p.m. ; tattoo, 'J p.m. ; taps, 9.30 p.m. 
 
 Detail for tomorrow: Officer of the Day, Capt. Clark; Officer of the 
 Guard, Lieut. Ayer; Officer of Police, Lieut. Fogg. 
 
 The Manchester Mirror of the 15th of August says : — 
 
 In camp today : — 
 
 From Manchester, . . Abbott Guard . . 95 
 
 " . . Irish Volunteers . 74 
 
 " . . Carr's Recruits . 10 
 
 Exeter 69 
 
 Concord 60 
 
 Laconia, etc. ....... 60 
 
 Fisherville 13 
 
 Newport 5 
 
 Total .... 386 
 
 Fellows, Jackson and Bedel were all in camp. A flag was 
 raised the 15th. The Laconia men arrived the 14th, in the after- 
 noon, under Capt. Badger of Sanbornton Bridge. 
 
 15 Aug. : Stephen Lovejoy of Laconia attempted suicide, by 
 cutting his throat, with a razor, because he had been put on a short 
 allowance of liquor. 
 
 On the 16th, Capt. Raudlett arrived in the morning from Nashua 
 with SI men; and in the afternoon, Capt. Plimpton with 37 men 
 from Milford. First dress parade on that day, with the Abbott 
 Guard on the right. Cornelius with 35 men arrived from New 
 Market (really Portsmouth) . 
 
 17 Aug. : It was authoritatively announced we were to have 
 Enfield Rifles, costing $23.50 each and duties (see cost of arriving, 
 etc. ) We were using the old guns of the First Regiment. 
 
 18 Aug. : Private Lawrence of the Abbott Guard narrowly 
 escaped drowning in the river, while bathing. 
 
 For the last few days, at dress parade, the drummers have been 
 directed by James A. Farnham of Manchester (very smart and very 
 small) . The probability is that Carr of Concord will be made Drum 
 Major. 
 
 19 Aug.: A diary says: "Co. E was filled up today." A 
 squad of 7 men from Lebanon, enlisted by N. H. Randlett. 
 
 20 Aug. : Capt. Dow (Co. H), before leaving Manchester, 
 was presented with a purse of S25.00, presumably by his companj'. 
 
 Qen. Sherman again : Gen. Sherman reports to the Secretary 
 of War that he has consulted the Governors of the States named, 
 and finds they are animated with a commendable interest in the 
 matter, and can probably have on Long Island by September 5 : 
 
14 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Arirj. '61. 
 
 Maiue, 3 regiments ; New Hampshire, 2 regiments ; Massachusetts, 
 5 regiments; Rhode Island, 1 regiment; Connecticut, 2 regiments — 
 or, say 13,000 men. 
 
 Gen. Sherman then refers to recent orders which will divert a 
 part of the forces to Washington, and says that the time set by the 
 cabinet for the expedition to start is rapidly approaching and asks 
 advice. 
 
 The Manchester Mirror of 20th said : The Third New Hamp- 
 shire was to leave the next Tuesday (27th). That we Avere ready 
 except overcoats. That the arrivals for the week were : From 
 Hampton, 56 ; Claremont, 29 ; Manchester, 95 and 77 ; Ossipee, 62 ; 
 Derry, 29; Portsmouth, 40. That the previous day (19th) was the 
 greatest day for visitors, it being rumored that the regiment was to 
 leave. The Manchester Cornet Band played at dress parade the 
 19th, which was the first band playing. This band serenaded several 
 citizens in the evening, accompanied by several of the Third New 
 Hampshire officers, and both were afterward entertained by Governor 
 Berry, Hon. E. H. Rollins, Col. John H. George, Amos Hadlej', 
 Esq., and others. 
 
 20 Aug. : Col. Fellows issued General Order No. 2, 
 slightly amending his No. 1, the principal changes being squad^lrill 
 before breakfast, and a surgeon's call after guard mount. 
 
 21 Aug. : A diary says, " We mounted guard with loaded guns, 
 tonight." 
 
 [Note. — The writer begs the incUilgence of the reader while he intro- 
 duces the (his) first reference to what is going on in rebeldoiu.] 
 
 21 Aug. : (Confederate) Brig. -Gen. R. S. Ripley is assigned 
 to tlie Department of South Carolina and the coast defences of that 
 State, and Brig. -Gen. J. B. Graj^son is assigned to the Department 
 of Middle and East Florida and the coast defences of that State. 
 
 On the same day it was said that all the hotels, bar-rooms and 
 sheds were filled with people who were after commissions in the 
 Third New Hampshire. 
 
 22 Aug. : John A. Kendall of Keene was drowned in the river 
 today, while bathing. 
 
 Let us glance elsewhere for a moment to see what is transpiring 
 of interest to the Third New Hampshire. On this daj' Commodore 
 DuPont inspected the Alabama, Stars and Stripes, and Augusta, at 
 New York, where they were being converted into war vessels ; and 
 he reports that it was like altering a vest into a shu*t. 
 
 At Philadelphia, the Tuscarora was launched, having been built 
 in 58 days ; and her keel was on the stump just 70 days ago. 
 
 23 Aug. : After muster-in many of the men were given fm*- 
 loughs for a few days. The railroads carried them for half fare. 
 Our band appeared for the first time. 
 
 24 Aug. : Adjt. Hill received an elegant sword from friends 
 in Portsmouth. Only three in hospital. Capt. Clark presented 
 with valuable sword and belt. 
 
 27 Aug. : General Order No. 3 issued. No one to leave camp 
 without pass. Some of the men got their belts and cartridge boxes 
 today, also their rubber and woolen blankets. 
 
Aug. '67.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 15 
 
 Again, Geu. Sherman : The Secretary of War wrote to Geu. 
 Sherman, enclosing letter for Governors, and says, "You will 
 observe substantiall}^ that Massachusetts will be required to send 
 only three regiments, and New York Avill be required to send three 
 regiments. 
 
 \_EncJos}ire.'\ 
 
 War Department, Washington, I). C, 27 Aug. 18G1. 
 Sir: This will be sent j'ou b.y Gen. Sherman, U. S. Army, who has 
 heretofore ccmimunicated with you on the project of concentrating in a 
 camp of instruction a nunilier of regiments of U. S. Volunteers. As late 
 emergency may have somewhat interfered Avith this object, I have now to 
 reucAV the request that you will jnit in regiments as soon as they can be 
 prepared for service under the orders of Gen. Sherman, who Avill indicate 
 the place of rendezvous. Simon Cameron, 
 
 Secretary of War. 
 
 Memo. — Maine, 3; New Hampshire, 2; Massachusetts, 3; Rhode 
 Island, 1 ; Connecticut, 2 ; New York, 3. 
 
 An enclosure to Gov. Morgnu of New York requested that he 
 send three regiments to Fortress Monroe. 
 
 A letter of 27th said: " Onl}^ four companies are in uniform. 
 The haversacks have arrived and are at the depot. The rifles — we 
 don't know where they are. The uniforms are being fitted at the 
 State House by Messrs. Cumner of Manchester and McFarland & 
 Shaw of Concord. The uniforms are grey, and not blue as has been 
 supposed." 
 
 28 Aug. : Companj^ E got its uniforms before breakfast ; other 
 companies later in the day. Knapsacks issued, too. The Adjutant's 
 horse arrived. The companies have all been mustered in, and Col. 
 Fellows has issued his General Order No. 4, which was printed and 
 contained full lists of all officers of the regiment, the companies to 
 which they belonged, their relative rank, the position and designation 
 of the companies in the line, etc., also complete list of the nou-com- 
 missioned officers of each company. 
 
 The musters-in were as follows : — 
 
 Co. A 22 Aug. 18(11 Co. H 23 Aug. ISfil 
 
 B 22 " 18(11 I . . . 
 
 24 " 
 
 1861 
 
 24 " 
 
 ■ 1861 
 
 26 " 
 
 ■• 1861 
 
 2r, " 
 
 ■ 1861 
 
 2(5 " 
 
 1861 
 
 C 23 " 1861 K . . . . 
 
 D 23 " 1861 Band .... 
 
 E 23 " 1861 Non-com. Staff . 
 
 F 23 " 1861 Field and Start' . 
 
 G 23 " 1861 
 
 2!) Aug. : A grand review in the foreuoon. The Governor pre- 
 sented us with our colors. Some of the men got their haversacks and 
 canteens today. Enfield rifles issued (not quite enough to go 
 around). Col. Jackson received the gift of a horse and equipments 
 from friends in Portsmouth. Received orders to go to Washington 
 on the morrow. We had our first battalion drill today. 
 
 30 Aug. : Orders to go to Washington countermanded. We 
 breathed a sigh of relief, though disappointed. 
 
 31 Aug. (Saturday) : Gov. Berry directed the Third New 
 Hampshire, to proceed to New York City Tuesday morning, 3 Sept., 
 and report to Geu. Sherman. 
 
16 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '61. 
 
 Col. Fellows issued General Order No. 5, directing that com- 
 pany and squad drill be dispensed with, and ordered an inspection on 
 the morrow at *J a.m., and a battalion drill at 4 p.m. (this was 
 Sunday). Religious services to be held at 5 p.m., and dress parade 
 at G P.M. The order referred to cleanliness in person and clothing, 
 and to the bathing facilities (in the river) . 
 
 31 Aug. (Confederate): "Gen. Ripley reports .... two trans- 
 ports with troops off the bar, Charleston, yesterday, and today off Bull 
 Island. Probably enemy from Hatteras, after destroying batteries. 
 Have re-enforced Storrs heavily . . . ." 
 
 SUPPLEIMENT. 
 
 [Note. — The writer finds that lie can handle certain matters of interest 
 in the form of a supplement better than in any other, the items being of sncli 
 a nature as not to admit of weaving into a story. The supplements will 
 uatnrally pertain to matters occurring in or belonging to the particular 
 month. For this month of Angust, 1861, however, the matters treated will 
 run backward somewhat, to gather them for leveling-up purposes ; and 
 thereafter the supplements will run smoothly. — T>. E.] 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 In April last the President directed all officers of the regular 
 army to renew their oaths of allegiance ; and several were dismissed 
 for refusing to comply. 
 
 In May the War Department directed that $2.50 per month 
 should be allowed for clothing, in the volunteer service. This was 
 modified later in the month by making it the same as for the regular 
 army. 
 
 In May, also, a company of infantry was defined to be as 
 follows : — 
 
 MINIMUM. MAXIMUM. 
 
 1 captain, 1 captain, 
 
 1 first lieutenant, 1 first lieutenant, 
 
 1 second lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 
 
 1 first sergeant, 1 first sergeant, 
 4 sergeants, 4 sergeants, 
 
 8 corporals, 8 corporals, 
 
 2 musicians, 2 musicians, 
 1 wagoner, 1 wagoner, 
 
 64 privates, 82 privates, 
 
 83 aggregate. 101 aggregate. 
 
 For a regiment of infantry it was defined to be : 1 colonel, 1 
 lieutenant-colonel, 1 major, 1 adjutant (a lieutenant), 1 regimental 
 quartermaster, 1 assistant surgeon (but this latter was modified later 
 in the month, by allowing 1 surgeon and 1 assistant surgeon) . 
 
 In June, the War Department ordered that all sutlers be there- 
 after appointed by the Secretary of War. Also in June it was or- 
 dered that nurses (women) shall not reside in camp, nor accompany 
 regiments on the march ; but those who apply for service, and are 
 
Gov. Natiianii:i> S. Berky. 
 
 Anthony Colby, 
 
 Adjt.-Gen. 
 
 J. Allen Tenny, 
 See. of State. 
 
 Peteu Sanisoun, 
 Slate Treas. 
 
Ann. '61.'] THIRD NE\Y HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 17 
 
 highly recommended by two ph^'sicians and two clergymen of stand- 
 ing, and will forward such certificate to Miss Dorothea L. Dix at 
 Washington, will be given a certificate entitling them to service in 
 any military hospital of the U. S. where such services are required. 
 (In August, they were authorized to be paid forty cents a day and 
 one ration.) 
 
 In June, it was also directed that all officers entitled to forage 
 were entitled to the quantity allowed in a state of war. 
 
 In July, the War Department directed that in future no foreigner 
 shall be mustered in who is unable to speak the English language. 
 This was modified in August, so that foreigners could be mustered 
 into regiments speaking their own language ; and five days later the 
 entire matter was revoked. 
 
 In July, the War Department directed that Chaplains should be 
 mustered-iu in the same manner as other commissioned officers. 
 
 In August, the War Department ordered that no volunteer offi- 
 cer, who resigns, shall be again commissioned in another volunteer 
 regiment. 
 
 In August, also, the required height of a recruit was reduced 
 from 5 ft. 4 in. to 5 ft. 3 in. 
 
 Again, the War Department, in August, directed that officers 
 could only be mustered as follows : When half of a company is mus- 
 tered in, the first lieutenant ; and when full, the captain and second 
 lieutenant can be mustered. When four companies, then the lieu- 
 tenant-colonel ; Avhen six companies, the major; when all, the colonel, 
 chaplain, surgeon, assistant surgeon, adjutant and quartermaster. 
 
 The monthly return (actual date, 27th) shows : — 
 
 Field aud Staff 
 
 
 
 men, 
 
 
 
 Baud . . 
 
 
 
 • _ _ 
 
 
 _ 
 
 
 Co. 
 
 A . 
 B . 
 
 C . 
 D . 
 E . 
 F . 
 G . 
 H . 
 I . 
 K . 
 
 
 
 . . 96 
 . . 98 
 . . 98 
 . . 95 
 . . 98 
 . . 98 
 . . 98 
 . . 97 
 . . 94 
 . . 97 
 
 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 2 
 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 997 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 S^OTE. - 
 
 - This 
 
 return 
 
 contains 
 
 several errors. 
 
 
 
 Each company had full complement of sergeants, corporals and 
 wagoner ; but D and I had no musicians ; B had one, and the other 
 companies two each. Co. G had no 2d lieutenant. Lieut. Handerson 
 was absent at muster and was probably afterward mustered sepa- 
 rately .j- 
 
 The return itself says: "Three officers with G, and o.S total 
 otHcers ; " but it was a clerical mistake. 
 
18 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSIIIKE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Aug. '61. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 
 
 The Confederate Army, on the 17 Aug. 1861, according to a 
 New York paper of that date, was as follows: Total, 243,000, 
 divided thus : — 
 
 Georgia 22,000 
 
 Louisiana 14,000 
 
 Mississippi 18,000 
 
 Texas l»,000 
 
 Tennessee 25,000 
 
 South Carolina .... 15,000 
 
 Missouri 22,000 
 
 Arkansas 10,000 
 
 Alabama 18,000 
 
 North Carolina .... 20,000 
 
 Virginia 65,000 
 
 Florida 3,000 
 
 Maryland 1,000 
 
 Kentuckj' 1,000 
 
 There were also about 250,000 Home Guards ready for the 
 
 field. 
 
SEPXKMBER, 1861. 
 
 INSPECTION on the 1st; and a sad day for some of us; 
 for the sun was very hot, and it was our first appear- 
 ance fully armed and equipped. Several fainted, and 
 some were sunstruck. We had a sermon while formed 
 in hollow square, and said by some to be a regular 
 abolition sermon. General Order No. G, issued the 1st, 
 provided for the usual drills, etc., and then said: "To- 
 morrow evening (2d) all the men will be supplied with 
 two days' rations of such articles as they are now without, and will 
 have them all cooked, and in their haversacks before retiring." 
 
 This looked like business, and the boys hardly knew whether to 
 be solemn or gay ; so between the two we did n't make a good 
 appearance. However, we cooked our rations on Monday eve, as 
 directed, and went to bed late. 
 
 As we were so nearly ready to start toward the distant foe, it 
 may be well to connect again and see what they were doing down 
 where we were to go. 
 
 1st Sept. : Confederate Gen. Ripley, Charleston, reported the 
 brig West Indian ran the blockade at early morn, with 1,500 bags 
 of coffee. Came near being lost by wind going down. Chased in 
 by U. S. blockaders. 
 
 We had twenty rounds of cartridges issued to us on the 2d of 
 September, with the two days' rations. We had our usual drill that 
 day ; but our minds were somewhere else, and we did not make a 
 creditable appearance. Busy, very busy, packing up. Great many 
 people in camp to see the boys. Extra guard — 120 in day and 
 doubled at night, besides a picket line. 
 
 The eventful 3d of September arrived, and we were to start for 
 the front (reall}^ for Long Island). We arose early (3 a.m.) and 
 broke camp. Now breaking camp is a peculiar movement, or series 
 of movements, requiring skill, patience and pluck. There are many 
 things of many kinds to do. First, one feels like having his knap- 
 sack packed and his haversack filled, likewise his canteen. These 
 being done, they must all be laid together with scrupulous care, 
 where one knows just where they are, and are not in the waj'^ 
 of some one else, who does n't object to falling right over them, 
 and then say cuss words. Having laid aside your traps, you 
 gracefully wait till all your tent-mates have done the same thing, 
 and then you all take hold and take down your tent, carefully 
 removing the pins which have held it down to the ground : and you 
 roll the whole together, the tent pins and the tent poles being rolled 
 
20 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '61. 
 
 withiu the tent. They must then be tied together with the tent 
 ropes, taken to the company wagon, wherever it may be, and put 
 on board. You then return to your pile of goods and pick them up 
 one by one and adjust them to your anatomy in the manner desig- 
 nated by military law and the Revised Army Regulations, which you 
 have not yet seen. 
 
 This being done, you and your comrades are ready to fall in 
 with the company, which has just begun to do that grand old act of 
 falling in ; but just at that moment, you and a fellow^ tent-mate are 
 directed to report to the hospital tent, or to the Commissary's tent 
 to help load up medicine chests, or barrels of beef and pork, on the 
 teams for transportation to the depot. There's no appeal — you've 
 got to go ; and go you do. This necessitates, when you shall have 
 arrived at the aforesaid place, the removing of all these varioiis 
 personal adornments of knapsacks, haversacks, guns, etc., and 
 laying them in a pile again, where no team will run over them, and 
 load those chests or those barrels. 
 
 By the time you have completed the job, and got yourself all 
 out of sorts (and about one in a hundred will not do this), you hear 
 the order of the Colonel to the regiment, which has been forming 
 during this really brief period, to "Forward, march ! " and oft' they 
 go. You and your companions fix yourselves up, and hasten on, 
 catching up with the regiment, after about half a mile. Are you 
 weary? Are you jaded with hurrying? Are you warm? "Yes, 
 yes, yes ! " you say, and in a tone that means " Let me alone ! " and 
 we '11 do so. 
 
 This first dose of breaking camp may be a lesson. It will occur 
 again, but with variations. Perhaps you '11 be sent out to skirmish 
 at the last moment ; perhaps you '11 be on picket and do n't know 
 when you'll be relieved, and yet knowing that your regiment or 
 company is on the move. And so we might go on with the varia- 
 tions ; but they are absolutely innumerable, and we desist. 
 
 We march to the depot, escorted by the Concord Zouaves, 
 Capt. Summers, the Concord Serenade Band, besides our own band, 
 which could hardly be called an escort. The three bands have 
 bright and new uniforms. Did we step lightly that morn? Yes. 
 Did we eat much breakfast? No. 
 
 We were in high glee that morn ; and well we might be. The 
 surroundings were pleasant, the music of the three bands (which 
 alternated in placing) was inspiring — " The Girl I Left Behind 
 Me " thrilled us through and through ; and we felt as well satisfied 
 with ourselves as we ever did in our lives, earlier or later. The citi- 
 zens turned out in a bod}', meeting us ere we reached the station 
 and accompanied us there. Deacon McFarland, the editor of the 
 Nev) Hampshire Statesman, came over to camp and marched with us 
 to the depot, where we were met by Governor Berr^^, Secretary of 
 State Tenney, State Treasurer Sanborn and other oflicials. We 
 were drawn up in line in front of the depot, to await the making up 
 of our train. The citizens showered all sorts of eatables upon us, 
 and treated us otherwise with a deal of attention. Elverybody was 
 
Sept. '61.-] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 21 
 
 excited' (excited mostly with pleasure) with the proper amount of 
 patriotism mixed in, and cropping out, too, at intervals. 
 
 We are about read}' to start ; but what is our condition, and of 
 what value are we ? Values are generally based upon cost. Let us 
 see what we have cost up to the 3d day of September : — 
 
 Recruitins; ($2.00) . . ^ 2,000 
 
 Board Bills 2,500 
 
 Pay ($13 per mouth) . . 5,800 
 
 $10 bounties 10,l(iO 
 
 09 horses 11,7(57 
 
 22 Avagons 3,230 
 
 Harnesses 1,3.53 
 
 Band instruments . . . 1,200 
 
 Caps 1,15S 
 
 Drawers 08'.) 
 
 Shirts 2,510 
 
 Cap letters 02 
 
 Blankets 3,611 
 
 Frock coats 6,052 
 
 Trousers 3,453 
 
 Overcoats 7,021 
 
 Shoes 1,488 
 
 Stoves 770 
 
 Haversacks $ 341 
 
 Knapsacks 3,282 
 
 Blouses 3,208 
 
 Socks 467 
 
 Rations 4,102 
 
 Canteens 420 
 
 Tents 4,150 
 
 1,030 Enfield rifles . . . 30,140 
 
 Equipments 4,143 
 
 50,000 Cartridges .... 3G2 
 One bill for transportation, bv 
 
 Con., Mau. & Law. R.R. 'l,000 
 Hospital supplies .... 000 
 One bill (transportation) 
 
 Boston, Con. & Mon. R.R. 270 
 One bill (only) 
 
 Concord & Portsmouth R.R. 023 
 
 THE COST OF A REGIMENT. 
 
 To the larger bills, add for such items as straw, hay, oats, 
 wood, stationery, telegrams, express, pistols, swords, chests, freight, 
 teaming, plates, spoons, knives, forks, dippers, camp-kettles, mess 
 pans, axes, horse-shoeing, hatchets, shovels, drums, bean-pots, 
 brands, soap, etc., and we have a grand total of over one hundred 
 and twenty thousand dollars. On the basis of 1,000 men, each man 
 and his outfit has cost $120. 
 
 Reader, having arranged that 3'ou shall be introduced to the 
 Third New Hampshire at this point, will say : first, that here we are, 
 "a thousand strong," in front of the station at Concord, 3'oung, 
 buoyant, patriotic, in full and new uniforms, armed with the Enfield 
 rifles, having 20 four-horse wagons and 1 two-horse wagon with our 
 camp equipage ; a train standing ready for us, composed of 23 pas- 
 senger and 29 baggage cars. And thus, having the regiment with all 
 its trappings at its very best, we saj' : "Reader, the Third New 
 Hampshire. The Third New Hampshire, Reader. Shake I " You 
 are introduced now to as good (and as expensive) a regiment as 
 ever left the North. We do not say we are better — it would n't be 
 modest ; and if any soldier is discovered to be modest, he is known at 
 once to be from New Hampshire. As to the expensive part, it was 
 truly said : that the Third Regiment cost more to the square inch 
 and had more horses and wagons to the square yard than any regi- 
 ment that left the State. 
 
 On our march to the depot, we had more the appearance of an 
 army ieorps than of a single regiment. Later in the war, an army 
 corps did actually cover less ground and was lesser in almost everj' 
 respect. 
 
22 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [SejU. '61. 
 
 If the reader will aecprapany, we will pass him free. We go 
 ou board the waiting cars, amid huzzas, hand clapping, waving of 
 flags, playing of bands, etc., and are off at quarter past eight for 
 Long Island. Hon. Frederick Smyth of Manchester (afterward 
 Governor of New Hampshire) accompanied us as far as Hunter's 
 Point. 
 
 And now that the regiment is where it can be examined, let us 
 take notes as to what walks of life those men came from, and what 
 their country or State. For the former we are indebted to the Man- 
 chester Mirror, which published the occupations 27 Feb. 1862 : — 
 
 450 farmers (nearly one-half of 30 manufacturers, 
 
 regiment). 27 painters, 
 
 6!) laborers, 15 teamsters, 
 
 44 machinists, 10 clerks, 
 
 31 carpenters, 
 
 And the balance so diversified as to render it impracticable to insert 
 it here. 
 
 The nativity was as follows : — 
 
 New Hampshire . . 
 
 . . 626 
 
 Maine 
 
 70 
 
 Massachusetts . . . 
 
 . . 118 
 
 New York 
 
 :n 
 
 Ireland 
 
 . . 116 
 
 The rest scatterina;. 
 
 
 Vermont 
 
 . . 81 
 
 
 
 In ceususing these men, we have been careful not to count the 
 150 'recruits for Second New Hampshire who accompanied us. 
 
 At Manchester and at Nashua we only slowed up a little, and 
 were greeted with the plaudits of the assembled but disappointed 
 crowds, and sped onward. 
 
 At Clinton, Mass., we stopped for half an hour ; and it may 
 truthfully be said we enjoyed every moment of that half hour : for 
 we were visited by apparently all the young ladies of that town. 
 We really thought we had run into a female seminary. We swapped 
 photographs and addresses, and had a good time generall}^ promised 
 to write them — and off we went for Worcester, where upon arrival 
 at the Junction we stopped about half an hour, and had a collation 
 served us in the cars. This over and the State officers took their 
 leave ; and off we were again, for Allyn's Point, Conn., which we 
 reached about 6 p.m., and boarded the steamers Connecticut and City 
 of New York, during a heavy thunder shower. 'T was dismal enough. 
 We "camped" where we could, each man winding himself around 
 his gun and equipments, and using his knapsack for a pillow — and 
 mattress, too. To say that it required a long time to embark would 
 seem superfluous. The extraordinary time had to be paid for ; and 
 here again we remark that the Third Regiment was a costly one. 
 
 State of New Hampshire to Steamer Connecticut, for detention $365.00 
 
 " " " " " 1,058 meals, 25 cents 264.50 
 
 " " " " " provisions not used 330.50 
 
 Total for Third New Hampshire Volunteers . , . . $960.00 
 
 It may truly be said that good things come high I The reader 
 must not be surprised to hear that a very large percentage of the 
 
Sept. '61.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 23 
 
 men were seasick. Such was the fact, as many a poor fellow can 
 testify who never before had experienced those peculiarly pleasing 
 sensations which invariably accompany seasickness. 
 
 HoAvever, despite the storm and the waves and the seasickness, 
 we arrived next morning 4 Sept. ISGl, at Hunter's Point, Long 
 Island (near Brooklyn and New York City), and pulled up to the 
 wharf about 8 o'clock. Here we staid, strolling in the vicinity, the 
 band playing " Home, Sweet Home," till a train was made up, taking 
 the major part of the regiment (about 10 a.m.) to Mineola, a small 
 village bordering on the town of Hempstead, about 18 miles distant 
 on the Long Island Railroad. The rest of the regiment and baggage 
 and horses and wagons went on a later ti'aiu. We succeeded in 
 getting our tents pitched for use, though irregularly. Re-pitched 
 next day. Mineola as a village is somewhat insignificant as to size. 
 From the main line of railroad a branch runs from Mineola to 
 Hempstead, a flourishing and aristocratic town of considerable pre- 
 tensions, and located about two miles away. 
 
 We arose bright and early on the 5th day of September, 1861, 
 and began camp life and routine, as in Concord. 
 
 Col. Fellows issued an order of that date (no number) and 
 called the camp " Camp Sherman." In that order he said : — 
 
 This regiiuent being the first to occupy this camp iiround .... others 
 soon to arrive .... it is hoped we will set a good example .... and 
 become the model regiment of the command .... 
 
 Beginning tomorrow (Gth) : reveille, at 5; company drill, 5.30 to 7; 
 breakfast, ".; gnard mount, 8; surgeon's call, S.30; squad drill, 9 to 11; 
 dinner, 12; company drill, 2 to 4; battalion drill, -t.SO; dress parade, 5.30; 
 supper, 6 ; tattoo, 9 ; taps, 9.30. 
 
 Orders of the above kind will not be repeated herein, except in 
 cases where radical changes are made. 
 
 The 5th day of September was pretty well occupied in re- 
 arranging our tents, in digging sinks, and getting ready to stay. 
 The 6th was ushered in with ceremon}', and we began to comply 
 with the order of exercises as shown above. On the 7th a diary 
 says: "The Co. E boys went to village (Mineola) and broke up a 
 rum shop, destroying several casks of liquor." Another diary 
 (same date) says : "All the field and staff horses in a barn." The 
 Chaplain's diary (same date) says: "Had evening prayer meeting." 
 Inasmuch as the Chaplain must be separately written about, it 
 follows that it will be impracticable to separate him personally from 
 any and all that pertains to religion and religious observances in the 
 regiment. 
 
 8 Sept. 1861 : The rebel Governor of Georgia asked the 
 authorities at Richmond to increase his military force. 
 
 [Note. — There will appear from time to time in the work what may 
 be termed rebel news ; but only such will be inserted as, in the writer's 
 opinion, has some connection with the movement of tlio Third New 
 Hampshire or of the force to which it belongs. The connection in this 
 case being, brietiy stated, that the force concentrating at Hempstead Plains 
 was for a special purpose — for an attack on some Southern port or point; 
 and it appears that the Governor of Georgia snutt'ed the battle from afar. 
 Possibly the writer was mistaken. He gives it for Avhat it was worth.] 
 
24 THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [S^it. '61. 
 
 It is said we have uo colors of our own, biit carry the weather- 
 stained flag of the returned First New Hampshire, the gift of the 
 Sons of New Hampshire resident in New York. (yew York 
 Tribune.) 
 
 Of the regiment and its new camp at Mineohx tlie Xew York 
 Herald of 15 Sept. gave a good account. It said : — 
 
 .... Hempstead Plains (or Elats, as it is called) is situated on the 
 Long Island Railroad, about 18 miles from New York, and embraces a 
 portion of land 18,000 acres in extent, and lies between old Hempstead 
 Village and Hempstead Branch, Avhere the railroad branches off from the 
 
 main line .... wells 20 feet deep .... water superior to Croton 
 
 Third New Hampshire .... fuU.v supplied with everything appertaining 
 to the use and comfort of the regiment. Tents, baggage wagons aud teams, 
 ambulances and medical stores have been supplied in abundance ; and if 
 any of the men sufier for anything to which a soldier is privileged, it is 
 their own fault. 
 
 T\\Q personnel of the regiment is composed of the very best men in the 
 old Granite State. Among the privates are several independently rich men 
 .... who steadily refused .... office. The officers are a very tine and 
 intellectual set of gentlemen .... 
 
 OnThursday evening an interesting ceremony took place . . . . Hon. 
 
 Searing, late member of Congress, having presented the regiment, a few 
 days previous, a tine tree for a flag stafi" .... the ship riggers .... of 
 the regiment made a mast of it ... . and placed it in position. Toward 
 evening the Rev. Henry Hill (our Chaplain), .... pronounced evening 
 service, which was an imposing affair. The entire regiment formed in a 
 hollow square, facing inward .... officers in the center, and .... a 
 number of ladies .... an improvised pulpit .... a snare drum on top 
 of a base drum .... covered with the American flag .... He 
 preached an excellent sermon, the band plaj^ed a hymn, all joined in singing 
 .... marched to flag staft' .... stars and stripes run up amid deafen- 
 ing hurras .... cheers given for the flag, for Gen. Scott and for Gen. 
 Viele, who was on the spot and spoke a few words by invitation. 
 
 The Eighth Maine is composed of good enough material, but is not yet 
 disciplined to take the field — in fact, the men have yet to learn that they 
 are soldiers .... Gen. Viele, however, promises to put these gents 
 through a series of sprouts .... 
 
 Gen. Viele is determined that the men shall not suffer from rank 
 poison, which some of the liquor dealers of Mineola (the adjacent village) 
 sell .... for spirituous liquor. On Thursday evening .... three Eighth 
 Maine .... intoxicated .... he sent patrol to demolish the contents of 
 the remaining bottles .... 
 
 Dr. C. H. Crane, U. S. A., of Brig. -Gen. Sherman's staff", visited the 
 encampment yesterday (Saturday, 14th), to inspect the brigade, aud 
 ordered a re-inspection of the regiments. In the New Hampshire regiment, 
 Maj. Eastman, the U. S. mustering officer at Concord, allowed some to 
 pass, notwithstanding their physical unfitness, against the remonstrances 
 of the doctor. The medical inspection will take place today or tomorrow. 
 [At the moment this paper was issued the regiments were Avell on their 
 way to Washington.] 
 
 Gen. Sherman .... headquarters .... Stevens House, this city. 
 Brig. -Gen. Viele has not yet had his staflT assigned to him. 
 
 Then follows a complete roster of the officers of both regi- 
 ments. 
 
 As an illustration of the uncertainty of "news," the following 
 was a good sample. The Xev: York Herald of J>iday, G Sept., 
 said: " The Third New Hampshire regiment left Concord on Tues- 
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 morniug. They are to report at Gen. Sherman's camp of instruc- 
 tion at Hempstead, where the ten New England regiments will 
 assemble." 
 
 The same paper (of the 8th) stated that a telegraph office had 
 been opened at Camp Sherman, Hempstead Branch, L. I. 
 
 [P^rom time to time the movements of other regiments will be 
 noted herein.] 
 
 The Third Rhode Island arrived at Fort Hamilton, New York 
 Harbor, on the 8th of September. The Eighth Maine, the only 
 other regiment arriving at Mineola (all reports to the contrary not- 
 withstanding) , arrived at Mineola on the evening of Thursday, 12 
 Sept., about 700 strong. They had Sibley tents, grey uniforms, 
 regulation hats, 80 horses, 20 wagons, and to be armed with Enfield 
 rifles. 
 
 The JSfeiv Yoi-k Herald of the 10th of September stated that the 
 camp had been named "Camp Winfield Scott," in honor of Lt.-Gen. 
 Scott, by orders from War Department, and that Gen. Sherman had 
 taken up his quarters at camp. 
 
 Thursday, 12 Sept., the press announced that six companies of 
 Col. Serrell's New York Engineers had been mustered in and were 
 in camp (near or in New York probably). A diary says our camp 
 faced the south and Hempstead, with the rear toward Mineola, and 
 that the regiment had 214 tents up. The Neiv York Herald of the 
 loth of September gave notice of the organization of the Forty- 
 sixth and Forty-seventh New York regiments. 
 
 Of our stay at Mineola, not much additional can be written. 
 Drill, drill, drill, every day. The usual camp scenes : of visitors of 
 both sexes, of venders of fruits and vegetables, of receiving mail, 
 etc., etc. An occasional visit to the pretty town of Hempstead, by 
 detachments, accompanied by our band, which latter seemed to be 
 the ''open sesame" everywhere, and also visits by our officers to 
 the town, all conspired to bring the townspeople and the Third New 
 Hampshire into a condition of friendliness which resulted in their 
 sending us a flag, of which an account will be written in its proper 
 place. 
 
 On the 9th, Gen. Sherman issued his first formal order (No. 1), 
 announcing his staff as follows : — 
 
 Maj. H. G. Wright, U. S. Engmeers . . Chief Engineer. 
 
 Capt. John McNutt, U. S. Orel. . . . Chief Ordnance Officer. 
 
 Capt. Rufus Saxton, Q. M. 1)., U. S. A. Chief Quartermaster. 
 
 Capt. Michael R. Morgan, C.S., U. S. A. . Chief Commissary. 
 
 Lieut. Silas Crispin, U. S. Orel. . . . 
 
 Asst. Surg. Chas. A. McCall, Med. Dept. U. S. A. 
 
 Lieut. Geo. Merrill Volunteer Aide. 
 
 Lieut. James Wagner " " 
 
 This order also directed that the camp should be called " Camp 
 "Winfield Scott;" and further, that Gen. Viele, having been assigned 
 to duty with the command, would take post at the camp ; and 
 furthut (the boys were interested in this), "Mr. Barr, having 
 received the appointment of Sutler to the command, he will be 
 received and acknowledged accordingly at Camp Winfield Scott and 
 at the camp attached to this command at Fort Hamilton." 
 
26 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '61. 
 
 On the 10th we were reviewed and inspected by Maj. Wright. 
 On the 12th Gen. Viele issued his first order (No. 1), assuming 
 command of camp and announcing the same routine, substantially, 
 as had been ordered by Col. Fellows. 
 
 On the 11th it rained, and we had a short drill in the afternoon 
 and no dress parade. That our men were bound to be cleanly was 
 evidenced by the fact that on the 12th a company went four miles 
 to bathe ; and they didn't go in barouches. 
 
 13 Sept. 1-S61 : Confederate Gen. Grayson, at Fernandina, 
 Fla., wrote his Secretary of War in great alarm and enclosed to him 
 an anonymous circular. 
 
 That same 13th of September Gen. Sherman directed Capt. 
 Saxton "to provide transportation in good, sound, safe steamers for 
 fourteen regiments of infantry from New York for localities not 
 named in the contract .... be ready to leave on 5th of October 
 .... there will also be required transportation for 1,400 tons of 
 ordnance and ordnance stores, commissary and quartermasters' 
 
 stores, horses, etc water for men and horses for 15 days 
 
 .... get two steamers ready by 1st of October if expedient." 
 
 On the 14th one Ambroses Jose Gonzales sent a plan of Edisto 
 to Jeff Davis, and suggested how the island (and also Port Eoyal) 
 might be protected and defended. 
 
 Perhaps the reader already tires of the Camp on the Plains : we 
 will stir him up. On Saturday, 14 Sept. 18G1, in the forenoon, 
 while on drill, and a part of the regiment away to bathe, an order 
 came from Washington to get ready to proceed to that beleaguered 
 ( ?) city at a moment's notice. "To Washington ! To Washington ! " 
 was the cry. Everybody excited — hardly knew what to do first; 
 but having been through the form (and fun) of breaking camp once, 
 at Concord, and not under the special pressure of an impending 
 fray, we were in better condition to cope with the new adversary. 
 While on battalion drill in the afternoon, the order came to proceed 
 at once, and we proceeded. 
 
 The order which stirred us so deeply was from Gen. Scott, and 
 was, " Come here with all your command without delay, leaving the 
 smallest guard necessary to protect your camp." 
 
 We got ready, and the cars having been backed down on the 
 Hempstead Branch, about 9 in the evening, we boarded and started 
 on our mission, /. e. to save ( !) Washington. 
 
 We were taken from Hunter's Point directly across to Jersey 
 City in the steamer Kill- Von-Kull (that steamer still plied the waters 
 of New York harbor in 1891), arriving at Jersey City about 
 midnight, and started soon after in the cars for Philadelphia, via 
 Camden. We reached Philadelphia about 9 o'clock the next (Sun- 
 day) morning, startling the inhabitants of that peaceful village as 
 they were getting ready for church. We were taken to the famous 
 Cooper Shop Volunteer Eefreshment Saloon, at 1009 Otsego street, 
 and there and then breakfasted, rested, wrote letters, swapped 
 addresses and photographs with the demure though pretty little 
 Qiiakeresses, and had a pleasant time generally. In fact we quite 
 forgot that we had got to save Washington at all hazards. 
 
Sept. '61.-] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 27 
 
 The famous "Cooper Shop," as it was called for short, was 
 origmated by Win. M. Cooper and a few other citizens of Philadel- 
 phia, in April, 1861. The seating capacity was about 500. Those 
 public-spirited citizens fed over 000,000 men, at a cost of about fif- 
 teen cents per meal. It is said that Mr. Cooper was a sufferer, 
 financially, by this gift, which he vainly hoped would be partially 
 borne by the public, which really failed to respond to the degree de- 
 sired by him and his associates. 
 
 THE FAMOUS "COOPER SHOP." 
 
 We were off for Baltimore, after a long delay, reaching that 
 noted city about half-past six in the afternoon. Before reaching the 
 city, nearly every man instinctively, and certainly without orders, 
 loaded his gun. We had heard of the Massachusetts Sixth, and had 
 heard of Baltimore. We had a hot and weary march through the 
 city. We were not greeted with friendly cheers, neither was the 
 American flag in everybody's hand and window. There was a sullen, 
 significant silence which was almost felt, and in a sense was painful. 
 To be sure, a few of our stragglers were spoken to in an unfriendly 
 way ; but, so far as the writer was aware, no act of violence was of- 
 fered. Again we were delayed. It must be understood that our 
 sudden onward movement was too great a one to go forward rapidlj'. 
 Transportation must be furnished : and in doing so, more or less 
 confusion and delays were inevitable. We staid nearly all the time 
 in and^about the cars and depot, not many venturing far away. 
 
 At half-past nine we were off for Washington. It having been 
 ascertained that the men's guns were loaded, and we so soon to ap- 
 proach AVashiugton, which had a line of guards, etc., completely en- 
 
28 THIRD NEW HAINIFSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '61. 
 
 circling it, the order was given for the men to discharge their 
 pieces in the air as soon as we had cleared the station. This they 
 did, and the Baltimoreaus for the moment thought we were firing 
 into them ; for the assembled crowd yelled and started back as one 
 man, and the rumor flew about the city that a fight was in progress. 
 This was soon over, and we far away and slowly approaching the 
 city we were to save : and save it we must, as Scott himself had 
 said it. 
 
 At the Relay Station we took off our dress coats and put on our 
 blouses — can't say why. We reached "Washington about one next 
 morning (16th), and found the city to be yet in the hands of its 
 friends, and that we should n't have to perform the arduous task of 
 saving it. What a sigh of relief we all heaved ! Had this been 
 heaved before the train stopped, one cannot really say what the re- 
 sult might have been. 
 
 Soon after landing at the capital of our country, we were, at 
 daylight, taken to the dining room of the Soldiers' Rest, where we 
 had been housed since arrival. After viewing the edibles we heaved 
 another sigh, but of a different variety. Hear what the Historian of 
 the Sixth Connecticut says of the Soldiers' Rest : — 
 
 Three long tables, running the length of the building, were jnled np 
 with chunl^s of half-boiled pork, which looked as if it had been cut from the 
 hog, when first killed ; for the bristles Avere long enough to lift up each 
 piece by. A quantitj^ of stale and musty bread and some very muddy coft'ee 
 completed our bill of fare. We liad not anticipated such a "re-treat" as 
 tliis .... we did retreat, however, and got our breakfast at the eating 
 houses. 
 
 We were not favorably impressed with the capital of our coun- 
 tr3\ Geese and pigs roamed at will, in our vicinity at least. The 
 streets were lined with pieces of marble for the yet unfinished Capi- 
 tol. We staid around there, some of us lunching off the smell of 
 cooked food, and stood in line and stood around loosely generally 
 till about 4 p.m., apparently nobody's children. At that hour we 
 were marched about two miles east of the Capitol and stopped at a 
 place near a poor house and a grave yard. They have other names, 
 which will be given later. We got our tents up and slept in them, 
 too, that night. 
 
 How fared it with the other regiments that were to be our com- 
 panions in arms ? How and when did they get to Washington ? 
 
 On the day of our arrival in Washington, Gen. Scott issued a 
 General Order, calling the attention of all the troops to the Army 
 Regulation requirement that all official communications must be sent 
 through the proper military channels. 
 
 The New York Herald of 17 Sept. 1861 (rather late) announced 
 the sudden departure of the troops from Long Island, and said, "there 
 are at least three distinct naval expeditions afoot." 
 
 17 Sept. 1861 was a rainy day; and during it we heard heavy 
 firing toward Arlington, the first hostile guns we had heard. Our 
 camp ground being somewhat flat, and the soil clayey and the rain 
 heavy, many of us were "drowned out." Next day (18th) Presi- 
 
Sopt. '61.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 29 
 
 dent Liucoln notified the Secretary of War that the johit expedition 
 of the army and navy, agreed on some time since, was in nowise to 
 be abandoned, bnt must be ready to move by first of or very early 
 in October. 
 
 Drill was resumed — squad, company and battalion, as well as 
 dress parade. To those who have always queried as to the disposi- 
 tion of our magnificent outfit left by us at Long Island, the following 
 will be very valuable and consoling. Gen. Sherman, on the l<Sth, 
 ordered that — 
 
 The horses, harnesses and waiioiis belonsinir to the Third New Hamp- 
 shire Volunteers and Eighth Maine, and as much of tlie camp equipage as can 
 at present be dispensed with, will be turned over to Capt. R. Saxton, A. Q. M. 
 at New Yorlv, who will receipt for the same and the rest of the pul)lic prop- 
 erty at Camp Winfield Scott as new. All private baggage will be forwarded 
 to Washington without delay .... The officers and guard left at that camp 
 will repair Avithout delay, in charge of the baggage and public property 
 named, to AVashington .... Capt. Saxton will furnish the necessary trans- 
 portation .... (additional) . Any sick, unable to travel, will be sent to 
 Fort Hamilton. 
 
 While at Washington we were permitted to visit the Capitol and 
 city, going in squads and generally in charge of an officer. On the 
 19th, at dress parade and prayers, we were highly honored by the 
 presence of the President. 
 
 On that daj'^^ also. Gen. Sherman issued orders as follows : — 
 
 General Order Nn. 5 : 
 
 This command will for the pi'esent be divided into three brigades. 
 
 First Brigade. Second Brigade. Third Brigade. 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Egbert L. Viele. Brig.-Gen!^ Brig. -Gen. H. G. Wright. 
 
 Forty-sixth N.Y. Me. Conn. 
 
 Forty-seventh N.Y. Me. Conn. 
 
 Forty-eighth N.Y. N.H. * Mass. 
 
 Eighth Me. Mass. * .Mass. 
 
 Third N.H. 
 
 *The tii-st to arrive. 
 
 The Rhode Island regiment (Third) is reserved for special service and 
 will be disposed of hereafter. 
 
 The blanks were left in the order because of the uncertainty. 
 Several regiments were expected ; but just what their numbers would 
 be was uncertain. 
 
 On the 20th, Gen. Sherman urged upon the troops, by an order, 
 the necessit}' of drill and discipline, and that the fiank companies be 
 drilled as skirmishers. He also inspected our brigade the same day. 
 It may be a relief to the reader to leai-n at this point that our camp 
 was between the Almshouse and Jail and near the Congressional 
 Cemetery, and also near the Eastern Branch of the Potomac — near 
 enough, at least, to admit of our going there to bathe. 
 
 On the 25th occurred one of those very pleasant episodes which 
 time does not efface from one's memor}'. It would appear that the 
 ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hempstead (near our 
 camp M Mineola) became so attached to the regiment during its very 
 brief stay that they had formally voted to lonate to us a silken flag ; 
 but before its completion we had been spirited away. Determined 
 
30 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Sept. '61. 
 
 not to be deprived of the pleasure they had anticipated for them- 
 selves iu giving and we in receiving the gift, they appointed a 
 committee of three gentlemen, Rev. M. L. Scudder, Stewart Haff 
 and S. N. Snedeker. (Mr. Snedeker was a Supervisor at Hemp- 
 stead during the entire war. Mr. Scudder was the pastor of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church at Hempstead, li) Oct. 1888, the 
 writer and Capt. T. M. Jackson visited the old camp ground and 
 Hempstead. Mr. Snedeker was still there.) 
 
 This committee had arranged that on the 25th the presentation 
 should take place. As the ceremonies were being performed, how 
 our hearts thrilled with emotion ! That every man vowed the flag 
 should never be disgraced or captured, need not here be said. It is 
 recorded thus elsewhere. The New York Herald of 26th said : — 
 
 .... The band played the " St.ar Spangled Banner." Col. FelloAvs 
 responded, and assured the committee that the colors would never be dis- 
 honored. Tlie regiment then saluted the flag and gave three cheers and a 
 "tiger," concluding witli praj'er by Rev. M. L. Scudder of the committee. 
 The ceremonies were witnessed by a large concourse of people. 
 
 The uncertainty of the arrival of troops at particular places was 
 further illustrated by the despatch of Gov. Morgan of New York to 
 the Secretary of War, on the 21st of September, from Albany. He 
 said, substantially: "I have sent the P^orty-third, Forty-sixth, 
 Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth and Fiftieth New York to 
 Washington. The first three were for Sherman at Long Island, and 
 the last three were for Gen. Wool at Fortress Monroe ; but all have 
 been sent to Washington, bj^ your order for all regiments to be sent 
 at once." 
 
 On the 21st we had a grand inspection bj' Gen. Sherman. 
 There was a heavy rain, and consequently no dress parade. Quar- 
 termaster Nesmith went to New York for our baggage, etc. The 
 New Jersey regiments near us marched off. 
 
 Our regimental baggage was started (22d) from Long Island. 
 Our regiment was visited by a large number of the Second New 
 Hampshire and by the President, and we had the usual Sunday in- 
 spection. Gen. Viele issued an order on the 21st, referring to 
 passes, drill, discipline, etc., and placed Lieuts. Robinson and Bates 
 of the Eighth Maine in arrest. We have at this time got quite used 
 to frequent, distant firings and to local long rolls. 
 
 We had an inspection of arms the 21st. Gov. Andrew of 
 Massachusetts notified Gen. Sherman the 21st that the five regi- 
 ments forming when he was in Massachusetts had been sent to the 
 front; and the three next (then) forming {i.e., Twenty-second, 
 Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth) rightfully belonged to Sherman, 
 and he should have them. 
 
 Our camp equipage arrived on the 24th (at night) from Long 
 Island. We had a general review of all arms during the afternoon. 
 Gens. McClellan and McDowell and others present. On that day, 
 too, Gen. Viele learned with surprise that the Forty-seventh New 
 Y'ork had destroyed certain private property, and appointed a 
 board — Col. Jackson, Third New Hampshire; Maj. Floyd, Forty- 
 
Sept. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 31 
 
 seventh New York; Maj. Beard, Forty-eighth New York — to assess 
 the damages upon the regiment at large. We got our baggage on 
 the 25th, and we greatly rejoiced. For its necessities, a small lot of 
 old tents had been issued to the regiment on its arrival at Wash- 
 ington. 
 
 On the '25th the rel>el Secretary of War informed Gen. Lawton 
 at Savannah that he had heard the expedition was for (against) 
 Brunswick, Ga. 
 
 The 2(5th day of September has the following items : The regi- 
 ment was visited by a squad from Second New Hampshire, and its 
 band. A sutler's tent was put up in our regiment. A medical 
 examination of each man was begun. We had a sermon in the 
 afternoon, it being a National Fast day. The President was again 
 with us. As a diary shows a Co. E man examined today, it would 
 appear that it was by companies, beginning on the right. On the 
 27th it was rainy, and we had only a morning drill. It was said that 
 the rebels were within four and a half miles of AVashiugton. How 
 affectionately we looked at our guns! Gen. Sherman (at New 
 York) notified Capt. Saxton today that the fourteen regiments would 
 be in two divisions, — the first 8,000 and the second 5,000, — and 
 must be so arranged as to 1)e entirely separate if so desired. The 
 Sutler opened his goods for sale on the 28th (Saturday), and Ave had 
 inspection in the morning. There was also a very large fire in the 
 city at midnight. 
 
 On Sunday, the 2'Jth, we had inspection, at which time the 
 men had the Revised Regulations read to them, concerning discipline, 
 etc. At 4 P.M. we had an excellent sermon by our Chaplain (after 
 dress parade), and eight of our men (recent converts) were baptized. 
 As if for an offset to this very impressive ceremony, but occurring 
 prior to it, there was a row of some kind (presumably with the 
 Sutler, though he had no right to keep open), resulting in four men 
 being placed in durance vile (/. (?., guard house). 
 
 Target shooting had I»ecome at this time one of our favorite 
 pastimes. 
 
 Marching orders were received on the 30th, and forty rounds 
 of amnumition issued. Where were we to go? 
 
 During our stay in Washington, we kept more than one mem- 
 ber of Congress Imsy "franking" our letters. A soldier's letter 
 was sent free if the autograph of a member of Congress was written 
 upon its face. This was called "franking" a letter. This frank- 
 ing was almost wholly done at the Capitol. 
 
 Note. — Confederate returns of 30 Sept. show: At Port Royal 
 Harbor, 4 officers, 185 men; Fort Walker, 9 oliicers, 1!)5 men; 
 Braddoek's Point, 4 officers, 53 men ; North and South Edisto 
 Islands, 15 officers, 293 men; Sullivan's Island, (;9 officers, 1,244 
 men; Fort Pulaski, 10 officers, 204 men; Brunswick, Ga., 32 
 officers, 477 men ; Tybee Island, 40 officers, .s5(; men; (others not 
 enumeitated lierein). Total present for duty: South Carolina, 249 
 officers, 4,33(5 men. Total present for duty : Georgia, 138 officers, 
 2,738 men. Only those present for duty are in the preceding figures. 
 
32 
 
 THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sejyt. 'Gl. 
 
 WASHINGTON. 
 
 Congress moved to it 1799. Population, in 18G0, about 70,000 ; 
 (luring the war, 250,000. The Cai^itol burned in 1814 by the 
 British. Foundation for main structuie laid 24 Mar. 1818. Corner 
 stone for extension laid 4 July 18,") 1. The dome cost $1,000,000; 
 wings, 6(55,000 each. From floor of rotunda to inside dome, 180^ 
 ft. ; to top of statue, 287i ft. Capitol 951^ ft. long and covers 153,- 
 112 sq. ft. Corner stone of first Capitol laid 18 Sept. 1793, by 
 Washington, with Masonic ceremonies. A 500 lb. ox was roasted 
 whole. Cost of old Capitol, between two and three millions. A 
 prize of $500 and a house lot (worth $75) was offered for design of 
 Capitol. Dr. Wm. Thornton of West Indies won it. 
 
 SUPPLEIVIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 An important order of the War Department in September, 1861, 
 was the authorizing of the commanding otHcer at Hatteras Inlet, 
 N. C., to recruit a regiment of North Carolinians. 
 
 Another was providing for allotment rolls, so called, whereby 
 a soldier could assign a portion of his pay to his family to be drawn 
 at (near) home. The following was the form : — 
 
 Allotment Rolls of- 
 We, the undersigned, etc. 
 
 -, ETC. 
 
 No. 
 
 Name. 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Pay per 
 month. 
 
 Amount 
 
 to be 
 reserved. 
 
 Assigned to 
 Name, i Address. 
 
 Signature. Remarks. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 I certifi/, etc. 
 Dated Capt. Co 
 
 This measure was introduced into Congress, so it is said, by 
 the Hon. Henry Wilson, Senator from Massachusetts. 
 
Gov. Joseph A. Gilmore 
 
 Gov. Frederick Smyth. 
 
 Natt Head, 
 Adjt.Gen. 
 
Sept. '61.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 33 
 
 The monthly return, Washington, D. C, shows (very in- 
 complete) : — 
 
 Field and Staff 
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 98 
 98 
 95 
 94 
 97 
 97 
 9-4 
 97 
 94 
 95 
 
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 Present aggregate — 
 
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 Gain : 3 by enlistment, and 2 by transfer. Loss : 1 discharged by civil 
 authority (Co. D), and 2 discharged for disability (C and E) ; 29 men were 
 reported sick (C and F none) ; 24 men reported absent sick (at Long Island, 
 nearly, if not quite, all). 
 
 As an evidence of how some errors were made at the start, this 
 return shows only two wagoners in the regiment (D and H) ; but 
 such was not the fact. They were erroneously classified with the 
 privates. And on this return there were five men reported as 
 "missing in action." To be sure, some of our men had acted badly 
 at times ; but none had been in any "action" within the meaning of 
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OCTOBER, 1861. 
 
 Another grand review on the Ist of October, 
 and Gen. Viele issued an order on the same day for- 
 bidding the sale of liquor in the Eighth Maine during 
 the election of a Major in that regiment, which election 
 he also directed. Further, he said that "a sutler having 
 been appointed to Gen. Sherman's Division, he will be 
 entitled to all the rights appertaining to that position." 
 As if a sutler had more than one known right! Our 
 marching orders were countermanded on the 1st, and the usual 
 target shoot and other drills, etc., took place, though for a change 
 we had a brigade drill and an inspection. The Fourth New Hamp- 
 shire boys visited us the 1st, and they also visited us in large 
 numbers on the 2d, at which time the Chaplain prayed for them 
 specially, after dress parade, though why is not apparent. 
 
 The Congressional Cemetery was a sad scene on the 2d, Maj.- 
 Gen. Gibson being buried there. We instinctively fell in, and 
 forming in the rear of the solemn procession followed to the grave. 
 Co. E (and presumably Co. A, too) began to drill today as 
 skirmishers. 
 
 The Manchester Mirror of the 3d of October had a letter signed 
 by O. W. Sanborn, dated Washington, wherein he said: "Have 
 spent the Sabbath with the Third New Hampshire — have seen its 
 Sabbath School, heard the sermon, and seen the baptisms — nearly 
 a dozen, in hollow square," etc. 
 
 Got orders the 3d to be ready to move ; and we packed up. 
 The Chaplain's diary of that date said: "Washington is the 
 Nation's depot for sin." The Chaplain always was a little facetious. 
 Bright and early on the 4th we were moved to arise by the advent 
 of the teams in camp, and we had our tents struck before daylight. 
 The night scene was a beautiful one, the weather being pleasant. 
 By half-past six we were on the march to the depot, where we took 
 train for Annapolis. 
 
 ANNAPOLIS. 
 
 We arrived at this ancient city about 3 p.m., and were at once 
 quartered in the brick boarding houses of the U. S. Naval Academy, 
 fronting the river, and facing a beautiful green lawn, called the 
 "College Green." Our horses, etc., didn't arrive until next day. 
 We were informally received on our arrival by the 21st Massachu- 
 setts, already located there. When we were ushered into these 
 
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36 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [0^•^ '61. 
 
 palatial quarters we were all smiles ; but we were glad enough to 
 vacate them in a short time, as lying on the hard floors with only a 
 blanket for mattress was truly hard; and as we emerged later we 
 were also smiling, but it was of another sort. Other regiments 
 arrived the 5th, and we had got into shape to have a dress parade 
 and prayers, all of which the Twenty-first Massachusetts seemed to 
 value as a great privilege to attend. 
 
 Gen. Sherman on the 5th made a re-assignment of regiments 
 to brigades — the Ninth Maine and Fourth New Hampshire to the 
 Third Brigade (to take places of the two Massachusetts regiments 
 not arrived) ; and the Second Brigade to be Eighth Michigan, Fiftieth 
 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Roundheads and the Massachusetts 
 regiment daily expected in New York. The order continued by 
 saying that Gen. Viele would continue the movement of his brigade 
 to Annapolis, and all be ready to embark Thursday, the 10th. He 
 further directed Gen. Wright to march (?) his command to 
 Annapolis, also directed Hamilton's Battery to Annapolis ; and if 
 no brigade commander was assigned to the Second Brigade before 
 the morning of the 9th, that brigade would proceed to Annapolis 
 under its Senior Colonel. Fifteen days' rations to be supplied. On 
 the same day the Secretary of War directed Gen. Wool, at Fortress 
 Monroe, to select one thousand active men from the fugitive contra- 
 bands there to go with Gen. Sherman, and have them ready by the 
 15th of October. 
 
 Sunday (6th October), we had an inspection on the College 
 Green, and it was rumored we were to leave the buildings on the 
 morrow. 
 
 On the 7th we moved our aching bones, and our tents, to the 
 banks of the Severn River, half a mile westerly from the Academy, 
 where we set up our tents and laid down those aching bones in a 
 rather sepulchral place, the spot being nothing less than an old 
 graveyard, said to have been the "Washington Troops' Burying 
 Ground." In the evening our officers and band called upon Gov. 
 Hicks, by request. 
 
 Lieut. Maxwell was sent out during the day with a squad of 
 armed men, to capture stragglers. Several were thus caught, and 
 one of them was injured slightly by contact with Lieut. Maxwell's 
 sword. Evidences of getting ready to go somewhere developed 
 every day. Gen. Viele ordered on the 8th that previous orders 
 should continue in force, except no battalion drill in the afternoon, 
 passes to be required to leave camp, oflScers' servants not enlisted to 
 be reported to his headquarters, and none to wear uniforms except 
 soldiers. 
 
 On the 9th, the Fourth New Hampshire arrived from Washing- 
 ton. The Seventh Connecticut had previously arrived. Gov. Hicks 
 was introduced to our regiment on the 9th, on dress parade, and 
 made a very patriotic speech to us, to which we replied by three 
 cheers. The city was put under martial law on the 10th and Lieut. - 
 Col. Jackson appointed Provost Marshal (see separate account of 
 it). On same day, too, the rebel Gen. Grayson, at Savannah, was 
 
Oct. '61.1 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 37 
 
 relieved by Geu. E. K. Smith, A diaiy said: "13th, Capt. 
 Clark's company (A) came in from scout." (Probabl}^ they had 
 been on picket the previous night. We hadn't learned at that early 
 date the proper names for various military movements.) 
 
 The appointed time having passed for the expedition to sail, 
 Gen. Sherman — in the meantime chafing almost like a madman and 
 using an unlimited quantity of cuss words — evidentl}'^ got down 
 to business on the 14th, and announced his staff, by an order, and 
 here they are : — 
 
 Capt. Louis II. Pelouze, Fifteenth U. S. luf. . Acting Assistant Adj. -Geu. 
 
 1st Lieut. Geo. Merrill, U. S. V Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 Capt. Rufus Saxton, A. Q. M., U. S. A. . . Chief Quartermaster. 
 
 Capt. Michael R. Morgan, C. S., U. S. A. . . Chief Commissary. 
 
 Capt. Quincy A. Gillmore, U. S. Engineers . Chief Engineer. 
 
 Capt. John McNutt, 0. D Cliief of Ordnance. 
 
 Surgeon Geo. E. Cooper, Med. Dept., U. S. A. Medical Director. 
 
 On the 14th, we find that Capt. Dow (Co. H) was on picket, 
 and Capt. Dunbar was president of a general court-martial (five 
 men to be tried). At this point the writer finds the first mention of 
 steamers. A diary of 14th said : " Eight steamers lay oft" here." 
 
 Before embarking we deem it essential to insert a few 
 
 ANNAPOLIS ITEMS. 
 
 On the day of our arrival at Annapolis, a slave woman had 
 been hung for poisoning her master, and the gallows could be seen 
 by us near the railroad. 
 
 The Fourth New Hampshire was camped about 1 .J miles from 
 the Third New Hampshire. 
 
 Of the "cart-wheel" plan of the city, it is said that Gen. 
 Washington, Avhile on a visit there, became so struck with the advan- 
 tages of it, that under his influence the city of Washington was laid 
 out on substantially the same plan. 
 
 The population in 1860 was 4,529; in 1870, 5,744; in 1880, 
 6,642. It has mau}'^ times been called a "Completed City." The 
 Annapolitans claim that the wonderful growth and importance of 
 Baltimore had been a great drawback to their city. 
 
 It was here, on the 23d of December, 1783, that Washington 
 surrendered to Congress his commission as General-in-Chief of the 
 American Army. 
 
 The St. John's College charter dates 1784. During the war the 
 buildings were used by the government for hospital purposes. The 
 grounds occupy 26 acres. One of the branches fits young men for 
 the Naval Academy. The large poplar tree standing in front is 
 worthy of mention. It is said to ante-date Annapolis itself. It is 
 about 30 feet in circumference at its base, and is about 150 feet 
 high. Beneath its branches, Washington, Lafayette, Greene and 
 others have been entertained. 
 
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 the Navy, George Bancroft, and the acadenu'c routine began Octo- 
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 to Newport in May, 1861, and it was returned in the summer of 
 1865. The grounds were added to in 1847, 1853, 1866 and 1874, 
 and in 1888 inchided fift}^ acres. Lack of space forbids a descrip- 
 tion of the various buildings. All this and more may be found in a 
 pamphlet entitled "A Hand-Book of Annapolis and the U. S. Naval 
 Academy," published in 1888 by the Anne Arundel County His- 
 torical Society. 
 
 A National Cemetery was established in 1862, and there were 
 laid the remains of such soldiers as died in the military hospitals at 
 Annapolis and at Camp Parole, near by. The cemeterj' is half a mile 
 westerly from the city, is beautifully laid out and surrounded by a 
 stone wall. Total buried, 2,482, of which 211 were unknown. 
 
 The first theatre in America was at Annapolis, in 1752. 
 
 The old iron cannon, half buried on State House hill, formed 
 (200 years ago) a part of the armament of St. Mary's fort. It lay 
 under water more than two centuries, and when discovered was thor- 
 oughly encrusted with oysters. 
 
 Of the Academy, a private letter said : " It was instituted under 
 Polk's administration. The yard contains nice avenues, trees and 
 monuments. The houses are nearly new and very fine, but have 
 suffered badly from use as barracks by a rough soldiery — nothing 
 gets any mercy at their hands." 
 
 Mrs. Judge Brewer, a loyal lady resident, visited the camp 
 frequently, with delicacies for the sick, and endeared herself to those 
 unfortunates. 
 
 Some of the countersigns at Annapolis were-: Oct. 12, Shenan- 
 doah; 13, Utah; 14, Washington; 15, Quebec; 16, Missouri. 
 
 A good story is told about the countersign " Shenandoah." It 
 would appear that Co. A. (and possibly others) were on picket out- 
 side the camp grounds, and the hours were called thus, "12 o'clock, 
 and all 's well ! " Just at this time, a Forty-seventh New York, 
 (German) officer was going the grand rounds, being Officer of the 
 Day ; and as his horse pranced up to the redoubtable private of Co. 
 A, who bears the name of Sam George, this gallant Officer of the 
 Day, who was evidently a little "off" as to pure English, hoarsely 
 whispered "Shinning up the Door!" Sam challenged him again 
 and again, but with no better result, and wouldn't let him pass. 
 That the German fired oft" some poor English it is needless to say ; 
 but after awhile Capt. Clark, who was in command of the picket, 
 was found, and matters set right. 
 
 During our stay two men of one of the German regiments, either 
 in trying to desert or to have a pleasure trip, got capsized and 
 drowned in the Severn River, not far from our camp. Their bodies 
 were recovered bj^ oystermen, with oyster hooks, next day. 
 
 The An7iapolis Gazette of October 17 said: "Mrs. Viele, the 
 accomplished wife of Brig. -Gen. Viele, has forwarded from her home 
 five beautiful flags for the five regiments of her husband's brigade. 
 They were presented yesterday on the College Green with appropriate 
 ceremonies. The presentation speeches were made by Gov. Hicks 
 and Brig. -Gen. Duryea, and responses by the colonels of the several 
 reffiments." 
 
Oct. '61.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 41 
 
 In preparing for the embarkation of the troops, Gen. Sherman 
 appointed Capt. Chirk Harbor Master. (See Capt. Clark's personal.) 
 
 Lient.-Col. Jackson was appointed Provost Marshal at Annap- 
 olis, by Gen. Viele, October 11, with headquarters at the Assembly 
 Rooms, State House. (See Col. Jackson's personal.) 
 
 Surgeon Cooper, U. S. A., in the "Medical and Surgical His- 
 tory of the Rebellion," page 230, Vol. I., saj-s he "Reported to 
 Sherman at Annapolis, finding there the following troops : Eighth and 
 Ninth Maine, Third and Fourth New Hampshire, Forty-sixth, Forty- 
 seventh and Forty-eighth New York, Fiftieth and One Hundredth 
 Pennsylvania, Eighth Michigan and Co. E. of the Third U. S. Light 
 Artillery ; and prior to sailing, the Seventy-ninth New York joined. 
 They were all full regiments, except the Forty-sixth New York, 
 which had less than 500. Variola appeared in the Eighth Maine, 
 before sailing ; and after sailing from Fort Monroe (on the Vander- 
 hilt) the disease caused considerable alarm." 
 
 Gen. Sherman, evidently hopeful for an early embarkation, — 
 though the}^ do say he continued to use strong language about the non- 
 arrival of the expected steamers, — issued on the 15th an order giving 
 instructions as to how to embark and how to behave on shipboard. 
 The latter included precaution against fire, prohibiting any fancy 
 cooking, such as frying meat or frying doughnuts in fat (this was a 
 shot at our Yankee doughnuts, we fear), and fixing the allowance of 
 water at nineteen gallons per day per man and three gallons per 
 horse. We were visited the same day by three gentlemen from New 
 
 Hampshire — J. B. Eaton, Mr. Seaver and . A letter of the 
 
 16th said: " Eleven steamers in harbor ; " and that Gen. Shei-man 
 ordered the troops to be put in readiness to embark. It must be 
 borne in mind at this point (and previously, too), that the reader of 
 this is quite well informed as to the probable destination ; but the 
 troops, it may be truthfully said, had no knowledge whatever on 
 that point. Therefore we were speculating upon it. One diar}' 
 even suggested Philadelphia ! The expected order came on the 
 17th, for the embarkation to take place the 18th. 
 
 The reader may well say, Did the boys wvite many letters at 
 this time? Yes, they did; not onl}'^ sending them off at once, 
 but writing another and taking it aboard the steamer, to add a post- 
 script something like this : — 
 
 On Boakd Steamer Atlantic, 
 
 Bound for Somewhere, etc. 
 18 Oct. 1861. 
 
 Dear blather : Though I wrote you yesterday, will add that our regi- 
 ment embarked on this steamer this forenoon. There are several steamers 
 lying here, taking on board the troops. God and Gen. Sherman only know 
 where we are going; and perhaps Gen. Sherman isn't sure. Some say New 
 Orleans, and some say Charleston. All sorts of rumors float through the 
 air ; and in trying to believe it all, is trying indeed to us poor soldiers. We 
 shall soon start, — appearances indicate today or tomorrow, — so good- 
 bye. We will try to do our duty, wherever it may be required ; and until 
 you hear from me again believe me to be your loving and loyal son, 
 
 John. 
 
 P. S. (4 P.M.) : There is a mail just going ashore, and said to be our 
 last chance. Good-bye again. John. 
 
42 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Ort. 'Gl. 
 
 Under the peculiarly embarrassing circumstances which sur- 
 rounded Gen. Sherman, it must have tried him sorely. He assigned 
 troops to steamers by orders, and we give the list here ; but it must 
 be borne in mind that circumstances over which Gen. Sherman had 
 no control conspired against him, and the troops did not sail in 
 every instance in the steamer assigned, though very nearly so : — 
 
 FiKST Brigade — Brig. -Gen 
 
 Third New Hampshire Vohinteers 
 Forty-sixth New York 
 Forty-seventh New York " 
 Forty-eighth New York 
 
 Egbert L. Viele. 
 
 . Steamer Atlantic. 
 
 " Daniel Webster. 
 ' ' Roanoke. 
 
 Empire City. 
 
 Horses and wagons on steamers Belvidere and Philadelphia. 
 
 Second Brigade — Brig.-Gen. Isaac I. Stevens. 
 
 Pennsylvania Ronndheads ..... Steamer Ocean Queen. 
 Fiftieth Pennsylvania (five companies) . . " " " 
 
 Fiftieth Pennsylvania (five companies) . . " Vanderhilt. 
 
 Eightli Micliigan " " 
 
 Horses and w^agons on steamer Ben Defnrd. 
 
 Third Brigade — Brig.-Gen. Horatio G. Wright. 
 
 Fourth New Hampshire Steamer Baltic. 
 
 Sixth Connecticut ...... " Coatzacoalcos. 
 
 (Some mistake or omission here.) 
 
 Horses and Avagons on steamer Baltic. 
 
 Hamilton's Light Battery Steamer Ericsson. 
 
 Battalion Volunteer Engineers (N.Y.), now at 
 
 Fort Monroe " Star of the South. 
 
 Third Rhode Island Artillery, now at Ft. Monroe, " Cahairha. 
 Division Headquarters . . . . . " Atlantic. 
 
 Division Headquarters' horses on steamer Ericsson. 
 
 Each brigade commander to select a steamer assigned to his brigade, 
 for his own headquarters, and report it No sutler but the one ap- 
 pointed by the Secretary of War will be recognized or received on board. 
 
 The writer is a day ahead of his story ; but the times were stir- 
 ring, and this fact is offered as an apology to the reader. On the 
 17th, the Secretary of War asked Gen. Sherman if he wanted the 
 Seventy-ninth New York Highlanders, in case Gen. McClellan would 
 consent to spare them. Sherman replied affirmatively, but Gen. 
 McClellan replied as follows : — 
 
 Camp Griffin, 17 Oct. 1861. 
 
 I gave Sherman all the regiments he asked for. At least two of those 
 originally intended for him, and promised to me, have been diverted from 
 me. The artillery promised me to replace Hamilton's Battery have not 
 been given me. I will not consent to one other man being detached from 
 this army for that expedition. I need far more than I now have to save 
 this country, and cannot spare any disciplined regiment. Instead of dimin- 
 ishing this army, true policy Avould dictate its immediate increase to a 
 large extent. It is the task of the Army of the Potomac to decide the ques- 
 tion at issue. No outside expedition can affect the result. I hope I will 
 not again be asked to detach anybody. 
 
 Evidently McClellan had no faith in our expedition, and did n't 
 mean that the Army of the Potomac should share honors with any 
 other. 
 
0ctr61.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 43 
 
 On the 18th of October Lincoln telegraphed Sherman : "Your 
 despatch of yesterday received and shown to Gen. McClellan. I 
 have promised him not to break his army here without his consent. 
 I do not think I shall go to Annapolis." 
 
 Our marching orders were read on parade the 18th, and all 
 passes from camp were stopped. "We need not recite the movements 
 incidental to packing up, striking tents, breaking camp, etc. The 
 reader has been put in possession of at least one variety of such 
 details. We embarked on the 18th, being taken to the steamer 
 Atlantic by the smaller steamers ManJiower and MafisacJmsetts. 
 
 The regiment soon found itself on board and assigned to quar- 
 ters. The bunks were "■ three deep " and about 1,200 in all, and were 
 numbered. Our horses and wagons were still at the wharf awaiting 
 transportation. These included officers' horses and hostlers and 
 wagoners of the companies. They had a unique experience, to be 
 given later on. Our officers had a little unpleasantness, on their 
 arrival on board, with the occupants of the very best state-rooms, 
 who proved to be correspondents of New York papers. Our officers 
 contended that to themselves belonged the priority of right to select. 
 As Capt. Saxton, the quartermaster, was at Fort Monroe, he could not 
 be appealed to till arrival there. Then a change occurred, and the 
 officers of the Third New Hampshire were happy. We were safely 
 stowed away and made fairly comfortable in our bunks, but lay at 
 anchor waiting for we knew not what. The 19th found us still off 
 Annapolis, and the embarkation of troops still going on. 
 
 Our Colonel issued an order on the 19 th requiring daily two 
 roll calls (at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.), and requiring the band and field 
 music (fife and drum) to practice an hour three times daily in good 
 weather. We had another opportunity the 19th to send letters on 
 shore. 
 
 The 20th still found us at anchor. It Avas Sunday, and we 
 had a sermon. Our Chaplain notes the fact that he had promised 
 to preach at Annapolis that day for another minister. Gen. Sher- 
 man and staff came on board. 
 
 A paper published at Columbus, S. C. (20 Oct.), had a peculiar 
 advertisement. A public-spirited citizen, owing to the poverty of 
 the extremely poor, suggests the gift of meat, etc., to make soup to 
 distribute. The advertisement read thus: "A Card — Soupery." 
 
 On the morning of the 21st the long-looked-for order was 
 issued, and our boys readily assisted in weighing anchor, and we 
 Avere off in a southerly direction. The day was fine and the scenery 
 splendid, especially when coupled with the movement of a small 
 fleet. As we have a fair start, let us go back to the horses and 
 wagons and hostlers, etc., left on the wharf on the afternoon of the 
 18th. They staid and staid, and no notice was taken of them Avhat- 
 ever. They staid all night on the wharf, and in the rain, too. They 
 continued to stay, like Casablanca, and the whole day of the 19th 
 passed ^way find they 'd nothing to eat. In the evening they waited 
 upon the Quartermaster of the Twenty-first Massachusetts, Avho got 
 supper for them. They ate it. They had had no food for 30 hours. 
 
44 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Oct. '61. 
 
 Another night was passed on that wharf, and another day too. No 
 breakfast or dinner had they on the 20th. At night, Capt. Clark of 
 our regiment (Harbor Master) discovered their condition, and they 
 were put on board the Belvidere, to which they had been assigned. 
 They reached Fort Monroe shortly after the regiment did. The 
 adventures of the Belvidere will be related separately. 
 
 To return to the regiment and the steamer Atlantic. We were 
 running all right, when a fresh breeze sprung up and the sea became 
 very rough, and we had sea-sickness and plenty of it. As Fort 
 Monroe was our objective point (temporaril}^ at least), we steered 
 for it, and when not far fi'om it we struck a fog, and so dense our 
 captain (Oliver M. Eldridge) decided to heave to and drop anchor. 
 We remained thus all night, starting again next morning (22d) for 
 Fort Monroe, reaching it early in the forenoon, and anchored m the 
 midst of what might be called a naval armada. Ships of war, ships 
 of peace, big and little, steam and sail, large and small, were on 
 every hand. But we were at Fort Monroe and the rendezvous. 
 From this point the expedition was to sail, sooner or later. 
 
 PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE. 
 
 The scenes of activity will hardly bear description. There were 
 on the 22d about sixty-four vessels safely anchored off the fort; and 
 each seemed busy, not only within itself, but there were constant com- 
 munications between, not only by row boats, but by signals and by 
 the use of speaking trumpets. Several of the vessels have got to 
 be supplied with coal, and with water, and with provisions. Boats 
 go on shore to carry mail, to carry officers and for various other 
 purposes. Some regiments are put on shore for no other apparent 
 reason than to stretch their legs. Troops already there, embarked. 
 Among them are the U. S. Volunteer Engineers, Col. Serrell (five 
 companies). Those men had not yet arrived at the dignity of being 
 called a regiment, though they were called so later. They were 
 designated as a Battalion at that time. Their special duty was to 
 sap and mine, dig rifle pits and build fortifications. The}^ rendered 
 valuable service in the field of operations. In the matter of taking 
 in water, coal, etc., our men furnished many details (squads). 
 
 On the 23d, Gen, Shermau issued his order containing instruc- 
 tions about lauding, etc., in our expected fray. The order (No. 19) 
 announced that ' ' the command will sail in a few days- for its desti- 
 nation .... provides for sailing in three columns .... slow 
 vessels to be towed .... gives instructions as to conduct in 
 meeting the enemy .... disembarkation to be in three lines. 
 .... First line, Gen. Wright's brigade, flanked by two sections 
 of Hamilton's Battery, accompanied by a squad of sappers and 
 miners and two companies of N. Y. Engineers, with a sufficient supply 
 of intrenching tools and sandbags. The second line will be Stevens' 
 Brigade, and if necessar}^, accompanied by a section of Hamilton's 
 Battery and two field pieces, to be manned by a company of 
 the Third Rhode Island. The third line (reserve) will be Viele's 
 
Oct. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 45 
 
 Brigade, the remaining part of Serrell's Volunteer Engiueei's and 
 the Third Ehode Island, and will be disposed of according to cir- 
 cumstances . . . .the landing of the boats to be by command, 
 abreast (surf-boats and lighters mentioned in the order), . . . The 
 general ofHcers and commanders of battalions will be furnished in 
 
 time with the place of descent, etc The first line .... if 
 
 opposed by greatly superior numbers, must manoeuvre and perhaps 
 
 momentarily intrench The navy to furnish 300 sailors, to 
 
 assist in commanding and manning the surf -boats As soon 
 
 as a landing has been effected, the boats will report at once to the 
 Chief Quartermaster for supplies .... the sick and inefficient men 
 will remain on board .... until provision is made for them on 
 shore .... the inefficient to have charge of the sick. .... All 
 medical officers, except one for each brigade, will land with the 
 
 troops. Those afloat will have the care of all the sick afloat 
 
 This order will be promulgated by Gen. Viele to his brigade on the 
 25th." 
 
 Here was richness. We were going Coasting, but where? On 
 the 23d of October the Atlantic took in coal, and we signed our first 
 pay-roll (outside the State of New Hampshire) . On the 24th we were 
 paid oft". The amount paid a private in Co. D was $5.63, at rate 
 of $11 per month from muster-in. We also got a mail the same daj', 
 our Chaplain going on shore for it. This mail consisted principally 
 of letters addressed to us at Annapolis and forwarded from there. 
 They were welcome epistles, though, as by them we were once more 
 connected with our friends, and 'twas a great treat for us, not 
 knowing how long the interval would be ere we should get another. 
 On the 25th, Cos. B and D were detailed to shovel coal (loading 
 steamers) and the same day our gunboats brought in some prizes. 
 Ordered to pack up (not much packing to do) and be in readiness 
 to start. 
 
 On the 26th a few — very few — letters arrived, and our 
 Major (Bedel) made a speech to the boys, full of patriotism and 
 hope and cheer. 
 
 An unknown stole into the cabin of the Atlantic to see how 
 it fared with the officers, and seizing a bill of fare, made his escape. 
 Here is the bill of fare : — 
 
 SoHp. Fish. Boiled. 
 
 Julien. Broiled Halibut. Coruecl Beef and Cabbage. 
 
 Roast Pork aud Duck. 
 
 Calves Feet, Parsley Sauce. 
 
 Baked Pork and Beans. 
 
 Assorted Vegetables. 
 
 Ginger Pudding. Apple Pie. Cranberry Pie. 
 
 Fruit, Nuts. 
 
 "Ye Gods! " ejaculated every man who covertly saw this bill. 
 We leave the officers and the aforesaid bill to struggle with each 
 other for supremacy, while we of the " 'tween decks" return to our 
 jyeas on^a trencher and our salt horse a la mode. 
 
 The rebel signal officer at Norfolk notified his Secretary of War 
 thus : — 
 
46 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Oct. '61. 
 
 A Federal soldier's hat was picked up today at Col. Taylor's farm, 
 near Willougliby's Point, three and one-half miles from Old Point. It con- 
 tained two iioston papers, 19th and 21st inst the great expedition 
 
 .... to concentrate in Hampton Roads, and the transports are to repair to 
 Annapolis and there embark a force of 25,000 men under Gen. Sherman. 
 Several of the larger steamers are loaded with surf-boats .... expedition 
 intended for Charleston and other places on the coast. At sundown the 
 lookout reports over 100 sail of vessels in Roads. They are arriving and 
 departing continually. Main part still at the Roads, and great activity 
 prevails in the tleet. Capt. James F. Mulligan. 
 
 Capt. Pelouze, of Gen. Sherman's staff, issued a circular letter 
 the same day, calling attention to the unexpected delay, which he 
 attributed wholly to the weather, and recommends cleanliness and 
 econom}^ of water, and directs all steam transports, while lying still, 
 to condense as much water as is practicable. He suggested it possi- 
 ble that some of the troops would stay on board twenty or thirty 
 days. He made other suggestions as to clearing all obstructions to 
 quick landing, after putting to sea. 
 
 The Wabash left New York for Fort Monroe the 19 th October, 
 with the Seneca, Ottaica., Pembina, Unadilla and others. The last 
 four named were built on a ninety-day contract and were called 
 "ninety-day gunboats." 
 
 Aboirt noon of the 26th the expectant fleet was itnnecessarily 
 excited by the hoisting of the signal to start — the Union Jack ,at 
 the Atlantic's fore ; but we waited in vain for any movement under 
 it. It appears that an accompanying signal — a gun from the 
 Wabash — was to have been fired. The Union .Tack was hauled down 
 about 4 P.M. 
 
 On the 26th, the rebel authorities created a new department of 
 the "State of Georgia," and also of Middle and East Florida. 
 Evidently they were getting ready to meet emergencies. Some of 
 the sailing vessels were towed outside during the early evening to a 
 better position to start from. 
 
 On the 27th, with his headquarters on the Wabash, Gen. 
 Sherman ordered a muster to take place on the 30th. On the 27th 
 Gen. Sherman notified Gen. Meigs (Q. M. G. at Washington) of 
 the delay, and said he feared a failure of the water supply. Said 
 the horses had already been on board some thirteen days, and the 
 men a week. Though all were loaded with all the water they could 
 carry, some were then reduced to a supply of nine days. He further 
 said that Maj. Belger had been written to, and 200,000 gallons 
 required of him at once ; and as the expedition would leave at first 
 favorable opportunity, the Post Quartermaster would have sealed 
 instructions for the water transports, directing to what point they 
 should proceed. The resources at Fort Monroe (Gen. Wool in com- 
 mand) were not at his disposal, even if they have more water than 
 they want themselves. DuPout considers it unsafe, said he, to put 
 to sea in this weather. 
 
 Here was a revelation: Gen. Wool apparently was not in sym- 
 pathy with expedition. Several sailing vessels went to sea the 27th, 
 and later information showed that some of them belonged to the 
 expedition and were sent ahead for cogent reasons. "Very windy 
 
Oct. '61.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 47 
 
 today — Sunday ; " and, as the Chaplain expressed it iu his diary, 
 " It was too rough to preach, and no chance for a prayer meeting." 
 
 The wind on Sunday morning liad increased to a gale, much to 
 our disgust ; but by noon it appeared to have spent its force, and 
 the weather cleared up. An English brig, in attempting to leave, 
 ran ashore and still remained there at night, though two tugs tried 
 in vain to pull her off. The rebels came down to the water's edge 
 to look at her. AYe were getting impatient, though we saw evident 
 signs daily of an early departure. 
 
 On the 28th, Gen. AVool, still in command at Fort Monroe, 
 wrote the Secretary of War thus (extracts) : — 
 
 Efy special messenger I .... inform you .... the expedition . . . . 
 is still in Hampton Roads. Gen. Sherman has been here since Tuesday last. 
 To hasten his departure .... gave him supplies, among others, 3*50,000 
 
 rounds of cartridges This ammunition stored at bottom of ships 
 
 .... four days to get it out .... when I gave it ... . expected expedi- 
 tion would sail at once. It is now nearly seven days, and fleet still in 
 
 port Am now furnishing ten days' rations to the soldiers .... 
 
 same reason as for ammunition I will venture to assert that a worse 
 
 managed expedition could not well be contrived. Every opportunity has 
 been given the rebels to be prepared to meet them at any point on the coast. 
 Among other opportunities was a desertion from the fleet : a petty officer 
 [The party referred to, I And on inquiry, to have been Mr. Hale, a young 
 oflicer connected with the Navy, and I believe a relative of Secretary 
 Welles, a native of Virginia. — D. E.] carried Avith him the signal book and, 
 it is said, a knoAvledge of the destination of the expedition. 
 
 Gen. Wool concluded by asking for more ammunition, for small arms, 
 and called attention to the garrison of Fort Monroe, saying he was defi- 
 cient in artillerists, officers and men, and could not man more than ten 
 guns. 
 
 By a return made the 28th of October, the entire force was as 
 follows : — 
 
 PRESENT. 
 
 Division Stall" . . . 
 First Brigade . . 
 Second Brigade . . 
 Third Brigade . . 
 Troops not brigaded 
 
 Total 
 
 Officers. 
 
 Men. 
 
 Aggregate. 
 
 For duty. 
 
 Total. 
 
 For duty. 
 
 Total. 
 
 
 26 
 
 26 
 
 25 
 
 25 
 
 51 
 
 185 
 
 192 
 
 3,682 
 
 3,796 
 
 3,988 
 
 137 
 
 141 
 
 3,015 
 
 3,196 
 
 3,337 
 
 147 
 
 153 
 
 3,574 
 
 3,747 
 
 3,900 
 
 01 
 
 62 
 
 1,242 
 
 1,315 
 
 1,377 
 
 56 
 
 574 
 
 11,538 12,079 
 
 12,653 
 
 ORGANIZATION. 
 
 Skcond Brigade — 
 
 Stkvkns. 
 Eighth Michigan. 
 Seventy-ninth New York. 
 Fiftieth Pennsylvania. 
 One Hundredth 
 Pennsylvania. 
 Not brigaded : First New York Engineers, 
 Battery E, Third United States Artillery. 
 
 6uY regiment was very much elated over the fact that our 
 steamer and ourselves were honored in more than one way. Gen. 
 Sherman and Staff were to remain with us, and our steamer was to 
 
 First Brigade — 
 
 ViELE. 
 
 Third New Hampshire. 
 Eighth Maine. 
 Forty-sixth New York. 
 Forty-seventh NeAv York 
 Forty-eighth New York. 
 
 Third Brigade — 
 
 AVright. 
 Sixth Connecticut. 
 Seventh Connecticut. 
 Ninth Maine. 
 Fourth New Hampshire 
 
 Third Rhode Island, 
 
48 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Oct. '61. 
 
 take the lead of the other steamers aud sail at the head of the 
 column, following in the wake of the magnificent Wabash. The 
 Atlantic, Gen. Sherman, Third New Hampshire ! The first effect of 
 this information was to so swell us with pride that all other thoughts 
 were for the time excluded, and it was a serious question whether 
 if the enemy had appeared just then in any shape whatever, we 
 would have had sense enough to fight at all. 
 
 During the evening our steamer took in a liberal quantity of 
 provisions. 'T was the night of the 28th of October. The next 
 morning's sun will shine upon us for the last time in Hampton 
 Roads. 
 
 At this point we furnish the reader with a complete list of the 
 vessels composing the fleet, with all obtainable data concerning 
 armament, capacity and cargoes. 
 
 THE FLEET. 
 
 Wahash. Comdr. C. R. P. Roclgers. Commodore S. F. DnPont ou board, 
 commanding the naval forces. Arm. : 28 9-incli, 14 8-iuch, 2 9-incli 
 pivots : total, 44. Steam frigate, 3,200 tons. Built 1855. 
 
 Bienville. Comdr. Chas. Steedmau. 
 Arm. : 8 32-pounders. Did 
 not start Avith fleet from Fort 
 Monroe; joined fleet 1 Nov. 
 Sidewheel steamer. Purchased, 
 $161,250. 
 Augusta. Comdr. Enoch G. Par- 
 rott. Arm. : 8 32-pounders. 
 Sidewheel. 
 
 Curleto. Acting Comdr. P. G. Wat- 
 mough. Arm. : G 32-pounders, 
 1 30-inch, rifled. 
 Isaac Smith. Lieut. -Comdr. J. W. 
 Nicholson. Arm. : 1 30-pouud- 
 er, rifled. Screw steamer, 453 
 tons. Purchased, $50,000. 
 Mohican. Comdr. S. W. Godon. 
 Arm. : 2 11 -inch pivots, 4 32- 
 pounders. 
 Ottawa. Lieut. -Comdr. T. H. Stev- 
 ens. Arm. : 1 11-inch pivot, 
 1 22-pouuder, rifled, 2 24-pounder howitzers. Built for Government, 
 $88,000. Screw steamer, 507 tons. 
 Pawnee. Lieut.-Comdr. R. H. Wyman. Arm. : 8 9-inch pivots, 1 20- 
 
 pounder, rifled, 2 24-pounder howitzers. 
 Pocahontas. Comdr. Percival Drayton (whose brother commanded at 
 
 Hilton Head). Arm. : 1 11-inch pivot, 4 32-pounders. 
 Pemndn. Lieut.-Comdr. F. A. Budd. Arm. : 4 32-pouuders. 
 Pembina. Lieut.-Comdr. J. P. Bankhead. Screw gunboat. Arm.: 111-inch 
 pivot, 1 20-pounder, rifled, 2 24-pounder howitzers. Built for Gov- 
 ernment, $88,000. 
 B. B. Forbes. Lieut.-Comdr. H. S. Newcomb. Arm. : 2 32-pounders 
 
 (fired 43 shells) . 329 tons. Purchased, $52,500. 
 Seminole. Comdr. John P. Gillis. Arm. : 1 12-iucli pivot, 4 32-pounders. 
 Seneca. Lieut.-Comdr. Daniel Ammen. Arm.: 1 ll-inch pivot, 1 22- 
 pounder, rifled, 2 24-pounder howitzers. Screw gunboat. Built for 
 Government, $88,000. 
 
 COMMODORE S. F. DUPONT. 
 
Gen. Thomas W. Sherman. 
 
 Gen. David Hunter. 
 
 ';0f;^M.Z' 
 
 Gkn. Or.msuy McK. Mitchel. 
 
 Gen. (-iuiNcv A. Gh.i-.mohe. 
 
Oct. 'Gl.'} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 49 
 
 Mercury. A tugboat. 2 guns ; 187 tons. 
 
 Su.^queha7in(C. Capt. J. L. Lardner. Steam frigate. Arm. : 15 8-iuch. 
 (Did not sail with fleet from Fort Monroe. Was temporarily de- 
 tached from blockading squadron oft" Charleston, and joined fleet at 
 Fort Royal.) 
 
 Alabama. Gunboat. Comdr. Ed. T. Nichols. Sidewheel. 8 guns; 1,261 
 tons. (The old Alabama was a ship of the line, of 80 guns ; built 1818 ; 
 2,633 tons.) 
 
 Unadilla. Lieut. N. Collins. Screw gunboat. Built for Government, 
 .$88,000. 
 
 Florida. Capt. J. R. Goldsboro. Gunboat. 
 
 Atlantic. Sidewheel steamer. Capt. Oliver M. Eldridge. Brig.-Gen. 
 ■ Thomas W. Sherman and staff, commanding the land forces. Third 
 New Hampshire Regiment, Ncv} York Herald correspondent (there 
 were two — the other on the 3Iatanzas) . 
 
 Baltic. Sidewheel steamer. Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers. Horses 
 and wagons of Third (Wright's) Brigade. Towed the Ocean Express. 
 Had on board 40 cannon, iO frames for buildings, wheelbarrows, 
 shovels, picks, etc., and large quantity heavy canvas. 
 
 Ericsson. Sidewheel steamer. Hamilton's Battery (Regulars). Horses 
 
 of Gen. Sherman and Stafl'. 
 Empire City. Sidewheel steamer. Forty-eighth New York (8 companies 
 
 only : the other 2 companies on the Matanzas) . 
 . Daniel Webster. Sidewheel steamer. Forty-sixth New York. 
 
 Vanderbilt. Sidewheel steamer. Fiftieth Pennsylvania, 5 companies (the 
 other .5 on Ocean. Queen). Eighth Michigan. Seventy-ninth New York 
 Highlanders. Had camp and garrison equipage and quartermaster 
 and ordnance stores. Towed the Oreat Repmhlic. 
 
 Illinois. Sidewheel steamer. Towed the Oolden Eagle (sail). Seventh 
 Connecticut. 
 
 Ocean Queen. Sidewheel steamer. Towing the Zenas Coffin. Pennsyl- 
 vania Roundhead Regiment. Fiftieth Pennsylvania (5 companies : 
 the other 5 on the Vanderbilt). 
 
 Marion. Sidewheel steamer. Sixth Connecticut, 5 companies, right wing. 
 Left wing on the Parkersburg . Sixth Connecticut originally assigned 
 to Coatzacoalcos. 
 
 Parkersburg. Sidewheel steamer. Sixth Connecticut, 5 companies, left 
 wing. Right wing on the Marion. 
 
 Belvidere. Sidewheel steamer. A part of the horses and wagons of First 
 
 (Viele's) Brigade. Lieut. Dunbar, Forty-eighth New York, in charge. 
 
 The others in the Philadelphia, chartered at Baltimore. 
 Philadelphia. Screw steamer. A part of horses and wagons of First 
 
 (Viele's) Brigade. The others on the Belvidere. 
 Matanzas. Capt. Leesburg. Sidewheel steamer. Forty-eighth New York, 
 
 Cos. B and K. The others on Empire City. (Correspondent Neio 
 
 York Herald on board. See Atlantic.) 
 Boanoke. Capt. Conch. Laden with quartermaster's, commissary's and 
 
 ordnance stores. Sidewheel steamer. Forty-seventh New York. 
 
 Ariel. Capt. Terry. Sidewheel steamer. Eighth Maine. 
 
 Ben Deford. Capt. Hallett. Sidewheel steamer. Horses and wagons of 
 Second (Stevens') Brigade. 
 
 Cahawba. Capt. Baker. Sidewheel steamer. Third Rhode Island. Em- 
 barked at Fortress Monroe. 
 
 Oriental^ Capt. Tuzo. Sidewheel steamer. Gen. Viele and staff (origi- 
 nally on the Empire City) . 
 
 Potomac. Capt. Hilliard. 
 
50 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Oc?. '6i. 
 
 Star of the South. Capt. Keariiley. Sidewbeel steamer. Battalion New 
 York Volunteer Engineer.s. Embarked at Fortress Monroe. 
 
 Peerless. Sidewheel steamer (formerly ran on Lake Ontario). Laden with 
 stores, 87 beeves, 26 men. Chartered at New York by Col. Tompkins, 
 quartermaster. 
 
 Osceola. Capt. J. F. Morrill. SideAvheel steamer, built 1848. Joined fleet 
 only a day or two prior to its sailing. 39 beeves and commissary 
 stores. Chartered at New York by Col. Tomplvins. quartermaster. 
 
 Union. Sidewheel steamer. Capt. J. I. SaAvin. Quartermaster's stores 
 and horses. (A new steamer.) 
 
 Winfield Scott. Capt. Seldy. Sidewheel steamer. 500 of Fiftieth Penn- 
 sylvania on board. Quartermaster's stores. 
 
 Ethan Allen. Ferry boat (sidewheel steamer). 
 
 Commodore Perry. Ferry boat (sidewheel steamer). 
 
 Locust Point. Capt. French. Stores. -KJS tons. 
 
 Daylight. 
 
 Mayflower. Capt. Phillips. River steamer. 
 
 Young Hover. 418 tons. Purchased, .§27,500. Propeller bark. 5 guus. 
 
 Coatzacoalcos. Capt. Bocock. Sidewheel steamer. Ninth Maine. (Sixth 
 Connecticut originally assigned to this steamer.) 
 
 Governor. Capt. Litchfield. Chartered sideAvheel steamer. 350 marines 
 under John G. Reynolds. 
 
 0. M. Pettit. Capt. A.S.Gardner. 165 tons. Sidewheel steamer. Pur- 
 chased, $15,000. Tug. 2 guns. 
 
 Vixen. Small steam tug (Coast Survey). Capt. Boutelle and Prof . Bache. 
 This did not start with the fleet from Fortress Monroe, but joined it 
 next day. 2 guns. 
 
 Flag. U. S. steamer. Comdr. John Rodgers. (Comdr. Rodgers Avas on Du- 
 Pout's stafl" temporarily.) 938 tons. Purchased, $90,000. Former 
 name, Phineas Sprague. 9 guns. Screw. 
 
 Sahine. Capt. Ringgold. Sail sloop of war. Joined at (ofl') Port Royal. 
 
 Vandalia. Comdr. F. S. Haggerty. Sail sloop of war. Arm. : 4 8-inch., 
 16 32-pounders. Temporarily detached from blockade, ott' Savannah. 
 Arrived at Port Royal 5th Nov. (Did not sail from Fort Monroe with 
 fleet.) Was sent ahead, with coal vessels, 28 Oct., to anchor ofl 
 Savannah. 
 
 Ocean Express. Sailing ship. Towed by the Baltic. 
 
 Great Bepuhlic. A clipper sailing ship. Towed by the Vanderbilt. Horses 
 and forage. 
 
 Golden Eagle. Sailing ship. ToAved by the Illinois. 
 
 Zenas Coffin. Sailing ship. Towed by the Ocean Queen. 
 
 SAILING OF THE EXPEDITION. 
 
 A little after five in the morning, Tuesday, 29 Oct. 1861, the 
 long delayed and much desired signal gun was fired from the 
 Wabash, and the Union Jack run up to the Atlantic's fore. To 
 saj^ that we were up and upon deck would be too tame a statement. 
 Our bodies were up, our spirits were up, our hats went up, huzzas 
 ascended, and all that. We ver}' readil}^ took a hand at Aveighing 
 anchor, and we were off, sailing (steaming) seaward, who knows 
 where? We instinctively cast a backward look, a loving glance, 
 possibly our last one, toAvard the land and the scenes we were leav- 
 ing behind. The last letter had perhaps been written home, to a 
 loving mother, sister, or wife ; the tug had taken it ashore, and we 
 
Oct. '61.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 51 
 
 were cut loose, to go where blood would be shed and lives sacrificed : 
 but we went iilled with a sense of duty, and that proved a most 
 powerful panacea. The sky was Avithout a cloud — no better daj- 
 could have been selected. Our steamer was nearly, if not quite, the 
 last to weigh anchor. No attempt was apparently made during the 
 forenoon to take prescribed positions in the grand procession. JJur- 
 ing the afternoon, as nearly as could be, the various vessels took 
 their positions. In that order the fleet covered about 12 miles each 
 way. 
 
 On the same day the New York Herald correspondent (on the 
 Matanzas) said he had heard the destination was Port Royal, S. C. 
 
 The form of the fleet plan was like a harrow or an inverted V : 
 in other words, a double echelon. The UnadiUa became disabled, 
 or her machinery deranged, at the start, and was towed for awhile 
 by the R. B. Forbes. 
 
 Another account of the start says : ' ' The order to sail was an- 
 nounced at sunrise on Tuesday, the 29th of October, by a signal 
 gun; and the fleet got under way about 5.30 a.m. It was a beau- 
 tiful day, and the fleet presented an interesting sight. It started 
 very nearly in three parallel lines and covered some ten or twelve 
 miles. This order of moving could not be maintained, owing prin- 
 cipally to the various rates of speed of the several vessels." 
 
 It was said that on the day previous to the sailing of the fleet, 
 some 25 coal schooners were sent to rendezvous at the mouth of the 
 Savannah to deceive the Confederates. 
 
 Another account says : "3 war steamers, 6 sailing war vessels, 
 26 steam gunboats, 4 steam ferry boats, 30 steam transports, 6 sail- 
 ing transports and about 27,000 troops." 
 
 The early morning of the 30th discovered the fleet in disorder, 
 and the rising wind caused the smaller vessels to hug the shore in 
 alarm. 
 
 On Thursda}'' morning (31st) the wind had gone down, and it' 
 was a perfect calm, except a long swell on the sea. This proved to 
 be a calm preceding a storm. As on the previous day, the fleet was 
 spread over man}' miles, and some not in sight. A little before 
 eleven the main body of the fleet, on the presumption that they had 
 outsailed the others, hove to. At this time the Atlantic was sent in 
 search of the missing ones and to lend aid if necessary. Sails were 
 furled in the afternoon, on the fleet, so great was the calm ; but 
 towards evening black clouds appeared and the wind began to rise, 
 and so rapidly as to cause alarm. 
 
 On the 31st October the rebel government received the very 
 pleasant ( ?) information that the (their) steamer Salvor had been 
 captured near Key AYest, laden with arms. 
 
52 THIRD NEW HAjNIPSIIIRE REGIMENT. [Of?. '61. 
 
 SUPPLENIKN'T. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 The Department of the East was created October 1 , comprisiug 
 the six New England States, under Gen. Butler, with headquarters 
 at Boston. 
 
 A general order of the 23d provided for paying the families of 
 prisoners of war : 1 st, to those who shall present a written author- 
 ity ; 2d, to wife ; 3d, to guardian of minor children ; 4th, to wid- 
 owed mother. 
 
 Another general order, of the 26th, forbade the muster-in of 
 any more regimental bands, and directed the immediate discharge by 
 the regimental commander of all members of bauds who were not 
 musicians. 
 
 Still another order, 26th, provided that when troops were trav- 
 elling in disaffected parts of the country on trains, they should alight 
 and walk across the bridges. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows (on steamer Atlantic) 
 
 Eield and Staft' 
 
 Band 
 
 Co. A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H . 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 lU 
 
 en, - oinc 
 
 98 
 
 ' 3 
 
 97 ' 
 
 ' 3 
 
 95 
 
 ' 3 
 
 93 
 
 ' 3 
 
 95 ' 
 
 ' 3 
 
 93 ' 
 
 ' 3 
 
 88 ' 
 
 ' 3 
 
 9i ' 
 
 • 3 
 
 89 ' 
 
 ' 3 
 
 89 ' 
 
 ' 3 
 
 0,000 
 
 00 
 
 0,000 
 
 00 
 
 Present aggregate . . 
 Aggregate last Report 
 Losses: By transfer — Field and Stall", 1; I, 1 ; K, 1. Discharged for 
 disability at Annapolis and Fort Hamilton — A, 1; B, 2 ; C, 1 ; D, f; E, 2; 
 F, 4; G, G; H, 3; I, 2 ; K, 5 : total, 27 (see Jan. 1862 Snpplement). 
 
 Gains: Enlisted in Co. A, 1 ; by transfer — Field and Stall", 3; B, 1. 
 ABCDEFGHI K Totals. 
 Sergeants ....5554555455 00 
 Corporals ....888888 6 888 00 
 
 Present sick 20 
 
 Absent sick 17 
 
 For duty (men) ' . 882 
 
 [Note. — The general appearance of this return shows a decided un- 
 familiarity with the subject, and the data of changes must not be relied 
 upon as being con-ect. — D. E.] 
 
 It must be remembered that we were on board the Atlantic and 
 on the Atlantic Ocean. One ofHcer of B was reported sick, and that 
 was Capt. Wilbur. The men left at Long Island, who were unable 
 to rejoin at AVashington, were sent to Fort Hamilton, to close up the 
 camp at Mineola, and the greater part of them were discharged for 
 disabilit3^ At Annapolis, when it became apparent that we were 
 soon to embark, the several sick, not fit for service, were discharged. 
 
NOVKIVLBER, 1861. 
 
 IT was a little singular that on the 1 st day of November, 
 while we Avere at sea, wholly lost to view from land, the 
 Confederate Acting Secretary of War, J. P. Benjamin, 
 telegraphed from Richmond to Gov. Pickens at Colum- 
 bia, S. C, to Gen. Drayton, at Fort Walker, Hilton 
 Head, Port Royal, S. C, and to Gen. Ripley at Charles- 
 
 r^ ton, S. C, as follows: "I have just received information 
 which I consider reliable, that the enemy's expedition is 
 intended for Port Royal." 
 
 The Bienville overtook the fleet on the 1st. 
 
 Incidents of 3d Nov. : The Evijnre City, having ten compa- 
 nies Forty-eighth New York, came alongside the Ifatanzas, having 
 the other two companies on board. The boys cheered and the band 
 played. All seemed thankful for preservation from the storm. At 
 sunrise the main fleet had only nineteen vessels, and only two war 
 vessels — the Bienville and the Florida. The channel was found 
 about noon, and during the latter part of the afternoon the fleet 
 went in over the bar, except the heavy draft vessels. These latter 
 were the Atlantic, Baltic, Wabctsh, Illinois and Oriental. There 
 were missing, at nightfall, the Ocean Eagle, Zenas Coffin, Ocean 
 Express, Great Republic and other transports, besides several gun- 
 boats. 
 
 The first gun of the (our) campaign was fired on the 3d, from 
 the northerly fort, at our gunboats, about 5 p.m., to which they 
 replied. 
 
 THE SEALED ORDERS. 
 
 The sealed orders, showing destination, were opened the 3d, it 
 being considered that the circumstances required it. Thej^ were 
 found to read as follows : — 
 
 Headquauters Expeditionary Corps, 
 
 Steamer Atlantic, 29 Oct. 1861. 
 Sir : In the event of .your transport being separated from the fleet, yon 
 will proceed to Port l^oyal, S. C, and report to the Brigadier-General to 
 Avhose column your transport l)elongs, or officer there in command. 
 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 Louis H. Pelouze. 
 Capt. Fifteenth U. S. Infantry, A. A. A. G. 
 
 N4w that the secret has become an open one, the account of 
 Gen. Viele is worthj- of insertion. 
 
 (53) 
 
54 THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lNoi\ '61. 
 
 THE SELECTION OF PORT ROYAL. 
 
 Gen. Egbert L. Viele (see 3Tar/azine American History., Oct. 
 1885) says, substantially, that a council of war was held prior to 
 sailing, in the inner cabin of DuPont, on the Wabash, and there 
 were present Generals Sherman, Viele, Stevens, Wright, Commo- 
 dores DuPont, Rodgers (J.), Rodgers (R.), and Davis. The meet- 
 ing was for final instructions of the Government and to learn the 
 destination. The outer door was securely fastened and a marine 
 stationed several feet away, with strict orders to allow no listeners 
 to approach. DuPont unfolded the document and read in a very 
 low tone. The destination was Bull's Bay and Feruandina. 
 Viele further says that he learned the destination a mouth prior, 
 and DuPont admitted he had learned the same thing. " A woman 
 in the case, probably," said Viele, "who probably obtained the 
 points from some indisci'eet cabinet officer." This conference held 
 till nearly morning. Viele says that in the course of consultation 
 he suggested Port Royal, and it was then thoroughly discussed ; 
 but an adjournment was had without decision. They assembled 
 again in the morning, and decided upon Port Royal. Sealed 
 orders were then prepared for each vessel, not to be opened till out 
 of sight of land. This decision was made known to the President 
 at the last moment, notwithstanding which, Viele says, a dispatch 
 was found at Fort "Walker, from Jeff Davis, informing the com- 
 mander of that fort that Port Royal had been selected. " Probably 
 another woman in the case," says Viele. 
 
 Turning backward a little in history, we succeed in finding that 
 in June, 1861, a special board was convened in Washington to 
 investigate as to the possible points of attack on the Southern coast. 
 The board consisted of Capt. S. F. DuPont, U. S. N., Capt. Chas. H. 
 Davis, U. S. N., Maj. John G. Barnard, U. S. Engineer Corps, and 
 Prof. Alexander Bache of the U. S. Coast Survey. Precisely what 
 they decided upon is not at hand, though it can be surmised. 
 
 On the 12th of October, 1861, a confidential order to 
 
 said : "In examining the various points upon the coast, it has 
 been ascertained that Bull's Bay, St. Helena, Port Royal and Fer- 
 uandina are each and all accessible and desirable points for the 
 purpose indicated ; and the government has decided to take posses- 
 sion of at least two of them. Which two shall be thus occupied 
 will be committed to your discretion after obtaining the best 
 information you can in regard to them." 
 
 On the 28th of July, 1861, a conference was held at Washing- 
 ton, in the Navy Department, as to the probable point on the coast, 
 etc. Present, Generals Scott, Totten, Meigs, Col. T. W. Sherman 
 (our Sherman), Capt. H. G. Wright (our Wright) of the Engineer 
 Department, and Col. Collum, Gen. Scott's aide. 
 
 Observe that Sherman's order to prepare the expedition was 
 dated 2 Aug. 1861 (see his order). 
 
 We saw land on the 4th for the first time, and we, like 
 Columbus, made a great ado about it. Gen. Sherman (temporarily 
 
Nov. '61.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 on board the Wabash, off Port Royal), announced in a circular the 
 safe arrival of the fleet. He said he had "the unparalleled gratifica- 
 tion to congratulate .... on our safe arrival Soldiers ! 
 
 .... the eyes of your country are upon you. She expects you to 
 conquer .... be cool and determined .... act only at the com- 
 mand of your officers, and be prompt to do so. Be not led away 
 by ... . enthusiasms .... some of you have not had proper 
 
 opportunities for instruction 
 
 Soldiers ! you are contending 
 
 against 
 an enemy 
 who depre- 
 ciates your 
 manhood and 
 who denies that 
 *^ your prowess is equal 
 ^ to his. Belie this sen- 
 timent, or you will dis- 
 grace yourselves and your 
 nativity." 
 
 A diary said: "At 4 p.m. 
 only thirteen vessels here ; our gun- 
 boats and the rebels are firing." The 
 rebel commander at Wilmington, N. C, 
 was authorized the 4th to send all the 
 troops he could spare whenever Gov. Pickens 
 notified him that South Carolina was attacked. 
 Gen. Ripley, the rebel commander at Charleston, 
 reported the enemy's fleet as concentrating between 
 Tybee and Port Royal. 
 Incidents of the 5th : The Ericsson came in and also 
 grounded, and fears were entertained for her safety; but 
 she escaped injury. Gen. Sherman, together with Generals Viele, 
 Stevens and Wright, — each with his staff accompanying, — went on 
 a reconnoissance, in the little Mercury, early in the morning. The 
 gunboats Ottoica, Penr/uin, Isaac Smith, Curleiv, Seiieca and Pem- 
 bina had a little friendly (?) tilt with Tatnall's fleet, consisting of 
 the Savannah (formerly the Everrflade), the Screamer, Lad;/ Davis 
 and one other, whose identity could not be made out. 
 
 The battery on Hilton Head fired its first sliot the 5th, during 
 the little tilt between Tatnall and our gunboats. Tatnall retreated 
 after an hour's pleasure (?). The Pawnee arrived during the scrim- 
 
56 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xor. '61. 
 
 mage, and about the time of its close sent several irou compliments 
 (G8-pounders) from her rifled guns into and over the Hilton Head 
 battery. It was done so handsomely and in such an offhand manner 
 that our boys were well pleased, and remarked that if they (the 
 rebels) did not look sharp they would be served up on a spit for the 
 Pawnee's lunch some bright morning. The Vandalia arrived under 
 full sail ; and a noble-looking craft she was, with every stitch of 
 canvas set and filled. Toward night the Wabash, Susquehanna, and 
 other war vessels started in to fire a few shots, but the grounding of 
 the Wabash completely stopped the diversion. The southerly battery 
 fired two shots in direction of fleet about sundown. But wh}^ do n't 
 we go in? Are we waiting for the rebels to re-inforce, or are we 
 waiting to be re-inforced ourselves by the missing portion of our 
 fleet? Probably the latter. 
 
 The rebels were certainly putting themselves into shape to meet 
 us, for on the 5th Gen. Robert E. Lee was assigned to command 
 of a newly created department, consisting of the coasts of South 
 Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. On the same day we were 
 again paid off, for the months of September and October, the pri- 
 vates receiving $26. 
 
 Incidents of the 6th : Evidently it was intended to attack on 
 the 6th ; but a high wind prevailed, and we could all see that it would 
 be worse than folly to begin the attack. Preparations were going- 
 forward rapidly, and we all settled down to the belief that .the mor- 
 row would sink us or land us. 
 
 On the 6th November, having been paid oft" and battle imminent, 
 our desire to send money home was gratified in an unexpected way. 
 Capt. C. E. Fuller, quartermaster on Gen. Sherman's staft" (on the 
 Atlantic), being one of a firm of Boston bankers (Clapp, Fuller & 
 Brown), very kindly offered to take the money and give drafts for 
 the same on his firm. This kind offer was accepted, and manj' sent 
 their spare mone}' in this way. Quite like nearly all voluntary ser- 
 vice, Capt. Fuller's course was severel}^ criticised, not only by some 
 of the staff" officers, but by others as well. A reference of the ques- 
 tion to Gen. Sherman settled the whole matter, for he gave it his un- 
 qualified approval. The writer has had several original receipts 
 loaned him, showing that at least ninety-four diff"erent persons 
 availed themselves of the opportunity. Later we had the conven- 
 ience of Adams Express Company, of which something will be written 
 later on. 
 
 On the same 6th November the rebel Gen. Gatlin, at Golds- 
 borough, N. C, reported to his War Department the finding of a 
 note near wreck of steamer Union (of our fleet) , directing the cap- 
 tain to proceed to Port Royal if he got separated from the fleet. 
 
 The paying of our regiment was not completed until the 6th. 
 A diary of that date said: "Nothing is yet heard from the Ocean 
 E.vjyress, which has all our most valuable ordnance and ordnance 
 stores on boaixl." The captain and crew of the wrecked Peerless 
 came in the Gth. 
 
Nov. '61.'] THIRD NEAY HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 57 
 
 The attack of the (!th — hardly worthy the cUguified name of 
 attack — was promptly reported by the rebels to Richmond, and 
 stated the fleet to be about fifty sail, etc. Gov. Pickens of South 
 Carolina, in great trepidation, reported that the fleet had passed the 
 batteries, and asked for more arms. 
 
 The Seneca was sent in to the blockading fleet off Charleston, 
 for the Susquehanna, to assist in taking Port Royal ; and the Van- 
 dalia was subsequently obtained from off Savannah. 
 
 The soundings for course of our fleet in the attack were made 
 in the Vixen by Com. DuPont, Fleet Capt. Davis and Mr. Boutelle 
 of the Coast Survey, and the channel perfectly located. All the 
 buoys had been removed by the rebels. 
 
 An interesting account, by Capt. (then Lieut.) Ayer, of the 
 trip from Fortress Monroe, is. full of interest and worthy of insertion. 
 
 FORTRESS MONROE TO PORT ROYAL. 
 
 [Extract from letter of Capt. (then Lieut.) Aj'er.] 
 
 Off Hatteras, Oct. 30, 1861 (Wednesday). 
 
 We are about 40 miles from land .... accompanied by the whole 
 
 expedition. The whole number is 48, and 33 are now^ in sight The 
 
 old steamer Governor, that used to run from Boston to tlie Kennebec, is 
 
 Avith us The great steamship Vanderbilt has one full regiment on 
 
 board and several companies of another. She is towing the Great Bepiihlir, 
 ■with 500 horses on board .... the sailing ships are towed by the steam- 
 ers. The principal war ship .... the Wabash .... is right ahead of us. 
 .... It is getting rough, and the small gunboats are beginning to pitch and 
 roll badly. One, the Ottau-a, is rolling fearfully, and the sea In-eaks over her. 
 
 Oct. 31: Great anxiety was felt yesterday for some of the gunboats 
 that could not keep up .... about 3 p.m. yesterday our ship turned right 
 about and Avent back to look them up, and found them before dark .... 
 took one in tow .... the other refused. The latter, the Isaac Smith, is 
 
 with us this morning 12 m.: We are again on the back track to hunt 
 
 up five more 1 p.m. : We have lost sight of the fleet 4 p.m. : 
 
 We have found the rest of our fleet .... found the great steamship IIU- 
 7iots, with part of her smoke stack gone and a sailing vessel in tow .... 
 off'ered assistance and it was refused. Evening : We have all steam on and 
 
 will probably overtake the fleet by morning The Atlantic is said to 
 
 be 288 feet long, 48 feet across, including paddle-boxes, and 50 feet deep in 
 the hold. 
 
 Nov. 1 : We caught up with the fleet at three this morning Re- 
 porters onboard: JVevj York Tribune — Mortimer Thompson, "Doesticks;" 
 JVe?'' York Herald, also [name not given — D. E.] 
 
 Nov. 3 — Sunday morning: .... we have experienced a tremendous 
 gale .... which has blown our fleet God only knows where. Only seven 
 A'essels of our fleet in sight .... yesterday morning the little steamer 
 Mayfloxoer .... Avas seen Avith signals of distress, and our ship at once 
 steered in that direction and found her .... Avith upper Avorks badly stove 
 .... the sea SAveeping clean over her main deck. We took her in tow and 
 she is still at our stern. One gunboat had broken her rudder chains and 
 lost her boAV gun overboard, staving the bulwarks as it Avent over. This 
 Avas night before last ; and she has not been seen since. The sea Avas so 
 rough we could not help her. The commotion Avas terril)le ; and if our 
 ship had struck her it Avoukl have dashed her to pieces .... am sorry to 
 say the measles has got among us. 
 
 Nov. 4 — Monday morning: We have made the land, and the great 
 . . . . ira&as/i has anchored .... vessels coming in sight and coming in at 
 intervals 1 p.ji. : The fleet has nearly all arrived .... t\\Q Governor 
 
58 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nov. '61. 
 
 has gone down Avith twenty marines on board .... the Fiftieth Pennsyl- 
 vania threw their arras overboard, and one company of another regiment 
 
 did the same Evening : All our smaller vessels of war steamed in 
 
 . . . . and fired one by one .... very soon three steamers .... came ont 
 and opened fire on our vessels .... they soon found more than they bar- 
 gained for and retreated. About a dozen of our little gunboats chased them 
 a short distance .... Gen. Sherman has sent to Charleston tonight for 
 the Sabine and Vandalia, of the blockading fleet, and they are expected here 
 
 by morning 10 p.m. : The pilot of this ship has just returned in a 
 
 small boat from the scene of action, and says one of the rebel steamers is a 
 flat boat. She ventured up nearer than the others, as she could run in shoal 
 water; and one of our shells burst directly over her, and probably killed 
 several of her crew .... and one of the others was struck twice .... 
 when out of range one was taken in tow by the others 
 
 Nov. 5 : The two ships from Charleston have arrived .... some of 
 our gunboats in cruising about were fired at from batteries on shore. 
 
 Nov. C> : All quiet. 
 
 Nov. ':.... [the fight described] .... we put one regiment on 
 shore tonight, and I Avent in charge of one of the boats .... could not 
 reach the shore by 30 or 40 rods 
 
 Nov. 8 : There is a vessel of war going to New York this afternoon. 
 
 THE STORM. 
 
 [Extract from the Memoirs of D. E.] 
 Our fleet was scattered. A few put back to Fort Monroe. Some ran 
 out to sea. Others Avent to the bottom, after nearly outriding the storm. 
 The old Atlantic, Avhich was considered the most staunch craft of the fleet, 
 v.'as tossed about like an egg shell. The barrels of pork and l)eef in the 
 hold were thrown from side to side with such force that it really seemed as 
 if we should be stove. During the day, the scene was a grand one. The 
 waves ran mountains high. Sometimes, when upon a high wave, we could 
 see several of the smaller crafts struggling for life with the invisible foe, 
 with signals of distress flying that could not be answered- — -as no vessel 
 could safely approach another in such a storm, lest both go to the bottom. 
 This scene Avould be suddenly cut ofl' by our noble steamer sinking below 
 everything visible, and the walls of the sea upon either side would seem 
 ready to fall inward, and engulf us; and again, as suddenlj', we would be 
 raised to a point overlooking the sad sight before mentioned. We were 
 thus situated for two days and three nights, with death staring us in the 
 face; and we knew He was working fearfully near us. 
 
 FLEET CASUALTIES. 
 
 Wivjield Scott: A new iron steamer; barely escaped. 500 men 
 of the Fiftieth Pennsylvania on board. Five feet of water in the 
 hold. Two rifled guns and cargo were thrown overboard. The 
 masts were cut away, and a boat sent to the Bienville with the wife 
 of one of the officers, and three disabled soldiers. This boat had 
 but just delivered its freight when it was swamped. A life-boat was 
 then sent by the Bienville, and tried to save a load, consisting of the 
 chief engineer and third assistant engineer and a few soldiers ; but the 
 boat swamped. The Bienville then came alongside, and about twenty 
 men saved themselves by jumping on board. About forty were 
 saved, after the storm abated. Sunday evening, the Vanderbilt 
 took the Winfield Scott in tow, to Port Royal. The soldiers on 
 board, when the order was given to throw guns overboard, misun- 
 derstood it, and some 300 threw over their guns and overcoats, too. 
 
Xov. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 59 
 
 Mayfloioer : Capt. Phillips. Considerably injured. Taken in 
 tow by the xitlantic. 
 
 Mercury : One of her two rifled guns thrown overboard. 
 
 Isaac Smith: Threw overboard her eight 8-inch guns. 
 
 Florida: Machinery disabled. Put back. 
 
 Union: A new steamer; Capt. J.I. Sawin. Went ashore off 
 Beaufort, N. C. The crew, passengers and soldiers all (73) landed 
 safely and were taken prisoners. The cargo in part was horses, 
 a few of which were saved. 
 
 Osceola: Ran ashore on the Day Breaker, off North Island, 
 near Georgetown, N. C. Several of the 39 beeves reached the shore. 
 The officers and crew (20) took boats to North Island, and were 
 taken prisoners. 
 
 Governor: Taken in tow, about 10 a.m., by the Isaac Smith, 
 and the tow lost by carelessness. Another hawser was made fast 
 about 1 P.M. The propeller bark. Young Mover, offered to assist, 
 but was unable to do so. Again the hawser parted. The Young 
 Hover then signalled to the Sabine, which came near and anchored. 
 The Governor also dropped anchor. A hawser Avas then made fast, 
 and later in the evening the two vessels were brought near each 
 other, stern and stern, and spars were rigged, and about 30 men 
 were rescued. Afterward they came alongside and about forty 
 saved themselves by jumping on the Sabine. 
 
 Peerless: Sunk, after colliding with the Star of the South, and 
 crew saved by the Mohican. 
 
 Belvidere : Put back to Fort Monroe. 
 
 (A special account of this later on. ) 
 
 Commodore Perry : Put back to Fort Monroe. 
 
 Ethan Allen : Put back to Fort Monroe. 
 
 Great Republic: The Vanderbilt cast her off at 10 p.m., first 
 night of storm. One poor fellow was crushed to death. Of the 350 
 marines, all were saved except one corporal and six men, drowned 
 and crushed. 
 
 We have now reached the point where the evening shadows of 
 the 6th of November have fallen upon us. Tomorrow, my dear 
 rebels, will play havoc with your fortunes. Look sharp ! 
 
 PORT ROYAL — THE FIGHT. 
 
 At the signal, on the morning of 7 Nov., that portion of the 
 armed fleet previously selected, silently and quickly formed in line 
 as follows, and proceeded to the work assigned {i. e., that of reducing 
 Forts Walker and Beauregard) : Wabash, Susquehanna, Mohican, 
 Seminole, Pawnee, Unadilla, Ottaiva, Pembina, Isaac Smith, towing 
 the Vandalia. These formed what might be termed the advance. 
 These were immediately followed by a flanking squadron, as fol- 
 lovfs,]:^^ Bienville, Seneca, Curlew, Penguin, Augusta. These latter 
 were of lighter draft, and were to be used outside of the "circular 
 path " of the main squadron, should occasion require. As these various 
 
60 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nov. '61. 
 
 FORT WALKER. 
 
 vessels of war successively fell into line and moved majestically 
 foi-ward, the sight was a most beautiful one, and long to be remem- 
 bered. The stately Wabat^h, with its heroic 
 DuPont, as it almost silently moved for- 
 ward, leading its train of war-bent ships, 
 seemed to feel a conscious pride, and ap- 
 parently to say, " I am the monarch of all 
 I survey, and will soon deliver to you the 
 forts you so covet." 
 
 How Avas it with the transports ? Each 
 fairly looked like a "swarming of bees." 
 The troops, eager to see all, were upon 
 every available part of the several vessels, 
 from masthead to bowsprit, from paddlebox 
 to martmgale ; and they struggled for place, 
 too. To be sure, they felt a substantial safety; for we were anchored 
 at a safe distance, beyond the reach of any rebel gun ; but after the 
 fighting was begun and the debris came floating past, borne upon 
 the outgoing tide, not a few thoughts of possible torpedoes were 
 given expression. The Wabash had a peculiar appearance that 
 morning, to us who had never seen a naval fight. The boys said 
 she had her " sleeves rolled up." All the extra spars, yards, top- 
 masts, etc., had been taken in, and in some respects she looked like 
 a partially dismantled ship. She was simply gotten ready for action. 
 
 , Boom ! How every eye 
 H was strained to see where 
 and with what effect it 
 struck. Broadsides that 
 made the earth, and air 
 too, tremble, interested 
 us very much. The 
 stately Wabash led the 
 line, first up to Fort 
 Beauregard, on the right 
 or northerl}'^ side of the 
 entrance to Port Royal, 
 the particular spot being- 
 designated as Ba}^ Point. 
 When exactly opposite, a 
 broadside was sent in, 
 with DuPont's compli- 
 ments. Each in turn 
 delivered its shot and 
 shell, making the sand 
 fly. This was all the 
 boys on the ships could 
 see as to effect of the 
 fire. After thus saluting Beauregard, the old Wabash gracefully 
 turned to the left and swept around to Fort Walker, on the left or 
 southerly side of the entrance, the spot being the northeasterly end 
 
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62 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xov. '61. 
 
 of Hilton Head Island. Fort Walker received the same treatment as 
 its sister across the bay. To be sure, both forts replied ; but the 
 damage thej' did was so slight as not to impede the progress of our 
 fighting squadron. Again the majestic Wabash swept to the left 
 and swung around to Fort Beauregard, the consorts following. 
 This movement, it will be observed, was nearly in a circle ; but an 
 ellipse is more nearly correct. At first the men on the transports 
 endeavored to give expression to their approval of each shot and 
 what it had probably accomplished ; but the shots became so fre- 
 quent and abundant, too, that to individualize them were well-nigh 
 impossible. Whenever during the fight there was a time the firing 
 was slow, the men found their throats, and cheers went up almost 
 sufficient to deafen the man at the mast-head. Language is entirely 
 inadequate to faithfully describe the fight. To stand at a safe dis- 
 tance and fairly view a terrific fight, like that at Port Royal, was 
 indeed an enjoyable feast and made a lasting impression. The 
 bare mention of " Port Eoya,l," or even the sight of the words in 
 print, instantly awakens in the mind and memory of every man who 
 saw that memorable battle unspeakable emotions. 
 Of the fight, DuPont said : — 
 
 Sights adjusted at 550 yards Signal to get under way at 8 a.m. 
 
 ... at 8.10, the Wabash started .... at 9.26, the first gun from Fort 
 "Walker, and second by Beauregard .... then by Wabash, and next the 
 Susquehanna, .... and so on, .... at 11.30, Fort Walker's flag shot 
 away, .... at 1.15, the Ottaiva signalled that Fort Walker was abandoned 
 
 .... Signal repeated a few minutes later by the Pembina Sent 
 
 Comdr. Rodgers with flag of truce, and he hoisted the Union flag over Fort 
 Walker at 2.20 .... at 2.45 the Wabash anchored, and Comclr. C. R. P. 
 Rodgers was sent on shore with marines. The transports then came up 
 rapidly, and Brig. -Gen. AVright's brigade landed by nightfall .... flag 
 
 hoisted over Beauregard next morning, by Lieut. Comdr. Ammen 
 
 The Wabash passed flve times between the forts. 
 
 THE CONFEDERATE DEFENCES. 
 
 FORT WALKER. 
 
 The commanding officer was Gen. T. F. Drayton. His brother 
 commanded the Federal gunboat PocaJiontas, one of the bombarding 
 fleet. The troops in and about the fort were the Fifteenth South 
 Carolina, three companies of the Ninth South Carolina, a part of the 
 Twelfth South Carolina, the Georgia Volunteers, Capt. Reed's Bat- 
 tery, and two companies of Wagner's South Carolina Artillery. 
 
 FORT BEAUREGARD. 
 
 The commanding officer was Col. R. G. M. Dunovant. The 
 troops in and about the works were 640 men of the Twelfth South 
 Carolina, and the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery. Fort Beauregard 
 had 24 guns, and the outer work 6 guns. 
 
 CONFEDERATE FLEET. 
 
 Commodore (?) Josiah Tatnall, with eight steamers. 
 
Nov. '61.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
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 THE PORT ROYAL FIGHT. 
 
 (Showing to a greater uicety the path of the attacking Bquadron.) 
 
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64 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Noo. '61. 
 
 CASUALTIES AND INCIDENTS. 
 
 An 80-poimd shot went through the mainmast of the Wabash 
 without disabliug it. Fleet loss, 8 killed, 23 wounded. The Wa- 
 bash was struck 34 times, the Painiee 9 times, the Bienville 5 times. 
 
 Note found at Bay Point : — 
 
 Bay Point, Nov. 7, 18G1, 5 p.m. 
 Twelfth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers. I am compelled to 
 leave some poor lelloAvs who cannot be removed. Treat them kindly. Let 
 your motto be, " ir/iiaros mali miseros snccitrrere disc." After tlie otlier fort 
 bad fallen, we preferred leaving our untenable position, to assist in estab- 
 lishing the Southern Confederacy to better purposes tban we can in Fort 
 Lafayette. Stephex Elliott, Col. Com'd'g 
 
 South Carolina Vols, and Fort Beauregard. 
 
 The retreat from Fort Walker was so hasty, they scattered their 
 arms and equipments all along the roads and about the steamboat 
 landing at Seabrook, and hundreds were afterward picked up by our 
 men. Several men were pushed overboard and drowned at Sea- 
 brook. 
 
 The steam gunboat Pocahontas, Comdr. Percival Drayton 
 (brother of the rebel commander on shore), came in late, having been 
 detained by the storm, but took part in the latter part of the en- 
 gagement, the two brothers exchanging iron compliments. 
 
 In the house used as the rebel headquarters, after Comdr. 
 Rodgers had raised the American flag upon it, a sailor stumbled 
 over and broke a wire leading to a torpedo. An explosion followed 
 and the sailor was knocked senseless, though not much injured. 
 
 The first man killed in the fight was a sailor named Thomas 
 Jackson, on the Wabash ; and when the report of casualties reached 
 the North, many erroneously supposed our Sergt.-Maj. Thomas M. 
 Jackson was the man. 
 
 The rebel commander at Wilmington notified his War Depart- 
 ment on the 7th that he had sent one regiment and one battery to 
 Charleston. 
 
 From M. Quad, in "Field, Fort and Fleet," we glean as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 Aside from the forts, Port Royal was defended by a "fleet " of six or 
 eight nondescript craft, on which guns had been mounted, and which were, 
 for convenience sake, called gunboats. The fleet was under command of 
 Com. Tatnall. . . . his title to " Commodore" was never justified by cir- 
 cumstances or surroundings. .... On the 4th of November .... Tatnall 
 moved boldly down .... and gave battle. DuPont's flagship, the old 
 Wabash, could have sunk Tatnall's whole fleet. Tatnall fired a few rounds, 
 received a dozen or more shots in exchange, and concluded not to sink the 
 Federal fleet that day. Again, on the 5th, he moved down, opened fire, and 
 this time had splinters knocked about his ears before he retreated. After 
 he was chased behind the forts he was not again thought of until after 
 Hilton Head was in Federal possession. Had his fleet been in the way, it 
 Avould have been sent to the bottom to save sailing through it Con- 
 federate officials had inspected the forts and asserted that they could sink 
 any vessel attempting to sail between, .... now came the test .... in- 
 fantry was stationed .... along the beach to prevent Sherman from 
 

 s v,\ 
 
 J^ 
 
 I- 
 
a. 
 
 Battery Brannan. 
 
 b. 
 
 " Brotvn. 
 
 c. 
 
 Viele. 
 
 d. 
 
 ' ' Wright. 
 
 e. 
 
 Fort Sherman. 
 
 f. 
 
 Battery Stevens. 
 
 !/■ 
 
 " Terry. 
 
 h. 
 
 " Williams. 
 
 A. 
 
 Fort Iloioell. 
 
 n. 
 
 " Welles. 
 
 a. 
 
 " Hunter. 
 
 D. 
 
 Drayton's Plantation 
 
 E. 
 
 Elliott's " 
 
 F. 
 
 Seabrook's " 
 
 G. 
 
 Pinckneii Island. 
 
 H. 
 
 Jenkins' ' ' 
 
 7. 
 
 Bull Island. 
 
 J. 
 
 Daufuskie Island. 
 
 K. 
 
 Braddock's Point. 
 
 L. 
 
 Baynard's Plantation 
 
 M. 
 
 Laicton's " 
 
 N. 
 
 Spanish Wells. 
 
 0. 
 
 Point Comfort. 
 
 F. 
 
 'Possum Point. 
 
 Q. 
 
 mil Plantation. 
 
 B. 
 
 Lemington " 
 
 S. 
 
 Muddy Creek. 
 
 T. 
 
 Hog Island. 
 
 U. 
 
 Brick Yard. 
 
 V. 
 
 Cherry Hill. 
 
 W. 
 
 Matthews' Plantation. 
 
 X. 
 
 Springfield " 
 
 y. 
 
 Cotton Hope. 
 
 Z. 
 
 Battery Mitchel. 
 
 3A. 
 
 Third New Hampshire (first camp). 
 
 3B. 
 
 {camp 1862-63). 
 
 3C. 
 
 " " (camp 1863, 
 
 
 Pinckney Id.) 
 
 3D. 
 
 " " « (camp 1864, mounted) 
 
 4. 
 
 General Hospital. 
 
 5. 
 
 Otter Hole. 
 
 6. 
 
 Gardner's Plantation. 
 
 7. 
 
 Honey Horn. 
 
 8. 
 
 Sand Hill. 
 
 9. 
 
 Crrassy Lawn. 
 
 10. 
 
 Mitchelville. 
 
 11. 
 
 Coggins' Point. 
 
 12. 
 
 Fairfield's " 
 
 13. 
 
 Battery Holbrook. 
 
Xnv. '61.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. O,-, 
 
 throwing .... troops ou shore The few shot which fell aiiioiiii the 
 
 fleet were aimed too high for serious damage .... two guns in Walker aud 
 one in Beauregard dismounted themselves, injuring a dozen men, and the 
 
 flrst broadside from the fleet dismounted two or three more The 
 
 shells in Walker were found to be too large for the I'arrotts, and fuses were 
 found defective .... the fleet could throAv grapeshot as far as the Con- 
 federav^es could throw shells and at a broadside from the fleet the Confed- 
 erates had to fall flat to escape the iron hail. Fort Walker had a gun dis- 
 abled every twenty minutes. In Beauregard, one shell from the ]]\(Ik(s/) 
 Avounded eleven men. The 3.s gnus in the two forts liad been reduced to 30 
 in the flrst half hour, and of these only 22 could be trained on the fleet. At 
 half-past one the officers of Fort Walker determined to evacuate. At that 
 time not more than five guns Avere in working condition. The decision to 
 vacate caused a panic and the guns were left without being spiked, as is 
 usual. Even a large quantity of ordnance and quarternuister's stores, on 
 the wharf, which could easily have been destroyed, Avere left untouched. 
 One of the last shots from the fleet bleAV up the hot shot furnace of Fort 
 Walker. The Wabash alone could have Avliipped both forts. Nothing but 
 shiftlessness prevented both forts from being fully garrisoned and provided 
 Avith proper shelters. Sherman could have landed and captured every Con- 
 federate; and yet his orders Avere against it. 
 
 SHERMAN'S REPORT. 
 
 Gen, Sherman made his report on the 8th, the snbstance of 
 which Avas as folloA\-s : After repeating Avhat may be fonnd snbstau- 
 tially repeated in other parts of the history, he says the original plan 
 of attack — army and navy combined — had to be set aside in con- 
 seqnence of the loss, during the voyage, of the greater portion of 
 the means of disembarkment ; and, coupled Avith this, the fact that 
 the only practicable place to land was found to be five or six miles 
 from the anchoring place of the transports. He says : I Avas a mere 
 
 spectator of the combat I deem the performance a masterly 
 
 one Too much praise cannot be awarded to the science and 
 
 skill exhibited by the Flag Officer [DuPont] and the officers con- 
 nected Avith his ships. Tlie island was strewn for miles Avith arms, 
 accoutrements and baggage of the rebels. 
 
 Gen. Sherman issued a proclamation to the people of South 
 Carolina, urging them to return to their allegiance. 
 
 Sherman's Supplementary Report (11 No\'. 'Gl) says, in sub- 
 stance : Fifty-two pieces of ordnance have fallen into our hands, all 
 large, with tine carriages, except eight or nine injured [ruined] by 
 our fire. Two fine 12-pounder hoAvitzers were found abandoned 
 near the ferry, about six miles distant. On clearing up the fort at 
 Hilton Head, the dead body of the Surgeon [Buist] was found in 
 one of the galleries. He had been killed and buried simultaneously 
 by the explosion of a shell. He was formerly an Assistant-Surgeon 
 in the U. S. army. Every white inliabitant has left the island. 
 Am now in possession of the forts on Hilton Head [Fort AValker, 
 and one at Braddock's Point, south end of island] and two on 
 Phillips Island. The unloading of our A^essels is very tedious, slow 
 and difficult, owing to the extended shallow shores, there being no 
 wharves. Expect to leave here Avith a large force as soon as our 
 defences are fully under Avay, to carry out the grand objects of the 
 expedition. 
 
GG THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xov. '61. 
 
 PORT ROYAL. — CONFEDERATE ACCOUNT. 
 
 Gen. Drayton's official report has the following : Distance be- 
 tween Forts Wallier and Beauregard, 2^ miles.- He left his head- 
 quarters at Beaufort by steamer, reaching Bay Point at 6 p.m., 
 4 Nov., passing Tatuall's fleet on the way. He remained at Bay 
 Point till 1.30 a.m., 5 Nov., in consultation with Col. Dunnovant, 
 commanding at that post. He then went to Tatnall's fleet, consult- 
 ing with Tatnall, and thence to Hilton Head, landing at dajiight. 
 He then sent a courier to Braddock's Point to order up Capt. Stuart's 
 company of the Ninth South Carolina, to be sent to Bay Point, via 
 Fort Walker. This company did not leave till the 6th, arriving at 
 Fort Walker same day. The company started on the morning of the 
 7th, on the Emma of Tatnall's fleet, for Fort Beauregard (Bay Point) ; 
 but when half-way across w^ere cut off by the advance of DuPont 
 and driven into Skull Creek, where the companj^ disembarked [and 
 presumably returned to Fort Walker, via Seabrook. — D. E.] 
 
 On the 6th, Fort Walker — until re-inforced from Savannah — 
 had 2 companies First South Carolina, 152 men; 3 companies 
 Ninth South Carolina, 210 men; and 4 companies Twelfth South 
 Carolina, 260 men: total, 622. 65 men of Capt. J. H. Scriven's 
 mounted guerrillas, acting as scouts and couriers, were stationed on 
 the beach, easterly of Fort Walker, at Camp Lookout. Fort 
 Walker was re-inforced on the 6th, at 4 p.m., Ijy 450 infantry under 
 Capt. Berr}^, and a battery of two 12-pounder howitzers with 50 
 men. Two hours later the Fifteenth South Carolina, with 650 men, 
 landed at Seabrook Wharf, Skull Creek. 
 
 Gen. Drayton then proceeded to describe the fight, and erro- 
 neously called the Wabash the Minnesota. The retreat began about 
 3 p.m., toward Ferry Point, about 6 miles off, the Fifteenth South 
 Carolina and the battery bringing up the rear. 
 
 At 1.30 a.m., the 8th, by the aid of Com. Tatuall's fleet, the 
 steamers St. John and Edisto, and three large flats, holding 150 men 
 each, left the island, without provisions or ammunition, except what 
 w^as in their guns or cartridge boxes. Some boxes of arms, which 
 had been left on the .wharf the night before by Col. Saussure's regi- 
 ment — belonging to sick men — could have been saved, and also a 
 box of swords ; but the captains of the Edisto and the St. Joint re- 
 fused to take them on board, after being ordered to do so. 
 
 The force on Bay Point was 640 men of Col. Dunnovant's 
 Twelfth South Carolina. 149 of whom were in Fort Beauregard under 
 Capt. Elliott of the Ninth South Carolina. Gen. Drayton says 
 the wharf at Seabrook was nearly completed when the enemy began 
 the attack, but in its incomplete state it performed successful ser- 
 vice. The flat and two troop boats arrived at -Jenkins Island Ferr}' 
 in time to assist in embarking the troops in retreat. Three other 
 similar boats were sent at the same time to White Hall Ferry and 
 assisted to perform the same service for Col. Dunnovant's troops 
 (Bay Point). Gen. Drayton says he had prepared a set of sig- 
 nals by flag, and only needed a few more da3"s to complete the same, 
 w^heu the attack was made. 
 
Nov. '61.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 67 
 
 Notwithstandiug the prompt measures adopted by Col. Duuno- 
 vant to effect his retreat, in the direction of the Narrows, it is sur- 
 prising, says Gen. Drayton, that, with the knowledge possessed 
 by the enemy — through Mr. Boutelle and others of the Coast Sur- 
 vey — Col. Dunnovant's retreat was not intercepted by guul>oats 
 passing up toward Beaufort; and mine (Gen. Drayton's) by 
 steamers taking passage through Skull Creek, toward the ferry 
 landings. Why they did not adopt this course, says Gen. Dray- 
 ton, must be left to time to explain. He gives the losses : — 
 
 
 Kille.l. 
 
 Wou7uled. 
 
 Fort Walker 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 Outside of same .... 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 Fort Beauregard .... 
 
 _ 
 
 13 
 
 Outside of same (3 sick). 
 
 
 
 Total, G6. 
 
 
 
 Before the sun was fairly up on the 8th, Bay Point was occu- 
 pied by Lieut. -Comdr. Ammeu of the navy, with a squad of marines. 
 They found no one there to oppose them. The rebels had destroyed 
 their surplus powder by throwing it into the moat, and of the guns, 
 about twenty-five in all, only three were found spiked. 
 
 The rebel Gen. Ripley officially notified the War Department, 
 8 Nov., that the enemy took Port Royal on the 7th, and that Gen. 
 Lee had arrived. This of course was one day late for that remark- 
 able gentleman to see the fun. Lee assumed command the 8th, and 
 announced his staff. 
 
 The same day, also, Capt. Gillmore (afterward General) made 
 a reconnoissance of Hilton Head Island with escort of Seventh 
 Connecticut, 900 men, under Col. Terry (afterward General), 
 under orders of Gen. Wright of same date, and proceeded first to 
 Seabrook, six miles across the island, to ascertain best positions 
 for batteries to control water communications, via Skull Creek, 
 between Charleston and Savannah. They started at 11 a.m., and 
 threw out skirmishers, reaching Seabrook at 2 p.m., without seeing 
 an}' enemy or even a white man. They there learned that about 
 300 of the enemy, with wounded, passed over the same road during 
 the previous night. There were found on the road, knapsacks, 
 haversacks, canteens, cartridge boxes, etc., scattered all along the 
 road and on the wharf at Seabrook, where they embarked in retreat. 
 A number of muskets and baj^onets also were found at the landing. 
 There was also found near the landing fifteen to eighteen large 
 wagon loads of bacon, hard bread, sugar, rice, corn, vinegar, etc. 
 Two loads were brought in by the party. Capt. Gillmore further, 
 said he found an excellent position at Seabrook for a battery, and 
 said a battery of five or six guns would be sufficient to close the 
 inland passage ; but to insure it against surprise, he recommended 
 an enclosed work, say for 1,000 men; and it should be begun at 
 once. I Thought fifteen guns would be enough. The wharf, he 
 said, required repairs. No post office at Seabrook. The roads were 
 good, but materials can best be taken to Seabrook bv water. 
 
68 THIRD NEW HAMrSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xur. '61. 
 
 A diary shows that our regiment had a detail rowing boats the 
 8th, in landing Stevens' Brigade at Bay Point. 
 
 On the- 9th, Private Amasa Niles of Co. G died on ship- 
 board, of fever. The Chaplain's diary of the 9th said: "We 
 buried him today. We took his body from the steamer after all 
 had left : and ten of ns went in a boat ; and far away on the beach, 
 under a palm [he meant palmetto] tree, had services and buried his 
 body. I laid a green palm bush [palmetto] on his grave, and 
 silently went away." 
 
 The Third New Hampshire landed the 9th, and went into camp 
 in a cotton field, pulling up the cotton to make room for tents. To 
 get on shore — to plant our feet on the other fellows' heath — was ex- 
 hilarating, inspiring ; and the boys capered about like young colts. 
 
 On landing, Co. E was sent out skirmishing, and visited two 
 plantations, staying at one of them over night. 
 
 Capt. Saxton, Chief Quartermaster, reported the 9th to Gen. 
 Meigs, Quartermaster-General, in substance- as follows: All the 
 vessels chartei'ed by him in New York have arrived safely. After 
 briefly summarizing the victory won, said all the stores have to be 
 landed through the surf — a tedious operation — and detaining large 
 steamers a long time. Said he had made requisition on Col. Tomp- 
 kins, Quartermaster at New York, for a steamer, pile driver, scow 
 and plank to build needed wharf, and asked the (Quartermaster- 
 General's approval. He suggested the keeping of two or three first- 
 class steamers like the Atlantic and Baltic constantly running between 
 Port Eoyal and New York. In two days, he said 150 contraband 
 negroes had come in ; and it would soon be necessary to furnish 
 them with coarse clothing. 
 
 Gen. Meigs approved and endorsed all contained in Capt. 
 Saxtou's letter, under date of loth, and the Secretary of War 
 approved: and it was decided, under date of 16th (the Quarter- 
 master-General advising it) that the Atlantic and Baltic be purchased 
 instead of chartered. 
 
 Almost the entire regiment detailed on the 10th to work at 
 beach in unloading vessels. Sunday could not be observed at that 
 time as a day of rest. No sermon first Sunday on shore. Ther- 
 mometer, 80°. The men w^orked very hard for forty-eight hours, — 
 not continually, but nearly so, — and ate but little, aS rations and 
 cooking had not yet got into shape. 
 
 Gen. Sherman on the same day issued two important orders, 
 the first directing the daily calls (routine) and forbade drill on 
 Sundays ; the second directed the First Brigade's (ours) pickets 
 •to cover from the shore north of fort to head of creek on its (our) 
 left ; the Second Brigade's pickets to cover from creek to the woods 
 and marsh on its left ; the Third Brigade's pickets to cover and ob- 
 serve the road leading to Braddock's Point, south of Broad Creek, 
 also the shore on its left. The Third Rhode Island to furnish 
 two non-coms, and fifteen men to observe the shore north of the 
 fort. All guards to be mounted at 4 v.si. He further directed that 
 
Nov. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 69 
 
 until the heav^^ details for fatigue duty are over, drills aud parades 
 will be conilued to a company parade aud inspection of arms at 8 
 A.M. daily, and then company drill till 9.80. 
 
 The rebel Gen. Lawtou, at Savannah, said he had only 5,500 
 troops all told; also 3,000 men iudift'erently armed and drilled, near 
 b}" and can be called. 
 
 The rebel Gen. Trapier, at Charleston, asked authority the 
 same day to declare martial law at Charleston. This looked a little 
 like demoralization. 
 
 HILTON HEAD. 
 
 A private letter written after landing, says : — 
 
 .... Here we are. surrounded b}' cotton, sweet potatoes, corn, beans, 
 mules, oranges, palmetto trees, Southern pines, niggers, palm and peanuts, 
 with here and there a live oak. Our camp .... is a cotton field of some 
 300 acres .... a portion has been picked once or twice, and is now more 
 than ready to be picked again .... negroes say four or five pickings, as it 
 does not ripen evenly .... we are a mile from the fort [Walker] .... 
 sweet potato fields near by .... took a party of four yesterday [Nov. 11] 
 and went exploring, about S miles, to the Ferry .... the island is one 
 great pine plain, interrupted only by an occasional swampy run. All pine 
 Avoods except here and there a plantation with its mansion house for the 
 master and any number of huts for the slaves. 
 
 Under date of the 11th, Gen. Sherman made a further report, 
 the substance of which was that 52 pieces, mostly heavy, have fallen 
 into our hands, all with line carriages except eight or nine, ruined 
 by our fire. Besides the wreck of smaller arms thrown awa}^ .... 
 in hasty retreat .... a light battery of two fine 12-poimder howit- 
 zers has been found near the ferry [Seabrook], six miles distant. 
 .... The flight extended to Braddock's Point, fifteen miles 
 distant. The fort there was deserted and its guns spiked. It has 
 one 10-inch Columbiad and two o.J-inch guns. On clearing out the 
 fort [Walker], the dead body of Dr. Buist, formerly an Assistant 
 Surgeon in the army, was found [killed by a shell and buried by 
 the falling earth] . He was the principal surgeon at the fort. 
 
 Gov. Pickens of South Carolina asked his Secretary of War 
 for more arms, and predicted that Stouo (Inlet) would be the point 
 of (our) attack upon Charleston, and that it would not take place 
 for weeks yet. 
 
 On this 11th day of November we will introduce Gov. Brown 
 of Georgia to the reader, as that was the day he notified his Secretary 
 of War that Savannah was menaced aud asked for more men and 
 guns. He was a Hcarey fellow, as will be seen later on. 
 
 THE RECEIPT OF THE NEWS AT THE NORTH. 
 
 The Bienville., a very fast gunboat (one of our fleet, and of the 
 attacking squadron), was selected to carry the good news to the 
 expec-jtant North. Left Hilton Head Sunday morning, 10 Nov., 
 and arrived at New York at 7 r.M., 13 Nov. (Wednesday evening), 
 touching at Fort Monroe to land the Captain (who went at once to 
 
70 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nov. -61. 
 
 Washingtou with despatches), Mr. S. S. Boutelle of the Coast 
 Survey, and Lieut. Wyman of the Pa/cvee, on sick list. During 
 Wednesday night, in New York City at least, type-setting, printing, 
 telegraphing, etc., must have been very lively: for the next morn- 
 ing's papers were almost filled with the stirring, startling and 
 cheering news. 
 
 The correspondents had done their work well and were deserving 
 of much credit. To their very full accounts the writer is indebted 
 for many important details, and this acknowledgment must stand 
 as " giving tliem credit." 
 
 The iV(?w York Herald, 14 Nov. '61, said: ''The complete suc- 
 cess of our great naval expedition on the waters of Port Royal and 
 Beaufort, South Carolina, marks, according to our anticipations, 
 the beginning of a new campaign against this colossal, reckless and 
 desperate Southern rebellion .... Not one of all the numerous 
 battles, bombardments and skirmishes of this war presents a more 
 inglorious running away than was in this case achieved by the self- 
 conceited and blustering chivalry of South Carolina .... We 
 may expect the immediate return of the transports of our great 
 squadron to ... . take down another column of ten or fifteen 
 thousand soldiers to Gen. Sherman, and so on till he shall have 
 been sufficiently re-inforced for an overland movement upon 
 Charleston or Savannah .... We are now practically com- 
 mencing to put down the rebellion." 
 
 How the news stirred the North ! With what eagerness the 
 papers were scanned ! Many looked only at the cold fact that 
 Port Royal was taken. But how eagerly and tenderly the mother, 
 the father, or sister, or wife, looked hastily through the " casualties " 
 list ; for though elated at the victor}^, the bare thought that a loved 
 one had perished in the storm, or had sacrificed his life in the fight, 
 or would be borne home maimed, was uppermost ; and they needed to 
 know the worst. What a sigh of relief went up when it was fully 
 shown that the casualties were so few ! That so much had been 
 accomplished and so little sacrificed ! The storm itself had had its 
 effect at home ; and as the mere bits of news of this or that vessel 
 lost reached the press, it would have created no great additional 
 mental suftering had the news come that almost the entire fleet had 
 gone to the bottom. 
 
 COL. JOHN A. WAGENER'S REPORT. 
 
 Under date of the 11th, Col. John A. Wagener, who was in 
 command at Fort Walker on the 7th, reported substantially as fol- 
 lows : He makes the report from Charleston, and begins by allud- 
 ing [in sori'ow, probably] to the fatiguing retreat from Hilton Head, 
 and calls the 7th a disastrous day. Said his right channel battery, 
 Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 guns, was served by the German Artillery, 
 Co. A, Capt. D. Wenrer. Left channel battery, Nos. 10, 11, 12 
 and 13, was served b}^ Co. C, Ninth [actually the Eleventh] South 
 Carolina Volunteers, Capt. Joseph Bedon. These were the front 
 batteries, and both under Maj. A. M. Huger, First Artillery, South 
 
Xov. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 71 
 
 Carolina Militia. The tiankiug and rear guns were manned by de- 
 taohmeuts from Capts. Bedon's, Canaday's and White's companies of 
 Ninth [actually the Eleventh] South Carolina Volunteers, all under 
 Capt. Canaday. The reserve was uuder Capt. White. Said he 
 directed the first gun himself (a 32-pounder), and had it loaded with 
 a percussion shell; but it exploded in front of the muzzle. The 
 enemy had chosen a day entirely propitious to himself. The sea 
 was as smooth as glass ; the air just sufficient to blow our smoke in 
 our faces. Said the fleet fired with precision of target practice. 
 His engineers made a great mistake in not doing as he had previously 
 advised, /.e., in placing a battery on the bluff, which commanded his 
 flank [this probably means toward Drayton's] . Says the enemy 
 took position there and raked him. He quoted from Maj. Huger's 
 report at this point, which says of the Wabash (which he erroneously 
 called the Minnesota) : " She returned down our front, delivering a 
 beautifully accui'ate fire at short range, supported at rather longer 
 range by the fire of two other large ships of war." He then said : 
 "So soon as these positions had been established, the fort was 
 simply fought as a point of honor ; for from that moment we were 
 defeated," etc. 
 
 Col. Wagener then continued his own report, saying that at 11 
 A.M. it was reported to him that the Bay Point battery had been 
 silenced; and from that time they (at Fort Walker) redoubled their 
 exertions, etc. He said he was knocked down by a piece of shell, 
 between 12 and 1, and stunned ; and in consequence turned over the 
 command of the fort to Maj. Huger, to get a few minutes' rest. A 
 little after 1 p.m. Maj. Huger informed Col. Heyward, commanding 
 the island, that the ammunition was nearly gone ; and therefore it 
 was decided by the general commanding to evacuate. Three sections 
 of the German Artiller}^ under Capt. Harms, Lieut. Melchers and 
 Orderly Bischoff, were detailed to continue a slow fire while the 
 wounded were removed, and the garrison was ordered to retreat by 
 (lis]}ersion. About 2 o'clock, Maj. Huger ordered the last detachment 
 from their guns. " The fort was gone, but our honor was saved." 
 [Precisely what was meant by this is not apparent.] 
 
 Of the channel battery only three guns were in condition to con- 
 tinue the fight. He mentioned, among others, for conspicuous 
 bravery : Lieut. J. E. Heape, who saved a wounded man on the re- 
 treat ; Mr. Carlsen of the German Artillery, who replaced the Con- 
 federate flag on the ramparts in a storm of shot and shell ; Private 
 Julius Wagener (his only sou), a boy of 15, who replanted the Pal- 
 metto banner on the ramparts where it had been shot down ; Private 
 Geilfuss, German Artillery, who brought away the Palmetto flag; 
 Lieut. Melchers, who fired the last gun. He further said the entire 
 force on the works was 220 men ; and these, he said, had to resist 
 the overpowering array of 17 war vessels with nearly 400 guns of 
 the best and heaviest calibre. 
 
 Under the circumstances of the retreat, nothing could be saved. 
 The men had been working in their shirt sleeves, the sand had covered 
 their knapsacks and muskets, sometimes two or three feet deep. 
 Said his soldiers wei'e entirely destitute, and should be eared for by 
 
72 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xov. '61. 
 
 the State. The officers have lost all, some eveu their swords. The 
 Confederate tlag Avas rent into so many shreds that no piece could be 
 found. The Palmetto flag was saved and carried home, decorated, 
 as he said, wath many a token of the enemy's wrath. In conclusion 
 he said lie defended for live hours a position against the most scien- 
 tific and bravest seaman, which had been pronounced by one of our 
 [his] best generals and engineers as untenable. 
 
 The times were peculiar. On the 11th, the Chaplain's diary 
 said: " Sorted mail for whole expedition (our first mail). Com- 
 pleted my tent. Turkey for dinner ; goose for supper. Must have 
 been secesh, as I do not remember of bringing any. Our plaguey 
 mule got away last night, and have had to baric stuff up todaj\" 
 
 The rebel Secretary of War authorized Gen. Lee, the 11th, to 
 utilize the entire resources of South Carolina and Georgia under con- 
 trol of the government for his defence. It must be they must have 
 thought we were likel}^ to hitch a cable to the two States and that to 
 our fleet and sail off with them in tow. 
 
 Gen. Sherman issued an important order on the 1 1th, to the 
 effect that he found depredations on private property had been com- 
 mitted, etc. ; and all such must cease. He probably referred to the 
 unlawful seizing of hens, or to the misappropriation of pullets' eggs ! 
 He certainly could n't object to a soldier having a mule. One face- 
 tious fellow, on hearing of this order said, " Wat are we 'ere fur, 
 anyhow? " 
 
 The burial of Jacob Bartells of Co. H took place on the 12th, 
 with military honors. A sad time. 
 
 The Chaplain's diary of the 12th said: " For ten days I have 
 been sick. The boys treat me very kindly ; have brought me a 
 featherbed; don't know where they got it ; have fixed my tent up 
 nicely, and stay with me nights." 
 
 The rebel Col. Dilworth, commanding at Fort Clinch, said he 
 had on the 12th only 659 men for all Amelia Island, 20 miles long. 
 The U. S. war vessels are in sight every day, he said. His arma- 
 ment was 8 32-pouuders, 2 24-pounders, 1 32-pounder rifled, 1 10- 
 inch rifled, 3 8-inch Columbiads ; and he had 100 rounds for each gun. 
 
 As a sanitary measure, Gen. Viele ordered that the men of his 
 (First) brigade should be sent to the beach successively in squads of 
 25, under a non-com., to bathe, but not directly after meals. 
 
 Gen. Shermau also ordered same day, owing to the general 
 looseness about the camps, that all persons absent from their regi- 
 ments without passes should be arrested and sent to his headquarters ; 
 also, that returns be made for October. 
 
 RECONNOISSANCE TO BRADDOCK'S POINT. 
 
 A report dated 12 Nov. shows that Capt. Gillmore, with Gen. 
 Wright and staff, and an escort of five companies Seventh Connecti- 
 cut, Col. Terry, went from Hilton Head on the evening of the 10th, 
 and returned on the afternoon of the 11th. It saj's : "The party 
 
Xov. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 73 
 
 reached Lawtou's, 4 miles from Braddock's Point, about midnight. 
 Halted till 4 a.m., 11th. The party reached the point where the 
 road struck the beach, at daybreak, and halted. At daylight a com- 
 pany was sent to recounoitre, and it reported everything abandoned ; 
 and then all went forward. They found one battery with a •24- 
 pounder gun, old pattern, on a siege carriage ; also a battery of one 
 10-inch Columbiad on a new wrought-irdn carriage, on a wooden plat- 
 form with iron transverse circle. The parapet at that point was 263 
 feet long and contained a good magazine and some ammunition. 
 Three ordinary A tents were left standing, having been shaded b}' 
 branches of trees set in poles. Braddock's Point could not," said 
 Capt. Gillmore, "be held by us without a considerable force, except 
 by the active co-operation of the fleet, so as to enable us to control 
 Calibogue Sound." 
 
 The same day the rebel Secretary of War said to Gov. Brown 
 of Georgia, that to comply with his request would be suicidal. That 
 the government could not scatter its armies into fragments at the 
 request of each governor who might be alarmed. Ha ! here was a 
 cold shoulder ! Gov. Brown frightened ? Of course not. 
 
 To Gen. Trapier's request for authority to proclaim martial law 
 in Charleston, the Secretary of War replied that the Governor of the 
 State must take the responsibility of ordering it, if at all. 
 
 (^uite a large detail, the 12th, cutting hard pine timber, proba- 
 l»ly for some of the works to be erected near by. 
 
 On the 13th, for the first time, we had a brigade guard mount 
 at 4 P.M. 
 
 At this point the writer finds the first intimation of working on 
 the fortifications, and first reference to a wharf. (It must have 
 been an improvised affair at that early date.) "Took mail to wharf 
 this morning, pulled cotton tliis forenoon, and shovelled tonight," 
 said a diary. 
 
 Again Gov. Brown. He said 7,000 Enfield rifles had arrived 
 (by blockade ruLiners, of course), and he asked for half of them. 
 The rebel govei-nment directed the same day that onl}- men enlisted 
 for the whole war should be armed with the Enfield rifles, which 
 came on the Fingal^ recently arrived at Savannah. The Fhu/al was 
 an iron-clad steamer, and had a very valuable cargo of arms, etc. 
 Gov. Pickens of South Carolina also heard of its arrival ; and he at 
 once asked for part of its arms, concluding his appeal with these 
 words, "Arm us and we are safe." Gov. Brown was replied to thus : 
 " Will give you all that can be spared. Remember the ten other gov- 
 ernors are making just such remarks as yourself." Ten other govern- 
 ors alarmed ! Truly the war was an interesting subject — for them. 
 
 On the 13th, Gen. Sherman, finding it did n't work well, coun- 
 termanded his order requiring persons arrested for absence Avithout 
 passes to be brought to his headquarters. He also directed that a 
 General Officer of the Day be appointed, and a Brigade Guard 
 jNIount ; a General Police Officer and a Lieutenant to be appointed 
 weekly; a Provost Guard to be established, and appointed Maj. 
 Beard, Forty-eighth New York, Provost Marshal. 
 
74 THIRT) NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xor. '61. 
 
 Agaiu the Firnjal. Gov. Milton of Florida asked for some of 
 the arms, saying " Apalachicola is threatened." 
 
 As proof that the (our) government was ready to accord praise, 
 attention is invited to the fact (previously stated) as to the arrival 
 North of an officer with despatches. He was landed at Fort Mon- 
 roe, and hastened at once to Washington with the good news. On 
 the very next day (14th) a general order was issued, as follows : — 
 
 General Order No. 99 : 
 
 Headquarters Army, Adjutant-Gkxeral's Office, 
 Washington, 14 Nov. 1861. 
 The Major-General commanclins: announces to the army with much 
 pleasure : first, the brilliant reductions of the forts in Tort Royal harbor, 
 by the officers and sailors of our gallant Jieet, under tlie command of Flag 
 Officer S. F. DuPont; the utter rout of the enemy; the capture of tlie town 
 of Beaufort, and the lauding of Brig. -Gen. T. W. Sherman's army on the 
 
 coast of South Carolina The Major-General commanding cannot too 
 
 higlily extol the steadiness, courage and admirable conduct displayed by 
 officers, sailors and soldiers alike in tliese several engagements. He com- 
 mends them to the imitation of the wliole army. 
 
 By command of Maj.-Gen. Geo. B. McClellan. 
 L. Thomas, 
 
 Adjutant-General. 
 
 Gen. Sherman issued an order the same day referring to fatigue 
 details, and directed that dress parade be in the morning, and that 
 all orders be read at parade. He further directed that no sounds 
 shall be made on the drums for calls, except such as the regulations 
 require, and no drums to be beaten between taps and reveille, ex- 
 cept the long roll call. All detachments, except the one at Brad- 
 dock's Point, to be at once returned to their commands. 
 
 A diary says : "We were turned out last night by report of a 
 gun, the result being the killing of a man in the Eighth Maine." 
 
 Trees were put up on the 14th all through the camp, for pro- 
 tection from the sun. 
 
 The Secretary of War (rebel) notified Gen. Lee the 14th, that 
 the Fingal had 10,000 blankets and cannon on board; also, that he 
 has a letter from a citizen of Charleston making complaint about 
 matters there, and stated that the forts in the harbor were in in- 
 competent hands. That one Capt. Wagner was incompetent, 
 neglectful and dissipated, never spending his nights at the forts, but 
 in the city, in excesses and with persons of immoral character. 
 Rather serious charge ; but we were not counsel for Wagner. 
 
 Gov. Brown again to the fore. On hearing there were four 
 rifled cannon on the Fingal, he said : " Do let us have two of them 
 for fort [probably Pulaski. — D. E.] which lacks heavy guns." 
 
 The names of the forts taken by us on the 7th were changed, 
 by Gen. Sherman's General Order 29, of the 14th: Fort Walker, 
 Hilton Head, to be called Fort Welles ; Fort Beauregard, Bay Point, 
 to be called Fort Seward. 
 
 Note. — The former in honor of Secretary of Navy, the latter in 
 honor of Secretary of State. 
 
 The whole of Stevens' (Second) Brigade was on the 16th as- 
 signed to duty with the Engineers, in constructing the out-works and 
 trenches, and the brigade was relieved from all other duty. 
 
Xov. 'Gl.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 75 
 
 The Fivgal again. What a cargo she must have had ! Gov. 
 Pickens of South Carolina said the Fhir/al had cannon powder, and 
 asked for 30,000 pounds of it. 
 
 Gen. Sherman made another report to Washington, and we 
 make extracts from it. He said that, in consequence of the diffi- 
 culty and great amount of labor in landing our stores, some delay 
 must occur in continuing operations. That it was as distasteful to 
 him as to the authorities at Washington. In the meantime he con- 
 sidered it necessary to intrench, etc., and when completed would 
 send plans. That in continuing operations two plans suggested 
 themselves. First, to hold Hilton Head and Phillips Island with a 
 strong force, and proceed with a sufficient force and nav^^ and open 
 another important harbor. This would be carrying out " the original 
 and actual object of the expedition, and for which object only our 
 means have been provided," said he. Second, to occupy the points 
 first mentioned, as well as Beaufort, as a base of operations, and act 
 thence on a line of operations embracing Port Royal Island and the 
 road to Pocotaligo, the nearest point on the Savannah & Charleston 
 Railroad, into the southern counties of the State, threatening Savan- 
 nah, etc., or to operate from the base of Hilton Head through the 
 interior creeks and' channels leading into the Savannah River below 
 Savannah and near Fort Jackson, thus laying siege to Savannah and 
 cutting off Fort Pulaski. These last would require more laud 
 transportation than he then had, and the latter an outfit of boats 
 with which he was insufficiently supplied. The former would re- 
 quire a small cavalry force. In conclusion he said the original plan 
 was apparently the only one open. 
 
 The resignation of Capt. O. Luduc was accepted on the 15th, by 
 Gen. Sherman's General Order 31. [This to show how early (soon) 
 Gen. Sherman was called upon to part with his officers.] 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Bell of the Fourth New Hampshire was appointed 
 Inspector-General on the 15th, by Gen. Sherman; and Col. Brown 
 of the Third Rhode Island was placed in command of the Military 
 Depot at Fort Welles. 
 
 A large detail on the 15th from our regiment (66 each from D, 
 E and G), digging ditches and building breastworks all day; and it 
 is recorded that whiskey juice was passed around for the boys to 
 smell of. The drafts upon the men for work of various kinds was 
 telling upon them at this time, and many of us were " used up." 
 
 In addition to the large detail for fortification work of that day, 
 there was a call for 600 men to build a wharf. 
 
 On the 16th Gen. Lee assigned Com, Ingraham, C. S. Navy, to 
 the connuand of the forts in Charleston Harbor ; to superintend the 
 preparation and armament of the batteries for defence of Charles- 
 ton, and assign naval officers to batteries ; and to receive further 
 orders from Flag Officer Tatnall. 
 
 The same day Col. Fellows was directed by Lieut. -Col. Bell, 
 Inspector-General, to send to him the names of any intemperate or 
 inefficient otficers. The purpose of this was to order such before a 
 Board convened to rid the Department of objectionable officers. As 
 
76 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xur. '61. 
 
 the Third New Hampshire had no material coming within the re- 
 quirements of Col. Bell's letter, Col. Fellows had no reply to make, 
 of course. 
 
 Gen. Sherman, on the 16th, appointed Lieut. Keenau, U. S. 
 Volunteers, Chief Signal Officer of the Department. We got another 
 mail the same day. 
 
 Gen. Sherman reported again to Washington, in substance as 
 follows : He said that the position of his forces necessitated the 
 most active operations during the coming winter, the climate render- 
 ing it impracticable after April next. We have now, he said, the 
 valuable harbors of Port Royal and St. Helena, and he predicted 
 one other shortly. He recommended a fort on Hunter's [Hunting] 
 Island, to secure the important roadstead of St. Helena. After se- 
 curing these points, he said, and establishing a tine base for inland 
 operations, he would not have many men left for such operations. 
 Recommended an additional force of 10,000 men, some regulars 
 among them, also artillery. The volunteer force was not, he said, 
 adapted to artillery. We shall require three or four steamers, 
 not over 9 feet draught, capable of taking 800 or 1,000 men, 
 for operation in the rivers and creeks ; and two ferry boats, drawing 
 5 to 6 feet. Also, about 100 row boats, capable* of carrying 40 to 
 50 men each, with kedges and oars. A few of them should be large 
 enough to transport pieces of artillery and siege guns. He asked to 
 have the lightships oft" Port Royal replaced, and the lighthouse on 
 Hunting Island be re-lighted. He wanted more engineer officers, 
 and three ordnance sergeants, the two he now had being at Fort 
 Welles and Fort Seward. 
 
 Co. D came in the IGth from picket at and near Drayton's 
 Plantation. The men were laden with SAveet potatoes and other 
 necessaries. They i-eported a negro prayer meeting on the previous 
 night at Drayton's, in which Capt. Dunbar and others took part. 
 This was the first of the kind since we landed, and the boj's appre- 
 ciated it. 
 
 Gen. Lee sent Gen. Trapier the 16th from Charleston to Fernan- 
 dina, and Gen. Ripley was assigned to Charleston. 
 
 On the 16th, as if in preparation for another expedition, the 
 following troops were ordered to embark, though the order did not 
 reach camp till the 1 7th : — 
 
 Third New Hampshire, C> companies, Steamer Daniel Webster. 
 
 4 companies, " Marion. 
 
 rort.y-seventh New York " Star of the South , 
 
 Forty-eiii'hth New York " Cahnvha. 
 
 Eiiihth Maine " Ariel. 
 
 Volunteer Engineers, 2 companies, . " Oriental. 
 
 Third Rhode Island " Matanzas. 
 
 A very singular occurrence on the 16th. In burning off the 
 wood from the east side of the island, to make room for our line of 
 fortifications, four rebel soldiers were smoked out, who had secreted 
 themselves since the 7th, and had meanwhile eaten sweet potatoes 
 to keep their sweet lives — and it is said they ate them raw. They 
 were taken immediately to the Provost Marshal, and did n't appear 
 to be very unhappy at their discovery and relief. 
 
Xov. '61.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 77 
 
 HILTON HEAD. 
 
 A private letter of ISth Nov. says : — 
 
 I was surprised to see the amount of property that had been brought 
 ashore from the fleet in boats, and for the want of wharves had been thrown 
 overboard from the boats on the l^each, and laid in one indiscriminate 
 mass all along the shore for a mile. Arm}' wagons (in pieces), heavy siege 
 guns, cannon balls, timber and lumber (tied into rafts and fastened to the 
 shore with ropes), boxes and a host of other stuff". The tide was high and 
 nearly covered everything that did not float. 
 
 On the 18th of November the order to embark was received; 
 and of course we had no knowledge of proposed destination. Possi- 
 bly we were to go to Charleston ; and if so, we should not get off so 
 easily as to fighting as on 7th inst. 
 
 Gov. Milton of Florida was in trouble again. He complained 
 to Jeff. Davis that no one appeared to be in command in Florida, in 
 a military line, and asked for a competent man — say Col. Richard 
 F. Floyd — to be appointed at once, or he him- 
 self authorized, in which latter case he would 
 himself take charge and defend the State from 
 invasions. He asked for 1,000 each of En- 
 field sabres and pistols, and a few hundred 
 bags of buckshot. Said the State's gallant 
 sons and daughters would rather perish 
 bravely, sword in hand, vindicating their 
 rights, than yield submissively to or entertain 
 a moment's thought of living under the same 
 government with the people of the North. negro hut 
 
 What a state of things ! 
 
 The same day our Chaplain, with an assistant, struggled with a 
 heap of parcels, mostly money, being sent home by the men, by ex- 
 press. 'Twas the first opportunity since landing ; and the packages 
 were numerous, and slightly enhanced by the proposal to embark, 
 we knew not what for or where going. 
 
 We were having at that time the usual drills, dress parades and 
 fatigue details. 
 
 As a reminder of the great storm. Gen. Sherman dismissed, on 
 the 20th, "from all military connection with the expedition," Chief 
 Engineer Hibbard Sabin, Third Asst. Engineer T. G. Smith, and 
 Carpenter W. H. Oderall, all of the Win field Scott, for deserting 
 the vessel, with five feet of water in the hold and five companies 
 of Fiftieth Pennsylvania on board. 
 
 There had been so much mutinous conduct on board transports 
 in the harbor, that Gen. Sherman the same day directed the Chief 
 (Quartermaster to procure a quantity of " cuffs, and ball and chain." 
 He evidently meant to have order. 
 
 On the same day, also, there were only seven companies at 
 parade, the other three being on fatigue duty. 
 
 We had a general inspection the same day, with knapsacks on, 
 by Lieut. -Col. Bell (Fourth New Hampshire), Inspector-(4eneral. 
 In his report of it he said: "The regiment is in good condition of 
 
78 THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nov. '61. 
 
 police, drill aud appearance .... the Quartermaster has on hand 
 thirteen horses aud five wagons .... one hospital stores Avagon, 
 one 2-horse ambulance, one 1 -horse amlnilanee, with horses for 
 same. Hospital admirably managed. Hospital fund, $80.01. with 
 653 rations due. Only three men have been tried by general court- 
 martial since organization .... to complete the equipment of the 
 regiment requires 936 pairs pants, 936 pairs socks . . . . 179 
 forage caps . . . . " That showed that at that early date our Con- 
 cord (grey) pants had worn out, or that it was extremely desirable 
 that we change to blue — perhaps both reasons existed. An ex- 
 traordinary mail (also express) was sent North the same day by our 
 Chaplain. 1,800 letters ! 
 
 Our hearts were gladdened on the 20th by the arrival of the BeJ- 
 videre, which we had mourned as lost in the storm with all on board. 
 As the Third New Hampshire had about twenty on board, and the 
 Belvidere had a peculiarly trying experience, it is given separately. 
 
 On the 20th, also, Gen. Sherman, in furtherance of the con- 
 templated movement, ordered the following officers, with their De- 
 partments, to embark, viz. : Capt. Fuller, Assistant Quartermaster; 
 Capt. Scull, Commissary Subsistence ; Lieut. Porter, Ordnance De- 
 partment ; Lieut. Tardy, Corps of Engineers. 
 
 Only 12 men sick in our hospital on the 21st, two of them dan- 
 gerously so. Corp. Zeri Sager of Co. F died 21st. Seven compa- 
 nies at work at beach 21st, and only three companies on dress 
 parade; and Capt. Dunbar was Officer of the Day. 
 
 An order was issued the 21st from an unusual source. Our 
 Surgeon (Dr. Moulton) with duty and the good of the men only in 
 mind, issued an order, duly numbered, etc., and having in it all the 
 solemnity and dignity requisite for the desired effect, requiring that 
 every man should bathe twice a week, that each tent be swept dail}', 
 and the sides raised for two hours. This was duly approved by Col. 
 Fellows and promulgated. 
 
 On the 21st, also. Gen. Sherman, having a desire to know all 
 that was going on about him, directed that all orders to outlying de- 
 tachments be sent through his Headquarters. 
 
 Gen. Lee decided, the 21st, that the only points to be defended 
 were the entrance to Cumberland Sound and Brunswick, and the 
 water approaches to Savannah and Charleston. Said he had put 
 several naval officers on land duty as ordnance and artillery officers. 
 
 On the 22d the men who had returned to us from (on) the 
 Belvidere^ returned to it as it la}' in the harbor (horses, etc., not yet 
 landed), expecting to start with proposed new expedition. 
 
 Target practice was ordered by Gen. Sherman on the 23d, 
 "but at present only for the guards, on being relieved." The 23d 
 was one of the windiest since our arrival here. 
 
 Co. D was detailed on fatigue on the 25th ; and we find the men 
 were beginning to bank up their tents, for obvious reasons. This 
 was forbidden later. 
 
 As a sort of supplement to the incidents of the 7th inst., we 
 were startled and shocked on the 25th by the information that in 
 
Xor. '61.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 79 
 
 cleaning up the fort (Walker, uow Welles) thirteen dead bodies of 
 soldiers were found, having been buried with their equipments, etc. 
 
 As proofs of the pressing needs of the service in the matter of 
 labor: while we were on dress parade, Co. E was ordered, 25th, to 
 leave the line and go to the beach to work ; and their dinners were ■ 
 carried down to them. A diary of that day said, "Co. E worked 
 on the dock;" and it would appear that the new Avharf had been at 
 least begun. Our Chaplain took a ride over the island, the 25th, 
 with Mr. Lane, and said, after it: "1 saw slaver}'' today in its full 
 aspect, and am wiser tonight than this morning." 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Wilson, Ordnance Officer, reported to Gen. Sher- 
 man on the 25th. 
 
 Gen. Sherman, under date of 25 Nov. 1861, reported he had 
 found stowed away on Ladies Island two lighthouse apparatus, in- 
 cluding lamps and reflectors, and a large quantity of oil, and had 
 turned the same over to Com. DuPont, as the better custodian, 
 Com. DuPont already having one, found by him at Beaufort. He 
 (Gen. Sherman) also said he found Tj^bee Island and its forts de- 
 serted, and Com. DuPont had on the day previous sent some gun- 
 boats down there. In another report of same date (21st) Gen. 
 Sherman said his scouts had recently found a deserted work on 
 Ladies Island, and spiked the guns, which would be brought in later. 
 The scouts had discovered the enemy to have an outpost at Port 
 Roj^al Ferr}', and their main force to be at Pocotaligo. 
 
 On the same date Lieut. Wilson of the Engineers reported to 
 Gen. Sherman that he had made an examination of the ferries lead- 
 ing from Hilton Head Island at two points — Ferry Point and Span- 
 ish Wells. Distance from Ferry Point to the White House opposite 
 was 1.54 miles or 2,714 yards. He further stated that negroes said 
 the ferry was only used at high tide, and men, horses, carriages, 
 etc., could be crossed in scows. Spanish Wells was opposite May 
 River and had a good landing, with deep water at 50 yards from the 
 shore. 
 
 Com. DuPont reported the same day to the Navy Department^ 
 that Tybee Island was in our possession, having been abandoned 
 (no date named). Said the Flag, Augusta and the Pocahontas were 
 at anchor abreast Tybee beacon, and the Savannah (another gun- 
 boat) was to be sent there too. 
 
 The first mention of fresh beef was on the 2Gth, when Co. D 
 sent a detail to butcher for the Commissary Department, resulting in 
 fresh meat dinners. We got our first frost that night. The boys 
 began to bank up none to soon. 
 
 The rebel ordnance officer. Gill, at- Savannah, reported to (ien. 
 Lee, the 27th, the condition and armament of each of the forts on 
 or below the Savannah, and recouunends for the shot guns of his 
 men a blank cartridge, with linen bag containing twelve buck shot. 
 Just think of it I A round dozen at each discharge ! 
 
 W^got a mail the 27th. In the matter of mails, the writer will 
 here state that a "mail" will invariably mean a mail received; and 
 as each such Avas an event of no small importance to us, they will be 
 
80 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. []Vov. 'Gl. 
 
 mentioned frequently, but without using (wasting) space. If the 
 word "mail" occurs standing alone by itself, it will be sufficient. 
 
 On the 27th, too, another rebel reference. The rebel Lieut. - 
 Col. Colcock, mounted regiment at Camp Marion (probably not far 
 .from Bluftton), sent word to C4en. Drayton that he had sent a detail 
 of about 45 men to Bulls Island, and they had captured 38 negroes, 
 belonging mostly to Joseph Baynard, who had tried to join the 
 Yanks. He further said : "I neglected to inform you that Baynard's 
 fellow (Pompey) had to be killed to prevent his escape." This 
 little missive was endorsed by Gen. Drayton and sent to Gen. Lee, 
 thus : " Gen. Drayton takes great pleasure in forwarding the en- 
 closed to Gen. Lee, and trusts the next one may result in the cap- 
 ture of some of the Lincolnites." 
 
 Capt. (then Lieutenant) Ayer, after reaching Bay Point, the 
 27th, said that he saw an earthwork up the beach, say a mile and 
 a half from Bay Point, with six pieces of light artillery mounted. 
 They had been spiked wnth three-cornered files. [This was usually 
 done with rat-tail tiles. — D. E.] One piece was left loaded to the 
 muzzle with grape. At Bay Point he saw a piece literally split 
 through its centre by an explosion. 
 
 The same day a diary said, "Helped fix up a place for reli- 
 gious meetings." 
 
 Adjt.-Gen. Thomas (Washington, D. C.) instructed Sherman, 
 under date of 27 Nov. 1861, to seize all cotton and other property 
 which might be used to our prejudice. That part not wanted to be 
 shipped to New York. The service of negroes to be used in pick- 
 ing, storing, etc., as well as in constructing defensive works. Four 
 additional regiments have been ordered to join your command. 
 
 Under same date. (27) Gen. Sherman reported that owing to 
 the want of an engineer officer (one sick, one on recounoissauce and 
 one already employed at Hilton Head), he had himself been to Tybee 
 and made reconnoissance that day, with view to reduction of Fort 
 Pulaski, and finds it practicable. He asked for ten regiments of 
 infantry, not over one of cavahy, and one regiment of regular 
 artillery, several ordnance, artillery and engineer officers, and a 
 pontoon bridge. 
 
 The last Thursday in November arrived — the time when we 
 were wont, at our peaceful homes, to lay aside the cares and duties 
 of every-day life and give ourselves up to pleasure, relaxation or 
 religious service, or perhaps a little of each. In accordance with 
 the custom. Col. Fellows endeavored to cater to our wishes, and 
 issued a Thanksgiving proclamation : and in it excused us from all 
 unnecessary drill. He also .very kindly invited the officers of the 
 regiment to dine with him. The records fail to disclose the name 
 of any absent officer who could not avail himself of the invitation, 
 neither does the record disclose the bill of fare. They probably had 
 " beef-a-la-reb " and " seceshers on toast." The table was graced 
 by the presence of the wife of Dr. (Surgeon) Eastman of the 
 Fourth New Hampshire. 
 
4. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 S. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 14. 
 1.-). 
 Next 
 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 20. 
 21. 
 
 Hiintp.r. 
 
 I.OIKJ. 
 
 Brown. 
 
 LovewcU. 
 
 Atwood. 
 
 Mason. 
 
 Gardner. 
 
 Dennis & RichanUon. 
 
 Mrs. Mary PolUxa. 
 
 Ilujtjlns. 
 
 Wakefield No. 12. 
 
 Douglass No. 11. 
 
 Dunhur No. 10. 
 
 Lau-rence No. 9. 
 
 Bullard No. S. 
 
 Taylor No. 7. 
 
 O'Nell No. e.i. 
 
 Cahill No. 6. 
 
 Beard No. 5. 
 
 Dennis No. 4. 
 
 Morgan & Mar.sh No. S 
 
 Guard. 
 
 Forage, llonse. 
 
 Laborers' Quarters. 
 
 Hospital Stable. 
 
 23. 
 24. 
 
 2r,. 
 
 26. 
 27. 
 28. 
 29. 
 30. 
 31. 
 32. 
 33. 
 34. 
 35. 
 36. 
 37. 
 38. 
 39. 
 40. 
 a. 
 41. 
 42. 
 43. 
 44. 
 45. 
 
 Blacksmith. 
 
 Carpenter. 
 
 Stables. 
 
 Post Quarterma.'<ler'Stores. 
 
 ■ ^^W Quartermastej 
 
 ■ Wagon House. 
 Ice House. 
 Adams Hxpress. 
 Post Office. 
 Printing Office. 
 Hotel. 
 
 Quartermaster's Depc, 
 Officers' Quarters. 
 Chief Commissary. 
 District Headquarters. 
 Medical Purveyor. 
 Ordnance Department. 
 Bakery. 
 
 Commissary Stores. 
 
 Barracks. 
 
 Theatre. 
 
 Church. 
 
 Stotter. 
 
 Pier 1277 ft. long, 22ft. low water. 
 
 sca.lt 
 
 :ioo , 300 
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 HILTON HEAD.S.C 
 1864 
 
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yov. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 81 
 
 After dress parade (iu the moruing at that time, though the 
 usual time for parade was late in the afteruoou) the Colonel gave 
 us the day to ourselves, and we gave ourselves up to perfect relaxa- 
 tion. The day's serenity was marred only by the sad funeral of 
 Private Sanborn of Co. I. A large number of the Fourth New 
 Hampshire men came 
 over in the evening. 
 
 Though we were 
 ordered on the 17 th to 
 embark (promulgated 
 the 18th), we did not 
 embark till the 29th, 
 and then only to return 
 at once on shore and to 
 learn later that we had 
 embarked for practice, 
 just to see how quickly we could do it iu case of emergency ! This 
 may be, and probably is all right ; but as individuals we didn't like it. 
 
 Gen. Lee reported, the 19th, the occupation of Tybee Island. 
 He said : "On Sunday last, 24th instant, the eneiny crossed Savan- 
 nah bar with five of his vessels, and made a lodgement on Tybee. 
 Subsequently three other vessels joined them, and the force on 
 Tybee was reinforced. Five vessels (one a frigate, said to be the 
 Sabine) were then inside the bar." 
 
 Gen. Sherman on the 30th made a reconnoissance on Tybee 
 Island, having as escort three companies of the Fourth New 
 Hampshire under Maj. Drew. 
 
 Corporal Joseph A. Peavey of Co. G was buried the 30th. 
 
 November was a month of great interest. Ushered in by a 
 terrible storm, and the last act a military funeral. 
 
 POPE'S, HILTON HEAD. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 A War Department order of 13th authorized the issue of 
 " Fielden's Pure Extract of Coffee" in place of sugar and coffee 
 rations, and also provided that insane soldiers shall receive free 
 treatment at the Insane Hospital at Washington. 
 
 To show the difficulties that the authorities at Washington were 
 under, particularly during the earlier part of the war, in discerning 
 how everything should Ije done, the following is given as a fair 
 illustration : On the 2.oth of November an order provided that all 
 missingi in action or taken prisoners thereafter, or then prisoners, 
 should be transferred to skeleton regiments then forming, in their 
 respective States, to be formed entirely of such missing officers and 
 
82 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [N'ov. '61. 
 
 men. This was an attempt to clean up the rolls of regiments in 
 the field, so that they would not be prevented from recruiting : 
 because so long as these missing persons were borne on the rolls, 
 their places could not be filled. This order was revoked entire on 
 20 Feb. 1862. This revocation did not accomplish the result 
 intended, inasmuch as there had been some cases of compliance 
 with the November order; and on 10 May 18G2, to correct all 
 the action under the original order, another order was issued, 
 directing the re-transfer to their original regiments of all such as 
 had been transferred under the November order. This straightened 
 out the whole matter. The powers that were, had and should have 
 our warmest sympathy. 
 
 The important statistics for the month, for the whole Depart- 
 ment (not yet called Department of the South) are : Total troops 
 13,225 ; wounded and sick, 4,481 ; died, 5G ; hospital cases of 
 wounds, etc., 118; died of wounds, etc., 2. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 
 Band .... 
 Co. A . . . 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
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DKCEIVTBER, 1861. 
 
 rr WAS SUNDAY, the 1st of December, and we had our 
 usual inspection and dress parade. Mail. Adjt. Hill 
 was on sick list that day, and Lieut. Emmons of G 
 acted as adjutant (and for several days following). 
 
 Capt. Gillmore reported, the 1st, to Gen. Sherman 
 the result of an examination of Tybee Island. Said he 
 went to Tybee on the Ben Deford 29 Nov. 1861, with 
 escort of three companies Seventh New Hampshire, under 
 Maj. Drew, landing next day. He fully described the 
 island, and also the tower and field-work surrounding it. Said he 
 •deemed the reduction of Fort Pulaski from Tybee practicable, by 
 mortars and rifled gun batteries. Said he thought, after range had 
 been established, could drop five-eighths of all shells fired within the 
 fort. Said he learned there were 700 men in Fort Pulaski, 200 of 
 whom went there 30 Nov. He suggested the occupation of Tybee 
 by one full regiment at once and until plans were determined. 
 
 Another sad reminder that day of the fight of 7th ult. Five 
 rebel officers came with a flag of truce, requesting the body of Dr. 
 Buist, left accidentally buried in the fort. After the proper formali- 
 ties, the body was disinterred and surrendered to them, together 
 with his watch, etc., which had been removed previous to second 
 burial. 
 
 There were seven companies detailed on duty away from the 
 regiment on the 2d ; and at night, for variety, Ave had the long roll 
 call. A large number of men were butchering that day, and that 
 looked like fresh beef for the troops. The cotton question was a 
 serious one, not only for Gen. Sherman, but for the Government as 
 well. Just what to do with King Cotton when captured, whether in 
 one bale or one bag, disturbed many a \oy\\\ breast. 
 
 On the 3d Dec, Gen. Sherman undertook to dispose of the 
 matter, by appointing Wm. H. Nobles an agent of the United States 
 to collect cotton, and authorized him to employ negroes to collect, 
 pick and pack it, and to be allowed six per cent on the market value 
 of the cotton stored. 
 
 Deeming what Gen. Sherman reported to Washington to be im- 
 portant, we extract from his report of the 4th Dec. : He reported in 
 substance that Tybee Island had been examined, and enclosed Capt. 
 Gillmore's report of it. Said Gillmore and himself agreed as to the 
 feasibility of shelling Fort Pulaski from Tybee Island, and thus de- 
 molish it or make it untenable. Said he was about to send a regi- 
 ment there to occupy it. He enclosed a list of heavy guns, etc., 
 
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86 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Dec. '61. 
 
 that he would need to operate against Pulaski, and suggested the 
 dearth of experienced officers to direct, and that possibly some other 
 movement might be carried on simultaneously with that against 
 Pulaski. 
 
 Capt. Randlett, with his company (F) , went to Pinckuey Island 
 the 4th, for forage. 
 
 We were working very hard about that time. There were 350 
 men detailed on the 5th to work in the Quartermaster's Department. 
 The camp was very quiet and almost lonely, all being detailed except 
 two companies (I and E) ; and, in consequence, no dress parade. 
 
 Again, on the 6th, there was a heavy draft on us for men, 400 
 being detailed for work with the Engineers to wheel dirt ; and Co. D 
 was sent to Seabrook for a week's tour on duty at Battery Mitchel 
 (then in process of building). 
 
 The Germans (Forty-sixth New York) left here (Hilton Head) 
 for Tybee Island the Gth. (The Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania afterwards 
 took its place in our brigade.) Stevens' brigade also went away. 
 Capt. Clark, with his company (A) and the colors, escorted the 
 Fifty-fifth a part of the way to the wharf. 
 
 King Cotton was apparently a large dose for Mr. Nobles (see 3d 
 inst.), and he appointed, the 6th, one James Adrian Suydam as his 
 assistant. Perhaps he could n't handle so many negroes, to say 
 nothing about the bags of cotton. 
 
 Another large detail on the 7th, for Quartermaster's Depart- 
 ment, of 350 men, and no dress parade. 
 
 A letter of the 8th said : " The Forty-sixth New York has gone 
 to Tybee to erect a battery, just out of reach of Pulaski's guns, and 
 mount long range guns to take the fort. Our Colonel has got a 
 milch cow (captured) and I talk of getting a hennery and a pig- 
 gery." Need it be said that the above was from the pen of Capt. 
 Ayer ? 
 
 On the 8th we had our usual Sunday inspection and dress pa- 
 rade ; and to show how seldom some things occurred, a diary men- 
 tions " a woman on the field." The sight of calico was n't an every- 
 day affair. 
 
 Reinforcements for Gen. Sherman arrived on the 9th — seven 
 companies Fort^^-fifth Pennsylvania, from Fort Monroe, on the Cos- 
 mojxMtan. 
 
 Hazeltine, a drummer boy of Co. G (originally in Co. K) was 
 buried on the 9th. He died the 8th, after a sickness of ten days, 
 during which time he knew nothing whatever. 
 
 [Note. — This boy and the writer were of a squad of seven, enlisted 
 at West Lebanon, N. H. The writer and the other Ave felt an unusual tie 
 of friendship in this case, and a long correspondence with the parents at 
 home resulted in the taking up of the body and sending it home in a 
 metallic casket, sent out for the purpose. The writer assisted largely in 
 every detail, with all that that implies.] 
 
 Gen. Lee divided the coasts of South Carolina into five military 
 districts on the 9th: " . . . . The Second from South Santee River 
 to the Stono River and up Rantowles Creek, under Brig. -Gen. R. S. 
 
Dec. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 87 
 
 Ripley; headquarters -at Charleston. Third, the country between 
 
 the Stono and Ashepoo Rivers, under ; headquarters at Adams 
 
 Run. Fourth, from the Ashepoo to Port Royal Entrance, thence 
 through the Colleton River and Ocella Creek to Ferebeeville, under 
 Brig. -Gen. J. C. Pemberton ; headquarters at CoOsawatchee. Fifth, 
 the country between Port Royal P^ntrance and the Savannah River, 
 under Brig. -Gen. T. F. Drayton ; headquarters at Hardeeville. 
 The Third will be attached to the Second for the present." 
 
 On the 10th our regiment was further drawn upon for 700 men — 
 hard to scrape enough ; and it was said that these were to be con- 
 sidered as on "extra duty," entitling to extra pay and whiskey. 
 The latter was really issued ; but the former, oh, where was it? Cer- 
 tain accounts, reliable too, probably, said that at end of nine days 
 the detail was discontinued. The rule that there must be ten con- 
 secutive days' work to entitle to extra pay was not permitted to 
 work. There was a generous distribution of adjectives and some 
 verbs cast upon the air ; but no extra pay had we. 
 
 Gen. Sherman reported the 10th to Gen. Meigs, Quartermaster- 
 General at Washington, that the great number of deaths was alarm- 
 ing ; that he had directed the erection of a hospital for 300 ; that the 
 negroes had proved to be of very little service — that they came in 
 and ran off; and they were a very prolific race. He further said 
 that DuPont had failed to do as agreed in matter of landing the 
 troops, etc., and he did not wish to cooperate any more with Du- 
 Pont. 
 
 King Cotton ran against a snag. U. S. AgentNobles tried to 
 assume command over something which is n't cotton ; and Gen. 
 Stevens (at Beaufort) peremptorily told him he would not permit it, 
 neither would he allow him to establish an agency at Beaufort. 
 
 Gen. Viele, by his order of the 11th, directed the establishment 
 of a brigade band, composed of all the regimental bands in the (our) 
 brigade, together with the drum corps of the Forty-seventh New 
 York. The leader of our regimental band, G. W. Ingalls, to be 
 Leader, and the drum major of the Forty-seventh New York to be 
 Drum Major. They were to assemble for drill daily at half-past 
 two. That we would have music, concentrated and exhilarating, 
 none could doubt, and we were highly flattered in the selection of 
 leader. 
 
 The whole regiment at work on the 11th, on the intrenchments, 
 in charge of Maj. Bedel. Mail. The President's message came in 
 this mail, and the men, upon return to camp, had it read to them, by 
 Maj. Bedel, from the top of a barrel. 
 
 The Board (mentioned several days ago) to examine officers 
 who may be considered incompetent, etc., was appointed today by 
 Gen. Sherman, and consisted of: Gen. Wright, U. S. A.; Col. 
 Terry, Seventh Connecticut ; Col. Brown, Third Rhode Island ; and 
 Lieut. J. H. Wilson, Topographical Engineers. 
 
 Beside a heavy detail for work on the intrenchments, on the 
 12tli we had a call for 300 men for the Quartermaster's Department. 
 
88 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 IDec. '61. 
 
 The several Chaplains about this time were using their best en- 
 deavors for the moral and religious welfare of the men ; and one of 
 the results was that on the 13th Gen. Sherman appointed a council of 
 administration, — Col. Fellows (Third New Hampshire), Col. Perry 
 (Forty-eighth New York) and Col. Rich (Ninth Maine), to assemble 
 the 14th and consider whether a Chaplain ought to be appointed for 
 the Post of Hilton Head ; and if they decide affirmatively, to recom- 
 mend one. 
 
 A heavy detail again the 13th, of 500 men. 
 
 Gen. Sherman, on the 14th, asked the authorities at Washing- 
 ton to amend his request for 1 regiment cavalry, 1 regiment regular 
 artillery, 10 regiments infantry and one pontoon, so as to ask for 
 1 regiment cavalry, 1 regiment regular artillery, 20 regiments in- 
 fantry and as many pontoon bridges as can be spared. He said 
 all the work (which was immense) , was done by volunteer soldiers ; 
 and it all dragged for want of a sufficient number of able directors, 
 
 . and added that 
 
 negro labor was 
 almost a failure. 
 There were 
 five hundred men 
 detailed again the 
 14th, and there 
 were four men 
 discharged for 
 disability. 2d 
 Lieut. Geo. W. 
 Jackson of Co. 
 E resigned the 
 14th, and was the 
 first officer to 
 
 resign (he was discharged the 16th). An event of no small im- 
 portance took place the 14th. The new bakery at the headquarters 
 of the post was fired up and produced a batch of soft bread (see 
 18th). A diary said: "Only 13 sick in hospital today." 
 
 The negro question assumed a serious aspect, for on the loth 
 Gen. Sherman reported to Washington that of 320 recently come in, 
 60 were able-bodied and the rest were women and children. 
 Wages had been paid, but of not much effect. They were naturally 
 slothful and indolent, and were overjoyed with change of their con- 
 dition. They would probably stay on the plantations till their 
 supplies were exhausted, and then seek our lines for subsistence ; 
 and said, finally, that it was for the Government to decide what to 
 do with the contrabands. 
 
 Last night there was an attempt to attack the force at Seabrook 
 (some of the Seventy-ninth New York) ; and it was currently 
 reported the loth that the rebels were frightened away by the sight 
 of a log mounted on wheels, which the Yankee officer had improvised 
 as a means of defence. 
 
 DEPARTMENT HEADQUAKTERb, HILTON HEAD, S 
 
Gkn. Egbert L, Viele. 
 
 Gex. George C. Strong 
 
 Gen. Alkhed II. Tei:i:y. 
 
Dec. '61.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 89 
 
 As if to rest us from our fatiguing labors, we had a brigade 
 inspection on Sunday the 15th (in the afternoon) and a review, Gen. 
 Viele giving us a little double-quick by way of variety, which we 
 didn't appreciate. This was in addition to our dress parade of the 
 morning. 
 
 The liquor question began to assume proportions, for Gen. 
 Sherman on the 16th ordered that no ardent spirits should be landed 
 without authority and that no plunder (this was not his language) 
 should be sent North by express or otherwise. The same day 
 (though the order did not reach us for several days) Gen. 
 McClellau, Commanding the Army, ordered a change in the uni- 
 form. Trousers to be sky-blue mixture for officers and men, the 
 officers to have dark-blue welts, and non-coms, to have dark-blue 
 chevrons. He also directed that there should be no further trans- 
 fers from one regiment to another. 
 
 Gen. Lee reported, the 16th, to his War Department that 
 there were 80 vessels of the enemy at Port Royal on the 12th. 
 
 We had a detail of 300 the 16th, and to be 500 on the 17th. 
 It appears prior to the 17th that orderly sergeants had been calling 
 the roll ahead of Army Regulation time; and on the 17th Col. 
 Fellows ordered that thereafter the roll should not be called until 
 after the last ruffle of the drum. 
 
 For picket, 72 ou the 17th. 
 
 Soft bread was issued to us on the 18th for the first time, and 
 we had it for supper. That was an event. A soldier with a loaf 
 of bread ! Soft, too, but twenty-four hours old, as required by the 
 Army R egulation s . 
 
 On the 19th, 2d Lieut. W. H. Miles of Co. K resigned, but 
 was not discharged till 6 Feb. 1862. 
 
 The stone fleet, of so much fame, was sunk off Charleston on 
 the 20th. 
 
 THE STONE FLEET. 
 
 This remarkable fleet was sunk off Charleston, Friday, 20 Dec. 
 1861. The following is the list: Amazon., America, American, 
 Archer, Courier, Fortune, Herald, Kensington, Leonidas, Maria 
 Theresa, Potomac, Rebecca Simms, L. C Richmond, Robin Hood, 
 Tenedos and William Lee. These were all "New Bedford whalers," 
 except the Fortune, Robin Hood and Tenedos, which were from New 
 London. The tonnage of these vessels varied from 275 to 500 tons. 
 They were loaded with large blocks of granite. Their cost was 
 from $2,500 to $5,000 each. The rendezvous was at Port Royal, 
 from which place they started for their burial places under naval 
 convoy, consisting of the Mohican, Ottcuva, Pocohontas; and these 
 assisted by the Caliaicha, Philadelphia and Ericsson. The sinking 
 was under charge of Capt. Chas. H. Davis of the Coast Survey, 
 and the knocking out of a plug, previously adjusted, completed 
 the act. The Robin Hood served as a store-ship for the sails, etc., 
 
90 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Dec. '6i. 
 
 of the others, and was the last to be sunk. She remained upright, 
 and at dark was set on fire, the effect being tragic in the extreme. 
 Sumter fired during the sinking, but did not retard the movement. 
 
 Again King Cotton. Under date of 20th, Capt. Saxton re- 
 ported to the Quartermaster-General that he had consigned to Col. 
 Tompkins (Quartermaster at New York), by Steamer Atlantic, 
 $30,000 worth of cotton; that the agent of the Government had 
 just arrived on the Vanderbilt, and would have little else to do 
 than take the credit for collecting about two million dollars' worth 
 of cotton; and closed by urging Gen. Meigs to come to Port 
 Eoyal — only 70 hours from New York. 
 
 Only 600 detailed on the 21st. Same day. Gen. Sherman 
 announced in an order that Lieut. -Col. Reynolds of the Third Rhode 
 Island had been appointed Government Agent for the collection 
 and marketing of cotton. Also, on the 21st, Gen. Sherman wrote 
 to Secretary of War that the newspapers of the country appeared 
 in some degree dissatisfied that we have not moved ahead ; and it 
 may be, he continued, that the Government shares in the feeling. 
 He further said he was ready to move on Fernandina ; but the navy 
 was not ready ; that he was pained to believe that there was a grow- 
 ing distrust among a portion of the people as to the activity and 
 usefulness of the portion of the army at Port Royal. 
 
 Though it was Sunday, and we were working very hard on 
 other days, on the 2 2d we had dress parade and also brigade review 
 and inspection, and in addition a brigade drill. This was the first 
 time since landing that we had been deprived of Sunday services on 
 account of drill. 
 
 Gen. Sherman reported again that DuPont had just iuformed 
 him that the gunboats Pawnee and Seneca had discovered the aban- 
 donment of the rebel forts at North and South Edisto, and that a 
 camp of 500 had fled at the gunboats' approach, leaving everything 
 except their guns, and advised the occupation of Edisto for effect 
 on Charleston. 
 
 On the 23d we had an excessively long battalion drill. Four 
 men were detailed as bakers to work at the new post bakery. 
 
 Christmas was approaching; but how would it fare with us? 
 The President signed a bill the 24th, authorizing allotments of pay 
 (see allotments) . 
 
 Gen. Lee, the 24th, complained that so many 12-months men 
 would be ready for muster-out in the spring, while the troops of 
 McClellan would be strong for active service. He said further: 
 "Our enemy increases faster in strength then we do, and is more 
 enormous. Where he will strike I do not know ; but the blow, 
 when it does come, will be hard." 
 
 Christmas day, 25 Dec. 1861. We had dress parade and a 
 long battalion drill. After dress parade the Chaplain, by request of 
 the Colonel (as he said in his diary), gave an address on various 
 points. He also said he got a load of bricks that day, and the boys 
 built him a fine fui'nace. 
 
Dec. '61.2 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 91 
 
 CHRISTMAS, 1861. 
 
 The night before, Co. — was detailed for picket duty. Cir- 
 cumstances requiring no explanation rendered one and all 
 
 regardless of rank — good fellows. And this too before the men 
 were posted. The empty bottles lying about, seen at daylight, 
 were only circumstantial evidence, and therefore not reliable as a 
 basis of assumption that somebody had drank toasts to Christmas. 
 During the night the officers, entering into the sport of the occasion, 
 amused themselves and others by passing themselves oft' as the 
 " Grand Rounds," which travels mounted. As they approached a 
 post, they would stamp and jingle their sword scabbards to imitate 
 mounted officers. Much fun was the result when the faithful senti- 
 nel directed that one dismount and approach with the eountersio-n. 
 
 We had a black frost the 25th, and the 26th a white frost. On 
 the 26th Gen. Sherman reported to McClellan that he had been 
 unable to get DuPont to investigate with him the problem of 
 Charleston, also that he had conferred with Capt. Gilmore. Said 
 two modes of operation suggested themselves : First, to take Sullivan 
 and Morris Islands, and reduce Sumter from these two points ; then 
 the navy pass in and shell the city, with possibly the assistance of 
 the army via Mount Pleasant. Second, by Stono Inlet and Stono 
 River, getting possession of James Island and shelling Charleston 
 from upper end. Said he would require 20,000 infantry, 1,000 
 cavalry, 2 light batteries, 30 siege guns and some 8 and 10-pounder 
 mortars. 
 
 On the same day, Secretary of War Cameron wrote to Gen. 
 Sherman : — 
 
 You are correct in your belief that there is a growiuj? distrust, etc. I 
 do not share in that distrust ; for my confidence in your ability is very great 
 .... You refer to a want of cavalry. This is the first intimation lliave 
 had that any were needed by you. Let me know the number required, and 
 they shall be sent at once, as well as any other force that you deem neces- 
 sary. At this distance .... this Department will not attempt to give you 
 specific instructions. You will have to rely upon j^our own judgment, in 
 which I have every confidence. 
 
 These must have been very cheering words to Gen. Sherman ; 
 for he undoubtedly had a tinge of the blues — so much expected 
 of him, and he (his force) too weak to accomplish it. 
 
 Here are rebel items of the 26th : The Colonel of the Seventeenth 
 South Carolina reported to Gen. Ripley that he had 547 officers and 
 men; that he also had 75 good muskets, and 415 flint locks utterly 
 unfit for service ; and no transportation. The Colonel of the Six- 
 teenth South Carolina also reported to Gen. Ripley that he had n't a 
 single bayonet, belt, scabbard or cartridge box in his regiment, and 
 one company was entirely unarmed ; and'he had about three rounds 
 of cartridges and caps. It would seem that the foe over on the 
 mainland was not such a formidable foe as pictured. 
 
 We had a general review and inspection by Gen. Sherman on 
 the 27th, and as a regiment got the highest compliment. Mail. On 
 that day Gen. Sherman wrote to McClellan : — 
 
92 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Der. '61. 
 
 The Ocean Queen arrived yesterday witli a mail, but no news of cavalry 
 for me .... It is absolutely necessary to do something here soon .... we 
 are badly in want of boats .... these fellows (rebels) are getting stronger 
 every day. 
 
 At 8 that evening a detail of 150 men went to the beach. 
 
 On the 28th we had battalion drill. Fifty men went on detail, 
 with three days' rations, to Braddock's Point. It was rumored that 
 a detail was to be sent North on recruiting service, and that Capt. 
 Clark of Co. A was the lucky man to go in charge. 
 
 On Sunday, the 29th, we had another brigade review and drill. 
 We were very much dissatisfied with that Sunday review and drill ; 
 but soldiers have no right to complain. The exigencies of the service 
 demand the work through the week ; and of course our discipline, 
 etc., must be kept up, or we would soon cease to be "militious." 
 That was the argument ; and to it there could be no reply. 
 
 'Twas time somebody was going North for recruits. Who would 
 it be? The order was issued on the 30th, and said that in compliance 
 with par. 3 of General Orders 105, Headquarters of Army, etc., 
 " The following will proceed, etc., for six months, to 30 June 1862, 
 reporting to Col. Seth Eastman at Concord, N.H. : Capt. R. F. 
 Clark, Co. A; 2d Lieut. Orrin M. Dearborn, Co. D; Sergt. F. L. 
 Morrill, Co. A ; Sergt. J. W. Akerman, Co. D ; N. W. Gove, second 
 principal musician ; Corp. J. W. Goodwin, Co. A." 
 
 Who didn't envy those men, each and all. Happy men ! Lucky 
 dogs ! Six months at home ! 
 
 That same day the rebel ordnance officer at Brunswick, Ga., 
 reported to his superior at Savannah, saying it was his belief the 
 batteries could whip off the fleet at first attack; but if they (the 
 fleet) returned next day, the powder would be exhausted. Said his 
 officers and men were both anxious to redeem the Port Royal dis- 
 grace. He closed by asking for 20 bbls. large grain, and 30 bbls. 
 fine grain, cannon powder. 
 
 On the 30th, also, Col. Fellows ordered that thereafter rations 
 be drawn for seven days at a time — 1st, 8th, loth and 22d (to last 
 of month) . 
 
 Tuesday, the 31st, was muster day. By muster was meant that 
 the pay-roll previously made out should be verified by an officer duly 
 appointed, who should see and check off every man's name on the 
 pay-roll. Sometimes this was done by the colonel of a regiment, 
 though the order was genei'ally issued by the brigade commander 
 or commander of the post. In this case we were mustered by Sur- 
 geon Daltou of^Gen. Viele's staff. One diary said : " Our field and 
 staff officers were mustered by Maj. Bedel;" but if he did, it must 
 have been as an assistant to Dr. Dalton. An inspection invariably 
 accompanies a muster, and it was not omitted on this occasion. 
 
 It being the last day of the year, it must be made an interesting 
 one. It started in with an eclipse of the sun, and was well-nigh 
 ended when our new trousers came to hand. After muster and 
 inspection, the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth New York went up 
 
Dec. '61. 2 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 93 
 
 the river toward Beaufort, having with them our Maj. Bedel, they 
 being short of field officers. (This was on a recounoissance toward 
 Port Royal Ferry.) 
 
 Gen. Sherman, the same day, directed that the troops keep on 
 hand 100 rounds per man, 40 in the cartridge boxes and GO with the 
 company or regiment commander. This looked like business. 
 
 Gov. Pickens of South Carolina said to Gen. Lee, the 30th, that 
 there was considerable unpleasantness amongst the officers under 
 Gen. Ripley. Impossible ! 
 
 Before dismissing December, we will state that the rebel troops 
 in the Department of Middle and East Florida were as follows : — 
 
 Brig. -Gen. .J. H. Trapier, Commanding. 
 
 Aggregate present 3,972 
 
 " " and absent 4,527 
 
 GEN. DRAYTON'S, HILTON HEAD. 
 
94 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Dec. '61. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 105, from the War Department, 3 Dec. 1861, 
 authorized the appointment of a recruiting party from each regiment 
 — 2 officers and 4 non-coms, or privates, to report in person to the 
 Superintendent of Vohinteer Recruiting Service for the respective 
 States on 1 Jan. 1862, for a tour of six months' duty — (see Recruit- 
 ing and Recruits) . 
 
 On the 16th, a War Department order made a change in the 
 uniform trousers (we didn't wear " pants " in those days) : to be sky 
 blue next time, the welt for officers and stripe (chevrons) for non- 
 coms, to be of dark blue. The same order forbade the transfer of 
 men from one reo;iment to another. 
 
 The Department statistics for December, 186 1 , are : Total troops, 
 17,016 ; wounded and sick, 5,872 ; died, 66 ; hospital cases, wounds, 
 etc., 220; died of wounds, etc., 3. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff — men, - officers. 
 
 Band — " - " 
 
 > Co. A 97 " 3 
 
 B 97 " 3 
 
 C 95 " 3 
 
 D 93 " 3 
 
 E 95 " 2 
 
 F 92 " 3 
 
 G 83 " 3 
 
 H 93 " 3 
 
 I 87 " 3 
 
 K 86 " 3 
 
 Present aggregate 000 
 
 Aggregate last report .... 000 
 
 One officer reported on extra duty : and this was Lieut. 
 Thompson, our efficient Commissary, who really was an officer of 
 Co. I, there being no provision at that date for a commissary. 
 Though Lieut. Thompson has not always been reported on extra 
 duty, he had served as Commissary since organization of regiment. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5 5 55555555 00 
 
 Corporals 888888877 8 00 
 
 Absent sick 15 
 
 Discharged for disability 2000001011 5 
 
 Died of disease ....00 00002001 3 
 
 Recruits 1000000000 1 
 
 Loss, officers 0000100000 1 
 

 
 
 
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JANUARY, 1862, 
 
 Q^EW YEAR'vS : and as a sequel to our Major's going away 
 with otlier troops, and the order to us to have 100 
 rounds, we that day heard heavy firing up the river, 
 toward Beaufort ; and were ordered to hold ourselves in 
 readiness to go to the scene of conflict. The affair was 
 at Port Royal Ferry, and the (our) troops there were as 
 follows : eight companies One Hundreth Pennsylvania (Round- 
 heads), seven companies Seventy-ninth New York (Highland- 
 ers), Eighth Michigan, Fiftieth Pennsylvania, Forty-seventh and 
 Forty-eighth New York. The naval force was the gunboats Ottaiva, 
 Pembina and Hale, under Capt. Rodgers. Brig. -Gen. Stevens com- 
 manded the laud forces. Reliable accounts give our troops at 2,500 
 and the rebel force at 3,000. The Third New Hampshire and others 
 fell in about 11 a.m., and stacked arms on the color line ready to go ; 
 but were not called for. 
 
 Another event that day, of importance, was the substantial 
 completion of our new church and the holding of services in it in 
 the evening. 
 
 A general court-martial was ordered on the 2d by Gen. Sherman, 
 to convene on the 6th, for the trial of such persons as might be 
 brought before it. Detail for the court: 1, Col. Fellows, Third New 
 Hampshire; .... 4, Maj. John Bedel, Third New Hampshire; 
 . . . . 7, Capt. Donohoe, Third New Hampshire ; .... 13, Lieut. 
 Finley, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Judge Advocate. 
 
 The recruiting service detail went North on the 2d, with many 
 a "Good luck to you!" and laden with messages and parcels for 
 friends at home. 
 
 Gen. Lee, on the 2d, wrote to Gov. Pickens of South Carolina, 
 referring to a recent resolution adopted by the General Assembly 
 relative to employing slaves on works for military defence. 
 
 The Chaplain worked on the "new church" some on the 2d, 
 showing that it was not then completed. 
 
 Gen. Sherman reported on the 2d to McClellan as follows : — 
 
 I have made a dash on enemy's batteries opposite Port Royal Island. 
 .... I want to make no real movement in that direction, yet I want the 
 enemy to think I do .... I want to make a great dash on the north side 
 of the Savannali river, thus occupying the road to that city .... to do 
 this must liave regiment of cavalry .... circumstances are developing 
 themselves wonderfully here .... the time has come to act .... every 
 day's delay now is a sad loss .... I think Tulaski need not be shelled. I 
 can ^ut it ort', I think. You, general, are to be the savior of the country, if 
 it is saved. Let me aid you in this work. But I must act militarily, and not 
 to please .... the press. 
 
 (95) 
 
96 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ^Jan. '62. 
 
 On the 3d Gen. Sherman relieved every extra duty man in the 
 Quartermaster's Department, except certain named men. (No Third 
 New Hampshire man appears in the order.) 
 
 The Forty-eighth New York returned on the 2d, and the Forty- 
 seventh New York returned on the 3d — our Major with the latter. 
 The Major began a speech the same day to the men, but was obliged 
 to cut it in twain, delivering the balance on the 6th. 
 
 Private R. F. Palmer of Co. E died on the morning of the 4th, 
 and was buried same day, in early evening. 
 
 Our new caps were issued the same day. We were beginning 
 to look like United States soldiers. 
 
 SWEET BRIAR PIPES. 
 
 The sweet briar wood grows on Hilton Head Island in great 
 abundance, and was soon discovered by the Yankee soldiers. Pipes 
 of various devices, carved well and ill, soon flooded the market ; and 
 nearly ever}- man, whether smoker or anti-tobacco, had a sweet briar 
 pipe, cut and carved by his own or some other fellow's hand. The 
 sweet briar is a root and a climbing vine. The root is the part from 
 which pipes are made. It grows in no regular shape, being composed 
 generally of a series of bunches or bulbs of a variety of sizes, from 
 that of a walnut to six inches in diameter, and of all shapes imagin- 
 able, so that one may find something from which to make almost 
 any model. In its green state it is white, but as it grows old and 
 partially dead, it is hard and of the color of a reddish brick. 
 
 A regimental order of the 5th required the adjutant to stand on 
 the color line during roll call, opposite the center company, and that 
 a commissioned officer of each company should report result of roll 
 call to him. Also directed the placing of a bulletin board at the adju- 
 tant's tent, on which to stick copies of orders. Another departure 
 was the requiring of roll calls to be by bugle, and the bugler to be 
 stationed at the adjutant's tent. The bugler was Henry S. Hamilton 
 of the band. 
 
 On the 6th the general court-martial convened (see 2 Jan.), 
 and we got a mail by the Atlantic. 
 
 Gen. Sherman reported on the 7th to the Secretary of War that 
 his force was 14,768 rank and file: which included say GOO at St. 
 Helena Sound, 3,000 on Port Royal Island, 200 at Fort Seward 
 (Bay Point), 1,400 at Tybee, leaving about 9,500 on Hilton Head. 
 Available for field : say 9,000, all infantry except one company of 
 light artillery. Estimated wants for operations: 10,000 infantry 
 and 1,000 cavalry, one regiment heavy artillery, one or two light 
 batteries. Had just heard there were about 20,000 men in and 
 about Savannah, besides the works on Skidaway Island, at Thunder- 
 bolt and Green Islands and Fort Jackson. The city is being covered 
 with a line of intrenchments. In concluding, he said, the force on 
 our immediate front, on the railroad, is about 9,000 men. 
 
Jan. '62.'} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIEE REGIMENT. 97 
 
 Ou the same day Gov. Pickens said to Pres. Davis that he had 
 been ci'edibly informed that the telegraph operators at Wihnington, 
 N.C., and Petersburg, Va., were untrue, and suggested a detective. 
 That it would be ditficult for the enemy to approach Charleston Avith 
 less than 50,000 men, and that would be by North Edisto, John's 
 Island or Stono, over James Island, and endeavor to reach the Ashley 
 River, about one mile above Fort Johnson ; but thought no attack 
 would be made till toward Spring. 
 
 We got our new coats on the 8th : the original grey was fast 
 disappearing. On the 8th, also, Gen. Lee said to his Inspector- 
 General that he was aware they must fight against heavy odds, but 
 trusted the spirit of their soldiers would be an overmatch to the 
 numbers. Had thought the enemy would seize the Charleston & 
 Savannah Railroad. 
 
 Ou the 9th we went on dress parade with our new (blue) uni- 
 forms. Were we proud? were we lifted above our fellows? No! 
 we were simply lifted up to the level of our fellows. The inference 
 was plain. Had brigade drill with double-quick sauce, and side 
 dishes of skirmishing in the woods. We covered about six miles to 
 a little church in the interior. This little exercise was closed by a 
 review. After this, on our own parade ground, we formed in a 
 hollow square and presented Capt. Eldridge of the Steamer Atlantic 
 with a massive silver trumpet. Capt. Eldridge, by his affability 
 and kindly attention to the wants of the officers and men of our 
 regiment during its stay on board his steamer, had endeared himself 
 to them to a degree that ended in the presentation as noted. The 
 presentation speech was made by Col. Fellows, to which Capt. 
 Eldridge very feelingly responded. The event brought many visitors 
 to our camp. 
 
 The trumpet was made by Robert Rait & Co., New York. The 
 recipient's initials, " O. E.," were engraved in Old English upon the 
 tube, while on the side was chased a correct engraving of the 
 Atlantic. Upon the opposite side was inscribed: "Presented to 
 Capt. Oliver Eldridge of the U. S. Steamship Atlantic by the officers 
 of the Third Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, for his gentle- 
 manly and courteous treatment durmg the passage from Annapolis, 
 Md., to Port Royal, S. C, from Oct. 15 to Nov. 7, 1861. Port 
 Royal, S. C, Jan. 1, 1862." The cost of the trumpet exceeded 
 $100. Resolutions were passed. Those and Capt. Eldridge's re- 
 sponse may be found in New York Herald, 24 Jan. '62. 
 
 On the 10th, Lieut. -Col. Jackson (Col. Fellows being on a gen- 
 eral court-martial), marched the regiment to Seabrook, principally 
 for exercise. We arrived there about 1 p.m., and were dismissed 
 for two hours, during which time the boys strolled where they liked, 
 but chierty among the negro cabins, in search of hoe cakes, fish and 
 oysters. Somebody very unwisely discovered and appropriated some 
 article of value; and the same being greatly missed, led to a ripple 
 of excitement among the men when Col. Jackson was informed of it. 
 Andthere was where one of Col. Jackson's characteristics was promi- 
 nent. He at once became so indignant that he could scarcely wait 
 
98 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ^Jan. '62. 
 
 to have the offender discovered. The colored wench who represented 
 the loser was very "shuah" she could pick out the thief; and so 
 Col. Jackson and the aforesaid Avench walked down between the 
 lines, looking right and left as fast as she could move the bones of 
 her neck. At the Colonel's command (and it was n't long in coming) 
 we had fallen in and opened ranks (" Front rank, about face !") for 
 the ordeal. She selected several (so says a diary) ; but all stoutly 
 denied the allegation and inwardly defied the " alligator." Such was 
 Col. Jackson's indignation (firstly), and (secondly) chagrin at not 
 finding the guilty party, that we were at once put e7i route for our 
 camp. 
 
 On arriving at camp we had a good mail, and our minds were 
 soon cleared of Seabrook visions. 
 
 A little episode of the 11th, though not directly a Third New 
 Hampshire item, is considered worthy of insertion. An officer 
 
 of the had resigned, sending the document to Gen. 
 
 Sherman direct. Gen. Sherman referred back at once to Gen. Viele. 
 The resigning oflficer gave, as reasons for his action : that he was 
 not a citizen of the United States ; and that being the case, the 
 political international troubles then existing between the European 
 powers and the United States demanded his withdrawal from all 
 militarj' organizations whatever for the time being, he preferring to 
 remain neutral in the troubles that might issue therefrom. He con- 
 cluded his resignation in these words : " I therefore make this, my 
 resignation, immediate and unconditional." 
 
 Gen. Sherman endorsed back as follows : " This communication 
 is referred back to Gen. Viele, for proper notice to be taken of an 
 ofllicer of his command who has sworn to bear true allegiance to the 
 United States, but who nevertheless forswears the same in this 
 communication . ' ' 
 
 Gen. Viele at once required the offender to make a cop}^ of the 
 (his) oath of allegiance by his own hand, and on receipt of it pro- 
 ceeded to soundly "spank" him in a special order (No. 5). The 
 closing language of the order was as follows : — 
 
 It would appear, however, that Capt. claims to have regarded 
 
 the compact of honor and patriotism — the sacred pledge by which he has 
 become one of the thousands Avho, forgetting every other tie, have come 
 forward with a devotion unparalleled in the uistory of any other country, 
 to maintain unsullied their country's honor, and uphold her laws — as a 
 simple contract to be dissolved at his pleasure. It is hoped that he stands 
 alone in this extraordinary view of his position ; and let no other man who 
 has pledged before heaven his life to this cause forget that pledge until 
 
 victory shall have dissolved the compact. It is hoped that Capt. will 
 
 seek in future to show by his devotion to duty that he no longer misunder- 
 stands his position. 
 
 This order was read on parade to all the troops of the brigade, 
 and created quite a stir. 
 
 Same day. Gen. Sherman appointed a Post Council of Adminis- 
 tration, consisting of Colonels Fellows, Third New Hampshire; 
 Perrj' , Forty-eighth New York ; and Rich, Ninth Maine : to audit 
 accounts of the Post Sutler (to assemble 13th). 
 
Jan. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 99 
 
 On the 11th the first mention was found by the writer regarding 
 a balloon. The process of filling it began the 11th. The intended 
 use was obvious ; but the writer has never been able to find that its 
 service was of real value. It was seen by us at James Island in 
 June, 18(52, prior to the Secessionville fight, and was being towed 
 up the river by a gunboat. It was intended to be a great factor in 
 the Department, but probably was found to be impracticable, and 
 was laid away and mourned itself to death (rotted). 
 
 Another brigade drill the 1 1th : Gen. Viele meant that we should 
 be proficient in that healthful exercise. 
 
 An order that daj' from Headquarters of the Army (reaching 
 our Department probably within a week thereafter) created a new 
 Department: "Key West," embracing Key West, the Tortugas and 
 the mainland from Apalachicola (west) to Cape Canaveral (east), 
 and assigning Brig. -Gen. J, M. Brannan to its command. 
 
 As we had another review on the 12th, it would appear that we 
 were being hastened into a state of proficiency, ready for some new 
 movement. Although it was Sunday, we had a brigade drill and no 
 sermon, though somebody had time to organize a Sabbath School in 
 the Third New Hampshire. 
 
 On the 13th Gen. Wool, commanding at Fortress Monroe, was 
 directed to send the Steamer Constitution (then hourly expected at 
 Fort Monroe from Boston, with troops), on its arrival, to Port 
 Royal with the troops, to reinforce Sherman. This regiment was 
 the Thirtieth Massachusetts ; but the order to divert was counter- 
 manded, and the regiment went to Ship Island, as was originallj^ 
 intended. 
 
 Brigade drill again. 
 
 All orders heretofore issued from Headquarters of Department 
 had been written as emanating from "Headquarters Expeditionary 
 Corps, etc. ;" and in fact one of the 13th bore those words. That 
 was Special Order 33, relieving Col. Fellows from the Post Council 
 of Administration (he being on a general court-martial), and 
 appointing Col. Brown, Third Rhode Island, in his stead. 
 
 We find on the 14th an order (General Order 1) — apparently 
 an attempt to separate into minor districts ; for the order appointed 
 Lieut. M. S. James, Third Rhode Island, as Post Adjutant. A 
 detail of 500 men on the intrenchments. 
 
 (ien. Sherman sent a report on the 15th, to Washington, calling 
 attention to the negro question ; and asked for instructions as to 
 their future maintenance and instruction, and reconnnended that 
 suitable instructors be sent ; and asked for negro clothing, including 
 stuff for women's and children's wear. 
 
 The 1 Gth, items were brief. It rained ; there was no drill or 
 dress parade; and four men arrived from Annapolis (left behind 
 sick 18 Oct. 1861). 
 
 Gen. Lee notified Gen. Trapier, commanding in Florida, on the 
 16th, that arrangements had been made for running into Moscjuito 
 Inlei^t, on the east coast of Florida, arms and ammunition, by means 
 of small, fast steamers; and directed Gen. Trapier to place two 
 
100 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Jan. '62. 
 
 anoderate -sized guns at NeAv Smyrna to protect in case they were 
 chased in ; and said it was hoped that two steamers will arrive within 
 ten or fifteen days ; that two Parrott guns were at Fernandina, that 
 could be sent to St. John's Kiver. 
 
 The rebel capital also received word from its representative at 
 Brunswick, Ga., that that post was continually blockaded by a heavy 
 side-wheel steamer, and to warn away any expected blockade runners 
 from Nassau, 
 
 A regimental hospital item of the 16th said : " On duty in No. 
 1 till 4 P.M., then in Log Cabin Hospital. Three men sick : two 
 very sick, and both crazy." 
 
 The officers composing the general court-martial in session 
 at the Head (as we then called the headquarters of Hilton Head 
 Island) were changed on the 17th, the Judge Advocate — Capt. 
 John Hamilton, Third U. S. Artillery — being relieved by Lieut. 
 Noyes, Second U. S. Cavalry, and Capt. Hamilton being appointed 
 Chief of Artillery of the Department. Maj. Beard, Forty-eighth 
 New York, was that day appointed Provost Marshal, relieving Maj. 
 Gardner, Seventh Connecticut. Mail. 
 
 Lee said further to Ripley that the enemy was evidently prepar- 
 ing to land on Bohicket Creek, near West Seabrook, and push 
 forward to Eantoul's Creek or Legareville. 
 
 There were 500 men on the intrenchments on the 18th; thirty 
 more were at work unloading vessels ; and the Adjutant got a stove 
 set up in his tent. The latter shows that we were not very close to 
 the equator. Lieut. Van Brunt of the Forty-seventh New York was 
 appointed Assistant Provost Marshal. The same day, Lieut. Wil- 
 son, the Chief Engineer of the expedition, reported to Gen. Sher- 
 man that he had made a reconnoissance of the channels, etc., from 
 Tybee Boads b}' Bloody Point, through Bull River, Wall's Cut and 
 Wright River, to the Savannah, and found the gunboats could pass 
 at high water into the Savannah about two miles above Pulaski. 
 
 Gen. Sherman directed on the 18th that all able-bodied contra- 
 bands be set at work, and fixed their pay as follows : — 
 
 Mechanics under 45 . . . . 9 to 12 dollars per month. 
 
 " over 45 .... 8 to — " " " 
 
 Laborers, 15 to 20 .... 5 to 8 " " " 
 
 " over 45 .... 5 to 6 " " " 
 
 The reader is now to be introduced to a Board of Survey. It 
 is not a formidable or a dangerous body. Such Boards were fre- 
 quent and to a certain extent unimportant to this history, and but 
 few will be introduced lest the reader be "bored." A barrel of beef 
 issued to Co. C by Lieut. Thompson, our Acting Commissary, was 
 thought to be a little "oft" color:" and hence, Lieut. -Col. Jackson, 
 by Special Order 10, on the 18th appointed a Board of Survey, con- 
 sisting of Capts. Plimpton (E), Littlefield (K), and Carlton (I), 
 to sit on that beef and say what ailed it. They sat, tasted, saw 
 and were satisfied to report that the aforesaid beef was unfit for use, 
 owing to excessive saltpetre. This condemned it ; and it was thrown 
 away, and better issued in its stead. This was the process in such 
 
Jan. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 101 
 
 cases. A eompau}^ or an orticer cannot offhand say, " This is n.g. : 
 bury it, boys," and be entitled to another barrel. It must be sat 
 on officially. 
 
 Notwithstanding the 19th was the holy Sabbath, we had a 
 brigade drill and review, and the usual dress parade. And notwith- 
 standing all this, the religious element in the regiment, led by our 
 Chaplain, that day fully organized the Sunday School (mentioned a 
 week ago) . There were four classes, and the leaders of them were 
 Chaplain Hill, Dr. Moulton, Capt. Plimpton and Capt. Randlett. 
 Gen. Viele the same day directed Col. Fellows to select from his 
 regiment five active, intelligent young men, to be attached to 
 Hamilton's Light Battery, Third U. S. Artillery, and report to Gen. 
 Viele at 8 a.m. on the morrow. Who will they be? The 20th 
 developed who were the chosen ones. They were : James B. Henry 
 of B, Joseph W. Damon of F, Geo. T. Sessions of G, Myrick 
 Burgess of I, and Chas. J. Andrews of K. 
 
 The other events of the day Avere, that Gen. Sherman directed 
 that no improper information should be given to the press and thence 
 to the enemy, and established rules governing such matters ; and 
 also as to the arrival and departure of persons on vessels. He also 
 reported to Washington that he believed Savannah might be taken 
 by combined operation of the army and navy by the river, and save 
 slow and expensive process of bombarding Pulaski, and closed his 
 letter to send on the Atlantic, which he had kept waiting. 
 
 Gen. Viele directed that no more bushes be cut down in the 
 vicinity of camps, urged cleanliness, and directed a bugler to be at 
 his headquarters to souud the calls. 
 
 Col. Fellows on the 21st directed that no otiicer should be 
 absent from drills or dress parade without permission, except on 
 duty or sick. We got orders that day to be ready to move, and 
 knapsacks were packed. The Third (Wright's) Brigade began to 
 move, and we surely expected to go. They embarked, but did not 
 leave the harbor. A part of the First Massachusetts Cavalry were 
 encamped within half a mile of us the 21st, having recently arrived 
 within the Department. 
 
 The embarkation of the Third Brigade was completed on the 
 22d. 
 
 The rebel War Department notified Gen. Ripley the 22d, at 
 Charleston, that an otiicer of the Confederate service, who had 
 recently been a prisoner in Boston [Fort Warren, probabl3\ — D. E.] 
 had reached Norfolk, and said reports at the North were that two 
 persons, prompted by heavy bribes, had left there to burn the princi- 
 pal bridges on the Wilmington & Charleston Railroad, and that the 
 Burnside Expedition was to take the railroad and then both fleets 
 take Charleston & vSavannah Railroad, and thus isolate Charleston. 
 
 An unusual proceeding took place the 2 2d, and that proceeding 
 actually fixed the date from which Quincy A. Gillmore began his 
 rapid upward progress. He was then a Captain of Engineers and 
 a very promising young man (see personal sketch). Col. Serrell of 
 the New York Volunteer Engineers, by virtue of his rank, was 
 
102 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [,/««. '62. 
 
 entitled to consideration. It was evident that he was n't liked — 
 not only then by Gen. Sherman, but certainly later, by Gillmore ; 
 Gen. Sherman had pushed Gillmore ahead and was bound to push 
 him forward. The unusual proceeding was that Gen. Sherman 
 issued an order appointing Capt. Q. A. Gillmore " a Brigadier-Gen- 
 eral of Volunteers, subject to the approval of the President," and 
 assigned him to duty in command of all the Elngineer forces of the 
 Department. And in the same order he appointed Adam Badeau, 
 Esq., as a volunteer aide on his (Sherman's) staff. Mr. Badeau 
 was a newspaper reporter at the time ; but he got ahead so fast 
 from this little start given him by Gen. Sherman, that we soon find 
 him spoken of as Gen. Badeau ; and he it was who had the unpleas- 
 antness, after" the war, with the Grant family, the main question 
 being, " Did Grant or did Badeau write the Memoirs of U. S. 
 Grant? " 
 
 The Third Brigade sailed on the 23d, Florida-ward, though it 
 was a stormy day. 
 
 The general court-martial, of which Col. Fellows was presi- 
 dent, was dissolved on the 24th. The court convened the 6th ; and 
 during the interval we find Col. Fellows had nominal command of 
 the regiment and did some duty ; but the actual commanding officer 
 was Lieut. -Col. Jackson. 
 
 Another movement was inaugurated on the 25th : for the Forty- 
 eighth New York (of our brigade) and Gen. Viele (our brigade 
 commander) left the island via Seabrook, and went to Daufuskie 
 Island, nearer Savannah than Hilton Head and on the right bank of 
 the Savannah Biver. Detail that day, 500 men, though a part of 
 them returned early in the day. 
 
 Co. F went off on picket. Upon Gen. Viele's departure, Col. 
 Fellows, being the ranking officer, took command of the brigade on 
 the 26th. Capt. Donohoe of Co. C, with 40 men of his company, 
 were detailed as body guard to Gen. Sherman. On the 27th, we 
 find Col. Fellows commanding the Post (of Hilton Head). 
 
 At this point there was a variation in dates. Two diaries said, 
 under date of 27th, that the expedition sailed that day: /. e., 
 Wright's Brigade. One of the diaries added, " Our regiment 
 regretted they could not go." 
 
 The Matanzas arrived the 27th, bringing a mail, in which Avas 
 the first new commission. It was for Sergt.-Maj. Thomas M. Jack- 
 son to be 2d Lieut., vice Geo. W. Jackson of E, resigned. 
 
 On the 28th we got the Matanzas mail ; and we also got our 
 ears cheered by rapid firing in the direction of Savannah. This was 
 AYright's recounoissance below Pulaski. 
 
 Additional hospital accommodations were being worked on the 
 28th by a detail of twenty-five men. 
 
 On the 29th Gen. Lee reported to his Secretary of War that the 
 enemy was at work removing obstructions in Wall's Cut. [This cut is 
 a link in the line of inland water communication between Charleston 
 and Savannah.] Said the obstruction was a large schooner, with 
 row of piles each side, and that a similar obstruction was in Wil- 
 
Jan. '62.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 103 
 
 mington Narrows. If the enemy succeeds in removing the obsta- 
 cles, said he, there is nothing to prevent his reaching the Savannah 
 River; and we have nothing afloat that can contend against him. 
 He further said that the connections between Savannah and Fort 
 Pulaski would then be cut off. The latter, he reported, had four 
 months' provisions. Said he had sunk the floating dock of Savannah 
 that day in Wilmington Narrows. 
 
 A. D. Hammond of Co. I died the morning of the 29th, in our 
 hospital, and was buried at night. He had been taken to the hos- 
 pital only the day before, sick with congestive fever. Co. H went 
 on picket. We learned that Capt. Donohoe, with his detail of 40 
 men, were having a good time doing duty (!) on the Steamer Mc- 
 Clellan, which plied the water thereabouts, with Gen. Sherman on 
 board. 
 
 We heard heavy firing again in the direction of Pulaski on the 
 30th. 
 
 On the 31st Gen. Wright suggested to Gen. Sherman a descent 
 upon Amelia Island, taking Fernandina and the railroad ; the navy 
 to co-operate. 
 
 On the 31st, also, Thomas M. Jackson was duly announced as 
 a 2d Lieutenant in Co. E, and Private Elbridge J. Copp of Co. F 
 was made Sergeant-Major, vice T. M. Jackson, promoted. A de- 
 tail went to Braddock's Point the 31st on a reconnoissance. The 
 Chaplain and Surgeon Moulton accompanied the party. The drill 
 and dress parade were under Maj. Bedel that day. 
 
 THE WATCH FEVER. 
 
 During the winter of 18G1-62 our camp was visited with the 
 "watch fever," so called; and it raged with such fury at one time 
 that nearly every man was affected with it, and had a watch in each 
 pocket. Many got nipped so badly by their first trade, that it also 
 became their last one. The desire for watch trading ran so high 
 that small knots of men could be seen hovering over a few embers, 
 almost into the small hours of the night (morning), trading watches. 
 The guards were finally instructed to arrest anyone who appeared 
 like a watch fiend, after taps. The fever turned after awhile, as all 
 fevers do, and soon thereafter disappeared, and with it the legion of 
 watches, good, bad and indifferent, that had been scattered through 
 the regiment. Where they all came from, or where they went to, no 
 fellow could find out. 
 
104 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 IJaii. '62. 
 
 SUPPLEMKNT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 The War Department instructed the recruiting parties on the 
 11th not to recruit for other than their own regiment. 
 
 Another AVar Department order of the l<Sth directed that gui- 
 dons and camp colors be made like the U. S. tiag, with stars and 
 stripes. 
 
 Private letters to persons in the enemy's country, if received by 
 officers of the army for transmission, are to be sent to the Dead Let- 
 ter Office, except for (to) prisoners of war (29 Jan.) 
 
 Department Statistics for January, 1862, are : total troops. 18,- 
 571 ; wounded and sick, 5,020 ; died, 52; hospital cases, wounded, 
 etc., 180; died of wounds, etc., 4. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Eield and Staff 
 
 Band 
 
 Co. A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 Present aggregate 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 men, 
 
 9(> 
 97 
 95 
 94 
 94 
 92 
 84 
 92 
 86 
 86 
 
 - officers. 
 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 2 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 
 982 
 
 985 
 
 A B C D E F G H I K Totals. 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sergeants 55555555 
 
 Corporals 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 
 
 Absent sick 
 
 Detached 3 44 G 
 
 Died of disease 10001000 
 
 Discharged for disability ..00000001 
 
 Loss by'transfer 0001001 
 
 Gained by transfer .... 1 1 1 
 
 Band, disch. for disability . 1 
 
 Recruits required .... 2 1 3 4 5 6 14 6 12 12 65 
 
KEBRUARY, 1862. 
 
 N SUNDAY, the 2d, we had a review, inspection, etc. 
 Co. A was at work on the fortifications, and Co. G on 
 outlying picket. The Ninth Maine were ordered away 
 that day, and we were expecting similar orders. 
 
 Next day our Colonel (Fellows), in command of the 
 Post, directed the daih^ appointment of a Field Officer of 
 the Day. Gen. Wriglit, with troops lying on steamers in 
 Warsaw Sound, reported that the storm had dela^^ed him, but 
 he would be ready to move the moment the navy was. The Ninth 
 Maine went to Seabrook. Sanitation, and all that was implied by it, 
 was apparently near the top in Gen. Sherman's mind ; and he was 
 deserving of great credit for it. He required us, on the 5th, to take 
 down all our tents and clean up the ground , and let it dry before set- 
 ting them up again. He reported to (Quartermaster-Gen. Meigs the 
 5th, that the expected light draught steamers, wagons, boats, etc., 
 had not j'ct arrived, and said further that the season had so far ad- 
 vanced he could do little except to garrison the coast. Said Savannah 
 should have been in his possession b}' that time, "but not in the way 
 expected by the anxious public on our arrival here : for of all the vis- 
 ionary and impracticable ideas," said he, "that could have been in- 
 vented, nothing could have equalled that of marching on Savannah 
 when we landed here." 
 
 Gen. Lee said to his Chief Ordnance Officer, the 5th, that O. G. 
 Parsle}^ & Co., of Wilmington, had bought a whole stock of iron of 
 Weed, Connell & Co., principal importers of iron, at market price 
 (and also government price — 12 and 16 cents), and had offered it 
 for sale. And Lee said further that he had directed that all iron re- 
 quired by the Confederate States should be taken and paid for at the 
 original price : for this seemed to him so palpable a case of specula- 
 tion, that it ought to be stopped. 
 
 The Baltic arrived with a mail and a battalion of the First 
 Massachusetts Cavalry. 
 
 2d Lieut. W. H. Miles of Co. K was discharged on the Gth, on 
 his resignation. Cos. B and D went on picket. Another detail 
 went to Braddock's Point. Maj. Beard of the Forty-eighth New 
 York reported to Gen. Sherman that he had reconnoitered in the 
 Wright River and its tributaries, and found a rebel camp just below 
 Fort Jackson, with about 700 men. 
 
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106 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lFeh.'62. 
 
 Gen. Shermau apparently received advice from Washington ; 
 for on the 6th he issued an order regarding the blacks, arranging 
 for their government. He said there was to be volunteer instructors 
 to teach young and old the rudiments of civilization and Christianity, 
 their amenability to the laws of God and man, their relation to each 
 other as social beings, and all that was necessary to render them 
 competent to sustain themselves in social and business pursuits. He 
 further said there would be two general agents appointed — one to 
 superintend the administration and agricultural interests, and the 
 other the educational. He closed by appealing to the benevolent 
 people North to supply clothing, etc. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Jackson on the 7th ordered a Board of Survey to sit 
 on a lot of maggotty and rotten sides of bacon. They sat on the lot 
 very effectually. 
 
 The rebel Secretary of War on the 7th directed Gen. Bragg at 
 Pensacola to send 20 heavy guns to Savannah, as he understood 
 from Gen. Lee that they could be spared. 
 
 Gen. Sherman again heard that some one had stolen a rooster, 
 and issued an order on the 8th, forbidding all such unmilitary con- 
 duct, and directed all violators to be court-martialed. The same 
 day Col. Fellows, Commanding Post, ordered that Maj. Beard, Forty- 
 eighth New York, be relieved as Provost Marshal. 
 
 Gov. Brown of Georgia suggested on the 8th to Gen. Lee that 
 if Brunswick and Savannah could not both be held, to hold Savannah 
 at any cost and any hazard, and that if his home was in the city he 
 would fight for it as long as possible, and if driven from it by an 
 overpowering force, he would never permit its roof to shelter the 
 enemy, but would leave it in smoking ruins when driven from it. 
 These cheering words must have braced up Lee. 
 
 The sequel to the demand on Bragg for his guns, at Pensacola, 
 was his reply wherein he said he could not spare a gun, but had made 
 requisition for more. 
 
 From a letter of the 8th to the Exeter (NIH.) Ballot, the fol- 
 lowing new points have been gleaned : Chas. F. French of Co. H, .John 
 L. King of Co. F, and Harrison J. Copp of Co. A, were nurses in 
 regimental hospital. Sergt. J. M. Head of Co. B was sick in same. 
 2d Lieut. Jackson went to Co. B (instead of E, as at first supposed). 
 A photograph saloon had been opened at the Head by a lieutenant in 
 the Engineer regiment. Lieut. Fogg had recently returned to Co. B, 
 and "had a hill of potatoes nearly a foot high." 
 
 The reader will see that we were getting very domesticated. 
 
 We find Lieut. Jackson on duty as a 2d Lieutenant for the 
 first time, on the 9th, as Officer of the Guard, while Capt. Dunbar 
 filled the position of Field Officer of the Day. The Fort^^-seventh 
 New York left Hilton Head the 9th for some island (probably 
 Edisto) between there and Charleston. 
 
 For Gen. Lee's comfort, he got word the 9th from his Secretary 
 of War that he would send him during the week five 8-in. Colum- 
 biads and one 24-pounder howitzer ; and also said he had ordered 
 for him 1,000 Enfield rifles and 20,000 lbs. cannon powder. 
 
Feb. '62.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 107 
 
 Here is more eoiisolatiou from Gen. Floyd at Apalachicola, who 
 reported it to be his firm conviction that but few of the troops there 
 would enlist in the service of the Confederacy. Gen. Lee on the 9th 
 was disturbed by an order from his Secretary of War to send immedi- 
 ately to Norfolk 10,000 lbs. cannon powder, and promising to send 
 Lee 20,000 lbs. just received by the Kate (a runner, of course). 
 Gen. Sherman estimated, iu a letter of the I'th to Washington, that 
 we had about !),000 blacks iu our lines, which of course meant the 
 entire Department. 
 
 We find Lee in trouble again on the 10th; for he suggested to 
 his Secretary of War his inability to hold St. Simons and Jekyls 
 Islands, if the fleet should attack. [He referred to Wright's troops.] 
 Said Brunswick had been depopulated, and suggested early notice to 
 blockade runners, so they may not attempt to run into Brunswick. 
 
 We had no parade the 10th. Lieut. Ayer, with a large detail, 
 was building a road, and Cos. C and E were on picket. 
 
 Lee communicated with Gov. Brown the 10th, relative to the 
 removal of troops from St. Simons and Jekyls Islands. 
 
 Gen. Wright that day notified Gen. Sherman that he had landed 
 his troops on Warsaw Island and had sent the Marion to Hilton 
 Head for supplies, and that the rebels were very active on Skidaway 
 Battery. We had a hard frost on the night of the 10th, also one on 
 the 4th. 
 
 The Baltic left on the 10th with a mail, the first (mail) for three 
 weeks. Such a long interval must have caused considerable anxiety 
 at home. 
 
 Gen. Viele appears to have so far established himself at Uau- 
 fuskie Island that on the 10th he issued his General Order No. 1, 
 from "Headquarters United States Forces, North Bank of the 
 Savannah." 
 
 Daniel F. Colby of Co. A died on the 11th and was buried the 
 same day. The negroes were ginning cotton that day at Drayton's 
 Plantation. The Mayor of Augusta, Ga., called the attention of 
 Gov. Brown on the 11th to the defenceless condition of the city, that 
 large quantities of cotton were stored there and that powder and arms 
 factories Avere being erected near the city, and offering to obstruct 
 the river. Gov. Brown also received word from the colonel of the 
 Tenth Georgia Militia that some apprehension was felt in Augusta 
 fhat the enemy would take Savannah, and then go up the river to 
 Augusta. He said 82,000 bales of cotton were stored there, and 
 suggested the erection of batteries along the river. 
 
 We began to sign the pay-rolls on the 12th. Lieut. Ayer was 
 transferred to Co. E, and Lieut. Smith to Co. I that day. Capt. 
 Plimpton was detailed to build and manage a saw mill, to get out 
 lumber for various purposes. 
 
 McClellan to Sherman (12th) : "Gen. Meigs informs me he has 
 ordered a large number of small boats ; and I have a despatch from 
 Philadelphia today about shipping 48 surf boats to Port Koyal." He 
 suggested that by reducing garrison to minimum, a successful com- 
 bined attack might be made on Savannah, as soon as Pulaski had 
 fallen. 
 
108 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lF,-h. '62. 
 
 Our Major had the hauclliuc; of the regiment ou the 12th, both 
 on drill and parade. 
 
 The General-in-Chief ordered Sherman to send 300 or 400 con- 
 trabands to Key West, for work on the public works there. 
 
 The 13th of February arrived, and every diary made a note of 
 of it : for on that day we got paid otT for two months. Some diaries 
 even had an entry like this: "The boys got tight today." AVhat 
 could such ambiguous language mean? 
 
 The Eighth Maine was ordered, the 13th, to pack up. On that 
 date our men were putting floors in their tents — a very wise move- 
 ment. Cos. I and K were ou picket. 
 
 Gen. McClellan to Gen. Sherman, under date of 14th, said he 
 that day for the first time saw his (Gen. Sherman's) requisition for 
 siege train for Savannah. Despatch received about your occupation 
 of Daufuskie. He advised the close blockade of Pulaski and its 
 bombardment, and said he did not consider Savannah worth a siege 
 after Pulaski was taken. Said the greatest moral effect would be 
 produced by a reduction of Charleston, "because there," said he, 
 "the rebellion had its birth, and there the hatred of our government 
 is the most intense. To gain Fort Sumter and hold Charleston, is a 
 task well worthy your greatest efforts and considerable sacrifices. 
 Study the problem. Meantime make no attempt on Savannah except 
 hj a covjy cle main ; concentrate at Pulaski and Fernandina, taking 
 St. Augustine by way of an interlude, etc." Stephen Bartell of Co. 
 E was very sick on the 14th in regimental hospital. Taken with 
 bleeding at nose — had to be plugged — mortification set in. Poor 
 fellow ! his time was short. Five companies of the Eighth Maine 
 left Hilton Head the 14th for Daufuskie Island. 
 
 As we had been paid off, there was a great amoimt of money 
 sent home, and our Chaplain was " taking it in" all day. 
 
 Gen. Lee's attention was called again, the 14th, to the defense- 
 less condition of Augusta, Ga. He also says he was informed by 
 Gen. Ripley that the enemy was landing at Edisto ; and more troops 
 should be sent there at once. 
 
 The following men were detailed the 14th by Col. Fellows, 
 Commanding Post, to report to Capt. Plimpton for duty at the new 
 saw mill : H. O. Squires, E. G. Brown, J. D. Leavitt, R. A. Chellis, 
 J. Batchelder and Alden George of Co. A ; Terrence O'Brien of Co. 
 C; C. A. Barrett, Stephen Hadley, D. ^Y. Shaw and A. J. Hadley 
 of Co. E : John Yelton and Abram Pearl of Co. I ; Wm. B. Parker 
 of Co. D ; W. H. Tyler, Edgar Wordsworth, Wm. Wilson and N. 
 Lindsley of Co. G. 
 
 The Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania left Hilton Head the 14th to re- 
 inforce the Forty-seventh New York at Edisto. 
 
 The loth was one of peculiar interest. Gen. Sherman notified 
 Washington that Gen. Viele had erected a battery of six siege guns 
 on Venus Point, Jones Island, Savannah River, on the night of the 
 11th, Avithout molestation ; and to erect another at the head of Long 
 Island would make the blockade complete. [These were both above 
 Pulaski and ou opposite sides of the river. — D. E.] Wright's 
 
Feh. '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 109 
 
 troops, he further said, were yet in Warsaw Sound, waiting for the 
 navy. The delays since middle of January had grieved him almost 
 to a state of mortification. We can work, said he^ six weeks longer, 
 probably twelve. We want at once all the transportation that has 
 been asked for ; also the mortars and siege guns — now gradu- 
 ally arriving — and 10,000 infantry. Savannah is out of the ques- 
 tion with our present force, etc. The indorsement on the foregoing 
 by Gen. McClellan was substantially "The 10,000 infantry not 
 available. Recommend Sherman to reduce Pulaski in preference to 
 attempting Savannah." 
 
 Col. Moore of the Forty-seventh New York (at Pxlisto) reported 
 that his regiment was occupying the island, and confidently asserted 
 that if 10,000 men could be sent there, they could be in Charleston 
 in less than three days. Lee, at Savannah, was slightly disturbed ; 
 for he said to Ripley, on the loth, that there was abundant evidence 
 of the presence of the enemy, on land and water, in his vicinity. 
 [This referred to Viele and the batteries. — I). E.] 
 
 Col. Fellows issued an order from Headquarters of the Post, on 
 the 15th, regarding the improper divulging of the countersign to en- 
 listed men, and enjoined all officers to see to it that the articles of 
 war referring to it be strictly obeyed. 
 
 Alfred York of E died the 15th, after lying unconscious for 84 
 hours, Wm. Leavitt of Co. B also died the same day. 
 
 Gen. Viele, at Daufuskie, was chagrined by seeing a rebel steamer 
 (the Ida) run past his batteries on the 15th, before the ranges could 
 be obtained, and proceed to Pulaski with supplies. His brigade 
 headquarters at Hilton Head were discontinued the 15th, and our 
 regimental report had to be sent to division headquarters. Things 
 were a little mixed just then, and that day it could hardly be stated 
 what brigade we belonged to, if any. The money was being poured 
 into the Chaplain's lap all day, the 15th, for friends at home. 
 
 An order of the 15th, from headquarters of the army, provided 
 that when chapel tents are purchased by regiments, they shall be 
 transported the same as tents for soldiers. Truly they were not un- 
 mindful of our wants at Washington. 
 
 The 16th was also full of interest. Poor Stephen Bartlett of E 
 died at 10 p.m., the Chaplain being engaged with him almost to the 
 last moment. Alfred York of P^, who died the 15th, was buried the 
 lf)th. He was followed to his last resting place by a twin brother, 
 his father and an uncle (all of Third New Hampshire). 
 
 The rebel steamer Ida attempted to run back to Savannah the 
 1 6th, under cover of four gunboats sent down near our batteries for 
 the purpose ; but Gen. Viele was ready for them, and the Ida ran 
 back to Pulaski, and the four gunboats to Savannah, the latter tow- 
 ing the flag boat, in a disabled condition. Bravo, Viele ! 
 
 We laid Stephen Bartlett away on the 17th, and AYm. R. Leav- 
 itt of Co. B lay very sick with congestive fever. Our famil}^ of a 
 thousand was being slowly but surely diminished by the fell de- 
 stroyer. 
 
 Gen. Lee recommended to Col. Olmstead, connnanding at Fort 
 Pulaski, that certain changes be made in the positions of the guns 
 
110 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Feb.'62. 
 
 on the fort, and told him his communicatious with Savannah there- 
 after Avould be by light boats over the niarsii and throngh "Wilming- 
 ton Narrows, to Caustens Bluff, or other mode at his discretion. 
 
 Gen. Sherman, b}' his General Order 11, forbade further flags 
 of truce, except on emergency, without orders from his headquarters. 
 All day long the Chaplain received mone}^ for the express companj'. 
 A diar}' of the 17th announced a startling occurrence of that date. 
 It said, in language bold, "Beer for sale." It would appear that 
 we had had no beer from 18 Oct. 1861, to that 17 Feb. 18G2, with 
 all the resulting 6vils of what might properly be termed a " beer 
 drought." 
 
 Gen. Ripley, on the 18th, at Charleston, reported to Lee the re- 
 cent success of the enemy at Fort Donelson, and said the probabili- 
 ties Avere that Charleston and Savannah would be the next points. 
 Said he had in his district only 4,5G'J effective men, and that Gen. 
 Evans, whose district was next southerly, had only 1,500 effectives. 
 
 The same day Lee said to Gov. Brown that he was unwilling to 
 order the burning of Brunswick without his approval ; and the same 
 day Lee asked his Secretary of War to approve a proposition to burn 
 Brunswick, and informed him that the St. Simons and Jekyls Island 
 batteries had been evacuated. 
 
 Wm. B. Leavitt of B died the 18th; and there was no dress 
 parade. The Secretary of War directed the Assistant Quartermas- 
 ter-General at New York to furnish transportation, etc., to Port 
 Royal, to certain cotton agents and instructors, and also asked Gen. 
 Sherman to furnish them with protection. On their arrival and af- 
 terward tliese latter were called *•' Gideonites." 
 
 To inspire the army with patriotism and to do its best, the fare- 
 well order of Gen. Washington was published in full the 18th, in a 
 general order from Headquarters of the Arm}'^ ; and it was directed 
 that it be read at every military post and at head of every regiment 
 and corps. The approaching anniversary of the birthday of the 
 *' Father of his Country " undoubtedly had something to do with this. 
 
 Leavitt of B was buried the 19th, with militar}' honors. Sergt. 
 " Jonty" Dow (Jonathan N. Dow) of D, our Color Sergeant, was 
 very low on the 19th with typhoid fever. 
 
 Geo. A. Allen of F, Charles Robinson of E and Mitchell 
 Bridge of I, went home the 19th on the Atlantic, discharged for 
 disability. 
 
 On the 20th, at 10.30 p.m., poor " .Tonty " passed from earth 
 away. He was the first man from Hampton to die. He was beloved 
 and respected by all. He left a wife and young daughter. A new 
 guard-house was being built for the guard on the 20th. 
 
 The TAventy-eighth Massachusetts (reinforcements) arrived 
 on the 21st on the Ericsson. INIail. One hundred men were 
 detailed away from camp. We mournfully laid poor " Jonty " Dow 
 in a soldier's grave. Gen. Sherman forbade the banking up of 
 tents and urged cleanliness. 
 
 Gov. Brown of Georgia said to Gen. Lee the 21st that he was 
 willing and ready to have Brunswick burned. Col. Fellows, Com- 
 
Feb. '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. HI 
 
 manding Post, issued an order wherein he said he learned with 
 regret that oflicers were engaged in selling sutler's stores, and for- 
 bade all such in future. Could it be that a horrible rumor had 
 reached him that the Chaplain was selling letter paper and envelopes 
 to the men? Horrid thought ! It cannot — must not — be forbidden ! 
 
 About this time, Lieut. -Col. Woodbury, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. 
 Barnard (U. S. Army), outlined a plan, or series of plans, of opera- 
 tion against Charleston. Gen. Barnard was Chief Engineer, Army 
 of the Potomac. He at once sent the plans to Gen. McClellan, then 
 Commander-in-Chief; but there was no evidence that they ever got 
 beyond the hitter's hands. The plans were very elaborate, and the 
 details very minute. A portion of them were actually followed ; 
 but it is presumable that such acts were accidentally like Lieut. -Col. 
 Woodbury's plan, in part. 
 
 Washington's Birthday, the 22d of February, 1862, arrived. 
 The day was celebrated by salutes all over the island and in the 
 har1)or. We had no drill, but did have dress parade. Adjt. 
 Hill was serenaded by the band. The Twenty-eighth Massachusetts 
 landed. The following changes in D were made, vice "Jonty," 
 deceased : Corp. Abram Dow to Sergeant, Privates D. Perkins and 
 C. E. Johnson to Corporals, and Corporal Tucker reduced. 
 
 Though it was a holiday, Lee had occasion to say to Gov. 
 Brown that the railroad connection between Savannah and Charles- 
 ton was very precarious, and suggested another by way of Augusta, 
 involving only one-fourth of a mile of new road, or another involv- 
 ing more. than twice the distance. An order of the 22d, from Head- 
 quarters of the Army, directed that regimental colors be inscribed 
 with the names of battles in which the regiment had borne a merito- 
 rious part. 
 
 The Chaplain preached to us at 9 a.m. on Sunday, the 23d, and 
 at a later hour to the Eighth Maine. 
 
 Gen. Sherman wrote that day to Gen. McClellan that the 
 Harriet Lane had just arrived. We have now, said he, two batteries 
 of six guns each, on the Savannah River, — one on Venus I'oint, 
 Jones Island, and the other at upper end of Bird Island (Georgia 
 side), — and the river is effectually blocked. He further said the 
 navy was not quite ready for Fernandina, and that Pulaski was 
 reported to have six to ten months' provisions, but only two days' 
 ammunition. 
 
 Capt. Wilbur, 1st Lieut. Allen and 2d Lieut. Marsh were on 
 the 24th appointed a Board of Survey, by Col. Fellows, Command- 
 ing Post, for service disconnected with the regiment. 
 
 Lee was notified the 24th by his Secretary of War, that owing 
 to their recent reverses in Tennessee, it was a stern necessity that 
 they withdraw their lines to defensible limits, and directed him (Lee) 
 to send all the troops on the Florida seaboard at once, by quickest 
 route, to Gen. A. S. Johnston, in Tennessee, only reserving enough 
 to defend Apalachicola River. And Lee notified Gov. Brown that 
 it would be necessary for the citizens of Florida to turn out to a 
 man to defend their homes ; and no troops would be drawn from 
 
112 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Fph.'62. 
 
 other States for the purpose. Lee also instructed Gen. Trapier that 
 in withdrawing from St. Simons and Jekyls Islands he mount logs 
 in imitation of the guns removed. 
 
 Gen. Sherman was apparently moving about with his staff, 
 preparatory to some movement of troops : for on the 24th Ave find 
 him on the steam transport McCIelJan, in the harbor of Port Royal; 
 and from that vessel he issued an order that during his absence 
 Gen. Viele or the senior officer present was authorized to act. 
 
 [Note. — Gen. Viele was at Daufuskie, Gen. Stevens at Beaufort, and 
 Gen. Wright at Warsaw Sound.] 
 
 Capt. Dunbar, on the 25th, relieved Capt. Wilbur on the Board 
 of Survey appointed the 24th ; and the Board had added to its 
 original duties the fixing of values upon certain articles of clothing 
 which were to be furnished to contrabands. This is apparently 
 ample proof that such clothing had arrived in response to Gen. 
 Sherman's request. 
 
 The Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania left Hilton Head the 2.5th, destina- 
 tion unknown then, but proved to be Edisto Island, where the 
 Forty-seventh New York previously went and then was. Three of 
 their sick were left with us, in our hospital : one a little drummer 
 boy of twelve years. 
 
 Col. Fellows, Commanding Post, on the 26th ordered a muster 
 to take place on the 28th, naming in nearly every case the com- 
 manding officer as the mustering oflicer. 
 
 The Wabash left the harbor the 26th. Its absence, in connec- 
 tion with that of Gen. Sherman, probably was of import to us. We 
 learned of the latter's whereabouts : for he was lying oft' Tybee, 
 and said it was his intention to accompany Wright's Expedition to 
 Fernandiua ; but hearing that Brunswick and the forts at St. 
 Simons had been evacuated, had decided to return to Hilton Head. 
 He reported the Savannah then closed as tight as a bottle between 
 Savannah and Pulaski, and said preparations at Tybee for bombard- 
 ing Pulaski were being pushed. 
 
 Gen. McClellan was notified by Gen. Sherman, under date of 
 28th: That deserters from Savannah said there were 65,000 men in 
 and about that city, and they were well fortified on land and river ; 
 that the small forts had been stripped. That the Massachusetts 
 regiment had arrived [probably Twenty-eighth Massachusetts (Irish) , 
 Col. Wm. Monteith. — D. E.] That he thought Savannah would 
 have to be taken by way of the Vernon Railroad. The siege 
 artillery was arriving. He flattered McClellan by saying he had 
 heard of his successes, and that in his opinion McClellan had about 
 crushed the rebellion, and that Savannah and Charleston papers 
 showed a deeply saddened spirit. 
 
 We were mustered for pay on the 28th by our own Lieut. -Col. 
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 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 113 
 
 missary), Adjt. Hill and Adjutant's Clerk Dodge. The bands (of 
 the brigade) serenaded Col. Fellows, and he entertained them. 
 After vfsiting several plantations the 28th, the Chaplain entered up 
 this : " I find the negroes contented and happy. They can do little 
 without a boss." 
 
 On the 28th, the troops of the Department were as follows : — 
 
 ORGANIZATION OF THE EXPEDITIONARY CORPS. 
 FIRST BRIGADE. 
 
 Bria.-Gen. Egbert L. Viele at Daufuskie. 
 
 Eiifhth Maine " Hilton Head. 
 
 Tliird New Hampshire " " '' 
 
 Forty-sixth New York " Tybee. 
 
 Forty-seventh New York " Edisto. 
 
 Forty-eighth New York " Daufuskie. 
 
 Fifty-fiftli Pennsylvania " Hilton Head. 
 
 SECOND BRIGADE. 
 
 Brig.-Gen. Isaac I. Stevens at Beaufort 
 
 Eiglitli Miciiigan " " 
 
 Seventy-ninth New York " " 
 
 Fiftieth Pennsylvania " " 
 
 One Hundredth Pennsylvania " " 
 
 THIRD BRIGADE. 
 
 Brig.-Gen. Horatio G. Wright at Warsaw Sound. 
 
 Sixth Connecticut " " " 
 
 Seventh Connecticut " Tybee. 
 
 Ninth Maine " Warsaw Sound. 
 
 Fourth New Hampshire " " 
 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania " " " 
 
 NOT BRIGADED. 
 
 Twenty-eighth Massachusetts .... at Hilton Head. 
 
 First New York Engineers " " " 
 
 Forty-fifth Pennsylvania " Otter Island. 
 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania " Fort Welles. 
 
 Third Rhode Island " 
 
 First Massachusetts Cavalry " Hilton Head. 
 
 First Connecticut Battery "Beaufort. 
 
 Third U. S. Artillery, Battery E .... " Savannah River. 
 
 Aggregate present and absent 19,028 
 
 for duty 15,370 
 
114 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 \_Feb. '62. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDER. 
 
 Very generously indeed the War Department provided, 1 Feb. 
 1862, that prisoners of war should receive same pay as if on active 
 duty. 
 
 The Department statistics for Februarj' are : Total troops, 
 16,288; wounded and sick, 3,451; died, 34; hospital cases, 
 wounded, etc., 121 ; died of wounds, etc., 2. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : 
 
 Field and Staflf 
 
 Band . . . 
 
 Co. A . . . 
 
 B . . . 
 
 C . . . 
 
 D . . . 
 
 E . . . 
 
 F . . . 
 
 G . . . 
 
 H . . . 
 
 I . . . 
 
 K . . . 
 
 Present ags^regate . 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 1)5 
 95 
 94 
 92 
 91 
 90 
 81 
 92 
 85 
 85 
 
 - officers. 
 
 3 " 
 
 3 " 
 
 3 
 
 3 " 
 
 3 " 
 
 3 
 
 3 " 
 
 3 " 
 
 3 
 
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 Sergeants 555555555 
 
 Corporals 8 8 88888888 
 
 Absent sick 
 
 Discharged for disability 110 110 11 
 
 Died of disease 
 Deserted . . 
 Officers resigned 
 Officers in arrest 
 Officers detached 
 Recruits required 
 
 1 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 10 1 
 
 3 3 4 6 
 
 969 
 982 
 
 K Totals. 
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 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 8 14 6 13 14 
 
 26 
 6 
 5 
 1 
 1 
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 2 
 
MARCH, 1862. 
 
 ^ENERAL inspection and review, to be held on the 3d at 
 9.15 A.M., on the ground in our immediate front, was 
 ordered by Col. Fellows, Commanding Post, on the 1st, 
 the formation to be as follows: (Right) One section 
 :rp^ Hamilton's Battery ; two sections Third Rhode Island 
 
 Drf^ Battery, First Massachusetts Cavalry, Third New Hamp- 
 ^^ shire, Eighth Maine, Twenty-eighth Massachusetts, New 
 York Volunteer P2ngineers, Third Rhode Island, Seventy- 
 sixth Pennsylvania, Sixth Connecticut (Left). 
 
 Sergt. White of Co. A was detailed as clerk at Post Headquar- 
 ters. Capt. Scull, Commissary of Subsistence, was appointed Bri- 
 gade Commissary on the 1st, and was directed to serve all the troops 
 on the island except the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania and Third 
 Rhode Island. 
 
 On the 2d, Jeff Davis asked Lee to come at once to Richmond 
 for conference. At our services on the 2d, after dress parade, fully 
 half of Gen. Sherman's staff were present. We were reviewed by 
 Col. Fellows. A diary says : " Saw three white women." 
 
 G-en. Wright, on the 3d, with headquarters at St. Andrew's 
 Sound, notified Col. Guss, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, that Fernan- 
 dina was reported abandoned, and to change original plan and pro- 
 ceed with only eight companies of his regiment, then on the steamer 
 Boston, with a light draft gunboat, through the inland passage, etc. 
 On the 3d, Col. Fellows, Commanding Post, detailed four men 
 to act as coxswains in express boats running between Hilton Head 
 and Edisto, by way of Otter Island. The detail was Corporals Per- 
 kins and Burke of D, Corporal Thomas of K, and Corporal Harris 
 of E. 
 
 On that date we find the first mention of men standing on barrels. 
 This was a species of light punishment, resorted to by the officers 
 for small offences, such as would in their opinion hardly be worth 
 the trouble of bringing to trial by a general court-martial. There 
 is nothing in the articles of war warranting such punishments ; but 
 it was a practice apparently engrafted upon the army, and so firmly 
 that in the opinion of the writer it will never be entirely discontinued. 
 As an illustration we will suppose that two men have a sudden quar- 
 rel, and one or both strike out from the shoulder, hitting somebody ; 
 and at once the quarrel stops because the cry is quickly raised, 
 " Corporal of the Guard ! " or, if any non-com. is near by, it is his 
 
 (115) 
 
116 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Iar. '62. 
 
 dut}^ to stop the fight. To court-martial one or both these men may 
 mean that one or both must be arrested and lie in the guard-house 
 till charges and specifications can be formulated and forwarded and 
 a general court-martial convened for the trial. This is not done 
 generally until there are several cases for its consideration. It may 
 be that the men will actually be off duty (in arrest) for months 
 before it is finally decided what to do with them; i.e., what their 
 sentence shall be. At that time they may be mulcted in the sum of 
 one month's pay. Now all this time some one else has had to do the 
 duty Avhich othenvise would have fallen to them. Excepting for 
 higher crimes, the officers generally avoided court-martialing the 
 men : and hence the practice of giving immediate punishment, and 
 having the matter disposed of at once. The various forms taken are 
 instructive and possibly amusing — some partook of the nature of 
 cruelty. The barrel act was the most popular. An empty barrel 
 was generally placed upon the parade ground of the companj^ to which 
 the offender belonged, and he was required to stand upon its head 
 for a specified length of time, during which he was guyed more or 
 less by his comrades; but this must be done covertly, as it was not 
 permitted. To a person of any degree of personal pride, this was 
 ample punishment. We had another barrel act at one time, soon after 
 we landed at Hilton Head ; and this was owing to the surreptitious 
 entry of whiskey into our camp, it being sold by the fellow who had 
 the exclusive right to the particular barrel about to be described. Both 
 heads were knocked out, and he was put into it, the barrel made to 
 rest on his shoulders, while for epaulettes empty bottles were sus- 
 pended on each side. The barrel had a placard front and rear : 
 "This is the man who sold whiskey! " and he was marched around 
 the camp to the tune of the " Rogue's March," having a file of 
 soldiers with bayonets fixed, to see that he played his lines well. 
 Another method was to require an offender to drill with his knapsack 
 on ; another to march backward and forward within the company 
 parade ground, with knapsack on, doing penance. In one of the 
 more cruel forms, a log is procured, say six or eight feet long, 
 sawed at one end so as to stand upon the ground, if poised. To 
 this perpendicular log the offender is lashed, being wound "round 
 and round " from feet to neck, thus becoming as it were a part of 
 the log itself ; and both could be easily pushed over by an infant. 
 The offender while in this position must remain quiet, though he may 
 suffer untold agony, as he knows that any struggle will cause his fall 
 and add to his pain. 
 
 Another mode of punishment was termed "bucking and gagging." 
 From the standpoint of a peace basis and at this distance (1889) 
 , from the war period, those words savor of the Inquisition. The 
 "bucking" and the "gagging" maybe done separately ; but they 
 are very appropriately linked together, as will be seen. This method 
 was resorted to in cases of extreme violence, such as "fighting 
 drunk " and otherwise in a condition of mind inducing beligerency, 
 and where the offender absolutely requires binding to prevent injury 
 to others. His hands are bound at the wrists, generally with the 
 
Mar. '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 117 
 
 palms together. The feet are then bound at the ankles, and the 
 offender made to sit upon the ground, with his feet drawn well up to 
 his body. Then his bound hands (arms) are passed over the up- 
 turned knees, slipped downward sufficiently far to permit the placing 
 of a rod or other device under the back of the knees, and thus passing 
 over (above) the two elbows. This holds the offender in a perfectly 
 helpless position, which he has no power to change, except that by a 
 struggle he tips himself over sidewise, which does not add materially 
 to his comfort ; and hence as a rule he does n't do it. This completes 
 the bucking ; and now the reader will be shown why the gagging 
 appropriately follows. During the process already described, — the 
 officer ordering it usually standing by, — the offender, Avhose flow of 
 language has heretofore been limited, now pours forth such a volley 
 of the language of our country as fairly to astonish everyone within 
 hearing. He even goes so far as to express his doubts as to whether 
 his captor's maternal parent was a biped or a quadruped. He other- 
 wise makes remarks, not only unpleasant to the ear, but entirely 
 inelegant and not becoming to one of our own country's defenders. 
 One thing he doesn't say — and this rule is invariable: he doesn't 
 repeat the ten commandments. For all this, or rather to bring his 
 little dissertation to an end, he is "gagged" — in parliamentary 
 language, the gag rule is applied. This usually consists of a hand- 
 kerchief folded its longest way (corner-wise) and inserted in his 
 unwilling mouth, and tied tightly around his head. He does n't talk 
 any more — in fact, he doesn't even express his desire to do so. He 
 is silent. Sometimes a short stick, say six inches long, with strings 
 upon the ends, is used for a gag. This is a little worse to wear than 
 the handkerchief, as it binds the jaws open and rigid. This condition 
 does not last a long time. Generally some one or more men are 
 close at hand, to ask certain questions of the sufferer, as to whether 
 he surrenders, as to whether he wants water and so on. He does n't 
 generally remain l^ucked and gagged a long time, except that he wills 
 it himself. 
 
 AYith a description of one more of the more cruel sort of sum- 
 mary punishments, we will dismiss the subject, as such a recital 
 cannot prove entertaining if continued too long. This process is 
 called " tying up by the thumbs." Methinks the reader says, " More 
 Inquisition ! " The refractory man is seized and his two thumbs tied 
 together, palms facing, the tying point being at the small of the 
 thumbs. The cord is then attached to some post, or tree — in fact, 
 anything which is firm, and higher than the man would be with arms 
 extended upward. The cord is drawn and the arms go upward until 
 generally the victim's toes only touch the ground. It need not be 
 said that this is a painful position, and the man soon gently intimates 
 that he will (would) lay down his arms, if the opportunity should 
 offer. Some men are built to bear pain, and will " grin and bear it" 
 like heroes, for some time ; but the surrender comes sooner or later. 
 In many cases the victim is only tied with arms extended to their 
 fullest, and both feet remaining on terra firma. 
 
118 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [JIar. 'b'2. 
 
 This is history ; and we hope there will be no further occasion 
 to refer to the subject, which is a painful one. One cannot surely 
 predict what he would do were he an officer and had refractory men. 
 His responsibilities are great ; and who can say that a degree of 
 discipline obtained and retained through measures bordel'ing upon 
 severity may not have been justified, and that an opposite course, 
 with its probable resulting lack of discipline, may not have been the 
 direct cause of disaster and the loss of many lives. We dismiss the 
 subject, and ask to be excused for devoting valuable space to it. 
 The reader must, however, bear in mind that the writer has not stated 
 that the cruel punishments described ever took place in the Third 
 New Hampshire. These descriptions are given as simply within the 
 writer's knowledge. 
 
 We had the grand review on the 3d (ordered on the 1st), and 
 also had a mail with cheering news from the West (Fort Donelson) . 
 
 We laid away two more comrades on the 4th. During Lee's 
 absence for consultation with Jeff Davis, Gen. Pembertou was in 
 command, with headquarters at Pocotaligo. 
 
 Co. E had so fcAV men on the 4th for duty (the details being 
 large), that the few men left were attached to other companies dur- 
 ing drill. The liquor question, which was a very important one, was 
 manfully fought at Headquarters ; but notwithstanding that, liquor 
 was brought into the Department and sold and drank, with all that 
 that implies. 
 
 Col. Fellows, Commanding Post, in an order of the 4th, said he 
 was informed that oflicers gave enlisted men orders for liquor (offi- 
 cers were entitled, but not the men) and forbade a continuance of 
 the practice. We find Adjt. Hill was sick on the oth, and Lieut. 
 Emmons acted in his stead. Heavy details again on the 5th. Capt. 
 Dunbar, with 90 men, went to the beach at 1 p.m. ; and at 1.30 there 
 were 200 more sent. The same day Gen. Sherman announced that 
 the appointment of Mr. S. F. B. Barr as sutler to the Expeditionary 
 Corps had been revoked by the Secretary of War, and that now we 
 were entitled to a sutler to each regiment, under par. 214 of the 
 Army Regulations. 
 
 Gen. Wright reported, the oth, his occupation of Amelia Island, 
 without opposition, and that he found there 14 large calibre guns. 
 
 Reader : Governor Milton of Florida. He objected, on the 5th, 
 — to his Secretary of War, — to the evacuation of Florida to the 
 mercy and abuse of the Lincoln government, and asked for an order 
 to arm and equip 2,500 men in Florida, for service for the yeav, or 
 for the war, if it be to the end of time. 
 
 Capt. Dunbar was oft" again with a large detail on the 6th ; and 
 on that day another of our boys was placed in his sandy tomb, the 
 burial taking place in our new burying ground. [We did not call it 
 "cemetery." — D. E.] This was to our right and rear, and was 
 among trees, mostly oak, which lent shade and sadness, too. The 
 regiment turned out, and the Chaplain gave us a short sermon 
 specially adapted to the occasion. 
 
Mar. '62.2 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 119 
 
 The same day McClellan suggested to Sherman, that a certain 
 disposition of the troops be made during the unhealthy season, and 
 that Fernandina be promptly occupied ; but not to disturb the plans 
 for reducing Pulaski. 
 
 The Major drilled us the 6th, and was also in command at dress 
 parade. 
 
 We were stirred greatly by two important events of the 7th : 
 it snowed, — a few flakes only, — for the first time; and^we were oi*- 
 dered to move. But where? It soon developed that only Cos. A, 
 C, D, E, F, G and K were to go ; so of course it's not much of an 
 expedition, said the other companies. The day was devoted to get- 
 ting ready, so we had no dress parade or drill. At sundown we 
 started, marching to Seabrook, and embarking there in boats, and 
 proceeding in the general direction of Savannah. The night was 
 dark, and it would appear that all our pickets had not been notified 
 of this little movement, and hence, as we passed along the winding 
 ways of Skull Creek, we were challenged and fired at and into. In- 
 asmuch as the regiment was divided, — a part at the camp at Hilton 
 Head, — and other collateral matters are to be introduced all along the 
 line of our story, we deem it wise to follow, first, the items by 
 date, and then sum up the movements of the expedition as a whole, 
 by inserting Col. Jackson's report of it in full, which he rendered 
 upon its return. 
 
 Gen. Wright, on the 7th, directed Col. Whipple of the Fourth 
 New Hampshire (8 companies) to proceed up to Jacksonville, and 
 in conjunction with the navy, occupy it (but not permanently) , and 
 destroy the batteries along the river. Gen. Wright also notified 
 Sherman of the above, and said the McClellan would probably re- 
 turn to Hilton Head next day with the marines (sent at request of 
 flag officer) . Our seven companies were in the boats substantially 
 all night, some getting lost or separated from the main body and put- 
 ting into Spanish Wells and other points on Hilton Head. We col- 
 lected ourselves together on Daufuskie Island next morning (8th) ; 
 and after getting our breakfasts, we started across the island to re- 
 port to Gen. Viele. 
 
 At this point the writer divulges to the reader what we were go- 
 ing to do. It appears that Gen. Viele had, as he thought, discov- 
 ered the constructing of a rebel battery, which if completed might 
 drive him (his batteries) from the Savannah River; and not Avishing 
 to disturb the force he had witii him, owing to their locations at de- 
 sirable points of vantage, had sent to Gen. Sherman for the Third 
 New Hampshire to be sent him for special service. Our Chaplain, 
 ever anxious to serve us, started from Hilton Head, the 8th, with a 
 mail, wliich had arrived soon after our departure. He took it to 
 Braddock's Point, from whence it was conveyed to Daufuskie by 
 boat. We got it, as will be seen later on. Gen. Sherman reported 
 to McClellan, the 8th, that Pulaski was completely cut off, and no 
 further preparations would be made toward the capture of Savannah. 
 Said he was convinced that Charleston could be beleaguered in a 
 very happy manner, without having to carry the forts near the mouth 
 
120 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Mar. '62. 
 
 of the Stono, nor indeed by turning them. Gunboats could go up 
 the North Edisto and Wadmalaw Rivers, said he, and probably into 
 the Stono itself, which would bring our forces within five miles of 
 Charleston. Point Pleasant, he said, could be attacked by way of 
 Bulls Bay, and Moultrie be carried by a coux) cle main. 
 
 Gen. Wright at Fernandina reported, the 8th, that the McClel- 
 lan had left there for Hilton Head that morning, and the expedition 
 to Jacksonville started at 11.30 a.m. 
 
 Sherman reported to the Adjutant-General at Washington, the 
 8th, that he had received his request for 300 or 400 contrabands to 
 be sent to Key West ; but found it impracticable to comply with 
 promptitude, without incurring the risk of a panic, and that some of 
 the negroes thought they were to be sent to Cuba into slavery. 
 
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 II\L 04KS-S0UTHERN MOSS, DAUFJSKIE ISLAND 
 
 That he was then waiting to hear from Edisto. Gen. Sherman also 
 announced, the same day, the appointment, by the Secretary of the 
 Treasury, of Mr. Edward L. Pierce (of Boston) as " General Super- 
 intendent and Director of all persons engaged in the cultivation of 
 the land and the employment of the blacks." 
 
 The regimental report at (from) our camp at Hilton Head, the 
 8th, showed 575 men and 20 officers absent. Capt. Dow in com- 
 mand of camp. Capt. Dunbar had arrived (see Col. Jackson's re- 
 port) , and the Adjutant was present. The Chaplain w^as also there, 
 as he did not accompany the expedition. 
 
 Our seven companies arrived before night at Gen. Viele's Head- 
 quarters. Daufuskie was a beautiful island. We marched through 
 
Mar. '62.-] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 121 
 
 groves where the southern moss hung in masses from the trees. To 
 see it does not give one the power to describe it. It was a most 
 beautiful sight ; and that is all the writer will attempt to sa3^ We 
 bivouacked near Gen. Viele's Headquarters, which were in a large 
 white house. We were on high land, overlooking the Savannah; 
 and in the far distance Pulaski's square battlements showed them- 
 selves against the sky, while the navy rode at anchor still fartlier on. 
 During the evening we got our mail, and the writer will never forget 
 what arrived for him nor what associations it called up. 
 
 On the morniug of the 9th, soon after our morning meal, we 
 were called into line and directed to load. To load! AYhat for? 
 What's up? This was the first time we had ever been ordered, as a 
 regiment, to load. Some of us loaded with more "times" and 
 " motions" than were laid down in the tactics. Many of us were a 
 little nervous, though of faltering there was none. We knew what 
 Ave were there for, and where we were going. We knew that Savan- 
 nah was not afar off and that the city was a desirable one for us, 
 and we would not have been surprised at all had we been told then 
 and there that before the set of the sun we would be in Savannah 
 or dead. We were soon put on board small boats and proceeded up 
 the creek toward the Savannah. To saj' we were not particularly 
 hilarious just about that time would be strictly true. We onlj'^ knew 
 two facts : one, that our guns were loaded and we had 39 more rounds, 
 and that we were going toward Savannah. Those were two "aw- 
 fully solemn " facts, and we nursed them as such. We rowed to Bird 
 Island, where we found the Forty-eighth New York were building 
 batteries. A rebel gunboat came down from Savannah, but was 
 driven back by a shell from one of our batteries (on an island). 
 After looking around a little, we rowed back to Daufuskie ; and at 
 that Ave Avere somcAvhat disappointed, though none expressed a wish 
 to die or lose a leg. 
 
 Next day (10th) Ave started again in the boats; but this time 
 we were towed by the Mm/flower, which took us nearly to the SaA'-an- 
 nah RiA'Cr. We then rowed to Elba Island on the Georgia side of 
 the riA'er, and landed (most of us) at our battery recently erected 
 there. We returned at dark to Daufuskie. 
 
 Under date of the 10th, Gen. Sherman Avrote to Gen. Viele, 
 substantially, that a late inspection of the works couA'incod him that 
 not all the measures were taken to aA'oid disagreeable things that 
 should have been, and further that the O. M. Petitt and M((>/fower 
 (tAvo steamers) were doing but little; also that the Ncav Hampshire 
 Battalion [he meant the Third New Hampshire. — D. E.], under 
 Lieut. -Col. Jackson, was sent him for a particular purpose, and that 
 purpose should be accomplished in three da3''S, if at all ; and expressed 
 disappointment at the delay Avhich had attended all of its (Tiiird 
 New Hampshire) movements. That same day the negro question 
 was again forced upon Gen. Sherman, by letters from Gen. Wright, 
 Avho asked as to their employment and their feeding. He further 
 said the Ben Deford had arriA-ed that morning Avith -stores, and he 
 
122 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Iar. '62. 
 
 had " uow 40 days' rations." That the Boston was to return to Hil- 
 ton Head, and he wonld then have with him only the Empire City, 
 Belvidere and the Georrje's Creek. 
 
 Our regiment returned to Daufuskie. Much has been omitted 
 because it appears in the report of Col. Jackson. The water of the 
 Savannah River has a peculiarly yellowish appearance, but loses it 
 upon being dipped up. We drank it, as we were far above tide 
 water. 
 
 We struck tents about noon next day (11th) and in a pouring- 
 rain started homeward, marching across the island again to where 
 our boats lay. The tents mentioned were those kindly loaned to us 
 through Gen. Viele. The island we found to be about five miles 
 across. Bivouacked all night near where our boats lay. At our 
 regimental camp, Hilton Head, there were several men discharged for 
 disability during our absence. Capt. Wilbur's trial begun. 
 
 We arrived at our camp before noon of the next day (12th), 
 and in a rain, having with us two rebel prisoners sent by (with) us 
 from Gen. Viele to Gen. Sherman. Mail. A part of the Fourth 
 New Hampshire occupied Jacksonville on the 12th. 
 
 Without at all desiring to weary the reader or to dose him with 
 repetitions, we venture to insert another account of the 
 
 SAVANNAH RIVER RECONNOISSANCE. 
 
 On the 7th March, 1862, we were sent up to the Savannah River to re- 
 connoitre. Gen. Viele, stationed at Daufuskie Island (east side of river), 
 had reported to Gen. Sherman that he had good reason to believe the rebels 
 were constructing batteries at certain points, and advised measures to stop 
 them. Gen. Sherman selected the Third New Hampshire for the important 
 and dangerous undertaking of discovering the batteries and destroying them 
 if found. We proceeded to the Savannah by march to Seabrook plantation 
 (say six miles) and thence by lighters to Daufuskie Island. Our route lay 
 through the crooked channels of Skull Creek. The night being very dark 
 and the route unknown to most of us, several boats got lost and were 
 obliged to put into the variotis points on Hilton Head till next morning. 
 The plan was for the boats to folloAv each other, keeping near enough to see 
 the preceding boat or hear the dip of the oars; but some boats had better 
 rowers than others, and the plan did not work successfully. As the coun- 
 tersign was not known in each boat, we had to run the gauntlet when chal- 
 lenged by our pickets on Hilton Head, stationed at intervals along Skull 
 Creek. Several shots were fired at us ; l)ut no one was hurt, although one 
 bullet struck an oar and glanced upward and over the head of a rower. A 
 high wind arose in the night, and this caused still further separation. 
 
 A part of this boat fleet put into Spanish Wells till morning, when a 
 considerable part of the regiment concentrated and landed upon Daufuskie 
 Island, and marched across it, say seven miles, to the end nearest Savan- 
 nah, and in sight of that city and also of Fort Pulaski. At this point we 
 found several regiments (the force of Gen. Viele) encamped there. On our 
 march across the island we did not fail to observe the beauties of nature. 
 A grove was passed through where the trees were hung with a natural 
 draping of moss, reaching the ground. This moss, when boiled, makes a 
 good material for filling beds and is often sold for curled hair, though the 
 diflerence in value is about as five is to fifty. 
 
 A long narrow field we passed, seemingly about two miles long, had 
 "broom grass" growing almost its entire length. This field resembled 
 a field of grain, ready for the sickle. This species of grass was used con- 
 siderably by the soldiers in their tents. Deer and other game was said to 
 
3Iar. 'G2.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 123 
 
 abound on this island. Tlie men wlio preceded us exliibited several skins 
 of alligators, trophies of their valor. We bivouacked at this point and 
 rested till the foUowiui? day, when we were ordered to embark in lighters 
 for some unknown point. 
 
 Prior to taking the boats we were ordered to load, and for the first 
 time since our entry into service it really looked like fighting. The boats 
 were taken in tow by the Maijfoirrr, a small river steamer, and towed up 
 the winding creek in the direction of Savannah. A landing was made 
 on Mud Island, on the side opposite to that on the Savannah Ri\er bank. 
 On this island had been erected by our forces a battery, close to the Savan- 
 nah River bank, to prevent the rebels from reinforcing Fort Pulaski. A 
 similar battery had been erected on the opposite shore on an island (Georgia 
 side), and for the same purpose. These islands are nothing but marsh, and 
 the soil therefore very miry. The only way to do any work on them was to 
 lay down canvas, then wood, then ])oards, then planks lastly, to roll or drag 
 guns upon. All of this work had to be done in the night, until one or two 
 guns had been mounted. We marched across the island to the Savannah 
 River bank — bad marching it was, too, for each man had to pick his way. 
 After surveying the scenery awhile, we were ordered back to Daufuskie. 
 It appeared afterward that we were not expected to do anything that day 
 except to look about 
 
 Soon after arriving back at Daufuskie we got a sharp shower and a 
 mail. Tlie latter contained a letter from a loving sister, enclosing, Avith the 
 good advice only a sister can give, a small parcel of tea. These she sent 
 often ; and in many instances one reached me when far away from camp, 
 while on the march, and even on the battle-field. After reading the letter 
 by the dim light of the short piece of caudle which I carried in my pocket, 
 I lay down upon my bed of earth and pillow of boughs to dream of home, 
 sweet home, whose pleasures and comforts I might never again enjoy — as 
 the morrow might end my earthly career ; for we all supposed that the mor- 
 row would see us in Savannah or numbered among the dead. 
 
 Embarked again next day, and proceeded in same direction as on pre- 
 vious day, and rowed till we found ourselves in the Savannah River and 
 above our batteries ; but we had Ijeen discovered by the rebels, who sent 
 down a gunboat to ascertain our business. Before it got within range of us 
 we had reached the friendly cover of our batteries, which then opened fire 
 on the gunboat with such accuracy that it was forced to retire. We after- 
 ward visited the battery on the opposite (Georgia) side of the river; and as 
 the stars and stripes had never been raised on Georgia soil since its secession, 
 we planted our flag on the parapet of the mud fort, amid the cheers and huz- 
 zas of all ])resent. This mud fort was composed first of sand bags from 
 neighboring sandy isles, and the clayey mud of the island piled upon tlie 
 bags. The latter, upon drying in the sun, becomes nearly as hard as brick. 
 
 After a brief stay here, we took to our boats again and rowed up the 
 river toward Savannah. The water of this river is of a yellowish, muddy 
 brown ; but upon being dipped up to drink, it lost that appearance and pro\ed 
 quite palatable. The force at the batteries described had no other water. 
 This place, where the reader finds us, was above Fort Pulaski — considerably 
 so. We rowed our boats near the river bank (Georgia side), under cover of 
 the tall marsh grass, so that we could not be seen from Savannah or the outer 
 picket posts. Our course was toward Savannah, but could not continue 
 long. We stopped at Elba Island and lay there ready for action, while Lieut. - 
 Col. Jackson and Major Bedel, each with a few picked men, landed and went 
 forward to reconnoitre. After an absence of nearly an hour, they returned 
 with the report that they had been near enough to the rebel pickets to see 
 them and to hear their conversation. We then returned to Daufuskie and, 
 marching across it, took our boats back to Hilton Head, and to our old 
 camp, without the expected fight. 
 
124 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Iar. '62. 
 
 RECONNOISSANCE UP SAVANNAH RIVER AND TO 
 ELBA ISLAND. 
 
 repokt of lieut. -col. john h. jackson. 
 
 Headquarters Third Regiment N.H. Vols., 
 Tort Royal, S.C, 13 March 1862. 
 
 I have the honor to report that in compliance with instructions received 
 from Brig. -Gen. T. W. Sherman, March 7, I left this camp at (5 p.m. on that 
 date, and proceeded to Seabrooli, with 20 officers and ;571 men, with Surg. 
 Moulton and four hospital attendants. I arrived at Seabrook at 8 p.m. and 
 found there six boats, two of them of small size. I made every eftbrt to 
 obtain more boats, and after waiting an hour, Capt. Dunbar arrived from 
 Hilton Head with four boats, making ten boats with which to transfer my 
 command to Daufuskie. The boats were crowded full, and I was compelled 
 to leave behind Company A, with two officers, and a part of Company F, 
 with one officer : a total of 91 men and two officers. Just as we were about 
 to leave Seabrook, Capt. Dunbar was taken sick, and I placed the whole 
 charge of the boats and boatmen with Lieut. Cornelius of Co. D, who dis- 
 charged his duties in a prompt and efficient manner during the whole time 
 of our absence. We left Seabrook at 10 p.m., some of the boats leaking 
 badly. When I arrived opposite Buckingham's Ferry, and several times 
 before reaching there, I was fired on by rebel pickets. I found we had lost 
 our way, and having no countersign, were being fired on b,v our own jjiclvcts, 
 as well as by tlie rebels. I thought it advisable to land and wait till day- 
 light, it then being very dark. Quite a number of shots were fired at us, 
 none hitting either the men or boats. 
 
 It was two in the morning when I landed, two of the boats not coming 
 up till daylight, having lost their way during the night. At daylight I 
 started again, having procured a guide — Private Alonzo Borden, Co. I, 
 Forty-fifth Peunsylvania Volunteers. At 7.30 a.m. we came up with the 
 two boats we had missed during the night, and at 9 a.m. I landed at Dau- 
 fuskie, marched five miles to Gen. Viele's quarters, and reported to him at 
 12 o'clock. After landing, I sent the boats to Engineer's Wharf, at upper end 
 of the island. Gen. Viele ordered me to encamp and wait further orders. 
 During the evening Cos. A and F arrived from Seabrook on the Mayjloicer, 
 she coming from Hilton Head with commissary stores, and having taken 
 them on board wlien passing Seabrook. 
 
 The next morning (Sunday, the 9tli) I was ordered to embark and 
 proceed to Savannah River, with my command, on a reconnoissance. I pro- 
 ceeded to Savannah River, and some distance up the river, without seeing 
 any signs of rebel pickets. I then returned and landed at the battery oppo- 
 site Jones Island, letting the men leave the boats a short time to rest them. 
 While there a rebel steamer came out of St. Augustine Creek in sight of our 
 batteries, and steamed up the river towards Savannah. Our batteries opened 
 on them, making some good line shots, though they did not appear to strike 
 the steamer ; but they quickened her speed. After resting a short time I 
 crossed to Jones Island. As the boats were heavily laden and the tide low, 
 I could not pass down Mud River. I therefore landed the men and sent the 
 boats around to the opposite side of the island to join me there. From there 
 I again embarked and returned to Daufuskie. 
 
 The next morning (Monday, 10th) I received orders from Gen. Viele to 
 take one day's rations and, with all my command, make a reconnoissance of 
 Elba Island ; and I proceeded to do so, accompanied by Maj. Gardiner of the 
 Seventh Connecticut Volunteers, and Capt. Liebenau of Gen. Viele's stafi". 
 We left the landing known as the Engineer's Wharf at 9.45 a.m., in small 
 boats, which were taken in tow by the steamer Maijjlovier to the point of 
 Jones Island (on Mud River) known as Sears' Landing, arriving there at 12 
 o'clock. From thence we proceeded in our boats, heavily laden as they 
 Avere, against wind and tide, through Mud River, across the Savannah River, 
 to a point on Elba Island opposite to and below the mouth of Mud River, 
 
Mar. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 125 
 
 where I landed, accompanied by Maj. Bedel of the Third New Hampshire 
 Volunteers, Maj. Gardiner, and Captain Liebenau. I at once saw the im- 
 practicability of landing my whole force, as the tall reeds and grass on the 
 lower portion of the island had been burned, thus leaving us a fair mark for 
 any of the enemy's steamers, should any of them (attracted by the large force 
 under my command, in small boats, crossing the Savannah in daylight) 
 have thought best to come down and attack us. I left the force there under 
 the command of Capt. Plimpton, with instructions to the officers in command 
 of the several dift'erent boats to allow no man to land, but each officer and 
 soldier to remain seated in the boats, covered by the shores of the island, 
 and instructing the officers in cliarge, as soon as any black, heavy smoke 
 became visible beyond them, to pull directly for Mud River, so as to be 
 under the cover of our guns from our batteries and those of the Western 
 World; to leave a small boat for us, or if this was not practicable, to take 
 all the boats, leaving us on the island. 
 
 After these instructions I divided our small force landed, by giving Maj. 
 Bedel six men, and instructions to proceed across to the opposite side of the 
 island, scattering his men, and thence to the upper end; while with Maj. 
 Gardiner, Capt. Liebenau .and six men, I proceeded on my course on this 
 side, expecting to join Maj. Bedel at the upper end of the island. We sepa- 
 rated to stai't upon our several courses at 1.-15 p.m., and after travelling two 
 hours and a quarter, and crossing several small streams, we came to a point 
 of land, the extreme end of the island, looking towards the mouth of Wright 
 River. On a point of land above the mouth of said river we saw a large 
 store-house, or factory, with the windows closed and no sign of any picket, 
 although two men were seen, apparently unarmed. 
 
 From this point we proceeded directly across the island to the opposite 
 side. Here we found the ruins of tAvo houses, with one high brick chimney 
 standing. From this point we could look directly up a stream, across Avhich 
 there seemed to be a bridge, with heavy, strong abutments, as if intended 
 for guns to be placed upon. Upon these abutments men could be distinctly 
 seen at work : but what they were doing, or if guns were in position at this 
 place, we were unable to see, as the afternoon sun shone directly against us 
 and, shining upon the water, impaired our view. Near the bridge, on the 
 side towards us, there were three steamers lying at anchor (these were 
 black), and one white steamer under way inside of the bridge. On the right- 
 hand side were two vessels, schooner rigged. It Avas impossible to tell 
 whether they were steamers or sailing vessels. I then proceeded to the 
 above mentioned chimney, from which point I plainly saw houses, appearing 
 to be store-houses, apparently tilled with men, some of whom were distinctly 
 seen lounging in the windows ; but could see no signs of a battery. While 
 resting ourselves, we saw a sail-boat well filled witli men — some sailors and 
 some soldiers, about 20 in all — leave one of the steamers and shape their 
 course for this point. We at once proceeded to return to our boats. After 
 a fatiguing tramp of one hour and a half, one of the corporals who accom- 
 panied us saw a sail passing down the river. He reported the fact to me. 
 We then ascertained that it was a boat from the Steamer Western World, 
 with Capt. Gregory and Surg. Moulton of the New Hampshire Third, who 
 were in search of us along shore, thinking from our protracted absence we 
 had lost our way. The captain immediately took us on board, and we pro- 
 ceeded to join the force of my command, lying in boats at the lower end of 
 the island. 
 
 On arriving there we found Maj. Bedel returned with the men of his 
 command and four of those of mine. He reports that after crossing the 
 island and proceeding up the southerly side opposite St. .Vugustine Creek 
 (on the upper point of which he discovered a picket of five men), they were 
 within range; but his instructions Avere not to fire upon any pickets, but to 
 keep themselves hidden. After travelling an hour and a iialf he found a 
 stream, Avhich it Avas impossible to cross. He followed the course of the 
 stream inland until he reached the head of the stream, Avliere he lost his 
 way, OAving to the thickness and height of the rushes; when, finding eve- 
 ning approaching, he returned to the boats. Upon my joining the forces 
 in the boats, we proceeded to camp, Avhere we arrived at 8 o'clock p.m. 
 
126 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Mar. '62. 
 
 The next morning (Tuesday, 11th) I received orders from Gen. Viele 
 to prepare to return to Hilton Head, with the understanding that the May- 
 flower was to bring the troops and tow the boats. Between ."5 and 4 o'clocli 
 P.M., and after the men had been standing in tlie rain some time, we were 
 notified that we must return in our boats ; and as it was impossible to get 
 all the men in the boats, I sent the boats around to the point (Egg Point), 
 where we first landed on the island, and marched the men down there. It 
 was dark when we arrived there, and the tide running out and a strong 
 head wind blowing. I found it impossible to get home that night. I then 
 took two companies across the river to Lawton's Plantation, on Hilton 
 Head Island, and sent the boats 1)ack to join the other boats. I left Maj. 
 Bedel with the remaining four companies, with instructions to return to 
 Hilton Head as soon as practicable. The next morning, early, Maj. Bedel 
 landed with two companies at Lawton's Plantation. The remaining two 
 companies went to Seabrook in the boats, and marched from there to this 
 camp yesterday noon. Between it and 10 o'clock a.m. I left the plantation, 
 with the four companies there, and arrived here in camp at 1 p.m. 
 
 Every man that left the camp with me has returned. Five men are 
 sick and in their quarters, and I was sent to the hospital on our return. 
 The remainder of the men are in good health and spirits. 
 
 With great respect, this report is respectfully submitted. 
 
 John H. Jackson, 
 Lieut. -Colonel, Commanding Third N. H. Volunteers. 
 To Commanding Officer, 
 
 Port Royal, S. C. 
 
 Gen. Wright reported to Sherman, on the 13th, that he had not 
 as yet interfered with the rights of the owners of shives whom he 
 found there, or have since come into the lines, but had permitted no 
 slave to be taken out of the lines on any pretext whatever. [Gen. 
 Sherman approved this on the 15th. — D. E.] 
 
 Capt. Carlton of Co. I, who was in poor health, obtained a 
 sixty days' leave, on the 14th, in consequence of it. 
 
 We will now relate something of great historical value, and from 
 it several inferences may be drawn. On the 14th, Col. Edward W. 
 Serrell (of the New York Engineers), being then at Willard's Hotel, 
 Washington, D. C, on a leave of absence, made a report to the 
 Secretary of War, in accordance with verbal orders, as to the condi- 
 tion of matters in progress against Pulaski and Savannah, substan- 
 tially as follows : After stating the condition, he recommended, 
 among other things, an intelligent, vigorous and energetic general, 
 in whom the entire army would have entire confidence ; who would 
 council with his principal " officers and act promptly in any decision 
 he might form ; and who, having orders, would concentrate his ef- 
 forts on some particular object and accomplish it. There should, 
 said he, be harmonious action between the land and naval forces. 
 There should be four or five reliefs: and, when ready, shell Pulaski 
 day and night incessantly, allowing no time for the rebels to eat, 
 drink or sleep till they surrendered. (As a matter of fact, which 
 possibly the reader may say the writer has no business to go into, 
 the Pulaski preparations were at that moment all as was desired by 
 Col. Serrell in his report.) Coupled with the above, it must be re- 
 membered that in January last past, Gen. Sherman had, against all 
 precedent, yet with the good of the service undoubtedly at heart, 
 appointed Capt. Gillmore over Col. Serrell, by making or attempting 
 
3far.'62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 127 
 
 to make him a brigadier-general, and actually placing him in com- 
 mand over all the Engineers in the Department. Again, connect 
 another fact with this group, that, the very next day after Col. Ser- 
 rell made his report, the edict went forth from Washington relieving 
 Gen. Sherman. This group of facts being given, we will proceed to 
 the history proper. 
 
 On the 14th, a regimental order, by Lieut.-Col. Jackson, changed 
 the hours for daily calls, so that dress parade should be at five in the 
 afternoon. The same day, Col. Fellows, Commanding Post, ordered 
 that all empty pork and beef barrels with two heads be at once 
 turned over to the quartermaster of the Volunteer Engineers. These 
 were for buoying purposes in connection with the landing of guns at 
 Tybee. 
 
 The 15th of March was the date of the order for Sherman's re- 
 moval, for it cannot properly be called by any other name. The 
 order did n't arrive for several days. The order was as follows : — 
 
 General Order 2G, Washington, etc. The States of South Carolina. 
 Georgia and Florida, with the expedition and forces now under Brig. -Gen. 
 T. W. Sherman, will constitute a military department to be called the De- 
 partment of the South, to be commanded b}^ Maj.-Gen. Hunter. 
 By order Secretary of War, 
 
 L. Thomas, Adjniant-Gencral . 
 
 Short, but lacking in sweetness. It didn't even go through 
 the usual form of saying that Sherman will be relieved by Hunter, or 
 that Hunter will relieve Sherman. Does one wonder that Sherman 
 was grieved upon its receipt ? Though the purpose of this history is 
 not to defend generals ; yet it seems appropriate that at this point 
 we may properly pause and think compassionately toward Gen. Sher- 
 man, now dead. Let it pass now. The same day Gen. Sherman 
 reported to McClellan, by the Atlantic, that he was in a hurry for 
 ordnance stores for Tybee. 
 
 Capt. Carlton, on the same day, turned over his company (I) 
 and its property to 1st Lieut. Emmons, preparatory to going North 
 on his leave. And here we will explain what "turning over" 
 means. An officer in command of a company, whatever his rank, 
 is responsible for the company property (really the property of our 
 dear Uncle Samuel), consisting, first, of guns, equipments, ammu- 
 nition. First Sergeant's sword and sash — these are called " ordnance 
 and ordnance stores ;" secondly, of tents, haversacks, canteens, knap- 
 sacks, mess pans, camp kettles, hatchets, shovels and the like — 
 these are called "camp and garrison equipage." The ordnance and 
 ordnance stores have to be "returned" {i. e., reported) quarterly 
 to the Chief-of-Ordnance at Washington, and whenever the officer in 
 charge is relieved by another. The " return" specifies what was on 
 hand at last return ; what received during the quarter (or fractional 
 part of term) and whom from, and date ; what has been expended, 
 or condemned, or lost, or turned over to any other officer ; and Avhat 
 remains on hand at end of the quarter. The process is the same for 
 camp and garrison equipage, save that that is a monthly return in- 
 stead of quarterly, and to the Quartermaster-General. Each kind 
 
128 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Mar. '62, 
 
 must be specified in both cases. In Capt. Carlton's case, the turn- 
 ing over of the company meant that he was relieved from the com- 
 mand of it and another otlicer assigned to its command, to whom he 
 must turn over the property ; and also make his own returns to the 
 government, showing that he had disposed of all the property he was 
 responsible for. He went North entirely relieved of responsibility, 
 as well as command. Before he was actually relieved from the re- 
 sponsil)ility of the property, the "returns" have to be passed 
 through the Auditor's otlice at Washington, and a certificate sent 
 him to that effect. This latter he files with his retained copy, for 
 his own protection and information. The blanks for "returns" are 
 furnished by the government and are very elaborate. 
 
 The New South made its bow to the public (i. e., the troops) 
 on the 15th March. This was a small newspaper, mostly of military 
 news, principally of the Department, an epitome of every important 
 movement in other Departments, and local gossip. The publisher 
 and proprietor was Joseph H. Sears, who was for a considerable 
 time postmaster at Hilton Head. The Third New Hampshire had a 
 hand in its start ; for several Co. A men who had been printers at 
 home were invited to assist in setting up the matter, etc. The little 
 paper was well received and had a large circulation. Large numbers 
 of them were sent home by the oflicers and men as souvenirs. The 
 writer met Mr. Sears in Boston in 1888. 
 
 Some of the First Massachusetts Cavahy arrived on the 16th, 
 and we had a mail and an inspection. The rebel general (Trapier) 
 at Charleston sent large reinforcements to Tennessee on that day. 
 Gen. Sherman reported, the 16th, that Gen. Wright had taken 
 Amelia Island and Jacksonville, and that Fort Marion (St. Augus- 
 tine) had surrendered to the navy. 
 
 St. Patrick's day (17th) arrived, and with it the usual recogni- 
 tion ; for we had a large number of sons of the Emerald Isle, and 
 the others freely united to make it an agreeable occasion. Our 
 band played appropriate music in front of the Colonel's tent while 
 the regiment paraded there, and also serenaded Capt. Donohoe. A 
 squad worked on our new graveyard under Capt. Randlett. 
 
 We had orders on the 18th to be ready to move on the morrow ; 
 but the order was silent as to where we were to go. A letter gives 
 the information. It said: "Tomorrow nine companies, including 
 mine (B), are to start on a reconnoitring expedition, to be gone 
 anywhere from three to ten days. One company (and that was K, 
 the writer's company), will be left to guard the camp. We are to 
 go via Seabrook." Maj. Bedel had charge that day of the battalion 
 drill. 
 
 The same day, also, the Inspector-General of Georgia (rebel) 
 was informed that Gen. Pemberton approved a proposition to 
 call out the militia to protect the invaded parts of the State ; but 
 before inaugurating a system of guerilla warfare, the removal of 
 women and children was recommended. 
 
 We were up bright and early on the 19th, completing the "get- 
 ting ready" process. Co. D started early in the forenoon, but the 
 
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 other eioht companies did not go till about 2 o'clock. Co. K was left 
 to cave for the camp and property, though a few of its men Avent 
 with the regiment as volunteers, attaching themselves temporarily to 
 other companies. A few of the band also accompanied, it being 
 understood that the party was not liable to go to Charleston nor 
 suffer very much while away: They were J. A. Dadmun, G. L. 
 Lovejo}', C. E. Burnham, D. A. Brown and H. S. Hamilton 
 (bugler). The destination was Bluffton, a small village "on de 
 main." The regiment took boats at Seabrook, and after rowing a 
 long time and in the night, and also in the rain, they landed at 
 Pope's Plantation, Hilton Head, remaining there till next morning. 
 A diary shows that the Chaplain and Doctor Moulton were there. 
 
 Gov. Milton of Florida very kindly suggested that day to his 
 Secretary of War, that Gen. Trapier's ofhcial acts did not meet with 
 his approval, and closed his complaint b}^ offering to take command 
 of the Confederate forces in the State himself, for a few weeks. 
 Gen. Trapier recommended the same day, to his Secretary of War, 
 that bands of guerrillas be raised and thoroughly armed and 
 equipped, for purpose of holding the interior of the State. Gen. 
 Trapier was relieved that day, and ordered to report to Gen. A. S. 
 Johnston at Decatur, Ala. ; and Col. Dilworth was temporarily 
 assigned to command of Florida. 
 
 The President approved a bill on the IDth providing for sutlers. 
 How thoughtful in him ! 
 
 Very early on the morning of the 20th, the regiment took to its 
 boats again, and rowed toward its destination, reaching Bluftton not 
 long after daylight. Cos. A and F landed on the main land, some 
 of the other companies going farther up May River (inland), while 
 Co. E landed and captured four rebel pickets. We had with us 
 some boat howitzers from the nav}', and treated the rebels to a few 
 gratuitous specimen shells. 
 
 A diary says: "The rebel pickets ran without tiring. Tlie six 
 companies went up to some houses and sent out two companies as 
 skirmishers. Co. E went around to co-operate with Co. F, Capt. 
 Randlett (the two companies were A and F^) . Co. E headed off 
 the rebel pickets and captured them. We had a 12-pounder 
 howitzer. Got it ashore and fired three shells." 
 
 The diary of one who did not accompany the expedition says : 
 " Sixth Connecticut ordered off last night. Hazeltiue's body taken 
 up." 
 
 This latter item is of interest. Hazeltine (originally of K) was 
 the drummer of Co. G when alive. His father sent out a metallic 
 casket, and the body was exhumed and sent home in it. The writer 
 assisted largely in the exhuming, and was the principal correspon- 
 dent with the grief-stricken parents. 
 
 To return to the regiment. Rain set in again, but the spirits 
 of the men were superior to rain. They had taken four prisoners, 
 and that was glory enough for one day at least. The regiment 
 then went to Bull Island, Avhere they remained all niglit, stopping at 
 Gen. Seabrook's plantation. The name Seabrook is quite common iu 
 
130 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Iar. '62. 
 
 this vicinity ; but when the name Seabrook is mentioned without 
 qualification, a Third New Hampshire man will at once determine 
 that it refers to a plantation on Hilton Head Island, inland side, 
 bordering on Skull Creek, as that is the one he is most familiar 
 with. There were Seabrook plantations, — several of them, — and 
 there was a Seabrook Island, too. 
 
 Let us see what other events of importance occurred that day 
 near us. Gen. Trapier (not yet relieved) reported that by his 
 orders eight steam saw-mills and large quantities of sawed lumber 
 had been burned near Jacksonville, to prevent falling into hands of 
 eneni}' ; also an iron foundry and work shops owned by a Mr. 
 Mooney, and a gunboat being built for the rebel government. The. 
 people of Jacksonville assembled that day at 10.30 a.m., and 
 organized and passed resolutions of loyalty and a desire for forma- 
 tion of a new State government, and asked the protection of the 
 military. Union forces then there : Fourth New Hampshire. The 
 resolutions were signed by C. L. Robinson, Chairman ; O. L. Keene, 
 Secretary, and by Philip Frazer as Chairman of the Committee on 
 Resolutions. Gen. Sherman issued a proclamation on that daj^ to 
 the people of East Florida, and it was dated Jacksonville : so it is 
 fair to assume he was there personall}^ that day. 
 
 The 21st found the regiment on hand for another adventure. 
 In the earl}' morning they saw the Kirk plantation houses, Bluff ton, 
 about 20 in all, on fire, having been fired by the rebels. The 
 Chaplain was sent to Daufuskie with dispatches to Gen. Viele, 
 being conveyed there, some 15 miles distant, in a row-boat, and 
 having Cyrus (our Lieut. -Colonel's colored servant — a native) as his 
 guide. The regiment went to Savage Island, and were shot at nine 
 times going and four times on the return trip by the I'ebel pickets. 
 
 The boys found on Savage Island hogs, sheep and cattle. Did 
 they wickedly convert the flesh of those critters to their own use ? 
 Several diaries say they did ; and we have no desire to enter into 
 any controversy about the matter. They probably found an egg or 
 two ; but what matters it ? 
 
 Co. F was left with the boats that day, after we had approached 
 the island in line of battle and landed without opposition. After 
 securing the ])odies of the slain (captured pigs, etc.), the boys 
 returned to Bull Island for the night. 
 
 On the 21st, too, at Hilton Head, Col. Fellows, Commanding 
 Post, issued an order, directing Provost Marshal Van Brunt to 
 notify all parties selling liquor at the Post that hereafter they were 
 forbidden to sell to any officer, soldier, employee of the government 
 or negro, without a written permit signed by the Commandant of 
 the Post. The order was promulgated by the Provost Marshal, 
 and in his order he added " sailors" to the list, and said the penalty 
 of violation would be confiscation of entire stock. 
 
 Gen. Pemberton, on the 21st, at Pocotaligo, informed Gen. 
 Ripley that the enemy was preparing to cross Wall's Cut, with 
 evident intent to make a feint from Jehossee on mainland. [This 
 latter referred to troops at Edisto. — D. E.] 
 
3Iar.'62.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 131 
 
 On the 22d we were up with the lark, and again went on the 
 mainhind and to Bhiffton, and drove out the rebels, who fired on us 
 as we landed. We chased them for half a mile into the woods, 
 where we met them and had a little sharp firing, they retreating. 
 The day's doings resulted in a deal of plunder, of such n varied 
 nature and value that no attempt will be made to enumerate. Our 
 approach to Bluffton (one diary calls it a city) that day was by 
 skirmishing up to it by three companies and, when quite near, 
 charging in line somewhat extended, as it was quite definitely known 
 that the force to oppose was small : an old negro said 200 cavalry 
 and 100 infantry. The boys were again covered with glory and 
 laden with plunder. For our protection, we had one howitzer with 
 us and another remained with the boats. Got back to Bull Island 
 about 9 at night. 
 
 That day Maj. Bedel, commanding the camp at Hilton Head, 
 issued an order (numbered eleven) about the filing and indexing of 
 orders received. By a singular coincidence. Col. Fellows, com- 
 manding the Post, issued an order that day of the same number 
 (11), announcing the arrival of the Lieut. -Colonel of the Forty-fifth 
 Pennsylvania, and directing him to take command of the (his) 
 regiment, then at Hilton Head. 
 
 The Secretary of the Treasury on the same day said to the 
 Secretary of War that Mr. Pierce, the special agent at Port Royal, 
 had reported his inability to cultivate, etc., as the army had taken 
 all the horses, and he (Secretary of Treasury) suggested sending 
 90 mules and 10 horses at once to Special Agent Pierce. 
 
 The adventures thus far of the regiment had been of such an 
 elating nature that each succeeding day the men were brighter and 
 more full of life. 
 
 The morning of the 23d was Sunday; but we were on hand. 
 We had a short sermon and prayer by the Chaplain, after which we 
 went to slaying again, while the Chaplain again went to Daufuskie 
 with dispatches. Co. F went after cattle, and shot eleven, besides 
 calves, pigs, etc. The tide left the boats high and dry, and they 
 had to wait till night. Some anxiety was felt for their safety. 
 
 The rebel Secretary of War informed Gen. Pemberton that day 
 that the Steamer Florida had arrived with 64,000 lbs. powder, and 
 arms : the latter for Louisiana. The parties bringing in the powder 
 wanted $2.00 per pound for it, and he had directed it to be im- 
 pressed (seized). To that Gen. Pemberton assented by directing 
 Col. AValker to proceed to Columbus, Ga., and impress the powder, 
 and test its quality and report. 
 
 Bull Island was again our quarters for the night of the 23d. 
 On the 24th, apparently having fulfilled our "mission," we returned 
 to our camp at Hilton Head, being towed down l)y the Ben Deford, 
 and arriving at our camp about 7 in the evening. It is related, 
 though not vouched for, that on the last day Gen. Viele chanced to 
 be in the vicinity of Bull Island ; and, seeing us in our grey (our 
 old) uniforms, thought we were rebels, and at once sent a courier 
 post haste to Hilton Head with an order for the Third New Hamp- 
 
132 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Jay. '62. 
 
 shire to come right ?/p there! Mail. On our arrival at camp, there 
 was the liveliest kind of a lively time till past midnight. Those 
 who did not go insisted upon having the adventures of those who 
 did go repeated o'er and o'er ; and the latter were willing, no doubt. 
 Having arrived home, our Lieutenant-Colonel made his otlicial 
 report ; and for purpose of further information, it is inserted iu full. 
 
 OPERATIONS NEAR BLUFFTON, S. C. 
 
 report of lieut. -col. john h. jackson. 
 
 Headquarters Third New Hajipshire Vols., 
 
 Hilton Head, S. C, 25 March 1862. 
 
 Sir : I have the honor to report that, in compliance witli Special Order 
 
 No. 67, 18 March 1862, I proceeded on the 19th, Mith 24 officers and 
 
 enlisted men, on a reconnoissance in force on May River, rnnning between 
 the islands of Bull and Savage, and the mainland. Accompanying the bat- 
 talion from VL\y regiment was a detachment from the Third Rhode Island 
 Volnuteers, with a 12-pounder howitzer, under the command of Lieut. 
 Morrow, who conducted himself in a manner deserving my thanks and 
 materially assisted me in all my movements during the Ave clays I was 
 gone. 
 
 I left my camp at this place at 2 p.m., and arrived at Scabrook at 3.30 
 P.M., and all but one company embarked at 4 o'clock, filling what boats I 
 had — fifteen in number, one leaking so badly I had to leave it behind. The 
 field-piece I embarked in a scow we found at Seabrook, and towed it with 
 one of our large boats. Soon after leaving the Avharf it began to look dark 
 and to rain, and the wind blew hard, so as to endanger the safety of our 
 field-piece, the scow being low in the water. After an hour and a half's 
 rowing, I thought best to land a short time until the weather became some- 
 M'hat calmer, and landed at Dr. Frank Rope's plantation, on Hilton Head 
 Island. The men found shelter in the buildings; and at 2.30 o'clock in the 
 morning, Thursday the 20th, we again embarked, and about daybreak 
 landed on a hard beach at Dr. James Kirk's plantation, on the mainland and 
 one mile from Bluttton. 
 
 I had previously sent two companies, under command of Capt. 
 Randlett, to the White House, on Ephraim Baynard's plantation, opposite 
 the lower end of Pinckney Island, to drive in or capture the picket stationed 
 there. Immediately after landing the command remaining with me, I 
 threw out Capt. Plimpton's company as skirmishers in the direction of the 
 above plantation, to assist Captain Randlett and to ascertain Avhat other 
 pickets there Avere near there, and, if possible, to capture them. 
 
 Immediately after landing Ave could see cavalry pickets in the Avoods 
 skirting the plantation. I immediately had the field-piece brought up, and 
 fired three shells into the woods, scattering the enemy. As I had not made 
 preparation to adA^ance far into the interior, I drcAv ofi' my command, and 
 dropped doAvn to Col. Seabrook's Avharf and plantation on Bull Island, 
 opposite the mainland. 
 
 After landing that portion of my command, I proceeded to Baynard's 
 plantation, and found that four rebel pickets had been captured. Capt. 
 Plimpton's company, under command of Lieut. Ela. had cut ofi" their retreat; 
 and, being hemmed in on all sides, they surrendered Avithout resistance. 
 On arriving, I disarmed them of their rifies and long knives, Avith Avhich 
 they Avere armed, and carried them to Buckingham's Ferry, Hilton Head 
 Island, and delivered them over to an officer of the Forty-fifth Pennsylvania 
 Volunteers, commanding the picket there stationed, and requested him to 
 send them to headquarters, which he did. With my command I then pro- 
 
Mar. '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 133 
 
 •ceeded to Bull Island. That afternoon I was notified tliat there was a 
 strong force on the mainland ; and having made up my mind to visit Blufi- 
 ton, I sent to headquarters for another piece of artillei'y, which I received 
 Friday afternoon. 
 
 Friday morning, having got some information that led me to believe 
 there was a picket on Savage Islands, on the side towards the mainland, I 
 determined to reconnoitre those islands thoroughly. I embarked my com- 
 mand and landed them on Savage Islands, thorouglily examined them, and 
 found no pickets. On the mainland opposite, the cavalry pickets Avere 
 visible, narrowly watching our movements, apparently expecting us to land 
 on the mainland above Bluffton. 
 
 At 1.30 o'clock I started on my return to Bull Island. In the morning, 
 before starting, I was notitied by our pickets that the enemy had that 
 morning burned all the buildings (about fifteen in number) on Kirk's plan- 
 tation, where we landed yesterday. On our passage to Sav age Islands we 
 were frequently fired on by the rebel pickets. On our return they again 
 fired on us ; and when opposite Kirk's, I ordered my men to return the fire, 
 which they did, firing as each boat came abreast the plantation. After 
 passing beyond rifie range we could see a cluster of the horsemen ap- 
 parently gathered around some wounded or killed companion, as they dis- 
 mounted. Most of our shots reached the shore; but whether we succeeded 
 in hitting the enemy or not I could not ascertain. 
 
 That night I received another piece of artillery from headquarters, 
 with men to man it. Next morning, after putting one of the guns in a 
 position to command the lauding at Kirk's, I embarked the men and landed 
 at the same place as on Thursday, the 20th, driving in the pickets. I then 
 threw out two companies as skirmishers; and, after advancing a short dis- 
 tance into the Avood, sent forward two companies more to support them, 
 under command of Capt. Plimpton, Acting Major. Lieut. Morrow having 
 got his field-piece in position, I left a few men, with an officer, to assist 
 him, and advanced the remainder of my force towards Bluffton. In ad- 
 vancing I found cross-roads, where I left detachments to prevent the 
 enemy getting into our rear. 
 
 We arrived at Blufi'ton at 12 o'clock, driving the pickets through the 
 town a short distance (beyond) ; but finding it impossible to cut them oft", 
 abandoned the pursuit. I fouiul the town entirely deserted, Avith the ex- 
 ception of three old negroes, Avho informed me there had been no artillery 
 there, and there was no signs of any or of any earthworks there or some 
 distance up the river. The nearest approach to artillery was an old dis- 
 mounted iron gun on the bluft'near the church and on the bank of the river. 
 I examined the place thoroughly, to be sure there were none of the rebels 
 secreted. I found none, and neither arms nor ammunition. The town has 
 been apparently only occupied as a headquarters for pickets during the past 
 three months. 
 
 One of the rebel pickets, in endeavoring to escape, could not get his 
 horse to start, for some reason or other. He Avas in sight of our advance, 
 but at long-range distance ; and after endeavoring for a feAv minutes to 
 ui'ge his horse into a run, and being unsuccessful, left his horse and 
 blankets and ran for the Avoods, Avhich he reached Avithout further harm 
 from us. The horse Avas a good one, Avhich, Avith a mule taken from Bull 
 Island, I have turned over to Colonel Reynolds. Government Agent at this 
 place, and have his receipt for them, .\fter a thorough examination of the 
 town, I drcAV in my command and retired rapidly and in good order Avith- 
 out any attack from any quarter, and returned in the boats to Bull Island. 
 
 The officers and men behaved like good soldiers, moving steadily and 
 quietl}'^ to and from the tOAvn, remained in ranks Avhile in the tOAvn (Avith 
 the exception of such squads as Avere ordered to examine the various 
 houses), and in every Avay conducted themselves in a meritorious manner. 
 
 I A'isited the islands near Bull Island, finding a number of cattle, 
 sheep and hogs, and evidences that the enemy obtained some of their fresh 
 provisions from these islands. As Ave Avere sliort of rations, I had a feAV 
 of the cattle killed and properly distributed among my command. 
 
134 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IMar. '62. 
 
 Ou Monday, at 3 p.m., I returned to Hilton Head. All the boats, Mith 
 the exception of three, are at Seabrook, in good order. These three leaked 
 badlj^ from the start, and I had them sent to the wharf at Hilton Head for 
 repaii's. All nij^ command have returned in good health and without one 
 accident. 
 
 With great respect, j'our obedient servant, 
 
 JOHK H. Jackson, Lieut. -Col., ComWy 
 
 Third New Hampshire Vols. 
 To Enoch Q. Fellows, 
 
 Third New Hampshire Vols., Com'd'g Post. 
 
 On the 25th, the rebel Gen. Pemberton directed the abandon- 
 ment of Georgetown, and that logs be mounted in place of guns 
 removed. 
 
 The following were summoned, the 2oth, by Col. Fellows, to 
 appear at Headquarters [probably as witnesses in court-martial 
 cases. — D. E.] : Capt. Donohoe, Lieut. Cody, Lieut. Ayer, Sergt. 
 J. J, Donohoe, Corp. H. B. Keniston and Abraham Sanford, the 
 sutler's boy. A postscript added F. A. Lewis and W. H. Choate 
 of Co. I. A diary of that date says: "Wilbur in arrest;" and 
 probably these summons may have been connected therewith. Gen. 
 Wright, at Jacksonville, reported to Gen. Sherman that he left 
 Fernandina on the morning of the 24th, with Ninety-seventh Penn- 
 sylvania, on the Cosmopolitan., landing at Jacksonville on the evening 
 of that day. 
 
 Again, on the 26th, Col. Fellows summoned, as witnesses on 
 general court-martial [the summons states this. — D. E.], Lieut. 
 Smith, Lieut. Maxwell and Sergt. Dow. A diary of 26th says, 
 " Court-martial resumed." 
 
 Gen. Sherman reported under date of 26th to Washington, 
 that he had received the direction to confine himself to siege of 
 Pulaski, and said his plan had been to carry Pulaski and Savannah 
 at same time ; but he humbly bowed to the decisions of his superiors 
 in Washington, and said the material was then rapidly arriving for 
 siege of Pulaski. It appears that he did not yet know he had been 
 superseded. 
 
 Gen. Lawton, at Savannah, was directed the 26th, by Gen, 
 Pemberton, to investigate a report from the Governor of Georgia, 
 that the Gladiator recently landed a cargo of arms at Savannah 
 which had been seized by Confederate officers. [The arms were by 
 mistake shipped at once to Tennessee, Richmond and other places ; 
 and it was agreed that they should be replaced out of next 
 arrival. — D. E.] 
 
 Warren Kuowlton of Co. D died on the 27th, and was buried 
 at night. On that day. Gen. Hunter was at Baltimore, on the 
 Steamer Adelaide.^ ready to sail to Fort Monroe and thence to his 
 new field. He wrote the Secretary of War that he wanted more 
 troops, and suggested that 20,000 to 25,000 be added; and if 
 Sedgwick's Division could be sent him, with that alone he could 
 almost guarantee to have our flag waving over Sumter by the anni- 
 versary of its capture. Poor, misguided Hunter ! How you do 
 talk ! Sumter won't let you capture it ! 
 
liar. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 135 
 
 Gen. Pembertou notified his Secretary of War that he Iiad 
 directed the abandonment of the batteries on Cole's Island. Capt. 
 Plimpton, the ranking captain, drilled the regiment on the 27th, 
 28th and 29th. 
 
 The bodies of Color-Sergt. Dow and another were exhumed on 
 the 2<sth and sent North. 
 
 Gen. Wright's force at Jacksonville was in danger on the 28th ; 
 but he said he thought he was to be attacked, and had sent the 
 CosmopoliUm to Fernandina for two sections of Hamilton's Battery. 
 He also said that Lieut. -Col. Bell, Fourth New Hampshire, at St. 
 Augustine, was constantly calling for reinforcements, which he was 
 unable to give. 
 
 The Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania were surprised on the 28th, by 
 the rebels, on Edisto Island, and lost 23 men captured. The rebels 
 burned the bridge connecting Edisto and Little Edisto. 
 
 We insert a rebel order which is self-explanatory : — 
 
 28 March 1802. 
 Brig.-Gen. Evans to Col. P. F. Stevens : 
 
 Colonel : Proceed toniaht to Edisto Island, with the infantry force of 
 j^our legion, the Enfield Battalion, a section of the Washington Artillery 
 and a small detachment of cavalry, and attack the companies of the enemy 
 said to be on Little Edisto Island, at the Old Dominion, and also at the 
 places (plantations) of Moses Bailey and Whaley. You -will attack these 
 companies vigorously, charge the force on Little Edisto, destroying the 
 bridge over Little Edisto after your passage, and drive the enemy off the 
 island .... 
 
 The writer has report of Col. Stevens, with list of prisoners 
 taken, etc. 
 
 On the 29th, Col. Fellows, still Commanding Post, made a 
 detail for nurses in the Cjieneral Hospital, then recently completed at 
 Hilton Head. The selections were from several regiments. The 
 Third New Hampshire detail was Private Perry Kittredge (Co. B), 
 Private Arthur Brigham (Co. F), and Private George Murdough 
 (Co. H). The latter was sick and was excused from serving by 
 the Medical Director. This Hospital was under charge of Asst. 
 Surg. J. E. Semple, U. S. A. The hospital itself will be treated 
 of separately. Our boys were getting careless at this time in firing 
 their pieces when coming off guard, being a little indifferent as to 
 the direction the bullets took. On the 29th they sent a few leaden 
 messengers to Headquarters of Col. Fellows, who called the provost 
 guard to his assistance ; and we were politely informed that the 
 direction must be changed. Not being desirous of shooting Col. 
 Fellows, we changed direction. 
 
 The writer has an impression that he has not mentioned the 
 prevalence of sand storms. When the wind was high, or a fairly 
 stiff breeze was blowing, and the sand dry, it was almost impossible 
 to drill or otherwise remain out long without weeping — not for 
 sorrow, but to " flush" our optics and force out the rapidly gather- 
 ing sand. The sand was fine — very fine; and in fact we used to 
 scour our watches with it: i. e., the fine grades. This sand proved 
 to be very injurious to the eyes, not only by actual contact but by 
 its ^' glare " on a sunny day. 
 
136 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Iar. '62. 
 
 We find Capt. Plimpton in command for a few days, owing to 
 the fact tliat Lieut. -Col. Jackson was on duty on a general court- 
 martial at the Head ; and Major Bedel was temporarily away at 
 Edisto Island, visiting the Forty-seventh New York. 
 
 Sunday, the 30th, we had inspection by Capt. Plimpton. [Col. 
 Jackson and Adjt. Hill away, on visit to Bay Point. — D. E.] Slail. 
 Maj. Bedel returned, and, calling the boys out, gave a graphic 
 description of his adventures at Edisto. The thermometer stood at 
 90° that day. The Chaplain preached to us, much to our pleasure, 
 after which he attended a negro funeral at Drayton's. 
 
 We have now arrived at the 31st of March — a memorable day 
 with us ; for Gen. Hunter arrived, much to the surprise of every- 
 bod}', to relieve Gen. Sherman, in whom, apparently, all had great 
 confidence. The event was the " talk of the town," and the subject 
 was discussed and discussed ; but only one conclusion was arrived 
 at: i. e., that of sympathy for Gen. Sherman. 
 
 Gen. Hunter assumed command by his General Order No. 
 1, dividing the (new) department into districts, viz. : The 
 Northern District, under Brig. -Gen. H. W. Benham, with head- 
 quarters at Port Royal; the troops to be designated as the First 
 Division, and the district to comprise South Carolina, Georgia and 
 all of Florida north and east of a line from Cape Carnaveral north- 
 west to Gulf coast north of Cedar Keys and its dependencies, and 
 thence north to the Georgia line. The Southern District, under 
 Brig. -Gen. J. M. Brannan : the district being the remainder of 
 Florida and the islands of the east coast south of the line of the 
 Northern District. The Western District, under Brig. -Gen. L. G. 
 Arnold : the west coast of Florida, with headquarters at Fort 
 Pickens. 
 
 Gen. Hunter's staff was as follows : — 
 
 *Maj. Chas. G. Halpine . . Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 Lieut. E. W. Smith . . . Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 Col. J. W. Shafter . . . Chief Quartermaster. 
 
 Capt. J. W. Turner . . . Chief Commissary of Subsistence. 
 
 Maj. R. M. Hough . . . Aide-de-Camp. 
 Maj. Edw. Wright ... 
 Capt. R. W. Thompson . . " 
 
 Capt. W. R. Dole ... 
 
 Lieut. 8. W. Stockton . . 
 Lieut. Chas. E. Hay ... 
 Lieut. A. M. McKenzie . . " 
 
 Lieut. A. O. Doolittle . . " 
 
 *" Miles O'Beilly." 
 
 On the same day. General Hunter issued his General Order No. 
 2, in which he said, in relieving Gen. Sherman, by War Department 
 Order of loth March, he desired to express his thanks to Gen. Sher- 
 man for full, reliable and valuable information, etc., furnished him, 
 and to express his appreciation of the expedition under his command. 
 Gen. Sherman also issued an order turning over the (his) command 
 to Gen. Hunter, the substance of which was, that he was all ready 
 to open on Pulaski, when the material, then on the Atlantic (just ar- 
 
3Iar. '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 137 
 
 rived) , was unloaded and lauded at Tybee. Savauuah had beeu cut 
 off since 11 Feb. by the batteries on Jones and Bird Islands. He 
 had begun preparations for Savannah, but had been directed to dis- 
 continue by McClellan. He had laid a plan to take Savannah by a 
 coup de main about 20 Jan. ; but the navy failed to co-operate, 
 and at date it was too late to do so. 
 
 This was the substance. No reference to his relief by Hunter, 
 no regrets were expressed — nothing but entire submission was ex- 
 pressed or could be implied : and yet Gen. Sherman must have 
 l)eeu exceedingly sorrowful while penning the final words which 
 separated him from his command. 
 
 The day was exceedingly warm, though it was a "cold day" 
 for Sherman. Thermometer 92° in the shade. No drill or dress 
 parade, there were so many men away at work. Gen. Wright, the 
 same day, asked Gen. Sherman for reinforcements [he was at 
 Jacksonville. — D. E.], as the rebels were concentrated on his 
 front. Gen. Pemberton suggested to the Governor of Georgia that 
 the large quantities of cotton stored in and near Augusta should be 
 removed rather than wait for its destruction by fire, if the enemy 
 should take Savannah. 
 
 Before closing the month of March, we will state that on the 
 26th Feb. the Post Office Department at Washington issued a sort 
 of proclamation [received 31 March. — D. E.], recommending the 
 appointment of a trustworthy agent in each regiment aud brigade to 
 handle the mail. The postage to be prepaid, aud each piece to be 
 registered (five cents). Under this our Chaplain was duly ap- 
 pointed postmaster for the regiment, though he had previously acted 
 as such. 
 
 We are now in the Department of the South. Up to the 
 present time all orders have emanated from "Headquarters E. C." 
 (Expeditionary Corps). This name now goes out of existence. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTxVNT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 On the 3d the War Department provided for a postmaster for 
 each regiment or brigade (see Chaplain Hill's personal sketch) , and 
 on the 21st sutlers were regulated (see Sutler). 
 
 The Department of the South was created, and Gen. Hunter as- 
 signed to the command of it, as noted. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 Gen. Hunter issued his first department order on the 31st, as- 
 suming command, announcing his staff, and dividing the depart- 
 ment into three districts, — the Northern, the Southern, and the 
 Western (under Brig. -Gen. L. G. Arnold), — as already noted. 
 
138 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [3Iar. '62. 
 
 This arrangement continued till 21st June, — after battle of 
 James Island, — when the district system was abolished. It may 
 fairly be assumed that this abolition of the district system was in 
 part to relieve Gen. Benham from his command, he having given 
 offence in the management of the James Island battle. 
 
 Gen. Hunter's next order (No. 2, same day: 31st) thanked 
 Gen. Sherman for his valuable services and for information, etc., 
 turned over to him as his successor. 
 
 The Department statistics for March, 1862, are: Total troops, 
 17,821; wounded and sick, 3,764; died, 41; hospital cases, 
 wounded etc., 147 ; died of wounds, etc., 4. 
 
 The Monthly Return 
 Field and Staff 
 
 shows : — 
 
 — • m 
 
 Band 
 
 
 
 
 Co. A 
 
 
 
 . 95 
 
 B 
 
 
 
 . 95 
 
 C 
 
 
 
 . 94 
 
 D 
 
 
 
 . 89 
 
 E 
 
 
 
 . 91 ' 
 
 F 
 
 
 
 . 91 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 . 83 ' 
 
 H 
 
 
 
 . 8S 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 . 84 
 
 K 
 
 
 
 . 84 
 
 Present aggregate . . 
 Aggregate last report . 
 
 -officers. 
 
 ... 960 
 
 ... 969 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5 
 
 Corporals 
 
 Died of disease . . . . 
 
 Discliarged for disability 
 
 Recruits 
 
 Absent sick 
 
 Officers in arrest . . . 
 
 8 8 8 8 
 
 5 5 4 5 5 5 
 
 8 8 8 7 8 8 
 
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APRIL, 1862. 
 
 LL FOOLS' DAY ! And the boys had a little fun, just 
 to show their remembrance of the fact. In the evening 
 a burlesque band was gotten up and serenaded our Baud 
 Leader (Ingalls), in fine style. 
 
 The Chaplain was that day regularly appointed 
 agent to take charge of our mail matters. So large a 
 number were away at work that no drill or dress parade 
 was inflicted on those in camp. 
 The same day our oldest captain, Israel B. Littlefield of Co. K, 
 an old Mexican War veteran, was honorably discharged on his 
 resignation. His general health was not good, and his eyes were 
 very much affected by the sand. His company parted with him 
 with great regret. 
 
 A rebel officer reported to his superior that the enemy had 
 retired to the other side of Port Royal Ferry, and that they landed 
 that morning at Page's Point and burned some houses. 
 
 Capt. Littlefield turned over his company on the 2d to his 1st 
 Lieut. (Butterfield) ; and 2d Lieut. Marsh, of F, was assigned to be 
 his assistant. And that day Gen. Wright (not knowing that 
 Sherman had been relieved) again asked for reinforcements. He 
 also was notified later in the day, bj' Gen. Benham, that the 
 Major-General Commanding directed the evacuation of Jacksonville, 
 but to make special provision for holding Fernandina and St. 
 Augustine. 
 
 We received orders on the 3d to be ready to move at noon ; 
 but that was soon changed to three o'clock, and later the important 
 event was postponed till the morrow. Packing up and speculating 
 as to where we were going, etc., fully occupied our hands and minds 
 during tlie day. The vacancy in the position of color l)earer was 
 that day filled by appointing Sergt. Converse D. McDonald of E 
 to TOe responsible position. A letter of that date says, "I think 
 we are going to Edisto;" and it proved true. Gen. Hunter an- 
 nounced his staff that day, as follows : Surgeon Geo. E. Cooper, 
 Medical Director ; Capt. Louis H. Pelouze (Fifteenth U.S. Infantr}') , 
 Acting Inspector-General; 1st Lieut. Francis J. Shunk (Ord. Dept. 
 U. S. A.), Chief of Ordnance ; 1st Lieut. James H. AVilson (Top. Eng. 
 U. S. A.), Chief Topographical P^ngiueer ; 1st Lieut. E. J. Keenan 
 (Eleventh Pennsylvania), Chief Signal Officer. 
 
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Jones Islaud . . 
 
 . 300 
 
 Hilton Head . . 
 
 . 4.500 
 
 Bay Point • . . 
 
 80 
 
 Beaufort . . . 
 
 . 3,600 
 
 Otter Island . . 
 
 . 450 
 
 No. Edlsto River 
 
 . 1,400 
 
 140 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '62. 
 
 Lieut. Cornelius of Co. D, who had been located at Seabrook 
 in charge of a detail of men, whom he had been instructing in the 
 use of boats, was that day relieved, and the men too, by another 
 detail under an officer of the Eighth Maine. Gen. Hunter reported 
 to the Secretary of War, the same day, as to number and location 
 of troops in his Department, and asked for 50,000 muskets with 200 
 rounds each, and authority to arm such local colored men as could 
 be used advantageously ; and to distinguish them, he asked for 
 50,000 pairs scarlet pantaloons. 
 
 The troops reported by Gen. Hunter were as follows, and 
 scattered from Edisto to St. Augustine : — 
 
 St. Augustine ... 200 
 Jacksonville . . . 1,400 
 Mouth St. John River 70 
 Fernandina . . . 900 
 
 Tybee 2,200 
 
 Daufuskie . . . .1,600 
 Bird Islaud .... 300 
 
 Total . . . 17,000 
 
 Too much scattered, he said, and liable to be cut off in detail. 
 Said he should abandon Jacksonville and reinforce Forts Marion 
 and Clinch. Said he was neai'ly ready to open on Pulaski. [He 
 should have said, " I found Gen. Sherman substantially ready to 
 open on Pulaski." — D. E.] He further said the light draft steamers 
 ordered for Sherman had put into Hatteras in a storm, and Burnside 
 was detaining them. He reminded the Secretary of War that upon 
 leaving Washington he was kind enough to promise whatever force 
 he might ask for, and said that it distressed him to be in such a 
 beautiful situation for striking strong blows without the arms to 
 strike, and begged that the Secretary of War send him at once as 
 many men as he thought could be used. 
 
 Our Lieut. -Col. (Jackson) issued an order the 3d to the effect 
 that, being ordered to Edisto, those who were unable to go would re- 
 main, and Dr. Moulton take charge of the camp. 
 
 We slept but little that night, and on the morning of the 4th 
 (early, too) we struck tents and went to the wharf and on board 
 the Steamer Ben Deford. Leaving Hilton Head about 9, we reached 
 Edisto wharf about dark ; and nearly all went on shore and went to 
 Hopkins' plantation. Another diary says we staid at the Wm. 
 Seabrook plantation ; both were correct. The Hopkins place was 
 about a mile from the wharf. 
 
 We were in a new country again, where everything was strange ; 
 and we didn't " wander" very much, but kept near the main body. 
 
 Next morning (5th) we started inland, marching about ten miles 
 to the Dr. Mitchell plantation, where we apparently were to stop for 
 awhile. We had artillery and cavalry with us. Co. E quartered 
 temporarily in a church on the road and did not join till next day. 
 
Apr. '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 141 
 
 THE OCCUPATION OF EDISTO ISLAND, S. C, 
 BY UNION FORCES. 
 
 Headquarters U. S. Forces, 
 
 North Edisto, S. C, 5 April 1862. 
 
 General : I have the honor to report that the reconnoissance contera- 
 platecl last evening for today has been made and proved ver}- satisfactory. 
 I have taken possession of the entire island, and have not as yet seen the 
 enemy. The Third New Hampshire Volunteers and two pieces of artillery 
 are stationed at the farther part of the island. I think our position is 
 secure, and do not apjireheud any danger. The Third New Hampshire 
 Volunteers will be reinforced immediately by the Forty-seventh New York 
 Volunteers, the Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers being held in reserve. 
 Two gunboats of light draught would be of great value to us here as a 
 means of defense. The Crnsader draws too much water to be able to run 
 around in the creeks. Gunboats of light draught will be able to pass 
 around the island, therefore keeping the enemy at bay and securing all 
 necessary positions. The Steamer Boston arrived at this post this after- 
 noon. The Sloop of War Dale is still in Saint Helena Sound. I am not 
 fully prepared to give you a full detail of the ditterent positions now held 
 by our forces, but will make a full report soon. Col. Moore has permission 
 to visit Hilton Head, leaving ^Nlaj. Kane in command, who is fully com- 
 petent. The Ben Deford returns to Hilton Head early tomorrow. A line 
 of communication is kept up with the outposts by means of the cavalry. I 
 Avill make a further report tomorrow. 
 
 I am. General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 E. Q. Fellows, 
 Col. Third New Hampshire Vols., Commanding Post. 
 
 THE MARCH TO MITCHELL'S PLANTATION. 
 
 It was said that the cause of our removal to Edisto was that 
 the Forty-seventh New York and Fifty-flfth Pennsylvania, previously 
 stationed on the island, had been attacked by a superior force and 
 driven back to the lauding, and we were to reinforce them. Next 
 morning after lauding we started for the interior of the island. We 
 were soon joined by several negroes, and our men were not slow in 
 chartering them to carry their knapsacks ; and some carried three 
 or four upon their heads — their peculiar method of transportation. 
 
 Our march was about eight miles, and a tedious march it was ; 
 for the day was exceedingly warm. This was our first long march 
 with knapsacks packed. 
 
 When we had covered half the distance our ranks began to 
 grow thin, many falling out completely exhausted, although we 
 made frequent halts. We arrived late in the afternoon where we 
 were to quarter. 
 
 The mansion house was soon occupied by the officers ; and it 
 was made headquarters. The Chaplain says : "In the march found 
 no rebels. Made headquarters at Dr. Mitchell's place. I got fine 
 quarters in the old mansion." The men were mostly quartered in 
 the negro cabins. The Steamer Boston came up to Edisto the same 
 day with several of our men, and baggage, etc. 
 
142 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '62. 
 
 EDISTO — FIRST NIGHT ON PICKET. 
 
 [By a Co. K man.] 
 
 Co. K was ordered on picket and proceeded to our post after dark. 
 'Twas so dark we knew not whether the rebels were in our front or rear, 
 right or left, near or distant. Orders were given that no one would be 
 permitted to lie down. The mosquitoes soon began their revelling; and 
 such mosquitoes we never saw before, they being of a larger variety and 
 more numerous than any we had ever encountered. They were, in fact, so 
 numerous that a nervous person would almost have fits if obliged to stay 
 out of doors with them over night. 
 
 About midnight the men began to lie down in spite of the vigilance of 
 the officers. Exhausted nature was superior to orders. When found nec- 
 essary • — absolutely so — the orders were modified, and one-half the men 
 permitted to lie down at a time, but not to sleep. Soon a snore was heard; 
 but an investigation, in the extreme darkness, revealed no one asleep ! 
 Thus passed our first night's picket on Edisto. At daybreak we returned 
 to Mitchell's plantation. 
 
 On Sunday the 6th we had no drill or*dress parade, and no 
 services, the majority of the men being on picket, while Co. E fur- 
 nished all the men for camp guard. Several diaries say we were 
 paid off that day for two months : and it must be accepted as a fact, 
 Sunday to the contrary notwithstanding. Col. Jackson reported 
 the same day to Col. Fellows, Commanding Post of North Edisto, 
 the disposition of his pickets during the previous night and recom- 
 mended that a gunboat be sent to guard the numerous landing places, 
 and also suggested that Surgeons Moulton and Eaton and the Hos- 
 pital Steward and Commissary, with their tents, etc., be ordered to 
 join the regiment. [These were all left at our camp at Hilton Head 
 on the 4th. — D. E.] 
 
 EDISTO— IN GENERAL. 
 
 The picket duty there was the most tedious we had in South 
 Carolina. In a few weeks after our arrival the "minges" made 
 their appearance, and tormented us nigh unto death. Mosquito 
 netting (technically "mosquito bars") was issued as a measure 
 of relief ; but the meshes were so large that the minges easily passed 
 through. Our quarters were the old negro huts (cabins), which 
 were inhabited by fleas on our arrival. As we were determined to 
 occupy the same quarters, many and hot were the battles between 
 us, and in which more or less blood was shed. 
 
 The reader will perceive that our nights were disagreeable, 
 whether on picket or in quarters. The abandoned cotton fields, 
 not having a cultivator, brought forth blackberries spontaneously. 
 They were so plenty, some of us ate but little else. The pickers 
 for sale got ten cents a quart readily. 
 
 Boat loads of negroes, of both sexes, old and youug, came over 
 from " de main" nearly every night, and in such numbers that pro- 
 vision could scarcely be made for them. They were shipped to 
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144 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '62. 
 
 At one time a sort of mania for gambling seized the men, many 
 of them, and it took the particular form called a " sweat board." 
 Daily and hourly, while the fever lasted, men could be seen singly, 
 in pairs and by squads, silently stealing away into the bushes to ply 
 their favorite game. Much money changed hands. In vain the ofti- 
 cers attempted to stop it. They only succeeded in reducing its propor- 
 tions. This mania suddenly disappeared, without leaving a trace 
 behind, save in the minds and pockets of those who had been 
 fleeced. 
 
 The regiment was divided up soon after our arrival at the 
 Mitchell plantation, though the Headquarters of the regiment 
 remained there during our entire stay. 
 
 On the 7th, Col. Jackson reported to Col. Fellows that the 
 provisions were nearly exhausted; that the men were sick, and the' 
 doctor much needed. He further said he wanted the band [The 
 band was retained at Headquarters of the Post, on landing at 
 Edisto. ^D. E.], and their absence was a general disappointment; 
 that the regiment was being paid off, and he desired to send the 
 Chaplain to Hilton Head with money and packages. 
 
 Col. Fellows, Commanding Post, issued an order the same day, 
 regarding passes to contrabands, and named the following Govern- 
 ment Superintendents as the only persons authorized to give such 
 passes : Jules De La Croix, J. W. E. Hill, F. C. Barnard and C. E. 
 Rich. 
 
 A diary of the 7th says : " The Forty-seventh New York is to 
 go to Little Edisto tomorrow, and Co. F and two other companies 
 are to do duty here as home guard." 
 
 A part of the Forty-seventh New York arrived at our camp the 
 7th, under MaJ. Kane, and were paid off. They took a 12-pouuder 
 howitzer for Little Edisto. The Adjutant (Hill) was thrown from 
 his horse the 7th, and was considerably hurt. He had previously 
 tendered his resignation, owing to failing health. He was with 
 Capt. Littlefield in the Mexican War. 
 
 Gen. Wright today notified the people of Jacksonville that his 
 forces are to evacuate that city. (This latter item and the next 
 which follows may have some connection.) 
 
 Gov. Milton of Florida complained to Jeff". Davis of the condi- 
 tion of affairs in Florida. He said he would soon proclaim martial 
 law because of the disposition manifested in several places to submit 
 to the enemy, and in fact at the first opportunity to rally to their 
 standard. That must have been truly refreshing to Jeff". Davis. 
 
 Col. Fellows was (8 April) directed by Gen. Benham, Com- 
 manding Northern District, substantially as follows: The General 
 Commanding desires you to take every opportunity^ either by 
 negroes who come from the rebels, by scouts, etc., of acquiring 
 and transmitting to him all information, with sketches, plans and 
 descriptions of the best routes for approaching Charleston or James 
 Island, either by land or water. If the rebels come down in force 
 to occup}' or remain at Jehossee Island, and you feel sure you have 
 
Apr. '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 145 
 
 strength enough, with aid from Otter Island, to make a dart at them 
 and rout them from tliere, you are authorized to do it ; or, on learning 
 from you that more force would be required, he would, if such force 
 were available from this vicinity, either send or take it to you for 
 such purpose. It does not, he continues, appear desirable to occupy 
 the island further inland than Edisto, except such small portions of 
 adjacent shores as may be necessary for the security of our pickets 
 on that island, and the main body of your troops will habitually be 
 kept in such position that they can easily be concentrated for resist- 
 ance to an attack. 
 
 A flag staff was erected 8th April ; our tents had not yet arrived. 
 
 Gen. Wright completed his arrangements (8 April) for evacua- 
 ting Jacksonville, by sending 60 days' rations, and 60,000 rounds 
 of 69 calibre to St. Augustine. Gen. Pemberton (rebel) reports 
 that Cole's Island is not yet evacuated. He also urges haste in the 
 new connection by rail between Charleston and Savannah. Today, 
 also, a regimental order restored Capt. Will>iir to duty. 
 
 The separation of our companies was referred to 8th April by 
 the Chaplain, thus : " Our regiment is much divided up — some eight 
 miles apart; very bad for religious purposes, but the result of war." 
 
 Col. Fellows replied to Benharn on the 9th, substantially that 
 he would do as desired. Said he reached the outposts the previous 
 day and found them well posted and the whole force (two regiments 
 infantry and four pieces artillery) in such position that they could 
 be quickly concentrated. Thought there were not many reJ3els on 
 Jehossee. He further said he would soon make a reconuoissauce, on 
 the Pocahontas, toward White Point on the Dawho River, and asked 
 for a seven-feet-draft gunboat, as the Dcde had not yet arrived, and 
 that he w-ould forwartl contrabands at once by the Mayflower. 
 Matters were getting interesting : for Col. Fellows ordered (9 April) 
 that all negroes be in their cabins at 8 p.m. ; that all soldiers in em- 
 ploy of Government Agents be at once sent to their regiments ; and 
 all boats be placed under the Provost Marshal. Mail. A diary says, 
 " Had orders to load, at evening roll call." 
 
 On the 10th, Gen. AVright announced his arrival at Fernandina, 
 and that he had brought with him the Unionists from Jacksonville. 
 He directed that they be housed in some of the vacant houses, and 
 that rations be furnished ; and such as are able to pay for same. 
 
 Gen. Lee said to Gen. Pemberton that day that Beauregard 
 was pressed for troops, and to send, if possible, Donelson's brigade 
 of two regiments to Corinth, and concluded his letter by saying that 
 if the Mississippi Valley was lost, the Atlantic States would be 
 ruined. 
 
 Some of our ollieers (presumably the field officers), went very 
 near Jehossee the 10th — near enough to see the rebel pickets. Regi- 
 mental Order No. l<s, of that date, directed that the guns of the 
 men be fired once in three days, and at a target at long range. 
 
 A rebel order directed the dismantling of Fort Chapman on 
 the Ashepoo River, and logs to be placed in lieu of the guns re- 
 moved . 
 
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146 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Apr. '62. 
 
 The 10th day of April was another day big with interest, for 
 the bombardment of Pulaski began that morning, and we heard the 
 distant cannonading — boom, boom, boom — all day long. 
 
 THE STORY OF FORT PULASKI. 
 
 Fort Pulaski is located upon Cockspur Island, on the southerly 
 side of the Savannah River. The island is entirely marsh, about 
 one mile long by half a mile wide. The fort commanded both chan- 
 
 
 FUirr PULASKI, GA. 
 
 nels. It was built of brick, with tive sides, all of which wei'e case- 
 mated. The walls were seven and one-half feet thick and twenty- 
 five feet high above high- water mark. Its armament consisted of one 
 tier of guns in embrasure and one en barbette. The gorge was cov- 
 ered by an earthen outwork of bold relief. Around the main work 
 was a forty-eight-foot ditch, and around the demi-lune a thirty-tAvo- 
 foot ditch. Communication was by two drawbridges. There were 
 48 guns, 20 of which bore upon Tybee Island: 5 10-in. Colum- 
 biads, 5 8-in. Columbiads, 4 32-pounder rifles, 1 24-pounder Blakely 
 rifle, 2 12-in. and 3 10-iu. sea-coast mortars. 140 guns would have 
 been a full armament. 
 
 In order to proceed in such a manner with this remarkable 
 siege as to make the recital intelligent and interesting, it .seems 
 proper at this point to insert a bit of history. 
 
 On 2 Jan. 1^61, Gov. Brown of Georgia, fearing, that Fort 
 Pulaski would be reinforced and thus lost to the Confederacy, issued 
 his orders directing Col. A. R. Lawton, commanding the First Regi- 
 ment of Georgia Volunteers, to act at once ; and the following was 
 the order : — 
 
 Sir : In view of the fact that the Government at Washington has .... 
 decided on the policy of coercing a seceding State baclv into the Union 
 .... to tlie end, tlierefore, tliat tliis stronghold (ruhislvi), which com- 
 mands tlie entrance into Georgia, may not be occupied l)y any hostile force 
 mitil the convention of the State of Georgia .... [IGth inst.] has decided 
 upon the policy whicli Georgia will adopt in this emergency; you are ordered 
 to take possession of Foi't Pulaski as by public order herewith, and hold it 
 under orders from me or evacuate under compulsion by an overpoAvering 
 
 hostile force Joski>h E. Bkowx, 
 
 Governor and Cominandcr-ln-Chief. 
 
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148 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Ji)r. '62. 
 
 Early on the inorniug of the 3d of January, a detachment from 
 the Chatham Artillery (Capt. Claghorn), the Savannah Volunteer 
 Guards (Capt. Screven), the Oglethorpe Light Infantry (Capt. Bur- 
 tow), — say 125 men, — all under Col. Lawton, went to Pulaski by 
 steamer and took possession at noon in the name of the State of 
 Georgia. 
 
 There was no resistance from the ordnance sergeant and the 
 few men under him. The flag of Georgia was hoisted in place of 
 the stars and stripes. This is said to have been the first flag raised 
 in secession. 
 
 The State Convention met and adopted a resolution approving 
 the act of Gov. Brown, the resolution being moved by Robert 
 Toombs, who had just vacated his seat in the U. S. Senate. 
 
 Having given this bit of history, the narration of Fort Pulaski's 
 experience in its recapture will be proceeded with. 
 
 It must be borne in mind that the capture of Port Royal was 
 on the 7th of November. It would appear that the subject of 
 Pulaski's capture was early considered; for on the 1st of December, 
 Capt. Q. A. Gillmore reported to Gen. Sherman the result of a 
 reconnoissance of Savannah river, etc. He reported that he went 
 down on the Steamer Ben Deford, on the 29th of November, to 
 Tybee, and recommended that a regiment be placed thereon, to hold 
 it for base of future operations. He further reported that in a 
 siege, after obtaining the range, five-eighths of all shells fired could 
 be lodged in the fort, and he would want mortars enough to drop a 
 shell each minute into the fort, and an equal number of guns. 
 
 On the 21st of February, 1862, the first vessel arrived at Tybee 
 with ordnance and ordnance stores. Troops had previously been 
 landed and preparations made for the mounting of the necessary 
 guns with which to reduce the doomed fort. The mortars were the 
 most difficult to land, and the officials were for the moment puzzled 
 as to what method to pursue. These iron monsters had been laden 
 at Norfolk by the use of heavy shears, or derricks ; but the apparatus 
 was not brought along. The masts of the vessels (mostly schooners) 
 were not strong enough for the purpose. 
 
 The writer is informed upon good authority that Gen. Sherman 
 jocularlj' taunted his Stufi with its inability to land a mortar ; where- 
 upon Quartermaster Fuller, who had some knowledge of the sea and 
 what could be done Avith ropes, volunteered to land the mortars if 
 given full power to obtain the necessary materials and men from 
 anywhere within the Department. To this Gen. Sherman at once 
 assented. 
 
 Capt. Fuller at once proceeded to the Wabash and borrowed 
 several of her largest spars, and had ropes innumerable, and 
 several sailors detailed, and was soon on his way to the important 
 point off Tybee. Shears were then rigged up in the stoutest possi- 
 ble manner, and also an improvised derrick. Large scows were 
 brought alongside, being planked over, and a mortar placed care- 
 fully in (on) the center, and towed ashore at high tide, the mortar 
 being dumped as soon as the scow touched the bottom. The towing 
 
Apr. '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 149 
 
 was cloue by three row boats, rartged practically side by side, but 
 kept apart by skill ; and this only after Capt. Fuller had instructed 
 the rowers (Uerinan soldiers) how to do it. At low tide, heavy 
 ropes were made fast to the trunnions of the mortars, and hundreds 
 of willing hands tugged at the ropes, dragging the mortars by force 
 only to the high-water mark, fi'om which point they were moved to 
 their destined stations by engineering processes in connection with 
 the force of hundreds of soldiers. 
 
 Capt. Fuller, in his connection with this affair, so irritated a 
 German officer that a challenge was sent. It leaked out, and as a 
 result Capt. Fuller's friends provided him with an elegant and 
 costly pair of pistols, which he retains to this day. The challenge 
 never got beyond the sending of it and its reception. 
 
 The work of moving and inounting the various guns on Tybee 
 was immense, and would almost demand a chapter by itself to 
 desci'ibe it. 
 
 The work of preparation for the siege went forward with as 
 much rapidity as could reasonably be expected. Gen. Sherman 
 seemed determined that the fort should fall into his hands, and 
 neither men nor material were spared ; but Gen. Sherman was 
 destined to be relieved just prior to the taking of the fort, and 
 another was fated to be the sender to Washington of the news of 
 the capture of the fort. This must have been a great blow to the 
 pride of Gen. Sherman. All ready to strike the blow, and be re- 
 lieved ! A few days longer, and full credit would have been his. 
 [The reader will please excuse the writer for inserting the above just 
 at this point; but it seemed fitting, and in it went.] 
 
 The forces upon Tybee were : the F'ortj^-sixth New York, Col. 
 Rudolph Rosa; Seventh Connecticut, Col. Alfred H. Terry; New 
 York Volunteer Engineers, Lieut. -Col. Jas. F. Hall; 2 companies 
 of Third Rhode Island Artillery, Capts. Mason and Rogers ; a de- 
 tachment of Co. A of the Corps of Engineers, under Sergt. Jas. E. 
 Wilson. 
 
 On the 1st of April, Gen. Benham (he was just then taking 
 hold) suggested to Gen. Viele (then on Daufuskie Island with 
 troops) that he (Viele) might be able to erect batteries to fire at 
 south and south-east faces, and possibly at the north-east face, of 
 Pulaski, and aid in the reduction of the fort, and suggested as a 
 location the lower end of Long Island, and directed a recounoissance 
 with that object in view. He said Gillmore had a project of building 
 a large scow, to float to position and then be used as a basis for a 
 batter3^ He further said he had in view the restoration of a part 
 at least of the excellent troops of his (Viele's) brigade. 
 
 On the same day, Gen. Benham suggested to Gillmore that he 
 take his proposed scow to Lazaretto Creek, and there make a battery ; 
 and if found to be all right, Viele should have one or two of the 
 same kind. If reinforced before he began firing (Gillmore was in 
 command at Tybee), and a senior was with such troops, Benham 
 agreed that Gen. Hunter and Gen. Wright and himself would see 
 that justice was done, in its fullest sense, for all his labors and 
 efforts. 
 
150 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '62. 
 
 On the 2cl of April, Beuhain said to Viele : "There is a small, 
 dry ridge on Turtle Island, nearly opposite Bloody Point, that 
 would be a good spot for a battery, to operate against Pulaski (two 
 miles). All the large mortars,'" said he, "have been landed at 
 Tj'bee; but there are here (at Hilton Head) two 10-inch and two 8- 
 inch Colunibiads which can be sent you." 
 
 On the 3d of April, Benham further said to Viele : ' ' Seventeen of 
 Gillmore's men have been captured," and feai'ed they might give 
 information and cause a hastening of preparations and premature 
 commencement of the siege, and directed Viele to keep sealed all 
 communication between the fort and city. 
 
 The same day, Viele said to Benham : " Two officers have made 
 the proposed reconnoissance, and report that two flat-boats with 
 mortars, rifled guns and howitzers can be made effective at Long 
 Island ; that it would take a week or ten days to regularly mount 
 guns in position, and that would be too late." 
 
 The same day, Benham said to DuPont that he learned that 
 $12,000 had been offered to get the garrison of Fort Pulaski out of 
 fort and urged vigilance and activity on part of navy. 
 
 On the 4th, Benham said to Mele that he was satisfied that the 
 lower end of Long Island was the spot for a battery, and proposed 
 four guns, and said 30 yards front was a plenty. 
 
 The same day, Viele said to Benham: "Guns can be placed in 
 position on Long Island at once," and he had one 8-inch and one 
 10-inch mortar which he could use. Further, that the rebels were 
 busy all night moving troops towards Wilmington Island. Evidently 
 something was on the tapis. 
 
 On the 8th of April, Hunter said to DuPont: "I contemplate 
 opening the attack on Fort Pulaski by sunrise tomorrow morning, and 
 have to ask of yov; all the co-operation and assistance in your power. 
 A few days further delay would place our batteries on Tybee Island in 
 a perfect condition, perhaps ; but I am satisfied that such delay 
 would be of more service to the enemy than to ourselves." 
 
 The following is self explanatory : — 
 
 No. Battery. Distance from Pulaski, Armament. 
 
 Yards. 
 
 1. Halleck .... 2,400 ... 2 13-incla mortars. 
 
 2. Stanton .... 3,400 ... 3 13-inch mortars. 
 
 3. Grant .... 3,200 ... 3 13-inch mortars. 
 
 4. Lyon .... 3,100 ... 3 10-inch Columbiads. 
 
 5. Lincoln .... 3,045 ... 3 8-inch Columbiads. 
 (1. Biirnside . . . 2,750 ... 1 13-inch mortar. 
 
 7. Sherman . . . 2,Go0 ... 3 13-incli moi'tars. 
 
 8. Scott 1,740 . . I J jqIJUpJ ] Columbiads. 
 
 o a, 1 1 p-a f 5 30-ponnder Parrotts. 
 
 y. Diesel . . . . l,fa/0 . . k , .o i t •« 
 
 * ' \ 1 48-ponnder James rifle. 
 
 ir^ T»T /-ii 11 1 n-r. f2 84-pounder James rifles. 
 
 10. McClellan . . . I,6o0 . . s « ,., it ■« 
 
 ' \ 2 (>4-ponnder James rifles. 
 
 11. Totten . . . 1,()50 ... 4 10-incli siege mortars. 
 On the '.'th, Gillmore was nearh^ ready to issue his order for the 
 
 siege to begin at sunrise. The signal to be a single shot from the 
 right mortar in Battery Halleck, the firing then to proceed at a speci- 
 fied rapidity, the quickest being once per minute, and the slowest 
 
Apr. '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 151 
 
 once in ten minutes. Four batteries were served by the Third Rhode 
 Ishmd Artillery, and all others by iufantrj'^, except that on the 11th 
 the sailors from the Wabash served Battery Siegel. 
 
 In Battery Burnside were Sergts. -lames IC. Wilson and P. 
 Maguire of Co. A, U. S. Engineers, and Sei'gt. (afterward Captain) 
 Andrew J. Wadlia of Co. G, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, 
 with a detachment of the Eighth Maine, in three reliefs. 
 
 The siege began as directed, the details of which need not be 
 here described. The 13-iu. mortars were said to have been quite 
 inaccurate, only about one-tenth of all shots fired dropping within 
 Pulaski. 
 
 The casualties on Tybee were very few. But one man was 
 killed — Private Thomas Campbell, Co. H, Third Rhode Island Ar- 
 tillery. A few were slightly injured. Surgeon Francis Bacon, Seventh 
 Connecticut, and Brigade Surgeon Craven, were present during the 
 siege. A 10-in. mortar on Long Island was served on the 11th 
 by a detachment of the Forty-eighth New York, Major Beard ; 
 but the distance was so great, not one of the shots reached the fort. 
 
 Gillmore's order announcing the capture of the fort mentioned 
 as present and serving with distinction : Capt. C. E. Fuller, (Quarter- 
 master (unloaded ordnance and oixlnance stores) ; Col. Alfred H. 
 Terry, Seventh Connecticut ; Lieut. Col. James F. Hall, New York 
 Volunteer Engineers ; Capt. Ilunkell, with a company of Forty-sixth 
 New York (occupied a hulk, with battery, in Lazaretto Creek) ; 
 Lieut. Horace Porter, Ordnance Oflicer ; Lieut. James H. Wilson, 
 Topographical Engineers; Capt. Louis H. Pelouze, Fifteenth United 
 States Infantry; Capt. J. W. Turner, C. S., U. S. Army; Capt. 
 Mc Arthur, Eighth Maine.; Capt. F. E. Graef, Co. D, New York 
 Volunteer Engineers ; Lieut. I. L. Brooks, Co. A, New York Volun- 
 teer Engineers ; Commander C. R. P. Rodgers and Lieut. John 
 Irwin, U. S. Navy ; Lieut. W. L. M. Burger, New York Volunteer 
 Engineers ; Lieut. P. H. O'Rorke, Engineer Corps ; Adam Badeau, 
 Esq. ; Sergt. James E. Wilson, Co. A, Engineer Corps. 
 
 On the 10th of April, (ten. Hunter sent the following demand 
 for surrender : — 
 
 Sir : I hereby demand of j'ou the immediate surrender and restoration 
 of Fort Pulaski to tlie antliority and possession of tlie United States. Tliis 
 demand is made with a view to avoiding, if possible, the effnsion of Ijlood 
 Avhich must result from the bombardment and attack now in readiness to 
 be opened. The number, calil)re and completeness of the batteries sur- 
 ronndin.ir you, leave no doubt as to what must result in case of your refusal ; 
 and as the defense, however obstinate, must eventually succumb to the 
 assailini? force at ray disposal, it is hoped you may see lit to avert the useless 
 waste of life. This communication will be carried to you under a flag of 
 truce, by Lieut. J. II. AVilson, U. S. Army, who is authorized to Avait any 
 period not exceeding thirty minutes from delivery, for your ansAver. 
 
 The inevitable result of the bombardment, which followed the 
 Confederate commander's refusal to surrender, was its capture, after 
 partial destruction. It is said that Col. Olmstead replied, in sub- 
 stance, to the demand for surrender, that he was there to defend the 
 fort — not to surrender it. 
 
 On the 11th, upon the signal of surrender, (ien. (iillmore, 
 
152 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '62. 
 
 Copt. A. B. Ely (A. A. A.-G. to Benham) and Maj. Cliarles G. 
 Halpiue repaired to the fort to arrange the terms of surrender, which 
 were as follows : 1 . The fort, armament and garrison to be surren- 
 dered at once to the forces of the United States. 2. The officers and 
 men of the garrison to be allowed to take with them all their private 
 effects, such as clothing, bedding, books, etc. : this not to include 
 private weapons. 3. The sick and wounded, under charge of the 
 Hospital Steward of the garrison, to be sent up under a flag of truce 
 to the Confederate lines ; and at the same time the men to be allowed 
 to send up any letters they may desire, subject to the inspection of 
 a Federal officer. 
 
 The articles were signed by Chas. H. Olmstead, Col. First 
 Georgia Regiment, Commanding Fort Pulaski ; and by Q. A. Gillmore, 
 Brig. -Gen. Volunteers, Commanding U.S. Forces, Tybee Island, Ga. 
 These articles were endorsed by Gen. Benham, authorizing them, 
 subject to the approval of Gen. Hunter, who gave the final approval. 
 
 Gen. Benliam's report to Hunter says 337 men, 24 officers and 
 18 sick and wounded were surrendered. Gen. Hunter's report to the 
 Secretar}' of War says the bombardment began about 8 a.m. on the 
 10th, and the surrender Avas at 2 p.m. on the 11th; that the capture 
 included 47 guns, 40,000 lbs. of powder and 3G0 prisoners. 
 
 The bombardment was quite plainly heard by the men of the 
 Third New Hampshire, the regiment being located at Edisto Island. 
 
 On the 11th, Lieut. Hjaies, Co. A, wandered near enough to 
 the rebels (by accident, probably) to draw the fire of a picket. 
 Two companies of rebels were seen to leave Jehossee. Gen. Lee, 
 at Richmond, received the soul-stirring news, at 11.40 p.m., that 
 Pulaski had surrendered. 
 
 Gen. Wright, on the 13th, reported his evacuation of Jacksonville 
 on the 8th, and stated his troops there to have been the Ninety- 
 seventh Pennsylvania, 6 companies Fourth New Hampshire, and 2 
 sections Hamilton's Battery. He further said that as they came down 
 the river, they took one company of Fourth New Hampshire on at 
 Mayport, near the mouth of the river. The garrison of St. Augustine 
 at time of writing was 7 companies Fourth New Hampshire ; and at 
 Fernandina were 3 companies Fourth New Hampshire, the Ninth 
 Maine and one company of Engineers. He did n't actualh' pass over 
 the bar until 3 p.m. of the 10th. 
 
 Gen. Hunter, at Pulaski, on the 13th, declared free all persons 
 of color at Pulaski : General Orders 7. We had services that day; 
 but there were so few present that it seemed hardly w'orth while. A 
 rebel report of the 14th said of Pulaski : That it had a breach big 
 enough for a four-horse team to drive through ; gave the armament 
 and said they "had 130 rounds for each gun." 
 
 Our artillery (14 th) shelled the rebs from near a ferry in our 
 vicinity, being supported by three companies of infantry (regiment 
 unknown to writer). The Chaplain's diary says he walked about 12 
 miles the 14th, visiting the companies to collect money and packages 
 for express. 
 
Gen. Ti; L.MAX Sevmouk. 
 
 Gen. Joseph R. Hawley. 
 
 Gen. JosEi'H C. Abjiott. 
 
Ajrr. '62.'} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 153 
 
 A diary of the 15tli said: "Some of our boys have gone to 
 build a bridge across to .lehossee. Two coinpauies of the Fifty- fifth 
 Pennsylvania came here last niglit with five daj's' rations, as support." 
 Capt. Wilbur and a few men went out hunting wild calves the 15th, 
 stopping at the JVIcCarth}' place and feloniously taking therefrom 
 several books and other truck. The various movements indicated 
 that something was to occur soon. We heard the 15th that Pulaski 
 had been taken ; and great was our joy. 
 
 The discharge of Capt. Wiggin of Co. G, and of Adjt. Hill, were 
 announced the 15th by regimental order (both dating 14th) ; and 
 Lieut. Emmons was directed to relieve Capt. AViggin, and Lieut. 
 T. M. Jackson was directed to act as adjutant. Co. B left Head- 
 quarters at Mitchell's that day, and went to the Edding plantation, 
 about 5 miles distant, and on the bank of the North E^disto River, 
 from whence they could see the rebels on the mainland. Mail. The 
 troops were ordered to be ready to move on the morrow ou some 
 expedition. 
 
 CO. H SORTIE. 
 
 The party consisted of Capt. Rhind (navy). Dr. Britnall, 
 Master's Mate Nelson, with 30 men and a howitzer, all from the 
 Crusader; and 30 men of Forty-seventh New York, Fifty-fifth 
 Pennsylvania and Third New Hampshire, all under Capt. Dow, Co. 
 H, Third New Hampshire. The expedition was gotten up by Capt. 
 Rhind to punish the rebs for firing on one of his unarmed boats. 
 
 The expedition started at midnight of the 17th, and landed at 
 Rockville, on .John's Lsland, skirmishing through the village and three 
 and a half miles beyond to Seabrook's plantation ; but the gun of a 
 sailor was fired, by accident, and alarmed the rebs, who fied. Re- 
 mained at that place till morning, then saw rebel cavalry approaching. 
 Capt. Dow ordered Lieut. Bedell of Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania with his 
 men (Co. K), to oceup}^ a bridge, and thus prevented an intended 
 flank movement. 
 
 A well-directed volley sent the rebs rapidly rearward. A 
 howitzer shell exploded in their midst. The rebs then returned as 
 if to charge ; but the muskets and howitzers did good work, and the 
 rebs broke again, and again rallied. The rebs were fully 200 strong; 
 but this third charge was ended abruptly by Capt. Rhind, who ex- 
 claimed, "Now, boys, fight or die!" and the result was the rebs 
 again fled in disorder and did not again renew the attack. 
 
 EDISTO — JEHOSSEE ISLAND RECONNOISSANCE. 
 
 On the 17th, a reconnoissance was ordered in the direction of 
 Jehossee Island, about three miles distant, and lying between Edisto 
 and the mainland. Arriving at the creek, a bridge was thrown 
 across ; but it sank beneath our Aveight, and we were obliged to wade 
 knee deep. Two pieces of the Third Rhode Island Artillery accom- 
 panied us, and occasionally forwarded our compliments in an iron 
 envelope. Our route lay through Gov. Aiken's plantation, which 
 
154: THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lApr. '62. 
 
 was a remarkably large one and well fitted up for the accommodation 
 of the hands — glass windows, brick chimneys and other things to 
 correspond. 
 
 We found the grave of one of our pickets (Private John Saupp, 
 Co. K, Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania) , who had been shot on his post by 
 the rebels and also buried by them. But such a burial ! He was 
 buried on the ground and not in it. The earth was heaped upon the 
 body, only partially covering it, his feet, hands and hair being visi- 
 ble. At the foot of the grave (?) was a rude board, with the 
 inscription, " Yankey Soldier," cut by a rebel jack-knife, propelled by 
 an unholy hand, if the carver and undertaker were the same person. 
 This body was the next day removed inside our lines and given decent 
 burial and awarded military honors. 
 
 After remaining on Jehossee Island a few hours, and discovering 
 no enemy, we returned to Eldisto laden with spoil, such as chairs, 
 kettles, pans, shovels, etc. While on our homeward miarch the rebels 
 fired a few shots at us, probably on the supposition that we were on 
 a retreat. 
 
 The same day Gen. Benham directed Gen. Wright to relieve 
 Col. Fellows (at Edisto), and also (another order) forbade the 
 removal of any subsistence, forage, mules, horses, oxen, cows, sheep 
 or cattle of any kind from the plantations without permits from the 
 U. S. Treasury Agents. Just why he failed to insert "roosters and 
 hen-fruit " in the list is beyond comprehension. 
 
 We got a mail on the 18th, and the day was unusually warm. 
 Sickness — apparently more than its share — developed in Co. B on 
 the 19th : for a diary of that date says, " 20 taken sick Avith bloody 
 dysentery." The Chaplain completed the express job that day, and 
 said there were 427 packages. 
 
 Co. B men were not all sick that day, for 30 of them went to 
 Pon Pon Island, and killed 12 cattle and 10 sheep. Gen. Benham's 
 order, of course, had not been promulgated. The Captain of Co. B 
 was a rover, and very skilled in shooting on the fiy, and naturally 
 inspired his men with a desire for game. 
 
 A large fire in the woods not far distant somewhat disturbed us 
 on the night of the 19 th, as none could say it was not a ruse to attract 
 our attention while the rebs should attack us. 
 
 On Sunday, the 20th, we had the usual inspection and sermon ; 
 and we heard that Gen. Wright's brigade was landing on the island. 
 Mail. Only three companies at Headquarters (Mitchell's) on the 
 20th, the others being stationed at various plantations on the island. 
 A, C and D were at Bailey's under Maj. Bedel. 
 
 The Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania arrived the 20th. Gen. Wright 
 was ordered on the 21st to assume command at Edisto, relieving 
 (our) Col. Fellows. [The latter went home on GO days' leave on 
 the 24th. — D. E.] 
 
 The Chaplain went to Hilton Head the 21st, with express 
 packages ; and, in order to get them on board at Edisto, had to detail 
 
Ajw. '6?2.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 155 
 
 himself as a fatigue party of one and carry tlie 111 boxes quite a 
 distance by hand. Band Master Ingalls went on the same steamer 
 to Hilton Head (on a visit, probably). The money sent was over 
 $20,000, in 316 lots. 
 
 Capt. Dow of Co. H was appointed Provost Marshal on the 
 22d, during the tempoi'ary absence of Capt. Van Brunt. 
 
 Gen. Hunter granted a 60 days' leaA'e to our Col. Fellows on 
 the 28d. 
 
 On that day occurred one of those distressing accidents against 
 which there seems to be no protection. Soon after guard mount, 
 two comrades of Co. I were " fooling" with their guns, having come 
 oft" guard mount and their pieces being loaded. Suddenly one of 
 the twain was ushered wMthout warning into the presence of his 
 Maker. The gun of Alouzo A. Lewis had become accidentally 
 discharged, and his companion, Private Henry R. Bolles, was a dead 
 man. The ball entered the neck, in front, at the throat, and made 
 its exit back of the right ear. Death was instantaneous, without a 
 doubt. But what a pitiable state of mind the survivor was in ! The 
 writer will not attempt to describe that state, further than to say that 
 Private Lewis suftered more in his mind than the sympathetic or 
 imaginative person can fairly describe. 'T was a sad spectacle — 
 the dead man, the grief-stricken comrade, the saddened gathering of 
 comrades. The remembrance of it is yet vividly portrayed upon the 
 writer's memory. The funeral on the following day was indeed a 
 sad one — more so than if he had been killed in battle. Many days 
 passed ere the sadness — like a fog — lifted from the camp. This 
 occurred at Mitchell's plantation (Headquarters) . 
 
 As a sort of sequel to this occurrence, the writer, in his capacity 
 as historian, in 18<S8, liad placed in his hands a Bible which had been 
 the property of Private Bolles (sent out to him by some loved one at 
 home)., and which by some means fell into the hands of our Chaplain, 
 and thence to his widow, who turned it over to the writer for delivery 
 to the donor or nearest relatives. This was done in 1888, a search 
 failing to reveal the donor ; and it was finally given to a beloved 
 sister, who no doubt prizes it very highly. 
 
 On the 24th, Co. B, then at Edding's Wharf, was relieved by a 
 company of Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania. [This Company of Fifty-fifth 
 Pennsylvania was under our Col. Jackson temporarily. — D. P^.] 
 Co. B returned to headquarters of regiment, arriving the 2r)th. A 
 company of the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania was ordered, same day, 
 to headquarters of Post, relieving a company of the Fifty-fifth 
 Pennsylvania. 
 
 Thermometer, the 25th, only 109° in the shade. AVhew ! The 
 band came the 25th to the Mitchell plantation, from headquarters of 
 Post; and weren't Ave glad to see them again, armed with tlieir brass 
 pieces! On the 25th we got a mail, and our Chaplain returned from 
 Hilton Head, worn out with his excessive labors. 
 
 Gen. Wright ordered (25th) that the troops should have companj'^ 
 and battalion drill daily^ and the two flanking companies should drill 
 as skirmishers in the morning. We were getting domesticated again ; 
 
156 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIKE REGIMENT. [Apr.'G2. 
 
 for a diary sa3'S : "Went otf and got two loads lumber to build house 
 over our cook-tent, and have built a barn today for a cow and a 
 mule. Got a load of sweet potatoes." The cow and mule were a 
 happy combination, and though not a span or n pair, they i)robnbly 
 were both "kickers." 
 
 On the 25th, Gen. Hunter declared martial law in South 
 Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The weather was getting decidedly 
 warm; and to relieve the men as much as possible, Col. Jackson 
 directed that men coming off guard need not drill on same day. 
 
 Gen. Hunter was getting his spunk up, — and it was said he 
 was the sole owner of a large supply of that sort of material : for, 
 on the 2r)th, he peremptorily discharged Mr. Broad, an agent of the 
 Quartermaster's Department at Beaufort, for cruelty to negroes, and 
 directed the Provost Marshal to see that he went North by first 
 vessel. [This order was revoked the 27th. — D. E.] 
 
 On the 26th the order exonerating Private Lewis of Co. 1 from 
 blame in the shooting affair was read on parade. 
 
 Gen. Wright and Staff", with an escort, visited the various posts 
 the 26th. 
 
 We had dress parade and services on the 27th. Harrison J. 
 Copp of Co. A died at 9.30 p.m., being attended by the Chaplain 
 in his last moments. He was a hospital nurse. 
 
 Gen. Benham, Commanding Northern District, announced on the 
 28th, as on his staff : Capt. Fuller, Chief Quartermaster ; Capt. 
 Elwell, Assistant Quartermaster; Lieut. Garretsou (Seventy-sixth 
 Pennsylvania) , Assistant Quartermaster ; J. R. Freeman, Veterinary 
 Surgeon ; and directed that all passengers arriving bj' vessel report 
 at his headquarters ; and that when officers apply for leave of absence, 
 they shall state the number of officers on duty. 
 
 On the 2<sth there occurred in the House of Representatives at 
 Washington an unusual circumstance. The House had inquired of the 
 Secretary of War the reasons why Jacksonville had been evacuated. 
 To this he replied :".... The Presideut instructs me to say that 
 Jacksonville was evacuated b}' the orders of the Commanding General 
 of that Department, for reasons which it is not deemed compatible 
 with the public interest at present to disclose." This was dignified, 
 conservative and polite ; but the House was n't used to such replies, 
 though before the war closed it had become accustomed to replies 
 containing in essence, " It's none of j'our business." 
 
 A surprise occurred also in our own Department, the same day. 
 The blockade runner Isabella, laden with 1U,0()0 Enfield rifles, a lot 
 of rifled cannon, and a million dollars in coin, was captured inj;he 
 early morning by our blockading fleet off Charleston, and was sent 
 into Hilton Head. 
 
 Col. Jackson was directed (28th) to muster on the 30th the Third 
 New Hampshire, a detachment of the Third Rhode Island and of the 
 Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania. 
 
 On the 29th our gunboats captured a battery of four guns on 
 the mainland opposite Jehossee. 
 
 We were mustered for pay on the oOth and had the usual 
 inspection. 
 
Ajir. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 157 
 
 SUPPLEIvIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPART3VIENT ORDERS. 
 
 On the 3d the order providing for recruiting parties (General 
 Order 10;'), Dec. 18(J1) was revoked and all such parties ordered 
 to rejoin their regiments (our parly returned 4 May, at Pxlisto). 
 They were also directed to sell the property (flags, office furniture, 
 etc.) to best advantage, and take the recruits to their regiments. 
 It is apparent that a very hopeful view of war matters was entertained 
 at that time by the authorities at Washington : hence the order ; but 
 they " took it all back" later. 
 
 The same order provided that Commanding Generals sliould, 
 after a battle, select suitable spots for the decent burial of the dead, 
 and place head boards, bearing numbers, and wliere practicable, the 
 names, and keep a register of the same. 
 
 Another order of the War Department (8 April) repeated a 
 resolution of Congress givmg the President the right to select either 
 of two or more officers serving together, and place him in command, 
 without regard to seniority. 
 
 Again the War Department (15th) declared that no General 
 had power to accept the resignation of or even discharge any officer 
 appointed by the President. 
 
 On the Kith the War Department directed all paymasters to 
 recognize the agents appointed by Governors of States to obtain 
 assignments (allotments) of pay for the benefit of families at home. 
 
 On the 26th the War Department directed that when States 
 take care of their wounded or sick, they shall be allowed to commute 
 for value of rations at 25 cents per day. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 During April these were not numerous, but were of great 
 historical value. 
 
 On the l.'5th (Pulaski taken). Gen. Hunter declared the slaves 
 in and about the fort free. 
 
 On the 14th, by General Order 6, Gen. Hunter directed that the 
 military post established by the troops under Col. Henry IMoore, 
 Forty-seventh New York Vohmteers, at the Point of Pines on Edisto 
 Island, be designated as Fort Edisto. This was under War De- 
 partment authority — General Order 24, of 13 IMarch 1862. 
 
 The Department Statistics for April, 1862, are: Total troops, 
 21,242; wounded and sick, 4,817; died, 52. Hospital cases: 
 wounded, etc., 257; died of wounds, etc., 21. 
 
158 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Apr. '62. 
 
 The INIonthly Return shows (Edisto Ishxiul, S. C.) : — 
 
 Field and Start" 
 Band . . . 
 Co. A ... 
 
 B . . . 
 
 C . . . 
 
 D . . . 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Present aggregate 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 Sergeants 
 
 Corporals 
 
 Discharged for disalnlity 
 Died of disease . 
 Killed by accident . . 
 Otticers resigned . . 
 Commissioned . . . 
 AVjsent sick .... 
 Present sick .... 
 Absent in arrest . . 
 
 — men, 
 
 92 
 95 
 94 
 
 S9 
 91 
 91 
 
 83 
 88 
 82 
 81 
 
 B C D E 
 
 5 5 5 5 
 
 8 8 8 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 ortlcers. 
 
 G H 
 
 5 5 
 
 
 4 10 
 
 9(;o 
 
 K Totals. 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 
 5 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 2 110 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 8 
 1 
 39 
 28 
 6 
 
IVEAY, 1862. 
 
 'AY DAY ! Oh, yes ! but who will go a-maying? Not we, 
 surely, for we are soldiers. On the 2d, the Chaplain 
 visited several plantations, and afterward fell into a 
 reverie. He says : "I have been sad today, in visiting 
 the W. E. Seabrook place : a magnificent house and 
 garden, making a real paradise. It is perfectly charming ; 
 but how sad ! Desolate ! injured ! Oh, the horrors of 
 war! Dr. Mitchell's place is also beautiful, but sad." 
 "There was firing by our gunboats over near .lehossee last 
 night," said a diary of the 2d, " but we know not the cause or result." 
 Wm. Ladd Dodge of Co. D was detailed on the 2d to act as Sergeant- 
 Major, vice Copp, sick. He continued in that capacity till the 7th, 
 and then remained at headquarters as clerk till the 12th. 
 
 At dress parade on the 3d the sentences of three men were read, 
 one being that of George A. Tarbox of Co. K. (See General Court- 
 Martial.) 
 
 On Sunday, the 4th, the recruiting detail sent North on the 
 previous January, returned, bringing with them 16 recruits, mostly 
 drummer boys, one of wliom was the Chaplain's son "Jimmy." 
 (See Recruiting and Recruits.) 
 
 Mr. Sanborn, the Allotment Commissioner, visited us the 4th ; 
 and the Chaplain accompanied him to the other posts and companies. 
 It being Sunday, we had services at 5, after which Mr. Sanborn 
 talked very pleasantly to us. 
 
 At parade on the 5th an order was read substantially inviting 
 volunteers to come forward and accept commissions in the colored 
 regiments then forming. As sample items of the coming in of 
 negroes, the following entries in a diary are given, though the general 
 subject is treated elsewhere: " (Sth ]\Iay : About 50 negroes came in 
 today. They look sad. 7th May : The old scout came in with a 
 dozen negroes and 40 head of cattle." 
 
 We got about 100 head of cattle and sheep on the Gth, which 
 assured us fresh meat for awhile. 
 
 Sergt. -Major Copp was able on the 7th to resume his duties. 
 AVe had a general review on the 8th by (ien. Wright, and got a 
 mail. Gen. "Wright expressed himself as highly pleased with the 
 regiment. 
 
 (159) 
 
160 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [J/«// '62. 
 
 An event of national and political importance occurred on the 
 9th, and all embodied in Gen. Hunter's (lencral Order, No. 11, 
 declaring the slaves in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida free. 
 The order is an important one, and we insert it in full : — 
 
 General Order No. 11 : 
 
 Headquarters Department of tiIe South, 
 
 Hilton Head, S. C, 9 May lSfi2. 
 The three States of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, comprising^ 
 the Militar}' Department of the South, having deliberately declared them- 
 selves no longer under the protection of the United States of America; and 
 having taken up arms against the said United States, it became a military 
 necessity to declare them under martial laAv on the 20th day of April, 18G2. 
 Slavery and martial law in a free country are altogether incompatible. The 
 persons in these three States ^ — Georgia, Florida and South Carolina — here- 
 tofore held as slaves, are therefore declared forever free. 
 
 David Huntek, 
 Edward W. Smith, Major-Generdl Commanding. 
 
 Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 This shook the old ship of State sovereignty and slavery from 
 stem to stern. The writer deems it wise to leave this without com- 
 ment, as not being material to this history. 
 
 Blackberries have been treated elsewhere ; but we pause for a 
 moment to add to the record that on the 9th a very devout man 
 recorded this: "Picked four quarts in fifteen minutes." Mail. 
 
 On the 10th the following promotions: 1st Lieut. Emmons, to 
 Captain; "id Lieut. Handerson, to 1st Lieutenant; and Orderly- 
 Sergt. Scruton of K to 2d Lieutenant ; Private Edgerly of K to 
 Orderly-Sergeant. 
 
 The Government Agents were very plenty around our camps on 
 the 11th, and, much to our displeasure, they actually carried off our 
 sheep. 
 
 THE PLANTER. 
 
 The Confederate steamer Planter Avas a high-pressure side- 
 wheeler, being armed with one 32-pounder and one 24-pounder 
 howitzer. Its pilot was Robert Smalls, a colored man ; and the small 
 crew was also colored. The Plavter was in use in Charleston 
 Harbor chiefly, running to Fort Sumter. On the night of the 12th 
 of May, 1862, having then on board four large guns for Fort Ripley, 
 some one of the crew in a joking way suggested the surrender of the 
 boat to the Yankees. The idea, so oddly expressed, set Robert 
 Smalls to thinking ; and after thinking, he acted. He had been the 
 pilot of the boat for about six weeks. The circumstances were very 
 favorable. The white officers were all on shore. 'Twas easy for the 
 crew to get their own families on board. They did so. At 3 next 
 morning they started with a head tide. Passing Fort Sumter about 
 daylight, they gave the customary signal by steam whistles, and 
 passed on, on to beyond the range of Sumter, when the brave pilot 
 hoisted a white flag and steered directly for the Federal fleet, first 
 arriving at the Augusta. Capt. Parrot received them, and then put 
 on board his Acting Master Watson, and sent the Planter to Com- 
 modore DuPont. 
 
May '62.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 IGl 
 
 Cougress ou the 19tli of May (and approved, 3()th) passed a 
 special act, confiscating the Planter, with all the property on board ; 
 to be appraised, one-half to go to Smalls and his comrades. Smalls 
 was employed to 
 run the Planter in 
 the Departmenf of 
 the South, and 
 rendered good ser- 
 vice. The boys 
 of the Third New 
 Hampshire have 
 been transported 
 on the Planter sev- 
 eral times. After 
 the war. Smalls 
 represented his 
 State (South Caro- 
 olina) in its Sen- 
 ate, and was after that a Representative to Congress. He was 
 convicted of receiving a bribe, though upon (it is said) very slim 
 testimony ; and there are many who doubt that Robert Smalls, the 
 hero of the Planter, was ever actually guilty of the charge. 
 
 THE PLANTER. 
 
 A new movement in drill was mentioned in a diary of the 14th 
 (probably bayonet exercise) . 
 
 A squad of men and Capt. Clark went over to Jehossee on the 
 16th. 
 
 Co. K of the Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania arrived at Bailey's place 
 on the 17th [Cos. A, C and D, Third New Hampshire, there. — D. E.] 
 
 The first real intimation of a move appears under date of the 17th, 
 though the subject had been talked about. The hospital was in pro- 
 cess of removal that day to the landing, and troops were arriving 
 daily from Hilton Head : apparently a concentration of troops for an 
 onward move toward Charleston. Surplus baggage was sent to 
 landing also, and with it two men from each company to guard it. 
 
 On Sunday, tlie l<Sth, we had services at 5 ; and not long after 
 we had a terrific thunder storm. The Chaplain, in commenting ou 
 the storm, says, "uq infant thunder and lightning here." To a 
 Third New Hampshire man this comment is suflicient. He will never 
 question its accuracy. 
 
 The preparations continued, for on the 20th it was very gener- 
 ally understood that we must pick up and pack up ; and the process 
 was fairl}' inaugurated, though witliout specific orders. A monitor 
 arrived at P^disto; and that fact added to the interest. We were 
 substantially ready to go on the 21st; but the order didn't come, and 
 we kept sending off our surplus as fast as we could spare it to the 
 landing. The artillery went to the landing on the night of the 21st, 
 and three days' rations were cooked up. AVe were surely going, but 
 where? 'The oft-repeated question, but of no small import to a 
 soldier in a campaign. 
 
 13 
 
162 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [3Iat/ '62. 
 
 We find the Chaplain quite ill for several days past; but his 
 diary (22d) expresses his wish to go with the regiment. 
 
 Gen. Benham (still commanding the Northern District) on the 
 23d ordered the creation of a new brigade, under Col. Robert 
 Williams (a regular army officer) : the brigade to consist of the New 
 York ^'olunteer Engineers, the Third Ehode Island Artillery, the 
 First Massachusetts Cavalry and the Third New Hampshire, and to 
 be styled First Division Headquarters Brigade. The order further 
 said Col. Terry had been commissioned as Brigadier-General and 
 would have command of the First Brigade, consisting of the Seventh 
 Connecticut, Forty-sixth New York, Forty-eighth New York and 
 Eighth Maine, with Headquarters at Fort Pulaski. He further ar- 
 
 ranged Gen. Wright's Bri- 
 
 '■■■■ — ^'S^=-- 
 
 gade (Third) as follows : 
 Sixth Connecticut, Forty- 
 seventh New York, Fifty- 
 fifth Pennsylvania and 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylva- 
 nia. 
 
 We find the Chaplain at 
 work on express matter at the 
 landing, for he worked all 
 night of the 23d getting it on 
 board. 
 
 The weather was rainj? on 
 the 24th, 25th and 26th, 
 which probably delayed mat- 
 ters more or less. 
 
 On the 28th, knapsacks 
 were packed and teamed to 
 the landing. On the 29th we were somewhat saddened by the news 
 of the loss of the Oriental, with mail and express matter. 
 
 Thermometer 110° only, on the 30th; and all Ave did that day 
 was to SAveat and fight mosquitoes. Mail. 
 
 About that time, say 30th and 31st, several men who had been 
 on detached duty returned to their companies. Among others we 
 find Millett and others of E, Sergt. Moore of F and Perkins and 
 Godfre}' of D. (Those of Co. D were boatmen.) 
 
 The 31st proved nearly as hot as the 30th. The Chaplain's 
 diary saj^s : "Think we shall move soon. Many of our men are sick 
 — I hope not with fear." 
 
 The end of May found us on the eve of a move, with only our 
 necessary clothing, etc. ; all the rest, including baggage and stores, 
 had been sent to the landing. We knew not what the morrow 
 might bring forth. 
 
 A COOK'S KITCHEN. 
 
May '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 163 
 
 «UPI^LEiV[ENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 A change of method in recruiting was promulgated the 1st, by 
 providing that commanders of armies in the field may request, and 
 tlie Department will authorize, Governors of States to recruit regiments 
 then in service. (This didn't work satisfactorily.) 
 
 On the 14th, all leaves of absence to officers were revoked, and 
 all were ordered to rejoin their regiments at once. The same order 
 directed that prisoners of war should not be dropped from the rolls 
 until exchanged or discharged. 
 
 IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH ORDERS. 
 
 On the 19th, General Order 12 promulgated certain recent acts 
 of Congress : Forbidding any military or naval force to be used in 
 returning fugitive slaves ; that whoever forced a safeguard should 
 suffer death ; repealed the act giving sutlers a lien on soldiers' pay ; 
 forbade flogging in the army ; provided that if any officer quit his 
 post after resignation, prior to its acceptance, he shall be treated as 
 a deserter. 
 
 The Department Statistics for May, 1862, are: Total troops 
 16,230 ; sick and wounded, 4,563 ; died 43, Hospital cases : wounded, 
 etc., 152; died of wounds, 1. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows (Edisto Island, S. C.) : — 
 
 Field and Staft' — -meu, -officers. 
 
 Band — " - " 
 
 Co. A 92 " 3 " 
 
 B 89 " 3 " 
 
 C 95 " 3 " 
 
 D 91 " 3 " 
 
 E 91 " 3 " 
 
 F 90 " 3 " 
 
 G 85 " 3 " 
 
 H 83 " 3 " 
 
 I 82 " 3 " 
 
 K 84 " 2 " 
 
 Present aggregate .... 946 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 954 
 
 Gain: 16 recruits (8 musicians, 8 privates). These arrived 
 
 with (in charge of) the recruiting party. Amos D. Baker of Co. 
 A, transferred to Band. 
 
164 
 
 THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 {May '62. 
 
 Changes in officers, etc. : 1st Lient. Emmons, to Captain 
 (from I to G) ; 2d Lieut. Handerson, to 1st Lieutenant (G) ; 1st 
 Lieut. Ela, to Captain (from P2 to K) ; 1st Sergt. Scruton (K) to 2d 
 Lieutenant (K) ; 2d Lieut. T. M. Jackson, transferred from K to G. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 00 
 
 Corporals 7888877 8 88 00 
 
 Recruits 3 112 114 2 1 16 
 
 Discharged for disability 2700122520 21 
 
 Absent in arrest .. 0020000 01 3 
 
 Recruits required . . 9 3 7 7 8 13 10 6 15 8-1 
 
 Off. absent with leave . 1 (Field and Staft", 1.) 2 
 
 Ofl". absent without leave 0000000010 1 
 
 Officers sick ... 2 2 
 
JUNE, 1862. 
 
 'T IS SAID, "Tliere's nothing like a day in June." We 
 thought so before the mouth was out ; and that day in 
 June was the lOth, as will be seen later on. 
 
 On the 1st, Gen. Wright directed our Colonel to 
 collect his forces preparatory to marching to wharf, and 
 said: "Your command and Maj. Kane's will move to- 
 gether. Move as quietly and as secretly as you can, and 
 take up line of march at 3 a.m. tomorrow ; but do not move 
 till your pickets are all in." These orders did not get "abroad" 
 till evening; and hence we were " up in arms " about all night. 
 
 A diary of the last of May said, " several commissions arrived ;" 
 and let us see for whom : 1st Lieut. Libby of Co. A to be Adjutant 
 (he had not yet returned from leave) ; 1st Sergt. Flanders of Co. 
 E to 2d Lieutenant; 2d Lieut. Laugiey of Co. H to 1st Lieutenant; 
 1st Sergt. J. C. AYiggin of Co. G to 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Promptly at 3 a.m. on the 2d the various companies left their 
 several stations, and we united and marched to the landing, bidding 
 an affectionate ( ? ) adieu to the native mosquitoes, fleas and 
 "minges." Only two halts were made during the eight to ten- 
 mile march, as we were not so heavily laden as on a previous occa- 
 sion and marching the other way. 
 
 At seven we were at the wharf, and Avere at once transported 
 across to John's Island by the Steamer PZan^er and others. A diary 
 said the force consisted of seven regiments, including cavalry and 
 artillery. One very brief account is as follows: "Marched eight 
 miles ; hottest day 1 ever saw ; lots of boys fell out by the roadside ; 
 rained hard after we arrived at the Sugar Mills ; we were not alloAved 
 to go into the buildings, so Ave tore them down to build shanties ; 
 short of rations." 
 
 As this was a remarkably trying day to us, and the scenes in- 
 delibly impressed upon the memories of the participants, the writer 
 begs leave to give more than one account of it. Another account 
 by our Chaplain, is as follows : " Marched, with the thermometer at 
 100°, eight miles; many fell out; some fainted and Avere taken in 
 ambulances. The march was terribly severe. We reached our 
 stopping place at 5 p.m., when hundreds dropped upon the ground 
 and slept till morning. Hundreds of overcoats and blankets were 
 thrown aAvay on the march." 
 
 (105) 
 
166 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJiine '62. 
 
 Another account from the standpoint of a hospital attendant 
 was : " About noon embarked on rebel Steamer PJcuiter and crossed 
 the river ; began march across John's Island ; very hot ; hundreds 
 from different regiments fell out. Had in my charge five gallons of 
 whiskey and quinine : gave it vei'y free to the men till gone." 
 
 A little further on will be inserted an account covering the 
 march across John's Island (more than one day's doings) . On the 
 3d we had a severe storm of wind and rain, and the troops were 
 pretty thoroughly drenched. We may fairly assume that it rained 
 very hard, as the Chaplain says he found a pint of water in his boots, 
 and he was usually very correct. Evidently the storm delayed an on- 
 ward movement. 
 
 On the 4th our hospital attendant, who had so kindly disbursed 
 the whiskey and quinine, was sent back to Edisto for a fresh supply. 
 Gen. Wright arrived in the afternoon and reviewed the troops. A 
 diary of that day says, "Our grub arrived and we had two hard- 
 tacks apiece." Dyspepsia, begone I The storm seemed quite in- 
 clined to continue, and we had frequent showers throughout the day ; 
 but it partially cleared by night, and preparations for continuing 
 our little journey were made. Orders were issued to move at 2 a.m. 
 on the morrow. We were up at 1 on the 5th, and by 2 were on 
 the march ; but almost simultaneously the rain fell again. The 
 Chaplain, who was not always serious, said, "■ Whether we believe 
 in immersion or not, we got it today." He further says he walked 
 nearly all the way (to Legareville), and carried two drums for the 
 boys. 
 
 The diary of the quinine and whiskey dispenser says we forded 
 a creek waist deep and arrived at Legareville about S a.m. 
 
 The fuller account already referred to is as follows : — 
 
 CROSSING JOHN'S ISLAND. 
 
 On arriving at the landing- (Edisto) we were transported across the 
 river to John's island. The day being snltry, the men naturally desired to 
 be on deck. This made the steamer top-heavy, and she careened, causing 
 an am])ulance and several men to slide ort' into the river (no casualties). 
 
 We landed at John's Island by means of a temporary wharf made of 
 barrels and boards, floating in the Avater. As we had already marched 
 eight miles, we were desirous of a rest; but there was no rest for us. We 
 Avere moved forward again at a rapid pace. Whiskey was given the men to 
 enable them to perform the journey ; and many fell to the rear, apparently 
 exhausted, for the sake of the whisl'iey. Consequently a few were very much 
 overcome by the relief and could not march. Freciuent halts were made, 
 and at each I would lie down immediately and rest all I could. A large 
 quantity of clothing and blankets were abandoned on this march. Water 
 was scarce on the road, and our canteens Avere soon dry. TAventy-tive and 
 even fifty cents Avere paitl for a fcAv SAvalloAvs of Avater and a hard tack. 
 After marching a fcAV miles, many fell out and could not be induced to 
 proceed even Avith a ration of Avhiskey. About the middle of the afternoon 
 Ave arrived at the Sugar Mills Plantation, and a halt Avas ordered. At this 
 time I Avas walking like a drunken man, my legs almost refusing to perform 
 their oflice. Only five men of my oAvn company Avere actually present to 
 hear the command, " Halt!" and this, too, Avithout the aid of Avhiskey. The 
 others joined about dark. At the command, "Halt!" I dropped Avhere I 
 stood, unrolled my blanket, and, stretching myself upon it, staid right in 
 that spot till next morning, Avhen I arose quite refreshed. Our rations 
 
Jane '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 167 
 
 were gone (consmned), and the teams with fresh supplies fast in the mud 
 two miles in the rear; but it was said we should undoubtedl_v have rations 
 by evening. The Sugar Mill was torn down to obtain boards to build 
 shanties, to protect us from an approaching storm. Co. K Avas on picket 
 that night and was ol)liged to go before the arrival of rations. Their 
 position was one commanding an approach to a bridge crossing a small 
 creek, a mile or more in the rear of the regiment. 
 
 The rains descended and the floods came, and it really seemed as if it 
 had never rained before. No one was allowed to lie down or speak aloud, 
 and the night was very dark. The experiences of that night of alarm, of 
 anxieties, of watchfulness and Avakefulness (some sleepiness, of course), 
 of doubts and some fears, of mistaken sounds of approach, etc., will never 
 be forgotten by Co. K. They were on picket in a strange place, not know- 
 ing how near the rebels were, Imt supposed them dangerously near. 
 
 In the morning. Orderly Sergt. Edgerly and myself were sent into 
 camp to hurry up the rations, and found they had not yet arrived. We 
 Avaited, but in vain, nearly all day; and Avhen they did arrive, Ave Avere told 
 that Co. K was to be immediatel.y ordered in and 'tAvas of no use to send 
 the rations out. Result : Co. K Avas very, very hungry and very, very cross 
 when they arrived ; and Edgerly and myself had to take the censure they 
 must bestOAv on somebody. 
 
 Before the arrival of Co. K a rcAicAv Avas ordered, and all Avere required 
 to participate, even to Edgerly and myself. The revicAV Avas a march over a 
 tAVO-mile course. This Avas late in the afternoon. Supper Avas scarcely 
 over Avhen Ave Avere ordered to march, the line hurriedly formed, and ofl" we 
 Avent. The recent heavy rain made the marching very bad. 
 
 About midnight, Avhen nothing could be heard save our tramp, tramp, 
 tramp, a musket aa^hs heard, Avhich sounded so suddenly on our ears that it 
 brought every man to a halt as if by magic. Our speculations Avere sud- 
 denly brought to an end by the line starting again, as if by one impulse. 
 It soon appeared that the tiring Avas purely accidental and by one of our 
 OAvn men. 
 
 About tAvo o'clock next morning it began to rain again, and I parted 
 with one of my blankets. This I disliked to do, but could carry it onlj' a 
 short distance farther at the l)est, as its AA'eiglit increased rapidly. No one 
 except the initiated can understand hoAV fast the rain falls at the South in a 
 violent storm. The island being quite level, and the roads slightly loAver 
 than the fields upon either side, the roads Avere soon filled up to a depth 
 A'arying from three inches to a foot. At first Ave endeavored to pick our 
 Ava}% — that is, divided ranks, — marching on either side of the road to escape 
 a large puddle, and then came together again. This caused such a lengthen- 
 ing out of the column that the General in command (Wright, I think) 
 ordered that the men march elboAV to elboAv, the same as if on parade or 
 drill. The rain fell till next day at ten, and before Ave had reached our 
 journey's end aa'.c had marched through puddles one-half a mile in length, 
 splash, splash, splash. One creek Ave forded Avas about three and one-half 
 feet deep ; but Avade Ave must, and Avade Ave did. 
 
 A story is told applying right here, and must be told here to be fully 
 appreciated; but whether absolutely true is uncertain. It is to the eflect 
 that the rebels had planned our capture at this creek ; Init Avheu the force 
 had reached a point a mile or so aAvay, the commanding oflicer got drunk, 
 and did n't get any nearer. Hoav fortunate — for us ! 
 
 Soon after crossing the creek Ave came in sight of the village of 
 Legareville, on John's Island and on the left or southAvesterly bank of 
 Stono River. D. E. 
 
 Oil arrival at I^egareville we occupied the houses ; for it Avas 
 quite a village, with two churches, aud was wholly deserted. A 
 diary names the distance marched as 15 miles, and says the Third 
 New Hampshire took the lead. The same diary also says : "Some 
 of the regiment going to James Island today." The day Avas princi- 
 
168 THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE EEGIMENT. [June '62. 
 
 pally spent in diying our clothes, blankets, ammunition, etc. The 
 only two matters of excitement were the issue of whiskey rations and 
 the shooting of a steer, by Major Bedel, in a door-yard where it had 
 taken refuge from a horde of bloodthirsty soldiers. 
 
 The 6th proved a fine day, and we continued the drying processes 
 of the day before, and had inspection before dinner. At 2 p.m. we 
 were ordered to cross to .James Island, and we were transported by 
 the steamer Mattano to that memorable island, where the rebels were 
 strongly entrenched and where we wei'e destined soon to meet them in 
 battle array and spill the first blood of the Third New Hampshire. 
 Of that later on. We marched about a mile and halted in a cotton- 
 field, then grown up to thistles as high as one's head, where we re- 
 mained till next morning, our position being to the left of Gen, 
 Stevens' forces, already there. Where were we? What were our 
 surroundings? Was it dangerous to be there? We were credibly 
 informed that we and the rebels were the joint occupants of the 
 same island, that the latter were strongly fortified, that James 
 Island was the direct and substantially the only path to Charleston, 
 that Charleston was only about 8 miles away, that the rebels would 
 without doubt interpose objections to our walking right over them or 
 even around them; — in fact, we got a very strong impression that 
 these rebels were our enemies. Do you repeat the question. Was 
 it dangerous to be there ? 
 
 At daylight on the 7th we began to look about. We were 
 " all eyes," and every distant object the size of a human was a real 
 live reb " for shuali." We were told the rebs were only two miles 
 away ; and then we were marched say a mile in the general rebel 
 direction. This was getting nearer yet, and nearer, very rapidly. 
 In fact, we did see live rebs on picket, and things began to assume 
 a realistic hue. We had showers nearly all day. At night we were 
 put on picket, relieving the Seventy-ninth New York and Eighth 
 Michigan. 
 
 Maj. Bedel Avas Field Officer of the Day; and having orders to 
 drive the rebels, by a dash, from a certain house, he made the dash, 
 having Co. E, Captain Plimpton, for the dashing party, with Cos. C, 
 D and K as support. They were to dash forward rapidly, at a sig- 
 nal which was given ; but, as the rebels beat a hasty retreat, there 
 was little else to do than occupy the house. 
 
 While the regiment stood in line of battle that night, during a 
 heavy thunder shower, we were treated to a terrific sample of thunder- 
 bolt lightning, or to a sample of terrific thunderbolts — we Avere un- 
 able to determine which it was. For the moment we Avere blinded 
 by the excessively Avhite light and deafened by the meteoric explo- 
 sions. The next moment we Avere in a darkness that could almost be 
 felt, and cA'ery man iustinctively desired to feel the "touch of elbow " 
 to be assured he Avas not alone. Language cannot describe the 
 event. Some of us thought it an attack of the enemy, and that what 
 we saAA' and heard were shells. Experience with shells, later, gave 
 us a knowledge and familiarity with them that enabled some men, so 
 it is said, to smell them from a long distance ; and one diary even 
 goes so far as to mention " shell fever," whatCA'er that may mean. 
 
June '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 169 
 
 After this little episode, those who could got into the sheds and 
 corn cribs, etc., for such shelter as might be obtained. The corn crib 
 was an educator ; for it taught us to not suppose we were the sole 
 occupants, though apparently we were. The other tenants were 
 there on a permanent lease. 
 
 The morning of the Hth found us quite near the rebels ; and our 
 aim now was to draw their fire and thus discover the location of 
 their batteries. Maj. Bedel was again directed to make a dash, 
 having this time Co. C, Capt. Donohoe, for the dashers ; and away 
 they went, about the middle of the afternoon, supported by Cos. E 
 and I and a squad of the First Massachusetts Cavalry. The rebels 
 got our range during the day and had sent us a few complimentaries. 
 Several prisoners were captured by our force in this dash : one 
 account says, "four rebel pickets;" and another says, ''ten 
 prisoners." On the return of the dashing party the rebels followed 
 so closely that Cos. H and F were temporarily placed behind a dike 
 and on the left of Co. C. Co. C soon found it was impracticable 
 to remain. The Third New Hampshire was relieved at that time by 
 other troops, who were advanced to hold the line ; and we were 
 ordered to our brigade (Williams') at Grimball's Plantation, which 
 was to the left (inland) and bordering on the Stono River. There 
 we quartered in and about the negro cabins till our tents arrived 
 from Edisto. 
 
 Another account of the day says, " Quiet this morning; signs 
 of an attack. At 2 p.m. they opened on our post. Several regi- 
 ments were called, and we were advanced with artillery and cavalry. 
 The enemy's shot and shell struck all around us, and finally became 
 so heavy we withdrew. Several men were killed and others wounded. 
 None of ours (Third New Hampshire) hurt. The rebs shelled us 
 through the day and night, with little effect." 
 
 At this early part of the war, things of very small moment — 
 later — were of great import. For instance: On 8 June, 1<SG2, we 
 saw Sumter for the first time ; and the rebels were seen by us in 
 force, and they actually threw shells at us. Later many rebels thi-ew 
 many shells, and the diaries were not disturbed by pen or pencil. 
 
 The rebels shelled us nearly all day of the 9th, having gotten our 
 range. Our gunboats, under whose guns we were, replied. More 
 troops landed the 9th, also siege guns, and we saw preparations for 
 building a battery. We were called the night of the 8th, and went 
 about two miles, where we did valiant service b}' sitting down and 
 staying right there till 2 p.sr. of the 9th, when we kindly permitted 
 the Sixth Connecticut to sit in our places. The firing by the enemy 
 was continued on the 10th until about 3 p.m. At that hour our 
 pickets were attacked by a Georgia regiment. The firing lasted 
 about two hours, the batteries and gunboats participating. The 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania and Forty-seventh New York lost,a few 
 killed and wounded, and seven rebels were taken prisoners. 
 
 Three companies of the Fourth New Hampshire arrived the 10th. 
 Our Maj. Bedel seemed to be roving around ; for he was present when 
 the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania (Col. Guss) was attacked and ren- 
 
170 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [June '62. 
 
 dered temporary assistance. One of the prisoners captured was C'apt. 
 Williams of the Forty-seventh Georgia. On the 10th, Gen. Wright 
 issued a general order (No. 22), establishing the hours for the 
 various calls, and upon its promulgation we drew the inference that 
 we had come to stay. 
 
 A JAMES ISLAND INCIDENT. 
 
 Our rations again came short, and we hnnted cattle. Short woi-k was 
 made of a victim. In many instances tlie fresh meat thus ol)tainod was 
 eaten ere it had time to cool. I, with others, shot a heifer; and while they 
 were skinning her 1 cut pieces and threw them on the fire, singeing them 
 slightly and quickly on the coals; and in less time than it requires to state 
 particulars the meat Avas eaten, and without salt. 'Twas sufHcient that 
 I was hungry and needed food. After a little we became more deliber- 
 ate, as our hunger was appeased, and put strips of the carcass on our tin 
 plates and let them "sizzle" on the coals, throwing in a little salt water 
 in place of salt. This Ave dipped from the Stono, where our gunboats and 
 transports lay and where Ave all bathed. 
 
 The day foUoAving I Avas hungry again ; and late in the afternoon, Avhile 
 hunting for cattle, Ave sighted a sheep, and chased it over a mile before 
 it yielded its precious life a sacrifice to a soldier's appetite. While on 
 the chase, I, being more Aveary than my companions, sat doAvn to refresh 
 myself. While thus sitting, I spied a "hard tack" lying upon the ground, 
 Avhich from its appearance had been cast aside by its once fortunate pos- 
 sessor. It Avas burnt in the baking, to be sure; but it Avas a "hard tack," 
 and I Avas hungry. Proud mortal that I Avas, I picked it up covertly and 
 temporarily hid it. Being covered Avith blushes (/. p., the soldier — not 
 the hard tack), I nii)bled it unseen, as occasion ottered. Was it sAveet? 
 Did I act as if I had stolen a sheep? Yes, to both questions. D. E. 
 
 The Chaplain's diary of the 11th has this: "By request of 
 Gen. Benham, I went with the Chaplain of the Forty-seventh New 
 York on the field of yesterday, to get the number of the dead, etc. 
 Found 14 bodies of the rebels, and others must have been removed 
 by their friends. Two of the rebels taken j'esterday died of wounds 
 last cA^eniug." 
 
 Our tents and baggage were being loaded the 11th, at Edisto, 
 on the Steamer Buriiiiide. F. L. Otis of Co. I was mentioned in a 
 diary of the 11th as wounded — the first in the regiment. He was 
 hit by a spent ball during the eA^ening. We turned out about 2 a.m. 
 and went to the rifie pits, where we staid till after dinner. 
 
 Our advance was attacked on the 12th, late in the afternoon, 
 after a slow fire of all day, but gained no advantage. After this 
 little diA'^ersion, they shelled the camps. Our baggage arrived (12th) 
 from Edisto, and glad Avere we to get our tents, our kuapsacks and 
 our Sunday clothes. The Hospital Department (regimental) arrived 
 on the same steamer (Burnsidc) . 
 
 The 13th was an unusually fine day, and appnrently one favora- 
 ble t^ planting ; for that operation was applied to several siege guns 
 during the day. Late in the afternoon, the rebels again opened Avith 
 their guns and shelled us slowly all night. Apparently Gen. Wright 
 was in command that day, for he issued an order, forbidding the 
 cutting of bushes near or walking upon the parapets of recently 
 constructed intrenchments. 
 
Jnrn''62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 171 
 
 Our hospital was established the 13th, in some negro houses 
 (Grimball's plantation). The diary of a man who came up from 
 Edisto with the baooage says : "1 find we have got into a dangerous 
 place; the rebel shells burst near our camp." We were forbidden 
 by Gen. Benham's order, repeated by Wright, to bathe in the river 
 between 7 a.m. and .5 p.m. — for sanitary reasons, of course. We 
 got paid off the 13th, for two months (privates, $26.00). 
 
 The regiment turned out early on the 14th, to escort a heavy 
 gun, pretty well out to the front, to a battery in process of erection. 
 Both sides were busy as bees, getting ready to kill each other. Two 
 rebel deserters were brought in, who stated the force to be 12,000 
 on the island. An order of the 14th, by Gen. Wright, appointed 
 Gapt. Van Brunt, Forty-seventh New York, Provost Marshal, and 
 directed Col. Chatfield, Commanding First Brigade, First Division, 
 to detail a company from his brigade for Provost Guard. The same 
 day, a diary shows that one of our mounted guns replied to the 
 rebels. This must have caused them to take a new interest in us. 
 
 Capt. Carleton (poor fellow, so soon to die!) received from 
 Capt. Emmons on the loth, $104.52, the balance of the Company 
 Fund on hand. (As he arrived on the 10th, it is probable that he 
 assumed command of his Co. (I) on next day, relieving Capt. 
 Ennnons ; but returns show as above.) 
 
 The day was rainy, but the preparations for battle went for- 
 ward. Emmons returned to Co. G (from I), relieving Handerson 
 from command of the company. James Chase of Co. F was 
 wounded in the leg by a rebel picket. Sixty rounds issued. It 
 reall}^ looked like war, and we were actually told that we were to 
 pitch in at daylight on the morrow. Some of us may have expressed 
 ourselves previously as in a dreadful hurry to get to Charleston ; but 
 an order (or an equivalent) to march is quite another thing. Some 
 of us were exceedingly thoughtful about that time. Capts. Plimpton 
 and Randlett, with a small squad, went out reconnoitring along 
 toward night. They were fired at (Chase wounded) and the two 
 captains with their squads got separated, Capt. Plimpton getting 
 back to his base first. The regiment was relieved from duty during 
 the day and moved its quarters nearer the woods. 
 
 "Two A.M. tomorrow," was the word passed from mouth to 
 mouth. We little knew what that meant; but we learned by a sad, 
 sad lesson, as the reader will presently see. Four companies of the 
 regiment were on picket the night of the 15th, under Capt. Clark. 
 The men Avere posted as far to the front as was possible, that we 
 might be near the enemy, for various reasons. So great was the 
 desire to be well advanced that some of our men actually found 
 themselves posted on the wrong side of the rebels ; but this was 
 remedied at the earliest possible moment, let the reader be assured. 
 
 BATTLE OF JAMES ISLAND. 
 
 We have now arrived at a point in this history where a tale of 
 blood is to be related — the first blood of the Third New Hampshire. 
 The event was so important to us who participated that the writer is 
 fain to believe it will be so to others, and hence will give more than 
 one account of it. 
 
172 
 
 THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [June '62. 
 
 /\^;^f^f^^'!^\^^POi^ 
 
 ^-A\l 
 
 Out' brief account saj^s : "16 June 18G:2 : Relieved from 
 picket at 4 a.m., and took place in regiment [as it marched 
 
 along. — D. E.], and we then proceeded, etc got back to 
 
 camp 10 A.M.," etc. 
 
 Another account says: "Attacked the rebels in their fort at 
 5 this morning. The fight was most severe, and after four hours 
 our men withdrew, having, of killed, Avounded and missing, 7<S0 in 
 all : 104 in Third New Hampshire. Our men displayed unparalleled 
 bravery, often fighting after being severely wounded." 
 
 Another says : " Turned out at 2 a. m marched toward 
 
 the woods .... the division was got into line and then started 
 for rebel battery. The Third Rhode Island went ahead as skir- 
 mishers. The Third 
 New Hampshire went 
 up to the left of the reb- 
 el battery and waited 
 while Stevens' Brigade 
 attacked the front. He 
 made several charges — 
 repulsed. Our regiment 
 was then ordered for- 
 ward to charge on the 
 left. They went as far 
 as they could. I fol- 
 loAved as far as I could 
 with the ambulance, and 
 then sent the litters 
 forward to convey the 
 wounded to the ambu- 
 lance. I Avent forward 
 to superintend the bring- 
 ing off of the wounded. 
 Was surprised to find 
 our regiment liad been 
 checked bj' a creek. 
 They halted, fired, 
 picked off the gunners, etc. — silenced the fort. The Third Rhode 
 Island drove back the enemy and prevented their flanking us, and 
 let us out. Dr. Eaton worked very hard. Dr. Moulton was away 
 sick. Returned to camp at 10 a.m. ; everybody dissatisfied. The 
 Hospital Department was alive, caring for the wounded in every 
 possible manner. A general hospital for all the wounded of all 
 regiments was made in a large cotton house. I worked till mid- 
 night. The night was cold and stormy. The scenes of that night I 
 shall never forget. L. N. J." 
 
 The regiment is said to have entered the fight with 26 officers 
 and 597 men. Result: 104 to 107 killed, wounded and missing. 
 The Third Rhode Island had 5 companies there : B, E, F, H and K, 
 under Maj. Metcalf ; the skirmishers, B, F and K, under Maj. Sissou. 
 The Third New Hampshire went into the fight left in front, by 
 flank, and then by a right flank movement faced the enemy by the 
 proper regimental front. 
 
 Secessioni/i\U. 
 
 June 16, \86Z. 
 
June '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 173 
 
 When Gen. Hunter heard of this battle, he considered it a dis- 
 obedience of orders on the part of Gen. Benham ; and he at once 
 relieved him of his command, and directed him to report to the War 
 Department at Washington. Gen. Benham explained that his or- 
 ders were to " maintain his camp," and that he could not do so with- 
 out silencing the enemy ; and it was solely for this purpose the as- 
 sault was made. The military storm raised by the controversy 
 which followed is too voluminous for insertion here, and is not perti- 
 nent to this history. 
 
 Another account says : — 
 
 .... We (Co. K) were posted before dark (IStli). No sleep was 
 allowed that night; but ere the next sun had reached the meridian, many 
 slept the sleep that knows no waking. Ere daylight appeared, we were or- 
 dered to fall in and march by the left flank to join our regiment 
 
 We soon found the regiment in an open fleld. Daylight now appeared, and 
 Ave could see that quite a large force was at hand. All surplus blankets, 
 great coats, etc., Aveie ordered to Ije left behind, and each regiment made a 
 pile of its own, leaving a squad with each. "Forward, Third Ncav Hamp- 
 shire! " greeted our ears, and on Ave Avent rapidly. 
 
 The particular battle of Avhich I am about to AVrite, was the one in 
 Avhich Gen. Benham got himself into trouble Avith the general commanding 
 the Department. It Avas said that Gen. Benham's orders Avere to simply 
 gain a foothold and hold it ; not making any aggressive moA^ements, but to 
 protect himself if attacked. 
 
 Gen. Benham Avas in command of the district in which James Island 
 Avas located. He took the responsibility to order the attack, though it is 
 stated he Avas not upon the ground to superintend the movements. The 
 command of the attacking party .... devolved upon Col. Robert Williams, 
 of the First Massachusetts Cavalry and an Acting Brigadier-General. 
 
 But to the battle itself. I do not remember Avho our brigade com- 
 mander Avas, but think it Avas Acting Brig.-Gen. Terry, Colonel of the 
 Seventh Connecticut. On our march to the scene of conflict, Col. Serrell of 
 the NcAV York Engineers rode past us, saying, "Well, boys, there is a hot 
 breakfast for you ; four or Ave apiece for you, perhaps." At this time the 
 attacking party had begun their Avork, and the cracking of the muskets Avas 
 equal to the noise of many drums. This Avas ncAV music for ns — that is, 
 taken in connection Avith a l)attle ; and Ave aAvaited further orders. The 
 gunl)oats now began to shell at long range, and mostly by guess, as a mile 
 or more of Avoodland intervened. These shells struck as often among Fed- 
 erals as Rebels. Stevens' Brigade made the attack on the right and Avere 
 repulsed Avith great slaughter. The scene Avas an exciting one, and, being 
 our first fight, it Avill be reniemljered the more distinctly l>y those Avho par- 
 ticipated. The gallant Stevens led " his Highlanders " thrice to the cannon's 
 mouth, and was thrice repulsed by the force of grape, canister and bullets 
 Avhich were literally shoAvered upon him from the battery. Soon Ave Avere 
 ordered in to support an attacking party on the left. We moved rapidlj^ 
 forward: but no regiment appearing for ns to support, Ave moved up and be- 
 gan an attack ourselves. We marched in by the left flank, left in front, so 
 that in order to attack the command Avas, " By the right flank, double 
 quick ! " etc. Just before this command Avas given, Ave received a shot from 
 a masked battery on our left, which Avas aimed at our colors, and took eflect 
 upon our Color-Bearer, Corporal James Cassidy of Co. K, striking him in 
 the hend Avith a fragment of slicll or a bullet, cutting tlie scalp, but not 
 penetrating the l)rain. He Avas immediately relieved by anotluu- member of 
 the color-guard, Avho bore the colors through the fight. The shot was sup- 
 posed at first to come from one of our light batteries, and an accidental one; 
 but as shot foUoAved shot. Ave decided that the rebels nuist have a hand in it, 
 and that rebels Avere all around us. At the command " By the right flank ! " 
 etc., Ave rushed forAvard Avith a cheer and a shout Avhich doubtless made the 
 rebels think Ave Avere determined to come right in and take i)ossesslon. 
 
174 THIlll) NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {June '62. 
 
 Our expectation was cut short by arriving on the bank of a deep and 
 muddy creek between us and the l)esieged fort. Beyond this creek, and be- 
 tween it and the fort, was a muddy marsh that was impassable. No sooner 
 had we lialtcd on the bank of lliis creek than we opened a iiot tire on the 
 garrison of the fort, Avith telling ertect. Tlie gunners Avere driven from 
 their guns, and the men could be seen running helter skelter for protection 
 from the leaden hail. Our batteries poured in tlieir solid shot and shell, 
 cutting down trees, demolishing barracks and dismounting guns. 
 
 By referring to tlie plan (made about 18(10, from memory alone) a fur- 
 ther descrii)tion may be followed. The masked liattery (/) continued to 
 fire at ns ((Z; at short intervals during the figlit, which lasted, so far as we 
 Avere concerned, about an hour and a (piarter. We had no sooner got to 
 firing rapidly tiian Ave Avere saluted by sliot and shell from a battery to our 
 left and rear (a). Nearly every shot tired Avent over our heads and struck on 
 the muddy marsh. A putt" of smoke from the direction of the battery caused 
 many of us to " duck." At least one of those " ducks" saved material dam- 
 age to the Avriter. A comrade, at close of battle, laughed heartily at a sug- 
 gestion Avhich he said the Avriter originated during the fight, to the effect 
 that as AA^e Avere too near for eftective service, and no rebels Avere in sight, 
 that Ave elevate our pieces sufficiently to drop the bullets Avithin the fort. 
 This Avas at a time, so the comrade said, when Ave AA'ere simply tiring at the 
 barracks to keep busy. 
 
 After the tiirht had lasted nearly an hour, reinforcements Avere seen 
 hurrying from the direction of Charleston {h). They (apparently tAvo regi- 
 ments) Avere soon Avithin the fort and o| ened so hot a fli'e that there seemed 
 to be no alternative for us except to retire from a field Ave Avere unable to 
 make further advance upon. Our regiment had been entirely alone all this 
 time. Upon retiring from the field onr need of support Avas ([uite apparent. 
 From the masked battery (./') there came out a force of about two regiments 
 to fiank us. This Avould have lieen easily accomplished, except for the op- 
 portune approach of a part of the Third Rhode Island. Avhich arrived just in 
 the nick of time and, charging the rebels, drove them back and let us out. 
 The shrieks of the Avounded, the groans of the dying and the mangled dead 
 Ave Avill not attempt to describe. We had to leave a few gallant felloAvs 
 upon the field, and Ave were informed later that these were stripped of their 
 valuables and the major part of their clothing soon after our retirement. 
 Capt. Carlton of Co. I, poor felloAV, Avas mortally Avounded, and died the 
 same day. [See his personal.] His case excited a deal of sympathy. He 
 Avas conveyed past us on an old door, mangled and dying. We had never 
 seen such before. His AA'hite face contrasted strangely Avith his jet black 
 hair and fioAving beard. As Ave retired, the yells of victory and defiance 
 from the rebel battery were met by our throwing back defiance in their 
 teeth. 
 
 The fight seemed on the Avhole to have been a poorly-managed one, as 
 the forces Avere apparently put in in " small lots," at intervals, and this too 
 Avith reserves (2, 3) lying back, ready for the order Avhich did not come. 
 After falling back a short distance, Ave Avere halted ; and then foUoAved a 
 sharp artillery fire, participated in by our gunboats on the Stono. We Avere 
 soon after this in camp, and our first baptism in blood Avas on record 
 
 D E. 
 
 THE OFFICIAL REl'ORT OF THE BATTLE. 
 
 Headquahters Third Recimknt N. H. Vols. 
 
 James Island, S. C, 19 June 1862. 
 To Acting Brig. -Gen. Robert Williams. 
 
 Sir: I have the honor to present the foUoAving report. On the morn- 
 ing of the Kith instant, I received orders to form the six companies of my 
 regiment remaining in camp, — four companies being on picket, — and fall 
 in in the rear of the Rhode Island Third, Avhich I did at three o'clock. 
 
 After the line had been formed a short time, I received orders to march 
 forward. When I came up with our pickets, I was joined by the remaining 
 
Jane '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 175 
 
 four coiiipiiiiies of my reiiimeiit. I soon received orders to auain advance, 
 Avhicli I did till I reaclieil some Avooden baildini;s near the enemy's earth- 
 works : and as I lunl tlien liot in advanc-e of those I "vvas ordered to sui)i)ort, 
 I hidted my command and waited for further orders. (Orders soon came 
 for me to move on and sni)]>ort tiie advance. Thinkinii' 1 had ma<l(' some 
 mistake, and that there was some of our forces in advance, I threw forward 
 my two flank companies as skirmishers, under cover of some shanties that 
 were very near the earthworks and jjave them a line opportunity to operate 
 aiiainst the enemy. Co. A was commanded by Capt. Clark, and Co. E by 1st 
 Lieut. Maxwell. I then moved the remainder of the reiiiment to within 
 forty yards of the side of the earthworks, and opened lire, drivinji; there- 
 from the i^iinners from three nuns, which appeared to me to be facinii- the 
 southwest. 1 found there was no artillery facing the side I was on, and it 
 wouiil have been very easy for me to have aone into the fort, provided I 
 coidd have crossed a stream between me and tlie earthworks, about twenty 
 yards in width, with apparently four or live feet of Avater, and the mud 
 very soft: the men therefore could not cross. After ijettinsj into this 
 position, the enemy soon opened on me from a battery that was about two 
 hundred yards in our rear, throwing jjrape into the raid<s, from which we 
 surt'ered severely. In a short time they opened tire with rifles and infantry; 
 at the san)e time a battery al)out a mile north of us opened on us with 
 round shot and shell, one shot from which killed a captain and a non- 
 comnussioned officer. Yet the men stood all these flres, and obeyed orders 
 promptly. There soon appeared on our left a bodj' of the enemy, forminj^ 
 in three battalions, in which form they marched to reinforce the earth- 
 work in front of us. Dnrinu- this time I had informed the General of our 
 position and of the above mentioned reinforcement. 
 
 At this time the Rhode Island Third made an attack on the force in my 
 rear, materially assisting me in my ])osition. Meanwhile the reinforce- 
 ments of the enemy had come in raiiiie of our lire, and I oi)ened Are on them 
 with good eftect; but they Avere so Avell covered that they succeeded in 
 throwing a portion of the force into the fort. There, l)eing Avell covered, 
 tlieir tire on us was very se\'ere, and detracted our lire from the re- 
 inforcements and gave them an opportunity to throw them all into tlie fort. 
 Their number Avas so large Ave could not cope Avith them to any advantage; 
 and by this time the other batteries, both in our rear and the one at the 
 north of us, opened afresh on us, Avith more etl'ect than ever. Some of my 
 men by this time had tired over flfty rounds, and n)any of the guns were 
 very foul; some even having to shoot away their rammers, being unable to 
 draw them. 
 
 Finding at this time that I Avas far in advance of all our fbrces, and 
 seeing some of the forces retiring from the tield, and as it appeared of no 
 advantage to hold my position any longer, I gave the order to i-etire, which 
 the regiment did in good order, to the old building from Avhich Ave started. 
 I soon received orders to fall back to the rear of some of our forces, and 
 in a short time after reaching that position, orders to return to camp. 
 
 All my command, Avith one exception, behaved so Avell that it is hard 
 to discriminate in favor of any feAv; but a number of cases coming under 
 my personal oi>servation, I Avill take this opportunity to mention them : 
 The tield officers — Maj. Bedel, Acting Lieutenant-Coloiiel ; Capt. Plimpton, 
 Acting Major — rendered me great assistance, coolly performing all their 
 duties and encouraging officers and men by their example. Adjt. Libby and 
 Sergt.-Maj. Cojjp rendered me great assistance. The Adjutant Avas several 
 times much exposed in carrying orders, l)ut came out oftlve fight unscarred. 
 Of the Captains, I would particularly mention for meritorious conduct 
 Capt Donolioe of Co. C, and Caiit. Wilbur of Co. \i, and Capt Kandlett of 
 Co. F. His (Capt. Donohoe's) company Avas stationed on the left, and 
 received the first fire of the enemy's reinforcements, Avliich Avounded his 
 Lieutenant and Orderly Sergeant and many of his men. Captain Wilbur, 
 with his conjpany, Avas next in line and much exposed to the enemy's tire. 
 He Avas cool and continually encouraging his men. Captain IJandlett's com- 
 pany Avas under severe fire, during which the Captain kept his men in order 
 and set them a good example. 1st Lieut. Handerson, commanding Co. G, 
 
176 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.7«hp '^2. 
 
 was in position near Co C, and handled his company finely, with the assist- 
 ance of 2d Lieut. Cody, detailed from Co. C to assist him. Lieut. Cody 
 was shot through the thigh, and Lieut. Handersou was shot in the arm. 
 Capt. Dow of Co. H, altliough he carried his company on to the Held in 
 good shape, behaved very imprudently while there, making remarks about 
 the impossibility of our sustaining our position, and the impropriety of our 
 remaining in that position : all this in the hearing of his men ; discouraging 
 the men and taking their attention from the enemy in front of us. 
 
 Among the non-commissioned officers and privates who are worthy of 
 special mention are Orderly Sergeants Libby of Co. B, Donohoe of Co. C, 
 Hawkins of Co. I, and Trickey of Co. G, who came under my personal 
 observation; also, 2d Sergt. Campbell of Co. K. Capt. Clark of Co. A 
 reports that 1st Sergt. Houghton deserves mention for the faithful manner 
 in which he performed his duty on that day ; but my space will not allow 
 lue to mention all who are worthy of mention for their good conduct. 
 
 We went into the tight with 2G officers and 597 enlisted men ; and 104- 
 were killed and wounded. Surgeon Moulton -was absent from the regiment 
 from Sunday morning, the 15th instant, until Wednesday morning, the 18th, 
 without my consent ; and therefore the whole duty of the Hospital depart- 
 ment devolved upon Asst. Surgeon B. F. Eaton, who faithfully performed 
 his duties to the sick and wounded soldiers. 
 
 With great respect, this report is respectfully submitted. 
 
 John H. Jackson, 
 Lieut. -CoJ. Commanding Third X. H. Vols. 
 
 Headquarters Hilton Head, 10 July 1862. 
 To His Excellency the Governor ok New Hampshiue. 
 
 Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith the official report of Lieut. - 
 Col. John H. Jackson, of the Third New Hampshire Volunteers, concerning 
 the part taken by his regiment in the battle of Secessionville, on James 
 Island, S. C, on the IGth of June, with the list of killed, wounded and 
 missing of the regiment on that day. As no doubt your Excellency will 
 have seen the official report of the comuumding General before this reaches 
 you, I shall not attempt to give you an account of the battle. The Third 
 Regiment was ordered to the position on the side of the marsh of which 
 Col. Jackson speaks, and was kept in that position as long as possible, 
 for the purpose of keeping down the Are of the work and covering Gen. 
 Stevens' second advance. So well did they do this that the enemy could 
 not man their guns on Gen. Stevens' side, and he was enabled without loss 
 to bring up his regiment to Avithin four hundied yards of the work, ready 
 for the assault, Avhen the order Avas given to retire. 
 
 With deep regret for the many men Avho have fallen and Avith their 
 families, I desire to express to your Excellency my admiration of the ex- 
 treme bravery, discipline and soldierly conduct of the officers and men of 
 the Third Regiment. I do not believe it possible for men to have acted 
 Avith more courage ; and I desire particularly to call the attention of your 
 Excellency to the marked gallantry of Lieut. -Col. Jackson, Maj. Bedel and 
 Capt. Plimpton. Their conduct Avas noticed even by the enemy, as it Avas 
 afterAvards stated at a flag of truce. 
 
 Surgeon Moulton's absence Avas, in the first place, by my permission. 
 His being absent at the time of the battle Avas caused by an accident, and I 
 attach no blame Avhatever to him for it. I have alw^ays found him prompt 
 and eagerly attentive to his duties. 
 
 With great respect I am, very respectfully. 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 Robert Williams, 
 Cnl. First Mass. Cuv., Commanding Post^ 
 
dr4.Mn.to a, scale, 
 nor is itaccurole 
 DrAiun 1865 
 ■frvm. memory 
 
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Jane'62.-\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ]77 
 
 SECESSION VILLE. 
 
 Judge Cowley, iu his book, "Leaves from a Lawyer's Life: 
 Afloat and Ashore," says the Confederate loss was 207 and the 
 Union loss GOO. He further says: "This assault on Secessionville 
 was made by Gen. Benhara, in violation of the instructions of Gen. 
 Hunter, and against the advice of Generals Stevens and Wright. 
 Had the same force assaulted these works a month earlier, when 
 Robert Smalls brought the information of Gen. Pemberton's designs, 
 the result might have been different." Again he says: "The bat- 
 tle of Secessionville has been shamefully slighted by compilers of 
 histories. Harper's work .... devotes but a few lines .... 
 John S. C. Abbott and many others omit to notice it at all ... . 
 Greeley and the Count of Paris .... tell the story briefly. 
 Lossing's account is one of inferior merit." 
 
 LTnion Forces: First Brigade (the advance). Col. Wm. W. 
 Fenton : Eiyhfh 3Iichigan, Lieut. -Col. Grayes; Seventh Connecticut, 
 Lieut. -Col. J. R. Hawley ; T^centfi-eir/hth Massachusetts, Lieut. -Col. 
 M. Moore. Second Brigade (the support) , Col. Daniel Leasure : 
 Seventy-ninth New York, Lieut. -Col. Morrison ; One Hundredth 
 Pennsylvania, Maj. D. A. Leckey ; Forty-sixth New York, Col. 
 Rudolph Rosa. The storming party consisted of two companies of 
 the Eighth 3Iichigan, Capts. ¥Ay and Doyle, and one company ,of the 
 Neiv York Engineers, Capt. Sears. These three companies were 
 supported by Capt. Rockwell's Connecticut Light Battery and Capt. 
 S. M. Sargent's company of the First 3fassachusetts Cavcdry. 
 
 Confederate Forces : The District of James Island had been 
 reinforced to 2,000 men on the day before, all under Gen. N. G. 
 Evans ; and the battery of Secessionville was under the immediate 
 command of Col. T. G. Lamar of the First South Carolina Artillery. 
 
 The battery was protected by abattis, a 7-foot ditch and a 
 9-foot parapet. 
 
 The Count of Paris says : " They advanced with the bayonet 
 without firing a shot, and had already passed the last hedge, situated 
 some 500 yards from the work, before its defenders had become 
 aware of their approach. Col. Lamar had scarcely collected a feAv 
 men, and fired his siege gun once, when the assailants were already 
 in the ditch. One of the most sanguinary close combats was engaged 
 on the parapet itself. It was 5 a.m., hot, foggy, damp; and the 
 combatants were soon enveloped in a dense smoke. The boldest 
 among the Federals had penetrated into the intrenchments, and 
 planted on them the flag of the Eighth Michigan ; but they could 
 not capture the redoubt, the guns of which, loaded with grape, 
 swept the summit of the ridge and opened several gaps in the regi- 
 ments which Stevens had sent to their assistance." 
 
 Gen. Stevens says that Col. Fenton threw the Eighth Michigan 
 as far to the right as possible, and used ever}- effort to bring on, in 
 support, the Seventh Connecticut and Twenty-eighth Massachusetts ; 
 but the terrible fire of grape and musketry cut the two former regi- 
 ments in twain, the right going to the right, and the left to the left, 
 
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178 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJnne '62. 
 
 whither finally the whole of the Tweiitj^-eighth Massachusetts took 
 its position, Avhere they were joined, with scarcely an interval of 
 time, by the One Hundredth Pennsylvania and Fortj'-sixth New 
 York, of Col. Leasure's brigade. These regiments had been brought 
 up with promptness and energy by Col. Leasure, and the right of 
 the One Hundredth Pennsylvania had pushed up to and joined the 
 Seventy-ninth in their charge. 
 
 The gunboats Ellen and Hale, when the tide was sutticiently 
 high, got near enough to deliver shot and shell at and over the fort; 
 but their fire could not be accurate, woods intervening. 
 
 CONFEDERATE ACCOUNT. 
 
 A third time the enemy formed by line and advanced in a last desperate 
 effort to ,aain the battery ; but in vain. The assailants had reached the 
 ditch, and some of them succeeded in mounting the eml)an]inient ; but they 
 
 paid for their raslniess with their lives On the west side of the 
 
 battery, the attaclv was more serious. [The Tliird New Hampshire was 
 mistaken for the Seventy -ninth, Highlanders. — D. E.] The famous Seventy- 
 ninth New York took up a position so as to enfilade our guns, and kept up 
 a constant and effective fire of nuisketry to drive ort" our gunners. They 
 were met by the Charleston Battalion and the Eutaw regiment. For a time 
 the fight was desperate; but the Louisiana Battalion, under Lieut. -Col. 
 McHenry, came up at the critical moment in gallant style: and the repulse 
 of the Highlanders [Third New Hampshire] was no longer doubtful. The 
 enemy v»as for the last time forced back with great slaughter, and the day 
 was Avon. — Chnrleston llfrnir;/. 
 
 SECESSIONVILLE. 
 
 Fort Sumtkr, 18 June 1862. 
 .... Though on a small scale, this Avar furnishes not one instance 
 of a more gallant charge on the part of the enemy .... Th^ battery was 
 contested on the ramparts .... hand to hand .... and a lo* rolled from 
 the top to SAveep the enemy .... a dense Avood separates our army from 
 the enemy .... Secessionville is a very important point on the creek that 
 divides Morris from James Island and constitutes our extreme left flank, 
 and if taken, tlie enemy could turn our left .... the enemy's force is 
 estimated at 9,000 .... Fort Sumter is about three miles from Secession- 
 ville .... The stream is only navigable for very small boats, and only at 
 high tides .... Their object is to take James Island and plant mortar 
 
 batteries — Coiifedcrate Letter. 
 
 Sf.cessiona'ille, .Tames Island. 
 
 2 June 180)2 : A gunboat came up Folly River. Shelled battery at 
 Legare's Point and Secessionville. Evening : More than tAventy vessels ofl' 
 the coast. 
 
 3 June 1802 : Enemy and small party of our men lay near each other 
 all night at Legare's. Engaged enemy, driven back half a mile. Troops 
 said to be TAventy-eighth Massachusetts and One Hundredth I'ennsylvania. 
 
 G June 1SC2: Brig -Gen. W. D. Smith arrived and took command at 
 James Island, relieving Gen. Mercer, ordered to Savannah. Skirmished 
 with enemj' this evenuig near Presbyterian church. 
 
 7 June 1862 : Alarm in evening. Troops to front. Enemy moving 
 about at GrimbaU's. 
 
 10 June 18()2 : Reconnoissance. We were repulsed. 
 
 14 June 1862 : Brig. -Gen. N. G. EA'ans arrived and took command of 
 James Island. 
 
 16 June 1862 : Attack by enemy at daylight on earthwork at 
 Secessionville. We had four guns and 600 men. The fire of the enemy 
 
Ji(n<''62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 179 
 
 was terribly severe, i)articiiliirly so liis fire on our riffht flank from across 
 the creek at Hill's. [This was the Third New Hampshire.] Our battery 
 was almost silenced at one time by this latter tire. The reinforcements, 
 under Col. Hasjood, rushed in with the cry, "Remember Butler I" Several of 
 the enemy mounted our ramparts. — Gonfederatp Dinnj. 
 
 The Neic York Herald of the 28 June 1802, gives the following 
 account:" .... the conimnnd of Brig -Gen. Williams, consisting 
 of the Third New Hampshire, .... a battalion of the Third Rhode 
 Island acting as infantry, the New York P^ngineers and the First 
 Massachusetts Cavahy, marched from Grimball's Plantation at early 
 dawn, and was pushed forward toward the southerly face of the 
 work, while Gen. Stevens was directing his forces against the side 
 which faced the east. These regiments were separated from Gen. 
 Stevens' line of attack by an impassable swanip and stream. The 
 Third Ncav Hampshire was in the advance, followed by the Third Rhode 
 Island, iwr] .supported by Capt. Ransom's Battery of regular artillery 
 and Day's Battery: the two latter under Capt. Hamilton, Chief of 
 Artillery. As the infantry above mentioned marched up with the 
 evident purpose of turning the right of the fort, they found them- 
 selves cut off from the work by the marsh and exposed to grape and 
 canister on their right, together with a galling fire from the rebel 
 riflemen concealed in the woods on their left. Under this shower of 
 deadly missiles, both the Third New Hampshire and the Third 
 Rhode Island were badly cut up ; yet they continued to fight in 
 good order, until the sharpshooters had them silenced .... this 
 brigade fought with great valor and maintained their ground against 
 terrible odds till the order to withdraw .... among the killed 
 .... Third New Hampshire .... Capt. Carlton .... hit by 
 a shell .... brought to hospital living, and survived an amputa- 
 tion, for which he earnestly plead, against the protests of the 
 surgeon, a little more than an hour. Lieuts. Cody, Henderson [Hau- 
 derson], Nealy [Allen] and Stanton [Scruton], wounded .... 
 troops never fought with more steadiness and determination and 
 bravery than our men did yesterda}'." 
 
 The Century's War Book gives losses, etc., at Secessionville : 
 Union loss, 08,3, of whom 529 were in Stevens' Brigade. Confederate 
 loss, 200. The Confederates were commanded by Gen. N. G. 
 Evans. Stevens' Division had about 3,500 men, and Wright's 
 Division, about 3,100 men. 
 
 For our part in the Secessionville fight, the State of New 
 Hampshire very kindly took occasion to thank us (see State of New 
 Hampshire, grouped). 
 
 The remainder of the day was passed in caring for the wounded 
 and in taking extra precautions as to the distribution of the troops, 
 so as to guard effectively against an attack ; for it was to be pre- 
 sumed that the enemy, elated by his success, might undertake to 
 drive us from the island by a coup de main. Sad, indeed, were we 
 who were uninjured, though grateful for that fact. Every compan}', 
 and almost every tent, was in mourning ; for scarcely a group of 
 friends Avas left untouched. 
 
180 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJune -62. 
 
 The 17th dawned upon us. At Charlestown, Mass., the day was 
 a celebrated one, ditto at Charleston, S. C. ; but how vastly different, 
 yet both for victory in battle. The wounded were being sent to 
 Hilton Head, to the General Hospital, where they might be better 
 cared for. 
 
 The Chaplain's diary says: "The day has been spent in earing 
 for the wounded and dying. I have done all I could. My heart is 
 sick. The day has been stormy and sad." 
 
 Dr. Eaton, the only surgeon on duty in our regiment, did nobly, 
 working hard and long and making no complaint. He went into 
 the real work of his position with his coat off and sleeves rolled up. 
 
 sp:cessionvillp:. 
 
 (NEXT DAY.) 
 
 Lieut. Holbrook of Gen. Stevens' staff was with flag of truce 
 next morning, burying the dead. He relates that the Confederates 
 were also engaged in the same sad duty, but did not have a flag of 
 truce. That as our men were about to place an apparently dead 
 Confederate in an already prepared grave, they were considerably 
 surprised to see the man's eyes open slowly, whereupon the grave 
 proceedings suddenly ceased. He was gently raised up, and offered 
 a drink of whiskey from the officer's canteen. He had just strength 
 enough to decline and whisper a few words. After repeating the 
 words several times, they were found to be, "You drink flrst." In 
 this he was gratified, and then tasted the liquor himself. He soon 
 after revived so far as to state that his officers had told him, if the 
 Yankees got him they would poison him. He was terribly wounded 
 in the breast, but survived and was sent to our hospital (a cotton 
 house) on James Island. What became of him is unknown. The 
 name, Lieut. Holbrook thinks, was Henry B. Gardner, and he 
 belonged to the South Carolina Battalion. 
 
 The burying of the dead occupied parts of the 17th and 18th. 
 On the 18th, more of the wounded were placed on board the Steamer 
 Ben Dcford. Gen. Benham issued a congratulatory order, the 18th, 
 about the battle and concluding as follows : ' ' We need only say in 
 conclusion what we know we all feel : We have met, we have 
 examined the works of the enemy, and they shall be ours." This 
 order must have been issued before Gen. Benham got his order of 
 removal from Gen. Hunter. This order was No. 16, and the Plead- 
 quarters was then Stouo River ; so it is quite fair to assume that he 
 was then on a gunboat. 
 
 Cos. I), K and others went on picket the night of the 18th, and 
 Capt. Dunbar resigned and Lieut. Aj^er was granted a forty days' 
 leave of absence, both on account of ill health. Neither of them 
 were in the fight of the 16th. Lieut. -Col. Jackson was Field Officer 
 of the Day, the 18th. An official report of the 18th, by the Brigade 
 Surgeon, says the Third New Hampshire had 105 killed, wounded and 
 missing; total for brigade, 600. 
 
 On the 19th, we find the men passing in their money to the 
 Chaplain to be sent North. A story is told of the Chaplain's sitting 
 
Jane '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ISl 
 
 on a large box containing tlie packages, liaving one eye on the 
 steamer at the wharf, and the other watching the shells as they 
 occasionally came near, his anxiety being in the direction of safety 
 to the money, and specnlating on the chances of getting away with 
 it in case of a coup dc main by our neighborly neighbors. The 
 Bev Deford sailed the 19th for Hilton Head, with about ;5()0 wounded 
 on l)oard. The wounded men were in charge of Medical Director 
 Dalton, Surgeon Snow of the New York Engineers, Surgeon Holland 
 of the First Massachusetts Cavalry, Surgeon McDonald of the 
 Seventy-ninth New York, and Surgeon Townsend of the Forty- 
 seventh New York. J^verything was done for the comfort of the 
 men possible to be done under the circumstances. 
 
 It looked a little as if we might stay on the island ; for on the 
 rJth Gen. Wright appointed Lieut. Geo. Metcalf, Third Rhode Island, 
 as Ordnance Officer. Gen. Benham had not yet got his walking 
 papers, for he issued another order on the 19th from his gunboat 
 headquarters, forbidding the men who came off guard firing off their 
 pieces in the direction of the Stono River. Our picket detail was 
 relieved by the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania. 
 
 Orders were received on the •20th for the entire force to with- 
 draw and proceed to Hilton Head. Somebody, name unknown to 
 the writer, was taking pictures the 20th. Might have been a spy. 
 Mail. 
 
 A 21st diary says: "We sent flag of truce today, and they 
 report 45 of our men prisoners, and several more were buried b}^ 
 the rebels." Another change the 21st in our military matters. 
 Gen. Wright was ordered to and assumed command of all the 
 forces on James Island and at Legareville, making of these forces 
 two divisions : the First to be composed of the present Second 
 Division and to be commanded by Gen. Stevens; the Second to 
 be composed of the present Fii'st Division and the Headquarters 
 Brigade except the New York Engineers, to be commanded by Gen. 
 Robert Williams. The Headquarters Brigade to be discontinued ; 
 the Third New Hampshire and Third Rhode Island to be assigned 
 to the Second Brigade, and the New York Engineers and the First 
 Massachusetts Cavalry to be unattached ; the Engineers to General 
 Headquarters and the First Massachusetts Cavalry to the Second 
 Division. 
 
 The Staff to be as follows : — 
 
 Col. Edward W. Serrell .... Chief Eufjineer. 
 
 Lient.-Col. Graves, Eighth Maine . A. A. Adjt.-Gen. 
 
 Surgeon Hambell Medical Director. 
 
 Capt. Hamilton Chief of Artiller}'. 
 
 Capt. Foster Asst. Adjt.-Gen. 
 
 Capt. Goodrich Chief Quartermaster. 
 
 Lieut. Brj'ant, Seventh Connecticut, Chief Commissarj'^ Subsistence. 
 
 Capt. Rice Vol. Aide and A. A. Adjt.-Gen. 
 
 Capt. Sampson Volunteer Aide. 
 
 Lieut. Hayden Aidc-de-Camp. 
 
 Lieut. H. \V. Hubbard Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 An order of the 21st showed Col. Welch to be in command of 
 the Second Brigade, Second Division. A Department order granted 
 
182 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lJune'62. 
 
 60 days' leave from the 23d iust. to Lieut. T. M. Jackson, aud 
 same exactly to Lieut. D. K. Scruion, the latter being directed, at 
 expiration, to report to Headquarters Department of the South. 
 [Lieut. Scruton was with the dead at that date. See his Personal. — 
 D. E.] 
 
 Gen. Hunter on the 21st countermanded his order dividing 
 the Department into Districts (this order relieved l>euham), and 
 announced Maj. Charles G. Halpine (Miles O'Reilly), Asst. Adju- 
 tant-General. 
 
 Most of the men who went to Hilton Head with the wounded 
 returned on the 22d, and sad were the tales they told. Some of 
 the unfortunates died on the passage. Mail. Services. 
 
 The diary of a clerk at Headquarters says: " We [Third New 
 Hampshire] are in the Second Brigade, Second Division, under Col. 
 Welch. Maxwell in command of D. Capts Dunbar and Dow 
 resigned and gone home." The changes brought about by the resig- 
 nations and recent leaves of absence were numerous, and several 
 promotions were made on the 2od. 
 
 Inasmuch as there was some work done on the intrenchments 
 the 23d, we were a little, uncertain whether we were to stay and 
 work our way to Charleston or abandon the island. 
 
 Gen. Williams (23d) appointed Lieut. Stevens, the Quarter- 
 master of the Third Rhode Island, to position of Division Commis- 
 sary of the Second Division. 
 
 On the 24th, Gen. W^illiams issued a congratulatory order on 
 the behavior of the Third New Hampshire, Third Rhode Island and 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania on the 16th iust. There were heavy 
 details at work on the intrenchments. Some rebel deserters came 
 in (24th) and said they had 20,000 troops on the 16th, while they 
 estimated ours at 8,000. Mortars were being planted, designed to 
 throw a shell of 224 lbs. (so says a diary), and preparations were 
 being otherwise made for another fight. Gen. Wright ordered 
 (24th) the assembling of a general court-martial on the 25th, and 
 Capt. Clark of our regiment was one of the detail. 
 
 On the morning of tlie 25th, one of our gunboats moved up 
 the Stono aud shelled a rebel battery. AVe heard heavy firing in 
 the direction of Sumter. Gen. Wright (25th) directed a muster 
 and inspection to take place on the 30th, each commanding officer 
 of a regiment or detachment to muster his own men. 
 
 Col. Welch, Commanding our brigade, ordered trees to be 
 planted to shade the camp sentinels. The remainder of our men 
 who went to Hilton Head as attendants upon the wounded returned 
 25th. The vveather continued excessively hot. Our pickets on duty 
 night of 24tb reported they were somewhat disturbed by the rebels 
 beating the long roll. Col. Williams was serenaded night of 25th 
 by the bauds of Third New Hampshire and Sixth Connecticut. Our 
 pickets were exchanging shots nearly all night the 25th. 
 
 Our Colonel, E. Q. Fellows, on leave of absence, was honora- 
 bly discharged b}' a Department order of the 26th. An attack was 
 expected same day and the pickets were having a lively time. 
 
June '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 183 
 
 Several of our regiment who had been left at Edisto (sick, etc.) 
 arrived on the 27th. Capt. Wilbur of Co. B was having a little 
 unpleasantness in his company, for a diary of the 27th says, "All 
 the corporals are in the ranks except one." The Ericsson arrived 
 at New York 27th, with 57 wounded from James Island fight, under 
 charge of Surgeons Craven and Scholl. Lieut. T. M. Jackson (on 
 sick leave), Lieut. Allen (wounded) and Dr. Moulton's wife and 
 child on same steamer; also three privates, w^ounded, from Third 
 New Hampshire. The batteries of the rebels sent us a large num- 
 ber of shells 27th. Our batteries were progressing slowly toward 
 completion. The men were fast becoming sick. Fort Sumter fired 
 a few shots night of 27th. 
 
 An evacuation order was received on the 28th. A diary says, 
 " This is the only sensible thing done since we left Edisto." Prepa- 
 rations to leave now fully occupied our men. A man on picket 
 (Co. K) says he climbed a tree and saw the whole line of rebels and 
 their works. Fort Sumter, and the steeples of Charleston. The 
 cavalry began to move on the 2i)th, and had nearly all left the 
 island by nightfall. The 2'Jth being Sunday and a very large 
 number of the regiment on picket, we had no services, though we 
 indulged in dress parade and prayers. Mail. 
 
 The muster and inspection took place on the 30th as ordered ; 
 but, oh, how we missed our wounded and dead comrades, who had 
 at previous musters answered to their names ! Our regiment got its 
 orders the 30th to pack up. Ever^^thing in confusion. The sick 
 in hospitals were ordered to be sent to Legareville. Several lots 
 of money had been sent home by express of late, and our Chap- 
 lain secured another lot 30th and sent it away. 
 
 SUPPLKNIKNT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 59, 5 June, directed the establishment of a 
 Camp of Listruction for 50,000 men at Annapolis, Md., for cavalry, 
 artillery and infantry', and assigned Maj.-Gen. AVool to its com- 
 mand, in addition to his duties as Department Commander. I>rig.- 
 Gen. L. P. Graham to be Chief of Cavalry, and Brevet Brig. -Gen. 
 Harvey Brown to be Chief of Artillery. The Chief of Infantry to 
 be hereafter designated. The Chief of Ordnance, the Quartermaster- 
 General, the Commissary-General, the Surgeon-General and the 
 Paymaster-General to designate suitable regular otlicers to represent 
 their several Departments. The troops to be called the " Reserve 
 Corps de Armee." 
 
 General Order 60, on the (Jth, directed the immediate and un- 
 conditional release of any and every medical otlicer then in our 
 hands as prisoners, it being an established principle (rule of war) 
 that such officers should not be so held. 
 
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 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Jinic '62. 
 
 The same order restored the Volunteer Eecruiting Service, and 
 the parties to be made up of invalid and disabled officers in prefer- 
 ence to others. 
 
 The same order directed a special return to be made of all the 
 arms to the Chief of Ordnance, giving the number, kind, condition, 
 length of service, etc. 
 
 The next day, by General Order 61, all officers absent with 
 leave were ordered to report to their regiments within 15 days. 
 The invalids and wounded may, in the East, report at Annapolis, 
 Camp of Instruction ; while the Western officers may report to Camp 
 Chase, Ohio. 
 
 On the 20th, by General Order 70, it was ordered that no offi- 
 cer should draw pay when away from his company, except he be on 
 leave or detached with troops. 
 
 And next day, by General Order 71, it was provided that where 
 persons were taken in arms, and were tried and sentenced to death, 
 the penalty should not be carried out till approved by the President. 
 
 On the 28th, by General Order 72, it was directed that no more 
 furloughs be granted to paroled men, and revoked all such in exist- 
 ence, the men holding them to report at once to the various con- 
 venient places named (Annapolis, for the East) . 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDER, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 The Districts of the Department abolished, 21st. 
 
 Department Statistics for June, 1862, are : Total troops, 16,336 ; 
 wounded and sick, 4,602 ; died, 124 ; hospital cases, wounded, etc., 
 407 ; died of wounds, etc., 47. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows (James Island, S. C.) : — 
 
 Field and Staff 
 
 Baud . . . 
 
 Co. A . . . 
 
 B . . . 
 
 C . . . 
 
 D . . . 
 
 E . . . 
 
 F . . . 
 
 G . . . 
 
 H . . . 
 
 I . . . 
 
 K . . . 
 
 Present aggregate . 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 92 
 
 91 
 
 89 
 8-t 
 81 
 
 - officers. 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 925 
 947 
 
 Losses — killed iu action (IGth) : C, 3 ; D, 1 ; 11, 2 ; I, 1 • K, 1 : total, 8. 
 Died of wounds received in action : C, 1 ; F, 1 ; I, 1 : total, 3. 
 Died of disease : I, 1 (Corpl. Young). 
 Discharged for disability: D, 2; E, 2: total, 4. 
 
June. '62.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 185 
 
 OFFICERS CHANGES. 
 
 Resigned: Col. E. Q. Fellows, Capt. Robert C. Dow, Lievit. W. H. 
 Cornelius. 
 
 Promotions: 2d Lieut. J. F. Langley, to 1st Lieutenant; 1st Sergt. J. 
 €. Wiggins (G), to 2d Lieutenant; 1st Sergt. D. J. Flanders (E). to 2d 
 Lieutenant; 1st Lieut. A. H. Lib])y, to Adjutant. 
 
 Officers wounded : 1st Lieut. R. H. Allen, 2d Lieut. Walter Cody, 2d 
 Lieut. D. K. Scruton. 
 
 Officers killed in action : Capt. Ralph Carlton. 
 
 1st Lieut. Maxwell transferred from Co. H to Co. E. 
 
 ABCDEFGH I K Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 55. 5 555555 5 
 
 Corporals 7188888788 
 
 Musicians 2122222222 
 
 Absent sick 8 10 18 13 15 12 23 17 21 8 151 
 
 Absent in arrest ...102010 1101 7 
 
 Officers absent with leave 10 10 1 3 
 
 Prisoners of war ...0100100000 2 
 
 The fact that B has only one corporal requires explanation. 
 There was some sort of internal disturbance in the company, — some 
 were reduced ; and others resigned, under the impression that they 
 were materially assisting those reduced and who were supposed to 
 have beeu wronged in some way, — beyond the province of the 
 writer to inquire into. 
 
 The extraordinary showing is the result of the fight of the 16th, 
 on James Island, sometimes called "James Island" and sometimes 
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JULY, 1862. 
 
 HP^ first day of that summer month was an exceedingly 
 busy one at James Island. A Confederate diar}' says : 
 "A salute all along the line at sunrise, and also at Forts 
 Johnson, Moultrie and Sumter, in honor of our recent 
 successes before Richmond." An evening postscript 
 says: "Enemy suspected to be about to retire from the 
 island." This salute was mentioned in several diaries; but 
 the Confederate alone gave the solution. The Third New 
 Hampshire managed to get on board the Cosmopolitan during the 
 evening, though it had a picket detail on duty at the extreme front. 
 Our hospital and its baggage were put on board the Bariiside. A 
 Department order of the 1st repeated an order from Washington 
 that thereafter no oflicer should be granted more than "20 days' leave. 
 Cos. A, C and E were on picket, and Co. E was relieved quite late at 
 night. The embarking place was at Grimball's, from a temporary 
 wharf built by the P^ugineers. During the embarkation of our 
 regiment. Col. Williams and the Captain of the Cosmopolitan had 
 some unpleasantness, and Col. Williams ordered the Captain under 
 arrest. That delayed matters for awhile, as the steamer was being 
 moved about and was not at that moment made fast to the wharf. 
 We lay about the decks and gangways, — in fact anywhere and every- 
 where, — waiting for sailing orders ; and more or less anxiety was 
 felt as to whether the rebels might not attack us at the critical 
 moment. 
 
 Early on the morning of the 2d we cast off and started for 
 Hilton Head, stopping at Legareville till about noon, and arriving 
 at Hilton Head before dark ; and landing, went into camp on a new 
 spot, a little distance in rear of the General Hospital and within 
 tlie intrenchments. Companies A and C reached us the next da;, 
 having been on picket, and therefore the last to leave the (James i 
 island. IMail. No tents first night. 
 
 So soon as we could on the 3d, we visited the General Hospital 
 to see such of our friends as had not been sent North ; and glad 
 they were to see us. The daj' was principally occupied in pitching 
 tents and getting our camp into shape. 
 
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188 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 \_JhUj '02. 
 
 HOSPITAL DATA. 
 
 I was ordered to the General Hospital. My tentraates again assisted 
 me, carryiuii- all of my baggage .... Evening found me an inmate of the 
 U. S. General Hospital at Hilton Head. This was my tirst entrance into a 
 hospital as a patient. A nice, clean bed Avas provided for my use. next to a 
 window where I could enjoy a breeze. The hospital was l)uilt on the 
 hollow stinare plan, with piazza on both sides. The following plan will 
 give a fair idea of its shape and arrangement : — 
 
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 F 
 
 
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 L 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 A. Wash House. 
 
 C. Cook House. 
 
 D. Dead House. 
 
 E. Office of Surgeon-in-Charge : 
 
 Dr. J. E. Semple. 
 H. Dispensary. 
 
 F. Dining Hall for Convalescents. 
 
 G. Covered Driveways. 
 
 J, K, L, M, N, 0. Wards. 
 B. Towards Fort Wells. 
 P. Front to sea. 
 
 The plan shows the arrangement of beds by wards. The single dot 
 shows the location of the writer's bed. 
 
 The bedsteads were of iron. The wards were each in charge of a 
 surgeon, whose duty it was to visit his patients daily, prescribing for each 
 according to his necessities. Fleas were quite numerous — in fact, largely 
 outnumbered the patients. It was my usual custom to go through the 
 following programme each night: Take oft" the coverlid and sheets, shake 
 both vigorously, rearrange them on the bed, brush my hands up and down 
 my legs as high as the knees, jump into bed, pull up the mosquito net from 
 the floor, tuck it in and bid the fleas good night. This looks like a long 
 process ; but it was n't. The brushing was to rid myself of the fleas 
 gathered during my standing on the floor. Meals Avere brought to such as 
 were unable to go to the dining hall. The wards were long and airy, and 
 the building was within a few rods of the shore. The capacity was, I think, 
 about 700 .... After settling down as a patient, my thoughts ran home- 
 ward, and I deliberated as to "whether it was my duty to actually inform 
 my anxious mother that her son was sick and in a hospital. I reflected 
 that it would be but a few weeks at farthest when I should leave the 
 hospital, and decided not to unduly alarm her, but withhold the information 
 until after my discharge from the hospital. I dated my letter as if with 
 my company and regiment, which was, in fact, not half a mile away, in rear 
 of the hospital. My comrades visited me almost daily, performing little 
 acts of kindness that I shall never forget. Patients were forbidden to eat 
 anything prepared outside the hospital; but need I say that forbidden 
 fruit Avas SAveet, etc.? So soon as I AA\as able to Avalk about I made daily 
 trips to "the fort": /. e. headquarters of the post, Avhere the pirate 
 
JuJy-G2.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 189 
 
 sutler abounds, and soon became the agent of my ward in purchasing those 
 forbidden fruits, etc. My Yankee desire to trade was superior to cold 
 rules, and a peep underneath ray bedding would have discovered pens, ink, 
 paper, envelopes, condensed milk, etc. 
 
 I must sell something, even if it only be an envelope with a stamp 
 "onto it" for five cents, this llgnre being a sort of minimum price for 
 anything in tlie Department. No sooner had my company and regiment 
 gone (see elsewhere) than I liecame uneasy and my recovery Avas very 
 rapid. A comrade from my own company (K), named Charles Gammon, 
 readily agreed with me that our recovery should at once be accelerated ; 
 and \)y exercising the greatest care and scrupulous attention to our in- 
 creasing health, Ave Avere enabled to obtain a discharge about the 22d 
 Julj' and rejoined our company on Pinckuey Island, Avhere it Avas on duty 
 Avith Co. H. We stopped at Seabrook Avith Co. G over night, as our Aveary 
 march of say six or eight miles had completely exhausted us. We were 
 really unfit to travel a mile. As for myself, it Avas a long time before I 
 was able to do duty. D. E. 
 
 The Fourth of July daAvned upon us under peculiar circum- 
 stances. The following extract from the Chaplain's diarj' tells the 
 story completely: " . . . . this the Foiu'th of July; and Ave, driven 
 back from James Island, have no songs to sing, no powder to burn, 
 no cheers to give, no festivities to engage in ; but in quiet sadness 
 the troops have kept the day, moaning over loss and defeat." 
 
 On that day Gen. (Col.) Williams, under a Department Order, 
 assumed command of the Post of Hilton Head ; and one of his first 
 orders directed that two companies of Third New Hampshire proceed 
 to Seabrook (Hilton Head) and relieve two companies of Eighth 
 Maine, then stationed at Seabrook and Pinckney, reporting to Col. 
 Beaver, then at Graham's, Commanding the Pickets. In response 
 to this, Cos. G and H A\'ere sent, G stopping at Seabrook, and H 
 crossing to Pinckney Island. 
 
 A gill of whiskey apiece Avas the only attempt to celebrate the 
 glorious Fourth. It naturally followed that there were several 
 individual celebrations, but no general movement. Our regimental 
 hospital was gotten into shape on the .oth, so as to begin receiAing 
 patients. 
 
 On the 6th, Gen. Williams directed Capt. Van Brunt to re- 
 lieve Capt. Wayne as Acting Provost Marshal, and that two com- 
 panies of the Third New Hampshire be detached for special duty as 
 Provost Guard at Headquarters, Hilton Head, the two companies to 
 be selected by Col. Jackson. Col. Jackson selected Cos. A and I, 
 and they moved to their new quarters and new duties, relieving tAvo 
 companies of the Seventy -sixth Pennsylvania. Several carpenters 
 Avere detailed that day, six from our regiment, to report to the Chief 
 Quartermaster for duty. The six Avere Corpl. Smith of D, Corpl. 
 Bryant of B, Privates Gale and Colby of K, Emerson of F and 
 O'Brien of C. These two items looked like staying at Hilton Head. 
 Mail. Services. The Chaplain visited the General Hospital and dis- 
 tributed tracts and books, and out of respect for our dead he visited 
 our little cemetery. The thermometer registei'ed 100° on the 7th, and 
 the men were fast getting sick, in many cases probably the dcA-elop- 
 ment of Avhat Avas contracted at James Island. The regiment was 
 being divided up, for sanitary reasons, and placed upon different 
 
190 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. l-Juhj '62. 
 
 posts nnd plantations. With the exception of Cos. A and I (on 
 Provost), it was reported that we were to do picket duty on and near 
 Skull Creek. Two companies (G and H) had already gone to their 
 stations. "The regimental hospital is to be at Stoney's Plantation," 
 said a diary. 
 
 On the 8th there was a review, Cos. B, C, D, K, F and K being 
 the only companies present in the line. 
 
 Gen. Hunter, on the 9th, directed regimental commanders to 
 detail two commissioned officers and four non-coms, or privates 
 to go North for recruits. Under this order the following were sent 
 from Third New Hampshire : Lieut. W. H. Cornelius, of D ; Lieut. 
 Henry S. Dow, of I ; Sergt. F. A. Dunn, of B ; Corpl. J. W. Brown, 
 of K ; Corpl. J. Ackerman, of F ; Private Albion Moulton, of G. 
 
 The same order convened a Medical Board (Brigade Surgeons 
 Dal ton, Craven and Crispell) to examine and report upon cases 
 where otticers had applied for sick leave, and the Board to state 
 whether in their opinion the leave desired was "necessary to save life 
 or prevent permanent disability." Co. F and the Hospital went to 
 Stoney's the '.)th, the latter under Dr. Eaton. The best and largest 
 (the planter's) house was selected for the Hospital. Co. E went to 
 Braddock's Point, and Co. B went to Graham's Plantation. A Co. 
 B diary says : ' " Honey Horn' is a nice plantation ; about 1 00 head 
 of negroes ; not much duty — only two posts. The mansion is occupied 
 by Lieut. -Col. Jackson, Maj. Bedel, Capt. Plimpton (Acting Major), 
 and Lieut. (Adjutant) Libby. We live in our tents. It is quite hot. 
 The band occupies one of the buildings. Plenty green corn and 
 potatoes." 
 
 LOCATIONS. 
 
 Cos. A and I : on provost gnard, Hilton Head. 
 
 Headquarters, Commissary, Quartermaster, Baud and Co. B : at Graham's. 
 
 Co. C : at Spanish Wells. 
 
 Co. D : at Pope's. 
 
 Co. E : at Braddock's Point. 
 
 Co. F and Hospital: at Stoney's, " Honey Horn." 
 
 Co. G : at Seabrook. 
 
 Co. H: at Pinckney Island. 
 
 Co. K : at Pinckney Island, thence (later) to Jenkins" Island. 
 
 On the 10th, our Chaplain, who had been unable as yet to get 
 away, owing to pressure of duties, recorded in his diary: "News 
 reached us of McClellan's retreat at Richmond, and that 10,000 
 men had been ordered there from here. We are ordered to move 
 nothing more until further orders. A sad day this." Another 
 diary of that day says: "Hospital not yet moved, on account of 
 troops being ordered North, and the Third New Hampshire may be 
 sent. Mosquitoes thick at Stoney." 
 
 The thermometer registered 88° during the day of the 11th and 
 80° at night. Stevens' Brigade started for Fort Monroe. The 
 Chaplain went up to Graham's that day, but owing to the order 
 had not moved his quarters. 
 
 The President, on the 12th, approved a joint resolution of 
 Congress authorizing medals of honor to enlisted men. [This has 
 
Julii'62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IDl 
 
 no connection whatever with the medals bestowed by Gilhnore at 
 Morris Island, in l.s(3.1. — D. E.] The paying off of the regiment 
 began the 12th. 
 
 We had no services on the 13th (we were scattered), but did 
 have a mail. The latter was taken to the different companies by the 
 Chaplain, its distribution occupying about three days. 
 
 No item of 14th except the paying oft'. 
 
 Corpl. Marshall of Co. A died in the hospital on the ir)th, from 
 amputation of leg. He was wounded at the James Island fight. 
 
 Thermometer 10G° in the shade on the IGth. While the Chaplain 
 was distributing the mail, he collected money to be sent North. 
 
 Gen. Hunter on the 17th revoked his order authorizing extra 
 issue of coffee to men on guard during night. Edisto Island was 
 evacuated and the troops began to arrive that da}^ at Hilton Head, 
 and a part of them at least were to go North. Gen. Hunter was 
 petitioned, the same day, by several officers of Third New Hampshire, 
 to be sent North to McClellau. Thermometer 103'^ the 17th. Troops 
 embarked for the North. The Forty-fifth Pennsylvania was one of 
 the regiments. 
 
 Gen. Williams directed, on the 18th, that no passes be recog- 
 nized by our pickets unless signed by Gen. Hunter and countersigned 
 b}^ the Post Adjutant. 
 
 On the liHh it appeared certain we were not to go North, as the 
 Chaplain moved to Pope's Plantation, and said he had comfortable 
 quarters in a planter's mansion ; around him the scenery was fine, 
 and fig and orange trees were plenty. 
 
 The hospital was moved to Stoney's on the 20th. 
 
 Thermometer on the 21st was 100°, and averaged 90° for six- 
 teen hours, and 80° for the other eight hours. Was n't it hot ! Whew ! 
 
 A general court-martial convened at Hilton Head on the 22d. 
 
 The recruiting party went North on the 24th, on the steamer 
 Swan (see Dth). Co. K removed from Pinckuej' Island to Jenkins' 
 Island the same day. 
 
 Nothing further of note occurred during the month, save tliat on 
 the 31st, 1st Sergt. J. C. Dunbar of Co. D received his discharge; 
 and a diary says, "he left for America." This was a direct insult 
 to South Carolina and ought to have been resented. [J. C. D. 
 actually went home Aug. 4. — D. E.] 
 
192 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJulu '62. 
 
 SUlPPLErvIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 74, dated 7th, provided that $2 premium be paid 
 to any citizen, non-com. or soldier for each accepted recruit 
 for the regular army he may bring to the rendezvous. And any 
 soldier who hereafter enlists either in regular or volunteer force for 
 three years or during the war, may receive first month's pay in ad- 
 vance, upon the muster-in of his company or after he has been mus- 
 tered and joined a regiment already in the service. For volunteer 
 recruits for old regiments, $3 premium ; for volunteer recruits for 
 new regiments, $2 premium. The premium may be paid the recruit 
 himself or the party bringing him in. During the continuance of the 
 existing war, $25 of the 1 100 bounty previousl}^ authorized by Con- 
 gress will be paid to every recruit, volunteer or regular, and as 
 follows : To volunteer for old regiment, when inspected and mustered. 
 To volunteer for new regiment, when their companies are oi'ganized 
 and mustered. 
 
 'Twas ordered on the 8th that Governors of States should 
 appoint a 2d lieutenant for each company (of a regiment in process 
 of formation), to be mustered in at the outset and he to muster in 
 the men as fast as they enlist. 
 
 On the 11th, by General Order 77 (really an act of Congress), 
 it was provided that the Secretary of War be authorized to commute 
 the rations of coffee and sugar, for the extract of coffee, combined 
 with milk and sugar, to be procured in same manner as preserved 
 meats, pickles, butter and dessicated vegetables are procured for the 
 navy, if conducive to health, is not more expensive and is acceptable 
 to the men. 
 
 The same order provided that General Order 74 shall be so 
 construed as to allow the first $25 bounty to be paid at enlistment. 
 
 General Order 78 directed that furloughs to enlisted men be 
 discontinued, on account of the many evils arising therefrom. The 
 order also provided for the transportation of sick and wounded from 
 distant hospitals to other hospitals in or near their respective States. 
 
 An Order of the 15th (No. 79) provided that in case of a 
 soldier's death, the money due him should be paid as follows : 1. To 
 his widow, if any. 2. To his children, equally. 3. If resident in the 
 United States, to his father ; or, if he has abandoned the family or 
 be dead, then to his mother ; and next, to brothers and sisters 
 (if they are residents of the United States). 
 
 On the 28d, by General Order 85 (really a resolution of 
 Congress) , it was directed that clothing lost by the casualties of war 
 should be replaced without expense, to all sick, wounded and other 
 soldiers who have lost such. 
 
 The recruiting measure was to be tried again, on the old basis 
 (General Order i05, Dec. 1861) ; for on the 25th, by General 
 Order 88, it was provided that thereafter a recruiting detail from each 
 
Col. Enoch Q. Fellows. 
 
 Col. John H. Jackson. 
 
 Col. John Bedel. 
 
July '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 193 
 
 volunteer regiment in the field should be two officers and one non- 
 com, or private from each company (General Order 105 of 
 1861 being amended by this). Recruits for regiments then in the 
 field to be permitted to select the company they prefer, unless already 
 full. This order also provided that all men (anywhere) who desired, 
 might, singly or in squads, join any particular regiment or company 
 in the field, and when enlisted might be paid the bounty allowed and 
 then mustered and sent to the general depot for the State or district. 
 
 Another order of the 2Gth directed that all Chaplains held as 
 prisoners of war be at once unconditionally released. 
 
 Again, on the 29th (Act of Congress promulgated), it was or- 
 dered that — 
 
 Rear Admirals should rank with Major-Generals. 
 
 Conmiodores " " " Brigadier-Geuerals. 
 
 Captains " " " Colonels. 
 
 Commanders " " " Lieutenant-Colonels. 
 
 Lieutenant-Commanders " " " Majors. 
 
 Lieutenants " " " Captains, 
 
 blasters " " " 1st Lieutenants. 
 
 Ensigns " " " 2d Lieutenants. 
 
 General Order 91, of the 29th (under a resolution of Congress), 
 directed the President to cause 2,000 medals to be struck off, to be 
 awarded to such non-coms, or privates as should most distinguish 
 themselves by their gallantry in action and other soldier-like quali- 
 ties, during the present insurrection. 
 
 On the 31st, by General Order 92, it was ordered by the Presi- 
 dent that on INlouday, 11 August next, all leaves of absence and fur- 
 loughs, by whomsoever granted (except those by the War Depart- 
 ment), be absolutely revoked and annulled. All were ordered to 
 their regiments at once, and only the following excuses would be 
 accepted : 1. The order of leave by the War Department. 2. Disa- 
 bility from wounds received in the service. 3. Disability from disease 
 that rendered the party unfit for military service. But any officer or 
 private who could visit watering places (!), places of amusement 
 ( !), or walk about the town, would not be excused. 
 
 The same order provided for a special muster on the 18th of 
 August, at 10 A.M. [Note that this allowed a week for absent ones 
 to reach their regiments. — D. E.] The order directed that three 
 lists be made of the absentees, and shall be made within 4<s hours 
 after the muster and forwarded. All who are then absent, who are 
 fit for duty, will be regarded as absent without cause, their pay will 
 be stopped, and they dismissed from the service, or treated as de- 
 serters unless restored. No officer to be restored except by a Court 
 of Inquiry appointed by the President. For the accommodation ( ?) 
 of these absentees, the Secretary of War was directed to appoint a 
 commissioner for each state, and to authorize the U. S. Marshals, 
 mayors, chiefs of police, sheriffs, postmasters and justices of the 
 peace, to hunt up those absentees, at five dollars per head if cap- 
 tured and turned over to some military officer. (The Administration 
 was in earnest.) 
 
194 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 IJnJii '62. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 1 July : No leaves to be granted to officers, except when neces- 
 sary to save life or prevent permanent disability : in such cases, 20 
 days Avill be granted. The Board convened under above order con- 
 sisted of Brigade Surgeons Dalton, Craven and C'rispell. 
 
 General Order 22, of the 17th, revoked a previous order, allow- 
 ing extra coffee to men on guard during the night. 
 
 Department Statistics for July, 1862, are : Total troops, 14,203 ; 
 wounded and sick, 3,<S04; died, 46; hospital cases, wounded, etc., 
 134 ; died of wounds, etc., 2. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows (Hilton Head and Pinckney Island) : 
 
 Eield and Staff — men, - officers. 
 
 Band — " - " 
 
 Co. A 89 " 3 
 
 B 86 " 3 
 
 C 87 " 2 
 
 D 85 " 2 
 
 E 87 " 3 
 
 F 86 " 3 
 
 G 81 " 3 
 
 H 79 " 1 
 
 I 76 " 2 
 
 K 80 " 3 
 
 Present aggregate 898 
 
 Aggregate last report .... 925 
 
 Discharged by sentence of General Court-martial : C, 2. 
 Capt. M. T. Douohoe, Co. C, and 1st Lieut. J. F. Langley of Co. H, 
 have resigned. 
 
 Geo. H. Briggs of Co. C has been transferred to the Band. 
 Prisoners of war : See below and note it is slightly changed from June 
 statement, because of further and definite information having been received. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5555555455 
 
 Corporals 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 7 8 8 
 
 Died of wounds ...210000 0100 4 
 
 Died of disease ....1001000003 5 
 
 Discharged for disability 0212133110 14 
 
 Musicians 2 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 19 
 
 Absent in arrest ... 1 1 2 1 5 
 
 Prisoners of war .. 10120100000 4 
 
 Absent sick 3 (i 10 8 3 9 15 11 13 1 79 
 
 Detached 3201042215 20 
 
 Recruits required . . . 9 12 12 14 11 12 17 21 23 IS 149 
 
 The regiment was located as follows : — 
 
 Co. B, Regimental Headquarters, Commissai'y, Quarter- 
 master, Band Graham's. 
 
 C • Spanish Wells. 
 
 D . . . Pope's. 
 
 E Braddock's Point. 
 
 F and the Hospital Stoney's. 
 
 G .Seabrook. 
 
 H Pinckney Island. 
 
 ^1 (on Provost Guard) Hilton Head. 
 
 K (Pinckney Island first) Jenkins' Island. 
 
AUGUST, 1862. 
 
 HE month of August was ushered in by an order from Col. 
 Williams, Commanding Post (Hilton Head), announcing 
 the reported completion of an iron rebel ram at Savan- 
 nah, and urging the utmost vigilance on the part of the 
 outposts, particularly at Seabrook and at Braddock's 
 Point. 
 
 Our Chaplain visited Co. H, on Pinckney Island, on the 
 2d, and also Co. G at Seabrook. The former companj^ had a 
 large number of sick, and the Chaplain took three of them to the 
 hospital [probably Regimental, at Stoney's. — D. E.] 
 
 We had a mail on the 4th ; and on the oth the event of the day 
 was the opening of a hotel at Hilton Head by Franz and Gilson. 
 A deal of sickness prevailed among the companies and continued 
 through the month. 
 
 On the 6th, we find Dr. Moulton quite ill ; and he and Lieut. 
 Marsh started North, on leaves of absence. 
 
 Three of Co. H deserted, the 6th, to the enem}^ from their 
 picket post on Pinckney Island. Their names were Charles H. 
 Drew, Joseph Witham and James S. Wallace. This proved to be 
 the forerunner of a more serious matter (see 21st). 
 
 On the night of the 7th, the Co. E boys had a little scare. A 
 rebel boat tried to land, but was driven off. The War Department 
 that day called the attention of sutlers to the fact that it was illegal 
 to sell postage stamps for more than their face value. This was an 
 outrage on the sutlers ! The little innocent thermometer indicated 
 only 130° that day; and many horses decided they could not stand 
 that figure, and actually died. Some of our comrades did the same 
 thing. The writer's experience in Co. K at Jenkins' Island, inserted 
 at this place, will only be a fair sample of what was occurring at 
 the quarters of the other companies. 
 
 SICKNESS AT JENKINS' ISLAND (CO. K). 
 [Extract from the Memoirs of I). E.] 
 The stay of the company at Jenkins' Island was from about the 24th 
 of Jnly to the 25th of August .... I suffered mostly from the bloody 
 dysentery. The duty performed by ray company was in picketing the lower 
 (southerly)' end of IMnckiiey Island ; and we also had two posts on .Tenkins' 
 Island. The Pinckney Island tours were weekly, crossing in boats. The 
 
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196 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lAiuj. 'G2. 
 
 duty became very bard for the few who were not sick. Jaundice, diptheria, 
 malaria or swamp fever and other diseases soon tool^ from our midst five 
 comrades and prostrated many otliers. At one time our (|iiarters (the man- 
 sion house) loolxcd more lilce a hospital than bar- 
 racks. There -svere not enough well to possilily 
 take good care of the sick. 
 
 Let us take a walk through the 1)uilding and 
 see the sick and dying. Here is one as yellow as 
 saftron, suflering fi"om jaundice; another, Avhose 
 speech is being slowly but surely cut ofl' by that 
 dreadful disease, diptheria. Yonder another sutter- 
 ing from some unknown disease which causes one 
 to sleep incessantly for two or three days, and 
 caused an alarming degree of stupidity. On the 
 right lies a poor unfortunate, completely prostrated 
 by diarrhcea in its worst form. On our left lies 
 the victim of a fever, and for Avhom Death has 
 been struggling for days. Such was the scene, 
 and not overdrawn — no, not even up to what it 
 might be and still tell the truth. Scarcely a day 
 passed during the first fortnight in August with- 
 out the whispered message, one to another, that 
 
 Comrade was dying. Many passed very 
 
 near Death's door, and escaped the grim monster 
 after all hope had fled, thus bringing joy to the 
 hearts of comrades and discomfiture to the arch 
 enemy. I have pictured the company without a 
 thought of myself, my sympathies being directed wholly to my comrades, as 
 their cases seemed Avorse than my own. The sick list l^ecame so great that 
 our picket detail had to be reduced, particularly that on Pinckney Island. 
 
 PALMETTO 
 
 Among the many, A^ery many peculiar phase.s of the Avar was 
 one of the 8th. The Secretary of War issued an order (not num- 
 bered in the series), directing all U. S. Marshals and Superintendents 
 or Chiefs of Police of any city, toAvn or district, to arrest and im- 
 prison any person who may be engaged by act, speech or writing in 
 discouraging volunteer enlistments, or in any Avay giving aid and 
 comfort to the enemy. This Avas the order. The same da}' it Avas 
 ordered that no citizen liable to draft should leaA^e the country or his 
 county or state to avoid a pending draft, and the writ of habeas cor- 
 pus was suspended to meet such cases. We will see later on whether 
 the order Avas of any effect. 
 
 The Chaplain's diary, Dth, says: "Our men are fast getting 
 sick; the heat is dreadful; fcAV now are Avell." On the 10th (Sun- 
 day) he says : " Attended a funeral in Co. K today ; many of their 
 men are sick. Had services with Co. F toda}', and Adsited the hos- 
 pital." [Co. K at Jenkins' Island, Co. F and the hospital at 
 Stoney's.— D. E.] 
 
 A diary of the 10th reveals the fact that Spencer, drummer of 
 Co. K, went on picket that day on Pinckney Jshind from (.Jenkins' 
 Island), as a substitute for one actually detailed. This shoAvs how 
 short Co. K was of available men. 
 
 On the 11th, Gen. Halleck, Commanding the Army, ordered 
 that all leaves of absence and furloughs, except from the AVar De- 
 partment, be void, and all holders of such to at once return to their 
 commands. This looked as if Gen. Halleck was getting desperate. 
 
A<if/. '62.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 197 
 
 and that he was cletenninecl to keep as many otticers and men to the 
 front as was possible. He probably had been calmly engaged in 
 examining the returns, particularly the " present " and "absent" 
 columns. 
 
 Thermometer only 105° in the shade the 11th; but Col. Wil- 
 liams, Commanding Post, found time to order that bathing parties 
 should be^marched to and from the beach by 1st Sergeants. We 
 find that Gen. Halleck was assigned the 11th, by a general order, to 
 the command of all the land forces, etc., though the order stated 
 that the President ordered it on the 11th July, and that Gen. Halleck 
 actually assumed command the 23d July. It would appear that the 
 issue of the general order was inadvertently omitted at the proper 
 time for issue. 
 
 On the 12th we find the first mention of the sickness of our 
 Commissary (Thompson) . 
 
 We had a "tremendous rain" on the 13th; and a facetious 
 diary says, "There is no dead lightning nor deaf thunder in this 
 country," etc. Before the shower the mercury stood 115° in shade. 
 Twenty men sick in Co. F the 13th. 
 
 The Chaplain became reflective on the loth, and his diary says: 
 " One year ago today I was commissioned. During the year I have 
 seen some things and heard many more. I think the doctrine of 
 total depravity is true. I have seen moral worth spring up where I 
 did not expect it, and fail to appear where I most looked for it." A 
 national salute was fired the 15th, from the forts, in memor}' of 
 President Martin Van Buren. Another event of that day was Gen. 
 Hunter's order directing drill in the bayonet exercise. 
 
 On the IGth the War Department issued an order (General 
 Order lO'J), announcing that on the 22d July the President ordered 
 that military commanders in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, 
 Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and. Arkansas, in 
 an orderly manner, seize and use any property, real or personal, 
 necessary or convenient for their several commands, as supplies or 
 for other militar}- purposes. Also, that the}' employ as laborers, 
 within and from those States, so many persons of African descent as 
 can be used advantageously, paying them reasonable wages. 
 
 Why, oh, why could not the first part of this order have been 
 issued earlier in the war, so as to have covered those pullets' eggs ! 
 For several days past and also beyond this time we find the Chaplain 
 quite ill. 
 
 On the 10th, Gen. Hunter's oider of that date told its own story. 
 He ordered the Seventh New Hampshire to St. Augustine to relieve 
 the Fourth New Hampshire (probably seven companies), and they 
 to report at Hilton Head ; and Gen. Hunter announced the sad fact 
 that officers had been returning fugitive slaves to their masters, and 
 the soldiers had been stealing from the negroes. He directed Maj. 
 Drew with three companies of Fourth New Hampshire to Beaufort, 
 to report to Gen. Saxton for duty on the plantation near there, to 
 protect the' negroes. 
 
198 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aikj. U>2. 
 
 The First Massachusetts Cavalry went North on the I'Jth, tak- 
 ing with them their Colonel (Williams), relieved as Post Commander 
 by Col. Guss of the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania. 
 
 A schooner arrived on the 20th from Bermuda, laden with pota- 
 toes, being the first arrival from a foreign port since Port Royal was 
 declared to be a port of entry. 
 
 On the night of the 20th, and before tlie dawn of the 21st, the 
 most serious matter happened to the Third New Hampshire that ever 
 occurred during its existence as an organization. AVe allude to the 
 capture of Co. H, upon Pinckney Island, where it was doing outpost 
 dut}^ We gave the reader a hint (on the 6th) that something 
 dreadful was to happen, and here it is. Lieut. Joseph C. Wiggin 
 (formerly 1st Sergeant of Co. G) was the only officer with the 
 company. He had only been commissioned a short time. There 's 
 no accounting, in a satisfactory manner, why the force at this very 
 important point was so small nor why only one otlicer was on duty 
 there. A few days previous, 1st Sergeant Hopkins had been re- 
 moved to the Hospital at Stoney's, very ill, and by many supposed 
 to be with the dread disease, small-pox. Hopkins asserts very 
 strongly that he tried to impress Lieut. Wiggin, upon his removal to 
 hospital, with the grave responsibility of his position, and to take 
 double precautions against surprise. The accounts differ as to 
 whether Lieut. Wiggin did renew his diligence and caution, and it is 
 a disputed question as to whether it was possible to have avoided 
 the result, as many claim it was inevitable, when the desertions 
 of the 6th are considered. There are many who fully believed the 
 desertions of the 6th and the capture of the 21st are connected ; and 
 unless one is obtuse, he can see the point. By consulting the map 
 shown elsewhere, it will be seen that Pinckney Island occupied an 
 important position and one requiring a considerable force to properly 
 watch and guard its extensive shores bordering on rebeldom. 
 
 The New York Times correspondent, under date of 2 2d, and 
 published 29th, said: "32 prisoners, 3 killed, 3 wounded, 16 
 escaped. Eebels in six boats at two points. No property taken. 
 Lieut. Wiggin, Private N. Downs and G. W. Adams killed; Chas. 
 O. Ring and Charles Morgan mortally wounded, and Private H. II. 
 Nichols seriously." 
 
 CAPTURE OF CO. H. 
 
 The capture of this Company, on the morning of 21 Aug. 1S62, 
 forms an important link in the history of the regiment, and was 
 of sufficient importance then to warrant a recital of the story now. 
 
 The company at the particular time was stationed near the 
 northerly end of Pinckney Island, opposite Seabrook (Skull Creek 
 intervening), and Seabrook being on the westerly side of Hilton 
 Head Island and noted as being the point of departure by steam 
 and otherwise of the retreating garrison from Fort Walker, 7 Nov. 
 1861. 
 
Aui/.'62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 199 
 
 The company was quartered in and about the mansion house of 
 the particular plantation (name forgotten). The only officer with 
 the company was 2d Lieut. Wiggin, not long previously promoted 
 from 1st Sergeant of Co. G. 1st Sergt. Hopkins was quite sick 
 and had been removed, say two or three days prior to the memorable 
 event, to the regimental hospital at Stoney Plantation, Hilton 
 Head, and placed in a tent by himself, it being strongly suspected 
 that he had smallpox. Co. F was at same plantation, which bor- 
 dered upon Skull Creek, and was not far distant from Seabrook, where 
 Co. G was stationed, under Capt. Emmons. Piuckney Island being 
 located substantially next to the main land, the importance of the 
 post was apparently underrated. 
 
 It may be inferred that the capture of a company means nearly 
 if not quite a hundred men ; but this cannot be correct, for all 
 companies are more or less decimated by casualties, by men absent 
 in hospital, on detached service, on furloughs, and otherwise, so 
 that the number actually captured in this particular case was con- 
 siderably less than half of a full company. 
 
 A statement of the affair, by one of the captured, forms an im- 
 portant link in the interesting chain and will be given later on. The 
 night was dark as well as foggy, the latter not lifting till about 9 a.m. 
 About 3 or 3.30 a.m., the guards at Co. G, Seabrook, heard firing 
 in the direction of Co. H's station ; but no great importance was 
 attached to it, as it might have occurred under quite unimportant 
 conditions. As soon as the fog lifted, however, several men who 
 had escaped crossed the creek to Co. G and gave the alarm — too 
 late of course to be of the slightest benefit. Among those who 
 escaped were Griggs, Kelsea, Cammell, Gracey and Parker. Capt. 
 p]mmons at once manned a boat, went over and skirmished up to the 
 mansion house, but found no enemy. The dead and wounded were 
 then taken to Seabrook. Lieut. Wiggin was found dead, with at 
 least seven distinct wounds, besides one in the arm, into which latter 
 the wad had been blown, showing that the shot was fired at close 
 quarters. One man. Ring, had been bayoneted to death beneath 
 the house, whither he had probably crawled to secrete himself. 
 This particular case was one of peculiar sadness. It is said that 
 Ring's father arrived that very day from the North on a visit and, it 
 would appear, just in time to receive his personal effects. Another 
 case, almost the reverse, was that of Private Thurber. He had been 
 discharged from the General Hospital, and the discharge had been 
 sent to his company at Piuckney. He started to rejoin his company 
 to get his discharge and bid the boys good-bye. Either the weather 
 or his weariness caused him to stop over night at Co. G ; and thus he 
 escaped the terrible ordeal his comrades had to undergo, and probably 
 escaped death or captivity. A letter of Col. Jackson to the Gov- 
 ernor of New Hampshire, dated Aug. 21, Headquarters, Graham's 
 Plantation, says: ". . . . I have just sent a large force to the 
 island." Lieut. Wiggin and (probably) the other dead were buried 
 at Seal)rook. 
 
200 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lAii;/. '62. 
 
 LIEUT.-COL. JACKSON'S FIRST REPORT. 
 
 IlEADQUAirj'EKS, GkAHAM'S PLANTATION, 
 
 Aug. 21, 1802—7.30 a.m. 
 Sir : I have just received reports from Pincknej- Islaud that the com- 
 pany posted on the eastern end of the island was surprised tliis morning ))y 
 apparently three companies of rebels. The lieutenant in command was 
 taken prisoner and about 40 men. One sergeant and five privates escaped 
 and are reported on their way to these headquai'ters. They report the 
 rebels at fi o'clock this morning on the island in some force, and wearing a 
 blue uniform similar to our own. I have notified all my officers to have 
 their commands in readhiess to move on to Pinckuey Island. As you have 
 been notified from Seabrook, I wait further orders, thinking you may think 
 proper to send a gunboat to cut off the retreat of the rebels. 
 
 Yours, with respect, 
 H. AY. Cakrutiikhs, John H. Jackson, 
 
 Post Adjutant. Lieiitcnant-Colond Commandinf/ . 
 
 LIEUT.-COL. JACKSON'S SECOND REPORT. 
 
 Headquarteks Third New IlAMPSiiiitE Yolunteers, 
 Graham's Plantation, 
 Hilton Head, S. C, Aug. 21, 1862 — 10.4:5. 
 
 Sir: Yours in reply to my communication of this morning is received. 
 After sending my report, I learned from some of those Avho escaped from 
 the island that Lieut. Wiggin was left on the island, either killed or Avounded 
 badly, and that a number of our men were left there either killed or wounded. 
 
 Maj. Plimpton, with a detachment from each of the four companies 
 on the river, immediately! landed on Pinckuey Island to investigate the 
 Avhole affair, as far as possible, and to recover those of our men who were 
 killed or wounded. Lieut. Wiggin and one private, killed in resisting the 
 attack, have been sent to Seabrook's Wharf, with some wounded men, who 
 need the assistance of a surgeon. I gave Capt. Emmons orders to send to 
 Hilton Head for a surgeon, M'hich I suppose he has done ere this. I have 
 a report at this moment from the captain commanding tlie picket on the 
 Avestern end of the island, who has visited his posts; and they report all 
 quiet during the night, heard no guns, cries or anything of the kind, and 
 also report that the enemy's pickets present no unusual appearance. They 
 fired, however, on our pickets a number of times this morning. 
 
 I shall be able to send 40 men tonight to occupy Co. H's former 
 position. On Pinckney Island there are a large number of contrabands 
 and several well-cultivated plantations. The contrabands need protection, 
 and the plantations are valuable for their produce. 
 
 I have been all over the island lately, and came to the conclusion that 
 it needs five or six companies on the island to prevent these raids on our 
 pickets. Please inform me if I shall continue to put pickets on that end of 
 the islaud. Respectfully yours, 
 
 John H. Jackson, 
 H. W. Carruthers, Commanding Third Nev Hampshire Vols. 
 
 Post Adjutant. • 
 
 LIEUT.-COL. JACKSON'S THIRD REPORT. 
 
 Heaixjuarteus Third New Hampshire Volunteers, 
 
 Hilton Head, S. C, Sept. 1, 1862. 
 General : I have the honor to present the following report respecting 
 an attack on the pickets of this regiment, stationed on Pinckney Island. 
 The attack took place just before daylight on the morning of Thursday, 
 Aug. 21. The enemy landed on the island from six boats, five of them 
 landing above the pickets, and approached the camp from the side where 
 no guard was stationed, and fired a volley before they Avere discovered. 
 The other boat came round the point to Avhere one of our pickets Avas 
 stationed, very near the camp. The sentinel challenged twice, and the 
 
Au;/. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 201 
 
 lieutenant stepped from his tent and approached him. He had gone bnt a 
 short distance when a volley was fired from the enemy, they being then in 
 the camp. 
 
 Lieut. Wiggin was found dead a short distance from his tent, with 
 eight or nine wounds on his body. The rebels remained but a short time 
 on the island, and took but little of the company property, and did not 
 destroy the tents. The enemy have presented no unusual appearance since 
 the attack. Our loss was : Killed : 1 lieutenant, ?i privates ; total, 4. 
 Wounded: 2 privates; total, 2. Missing: 3 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2',) 
 privates; total, 30. One of the wounded men has since died, and the other 
 was severely Avonnded and may not recover. 
 
 A number of rebels were either killed or wounded, according to one 
 of the corporals who was taken jirisoner ; but the squad having him in 
 charge was flred upon, proliably l:)y their own men in the darkness, and the 
 Are was returned. In the confusion the corporal escaped, the guard at his 
 side being shot dead. 
 
 On the I'.th of August, three men of Co. H deserted from Pinckney 
 Island, and a new disposition of the pickets was immediately made and 
 the utmost vigilance urged upon the lieutenant (Wiggin) commanding that 
 post. At different times two detachments of fresh men were sent to 
 Pinckney Island, to prevent the old pickets from relaxing their vigilance 
 from great fatigue. At the time Avhen the last detachment was sent, I 
 accompanied it, and examined all the picket posts, and pointed out particu- 
 larly the necessity of great vigilance at the very point where the enemy 
 landed on the 21st ultimo, and called the particular attention of the lieu- 
 tenant to the importance of the post. 
 
 Since the surprise of the company (H), I have learned that the lieu- 
 tenant (most unaccountably to me) removed entirely the guard at that post 
 and the patrol from that point along the road to their camp. Lieut. 
 Wiggin proved himself a brave man at the battle on James Island, June 16, 
 and nothing previous to this unfortunate affair has ever happened to shake 
 mj'^ contidence in his ability as an oliicer. 
 
 It was a great lack of vigilance and judgment on his part, and his too 
 strong sense of security cost him the loss of his life and the regiment the 
 loss of nearly an entire company. Every precaution Avas taken on ray part 
 to prevent any surprise of that post. 
 
 With great respect, your o)3edieut servant, 
 
 John H. J.\ckson, 
 CoJ. Commandinrf Third New Hampshire Vols. 
 Maj.-Gen. Hunter, Commanding Department of South. 
 
 The deserters, Chas. H. Drew, Joseph Witliain and Jaines S. 
 Wallace, were all paroled at Richmond with the men of Co. H, and 
 when arrived at Annapolis were pnt nnder arrest b}' the Provost 
 Marshal and sent to Fort McHenr}^ Baltimore. Diew and AVallace 
 escaped — the former enlisting in a regiment of Maryland cavalry, 
 and Wallace going to England. Drew was afterward apprehended 
 and sent to Hilton Head, where he remained in confinement till re- 
 leased by the closing of the war. Witham was also sent from Fort 
 McHenry to Alexandria, and finally reached Hilton Head, being 
 taken from Alexandria to Hilton Head by Sergt. James of Co. D, 
 who was sent from Morris Island for the purpose. Witham was 
 finally released from Provost and rejoined the company. He says 
 (1891) he never was tried, and actually received his full (back) 
 pay. As to Drew, at this writing he had been unable to amend his 
 record as a deserter, notwithstanding he actually served in a Union 
 regiment after leaving the Third New Hampshire. 
 
202 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Anf/. '62, 
 
 The following account is giveu by one of the captured : — 
 
 On the 4th day of July Co. H, haviiiii been detailed for that service, 
 went from Hilton Head to Pinckney Island to do outpost picket duty. The 
 company consisted of between 50 and (!0 men, under command of Lieut. 
 Joseph C. Wiggin, and were quartered at tAvo plantation houses, head- 
 quarters being- established at what was called "The Poiut " — a house 
 standing at the junction of Broad River and Skull Creek, and situated on a 
 blulT overlooking both streams. The other house Avas about three-quarters 
 of a mile south, and Lst Sergt. Henry F. Hopkins was in command of the 
 men stationed there. The territory covered by the companj^ in their tour 
 of duty was about three miles in extent, posts being established at the most 
 important points. Soon after going to Pinckney Island many of the men 
 Avere taken ill. SeA^eral Avere sent to the hospital at Hilton Head, others 
 Avere put on light duty, and still others Avere excused from duty altogether 
 for the time being. Orders Avere received from regimental headquarters to 
 make the duty of the men as light as possible during the day, but to keep a 
 strict Avatch at night, as rumors Avere prevalent of visits of rebel officers 
 from the troops stationed at Grahamville ; and it Avas also stated that some 
 of the colored men in their fishing trips Avere in the habit of going over to 
 the mainland. 
 
 In the afternoon of the Gth of August three men of the companj' Avere 
 granted permission by Lieut. Wiggin to go up the river fishing. Not re- 
 turning at retreat, inquiries were instituted; and it Avas found that they 
 went from the beach to the "Middle Plantation," so called, and before 
 going secured the musket of the guard on duty at that point, discharged it, 
 and then thrcAv the ramrod into the river. As these Avould-be fishermen did 
 not return at dark, Avord Avas sent to regimental headquarters ; and an ad- 
 ditional force Avas sent to Pinckney Island to remain during the night, as 
 it Avas thought quite likely that the rebels Avould ascertain our exact con- 
 dition from the men Avho had apparently deserted and that an attack Avas 
 liable at any time. The additional force remained through the night ; but 
 no demonstrations Avere made toAvards us by the enemJ^ Things went on 
 as usual Avith us on the island till the night of the 20th of August. Soon 
 after dark Avord came from two picket posts of fires burning brightly on 
 the banks of Broad River, on the mainland above Corn Island ; and sounds 
 of oars in the roAvlocks Avere heard quite freciuently. Lieut. Wiggin did 
 not attach much importance to these facts and attributed them to fishing- 
 parties. Orders Avere, hoAvever, given to the guard to be vigilant and not 
 alloAV themselves to be surprised. Up to this time no Avord had been re- 
 ceiA'ed from the three men who left us so unceremoniously on the Gth of 
 the month; and they had been reported at head(iuarters as deserters. 
 
 The next morning (Aug. 21), about daj'break, an alarm came from the 
 post at the boat landing, that the rebels Avere being disembarked from boats 
 at the nortliAvest corner of the island. The men of Co. H not on duty Avere 
 asleep in their ([uarters ; and before they could get out, a detachment of the 
 enemy, commanded by Capt. Mickler, had landed and deployed across the 
 end of the island, Avhich at that point was A^ery narroAV, and were preparing 
 to attack the house Avhere the men were quartered. The Avriter of this 
 was one of the first out ; and on his trip down the path leading to the post 
 at the boat landing, through the bushes, was fired at three times, but fortu- 
 nately escaped injury. He Avas at once foUoAved l)y Lieut. Wiggin, Avho 
 appeared on the scene Avithout coat or \'est and Avithout side arms. He 
 inquired as to the cause of the disturbance, and Avas told that it Avas 
 apparently an attack by the enemy. He scouted the idea and said he Avould 
 ascertain Avhat the matter Avas. He at once started into the Avoods and 
 was made a prisoner by Capt. Mickler. As the men made their appearance 
 from the house they Avere fired at. One rebel fired through one of the 
 open AvindoAvs, resting his musket on the sill, and Avounded Enoch T. 
 Harvey badly in one shoulder. Several others were wounded, and three 
 were killed. The first squad of rebels, having captured all the men about 
 the house, Avere forming them in line ready to march to the boats, Avhen the 
 second detachment of the enemy, under Capt. Elliott, came up to the edge 
 
Anrj. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 20."^ 
 
 of the woods ; and seeing men in line near tlie liouse, apparently mistook 
 them for our men, and tired a volley at them, wounding nine men belonging 
 to Capt. Mickler's command, that officer himself being badly wounded 
 besides. On the firing of the volley, Lieut. Wiggin started for the blutt" on a 
 run, and was fired at by the rebels ; and he fell, receiving eleven wounds. By 
 this time Capt. Elliott and his men came up, and after caring for the 
 wounded, the prisoners were marched to the landing and loaded into boats; 
 and the procession started up the river to the mainland. 
 
 On arriving at the mainland the men were disembarked and marched 
 about two miles, when they came to a plantation house, situated in the midst 
 of beautiful grounds, but which shoAved signs of neglect. Here they were 
 furnished with something to eat. In the course of an hour the wagons came 
 up from the river, where they had been after the boats used by tlie expedi- 
 tion, whicli were unloaded at this plantation. 
 
 The men of Co. II were ordered to take their places in these rude, lum- 
 bering vehicles, and soon started for Grahamville. which place Avas reached 
 soon after dark. No insults ^^ere offered the men ; but on the contrary, a per- 
 son meeting them might think the party had been out for pleasure. There were 
 some fine singers among the rebels, and the air resounded with songs the 
 whole day, and many a laugh Avent up on the conclusion of stories told by men 
 on both sides. We were prisoners ; but it Avas thought best to make the best 
 of it. 
 
 On arrival at GraharaA-ille Ave were escorted up the main street by the 
 Avhole population, apparently, and the street was made brilliant with bonfires. 
 \Ve were taken to a large unoccupied house, Avhere a generous supper Avas 
 provided for us, consisting of boiled rice, fried bacon, boiled fresh beef and 
 soft bread. Husks were prepared in abundance for us to sleep on, and Ave 
 all had a good night's rest. Early the next morning Ave Avere called up, pro- 
 A'ided Avith breakfast, and then ordered to ■' fall in." We Avere marched to 
 the Grahamville depot on tlie Charleston & Savannah Railroad, and Avere soon 
 on the cars. Our guard at this time consisted of Capt. Elliott and his men, 
 a detachment of Beaufort Artillei-y. They Avere pleasant and agreeable and 
 treated us more like friends than enemies. The detachment commanded by 
 Capt. Mickler Avent Avith the Avounded to Hardee ville, Avhere there is a hos- 
 pital. Our next stop Avas at Pocotaligo, Avhere Ave left the cars and marched 
 about four miles to McPhersonville, a small settlement, and Avere there 
 turned over to Smith's Sharpshooters, a detachment doing duty there and 
 under command of Lieut. Seabrook. We Avere A'ery well treated here and 
 had plenty to eat. 
 
 After staying here a Aveek Ave received orders early in the morning to 
 fall in, and Avere taken in Avagons to Pocotaligo, Avhere Ave boarded the train 
 for Charleston, Avhere Ave arrived at 2 p.m., and Avere marched across the city 
 to another depot to take cars for Columbia, S. C, 134 miles aAvay. Rumors 
 of a move by the Federals on Pocotaligo Avas the cause of our hurried re- 
 moA'al. At 8 p.m. we entered the cars : and about sunrise Ave reached Colum- 
 bia, and Avere marched to the district jail, a distance of a mile. Here our 
 names Avere taken and a parole Avas signed, alloAving us the liberty of the 
 large building and yard. In the latter Avas running Avater in abundance, and 
 a very large shade tree. 
 
 On our arrival at this place Ave found 134 Union prisoners — mostly 
 captured on James Island, June ]P>. 18G2. They represented the Seventy- 
 ninth NcAv York, Eighth Michigan, TAventy-eighth Massachusetts, Fifty-fifth 
 Pennsylvania, Third Rhode Island Artillery and Third Ncav Hampshire. 
 Here Ave found the three men Avho left us so abruptly on the Gth of August. 
 The party Avas divided into three messes, and had rations, consisting of 
 flour, liam, sugar, soap and rice, issued once a Aveek; also, every morning 
 Ave Avere furnished Avith fresh beef. As the amount of flour giAen us Avas 
 not sufiicient to last us through the Aveck, the ham and sugar Avere sold, and 
 the proceeds invested in corn and meal. We Avere alloAved "."> cents a pound 
 for the sugar and 50 cents a pound for the ham. Corn meal Avas furnished 
 us for $!1.25 a bushel, the first lot Ave got, ])ut the next Avcek it Avent up to 
 $3. Bread soda Avas $3 a pound. No ration of salt Avas issued to us, and 
 it had to be purchased, the price paid being $1 a pound. AVe had tAvo meals 
 
204 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '62- 
 
 a day : breakfast — consisting of sonp made of bones boiled in -water, thick- 
 ened Avith corn meal (no salt), and a piece of corn l)read — at 9 a.m., and 
 dinner al)out 4 p.m., which Avas composed of soup made of the meat from 
 the aforesaid bones, some rice and a piece of corn and wheat bread. Time 
 passed very slowly, the men amusing themselves by playing checkers — 
 marking out the diagram on the hard ground, using pieces of bark to play 
 with. Others employed themselves playing marbles, and still others in- 
 dulging in gymnastic exercises, Avalkiug matches, etc. The health of the 
 men at this time was good, no one being seriously ill. We were treated 
 much better than Ave expected from reports we had heaid of the cruelty 
 exercised toAvard Federal prisoners. Fresh Avater for drinking purposes 
 Avas obtained from EutaAV spring, but a short distance from the jail, and 
 some of the guard Avere alAvays ready to go Avith the men when the buckets 
 and pails Avere empty; and better Avater I never tasted — cold, clear and 
 sparkling as from the springs in our dear old Granite State. 
 
 October 5, 1SG2, Ave were told to be ready the next moraiing to start for 
 Richmond, and that Ave Avere to be paroled there and go inside the Federal 
 lines to Avait for exchange. Those liaA'ing been placed in similar circum- 
 stances do not need to be told how long the time Avas before daylight the 
 next morning. But it came at last, only to bring us disappointment, as Avord 
 Avas received that, owing to non-arrival of the cars, we Avould not start till 
 the folloAving morning. The time passed aAvay at last, and on the morning 
 of October T^ve bade adieu to the old jail and started for the depot. We 
 Avere furnished Avith four days' rations, consisting of four small biscuits and 
 some fried bacon — a small quantity for four days, and probably not a man 
 but devoured it before night of the first day. 
 
 We arrived at Charlotte, N. C , about dark, and Avere marched a mile 
 or so to another depot, Avhere we had to Avait till midnight for the arrival of 
 the train from the north. The guard over us Avas not very strict, and Ave 
 Avere alloAved to roam about at our pleasure. About daybreak Ave passed 
 through Salisbury, N. C, a place many a Yankee prisoner has cause to remem- 
 ber. The villages along the line of the road had a deserted appearance, able- 
 bodied Avhite men being conspicuous by their absence. Just before dark Ave 
 reached Raleigh. N. C. Avhere Ave left the train and had to stay on the plat- 
 form of the depot all night ; and as there Avas a heavy Avhite frost, and our 
 clothes being thin, Ave suffered greatly from the cold. Poor whiskey seemed 
 to be plenty." Several fights occurred among the guard, and one Avas so badly 
 disabled he had to be left behind. Soon after daylight Ave boarded a train of 
 open cars, and without any mishaps arrived at Weldon, N. C, about 2 o'clock 
 r.M., Avhere Ave Avere told Ave had got to Avait till midnight for a train. Here 
 Ave had hardtack furnished us in abundance, and the time Avas mostly passed 
 aAvay in sleeping, as the opportunity for doing so for the past tAventy-four 
 hours had been poor. At 2 a.m. the train arrived, and Ave boarded it. They 
 Avere second-class passenger cars and leaked badly, as Ave soon found out, 
 as a shoAver came u]) Avliich lasted till Ave arrived at Petei'sburg at 8 a.m. We 
 remained here till 10 a.m., when Ave started for Richmond, about 20 miles 
 distant, Avhere Ave arrived at noon. We Avere marched to " Hotel de Libbey," 
 and were assigned quarters on the second fioor. In the course of the next 
 day we Avere called doAvn and signed a parole, and Avere told Ave should be 
 sent inside our OAvn lines. We learned from one of the guard that a large 
 lot of officers, captured at Shiloh, Avere to go doAvn liver Avith us, and as 
 soon as they arrived we should start. Our food here Avas small in (juantity 
 and very poor in quality, as eA^ery soldier confined in this place can testify. 
 
 About the first of November we started for Aiken's Landing, about 15 
 miles doAvn the river, Avhere Ave boarded the fiag of truce boat, the Jahn A. 
 Warner. At noon the next day Ave reached Fort IMonroe, Avheie Ave Avere 
 transferred to the Kennebec, and about dark Ave arrived at Annapolis, and 
 were marched directly to Camp Parole, some tAvo miles out of the city. 
 Here Avere betAveen 15,000 and 20,000 paroled uien Availing for exchange — 
 every loyal State being represented. Here Ave remained till Ave Avere notified 
 to be ready to go back to the regiment. Several men Avere discharged at 
 this place ; some Avere in hospital, and others Avere detailed on special duty : 
 so when the squad started for the regiment, there Avere but 14 out of the 3(; 
 
Atig. '62.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 205 
 
 captured. We went to New York and secured trausportation back to Hiltou 
 Head, where Ave arrived Feb. 5, 18();5, after an absence of nearly six months. 
 We were welcomed back by Col. John H. Jackson, and then sent to our 
 quarters, and the next day resumed our duties. Todd. 
 
 Another diary says : " Lieut. Wiggin and 3 men killed, 16 men 
 escaped, and 35 men taken prisoners. The Seventh Connecticut 
 ordered to the place." 
 
 Another diary says (written by a Co. F man at Stoney's Plan- 
 tation) : " Capt. Randlett and boat's crew started for Hilton Head 
 soon after 3 a.m. At daylight returned in a hurry, and reported 
 capture of Co. H. Capt. Randlett reported to Col. .lacksou, and soon 
 came back ; and Co. F was soon in surf boats on their way to Pinck- 
 ney. Landed and marched five miles to Co. H's Headquarters. 
 Found 42 [mistake. — D.E.] taken prisoners, 3 killed (including 
 Lieut. Wiggin), and 3 wounded. Co. F posted pickets. Relieved at 
 9 P.M. by parts of G and B. Co. F then embarked in the Washimjton 
 for Seabrook, thence by their own boats to Stoney's (the headquarters 
 of the company), arriving there at midnight." 
 
 Tliis capture shook our whole force, from center to circumfer- 
 ence ; and to dilate upon the degree of "shake" in the regiment 
 most interested would seem superfluous. 
 
 CONFEDERATE ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE. 
 
 McPheesonvillk, 22 Aug. 1862. 
 
 I have the honor to report that from the reconnoissance of Lieut. -Col. 
 Colcock of the Second Battalion Cavali'v, and Capt. J. H. Mickler, Eleventh 
 Infantrj', and the information obtaineti from three deserters, I was satislied 
 that a force of the enemy, stationed on the northeast point of Piuckney 
 Island and believed not to exceed one hundred men, could be surprised and 
 captured. For this purpose I ordered Capt. Stephen Elliott of the Beaufort 
 Artillery, with Capt. J. II. Mickler of the Eleventh Infantry, to organize a 
 boat expedition. 
 
 (Report of Capt. Elliott enclosed.) 
 
 For a due understanding of the hazardous nature of the undertaking, 
 it is necessary to state that a gunboat cruises in the immediate neighborhood, 
 and her masts were seen through the trees from the enemy's encampment. 
 There was not only the danger attending an attack upon an enemy e()ual in 
 force, but the still greater risk of being intercepted by the powerful bat- 
 teries of a war steamer. The conception of the expedition reipiired daring 
 and great rapidity in execution. A prolonged contest, even if successful, 
 would have been fatal in its results .... 
 
 W. S. Walker, 
 Col. Commandintj Third District 
 
 .... On the 18th, in company with Capt. Mickler, I made a careful 
 reconnoissance of the island, and formed my plan of attack. I extended 
 orders to Capt. Mickler to transport four boats from Ilorton's to Bear Island, 
 and to join me there on the evening of the 21st [20th. — D E.J with 100 
 men. I also directed that .50 men of the Beaufort Artillery, with muskets 
 and a 4-pounder l)oat gun. should meet me at Boyd's Landing, on the IDth, 
 in order to take six boats to Foot Point and Bear Island, by the Avay of 
 Broad River .... on the 21st, at 3 a.m., I left Bear Island with detach- 
 ments of Capt. Mickler's, Leadbetter's and Westcoafs companies, under the 
 command of their captains, and of the Beaufort Artillery, under Lieut. 
 Stuart — in all 120 men, :'>('> of whom acted as oarsmen and remained in the 
 
206 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lAiuj. -62. 
 
 boats, '.• in number. Passing down the creek, two miles in lengtli, I landed 
 at early daAvn on Pinckney Island, ;'>()0 yards in rear of the dwelling honse, 
 which is situated at the apex of an angle whose sides include about 40 de- 
 grees. Deploying rapidly across the base, I moved forward towards the 
 point over the ground, — on one side open and on the other covered by a 
 dense thicket, — up to the camp of Co. II, Third New Hampshire, surprising 
 them, killing, according to the most careful estimate, 15 and capturing iJO, 
 four of whom were wounded. Six were seen to escape, and 5 are known 
 to have been absent. These, with the previous numbers named, give 62, the 
 number on their morning report book. The Lieutenant in command, the only 
 officer present, either escaped or was killed — there is good reason to believe 
 the latter. To avoid delay in so exposed a position, I forbade the men to 
 touch an article, and we returned, bringing otfthe company records and two 
 fine boats, having remained on the island fifteen minutes. Eight of my men 
 were Avonnded, six of them, I regret to say, by their own men. This is the 
 more provoking, as I earnestly and repeatedly warned both officers and men 
 against this very danger. Some reason for this may exist in the fact that 
 some of the men were engaged for the first time, that the disaster sprung 
 from an excess of zeal and courage, and that there was not light enough to 
 distinguish persons from a distance. The mixture of small detachments 
 too, at all times an element of confusion, is especially so in surprises at 
 night, Avhen the necessity of silence demands the most rigid discipline and 
 uniformity of action .... Stki-hex Elliott, 
 
 Co4'>t. Comuianding Expedition. 
 
 Following are the casualties iu the affair of Aug. 21, 1862 : — 
 
 KILLED. 
 
 Lieut. Joseph C. Wiggin. Private Charles O. Ring. 
 
 Private George W. Adams. " Nathaniel Downs. 
 
 WOUNDED. 
 Private Charles Morgan (not captured: died of wounds). 
 " AVm. H. IT. Nichols (not captured). 
 
 rRISONERS. 
 
 Sergt. Charles F. French. Priv. Jeremiah Dugan. 
 
 Corpl. Henry C. Page. " Frank Ferren. 
 
 " George W. Burnham. " Enoch T. Harvey (wounded). 
 
 " Chas. Sherman. " Josiah F. Hunt. 
 
 " Jerome B. McQuestion. " John Lockling. 
 
 Chas. Harvey. " Alden E. Metcalf. 
 
 " Geo. Clough. " Leroy McDutt'ee. 
 
 Wm. Todd. " James O'Neil. 
 
 Priv. Thomas Adams. " Timothy Parker. 
 
 " Eben Adams. " Ira B. Perry. 
 
 " America Briggs. " David B. Page. 
 
 Albert Blood. " Walter J. Richards. 
 
 " Edward Bickford. " James C. Roach. 
 
 " Charles F. Burnham " Wm. Robinson. 
 
 Wm. Butterfield. " John A. Smith. 
 
 " John Brady. " George A. Turner. 
 
 " James Carahan. " Patrick Welsh. 
 
 " John B. Davis. " Daniel Jepperson, Jr. (died of 
 
 wounds). 
 
 The same eventful day, Gen. Hunter announced the appoint- 
 ment on his Staff of 1st Lieut. Pxlward W. Smith of the loth U. S. In- 
 fantry as Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, relieving Maj. Charles 
 G. Halpine, who had been ordered to duty with Maj. -Gen. Halleck, 
 Commander-in-Chief. The two officers named, each in his turn, be- 
 came identified wnth the Department of the South. The latter was 
 
Aug. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 207 
 
 the " INIiles O'Keilly" who figured so extensively in the Department 
 through the columns of The Xeio South (the little paper printed at 
 Hilton Head — first published 15 March l''~*r)2), and who also wrote 
 two or more books, each of which was interspersed with poems. His 
 forte consisted largely of local hits and satires. One occasion for a 
 poem was the death of a favorite bull at the hands of cruel soldiers, 
 the aforesaid bull being the ostensible property of a lady located on 
 one of the Sea Islands. The writer may be pardoned for forgetting 
 the major part of the poem ; but it began l)y assuming that the lady 
 owner was appealing to Gen. Hunter. The poem opened thus : — 
 
 Dear General H., my hearLis full, 
 Lamenting for my butchered bull : 
 The only bull our islands had, 
 
 Later on in the poem, the memory of the writer only recalls a 
 few parts of verses : — 
 
 The cruel soldiers, fierce and full 
 
 Of reckless wrath, have shot my bull : 
 
 The stateliest bull — let scoflers laugh — 
 
 A bull as noble, firm and fair 
 As that which aided Jove to bear 
 Europa from the flowing glades. 
 
 Quick to the North your order send 
 (B.v Smith's congenial spirit penned). 
 And order them, in language full, 
 At once to send me down a bull. 
 
 (The Smith named was "A. A. Adjt.-Gen." Smith.) The reader 
 will readily forgive the omissions. The memory of the writer, after 
 so great a lapse of time, must not be expected to carry a poem, as a 
 whole, forever. 
 
 On the 22d the Third New Hampshire was ordered to be relieved, 
 and on the 2od and 24th the various companies of the regiment were 
 reunited at their old camp at Hilton Head, near the General Hospi- 
 tal and within the fortifications, the baggage and parts of the com- 
 panies, in most cases, being conveyed thither in boats via Skull 
 Creek. The relieving troops were the Forty-seventh New York and 
 the Seventh Connecticut. 
 
 The next da}' (2r)th) the regiment was ordered on Post Guard 
 (camp not moved), and Col. .lacksou issued an order establishing 
 the daily calls. 
 
 On the day following (26th), 1st Lieut, Ayer was ordered to 
 the command of Co. H ; and the same order (regimental) directed 
 that where only one commissioned officer was with a compan}', the 
 1st Sergeant could report the result of roll calls to the Adjutant. 
 
 The other events of the 2(Jth were the deaths of our Commissary, 
 Lieut. Thompson of Co. I, and I'rivate Sanuiel Sweet of Co. B. The 
 pickets at Braddock's Point were attacked on the night of the 2oth. 
 It was presumably the result of a change in the force there, Co. E 
 of our regiment having been relieved a day or two before by four 
 companies of the Forty-seventh New York. 
 
208 THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIKE REGIMENT. [Awj. '62. 
 
 Such was the esteem in which Lieut. Thompson was held, that 
 on the 27th Col. Jackson issued an order announcing the fact of his 
 death; and the same order detailed 1st Lieut. John R. Hynes of Co. 
 A as Acting Commissary. 
 
 The same day, Gen. Hunter issued the expected order for the 
 muster-out of our regimental band on the 3 1 st : that duty to be per- 
 formed by Capt. Jackson of the Regular Army and Inspector-General 
 of the Department. 
 
 A diary of that day says : " Men are very sick in our regiment : 
 five lay dead." All the diaries agree that sickness was very prevalent. 
 
 There was a general review of all the troops on the 29th, at 5.30 
 P.M., and upon the parade ground nearly in our regimental front. 
 This review was ordered by Col. Guss, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, 
 Commanding the Post. 
 
 The 30th was another day of interest. We must have had a 
 mail, as the commissions arrived, and they fill the vacancies caused 
 in June last. Capt. Plimpton of Co. E was announced as Major 
 and directed to turn over the company to 2d Lieut. D. J. Flanders. 
 This order must also have announced that Lieut. -Col. Jackson 
 was promoted to Colonel, vice Col. Fellows (resigned), and Maj. 
 Bedel to Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Jackson (promoted). These com- 
 missions had been a long time coming. 
 
 [Note. — They had actually been received before, l)at had been sent 
 back lor revision as to date. When first received the commissions did not 
 bear date coequal with Col. Fellows' discharge, thus working an injustice. 
 They were revised.] 
 
 So short were we of officers for duty, that 1st Sergt. Stearns of 
 F and 2d Sergt. Head of B were ordered to act as Officers of 
 the Guard. This is the fii'st of its kind found by the writer. 
 Earlier as well as later instances were quite frequent where 1st 
 sergeants and sergeants were appointed acting 2d lieutenants. 
 
 To round out the mouth with interesting matter, the 31st saw 
 the muster-out of our beloved Band (see "Band"). A general 
 order was issued by Col. Guss, Commanding Post, announcing the 
 sentences in several cases of court-martial, among them a few in the 
 Third New Hampshire (see General Court-Martial) . Though the 
 month ended on Sunday, we had no services, as so many men were 
 away on duty. The usual muster and inspection was had. As our 
 Colonel mustered his own regiment, he had to go wherever the men 
 were to muster them, except those who were to and did return during 
 the day. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 94 of the 4th directed a draft of 300,000 militia, 
 to serve nine months. 
 
 General Order 97 of the 7th directed that no sutler shall sell a 
 postage stamp for more than its face value. 
 
 General Order 98 of the sth detached West Florida from Depart- 
 ment of the South, and added it to Department of the Gulf (Butler's) . 
 
An(j. '62.1 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 209 
 
 General Order 100 of the 11th revoked that part of General 
 Order 61 (see June, 18(>2) relating to extensions of sick leaves of 
 absence, and provided that no applications for such extensions be 
 made thereafter. The order also provided that all who had been 
 absent more than sixt}^ days (for wounds or disease), and still 
 unable to rejoin, would be reported to the War Department for dis- 
 charge. 
 
 General Order 101 of the 11th assigned Gen. Halleck to com- 
 mand of all the land forces of the United States. (This order really 
 promulgated an order of the President, dated 11 July. Gen. Halleck 
 really assumed command 23 July. ) 
 
 General Order 104 of the 13th directed that no person liable to 
 draft should be allowed to go to a foreign country ; and if he absented 
 himself prior to draft, to be arrested on his return to the United States. 
 The writ of habeas corpus was suspended in such cases. Couriers 
 between legations of friendly powers were exempted from this order. 
 
 General Order 107 of the 15th provided that ofticers of the regu- 
 lar army will, as a rule, be granted leaves of absence to accept 
 rank of not less than Colonel in volunteer regiments, and that non- 
 coms, or privates in regular army shall be discharged from regular 
 army to accept commissions in volunteer regiments. 
 
 General Order 108 of the 16th provided that bounty and advance 
 pay will not be paid to volunteers for new regiments, but only to 
 volunteers for regiments in the field and to fill up new regiments then 
 organizing but not yet full. For the latter the men will be paid the 
 bounty and advance pay till 22 Aug., and if regiments are not then 
 complete they will be consolidated and superfluous officers mustered 
 out. Volunteers for old regiments will be received and paid the 
 bounty and advance pay till 1 Sept. 
 
 General Order 109 of the 16th directed all military commanders 
 in Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 
 Texas and Arkansas to seize in an orderly manner, and use for the 
 necessities or convenience of their commands, an}' rebel property, real 
 or personal, for supplies or other military purposes — none to be de- 
 stroyed in wantonness or malice. And military and naval commanders 
 were authorized to employ as laborers, within and from the States 
 named, as many persons of African descent as can be advantageously 
 used for military or naval purposes, paying them reasonable wages. 
 
 General Order 111 of the l.sth forbade further appointments to 
 grade of Major-General or Brigadier-General for meritorious conduct, 
 etc., except to officers of the regular army and to volunteer officers 
 who by some successful achievement in the field shall have displayed 
 the ability for the duties of a general officer ; and no appointment to 
 be made till after examination as to fitness, etc. 
 
 General Order 114 of the 21st forbade any officer (regular or 
 volunteer) visiting AVashiugton except on leave so specified ; and such 
 can only be granted by the War Department. 
 
 General Order 121 of the 29th provided that all supplies for 
 States of New Hampshire, jMaine and Massachusetts should be drawn 
 fi'om Capt. McKim, Assistant Quartermaster at Boston, Mass. 
 
210 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Aitf/. '62. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 26 of the loth directed that special drill in the 
 bayonet exercise be at once begun, and that future inspections shall 
 include scrutiny as to proficiency in that exercise. 
 
 General Order 32 of the 27th repeated the order of the War De- 
 partment (Act of Congress approved 17 July), directing the muster- 
 out of all regimental bands on the last day of the mouth. Capt. 
 Eichard H. Jackson, First United States Artillery, assigned to that 
 cluty. 
 
 The Department Statistics for August, 1862, are: Total troops, 
 13,145; wounded and sick cases, 3,802; died, 77; wounded, 102; 
 died of wounds, etc., 4. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 
 
 Band 
 
 Co. A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Present aggregate . 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 89 
 82 
 85 
 83 
 85 
 84 
 75 
 71 
 75 
 77 
 
 - officers. 
 
 865 
 898 
 
 The Band, though mustered out 31st, was still borue on the rolls, 
 as the discharges had not actually been given. 
 
 Seven men (B, E, G, H) have died of wounds : one (Merrill of 
 B) in the hands of the enemy. Five men (G, H) are dropped as 
 deserters, two of whom had been left sick at Mineola and afterward 
 sent to Foi't Hamilton, New York. Ten have been discharged for 
 disability (one at Concord, N. H. : French of F) . Three officers 
 have passed away : Lieut. Wiggin of H (killed at Pinckney Island, 
 21st), Lieut. Thompson of Co. I (Acting Commissary, 27th, of 
 disease), and Lieut. Scruton of K (died at Salmon Falls, N. H., 
 the listh, of wounds received at James Island, 16th June). 
 
 Absent sick : 2 officers of C, and 1 Field and Staff, Co. C has 
 also two men reported as prisoners of war. 
 
 Sergeants 
 
 Corporals 
 
 Prisoners of War . 
 
 Deserted 
 
 Died of disease .... 
 Discharged for disability 
 
 Absent sick 
 
 Detached 
 
 Present sick 
 
 A B C D E 
 
 5 5 5 5 5 
 
 8 G 
 
 
 
 8 8 
 
 F G H I 
 
 5 5 5 5 
 
 8 8 8 8 
 
 2 3G 
 
 Totals. 
 
 38 
 5 
 10 
 10 
 71 
 18 
 153 
 
SKPXKIVIBKR, 1862, 
 
 ~ EPTEMBER was ushered in by the dethiliug of several 
 men from our regiment as carpenters to do hammer and 
 saAv service in the Quartermaster's Department, their 
 labors to result in houses for the negroes. The detail 
 was : Barrett of E, Toothaker of F, and Davis of K. 
 
 2d Lieut. Smith was ordered from Co. E to Co. A 
 
 !^^ on the 1st, probably to take Lieut. Hynes' place. Acting 
 
 ^^'c?- Commissary. Our Band (not ours now!) went home on the 
 
 Star of the South . Shall we record that the boys wept ? We 
 
 realized as we saw them depart that music did indeed have charms. 
 
 A diary says, "Only 20 of V on duty." Mail. 
 
 Gen. Hunter and Staff went North on the 5th on the McClellan, 
 reall}^ en route to Washington, probably for consultation, though a 
 diary says he was "ordered." Our Quartermaster, Nesmith, went 
 on same steamer on leave of absence. Lieut. Hynes was appointed 
 on the 7th to act as Regimental Quartermaster during Nesmith's 
 absence. The command of the Department was turned over to Brig.- 
 Gen. J. M. Brannau. Mail. 
 
 Dr. A. J. H. Buzzell arrived on the 7th, on the St. Mdrij. He 
 was our new Assistant Surgeon (under new order of the War Depart- 
 ment) ; and a "right good one" he proved to be, as will be seen 
 later on. He found the regiment in a sickly condition, with 500 sick 
 and off duty. 
 
 The New York -Herald of the 6th said that the draft in New 
 Hampshire had been postponed till the 15th. 
 
 On the 7th the Chaplain recorded that "we could not raise 200 
 men for parade." On the 7th also, a regimental order appointed 
 Maj. Plimpton to take cognizance of smaller offences, liable to trial 
 by a regimental or garrison court-martial, and ordered that offenders 
 be brought before him. 
 
 ( )u the 8th, sickness had become so prevalent tliat something 
 \inusual was done in our case, the regiment being excused from any 
 outside duty for one month. Another unusual item of the 8th was that 
 Gen. Brannan, Commanding Department, ordered a small detachment 
 of the Seventh New Hampshire, under Corpl. Cogswell, to be tempora- 
 rily assigned to the Third New Hampshire. 
 
 The relieved guards were ordered by INIaj. Plimpton, Command- 
 ing Regiment (9th) to discharge their pieces at a target on the beach. 
 
 (211) 
 
212 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {Sept. '62. 
 
 Bayonet drill was inaugurated on the 10th, and there was more 
 fun to the square foot, in consequence, than we had had for montlis. 
 Teaching a fancy dance would have been as nothing compared with it. 
 
 The events of the 11th were, that Gen. Branuau ordered a regu- 
 lar sj'stem of target practice, and the Chaplain boils down the con- 
 dition of self and regiment thus: "Not very well; men poorly; reg- 
 iment bad off." 
 
 We were inspected on the 12th ; but the inspector, Capt. Jackson 
 of the Regular Army, was fastidious and the regiment a little "off," 
 for various uncontrollable reasons ; and the inspector didn't complete 
 his work. Mail. About 100 recruits, under Capt. Allen, and a 
 batch of commissions on the 12th, as follows : — 
 
 1st Lieut. Maxwell . . to Captain (assigned to U). 
 
 " " Allen ....•' " " " C (relieving Fogg). 
 
 " " Butterflekl . . " •' " " K. 
 
 .2cl Lieut. Fogg . . . . "1st Lieutenant " " B (from C). 
 
 Cody ...."" " " " C (absent). 
 
 " Smith . . . " " " ;i .1 K. 
 
 1st Sergt. Jonah Libby, Jr., " 2d Lieutenant " " B. 
 
 " " Henry F. Hopkins " " " " " H. 
 
 " " J. J. Donohoe " " " " " C. 
 
 Capt. Ela was transferred to E from K, and Capt. Ayer was 
 transferred to H. 
 
 The 2d Lieutenants' commissions caused many changes in the 
 non-commissioned officers ; among them : — 
 
 Private Georire C. Harris of H to 1st Sergeant. 
 
 Sergt. JohnH. Thing " B " " " 
 
 Corpl. S.N. Lamprey " B " Sergeant. 
 
 Private John Broadbent " B " Corporal. 
 
 Eli Tompkins " B " 
 
 A. S. Currier " B " 
 
 " E. M. Kempton " B " 
 
 Sergt. John Kirwin " C " 1st Sergeant. 
 
 Corpl. John Casey " C " Sergeant. 
 
 Private John Keating " C " Corporal. 
 
 Charles Hall " C " 
 
 The first mention of yellow fever found by the writer was on the 
 12th, and was connected with the death of a Fourth New Hampshire 
 man at Hilton Head, 
 
 The Chaplain mentioned on the 13 th that he put up a place for 
 worship, sent home the effects of four deceased soldiers and spent 
 considerable time with the new recruits. 
 
 It appears that on the loth Maj. Plimpton was in command, 
 for he it was who issued the orders for promotion of nearly all above 
 named. Col. Jackson must have been ill, for he was on duty the 
 14th and selected the names of another detail to go North on recruiting 
 service. The detail was ordered on the 15th and was as follows : — 
 
 Lieut. Henry C. Handerson. 
 
 Sergt. Converse D. McDonald of E. 
 
 " Leonard F. Place " I. 
 
 " Thomas Casey " C. 
 
 Private Alex'r La Madge " H. 
 
 Wm. Ladd Dodge " D. 
 
 " Thomas Hanson " A. 
 
Sept. '62.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 213 
 
 They were ordered to report to Lieut. Col. Setli Eastman, Supt. 
 of Volunteer Recruiting Service at Concord, N. H. "Lucky dogs !" 
 exclaimed we all. Lieut. Cornelius was by same order relieved from 
 duty at Concord and ordered to report to the regiment. There was 
 some trouble with the recruits just arrived, not only evident by the 
 Chaplain's efforts, but also evidenced by an order from Gen. Branuan, 
 Commanding Department, that all recruits be examined by the sur- 
 geons within three days after arrival. 
 
 The event of the 15th was the arrival of the Anu/o, bringing 
 Gen. Mitchel and staff and a large mail. Gen. Mitchel came to 
 take charge of the Department. He assumed command the 17th (by 
 General Order 40) and announced his staff : — 
 
 Maj.W. P. Prentice 
 Lieut. B. Birch . . 
 '• F. A. Mitchel 
 J. C. Williams 
 " Israel R. Sealj^ 
 E. W. Mitchel 
 
 Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff. 
 Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 (his son). 
 
 Capt. 
 
 /■ — \~iL 
 
 Forty-seventh New York, Acting Asst.Adjt.-Gen. 
 Assistant Quartermaster (his son). temporaril,v 
 
 assianed to duty as Assistant Aide-de-Camp on 
 
 the Staft'. 
 
 The Confederate Gen. Beauregard assumed command, at Charles- 
 ton, on the loth, of the States of South Carolina and (ieorgia, 
 and said the forces were as follows : South 
 Carolina: infantry, 6,564; artillery in po- 
 sition, 1,787; field artillery, 1,379; cav- 
 alry, 2,817: total, 12,547. Georgia: total, 
 7,189. Aggregate, 24 Sept., 19,^736. 
 
 Our recruits again. The 16th a Board 
 of Inspectors was appointed for each of 
 the regiments which had received recruits. 
 Our regimental Board was Capt. Raudlett, 
 Assistant Surgeon Eaton, Capt. Wilbur and 
 Capt. Ela. 
 
 A Sept. 8th letter to the Manchester 
 Jlirror (published 16th Sept.), sheds light 
 on several matters. It says: "Of the 
 three men of Co. H wounded 21 Aug., two 
 have died .... Dr. Buzzell, recently ap- 
 pointed, has arrived and went on duty at 
 once .... a general court-martial is in 
 session at Beaufort, and Col. Jackson is 
 on duty with it ... . Bedel is recover- 
 ing from a severe illness. Maj. Plimpton 
 is temporarily in command .... quite 
 a number discharged for disability lately 
 .... 22 commissions now due the regi- 
 ment." [This Avas written before the arrival of several commissions 
 about the 12th.— D. E.] 
 
 Gen. Mitchel assumed command of the Department on the 17th, 
 and inspected the Third New Hampshire on the 19th and made a 
 speech to us. In the evening the Fourth New Hampshire Band (Why 
 bad this band not gone home?) serenaded Col. Jackson. 
 
 COTTON 
 
214 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_S('pt. '62. 
 
 Our recruiting party left us on the Arago on the 20th, with the 
 best wishes of alL One of the first acts of Gen. INIitchel was to 
 direct Col. Brown, Third Rhode Island (20 Sept.), to relieve Col. 
 Guss, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, as Commander of the Post of 
 Hilton Head. About this time there was a movement directed 
 against Chaplains as a body. (See the Chaplain's Personal.) 
 
 The 22d of Sept. 1862 was a memorable one, for on that day 
 President Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation, to 
 take effect Jan. 1 next. The following words occur in it : " . . . . 
 all persons held as slaves within any State or any designated part of 
 a State, of which the people thereof shall be then (1 Jan. 1S(J3) in 
 rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward and 
 forever free " 
 
 The Savannah RepuhUcan of the 24th called for "Lead ! Lead !" 
 the several donations to be marked "Lead for the Government." 
 It said : ' ' Many families have enough when moulded into bullets to 
 put a company of Yankees to flight," and added: "The citizens of 
 Charleston have furnished sixty thousand pounds." 
 
 Ou the 25th it is recorded that we had another (small) lot of 
 recruits. On same date the War Department issued a General Order 
 which is very instructive, and the writer thinks it too good to be 
 omitted. It was in regard to exchanges of prisoners, and Avas the 
 result of an agreement of 22 July 1862. The exchanges were to 
 be — 
 
 Man for man. 
 
 Officer for officer — lower for higher grades. 
 
 General in Cliief or Admiral, for 00 privates or seamen. 
 
 Major-General or Flag Officer, for 40 privates or seamen. 
 
 Brigadier-General or Commodore with broad pennant, for 20 privates 
 
 or seamen. 
 Colonel or Captain in Navy, for 15 privates or seamen. 
 Lieutenant-Colonels or Commander in NaA'y, for 10 privates or seamen. 
 Major or Lieutenant-Commander in Navy, for 8 privates or seamen. 
 Lieutenant or Ensign or Master's Mate in Navy, for 4 privates or seamen. 
 Midshipman, Warrant Officers in Navy, Masters of Merchant Vessels 
 
 and Commanders of Privateers, for 3 privates or seamen. 
 Non-commissioned Officers, Army or Navy, for 2 privates or seamen. 
 
 We may add that the agreement was made between Maj.-Gen. 
 John A. Dix, U. S. A., and Maj.-Gen. D. H. Hill, C. S. A. Cheer 
 up non-coms., for here is a War Department order that declares you 
 to be worth two privates or seamen ! 
 
 Again the recruits. A letter to 3fanchester Mirror dated 20 
 Sept., and published 25th, says : " General Order 91, War Depart- 
 ment, Adjutant-General's Ottice, requires Chaplains to be examined 
 .... Capt. Allen of Co. C has arrived here at last, with about 75 
 recruits, seven of whom were rejected. Their long stay in New York 
 did them no good .... tlie barracks for Cos. A and I are now in 
 process (provost guard) .... 30 or 40 sick men have been sent 
 to the General Hospital within a month, to relieve the Regimental 
 Hospital. Only death since last letter, Thomas L. Rich, Co. 
 A . . . . " 
 
Sept. '62.^ TIIIHD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 215 
 
 Times had changed. Gen. Huuter had gone North. Gen. 
 Mitehel was now in command. On the 26th, he directed that all 
 enlisted men who had been acting as officers in the colored regiment 
 (First South Carolina Volunteers) return at once to their regiments. 
 Officers were over-staying their leaves of absence to such an extent 
 that Gen. Mitehel made an attempt to stop it by ordering, on the 
 27th, a Board to " sit" on such cases. Capt. Ela of the Third New 
 Hampshire was the regiment's only representative on the Board. 
 
 Admiral DuPout left on the 27th, having been summoned to 
 "Washington. That probably meant a change in commanding officers 
 of the naval forces in the Department. 
 
 The month closed by a raid of a portion of the Forty-eighth 
 New York from Fort Pulaski (on the 30th), resulting in the 
 destruction of a lot of valuable salt works near Bluffton. 
 
 SUPPLEMENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 123 of the 3d created the 10th Army Corps (all 
 of the Department of the South) and assigned Gen. O. M. Mitehel 
 to its command (he assumed the command the 17th). General Order 
 126 of the 6th amended previous orders as to organization of regi- 
 ments and companies of infantry : A regiment of infantry — 10 com- 
 panies — to have 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 major, 1 adjutant 
 (an extra lieutenant), 1 quartermaster (an extra lieutenant), 1 
 chaplain, 1 surgeon, 2 assistant surgeons ; non-commissioned staff : 
 1 sergeant-major, 1 quartermaster sergeant, 1 commissar}^ sergeant, 
 1 hospital steward. A company to have 1 captain, 1 1st lieutenant, 
 1 2d lieutenant, 1 1st sergeant, 4 sergeants, 8 corporals, 2 musicians, 
 1 wagoner, 64 privates — minimum, 82 privates — maximum. 
 
 (Under this order our Principal Musician, Gove, was discharged. 
 See later.) 
 
 This order said, as there was no law autliorizing musicians for 
 companies, that two musicians, might be enlisted for each company 
 and be paid and rated as privates. 
 
 General Order 130 of the 14th called attention to the necessity 
 of reducing baggage. Officers to be permitted to carry mess chests 
 and a valise or carpet bag. No trunks or boxes to be allowed in the 
 baggage trains. Privates to carry no more carpet bags( !) and boxes 
 in regimental wagons. Sutlers' goods to be carried no more in 
 regimental wagons. 
 
 General Order 140 of the 24th created the Provost Marshal 
 General's office (as a sort of a bureau of the War Department) . 
 
 General Order 141 of the 25th (a proclamation by the Presi- 
 dent) said : ". . . . all persons discouraging volunteer enlistments, 
 resisting military drafts, or guilty of any disloyal practice, affording 
 aid and comfort to the rebels against the authority of the United 
 
216 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '62. 
 
 States, shall he subject to martial law and liable to trial and pun- 
 ishment by court-martial or military commission. The writ of 
 habeas corpus is suspended in respect to all persons arrested or who 
 are now, or hereafter during the rebellion, shall be imprisoned in 
 any fort, camp, arsenal, military prison or other place of confinement 
 by any military authority, or by the sentence of any court-martial 
 or military commission." 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 3G of the 5th was the order by Brig. -Gen. J. M. 
 Brannan, assuming command of the Department, in obedience (as 
 he said) to orders from Maj.-Gen. Hunter. 
 
 General Order 38 of the 11th directed that target practice begin 
 at once. A circular (no number) of the 13th directed that all re- 
 cruits received for regiments in the Department be inspected by the 
 regimental commander and surgeon on the third day after arrival. 
 
 General Order 40 of the 17th was Gen. Mitchel's order assuming 
 command of the Department, relieving Gen. Brannan. 
 
 General Order 42 of the "iGth directed that men of the volunteer 
 regiments (white), who had been serving as officers in the First South 
 Carolina (colored) rejoin their own regiments at once. 
 
 General Order 43 of the 27th ordered a commission to examine 
 into the cases of officers who had returned to the Department after 
 having overstayed their leaves of absence. 
 
 The Department Statistics for September are : Troops, 13,837 ; 
 wounded and sick, 3,623 ; died, 68 ; cases of wounded and sick, 58 ; 
 died of wounds, etc., 1. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Eield and Staff omen, 10 officers. 
 
 Co. A 99 " 2 
 
 B 95 " 3 
 
 C 86 " 3 
 
 D 81 " 3 
 
 E 89 " 2 
 
 F .98 " 3 
 
 G 73 " 3 
 
 H 71 " 2 
 
 I 90 " 1 
 
 K 77 " 2 
 
 Present aggregate .... 898 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 865 
 
 The Band had been discharged, entailing a loss of Leader 
 Gustavus W. Ingalls and 6 first-cl^ss, 6 second-class and 7 third- 
 class musicians: total, 20. The missing ones to make up the 
 original number had been previously discharged. 
 
 Recruits have been received as follows: A, 11 ; B, 14 ; C, 8 ; 
 D, ; E, 5 ; F, 20 ; G, 1 ; H, 4 ; I, 22 ; K, : total, 85. 
 
 There have been discharged for disability: Moody A. Sawyer, 
 Hospital Steward ; H. B. Wing, Principal Musician. 
 
Sept. '62.'] THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 217 
 
 Three 1st sergeants, — Jouah Libby, Jr., of B, Henry F. Hopkins 
 of H and J. J. Donohoe of C — have received commissions as 2d 
 lieutenants. 
 
 Wagoner Hackett of C has been discharged, by an order. 
 
 2d Lieuts. Fogg and Cody have been promoted to 1st lieutenants, 
 and 1st Lieuts. Allen and Maxwell to Captains. 
 
 Asst. Surgeon Buzzell and 2d Asst. Surgeon Farrar joined 
 during the month, the former having been appointed under the new 
 order of the War Department, authorizing two assistant surgeons to 
 a regiment instead of one, and the latter in advance of an expected 
 vacancy. 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 c 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Tota 
 
 Sergeants 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 r. 
 
 
 Corporals . . . 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 Musicians . . . 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 Absent sick . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 Detached . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 Prisoners of war 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3f) 
 
 
 
 
 
 3.S 
 
 Officers detached 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 Present sick 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 i)(; 
 
 Absent in arrest 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 u 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 Recruits received 
 
 
 11 
 
 u 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 85 
 
 Discharged for disabilitj 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 32 
 
 Died of disease . 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 () 
 
CHEVRONS, ETC. 
 
 CORPOKAL 
 
 aMSER&T. SERGT. MAJ. prin.mUS. 
 
 SERGT 
 
 PRIN. IVIUS 18^0 
 
 COM.SEKGT COLOR 5ER&T 1^ 
 
 HD^f.smm COLOR CORPL 
 
 CO/M SERQT 
 
 X 
 
 s\mi coKPS 
 
 PIONEER CORPL. PlQHiiR COm 
 
 (■21S) 
 
OCTOBER, 1862. 
 
 HE first item of interest in October was the discharge of 
 Assistant Surgeon Eaton, for disability, on the 1st. 
 The salt works (see 30 Sept.) were actually destroj^ed 
 the same day. 
 
 On the 3d Gen. Mitchel ordered the formation of a 
 new brigade, to be called the Second Brigade of the 10th 
 Army Corps, and to be composed of the following troops : 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, Col. Guss ; Seventh Connec- 
 ticut, Col. Hawley ; Third New Hampshire, Col. Jackson ; Seventy- 
 sixth Pennsylvania, Capt. Strawbridge. The brigade was relieved 
 from orders of the Commander of the Post of Hilton Head. Gen. 
 Terry was assigned to the new brigade. A letter of the 3d to the 
 New York Times said: "The present negro quarters — a long row 
 of partitions into which are crowded j^oung and old, male and 
 female, without respect to quantity or quality, such has thus far been 
 the necessity — having become a sort of Five Points, half stye, half 
 brothel, the Major-General has ordered them to be removed outside ; 
 and accordingly a piece of ground has been selected near Drayton's 
 Plantation, about two miles off, for a negro village. The negroes 
 are to be made to build their own homes .... a teacher has been 
 provided .... to be paid by the Quartermaster's Department." 
 
 Gen. Terry assumed command of the new brigade on the 4th, 
 announcing his Staff as follows : Capt. Bacon, Seventh Connecticut, 
 Acting Assistant Adjutant-General; Lieut. Terry (Gen. Terry's 
 brother) , Seventh Connecticut, and Lieut. James, Third Khode Is- 
 land, as Aide-de-Camps. A flag-staff was raised the same day in 
 front of the Colonel's tent. 
 
 We had a special muster on the 5th, apparently by an order 
 from the Provost Marshal, Maj. G. B. Van Brunt; but its exact im- 
 port is obscure. 
 
 Our 30 days' exemption from outside duty expired on the 8th. 
 On the lith Capt. Emmons and Lieut. Jonah Libby, Jr., got 
 leaves of absence for 30 daya, though Capt. Emmons did not turn 
 over the company property to Lieut. T. M. Jackson till the 13th. 
 A general order from War Department, Adjutant-General's Office, of 
 the 9th, authorized officers of the regular army to enlist volunteers 
 
 (219) 
 
220 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Oct. '62. 
 
 to till the ranks of their conimands to the legal standard, and such 
 enlistments might be for three full years or for the unexpired terms. 
 
 The negro church was formally dedicated on the r2th, the Rev. 
 H. N. Hudson of the Engineer regiment conducting the exercises. 
 Gen. Mitchel was present and addressed the assemblage. Mail. 
 
 Another mail of 15th was an important one, for it contained 
 nine new commissions for our regiment. The list was as follows : — 
 
 1st Lieut. Burnham to be Captain. 
 
 " " Aver " 
 
 2cl " Marsh " 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 T. J\I. Jackson 
 
 1st Sergt. Houchtou of A, " 2d 
 
 Wadlia ".G, " 
 
 1st " Stearns " F, " " " 
 
 Head " B, " 
 
 1st " Hawkins " I, " " " 
 
 These were announced on the 15th; and within a few days 
 thereafter the following changes, among others, were made among 
 the enlisted men : — 
 
 Sergt. Geo. P. Nutting of E, to 1st Sergeant (virc Fogg, resigned). 
 
 Corpl. Royal Scales " E, " Sergeant (r/ce Nutting, promoted). 
 
 Private W. S. Abbott " E, " Corporal Irice Scales, promoted). 
 
 Sergt. Button " F, " 1st Sergeant (rKV' Stearns, com'd). 
 
 Corpl. Ackerman " F, " Sergeant. 
 
 McCoy " F, " 
 
 Private Stetson " F, " Corporal. 
 
 Corpl. Emerson " G, " Sergeant. 
 
 Private Paris " G, " Corporal. 
 
 " Cassidy " G, " " 
 
 Corpl. Edgell " G, " Sergeant. 
 
 " Burley " I, " " 
 
 " Robinson " I, " " 
 
 Private Chapman "I, " Corporal. 
 
 " Gerrisli " I, " Corporal. 
 
 Sergt. Parker " I, " 1st Sergeant. 
 
 Corpl. Evans " A, " Sergeant. 
 
 Private Coftee " A, " Corporal. 
 
 Sergt. Morrill " A, " 1st Sergeant. 
 
 Corpl. Giddings " B, " Sergeant. 
 
 " Morrison " B, " " 
 
 Private Edminster " B, " Corporal. 
 
 Cos. A and I were relieved from Provost Guard on the 16th and 
 rejoined the regiment, and received the following highly complimen- 
 tary letter : — 
 
 LETTER TO CAPTS. CLARK AND BURNHAM CCOS. A. AND I), 
 ON BEING RELIEVED FROM PROVOST DUTY. 
 
 16 Oct. 1862. 
 Sirf: : Military necessity having again compelled the breaking up of 
 old associations, by directing the return to their regiment of your com- 
 mands, I cannot alloAv the opportunity to pass without expressing to you, 
 and through you to the officers and non-commissioned officers and privates 
 of your companies, my most heartfelt thanks for the very courteous and 
 
 prompt manner in which my orders have ever been obeyed I shall 
 
 ever look back to my connection and association with the Third New Hamp- 
 shire, as represented by yourselves and commands, as one of the green 
 
OrA. '62.'\ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 221 
 
 spots of mj' life That you will always ac<init yourselves with credit 
 
 wheu called on the battle-field, James Island can testify ; that yon can be en- 
 trusted with intricate, onerous and unpleasant duties, it is only necessary 
 
 to advert to the time spent as Provost Guard at Port Royal 
 
 G. B. Van Brunt, 
 Maj. Forty-seventh New York VuU., Provost JSJarshal. 
 
 There were only seven companies on parade on the 17th. Pay- 
 rolls were being signed the 17th. 
 
 A diary of the 18th said: "The allotment took effect today, 
 when paid off, and some didn't get a cent." The New South of the 
 18th gave the following as a complete roster of the Third New 
 Hampshire otlicers : — 
 
 ROSTER OF THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE OFFICERS. 
 
 [New South, 18 Oct. 18G2.] 
 Jackson, Adjt. Libby, Asst. Snrg. Buzzell, 
 
 Col. 
 
 Lieul.-Col. Bedel, 
 Maj. Plimpton, 
 
 Co. 
 
 A: 
 B: 
 
 C: 
 D: 
 E: 
 F: 
 G: 
 H: 
 I: 
 K: 
 
 Capt. Clark, 
 
 " Wilbur, 
 
 " Allen, 
 
 " Maxwell, 
 
 " Ela, 
 
 " Randlett, 
 
 " Emmons, 
 
 " Ayer, 
 
 " Burnham, 
 
 " Butterfleld, 
 
 Q. M. Nesmith, 
 Surg. Moulton, 
 
 1st Lieut. Hyues, 
 
 " " Fogg, 
 
 " " Cody, 
 
 " " Cornelius, 
 
 " Dearborn, 
 
 " " Marsh, 
 
 " " Handerson, 
 
 " " Jackson, 
 
 " " Dow, 
 
 " '• Smith, 
 
 " " Farrar, 
 
 Chaplain Hill. 
 
 2d Lieut. Houghton, 
 " " Libby, Jr., 
 " " Donohoe, 
 " " Head, 
 " " Flanders, 
 " " Stearns, 
 " " Wadlia, 
 " " Hopkins, 
 " " Place, 
 ' " Hawkins. 
 
 Gen. Mitchel gave a sort of reception on Sunday, the lOtli, to 
 the officers ; and so many of ours attended that we had no parade. 
 
 We had marching orders on the 2()th, attended by the usual bus- 
 tle, and on the 21st we marched to the wharf. Capt. Ela was 
 directed to assume command of our camp while the men were away. 
 This expedition was to go to Pocotaligo, on the mainland, a station 
 on the railroad between Savannah and Charleston. The purpose was 
 to cut the communication, burn the railroad bridge, destroy a portion 
 of the track and retire. This in brief was the programme. The 
 troops were put on board the various craft during the afternoon and 
 early evening, and at various hours of the night started up the 
 (Broad) river. The troops were scattered about the fleet, some be- 
 ing on the gunboats. Co. F was divided thus : the first platoon on 
 the gunboat Uncas, and the second on the gunboat Patroon. Other 
 distributions and other troops will appear later on. The troops were 
 provided before starting with a small parcel of pitehwood splinters 
 and a bunch of matches. The writer will make no attempt to give 
 an account of this expedition in one continuous story, but will serve 
 it up as he finds it furnished by different persons and from different 
 standpoints. In fact, the writer was not present, being on duty at 
 the camp. The regiment went practically as a large detail, as will 
 be seen by the number of men. They had five days' rations and 
 100 rounds. 
 
222 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [0^^ '62. 
 
 POCOTALIGO, 22 OCT. 1862. 
 
 The following account is by L. N. J. of Co. F : — 
 We landed at Mackay's Point at 7 a.m., and waited for the rest of the 
 troops. Started al)oiit 9 a.m. Nearly every man in the Third New Hamp- 
 shire had a bundle of pitchwood to set fire to the railroad bridi^e. Over 
 3,000 troops, 2 field pieces and 2 hoAvitzers. The howitzers by sailors from 
 Wnbcifih. The Third New Hampshire was last but two in the line The 
 Forty-seventh NeAV York and the artillery had the advance. Reached enemy 
 about 1 P.M., and opened fire on them with artillery, about five miles from 
 the landing. The rebs fell back a mile, and made a stand on further side of 
 the marsh, with artillery and infantry. Only a narroAv road across the 
 marsh. Our artillery was placed this side the marsh in a potato field ; the 
 infantry in the Avoods in front. The Third Ncav Hampshire supported the 
 battery. The shot and shell Avere fiying in all directions. Only two or three 
 of Third Ncav Hampshire wounded — one of Co. F slig-htly. The rebs held 
 their position till the Fourth NeAv Hampshire charged them, Avhen they re- 
 treated, leaving some ammunition. Our troops followed. Third New 
 Hampshire advanced to Avithin a short distance of the railroad, Avhen we 
 took a position in a road to the left of the main road, to check a possible 
 flank movement. The other troops foUoAved them up, driving them about 
 three miles, fighting CA'ery inch of the Avaj\ The rebs then retreated across 
 a creek, and destroyed the bridge over it. Our artillery got out of ammuni- 
 tion ; but the infantry fought until dark, Avhen the enemy got reinforced. 
 Seeing that the object of the expedition could not be accomplished, the 
 troops fell back to the boats.- We were about 12 miles from the boats at 
 the close of the fight. The ambulances Avere fcAV, and Ave had to carry 
 wounded in blankets, on boards, etc. AVhen Ave got within 3 miles of the 
 boats, Co. F was sent back for the dead and Avounded. Nearly morning be- 
 fore Co. F all got in. Enemy was driven about G miles in all. At Mackay's 
 Point all night. 
 
 The troops landed in the early morning. The Third NeAv Hamp- 
 shire were almost the last to land. Marched nearly fiA'e miles before 
 a shot was fired. In a little while the Third New Hampshire was 
 ordered up to support the battery, which was actively engaged at 
 the front. Regiment ordered to lie low : they did. After the artil- 
 lery had fired about half an hour, the Third New Hampshire Avas or- 
 dered forAvard with fixed bayonets. They rushed forward, across a 
 field and into the woods, passing o\^er and among the rebels and 
 Union wounded and dead. Forward again, the Third New Hamp- 
 shire on one side of the road and a Pennsylvania regiment on the 
 other. Advanced about two-thirds of a mile, and Third New Hamp- 
 shire ordered into a by-path to prevent flanking. Soon after, general 
 retreat. Co. D and part of A returned on the Patroon. 
 
 Here is another account, but particularly applying to a certain 
 part of the experiences of the troops : — 
 
 The night before the action, a detail of eight men from Co. B 
 and 117 in all from the various regiments, went up Broad RiA-er, 
 under Capt. Gray of the ScA^enth Connecticut, in two launches, Lieut. 
 Phenix and Lieut. Pearson, both of the NaA-y, eacli having charge of 
 a launch. Past Midshipman Stetson was also one of the party. Each 
 boat had a negro guide. The leading launch, under Lieut. Phenix, 
 had a boat hoAvitzer. Both went up Broad RiA'er a considerable dis- 
 tance, despite the fact that the negro guides insisted that the launches 
 
Oct. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 223 
 
 had passed the desu'ed poiut of hindino-. Pearson suggested to Phe- 
 uix that the point had been passed, but received in reply: "Who's 
 in command? It's j^our duty to follow." After rowing further, 
 Pheuix himself became alarmed and ventured to ask Pearson where 
 he thought they were ; to which Pearson liad the temerity to suggest 
 that he was only to follow where Phenix led. Phenix then directed 
 Pearson's and his own boat turned about and Pearson's to lead. 
 Tliey rowed a long time, for they had gone far away from and be- 
 yond the particular place they were to land. At near daybreak they 
 arrived at the place, but did not actuall}^ laud. The fleet soon came 
 along and the two boats proceeded with them. The evident design 
 of the expedition of the two boats Avas to capture rebel pickets at 
 the causeway, near where the action afterward took place. Undoubt- 
 edly the failure of the plan arranged for the two boats contributed 
 largelv to the non-success of the whole movement. 
 
 A private letter says : " We had a hard fight and whipped the 
 enemy out of three different positions and drove them back to the 
 line of tlie Charleston & Savannah Railroad, about five miles, when 
 it became dark and the contest ended. The ground was desperately 
 disputed the whole wa3\ Co. II was joined with Co. I, and the two 
 were commanded by Capt. Burnham. Capt. Ayer commanded Co. 
 B, which was filled up by Co. G men. Co. B was the color company 
 for the time being. Capt. Wilbur was in camp at Hilton Head. 
 Lieut. Fogg was at one part of the fight sent to assist Capt. Butter- 
 field of Co. K. One man in Co, E lost his left hand. Our regiment, 
 owing to accident of position, escaped with very little iujmy." 
 
 The bunches of matches and the neat parcels of pitchwood were 
 not used as intended. 
 
 The Historian of the Sixth Connecticut says of this expedition : 
 "There were 4,500 troops, viz.: Sixth Connecticut, Fourth New 
 Hampshire and Forty-seventh New York, Fifty-fifth Penus3'lvania, 
 under Col. Chatfield ; Seventh Connecticut, Seventy-sixth Pennsyl- 
 vania, Third New Hampshire, and tars from the Wabash., under Gen. 
 Terry. The Sixth Connecticut loss was given as 5 killed, 29 wounded 
 and 3 missing." 
 
 Only 3 men were wounded in the Third New Hampshire : Corpl. 
 Warren S. Abbott, Co. E, in hand ; Private Geo. W. Flanders, Co. 
 F, in hand; Musician John W. Morse, Co. G, in hand. 
 
 The Third New Hampshire is mentioned in Gen. Terry's official 
 report. He reported in substance as follows : 480 officers and men 
 of the Third New Hampshire, organized as six companies [to equal- 
 ize. — D.E.] under Col. .Tohn II. Jackson, the regiment on the Boston 
 and the gunboats Patroon and Uncas. Between 9 and 10 in the 
 evening (21st), he received a verbal order from Gen. Brannan to de- 
 tail 107 officers and men to embark in the boats of the men-of-war, 
 and to proceed to and beyond INIaekay's Point and endeavor to cap- 
 ture the enemy's outposts in that vicinity. He detailed 2 officers and 
 75 men from the Seventh Connecticut, and 2 officers and 32 men 
 from the Third New Hampshire. Capt. Graj' of the Seventh Con- 
 
224 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [OtV. '62. 
 
 uecticut, with 95 meu, was directed to proceed up Broad River be- 
 yond Mackay's Point, and land in the rear of the pickets and cut 
 off their retreat in the direction of Pocotaligo. The other 12 men, 
 under Lieut. S. M. Smith, Third New Hampshire, were directed to 
 proceed up the Pocotaligo River and capture tlie pickets on Bray's 
 Island. [Capt. Gray was unsuccessful. Lieut. Smith captured one 
 lieutenant and three men, with their horses. See his report else- 
 where.] The Boston, on which were Gen. Terry's Headquarters, 
 did not arrive till nearly 8 a.m., 22d. Put his own brigade forward 
 (not in front) , preceded by Lieut. Henry's battery and a naval bat- 
 ery under Lieut. Phenix. These were followed l)y the Seventy-sixth 
 Pennsylvania and Seventh Connecticut, Third New Hampshire and 
 New York Phigineers (several vessels had not yet landed their troops) . 
 Gen. Terry's Brigade soon united with the First Brigade, and then 
 Lieut. Henry's battery was exchanged for Lieut. Gitting's battery, 
 and a company of the Third Rhode Island Artillery was assigned to 
 duty with the boat howitzers. The whole column was then put in 
 motion, but was soon halted by Gen. Brannan's orders, who also 
 directed pickets thrown out and await his arrival. This halt Avas 
 made some two and a half or three miles from the landing. On 
 Gen. Brannan's arrival the whole force advanced by flank. Ap- 
 proaching " Frampton's," artillery was heard in front, and Gen. Terrj^ 
 soon received orders to form column and move forward at double- 
 quick to support First Brigade, then engaged. He here detailed half 
 a company of the Seventh Connecticut as a hospital guard, and the 
 other half, under Capt. Tourtellotte, he assigned to assist in serving 
 the boat howitzers. Then Gen. Brannau directed, and Gen. Terry 
 sent the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania (his leading regiment) into the 
 woods 200 yards to left of road, to protect left flank of first line, 
 and the Seventh Connecticut and Third New Hampshire Avere deployed 
 on the right and left, immediately in rear of the batteries, which were 
 rapidly firing. The brigade remained here some time, the men lying- 
 down and escaping serious injury. Again Gen. Terry, by orders 
 from Gen. Brannan, moved forward a short distance beyond the guns, 
 while a charge upon the battery in our front was executed by troops 
 of the First Brigade. ' The enemy being driven from their position, 
 Gen. Terry was again ordered to advance his line, and tried to do so, 
 but was unable to do it in line, owing to the woods and marsh. He 
 did so by a flank into the road, after passing over which (causeway) 
 he again brought his brigade into column, the Third New Hampshire 
 and Seventh Connecticut being on the right of the road and the 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania on the left. On being ordered to send a 
 regiment to the front double-quick. Gen. Terry sent the Seventy- 
 sixth Pennsylvania, and then Gen. Terry went personally and posted 
 the Third New Hampshire and one boat howitzer in a position desig- 
 nated bj' Gen. Brannan. '^Having accomplished this," says Gen. 
 Terry, "and coming to the front, I found the Seventy-sixth Penn- 
 sylvania and Seventh Connecticut already deployed on the left and 
 right of the road just Avithin the edge of the Avood which borders the 
 
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 Capt. Chakles F. Dunbar. 
 
 Lieut. Axdrkw J. FouG. 
 
 Capt. Andkkw J. Wadlia. 
 
Oct. '62.1, THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 225 
 
 marshy banks of the Pocotaligo River, be3'ond which the enemy had 
 taken position, the batteries being on the road a little in advance of 
 the line." 
 
 " Soon after my arrival," says Gen. Terry, " our artillery fire 
 was much slackened, owing to the exhaustion of the ammunition ; 
 and the fire of the enemy correspondingly increased." The flank 
 companies of Seventh Connecticut (Sharp's breech-loaders) were then 
 ordered to open fire, which they quickly did ; and the result was the 
 opposing battery was completely silenced. Two companies of Seventy- 
 sixth Pennsylvania then arrived. 
 
 About five o'clock Gen. Terry says he learned from Gen. Bran- 
 uan that the bridge had broken down, and that it was impossible to 
 follow the enemy further, and that he (Gen. Brannau) had deter- 
 mined to withdraw his forces. 
 
 Gen. Teny covered the withdrawal. The Third New Hamp- 
 shire, which was still at some distance to the left and rear, in the 
 position where Gen. Terry had posted it, was then brought back to 
 the road, its right resting upon it ; and the boat howitzer under En- 
 sign Wallace, which had accompanied the Third New Hampshire, 
 was brought to the front, where it discharged the last artillery fire of 
 the day. The troops went into bivouac, as if to wait till next day 
 and fight again ; but next day re-embarked for Hilton Head. The 
 Fifty-fifth Pennsjdvania was the last to leave. Gen. Terr}- made 
 favorable mention of Col. Jackson. 
 
 Lieut. S. M. Smith with a small detail captured several of the 
 enemy's pickets, and the following report tells the storj' : — 
 
 LIEUT. S. M. SMITH'S REPORT. 
 
 Hilton Head, S. C, 25 October 1862. 
 Colonel : I have the honor to report that I left the Boston at 11 p.m., 
 with 12 men and a negro guide, to captnre a picket post. "Went up the river 
 by water to within two miles of my destination, landed and reached the rear 
 of the picket a little after daybreak. Sent six men to occupy a dyke in the 
 rear, to capture any who might escape me, then advanced and captured two 
 cavalry pickets (one a 1st Lieutenant in Morgan's Cavalry). Learning 
 that two more pickets would soon be in, ordered the dyke guard to let them 
 pass in, and stationed the remaining force about the grounds, with orders 
 to ahow the rebels to enter the line and then capture them, which was done. 
 I then embarked and returned to the fleet ; and delivered the prisoners to 
 Gen. Brannan, the property (consisting of 3 valuable cavalry horses, 4 sets 
 cavalry equipments, 2 double-barreled fowling pieces, 1 rifle, .! cartridge 
 boxes and 3 belts) to Capt. Coryell, Quartermaster of Gen. Brannan's Bri- 
 gade, by order of Gen. Brannan. My thanks are due Master Orman of the 
 gunboat Paul Jones, who accompanied me witla S men. 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 S. M. Smith. 
 John H. .Jackson, Lieut. Tliird Beq. New Hampshire Vols. 
 
 Col. Third lieg. New IIami>shh-e Vols. 
 
 The following list will be of interest : — 
 
 Gunboat Paul Jones. 
 
 Transport Pen Deford : 000 of Forty-seventh Pennsylvania ; 400 
 
 of Fifty-flfth Pennsylvania. 
 Gunboat Conemauyh : 350 of Fourth New Hampshire. 
 
 17 
 
226 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Ort. '62. 
 
 Gunboat Wissahickou : 250 of Foui'th New Hampshire. 
 
 Ti-ansport Boston : 500 of Seventh Counecticut ; 380 of Third New 
 Hampshire, Col. Jackson. 
 
 Guniwat Patrnon : 50 of Third New Hampshire. 
 
 Gunboat Uncas : 50 of Third New Hampshire. 
 
 Transport Darlhiyton : 30G of Sixth Connecticut. 
 
 Transport Belief: 200 of Sixth Connecticut. 
 
 Gunboat 3Iarhlehead : 2,30 of Third Rhode Island xVrtillery. 
 
 Gunboat Via- en : 70 of Third Rhode Island Artillery. 
 
 Transport Flora: 300 of Seventy-f-ixth Pennsylvania. 
 
 Gunboat Wafer Witch: 130 of Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania. 
 
 Armed Transport Geovf/e Washington : 250 of New York Engineers. 
 
 Armed Steamer FhoW'r : 450 of Forty-eighth New York and a 
 Third Rhode Island Pattery. 
 
 Towed, on lighters from Hiltonllead; 1 Section of Light Co. E, Third 
 U. S. Artillery; 1 Section of Battery H, First U. S. Artillery. 
 
 Four of the Drum Corps were with the colors ; the rest, in- 
 cluclhig Spencer, Graham, Morse, Vesey and others, formed a 
 stretcher corps. Morse was hit on back of hand very slight. Gra- 
 ham hit, injuring his pants onl}'. Wounded placed on the Ben 
 Deford, Boston and Flora. 
 
 The regiment arrived back at camp during the 2od, and resumed 
 the usual routine. 
 
 There was great excitement about the Head on the 2r)th, on ac-. 
 count of the appearance of the yellow fever. Gen. Mitchel and Staff 
 left that day for Beaufort, several of them being sick. 
 
 Gen. Brannan was directed, on the 27th, to assume command of 
 the Department during the temporary illness of Gen. Mitchel. Alas 
 for poor Gen. Mitchel ! The illness was temporary, to be sure, but 
 nevertheless fatal. On same day Co. F was ordered to recover a lot 
 of boats belonging to the I'ocotaligo expedition ; and the company 
 proceeded on the 28th, taking the George Washington at daylight 
 and proceeding up Broad Kiver. The account, by L. N. J., is as 
 follows : — 
 
 Found two at Port Royal Island, then went to Mackay's Point. Shelled 
 the rebel picket otf and returned to Hilton Head, arriving at 3 p.m. At dark 
 was ordered aboard same steamer, and by 9.30 Avere ready to start. Ran up 
 Skull Creek, and anchored oft" Pope's. At daylight, 29th, went up the river 
 again to Mackay's Point. Shelled the rebel pickets, and then ran up the 
 Coosaw^atchie Creek about two miles. The creek there was so narrow, 
 didn't go any further. Capt. Randlett in command. Ran back and then up 
 the Pocotaligo Creek about six miles. Saw pickets at Stewartson's Place. 
 They were lying dowai and didn't see us till Avithin 100 yards. Our bow- 
 gun was not bearing on this side, so Ave opened lire Avith our rifles at first. 
 They skedaddled. The bow^ gun Avas soon firing at them Avith grape and 
 shell. Some of the boys Avent ashore and got a fcAV trophies. We shelled 
 the Avoods right and left. We were in sight of the battlefield of the 22d. 
 Returned to Hilton Head, and Avere at camp at 5 p.ai. (2t)th). 
 
 A Board of Inspectors was appointed on the 28th to examine 
 certain recruits for Third New Hampshire. The following were de- 
 tailed : Gen. Terry; Col. Guss, Ninety-seventh PeunsjdA'ania ; Col. 
 Hawley, SeA'enth Connecticut ; Col. Jackson, Third New Hampshire, 
 and Surg. Sclioll, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania. The excitement 
 caused by the yellow fever had not abated, but rather increased ; and 
 if each had had his wish, he'd haA^e been eit route to the North 
 instanter. 
 
Oct. '62.-] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 227 
 
 The Scotia and the Anrjlia., two irou screw steamers, English 
 built, were towed into the harbor the 'isth by the gunboat Flambeau, 
 having been captured near Bull's Bay by the bark Restless while at- 
 tempting to run the blockade. The cargo of the Scotia alone was 
 said to have been worth £130,000 sterling. 
 Alas for the scourge ! Capt. Warfield, the 
 Post Commissary, died 2Sth ; and other 
 officers were stricken. The funeral cortege 
 was in part composed of Companies A and 
 I of the Third New Hampshire, and drum- 
 mers of the Third New Hampshire, Ninety- 
 seventh Pennsylvania and Seventh Connec- 
 ticut. 
 
 On the 29th the yellow fever claimed 
 Col. Brown of the Third Khode Island ; and 
 on the 30th, our beloved Gen. Mitchel suc- 
 cumbed to the grim monster, at Beaufort 
 (see Nov. 1). Several of his Staff were also 
 stricken. The excitement, already great, 
 was heightened by the news of Gen. Mitchel' s 
 death. All the flags were half-masted, and 
 a general suspension of active operations en- 
 sued. All were sad. We did not know 
 whose turn would be next. The gloom was 
 like a pall — heavy, dispiriting, and with hardly a seeming avenue 
 of escape. 'T was worse than battle. Give us, said we, a visible, 
 tangible enemy, and we will overcome or be overcome ! But this 
 invisible, this insidious foe — this yellow-jack, is beyond our com- 
 prehension ; and though we have no respect for him, we all ac- 
 knowledge his superiority and power. 
 
 Department Quartermaster Capt. Elwell died the 30th, and the 
 funeral of Col. Brown (Third Rhode Island) occurred same daj^, the 
 drum corps of the Third New Hampshire taking a prominent place in 
 the funeral cortege. 
 
 The mouth closed with everybody sad. 
 
 MAGNOLIA 
 
 CfiEVAL-D£-FRISE. FOR OfiSTRUCTION. 
 
 (Never encountered bj' Third New Hampshire Vohmteers.) 
 
228 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lOct. '62. 
 
 SUPPLEMENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 149 of the 2d provided that any person mustered 
 into the Corps of Sharpshooters shall have made in five consecutive 
 shots, at 200 yards at rest, a string of not over 25 inches, or the string 
 off hand at 100 yards, the certificate of such shots to be written on 
 the target used. 
 
 General Order 160 of the 18th provided for arm}' trains and 
 baggage :— 
 
 Headquarters train for an army corps 4 Avagons. 
 
 " " "a division or brigade . . 3 " 
 
 " " "a full infantry regiment .6 " 
 
 " " " a liglit artillery battery . 3 " 
 
 " " "a squad of cavalry ... 3 " 
 
 General Order 167 of the 24th directed that a special inventory 
 be made of all arms and reported to the Chief of Ordnance. 
 
 General Order 169 of the 27th provided for a special report of 
 killed, wounded and missing after each battle. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 46 of the 27th directed Gen. Braunan to take 
 command of the Department during the illness of Gen. JNIitchel. 
 (He died.), 
 
 The Department Statistics for October are : Total troops, 
 14,980; wounded and sick, 4,370 ; died, 65 ; cases, wounded, etc., 
 308; died of wounds, etc., 10. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 5 men, 9 officers. 
 
 Co. A 9fi " 3 
 
 B 95 " 3 
 
 C 85 " 3 
 
 D 80 " 3 
 
 E 87 " -3 
 
 F 07 " 3 
 
 G 71 " 3 
 
 H 71 " 3 
 
 I 89 " 3 " 
 
 K 77 " 2 
 
 Present aggregate 853 38 891 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 8G4 34 898 
 
 There have been nine discharged for disability — one (a recruit 
 for G) by order : total discharged, 10. 
 
 Died of disease, 8 ; of wounds, 1 : total died, 9. 
 
Oct. '62.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIEE REGIMENT. 
 
 229 
 
 The following have been promoted to 2d Lieutenant : — 
 
 1st Sergt. R. W. Houghton of A. 
 
 2d " J. M. Head " B. 
 
 1st " Geo. Stearns " F. 
 
 2d " A. J. Wadlia " G. 
 
 1st " M. P. Hawkins "I. 
 
 2d " L. F. Phice "I. 
 
 Other promotions by commissions have been as follows : — 
 
 2d Lieut. Dearborn to 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 2d ■' Marsh '• 1st 
 
 1st " A3'er " Captain. 
 
 2d " Jackson " 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 1st " Burnham " ... ... Captain. 
 
 2d " Dow " 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 Our Asst. Surgeon Eaton has resigned. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 55o5555555 
 
 Corporals 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 
 
 Musicians 3122222202 
 
 Absent sick 35 
 
 Absent in arrest ...0000001101 3 
 
 Detached 24 
 
 Prisoner of war ... 2 3fi 38 
 
 Present sick 84 
 
 Officers detached ...1001101010 5 
 
 Recruits 14 10 10 2 3 1 13 
 
TROUS-DE-LOUP 
 (OBSTRUCT/OIV.) 
 (SHARPEA/eO Sr/IK£S.) 
 
 (Never encountered by Third New Hampshire "Volunteers.) 
 
 (230) 
 
NOVKIVLBBR, 18B2, 
 
 HE month opens with an order from Gen. Brannau, 
 Commanding Department, announcing the death of Gen. 
 Mitchel. The main facts gleaned therefrom were that 
 he died at 6.20 p.m. on the oOth ult., at Beaufort; 
 that he was a graduate of West Point, 1829 ; that he 
 took command of a division in the \Yest at the breaking out 
 of the war. Every post was directed to fire 13 minute guns 
 at meridian, and to tly fiags at half mast till sunset, and all 
 otlicers to wear badge of mourning 30 days. 
 
 On the 2d, which was Sunday, there was a general observance 
 of the day in honor of Gen. Mitchel, many regiments having funeral 
 services. Sickness continued to be in order, and no doubt the 
 yellow fever deaths had a very depressing effect upon those sick 
 with other diseases. On the 4th, Co. A was sent to Seabrook for 
 a week's tour at Battery Mitchel, in process of construction. On 
 the oth occurred a species of commendable diplomac}^ on the part of 
 Gen. Brannau ; for he then announced the deaths of Col. Brown of 
 Third Rhode Island (30 Oct.), Capt. Warfield (28 Oct.), and Capt. 
 Williams, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Mitchel (2!) Oct.), and eulogized 
 them. Of the group of officers who died so nearly together, of a 
 dread scourge, it was eminently proper that the General's death be 
 first announced, not only in deference to his rank, but to avoid or 
 perhaps soften the effect which would undoubtedly have been caused 
 had so large a group of deaths been announced in one general order. 
 'Twas not till the 6th that Gen. Brannau issued an order con- 
 gratulating the troops on their success at Pocotaligo. This is 
 further proof, if any were needed, to show that even the officials were 
 too bus}' fighting yellow-jack to attend to routine business. 
 
 The 7lh was the anniversary of the taking of Port Royal and 
 was duly observed by the firing of salutes at noon from the forts and 
 the Wabash. 
 
 On the 8th there were several Third New Hampshire men at 
 work on the " big magazine." The weather was getting cooler, and 
 the yellow-jack excitement abated accordingly. 
 
 On the !»th, we find the thermometer at (>4° at noon. Again 
 the yellow fever! Our regiment furnished Cos. F and I) for funeral 
 escort on the 10th, to attend the last sad rites over a captain of the 
 Ninth Maine, who died of j^ellow fever. The excitement, partially 
 allayed, was again fanned into fiame. 
 
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232 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Kor. '62. 
 
 Co. I went to Battery Mitcliel on the 11th, relieving Co. A (a 
 week's tour). The yellow fever victims were falling one by one. 
 Mr. Ooulcl, of the Adams Express Co., died of the dread disease on 
 the 14th; and the deaths from that and other causes had become 
 so frequent, that an order was issued that day by Gen. Terry, for- 
 bidding nuisic or drums to beat b}^ funeral escorts until the escort 
 had passed outside the intrenchments. Think for a moment of the 
 conditions which led to this order, the wisdom of which could not be 
 questioned. There was a duty to the living not to be ignored. This 
 was especially true as applied to those who were sick. 'Twas not a 
 pleasant or a health-giving sound to them, reminding them, as it did, 
 that one more unfortunate had been mustered out and that the next 
 funernl might be theirs. We pass to other subjects. 
 
 A diary says, " 14th Nov. : No mail for twenty days." Those 
 words, though few in number, meant a great deal to a soldier. We 
 were somewhat "rested" on the 15th by a change of subject, in the 
 rumor that the famous rebel iron-clad '•'290" (the Alabama) was 
 off our coast and had become possessed of our mail, and was liable 
 at any time to waltz i-ight into the harbor and invite us to a ball. 
 
 President Lincoln, on the 15th, invited and enjoined a proper 
 observance of the Sabbath, throughout the Army and Navy. The 
 15th and 16th were very rough days: sand storms on the land, and 
 gales at sea. The 3Iassacliu setts., which left Hilton Head for New 
 York on the 14th, was driven back on the Kith; but put to sea 
 again same da}', having on board the late Gen. Mitchel's Staff. 
 
 On the 17th, the plan of weekly tours by companies, to Battery 
 Mitchel, appears to have been practically changed to a more perma- 
 nent basis ; for on that day Gen. Terry apportioned the required 
 men to (from) different regiments, the Third New Hampshire being 
 ordered to furnish one officer and thirty-one men. 
 
 The same day Col. Jackson, with the evident intent to properly 
 apportion duties, directed that Lieut. -Col. Bedel and Maj. Plimpton 
 superintend the company drills each alternate week, beginning then 
 with Lieut. -Col. Bedel. 
 
 A mail arrived on the 18th, though Ave did not get it till full 20 
 clays since last ; and we had not only a big mail, but a big time 
 digesting it (19th). 
 
 Co. I returned on the 18th from Battery Mitchel. 
 
 The mail caused changes in the regiment, among others the 
 following : — 
 
 E : Corporal M. P. Donley to Sergeant, vico McDonald, discharged. 
 E: Private Geo. W. Benson to Coi'poral, vice Donley promoted. 
 E : Private Orville Goss to Corporal, vice Millett, resigned. 
 
 COL. JACKSON TO GOV. BERRY. 
 
 [In substance. — D.E.] 
 
 Nov. 21, 1862. 
 
 Maj. Plimpton goes by this (mail) steamer to New Hampshire [didn't 
 
 go. — D. E.] to enlist a band for the Second Brigade and to have the men 
 
 of Co. H now at Camp Parole forwarded to the regiment, and requests 
 
 the kindly offices of the Governor in bringing about the latter object. 
 
Nov. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 233 
 
 Suggests the old iustruments now in hands of old (former) band be turned 
 over to Maj. Plimpton. Says Dr. Moulton has been absent over 100 days; 
 that the regiment needs about 200 men, and if not recruited voluntarily, 
 suggests a draft. Says the Third New Hampshire now has four officers 
 in New Hampshire on recruiting service; but only two are permitted by 
 War Department, and wants two sent back. Further says, Lieut. Cornelius 
 had been relieved by order from the General commanding the Department, 
 and Lieut. Handerson detailed in his stead. That Sergt. Place, now on re- 
 cruiting service in New Hampshire, had been promoted to Second Lieutenant 
 and ought to return to regiment. 
 
 (A postscript to above, dated 28th, says orders have been receiv- 
 ed from Washington for no more officers to be sent on recruiting 
 service, and Maj. Plimpton will remain with regiment.) 
 
 Under authority of an order from War Department, Gen. Brannan 
 on the 2 2d convened a Board of Officers to examine volunteer officers 
 as to their capacity, qualifications, propriety of conduct, efficiency, 
 etc. The Board was made up as follows : Brig. -Gen. Terry, Col. Guss 
 (Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania), Col. Jackson (Third New Hamp- 
 shire), Col. Strawbridge (Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania), 2d Lieut. 
 Huggins (Forty-seventh New York). The latter is mentioned else- 
 where, and under peculiarly interesting circumstances. 
 
 Several frosts had occurred, and we then felt that the sickly 
 season was practically over. What a relief ! 
 
 Hilton Head was getting to be quite a place. In proof of this, an 
 order of the 23d directed the organization of a Fire Brigade (wholly 
 from Forty-seventh New York) ; and in case of fire each regiment to 
 send details (Third New Hampshire, seventy privates for Engine 
 No. 3). In all there were 4 engines and 1 hook and ladder. As a 
 reminder of the President's order (see 15th), we had a sermon, on 
 the 23d, by our Chaplain, the first by him in three months though 
 that long period was partially caused by his physical inability to 
 preach. 
 
 The 24th (Monday) was a sad day for Private Lunt of the 9th 
 Maine ; for on that day the order was issued for his execution for 
 desertion and highway robbery. A full account of the execution, 
 which took place 1 Dec, will be found elsewhere. 
 
 Orders arrived on the 25th, from Washington, for no further 
 details to be sent North on recruiting service. Apples at Hilton 
 Head, SlO per barrel. 
 
 On the 25th, also. Gen. Terry ordered another detail for Battery 
 Mitchel and said: "Go tomorrow, prepared to stay a week." This 
 would look as if the weekly tour was then being reinstituted. 
 
 What were we doing about that time in matter of drills? On 
 the 26th an order said: " . . . . Company drill <S. 30 to 10 . . . . ; 
 battalion drill, 3 to 4.30 . . . ." 
 
 The 27th was the old-fashioned New England Thanksgiving. How 
 did that old custom affect us? We will see. Gen. Saxton (Military 
 Governor) appointed the da}' as a day of Thanksgiving for Freedmen, 
 their teachers, and the superintendents of plantations. At Fort 
 Pulaski, where the Forty-eighth New York were happily housed, the 
 regiment gave a fete and festival on a magnificent scale, inviting prac- 
 
234 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.Vor. '62. 
 
 tically all the oflicers in the Department. Some of oui* officers went. 
 A steamer conveyed the invited guests (Gen. Terry and Staff among 
 others), and returned them at the close of the festivities. "We cannot 
 afford more space to the Forty-eighth New York than to say they 
 "did it up brown." Our Chaplain passed the greater part of the day 
 with the man Lunt, to be shot on the following Monday. 
 
 A diary says : " A lonesome day; salt horse for dinner, rice for 
 supper." This man evidently had some liver tvouhle. Another diary 
 says: "Baked beans, greased pig, base ball." This man had a 
 quick flow of blood, with tendency to " buoyancy." Another says : 
 "Dress parade in the morning, followed by remarks from Col. 
 Jackson, a prayer b}' the Chaplain; greased pig in the afternoon." 
 This man was all right. 
 
 The whiskey question "bobbed up serenely" from many a stand- 
 point. On the 28th Gen. Terry issued an order in which he said : 
 "Army Eegulations provide for issue of whiskey only in case of 
 
 excessive fatigue or exposure — not as a reward of labor 
 
 The ordinary fatigue duty of eight hours per day in good weather is not 
 more laborious than the duty of the infantry soldier on the march," 
 etc. The order provided that officers must be present whenever 
 whiskey rations were issued ; that the men's names must be called ; 
 that they must then drink or refuse it ; no one to take it away or 
 give it to another ; all such refused whiskey to be turned over to the 
 Commissary. Here was a "pretty how do you do." Supposing John 
 Smith was a stout, able-bodied man, and his comrade and tent-mate, 
 Bill Jones, was a weakly, sickly chap, and John desired to give Bill 
 his ration of whiskey. He was debarred from such a kindly act by 
 the provisions of the order. By and by, said one, they '11 be requiring 
 a chap to take the oath of allegiance with each ration of whiskey or 
 shoot him if he refuses to swear. Knowing how very numerous ( !) 
 the cases were where soldiers are anxious to give away their whiskey 
 ration, it was to be feared that many a hardship would ensue. 
 
 The Chaplain visited Lunt again on the 29th, and prayed with 
 him. He says in his diary, "I fear his penitence is not sincere." 
 The Chaplain staid with him all night the 30th — his last night on 
 earth. A Mr. Butts preached to us on the 30th, in place of our 
 Chaplain, who was Avith Lunt nearly all day. 
 
 SUPPLENIKNT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. • 
 General Order 182 of the 5th directed Gen. Burnside to relieve 
 Gen. McClellan (Army of the Potomac). 
 
 General Order 189 of the 18th directed that a regimental armorer 
 be appointed by (in) all regiments not armed with the Springfield 
 rifled unisket of 1855-61, and he to be paid extra pay — 40 cents 
 per day. (See Regimental Armorer.) 
 
 General Order 193 of the 22d directed the discharge of all per- 
 sons who had been arrested for discouraging enlistments, opposing 
 draft, etc. 
 
Xov. '62.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 235 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OE THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 47 of the 1st made the sad annouucement of the 
 death of Gen. INIitchel. 
 
 General Order 50 of the 5th announced other yellow fever deaths : 
 Col. Brown, Third Rhode Island Artillery; Capt. AVarfield, Depot 
 Commissary; Capt. Williams, Aide-de-Camp, of Gen. Mitchel's Staff. 
 
 General Order 51 of the Gth was an order congratulating the 
 troops who participated in the action at Pocotaligo, 22d ult. 
 
 General Order 5G of, the 24th approved and promulgated the 
 sentence of Private W. W. Lunt, Co. I, Ninth Maine (a deserter ; case 
 noted elsewhere). 
 
 Department Statistics: Total troops, 14,031; wounded and 
 sick, 3,201 ; died, 24 ; caseswounds, etc., 89 ; died of wounds, etc., I. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : 
 Field and Stall" .... 
 Co. A 
 
 -1 men, 9 officers. 
 
 95 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 92 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 83 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 76 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 84 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 92 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 69 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 78 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 88 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 74 ' 
 
 3 
 
 
 827 ' 
 
 39 
 
 " 866 
 
 853 ' 
 
 38 
 
 " 892 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Present aggregate . . 
 Aggregate last report . . 
 
 Three have been discharged, to enlist in regular army (B, F, K). 
 
 Private V. E. Chase of Co. E died 21 July last in New York, 
 but notice of same was not received at regiment till this month. 
 
 One man. Principal Musician N. W. Gove, was discharged, at 
 Concord, N. H., by an order from the War Department. (See Gen- 
 eral Order 12G of Sept. 1862, which does not provide for a principal 
 musician. Supplement.) i 'i'xE 
 
 Lieut. Hynes, who was dealing out our rations, — i. e., detailed for 
 that purpose, — was appointed (commissioned) Regimental Quarter- 
 master, vice Nesmith, discharged. 
 
 Prisoners of war, same as last month. 
 
 
 A 
 
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 Sergeants 
 
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 Died of disease .... 
 
 
 
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(236) 
 
DECEMBER, 1862. 
 
 HE opening day of this winter month was a peculiarly sad 
 one, for at 11 a.m. the deserter Lnnt was shot. Full par- 
 ticulars elsewhere. Mail. The weather was sutliciently 
 cold to remind us briefly that it was winter. On the night 
 of the 6tli we had ice a quarter of an inch thick. Lieut. 
 Wiidlia got a 20 days' leave on the <Sth on account of ill health. 
 The same day three steamers of the Banks' Expedition to New 
 Orleans put into our harbor for coal, 
 he War Department on the i)th issued an order (GTcneral Order 
 lixiug the price of clothing, etc. ; and as the reader may be de- 
 to know the prices, we gratify him by extracts from the 
 
 T 
 
 •202), 
 sirous 
 order : — 
 
 Brass Letters and Nos., each, $ .01 
 
 Uniform coat 7.21 
 
 Chevrons for non-com- 
 missioned staff ... 1.25 
 Chevrons for 1st Sergeants, .35 
 " " Sergeants . . .24 
 
 " " Corporal . . .20 
 
 Bootees, sewed 2.05 
 
 " pegged 1.48 
 
 Blankets '\ :?.60 
 
 " rubber 2.55 
 
 Canteen and strap 44 
 
 Mess pans 2:5 
 
 Wall tent .'^5.00 
 
 Wall tent tly .^17.00 
 
 Forage cap 5(; 
 
 Trowsers ."5.75 
 
 Shirts 1,40 
 
 Drawers !).") 
 
 Stockings .'!2 
 
 Great coat I). 50 
 
 Knapsack and strap . . . 2.14 
 Haversacks, painted . . . .5(5 
 
 Camp kettles . 55 
 
 Fife 50 
 
 Drum, complete 5.50 
 
 Common tent 21.50 
 
 Shelter tent 3.25 
 
 Annual allowance for clothing (volunteers), $42.00. 
 
 Co. E on the 11th went to Pinckney Island via Seabrook, as an 
 escort to a surveying party under charge of Maj. Butts of the Engi- 
 neers. The company was directed to take its camp and garrison 
 equipage and be prepared to stay a week (see loth). Mail. 
 
 On the 1 1th also, Gen. Terry relieved the 'J'hird New Hampshire 
 detail from further daily duty at the receiving magazine (see 20 
 Dec), and the order severely scolds the entire details (regiments) for 
 incfliciency. What did Gen. Terry expect? Did he expect soldiers to 
 put in 10 hard solid hours a day with shovel, when they were hired to 
 shoulder a musket? "Go to!" whatever that may mean. The 
 moveinents of Co. E during its brief sojourn on Pinckney Island are 
 not deemed of sutllcieut consequence to record. 
 
 (237) 
 
238 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Dw. '62. 
 
 Mail, 12th. The Steamer Pro7netheus, with four companies of 
 Fifteenth New Hampshire, put into our harbor on the 13th, in dis- 
 tress (the distress is applied to the vessel). They landed, accom- 
 panied by their Colonel and Chaplain ; and they all visited us on 
 parade. That was on Saturday. Next day they visited us again 
 and, with the Forty-second Massachusetts (another regiment of the 
 Banks' Expedition), formed on our flanks at parade and during 
 services. 
 
 Co. E returned to the regiment on the 15th. The diaries were 
 conflicting at this point. One says Co. E returned 15th ; and another, 
 under date of 16th says : " Second platoon of Co. E went to Pinck- 
 ney." Another diary, 18th, says : " First platoon to Pinckney Island 
 today." Under date of 16th a letter says : " Eightdeaths inregimeut 
 to date." 
 
 On the 18th Co. F went to Battery Mitchel and relieved Co. D 
 (a week's tour) . 
 
 The length of time since last payment of the troops had substan- 
 tially exhausted even the officers' money ; and to relieve them. Gen. 
 Braunan ordered on the 1 9 th that tAvo rations be issued to officers under 
 certain restrictions. 
 
 On the 20th (see 11th also) Gen. Terry again placed Third New 
 Hampshire on detail of daily duty at the receiving magazine, the Third 
 Rhode Island and the Third New Hampshire to furnish all, beginning 
 22d inst. with Third Rhode Island. Mail. 
 
 A diary of the 21st says, " Co. E back to camp ; " and that is un- 
 doubtedly correct, as the next day (22d) a Co. E diary says, " A 
 battalion drill on beach." Sunday, the 21st, was so rough a day 
 (very high winds) that we had no services atparade. The Drum Corps 
 had its full complement of 20 on the 2 2d. 
 
 We find the Zouaves drilling on the 23d. They were of the Banks' 
 Expedition, and are the One Hundred and Sixty-second (Duryea's) 
 New York. 
 
 On the 24th we reflected that the morrow would be Christmas ; 
 but what difference to us? Co. F was relieved from duty at Battery 
 Mitchel on the 25th. We had Christmas services at 9 a.m., and a 
 mail in the afternoon. (Co. F arrived about 4 p.m.) 
 
 On the 27th a diary says : " The Star of the South sailed todaj^, 
 taking all the sick from the General Hospital and many on leaves of 
 absence. Capt. Raudlett goes on a sick leave, and Lieut. Nesmith 
 (recently discharged : Regimental Quartermaster) goes home, not to 
 return." 
 
 An order of the 29th, by Gen. Terry, regarding the approaching 
 muster, named the following troops ; and presumably all named were 
 at Hilton Head : — 
 
 New York Volunteer Eugineers. Ninety-seventh Peunsj^lvania. 
 
 Detachment First Mass. Cavalry. Third New Hampshire. 
 
 Light Co. E, Tliird U. S. Artillery. Forty-seventh New York. 
 
 Third Rhode Island Artillery. Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania. 
 
 Co. C went to Battery Mitchel. On same day we find our Chap- 
 lain busily engaged in assisting a Mr. Boston of Newport, N. H., in 
 
Dec. '62.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 239 
 
 collecting historical matter for a book Mr. Boston was about to issue, 
 coutaiuing the history of all the New Hampshire regiments. Next day, 
 the Chaplain very properly remarks that he finds it will require several 
 days to complete the matter. 
 
 Co. Kwent to Battery Mitchel on the 31st for (it was said) a ten 
 days' tour. The event of the last day of the j^ear was the sinking of 
 the famous Monitor^ on its way to our Department. She left Hampton 
 Roads (Fort Monroe) at 2.30 p.m. on the 29th, in tow of the U. S. 
 Steamer Rhode Island; and during a severe blow was sunk with her 
 crew, except 2 officers and 12 men, who were saved by almost super- 
 human efforts. 
 
 The following data, not especially of Third New Hampshire, but 
 of interest nevertheless, is given, as a fitting close of the year : — 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 During the year 18G2, 215 officers resigned, besides 10 while under 
 charges, 3 for incompetency, and 5 dismissed by general court-martial. 
 1,726 enlisted men were discharged, and about 750 died. 
 
 These figures do not include Key "West for the mouth of 
 December. 
 
 The year 1863, which "we are about to enter, proved to be an 
 eventful one, far exceeding in importance the j^ear just passed. 
 
 SUPPLKIVLENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 202 of the 9th gave prices of clothing (see Clothing 
 or similar title) . 
 
 On the 22d (this is inserted for its great historic value, though not 
 directly connected with the Third New Hampshire) the President issued 
 a circular letter to the Army of the Potomac, concerning the battle of 
 Fredericksburg, saying that although unsuccessful, the attempt was 
 not an error, nor the failure other than an accident. He congratulated 
 them on their small loss, and tendered the thanks of the nation. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 In General Order 57 of the llih. Gen. Brannan announced that 
 he learned with regret that medical officers had been misappropriating 
 hospital supplies, and funds too, to their personal use, and forbade 
 it in future in no uncertain language. 
 
 General Order 58 of the lilth said that, owing to the length of time 
 since some of the troops liad been paid, rations might be issued to 
 officers who lacked the necessary funds to purchase their own, and 
 the paymaster to deduct for same at next payment. 
 
240 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Dec. '62. 
 
 Depnrtment Statistics: Total troops, 15,724 ; wouuded and sick, 
 2,412; died, 16; cases of wounds, 102; died of wounds, etc., 0. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : - 
 
 _ 
 
 
 
 Eield and start' 
 
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 . 94 ' 
 
 3 
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 B 
 
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 866 
 
 Two men of C'ompau}' G (Fuller and Sessions), dropped as dis- 
 charged, have been taken up on rolls, the previous record of discharge 
 having been proved to be an error. 
 
 Wiggin of G died of wound. 
 
 Surgeon Moulton, Quartermaster Nesmith and Lieut. Cody, have 
 all been discharged during the month, by Special Order 369 of the 
 War Department. 
 
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JANUARY, 1863. 
 
 ■"'"' ^iS7 ^p2 started in on the new year with a welcome mail on the 
 Steamer Blackstone. Another event of that day was 
 the calling together of the officers of Company G, by 
 Capt. Emmons, under a paragraph of the Regulations. 
 The records of that meeting show the officers to be : 
 Capt. Emmons, 1st Lieut. Handerson, and 2d Lieut. 
 y^ Wadlia. Present, Capt. Emmons, who called the meeting to 
 order, introduced and passed certain resolutions in regard to 
 the compan}^ fund (the vote appears to have been a unanimous one) , 
 and adjourned. This is not inserted for frivolous reasons alone : 
 there is a moral to be extracted from this strict compliance with 
 Army Regulations. 
 
 The famous " Lumber Expedition" was ordered on the 2d. Col. 
 Jackson was ordered to supply tAvo full companies, but instead made 
 up its equivalent as follows : 50 men from Co. D ; 26 from Co. F 
 and 24 from Co. A, as one company, under Capt. Maxwell, who 
 commanded the two companies. The other hundred was made up 
 of 61 of Co. I aud 39 of Co. E, under Capt. Burnham. The other 
 officers accompanying were 1st Lieuts. Smith and Jackson, 2d Lieut. 
 Flanders, Adjt. Libby and Acting 2d Lieut. Ackerman (of D). The 
 men were directed to the Steamer DeJmcare and to report to Cai)t. 
 Chas. E. Fuller, Acting Quartermaster, though the expedition proper 
 was under a Capt. Coryelle. Besides our regiment, there were about 
 300 of the Third Rhode Island. The expedition sailed about 4 p.m. 
 of the 3d (Saturday), and the experiences and results are worth 
 relating, under the head of 
 
 THE LUMBER EXPEDITION TO FLORIDA. 
 
 The object of the ex])edition was to secure a certain hirge lot of 
 lumber on the Nassau River, prepared by and in the hands of the 
 rebels. The reports were to the effect that the lumber was practi- 
 cally unguarded and that a "surprise party" could take it : hence the 
 attempt. The men were supplied with 10 days' rations. The expe- 
 dition arrived at Fernandina at 11 a.m. the oth, and the men lauded 
 for exercise for two hours. At 3 p.m. the Cosmopolitan arrived with 
 Dr. Buzzell (our Regimental Surgeon) on board, and lie joined the 
 regiment. His being sent to us appears to have been an afterthought. 
 
 (241) 
 18 
 
242 THIRD NEW HAMPSHFRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '6.3. 
 
 The Cosmopolitan also had on board the officer in command of the 
 expedition, Capt. Coryelle. The "fleet" laj' in the stream all night. 
 On the 6th they left Fernandiua at da^dight, and arrived off the 
 month of the Nassan River at 10 a.m. The CoHmopolitan then went 
 down the coast after a gunboat, returning at 7.30 a.m. on the 7th, 
 with the gunboat Uncas. At 9 a.m. all three vessels went in over 
 the bar. The Uncas ran aground at a bend. The other two passed 
 the Uncas and then auchored the 8th. The Uncas floated at 10 a.m. ; 
 and at 11 all three boats went up the river. At 1 p.m. the Uncas 
 went ahead to a mill, and returned at 3, reporting that the lumber we 
 were after had been burned. The smoke from it had been seen b}^ 
 us during the forenoon. All then started down the river, the Dela- 
 v:are in the rear, with a schooner lashed alongside. The Uncas was 
 ahead and ran aground again near the same spot as before. The 
 other two passed by her. About 5 p.m. an ambushed party of rebels 
 fired at our men, who were on the deck of the Dekucare. Most of the 
 men were for the moment unarmed ; but as soon as they could seize 
 their muskets, they returned the fire. Two rebels were seen to fall. 
 The following men were wounded : — 
 
 Private R. M. C. Hilliard of Co. E, in left lung (dangerously). 
 " John Mears " Co. A, " left leg (severely). 
 
 Rody Robinson " Co. E, " left leg (slightly). 
 
 The Cosmopolitan was said also to have l)een fired into. Dr. 
 Buzzell removed the ball from Mears' leg during the evening. All 
 anchored in the river. At 9 a.m. on the 9th all started down and out 
 of the river to the coast, the Cosmopolitan going down the coast, and 
 the Delaware going to Hilton Head, with two empty schooners in 
 tow. Arrived at Hilton Head the 10th at 2 p.m. ; and after sending 
 the three wounded to the General Hospital, the details rejoined their 
 respective regiments. The results of the expedition do not appear 
 to require any summing up. 
 
 Gen. Terr}^ on the 5th established the hours 8 to 11 and 1 to 5 
 as the working hours for fatigue paities. The same day a diary 
 says "Work begun on new meeting-house." 
 
 On the 10th Gen. Terry ordered the details of 2 2d December 
 (see) discontinued, and in place thereof to be a daily detail of an 
 officer and 30 men each from the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Third 
 New Hampshire, Seventh Connecticut and Forty-seventh New York, 
 for duty in the Engineers Department alternately, beginning the 12th. 
 He also directed same day that religious services be held at the uni- 
 form hour of 11 a.m. on Sundays. On the 12th there was good news 
 for the men of volunteer regiments who had received commissions in 
 the colored regiments. Heretofore they liad been a sort of half man, 
 half officer; but Gen. Brannan then directed (by orders from the 
 War Department) that all such men be mustered out as enlisted men 
 when mustered in as officers. About 200 recruits for the colored 
 regiments arrived about the 13th from Fernandina, Avhere they had 
 been recruited by Lieut. -Col. Billings. Co. B went to Battery Mitchel 
 on the 14tli, and it appears that tlie company went by Steamer 
 ^layjloucer. 
 
Jan. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 243 
 
 All wagons and teamsters (excepting certain named in the or- 
 der) were ordered to report on the IGth to the Post Quartermaster, 
 Lieut. David Jones. The particular service they were to or did per- 
 form does not appear. 
 
 The night of the 16th produced ice half an inch thick. Think 
 of that, ye people who dAvelt in houses and lay on feather beds ! 
 though some have the faculty of being able to lie anyivhere. 
 
 Gen. Hunter and Staff arrived on the 18th on the Arago, to as- 
 sume command of tiie Department again, relieving Gen. Brannan, 
 who was originally temporarily appointed by Gen Mitchel to assume 
 command while he (Gen. Mitchel) was temporarily sick. The poor 
 man was mistaken, though his sickness was in reality of very brief 
 duration. The same steamer brought us a good mail. 'Twas Sun- 
 day ; and we had a Sabbath School at 1 , a praj-er meeting at G ; 
 and a diary says, ' ' We had meetings afternoon and evening in our 
 new church." The Arago was also the bearer of a lot of commis- 
 sions for our regiment. A regimental order of the 19th tells the 
 story, as follows : — 
 
 1st Lieut. 
 
 Hynes, 
 
 
 R. Q. M., 
 
 dating 16 Nov. 
 
 2d " 
 
 Flanders, 
 Libby, .Jr., 
 Stearns, 
 
 
 1st Llent., 
 
 " " 16 " (ass'd to E). 
 " 16 Jan. ( " " A). 
 
 1 ■' ( " " F). 
 
 Serfft. 
 
 Wadswortli (F) , 
 
 
 2d Lieut., 
 
 16 Nov. ( " " F). 
 
 Q.M. Sergt 
 
 . Braiuard, 
 
 
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 " 17 " ( " " E). 
 
 Sergt.-Maj. 
 
 . Copp, 
 
 
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 1 Jan. ( " " B). 
 
 Private 
 
 Wm. Ladd Dodge (B), 
 
 Sergt.-Maj. 
 
 vice Copp (to rank 1 Jan.) 
 
 " 
 
 Varuum H. Hill 
 
 (K), 
 
 Q. M. Sergt. 
 
 " Braiuard " " " 
 
 The same day, the Ironsides, Passaic and others (ironclads) 
 came into the harbor. It began to look like business. Their ar- 
 rival, so soon after Gen. Hunter, appeared to be in connection with 
 his arrival and future intentions. 
 
 Gen. Hunter formally assumed command of the Department on 
 the 20th, and announced his Staff. The same daj^ Col. Jackson re- 
 ported by letter to the Governor of New Hampshire that the " otli- 
 cers w^ere full." Presumably he meant the offices. The other alter- 
 native might have led to a suit for libel. 
 
 It really looked as if something was to be done in the Depart- 
 ment, for on the 20th several of our extra duty men were ordered to 
 return to the regiment. Our regimental detail for Battery Mitchel 
 was again fixed, on the 21st, at 1 officer and 27 men, with privilege 
 of making up the detail with men already there. The same day we 
 were very busy in getting ready for a special muster. Gen. Hunter 
 evidently meant to ascertain what troops he had got, and look them 
 over a little prior to ordering them to Charleston or Savannah. 
 
 On the 2 2d we had a general inspection by Capt. Jackson of the 
 Regular Army. Several gunboats and other vessels, warlike and 
 otherwise, arrived daily, at that period ; and the excitement was on 
 the increase. Gen. Hunter had ii grand review of all the troops on 
 the 23d, nearly opposite our camp. Mail. Co. B arrived from Bat- 
 tery Mitchel 23d. 
 
244 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.7a«. '63. 
 
 Gen. Hunter's C4eneral Order 5, of the 22cl, was aimed, in its 
 first part, at sutlers, directing that Post Councils of Administration 
 be at once appointed, to fix prices, etc. The latter part of the order 
 was aimed at the sutler's foe, the general trader, who carried his 
 wares in his pocket or his tent ; for he said that all officers were 
 strictly prohibited from engaging in anj' species of trade, huckstering 
 or sutling with the men of their command. All such to be arrested ! 
 
 Several gunboats left the harbor on the 24th ; and during the 
 day we heard heavy firing in the direction of Pulaski, though there 
 may have been no connection between the two events. Gen. Hunter 
 visited our Sunday School on the 25th. 
 
 We had a slight " flurry " of snow on the 28th, in the morning ; 
 but it only lasted an hour or two. Some of the boys were expedi- 
 tious and ambitious enough to make a few snowballs, and covered 
 themselves with glory by snowballing in South Carolina ! 
 
 On that day Gen. Terry directed that company and battalion 
 drill cease, and that the forenoon be devoted to the school of the 
 soldier and the afternoon to bayonet exercise ; and a school to be es- 
 tablished in every regiment for the instruction of officers and non- 
 commissioned officers. Bayonet exercise, indeed ! It would appear 
 that Hunter really meant that we should get near enough to the 
 rebels to use our bayonets. Long-range fighting is the most con- 
 ducive to safety and comfort ; but he evidently meant to eliminate 
 those two elements from the Department. But just think for a mo- 
 ment that the other fellow was drilling in bayonet exercise, too, and 
 perhaps has a gun an inch or two longer than yours ! Ugh ! Its too 
 unpleasant a thought. Who does n't remember that bayonet exer- 
 cise? Why, we had more fun to the square yard than before in all 
 our service. Leap frog was as nothing to it. One of the move- 
 ments was to take your gun by the breach, as near the butt as possi- 
 ble, then waltz around, and at about the third or fourth turn sud- 
 denly thrust your gun full length horizontally at an imaginary foe, 
 sticking him amidships or right where his vitals are located. This 
 little movement is very pretty and unique when a hundred men are 
 essaying to do it in unison. The}^ sometimes did not turu the same 
 number of times, and the thrust would very nearly deprive a com- 
 rade of his life or his reason. There were a hundred other quite 
 pretty moves, only one more of which need be given. This was 
 called "guarding against cavalry." We were obliged to get into a 
 penitent attitude (on our knees) , and then to place the butt of our 
 musket on the ground and against our knees, holding the musket 
 firmly with both hands, at an angle of 45 degrees, and calmly wait 
 for the enemy's cavalry to impale itself on the points of our bayonets ; 
 and in case they strictly complied with our wishes, we were to hold 
 them there in mid-air while we called for the Corporal of the Guard 
 to come and formally invite them to surrender. Some cruel soldier 
 has suggested that while the impaled horseman is inqjatiently await- 
 ing the arrival of the Corporal of the Guard, the victor shout at him 
 derisively, at intervals of say five minutes, these magic words : 
 " Kum Orf !" Bayonet exercise is a very, very pretty drill. Mail. 
 Cold and stormy. 
 
Jan. '6S.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 245 
 
 The Princess lioi/al, a blockade runuer, was captured off Charles- 
 ton the 2.Sth, laden with two large steam engines, G propellers, 8 
 Armstrong lOO-pounders, 600 barrels of gunpowder, together with 
 iron, steel and other stores. (She was utilized on :) Feb., taking our 
 mail, etc., north.) The Isaac ^Smith, which barely escaped the se- 
 vere storm of November, 1861, was cap- 
 tured by the rebels on the 30th, in the 
 Stono River. She was afterwards repaired 
 and named the SfODO, and was used about 
 Sumter later on. The New Ironsides sent 
 all its rigging and spars to Hilton Head 
 for storage ; and several troops-laden 
 transports arrived. 
 
 The last day of the month was full of 
 interest. The rebel rams Palmetto State ^/jf tAPCKtNO B'HD. 
 and Chicora came out from Charleston and 
 attacked our blockading fleet. They first 
 
 captured the 3rercedita, and paroled the otHeers and men. They next 
 attacked the Keystone State, which after a little hauled down its col- 
 ors, but soon hoisted them again. The rams then retreated, exchang- 
 ing shots with the Housatoidc. This sortie was not so prolific in 
 actual results as was expected ; but the fact that the fleet of block- 
 aders hoisted anchor the better to fight, and some put off a little 
 way, knowing they could not successfully compete with an iron ram 
 at short range, led to the issuance by Beauregard of a proclamation, 
 for diplomatic effect, stating that the fleet had been driven out of 
 sight, and therefore the blockade had been raised. The local papers 
 stated that the foreign consuls had investigated the affair and were 
 satisfied that the blockade had been raised. All this created a rum- 
 pus, not only in the fieet but at Washington as well ; and all over the 
 North, all the people who were inimical to the government were at 
 once lively enough in their remarks. The fleet officers got up affida- 
 vits setting forth the facts, denying in no weak language the asser- 
 tions of the enemy. Sixteen steamers came in the 31st with troops. 
 They were from North Carolina, and were under Gen. Foster, and 
 came as reinforcements. Mail. 
 
 We were having about that time what might have been called a 
 "concert season" at Hilton Head. A "troupe" of minstrels, of the 
 "burnt cork" and other varieties, composed of men of talent from 
 the various regiments, were holding forth in one of the government 
 buildings at the Head and were creating quite a furore. It Avas an 
 oasis in our great desert and much appreciated. The attendance 
 was good and the enthusiasm unbounded, and in consequence the 
 " encores" eventually extended the performances to an nuAvarranted 
 hour, so Gen. Terry had come to think. He ordered (31st) that all 
 concerts, etc., be closed at fifteen minutes before tattoo. In the 
 same order he directed sutlers and traders to close at retreat. 
 
 The liquor question — that ever recurring and vexed conun- 
 drum — came up again for legislation; for in the same order referred 
 to above. Gen. Terry directed that no spirituous liquor be sold by any 
 
246 TlIIKl) NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Jan. '63. 
 
 trader, and no malt liquor or wine be sold by the bottle or glass. The 
 latter to be sold by the case or basket, and only on order approved 
 by the eonniiandin*i' ollicer of the Department or of the Post. The 
 Provost Marshal was directed to enforce the same. 
 
 Our Chaplain, who was in quite poor health, left the 31st for 
 Florida on a short leave. 
 
 We had fun all the month at the expense of one of the recruits, 
 who brought a new pair of skates with him. For obvious reasons 
 his name is withheld from the public. 
 
 A New York Herald letter, dated 20 and published 30 Jan. 1863, 
 notes the case of Lieut. Huggins, Forty-seventh New York, who was 
 recognized by Lieut. Maxwell, Tliird New Hampshire, as a deserter 
 from the Regular Army. Further particulars may be found in Capt. 
 Maxwell's personal. 
 
 The mouth saw the completion of the organization of the First 
 South Carolina (colored) Volunteers, composed of 10 companies of 
 about 86 men each, officered entirely by whites. All the men were 
 volunteers. The organization of the Second had begun, and that was 
 to be commanded by Col. Montgomery. Every man of the First 
 South Carolina was supposed to say "Fuss Souf," if asked "what 
 regiment? " 
 
 SUPPLEIVlENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 2 of the od created the Department of the East, 
 embracing the New England States and New York, with headquarters 
 at New York city. Gen. Wool assigned to its command. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 2 of the 12th promulgated instructions from Sec- 
 retary of War, that when enlisted men of white regiments were 
 appointed officers in colored regiments, they be mustered out as en- 
 listed men when mustered in as officers. 
 
 (Jeneral Order 3 of the 20th was the order of Gen. Hunter 
 I'esuming command of the Department and announcing his Staff. 
 As an example of the possible size of such a staff', the list is here 
 given : — 
 
 Briff.-Gon. Tnniuiii Seymour . Chief of Stall" aiul Chief of Artillery. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Charles C.Halpine Asisstant Adiutaut-(Teueral. 
 
 Maj. Edward W. Smith . . . Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 Lieut. Israel R. Sealy .... Acting Assistant Adjutant- General 
 
 (Forty-seventh New York). 
 
 Lieut. -Col. James H. Wilson . Assistant Inspector-General. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. M. R. Morgan . . Chief Conimissary of Subsistenec. 
 
 Suri>eon Cliarles H. Crane . . Medical Director. 
 
 Maj. E. E. Pauldini? .... Chief Paymaster. 
 
Jan. '63.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 247 
 
 Capt. James C. Duane 
 Capt. John W. Todd . 
 Col: James D. Fessenden 
 Maj . Edward Wright . 
 Capt. H. W. Thompson 
 
 Capt. William R. Dole 
 Capt. Volney Hiclvox . 
 Capt. Samnel W. Stockton 
 Capt. Arthnr McKenzie 
 Lient. Charles E. Hay 
 Lieut. Richard Sl^inner 
 
 Chief of Engineers. 
 
 Chief of Ordnance. ' 
 
 Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 Acting Commissai'y of Subsistence 
 
 and Acting Aide-de-Camp. 
 Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 Acting Aide-de-Camp. 
 Acting Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 (To the above it is possible to add a chief mustering odicer, a 
 quarantiue otlicer, a chief quartermaster, a consulting engineer, a 
 provost marshal general, a topographical engineer, a chief signal 
 officer, etc., etc.) 
 
 The order called attention to the importance of the bayonet, and 
 forbade an}' officer or man to leave the (a) battle-field to carry off 
 tlie wounded. 
 
 General Order 4 of the 20th developed the fact that Lieut. -Col. 
 Greene had arrived on a special mission, from the Headquarters of 
 the Army, to inspect and report on the condition of the Department. 
 
 General Order 5 of the 22d was about sutlers. (See Sutlers.) 
 
 The Department Statistics for January, 1863, are: Total troops, 
 14,646 ; wounded and sick, 2,187 ; died, 2 ; cases wounded, etc., 126 ; 
 died of wounds, etc., 0. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff -1 men, 8 officers. 
 
 Co. A 94 " 3 " 
 
 B 88 " 3 " 
 
 C 81 " 3 " 
 
 D 71 " 3 " 
 
 E 80 " 3 '• 
 
 F 89 " 3 " 
 
 G 61 " 3 " 
 
 H G9 " 3 " 
 
 I . 88 " 3 " 
 
 K J70 " 3 " 
 
 Present aggregate 795 38 833 
 
 Aggregate last report .... 80.) 30 841 
 
 One man (Sessions of G) has enlisted in the regular army, under 
 provisions of War Department Orders. 
 
 Three enlisted men have received commissions, namely : — 
 
 Sergt.-Maj. E. J. Copp as 2d Lieutenant, B. 
 
 Quartermaster-Sergt. C. F. Brainard, " " " C. 
 
 Sergt. David Wadsworth (F) . . " " " F. 
 
 Private Wm Ladd Dodge of D has been promoted to Sergeant- 
 Major, and Private Varnum H. ITill of K to (Quartermaster-Sergeant. 
 But one man. Private Ikickminster of B, has died of disease. 
 
248 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 \_Jan. '63. 
 
 Two men of G, Trotter and Miles, are (wrongfully) reported as 
 deserters. Both of these men were wounded IG June last and sent 
 to hospital at New York, and had been ordered from the hospital to 
 regiment in October and November respectively, probably having 
 recovered. (See next mouth.) 
 
 Lieut. Hyues of Co. A, who has been Acting Regimental Quarter- 
 master, has received his appointment. Lieut. Marsh has resigned. 
 
 Present sick, 50, all the companies being represented : the small- 
 est, 2 (G) ; the largest, !) (A and B). One officer in arrest (Capt. 
 Wilbur of B). 
 
 A B C D I 
 
 Sergeants 5 5 
 
 Corporals 8 8 
 
 Absent sick . . 
 
 Absent in arrest 
 
 Prisoners of war 
 
 Detached . . . 
 
 Officers detached 
 
 Present sick . 
 
 Recruits received ... 
 
 Discharged for disability 
 
 G 
 
 8 
 
 I K Totals. 
 
 2 afi 
 
 0001000001 
 
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KEBRUARY, 1863. 
 
 HE important event which opened February was the ad- 
 vent in camp of five white women. They were the wives 
 W JnMjj'\\ ^^ *^^ following officers: Maj. Plimpton, Capt. Rand- 
 Si^^^^l lett, Capt. Clark, Lieut. Flanders and Adjt. Libby. 
 
 ^^^^*3 They arrived at the Head on the previous night, on the 
 \W^! express steamer 3[ary Savford. The gunboat Keystone State 
 put into Hilton Head for repairs the same day, having been 
 attacked j^esterday oft" Charleston, and had her boiler burst, 
 killing 20 and wounding 22 men. More troops arrived from North 
 Carolina. 
 
 We were pleased to hear on the 4th that the Arayo had arrived, 
 bringing money to pay the troops. Capt. Randlett arrived from 
 leave, getting to camp on the 5th. Foster's troops still lying in the 
 harbor, their transports being near St. Helena. It was reported that 
 P'oster himself had arrived, but was unwilling to report to and be 
 under Hunter. More will be said later on upon this subject. 
 
 Capt. Wilbur's sentence was published on the (ith, by General 
 Order 7, Department of the South, but not read on parade till the 
 9th (see his Personal). There was a clashing of forces aside from 
 Hunter and Foster. It was between Hunter and the government 
 officers who represented the Treasury Department and had advertised 
 certain confiscated land to be sold. 
 
 Hunter on the 7th ordered all such advertising and sales to be 
 suspended until the pleasure of the President could be made known. 
 
 A J^eiv York Herald letter of 9 Feb. 18()o, published the 13th, 
 said: " Hilton Head today has a very dift'ereut aspect from what 
 it Jiad when it was captured in November, ISGI. At that time all 
 that stood on Hilton Head was an old dwelling house, occupied by the 
 rebels as headquarters, a large two-story shanty hospital, an old cot- 
 ton packing house, now used as the post office, and a few negro huts. 
 [This only referred to the northerly end of the island, exclusive of the 
 plantations. — D. E.] Fifteen months of occupancy by our troops has 
 brought a change over the scene. The old dwelling house has been 
 rejuvenated, modernized, painted, etc., and is occupied by chiefs of 
 departments. Large storehouses — each three or four hundred feet 
 
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250 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 lF<^h. '63. 
 
 long, ordnauce buildings, provost guard barracks, a large and mag- 
 nificent house for the commanding general, and one of the best and 
 largest army hospitals in the country. These houses are built along 
 the margin and facing the river, on both sides of 
 I Fort Welles. In addition to these are a long line 
 
 of frame stores, occupied for various purposes. 
 This row of stores enjoys the soubriquet of ' ' Rob- 
 bers' Row," in compliment to the occupants. 
 .... The point is environed by a semi-circle 
 of formidable fortifications .... the govern- 
 ment has built a wharf about a fourth of a mile 
 in length. It is accessible for the largest vessels 
 at any stage of water." 
 
 Under authority of the War Department, 
 Gen. Hunter on the 10th convened an Examining 
 Board, to inquire into the capacity, qualifications, 
 propriety of conduct and efficiency of such officers 
 as might be brought before it. The Board con- 
 sisted of Brig. -Gens. Terry and Stevenson, Col. 
 Strawbridge (Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania), Col. 
 ^Vletcalf (Third Rhode Island) and Maj. Josiah I. 
 Plimpton (Third New Hampshire), and were or- 
 dered to convene the 13th. Here was another 
 pretty " how d'ye do !" John Smith, who holds a 
 
 captain's commission in the Australia Zoos, 
 
 who has mortally offended his brother officers by 
 insisting on getting grossly intoxicated and swear- 
 ing in a very profane manner on frequent occa- 
 sions, can now be ordered before this Board ; and 
 the Board may opine in writing that the aforesaid 
 John Smith has not the proper efficiency requisite 
 for the position he holds — ergo, he'd do well to 
 at once signify his great desire to immediately 
 surrender his right to stay. Or a Chaplain, 
 who may have been a very excellent and exem- 
 ■ plary man and a credit to his regiment and the 
 I service, might on some frivolous pretext be 
 ordered before the Board . But it is safe to say 
 that the Board itself might have been deceived as to facts, 
 and unwittingly do a great wrong to an officer. 
 
 The affidavits referred to in latter part of January last were 
 dated 10 Feb., and signed by Capt. W. R. Taylor of the Housa- 
 tonic, Comdr. J. H. Strong of the Flog, Comdr. J. INI. Frailey of the 
 Quaker City, Comdr. P. G. Watmough of the 3fem2)Jns, and Comdr. 
 C. J. Van Alstine of the Stettin. 
 
 Co. C was relieved at Battery Mitchel on the 10th by Co. I. 
 Same day, a detail of Co. F were "up" for misdemeanor, before 
 Gen. Terry. It appears that four of them, being on duty on the 
 8th, had in a wicked and cruel manner thrown some dirt or sand on 
 
Feb. '6^.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 251 
 
 some negroes. These four persisted in not " giving each other 
 away," so the}' were all put in Provost Guard for trial. We were 
 paid off during the 10th and 11th. 
 
 The New York Herald correspondent wrote on the 11th about 
 Lieut. Huggins (see last month) thus : " Lieut. Huggins, alias Sergt. 
 Wade, is to serve out the (his) old term in Hamilton's Battery, here 
 at Hilton Head." 
 
 The troops having laid long enough in the harbor to suit Gen. 
 Hunter, he on the 11th ordered them to make reports and returns. 
 The first i^art of his order assumed command of the troops. Col. 
 Jackson was ordered on the 13th to proceed with six companies to 
 Pinckney Island, to cover the operations near Fort IVIitchel. Next 
 day, Col. Jackson sent to Gen. Terry for needed articles for use on 
 Pinckney and suggested that he desired to march four of the six 
 companies to Seabrook on Monday aftei'noon and stay there over 
 night ; then to cross to Pinckney with four companies Tuesday morn- 
 ing. The other two companies to leave Hilton Head Tuesday by 
 steamer or tug, landing on Pinckney near where Co. H was captured. 
 Simultaneously with the lauding of these two companies, to send one 
 company from Seabrook to scour the island. He also suggested a 
 small gunboat be sent up the creek in rear of Pinckney, to prevent 
 escape of rebels, if any. To these suggestions Gen. Terr}' replied 
 that Gen. Seymour intended Third New Hampshire to start Sunday 
 (loth) and land on Pinckney at noon ; but he would attempt to pro- 
 cure delay of a day to accommodate Col. Jackson. The six com- 
 panies left camp for Pinckney on Sunday afternoon. Evidently four 
 companies marched to Seabrook and the other two went by Steamer 
 MaijJIoiver. Next morning (Monday) the programme as laid out b}^ 
 Col. Jackson was carried out very nearly, though no gunboat is 
 found recorded as taking part. 
 
 The six companies at Pinckney were : A, B, C, D, F and K. 
 Co. I went to Pope's, on Hilton Head, opposite the six companies. 
 Cos. G and H remained in camp at Hilton Head, under Capt. Em- 
 mons. Co. E was at Provost, Hilton Head, detached. Co. I acted 
 as guard over the commissary and quartermaster stores. 
 
 As it may not be amiss to give a sample morning report from an 
 outpost, we venture to select one of the 17th : — 
 
 Hkaixjuarters Thiho New Hampshire Vols., 
 
 Pinckney Island, S. C, 17 Feb. 18(53. 
 Sir : I have the honor to report that everything remained quiet during 
 the night. Several camp-rtres were seen on the nuiinland, and one picket 
 reports having seen on this island, about daylight, three men with a large 
 dog, supposed to be rebels. We greatly need a saddle horse, as the circuit 
 of the posts if travelled on foot not only occupies much time, but is extremely 
 fatiguing; and we find it necessary to visit the dirt'erent posts during the 
 night. Respectfully, etc., 
 
 John H. Jackson, 
 To Adrian Terry, Colonel Commamlin<i. 
 
 Captain and A. A. A.-G., Hilton Head. 
 
 The Ericsson arrived 17th with machines, said to be specially 
 adapted for destroying torpedoes, etc., in creeks. It would appear 
 
252 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IF('J>. '63. 
 
 that Col. Jackson got the horse desired ; for the 19th was mostly speut 
 by the Chaplain in selecting a horse, as he says, for Col. Jackson. 
 We were having good times at Pinckney. We expected to stay there 
 for some time, and we fitted up our tents with the lumber which we 
 obtained from different parts of the island. 
 
 About the 21st we were treated to a rumor that a rebel ram was 
 about to be sent down to us from Savannah. In consequence more 
 haste was made in preparing Battery Mitchel. Old hulks were sunk 
 in the creek. The masts in one of them were so tempting that Col. 
 Jackson obtained permission to take them. One of them served as 
 a flag- staff for our camp. 
 
 The Chaplain brought a mail to Pinckney on the 2 2d. He was 
 stopping at the camp at Hilton Head, where Cos. G and H were 
 (Capts. Emmons and Ayer) . We heard (22d) that "Gen. Hunter 
 and Gen. Foster don't mix worth a cent," and that the latter had gone 
 to Washington to get the kinks taken ont. One fact is worth relating 
 here. On Gen. Foster's arrival (i.e., the troops), Gen. Hunter sought 
 to amalgamate them with his Department, thereby destroying their 
 identity as a Corps ; and at this particular phase of the matter they 
 "kicked," and they were evidently in the right. They had achieved 
 a reputation as the Eighteenth Army Corps, and they didn't propose 
 to let the designation and the badges and the distinction float away 
 with the tide. Gen. Foster went North on his fastest steamer, the 
 B. B. Forhes ; and the result was that Gen. Hunter countermanded his 
 order and recognized the fact that it was a part of the Eighteenth Army 
 Corps, temporarily in the (his) Department. Meanwhile the troops 
 had nearly run out of provisions and there was danger of much suf- 
 fering. The snarl was straightened out none too soon for their comfort. 
 
 A confidential letter was received by Col. Jackson on the 24th to 
 the effect that his regiment was to be employed on the operations about 
 to commence. 
 
 Maj. Plimpton (and his wife) Avent North on the 25th. His 
 health had been poor, and he had been granted a leave. 
 
 Gen. Hunter issued a circular on the 25tli in reference to em- 
 barking. Each man to have 5 days' rations and 60 rounds. Each 
 transport to have 10 days' rations and 140 rounds for the troops on 
 board. He concluded his circular by admonishing the troops not to 
 give undue publicity to the details. 
 
 Cos. G and H got orders on the 26th to pack up, though the 
 order didn't reach Pinckney aijd the other companies till next day. 
 The 27th and 28th were busy days. " Pack up ! Pack up !" One of 
 the great questions to solve at such times was. What shall I destroy 
 or abandon ? In the excitement of getting ready and the thought that 
 we Avere to do something, we were comfortably happy. We were 
 somewhat stirred by hearing that, during the few previous days, the 
 heavier guns at Hilton Head had been placed on board vessels ready 
 to be sent to wliatever point Gen. Hunter might desire. It really 
 looked like business again. Several monitors were in the harbor, and 
 certain regiments had been drilling in embarking. Truly, these all 
 portended a coming storm. 
 
Feh. '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 253 
 
 A letter written during the Latter part of the month said a cap- 
 tain's pay was as follows : — 
 
 Pay proper . $00.00 
 
 For responsibility of arms, etc. . . . 10.00 
 
 " four rations 36.00 
 
 " pay and allowance for servant . . 22.50 
 
 Total 128.50 
 
 Less war tax 2.35 
 
 Net monthly $126.15 
 
 The month ended, leaving the Third New Hampshire and other 
 troops packed up, waiting for the order to embark — a not very 
 pleasant condition to remain in a great while. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 33 of the 6th added New Jersey to the Depart- 
 ment of the East. 
 
 General Order 35 of the 7th was about sutlers. (See Sutlers.) 
 General Order 38 of the 10th revoked General Order 162 of 1862, 
 authorizing enlistments from volunteers into the regular army. (See 
 Session's case in last month's Supplement.) 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 7 of the 6th promulgated the sentence of our 
 Capt. Wilbur of B. (See his Personal, or General Court-martial 
 Cases, or both.) 
 
 General Order 9 of the 7th directed a suspension of all advertised 
 sales of lands for unpaid direct taxes. (This was really a quarrel 
 between General Hunter and the Tax Commissioner, and into the 
 merits or particulars of which it is not our province to enter. ) 
 
 General Order 10 of the 'Jth ordered a thorough registration of 
 all persons not in the military or naval service in the Department, 
 within five days, or be arrested by Provost Marshal. If so registerino- 
 to be given a pass certifying them to be loyal (if so proven, of- course) 
 and that they had taken the oatli of allegiance. The order also said 
 the Commanding (Jeneral had learned with regret that furniture was 
 being sent North without authority and forbade it in future. (He 
 really meant to cut off the inestimable privilege of sending home 
 pianos, bookcases, whatnots, sideboards and such things as little keep- 
 sakes, having captured them from our erring brethren.) 
 
 General Order 12 of the 10th created and convened a Board of 
 Officers ((^ens. Terry and Stevenson, Cols. Strawbridge and ^Metcalf, 
 and Maj. Plimpton), to hold a sort of inquest on the live bodies of 
 such otKcers as might be brought before them. (Alluded to else- 
 where.) 
 
2o4 THIRD NEW HAxMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IFeh. '63. 
 
 Geueral Order 13 of the 11 th was an assumption of the command 
 of all the troops (reinforcements) then recently arrived from North 
 Carolina, and amalgamating them with the Department of the South, 
 Tenth Army Corps. Further details of the order had in view the 
 entire obliteration of their identity as the P^ighteenth Army Corps, 
 and need not he repeated here. These troops demurred, from Gen. 
 Foster at the top to the rearmost private at the bottom. They would 
 not (they did not). To a certain extent, as they lay on their trans- 
 ports or were in part landed on St. Helena, they were helpless. They 
 were hungrj', and had no food except what the}' could draw from the 
 Department of the South, and no requisition for rations would be 
 approved till made in the proper form, and that form was incidental 
 to and indicative of subjugation. The semblance of surrender was 
 shown, the hard tack and coffee were issued and the inner man 
 appeased ; but the esjmt cle corps of the Eighteenth had not yet sur- 
 rendered. Gen. Foster had, instead of proceeding in true military 
 subordination to Gen. Hunter and laying his sAvord at his feet, saying, 
 " Here am I; what would'st thou?" steamed away North as fast as 
 his fastest steamer would take him, and at nearest point communicated 
 with the authorities at Washington, with the result that an embassador 
 (a War Department officer) was at once sent down to pour oil on the 
 troubled waters. 
 
 Kesult: Feb. 23, by General Order 15, Gen. Hunter took it all 
 back, and said: " Such reinforcements will hereafter be regarded and 
 returned as a detachment of the Eighteenth Army Corps serving in 
 the Department of the South and forming a portion of this command, 
 etc." Thus (and this) ended the bloodless fight. 
 
 The same order (No. 15) forbade any further enlistments into 
 the regular army from volunteers, and also forbade a continuance of 
 the practice of issuing rations to families of those who were in the 
 rebel service. 
 
 The Department Statistics for February, 1.S63, are: Total 
 troops, 2(),34<S ; wounded and sick, 3,477 ; died, 8 ; cases wounded, 
 €tc., 143 ; deaths, 0. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and stafl" 4 men, !» otticers. 
 
 • Co. A 93 " 3 
 
 B 88 '• 3 
 
 C 7!) " ;3 
 
 D 71 " ?, 
 
 E . . . (on provost ,<>nard at Milton Head). 
 
 F 8!) men, 3 officers. 
 
 G (;:] " 3 
 
 H 68 " 3 
 
 I 88 " 3 
 
 K r.8 " 3 
 
 Present ajigregate .... — 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 795 38 833 
 (A memorandum shows Co. E to have 83 aggregate.) 
 
Feh. '6,5.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 The two men of Co. (r i-eported Inst month as having deserted, 
 are now reported as in the Convalescent Camp at Fort Hamilton, New 
 York Harbor, and are taken up again on the rolls. 
 
 Another case of the same nature is that of Private Klisha J. 
 Goodwin of Co. G, w^ho had been previously dropped as having en- 
 listed in the regular arm}^ is this month taken up on the rolls of Co. 
 G, under a Special Order of the Department, dated 2 2d ult. Whether 
 this man was rejected by the regular army after having enlisted in it 
 is the leading question, for on no other theory is it apparently possi- 
 ble to account for this case and condition. 
 
 Six men have been discharged for disability, two of them in 
 September last, though the notifications have only recently arrived. 
 The six are from A, 1 ; C, 2 ; H, \ ; K, 2. One man (Fuller, recruit 
 for (j) has been discharged by order of the Secretary of War. Asst. 
 Surg. Chas. A. Burnham has reported for duty. As a personal mat- 
 ter, the writer ventures to say that in stature Dr. Burnham was as 
 nmch shorter than the average man as our Dr. Kimball (who came to 
 us later — June, 1863) was taller; and whenever the two doctors 
 chanced to be together, the difference was quite observable, and com- 
 ment was in order, generally of a jocose variety. 
 
 Otlicers in arrest, 1 (Capt. Wilbur) ; otticers absent with leave: 
 G, 1 ; Field and Staff, 1 : total, 2. (E not included.) 
 
 ABCDEFGH IK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants .... 
 
 . 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 .5 
 
 .5 
 
 
 Corporals .... 
 
 . . 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 G 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 Absent in arrest 
 
 . . 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 Ofiicers (letaclied 
 
 , . 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 Trisoners of War . 
 
 . . 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 ■^ r.di/^Z^'K''- 
 
 ^b' •ni:^^K'^^t^-- 
 
(25(;) 
 
IVlARCFi, 1863. 
 
 ;E enter the month like a lion ; but the lion is couchant 
 and somewhat impatient. Ready for a spring is he, but 
 the order is delayed. The rebel Steamer Nashville was 
 captured 1 March, in Savannah River. The fighting 
 at Fort McAllister was heard by us, and more or less 
 excitement was occasioned by it ; for we did n't know 
 a defeat of our force might not mean that a rebel ram 
 rould come right down our little creek and annihilate us. 
 The McAllister tight continued the 2d and 3d. 
 
 The Arago left New York on the oth, having on board Sergt.- 
 Maj. Dodge, Lieut. Dow, Band Master Ingalls (with the new Second 
 Brigade Band) , and several lady nurses for the hospitals in the Depart- 
 ment of the South. The latter were to report to Mrs. General Lan- 
 der. Capt. Butterfield of K was discharged the 6th for disability 
 (see his Personal), and Lieut. S. M. Smith was placed in command. 
 So many days having elapsed since we had been ordered to pack 
 up, that we had begun to unpack and were practicalh' over the " pack 
 up " order and settling down to the regular routine of camp life, and 
 actually begun fixing up again as if to stay. A sad event, on the 
 Arago, is mentioned by Band Master Ingalls. A little girl of 8 
 died on the 8th from sea-sickness, the mother, a brother and a sister 
 being on board. This little unfortunate was the daughter of Lieut. - 
 Col. Hall, Provost Marshal at Hilton Head, who knowing his family 
 was coming must have anticipated much pleasure ; but one can only 
 imagine his grief upon the arrival of the steamer. The passengers 
 on the Arago were treated to a scare upon the arrival off Port Royal 
 (9th). The steamer ran aground, but was soon off again, and the 
 Captain informed the passengers that the buoys were displaced and 
 the lightships destroyed, and that without doubt the rebels were in 
 possession of Hilton Head ! The steamer was then run out to sea, 
 and the four howitzers on board were loaded. At noon, observations 
 were taken, when it was found that they were some 20 miles north of 
 the desired haven. No further difficulty was had. As the Arago 
 arrived on the i)th (with mail, etc.), the officers and others mentioned 
 as having left New York in her arrived and reached their posts the 
 next day (10th). 
 
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 19 
 
258 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Mar. '63. 
 
 We had a town meeting on Pinckney on the 10th and voted for 
 Governor, the majority being for Eastman, democrat. A diary says : 
 "There Avere few among us politically sound enough to endorse the 
 resolutions adopted by the committee which nominated Harrison." 
 
 We were getting short of otlicers, and in consequence, on the 11th, 
 First Sergts. Ackerman (D), Kirw^n (C), Trickey (G), Edgerly (K) 
 and Sergt. Woodbury (A), w^ere all ordered to act as 2d lieutenants 
 and command the Camp Guards. Same night we got a little excited 
 by the beating of the long roll. The rebels made a dash on Spanish 
 Wells (on Hilton Head), not far distant from us (six companies, 
 Pinckney), and captured, so it was said, a lieutenant and .s men. 
 We were kept in line till sunrise. The official report of the affair 
 said the attack w^as by 70 rebels, and was a complete surprise ; that 
 the capture was of a lieutenant and 3 men of the signal party, and 
 in addition five pickets. 
 
 Sergt. Roger W. Woodbury of Co. A, in charge of the picket 
 guard on the 13th, had three negroes come in in a boat : — 
 
 Cyrus, owned by Wrn. Ricliardson, Surater Dist., S. C. 
 Wiggin, " " Joseph Stouey, Hilton Head, " 
 Robert, " "Dr. Puttington, Goose Creek, " 
 
 The second named was at Hilton Head when it was captured. 
 Our camp (the six companies) was located nearly opposite Battery 
 Mitchel, Skull Creek lying betw^een. We had a small earthwork out- 
 side our camp, behind which 
 we rallied at the slightest sign 
 of danger. At one of these 
 frequent alarms, it is related 
 of a waggish private (name- 
 less here forevermore ) , that 
 as the Colonel was hastening 
 from tent to tent to arouse 
 the men, he shouted after 
 him, asking " Shall we wear 
 dress coats, or blouses ? " He 
 "" was a cool one, and we had 
 
 no occasion to buy a refrigerator for him. Pinckney Island was pro- 
 lific in many things — among others, deer, though they were not 
 numerous ; and there were no game law^s to deter us from at least 
 firing at one. Our means of communication with Hilton Head Island 
 was by a row boat manned by negroes, and Richard Thomas of K was 
 the coxswain in charge. In order that we should not feel isolated, 
 two men from each compan^^ were permitted to go to the Head dail}'. 
 Sometimes they returned in as good condition as when they started, 
 sometimes otherwise. The shooting of deer had become an infatuation, 
 especially among the shoulder-strapped gentry. One of our own offi- 
 cers was gone so long after deer that his case was reported to Head- 
 quarters. He brought back several deer and was forgiven. 
 
 Capt. Clark, on the loth, reported the result of a reconnoissance 
 up the May River, with detachments of Cos. A and F. The "re- 
 sult" : not a rebel was seen. Capt. Randlett was with the party. One 
 
3Iar. '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 259 
 
 of our most important picket posts was on the westerly side of the 
 island, at what was called Chinmey Point and from which we could 
 plainly see our opponents on the other side of tiie creek. 'Twas in- 
 tensely interestinii" to watch a man wlio might at any moment raise his 
 loaded gun and aim in your direction. 
 
 AVe had a boat race on the IGth, and though the boats collided, 
 it was conceded that C and D were the better crcAvs. Piles were being 
 driven in the creek to prevent rebel rams from passing through. The 
 boat racing named above was preliminary only to the great race of 
 the next day (St. Patrick's Day). 
 
 The 1 7th was a day to be rememljcred. How everybody enjoyed 
 it. A potato race between John Crosbie and Mike Mulligan, both of 
 
 C, Avas won by the latter. He picked up 100 potatoes laid a yard 
 a])art, one at a time, in 14 minutes, travelling about live and three- 
 fourth miles during the ceremony. There was also a foot race and 
 boat races. In the latter, K and D made time as follows : K, 8-47 
 
 D, 8-59. 
 
 A serenade band was gotten up, consisting of five of the Drum 
 Corps and five of Co. A. The list was as follows : — 
 
 Charles H. Derby .... Manager and Bones. 
 
 Joel Veasey Musical Director and Violin. 
 
 Michael E. A. Galvin . . . Treasurer and Triangle. 
 
 John C. Ilagan Basso. 
 
 Wm. Ilanimett First Singer. 
 
 Thos. McEnry Flute. 
 
 Sergt. John N. Chase . . Violin. 
 
 John G. Graham .... Basso. 
 
 Geo. W. Spencer .... Tenor. 
 
 Fred Waters 
 
 This most excellent troupe serenaded Col. Jackson, Capts. Al- 
 len and Clark and others. The following programme was for their 
 opening and deserves a place in history : — 
 
 1. Overture Baud. 
 
 2. " We Roam thro' Forest Shades " . . . Chorus. 
 
 3. Selection Band. 
 
 4. " Seeing Nellie Home" Spencer. 
 
 5. " Twinkling Stars" Hammett. 
 
 6. Overture Band. 
 
 7. "Girl in Blue" Derby. 
 
 8. Selection Band. 
 
 9. "PompeySnow" Hammett. 
 
 10. Overture Band. 
 
 11. " I 'm Leaving Thee in Sorrow " .... Spencer. 
 
 12. " Faded Flowers ■' Hammett. 
 
 Here w^as a good round dozen set pieces, and they were well 
 rendered and elicited unbounded applause. In fact, the serenaders 
 made their mark. The writer is indebted to Spencer's diary for the 
 full list, etc., as given. Had a printed programme been distributed, 
 there is no doubt whatever that several would have asked ' ' How the 
 dickens can Mike Galvin play on a treasurer and a triangle at the 
 same time? and what sort of an instrument is a treasurer nnyhow." 
 
 Spencer's diary relates the vicissitudes of the troupe, how they 
 tried to keep up the organization, and were prevented by the aetivi- 
 
260 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Mar. '63. 
 
 ties of the service. The troupe never, later, were in better condi- 
 tion than at Pinckney Island. Tradition has it that we had a cock- 
 fight that day, but there is no confirmation of it. We had more 
 boat racing on the 18th, the boys having got warmed up on the sub- 
 ject. Cos. A, C and F contested, the latter getting the prize. 
 
 On the 18th we were again ordered to get ready to move. The 
 cooks began to prepare the five days' rations. A part of the drum- 
 mers were directed to go with the Surgeon, and the others with the 
 colors. At evening all orders to get read}^ were countermanded. 
 
 Col. Jackson began the building of a wharf on the IDth — a very 
 much needed convenience. 
 
 The monitors and mortar boats all left the harbor on the 25th, 
 and we were again led to believe we would soon be called for. 
 
 The Second Brigade Band, the new organization previously al- 
 luded to, were invited up to Pinckney to make us a little visit, and 
 reached there the 26th. They were composed in part of our old 
 band, and hence our regard for them. The Band IMaster (Ingalls) 
 had gone to New York to buy new instruments and further recruit 
 for the Band, not yet full. During his absence the leadership fell 
 upon Mr. Tottingham, who did himself credit. Col. Jackson, ever 
 on the alert to please the men, went to the Head on the Washington, 
 bringing back the Band. They staid with us four days ; and to say 
 that we enjoyed their music and their presence would be superfluous. 
 
 Hearing that prowlers had been seen on the island, a detail of 
 one officer and twenty men were sent to scour the island on the 27th, 
 but found nothing. . That day, also, troops left Hilton Head for the 
 destined point, and the movement was fairly inaugurated. The 
 band served at dress parades and at guard mount, and also serenaded 
 somebody every evening while with us. 
 
 On the 30th Col. Jackson announced by an order the following 
 newly-arrived commissions and consequent changes : — 
 
 1st Lieut. H. C. Handerson to be Captain and to K. 
 2d " J. J. Donohoe " 1st Lieut. " C. 
 
 Sergt. J. W. Ackerman "2d " " D. 
 
 1st Lieut. Jackson was transferred to G. 
 " " Dearborn " " " H. 
 
 2d " Head " " " C. 
 
 Capt. Handerson relieved 1st Lieut. Smith in the command of K. 
 
 A letter to the N^ew York Times, dated 30th, said that a brigade 
 of troops had already been sent to a rendezvous conveniently near 
 the place of expected operations, and most of the monitors had fol- 
 lowed them, leaving only three at Hilton Head. The same day 
 there was quite a storm, which did great damage to material ready 
 to ship for the field of operations, chief among which were the surf 
 boats, which were considerably damaged and probably delayed prepa- 
 rations for at least a day or two. Many of the steamers in the 
 harbor dragged their anchors. Co. E returned to the regiment 
 (really to the old camp-ground, where only Cos. G and H were) 
 from Provost duty, preparatory to the onward movement which 
 seemed to have been fully set in motion. The regiment (the various 
 companies) got the expected order on the 31st to move. 
 
Mar. '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 261 
 
 March ended with us in a packed-up condition and in a state of 
 mind fully made up that we were simply to start for Charleston. 
 Just how and when we were to get there was of minor importance. 
 We shall see, later, that the path was a thorny one and beset with 
 difficulties, the magnitude of which we hadn't then the slightest con- 
 ception. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 58 of the 10th was a proclamation by the Presi- 
 dent, permitting all soldiers absent without leave to return on or be- 
 fore 1st day of April next, with only a loss of pay and allowances 
 during their absence. Report to .... at Concord, Maj. J. H. 
 
 AVhittlesey, U. S. A to be sent to regiments without delay. 
 
 This was a very generous offer, and produced the personal presence 
 of a large number of men who were willing to be forgiven. 
 
 General Order 73 of the 24th (really a Resolution of Congress : 
 No. 61) directed the Paymaster-General to take immediate steps to 
 pay all sick and wounded soldiers in convalescent camps, hospitals 
 or elsewhere, within 60 days from the 3d iust. The same order 
 authorized brevets. 
 
 General Order 80 of the 31st directed that all surgeons and as- 
 sistant surgeons who were absent on other than regimental duty to 
 return at once to their regiments, and not to be detached thereafter 
 except in cases of necessity. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 16 of the 5th was a sort of proclamation by Gen. 
 Hunter, the language of which it is deemed best to insert in another 
 place (see Gen. Hunter's Personal). 
 
 General Order 1 7 of the 6th ordered a draft of able-bodied male 
 negroes, between 18 and 50, in the Department, who were not em- 
 ployed in the Quartermaster or Commissary Departments or were not 
 private servants to officers. These drafted men to serve as non- 
 coms, and privates in the various regiments and brigades now organ- 
 ized and in process of organization under Gen. Saxton. This draft 
 was to furnish acclimated men to garrison the forts while the others 
 (whites) were to take part in the campaign then soon to open. (See 
 General Order 24.) 
 
 General Order 18 of the 7th was full of instructions as to dis- 
 embarking from vessels into boats, and how to " pull for the shore." 
 At one whistle (if towed) , the steamer starts for the shore ; at two 
 whistles, prepare to cast loose ; at three whistles, cast loose and 
 " pull for the shore." Soon as the boat strikes the shore, jump out 
 and rush up the beach, and form line facing the land. Leave knap- 
 sacks under the seats ; the boat in charge of a coxswain and two 
 rowers. After troops land, these men to put the knapsacks ashore, 
 and pile them up carefully above high water. The troops to have 
 four days' cooked rations and 60 rounds of ammunition. 
 
262 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Iar. '63. 
 
 General Order 19 of the 10th cut down our oflicers to one paltry 
 gallon of commissary whiskey per month. How sad ! And no soldier 
 is to have any except on certificate of proper medical officer that it is 
 necessary for medical pui-poses. The order then very heartlessly said 
 pickets were not entitled to it (whiskey) under any circumstances, 
 and ordinary fatigue duties did not justify its issue. All officers Avere 
 called upon (including those who have and use that paltry gallon per 
 month) to discourage the general use of the aforesaid whiske}^ The 
 order also fired a hot shot at sutlers (see Sutlers), and made bold to 
 mention that the expedition was about to start, etc. 
 
 General Order 20 of the 11th fired a round of grape and canister 
 at the Company Fund, that valuable friend of the soldier in time of 
 trial (not by general court-martial. See Company Fund). 
 
 General Order 22 of the 14th said, owing to the great expense 
 of fresh meat the issue to be limited to three times in ten days, and 
 so far as was practicable to be, during ten days (of meat) : 3 issues 
 pork, 2 issues bacon, 2 issues salt beef, 3 issues fresh meat. Other 
 details were in the order, but the above are the most important. 
 
 General Order 23 of the 16th appointed three officers of the 
 Regular Army as mustering officers, viz. : Maj. E. W. Smith (1st 
 Lieutenant Fifteenth U. S. Infantry), Commissary of Musters for the 
 Department; 1st Lieutenant Guy V. Henry (First U. S. Artillery), 
 Assistant Commissary of Musters, and 1st Lieutenant John R. Myrick 
 (Third U. S. Artillery), Assistant Commissary of Musters. These 
 officers were appointed under General Order 48 of the War Depart- 
 ment, and were to muster in and out all volunteers (officers and men) 
 requiring such service. Lieut. Henry was assigned to Port Royal 
 Island, and all others in Department were to be looked after by Lieut. 
 Myrick. (See also General Order 27.) 
 
 Up to this time, officers who had been promoted from one grade 
 to another, instead of being mustered out of former and in in new 
 grade, had simply been sworn to faithful discharge of those duties, 
 generally before a field officer of the regiment or by some other officer 
 who held a sort of quasi appointment as judge advocate or similar 
 distinguished title. Therefore a search for the dates of masters in 
 and out of officers previous to this time will be futile. 
 
 General Order 24 of the 19th modified General Order 17 so as to 
 exempt negroes employed in the Engineer Department on permanent 
 fortifications from the draft. The same order warned plantation super- 
 intendents, tradesmen, sutlers, landholders, speculators and others that 
 they must not secrete or harbor negroes who were liable to the draft. 
 
 General Order 20 of the 20th developed the fact that so large a 
 number of refugees were then coming in that they needed regulating ; 
 and all such were ordered to be sent to the Provost Marshal General 
 at Hilton Head at once. Capt. A. M. Kinzie, Aide-de-Camp, and 
 Lieut. Richard Skinner, Acting Aide-de-Camp on Gen. Hunter's Staff, 
 were to examine all such, with a view to obtaining information regard- 
 ing the enemy. 
 
 General Order 27 of the 2r)th revoked the appointments of Lieuts. 
 Henry and Myrick as Assistant Commissaries of Musters, and ap- 
 
Mar. '63.} 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 263 
 
 pointed in tlieir stead 1st Lieut. Charles E. Hay, Third U. S. Cavalry, 
 for all the Department except the Eighteenth Army Corps (reinforce- 
 ments under Brig. -Gens. Ferry and Heckman) : and these to be in 
 charge of 2d Lieut. Richard Skinner, Tenth U. S. Infantry. 
 
 The Department Statistics for March, 1863, ai-e : Total troops, 
 26,538; wounded and sick, 3,802; died, 10; cases Avounded, etc., 
 178; died of wounds, etc., 2. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Statt" -i men. 9 officers. 
 
 Co. A 90 " 3 " 
 
 B 87 " 3 " 
 
 C 78 " 3 " 
 
 1) 68 " 3 " 
 
 E (On Provost Guard.) 
 
 F 86 men, 3 officers. 
 
 G 62 " 3 " 
 
 H 67 " 3 " 
 
 I So " 3 " 
 
 K 68 " 3 " 
 
 Present aggregate 833 Avitli E. 
 
 Aggregate last report. . . . {Ig'^^'^'l 
 
 One, of I (Burgess) , enlisted in the regular army before the 
 order was received forbidding further enlistments. 
 
 1st Sergt. J. W. Ackerman of Co. D has been promoted to 2d 
 Lieutenant and assigned to same company. 
 
 Two men have died of disease : A, 1 ; B, 1. 
 
 2d Lieut. Handerson of Co. K has been commissioned 1st Lieu- 
 tenant and assigned to same company. Capt. Butterfield of K and 1st 
 Lieut. Cornelius of D have been discharged for disability. 
 
 Officers in arrest, 1 (Capt. Wilbur). Otlicers detached: C, 1; 
 H, 1 ; K, 1 : total, 3. (E not included.) 
 
 ABCDEFGHI K Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 
 
 Corporals 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 6 8 8 
 
 Absent sick ....110 022100 7 
 
 Absent in arrest ...0001002101 5 
 
 Prisoners of Avar . 2 22 24 
 
 Detached 7 5 10 7 116 1 29 
 
 Discharged for disability 20 203112 11 
 
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APRIL, 1863 
 
 LTHOUGH March came, and left us, as a lion (couchant), 
 April came in, at least, in the same manner. We were 
 packed up, with all that these words imply. A regimental 
 hospital diar}" shows that the sick were turned over to the 
 General Hospital at Hilton Head the first day. Troops 
 were then arriving at Hilton Head from various points, 
 and almost at once leaving for the point of concentration. 
 The double-turreted monitor Keokuk left the harbor the 
 1 St. Five days' rations arrived for the regiment, and new clothing 
 was issued. 
 
 On the 2d several men detailed on extra duty at the Head returned 
 to the regiment for duty. Same day, Capt. Allen shot himself in the 
 leg, by accidentally discharging his own revolver. (See his Personal. ) 
 The six companies on Pinckne}' Island and Co. I (at Pope's, 
 opposite) broke camp on the 3d and went on board the Geortje Tl a^s7(- 
 iyigton^ and with their baggage were all settled thereon before dark. 
 During the evening we started for Hilton Head ; but on coming into 
 Broad Kiver we struck a gale, and had to steam over to near Bay 
 Point, where we anchored. The George Washington sprung aleak, 
 and the boys had to pump for dear life, the water gaining on us for 
 awhile and creating quite an alarm. The companies at Hilton Head 
 (E, G and H) embarked same day on the Mary A. Boardman. 
 
 On the 4th the companies were shifted about, probably to equal- 
 ize cargoes, so that A, B and D were on the Schooner Rliodella Blue, 
 to be towed ; and C, E, F, G, H, I and K were on the Mary A. Board- 
 man. The troops on the Rliodella Blue were in charge of Lieut. -Col. 
 Bedel, and those on the Mary A. Boardman under Col. Jackson. 
 
 The 4th was a day of preparation — of getting matters into shape 
 for moving, as will be seen. Gen. Terry issued General Order 2, 
 from Headquarters at Hilton Head, concerning troops of the Divisiou 
 of the Tenth Army Corps under his command, as follows : — 
 
 First Brigade, 
 
 Col. Guss. 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania. 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania. 
 Eighth Maine. 
 
 Second Brigade, 
 
 Col. Pntnam. 
 Tliird New Hampshire. 
 Fourth New Hampshire. 
 Seventli New Hampshire. 
 Sixtli Connecticut. 
 
 (266) 
 
266 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '63. 
 
 The jSfeio South of the same day, as if imbued with the spirit of 
 the movement, had a little poetry on the subject, one verse of which 
 is inserted : — 
 
 Come fill your glasses, boys, 
 
 And let the toast be sped : 
 A long adieu to sand and tleas 
 
 Adieu to Hilton Head ! 
 Thus tenderly and sadly, boys, 
 
 We breathe before we go 
 A long adieu to Hilton Head, 
 
 Adieu to " Robbers' Row." 
 
 For Charleston we are bound, boys, etc. 
 
 The same day Gen. Terry assumed command of the Post of Hilton 
 Head, by order of Gen. Hunter. 
 
 Col. Putnam, Commanding Second Brigade, issued the following 
 same day : — 
 
 Col. John H. Jackson, Commanding Third New Hampshire Vols. 
 
 Sir : At 3 a.m. tomorrow (Stli) you will make sail with your regiment 
 for Stono River. Follow the flagsliiiJ of the Division. 
 
 We got a mail the last thing before w^e were to start ; and at 
 such a time it was very welcome. In accordance with the instruc- 
 tions, we weighed anchor at 3 a.m. on the 5th and went directly to 
 Stono, getting there about 7 p.m. "We waited till 6 for a pilot, and 
 we then steamed into the Inlet and anchored, tlie fleet lying all around 
 us. The Rhodella Blue tried to sail, but the Mury A. Boardman 
 came up Avitli lier and took her in tow. During the 6th, as we lay at 
 anchor, some of our boys (men wouldn't have done such a thing) got 
 down among the stores and broke open a barrel of sugar and feloni- 
 ously and clandestinely abstracted about a third of its toothsome con- 
 tents before discovery by the powers that be. It was said that Coles 
 Island and Folly Island were well provided with our troops — a part 
 of the expedition. We were told that the attack by the navy would 
 take place on the morrow, and we might all be called upon to sail 
 Charleston- ward. It was estimated there were lyiug there about 
 16,000 men. 
 
 The 7th dawned upon us, the day destined to be a noted one in 
 history. Four days' rations were issued. These were reinforced by 
 purchases from a sutler schooner near by. The expected tiring was 
 begun about 3 p.m., a full account of which follows : — 
 
 NAVAL ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER (April 7, 1863). 
 
 This assault, so notable in the history of the war, was begun 
 about 3 P.M., and lasted till about 5 p.m. The naval force — for it 
 was solely a naval affair — comprised the following : — 
 
 Nevj Ironsides (flagship). Commander Thos. Turner. Arm.: 2 150-pounder 
 
 'rifles, 14 11-inch. Fired 8 times; hit — times. 
 Montauk. Capt. John L. Worden. Arm. : 1 15-incb, 1 11-iuch. Fired 27 
 
 times; hit 14 times. 
 Passaic. Capt. Percival Drayton. Arm.: 1 15-incli and 1 Il-iuch. Fired 13 
 
 times; hit 35 times. 
 Weehawken. Capt. John Rodgers. Arm. : 1 15-incli and 1 11-inch. Fired 
 
 26 times ; hit 53 times. 
 
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268 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Ajn: '63. 
 
 Patapsco. Capt. Daniel A mmen. Arm.; 1 ir>-inch and 1 l.jO-pouiider, rifled. 
 
 Fired 10 times; liit 47 times. 
 CatskUl. Commander Geo. W. Rodgers. Arm. : 1 15-incli and 1 11-incli. 
 
 Fired 22 times ; liit 20 times. 
 Kantucket. Commander D. M. Fairfax. Arm.: 1 15-incli and 1 11-incli 
 
 Fired 15 times; hit 3G times. 
 Nahant. Commander John Downes. Arm.: 1 15-inch and 1 11-inch. Fired 
 
 '15 times ; hit 3G times. 
 Keokuk. Commander A. C. Rhind. .Vrm. : 2 11-incli. Fired 3 times; hit 
 
 90 times. 
 
 Total guns iu action, 23, and firing 139 times. Fuses, 3^ to 15 
 seconds. A lo-inch gun required 35 lbs. of powder; the rifled guns, 
 46 lbs. ; 11-iuch guns, 15 to 20 lbs. Fort Sumter was fired at 125 
 times. Fort Moultrie 12 times, and Fort Wagner 2 times. Sumter 
 was hit 55 times. 
 
 The WeehawTien had a raft rigged upon her bow for a torpedo ; 
 but after it (the torpedo) had been prepared, it is said that Capt. 
 Rodgers declined to attach it to the projecting raft. 
 
 A Confederate torpedo, containing 2,000 lbs. of powder, was 
 under the Xeiv Ironsides for about an hour, in charge of Langdon 
 Cheeves, who tried iu vain to explode it for over ten minutes, the 
 battery being out of order, much to the chagrin of the Confederates. 
 The whole matter was entirel}' unknown to the Federals at the time. 
 
 During the evening of the same day, the commanding officer of • 
 the fleet received an order from the Navy Department, dated April 
 2d, directing that all iron-clads, in fit condition to move after the 
 attack, be sent directly to New Orleans, reserving only two. 
 
 CONFEDERATE ACCOUNT. 
 
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 Fort Johnson 00000001 1 
 
 " Sumter 4 2 2 8 7 1 13 7 41 
 
 " Moultrie !• 5 5 2 21 
 
 Battery Bee 5 10 6 
 
 Beauregard ... 1 1 2 
 
 Fort at Cumming's Point .1100 000 2 
 
 " Wagner () 10 1 
 
 Totals 10 3 2 1!) 7 8 18 10 77* 
 
 Fired shot 385 80 SG 731 140 321 343 
 
 Fired shell 5 45 93 
 
 Total shot and shell, 2,229 ; powder used, 21 ,093 lbs. 3 killed, 
 
 11 wounded. 151 shots fired by fleet, all but 24 at Sumter. Struck 
 vessels, 520 times. 
 
Apr. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 269 
 
 A Confederate account of the bombardment is as follows : — 
 
 The monitors, 8 iu number, led by the Passaic, with the Ironsides in the 
 center, in one line. The fight opened by Moultrie at 3 p.m. Fight ended at 
 5.30 p.:m. The flagstaff of Fort Moultrie was shot away, and in falling 
 wounded a man, who died. Capt. Wigg, A. C. S., placed a regimental flag 
 in place of the flagstatt', etc. 
 
 During the bombardment a double-shotted 10-iuch Columbiad 
 was by its own recoil thrown into the parade ground of Fort Sumter. 
 
 The following from the Neio York Times of 30 July 1863, 
 headed "Gen. Hunter at Charleston — The Battle iu the Harbor" 
 (7 April 1863), in connection with the memorable bombardment, is 
 inserted as worthy a place here : — 
 
 Washington, Monday, 27 July 1863. 
 To the Editor of the Neir Yorl^ Times: 
 
 Permit me to correct an error which appeared in an editorial upon the 
 siege of Charleston, published in the Times of last Saturday .... The 
 Times states that previous to the first attack upon Charleston by th.e iron- 
 clads, Gen. Hunter notified Admiral DuPont that the navy need expect no 
 help from the land forces, who on account of the paucity of their numbers, 
 could only act as a garrison for any capture made by the navy. Let me 
 state a few facts which would not have been proper to have divulged at an 
 earlier date. On the night previous to DuPont's attack upon Fort Sumter, 
 Col. Howell's brigade Avas thrown across from Coles to Folly Island, while 
 Gen. Terry's division was also partially landed and partially retained on 
 board light-draft transports in the Stono. On the day of the bombardment 
 troops were massed on the northern end of Folly Island, behind the screen 
 of timber immediately facing Lighthouse Inlet, and were under the imme- 
 diate superintendence of Gen. Truman Seymour, Gen. Hunter's Chief of 
 Staff and of Artillery. All arrangements were made for a crossing the next 
 night. Surf and india-rubber pontoon boats were in readiness, and three 
 fuUbatteriesof rifled guns were upon the ground to cover the crossing .... 
 it was arranged between the Admiral and Gen. Hunter that the crossing of 
 Lighthouse Inlet, and the attack upon Morris Island, should not be made 
 until the day following the iron-clad's attack upon Fort Sumter, as the ex- 
 pected reduction of the work would not only save our troops from its en- 
 filading fire while advancing up the island, but would also, in all probability, 
 greatly demoralize the garrisons, both of Wagner and of Cumming's Point. 
 [He then speaks of the complete failure of the iron-clads. — D. E.] Admiral 
 DuPont resolved to abandon the attack until further reinforced by iron- 
 clads .... 
 
 It was upon the communication of this resolve by the Admiral to Gen. 
 Hunter that the crossing of Lighthouse Inlet Avas countermanded, a copy of 
 the Admiral's letter being carried by Col. Halpine to the northern end of 
 Folly Island, where Gen. Seymour was then busily engaged with Maj. Dnane 
 (U.S. Engineers), Capt. Hamilton (U.S. Artillery), Capt. Batch (U.S. 
 Steamer Pawnee), and Cols. Dandy, Guss and Howell, superintending the 
 final preparations for pushing across Lighthouse Inlet. 
 
 Gen. Seymour, after consulting with Gen. Hunter, visited Admiral 
 DuPont to induce him to aid Avitli such of the iron-clads as were fit for 
 service. In this mission he failed. But so earnest, almost passionate, was 
 Gen. Seymour in his desire to be allowed to attempt the crossing and attack, 
 that he urged Gen. Hunter to allow the attack to proceed, eveu after it was 
 knoAvn that no co-operation from the navy could be hoped for. To this 
 Gen. Hunter strongly and peremptorily objected ; and it was for the purpose 
 of impressing his views upon the Administration that Gen. Seymour, imme- 
 diately after the abandonment of the attack, proceeded to Washington, 
 where he had interviews with Gen. Halleck, Sec. Stanton and the President. 
 
270 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aj^r.'eS. 
 
 Gen. Hunter was relieved 12 June 1863 by Gen. Q. A. Gillmore, 
 and Admiral UuPont about the same time by Admiral Dahlgren. 
 
 After the attack on Fort Sumter by the iron-clads, Hunter says 
 (see page 12, "Miscellaneous: Conduct of War," Vol. IV., 1865), 
 in letter to President, that the troops on Folly Island were ready to 
 cross to Morris Island, and had practically started, the boats being 
 in readiness, when they were recalled, — as he then hoped, only 
 temporarily,-— by the announcement that DuPont had resolved to 
 retire, and the army could expect no assistance from him (the navy). 
 Hunter says he at once sent a staff officer on board to confer with 
 DuPont, and represent the forwardness of preparations by the army 
 and the evidently unprepared condition of the enemy, and that now, 
 our preparations being unmasked, any delay would give the enemy 
 time to prepare. DuPont declined to tire another shot. A lodge- 
 ment, says Hunter, was therefore made impossible. Hunter then 
 says he held on for expected assistance, improving the batteries and 
 keeping the troops on Folly, Coles and Seabrook Islands. Hunter's 
 letter bears no date ; but it appears to have been written the latter 
 part of May. He asked the President to relieve him from co-opera- 
 ting with the navy against Charleston, for that meant co-operating 
 in inactivity, and opined that DuPont distrusted the iron-clads. He 
 says: "Relieve me thus, and I will place 10,000 of the best drilled 
 troops in the country [;". e., those in this Department] in the heart 
 of Georgia at once." 
 
 On that eventful day, the Ironsides dropped her anchor at a 
 time when she was in danger of running ashore, and in doing so 
 swung around, stern shoreward, and directly over a rebel torpedo. 
 The spot was nearly due east from Wagner. In vain the electrician 
 in Wagner tried to explode the torpedo ; but fate was this time in 
 favor of the Ironsides. The garrison had, almost to a man, their 
 eyes upon what they considered the ill-fated iron-clad ; but the tor- 
 pedo would not explode. Had the wires and battery been in good 
 condition, our monster Ironsides would with its entire crew have been 
 destroyed ; for the force of that immense torpedo was almost im- 
 measurable. The lucky iron-clad very soon thereafter was away 
 from the immediate vicinity of its would-be destroyer. 
 
 The 'Sth found us still at anchor in the Stouo. In the evening, 
 Col. Jackson went with Gen. Seymour to some rendezvous, with 
 others, for a consultation. 
 
 On the day following the naval attack, and singularly too. Col. 
 John Hay, the President's Private Secretary, arrived at the fleet, with 
 confidential letter dated 2d, signed by Gideon Welles, Secretary of 
 the Navy, instructing DuPont to send all his iron-clads fit to move, to 
 the Department of the Gulf. Accompanying this was a letter from 
 Asst. Sec. Fox, saying, "Retain only two iron-clads." It can hardly 
 be conjectured what the condition of things would have been had 
 Col. Hay arrived, say at noon of the 7th. Gen. Hunter, it would 
 appear, had no knowledge of Col. Hay's arrival or of his letters ; 
 for at night he proposed to DuPont to land the arm}' on Morris 
 Island, if the navy would co-operate. (See " Rebellion Record.") 
 
f271) 
 
272 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '63. 
 
 Oil the 'Jth, being still at anchor, two days' rations were drawn and 
 cooked, and we were instructed to be ready to laud. The Mary A. 
 Boardman moved toward Folly Island (the schooner in tow), and 
 landed a part of the regiment, when an order came to cease ; but 
 this was soon after revoked and the landing of the regiment was 
 completed. We were on Folly Islaud, nearer than we had been to 
 the rebels since Secessionville, in June 18G2, so far as force and force 
 was concerned. Later iu the evening we moved farther into the 
 woods, or thicket, more properly speaking. 'Twas there we found 
 the wood-tick, a little, burrowing, industrious insect which imbedded 
 itself in our soil (flesh) unknown to us until (and we didn't have to 
 wait long) an itching sensation led to an investigation, and — there 
 he was. The boys will not soon forget the wood- ticks of Folly Island. 
 In general shape they resembled sheep-ticks. 
 
 We disposed of ourselves as best we could for the night. Next 
 day we cleaned up a little, preparatory to pitching camp, digging 
 wells and removing undei'brush, levelling oft' the ridges, etc. Mail. 
 Special muster of all the troops. A diary says: "Evening: We've 
 got to make out a special muster roll tonight. We are back on the 
 Mary A. Boardman, after being on shore 24 hours." 
 
 Re-embarkation began during the night, the same companies and 
 officers on the same vessels as we went up there in. Corpl. Hall of 
 Co. C was taken suddenly ill, and died during the evening of the 
 10th, while the embarkation was going on. The necessities of the 
 service required that he be buried at once, and he was so buried on 
 Folly Island, our Chaplain and others going on shore expressly for 
 that purpose. Even they were hurried back by explicit orders, and 
 the fleet got off for Hilton Head. The burial took place about noon, 
 and the fleet was well under way at one, arriving off Hilton Head 
 by dark and anchoring for the night. Next morning (12th), we 
 went into Hilton Head and landed, our regiment returning to its 
 former camp-ground in rear of the General Hospital. We found 
 that during our absence (really the short absence was of Cos. G, 
 H and E only) the One Hundred and Fifteenth New York had helped 
 themselves to our lumber and shades and other things we had left 
 there. In fact, our camp looked barren indeed. Did the boys 
 articulate in a profane manner? No, but there was fire in their eyes 
 as they walked over to the camp of the One Hundred and Fifteenth 
 New York ; and when they returned, shortly after, they were laden 
 with "fixins." Mail. Today (12th), Gen. Hunter ordered Brig.- 
 Gen. Heckman, with his brigade (Ninth New Jersey, Twenty-third 
 Massachusetts, Eighty-first and Ninety- eighth New York), to New 
 Berne, N. C, to help Foster out of his difficulties, and then return. 
 It will be seen that owing to our receding from offensive position, the 
 Department could spare some of its troops. On the 13th (probably 
 arriving about the 17th), the President sent DuPont instructions 
 thus: "Hold your position inside the bar. If you have left it, re- 
 turn to it and hold till further orders. Do not allow the enemy to 
 erect new batteries on Morris Island. If he has begun it, drive him 
 out," etc. This shows conclusively that he could not have known 
 
X ■ 
 
 Lieut. Elbkidge J. Corp, 
 Adjt. (War). 
 
 Lieut. Elbkidge J. Copp, 
 
 Adjt. (Peace). 
 
 Capt. Michael P. Duxley 
 
 (War). 
 
 Capi. Michael 1'. Donley 
 (Peace). 
 
Apr. '63.2 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 273 
 
 that the Secretary of the Navy had sent the major part of the tleet 
 of iron-clads away. We again began settling down to camp life ; 
 but were alleged to have made frequent visits (reluctantly, of course) 
 to the One Hundred and Fifteenth New York. 
 
 Lieut. J. J. Donohoe of C got his discharge on the 14th, to 
 accept the Adjutancy of the Tenth New Hampshire, which was to be 
 commanded by his brother, Michael T., formerly Captain of Co. C 
 of our regiment. He Avent North next day, with the hearty con- 
 gratulations of his company on his promotion. 
 
 Cos. D and E were directed on the lith to proceed to certain 
 outposts for duty there, but did not go till next day, and returned 
 to the regiment on the 17th, They went to Jenkins Island, relieving 
 a company of the Ninth Maine. Another proposed move cut short 
 their stay. Same day (14th), the President sent despatch to Hunter 
 and DuPont, saying in substance that no censure was upon them 
 (referring to 7th April bombardment of Sumter) , and that there was 
 hope that Morris and Sullivan's Island and Sumter would yet be taken. 
 
 A NOVEL NAVAL MACHINE SHOP. 
 
 The wants of our navy were fully illustrated and fully met in 
 the establishment of a well-appointed and supplied shop for repairs, 
 etc., as will be seen by the following from the New York Herald of 
 the 14th. It says in substance that the shop consists of two of the 
 stone fleet (sunk off Charleston) which escaped the fate of the 
 others and floated into Hilton Head. The Edivard has a machine 
 shop and store room, hammocks, etc. The India has several 
 furnaces, and is also used as a store-house and for contrabands' 
 quarters. Nearly 100 men employed. The matei'ial was shipped 
 to Port Royal in the winter of 1«01, in charge of Wm. B. Cogswell, 
 a master mechanic. The foreman was Mr. D. Campbell. The 
 whole was under W. S. Kimball, master machinist. The two vessels 
 were chained together. 
 
 The flrst intimation we had of another move was the issue of 15 
 days' rations on the 15th. 
 
 Again the One Hundred and Fifteenth New York. A diary says : 
 "With the assistance of Cos. A and C, we moved our hospital tents 
 today over from the One Hundred and Fifteenth New York and partly 
 got them up." It will be seen that there were other regiments in 
 the service outranking the Third New Hampshire in point of modesty. 
 Today our Asst. Surg. Farrar was ordered on special duty, to take 
 charge of all the sick at certain outposts (see his Personal). On 
 the 16th the following curiously worded order was issued by Gen. 
 Terry (G. O. 7) :— ^ 
 
 The temporary suspension of the expedition against Charleston being 
 uow^ at an end, this Division is organized as follows : — 
 First Brigade : 
 
 Col. Gnss, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania. 
 
 Eighth Maine Col. Rnst. 
 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania . . Col. Strawhridgc. 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania . . Lieut. -Col. Dner. 
 
274 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '63. 
 
 Second Brigade : 
 
 Col. Louis Bell, Fourth New Hampshire. 
 Third New Hampshire .... Col. Jackson. 
 Fourth New Hampshire . . . Lieut. -Col. Sleeper. 
 Sixth Connecticut Maj. Meeker. 
 
 Though this order was dated 16th, it was to a certain extent 
 misleading ; for during the evening of the same day, the Ninty- 
 seventh Pennsylvania embarked, as a part of the new movement. 
 
 DuPont (16th) wrote the Secretary of the Navy that he was 
 doing all he could to forward the cause, and said he felt painfully 
 struck by President Lincoln's order, and requested the Department 
 not to hesitate about relieving him by an oflicer who, in its opinion, 
 was more able to execute that service in which he had had the mis- 
 fortune to fail — -the capture of Charleston. Under date of the Kith 
 Gen. Hunter offered a reward of $5.00 each for capture of Lieut. 
 Keith, Twenty-third New York, and Lieut. Moffat, Ninth New Jersey, 
 both Acting Signal Officers and reported as deserters. None of our 
 regiment skirmished for those two men, so far as is known. 
 
 What we had been looking for (since issue of the 15 days' 
 rations) arrived on the 17th: for on that day orders were issued 
 relieving all of Third and Fourth New Hampshire and Sixth Connecti- 
 cut on fatigue, guard, outpost or special duty. This it will be seen 
 covered the new brigade and relieved Dr. Farrar and Cos. D and E. 
 Four days' cooked rations were ordered, and we were directed to 
 pack up. The whole camp was in a quiver of suspense and anxiety ; 
 for it was fair to presume that we were to proceed more aggressively 
 than before and somebody get hurt. 
 
 Lieut. Hopkins was discharged the 17th, he having resigned on 
 account of ill health. 
 
 We were paid off on the 1-sth, for four months. The Chaplain, 
 as was his custom, got a large slice of the money to send home for 
 the men, by express ; and we were infovmed that the morrow's sun 
 would see us embarking for Charleston ; and before night we were 
 ordered to embark at 7 a.m., next day (19th). The Neic South 
 (ISth) said, editorially: "•The reinforcements now ordered and on 
 their way from the North will soon elevate this Department to the 
 first rank in public interest and military importance. We are not at 
 liberty to give further indications ; but this much is certain, that the 
 greybacks along the Southern coast are about to have some lively 
 and interesting times." The same issue said Gen. Seymour and Gen. 
 Viele were expected on the Arago. Gen. Viele did not arrive, how- 
 ever, though ordered. The order was revoked (see his Personal). 
 
 The embarkation took place as ordered, and on three vessels, as 
 follows : — 
 
 Field and Staft'and Cos. F, G, H and K, on steam propeller Sentinel. 
 Cos. A, B, C and I), under Lieut. -Col. Bedel, on schooner Highlander. 
 Cos. E and I, under Maj. Plimpton, on steamer Boston. 
 
 The regiment left the harbor about 4 p.m., the schooner in tow of 
 a tug. As Cos. E and I, under Maj. Plimpton, did not absolutely go 
 with the regiment at this time, they will be accounted for separately 
 and now. It would appear by various diaries that these two com- 
 
Apr. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 275 
 
 panics Avere joined by two others of the Seventh Connecticut : and 
 these four companies (on the Boston) were to have been Gen. Terry's 
 body-guard. There was some "hitch" in the matter; for on the 
 20th the two companies of Third New Hampshire (and probably the 
 two of Seventh Connecticut) lauded at Hilton Head and went to 
 their respective old camp-grounds to await developments. 
 
 On the 26th they were on post guard at Hilton Head, and on the 
 28th they were on picket at Hilton Head. It may safely be said that 
 very soon thereafter these two companies were sent over to Bay 
 Point (opposite Hilton Head), where they occupied the works there, 
 and so remained until June, when they rejoined the regiment, then 
 at St. Helena and not far distant. The dates, etc., will be given 
 later ou in their appropriate places. Here these two companies 
 drilled as heavy artillerv, using the mounted guns. A Regular Army 
 Ordnance Sergeant was stationed there ; and it is presumed that Cos. 
 E and I became skilled, so far as could be during their brief stav, 
 as heavy artillerists. We now return to the regiment proper [f. e., 
 eight companies). 
 
 We reached Edisto Inlet about 9 a.m. on the 20th, and dropped 
 anchor within the Inlet. Several monitors were there, and a large 
 number of troops. 
 
 Nothing of interest on the 20th and 21st except that the 
 Chaplain was still collecting money to be sent home. Some of the 
 boys thought it the proper caper to reserve a suflicient sum to enable 
 them to intelligently play the game called " bluff." Our brigade was 
 inspected (all at anchor) on the 22d by Col. Louis Bell of the 
 Fourth New Hampshire, our new brigade commander. There was a 
 sutler's schooner near us, and it was astonishing to see how many 
 men wished to be introduced to him. He was a popular man and 
 generally on hand. Our men almost invariably left a small pittance 
 with him, just to recompense him in some small degree for his hospi- 
 tality, the evidence of which was readily seen on their return. Some 
 of the troops had been landed (prior to 22d), as there was a slight 
 skirmish the 2 2d on Edisto, and one or two of our men (not Tliird 
 New Hampshire) got hit. 
 
 Blind Master Ingalls arrived from the North the 22d, with re- 
 cruits for the Second Brigade Band. 
 
 On the 23d Col. Jackson and 45 men went ashore to skirmish 
 on an island adjoining Edisto, the skirmishing being under the 
 immediate charge of Lieuts. Stearns and Wadsworth. Deer and 
 cattle were seen, but no rebels. 
 
 We were permitted to go ashore on the 24th to bathe and stretch 
 our legs. Mail — a big one. The Nalndif arrived same day, making- 
 five monitors lying in the Inlet. Scouting parties had shot cattle, 
 and as a result we had fresh beef for our stomachs. 
 
 No ''favorable mention" has been made of the Sentinel, that 
 beautiful steamer on which the Headquarters of regiment and five 
 companies were quartered so long. It was one of that class of 
 steamers which have a peculiar roll, in a high sea, from side to side — 
 so fearfully eccentric that unless one holds on to something sub- 
 
276 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '63. 
 
 staotial he will be plunoed headlong into the seething sea. It 
 wouldn't and didn't pitch to any appreciable degree, beeau.se the 
 boys said it had n't been taught it ■when j^oung. Advancing age 
 was only too apparent. The officers' quarters were hardly as good 
 as the men's, and as for speed of the craft, it was never spoken of, 
 and there was probably ample proof that it was not one of its attri- 
 bntes. The boys will all remember the Sentinel. 
 
 On the 2rjth, Gen. Hunter (Special Order 235) directed the 
 Sixth Connecticut and Fourth New Hampshire to be landed on Folly 
 Island, reporting to Brig. -Gen. Vogdes for duty; and also ordered 
 the Third New Hampshire and Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania to be 
 lauded at Botany Bay Island, and these, with the Ninety-seventh 
 Pennsylvania (to be sent from Seabrook Island), to constitute a 
 Post, under Col. Henry R. Guss, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania. 
 
 The above order was in part revoked on the 27th, by Hunter: 
 ordering the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania to remain on Seabrook 
 Island ; and the Third New Hampshire and Seventy-sixth Penn- 
 sylvania to be (upon landing) in charge of the senior officer present 
 (Col. Jackson, Third New Hampshire) , who must report for orders 
 to Gen. Stevenson, Commanding U. S. Forces on the Edisto River. 
 
 Sunday, the 26th, we had services between decks by our Chaplain 
 and the men sung a few sacred songs. 
 
 We began to land on the 28th, on Botany Baj^ Island, about 
 half being landed before dark. Those landed had to face a violent 
 rainstorm all night. 
 
 The War Department on the 29th issued an order (General 
 Order 110) giving the "make-up" of a regiment and a company of 
 volunteers (infantry only given here) : — 
 One Regiment of Infantry (10 companies) : 
 
 1 colonel, 1 chaplain, 
 
 1 lieutenant-colonel, 1 sergeant-major, 
 
 1 major, 1 regimental quartermaster-sergeant, 
 
 1 adjutant (extra lieutenant), 1 regimental commissary sergeant, 
 
 1 quartermaster (extra " ), 1 hospital steward, 
 
 1 surgeon, 2 principal musicians. 
 
 2 assistant surgeons, 
 One Company of Infantry : 
 
 1 captain, 4 sergeants, 
 
 1 1st lieutenant, 8 corporals, 
 
 1 2d lieutenant, 2 musicians, 
 
 1 1st sergeant, 1 wagoner, 
 
 64 privates — minimum. 82 privates — maximum. 
 
 The same order treated of Chaplains. (See Chaplain Hill's 
 Personal.) 
 
 The 29th saw us all landed and busily engaged in cleaning up 
 the place selected for our camp. The Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania 
 also landed and went into camp near us. Botany Bay Island deserves 
 some notice. The name itself is suggestive, but not more than the 
 facts warranted. The spot selected by the Third New Hampshire was 
 the site of an old rebel earthwork called in its day " Fort Seabrook." 
 A diary very irreverently says: " Sucli a ])lace the Lord seldom 
 makes .... part of an old magazine — the entrance — was in sight. 
 
.IjD)-. '63.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 277 
 
 Dug it open and crawled in." (What courage ! ) Another writer says : 
 " The island took its name from the fact that some 1 ,.J00 negroes 
 were sent here to keep them out of the reach of the rebels at the time 
 Edisto Island was taken possession of by our gunboats. It was for- 
 merly- known as Point of Pines. It is principally covered with pines, 
 live oaks, C3^press, palmettoes, cedars, magnolias and palms." Another 
 writer says : "A little speck of land, inhabited only by pests that 
 bite, sting and crawl." 
 
 CAMP MISERY, BOTANY BAY ISLAND S.C. (SPENCEP^ 
 
 Col. Jackson established his tent on the parapet of the old work, 
 giving him a sort of "overlook" both ways, inland and seaward. 
 
 The difficulties, in the way of unevenness of the gi'ound, the 
 underbrush, stumps, trees, etc., were greater than we had ever before 
 encountered ; but all these rapidly disappeared, and we soon had a 
 very good and clean camp. Col. Jackson being in command of Post 
 (Third New Hampshire and Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania), Lieut. -Col. 
 Bedel was in command of the regiment. Adjt. Libby was Acting- 
 Assistant Adjutant-General on Col. Jackson's Staff. The small flies 
 troubled us exceedingly. They were legion and their sting was too 
 large by far when one considered their size. The sutler's schooner 
 still remained at anchor near us. This was significant and worthy 
 to be specially noted. 
 
 Capts. Randlett and Allen joined the regiment (visit, probably) 
 on the .')Oth ; also Private Thomas Hanson of Co. A. The two former 
 w^ere from Hilton Head (Kandlett sick, and Allen Avounded hy acci- 
 dent) . Private Hanson was fresh from recruiting service in New 
 Hampshire. 
 
 The eight companies were mustered on the 30th by Col. Jackson, 
 and the two companies at Hilton Head by Major Plimpton. 
 
278 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '63. 
 
 We beard a rumor on the 30tli that the Third Regiment of colored 
 soldiers was almost fall. A letter of that date to the Neio York Times 
 said : — 
 
 The main body of Hunter's army did not return to Port Royal after the 
 faiUire of the late attack, and yet remain in stroni;: force at North Kdisto 
 and Stono Inlets. Kiawah Island is occupied completely, and tlie troops on 
 Coles and Folly Islands are intrenchinir. Reinforcements and supi)lies Avere 
 still goinj; forward from Port Royal. The iron-clad fleet has been repaired. 
 Two monitors at Port Royal and one at North Edisto. The Xoi' Ironsides is 
 blockading Charleston. Drafting all the able-bodied negroes into the army 
 is being prosecuted vigorously. On Friday last, a meeting was held at Hilton 
 Head, to which the blacks were invited. A crowd came to listen to addresses 
 from several gentlemen, explanatory of the object of the government in order- 
 ing a draft. The enthusiasm of the negroes was excited, and upon a call for 
 volunteers every able-bodied man in the audience stepped forwai'd and asked 
 to have his name entered on the roll. One hundred recruits were thus 
 obtained foi Col. Bennett's Third South Carolina regiment. On Hilton Head 
 there are (!00 blacks capable of bearing arms, and they are at once to be 
 organized into companies — to pass half their time in drilling and half in the 
 Quartermaster's Department. The First South Carolina (Col. Higginson) is 
 doing good service on outpost duty at Port Royal Ferry. The men are in 
 plain sight of the rebels, who express great disgust at having to contend 
 against their late servants. The Second Regiment (Col. Montgomery) is en- 
 camped near Beaufort. It numbers 600 men. 
 
 suppIvEm:ent. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 82 of the 1st ordered that a special muster ])e made 
 of all the troops on the 10th inst., or as soon thereafter as practicable. 
 Rolls to be sent in at once. These were to be the basis for drafts to 
 fill np regiments and batteries to their proper complements. 
 
 . General Order 83 of the 2d (under Act of Congress) provided 
 that any volunteer or militiaman then in service who may re-enlist for 
 one year, at the expiration of his present term, be paid a bounty of 
 150 — one-half cash, one-half at expiration of new term. For those 
 who re-enlist for two years, $1 00 bounty — one-fourth cash. In both 
 cases furlough for 30 days at and from re-enlistment. 
 
 General Order 8(3 of the 2d provided (Act of Congress) that any 
 regiment of infantry now or hereafter reduced (as set forth in Sects. 
 19 and 20 of Act of 3d March) shall be consolidated into five com- 
 panies or less, and the colonel, major and one assistant surgeon be 
 mustered out. (The reduction was one-half in total members.) 
 
 General Order 92 of the 8th provided that officers and men then 
 on signal duty (it does not say "in Signal Corps "), whose terms 
 expire before they can be examined, may be retained under act of 
 3 March 1<S(J3 if their conduct and qualifications are satisfactory. 
 
 General Order 99 of the 24th provided that npou the expiration 
 of term of a volunteer regiment, it be returned to the State where 
 raised and promptly paid and mustered out ; that they turn over their 
 arms and equipments before leaving the army ; to be transported aud 
 
Apr. 'fii?.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 279 
 
 fed to place of aucl to final payment ; the Paymaster-General to pi'o- 
 vide for their pajnnent immediately on their arrival and before they 
 disperse. 
 
 General Order 102 of the 25th provided for an extra allowance 
 of candles to regimental adjntants in the field — 10 lbs. per month. 
 
 General Order 105 of the 2^<th created the Invalid Corps, after- 
 ward called the Veteran Reserve Corps. (See Invalid Corps vs. 
 Veteran Reserve Corps.) 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 There appears to have been none of interest to the general reader 
 except such as have been noted in the body of the work. It may, 
 however, here be stated that a rigid quarantine was ordered on 27 
 April (by General Order 34), to take effect 10 May, and Surgeon A. 
 Crispell, TJ. S. Volunteers, was appointed the health officer, and St. 
 Helena Sound selected for the quarantine ground. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : 
 
 — 
 
 Field and Staff .... 
 
 i men, 
 
 Co. A 
 
 
 . 89 " 
 
 B 
 
 
 . 87 " 
 
 C 
 
 
 77 " 
 
 D 
 
 
 . 68 " 
 
 E 
 
 (Hilton Head). . 
 
 . 78 " 
 
 F 
 
 
 . 86 " 
 
 G 
 
 
 . 62 " 
 
 H 
 
 
 . 63 " 
 
 I 
 
 (Hilton Head). . 
 
 . 86 " 
 
 K 
 
 
 . 68 " 
 
 Department Statistics for April, 1863, are : Total troops, 23,514 ; 
 wounded and sick, 2,844; died, 10; cases wounded, etc., 122; died 
 of wounds, etc., 0. 
 
 9 officers. 
 3 
 3 
 2 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 2 
 3 
 ^ 
 
 Present aggregate .... 768 37 805 
 
 Aggregate last report . 
 
 Cos. E and I were on temporary duty at Hilton Head (landed 8 
 May, at Bay Point) ; the others were on Botany Bay Island. 
 
 One recruit has been received : Musician Livingstone, who went 
 to Co. I. 
 
 There have been five men discharged for disability : A, 1 ; H, 4. 
 
 1st Sergt. John Kirwin of Co. C has been promoted to 2d Lieu- 
 tenant and assigned to same company. 
 
 One unfortunate — Corpl. Hall of C — has died of disease. 
 
 1st Lieut. J. J. Donohoe of Co. C has been discharged, to accept 
 the Adjutancy of the 10th New Hampshire (his brother, M. T., being 
 Colonel). 
 
 2d Lieut. Hopkins, Co. H, has been discharged for disability. 
 
280 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Apr. '63. 
 
 Officers in arrest, 1 (Capt. Wilbur). Officers absent with leave: 
 G, 1 ; field and staff, 1. Officers absent sick : D, 1. 
 
 ABCDEFGH IK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 
 Corporals 8 8 8 8 8 8 S (I 8 8 
 
 Absent sick 4463155 CIS 38 
 
 Absent in arrest ..0001002101 
 Prisoners of war .. 0020000 13 00 15 
 Detached 7 5 5 6 3 5 3 7 7 54 
 
IVLAY, 1S63. 
 
 'AY was ushered in with a mail and the announcement 
 that strawberries were ripe. The other event of the day 
 was the beaching of our beloved Sei)(hieJ, and the hereto- 
 fore invisible parts were scraped. " She will sail more 
 rapidly hereafter without doubt," said one of the boys. 
 Scouting parties went out nearly every day on Edisto, but 
 generally saw no rebels. Each party brought back what we 
 called " plunder." On the 2d Gen. Hunter issued an order 
 for the furloughing of not over five per cent of the enlisted men, for 
 not over 30 days, for good conduct iu line of duty, and directing lists 
 to be made and sent to him for approval. Thirty-seven of our men 
 got the coveted grants and went home later. 
 
 On the 3d a scouting party (really for plunder) on a much larger 
 scale than ordinarily, went over to Edisto, and with good results. 
 Though it was Sunday the C'haplain was " in it," and it is to be pre- 
 sumed he went under orders and under protest. He lived to return 
 and preach that same day and superintend a Sabbath School. (The 
 latter was reorganized.) The scouting party visited Mr. Bailey's 
 plantation among others. There was a little tlutter of excitement in 
 Co. K on the 4th, Sergt. Campbell being reduced to the ranks and 
 several corporals resigning their warrants. We, isolated as we were, 
 — banished, so to speak, — had to make the most of whatever happened. 
 The hours of relieving guard were changed the 4th from 4 p.m. 
 to 'S A.M. Capt. Ayer (the redoubtable Ayer) took the first tour under 
 the new rule, as Officer of the Day ; and he got in some work worthy 
 of his steel. He detected the Captain of the schooner Gen. Bo>/d 
 bringing liquors ashore. He placed him and others whose general 
 appearance indicated collusion with this smuggler in durance vile. 
 The next morning he placed this Captain in a boat with a crew and 
 sent him aboard his vessel, under an agreement that he should make 
 sail and be off at once. He did ; but Capt. Aj^er, from the heights of 
 our battlements, saw the schooner go ashore, accidentally or pur- 
 posely, on the opposite shore and beyond his jurisdiction. How 
 unhappy was Ayer : once in liis clutches, but now escaped ! 
 
 The weather was getting hot ; and as we wore not quite sheltered 
 from the winds, the sun beat upon us fearfully. 
 
 (•iSl) 
 
•282 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 \_3Iaii '63. 
 
 Col. Jackson, Cominaiiding Post, was relieved ou the Gth, and 
 Col. Guss of Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, then ou Seabrook Ishind, 
 was placed in command. The furloughs arrived 6th. and much 
 happiness resulted. 
 
 Cos. Eand I went from Hilton Head on the 7th by Steamer Pliihi- 
 (lelphin to Bay Point (landing next day), where they were to garrison 
 and learn heavy artillery. These two companies had been doing post 
 and picket duty on Hilton Head temporarily. 
 
 Band Master Ingalls' diary says: "7 May 1863: The two re- 
 maining companies of Third New Hampshire Avent over to Bay Point 
 today, to garrison the place." 
 
 The Colonel himself went ou one of the raids on the 9th, as far 
 as Eddingsville ; but the party was not so successful as was usual. 
 Mail. 
 
 Sunday, the lOth, Rev. Mr. Woodruff (or Woodward), of the 
 Sanitary Commissiou, preached to us. 
 
 The furloughs previously announced as having arrived were 
 probably the blanks; for on the 12th a diary says : "All the fur- 
 loughs arrived today, except for Co. G." Cos. D and F being on 
 picket, the furloughed men of those companies were sent for. Only 
 three in the hospital the 12th. 
 
 A scouting party on the 13th (Capt. Ilanderson and Lieut. T. M. 
 Jackson with them) was rather disconcerted by a party of rebels, and 
 
 discretion was considered to be 
 the better part of valor. An- 
 other flurry of excitement was 
 caused same day by the appoint- 
 ment of a Board of Investigation 
 to inquire into certain charges 
 against Capt. Ayer (see Capt. 
 Ayer's Personal) . 
 
 The tiring heard by us on 
 the 14 th was a rebel tribute to 
 the memory of Gen. T. J. Jack- 
 son, then recently deceased. 
 The 14th saw the return of Capts. Randlett and Allen (both ill 
 and had been to Hilton Head). Maj. Plimpton visited us at Botany 
 Bay. As if to punish the rebels for their doings of the 13th, Col. 
 Jackson, Maj. Plimpton and about 80 men essayed to make a sortie 
 on them, but instead ran into a party of negroes of the " Contraband 
 Department." Result of the day : a large quantity of plunder. Gen. 
 Hunter and Staff called at Botany Bay 14th ; and as his boat's crew 
 were Co. D boys, the latter certainly had a good time. There was a 
 change in the programme ; for Gen. 0. S. Ferry, who came originally 
 from North Carolina with Foster's forces, and latterly bad been away, 
 probably on leave, moved his headquarters over to our side of the 
 river on the 14th and quite near us. He had been assigned to com- 
 mand of all the troops on the P:disto, relieving Gen. Stevenson, who 
 was to assume command of his own brigade on Seabrook Island. The 
 furlouohed men embarked on the 14th on our beloved and graceful 
 
 COOK'S HEADftUARTERS 
 
 Botany ba^ id. s.c. 
 
May 'C.V.] THIRD NEW IIAMPSIIIIIK REGIMENT. 283 
 
 Sonlinel for Hilton Hciul. The boys hud :i reMsonnblo fcni- tliat 
 the .')() dnys :)lh)\vecl tiu'Ui mij^lit be largely passed cii ronlc to 
 Hilton Head. 
 
 Blackberries were ripe ; and as we had an experience witii them 
 on Kdisto in the same month of last year, we knew where they grew, 
 and how. A great scout was planned for the ISth, and we got at it 
 early. Col. Jackson, ('apt. Wilbur (in arrest, awaiting approval of 
 sentence), Lieut. T. JM. .laekson, Capt. Allen, Capt. liurnham, Lieut. 
 Place, Lieut. J. W. Ackerman, Sergt.-lMaj. Dodge and about (iO men 
 started about 7.80 a.m., landing the C'oloneland a fewotliers on Kdisto, 
 the boats continuing up the dyke, near our own JJotany liay, to the 
 JVIaj. Murray plantation, where all the rest landed. The i)ai'ty did not 
 I'emain together, as a whole, during the day. IMackberries and din- 
 ner had the effect of making the party content to stay ; and stay they 
 did all night, establishing a guard and doing all things needful for 
 protection against surprise. Among the places visited were the Mary 
 Seabrook and Dr. 'I'ownsend plantations, a grave-yard and a mill. 
 A riat-boat was found and made good use of in transporting plunder. 
 The latter was in such large quantity that additional iielp was sent for 
 next day to get it home. This was the largest haul we made, and 
 much good the material did us. It was [)rincipally of lumber, with 
 which we fixed up our quarters to a very comfortable degree. Cook 
 houses were also built, and no appreciable quantity of lumber was 
 wasted. Nobody pretended to say he did n't know anything about 
 carpentering. 
 
 For a diversion, the following is shown the reader in confldiMice : — 
 
 [(Jen. Ripley (Con federate) to Gen. Lee.| 
 
 '1\ May 1S()3. 
 Tlie continued occupation and activity of the enemy on Folly Island 
 may reasonably lead us to expect an attacl< from that direction sooner or 
 later, unless we are tliorouijhly prepared to receive it. What their force is 
 Me have no means of ascertainiui;'; and from the yreat reduction in our 
 nunil)ers, it is impossible to employ scoutiny' ])arties in such streiiii-lh ;is to 
 furnish an approximation. Steamers arc seen to communicate witli tliem 
 from time to time ; but whetlier they brini; or carry away troops, or whether 
 
 they are merely supply vessels, are matters of doubt rrei)arations 
 
 are .uoinn on in the Enjiineers' Department .... for the defence of ... . 
 Morris Island, but are dilatory and will not be puslied .... for a lonij 
 jjcriod. The bridije over the first creek south of Fort Johnson is connnenced. 
 The ferry arrangements over Liiiht-IIouse Creek and the causeways over the 
 Soft Marsh are only started. The pro,a;ress on the l)attery at Vincent (Jrcek 
 [this means at Warner, without doubt. — D. E.] .... ordered .... six 
 weeks aii'o, consisted a few days aj^o in the hulk beinij, in position and the 
 collection of a few mounds of mud, sand and shells, — about one-fourth 
 enouifli to till the hulk, and which would hardly be suflicient material for 
 an e|)aulement .... Work on Fort Sumter .... lioing on slowly .... 
 no work at Battery Bee, nor on Morris Island except a little i)y the troops 
 .... now seven liuns at southern extremity of Morris Island .... four 
 commandinu; the Inlet .... I intend to add one ;>0-i)ounder I'arrott .... 
 There are no majj;azines there. There are two 42-pounder carronades at 
 Secessionville .... two carronades at Battery Gadbcrry arc wanted to 
 complete the Hank defences of Battery Wagner. 
 
 Commissions arrived on the 25th for Sergts. Morrill and Trickey 
 as '2<\ lieutenants. Morrill was assigned to Co. H, and Trickey to Co. 
 
284 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE KEGIMENT. [.Vay'GS. 
 
 I. The same dtiy our brigade (Third New Hampshire, Seventy-sixth 
 Pennsylvania and Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, under Col. Guss of 
 last named regiment) was ordered to embai-k for Port Koyal and to 
 laud at Laud's End, St. Helena. We did not receive this order till 
 the 31st. Gen. Hunter made an attempt on the 2()th to scare the 
 hundreds of gamblers, schemers and others in the Department with- 
 out apparent business, by directing that all persons found in the 
 Department after 20 days without a pass from the President, Secre- 
 tary of War, General in Chief or himself, should be drafted (if able- 
 bodied) into the depleted regiments of his command. It is sufficient 
 to say no such draft was made, because the northerly bound steamers 
 carried an unusually large number of passengers within the prescribed 
 time. 
 
 A diary of the 2;>th says: "Very healthy here: only one in 
 hospital." 
 
 To those who read this narrative, lest they think we had no 
 drill because of our banishment, we would say that that duty was 
 continued at Botany Bay as at other places, except that as much time 
 as was considered necessary was devoted to fixing up and almost 
 daily raids. Battalion drill, under Lieut. -Col. Bedel, was mentioned 
 in a diary on the 29th. 
 
 So many of our officers were away on the 30th (five went on 
 pass that day to Hilton Head), that only eight were left on duty. 
 
 Capt. Wilbur's case was heard from on the 31st, his sentence 
 (of dismissal) having been approved. 'Twas vSunday ; but we had 
 a battalion drill, besides inspection, dress parade and services. At 
 the latter, two gentlemen of the Sanitary Commission (Maltison and 
 Wilson) made appropriate remarks. 
 
 We got our order the 31st (see 2oth) ; and rumor had it we were 
 to go to assist Burnside at New Berne. 
 
 SUPPLEMENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 111 of the 1st provided that volunteer regi- 
 ments, at expiration of term, may take their arms to their own State, 
 and there turn them over — provided the officers request it and will 
 be responsible for safe keeping. 
 
 General Order 143 of the 22d created a new Bureau in the 
 Adjutant-General's Office for all matters relating to colored troops. 
 The order further provided that none should recruit for colored regi- 
 ments except duly authorized by the War Department, and then one 
 person should only recruit for a single regiment. 
 
3Iatj '<?.•?.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 285 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 The first, a circular, without number, of the 2d, was an evident 
 intent to curtail the "leave of absence" mania among the oilicers. 
 They were to be thereafter required to furnish data as follows : 
 Number of oflicers already absent from regiment (with leave, de- 
 tached or sick), how many vacancies exist, and how many will be left 
 for duty (field or line) if application is granted. Per contra, the 
 circular said that enlisted men would be granted furloughs of 30 days 
 for good conduct — not over five per cent of total number. 
 
 General Order 36 of the 5th announced the repeal (by Act of 
 Congress) of the requirement that sentence of death on spies, deserters 
 and mutineers be approved by the President, and that such approval 
 then rested with the Commanding General of the Department. Gen, 
 Hunter assured all concerned that he would not be slow in approv- 
 ing such sentences and in having them executed. He also assured 
 the troops that " deserters in this Department will not be termed 
 'stragglers.'" The order conveyed the information that several de- 
 serters had recently escaped North on outgoing steamers, and directed 
 the Chief Quartermaster to hold a fast steamer in readiness to proceed 
 after such (to Fort Monroe, and telegraph) . 
 
 The General also directed that officers appointed in colored 
 regiments were not to be discharged from old regiments, but be 
 mustered in both ; and if they resign or are dismissed from the 
 colored regiment, they will take old rank and place in former regi- 
 ment. (See General Order 42.) 
 
 General Order 40 of the 22d was almost wholly devoted to 
 sanitation, and directed that straw hats be furnished enlisted men. 
 (Keep cool, boys; we'll perhaps get paper collars next!) 
 
 General Order 41 of the 26th was a broadside against the small 
 army of gamblers, possible spies, adventurers, etc., who came down 
 to the Department on government transports. All such were for- 
 bidden in future, and no one to land except military, naval or 
 persons in Government employ, unless they have a pass from the 
 President, Secretary of War, General in Chief or Headquarters of 
 the Department. Those already in the Department w'ill be drafted 
 into service in 20 'days if found in the Department and are able- 
 bodied, and to be put into regiments from the States where they 
 belong : if none in the Department, then in the weakest regiment. 
 (None such were drafted : they departed in peace.) 
 
 General Order 42 of the 28th countermanded that part of Gen- 
 eral Order 36 referring to' officers in colored regiments, and provided 
 that all enlisted men appointed to colored regiments be mustered out 
 as enlisted men when mustered in as officers. 
 
 Department Statistics for May, 1863, are: Total troops, 
 21,705; wounded and sick, 4,121; died, 9; cases wounded, etc., 
 170; died of wounds, etc., 1. 
 
286 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 \_3Ia>i 'G:>. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Statt' 4 me 
 
 Co. A 88 
 
 (Bay Toint) 
 
 (Bay Point) 
 
 Present aggregate 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 8(i 
 73 
 (i7 
 ?(> 
 85 
 G2 
 59 
 83 
 (58 
 
 751 
 
 7G8 
 
 8 officers. 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3; 
 
 Total, 786 
 
 " 805 
 
 Asst. Snrg. D. Farrar and 1st Lieut. A. J. Fogg have resigned 
 and gone home. 
 
 No company reported a wagoner; but such as had wagoners in- 
 <;hided them in the number of privates. 
 
 Sergeants 5 
 
 Corporals 8 
 
 Discharged for disability 1 
 
 Absent within Dept. ) 
 
 (Eand I at Bay Pt.;) j 
 
 Absent without Dept. . 5 
 
 10 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H I 
 
 K 
 
 Tot 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 3 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 5 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 3 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 7(; 
 
 i; 
 
 7 
 
 4 83 
 
 5 
 
 213 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 ri 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 *19 
 
 4 
 
 52 
 
 *The 19 in H are nearly if not (luite all prisoners of war, 
 
 POSSUfA 
 
JUNB, 1863, 
 
 X the first day of June we got orders to move (see 25 
 Ma}'). We had just got our camp in order — ahiiost 
 everything adjusted to our comfort; and — 'twas sad, 
 but true — we'd got to leave it all. We went at the 
 packing up, braced somewhat with the determination to 
 put as much of our "improvements" on the craft that 
 should take us as was possible — all we could. On that day 
 Gen. Beauregard said his whole force in South Carolina was 
 not over 10,000 men. He further said six regiments, under Vogdes, 
 were 6n Folly, and sadly mentioned the fact that Vogdes was at 
 Moultrie before the war, and therefore was familiar with the country. 
 The day was cool and pleasant ; but the packing-up process went 
 on, notwithstanding there was to be an eclipse of the moon at night. 
 On the 'id the thermometer was 100°, a very important matter. 
 Befoi-e night a high wind and heavy rain set in and delayed our 
 preparations. A diary says: "No mail for twelve daj's." The 
 drill was not omitted during our packing up. AVe began to put our 
 "property" on the M. A. Boardman the 4th, though the removal 
 was not completed till the 5th, a large scow being used to carry our 
 furniture (!) to the steamer. The men embarked on the 5th, and 
 we steamed away for Port Koyal, arriving at Land's End, St. Helena 
 Island, about 5 p.m., and landed. Our (Quartermaster Ilyues and 
 his boat's crew got left at Botany Bay. Pitched tents before bedtime. 
 
 ST. HELENA. 
 
 A diary says : " Soon after our arrival at St. Helena we were 
 followed by the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Forty-eighth New York, 
 a regiment of ' liug-swangers' (Etifans Perdns) known as the Inde- 
 pendent Battalion, two batteries and two colored regiments. Brig.- 
 Gen. Strong is in command of the Post. Our location is the most 
 attractive for many months. Instead of sand, we liud soil and luxu- 
 riant vegetation. It is expected to make this the Ileadciuartcrs of 
 the Tenth Army Corps and that Gen. Hunter will establisii his (piar- 
 ters here, and the arihy storehouses be removed here from Hilton 
 Head. Already the sites have been selected for the various buildings, 
 and a railroad has been surveyed for. All the able-bodied male 
 
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288 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJune '63. 
 
 negroes have beeu drafted and formed into regiments. There are 
 three South Carolina regiments, and another black one from INIassa- 
 chusetts is at Beaufort. The Seventh New Hampshire is at Hilton 
 Head on outpost duty, and they are camped on our old ground of 
 last summer. The plantations here furnish us a great delicacy in 
 shape of plums. We visit Hilton Head occasionally, on passes, to 
 visit the Seventh New Hampshire, to see our old baud, and to attend 
 religious services in the old hospital building, conducted by Chaplain 
 Hudson, Episcopal (of the Engineer Regiment). Have had very hot 
 weather lately: several days the thermometer was 120°." 
 
 [Gen. Ripley (Confederate) to Gen. Lee.] 
 
 G June 18(13. 
 .... about tlie 10th of March last it was determined .... to have 
 the southern end of Morris Island fortified .... soon after the repulse [of 
 navy, 7 April] the enemy began to foi-tify Folly, opposite Schooner Creek, 
 another creek emptying into Folly River north of it, and across the neck, 
 separating the main island and Little Folly .... I hope to have the works 
 (on south end Morris) ready to open tire by Wednesday next so as to cover 
 Little Folly .... The Engineers are not under my control .... We have 
 been behindhand .... the enemy has got his guns in position on the neck 
 of Folly, and has tired several times .... 
 
 The 6th was fully occupied in getting things into shape and un- 
 loading our earthly goods from the steamer. We had got under fair 
 headway with our camp, when we got orders to move to a spot nearer 
 the shore. Though an improvement, we didn't make the change en- 
 tirely without profanity. The tents of the officers, hospital, etc., 
 were on (near) the river bank, and we were all pleasantly situated so 
 far as location was concerned ; and after straightening out matters, 
 we were sorry that we had been profane. The Steamer Ge7i. Hunter 
 touched near our camp twice a day on her trips between Beaufort and 
 Hilton Head. Negroes and plums Avere found in abundance, and 
 both were said to be ready to eat. The writer only tried the latter, 
 and can vouch for their palatability. The line breeze we got off the 
 water was invigorating and seemingly uninterrupted'. 
 
 The night of the 6th was a black one and wet and windy, and 
 the lightning Hashed, etc., and we stayed up a part of the night to 
 hold our tents down. 
 
 We began to eat soft bread again, the big bakery at Hilton Head 
 being conveniently near. 
 
 Capt. Maxwell and Lieut. Wadsworth returned from leave on the 
 9th, and also several of the furloughed men. The writer will let the 
 reader into a secret at this point. St. Helena was chosen as a spot 
 where the various troops could be reorganized and drilled, prepara- 
 tory to an attack on Charleston ; for (Secret No. 2) the management 
 of the Department's affairs had suffered a change, or was about to 
 do so. 
 
 DuFont was to be relieved by Dahlgren, and Hunter to be re- 
 lieved by Gillmore. It may be surmised that the reader smiles, as 
 he reads that we were to get ready to take Charleston ; but we have 
 
June '63.1, THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ■2.'^9 
 
 uo control over the facial muscles of the reader. It would be useless 
 to try to take Charleston without preparation ; and if one prepares 
 more than once, it is not an indictable offence. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore arrived on the 11th ; and on the 12th Gen. Hunter 
 formally turned the Department over to him. A part of Co. 1 re- 
 joined the regiment on the evening of the 13th, from Bay Point, and 
 the remainder next day. 
 
 Among the numerous eatables for our comfort at St. Helena — 
 uot all issued hy the Commissar}", however — the various diaries 
 mention gi'een cabbage, green peas, new potatoes, string beans, new 
 milk, blackberries, pies, plums — we will not weary the reader b}' 
 exteudins; the list. 
 
 [Gen. Ripley (Confederate) to Gen. Lee.] 
 
 14 June, 1863. 
 .... Yesterday afternoon the enemy appeared to be at work on 
 Little Folly .... Lieut. -Col. Yates opened Are, shelling them about three- 
 quarters of an hour, putting a stop .... The main magazine for the de- 
 tached batteries is completed and supplied .... 
 
 Gen. Hunter and Statf left on the Arago on the 14th. The same 
 steamer had on board Lieut. Smith, who had resigned because he had 
 been "jumped," and Capt. Wilbur, who had been dishonorably dis- 
 charged. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore on the 15th offered an opportunity to such as 
 desired to be examined for positions as medical ofHcers in the colored 
 regiments then forming. Signed pay-rolls same day, and were paid 
 off on the IHth for months of March and April. Co. E, the only 
 company away (stationed yet at Bay point) came up on tug Belief to 
 get their pay. 
 
 The 16th being the first anniversary^ of our first battle (James 
 Island), was remembered by us, and we rehearsed its scenes, incidents 
 and results. 
 
 The rebel ram Fingal was captured on the 1(3 th in the Savannah 
 River. She was towed into our harbor next day (17th), and anchored 
 not far from our camp. This formidable craft was built in the shape 
 of a turtle, had four heavy guns, and 1(30 men each armed with ritle, 
 revolver and cutlass. The wounded (about 15) were put on 1)oard the 
 hospital ship T>rmo»^ and the others on the Wabash. 'T was reported 
 that this ram Avas built by the proceeds of the sale of the jewels of the 
 ladies of Savanuali, specially contributed. Several of our officers 
 visited the rebel ram and, incidentally, the monitor which captured it; 
 and as a result Commander John Rodgers accepted an invitation and 
 supped with our officers' mess. It was said that two steamer loads 
 of people from Savannah went down the river to see the Fingal retake 
 Pulaski, but found their mistake just in time to escape back to 
 Savannah. 
 
 Brig.-Gen. George C Strong arrived the 17th, relieving Col. Guss, 
 and took connnand of our brigade. He made our Adjt. Libby his 
 Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. As this was our lirst introduc- 
 
290 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJiim '6S. 
 
 tiou to him, being a new otticer in the Department and one to whom 
 we became much attached, we shall devote space to him separately. 
 Gen. Strong took hold in earnest, and the drilling began. 
 
 The first record of a review by Gen. Strong was on the 19th, at 
 6.30 I'.M. The sand blew fearfully and we had a hard time, and were 
 sufficiently introduced, as we thought. The orders were very explicit, 
 and even the Commissary Sergeant (Miner) and the Quartermaster- 
 Sergeant (Hill) were participants in the review. 
 
 We raised a flag-staff in front of the Colonel's tent on the 20th, 
 Capt. Clark pulling the stars and stripes to the top amid cheers and 
 shouts. 
 
 The thermometer at Hilton Head 100° in the shade the 20th, but 
 not quite so hot at St. Helena, We were bound as a regiment to 
 observe religious matters, at least so long as we had Chaplain Hill at 
 the religious helm. The frame of a new church was put up on 
 Saturday, 20th. 
 
 The Band (Band Master Ingalls) came over the 21st from Hilton 
 Head to pay us a visit. We all felt that the Baud was ours, though 
 it was the " Second Brigade Band" so far as its technical name was 
 concerned. Who the deuce the " Second Brigade" was then, was a 
 conundrum. Most all of our officers were away, on pleasure bent ; 
 and the Band only played once for us, being stopped by a shower. 
 In the afternoon we had one of those "blows " incident to the locality. 
 Blow, rain, and then reverse, and then in conjunction. Had to hold 
 our tents down again, though some did not succeed in keeping them 
 up. We were to have target practice, so we could shoot a rebel off- 
 hand when we went to Charleston. Co. E was relieved from duty at 
 Bay Point by order dated 18th, but did not reach regiment till 2 2d. 
 We were then all together again — a united regiment. 
 
 A review on the 22d by Gen. Strong, in the following order : 
 Third New Hampshire, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Forty-eighth New 
 York, Ninth Maine, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth New York. This 
 would seem to fix the make-up of our brigade. Mail, 
 
 The startling announcement was made on the 23d that Capt, 
 Jackson, recently appointed Captain, and assigned to Co. B, had dis- 
 covered the company to be possessed of ten corporals. That Co, B 
 should be more highly favored than any other was beyond our ken. 
 However, Capt, Jackson took the animal by the horns, and at once 
 reorganized the corporals so as to have on hand the regulation number, 
 eight. Had the ten continued, there's no knowing what jealousies 
 might have been created in the other less favored companies ! 
 
 The Fulton arrived at Hilton Head on the 25th from New York, 
 bringing nearly all of the men furloughed from Botany Bay, and 
 Alexr, La Mudge of Co. H, who had been on recruiting service. 
 We fired blank cartridges nearly every day for practice (at drill). 
 Troops were arriving, and munitions of war were being landed at St, 
 Helena, Taken altogether the indications were that St. Helena was 
 the point of departure of another expedition, and to take place soon. 
 The "Zoo Zoos "created excitement and laughter wherever they 
 went, either singly, in squads or as a regiment. They Avere the "lost 
 
June '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIEE REGIMENT. 291 
 
 children" and technically the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth New 
 York. There were also there (25th) the Second South Carolina and 
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts, both colored, but quite different in ap- 
 pearance : from the fact that the former were almost to a man from 
 South Carolina, and the latter almost wholly from Massachusetts. 
 On the 26th commissions arrived as follows : — 
 
 1st Sergt. Edgerly, Co. K . . . . to be 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 " Button, Co. F .1 .1 I. a 
 
 2d Lieut. Wadsworth " " 1st " 
 
 " Brainard i. n .i ,i 
 
 Gen. Strong established a line of guards across the island the 
 2fith, a little beyond and enclosing the entire encampment, the senti- 
 nels being ordered to fire upon anyone who should attempt to go 
 beyond the line without the proper pass. He evidently meant to keep 
 us where he knew we were ready to be called ; and again, the above 
 measure was in part attributed to the fact that the island offered great 
 inducements to foragers. Mail. 
 
 A new death-dealing machine was received at St. Helena, as a 
 part of our outfit (for description see Requa Battery), and we were 
 permitted to see and touch the contrivance on the 30th. 
 
 On the 27th and 28th a general detail was made, a few each from 
 several regiments, including ours, to drill with the killing machine, 
 preparatory to trying it on our adversaries. Let them beware ! From 
 our regiment fifteen were detailed ; and to think for a moment only 
 of what those fifteen men must answer for in the day of judgment 
 is terrible. 
 
 We were confronted on the 2'Sth by another death-producer in 
 the shape of small-pox, which had broken out among the negroes on 
 the plantations of the island. The announcement was made officially 
 and rules laid down for the isolation of the aforesaid negroes. The 
 line of sentinels (see 2(»th) was required to be chosen from those 
 soldiers not liable to small-pox. With these precautions as comforting 
 assurances of protection, we moved along as usual, and were ready 
 for the next danger, whatever it might be. The same day we had 
 another of those terrific storms, — short, sharp and incisive, — with 
 the usual lightning, etc. One man in the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, 
 near by, was instantly killed by the electric fluid. The Weehaicken 
 (monitor) lying near by, was struck twice, and we had the pleasure 
 of again holding down our tents. A negro soldier of the Second South 
 Carolina was shot the same day for desertion. 
 
 We had a sham fight on the 29th, and a drill and an inspection, 
 the latter by Lieut. -Col. R. H. Jackson of the Regular Army. We 
 were getting busier and busier with preparations. Old and worn-out 
 or seriously damaged tents, knapsacks, etc., were turned in and 
 replaced with new. The men had new clothing, etc., where needed, 
 and everything betokened an early departure. The Arago arrived 
 Avith mail and with Gen. Terry and Staff, returning from leave, also 
 one of our furloughed men. The latter had then nearly all returned. 
 Possibly the arrival of Terry hastened matters, as he was of that 
 kind of stuff quite necessary in an aggressive movement. 
 
292 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [June '63. 
 
 We will at this moment divulge another little secret. Admiral 
 Dahlgren sailed 30th from New York to relieve DuPont. Matters 
 were fast approaching a crisis. 
 
 The usual muster for pay, etc., took place on the 30th, each 
 commanding officer mustei'ing his own command. 
 
 June is ended, and with a crisis just around the corner. 
 
 SUPPIvENlENX. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 173 of the 11th provided for method of dropping 
 men from regimental returns when placed in the Invalid Corps. 
 
 General Order 182 of the 20th provided that when a regiment was 
 reduced below its minimum, the colonel and one assistant surgeon 
 to be discharged. If a company was reduced below its minimum, the 
 2d lieutenant to be discharged. 
 
 General Order 191 of the 25th provided for re-enlistment of 
 " Veteran Volunteers." Those between 18 and 4,5 may do so and shall 
 reinlist for three years or during the war. These shall receive : — 
 
 Upon muster-hi ^13.00 
 
 First instalment bount,y (part of $400) . . . 25.00 
 Premium 2.00 
 
 Total at muster-in .$40.00 
 
 At first regular pay-day after 2 months . . •'$50.00 bounty. 
 
 " """ "6 " ... 50.00 
 
 " " " lyear . . . 50.00 
 
 " " '' " 18 months . . 50.00 
 
 " " " " 2 years . . . 50.00 
 
 " 2i years . . . 50.00 
 
 " " " " " 3 years . . . 50.00 
 
 Total $375.00 
 
 Previously paid 25.00 
 
 Total bounty .$400.00 
 
 Also to have 30 days' furlough at re-enlistment. If mustered out 
 prior to expiration of the three years, the entire balance of the $400 
 bounty to be then paid. 
 
 General Order 195 of the 29th provided for a medal of honor to 
 all troops who after expiration of time have offered their services in 
 the present emergency, and also to all volunteer troops from other 
 States who volunteered their temporary services in the States of Penn- 
 sylvania and Maryland. 
 
 General Order 196 of the 29th was wholly about brigadier-gener- 
 als. Says their number is limited by law ; several are away from 
 their commands ; all fit for duty must return at once ; those unfit will 
 be mustered out in ten days, the wounded and recovering excepted. 
 
June '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 293 
 
 General Order 200 of the 30th directed all company officers on 
 staff duty with any general not now having a command to rejoin their 
 companies at once. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 46 of the 12th announced that Gen. Hunter had 
 been relieved by Gen. Gillmore. 
 
 General Order 47 was Gen. Gillmore's, assnmiug command. 
 
 General Order 4'.) of the 15th provided that when an officer or 
 enlisted man asked to be discharged for disability, the Medical Board 
 shall certify as to fitness of the officer or man for garrison dut5^ The 
 purport of the order was to put officers and men into the Invalid Corps. 
 The same order said in substance that any white soldier might be ex- 
 amined with view to being appointed a surgeon in a colored regiment. 
 
 General Order 52 of the 25th revoked all furloughs and leaves 
 of absence granted by Gen. Hunter. 
 
 Department Statistics for June, 1863, are : Total troops, 22,231 ; 
 wounded and sick, 5,457 ; died, 24 ; cases wounded and sick, 172; 
 died of wounds, etc., 3. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staft" 5 men, 
 
 Co. A 87 
 
 B 85 
 
 C 72 
 
 D 67 
 
 E 7G 
 
 F 84 
 
 G 60 
 
 H 58 
 
 I 83 
 
 K 67 
 
 Present aggregate 744 
 
 Aggregate last report . . .751 
 
 But two men have been discharged for disability : Al)l>ott of B, 
 and Roach of H. 
 
 The following important promotions have been made : — 
 
 1st Lieut. T. M. Jackson to Captain (B). 
 
 2d " L. F. Place to 1st Lieutenant (B). 
 
 1st Sergt. F. L. Morrill (A) . . to2d " (H). 
 
 E. J. Button (F) . . to " (F). 
 
 Wm. H. Trickey (G) . . to " (I). 
 
 ,J. Homer Edgerly (K) . . to " (E). 
 
 These promotions changed the officers about cousiderabl}' from 
 one company to another. 
 
 Other changes were: 1st Lieut. Stearns, F to C; 1st Lieut. 
 Smith, B to K (discharged same day) ; 1st Lieut. Brainard, E to K. 
 
 Michael E. A. Galviu, IMusician of Co. C, has been made 2d 
 Principal Musician (he's a drummer). 
 
 Assistant Surgeon F. B. Kimball reported for duty on the 26th 
 (from civil life) . 
 
 9 
 
 officers. 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 38 
 
 782 
 
 35 
 
 786 
 
 tv: 
 
 Al)l>ott of 
 
294 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [June '63. 
 
 Capt. Wilbur's case, hanging fire so long, has at last been 
 settled by the receipt of the War Department Order, containing the 
 approval of the President, and he will soon go home in disgrace. 
 
 Lieut. Smith has I'esigned, because he was "jumped." He had 
 to send in his little missive twice ere it was accepted. 
 
 Sergeants 
 Corporals . . 
 Detached . . 
 Absent in arrest 
 Prisoners of war 
 Officers detached 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Total 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 8 
 
 G 
 
 3 
 
 fi 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 G 
 
 5 
 
 49 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
JULY, 1863, 
 
 HE writer enters upon this memorable month with some 
 misgivings as to whether he will be able to weave to- 
 gether the various happenings in such a manner as to 
 be entirely satisfactory to the reader. Lest he shall 
 repeat himself (i.e., relate certain matters twice), he 
 begs the regulation number of pardons in advance for so 
 doing. Events came thick and fast at that time, and the 
 main difficulty the writer has to contend with is to make a 
 continuous story. However, he will plunge into the whirlpool of 
 events, though he may take a " header" in so doing. 
 
 Davis of A, who died 30 June, was buried the 1st, the first 
 since Casey of C, on Folly Island. Several of our sick were sent 
 same day to Hilton Head, to the General Hospital. For several 
 days we had been sending details of men to Hilton Head to assist in 
 loading and unloading stores of various kinds. The details were so 
 large on the 2d. that on i-eview we only presented 9.S front. The 
 same day Lieut. Flanders was discharged for disability, and Lieut. 
 Libby, Jr., got a 20 days' leave. 
 
 The expected order reached us about dark on the 3d. We 
 were directed to leave nearly everything at St. Helena, and proceed 
 in light marching order to the point of destination. The morrow 
 would be the "Fourth," and we were apparently getting ready to 
 celebrate it. But how, and where? During the night of the 3d, 
 and before dayliglit of the 4th, we embarked on the steamer Boston. 
 This was our fourth embarkation with Charleston as the objective 
 point. On the steamer with us was Brayton's Battery and 60 horses. 
 The glorious Fourth dawned upon us, a warm but beautiful day. 
 The harbor presented a scene of activity. Many Hags were Hying, 
 and much steam was up as the laden transports, etc., awaited the 
 signal to leave. Our steamer got away about noon and went direct 
 to Folly Island. A little preparation had been made before our em- 
 barkation to celebrate the Fourth ; but it remained for the sick and 
 others left behind to carry out the programme. We heard afterward 
 that they did so carry it out ; but the celebration for a whole regi- 
 ment, when participated in by a hundred or so, was too much^*^^y capita, 
 and with the usual result. P'or charity's sake we make no comment 
 
 (•295) 
 
296 THIRD NEW HAMPSHLRE REGIMENT. [July '68. 
 
 at this time. In the hurry of embarking, Capt. Ayer, Lient. Kirwin 
 and twelve men were acciclently left behind. They rejoined us at 
 Folly by first conveyance. As u final act before leaving the harbor, 
 we took on board, at Hilton Head, Gen. Seymour. 
 
 Another matter worth relating as of that date, was the sailing 
 of the Arago for New York, but Avithout ixny mail. Gen. Gillmore 
 having deemed it prudent to have no mail go North at that particular 
 time, for obvious reasons. We landed at the lower (southerly') end 
 of Folly Island about dark and marched about four miles and 
 bivouacked till morning. The Sixth Connecticut was near us. The 
 spot was a rough one, we being apparentlj' on a ridge and among 
 scrub pines, underbrush and wood-ticks. The latter have already 
 been mentioned. 
 
 The morning sun of the 5th opened to our vision a view of the 
 blockading fieet. We moved our quarters that morning to the side 
 of the island facing the sea and near the beach, and we worked hard 
 to fix up our new camping ground. 
 
 By the 6th we had got fairly well settled. Gen. Strong, the 
 Fort^^-eighth New York, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Ninth Maine, 
 and the "Lost Babes," arrived on the island. Dahlgren relieved 
 DuPont that day. The crisis appeared nearer and nearer ever}^ 
 moment. Each bit of information, as it arrived, added new interest 
 and intensified the excitement. Had orders on the 7th for three 
 days' rations to be kept constantly on hand, and that day we fur- 
 nished a picket. Had our first dress parade on Folly that day, on 
 the beach. We looked ourselves over and declared we never looked 
 finer nor felt better. As if to exhilarate us, the Colonel told the 
 ottieers, on parade, that "we move tomorrow night." When this 
 became known to the men a few minutes later, what a thrill went 
 through the regiment! 'Twas like a train of powder lit only at one 
 end and traversing the whole line almost as quickljr as the fact can 
 be written. 
 
 Right here is a phase the writer thinks he has not heretofore 
 mentioned. At such times, the number of letters written was almost 
 marvelous. There was a desire — an inordinate but perfectly ex- 
 cusable desire — to let our friends at home know "the ver}' latest." 
 
 And still another phase. At such times, when the battle was 
 imminent, many a man has said to his tent-mate : " Bill, if anything 
 happens to me" (he hardly dared trust himself to say "if I am 
 
 killed") "write to my mother at and tell her all about it. 
 
 And send this little package which you will find in my knapsack, to 
 
 , my dearest friend." This is only a sample message ; but they 
 
 were more numerous and varied than has ever been or can be written. 
 The beach before us was a splendid one, and we used it for drills 
 and parades. Bathing was indulged in largely, and with beneficial 
 results. The pickets previously spoken of reported that they were 
 stationed in sight of a rebel camp. Mail. 
 
 On the Nth thei'e was a general movement of gunboats, monitors, 
 troops, etc., from Hilton Head toward Charleston. A diary written 
 by one at Hilton Head that day said: "Gen. Gillmore left here 
 
July '{?.V.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE' REGIMENT. 2'.)7 
 
 tonight on the Gen. ^feh/s. I think the ball will open tomorrow, 
 at daylight. We have got batteries up under their noses, and they 
 don't know it. All we've got to do is to shovel away the dirt and 
 *there we are ! " 
 
 Inasmuch as there were so man}' items of interest, beginning 
 with the Hth, the writer feels impelled to resort to the general form 
 of a diary, but covering only the time to include the evacuation of 
 Wagner (7 Sept. 18(")3)^ 
 
 July 8 : Gen. Beauregard says a noise was heard that night 
 from the lower end of INIorris Island, apparently the chopping of 
 wood with axes, on Folly. The Third New^ Hampshire had in line 
 about 450 to start that night. A diary says: "The order in line 
 tonight in the boats is : Sixth Connecticut, Seventh Connecticut, Third 
 New Hampshire, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Ninth Maine, Fortj^- 
 eighth New York." 
 
 FOLLY ISLAND. 
 
 The rebels had driven piling in the creek on the westerly or 
 inner side of the island. These must be removed. Col. Serrell 
 about the 1st of July drilled two boat crews in Skull Creek, near 
 Seabrook, with saws for cutting off piling under water. About the 
 7th, pontoons and various intrenching and other tools and materials 
 were shipped at Hilton Head for Folly, arriving there before noon 
 the next day. Gen. Gillmore arrived at same time and probabl}^ upon 
 the same steamer, the 3far>/ Benton. That night the piling referred 
 to was sawed off eight feet below low. water, the work on each con- 
 suming about seven to ten minutes. All work on Folly was either 
 done in the night or in obscure places l)y day. The planting of the 
 guns at the northerly end was within speaking distance of the rebel 
 picket. The arrangements for the attack w'as for the assault to 
 begin at daybreak on the 9th ; but about midnight of the <sth, it was 
 decided to postpone till the morning of the 10th. 
 
 It is said that Gen. Vogdes, upon occupying the island, began 
 to fortify at the southed}' end and casually asked Gen. Gillmore's 
 opinion. Gen. Gillmore, with his characteristic smile of apparent 
 approval, said something like this: "It would meet my appi-oval if 
 the island were on a pivot." 
 
 A lettei' of July (ith gives the troops on Folly thus : Thirty- 
 ninth Illinois, Sixty-second Ohio, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Eighty- 
 liftii Pennsylvania, Forty-eighth New York, One Hundredth Ncav 
 York, Third New Hampshire, Fourth New Hampshire, Seventh New 
 Hampshire, Sixth Connecticut, Seventh Connecticut, Ninth Maine, 
 Light Co. E, Third U. S. Artillery (Hamilton's Battery), Light Co. 
 E, Third Rhode Island Artillery and others. 
 
 No transport was permitted to approach the island during the 
 day, no gun to be discharged, and exchanges between pickets were 
 strictly forbidden. On the afternoon of the 8th, Gen. Terry with 
 about 4,000 troops moved up the Stono, landing at lower end of 
 James Island, suceeding, as w'as intended, in drawing troops and 
 attention from Morris Island. 
 
298 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {July '63. 
 
 MORRIS ISLAND. 
 
 This island was a narrow, outlying sand beach, about d^ miles 
 long, of irregular width and not exceeding 300 or 400 yards wide at 
 its widest part, and in many places not half that width. The beach 
 was completely insulated seaward by the main ship channel, and 
 westward by an impassable morass extending landward, say 3,500 
 yards, terminating with the firm land of James Island. The north 
 end — Cumming's Point — is the left angle of the entrance to the 
 harbor of Charleston. Wagner was three-fourths of a mile from the 
 north end, and stretched across the island. From Wagner south the 
 beach was nearly level for 1 J miles ; then arose a succession of sand 
 hills, where the rebels had placed guns to defend the approaches by 
 the Inlet. Sumter was nearly northwest of the north end of Morris 
 and about 1,300 yards from it. 
 
 LIGHT-HOUSE INLET. 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Turner said of it, that the place of landing for our 
 artillery — and indeed all of our supplies — was at the south end of 
 Morris Island, in Light-House Inlet, a narrow, confined stream, ap- 
 proached from the sea only through a crooked, narrow channel and 
 over a bar, admitting at high water vessels of only 8 or 10 feet draft. 
 Nearly one-half of the time there was no ingress or egress to the in- 
 let, and much valuable time was lost in waiting for high water on 
 which to ttoat our transports over the bar. 
 
 MORRIS AND FOLLY ISLANDS. 
 
 The Comte de Paris says Beauregard warned his government as 
 early as 25 June that the Federals were threatening Morris Island, 
 and asked for more troops. He had at that time about 800 or 900 
 men on Morris. Beauregard, in writing fifteen months later, said 
 the preparations on Folly by the Federals were all made within two 
 days of the attack. [How mistaken he was ! — D. E.] The Comte 
 de Paris says, further, that Terry's division, 4,000 strong, and Vogdes' 
 and Strong's brigades (the latter 2,500 strong), including the Fifty- 
 fourth Massachusetts (colored) were on Folly awaiting the attack. 
 [He is mistaken* as to the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts.] Col. 
 Graham, commanding on Mori'is, upon being attacked, put his whole 
 force at work on the defensive, viz. : 11 pieces of large calibre, 350 
 artillery men and 350 infantry. Of Graham's retreat he says, a 
 tardy reinforcement of about a hundred men came to cover him, 
 and the retreat ceased at the glacis of Wagner. He lost 294, nearly 
 half his force . He says further that the success of the attack was 
 largely due to Terry, who made a successful diversion on James 
 Island, drawing troops from Graham. 
 
 GILLMORE'S FIRST ORDER FOR ASSAULT. 
 Confidential instructions bearing date 8 July 1863, were as 
 follows : — 
 
 An attack upon Morris Island will be made at the rising of tlie moon 
 tonight, by Brig. -Gen. Strong's brigade, of Brig. -Gen. Seymonr's division. 
 
Juhj '63.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 21)9 
 
 This force will be embarked in small boats immediately after sunset, and 
 Avill pass through Folly Island Creek to and across Light-House Inlet. A 
 small detachment from this force will enter the creek to the west of Mor- 
 ris Island, and will land just north of the old lighthouse, seize the batteries 
 there, and if possible turn 
 them upon the enemy's 
 encampment north of 
 them. The main column 
 will land from Light- 
 House Inlet, carry the 
 batteries on the south end 
 of Morris Island, and 
 advance to the support of 
 the detachment a])ove 
 mentioned. Two regi- 
 ments and some field ar- 
 tillery will be held in 
 readiness on the extreme 
 north end of Folly Island, 
 to be pushed over as re- 
 inforcements. To this 
 end. Gen. Strong Avill 
 send his boats back as 
 soon as he has disem- 
 barked his command. 
 
 2. At the same time, 
 Gen. Terry, with all his 
 division except the One 
 Hundredth New York 
 Volunteers, will ascend 
 the Stono under convoy 
 of the navy, and make a 
 strong demonstration on 
 James Island, but will 
 not unnecessarily hazard 
 any portion of his com- 
 mand. Perhaps one or 
 two regiments only need 
 be disembarked. These 
 should be pushed forward 
 as skirmishers, under cov- 
 er of the navy. 
 
 3. A naval force is expected to enter the main channel abreast of 
 Morris Island, by or before sunrise tomorrow morning, to co-operate with 
 the land forces. 
 
 4. Should the night attack fail from any cause, the assaultii\g column 
 will withdraw to Folly Island, sending their boats to Folly Island Creek. 
 In that event the l)atteries at the north end of Folly Island will open at day- 
 break or as soon thereafter as practicable. Brig. -Gen. Seymour will arrange 
 all the details. 
 
 FOLLY ISLAND BATTERIES. 
 
 3-inch Field Rifles. 
 20-poinuler Siege Parrotts. 
 30-pounder Parrotts. 
 10-inch Siege Mortars. 
 3-inch Field Rifles. 
 10-pounder Field Parrotts. 
 30-pounder Parrotts. 
 lO-inch Siege Mortars. 
 3-inch Wiard Field Rifles. 
 8-inch Siege Mortars. 
 The letters refer to the plan. 
 
 A . . 
 
 2 
 
 B . . 
 
 . . 4 
 
 C . . 
 
 . . 4 
 
 D . . 
 
 . . G 
 
 E . . 
 
 . . 2 
 
 F . . 
 
 . . G 
 
 G . . 
 
 . . 8 
 
 H . . 
 
 . . 4 
 
 I . . 
 
 . . 6 
 
 J . . 
 
 5 
 
300 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [./«/// '63. 
 
 These guns were all located at the north end of Folly, and were 
 mounted under the direction of Brig. -Gen. Israel Vogdes, being 
 completed and ready for action 6th July. These batteries were : 
 
 1. To operate against and if possible to dismount the enemy's guns. 
 
 2. To cover the landing of the troops. 3. To protect possible retreat. 
 
 GILLMORE'S ORDER FOR ASSAULT OF 10 JULY. 
 
 Confidential instructions, issued U JuW, were as follows : — 
 
 1. The attack on Morris Island, ordered for this mornuig, but post- 
 poned in consequence of the inclemency of the weather and other unfavora- 
 ble circumstances, will take place tomorrow morning at break of day, by 
 opening our batteries at the north end of Folly Island. Gen. Strong's bri- 
 gade, or so much of it as the small boats can accommodate, will embark to- 
 night and hold itself in Folly Island Creek, readj' to move forward and at 
 the proper time occupy the south end of Morris Island. 
 
 4. Lieut. -Commander Francis W. Bunce, U. S. Navy, with four navy 
 hoAvitzer launches, will approach Light-House Inlet at daybreak by way of 
 Folly Island Creek, and engage the enemy's rifle-pits and batteries on Morris 
 Island in flank and reverse, choosing his own position. He will cover Gen. 
 Strong's landing. 
 
 8. Two regiments of infantry, a battery of light artillery and five 
 Kequa rifled batteries Avill be held in readiness to reinforce Gen. Strong 
 promptly. Brig. -Gen. Seymour will arrange and oi'der all details. 
 
 TAKING OF MORRIS ISLAND. 
 
 On the 8th an order was received to embark in small boats, 
 immediately after dark. During the afternoon a lot of cotton cloth 
 was received at Headquarters for distribution. Each man was to 
 have a piece three inches wide tied around his left arm above the 
 elbow. This was to enable us to know each other and avoid mistakes 
 should we chance to fight the enemy b}' night. This cloth was taken 
 from a blockade runner (the Hub;/) , run ashore near Light-House 
 Inlet and in sight of our camp. Embarked and proceeded a short 
 distance only, when we were halted ; and we waited at that point 
 till nearly daybreak of the 9th for orders. This was very tedious, 
 as there was no opportunity to lie down and hardly to stand with 
 ease. Orders came at length to return to camp and hold ourselves in 
 readiness to embark again. The duty of the night was harder than 
 marching, for it gave us cramps, and the dampness of the marshes 
 gave to nearly every man a severe cold. Late in the afternoon we 
 received orders to re-embark at same time and place as before. 
 The Third New Hampshire had about 410 men all told. Afternoon 
 showery — rainbow, a good omen. 
 
 It was nearly midnight when all was in readiness to proceed on 
 the expedition. Gen. Strong led oft' with four launches, from the 
 Pawnee. We moved slowly through the circuitous windings of the 
 creek till about three o'clock (10th) when we suddenly came to a 
 halt in consequence of piles driven in the creek to obstruct it. Our 
 Engineers soon sawed them off and we passed through. Nothing 
 could now be heard save the dip of our oars, and the extreme quiet 
 was absolutely painful. We knew not our precise locality, and 
 momentarily expected a surprise or possibly worse. By daybreak 
 
Jnhj '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE RECxIMENT. 
 
 301 
 
 we arrived in aight of Morris Island. A halt was made and we 
 rowed our boats close under the bank, and by so doing were almost 
 wholly hidden from sight by the tall marsh grass. We could then 
 see the batteries on Morris Island and the rebel sentinels walking 
 their beats as though no enemy was near. The old light-house was 
 used as a lookout ; but the sleepy sentinels apparently did not see us. 
 Our batteries (fully described elsewhere), which were on the 
 upper end of Folly Island and on our right, were quickly cleared 
 away by the use of many axes and shovels, in willing hands, A 
 solitary gun belched forth and sent its iron messenger across the inlet 
 to the camp of the sleepy rebels, giving them a realizing sense that 
 an enemy was near. The solitaty gun was the signal for our gun- 
 boats, outside the bar, to draw near and participate. A few minutes 
 of silence ensued, during which the rebels could be seen hurrying to 
 and fro in great haste. Several boat howitzers which accompanied 
 us were soon landed. A few minutes later, and the monitors outside 
 and boat howitzers inside opened upon the doomed batteries of Mor- 
 ris Island. The Folly Island batteries soon joined, opening a heavy 
 
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 and rapid fire. The rebels were quiet but a few minutes ere they re- 
 turned our fire with zeal, sending their compliments mostly across to 
 Folly. Our boat howitzers at that moment chanced to drop a shell 
 in the enemy's midst, which caused a sudden outburst of enthusiasm 
 from the (our) force in the boats, which up to this time had remained 
 unnoticed so far as being fired at, AVe then received special notice, 
 and their whizzing shot and bursting shell were hurled into our midst. 
 It was deemed best to change our position, and we rowed out into 
 full view. As there were several regiments, we made quite a dis- 
 play ; and we received shot and shell correspondingl}'. A solid shot 
 cut a boat in two, killing one man and wounding several. Gen. 
 Strong was with us {L c, the force) . Soon his voice was heard above 
 the din of battle, calling to the oUicers who had charge of the boat 
 howitzers, " Level 3'our pieces on the lookout I " and every howitzer 
 sent a shell at the place desigiiated. Some went directl}' through it, 
 
802 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 \_JiiUj '6S. 
 
 and others foil around it, near or distant aceordinfj; to the skill of the 
 gunners. The scene was very exciting. The boats were necessarily 
 kept in motion, as the tide and a light breeze tended to drive them 
 on shore, where we would have been mere targets. Soon the order 
 to land was given by Gen. Strong, and each boat load seemed de- 
 sirous of being on shore first. We jumped as soon as the boats 
 grounded, whether the water was one or four feet deep ; and in con- 
 sequence many got wet to their waists. The excitement was very 
 high at this time ; and we could see the rebels on their way down to 
 their ritle pits, near by and directly in our front on the low ground. 
 Then a race took place to see who should first occupy tli(^ pits. Each 
 side succeeded in gaining a part. Then followed a sharp infantry 
 fire, which being only an accompaniment to the heavy artillery, made 
 the noise almost deafening. The Third New Hampshire occupied a 
 
 MAP OF SIEGE OP CHARLESTON. 
 
 position bordering on a nuid hole, deep and black. Some of our 
 men got into it, sinking to their arm pits, spoiling their ammunition 
 and requiring assistance to extricate themselves. A charge was or- 
 dered ; and on we went over pit and hole, through water and sand and 
 mud, shouting as we ran and firing as we neared the panic-stricken 
 rebels, wiio fied with terror to their works, and beyond (except the 
 killed, wounded and prisoners) , until they reached the friendly cover 
 of Wagner. As we reached the sand bluffs and found ourselves mas- 
 ters of the situation, our joy can be imagined but not described. 
 The shouts of victory that ascended that morning of the 10th of July, 
 1863, were such as that spot would never hear again, and such as we 
 
Jxthj '6S.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 303 
 
 wlio participated will never forget. A few prisoners were taken, but 
 principiilly the sick ami tliose too much infested with the rnion spirit 
 to run at the approaeli of the Federals. As we were endangered by 
 the fire of our gunbonts, they Avere signalled to cease firing. 
 
 The prisoners were temporarily placed in chai'ge of Maj. (Pay- 
 master) Stryker of (Jen. (Jilhnore's Staff. Capt. J. Ravinal JNTncbeth 
 made an indirect but ineffectual attempt to escape. Lieut. John S. 
 Bee (rebel) was wounded nine times (captured) . 'Jlie prisoners were 
 removed at once to Folly, where they were "corralled" for several 
 days. 
 
 The bluffs upon which the rebel batteries were planted varied in 
 height from thirty to fifty feet, and the guns were placed at con- 
 venient points, without reguhirity. We followed the retreating rebels 
 along the beacli, but were soon reminded by >Vagner tliat the retreat 
 was fully covered. 
 
 The superior speed of the fl^'ing rebels soon brought them to 
 Fort Wagner, which opened fire on us with solid shot, and they 
 came bounding and trundling along the beach, some passing directly 
 through the regiment, which opened light and left with a deal of re- 
 spect, but with a greater degree of alacrity. Others bounded com- 
 pletely over us and into the sea. 
 
 We marched a little beyond tlie bluffs, when we observed a man 
 running towards us from the rebel direction and beckoning to us, and 
 then halting and repeating. The man was so much excited we 
 thought possibly the enemy was near. He proved to be a deserter 
 from the rebels. Their most northerly gun was turned upon the 
 rebels by our gunners ; but whether the shots reached them before 
 they arrived at Wagner, is uncertain. We marched up the beach 
 about half a mile and halted. 
 
 We were then instructed to lie down, and protect ourselves as 
 best we could. The spot chosen was a little elevated, perhaps three 
 feet, and probably caused by storms or heav}^ winds, or both. As 
 we lay, we Avere invisible from Wagner, but were recipients of AVag- 
 ner's ii'on 'compliments at too frequent intervals. We laid there and 
 thus during the rest of the day, suffering not only from the heat of 
 the sun, but there were a few killed and several wounded. 
 
 After darkness had fairly settled over us (for which we were 
 truly thankful), we were permitted to stand and move about some. 
 We were soon ordered forward, say half a mile, and there halted, 
 being told Avhen near daybreak that the fort was to be attacked and 
 Ave Avere to support the attacking party. 
 
 Following is a list of the guns captured 10 July : — 
 
 A. 1 8-inch Navy Shelf Gini. 
 
 B. 18" Sea Coast HoAvitzer. 
 
 C. 13" Wliitwortli Siejic Carriage. 
 
 D. 3 10 " Sea Coast Mortars. 
 
 E. 1 30-i)oini(ler Parrotl (Navy) Siege Carriage. 
 
 F. 1 Brool<s Rifle (siege). 
 
 G. 1 8-iiieli Navv Gun. 
 H. 1 8 " Navy Gun. 
 
 I. 18 " Sea Coast Howitzer. 
 
 The letters refer to a plan sliowingthe locations of the several guns. 
 
304 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jxh/'OS. 
 
 The Charleston Dail/j Courier ol the 10th had two proclauiatious 
 by the Mayor : One, requesting the removal of women and children ; 
 the other, calling upon the citizens to suspend business till the safety 
 of the city was assured. The paper also contained a signal dispatch 
 to Gen. Ripley — received by him !» July, at 11.10 a.m. — from 
 IMorris Island, to the effect that heavy works had been unmasked on 
 the night of the 8th on Folly Island, and the enemy was being 
 strongly reinforced and had his barges in the creek tied to piling. 
 
 July 10th: Of the capture of the 10th, Gen. Beauregard says: 
 "The enemy thus gained possession of the lower end of Morris 
 Island by rapidly throwing a large number of troops across the inlet, 
 which it was impossible for the available infantrj' on the spot — 
 about 400 effective men — to resist. It was not the erection of works 
 on Little Folly Island that caused the abandonment of our position. 
 It was clearly the w^ant on our side of infantry support, and the 
 enemy's superior weight and number of guns, and the heavy support- 
 ing brigade of infantry that swept away oiir feeble and stinted 
 means of resistance." He expresses his belief that the guns on Folly 
 were planted within 48 hours of the attack. [He was mistaken. — 
 D. E.] He further says that during the fight two companies of the 
 Seventh South Carolina Battalion arrived, but could not make head 
 against the overw^helming numbers of the enemy. 
 
 A diary of the 10th says, as we marched up the beach (after 
 taking the batteries), a shot from Sumter or Wagner killed J. J. 
 Locke of B. Among others wounded during the day while we lay 
 behind the sand ridges (they were not hills) were mentioned, Ira P. 
 George, Samuel W. Abbott, W. S. Dearborn, Elisha M. Kempton, 
 of Co. B; G. W. Youngman, of Co. I; Wilson killed. Brown and 
 Entwistle wounded, all of D. 
 
 As we entered the camp of the rebels man}^ of our men exchanged 
 muskets, they having left good (newer) ones of same pattern as ours 
 (Enfield) . A diar}" says : "Whole number killed and wounded, 340." 
 That refers probably to the whole command {i. e., the attacking force) . 
 The Third New Hampshire loss was given by the same wa-iter as 
 " 8 killed and 22 wounded." 
 
 Gen. Strong's plan was to land at Oyster Point with two regi- 
 ments and then work towards the sea and the batteries on the bluffs. 
 This was carried out very nearly. One account says : " 100 prisoners 
 captured, mostly by the Sixth Connecticut," which was ahead of the 
 Third New Hampshire. 
 
 The monitors JSfahant, Catslill, Montauk and Weehawken, under 
 Dahlgren, on the Catskill, went in over the bar very early and assisted 
 materially in the fight, paying particular attention to the batteries on 
 the bluff. They fired 534 shots. The Catskill was struck GO times, 
 the Nahant 6 times, Montaxk 2 times, and the Weehawken not at all. 
 
 The One Hundredth New York Historian says, as soon as Strong's 
 brigade had landed on Morris Island, the boats were sent back to 
 Folly Island and took over to Morris the One Hundredth New York, 
 
Juhj 'G3.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 305 
 
 Seveuth New Hampshire, six companies of Forty-eighth New York : 
 aud that force joiued tlie advance near the Beacon house. He further 
 said the flag of the Sixtli Connecticut was placed on the Beacon house, 
 but was soon shot down and then replaced by the flag of another regi- 
 ment. He says further, that the batteries on Folly Avere transferred 
 to Morris within five days after capture of Morris. 
 
 Sergt. Hitchcock of Co. I got a bullet through the rim of his 
 hat (not painful) . 
 
 The Confederates stated then- loss at 294: killed and wounded, 
 including IG officers, and that the Federal loss was 15 killed and 92 
 wounded. [It must be understood that these figures are given for 
 what they are worth and not as absolutely correct. — D. E.] 
 
 It will be seen that one wing of the Forty-eighth New York 
 (under Col. Barton) was on Folly during the capture of Morris. It 
 was supporting the Folly Island batteries. 
 
 Beauregard says his whole force that day was as follows : James 
 Island, 2,906; Morris Island, 927; Sullivan's Island, 1,15.S; 
 Charleston, 850: total, in first division, 5,<S41. 
 
 In the early morning fight, two of our boats (laden with infantry) 
 were sunk. 
 
 The Chaplain's diary says: "Third New Hampshire loss was 
 4 killed aud 2G wounded." 
 
 The launches of the Pawnee, having the boat howitzers on board, 
 were commanded by Lieut.-Comdr. Bunce and Lieut. Mackenzie of 
 the navy. 
 
 ' A flag captured by the Sixth Connecticut on the 10th had on it, 
 "Pocotaligo, 22 Oct. 1.S62." 
 
 The Tenth Connecticut and First Connecticut Light Battery 
 were landed on James Island early in the morning, to draw rebel 
 forces from Morris Island. 
 
 A sailor from a navy launch got ashore and captured a stray 
 mule. He loudly proclaimed it was the first craft he ever eonnnanded 
 and that he had a right to ride on the quarter deck. 
 
 As we were marching, toward Wagner a deserter joined us who 
 betrayed his nativity thus: "O'ive sarved the Confidricy as long as 
 I loike." 
 
 A Confederate account says : " The Federals landed at Oyster 
 Point and also in front of the batteries. Our artillery and infantry 
 was under command of Col. Graham, Twenty-first South Carolina." 
 
 The New York Herald of the lUth July gives the losses of the 
 1 0th thus: — 
 
 Killed. Woiuuled. 
 
 Seventh Connecticut 7 
 
 Third New Tlanipsliire 8 21 
 
 Seventy-sixth I'ennsylvania 11 
 
 Seventh New Hampshire 3 
 
 Sixth Connecticut 1 H 
 
 Forty-eighth New York 4 23 
 
 Sixty-second Ohio I 
 
 Ninth Maine (missing, 1) 2 14 
 
 Totals 15 91 
 
 22 
 
306 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJiihj '6:i. 
 
 MORRIS ISLAND ITEMS. 
 
 The J^eiv York Herald of 19 July thus places the forces of 
 Strong's brigade : — 
 
 Seventh Connecticut Lieut. -Col. D. C. Rodman. 
 
 (Cos. A, B. I and K only.) 
 
 Sixth Connecticut Col. Jolni L. Cliatfleld. 
 
 Third New Hampshire Col. John 11. Jackson. 
 
 Seventy-Sixth Pennsylvania . . . Col. I). C. Strawbridge. 
 
 Ninth Maine Col. Sabine Emery. 
 
 Forty-eighth New York Col. Wm. B. Barton. 
 
 (A battalion only.) 
 
 One of the captured was reported to have said : " Oi uaither 
 want exchange nor parool; but Oi want to go to Bostin." 
 
 Gen. Ripley (Confederate, in report of 4th Dec. 1863) stated 
 that the whole Confederate force on the island 10th July was about 
 1,000: Twenty-first South Carolina, 600; First South Carolina Ar- 
 tillery (2 companies), 200; 2 companies artillery at Wagner, 120; 
 40 at Gregg ; a detachment of South Carolina Volunteers under Capt. 
 Haskell ; and a small detachment of couriers. Col. R. T. Graham, 
 Twenty-first South Carolina Volunteers, in command at the Island ; 
 Maj. McFee, commanding the infantry ; Lieut. -Col. J. A. Yates, com- 
 manding the artillery ; two companies at South Battery under Capt. 
 Mitchell. 
 
 Says Maj. Johnson, South Carolina Artillery, in his book entitled 
 "Defence of Charleston Harbor," issued in 18'JO : — 
 
 The descent on Morris Island was thus a successfully accomplished fact. 
 The Union troops were occupying nearly three miles of the southern part, 
 leaving the Confederates to hold one mile of the northern part, Avith two 
 strong fortitications (Wagner and Gregg), but with their communications 
 Avith the city seriously threatened and impaired. The defence .... Avas not 
 so vigorous as it might have been, even alloAving for the heavy odds against 
 the Confederates. The Are of their eleven pieces, mostly of large calibre, did 
 little or no execution. Some .... could not be depressed to bear on the 
 landings. It would liave been better had the gunners not wearied themselves 
 out fighting the Folly Island batteries, for two hours, but had reserved their 
 fire to be concentrated on the boats as they advanced to land the troops. 
 Gen. Gillmore remarlcs in his report that a few Avell-placed field guns Avould 
 liaA'e done better. Nor Avas any stubborn resistance made from tlie rifle i)its 
 by the small support of infantry, so overAvhelmed Avas it by the batteries, the 
 flanking fire from the monitors and the charge of four times its OAvn number 
 from the landing. The shattered and exhausted companies reached Fort 
 Wagner in a very disordered condition, Avhich lasted late into the night; 
 and if an assault had been made that evening, the Avhole island might have 
 fallen. The Union army certainly lost a great opportunity. About mid- 
 night fresh troops Avere brought from Charleston, particularly the Geor- 
 gians, and a more determined spiiit prevailed at once. The repulse inflicted 
 on the enemy the next morning (11th) served to encourage the defenders of 
 Morris Island, and to confirm the purpose of the commanding general to 
 hold it as long as possible. 
 
 Gen. Ripley (Confederate), in report of 4 Dec. I860, said : " The 
 attack w'as not a surprise. The enemy had made himself known as 
 
 early as 24 May It was a surprise so far as the enemy got 
 
 in readiness .... before Ave Avere ready to receive him .... the 
 
Jul>/'63.] THIKD NEAV HAMPSHIRE KEGIMENT. 307 
 
 infautiT to do this was ordered <sth July from different parts, and 
 was expected to be in position on the night of the 9th, to the extent 
 of 800 or 1,000 men. None arrived till morning of 10th. Nelson's 
 Battalion (Seventh South Carolina) arrived at that time — about 250 
 men, and was in time to do some service and assist in covering the 
 
 retreat Four companies of Col. Graham's regiment were on 
 
 picket guard near Oyster Point .... all the others rallied to their 
 support when the attack was made I visited the island dur- 
 ing the night of the 9th .... an officer was in waiting all night to 
 
 conduct Nelson's men to position From reports received, I 
 
 believe our battery to have been unsupported, except b}' their extra 
 commissions, till late in the action, when two companies of Nelson's 
 
 got up and rendered some support The enemy landed at two 
 
 points . . . . " 
 
 General Onhr 1 : 
 
 Headquarters U. S. Forces, 
 
 Morris Island, S. C, 10 July, 1863. 
 rursuant to special orders of this date from Headquarters U. S. Forces, 
 FoUj' Island, S. C, the undersigned assumes command of the troops upon 
 tliat portion of Morris Island captured this day by the U. S. forces. 
 
 Geo. C. Strong, 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Commanding. 
 
 Admiral Porter's book says : " At 4 a.m. the CatsKi'U, Montauk, 
 Naliant and WechmcJien crossed over the bar, the flag of Admiral 
 Dahlgren on the CatsKiiL At 5, Gillmore began his attack, and 
 after three and one-quarter hours captured the lower end of Morris 
 and pushed up to within 600 yards of Wagner. The iron-clads lay 
 parallel with Morris and assisted in the first assault. The four iron- 
 clads fired 534 shells and shrapnel. The Catskill was struck 60 
 times, the Nahavt. 6 times, the Montauk twice, and the Weehaivken 
 was not hit at all. 
 
 The attack on the 11th took place as arranged; but was unsuc- 
 cessful, for a variety of reasons, none of which reflected upon the 
 support. The troops all fell back to their former positions of the 
 daj^ before, with the same accompaniment of hot sun, hot sand, hot 
 shot and hot shell. 
 
 The rebels seemed to fire at us as a mere; pastime, the big, solid 
 shot bowling along, through and over the sand ridges, and carrying 
 consternation and perhaps leaving death or mangled limbs to mark 
 its course. 
 
 At night our regiment furnished a fatigue detail, and the writer 
 went in charge of his company's quota. The march — silent as the 
 grave — was to the front, and for a considerable distance — so it 
 seemed to us. Arms Avere then stacked, and each took a shovel : 
 a batter}^ was to be built. During the night some men went out fur- 
 ther to the front, and returned with a lot of 2-inch oak plank, some 
 pieces 30 to 40 feet long and requiring five men to handle them. 
 No sound was heard save of the shovels as they were forced into the 
 
308 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {Jnlij '6S. 
 
 sand ; and it seemed almost like a dream, to see at intervals of a few 
 moments only five or six men march silently in with a plank, deposit 
 it, and stalk silently away for more. At this time a kitten came to 
 the writer ; and after petting it a few minutes, this oasis in the great 
 desert was allowed to go back to whence it came. Before the morn- 
 ins the detail had returned to the regiment. 
 
 THE FIRST ATTACK ON WAGNER. 
 
 An account of the affair (11 July 1863, morning), from a Con- 
 federate source, is as follows: The garrison comprised — in the 
 salient, the Eighteenth Georgia Battalion ; the Twelfth Georgia Bat- 
 talion on its right, the First Georgia on its left (the sea face) . The 
 guns were all manned b}' the South Carolina Artiller^^, and the right 
 and center of the fort were held by South Carolina Infantry. Capt. 
 C. Werner, German Volunteers, was Officer of the Night and was 
 killed early in the action. One Yankee who stood alone on the para- 
 pet, in front of a 32-pounder, was called to, to come in ; but his re- 
 ply was by bringing his piece to his shoulder, and a bullet whizzed 
 past the head of the commanding officer. The next moment he was 
 blown to atoms. A part of the garrison was the same as at Fort 
 Pulaski when it was captured ; and Col. Olmstead, their then com- 
 mander [the narrator of these facts], was still with them. The 
 Seventh Connecticut, who early occupied Fort Pulaski, was of the 
 storming party this morning, and several of them were taken prison- 
 ers. Each recognized the other. The tables were completely turned. 
 
 Torpedoes were placed in front of Wagner on the 10th of July, 
 and Private DonnoUy (an Irishman), of Co. G, First Georgia, was 
 placed as guard to keep the Confederates from wandering over them. 
 It is said that Gen. Ripley unwittingly approached quite near, and 
 the guard came near shooting him, as he said, "to keep him from 
 being blown up by saltpaders." 
 
 The Comte de Paris says the heads of the columns reached the 
 top of the parapet ; but the remainder, crowding into the narrow 
 space which it was necessary to go over to reach the fort, was soon 
 in disorder, and in its retreat it dragged away the first assailants. 
 The Confederates buried, he says, 97 Federals and took 119 prison- 
 ers, some 40 of whom were wounded. The Confederate loss he re- 
 ports at 12 men wounded. 
 
 11 July: A diary says concerning attack on Wagner, that the 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania was in the advance, and their loss was 
 206 killed, wounded and missing. The Third New Hampshire was in 
 the rear of the Ninth Maine. The Sixth and Seventh Connecticut were 
 really in the advance, followed by the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, 
 Seventh New Hampshire and Ninth Maine. The Third New Hamp- 
 shire and Ninth Maine were the reserve. After daylight the moni- 
 tors moved up and shelled Wagner for about four hours. Capt. Dil- 
 ler of the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania asserts that his regiment had 
 fasted for the 30 hours previous to the assault. 
 
Jithj '63:] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 309 
 
 Tlu' Wabash left Hilton Head today. 
 
 The Engineers attempted to bridge the Inlet that day, but aban- 
 doned the attempt after building nearly a hundred feet. 
 
 We lay behind the sand ridges all day, being under the fire of 
 Wagner and Sumter. The Chaplain assisted in burying the dead of 
 the 10th, both Federals and Confederates. 
 
 The Historian of the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania says the 
 Third New Hampshire loss was 1 killed and 1 wounded on the morn- 
 ing of the 11th. If correct, it must have been from stray shots, as 
 our regiment did not participate and did not get very near Wagner. 
 
 A Confederate account says: "During last night (10th) AVag- 
 ner was reinforced by ">50 Georgians under Col. Olmstead, late of 
 Fort Pulaski, and a South Carolina battalion under Lieut. -Col. Nel- 
 son. Our loss was 1 officer and 5 privates wounded. The Federal 
 loss was stated at 2 officers and 100 men died on the field, and 6 otti- 
 cers and 113 men captured." 
 
 12 July: We were still in the sand. Already we saw evidences 
 of Gillmore's intention to stay, A fatigue detail of 200 from our 
 regiment. Still under fire and several were wounded (a diary says 
 6). At night we assisted in throwing up earthworks, quite well ad- 
 vanced to the front. Hamilton's Battery (artillery) succeeded in 
 disabling a rebel steamer. Beauregard says he got a part of Cling- 
 man's Brigade that day as reinforcement. The firing was more severe 
 than on the previous day. 
 
 Col. Serrell of the Engineers saj'S he moved up the entire En- 
 gineer force then present (428 men) near the old rebel hospital in 
 front, and at <S in the evening begun the work afterward known as 
 the First Parallel (see Parallels) . He worked 3 companies of Engi- 
 neers and 200 men of Col. Jackson's Third New Hampshire Regi- 
 ment all night, under fire of the enemy. Mail. 
 
 13 July: A diary at Hilton Head (Band Master Ingalls) says : 
 "160 wounded came here today, one-third of them Secesh. Played 
 in front of hospital [General Hospital] . Among the pieces, ' Yankee 
 
 Doodle.' A Secesh sent me word that it was played well, but d d 
 
 near played out." 
 
 We had the long roll at daybreak. At night, Capt. Payne of the 
 One Hundredth New York (a scout) succeeded in firing the disabled 
 rebel steamer (see 12th), and it was burned to the water's edge. The 
 Engineers were again at work on the bridge, but decided to make a 
 wharf of it. 
 
 The rebel Gen. Wm. B. Taliaferro (pronounced Tollicor) assumed 
 command of Morris Island (/. e., his part) the 13th. He was an old 
 Mexican War officer, and served with our own Col. Jackson. These 
 facts were, however, unknown to them ; and it was long after the war 
 that each first knew of the proximity of the other. 
 
 The regiment went on fatigue at night, though not for all night. 
 The shelling from AYagner and Sumter continued all day, though not 
 so frequent as on the 12th. 
 
 A Confederate conference, held the 13th at Charleston, is treated 
 elsewhere. 
 
310 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [./i(/.v 'GS. 
 
 We pause here to insert the first item about drafting at the 
 North. The draft begun in New York City the 13th; and ere the 
 ofheers had fairly got to work a riot ensued, of fearful dimensions, 
 continuing two or three days, with great loss of life and property. 
 
 14 July: We were called out (into line) at daybreak; but the 
 alarm was a needless one. We had been provided with shovels ; and 
 after selecting a spot about half a mile further back, we proceeded 
 to lay out camp again. The spot Avas behind a considerable sand- 
 ridge, which partially protected us. Our tents and blankets had not 
 yet arrived from Foil}', where we left them on the night of the 9th. 
 We had onl}' our rubber blankets ; and these, with our haversacks, 
 were brought to us the 13th from the boats, where we left them ou 
 the morning of the 10th. We had been continually on duty for 
 about five days, and felt a great sense of relief at being sent back 
 to establish a home. 
 
 The Chaplain went to Folly the 14th after Dr. Buzzell, Avhom 
 we left there in charge of the sick and others unable to move with 
 the regiment on the 9th. Chaplain Hill's diary says: "Our men 
 have not had the care they should : not one night's rest since we left 
 Folly." 
 
 The work of fortifying was going on rapidly. A Confederate ac- 
 count says : " Tonight a party was sent out from Wagner for a sor- 
 tie, consisting of 150 men under Maj. Riou of Nelson's battalion." 
 
 15 July: Lieut. Wadlia was detailed for duty in the Ordnance 
 Department (see Swamp Angel and his Personal). In our new lo- 
 cation we were out of range and could rest a little ; for we had been 
 five days and nights, substantially, under fire. Material for sieging 
 was being landed and mounted. It looked as if we were to proceed 
 that way, little by little ; holding on to each linear foot and reaching 
 out for another. We had a detail at work on the wharf the 15th, 
 unloading guns and ammunition. The Ironsides came in over the 
 bar. We can never forget the Ironsides. Sumter remained silent 
 during the entire day, bitt the James Island batteries opened. Gen. 
 Gillmore ordered that his troops be encamped by brigades. 
 
 General Order No. 4, > Departmknt ok the South. 
 
 Second Series. j Headquarters in the Field, 
 
 MouRis Island, 15 July 1863. 
 
 The forces on Morris will be immediately encamped into brigades, and 
 brigade commanders will give special attention that sinks are dug and a 
 thorongh police of camps be made daily. 
 
 Regimental, battalion and detached commanders will immediately re- 
 port by name e\ery officer and man absent from his command, and by what 
 authority and where; and if absent without autliority, to be reported next 
 morning as deserter unless known to be a prisoner of Avar. Note carefully 
 all absences, so that it maybe stopped against pay, if without leave. Guard 
 mount, parades and roll calls to be strictly observed except by troops on 
 duty at immediate front. The Commanding General will hold every divi- 
 sion, brigade and regimental or company commander to a strict observ- 
 ance of the above, ancfwhosoever fails to carry it out Avill be at once relieved 
 and sent to rear. 
 
 This order, except first paragraph, app'ies to whole command operat- 
 ing on Morris, Tolly and James Islands. 
 Edw. W. Smith, Q. A. Gillmore, 
 
 Assistant Adjutant-General. Brig. -Gen. Commandiny. 
 
July '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 311 
 
 Four 200-pounder Parrotts were unloaded the loth, from the 
 Dirigo, and taken to the front to pepper the rebels. Wagner pos- 
 sessed a Whitworth that sent a screeching shell the whole length of 
 the island and make it lively for poor Yankee " we uns." 
 
 16 July: We were worked hard on all sorts of details. Col. 
 Jackson was Field Officer of the Day, and Capt. Clark was in com- 
 mand of the regiment. Gen. Terry was attacked in force on James 
 Island, near Secessionville (we were there 16 June 1<S62), and the fight 
 was a brisk one. As we could hear the battle, but did not know its 
 import, we were more or less exercised about it, not even knowing 
 that it was not an advance on us in force, and of sntlicient force to 
 drive us all into the Atlantic. At night we Avere ordered to the ex- 
 treme front — the outermost rifle pits — to support the Ninth Maine; 
 but what to do we did not know. We " stood on our arms " (feet) 
 all night, and in a rain. The night was as dark as well could be, and 
 we saw each other by a touch of the elbow. The darkness and the 
 danger were almost alike susceptible of being felt. That we had a 
 drink that night, all around, is only a cold historical fact. It was 
 announced during the day that wharves had been completed on both 
 sides of Light-House Inlet and were ready for use. There was con- 
 siderable shelling all day. The hard work and exposure and loss 
 of sleep were having their effect, and many of our men were sick — 
 practically worn out. 
 
 The only remaining monitor at Hilton Head left that harl)or today. 
 
 17 July: The regiment returned to camp at daybreak. Two 
 details for fatigue, soon after, took nearly every available man, a 
 part of them being kept out all night. When not at work or asleep, 
 our men were fixing up the camp. We were located near the high 
 l)luffs where the captured rebel batteries were, in the rear and behind 
 what might be called sub-bluffs, being a part of the same system, 
 but considerably lower: a difficult spot to describe. It rained hard 
 all night, and Gen. C4illmore mourned over the fact that his ammu- 
 nition got wet. During the day we were on fatigue, and during the 
 night unmasked some batteries. We got some of our tents the 17th 
 from Folly. Terry's forces were ordered to withdraw from James 
 Island. There was a visible concentration of forces going on, and 
 it was evident we were approaching another crisis. In what shape 
 it would come Ave could onlj' conjecture. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore ordered the establishment of an Engineer Depot 
 at the south end of Morris. 
 
 General Order JVo. 7, \ Department ok the South. 
 
 Second Series. J Headquai: teus in the Field, 
 
 MoRKis Island, 17 July 1863. 
 
 A depot at Avhich to collect, mannfactnre, preserve and distribute en- 
 irineer tools and material will be ininicdiately established at the south end 
 of Morris Island, to be in charge of Capt. C'ruso, New York Volunteer 
 Engineers. 
 
 At this depot will be immediately collected, classified and inventoried 
 all the tools and materials not now in use on Morris and Folly Isltnuls, which 
 materials and tools will be furnished for the siege works on the order of 
 Assistant Engineers at all times of day or night. 
 
312 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE RECxIMENT. [./»/// '63. 
 
 Tools will be kept constantly in repair and order. Engineer material, 
 such as fascines, gabions, magazine frames, platform stiifl', etc., will be 
 manufactured at suitable points and kept constantly at the depot. 
 
 Officers and men for above from the Regiment of Volunteer Engineers. 
 Edw. W. kSmith, Q. a. Gillmore, 
 
 Assistant AdjiiUnit-Geueral. Brig.-Gen. Cummandiiuj. 
 
 l.s Jiil}^ : An eventful day. The crisis was indeed close at 
 band. The accounts of the proceedings of the day are so numerous 
 that it is difficult to make a selection. They do not vary much, ex- 
 cept in detail, and are almost invariably from the standpoint of their 
 several writers. One notices and notes certain matters he sees ; 
 others the same, but not the same matters ; and so on. The day 
 was pleasant. We left otir camp about 9 o'clock. We laid in the 
 sand back of and near Hospital Hill from about 11 a.m. In the 
 charge, we went up by the flank. 
 
 One writer relates the following: "As Ave la 3^ on the beach. 
 Gen. Strong came along and said, 'What regiment?' We told 
 him ; and he said, ' Don't fire a gun, for you have got a regiment 
 right ahead of you.' We soon had orders to m'arch," etc. 
 
 After the fight and return to camp, all had a ration of whiske^^ 
 
 Acting Adjt. Copp, who had been very ill for several days, 
 attempted to go with the regiment, but was obliged to surrender to 
 the inevitable and return to camp prior to the charge (see his Per- 
 sonal) ; and it is quite probable that we went into the fight without 
 an Adjutant (our Adjt. Libby was with Gen. Strong, and was killed 
 during the fight). 
 
 Admiral Porter's book says: " At 4 p.m. the tide changed to 
 flood, and the iron-clads closed in to within 300 yards of Wagner, 
 and reopened. No more shots from Wagner that afternoon." 
 
 It was reported that Gillmore had previously planned to attack 
 Wagner at daybreak, but was ol)liged to change the time because of 
 the non-completion of certain details, which were seriously interfered 
 with by the rains of the two previous nights. 
 
 Another says : " Colors (Third New Hampshire) went over the 
 parapet and returned." 
 
 After the fight was practically over, one of our men, l)eing very 
 anxious aljout the safety of a comrade who was missing, crept well 
 up to the front and found him. Another says: "We tried all we 
 could to get possession of the fort; but 'twas no use. Gen. Strong 
 said : ' Where is the Third New Hampshire ? ' We sang out, 
 ' Here ! ' and then he said : ' Colonel, retreat in the best order you 
 can,' and we did so ... . And then the Second Brigade tried it on 
 with the same result . . . . " 
 
 Having brought the reader right into a fight, — and rather un- 
 ceremoniousl}^, too, — we will retrace our steps and take him in in a 
 more formal manner, and with dignity. 
 
(313) 
 
314 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Jnhj 'G.V. 
 
 CHARGE ON FORT WAGNER. 
 
 Tbe order for bouibardmeut of I'S July 1863 was as follows : — 
 
 Department of the SotTii. 
 Special Orc\(n- No. 0. Headqiartkrs in the Field, 
 
 MoRius Island, S. C, 17 July 18G3. 
 
 The several batteries against the enemy's positions on the north end of 
 Morris Island are named as follows : Battenj IlcinwhU, in advance, compris- 
 ing rive 8-inch siege mortars, two 30-ponnder and six 10-pounder Rarrott 
 ritles. fonr o-inch rifles and two Wiard rifles. Battery Weed, in rear of 
 right of Battery Reynolds, comprising four 10-inch siege mortars. Battenj 
 Hayes, in rear and on the left of Battery Reynolds, comprising nine 30- 
 pounder and four 20-pounder Rarrott rifles. Battery O'Bourke, in the rear 
 of the right of Battery Haj'es, comprising five 10-inch siege mortars. Capt. 
 Langdon, First U. S. Artillery, is assigned to the command of Batteries Rey- 
 nolds and Weed. Lieut. -Col. Jackson [not Third New Hampshire] , Assistant 
 Inspector-General, with Maj. Bailey, Third Rhode Island Artillery, as as- 
 sistant, is assigned to the command of Batteries Hayes and O'Rourke. 
 
 These batteries will be opened upon Fort Wagner, immediately after 
 break of day tomorrow. The liring must be executed with great care and 
 deliberation. The object of the rifled guns being principally to dismount the 
 enemy's guns, they will not expend ammunition when the view of the 
 enemy's works is obstructed by smoke. Both time-fuse and percnssion 
 shells Avill be used, preferably the former. Each mortar will fire once in 
 every rive minutes, alternating from the right, in each battery. The shells 
 should be exploded in or directly over Fort Wagner. 
 
 By order of 
 Edw. W. Smith, Q. A. Gillmore, 
 
 Assi.ttaiit Adjutant-General. Brig.-Gen. Commandhig . 
 
 The following aceoiint was written by the Author in l.S6o, while 
 the whole matter was fresh in his memory : — 
 
 On the morning of the 18th, all available troops were marched 
 to the front in different positions near the batteries, where they could 
 1»e protected to some extent from the shells of Wagner. Ere long 
 the Ironside.^ slowly and majestically moved toward Wagner, follow- 
 ing which were the monitors, their progress being scarcely perceptible. 
 We then knew that an attack on Wagner was in contemplation. 
 
 A bombardment was soon begun, which was kept up all day 
 with scarcely any intermission and but little effect. Fort Wagner 
 replied, sending its iron compliments to army and navy alike. We 
 could see every shot; and whenever a lucky one was made by our 
 guns it was cheered. 
 
 .... Just at this time (say one o'clock) a shot from the 
 Ironsides cut the halliards on Wagner's flag, and down it came. We 
 supposed it had been hauled down, and every man arose to cheer 
 what was thought to be a surrender. Caps were thrown in the air, 
 etc. ; but our disappointment and chagrin were great when we saw a 
 daring rebel seize the flag, and standing boldly on the parapet, hold 
 it to the breeze. They soon fastened the flag to the staff"; and then 
 followed a sharp fire which caused us to " cover" in a hurry. Sum- 
 ter, Johnson and Gregg joined the fire, and many of our sand holes 
 were demolished and we half buried in the ruins. 
 
July '63.] THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 315 
 
 .... The bombardment was kept up till dark, when a general 
 movement among the troops indicated a different kind of warfare. 
 We were marched forward, up the beach, toward Wagner. The 
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts (colored regiment) was ordered to lead 
 the assault. It was now dark, and the darkness increasing ever}' 
 moment. On, on and on we marched, beyond our advanced bat- 
 teries, beyond our outer pickets, on toward Wagner, which was now 
 silent, as also was everything else. 'Twas the calm before a storm. 
 I cannot describe fully the scenes which followed : they beggar 
 description ; yet I shall give .... a faint idea of what happened 
 on that fearful night. We marched silently along, over obstructions, 
 pitfalls, limbs of trees, etc., until we arrived in sight of Wagner, 
 whose dim outlines could be traced against the distant sky. The 
 Fifty-fourth rushed forward with a yell of desperation, echoed suc- 
 cessively throughout the whole force. At the same time our monitors 
 drew up nearer and poured in a heavy fire. The batteries in our 
 rear threw mortar shells over our heads, the sea roared on our right, 
 while in front Wagner poured out a deadly tire of grape and canister, 
 and its infantry used their small arms to advantage. A little to the 
 left of Wagner, Sumter poured in a galling fire, and on our left 
 flank we were raked by Fort Johnson. The scene was truly excit- 
 ing, the carnage terrible, the fire deadlj^ hot and like hail .... 
 After the first halt by my regiment, caused by the first and of course 
 heaviest fire, but few were able to move on again. My companions 
 lay around me, some in death, others fatally wounded, and others 
 but slightly. Those of the wounded able to go to the rear were 
 advised to do so. 
 
 On we moved again, led by our brave Colonel, who always said 
 " Come ! " instead of " Go I " But we had only moved a short dis- 
 tance when it was found impossible to move further. The colored 
 regiment had been repulsed — almost annihilated, and had retreated, 
 and our regiment was apparently in the extreme front. On a slight 
 elevation of land we halted, the shot and the shell, the grape and 
 the canister, rattling in among us like hail, cutting men down like 
 grass. The guns and bayonets seemed to suffer (if indeed they 
 could suffer) , and many parts of muskets were shot away and the 
 bearer left unharmed. At this period in the light I was hit in the 
 left foot by a grape shot. My foot was taken instantly from under 
 me, letting me down to the ground. At first I thought my foot was 
 shot away on account of the pain following ; but on examination 
 found it still attached to my leg, the boot upon it, but ripped from 
 toe to heel. A further examination led to the discovery of a small 
 hole in my boot which led me to think that a bullet lay imbedded in 
 my foot. ]My foot was now burning with the reaction ; and I re- 
 quested a comrade to examine and report, being determined to stay 
 where I was if not seriously wounded. He .... reported a hole 
 in my boot and advised me to get to the rear as fast as possible. 
 This advice was seconded by the Captain (Handersou). The advice 
 was good; but the " as fast as possible" was not a 2.40 gait, for 
 my left leg refused to do duty. Bidding Capt. Handerson and the 
 
316 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [July '63. 
 
 few men there were left a hasty good-bye, I crawled off to the rear, 
 di'aggiDg my lame leg after me. My march (?) to the rear was not 
 so pleasant as one might imagine, for 1 now really expected to get 
 hit. The shots from the enem}" plonghed the sand jaear me several 
 times. My path lay by the shore, and I there saw a sickening sight. 
 It was of several unfortunate men Ij'ing upon the beach, some dead 
 and others dying, the rising tide slowly but surely drowning those 
 who lived. A look of pity and a silent prayer was all I could bestow, 
 as on I crawled, feeling that I wns fortunate iu being alive and able 
 to crawl. Ere I had passed half the distance between my regiment 
 and the advanced batteries, I heard the sound of retreat, followed 
 by the yells of victory and defiance of Wagner's garrison. Presently 
 the troops came rushing past me .... I watched for members of 
 my own regiment, for I could see their outlines against the sky. As 
 I watched my eye fell on my Captain ; but he was too far away to 
 hear me if I called. The next I recognized was a member of my 
 own company (Co. K), Dudley Colby, to whom I spoke, and he 
 readily consented .... to assist me. 
 
 INIy leg had so far recovered from numbness that I could rise 
 and hobble along by resting my arm on Colby's shoulder .... 
 the excitement of the occasion probably having a deal to do with 
 my ability to retreat (I carried my own gun) . As we ueared the 
 advanced batteries, which extended nearly to the beach, it became 
 evident that another scene of bloodshed was going on at that point. 
 It appears that a company of light artillery had been stationed 
 between the battery and the water to arrest tliose who retreated with- 
 out orders. They had been furnished with whiskey and were .... 
 too drunk to know or do their duty. As the troops arrived at this 
 gap, these drunken artillerymen used their sabres quite lively, cutting 
 right and left. No arguments were of avail. A colored mau was 
 sure to be cut down, and a white man unless wounded was not suf- 
 fered to pass unmolested. Soon the pressure became so great that 
 the artillery men were overborne by the crowd. Colby and I passed 
 through before the crowd gathered, and after getting out of range 
 sat down to rest. Ambulances, one after another, passed us in 
 quick succession, carrying the wounded to the rear. After halting 
 several times to rest we arrived in camp, and with some assistance 
 my l)oot was pulled off. This act caused me excruciating pain. An 
 examination of tlie foot resulted in linding no breaking of the skin. 
 I was greatly disappointed at the result and would at the moment 
 have paid a high price for a sliyht abrasio7i of the skin. To be sure 
 it was well it was no worse ; but I would that it had been a very 
 little worse. This goes to show that it does not require the loss of 
 a limb or a fracture of the same to constitute a wound. Probably I 
 suffered more pain tlian many who were sliot through the arm or leg. 
 Time and cold water bandages effected a complete cure. I hobbled 
 about camp till I went North for conscripts. Gen. George C. Strong 
 was fatally wounded in the charge, and my Colonel slightly — the 
 former by a grape shot in the thigh, and the hitter by a piece of 
 shell in the left breast. Our Lieutenant-Colonel (formerly Major) 
 was taken prisoner. 
 
JtiU/'63.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 317 
 
 SEYMOUR'S OFFICIAL REPORT. 
 
 18 July : Sejunour's official report says : — 
 
 My instructions were to open lire at dayliglit ; but an exceedingly heavy 
 rain had fallen during the preceding night, so rtooding the works and de- 
 ranging our affairs generally that it could not be commenced until after 
 nine o'clock .... About an hour before sunset I received instructions 
 from Gen. Gillmore to arrange for an assault. It was suggested to me that 
 Gen. Strong's brigade Avould suffice; but it was finally understood that all 
 the force of my command should be held ready for the work .... It con- 
 sisted of thi'ee fine brigades .... The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts, a 
 colored regiment of excellent character, well officered, with full ranks, 
 that had conducted itself commendabl.v a few days previous on James 
 Island, Avas placed in front .... Brigade commanders were advised to 
 form in column of deployed regiments. The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts 
 only, being too large .... was in two lines .... 
 
 More than half the distance was Avell passed Avhen, present myself 
 with the column, I saw that to overcome such resistance overpowering 
 force must be employed. Maj. Plimpton, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, 
 my Assistant Inspector-General, was sent with an order to the Second Bri- 
 gade (Putnam) to forward at once. To my surprise this officer returned 
 from Col. Putnam, stating that he positively refused to move, with the ex- 
 planation that he had received orders from Gen. Gillmore to remain where 
 he was. 
 
 At that moment the wounded and many unhurt also Avere coming 
 thickly from the front along the beach. Gen. Strong had urged his com- 
 mand on with great spirit and gallantry ; but his losses were so severe that 
 his regiments were much shaken, and the consequent confusion was much 
 heightened by the yielding of the leading regiment, large portions of which 
 fell hastily upon those in the rear. Fragments of each regiment, however, 
 — brave men, bravely led, — went eagerly over the ditch, mounted the parapet 
 and struggled with the foe inside .... After a painful and unnecessary 
 interval, Col. Putnam .... moved his command forward. [During the ad- 
 vance of this brigade, Sevmour was hit by grape shot and was superseded 
 by Turner.— p. E.] 
 
 Seymour further says he ascribes the defeat to the uiifortuuate 
 delay of Col. Putnam's brigade, and also to the non-support of that 
 brigade after it (Putnam's) had essential!}^ succeeded. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore's account of the assault is as follows : — 
 
 Late in the afternoon I advised Admiral Dahlgren that I intended to 
 storm the work about sunset. The time of twilight was selected for the 
 storming party to move to the attack, in order that it might not be distinctly 
 seen from the James Island and Sullivan's Island batteries and from Fort 
 Sumter. Brig.-Gen. Truman Seymour coniinanded the assaulting column, 
 fixed its organization and formation, and was charged with the arrangement 
 of the details for the attack. Brig.-Gen. Strong's brigade led the assault. 
 It was coniposetl of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts (colored) Regiment, Col. 
 Shaw, which was in advance ; the Sixth Connecticut Regiment, Col. Chatfield ; 
 a battalion of the Seventh Connecticut Regiment; the Forty-eighth New 
 York Regiment, Col. Barton; the Third New Hampshire liegiment. Col. 
 Jackson ; the Ninth Maine Regiment, Col. Emery, and the Seventy-sixth 
 Pennsylvania, Col. Strawbridge. It was supported by Col. Putnam's bri- 
 gade, composed of his own regiment, the Seventh Ncav Hampshire. Lieut. - 
 Col. Abbott; the One Hundredth New York Regiment, Col. Dandy; the 
 Sixty-second Ohio Regiment, Col. Pond, and the Sixty-Seventh Ohio Regi- 
 ment, Col. Voris. The regiments were all small in numbers. As the head 
 of the column debouched from the First Parallel, the g\uis in Wagner. Gregg 
 and Sumter, and also those on James and Sullivan's Islands, opened on it 
 
318 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [,/?(/// '63. 
 
 rapidlj' and siniultaueouslj' ; and when it approached so near the "work that 
 the fire from the navy and from our own mortars and the gnn ))atteries on 
 our extreme left had to be suspended for fear of hitting our own men, then 
 a compact and most destructive musketry fire was instantly poured on the 
 advancing column from the parapet by the garrison of the work, which up 
 to that moment had remained within the safe protection of the bomb-proof 
 shelter, and now emerged therefrom to meet the exigence of the assault. 
 The ti'oops however, Avent gallantly on ; and although the leading regiment 
 was soon thrown into a state of great disorder, which reacted disadvan- 
 tageousl}' upon and delayed the progress of those which followed and ren- 
 dered it necessary to send in the supporting brigade, the southeast bastion 
 was gained and held by us for nearly three hours. The advantage which 
 the darkness and a perfect knowledge of the interior aiTangements of the 
 fort gave the enemy, rendered it necessary for us to relinquish our hold 
 upon it. Our loss was very severe, especially in valuable ofiicers of rank. 
 Among the latter, who were either killed upon the spot or died subse<]uently 
 of their wounds, were Brig. -Gen. George C. Strong, and Cols. John L. 
 Chatfield, Haldimand S. Putnam and Robert G. Shaw. Brig. -Gen Seymour 
 and several regimental commanders were severely wounded. The behavior 
 of tlie troops, under the circumstances, was unexceptionable, particularly 
 that of the commanding officers. 
 
 The Neif York Times of 27 July 1863 saj^s of the assault of 
 the 18th: — 
 
 The Sixth Connecticut regiment was next in support of the Fifty- 
 fourth Massachusetts ; and they also suttered terribly, being compelled to 
 retire after a stubborn contest. The Ninth Maine, which Avas next in line, 
 was broken up by the passage of the remnant of the repulsed colored regi- 
 ment through its lines, and retired in confusion, except three companies, 
 Avhich nobly stood their ground. 
 
 It now devolved upon the Third New Hampshire Regiment to push for- 
 Avard ; and led by Gen. Strong and Col. Jackson in person, the gallant felloAvs 
 dashed up against the fort. Three companies actually gained the ditcli, and 
 Avading through the Avater, found shelter against the embankment. Here 
 Avas the critical point of the assault; and the Second Brigade, Avhich should 
 have been up and ready to support their comrades of the First, Avere unac- 
 countably delayed. Gen. Strong then gave the order to fall back and lie 
 doAvn on the glacis, which Avas obeyed Avithout confusion. 
 
 It Avas Avhile Avaitiug here, exposed to the heavy fire, that Gen. Strong 
 Avas Avounded. A fragment of shell entered his thigh, passing entirely 
 through the fleshy part and making a serious Avound, although the bone 
 escaped fracture. The breast of Col. Jackson's coat Avas torn ofli' at the 
 same time by a piece of shell, slightly Avounding him. Neither of these 
 brave men Avould lie doAvn to escape the rain of metal, l3ut stood unfiinch- 
 ingly throughout, eliciting the unbounded admiration of their men. Finding 
 ttiat the supports did not come. Gen. Strong gave the order for his brigade 
 
 to retire, and the men left the field in perfect order The list of killed 
 
 Avounded and missing foots up 1,530. [This account of the Third NeAV 
 Hampshire and Gen. Strong is more nearly correct than any I have ever 
 found printed. — D. E.] 
 
 The JVeiv York Times gives the losses as folloAvs : — 
 
 Forty-eighth Ncav York (8 companies) 25.5 
 
 One Hundredth Ncav York (9 companies) 124 
 
 Sixth Connecticut .... 139 
 
 Third Ncav Hampshire . . 14(; 
 
 Seventh Ncav Hampshire 212 
 
 Ninth Maine 113 
 
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts (colored) . 251 
 
Jul;i '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 319 
 
 The Neic York Hondd had substantially the same figures for the 
 above regiments, and added : — 
 
 Seventy-sixth rennsylvania 24 
 
 Sixty-second Ohio 151 
 
 Sixty-seventh Oliio 125 
 
 Making a grand total of 1540 
 
 The New York Herald of 27 July 1863 says : — 
 
 .... Strong's brigade inarched in colnmn np past the old building 
 on the right of our batteries, then deployed and marched in line a short 
 distance, then deployed again, and then marched np the beach in close column, 
 Putnam's brigade following at supporting distance, and lialting at a point 
 
 Avhere tliey had been ordered to stop Avhen Strong's brigade (led by 
 
 him) had got two-thirds the distance to the fort, the cannonading ceased, to 
 avoid injuring our OAvn troops .... a thousand muskets flashed, almost 
 together, and poured a deadly tire into our ti'oops .... they never stag- 
 gered, never wavered, did not stop for those who fell .... tliey readied 
 the ditch and crossed it, some on planks, some rushing doAvn in and toiling 
 up, some seeking a better entrance to the left, where the ditcli Avas, however, 
 filled witli water. As they were malving tlie crossing, howitzers in the 
 bastions kept up a raking lire, prostrating many but not deterring the mass. 
 Over they Avent, and clambered up tlie parapets. But grape met tliem every- 
 where, sweeping tlie ditch, the curtain outside, the parapets above ; and the 
 rebel infantry, seeing all but unseen themselves, peppered them Avith bullets, 
 and gave no chance to respond eflectually. Some retreated Avithout further 
 eflbrt; the majority struggled manfully, and charged doAvn over the parapet, 
 driving all before them. There Avas certain danger noAV in retreating, un- 
 certain danger in staying or advancing. The reljels were driven from one 
 corner, over a traverse ; and the Sistli Connecticut, whose colors Avere 
 planted on the parapet .... the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts found a place 
 further doAvn Cleft) and charged bravely over the parapet .... but the 
 rebels made a dash at them, Avith all their bitter feeling against negro troops 
 aroused, and neglected all else for tlie moment 
 
 Capt. Ayer (afterward killed in Virginia) said in a letter of 6th 
 August: " I marched over . . . . into the trench . . . . Avhen I dis- 
 coA'ered that a part of my men only were with me. I rushed back 
 (to rally the rest), and Avhile standing in an exposed positon .... 
 a ball struck me in the spine, at the small of my back. I was at this 
 time about (JO feet from the parapet, OA'er which 1,500 rebels Avere 
 
 firing for a week I couldn't lie down on my back." In a 
 
 letter of 31st July he said he had seen the official reports of the 
 losses: killed, wounded and missing, 1,507. 
 
 The Historian of the One Hundredth New York says: "The 
 colors of the [his] regiment Avere planted on the fort by Sergt. 
 Flanders, Co. A, who Avas killed ; and the colors Avere brought aAvay 
 bj' Corpl. Spooner, Co. A." He also names eight officers killed and 
 wounded. He further says: "Co. I, Capt. Brunk, Avas on dut}' at 
 south end of Morris Island at time of assault," and that a complete 
 list of killed, wounded and missing Avas sent to lioard of Trade, 
 Albany. 
 
 An account of this memorable charge, Avritten by Adjt. Webber 
 of the ScA'enth Xcav Hampshire, is inserted for its historical value : — 
 
320 THIRD NEW HAMrSHIHE REGIMENT. ^Juhj '63. 
 
 On the morning of is Jnly 18C3, the United States forces were formed 
 upon the beacli of Morris Island at 9 A.i\r. The whole available strength of 
 tlie Seventh New Hampshire had been detailed for fatigue duty the night 
 before, and, during a violent thunder storm, had worked until nearly day- 
 break, prei)aring the batteries whicli were to pour their iron storm upon 
 Eort Wagner on the ensuing day. Brig. -Gen. Truman H. Seymour com- 
 manded the forces, which were arranged as follows : First Brigade, Brig.- 
 Gen. Strong ; Second Brigade, Col. H. S. Putnam (Seventh New Hampshire) ; 
 Third Brigade, Brig. -Gen. Stevenson. The Second Brigade Avas composed 
 of the Seventh New Hampshire (Lieut. -Col. Abbott), One Hundredth New 
 York (Col. Dandy), Sixty-second Ohio (Col. Steel), and the Sixty-seventh 
 Ohio (Col. Voris). The Seventh New Hampshire, as the regiment of the 
 ranking colonel, had the right of the line. The dysentery, which prevailed 
 among the troops while on Folly Island, had enormously swelled the sick 
 list of the Seventh, and the Adjutant reported to the brigade commander Ijut 
 four hundred and eighty ollicers and men present for duty after the line was 
 formed. 
 
 The action was commenced soon after by the fleet, the Xew Ironsides, 
 with five monitors, taking position directly in front of the fort; while the 
 wooden gunboats, at a distance entirely out of range of the enemy's guns, 
 kept up a slow but accurate tire from their large Parrott rities. It v,as 
 nearly noon when Gen. Gillmore and his Staff rode up and ascended the 
 lookout on the sand hills, where, perched upon the topmost timber, with his 
 feet hanging over and his lorgnette at his eyes, he watched the ettect of the 
 shells. The mortars of the First Parallel had kept up a desultory lire for an 
 hour or more; but now the whole line opened, and fifty heavy guns and 
 mortars added their thunder to those of the naval force. For a short time 
 Fort Wagner answered ; but the fire of the National batteries was too accu- 
 rate and heavy, and erelong the south front, facing our batteries, was silent. 
 An occasional gun from the sea face was fired at the iron-clads or at the 
 wooden gunboats, if they appeared to approacli, while Forts Sumter and 
 Johnson from their barbette guns, and the earthworks on James Island, 
 threw 8 and 10-inch shells into our batteries. From both Sumter and 
 Moultrie and the batteries on Sullivan's Island, a heav}'^ fire was directed at 
 the iron-clad vessels, which, hing but a sliort distance in front of Fort 
 Wagner, were endeavoring to dismount the guns upon the sea face. The 
 damage Avas but slight in our trenches, which were carefully constructed. 
 A caisson was exploded in one of the batteries by a shell, and a few casualties 
 occurred. From our position on the beach we could see the shells bursting in 
 and around the fort, the clouds of dust rising high in the air as they plunged 
 into the loose sand of which it was built. Twice the rebel colors Avere shot 
 aAvay, and twice a fcAv daring men came out upon the parapet and raised 
 them again ; but ignorant as every one, from the general commanding doAvn, 
 was of the construction of the fort, it seemed as if that shower of ponder- 
 ous missiles, bursting all around them, must destroy or drive away the 
 garrison. We were soon to be undeceived. Long and dreary seemed the 
 hours of the afternoon as we lay upon the hot sand of the beach, scorching 
 in the rays of an unclouded sun and speculating upon the results of the 
 bombardment. A1)out sundoAvn Gen. Gillmore called up his lirigade com- 
 manders ; and on Col. Putnam's return we learned that an assault had been 
 detei-mined on — contrary to his advice, as he said. " I told the General," 
 said he, "I did not think we could take the fort so; but Seymour overruled 
 me. Seymour is a devil of a felloAV for dash." To Maj. Henderson he re- 
 marked, " We are all going into Wagner, like a flock of sheep." 
 
 Gen. Strong's brigade was to make the assault, supported l)y Col. 
 Putnam's; Avhile Gen. Stevenson's was to form the reserve. Col. Putnam 
 now directed that the caps should be removed from the rifles, as our depend- 
 ence must be on the bayonet, should Ave come to fighting. In the regiment 
 behind us (One Hundredth Ncav York) this order was neglected; Col. Dandy 
 saying that his " men never fired Avithout orders" — a statement sadly and 
 signally disproved Avithin an hour. The Second Brigade, then moving up 
 the beach, deployed in column of regiments a short distance in rear of 
 the batteries. The First Brigade moved forAvard, and, to cover their ad- 
 
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July '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 321 
 
 vance, the tire of the ordnance was increased. The guns had been discharged, 
 slowly and regularly, to avoid heating, through the day; but now the broad- 
 side of the Iroiifiides flashed a continual flame ; and from monitors, gunboats 
 and land batteries, every gun that bore on Fort Wagner was plied with the 
 utmost rapidity. The reply of the heavy ordnance from Sumter and James 
 Island, and the constant bursting of the shower of 8, 10 and 1.5-inch shells, 
 joined in a terrific uproar. In the midst of it a boat's crew was called for; 
 and the old crew of the Colonel's barge, under Corpl. Palmer of Co. F, 
 rowed out to one of the advanced monitors, to carry an officer, with a com- 
 munication from the General. 
 
 The Second Brigade was now deployed into column by platoons upon 
 the beach, in order to pass the narrow defile between the batteries of the 
 First Parallel and the rising tide, and again moved forward. At a signal 
 from the lookout the fire of the National guns now ceased, by sea and land. 
 The storming column was so near the fort as to be endangered by the fire 
 of their friends, and for a few moments nothing broke the silence but the 
 tramp of the marching column and the swell of the surf upon the sandy 
 beach. Then, as if roused from sleep. Fort Wagner opened its batteries. 
 Its heavy siege guns, howitzers and 42-pounder carronades, the spoil of some 
 of Uncle Sam's navy-yards, poured a cross fire of grape and canister upon the 
 narrow neck of sand along which the crowded column of stormers must 
 advance, while the profile of the parapet was outlined in sparkling fire 
 against the dark thunder clouds rising behind by the rifles of the garrison, 
 who, secure in their immense bomb-proof during the long hours of the 
 bombardment, had sprung to the parapet upon its cessation, to repel the 
 expected assault. 
 
 Col. Putnam now deployed his brigade to column of regiments, it 
 having reached the edge of the fire ; but small as was the number of the 
 Seventh, so narrow the neck of solid ground upon which we were advancing, 
 that six companies only had dressed upon the line when the salt marsh, lying 
 along the creek that divides Morris and .James Islands, prevented any far- 
 ther extension of the line in that direction ; and four companies remained en 
 echelon to the rear. The order was now given to lie down ; and though the 
 missiles whistled overhead, or cut away the grass around us, no one as yet 
 was touched. Stragglers now came running back from the front, where the 
 yells and cheers swelled high amid the roar of artillery : some wounded, 
 some panic-stricken, who, when denied a passage through onr line, plunged 
 into the swamp and made their way around. Col. Putnam now rode up be- 
 hind us and called, "Seventh New Hampshire, forward!" Springing to 
 their feet, the line pushed on into the storm of shot that seemed to fill the 
 air like the drojjs of a summer shower. " What's that they're shooting at 
 us? " said one man to me, as I passed along the line to my post. " It looks 
 bigger than a hogshead coming." This grape was from a 42-pound carronade. 
 The regiment moved at first in excellent order ; l)ut the shot mowed great gaps 
 in their ranks, and the flying remnants of the First Brigade, breaking through, 
 disordered it still more. Closing up as well as possible, the regiment reached 
 the ditch — a trench with sloping sides, some fifty feet in width, ten in 
 depth, and for the whole length of the south front waist-deep in water and 
 soft mud, though at the southeast angle and along the sea front it was dry. 
 It was enfiladed by heavy howitzers, and strewn on its side with dead and 
 dying; while the less severely wounded were crawling off" towards the 
 beach, where they would be sheltered from the fire. A portion of the First 
 Brigade were still upon the parapet at the southeast angle ; and the right of 
 the regiment, which descended into the ditch at that point, crossed. Those 
 at the left, finding the ditch impassable, crowded to the right or, mowed down 
 by the enemy's fire, broke to the rear. The companies, en echelon, passed 
 clear around th^ right, and some of them scaled the parapet upon its sea face. 
 The regiment behind, which had not removed the caps from their rifies, 
 hesitating on the edge of the ditch, poured a heavy volley into their friends 
 in front. Lieut. -Col. Abbott, vainly endeavoring to rally and control the 
 disorganized and broken ranks outside the ditch, was forced back with them, 
 and all regimental action ceased. 
 
 From this point my narrative becomes a personal one. Crossing the 
 ditch near the southeast angle, I found myself, on reaching the crest of 
 
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322 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [-/»/.// '63. 
 
 the parapet, in a corner where the bomb-proof, rising some sis feet higlier 
 than the parapet, aflbrcled a protection in front from the enemy's lire. 
 Crowded upon the parapet, the slope of the bomb-proof and in the corner, 
 were one or two hundred men, from all the regiments in both brigades, 
 among which the few that I could make out as belonging to the Seventh 
 New Hampshire were scattered. It was in vain that I tried, in the tumul- 
 tuous crowd, to get them together. All was wild uproar, with the groans 
 and cries of the wounded; men calling for their officers, officers calling for 
 their men ; and many, in wild excitement, yelling with no apparent object but 
 to add to the confusion. Capt. Brown of Co. K stood upon the bomb-proof, 
 trying in vain to excite some men to follow him. Capt. Rollins, Co. E, of 
 the center, Lieut. Knowlton, Co. D, left flank, and Lieut. Bennett, Co. B, 
 had all crossed at the same point ; and no two men who stood together be- 
 longed to the same company, if by chance to the same regiment. Col. Put- 
 nam, delayed by his horse being shot from under him, now entered the fort 
 and ordered an "attempt to charge and silence one of the guns that flanked 
 the sea face and still swept the'top and sides of the bomb-proof with grape. 
 Lieut. Bennett and myself then joined Capt. Brown upon the top of the bomb- 
 proof, and a few men moved to follow us. The position of the gun could 
 be plainly seen in the gathering darkness, by the burning fragments of car- 
 tridges before its muzzle ; but right across the path yawned a wide, deep, 
 black pit, ^ — an opening into the bomb-proof in rear of a seaward em- 
 brasure, — up from which came occasional shots. To the left was apparently 
 a chance to get around ; but the road was blocked by a crowd of men, sitting, 
 lying or standing : some disabled by wounds, some apparently paralyzed by 
 fear^ As we attempted to force a path through them, a shell burst in our 
 midst. Bennett was killed ; BroAvn, mortally wounded, was carried ofl" by 
 his men ; and one of my legs, with a smart shock, went out from under me, 
 and refused duty. The men fell back, and I crawled over the edge of the 
 bomb-proof again, among the increasing throng of wounded and dying, to 
 see how much I was hurt. I was relieved to And it more a bruise than a 
 wound, from which the numbness soon began to pass away. 
 
 Col. Putnam went up on the bomb-proof, and endeavored to get up a 
 charge, but in vain ; after which, drawing his men into the crowded corner 
 of the fort, he endeavored to hold out until reinforcements, for which he 
 had sent, should arrive. The enemy made one charge upon us; but were 
 driven back by our Are. Shortly afterward a ball through the head stretched 
 Col. Putnam among the slain, just as he had announced to Capt. Rollins his 
 determination to hold out to the last. Maj. Butler (Sixty-seventh Ohio), 
 Capt. Rollins and myself, were noAV the only officers left; and the small 
 force of men were woefully thinned, while the dead and dying were piled 
 over the small space we held. 
 
 So long a time had elapsed since reinforcements were sent for, tliat 
 Maj . Butler began to fear that the officer who was sent had failed to cross 
 the belt of fire that still swept the outside of the ditch ; and expecting a 
 charge every moment, to which our small force could oppose but feeble re- 
 sistance, he at last gave the order to retreat. Taking a last shot over the 
 bomb-proof, we silently skedaddled toward our lines. 
 
 We had hardly got into comparative safety outside the fort when we 
 met Gen. Stevenson's brigade marching to our relief — the dispatch sent for 
 help having been delayed through some inadvertence of the officer sent with 
 it; and we had the mortification of feeling that, had we held out fifteen 
 minutes longer — in spite of what seemed inevitable death or capture — the 
 fortune of the fight would have been changed, and the fort, which had cost 
 so many lives and was to cost so many more, Avould have been won that 
 night. 
 
 Admiral Porter's book says : " The assaulting force consisted of 
 Seventh Connecticut, Third New Hampshire, Ninth Maine, Seventy- 
 sixth Pennsylvania and Forty-eighth New York, under Gen. Strong ; 
 the Seventh New Hampshire, Sixth Connecticut, Sixty-second Ohio, 
 
Jahj '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 323 
 
 One Hundredth New York aud Fifty-fourth Massachusetts, under Col. 
 Putnam." He makes no mention of the reserve brigade, and evidently 
 did not take pains to arrange the regiments in their proper order : for 
 he goes on to say that the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts (colored) was 
 in the advance, that it was supported by the Sixth Connecticut, and 
 next in line of assault was the Ninth Maine, and this followed by the 
 Third New Hampshire. He also says : "Three companies of the last 
 named regiment gained the ditch, waded through the water, and. 
 found shelter against the embankment." (This is substantially the 
 JSfew York Times account, which see.) 
 
 The One Hundredth New York Historian says : "It was not so 
 dark that the enemy could not see us forming .... that carnage, 
 that carnival of death, that slaughter of loved ones, that hell of terror 
 and fire, that thunderous roar of heavy ordnance and din of small 
 arms, mingled with one of the most appalling storms of thunder aud 
 lightning ever seen or experienced — such as only a Southern sk}' can 
 hold, when the faces of the soldiery as they advanced could only be 
 seen by the lurid glare of heaven's lightning : this charge of brave 
 men, over a smooth surface, flanked by sea and swamp, with not a 
 stump, tree, shrub or hillock to ' cover' for a moment . . . . " 
 
 Cannon to the right of them, 
 Cannon to the left of them, 
 Cannon behind them — 
 Volleyed and thundered. 
 
 Stormed at with shot and shell. 
 They that had fought so well 
 Came through the jaws of death. 
 Back from the mouth of hell — 
 All that was left of them. 
 
 The Comte de Paris says of it, that the Confederates had 28 
 wounded during the bombardment preceding the assault, aud 146 
 wounded during the assault; while they buried 600 Federals after 
 the assault. 
 
 Of the fort itself he says: "It presented a frontage of 325 
 yards, protected by an impassable morass save for about 43 yards — 
 the breadth of the tongue of firm land connecting it with the rest of 
 Morris Island." He fui'ther says : " The ditch was provided with a 
 sluice gate, by which high tide water could be retained." 
 
 The "History of the Sixty-second Ohio" (see "Ohio in the 
 War" : Vol. II., page 366) says the Sixty-second lost in the charge 
 of the l'*^th July 150 killed, wounded and missing. OHicers killed : 
 Capt. Paul, Lieuts. Johnson, P'ountz, Knoop, Berdling and Brownell. 
 A scene of the assault is thus described : " The rear division of the 
 Seventh New Hampshire and a portion of the One Hundredth New 
 York, massed together, crossed the ditch and essayed to get a foot- 
 ing from one point ; while the Sixty-second and Sixty-seventh Ohio 
 made an assault at another. One corner of the fort only was occu- 
 pied by the National forces, and that was swept by grape and can- 
 ister and exposed to musketry. The troops looked back, saw they 
 were alone, and began to falter. No relief came, and, sad and dis- 
 
324 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJuhj'GS. 
 
 appointed, they fell back and left the field and their dead and wounded 
 in the hands of the enemy." (This regiment left Morris Island 31st 
 October. ) 
 
 " Ohio in the War" : Vol. II., page 390, says of the Sixty-seventh 
 Ohio : " Capt. Albert and Lieut. Baxter killed at Fort Wagner 18th 
 July. Was in the siege seven months, and sustained a heavy loss 
 [number not stated] in the attack on Wagner." 
 
 Of the Sixth Connecticut a private letter says it had about 300 
 men in the charge. That the regiment's position was at the head of 
 the column (?'. e., on the right), but at the request of Col. Shaw of 
 the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts (colored), the Colonel of the Sixth 
 Connecticut, who had command of the First Brigade, gave to the 
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts the right of the line. That the Sixth 
 Connecticut, or a part of it, reached the inside of Wagner (really the 
 salient) and staid there about tAvo hours. That their loss was 141 
 killed, wounded and missing. 
 
 [From private letter from Gen. Seymour, in 1881.] 
 
 ". . . . the entire force on Morris Island was to take part in 
 the assault .... there were three brigades, under Gen. Strong, Col. 
 Putnam and Gen. Stevenson. The decision to assault was made to- 
 ward the evening of the 18th at the Signal Tower " 
 
 Query : Why was the advance given to the Fifty-fourth Massa- 
 chusetts, and did Col. Shaw request it? 
 
 Ansiver: "Col. Shaw, so far as known to me, was not con- 
 sulted, and expressed no choice in the matter. It was believed that 
 the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts was in every respect as efficient as 
 any other body of men in the command ; and as it was one of the 
 strongest and best officered, there seemed no good reason why it 
 should not be selected for the advance. This point was decided by 
 
 Gen. Sti'ong and myself The regiments were to advance in 
 
 line, so as to avoid loss as far as possible from the artillery of Fort 
 Wagner." 
 
 [From private letter from Gen. Gillmore, in 1881.] 
 
 ". . . . the column started from vicinity of the First Parallel, 
 about 4,000 feet from Wagner, and exposed to artillery fire only 
 from a distance which was not very damaging. When the column 
 reached a point about 200 yards from the fort, our vessels were 
 obliged to stop the fire on Wagner, and the musketry of the latter 
 was at once brought to bear on the head of the column, and was very 
 disastrous." 
 
 Query : Why was the advance given to the Fifty-fourth Massa- 
 chusetts ; did Col. Shaw request it, or was there some other reason? 
 
 Answer: "I am unable to answer these questions, for want of 
 knowledge. Gen. Seymour had command of the forces .... and 
 was directed to make the assault, after a conference on the subject 
 had been held between him, Gen. Strong and myself. Seymour ar- 
 ranged all the details . . . ." 
 
 Query : How long did the engagement last? 
 
JuJy '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 325 
 
 Ansujer : ' ' The preliminary artillery firing, the march forward 
 from the First Parallel, the assault and final withdrawal from under 
 fire, consumed a little more than three hours, I think. From the 
 journal kept in Fort Sumter hy Confederate Col. Alfred Rhett, I 
 make the following extract, which refers to this assault : ' 7.20 p.m., 
 18 July — B^nemy assaulted battery; after engagement of three 
 hours and five minutes, were repulsed.' .... Gen. W. B. Talia- 
 ferro commanded .... think he had about 1,700 men .... 
 23 July, the enemy's force was 1,444 .... our loss was about 
 1,500 killed, wounded and missing," 
 
 WHAT CARLETON SAYS OF WAGNER. 
 iNational Tribune, 22 Oct. 1885.1 
 
 .... The thunder of the cannonade rolls far away. The people of 
 Edgefield, 130 miles distant, hear the deep and heavy roll. The shell toss 
 up cohirans of sand, the solid shot plow gi-eat furrows in the parapets. 
 The fort reaches from the sandy shore of the Atlantic, across the island 
 to the green marshes .... on the seaAvard side there is a traverse and 
 curtain protecting a sally-port, from Avhich a flanking fire can be poured 
 straight down the level beach, where the surf is gently rolling. The para- 
 pets are broad and solid : slaves have thrown them up and beat them 
 down hard. Outside is a deep moat. When the tide comes in, the water 
 of the sea surges through it. Inside the fort are covered ways, into 
 which the soldiers can run for shelter. The fort is built in such a way 
 that an attacking force will be enfiladed by a portion of the guns. There 
 are brave men in the fort ; but nearly all of them find siielter in the bomb- 
 proofs — 1,200 of them, waiting for the assault. 
 
 Gen. Strong's brigade was to lead the assault : Fifty-fourth Massachu- 
 setts (colored troops from Massachusetts, commanded by Col. Shaw — 
 troops hated and despised by the Confederates, not only because they were 
 colored, but because Massachusetts had enlisted them). Sixth Connecticut, 
 a battalion of the Seventh Connecticut, Third New Hampshire, Fort}^- 
 eighth New York, Ninth Maine and Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania. The 
 Second Brigade .... Col. Putnam : Seventh New Hampshire, One Hun- 
 dredth NcAv York, Sixty-second Ohio and Sixty-seventh Ohio. Gen. Sey- 
 mour commanded the division. While the sun was going down, the regi- 
 ments formed on the beach in columns of eight companies. The Fifty- 
 fourth Massachusetts Avas to have the honor of leading the assault. Possi- 
 bly it Avas a mistake. These troops had had little experience. They Avere 
 brave and marched resolutely. Possibly none of the regiments AA'ould 
 have accomplished more than did they ; but Avhen great deeds are to be 
 done, men of nerve, endurance and discipline are needed .... At a signal, 
 the Union l)atteries and monitors become silent. The Confederate sentinels 
 send Avord that the Federals are advancing. The Confederates spring to 
 their feet and rush to the breastAvorks. The artillerymen ram home the 
 charges of grape and canister, double-shotting the guns. Three companies 
 of the Charleston Battalion man the right; in the center stand the 
 soldiers of the Fifty-first North Carolina; tAvo companies hold the left 
 over by the marshes. All is silent for a moment. The column is Avithin a 
 quarter of a mile of the fort Avhen the storm bursts forth. Solid shot, 
 shell, grape, shrapnel, canister and minie balls scream through the air. 
 .... "Double quick! " is the order of Col. ShaAv. and his regiment goes 
 upon the run over the yelloAV sand into the teetli of the pitiless storm. 
 They reach the deep ditch and stand for a moment upon its lirink. Their 
 resolute commander does not hesitate, but leaps into it. "Forward!" he 
 shouts, and the larger part foUoAv him. Mounting the parapet, planting 
 the flag gallantly upon the ramparts, Sergt. Carney, Color Bearer, is 
 Avounded, but clings to the flag. Col. ShaAV falls headlong into the ditch. 
 
326 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. l-fuhj '63. 
 
 The ground is strewn -with his brave men. Their leader gone, they lose 
 their heads, rush to the rear panic-stricken, charging through the Ninth 
 Maine and Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, breaking their ranks and creating 
 confusion in those regiments. Undaunted by the territic lire, the Sixth 
 Connecticut charge upon the southeast section of the fort, cross the ditch, 
 climb the parapet, and force their way into the works. Putnam's bi'igade 
 sweeps on : the Seventh New Hampshire leaps into the ditch, climbs the 
 parapet, and fights with desperation. The other regiments one by one join 
 in the struggle; but the fearful slaughter thins their ranks. The attack 
 almost succeeds, but fails at the supreme moment. The soldiers by the sea 
 fall back in the darkness, leaving the Sixth Connecticut within the works. 
 .... The converging fire of the Confederates on the narrow approach pre- 
 vents a rally. The darkness deepens, the smoke is dense. It is not easy to 
 distinguish friend from foe, and it is impossible to renew the assault. No 
 support has come to the Sixth Connecticut. Grape and musketry sweep 
 the ground over Avhich it has passed. The Thirty-first Georgia has been 
 sent in hot haste to Wagner. With two companies of the Charleston 
 Battalion, they charge upon the men from Connecticut, who, finding their 
 
 retreat cut off, surrender The Sabbath sun rises upon the sickening 
 
 scene, looking down upon heaps of dying and dead lying in the ditch, upon 
 the parapet and among the sand hills, the wounded moaning for Avater or 
 
 praying that death may come to relieve them of their sufferings 
 
 Eight hundred were buried where they fell, the Confederates scooping 
 shallow graves upon the beach. The wind 1)lew the sand away ; the waves 
 rolled in upon the bleaching skeletons. Sad and mournful the story ! 
 
 The Historian of the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania gives the 
 losses, as follows : — 
 
 KILLED. WOUNDED. MISSING. 
 
 Off. Men.. Off. Men. OflE. Men. 
 
 Strong's brigade 10 22 38 436 15 314 
 
 Putnam's ~" 15 22 34 357 6 206 
 
 The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts went into the fight with about 
 600 men and 22 officers. 
 
 The Sixth Connecticut Historian says of his regiment, that 
 there were 141 killed, wounded and missing. 
 
 While the Union troops were in the salient of Wagner, they 
 actually captured and sent to the rear a rebel lieutenant, one 
 corporal and four privates. 
 
 The naval force was as follows : At short range : New Iron- 
 sides^ Montauk, Catskill, Nantasket, Weehawken, Patapsco. At 
 long range : Ottawa,, Paul Jones, Seneca, Chippeica, Wissahickon. 
 
 Confederate reports show no casualties in the Thirty-first North 
 Carolina. This was the regiment which didn't man the salient when 
 desired to do so. Fifty of this regiment arrived at Morris Island 
 12th July, from Wilmington, and the rest of the regiment arrived at 
 Charleston on the 13th. 
 
 THE HEROES OF WAGNER. 
 
 The New South of 24 Oct. 1863 had the following concerning 
 the Union dead at Wagner (1<S July 1863) : — 
 
 They fought with banner overhead, 
 Till Wagner's top and floor were red 
 With blood of foes and leaders dead : 
 O memorable battle hour, 
 How deep the spell of thy strange poAver ! 
 
Juhj'GS.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 327 
 
 Diverse of lines, but one of life, 
 What heroes perished in the strife? 
 No! perished not those valiant men — 
 In more than life the.y live again : 
 Their deathless deeds we grateful own. 
 And bid them live in long renoAvn. 
 
 How many noble patriots fell. 
 
 Our history's page shall truthful tell. 
 
 There, wounded, lay our honored Strong : 
 
 His deeds a theme for stirring song ; 
 
 His name in love for aye shall live, 
 
 The Nation's bosom is his grave. 
 
 There Futxam, cheering on his band, 
 
 With sword and banner firm in hand, 
 
 Poured on the parapet his blood, 
 
 And made his tomb where martyrs trod. 
 
 There lifeless fell, 'luid battle cries. 
 
 Where yet a monument shall rise. 
 
 The gallant Shaw, Avhose rude-dug grave 
 
 Was with his sable soldiers brave : 
 
 That bloody trench ordained to be 
 
 The ground of new-born Liberty. 
 
 Alike for Ciiatfirld freemen weep, 
 And bid fair fame his record keep : 
 Such hero records for our race 
 Nor time, nor change, can e'er efface. 
 Oh, yes ! let history proud unroll. 
 High on her fair and precious scroll. 
 The cherished names of all the braves 
 Who sleep thus loved in martyrs' graves : 
 For still it is for Earth's best good. 
 Comes only through vicarious blood ; 
 And men can never let such die 
 As give their lives for Liberty. 
 
 On the day after the charge,, the Adjutant and ChapUiin of the 
 Tenth Connecticut went out to assist in caring for the wounded, 
 under the misapprehension that an armistice prevailed. In this 
 they were mistaken and were captured by a Confederate sergeant 
 and squad, or ratlier by a Confederate officer who had been referred 
 to for information as to whether there was an armistice. Adjt. 
 Camp and Chaplain Trumbull protested against being held under 
 such circumstances, and the matter of holding them Avas in dispute ; 
 but still they were held. Finally, after two or three hours of deep- 
 est anxietj', they were blindfolded and led into captivity, up past 
 Wagner to Cumming's Point, where the}" remained till night. During 
 this time they were told their case was as yet undecided. In the 
 evening the}'' were put on steamer, with others, and sent up to the 
 city, stopping awhile at Fort Sumter. They were marched through 
 the streets with the colored prisoners of the Fifty-fourth ^Fassaohu- 
 setts, the crowd jeering. They reached jail about ten at night, and 
 were put in a small room with colored prisoners. 
 
 A Tenth Connecticut man wrote thus (see "The Knightly 
 Soldier") : "The morning of Saturday, IH.Tuly, brought the troops 
 (Stevenson's brigade and others of Gen. Terry's James Island 
 
328 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [-/«/// '63. 
 
 force) to the shore of Folly Island. Marching to its upper end, 
 they were ferried across Light-House Creek to Morris Island, just 
 as the heavy bombardment of Fort Wagner was begun by the land 
 batteries and fleet .... The tired troops from James Island had 
 but little time to I'est. About 5 p.m. came the order to fall in and 
 march down to the shore. We were not the only troops .... re- 
 ceiving the same instructions. Far up the beach stretched the long 
 column, of which Stevenson's brigade formed less than a third part. 
 .... We were to storm the fort .... scarcely three hours' rest 
 .... the announcement sent new strength through each vein .... 
 We anticipated at first the leading place in the assault. Reaching 
 at length the outermost rauge of sand hills .... our brigade was 
 detached from the column and sent into the trenches .... to re- 
 main .... till needed .... On our left, a few yards from us, 
 stood Gen. Gillmore and his Staff." 
 
 THE DEFENCE OF WAGNI:R. 
 
 The following (from Confederate sources) gives a very good idea 
 of the garrison, armament, etc., of the fort: — 
 
 Garrison (about 1,700 men) : Fifty-first North Carolina, Thir- 
 ty-first North Carolina, Charleston Battalion, First South Carolina 
 (acting as artillery), Sixty-thuxl Georgia Heavy Artillery, First 
 Company Light Artillery. Gen. W. B. Taliaferro was in command. 
 His Staff comprised : Capt. Twiggs, Quartermaster-General; Capt. 
 W. T. Taliaferro, Adjutant-General ; Lieut. H. C. Cunningham, 
 Ordnance Officer ; Lieut. Mazyck, Ordnance Officer ; Lieut. 
 Meade, Aide-de-Camp ; Lieut. Stoney, Aide-de-Camp ; Maj. Hol- 
 comb ; Capt. Burke, Quartermaster; Dr. Habersham, Surgeon-iu- 
 Chief ; Private Stockman, of McEuery's Louisiana Battalion (Clerk 
 and Aide). 
 
 Armament (from private letter of Gen. Taliaferro, 1882) : 
 On the sea face: 1 10-inch Columbiad, 2 32-pounder smooth bores. 
 On the southeast bastion, operating on land and sea : 1 32-pounder, 
 rifled and banded. On the south point of bastion, operating on 
 land : 1 42-pounder carronade. On the curtain, with direct fire, 
 mounted on barbette carriages in embrasure : 2 8-inch naval shell 
 guns, 1 8-inch sea coast howitzer, 1 32-pounder smooth bore. On 
 the flank defences of the curtain : 2 32-pounder carronades, on siege 
 carriages, in embrasure. On the southern face : 1 32-pounder car- 
 ronade, en barbette. On the southwest angle : 1 10-inch sea coast 
 mortar. On the western gorge : 1 32-pounder carronade. 
 
 [From private letter of Gen. Taliafei-ro, 1882.] 
 
 .... Some light field guns, added to the above. My recollection is 
 that two of the 8-inch shell guns from the work, with direct Are, and one 
 hoAvitzer on the right, outside, and two field guns (or there may have been 
 four ; but I think not) on the left, were all the guns which were fired after 
 the bombardment ceased. There was (I think) a musketry parapet on the 
 northerly side of the work; but it was not used during the assault, no 
 enemy having passed to our rear. I think the assaulting column Avas about 
 
July '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 329 
 
 150 3'arcls distant, Avhen I opened Are. The correct distance can be ascer- 
 tained by a coast survey chart, for the fire was not delivered till you 
 reached the little creek. We were not driven from the parapet at any time 
 .... I do not think there were any colored troops among those who 
 surrendered on the southeast bastion, although we captured some colored 
 men .... The men in the bastion were from Connecticut .... my im- 
 pression is that the greater part of our loss was sustained at the beginning 
 of the assault, and in front of the curtain, though Ave suflered some con- 
 siderable loss from [by] the troops who gained the bastion. 
 
 [Extracts from Commanding Officer's Report.] 
 
 Chakleston, 21 July 18(53. 
 Capt. Nance, Assistant Adjutant-General : 
 
 I have the honor to report .... the operations of the troops of my 
 command on Morris Island, during the Aveek commencing Monday, the 
 13tli in St., and particularly the occurrences of Saturday, the 18th inst., 
 which terminated in a most decisive and overAvhelraing repulse of the 
 enemy. On Monday, the 13th, I made .... an inspection of ... . the 
 island .... and on Tuesday morning relieved Col. Graham of .... in- 
 cluding the garrison of Forts Wagner and Gregg. I found that the Abo- 
 litionists occupied the island in force, from the southern point to Griggs 
 Hill, upon Avhich they Avere already erecting batteries and liad constructed 
 a signal station ; that they had throAvn forAvard their skirmishers to a 
 point indicated by a single palmetto tree, one mile and a quarter to their 
 front, and about three-quarters of a mile from Fort Wagner, at Avhich 
 last post the undulating and successive ranges of sand hills shielded them 
 and their operations from our view. In the course of the morning of 
 Tuesday, the 14th, their ritlemen gaA'e us some annoyance; and during the 
 day the wooden vessels of the fleet, aided by one turreted iron-clad, at- 
 tacked our Avorks .... I determined to make a slight reconnoissance at 
 night (to feel the enemy and add to the confidence of the garrison), and 
 ordered a party .... of 150 men .... under Maj. Ryan of Nelson's 
 South Carolina Battalion, to push forward, drive in the enemy's pickets, 
 and feel its Avay till it encountered a heavy supporting force .... I\Iaj. 
 Ryan pushed the pickets and first reserA^e back upon a reserA'e brigade, in 
 such disorder that the latter fired upon their retreating companions, in- 
 flicting a heavy loss I established rifle-pits some 200 yards outside 
 
 the Avorks (the nearest practicable point), and made such dispositions for 
 holding the post against assault (by assigning each command to its particu- 
 lar position) as Avere necessary. On Wednesday, Thursday and P^riday, the 
 bombardment Avas kept up from 10 to 5 daily .... about 300 shots per 
 day. [He then says the enemj^ erected batteries during those days under 
 cover of the sand hills, and unmasked them ; but all were out of range of 
 Wagner's guns. — D. E.] 
 
 On Saturday, the ISth, at 8.15 a.m., the enemy haAang discharged his 
 land batteries, brought up to their support his entire fleet .... Avith this 
 immense circle of fire, by land and sea, he poured for eleven hours, Avith- 
 ont cessation or intermission, a storm of shot and shell upon Fort Wagner, 
 Avhich is perhaps unequalled in history .... [He then estimates that 
 " i),000 shot and shell " Avere fired that day by the enemy. — D. E.] 
 
 The garrison consisted of the Charleston Battalion (Lieut. -Col. 
 Gaillard), whose position extended from the sally port, in Liglit-House 
 Inlet Creek [He really meant Vincent's Creek. — I). E.], at the right, to 
 the left until it rested on Col. McKethan's regiment, the Fifty-first North 
 Carolina. This regiment's line extended to the gun-chamber opposite the 
 bomb-proof door, at Avhich point, and extending along the face of the 
 work, to the left of the sally port next to Fort Gregg, the Thirty-first 
 North Carolina (Lieut. -Col. Knight) occupied the Avork. These positions 
 for the infantry Avere verified by frequent inspections, and the several 
 commands Avere required to sleep in position ; and each man Avas instructed 
 as to the exact position he should occupy and Avhicli in any moment of 
 confusion, he Avould be required to gain and hold. In addition to this, a 
 
330 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [./»/// '63. 
 
 small portion of the Thirty-first North Carolina were held as a reserve 
 on the parade ground, and a part occupied the parapet just to the right of 
 the sally port. 
 
 On the outside of the fort, two companies of the Cliarleston Battalion 
 held the sand hills along the beach, their face extending from the sally 
 port to the sea beach. 
 
 The artillerists occupied the several gun chambers ; and two light field- 
 pieces were placed in battery, outside the fort on the traverse, near the 
 sally port. The artillery command consisted of Capts. Tatum's and Adams' 
 First South Carolina Infantry, Buclvuer's and Dixon's Sixty-third Georgia 
 Heavy Artillery, and Capt. DuPass, commanding Light Artillery, all under 
 the general command of Lieut. -Col. Simplvins, Chief of Artillery. 
 
 The infantry except the Charleston Battalion, and the artillery except 
 the gun detachments, were placed, shortly after the shelling commenced, 
 under cover of the bomb-proofs. The first-named battalion, with heroic 
 intrepidity never surpassed, animated by the splendid example of their 
 field officers, Lieut. -Col. Gaillard and Maj. Ramsay, had no protection except 
 
 such as the parapet attbrded 
 
 __ — them, yet maintained their posi- 
 
 ^- tion without flinching the entire 
 
 The 10-inch gun was tired at 
 intervals of ten or fifteen min- 
 utes against the iron-clads, and 
 the heavy guns of the land face 
 were fired whenever the Avorlving 
 parties or cannoneers of the en- 
 emy on the land showed them- 
 selves within range. The mortar, 
 in charge of Capt. Tatum, was 
 fired every half hour. The casu- 
 alties during the day, from the 
 bombardment, did not exceed 
 eight killed and twenty wounded. 
 About 10 A.M., the flag hal- 
 liards Avere cut, and the Confed- 
 erate rtag blew over into the 
 fort. Instantly Maj. Ramsay of the Charleston Battalion, Lieut. Rudick of 
 the Sixty-third Georgia Heavy Artillery, Sergt. Shelton and Private Flynn 
 of the Charleston Battalion sprang forward and replaced the flag upon the 
 ramparts, while at the same time Capt. Barnwell of the Engineers dashed 
 out, seized a laattle flag and erected it by the side of the garrison flag. 
 This flag was subsequently shot away and replaced by Private G. Gilliland 
 of the Charleston Battalion. 
 
 As night approached, the increased severity of the bombardment 
 plainly indicated that an assault would be made, and orders were issued to 
 prepare to man the ramparts. At 7.45 p.m., the lines of the enemy were seen 
 advancing, and the bombardment slackened to an occasional shell .... As 
 the enemy advanced, they were met by a shower of grape and canister from 
 our guns and a terrible flre of musketry from the Charleston Battalion and 
 from the Fifty-first North Carolina. These two commands gallantly main- 
 tained their position and drove the enemy back (juickly from their front, 
 Avith immense slaughter. 
 
 In the meantime, on the left of tlie work, the Thirty-first North 
 Carolina could not be induced to occupy their position, and ingloriously 
 deserted the ramparts, when, no resistance being offered at this point, the 
 advance of the enemy, pushing forward, entered the ditch, and ascended 
 the work at the extreme left salient of the land face and occupied it. I at 
 once directed Lieut. -Col. Gaillard to keep up a severe enfilading fire to his 
 left and directed the field-pieces on the left of the fort, outside the sally 
 port, to direct their fire to the right so as to sweep the ditch and exterior 
 slope of that part of the work thus occupied, and thus at the same time 
 prevent the enemy from being supported at that point and cut oft" all hope 
 
 >.^\??fft«';te 
 
 BEACON HOISE, MORRIS ISLAND, SC 
 
JhJO '65'.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 331 
 
 of his escape. Tlie main body of the enemy, after a brief attempt to pass 
 over tlie field of fire, retreated under the fire of our artillery and the shells 
 of Fort Sumter, and mnst have sufl'ered heavily as long as they were within 
 range of our guns. Col. Harris of the Engineers, to whose skill I am much 
 indebted .... placed a howitzer on the right of the fort, outside the beach, 
 and co-operated with the guns on the left. Thinking it advisable to dis- 
 lodge the enemy at once, before they had time to communicate their tem- 
 porary success, I called for volunteers to dislodge them. This call was 
 promptly met by ^laj. McDonald of the Fifty-first North Carolina and Capt. 
 Ryan of the Cliarleston Battalion. I selected Capt. Ryan's company, and 
 directed them to charge the enemy in the salient. This wori< they advanced 
 to with great spirit; but, unfortunately, Capt. Ryan was killed at the 
 moment of advance, and liis men hesitated, and the opportunity was lost. 
 Whenever the enemy showed themselves, a sharp fire was kept upon them 
 by the Fifty-first North Carolina ; and after considerable injury thus infiicted, 
 a party of the Thirty-second Georgia having been sent along the parapet to 
 the left and on the top of the magazine to approach their rear, they 
 surrendered. 
 
 In front of the fort, the scene of carnage is indescribable. The 
 repulse was overwhelming, and the loss of the enemy I estimate at 2,000 
 killed, wounded and missing. Our loss I estimate at .50 killed and 150 
 Avounded, but will forward an exact return. The assailants consisted of 
 troops from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Ohio and New 
 York, and the P'ifty-fonrth Massachusetts negro regiment (under Col. Shaw, 
 who was killed), under the command of Brig. -Gen. Strong. The supports 
 were comnuinded by Brig. -Gen. Putnam .... In conclusion, whilst I feel 
 it my duty to mention the disgraceful conduct of the Thirty-first North 
 Carolina, I am proud to bear testimony to the efficiency and gallantry of the 
 other troops .... I have the honor to be .... 
 
 William B Taliaferro, 
 
 Bruj.-Gen. 
 
 [Confederate letter, from Fort Sumter, 20 July liSGS.] 
 
 .... When the enemy had reached the commencement of the open 
 plain in front of and entirely commanded by the battery [Wagner], the 
 First Brigade, under Gen. Strong, being formed in two columns, made a 
 dashing charge for our works. They reached the battery, but were re- 
 pulsed and driven back in confusion. Immediately, the Second Brigade, 
 under Col. Putnam, moved to the assault, and reached and took possession 
 of the main part of our works ; but the ditch in front, filled with dead and 
 dying, and the scattered dead and wounded across the whole plain, tokl how 
 dearly they had paid for it. The enemy kept possession of the portion they 
 had taken for three-ciuarters of an hour, were there in force even after all 
 the rest of their comrades had retreatcfl, and. but for a gallant charge of a 
 handful of men of the Charleston Battalion, led by Gen. Taliaferro in per- 
 son, they would well-nigh have taken our works .... If the enemy had 
 been supported, I believe the battery Avould have fallen. ... I visited the 
 battery yesterday .... one pile of negroes numbered thirty .... Avhites 
 and blacks were killed on top of our breastworks as well as inside .... 
 The negroes fought gallantly and were headed by as brave a Colonel as ever 
 lived. He mounted the works sword in hand .... the negroes were as 
 fine looking a set as I ever saw — large, strong, muscular fellows. 
 
 The writer then says of the flag of truce sent out by the Yankees, 
 that Gen. Hagood declined the offer to bur}', saying we would attend 
 to that. lie then says that by mutual consent there was no firing, and 
 the pickets and burial parties commingled more or less during the day. 
 
 [Extracts from private letter of Gen. Taliaferro.] 
 
 It is hardly possible to describe the ettect of the semi-circle of fire 
 .... which unceasingly for nearly twelve hours rained destructive missiles 
 upon our devoted Avork ; b\it, fortunately, during that unexampled bombard- 
 
332 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [-/»/*/ '63. 
 
 ment only 8 were killed and 20 wounded .... I had taken the precaution 
 to train the men to form at a siijnal along the faces of the fort .... and 
 every man knew his particular spot .... I had also taken the precaution 
 to leave some Held guns and S-inch shell guns covered with (buried under) 
 sand bags to protect them from inevitable destruction. These were ex- 
 humed as soon as the tire of the ships materially slackened, and they were 
 ready for use before the assault was made. To these measures of fortunate 
 forethought I attribute very much of our success in repelling the assault. 
 
 When the bombardment had nearly ceased, which was, I think, not 
 long before eight o'clock, I ordered the troops to their several positions, 
 knowing that the lull in Are portended an assault; and indeed the dark 
 masses of the advancing columns could be indistinctly seen in the distance. 
 .... One regiment, however, I am pained to say, had become to much ex- 
 tent demoralized, and the greater part could not he forced from the shelter 
 of the traverses and bomb-proofs. These men were to take position at .... 
 the salient next the sea shore, and hence it was really unoccupied, and there 
 was little or no resistance at that point 
 
 I kncAV the topography of the island immediately in ray front better 
 than you did. I knew that Vincent's Creek made up from the marsh on 
 3'our [the Federal] left and would intercept the left of your line, causing it 
 to oblique to the right .... and produce confusion and perhaps delay . . 
 . . I have always thought my surmise correct, and certainly thought I dis- 
 covered it at the time. Acting on this belief .... I hastened along the 
 line and prohibited all firing, as far as it was possible for the officers to 
 control it — a thing difficult to do, even with veteran troops ^ — until after 
 that point (the point of obliquing and confusion) was reached ; and I di- 
 rected Col. Gaillard, commanding the Charleston men, to deliver no direct 
 fire, but to fire obliquely to his left when the proper time arrived. He 
 occupied the extreme right (next Vincent's Creek). The guns which had 
 been .... exhumed were made ready for service ; and although the heavj- 
 guns had all been dismounted or rendered unserviceable and generally 
 knocked to pieces by the ships' and land batteries, Ave were, nevertheless, 
 in a much better condition to receive your terrible assault than .... could 
 reasonably have been expected .... 
 
 You are correct in supposing that every eftbrt was made .... to 
 depress the pieces .... sometimes to the extent of taking the piece and 
 firing it myself to teach the proper depression. The light guns, which you 
 had every reason to suppose had been destroyed, played a very important 
 part and, I have always thought, a very unexpected one to you, in stagger- 
 ing your advance. My fire .... was reserved till you had reached Vincent's 
 Creek .... and had become confused .... and then it was delivered 
 from cannon and small arms with all the rapidity we were capable of. It 
 was a moment of intense excitement, suspense and responsibility. It was 
 awful to look upon — the surging mass of assailants Miiich rushed like a 
 torrent to overwhelm us; and I feared that the mere force of momentum, 
 independent of the gallantry Avhich characterized you, would overcome the 
 obstacles Avhich our ditch, nearly filled up, and tlie exterior slope of our 
 work, crushed down to an easy angle by the terrible power of your shot and 
 shell, presented to your approach. 
 
 The onset was furious and brave. Although the odds wer^ greatly in 
 your favor, so far as numbers were concerned, it required nerve, enthusiasm 
 and discipline to face the iron and leaden storm Avhich met you. But you 
 met it ; and although forced to recoil before it, you nevertheless deserve 
 full meed of praise for the heroic ettbrt .... 
 
 The account you have heard of the assaulting force penetrating the 
 work and holding a part of it for hours is true ; but I do not think they 
 held the bastion longer than two hours. It is certain they gave me great 
 trouble to dislodge them, and they fought with a desperation which seemed 
 to proceed from an idea that Ave Avould show them no cpiarter .... In the 
 gun chambers which thej' held they were as well protected as A^'e Avere, and 
 they kept up a steady and most determined fire upon the only approach to 
 their position. I organized a part}'^ to storm their stronghold; but it Avas 
 driven back with tlie loss of Capt. Ryan, who commanded it, and several 
 
Julii '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 333 
 
 men. After this ^ye directed onr attention to keeping them in until they 
 would surrender. Parties were organized and sent along the traverses, and 
 a fire opened on them from the tops of the traverses and bomb-proofs. 
 They at last surrendered. 
 
 .... The carnage was frightful. I have never seen so many dead in 
 the same space. My loss was 50 killed, including some valuable officers, 
 and loO wounded, including those killed and wounded during the bombard- 
 ment .... I went to Charleston on the morning of the 19th .... leaving 
 Gen. Hagood in charge .... Gen. Hagood, with the Thirty-second Georgia. 
 Col. Harrison had been sent from Charleston to reinforce me, but did not 
 arrive until some time after the assault had been repulsed. His men, how- 
 ever, rendered much service in attacking and causing the surrender of those 
 who held the angle of the work. 
 
 The following extract from the Philadelphia Weekly Times of 
 nth Nov. 1882, is from the pen of Gen. W. B. Taliaferro (Con- 
 federate) : — 
 
 The garrison was about 1,700 men ; the earth-work solidly constructed, 
 with a heavy parapet and deep, dry ditch; embrasures revetted with pal- 
 metto logs and turf, and the magazines and bomb-proofs covered Avitli ten 
 feet of sand. There was a long row of low, wooden buildings on the west 
 side of the fort, for officers" and men's quarters, and the guns were properly 
 traversed. [To guard against surprise he says they dug rifle-pits, at night, 
 200 yards in advance of the fort, and established pickets on both sides of 
 the island.] These pits were detached sinlis, with the sand thrown in front, 
 and traversed on the side next the ships, and extended across the island, 
 and held three or four men each. [Gen. Taliaferro assumed command the 
 13th.] 
 
 On the night of the 14th, to protect and also inspire the Avorking 
 parties, a sortie, with 150 men under Maj. Rion of the Nelson Battalion, 
 was made, and the Federal positions .... ascertained. 
 
 [(xen. Taliaferro mentions the council of war held at Charleston, the 
 prime question being, " Shall we drive the Yankees from Morris Island?" 
 which was decided negatively, a policy of defence and retardation being 
 adopted. — D.E.] 
 
 It was a novel and curious spectacle to witness these monsters [the 
 monitors] come into action. Like huge Avater dogs, their black sides glis- 
 tening in the sun, and showing their lines above water, they would apparently 
 swim without efl'ort into range, then seem to dive under water, showing only 
 their horrid heads, represented by their turrets, above the sea, and then 
 opening their red mouths, bark deep-toned defiance at their enemies. Nothing 
 could be seen but the drum-like black objects that, like buoys, rested on the 
 water, apparently anchored at the bottom ; but thej' would then by some 
 unseen and mysterious power guiding them from the depths below, shift 
 their positions and derange the range of the guns trained upon them. Their 
 ricochet shots were admirable. Striking the sea they Avould skip along, 
 makiiJg Avhat the boys call " ducks and drakes," and then roll into the fort, 
 or bound clear over the work and explode in the salt marsh clear beyond. 
 On one occasion, one of these shells, striking a shoal of mullets, hurled some 
 of them into the fort, the men who fired that gun becoming unconscious 
 rebels by giving aid and comfort to the enemy ; and thus, althougli belonging 
 to an iron-clad fleet, debarred themselves literally from taking an iron-clad 
 oath 
 
 On the morning of the 14th, Capt. Waring was shot through the body 
 by a stray musket ball, and expired almost instantly. The nearest Federal 
 
 Avas three-quarters of a mile away For fear that communications 
 
 Avith the city and the mainland, Avhich was had by steamboat at night to 
 Cumming's Point, should be interrupted, rations and ordnance stores had 
 been accumulated ; but there Avas trouble about Avater. Some Avas sent from 
 Charleston, and wells had been dug in the sand inside and outside of the 
 fort; l)ut it Avas not good. Sand bags had been provided, and trenching 
 tools supplied sufficient for any supposed requirement. 
 
334 THIRD NEW HAIMrSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Jnl,j '63. 
 
 [He then goes on to say that he did not, as reported, have the key to 
 the Federal signal code prior to tlie assault, hnt says he afterward obtained 
 it and read the signals Mith ease. He then refers again to the attack itself 
 and quotes the language of Chaplain Densmore, of a Northern regiment, at 
 its reunion] : " Words cannot depict the thunder, the smoke, the lifted sand, 
 and the general havoc which characterized that hot summer day. What a 
 storm of iron fell on that island ! The roar of the guns was incessant. How 
 the shots plowed the sand banks and the marshes ; how the splinters flew 
 from the Beacon House; how^ the Avhole island smoked like a furnace and 
 trembled as from an earthquake ! " 
 
 If that w as true outside of Wagner, it is easy to conceive how intensi- 
 fied the situation inside its narrow limits, toward which every hostile gun 
 was pointed. The sand came down in avalanches; huge, vertical shells, 
 and those rolled over by the ricochet shots from the ships, buried them- 
 selves and then exploded, rending the earth and forming great craters, out 
 of which the sand and iron fragments flew high in air. It was now a fierce 
 sirocco, freighted with iron as well as sand. The sand flew over from the 
 seashore, from the glacis, from the exterior slope, from the parapet, as it 
 was plowed up and lifted and driven.by resistless force, now in spray, now 
 almost in waves, over into the work, the men sometimes half buried by the 
 moving mass. 
 
 Our chief anxigty was about the magazines. The profile of the fort 
 might l)e destroyed, the ditch filled up, the traverses and the bomb-proof 
 barracks knocked out of shape, and the protecting banks of sand ^vould 
 still aflbrd them shelter ; but if the coverings of the magazines were blown 
 away and they become exposed, the explosion that would ensue would lift 
 fort and garrison into the air and annihilate all in general chaos. The 
 magazines w^ere carefully watched and their condition frequentlj' I'eported. 
 
 .... The want of water was felt ; but now again, unconsciously, the 
 enemy came to the assistance of the garrison : for water was actually 
 scooped from the craters made by the shells. Several men w^ere killed by 
 concussion alone. Capt. Twiggs, a stafl" officer, was seen to fall, and was 
 apparently dead without a scratch. He was, how^ever, reanimated by the 
 use of strong restoratives. 
 
 Concerning the introduction to the first monitor, in the bom- 
 bardment of Fort AVaguer, Col. Ohnstead (Confederate) says : — 
 
 I well remember the approach of the first monitor. How deliberate 
 its movements ; how insignificant its appearance ! the deck almost level 
 with the water, and the little black turret giving small promise of its hidden 
 power for attack. My curiosity about the vessel was great, but was soon 
 to be satisfied without stint. There w^as a slow, revolving motion of the 
 turret, a cloud of smoke, a deafening roar; and then, with the noise and 
 rush of an express train, the huge fifteen-inch shell, visible at every point 
 of its trajectory, passed overhead and burst far in our rear. The next 
 exploded in the parapet. The introduction was complete. 
 
 AFTER WAGNER. 
 
 The Historian of the One Hundredth New York says : ' ' The 
 casualties .... changed the command. Gens. Seymour and 
 Strong .... wounded and unfit for duty, and Gen. Terry placed 
 in command on Morris Island ; and Gen. Vogdes, who previously 
 had command at Folly Island, was now placed in command of 
 Strong's brigade ; and Col. Davis, One Hundred and Fourth Penn- 
 sylvania, assigned to Folly Island. 
 
 Beauregard gives the losses as 3,000 on the Federal side, and 
 his loss at 174 during the assault and bombardment of same day. 
 He says, "We buried 800 bodies in front of Wagner next morning." 
 
Juhj '6.5.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 335 
 
 The Century's AVar Book, "Battles and Leaders," gives the 
 following: "The two assaulting brigades, of 5,000 men, had — 
 killed, 246 ; wounded, 8<s0 ; captured or missing, 38*J : total, 1,515 ; 
 while the other side lost a total of 174." 
 
 ] !) Jul}^ : Now that the account of the fight is completed and 
 the night has passed, we find ourselves up betimes ; and every man 
 able to stand is gazing Wagner-ward, as if entranced, and each, no 
 doubt, wondering if the night before was a hallucination or a reality. 
 The dead, the wounded and the dying, and the busy scenes going ou 
 before our eyes, soon brought us to a realizing sense of stern reality. 
 Such is "War. The iron-clads lay calmly at their anchors ; the sun 
 shone serenely ; the waves of the sea broke monotonously upon a 
 smooth and peaceful shore. But, oh, the horrors of last night ! 
 We must up and at it, however. There 's much to do. The dead to be 
 buried, the wounded to be cared for and sent away to tlie General 
 Hospitals at Hilton Head and Beaufort, where they can receive 
 better care than can possibly be given them on Morris Island. And 
 amid all this work it must not be lost sight of by the reader that a 
 bristling front must be kept up. Men must work also at prepara- 
 tions against a possible attack. Though weakened numerically, we 
 must not let that fact be too apparent to our foe, and he attack us 
 on that basis. He too maj- have been weakened ; but we have our 
 doubts as to whether he has been weakened to any alarming extent. 
 
 Here are several items of the 19th. It Avas Sunday, and the 
 incidents of the day only tended to make the day all the more solemn. 
 Dahlgren says in his book that the navy sent a flag of truce by 
 
 BAR5H0T. CH/^IN ^mj. 
 
 Lieut. Preston and Surg. Duvall, to ask for the wounded or to ask 
 privilege of sending medical assistance ; both of which offers the 
 enemy declined, saying they would bury the dead and care for the 
 wounded. 
 
 Band Master Ingalls' (at Hilton Head) diary says: "Two 
 steamers loaded with wounded arrived here tonight." The wounding 
 of Gens. Strong and Sejnnour and Col. Jackson, and the non- 
 appearance of Lieut. -Col. Bedel (we didn't know where he Avas for 
 about three days), caused changes in the commands. Maj. Plimpton 
 was placed in temporary command of the First Brigade, with Lieut. 
 Dow of our regiment as Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. Our 
 regiment was called on to furnish a burial detail, and Lieut. Morrill 
 went in charge of it. A diary says : " Went up Avith flag of truce, 
 and got permission to bury a part of the dead, and obtained an 
 armistice for 24 hours." 
 
336 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Juhj '63. 
 
 Gen. Taliaferro was relieved in the morning from the command 
 of Fort Wagner (and Morris Island forces) by Gen. Hagood, Gen. 
 Taliaferro's tour of duty having expired. 
 
 One of our hospital nurses says : "I worked all night last night 
 dressing wounds." We heard the Forty-eighth New York had only 
 four officers for duty, and the Sixth Connecticut was not much better 
 off. 
 
 The New York Herald of 29 July said a Confederate report 
 was that they buried 600 of our dead and had 276 prisoners. 
 
 FORT WAGNER VS. FORT SAUNDERS. 
 
 Pollard's (Confederate) "Third Year of War" says: "The 
 Confederate loss at Fort Saunders, out of 18 regiments, was 129 
 killed, 458 wounded and 813 taken prisoners ; while the Union loss 
 at Fort Wagner was 1,515 out of 10 regiments." (The engagement 
 at Fort Saunders occurred Sunday, 29 Nov. 1863, at 2 a.m.) 
 
 WAGNER ASSAULT ITEMS. 
 
 The New York Herald of 31 July 1863 says: "We learn that 
 of the 264 wounded prisoners in the hands of the rebels, taken at 
 Morris Island, 51 have died in hospital, and 108 are too badly 
 wounded to be removed. There have been many amputations, and 
 quite a number remaining are known to be mortally wounded." 
 
 The Charleston Mercury of Monday, 20 July, has the follow- 
 ing : — 
 
 When the enemy had reached a point about 60 yards distant, our 
 infantry .... poured a galling fire into the moving masses .... the 
 Yankees, nevertheless, in considerable numbers, succeeded in gaining the 
 trench, and began to clamber up the sides of the battery .... Lieut. Wales 
 of Blake Battery .... with two brass howitzers .... swept the trench 
 .... the second assault was still more desperate than the flrst, and was 
 met and repelled in the same gallant style by our brave troops : Georgians, 
 North Carolinians and sons of our own city, who stood shoulder to shoulder 
 in the fight. On the center of our lines, a small body of the enemy succeeded 
 in gaining a lodgment in a salient, the gun of which had been disabled. They 
 maintained their position for an hour or two. 
 
 The CJiarlestoa Courier of 23 July 1863 says : — 
 
 Rumors are rife that a regiment or a large portion of a regiment from 
 North Carolina behaved very badly, went into the fight reluctantly and did 
 nothing in the fight but kill and wound some of our own men .... Let us 
 have the facts .... 
 
 The Thirty-first North Carolina, in response to invitation to 
 clear its record of 18 July, forwarded a letter to the editor of the 
 Charleston Courier, dated Sullivan's Island, 23 July (published 25th), 
 saying the men were on the parapet on the day in question. All of 
 regiment except two companies at Gregg. The letter was signed by 
 Adjt. E. K. Bryan, and North Carolina papers were requested to 
 copy. 
 
 It appears that a definite truce for burial of the dead was not 
 reached till Tuesday (the charge was on Saturday night) . The Neio 
 York Herald of the 27th says: "Early Tuesday morning, burial 
 
JnJij '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 337 
 
 parties, by permission of the enemy, went down to bury our dead 
 outside the rebel works. The bodies had to be interred uncotfined, 
 without being identified ; but such are the fortunes of war." 
 
 The work occupied nearly the same site as an earthwork built 
 by Col. Thomas M. Wagner for a small sea battery ; indeed, the 
 Wagner of July 1863 was composed in part of the former work. 
 
 From a Confederate source : " Strauge as it may seem, the fol- 
 lowing are officially reported as captured by the Abolitionists on that 
 eventful night: Lieut. James Campbell (Co. F), Private Thomas 
 Phelan (Co. B) and John Crowell (Co. B), all of the Charleston 
 Battalion; Corp. Wm. Garrett, Co. E, Thirty-first North Carolina; 
 Private James Braugham, Co. H, First South Carolina Infantry and 
 Private Charles Peterson, Co. K, Sixty- third Georgia Infantry. 
 
 19 July: Gen. Beauregard (Confederate) wrote to Gen. Ripley 
 concerning flag of truce as follows : ' ' Should they ask permission 
 to bury their dead, it is my wish you should not allow the enemy to 
 approach our works (/. e., Wagner), but the bodies be sent to their 
 lines. I think it well to propose a parole of wounded prisoners." 
 
 20 July [Chief Eugineer Echols (Confederate) to Chief Engineer 
 Harris] : " Capt. Gray has taken down r)6 10-inch shells with water- 
 proof caps, for planting in front of Battery Wagner tonight. There 
 are no Rains' torpedoes to be had. These shells will answer the 
 purpose, being arranged with the same caps as Rains'." These were 
 evidently to replace those exploded on the l<sth. 
 
 At a little before noon we were ordered out on the beach ; 
 and about the same time our monitors opened on Wagner, and 
 these were soon joined by the shore batteries. We remained on 
 the beach till night, when we were put on picket to the extreme 
 front, where we remained till next morning, being shelled at fre- 
 quent intervals, just to keep us from getting too sleepy. 
 
 General Ordtr No. 10, \ Department of the South. 
 
 Second Series. J Headquarters in the Field, 
 
 Morris Island, 20 July 1863. 
 No officer or soldier of this command will in anj' manner interfere with 
 the man on the look-out or be allowed to handle his glass. Any one violating 
 this order will be reported to these Headquarters. 
 Edw. W. Smith, Q. A. Gillmork, 
 
 Assistant Adjutant-Oeneral . Briy.-Gen. Commanding. 
 
 21 July : There were two flags of truce today. One was to get 
 the body of an officer killed on the 10th. The Sixth Connecticut was 
 sent to Hilton Head, and the Fourth New Hampshire moved over to 
 Morris from Folly Island. Gen. Terry in command of the forces on 
 Morris Island. The land batteries and Wagner were practically silent 
 during the day, but the navy shelled Wagner considerably. We re- 
 ceived an order to select two officers and six men to go North after 
 drafted men (see 22d). We changed camp-ground a little and for 
 the better. The firing on both sides continued. 
 
 22 July : The call for a detail to go North created considerable 
 talk ; and there were several phases which the matter developed. 
 First, we were reminded forcibly by it that the draft was about to 
 
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338 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [./»/;/ '63. 
 
 begin — a very important matter and most decidedly a war measure. 
 Sorry were we that volunteers did not come forward in sufficient 
 numbers ; but, on the other hand, we did not object to forcing them 
 to the front by draft if they would not otherwise come. Second, 
 who were the persons to be selected, and will they have to go armed 
 to the teeth and be obliged to force the drafted men to the front by 
 holding a cocked revolver under each man's ear ; and if so got to the 
 
 PLAN OF FORT JOHNSON. 
 
 front, what will such a man be good for, and so on ? The question 
 nearest to our hearts as individuals was, ' ' I wonder if the lot will fall 
 on me to go North ; and if not, upon whom? The 22d developed the 
 lucky ones, and preference was given largely to those slightly wounded. 
 The detail (all regiments sent a detail) comprised the following: 
 Col. John H. Jackson, Capt. R. F. Clark of Co. A, Sergt. D. Eldredge 
 of Co. K (the writer), Sergt. Chas. S. Hazen of Co. E, Sergt. John 
 
Jitlll'63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 339 
 
 H. Hitchcock of Co. I, Corpl. L. N. Jackmau of Co. F, Private 
 Woodbury Berry of Co. B (Regtl. Farrier and Colonel's Orderly), 
 Private Geo. F. Lord of Co. B (Adjutant's Clerk) . Tlieir duties and 
 experiences on detached service will be treated separately. 
 
 We were paid on the 22d for May and June. Lieut. Place's 
 resignation accepted. We were short of officers ; and the two to go 
 North and Lieut. Place's resignation took three more away. Acting 
 Adjt. Copp still remained sick, and Lieut. Dow was Acting Adjutant. 
 First Sergt. Lamprey of B, and Sergt. Hazen of E, were that day 
 (prior to the detail to go North) ordered to act as 2d lieutenants. 
 
 On that day the first authentic news reached us that Lieut. -Col. 
 Bedel was a prisoner and at Charleston. He had been variously 
 reported as having been wounded and sent to Hilton Head, as killed 
 and left on the field, etc. 
 
 A letter of the 22d, written to Gov. Berry by Col. Jackson, says 
 our loss on the 10th was 41 killed and wounded, and on the 18th 
 nearly as many. 
 
 Gillmore meant to stay. He asked the navy for two Whitworth 
 guns. 
 
 Here is an important fact, which should not be overlooked : 
 Gen. Gillmore sent the conscript detail North wholly without orders 
 to do so. He saw by the papers that other regiments (North) were 
 doing it, and assumed that the order for Department of the South 
 had been delayed. He was correct. 
 
 23 July : The conscript detail left Morris Island, going out on 
 the little Steamer Flora, and from it transferred to the Arago, which 
 arrived off the island a little past noon. The command of the regi- 
 ment then devolved on Capt. Kandlett, his only senior of our regi- 
 ment on the island being Maj. Plimpton, and he was Acting Assistant 
 Inspector-General. Capt. Allen started on a 20 days' leave, and 
 Dr. Kimball was sent to Beaufort for temporary duty in hospital 
 there, thus further depleting our list of officers present for duty. 
 
 As an incident (with a moral attached) , the writer whispers in 
 the reader's off ear at this point that he was obliged today by the 
 exigencies of the service to take his only shirt present for duty and 
 launder it, pending his departure North, and to order it on dut}^ 
 again before the lingering moisture of the laundryman had departed : 
 because, forsooth, the Arago arrived all too soon. This is strictly 
 confidential. 
 
 It rained a little during tlie day, and there was but little firing. 
 Each side Avas probably getting into shape to renew the exchange of 
 iron. The gunboat Dai Ching arrived from the North. At night 
 we furnished a considerable detail for post guard, and the rest of 
 the regiment (a few officers and about 240 men) were sent out on 
 picket. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore sent message to Washington the 23d as follows : 
 " My Medical Director in the Field reports an aggregate loss in killed 
 and wounded, in our hands, of 630. 1 judge there are 350 missing. 
 The losses cover the three actions of the 10th, 11th and l-sth insts." 
 This proved very erroneous as to numbers. 
 
340 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {July '63. 
 
 24 July : We were not relieved very early in the day ; and as a 
 result we came back to camp rather cross. A flag of truce by Fed- 
 eral Steamer Cosmopolitan and the rebel Steamer Alice, resulting in 
 an exchange of prisoners. A Confederate account of it says that 
 about noon the Alice came down, flying a hospital flag and a flag of 
 truce, to meet the Cosmoj)olitan. That while the exchange was going 
 on, the relief afforded to Wagner by the consequent cessation of the 
 bombardment was of great value. That during that time Wagner 
 was extensively repaired. He says that one shell had carried away 
 the air flue of the magazine, and the exploding shell had thrown its 
 light into the magazine itself, and the men on duty in it had come 
 out without the least hesitation. He further says that the enemy's 
 (Federal) dead from the assaults of the 11th and 18th were buried 
 in front of Wagner's moat, and their own dead buried back of and 
 near to the fort. He says further that Wagner had only one gun — 
 a 10-inch Columbiad, located just over the sally port — to fight the 
 monitors with, and that even that was dismounted, disabled and 
 repaired several times during the siege [his letter bears date 24 
 July. — D. E.] Early in the siege the Federal signal code was 
 captured by them on a signal officer, near Georgetown, S. C, and 
 the key obtained by a Confederate prisoner in the garb of a Yankee, 
 who was a fellow-prisoner. [This capture of our code is denied. — 
 D. E.] On the 18th, the following message from Gillmore to Dahl- 
 gren was read by them : " Continue the bombardment throughout the 
 day. At sunset redouble it. The assault will commence at seven," 
 The garrison of Wagner on the 22d was 1,500, and on the 24th 
 (the date of his letter) the bombardment was unusually severe, and 
 particularly so as their 10-inch Columbiad was useless during the 
 entire day. The firing teas heavy, as stated by the Confederate ; 
 for a diary says: "Five monitors and the Ironsides opened on 
 Fort Wagner at sunrise; and at 10 a.m. a terrible bombardment 
 is going on." 
 
 The exchange (of about 105 all told) occupied the major part of 
 the afternoon ; and soon after its conclusion the firing began again. 
 
 At night Lieut. Wadsworth went up one of the creeks west of 
 the islands with a detail, in boats, and got fired at, the bullets flying 
 thickly over and into our camp. No damage. 
 
 A flag of truce of 24 July 1863, covering an exchange of 
 prisoners, was in charge of the following Confederate officers : Col. 
 Edw. C. Anderson, Maj. J. Motte Middleton, Capt. Wm. H. Wagner. 
 
 25 July : The rebels kept up a slow fire all last night. Our 
 regiment was turned out at 2 a.m., expecting an attack, and remained 
 in line till daylight. But little firing during the day. The Passaic 
 arrived. A 200-pounder Parrott was mounted at night. The 
 details were heavy, — first 60, then 150, then 125, — taking every- 
 body and everything, corporals and sergeants. The whole number 
 present is 288 for duty, and 180 who are marked "sick." Where 
 is the regiment that left Concord a thousand strong? 
 
 The Sanitary Commission gave us beef tea, and we sent some of 
 it out to the details, who were hard at work mounting mortars and 
 other playthings. 
 
July '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 341 
 
 Lawrence of A (on detail) was killed at night, and several were 
 wounded. 
 
 26 July : We buried poor Lawrence. The day was pleasant, 
 but very warm. The two Wliitworths, requested by Gillmore, were 
 sent ashore by Dahlgren, in charge of Capt. Parker of the navy and 
 a detail of seamen. An order of the 26th reveals to what we then 
 belonged. Matters had been a little mixed and uncertain since the 
 18th. By command of the Brigadier-General Commanding, Israel 
 Vogdes, the First Brigade was directed to form on the beach at 2.45 
 A.M. daily thereafter, facing inland and in the following order: 
 (Right) Sixth Connecticut, Fourth New Hampshire, Third New 
 Hampshire, Seventy-sixth I'ennsylvania, Ninth Maine (Left). 
 
 This was a very pleasant arrangement, because night and day 
 were getting to be all the same to us. The regiment went on picket 
 again at night. Gen. A. H. Colquitt, commanding the rebel forces 
 on the island, reported his force at 1,000 men. 
 
 27 July: On the outposts (front) all day, and relieved at dark 
 by the One Hundredth New York. The firing by the rebels during 
 the day did n't do much damage. Another flag of truce. 
 
 28 July : No rest for us. Had to send 60 men on detail early 
 in the morning; and at 10 the remainder of the regiment was called 
 for. As a compensating measure for all this work, we drew rations 
 of "dew-drops." 
 
 Several of our men, left at St. Helena on the 4th inst., arrived. 
 The camp was ordered to be moved to a spot nearer the beach, and 
 the work began, B, I and F accomplishing their part. 
 
 A diary says : " Still putting up batteries nearer and nearer the 
 rebs." At night an engineering party, while placing abbatis in front 
 of the Second Parallel, was heavily shelled and then attacked by the 
 rebels, who came out from Wagner with 4 field pieces. Several 
 horses were killed ; and those attached to 23 wagons ran away, 
 adding to the confusion. 
 
 Gen. Terry, in command of the Post (i.e., all the forces on 
 Morris Island) , ordered that all regiments be inspected every third 
 day, and fresh meat rations be issued three times per week. 
 
 A surgeon's report of the day shows the following officers sick, 
 and presumably all in camp : Lieut. Houghton (A) , Capt. Jackson 
 (B), Lieut. Copp (B, and Acting Adjutant), Lieut. Stearns (C), 
 Lieut. Ackerman (D), Lieut. Wadsworth (F), Capt. Emmons (G), 
 Lieut. Morrill (H), Capt. Handerson (K). The report was by Dr. 
 Buzzell, with J. M. Haines (B), Clerk. The Weehwrken and the 
 Connemaugli were sent from Morris to Warsaw Sound, a rebel de- 
 serter having reported a proposed attack on the Nahant at that place. 
 
 We were selected, with two other regiments, for special duty at 
 the extreme front, each regiment to go on once in three days. 
 Gillmore's Headquarters and the front were connected by telegraph. 
 A large magazine was built near the center of our camp-ground. 
 Only 250 men for duty. 
 
 29 July : Tried to finish moving camp ; but when A, C and E 
 had got moved, we were all ordered out for inspection. Mail. The 
 
342 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJuhj '63. 
 
 bombardment still going on, but very faintly, as the Ironsides and 
 one monitor only were firing. Gillmore thinks the navy broke in 
 the bomb-proof of Wagner today. 
 
 30 July : Lieut. Ackerman of D has resigned and gone home. 
 Lieut. Jonah Libby, Jr., has returned from leave. The Baud has 
 arrived from Hilton Head, and will locate at extreme south eud of 
 island, near Gen. Gillmore's Headquarters and the various store- 
 houses and wharf. We shall soon get some music. The regiment 
 again at the front on duty. 
 
 31 July: Not much going on. Had dress parade at 6 p.m. ou 
 beach. Thermometer 120°. Wagner was shelled heavily all day, 
 but showed no signs of weakening. The Sixth Connecticut was sent 
 from Morris to Hilton Head. 
 
 suppIvKm:ent. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 216 (14th) provided that all able-bodied soldiers, 
 from 18 to 45 years, who have served not less thau nine months, 
 have been honorably discharged, and can pass examination, may be 
 enlisted in any regiment they choose, new or old. A regiment, bat- 
 talion or company shall bear the name "Veteran" only when at 
 least one-half of its members at time of muster are " veteran volun- 
 teers." 
 
 General Order 222 (16th) increased the reward for the arrest of 
 deserters, from five, to ten dollars. 
 
 General Order 236 (28th) created a cavahy bureau. 
 
 General Order 252 (31st) provided for "retaliation in kind." 
 The order was really a proclamation by the President, directing that 
 for every soldier of the United States killed in violation of the laws 
 of war, a rebel soldier shall be executed ; and for every one enslaved 
 by the enemy, or sold into slavery, a rebel soldier shall be placed at 
 hard labor on the public works, and continued at such hard labor 
 until the other shall be released and receive the treatment due to 
 a prisoner of war. (This was probably issued in consequence of the 
 reports following the charge ou Wagner, that the colored men of the 
 Fifty- fourth Massachusetts were not treated as prisoners of war.) 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 60 of the 8th authorized the following rations to 
 be issued to negro women and to negro men who are not able to 
 work and not in government employ : Hard bread, at present rate, 
 in lieu of flour; to each 100 rations, 10 pounds hominy, 4 pounds 
 soap, 5 pounds salt, 2 quarts molasses ; tea, sugar and bacon, at 
 the usual rates, once a week. Negro fai^ilies : An additional ration 
 for every three children below 14 years of age. Negroes employed 
 in the army : the usual army ration. 
 
July '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 343 
 
 Gen. Gillinore appears to have desired to issue two separate 
 and distinct sets of orders during tliis month — one on shore, and 
 the other on board the 3Ianj Benton., both " in the field " ; his object 
 apparently being to keep two quasi headquarters. There has no evi- 
 dence come to the writer that the experiment continued beyond July 
 1863. 
 
 General Order 1, second series, of 13th, relieved 1st Lieut. 
 Gu}' V. Henry, First U. S. Artillery, as Acting Chief of Artillery — 
 his company having been ordered to the field. (He was made 
 Colonel of the Fortieth Massachusetts.) 
 
 General Order 2, second series, of 13th, directed the Provost 
 Marshal General to establish communication, by lines of couriers, 
 between the south end of Folly Island and the front of our lines on 
 Morris Island. Four trips a day for mails alone. Stations: Gill- 
 more's Headquarters, at Light-House Inlet, at Seymour's Head- 
 quarters, at Vogdes' Headquarters (north end Folly), and one at 
 south end of Folly Island. One enlisted man to be at each station 
 to distribute the mail. 
 
 General Order 4, second series, of loth, directed all the troops 
 on Morris Island to be encamped in brigades ; sinks to be dug, etc. 
 Every absentee to be reported. Guard mounts, drills and dress 
 parades to be strictly observed except by troops on duty at im- 
 mediate front. 
 
 General Order 7, second series, of 17th, established an Engi- 
 neers' Depot, where all tools and implements and supplies of that 
 department shall be kept. 
 
 General Order 9, second series, of the 20th, appointed Assistant 
 Commissaries of Musters .... Capt. Chas. A. Brooks, Ninth 
 Maine, for troops on Morris Island .... 
 
 General Order 10, second series, of 20th, forbade any oflHcer or 
 soldier interfering in an}' way with the man on the "lookout," and 
 even forbade any one handling his glass. 
 
 These are all the important orders of the second series, which 
 series died with July 1863. 
 
 The Department Statistics for July 1863 were as follows : Total 
 troops, 21,917 ; wounded and sick, 8,189 ; died, 81 ; cases wounded, 
 760; died, 42. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staft" o men, 'J officers. 
 
 Co. A 81 " 3 
 
 B 82 " 2 
 
 C 69 " 3 
 
 D 66 " 2 
 
 E 74 " 2 
 
 F 81 " 3 
 
 G 5S " 2 
 
 H 57 " 3 
 
 I 80 " 3 " 
 
 K ........ . 67 " 3 
 
 Present aggregate 720 35 755 
 
 Aggregate last report . . .744 38 782 
 
344 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [^.TuJy '63. 
 
 One man has been discharged by order — Private Arthur Bing- 
 ham, Co. F, who was promoted to Hospital Steward in the regular 
 army (see September 1863 returns). [This was a mistake. — D. E.] 
 
 Six men have been transferred to the Invalid Corps : A, 1 ; B, 
 1; C, 1; E, 1; F, 1; G, 1. 
 
 Four men are reported as missing in action (all 18th) : A, 3 : 
 I, 1. 
 
 Two men have died of disease : A, 1 ; B, 1. 
 
 Two men are reported as deserters : H, 1 ; I, 1 (neither on 18th). 
 
 Three officers have been discharged for disability : 1st Lieut. D. 
 J. Flanders, 1st Lieut. L. F. Place and 2d Lieut. J. W. Ackerman. 
 
 One officer killed in action : Adjt. A. H. Libby, 18th. 
 
 Officers detached : A, 2 ; H, 1 ; K, 1 ; Field and Staff, 3 : 
 total, 7. 
 
 Officers on extra duty : I, 1 ; Field and Staff, 1 : total, 2. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 4555555455 
 
 Corporals 888 8 88 7 588 
 
 Musicians 2212222211 
 
 Wagoners 1111111111 
 
 Prisoners of war . . .0020000 10 00 
 
 Detached 7 9 3 2 7 5 3 5 fi 56 
 
 Present sick 19 28 15 18 14 20 18 9 21 23 185 
 
 Killed 1121111010 9 
 
 CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG. 
 
AUGLJST, 1863. 
 
 'T was currently reported on the 1st that Gilhnore had sent 
 word to Beauregard, that if he didn't stop shelling our 
 camp, he would shell the city. He stopped. Ther- 
 mometer in sun, 140°, Lieut. Libby, Jr., is Acting 
 Adjutant, though marked " off duty." The balance of 
 the hospital and other stores arrived today from St. 
 Helena. Regiment to front at night. Chief J^ugineer Harris 
 (Confederate) was instructed to place in front of Wagner, 
 and in its ditches, trous-de-loup, and also boards with sharp nails or 
 spikes in the bottom of the ditches, as already verbally instructed. 
 
 2 Aug. : It looks as if we are to stay here till the city sur- 
 renders. Two brigades have arrived and are now^ on Folly Island. 
 They are said to number 3,000, and are from North Carolina. 
 
 Gen. Vogdes, in command of our brigade, was relieved today 
 by Col. Louis Bell, Fourth New Hampshire. We are at the front 
 and are getting shelled lively. 
 
 3 Aug. : How good it seems to be in camp again (we got back 
 last night) ; but oh, how hot ! Again a change. Col. Guss' regi- 
 ment, the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, has been put in our brigade, 
 of which he is in command. The navy is getting short of coal, and 
 a steamer was dispatched North today to hurry along a supply. 
 
 4 Aug. : Moved camp again, but not far. Again on picket; 
 and a detail w'as on duty near the lumber yard. Our Quartermaster 
 (Hynes) has got some bricks for us, and we are to have an oven. 
 
 Tonight the noted scout, Capt. Pajnie, of the One Hundredth 
 New York, with 9 out of 18 of his party, was captured by the rebels 
 in the harbor, near Cumming's Point. Troops are arriving daily. 
 
 5 Aug. : We are drawing half rations of whiskey now daih% 
 Work is being pushed rapidly; for tonight there are fully 1,300 
 men at work on the fortifications, guarded by two brigades. The 
 lookout cries " Sumter! " or " Wagner! " when he sees a shot tired, 
 and the workmen tumble down instanter to shelter until the shell 
 has passed over, when the}' resume work. Our regiment relieved at 
 dark by Fifty-sixth New York. 
 
 G Aug. : Mail. Very warm ; and we are satisfied to keep quiet 
 and within our tents. Only 105° in shade. 
 
 7 Aug.: A diary says: "We are mounting a 300-pounder 
 Parrott, the biggest and the only one in the world." Gen. Hagood, 
 commanding the rebel forces, says he has 1,276 on the island. 
 
 (345) 
 
346 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Atig. '63. 
 
 Today, Gen. Gillmore issued an order wherein hangs a tale. The 
 order (General Order 66) forbade the giving of information for publi- 
 cation or otherwise, as to force, armament, condition, etc., of his 
 command, under penalty of severest punishment known to military 
 law and usage in the field. The tale is thus : Col. -Jackson (with a 
 conscript detail) arrived in New York Sunday morning, 26 July, on 
 the Arago — the first steamer to reach the North since the assault 
 on Wagner. Gens. Strong and Seymour were also on board, as well 
 as a large number of other officers and men. The steamer was be- 
 sieged by reporters, and the New York papers next momiing (27th, 
 Monday) had a very good account of the assault, principally from 
 their own correspondents at Morris Island, but augmented by what 
 they could gather from the passengers. These i^apers gave a list of 
 arrivals, adding that the New Hampshire details were to go to New 
 Hampshire by the waj^ of Boston. There they were intercepted by 
 local reporters, who, having received the New York papers, were 
 hungry for additional news. 
 
 Col. Jackson and his men arrived in Boston Tuesday, 28th, and 
 the Colonel was interviewed by a reporter of the Evening Transcript., 
 to whom no actually new points were given or other news than of a 
 general chai'acter, except such as Avould be of no value in the hands 
 of the enemy. The Transcript of the 28th had an account of this 
 interview with Col. Jackson. The writer has taken the trouble to see 
 the TranscrijiCs files, has read and re-read the article, and can dis- 
 cover no item in it of more value to the rebels than was in the New 
 York papers of the day previous. It is said that a copy of the paper 
 was sent or shown to Gen. Gillmore, and this was the direct cause of 
 the issue of General Order 66. Gen. Gillmore at once sent word to 
 Washington (7 August), and Col. Jackson was ordered (11 August) 
 to report at Washington under arrest. He did so, being accompanied 
 by his son Thomas M., who had but just arrived home, having re- 
 signed his captaincy in our regiment. They reported to Gen. Halleck, 
 and were by him referred to the Secretary of War, to whom a full 
 explanation was given and by him accepted and without accompany- 
 ing censure. He was at once released from arrest and ordered (by 
 mistake) to his regiment. This was later revoked, and he was 
 ordered to Concord and resumed his duties there. 
 
 Meantime, the regiment had been notified of his being ordered 
 under arrest ; and after his relief from it by the Secretary of War 
 there was a failure to notify the regiment ; so that Col. Jackson was 
 at one time (one particular monthly report of the regiment) reported 
 as absent in arrest, though he had been actually relieved. The matter 
 was finally sti-aightened out. The case caused considerable comment 
 in the regiment at the time ; but so few were in possession of the 
 facts that the larger part of the discussions were based upon a false 
 assumption. The writer has an abstract of the article in question, 
 and upon request of any person in doubt will furnish it. 
 
 The countersign tonight was "Douelson," and Capt. Ayer was 
 Field Officer of the Day. 
 
 8 Aug. : AYe furnished a detail today to assist in planting a 
 battery in a swamp (see " Swamp Angel ") . The Arago was stopped 
 
Aug. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 347 
 
 off here today, and after being detained awhile was sent back to Hilton 
 Head. (This item proba])ly has some connection with Gillmore's 
 order of yesterday.) 
 
 9 Aug. : Here is a curious phase of army life. A diary saj^s : 
 " It took some time to find out the day of week and month. Wrote 
 up diary for past four days. There 's little difference between 
 Sunday and Monday. It's hard work keeping account." The writer 
 often finds diaries differing by a day. 
 
 10 Aug. : Does the reader remember the bricks? We expect to 
 run the oven tomorrow. Leiut. Wadlia, who has been detached, got 
 back today. Lieut. Brainard's resignation has been accepted. The 
 magazine near us is completed, and powder is being put in. The 
 new troops are being put to work, and as a result our duties are not 
 quite so hard. 
 
 Our regiment sent a detail to Stono today, for ammunition. 
 Sergt. Atherton of I was in the detail. They went on the Allen 
 Price, returning next day, 
 
 Gillmore wrote to Halleck today that the rebels have twice as 
 many men and five times as much artillery as he ; that he expected 
 to open fire on Sumter on the 14th; that his command is improving 
 in health ; refers to previous requests for reinforcements ; that all 
 but two regiments ordered to him from Gen. Foster had arrived. 
 
 Gen. Terry directed today that General Order 66, Department 
 of the South (see 7th), be read three times at different parades at 
 head of each regiment, detachment and battery, and three times at 
 head of each company. 
 
 It is only 114° in the shade today; and yet our folks at home 
 probably suffer among the nineties. The Arago passed here today, 
 having fulfilled the requirements of detention. 
 
 11 Aug. : Mail. The long roll turned us out at 2 a.m. and then 
 followed an artillery duel of about two hours between the rebels and 
 our advanced batteries. Two men of our regiment were wounded 
 by shells. Our pickets were advanced within 200 yards of Wagner. 
 
 The firing this morning is accounted for thus : The calcium light 
 shone last night for the first time, and was thrown on Sumter and 
 Wagner, We could see them as plainly as day. While we could 
 see everything, they could see nothing but a little stream of light ; 
 but how far distant, they could not tell. They were astonished, 
 nonplussed. They resented in the onl}' way open — i.e., by firing 
 (see "Calcium Light"). We lost the services of two officers today 
 — Dr. Buzzell being announced as Chief Medical Officer, and Lieut. 
 Morrill as Aide-de-Camp : both on the Brigade Stafl:'. 
 
 12 Aug. : AYe are pleased today with the report that Sumter's 
 walls have been breached by one of our 200-pounders. Our new 
 bakery has begun to operate, and we are correspondingly happy. 
 Two monitors arrived at night. The masts are being removed from 
 the mortar schooners ; but just what that means or portends we 
 cannot tell. Time will develop the reasons. One of these schooners 
 is anchored above the Iro)isides and puts in many a choice shot. 
 
348 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Aug. '63. 
 
 BOMB AND SPLINTER-PROOF. 
 
 13 Aug. : Vast quantities of powder are being stored in the new 
 magazine; and the general appearances indicate some kind of a 
 movement. 
 
 A special inspection is ordered today, to be held on the 15th, at 
 4.30 A.M. ; and Maj. Plimpton is assigned to us. These are other 
 indications. A Department oider of today directs that all officers 
 
 and men on de- 
 tached service, 
 whose regiments 
 are not serving at 
 the same point, 
 shall be relieved 
 and join their reg- 
 iments — except 
 otlicers on staff 
 duty, nui'ses and 
 attendants in hos- 
 pitals, and enlist- 
 ed men on duty in 
 the Staff Deptvrt- 
 ments at Headquarters of Department. Again a pointer: Gen. 
 Terry directed today that Avhenever the long roll beat, all fatigue 
 parties join their regiments at once and fall in with them. Sumter 
 was hit several times today. Two more monitors have arrived. 
 f ••■' Dahlgren's ])ook says: " Gillmore too sick to begin the fight 
 tomorrow." 
 
 [Theodore D. Wai^ner (of Eraser & Co., Charleston) to Beauregard.] 
 Understandiiiij: that several projects are on foot to destroy the Iron- 
 sides, I take the liberty of saying' to you (should the parties come before 
 you) that I am authorized by my co-partners to offer iSiloO.OOO for them and 
 myself to any party wlio will sinl^ or destroy the Ironsides or the Wabash, 
 and .^50,000 if one of the monitors is destroyed. It may be of service, — 
 this offer, — and I take the liberty to Avrite you this note. 
 
 On tlie 15th the above was substantially proclaimed by Beaure- 
 gard, adding the suggestion that provision be made for the families 
 of any who should attempt the feat and fail or be captured, and that 
 men of wealth unite in the enterprise. 
 
 14 Aug. : Apparently everything was ready this morning to 
 begin the intended bombardment ; but a painful rumor reaches us 
 that in moving the 8()0-pounder to place, the " Avays " broke down, 
 and for the time being the}' were unable to move the monster. Gill- 
 more is reall}' sick, and one of our most valuable hospital nurses 
 (IMurdough of Co. li) has been sent down to his tent at lower end 
 of the island to nurse him. The muster ordered for the 15th appears 
 to have taken place this morning. 
 
 The Sanitary Commission has given us a fair supply of dippers, 
 plates and spoons, and something to eat as well. These were re- 
 ceived through the kindly oflices of our Chaplain. 
 
 15 Aug. : Large details are hard at work filling cartridges. Does 
 the reader think the men who filled the cartridges philosophized and 
 moralized over their work ? No ! no more than a butcher while 
 
Aug. '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 349 
 
 filling a Scausage. More troops today as reiuforeements. Truly, 
 another crisis is at band. The navy, having a plentiful supply of 
 powder, sent a lot of it ashore today to Gillmore. We are so short 
 of officers that Sergts. Connelly of C and Tredick of D have been 
 directed to act as 2d 
 lieutenants. We are 
 getting soft bread from 
 our oven. 
 
 K; Aug. : On pickt 
 tonight at the extreme 
 front. Co. E, under 
 
 Lieut. Edgerly, sku-- ^out w agnkh, at toint of assault. 
 mished up quite near 
 the rebels. (This item means morning of 17th.) Gillmore reports 
 today to Halleck that he was unable to open fire on the 14th, as 
 expected ; that he had found the powder to be of very poor quality ; 
 had borrowed some of the navy, and more had arrived from the 
 North ; and he expected to open fire tomorrow. 
 
 17 Aug. : We had a dress parade at 4 p.m., followed ])y a few 
 remarks from the Chnplain. He does not get much chance nowadays 
 to do otlier than contribute to our physical wants ; and tliat he does 
 to the best of his ability. 
 
 The day of shelling is upon us, and is a pleasant one. Every- 
 thing in front except the sharpshooters came in at daylight. Having 
 a nicely arranged programme, we permit the reader to examine it. 
 
 ORDER OF EXERCISES FOR 17 AUG. 186.3. 
 
 By Gen. Gillmore's Special Order No. 481, dated 16 Aug. 
 1863, the several batteries on Morris Island ai-e to open at break of 
 day tomorrow, as follows : — 
 
 Battery Broum, 3,r)lC>yards. — Capt. C. G. Strahau, Third Rliodc Island 
 Artillery. Two 8-incb Parrott rifles, ttring against gorge wall of Sumter — 
 one shot, one percussion shell. 
 
 Battery iiV(.sv'C9-«».s% 3,4-47 yards. — Capt. J. J. Comstock, .Tr., Third 
 Rhode Island Artillery. Three 100-pounder Parrott rifles, flriug against 
 gorge wall of Sumter — one shell, two shots. 
 
 Battery Meade, 3,428 yards. — 1st Lieut. Henry Ilolbrook, Third Rhode 
 Island Artillery. Tavo 100-pounder Parrott rifles, firing against gorge wall 
 of Sumter — both percussion shells. 
 
 Battery Kearney. — 1st Lieut. S. S. Atwell, Seventh Connecticut Vol- 
 unteers. Three 30-pounder Parrott rifles and three Coehorn mortars, firing 
 against Gregg — guns, shot and shells; mortars, shells (over). 
 
 Naral Battery, 3,038 yards. — Connnander F. A. Parker, U. S. Navy. 
 Two 8-inch Parrott rifles, two 80-pounder Whitworth rifles, firing against 
 gorge wall and barbette fire of Sumter. 
 
 Battery Reynolds. — Capt. A. E. Green, Third Rhode Island Artillery. 
 Five 10-inch siege mortars, firing against Fort Wagner — shells, exploding 
 before striking. 
 
 Battery Weed. — Capt. B. F. Skinner, Seventh Connecticut Volunteers. 
 Five 10-inch siege mortars, firing against Fort Wagner — shells, exploding 
 before striking. 
 
 Battery Hayes, i,l72 yards. — Capt. R. G. Shaw, Third Rhode Island 
 Artillery. One 8-incli Parrott rifle, firing against gorge wall of Sumter — 
 shot. Seven 30-pounder Parrott rifles, firing against Wagner and Gregg, as 
 ordered. 
 
350 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 lAug. '63. 
 
 Bntteri/ Beno, 4,272 yards. — Capt. A. W. Cohvill, Third Rhode Island 
 Artillerj'. One 8-inch Rarrott rifle, tAvo 100-poiinder Rarrott rifles, flrinn' 
 against gorge wall of Saiuter — 100-pounders, shot; 8-inch, percussion shells. 
 
 Batter;/ Sterens, 4,278 yards. — Lieut. J. E. Wilson, First United States 
 Artillery. Two 100-pouuder Rai'rott rifles, tiring against gorge wall of 
 Sumter- — one shot, one percussion shells. 
 
 Batter;/ Strong, 4,290 yards. — Capt. II. S. Gray, Seventh Connecticut 
 Volunteers. One 10-inch Rarrott rifle, rtring against gorge wall of Sumter 
 — shot and percussion shell alternately. 
 
 Batter;/ Kirbij. — Lieut. Charles Sellmar, Eleventh Maine Volunteers. 
 Two 10-inch sea coast mortars, firing against Fort Sumter — to explode 
 shell in fort before strilviug. 
 
 The above is au excellent bill of fare, and was delivered as 
 ordered. 
 
 The vessels of the navy assisted materially during the engage- 
 ment, and were stationed thus : Weeliaicken, Cutskill, Nahant, 
 Montauk, Ironsides — at short range; Cayiandm'gua, Mahaska, 
 Cimmaro)ie, Ottaiva, Wissahickon, Dai Chang, Ladona — at long 
 range. 
 
 NEW IRONSIDES AND MONITOR. 
 
 During the latter part of the day the Passaic and Patapsco went 
 up within about 2,000 yards of Sumter, and opened on it with their 
 150-pounder rifled guns. Commander Rodgers and Paymaster 
 Woodbury of the Catskill were instantly killed during the day. 
 
 It must be borne in mind that our regiment was at the front 
 during the day and the night previous. When we came in at night 
 we did so by companies. The noise and tremble of the bombardment 
 was fearful, and the sight was a majestic one — but only while we 
 could eliminate the element of danger. There were no perceptible 
 signs of weakening on the part of the rebels, though the fight con- 
 tinued all day. During the night (Dahlgren's book says) Gillmore 
 notified the commander of the naval force that he expected a sortie, 
 and asked him to shell a little and stop it. 
 
 18 Aug. : At daylight the Ironsides and two monitors moved 
 olose in and engaged Wagner for a little while, for purpose of detain- 
 ing them in their nest, as it was presumed they were meditating an 
 
Aug. '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 351 
 
 attack upon the laud forces. A gale set in today and prevented 
 active operations bj' the navy. Our land batteries, however, fired 
 many a shot, particularly at Sumter. By afternoon the gale had 
 increased so much, with rain, that practically all work of firing 
 ceased. We were gladdened with the report that the 300-pounder 
 was mounted at last. From some cause unknown to us we were not 
 "turned out" this morning as was usual; and didn't we nap ! 
 Come fire or blood : what did we care for such trifling things ! We 
 slept. 
 
 In a letter to Senator Henry, Lexington, Va., dated 18 Aug. 
 1863, Gen. Beauregard says: ". . . . your idea of using double- 
 barrelled guns in Wagner has long since been adopted. I hope the 
 buckshot will make sad havoc in the Yankee ranks. I have also 
 planted the ground in front of the battery with a certain kind of 
 grain, which is quite 
 prolific of results, even 
 in the most barren 
 sands " 
 
 19 Aug. : Begin- 
 ning with this date, 
 the reader will find 
 grouped at the end 
 of the month extracts 
 from letters written 
 
 1 . i, - X- ^ FORT WAGNER— SKA FRONT. 
 
 duruig that tnne at 
 
 Fort Sumter. The regiment is again in front of Wagner, on 
 special service in the advanced trenches ; and with us are two com- 
 panies of the Fortieth Massachusetts — A and G-. The gale shows 
 no signs of abating. Work on the advancement of our lines 
 continues through the night, with Lieut. Trickey and Cos. G and K 
 in the most advanced position. The new troops are being worked 
 into harness. Three regiments, averaging over 700 men each, were 
 today assigned to alternate tours of duty as grand guard at the 
 extreme front. In advancing our lines, as mentioned, the reader 
 must refer to " Sapping" (treated separatel5^) in order to understand 
 how the object is accomplished. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore informed Admiral Dahlgren today that his 
 Whitworth guns were disabled, and he wished to borrow two more. 
 The bricks fly lively from Sumter, and afford us anuisement. 
 
 Of the bombardment of yesterday. Gen, Ripley (Confederate) 
 says: "The enemy opened about daylight .... Wagner was 
 sorely pressed .... the flag of truce boat was literally a Godsend 
 . . . . the commanding officer, anticipating a renewal .... 
 after the exchange of prisoners, .... had asked for transporta- 
 tion for all his troops in case of necessity." 
 
 20 Aug. : The 300-pounder Parrott opened today on Sumter, 
 and bricks fly by the cartload, apparently. A batterj^ on James 
 Island was opened on us and, it being on our flank, annoys us much. 
 Dahlgren and Gillmore had a long conference. The rebels were lively 
 today at Wagner, and kept the boys busy at and near the front 
 
352 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Atig. '63. 
 
 dodging shells, aud several were killed and wounded. Foj't Johnson 
 has our range and is very attentive. We were relieved at night by 
 the Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania. Fort Sumter looks bad. The south- 
 west wall is apparently almost battered down. One diar}^ says, " It 
 looks like a pile of rubbish." 
 
 21 Aug. : A flag of truce today. The regi- 
 ment that relieved us last night lost 27 killed and 
 wounded before daylight. We are again placed 
 on the three days' alternate arrangement, with the 
 pppn c«/n/w Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania and One Hundredth New 
 
 BULltT ^^^^- ^^® 300-pounder burst today ; and we feel 
 
 very badly about it, it being ' ' the only one on earth." 
 It is said that eighteen inches has been blown off its muzzle. 
 
 FORTS WAGNER AND GREGG. 
 
 From Confederate sources we learn the following concerning 
 armament, garrison, etc., of the two works, 21 Aug. 1863 : — 
 
 1. 8-inch Sea Coast Howitzer: on the curtain, bearing on the land. 
 In good worlving order. 
 
 2. 10-inch Columbiad : on sea face. Unserviceable chassis; disabled. 
 
 3. 10-inch Columbiad : on sea face, bearing on beach. In good 
 working order. 
 
 4. 32-pounder Smooth Bore (same as No. 3). 
 
 5. 8-inch Siege Howitzers : on land face, in salient. In good work- 
 ing order. 
 
 6. 42-pounder Carronade : on land face. In good working order. 
 
 7. 8-incli Naval Shell Gun : on land face. (Same condition as No. 6.) 
 
 8. 32-inch Smooth Bore : on land face. (Same condition as No. 6.) 
 
 9. 32-pounder Smooth Bore: on land face. Carriage injured; but 
 could be worked. 
 
 10. 8-inch Naval Shell Gun : on land face. (Condition same as No. 9.) 
 
 11. 32-pounder Carronade : on land face. 
 
 12. 32-pounder Carronade : on land face. . 
 
 13. 8-inch Siege Howitzer : on land face. 
 
 14. 10-inch Mortar : at Western Gorge. 
 
 (11, 12, 13, 14 aud 15, in good working order.) 
 
 Gregg had one 10-inch Columbiad and one 9-inch Dahlgren, 
 manned by a detachment of Light Artillery. 
 
 The garrison of both comprised 794 infantry, 240 artillery, 10 
 cavalry and 14 sharpshooters, making a total of 1,058 men in all. 
 
 Tonight the One Hundredth New York, Col. Dandy, being at 
 the front, tried during the prevailing darkness to capture the ridge 
 in front (wanted by us as a place to build a parallel) ; but w^as 
 unsuccessful. 
 
 Gillmore wanted Beauregard to surrender today, threatening to 
 bombard the city in case of his refusal. Meantime arrangements 
 are being made to bombard Sumter again by the navy ; but the 
 Passaic grounded, and the attempt is abandoned for today at least. 
 
 During the night some sort of a torpedo boat was sent down by 
 the rebels. It struck the Ironsides, doing no special damage, however, 
 and retreated to Charleston. 
 
John C. Linehan, 
 Band. 
 
Aug. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 353 
 
 22 Aug. : We give the followiug as a specimen of instructions, 
 varied, of course, according to circumstances, 
 
 MEMORANDUM INSTRUCTIONS FOR DUTY. 
 
 MOKRis Island, 22 Aug. 1863, 
 Capt. Maxwell, \ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ skirmishers. 
 Capt. Ayer, / 
 
 Six men of Co. B will report to Capt. Ayer at 5. 30 o'clock. 
 
 Seven men of Co. — will report to Capt. Maxwell at 5.30 o'clock. 
 
 Tills makes the number of each company 20 men. Capt. Maxwell will 
 take the right of the line, and Capt. Ayer the left. The men will be 
 instructed. not to provoke a Are with the enemy, but to lay low and operate 
 so as to facilitate the progress of the works. In case the enemy drive the 
 skirmishers in (which can only be done by an overwhelming force), they 
 will retire through the trench and no other way. This must be understood 
 by each man — to retire the same way they go out. 
 
 It is of every importance that the skirmishers are on the ground before 
 the enemy. For this purpose they will leave camp at .5.36 o'clock and 
 proceed to the advanced trench, and deploy immediately in front — one-half 
 of each. 
 
 Companies will take shovels, and as soon as established throw up 
 earth for their own cover. As soon as a man can be seen on Fort Wagner 
 in the morning (that is, as soon as the liglit of morning is sufficient), the 
 skirmishers will retire to the rear splinter-proof for the day. 
 
 By order : J. F. Randlett, 
 
 Capt. Commanding Begiment. 
 
 Regiment went on picket tonight. Capt. Ayer hailed the rebels, 
 and went out between the lines and brought in the dead body of a 
 One Hundredth New York man. Joe 
 Blaisdell of D and a man of H assisted 
 (see Capt. Ayer's Personal) . 
 
 A Fort Sumter letter says 604 shots 
 were fired at it today, 419 of them strik- M/HITWORTH BALI 
 ing it inside and outside. Gillmore got a 
 
 little alarmed today, and notified the navy to keep up its fire lest the 
 rebels should disable his guns. The Swamp Angel fired this morn- 
 ing, first time at about 1.30 (see "Swamp Angel "). 
 
 The British Consul at Charleston requested interview with Gill- 
 more (declined), as to shelling British subjects. The flag of Sumter 
 was shot away. The firing today was almost wholly on our side. 
 Two or three flags of truce — one by the navy. All sorts of rumors 
 reach us, including armistice and end of war. 
 
 The capture of Gen. Gillmore was suggested by Capt. Samuel 
 LeRoy Hammond of the Yeadon Light Infantry (Twenty-fifth South 
 Carolina Volunteers), who proposed to Beauregard to go to Folly 
 Island with three or four resolute men, on some dark, rainy and dis- 
 agreeable night, and take Gen. Gillmore out of bed and transfer him 
 to Beauregard, that he might enjoy the hospitalities of "our city by 
 the sea." An interview was requested. Gen, Taliaferro forwarded 
 the foregoing; but endorsed it as altogether impracticable. 
 
 23 Aug, : We are on picket all day, and up to the front, where 
 we can see everything. The danger we have become accustomed to. 
 Flags of truce are numerous today. The irou-clads moved up early 
 this morning to near Cumming's Point and fired rapidly at Sumter 
 
354 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '63. 
 
 again. The sea is too rough, and they soon return ; and as they do 
 so they receive the compliments of Moultrie and the batteries on 
 Sullivan's Island. 
 
 More troops arrived today. The Chaplain's diary says : "No 
 services today. The rebels do not like our Greek fire of yesterday — 
 Beauregard was mad. Poor man ! " Our picket line is very near the 
 rebel sharpshooters. The left of our advance picket extends into the 
 marsh. We are lucky as to hits, though AVagner is lively. The 
 Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania relieved us. Some of our forces have been 
 landed on James Island, and will soon make their presence felt. 
 
 24 Aug. : The Swamp Angel burst today (see " Swamp 
 Angel"). A high wind blew the sand about in a very unpleasant 
 way. Firing was considerably less than yesterday. At night we 
 were refreshed by a violent and very copious rain. A diary says : 
 "We are now at the point where our men fell on the 18th July, and 
 their bodies are being dug up by the sappers." 
 
 25 Aug. : The firing during the day was very light on both 
 sides. About dark, preparations were made to capture the ridge 
 (previously mentioned) in our front, occupied by the rebel pickets. 
 Apparently our regiment was to be the assaulting party ; but there 
 seemed to be no well-directed management of the affair as a whole. 
 Five companies went up to front, and the other five soon followed. 
 All got there before dark. The Requa Batteries and some Coehorn 
 mortars opened as if to drive the rebels out. They fired so rapidly 
 that their ammunition failed. Then our boys opened on them for 
 awhile. Ammunition and more men were sent for. These arrived ; 
 but still the movement didn't " move." Soon the whole affair 
 seemed to be and was really over. The probability is that it was 
 found inexpedient to make the attempt (that is, the grand rush) ; 
 and so it was temporarily abandoned. In this "engagement" we 
 had one killed (Smith of H) and a few wounded, mostly in Co. F. 
 One diary has it that the force on the ridge was largely reinforced 
 from Wagner : hence the withdrawal. 
 
 26 Aug. : We are at the front all day. The JS^eio York Herald 
 correspondent says of today's doings : — 
 
 The Third New Hampshire, under Capt. Randlett, occupied the advance 
 for 24 hours, until the Bay State boys (Twenty-fourth Massacliusetts) came 
 up; and then they acted as reserve for the storming column. All day they 
 were exposed to the fire of the rebel sharpshooters, and surtered severely. 
 Their conduct Avas such as to entitle them to great praise. Though taking 
 no part in the brilliant charge, they lost more heavily than the Twenty-fourth 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 This movement, so successfully carried out, deserves further 
 description. The ridge was a desirable and valuable point. Its to- 
 pography, and nearness to Wagner, made it presumably (and really, 
 as it afterward proved) the final point of attack, so far as the erection 
 of batteries was concerned. Upon it was constructed the Fifth 
 Parallel (see "Fifth Parallel"). 
 
 The Twenty-fourth Massachusetts went in with about 300 men. 
 The charge was about 6 p.m., and was remarkable for its suddenness, 
 impetuosity and success. 
 
An(j. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 355 
 
 The Twenty-fourth INIassachusetts boys, some of them with 
 shovels strapped upon their backs, jumped suddenly over the Fourth 
 Parallel ; and ere the rebel pickets could suttlcienty recover from their 
 surprise, they were either induced without argument to surrender, or 
 run. About 70 prisoners were captured ; and as it was necessary to 
 reverse the works, these rebel prisoners were invited to take a hand 
 -at digging. Said one big fellow, " Do you-un's make we-un's work? 
 The reply was a decided atlirmative, coupled with the injunction : 
 "Dig or die!" This latter referred to a possible fatality from 
 "Wagner, which soon followed the loss of the ridge. 
 
 Gen. Terry oixlered today that the names of all officers should 
 be sent him at end of each month ; and if absent, stating where they 
 were and on what duty. 
 
 A heavy rain set in about 10 p.m., accompanied by the usual 
 thunder and lightning. The position of the Twenty-fourth jNIassa- 
 chusetts was a hazardous one, being liable to a heavy sortie from 
 Wagner ; but they were relieved about midnight by troops through 
 a flying sap, and through which they made their exit rearwards. 
 One account says of this event, that the rebels were afraid to retreat 
 over their- own torpedoes ; and very likely there was some truth in 
 the assertion. The navy was to have made an attempt during the 
 day to remove certain obstructions ; but the heavy sea prevented. 
 
 CAPTURE OF THE RIDGE. 
 
 Of the capture of the Ridge, Maj. Gilchrist (Confederate) says 
 in his pamphlet: "As long as this post could be held, it was not 
 possible to surprise Wagner; so it was the '■ }wint cV appui' for both 
 assailed and assailant. Gen. Hagood's forces were fortunately pre- 
 pared to receive the attack [of the 25th — not of the 26th. — D. E.J, 
 and the position was held with courage and spirit by the Sixty-first 
 North Carolina and Fifty-fourth Georgia, by whom the enemy was 
 
 driven back a second time with heavy loss The following 
 
 day (26) Fort Wagner was subjected to another of those heavy 
 bombardments from land and sea, to which it had become accus- 
 tomed ; and at dark an overwhelming force was thrown against the 
 Ridge. The engagement of the night before had interrupted com- 
 munication with the city, so that reinforcements of fresh troops and 
 ammunition failed to reach the island. Overpowered at last, the 
 Ridge was abandoned and the Fifth and last parallel against Wagner 
 established." 
 
 27 Aug. : Gillmore sent word to navy that he had (last night) 
 advanced 100 yards and had captured 80 prisoners. We were re- 
 lieved about midnight last night, getting back to our camp a little 
 after one, pretty well worn out, but elated at the success of the 
 Twenty-fourth ^Massachusetts. Our loss in the killed and wounded 
 is the sad part of the affair. Among the killed of last night were 
 Burnham and LaMudge of H (both buried today), and Capt. Ayer 
 of H and Robinson of K, and others, wounded. Several diaries 
 
356 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '63. 
 
 plnee tlie total at 1 .'). By da^'break today the sappers had au un- 
 liuished trench -within 100 yards of Wagner. Not much more ■work 
 could be done so near Wagner without great loss of life and limb. 
 Did this reason stop the work ? No ; we moved on just the same. The 
 firing today was very light on both sides. 
 
 28 Aug. : Not much going on todaj', except the friendly ( ?) 
 exchange of shots ; and these were numerous. Band Master Ingalls 
 records today that he took up a torpedo from the sand in front of 
 Wagner, and after trying to explode it, the boys gathered around to 
 see it, when it suddenlj^ exploded, killing two or three and wounding 
 others. He does not say who these were. The moon is full and 
 we have an extraordinarily high tide, which damages both parties. 
 At night we went on picket again at the front, and in a heavy rain, 
 relieving the One Hundredth New York. Many were taken back to 
 camp, wounded, before midnight. Our position was at the extreme 
 front ; and each time, latterly, we have been posted at a point nearer 
 to Wagner than on the preceding tour. The Sixty-seventh Ohio was 
 with us as a support in case of attack. 
 
 29 Aug. : Before morning, two more wounded were sent in. 
 The day was beautiful and quiet — a great mistake so far as the 
 "quiet" is concerned. A diary says: "Buried the darkey that 
 .... dug up seven torpedoes." 
 
 We may pause here a moment to correct a wrong impression. 
 The Army and Navy Journal, was born toda}' in New York. There 
 are many who think that valuable military-naval paper was published 
 during the entire war. 
 
 30 Aug.: Sunday. Mail — and new commissions in it. We 
 are very short of officers ; and each mail is inspected with a deal of 
 interest. Lieut. -Col. Purviance of the Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania 
 was killed today by the premature explosion of one of our own 
 shells. One isn't safe anywhere on this island. The Chaplain is 
 so pleased with the general observance of Sunday that he records 
 the fact that the batteries did not fire. 
 
 31 Aug. : Mustered (by Capt. Randlett) for two months' pay, 
 and with the usual inspection. Four monitors engaged Moultrie 
 and the Sullivan's Island batteries and had quite a lively tilt. John 
 E. Chick, who was wounded 26th, was buried this morning. Robin- 
 son (wounded same time) still lives, but will probably die. At night 
 the regiment went on picket again, and with about 275 men. 
 
 [Brig. -Gen. Rains to Confederate Secretary of War.] 
 
 .... The hand grenades described in the enemy's prints as so 
 terrible in repelling their assault on Battery Wagner were sub-terra shells. 
 Thei-e were none of the former at the post, and consequently there were 
 none then used .... 
 
 The above was sent to Pres. Davis, who then endorsed it : 
 "Acknowledge with gratification the success of Gen. Rains' sub- 
 terra shells . . . ." 
 
 The Union forces on Morris Island 31 Aug. are reported as 
 follows : — 
 
Autj. '6S.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 357 
 
 Coiiimanding Post, Brig. -Gen. A. H. Terry. 
 
 FIRST BRIGADE. 
 
 Col. H. U. Guss, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania. 
 
 Ninth Maine Lieut. Z. II. Robinson. 
 
 Third New Hampshire Capt. J. F. Randlett. 
 
 Fourth New Hampshire Lieut.-Col. Louis Bell. 
 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania . . . Maj. Galusha Pennypacker. 
 
 SECOND BRIGADE. 
 
 Col. Joshua B. Howell, Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania. 
 
 Thirty-ninth Illinois Col. Thomas O. Osborn. 
 
 Sixty-second Ohio Col. F. B. Pond. 
 
 Sixty-seventh Ohio Maj. Lewis Butler. 
 
 Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania .... Maj. Edward Campbell. 
 
 THIRD BRIGADE. 
 
 Col. Joseph R. Hawley. 
 
 Tenth Connecticut Maj. Edwin S. Greeley. 
 
 Twentv-fourth Massachusetts . . . Col. Francis A. Osborn. 
 
 Seventh New Hampshire Lieut.-Col. J. C. Abbott. 
 
 One Hundredth New York .... Col. G. B. Dandy 
 
 FOUiriH BRIGADE. 
 
 Col. James Montgomery. 
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts .... Col. M. S. Littlefield. 
 
 Second South Carolina Lieut.-Col. W. W. Marple. 
 
 Third U. S. Colored Troops .... Col. B. C. Tilghman. 
 
 FIFTH BRIGADE. 
 
 Col. W. H. H. Davis. 
 
 Forty-seventh New York Maj. C. R. MacDonald. 
 
 One Hundred and Twentv-sixth New York 
 
 (Independent Battalion) . . Capt. M. Schmitt. 
 Fifty-second Pennsylvania .... Lieut.-Col. H. M. Holt. 
 One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania Maj. E. L. Rogers. 
 
 ARTILLERY. 
 
 Lieut.-Col. R. W. Jackson. Capt. L. L. Langdon. 
 
 B, Third Rhode Island Capt. .Albert E. Green. 
 
 C, Third Rhode Island " Chas. R. Brayton. 
 
 D, Third Rhode Island " Richard G. Shaw. 
 
 H, Third Rhode Island " Augustus AV. Colwell. 
 
 I, Third Rhode Island " Chas. G. Strahan. 
 
 M, Third Rhode Island " Jos. J. Cimistock, Jr. 
 
 B, First United States Lieut. Guy V. Henry. 
 
 C, First United States " James E. Wilson. 
 
 E, Third United States Lieut.-Col. R. Myrick. 
 
 B, Third New York Capt. James E. Ashcroft. 
 
 F, Third New York Lieut. Paul Borchmire. 
 
 IVnSCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Detachment Eleventh Maine .... Lieut. Chas. ScUmar. 
 Detachment First Massachusetts Cav. " Chas. V. Holt. 
 First New York Engineers .... Col. Edw. W. Serrell. 
 
 LETTERS FRO.Ar FORT SU:MTER. 
 
 [Referred to 19 Aug. — D.E.] 
 
 Fort Su.mtkk, 11) Aug. 1808. 
 .... The enemy throw 2()n-pountler Parrotts at us at rate of 1,000 a 
 day .... thi.s fort has not replied since day before yesterday morning 
 . ." . . the Brooke gun disabled yesterday (repaired today) . . . yesterday 
 89.5 shots fired at us .... three slightly wounded .... today, one killed, 
 five wounded .... 
 
358 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '63. 
 
 Fort Sumter, 20 Aug. 1863. 
 
 .... Tlie fact is we all kiKnc doav, what we all thought before, that 
 the fort cannot stand against land batteries .... on the face of the gorge, 
 the bricks falling down on the sand which we had placed outside have accu- 
 mulated until they have built up of themselves a complete breastAvork be- 
 hind which we can take refuge .... 
 
 Fort Sumter, 22 Aug. 1803. 
 
 .... 1,000 shots thrown at us yesterday .... flag-start" shot away 
 four times .... Beauregard here today, also Ripley. The former says we 
 must hold out for a month longer .... we have now only four guns fit 
 for immediate service .... one company was sent out of the fort last 
 night, and tonight another goes. This will leave three to keep the old 
 machine going .... It has come to our ears that the rraalers have opened 
 their batteries, that never cease firing. Every gun must be saved, they say, 
 and the fort must be defended casemate by casemate, tier by tier, brick by 
 brick! Build a bomb-proof, and get into it, and stay there, and never come 
 out! .... Night before last Capt. Carlin, with a small steamer, made for 
 the purpose, with a detachment from this fort under Lieut. Fickling, went 
 out to blow up the Ironsides .... they reached the monster .... but the 
 tide drifted them around, and the boat struck with its side, the torpedo 
 caught in the chain of the Ironsides, was torn ort" and left there .... they 
 all got away safely .... Lieut. Fickling is only 11) .... came near being 
 immortalized. 
 
 Fort Sumter, 23 Aug. 18(33. 
 
 The monitors (5) came up this morning at half past three and opened 
 on us, in our helpless condition, a most destructive tire. We had but a soli- 
 tary gun amid the ruins, the remnant of 35 splendid barbette guns .... 
 came within 800 yards of the fort ; could not be seen by the other fortifica- 
 tions owing to a dense fog .... after awhile, Moultrie, Bee, Simkins and 
 Gregg all opened. [The writer of the letter then assumes that the Yan- 
 kees thought Sumter abandoned, and in proof says several launches were 
 seen that morning, early, approaching the fort as if reconnoitring. — D.E.] 
 The Colonel, Adjutant and Ordnance Officer and negro waiter wounded 
 today while at dinner. 
 
 Fort Sumter, 25 Aug. 1863. 
 .... have seen in the Charleston papers the vile, brutal and uncivi- 
 lized demand of the wretch who commands the Yankee forces in this de- 
 partment. [This refers to Gillmore's notice that he will shell the city, etc. 
 Says two other guns have been repaired, and they now have three; that, 
 anticipating the fall of the fort, the best guns are being removed. — D.E.] 
 
 Fort Sumter, Wednesday Morning. 
 .... yesterday at dark the enemy made an attack on our rifie pits in 
 front of Wagner, and after a sharp little fight were repulsed [this is incor- 
 rect ; see later. — D. E.] They have advanced their saps to within 400 yards 
 of the battery. Our loss: (i killed, 25 wounded. Last night two picked 
 Georgia companies relieved tAvo companies which were sent to batteries on 
 James Island .... there are only two companies of our men (First South 
 Carolina) here — Capt. Harleston's and Capt. Fleming's. 
 
 Fort Sumter, 29 Aug. 1863. 
 .... the enemy has not fired on us since the 2Gth .... Capt. 
 Harleston's company leaves here tonight .... we have three barbette guns 
 
 to fight with After the fight on the night of the 20th in front of 
 
 Wagner, in Avhich the enemy took our rifle-pits and captured nearly the 
 whole of our pickets, the detested monitors came sneaking close up to the 
 
 fort The enemy's launches come up every night to try to cut ott' our 
 
 communication with Morris Island The two big guns spoke of 
 
 are two Blakely rifled guns, imported by John Eraser vt Co to be used 
 
 to protect the city .... they are truly two wonders, weighing 22 tons 
 
 each .... projectile 7S0 ll)s a whole company to mana'uvre a gnu 
 
 .... the enemy are within 300 yards of Wagner. 
 
Aug. '6S.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 359 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 2G8 of the 3d was a call for 100,000 men. 
 General Order 274 of the 7th fixed the transportation in the 
 field : — 
 
 Field and Start" of a regiment infantry . 1 wagon or -i pack animals. 
 
 Every 3 company officers 1 " " 
 
 "12 " " 1 wagon or 4 " " 
 
 " IG non-coms, or privates .... 1 " " 
 
 "80 " " " .... 1 wagon or 5 " " 
 
 All excess to be turned in immediately. 
 
 As voting in the field was provided for by several States, it may 
 be worthy of note to state at this point that General Order 275 of 
 the 7th referred to the voting of Iowa soldiers; and General Order 
 295 of the 31st referred to the voting by Minnesota soldiers. These 
 are the earliest dates of authority to vote in the field found by the 
 Avriter. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 66 of the 7th was in reference to the giving of 
 information to friends and the pi-ess (and thence to the enemy) of 
 matters connected with the military operations in the Department, 
 and has been referred to elsewhere. 
 
 General Order 68 of the loth directed that all officers and men 
 on special, extra or daily duty, at posts other than where their com- 
 mands were serving, should be at once relieved and proceed to join 
 their regiments. Officers on Staff duty at Department Headquarters, 
 nurses and attendants in general hospitals, and men on duty at 
 Department Headquarters, were excluded from the above require- 
 ments. 
 
 All officers and men on duty, as repeated in the first instance, 
 to be relieved if their commands move to another post ; and if need 
 be they Avill be re-detailed at the new post. 
 
 The Department Statistics for August 1863 are: Total troops, 
 28,160; cases wounded and sick, 10,865 ; died, *J7 ; cases wounded, 
 etc., 337 ; died, 50. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 5 men, 
 
 Co. A 80 " 
 
 B 79 " 
 
 C 6fi " 
 
 D G6 " 
 
 E 74 " 
 
 F 81 " 
 
 G 57 " 
 
 H 53 " 
 
 I 80 " 
 
 K G7 " 
 
 Present aggregate . . . 708 
 
 Aggregate last report . . 720 
 
 9 officers 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 ( 
 
 2 " 
 
 33 741 
 
 35 
 
 755 
 
360 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Ang. '63. 
 
 Sergt. E. W. Woodbury of Co. A has been promoted to 2d 
 Lieutenant, and 2d Lieut. E. J. Copp has been made Adjutant. 
 
 Three men have been discharged for disability, all of Co. C 
 (two at Camp Parole, Annapolis, and one for insanity). But one 
 man (Co. B) is reported as deserting. 
 
 One man (D. N. Atwood of H) is taken upon the rolls, having 
 been previously dropped as a deserter. 
 
 Capt. T. M. Jackson and 1st Lieut. C. F. Braiuard have been 
 discharged for disability. 
 
 Officers on detached service : A, 2 ; H, 1 ; K, 1 ; Field and Staff, 
 1. Officers absent, prisoners of war: Field and Staff, 1 (Bedel). 
 
 Officers absent in arrest: Col. Jackson (see his Personal). 
 Officers absent with leave : I, 1. Absent sick : C, 1. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants .... 
 
 . . 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 Corporals .... 
 
 . . 7 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 Wagoners . . . 
 
 . . 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 Musicians . . . 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 Prisoners of War . 
 
 . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 Died of Disease 
 
 . . 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 Killed in action \ 
 or died of wds. j 
 
 . . 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 Present .... 
 
 . . 45 
 
 51 
 
 4G 
 
 39 
 
 37 
 
 49 
 
 38 
 
 22 
 
 45 
 
 43 
 
 415 
 
 Officers on \ 
 special duty J 
 
 . . 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 F. 
 
 and S 
 
 . 1 
 
 5 
 
 CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
 
SBPTEMBKR, 1863. 
 
 A\jff^®» VENTS followed each other in quick succession during 
 September ; and the writer deems it expedient to con- 
 tinue, through this month at least, the arrangement of 
 matter iu diary form. 
 
 1 Sept. : Regiment came in from picket early this 
 morning. Today the navy tried its hand at Sumter and 
 Moultrie, meantime attempting to remove obstructions. Sum- 
 ter only replied twice ; but Moultrie was full of fire, and hit 
 our gunboats seventy times. The navy fired about 250 times, but 
 mostly at Sumter. Fleet Capt. Badger was severely wounded. 
 
 Gen. Beauregard says of the firing and its results, that the 
 Federal fire on Sumter was so intense as to effect its virtual destruc- 
 tion ; and quotes from his Engineer's report to show that at one fall 
 four rampart arches on the northeast front, with platforms and guns, 
 were destroyed, leaving on this front only one arch and a half. In 
 his report to his War Department he says :".... The case- 
 mates on the eastern face are still filled with sand and give some 
 protection to the garrison from shells. Not a single gun remains 
 en barbette, and but a single smooth bore 32-pounder on the Avest 
 face that can be fired as the morning and evening gun." 
 
 We buried Whitman of Co. A today. He was killed during 
 last night, on picket, by the explosion of a torpedo, which wounded, 
 also, several others. 
 
 2 Sept. : Reports show the rebel force on the island to be 1,566 
 men. A slow fire was kept up all day. Admiral Dahlgren being 
 sick, Gen. Gillmore went on board for conference. 
 
 3 Sept. : We are getting nearer and nearer Wagner, and it can- 
 not hold out much longer. The three regiments (One Hundredth 
 New Yoik, Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania and Third New Hampshire) 
 were relieved today from continuing the alternate tours of duty at 
 extreme front ; so we did not go there tonight, as was expected. 
 We furnished a large detail for Prisoners and Post Guard. Refer- 
 ring to the hard service, a diary saj^s : " They [the three regiments] 
 have been on duty since I'J Aug., and the casualties have been 105, 
 or 10 per cent of whole force." 
 
 Maj. Brooks (an Engineer officer on Gen. Gillmore's Staff), 
 says: " Four-llfths of the casualties (as above), were caused by the 
 enemy's artillery fire. Capt. Randlett was conspicuously efficient. 
 
 (361) 
 
362 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '63. 
 
 The Engineers will long remember these three regiments, as their 
 especial guard during the most critical part of the siege ; also for 
 their assistance on the sap, at which work a detail was constantly 
 employed." 
 
 A conference today between Gen. Gillmore and Admiral Dahl- 
 gren resulted in a decision to attack on the Gth and with a force 
 intended to meet with success. There's going to be trouble in the 
 Department. Thirty doctors arrived today at Hilton Head ! 
 
 [Col. Keitt's report to Department Headquarters.] 
 .... Capt. Gray plauted [dnrhig the day] a lot of torpedoes in front 
 of this battery [Wagner], durinu; whicli one of liis men, Thomas IMcXall, 
 crawled upon a torpedo and exploded it, inflicting a very dangerous wound. 
 
 4 Sept. : Scarcely any mention of matters during the day in 
 any diary. The only truly mteresting items (aside from the next 
 matter to be treated — a little excursion in the evening) are : Fleas 
 are getting numerous and correspondingly troublesome. It is possi- 
 ble to get a glass of beer almost anywhere in camp. The drum 
 corps has made enough money to buy new uniforms and drums. 
 Possibly, by a little straining of the left optic, one can see just a 
 little connection between the last two items. 
 
 At night a boat expedition was made up, with intent to take 
 Gregg by surprise. The troops were details from Third New Hamp- 
 shire (100 men), Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania, One Hundredth New 
 York and Seventh Connecticut. Maj. Sanford of the Seventh Con- 
 necticut was in command. Many of the men were provided with files 
 to spike the guns, and one particular man was instructed to "touch 
 off" the magazine. The expedition was a failure, so far as Gregg 
 was concerned ; but they did capture a rebel boat on its way to the 
 city with important despatches from Col. Keitt, Commanding Wagner. 
 The despatches were not secured — probably destroyed during the 
 capture. The accounts agree that the boat contained a rebel surgeon 
 and a major (Warley) and ten men. Our men were in the boats 
 nearly all night. 
 
 [Beauregard to Confederate Headquarters at Richmond.] 
 It is clearly important to hold Morris Island to last extremity. To do 
 so, must secure means of withdrawing garrison — floAver of my force — in 
 emergency, which can only be done Avith rowboats, Avhich I have, but no 
 oarsmen. The latter, if island is to be held, must be sent me Avithiu four 
 days. I beg Department to send me two hundred oarsmen or sailors, with 
 proper officers, from Savannah, Wilmington and Richmond, and enable me 
 to bold the island without too great risk. Please answer immediately. 
 
 5 Sept. : The reader must be prepared now at an}' time to be 
 impaled upon the sharp point of a crisis, for we are rapidly approach- 
 ing one. The final operations against Wagner were begun early 
 this morning, and for about forty-two hours the spectacle was of 
 surpassing grandeur. 
 
 Says one writer : ' ' Seventeen siege and Coehorn mortars 
 unceasingly dropped their shells into the work, over the heads of our 
 sappers and the guards of the advanced trenches. Thirteen of our 
 
Sept. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 363 
 
 heavy Parrott rifles — 100, 200 and 300-poimders — pounded away 
 at short though regular intervals at the southwest angle of the bomb- 
 proof ; while during the day time the New Ironsides, with remarkable 
 regularity and precision, kept up an almost incessant stream of 11- 
 inch shells from her eight-gun broadside." 
 
 The commanding officer of Wagner was directed today to pre- 
 pare safety fuses for use in case of evacuation, with which to blow 
 up his magazines. 
 
 At night, another boat expedition to Gregg was gotten under way ; 
 but failed, for the main reason that the moon arose and the boats 
 were discovered in time to preclude any actual attempt. A detail 
 from Third New Hampshire, with two daj^s' rations, formed a part 
 of the force ; and one diary says the Ninth Elaine were oarsmen. 
 
 Of this second attack, the following Confederate letter, dated 
 Charleston, 7 Sept. 1863, says: " . . . . I left Fort Sumter the .")th 
 inst. in the morning .... on the eve of same day I had the honor 
 to bear despatches from Gen. Ripley to Col. Keitt, that the despatches 
 of the enemy had been intercepted, saying there would be an assault 
 on Gregg, in the rear, by barges, in the night. [Capt. Lesesne in 
 command at Gregg.] .... I remained to assist, and was assigned 
 an important position with 34 men (200 all told) .... waited till 
 1.30 Sunday morning .... the barges approached in semi-circular 
 line .... about 12 in all . . . . about fifty men in each .... 
 we opened at 150 yards .... they cried "Don't shoot! We are 
 friends ! " but we fired all the more .... the boats replied by 
 boat howitzers and small axmis .... Moultrie, Bee and Simkins 
 joined to help us ... . fight lasted 25 minutes .... 8 wounded 
 on our side .... about 50 men landed, but innnediately took to 
 their boats again . . . . " 
 
 Maj. Gilchrist (Confederate) says, in his pamphlet: "On Sat- 
 urday evening there Avere indications observed of an assault by boats. 
 Col. Keitt, now in command of the Island, sent strong reinforcements 
 from the Twenty-eighth Georgia and Twenty-fifth South Carolma 
 Volunteers to the support of Battery Gregg, who stationed them- 
 selves in the sand hills between it and Wagner. While taking their 
 position, Capt. Haynes of the Twenty-eighth Georgia, and Lieut. 
 R. A. Blum, commanding Co. B, Washington Light Infantr}', 
 Twenty-fifth South Carolina Volunteers, were both killed by a mor- 
 tar shell. Two monitors were at that time shelling Gregg. At a 
 quarter to 2 a.m. a rocket was thrown up, and ere many minutes 
 elapsed the Federals were descried approaching Morris Island at a 
 point between Wagner and Gregg, in fifteen or twenty barges, 
 through the creek to the rear. Advancing in line of battle, they 
 were permitted to come very near. Capt. Henry R. Lesesne, com- 
 manding Gregg, opened on them with a 9-inch Dahlgren, with double 
 canister and grape. IMaj. Gardner of the Twenty-seventh Georgia 
 Regiment threw his infantry forward, and poured into them a well- 
 directed and effective fire of musketry. Moultrie, Batteries Bee and 
 INIitchell also opened a rapid and most demoralizing fire. The barges 
 pressed bravely forward, firing spherical case from their howitzers. 
 
364 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '63. 
 
 Capt. J. R. Macbeth (son of the Mayor of Charleston) replied with 
 his two field howitzers. The Federals were soon compelled to with- 
 draw, baffled once again in their attempt to capture Gregg, and 
 thus take Wagner in the rear. As all Avho were struck fell in their 
 boats, the loss was not known. Some bodies and debris of boats 
 floated to the shore. The survivors made the best of their way back 
 through the creek and marshes." 
 
 Lieut. -Col. C. C. Jones, Jr., Chief of Light Artillery (on duty, 
 apparently, on James Island), in a letter to the Adjt.-Gen., District 
 of Georgia, at Savannah, called attention to a recent invention 
 of Dr. J. R. Cheves — an incendiary shell, and says experiments 
 have been made. It scatters its contents and will burn after^vard, 
 even if the material it hits be wet. The shells are filled with lump 
 phosphorus, which melts in the process of filling. Water is also put in 
 the shell. Thinks the shell will be useful in firing into camps, 
 thickets and cover houses. On exploding, it scatters its iron frag- 
 ments in the usual manner. 
 
 6 Sept. : An order of today shows Capt. Ela to be still in com- 
 mand of the sharpshooters. The firing continued all last night with 
 unabated fury, and, if possible, has opened the new day with re- 
 newed vigor. It is Sunday, but no services were held. We had an 
 inspection at 4 p.m., and a grand review at 6. This latter was pro- 
 bably for two purposes : first, to find out just what force we could 
 
 m^.^^-_.^^ muster in an emergency ; 
 
 r_~^ \,^^ and, second, to show the 
 
 1 I j rebels that we were ready. 
 
 r"^ ^^ The Confederate chap- 
 
 •J^-^^-i^— -"^'^ lain of the Twenty-fifth 
 
 MlW/f BALL. ^^^^^^ Carolina, in Wag- ^5 ^fgyiCE BUUET 
 
 ner, says of today, that he 
 held services in the bomb-proofs and the men prayed and praised 
 and sung, the shrieks of the flying balls and bursting shells actually 
 adding to the earnestness of the worship. 
 
 Admiral Ammen's book says that Gillmore's advanced sap was 
 within 40 yards of the salient today, and that not a gun remained 
 mounted on Sumter. 
 
 Another conference on board between Gen. Gillmore and Admi- 
 ral Dahlgren. Gillmore informed him that the trenches were quite 
 up to the ditch ; and the men were working without being fired upon, 
 even if seen. An assault for tomorrow Avas arranged, at dead low 
 tide, when the beach ofi:"ered the best opportunity for movement of 
 troops. At noon, the leading sapper dug into the decayed bodies 
 of those buried after IH Jul}'. 
 
 A diary saj^s : "I hear that Wagner is to be assaulted tonight. 
 I pity the poor boys who are to do it." When it became known 
 that such was the fact, and that it (the assault) was to be a des- 
 perate one, — either to win everything or lose everything, — and 
 that the Third New Hampshire was to be actually at the head of the 
 assaulting column, the reader may be sure that a thrill of excite- 
 ment went through our camp. Here we had assaulted and sieged, 
 
Sept. '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 365 
 
 and bombarded, these man}^ days — weary days they were, too ; and 
 now, when we were to a certain extent exhausted, and many of us 
 dispirited, we are to make the desperate attempt to substantially 
 annihilate our opponents and possess ourselves of the stronghold in 
 our front! Shall we be victorious? If so, at what cost of life, of 
 limb, of blood? If not, what will be our state? It is said that the 
 Third New Hampshire was called into line and were told they were 
 to lead the assault, and those Avho felt unequal to the task were 
 invited to step out ; and not a man stirred from his place ! Between 
 the time of making this fact known and the assault, not much time 
 was wasted. The boys were busy — busy as bees. The writing of 
 letters home, the exchanging of what might be final messages, the 
 delivering of keepsakes, etc., to those who were not to participate, 
 and so on, all tended to keep up the excitement. 
 
 At 10.. 30 Gillmore signalled to Dahlgren : "The signal for 
 assault will be the hauling down of the red flag on the Ironsides. 
 I shall deploy troops between Wagner and Gregg. Do n't fire into 
 them . . . ." 
 
 The instructions for the assault of 7 Sept., issued by Gen. 
 Terry, were as follows : — 
 
 The assault Avill be made .... 'J a.m. precisely .... fire from navy 
 .... batteries .... mortars .... kept up to latest moment. Assault- 
 ing columns .... move forward instantly Avlien hour (by signal) arrives. 
 
 The Third New Hampshire and Ninty-seventh Pennsylvania will 
 occupy the trenches in the extreme advance, and Avhen the signal is given 
 will leap over the parapet and rush upon the sea face of the work. One 
 hundred men from the leading regiments will be selected, under a competent 
 officer, to attack the flank of the sea face, spike the guns upon it, and 
 mounting the parapet, prevent the enemy from passing in or out of the sally 
 ports behind the flank. Those who attack the sea face will spike the guns, 
 and then mount the bomb-proof by the traverse and fire down into the in- 
 terior of the work. They must also seize the opening from the bomb-proof 
 to the sea face. 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Stevenson's brigade, reinforced by the Fourth New Hamp- 
 shire and Ninth Maine regiments, will occupy the trenches immediately in 
 rear of the advance party. When the signal is given, they will spring out 
 on the beach .... double-quick .... between Wagner and the sea, and 
 extend along the rear face .... to ... . marsh ; then mount the parapet 
 and fire down into the parade. 
 
 Col. Davis'brigade will occupy the trenches in rear of Gen. Stevenson's 
 brigade, and at signal .... form on beach, left in front, and follow 
 Stevenson's brigade. Having passed the fort it will form across the island, 
 facing Gregg (to prevent reinforcements), and throw out skirmishers. 
 
 The force thus throAvn upon the flank and rear should close upon the 
 garrison of Wagner, drive them to their bomb-proofs and make them 
 prisoners. 
 
 The above-named troops Avill move to the places assigned them at 1.30 
 
 A.M., and have their breakfasts in their haversacks The guard 
 
 (then) of the trenches (Second Brigade) will be withdrawn to the rear of 
 the Second Parallel .... and will move up .... to reinforce assault. 
 The whole detail of sharpshooters Avill be sent to the front before day- 
 light .... they will keep up ... . rapid fire on the parapet and em- 
 brasures. 
 
 When the above is carried, it will be garrisoned by Gen. Stevenson's 
 command. Davis' brigade will remain in position beyond the fort .... 
 but keep skirmishers out. All the remaining troops of the command will 
 be relieved from fatigue duty at midnight and placed under arms at 3.30. 
 
366 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ISept. '63. 
 
 Montgomery's brigade will move up and occupy the trench south of 
 the Beacon House before light. These troops and all others must be kept 
 carefuUj' concealed from view and perfectly' quiet. 
 
 No man will be permitted to leave the ranks during the assault, to 
 assist the wounded, or for any purpose Avhatever. The wounded can be 
 taken care of when the aflair shall be over .... All prisoners .... 
 taken will be kept in the fort .... 
 
 The signal for the movement will be the raising of the signal flag on 
 the Surf Battery, and on the right of the Fifth Parallel; and the American 
 ensign on the Beacon House. 
 
 7 Sept. : The crisis has come, but in a different shape than 
 expected. Shout the glorious news : Wagner is evacuated ! Send 
 the word around that Gregg, too, has been abandoned ! The writer 
 is at this point confronted with so much matter (recorded material) 
 that he is almost bewildered ; but will endeavor to bring order out 
 of apparent chaos. Of the Third New Hampshire, it is only fair to 
 say that it was at its post ready to do its full duty. Its composition, 
 so far as officers are concerned, is worthy of note. Its only officer, 
 who was an original officer, was Capt. Randlett, who had charge not 
 only of the Third New Hampshire, but of the assaulting column. The 
 other officers — the adjutant, five 1st lieutenants, and five 2d lieu- 
 tenants — all went out originally as enlisted men. 
 
 Capt. Randlett, with Cos. A and C and the Sergeaut-Major, 
 were the first to enter "Wagner. No attempt will be made to describe 
 their feelings as they entered — without opposition to be sure, but not 
 entirely without apprehension as to what might happen. The}- were 
 liable to be blown up by torpedoes, or otherwise transferred to the happy 
 hunting grounds by the explosion of a magazine, or double-shotted 
 guns might be fired by a wire from Charleston even. Flushed with 
 victory, — though not acliieved in this particular instance b}' a sudden 
 clash of arms, — they in a few minutes explored the uttermost parts 
 of the fort, finding no signs of life ; but they were well aware by 
 sense of sight and smell, that the dead were there, and — we dismiss 
 this unpleasant feature. 
 
 The writer finds he has gotten ahead of his (the) story. Sergt.- 
 Maj. Dodge's diary says : " We formed line at 1.30 a.m., and started. 
 What a trip ! All were gay and joyous, though we seemed to be 
 going into the lion's jaws. We halted a few minutes for the Ninety- 
 seventh Pennsylvania, which was to support us ; but they were not 
 promptly on hand, and on we moved again. On arriving at our 
 batteries, an officer whispered, 'Wagner deserted!' AVhen we 
 arrived at the front parallel, we found the report to have some truth 
 in it. A small party had gone forward to reconnoitre. Then Capt. 
 Randlett, with A and C, went into the fort. I then went back for 
 two more companies. Reported to Gen. Terry for orders. He said, 
 'Tell Capt. Randlett to report to Col. Guss, and both go to Gregg.' 
 Stevenson's brigade was then coming up the beach and reached 
 Wagner. I overtook regiment and colors, and went on. Found 
 regiment, which marched by columns of companies to Gregg, meeting 
 only animals and seven men. Halted. Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania 
 brought up support. Orders to halt. Fifty of the Third New 
 Hampshire went into Gregg. Happy we to find the place evacuated. 
 
Sept. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 367 
 
 Found here a horse saddled and bridled. Capt. Randlett rode it 
 after I did. We were the first Union men on horseback within two 
 miles of »Suinter for over two years. We left F and G with colors 
 there, and C a little way back to protect them. Then returned re- 
 mainder to camp. Of persons and things, a description is impossible. 
 Wagner is paved with iron, and is a perfect stink-pot — dead bodies, 
 horses and limbs lying around in great confusion and profusion. 
 Dead bodies were found with torpedoes attached. Slow matches 
 
 were attached to magazines ; but we cut them Randlett 
 
 showed himself worthy of his position " 
 
 Another diary says: "AVagner and Gregg evacuated . . . . 
 81 prisoners taken while retreating. A large amount of ammunition 
 captured. Troops in fine spirits." 
 
 G. W. Spencer's diary says : ". . . . Third New Hampshire 
 
 selected to lead Our colors planted on Gregg by J. H. 
 
 Edminster, who has borne them through many a bloody fight. Three 
 companies left at Gregg and the other seven went back to Wagner." 
 
 Band Master Ingalls sent a sample pike from Fort Wagner to 
 Gov. Gillmore of New Hampshire, and in letter said : " Dead bodies 
 long unburied, heads, arms, feet (with the shoes still upon them), 
 lay strewn all about — the stench was almost unbearable. A detail 
 
 of negro soldiers is just going up to police the premises 
 
 These pikes, with thousands of others, were used as a sort of chevaux- 
 de-frise,, to guard against night assaults. They were placed at an 
 Jingle over the ditch which surrounds the fort, and in the bottom of 
 this ditch were placed thousands of sharp-pointed spilves covered 
 with water. The honorable position of the advance, upon which 
 everything depended, was assigned to the Third New Hampshire and 
 Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, under Capt. Randlett. They lay 
 within 100 yards and were, at a given signal, to spring forward and 
 spike the guns on the water side " 
 
 Another dairy says : "Up at 2 a.m. Breakfasted and started 
 for Wagner to storm it ... . left Cos. F and G at Gregg all day 
 with colors .... returned [balance of regiment] to camp at day- 
 light .... skirmished [this was a Co. E man's diary. — D.E.] from 
 Wagner to Gregg ; only stopped once hy a party of prisoners . . . ." 
 
 Capt. Randlett reported to the Adjutant-General of New 
 Hampshire, by letter, that he had no captains in the line — that Capt. 
 Ayer was away, wounded ; that he had nine lieutenants in the line ; 
 that Lieut. Libby, Jr., was slightly wounded on the left breast, in 
 the advance. He left three companies in Gregg — C, under 2d 
 Lieut. Kirwin ; F, under 1st Lieut. A\^adsworth; and G, under 2d 
 Lieut. Trickey. 
 
 " Dahlgren's JNIemoirs" says that Gillmore notified him before 
 daylight that Wagner and Gregg had been evacuated. During the 
 dayDahlgren sent a flag of truce to Sumter, demanding its surrender; 
 but Sumter replied, "Come and take it." 
 
368 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '63. 
 
 THE SIEGE OF MORRIS ISLAND. 
 
 Now that the evacuation has been completed and we are in full 
 possession of Waguer and Gregg, and in fact the Avhole of Morris 
 Island, — for which we have so long striven and so much sacrifice 
 has been made, in men and material, — it is the proper time to give 
 details as to the siege and the evacuation, each of which must be 
 carefully subdivided and treated under different heads, or the reader 
 will not be put in possession of the most interesting part of the 
 Morris Island campaign. 
 
 7 Sept. : Lieut. Robert M. Stiles, Chief Engineer at Battery 
 Gregg (Confederate), constructed a rifle-pit across the island, after 
 dark, a quarter mile south of Gregg, on the night of evacuation. 
 Force : 77 negroes, who also cut away the earth covering of the 
 magazine at Gregg (James Island side), and were then sent over to 
 Fort Johnson on a large flat-boat. 
 
 Capt. C. C. Pinckney, Ordnance Officer, First Military District 
 of South Carolina (Confederate), says he went to Wagner with the 
 implements for evacuation (spikes, slow-match, sledges, etc.) Says 
 he had the spikes in his hand. He had made requisition for rat- tail 
 files in August, but received none. Had to use spikes. The vents 
 of the guns were so enlarged, he says, that he and Capt. Huguenin 
 had to put in two, and sometimes three spikes. Did n't dare use 
 hammers; but fixed up a sand-bag (haversack filled with sand), and 
 pounded through that. The result was unsatisfactory. Says he 
 and Capt. Huguenin spiked all the guns in Wagner except the 10- 
 inch Columbiad. This they loaded and at last moment tried to fire 
 it; but did not succeed. Then they withdrew one of the two spikes 
 in the 32-pounder, and tried to fire that, but failed — and in fact 
 did not fire any " farewell gun." 
 
 Torpedoes. — Col. Olmstead (Confederate) is authority for the 
 statement that torpedoes were first planted in front of Wagner on 10 
 July 1863, the day Morris Island (lower end) was captured by the 
 Union troops. He says, in relating events of the 11th: "Now at 
 one point in our front torpedoes had been planted the day before ; 
 and to prevent any of the garrison from treading upon them, a senti- 
 nel was placed to warn them off." The same officer is also authority 
 for the statement that the Confederates had our signal code during 
 almost the entire siege, and easily read all the signals. (This is 
 denied.) 
 
 Maj. Brooks reports more than 60 torpedoes planted by the 
 Confederates in front of Wagner, to be exploded by stepping upon 
 them, and says they must have been placed after the assault of 18 
 July. They were of three kinds. One (of which about 20 were 
 found) was a loaded 24-pounder shell. A wooden plug with a 
 hole in it was fixed in the fuse hole. The fuse at its upper end had 
 a ball attached in which was the explosive compound. A tin box 
 surrounded the whole, which was buried even with the surface of the 
 ground. A slight pressure, as of a footfall, would explode the shell. 
 The second form was made of a 10-gallon keg, the ends being ex- 
 tended by conical additions. Strips of board were so arranged as to 
 
Sept. '63.'\ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 369 
 
 explode the keg, if stepped upon. The third form (only three 
 found) consisted of lo-ineh navy shells. Six torpedoes exploded 
 accidentally, resulting in about 12 casualties. The first one dis- 
 covered was on the night of "26 Aug. It exploded, throAving a 
 corporal of the Third U. S. Colored Troops, a fatigue man, some 
 25 yards, almost stripping him of his clothing, and dropping him so 
 near another torpedo that his arm actually rested on the plunger. 
 This explosion was, until nearl}^ morning, supposed to have been a 
 shell from the euenay. On 2.S Aug. Lieut. Baldwin reported that 
 the keg style could be rendered harmless by boring an augur hole 
 into the wood, and pouring in water to destroy the explosive power 
 of the powder. On 21) Aug. the sharpshooters tried in vain to ex- 
 plode some of the torpedoes by firing at them. On 31 Aug. three 
 men Avere injured by the explosions in the advanced trenches 
 (Whitman of A, and others). On (> Sept., the day before evacua- 
 tion, one man Avas killed and three Avounded by explosions. 
 
 TORPEDO -MORRIS ISLAND. 
 
 The First Parallel. — Battery Keynolds became the basis of 
 this parallel after l-S July. There was planted a row of inclined 
 palisading, about 200 yards in front, entirely across the island, and 
 a "return" of say oO yards on the right. This "return" had, by 
 23 July, 2 guns, and finally it contained 8 siege and field guns, 
 10 siege mortars, and 3 Requa rifled batteries. Col. Serrell, of the 
 Engineers, was ordered, 25 July, to establish a breaching battery in 
 this line, to have tAvo 200-pounder Parrott rifles and two 80-pounder 
 Whitworth rifles. To this Avork was assigned a detachment from 
 the navy, tendered by Admiral Dahlgren, under command of Capt. 
 Foxhall A. Parker, U. S. N. This battery Avas named the Naval 
 Battery, and was in use from the 17th to the 23d of August. 
 
 The Second Parallel. — This had, when completed, 290 yards of 
 parapet for infantry, 21 pieces of light artillery, three 30-pounder 
 Parrott rifles, and one Wiard field gun — the latter to be used against 
 Wagner and Gregg. A breaching battery was erected on this line, 
 to operate against Sumter. It had 2 JS-inch Parrott rifles ami 4 100- 
 pounder Parrott rifles; Avas 3,525 yards from Sumter and.Avas ready 
 to open fire the 15th of August. This line was establishe<l on the 
 23d of July, at night, by the flying sap, and say GOO yards in advance 
 of the First Parallel. The line Avas diagonallj^ across the island, 
 northwest and southeast. Ad\'antage Avas taken of a narroAA' ridge, 
 the end of it being at Vincent's Creek, with marshy ground in front. 
 
370 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIllE REGIMENT. \_Sept. '63. 
 
 The creek itself was spanned by two booms of timber, to prevent 
 surprises by boats and barges. Abattis, inclined palisading and 
 wire entanglements were placed several yards in advance, with the 
 left resting on the creek and the right "returned" and flanked by 
 six light guns. There was an additional barricade to Ioav Avater 
 mark, and ending with a strong crib, on which Avas placed three 
 Requa batteries and two field howitzers, and was named, very 
 appropriately, the Surf Battery. 
 
 The TJtird Parallel. — Maj. Brooks, 9 Aug., was ordered to 
 establish this line, with the flying sap, about 330 yards in advance 
 of the Second Parallel. 
 
 Tlte Fourth Parallel. — At the point where this line was estab- 
 lished, tlie island is about 160 yards wide at high water. The point 
 of establishment Avas within about 100 yards of a ridge behind Avhich 
 the enemy's sharpshooters were posted. The line was established 
 during the night of 21 Aug., partly by the flying sap and partly by 
 the full sap. 
 
 The Fifth Parallel. — Gen. Terry had been ordered to carry the 
 ridge (the advance post of the enemy) at the point of the bayonet, 
 to establish this parallel. An unsuccessful attempt was made on 25 
 Aug., in the early evening. It was repeated next day at about the 
 same hour, and was completely successful. The assaulting party was 
 the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts ; and right gallantly they did their 
 work. The Third New Hampshire AA-as the support, and ready to 
 spring into the contest if required. A portion of the Twenty-fourth 
 Massachusetts had shovels ; and these instruments of war played a 
 very important part at this time. The assault was so sudden and im- 
 petuous that there was no time, in reality, to oppose it. The enemy's 
 pickets must either run or surrender. The majority surrendered, 
 
 _ some 70 in num- 
 ber. Then came 
 the critical mo- 
 ment. Wagner 
 \ began to fire (it 
 ^f ^ * *^^ not yet being 
 dark), and the 
 
 ^"' at once be re- 
 
 versed . Here 
 was where the 
 shovel was made 
 /^''^^^SjW?^^''''""'''^'" to do its part. 
 
 THE SWAMP ANGEL OR MARSH BATTERY. ^.^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ 
 
 prisoners to the rear, before self-preservation for both parties — cap- 
 tors and captured — was the all-important subject under consideration. 
 The Johnnies were invited to take a hand. This was the basis of the 
 Fifth Parallel, and was within about 240 yards of Wagner. In front 
 was only a low, flatfish ridge of sand, barely tweuty-fiA^e yards in 
 width, and not over two or three feet in depth, over which the sea 
 ran during a storm or at very high tides. 
 
Sept. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 371 
 
 The Siramp A)igel. — Much has been said and written about 
 this famous gun, and a deal that is absoUitely untrue. This gun 
 was an H-inch 20n-pounder Parrott rifle, and not (as reported) a 
 10-inch 300-pounder, etc. The Swamp Angel never fired at Sumter; 
 and the 300-pounder (only one on the island) never fired at Charles- 
 ton. The Swamp Angel was manned by a detachment from the 
 Eleventh Maine, under Lieut. Charles Sellmer (afterward in the Third 
 U. S. Artillery). The first shot was at 1.30 a.m., 22 Aug., and at 
 an elevation of 31° 30'. The shell and powder (16 lbs.) weighed 
 ir)0 pounds. The city could not be seen by the gunners, owing to 
 the intervening trees on James Island, and St. Michael's and other 
 points were determined by triangulation. The ringing of fire bells, 
 the screaming of whistles from tugs in harbor, indicated that the shot 
 had reached its destination. It was ranged on the steeple of St. 
 Michael's as nearly as could be. At 36th (some reports say 37th) 
 discharge the entire breach, just behind the vent, blew out, and the 
 gun was thrown forward on the parapet. The band was split and 
 separated from the piece. 
 
 It is said that the stee])le of St. Michael's was not hit, though 
 the church was struck several times. The pews were considerably 
 damaged, the pulpit demolished, and the Registry damaged. The 
 Sunday School Depository, the Theological Library and the Court 
 Room were also injured. No more guns were planted on this battery 
 till after the evacuation of AVagner. 
 
 What became of the Swamp Angel? It was buried in the 
 parapet where it burst, remaining until the removal North of the 
 waste iron, to foundry, for recasting. The gun reached the foundry 
 at Trenton, N. J., and there was almost accidentally discovered to 
 be the Swamp Angel. The citizens united, had this historical gun 
 mounted as a monument, at the junction of Perry and Clinton Streets, 
 in that city, inscribed it, dedicated it; and there it stands today. 
 The people of Trenton may well feel proud of this war relic. 
 
 Marsh Battery (Swamp Angel)! — The building of this battery 
 required the following material for its construction: 13,000 sand- 
 bags, 123 pieces yellow pine timber (each 15 to 18 inches in diameter 
 and 45 to 55 feet long), 5,000 feet 1-inch boards, -S paulins (18x22 
 feet each), i»,516 feet 3-inch pine plank, 300 pounds of 7-inch and 
 300 pounds 4-inch spikes, 600 pounds round and square iron, 75 
 fathoms 3-inch rope. The labor: 91 days' work of Engineer officers, 
 1,384 of iMigineer soldiers, 7,390 of infantry, 172 of 4-horse teams, 
 and 93 of boats. 
 
 Col. Serrell in his report says: " On the night of 17 Aug. the 
 Marsh Battery was ready for the gun, and Lieut. Wadlia, Third New 
 Hampshire Vohmreers [The italics are mine. — D.E.], and Lieut. 
 Parsons of the A^olunteer Engineers, made their preparations to put 
 the gun in place. . , . During the night of 21 Aug. ... a mock 
 battery was built by Lieut. N. M. P2d wards and Lieut. Ilartmann, 
 to draw the fire of the enemy .... the device was eminently suc- 
 cessful." Col. Serrell further reports that he had made a special 
 examination of the battery, which had been reported as in an unsat- 
 
372 
 
 THIRD NEW HA.MPSHIHE REGIMENT. [Sept. '63. 
 
 isfactory condition, and found that tlie gun had slidden to tLie rear 
 20 inclies, caused by the niiscliievous removal of some part ; but a 
 remedy had been applied by spiking heavy cleats on to the gun-deck. 
 After the bursting of the Swamp Angel, no other guns were 
 mounted in this battery till 8 Sept., the day following the evacuation 
 of Wagner, when two 10-inch seacoast mortars were placed in it for 
 the purpose of drawing the fire of the James Island batteries (rebel) , 
 and were called the "Marsh Hens." 
 
 THE'SWAMP mac - TRENTON. NJ. 
 
 RE-ENFORCE REMOVED mm mmm. 
 
 It is reported to have taken 2,000 men 9 nights to get the 
 J5wamp Angel into its position. The gun was cast at the West 
 Point Foundry, Cold Springs, N. Y. (foundry number 585). 
 
 Gen. Beauregard protested (22 Aug.) against this mode of 
 warfare, and said so to Gen. Gillmore, by letter, under flag of truce. 
 He characterized the missiles as the most destructive ever used in 
 war, and said, "they are being fired into a city filled with sleeping 
 women and children." The British Consul also protested, and re- 
 quested Gillmore to cease shelling British subjects (request declined) . 
 
Sept. '63.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 373 
 
 [By M Quad, in " Field, Fort and Fleet."] 
 
 .... Once landed on Morris Island, Gillmore was there to stay. He 
 quickly brought over mortars and cannon, intrenched, and there he stuck 
 .... that his last assault on Wagner was a blunder has been admitted; 
 but there were mitigating circumstances. He had seen the fort subjected 
 to such a continuous tire as was supposed to have annihilated the last man ; 
 and the Admiral of the fleet encouraged the assault. While the blunder did 
 not cost Gillmore his head, it cost the government the lives of hundreds of 
 brave men, and cheered Wagner to hold out to the bitter end. 
 
 [In reference to creating an island between Morris and James Islands, 
 he says] : Gillmore's next move Avas to possess this marsh, or island, so 
 strangely growing day by day, Avhile all else was being destroyed. Miles 
 away timbers were cut and gravel loaded upon barges; and night after 
 night, for weeks and weeks, was being slyly added to and slyly stolen. It 
 was an enterprise laughed at by hundreds of Federals, and would have ex- 
 cited the ridicule of the Confeder- 
 ates had they known what was 
 passing. The rafts and barges had 
 to be moved entirely by hand, and 
 all the work done within musket 
 shot of the Confederates ; and 
 sometimes the waves destroyed in 
 an hour the labors of the men for 
 a week. It was one of the strang- 
 est incidents in war — stealing the 
 site for an island ; and yet that 
 was what Gillmore planned and 
 accomplished. Just where he de- 
 sired to place his battery, a pole 
 twenty feet long could be thrust 
 out of sight in the quicksand. Piles 
 must be driven here ; and to drive 
 them Avithout alarming the Confed- 
 erates was a fine bit of Avork. A 
 pile-driver Avas rigged toAvork Avith 
 the least possible noise, and the 
 hammer Avas draAvn up by hand, 
 by means of a rope and pulley. The 
 bloAV of the hammer Avas deadened 
 by cushions, and no man 
 
 THE FIRST GUM 
 AN EIGHT IWCH PAR 
 ROTT RIFLE OR 200 
 POUNDER FIRED FROM 
 THE MARSH BATTERY 
 CM MORRIS ISLAND SOUTH 
 CAROLINA ATTHE CITY OF 
 CHARLESTON 7000 YARDS 
 WEIGHT OF GUN 16S00 POUNDS 
 AND OF PROJECTILE ISO POUNDS 
 CHARGE OF POWDER 16 POUNDS 
 GREATEST ELEVATION USED 35 
 BOMBARDMENT OPENED 
 AUGUST 21 l«63 
 BURST AT 36 ROUND 
 
 • ■ ONE OF THE TWO TABLETS, 
 
 dared speak aloud. Every evidence 
 
 of the work had to he removed before daylight ; and that the cuds of the 
 timbers and logs might not be seen, rushes andgrasses were cut and scattered 
 over the water .... The piles were driven close together and braced Avith 
 stones and gravel. On this foundation Avas built a floor of timbers, each 
 stick heaA^y enough for the sill of a Avarehouse ; and upon this floor, laid the 
 opposite Avay and mortised and dovetailed, Avas a second raft of scpiare tim- 
 ber. The Avhole made a solid foundation just above the level of high tide 
 and covering an area of half an acre. This foundation had to l)e hidden 
 under rushes, and the guns Avere covered Avith the same as fast as laniled. 
 
 The labor of loading, rafting, unloading and mounting the heavy guns 
 
 nearly forty — Avas enough 4;o appall an engineer; but Gillmore saAv it ac- 
 complished. This Avas the first time that a monster gun like the SAvamp 
 Angel had ever been moved any distance by hand; and a thousand men 
 were sick and weary before the tremendous mass of metal had been moved 
 five hundred feet. The pinch came Avhen it Avas necessary to do as much 
 Avork in one night as had heretofore been accomplished in ten. The guns 
 must be landed, mounted and i)rotected betAveen dark and daylight of a sum- 
 mer's night. Over 4,000 men Avere set to Avork to accomplish this result. 
 While one detachment landed the guns, another mounted them. A third 
 filled bags Avith sand Avhich had been obtained tAvo miles aAvay, and placed 
 them in position. One August evening, the sentinels on the ramparts of 
 Fort Sumter looked doAvn on "Grassy Island," to wonder hoAV fast it Avas 
 
374 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lSein.'63. 
 
 growing. At daylight next morning, lliej' cast their eyes that way to dis- 
 cover walls of sand-bags, massive guns and blue uniforms. Gillmore was 
 ready to open on the fort and the city. One looking across from Sumter 
 cannot imagine the distance to be over a mile ; but it is over two. It does 
 not seem over two to Charleston ; and yet it is four. There was amazement 
 and consternation in the various Confederate Avorks as day fully dawned, 
 and it was realized that Gillmore was firmly fixed. 
 
 [His account treats of the other guns as well as of the Swamp Angel. 
 The piling was forced into place by an immense lever, the pile itself being the 
 fulcrum; the " short end" was attached to a platform loaded with bags of 
 sand, and the " long end " was pulled downward by say a dozen men stand- 
 ing on another platform — the pile being thus " driven home." The points 
 were sharpened. — D. E.] 
 
 [By T. N. J., in " Moore's Rebellion Record," Vol. VIII.] 
 
 Down in the land of rebel Dixie, 
 
 Near to the hot bed of treason. 
 
 Five miles away from Charleston, 
 
 Amid the sands of James [Morris] Island, 
 
 Swept by the tides of the ocean, 
 
 Is the SAvamp Angel. 
 
 Can Parrott, 
 With plumage as black as a raven, 
 And scream unlike her tropical sisters, — 
 A hundred-pounder, Avitli terriljle A'oice, — 
 Be called bird or angel? 
 
 She's for Freedom 
 And Uncle Sam ! synonymous terms : 
 An angel of vengeance, and not of mercy. 
 Came to execute wrath on the city 
 Whence sprang Secession. 
 At night the angel raiseth her A'oice, 
 And her cry is " Woe !" and not " rejoice !" 
 She sendeth far her meteor shell. 
 And it soareth up as if to dAvell 
 AVith the tAviukling stars in the fadeless blue; 
 There poiseth itself for the mighty bloAv, 
 Then doAvuAvard shoots like a bolt from God, 
 Crushes the dAvelling and crimsons the sod! 
 Fire leaps out from its iron heart. 
 Rives the defences of treason apart, 
 Till ruin spreads her sulidiur pall 
 O'er shattered toAvn and crumljling Avail 
 And fearful croAvds from the city fly. 
 Seeing the day of her doom is nigh ! 
 
 Hear ye in the Angel the Northern call — 
 Thundered on Sumter's broken Avail, 
 Echoed in Charleston's silent street. 
 Shouted in Treason's proud retreat : 
 " Freemen must share Avith you the land ; 
 Choose olive leaf or blazing brand. 
 Choose peaceful Commerce's flag of stars 
 Or rifled guns and monitors. 
 
 The avenging Angel rides the blast : 
 
 You fired the first gun — Ave '11 fire the last." 
 
 The identity of the gun mounted at Trenton having been ques- 
 tioned (principally because it had no reinforce), the writer visited 
 Trenton in June, 1892, and critically examined the piece. He be- 
 
Sept. '63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 375 
 
 came satisfied that it is tlie identical gun. In fact, he conversed 
 with the man who (unwisely, as it would appear) knocked off the 
 reinforce before mounting. (For further facts see Capt. A. J. 
 Wadlia's Personal Sketch.) 
 
 METHODS AND ACCESSORIES. 
 
 Greek Fire. — Gibbon, in his history of the "Decline and Fall 
 of the Roman Empire," says that its composition and use were re- 
 vealed by an angel from Heaven to Constantine the Great, under a 
 most sacred injunction not to impart the secret to any foreign nation. 
 For four hundred years the use of it was coufined to the Eastern 
 Romans, and then discovered or stolen by the Mohammedans and 
 used against the Crusaders. It is, no doubt, very necessary that 
 every Third New Hampshire man should know this. The Morris 
 Island supply of this dreadful stutf was furnished in tin tubes, closed 
 at one end, about three inches long by three-quarters of an inch in 
 diameter. These were covered with one thickness of paper similar 
 to cartridge paper. This was folded down over the ends of the tube, 
 that part covering the open end having upon it a primiug of powder 
 and coal tar. The directions for using were to put as many in a 
 shell as it will hold, then fill with powder and shalvc it down. 
 These tubes did not give satisfactory results. Mr. Short, the in- 
 ventor, soon after visited Morris Island, and changed the method 
 of filling, first putting in considerable powder. He also covered 
 some tubes with several thicknesses of cartridge paper and others 
 with several layers of muslin. The Greek Fire was only used at the 
 Marsh Battery, or "Swamp Angel," as it was more frequentl}' called 
 — in fact, it has passed into history under the latter name. Gen. 
 Turner said in his report that the shells burst prematurely, and that 
 it was uncertain whether any Greek Fire ever reached the city. 
 
 The Army and Navy Journal says : "The Greek Fire which Gen. 
 Gillmore threw into Charleston was the invention of Mr. Short," 
 and that Admiral Porter recommended it after Vicksburg. The 
 fire missives, 40 or 50 in number, were enclosed in a shell, which 
 was itself enclosed in an ordinary service sliell, exploding in the 
 usual manner. 
 
 Sappiui/. — The first attempt in the "sap" method of warfare 
 was on the 8th of August; and on the 15th a course of instruction 
 in the system was begun in the Engineer regiment. A full sapping 
 brigade consisted of eight artificers and two non-commissioned ofli- 
 cers of the Volunteer I^ngineers, divided into two squads, who al- 
 ternated on duty at the head of the sap. All assisted in moving the 
 sap-roller, which weighed about a ton. The roller was moved for- 
 ward a few inches at a time, the interval being closed up to it 
 quickly by filling the gap with sand. The trench was dug four feet 
 wide and two feet deep. The tools were : one common short- handled 
 shovel for each sapper, two sap hooks and two strong levers, 12 feet 
 long. Axes were used to remove roots or timber. For forming the 
 top of the parapet a drag shovel was used, made by bending the 
 blade of a common long-handled shovel at right angles. 
 
376 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Sppt. '63. 
 
 The following "Description of Sap," contributed by C. B. Par- 
 sons, Captain and Brevet-Major, First New York Volunteer Engi- 
 neers, Red Bank, N. J., will prove of interest: — 
 
 In commencing siege operations against a fortification, the first 
 parallel is established at a comparatively safe distance from the 
 enemy. The approach and second parallel is made by the flying sap, 
 which is done as follows : Each man takes two gabions, Avitli a shovel 
 fixed in one and pickaxe in the other (shovel has a round point). 
 They advance the required distance, plant the gabions in line, detach 
 the shovels and picks, placing the former lengthwise and the latter 
 at right angles to the line of gabions. When the command is given, 
 each man fills with earth the two gabions in front of him, which 
 occupy a space of about six feet. When the gabions are filled, a 
 suflflcient amount of earth is thrown over them to form a natural 
 slope from the top of the gabion to the level of the earth in front. 
 
 In practical operations the same purpose is often accomplished 
 without the use of the gabion — simply throwing up the earth until 
 the depth of the trench and the soil excavated makes a sufficient 
 parapet to protect the parallel. This method, called the "flying- 
 sap," is continued with each additional parallel until prevented by 
 the enemy's fire. When the method cannot be used under cover 
 (or otherwise) of night, then the sap roller is brought up and placed 
 at the head of trench or parallel. The advance is then made slowly, 
 usually al)out 10 feet per hour. 
 
 The tools used to handle the sap roller include the following : 
 A sap hook with a point 4 inches long, with another at right angles 
 to it of the same length. The entire length of sap hook with pole is 
 about 12 feet. The sap fork differs from the hook in that there are 
 two projecting points or prongs 4 inches apart, and one at right 
 angles. The entire length is about G feet. The drag is a kind of 
 hoe, 8 inches wide at the edge, 2 inches at the eye and 8 inches deep ; 
 the handle from 4 to G feet long. The sliovel (round point) and 
 pick used as before in the excavating. 
 
 The full complete sap uses gabions on both sides, advancing the 
 roller each time sufficiently to receive a gabion on each end in the 
 rear, which is then quickly filled with earth. 
 
 If the sharpshooters of the enemy are active, it affords less 
 exposure to abandon the gabion, advancing the sap roller by use of 
 fork and hook a few inches only, quickly filling up the gap left at the 
 top and end. This method can be accomplished with greater degree 
 of safety, although more earth is required. This can not be done 
 under all circumstances ; but where it is possible, on account of ele- 
 vations and depth of soil, it is more expeditious, safer and avoids 
 the labor and expense of the gabions. 
 
 The simple or half sap I understand to be that which protects 
 but one side of the trench or approach, and is made either Avith or 
 without the use of the gabion. When the change of direction is 
 made, both sides must be protected, and until that which was the rear 
 has become the front or side facing the enemy. 
 
Sept. '63.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 377 
 
 Traverses are frequeutlj' made near the turn or angle of the 
 trench or sap, to protect the sap workers and trench guards against 
 an enfilading fire in case of an attack from an assaulting force, made 
 for the purpose of dis- 
 lodging the troops in 
 the sap and breaking 
 up the work. 
 
 Gabions, fascines, 
 sap rollers, etc., for use 
 on Morris Island, were 
 made on Folly Island 
 by 25 engineers and 75 
 volunteers, as follows : 
 1,429 gabions, each 3 
 feet long by 2 feet di- 
 ameter ; 11 sap roller gabions, each 7 to 9 feet long by 4 feet diame- 
 ter; 162 fascines, 12, 1(3 and 17 feet long, each 9 inches in diameter; 
 
 302 sap fagots, each 3 
 feet long by 9 inches 
 in diameter. About 
 two-thirds of the gabi- 
 ons were used. A sap 
 roller required in its 
 construction : 279 lbs. 
 hoop iron, .058 inches 
 thick. No. 17 wire 
 gauge ; 130 iron rivets, 
 flat head, No. 7 wire 
 gauge ; 14 stakes, 3 by 
 1 inch, 9 feet long, 
 weighing 14 lbs. each; 20 fascines weighing 83 pounds each, and a 
 sufficient number of wedges. The approximate weight of a sap 
 roller complete is 2,200 
 pounds. 
 
 Requa Battery. — 
 This consisted of twen- 
 ty-five rifled barrels, 24 
 inches long, arranged 
 horizontall3^,on a plane, 
 so as to load at once 
 and diverge the muz- 
 zles if desired to scat- 
 ter the shot. It was 
 placed on a light iron- 
 framed field carriage, 
 
 and Aveighed complete only 1,382 lbs. When served by three men, 
 could be fired seven times a minute. They were breach loaders 
 and were placed and used chiefly at the flanks of lines of works. 
 The boys called them the " Mosquito Batteries." 
 
378 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Spi>(. '63. 
 
 The following were detailed for duty with these "death 
 producers " : — 
 
 Co. A, 
 
 Huntress, Geo. H. 
 
 Co. 
 
 E, 
 
 HacUey, A. J. 
 
 Co. A, 
 
 AYebster, Geo. H. 
 
 Co. 
 
 E, 
 
 Kenniston, H. B, 
 
 Co. B, 
 
 Dim can, Theron 
 
 Co. 
 
 E, 
 
 Gilbert, J. 
 
 Co. B, 
 
 Gage, Hiram 
 
 Co. 
 
 E, 
 
 Waters, J. 
 
 Co. B, 
 
 Tuttle, James H. 
 
 Co. 
 
 G, 
 
 ERis, Geo. A. 
 
 Co. C, 
 
 Morrison, James H. 
 
 Co. 
 
 G, 
 
 Hall, Frank 
 
 Co. C, 
 
 McCarthy, Daniel 
 
 Co. 
 
 G, 
 
 Hoxie, B. F. 
 
 Co. D, 
 
 Goss, Geo. W. 
 
 Co. 
 
 G, 
 
 Moulton, Albion 
 
 Co.D, 
 
 Odiorne, Geo. W. 
 
 Co. 
 
 K, 
 
 Campbeh, N. J. 
 
 Co. D, 
 
 Smith, C. W. 
 
 
 
 
 Sand-Bags. — Material, good quality of gunny cloth sewn with 
 cotton twine. These were sewn at first with chain stitch, and after- 
 ward with the lock stitch. Each bag contained -{^^^ of a square yard of 
 cloth, and weighed 6^ ounces. Filled and laid, they varied in size 
 from 6x10x24 to 5ixllx2o, and weighed about 85 pounds each. If 
 tied before laying, they were usually about three-fourths full. 
 
 Calcium Light. — The first attempt to use it was on the night 
 of the 10th of August, by "Dr. Grant," the inventor and operator 
 of it, on the left batteries, he operating two with good effect on 
 Cumming's Point and Wagner, distant (the former) some 3,000 
 yards. The principal object was to reveal any Confederate relief 
 boats if an3^ Its use was continued throughout the siege. 
 
 Dead Bodies. — Maj. Brooks says, in connection with his report 
 as to lack of earth for the works :".... a very unpleasant feature 
 connected with this lack of earth arose from the number of dead 
 bodies found in all our advanced work on the right, particularly 
 in the Second Parallel, and immediately in front of Wagner. Ten 
 have been exhumed in one night. Handling these bodies was very 
 disagreeable. They were generally in coffins, but many soldiers, 
 friend and foe, were wrapped in the blanket only, and others not 
 that. At first we attempted to rebury the bodies, in places away 
 from the works, where they would not be disturbed ; but as the 
 siege progressed, the scarcity of earth compelled a second, and in 
 one case a third, disinterment of the same corpse. After this .... 
 all bodies .... were buried in the parapets of the works, where 
 they lie undisturbed." 
 
 JUST BEFORE THE EVACUATION. 
 
 Concerning the few days preceding the evacuation of Wagner, 
 when the sap was within 100 yards, Gillmore saj^s : — 
 
 In this emergency, although the final result Avas demonstrably certain, 
 it was determined, in order to sustain the tlagging spirits of the men, to 
 commence vigorously and simultaneously tv,o distinct methods of attack : 
 Eirst, to keep Wagner silent with an overpowering curved Are from siege and 
 Coehorn mortars, so that our engineers would have only the more distant 
 batteries of the enemy to annoy them ; and Second, to breach the bomb-proof 
 shelter Avith the rifled guns, and thus deprive the enemy of their only 
 secure cover in the work, and conseciuently drive them from it. Accord- 
 ingly, all the light mortars were moved to tlie front and placed in battery ; 
 the capacity of the Fifth Parallel and advanced trenches for sharpsliootcrs 
 
Sept. '63.'] THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 379- 
 
 was greatly eiiLarged and improved ; the rifled guns in the left breaching 
 batteries were trained upon the fort and prepared for prolonged action ; 
 and powerful calcium lights, to aid the night-work of our cannoneers and 
 sharpshooters and blind those of the enemy, were got in readiness. The 
 co-operation of the powerful battery of the New Ironsides, Capt. Rowan, 
 during the daytime, was also secured. 
 
 These final preparations against AVagner were actively inaugurated at 
 break of day on the morning of 5 Sept. For 42 consecutive hours the 
 
 spectacle presented was of surpassing sublimity and grandeur 
 
 During the daytime the Nein Ironsides, with remarkable regularity and 
 precision, kept an almost incessant stream of 11-inch shells from her 
 8-gun broadside, ricocheting over the Avater against the sloping parapet 
 of Wagner, whence, deflected upward with a low remaining velocity, they 
 dropped nearly verticall}% exploding in or over the work and vigorously 
 searching every part of it except the subterranean shelters. The calcium 
 lights turned night into day ; and while throwing around our own men an im- 
 penetrable obscurity, they brilliantly illuminated every object in front and 
 b)-ought the minutest details of the fort into sharp relief. In a few hours 
 the fort became practically silent, exhibiting but little sign of life and none 
 of activity. Occasional straggling shots continued to be delivered at the 
 New Ironsides, and one or more sharpshooters opened from time to time a 
 hasty and ineflectual fire upon the head of the sap. The garrison had sought 
 safety in the bomb-proof shelters. Our sappers now rapidly pushed for- 
 ward their work. At this period they suffered principally from the James 
 Island batteries, which night and day kept up a constant and galling Are 
 upon our mortar batteries and the head of the sap, following the progress of 
 the latter toward the fort, until the proximity became so imminent that 
 friends and foes alike shared in the perils of a common exposure. 
 
 From this moment the men in the advanced trenches prosecuted their 
 labors Avith entire immunity from serious danger. Indeed, their sense of 
 security became so great, and the novelty of their position so exciting, — 
 with a once defiant foe helplessly at bay and only a few feet distant, ^ — that 
 they fearlessly exposed themselves to vicAV : and the reliefs of Avorkmen oft' 
 duty exultingly mounted the parapets of their Avorks to Avhile aAvay their 
 leisure moments, or, groping their Avay forward among the hidden torpedoes 
 Avith a skill and address Avhich the most bitter experience only could have 
 conferred, they approached the ditch and took a deliberate survey of the 
 fort and its surroundings. Soon after dark on the night of the fith, our 
 sappers pushed by the south face of the fort, and croAvned the crest of the 
 counterscarp near the flank of the east or sea front, completely masking all 
 the guns of the Avork, except those in the flank referred to, Avhich. as it had 
 been found impossible to use them, had been removed to prevent their being 
 destroyed by our mortar fire. A roAv of long pikes or lances, planted at the 
 foot of the counterscarp of the sea front as an obstacle, Avas removed by 
 our sappers. The foUoAving order, to carry the place by assault at the hour 
 of loAv tide on the folloAving morning, Avas issued late in the eA^ening. That 
 hour Avas selected to give us tlie use of the broad beach for the assaulting 
 column to move upon : — 
 
 Department of the South. 
 Special Order Xo. 513. IlEADQUAUTEns in the Field, 
 
 MoHRis Island, S. C, (! Sept. 18G3. 
 1. Fort Wagner Avill be assaulted at 1) a.m. tomorroAv, the Tthinst., by 
 troops to be designated by Brig. -Gen. Terry, Avho Avill command in person. 
 The artillery fire upon the Avork Avill be kept up until the troops mount the 
 parapets and Avill cease at a given signal. The assault Avill be in three 
 columns, as foUoAvs : First. A column of tAvo small regiments of picked troops 
 will debouch from the advanced trenches, mount the i>arapet of the sea front 
 and the bomb-proof and the traverses, spike the guns and sieze and hold the 
 sally port. Second. A column of one brigade, draAvn up right in front in the 
 trenches, in rear of the first column, Avill debouch upon the beach by regi- 
 ments, pass the sea front of the fort, file sharp to the left and mount the 
 parapet of the north and Avest faces, regiment after regiment, as they gain 
 
380 THIRD NEW IIAMPSniRE liEGIMENT. ISepl. '68. 
 
 the requisite distances. Thii'd. A column of one brigade, left in front, will 
 follow behind tlie second column, and deploy across the island in rear of 
 Fort Wagner, facing Cumming's Point, with skirmishers well out in front. 
 2. The guards of the trenches will be held in reserve at their appro- 
 priate stations. The balance of the infantry force of Gen. Terry's command 
 will be kept under arms from and after 8 o'clock in the morning, near the 
 Beacon House. The batteries of field artillery will be held ready for action 
 near the Lool^out. 
 Edw. W. Smith. Q. A. Gillmore, 
 
 Assistant Adjutant-General. Brig.-den. Commandtnf/. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore further says : — 
 
 About midnight on the Gth, it was reported to me that the enemy was 
 evacuating the island. Such was the celerity of his flight that nearly the 
 whole of his force made its escape. Seventy men were intercepted on the 
 water and taken. Our forces at once occupied the north end of the island. 
 Eighteen pieces of ordnance of various calibres were captured in Fort Wag- 
 ner, and seven in Battery Gregg, making an aggregate of 36 pieces taken on 
 the island. Nearly all of them were large. Fort Wagner was found to be 
 a Avork of the most formidable character — far more so indeed than the most 
 exaggerated statements of prisoners and deserters had led us to expect. 
 Its bomb-proof shelters, capable of containing from 1,500 to 1,600 men, re- 
 mained practically intact after one of the most severe bombardments to 
 which any earthwork was ever exposed. The attempt to form an opening 
 into the bomb-proof by breaching failed for want of time. The heavy pro- 
 jectiles were slowly eating their way into it, although their eflect was as- 
 tonishingly slight. Indeed, the penetration of rifle projectiles, flred at a 
 sand parapet, standing at the natural slope, or approximately so, is but 
 trifling. 
 
 It is said that during this final bombardment (42 hours) the 
 land batteries threw 1,663 rifled projectiles and 1,553 mortar shells. 
 
 PROGRESS OF THE SAP. 
 
 Maj. Brooks says (5 Sept. 1863) : "In the last two and a half 
 days, at considerable sacrifice, not more than 25 yards of sap have 
 been executed ; and it, from its direction, brought us no nearer the 
 front. Today, more than 150 yards, most of it by the flying sap, 
 have been built without loss of life. The head of the sap is now op- 
 posite the ditch of Wagner, and from it, fragments of shell can be 
 easily thrown by hand into the w^ork." He further says: " During 
 the past two days, by order of the General Commanding, I have ex- 
 amined several prisoners, and have from them obtained additional in- 
 formation which enabled me to draw a plan of Wagner, which was 
 afterward found to coutain no material error. At the request of Gen. 
 Terry, twenty copies were furnished for the officers who were to go in 
 the assaulting column on the 7th." 
 
 LAST DAY OF THE SIEGE. 
 
 On Sunday, 6 Sept. (the day before evacuation of Wagner), 
 the sap made rapid progress, a branch passing to the left, another 
 to the right, of the bastion of Fort Wagner. The fort was silent. 
 At the head of the sap, a U. S. flag was fl^^iug as a marker for the 
 Ironsides [this identical flag was in 1892 in possession of Paymaster 
 
Sept. '63.1 THIRD ^EW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 381 
 
 Stryker, Adjiitant-Geueral of the State, at Trenton, N. J. — D. E.], 
 whose shells struck the sea face of the fort a little in advance of the 
 flag, ricochet over the parapet and exploded within the fort with won- 
 derful precision. At night (the last night of sapping) Capt. Walker 
 had charge of the sap, assisted by Capt. Pratt. Capt. Walker re- 
 ports the ruiuiing of our sap into the ditch of Wagner and says : 
 "About 10 o'clock I passed over into the ditch of the fort .... 
 I found a fri.'^e [he probabl}' meant a trous-de-loup : see Aug. 1 . — 
 D. PL] of sharp-pointed stakes firmly planted in the counterscarp of 
 the ditch, presenting their points about two feet below the crest. Be- 
 tween the stakes, a spear, or boarding pike, was placed, evidently 
 with the intention of impaling our men upon their points. These 
 spears I pulled out and laid in the bottom of the ditch to the number 
 of about 200. I then run a fl3'ing sap along the crest of the glacis, 
 through the earth level with the points of the frUe, thus providing 
 means for the storming party to pass over them." 
 
 THE EVACUATION 
 
 FROM A CONFEDERATE STANDPOINT. 
 
 The writer has described somewhat at length the operations 
 which led up to the abandonment of Fort Wagner, together with 
 some of the means and methods used in bringing about that most 
 desirable consummation. It now seems fitting to show, from a Con- 
 federate point of view, by the aid of orders, letters, etc., how the 
 condition of things at Wagner finally brought about the reluctant 
 evacuation of that work, together with Battery Gregg, at the ex- 
 tremity of Morris Island nearest to our grand objective point — 
 Charleston. 
 
 As preliminary to the evacuation of Wagner, a conference was 
 held at Charleston 4 Sept., at 11 a.m., relative to Wagner and Mor- 
 ris Island. The following persons wei'e present: — 
 
 Gen. G. T. Beauregard . . Commanding Department 
 
 South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 
 " .T.F.Gilmer. . . . Second in Command. 
 " R. S. Ripley .... Commanding First Military District. 
 " Thos. Jordan . . . Chief of Staff. 
 
 '' A^^H^Colquitr^^ } • Recently in command at Morris Island. 
 Lieut. -Col. D. B. Harris . Chief Engineer of Department. 
 
 The conference resulted in determining Gen. Beauregard to 
 hold on so long as night communication could be kept up by row- 
 boats. 
 
 [Instructions (5 Sept.) concerning the Fuse.] 
 
 .... at least three safety fuses to be inserted in a pile of cartridges, 
 or a barrel of powder in each magazine, to be carefully trained to prevent 
 premature explosion, and of proper length to insure the actual departure of 
 the last man. The fuses to burn 15 seconds to a foot .... all the smaller 
 
 guns to be spiked or otherwise injured Shot or shell to be rannned 
 
 down without a cartridge, iising a Avedge of wood. Arrange to burst the 
 Colnmbiads with bolts, Tennessee caps, fuse, etc., if they arrive in time; 
 otherwise, put in two cartridges, two solid shot, another cartridge, then 
 fill gun to muzzle, adding fuse. 
 
382 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '63. 
 
 As the fuse did not prove to be in good condition, after experi- 
 menting with it, Capt. Huguenin, to whom the "blowing up" had 
 been assigned, offered to make assurance doubly sure by setting on 
 fire two barrels of resin, first placing them in the hospital, adjoining 
 the magazine ; but was not permitted to do so, as the order was for 
 ftise to be used. Capt. Huguenin was accidentally left on the island ; 
 but was rescued (by accident also) by a boat which was seeking to 
 escape capture itself, he wading out to it. He was probably the 
 ast Confederate to leave the island. 
 
 5 Sept. (midnight), Col. L. M. Keitt, Commanding Fort Wag- 
 ner, signalled: "I had 900, not 1,400, men. About 100 of those 
 today were killed and wounded. The parapet of the salient is badly 
 breached. The whole fort is much weakened. A repetition tomor- 
 row, of today's fire, will make the fort almost a ruin. The mortar 
 fire is still very heavy and fatal, and no important work can be 
 done. Is it desirable to sacrifice the garrison? To continue to 
 hold it is to do so. Capt. Lee, the Engineer, has read this and 
 agrees. Act promptly and answer at once." 
 
 Of the evacuation. Gen. Beauregard says, in the Century's AVar 
 Book: "The instructions .... were .... prepared by me, 
 with much deliberation and thought. The withdrawal of the troops 
 began as previously agreed upon, and was conducted in silence, with 
 great coolness and precision .... owing to some defect in the 
 fuses, however, the powder magazines of neither Wagner nor Gregg 
 were exploded, although they had been lit with all due percaution by 
 able officers." 
 
 6 Sept., Lieut. -Col. 1). B. Harris, Chief Engineer, reported that 
 he has "visited the works on Morris Island today; and in consid- 
 eration of their condition, of our inability to repair damages at Bat- 
 tei'y Wagner as heretofore, of the dispirited state of the garrison, 
 and of the progress of the enemy's sap, I am reluctantly constrained 
 to recommend an immediate evacuation of both batteries, Wagner 
 and Gregg .... the head of the Sap is wathin 40 j^ards of the 
 salient .... is making rapid progress .... unmolested by a 
 single gun, and with scarcely any annoyance from our sharp- 
 shooters." He goes on to say that they are only able to repair at 
 night, and do not gain at that ; in two days, at most, they must sur- 
 render ; that the enemy throws a calcium light on their works, etc. 
 
 The reader will be served with a view of how it fared with the 
 rebels during this period ; but the matter deserves separate treat- 
 ment and will be so served up. 
 
 [Beauregard to Richmond.] 
 
 6 Sept. 1863, 8 p.m. 
 Terrible bombardment of Wagner and Gregg for nearlj' 36 hours. 
 Front work much damaged — repah's impossible. Approaches of enemy 
 within 40 yards of salient. Casualties, over 150. Garrison much exhausted. 
 Nearly all guns disabled. Communication with city extremely difficult and 
 dangerous. Sumter being silenced, evacuation of Morris Island becomes 
 indispensable to save garrison. It will be attempted tonight. This is 58th 
 day of attack. 
 
(383) 
 
384 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [^SV^^^ '63. 
 
 Of the evacuation of Morris Island, the Richmond Whig (9 
 Sept. 1863) said, editorially: — 
 
 We do not despair of Charleston because of the abandonment of 
 Morris Island. The nearest point of laud on that island is more than four 
 miles from the city, and the way is barred at every available point by all 
 the impediments that engineering scieuce and skill can interpose, and all 
 the opposition that the most determined courage can otler. Still we need 
 not seek to disguise the fact that the peril of the city, for some time felt to 
 be great, is increasing; and its present situation is such as to demand 
 sleepless vigilance and the most heroic devotion on the part of its defenders. 
 
 6 Sept. (2.15 A.M.), Beauregard signalled Col. Keitt : " Eepair 
 work with soldiers and negroes on Island. I will determine today 
 what measures to adopt. No action shall be taken in haste. It is 
 too late to act tonight." 
 
 6 Sept. (8.45 a.m.). Col. Keitt signalled Beauregard: "In- 
 cessant fire from Yankee mortar and Parrott battery — can't work 
 negroes : better look after them promptly. Had 30 or 40 soldiers 
 wounded in an attempt to work. Will do all I can, but fear the 
 garrison will be destroyed without injuring the enemy. The fleet is 
 opening, but I hope we may stand till night." 
 
 6 Sept. (10.30 A.M.), Col. Keitt signalled Beauregard: "Boats 
 must be at Cumming's Point early tonight, without fail." 
 
 6 Sept., Gen. Beauregard, by Special Order No. 176, directed 
 the evacuation, and with the following details : two iron-clads to 
 take position near Sumter. All land batteries to be prepared to sweep 
 all the water faces of Gregg. Transports to be near Cumming's 
 Point, to receive the men from row-boats. The row-boats, in large 
 numbers, to be at or near Cumming's Point directly after dark. A 
 naval officer to have charge of the boats. A line of couriers to extend 
 from boats to Wagner. Wounded to be first removed ; then the garri- 
 son, except two companies to remain till the last, to make show of 
 occupation and defend in case of assault. To not approach boats 
 nearer than 100 yards before assignment. The last to leave Wagner 
 must not be till Gregg has been entirely provided for. Two officers 
 to be left to light the fuses (15-minute fuses) to blow up magazines 
 and bomb-proofs. Gregg to be evacuated last. The troops to em- 
 bark with loaded guns. If enemy should attack Wagner at once, or 
 the explosion should be prevented, three rockets from Gregg to an- 
 nounce it, and all the batteries, Sumter and gunboats will open on 
 Wagner and will also do so if the explosion takes place, and fire slowly 
 at the spot all night. 
 
 6 Sept. (3.15 P.M.), Col. Keitt to Beauregard: "Will boats 
 be here tonight for the garrison ? And if our sacrifice be of benefit, 
 I am ready : let it be said so, and I will storm the enemy's work at 
 once, or lose every man here. The enemy is within 50 yards of us, 
 and before dawn we should assault him if we remain here. Answer 
 positively and at once. Assistant Engineer Stiles has just inspected 
 the fort. He says it is untenable." 
 
 6 Sept. Col. Keitt to Beauregard: "The enemy will by night 
 advance their parallel to the moat of this battery. The garrison 
 must be taken away immediately after dark, or will be destroyed or 
 
Sept. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 385 
 
 captured .... pray have boats .... I am sending the sick and 
 wounded to Cumniing's Point .... I have not in the garrison 400 
 effective men, exchiding artillery .... I shall say no more." 
 [The evacuation then took place. See elsewhere.] 
 7 Sept., Col. Keitt reports the evacuation and says the order 
 was received by him between 4 and 5 p.m. 6 Sept., bj' signal. Details 
 were received at dark through Capt. McCabe of Gen. Ripley's Staff. 
 He further says a new rifle-pit was made across the island, after dark, 
 a quarter mile below (south of) Gregg, with a force of 77 negroes. 
 Then sent all the negroes, by a flat-boat, to Fort Johnson from 
 Cunimiug's Point. Several men fainted in the bomb-proofs on the 
 oth from foul air and excessive heat. About 9 p.m. he received 
 notice that the boats were ready, and the evacuation was begun. The 
 rear guard was 35 men : 25 of Co. A, First South Carolina Infantry, 
 and 10 men of the Twenty-fifth South Carolina Infantr}'. The officers 
 were Capt. T. A. Huguenin and Lieuts. Brown and Taft. At 11 
 P.M. he turned over the command of Wagner to Capt. Huguenin, and 
 then went with Maj. Bryan of Gen. Beauregard's Staff to Cumniing's 
 Point. An attempt to take away three howitzers failed, and they 
 were spiked on the shore. He gave an order to light fuse in Gregg 
 when he saAv the Yankee boats in Vincent's Creek attacking his retreat- 
 ing troops. Embarked about 1.30 with his rear guard ; and as they 
 started, the Yankee barges opened a musketry fire upon them, with- 
 out harm. Says he arrived at District Headquarters, Charleston, at 
 3 A.M. ; that fuses were lighted (giving names of the officers) ; but 
 owing to their faulty construction, the magazines were not blown up. 
 Says the guns in both batteries were spiked ; but as they were within 
 30 steps of the sappers, it was not safe to attempt to break up the 
 carriages. There was not powder enough in Gregg to blow up mao-a- 
 zine, and he had sent the day before for a supply ; but the boat and 
 despatches had been captured, and the capture was not reported to 
 him till Saturday night. [This officer was censured by Beauregard 
 on 19 Sept. for failing to destroy the guns.] 
 
 A CLOSE WATCH. 
 
 How closely the Confederates watched the movements of the 
 Federal fleet and land forces may be seen from the following extracts 
 from a book said to have been found in Gen. Beauregard's bao-o-age, 
 captured soon after the evacuation of Charleston : — 
 
 Sumter, 9 Jnhj, 5 a.m. — Twenty-eight vessels ofl" bur, iiicUidini; four 
 monitors. — A. Ruett, Col. Couimitinlin/j. 
 
 Sumter, 10 Jnhj. — Our troops are driven back to Battery Wa<;ner. 
 
 Enough troops on Morris to crowd Avorks. Has Hagood arrived? R. s! 
 
 Ripley, BrUjadier-Gencrnl . 
 
 Sumter, 18 Jul ij. — Brig. -Gen. Taliaferro Avill soon be here . . . . there 
 are troops enough to hold now on island. Whether practicable to get more 
 
 there before morning. doul)tfnl. Tlie enemy made three assaults badly 
 
 repulsed; one hundred prisoners — one lieutenant-colonel and one major. 
 
 19 Jul;/.— [Gen. Hagood to Gen. Ripley, to the ellbct that a certain 
 Col. Harris was of the opinion tliat the enemy could, with 3,000 to 4.000 
 troops, be driven otl' the island. Prisoners report four brigadier-generals in 
 front and a fifth on Folly Island.] 
 
 27 
 
386 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ^Sept. '63. 
 
 Sumter, 24 July, 7 p.m. — Nineteen vessels inside bar; five iron-clad 
 monitors and the Ironsides off Battery Wagner ; six river steamers inside 
 bar, ott" Vinegar Hill and Little Folly Inlet; eleven vessels over the bar and 
 two-masted gunboats off Big Folly. 
 
 Sumter, 7 Aug. — Two schooners lying off Folly Island, laden with 
 troops. A large steamer has just landed, on Morris, a large number of men 
 from Folly Island. 
 
 Sumter, 10 Aug., 8.45 p.m. — What I take to be an immense Drummond 
 light is shining on Morris Island. I do not understand it. 
 
 Sumter, 6 Sept., 11 .59 p.m. — Our boats are working briskly. The enemy 
 does not suspect the movement. Monitors below firing slowly at random 
 up the harbor. Majority of garrison reported as having left. 
 
 Sumter, 7 Sept., 2. 4:0 a.m. — Lieut. Haskell's boat from the Chicora cap- 
 tured by Yankee barge. 
 
 DEFENCE OF WAGNER. 
 
 \_Southern Bivouac, March, 1886.] 
 
 When it was determined by the Confederates to reduce Sumter 
 (1861) with artillery, Clement H. Stevens, a young clerk in the 
 Planters and Mechanics' Bank at Charleston, astonished his friends 
 by devising the Cumming's Point Battery, covering the heavy tim- 
 bers with railroad T rails, laid at an angle of 45 degrees .... 
 
 The only two models of forts used at West Point for instruc- 
 tion are Wagner and Sevastopol .... 
 
 Capt. Frank D. Lee and Capt. Langdon Cheves, of the Confed- 
 erate States Engineer Corps, planned and built Fort Wagner .... 
 
 Fort Wagner was 630 feet from east to west, and 275 feet from 
 north to south. The sea face contained a boiub-proof magazine, 
 forming a heavy traverse to protect the three guns north of it from 
 the land fire. Behind the sea face, a bomb-proof to accommodate 
 not more than 900 men standing elbow to elbow ; and this was 
 reduced one-third for a hospital. The front was protected by a 
 ditch, filled with water at high tide .... 
 
 Capt. Cheves, one of the builders of the fort, was killed by the 
 first shell especially fired at and bursting within the fort (10 July 
 1863). 
 
 Of the attack on the morning of the 11th of July, a writer says 
 in regard to the Seventh Connecticut : "A remnant of that forlorn 
 hope had sheltered itself against the scarp when our fire was the hot- 
 test. They crawled in and surrendered — 130 rank and file . . . ." 
 
 Of the disposition of the attacking party of the 18th the writer 
 says : " The Sixth Connecticut to lead and attack the southeast 
 salient angle of the fort ; the Forty-eighth New York to pass along 
 the sea front, and, facing inward, to attack there ; the other regi- 
 ments of the brigade to charge the south front, extending inward 
 toward the marshes on the left ; while to the Fifty- fourth Massachu- 
 setts Colored Volunteers, 1,000 strong [error; only about 625 all 
 told. — D. E.], splendidly drilled and accoutred, the honor was 
 given of a position in advance of all . . . ." 
 
 Col. Shaw is described as a 3'oung officer of slight and short 
 figure, arrayed in a short jacket, with long, light hair, which fell low 
 upon his neck and across his shoulders. In referring to the attack 
 
Sept.'66\^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 387 
 
 the writer says: "And conspicuous in the van, on came the little 
 misguided, unfortunate Massachusetts Colonel, Shaw, his long hair 
 waving behind him as he led his sable enfant perdus. A portion 
 followed him over the ditch, and planted their flag upon the ram- 
 parts, where the Colonel was shot and instantly killed." 
 
 The writer says : "Of the 4,000 dashed against our impenetra- 
 ble earthwork, only 600 answered to their names after the battle." 
 
 Conspicuous among the Federal corpses was a tall, superbly 
 formed man, an officer, whose calm features — only the more clearly 
 €ut by the chisel of death — gazed toward a cloudless sky : a breath- 
 less Apollo ! This was Col. Putnam of the Seventh New Hampshire. 
 
 FORT SUMTER AFTER B0:MBARDMENT. 
 
 Although, horrible to relate, the entire back part of his head had been 
 blown off, the wonderful beauty of his face remained intact and 
 unshadowed, evoking from his foes a sigh of pity. On the crest, 
 surrounded by a few — a very few — of his sable troops, at the foot 
 of the flag he had vainly planted, was the body of Col. Shaw. One 
 would have thought at a cursory glance that it was the corpse of a 
 mere boy .... 800 mangled bodies were buried on the beach. 
 
 MORRIS ISLAND SIEGE WORK. 
 
 The siege work extended over 55 days and covered items as 
 follows: 23,500 soldiers' days' work (6 hours), 8,000 days' work 
 on defensive arrangements, 56,000 clays' work against Sumter, 
 99,000 days' work against Wagner. There were about 46,000 sand- 
 bags used, almost exclusively for revetting. 
 
388 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [SejU. '63. 
 
 A Confederate writer, in the Savannah. Republican, says: "It 
 were impossible to conceive a more industrious and indefatigable set 
 of beavers than these same abolition tools of Gen. Gillmore. Day 
 and night, through sunshine and storm, have they kept up their un- 
 remitting labors, approaching little by little for miles, until they are 
 now right under our noses." 
 
 Maj. Brooks' report gives statistics as follows: The average 
 strength of the troops during the siege, of all arms, was 10,678 men, 
 of which the average percentage sick was 19.88. The number of 
 colored troops varied from 1,127 to 1,947. Average percentage 
 sick in the artillery was 6.2 ; in the Engineers, 11.9 ; in the colored 
 troops, 13.9; in the white troops, excluding one brigade, 20.1. 
 The excluded brigade consisted of the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, 
 Twenty-fourth Massachusetts and Tenth Connecticut : and this bri- 
 gade averaged 32 per cent sick. They had been on Seabrook Island, 
 a very unhealthj^ place. 
 
 The distances between the opposing forces may be learned from 
 the flo'ures below : — 
 
 From 
 
 To Gregg, 
 
 To Wagner, 
 vards. 
 
 To Sumter, 
 
 
 vards. 
 
 yards. 
 
 Battery Brown . . 
 
 2170 
 
 " 885 
 
 3516 
 
 " Rosecrans 
 
 2110 
 
 830 
 
 3447 
 
 " Meade . . . 
 
 2085 
 
 820 
 
 3428 
 
 Navcal Battery . . . 
 
 2590 
 
 1335 
 
 3980 
 
 Battery Hayes . . . 
 
 2850 
 
 1710 
 
 4172 
 
 " Reno . . . 
 
 2950 
 
 1850 
 
 4272 
 
 " Stevens . . 
 
 2950 
 
 1875 
 
 4278 
 
 " Strong . . 
 
 2950 
 
 1900 
 
 4290 
 
 " Kir by . . . 
 
 3000 
 
 19G0 
 
 4400 
 
 Weed . . . 
 
 
 1460 
 
 
 " Reynolds . . 
 
 
 1335 
 
 
 " Kearney . . 
 
 1955 
 
 720 
 
 
 " O'Ronrke . . 
 
 
 1920 
 
 
 Cumming's Point to Charleston, 6,616 yards; same to Sumter, 1,390 
 yards; center of Morris Island to city, 5t miles. 
 
 The Federal losses on Morris Island during the siege are thus 
 given in the Century's War Book 
 
 Morris Island, 10 July . . 
 AVagner, 11 Jaly .... 
 18 July .... 
 Siege ending 7 Sept. . . 
 
 Total on Morris Island . . 381 1372 565 2318 
 
 Killed. 
 
 Wounded. 
 
 Missing. 
 
 Totals, 
 
 15 
 
 91 
 
 — 
 
 106 
 
 49 
 
 123 
 
 167 
 
 3:59 
 
 246 
 
 880 
 
 389 
 
 1515 
 
 71 
 
 278 
 
 9 
 
 358 
 
 Having furnished the reader with a sufficient quantity of de- 
 scriptions, etc. (all selected with care), it may fairly be inferred 
 that he is well informed now upon all the matters that he need to know 
 about at this juncture ; and we will proceed with the narrative proper. 
 
 It is the 7th Sept., and a beautiful day. We are flushed with 
 victory. Not, however, that particular kind of victory which is tlie 
 immediate result of a sudden and fearful clash of arms. The depart- 
 ure of the rebels " between two days " was not so satisfactory as it 
 would have been had we actually driven them from the island by a 
 fierce onslaught, as was intended. However, we 've got the island 
 
Sept. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 389 
 
 now, and will see what can be done toward Sumter and Moultrie and 
 Charleston ; for we are much nearer now to each of those important 
 points. A Confederate account says their losses to date, on this 
 island, have been 672 killed and wounded. Deduct for 10, 11 and 
 18 July, leaves 47 killed and 280 wounded. 
 
 8 Sept. : We find today that both Gen. Gillmore and Admiral 
 Dahlgren are arranging to assault Sumter tonight. After Gillmore 
 had arranged his plans, he asked Dahlgren to put his men under the 
 army officer ; but the latter declined, and each proceeded with and 
 under his own plan. The Weehcvwken got aground today, and there 
 was a lively fight between Moultrie and the iron-clads that tried to 
 assist the Weehawken. The Weehmcken floated about 4 p.m. A 
 fearful explosion occurred in Moultrie — probably two or three 
 magazines. Our force (a part of Third New Hampshire in it) to go 
 to Sumter is in command of Maj. Sanford, Tenth Connecticut. It is 
 said that owing to the tide, the army party were detained till after 
 the naval party had been repulsed. The naval party was under 
 Comdr. Thos. H. Stevens of the Pafapsco. His party was divided 
 into three lines, the assaulting, support, and reserve. 
 
 The Ann J/ and Navy Journal says of this attack : " There were 
 24 boats, with 34 officers and 413 men, 120 of the latter being 
 marines. Lights were thrown on the boats from Sumter and a rebel 
 ram assisted in driving them off. The naval loss was 10 ollicers and 
 104 men. The attack occurred shortly after midnight. Beauregard 
 says he read our signals that day and had reinforcements in Sumter, 
 and was otherwise ready for us, and that there were 450 men in 
 Sumter to resist the attack." 
 
 A letter dated today, written to and published in a New Hamp- 
 shire paper, says: "From some cause the Third New Hampshire 
 has had what might at first seem rather more than their proportion, 
 — having, for fortj^-oue days in succession, been called upon to do 
 24 hours picket duty once in three days, and that in advance of all 
 other regiments and within a few hundred yards of Fort Wagner. 
 This .... cost us many lives and not a few arms, legs, fingers, 
 wounds and bruises ; but now that it is done, our men are jubilant 
 over its accomplishment. Men with one arm join with those with 
 one leg, and they with their broken-limbed brothers ; while the more 
 fortunate, who have a mere gun-shot wound through their neck, arm 
 or leg, together with those who have paid a fair tax to a bursting 
 shell, are not the less anxious to join .... in rejoicing over the 
 successful accomplishment of this dangerous piece of work .... 
 Always cool, careful and judicious, Capt. Randlett has led the regi- 
 ment through this, the most responsible and dangerous work ever 
 performed by us, and with great credit to the regiment and honor 
 to himself. Our men have again proved themselves of the right 
 stamp and material, never slirinking at the hardest and most danger- 
 ous work nor running before tiie enemy. These facts are well un- 
 derstood, hence the appointment of Capt. Randlett to storm AVagner 
 on the morning of the 7th inst., with our regiment." 
 
 9 Sept. : Flags of truce all day. Contrabands report that the 
 city has received one or more 300-pounder guns. Whew ! But little 
 
390 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ^Sept. '63. 
 
 firing today, and there is a general inactivity all around. The Sani- 
 tary Commission (Dr. M. M. Marsh in charge) received a deserved 
 compliment today, by a General Order from Gillmore, for its services. 
 The navy is coaling up today ; but just what that signifies we do not 
 know. 
 
 10 Sept. : The Third New Hampshire is again called on for duty, 
 and 275 men under Lieut. Houghton went on picket. The New York 
 Herald of today says of the evacuation : "They withdrew noiselessly 
 in 40 barges, one of which Avas captured with 12 men." 
 
 Col. Serrell of the Engineers reports the substantial completion 
 of a pier at south end of Morris, 150 feet long by 31 feet wide, with 
 a 69 -foot T, and extending to 9 feet low water. 
 
 A stroke of fortune hit us today in a pleasant manner. Gen. 
 Terry ordered Capt. Greenleaf (Fourth New Hampshire) relieved as 
 Provost Marshal, together with his guard (Seventh New Hampshire, 
 Ninth Maine and Thirty-ninth Illinois) , and appointed Capt. Randlett 
 Provost Marshal, and assigned our whole regiment to him as Provost 
 Guard. 
 
 11 Sept. : As a reward for faithful service. Gen. Gillmore (by 
 his General Order 74) directed furloughs to be given, for not over 
 30 da^'s, substantially as follows : To men who have been distin- 
 guished for gallantry or good conduct in the present campaign, to 
 not over two per cent of force present for duty, two for each com- 
 pany, or detachment serving the batteries, without regard to number 
 present for duty. (This was afterward changed, by General Order 76, 
 to be same as for regiments.) This order was well received, and the 
 lucky ones under its beneficent rays will be seen under "Furloughs." 
 
 The fact that we are verj' short of officers is brought to our 
 attention forcibly today, by a Department Order forbidding enlisted 
 men to act as officers on parades, inspections, or any occasion of 
 ceremony ; and to add to our dismay the order forbade that one non- 
 com, shall exercise authority over another non-com. who is his senior 
 by date of appointment. Several of our sergeants have been acting 
 as officers ; and this order, properly interpreted, means that vacancies 
 ought to be filled at once by commissions. Mail. Being established 
 as a "provo' regiment," we are having lighter duty: that is, we've 
 no picket or fatigue duty. 
 
 12 Sept. : The big magazine near us was finished (by turfing) 
 toda}^ and looks nicely. Some of our men have been detailed on post 
 guard today, at which they rebelled, but only in Iheir minds. Their 
 anatomies were at tlie proper places. Gen. Teny directed today that 
 no more music lie played at funerals. 
 
 13 Sept. : The Fulton has arrived at Hilton Head ; and we hear 
 that Col. Jackson is on board, also ex-Capt. Wilbur (the latter, 
 Heaven forbid !) ; but the rumor proved groundless as a whole, and 
 we got a good mail only. A diar}^ says : "B and K on provo' ;" and 
 another says: "Band Master Ingalls is at the North, recruiting the 
 Band." 
 
 14 Sept. : Lieut. Dow was appointed Acting Adjutant today, 
 owing to the continued illness of Adjt. Copp. Capt. Randlett eon- 
 
8>spt. '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 391 
 
 tinues in command of regiment, as well as being Provost Marshal. 
 A diary says : "No whiskey ;" but the writer must consult that diarist 
 before attempting an explanation of that fearful couplet. 
 
 15 Sept. : The Sanitary Commission gives us ice now everyday. 
 Gen. Gillmore issued an order today (no number) congratulating the 
 troops upon the success they had achieved. . 
 
 16 Sept. : Lieut. Dow was today appointed Assistant Provost 
 Marshal. 
 
 17 Sept. : We had one of our highest tides of the season today, 
 superinduced by the heav}' rain and storm of last night. Nearly 
 half our camp was inundated. We are horrified and mortified today 
 by learning that Gen. Gillmore had issued an order announcing that he 
 had heard that in several instances colored soldiers had been detailed 
 to do menial duty, such as cleaning up the camps of white soldiers, 
 etc., and closed his order by expressly forbidding such practices in 
 the future. We plead not guilty, for we had always been obliged to 
 clean up ("police" is the army phrase) our own camp. 
 
 18 Sept.: The furloughed men started today for "Home, 
 sweet Home." Were they happy? Were we happy who didn't go? 
 Yes, both were happy; but of different varieties. The little Steamer 
 Emilji took them to Hilton Head, where they are to be transferred 
 to some other for New York. Today, by advice of the Medical In- 
 spector, the ration of Avhiskey was ordered to be discontinued, except 
 to fatigue parties during the night or in cases of extreme exposure. 
 
 19 Sept. : Sanitary measures instituted today, by an issue of 
 200 pounds chloride of lime to each regiment. Mail. Capt. Em- 
 mons having been discharged for disability, turned over the company 
 (G) and property to 2d Lieut. Trickey. Capt. Handerson has also 
 been discharged. Capt. Ayer (wounded) was placed on board the 
 Fulton today, on her way to New York. Heavy firing last night and 
 today. 
 
 20 Sept. : Conference today between Gen. Gillmore and Ad- 
 miral Dahlgren. Gillmore thinks his new batteries will be all ready 
 to open in a few days. He went to Hilton Head. Our duties are 
 quite hard. 
 
 21 Sept. : Last night was so cool that two or even three blankets 
 were none too many. The corporals of the color guard are perfectly 
 dazed today by being detailed for common ordinary guard duty. 
 
 22 Sept. : Gen. Rains, in a communication to the Confederate 
 Secretary of War, suggests a special detail to provide against raids ; 
 the detail to be instructed in putting down and taking up torpedoes 
 (sub- terra shells) rapidly. 
 
 A confederatp: resujnie. 
 
 Gen. Ripley's (Confederate) report of 22 Sept. 1863 is appar- 
 ently a review of events. He saj's, in substance: 21 Aug., the 
 enemy disabled one 10-inch and one 42-pounder rifled in Sumter 
 by 7.30 A.M. ; 465 shot struck Sumter same day outside, 259 inside, 
 and 219 passed over: 943 in all. Brig. -Gen. Hagood relieved Col. 
 
392 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [^-e^^^. '63. 
 
 Keitt at 2 a.m. 21 Aug. on IMorris Island; and at half-past two 
 opened on the enemy, whose lines were then within about 450 yds. 
 Both tired vigorously till daylight. Says at dusk on the 21st the 
 enemy approached ; but he was driven back to his lines. At noon, 
 21 Aug., the enemy sent flag of truce to Wagner, with letter to him 
 [Ripley] ; but this was kept at Wagner during the afternoon, as 
 there was no way of sending it. Gen. Ripley visited the island in 
 the evening and it was handed to him then. [Gen. Beauregard 
 received it also same night.] This letter [from Gillmore] had been 
 sent unsigned, and was returned to Gillmore for signature. During 
 the evening of the 22d, a flag of truce was sent to Gillmore, with a 
 letter signed by Beauregard and certain foreign consuls. 
 
 On the 23d, the Ironsides attacked about 7 [a.m. or p.m. ?] ; but 
 retired in an hour and a half. Volunteers from Wagner succeeded in 
 capturing a fine launch from the Ironsides, and sent it up to Charles- 
 ton, where it was afterward employed in the transport service. 
 
 FOHT SUMTER AFTER iJOMBARDMENT. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. P. C. Gaillard lost his left hand in Wagner 23d. At 
 noon, Gillmore sent flag of truce with letter to Beauregard and the 
 consuls. Flag-statT of Wagner twice shot away. 
 
 Col. Harrison of the Thirty-second Georgia relieved Gen. 
 Hagood, on Morris Island, 10 r.M. 2.3th. Brig. -Gen. A. II. Colquitt 
 relieved Col. Harrison 12 p.m. 27th. 
 
 During the 30th, a steamer, on return trip from Wagner to city, 
 had to go out of its regular course, and was mistaken by Moultrie for 
 the enemy, and was fired into and sunk. 
 
 Col. Keitt of Twentieth South Carolina relieved Gen. Colquitt 
 at Morris Island 2 Sept., 11 p.m. 
 
 4 Sept., 9 P.M., a boat was captured by the enemy, with Maj. 
 Frederick F. Warley f Second South Carolina Artillery, wounded), 
 coxswain and ten men. 
 
Sept. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 393 
 
 Maj. Stephen Elliott relieved Col. Rhett 4 Sept. (night of), and 
 Col. Rhett was placed in command of the interior batteries in and 
 about Charleston, with Castle Pinckney and Fort Ripley. 
 
 During the 5th, over 40 were killed and wounded at Wagner 
 and Gregg. Night of the 4th, an attack by the enemy in boats was 
 anticipated ; and another repelled on the 5th [really about 1 a.m. 
 6th]. 
 
 At daylight on the 6th our repairs were stopped by the over- 
 whelming force of the enemy's sharpshooters. 
 
 [Here Gen. Ripley describes the details for evacuation.] A 
 fleet of transports was to assemble between Sumter and Johnson, 
 covered by the iron-clad Charleston. Several small boats manned by 
 officers and men of the Palmetto and Chlcora,, and details from the 
 army, were to embark the men from Cumming's Point. Orders as 
 to final movements did not reach Wagner till night of 6th — too 
 short a time to carry them out. 
 
 The evacuation began about 9 p.m., and was substantially com- 
 pleted at midnight. The enemy discovered it in time to capture three 
 barges containing Lieut. Haskill and boat's crew from the Chirora 
 and several soldiers. The enemj^'s fleet of about 40 barges attacked 
 Sumter about 1 a.m. 9 Sept. Five boats, five colors, 12 officers and 
 109 men were captured [including 2 officers and 17 men wounded]. 
 
 22 Sept. : Gillmore a Major-General ! A salute fired in honor 
 by our batteries. The Forty-seventh New York paraded with a mon- 
 strous live eagle, captured on Seabrook Island. The captured bird 
 was drawn in a wagon by eight horses, decorated for the occasion, 
 and the line was headed by Col. Davis' brigade band. The bird was 
 afterward presented to Gen. Gillmore. Mail. 
 
 John Robinson (wounded) died today. A little while prior to 
 his death, when it was certain that his last hour on earth had come, 
 he requested that the dear old flag should be brought him ; and he 
 died with it in his arms, in the presence of several weeping comrades. 
 
 Gillmore has directed a special review to take place the 24th, 
 Some silly fellow has ventured to suggest that this review is for the 
 sole purpose of showing the troops just how a majoi'-general's uni- 
 form looks. The review is to be as complete as can be made, for 
 all details are to be called in by 4 r.M. tomorrow, and none can be 
 made for twenty-four hours. Mail. 
 
 23 Sept. : We are forcibly reminded today that the rebels still 
 live. They fired a shot directly across this island ; and we smiled to 
 see it roll off into the Atlantic. Another landed right in the camp 
 of the Ninety-seventh Pennsjdvauia, near us ; and another struck a 
 bakery, raising things faster than yeast could possibly do it. A letter 
 says: "Only one captain and five lieutenants on duty today." 
 
 24 Sept. : An extraordinarily low tide today, and the review. 
 Five brigades — two of infantry (one white, one black) and three of 
 artillery, all preceded by a union of bands under Walter Dignam of 
 the Fourth New Hampshire. The whole review used up about three 
 hours. The column was a very long one, and was a splendid sight, 
 
394 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '63. 
 
 particularly to the rebels, to whom it Avas in full view. Gillmore 
 starts off his major-generalship by this review, and also by ordering 
 the issue of onions ( ! ) twice a week in place of beans, peas, rice or 
 hominy. 
 
 25 Sept. : For some military reason not apparent we were 
 paraded in front of Col. Guss' quarters from 3 a.m. to sunrise. 
 Didn't appreciate the honor. Dr. Buzzell has gone on sick leave. 
 The marines who manned the Surf Battery have left the island. John 
 E. Buruham of Co. I died today of heart disease. 
 
 26 Sei^t. : Gillmore moved his Headquarters to Folly Island to- 
 day. The rebels strained every nerve today to prevent the planting 
 of new batteries on Cumming's Point, and the firing was rapid. A 
 new era has dawned upon us. We have a sutler, all our own. His 
 name is Palmer, and he is from Boston. He opened today. We 
 went in : and that means we came out — poorer. 
 
 27 Sept. : Nothing of importance today. 
 
 28 Sept. : The poles and wires are up again today, and we are 
 fain to believe that Gillmore is about to open the new batteries at 
 
 Cumming's Point, and send his 
 compliments to the city. A new 
 order of today, by Gen. Terry, 
 fixes new hours for the day's 
 programme. We look it over 
 carefully and anxiously, but 
 draw a long breath on finding 
 no allusion to drills. 
 
 A facetious drummer (G. 
 
 W. S.), who is also a prolix 
 
 chap, dates his letter today thus : 
 
 "Headquarters Co. K, Third 
 
 PLAN OF FORT MOULTRIE. Ncw Hampshire Volunteers, 
 
 Provost Assignment, Second 
 Brigade, First Division, Tenth Army Corps, among the Sand Hills, 
 Morris Island, east side Charleston District, S. C, Turbulent State* 
 of North America." In this letter he says: "The several bauds 
 here discourse excellent music in a most horrid manner, predominat- 
 ing in CNnnbals and drums : and the agility with which the chro- 
 matic scale is played appeals more to one's astonishment than to 
 his pleasure." He adds, mournfully: "Our old serenade club is 
 totally defunct!" 
 
 29 Sept. : Unusually quiet ; and the boys are playing cards, 
 backgammon, etc., with the same don't care, peaceful air they have 
 when no enemy is near the danger line. 
 
 30 Sept. : Gen. Terry orders today that all trading and peddling 
 by soldiers cease, and directs officers to prefer charges for violations 
 of the order. This is probably to protect the sutler. 
 
 We lost our Band today. Not exactly ours ; but we are pleased 
 to call it so. It is the Second Brigade Baud, and is Gen. Gillmore's 
 especial favorite ; and he ordered it to Folly, to his new Headquar- 
 ters there. 
 
Sept. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 395 
 
 A roster of today shows : — 
 
 Col. Jackson on detached service in New Hampshire. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Bedel ... a prisoner of war. 
 
 Maj. Plimpton .... Assistant Inspector-General, Morris Island. 
 
 Capt. Clark on detached service in New Hampshire. 
 
 2d Lieut. Head of A . . detached — Signal Corps. 
 
 2d Lieut. Woodburj' of B detached — Staff of Col. Guss. 
 
 Capt. Allen of C ... absent sick. 
 
 Capt. Ela of E .... detached — Sharpshooters. 
 
 Capt. Randlett of F . . Provost Marshal and Commanding Regiment. 
 
 1st Lieut. Dearborn of H detached — Ordnance Officer, Ninth .Vrnij^ Corps. 
 
 2d Lieut. Hawkins of Iv . detached — Signal Corps. 
 
 SUPPIvENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Orders 302, 303, 307, 312, 310 and 320, were all con- 
 cerning certain transfers to the Invalid Corps, and giving the lists. 
 Among these, No. 312 transferred six men of the Third New Hamp- 
 shire Volunteers: Privates Cornelius Donovan (B), Michael Egan 
 (C), John R. Ferguson (G), William H. Kimball (E), Samuel Mc- 
 Duffee (A), Varnum Willoughby (F). 
 
 General Order 305 of the 11th (amending paragraph 8 of ^Gen- 
 eral Order 191) provided that after expiration of 90 days from 25 
 June last, volunteers serving in three-year regiments, who may re- 
 enlist for three j^ears or the war, in companies or regimeuts to which 
 they belong, and who may have at date of re-enlistment less than 
 one year to serve, shall be entitled to the S400 bounty and $2.00 
 premium, and the new term to begin at re-enlistment. 
 
 General Order 323 of the 28th provided for enlistment of two 
 under-cooks of African descent in each company. To be enlisted 
 and mustered same as other soldiers, and to be paid SlO per month 
 and one ration : $3 of the $10 may be in clothing, if desired. Their 
 names to appear at end of list of privates. [No such enlistment 
 was ever made in the Third New Hampshire, though we had at vari- 
 ous times under-cooks of decidedly African descent ; and they did 
 valiant service in their line. — D. E.] 
 
 General Order 324 of the 28th extended the time to 1 Dec. 
 (previously fixed by General Order 191), and increased the first 
 instalment of bounty (as per that order) to $60, thus making a 
 total of $75 to be paid at muster-in, and correspondingly decreasing 
 the payment at muster-out ($40). 
 
 General Order 320 of the 28th increased the reward for appre- 
 hension of deserters to $30. 
 
 General Order 32 G of the 28th (repeating an Act of Congress) 
 provided that courts-martial have pow^r to reduce officers to the 
 ranks, to serve for three years or during the war ; but only for the 
 one crime of being absent without leave. 
 
396 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Sept. '68. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 73 of the 9th was commendatory of the U. S. 
 Sanitary Commission — Dr. M. M. Marsh receiving the major part 
 of the commendation. 
 
 General Order 74 of the 11th provided for furloughs to a cer- 
 tain percentage of the men, for good conduct, etc. (treated 
 elsewhere) . 
 
 General Order of the 15th (no number) congratulated the troops 
 that Fort Sumter had been destroyed — was a mass of ruins ; that 
 its formidable battery had been silenced, etc. [This was a little 
 "previous," as the enemy did not give it up till Feb. 1865. — D. E.] 
 
 General Order 80 of the 22d was the first issue signed by Gill- 
 more as Major-General (unimportant order). 
 
 General Order 81 of the 24th directed the issue of fresh onions 
 (see " Rations"). 
 
 The Department Statistics for September are : Total troops, 
 28,339; cases sick, 11,040; died, 142; cases wounded, 244; 
 died, 34. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Stafl" omen, 9 officers. 
 
 Co. A 79 " 3 
 
 B 78 " 1 
 
 C 65 " 3 
 
 D 60 " 2 
 
 E 73 " . 2 
 
 F 82 " 3 
 
 G 57 " 1 
 
 H 53 " 3 
 
 I 80 " 3 
 
 K ■ Q>Q " _J^ 
 
 Present aggregate .... 704 31 735 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 708 33 741 
 
 Several men are absent on furlough, recently granted. 
 
 Deserted, 1 (Private J. Mclntire of C, at Concord). 
 
 Three men have been gained : Henderson of E, previously 
 reported killed in action 10 July 1863 (he turned up in General 
 Hospital at Hilton Head) ; Bingham of F (see July 1863 — order 
 revoked) ; Lang of I, previously reported as missing in action 
 (found to be a prisoner of war at Columbia Jail, S. C, with Bedel). 
 
 This return is very full ; and the following is deemed of suffi- 
 cient value to record here : — 
 
 Col. Jackson .... detached service. New Hampshire. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Bedel . . prisoner of war. 
 
 Maj. Plimpton . . . detached — Assistant Inspector-General 
 
 (with Gen. Terry). 
 
 Surg. Buzzell .... on leave. 
 
 Asst.-Surg. Burnham . on duty. 
 
 Chaplain Hill .... on duty. 
 
 Adjt. Copp .... sick in quarters. 
 
 Regt'l Q. M. Hynes . . on duty. 
 
 Capt. Clark of A . . . detached service in New Hampshire. 
 
 1st Lieut. Houghton . commanding company. 
 
Sept. '63.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 397 
 
 detached — Signal Corps. 
 
 detached service — Aide-de-Camp, Bri- 
 sjade Headtiuarters. 
 
 on leave. 
 
 sick in quarters. 
 
 commanding company. 
 
 siclv in quarters. 
 
 sick in quarters. 
 
 detached — commanding Sharpshooters. 
 
 commanding company. 
 
 commanding regiment, and i'rovost 
 Marshal, Morris Island. 
 
 commanding company. 
 
 on duty. 
 
 on duty in Co. K. 
 
 on leave. 
 
 detached- — Ordnance Officer, Ninth 
 Army Corps. 
 
 Acting Adjutant. 
 
 on duty. 
 
 detached — Assistant Provost Marshal, 
 Morris Island. 
 2d Lieut. Trickey . . commanding Co. G. 
 2d Lieut. Hawkins of K, detached — Signal Corps. 
 Capts. Emmons and Handerson have resigned and gone home. 
 
 This Return is especially valuable, in that it gives the names of 
 all absent men, and for what cause. 
 
 2d Lieut. Head . . 
 Capt. Woodbury of B 
 
 Capt. Allen of C . . 
 1st Lieut. Stearns 
 2d Lieut. KirAvin 
 Capt. Maxwell of D 
 1st Lieut. Libby, Jr. 
 Capt. Ela of E 
 2d Lieut. Edgerly 
 Capt. Randlett of F 
 
 1st Lieut. Wadsworth 
 2d Lieut. Button . . 
 Capt. Wadlia of G . 
 Capt. Ayer of H . . 
 1st Lieut. Dearborn 
 
 2d Lieut. Morrill . . 
 Capt. Burnham of I 
 1st Lieut. Dow . . 
 
 A 
 
 Sergeants 5 
 
 Corporals 7 
 
 Wagoners 1 
 
 Musicians 2 
 
 On furlough .... 1 
 
 Prisoners of w^ar . 
 Present .... 
 Killed in action or died 
 
 E F G 
 
 43 48 49 47 4G 
 
 G 5 
 
 1 1 
 
 2 2 
 1 2 
 8 
 
 40 29 
 
 K Totals. 
 
 8 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 48 
 
 10 
 
 17 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 454 
 
 of wounds 
 Died of disease 
 
 10 10 1 1 
 0100100000 
 
(398) 
 
OCTOBER, 1863. 
 
 HE diary form is dropped and the narrative form resumed, 
 as the events do not now come so thickly. 
 
 On the 1st, Dr. J. R. Cheves, at Savannah, appealed 
 
 to the powers that be, saying he was the inventor of the 
 
 new incendiary shell and had expended thousands of 
 
 dollars already of his own money, and now wants an 
 
 otHcer to be designated to whom he may deliver some of the 
 
 shells. He adds that he now puts pitch and sulphur with the 
 
 phosphorus. 
 
 October was ushered in with a rainbow in the morning. Adjt. 
 
 Copp, still sick, went that day to Florida, on a 20 days' leave. Lieut. 
 
 Morrill was detached for duty in the Signal Corps, and Capt. Allen 
 
 returned from leave. Mail. 
 
 On the 2d, we had a little streak of good luck ; for the Ninety- 
 seventh Pennsylvania moved awaj'^, and we levied on the lumber 
 they left behind. 
 
 As an illustration of the few men for duty, Lieut. Jonah Libby, 
 Jr., in command of Co. E, requested Gen. Terr}' (2d) to relieve 
 Corpl. Kenniston and Private Hadley from duty with Requa Batteiy 
 (disapproved). Lieut. Libby stated as one reason, that 14 men were 
 then detached. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore and Admiral Dahlgren had another consultation 
 the 2d as to a new movement. 
 
 It is recorded that on the 3d two "Ericsson Devils" arrived, to 
 be used in clearing the harbor of obstructions. The writer can give 
 r^o detailed description of these "Devils," or in fact of any Devil, 
 
 Gen. Terry disbanded the Sharpshooters on the 4th ; and this 
 added a little to the regiment's force for duty. 
 
 The funeral question Avas solved on the 5th by Gen. Terr}', who 
 directed that no funeral take place without a permit from the Provost 
 Marshal, who would detail a sergeant from his guard to act as 
 sexton and designate the place of burial and see that the graves were 
 properl}' dug and covered. He further directed that head-boards, 
 with name, compan}', regiment and date of death be furnished by 
 the Post Quartermaster. INIusic at funerals had previously been 
 forbidden. 
 
 At night a rebel torpedo was exploded against the Ironsides. 
 It is said to have been cigar shaped, 50 feet long and 5 to 6 feet in 
 
 (399) 
 
400 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Oct. '63. 
 
 diameter, with an eugine powerful enough for a speed of 8 to 10 
 knots. At its bow was a bar of iron 10 feet long, with the torpedo 
 at end of it, containing GO lbs. of powder and 4 percussion caps. It 
 was also reported that Lieut. Glassel of the rebel navy (formerly a 
 Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy) was on board (probably in command), 
 and was captured, with a crew of four men. Damage slight. The 
 commotion incident to this attack extended to the shore ; and the 
 troops were called out at 10 by the long roll, and stood in line till 12. 
 
 The same day (5th) Gen. Gillmore ordered that two officers of 
 each regiment be detailed to look out for the rations and cooking, 
 and report abuses of any kind. 
 
 The regiment' about that time was getting into better health ; for 
 on the 7th a diary said : " Only 46 oft" duty and sick." 
 
 Admiral Dahlgren was considerably exercised about the torpedo, 
 and went to Hilton Head the 7th to obtain, if possible, some me- 
 chanical contrivance for keeping oft" torpedoes (Dahlgren and Gill- 
 more met at Beaufort, the 8th) . 
 
 Several of our wounded men got back on the 8th from the Gen- 
 eral Hospital at Hilton Head. The Eleventh Maine arrived and 
 encamped on the spot vacated by the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania. 
 
 A terrible accident occured in Wagner on the 10th, it being no 
 less than the premature explosion of a pile of shells, some 200 in 
 number, resulting in 6 killed and wounded. The cause of this ac- 
 cident has never been satisfactorily explained. 
 
 A diary says : "Gen. Gillmore has ordered the baking of bread 
 by the regimental bakeries to be stopped on account of the scarcity 
 of wood .... Both sides have boat pickets in the harbor. They 
 met last night. No damages. Wagner and Gregg have been en- 
 larged and improved. Both have been palisaded and have deep 
 moats and new and heavier guns. As provost guard, we have about 
 200 prisoners." 
 
 On Sunday, the 11th, the Chaplain's diary says: "No services 
 — all on duty. This maybe necessary; but I don't believe it. I 
 lament this . . . ." 
 
 For a diversion (as we thought), we were turned out at 4.30 
 A.M. on the 13th, and lay on the beach till sunrise. Capt. Ela was 
 in immediate command of regiment, and Sergt.-Maj. Dodge acted as 
 Adjutant. 
 
 Our hearts were gladdened on the 16th and 17th b}' the Pay- 
 master. He was a fine gentleman. 
 
 During the 18th, and a few days prior, the various companies of 
 the regiment not previously removed to Provo' did so, and we were 
 all as one again. Hospital not yet moved. Our Adjutant (Copp) 
 returned to us on the I'Jth, but not quite recovered. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore meailt that the geography of the Department 
 should be worth something ; for on the 19 th he ordered the establish- 
 ment of a Convalescent Camp at St. Augustine, for officers and men, 
 and that provision be made for 200 in all. 
 
 The writer is of the opinion that nothing has been written as to 
 positions in line (as to companies) since the original formation at Con- 
 
Oct. '63.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 401 
 
 cord. The various changes in officers, and consequently in rank, of 
 the various commanding officers of companies, made several changes 
 in positions of companies ; and there have been so man^^ and at such 
 irregular intervals, that no attempt will be made by the writer to 
 trace them to this date. Suffice it to say, however, 
 that inasmuch as the two flanking companies (E and 
 A) had been drilled as skirmishers, these two have 
 retained their original positions. 
 
 A regimental order of the 19th fixed new posi- 
 tions and as follows : — 
 
 Right — A, I, D, K, E, B, C, G, H, F — Left. 
 
 On the same day we were detached from First 
 Brigade, so as to occupy a consistent position — 
 i.e., as provost guard we ought not to belong to 
 any brigade. 
 
 An extraordinary movement of ammunition 
 towards the front during the 21st excited our curi- 
 osity. " Probably a new move," said we. A few 
 shots were fired during the day, and the Ironsides 
 was provided Avith a new-fangled apparatus to keep 
 off torpedoes. 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Truman Seymour (18th) was tem- 
 porarily assigned to the command of the forces on 
 Morris Island, relieving Gen. Terry, who went 
 North on leave. (Special Order 570, Department 
 of the South, paragraph 2.) 
 
 We are somewhat surprised to learn that on 
 the 2 2d there was a naval council called by Dahl- 
 gren ; and that on a proposition to attempt to enter 
 the harbor when the seven monitors shall have been 
 repaired (early next month), the six senior officers 
 voted "no," and the four junior officers voted 
 "yes." Funny, wasn't it? 
 
 The Arago passed south on the 22d ; and had 
 we good glasses enough, we could have seen our 
 furloughed men on her deck, looking earnestly in 
 our direction. The boys got back to us on the 
 24th, and with them Dr. Buzzell. 
 
 Gen. Seymour appeared to be in command of 
 Morris and Folly forces, the 24th ; and Col. W. H. 
 H. Davis, of the One Hundred and Fourth Pennsyl- 
 vania, in command of the Post (Morris Island). 
 
 The new uniforms, etc., for our Drum Corps deserve a place in 
 history. A diary says : "The new uniforms are completed, and the 
 drums are expected on the Arago., which passed here yesterday. The 
 pants are striped, with two blue cords, and the coat collars and cuffs 
 are trimmed with gilt Lice. The hats are firm felt, encircled with 
 gilt cord. The drums have the New Hampshire coat of arms, with 
 the name, company and regiment of each drummer. The Drum 
 Major's (Galvin) uniform is a marvel of elegance and glitter. The 
 
 CAMP KETTLES 
 
 (sheet lao/vj'' 
 
 mess pans 
 (sheet iron) 
 
402 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Oct. '63. 
 
 hat is the same as the others, with the addition of gilt lace aud a 
 plume. His coat alone cost $65.00. We expect to make our debut 
 on Thanksgiving Day " (see 10 Nov.) 
 
 Not much has been said about reporters up to this time ; but 
 they were important factors, in war as well as in peace, and we must 
 and do take an interest in them. The New South of the 24th gives 
 the following as the list for the Department : — 
 
 JVeic York Tribnne . . . N. G. Shepherd, Geo. Boweryem, 
 
 JVew Yo7-k Herald . . . Oscar G. Saw.yer, Galen H. Osborne. 
 
 JVeio York Times .... Mr. Wliiltemore. 
 
 Frank Leslie's AV. T. Crane. 
 
 It was getting to be cold weather, especially apparent at night ; 
 and two blankets were found to be much nicer than one. 
 
 On the afternoon of the 26th, firing was resumed upon Sumter 
 and the other objective points, and three shells were landed in the 
 city. In this the navy assisted, the 150-pounder rifles on the Patapsco 
 and Lehigh doing good work. Apparently not a single mounted gun 
 on Sumter. Wagner and Gregg joined in the fight. Dr. Burnham, 
 and Scovell (nurse), are mentioned as having been sent to Gregg for 
 temporary duty (none of the Third New Hampshire there) . The 
 firing was kept up on the 28th, on which day the infantry in Sumter 
 actually opened on Gregg with muskets. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore, full of gratitude, showed it on the 28th by an 
 order providing for medals of honor for gallant and meritorious con- 
 duct during the opei'ations before Charleston, to not over three per 
 cent of the aggregate strength of the various regiments, companies 
 and detachments that have been in action or on duty in the batteries 
 or trenches. Candidates for these honors to be nominated by the 
 company officers aud sent through the usual military channels. The 
 whole list to be reviewed by a Board. Who will get them? What 
 will they be like? We will see later on. 
 
 The same order announced the following changes in names of 
 the various forts captured or built by us, in honor of the brave men 
 who had fallen : — 
 
 Cnniming's Point to be Fort Putnam. 
 
 The work next to it to be Battery Cliatfleld. 
 
 Fort Wagner to be Fort Strong. 
 
 New work south end Morris Island to be . . Fort Shaw. 
 
 Oyster Point to be Battery Pnrviauce. 
 
 North end Folly Island to be Fort Green. 
 
 A part of the Seventh New Hampshire have encamped directly 
 in our rear ; and being from our own State, there is a general inter- 
 change of courtesies. 
 
 An invoice of conscripts (really not conscripts, but substitutes) 
 arrived on the 29 th, and their coming was an event of no small im- 
 portance. Shall we take them right into our arms, or shall we hold 
 them aloof and frown on them a little at first? Will they make good 
 soldiers? AVhere did they come from anj/hoiv? and will the}\fight? 
 We will see. They came when the firing was going on at upper end 
 of the island. They listened to the shells ; aud during the intervals 
 
Oct. '63.2 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 403 
 
 we old soldiers told them fabulous stories of the campaign. [This 
 first invoice was not for Third New Hampshire. Its first arrived 
 16 Nov. 1863.— D. E.] 
 
 We are somewhat pleased on the 29th at hearing on parade an 
 order read embodying a report by our own Maj. Plimpton, Assistant 
 
 Inspector-General, of the condition in which he found Co. F, , at 
 
 an inspection. The report was a model one, as was not the condition 
 of that company — "very, very poor: officers, men and horses." 
 The order was read to each regiment as a warning to be vigilant and 
 keep our brasses clean. 
 
 The sutlers got on the war-path, and so did the Provost Marshal 
 General of the Department (Lieut. -Col. Hall). He notified Capt. 
 Randlett (Provost Marshal, Morris Island) that he had been informed 
 that certain sutlers' schooners in Light-House Inlet were charging 
 exorbitant prices, and directed Capt. Randlett to notify them that if 
 they charged over 25 per cent profit on the cost of their goods, at 
 the Inlet, their permits would be revoked. 
 
 The flag of Sumter was shot away several times on the 30th, but 
 replaced almost immediatel3^ 
 
 We were mustered for two months' pay on the 31st, by Capt. 
 Randlett, with the usual iuspection following. 
 
 SUPPLEIvIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 329 (no date) was a suppressed order — probably 
 found to be impracticable or ill-advised. 
 
 General Order 331 of the 9th provided that all houses, tene- 
 ments, lands and plantations, except such as were required for mili- 
 tary use, which have been abandoned in the insurgent States, will 
 hereafter be under the control of the supervising agents of the Treas- 
 ury Department. 
 
 General Order 334 of the 13th transferred five of our men to 
 the Signal Corps. 
 
 General Order 338 of the 16th extended time to December 1 for 
 recruiting, during which extension the $300 bounty will be paid. 
 
 General Order 340 of the 19th called for 300,000 men. 
 
 General Order 345 of the 19th provided that the Si 00 bounty 
 due at expiration of enlistment be \jaid by paymasters to veteran 
 volunteers who re-enlist, upon the discharge papers of first enlist- 
 ment. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 84 of the 6th appointed a Military Board (under 
 Act of Congress, approved 22 July 1861), to inquire into the 
 capacity, qualifications, propriety of conduct and efficiency of such 
 commissioned officers of volunteers as might be ordered before it. 
 The detail was as below : — 
 
404 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. I0rt.'63. 
 
 BriiT-Geu. Israel Vogdes .... United States Volunteers. 
 
 CoC Edwin Metcalf Third Rhode Island Artillery. 
 
 " N. M. Curtis One Hundred and 
 
 Forty-second New York. 
 Lieut. -Col. R. H. Jackson .... Assistant Inspector-General. 
 Capt. Wm. S. Diller Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania. 
 
 This was a Board used (so it was said) for getting rid of offi- 
 cers who were not only incompetent, but who might chance to be un- 
 popular or whose position it was desirable to have vacated. Another 
 Board was appointed at Hilton Head, in 1862, and has been noted. 
 
 General Order 85 of the 6th required that articles condemned 
 by a Board of Survey, and recommended to be so by an Inspector, 
 should be marked with the letters "I. C." — meaning "Inspected: 
 Condemned" (see "Invalid Corps"). 
 
 General Order 91 of the 19th directed the establishment of a 
 Convalescent Camp at St. Augustine (noted elsewhere). 
 
 General Order 94 of the 28th announced that Gen. Gillmore 
 would confer medals of honor (noted elsewhere). 
 
 The Department Statistics for October, 1863, are : Total troops, 
 28,948; cases sick, 8,440; died, 117; cases wounded, 117; died, 5. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 5 men, 9 officers. 
 
 Co. A 77 " 3 
 
 B 75 " 2 
 
 C 64 " 2 
 
 D 65 " 2 
 
 E 73 " 2 
 
 F . 80 " 3 
 
 G 58 " 1 
 
 H 53 " 3 
 
 I 78 " 3 
 
 K J5 " ^ 
 
 Present aggregate 693 31 724 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 704 31 735 
 
 Discharged for disability: F, 1 (Duplez). 
 
 Two men have received commissions in other regiments, and 
 have been discharged to accept them: Private Asa M. Dodge (B), 
 to 1st Lieutenant, Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers; and Chas. F. 
 Chase (F), to 2d Lieutenant, Third South Carolina Volunteers 
 (colored). Five men have been transferred to the Signal Corps: 
 A, 2 ; B, 1 ; I, 2 : total: 5. One man has joined from desertion: 
 Sergt. Emerson, Co. G. No explanation appears ; but is fair to 
 assume that he was dropped as a deserter, under a misapprehension 
 of facts. There were several similar cases. 
 
 Promoted: 2d Lieut. Kirwin of C to 1st Lieutenant of B. 
 
 There is a marked improvement in the condition of the men. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5555555455 
 
 Corporals 888 8 8885 8 8 
 
 Wagoners 1111111111 10 
 
 Musicians 2212222212 18 
 
 Present sick ....93474777 9 9 66 
 
 Died of wounds ...0010000001 2 
 
 Died of disease ....0101000000 2 
 
NOVKMBER, 1863. 
 
 |OVP^]MBER opens with a mail. It was Sunday ; but the 
 Chaphiin heaved a deep sigh and remarked, "There are 
 but few Sundays in war ! " 
 
 A consultation on the island between Gillmore, 
 
 Dahlgren, Seymour and others on the 1st attracted 
 
 considerable attention. The}' visited Wagner (Strong), 
 
 and from that point viewed the firing. "What is up?" 
 
 said we. 
 
 Owing to the high tides we had to move our camp to higher 
 ground, and the process began on the 2d. A diary mentions another 
 batch of conscripts (substitutes) on the 3d (not for Third New 
 Hampshire), and on the 4th another says: "Sumter looks like a 
 pile of brick-dust. The monitors doing well." 
 
 As a naval item, of the 4th, there arrived from the North four 
 new tugs : the Geranitnn, Carnation^ Jonqnille am\ Larkspur. With 
 these floral names, it is possible they may make matters very pleasant 
 for the naval officers. How nice to write home that one had a 
 splendid trip on the Geranium. The Patapsco was being provided 
 (4th) with an apparatus like the Ironsides. 
 
 The bombardment continued ; and Dahlgren said on the 5th : 
 " Sumter looks very badl3^ The northeastern face alone remains 
 substantially uninjured. A flag was mounted today. F'irst since 
 31st ult." 
 
 Those who happened to be looking in the direction of the fleet on 
 the 6th, at the exact moment, were considerably surprised to see an 
 immense volume of water suddenly shoot up in front of the Patapsco. 
 It proved to be an experimental torpedo containing 600 lbs. powder; 
 but it had no visible effect, owing, it is said, to its being too deeply 
 immersed. 
 
 The Fulton, on her way to New York on the 6th, captured the 
 blockade runner Margaret and Jessie, off Wilmington, and towed her 
 into New York. She was an iron side-wheeler, laden with knick- 
 knacks, l)Ound for Wilmington. 
 
 A shell from our 300-ponnder struck an iron pillar on Sumter 
 on the 7th, burying 13 men, all of whom lost their lives, in the ruins 
 caused by its fall. During the day the flag-staff was shot away twice. 
 We had got used to all such trifling matters, and to a large extent 
 did not take the trouble to watch the result of individual shots, as we 
 did earlier in the campaign. 
 
 (405) 
 
406 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nor. '63. 
 
 For a novelty (variety) we had a dress parade on the 8th ; but 
 it didn't amount to much. This farce was followed by services, 
 which all appeared to eujoy. The navy received the 8th a message 
 from Navy Department (dated 2d) :".... Success is the great, 
 paramount consideration, and the Department will acquiesce in any 
 reasonable delay to secure it . . . ." 
 
 The Sanitary Commission, whether specially mentioned or not, 
 was at this period distributing to us, through our Chaplain, certain 
 articles which we appreciated. 
 
 Gen. Terry resumed command of the forces on Morris Island 
 on the 9th, relieving Gen. Seymour. 
 
 Capt. Ayer. — the redoubtable Ayer — returned from the North 
 same day. Take his courage and odd to it the armament he returned 
 to us with, and he might be properly called invincible. He brought 
 not only his own sword (presented to him), but another (a "toad- 
 sticker," as we facetiously called a non-com. 's sword) for Sergt. Davis 
 and a knife for each of his company (H) . With a company so fully 
 armed, both officers and men, it was not safe for the rest of the regi- 
 ment to trifle. 
 
 Gen. Terry having returned from the North and assumed com- 
 mand of the Post, his orders were signed, " Commanding Division 
 and Post." We were delighted — enchanted almost — on the 10th 
 by the visit to iis of two ladies, Miss Dame and Mrs. Marden, both 
 from New Hampshire, and the first women we had seen for months. 
 
 Lieut. Edgerly turned over Co. H to Capt. Ayer ; and as an evi- 
 dence of the size (smallness) of the company it is recorded that 40 
 knapsacks was the largest number of the various articles turned over. 
 
 A diary of the 10th says : "Another squad is to go on furlough 
 .... some of the 13-inch mortars used agaiust Pulaski have been 
 planted here, between Wagner and Gregg. The upper part of the 
 island is almost covered with batteries. A new dock has been built, 
 and several vessels duly discharge their cargoes. The dock laborers 
 are mostly New York rioters serving out a three-months' sentence. 
 The piles of guns, mortars, ammunition and supplies of all kinds are 
 prodigious ; and these are exclusive of the large quantities in the 
 storehouses." 
 
 The dress parade of the 11th was a magnificent affair, owing to 
 the debut of our brilliantly illuminated Drum Corps. 
 
 In the strictest confidence the reader is informed that Gen. 
 Gillmore was induced some weeks ago to give his tacit consent (prob- 
 ably orally) that our Drum Corps go into the beer business for the 
 sole and laudable purpose of raising funds to buy new uniforms. 
 The brewing began, and the ducats began coming in. Result : say, 
 1500 goodU.S. money. Result, again : 11 drums, atllo.OO — $165 ; 
 20 hats at $4 — $80 ; 1 drum-major's suit (with all that that implied) , 
 $85. Add : 1 baton, $25 ; gold braid trimming, $100. Total : $455. 
 The inconsequential balance found a resting-place in the inside pockets 
 of the "regimental tailors," so called. But our boys did look fine! 
 And to cap the climax, somebody dubbed them "Gillmore's Band." 
 This whole matter is snh rosa. 
 
Nov. '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 407 
 
 We were saddened, and gladdened too, on the 11th by learning 
 that our Chaplain was to go North on leave, though some hinted that 
 he was to be the bearer of special despatches from Gillmore to Head- 
 quarters at Washington. He left us at 5 p.m., with the very best 
 wishes of all, perfectly laden with messages — verbal and written — 
 and packages without number. Lucky for him that we didn't know 
 a week beforehand that he was going ! 
 
 The nights were so cold about that time that even Gen. Gillmore 
 had sufficient regard for us to order, on the 12th, that overcoats be 
 worn b}^ all guards between sunset and sunrise. 
 
 [Beauregard to Richmond, 12 Nov. 1863.] 
 
 I am in possession of a "liquid tire" which will make the Yanks open 
 their eyes wlienever I commence using it against their encampments. 
 
 A conference between Gillmore and Dahlgren, on the 13th, re- 
 sulted in an agreement to divert public opinion into the idea that all 
 operations had been given up. Quartermaster Hynes overhauled our 
 bakery the same day — and, presto! we had soft bread again; but 
 not from that bakery. 
 
 About 10 P.M. on the 15th, we were routed out by the long roll. 
 The Sullivan's Island batteries had suddenly opened on Cumming's 
 Point ; and it was supposed to, possibl}^, be to cover a landing and 
 surprise; but they didn't come. The LehU/h got aground in the 
 melee. 
 
 We were treated on the 16th to another surprise, in the shape 
 of 205 recruits, composed of volunteers and substitutes. Capt. 
 Clark, Sergt. Hazen (now Lieutenant), Sergt. Hitchcock and Corpl. 
 Jackman were with them. Co. C was awarded the volunteers ; and 
 the rest were distributed by the list, beginning with A, and attempt- 
 ing to equalize the companies to 89 men each. Col. Donohoe of 
 the Tentli New Hampshire, formerly Captain of our Co. C, came in 
 command. One captain made his old men "double up" in their 
 tents, so as to have the recruits all by themselves. The guards were 
 increased that night ( ! ) Guard mounting was changed the same 
 day to 8.30 a.m. The Lehigh was gotten off by the Pas,saic, Nahant 
 and Montauk, the 16th ; but not until the Xahant had parted a haw- 
 ser three times, and had it shot away once. 
 
 The day following the advent of the recruits (17th), an old 
 soldier soliloquized thus : " H'm ! Strange camp. Full of strangers. 
 Men from almost every European nation; but good men." 
 
 Col. Donohoe had a levee most of the time. He was a general 
 favorite when with the regiment; and being temporarily with us 
 again, the boys, especially of his old company, were determined to 
 make it pleasant for him. 
 
 At this time it was evident, from the various diaries, that the 
 regiment was separating into two parts, and partially because of 
 change of camp and a slow removal. This was apparent on the 
 18th. A diary of that day said : "Co. I is moving up here, and 
 A, C, D, E, G and K are here ; thus leaving F, B and H at Provo'." 
 
 Col. Donohoe was assigned to the conunand of regiment (all 
 except the Provo' companies), and took charge the 19th (temporarily 
 detained in the Department by Gen. Gillmore) . 
 
408 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nov. '63. 
 
 As we were all interested in the navy, the following items of 
 the 19th are of value: The injury to the keel of the Ironsides was 
 found to be greater than at first supposed. A diver sent down met 
 with a miraculous escape. He had passed the keel to the other side, 
 and at that moment the Ironsides began to swing around by change 
 of tide, and the diver barely escaped death. A hole in the Lehigh 
 was causing leakage at the rate of nine inches an hour. 
 
 An order of Gen. Teriy solved the mystery about the companies ; 
 for under date of the 18th he relieved all the compnnies from Provo' 
 except B, F, H and I, and made the other companies subject to 
 details, etc., the same as rest of the First Brigade, to which we 
 belonged. Cos. B, F, H and I constituted the Provo' Guard under 
 Capt. Raudlett, Provost Marshal. 
 
 The 10th found- Col. Donohoe in command. He did not like 
 it, for it prolonged his stay (see his Personal). 
 
 At night, another attempt was made to surprise Sumter in 
 boats. Our regiment sent 130 men. All returned next morning. 
 No harm done. Dahlgren says a dog in Sumter barked and gave 
 the alarm. Some of our boys say they got within 200 yards of 
 Sumter, and got fired into. One diary says, 304 wounded. Lieut. 
 Wadlia of our regiment was with the detail, the whole being under a 
 major. 
 
 We were being put on picket and like duty again ; and the 
 drafts upon us were so large that even the non-coms, had to go. 
 
 The disabled Lehigh was towed to Hilton Head on the 22d by 
 the Memx)his. We 'd got to a point, on shore, where we looked upon 
 a monitor as a fellow soldier ; and when one was towed away it 
 created sympathy at once. 
 
 The entire formation of brigades was smashed into "smither- 
 eens" on the 23d by a Department Order, and entirely reorganized, 
 as follows : — 
 
 First Brigade: Brig. -Gen. Chas. G. Stevenson. 
 Third New Hampshire. Fourth New Hampshire. 
 
 Seventh New Hampshire. Ninth Maine. 
 
 Eleventli Maine. 
 Second Brigade : Col. W. H. H. Davis (One Hundred and Fourth 
 Pennsylvania) . 
 Fifty-second Pennsylvania. One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania. 
 
 One Hundredtli Pennsylvania. New York Volunteer Engineers. 
 
 Third Brigade : Col. James Montgomery. 
 Second South Carolina (colored). Third United States Colored Troops. 
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts (colored). 
 
 iiieut.-Col. Brayton, Third Rhode Island Artillery, Chief of Artillery. 
 
 Our bakery (regimental) was nearly ready on the 24th to do duty 
 again. We were approaching Thanksgiving. Gen. Gillmore was 
 again in war paint ; for on the 25th he issued an order calling atten- 
 tion the second time to the fact that colored troops were being re- 
 quired to do more than their share of laljor ; and soundly berated 
 the officers responsilile for such a state of things. 
 
 2o Nov. : Lieut. Button was appointed Boarding Officer, his 
 department being Light-House Inlet. Corpl. Ross C. Duffee of F 
 was ordered (same order) to report to Lieut. Button daily. His 
 office was designated as Corporal of Dock Guard. 
 
D. Arthur Browx, 
 Band. 
 
JVov. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 409 
 
 Thanksgiving Day arrived, 26 Nov. How the time had sped ! 
 Would we ever go home? Would we be in New Hampshire next 
 Thanksgiving? We hoped so ; and long before that, too. The day 
 opened cool. Beans for breakfast! How's that, ye homestayers? 
 Did ye get better, in New Hampshire ? The bakery did its part, and 
 yielded us soft bread; and we had hard-tack pudding, duff, etc., for 
 dinner. Everything on the island was paraded at 1.30 p.m., the 
 Third New Hampshire holding the place of honor, on the right (see 
 2.')d for formation) . The procession was by regiment closed in mass, 
 and in close columns by brigades, and was headed by the Fourth New 
 Hampshire Band. The Band played " Old Hundred " as Gen. Terry 
 and Staff rode up. Then Chaplain Willis of the Seventh New Hamp- 
 shire prayed. How we wished our own Chaplain had been present to 
 participate! The Band played " Pleyel's Hymn." Benediction and 
 dismissal followed. The parade was an excellent one, and all felt 
 well satisfied with it. Capt. Randlett gave a dinner to the regiment, 
 and the colored troops had a greased pole. Pay-rolls were being signed 
 that day. 
 
 Our new recruits were drilled in the manual of arms, and were 
 put on fatigue duty. They were not yet fully armed. 
 
 AYe were paid on the 28th for two months, and with the usual 
 result. This usual result was more noticeable among the recruits, and 
 they had to be restrained more or less with binding twine, cords, etc. 
 
 The month of November closed without event of special signifi- 
 ■cance. We were being detailed for considerable duty of various kinds ; 
 but the times were dull otherwise and were only enlivened by our new 
 recruits, with whom we had considerable sport. 
 
 SUF'PIvEIvIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 359 of the 6th gave full instructions as to re- 
 «nlisting under General Order 191. The muster-in to be next day 
 after muster-out. Regimental commanders to appoint a recruiting 
 officer for and from his regiment (Lieut. Jonah Libby, Jr., for Third 
 New Hampshire). 
 
 General Order 366 of the 13th pertained to recruiting (at the 
 North) . Recruiting parties (details) from regiments in the field to 
 be provided with rations by the Subsistence Department. They and 
 the recruits both to be quartered, if possible, at the rendezvous; 
 otherwise, lodgings not to exceed 12 cents per night. In addition 
 to the knife, fork, tin plate and tin cup authorized by General Order 
 70 of 1861, spoons to be issued. Advance bounty and premium not 
 to be paid by the recruiting officer. If any recruit is rejected for 
 "Causes existing at enlistment, all expenses incurred by the United 
 States in his case will be charged to the recruiting officer. 
 
 General Order 368 of the 13th made commanding officers of 
 regiments responsible for all the surplus ordnance and ordnance 
 stores of the reo;iment. 
 
410 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nov. '63. 
 
 General Order 376 of the 21st directed that all volunteers then 
 in service who re-enlist under General Order 191 should have fur- 
 lough of 30 days prior to end of original term, and either go home 
 in regimental details to their respective States, reporting to the 
 Superintendent of Volunteer Recruiting Service, or be furloughed 
 individually. Transportation to be furnished both waj^s. If three- 
 fourths of a regiment re-enlist, the other fourth will be assigned to 
 other companies and regiments till expiration of term. 
 
 General Order 383 of the 30th authorized commanders of depart- 
 ments and armies to grant leaves of absence to officers ; but not to 
 visit Washington, except by special permit from the War Department ; 
 and no extension of such leaves will be made except by the War 
 Department after approval by the ofilcer granting the leave. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 98 of the 5th directed the establishment of a 
 camp on St. Helena Island for the collection of such soldiers as may 
 be recommended for transfer to the Invalid Corps. (See "Invalid 
 Corps.") 
 
 General Order 100 of the 12th directed that all guards when on 
 post wear their overcoats between sundown and sunrise, 
 
 A circular letter from Department Headquarters, 20 Nov., sub- 
 stantially directed a topographical survey of whole Department, by 
 requiring each commanding officer to make sketches, plans, etc., and 
 send them in. 
 
 General Order 104 of the 25th promulgated the President's proc- 
 lamation for Thanksgiving, 26th. 
 
 General Order 105 of the 25th rebuked officers for imposing 
 extra labor on colored troops, and said no preference shall be shown. 
 
 Department Statistics for November, 1863, are: Total troops, 
 30,503; sick, 6,430; died, 77; wounded, 115; died, 1. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff C men, 
 
 Co. A 87 " 
 
 B 88 " 
 
 C 88 " 
 
 D 87 " 
 
 E 88 " 
 
 F 89 " 
 
 G 89 " 
 
 H 89 " 
 
 I 88 " 
 
 K 89 " 
 
 Present aggregate .... 888 
 Aggregate last report .... G93 
 
 Promotions to commissions : — 
 
 1st Sergt. S. N Lamprey of Co. B .... to 2d Lieutenant 
 
 Sergt. C. S. Hazen of Co. E " 
 
 1st Sergt. J. M. Parker of Co. I " 
 
 9 officers. 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 34 
 
 922 
 
 31 
 
 724 
 
Nov. '63.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 411 
 
 Died of disease : D, 1 (Warren T. Gates) ; deserted : 1 (Pr. J. 
 McCoombs, Co. F). Thos. McEnery, Musician, Co. C, has been ap- 
 pointed Second Principal Musician and transferred to the non-com- 
 missioned staff. 
 
 Three men, previously reported as deserters, are taken upon the 
 rolls: C, 1 ; H, 2. These latter are connected with the celebrated 
 case of the capture of Co. H, in Aug. 18G2. Witham is at Head- 
 quarters and Drew at Fort McHenry awaiting trial. 
 
 This return as made up shows B, F, H and I on Provost. 
 
 Sergeants .... 
 
 
 A 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 1 
 12 
 2 
 
 B 
 
 5 
 
 s 
 
 1 
 2 
 1 
 15 
 1 
 
 C 
 
 5 
 8 
 1 
 2 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 1 
 2 
 
 
 24 
 
 1 
 
 E 
 
 5 
 7 
 1 
 2 
 
 IG 
 
 
 F 
 5 
 
 8 
 1 
 2 
 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 G 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 1 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 H 
 5 
 
 8 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 
 3.5 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 5 
 8 
 1 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 K ' 
 5 
 8 
 1 
 2 
 
 2G 
 2 
 
 rotals. 
 50 
 
 Corporals .... 
 Wagoners 
 
 
 77 
 9 
 
 Musicians . . . 
 Absent in arrest 
 Recruits .... 
 
 
 19 
 
 5 
 
 205 
 
 Discharged for disabi 
 
 itj 
 
 8 
 
 ^ / U^i. 
 
 MILITARY TELEGRAPH. 
 
(412) 
 
DECKMBKR, 1863, 
 
 ) EC EMBER sounds cool; and cool it was on the 1st day. 
 
 Capt. Clark was in command (six companies) ; and that 
 
 day he ordered that all the recently-arrived recruits be 
 
 examined by Dr. Buzzell at 3 p.m. on the following day. 
 
 A salute of 100 guns was fired the 1st, in honor of 
 
 recent victories in Tennessee. A large detail on picket and 
 
 post duty. The reader will please bear in mind that the 
 
 shelling of the city and forts went on daily, sometimes 
 
 mildly, sometimes rapidly, even if no mention is made of it 
 
 herein. The drafts for duty were so heavy that we were obliged to 
 
 resort to special measures to protect the cooks, or on guard they 
 
 would have had to go. 
 
 A letter of the 3d says: "Picket duty is nothing as compared 
 with what it used to be. In all the batteries now we have bomb- 
 proofs for protection. INIost of the rebel shots are fired at Battery 
 Chatfield, a little earthwork built on artificial ground in the marsh, 
 reached only by a coixluroy road, and near the Swamp Angel terri- 
 tory." [He was mistaken either in the name or the location of this 
 work. Battery Chatfield was northeast of Wagner. — D. E.] 
 
 Capt. Clark ordered on the 4th that two privates from each 
 company be detailed and reported on " daily duty" as cooks. AYe 
 had a good mail and a poor review (all troops on island) on the 5th. 
 The notable events of the fith were : The departure of Col. Donohoe, 
 the acceptance of Capt. Burnham's resignation, and the sinking of 
 the Weeliaicken at her anchorage, in plain sight of all. As nearly as 
 could be ascertained the reason why she sunk was because of a re- 
 moval of too much ammunition from the after part ; and that let her 
 down by the head without the fact being perceived, and she began 
 to settle. Assistance was signalled for at once; but there wasn't 
 time, for she sank in about ten minutes after the danger was dis- 
 covered. Nothing visible except her funnel and flag. The loss of 
 life by this most singular accident was 4 officers, 20 men, and 1 pet 
 rooster. 
 
 Wood had become so scarce that Ave suffered for many things 
 obtainable- through its medium. One doesn't know the value of 
 things till he has to do without them. We did not quite understand 
 why Gen. Gillmoi'e could n't appropriate to our use some of the wood 
 from Folly. It was almost covered with trees. Even our cooks had 
 to skirmish for the little required to get breakfast. 
 
 (413) 
 
414 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Dec. '63. 
 
 Moultrie fired an unlucky shot at us the 6th, exploding a maga- 
 zine at upper end of the island and taking off a few legs and arms. 
 
 Divers arrived on the 9th from Hilton Head, to see what could 
 be done about raising the Weehatcken. 
 
 For a change we had a division drill on the 10th, and a very 
 slim affair it was, too. Our regiment formed as four companies. 
 We were much pleased to greet our Chaplain on the 11th, returned 
 from leave. We had missed him much. With him came a very large 
 mail, which he took great pleasure in distributing. 
 
 Sumter items of the 11th were : The small arms magazine blew 
 up early in the morning, while during the day the bombardment 
 was very heavy. Result of explosion, 11 killed and 41 injured. 
 Commissary Frost was killed while in act of distributing rations. 
 
 The shore of Morris Island was strewn with wreckage on the 
 12th (from heavy storm of previous day), and principally of the 
 obstructions to navigation placed by the rebels across the entrance 
 to Charleston harbor, and now released by the storm and sent upon 
 our shore as a sort of tell-tale evidence of what was intended. The 
 beaches of Morris and Folly were strewn with all sorts of stuff, which 
 we divined to be parts of various obstructions. Logs innumerable, 
 and timbers linked together. In some cases we found eight or nine 
 large logs, say 20 feet long and 1^ feet in diameter, linked together 
 with three very heavy links, say each 1^^ feet long. One great mass 
 of stuff appeared to be a part of what was once a floating battery ; 
 and rumor had it that it was a part of the battery built at Charleston 
 to operate against Sumter in 1861. 
 
 Lieut. Dixon, Twenty-first Alabama, was ordered, 14 Dec. 1863, 
 by Beauregard (Special Order 271) to take command of the submarine 
 torpedo boat H. Q. Hiailey, and proceed (tonight) to the mouth of 
 the harbor and sink and destroy any vessel of the enemy with which 
 he could come in conflict. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore and Admiral Dahlgren had a conference on the 
 15th relative to a proposed attack on Savannah. "The late gales," 
 said Gillmore, "have cut Morris Island across, in two places — one 
 a little north of the sand hills, and the other a little south of Wagner." 
 These two officers went completely around Folly Island tonight, for 
 purposes best and only known to themselves. 
 
 Capt. Clark of Co. A, the ranking captain of the regiment, re- 
 signed the 15th and soon left us. The original officers had nearly 
 all gone out of service, and some of those who still remained were 
 on duty or were otherwise absent from the regiment. The scarcity of 
 wood was felt so severely that measures were instituted by Gillmore 
 to meet the want. Cos. A and C, under Capt. Maxwell, are ordered 
 to Block Island [Broad Island is the name given in several cases. 
 Possibly it is one and the same. — D.E.], to cut wood for the forces 
 on Morris. This leaves but four companies at Headquarters of regi- 
 ment (the other four being on Provo'), and Capt. Ela in command. 
 
 The two companies moved to their new post and new work the 
 16th. This was a very solemn day among the troops, particularly 
 in the Third New Hampshire ; for one of its men was to be shot on 
 
Dec. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 415 
 
 the morrow for desertion, and all must turn out and view the sad 
 sight. Kendall of Co. G was the man (see "Executions," or "De- 
 sertions," or both). 
 
 The 17th dawned upon us, bringing with it a gale which added 
 to the solemnities of the day. Six men of the navy lost their lives 
 by the upsetting of. boats. 
 
 Much to our Chaplain's pleasure, we had (four companies under 
 Capt. Ela) a dress parade and services on Sunday the 20th. Same 
 day, Gen. Terry ordered the four companies (D, E, G and K) to 
 to be added to the Provost Guard, reporting to Capt. Randlett, w^ho 
 was still Provost Marshal, This concentrated eight of the companies 
 (all but A and C, on Broad Island). 
 
 Gen. Terry also, by same order, directed the Provost to furnish 
 dally for Provost Guard : 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 63 privates ; for 
 Grand Guard : 1 lieutenant, 1 sergeant, 3 corporals, 26 privates; and 
 for Magazine (heretofore alluded to) : 1 corporal, 6 privates. The 
 arrival of 71 new^ recruits on the 21st gave us a little excitement. 
 
 Sergts. Perkins of D, Mclutyre of G and Carr of H, were 
 ordered North on the 22d on recruiting service. 
 
 The navy, on the 24th, fitted out a party for reconnoissance up 
 Murrell's Inlet; but it did not start till evening of the 28th. 
 
 "The night before Christmas, when all thro' the house," etc., 
 the city was set on fire again by our shells. The Chaplain notes in 
 his diary today, " Drew sanitary goods, and fed the sick." 
 
 Christmas arrived ; but not much hilarity, not much rejoicing, 
 no greased poles, no base ball, and saddest of all — no baud of music. 
 The band was in existence, but did n't play. Among the events of 
 the day were : First, and early too, the rebels had a little tilt with 
 our gunboats on the Stono, at or near Legareville. The Patvnee 
 and Marhlehead were engaged. 
 
 Dr. Kimball, Capt. Stearns and Lieut. Libby, Jr., rejoined. A 
 diary records this lamentable fact: "The boys are making cider out 
 of dried apples." Truly the ways of a soldier are devious, various 
 and past finding out ! The rebels celebrated by opening on us a new 
 10-gun battery on James Island. A diary of that day says: "The 
 Beacon House is an old 2-story shell-riddled structure, standing near 
 the Morris Island beach. Rising from its roof is a sort of turret, 
 which was once used as a light-house. From this position, with the 
 aid of a telescope, I could see the time in Charleston and men and 
 soldiers walking about." 
 
 On the 27th and 28th we had severe winds and rains. A marine 
 party secured on the 28th certain portions of obstructions (by re- 
 moval) , among which Dahlgren mentions 7 bars of railroad iron 22 ft. 
 long, linked together. 
 
 The reduction of a sergeant of G to the ranks, on the 29th, and 
 his further punishment by being obliged to walk a beat with a knap- 
 sack, containing five common, ordinary bricks, strapped upon his 
 back, gave us something to comment upon. 
 
 Co. K was ordered to Broad Island on the 30th, to cut wood 
 (with A and C). The order was very peremptory, and the company 
 
416 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {Dec. '63. 
 
 was relieved from drill to get ready, starting at G p.m. (this left 
 seven companies onProvo'). Capt. Randlett was ill; and to keep 
 matters running smoothly, Capt. Ela was that day appointed Acting 
 Provost Marshal. 
 
 Muster day on the 31st: Capt. Ela mustered the seven compa- 
 nies. Plenty of wood. On this date the writer finds the first men- 
 tion of re-enlistments. The diary says, "The boys are talking of 
 re-enlisting." Our regiment said to number now about 900 men. 
 Fort Wagner has been made to face the other way (/.c, towards 
 Charleston). 
 
 It will hardly l)o fair to close the month without an allusion of 
 some kind to our absent companies, A, C and K. In brief, they 
 were cutting wood for fuel on Broad Island, and shipping it b}^ light- 
 ers to Morris Island. Capt. Allen of C was in command, and 1st 
 Sergt. White of Co. A was Acting Lieutenant and Adjutant. Lieut. 
 Woodbury commanded Co. A, Lieut. Kirwin commanded Co. C, and 
 Lieut. Wadlia Co. K. 
 
 HAULING CANNON ON THE BEACH — MORRIS ISLAND. 
 
Dec.'63.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 41' 
 
 SUPPLKNIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 387, of the 1st, extended the time to .') Jan. next 
 for the veteran volunteers to re-enlist. 
 
 General Order 3'Jl, of the 9th, authorized Coniinanders of De- 
 partments to furlough men in hospitals of their departments on 
 approval of the Medical Directors — not more than live per cent at 
 one time, and for not over 30 days, and to be graduated bj^ the 
 distance to their homes; good conduct to be a qualification. 
 
 A circular of the 15th referred to General Order 37G and said : 
 " When ofttcers and men so report to Governor of State (on furlough) 
 and Superintendent of Volunteer Recruiting Service, they (Governor 
 and Superintendent) shall place such of them on Recruiting Service 
 as can profitably be employed ; the rest to be furloughed. All such 
 furloughed meu to report at stated rendezvous at expiration of 
 furlough or be considered deserters. The rendezvous to be at a 
 place where there are barracks. Subsistence to be furnislied by the 
 United States. 
 
 General Order 398, of the 21st, was a promulgation of the 
 Resolution of Congress thanking Maj.-Gen. U. S. Grant and the offi- 
 cers and soldiers who had fought under his command during the 
 rebellion, and authorizing the President to cause a gold medal to be 
 struck for Gen. Grant in the name of the people. 
 
 General Order 400, of the 28th, directed that no bounty except 
 such as is now authorized by law shall be paid to any person enlisting 
 after ") Jan. next. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 111, of the 14th, promulgated and approved the 
 death sentence of Kendall of Co. G (see "Executions" or " Deser- 
 tions," or both). 
 
 Department Statistics for December l.S(;3 are: Total troops, 
 32,307 ; cases sick, etc., r),7o2 ; died, 56 ; cases wounded, etc., 191 ; 
 died, 3. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staft" (5 men, !) officers. 
 
 Co. A !M " 2 " 
 
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 F 98 " 3 " 
 
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 Present agjjregate .... 960 31 991 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 888 34 922 
 
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JANUARY, 1864:. 
 
 NOTHER New Year's Day, aucl we were yet in the midst 
 of war. ' ' Will we ever go home ? " was mentally repeated 
 by many. We expected a lot of express packages that 
 day ; but in place thereof, as a substitute for the good 
 things contained therein, and with which we could appro- 
 priately celebrate the advent of the new year, we were 
 coldly informed that the express boat had been wrecked 
 the night before. Cold comfort that, for us. The compa- 
 nies were located as follows : A, C and K on Broad Island, cutting 
 wood ; the other seven companies on Provo' on Morris Island ; Avhile 
 three of the latter Avere actually on duty (for the day) as Post Guard. 
 (The reader will bear in mind that this story is based on the Head- 
 quarters of the regiment and only refers to separately located [de- 
 tached] companies when it so specifies.) As a dairy for this month 
 — one of the group of very valuable diaries from which much data 
 was obtained — is lost, the writer mentions the fact as an explana- 
 tion as to why the month of January 18(i4 appears to cover so little 
 space. 
 
 There was very little done the 1st worthy the name of festivities. 
 At Hilton Head, we heard they had what they called a " big time ;" 
 and at Beaufort they had a barbecue and a procession. The night 
 was very, very cold, ice forming thicker than at any time since the 
 cold weather set in. 
 
 A few of our lost packages were received on the 2d, from the 
 wreck, and a diary says, "re-enlisting begun." A word of explana- 
 tion right here. " Re-enlisting " meant that by a General Order from 
 the War Department any volunteer soldier who, while yet in tiie service, 
 would voluntarily permit himself to be mustered out and (in the same 
 breath, as it were) enlist for 3 years more or for the war, would be 
 given a furlough of 30 days and one month's pay in advance. Under 
 the stimulus of the furlough, coupled with the fact that no one had a 
 thought that the war would last more than a year or so, the men took 
 right hold of the new scheme, and regiments and companies vied with 
 each other as to numbers of those who should re-enlist. Lieut. Jonah 
 Libby, Jr., of our regiment was appointed as the Recruiting Officer 
 for the regiment, and at once entered upon his duties. The list will 
 l)e given separately and so designated, or will be so indicated in the 
 
 (419; 
 
420 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \j_Ln,. '64. 
 
 general list as to be readily found. We heard that day that the naval 
 party (see last mouth) which w as sent to Murrell's Inlet had succeeded 
 in burning a schooner laden with turpentine. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Bell, Fourth New Hampshire, assumed command of 
 our (First) brigade on the 4th, General Stevenson having gone home 
 on sick leave. 
 
 On the 5th, there were 20 rebels shot at Charleston, for being 
 ringleaders in an attempt at wholesale desertion from the North 
 Carolina regiments stationed there. 
 
 An occasional reference to the matter of re-enlistments will be 
 made. A diary of the 4th said, "Thirteen re-enlisted in Co. I." 
 
 Seven deserters from Charleston came in on the 7th, bringing 
 with them their rifies and two ver^^ nice boats, and informing us that 
 the rebels were fitting out three immense rams to destroy our navy. 
 
 Col. W. H. H. Davis, One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania, 
 assumed command of the forces on Morris Island and said he did so 
 "by order of the Brigadier-General Commanding." The explanation 
 of this is that Brig. -Gen. Terry commanded the forces on Morris and 
 Folly, and Col. Davis was simply appointed as Post Commander of 
 the forces on Morris alone. A diary of the 10th gives details of a 
 trip to Wagner and Gregg and the " left batteries." Saj^s : " With a 
 powerful glass saw the time in Charleston — 11. oO a.m. ; and without 
 the glass could see plainly the rebels in Sumter and Moultrie." 
 
 The Chaplain's diary records the fact that a flag (new one, proba- 
 bly ; and staff, too) was raised in Wagner on the 12th; and he, b}^ 
 invitation, made a prayer and speech. "We closed," he say^s, " bj^ 
 throwing fire into Charleston." 
 
 Deserters were coming in every day. A Department Order of 
 the 14th, referring to a War Department Order of 22 Dec. last, an- 
 nounced that Gen. Gillmore had authority thereby to enlist and 
 organize colored troops — i.e., all that could be recruited — in his 
 Department, either as infantry, cavalry or artillery. All previousl}" 
 appointed recruiting officers in that line to report to Gen. Gillmore, 
 who was further authorized to appoint a Board to examine all appli- 
 cants for commissions (men of white regiments) . Gen. Gillmore was 
 also authorized to recruit at Key West, Georgia, Floi'ida and Alabama, 
 the regiments to be called United States Colored Troops, and to be 
 numbered consecutively — First United States Colored Troops. Second 
 United States Colored Troops, etc. 
 
 Here was an opportunity for some of us who had been chafing 
 at our positions as privates, corporals or sergeants. Here was an 
 opportunity, at least, to try to be something " more rank," as one of 
 our boys put it. The opportunity was not Avholly lost, as will be 
 seen by consulting the various tables attached to this history. 
 
 We were informed on the 14th that Congress had extended the 
 time for re-enlistments to the 5th of February. We were also as- 
 sured that the re-enlisted men of a regiment would be sent home in 
 a body and under one or more officers. 
 
 The Department having been divided into Districts, Gen. Terry 
 on the 17th assumed command of the Northern District, bounded 
 
■Jan. '64.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 421 
 
 north by Charleslon Harbor and south by St. Helena Sound. Our 
 Lieut. Houghton was announced on his Staff as Assistant Aide-de- 
 Camp. 
 
 The Fulton passed south on the 19th, on board of which was 
 Col. Jackson, in charge of reci'uits for Third New Hampshire, Seventh 
 New Hampshire, Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Massachusetts. The 
 writer was there too, and strained his eyes in trying to see some of 
 his comrades on shore on Morris Island. The same day Gen. Gill- 
 more announced that C'apt. W. L. 31. Burger had been placed in 
 charge of the enlisting and organizing of colored troops. 
 
 It would appear that the wreck of our express matter was further 
 wrecked by theft, as our Chaplain visited the Provost Marshal on 
 Folly Island on the 19th, to arrange for the arrest and punishment 
 of those guilty chaps. 
 
 The regiment was treated on the 20th to a surprise in the arrival 
 of Col. Jackson and a small lot of recruits. He did not at once 
 assume command ; but did by the 23d, as on that day the writer 
 finds the first evidence in an order of that date (which see). Another 
 event of 20th was that Cos. G and H moved into Fort Shaw. 
 
 The Colonel's arrival meant much to those who were expecting 
 commissions, and this class was not numerically small. An enumer- 
 ation of the commissions will be of interest : — 
 
 1st Lieut. Dow to be Captain of B. 
 
 2d " Trickey to be 1st Lieutenant of E. 
 
 " " Edgerly to be 1st Lieutenant of D. 
 
 " " Woodbury to be .... 1st Lieutenant of C (assigned to A) . 
 
 " '• Parl^er to be 1st Lieutenant of A (assigned to I). 
 
 Lamprey to be .... 1st Lieutenant of K (assigned to B) . 
 
 Sergt. Eldredge of K to be .... 2d Lieutenant of K. 
 
 •2d Lieut. Button to lie 1st Lieutenant of L 
 
 Sergt. -Maj. Dodge to be 2d Lieutenant of F. 
 
 1st Sergt. Tredick of D to be . . . 2d Lieutenant of E (assigned to D). 
 
 1st Lieut. Connelly of C to be . 2d Lieutenant of B (assigned to C). 
 
 " " Stearns to be Captain of K. 
 
 1st Sergt. White of A to be . ... 2d Lieutenant of I (assigned to A). 
 
 Sergt. Hitchcocl^ of I to be . . . . 2d Lieutenant of C (assigned to I). 
 
 Sergt. Davis of H to be 2d Lieutenant of G (assigned to H). 
 
 Lieut. Wadlia was ordered from K to G. 
 
 Some of the above were not actually mustered into the new 
 grades till 3 Feb. 
 
 Col. Jackson visited Cos. A, C and K, on Broad Island, on the 
 21st. He wished to see where all his men were and how they were 
 getting along. CoL.Plaisted of the Eleventh Maine assumed com- 
 mand of our (First) brigade on the 22d. 
 
 On the 23d Col. Jackson issued an order enumerating the 
 newly- commissioned officers and assigning them to companies where 
 most needed. 
 
 The 24th was Sunday ; and on that day we (five companies 
 only) had dress parade, inspection and services. Col. Jackson appear- 
 ing, for first time since his return, on duty in his official capacity. 
 His health was very poor. He appeared several yeai-s older than 
 when he went away six months prior. 
 
422 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 {Jan. '64. 
 
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 Re-enlistments were going bravely on; and the Department, 
 District, Post and Brigade Headquarters were being agitated as to 
 lists of men to be furloughed. Morris Island was again cut across ; 
 but not by tlie sea this time. It was a military cut. The island was 
 divided on the 25th into two military parts. The " North P^nd " to 
 be as far south as to include Fort Strong (formerly Wagner) ; and 
 Lieut. -Col. Cunningham of the Fifty-second Pennsylvania was 
 assigned to its command, with headquarters at Fort Strong. 
 
 As many of us, officers and men, went to Hilton Head as often 
 as we could, — sometimes on passes, sometimes on duty, — we were 
 all interested in an order of the 26th, by Gillmore, fixing the prices 
 that mine hosts Riddell & Gilson should charge for certain courte- 
 sies on their part, usually commanding very, very high prices : — 
 
 Board and lodging, transient : officers . . . per day, f 2.00 
 
 " officers per week, 8.00 
 
 " " per month, 30.00 
 
 " and lodghig : officers per week, 11. DO 
 
 " " " " per month, 40.00 
 
 And in lieu of a military tax : 
 
 Board and lodging : men per day, 
 
 " single meals, " 
 
 He also appointed a Board to ' ' super- 
 vise " the hotel. Whether that meant for the 
 Board to board there at the expense of the 
 hotel Avhile they supervised it, is an unsolved 
 conundrum. Gen. Gillmore also, in same 
 order, relieved us all in one other direction, 
 by fixing the prices on Government transports 
 at $1.00 per day for board and 50 cents per 
 meal for officers ; 50 cents per day for board 
 and 25 cents per meal for men. Thereafter, 
 when we went to Riddell & Gilson's or on 
 a Government transport, we needed not to 
 cross the threshold with fear and trembling, 
 with the instinctive feeling that we must 
 clutch our purse with one hand, while seek- 
 ing the handle of our revolver with the other. 
 Much credit is due Gen. Gillmore for that 
 order. It must have required a deal of courage to issue it. 
 
 On the 29th we were informed by a Department Order that the 
 Secretary of War had recently made decisions regarding re-enlist- 
 ments as follows : — 
 
 1. (Innnaterial.) 
 
 2. That men belonging to Veteran regiments, who had not served 
 two years, and therefore not within the limits of the re-enlistment order, 
 would be permitted to go on furlough with the main body of the regiment, 
 in case it went as an organization, provided they agreed to re-enlist as soon 
 as they came Avithiu the limit. The men, however, who came within the 
 limits for re-enlisting, and yet declined to re-enlist, would not be granted 
 furloughs. 
 
 3. That no volunteer recruit should be rejected on account of height 
 who was five feet or more, the then present regulations being thus modified. 
 
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Jan. '64.-\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 423 
 
 It is needless to sa}' that every word and syllable of this order 
 was read and re-read, and argued, and men urged under it to re- 
 enlist. The Avork went on, it being difficult to say whether the order 
 had any material effect in retarding or in expediting. 
 
 The writer has been silent of late as to firing ; but it went on 
 just the same. A diary of the 30lh, for example, said, " Heavy fir- 
 ing all last night and all day on Sumter." 
 
 The re-enlistment excitement grew apace ; and the men who had 
 committed the act which entitled them to a furlough were getting ex- 
 tremely anxious to start on that aforesaid furlough. So great was 
 the excitement that but little else was talked of. Indeed, they were 
 getting anxious at Headquarters lest the furloughs be granted irregu- 
 larly ; and an order was issued forbidding furloughs by piecemeal, 
 and directing that when all of a regiment had re-enlisted that were to 
 do so, then and then only the furloughs would be granted and as a 
 whole. This intensified the excitement, likewise the desire to go 
 home. If a man was talking of it, and was lukewarm, his comrades 
 would urge him to at once re-enlist or say positively that he would 
 not do so. "For," argued they, "don't you see you are keeping 
 us all out of our furloughs?" It wouldn't do at all for a man to 
 continue many days in a doubtful condition of mind. The others 
 worried him into a furlough state, or out of it, without much delay. 
 
 Out of respect to our absent companies, A, C and K, we must 
 again allude to them 'ere we close the month of January, 1864 ; for 
 they are doing good service. 
 
 COMPANIES A, C AND K. 
 
 A diary (Spencer's, of K) reads as follows : "The place selected 
 for our camp [on. Broad Island] is some distance from the land- 
 ing, on the banks of a narrow creek, and in the midst of a dense 
 forest, from which we have got to clear the underbrush before we can 
 pitch a tent. Our baggage has been brought up from the steamer 
 in flat-boats. We are five miles southwest from Morris Island. 
 This island is about the size of a fair plantation. Our duty here 
 is to cut wood for fuel for Morris Island." 
 
 On 4 Jan. 1864 (according to the foregoing authority), "After 
 three days of patient labor, we have cleared up a respectable camp- 
 ground and got comfortably settled in our tents. Men are now re- 
 enlisting : town bounties now about $800. 
 
 "9 Jan. 1864: Surgeon Buzzell, and several of the Sanitary 
 Commission, visited us today. Furloughs are again being given 
 (not for re-enlistment) . 
 
 " 14 Jan. 1864 : Gen. Gillmore's Headquarters on Folly Island 
 are where our regimental camp was, and is reached from this (Broad) 
 island by rowboat to the White House, thence by a road directly 
 across the island (Folly). Stono River is alive with shipping. 
 Camps are stretched along the entire sea side of Folly. Along its 
 western (inner) border batteries have been erected. The Folly 
 Island 'Look-out' is about two miles from the northerly end. 
 
424 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [./aw. '64. 
 
 Nothing remains of the batteries built to take Morris Island except 
 shapeless heaps of sand. A little battery of 4 or 5 guns, near the 
 northerlj' point, is the only one in that vicinity. This and the gun- 
 boat McDonough send tiie only replies to shots from Secessionville." 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 2 of the 2d modified General Order 391 of last 
 month so as to allow twenty per cent to be furloughed at one time. 
 
 General Order 9 of the 4th prescribed flags for hospitals and 
 ambulances as follows : For General Hospital, yellow bunting, 9x5 
 feet, with letter " H" 24 inches long, of green bunting, in center. 
 
 For Post and Field Hospitals, same, but 6x4 feet. 
 
 For Ambulances, and Guidons to mark the way to Field Hospi- 
 tals, same, 14x28 inches, with one-inch border of green (and no letter 
 
 General Order 10 of the — was another case where an order 
 was not promulgated. 
 
 General Order 12 of the r)th referred to clothing (see " Cloth- 
 ing"). 
 
 General Order 1 6 of the 1 1 th directed that no more premiums 
 (S2.00) be paid for (or to) recruits (see General Order 163 of 
 1863). 
 
 General Order 20 of the 14th (Resolution of Congress) provided 
 that all bounties previously paid under regulation or order from the 
 "War Department, to men enlisting for three years or during the war 
 — in volunteer or regular regiments — be continued to be paid from 
 the 5th of Jan. iust. until 1st March next, the Act of 23 Dec. 1863 
 to the contrary notwithstanding. This act took effect on its passage. 
 [As this act was approved 13 Jan., — and presumably passed same 
 day, — it would appear that there was an interval of days (5th to 
 13th) when the bounty could not be paid to those enlisting on 5th, 
 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, lOtli, 11th and 12th. — D. E.] 
 
 General Order 23 of the 16th revoked General Order 390 of 
 1863, and provided that persons of African descent be permitted in 
 all U. S. General Hospitals, male or female, as cooks and nurses, 
 and receive $10 per mouth and one ration. 
 
 General Order 25 of the 18th olTered inducements to men in 
 regular army, whose terms were about to expire, to re-enlist. 
 
 General Order 30 of the 25th established the ration for adult 
 refugees and adult colored persons, commonly called " Contrabands," 
 Avhen employed by the United States. 
 
Jan. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 425 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 6 of the 14th republished orders from the War 
 Department of 22 Dec. 1863 to Gen. Gillmore, authorizing him to 
 enlist and organize colored troops within his Department ; to appoint 
 a Board to examine white persons for otlicers ; ma}^ be infantry, cavahy 
 and artillery; may allow bounty of not over ^10; all recruiting for 
 colored troops in the Department to be under Gen. Gillmore; may 
 procure recruits from Key West, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, all 
 to be called United States troops and be numbered consecutively as 
 organized. [This will set at rest any question as to Gen. Gillmore's 
 authority. — D. E.] 
 
 General Order 7 of the loth appointed Col. M. S. Littlefield, 
 Twenty-first United States Colored Troops (President), and Lieut. 
 James S. Duncan, Twenty-first United States Colored Troops (Re- 
 corder), as a Board to examine white persons for commissions in 
 colored regiments to be formed. 
 
 General Order 8 of the 1 9th placed Capt. W. L. M. Burger, Acting 
 Assistant Adjutant-General, in charge of the bureau for enlisting 
 colored troops in the Department. 
 
 General Order 10 of the 20th gave the officers (whom the coat 
 fitted) a lashing. Said Gen. Gillmore learned through the proceedings 
 of a general court-martial that colored soldiers were not properl}^ 
 treated. Said he found unofficer-like familiarity on the one hand, 
 and extreme harshness on the other ; and both must be stopped. 
 
 General Order 11 of the 21st ordered a census to be taken of all 
 males between the ages of 18 and 45, wdth a view to an equitable 
 and just draft. Name, age, color, occupation, length of residence in 
 the Department, to be given in each case. All permits to leave the 
 Department must bear date prior to date of (this) order. 
 
 General Order 12 of the 26th was an attempt to " run a hotel." 
 This order gave permission to Messrs. Riddell & Gilson to enlarge 
 their hostelry at Hilton Head. 
 
 General Order 15 of the 29th referred to an order of the War 
 Department, being, in substance, decisions or constructions of the 
 Secretary of War as applied to matters of re-enlisting. The " three- 
 quarters" to mean only those serving together actually — not counting 
 those absent in prisons, hospitals or convalescent camps. 
 
 Those who had not served two years (and therefore not in the 
 limits of re-enlistment) to go on furlough with the others if they 
 promised to re-enlist when they arrived within the limits. Those 
 who were in the limit and declined to re-enlist, not to be furloughed. 
 No volunteer recruit to be rejected on account of height, if he 
 be five feet. 
 
 Department Statistics for January 1864 are as follows: Total 
 troops, 26,083; cases sick, 4,254; died, 20; cases wounded, 141 ; 
 died, 4. 
 
426 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 IJaii. '64. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 
 
 Co. A 
 
 B 
 
 G men, 
 
 9 officers. 
 
 94 " 
 
 2 
 
 96 " 
 
 2 
 
 96 " 
 
 2 
 
 95 " 
 
 3 
 
 95 " 
 
 2 " 
 
 98 " 
 
 2 
 
 96 " 
 
 2 
 
 93 " 
 
 3 
 
 96 " 
 
 2 
 
 90 " 
 
 2 
 
 901 
 
 31 992 
 
 960 
 
 31 991 
 
 c 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Present aggregate . . 
 Aggregate last report . 
 
 Recruits have been received as follows : C, 1 ; G, 1 ; H. 2 ; I, 1 : 
 total, 5 [this does not appear to be correct. — D. E.] 
 
 Companies A, C and K are still absent cutting wood. 
 
 Discharged for disability, 6, all of H and all at Camp Parole,. 
 Annapolis, INld. 
 
 One man has joined from desertion. Private J. A. Putne}', Co. B. 
 One man has enlisted in the regiment at Morris Island [this is un- 
 usual. — D. E.], Murdough Mclver (D). Nathaniel E. Nicholson 
 (G) has been received as a deserter from Seventeenth New Hamp- 
 shire to serve out his term in the Third New Hampshire. 
 
 Prisoners of war: H, 1 ; I, 1 : Lieut. -Col. Bedel. The return 
 shows 4 recruits from depot, by name (all received 21st: C, 1 ; H. 
 2; I, 1). 
 
 This month produces a large number of commissions [some 
 did not get mustered and assigned and do not appear in this list. — 
 D. E.], as follows: — 
 
 H. S. Dow of I to . . 
 R. W. Woodbury of B to 
 J. H. Edgerly of E to . 
 W H. Trickey of I to . 
 1st Lieut. Jonah Libby, Jr., of G to 
 R. W. Houghton of I to 
 E. J. Button of F to . . 
 Geo. Stearns of C to . . 
 S. N. Lamprey of G to 
 
 1st Lieut 
 2d Lieut. 
 
 2d Lieut. 
 1st Lieut 
 2d Lieut. 
 
 Captain (B). 
 
 1st Lieutenant (C). 
 
 1st Lieutenant (D). 
 
 1st Lieutenant (E). 
 
 Captain (G). 
 
 Captain (I). 
 
 1st Lieutenant (I). 
 
 Captain (K). 
 
 Ist Lieutenant (K). 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5 5 55555555 
 
 Corporals 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 S 8 
 
 Musicians 2122222222 
 
 Wagoners 111110 111 8 
 
 Furloughed 2 2 2 12 4 112 2 19 
 
 Recruits 0010001210 5 
 
 Absent in arrest ...2100001200 6 
 
 Detached 751756443 3 45 
 
 Officers on 1 ... n 1 2 1 1 1 6 
 
 special duty/ (Field and Staff, 1.) 
 
RKBRUARY, 1864:. 
 
 HE month was ushered in with a fog, drill, and the noted 
 presence of three white women. These may be classed 
 as follows : The first, unusual ; the second, usual ; the 
 third, extraordinary. 
 
 A blockade runner was run ashore near Moultrie 
 on the 1st, by our gunboats, then reduced to a wreck and 
 finally was set on fire. A Department Order of the day said : 
 "No more furloughs under paragraph 1 of General Order 
 74 of 1864." 
 Our forces, by a little mananivring, captured several rebel pickets 
 on the same day, to their great astonishment and chagrin. 
 
 Admiral Dahlgren and Gen. Gillmore conferred on the 5th relative 
 to a proposed expedition to the St. John's River, Florida, after which 
 the former left at once for Port Royal in the South Carolina, to com- 
 plete the naval arrangements for the expedition. 
 
 There appeared to be a very large fire in the city on the night 
 of the 6th, the result of our shell machines. 
 
 We heard on the 8th that an expedition had left Hilton Head 
 for Jacksonville ; and it Avas rumored that we Avould soon be sent 
 down there. That made the re-enlisted men uneasy. Considerable 
 firing on James Island the 8th, also at the front. The regiment was 
 being paid off. The Chaplain gathered in the money as usual, to 
 send home. 
 
 Col. Jackson was directed on the 10th to furnish (by regular 
 detail) six men for extra duty on Boat Infantry (see "Boat 
 Infantry Picket"). 
 
 At 2 A.M. on the 12th we were called out by the long roll, and 
 stood in line in front of the Colonel's tent for two hours. For some 
 reason not apparent, the rebels had begun to fire rapidly all along 
 their lines, from James Island around to Moultrie, and we were 
 turned out to meet a possible attack, which did not take place. It 
 was possible that they anticipated an attack from us, and fired to 
 prevent it. As we had n't been thus called out for some time, we 
 chafed more or less during those two hours. 
 
 Col. Jackson wrote the (Governor of New Hampshire on the 13th 
 that up to the evening of that day about 100 old soldiers had re- 
 enlisted ; that his (the Governor's) proclamation of the 1st inst. was 
 
 1-127) 
 
428 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IF('J>. '64. 
 
 then being read b}' the men, resultmg in several more re-enlistments ; 
 that as he wrote he was informed that 30 had re-enlisted since the 
 proclamation arrived (two hours) ; and he expected at least 50 more 
 during the morrow. 
 
 Another scare on the 17th stirred us up considerably. The 
 rebels sent down a torpedo in the evening and blew up the Housa- 
 tonic, one of our blockading fleet, and she sank in a few minutes. 
 The major part of the crew were saved by the boats of the Canan- 
 dau/ua. The two officers and three men who were not saved probably 
 never knew they were hurt. This little episode stirred the navy, and 
 ami}' too, from center to circumference. "What next?" said we 
 all ; and we were not in the least degree comforted by the recol- 
 lection of the report brought us by deserters not long before that three 
 powerful rams were in process of construction at Charleston ! 
 
 Did we ever sail on the Steamer Burnside? Did we ever enjoy 
 those long rolls from side to side, until we almost dipped in the briny? 
 That well-known craft met an untimely end on the 18th. Peace to 
 its memory ! It ran on the bar off the St. John's River, and stayed 
 there two whole days before it finally yielded to the fell destroj'er. 
 Another event of no small importance was that it snowed a little 
 during the evening (18th). Think of that, ye good people at home, 
 who have notions that we were near the equator ! 
 
 The 20th fixed the date of the noted battle of Olustee, Florida, 
 where our forces wei-e badly whipped. As the Seventh New Hamp- 
 shire was in that noted fight, we mention it from sheer sympathy 
 with our states-men. The Army and Navy Journal of the 20th had 
 an extract from a Wilmington, N.C., paper concerning Charleston: 
 "The constant dropping of the enemy's shot and shell is beginning 
 to tell .... Broad Street suffered most, and is encumbered by 
 bricks and debris. Beauregard has changed his headquarters from 
 Charleston to Savannah. They have 150 torpedoes at Savannah, 
 ready to float down the river in case of attack." 
 
 The event of the 21st was the planting of one of our flags near 
 the shore of James Island early in the morning, by Ca^Tt. Hennessey 
 and two of his men of the Boat Infantry Picket. At daybreak its 
 discovery was not only a revelation to the rebels, but its waving was 
 not stopped b}' them lest a disturbance of it should explode a torpedo 
 which they feared might be attached to its staff. Everybody on 
 duty the 21st. Mail." 
 
 Again we were face to face with AVashington's Birthday (22d) ; 
 and again it was celebrated, though not Avith much ceremony, by the 
 land forces. The navy waved its flags, and the Ironsides fired a 
 salute. 
 
 Col. Stevens of the Thirteenth New Hampshire arrived 23d from 
 Concord, in the interest of Gov. Gilmore. He seeks to hasten the 
 furloughs of the re-enlisted men. Their votes are desired in New 
 Hampshire. 
 
 Mounted infantry! what does that mean? The first mention of 
 such was on the 24th, in a letter of Maj. Plimpton to the Governor 
 
Feb. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 429 
 
 of New Hampshire, and referred to the probable mountiuo- of our 
 regiment for Florida service. His forecast proved true, as will be 
 seen later on. 
 
 The rebels fired a salute on the 24th ; but what for Ave did n't 
 know. On that day we learned with regret that our Colonel, who 
 had been with us from the start (except for last few months) , and 
 who had led us in battle, was to leave us. His health had been much 
 impaired, and the surgeons agreed that he ought to go home. He re- 
 signed, and was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disabiUty. 
 His resignation was sent to Department Headquarters on the 26th 
 (see his Personal) . 
 
 Our re-enlisted men were at this time not only growing in num- 
 bers, but in intensity of desire to go home, and that speedily. On 
 the 27th their hearts were set in a flutter by an order to turn in all 
 their "stuff,'' preparatory^ to "Homeward, ho!" 
 
 The pith was partly removed from this little movement on the 
 28th by an order for everybody to pack up and get ready to move 
 to Hilton Head, where we were to be mounted. Mounted ! Are we 
 to each have a horse ? Are we to ride instead of Avalk ? It was reall}'' 
 too good to believe all at once ; so we just accepted it a little at a 
 time, till we really were astride the horses (see later). 
 
 This would have been the last day of the month if it was n't leap 
 year ; and the bustle, the confusion, the haste and nervousness and 
 all that sort of thing, had full sway that day. The order to get 
 ready came at 9 a.m. We moved at 6 r.M., and went on board the 
 Delaware at Pawnee Landing, really getting on board by midnight. 
 Those nine hours of hustle and bustle was voted to be a full day's 
 work. The absent companies joined. Though tired, weary and 
 worn out, we did not do very much sleeping that night. We did n't 
 each have a stateroom, and did n't each have a berth ; yet the morn- 
 ing light of the 29th found us all there and with a heart for any fate. 
 It was muster day, and the process was passed through as usual, 
 after which we steamed toward Hilton Head, stopping only at Stono 
 to take on board a few veterans (re-enlisted men) of the Fifty- fourth 
 New York. We arrived oft" Hilton Head about dark and la}^ on the 
 steamer all night ; and the end of the month found us quite generally 
 and soundly sleeping, in the harbor of Port Royal — which first we 
 saw in November, 1861. 
 
 We again briefly mention the absent companies, A, C and K, 
 and what befel them during the month. 
 
 COS. A, C AND K. 
 
 Cos. A and K left Broad Island before daybreak 19 Feb. 1«64, 
 going to Small Island on Steamer Planter. This island is very near 
 Stono Inlet, is west of Kiawah, and contains about 20 acres. Co. 
 C moved later to same island. It required two whole days to get 
 tents up and ready to cut wood. A tree cut down on the 22d had an 
 eagle's nest. One of the young had a leg broken in the fall and 
 was captured. It measured six feet, tip to tip. 
 
430 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Feb. '64. 
 
 Coons abound here, and hunting coons was the regular pleasure 
 exercise. Everybody did it. No admission is made that coons took 
 the precedence of wood cutting. In this connection it seems proper 
 to relate a coon story : — 
 
 The principal coon hunters — i.e., who excelled in spirit, in 
 coons, in time perhaps — were Lieuts. Woodbury, Kirwin and White. 
 Coons were getting scarce and the excitement ran high. It is re- 
 lated that Lieuts. Woodbury and White, being out on a coon hunt 
 and not meeting with much success, conceived the idea of playing a 
 practical joke on Lieut. Kirwin, whom they knew to be fairly thirst- 
 ing for a real coon. These two festive lieutenants procured the body 
 of a defunct coon and placed it in the branches, high up in an immense 
 magnolia tree. Capt. Allen must needs be admitted to partnership 
 in this little venture. Woodbury and Allen secreted themselves, and 
 White returned to camp, at once inviting the willing Kirwin to go on 
 a coon hunt. White led the unsuspecting Kirwin almost directly to 
 the magnolia, where White sud- 
 denly ( ! ) caught sight of the 
 coon, and simultaneously caught 
 Kirwin by the shoulder, and 
 pointing in great excitement to 
 the tree, said, "Look, Kirwin, 
 what's that?" Kirwin was alive 
 with excitement and said, "Good 
 God! 'tis a bear!" "No, 'tis 
 n't," said White; "it's a wild- 
 cat." " So 'tis," said Kirwin, 
 " I've killed many of them. Let I\^CC< 
 
 me have the first shot at him, 
 
 Charlie, and I'll do as much for you sometime." AVhite mag- 
 nanimously permitted the excited Kirwin the first shot. Revol- 
 vers being drawn, Kirwin tiptoed around, trembling, lest he should 
 disturb the alleged wild-cat. He obtained a good position and fired. 
 " Look out !" said White, " he's going to jump. I know you hit him. 
 Fire again quickly, or he'll be right down here." Kirwin's blood 
 was up, and though confident that the animal had got its death 
 wound, he blazed away again. Before the smoke had cleared away 
 AVhite fairly yelled, "Here he comes!" and jumped behind Kirwin, 
 where he heaved a ten-pound sigh. Looking over Kirwin's shoulder 
 lie Avhispered, " There, he's settled down now. Let me try him ; I'll 
 settle him." "Don't," said Kirwin, " Let me have just one more 
 shot and you may have the skin;" and he sent another bullet cutting 
 its way through the leaves. The animal remained motionless, though 
 White asserted he saw its tail wriggle. By this time Kirwin was 
 wild with excitement. Three more shots, and the wild beast sat 
 there as unconcerned as if it did not know the hunters were there. 
 Allen and Woodbury (in ambush) were digging their fingers and toes 
 into the ground to defer the explosion. This they succeeded in do- 
 ing till after Kirwin had emptied his revolver. At this point White 
 doubled up like a jaekknife, and the others rolled out into view. Kir- 
 win is now posted on "coons." 
 
Fi'b. '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 431 
 
 SUPPLEIVIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order Sf), of the 1st, called for .')0(),000 men. 
 
 General Order 38, of the 1st, provided that any volunteer who 
 had been or might be accepted into service, and who served faith- 
 fully for two years continually, was entitled to the bounty provided 
 by Act of 22 July 1«61 ; and it would be paid at his discharge, as 
 provided by General Order 137 of 1863. 
 
 General Order 40, of the 1st, provided that a charge of $20.00 
 Avould be made for loss of revolver pistols. 
 
 General Order .55, of the 12th, provided that when an officer 
 died in a General Hospital, the surgeon should notify his nearest 
 relatives about his effects ; and if not called for in two months, they 
 were to be sold at auction, as prescribed by Army Regulations. 
 Swords, watches, trinkets and the like were not to be sold, but sent 
 to the Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, D. C. 
 
 General Order 7G, of the 26th, provided that the sentence of all 
 deserters who had been condemned to death by a court-martial, and 
 not otherwise acted upon by the President, be mitigated to imprison- 
 ment during the war at Dry Tortugas ; and Commanding Generals 
 were authorized to restore deserters under sentence to duty when 
 the service would be benefited by so doing. 
 
 General Order 79, of the 2'Jth, revoked all authority previously 
 given to Governors of States to appoint a commandant of rendez- 
 vous for drafted men or volunteers. 
 
 General Order .SI, of the 29th, authorized transfers from army 
 to navy. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 20, of the 11th, announced that the War Depart- 
 ment had appointed Capt. T. E. Lord of the Third New York, Capt. 
 G. R. Lennard of the Fifty-second Pennsylvania and 1st Lieut. 
 James Crozet of the Seventy-fifth Ohio, as Assistant Commissaries 
 of Musters, Department of the South; they to report to Lieut. F. 
 Reynolds, First U. S. Artillery, Commissary of Musters. 
 
 General Order 24, of the loth, requested all loyal people of East 
 Florida then absent from their homes to return and resume their 
 usual avocations, under the President's proclamation of 8 Dec. 1863, 
 and the United States would protect them. 
 
 General Order 25, of the liith, constituted a Northern District, 
 under Gen. Terry (north by Charleston Harbor, and south by St. 
 Helena Sound) ; and a District of Florida, under Gen. Seymour (all 
 that part of Florida in the Department of the South) . 
 
 General Order 27, of the 22d, announced Lieut. -Col. Chas. E. 
 Fuller as Chief (Quartermaster Tenth Army Corps and Department 
 of the South. 
 
432 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ^Foh. '64. 
 
 Department Statistics for Feb. 18G4 are as follows: 
 troops, 29,442; cases sick, 4,109; died, 32; cases wounded, 
 died, 12. 
 
 8 officers. 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 Present aggregate .... 959 37 996 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 961 31 994 
 
 The following promotions are announced : — 
 
 1st Sergt. Chas. A. White of A to . . . 2d Lieutenant 
 
 " Michael J. Connelly of C to 
 
 John H. Tredick of D to . 
 
 " Wm. Davis of H to . . . 
 
 " John H. Hitchcock of I to 
 
 Sergt. Daniel Eldredge of K to . 
 
 Sergt.-Maj. Wm. Ladd Dodge to . . 
 Private Geo. F. Lord of B to . . 
 
 Total 
 
 827: 
 
 The 
 
 Monthly 
 
 Field and 
 Co. A . 
 B . 
 
 Return 
 
 staff . 
 
 shows : — 
 
 6 n 
 
 
 
 
 . 93 
 . 95 
 
 
 C . 
 
 
 
 . 97 
 
 
 D . 
 
 
 
 . 95 
 
 
 E . 
 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 F . 
 
 
 
 . 98 
 
 
 G . 
 
 
 
 . 96 
 
 
 H . 
 
 
 
 . 94 
 
 
 I . 
 
 
 
 . 95 
 
 
 K . 
 
 
 
 . 95 
 
 (I)- 
 
 (B). 
 (E). 
 (G). 
 (C). 
 (K). 
 (F). 
 Sergeant-Major. 
 
 Discharged for disability, only one (Horrocks of D). 
 
 Two have deserted : Brown of E, and O'Brien of K (the latter 
 
 case treated elsewhere) . 
 
 Col. Jackson has resigned. 
 
 Prisoners of war: H, 1 ; Lieut. -Col. Bedel. 
 
 The regiment has its full complement of officers, except the 
 
 Colonel, and Captain of Co. A. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 55555 5 55 5 5 
 
 Corporals 8 S 8 8 8 8 8 8 S 8 
 
 Wagoners 2222222222 
 
 Musicians 1111111111 
 
 Detached 10 4 1 14 15 6 4 4 10 3 
 
 Absent in arrest ...1100 01200 
 Recruits 002210 0221 
 
NIARCM, 1864:. 
 
 JE landed on the 1st, and were marched to the identical 
 cotton field where we made our first camp in South 
 Carolina. We were not upon the exact spot, but a 
 little distance to the south of it, and almost identically 
 the old (first) camp of Forty-eighth New York. A 
 cavalry camp was laid out by Lieut. Eldredge (the 
 writer). We were really to be mounted. The veterans, too 
 (this was the name the re-enlisted men were known by) , were 
 getting their matters into shape to go home. The oificers 
 selected to go home with (in charge of) them Avere Capt. Randlett, 
 C'apt. Stearns, Capt. Houghton, Lieuts. Edgerly, Kirwin, White, 
 Wadsworth, Jr., and Adjt. Copp. This selection was not made, 
 dear reader, without friction, because there were other officers who 
 had a sort of notion that they were entitled, as well, to the favor. 
 This little remark is not intended as a reflection upon those selected. 
 Far from it. There were not a few who gazed upon the veterans 
 with something akiu to envy as they prepared themselves for their 
 journey homeward. About the only consoling thought was that we 
 who remained would have horses to ride. 
 
 On the 2d, the vetei-ans received their advance pa}^ and were 
 ordered to embark. They did so with pleasure, and pranced oft' like 
 a lot of boys. The Steamer Verona was able to hold them all, taking 
 them to New York on the Gth. An allowance of five days was made 
 for the passage, and the Verona's fast time made a little profit for 
 the boys. Haste was made to get home to vote. Col. Stevens of 
 the Thirteenth New Hampshire was on board in the interest of Gov. 
 Gilmore. 
 
 They went off with our best wishes, perfectly ladeu with letters 
 and parcels of various sizes and of more or less ideal value. 
 
 MOUNTED INFANTRY. 
 
 Simultaneously with the departure of the veterans came the 
 order for mounting ; and the event was of so much importance to us 
 that the order itself is given in full : — 
 
 Special Order No. 86. 
 
 IIeadquaktkus Departmknt of thk South, 
 
 Hilton TIeau, S. C, 2 March 1S04. 
 The Third Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers is hereby ordered to 
 be mounted, and employed and designated as Mounted Infantry. Horses 
 and equipments will be issued by the proper Stafl' Departments upon requi- 
 sition, and such changes of arms will be made as may be found necessary. 
 
 By order of Q. A. Gillmore, 
 
 Edw. W. Smith, Maj.-Geu. Commandinrj . 
 
 Asxhtunt Adjittant-G eneroJ . 
 
 30 (433) 
 
43-i 
 
 THUll) NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [3/rt/-. '64. 
 
 CO. OFF, 
 
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 «5 
 
 Maj. Pliinptou assumed command, having been relieved from 
 
 Staff duty for tliat purpose about the 6th. Now came the selection 
 
 of the horses, and the changing from infantry to cavalry. The 
 
 change was a severe one. The drill was to be different, and our 
 
 calls were to be l)y bugle instead of by drum. The 
 
 ._, U commands in drilling were entirely different, the shape 
 
 r~~jAND f>f our camp unlike infantry, and we entered upon a 
 
 '-j^AFF ^^^^ Wte. The horses were in a large corral a half a 
 
 mile away "on the road to Draj^ton's." 
 
 The most active and the most valuable man in 
 the selection of the horses was our Chaplain. This 
 was singular, but true. He was from his youth up 
 
 I I very fond of horses, and thus became an expert, 
 
 knowing a good horse from a bad one by circumnavi- 
 gating him in daylight and the laying on of hands. 
 To him may be credited the selection of the greater 
 part of our horses ; and it required nearly 600 to fit 
 ^ us out. 
 
 I I "^^ ^ The selection consumed about three days. The 
 
 Avriter will only make a feeble attempt to describe a 
 few of the scenes of those few days. For a base, we 
 
 □ u. u, must understand that it was the efforts of a lot of green 
 
 _^ ° £ men to enter into forced partnerships with still greener 
 horses, Avhich perhaps (many of them) had never had 
 anything upon their backs larger than a whip. Rider- 
 
 □ -<» o '** less horses dashed through the camp, after causing their 
 -«> _ H would-be riders to assume the position of a trooper 
 unhorsed. Others, perhaps, more skilled, raced at a 
 ^ breakneck speed in, about and around the camp. 
 I I ""** 5 '^ Green riders upon headstrong beasts could be seen 
 ^^ "^ dashing oft" towards the corral, despite the frantic 
 efforts of the unwilling riders. One had to look sharp 
 
 ^^ ^ ^ or be I'un over. Confusion prevailed for the few 
 
 I I ^ *^ days ; but the boys enjoyed it in all its phases. The 
 
 officers had the first choice, and didn't hesitate to use 
 their prerogatives by choosing a horse already selected 
 
 □ -^ Jli ' l^y one of the men. The writer selected a small roan, 
 -^ z and, mounting him, rode at a full gallop entirely around 
 the camp twice ; and the compact of partnership was 
 complete. Excuse the personality ; but how I learned 
 I I KITCHEN *o love that horse during the few weeks we were to- 
 ' — ' gether, and how it wrung my young heart to part with 
 
 him ! 
 
 Stealing horses by one company from another 
 was quite a trade for a little while ; and the thief did 
 not do an even exchange always. It was no uncom- 
 mon occurrence for the officer of a company to be 
 informed in the morning that two or three horses had "got away in 
 the night." A little search discovered the absentees quietly munch- 
 ing their oats in another company ; and they were gently led back, 
 no resistance being offered. 
 
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Mar. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 435 
 
 By the time we were fully equipped, drilliug began ; and such 
 performances as could daily and even hourly' be seen were entirely 
 unworthy even of a circus. The drill was not only new, but Yevy 
 interesting. Right here the writer will state that the going of Capt. 
 Stearns with the veterans left him (the writer) in command of Com- 
 pany K and sole officer with it — a 2d Lieutenant and only recentlj^ 
 commissioned. It was a hard place to put so young an officer (in 
 rank and age). The drilling of the company of course devolved 
 upon the writer; and, being new, the men at first knew quite as 
 much about it as the officer. Each officer was supplied with a set of 
 " Cavalry Tactics," and they studied them with diligence. A theo- 
 retical school was established, and they had to recite their lessons 
 each evening at Maj. Plimpton's tent. The next day they practiced 
 what they had learned theoretically. Thus all went on, perfecting 
 themselves as cavalrymen. Occasionally a company, or the whole 
 regiment, would ride out to some plantation for practice, and perform 
 various evolutions en route, thus combining recreation with work. 
 
 Referring to the Chaplain, it is very proper to say right here 
 that notwithstanding his weakness for horseflesh, he was a very 
 modest man, as in his diary he only says in connection with the se- 
 lection of the horses, "Went to the corral and looked over the 
 horses." 
 
 A torpedo was sent from the North Edisto River on the 6th, 
 against the gunboat Mempliis ; but resulted in no material damage. 
 The 6th was Sunday ; and as the regiment was together once more 
 (save the veterans, who had gone home), we had preaching. 
 
 In mounting our regiment it became necessary to change the 
 arms of the flank companies, A and E ; and thej' were furnished with 
 the Spencer Repeating Rifles, which fired seven shots without re- 
 loading. We called them " Spencers," for short. The whole regi- 
 ment was, later, armed with that death-dealing instrument. 
 
 Our drill-ground was an extensive plain (really the old cotton- 
 field) ; and we roamed over it, with our canterings, gallops, runaways, 
 drills, parades, inspections, etc., till scarcely a foot of it was left un- 
 touched. To be sure, the sand bothered us more or less, according 
 as the wind was mild or wild. The regiment was supplied witli 
 horses and equipments about the 10th, and then the fun began in 
 good earnest. On that day (this is given as a sample) the writer, 
 as Commanding Co. K, receipted to the Quartermaster for 56 horses, 
 besides manilla rope, lanterns, sponges, pails and paulin. 
 
 We had a general review on the 13th; and it occupied so much 
 time that no preaching was possible. A diary of the 14th saj's : 
 " Drilling some today; several hurt." That meant that several met 
 with unavoidable accidents, such as being thrown from a horse, or 
 a comrade's spur inserted in one's leg. The arms, etc., were a bur- 
 den to us, and we were directed to turn in all extra and unserviceable 
 arms, preparatory to being ordered away on our new mission as 
 cavalrymen. 
 
4.36 THIKD NEW HAMI'SHIKI': REGIMENT. [iV'tr. '04. 
 
 ()n tlic 1 lUi the writer turned over to the Depot Ordnance 
 Oflicer 30 I'^nfield rifles and a rniscelliineous lot of unserviceable 
 stores. Tiie other companies of course did likewise, varying in 
 number only, but of the same general character. The writer also 
 turned over to the (Quartermaster 59 knapsacks and various other un- 
 serviceable camp and gari'ison equipjige, and drew new ones in their 
 stead. The other companies followed suit. Singular as it may 
 seem, a horse belongs to the Qu:irt(arnastcr's Department ; and the 
 saddle is cbissed as " ordnance stores," jind therefore^ belongs to the 
 Ordniince Department. So we wen; under the n(!cessity of having an 
 Ordnance Oflicer appointed. Maj. I'liniptoii was the appointee; 
 and it was he who had the issuing of the horse equipments (by sets), 
 the revolvers (Colt's) and the pistol cartridges, etc. Co. K had (54 
 sets horse equipments, 13 Colt's revolvers (these were for the non- 
 coms.), and 1,300 rounds pistol cartridges. Other companies had 
 like quantities. 
 
 We lieard on the IDth that a rebel spy liad be(;n seen on the 
 island, and tlie regiment was sent out to scour the island, l)eing 
 assigned by companies to diffej-cnt plantations. We made a holiday 
 of it, and had what the boys t(!rmed "a picnic." Our pleasure was 
 only shaded by on(; little matter, which for the time being ratiier 
 frightened us. Atone particular plantation we found, instead of the 
 spy, small-pox. Comment is entirely unnecessary. Those black 
 faces with innumerable white spots were too much for us. We 
 didn't find the spy on that plantation, and in fact didn't find him at 
 all. (See Finegan's letter, at end of this month.) 
 
 The President, on the 22d, approved the Joint Resolution of 
 Congress thanking the (all) veterans for re-enlisting. Our men con- 
 tinued th(! practice of sending home a portion of their earnings ; for 
 we had recently been paid. The Chaplain recorded the fact that he 
 shipped on the 2Gth by Adams Express the modest sum of $8,000. 
 He added a line of great significance, thys : "This is not half as 
 much as we had l)efore we had a sutler." 
 
 The Army and N<i/ir>/ Journal of the 2(!th said that a lofty watch 
 tower [a new one, probal)ly. — D. E.] had been erected at Secession- 
 ville; and another new iron-clad, the yl.s7/,/r:'_y, had been launched at 
 Charleston, making seven in all afloat there. Hear that, ye navy 
 boys, and beware ! 
 
 Our camp-ground proved too low and moist after rains ; so we 
 moved the whole camp a little to the right, toward our old original 
 ground and in the direction of Broad River. This gave us the high- 
 est spot of the whole tract. As evidence of the dampness, one diary 
 says: "It rained last night (26th) ; and if the sun gets in with its 
 work of (evaporation early, we may be able to reach oui- iness tents 
 without a boiit." 
 
 T\u' Fourt(;entli New Hampshire put into Port Royal for repairs 
 to their steamer. The regiment was en routf. to New Orleans. 
 
 An immense fair was opened in New York City on the 28th, in 
 aid of the U. S. Sanitary Commission, realizing, we were told later, 
 a very large and much needed sum of money. 
 
M,ir.'G4.'] THIRD NEW IIAMPSIllllK KKGIMKNT. 4:57 
 
 Our iiiusiciaiis were oblij^ed, in tlie cliango from infnnlry to cav- 
 alry, to lay aside tifes and dnmis and loam to toot on eopixT ])ugles. 
 One facetious drummer said : " Am now armed with a bugle. If we 
 ean't fight, we eaii sc:ire tiie encniiy with horrid sounds." 
 
 Nearly all the i)lantations were tlu^n being cultivated under the 
 direction of JMortiiern men ; and they were expecting enormous crops 
 of cotton. Rumors reached, us that a little unpleasantness occurred 
 in New York upon the arrival of our veterans. Probably the imbib- 
 ing of too much sea water o,n route made some tiuis inebriated vet- 
 erans feel like paying off an old debt, and being landed on terra 
 firma^ in a land of liberty and substantially beyond military control, 
 he or they atteiiiptcd then and there and thus to discharge the debt. 
 No deaths followed, and no entry of " injured in New Voik " appears 
 against any man's name in the 'J'hird New Ilauipshire. 
 
 The following letter, from a rebel spy who had been making ob- 
 servations in our vicinity, is referred to under date of 19 March. It 
 was headed, " Yanks, take this and read ! " : — 
 
 riiLTON Hkai>, S. C, March, IHfM. 
 Muxl J!('S/)t'.clt'(l Yaii/rn : 
 
 I have had a most delinlil fill time in your midsL. I came lierc on a tour 
 of observation Jind |)le:isure, and am hiijldy uratiflod with my success. I 
 have to njturn th!iid\s to tiu! powers that l)e in the ishind for their {^eutlc- 
 maidy behavior in not practicinj^ Lliat ,ii;reat Yankee peculiarity, inquisitivc- 
 ness. It would not i)e aiirceable to a gentleman in my |)osition. I remain, 
 dear Yanks, from (I. A. down, Yours to lif^ht, 
 
 Wm. Kinkoan, ('. S.A. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 Cieneral Order H7, of the .'5d (Act of Congress approved 2!Hh 
 l"\'b.), revived the grade of Lieutcnant-General, and authorized tiie 
 President to appoint one, not below grade of Major-(ieneral, witii 
 advice and consent of the Senate, and this act not to conflict with 
 rank, payor allowances of Winfield Scott, Brevet Lieutenaut-Cjleneral, 
 then on retired list. [This is inserted to solve certain vexed ques- 
 tions. — D. >].] 
 
 General Order H8, of the 8th (Act of Congress, .'} March), 
 extended the thanks of Congress to those who had re-enlisted for 
 three years oi- the war. 
 
 General Order 89, of the 3d, required all ollicers or agents of 
 tiie government who had any Confederate bills, notes or bonds, to 
 send them at once to the Adjutant-General's Ottice, and account for 
 possession and any expended. 
 
 General Order 91, of the 4th, referred to General Order 81 
 — transfers from Army to Navy, — fixing the whole number at 
 1-2,000, divided as follows: at Cairo, 111., 1,000; Boston, Mass., 
 •2JH)0- New York. ."),000 ; Philadelphia, 3,000; Baltimore, 1,000. 
 
438 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [^lar. (U. 
 
 General Order 92, of the 5th, continued the bounties to re- 
 enlisted men from 1st March to 1st April, all laws and orders to the 
 contrary notwithstanding (this was an Act of Congress). 
 
 General Order 96, of the 10th, directed that when veterans 
 went on furloughs, they should take their arms with them to the 
 State rendezvous, and there leave them in store till they reassembled 
 to return. The Superintendent of Volunteer Recruiting Service to 
 detail as many of the officers as he may deem necessary to remain 
 with the arms, and these to be furloughed afterward. [This order 
 only applied where whole regiments were furloughed, and not to 
 parts of regiments or to individual furloughs. — D. PL] 
 
 Genera] Order 98, of the 12th, promulgated the fact that Maj.- 
 Gen. Halleek had been (was thereby) relieved at his own request 
 as General-in-Chief, and Lieut. -Gen. U. S. Grant was assigned to 
 the position, with Headquarters in Washington and in the field. 
 
 Gen. Halleek was made Chief-of Staff of the army, under the 
 Secretary of War and Gen. Grant, and to be located at Washington. 
 [It is hoped that the average mind will be able to grasp the situa- 
 tion.— D. E.] 
 
 General Order 100, of the 15th, called for 200,000 men. 
 
 General Order 103, of the 15th, treated of officers, and provided 
 that if one resign while on leave, his pay shall cease on date of 
 acceptance. If he resigns while on duty, to be paid to date he 
 receives notice of acceptance, if he continues on duty ; if not, to be 
 paid to time he was relieved. If dropped or dismissed while on 
 leave, to be paid to include date of order dropping or dismissing 
 him, except the order itself specify some other date. If dropped or 
 dismissed while on duty or in hospital, to be paid to date of receipt 
 of order, at the post or hospital, except the order itself specify some 
 other date. If dismissed by a general court-martial, to be paid to 
 date when order approving the sentence is received at the post where 
 the officer was, except the order itself specify some other date. 
 
 General Order 106, of the 16th, directed the organization of au 
 Ambulance Corps. For an Army Corps, one captain and one 1st 
 lieutenant for each division, one 2d lieutenant for each brigade, one 
 sergeant for each regiment, three privates for each ambulance, and 
 one private for each wagon. All officers and non-coms, to be 
 mounted. All to be examined as to fitness. Three 2-horse ambu- 
 lances to each regiment of infantry of 500 or more men, and two to 
 regiments of less than 500 and more than 200. At the headquarters 
 of Army Corps, two 2-horse ambulances ; to each division train of 
 ambulances, two army wagons. Horse and mule litters may be 
 provided instead by the Secretary of War. The men to be drilled 
 and uniformed. 
 
 General Order 107, of the 16th, provided that when a soldier 
 was discharged from a small-pox hospital, the infected clothing shall 
 be burned and the following issued without charge : trousers [they 
 didn't wear " pants" in those days. — D. E.], blouse, shirt, drawers, 
 socks and cap. 
 
Mar. '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIKE REGIMENT. 439 
 
 General Order 122, of the 28th, authorized furloughs to paroled 
 soldiers, not over twenty per cent at a time from any post, not over 
 30 days, and be graduated by the distance to homes ; and good 
 conduct to be a prerequisite. 
 
 General Order 126, of the 29th [this is given for its historical 
 value. — D. E.], announced Gen. Grant's Staff as follows: — 
 
 Lieut. -Col. C. B. Coiustock Senior Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. 0. E. Babcock Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 Maj. F. T. Dent, Fourth U. S. Infantry . . Aide-de-Camp, as Lieut. -Col. 
 Lieut. -Col. W. L. Dull", Second Illinois Artillery Assistant Inspector-General. 
 Maj. W. R. Rowley Aide-de-Camp, Private 
 
 Secretary, as Lieut. -Col. 
 Capt. Adam Badeau Aide-de-Camp, Private 
 
 Secretary, as Lieut. -Col. 
 
 [This latter is the person known to fame since the war as the 
 assistant to Gen. Grant in the preparation of his famous Memoirs, 
 and who had a legal controversy with the widow in reference to com- 
 pensation for his services. — D.E.] 
 
 General Order 127, of the 29th, directed the establishment of 
 General Hospitals for sick and wounded officers. Price per daj', 
 $1.00; special attendants, 30 cents per day. Company officers of 
 volunteers while there to be considered as on detached service with- 
 out troops. 
 
 General Order 128, of the 30th, defined who were and who were 
 not entitled to the amnesty under President's proclamation of 8 Dec. 
 1863. 
 
 General Order 129, of the 30th, was by Lieut.-Gen. Grant, and 
 threatened to arrest and try, or recommend for dismissal, any officer 
 who does not conform to the Army Regulations relating to official 
 correspondence {i.e.. through the proper channels). 
 
 General Order 131, of the 31st, revoked General Order 75, of 
 1862, and provided that in organizing new regiments, or independent 
 companies of volunteers. Governors shall appoint, in addition to the 
 staff officers previously authorized, one 2d lieutenant for each com- 
 pany conditionally. If he fail to complete the company, they should 
 be transferred to other companies, and he be mustered out, unless 
 the Governor shall give him position in such consolidated company. 
 The order designated this officer as a Recruiting Lieutenant. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 39, of the 19th, prohibited the employment of 
 enlisted men by civilians, except when authorized by the Commander 
 of Department, or when such man is on furlough from Department 
 Headquarters. Colored men, coming in from tlie enemy, to be sent 
 at once to the recruiting officer for colored troops ; and no colored 
 man to be permitted to leave the Post or Department if liable to 
 military duty. 
 
 Department Statistics for March 1864 are : Total troops, 27,738 ; 
 cases sick, 4,145 ; died, 37 ; cases wounded, 178 ; died, 3. 
 
440 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 I31ar. '64. 
 
 ThejMoiithly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Stafl" G men, 
 
 Co. A 91 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 93 
 97 
 95 
 94 
 98 
 9G 
 94 
 93 
 95 
 
 8 officers. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 Present aggregate 952 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 959 
 
 36 
 37 
 
 988 
 996 
 
 Field and Staff 
 
 A . . 
 
 B . . 
 
 C . . 
 
 D . . 
 
 E . . 
 
 F . . 
 
 G . . 
 
 H . . 
 
 I . . 
 
 K . . 
 
 Total men 
 present. 
 (Not reported.) 
 59 
 64 
 83 
 60 
 57 
 68 
 64 
 64 
 56 
 65 
 
 640 
 
 Total men Total officers 
 
 absent on furlough, absent with leave. 
 1 
 
 (Xot reported.) 
 24 
 25 
 14 
 32 
 33 
 24 
 27 
 24 
 30 
 29 
 
 262 
 
 [The foregoing is given to show particularly liow many men 
 
 re-enlisted, though 262 is not the exact number. — D.E.] 
 
 As the regiment is now mounted, the following will be of 
 interest : — 
 
 Horses Horse.s Recruits 
 
 serviceable. unserviceable. required. 
 
 Field and Staff .... 30 
 
 A 48 5 7 
 
 B 61 4 5 
 
 C 68 6 1 
 
 D 48 2 3 
 
 E 47 2 4 
 
 F 57 6 
 
 G 61 4 2 
 
 H 60 3 4 
 
 I 48 3 5 
 
 K 48 8 3 
 
 Total 
 
 575 
 
 43 
 
 34 
 
 Five men have been transferred to the Signal Corps : A, 2 ; B, 
 1; I, 2. 
 
 One man is reported as wounded and missing in action, though 
 the regiment was not in the action : Private Benj. Hoxie of Co. E. 
 He was orderly to Gen. Seymour (or to Lieut. -Col. Hall, Provost 
 INIarshal General), and the casualty occurred at the famous battle 
 of Olustee, Fla., 20 Feb. 1.S64. 
 
 Two men are reported as deserters: B, 1, T, 1 ; and both 27 
 March. 
 
 One man has joined as a recruit : Co. I. 
 
Mar. '64.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 441 
 
 Maj. Plimpton is commaucling the regiment. Doctors Bnzzell, 
 pjurnham and Kimball, Chaplain Hill and Quartermaster Hynes are 
 all on dut}'. Lieut. Parker is Acting Adjutant. Adjt. Copp is 
 with veterans. Lieut. Woodbury of C, commanding A. Lieut. 
 Connelly of B is with C. Lieut. Hitchcock of C is with B. Lieut. 
 Hazen of D is with E. Lieut. Tredick of E is with 1). Lieut. Dodge 
 of E, commanding F. Lieut. Davis of G is with H. 2d Lieut. 
 Eldredge of K, commanding K. 2d Lieut. John M. Head has 
 resigned. (He was on detached service in the Signal Corps.) 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 
 Corporals ..... 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 S 8 8 
 
 AVagoners 1111110 111 9 
 
 Musicians 2022210222 15 
 
 Prisoners of war ...1100001200 5 
 
 Present sick .... .3 3 14 3 4 5 9 1 10 52 
 
 MILITARY PRISON, SALISBURY, N. C. 
 
m 
 
 First, the Enfield, at Concord, X. H. 
 
 Second, the Springfield, on arrival in Virginia, Mat/, 1864. 
 
 Third, the Spencer Repeating Carbine, early in the Summer of lb64 
 
 The bayonet added about IS inches to total length (fixed), and veighed 
 
 about a pound. 
 
 No bayonet was used on the Spencer. 
 
 (442) 
 
APRIL, 1864:. 
 
 'LL Fools' Day ! Yes, and we thought they were " fooliug" 
 us when the report reached camp that we'd got to get up 
 and get ourselves to Florida. The supposed "fooling" 
 vanished when the order actually came, and we at once 
 set about moving as cavalry. 
 
 Now the reader must at once be interested to see just 
 
 how we succeeded in moving in our new role. We found it 
 
 vastly different, in many respects, from moving as infantry. 
 
 We will not pain the reader with all the details. He must 
 
 divine some of them. We required more work, more room, longer 
 
 time, and even the wharf accommodations were found too meagre, and 
 
 some of the companies embarked at Seabrook. 
 
 The Avriter was with a part of his company (K) on the Gen. 
 Meujs, and the other part with Lieut. Lamprey (who had been tempo- 
 rarily assigned to the company) on another steamer. So many 
 steamers were requii-ed, that on our arrival off Jacksonville the report 
 went up to the city that a fleet had arrived, probably a new one from 
 the North (nine vessels in all). Having but one day's rations, and 
 fearing delay by storm or otherwise, many of the officers (the writer 
 being one) bought stores of the sutlers, on Robbers' Eovv, out of the 
 company fund (see " Company Fund"). The Headquarters of the 
 regiment was on the Ben Deford. The fleet ( !) was obliged by stress 
 of weather to lay off the bar for a day or two. Lieut. Lamprey, with 
 a portion of K, was obliged to put into Fernandina, and did n't reach 
 Jacksonville till after the regiment had landed, which latter occurred 
 during the 3d and -ith. 
 
 The St. John's River is a very circuitous stream, and wide at 
 irregular intervals. The scenery along its banks is beautiful, and we 
 enjoyed every minute of the sail up to Jacksonville, about 2.') miles 
 from the sea. On landing we were ordered into camp on the out- 
 skirts of the city, on the opposite side of a creek from the Fortieth 
 Massachusetts, which was also an infantry regiment and mounted 
 like ourselves. 
 
 The creek was convenient, being used for bathing and the 
 watering of our horses. Col. Guy V. Henry of the Fortieth Massa- 
 chusetts (a Regular officer) was in command at Jacksonville, and the 
 
 (443) 
 
444 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Apr, '64. 
 
 troops were termed the " Light Brigade." The first order to hit our 
 case (condition) was on the 4th, when Col. Henry issued his edict 
 thus : — 
 
 .... stable call, 7 . . . . fatigue, S . . . . morning drill, mounted, 
 9.15 to 10.30 .... drill, dismounted, 2 to 3 ... . stable call, 3.0.5 .... 
 dress parade, 4.15 .... guard mount, 5 .... all calls to be first sounded 
 from these Headquarters .... racing of horses forbidden. 
 
 We found a slight difference 
 between being on duty as infantry, 
 and even as cavalry, on an island 
 all our own (Hilton Head), and 
 being posted, as a cavalry picket 
 on the mainland, where we were 
 unable to say with any degree of 
 certainty that there was n't a real 
 live rebel within our range of vis- 
 ion. It made us more vigilant, of 
 course ; but we had just one bit of 
 consoling thought, and that was, 
 we could clamber aboard our horse 
 
 SHELTER? TENT 
 
 that 
 and 
 
 took,' 
 
 if liable to be 
 
 steer him toward Jacksonville, under a full head of steam, 
 and possibly escape. 
 
 On the night- of the 6th, Cos. E and G w^ere on picket. The 
 next day (there maybe no connection with the last-named item). 
 Col. Henry ordered that there be no more talking with the enemy or 
 swapping papers with said enemy. We had a little scare on the 
 night of the 7th, and " every man to his horse." Some of the compa- 
 nies were to be ordered away, up the river to Palatka ; and the issue 
 of shelter tents on the 7th to A, D, H and K showed conclusively 
 which companies were to go. This was our first introduction to 
 shelter tents, a brief description of which will be found elsewhere. 
 
 A diary speaks of the natives of Jacksonville as looking poor, 
 sad and most pitiful. 
 
 The four companies started on their journey on the 9th ; and as 
 their adventures deserve separate mention, we give them space. 
 
 A TRIP TO PALATKA. 
 
 On 7 April 1864, Cos. A, D, H and K were detailed to go to 
 Palatka. We started on the 9th (the writer with his company, Iv), 
 and were directed to proceed overland, on the easterly side of the 
 river. This way led us through a rough, thinly settled and Secesh 
 countr}'. The distance was about 75 or 80 miles. Our extra bag- 
 gage, except w^hat we could take on our horses, was ordered to be 
 turned in for storage till our return. Palatka was a small village, 
 on the St. John's River (westerly side) , occupied by our forces, land 
 and naval. Col. Barton of the Forty-eighth New York was in com- 
 mand, his regiment forming part of the force. The place was supplied 
 by steamer from Jacksonville. Col. Barton had reason to suppose he 
 
Apr. '64.-] 
 
 THIIII) NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 445 
 
 was to be uttacked in force and had requested assistance. AVe were 
 to go to his aid. The four companies were ofllcered as follows : — 
 . f Capt. Dearborn. I Capt. Ayer. 
 
 ■ \ Lieut. Woodbury, Actina,- Quartermaster. \ Lieut. Davis. 
 
 ? Capt. Maxwell, Comraaudinc: Detacbraeut. ,, / Lieut. Lamprey. 
 D. -J Lieut. Hazen, CommandingCompany. \ Lieut. Eldredge. 
 
 I Lieut. Tredick, Acting Adjutant. Surgeon Kimball. 
 
 
 BAR 
 
 We started, each with over a bushel of oats strapped to his 
 saddle. These and our other trappings were as much as we cared 
 to lift upon our horses. Our own weight added, and the poor beasts 
 bent beneath the load , As we were to go through a country holding 
 out inducements to desert, and having with us a number of substitute 
 recruits, it was ordered that the slightest attempt at mutiny or de- 
 
44G THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aj>r. '64. 
 
 sertiou, and in fact any breach of discipline or order, should be 
 checked instantly, and by severe measures if necessary. We crossed 
 the river a little below Jacksonville, and went about fifteen miles that 
 day. 
 
 Our first night was passed near a house, where we obtained 
 water and eggs. Each night our bivouac was made inside our line 
 of horses ; and they were faced outward, so as to be inside of the 
 lines (ropes). 
 
 The second day we travelled about thirty miles. The writer 
 was with half of his company (K) on " rear guard" that day, and 
 had to keep up the stragglers. We stopped occasionally to get 
 water and buy sweet potatoes. About noon a rain set in ; and ere 
 half the afternoon had passed, it had washed the road into gullies, 
 raised the creeks to overflowing, and put the lowlands under water 
 varying from six inches to three feet in depth. This made the 
 travelling very difficult and slow. Many lost their oats, others 
 spoiled their "hardtack" in crossing some of the deepest creeks. In 
 many cases our horses were half submerged, and we were obliged to 
 place our feet upon the bag of oats in front. This was not a pleasant 
 or safe proceeding while crossing a creek whose bottom was strewn 
 with roots, stumps and rocks. Through all these our horses were 
 allowed to pick their way. When we saw a clump of dead trees 
 ahead, we knew there was a farm-house near. The trees are girdled, 
 die, and are then left standing. The ground is then ready to 
 cultivate. 
 
 Between Jacksonville and Palatka there were, say, a dozen 
 houses. That section is where Dickson's (rebel) cavalry flourished, 
 pouncing upon pickets from Palatka, Picolata and Jacksonville. 
 The}'^ preyed on friend and foe, making descents upon the widow and 
 defenceless, driving off their beef and pork on the hoof. We saw 
 plenty of such prey ; but our orders were very strict in relation to 
 it, and no one was allowed to kill anything. Probably there were 
 some killed and eaten between taps and reveille ; but it was done 
 without the knowledge or consent of the officers. 
 
 After the rain had ceased, the writer halted his guard near a 
 small log-house, where he obtained boiled sweet potatoes, biscuit 
 and eggs, for himself and men. He had quite a chat with the woman 
 of the house, who was alone save her children, her husband having 
 been arrested as a spy and taken to Jacksonville by a squad of the 
 First Massachusetts Cavalry. They also took her pony and gun, 
 she said. Her children were a daughter of eight and a son of four- 
 teen, on whom she was dependent for the necessary labors of the 
 farm, it being, unfortunately for them, just the season when a deal 
 of labor was required to secure a good crop. The woman, who was 
 al)out thirty years old, was quite bitter against the Federals because 
 of the injustice she thought they had done her and others. "Had 
 they left me my pony and gun," said she, " I could get along till 
 my husband's return ; but they have taken everything, and I scarcely 
 know what to do." She acknowledged that her husband had been a 
 lieutenant in the Confederate service, but stated that he had been out 
 
Apr. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 447 
 
 of the service for over a year. She treated our party very civilly, 
 and the writer took pains to see that everything taken by his men 
 was paid for. 
 
 After quite a refreshing rest, we pushed on again. On, on, 
 and no veiw of the main body. My men became so weary that they 
 preferred walking a part of the time. We did not reach the part}'^ 
 till after dark. After everything was prepared for the night, the 
 writer went, with other officers, to a dwelling near by, where we 
 passed an agreeable half hour with the farmer, his wife and two 
 daughters — all Spanish. This point was not more than four or 
 five miles from St. Augustine. 
 
 Early next morning we started again on our weary march. This 
 day was more wearisome than the previous one. We passed through 
 :i cypress swamp five or six miles long, and a little later crossed a 
 railroad, running from St. Augustine to some point inland (probably 
 Picolata), the rails of which were of wood. Our horses were at no 
 time during the passage of the swamp out of the water, generally in 
 a depth of one or two feet, and frequently up to their bellies. We 
 rode " by twos," ou account of the narrowness of the roads, and 
 quite closely to prevent spattering each other. We saw cypress 
 trees there at least six feet through at the butt ; but the average was 
 not ten inches. In some places they grew so closely together that 
 a man would have difficulty in getting through. Our halt this night 
 Avas made in the vicinity of a deserted mansion ; and gladly we dis- 
 mounted. 
 
 The next day we expected to complete our journey, and did 
 not start very early. The advance guard that day had a support, 
 of which the writer was in command and was to keep Avithin half a 
 mile. Our rations Avere exhausted, and aa'c were anxious to arrive at 
 our destination. About noon, while riding leisurely along over a 
 narrow road so overhung with willoAvs that two could not comfort- 
 ably ride abreast, a sharp firing was heard directly ahead, which led 
 the Avriter to suppose that our advance had suddenl}' come upon the 
 enemy and a fight aa^s ensuing. With the command, "Gallop, 
 ]March I " we AA'ere off at the top of our speed. While thundering 
 along at this break-neck pace, we suddenly came upon the officer in 
 command of the advance, dismounted and walking leisurely along. 
 "Where's that firing?" "Oh! that's over to Palatka," said he, 
 smiling. AVe knew at once that it was the guard, discharging their 
 pieces. The writer Avaved his sword high in the air, to giA'e the sig- 
 nal to halt, as his voice could not be heard above tiie clattering hoofs. 
 We were soon on the bank of the river, impatiently Avaiting for a 
 steamer to take us across. The men were getting hungry, and so 
 were the officers. Curses loud and deep could be heard on every 
 side at the delay. Some proposed to swim across, if permitted. 
 <7uite late in the afternoon, the Steamer Gen. Hunter., Avhich at one 
 time ran daily between Hilton Head and Beaufort, came across, and 
 Ave were soon on board. 
 
 On landing at Palatka, a camp-ground was assigned to us in 
 an orange orchard (private), and we proceeded to prepare it for our 
 
448 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '64. 
 
 shelter tents, the first ever issued to us. Meanwhile, the writer 
 went to the sutler's and bought (from the company fund) herring, 
 crackers and cheese for his men to eat, until rations could be drawn. 
 Before we had finished preparations for camping, we received orders 
 to go into a group of small buildings near b3^ 
 
 Palatka boasted of a hotel, several stores, a negro auction 
 stand, on which was a bell to warn the people of each sale. Before 
 the war there was a semi-weekly line of steamers to Savannah, 
 touching at Jacksonville and Picolata. 
 
 The next day we received some of our stores from Jacksonville 
 per steamer, in charge of convalescents who had been ordered to 
 rejoin their companies. On opening the two hard-bread boxes sent 
 to one company, and around which the men had eagerly gathered, 
 they were found to contain indigestible blankets. Capt. Ayer 
 facetiously remarked that he would n't have cared if they had only 
 sent camp kettles along to cook them in, as he certainly did n't pro- 
 pose to eat them raw. Some one tried to be equally facetious by 
 offering him a frying-pan, thus enabling liis men to have " blanket 
 hash." All the hard-bread received was equally divided, and we all 
 had hard-tack in haversack, and stomach too, in a short time. 
 
 On the following day the writer was on picket duty, with a 
 portion of his company (K). Orders were given for no one to dis- 
 mount — officer or man ; also to keep a sharp lookout for spies, of 
 which there were supposed to be several in the vicinity ; to allow 
 none inside to go outside ; to halt all outsiders but once when 
 approaching, and fire if the order was not instantly complied with. 
 About noon a mounted party appeared, approaching from the out- 
 side. This party proved to be the wife of Col. Barton (Command- 
 ing Post) , accompanied by a naval officer and a squad of cavalry for 
 protection. They had passed the post on the left and, by a winding 
 road, came dashing up to that of the writer. It was easy to see from 
 their appearance that they were Federals. The writer's attention was 
 at that moment drawn in another direction, and he left the matter of 
 challenging to the sentry, riding to another part to look after an object 
 of interest. The party dashed up to and passed the post and sentinel, 
 without paying the slightest attention to his challenge. Had he 
 strictly obeyed his orders, somebody would liave lieen hurt. This 
 instance is related, not for its value, except as pointing to a moral. 
 The case was reported promptly, and no doubt Col. Barton repri- 
 manded the offending party ; but our special artist was not on hand 
 to sketch the scene. 
 
 The object of interest which drew the Avriter's attention was no 
 less than a rebel horseman, within half a mile and gradually' coming 
 nearer. On the approach of a body of troopers out for a sortie, he 
 disappeared in the woods. The troopers referred to were really all 
 the mounted force of tlie post except our detachment. The troopers 
 made a dash on a rebel camp about two miles away ; but too late — 
 the birds had flown, though their camp-fires were still smouldering. 
 Another sharp ride of a mile, and it was considered useless to go 
 further. 
 
Apr. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 440 
 
 Late iu the afternoon orders were sent to the writer to return 
 to camp, leaving his men on post. There he found an order to 
 evacuate had been issued, and packing up was the order of the day. 
 Before dark his men were relieved, and in the evening all wore trans- 
 ported across the river, where we encamped till morning. Light 
 Battery C of the Third Rhode Island Artillei'y, commanded by Capt. 
 James (who was Post Adjutant with Col. Fellows when he com- 
 manded the post of Hilton Head), was directed to accompany us 
 overland. The battery had two baggage wagons, with four horses 
 to each. The difficulty of teaming across such a rough country was 
 more than Capt. James anticipated. Each creek detained us, some- 
 times an hour. We (iufantr}^) could cross well enough, being 
 mounted ; but the artillery must have more liorse-power ; and conse- 
 quently the team horses were hitched to the guns, and vice vcrNci. 
 Occasionally a gun was tipped over, and the gunners had to right it 
 by main force, getting wet to their armpits. The deepest creek 
 boasted of a canoe, and it was used to transport their ammunition. 
 We halted that night near a farmer's house, where the men obtained 
 potatoes, milk and corn-meal. During the night some of the artil- 
 lerymen killed the farmer's only cow. No one could be found who 
 knew anything about it ! As the writer was Officer of the Day, his 
 duty and the rain which fell prevented him from enjoying a night's 
 rest. W^hen we started on our tramp he took an extra pair of trou- 
 sers, and at this halt was obliged to put them on, having worn out 
 the other pair by so much riding. 
 
 AN INCIDENT OF THE TRIP. 
 
 During the morning following, an altercation took place between 
 Michael Riley of Co. K, and some others (names forgotten), Avhich 
 the writer undertook to quell; but, exhausting all the ordinary 
 methods, and Riley still defiant, he was obliged to be harsh. Tak- 
 ing a cord from his pocket, Avhich he carried for repairs of saddle 
 and other emergencies, he handed it to the stoutest corporal in the 
 company, and directed him and two others, whom he called by name, 
 to tie Riley to a tree. Now, Riley was "• a fighter from way back," 
 a substitute recruit from New York : an athlete, a boxer, an Irish- 
 man, and could whip an}' two men iu the compau}' ; and they and he 
 knew it. So the men knew there was fun ahead. Riley's nick-name 
 was " Dublin," and he almost invariably went by that name. 
 
 The corporal and men stepped forward and essayed to do as 
 they were bidden ; but Riley brushed them aside like so many flies 
 or cobwebs. The time had now arrived for the writer to act; and, 
 taking the cord, he stepped forward and laid his hand upon Riley's 
 arm ; but it was quickly brushed aside. This was the act that 
 turned the scale; for other attempts in that line would be futile. 
 Taking his revolver from his pocket, the Avriter stepped back a few 
 paces and cocked it. Riley divined the writer\s purpose, or thought 
 he did. He pulled open his shirt and, baring his bosom, said : 
 "Here's a breast that was never turned from any bullet; shoot 
 
450 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '64. 
 
 away, but I'll never give up." Having cocked his revolver, the 
 writer knelt on one knee, all the time keeping his eyes fixed upon 
 "Dublin." Said he, firmly, aiming directly at his breast, "Now, 
 Riley, you may be tied up or shot, as you choose; one! two! — " 
 and "Dublin's" hands dropped by his side. He had surrendered. 
 He was as supple as a child. 
 
 Did the writer punish him? No! He was tied to a tree, but 
 not in a painful position, and was released in a few minutes to join 
 the march. Military law would have justified shooting him even at 
 the point where he brushed aside the hand of his " superior officer." 
 The writer's finger liad begun to press the trigger, and his tongue 
 was framing the word '■'■three!" when the surrender came. Riley 
 apologized, and was a good soldier after that occurrence ; and no 
 more trouble was had with him. It is but just to say of Riley that 
 he was killed in Virginia, at the fore front, which was not the pre- 
 vailing rule with persons fond of fighting with their fists. His burial 
 place was noted, and a sketch sent by the writer to Riley's brother- 
 in-law (name forgotten) in New York, so that the spot could easily 
 be found. [The above incident is inserted by request, but under 
 protest. — D.E.] ' 
 
 We now start on the march again. We arrived at Picolata (on 
 east side of St. John's River) that day, and camped on the bank of 
 the river. Col. INIontgomery was on duty here, with his colored 
 regiment and another. The artillery did not accompany us further, 
 but took steamer from this point to Jacksonville. Just before our 
 arrival at Picolata, a teamster belonging to the artillery was thrown 
 so violently from his seat to the ground that his leg was broken. It 
 can hardly be conceived why the name "Picolata," or indeed any 
 name at all, should be given to a place which boasted but two houses 
 and a wharf, and no other building within half a mile. A very good 
 carriage road extended from this place direct to St. Augustine ; and 
 this was the direct way to communicate with the inland towns, 
 Palatka included. During our stay at Picolata a small earthwork 
 was begun, which was intended to work a reduction of the force 
 stationed there to a company of artillery, in place of the two colored 
 regiments. 
 
 On the da}' following our arrival, the Steamer Gen. Hunter cmxie 
 down from Palatka, and took on board a large quantitj' of quarter- 
 master and commissary stores for Jacksonville. She had proceeded 
 but ten miles on her way when she was blown up by a torpedo, and 
 sunk in a few minutes with a cargo valued at about $30,000. No 
 lives were lost, as a small steamer came along and took off all the 
 crew and passengers. 
 
 On the third day we again mounted our horses and set out for 
 Jacksonville. This day the writer was in command of the advance 
 guard, and his party was in high spirits. We stopped again at- the 
 Secesh lady's house. She had been to Jacksonville and had seen her 
 husband. She had also got the very latest Northern news, and 
 related what she had heard with apparent interest. The news was 
 
Apr. '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 451 
 
 to the effect that Gen. Grant was to take command of all the forces 
 al>oiit Richmond. These were to be rehiforced by all the available 
 troops from all departments, West and South, and the campaign 
 against Richmond was designed to be successful. All the white 
 troops in the Department of the South were to be ordered to Vir- 
 ginia, and the colored troops remain and garrison tlie forts. Gen. 
 McC'lellan was to run for President. All this proved true in the 
 main, and we were puzzled to know how she learned these and many 
 other facts. She gave the writer milk and boiled an egg for him ; 
 but would take no pay for either. 
 
 While chatting with her, one of the main body came up, report- 
 ing that it had come to a halt about four miles in our rear. AYe 
 returned and found the camp to be a grass}^ knoll, with plenty of 
 Avood and water near by. 
 
 After a good night's rest in our shelter tents, we were off again 
 for Jacksonville. This da}' the writer Avas in command of the rear 
 guard, and was obliged to order a horse shot which had become so 
 diseased (glanders) that he was a burden instead of a bearer of 
 burdens. This happened when the journey was almost completed, 
 and the rider had only to walk a few miles. 
 
 Before nightfall we arrived at the river, crossed in a small 
 steamer and were soon with our regiment again. They had not 
 moved durins; our absence. 
 
 On the th is found the first mention of desertion under our 
 cavahy conditions ; and it proved to be the first of a noted series of 
 such desertions, culminating on the 16th in the shooting of one by 
 sentence of a drum-head court-martial. The matter is treated 
 separately under the head of "Desertions," or "Executions," or 
 similar titles. 
 
 The rebels meant to make it warm for our forces ; for they 
 blew up by torpedoes the transport Maple Leaf on the 1st, and on 
 the 10th the large Steamer Gen. Hunter (previously noted) — both 
 in the St. John's River, the former below and the latter above 
 Jacksonville — totally destroying both. 
 
 Rumors of going North floated through the camp on the 12th, 
 proving later to be well founded. 
 
 On the 13th, Ave found the Seventh Ncav Hampshire had got its 
 orders to go North (to Virginia) ; and the ScA'enth Connecticut AA^as 
 alread}' moA'ing. Thermometer 85° in the shade. 
 
 We Avere kept on the qid vice nearly all day of the 14th, expect- 
 ing an order to go on a raid into the enemy's country ; but instead, 
 there came an order substantially for the Tenth Army Corps to 
 embark at once for Virginia. The change in progranmie was a 
 cooler, indeed. Fact was, we preferred a pleasant sail in a Northerly 
 direction to all the raids that could be iuA'^euted. 
 
 A Hilton Head item of the 17th was that a man of Co. E, Sixth 
 Connecticut, Avas shot that day for desertion ; Avhile another of same 
 regiment escaped that ignominious fate because his name Avas mis- 
 spelled. Truly, there's many a slip, etc. 
 
452 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Ajjr. '64. 
 
 The IHth marked the time when the four companies returned 
 from Palatka ; for an order of that date from Headquarters, District 
 of Florida, Brig. -Gen, Hatch, Commanding, said : — 
 
 .... 6. The remainder of the horses of the Third New Hampshire, 
 Mounted Infantry, not yet transferred, will be turned over to the Depot 
 Quartermaster, and the horse equipments will be turned over to the Depot 
 Ordnance Ofticer .... 
 
 This shows the other six companies had ah'eady turned in their 
 cavalry equipments. 
 
 The W((.bash, noble ship of war, for which we had a fond affec- 
 tion, had a torpedo sent against her side on the 18th, off Charleston ; 
 but fortunately, the wicked thing didn't explode. 
 
 The horses, etc., of the four companies were turned in on the 
 19th; and many a ludicrous scene was enacted. In riding their 
 horses for the last time, the men sought to have more or. less fun at 
 somebody's expense ; so they dashed into the town as if to take it. 
 Their speed was augmented insensibly, by pressure of knees. The 
 horses being ridden bare-back, we had to press knees to hold on ; 
 and as that pressure is the signal when in the saddle to the beast to 
 increase his speed, the reader may readily believe we rode into town 
 in a lively manner. 'Twas of no avail to cry "Whoa! " and press 
 the knees ; and we only stopped the unruly (?) animals by reaching 
 the fence enclosing the corral ; and then were nearly pitched head- 
 long into the corral itself. 
 
 We relinquished our horses with many a sigh ; for we had 
 become very much attached to them. The writer parted with his 
 little roan with more than a mere single sigh ; and when, a few days 
 later, he was in Jacksonville and saw the said roan take its rider out 
 into deep water, he smiled. The rider was a boy — no saddle, no 
 bridle ; and his frantic shouts of the regulation " Whoa ! " and tugs 
 at the halter, and pressure of the knees, didn't save him a ducking. 
 
 The writer turned in 52 horses on the 20th, and on the 21st 64 
 sets horse equipments. The Chaplain was bound to have a horse ; 
 for on the 21st he bought a colt and said, "I am now ready to 
 move." 
 
 By the 22d the troops were leaving fast ; and it was rumored 
 that the colored troops were to be left in sole charge of the 
 Department. 
 
 We broke camp on the 23d, and went on board the Steamer 
 Boston, leaving Jacksonville early next morning for Hilton Head. 
 We had an exceedingl}- rough passage, and at one time it was doubt- 
 ful whether we should ever reach our destination. 
 
 Arrived at Hilton Head, the following order was issued, and 
 explains itself : — 
 
 Special Order Nn. 182. Depautmext of the South. 
 
 HU.TON Head, S. C , 25 April 1864. 
 The Enfield rifles in use by the Third New Hampshire Volunteers will 
 be turned in to the Ordnance Officer at Hilton Head, with the ammunition 
 and equipments. Equipments (only) for Springfield rifled muskets will be 
 issued to the regiment on requisition. 
 Edw. W. Smith, Q. A. Gillmore. 
 
 Assistant Adjutant-Gtneral. Maj.-Gen. Comi/iamlinr/. 
 
Aj>r. '64.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 453 
 
 The muskets themselves were to be issued later, and were turned 
 over to us in boxes, for future opening and delivery to the men. 
 Tbfc regiment also turned in all its unserviceable stores of every 
 k^d. The writer turned in 54 Enfield rifles, 70 haversacks, 50 can- 
 teens, -S knapsacks and other "knickuacks." Various other prepara- 
 tions for going North Avere in progress, and Hilton Flead was a very 
 lively place ; for there the regiments all came, dumped their old 
 material and took new, and then hied themselves away to Virginia. 
 
 We were transferred from the Boston to the North St(ir on the 
 26th, the Ninety-seventh Pennsj-lvauia being already on board, and 
 left the same day for Fort Monroe. 
 
 STEAMER "NORTH STAR." 
 
 Having bidden adieu to Hilton Head so many times and regu- 
 larly returning to it, some of the boys actually refused to say " good 
 b3'e " as we sailed out of the harbor, lest by hook or crook we should 
 return. It proved to be our final adieu ; and as the island receded in 
 the distance, our minds went back to that November morning in '61, 
 when we first saw the trees on South Carolina soil. And now, after 
 being at variance with the South Carolina, the Georgia and the 
 Florida people, we were going to Virginia, to the seat of war, where 
 perhaps there 'd be more fighting, more suffering, more exposure and, 
 we hope, more fruitful victory. We had a splendid opportunity 
 during the voyage to reflect; and reflect we did. Some were too 
 sea-sick to reflect much, except in the one general direction as to 
 whether they 'd ever get over it. 
 
 AVe reached Fort Monroe on the morning of the 28th ; but only 
 touched there, being at once ordered up the river to Gloucester Point, 
 where we arrived about noon. We went ashore at once, going into 
 camp about a mile from the landing point, where the veterans joined 
 us (or, rather, we joined them) . As their experiences as a whole are 
 part and parcel of the history of the regiment, we give them a little 
 space. 
 
454 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '64. 
 
 THE VETERANS. 
 
 The veterans left Hilton Head on the 2d of March, on the 
 Steamer Verona, accompanied by Capt. Randlett and other otKcers, 
 reaching New York without special incident on the Gth, about noon. 
 Left New York same day at 5 r.M. for New Hampshire, arriving at 
 Concord about noon next day. Here they separated, each to go 
 his own way, but under the parting injunction by Capt. Randlett, 
 the senior officer, to reassemble at Nashua and be ready to start on 
 the return trip by the 11th of April. To this injunction the large 
 majority assented, and obeyed ; but a few were reported us " deserted 
 on veteran furlough, New Hampshire." Some of those so reported 
 rejoined us later, evidently having no desire to desert, but simply 
 overstayed their furloughs. Such were in nearly every case forgiven ; 
 but it is a solenm fact that several were never afterward seen till 
 " since the war." It is related of- one of the latter class, that no sooner 
 had he purchased a new pair of boots, than those boots immediately 
 pointed toward Canada, and began moving rapidly in that direction ; 
 and being very tight fitting, he was utterly unable to get out of them 
 or retard their movements in any way till he found the boots and 
 himself on the other side of the boundary line. Being there, he con- 
 cluded to stay, A very lie-My story to be sure. 
 
 The veterans arrived home in time to exercise their rights of 
 suffrage at the March town meetings ; and many of them did so. 
 
 All the veterans who were ready left Nashua at 2 p.m. 1 1th April, 
 arriving next morning at New York, where they were marched to the 
 Park Barracks. (Lieut. White was left till the 12th to pick up strag- 
 glers.) They were allowed to roam about the city till 2 p.m., when 
 they started again (by rail) reaching Philadelphia early next morning 
 (13th), and were entertained at the Union Volunteer Refreshment 
 Saloon. By 9 a.m. they were oft" again, reaching Baltimore same 
 day, and being entertained at the Military Barracks there over night. 
 Starting at 11 a.m. next day they arrived in Washington at 3 p. jr., 
 and at once put in at the Soldiers' Rest. This was where the whole 
 regiment had been in September, 1861 (page 28). The boys got 
 plenty of bread and pork and vegetable coffee at the Rest ; and while 
 resting they wandered about the city to see what changes since 1861. 
 
 All the 16th and 17th the}? continued to rest at the Rest, though 
 the food was not of the best. On the 18th they were moved over Long 
 Bridge, and went into camp about five miles from the city, at Camp 
 Grant, Arlington Heights. From this on to the 24th the time was 
 passed at the camp, witli nothing to do except to eat, perforce, the 
 poor rations issued to them. 
 
 They moved to Alexandria on the 2r)th, and landed at the Sol- 
 diers' Rest there [what a pity there should have been two. — D.E.], 
 • and from thence took the Steamer Mary Washington. Singularly 
 enough, they had the same kind (quality) of pork on board as had 
 been given them for several clays. The night was spent on the 
 steamer. Next day (26th) started at about 5 a.m. for Fort Monroe, 
 arriving about noon. There they lay till next day (27th) when they 
 
Aj>r. '61.] 
 
 TIIIUI) NIOVV lIAMl'SillUK lil-UilMKN'l'. 
 
 1.05 
 
 were ordered to Gloucester Point, iirriving (opposite Vorklowii) 
 iiboiit 1 v.M. I.Miuled :ind went into c:»inp iihoiil m iiiiU^ from the 
 wliiuf. Next d:iy (2.Sth) tiie ri'inninder of the re<!,iniciit arrived from 
 tile SoiitJi, and all were together a<;:iin. 'Vhv veterans, previous to 
 onr arrival, had bi'en doing guard duty with clubs. 
 
 'I'rcjops to l.he rifi:ht of us, 
 Troops to the Icfl of us, 
 'i'roops hi front mid rear — 
 'l"roo|)S, troops, everywhere! 
 
 AVe ea(;h iM(|uired, Are these massifs of troops to mai'eh slrai<j,ht 
 inf-o Ivieiimond, whether the rebels will it, or no? It, really seemed 
 as if MO opposition eonid be effective. 
 
 We were gently reminded, on the 2'.»tli, that baggage must be 
 reduced and everything put in lighting trim. VVe began to comply ; 
 but, oh, what a problem we had to solve then and there ! We had 
 much that must be; discanU'd, but were permitted to send a reason- 
 able (luaiitity to storehouse at Norfolk. The vcitcraiis had brought 
 with them an almost iiniumerable number of small valises, and these 
 the ollicers bought for use in the campaign, under the '' reduction 
 act." 
 
 As an example of what the ollicers bad to do to comply, the 
 writer kept one blanket, one change of underclothing, a towel, picuie 
 of soap, and a, small lot of stationery, sending all thi^ rest hoiiu! by 
 express, not caring to take the Norfolk chances. As to what a sol- 
 dier will dis(!a,rd on. l/ie iiuirrh, seii later account. 
 
 Shelter tents were issu(Ml to us on the .'5()th ("Truly, this means 
 business," said we) ; and we were mustered and had a giaud review 
 by Cicn. liutler, our new I)ei)artment Commander, all on the same 
 day. Previous to the (Jen. Butler review W(^ had a nn'iew by flen. 
 Terry. It was a hard day's work; but it must bi; icnicinbcrtMl that 
 we were near the seat of wai'. 
 
 On the 30th, also, the <»lliccrs who joined with I he veterans 
 assumed their propi'r commands, (apt. Stearns relieved the- writer 
 of the pro])erl,y of Co. K, though 1st Lieut. Lainprey was still with 
 the (H)mi)any. Tlu^ company's property had been in the writer's 
 custody during ('apt. Stearns' entire absenci'. The (!oiiipany I'^und, 
 turned over- by the writer, was %\^)b.H\. 
 
 A diary says: " VVe have now about HOO av.-iil.'ible men." 
 
 The troops concentrated at (^.loucester Point, were from .all p.arts 
 of the army. Drills and reviews followed one another in qui(tk suc- 
 cession ; and the whole force was being put into shape very rapidly 
 for a forward movement. 
 
456 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lApr. '64. 
 
 SUPPLEMENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 155, of the 8th, announced Gen. Grant's Staff 
 in the field : — 
 
 Brig.-Gen. J. A. Rawliugs .... Chief of Statt". 
 
 Lieut. -Col. T. S. Bowers Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 " C. B. Corastock .... Senior Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 " O. E. Babcoclv .... Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 F. T. Dent ..... Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 " W. L. Duff Assistant Inspector-General. 
 
 " W.R.Rowley. ... Secretary. 
 
 Adam Badeau Secretary. 
 
 Capt. E. S. Parlver . . . . . Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 " Geo. K. Leet Assistant Adjutant-General, in charge 
 
 of office at Washington. 
 
 " P. T. Hudson Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 " H. W. James Assistant Quartermaster, on special 
 
 1st Lieut. W. M. Dunn, Jr., duty at Headciuarters. 
 
 Eighty-third Indiana, Acting Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 General Order 175, of the 22d, provided that teamsters or any 
 other employee of the Quartermaster's Department who refused to 
 obey orders or go to the front or other points if ordered, shall forfeit 
 all pay and allowance due them and be liable to arrest and trial. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 49, of the 11th, appointed Acting Ensign Wm. 
 C. Hanford, U. S. Navy, to the general charge of outfitting and 
 arming the transports of the Department and placed him on the 
 Staff of the General Commanding. 
 
 Department Statistics for April 18G4 are: Total troops, 9,589 
 (large numbers had been sent to Virginia) ; cases sick, 1,491 ; died, 
 5 ; cases wounded, 75 ; cases died, 2. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Statt" 6 men, 8 officers. 
 
 Co. A 90 " 2 " 
 
 B 93 " 3 " 
 
 C 89 " 3 " 
 
 D 94 " 3 " 
 
 E 90 " 3 " 
 
 F 94 " 2 " 
 
 G 93 " 3 " 
 
 H 88 " 2 " 
 
 I 91 " 3 " 
 
 K 84 " 3 " 
 
 Present aggregate 912 35 947 
 
 Aggregate last report 959 37 996 
 
Apr. '64.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 457 
 
 Two men have been discharged for disability : E, 1 ; K, 1. 
 Sergt.-lMajor Geo. V. Lord has resigned and been returned to 
 Co. B, and Sorgt. John H. Thing of Co. B has been promoted to the 
 position. 
 
 Desertions (on veteran furlough) : C, 6 ; D, 1 ; F, 3 ; H, 6 ; 
 K, 7 : total, 23. Several of these returned voluntarily, not intend- 
 ing to desert. Miller of F has been caught, tried and shot (see 
 " Desertions" or "Executions," or both). 
 
 One recruit (F) joined — E. F. Hodgdou. 
 
 Promotions : Lieut. -Col. Bedel (still a prisoner) to Colonel, Maj. 
 Plimpton to Lieut. -Col., Capt. Randlett to Major, 1st Lieut. Dear- 
 born of Co. H to Captain Co. A, 1st Lieut. Wadsworth of Co. F to 
 Captain same company. 
 
 Doctors Buzzell, Burnham and Kimball, Chaplain Hill, Adjt. 
 Copp and Quartermaster Hynes all appear on duty. 
 
 The companies have full lists of officers, except : A, uo 2d 
 lieutenant; F, no 1st lieutenant ; H, no 1st lieutenant. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. (now Colonel) Bedel is still a prisoner of war; but 
 being in a position where he could not be mustered in in the new 
 grade, the case is covered by a special order of the War Department. 
 Prisoners of war : H, 1 ; Col. Bedel. 
 
 The "absent without leave" probably embrace some of the 
 veterans whom the company commanders did not feel like reporting 
 as having desei'ted. 
 
 ABCDEFGH IK Totals. 
 
 Serjeants 55555 5 5545 
 
 Corporals -.7888688887 
 
 Musicians 2222220222 
 
 Wagoners 1111111101 9 
 
 Absent in arrest ...1101002210 8 
 Absent without leave ..0220313130 15 
 
 On duty 70 71 79 74 74 72 07 71 65 77 720 
 
 Desertions 1120322033 17 
 
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 (458) 
 
MAY, 1864^. 
 
 'AY has events, many, varied and difficult to present. AV'e 
 were now in the Army of the James, organized specially 
 for operations against Richmond. The Department 
 was named the "Department of Virginia and North 
 Carolina," and the troops were known as "The Armj^ 
 of the James" (in the field). The Third New Plampshire 
 was in the Second Brigade, First Division, Tenth Arni}^ Corps, 
 under Maj.-Gen. Gillmore. The First Division was under 
 Brig. -Gen. Terry. The Second Brigade was under Col. Joseph R. 
 Hawley, and comprised the Sixth Connecticut, Seventh Connecticut, 
 Third New Hampshire and Seventh New Hampshire. The wiiole 
 formation would be too lengthy for insertion. It can be found in 
 "United States Rebellion Record," Vol. XXXVI., Part I., Series I., 
 page 116, etc. 
 
 Our Springfields were issued on the 1st. On the same day we 
 had a terrific thunder storm, accompanied by hail ; and as it swept 
 across the fields occupied b}' the troops, it really seemed for several 
 minutes that men and tents would be literally swept away. The in- 
 tensely black clouds cast a darkening shade over all. It is stating 
 it very mildly to say the rain fell in torrents. On the abatement of 
 the storm, the various camps presented a singular appearance, as by 
 far the major part of the numberless tents had been prostrated. 
 Though we had seen storms, — sudden, terrific, and of other quali- 
 ties, — this exceeded by far anything in our experience. 
 
 Hilton Head items of the 2d (such items will be given at niter- 
 vals) : Dahlgren had arrived back in the Harvest Moon. Gillmore 
 had left for the North (Virginia), being succeeded by Gen. Hatch. 
 Gen. Gordon was there, prior to taking command at (on) the 
 St. eJohn's River. 
 
 The extra baggage to be sent to Norfolk for storage was started 
 on the 2d for that place, in charge of the Chaplain, via Fort Mon- 
 roe. As a sort of panacea for our temporary troubles, we drew soft 
 bread at night. In a brigade drill on the 2d, the Third and Seventh 
 New Hampshire joined, for equalization. The great work of prepa- 
 ration went on, and scarcely' an hour of the day passed without some 
 reminder that we were soon to go forward. Clothing was issued to 
 all who required missing parts ; and each man was required to buy 
 an extra pair of bootees (shoes) . How long those were retained 
 will be seen later. 
 
 (459J 
 
460 THIRD ISIEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [May '64. 
 
 In the midst of our daily drills, inspections, etc., on the 3d, we 
 received word that the movement toward Richmond would be in- 
 augurated early on the following morning, with 4 days' rations and 
 90 rounds. We got a mail the 3d, the first for 27 days. The prepa- 
 rations for leaving were on a less magnificent scale, and occupied 
 far less time than on April 1st at Hilton Head. We were cavalry 
 at that date ; and only a month later we Avere infantry — and infantry 
 with reduced baggage. We got a little sleep that night ; but there 
 was much letter writing, and a big outgoing mail next morning. At 
 4 A.M. on the 4th we struck tents — not much work to strike a shel- 
 ter tent — and departed : all the troops likewise. We went on board 
 the Thos. Jefferson ; and, when fully embarked, the fleet went down 
 the river to Fort Monroe. The fleet consisted of about 100 vessels, 
 of all descriptions and sizes. One diary has it that we did n't leave 
 Gloucester Point for Fort Monroe till evening, reaching the fort dur- 
 ing the night, and steaming up James River next morning (5th). 
 Weather fine ; and the various craft, human laden (40,000, so they 
 said), presented a lively scene. Our arrival at City Point and 
 anchoring there was after dark. City Point is near and below Ber- 
 muda Hundred, which latter name will be conspicuous in this history. 
 
 [Gen. Butler to Gen. Grant.] 
 
 City Point, Va., 5 May 1864. 
 
 We have seized Wilson's Landing. A brigade of Wild's colored troops 
 are there. At Fort Powhatan Landing two regiments of the same brigade 
 have landed. At City Point, Hink's Division, with the remaining troops and 
 battery, have landed. The remainder of both the Eighteenth and Tenth 
 Army Corps are being landed at Burmnda Hundred, above the Appomattox. 
 No opposition experienced thus far. The movement was apparently a com- 
 plete surprise. Both army corps left Yorktown during last night. The 
 monitors are all over the bar at Harrison's Landing and above City Point. 
 The operations of the fleet have been conducted today with energy and suc- 
 cess. Gens. Smith and Gillmore are pushing the landing of the men. Gen. 
 Graham, with the army gunboats, led the advance during the niglit, captur- 
 ing the signal station of the rebels. Col. West, with 1,800 cavalry, made 
 several demonstrations from Williamsburg yestevday morning. Gen. Kautz 
 left Snftblk this morning with his cavalry for the service indicated during 
 the conference Avith the Lieutenant-General. The AVtr York, flag of truce 
 boat, was found lying at the wharf, with 400 prisoners, whom she had not 
 had time to deliver. She went up yesterday morning. We are landing 
 troops during the night, a hazardous service in the face of the enemy. 
 
 Ben J. F. Butler, 
 To A. E. Puffer, Maj.-Gen. Commanding . 
 
 Capt. and A.-D.-C. 
 
 While operating against Charleston, the writer permitted the 
 reader to take an occasional glance across the line and see what was 
 going on. He will now give such occasional glances into Richmond. 
 A rebel diary of the 5th says : "We have rumors today that some of 
 the Yankee transports are in the James River and landing some troops. 
 A puerile demonstration, probably." 
 
 Our regiment landed on the morning of the 6th, above City 
 Point, and marched about six or eight miles towards Petersburg, and 
 camped in a large field. We had heard musketry and cannonading 
 
May '64.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 461 
 
 at intervals aud from differeut directions ; but we were new to the 
 country and could n't locate such matters as well as in the Depart- 
 ment of the South. There, if such we heard, we were able to say, 
 off-hand, where aud what it was. 
 
 A diary says we marched towards Richmond; but the writer of it 
 undoubtedly, iu the absence of proof, called everj^ movement Rich- 
 mond-ward. The roads were bad. 
 
 Mud; mud ! and 'twas real Virginia mud too, and slipperj^, with 
 all that that word implies. Gen. Butler rode through the camp late 
 in the afternoon, and we gave him three rousing cheers, which must 
 have greatly encouraged him. On our way we saw the Second New 
 Hampshire. As we were strangers, a diary record that we were only 
 five miles from Petersburg must be salted a little. The incidents of 
 this first march in Virginia are worth relating. We had proceeded 
 perhaps half a mile (the day was very warm), when large numbers 
 fell out to lighten their loads. The extra pair of bootees went first, 
 almost without exception. It may be well to take a single case ; and 
 this will serve as a guide for the others. The bootees dropped at 
 half a mile, only to be picked up by another not quite so weary and 
 far more avaricious (he discarded them later). A mile, and he sits 
 down to unroll his wardrobe, discarding a pair of drawers, a pair of 
 socks, and his razor strap. Thus lightened, he marched on with 
 more elastic step for awhile. Two miles, and the knapsack itself 
 is thrown away, rolling all the retained residue of his possessions in 
 his blankets and great coat. These reserves consist of his old 
 letters, — from home, perhaps, or a sweetheart, — pictures and razor. 
 It was an effort ; but he starts on again like a new man. Another 
 half mile, and out from the line he drops, with determination in his 
 face. Away go the pictures, after a short but sorrowful glance at 
 them. They were ambrotypes and heavy. Go they nuist and did. 
 A short distance further, and woolen blankets and razor had to go, 
 leaving nothing now except his rubber poncho (blanket), the great 
 coat and some tobacco. Trudge, ti'udge again for another brief 
 space, — very brief, — when the great coat was cast aside. And now 
 he feels that he cannot, must not throw away aught else ; for he has 
 now a rubber blanket, his dear tobacco, haversack, canteen, gun and 
 equipments : truly in light marching order. A few — yes, a very few 
 indeed — carried all they started with, to the end of that march; but 
 a philosopher would have been kept ver}^ busy indeed in his mind, 
 had he been permitted to see the curious phases of that day. Manv 
 discarded articles were picked up by others, onl}^ to be again thrown 
 aside ; and the general mass of abandoned articles must have been 
 moved forAvard considerably. It is safe to say that there Avere 
 blankets enough thrown away to have carpeted the entire ground 
 marched over. What ultimately became of the blankets is yet a 
 mooted war conundrum. 
 
 Another peep into Richmond ((Jth). The rebel diary saj's : "A 
 heavy force came up the river yesterday, and last night at ;"> p.^r. 
 landed at Bermuda Hundred. The tocsin is soimding — for the militia, 
 I suppose, as all the others are in' the field .... there is some 
 
462 THIRD NEW HAMI'SIIIJIIC liEGIMKNT. lMay'64. 
 
 excitement lunoiig the shop-keepers and extortioners, who :ue com- 
 pelled by State law to shoulder a, musket in defence of the city." 
 
 After halting, and Ixiing dii'cctcd to make ourselves comfort- 
 able ( !) for the night, the writer was ordered on picket Avitli iiis com- 
 pany (K) and others. At first our position was in a load ; but before 
 morning we were directed to deploy the men on either side and at 
 right angles with the road. 'J'he reader must not smile wiien we say 
 we saw a large — yes, a very large — number of moving objects in 
 our immediate front before morning. 
 
 The engineers were at work all niglit making rille-pits. On 
 the morning of the 7th the writer (and presumably all the Tiiird 
 New Hampshii-e) was relieved from picket. There was considerable 
 firing in diiferent directions during the day. We went forward 
 about six miles that day, and camped again, in the woods. 
 
 About 2 I'.M., while marching towards tlie enemy, we were 
 thrown into line of 1)attle, the encuny having attacked our advance. 
 Firing was kept up till dark. It was reported that we had captured 
 five pieces of artillery. Our forces tore up some railroad iron and 
 cut the telegraph wire (probably Brandy Station), The gunboat 
 Shoshoiice was destroyed that day (7th) on the James l?iver b}' the 
 reltels, near Deep Bottom, while fishing for torpedoes. 
 
 The Hth was Sunday, and suhstanlially everything was quiet 
 during the day. We rested, tiiougli iiearly all were on i)icket details. 
 AVe were relieved that night by tiie Tenth Connecticut, and were 
 ordered to be ready to move again at 4 a.m. on tlie morrow, with 
 two days' rations. We were greatly rejoiced to hear that the Union 
 loss of the previous day was only 140 killed and wounded, and that 
 we burned two depots, and cut wires and destroyed part of a, 
 railroad. 
 
 We turned out at at 3 a.m. on thi; l»th, on acc-ount of an attack 
 on our pickets. Left camp at suiu'ise. The whole army (present 
 force) appeared to be in motion, moving in one general direction, as 
 if with one common impulse, and with one; sole object in view. We 
 estimated that we mar('hed about seven miles, and toward Peters- 
 burg; and tliough meeting no opposition we were tired out and glad 
 to halt. 
 
 A diary says: " Marched at G a.m. to railroad between Peters- 
 burg and Richmond. The troops drove the enemy, burned the 
 culverts, tore up the rails, and burned the ties. [The Third New 
 Ilampsliire did not paiiicijjate in this sport. — 1). E.] We tlien 
 niaiciied down the railroad about four miles to the vicinity of a rebel 
 l)rigade. Rested a little, and then w(;nt about three miles to the 
 front and on pick(!t. We had to skirmish a little, and then formed 
 a line of battle in the woods. The rebels gave us a volley, but not at 
 very short range. Result, three Avounded. We fired in return, 
 then fell back a few rods and bivouacked, though practically in line 
 of battle all night. 
 
 Another diary says : "We went to Chestei- .luuction, and fol- 
 lowed the railroad to the spot where Saturday's battle was fought." 
 Another diary says : "We reached the railroad line at noon; de- 
 
3f((!i'04.^ THIRD NEW IIAMrSIIIHK 1{K(JIMKNT. 403 
 
 stroyod five miles of truck. 'I'licro mvo t(Mi regiments in the raid." 
 Anollier s:iys : " Wc piled up our lliiugs in a pile and started." 
 
 A Department of the South item of the day was the total 
 destiuclion of the Steamer Harriet A. Weed in the St. John's Hiver 
 by toi'iiedoes ; and late in the day nine other torpedoes wei-e 
 discovered. 
 
 The night of the '.•lli was passc^d in the pro])er way — one eye 
 closed and both ears open. One diary has it that our forces liad 
 quite a fight and drove the rebels. 
 
 The 10th found us not much rested, but ready for whatsoever 
 was ordered. Maj. Randlett and Sergt. Jackmaii of F ventured out 
 beyond the lines eai-ly in the morning to reconnoitre. Maj. IJandlett 
 clinilied a tree, but did n't decide to stay long. Rebels opened, and 
 the party graciously retired. The regiment then was maiched about 
 a mile and a half; and from some causi- to the writer unknown, we 
 were marched directly back again. About noon we were again put 
 in motion, going rearwards say live miles, and found that the firing 
 we had heard was really a battle, and won by our forces. The 
 opposing party was said to have been Longstreet's troops. The 
 eniMny was pushing our forces, and tin; retiring had to be (lone while 
 keeping a strong front to him. 
 
 Soon after this the regiment was put forward again, and as 
 skirmisliei's, staying there -and holding the eneni}' in (iheck, though 
 they made no serious attemi)t to di'ive us back. Relieved after dark 
 and retired. At one time during the day (unknown to us) it is said 
 our communication was cut off and wv were assisted out by a brigade 
 from the landing. 
 
 The Chaplain's diary of the day (lOth) says: "Three men 
 wounded and one killed. Severe fight on the turni)ike. A heavy 
 rebel loss. A fire set by them turned in the woods and burned their 
 own wounded. Scenes heartrending. Left front at 7 p.m., and re- 
 tuined into camp, with total loss of (lO " [probably in whole force. — 
 I). K.] One diary speaks of tiu^ boys gt^tting chickens, eggs, etc. 
 Another diary says: " Otn- division advanced to tJie turnpike, where 
 we supported ])atteries and remained all day, being in the vicinity of 
 Drewry's lUuH", though we moved al)out some and had slight skir- 
 mishes with the enemy." 
 
 Another peep into Ricihmond. On the llth the rebel diary 
 says: •>.... all classes were gatherc(l n[» and marched to the 
 defences. A despatch from fien. Ransom says liutler's forces are 
 retreating to their transports." He was mistaken. The operations 
 of the past few days appear in the ollicial r(q)ort. 
 
 IlKADlil'AltTKItS 'I'llIKD NkW IlAMl'SnilUfi VOLIJNTKKKS. 
 
 BKiniUDA IltiNDinci), Va., II May ls(!l. 
 Sir: In accordauco with inslniclioiis rccc'ived from lirii^udc Ilend- 
 ijiiarters, I liavo the; honor to mukc tlio foliowhij^ report of tlu; part taken 
 in tliL' atlair of the past two days l)y the Third New Ilainjjshire VoiiuiteerH. 
 Wo left camp abont .seven o'clock on tlio morning of tlu; '.)th, marciied witli 
 tlie hrijiadc to ('liester Station on the llichmond and INiterslxn^ railroad, 
 arri\ infi al)ont twelve o'clock m. Marched thence down the railroad to Port 
 
464 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Mati '64. 
 
 Walthal Junction, arriving about two o'clock p.m. ; tlience to Kichmond turn- 
 pike, wliere the regiment Avas ordered to report to Brig. -Gen. Terr}', and by 
 bim posted at Brandon Bridge on a road from Richmond to Petersburg, two 
 and a half miles from Petersburg, where we arrived aliout an hour after dark, 
 with instructions to hold the position and allow no troops to advance across 
 the bridge; to reconnoitre the position of the enemy, the condition of the 
 bridge, the enemy's batteries, the depth of water in the river, etc. I marched 
 the column to within about seven hundred yards of the bridge, formed a line 
 of battle, and advanced with a line of skirmishers to within about a hundred 
 and tifty yards of the bridge, where I met the enemy advancing. I was after- 
 ward informed by a man living near by that the enemy numbered two hundred 
 and were advancing to capture a cavalry patrol that had previously looked 
 the ground over. The enemy opened Are, which was returned, when he 
 opened Avith grape and canister from a work on the opposite side of the 
 river, the tiring lasting but a few minutes. It being quite dark, and know- 
 ing very little of the position of the enemy, or the ground, I did not try 
 to push the enemy back, but posted my ])ickets for the night. While recon- 
 noitring the next morning, the enemy opened with grape and canister after 
 firing a few rounds. This position was held until one p.m. 10th inst., when 
 I was ordered to fall back. Proceeded up the turnpike to Head(inarters of 
 Division, and was ordered todeploy my regiment as skirmishers at the front, 
 where I remained until about six o'clock p.m., when I was ordered to return 
 to camp. All the olHcers of my command behaved so well, it would be 
 difficult to select any particular one for special praise. The men behaved 
 well and underwent their fatiguing duties cheerfully. The casualties Avere : 
 Private John Smith of Co. D, wounded in hand (severe), Patrick Mansfield, 
 Co. I, in head (dangerous), and Private John Kennedy, Co. A, a case of sun- 
 stroke. In returning to camp, shots were accidentally flred bj' catching the 
 triggers in the bushes, it being dark at the time, and the following-named 
 men were wounded : Private James Ryan, Co. E, in leg (slight); John L. 
 Wing, Co. K, in finger (slight) ; and John Wilson, Co. K, in hand (severe). 
 I am. Sir, very respectfully. Your obedient servant, 
 
 J. I. Plimpton. 
 Lieut.-CoL, CommandiiKj Third New Hampshire Vols. 
 To Lieut. E. Lewis Moore, ^1. ^1. A.-G. 
 
 Second Brigade, First Division, Tenth Army Corps. 
 
 We remained in camp during the 11th, clearing up some and 
 getting the grounds into shape, though it rained a part of tlte day, 
 and the roads were in a very bad condition. Mail. At night were 
 ordered on picket ; and we lay in the trenches till about 9 p.m., Avhen 
 we were set at digging the pits deeper and Avider. 
 
 About 10 A. 31. of the 12th we started again for the front, and 
 supposably for Richmond, haA'ing two days' rations and a goodly 
 number of cartridges. We marched, though not very rapidly, till 
 about 5 P.M. 
 
 A Department of the South item was the holding of a naA'al 
 council to decide as to whether it was best to attack Sumter. The 
 vote stood 7 nays to 2 yeas. 
 
 Let us peep into Richmond again. A rebel diary says : "Butler 
 has not yet gone, nor the raiders vanished .... It is said .... 
 that preparations have been made for the flight of the President (Jeff 
 Davis) and his Cabinet up the Danville road in the event of the fall 
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 Started again the 13th (memorable day I) and, making a detour, 
 Ave came upon the enemy's rear. The line of works Ave had gotten 
 in the rear of Avas the particular line extending to the (our) left 
 from Fort Darling, and ending at Avhat Avas really Wooldridge's Ilill, 
 but erroneously called DrcAvry's Bluff. AV^e had actualh' by our 
 detour marched around their right and had arrived at a point in rear 
 of said right and ready to take them "in reverse." 
 
 They kncAV not of our presence till our skirmishers Avere actually 
 in sight. They at once threAV out a similar line, Avhile their main l>ody 
 got in readiness to repel an attack. Their line of skirmishers Avas soon 
 driven back, many of them being shot on the Avay, the ground being- 
 rising and open and affording us the bettev chance for good shots. 
 Our skirmishers momentarily paused at the edge of the Avood till the 
 regiment should get nearer ; then on again all of us Avent, though Ave 
 Avere somcAvhat delayed in passing over a small creek, whose only 
 bridge was a single log. Many insisted on using the log, while 
 others dashed through, they could hardly tell hoAv. 
 
 At this time tlie regiment Avas "left in front " ; and as soon as 
 Ave had crossed the creek and emerged into the open field, the order 
 Avas given to "file left," Avhich brought us into line of battle; and 
 then we dashed on and on and up the hill, shouting like madmen 
 and firing alternately, though Ave could see but little of our enemy. 
 He had hied himself to the other side of his works, sticking in his 
 toes to hold on while he fired across the place in exactly the opposite 
 direction from what Avas intended Avhen the Avorks were erected. 
 Fences, outbuildings and all such trifling things Avere of no avail as 
 Iiindrances to our progress. 
 
 We were now greeted Avith voile}' after volley, and many bit the 
 dust. A group of houses at the broAV of the hill seemed filled Avith 
 rebels, as the puffs of smoke could be seen from CA'ery windoAv and 
 door. Several of the rebel skirmishers were overtaken and captured 
 near an outbuilding and near one of the group. Upon our close 
 iirrival the several buildings were suddenly vacated and a cavalcade 
 Avas seen in full retreat. Rumor had it afterward that Gen. Beaure- 
 gard was one of the party. If true, 'twas a narroAv escape. 
 
 The firing continued for about lialf an hour, Avith vigor on both 
 sides, and each apparently holding his ground. The situation Avas 
 peculiar. Neither party seemed to be gaining ground, and singularly 
 enough, both parties simultaneously Avithdrew, the rebels retreating 
 unseen along the face of their Avorks, and Ave back across the open 
 field again, to reorganize and get into shape for the next move. Our 
 OAvn falling back Avas a sort of go-as-you-please : for there Avas no 
 enemy following us, and we had got somcAvhat broken up in the 
 charge, so far as organization by companies Avas concerned. Some 
 of tliose who had insisted on using the single log did n't say anything 
 about it now, and crossed the creek Avhere\'er they struck it. The 
 regiment concentrated in an open field beyond the wood ; and as Ave 
 formed our line many an inquiring look for a missing comrade told 
 how anxious Ave were to know the Avorst. 
 
460 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE RECxIMENT. [Mn!/'64. 
 
 Soon the killed and wounded, gathered by tender bands, were 
 carried past ns, in front, and tbe tender expressions of comrades 
 for those dead and maimed were many. Capt. Richard Ela of Co. 
 ¥j, who was instantly killed at the forefront, was thus taken past us, 
 in solemn review as it Avere, in a blanket ; and the writer confesses 
 that that sight caused many a tear-drop for our dead comrade. 
 Capt. Ela was much beloved (sec his Personal). 
 
 Scarcely had we got entirely reorganized when an order came 
 announcing that the works were ours. Much cap tossing and shout- 
 ing was the result ; for the Third New Hampshire had driven a 
 whole rebel brigade ! We soon marched to the spot so recently occu- 
 pied by our enemies. Ere we reached the spot other regiments had 
 marched in ; but none disputed the Third New Hampshire's claims. 
 
 The retreating rebels shelled us as they retreated, until out of 
 range. This battle took place about the middle of the afternoon, 
 and is known as the battle of Drewry's Bluff. 
 
 The New York Herald of 17 ]\Iay 1864 says of the operations 
 of the 13th: "Col. Hawley's brigade of Terry's division formed in 
 line, charged splendidly over the open field in front of the rebel 
 lines, and, never flinching under a hot fire from rifles and artillery 
 which swept it, streamed over the parapet and carried the right of 
 the enemy's line in the most gallant manner. The rebels, frightened 
 and thunderstruck at the audacit}^ and boldness of the operation, 
 fled toward Richmond, leaving some guns and prisoners in our 
 hands." [This correspondent was mistaken as to Hawley's brigade 
 (it was actually and only the Third New Hampshire) and as to attack 
 in front. — D.E.] 
 
 Another letter to the New York Herald, published 2.^) May, gives 
 the following : "In my account of the turning and occupation of the 
 right flank of the enemy's work by Gen. Gillmore, in the contest before 
 Drewry's Bluff, I gave the credit to Bowling's brigade. The credit 
 belongs to the Third New Hampshire Volunteers, Lieut. -Col. Plimpton, 
 which, under the direction of Gen. Foster, marched around the enemj^'s 
 right and, after a severe and blood}' fight with a rebel brigade, drove 
 them from the works and took possession of them and held them. 
 The Third has done some most bloody fighting, and has lost heaviW 
 in ofllicers and men ; and I take great pleasure in giving the credit 
 that is justly due it." 
 
 Late in the afternoon it began to rain, and continued till dark, 
 making the roads very bad. After dark a detail was made to go up 
 to a house half a mile outside our lines, and bring in the wounded 
 and dead. The writer was of the party and superintended the 
 removal, first caring for the wounded. The distance and the dark- 
 ness made the undertaking extremely hazardous ; but the work was 
 completed, the last to be brought in being a rebel, severely wounded 
 in the abdomen. On our way in with the freight, Ave came across 
 the body of Capt. Ela ; and as it was the last trip, the writer hesi- 
 tated as to whether it was proper for him to dump the rebel upon 
 the ground, and take in the inanimate form of his friend and comrade 
 Ela. Humanit}^ prevailed, and the wounded rebel was cared for 
 
MAP OF DEFENCES OF RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG. 
 
468 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jlay '04. 
 
 that uight by our surgeons . The body of Capt. Ela was brought iu 
 early next morning, and buried beneath the friendly shadow of a 
 small cedar tree. 
 
 It was near midnight when the work of bringing in the wounded 
 and dead was completed. The regiment was directed to stay where 
 it was all night, and without fire or shelter. A fence had been torn 
 down, and the rails piled lengthwise, and some earth thrown upon 
 them, thus creating a slight barrier between us and the rebel shots. 
 The night was cold and damp. We could see the rebel camp-fires 
 blazing brightly in the distance, while fires we had none. The 
 contrast sent an extra chill over us. The writer wedged himself 
 between two men who were sound asleep, and thus gathered uarmth 
 from them. This good fortune was terminated very suddenly' by 
 the awakening of his bed-fellows, who ousted him without ceremony. 
 At that time he spied a small fire (contraband of course, and not in 
 the Third New Hampshire), and at once joined the little knot of 
 men encircling it. Gradually wedging himself iu, he soon received 
 warmth enough to last him till morning. 
 
 Let us see what the rebel diary at Richmond has to sa}' of the 
 13th: "The enemy disappeared in the night; but the joy of many 
 was soon followed by the startling intelligence that Butler's arm}- 
 had cut the Danville road. All communication with the country 
 from which our provisions, are derived is now completel}' at an 
 end .... This community and the army must be without food 
 in ten days .... the wildest rumors float through the air .... 
 For two days no dispatch has been received from Gen. Lee 
 .... our iron-clads Virginia, Richmond and Frederickshurrj 
 .... will not go out till in readiness to cope successfully with the 
 enemy's fleet of gunboats and monitors. 4.30 p.m. : I can hear 
 distinctly the roar of artillery down the river .... The President 
 has had the Secretary of War closeted with him nearly all day 
 .... It is too late for evacuation .... a desperate defence 
 will be made .... If the city falls .... how could any mem- 
 ber of the government escape? Only in disguise." 
 
 There is so much to be said about the 13th of May, that it is 
 difficult to draw the line. The drummers assisted in collecting and 
 burying the dead in a trench near a small barn, which was used as 
 a hospital that uight. Drummers Spencer of K and Graham of B, 
 assisted by a captured rebel surgeon, cared for the wounded that 
 night. The killed and wounded were so numerous, the reader must 
 consult the list for names. 
 
 The earliest signs of daylight (14th) were the signal for camp- 
 fires innumerable. It is presumable that the order forbidding them 
 during the night was a wise precaution, as a fire would have served 
 as a guide to the rebels to aim at during the night, and that would 
 have made it too warm altogether. The rebels shelled us at intervals 
 all day; but our lines were advanced, and they continued to fall 
 back, following the protecting front of their own works, towards 
 Fort Darling, while at the same time our own line followed them, 
 and gradually extended toward the left, Richmond- ward. 
 
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 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 469 
 
 One diary of the 14tli says: "We are supporting the Seventh 
 Connecticut, and at night take their places on picket. The rebels 
 fight well ; but we keep them going. AVe lost 10 today." 
 
 The rebel clerk's diary says: "With the dawn recommenced 
 the heavy boom of cannon down the river. It was rumored this 
 morning that our right wing at Drewry's Bluff had been flanked 
 [it was painfully correct. — 1). P..], but no official information has 
 Iteen received." 
 
470 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [3/a// '64. 
 
 From the diaries the writer finds Co. E to have been away from 
 the regiment on the 14th and 15th, and engaged in moving ordnance 
 stores or in pi'otecting them while being moved. Railroad cars 
 were used for the purpose, and the detail (a part of which was fur- 
 nished by the Thirty-ninth Illinois) moved the ordnance to near 
 Chester Station and to Gen. Gillmore's Headquarters, and remained 
 there as guard by direction of Gen. Foster (Robert S.) They 
 arrived at Gillmore's Headquarters a little after dark on the l.")th. 
 
 Our regiment, which had lain in the mud and sun for some time, 
 Avas moved into the woods during the afternoon of the 14th; and as 
 we la}' there the stray bullets — not a few — came among us, with a 
 "zip" that often meant a hole through some part of somebody's 
 anatomy. About midnight (14th) we were moved silently forward 
 to relieve a regiment in our immediate front, and to make a further 
 
 advance: i.e., we were 
 directed to a position a 
 little nearer the rebels 
 than the regiment we 
 relieved. Slowly and 
 sileutljnve moved along, 
 with no desire for con- 
 versation and no noise 
 whatever ; but there was 
 a struggle in our minds 
 as to where we were and 
 where were the rebels. 
 How did we know, as 
 we thus silently moved 
 onward, that the next moment would not discover a sheet of flame 
 from the rebels, and we be — where ? We were halted at a line of 
 fence, and had not yet reached the rebels, whom we were aware were 
 in our immediate front, perhaps only a few rods distant. What a 
 long breath we each took as we halted I 
 
 Well, here we were! and it wasn't long before daylight would 
 reveal each to the other; and what then? AVhat's to be done? 
 Why, my dear reader : did you ever hear of a soldier without an ex- 
 pedient? First, we took down that fence as carefully as if it was 
 first-class furniture, and we were afraid of scratching it. We piled 
 the rails lengthwise, and then began to dig. Dig I say you, and what 
 with, pray? No engineers with spades, no sappers there, no miners 
 about ! We went right at it with our knives, forks, spoons, plates, 
 bayonets, feet and fingers. The reader smiles, but not so did the 
 rebels at daylight, when they saw what had apparently grown during 
 the night. Instead of an innocent-looking agricultui'al, five-railed 
 fence, we had an earthwork and rifle-pit of no mean proportions ; and 
 we were far happier behind our little work than we were at midnight, 
 with nothing between the two forces except a few rods of darkness. 
 During the 15th we had hot firing going on, and several more 
 of our boys got hit. Siege trains were passing to the front, and 
 ambulances conveyed the wounded and dead rearwards. We lay in 
 our little work during a portion of the day and that night. 
 
Ma!/'64.']l THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 471 
 
 Had we been in Richmond on that day Ave should liave seen 
 prices as follows: Boots, $200; shoes, S12o; flour, $275; chickens, 
 $30 per pair; potatoes, S25 per bushel; butter, $15 per pound; 
 wood, $850 per cord. Some of the unfortunates of the 13th were 
 there, undoubtedly, but not in a condition of mind, bod}' or purse 
 for an}^ of the articles enumerated. 
 
 We were relieved from our position at night ; and silently we 
 moved rearward and a little to the left, where, when substantially out 
 of range, we bivouacked till morning of the IGth. 
 
 The 15th. was Sunday, and was one of active preparation on 
 both sides, as will be seen by reading the different accounts. The 
 spot where we bivouacked was a wet one ; and each rolled his rubber 
 blanket round him and made the best of it. 
 
 On the morning of the 16th, we were again put to the front, sub- 
 stantially where we had made the pits, and were informed that all 
 was in readiness to attack the enemy. That our whole line, extend- 
 ing for miles, was to move forward simultaneously, and without doubt 
 with great success, ending probably in our being in Richmond before 
 night. The arrangement by regiments was substantiallj^ that for 
 our regiment, and that was, at the signal, to dash forward suddenly, 
 and on reaching the rebels to tire a volley and at once lie down. 
 Then while the rebels were in an " astonished" condition, the Seventh 
 Connecticut, which was in the trench, should open fire with their 
 seven-shooters ; and while they Avere reloading, we were to rise and 
 follow the advantage supposed to have been gained, and charge the 
 enemy full tilt. If we succeeded, we were to announce it by loud 
 cheering and sending messengers back. If unsucessful — i.e., 
 driven back — we were only to proceed rearwards till in sight of our 
 force (Seventh Connecticut in our case), when we were to suddenly 
 lie down, and let the Seventh Connecticut again astonish the pursuing 
 rebels with the contents of their " seven-shooters." A fine pro- 
 gramme ; but, alas for human designs ! they sometimes come to 
 naught, and so did this. In fact we did n't even play the first num- 
 bers, except those which were played in our minds. We did get ns 
 far as to lay aside our extras and work up our nerves a little. 
 
 A heavy fog — who doesn't remember it? — came rolling in 
 and about us at early dawn, enveloping everything with a mantle 
 Avhich could not be removed. We waited impatiently for the order 
 to go forward ; but, instead, there came a word of caution, not to 
 move till we got the order. This was certainly a bad omen. Almost 
 simultaneously came the sounds of heavy firing on our right, but 
 some ways off. It came nearer and nearer, taking rapid strides as 
 it were ; and we instinctively gathered up the extras we had laid 
 aside, fearing the woist, but still hoping for the best. The fog 
 began to lift, too, and very rapidly, nlmost like the raising of a stage 
 curtain, and Ave saAv — Avhat? Not "nil the Avorld's a stage," but a 
 vast army of rebels in motion ; and as far as the eye could reach regi- 
 ments, brigades, divisions — rebels everyAvhere, and apparently all 
 moving, we need not say in Avhat direction. The order Avas given 
 to us to retreat ; and we fell back through the open field, the Seventh 
 
472 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [i)/«.v '64. 
 
 Couiiecticut remaining in the trench to cover ns. As we broke off 
 successively by company from the right to the left, the Avriter's com- 
 pany (K), being near the extreme left, was almost the last company 
 to leave the trenches, and we had the unpleasant sight of looking 
 after our retreating comrades as they successively passed this open 
 field, and seeing shot after shot plunge through their ranks, cutting- 
 men down like grass. While the writer's company was crossing the 
 field, in its turn, the blood of his comrades actually bespattered him. 
 Ere we gained the friendly woods beyond, the Seventh Connecticut 
 had been driven from their position. 
 
 Gen. Terry and Staff (mounted) now appeared and asked for 
 the Third New Hampshire to rally for a charge. The manner of our 
 falling back and the havoc among us, had somewhat scattered the 
 various companies ; but we soon observed the rallying pomt and 
 rapidly gathered there. The rebels were attempting to flank a bri- 
 gade, and Gen. Terry said the Third New Hampshire must charge 
 and help out the brigade. Capt. Ayer had been killed, and 1st 
 Lieut. Button had been placed in command of Capt. Ayer's company 
 (H) ; and he in turn had been killed, leaving the company without 
 an officer. The Avriter Avas directed to the twice vacant place, though 
 he was somewhat surprised at the honor ; for he was the j^oungest 
 officer in commission and in rank present. 
 
 The charge was made, and successfully, too. It was the first 
 time in our experience where we had met the enemy face to face in 
 open field. We were quite near each other, too, though we diminished 
 the distance quite materially during the charge. We gave them a 
 shout and a cheer and a volley as we ran. They hesitated a moment 
 or two, till we had got quite near, when they broke and ran, and we 
 after them pell-mell ; chasing them into and over the works built by 
 our forces, where some surrendered, some were killed, and the rest 
 got away, scattered and broken up. How we then tested our lungs 
 is proved only by saying that many could only whisper that night. 
 
 Our victory was only a temporary one, however, and was not 
 expected to be more. Troops, troops without number, were advancing, 
 and we (and the whole force, too) were obliged to retire. This we 
 did slowly and in very good order, so far as could be seen. Our 
 progress was slow, for we had to pass over a portion of the woods 
 where trees had been felled purposely, and large branches had been 
 detached by shells. In passing through this wood, we saw many a 
 poor fellow, wounded, helpless and begging to be lifted and taken 
 along. We couldn't do it. The rebels were pressing so closely that 
 it was out of the question. Those upturned faces with such piteous 
 looks, almost haunt the writer, and form one in the chain of sad, sad 
 sights inseparable from war. 
 
 After passing the woods, down descending ground, we arrived at 
 a creek (Proctor's) which did n't appear to retard our onward movement. 
 In we went — not very deep to be sure, and scrambling up the opposite 
 bank moved on and on up to the very top of a hill, from which our 
 artillery shelled the rebels, who wisely decided to remain on their own 
 high gi'ound, near where the Third had charged them. A stand was 
 
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474 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [JIuy '64. 
 
 made at this place, Tired, did you say? Tliat word will hardly 
 express our condition. The word ''Halt!" meant to iiet right down 
 on the ground and stay there till "Forward" was sounded. 
 
 The stop on this hill was not of long duration, and we were 
 marched back through the woods to the turnpike ; and thence, by 
 successive marches and pleasant halts, we finally reached our old 
 camp at Bermuda Hundred, the worse for wear, but still hopeful, 
 notwithstanding our defeat. 
 
 The following is Lieut. -Col. Plimpton's report : — 
 
 Headquarters Third New Hampshire Volunteers, 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va., 16 May 1864. 
 
 Sir: I have the honor to submit the foUowhifi; report of the part taken 
 by the Third New Hampshire Volunteers during the past four days : — 
 
 We left camp on the mornintr of the 12th instant, marched to the west 
 side of the turnpike near Perdue's house, and bivouacked for tlie night. 
 Next morning we marclied to the riglit of the enemy's line of intrench- 
 raents, a distance of aliout six miles, when we were ordered to pass to the 
 rear of a fort on his right and take the same. As I approached tlie fort I 
 found I must pass over a creek witli a bridge two planl^s wide and pass up 
 a steep liill so thickly wooded as to be unable to deploy until I had reached 
 the open field within the fort. Just as Ave commenced to cross the briilge, 
 I found the enemy had discovered us and thrown a line of skirmishers on 
 the crest of the hill in front, to stop our approach. They opened fire and 
 it Avas returned by my advance. I hurried forAvard as fast as possil)le : 
 and finding no possibility in line, I pushed forAvard by the fiank, left in 
 front, and, as I reached the field, swung round into line as best Ave could. 
 My men steadily advanced, driving the enemy (avIio Avere now pressing upon 
 us in large numbers) back to the parapet of his work; and he, finding no 
 one advancing on his front, jumped over the parapet in front of his Avork 
 and took cover there ; and many of them occupied the buildings, from Avhich 
 place they continued a heavy fire upon us, my men taking the best cover 
 they could find. The enemy far outnumbered my command and had excellent 
 cover ; but my men tenaciously held their position until about oOO of the 
 enemy Avere discovered on our left fiank, passing to our rear, evidently with 
 the intention to flank us. I sent for reinforcements; and, after Avaiting as 
 long as I considered my men safe from the flanking party, and no help 
 coming, I ordered them to fall back to the edge of the wood and there form 
 line, intending to throw my left Aving back to oppose the flanking party, 
 Avhile my I'iglit should hold the front until help should come; but the 
 Are of the enemy Avas so terrible as they crossed the open field I found it 
 impossible to stop them until they reached the bottom of the ravine at the 
 creek, where I was forming them Avhen reinforcements came ; and I Avas 
 ordered back across the creek in the field to form. The force I had to 
 contend Avith in the fort Avas said by the prisoners taken to consist of tAVO 
 brigades, numbering about 3,000. In this engagement Ave took some 8 or 10 
 prisoners. That evening Ave were placed in the trenches for the night. 
 
 Next morning (14th) moved along the enemy's line of intrenchments 
 and took up position in his front, and while drawn up in column as support 
 to the line in front had 2 men killed and (! Avounded. At night, went to the 
 front for picket duty, Avhere during the night Ave dug a ditch for coA'er as 
 best Ave could, Avith tin pans, dippers, plates, etc. Next morning (loth) the 
 enemy commenced firing upon us, Avhich Avas returned: and heavy firing 
 continued all day. Was relieved at night, and fell back in rear of the Avoods 
 for the night. Our casualties for the day Avere 3 enlisted men killed and 5 
 Avounded. 
 
 Next morning (16th) Avas ordered to the front to charge over the 
 enemy's work. After lying in rear of picket-line for some time, Avaitiug 
 orders to go forward, I Avas ordered to the rear; and in falling back our 
 loss Avas considerable. Fell back to the right and rear, and halted in rear 
 
May '64.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 475 
 
 of a small piece of woods. While there the enemy charged out of his Avork, 
 directly in my front, and attempted to flank the troops on our left. I was 
 ordered to advance and engage the enemy, and did so. After a few 
 minutes' firing he began to shake, and I immediately ordered a charge, and 
 drove him into a piece of woods, where he attempted to rally, but could not, 
 and retired to his work. We took 1 lieutenant-colonel. 1 major and some 
 15 privates prisoners, and left a large number of the enemy dead and 
 wounded in the woods and on the ground we occupied. Afterward was 
 ordered to fall back, and came to camp same evening. Casualties of the day 
 Avere 2 officers killed and 1 Avounded ; 7 enlisted men killed, and 34 Avounded 
 and 13 missing. 
 
 During the four days' engagements my ofticers and men behaved in a 
 most gallant manner, and nobiy and cheerfully did their duty and under- 
 Avent the hardships and privations to Avhich they Avere subjected. 
 
 J. I. Plimpton, 
 Lient.-Col., Ctnamaudiiig Third X. H. Vols 
 To Lieut. E. Leavis Moork, A. A. A.-G., 
 
 Second Brigade, First Division, Tenth Army Corps. 
 
 As the IGth was a da}^ of battle, of retreat, of loss, of extremes, 
 it will be giA'en space accordingly. The Chaplain's diarj^ saj's : 
 " Enemy reinforced, and we driA'en off. Reached camp at 7 r.M., 
 having lost 3 officers, 36 men and had 202 wounded." 
 
 By a reference to the history of the Thirteenth New Hampshire, 
 it appears the force to Avhich that regiment belonged Avas next on 
 the right of the Tenth Corps (ours) ; but the connecting links did 
 not seem to be A-ery solid, for the Historian of that regiment says: 
 "There appeared to be no troops except pickets forming the right 
 of the Tenth Corps, and few of those near us." The Thirteenth 
 New Hampshire was apparently on the extreme left of its corps. 
 The' last-named writer also mentions the shining of the moon after 
 midnight and before the fog came in. He thus estimates the troops 
 engaged : Butler, 20,000 ; loss, 3,500. Beauregard, 20,000 ; loss, 
 2,184. 
 
 Another peep at the rebel clerk's diary: "Memorable day — 
 not yet decided at 2 p.m. Early this morning Gen. Beauregard at- 
 tacked the enemy on the south side of the riA'-er, antl by 9 a.m. had 
 sent OA^er to the city Gen. Heckman and 840 prisoners — the entire 
 Twenty-scA^enth Massachusetts regiment. [This latter was A'ery 
 nearly correct. — D. E.] By 12 m. the firing had receded out of 
 hearing of the city, and a messenger reports the enem}' .... 
 driA'en back rapidly .... Gen. Whiting coming up from Peters- 
 burg in the enemy's rear, with 13,000 men." 
 
 One diary says Gen. Terry in person directed the charge of the 
 'I'hird NeAv Hampshire (prcA-iously described) and that it (the charge) 
 was for the purpose of gaining time to remoA-e the wounded. 
 
 The Cold nicer Journal, Alstead, N. H., 4 March 1887, has 
 the foUoAving very interesting matter concerning the l()th May 1<S64 : 
 Spencer (druumier, K), Graham (drummer, B), and ScoA^ell, a 
 hospital attendant, buried Capt. Ayer and marked his graA'e. In the 
 excitement of the falling back and leaving the Avounded and dying 
 for lack of transportation, Graham and Spencer took a one-horse 
 
476 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3Ia>j '64. 
 
 buggy, found in a barn close by, and put in it Sergt. O'Connell of 
 Co. C, and also a sergeant of the Eleventh Maine, both of whom 
 were shot through the body. Spencer then broke down the dasher, 
 and took in a corporal of the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, who 
 lost an arm ; and then a Fourth New Hampshire sergeant was put in 
 the trunk rack behind. Spencer and Graham then drew the buggy by 
 hand. After a few miles, they met a darkey with a mule. They 
 seized the mule (in the name of the Government, of course) and 
 harnessed him into the buggy, using a drum rope for traces, an over- 
 coat for a breastplate, and a dress coat for a back-pad. These 
 articles had been captured Avith the mule, and were therefore inex- 
 pensive. Another mile and they were all in a mud-hole, where they 
 were hard and fast, and the mule very wisely took a fit. The rebels 
 were coming and the mule had to be left to his fate, and they pro- 
 ceeded with the buggy, by hand power as before, arriving at the 
 General Hospital by dark, having pulled four heavy men about eight 
 miles, except that part to which the mule contributed and has due 
 credit for. 
 
 ^THE DREWRY'S BLUFF BATTLES, 
 
 FROM A CONFEDERATE STANDPOINT. 
 
 The Confederate accounts of the Drewry's Bluff battles are inter- 
 esting, and some of the more important are given (not verbatim) 
 herewith : — 
 
 [Gen. Beauregard's Report]. 
 
 While we were assembling, by fragments, an army weak in 
 numbers, wanting the cohesive force of previous organization, the 
 enemy, operating from his fortified base at Bermuda Hundred Neck, 
 had destroyed much of the Richmond & Petersburg railroad, and 
 occupied the main line of communication southward, and menaced its 
 river gate [Drewry's Bluff] and south side land defences with a 
 formidable army and fleet. He then says that his plan was to cap- 
 ture or destroy Butler's army, in its actual position, after cutting 
 them oft" from their base ; or, failing in that, to deprive him of future 
 power by locking him up at Bermuda Hundred Neck. Says his 
 right was Hoke's division, his left was Ransom's, and Colquitt's was 
 the reserve, the latter centered at the turnpike. He further says he 
 made all the arrangements on Sunday, the 15th of May, for the 
 operations of the following day, Avhich wei'e to and did begin at 
 early dawn. Sa3^s his plan was to turn Butler's right flank, and 
 keep the left and center so engaged they could not reinforce the 
 right. Ransom was to attack on the right, Hoke in the center ; the 
 latter to operate in two lines 400 feet apart. Colquitt's reserve 
 brigades to be in column of brigades, Avith the center of each on the 
 turnpike. Gen. Whiting's division [brought from Petersburg on 
 Sunday] was to attack the enemy's left flank and rear. After recit- 
 ing the movements, he says: At 4 p.m. (IGth) having waited in 
 vain for Whiting to do the part assigned to him, he [Beauregard] 
 reluctantly abandoned a contemplated vigorous pursuit of Butler. 
 
May '64.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 477 
 
 Of the moyemeuts of the enemy he says : The enemy slowly retired 
 from Johnson's right and took a strong position on the ridge in front 
 of Proctor's Creek, etc., etc. [The small stream we crossed in retreat. 
 See main story. — D.E.] 
 
 [Gen. Hoke's Report]. 
 
 On Sundaj', the ir)th, the intention to attack the enemy on the 
 16th at early light was made known to me ... . At the earliest 
 dawn I ordered my entire artillery to open and advanced the skir- 
 mishers along the entire line .... owing to the dense fog I could not 
 see the movements of Gen. Ransom ; and supposing by this time the 
 right had been turned, I ordered forward Hagood's and Johnson's 
 brigades .... and found the enemy still occupied our entire line 
 of intrenchmeuts in heav}^ force, supported by eight pieces of artiller}', 
 with a second line of intrenchmeuts along the line of works immedi- 
 ately in front of our outer line of works .... after commencing 
 the movement, I could not recede. 
 
 Gen. Hagood's report shows his brigade loss at 433, and his 
 strength on preceding day at 2,235. He captured 300 prisoners, 
 3 Napoleon guns and 2 20-pounder Parrotts. 
 
 From Gen. Beauregard's account, in the Century's War Book, 
 we extract the following. He says, in substance : — 
 
 On the 6th and 7th of May, 1864, Gen. Hagood successfully 
 defended Petersburg against Gen. Butler's forces, and to him 
 (Hagood) belongs the credit, though he (Gen. Beauregard) was 
 instrumental in causing Hagood to be at the proper place at what 
 proved to be the opportune moment. Gen. Whiting, with troops 
 from Wilmington, arrived at Petersburg on the 13th. Says that 
 he (Gen. Beauregard) arrived at Drewry's Bluff at 3 a.m. the 14th. 
 His proposition was, briefly, to Gen. Lee, who was then said to be 
 near Ginney's Station, for Gen. Lee to move back to the Chicka- 
 hominy, or even to near Richmond ; that he detach from his army 
 10,000 men and send to Gen. Beauregard without the loss of an 
 hour's time. Also proposed that the 5,000 men kept near Richmond 
 under Ransom should be sent him. His idea was that these addi- 
 tional would give him 25,000 men, with whom on the next day he 
 could attack Butler's flank with almost a certainty of separating him 
 from his base at Bermuda Hundred, and thus obtain an easy victory 
 over him. As a part of the programme, he proposed for Whiting 
 with his 4,000 men to march from Petersburg to Port Walthall 
 Junction, and attack Butler's right rear, forcing him to the very 
 banks of the James, nearly abreast of Drewry's Bluff, and thus 
 insure his unconditional surrender. He proposed further to pro- 
 ceed, after deposing Butler, to cross the James and, by a concentric 
 movement, strike Grant on his left flank, while Lee attacked his 
 front. Gen. Beauregard further says that this plan as a whole was 
 unreservedly approved b}^ Gen. Bragg, who personally knew where 
 all the troops were and whether they could be gotten together for 
 the purposes desired. 
 
 Bragg hurried back to Richmond to submit the plan. Mr. 
 Davis arrived in person about 8 or 9 that morning. He heard Gen. 
 
478 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Maii '64. 
 
 Beauregard's plau, but did uot approve, particularly of that part 
 which drew troops from in front of the Army of the Potomac, as it 
 would destroy the prestige of those troops and cause distrust. Gen. 
 Beauregard says that he called the attention of the President to the 
 fact that the (his) troops were being gradually drawn back, and the 
 enemy surely getting nearer its objective point — Richmond, and 
 advised him to perform a strategic movement rather than maintain a 
 passive defence. But Gen. Beauregard says he urged in vain, and 
 the President only agreed upon sending the 5,000 under Ransom. 
 These joined on the evening of the 15th. In the meantime Gen. 
 Beauregard says his command had been extended (May 14) so as 
 to include Drcwr3''s Bluff and its defences, and that he was also 
 expected to protect Richmond. The President also objected to 
 having Whiting co-operate with him, and Gen. Beauregard changed 
 the order of march for Whiting. But he says, after finding that 
 Butler was erecting batteries and digging rifle-pits, and that Ransom's 
 troops were all he could have as reinforcements, as late as 10. -15 p.m. 
 of the 15th he notified Davis by telegram that he should pursue the 
 original programme, and then sent one to Whiting directing him to 
 march to Port Walthall and join in the attack. This message was 
 sent by Col. T. M. Logan of the Hampton Legion, and of his Staff 
 temporarily. Also sent to Gen. Whiting a plan of battle for next 
 day. The order to Whiting was a peculiar one, under the circum- 
 stances, and it is given entire : — 
 
 I shall attack enemy tomorrow at daylight, by river road, to cut him 
 off from his Bermuda base. You will take up your position tonight on 
 Swift Creek -with Wise's, Martin's, Deering's and two regiments of Col- 
 (juitt's brigade, with about twenty pieces under Col. .Fones. At daybreak 
 you will march to Port Walthall .Junction : and when you hear an engage- 
 ment in your front, you will advance boldly and rapidly, by the shortest 
 road, in direction of heaviest firing, to attack enemy in rear of flank. You 
 will protect your advance and flanks with Deering's cavalry, taking 
 necessary precautions to distinguish friends from foes. Please communi- 
 cate this to Gen. Hill. This revokes all former orders of movements. 
 
 P. S. I have just received a telegram from Gen. Bragg, informing 
 me that he has sent you orders to join me at this place. You need not do 
 so, but follow to the letter the above instructions. 
 
 G. T. Beauregard. 
 
 This order was delivered during the night, and Gen. AVhiting 
 read and said he fully understood it. 
 
 Gen. Beauregard, continuing his statement, says his object was 
 to separate Butler from his base and capture his whole army, if 
 possible ; and thought the co-operation of Whiting indispensable to 
 that end. Gen. Beauregard organized his forces into three divisions, 
 under Hoke, Ransom and Colquitt, and gave them personall}^ verbal 
 instructions for the morrow. Ransom was to attack Butler's right 
 fiauk at daybreak, drive back the skirmishers and follow almost im- 
 mediately, with his entire force ; to pivot at the proper time and 
 strike enemy's flank and rear ; to be in two distinct lines, supported 
 by artillery and b}' Dunovant's regiment of cavalry. Hoke's part 
 was (being on the right of Ransom) to engage the enemy at day- 
 break with a strong line of skirmishers, and at point of wavering to 
 
M<ttl '64.] THIRD NENV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 479 
 
 push his Avhole force forward with vigor and rapidity. He was also 
 to form in two lines with 400 yards interval, and the use of the 
 artillery and of Boykin's cavalry at discretion. Colquitt's division 
 Avas the reserve, and were the only troops personally known to Gen. 
 Beauregard, as they had served under him. These were to form in 
 rear of Hoke's division, with the centers of brigades resting on the 
 turnpike ; the first line of the reserve to be 500 yards distant from 
 Hoke's second (rear) line ; this artillery of the reserve to be 300 
 yards in rear of rear brigade. Gen. Whiting with his troops (see 
 list in order) was to move from Petersburg, along the Petersburg 
 and Richmond Turnpike, and strike the enemy's flank and rear. 
 Gen. Beauregard further says these instructions were also written 
 and handed to each general. 
 
 Ransom began his advance (IG May) at 4.45 a.m., but (as is 
 well known) was retarded by a dense fog of several hours' duration. 
 He had with him Grade's brigade, Kemper's (under Col. Terry), 
 Barton's (under Col. Fry) and Hoke's old brigade (commanded by 
 Col. Lewis). At 6 a.m. he carried the enemy's breastwork on his 
 front, taking, it was claimed, — but afterward seriously contested 
 (disputed), — several stands of colors and about 500 prisoners. It 
 was Grade's brigade which turned the enemy's right flank, though 
 Kemper's troops were engaged. At this point Gen. Beauregard says 
 Ransom came to a halt for the purpose, it is said, of re-establishing 
 his line, his loss being heavj' and his troops scattered b}^ the fog, and 
 called for immediate assistance. At 6.30 Colquitt's brigade, except 
 the two regiments with Whiting, went to reinforce Ransom, with 
 orders to resume former position after helping Ransom. Just at 
 that moment. Ransom heard that the enemy was driving Hoke's left, 
 and sent forward the right regiment of Lewis' brigade, which effec- 
 tually checked the Federal advance until the reserve brigade came up 
 and drove it back from our [the rebel] left center to the turnpike, 
 over and beyond the Confederate works. Ransom was wrong in be- 
 lieving Hoke's left in danger. He was deceived by the fact that one 
 of Hagood's advanced regiments unexpectedl}^ met the Federals and 
 was ordered back so as to give Ransom time to bring around his 
 own left, to conform to previously arranged order of battle. 
 
 The confusion and lull created by these movements necessitated 
 a slight change from original programme in order to relieve Hoke, on 
 whose front the Federals had been allowed to mass their forces by 
 the inaction of the left. Ransom was then directed to change the 
 front of his right brigade and support it by another echelon, and 
 then to push forward a third brigade toward Proctor's Creek, and 
 reserve the fourth. This, says Gen. Beauregard, was to be tempo- 
 rary only, and the original plan was to be executed as soon as we 
 had taken possession of the river and of Proctor's Creek Crossing. 
 But the reserve brigade was already engaged with the enemy, and 
 Ransom's own forces were advanced toward the firing of the center. 
 Ransom was unable to cany out his orders and sent back Barton's 
 instead of Colquitt's brigade. He reported the necessity of straight- 
 ening the lines he liad stormed and said he believed the safety of his 
 force would be compromised by any further advance. 
 
480 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [31<it/-64. 
 
 Here, says Gen. Beauregard, ended Ransom's services and those 
 of his troops for that day; for Gen. Beauregard directed that he halt 
 there until he could be relieved. Hansom's cavalry and his artillery, 
 too, continued to fight. The former under Donovant (dismounted), 
 deployed as skirmishers, against a force occupying the ridge of 
 Gregory's Woods — the wily, hostile force, says Gen. Beauregard, as 
 afterward ascertained, which threatened our left at the time. The 
 right was seriously engaged ; and there Hoke had put out his skir- 
 mishers and used his artillery freely. The fog impeded him as well 
 as Kansom ; but he handled his troops with resolution and judgment. 
 
 After giving more details of the fight. Gen. Beauregard concluded 
 by saying that had Whiting (who did not co-operate) followed his 
 instructions, nothing would have prevented the capture of Butler's 
 entire force. We had, said he, defeated Butler and forced hun to 
 take refuge within his fortified lines. The communications south and 
 west of Richmond were restored. Though hemmed in, Butler was 
 there, but unable to harm us, though scarcely beyond cannon shot. 
 Butler was not much weakened, for we had only taken about 1,400 
 prisoners, o pieces of artillery and 5 stands of colors. We could 
 and should have done more. We could :iud should have captured 
 Butler's entire army. 
 
 Gen. Beauregard says AVhiting joined him on the 17th (next 
 day) about noon. He was thoroughly downcast. No word was 
 spoken by him, and no attempt was made to throw off the responsi- 
 bility of his failui'e to unite his forces to mine the day previous. He 
 admitted the error of which he had been guilty and expressed most 
 heartfelt regret. At his own request he was relieved from duty in 
 the field and returned to the command of his department. His after 
 conduct, says Gen. Beauregard, during the closing scenes of the war, 
 and his heroic conduct at Fort Fisher, contributed largely to reinstate 
 him in the good opinion of his comrades in arms and of the entire 
 South. 
 
 He further says that no sooner did he get the troops arrived 
 from Petersburg (Whiting's troops) into position, than the War De- 
 partment ordered Ransom's entire division back to Richmond, and 
 against his protest, too. Then, he says, Grant, who fully understood 
 Butler's position, immediately took from him Smith's (Baldy) entire 
 coi'ps, some 16,000, by transferring them to the Army of the Poto- 
 mac; and this reduced Butler's force, says Gen. Beauregard, to about 
 13,000 men. To oppose this reduced force, I could only show about 
 12,000. The difference was insignificant; but Butler had the advan- 
 tage. Says he was finally left with only 5,400 men: 3,200 in 
 Johnson's division, 2,200 in Wise's brigade and local militia, and 
 was expected to protect Bermuda Hundred, Petersburg and even 
 Richmond. 
 
 NOTK. — The editor of the Century's War Book says BaUly Smith took 
 12,500 from the Army of the James, in his Eighteenth Army Corps, leaving 
 2,500 of them to guard the landing at the White House. 
 
 [NoTK. — In Sept. I8t)2, Lieut. Bowen of Co. I and myself visited the 
 battlefields of i:^ 14, 15 and 16 May 18(U— Lieut. Parker of Co. I, of the 
 
LiKUT.-Coi,. Ja.mks F. 1vam>lki r. 
 
 Capt. David Waoswoktii, Jr. 
 
 Cait. Cuaulk.s S. Buknuam. 
 
 LlKUT, IlKXKV S. MaIISII. 
 
Mmi '64.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 481 
 
 party, temporarily separated from us at Richmond — and actually passed 
 over the same ground, beginning at the open field where the regiment rallied 
 after its first assault (l.'Jth) and, passing through the Avoods and across the 
 small creek (ditch) and on up the hill to the houses (see illustration), and to 
 the rebel works beyond. Again, to the extreme front where the regiment 
 (and whole line) fell back (Ifith) and to and across Proctor's Creek; and 
 thence on, partly by the turnpike, to Bermuda Hundred, where we went down 
 the large ravine to the river itself. Butler's lines are remarkably well pre- 
 served and easily found. — D.E.] 
 
 Arriving iu eaiiip, many dropped where they halted, and so re- 
 mained till next morning. On our arrival, we found that during our 
 absence the Engineers had begun a line of works, extending from the 
 James to the Appomattox, thus forming a protection for the whole 
 of Butler's front. These works were improved from time to time, 
 forming a very formidable line of defences, having at intervals along 
 its front several strong redoubts. 
 
 On the 17th, the battle over and we in camp, opportunity Avas 
 afforded us to see what inroads had been made into our ranks by the 
 casualties of the past four days. We could not muster many men 
 for duty, nor officers either. After recuperating all day we were 
 sent out on picket at night. Four days' rations had been issued dur- 
 ing the day ; but just what that portended, if anything, we knew 
 not. A diary says: "Mail. The enemy came down on our advance 
 tonight ; but, w'ith a force from camp, we succeeded in holding them 
 in check." 
 
 One of our men, wounded 13th, and in hospital at Point Look- 
 out, says, " 1,500 rebel prisoners arrived here today." 
 
 A Port Royal item of the 17th : "A council of war lias decided 
 not to attack Sumter. Oillmore has gone north to Virginia, with 
 20,000 men. Gen. Hatch is in command, and will onl}' defend. 
 The new monitors are all for James River. We've nothing to do." 
 
 Proper notice was taken of the three officers killed in action, by 
 the appointment of a committee, consisting of Capts. Henr}' S. Dow 
 and R. W. Houghton, and Lieut. Eldredge (the writer), to draft 
 resolutions. The meeting of the committee was presided over by 
 Lieut.-Col. Plimpton, and Lieut. Edgerly acted as Secretary, The 
 resolutions (of which a copy was sent to each of the families of the 
 deceased) were as follows : — 
 
 Whereas. It has pleased God to take from among us three of our faith- 
 ful and brave comrades, Capts. Richard Ela and Henry H. Ayer, and 1st 
 Lieut. Eugene J. Button — each and all of them gallant soldiers, proven on 
 numerous battle-fields; therefore, 
 
 Eesolred, That to the memory of him who first fell, Capt. Richard Ela, 
 will ever cling manv fond recollections ; and that his conduct in entering 
 the service of his country when in the prime of life, just as he had become 
 fitted for his profession, well deserves the approtmtion of his comrades in 
 arms and of all liis countrymen. 
 
 Jicsolri'd, That few men exhibited more perfect patriotism than did 
 Capt. Henry H. Ayer, who left home and a family much endeared to him. 
 when past the meridian of his life; and that all through his career he ex- 
 hibited an indomitable perseverance to serve his country faithfully, both in 
 camp and on the battle-lield, where he had in many instances shown special 
 irallantrv. 
 
482 THIRD XEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [3[ay '64. 
 
 liexolved, That the short, yet brilliant, career of 1st Lieut. Eugene 
 J. Button is an example well worthy of imitation by every soldier ; and that 
 the fatal shot which called him to liis long rest deprived us of a l)rave soldier 
 iind good officer. 
 
 Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the numerous relatives and 
 friends of each of the deceased, who had been such kind companions and 
 friends, and who were to the last faithful to God's most noble cause — 
 Liberty. 
 
 It .was voted that a copy of the resolutions be forwarded to each of 
 the families of the deceased ; and that they be published in the New Hamp- 
 shire Statesman, NasJuia Telegraph and Boston Journal. 
 
 J. I. Plimpton, 
 Lieut.-Coh, Commandinf/ Third N. II. Vols., Cliairmav . 
 J. Homer Edgerly, 
 
 1st Lieut., Third N. H. Vols., Secretary. 
 
 The 18th was one of special interest, but not of much valuable 
 result. We were out on the picket line, and were firing and semi- 
 skirmishing with the rebels at intervals all day long, losing a few 
 killed and wounded. 
 
 A New York item of the day is well worth noting in any history. 
 The Neiv York World and Neiv York Journal of Commerce.^ both 
 published what proved to be a bogus proclamation of the President, 
 calling for 400,000 men. This of course had an immense momen- 
 tary influence on the politics and finances of the country. These two 
 papers claim to have been innocent, and at once offered rewards 
 ($500 and $1,000) for the identity of the forger. In addition, the 
 Associated Press offered $1,000. Francis A. Mallison and J. 
 Howard, .Jr., were arrested on the 21st. The former was sent to 
 Fort Lafayette, and the latter confessed. 
 
 We lay in the trenches all night. Pearly on the morning of the 
 10th the enemy attacked us, but were driven back after a very short, 
 though sharp, conflict. Mail. Rainy. Camp life, — varied with 
 picket, frequent skirmishing, cleaning up our camp, fatigue details 
 with pick and shovel at work on the fortifications, and so on, — -was 
 now the routine. 
 
 We were much elated on the 20th by the capture, by Howell's 
 brigade, of a rebel battery of 6 guns, and about 200 of our precious, 
 misguided brothers, including Maj.-Gen. Walker, in full uniform. 
 How dejected he looked as he came perforce within our lines I He 
 had been shot in the leg in attempting to flee, after being accidentally 
 separated from his men. 
 
 On the immediate front of our brigade (and in front of our 
 works) was a large, open field, flanked right and left by woods. The 
 i-ebels had advanced their lines to the farther side of this open field, 
 and had by this time erected works similar to our own, though far 
 less formidable. This open field was a sort of an invitation to each 
 side to shell the other. These were substantially artiller}' duels and 
 became a sort of everyday affair, and actually ceased to be of much 
 interest beyond the giinuers themselves. It follows that when a 
 rebel shell screeched through a camp, tearing a hole through one's 
 tent, or removing one's tent-mate to the happy hunting-grounds, 
 more or less interest was manifested by the occupants of the neigh- 
 
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 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 483 
 
 boring tents. An order went into effect about this time, requiring 
 the troops to turn out before daylight, proceed to the trenches (in 
 rear of our line of works) and remain there till dawn. Oh, how 
 hard that was : to be awakened at the very moment of our sweetest 
 sleep and be obliged to buckle on our armor and go to the trenches ! 
 But we got used to it after awhile ; and some of us did n't lose more 
 than half an hour's sleep out of it ; for we at once laid down and 
 slept, in the trenches, with our forearm for a pillow, mother earth 
 for a mattress ('twas no feather bed I) and the canopy of heaven 
 for a coverlid. These early turn-outs were to prevent a surprise by 
 the rebels. 
 
 GEX. BUTLER'S LINE OF DEFENCE, BERMUDA HUNDRED, VA. 
 
 The Chaplain records that on the 23d there were 210 men oft' 
 duty on account of excessive labor. There were many alarms about 
 this time, and we were called out quite often and stood in line an 
 liour or more, according to the " s^nnptoms " in each case. 
 
 Capt. Ela's effects were sold on the 24th, by public auction, not 
 realizing very much, as there was a diffidence about bidding. There 
 was also a decided difterence of opinion as to whether the auction was 
 a proper thing. 
 
 Under date of the 26th, the Chaplain's diary states that '• We had 
 orders to move our camp nearer the front (?'.?., nearer the works) ; 
 and most all [regiment] moved tonight. The Eighteenth Army 
 Corps and Second Division of the Tenth Army Corps are to leave here 
 today." By other diaries jt appears we moved camp mostly during 
 the night of the 2(')th and a little to the left of our previous position. 
 As the writer remembers it, the position was at or near an angle in 
 the works and substantially opposite the extreme left of the territory 
 called the open field. Rain had recently fallen and 'twas consider- 
 ably muddy. That we had moved up neaier the works, is evidenced 
 
484 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT 
 
 [Mat/ '04. 
 
 by a diary which says (on the 27th, next day after removal) : '• Don't 
 like our camp — our present dangers are great and not necessary." 
 lie was a philosopher, no doubt, though entirely correct ; for we were 
 now within range of the searching and screeching shells of our Avily 
 opponents. Another, a real joker, says : " A little too near the rebels 
 to be real comfortable." 
 
 We had a very quiet day on the 29th, so far as tiring Avas con- 
 cerned ; and the event of the day was the beginning of work on an 
 i mmense bomb-proof. 
 
 The Army of the James was decimated on the 28th, by detach- 
 ing a portion to be sent to reinforce Gen. Grant in the Army of the 
 Potomac, in front of Rich- 
 mond. Substantially, the 
 detached portion was a part 
 of the Eighteenth Army 
 Corps, commanded by Gen. 
 W. F. Smith, familiarly called 
 "Baldy" Smilii. Among 
 our old friends thus detached 
 were the Fifty-fifth Penn- 
 sylvania, Eighth Maine, 
 Forty-seventh New York, 
 Forty-eighth New York, 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, 
 Ninth Maine, Fourth New 
 Hampshire, Ninety-seventh Pennsyhania, 
 and Fortieth Massachusetts. This deci- 
 mation left the Army of the James in so 
 weak a condition, numerically, that Butlei 
 could not do more than hold his position, not atttMupt- 
 ing any aggressive movement whatever. 
 
 The ;50th was a little more lively day, as the 
 rebels shelled us an hour or so ; but finally stopped, 
 as they were getting most excellent doses in return. The fire was 
 very sharp and some of the shells of that day went through our 
 hospital tents, causing a decided sensation therein and thereabouts. 
 So many men were required for fatigue duty that day that even the 
 drummers had to go. All on picket at night except E and G. 
 
 The bomb-proof was finished on the 31st; and the usual artil- 
 lery duel took place. On picket again at night (probablj^ only E 
 and G), imd our men were within fifty yards of the rebel line. 
 
Ma;/ '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 485 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 On the 1st the War Department issued a circular rearranging, 
 by new numbers, all orders issued during the year, up to that date, 
 which related to General Courts-Martial ; and directed that in future 
 the orders of that kind should be numbered by themselves, and not 
 be distributed generally to the army. 
 
 Another memorandum circular was issued, rearranging all the 
 numbers pertaining to the Veteran Reserve Corps and Signal Corps, 
 jointly, and to be kept thereafter as provided for the court-martial 
 orders. 
 
 General Order 189, of the 2d, called attention to General Order 
 lf)0, of 1862, about issue of shelter tents, instead of common, wall 
 or Sibley tents. If troops refuse the shelter tents, the}^ are not to 
 have any. [This was a cruel war. — D.E.] 
 
 General Order 190, of the 3d, established depots for prisoners 
 of Avar and State prisoners, as follows: Point Lookout, Md., Fort 
 Delaware, Johnson's Island (in Sandusky Bay), Camp Chase (near 
 Columbus, Ohio), Camp Morton (near Indianapolis, Ind.), Camp 
 Douglass (near Chicago, 111.), Rock Island, 111. 
 
 General Order 191, of the 7th, was a declaration of exchange 
 up to date of all Federal prisoners of war and all civilians on parole ; 
 and that the rebels were indebted to the Federals 33,596 men at date. 
 
 General Order 196, of the 12th, amended General Order 76, of 
 26 February, so as to direct the discharge of deserters with forfeiture 
 of all pay and allowances, instead of sending them to the Dry 
 Tortugas. (See No. 206, next month.) 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 56, of the 1st, was the turning over of the De- 
 partment by Gillmore to Brig. -Gen. J. P. Hatch, United States 
 Volunteers. 
 
 Gen. Gillmore was to go to Virginia with Tenth Army Corps ; 
 nud he took substantially all of his Staff (relieving them by General 
 Order 55) . 
 
 General Order 58, of the 3d, was an announcement by Gen. 
 Hatch of his Staff (19 officers). 
 
 General Order 60 (of 10th), tixed prices of transportation for 
 civilians not in government employ, on transports : From Hilton 
 Head to St. Helena, 25 cents; to Beaufort, 50 cents; to Fort 
 Pulaski, 50 cents; to Stono Inlet, $1.50; to Fernandina, $2.50; to 
 St. Augustine, $3.50; to Jacksonville, $5.00; to New York, $27.00, 
 not including subsistence in any case. Sutlers not included in above. 
 
 General Order 61, of the 11th, directed slielters to be erected at 
 once over messing (cooking) operations ; and forbade the carrying of 
 food into tents used for sleeping purposes. 
 
 General Order 64, of the 12th, prescribed a uniform for Masters 
 of armed transports : Coats dark blue cloth or flannel, with artillery 
 
486 THIllD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.y<(>/ '04. 
 
 buttons, cuffs, single stripe gold lace, one-quarter inch wide, arranged 
 with single knot. For Senior Masters: two stripes, shoulder straps 
 similar to Ensign in the Navy, with bars longitudinal. 
 
 General Order 6G, of the 16th, directed that all sick in hospital, 
 whose regiments had gone to Virginia, and they fit for duty, to pro- 
 ceed to their regiments at once ; and all who would be able in 20 
 days to do so to be furloughed, and at expirations join their regiments. 
 
 General Order 67, of the 16th, was an expression of willingness 
 on the part of Brig. -Gen. Hatch to afford every facility to civil otficers 
 to attend to their duties, and to philanthropic persons to carry out the 
 objects of their missions ; but forbade free passes on steamers for 
 pleasure or private purposes. If such persons be on steamers, the 
 army officers, if any, will be first served to staterooms, etc. 
 
 By Gen. Order 74, of the 26th, Maj.-Gen. John G. Foster as- 
 sumed command of the Department of the South, relieving Gen. 
 Hatch. 
 
 General Order 75, of the 27th, announced the Staff (23 officers). 
 Gen. Hatch was assigned to the "District of Hilton Head, Fort 
 Pulaski, St. Helena and Tybee Islands." 
 
 Note. — It must be borne hi mind that the Third New Hampshire has 
 departed from the Department of the South, and is now in Virginia: and 
 these extracts from orders are given for their value ; because it is fair to 
 assume that all Third New^ Hampshire officers and men are yet interested in 
 the Department they have so largely figured In. 
 
 The Department Statistics for May are: Total troops. 0,78^; 
 cases sick, 1,959 ; died, 6 ; cases wounded, 75 ; died, 1. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staft" 6 men, 8 officers. 
 
 Co. A 86 " 2 
 
 B 86 " 3 
 
 C 87 " 3 
 
 D ......... 80 " 3 
 
 E 85 " 2 
 
 F 81 " 2 
 
 G 82 " 3 
 
 H 83 " 1 
 
 I 84 " 2 
 
 K 77 " 3 
 
 Present aggregate .... 837 32 869 
 
 Aggregate lasf report .... 912 35 947 
 
 This was an eventful month, and the details are more extensive. 
 
 One man has been discharged for disability : Ira P. George of B. 
 One officer of C, and one of H, on detached service. The absent 
 men include 7 sergeants and 18 corporals. 
 
 Geo. P. James, wagoner of D, has been promoted to Quarter- 
 master-Sergeant, in place of Varnum H. Hill, promoted (out of regi- 
 ment) to Captain and Acting Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers (com- 
 mission dated February 1864). Joined from " missing in action," 
 one : John Jones of H. 
 
May '64.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 487 
 
 Dropped, having been reported by error : one enlisted man of 
 Co. E and one of Co. I. [This error is a peculiar one, and not easily 
 explained. — D.E.] 
 
 Wounded officers : Maj. Randlett, Adjt. Copp. 
 
 Officers killed: Capts. Ela and Ayer, 1st Lieut. Button. 1st 
 Lieut. Parker is Acting Adjutant ; Capt. Maxwell of D is Acting 
 Major. A has no captain or 2d lieutenant. 1 st Lieut. Woodbury 
 of C is detached. E is without a captain, F has no 1st lieutenant, 
 H has no captain or 1st lieutenant, and I has no 1st lieutenant. 
 
 ABCDEFGHI K F.&S. Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5555455555 49 
 
 Corporals 8 8 8687877 SO 75 
 
 Musicians 2 2 12 2 2 12 2 2 18 
 
 Wagoners 1111111101 9 
 
 Missing in action ... 3 ."i fi 1 1 16 
 
 Killed in action and ") i ^ ,. n - - o o i o a <c. 
 
 ,. , ^ T > .4409/(2349 49 
 
 died of wounds ) 
 
 Absent in arrest ...0101204230 13 
 
 Prisoners of war ...0000000100 1 
 
 On duty 49 51 54 46 41 35 38 49 45 46 6 460. 
 
 Absent with leave ...3000 12100 7 
 
 Joined from desertion .0000 00113 5 
 
 Recruits 0000300100 4 
 
 Deserted 0221013420 15 
 
 Daily duty 1922272441 34 
 
 All absent 27 18 25 20 32 25 35 16 25 22 245 
 
 PONTOON BRIDGE AT .JONES' LANDING, .JAMES RIVER, VA. 
 
A PRAYER. 
 
 (authok unknown.) 
 
 A charge to keep I have, 
 
 A negro to raaintaiu : 
 A never-dj'ing thirst for power 
 
 To bind him with a chain. 
 
 To serve the present age. 
 
 Our pockets we must fill, 
 We '11 make them Avork for wages now. 
 
 And never pay the bill. 
 
 Arm me with zealous care. 
 
 To make him know his place : 
 And oh, thy servant. Lord, prepare 
 
 To rule the negro race ! 
 
 Help us to rob and shoot 
 
 The " nigger" on the sly, 
 Assured if they do n't vote for us 
 
 Thev shall forever die. 
 
 (488) 
 
JUNK, 1864. 
 
 IK boys on picket. At 2 a.:\[. the rebels opened and fired 
 for about an liour. Apparently they were fearing an 
 attack and desired to prevent it. The day was warm and 
 fine — in fact, a June day in its most complete sense. 
 Only five monitors in front of Charleston : Kaat- 
 erskill, Sangamon, Passaic, Nanhicket and Lehigh. 
 ^K^ Two others were at Hilton Head being repaired. The Iron- 
 ^1- sides had been ordered home. The rebels have the Chicora, 
 
 Charleston, Palmetto and Ashley, iron-clads. 
 
 The men were relieved from picket at night. The writer had 
 been "under the weather" for several days, and his ten days off 
 duty expired 1st June. 
 
 On the 2d he was assigned to duty with a large fatigue detail, 
 and to work on Redoubt No. 2. Early in the day, and previous 
 to the writer's going out on this work, the rebels had made a sortie 
 and captured a portion of our picket line, very nearly in front of this 
 redoubt, the Seventh Connecticut and Thirty-ninth Illinois being on 
 duty there. It is said that the Seventh Connecticut lost about 100, 
 taken prisoners. The fatigue party had no more than got to work 
 when a detachment of the Third New Hampshire, under Capt. JMaxwell 
 (acting as Major), went out and retook the line. As nearly as can 
 be determined at this late day (1891), there were two companies (B 
 and D) on other duty at the time, and the rest of the regiment was 
 marched out to make the sortie; but at the last moment about 100 
 men were quickly detached from the right to make the actual sortie, 
 and the balance became the support. The 100 embraced men of A, 
 E, G, H (other companies uncertain), and had the following officers : 
 Capt. Dearborn (A), Capt. Wadlia (G), Lieut. Triekey (E), Lieut. 
 Kirwin (H), Lieut. Hazeu. Silently they stole along, the rebels en- 
 joying their occupancy of the line entirely unconscious that they soon 
 would lose what they had gained. The scene was soon changed, and 
 by a sudden rush and charge the Third New Hampshire detachment 
 had possession of the pits and of several prisoners, and the rest and 
 residue were in full retreat. The shouts and huzzas that followed our 
 success were really refreshing. No sooner had those who retreated 
 reached "home" than a fierce artillery duel was instituted. 
 
 The redoubt where the writer was, Avith the fatigue detail, was 
 nearly finished and ready for its armament. We were in a direct line 
 
 (489) 
 
490 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. l-Juix- 'G4. 
 
 of fire between the rebels and one of our most efficient batteries. So 
 all the shot between these two had to pass over iis, and nearly all the 
 rebel shot, short of their mark, fell into and about the redoubt. We 
 did n't shovel during these little ceremonies, but each clung to the in- 
 terior sides of the work with great tenacity. This condition of things 
 lasted about two hours and was intensely interesting. Though not 
 with the attacking party, the fatigue detail in Redoubt No. 2 would 
 have been safer had it been a part and parcel of the attacking part}'. 
 The entire loss of the detachment was two killed and seven or eight 
 wounded. They captured about 25 prisoners and also killed a rebel 
 colonel. 
 
 The Sixth Connecticut Historian says: "A rebel colonel was 
 killed and brought in ; and a lieutenant and 2G men deserted to us. 
 because, as they said, they were tired of the war." 
 
 Following is Lieut. -Col. Plimpton's report of the action : — 
 
 HEADQI ARTERS THIRD NeW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS, 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va., 3 June 1864. 
 
 Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the atfair of 
 yesterday : ■ — 
 
 In accordance with orders my men (about 200) moved out to the redan 
 in front of Battery No. 3. I then reported to Gen. Terry, who ordered ine 
 to go out to the picket line and communicate with the officer in charge of 
 the picket line; after which I reported to Gen. Terry again, and was ordered 
 to deploy my men in front of the redan and move up and retake the rifle-pits 
 in the tleld and in the woods on the right ; but after looking over the ground, 
 and finding it nearly impossible to get through the timber, and knowing i 
 should be seen plainly by the enemy and draw a heavy fire, I concluded to 
 march my men round to the picket line, and moved through the Avoods to 
 the left, where I deployed half of my men in a direction so as to flank the 
 corner of the woods next the open field and moved up cautiously until near 
 the enemy, when, at the order, my men dashed forward over the pits of 
 the enemy and were liardly restrained from following tlie retreating enemy 
 to his own works. At the same time the line moved up, the balance of my 
 men were moved still more to the left by the flank through the timber and 
 into the pits in the open field, while the line occupied the enemy's attention 
 on the right. A considerable number of prisoners were taken ; but, being 
 Immediately sent to the rear, I am unable to state the number. 
 
 I occupied our old line of pits, extending to the right through the woods 
 about 400 yards. Here the Thirty-Ninth Illinois Volunteers moved up and 
 connected with my right, at my request. From my right the line bore ott" 
 to the right across the road to Ware Bottom Chnrch, about 150 yards in 
 advance of the line first occupied by our forces. I found in the woods near 
 the open field the enemy had dug a new line of pits a little north of our line. 
 After occupying the line I proceeded, in accordance with Gen. Terry's in- 
 structions, to establisli a new line a little in the rear of the one now held, 
 and connecting with the old pits first occupied by our forces, and detailed 
 an officer to take charge of a working party and commence digging the ]uts. 
 
 In this affair my officers and men behaved in a most gallant manner, 
 nobly doing their duty. Capt. Wm. H. Maxwell rendered me great assistance 
 as Acting Major of the regiment, and deserves special mention for his con- 
 duct at this time. About dark my men were relieved and returned to camp. 
 The casualties were as follows, making a total of 2 killed and 8 Avounded. 
 [See general list. — D.E.] 
 
 I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 J. I. Plimpton, 
 Lieut. -Col. , Gi>mmandiu(j Tliird Nch' Jlamjhshire Vnls.- 
 To Lieut. E. L. Moore, A. A. A.-d., 
 
 Second Brigade, First Diri.-<inn, Tenth Arnnj Corp,^. 
 
Jiinp.'64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 491 
 
 A rebel flag of truce came iu on the 3d, and they were given 
 the body of the dead colonel. Mail. Rainy. Very quiet where we 
 were; but very heavy firing was heard toward Richmond. 
 
 Matters were gettiug into shape again, for we drew soft bread 
 on the 4th. About this time the " 100 days' men" made their ap- 
 pearance ; that is, we saw them for the fii'st time. Result : much 
 fun, and real fun, too. They were green, — green as well could be, — 
 and we took advantage of it. Said one: "Our company hasn't 
 had a bit o' butter since we came out." "All the fault of your 
 officers," said we. Another remarked that 'twas shameful that 
 they'd "got to wait a whole month yet for their bedsteads to arrive." 
 " Nobody to blame except your officers," said we. "All they've 
 got to do is to make requisitions for anything they want," further 
 said we. And thus we kept them keyed up to concert pitch while 
 they were near us. They expressed a desire to see a real, live rebel ; 
 and we, in the kindness of our hearts, assisted them in that line, by 
 taking two or three at a time, and creeping stealthily to the works 
 after dark, pointing out with great care and much whispering and 
 trepidation, several blackened stumps just outside the works. "Real, 
 live rebels, on picket?" said they. "Yes," said we in a stage 
 whisper, accompanied by a movement indicating that it was not safe 
 to converse any more. All. silently Avithdrew, the 100 days' men 
 filled with awe and we with merriment — suppressed, to be sure, but 
 feeling very nearly like Vesuvius before it " erupts." 
 
 Dr. Locke of Nashua visited us on the 4th. He was a State agent 
 to look after New Hampshire soldiers. 
 
 Our Chaplain was sent on the 6th to Norfolk, via Fort Monroe, 
 to look after the baggage sent to storehouse there (previously men- 
 tioned). He returned on the 8th, arriving at camp in the evening. 
 His diary says: "Visited our sick and wounded in the hospitals at 
 Fort Monroe, on the 7th." He also says, in reference to his mission : 
 " Accomplished my purpose." Just what those words signified was 
 a question. 
 
 There is no evidence (except see June 18G5) that the baggage, 
 or any portion of it, ever came back to the regiment ; and rumor has 
 it that the whole was lost or destroyed. If it was not so annihilated, 
 then it must have become by due process conveyed to Washington, 
 the great and grand central depot where all such things finally found 
 a permanent resting place. 
 
 Here is a Confederate telegram, supposed to have been dated 
 the 7th : — 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Gen. Beauregard.] 
 
 It would be disadvantageous to abandon line between Richmond and 
 retersburg ; Imt as two-thirds of Butler's force lias joined Grant's, can yon 
 not leave suflicient guard to move witli balance of your command to nortli 
 side of James river, and tal<e command of right wing of array? 
 
 We were almost nightly in trenches, or on picket, and we were 
 daily listeners to the heavy cannonnading, on the other side of Rich- 
 mond, by Grant. 
 
 We were ordered on the 8th to get ready for an expedition, 
 with two days' cooked rations, and be ready to leave at 9 p.m. We 
 
492 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 IJnnr '64. 
 
 went in light inarching order 
 to the left and following the 
 
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 I LINE 
 t (latepO 
 
 THEARR0W5 
 SHOW THE 
 f ROUTE OF 
 ' 3NHV. 
 
 A.FIRST 
 POSITION. 
 
 B.SECOND 
 POSITION. 
 
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 BATTERT. 
 
 D. FRIENDS 
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 E. POSITION 
 OF 3NH SCOUT 
 (BOWEN CO. I) 
 KTRESTLE 1892- 
 (NOT J UN 64) 
 
 
 , starting about 11 p.m., and marching 
 line of works, arrived at the Appomattox 
 River about 3 a.m. of the 9th near the 
 Point of Rocks and crossed on pon- 
 toons. (For a good description of the 
 crossing of a pontoon by an army, see 
 16 Aug. 1864.) 
 
 Col. Plaisted (Eighth Maine), Com- 
 manding Third Brigade, was directed by 
 Gen. Terry to send one of the two re- 
 maining regiments of his command to 
 Col. Hawley, Commanding Second Bri- 
 gade, to hold the intreuchments during 
 the absence of Col. Hawley's brigade. 
 
 Gen. Terry, Commanding First 
 Division, Tenth Army Corps, directed 
 Col. A. C. Voris, the General Officer of 
 the Day, to make a demonstration along 
 the picket line, morning of the 19th, if 
 he then heard tiring beyond the Appo- 
 mattox, and so strongly as to give the 
 enemy the impression that an attack 
 was intended. 
 
 Before starting ou this little expe- 
 dition, the boys bought a few extras of 
 the sutler, chief among which was bo- 
 logna sausage ; and it proved to be a 
 relish of no mean proportions ere we got 
 back. We laid on our color line for 
 hours before the order came to "For- 
 ward, march I " The night was very, 
 very dark, and our march by no means 
 a pleasant one. We were led by ways 
 we knew not, and marched with hesi- 
 tancy in every step, lest we fall in a hole 
 or run our nasal organs against a tree. 
 The line became unduly extended, owing 
 to the embargoed wagons, around which 
 we had to file (right and left) . It was 
 a hard, wearisome march, as our torn 
 and mud-bespattered clothing and black- 
 ened faces and hands fully testified at 
 daylight. Fire had swept through the 
 woods, and with the accustomed result. 
 Having crossed the pontoon and as- 
 cended to the adjacent higher ground, 
 we halted and rested, getting our break- 
 fasts and joking each other : ' ' Never 
 mind how black I be." The buoyancy 
 and vivacity of soldiers are proverbial. 
 
June '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 493 
 
 As we lay there — mud, muddy, muddier, muddiest — ouo said lie 
 would like to swap his nest for a place in his father's pigsty. 
 Another declared, 'pon honor, he'd sleep in his father's barn from 
 preference, if he could only get there. 
 
 Not long after breakfast we were again on the war-path, 
 marching toward Petersburg — easterly side. We crossed the railroad 
 running betweeen Fetersbuig and City Point, and yet had met no 
 enemy. On we went, and arriving at a point where a carriage road 
 crosses the railroad ; and here, Me not being in the advnnce, did not 
 participate in the first skirmish. While this iirst skirmish was going 
 on, the Third was at a halt in a large field, and many of us took 
 lunch. The writer made a little lemonade for himself and other 
 officers near by ; but the operation was not conducted with much 
 dignity or deliberation. Several times during the lunch we all 
 scrambled for our apparatus, lest the Third be suddenly called into 
 action ; and an occasional shot, quite too near, reminded us of war. 
 The force of which we were a part was under Gen. Gillmore, and was 
 accompanied by some field pieces. The cavalry (Kautz' ) did the main 
 part of the service of the day, and it is said thoy actually dashed into 
 the outer streets of Petersburg. By some hocus-pocus, their dash 
 and the movements of the infantry part of the force were not simul- . 
 taneous. The little expedition failed of its purpose, though there 
 is an unsettled question as to the exact purpose. 
 
 About noon our regiment moved forward and across the rail- 
 road, down a steep hill, at the foot of which ran a brook, the waters 
 of which yielded us a deal of comfort. At this point we received, 
 as reminders, several rebel shells from some obscure batter^', but 
 apparently quite near. Eight of our companies were at once de- 
 ployed as skirmishers, the line extending across the railroad. The 
 other two companies (the writer's being one) were ordered to the 
 temporary support of a light battery of regulars (Lieut. Sawyer, First 
 U. S.), which was to take position on the left of our regimental 
 skirmish line. This was in the woods ; and the ground had been 
 occupied by the rebels only an hour or two before, and their recent 
 fires were still smouldering. 
 
 Firing along the whole line now became general ; and at short 
 intervals we could hear sharp firing off to our left (Kautz' cavalry). 
 The commander of the battery, supported by the tAvo conipanies, 
 was a very young man, and was extremely solicitous for the safety 
 of his pieces. He requested Gillmore to furnish him a whole regi- 
 ment as support, but did n't succeed in getting it. A shell ex- 
 ploded among our men, killing one man in Co. E, instantly. The 
 writer is pleased to record that this was the only casualty in the 
 regiment during this raid, except a few sunstrokes. 
 
 After beating about the bushes and woods within say a mile to 
 a mile and a half of Petersburg, we all started on the return trip. 
 The writer well remembers seeing the time on a steeple clock (sup- 
 posed then to have been on a church ; but it was really the Court 
 House). Apparently, we did not return to the pontoon by the route 
 of the morning; for we passed through several beautiful places 
 
494 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jiuie '64. 
 
 (estates), and many fields of corn and grain. We arrived back at 
 Bermuda Hundred and our camp a little after nightfall, completely 
 worn out, foot-sore, dusty, dirty. The report was that Gen. Butler 
 censured Gillmore for his non-success, saying that he "had been 
 frightened by a handful of schoolma'ms." A word about our return 
 trip. It was not so thickly interspersed with halts as we would have 
 liked. Many a man apparently walked on mechanically. We didn't 
 dare fall out, as we were in the enemy's country and outside our 
 own lines. Almost every diary mentions this weary march. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Plimpton's report will be of interest and was as 
 follows : — 
 
 He.vdquarteus Third New Hampshire Volunteers, 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va., 12 June 1864. 
 
 Sir : Having- been verbally requested by you to give ray opinion of the 
 practicability of storming the Avorks of tlie enemy around Petersburg, I 
 have the lionor to state tliat on the '.>th instant my regiment first occupied 
 a position in the edge of a piece of woods near tlie open field on tlie north 
 of the City Point & Petersburg Railroad, and afterward moved to a high 
 ridge on the south of tlie above railroad, and in front of and about 200 
 yards from a strong redoubt of the enemy. From these positions I had a 
 good opportunity to see the town (about 1^ miles distant) and the enemy's 
 lines. I consider the lines of work quite strong and capable of being held 
 by a small force against large numbers, the redoubts and batteries being so 
 situated as to rake all the ground by which we could approach the tOAvn, 
 so far as I could see. It is my opinion that our forces on the '.»th instant 
 were entirely too small to attempt to enter the town. 
 
 J. I. Plimpton, 
 Liei(t.-CoI., CommmiditHi Third Ncio HmnpsJiire Vols. 
 To Col. J. R. Hawley, 
 
 Commanding Si'c.vnd Brigade. 
 
 Col. (Acting Brig. -Gen.) J. R. Hawley's report (10 June) con- 
 tains these words : — 
 
 .... followed the general course of the City Point Railroad toward 
 Petersburg .... infantry not called for till Ave ueared a house called A. 
 .Jordan's, I am told, just beyond Avhich our road, turning to the right, 
 crossed the railroad, descending to a broad phiin, diversified Avith Avood, 
 and Avith roads skirted by hedges, and crossed in various directions b}' 
 ditches lined with bushes .... I Avent on the plain as far as it was at all 
 safe, even having four regiments of my command and a section of artillery 
 there, Avhile the Avoody region doAvn the railroad had not been reconnoitred. 
 As Ave Avent doAvn on the plain, a shot from an unseen field-piece passed 
 over our heads 
 
 Constantly informing the Chief of StalF, Gen. Foster, of all that took 
 place, and everything my vigilant skirmishers told me, he ordered me to 
 send the Third Ncav Hampshire, under Lieut. -Col. Plimpton, along the 
 railroad in the Avoods, with his right touching that road .... The 
 skirmishers on the plain changed their direction to the left, to conform to 
 the changed course of the road, and being strengthened, nearly enough con- 
 nected with those of Lieut. -Col. Plimpton and Capt. Nichols [one company, 
 Sixth Connecticut. — U. E.] Those officers advanced to within 200 or 300 
 yards of a strong eartliAvork on the left of the railroad, the light artillery 
 from Avhich annoyed my forces on the plain, thoAving at times far over 
 them at our squads of cavalry, and again throAving canister at our 
 skirmishers there .... Lieut. -Col. Plimpton and Capt. Nichols Avere pro- 
 tected by the nature of the ground and the Avoods. 
 
 From the right of my line, as Avell as from their position, the rebel 
 AVorks were plainly visible. To assault it from the plain Avas impracticable 
 
.T>nu-'6-f.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 495 
 
 .... about one o'clock, I think, I received orders to withdraw .... I 
 .... directed Lieut. -Col. Plimpton and Capt. Nichols to hold fast till I 
 <.'<)uld get up (the forces) from the plain into the road in rear of them. . . . 
 
 The same officer's report — an addenda of 2 June — has the 
 following : — 
 
 .... my brigade consisted of the Third and Seventh New Hampshire, 
 ;vnd Sixth and Seventh Connecticut, each of which had had experience in the 
 most deadly assaults. The Sixty-second Ohio was for the day in my com- 
 mand. Such was the ground, and the extent of it, covered by ray 2,000 men, 
 that I could not see everything myself, but was obliged, as everybody is 
 under such circumstances, to take the facts given by my otHcers and men 
 skirmishing, and by the ditt'erent regimental commanders from their different 
 points of view. I did, however, take a fair look at the main rebel work on 
 its west side ; and for its east side, my left — where I could not go and keep 
 command of four of my five regiments, I relied upon Lieut. -Col. Plimp- 
 tcm, commanding Third New Hampshire Volunteers, whose unhesitating 
 bravery in desperate assaults and on the open field made his authority valu- 
 able. Col. Abbott, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, on ray right (only 
 skirmishers were beyond him), gave testimony concurring with all the rest. 
 
 I am bound to suppose that such works, covering a point most perfectly 
 vital to the Rebellion, wore not left without defenders; indeed, we saw thera 
 and heard from them. It was my deliberate opinion then, and is now, that 
 an assault upon the formidable work near the railroad (and it would have 
 l)eeu contrary to all sound rules to leave that behind or dodge it) promised 
 to be a most murderous affair, with the odds largely against us ... . 
 
 Col. J . C. Abbott, Seventh New Hampshire, in his report says : — 
 
 .... I ... . proceeded through a belt of woods across the Petersburg 
 <>c City Point Railroad, down a slight ravine, and came into an open meadow 
 which extended for half a mile on the right of the road: while on the left of 
 the road was partly open field and partly wood. The road here took a 
 southerly direction .... After passing about 500 j^ards from the edge of 
 the woods, I Avas ordered to halt. At the place where I halted there was, I 
 think, woods on the left, and the meadow above mentioned on the right of 
 the wood. This position I occupied till about 12 noon. On the left of the 
 road, at a distance of about 500 yards, was an earthwork, from which 
 spherical case-shot and canister were occasionally thrown. Avith but little 
 ortect. About 12 noon received orders to retire .... casualties, 2 
 wounded . . . •. 
 
 [Sept. 181)2 : Though the book is in press, it seems perfectly proper to 
 say that the writer, accompanied by Lieuts. Parker and BoAven, has just 
 returned from a Southern trip, embracing the battle-field referred to as of 
 Vth June isiU. Lieut. BoAven and the Avriter (Lieut. Parker ill) had the 
 pleasure of standing upon the particular earthAVork Avhich caused so much 
 trouble on the Uth June ISG-l. Lieut. BoAven, prior to the visit, had stated 
 that he Avas the particular person (soldier) avIio crept out, into and through 
 the tall grass, etc., and vicAved the Avork, and reported back to Lieut. -Col. 
 Plimpton that he could see four or five guns on an extensive and Avell-elevated 
 Avork. On this report Lieut. -Col. Plimpton reported to his next superior. 
 Lieut. Bowen clearly described the Avork and surroundings; and the per- 
 sonal visit by himself and the Avriter, oAer 28 years afterAvard, corroborated 
 the previous description and fully AA'arranted the scout of 18(14 in his then 
 opinion. The Avork in 1892 is nearly intact, and a company of engineers 
 could in one Aveek fully restore it.] 
 
 A diary of the 10th (next day) says: "All quiet today, and the 
 men, wear}' from yesterday's raid, haA^^e hardly moved." Notwith- 
 standing our weariness, Ave were considered as having rested all that 
 <'Ould be allowed, and on picket we went at night. 
 
496 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.//^//r '6'-^. 
 
 We had two luxuries on the 12th, namely: divine services and 
 soft bread, the former being the first in four weeks. 
 
 A diary records that, on the 1 3th, the Eighteenth Army Corps and 
 100 daj's' men have returned. (Subrosa : Shall we liave more fuu.^) 
 
 Let us take a glance at South Carolina. Gen. Ripley notified 
 Gen. Schimmelfeunig (Commanding Morris Island) on the 13th, by 
 letter under flag of truce, that there were 45 Union field officers, and 
 .') Union generals, to be placed under fire in range of our (Union) 
 guns. The spot selected was the ground of the Charleston Race 
 Course. In reply to this, our brave and efficient Gen. Schimmelfeunig 
 put 600 rebel prisoners at Cumming's Point till the rebel autliorities 
 decided they'd call it quits. A matter of so much historical value and 
 within "our Uepartnieut," is deemed worthy of a place herein, and 
 the following is the list of generals, colonels, lieutenant-colonels and 
 majors upon whom this outrage was inflicted : — 
 
 Brigadier-Generals : Seymour, Wessels, Scamraon, Slialer, Heckman. 
 CoiunHx: W. C. Lee, 11. White, H. O. BoUnger, H. L. Brown, E. L. Dana, E. 
 
 Fardell, T. G. Grover, R. Hawkins, W. Harriraan, .1. H. Lehman, 0. H. 
 
 Legranse. 
 Lieutenant-Colonels : E.G. Hays, N. B. Hunter, T. G. Higginbothani, W. 
 
 W. Stewart, A. W. Taylor, C. C. Joslin, D. Miles, .J. D. Mayhew, B. 
 
 W. Swift, W. P. Lascelle, W. E. McMakiu, W. C. Maxwell, S. Morfit, 
 
 E. Alcot, A. Y. Rogers, C. F. Baldwin, W. F. Bartholomew, S. A. 
 
 Fairbanks, J. Potslev, J. H. Burnham, W. R. Cook, (". J. Dickerson. X. 
 
 Glenn, S. F. Spottbrd, .J. T. Fellows. 
 JMajors : D. A. Carpenter, H. D. Grant, J. N. Johnson, 0. H. Barnes, .1. E. 
 
 Clark, AV. Crandall, J. Hall, E. W. Bates, W. Y. Baker. 
 
 On the 14th Gen. Butler relieved Gen. Gillmore. (See Gillmore's 
 Personal.) 
 
 Nearly all day of the 14th and 15th, Grant's Army (so called) 
 was passing through our camp, marching to the left towards south 
 side of Petersburg. The base of operations, we were informed, was 
 to be changed, and Richmond to be attacked via Petersburg. Already 
 we heard the peal of cannon, and knew that Petersburg was being- 
 waked up. We were told that we Avere liable to be ordered to that 
 active spot. 
 
 On the night of the 15th we were again on picket, though each 
 separate time we were on that delightfully interesting duty is not 
 herein mentioned. This particular tour of duty was specially inter- 
 esting. It must be understood, however, that the picket tour covered 
 parts of two days, going on late in the afternoon, and being relieved 
 at same hour nest day. On the morning of the 16th we discovered 
 that there was no enemy in our front. Gone I but where ; and why? 
 what does it mean? We were so mystified, and so full of pleasure, 
 too, — hoping for greater results than were actually realized, — that 
 we did not move very quickly in the matter. But the news, once 
 started, ran along the line very rapidly. The exact significance of 
 this unexpected condition of things Ave were unable to determine. 
 We heard later, however, that the troops had been suddenly ordered 
 to Petersburg, probably to reinforce for an expected attack by Grant ; 
 and by a mistake there was nobody on hand to relieve them, thus 
 leaving the works unoccupied. 
 
June '64.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 497 
 
 A few Confederate telegrams of that day may throw a little 
 light on the subject. They arc given as nearly consecutive as the 
 records from which they are taken will permit : — 
 [Gen. Lee to Gen. Beaureirard.] 
 9 40 A.M. : . . . . Pickett's division is in vicinity of your lines in front 
 of Bermuda. 
 
 [Gen. Lee. to Gen. Beauregard.] 
 10.30 a.m.: . . . . I do not know the position of Grant's Army. Cannot 
 strip north bank of James River. Have you not force sufficient? 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Gen. Hill.] 
 Send a brigade to vicinity of New Market Station, intersection of 
 Kingsland and New Market roads. 
 
 [Gen. Lee to — .] 
 3 p M. : Drewrys' Bluff. Pickett had passed the place at date of my 
 first despatch. I did not receive your notice of intended evacuation till 2 
 A.M. Troops were then at Malvern Hill, four miles from me. Am glad to 
 hear you can hold Petersburg. Hope you will drive the enemy. Have not 
 heard of Grant's crossing James River"? 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Gen. Beauregard.] 
 4pm.: Tlie transports you mention have probably returned Butler's 
 troops Has Grant been seen crossing James River? 
 
 [Gen. Lee to President of R. & P. R.R., at Richmond.] 
 Midnight : The line of works across Bermuda Neck are being reoccu- 
 pied by our troops. Gen. Anderson reports .... enemy tore up half a 
 mile of road below Walthall Junction .... repair as soon as possible. 
 
 These latter despatches will be better understood after the inci- 
 dents of the day shall have been read. We, who were on the picket 
 line, were much surprised at what we considered an unreasonable and 
 unwarrantable delay ; for the (our) troops did not go forward and 
 take possession of the rebel line till about noon. Then an advance 
 was made by a force which included in its composition the Third 
 New Hampshire. We were feeling pretty well that day, — the fatigue 
 of a night's duty being readily overcome by this streak of good 
 luck. How did we know that we were not on the march straight 
 for Richmond, and that the end had come? We found a little later 
 that the end had not come, and we also found — the rebels themselves. 
 
 As we marched across that open field, — that field where thou- 
 sands of shots had been fired, — we were elated almost beyond descrip- 
 tion. We arrived within their lines: i.e., between their outer picket 
 line and their works proper ; and the writer, and others, too, in casting 
 about for "signs," saw many such. The ground had been reduced 
 to a powder by the frequent tramping of the rebels, and was of a 
 light color. A sample " sign," seen by the writer, was not such as 
 to inspuv one with admiration for his foe. He saw what apparently 
 was a long buckskin glove, and he very naturally kicked it; but, 
 horrors ! it did n't yield wholly to the kick, falling back into its place 
 again. It was a man's hand! He had been only partially buried. 
 We hastened on. Several graves (?) of this kind were seen, the 
 body being laid upon the surface, and dirt heaped upon the body. 
 A|tparently there was no excuse for this, as the rebels had the cover 
 of night to protect them. 
 
 We passed on, over the rebel works, and halted for awhile, say 
 an hour. Gen. Robert S. Foster was in command of our forces. 
 
 34 
 
498 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jkiic '64. 
 
 As we marched along, crossing earthwork after earthwork, we were 
 all impressed with the idea that the rebels never intended we should 
 take Richmond, except we fought every foot of the way to it. When 
 we had advanced about two miles we met the enemy iu force, coming 
 forward and in fighting trim. They were advancing rapidl}^ as if 
 half expecting to reoccupy their lines without opposition. Our two 
 flank companies (A and E) being armed with Spencer rifles, were 
 ordered foi'wai'd as skirmishers, under Capt. Maxwell and Lieut. 
 Edgerly. On the rebels came, as if expecting to annihilate the small 
 force in sight; but, lo ! the seven-shooters opened, and the rebels 
 were astonished — in fact, stood still during this little ceremony. 
 Having delivered their fire, our skirmishers fell back to the other 
 eight companies, which were impatiently awaiting developments. 
 We were in a cut, the only one in the vicinity. Our skirmishers came 
 in in a hurry and from both sides of this cut. 
 
 For the moment — and 'twas only momentary — there was a 
 panic ; and here let me describe it. It was the only one of its kiud 
 and intensity the writer ever witnessed, and is said to have been the 
 only one that ever struck the Third New Hampshire. Being iu a 
 cut, —high embankments like walls on either side, the ground rising 
 in our front, the edges of the walls covered with low-growth trees and 
 underbrush, and we not knowing the locality of the rebels, and in 
 fact not knowing just where our skirmishers were, for they were 
 entirely out of our sight, and every man's ears open to catch the 
 faintest sign of the enemy, — the conditions were exactly right for a 
 panic. 
 
 The sudden and precipitate appearance of our skirmishers, fol- 
 lowing so closely upon their firing and a volley from somewhere, set 
 loose the pin, which dropping out, let the machinery fall to pieces. 
 Almost to a man, the false impression came that the enemy was close 
 at the heels of our skirmishers, and would immediately capture or kill 
 us in the cut, where we could neither mana?uvre nor offer much resist- 
 ance. Instantly and iinitedly, as if with one motive only, the whole 
 regiment turned to run. The officers shouted and brandished their 
 swords, and with such effect that probabl}^ the regiment did not move 
 more than a rod or two from its position before it was stopped ; and 
 with a long, long breath they all moved back to their former position. 
 The unseen danger is the one always to be dreaded. The stray shots 
 coming in from three directions added to the intensity of the short- 
 lived panic. 
 
 No sooner had we resumed our former position, than the actual 
 condition of affairs caused our retirement along the road a little way 
 and then into *the woods ; and the advancing enemy met us there. 
 Our first instructions were to fire by rank, upon our knees ; but while 
 we were in this penitent attitude, with guns cocked. Gen. Foster 
 directed the line to retire still further, and re-form farther back, and 
 still in the woods. We were moved about, by file and by flank, 
 countermarched, advanced and retired during a greater portion of 
 the afternoon, and at last met the enemy. The spot was an unfor- 
 tunate one for us, for it was at the foot of a small eminence and on 
 
June '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 499 
 
 sliohtly marshy ground, besides being "left in front." The enemy 
 had advantage of position, being on the rising ground, overlooking 
 us, and in a young growth of trees with foliage, while we were among 
 tall pines. A very sharp fire here took place, during which many 
 of our men and officers were hit, several for the last time. 
 
 An incident of this little brush with the enemy : Corpl. Henry E. 
 Willey of the writer's company (K) was mortally wounded through 
 the body, and laid himself down behind a pine to die. The writer 
 could see that a few minutes would end all, and that unless recovered 
 by force almost the rebels would soon have his body. Not wishing 
 such to occur, the writer, hastily calling upon two or three men to 
 assist, went out in front and brought in the unfortunate ; and he was 
 buried later by our Chaplain. It was an extremely hazardous under- 
 taking, as the lines had begun to fall back, and the succoring party 
 were liable to capture or death. Shots not a few assailed us ; but we 
 all escaped unhurt. 
 
 A new line was soon formed ; and our artillery then sent shell 
 after shell, and with good result, at least checking the enemy. Our 
 new line was on the edge of a wood, and facing a large open field. 
 As we lay here, some were so weary that they actually fell asleep, 
 the writer among the number ; and he was aAvakened by the fall of 
 a heavy limb near by, cut oft" by a rebel shell. The writer had carried 
 with him all of this time the guns of the comrades who had taken 
 Corpl. Willey to the rear. They now returned, resuming their guns, 
 to the writer's great relief. The diaries agree as to losses of 
 the day, one stating them to be 35 killed and wounded, another 8 
 killed, 27 wounded — substantially the same. 
 
 There was much firing from different points of the front of our 
 line at dift'erent times, but no concentration of attack. The rebels 
 had the advantage of numbers, and pressed us backward, slowly but 
 surely. Our position was again changed and we fell back, in a right 
 oblique direction, halting in a line of rebel earthworks, which we 
 found occupied by the 100 days' men, who, to all appearances, were 
 " spoiling for a fight." 
 
 At this time the writer was sent with a squad of men, out to the 
 front, to recover a lot of ammunition, which was supposed to be just 
 where it was left by our forces and not yet found by the rebels. We' 
 did not of ourselves know just where it was ; but the route to it was 
 designated, and after it we started. The road proved to be the 
 wrong one ; and ere we were aware we were right in the jaws, almost, 
 of our enemy. We got a volley; and 'twas so convincing that the 
 little squad did some handsome retreating, the writer being fully able 
 to make as good time as the best of them. Another road was se- 
 lected as the one leading to the ammunition, and proved correct. 
 We found it lying by the roadside, piled up and willing to be taken 
 by friend or foe. While considering as to our best method of 
 carrying it back, a team drove rapidly up and solved the enigma. 
 All were soon safe within our own lines, and even the horses seemed 
 to breathe easier. 
 
 Our forces then fell back again, across an open field, and to the 
 edge of another wood, into whose edge we penetrated, and then faced 
 
500 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Jhiu' '64. 
 
 about, waiting for the Johnnies to advance. At this point there were 
 two 100 days' reoimeuts on our right, and the Seventh New Hamp- 
 shire on our left, a road only intervening. It was now nearly night. 
 The rebels had observed us abandon their line of works and retreat. 
 As their works faced the wrong way, we could not use them to advan- 
 tage. They gained courage enough to make a rush forward to their 
 works; and as they crossed m the open field to them, they gave their 
 peculiar " ki ! yi ! " and a sort of war-whoop, accompanying both 
 with a volley. This combination was too much for the 100 days' 
 troops, and they broke off successively from right to left and fell 
 back, this breaking off extending to the Third New Hampshire, which 
 could not with safety do otherwise. Had we remained there was a 
 chance for flanking us or giving us an enfilading fire. In vain the 
 general oHIcers and others expostulated, threatened and entreated. 
 The 100 days' men continued their rearward march, till a rifle-pit was 
 reached, some distance back. When they had reached this place, 
 the Third New Hampshire was in rather a peculiar position, prac- 
 tically with no front, except an oblique one, as we had been obliged 
 to at least make the attempt to keep the line unbroken, so that by 
 the time the 100 days' men came to a stand, the left company of the 
 Third New Hampshire was about leaving its front position to keep 
 the line good with the other companies. 
 
 Ere long. Gen. Foster made his presence felt by riding along 
 the line (the new line) and ordering an immediate advance. This 
 he did with revolver in hand and finger on the trigger. Forward they 
 went ; and all were soon on the proper line again, on the edge of 
 the wood, looking out into an open field, where were the rebels behind 
 their works. 
 
 An incident : The wa-iter saw a man, wearing the army blue, 
 fully equipped, regiment unknown, stand with his back against a tree, 
 he facing rearward and shouting in the most ungentlemanly manner. 
 What was all that for? Simply screwing up his courage, after the 
 manner of the boys who whistle with all their might, when passing 
 through a wooded territory. Only that and nothing more. 
 
 Not long after this reoccupatiou of a suddenly abandoned line, 
 our whole line fell back, slowly ; and the Third New Hampshire 
 reached its old camp behind the line of Gen. Butler's works, say 
 about 10 o'clock. This was, as nearly as the writer can recollect, a 
 mile and a half from last stand made by us. Capts. Maxwell and 
 Libby and Lieuts. McCoy and Tredick were among the wounded of 
 the day, the latter mortally. 
 
 Did we sleep that night? were we weary? The morning of the 
 17th found us much refreshed and exceedingly anxious as to whether 
 our forces had been able to keep the rebels back the previous night. 
 There had been some fighting, but not heavy, during the night. At 
 dawn we looked over our own works across that noted open field, to 
 see whether the rebels had actually arrived back to their old quarters. 
 For the moment, we were pleased to see that they had not yet reached 
 their Avorks, Our forces kept them back nearly all day ; but it was 
 not a permanent victory. They persisted, and finally reoccupied 
 
Jiine-'64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 501 
 
 their woi'ks. We were obliged to go out again iuto the trenches ; as 
 it was not known whether, in case the rebels succeeded in obtaining 
 their old works, they might not be sutticiently elated and encouraged 
 to come forward and attack our line. 
 
 Some rebel dispatches of the day : — 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Gen. Beanregard.] 
 6 A.M., 17 June 18()-i : Am delighted at your repulse of enemy. Endeavor 
 to recover your lines. Can you ascertain anything of Grant's movements? I 
 am now cut ott" from all information. At 11 p.m. last night we took the 
 original line of works at Howlett's house .... have directed that batterj' 
 of heavy artillery re-established and rails replaced on railroad. 
 [Gen. Lee to Superintendent R & P. R.R.] 
 6 A.M., 17 Jane 1804 : . . . . replace the rails and open the road at once. 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Pres. Davis.] 
 10.30 A.M., 17 June 18(54: : .... Pickett's division now occupying 
 trenches from Howlett's to front of Clay's. Field's division is on the right; 
 but I believe whole front of line not reoccupied .... saw live vessels of 
 enemy sunk in Trent Reach. Behind lie the monitors. Counted ten steamers 
 within the Reach. Enemy made two attacks on Beauregard last night, but 
 were repulsed. 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Gen. W. H. F. Lee, Malvern Hill.] 
 3.30 P.M., 17 June 18G-1 : Push after the enemy and ascertain what has 
 become of Grant's army. 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Wade Hampton.] 
 (No hour given) 17 June 18G4 : Grant's army is chiefly on the south side 
 of James River .... 
 
 [Gen. Lee to Gen. Hill.] 
 4.30 P.M., 17 June 18C4 : As soon as you And Grant has crossed the 
 James, move up to ChafHn's Blufl' and be prepared to cross. 
 [Gen. Lee to Pres. Davis.] 
 5 p M., 17 June 18G4 : At 4 p.m. assaulted and drove enemy .... we 
 now have entire line, Howlett's to Dunn's Hill. 
 
 The same was repeated to Beauregard at Petersburg, adding, 
 "All prisoners from Tenth Corps." 
 
 The essence of all this was that the rebels got back their entire 
 line, and did n't know where Grant was ! The former a source of 
 comfort, and the latter one of discomfort. 
 
 Having gotten back their line, it w^ould seem that Butler made 
 preparations to drive them out ; but he got no further than to mass 
 a considerable force in the open field that night (ITtli), ready to go 
 forward at the word, which never came. A diary saj^s this massed 
 body was two divisions of the Sixth Corps, which had arrivcil that 
 day. They were on the way to Petersburg. 
 
 Following is the report of Lieut. -Col. Josiah I. Plimpton of the 
 operations of 16 June 1864 : — 
 
 Headquarturs Third Nkw H.orrsiriRK Voluntkkks, 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va., 17 June 18(54. 
 
 Sir: I have the honor to make the following report of the part my 
 regiment took in the action of yesterday : — 
 
 I moved out under conunand of Lieut. -Col. Henderson, of Seventh 
 New^ Hampshire Volunteers, to the enemy's line of works ai)out 7 a m., and 
 remained till about 10.30, when Ave were ordered to move to the front, and 
 proceeded on a road toward the pike, and halted near shop formerly used 
 as hospital. Ordered by Col. Henderson to throw forward my two comi)!i- 
 nies of carbines as skirmishers, after which formed in line of Imltle on the 
 
502 THIRD XKVV lIAMI'SIlllfl'; lUCfilM KN'I'. \Jinii'.'04. 
 
 riiilil. of Se\ciitli Ncnv Iliiiiip.sliirc. 'V\\v. ciiciiiy :i(lviiiicc(l on oiii' skinnislicrs 
 in Nlroiiji foi'(o. and w(! wcri! ordered to fjill l)!i(;k j^riidiuill.v to nc.'ir Widow 
 ('lay's lionhc. Soon al'lcr was ordered lo nio\c up near Widow llo\vi(!t,t'H 
 lionse, and form on t-lie left, of ('ol. IIov\(dl's britjade, wliere I f.mnd tlic 
 enemy and enf;a^(;d liini, drixinu: Inni l)a<;l<, and lield Uie position nnlil 
 ordered to relirt; to relxsl line- of trenciies, and tlienco to onr old line of 
 trenciies near Weir Hottorn Cliiireli. Here tlie enemy advanced to his old 
 line and ojiened fli(! upon lis. I was ordcjred to rcjrmiin here, and, in con- 
 nection witii otlier troops, lK)ld tlie line; until relieved by pickets, and then 
 return to camp. Was r(!lieved about !) I'.M. and returned to camp. 
 
 'I'lie casualties duriuj; the; day were 4 ofllcers wounded, (! eidisted men 
 killed, L'H woinwled and I missiiif^. 
 
 I am, very respect fully, your' obedient servant, 
 
 .1. I. i'MAirroN, 
 Li<'iil..-< 'dl ., (.'oiiiiikiikIukj 'lliinl Sen- I hniiiisliirc \'i)ls. 
 Lieut. !<;. I>. M()()i:i;, 
 
 Achj. .1. ,1.-^'., Sccitii.d /lri(j(i(lc, Firs/ Di.rlsimi, 'rciilh Aninj ('(ivps. 
 
 The ollicinl report of Liciit .-Col. IIimkIci'hoii (S(!Vt'.iitl) New 
 ll:iiii|)shire) , ('oiiiiM.MiKling Third and Seventh New Ihiinpshire (a 
 pnit of the lorce of iiifiuitry), snyH subHtantially : The forceH went 
 out about, 7 A-.M. uiKJ direct lo the cnoniy'B works (open field), 
 oppoHil(( liultcricH 4 and T). (Jen. Fcwtcr dii-eelcd the inoveniciit. 
 
 '{'he ollicrml report, of ( ol. I'hiiHtfHJ, I*M('V(!ntli Maine, Connnand- 
 in<j; Third Iiri<j,ad(!, ^ivcH the infornKilion that three i'ei;iMi(!nt,s of 
 that ltri<i,a(le (Twenly-fonrth MasHiiclmseltH, Tenth Connecticut, 
 Eleventh Main(^) paiticipated in the operations of the Kith. That 
 IIowcITh :in<l Ilawley'H biif^adcH and (ien. Ames' divinion were also 
 a part of the force H(!nt out. 'I'his latter group destroyed a part of 
 the ruilrond. Col. I'laisted tnentions (Sen. Foster as commanding 
 the di\isioii. Sergt. Sayers, Co. K, 'i'eiith ('oiinecticut, with 8 
 men, (•:i])tured 'iT) rebels; and with anoliier party of J5 men took 
 T) more rebels; and after delivery, desired to go out and catch a 
 few more befoi'c night. 
 
 '{"he ollicial rc^port of ('apt. l>:d<er, ('ommanding 'I'liirly-ninth 
 Jllinois, shows that that regiment took about 7;') pi'isonei's. 
 
 The ollicial report of ('ol. Howell, JMghty-lifth Pennsylvania, 
 Commanding I''irst lirigade, shows the l)riga(le engaged. It com- 
 ])ris((i the Tliirt y-niMth Illinois, Sixty-seventh Ohio, Oik; Ilinidred 
 and Thiily-I hird ( )lii() (100 days' men), I'"jghty- fifth Pennsylv:inia. 
 He mentions tlu; fact that the One Hundred and '^riiirty-third Ohio 
 broke, etc. He excuses them in his report, and says that they were 
 unused to fire and had got to b(! educated to it, and expressed his 
 beliel' they would not break again. 
 
 The ollicial report of (Jen. \\. S. l'\)ster, ('ommanding l<'irst 
 Division, shows Ik; learned of liie evacuation about A a.m., from 
 Col. A. (-. N'oris, Sixty-Heventh Ohio, Division Ollitrcr of the Day. 
 He says concci'iiing the beginning of the action, that the Seventh 
 New llami)shir(! occupied the left of the road toward (m'U. vVmes' 
 division and the Third New Hampshire the right of the road t-oward 
 Di'. liovvlctt's house. His report is aihlrcsscd t,o (Jen. Terry, 
 "Conmianding Line of Defences." 
 
 Th(^ IHtJi dawned upon us, linding ;dl the lioops in .an (expectant 
 mood. r>attle was inmiincnt ; but just what hour and at, what i)ar- 
 
Jaiui'C4.] Tllllil) NlOW HA MI'SII I liK IiIO(UMKNT. 503 
 
 liciihir spot was the (.'omiiKlnim. Petersburg' was the i)hTCi' uencrally 
 supposed to be the objective point; for the troops we hail seen niareh- 
 lU'jf llii-oii<;h our eaiiips wer'i; appMrcititly destined for tliat eity. 
 
 On tlie IHth, while our ret^inient was on picket, the rebels oeou- 
 l)ied their " j^opher " holes in fronted" their works. These were holes 
 in the i!,roinid for their advanced pickets, and sharijsiiootcu's, too, if 
 any. We had been anxiously hooking for and expecting this little 
 evcMit 1o come off, and were on the (pii vive for it. They did it at 
 first in a very foolish way, by sending one or two uu'm at a time. 
 Our tire was conciMitrated of course on those f(!W men, and the chanceH 
 were that (nw or both would g(!t hurt before; i-eacthing the gopher hole. 
 As this was found to be quite unsatisfactory, a halt in the proceed- 
 ings occurred, during which, we who were statione^d at points coni- 
 m.'inding a good view of the held of operations, reloaded our guns 
 and waited with bated breath for the; next move, whatever it might 
 be. Suddenly, a long row of men, spread apart like skirmishers, 
 leaped over their works and ran like mad for the gopher holes. It 
 was a race for life. The bullets Hew thick and fast. We saw several 
 bite the dust and lay wheie they fell, and others fall dead into thciir 
 holes; but the majority icached them in safety and disappeared 
 from view, lying very, very low till the leaden storm was over. 
 Then at intervals could a head be seen here and thcne venturing to 
 look up and out. This latter movement linished and completed the 
 reoccupation, and matters resumed tludr pnn'iously normal condition. 
 A rebel dv;8patch of the day gives us the keynote to a later oc(air- 
 rence (see 25th) : — 
 
 [Gen. Lee to VVuclc llaiii))t()ii. ) 
 ]H Jinic 1S(!4 : If Shcn-idiin osciipcis yoii mid i;ets to his transports at the 
 \Vhit(! Ilonse, lose nothne in niovini; yonr troops to our ri^lit near I'citershnrjj:. 
 
 [f!(!n. Lee to Gen. Early.] 
 IS ,Tnne 1804: Grunt in front of Petersbarf;;. Will lie o|)pos((i Mierc. 
 Strike as (luick as you can. . . . 
 
 Another incident of the day: While we were on picket, we 
 observed what appeared to be a continuous line of troo{)s (rebels) 
 marching westward towards Petersburg. It really looked as if they 
 were sending an army there. We could only see a ])ortion of this 
 line; but it marched so long that we began to study the movement; 
 and from studying we begsui to philosophise; and (juit(> late in tla; 
 day we became impressi-d with tin; idea that the rebels were trying 
 to deceive us as to their force and their intent. The sameness of 
 this long ( ? ) line made us look closer and closer at its composition; 
 and we came to the conclusion they were marching a single company 
 in a circle and permitting us to see a fraction of the circle. No 
 soonn- JiMil we come to this conclusion than we decided to have a little 
 fun out of it, and began firing slowly at this fragment of a (the) 
 circle. Result: less of the circle exhibited; and those who did 
 actually come in sight acted as if afraid the men behind them would 
 step on them. We had that day four companies on picket and six in 
 the trenches. 
 
504 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jnne '64. 
 
 The firing between lines was kept up during the 19th. At night 
 we went on picket again. We were having severe duty, and it was 
 telling upon us. 
 
 Gen. Butler on the 19th *re-orgauized the Tenth Army Corps, 
 under Brig. -Gen. W. T. H. Brooks, composed in brief as follows : — 
 
 First Division : Brig. -Gen. Terry, witli tliree brigades, tlie second being 
 composed of tlie Seventli Connecticut, Sixtli Connecticut, Seventli New 
 Hampsliire, Third New Hampshire. 
 
 Second Division : Brig-Gen. J. W. Turner, with three l>rigades 
 
 Third Division : Brig-Gen. O. S. Ferry, Avith two infantry brigade* 
 and one of artillery. 
 
 Cavalry Division : Brig. -Gen. A. V. Kautz, with two brigades. 
 
 There were also several unassigned cavalry and artillery de- 
 tachments and regiments. Brig. -Gen. R. S. Foster was to report 
 to Gen. Terry ; Brig. -Gens. Ames, Stannard and Burnham to report 
 to Maj.-Gen. Smith (" Baldy," Eighteenth Army Corps). 
 
 A diary says : " Our losses to date (20th) in this campaign are 
 2S9. A forward movement or an assault was contemplated on the 
 20th ; for during the evening there was a large force massed in the 
 open field. We were all ordered back to camp again, however. 
 During the night large numbers of men were sent from our vicinity 
 to Petersburg." 
 
 We were ordered to move on the 21st, and struck tents about 
 3 P.M., expecting to be sent to Petersburg; but we only changed 
 position, taking a new spot farther to the right for our camp near 
 Batteries Nos. 1 and 2 and nearer the James River. This was not 
 so good a place as before, being much hotter. 
 
 President Lincoln and Gen. Butler passed through our camp on 
 the 22d, the former looking very careworn, even to haggardness. 
 The rebels seemed quite happy and were improving their works every 
 day. The thermometer, poor little fellow, stood at 100° on the 2;3d ; 
 and we had an artillery drill of an hour or so, and an express, 
 which latter meant a deal more than the word implies. The moving 
 of camp was substantially completed on tlie 24th. The spot was 
 one formerly occupied by the Eleventh Maine. The shades they left 
 us were appreciated. 
 
 Scarcely had we got fairly at work fixing up our new camp, 
 when we were ordered (25th) to proceed in light marching order, 
 with two days' rations, to the relief of Sheridan. We started on this 
 little diversion about 6 in the morning, and marched over to the left, 
 to the Appomattox River, where we took two steamers (one being 
 the J. Johnson), and proceeded down the river, lauding at Wilcox 
 Landing, having passed City Point on our right. 
 
 We were lauded and marched inland. Sheridan's cavalry was in 
 danger, and we were to support his embarkation. Portions of his 
 command had already arrived, and from them we learned they had been 
 hard pressed. We entered upon our little inland march with many 
 misgivings, but not w'holly as to our personal safety. The roads were 
 in a very bad condition, having been tramped upon by man and beast 
 till reduced to a powder of the fineness of snuff. We could scarcely 
 
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.Tune '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 505 
 
 move without at once becoming almost invisible. There were three or 
 four regiments in all in our succoring force. Our associates were all 
 placed in front; and we (poor Third New Hampshire!) were placed 
 in the rear of the moving columns, so that we had to "take their 
 dust" as well as our own. Patter, patter went the feet, and the 
 clouds of dust were well-nigh intolerable. The writing of this almost 
 causes a sense of suffocation. Not many rods did we go ere every 
 man looked every inch a rebel. At every convenient place w^e halted 
 for a breath of air. To add to our discomfort, dead and dying horses 
 were encountered at intervals of a few rods. The stench and the 
 dust formed such a horrible combination that no attempt will be 
 made at description. 
 
 We marched in this way say about four miles inland, when we 
 reached a small earthwork thrown up by our forces, and there halted. 
 Firing was heard in the distance, gradually coming nearer and nearer, 
 and continuing for about an hour. In about another hour the ad- 
 vancing cavalry of Sheridan came in sight as we lay in the woods, 
 and the dust-covered cavalrymen rode past us like so many spectres. 
 Each was the exact counterpart of the other, — horses and men too, 
 — and all covered completely with fine dust. It was the most forlorn 
 looking lot of troops the writer ever saw. Men and beasts were 
 equally and fully tired out. The riders sat mechanically in their 
 saddles ; the horses moved as if by machinery. Sad, sad, they all 
 looked, as they rode by us! and the many "led" horses spoke of 
 the numerous fatalities to comrades. During the passage of these 
 troops the writer had laid aside his blouse, and had quite a search to 
 find it, it being so thickly covered with dust. After the passage of 
 this force, we w^ere ordered to the landing and "home." If the dust 
 had been troublesome before, it was doubl}'^ so now, after the passage 
 of this army of horsemen. We returned by the same steamers, ar- 
 riving at our camp same night, about !) o'clock. A diary says only 
 the Sixth Connecticut went with us. 
 
 All day of the 25th and 26th, there was heavy firing in the 
 direction of Petersburg. The 26th was Sunday; but we had no 
 services, the larger part of regiment going on picket. A shower 
 about 5 P.M., the first for a long time, was very much appreciated. 
 
 Two men are credited (?) with having deserted the Third New 
 Hampshire on the 28th. The deserters were substitutes of Co. H, 
 and took informal leave of their comrades while on the picket line. 
 A diary records the seeing of very large droves of beeves moving 
 toward Richmond, all day long. 
 
 Our dead and buried serenade band was dug up, — exhumed in 
 part, as it w^ere, — and comprised the following : — 
 
 Orderly Serst. Chase of A Banjo. 
 
 Sergt. Hammett of A Tamborine. 
 
 Ser<rt. Woocllniru of C Bones. 
 
 Musician Spencer of K Molin. 
 
 They played very sweetly and softly before the tent of Lieut. 
 Woodbury on the evening of the 27th, and the instruments showed 
 no ill effects from the long burial. 
 
506 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Jti7ifi'64. 
 
 Troops, troops, again, and fresh arrivals, too. The Nineteenth 
 Army Corps, or portions of it, arrived on the 29th, and were put at 
 once en route for Petersburg. 
 
 What of the Department of the South? On the •29th a transport 
 arrived at the fleet from Hilton Head, having on board five rebel 
 generals and forty-five field officers, who were to be held as hostages 
 for the proper treatment of a like number of our officers, whom the 
 rebel authorities at Charleston were to place under our fire ; and this 
 precious freight was anchored under the guns of our old friend the 
 Wabas/i. There were at that date about 7,000 men in the Depart- 
 ment, under Gen. Foster. 
 
 The firing near Petersburg continued all day of the 29th. We 
 were mustered for pay on the 30th, and also treated to a dose of 
 picket. June 1864 is brought to a close with the regiment decimated 
 in numbers, not many men or officers being on duty. 
 
 SUPPLETvIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT. 
 
 General (3rder 206, of the 3d, said that General Orders 7(') (of 26 
 Feb.) and 196 (IMay) were not intended to remit the Dry Tortugas 
 sentences, but to add thereto (see the Order). 
 
 General Order 213, of the 18th, provided that all absent officers 
 (sick and wounded) not fit for field duty, but able to sit in general 
 court-martial, sliould report their names to the Adjutant-General's 
 Office. 
 
 General Court-Martial Order 173, of the 18th, furnished a 
 curiously-worded sentence of a deserter from a Michigan regiment. 
 He was to forfeit pay, etc., and be sent "to his regiment for duty 
 in irons." (? !) 
 
 General Order 216, of the 22d (Act of Congress), provided that 
 after 1st May 1864 the pay of infantry be as follows : — 
 
 Ser2:eant-Majors f 2r) 00 
 
 Quartermaster Sergeants 22.00 
 
 Commissary " 22.00 
 
 First Seriicants 24.00 
 
 Seriieauts 20.00 
 
 Corporals 18.00 
 
 Privates 10.00 
 
 Principal Musicians 22.00 
 
 Leaders of Regimental Bands 75.00 
 
 Musicians 1(5.00 
 
 Hospital Stewards, 1st Class 3H.00 
 
 2d " 25.00 
 
 3d •' 23.00 
 
Junr '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIETE REGIMENT. 507 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 (The orders for Juue 1864 are culled more closel}' than hereto- 
 fore. A large majority of them concern the decisions of general 
 courts-martial and are unimportant in this connection.) 
 
 General Order 82, of the (ith, directed the enlisting and organiz- 
 ing of white troops in Florida, to be called the " Florida Volunteers," 
 and who were not to do duty out of the .State, except in an emergency. 
 The order directed the enrollment and organization of all white males 
 in the Departmeut, between the ages of 18 and oO, to be known as 
 militia. 
 
 The Department of the South Statistics for June 1864 are: 
 Total troops, 10,125; cases sick, 2,357; died, 16; cases wounded, 
 63; died, 2. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff Omen, 8 officers. 
 
 Co. A 81 " 3 " 
 
 B 83 " 3 " 
 
 C 87 " 2 " 
 
 D 76 " 2 " 
 
 E 81 " 3 '• 
 
 F 76 " 3 " 
 
 G 78 " 3 " 
 
 H 80 " 3 " 
 
 I 80 " 3 " 
 
 K 76 " 3 " 
 
 Present aggregate 804 36 840 
 
 Aggregate last report .... 837 82 869 
 
 On detached service : 1 field officer, 1 officer of C and one of H. 
 
 Missing in action: 1 (A. E. George of A). 
 
 Promoted to 2d Lieutenant: Geo. H. Giddings, 1st Sergeant 
 of B ; John S. James, Sergeant of U ; Joseph Ackerman, Sergeant 
 of F; James E. McCoy, 1st Sergeant of F. 
 
 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant: 2d Lieuts. Dodge, Hazen, White, 
 Morrill and Hitchcock. 
 
 Promoted to Captain: 1st Lieuts. Wadlia and Kirwin. 
 
 Assignments to companies of the officers promoted : Giddings, 
 to A; Dodge, to B; Wadlia, to E; Hazen, to F; Ackerman, to F; 
 White, to G ; Kirwin, to H ; Morrill, to H ; McCoy, to H ; Hitch- 
 cock, to I; James, to I. (Morrill is the onl}^ one promoted, who is 
 detached. ) 
 
 Joined from "desertion": C, 3 ; D, 1 ; H, 1 : total, 5. 
 
 Gain by error: One man of Co. I, dropped last month (see last 
 month). 
 
 iNIaj. Randlett is detached as Provost Marshal, Tenth Army 
 Corps. 1st Lieut. Woodbury of C is detached as Ordnance Officer, 
 at Department Headquarters. 1st Lieut. Morrill is on duty in the 
 Signal Corps, 
 
 Officers wounded in action: Capts. Maxwell and Libb}', Jr., 
 and 2d Lieuts. Tredick and McCoy. 
 
508 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [June '64. 
 
 On daily duty: 2 wagoners and 34 privates. 
 
 Absent men : 7 sergeants, 21 corporals, 3 artificers, 218 privates. 
 
 Prisoners of war: E, 3 ; H, 1 : total, 4. 
 
 Absent with leave : E, 1. 
 
 Absent in arrest: B, 1 ; G, 1 : total 2. 
 
 C and D have no 2d lientenant. 
 
 ABCDEFGHI K Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5. 5 5555555 5 
 
 Corporals 88878686 8 8 
 
 Wagoners 111111111 1 
 
 Mnsicians 221222022 2 17 
 
 On duty 38 43 50 42 37 32 39 51 48 42 422 
 
 AVonnded in action ..222565546 1 38 
 
 Absent sick 24 14 22 19 26 17 29 13 15 19 198 
 
 Killed in action .... 1 2 2 4 3 3 1 1 2 1 21 
 
 Died of disease .... 1 1 1 3 
 Discharged for disability 10 10 2 
 
 Deserted '.100010230 7 
 
JULY, 1864. 
 
 'ULY did not open with much ceremony, though its first 
 day was warm — decidedly so. War matters were very 
 quiet. The chief item of the day was the order of Gen. 
 Butler, repeating that of Gen. Grant, prescribing the 
 means of transportation of the Armies in the Field ope- 
 rating against Richmond. We were much interested in that 
 portion which provided for a regiment of infantry : 2 wagons, 
 3 wall tents for field and staff, 1 other tent for each other 
 officer, 1 shelter tent for each two non-coms., soldiers, servants, or 
 camp followers. This order meant much, though providing for a 
 little. It meant more war and less fuss and feathers — more ex- 
 posure, more fighting, more marching, more bivouacs. 
 
 The two lines of pickets were getting very familiar. Exchang- 
 ing papers and trading tobacco and coffee were being carried on to a 
 greater extent than was considered prudent by conservative officers ; 
 and yet it went on day by day, increasing rapidly in volume. A 
 little set-back in this line occurred in the Seventh New Hampshire 
 (on our right). Two of that regiment were gobbled up, on the 1st; 
 and, as if to repay the loss in part, one rebel deserted to that regi- 
 ment later in the day. 
 
 We got occasionally some of the goods distributed by the Sani- 
 tary Commission, and always through the efforts of our Chaplain. 
 
 We were approaching the Fourth : and gloriously we could cele- 
 brate it if we could celebrate peace that day ; but there was no peace. 
 Every man in the regiment was on duty the 3d. 
 
 In the Department of the South on the 3d, a boat expedition 
 went from Morris Island at 2 a.m. to capture Forts Johnson and 
 Simpkins ; but failed through mismanagement. The troops were 
 Fifty-second Pennsylvania, One Hundred and Twenty-second New 
 York and 60 men of Third Rhode Island. Gen Foster's censure fell 
 most heavily on the Fifty-second Pennsylvania. 
 
 The "Glorious Fourth," upon its dawn found us in the treuches. 
 Every gun (cannon), from the James River on the right to Petersburg 
 on the left, was loaded during the forenoon ; and at mid-tUiy they sent 
 our iron compliments to the rebel lines, causing momentary conster- 
 nation. The troops were paraded behind our works, and all the 
 bands played " Yankee Doodle " and " Hail Columbia." The rebels^ 
 
 (:o9) 
 
510 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. Ji(hj'G4.] 
 
 fearing an attack, were kept under arms nearly all the afternoon. The 
 only celebration was in a quiet way, by individuals, who drew the 
 designated allowance of "Diamond B," and — put it where they 
 thought it would do the most good. At nightfall an artillery duel 
 occurred, continuing so late that we could see the fuses and trace the 
 shells through the air, thus giving us i)yrotechnics not entirely harm- 
 less, but intensely interesting. 
 
 Our regiment furnished a detail of choppers on the oth, to cut a 
 road from Gen. Brooks' to Gen. Butler's Headquarters, for facilitating 
 signalling by the Signal Corps. The entire regiment went on picket at 
 night, not however including the field and colors. 
 
 Our time was now fully occupied in guarding the fortifications, 
 picket duty and fatigue details. Our works were being rapidly 
 strengthened, a lOO-pounder being mounted near the river on the 6th. 
 We began to draw rations of whiskey on the 7th, for the excessive 
 duty, though strange to say no mention is made in the Chaplain's 
 diary of this important event. There was quinine with the whiskey ; 
 but that made no appreciable diminution in the quantity swallowed. 
 Several diaries mention blackberries about this time, and it may be 
 assumed that they grew near by and were gathered and consumed 
 by our men as opportunity offered. 
 
 It pleased our Chaplain, and us too, on the 10th, to have 
 services ; and there was heavy firing towards Petersburg during the 
 forenoon. We went again on picket at night. 
 
 About this time the writer, being on picket and opposite the 
 *' Ravine," so called, near the James River, undertook to exchange 
 papers with the rebels on the opposite side of the ravine. He was 
 unwilling to take any chances whatever (being an officer), and pro- 
 ceeded very cautiously, attempting to arrange all preliminaries by 
 motions. He instructed two of his men to cock then- pieces and be 
 ready to shoot at the least and first sign of treachery. He pro- 
 ceeded into the bushes a little way, and waited and Avatched, 
 being fully in sight of ui» two men. No one api)eared ; but instead 
 the rebel liad come out on the trunk of a fallen tree and, advancing 
 to near the top of it, peered out and down upon the writer as he 
 stood there waiting. He noted that the writer had not come out 
 unarmed, and at once moved back and out of sight, the writer doing 
 the same. The attempt thus failed; and it would have been surpris- 
 ing indeed had it succeeded. One of his men then arranged for and 
 exchanged papers, without the slightest difliculty ; and the Avriter at 
 once sent the papers to the Boston Herald and the Boston Journal^ 
 with his name on the margin. 
 
 Our daily routine continued, and the war, too. A new arrange- 
 ment of duties began on the 13th, a picket detail (additional) going 
 out for three days and taking post considerably to the left (say four 
 miles or more) of our camp. The first detail numbered 100. Our 
 regular picket duty appears on this date to have been established by 
 men detailed in specific numbers, rather than, as before, by regiment 
 or by companies. 
 
 A Richmond paper of the 13th, which fell into our hands, mourn- 
 fully predicted the early fall of Atlanta, and other evils. 
 
July •64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 511 
 
 The excessive duty, bad climate and poor quality of rations, 
 was using up our men very appreciably. As evidence of the truth 
 of the last statement, a diary says : " Living very poor — hungry all 
 the time. Hope they will pay us off soon. Hav n't lived so poor 
 since I enlisted." 
 
 For a little change, we had a midnight alarm on the night of the 
 17th, and turned out, lying in the trenches till morning. 
 
 Gen. Terry, our Division Commander, on the 18th relieved Gen. 
 Brooks of the command of the Tenth Corps. For several days about 
 this time we had sent 250 men on picket. We were blessed with an 
 early rain on the 19th, the first for many weeks, bringing a drouth 
 to an end. 
 
 At Sumter, on the 20th, the commanding officer, Capt. John C. 
 Mitchell, was mortally wounded while in the act of looking through 
 a telescope in the southwest angle of the fort. 
 
 The Ninteenth Corps, or a part of it, landed on the 20th ; and 
 we had a pleasant meeting with some of the Fourteenth New Hamp- 
 shire. 
 
 AVe were considerably elated on the 2 2d, by despatches an- 
 nouncing Sherman's successes at Atlanta. 
 
 Maj.-Gen. D. B. Birney took command of the Tenth Corps on 
 the 23d, relieving Gen. Terry. 
 
 We had a dress parade and services on the 24th ; but it was not 
 a very large affair, there being only about 200 men in camp. Our 
 corps badge was designated on the 25th by Gen. Birney, and was to 
 be " the trace of a four-bastioned fort, to be worn on the top of the 
 cap or the side of the hat. The badge to be cut from red cloth for 
 First Division, from white for Second Division and from blue for 
 Third Division." The baggage was to be marked same colors, by 
 stencil. 
 
 Of the three days' tour, on picket, to the left, a writer says : 
 "They were long, weary days. I wrote, read, sang, walked, sat, 
 slept — anything to fill in the time. The line commanded by me was 
 like a horseshoe or crescent, and did not connect with any other line, 
 thus leaving two gaps for rebels to enter by. The left gap was a 
 meadow, and supposed to be impassable for troops. The right gap 
 was a deep and rough ravine, through which none would ever think 
 of passing except with a gun in his hand and war in his heart. The 
 various posts were so situated that it was impossible to visit them 
 during tlie night. An attempt to do so would have been equivalent 
 to a through ticket to rebeldom. On the second day, I sent out a 
 reconnoitring party, which soon returned with the joj^some intelligence 
 that a heifer and a few sheep were not far away, and were susceptible 
 of capture if a little strategy was resorted to. We performed a 
 strategic movement, losing the sheep, but bringing about the de- 
 struction of this trusting and rustic heifer. We ' dressed ' this 
 heifer in true soldier style, and cut the carcass into convenient pieces, 
 distributing a portion among the various posts ; and the balance was 
 sent to camp, to the Colonel and other officers, with our compliments. 
 
512 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {July '64^ 
 
 Later a few porkers were seen, but were so coy we did not succeed 
 in decoying them to a shootable spot ; and they hastened back to 
 their friends." 
 
 About this time, we heard rumors of a mine at Petersburg : of 
 the immense size of it and the immensity of the damage it was to do 
 when exploded. Some of the rumors were that the city of Petersburg 
 was wholly undermined, and would be utterly destroyed. We could 
 only pity the boys at work in the mine, and thank our stars we were 
 at Bermuda Hundred doing picket duty and living on hard-tack and 
 coffee. 
 
 The great explosion took place on the 30th. The troops all 
 along the line were under arms nearly all day, not knowing what 
 the result might be. As this mine explosion was an important affair, 
 the reader is referred to accounts of it in the press of the period, it 
 being too voluminous to repeat here. 
 
 The month passed out on a Sunday, during which day we were 
 inspected by Lieut.-Col. Plimpton, and had no services, the Chaplain 
 being quite ill. During the month that portion of the regiment not 
 already provided were armed with Spencer rifles. 
 
 SUPPLEIVLENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 225, of the 7th, provided that all the troops 
 serving with the Army of the Potomac, under Gen. W. F. Smith 
 ("Baldy"), be severed from the Department of Virginia and North 
 Carolina and constitute the Eighteenth Army Corps, and that Gen. 
 Butler remain in command of the balance of the troops, with Head- 
 quarters at Fort Monroe. 
 
 General Order 226, of the 8th, referred to rations (see 
 " Rations "). 
 
 General Order 227, of the 9th (Act of Congress), said it would 
 be lawful for the Executive of any State to send recruiting officers 
 into any of the States in rebellion except Arkansas, Tennessee and 
 Louisiana, to recruit volunteers. 
 
 General Order 231, of the l<sth, provided that Hospital Matrons 
 be paid $10 per month and one ration. 
 
 General Order 232, of the 19th, was a call for 500,000 men 
 (see "Calls for Troops"). 
 
 General Order 233, of the 19th, directed that Kentucky be added 
 to the list of States where the writ of habeas corpus shall be sus- 
 pended. 
 
 General Order 235, of the 26th, provided that on and after that 
 date volunteers serving in three-years' regiments, who may have at 
 date of re-enlistment less than 60 days to serve, may re-enlist in their 
 own companies or regiments, for one, two or three years, the new 
 
.Tiihi;64.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 513 
 
 term to begin with re-enlistment. Tliey to be paid bounties as 
 follows: One j-ear, $100; two years, $200; three years, $300: one- 
 third to be paid at re-muster, and no furloughs to be promised. 
 
 General Order 236, of the 28th, was the approval by the Presi- 
 dent of Gen. Grant's order of 21st, assigning J\faj.-Gen. D. B. 
 Birney to the command of the Tenth Army Corps, relieving Brig.- 
 Gen. A. H. Terry, temporarily commanding it. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order -108, of the 14th, authorized the issue of whiskey 
 with quinine, in prophylactic doses, to enlisted men during the warm 
 months, particularly to men in malarious districts or after excessive 
 fatigue. 
 
 General Order 1 12, of the 31st, relieved Brig. -Gen. Wm. Birney, 
 U. S. Volunteers, from the command of District of Florida, and as- 
 signed Brig. -Gen. J. P. Hatch to its command. Gen. Birney was 
 ordered to report to Gen. Butler at Fort Monroe, in accordance with 
 the order from the General-in-Chief of the Army. Gen. Hatch was 
 relieved from District of Hilton Head by Gen. E. E. Potter, who 
 thereafter commanded that as well as his own District of Beaufort. 
 
 The Department of the South Statistics for July 1864 are : 
 Total Troops, n,<S5!) ; cases sick, 2,879 ; died, 54 ; cases wounded, 
 105 ; cases died, 10. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 6 men, 8 officers. 
 
 Co. A SO " 3 
 
 B 82 " 3 " 
 
 C 86 " 3 " 
 
 D 74 " 2 
 
 E 79 '■ 3 
 
 F 72 " 3 " 
 
 G 74 " 3 
 
 H 78 " 2 " 
 
 I 78 " 3 " 
 
 K 76 " 2 
 
 Present aggregate 785 35 820 
 
 Aggregate last report .... S04 36 840 
 
 No wounded, no deserters, no recruits reported. 
 
 Joined from desertion : P", 1 ; G, 1. 
 
 Died of wounds : A, D, E, F, H and I, each 1. 
 
 Discharged for disability : F, 1 . 
 
 Missing in action : G, 3. 
 
 On detached service : 1 field ofticer ; B, C, and D, 1 officer each. 
 
 Absent sick : 1 otlicer of G. 
 
 Absent on leave : B, C, find D, 1 officer each. 
 
 Each company reports 2 cooks on daily duty ; and otherwise on 
 daily duty : A, 2 ; B, 3 ; C, 1 ; D, 1 ; F, 1 ; G, 1 ; H, 1 ; I, 3. 
 
 On leave of absence : Dr. Burnham, Capt. Dow of B, Capt. 
 Trickey of C, Capt. Maxwell of I). 
 
 35 
 
514 
 
 THIKD NEW KAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Jttlti '64. 
 
 Lieuts. Parker and Donley are sick in regimental hospital. 
 
 Sick in quarters : Adjt. Copp, Capt. Wadsworth and 1st Lieut. 
 Hazen of F, 2d Lieut. James of I. 
 
 1st Lieut. Trickey has been promoted to Captain (Co. C) , and 
 2d Lieut. Eldredge to 1st Lieutenant (Co. E). 
 
 Co. D has no 2d lieutenant, Co. H has no 1st lieutenant, and 
 Co. K has no 2d lieutenant. 
 
 2d Lieut. Atherton of Yj is on duty in D. 
 
 Capt. Houghton of I is serving on a general court-martial. 
 
 Capt. Libby, Jr., of G is absent wounded. 
 
 Capt. Dearborn of A and 1st Lieut. Woodbury of C are still 
 detached as Ordnance Officers. 
 
 In command of : B, 1st Lieut. Dodge of B ; C, 2d Lieut. Connell}- 
 of B ; G, 1st Lieut. White of G; D, 1st Lieut. Edgerly of D. 
 
 Capt. Allen has been discharged for disability. 
 
 1st Lieut. Morrill and 2d Lieut. Tredick have died of wounds. 
 
 1st Sergt. Donley of E and 1st Sergt. Atherton of I have been 
 promoted to 2d Lieutenants and assigned : Donley to C, and Atherton 
 to E. 
 
 Died of disease : Thomas Burke of Co. C. 
 
 Missing in action : G, 3 (all 16 May). 
 
 Discharged for disability: J. B. Douglass of F. 
 
 Gained from desertion : Geo. W. Emerson of F and John Graw 
 of G. The former is found to be on detached service at Morris Is- 
 land, and the latter turned up in Philadelphia in a general hospital, 
 wounded. 
 
 ABCDEFGHI K Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 5555555545 
 
 Corporals 88878G887S 
 
 Musicians 2222220222 
 
 Wagoners 1111111111 
 
 On duty 37 49 55 43 37 40 37 47 46 37 428 
 
 Died of wounds ...1001110110 6 
 
 Transferred to ] 
 
 Veteran Reserve ^^ .. 1 1 3 2 1 8 
 
 Corps j 
 
 Absent with leave- I q 1 1 1 3 
 
 f urlougbed probably j 
 Absent in arrest ...0100001000 2 
 
 Prisoners of war . 0000300100 4 
 
AUGUST, 1864:. 
 
 Jjlp^^JN a Port Roj^al item of the 1st is noted the receipt by 
 llNw Admiral Dahlgren of a Confederate letter, saying that 
 iIpIhI Farragut was soon to report to him for duty, for pur- 
 yRw^ pose of giving the impression that Charleston was to be 
 attacked, while the real point of attack was to be Cape 
 Fear. Another item (of the 2d) was that arrangements 
 had been completed for an exchange of the 50 officers placed 
 under fire (both sides) . This exchange took place on the 
 3d, the Naval Band playing, the men — army and navy — cheering, 
 etc. There were 80 men marked " off duty " on the 3d. On the 4th 
 a diary said : " All in camp for first time for months." 
 
 THE MUSTER-OUT. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Plimpton wrote Gen. Ilawley on the 4th that the 
 original term of the 1861 men would expire on the 23d, and gave the 
 following data: Whole number on the roll now, 784; present (all), 
 540 ; absent sick, 189 ; on detached service or prisoners of war, 55 ; 
 present for duty (men), 453. Of those whose terms expire, he gave 
 the whole number as 271 : now present, 191 ; on detached service, 
 17; all others, 63. Deducting all whose terms expire, leaves 513. 
 After the expiration of term and muster-out, there will be present 
 349. All officers, present and absent, 35 : present, 27 ; absent sick, 
 3 ; absent with leave, 2 ; detached, 3. Only 3 of the 35 hold the grade 
 they entered with. Two of the 35 have received new commissions, 
 but are not ^^'t mustered into the new grade. Substantially, Lieut. - 
 Col. Plimpton asked for instructions as to muster-out, not only of 
 the men, but of the officers, and of the status of the regiment, etc. 
 
 This communication passed through the various military channels 
 and was referred, on Aug. 7th, by Gen. Birney, to the Commissary of 
 Musters of the Tenth Army Corps. He replied the 8th as follows : — 
 
 Respectfully returned. In accordance with Circular No. 3G,AY.D., A.G. 
 O., of May 2d, 1804, where less than three-fourths of a re^jiment have i*e- 
 enlisted, the re-enlisted men and all recruits (drafted and volunteers) who 
 have joined the regiment since the date of its original nuister-in, will be 
 formed into one or more companies of the legal maximum standard and of- 
 ficered by such olRcers as may be selected by the Department or Army Com- 
 mander. Officers who have never been re-mustered, but have held one 
 grade from the oi'gauization of tlie regiment, can at the expiration of their 
 term of three years' service be mustered out. W. H. Howk, 
 
 Capt. and A. A.-G., Com. Musters, Tenth Army Corps. 
 
 (516) 
 
516 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [A»;/. '64. 
 
 Col. Hawley, Commanding Second Brigade, First Division, en- 
 dorsed as follows: "Respectfully forwarded, approved. It seems 
 to me for the good of the service decideclh/ that the organization of 
 the Third New Hampshire be preserved entire, and the vacancies be 
 filled by the new levy [draft] . As a regiment it has fully earned a 
 high reputation in all respects. I sincerely hope that its companies 
 may not be consolidated, and that as few changes as possible be made." 
 
 Gen. Terry, Commanding First Division, endorsed as follows : 
 " Respectfully forwarded. I entirely concur in the recommendation 
 of Col. Hawley. This regiment is one of the best I have ever seen ; 
 and I most earnestly recommend that the entire organization be pre- 
 served, in order that it may be filled up from the draft." 
 
 Gen. Birney, Commanding Tenth Army Corps, approved and 
 added : "The officers think they can fill up the regiment." 
 
 Gen. Butler, Commanding Department, directed that the regi- 
 mental organization be preserved. 
 
 One of the most terrific artillery duels we had ever witnessed 
 occurred on the 5th, in the afternoon. Each side must have held its 
 breath. A deal of dodging and skipping about to avoid the shells 
 and fragments. 
 
 The appearance of fever among us was noted on the 6th. On 
 the same day one wrote thus of the approaching muster-out: " Our 
 terms of service most expired. In seventeen days moi'e I shall have 
 completed the three years for which I enlisted. We are expecting 
 to be mustered out on the 23d ; and that little interesting ceremony 
 should be performed in Concord. To make that possible, we must 
 leave here by or before the 20th. The thought of going home and 
 seeing our friends again, after three long, dismal and bloody years, 
 makes us fairly shiver with pleasureable anticipation. The exciting 
 idea almost drives us mad with joy." This was the general feeling; 
 and coupled with it was a corresponding distaste for military life. It 
 may with truth be added that as the day approached there was an 
 increasing yet secret desire that no battle should intervene. But 
 there did ! 
 
 We had a very tempting offer about the 7th, which was of extra 
 pay and rations of whiskey for "volunteers to dig and remove earth." 
 The names of several willing ones were sent in ; but the detail was 
 never made, so far as we were concerned. This was the forerunner 
 of the Dutch Gap Canal project (see separate account of it). Three 
 other important items of the 7th were : first, a guard mount by divi- 
 sion for first time ; second, we began to drill twice daily ; third, the 
 making out of the discharges for the '61 men. Some men were pain- 
 fully explicit in their diaries; for instance, one said: "Some better 
 today. I want to go home." He was really getting childish as the 
 day approached. 
 
 We were saddened on the 8th by the execution of a deserter in 
 the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts, not far from our camp. Such inci- 
 dents cast a gloom extending for miles. 
 
Anr/. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 517 
 
 A terrible accident occurred at City Point on the 9th, a barge 
 loaded with ammunition exploding, killing and wounding about 200 
 men. About this time our duties were made somewhat lighter, 
 owing to the sickening of the men and perhaps to the approaching 
 fractional muster-out. In proof of this a diary said, under date of the 
 0th : " We are having less duty and more dress parade and prayers." 
 
 As we hadn't heard from or seen our "Second Brigade Band" 
 for some time, it may be well to say that the band was at Hilton 
 Head. Band Master Ingalls was in Boston on the 2od, on a 30 
 days' trip, to recruit for the baud. 
 
 A Confederate telegram of the 10th (Lee to Powell) says: "On 
 supposition that the force at Dutch Gap is marines, ask if Capt. 
 Mitchell could n't shell it, wliilf 
 Pickett opened on laud batter- 
 ies, and Ewell attacked it." 
 
 A detail of 2o0 men foi 
 picket on the night of the 10th 
 took nearly every available 
 man. Sickness was increasing, 
 but no fatal cases had yet oc- 
 curred. 
 
 One of our olTicers visited 
 friends in front of Petersburg, 
 and thus describes the trip : "J 
 rode out nearly to the froiit line 
 of works in front of Petersburg ; 
 but the whizzing of bullets re- 
 minded me that I was too con- 
 spicuous for safety. I rode through camp after camp, inquiring 
 for regiments and friends. None seemed to know their right- 
 hand neighbor from their left-hand neighbor. By much persistent 
 inquiry I found the regiments and persons desired. Many a regi- 
 ment I passed through had no more than about 50 guns, the rest 
 of the regiment being wounded, killed, sick, etc. What havoc, 
 and among human beings, too ! I looked through a telescope to see 
 the time of day in the Cockade City. It was 9.4r) a.m. I rode that 
 day over the same ground as our regiment passed on the Kth of June 
 last, and was saddened by the thought that since that day thousands 
 of lives had been sacrificed upon that identical ground, and as yet 
 without capturing the city of Petersburg. The Army of the Potomac 
 had advanced two miles beyond that particular front without the suc- 
 cess desired. Perhaps I took a grain of comfort in the thought that 
 what Butler had scolded Gillmore for not doing, had not been since 
 accomplished with many times the number of troops then engaged. 
 Before returning to my regiment, I obtained a few delicacies of the 
 Sanitary Commission, and distributed them to my sick and wounded 
 friends in the hospital." 
 
 The 13th of August marks the beginning of a series of active 
 operations, resulting in many fatalities. Orders to pack up — heavy 
 marching order — came to us without warning. We started about 
 
 A BULLET PROOF. 
 
518 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aug. '64. 
 
 11 P.M., and marched to the river near Deep Bottom, where we 
 crossed on pontoons to the north side. The river was full of 
 steamers, gunboats and transports, laden with troops and war 
 material. Their presence was a ruse of Gen. Grant, and the story 
 is too long for insertion here. We marched about a mile and halted 
 for the night. A large force had been concentrated here, and small 
 intreuchments had already been begun. The place of our halt was 
 said to have been near Malvern Hill and Charles City Cross Roads. 
 We had three days' rations with us and the usual number of rounds. 
 We passed several cavalry regiments ; and as they lay at our very 
 feet as we passed, we took special notice by the dim light of the 
 moon that rider and horse were almost one. lying together, the rider 
 partially upon the horse, his arm through the bridle rein. We were 
 marched outside of and considerably beyond the intreuchments. The 
 moon had disappeared, and the night became intensely dark and 
 black. Our march had been a very tedious one, and many had 
 fallen out, completely exhausted. At one time we w^ere cut in twain 
 by a company of light artillery, and it was with difficulty we all got 
 together again. At the halt each man looked out for his bed, but 
 not far. We were tired enough to not be fastidious. 
 
 We were up early (and perhaps bright, too) on the morning of 
 the 14th, which was pleasant though warm. Our advanced troops met 
 the enemy early in the day, and the killed and wounded were con- 
 
 veyed on stretchers through 
 very pleasant reminder of 
 us, and soon. 
 
 About 1) o'clock we 
 the front, and arrived 
 see the coat tails of the 
 a little at the retreating 
 
 our bivouac — not a 
 what might happen to 
 
 were ordered up to 
 there just in time to 
 other chaps. We fired 
 forms, but with what 
 A straggling fire was 
 the rebels replying, 
 were wounded at this 
 
 result we did not know, 
 kept up for some time, jHKAPIllcL SHcLL 
 having made a stand in the woods. A few 
 time, and only a few, as we were protected in part by a slight eleva- 
 tion on our immediate front. 
 
 Our regiment finally came to a stand in an open field, facing 
 the woods in which the rebels were located, though out of sight. 
 Our position substantially remained the same during the day, the 
 changes being of minor importance. Fighting was going on all 
 around us apparently, and the import or importance of it all was un- 
 known to us. At night we moved a little to the right, the left wing 
 getting into the woods as skirmishers. The right wing and a part of 
 Co. I were ordered on picket. To add to our discomfort, it began 
 to rain soon after dark ; and before long we had absorbed a deal of 
 water. The night Avas very dark, and the picketing was done under 
 peculiarly trying circumstances. The account of one officer will give 
 the reader an idea as to the night and its perils : — 
 
 While proceeding to my post it began to rain, and soon it fell in tor- 
 rents. Matters were so mixed up tliat night, I was obliged to post my own 
 pickets after getting a general idea as to what was wanted. I posted my 
 men in the edge of a wood, bordering upon a cornlield which alone separated 
 
Aug. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 519 
 
 us from the rebels, who occupied a battery. The darkness was intense. 
 We knew not the points of the compass even, and had we been obliged to 
 retreat would have been uncertain as to Avhich direction to take. My men 
 were so worn out that nothini; could have kept them awake, except the im- 
 minent danger we were in, both of attack and possible capture. The small- 
 ness of my detail rendered it absolutely necessary for every man to be on 
 the alert. The rain ceased about 10 o'clock, and then the darkness was re- 
 lieved of its intensity and I was enabled to visit the posts with considerably 
 , lessened danger. Once only during the rain did I visit the posts, and then 
 only by an impelling sense of imperative duty. Upon leaving one post, and 
 supposably nearing another, I Avould proceed in as catlike a manner as pos- 
 sible, and, halting, whisper tlic name of one of my men ; and receiving no 
 response, repeating the forward movement till successful. Wliat if upon 
 advancing in response to ray wliispered call, a stalwart rebel liad embraced 
 me ! [The thought makes the cold chills run up and down my spinal column 
 even now, in 1889, as I write it.^ — D.E.] 
 
 Soon after the rain had ceased we heard the rebels at work upon their 
 battery. The peculiar sound of a shovel could not be misinterpreted. We 
 -were familiar with it. About midnight I discovered that my right did not 
 connect with any other force. Here w^as a gap through which the rebels 
 could come and "gobble up" the Avhole of my men. I scarcely knew what 
 to do; but do something I must, and at once. I could not withdraw, and I 
 dared not change the line even by lengthening it. All I could and did do 
 was to send word along to my left that my right tlank was exposed. The 
 reply, if such it can be called, reached me about half-past one, in the shape 
 of an order to withdraw and abandon the whole line. This was done with 
 as much haste as consistent with safety and secrecy. 
 
 Before daylight of the 1.5th we reached the spot where we thought our 
 regiment was : but it had gone — somewhere. Our guide took us on again ; 
 and by daylight we had reached a point near Deep Bottom. There, inside 
 the iutrenchments, I halted the men. We rested till after breakfast, when 
 we became anxious to find our regiment ; but not so anxious that we did not 
 endeavor to nap a little after our morning meal. Asleep; ah, yes! sweet 
 sleep, but not for long, as we were rudely awakened by a cry of " Fall in, 
 Third New Hampshire detail!" We [the reader must not forget this is a 
 part of our picket detail actually separated from the regiment. — D.E.] 
 marched on to and crossed the pontoon at Deep Bottom, to the southerly 
 side of the river. Then down the river bank to another pontoon, and re- 
 crossing it, were again on the north side ; and then were marched to Straw- 
 berry Plain and given an hour to rest, during which many of us bathed in 
 the river. A little later, and a march of about two miles brought us to the 
 regiment. Our comrades were glad to see us, having heard we were all 
 captured. 
 
 The regiment itself liad marched from the picket position direct 
 to Strawberry Plain, without crossing and recrossiug the river, reach- 
 ing the new position before daylight. 
 
 The 15th was a hard day. Firing was going on at the front; 
 but our regiment did not advance much until about noon. By 
 appearances we inferred that the (our) troops had been concentrated 
 at Strawberry Plain and that a battle was imminent. We marclied 
 about five miles, toward Malvern Hill, and through a considerably 
 wooded tract, and then into an open field, and beyond which — 
 obliquely on our right — the rebels were located, they being in the 
 woods. The open field was an unfortunate position for us, as there 
 was no protection whatever from the rays of an unmerciful sun. 
 Many were prostrated by the excessive heat, while yet others were 
 actually sunstruck. We were, it was said, supporting a battery, and 
 must remain, though many a protest was offered. Late in the after- 
 
520 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.4////. '64. 
 
 noon, our artillery opened severely upon the rebels in the woods, and 
 by so doing learned the location of a rebel battery, whi(th made 
 itself manifest later on. During the afternoon we changed position 
 several times, but substantially did not leave the open field. Quite 
 late in the afternoon we were moved forward into the edge of the 
 woods. Both Grant and Hancock were seen by us during the day, 
 the latter with a part of Second Corps. Among the captures of the 
 day by our forces was one of Gen. Hill's Staff. Malvern Hill was 
 said to be about three-fourths of a mile from us as we lay in the 
 open field. The troops about us appeared to be of our own division 
 and a part of Hancock's Second Corps. Our division was under 
 Gen. Terry; and our brigade under Col. J. R. Hawley. The troops 
 of the brigade were the Third and Seventh New Hampshire, Sixth 
 and Seventh Connecticut. On being ordered to the woods we 
 dragged our weary limbs thither with Avilling spirits ; for we pre- 
 ferred the shells of the enemy (and got them, too) rather than the 
 rays of old Sol. Near where we picketed for the night was a dwell- 
 ing and a barn, the former being occupied by an aged and infirm 
 lady. No one disturbed her ; and her well was not left dry, as was 
 usually the case. Though the Third New" Hampshire had not yet 
 been actually engaged with the enemy, it had suffered much decima- 
 tion by straggling. 
 
 The 16th dawned upon us : fatal day ! Before its sun had set, 
 many of the regiment were sent to their long homes or the hospital. 
 We were engaged on that 1 6th of August — very much engaged, as 
 will be seen. 
 
 Gens. Grant and Hancock, with a tropp of orderlies, passed us 
 early in the morning. We were satisfied that it meant battle. Not 
 long after their passage to the front, we were put in motion and 
 marched through the woods by ways and paths and roads we knew 
 not of. Fighting had begun ; and we momentarily expected to strike 
 the fighting zone. We were marched and countermarched, filed and 
 flanked so many times in those woods that we could n't actually tell 
 whether the enemy was in front or rear. We got very near the 
 " other fellows " about 10 a.m., who had been met face to face with 
 our advance line (not Third New Hampshire) and had been repulsed. 
 We passed over the abandoned rifle-pits of our enemy, in which 
 were some of the guns so recently fired at our forces, and not yet 
 cooled. On, om we passed, through briar and brake, through bush 
 and over logs and fallen trees, through bush and tangled brush, 
 tearing our clothes, scratching our faces and hands, ruffling our 
 tempers, with the excitement each moment increasing, as each of 
 said moments brought us nearer the foe. The line, of which the Third 
 NeAV Hampshire was but a small part, was so long that it was 
 managed with great difficulty and danger. Occasionally a "break" 
 occurred ; and then we must be halted and deployed in order to fill 
 the gap. As we were not in the advance, full particulars of the fight 
 as a whole cannot be given. Appearances indicated that the rebels 
 had been driven back to their main line of works. Our first intima- 
 tion that the rebels were coming, was an order to lie down. Down 
 
George W. Healky 
 
 Co. P, (War). 
 
 GEoiuiE W. IIealey, 
 Co. B (Peace). 
 
 John G. Guaiiam, 
 Co. IJ. 
 
 Cyuus Gouman, 
 Co. A. 
 
Aug. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 521 
 
 we went, and suddenly, too. No urging was required. We pros- 
 trated ourselves none too quickly ; for a volley instantly went over 
 our heads, and somebody would have been injured had we been stand- 
 ing. Before a second volley came, — and it wasn't long in coming, — 
 we had hastily gathered limbs, etc., and made a slight protection for 
 our bodies if in prostrate form. The second volley, and yet a third, 
 came over us, and a very few were wounded. 
 
 Our next order was to be ready to charge. We could see an 
 opening in the woods ahead of us. The First Ik'igade was in our 
 front, and Avas the advance. They were to charge, and we to follow, 
 whether they were successful or not. It was our assignment to rush 
 forward after two or three volleys had been fired. But a few mo- 
 ments elapsed ere the woods resounded with the shouts of the attack- 
 ing force, the yells of the attacked and the din of battle. Upon 
 rising to our feet, we received a perfect shower of bullets. We 
 advanced rapidly to our work. Once, and once only, we were 
 checked, and then but for a moment. We reached the opening in a 
 few seconds, where the whole situation was in full view. It was 
 almost like the rising of a stage curtain. The rebels were being- 
 taken prisoners by the first line, its attack having been too furious 
 and precipitate to permit a retreat. The scene Avas considerabl}^ 
 enlivened by the rebels themselves, thickly interspersed Avith our 
 own men ; for we were all together, the first line having done its 
 work. Many of the rebels AAcre yet in their rifle-pits when Ave 
 reached them. They generously threw down their guns and, taking 
 their knapsacks, fell into line quite readily, as though not entirely 
 displeased at their changed condition. Betw^een the edge of the 
 Avoods and their Avorks, the ground was rising, very marshy and 
 well filled Avith fallen trees and other obstructions. Over all of 
 these Ave clambered and, hastening up the declivity, entered the 
 works and joined the first line in loud huzzas at the victorj'. The 
 first line halted here, Avhile the second line pressed on, becoming the 
 first. 
 
 Having re-formed the line (Second Brigade : Third and Seventh 
 New Hampshire, Sixth and Seventh Connecticut), we moved for- 
 ward into the large open field, the line substantially crossing it 
 obliquely. We then continued our advance till the Avoods upon its 
 further side were reached, and into its edge only Ave entered. Here 
 we found traces of the enemy, in the shape of abandoned muskets, 
 several of which the writer destroyed with a convenient axe, which 
 he found near by. The line soon fell back into the open field, for 
 the rebels were coming in great force, so it was said. Fighting was 
 going on about us (right and left) all this time. From a batterj^, 
 hitherto silent, came shell after shell, and our position in the open 
 field Avas not a pleasant one. On came the rebels ; but being in the 
 Avoods they could not readil}' be seen until quite near. As our line 
 was diagonally across the field, the right nearly reached the Avoods ; 
 and upon our right was a break, or gap. The Avriter's company (E) 
 being upon the extreme right, placed him in a position to see the 
 advancing rebels sooner than if farther to the left. The regiment 
 on our right beyond the gap was wholly Avithin the Avoods and 
 
522 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lAuy. '64. 
 
 totally oblivious of the fact that the rebels were coming. The 
 writer being anxious to communicate the fact, waved his handker- 
 chief as a signal to this regiment to warn them ; but no sooner 
 had he done so than he received — from the skirmishers probably, 
 for they were then in sight in the edge of the wood — a gunshot 
 wound in the left forearm. The wound was an exceedingly painful 
 one, hitting both bones and passing between them, fracturing both. 
 The first pain of the wound over, Lieut. -Col. Plimpton, who was 
 standing very near, at the writer's request tied the handkerchief 
 around the arm above the wound. The writer then, being quite 
 weak from loss of blood and the battle well begun, passed slowly 
 along the rear of the regiment to the left, where he, by advice of 
 Lieut. Edgerly, laid down for a few minutes, to see the result of the 
 furious firing then going on. The seven-shooters were worked to 
 their full capacity ; and the regiment stood its ground for the time 
 being. The battery before named was pouring in a heavy fire, and 
 the rebel infantry' had arrived in large numbers, but were unable to 
 advance in face of our seven-shooters. A little lull in the fire gave 
 the writer an opportunity to pass to the rear, which he did, assisted 
 by a man who had been slightly wounded. A little way back Dr. 
 Kimball and Hospital Steward Kittredge were found ; and they gave 
 temporary dressing and some whiskey (first he ever drank in the 
 service) ; and he was then taken by two men, in a blanket, farther 
 back. Soon a stretcher was discovered, on its way to the front. 
 This was seized in the name of the Government, and the writer was 
 then conveyed to a point in the woods where a field hospital had 
 been established ; and the ghastly array was almost enough to un- 
 nerve the l)ravest. Here more or less attention was paid to the suf- 
 fering ; and later in the day they were conveyed by ambulances, over 
 rough roads, say five miles, to the bank of the James River, at Deep 
 Bottom, where the hospital department was in better shape, in large 
 tents and with nurses and surgeons. 
 
 For fear of being too personal, the writer will bring this part of 
 the narrative to a close, by stating that during the night he was put 
 on board a steamer, with others, and sent next morning to Hampton : 
 the officers to Chesapeake Hospital, and the men to the McClellan 
 Hospital, near by. Whatever else of a personal nature is to be 
 written will be found in a personal sketch. Suffice it is to say right 
 here that the wound of the writer was received about mid-da}^ ; and 
 that event separated him forever from the regiment. For whatever 
 occurred afterward he is entirely dependent npon what others say, 
 upon diaries, orders, letters, etc., and is therefore unable to write of 
 some phases which would perhaps be of interest. 
 
 To return to the battle and the Third New Hampshire. But a 
 brief space was left Lieut. -Col. Plimpton after he tied up the writer's 
 wound. It is said he was within a few minutes thereafter shot dead. 
 The wounded were numerous. Lieut. White was shot, apparently, 
 through the body, and was considered as mortally wounded. Capt. 
 Wadlia was hit by a ball which went through the calf, l^ieut. Lam- 
 prey was shot through the body. He was in the boat with the writer, 
 en route to hospital, and raved all the way down. He died in the 
 
A,t(j. '64.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 523 
 
 ambulance before reaching the hospital. Adjt. Copp was hit in the 
 side. Lieut. Atherton was shot through the body and arm and was 
 left on the field as dead. He survived (see his Personal). Lieuts. 
 Ackerman and Donley were wounded, as was also Lieut. Giddings. 
 
 It was not long after the writer left that the regiment (and line) 
 Avas directed to fall back. This was after they had been charged 
 repeatedly. A diary says our loss was 90 out of 225. The prisoners 
 captured earlier in the day were said to have been of the Twenty- 
 second Georgia. 
 
 A shower came up soon after, and put a stop to proceedings, 
 temporarily, and also cooled off the atmosphere. After the shower, 
 Ave were again ordered up as support, and went to very near the same 
 spot where the prisoners were taken. We found the Second Corps 
 there, already intrenched, and formed on their right. Some part of 
 the regiment went on picket during the night; but during their tour, 
 they discovered that there were two lines of pickets, they being on 
 the inner ; and in consequence, they relaxed their vigilance. A part 
 of the regiment worked with spade and shovel during a portion of 
 the night. Regiment very small indeed, and very few officers. A 
 letter to the Manchester Mirror said : "Ten officers and eighty-three 
 men killed and wounded." 
 
 Of 1 6 August, a writer whose time had nearly expired said : 
 "The severity of the encounter, or series of encounters, is best 
 shown in the losses .... Lieut. White was wounded and left the 
 field, but afterward returned to,the regiment and was again wounded 
 .... The Third had less than 200 men in the battle fit for duty, 
 and one-half of these were put liors de combat. We captured and 
 took to the rear 300 prisoners. The regiment never conducted itself 
 lietter, notwithstanding the fact that the terms of enlistment of many 
 liad already expired. [He refers to date of enlistment^ and not of 
 niHster, which latter is the proper basis. — D.E.J Among those Avho 
 fell were some Avho had really served more than three years, and who 
 should have been on their way to New Hampshire ; but when called 
 upon they entered the conflict without a murmur. The most pathetic 
 ivs well as the most disagreeable act of this .... campaign was 
 the collection and burial of the dead. At the close of the fighting, 
 the bodies of those who fell were brought together at the edge of the 
 Avood and laid side by side in a row which extended for at least a 
 hundred yards. Then a shallow trench AA^as dug in which the bodies 
 Avere buried. 'J'here was no ceremony of any kind ; but there Avas 
 no want of compassion for the dead and pity for the living who were 
 Avaiting expectantly for those who were so soon expected home." 
 
 The official report of the operations of the 14th, 15th and IGth 
 was not made till the 27th of Sept., and then by Maj. Randlett, who 
 .succeeded to the command. It was as follows : — 
 
 Hkadquautkks Third New Hampshire Vols., 
 
 27 Sept. 1864. 
 <"apt. Adrian Terry, Asxt. Adjt.-Gen., First Division, Tenth Armij Corps. 
 
 Captain : In accordance Avith instrnctions received this date from the 
 lii'evet Major-General Comiuandinj; Division, I liavc the honor to submit 
 the following report of the part taken bj^ this command in operations north 
 of James River, from Ausr. 14 to 17, 18G4. 
 
524 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Au{f. '64. 
 
 The regiment moved with column, Second Brigade, First Division, Tentli 
 Army Corps, at midnight, Aug. 13th. Crossed the James about daylight, 
 Hth; participated in reconnoissauce of that date. On morning of loth re- 
 crossed the river to Jones Landing, in column, which again crossed below 
 Deep Bottom. Marched to Deep Run on Kith, about noon. Charged with 
 Second Brigade, First Division, the enemy's works at Flussel's Mills, carrying 
 bis line and capturing a large number of prisoners. Advanced by order of 
 Col. J. R. Hawiey, Commanding Brigade, about ;300 yards beyond the captui'ed 
 line, and there met the enemy in force. Made another desperate charge 
 through open lield under a galling fire from the enemy, toward another angle 
 of the same line as mentioned as taken. At the moment it was discovered 
 as impracticable to advance on account of the fire of the enemy and his secure 
 position, a retreat w-as ordered : the command fell back to that portion of 
 the line first taken. The enemy pursued and made three successive attempts 
 to dislodge us, but were handsomely repulsed. After holding this position 
 for more than an hour, orders were received to move to the rear. Thus 
 ended the engagement. 
 
 Our losses in killed and wounded (including 1 officer killed and 1> 
 wounded) was 93. Lieut. -Col. Josiah I. Plimpton, commanding the regi- 
 ment, fell in the open field in the advanced position, at the moment orders 
 Avere received to fall back. He was shot through the heart and expired 
 immediately, while actively engaged in moving his command in order. Of 
 the conduct of the officers and men of this command during the above- 
 named operation, I need not comment, as the General Commanding Division 
 was present, and did not fail to notice the gallantry of all. 
 
 Very respectfully, etc., 
 
 Jas. F. Randlett, 
 Major, Third JVev Hamptiliire Vols., Commanding Jicgiment. 
 
 All account given by Lieut. Dodge furnished several additional 
 particulars and is as follows : — 
 
 The morning of Aug. 16, 1864r, found the Third New Hampshire Volun- 
 teers between the Charles City Cross Road and the Newmarket Turnpike, 
 about a mile to the west of Malvern Hill. After a quick breakfast the regi- 
 ment pushed through a cornfield westward and halted; the right wing was 
 detached and sent to a position further to the right and north. *With Lieut. - 
 Col. Plimpton, reconnoitered the ground in our front. Found a mill-pond, 
 the dam being the only approach to the further side, upon which was a good 
 line of rifle-pits and having a gun in position covering the road. Gen. Terry 
 soon came up, and ordered that at a given signal we were to charge and 
 drive the enemy from the works which they held. Col. Plimpton asked if 
 he knew the lay of the land. He replied, "No"; and npon that was told 
 the result of our investigations. He then, with Adrian Terry, his A. A.-G. 
 and an artillery officer of rank belonging to the Second Corps, started out 
 with me to see for himself. The Second Corps officer soon returned; but. 
 with Gen. Terry alone, went to the bluff, from Avliich we had a good look at 
 the enemy and his position ; but not quietly enough to prevent a few stray 
 bullets, to answer to the rustling leaves caused by our motions. Result ; 
 that intended move was not made. Plimpton kept moving between our right 
 
 *NoTE. — It appears that Lieut. Dodge went with Lieut. -Col. Plimpton 
 to the front as far as to see Flussell's Mills, the pond, etc., and were the onl\- 
 members of the Third New Hampshire who did see those points. The 
 above two again Avent to the front Avith Gen. Terry, again seeing the pond, 
 etc. This Avas verified in 1S02 by the Avriter, Lieuts. BoAven and Parker — 
 a party of three, Avho Aisited this spot in September and located the various 
 points, passed over the dam, and actually found Mr. Flussell himself {i.e.^ 
 a son of the one Avhose name attached to the mill). Mr. Flussell (the sou) 
 was a rebel officer; and he stated to the party that he Avas at Drewry's- 
 Blutt" ( VVooldridge's Hill) on 13 May 18G4, and thinks his legs made better 
 time then than at any other time during his life. He commanded a com- 
 pany that day. He also was in front of our lines 16 May 186-i. 
 
Any. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 525 
 
 and left wings, which were well detached. About noon the tiring com- 
 menced to increase, both in noise and nearness, until we could finally hear 
 the cheers of those engaged. We were suddenly ordered to the right and 
 front, joining the right wing. Continued a rapid movement in no apparent 
 direction, unless crookedness can be called one, until we found ourselves 
 upon the left of the Sixty-seventh Ohio, belonging to the First Brigade of 
 our corps. We covered in echelon their left wing, and were told to remain 
 fast ; and if the Sixty-seventh were repulsed they Avere to retreat over us 
 and we hold the enemy. They started, after all upon their right had; and 
 had proceeded but a little way when Col. Plimpton said, "Third New Hamp- 
 shire : forward ! " The men had many of them not recovered from the heat 
 and sweat of the march made to get into position ; but Avent forAvard doAvn 
 into the valley through a bad amount of slashing and to the earth-Avorks, 
 taking position so quickly that they succeeded in bagging the TAventy-second 
 Ueorgia regiment, Avhich had but just arrived at the Avorks and had not had 
 time to get into position. Not satisfied Avith turning the enemy's Avork, Ave 
 pushed on to the Avoods, into Avhich the enemy had retreated and Avhich were 
 parallel Avith the Avork where Ave had entered. Our left being uncovered, and 
 they seeing it, our regiment changed front to protect the army and to repel 
 their attack upon our left flank. But they soon saAV our mistake in pushing 
 so far aAvay from the earthAvork, and that our flank was in reality uncovered. 
 To save our ammunition, the Sixth Connecticut advanced to our front, 
 and Ave laid doAvn behind them — they with their Enfields not using so much 
 ammunition as Ave Avith Spencers. One of my men told me that the Johnnies 
 Avere surrounding us. Stepped back to a knoll : and right before my sight 
 could see the game being played. AVithout Avaiting for orders, gave Avord 
 for Third Ncav Hampshire to fall back ; and told Gen. J. R. HaAvley the con- 
 dition, Avhich he soon realized upon looking, and ordered a general laackAvard 
 movement. Col. Plimpton had not heard the order, only seen the backAvard 
 movement of the troops; and Avhile trying to rally them was shot dead, and 
 his body left. 
 
 We succeeded in getting back to the intrenchments, the right Aving going 
 in one direction and the left Avith the colors, to the place where Ave had made 
 the charge. The rebel line at this point Avas in the general direction of a 
 circle, they being upon the inside of it. We found the works manned, but 
 by a set of men poorly oflicered. It Avas not long before they Avere called 
 away, and Ave felt in this case their room Avorth the most. Part of the 
 TAventy-fourth Massachusetts regiment remained upon the extreme left in a 
 hollow. The enemy noAv made several attempts to drive us from our posi- 
 tion, but our " cottee grinders " Avere too much for them ; but that eufllading 
 fire AA^as getting too much for us. Sent back several times for reinforce- 
 ments; but excepting one regiment that went in on the extreme left and 
 Avent out quicker than they Aveut in, no help came. We Avere being fast 
 moAved doAvn ; and Avhen the order came to fall back Ave had no fool's job to 
 go doAvn into that valley of death and up on the other side, the Avhole place 
 being Avell filled Avith slashing and underbrush. But Ave did in part, leaving 
 upon the field — dead, dying and Avounded — some of the best men that 
 ever faced an enemy. After forming Avhat there Avas of us, Avith colors in 
 front, Ave asked Gen. Wright, Avho Avas in command, in Avhat direction aa'c 
 should go; and those there will all remember his reply, Avhen pointing, he 
 said, "In that direction; but be careful for surprises." And Ave did feel 
 our Avay that hot, dry, dusty afternoon — tired, footsore, hungry, Aveary 
 mortals : but the cheers that greeted us Avhen we found the rest of the 
 Third told us Iioav Ave Avere loved as Avell as missed. The heat soon l)rought 
 on a shoAver, and Ave Avere Avell Avet. Without a chance to ration or eat, 
 soon returned to Avhere Ave had lately been engaged ; but during our absence 
 the Second Corps had throAvn up a line of breastAvorks, from Avhicli they 
 repelled several charges during the afternoon and early evening. We were 
 put upon the extreme right, at right angles to tlie main line, to cover the 
 flank. Excepting a picket of about .^0 men, the line there rested during the 
 I6th. a date that has ahvays been eventful in our career. 
 
526 THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Avfj. '64, 
 
 CROSSING A PONTOON. 
 
 The crossing of troops over a pontoon bridge on the 16th i& 
 thns described by the Historian of the Thirteenth New Hampshire : — 
 
 The .... army .... here presents a most maguiflcent spectacle 
 .... those of us wiio are able can see it all — ^a last grand view of war to 
 
 many a poor fellow on the Union side Reviews are shows .... 
 
 this is Inisiness, in all the push, stir and energy of war. A living panorama, 
 a vast army in motion — long lines of cavalry, generals Avith their staffs, in- 
 fantry in long, dense columns, with all their mounted officers, furled battle- 
 flags, knots of camp-followers and teams, wagons, cannons, flying artillery, 
 heavy guns, bands, hundreds of ambulances and countless array gear : all 
 moving rapidly, swiftly over the low, level, floating bridge, in grand pro- 
 cession, and all seeming to be, as it were, down upon the very surface of 
 the water itself. 
 
 All day long, and in the hours of the night, the bridge, nearly half a 
 mile in length, is full — an unceasing tramp, no break in the column; but 
 steadily, speedily, the great host forges on, as if every organization in it 
 were a huge link in some immense drawing chain, that the God of War was 
 now sweeping irresistibly into place as an impregnable cordon around the 
 .... Confederacy. Squadron after squadron, regiment after regiment, 
 brigade after brigade, division after division, battery after battery, train 
 after train, corps after corps — each with all the appliances, ensigns, flags, 
 arms, paraphernalia and material of real and tremendous war : all lines and 
 flies in perfect order, place and time, moving under the control of the mon- 
 ster mind of that one greatest of American men and captains — Lieut. -Gen. 
 Ulysses S. Grant Constantly, for hour upon hour, appears this un- 
 broken stream of men, bursting into full and sudden view from an unseen 
 source in the dense woods on the northern shore, entering low down upon 
 the bridge, crossing Avith quick route-step the Avide level to the southern 
 shore, ascending the river bank and instantly disappearing as they came, 
 we cannot see whither; apparently inexhaustible in numbers and invincible 
 in poAver .... 
 
 The 17th foimd us on the line, with a part of our men off on 
 picket under Lieut. Dodge. He was relieved during the evening by 
 a detail from the Seventh New Hampshire, who were afterward cap- 
 tured (18th). A flag of truce (17th) resulted in receiving about 40 
 recognizable bodies, including Lieut. -Col. Plimpton. The Chap- 
 lain's diary said, "Sixty, and mostly stripped of their clothing." 
 The body of Lieut. -Col. Plimpton was buried by the Chaplain. The 
 regiment moved a little to the right early in the morning. Capt. 
 Dow returned on the 17th and assumed command of the regiment, 
 by virtue of his rank. 
 
 The regiment moved a little to the left on the 18th, taking posi- 
 tion in rear of the Sixth Connecticut. We began to move again, 
 when it commenced to rain. Simultaneously our picket line was at- 
 tacked, and was being driven in. We returned and gaA^e the John- 
 nies a taste of our scA^en-shooters. They evidently didn't like that 
 kind, and soon withdrew. One diary says the rebels met with a 
 terrible repulse today, at our breastworks ; for Avhile we only lost 
 about 20 killed and wounded, they must have lost hundreds. About 
 10 A.M. there was apparently a moA-ement set on foot for evacuation 
 in faA^or of the rebels, and soon all the troops were in motion. After 
 about three miles of rearward march, our regiment became the rear 
 guard, and so remained. We did some good traA^elling that day, 
 
AiKj. '64.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 27 
 
 until we arrived at Gen. Birney's Headquarters, and then by turn- 
 pike to Gravel Hill, where we closed in mass by brigade and rested 
 for the night. One of our men — an attendant in the hospital 
 temporarily, for he was of the color guard — wrote in his diary: 
 " We break up the hospital today on this side, and I am detailed to 
 go with some of the hospital teams. We go over near Jones' Land- 
 ing." 
 
 The 19th was a quiet day, with nothing of importance going on. 
 We remained at Gravel Hill all day — a privilege we appreciated. 
 There was rain and a mail, however : both valuable in tlieir way. 
 
 A movement of the troops on the 20th, rearward, proved to be 
 the move which took us back to our old camp at Bermuda Hundred. 
 We started about 10 a.m. ; but the roads Avere very bad indeed — 
 mud, mud, everywhere, and 
 
 slippery as only Virginia mud ^^^ , - --_ ' ^^^ 
 
 could be. We crossed on pon- ^^^^^ ^s=^ 
 
 toon below Jones' Landing, 'iM/j ^ :^^ 
 
 and arrived at our camp. The 
 regiment got divided in some 
 unaccountable manner, and the 
 rear portion did not arrive till 
 a few hours later, say about 
 3 A.M., 21st. A more weary 
 and dirty lot of men could 
 scarcely be found than we on 
 that morning of the 21st, after 
 about eight days of hard work. 
 The usual fixing up of the 
 camp occupied our men during 
 the day. In this work the '61 
 men took no interest whatever ! 
 
 The 22d marked the beginning of preparations for mustering 
 out the '61 men, as rolls were begun that day. The men who were 
 to be mustered out were in high spirits, notwithstanding that some 
 of them, at least, have passed through fire and water within the past 
 eight days. We learned (see 4 Aug.) that the regimental organiza- 
 tion was to be kept up, and no officers to be mustered out except 
 those whose terms will have expired. This came officially later in 
 an order by Gen. Birney, Conmnanding Corps, Avho issued his Special 
 Order 102, of 21 Aug., repeating substantially the directions of Gen. 
 Butler. Before the day was out, we w^ere startled and somewhat 
 " broken up" by a rumor that we were to be ordered away at once 
 on active service again. The '61 men looked aghast. The rumor 
 did not take shape, and happy we (and they) in consequence. The 
 preparations for muster-out began the 22d, by the turning in of the 
 guns and equipments, and the hastening of work on the rolls, etc. 
 The Fourth New Hampshire Band came over at night and enlivened 
 us a little. 
 
 In the Department of the South, today (22d Aug.), Admiral 
 Dahlgren arranged with Gen. Schimmelfennig, Commanding at Mor- 
 
 CHESAPEAKE HOSPITAL (for Officers only), 
 
 NEAK FORT MOXROK. 
 
528 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lAuy. '64. 
 
 ris Island, for the erection of a uew battery on Morris, from which 
 to begin afresh the bombardment of Sumter. This battery was to 
 be armed as follows : the army to place and man 1 300-pounder, 3 
 200-poimders and 1 100-pounder, rifled, 2 10-inch Columbiads, 12 
 10-inch mortars and 2 lo-inch mortars; the navy to furnish and 
 man 4 11-inch guns. We of the Third New Hampshire, though we 
 were in Virginia, wished them success on learning later of the facts. 
 
 It was a wet and dirty day : but the blanks were being rapidly 
 tilled and the final preparations going on, which would permit many 
 of our number to see the granite hills of New Hampshire within the 
 week. A wakeful, restless night was passed by the '61 men; but 
 as "time and tide wait for no man," the 23d Aug. 1864 dawned in 
 the usual manner. The '61 veterans had already turned in their guns 
 and equipments, their precious shelter tents, and all that belonged 
 to their dear Uncle Samuel, who was about to kiss them good bye. 
 It is said that some ludicrous mistakes were made, in turning in the 
 property, the most laughable one being a case where a veteran whose 
 mind was so entirely filled with New Hampshire and home that he 
 actually turned in his pocket-handkerchief for a shelter tent, while 
 another turned in his towel ! 
 
 The ceremony of muster-out began with the non-commissioned 
 staff ; then the companies, by the alphabet. A, B, C, etc. The men 
 were sent to the landing, most of them departing from camp the same 
 day — preparatory to embarking for home. 
 
 Capt. Dow was in command of the regiment; and he sent with 
 the detachment the following letter, which explains itself : — 
 
 [Capt. Dow to Adjt.-Gen. Head.] 
 Headquarteks Thikd New Hampshire Volunteers. 
 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va., Aug. 23, 1864. 
 Gen. Natt Head, Adjittant-General of New Hampshire. 
 
 General : I have the honor to transmit to yon, by Capt. R. W. Houghton, 
 Commanding Detacliment Third New Hampshire Volunteers, the old battle- 
 flag of the regiment. Its Avorn and tattered folds render it unserviceable as 
 a proper regimental stand of colors — yet the old flag is loved all the more; 
 for there will ever remain in the memories of all its brave defenders who 
 now survive the most profound admiration. The old Third has fought be- 
 neath its folds ; and I believe the honors won have been great and immortal. 
 At Jamex Island, Morris Island, Fort Warpier and its siege, Dreirry's lilvff, 
 Half-Way House, Bermuda Hnndred awd Deep liun, have fallen many noble 
 sons of the " Old Granite State." I most sincerely desire that this fl<'ig may 
 be preserved by the State authorities, Avhere in future years its defenders 
 may have the pleasure of looking upon it, remembering their service in 
 defence of our glorious Nation's honor. Lieut. -Col. Plimpton would have 
 sent this flag h:id he lived, and I desire to carry out his plan so far as 
 possible. The original members are being mustered out today here. I 
 regret exceedingly that they were not alloAved to proceed to Ncav Hampshire 
 previously, in order to be mustered out there. They will prol^ably arrive in 
 New Hampshire on Monday next. The organization of the Third Regiment 
 Avill be continued by virtue of *Special Order 102, Headquarters Tenth Army 
 Corps, dated Aug. 21, 186-1, a copy of which I herewith transmit. 
 
 Very respectfully, etc., 
 
 Henry S. Dow, 
 Captain, Command imj Third Nevi Hampshire Volunteers. 
 
 *NoTE. — Referred to elsewhere. 
 
Aug. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 529 
 
 The detachment, said to uumber about 2G0, weut iu charge of 
 Capt. Houghton, he being accompanied by Lieut. Hazen and Lieut. 
 Hitchcock. These officers went home under orders, but substantially 
 on leaves of absence. Chaplain Hill (whose term had expired) was 
 the only officer mustered out ; and it is safe to say that the absence of 
 no one of the number who left us was more keenly felt. The vacancy 
 created was never filled ; and the regiment was without a Chaplain 
 during the remainder of its service. 
 
 Three deserved promotions occurred in consequence of the muster- 
 out. There were many others, of course ; but these three are par- 
 ticularly worthy of mention. A. D. Scovell, who had long been a faith- 
 ful nurse, etc., in the regimental hospital, was promoted to Hospital 
 Steward, vice Perry Kittredge, mustered out. Perry, as we almost 
 always called him, was a general favorite and had done efficient ser- 
 vice. Geo. B. Bingham, who had also been of great and varied 
 service in our regimental and other hospitals, Avas promoted to Com- 
 missary Sergeant, vice Geo. H. Miner, mustered out. Miner, who 
 had dealt out our grub (alicts "rations") so long, and so much of 
 it, too, will long be remembered. The third promotion was that of 
 Marquis L. Holt of Co. E to Sergeant-Major, vice John H, Thing, 
 mustered out. 
 
 In the evening the Seventh Connecticut band came over, accom- 
 panied by Gens. Terry and Hawley ; and we had music and speech- 
 making for an after-supper pastime. Those of us who remained 
 behind could n't help wishing, between the speeches, that we had been 
 mustered out. A diary says, " A punch for the band ! " This may 
 mean much or little ; but it is inserted at its face value. 
 
 We were ordered to and started about 2 p.m. for Petersburg, on 
 the 24th. What a close shave for the 'Gl men ! As we then under- 
 stood it, our division was the force ordered away, and the Third 
 New Hampshire took post at head of column. What roads, what 
 mud, what holes ! Teams stuck, everywhere. Where was the society 
 for the prevention of cruelty to animals? Where ditto, cruelt}' to 
 human beings? Alas! 'twas too early : those societies iiad not yet 
 been called into being. A pontoon was crossed near the Point of 
 Rocks. Many fell out, — worn out, — totally unable to go another 
 step. Result: when we reached the Petersburg & Norfolk R.R., at 
 which point we halted, the regiment was a very small one — looked 
 more like a compan3^ 
 
 We relieved the One Hundred and Forty-eighth New York in the 
 advanced trenches. These are large figures, reader ; but New York 
 is a large State. Our stragglers came up during the night. The 
 delights and responsibilities of picket duty were ours that night. 
 
 We found ourselves, on the morning of the 2oth, again facing 
 war and danger, the enemy and perhaps death. Fighting Avas going 
 on, to our left, not far distant. We laid iu the trenches all day, 
 but in momentary expectation of being ordered to some point to 
 discharge our pieces enemy-ward. 
 
 We began to feel a little more at home by the 2Gth, and made 
 required reports, and began the making of muster rolls (forSLst). 
 
 3U 
 
530 THIRD NEW HAxMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [An;/. '64. 
 
 We were relieved from the dangerous front trench that night about 
 9 o'clock by the Sixty-seventh Ohio, and we then moved to a posi- 
 tion in rear of the Sixth Connecticut. 
 
 Though away from the immediate front, we were so near the 
 active operations that we were in constant expectation of being 
 ordered to participate. The firing on both sides was kept up ; but 
 we slept and rested nevertheless, some with one eye open. 
 
 Maj. Randlett assumed command of the regiment on the 27th, 
 coming to us from detached service (Provost Marshal, Tenth Army 
 Corps). 
 
 A very lively cannonade, on the same day, lasting about four 
 hours and extending into the evening, was very interesting, especially 
 the latter part of it. This gave each side to understand something 
 of the strength of the other. From our position we could see no 
 other advantage. 
 
 The men were getting sick from exposure and fatigue, and 
 many such wei'e noted in diaries on the 28th. We got a good mail 
 that day, and found ourselves connected with a well-regulated system 
 of mail collection and delivery. 
 
 We were turned out at 4 on the morning of the 29th. We had 
 hardly any semblance of a camp : it was more like a picnic party, 
 with here and there a tent. The work on the rolls occupied the 
 officers' time. Lieut. Davis was ordered to duty in the Ambulance 
 Corps about that time, but declined to serve for some reason not 
 apparent, and Lieut. Giddings was substituted. Another artillery 
 duel on the 29th, similar to that of the 27th, but apparently with a 
 greater number of guns on both sides, and covering substantially 
 the same hours. We furnished a fatigue detail of fifty on the 29th ; 
 and though the number was small, we missed them. 
 
 We furnished 90 men for picket on the night of the 30th ; and 
 one diary says we moved camp, and into the woods, where we built 
 (dug) a trench, to which place the regiment came, having been at 
 the forefront for four days. Another diary said, "We can be 
 shelled here," and adds, " The brigade baggage lies nearby. Griggs 
 has charge of the musicians." 
 
 We were mustered for pay on the olst, and were informed that 
 we must go into the trenches next morning, relieving, the Seventh 
 Connecticut. Notwithstanding our breastwork, the Johnnies could 
 shell us by a cross-fire, and also reminded us of their continued 
 existence by frequent bullets, which went "zipping" all about us, 
 semi-occasioually passing through an arm or leg. Capt. Trickey 
 went in charge of the picket detail (to trenches). Officers were 
 very scarce. 
 
 August passed out, leaving us very near the danger line between 
 the two forces and " In front of Petersburg," as the whole line was 
 termed. (Seethe '61 men's movements in "Miscellaneous Subjects.") 
 
Aii!/. '64.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 531 
 
 SUPPIvEiVLENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 (None appear of sufficient value to record.) 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 116, of the 10th, said the Major-General Com- 
 manding (Foster) learned with regret that leaves of absence and fur- 
 loughs were being considered as commencing and ending in New 
 York, and forbade a further misinterpretation of the time. 
 
 General Order 18, of the 13th, directed a salute of 35 guns that 
 day from the Saluting Battery, in honor of Farragut's victorv at 
 Mobile. 
 
 General Order 119, of the IGth, directed a draft of able-bodied 
 negroes. Deserters from regiments organized in the Department to 
 be pardoned if they return on or before 10 September. 
 
 General Order 120, of the 18th, directed (in accordance Avith 
 Act of Congress) that measui'es be taken to ascertain who among 
 the colored troops were freemen on or prior to 19 April 1861. All 
 such to have their pay made equal to white soldiers to 1 Jan. 1864, 
 from time of entry into service. 
 
 General Order 122, of the 22d, betrayed the fact that the De- 
 partment was overrun with adventurers, etc., of both sexes and 
 colors, and measures for their reduction in numbers was ordered. 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for August 1864 are: 
 Total troops, 7,G19 ; cases sick, 1,717; died, 31 ; cases Avouuded, 
 40; died, 3. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff + men, 7 officers. 
 
 Co. A 44 " ;{ " 
 
 B 46 " 3 " 
 
 C 43 " 3 " 
 
 D 51 " 2 " 
 
 E 53 " 2 " 
 
 F 38 " 3 " 
 
 G 48 " 3 " 
 
 H (;i " 2 " 
 
 I 55 " 3 " 
 
 K 41 " 1 " 
 
 Present agu;regatc .... 4t<4 32 51G 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 785 35 820 
 
 This falling off in numbers is because the '61 men who did not 
 re-enlist have been nmstered out. 
 
 Absent sick, wounded, on duty, in arrest, etc. : A, 17 ; B, 27 ; 
 C, 19 ; D, 21 ; E, 32 ; F, 21 ; G, 32 ; II, 29 ; I, 20 ; K, 20 : total, 
 
 238. 
 
532 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lAiig. '64. 
 
 Died of disease, 1 (Joseph Ely, Co. C). 
 
 No lieutenant-colonel oi* chaplain : the former killed, the latter 
 mustered out for expiration of term. 
 
 Co. D has no 2d lieutenant; Co. H has no 1st lieutenant; Co. 
 K has no 1st or 2d lieutenant. 
 
 Discharged for disability, 1 (Geo. A. Ellis, Co. G). 
 
 Following is a list of promotions, to positions which were vacated 
 by " expiration of term " : — 
 
 1st Sergt. M. L. Holt of E . . to Sergeant-Major. 
 
 Private Geo. B. Bingbara " F . . " Commissary Sei'geant. 
 " A. D. Scovell "I . . " Hospital Steward. 
 
 Private Lewis Kimball of F has been promoted out of the regi- 
 ment, to 2d Lieutenant Fourth U. S. Colored Troops. 
 
 One man has " joined from desertion " : Peter Pelky of C. 
 
 Maj. Randlett is commanding regiment, and is sick in quarters. 
 
 Dr. Buzzell is detached. Dr. Burnham is sick in quarters. Dr. 
 Kimball is on duty. Adjt. Copp is absent wounded. Quartermaster 
 Hynes is on duty. 1st Lieut. Dodge is Acting Adjutant. 
 
 Capt. Dearborn and 1st Lieut. Woodbury are still detached. 2d 
 Lieut. Giddings is detached in Ambulance Corps. Sick in quarters: 
 Capt. Stearns, Capt. "Wadsworth, Capt. Kirwin, 1st Lieut. Edgerly, 
 2d Lieut. Connelly of B, 2d Lieut. Davis, 2d Lieut. McCoy. Absent 
 wounded: Capt. Wadlia (since 16th), Capt. Libby, Jr., 1st Lieut. 
 White (since 16th), 1st Lieut. Eldredge (since 16th). Absent sick: 
 Capt. Maxwell, 1st Lieut. Parker of A. Absent on leave (20 days) : 
 Capt. Houghton, 1st Lieut. Hitchcock, 1st Lieut. Hazen. 2d Lieut. 
 Ackerman, commanding Co. G. 2d Lieut. J. S. James, commanding 
 Co. I. 
 
 Col. Bedel is taken up on rolls (previously dropped by error). 
 Lieut. -Col. Plimpton, 1st Lieut. Lamprey and 2d Lieut. Atherton 
 w^ere all reported killed in action. The first was actually so ; the 
 second lived till the next forenoon, till nearly arrived at Chesapeake 
 Hospital, Hampton ; the third was wounded and taken prisoner (after- 
 wards exchanged). 
 
 The ranks are shattered, not only by muster-out, but by battle. 
 Absent with leave: G, 1; H, 2. Prisoners of war: E, 3 ; H, 1 ; 
 and Col. Bedel. Absent in arrest: B, 1. 
 
 There are 16.5 men present for duty. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeaats 4344 :3 43444 
 
 Corporals « 4 4 .5 5 5 5 8 6 3 
 
 Musicians 2122110221 14 
 
 Wagoners 11110 1111 8 
 
 Absent sick | . 17 22 14 1<J 20 13 28 22 l(i 14 IDl 
 and wounded \ 
 
 For dnty 17 8 22 19 13 9 9 23 29 IR 165 
 
 Killed in action or died 1 .i o r. i i o i a i ^ ^n 
 
 J. J > o o 4 1 .5 1 1 .5 19 
 
 of wounds I 
 
 Terms expired . . . 32 30 41 18 24 27 19 15 21 28 255 
 
 Missing in action ... 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 11 
 
 Deserted 2 10 1110 3 9 
 
SKl^TEMBER, 1864. 
 
 'S per instTuetious of the last of August, we went into the 
 trenches at 2 a.:m. on the 1st, and staid there all day. 
 Musician Griggs was that day appointed mail carrier (to 
 and from Brigade Headquarters) . Considerable difficulty 
 was encountered in the making out of muster rolls ; and 
 as nearly as can be determined from references, they were 
 not completed for the regiment and the men actually mus- 
 tered till 1st September, instead of last day of August. 
 Nothing of importance transpired on the 2d ; but the 3d brought 
 the average up, at least from that day, as our (Hawley's) brigade 
 was all turned out to see John Rowley, Private Co. D, Seventh Con- 
 necticut, hung for murder. It was a sad sight, and need not here 
 be described, as the reader has already been indulged with a recital 
 of the details in a similar case. It was said that this man's crime 
 was that he shot and killed a fellow soldier during the battle of 
 Olustee, Florida, 20 February 1864. 
 
 Lieut. Dodge was relieved on the -Ith as Acting Adjutant, by 
 Lieut. Edgerly ; and he (Dodge) was then assigned to command of 
 Co. A, which had had no officer for several days, though nominall}' in 
 charge during that time of Lieut. Dodge. A salute was fired the 
 morning of the 4th from our batteries, presumablj^ for the good news 
 of recent victories elsewhere. The rebels were alarmed, and fired 
 back. This little gun play lasted over an hour. The same day, 
 also, a printed circular was distributed on both sides. 
 
 The 5th day of September was a pleasant day — a little better 
 than usual. A bomb-proof was begun for the whole regiment, allow- 
 ing 20 feet to each company and having a company street opposite 
 each " home," as the boys called them. 
 
 Notwithstanding the labors of the day on this bomb-proof, the 
 regiment went into the trenches at night, after furnishing a picket 
 detail. Our line of advanced trenches was being straightened and 
 otherwise improved. It looked as if we had "'come to stay." Near 
 us and at our rear two large, new batteries were being built. The 
 military railroad was mentioned by one writer thus : " It is a great 
 affair, branching off from Cit}'^ Point Road, and running to our left 
 — no grading — runs up hill and down — crooked or otherwise, as it 
 happens; saves horseflesh." Our lines were being constantly ex- 
 tended, principally in the left direction, and were then said to have 
 
 (533) 
 
534 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIllE REGIMENT. lS>-pt.'G4. 
 
 R.R. BRIDGE, NORFOLK & WESTERN R.R. 
 
 3d N.H. V. DID PICKET DUTY AT AND NEAR IT 
 
 AUG.-SEP. 1864. 
 
 beeu nine miles in extent. The fall of Atlanta, and of Forts Morgan 
 and Gaines (Mobile), were announced to us, and created a deal of 
 enthusiasm. "Now," said we, "is the time for Grant to strike." 
 But Grant evidently knew what he was about, and would strike as 
 his judoment dictated, and not because we wished it. 'T was well. 
 
 The 6th, 7th and 8th 
 
 showed no circumstance 
 worthy of note ; but on 
 the 9th a diary said we 
 had orders from Grant to 
 cheer all along the line at 
 7 P.M. and did so, and all 
 because of Atlanta and 
 other victories. 
 
 We were somewhat 
 entertained on the 1 0th b}' 
 the "drumming out" of a 
 Sixth Connecticut man, 
 who had the significant 
 word, "coward," on a 
 card, attached to his back. Again we were startled by the news 
 that the Sixty-seventh Ohio sutler was to be our sutler, too. Can a 
 man serve two masters? Go to — that is, go to the sutler and buy 
 something. We did ; and the very first article was for internal 
 consumption and not for external exposure. 
 
 The writer finds mentioned under date of the 12th, that a cer- 
 tain 13-inch mortar, fired "by our troops at Petersburg, acquired the 
 honorable title of "The Petersburg Express." The name was veiy 
 appropriate, as the mortar was expressly used for the benefit of 
 Petersburg inhabitants, military and civil. Our pioneers began a 
 new bomb-proof for themselves on the 12th. 
 
 Col. J. C. Abbott of Seventh New Hampshire (Hawley absent) 
 was in command of our brigade on the 14th ; for on that day he 
 appointed Wm. Henderson of Co. E as Brigade Postmaster. Not 
 only were stray bullets getting so thick that "stray" was a strained 
 term, but shells were likewise gently dropping, dropping, all around 
 us — every day. 
 
 The drum corps, though usuall}^ excused from any duty of a 
 servile nature, were obliged about this time to assist in several ways, 
 and made themselves very useful. Latterly, they had policed our 
 little camp. 
 
 We were much pleased about this time to hear that Gen. Terry 
 had been brevetted a Major-General. He was a general favorite, a 
 very efficient officer, and his men would go wherever he said. 
 
 The rebels had a splendid range on us and were not bashful 
 about making the most of said range. The usual daily happenings 
 filled in the time. We furnished a fatigue party on the 17th, under 
 Capt. Stearns and Lieut. Dodge, of 70 men, to complete a new breast- 
 work in front of our brigades. They had to work rapidly, and were 
 " on one hour, and off one hour," till finished. 
 
Sept. '64.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 535 
 
 A big mortar mounted on a platform car was mentioned in a 
 diary as firing nightly, alternating between a point near lis and at 
 another more distant. 
 
 Rumors reached us on the 19th that new recruiting parties were 
 to be sent North, and recruiting was to be pushed again with re- 
 newed vigor. Capt. Dow was ordered North and proceeded in that 
 general direction on the 20th, after recruits. He never returned. 
 
 Our calls were at this time blown on a bugle, and at night they 
 sounded dismal indeed. 
 
 At 5 A.M. on the 21st a salute was fired, almost along the entire 
 line, for recent victories in the Shenandoah Valley. The rebels didn't 
 like those salutes very well, and almost invariably fired back defiantly. 
 
 Changes were occurring constantly in our officers, as well as 
 our men. Lieut. Parker returned on the 20th, and assumed com- 
 mand of Co. A, relieving Lieut. Dodge, who had both A and B. 
 Lieut. Kirwin was sick and had gone to hospital. Lieut. James 
 was transferred to D. Quartermaster Hynes had gone on short 
 leave. Capt. Wadsworth had resigned. Lieut. Hitchcock had re- 
 turned. Lieut. Davis had been discharged. Capt. Houghton and 
 Lieut. Hazen had sent certificates of their inability to return at 
 present (they went home with the '61 men). These were the 
 changes and officers' data, all of recent date. 
 
 On the morning of the 21st the big mortar fired several times 
 in rapid succession, and then the whole line took it up as if b}^ com- 
 mon consent ; and such a banging as followed for about an hour 
 seldom occurs in war, except in actual fighting or a regular bom- 
 bardment. The earth trembled, and so did the Johnnies ; for they 
 thought it was simply announcing an intended attack. How they 
 sprang to their guns at the first sign of cessation, and how quickly 
 and fiercely they replied ! 
 
 Singularly fortunate were we on the night of the 2 2d — not a 
 man on duty away from camp. It must have been a mistake ; but 
 we found no fault. Dr. (Asst. Surgeon) C. A. Burnham got his 
 discharge on the 23d. We had to send fifty men on fatigue, and 
 the rest of us went into the trenches. 
 
 We moved camp again on the 24th, back out of range ; and we 
 appreciated it much. " The screeching shell will not now cavort 
 through our camp, and laugh Avhen our fear cometh." Our new 
 position was in the rear of our Corps Headquarters. Another salute 
 by our fiery-mouthed guns for victories. The rebels were not blam- 
 able for getting mad at those frequent salutes. C^uartermaster Hjmes 
 got back from leave on the 2')th. 
 
 A great move was in contemplation, without doubt, as every- 
 thing looked like it; but for some reason the " move" didn't get into 
 motion. A camp story that we were to be paid off soon for six 
 months had a peculiar effect on us. Those who had a little of the 
 needful left, released the hitherto rigid grasp on it and visited the 
 sutler. 
 
 The companies began to drill on the 26th, and new bugles for 
 our musicians came to hand, or rather to mouth. On the 27th, we 
 had squad, company and battalion drill. The companies (only 6) 
 
536 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 ISept. '64. 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 D 
 E 
 
 PUTNAM 
 CHATFIELD 
 SEYMOUR 
 BARTON 
 
 PRISON PEN 
 
 (REBEL orficeRS) 
 
 STRONG 
 
 ALL MORTARS 
 
 presented an appearance on drill which would hardly strike terror to 
 n rebel. They were of only 10 or 12 files each. The paymaster was 
 at work near us ; but we did not apprehend any danger. The Six- 
 teenth New York Heavy Artillery entertained him the 27th. 
 
 We were stirred to our very foundations on the 28th by an order 
 which could not be mistaken, to get ready at once for a move, tak- 
 ing two days' rations. What a pity that we were not permitted to 
 
 see the paymaster before we 
 went. At 3 f.m. we were off, 
 going to the right and reaching 
 the Appomattox, crossing it at 
 Broad Landing, and proceeding 
 to the vicinity of Deep Bottom. 
 We reached there about mid- 
 night, having crossed the pon- 
 toons, with only three halts 
 since starting. A hard march. 
 The following general item will 
 aid the reader to trace move- 
 ments : " 2.Sth Sept., P.M., the 
 Tenth Army Corps (Birney) 
 moved, and at midnight crossed 
 the James to north side at Deep 
 Bottom. Gen. Ord, with Eigh- 
 teenth Corps, crossed at Aiken's 
 Landing, eight miles above. 
 Both corps ready at daylight 
 next morning." 
 
 We rested as much as pos- 
 sible till morning, when, having 
 gotten our breakfast, all the 
 troops (there were a lot of 'em) 
 AfiLL, iQ£A_ were put in motion. 
 
 >fc* pr Ig or A diary says: "29 Sept. 
 
 1864. Up early. Broke camp. 
 Went out into the old road and 
 halted in rear of a ravine, and 
 soon after crossed it ^ — a very rough place, with thick undergrowth and 
 a mill-stream. We then went on the skirmish line, with the Seventh 
 Connecticut, and soon after advanced to the turnpike ; but the John- 
 nies left, and we were glad. The Third continued to advance to the 
 right and up a hill, and found four guns, which the .Johnnies had 
 been using on us, still hot. We captured a team having one man 
 and two women — one of the latter a young woman and with a child. 
 The owner of this turnout was a Mr. Libby, the owner also of a large 
 tobacco building in Richmond. We changed positions again, up the 
 road to the left, in a westerly direction, and closed up in columns of 
 regiments ])y brigades. We lay there a short time only, when we 
 again proceeded against Richmond, our (Second) brigade being ahead 
 and our division following the cavahy. We got within say three 
 and one-half miles of Richmond, then faced about and back to rear 
 
 yyunruU 
 
 A-B-F NAMED BY &-0 54-oj'« D.J. 
 C-D NAMED BYGt.O.I01of63ji.%. 
 
Sept. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 537 
 
 without a halt till well to rear. After resting a little, we were moved 
 to a new line, farther to the right, where we turned in [into what?] 
 and rested our weary bodies till morning." 
 
 There was much fighting during the 2l)th, but considerablj' to 
 our left, and l>y other brigades of our division. We were informed 
 that Chapin's (probably "Chaffln's") Bluff and Fort Harrison had 
 been taken, also that the Eighteenth Corps was heavily engaged, and 
 that the colored troops suffered severely. One writer has it that the 
 colored troops protected our tiank and were in a charge for that pur- 
 pose. Other histories record the fact that Gen. Butler afterward 
 awarded medals to a large number of colored soldiers for valor shown 
 that day. The Thirteenth New Hampshire Historian says: "Gen. 
 Birney, with the Tenth Corps and a body of colored troops of the 
 Eighteenth Corps, carried everything before him at Deep Bottom 
 before 9 a.m., and before noon swept around upon the New Market 
 Eoad, advanced and established communication with the right of 
 Gen. Stannard's Division, north of Fort Harrison, as had been ar- 
 ranged. Gen. Birney could not, however, dislodge the enemy on his 
 front, though his troops — especially the colored troops, who made 
 the assault — behaved with great gallantry. Their charge was wit- 
 nessed by us [Thirteenth New Hampshire] from Fort Harrison." 
 
 Another writer says we bivouacked at night near Laurel Hill. 
 Still another writer says : " This was the great move on the north of 
 the James River, in which Fort Harrison was captured, etc. The line 
 was about ten miles long, and we [Third New Hampshire] on the 
 extreme right. On our left were the colored troops, and the fighting 
 was very severe and the casualties great ; and the same still further 
 to the left. Gen. Donohoe (formerly Capt. Co. C, Third New 
 Hampshire), commanding a brigade, charged and took the fort. He 
 was wounded ; also Gen. Stannard, who lost an arm ; and Gen. 
 Burnham was killed. It was in consequence of this latter that Gen. 
 Donohoe commanded the brigade." 
 
 This feint on Richmond accomplished its purpose, viz. : to stop 
 
 Hoke's (rebel) corps from going to Petersburg, as they engaged us 
 
 instead. 
 
 [Gen. Grant to Gen. Halleck.] 
 
 Chapin's Farm, 10.45 a.m., 2!) Sept. 1864. 
 .... Ord's corps advanced this morning and carried .... strongly 
 fortified long lines of intrenchments below Chapin's Varni .... fifteen 
 pieces artillery and .... 200 to ;500 prisoners .... Ord Avounded .... 
 Birney advanced at same time from Deep Bottom .... carried New Mar- 
 ket Road and intrenchments .... scattered enemy in every direction . . . . 
 captured but few. Birney now marching toward Richmond .... whole 
 country filled with field fortifications thus far. 
 
 Further information of the operations of the 2'Jth may be gleaned 
 from the report Maj. Raudlett made 13 Oct. 1864, as follows: — 
 
 To Lieut. E. L. Moork, .1. A.-G., 13 October I8G4. 
 
 Scciind Brigade, First Division, Tenth Armii Corps. 
 On Sept. 29th moved at 4 a.m., with Second Brigade, in First Division 
 column, from Deep Bottom toward New Market Road before the Heights. 
 Was ordered by Col. J. C. Abbott, Commanding Brigade, to thro^v my regi- 
 ment forward to join tlie Seventh Connecticut Volunteers, skirmishing, and 
 command the skirmish line. Advanced about 200 yards across ravine and 
 light woods ; came to an opening from which I discovered the enemy's 
 
538 Tlllltl) NEW IIAMrSIIIltl-: llEGIMENT. \_Sept . ' 04 . 
 
 position to be; in continual line of breastworks and rifle-pits, at foot of tlie 
 hills, and niiminii witii New Marl<et Road. Col. Ai)bott instructed me to 
 advance my lines as rajiidly as possible!, reportin}^ sn<;eess to liiin, cxercisinf;^ 
 my own discretion. Wiieii in full view of tlie enemy and his worl<s, .'iOO 
 yjirds across tlie opening, 1 advanced a lij^iit line and drew from tlie enemy 
 tlie disposition of his forces. Findin;; my line llanl<ed on the left l)y works 
 similar to tliosc in my front, and discoverins^ tliat he was reinforcint? the 
 flank, I ordered my men to lie down, tlie advantage of the roHinfiirroiind beiiiij 
 such as toentirc^ly protect tlieni from his infantry, wliile his artillery ploufjlied 
 over ns into th(.' ravine. I tlii-n sent a messeii<i(;r to Col. Abbott, informing 
 him of the disposition of my command, res|)(!ctfuily suf^i^estintj; that a force 
 be s(mt to relieve my left (lank. I was inforuuid that Gen. Terry liad sent a 
 detachment of colored troo|)S to tliatduty. As soon as those troops advanced, 
 I puslied forward my first line of skirmisliers and. (Indinf^ but a small force 
 in my front, ordered my whole command to cliar<;e. The enemy, discoverini^ 
 the success of tlie colored troops on my left, i^ave us their works without 
 niucli of a strnfif^le. Fiiidinfj my way clear, I determined to h'mw poss(!Ssion 
 of the liei<jlits, before tlie enemy should discover the ncluiil strenjjtli of my 
 force. lie had already started with his fj;uns. Leaving the Scrvcnith Con- 
 necticut, Capt. .Atweli, in cliarfje of tlie works on the road, I advanced willi 
 the Tliird N(;vv Hampshire and took possession of the li(!i{j;hts. Immeili- 
 ately [lushinjf out a few skirmishers, tliey captured a Mr. I/ililiy, owner of 
 tlie farm we occupied, and said to be of Libby Prison notoriety. 'I'his 
 j^eiitleman was in his loaded wa^on. started for Richmond. From liim and 
 the nef^roes of tlie place captnred, I learned that the (!neiuy's liattery con- 
 sisted of s f^uiis. I judj^ed from my own ol>servation of tlie enemy tliat 
 his forc(! was about GOO infantry, 200 cavalry and the l)attery. 'i"he cavalry 
 advanced at one time as if to charge; but seeiiiy; the remainder of Col. 
 Alibott's command advanciiif?, retired. My own force was less than lion. 
 In this operation, so remarkal)ly successful, I am much indebted to Capt. 
 Atweli and his command (Seventh Connecticut) for the cheerful and {gallant 
 maiiiHU- in which tliey obeyed my orders, as I am fjuite positive that had 
 the enemy discovered my real force, or seen the least spirit other tlian 
 determined bravery, they would not have ij;iven ns the position. Occui)yiiiic 
 this position, in half an hour I r(!ceived orders to rejoin the britjaile. Aft(;r- 
 nooii of sauK! day marched with First, Division on reconnoissancc! to within 
 two miles of Kichiiiond to our intriMiclied lines same evenin.ii'. Dnrinj; tlie 
 day, the ofllcers and men of my command behaved in a manner creditable to 
 themselves and to my perfect {jratillcation. 
 
 Very respectfully, etc., 
 
 Jaimios F\ R.vNDijrrr, 
 Mdj., 'riiinl Neil' //(Uii/isliirc. Vols., ComvMvdini/ Upjjimcut. 
 
 A hasty breakfast on the morning of the 3()th, and we were 
 again on the move. The troops formed in cohimn by divisions. 
 The doings of thiit day as recorded are not really at variance ; but 
 being writtcui frcrjii (liffcreiit standpoints, apparently differ. One 
 says: " Msiiched and connt(!rmarcli('<l all day, and at last went into 
 the trenches. The rebels came down on our troops on the left, 
 at Fort Harrison, and got whipped tiircc; times." Another says: 
 " Considerable skirmishing during the day, and was attacked liy 
 enemy about 3 r.ai. They were repulsed. They then attacked 
 our cavalry, but were again rei)ulsed. The cavalry captured about .'500 
 prisoners and several battle-flags." Still another says: "Turned 
 out at 4 A.M., and moved into the trenches to the left before noon. 
 The rebcils charged our position on tlu^ left this afternoon and were 
 repulsed, llations issued at midnight tonight." 
 
 Jiy another diary, it would appear that our regiment was a very 
 slim affair so far as numliers went. .'J'his diary says in substance 
 that Capt. Stearns with Tf) men went on picket, and grammatically 
 
Sept. '64.^ TIIIUI) NEW HAMrSIIIRE REGIMENT. 539 
 
 construed, tlu' writer says tluit (IctacliiiKMit constituted one of Uio 
 wings of the rogiiiient. If true, tiien we had about 150 men there. 
 Soon after nightfall it began to rain, and we all had a very un- 
 pleasant night. We were in momentary expectation of an attack, 
 or to be an attacking party ourselves. Not much sleej) was possible 
 under such circumstances. 
 
 SUPPLEIVEENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 (There appear to be none of special interest.) 
 
 IMPORTANT OllDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 (General Order l.'il, of the Hth, ordered a salute throughout 
 the Department for Sherman's victories, and the Northern District 
 to lire shotted guns. 
 
 General Order 132, of the Hth, announced the establishment of 
 a Depository for soldiers' savings ( ! ), and appointed Paymastei- K. 
 J. Stevens in charge. Deposits to be called for at pleasure. 
 
 General Order 1.3!), of the 2(;tii, changed the names of certain 
 forts, in honor of fallen and brave oili(HMs. Tiie work within the 
 intrenchment at Hilton Head to lie called I^'ort Sherman (after Gen. 
 T. W. Sherman). The work at Mitchellville to be called Fort Howell 
 (after Gen. .1. B. Howell, formerl}' Colonel of Kighly-lifth I'ennsyl- 
 vania). The woik at Beaufort to be called Fort Stevens (after Hrig.- 
 Gen. Isaac I. Stevens). The work at Sjianish Wells to be called 
 Battery Ilolbrook (after Lieut. Henry Ilolbrook, Third Rhode Island) . 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for September 1H64 are: 
 Total troops, 0,(143; cases sick, l,()7!l; died, 2;'); cases wounded, 
 28; died, A. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Stall" 4 men, 5 ofllccrs. 
 
 Co. A 4:5 " ;{ 
 
 \i 40 " ;{ 
 
 C 41 " ;{ 
 
 D 4!» " 2 
 
 E .'">l •• 3 
 
 F 40 " 2 
 
 G 48 •' 2 
 
 H .')8 " 2 
 
 I r,4 " 3 
 
 K 42 " 1 
 
 Present aggregate . . . 47(! 21) rtO[i 
 
 Aggregate last report . . 484 32 , BIO 
 
 The companies are so reduced that they are only having one 
 cook each as a rule. H and I are the only exceptions this month. 
 Killed in action or died of wounds : (', 1 ; E, 2 ; I, 1 : total, 1. 
 Missing in action: J (M. Ilennessy of II, since 1(5 Aug.) 
 Died of disease : C, 1; II, 1. 
 
540 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Sept. '64. 
 
 Discharged for disability : 1 (James Webster of D). 
 
 Deserted : A, 1 ; D, 1 ; G, 1 ; H, 1 ; K, 1 : total, 5. 
 
 Gain from "missing in action" : A. E. Jennings of F; Corpl. 
 Edwin Brackett of K. 
 
 Gain from "desertion" : F, 1 ; G, 1 ; K, 1 : total, 3. 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of the 
 officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel Prisoner of war. 
 
 No Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Maj. Randlett Comdg. regiment. 
 
 No Chaplain. 
 
 Dr. Buzzell On duty. 
 
 Dr. Kimball Special duty at Div. Headquarters. 
 
 Adjt. Copp Absent, wounded, since IG Aug. 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 1st Lieut. Parker Acting Regtl. Q.M. and Comdg. Co. A. 
 
 2d Lieut. Giddings .... Detached. 
 
 B. Capt. Dow Recruiting service — New Hampshire. 
 
 1st Lieut. Dodge Comdg. Co. B. 
 
 2d Lieut. Connelly Comdg. Co. C. 
 
 C. Capt. Trickey Absent, wounded, since 4th. 
 
 1st Lieut. Woodbury .... Detached. 
 
 2d Lieut. Donley Comdg. Co. E. 
 
 D. Capt. Maxwell Absent, sick, since 13 Aug. 
 
 1st Lieut. Edgerly Comdg. Co. F and Acting Adjutant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. Capt. Wadlia Absent, wounded, since 16 Aug. 
 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge .... Absent, wounded, since 16 Aug. 
 
 2d Lieut. Atherton .... Prisoner of war. 
 
 F. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Hazen Absent on leave. 
 
 2d Lieut. Ackerman .... Comdg. Co. G. 
 
 G. Capt. Libby, Jr Absent on leave. 
 
 1st Lieut. White Absent, wounded, since 16 Aug. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 H. Capt. Kirwin Absent sick. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 2d Lieut. McCoy Comdg. the company. 
 
 I. Capt. Houghton Absent on leave. 
 
 1st Lieut. Hitchcock .... Comdg. company. 
 
 2d Lieut. J. S. James .... Comdg. Co. D. 
 K. Capt. Stearns On duty. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Quartermaster Hynes has been discharged to accept appoint- 
 ment of Captain and Acting Quartermaster Volunteers. 
 
 Capt. Wadsworth, Lieut. Davis and Assistant Surgeon C. A. 
 Burnham have been discharged for disability. 
 
 Lieut. Atherton has been taken up on rolls, he appearing to be 
 a prisoner of war. 
 
 Prisoners of war : E, 3 ; F, 1 ; H, 1 ; Col. Bedel. 
 
 A B C D E F G H I K Totals. 
 
 Sergeants ■1341:;! 44444 
 
 Corporals 6 6 3 5 5 5 4 8 6 4 
 
 Musicians 212 2210221 
 
 Absent sick and wounded . 15 23 13 18 25 15 32 20 17 15 193 
 Absent, all others ... 4 4 4 3 6 3 !• 4 7 53 
 
 For duty 20 17 23 19 19 13 10 27 31 15 194 
 
 Absent in arrest ...0100 00000 
 
OCTOBER, 1864:. 
 
 ^E were rudely and early awakened on the first day of 
 October by War's alarm. The wet of the previous 
 night had not dampened anybody's ardor, so far as 
 could be seen. Though the air was well charged with 
 moisture, an occasional odor of burned gunpowder was 
 wafted about us. The day had advanced to about 9 
 o'clock ere we were put in motion, the direction being toward 
 the front. On we went, up the Darbytown Road, to its junc- 
 tion with the Richmond Central, and still beyond, a distance of nearly 
 a mile. This march was peculiarly hard, exhausting and annoying. 
 Everything was damp, sticky, clingy, and we perspiring at every 
 pore. It was said we were then within two and one-half miles of 
 Richmond. How aggravating to be so near and yet so far — from 
 its capture. Several diaries called it as near as two miles. One 
 diary says : "Our brigade deployed as skirmishers and within sight of 
 Richmond, advancing^ within rifle shot of the enemy's battery, under 
 a heavy artillery fire. From diaries it is learned that the regiment 
 was commanded that day by Lieut. Edgerly. 
 
 The official report of the day's movements, made on the l.'.th by 
 Maj. Randlett, explains itself: — 
 
 Headquarters Third New Hampshire Volunteers, 
 
 Laurel Hill, before Richmond, Va., 15 Oct. 18G4. 
 Lieut. E. Lewis Moore, A. A. A.-G., 
 
 Second Brignde, First Dirtsion, Tenth Army Corps. 
 
 Lieutenant: I have the honor to make the followiiiij report of the 
 part taken by my command in reconnoissance of First Division, Tenth Array 
 Corps, before Kiclunond, on the 1st day of October, 18G4 : — 
 
 Left intrenched position at i).:'.0 o'clock a.m., and marched up Darby- 
 town Road to junction of Richmond Central Road. After proceeding about 
 one and three-quarters miles on tliis road, my regiment was deployed as 
 skirmishers, with Sixth and Seventh Connecticut and Seventh New Hamp- 
 shire Volunteers, under Col. Rockwell of Sixth Connecticut Volunteers. 
 Advanced to within sight of rebel capital. Met no infantry opposition to 
 within seven hundred yards of its fortifications. The artillery fire was 
 very heavy from every point of the enemy's front. 
 
 Losses of command: wounded, 1; missing, 1: total, 2. In this day's 
 duty the regiment was under command of Lieut. .T. Homer Edgerly, whose 
 conduct was reported by all to have been extremely praiseworthy. Tlie 
 command returned to our intrenchments at about 10 o'clock p.m. 
 
 (541) 
 
542 THIllI) NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lOct. '64. 
 
 I was absent from my command, tvs " Division Officer of tlie Day"; 
 and by order of Maj.-Gen. D. B. Birney, Corps Commander, accompanied 
 Tenth Connecticut Volunteers in a movement to tlie left of the division 
 column, to divert the enemy's attention, whicli Avas very successful. 
 I am, Lieutenant, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 James F. Randlktt, 
 Major, Third New Ilaitipskirc Vols., Commandiitg liecjiment. 
 
 All account by Lieut. Dodge furnishes additional and interesting 
 particulars of the doings of Saturday, 1 Oct. 1864: "After a wet 
 night we started in middle of the forenoon. It was a disagreeable 
 day — cold, wet, nasty, as well as bad under foot. Maj. Randlett 
 was Division Officer of the Day ; and as Stearns, who was next in 
 command, was on picket with 75 of the Third, the command devolved 
 upon Lieut. J. Homer Edgerly, with Lieut. Wm. Ladd Dodge second 
 in command. Pushing out towards the Richmond Turnpike, found 
 the Sixth Connecticut, Seventh Connecticut, Seventh New Hampshire 
 and One Hundred and Forty-eighth New York, of our brigade, with 
 a flying battery, two brigades of cavalry and the First Brigade of our 
 division. Our brigade deployed facing Richmond, Sixth Connecticut 
 on the right, then the Third New Hampshire, followed by Seventh 
 Connecticut, the Seventh New Hampshire and One Hundred and 
 Forty-eighth New York being in reserve. Our flanks were covered 
 b}^ the cavalry and the battery, going free and easy. 
 
 "In this manner we advanced to within 1,000 yards of the outer 
 works of Richmond, nearer than any infautry had been during the 
 war. Johnnies opened at short range and did much damage, having 
 an enfilading fire on us. Their cavalry was in plain sight, and many 
 houses were set on fire by them to prevent falling into our hands. 
 But our movement was, it turned out, only a reconnoissance in force 
 to see the country ; and in due time we started for home. The First 
 Brigade covered our retreat. We had not proceeded far before it 
 rained, and quite hard, the troops marching on one side of the road 
 and artillery and cavalry on the other. The roads in many places 
 were filled with water, and from the sounds we ail knew the rebel 
 cavalry were hanging on the flanks ; so on we pushed, so tired, so 
 hungry, but with not a word of complaint, each straining to keep in 
 place, knowing full well that to halt was to be captured. But when 
 we reached our pickets there was something very comicial in the waj' 
 some made a dive head first into the mud and bushes outside the 
 road ; and many did not report until the next day. It was long- 
 after dark when we arrived back at point of starting. Then a detail 
 for Lieut. Edgerly, leaving the regiment in command of Lieut. Dodge 
 until return of picket the following morning. For several days the 
 regiment remained in this place, homeless, without knapsacks, and 
 ready for any adventure." 
 
 We were kindly permitted on the 2d to "dry oft," but not to 
 the entire completion of that enjoyable diversion. About ten o'clock 
 we were put en route again ; and though not actually engaged our- 
 selves, were moved about somewhat, but finally halted nearly in front 
 of our Division Headquarters, and, later, bivouacked for the night. 
 A rebel skirmish line was reported to have surrendered to our forces 
 that day, and was said to have belonged to Pickett's tlivisiou. 
 
Ort. '64.-] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 54^ 
 
 The important items of the 3d — a quiet day for us — were as 
 follows: "The drying off " was substantially completed; the sutler 
 arrived ; the paymaster was getting conveniently nearer to us ; and 
 a rumor that certain ofHcers were to be permitted to be mustered out 
 under some peculiar and recent decision or order of the AVar Depart- 
 ment. At night we were again moved, and to the left, to a large 
 knoll in the rear of the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts. Though a 
 knoll, the place was damp, and we lost by exchange of spots. 
 
 Matters were apparently at a standstill ; for on the 4th, 5th and 
 (ith, we laid around in a rather loose manner, filling in the time hy 
 swapping camp rumors and speculating on the probability of being- 
 paid off. 
 
 The morning of the 7th ended our inactivity. The wJiole day 
 Avas full of the opposite ; and when the Third New Hampshire was 
 not actually in full activity, it was in the very midst of it, and in 
 some cases we had hard work to keep our little body together as a 
 
 /.- 
 
 GEN. BITLER'S HEADQUARTERS, NEAR DUTCH GAP, VA. 
 
 whole. The accounts are various, and each of interest. One saj's : 
 •• NcAv INIarket Road : right wing forward as skirmishers, left con- 
 necting with detachment of Kautz's cavalry, and right connecting 
 witJi skirmishers of Third IJrigade. Cavalry fell back without warn- 
 ing. We at once deployed to cover the ground. Got short of am- 
 munition. In response for more, got 75 men of Seventh Connecti- 
 cut, with their Spencers. Enemy charged and overpowered us, but 
 were at once driven back by our main line." Another says : " Rebels 
 attacked at daylight. Our regiment ordered to right flank. They 
 charged and were repulsed. Our loss was 1 killed, 11 wounded, 13 
 taken prisoners." The Thirteenth New Hampshire Historian saj's : 
 "The enemy attempted to turn the right flank of the Army of the 
 James, but was repulsed with severe loss near New Market. Union 
 loss about 500. Enemy's loss much greater, and he abandoned 
 his central road. The part of line attacked was held by Kautz's 
 cavalry, who are said to have been surprised at daylight. Kautz 
 met with a severe loss — nearly all of his artillery and many rnen." 
 Another says : " Fell in and took position on the right of our works 
 .... the rebels charged .... we followed them about a mile, 
 
544 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {Ort. '64. 
 
 and stopped till '.>.3() p.m., Avheu we returned to our position on the 
 right [where the rebels were repulsed in the morning. — D.E.], and 
 staid there all night." Another says : " We moved to the road and 
 formed a line of battle : all in confusion, our brigade advances, our 
 left wing is put out as skirmishers, and we advanced to meet the 
 enemy. Did n't go far, nor the rebels either ; for we drove them 
 back in a hurry." 
 
 The regiment went into this fight with pay-rolls signed, but not 
 actually paid. The official account, made the 16th, is as follows : — 
 
 Headquarters Third New HAMrsniRK Volunteers, 
 
 Laurel Hill, before Richmond, Va., 16 Oct. 1864. 
 Lieut. E. Lewis Moore, .4. A. A.-G., 
 
 Second Brigade, First Diinson. Tenth Army Corps. 
 
 Lieutenant : I have the honor to make the following report of the part 
 taken by my command in the action of 7 Oct. 1864 : — 
 
 Broke camp within intrenched line, Laurel IHll, about 8.30 o'clock a.m. 
 Moved toAvard right of our line, in column of Second Brigade, First Di- 
 vision, Tenth Army Corps. Formed part of line of battle with that ))rigade 
 on New Market Road. Here learned the enemy were advancing, driving 
 our cavalry force. Col. J. C. Abbott, commanding brigade, ordered me to 
 advance the right wing of my regiment as skirmishers to meet the enemy. 
 Advanced as directed; met the enemy in force, about seven hundred yards 
 from New Market Road, in line of battle running parallel with the same. 
 The right of my line was soon after connected with skirmishers from Third 
 Brigade; my left connected with a detachment of Gen. Kautz's cavalry. 
 These cavalry skirmishers had been driven by the enemy and claimed position 
 in the opening. I did not deem it prudent to advance further, as the enemy's 
 line of battle was within one hundred yards, his skirmishers being driven 
 handsomely by my men a few moments after gaining this position; and I 
 discovered, from the bristling bayonets of the enemy and his quiet yet 
 exposed deportment, that he was determined to advance. At this critical 
 moment mj^ orderly reported to me that the cavalry had fallen ))ack, leaving 
 me no word and my left flank entirely exposed. I immediately faced my 
 command by left flank and covered the ground so unceremoniously left by 
 the cavalry. The enemy advanced steadily at this point to within eight}^ 
 yards of my line, and were handsomely repulsed by my skirmishers. At this 
 time my men began to complain that their amnuinition Avas getting short, 
 which I reported to Col. Abbott, who informed me he could not replenish 
 it, but gave me seventy-five men from the Seventh Connecticut Volunteers, 
 armed the same as my own men (Spencer repeating carbines). With these 
 few men (not over one hundred and fifty in all) I succeeding in keeping the 
 enemy back for more than half an hour, when he advanced in bayonet chai'ge 
 in two lines of battle. My men were confident they could repulse them : 
 and as my orders had been "to hold them as long as possible," there was 
 no chance for those on the left of the line to escape ; and nobly thej' con- 
 tested the ground with the formidable force Avithin fifteen yards of my line, 
 some of them destroying their arms before surrendering. Thirteen of 
 these brave felloAvs fell into the enemy's hands, I trust unharmed prisoners. 
 There Avas no possible chance for escape, for our main line opened fire on 
 the enemy before the left of my line began to give Avay. I attach no blame 
 to any one for this; for had my men returned to the line it must have been 
 Avith the enemy. I immediately joined my left Aving, Avhich Avas in the main 
 line of battle, second battalion, from the left of the brigade line. The 
 enemy must have been punished severely, as on my left the distance Avas 
 less than one hundred yards and the enemy stood a long time in full vicAv 
 in line of battle and received a terrific fire from the seven-shooters. Those 
 of my men who Avere secreted beneath logs Avheu the enemy charged over 
 them, captured thirt3'-one of the enemy as they fell back, one man capturing 
 six prisoners. 
 
Oct. '6-t.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 545 
 
 Afternoon of the same dajs advanced with division column in pursuit 
 of enemy; but he would not receive battle. Returned and took position on 
 ground contested with the enemy. 
 
 Of the conduct of the men and officers of this skirmish line I make no 
 comment ; but I trust the importance of the repeating- rifle or carbine for 
 skirmishing will be fully appreciated, as I do not believe the same num- 
 ber of men armed with any other piece Avould have held the enemy in check 
 for a moment. 
 
 My loss in Third New Hampshire Volunteers : 1 man killed, 11 wounded 
 and 13 taken prisoners: total, 25. 
 
 I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 James F. Randlett, 
 3Iaj<n\ Third Nexo Hampshire Vols., Commanding Bcgiment. 
 
 Several additional points concerning the affair of 7 October are 
 contained in an account by Lieut. Dodge, as follows : — 
 
 The night of the 6th October 18(1-1 found the Third as the relief or 
 reserve regiment of the brigade. After breakfast on the 7th, and before 
 the dishes were washed, we were alarmed and annoyed by riderless horses 
 and army Avagons passing over and around our camp ground. What did it 
 mean? No one knew, — but we soon had the order to fall in in a hurry. 
 As we had but a small kit of goods, the operation of falling in consisted in 
 getting into a perpendicular position, hanging on the trappings and forming 
 into line. This was soon done, and we started for the rear at right angles 
 to our front. Soon Adrian, that ever-present shadow of Gen. A. H. Terry, 
 put in an appearance, — and Maj. Randlett was ordered to take his right 
 wing as skirmishers and let left wing follow as support. But as usual, in- 
 stead of skirmishing for only its own front, it did more, and they proceeded 
 until they met the Johnny skirmishers, which they soon drove back upon 
 their main force, and Avaited for further orders; but it was too late. The 
 rebel hosts advancing bagged the most of them; and part— the larger part 
 — • never returned to the regiment again, but died in prison. On they came. 
 The remainder of the regiment were stationed between One Hundred and 
 Forty-eighth New York on their right and Seventh New Hampshire on their 
 left, in the woods. Firing became quite general by both of our flanking 
 regiments; but our men were peacefully sitting on the ground, in best of 
 spirits, joking and having a real good time, some telling stories, others 
 poking fun at the heavy artillery regiment on the right, where the flle 
 closers were trying to make the rear rank men step ofl' with their right feet 
 when they fired ; but that season soon ended. Firing became oftener and 
 nearer, when we found the Johnnies in our very front stealthily progressing, 
 thinking there might be a break between the two regiments that had been 
 firing. But they found out the " error of their belief " in short metre; for 
 the " coflee-grinders " worked ofl" over 40 rounds apiece before they stopped 
 firing, for the firing and charge became general. Defeat Avas their reward. 
 Four rebels lay dead within tAventy feet of our front, and a large number 
 besides at a further distance. They had received enough of it, and left their 
 dead and dying in most cases. In prospecting after the lull, captured be- 
 cause he could not run or use his arms, a rebel Captain, belonging to a South 
 Carolina regiment, pleasantly, Avith an oath, asked Avhat kind of Aveapon " Ave- 
 uns " used. He had been throagh the Teninsula and alA\^ays at the front; 
 but for pure and undeflled storm of lead had never seen the ecpial of our 
 fire. Poor fellow Avas Avounded several times in legs, also in his arm. After 
 reasonable Avaiting Ave calmed doAvn and ate our lunch; and it Avas not until 
 late in the afternoon when Ave moved from that position to advance and 
 " look tlie landscape o'er." We returned there to sleep, and soon after built 
 a formidable breastwork and made home under the " shadoAv of its Aving." 
 
 The morning of the sth told us that the enemy had decided to 
 stay near us ; and during the day our forces began the erection of 
 works to protect our right Hank. Substantially nothing was done 
 
 37 
 
546 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 lOct. '64. 
 
 during the day in the line of offensive measures. Our hearts and 
 stomachs too were both gladdened (one by lightness and the other 
 by heaviness) on the 'Jth by the arrival of a load of sutler's goods, 
 which the kind-hearted ( ! ) man sold us on trust. He was " sub- 
 tle-er " than we knew. He knew the paymaster was coming on the 
 morrow to pay us off for six months. Can one wonder at his pro- 
 digious kindness and trusting simplicity ? The work was quite well 
 advanced by night, and Ave were moved up to it in our proper place. 
 The work had an abattis in front. 
 
 We were paid off the lOtli, for six mouths, by Maj. O. W. 
 Donovan, who tendered us all the 7-30 notes we wanted. Some of 
 the men used up the day in hunting up their creditors and settling 
 ,__ their indebtedness. Credi- 
 tors also anxiously looked for 
 debtors ; and many made a 
 break for the sutler's tent, 
 and ended the day in inward 
 pain. Canned goods were 
 the great desideratum, and 
 the empty cans lying about 
 would rejoice the heart of a 
 goat, broncho or mule, all of 
 whom are reported to thrive 
 on such diet. 
 
 The quietness of our 
 "" ^' * ' '^' - -i*-=^^ vicinity was in some degree 
 
 attributed to the fact that 
 Gen. Birney had been taken quite ill and had gone away, leaving 
 Gen. Terry in temporary command of the corps. He probably felt 
 delicate about active operations during his chief's temporary absence. 
 Gen. Ames was commanding our division. 
 
 The 11th was entirely devoid of event worthy of record. 
 An attack on our pickets about 3 a.m. on the 12th turned us 
 all out lively. Later we got orders for "three days' rations and 
 light marching order," and at 3 p.m. we were off again, we knew not 
 where or for what. At night we were sent back to our camp, 
 arriving there in a drizzling rain. During the afternoon the whole 
 division had been massed, presenting a solid frontage of about half 
 a mile. On arriving at camp, we were directed to retain the rations, 
 as we were liable to be ordered away at any moment. 
 
 The 13th marked active operations, and we got our full share. 
 Our division went on a reconnoissance. We started very early, and 
 were a support, in a charge, to the First Brigade, and also covered 
 that brigade's retreat. One account says: " P'ormed line at 4.30 
 A.M., and marched on same route as started on last night. Crossed 
 the Darby town Road and massed. Advanced to the woods and 
 found the enemy strongly intrenched on the other side. In reserve 
 and skirmish all day to 3 r.nt., when we were support to First 
 Brigade in an unsuccessful assault. Then fell back and formed line 
 in open field. The whole force then withdrew from the woods, which 
 
Oct. '64.1 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 547 
 
 were then shelled by our artillery for an hour, after which the whole 
 force returned to camp." One puts it that we marched out about 
 five miles. Another says: " The First Division moved at 4 a.m., 
 followed by the Third Division. Struck enemy's skirmish line at 
 sunrise. Skirmished till 2 p.m." 
 
 The official report of today's doings, made the 21st, is as 
 follows : — 
 
 Headquarters Third New Hampshire Voluntkers, 
 
 Laurel Hill, before Richmond, Va., 21 Oct. 1804. 
 
 Lieut. E. Lewis Moore, A. A. xl.-G., 
 
 Second JJri/jndc, Firi^t Division, Truth Armi) Corps. 
 
 Lieutenant : I have tlie honor to report the foUowins^ as the part taken 
 by my command in reconnoissance of 13 October 1804 : — 
 
 Left camp at four o'cloctc a.m. Marched in column, Second Brigade, 
 First Division, Tentli Army Corps. On meetinij enemy was ordered to de- 
 ploy ray command in rear rij^lit Aving, brigade line, as reserve. Soon after 
 Avas ordered to right of division line in rear of First Hrigade, to communi- 
 cate witli Col. Pond, commanding tliat brigade. Col. Pond ordered me to 
 form column in rear of his command, which I did by deploying in column 
 by wing right in front. After lying in this position for more than an hour, 
 orders Avere received to charge the eneiuy's works in oiu' front. Col. Pond's 
 brigade, reinforced by the Tenth Connecticut Volunteers, formed in battalion 
 line in double column closed in mass. My command formed thirty yards in 
 rear of battalion of direction. The line advanced steadily at command for- 
 ward for about two hundred yards, when the command to charge was given. 
 We dashed forward about two hundred yards further. A yell given by the 
 charging column seemed to inspire hope of success, but proved to give the 
 concealed enemy the position of our forces and drew a terrific lire, under 
 Avhich Col. Pond's brigade retired in confusion. My command retained 
 their position, not a man leaving the ranks. Col. Pond soon rallied a por- 
 tion of his brigade. Orders were received to retire, and I covered the re- 
 treating column. 
 
 I cannot refrain from comment on this charge, after stating so much 
 relating to the conduct of this brigade. It appears to me that our advance 
 Avas made too far to the right, as nearly all the tire from the enemy came 
 across from enemy to left of our Hank. I do not think the position could 
 have been carried Avith the force of our command ; l)ut I cannot refrain 
 from stating that it is my belief that the ground Avas not thoroughly skir- 
 mished before the charge Avas made. 
 
 On retiring I Avas ordered to join the Second Brigade, and Avith them 
 returned to camp. Of the conduct of my officers and men in this unhappy 
 affair I am truly proud, as none but true soldiers Avonld have Avithstood the 
 demoralizing shock of the retiring force. 
 
 I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 James F. Kandlett, 
 Major, Third Neio Hampshire Vol s.,Commandimj Jie(iirncnt. 
 
 One event of the day must not be overlooked. Gen. Butler, in 
 an order of the 13th, said that, having learned that Union prisoners 
 in Confederate hands had been set at work in the trenches in our 
 front at Chapin's Farm (about 150 men), he directed a like number 
 of their prisoners in our hands, and preferabl}' the Virginia Reserves, 
 be treated likcAvise, with same rations — one pound flour, one-third 
 pound bacon daily — ten hours' work, and in the Dutch Gap and 
 other works. (See Army and Navy Journal^ 22 Oct. 1864.) 
 
 The line of our works Avas undergoing a change, and the new 
 line to be run right through our camp. 
 
548 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [^Oct. '64. 
 
 We moved camp again ou the 14 tb, to conform to the new line 
 of works. The labor of the new protective work, though great, pro- 
 gressed very favorably. Dr. Buzzell returned 14th. He had been 
 to Philadelphia with Gen. Birney (see 10th). Matters were quieting 
 down, and apparently we were to stay where we were for awhile. 
 The best indication of that was that the sutler had got a larger tent, 
 and filled it with all that goes to make the soldier happy. He was a 
 subtle man. The proximity of a well-balanced sutler results in an 
 unbalancing of other people. Several chastisements for minor of- 
 fences were recorded about this time. 
 
 The 15th marked the completion of a well; and 'tis well 'twas 
 so, because the sutler had been supplying something else. This well 
 was equivalent to finding a gold or silver mine — 'twas money in the 
 boys' pockets. If one felt an aching void, he could distend the 
 Avails of his stomach without breaking a five dollar bill and finding 
 himself unable to gather up the fragments after a little. 
 
 The writer finds one little word entered up in a diary that is 
 truly n mtiltum in jmrvo . The word is "loused," and it is a verb, 
 expressing, as the grammarians say, " something done or performed." 
 Any war history lacking this word is incomplete, and a soldier's in- 
 dividual diary without it is a barren waste. It is said that a certain 
 Irishman, who was having a good time at the above-named game, — for 
 it's really a game, — was approached by an officer of rank, who thought 
 he would have a little sport with Patrick, The player of the little 
 game was seated upon the ground, his back bare, his shirt spread 
 flat upon the earth in his immediate front. Patrick was leaning lov- 
 ingly over this nether garment, and possibly may have been counting 
 the stitches ; yet his frequent convulsive movements could hardly be 
 said to be accounted for in that way. About once in thirty seconds 
 he suddenly placed his two thumb nails together with a sort of roll- 
 ing motion. The officer approached. Patrick looked up. "Good 
 morning, my man ! " said he of the ranky strap, and added, without 
 giving Patrick a chance to reply, " I see you are picking them out." 
 Patrick was alive in a minute, and the reply set the officer in motion 
 at once. " Begorra, no ; Oi'm taking 'em as they come ! " 
 
 In this work of trench-making and changing lines, it must be 
 understood that the Third New Hampshire had to furnish details 
 who put in many a weary hour with shovel and pick. 
 
 NoTK. — Lieuts. Bowen and Parker, with the writer, visited Laurel 
 Hill in September, 1892; and nnder the guidance of Lieut. Bowen, the old 
 camp-ground of the Third New Hampshire Avas located, and in rear of the 
 extreme left of a line of Avorks ending in a crescent-shaped battery. A 
 dwelling, say half a mile rearward, Avas still visible. The party also A'isited 
 Fort Gilmer and other rebel Avorks. 
 
 On Sunday, the 16th, the day was almost entirely dcA'oted to 
 draAving clothing, fixing up our camp a little and buying sutler's 
 goods. Se\'eral officers were expecting to be mustered out under a 
 decision referred to several days ago, and the order for their muster- 
 out arrived on the 17th. Adjt. Copp, Lieuts. Dodge and Connelly 
 
Oct. '64.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. • 549 
 
 were the lucky ones. Adjt. Copp was absent and Lieuts. Dodge and 
 Connelly got final muster-out on the 19th, both starting "for 
 America" next day. 
 
 The 18th marked the commencement of log houses. 
 
 Maj. Randlett got his commission as Lieutenant-Colonel on the 
 19th, and we received news of Gen. Birney's death. He was much 
 respected and died regretted by us all. As a sequel to the order of 
 Gen. Butler of the 13th (which see). Gen. Lee notified Gen. Grant 
 the 9th in substance that he had relieved the (our) men who had 
 been placed at work in the trenches. 
 
 We were turned out bright and early on the morning of the 
 20th, to hear and see a shotted salute all along our lines in honor of 
 a recent victory by Sheridan. The rebels tried to duplicate our 
 cheers. Every man on duty. Gen. Butler announced Gen. Birney's 
 death on the 31st by General Order 135. 
 
 The 22d recorded a snow squall. Think of that, ye well-housed 
 men and women at home ! Lieut. Edgerly received a Captain's com- 
 mission on the 22d — well deserved, too, for he was the most popu- 
 lar officer in the regiment. Matters were quiet, but so quiet that 
 they portended a storm ; and it came. 
 
 On the 26th we were ordered to be ready to move at 4 a.m. on 
 the morrow. Under this date the Thirteenth New Hampshire Histo- 
 rian says : " Tomorrow the whole Union Army is to be set in motion 
 and, leaving only a small garrison along its thirty miles of fortifica- 
 tions, is to make the most powerful demonstration yet attempted on 
 the enemy's present lines, — if possible, to turn his right flank south 
 of Petersburg, and gain possession of the southern railroads. The 
 purpose of our force now on Cox's farm (he means the corps in 
 which the Thirteenth New Hampshire was) is to gain the nearest 
 possible point to Richmond and to prevent the transfer of Lee's 
 troops from there toward his Petersburg lines ; and, if his left wing 
 
 can be turned, to march into Richmond The Tenth Corps, 
 
 Gen. Terry, is to make a demonstration on the Charles City and 
 Darbytown Roads, while Gen. Weitzel's force of the Eighteenth 
 Corps is to push through the White Oak Swamp at Hobson's Cross- 
 ing, move up to the Williamsburg turnpike, and then attack. Con- 
 sequently the Eighteenth Corps will post to the rear of the Tenth 
 Corps and along to the right of it, then face to the left and advance." 
 We had a heavy fatigue detail during the day, and the large 
 majority of the regiment thus became practically unfitted for the 
 sore trials which so soon followed. Records of earl}^ turnouts have 
 probably become rather insipid to the reader ; but to us they wei'e a 
 living reality, full of meaning. This time (27th) it was about 2 a.m., 
 and our line was ready to start before 4. We traversed substantially 
 the same ground as on the 13th, and with three days' rations in our 
 haversacks. A diary says : " Deployed as skirmishers [his company 
 was E. — D.E.] and advanced under a brisk fire to the enemy's 
 works, where we halted for an hour, and then moved from the left 
 of our division to the right. Then formed a skirmish line again and 
 advanced on the enemy's skirmishers, and drove them back. Held 
 our position till night, under musketry and artillery fire." 
 
550 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Oct. '64. 
 
 Of the operations of that day (27 Oct.) the Army (ind Navy 
 Journal of 5 Nov. says : — 
 
 At daybreak of Thursday, Terry's Tenth Army Corps moved out along 
 the Darbytown Road and threw itself out in the direction of the Charles City 
 Road, occupying the country between these two, nearly on the same ground 
 as in the late reconnoissance in force by the same corps. Terry's First 
 Division (now under Ames) held the right; Turner's Second (now under 
 Foster) held the center, and Birney's Third (colored, now under Ilawley) 
 held the left. Being well deployed in this order near the hamlet known as 
 Darbytown, about four and one-half miles from Richmond, Terry then threw a 
 skirmish line forward; and a sharp encounter took place, commencing first 
 with Gen. Ames, and continuing clown to the left where Gen. Hawley was 
 engaged west of the Darbytown Road, and toward the New Market Road 
 .... about noon, the main advance was ordered .... driving the enemy 
 inside his intrenchments .... 
 
 We found ourselves on the skirmish line again on the 28th and 
 soon engaged. For relial)le data concerning the movements of both 
 days (27th and 28th) see Col. Randlett's offleial report, Avhich fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 Hkadcjuarteus Tiiiijd New Hampshihe Volunteers, 
 
 Laurel Hill, before Richmond, Va., 30 Oct., 1864. 
 Lieut. Ferdinand Davis, ^4. A. A.-G., 
 
 Second Brigade, First Divisi())i Tenth Ann;/ Corps. 
 Lieiitenant : I have the honor to forward the following report of the 
 part taken by my command Oct. 27th and 2Sth, in skirmish on Darbytown 
 and Charles City Roads : — 
 
 Marched from camp at Laurel Hill at 3.45 o'clock on morning of the 
 27th in column Second Brigade, under command of Col. Abbott. Reached 
 Darbytown Road 5.30 o'clock. Received orders to deploy my command in 
 advance of Second Brigade, and move forward as skirmishers towards 
 enemy's works, my left resting on Darbytown Road, my right connecting 
 with skirmishers of Third (Col. Plaisted's) Brigade. Met the enemy's 
 skirmishers in rifle-pits before his Avorks, and succeeded in driving them 
 from their position to behind their main line of outer defences of Rich- 
 mond. My loss in this operation Avas 3 killed and 3 severely Avounded. 
 
 At ten o'clock received orders to move to the right of division line, the 
 division being right of Tenth Corps. Moved to this position by facing 
 my line by right flank and passing in rear of skirmishers of First and 
 Third Brigades. There I Avas reinforced by SeA'enth Connecticut, Capt. 
 AtAvell commanding. In my ucav line the left of SeA'enth Connecticut con- 
 nected with right of Sixty-seventh Ohio from First Brigade, the right of 
 the Third Ncav Hampshire resting on Charles City Road. Received orders 
 to advance towards enemy's Avorks and ascertain his force and position. 
 Assured that the line in advance of First Brigade Avould move forAvard at 
 the same time, I advanced through Avoods aljout one hundred yards and 
 came to an opening. In attempting to cross the corn-fleld I found the enemy 
 posted the same as I had encountered him on the left — in pits. The skir- 
 mishers of First Brigade failed to advance, and conse<iuently a terrific fire 
 from the enemy in our front and on the left flank made it impossible for us 
 to advance more than one hundred yards into the field Avithout great sacri- 
 fice of men. My command laid doAvn, holding every pace of ground over 
 which Ave had advanced. I then attempted to have the First Brigade line 
 advance ; but to no purpose. Finding it impracticable to advance the left 
 of our line, for the reason that there Avere none to engage the enemy avIio 
 gave us such heavy flank fire, I extended Avith my reserve my lines further 
 to the right of Charles City Road ; drove the enemy's skirmishers in the 
 Avoods from my front, and succeeded in gaining a position Avhere my fire 
 flanked his pits and drove all before my regiment to behind his Avorks, thus 
 gaining a fine view of the Charles City Road and the line of works generally. 
 
Oct. '64.] 
 
 THIRD XEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 551 
 
 During this .advance a continual artillery and infantry fire played upon us, 
 whose effect ceased as soon as his skirmishers Avere driven in. The distance 
 was so short from the pits that their aim was almost certain ; and although 
 but eiglit men were hit by the enemy's fire, four were killed instantly. 
 
 I have to regret the loss of one valnal)le soldier on the morning of 
 the 28th, shot by our cavalry, who fell back the evening previous ; and 
 on their advance in the morning new men did not know our position. My 
 total loss : 7 killed, s seriously wounded. At 2 o'clock p.m., 28th, I received 
 orders to assemble my command and join brigade on Darbytown Road, hav- 
 ing been on skirmish line thirty-two hours. 
 
 Of the conduct of the officers and men under my command, I feel I 
 am justly proud. Each officer did his whole duty, each enlisted man stood 
 nobly by his comrade ; and although the night was cold and rainy, not a 
 grumble or complaint at hardshij) or suffering was heard. My wounded Avere 
 safely brought in, my dead carefully buried. 
 
 I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 James F. Randlett, 
 Lieut. -Col., Third Nev Hampshire Vols., Commanding Eerjiment. 
 
 The 29th did uot witness so lively scenes as those of the two 
 days prior. We were in the trenches, but not engaged. The rebels 
 drove in the pickets a little way, on our right ; but a cavalry charge 
 regained the lost position. 
 
 Not a single detail was made from our shattered ranks on the 
 30th; and we rested. The 31st arrived with its usual muster for 
 pay, and the mouth ends, leaving us in a quiescent state, but so near 
 the enemy that five minutes might change the scene and conditions 
 entirely. 
 
 PORT SUMTER \8n 
 
 KO GUMS WEST OR SOUTH FACE 
 i^lflt STAFF -A/0 FtAC FLY/NG- 
 
 (vitw FRm the: south mi se? 2+ »m) 
 
 Note. — The above was sketched from a sailboat, hi which were Lieuts. Bowen 
 and Parker, the writer, and two others, en route from Sullivan's Island to Morris Island 
 — lower end. 
 
552 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Oc<. '64. 
 
 supple: NIKNT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 265, of the 1st, made regulations for soldiers 
 voting in the field, in cases where States had authorized their absent 
 Boldiers to do so. Each political party to have an agent for each 
 corps, and inspectors for each brigade. No speeches or canvassing. 
 
 General Order 271, of the loth, said if officers have no money 
 to pay board (see General Order 127) they may give certificates of 
 indebtedness (due bill). 
 
 General Order 272, of the loth, provided that no more details 
 for recruiting service (recruiting parties) be made except by the War 
 Department (and so amended General Order 80 of 1862). 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 143, of the 3d, placed Brig. -Gen. E. P. Scammon 
 in command of the Northern District, relieving Gen. Saxton, who 
 then assumed command of Department of Beaufort. 
 
 General Order 145, of the 12th, discontinued the "Depository 
 for Soldiers' Savings" (see General Order 132), and Paymaster 
 Stevens was directed to turn over the deposits to their proper owners. 
 
 General Order 146, of the 12th, directed that all prisoners at or 
 ordered to Fort Clinch by general court-martial be transferred to 
 Fort Marion, at St. Augustine. Thereafter all sentences to hard 
 labor, if for more than two months, to be made to Fort Marion. 
 
 General Order 150 of the 28th forbade officers, soldiers or ci- 
 vilians bringing their wives or other females to the Department 
 without special permit from Department Headquarters or from Sec- 
 retary of War. 
 
 [Note. — At this period there appears to liave been several general and 
 stafl" officers sent to the Department by orders from War Department; but 
 whether out of pity for those officers, or for those who were relieved there- 
 by, does not appear. — D.E.] 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for October are : Total 
 troops, 6,574 ; cases sick, 2,063 ; died, 18; cases wounded, 43; 
 died, 1 . 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 4 men, 5 officers. 
 
 Co. A 33 " 2 
 
 B 45 " 
 
 C 37 " 3 
 
 D 46 " 3 
 
 E 51 " 3 
 
 F 39 " 3 
 
 G 41 " 1 
 
 H 53 " 1 
 
 I 53 " 3 
 
 K 40 " 2 
 
 Present aggregate .... 442 26 4G8 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 476 29 505 
 
Oct. '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 553 
 
 1st Sergt. Burbank of G has been promoted to 2d lieutenant 
 (muster afterward revoked) , and Sergt. Engleblani of G has been 
 promoted out of the regiment to "2d lieutenant, Seventh U. S. Colored 
 Troops. 
 
 Missing in action: A, 9 ; C, 1 ; F, 1; G, ;i ; IT, 2: total, 16 
 (nearly all 7 Oct., at Laurel Hill, Va.) 
 
 One recruit has beeu received: Albert George, Co. A. One 
 man has been gained from finding him to be a prisoner of war (John 
 McGinness of Co. H). 
 
 Four men have deserted : D, 2 ; E, 1 ; H, 1. 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of the 
 officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel Still a prisoner of Avar. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett (late Major) Comdg. regiment. 
 No Major. 
 
 Dr. Buzzell Detached. 
 
 Dr. Kimball On duty. 
 
 Adjt. Copp Absent wounded. 
 
 No Regtl. Q. M. 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 1st Lieut. Parker Comdg. A and Acting Regtl. Q. M. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 B. Co. B has no officers belonging to it. 
 
 C. Capt. Trickey On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. Woodbury .... On leave. 
 
 2d Lieut. Donley Comdg. Co. E. 
 
 D. Capt. Maxwell Detached, Hart's Id., N.Y. Harbor. 
 
 1st Lieut. McCoy Comdg. Co. H. 
 
 2d Lieut. Burbank Absent wounded. 
 
 E. Capt. Wadlia Absent wounded. 
 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge .... Absent wounded. 
 
 2d Lieut. Atherton Prisoner of war. 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly On duty. 
 
 1st. Lieut. Hazen Absent sick (extension of leave). 
 
 2d Lieut. Ackerman .... Comdg. Co. G. 
 
 G. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. White Absent ■\vounded. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 H. Capt. Kirwin Absent sick. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 I. Capt. Houghton Absent sick (extension of leave). 
 
 1st Lieut. Hitchcock 
 2d Lieut. J. S. James 
 K. Capt. Stearns . . 
 1st Lieut. Giddings 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Comdg. Co. I. 
 Comdg. Co. D. 
 Sick in quarters. 
 Detached. 
 
 Ofiflcers — losses : Capt. Dow has been discharged on account of 
 expiration of term; also 1st Lieut. Dodge and 2d Lieut. Connellj' : 
 all under a liberal construction of the terms of Circular 75 of the 
 War Department. Capt. Jonah Libby, Jr., has been discharged for 
 disability. 
 
 OflScers — gain: 2d Lieut. Burbank, to 2d Lieutenant Co. D 
 (muster revoked by the War Department) . 
 
554 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Oct. '64. 
 
 Commissions : 2d Lieut. Giddiugs of A, to 1st Lieutenant Co. K. 
 2d Lieut. McCoy of H, to 1st Lieutenant Co. D. Burbank, as above. 
 1st Lieut. Edgerly of D, to Captain Co. F. Maj. Eandlett, to 
 Lieutenant-ColoneL 
 
 Prisoners of war: Officers — Lieut. Athertou and Col. Bedel. 
 Men — E, 8 ; F, 1 ; H, 2 ; K,l : total, 7. 
 
 Officers detached : A, 1 ; D, 1 ; K, 1 ; Field and Staff, 1 : total, 4. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 4 4 4 5 4?. 1 :3 4 4 
 
 Corporals 44244448 4 
 
 Musicians 21222 1221 
 
 Wagoners 1111011011 
 
 Died of disease ...0000001101 3 
 
 For duty 8 IG 14 19 19 15 8 IG 30 15 160 
 
 Absent, sick or wounded 14 19 18 22 24 10 27 22 11 14 181 
 Absent, all other causes G 5 5 3 6 10 4 10 4 7 GO 
 Joined from desertion .010010010 3 
 
 Killed or died of wounds 22300013 11 13 
 
 Mm. 
 
 Infantry Officer's Sword: leather covered scahhard — shaded 
 parts, brass — length, 37 1-2 in. 
 
 Infantry Officer's St'^ord : steel scabbard — length, 40 1-4 in. 
 
 A 
 
NOVKIVLBER, 1864:. 
 
 HE first day of November did not announce itself with any 
 sort of event or with any degree of enthusiasm. Here 
 we were, just as October left us, in the forefront, ready 
 for emergencies ; but the emergency did not seem to be 
 a specially dangerous one. 
 
 On the 2d day, matters appeared differently. We 
 were directed to get ready to go awaj^ A diary says, "At 
 ^ 10 P.M., ordered to pack up." Although 'tis early, the writer 
 will let the reader into a little secret. We are going to New York 
 to protect the American citizen while he exercises his right of sutfrage. 
 Having divulged our destination and purpose, please watch us and 
 see us go; and stay there, and see us come back. See how much 
 sadder and wiser men we were on our return, etc. As we had men on 
 picket (Co. I, under Lieut. Hitchcock), they were relieved to go 
 with regiment. 
 
 EXPEDITION TO NEW YORK. 
 
 At 5 A.M. on the 3d we were on the move down the New Mar- 
 ket Road, to Deep Bottom. There we staid till 4 p.m., when the 
 swift river Steamer Thomas Powell took us down to City Point, where 
 we anchored till morning. We arrived at Fort Monroe about 3 p.m. 
 on the 4th ; thence to Norfolk, where we were transferred to the 
 Steamer United States. On same steamer were the Seventh New 
 Hampshire, Seventh Connecticut and Thirteenth Indiana. As evi- 
 dence of the ignorance at the front as to the "why and where- 
 fore " of this movement of troops North, a diary, written in the 
 Eighteenth Corps, says: "Many troops are being sent North to 
 protect the frontier." The writer has never heard New York called 
 " the frontier," either before or since. 
 
 We left Norfolk at daylight on the 5th, passing Fort Monroe, 
 thence by sea to New York, arriving on the Gth, about noon. 
 Anchored in the North River until about 3 p.m. About 10 p.m. we 
 were taken ashore at Fort Richmond, Staten Island, by the Steamer 
 Houston. Being in a laud of plenty and peace, and houses, etc., we 
 were somewhat surprised to find we 'd got to bivouac right there, in 
 front of barracks, too. It was Sunday, or we might have said cuss- 
 words. Having no Chaplain, it is presumable that a limited number 
 
 (555) 
 
556 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Nov. '64. 
 
 of condemnatory adjectives were uttered in an undertone. Here 
 was a United States fort. We were in it. There was shelter. We 
 were not permitted to use it. Who blames us if we did make hasty 
 and inelegant selections from the vocabulary and fire them off? We 
 were there to protect the ballot ! Oh, yes, no doubt of it ! and the 
 reader will see how gallantly we fought for the same, and how mag- 
 nificently we were entertained during that gallant fight — how sump- 
 tuouslj' we fared every day and all that goes with it. We munched 
 our hard-tack and drank our coffee, taking a bite now and then oft' a 
 cross-cut of boiled pork, " 'im as divides the 'oof and cheweth not 
 the cud." The many glances cast by us at the great metropolis, 
 with its myriads of lights and immensity of wealth and population, 
 did not serve to appease our indignation, but rather increased it. 
 We crawled into our shelter-tents as at the front, and were just too 
 mad for anything ! 
 
 As nearly as we could tell the time, it began to rain at 4 a.m., 
 Monday morning (7th). Did we get up? Yes, and stayed up, too ; 
 for we had either to stand up or lie down, rain or no rain. Rigorous 
 military usage required that we should go through the form of an 
 inspection and parade at 8 a.m. This we did in as dignified a man- 
 ner as possible. Somebody was able to break or bend the stiff mili- 
 tary red tape, and at 10 a.m. it was kindly suggested that we might 
 move into the stone casemates. We gladly obeyed the semi-order. 
 About 1 P.M. Lieut. -Col. Randlett was directed to proceed with 100 
 men to New York on Steamer Westjield, taking with him 5,000 
 rounds and two days' rations of " sol-toss'n 'ardtak," he to be 
 accompanied by Light Battery M, Capt. Langdon. We will now 
 omit much of the minor details, finding the important points all con- 
 tained in Lieut. -Col. Randlett's report, dated the 18th, and practi- 
 cally covering opei'ations from 2d to 18th. It was while the 100 
 men were up at New York that the several desertions took place 
 noted under "Desertions," or a similar title. 
 
 Following is Lieut. -Col. Randlett's report : — 
 
 IlEADQUAltTEKS TlIIKD Nf.W HaMPSHIHE VOLUNTEERS, 
 
 Before Richmond, 18 Nov. 1864. 
 Brig. -Gen. Natt Head, Adjiitant-GenrraJ of New Hampshire. 
 
 General : I have the honor to transmit herein a record of events of 
 my command since 3 Nov. 18<U. Received orders at 9 p.m. 2 Nov. to put ray 
 command in oi'der for march Immediately ; tAvo days' rations, " coolved or 
 uncooked," all camp and garrison equipage and regimental teams to be 
 taken along. My regiment was at this time in picket line, but were relieved 
 and returned to camp at 2 a.m. 3 Nov. At 4 a.m., two hours later, moved 
 with column of Second Brigade, First Division, Tenth Army Corps, to Deep 
 Bottom. The night had been cold and rainy, and the march, though short, 
 was rough on account of the mud. About 5 p.m. went on board transports, 
 and arrived at Fort Monroe about 3 p.m. 4 Nov. Thei-e were transferred to 
 the Steamer United St(Ue.'<. On this transport were four regiments — Thir- 
 teenth Indiana, Seventh Connecticut, Seventh and Third New Hampshire. 
 The accommodations for the men were insutticient, and as a consequence 
 they were literally packed, many being obliged to stand or sit up for want of 
 room to lie down. On the morning of the 5th we got under way at daylight, 
 arriving in New York Harbor at 1 p.m. Sunday, the 6th. At 9 p.m. we dis- 
 embarked at Fort Richmond on Staten Island and marched to the barrack 
 streets; but as the rooms of the houses were taken up, my command was 
 
N'ov. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 557 
 
 ordered to bivouac in the streets. My men found a wood-pile near, and soon 
 liad fires aiid hot coflce. At 4 a.m., the 7th, to add to our discomfort, a 
 smart rain storm commenced. At 8 a.m., inspection; at 10 a.m., (luarters 
 were found for us inside Fort Richmond, in the stone casemates. These, 
 being almost entirely open at the sides, served only as protection against 
 the rain, but were even colder than the street bivouac. 
 
 At 1 p.^r. I received orders to move immediately, with 100 men of my 
 command, on board transport Westfichh with Light Battery M, Capt. Lang- 
 don, First IT. S. Artillery, taking witli me .5,000 rounds extra ainniunition. 
 Arrived at dock, two days' rations of cottee, hard bread and pork were 
 issued to the command. Judging from the order received, that I was im- 
 mediately to participate in active operations preserving law and order in 
 the city of New York, the purpose for which we had been ordered from our 
 position before i?iclimoiul, I moved my command to meet the emergency, 
 not even taking time to direct my servant to take rations for me, or as much 
 as a towel of my personal baggage. 
 
 On board the Wextjichl we lay oft" Fort Hamilton until dark, when we 
 again crossed to Staten Island, taking on board the One Hundred and 
 Twelfth New York, Thirteenth Indiana and Eleventh Maine, and Avere im- 
 mediately ordered to the pier at foot of 42d Street, to await further orders. 
 All day of the 8th we lay at this point. My books, papers and regimental 
 and all officers' baggage had been left at Fort Richmond, and I found my- 
 self lying idle with nothing to do except to overaAve with our presence 
 those disposed to riot in the city, with the strictest orders not to leave my 
 position without orders. It was a day of sore disappointment to ns all, 
 who had anticipated the privilege of adding our votes to the loyal majori- 
 ties in favor of and confidence in the present administration of our 
 country. 
 
 At 4 P.M. Brig. -Gen. Hawley, commanding the forces from the Tenth 
 Army Corps, came alongside and proposed to take an officer on board his 
 flag-ship and send liim to Fort Richmond for my election papers. I detailed 
 Capt. W. H. Trickey to go. We waited very patiently for his return till 
 dark; but Gen. Hawley was called in another direction, and took Capt. 
 Trickey with him. The captain returned to me about noon next daj'. I 
 have to regret very much that my men were not allowed to express their 
 confidence in the Government by their votes to sustain the present adminis- 
 tration, but am happy to enclose the accompanying certificate from the 
 officers of the command, relieving me from all responsibility of the denial. 
 We remained on the Wi^stlicJd till afternoon of the 11th, when we dis- 
 embarked at Fort Richmond. 
 
 On the I4th we again embarked on the United Stati's, for the Army of 
 the James, arriving at our old camp-ground before Richmond on the evening 
 of the 17th, having been gone fifteen days. 
 
 Of this expedition I have only to state that we have never endured 
 more hardships before the enemy. We have no casualties to mourn ; but 
 hunger, cold and inconveniences generally characterized the whole expedi- 
 tion. I believe I am not disposed to grumble at sacrifices; but I do think it 
 hard to live in New York Harbor three days on raw salt potk and hard bread. 
 This was the extent of my feed and that of my command, and short at that. 
 I have not Avritten the above as a complaint — -such conduct would be 
 unmilitai'y; but for the purpose that you may have a correct record of the 
 history of the command. 
 
 Very respectfully, etc., 
 
 Ja.mks F. Ranulett, 
 Lieut.-CoL, Third Neio Hampshire Vols., Commanding Begiment. 
 
 Note (1887). — The West^fichl is a donble-ender ferry boat, and plies 
 regularly between New York city and Staten Island. (This is also true in 
 1892.) 
 
 On the 7th of November, in Richmond, the rebel congress 
 assembled. President Jefferson Davis sent in a message. It was 
 read. It contained a recommendation that 40,000 (forty thonsand) 
 
558 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Nor.'64. 
 
 slaves be employed in the army ; but not as soldiers, except as a 
 last extremity, and that after the war they be emancipated. This 
 proposition was strongly denounced by the Richmond Examiner. 
 
 THE ELECTION EXCITEMENT. 
 
 On the morrow (the 8th) was to be the Presidential election 
 in New York. And now that we are on the eve of it, we may investi- 
 gate a little to ascertain why we were there, as a part of an armed 
 force, ready to be ordered ashore. We find the following facts : 
 Gen. Dix, Commanding Department of the East, with Headquarters 
 in New York, issued his order on the 4th (his General Order «(]), 
 saying that Gen. Butler had been assigned to duty in his Depart- 
 ment, and would take command of the troops arriving and to arrive, 
 all for duty in the State of New York, to meet existing emergencies. 
 This order was followed next day (5th) by Butler's general order, 
 
 saying that in obedience to 
 orders of the President, he as- 
 sumed command of the troops 
 arriving, etc. He then went 
 on to say: "To correct mis- 
 apprehension ; to soothe the 
 fears of the weak and timid, 
 the nervousness of the ill-ad- 
 vised ; to silence all false ru- 
 mors circulated by bad men for wicked purposes, and to contradict 
 once and for all false statements adapted to injure the Government in 
 the respect and confideuce of the people — the Commanding General 
 takes occasion to declare that troops have been detailed for duty in 
 this district sufficient to preserve the peace of the United States, to 
 protect public property, to prevent incursions into our borders and 
 
 insure calm quiet The soldiers of the United States are 
 
 specially to see to it that there is no interference with the election 
 unless the civil authorities are overcome with force by bad men 
 . . . . They can be a terror to evil doers . . . ." He then went on 
 to promise protection to every man in voting as his conscience 
 dictated. 
 
 This is why we were there. It was surmised and practically 
 expected that thel-e would be rioting in New York and the election 
 interfered with. The precaution, although an extraordinary move, 
 of sending troops for use in case of necessity, was a wise one. They 
 were kept in the background, however; and that means, we were 
 kept on our vessels, ready to be landed at once if circumstances so 
 required ; but the exigency did not arise. 
 
 Why were we there ? We were on the eve of a Presidential elec- 
 tion. The two candidates for the people to choose from were Lin- 
 coln and McClellan. We were in the midst of war. Each candidate 
 was surrounded by his admirers and supporters. The coming contest 
 was a bitter one. There were many who believed Lincoln to be just 
 a little too forbearing in his attitude toward the erring ones on the 
 
Nor. '64.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 559 
 
 other side, aud thought he ought to "brace up" at once or give way 
 to some other man. Scarcely one could be found who doubted 
 his sincerity or honesty of purpose ; but they wanted more vigor 
 and wanted it right off. On the other hand, JVIcClellan had many 
 admirers; and a very large class of what might be termed "sym- 
 pathizers," who, still remembering that he had been removed from 
 the command of the army, when in their opinion he ought not 
 to have been, thought to place him in the Presidential chair 
 as a sort of vindication or reward for his valor ; and this, too, 
 without considering his fitness for the position. The war between 
 these factions waxed hot, and friends were pitted against each other. 
 It was " m?/ candidate " — none others to be considered. The sol- 
 diers' vote, too, was to be a factor. They wei'e permitted to vote in 
 the field, through State Commissioners. Those on furlough, or offi- 
 cers on leave, had their furloughs and leaves extended to cover 
 election day. Those in hospital were granted furloughs, and their 
 transportation, both ways, was furnished by the Quartermaster's 
 Department. The way to fraud, and the temptation to do such, was 
 an inviting one. The agents representing New York State got into 
 some kind of difficulty, either by themselves or through some sub- 
 agent, as there were charges of fraud (bogus votes) and arrests. 
 A military commission in Washington (Gen. Doubleday, President) 
 began the trial on od November of the implicated parties. The 
 State Commissioners asked in vain to have the seized votes turned 
 over to them ; and failing in that they also petitioned in vain for a 
 postponement of the trial till after election. 
 
 Another phase of the times was a threatened incursion into our 
 borders, or rather a series of them. One, the " St. Albans raid," had 
 already taken place, and others were threatened. It was this Gen. 
 Butler meant in using the word "incursion" in his order assuming 
 command in New York. Among the other pomts so threatened were 
 Detroit, Mich. ; Cleveland, O. ; Buffalo and Ogdensburg, N. Y. ; 
 Castine, Me., and other important points on and near the border. 
 As a sample of the despatches sent over the country, one will suffice 
 here : — 
 
 Ogdensburg, N. Y., 5 v.m., 3 Nov. 18()4. 
 
 Threatened raid. A large number of armed men are on the island 
 above and below the place. Many strangers have been in town all day. A 
 raid on the town is feared. Business has been suspended. Everybody is 
 arming. A tug has gone to reconnoitre. Three men have been arrested 
 for firing in the streets. Men and arms have been sent for. 
 
 This sort of thing was keeping the people constanth' stirred up. 
 Still anottier cruel rumor was that on election day the principal cities 
 of the North were to be simultaneousl}' fired and destroyed, and that 
 an ai-med force was coming over the border to release all the rebel 
 prisoners in our hands, notably at Fort Johnson. The Secretary of 
 State telegraphed Mayor Gunther of New York, as follows : — 
 
 Washington, 2 Nov. 18(U. 
 This department has received information from the British Provinces 
 to the ettect that there is a conspiracy on foot to set on fire the principal cities 
 in the Northern States on the day of the Presidential election. It is my duty 
 to communicate this to you. 
 
560 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [iVbr. '64. 
 
 To this the Mayor replied that he had uo fears, but would take 
 precautions ; and if Federal assistance was necessary, he would in- 
 voke it without delay. On that same day Gov. Seymour of New 
 York issued a proclamation, saying "There are no well-grounded 
 fears that the rights of the citizens of New York will be trampled 
 upon at the polls .... the power of the State is ample .... it 
 is the duty of the sheriffs that no military or other organized forces 
 shall be allowed to show themselves in the vicinity of the polls with 
 any view of menacing or intimidating citizens in attendance." 
 
 Does the reader again ask why we were there? Again, let us 
 see another phase of the election. On the 1st of November there 
 was held an immense mass meeting of War Democrats in the Cooper 
 Institute, New York, at noon. Gens. Dix and Sickles were present 
 and participated to the extent of making speeches. Still another 
 and final sample showing the troublous times: "29 Nov. 18(;4, 
 U.S.S. Onondaga,, James River." In a letter thus dated, Lieut. - 
 Comdr. Gushing said he objected to the Navy being used by either 
 party as a political measure. He said commissioners for votes had 
 been on board, but representing only one political party — the Union 
 party ; and if the Democrats had not voted, it was because their 
 party had not given them (the sailors) equal facilities. That quite 
 recently, however, the Democrats had sent their agents on board 
 with ballots; but the latter were printed on the outside, "Union 
 Soldiers' Vote." 
 
 Why were the troops at New York ? The writer has attempted 
 to tell why, but possibly has n't made it clear, and perhaps has n't 
 done it in a way to avoid offence ; but, like Lincoln, he has " malice 
 toward none." 
 
 Having gotten back to our base again, after an absence of ir> 
 days, we on the 18th began anew to fix up camp; and as it seemed 
 to be generally understood that we were to stay there during the 
 winter, measures were instituted at once for getting logs and lumber, 
 to build semi-houses for ourselves. These measures meant labor, 
 and a deal of it too, and continued for several days. 
 
 The War Department ordered on the 2'2d (reaching us probably 
 three or four days later) that officers in the field be permitted to dis- 
 pense with shoulder straps — the designation of rank, however, such 
 as stars, eagles, leaves and bars to be worn ; and they were also per- 
 mitted to wear overcoats like enlisted men. On the night of the 
 same day (Ugh ! it makes one shiver to recall it) water froze to the 
 depth of half an inch, and we had a snow squall ! 
 
 Thanksgiving arrived (24th — one ordered by the President, for 
 mercies) ; but no celebration for or by us. AYork, work ; chop, 
 chop (strictly American chops, served on axes) ; build, build ; — and 
 the day passed and was gone. Every man who was able to go, was 
 sent out at night on picket. We had anticipated something out of 
 the usual course during the day for our stomachs ; but fate was 
 against us. The "goodies" arrived next day (25th), and we ate 
 turkey meat and chicken ditto, and fruit, and so on on the 26th. 
 It is hardly necessary to state that these good things were sent us by 
 friends at the North. 
 
Nov. '64.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 561 
 
 The Ninth Maine, near us, hud a shooting match, on the 2oth ; 
 but the shooting was done in a very methodical manner, resulting in 
 the death of a member of that regiment, who had been sentenced 
 thus by a court-martial. 
 
 A diary sa3^s : " Sunday (27th) : rain; in the woods getting 
 out logs for our house." 
 
 Had we been able to see as far as Folly Island on the 28th, our 
 risibilities would have been on an ascending scale. Fact is, we 
 should have laughed, and all over, too. The sailors and marines — • 
 a detail from the naval squadron — scampered over the sand hills 
 and through the underbrush, " on drill." They were practicing in 
 anticipation of real service of the same kind soon to take place, per- 
 haps. Troops embarked at Hilton Head, and a movement up Broad 
 River was on the tapis ; but a fog nearly spoiled the whole project. 
 They went up the river, however, on the 29th, and landed at Boyd's 
 Neck, the object being to cut the railroad at Pocotaligo (as was also 
 attempted 22 Oct. 1862, the Third New Hampshire being present). 
 The scheme was partially successful. The engagement took place 
 on the 30th at Honey Hill, and the battle takes that name. Honey 
 Hill is about three miles from Grahamville. The troops were the 
 Thirty-second, Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fifth and One Hundred and 
 Second U. S. Colored Troops ; Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Massa- 
 chusetts (colored) ; Fifty-sixth, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh, 
 One Hundred and Forty-fourth and One Hundred and Fifty-seventh 
 New York ; Twenty-fifth Ohio ; 2 companies Fourth Massachusetts 
 Cavalry ; 2 batteries of Third New York Artillery. The navy fur- 
 nished boats, boat-howitzers, sailors, marines, etc., forming a naval 
 brigade. 
 
 Confederate papers say our force was 5,000 and 16 pieces artil- 
 lery. The known loss Avas 740 killed, wounded and missing. Lieut. 
 S. M. Smith, formerly of the Third New Hampshire, Avas an officer 
 in the Thirty-second U. S. Colored Troops. Full particulars of this 
 battle may be found in the Army and Navy Journal of 10th and 17th 
 December 1864. Oen. .John G. Foster was in command of the 
 Department. 
 
 The only incident worthy of mention, ere we part Avith Novem- 
 ber, was the receipt of new drums on the 30th ; and no doubt they 
 got a beatiug soon after. 
 
 38 
 
562 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Xuv.'64. 
 
 SUPPLEiVlENTr. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 279, of the 10th, directed that all leaves of absence 
 and furloughs (the order called both "furloughs") expire on the 
 14th, and all holding such to report at nearest Draft Rendezvous; 
 and the Provost Marshal-General was directed to enforce the order. 
 
 General Order 2<S2, of the 14th (of historic value), was the 
 acceptance, by the President, of Gen. McClellau's resignation of the 
 8th (and received the 10th), as of the 8th. [It will be noted that 
 the date "8th" is same date as the Presidential election. — D.E.] 
 The same order appointed Gen. Sheridan as Major-General (as of 
 the 8th), for gallantry, etc., of himself and troops at Cedar Run 
 19 Oct. 
 
 General Order 286, of the 22d, permitted officers in the field to 
 dispense with shoulder straps and wear in place of them the par- 
 ticular marks of rank; and to wear the overcoats Clike) of enlisted 
 men, and no ornament required on hat, overcoat, or forage cap ; and 
 may dispense with sashes and epaulettes. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 152, of the 5th, made the following changes: 
 Brig. -Gen. E. P. Scammon, from Hilton Head District to District of 
 Florida; Brig. -Gen. J. P. Hatch, from District of Florida to North- 
 ern District; Brig. -Gen. E. E. Potter, from Northern District to 
 Hilton Head District. 
 
 General Order 153, of the 7th, appears to be the result of an 
 investigation as to the conduct of an unsuccessful expedition on 
 the od of the previous July, having for its object the capture of 
 Forts Johnson and Simkins. The forces were : The Fifty-second 
 Pennsylvania, Col. Hoyt ; the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh New 
 York, Maj. Little; and 60 men of the Third Rhode Island Artillery. 
 The censure of the Commanding General (Foster) fell heaviest on 
 the Fifty-second Pennsylvania. Col. Gurney, One Hundred and 
 Twenty-seventh New York, was commanding at Morris Island at the 
 time and had charge of getting up the expedition. (The order is too 
 lengthy for insertion.) 
 
 General Order 154, of the 9th, ordered a census of all persons 
 in the Department, and revoked the prophylactic doses of whiskey 
 and quinine (General Order 108). 
 
 General Order 155, of the 11th, established a free market for 
 the sale of fruit and vegetables at each post, and a guard to be in 
 attendance to keep order. The sales to be from boats and wagons. 
 
 General Order 157, of the 15th, authorized the building of huts, 
 size of wall tents, for the troops during the coming winter, and to 
 be covered with rough split shingles or old canvas or shelter tents. 
 
Xor. '64.] 
 
 THIRD NEAV HAMPSPIIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 563 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for November 1864 are: 
 Total troops, 7,535; cases sick, 1,972; died, 19; cases woimded, 
 314; died, 0. 
 
 The Monthly 
 
 Retiii 
 
 •n 
 
 shows : - 
 
 _ 
 
 
 
 
 Field and 
 
 Staff 
 
 
 
 4 men, 
 
 5 < 
 
 1 
 
 afRcei's. 
 
 Co. A . 
 
 
 
 . 30 " 
 
 
 
 B . 
 
 
 
 
 . 3!) " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 C . 
 
 
 
 
 . 35 " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 D . 
 
 
 
 
 . 44 " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 E . 
 
 
 
 
 . 49 " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 F . 
 
 
 
 
 . 35 " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 G . 
 
 
 
 
 . 40 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 H . 
 
 
 
 
 . 50 " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 I . 
 
 
 
 
 . 51 " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 K . 
 
 
 
 
 . 31 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Present a 
 
 j:u;res«ite 
 
 
 . 408 
 
 23 
 
 431 
 
 Aii'gregate last i 
 
 •eport . . 
 
 . 442 
 
 26 
 
 
 468 
 
 No recruits during the month. 
 
 Gain from "missing in action," 1 (D. S. "Webster of G, now a 
 prisoner of war) . 
 
 Joined from desertion : 2 (E, 1 ; F, 1). 
 
 Capt. Geo. Stearns and 1st Lieut. Parker have been discharged 
 on account of expiration of term. 
 
 2d Lieut. Burbank has been dropped (as an ofHcer) , there having 
 been no ofHcial infoi'mation of his muster. 
 
 Promotions: 2d Lieut. J. S. James of Co. I, to 1st Lieutenant 
 (H) ; 2d Lieut. J. Ackermau of Co. F, to 1st Lieutenant (B). 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of the 
 officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel . . . . 
 Lient.-Col. Randlett . 
 Dr. Biizzell . . . . 
 Dr. lvimt)all . . . . 
 Adjt. Copp . . . . 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn . . . 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 B. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. J. Aclcerman 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Trickey . . . 
 1st Lieut. Woodbury 
 2d Lieut. Donley 
 
 D. Capt. Maxwell . . 
 1st Lieut. McCoy . 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. Capt. Wadlia . . 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge 
 2d Lieut. Atherton 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly . . 
 1st Lieut. Hazen 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 G. No Captain. 
 1st Lieut. White 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Still a prisoner of war. 
 
 Comdg. regiment. 
 
 Detached. 
 
 On duty. 
 
 Absent, wounded. 
 
 Detached. 
 
 Coradg. Co. G. 
 
 Act'g Major. 
 Detached. 
 Comdg. Co. E. 
 Detached. 
 Acting Adjutant. 
 
 Absent, wounded. 
 Absent, wounded. 
 Absent, prisoner of war. 
 Absent, on leave. 
 Sick, in ((uarters. 
 
 Absent, Avounded. 
 
564 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Nov. '64. 
 
 H. Capt. Kirwin Absent, sick. 
 
 1st Lieut. James (J. S.) 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 I. Capt. Hougliton Absent, sick (beyond Ms leave). 
 
 1st Lieut. Hitchcoclv .... Conidg. company. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 K. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Giddings .... Comdg. Co. B. 
 
 [Note. — No data shows K to have any officer in command of it, unless, 
 by inference, Giddings ; and no officer commanding A, even by inference. — 
 D.E.] 
 
 ABCDEFGHIK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 344 5 531344 
 
 Corporals 43043447 4 
 
 Musicians 2 122210211 
 
 AVagoners 1111001111 
 
 Deserted 3 4 112 4 112 9 28 
 
 Discharged for disability 0110101000 4 
 
 Killed or died of wounds 0101010200 5 
 
 Absent in arrest ...010 001000 2 
 
 Prisoners of war ...0000301201 7 
 
 Absent sick or wounded . 14 18 17 21 25 9 26 20 12 16 178 
 
 All others absent ... 5 4 (! 3 4 8 4 8 8 6 56 
 
DECBMBKR, 1864. 
 
 \ECEMBE;R did not make much of a mark ou its initial 
 day. Simply a mail : only this, and nothing more. 
 Our houses ( ! ) were quite well advanced, — in fact, 
 nearly completed ; and there being no special resting- 
 time for a truly willing soldier, we begun to have dress 
 parades and all that sort of thing. 
 
 The Tenth and Eighteenth Corps were ordered discon- 
 tinued on the od ; but we did n't get the order till the 5th, 
 when we found the Tenth (our) Corps merged into the Twenty-fourth, 
 a new corps ; and the Twenty-fourth on the extreme right of the 
 line. (See General Order discontinuing Tenth and Eighteenth Corps. ) 
 Gen. Butler did not mean that the morals of the officers should 
 fall off. On the 5th he ordered that no officer should borrow 
 money of an enlisted man, and that all such debts be paid at next pay 
 day ; and furthermore, should a new offence be committed, it would 
 probably result in his dismissal. The idea of abridging auj' man's 
 right to borrow money! Why not say, "He has no rights at all — 
 to breathe, to swear, to trade, to think"? The Avriter has in mind 
 now an officer of the Third New Hampshire, who, Avhen with that 
 noble body, said to one of his men, who tremblingly said, " I think" 
 so and so: "Think! think! ! why, man alive, what right have you 
 to think ? I am hired expressly to think for you ! " We '11 return to 
 our story. The borrowing went right on just the same, only more 
 covertly. 
 
 Our regimental baggage arrived from Norfolk on the 6th (prob- 
 ably what was sent there when we started on our Mrginia campaign, 
 in May last) . 
 
 In the Department of the South, on the Gth and 7th, further 
 efforts were made to cut the railroad communications ; and there ap- 
 pears to have been an action at Tulitiny Cross Roads; but it Avas 
 almost wholly a naval movement. 
 
 On the 7th, also, was received the first intimation of the approach 
 of Sherman. Admiral Dahlgren, in his ]\Iemoirs, says: "Cut the 
 bridge, and can see and hear cars. Roclcets seen last night, in the 
 direction of Savannah, and hope it was Sherman answering rockets 
 sent up." 
 
 We got orders to move on tlie 7th, with two days' rations, in 
 light marching order. Those of us who were not on picket on the 
 previous night had to go on that duty at night. 
 
 (.-6->) 
 
566 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_Der. '64. 
 
 Ou the lOtli we had a novelty for a sensation. Corpl. Gam- 
 mon of Co. K captured, alive, a rebel lieutenant, who had accidentally 
 wandered into our lines while scouting. For this piece of gallantry, 
 Gammon was permitted to keep the crestfallen rebel's sword and 
 belt. The enemy pressed our lines all day and drove in the cavalry. 
 Our regiment was in the trenches, ready to fight or run, as occasion 
 required. 
 
 The writer finds himself irresistibly drawn toward the Depart- 
 ment of the South, looking after Sherman ; and at the risk of the 
 reader's censure, will again fiy South. A message received the 12th, 
 from the right wing of Sherman's army, signed by Gen. O. O. 
 Howard, and written in pencil on a scrap of paper, dated the 9th, 
 near Savannah Canal, said: "We have met with perfect success 
 thus far. Troops in fine spirits, and near by." This was received 
 by Gen. Foster and Admiral Dahlgreu, in Foster's steamer, a little 
 while after breakfast. One cau hardly write of these matters and 
 be calm. Sherman came. Fort McAllister was captured on the 13th. 
 
 We must hasten back to the red soil of Virginia. On the 13th 
 is found the first mention of a Fort Fisher movement. Under that 
 date the Thirteenth New Hampshire Historian says : "Gen. Butler is 
 on his vr&y, with Gen. Weitzel in immediate command, to attack 
 Fort Fisher .... by some considered the strongest fort the enemy 
 has .... the Army of the James furnished .... Gen. Ames' 
 division of the Twenty-fourth Corps, and Gen. Paine's division of 
 the Twenty-fifth Corps (colored), or 6,500, in all. Admiral Porter 
 goes with 37 vessels, — 500 guns, — the most formidable fleet as- 
 sembled for any special expedition during the war." This refers to 
 the first attack, an account of which is given elsewhere. 
 
 Let us fl}' again to the Department of the South, and see what's 
 going on there. At 8 a.m. on the 14th, Admiral Dahlgren received 
 the following : — 
 
 U.S.S. Dandelion, Ogeechee River, 10.30 p.m., 13 Dec. 
 We carried Fort McAllister by assault this 5 p.m., and I caine down to 
 this boat expecting to meet you. I want the army rations sent up Ogeecliee 
 to Kings Bridge, and will try to meet you before assaulting Savannah. I 
 have possession of all roads and the river above the city, and Savannah is 
 our game. I Avant ten 30-pounder Parrotts and ammunition, good charts, 
 and Gen. Foster to simply prevent the escape of the garrison and inhabitants 
 of Savannah from getting away. If occasion otters, let the authorities know 
 that my army is fat and happy and in fine order, having eaten all the turkeys, 
 chickens, sweet potatoes, etc., in Georgia. We have lost onlj' a few and 
 have some 700 prisoners. All well. W. T. Sherman, 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 Dahlgren, Foster and Sherman met the same day. An inspec- 
 tion of Fort McAllister was made on the 15th, and shells were found 
 in front of it, buried in the ground and made into torpedoes. Several 
 men were killed thereby. Sherman made the rebels dig up their own 
 mechanisms. 
 
 Again we return to Virginia. The fleet sailed on the ISth for 
 its rendezvous, 25 miles east of Fort Fisher. Same day Capt. 
 Trickey caught a deserter (James F. Brown of G), who was once of 
 our regiment, was an original man, and then named James Blanchard . 
 
Dec. '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 567 
 
 He was discharged in May l.sr)2 for deafness (supposably feigned), 
 and 21 Dec. 1803 came to the regiment at Morris Ishiud as a substi- 
 tute recruit. He was known at once. He deserted at Wilcox Land- 
 ing, Va., 25 June 1804, while on detail after water. He was dis- 
 covered to have again enlisted, aud in the Forty-seventh New York, 
 where he was found. 
 
 South Carolina again. Shermau and Dahlgren conferred as to 
 pushing Foster to the railroad, while the navy pitched into Savannah. 
 There were five men shot for desertion on the 21st, in our Corps; 
 but we are glad to record, not of our regiment. They were shot 
 simultaneously, and were buried where they fell, and without coffins. 
 This is war; but we are fortunately nearmg its close. The grip that 
 Sherman had got was causing a choking sensation, and was the be- 
 ginning of the end. 
 
 Our forces in South Carolina again were considerably shaken up 
 on the 21st, by a painful rumor that the rebel Commodore Tatnall 
 (we heard of him in Nov. 1861 at Port Royal) was to attempt to run 
 out from Savannah. There was a gale blowing ; but the Nantucket., 
 Pawnee and Winoyia were sent into the Savannah River. As Dahl- 
 gren's flagship, the Harve.st Moon., had got into the mud in Warsaw 
 Sound, Dahlgren and Sherman took barge to Ossabaw Sound, there 
 meeting a tug with dispatches — Savannah abandoned. 
 
 Again Vn-ginia. Lieut. -Col. Randlett, with a few men to assist, 
 went to where the body of Lieut. -Col. Plimpton was first buried, and 
 took it up. He started North with the body on the evening of the 
 25th, leaving Capt. Trickey in oommand of the regiment. 
 
 Admiral Dahlgren went up the Savannah River with the Wissa- 
 hicJcon and Winona and the tugs, and anchored near and below the 
 obstructions, about 4 p.m. on the 22d. On the 2?)d the}^ went up 
 to the city in a tug, Sherman having entered promptly with troops. 
 Sherman was at the private house of a Mr. Green. 
 
 On Christmas Day we were visited by Gen. Natt Head, Adjutant- 
 General of New Hampshire ; and glad we Avere to see him. He was 
 a very popular man with all New Hampshire soldiers. He was 
 accompanied by Geo. Hutchins and others of Concord. Our camp 
 was near the New Market Road. The order of several days ago, to 
 be ready to move, was undoubtedly in anticipation of sending us 
 with the expedition to Fort Fisher. We had no special celebration 
 of Christmas, but did have a very pleasant time with our Concord 
 visitors. One diary has it that this party was the "Governor's Staff." 
 
 The deserter referred to the 18th was shot for the offence on 
 the 2r)th. Brown was his name; an account of his crime, etc., will 
 be found elsewhere. 
 
 The glorious news of the fall of Savannah reached us the 26th ; 
 and such shouting, such antics, such cap-throwing, etc., never was 
 before heard or seen. 
 
 Admiral Dahlgren and Gen. Sherman consulted at Savannah on 
 the afternoon of the 26th. Sherman's plan was to fortify the cit}'^, 
 and to draw Avell back from the seacoast and pounce upon the interior ; 
 but not before New Year's. Dahlgren received notice from the fleet 
 
PHfERSBUKG 
 A CEM BUTLERS uSe^ 
 
 [Note. — The above map is the result of a personal visit to Bermuda Hundred, 
 Sept., 1892, hy Lieuts. Brown and Porter and the writer. — D. E.] 
 
 (568) 
 
Dec. '64.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 56^ 
 
 off Charleston that the rebel irou-clads were about to make a little 
 run down to the fleet; and Dahlgreu went up, getting there the 29th, 
 at 7 A.M. 
 
 On the evening of the 29th a lot of raw recruits were received 
 from New Hampshire — 123 was said to have been the number. 
 During the 29th the Nantucket and Passiac arrived off Charleston, 
 making 7 monitors in all. 
 
 The troops were arriving back from Fort Fisher on the 30th. 
 The month and the year also pass out without incident, except such 
 as is attached to the Fort Fisher matter; and that has separate 
 treatment. 
 
 SUPPLExMENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT AVAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 297, of the 3d, made the following important 
 changes in the Army of the James : Tenth Army Corps and Eighteenth 
 Army Corps to be discontinued. The white infantry of the Tenth 
 and Eighteenth to be the Twenty-fourth Army Corps. The colored 
 troops to be the Twenty-fifth Army Corps. The Corps Staff and 
 artillery of the Eighteenth to belong to the Twent}'- fourth Army 
 Corps ; and the Corps Staff' and artillery of the Tenth to belong to 
 the Twenty-fifth Army Corps. Maj.-Gen. E. O. C. Ord assigned to 
 command of the Twent}'- fourth Arni}^ Corps, and Maj.-Gen. Godfrey 
 AYeitzel to the Twenty-fifth Army Corps. 
 
 General Order 299, of the 7th, provided for distributing articles 
 of clothing and other necessaries issued by the Government, or con- 
 tributed to prisoners of war, through Col. John E. Mulford, Agent of 
 Exchange of Prisoners of War, at Fort Monroe. The order appointed 
 two officers, with alternates, then prisoners of war, to act for the 
 Government. 
 
 General Order 301, of the 19th, said every officer and man able 
 to do duty was wanted at once in the field, " . . . . and thus fill up 
 the ranks, strengthen the armies and aid the patriotic and gallant 
 troops, now smiting the reeling enemv with victorious blows." 
 
 General Order 302, of the 21st", was a call for 300,000 men. 
 
 General Order 30."), of the 27th, directed that a paymaster be 
 stationed at each draft rendezvous. All money exceeding $20.00 
 to be taken from recruits when they arrived. Balance to be drawn 
 when they arrived at regiment. At small rendezvous an oflScer may 
 be detailed to act as paymaster in such cases. A pass-book to be 
 given the soldier, representing the amount taken from him. 
 
 General Order 300, of the 27th, placed all the U. S. General 
 Hospitals under the Surgeon-General, and directed that no enlisted 
 man fit for field service be detailed for duty in any capacity in such 
 hospitals ; but men of the companies of the Second Battalion of the 
 
570 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 {Dec. '64. 
 
 Veteran Reserve Corps to be detailed for guards, attendants, nurses, 
 cooks, etc., at such hospitals, either with or without officers (of the 
 Veteran Reserve Corps) accompanying. 
 
 General Order 307, of the 29th, directed the Quartermaster to 
 furnish coffins and other reasonable and proper facilities for burial of 
 officers who died in hospitals, upon requisition of the medical officer 
 in charge. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 (The orders are mostly promulgations of General Court-Martial 
 cases.) 
 
 Several staff officers reported at various times during the month, 
 from other Departments, being ordered to the Department of the 
 South by War Department Orders or from Headquarters of the 
 Army. 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for December 1864 are: 
 Total troops, 6,715; cases sick, 1,423; died, 49; cases wounded, 
 288; died, 13. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 4 men, 5ofHcers. 
 
 Co. A 29 " 1" 
 
 B 40 " 1 " 
 
 C 34 " 3 " 
 
 • D 45 " 2 " 
 
 E 49 " 3 " 
 
 F 34 " 2 " 
 
 G 41 " 1 " 
 
 H 48 " 2 " 
 
 I 51 " 1 " 
 
 K 31 " 1 " 
 
 Unassigned Recruits . .123 
 
 Present aggregate . . . 529 22 551 
 
 ^ Aggregate list report. . .408 23 431 
 
 ABCDEFGH IK Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 3445442344 
 
 Corporals 3314 3 33664 
 
 Musicians 2122210211 
 
 Wagoners 1111001111 8 
 
 Deslirted 1010010000 3 
 
 Absent in arrest ...1100121000 6 
 
 Prisoners of war : E, 1 ; Col. Bedel. 
 
 Died of disease : H, 1. Executed: G, 1. 
 
 Discharged for disability : F, 2. Term expired : A, 1. 
 
 Corp. Chas. H. Berry of Co. H has been promoted to Com- 
 missary Sergeant, vice Com.-Sergt. G. B. Bingham, commissioned 
 as Regimental Quartermaster. 
 
 One man of D (James Powers), previously reported as "killed 
 in action," proves to be alive and now in Camp Parole, Annapolis, 
 wounded. Another man (Geo. W. Atwood of G), previously 
 reported as " missing in action," is found to be at Camp Parole, sick. 
 
Dec. '64.'] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 571 
 
 Five have joined from desertion : A, 1 ; B, 1 ; F, 2 ; Gr, 1 . 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of the 
 officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Eedel Still reported as prisoner of war (pa- 
 roled this montli). 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett .... <Jn a 2.5 days' leave. 
 
 Dr. Buzzell Detached. 
 
 Dr. Kimball Un duty. 
 
 No Adjutant. 
 
 Lieut. Bingham On duty (Regtl. Quartermaster) . 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 (Apparently no otHcer in command.) 
 
 B. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Ackerman. . . . Sick in quarters. 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Trickey Comdg. regiment. 
 
 1st Lieut. Woodbury 
 2d Lieut. Donley . 
 
 D. Capt. Maxwell . . 
 1st Lieut. McCoy . 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. Capt. Wadlia . . 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge 
 2d Lieut. Atlierton 
 
 E. 
 
 Detached. 
 Comdg. Co. 
 Detached. 
 Acting Adjutant. 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly . . 
 1st Lieut. Hazen . 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 G. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. White Absent, wounded 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 H. Capt. Kirwin Absent, sick. 
 
 1st Lieut. J. S. James . . . Sick in quarters. 
 
 Absent, wounded. 
 Detached service, Concord, N.H. 
 Paroled, at Camp Parole [actually in 
 Officers' Hospital, Annapolis. — D.E.] 
 On duty. 
 
 Absent (ordered to appear before Mili- 
 tary Commission at Washington). 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Hitchcock 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Giddings 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Losses : Officers 
 
 Comdg. company 
 
 Comdg. Co. B. 
 
 -Adjt. Copp discharged on account expira- 
 tion of term; Capt. Houghton, dismissed (and same revoked. See 
 explanation in his Personal) . 
 
 SPENCER CARBINE. 
 
[Note. — The mounted oflBcer should have appeared in March or April, 1864, while 
 the regiment was mounted. — D. E.] 
 
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JANUARY, 1865. 
 
 ^EW YEAR'S DAY again — our fourth one in the army; 
 and still the rebels had their arms in their hands. Fort 
 Fisher news reached the Department of the South on 
 that day, to the effect that the fort had been silenced ; 
 but the army, having deemed it too strong to assault, 
 had gone back to Hampton Roads. Fleet Capt. Breeze 
 was the conveyor of this bit of news. Sherman and Dahl- 
 gren consulted about it, and the subject of a part of Sherman's 
 army being sent up at once to take the fort was discussed ; but 
 finally Sherman decided he would not divide his ai'my. 
 
 Our recently- arrived recruits (substitutes) knew that it was 
 New Year's, and also meant that the rest of us should know it. 
 Several of these interesting chaps got fighting drunk, and made 
 things lively till overpowered by military rules and orders. 
 
 About 11 A.M., on the 3d, we got marching orders. The order 
 for our departure stipulated that we should take only efficient men. 
 The last lot of recruits had not yet received arms, and they and the 
 non-combatants and sick were left behind. The effective force con- 
 sisted of about one hundred men only, with about six officers, and 
 was commanded by Capt. Trickey (Lieut.-Col. Randlett being ab- 
 sent on leave). The headquarters of the regiment was considered 
 as having departed, and those left behind were considered a detach- 
 ment and were so reported. They were commanded by 1st Lieut. 
 John S. James. After the capture of Fort Fisher, this detachment 
 was moved to North Carolina and joined the regiment, as will be 
 shown in its proper place. 
 
 By noon we were off — we had n't much to pack ; and by night 
 we found ourselves at Bermuda Landing, having crossed the pontoon 
 at Deep Bottom. Wc were marched into the woods in a driving 
 snow-storm, for shelter. Bivouacked for the night — and 't was cold, 
 very cold, that night. How we did wish the war was over and we at 
 home ! The weather did not deter us from querying as to where we 
 were going. We found that the Second Division of the Twenty- 
 fourth Corps (which included us) was to go to Fort Fisher, if we 
 could get there. AVe had five days' rations. We also learned that 
 Hoke's (rebel) division, which had been to Fort Fisher to repel But- 
 ler, had returned and were now in our front again, before Richmond. 
 The fact that it snowed all night must not be lost sight of. During 
 the 4th the troops began to embark. 
 
 (573) 
 
574 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Jan. '65. 
 
 The Third New Hampshire was turned out about 2 a.m. on the 
 5th, to embark on the Steamer Gen. Lyons. Our companions on the 
 steamer were the Seventh New Hampshire boys, and we enjoyed each 
 other's society very much. By 5 a.m. we were all on board, and the 
 Gen. Lyons pulled out into the stream and anchored, with other 
 transports, to give room for others at the wharf. At sunrise we 
 were off for Fort Monroe, arriving there about 5 p.m., and anchored. 
 We lay there about twelve hours, during which great activity was 
 manifest on all sides. Gen. Terry was in command. We were 
 pleased at that, and were ready to go wherever he said. Our confi- 
 dence in him was unbounded. The fleet was an enormous one, and 
 every kind of a vessel was in it — large and small, steam and sail, 
 armed and unarmed, side- wheelers, propellers and tugs. 
 
 We were off very early on the 6th, steaming out to sea and 
 in a southerly dii'ection. Cape Henry was passed at 7.30. The sea 
 was very rough and rapidly growing more so. We were apparently 
 going right into a storm. The wind was practically dead ahead, and 
 the gale got its high heels on during the night. Next morning (7th) 
 we were still heading the same way, but apparently not gaining 
 much. Sea-sickness prevailed during the night to an alarming extent. 
 No attempt will here be made to describe the scenes on board. The 
 gale continued, but not so forcibly ; and we continued our course 
 and with greater success. During the night of the 9th the gale got 
 on its high heels again, and kicked over the stove in the cabin. 
 
 On the morning of the 8th, fortunately perhaps, we arrived off 
 Beaufort, N. C, the appointed rendezvous. The sea was so rough 
 we could not anchor, but cruised about, laying off and on all day, 
 
Jan. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 575 
 
 waiting for orders. We were in sight of Porter's fleet (naval). 
 There seemed to be no controlling the gale, for it continued obstrep- 
 erous. We did n't anchor till the next night (the 9th). 
 
 Ou the 10th Gen. Terry ordered the plan of proceeding to the 
 place where we were to take a hand in something or other. We did n't 
 know exactW what that was — except, in a general way, we knew 
 that Fort Fisher was the plum we were to pick if we were able. He 
 directed that the transports follow the naval vessels as follows : — 
 
 GUXBOATS TRANSPORTS 
 
 McClellan by tlie Etitcrpe. 
 
 Livingstone " " Atlantic. 
 
 Verona " " Prometheus. 
 
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 * Hospital vessels. 
 
 The gale started in afresh on the 10th — early, too — and the 
 transports were obliged to put to sea for safety, and cruised about. 
 The sailors prophesied a regular " norther." 
 
 Moved about all night : and a rough night it was. One unfortu- 
 nate man (Charles Brown of Co. D, a substitute recruit) , lost his life. 
 He was on guard, and the probability is that a sudden lurch of the 
 vessel threw him bodily overboard. No one was with him ; but some 
 one saw him disappear; and that was the end of poor Brown. It is 
 said that he had a very large sum of money upon his person, in a 
 mone}' belt — perhaps a thousand dollars. The cry of "Man over- 
 board I" resounded tliroughout the ship at half-past two, making the 
 cold chills go up and down one's spinal column in a fearfully rapid 
 manner ; and 'twas only when they finall}' took refuge in one's marrow 
 that he could rush to the deck, to find that a comrade had gone and 
 was beyond human help. We could do but little else till morning 
 than talk about the sad occurrence. To be sure, the vessel was 
 turned about, and a semi-search made ; but 'twas of no avail, and 
 under the circumstances could not have been otherwise. 
 
 In the morning (11th), we ran in near the shore and anchored, 
 the storm having sufficiently abated. Three days' rations were issued 
 to us during the afternoon, and we were "ordered to be ready to go 
 ashore at a moment's notice. The boys fretted and worried about 
 the storm a great deal. "The delay," said they, "gives them rebels a 
 chance to reinforce, which we can't do." 
 
 On the morning of the 12th we started (tliat is, the fleet) and 
 off we went in higli spirits, the navy leading and the transports 
 following, our brigade bringing up the rear. 
 
 A peep at the Department of the South that da}^ showed the 
 Secretar}' of War there on the Nevada (arrived 9th) ; and with him, 
 for conference and a lunch (with fixin's, of course). Gens. Sherman, 
 Meigs, Foster and Barnard, Admiral Dahlgren, Col. Townsend and 
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 We return to North Carolina and the fleet. The day was fair. 
 The fleet of transports arrived near the place of operations during 
 the night, the fleet of gunboats alreadj^ there having hammered away 
 at Fort Fisher during the previous day. At daybreak (Kith) our 
 gunboats began shelling the Avoods and shore north of the fort, to 
 clear those places of rebels, if any there. The landing began after 
 the shelling had continued about an hour. We were in plain sight of 
 the fort, which presented an appearance never before seen by us. 
 In general appearance it resembled a long row of immense hay- 
 cocks. The landing of the troops occupied the time and attention of 
 everybody while it was in process. This operation was completed 
 about 5 o'clock, after which the gunboats devoted their undivided 
 attention to the fort, pitching in their shells and other missiles of 
 death till long after dark. The Third New Hampshire was desired to 
 go on picket, and the boys consented. They were on dangerous 
 ground, although out of range of the common, ordinary gun, to be 
 sure ; but who knew that we were not walking over torpedoes, or that 
 a masked battery, or a dozen of them, might not open on us during 
 our tour of duty and annihilate us, or worse? We did n't take many 
 naps that night. 
 
 The 14th was occupied by the navy in shelling the fort ; and 
 the Terry wing was busy landing artillery, mules, teams and other 
 warlike playthings. A diary saj^s : "We had an abundance of cap- 
 tured meat today. Drove the enemy away from some houses this 
 forenoon, where they were troubling the men on the beach, and 
 silenced them this afternoon, wounding some. Orders tonight to 
 withdraw the brigade down the beach, but only moved a little way 
 and then on picket again." Another diary says : " We arrived within 
 a mile and a half of the fort today." Still another diary says: 
 "The enemy tried to kick up a muss with our pickets; but we 
 soon silenced them with our seven-shooters." That nigjit, Gen. Terry 
 was said to have gone on board the flag-ship, the Malvern^ to arrange 
 full details for the fight which we all felt certain was to come ofl' 
 the next day. 
 
 The 15th of January, 18(55, arrived. The writer finds himself 
 confronted by a plethora of data as to the doings of that memorable 
 day. It is a great story — that of Fort Fisher — ami needs careful 
 selection, judicious pruning and a peculiar skill for presenting the 
 various parts and parcels in a readable, truthful, fairly stated, reliable 
 story. The writer finds himself a little short of thus being fully 
 endowed. He is, however, in for it, and will say in brief that the 
 matter has been carefully prepared. 
 
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578 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRP: REGIMENT. [Jan. '65. 
 
 KoRT Fisher. 
 
 A cursory desci-iption of the fort, and its value to the Con- 
 federacy, will first be of interest. It was located on the southerly 
 end of a long and narrow spit of land, lying on the easterly side of 
 the entrance to Cape Fear River, the latter being the highway, by 
 water, to Wilmington. There was a pretence, to be sure, of block- 
 ading this port, but to no purpose. It was notoriously true that 
 blockade-runners went in and out, almost at will, with the result to 
 be expected : the rebels traded all they chose, and Wilmington was 
 their chief port of entry. 
 
 In general shape, looking at it from a more southerly point, the 
 fort looked like an immense figure 7 ; while a view from the other 
 point — say from the point of attack — had one been "up in a 
 balloon," the appearance would have been like a huge letter L. The 
 fort was not a continuous work, but rather a series of works, and a 
 bird's-eye view resembled a row (shaped as described) of immense 
 hay-cocks. The top of the 7 — or the bottom of the L — formed 
 the land face, which was the point of approach and attack, while the 
 longer i-emaiuing part formed the sea face. Along the land front 
 (which practically extended from Cape Fear River to the sea) was 
 a strong palisade (some call it a stockade), extending from water to 
 water, near the center of which was a sally-port. At the extreme 
 point of the spit of land was Fort Buchanan, a strong work ; while 
 opposite to it (across the mouth of tlie river) lay Fort Caswell, of 
 no mean calibre. At the extreme southerl3' point of the fort itself 
 was an extra large work called the Mound Battery. With this gen- 
 eral description, the reader must for the present be content, as he 
 will obtain further descriptions in the account itself at various points 
 of its narration. 
 
 It is next to impossible to write a chapter on Fort Fisher, and 
 not include in it both attacks, Gen. Butler, the powder-boat, Admiral 
 Porter and Gen. Terry (and the Third New Hampshire, of course) . 
 
 THE POWDER-BOAT. 
 
 Whenever Fort Fisher is mentioned, as a war matter, there 
 seems to be inseparably connected withit that ghoul of a powder- 
 boat, which has caused so many blessings (!) to be rained down on 
 Gen. Butler's head. But how many know the facts? Not one in a 
 hundred, probably — and never will unless they investigate. The 
 simple and really lonesome fact that he tried to take Fort Fisher by 
 blowing up a boat near it, filled with powder, is simply accepted 
 instanter as an evidence that Gen. Butler was a fool. But he was n't. 
 Why should he think that such an explosion would dismount the guns 
 of Fort Fisher, and that result be tantamount to taking the fort? 
 He had very good reasons, as will be shown. Right here let it be 
 
Jan. '^5.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 579 
 
 understood, the writer is not attempting to take care of Gen. Butler. 
 Gen. Butler always did and always will take care of himself. The 
 cause for his opinion as to the effect of a powder explosion occurred 
 on the 1st day of the previous October, at Erith, P^ngland. On that 
 day there were two barges, presumably side by side, laden with 
 powder — one hundred and fifty thoxsand jjoands ; and it accidentally 
 exploded, with fearful effect. The noise was heard for over ninety 
 miles, and people over twenty-five miles distant thought it was an 
 earthquake. Grant's mine at Petersburg had only fourteen thou- 
 sand pounds of powder — less than one-tenth of the quantity at 
 Erith. His explosion blew up a regiment of infantry and a battery 
 of artillery. At Erith, twelve persons were killed and over twenty 
 wounded. The embankment of the river (artificial iu part) was blown 
 away for the space of one hundred yards ; but the tide being for- 
 tunately low at the time, repairs were quickl}' made and the sub- 
 mersion of the adjacent countr}^ averted. Buildings that covered 
 acres were blown down, and became heaps of brick, dirt and timber. 
 The estimated value of the buildings and other property destroyed 
 was five millions of dollars. At Woolwich, four miles oft", a shower 
 of letters came down. Animals and birds were seriously affected, 
 being struck motionless, and then on recovering becoming almost 
 wild with frenz}'. A human finger fell at Deptford, about three 
 miles off ; and in the Crystal Palace, in London, mau}^ paintings 
 were thrown down and several doors forced opeu. 
 
 Can any one wonder that, if powder exploded by accident 
 caused such injury, that Gen. Butler or any one else should arrive at 
 the conclusion that the same effect substantial!}' would be produced 
 if any large quantitj' of powder should be exploded intentionally? 
 We trow not. The information of that famous explosion was her- 
 alded all over the world, and commented on by all, more particularly 
 by scientific men. Is it strange that any man with conunon sense — 
 and Gen. Butler has been considered so endowed — should wish to 
 experiment where the chances of success were almost certain? He 
 talked the matter over with men of sense, — men of war, with Grant 
 himself, — and was permitted to try it. It failed ; but why ? Let 
 us see, and at same time see whether the Government was committed 
 to the experiment. 
 
 23 Nov. 1864, there assembled, in the evening, at Washington, 
 at the residence of Capt. Wise : Gen. Dyer, Col. Maynadier and Maj. 
 Benton, of the U.S. Army; Lieut. -Comdr. Aulick, Lieut. -Comdr. 
 Jeffers and Lieut. -Comdr. Ives, of the U. S. Navy. The}' discussed 
 the powder-boat proposition ; and it was unanimously decided that, 
 taking into consideration the great importance of the question, 
 and the advantage to be derived from a successful result as compared 
 with the outhi}' of means necessary to make the experiment, the 
 effort should be made by exploding a mass of 300 tons of gunpowder 
 in a vessel as near the earthworks on Federal Point as it might be 
 possible to go. Powder for the boat was brought from as far away 
 as Boston, Mass., on the Steamer George ShaUuck, which stopped at 
 
580 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '65. 
 
 Brooklyn to take an additional supply- From reading the various 
 telegrams for supply of powder, the writer has fully ceased to doubt 
 that the Government was in earnest about getting it ready. 
 
 [NoTK.^ — 10 Jan. 1893 : At this point in the reading of the printer" f< proofs 
 by the writer, the press announces the sudden death of Gen. Butler. This par- 
 ticular story of Fort Fisher was written some tliree years ago and prior to 
 the announcement by Gen. Butler that he would soon issue a boolv contain- 
 ing the story of his life. That boolv the writer has not yet read. — I). E.] 
 
 The powder-boat left Beaufort Landing the morning of 18 Dec. 
 1864 ; but although ready 24 hours before, she had been delayed by 
 a heavy swell, etc., and arrived off Fort Fisher just after dark of the 
 18th. The boat was known as the Louisiana, and was an iron pro- 
 peller of 295 tons, 150 ft. long, 22 ft. beam, 8 to 8^ ft. draught when 
 laden, and was formerly in the Atchafalaya cotton trade. The masts 
 were removed. There were three clocks and six slow matches 
 arranged in nine different places. The officer who arranged the 
 fuses and clocks ( Lieut. -Comdr. Jeffers) said that results of no value 
 would be obtained by an explosion primarily caused by setting the 
 vessel on fire ; and he is of the opinion that the explosion was so 
 caused, and argues that the three successive explosions heard were 
 those of the deck-house, the after holds, and, lastly, the berth deck. 
 He also says a part of the programme was to have the vessel 
 grounded ; but it Avas at anchor. It must be borne in mind that 
 those who prepared the vessel did not have charge of the explosion 
 of it — in fact more powder was put in after the exploding prepara- 
 tions were completed. Lieut. -Comdr. .Jeffers met the other party; 
 and the whole arrangement was explained and drawings furnished. 
 The vessel had 185 tons on board when it left Norfolk; but more 
 was added at Beaufort. Maj. T. J. Rodman, of the Ordnance Depart- 
 ment, who had charge of the slow matches, fully agrees with Lieut. - 
 Comdr. Jeffers in his theory fi,nd explanation of the three explosions. 
 
 The "Gomez" fuse was used: a thin tape-like strip, through 
 which it was calculated fire would pass with the rapidity of lightning, 
 say a mile in four seconds, so as to explode the whole mass at once, 
 by clock-work, etc. It was said that the whole cargo of 215 tons 
 was not exploded at once, but by successive discharges, and a large 
 proportion blown away without actually igniting, and that the fire 
 set to the vessel actually set oft" the powder, instead of the nicely- 
 arranged clock-work and fuse. 
 
 As to the explosion, the officer in charge of it said the explosion 
 took place 22 minutes after the time had expired for the clock to set 
 it off, and that he heard four distinct explosions, while another officer 
 (Capt. Breeze) says he heard but two. 
 
 If one desires to see a list of the volunteer crew of the Louisiana 
 he may find it in "Porter's Naval History," page 695. 
 
 Fort Fisher was the subject of Congressional investigation, 
 being referred to the Committee on the Conduct of the War, 12 Jan. 
 1865. They were to " inquire into the causes of the failure of the late 
 expedition," etc. At that date, reference could only be as to what 
 
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 was known as the first expedition, under Gen. Butler. The Com- 
 mittee, however, could not have "ot to work ere the second expedition 
 had been successful (15th) ; and as the two expeditions were so 
 closely connected as to almost defy any attempt to set aside particu- 
 lars as to the latter, the Committee embraced both and so reported. 
 
 The Committee gathered and, later, diffused a deal of valuable 
 information, obtained as testimony. It appears that the scheme of 
 capturing Fort Fisher was talked of as early as 1862, by the Navy 
 Department ; but the military authorities did not think the army in 
 such condition as would warrant the sparing of the necessary troops, 
 until the summer of 1864. Gen. Grant thought he would be able by 
 the first of October to furnish whatever was necessary. Vice-Admiral 
 Farragut was selected for the naval force, but his ill-health prevented ; 
 and Rear Admiral Porter was substituted, being transferred from the 
 Mississippi squadron to the North Atlantic blockading squadron for 
 that purpose. Gen. Gillmore was the first choice of the War De- 
 partment; but Gen. Grant objected; and Gen. Weitzelwas assigned 
 to the command of the army force. 
 
 The original intention was to assemble the fleet and forces at 
 Port Royal, to deceive the rebels into a belief that the force was 
 aimed at Charleston ; but that intention never took form, as the entire 
 assembling was done at Hampton Roads. They remained there so 
 long that even the rebels themselves knew all about it, and the " sur- 
 prise " that Gen. Grant desired was wholly out of the question. 
 
 The Committee, after hearing the testimony of Gen. Butler 
 himself, that of Gens. Grant, Comstock, Weitzel, Admiral Porter, 
 Fleet-Capt. Breeze and others, said: " . . . . In conclusion, your 
 Committee would say, from all the testimony before them, that the 
 determination of Gen. Butler not to assault the fort seems to have 
 been fully justified by all the facts and circumstances, then known 
 or afterwards ascertained." 
 
 Gen. Weitzel appears to have differed with Gen. Butler in only 
 one particular, and that was that had he seen the instructions sent 
 to Gen. Butler by Gen. Grant, he would have so construed them as 
 to be required to remain on shore and intrench. Gen. Butler, on the 
 other hand, says he effected no landing. He considered the landing 
 of a part of his troops was not in effect a landing, as they could 
 have very easily been driven off, or in the event of a storm his source 
 of supply would have been driven to sea. In his official report he 
 says Gen. Grant's instructions did not contemplate a siege, as his 
 force was not supplied either with siege trains or supplies for such a 
 contingency. 
 
 Gen. Butler attributes the non-success of the expedition chiefly 
 to the delay of the navy, and consequent opportunity to reinforce by 
 Hoke's division from Bermuda Hundred, the unsuccessful explosion 
 of the powder-boat, the declination of Porter to run a gunboat or 
 two by the fort and up into the river, a la Mobile, a la New Orleans. 
 Even Gen. Weitzel says Gen. Grant said to him, that it was to be 
 another Mobile affair. 
 
582 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jon. '65. 
 
 GEN. WHITING S ANSWtmS. 
 
 Gen. Butler's twenty-four questions to Gen. Whiting, and the 
 replies thereto, are so valuable that, at the risk of being considered 
 prolix, the writer gives below the substance of the more important 
 replies. Gen. Whiting was mortally wounded, in hospital at Fort 
 Columbus, N. Y., and nigh unto death, passing away a few days 
 later. His letter is dated 28 Feb. 18G5. Gen. Butler obtained 
 these replies for a purpose, and that purpose was to prove himself 
 justified in not staying on shore and intrenching. Lieut. Davenport 
 of his Staff was the medium of correspondence. These questions 
 and answers were submitted to the Committee, and in their report 
 they quoted freely fiom them. 
 
 The force in the fort on the 16th, 17th and 18th December con- 
 sisted of five companies of the Thirty-sixth North Carolina and 
 Adams' Light Battery: 667 in all. The other five companies of 
 the Thirty-sixth North Carolina had been sent South. There were 
 about 800 reserves at Sugar Loaf, five miles away. Hoke's division 
 arrived at Wilmington and pushed on to Sugar Loaf during the 
 (first) attack. 
 
 The casualties (Confederate) were as follows: First day — 
 killed none; wounded: 1 mortally, 3 severely, 19 slightly: total, 23. 
 Five gun carriages disabled. Second day — killed, 3 ; wounded : 9 
 mortally, 6 severely, 28 slightly: total, 4;;. The damage done was 
 but slight, including 1 10-inch, 1 8-inch and 2 32-pounder carriages 
 and 1 10-inch gun disabled, all of which were repaired during the 
 night. The garrison was in no instance driven from its guns, and 
 fired slowly 662 shot and shell. Was able to rest and recruit at 
 night by cessation of bombardment. Reinforced on 23d by 110 
 veteran artillery men of the Tenth North Carolina, 50 sailors, and 
 the Seventh Battalion, Junior Reserves: in all about 250. 
 
 When Union skirmish line w^as in front (under Curtis) the guns 
 and defences of the land front were in perfect order, except two 
 guns disabled on the left ; nineteen guns were in position, the pali- 
 sade in perfect order, and the mines the same, the wires not having 
 been cut. It was not possible for a force of 3,000 or 6,000 men to 
 take the fort by assault. The garrison was in good spirits and ready, 
 and would have had no difficulty in reinforcing or provisioning by 
 the river. 
 
 The force of second assault was nearly double that of the 
 first, but not of so good material. It is a matter of grave charge 
 against Gen. Bragg that he did not capture the whole landed force 
 on 26th Dec. 
 
 The difference between the two bombardments was that the first 
 was a general bombardment not calculated to effect particular dam- 
 age. The second had the definite object of destroying the land de- 
 fences, and the ships were so placed as to destroy by direct and 
 enfilading fire. On that front and the northeast salient the whole 
 enormous fire was poured without intermission, until the slope of 
 the northeast salient was practicable for assault. Not a gun re- 
 
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 niained in position on the approaches, the whole palisade was swept 
 away, communication with the mines cut off, rendering them useless, 
 and the men unable to stand on the parapet during the fire. In the 
 second attack, the fire was continuous through the night, though not 
 so heavy as during the day ; but enough to prevent repairs and keep 
 the garrison from rest aud food. The land guns were all disabled, 
 and the, field pieces, only, were left to depend upon. 
 
 Neither attack was practicable in the presence of the supporting 
 force, provided that force had been under a competent officer. The 
 first force landed ought to have been captured entirely. As for the 
 second, although deriving much greater advantages from the different 
 mode of attack, by the fleet, and though pressed with great vigor, 
 it is due to the supineness of the Confederate general [he refers to 
 Bragg] that it was not destroyed in the act of assault. 
 
 It will be remembered that Admiral Farragut had originally 
 been selected to command the naval force in this expedition. His 
 instructions were given him 5 Sept. 1864 ; but on account of his 
 illness, the same instructions were transferred to Porter. The 
 preparations went on so far as the navy was concerned, and under 
 date of 10 Sept. Gen. Grant wrote Asst. Sec. Fox of the Navy De- 
 partment that he would, as soon as could be spared and the navy 
 ready to co-operate, send a sufficient force silently down the coast, 
 not even allowing the command, except the commanding officer, to 
 know where they were going. 
 
 On the 19th Sept., having been North a few days to New Jersey, 
 Gen. Grant writes again to Asst. Sec. Fox that he has heard that an 
 expedition is being fitted out, that Gillmore is to command it, and 
 thinks it very strange. Also says he learns that the rebels know 
 more about the expedition than he does, or the North either. Saj^s 
 he will be ready for 15 Oct. (high tides and full moon). 
 
 Gen. Weitzel, on being informed by Gen. Grant that he had 
 been selected to command the expedition, in place of Gillmore, went 
 down to Fort Fisher about the 27th or 28th of Sept. in the army 
 gunboat Chaynberlaiu, and lay off there about three days with the 
 blockading fleet, stud^'ing the location and getting information. 
 
 Sec. Welles addressed the President, 2S Oct., concerning the 
 delay, saying, among other things, that the autumn weather, so favor- 
 able for such an expedition, was fast passing away, that the public 
 expected the attack, and the country will be distressed if it be not 
 made. To procrastinate longer, said he, will be to imperil its suc- 
 cess. 
 
 THE FIRST ATTACK. 
 
 "We are about to set before the reader the particulars of the 
 first attack, on Christmas Day, 25 Dec. 1864. The forces were as 
 follows: — 
 
 First Brigade, Brevet Brig. -Gen. N. M. Curtis : On the Steamers 
 C. Thomas aud Weybosset. Of this brigade there landed first, say 
 500 precipitately, aud the rest later and more deliberately. The 
 
584 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '65. 
 
 500 consisted of the One Hundred and Forty-second New York, and 
 about 50 of the One Hundred and Twelfth New York. It was a 
 portion of this brigade that was left on shore till the 27th. The 
 landing was made about three miles north of Fort Fisher, and was 
 under charge of Brig. -Gen. Graham's Naval Brigade. 
 
 Second Brigade, Col. Galusha A. Pennypacker : On Steamers 
 Perrit L. Moore and Idaho. Landed. 
 
 Third Brigade, Col. Louis Bell : On Steamers Baltic and Haze. 
 Landed. 
 
 Sixteenth New York Battery, Capt. Lee : On the Starlight. 
 
 THE OFFICIAL REPORTS. 
 
 We now give the reader the official reports of this first attack ; 
 and as Gen. Butler has been assailed, we give him the first place in 
 the list of such reports. 
 
 Headquarteks Department of Virginia and North Carolina. 
 
 Army of the .Tames, In the Field, .Tan. 3, 1805. 
 
 General : On the 7th Dec. last, in obedience to your orders, I moved a 
 force of 6,500 efficient men, cousistinc: of Gen. Ames' division of tlie 
 Twentj'-fourth Corps, and Gen. Taine's division of the Twenty-fifth 
 Corps, under command of Ma j. -Gen. Weitzel, to an encampment near lier- 
 muda. On the 8th the troops embarked for Fortress Monroe. On tlie Dth 
 (Friday) I reported to l^ear Admiral Porter tliat tlie army portion of tlie 
 conjoint expedition directed aijainst Wihiiington was ready to proceed. 
 We waited there till Saturday the 10th, Sunday the 11th, and Monday the 12th. 
 On the 12th, Rear Admiral Porter inforn)ed me that the naval fleet would 
 sail on the 13th, but would be obliged to put into Beaufort to take on board 
 ammunition for the monitors. The expedition having become the subject of 
 remark, and fearing lest its destination should set to the enemy, in order to 
 divert from it all attention, on the morninij of Tuesday the 13th, at 3 o'clock, 
 I ordered the transport fleet to proceed up the Potomac during the day to 
 Matthias Point, so as to be plainly visible to the scouts and signal men of 
 the enemy on the northen neck, and to retrace their course at night and 
 anchor under the lee of Cape Charles. 
 
 Having given the navy 36 hours start, at 12 o'clock noon of the 14th, 
 Wednesday, I joined the transport fleet off Cape Henry and put to sea, ar- 
 riving at the place of rendezvous off New Inlet, near Fort Fisher, on the 
 evening of the 15th, Thursday. We then waited for the navy Friday the 
 IGth, Saturday the 17th and Sunday the IMth, during which days we had the 
 finest possible weather and the smoothest sea. On the evening of the 18th 
 Admiral Porter came from Beaufort to the place of rendezvous. That 
 evening tlie sea became rough, and on Monday the li)th the wind sprang up 
 freshly, so that it was impossible to laud troops; and by the advice of 
 Admiral Porter, communicated to me by letter, I directed the transport 
 fleet to rendezvous at Beaufort. This was a matter of necessity, because 
 the transport fleet, being coaled and watered for 10 days, had already 
 waited that time, to wit: from the 9th, the day on which we were ready to 
 sail, to the li)th. 
 
 On the 20th (Tuesday), 21st (Wednesday), 22d (Thursday), and 23d 
 (Fridny), it blew a gale. I was occupied in coaling and watering the trans- 
 port fleet at Beaufort. The Baltic, having a larger supply of coal, was 
 enabled to remain at the place of rendezvous with a brigade on board of 
 1,200 men; and Gen. Ames reported to Admiral Porter that he would co- 
 operate Avith him. 
 
 On the 23d I sent Capt. Clark of my Start" from Beaufort on the fast- 
 sailing armed Steamer Chamberlain, to Admiral Porter, to inform him that 
 on the evening of the 24th I would again be at the rendezvous with the 
 
Capt. Henry C. Haxdersox. 
 
 Lieut. Marquis L. Holt. 
 
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 Lieut. -Coi,. Josiaii I. Plimpton. 
 
 Lieut. Lemuel N. Jack.max, 
 
 Adjt. 
 
Jan. '65.-\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 585 
 
 transport fleeb, for the purpose of commencing the attack, the weather per- 
 mitting. At four o'clock on the evening of the 24th I came in sight of Fort 
 Fisher, and found the naval fleet engaged in bombarding it, the powder ves- 
 sel having been exploded on the morning previous, about one o'clock. 
 Through Gen. Weitzel I arranged with Admiral I'orter to commence the 
 landing under cover of the gunboats as earl.y as eight o'clock the next 
 morning, if possible, as soon as the fire of the Half Moon and Flag Pond 
 Hill batteries had been silenced. These are up the shore some two or three 
 miles above Fort Fisher. Admiral Porter was tjuite sanguine that he had 
 silenced the guns of Fort Fisher. He was then urged, if that Avere so, to 
 run by the fort into Cape Fear River ; and then the troops could laud and 
 hold the beach without liability of being shelled by the enemy's gunboats 
 (the Tallahassee being seen in the river). It is to be remarked that Admiral 
 Farragut even had never taken a fort except by running by and cutting it 
 off from all prospect of reinforcement, as at Fort Johnson and Fort Mor- 
 gan, and that no casemated fort had been silenced by naval Are during the 
 war. That if tlie Admiral would put his ships in the river, the army could 
 supply him across the beach, as we had proposed to do Farragut at Fort 
 St. Philip. That, at least, the blockade at Wilmington would be thus 
 effectual, even if we did not capture the fort. To that the Admiral replied 
 that he should probai)ly lose a boat by torpedoes if he attempted to run liy. 
 He was reminded that the army might lose 500 men by the assault, and that 
 his boat Avould not Aveigh in the balance, even in a money point of view, 
 for a moment with the lives of the men. The Admiral declined going by, 
 and the expedition was deprived of that essential element of success. 
 
 At 12 o'clock, noon, of the 25th (Sunday), Capt. Glisson, commanding 
 the covering division of the fleet, reported the batteries silenced and his 
 vessels in position to cover our landing. The transport fleet, following 
 my flag-ship, stood in within 800 yards of the beach and at once commenced 
 debarking. The landing was successfully ett'ected. Finding that the recon- 
 noitring party just landed could hold the shore, I determined to land a force 
 with which an assault might be attempted. Brevet Brig. -Gen. Curtis, who 
 deserves well for his irallantry, immediately pushed up his brigade within a 
 few hundred yards of Fort Fisher, capturiug the Half Moon Battery and its 
 men, who were taken off by the boats of the navy. This skirmish line 
 advanced to within 75 yards of the fort, protected by the glacis, which had 
 been thrown up in such form as to give cover, the garrison being completely 
 kept in their bomb-proofs by the Are of the navy, which was very rapid and 
 continuous, their shells bursting over the work with very considerable 
 accuracy. At this time we lost ten men wounded on the skirmish line by the 
 shells from the fleet. Qnitting my flagship I went on board the Chamberlain 
 and ran in within a few hundred yards of the fort, so that it was plainly 
 visible. It appeared to be a square-bastioned work of very high relief, say 
 15 feet, surrounded by a wet ditch some 15 feet wide. It was protected 
 from being enveloped by an assaulting force by a stockade which extended 
 from the fort to the sea on one side, and from tlie marshes of Cape Fear 
 River to the salient on the other. No material damage to the fort as a 
 defensive work had been done. Seventeen heavy guns bore up the beach, 
 protected from the Are of the navy by traverses 8 or 10 feet high, which 
 were undoulitedly bomb-proof shelters for the garrison. With the garrison 
 kept within their bomb-proofs, it was easy to maintain this position; but 
 the shells of the navy, which kept the enemy in their boml)-proofs, would keep 
 my troops out. When those ceased falling, the parajjct was fully manned. 
 Lieut. Walling, One Hundred and Forty-second New York, pressed uji to the 
 edge of the ditch and captured a flag which had been cut down by a shell 
 from the navy. It is a mistake, as was first reported to me, that any soldier 
 entered the fort. An orderly was killed about a third of a mile from the 
 fort and his horse taken. 
 
 In the meantime the remainder of Ames' division had captured 218 men 
 and 10 commissioned officers of the North Carolina Reserves, and other 
 prisoners. From them I learned that Kirkland's and Ilagood's brigades of 
 Hoke's division had left the front of the Army of the James, near Richmond, 
 
586 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '65. 
 
 and were then within two miles of the rear of my forces, and their skir- 
 misliers were then actually engaged, and that the remainder of Hoke's 
 division had come the nijiht before to Wilmington, and were then on the 
 march, if they had not already arrived. I learned also that these troops had 
 left Richmond on Tuesday, the 20th. Knowing the strength of Hoke's 
 division, I found a force opposed to me, outside of the works, larger than 
 my own. In the meantime the weather assumed a threatening aspect. The 
 surf began to roll in so that the landing became difficult. At this time Gen. 
 Weitzel reported to me that to assault the work, in his judgment, and in 
 that of experienced officers of his command, who had been in the skirmish 
 line, with any prospect of success, was imposSsible. This opinion coincided 
 with ray own ; and much as I regretted the necessity of abandoning the 
 attempt, yet the path of duty was plain. Not so strong a work as Fort 
 Fisher had been taken by assault during the war; and I had to guide me the 
 experience of Fort Hudson, with its slaughtered thousands in the repulsed 
 assault, and the double assault on Fort Wagner, where tliousands Avere 
 sacrificed in an attempt to take a work less strong than Fisher, after it had 
 been subjected to a more continued and fully as severe fire. And in neither 
 of the instances I have mentioned had the assaulting force, in its rear, as I 
 had, an army of the enemy larger than itself. I therefore ordered that no 
 assault should be made, and that the troops should re-embark. While super- 
 intending the preparation for this, the fire of the navy ceased. Instantly, 
 the guns of the fort were fully manned, and a sharp Are of musketry, grape 
 and canister swept the plain over which tlie column must have advanced 
 and the skirmish line was returning. Working Avith Avhat diligence we 
 could, it was impossible to get the troops again on board before the sea ran 
 so high as to render further re-embarkation, or even the sending of supplies 
 on shore, impossible. I lay by the shore until 11 o'clock the next day 
 (Monday the 2Gtli), Avheu, having made all proper dispositions for getting 
 the troops on board, I gave orders for the transport fleet, as fast as they 
 Avere ready, to sail for Fortress Monroe, in obedience to my instructions 
 from the Lieutenant-General. 
 
 I learned from deserters and prisoners captured, that the supposition 
 upon which the Lieutenant-General directed the expedition, that Wilmington 
 had been denuded of troops to oppose Gen. Sherman, Avas correct; that at 
 the time Avhen the army arrived ofl" Wilmington, there Avere less than 400 
 men in the garrison of Fort Fisher, and less than 1,000 Avithin 20 miles. 
 But the delay of three days' good Aveather. — the IGth, 17th and ISth, — 
 Avaiting for the arrival of the navy, and the further delay of the terrible 
 storm of the 21st, 22d and 2od, gave time for troops to be brought from 
 Richmond, three divisions of Avliich were either there or on the road. The 
 instructions of the Lieutenant-General to me did not contemplate a siege. 
 I had neither siege trains nor supplies for such a contingency. The exigency 
 of possible delay, for Avhich the foresight 6i the Commander of the armies 
 had provided, had arisen, to Avit : the larger reinforcement of the garrison. 
 This, together Avith the fact that the navy had exhausted their supply of 
 ammunition in the bombardment, left me Avith no alternative but to return 
 Avith my troops to the Army of the James. 
 
 The loss of the opportunity of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 16th, 
 17th and 18th, Avas the immediate cause of the failure of the expedition. It 
 is not my province even to suggest blame to the navy for their delay of four 
 days at Beaufort. I know none of the reasons which do or do not justify 
 it. It is to be presumed they are sufficient. I am happy to bring to the 
 attention of the Lieutenant-General the excellent behavior of the troops, 
 both officers and men, Avhich was all that could be desired. I am under 
 special obligations to Capt. Glisson of the Santiago de Cuba, for the able and 
 efficient manner in Avhich he covered our landing; to ("apt. Alden of the 
 Brooklyn, for his prompt assistance and the excellent gunnery Avith Avhich 
 the BrookUjn cleared the shores of allopposers at the moment of debarkation. 
 Lieut. Farquhar of the navy, having in charge the navy boats Avhich assisted 
 in the landing, deserves great credit for the energy and skill Avith Avhich he 
 managed the boats through the rolling surf. Especial commendation is due 
 
Jan. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 587 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Graham and the officers and men of his naval brigade for the 
 organization of his boats and crews for landing, and the untiring energy 
 and industry Avith whicli tliey all labored in re-enil)arking the troops during 
 the stormy iiight of the 2.jth and the days following. For this and other 
 meritorious services during the campaign since the 1st of May, which have 
 heretofore been brought to the notice of the Lieutenant-General in my official 
 reports, I would respectfully but earnestly recommend (icn. Graham for 
 promotion. The number of prisoners captured by us was 300, including 12 
 officers; also 2 heavy rifled guns, 2 light guns and (! caissons. The loss of 
 the army was one man drowned, two men killed, one officer captured, two 
 accidently wandered through our pickets, and ten men Avounded while upon 
 the picket line by the shells of the navy. Always chary of mentioning with 
 commendation the acts of my own personal Start", yet I think the troops 
 who saw it will agree to the cool courage and daring of Lieut. Sidney B. 
 DeKay, Aide-de-Camp, in landing on the night of the 25th and remaining 
 aiding in re-embarkation on the 27th. 
 
 For the details of the landing and the operations, I beg leave to refer 
 you to the reports of Maj.-Gen. Weitzel, commanding the division landed. 
 Trusting my action will meet with the approval of the Lieutenant-General, 
 the report is respectfully submitted. 
 To Lient.-Gen. U. S. Guant, Ben.j. F Butler, 
 
 Comdy. Armiei^ of the U. S. Major-General. 
 
 Inasmuch as Admiral Porter didn't seem to like Gen. Butler 
 very well, we give his reports (24th and 26th Dec, 1864) the next 
 
 P '' ' North Atlantic Squadron, 
 
 U.S. S. Malvern, off Wilmington, N.C, Dec. 24, 1864. 
 Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I attacked the forts at the 
 mouth of the Cape Fear River this morning at 12.;50, and after getting 
 the ships in position silenced them in about an hour and a half. There 
 being no troops here to take possession, I am merely tiring at them now to 
 keep up practice. The forts are nearly demolished, and as soon as troops 
 come we can take possession. We have set them on tire — blown some of 
 them up ; and all that is wanted now is troops to land to go into them. I 
 suppose Gen. Butler Avill be here in the morning. We have had very heavy 
 gales here, Avhich tugs, monitors and all rode out at their anchors. The 
 transports have all gone into Beaufort, N.C. 
 
 I am, sir, etc., David D. Porter, 
 To Hon. Gideon Welles, Hear Admiral. 
 
 Sccri'tarii of Navij, Washington, B.C. 
 
 Flag-Shtp Malvern, 
 Off New Inlet, N.C, Dec. 2G, 1864. 
 Sir : I have the honor to forward with this a somewhat detailed re- 
 port of the two engagements with Fort Fisiier and the surrounding works. 
 We attacked with the whole fleet on the 24th inst., and silenced every gun 
 in a very short time. On tiie 2r)tli inst., we again took up our position, with- 
 in a mile of the fort (the iron vessels within 1,200 yards), without a shot 
 beiuir flred at us. Shelled it all day, with now and then a shot from the 
 rebels, and stopped flring after sunset. The army landed, and re-embarked, 
 considering it impracticable to assault the place. I shall remain and keep 
 shelling the enemy's works on every occasion when the weather will permit. 
 
 I am, etc., David D. 1'orter, 
 To Hon. Gideon Welles, Hear Admiral. 
 
 Secretary of N'arij, Washington, B.C. 
 
 Flag-Siiii' ]\[alverx. 
 Off New Inlet, N.C, Dec. 26, 1864. 
 Sir : I was in hopes I should have been able to present to the Nation Fort 
 Fisher and surrounding works, as a Christmas ofl'ering; but .... it has 
 not been taken yet. I attacked it on the 24th inst., with the Iroimdes, 
 
588 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '6.5. 
 
 Canonicas, Mahopac, Monadnock, Minnesota, Colorado, Mohican, Tuscarora, 
 Wabash, ISusqnehanna, Brooklyn, Powhatan, Juniata, Seneca, Shenandoah, 
 Pawtnxet, Ticonderoga, Mackinnon, Maumee, Yantic, Kansas, Iosco, Quaker 
 Citij, MonticeUo, Bhode Island, Sassacns, Chipjxnra, Osceola, Tacomj, Po)itoo- 
 sitc, Santiago de Cuba, Fort .Jackson and Vanderbilt, liavinji a reserve of small 
 vessels consisting of the Aries, Hov-qnah, Wilderness, Cherokee, A. D. Vance, 
 Anemone, Eolns, Getti/shvrg, Alabama, Keystone State, Banshee, Emma, Lil- 
 ian, Tristani Shandy, Britannia, (rov. Buckingham and Nansemond. 
 
 Previous to making the attack, a torpedo on a large scale, with an 
 amount of powder on board supposed to be sufficient to explode the powder 
 magazines of the fort, was prepared with great care and placed under the 
 command of Commander A. C. Rhind, who had associated Avith him in this 
 perilous service Lieut. S. W. Preston, 2d Asst. Engineer A. T. E. MuUan of 
 the U. S. S. Agaicam, and Acting Master's Mate Paul Boyden and seven men. 
 So much had been said and written about the terrible ett'ects of gunpowder 
 in an explosion that happened lately in England, that great results were ex- 
 pected from this novel mode of making war. Everything that ingenuity 
 could devise was adopted to make this experiment a success. The vessel 
 was brought around from Norfolk with great care and without accident in 
 tow of the U. S. S. Sassacus, Lieut. -Comdr. J. L. Davis, who directed his 
 whole attention to the matter in hand; and though he experienced some 
 bad weather and lost one of his rudders, he took her safely into Beaufort, 
 where he filled her up with powder and perfected all the machinery for 
 blowing her up. Gen. Butler had arrived at the rendezvous before us-, and 
 I hastened matters all I could so that no unnecessary delay might be laid to 
 my charge. 
 
 On the 18th inst., I sailed from Beaufort with all the monitors. New 
 Ironsides and small vessels, including the Louisiana (the powder-boat) dis- 
 guised as a blockade runner, for the rendezvous, 20 miles east of New Inlet, 
 N. C, and found all the larger vessels and transports assembled there, the 
 wind blowing light from the northeast. On the 20th inst., a heavy gale set 
 in from the southwest; and not being able to make a port without scattering 
 all the vessels, I determined to ride it out, which I did, without acci- 
 dent of any kind, except the loss of a few anchors, the monitors and all be- 
 having beautifully. Only two vessels went to sea to avoid the gale, and 
 fared no better than those at anchor. The transports being short of water, 
 put into Beaufort, N. C, and Avere not suitable for riding out at anchor 
 such heavy weather. 
 
 .... On the 23d I directed Commander Rhind to proceed and explode 
 the vessel right under the walls of Fort Fisher, Mr. Bradford, of the Coast 
 Survey, having gone in at night and ascertained that Ave could place a vessel 
 of 7 feet draft right on the edge of the lieach. Lieut. R. H. Lamson, com- 
 manding the Gettysburg, volunteered to go in the Wilderness, Acting-Master 
 Henry Avey in command, and toAv the Louisiana into position, having 
 assisted in the gale in taking care of the Louisianna after she and the 
 Nansemond (the A'essel having her in tOAv) had lost all their anchors. At 
 10.30 P.M. the poAvder vessel started in toAvard the bar, and Avas toAved by 
 the Wilderness until the embrasures of Fort Fisher Avere plainly in sight. 
 The Wilderness then cast oft" and the Louisiana proceeded under steam 
 until Avithin 200 yards of the beach and about 400 yards from the fort. 
 Commander Rhind anchored her securely there, and coolly went to Avork to 
 make all his arrangements to blow her up. This he Avas enabled to do, oav- 
 ing to a blockade runner going in right ahead of him, the foi'ts making the 
 blockade runner signals, Avhich they also did to the Louisiana. The gal- 
 lant party, after coolly making all their arrangements for the explosion, 
 left the vessel, the last thing they did being to set her on flre under the 
 cabin. Then taking to their boats they made their escape to the Wilder- 
 ness, lying close by. The Wilderne.'<s then put ott" shore Avith good speed to 
 avoid any ill eflects that might happen from the explosion. At 1.45 a.m., 
 the 24th, the explosion took place, and the shock Avas nothing like so severe as 
 was expected. It shook the vessel some and broke one or more glasses, 
 but nothing more. 
 
Jan. '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 589 
 
 At daylight on the 24th the fleet .... stood in line of battle. At 
 11.30 A.M., the signal was made to engage the forts, the Ironsides leading and 
 the Monadnork, Canonicus and Mo/iopac following. The Ironsides took her 
 position in the most beautifnl and seamanlike manner, got her spring ont, 
 and opened deliberate tire on the fort, which was firing at her witli all its 
 guns, which did not seem numerous, in the northeast face, though we 
 counted what appeared to be 17 guns; but four or five of these were fired 
 from that direction, and they were silenced almost as soon as the Ironsides 
 
 opened her terrific battery In one hour and fifteen minutes after the 
 
 first shot was fired, not a shot came from the fort. Two magazines had 
 
 been blown up by our shells and the fort set on fire in several places 
 
 Finding the batteries completely silenced, I directed the ships to keep up a 
 moderate fire in hopes of attracting the attention of the transports and 
 bringing them in. At sunset Gen. Butler came in his fiag-ship, with a few 
 transports, the rest not having arrived from Beaufort .... [Of the burst- 
 ing of 100-pounder I'arrott guns he says] : One burst on the Tieouderogn — 
 killed, 7 wounded. Another on the Yantic, killing one ofticer and two 
 men. Another on the Juniata, killing and wounding 12. Another on the 
 Mackinnon, killing and wounding 6. Another on the Quaker City, wound- 
 ing 2 or 3 [these were the only casualties of the day]. 
 
 .... On the 25th (Christmas) all the transports had arrived, and 
 Gen. Butler sent Gen. Weitzel to see me and arrange the programme for 
 the day. It was decided that we should attack the forts again, while the 
 army landed and assaulted them, if possible, under a heavy fire .... At 
 7 A.M., 25th, I made signal to ... . form in line of battle I sup- 
 pose about 3,000 men had lauded, when I was notified they were re-embark- 
 ing .... Ave drcAV ort" at sunset .... I received word from Gen. AVeitzel 
 .... that it was impracticable to assault The army commenced land- 
 ing about 2 p.m., and began re-embarking about 5 p. m about a brigade 
 
 were left on the beach during the night, covered by the gunboats. As our 
 troops landed (55 rebel soldiers hoisted the white flag and delivered them- 
 selves up, and were taken prisoners by the seamen landing the troops and 
 conveyed to the Santiago de CuJta ; 218 more gave themselves up to the re- 
 connoitring party. I do not pretend to put my opinion against tliat of Gen. 
 Weitzel, who is a thorough soldier and an able engineer, and whose busi- 
 ness it is to know more of assaulting than I do ; but I can't help thinking it 
 was worth while to make the attempt after coming so far 
 
 Until further orders I shall go on and hammer away at this fort, hoping 
 
 in time that the people in it will get tired and hand it over to us 
 
 There are about a thousand men left on the shore b}^ the army who have 
 not been got ott' yet, on account of the surf on the beach. These will be 
 
 got off" in the morning, and the soldiers will then be sent home 
 
 I am, etc., David D. Pokter, 
 
 To Hon. Gideon Welles, Bear Admiral. 
 
 Secretary of Navy, Washingto)! , B.C. 
 
 Flag-Ship Malvern, 
 Oi-K New Inlet, N.C., Dec. 27, lS(i4. 
 Sir : My despatch of yesterday Avill give you an account of our opera- 
 tions, but will scarcel.v give you an idea of my disappointment at the con- 
 duct of the army authorities, in not attempting to take possession of the 
 forts which liad been so completely silenced by our guns. They were so 
 blown up, burst up and torn up, that the people inside had no intention of 
 fighting any longer. Had the army made a show of surrounding it, it would 
 have been ours; but nothing of the kind was done. The men landed, recon- 
 noitered, and hearing the enemy Avas massing troops somcAvhere, the order 
 was given to re-embark. They Avent aAvay as soon as a majority of the 
 troops Avere on the transports ; and it coming on to blow rather fresh, about 
 700 Avere left on shore. They have been there ever since, Avithout food or 
 Avater, having landed Avith only 24 hours' rations. I opened communication 
 Avith them this morning, and supplied them Avith provisions. To show that 
 the rebels have no force here, these men have been on shore tAvo days Avith- 
 out being molested. I am noAv getting them ott'; and it has taken iialf the 
 
590 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '65. 
 
 squadron, with the loss of many boats, to assist. I can't conceive what the 
 army expected Avhen they came liere. It certainly did not need 7,000 men to 
 garrison Fort Fisher. It only requires 1,000 to garrison all these forts, 
 which are entirely nnder the guns of Fort Fisher. That taken, the river is 
 open. Could I have found a channel to be relied on in time, I would have 
 put the small vessels in even if I had got a dozen of them sunk; but the 
 channel we did find was only wide enough for one vessel at right angles, 
 and Ave were not certain of soundings. There never was a fort that invited 
 soldiers to walk in and take possession more i)lainl3' tlian Fort Fisher ; and 
 an officer got oh the parapet even, saw no one inside, and brought away the 
 flag we had cut down. A soldier goes inside, through a sally-port, meets in 
 the fort, coming out of a bomb-proof, an orderly on horseback, shoots the 
 orderly, searches his body and brings away with him the horse and com- 
 munication the orderly was bearing, to send up held pieces. Another soldier 
 goes into the fort and brings out a mule that was stowed away ; and another 
 soldier, who went inside while our shells were falling, shot his musket into a 
 l)oml)-proof , where he saw some rebels huddled together, and was not mo- 
 lested. Ten soldiers who went around the fort were wounded by our shells. 
 All the men wanted was an order to go in .... we have been shown the weak- 
 ness of this work. It can be taken at any moment, in an hour's time, if the 
 right man is sent with the troops. They should be sent here to stay — to 
 land with a month's provisions, intrenching tools, guns and Coehorn mor- 
 tars. Ten thousand men will hold the whole country. The rebels have been 
 able to send here all told about 4,000 men ■ — 75 of them .... gave them- 
 selves up to the navy, 218 .... gave themselves up to the reconnoitring 
 party. ... If I can't do better, I Avill land the sailors, and try if we can't 
 have full credit for what we do .... If Gen. Hancock, with 10,000 men, 
 were sent down here, we could walk right into the fort. 
 
 I am, etc., David D. Poktek, 
 
 To Hon. GiDKON Wellks, Hear Admiral. 
 
 Secretary of Navy, Wai^liington, D.C. 
 
 CONFEDERATE ACCOUNTS. 
 
 From the report of Maj.-Gen. W. H. C. Whitiug, who was sent 
 down to Fort Fisher as a witness or counselor (not to take command, 
 the fort being in charge of Col. Lamb), we glean the following : — 
 
 Received the information at 1 p.m. on the 24rth that the fleet was getting 
 into position. I ordered a steamer and proceeded to the point of attack, 
 reaching Federal Point just before the close of the first day's bombardment, 
 which lasted four and a half hours. The second day, firing began at 10.20 
 A.M. and lasted till dark, from fifty ships. During the day the enemy landed 
 a large force, and at 4.30 p.m. advanced a line of skirmishers on left flank 
 of sand curtain, the fleet firing at curtain .... At dark the enemy with- 
 drew .... a heavy storm set In. At 8 a.m. on the 20th, a reported advance 
 in boats was opened on with grape and sliell. Tuesday morning, relieved 
 by supports of Maj.-Gen. Hoke. 
 
 Then follows commendation of certain officers, as is usual in such 
 cases, whether Union or Confederate. 
 
 Gen. Whiting says he had 667 men on the 18th December, and 
 was reinforced the 23d by 410 men ; that on the 24th the tleet disa- 
 bled five guns, and on the 2oth four guns, two of the latter being on 
 the left looking up the beach, leaving nineteen in position. The 
 mines were undisturbed. 
 
 In a report, later (30th Dec), Gen. Whiting says he had to coax 
 the Junior Reserves (250 men) to come out from the bomb-proofs, 
 to repel a possible assault ; and that the heavy weather of Wednesday 
 and Thursday, after the arrival of the fleet, was the fort's salvation. 
 
Jan. '^5.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 591 
 
 Another account reads as follows : "The Federals beoan the 
 attack at 1 p.m. Dec. 24th, and kept up an average of 30 shots per 
 minute till night. Our loss, 23 Avounded. Renewed at 10 a.m. on 
 the 2oth. Col. Lamb replied slowly and deliberately. Enemy landed 
 about three brigades two and one-half miles above fort. Engaged 
 by a smaller force. Eneni}' held ground at night. 26th : The 
 enemy's iufautr}^ attacked fort late last night and were repulsed. 
 Heavy rain and wind all night. Prisoners report TAventy-fourth 
 Army Corps of Yankee army, under Butler." 
 
 [Gen. Bragg to Jeff. Davis.] 
 27 Dec, 6 P.M. : Enemy has re-embarked. I have visited Fort Fisher, 
 and find damage slight. Gen. Whiting and Col. Lamb deserve much credit, 
 etc. 
 
 MISCELLANEOTIS ITEMS. 
 
 A naval officer states that the Rhode Idancl (a wooden side- 
 wheel gunboat) had the monitor Saugus at her stern, by hawser, as 
 the latter was unable to lie at anchor during the storm. After the 
 gale, two or three of the lightest boats were sent in search of those 
 scattered b}' the storm, and rally them, preparatory to another at- 
 tack. He says Gen. F)Utler left nearly a regiment on shore. They 
 intrenched with hands, knives, forks, spoons and bayonets ; were 
 there nearly three days. Several sailors and boats were lost in try- 
 ing to relieve them. Rations were sent on shore to them on a line. 
 The captured rebels were with them, and were mostly young men 
 and boys. He further says that a New York regiment was provided 
 with launches for landing, each with a howitzer, and quite large. 
 These were left on the shore — abandoned, say a dozen or more of 
 them. 
 
 The Anny cmd Xavy Joiirnal, 24 Dec. 1)SG4, gives the following 
 statement of the naval force present : — 
 
 1st Division 16 ships, 164 guns. 
 
 2d " 14 " 152 " 
 
 3d '■ 11 " 119 " 
 
 4th '• 10 " 165 " 
 
 Iron-clads G " 30 " 
 
 Flag-ships 2 " 9 " 
 
 Tugs 7 " 14 " 
 
 Tender 1 " 2 " 
 
 Totals 73 055 
 
 Tugs: Clinton, Heliotrope, Unit, Pojypil-, Clematis, Beyonia, 
 Young America, with two guns each. 
 
 Hospital Fleet: Florida, Rhode Island, Fort Jackson, Keystone 
 State, Alabama, Santiago de Cuba and Quaker City. 
 
 Gen. Weitzel testified before the Congressional Committee that 
 the troops he found opposing him were the Thirty-fourth North 
 Carolina, of Kirtland's brigade of Hoke's division, which " we had 
 been fighting in Virginia since hist May." 
 
 A part of the garrison were quartered outside, on the edge of 
 the wood, there not being room for them in the bomb-proofs : and 
 these were nearly all captured. 
 
592 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE KEGIMENT. IJan. '65. 
 
 The tug Berberry^ Ensign Roundtree, of the Volunteer Service, 
 towed the powder ship out from Beaufort, N. C, across the bar, 
 where the Sassacus took it in tow to Fort Fisher. 
 
 [Geu. Butler to Admiral Porter.] 
 
 25 Dec. 1864 : Upon landing- the troops and makinc: a thorouijli recon- 
 noissance of Fort Fisher, both Gen. Weitzel and myself are fully of the 
 opinion that the place could not be carried by assault, as it was left sub- 
 stantially uninjured as a defensive work by the navy tire. We found 
 seventeen guns, protected by traverses, two only of Avhicli were dismounted, 
 bearing up the beach, and covering a strip of land, the only practicable 
 route, not more than wide enough for 1,000 men in line of battle .... I 
 shall therefore sail for Hampton Roads as soon as the transport fleet can be 
 got in order 
 
 The Sixth Connecticut history says Butler had 6,500 men ; and 
 Porter had 73 vessels, Avith 655 guns. 
 
 At this bombardment, about 15,000 shots were fired by the fleet. 
 
 Commander Thatcher of the Colorado says he fired on first day 
 (24th) 1,569 shots, and on the next day (25th) he planted 230 shots 
 and exploded 996 shells in the works. 
 
 The troops had quite an advantage in being lauded by the naval 
 brigade — a well-drilled and disciplined number of sailors under 
 Gen. Graham. The troops of the second attack were not landed by 
 this brigade, though landed by naval boats and crews. 
 
 The rebel flag captured, of which so much has been said, was 
 captured by Lieut. Walling of the One Hundred and Forty-second 
 New York, who crept up on his hands and knees to the place where 
 he had seen it fall ; and stealthily creeping through an aperture in 
 the palisading, made by a shot from the navy, he took it and silently 
 crept away. It w^ould hardly have paid the rebels to man their 
 works, to oppose this little movement, though this is not said to 
 belittle the courage and audacity of Lieut. Walling ; for he is really 
 deserving of great credit. 
 
 Col. Daggett of the One Hundred and Seventeenth New York, 
 with his regiment, captured about 200 prisoners. 
 
 A 200-pounder Parrott burst on the Yantic at 3 p.nr. on the 
 24th, doing considerable damage. This gun had only been fired 19 
 times in all. The Yantic at once pulled out of the fight, and was 
 useful next day in lauding the troops. 
 
 The last of the men left on shore were taken off about noon of 
 the 27th by the boats of the Britannia. They had been ashore two 
 niglits. 
 
 The Nansemond did not participate, being used as a despatch 
 boat during the 25th. 
 
 An Ensign from the Britayinia received the surrender of Flag- 
 Pond Hill l)attery, and planted the stars and stripes there 25 Dec. 
 AVhen the white flag was displayed, there was a race between the 
 boats to get there first. 
 
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 tect him fromthe enemy, which was massing on his front and flanks. 
 Shots were fired every 15 minutes during the night, aimed at a point 
 a little to the left of our troops. 
 
 The rebel flag was shot away at 4.20 p.m. 25th Dee., by a shot 
 from a monitor. 
 
 The northern or land face of the fort, covering 480 yards, had 
 21 guns; the sea face, 1,300 yards, 17 guns. The parapets were 
 25 feet thick and averaged 20 feet high ; while the traverses were 
 higher by about 10 feet and sloped back to about 8 or 12 feet thick. 
 There were 30 bomb-proofs, with a floor area of 14,500 feet. 
 
 THE SECOND ATTACK. 
 
 The account of the first attack, with its results, such as they 
 were, has been given, and the troops have returned to Virginia ; and 
 the reader must be gently led, by ways that he knows not, to the 
 second and, happily, the successful assault which gave us the fort, 
 the river, Wilmington, and cut off the only substantial means of sup- 
 ply of the Confederacy. Admiral Porter, after the capture, very 
 feelingly wrote the Department that all he 'd got to do now was to 
 lay there, off the Inlet, and see the Confederates starve. 
 
 Secretary Welles of the Navy Department telegraphed Gen. 
 Grant on 29 Dec, urging him to furnish a sufficient force to insure the 
 fall of Fort Fisher, and says that the telegram ' ' is sent at the sugges- 
 tion of the President." Says finally, " if the requisite force cannot 
 be furnished, the fleet will ha.ve to disperse and cannot be again 
 assembled." 
 
 On the 29th, Admiral Porter wrote the Navy Department that 
 he had sent most of his fleet, for deceptive purposes, to Beaufort, 
 one or two at a time, to look as if going away for repairs. Says, 
 further, could he depend on the sailors, he would ask no army force. 
 Says a large part of the crews are green, and that sailors cannot 
 stand the concentrated fire of regular troops. He refers to his origi- 
 nal proposition for 12,000 men. In concluding, he begs that the 
 fleet be not broken up, but permitted to remain till found impossible 
 to take the fort. 
 
 Saturday, 31 Dec, Secretary Welles informed Admiral Porter 
 that a competent force, properly commanded, was to be sent im- 
 mediately by Grant, and would probably be ready to leave Hampton 
 Roads the following Monday or Tuesday. 
 
 THE SUCCESSFUL ASSAULT. 
 
 The universal regard for Gen. Terry, shared in b}- the writer, 
 induces him to insert Gen. Terry's report as a leader — for he was a 
 leader in every sense of the word : — 
 
 General : I have the honor to submit tlie following detailed report of the 
 operations which resulted in the capture of Fort Fisher and the recapture of 
 Fort Caswell and the other works at the mouth of Cape Fear Hiver. 
 
 On the 2d inst. I received from the Lieutenant-General, in person, orders 
 to take command of the troops destined for the movement. They were : 
 3,300 picked men from the Second Division of the Twenty-fourth Army 
 
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594 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {Jan. '63, 
 
 Corps, under Brig. -Gen. (noAV Brevet Maj. -Gen.) Adalbert Ames ; the same 
 number from the Third Division of the Twenty-fifth Army Corps, under 
 command of Brig. -Gen. Chas. J. Paine; 1,400 men from the Second Brigade 
 of the First Division of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps, nnder Col. (now 
 Brevet Brig. -Gen.) J. C. Abbott, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers; the 
 Sixteenth NeAV York Independent Battery with 4 3-inch guns ; and Light 
 Battery E, Third United States Artillery, with G light 12-pounder guns. I 
 was instructed to move them from their positions in the lines on the north 
 side of the James River to Bermuda Landing, in time to commence their 
 embarkation on transport vessels at sunrise on the 4th inst. In obedience 
 to these orders, the movement commenced at noon of the 3d inst. The 
 troops arrived at the landing at sunset, and there bivouacked for the night. 
 The transports did not arrive as soon as they were expected. The first of 
 these made its appearance late in the afternoon of the 4th. One of them, 
 the Atlantic, was of too heavy draught to come up the James. Curtis' 
 brigade, of Ames' division, was therefore placed on river steamboats and 
 sent down the river to be transferred to her. The embarkation of the re- 
 mainder of the force commenced at sunset of the 4th, and was completed 
 at noon of the 5th inst. Each vessel, as soon as it was loaded, Avas sent to 
 Fort Monroe, and at 9 p.m. of the 5th the whole fleet was collected in 
 Hampton Roads. The troops were all in heavy marching order, with fonr 
 days' rations (from the morning of the 4th inst.) in their haversacks and 40 
 rounds of ammunition in their boxes. No horses, wagons or ambulances 
 were taken and the cassions of the artillery were left behind ; but in addition 
 to the ammunition in the limber chests, 150 rounds per gun in packing 
 boxes were embarked. 
 
 I went down the river personally with the Lieutenant-General, and on 
 the way received from him additional instructions and the information that 
 orders had been given for the embarkation of a siege train, to consist of 24 
 34-pounder Parrotts and 20 Coehorn mortars, with a detail of artillerists and 
 company of engineers, so that in case siege operations should become neces- 
 sary, the men and materials for it might be at hand. These troops, under 
 command of Brig. -Gen. H. L. Abbott, were to follow me to Beaufort, N. C, 
 and await orders. It was not until this time that I was informed that Fort 
 Fisher was the point against which we Avere to operate. During the even- 
 ing of the 5th, orders were given for the transports to proceed to sea at 4 
 o'clock next morning; and accompanying these orders were sealed letters 
 to be opened Avheu off" Cape Henry, directing them to rendezvous, in case of 
 separation from the flag-ship, at a point 25 miles ofl" Beaufort, N. C. The 
 vessels sailed at the appointed hour. During the Gth inst. a severe storm 
 arose, Avhich so much impeded our progress that it was not until the morn- 
 ing of the 8th inst. that my OAvn vessel arrived at the rendezvous. All the 
 others, excepting the flag-ship of Gen. Paine, Avere still behind. Leaving 
 Brig. -Gen. Paine to assemble the other vessels as they should arrive, I Avent 
 to Beaufort harbor to communicate Avith Rear Admiral Porter, commanding 
 the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Avith Avhose fleet the forces under 
 my command Avere destined to co-operate. 
 
 During the 8th inst., nearly all the vessels arrived at the rendezvous: 
 some of them required repairs to their hulls, damaged by the gale; some 
 repairs to their machinery ; others needed coal or water. These A'cssels 
 were brought into the harbor or to the outer anchorage. Avhere their wants 
 Avere supplied. All the others remained, until the final sailing of the ex- 
 pedition, some 20 or 25 miles ott'the land. 
 
 The Aveather continued so unfavorable as to attbrd no prospect that 
 Ave Avould be able to make a landing on the open beach of Federal Point un- 
 til Wednesday, the 11th inst. On that day Admiral Porter proposed to 
 start ; but at high Avater there was still so much surf on the bar that the 
 iron-clad s and other vessels of heavy draught could not be gotten over it. 
 Our departure was therefore delayed till the next day. On the morning tide 
 of the 12th, the vessels in the harbor passed out, and the Avhole fleet of 
 naA'al vessels and transports got under way for this place. As we were 
 leaving, the vessels of Gen. Abbott's command came in sight, and orders 
 
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596 THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '63. 
 
 were sent to them to follow us. We did not arrive off Federal Point till 
 nearly nightfall; consequenth', and in accordance with the decision of the 
 Admiral, the disembarkation of the troops was not commenced until tlie 
 next morning. Our subsequent experience fully justified the delay. It would 
 have been extremely difficult to land the men at night. 
 
 At 4 A.M. of the 13th, the inshore division of naval vessels stood in 
 close to the beach to cover the landing. The transports followed them, and 
 took position as nearly as possible in a line i)arallel to and about 200 yards 
 outside of them. The ironclads moved down to within range of the fort 
 and opened Are upon it. Another division was placed to the northward of 
 the landing, placed so as to protect our men from any attack from the 
 direction of Masonboro Inlet. At 8 o'clock nearly 200 boats, beside steam- 
 tugs, were sent from the navy to the transports : and the disembarkation 
 of men, provisions, tools and ammunition simultaneously commenced. At 
 3 P.M., nearly .S.OOO men, with 3 days' rations in their haversacks and 40 
 rounds of ammunition in their boxes, G days' supply of hard-bread in bulk, 
 300,000 additional rounds of small arm ammunition and a sufficient number 
 of intrenching tools, had been safely landed. The surf on the beach was 
 still quite high, notwithstanding the weather had become very pleasant; 
 and owing to it some of the men had their rations and ammunition ruined 
 by water. With this exceptiou, no accident of any kind occurred. As soon 
 as the troops had commenced landing, pickets were thrown out. They 
 immediately encountered outposts of the enemy, and shots were exchanged 
 with them ; but no serious engagmeut occurred. A few prisoners were taken, 
 from whom I learned that Hoke's rebel division, which it was supposed 
 had been sent further South, was still here, and that it was his outposts 
 which we were meeting. 
 
 The first object I had in view after lauding was to throw a strong de- 
 fensive line across the peninsula from the Cape Fear River to the sea facing 
 Wilmington, so as to protect our rear from an attack while we should be 
 engaged in operating against Fisher. Our maps indicated that a good posi- 
 tion for such a line would be found a short distance above the head of 
 Myrtle Sound, which is a long, shallow piece of Avater separated from the 
 ocean by a sand-pit of about 100 yards in width, and communicates with it 
 by Masonboro Inlet. It Avas supposed that the right fiank of a line at that 
 point would be protected by the Sound ; and being above its bend, that Ave 
 should be able to land supplies in quiet Avater there. Our landing place was 
 selected Avith reference to this idea. An examination made after Ave landed 
 showed that the Sound for a long distance above its bend Avas so shal- 
 low as to otter no obstacle to the passage of troops at Ioav tide ; and, as the 
 further doAvn the peninsula we should go the shorter would be our line 
 across it, it Avas determined to take up a position Avhere the maps showed 
 a large pond occupying nearly one-third of the width of the peninsula, at 
 about three miles from the fort. Shortly before 5 o'clock, leaving Abbott's 
 brigade to cover our stores, the troops Avere put in motion for the last-named 
 point. On arriving at it, the "pond" was found to be a sand-fiat, some- 
 times covered with water, giving no assistance to the defence of a line 
 established behind it. Nevertheless it was determined to get a line across 
 at this place, and Paine's division, folloAved by tAvo of Ames' brigades, made 
 their Avay through. The night was very dark. Much of the ground Avas a 
 marsh, and illy adapted to the construction of Avorks, and the distance was 
 found to be too great to be properly defended by the troops Avhich could be 
 spared from the direct attack upon the fort. It Avas not until 9 r.M. that 
 Paine succeeded in reaching the river. The ground still nearer the fort Avas 
 then encountered and found to be much better adapted to our purposes ; and 
 accordingly the troops were withdraAvn from their last position and estab- 
 lished on a line about tAvo miles from the Avork. They reached their final 
 position at 2 a. jr. of the 14th inst. Tools were immediately brought up and 
 intrenchments Avere commenced. At S o'clock a good breastwork, reaching 
 from the river to the sea, and partially covered by abattis, had been con- 
 structed and Avas in a defensible condition. It Avas much improved after- 
 wards ; but from this time our foothold on the peninsula Avas secured. 
 
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 Early in the morninj? of the 14th the landing of the artillery was com- 
 menced, and by sunset all the light guns were gotten on shore. During the 
 following night they were placed in the line, most of them near the river, 
 where the enemy in case he should attack us would be at least exposed to 
 the fire of the gunboats. Curtis' brigade of Ames' division was moved down 
 toward Fisher during the morning; and at noon his skirmishers, after 
 capturing on their way a small steamer Avhich had come down the river 
 with shells and forage for the garrison of the fort, reached a small unfin- 
 ished outwork in front of the west end of the land front of the work. Gen. 
 Curtis, Lieut. -Col. (now Brevet Brig. -Gen.) Comstock, the Chief Engineer 
 of the expedition, and myself, under the protection of the fire of the fleet, 
 made a careful reconnoissance of the work, getting within OOO yards of it. 
 The report of Gen. Comstock, Avhich, with its accompanying map, is 
 appended hereto, gives a full description of it and its condition at that time. 
 As a result of the reconnoissance, and in view of the extreme dilliculty which 
 might be expected in landing supplies and the material for a siege on the 
 open and often tempestuous beach, it was decided to attempt an assault the 
 next day, provided that in the meantime the fire of the navy should so far 
 destroy the palisades as to make one practicable. This decision Avas 
 communicated to Admiral Porter, who at once placed a division of his 
 vessels in a position to accomplish this last-named object. It was arranged, 
 in consultation with him, that a heavy bombardment from all the vessels 
 should commence early in the morning and continue up to the moment of 
 the assault; and that even then it should not cease, but should be directed 
 from the point of attack to other parts of the work. It was decided that 
 the assault should be made at 3 r.M. ; that the army should attack on the 
 western half of the land face, and that a column of sailors and marines 
 should assault at the northeast bastion. The fire of the navy continued 
 during the night. 
 
 At 8 A.M. of the 15th, all of the vessels except a division left to aid in 
 the defence of our northern line, moved into position, and a fire, magnificent 
 alike for its power and accuracy, Avas opened. Ames' division had been 
 selected for the assault. Paine was placed in command of the defensive 
 line, having with him Abbott's brigade in addition to his own division. 
 Ames' first brigade (Curtis) was already at the outwork already mentioned, 
 and in trenches close around it his other two brigades (Pennypacker's and 
 Bell's) were moved at noon to Avithin supporting distance of him. At 2 p.m. 
 preparations for the assault were commenced. Sixty sharpshooters from 
 the Thirteenth Indiana Volunteers, armed Avith the Spencer repeating car- 
 bine, and forty others, Aolunteers from Curtis' brigade, the Avhole number 
 under command of Lieut. -Col. Lent of the Thirteenth Indiana Volunteers, 
 Avere throAvn forAvard at a run to Avithin 175 yards of the Avork. They Avere 
 provided Avith shovels and soon dug pits for shelter, and conmienced firing 
 at; the parapet. As soon as this movement commenced, the parapet of the 
 fort was manned and the enemy's fire, both of musketry and artillery, opened. 
 As soon as the sharpshooters Avere in position, Curtis' brigade Avas moved 
 forAvard by regiment at the double-quick into line at about 475 yards from 
 the work. The men there laid doAvn. This Avas accomplished under a sharp 
 fire of musketry and artillery, from Avhich hoAvever, they soon sheltered 
 themselves by digging shalloAV trenches. When Curtis moved from the 
 outAvork, Pennypacker Avas l)rought up to it. Bell Avas brought into line 
 200 yards in his rear. Finding that a good cover for Curtis' men could be 
 found on the reverse slope of a crest 50 yards in the rear of the sharp- 
 shooters, they Avere again moved forAvard, one regiment at a time, and again 
 covered themselves in trenches. Pennypacker foUoAved Curtis and occupied 
 tlie ground vacated by him, and Bell Avas brought up to the outAvork. It 
 had been proposed to bloAv up and cut down the palisades. Bags of poAvder 
 Avith fuses attached had been prepared, and a party of volunteer axemen 
 organized ; but the fire of the navy had been soett'ective during the preceding 
 night and morning that it Avas thought unnecessary to use the poAvder. The 
 axemen, hoAvever, Avere sent in Avith the leading brigade and did good 
 service by making openings in portions of the palisading Avhich the fire of 
 the navy had been unable to reach. 
 
598 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJan. '65. 
 
 At 3.25 P.M. all the preparations were completed, the order to move for- 
 ward was given to Ames and a concerted signal was made to Admiral Porter 
 to change the direction of his tire. Curtis' brigade at once sprang from 
 their trenches and dashed forward in line. Its left was exposed to a severe 
 enfilading fire, and it obliqued to the right so as to envelop the left of the 
 land front. The ground on Avhich it moved was marshy and difllcult; but 
 it soon reached the palisades, passed through them and affected a lodgment 
 on the parapet. At the same time the column of sailors and marines, under 
 Fleet-Capt. K. R. Breeze, advanced up the beach in the most gallant manner 
 and attacked the northeast bastion ; but, exposed to a murderous flre, they 
 were unable to get up the parapet. After a severe struggle and a heavy loss 
 of valuable officers and men, it became apparent that nothing could be afi'ected 
 at that point, and they were withdrawn. When Curtis moved forward, Ames 
 directed Pennypacker to move up to the rear of the sharpshooters, and brought 
 Bell up to Pennypacker's last position ; and as soon as Curtis got a foothold 
 on the parapet, sent Pennypacker in to his support. He advanced, overlap- 
 ping Curtis' right, and drove the enemy from the heavy palisades, which ex- 
 tended from the west end of the land face to the river, capturing a considerable 
 number of prisoners. Then, pushing forward to their left, the two brigades 
 together drove the enemy from about one-quarter of the land face. Ames 
 then brought up Bell's brigade and moved it between the work and the river. 
 On this side there was no regular parapet, but there was abundance of cover 
 afforded to the enemy by cavities from which sand had been taken for the 
 parapet, the ruins of barracks and storeliouses, the large magazines, and 
 by traverses, behind which they stubbornly resisted our advance. Hand- 
 to-hand fighting of the most desperate character ensued, the huge traverses 
 of the land face being used successively by the enemy as breastworks over 
 the tops of which the contending parties fired in each other's faces. Nine 
 of these were carried, one after the other, by our men. 
 
 When Bell's brigade was ordered into action, I foresaw that more 
 troops would probably be needed, and sent an order for Abbott's brigade to 
 move down from the north line, at the same time requesting Capt. Breeze 
 to replace them Avith his sailors and marines. I also directed Gen. Paine 
 to send me one of the strongest regiments of his own division. These 
 troops arrived at dusk, and reported to Gen. Ames. At 6 o'clock Abbott's 
 brigade went into the fort. The regiment from Paine's division — the Twenty- 
 seventh United States (Colored), Brevet Brig. -Gen. A. M. Blackman com- 
 manding — was brought up to the rear of the work, where it remained under 
 flre for some time and Avas then withdrawn. 
 
 Until C) o'clock the flre of the navy continued upon that portion of the 
 work not occupied by us : after that time it Avas directed on the Ijeach, to 
 prevent the coming up of reinforcements, which it Avas thought might pos- 
 sibly be thrown over from the right bank of the river to Battery Buchanan. 
 The fighting for the traverses continued till nearly nine o'clock, two more of 
 them being carried. Then a portion of Abl>ott's brigade droA'e the enemy 
 from their last remaining stronghold, and the occupation of the Avork Avas 
 completed. The same brigade, Avith Gen. Blackman's regiment, Avas im- 
 mediately pushed down the Point to Battery Buchanan, Avhither many of 
 the garrison had fled. On reaching the battery, all of the enemy Avho had 
 not been previously captured Avere made prisoners. Among them Avere 
 Maj.-Gen. Whiting and Col. Lamb, the commandant of the fort. About 4 
 P.M. Hoke advanced against our north line, apparently Avith tlie design of at- 
 tacking it; but if such Avas his intention, he abandoned it after a skirmish 
 with our pickets. During the day BrcA^et Brig. -Gen. H. L. Abbott, Chief- 
 of-Artillery, Avas busily engaged in landing artillery and ammunition, so that 
 if the assault failed, siege operations might at once be commenced. Con- 
 sequent to the fall of Fort Fisher, the enemy during the night of the 16th 
 and 17th blcAV up Fort Caswell and abandoned both it and their very exten- 
 sive Avorks on Smith's Island, at Smithville and Reeves Point, thus placing 
 in our hands all the Avorks erected to defend the mouth of the Cape Fear 
 River. In all the works Avere found 1G9 pieces of artillery, nearly all of 
 Avhich are heavy, over 2,000 stands of small arms, considerable quantities 
 of commissary stores and full supplies of ammunition. Our prisoners 
 numbered 112 commissioned officers and 1,971 enlisted men. 
 
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600 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {Jan. '65. 
 
 I have no words to do justice to the behavior of botli officers and men 
 on this occasion: all that men could do they did. Bf-tter soldiers never 
 fought. Of Gen. Ames I have already spoken in a letter recommending his 
 promotion. lie commanded all the troops engaged, and was constantly 
 under tire. His great coolness, good judgment and skill Avere never more 
 conspicuous than in this assault. Brig-Gen. Curtis and Cols. Pennypacker, 
 Bell and Abbott, the brigade commanders, led them with the utmost gal- 
 lantry. Curtis was wounded, after lighting in the front rank, rifle in hand. 
 Pennypacker, Avhile carrying the standard of one of the regiments, was the 
 first man in a charge over the traverses. Bell was mortally wounded near 
 the palisades. Brig. -Gen. Paine deserves high praise for the zeal and energy 
 displayed by him in constructing our defensive line, a work absolutely essen- 
 tial to' our success. Brevet Brig. -Gen. Blackman deserves mention for the 
 prompt manner in which he brought his regiment up to the work and after- 
 wards followed up the retreating enemy. To Brevet Brig. -Gen. Comstock, 
 Aide-de-Camp on the Staff" of the Lieutenant-General, I am under the deepest 
 obligations. At every step of our progress I received from him the most valu- 
 able assistance. For the final success of our part of the operations, the coun- 
 try is more indebted to him than to me. Col. Geo. S. Dodge, Chief Quarter- 
 master, Army of the James, accompanied me as Chief Quartermaster of 
 the forces under my command. His able and energetic performance of 
 his multifarious duties was all that could be Avished for and reflect the 
 highest honor upon him. Surgeon Norman S. Barnes, U.S.V., Medical 
 Dh-ector, and Surgeon A. J, H. Buzzell, Third Ncav Hampshire Volunteers, 
 Medical Inspectors of the expedition, discharged their laborious duties on 
 the field and in the hospital in a manner most creditable to their ability and 
 humanity. I desire to express my highest appreciation of the services of 
 these officers. I shall have the honor to submit a supplementary report in 
 reference to those subordinate officers and enlisted men who distinguished 
 themselves on this occasion. 
 
 I should signally fail to do my duty Avere I to omit to speak in terms 
 of the highest admiration of the part borne by the navy in our operations. 
 In all ranks, from Admiral Porter to his seamen, there was the utmost 
 desire not only to do their proper Avork, but to facilitate in every possible 
 manner the operations of the land forces. To him and to the untiring 
 efforts of his officers and men, Ave are indel)ted that our men, stores, tools 
 and ammunition Avere safely and expeditiously landed and that our Avounded 
 and prisoners were embarked for transportation to the North. To the great 
 accuracy and power of their fire it is oAving that Ave had not to confront a 
 formidable artillery in the assault, and that Ave were able Avith but little loss 
 to push forward the men, preparatory to it, to a point nearly as favorable 
 for it as the one they would have occupied had siege operations been under- 
 taken and the work systematically approached. The assault of the sailors 
 and marines, although it failed, undoubtedly contributed somcAvhat to our 
 success ; and certainly nothing could surpass the perfect skill with Avhich 
 the fleet was handled by its commander. Every request Avhich I made to 
 Admiral Porter Avas most cheerfully complied Avith, and the utmost harmony 
 has existed between us from the outset to the present time. I hercAvith 
 submit Gen. Ames' report. 
 
 I have the honor to be, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 Alfred H. Terry, 
 Brig. -Gen. J. A. R.vwlins, Major-GeneraL 
 
 Chief of Staff, City Point, Va. ■ 
 
 gen. ames' report. 
 
 Headqu.vuters Second Division, Twenty-fourth Army Corps, 
 
 Fort Fisher, N.C, 18 Jan. 1865. 
 Capt. A. Terry, .1. A.-G. : 
 
 I have the honor to submit the following report of the late movements 
 and operations of this division. On the night of the 2d the division, which 
 had just returned to its camp from a demonstration against this point, re- 
 ceived orders to prepare for a second expedition. It left camp on the Sd 
 
Janr65.~\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 601 
 
 and embarked on ocean transports at Bermuda Hundred, between the hours 
 of 7 and 9 p.m., on the 4th inst. The transport fleet sailed from Fortress 
 Monroe on the morning of tlie 6th, and the troops disembarked some 4 miles 
 north of Fort Fisher on the 13th inst. At 3 r.M. on the loth we stormed 
 Fort Fisher. Brevet Brig. -Gen. N. M. Curtis' brigade (the First) made a 
 lodgment in the northwest angle of the fort. I immediately ordered up Col. 
 G. A. Pennypacker's brigade (the Second). The enemy was at once driven 
 from behind the palisading, extending from the fort to the river, and about 
 one-third of the work — its northwest angle — occupied by us. I then or- 
 dered up Col. Bell's brigade (the Third), and moved it forward against and 
 in rear of the sea face of the work. The ground being much obstructed by 
 the ruins of the barracks, lumber and other rubbish; the enemy being pro- 
 tected by traverses, and taking advantage of the cover art'orded by maga- 
 zines, etc., checked our advance. Fighting of a most obstinate character 
 continued till after dark, during which time we made considerable ad- 
 vancement on the left and captured about 400 prisoners. About 8 p.m. Col. 
 Abbott wth his brigade completed the occupation of the face of the Avork, 
 extending from ocean to river. A general advance was now made, and the 
 fort occupied Avithout opposition. 
 
 The conduct of the officers and men of this division Avas most gallant. 
 Aided by the fire of the navy and an attacking column of sailors and 
 marines along the sea beach, Ave Avere able to pass over the open ground in 
 front of the fort through the gaps in the palisading in the ditch made by 
 the naval Are, and tinally to carry the Avork. Where the name of every 
 officer and man engaged in this desperate conflict should be submitted, I 
 shall at present only be able to give a fcAV of those most conspicuous. It is 
 to be hoped they may all be properly rcAvarded. Brevet Brig. -Gen. N. M. 
 Curtis, Commanding First Brigade, Avas prominent throughout the day for 
 his bravery, coolness and judgment. His services cannot be over-estimated. 
 He fell a short time before dark seriously Avounded in the head by a canister 
 shot. Col. G. A. Pennypacker, Commanding Second Brigade, Avas seriously 
 wounded A\'hile planting his colors on the third traverse of the work. This 
 officer was surpassed by none ; and his absence during the day Avas most 
 deeply felt and seriously regretted. Col. Louis Bell, Commanding Third 
 Brigade, Avas mortally Avounded Avhile crossing the bridge in advance of the 
 palisading. He Avas an able and eflicient oflicer — one not easily replaced. 
 I here submit the names of the regimental commanders; and in connection 
 with the brigade commanders is the credit due them for the heroic conduct 
 of their men : — 
 
 f 142d N.Y. — Lieut.-Col. A. M. Barney. 
 First Brigade : ! 117th N.Y. — Lieut.-Col. F. H. Meyer. 
 
 Brev. Brig.-Gen.N.M. Curtis. 1 112th N.Y. — Col. J. F. Smith. 
 
 [_ 3d N.Y. —Lieut. E. A. Behna. 
 
 r 4SthN.Y.— Lieut.-Col. W. B. Coan. 
 Second Brigade : | 76th Penn. — Col. J. S. Littell. 
 
 Col. Galusha A. Pennypacker, -J 47th N.Y. — Col. J. M. McDonald. 
 97th Penn. j 203d Penn. — Col. J. W. Moore. 
 
 (^ 97th Penn. — 1st Lieut. J. WaiuAvright. 
 „,^. ,^. , f 169th N.Y. — Col. Alonzo Alden. 
 
 Ihird Brigade : | ^g^^^ md. -Lieut.-Col. S. M. Lent. 
 
 f^^^ u i 4th N.H. — Capt. J. H. Roberts. 
 
 *'^'^ -^- "• [ 1 loth N.Y. — Lieut.-Col. N. J. Johnson. 
 
 Col. J. W. Moore, Tavo Hundred and Third Pennsylvania, behaved 
 with the most distinguished gallantry. He Avas killed Avhile passing the 
 second traverse of the fort, in the advance of his regiment, Avaviug his 
 colors. Few e((ualled, none surpassed, this brave oflicer. Lieut.-Col. S. M. 
 Lent, Thirteenth Indiana, with 60 men of his own regiment and a detach- 
 ment of volunteers from the First Brigade, numbering in all 100 men, de- 
 ployed Avithin 200 or 300 yards of the fort, and by their Arc materially aided 
 our advance. Maj. J. R. LaAvrence, Thirteenth Indiana and Lieut.-Col. J. 
 A. Colvin, One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Ncav York, also behaved in the most 
 
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 gallant mannei* and rendered efficient service in collecting and organizing 
 the troops, -wliicli had become separated from their commands in the charge, 
 and in leading them to positions where important advantages were gained. 
 Capt. G. W. iluckins, Fourth New Hampshire, and First Lieut. J. Konig, 
 Seventh U.S. Colored Troops, Aides on the Stall of Col. Louis Bell, Command- 
 ing Third Brigade, were untiring in their labors and rendered valuable ser- 
 vices in the absence of my Stafl" officers, who had been stricken down in the 
 early part of the engagement. Privates Ulric Chapin and James Spring, Co. 
 G, One Hundred and Forty-second New York ; D. C. Hotchkiss, Co. A, and 0. 
 R. Kingsland, Co. D, One Hundred and Twelfth New York, volunteered to 
 approach to a point considerably in advance of our skirmish line, which 
 they did. By this step valuable information with reference to the ditch 
 was gained. Privates James Cadman (wounded) and Wm. Cabe, Co. B ; Geo. 
 Hoyt and S. R. Porteous, Co. C; D. H. Morgan and Edward Petue, Co. E; 
 E. H. Cooper (wounded), Co. G; Silas Baker, missing, Co. H; Geo. Merrill 
 and Wm. J. McDuft", Co. I; Z. C. Neahel and Bruce Anderson, Co. K: One 
 Hundred and Forty-second New York — volunteered to advance with the 
 head of tlie column and cut down the palisading. 
 
 Copies of the reports of the brigade commanders will be forwarded. 
 In these will be found lists of officers and men who particularly distinguished 
 themselves. It is recommended that medals be bestowed upon all enlisted 
 men mentioned. To my Stall" officers I am particularly indebted for their 
 zeal and gallantry throughout the day : they were constantly passing to and 
 fro, and exposed to the hottest fire. I would respectfully recommend that 
 they be brevetted for their services: Capt. Chas. A. Carlton, A. A.-G. ; 
 Capt. A. G. Lawrence, Act'g. A.-D.-C; Capt. H. C. Lockwood, A.-D.-C. ; 
 Capt. R. W. Dawson, Asst. Insp.-Gen. ; Capt. J. S. Matthews, Provost Mar- 
 shal; Capt. B. B. Keeler, Mustering Officer. Capt. Lawrence was the 
 first man through the palisading : and while extending his hand to receive 
 a guidon whicli he intended to place on the parapet of the work, a shell ex- 
 ploded near him, taking oft" his left arm and seriously injuring his throat. 
 He was afterwards shot in the right arm. For his services on this occasion, 
 as well as those in a former one, I most earnestly urge his promotion. Capt. 
 Dawson was disabled by a wound in the left arm. To Capt. Lockwood, 
 General Whiting and Col. Lamb surrendered with the garrison at Fort 
 Buchanan. I am, etc., 
 
 Adelbert Ames, 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Vols. 
 
 GEN. COMSTOCk's REPOKT. 
 
 Headquarters U. S. Forces, 
 
 Fort Fisher, N. C, 27 Jan. 1865. 
 Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report of engineer 
 operations in connection with the capture of Fort Fisher, together with a 
 sketch of that work and another of the county in the vicinity. Fort Fisher 
 is situated on the peninsula between Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, 
 about a mile and a half northeast of Federal Point. This peninsula is sandy 
 and low, not rising more than fifteen feet above high tide, the interior 
 abounding in fresh water swamps, often wooded and almost impassable; 
 while much of the dry land, till one gets Avithin half a mile of Fort Fisher, 
 is covered with wood or low undergrowth, except a strip about 300 yards 
 Avide along the seashore. The landing of the troops composing the expedi- 
 tion was effected on the sea beach about five miles north of Fort Fisher on 
 Jan. r2th. Paine's division was at once pushed across to Cape Fear River, 
 with instructions to take up a line to be held against any attack from the 
 direction of Wilmington. This line on the morning of Jan. 13th was already 
 defensible, and was further strengthened during the day ; Avhile on the 14th 
 a second line was laid out and begun under charge of Lieut. J. H. Price in 
 rear of its left. Pioneer companies were organized in Ames' and Paine's 
 divisions; and as during the l-ith the fire of the rebel gunboat Ghirkamauga 
 
Jan. '65.^ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 603 
 
 killed and wounded a number of our men, Lieut. O'Keefe, with liis company 
 of the Fifteentli New York Volunteer Enghieers, was directed to build a 
 battery for two 30-pounder Tarrotts on the 1)ank of the river to keep her 
 oft". On the afternoon of Jan. 14 a reconnoissance was pushed under the 
 direction of the Major-General Commanding to within 500 yards of Fort 
 Fisher, a small advanced work being taken possession of. This was at once 
 turned into a defensive line, to be held against any attack from Fort Fisher. 
 The reconnoissance showed tliat the palisading in front of the work had been 
 severely injured by the navy Are. Only nine guns could be seen on the land 
 front, where sixteen had been counted on Christmas Day. The steady 
 though not rapid tire of the navy prevented the enemy from using either 
 artillery or musketry on the reconnoitring party. It seemed probable that 
 troops could be got within '200 yards of the work without serious loss ; and 
 it was a matter of grave doubt whether the necessary ammunition could be 
 supplied by the open beach, if regular approaches were determined upon. 
 
 It was decided to assault ; and the assault was made on the 15th at 
 3.30 P.M., after three hours of heavy navy fire, by three deployed brigades, 
 following one another at intervals of about 300 yards, and each making its 
 final rush for the west end of the land face, from a rough rifie-pit about 
 oOO yards from the work. At the point attacked, the palisading was less 
 injured than elsewhere, it being partially hidden; and it was necessary to 
 use axes to cut and timbers to batter it down, in order that troops might 
 pass rapidly through it. Powder sacks for blowing these palisades down 
 had been preparedTbut were not used. After some heavy fighting, gaining 
 traverse by traverse, the work was won. 
 
 Fort Fisher consists of two fronts : the first or laud front, running 
 across the peninsula, — at this point 700 yards wide, — is 480 yards in length ; 
 while the second or sea front runs from the right of the first parallel to the 
 beach to the Mound Battery, a distance of 1,;')00 yards. The land front is 
 intended to resist any attack from the north; the sea front to prevent any 
 of our naval vessels from running through New Inlet or lauding troops on 
 Federal Point. 
 
 1. Laud Front. — This front consists of a half bastion on the left, or 
 Cape Fear River, side, connected by a curtain with a bastion on the ocean 
 side. The parapet is 25 feet thick, averages 20 feet in height, with traverses 
 rising 10 feet above it and running back on their tops, which were 8 to 12 
 feet in thickness, to a distance of :10 or 40 feet from the interior crest. The 
 traverses on the left half bastion were about 25 feet in length on top. The 
 earth for this heavy parapet and the enormous traverses at their inner 'ends 
 — more than 30 feet in height — was obtained partly from a shallow exterior 
 ditch, but mainly from the interior of the work. Between each pair of 
 traverses there was one or two guns. The traverses on the right of the 
 pond were only partially completed. A palisade, which is loop-holed and 
 has a banijuette, runs in front of the face at a distance of about 50 feet in 
 front of the foot of the exterior slope, from the Cape Fear River to the 
 ocean, with a position for a gun on the left of the front and the river, 
 and others between the right of the front and the ocean. Through the 
 middle traverse on the curtain Avas a bomb-proof postern whose exterior 
 opening was covered by a small redan for two field pieces, to give fiank 
 fire along the curtain. The traverses were generally bomb- proofed for 
 men or wagoners. The slopes of the Avork appeared to have been re- 
 vetted with marsh sod or covered Avith grass and to have had an in- 
 clination of 45 degrees or a little less. On these slopes most exposed 
 to navy fire, revetment or grassing had been entirely destroyed and the 
 inclination reduced to 30 degrees. The ends of traverses as they rise 
 above the parapet are very ragged. Still all damage done to the earth- 
 work can be readily repaired, its strength being about the same as before 
 the bombardment. Tlie damage done by the navy fire Avas : first, to the 
 palisades, Avhich Avere so injured as in most places to be little obstacle to 
 assaulting troops; second, to guns and carriages. There Avere originally 
 on the front 21 guns and 3 mortars. Of these three-fourths Avere rendered 
 
604 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [^««. '65. 
 
 unserviceable by injuries to either gun or carriage. The gun in tlie right 
 bastion, tlie field pieces in front of the postern, and one or two mortars, 
 were used against the assaulting troops. There was a formidable system 
 of torpedoes 200 yards in advance of this front, the torpedoes being about 
 80 feet apart and each containing about 100 lbs. powder. They were 
 connected with the fort by three sets of wires. Fortunately the set leading 
 directly to those over which the army and navy columns moved had been 
 cut by shells and no torpedo was exploded. 
 
 2. Sea Front. — This front consists of a series of batteries, mounting 
 in all 24 guns, the dift'erent batteries being connected by a strong infantry 
 parapet, so as to form a continuous line. The same system of heavy traverses 
 for the protection of the guns is used as on the land front, and these traverses 
 are also generally bomb-proof. 
 
 Capt. N. Adams, Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers, and 1st Lieut. 
 J. H. Price, Fourth U. S. Colored Troops, commanding pioneer companies 
 of Ames' and Paine's divisions, and 1st Lieut. K. S. O'Keefe, commanding a 
 company of the Fifteenth New York Volunteer Engineers, have with their 
 commands been of great service in the construction of batteries and defensive 
 works. 1st Lieut. A. H. Knowlton, Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers, 
 has rendered valuable assistance in making sketches of Fort Fisher, as also 
 Private Schultz, Fifteenth NeAv York Volunteer Engineers. 
 
 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 C. B. COMSTOCK, 
 
 Lieut.-Col. and Brevet Brig-Gen., Chief Engineer. 
 Maj. A. Terky adds: It may be added that in 30 bomb-proofs and 
 magazines and their passages there were 14,500 feet of floor space, not in- 
 cluding the main magazine, which was exploded and whose dimensions are 
 unknown. C. B. C. 
 
 THE NAVAL COLUMN. 
 
 The following are extracts from the lauding orders : — 
 
 Land out of gunshot of fort. Boats when unloaded to l)e pulled off 
 and hung to stern of the Nnnsemond (anchored). Lieut. Preston to have 
 charge of the men with shovels ; he to run up as near fort as can without 
 risking a single man, then rapidly throw up rifle-pits, three and a half feet 
 deep, same height in front (7 feet in all). The marines then to go into them 
 in three squads. Advance again, dig another trench, Avhile another line of 
 sappers reaches the first line and digs it deeper; and so on, alternating. 
 These trenches to flee to in case of grape and canister by enemy. No move 
 forward to assault till army nujves to assault. The sailors to go on parapet 
 with a rush, cutlass and revolver in hand : marines to follow closely ; and 
 when reach parapet, lie down and pick off the enemy. The sailors then to 
 charge the field pieces and kill the gunners. Sailors to then secure the 
 mouths of the bomb-proofs, giving no quarter if the enemy fires after they 
 get into the fort. Flags to be kept rolled up till parapet is reached. If the 
 Mound Battery fires into Fisher after the sailors get in, every three men 
 will seize a prisoner, pitch him over the Avails [ ! ], and then get into bomb- 
 proofs or behind the Avorks for protection. 
 
 The naval column was made up of small squads of men from a 
 number of the war ships, under command of their own officers (see 
 elsewhere) . 
 
 Admiral Porter says he " detailed 1,600 sailors and 400 marines 
 to accompany the troops, the sailors to hoard the sea face, while the 
 troops assaulted the land side .... the sailors went to the attack 
 by the flank, along the beach, while the troops rushed in at the 
 [rebel's] left, through the palisades that had been knocked away by 
 the fire of the fleet .... they succeeded in getting up to within a 
 short distance of the fort, and lay securely in their ditches, with but 
 
Jan. '65.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 605 
 
 few killed or wounded up to this time. The marines were to have held 
 the rifle-pits and cover the hoarding j^arty., but failed to do so . . . . 
 some reached the parapet, and some the ditch. The advance was 
 
 the soldiers had gained two 
 
 swept from the parapet like chaff 
 traverses, and the Ironsides fired 
 upon the others. Four, five, 
 six, were carried in an hour. 
 These traverses were immense 
 bomb-proofs, about GO feet long, 
 oO feet wide and 20 feet high : 
 seventeen of them on the land 
 face. Between the traverses, 
 heavy guns. The fort was cap- 
 tured about 10 o'clock (even- 
 ing)." 
 
 The landing of the marines 
 and sailors to attack the fort — 
 a novelty in itself, — must have 
 a place, as it is inseparable 
 from the general whole, and in 
 fact proved to be an important 
 factor in the fight. Lieut. S. W. 
 Preston had a force of about 10 
 men from each ship, armed with 
 shovels and picks. The ma- 
 rines, as skirmishers, to follow, 
 were under 2d Lieut. L. E. Fagan 
 of the U.S. Marine Corps. 
 
 The assaulting column was as follows : First Line, marines, — 
 Capt. L. L. Uawson, U.S. Marine Corps. Second Line, com- 
 posed of the landing party of the First and P'ourth Divisions of the 
 squadron, under Lieut. -Comdr. C. H. Cushman. Third Line, com- 
 posed of the landing party of the Second Division of the squadron, 
 under Lieut. -Comdr. James Parker, who waived his seniority in favor 
 of Capt. Breeze, who represented Admiral Porter and was in charge of 
 the whole. Fourth Line, composed of the landing party of the Third 
 Division of the squadron, under Lieutenant-Commander. T. O. Self- 
 ridge. The second, third and fourth lines were of about equal 
 strength. 
 
 The naval column landed about a mile from the fort. Lieut. - 
 Comdr. Parker formed the men, pending the arrival of the officer who 
 was to command. He formed them in three companies, which he 
 himself designated as — 
 
 Van. 
 
 (Right)— Coniclr. C. H. Ciishiug. 
 
 Center. 
 
 (Left). 
 
 Rear. 
 
 — Lieut. -Comdr. James Parker. 
 
 — Lieut.-Comdr. T. O. Selfridge. 
 
 The column had actually begun to move forward (under fire 
 at that time) before the officer appeared who was to command. 
 
606 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJan. '65. 
 
 This was Lieut. -Comdr. K. R. Breeze, the jimior of Parker; but as 
 Breeze represented the Admiral on shore, Parker waived his own 
 seniority. Breeze carried the Admiral's blue flag, and had just come 
 from an interview wdth Gen. Terry. "The sand-beach over which 
 we marched," says Parker, "was as level as a floor. The march 
 was by the left flank in column, and close to the shore, which 
 afforde(.l a little protection." Col. Lamb says the sub-terra mines 
 were capable of blowing up the beach from river to sea for 100 
 yards in front. 
 
 When within assaulting distance, the sailors lay down, waiting 
 for the army to assault. When the army assaulted, the naval 
 column sprang to their feet, and rushed forward to obey Porter's 
 order to " board the fort in a seamanlike manner." Says Parker: 
 "This was impossible. The rush was gallantly made; but the 
 walls were 40 feet high and nearly perpendicular. Jack," says 
 Parker, " after finding it impossible to board the fort, did the next 
 best thing — to ' git out o' that ' ; and they scudded away like ships 
 before the wind, as fast as their legs would carry them. They were 
 not in a panic, but knew that nothing but flight could save them 
 from annihilation. I had reached the opening in the palisade [see 
 "A" on plan] made by our shells. The parapet swarmed with men 
 who dared us to come in. I started through the opening, and then 
 started to see if the men were following, but saw them scudding 
 away. Those of us who were left (about 60 in all) thought it safer 
 to remain than retreat, and we took refuge behind [really in front 
 of] the palisades from the fire of the Johnnies on the parapet." 
 
 Parker says of Porter's report, that " 'the sailors reached the 
 parapet, and were swept away like chaff,' was a fine figure of speech ; 
 but as a matter of fact only one man got any nearer the fort than 
 myself, and he was killed. His name was James Tallent3'ne, a 
 Quartermaster from the Tacony. The squad of 60 remained near 
 the palisades till the surrender of the fort." After the capture he 
 made it a point to climb the side of the fort, which he accomplished 
 with great diflficulty, albeit there were none to oppose. 
 
 Lieut. -Comdr. Parker's force in part reached the point marked 
 "B" on the plan, and there remained, sheltered by the palisades, 
 until darkness permitted their retreat. Only five of Parker's force 
 advanced a few paces beyond " B" (see plan). 
 
 Lieut. -Comdr. Breeze, after trying in vain to rally the retreat- 
 ing sailors and marines, returned almost alone to the two sand hills 
 marked " C" on the plan, where he remained but a short time, and 
 then coolly followed the retreating naval force. He says that pris- 
 oners told him the rebels thought the naval contingent was the main 
 assaultino; column. 
 
 It was intended the men should assault in line, the marines act- 
 ing as sharpshooters ; and the different lines were to charge over 
 them. It was also intended that the attack of the naval force and 
 the army force should be simultaneous, the former taking the cue 
 from the latter. When the army was found to be moving to the 
 

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608 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [_Jan. '65. 
 
 assault, the naval column was too far away to reach the works as 
 early as the army, if the original plan was pursued, so Capt. Breeze 
 ordered them to advance by flank ; and they were so advanced, in 
 a compact column, and they assaulted up to within fifty yards of 
 the parapet, which was lined with the garrison, who played sad 
 havoc with the navy boys. The marines failed to take the posi- 
 tions and parts assigned. The few sailors with their Sharpe's rifles 
 aud the marines opened fire, but of no avail. Finding the rear of 
 the line retreating, Capt. Breeze hastened toward them to direct 
 them to cover, and from there use their rifles ; but they were too 
 rapid and distant, aud he then returned to the other, near the works, 
 reaching which, all fled precipitately, except about sixty, among whom 
 were Lieut. -Comdrs. Parker, Cushman, Selfridge and Sicard, and 
 Lieuts. Farquhar aud Lamson and others. These men sought the 
 best cover available, and there remained till dark, when a demon- 
 stration was made on them aud they rushed to the rear, nearly all 
 escaping. Lieuts. Preston and Porter were killed early in the assault, 
 the former being occupied in carrying orders from Capt. Breeze, 
 after he had served with the men with shovels and picks. Capt. 
 Breeze says the failure of the naval column was principally due to 
 lack of organization, formation, etc. They had never been so or- 
 ganized before, and therefore had never drilled: and this condition 
 led to confusion and was not indicative of want of valor. 
 
 Capt. Breeze thinks the enemy was entirely thrown off their 
 guard, and quite disconcerted, at this assault, on the supposition 
 that it was the main assault. They rushed their men to meet it, when, 
 looking back, they discovered the army coining in to assault in 
 another and distant quarter. Capt. Breeze estimates his loss at 
 about ()5 killed and 200 wounded. Lieut. Cushing rallied and com- 
 manded the men who occupied a part of Terry's liue iu the evening. 
 Capt. Breeze landed with the sailors aud marines about 10 a.m., within 
 a mile of the fort, aud intrenched. The arrangement was that the 
 marines should take the advauce (Porter differs from him in this), 
 clear the parapet by the fire of musketry, and then the sailors were 
 to rush up with revolver and cutlass. 
 
 The reports and statements all substantially agree that the sailors 
 and marines were "done up" in about fifteen minutes. One account 
 says about 200 of them staid near by and dug holes, remaining till 
 darkness covered their complete retreat. About 3 o'clock this force 
 moved up nearer, say within 600 yards of the fort. Seeing the army 
 moving (both were to move at the same time), Capt. Breeze says he 
 moved the sailors up to within 50 yards ; but the marines failed to 
 keep up and protect the sailors. Many, he says, were killed and 
 wounded on the spot, and finally all turned and ran. He further 
 says that in the evening some of the sailors and marines served on a 
 part of Terry's line of pickets, at his request, temporarily. Some 
 of the sailors had Sharpe's rifles, and others had well-sharpened 
 cutlasses and revolvers. Porter says there 's no stopping a sailor if 
 he doesn't succeed at the first rush. 
 
Jan. '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 609 
 
 THE DEFENCE. 
 
 From Col. Lamb's statement we learn that he got about 350 men 
 as reinforcements on the 15th Jan. from Bragg, of Col. Graham's 
 brigade, via Battery Buchanan, where they landed from a steamer. 
 He had about 1,550 before. At 6 p.m., Friday the 13th, his losses to 
 that time were 2 killed and 41 wounded. On the 14th the casualties 
 were more than double the previous day ; and more than ten per cent 
 of his garrison had been killed or wounded by 2 p.m., Sunday the 
 15th. He Avired Bragg at 1.30 p.m., Saturday the 14th, that he 
 (Bragg) ought never to have allowed the enemy to extend his lines 
 to the river bank ; and if permitted to remain there the reduction of 
 the fort was only a question of time. Before the assault, every gun 
 save one 10-inch Columbiad was destroyed, the use of all but one 
 Napoleon rendered impracticable, every wire leading to the mines 
 ploughed up, and the palisade such a wreck as actually to offer a 
 protection to the assailants. On the 13th he had 20 guns bearing on 
 the beach, supplemented by one mortar and four Napoleons ; a pali- 
 
 IM'ERIOR OF FORT FISHER. 
 
 sade in front, pierced for musketry and constructed in irregular lines, 
 and numerous sub-terra mines capable of blowing up the beach from 
 river to sea for more than a hundred j'ards in front of the works. 
 At 1.25 P.M. 15th Jan., Col. Colquitt was assigned to the com- 
 mand of Fort Fisher; and " will go there tonight," said the dispatch 
 order. Gen. Whiting was ordered to report in evening to Bragg's 
 headquarters for conference. Colquitt, according to reports, arrived 
 within one mile of Fisher at 10.30 p.m., and says he found everything 
 in confusion ; hundreds of men without arms, and many of them 
 drunk, etc. This is all denied by Col. Lamb, wlio says he had no 
 liquor at the fort except what was in the hospital ; and that was 
 captured by sailors from the Heet, who got drunk and wandered into 
 the reserve magazine the morniug after the battle : and they caused the 
 explosion. Col. Lamb says Colquitt reported after the fort had been 
 taken ; and he (Lamb) told him even then the fort could be re-taken 
 if Bragg could land a fresh brigade, as the enemy was more or less 
 demoralized by the resistance they had met. Colquitt immediately 
 withdrew. 
 
 Previous to the attacks Col. Lamb's connnand extended 20 miles, 
 from New' Inlet to Masonboro, and had been noted for sobriety. 
 He took conminnd of the works 4 Julv l'S()2. When he fell he 
 
610 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.Aa«.'<5.5. 
 
 turned the conininnd over to Cnpt. Munn. "The reinforceinents of 
 the 15th were of the Twenty-first and Twenty-fifth South Carolina, 
 who arrived just previous to tlie assault. They were placed in a 
 bomb-proof 100 feet to rear and left of the central sally-port. When 
 the steam-whistle sounded for the charoe, he ordered the reserves to 
 man the parapets, and the South Carolina regiments (reinforcements) 
 to double-quick to rear of left salient, between which and the river 
 shore there was a space of some 60 feet, protected only by a shallow 
 ditch, the remnants of a palisade and one Napoleon gun. I went to 
 meet the column assaulting my northeast salient, the success of which 
 would have been fatal, as it would capture the center of my work ; 
 and I sent my Aide, Capt. Blocker, with the South Carolina regi- 
 ment to report to Maj. Riley on my left .... I had about 500 
 men with me on and near the redan on northeast salient, repulsing 
 the sailors and marines. This heroic column from the fleet strug- 
 gled with us full thirty minutes or more, and did not retreat till about 
 300 were killed and Avounded. There were in the Avestern salient 
 (which Avas an unenclosed battery) about 250 men. The South 
 Carolina men would have made (lOO ; but they did not move up 
 promptly, and did not reach the work. The 250 had to withstand 
 the shock of .Vines' two brigades, say ten to one." 
 
 Col. Lamb's officers claim they twice repelled the assault on tlie 
 parapet, and that all the original detachment at the Napoleon were 
 killed or wounded, and that Capt. Brady detailed men from his com- 
 pany to take their places. These were killed, wounded or captured 
 at the gun, Avhose carriage was riddled with bullets. When Capt. 
 Melvin surrendered, the survivors, some 200, were enveloped by 
 Curtis' brigade in fiont, and J^ennypacker's brigade in the rear; and 
 besides, the tAvo guns at Batter}' IJuchanan had begun to fire at this 
 salient, killing and Avounding friend and foe. "There were three 
 lines of mines in front of the Avork ; and I intended at the moment 
 of assault to explode one of them, and thus paralyze the assailants, 
 giving me time to man the parapet with all my reserves. At the 
 final rush I gave the signal ; but there Avas no response, the tremen- 
 dous fire of the fieet having ploughed up all the connecting Avires and 
 rendered the mines iiarmless. As that Avas their main defence, and 
 it failed, I rather expected the men Avould be disheartened ; but they 
 fought with redoubled vigor. As soon as the sailors and marines 
 retreated, I moved the Avhole of my available infantry, some ^00 
 men, to dislodge the enemy, who had captured the left salient, two 
 gun chambers adjoining, and Avere busy intrenching inside my Avork. 
 The heroic Whiting [General] Avho had rushed to the parapet and 
 encouraged the troops to repel the naval brigade, noAv led the van ; 
 and receiving tAvo Avouuds in endeavoring to reach a Federal standard 
 bearer, Avas carried to the rear. A hand-to-hand fight on the para- 
 pet and over a traverse ensued ; while in the Avork, from behind 
 everything that Avould yield the slightest protection to my men, a 
 rapid fire Avas poured into the advancing three brigades. The enemy 
 halted in the face of our desperate assault. 1 then had the two 
 heavy guns on the mound, and two from another battery on the sea 
 
Jan. '6'}.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 611 
 
 face, turned on this column ; and these, with the two i^uns of Battery 
 Buchanan, seemed to have a demoralizing effect, as tiieir fire slackened 
 and their Hags disappeared from the tops of the traverses .... 
 Believing that (4en. Bragg .... would now attack, I felt that a 
 determined charge on our part .... would cause a retreat b}' the 
 enemy and we could regain the work. I passed down the lines, and 
 ofticers and men, with the wildest enthusiasm, promised to follow 
 me. As I sprang forward to lead them I was shot down, several of 
 my gallant otlicers falling with me. The forward movement stopped 
 with my fall, and afterward, the enemy, having been strongly rein- 
 forced, began an advance, which though stoutly and even recklessly 
 resisted for five hours (until all the anununitiou had been expended), 
 resulted in tlie capture of the whole work .... my appeals to the 
 officers and men to continue the struggle after 1 had fallen .... 
 was because Gen. J^ee had sent me word that the fort was necessary 
 to keep open the gateway to supply his army with food and clothing 
 from abroad ; and I desired to prolong the I'esistance so long sis there 
 was any chance for Bragg to come to our assistance and recall the 
 enemy to its OAvn defensive line." 
 
 
 MOUND B.\TTERY — Part of Fort Fisher. 
 Gen. Whiting and Staff arrived at the fort on Friday afternoon, 
 the 13th, in the midst of a terrific bombardment. To the charge of 
 Bragg, that the garrison of Fort Fisher had a pecuniary interest in 
 the blockade running business. Col. Land), after denying the charge, 
 says at one time he was notified that ten bales of cotton was at 
 J.,iverpool sul)iect to his order, and he immediately ordered it sold and 
 the proceeds to be used in buying two DSO-pounder Wliitworth rified 
 guns, and aninumition for same, for Fort Fisher. He got part of 
 the ammunition; but the guns only got as far as Nassau. After 
 the repulse of Butler, he asked Bragg for hand grenades, and for sub- 
 marine torpedoes to place where the fieet had anchored, neither of 
 which he ever got. During the sixty hours of continuous battle his 
 men were unable to provide a single meal, but subsisted on uncooked 
 rations and corn-meal coffee. They had lost their blankets and over- 
 coats at the Butler attack, by the destruction of their quarters, and 
 recpiisitions for their replacement were unheeded. 
 
612 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [,/c<h. '65. 
 
 THE FORCES ENGAGED. 
 
 3,300 from Second Division, Twenty-fourtli Array Corps, under Gen. Araes. 
 3,300 from Tliird Division, Tvventy-fiftli Army Corps, under Gen. Paine. 
 1,400 from Second Brigade, 1st Divison, Twenty-fourtli Army Corps, under 
 
 Col. Abbott. (Third and Seventh New Hampshire and Sixth and 
 
 Seventh Connecticut.) 
 The Sixteenth New Yorlc Independent Battery, with 4 3-iuch guns. 
 Light Battery E, Third U.S. Artillery, with G* light 12-pounders. 
 
 Ames' division was selected for the assault. Paine's division 
 and Abbott's brigade were with the defensive line. (Abbott's bri- 
 gade was withdrawn from defensive line and put into the fight at the 
 critical moment and completed the victory.) 
 
 The assaulting column was as follows: 1. Curtis' brigade; 2. 
 Pennypacker's brigade ; 3. Bell's brigade ; skirmishers: (:!0 of Thir- 
 teenth Indiana and 40 of Curtis' brigade, under Lieut. -Col. Lent 
 of the Thirteenth Indiana. 
 
 One account says : " About the time that it was evident that the 
 naval attack was not to succeed, there emerged from the scrubby 
 wood north of the fort the troops destined to assault the place. These 
 were veterans from the Arm}^ of the James. Rough looking, with 
 frowzy clothing and dishevelled hair and beards, after long and hard 
 experience on the transports, these soldiers had their arms clean and 
 bright and cartridge boxes filled with forty rounds, while they aligned 
 and dressed in line of battle as cooll}^ and precisely as if on parade. 
 Probably not a man among them who had not been ' in ' a dozen 
 times before. There was but little fuss about it, and no noise of 
 either bugling or verbal commands. Then suddenly, at a ' right 
 shoulder shift' and a ' double-quick,' the line swept across the sandy 
 plain." 
 
 The Third New Hampshire was commanded by Capt. Wm. H. 
 Tricke}', in this memorable fight of 15 Jan. 1865. The follow- 
 ing is a synopsis of his official report sent to the Adjutant-General 
 of New Hampshire, written within a few days after the fight : " The 
 Third New Hampshire had G officers and -SO men. Started about 4.30 
 r.M,, arriving in front soon after dark; fired an hour; with 20 men 
 by orders took and held a traverse, then the others took two moi'e. 
 While holding these three, the Sixth and Seventh Connecticut came 
 and took the others. Casualties: 1 killed, 5 wounded." (For full 
 report see his Personal Sketch.) 
 
 As Capt Trickey elaborated upon the above, and the same has 
 fallen into the hands of the writer, it is here given : — 
 
 CAPT. TKICKEy's account. 
 
 Landed say f^.OOO troops Jan. loth. On the 14tli our brigade formed on 
 the right of Paine's division, next the beach. Gen. Curtis" brigade moved 
 past us to the front, toward Federal Point and Fort Fislier, capturing 
 a small steamer, lying at Craig's wharf on the Cape Fear River and 
 within 900 yards of Fort Fisher. Then Curtis' men pushed on to within 500 
 yards of the fort, taking possession of an outer work. Gen. Terry, with 
 two Aides and Col. Comstock of Gen. Grant's Stall", then made a thorough 
 
Jan. '6J.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 613 
 
 reconnoissance 200 }'ards in advance of the point lield by Gen. Curtis. As 
 that htau ideal of a soldier (Terry) obtained a full view of the giiiantic pro- 
 portions of that, the strongest work the world lias yet recorded as taken 
 by direct assault, wliat must have been his feeliugs as he made his decision ! 
 It is liis own decision, as the (inestion of assault is not mentioned in Grant's 
 instructions^ — indeed, a sies>e was to be inferred. Gen. Beauregard, per- 
 haps the ablest engineer in the Confederate army, inspected the work ten 
 days previous, and pronounced it absolutely impregnable. Terry kept his 
 own council. Late that night lie met Porter on board the flag-ship. The 
 next day, 1.5th, was Sunday ; but not for us, as early we see portentous signs, 
 and soon know the day is big with fate to all that is human on Federal Point. 
 
 For forty-eight hours the navy had been engaged in such a bom- 
 bardment as the world had never before known. It was a grandly magnifl- 
 cent spectacle at night, to witness that continuous line of tiery meteors 
 from the mouths of 400 cannon on the ships, to that one doomed spot on 
 shore. When the flring was the fiercest, more tlian 200 shells per minute 
 were hurled into as brave a garrison as ever attempted the defence of an 
 unrighteous cause. And yet the fort itself was not seriously injured. We 
 learned here, as at Wagner, that a sand fort cannot be demolished : it must 
 be dug into or climbed over. The parapets of Fort Fisher were 20 feet high 
 and 2.5 feet thick. 
 
 The hour for the assault — 3 p.m. — has arrived. The navy is sig- 
 nalled to change the direction of its Are. Curtis" brigade bounds forward 
 with a rush and a cheer. Coming up to the moat, those on the left of the 
 bridge leading to the sally-port tind it (the moat) impassable, and are 
 obliged to change line of buttle to column of fours. They impetuously 
 crowd over the bridge against the stockade, under a most terrific tire, both 
 direct and enfilading. In the stockade, which they expected to find battered 
 down, they only find jagged holes, made by our shells. Through these, 
 though it seemed certain death, Curtis struggled with a few daring ones : 
 others soon followed and took possession of the west traverse. But a 
 mere foothold is gained, however, and the brigade halts. Leading officers 
 are struck down, and the men falling fast around them. Immediate help, 
 or annihilation will result. At this critical moment, with the force and 
 rush of a cyclone, the chivalrous and noble-hearted Pennypacker, with his 
 invincible brigade, swarms through the stockade, sweeping the enemy from 
 It to the river, capturing 200 prisoners and getting possession of the sally- 
 l)ort and opening it from the inside. Tlie two brigades then move along 
 eastward along the land face, carrying each traverse against desperate 
 opposition. A hand-to-hand fight stops them at the eighth traverse. In the 
 meantime the gallant Col. Louis Bell, Avith his veteran brigade, cross the 
 bridge, enter the fort through the sally-port and charge down toward the 
 sea face and to the left on the reverse to the land face. 
 
 Thus the fighting went on, with the ferocity of gladiators. Both 
 were of the same blood and equal in valor. Night was now closing around 
 them. Curtis, Pennypacker and Bell have fallen — the latter died next 
 morning; the others are thought to have received their mortal Avounds. 
 The commander of nearly every regiment is killed or wounded. The deso- 
 lation among the heroes in the ranks is frightful. Fighting ceases for a 
 moment from mere exhaustion. Reinforcements are now the one thing 
 needful, and speculation as to the result without that important element will 
 do no sort of good. Terry is e(|ual to the emergency. With the sailors 
 and marines, he relieves on the right of I'aine's line hisold brigade, veterans 
 of twenty bloody battles and four desperate assaults [the brigade referred 
 to is composed in part of the Third New Hampshire]. This brigade 
 enters the fort by the postern gate just as darkness is shutting down. 
 The Third New Hampshire is ordered to the extreme front traverse held liy 
 our men, to reach which position we crawl through bomb-proofs and 
 traverses, clambering over the dead, wounded and dying, — literally piled 
 one upon another, — and arriving there we open fire at once with our 
 Spencers [seven-shooters], soon silencing tlie enemy in our immediate 
 front. We then charged and drove them from one traverse to another, 
 
614 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Jan. '65. 
 
 until nine moi'e are in our possession. The brigade was now placed in 
 proper positions and charged the whole line, with a momentum no power 
 could stop. Gen. Ames' whole force, cheered by the presence of fresh 
 troops, rallied once again, made a general advance, and the stronghold was 
 ours, with 2,000 prisoners and 85 guns. The stars and bars go down, and 
 the stars and stripes are raised on high. At ten o'clock Terry signalled 
 Porter the glorious news, and 
 
 " The rockets' red glare 
 
 And bombs bursting in air, 
 
 Gave proof thro' the night 
 
 That our flag was still there." 
 
 Capt. Trickey mentions seeing in the armament of the fort an 
 elegantly mounted Armstrong gun, the gift of merchants of Loudon, 
 the carriage being of rosewood and mahogany. The Captain soon 
 after this memorable fight received a commission as Major. His 
 official report will be found in full in his Personal. 
 
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 (EWLAR6E/VI ENT TO SHOW Mft<»rJ) 
 
 THE ISO POR. hmsmnCr cuw captured at fort fisher. 
 
 THIS GUN WAi 2U0 FfET FROM POINT REACHED BY NAVAL COLUMN. 
 
 When the Third New Hampshire arrived near the palisades, 
 they were at once ordered by Col. Abbott to the extreme front, to 
 occupy the most easterly traverse then in our possession. The 
 process of getting there has been fully described by Capt. Trickey, 
 their brave commander. Having arrived there with his handful 
 of men, he at once ordered them to open upon the enemy, firing 
 
Jan. '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 615 
 
 sufficiently slow after the first few minutes as not to actually waste 
 ammunition. This continued for some little time, when Col. Abbott 
 appeared and asked Capt. Trickey whether he couldn't make a for- 
 ward movement, — a fierce onslaught, — and thus create a diversion; 
 and by so doing assist the other regiments of the brigade to gain 
 advantage of time and position. To this Capt. Trickey replied that 
 his little band was ready to obey orders, whatever they were ; but 
 incidentally mentioned that the men were running short of ammuni- 
 tion and their Spencers were baj'onetless. The forward movement 
 was ordered and executed, Capt. Trickey and his men bravely climb- 
 ing up the traverse in their immediate front and thence down its 
 opposite side, pouncing upon the enemy and driving them out, over 
 and around the next traverse, behind which they again took refuge 
 and made another stand, only to be driven again to the next ; and 
 so on. This process continued substantial!}^ to the end, the other 
 regiments of the brigade joining. 
 
 In summing up, it may be said of the Third New Hampshire : 
 That it belonged to a fighting brigade, and that brigade had as a 
 rule been successful ; that the brigade had to be brought say a mile 
 and a half to the fort ; that its special mission was to reinforce com- 
 pletel}'^ exhausted troops ; that the regiment was immediately put 
 into the fore-front, grappling at once with the enemy ; that the 
 assault and successful advance of the regiment had a potential 
 influence upon the assaulting column, which at once moved forward 
 with renewed courage and enthusiasm, and with an impetus that 
 carried it to complete victory. And who shall say that, had the 
 heroic remnant of the old Third New Hampshire failed to drive the 
 enem}', or had themselves been driven back, that the assault as a 
 whole may not have failed? The influence of the regiment's success- 
 ful work at Fort Fisher is beyond estimate. The survivors are 
 proud today that they were in the fore-front of the particular battle 
 that practically decided the contest between the United States and 
 the Confederates. 
 
 Another account, by M. L. Holt, Sergeant-Major, written in a 
 diary soon after the fight, is of sufficient value to be inserted herein. 
 He says : — 
 
 Immediately on enterinc: the fort, marched to the last traverse taken, 
 and opened on the enemy. I stopped ■with the colors. Had not been there 
 long when a shell from the navy struck the parapet in the center of our 
 regiment and demoralized the ])oys badly. I Avas immediately sent by Capt. 
 Edgerly to Col. Abbott, with orders to have him if possible cause the tire 
 of the navy changed to a point further to the left so as not to injure our 
 own men. I failed to find Col. Abbott, but delivered the message to Gen. 
 Ames and returned to tlie regiment. Was soon sent again by Capt. Edgerly 
 with Avord that our cartridges were giving out, and to tind out what could 
 be done. After searching for some time and failing to tind Col. Abbott, I 
 again returned to the regiment. I'pon this return, I found my l)rother, for 
 whom I had searched, to be all right. He had just stopped firing, as his 
 gun had given out and he had given his cartridges all away. Laid in this 
 traverse till the firing ceased, when Ave gave three cheers for the capture 
 of the fort, and three for Gen. Terry, Avho just at this moment came up to 
 the regiment. After this Ave formed the regiment and marched doAvn into 
 the fort and Avent to collecting the prisoners and driving them out of the 
 
610 THIRD NP]W HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. iJiUi. '65. 
 
 bomb-proofs. After asseml)liuii about ]r>0, wc inarched them off. ^lyself, 
 with Capt. Trickey and the colors, liesides a few men, stopped in tlie fort. 
 Not mncli of interest occurred here except a little brush Capt. Trickey had 
 "witli a reljel captain, in -which Capt. Trickey threatened to split the rebel 
 open .... Gen. Terry rode into the fort with the flag of Fort Buchanan 
 [he should liave said Mound Battery. — D E.] Avound around his body .... 
 We gave him three cheers, when he made this remark : "Boys, ratlier than 
 tliat you should cheer for me, I ought to cheer for you." He was attended 
 at this time by only one of his Staff . . . . both mounted on captured liorses. 
 About 2 AM. [IGth] I started to look around the fort. Commenced with 
 the sea face, and went till I reached the center of the land face, when the 
 sight of the dead Avliich strewed the parapet was too appalling for me to 
 witness, and I returned to the regiment, to find them all ready to move. 
 We marched to our camp inside the works [defensive line], facing Wilming- 
 ton, and laid down for a few hours' rest. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 
 
 The second expedition was originally ordered to report to 
 Sherman at Savannah, for deceptive purposes ; but was changed 
 when the transports were on their way down the river, passing City 
 Point (Gen. Grant's Headquarters). 
 
 Porter said the fleet fired about 50,000 shot and shell, and had 
 as many more on hand. His source of supply was Beaufoi't, which 
 could be reached both ways in ten hours. He says he was very 
 short of coal, and had he not been supplied by the army the expedi- 
 tion would have been a failure. Nearly every rifled gun in the fleet 
 burst. Two 15-inch guns burst on the monitors. He says about 50 
 of the sailors got on the parapet, but were swept away in a moment. 
 He was in Fort Malakoff a few days after its surrender to the com- 
 bined armies of the French and English, which they had been months 
 in capturing, and it was not to be compared with Fort Fisher. The 
 Ironsides did the most accurate firing. 
 
 The vessels to land the provisions and stores for the army were 
 the A. D. Vance, Fort Donelson, Aries, Emma, Lilian, Tristram 
 Shanch/, Britannia and Wihlerness, under Lieut. -Comdr. Upshur. 
 The Nansemond, Moccasin and Little Ada were messenger boats. 
 
 Eleven of the gunboats were directed to greatly elevate their 
 guns so as to drop shells into the river, beyond the fort, to prevent 
 reinforcing. 
 
 There were several lines upon which the landing of the troops 
 was effected, say about 20. At oue time a transport, probably the 
 Geo. C. Leary, had two lines running ashore directly from the sides 
 of her bow, which were used as tow lines for boats laden with troops 
 and munitions of war. The mules were dumped overboard, being 
 blindfolded during the process. They were then towed ashore, a 
 decoy mule first having been landed and tied to a tree in sight of the 
 shore. It is related of the mules that no sooner did their feet touch 
 the bottom than "one couldn't hold 'em more'n he could greased 
 lightninf/." The troops on landing innnediatel}' double-quicked into 
 the woods and were soon out of sight of the navy. The officer who 
 furnished the foregoing details of landing says he had charge of a boat 
 which finally landed Gen. Terry and Staff after being '• soused" and 
 grounded on the sand bar. 
 
Gu.sTAVUs W. Ingalls, 
 Baud Master. 
 
 CaPT. WkLKKK J. BUITKUFIKM). 
 
 Ma.i. William II. Tkkkhy, 
 
Jan. '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 617 
 
 The uaval force formed a semi-circle around the transports, and 
 then used their boats to land the troops. 
 
 Steamer McClellan served as flag-ship for Gen. Terry; the 
 Atlantic for Gen. Ames (Second Division, Twenty-fourth Army 
 Corps) ; the Champion for Gen. Paine (Third Division, Twenty- 
 fifth Arm}'^ Corps). 
 
 Considerable difficulty was experienced in lauding, owing to the 
 roughness of the surf, nearlj^ all getting wet — Gen. Curtis being 
 pitched "end over end." The Second Brigade, First Division, Twenty- 
 fourth Army Corps, Col. Abbott commanding, occupied the right of 
 the line on the beach, extending to an evacuated battery. After 
 dark (13th) the several brigades of the Third Division took different 
 positions, Curtis' brigade forming on the right of a part of Paine's 
 (colored) troops. The line extended from the Atlantic to Cape 
 Fear River. 
 
 On the morning of the 14th, Curtis' brigade was relieved by 
 Penuypacker's, and Curtis moved his troops nearer Fort Fisher, 
 passing along the beach and then forming a line from river to beach 
 and about 400 yards in front of the fort. This line was almost 
 identical with the one on first expedition. Near this line was a 
 rebel graveyard and a few houses, one of which had been used as a 
 hospital. 
 
 On the 14th a rebel supply steamer came down to the wharf, 
 and was at once captured at the dock by some of Paine's colored 
 men. 
 
 On 17th January the Navy Department directed a salute to be 
 fired from every navy yard in honor of the capture of Fort Fisher. 
 
 On the night of the 19th January, two blockade runners — the 
 Stag and the Charlotte, both from Bermuda — loaded with arms, 
 blankets, shoes, etc., were deco3'^ed into Cape Fear Piver and 
 captured. 
 
 The army and the navy vied with each other, after the capture, 
 to see which should first (earliest) conve}^ the glad tidings North. 
 Terry sent the Steamer Atlantic (not then Capt. P^ldridge, but Gray), 
 and Porter sent the Vanderbilt. Both were staunch ships and good 
 sailers ; but the Atlantic reached Fort IMonroe fully four hours ahead, 
 with every flag it could muster flying, creating a great sensation. 
 
 The New York Herald says : "At dusk Col. Abbott's brigade, 
 owing to the awful nature of the contest, Avas sent to reinforce our 
 forces within the area of the fort. Approaching the fort, Col. Abbott's 
 brigade entered it on the double-quick, under a very heav}' fire. All 
 the troops were at once engaged in intrenching themselves Avithin 
 the fort, where the main body of the enemy then was, as well as from 
 the enemy near the river, en route to reinforce. At time of surrender 
 the moon was shining brightly." 
 
 Of Fort Fisher, Col. Lamb says : The plan of the fort was his 
 own and was approved bj' Beauregard, Whiting, Longstreet and 
 
(,18 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. {_Ja)i. '6.5. 
 
 others. The total length was 2,350 yards or \% miles: laud face, 
 682 yards; sea face, about 1,H98 yards. The laud face included 
 Sheppard's Battery, which was doubled in strength during the fight. 
 The weak point was the left salient. The land face extended from 
 the Battery (Sheppard's) to the Northeast Redan, the line being a 
 series of isolated gun chambers, with revetments o feet 9 inches high, 
 parapet 30 feet thick, and traverses 60x50 feet and 25 feet high at 
 the gun chamber, and connected by covered galleries. From the 
 Northeast Salient the work extended to the Pulpit Battery, at the 
 elevation of nearly 40 feet. Next to the Pulpit, came the Meade 
 Casemates. From the Meade Casemates to the Mound he constructed 
 a series of strong batteries, connected by a heavy curtain. The 
 Mound was 60 feet high and mounted two heavy guns, which had a 
 plunging fire on the channel. A palisade line (pierced for musketry) 
 was erected to prevent a sudden landing and assault by a boat party. 
 Battery Buchanan was a mile away from the Mound. 
 
 As showing how closely the government tried to keep the facts 
 connected with the Expedition : a correspondent of the English Armj/ 
 and Navij Journal was arrested in New York for furnishing details 
 to the public press aud requesting tlieir publication, " thereby causing 
 the enemy to reinforce at Federal Point," and was thrown into the 
 old Capitol Prison at Washington. How he came (or got) out the 
 writer is unable to say. 
 
 [Comstock to Terry.] 
 After a careful reconnoissance on the 14th, it was decided to risk an 
 assault raine's division and Col. Abbott's brigade [Tliird NeAV Hamp- 
 shire in it] to hold our lines, already strong across the peninsula and facing- 
 Wilmington, against Hoke, while Ames' division should assault at the west 
 end. After three hours of heavy navy firing the assault was made at 3 p.m. 
 on the 15th, Curtis' brigade leading; and as soon as it got in on the west 
 end of the land front, it was followed by I'ennypacker's, and the latter by 
 Bell's brigade. After desperate fighting, gaining foot by foot, and severe 
 loss, at 5 r.M. we had possession of about half of the laud front. Abbott's 
 brigade [Third New Hampshire in it] was then taken from our line facing 
 Wilmington and put into Fort Fisher ; aud on pushing it forward, at 10 I'.M., 
 it took tlie rest of the work with little resistance, the garrison falling back 
 to the extreme of the peninsula, where they were followed and captured, 
 among others. Gen. Whiting aud Col. Lamb, both wounded .... the laud 
 front was a formidable one .... the parapet being 14 or 15 feet high . . . . 
 
 GEN. terry's STAl'K. 
 
 Col. Geo. S. Dodge Chief Quartermaster. 
 
 Surg. Norman S. Barnes Medical Director. 
 
 A. J. H. BuzzellCThird N.H.) . . . Medicallnspector. 
 
 Capt. Adrian Terry Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 Charles M. Sampson Assistant Quartermaster. 
 
 Charles H. Davis Chief Commissary. 
 
 Charles H. Graves Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 " Geo. F. Towle Act'g Ass't lusp. -General. 
 
 A. E. Smith Aide-de-Camp. 
 
 R. W. Woodbury (Third N. H.) . . Acting Ordnance Ofilcer. 
 
 Lieut. F. E. Beardslee Signal Ofticer. 
 
 " J. M. Bradley Chief Ambulance Officer. 
 
 To which add Brevet Brig. -Gen. C. B. Comstock, of Gen. 
 Grant's Staff, as Chief Engineer. 
 
Jan. '60.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 619 
 
 'Twas currently reported at the time that Private Miles O'Reilly 
 was in New York city when the good news reached there. He was 
 a citizen, but full of the military spirit — and possibly of other 
 kinds. He at once courted the muses and produced a quantity of 
 poeti-y apropos to the occasion : — 
 
 SHKKKY TERRY — PORTER. 
 
 Let us drink in golden sherry, 
 
 As we oft have drank before ; 
 Let ns drink to General Terry, 
 Long of head and body — very : 
 To our own dear Alfred Terry, 
 
 Of the old Tenth Army Corps. 
 
 Fill to Porter and to Terry — 
 
 They are names that Ave adore ; 
 From Connecticut to Kerry, 
 Some in grog and some in sherry — 
 " To the Admiral and Terry ! " 
 
 Deep libations let us pour. 
 
 Private Miles O'Reilly led a large crowd of adherents into a con- 
 vivial place ; and though the police had been sent for, they kindly 
 permitted him to repeat his poem, treat his personal admirers ; and 
 then, forming a procession, they (and he) marched to the police 
 station ! 
 
 GEN. GRANT'S REPORT. 
 
 "VYe are approaching the end of the Fort Fisher tale ; yet there 
 is much to be told. Gen. Grant's otlicial report, written in the 
 following July, of both attacks, will be interesting, and is inserted 
 at this point because of the fact that it embraces the two actions 
 and furnishes additional and valuable data. It was made 22 July 
 1865 and embraced the operations of the whole arm3\ It is known 
 as "Doc. 42." The essential portions relating to the two attacks 
 on Fort Fisher are as follows : — 
 
 Wilmington, N. C, was the most important seacoast port left to the 
 enemy, through which to get supplies from abroad and send cotton and 
 other products out by blockade runners, besides being a ])lace of great 
 strategic value. The navy had been making strenuous exertions to seal the 
 harbor of Wilmington, ])ut with only partial effect. The nature of the out- 
 let of Cape Fear River was such that it required watching for so great a 
 distance that without possession of the land north of New Inlet, or Fort 
 Fisher, it Avas impossible for the navy to entirely close the harbor against 
 the entrance of blockade runners. To secure possession of this land re- 
 quired the co-operation of a land force, Avhich 1 agreed to furnish. 
 
 I immediately commenced the assemblage in Hampton Roads, under 
 Admiral D. D. Porter, of the most formidable armada ever collected for 
 concentration upon one given point. This attracted the attention of the 
 eneni}' as well as that of the loyal North; ami through the imprudence 
 of the public press, and very likely of ollicers of both branches of ser- 
 vice, the exact object of the expedition became a subject of common 
 discussion in the newspapers, both North and South. The enemy, thus 
 warned, prepared to meet it. This caused a postponement of the expedition 
 until the latter part of November, Avlien, being again called upon by Hon. 
 G. V. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, I agreed to furnish the men re- 
 
620 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [-7a». '65. 
 
 quired at once, and went myself in company with Maj.-Gen. Butler to Hamp- 
 ton Roads, Avhere we had a conference with Admiral Porter as to the force 
 required and the time of starting. A force of 0,500 men was regarded as 
 sufficient. The time of starting was not definitely arranged, but it was 
 thought all would be ready by the 6th of December, if not before. Learn- 
 ing. Nov. ;^iO. that Bragg had gone to Georgia, taking with him most of the 
 forces about Wilmington, I deemed it of the utmost importance that the ex- 
 pedition should reach its destination before the return of Bragg, and directed 
 Gen. Butler to make all arrangements for the departure of Maj.-Geu. Weit- 
 zel, who had been designated to command the land forces, so that the navy 
 might not be detained one moment. 
 
 Dec. fith, the following instructions were given : — 
 
 City Point, Va., Dec. fi, 1864. 
 
 Gen. Butler : The flrst object of the expedition under Gen. Weitzel is to 
 close to the enemy the port of Wilmington. If successful in this, the second 
 will be to capture Wilmington itself. There are reasonable grounds to hope 
 for success, if advantage can be taken of the absence of the greater part of the 
 enemy's forces, now looking after Sherman in Georgia. The directions you 
 have given for the numbers and equipments of the expedition are all right ex- 
 cept in the most unimportant matter of where they embark and the amount 
 of intrenching tools to betaken. The object of the expedition will be gained 
 by efiecting a landing on the mainland between Cape Fear River and the 
 Atlantic, north of the north entrance to the river. Should such landing be 
 eflected while the enemy still holds Fort Fisher and the batteries guarding 
 the entrances to the river, the troops should entrench themselves and, by 
 co-operating with the navy, effect the reduction and capture of those places. 
 These in our hands, the navy could enter the harbor, and the port of Wil- 
 mington would be sealed. 
 
 Should Fort Fisher, with the point of land on which it is built, fall into 
 the hands of our troops immediately on landing, then it Avill be worth the 
 attempt to capture Wilmington by a forced march and surprise. If time is 
 consumed in gaining the flrst object of the expedition, the second Avill be- 
 come a matter of after consideration. The details for execution are en- 
 trusted to you and the officers immediately in command of the troops. 
 Should the troops under Gen. Weitzel fail to eflect a lauding at or near 
 Fort Fisher, they will be returned to the armies operating against Richmond 
 without delay. U. S. Ghaxt, 
 
 Maj.-Gen. B. F. Butler. Lieut. -GeneraL 
 
 Gen. Butler commanding the array from Avhich the troops were taken 
 for this enterprise, and the territory in which they were to operate,, mili- 
 tary courtesy required that all orders and instructions should go through 
 him. They were so sent; but Gen. Weitzel has since officially informed me 
 that he never received the foregoing instructions, nor was he aware of their 
 existence until he read Gen. Butler's published official report of the Fort 
 Fisher failure, with ray endorsement and papers accompanying it. 
 
 I had no idea of Gen. Butler's accompanying the expedition until the 
 evening before it got oil" from Bermuda Hundred ; and then did not know 
 but that Gen. Weitzel had received all the instructions and would be in 
 command. I rather formed the idea that Gen. Butler was actuated by a desire 
 to Avitness the etlect of the explosion of the powder-boat. The expedition 
 Avas detained several days at Hampton Roads, aAvaiting the loading of the 
 poAvder-boat. The importance of getting the Wilmington expedition off 
 Avithout delay, Avitli or without the poAvder-boat. had been urged upon Gen. 
 Butler, and he advised to so notify Admiral Porter. 
 
 The expedition finally got off Dec. l.'Jth, and arrived at place of rendez- 
 A'ous off NeAv Inlet, near Fort Fisher, on the evening of the 15tli. .\dmiral 
 Porter arrived on the evening of the 18th, having i)ut into Beaufort to get 
 ammunition for the monitors. The sea becoming rough, making it difficult 
 to .and troops, and the supply of Avater and coal being about exhausted, 
 the transport fieet put back to Beaufort to replenish : this, with the state 
 of the Aveather, delayed the return to the place of rendezvous until the 2'4th. 
 
Jan. '65.'\ THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 621 
 
 The powder-boat was exploded on the morning of the 24th, before the re- 
 tnrn of Gen. Bntler from Beanfort; but it would seem, from the notice 
 taken of it in the Southern newspapers, that the enemy Avere never en- 
 lightened as to the object of the explosion until they were informed by the 
 Northern press. 
 
 On the 2.")th a landing was effected without opposition, and a reconnois- 
 sance under Brevet Brig. -Gen. Curtis pushed up toward the fort. But before 
 receiving a full report of the result of the reconnoissance, Gen. Butler, in 
 direct violation of the instructions given, ordered the re-embarkation of 
 the troops and the return of the expedition. The re-embarkation was ac- 
 complished by the morning of the 27tli. On the return of the expedition, 
 orticers and men — among them Brevet Maj. -Gen. (then Brevet Brig. -Gen.) 
 N. M. Curtis, 1st Lieut G. W. Ross, Vermont regiment, 1st Lieut. Geo. 
 Walling and 2d Lieut. Geo. Simpson, Forty-second New York Volunteers — 
 voluntarily reported to me that when recalled they were nearly into the fort, 
 and in their opinion it could have been taken without much loss. 
 
 Soon after the return of the expedition, I received a despatch from the 
 Secretary of the Navy, and a letter from Admiral Porter, informing me that 
 the fleet Avas still off Fort Fisher, and expressing the conviction that under 
 a proper leader the place could be taken. The natural supposition with me 
 was that when the troops a])andoned the expedition, the navy Avould do so 
 also. Finding it did not, however, I answered on the oOth I)ecemt)er. advis- 
 ing Admiral Porter to hold on and that I would send a force and make 
 another attempt to take the place. This time I selected Brevet Brig. -Gen. 
 (noAv Maj. -Gen.) A. H. Terry to command the expedition. The troops com- 
 posing it consisted of the same that composed the former, with the addition 
 of a small brigade numbering about 1,.500 and a small siege train. The 
 latter it was never found necessary to land. I communicated direct to the 
 commander of the expedition the following instructions : — 
 
 . CiTV Point, Va., -Ian. 3, 18(J5. 
 
 (renei-al : The expedition entrusted to your command lias been fitted 
 out to renew the attempt to capture Fort Fisher, X. C; and Wilmington 
 ultimately, if the fort falls. You will then proceed with as little delay as 
 possible to the naval fieet lying oft' Cape Fear River, and report the arrival 
 of yourself and command to Admiral D. D. Porter, Commanding North At- 
 lantic Blockading Squadron. It is exceedingly desirable that the most com- 
 plete understanding should exist between yourself and the naval commander. 
 I suggest, therefore, that you consult Avith Admiral Porter freely, and get 
 from him the part to be performed l)y each branch of the public service, so 
 that there may be unity of action. It Avould be Avell to have the whole pro- 
 gramme laid doAvn in Avriting. I have served Avith .Vdmiral Porter, and 
 knoAv that you can rely on his judgment and his nerve to undertake Avhat 
 he proposes. I would therefore defer to him as much as consistent Avith 
 your OAvn responsibilities. 
 
 The first object to be attained is to get a firm position on the spit of 
 land on Avhich Fort Fisher is built, from Avhich you can operate against that 
 fort. You Avant to look to the practicability of receiving your supplies and 
 to defending yourself against superior forces sent against yon by any of 
 the avenues left open to tiie enemy. If such a |)osition can be obtained, the 
 siege of Fort Fisher Avill not be abandoned until its reduction be accom- 
 plished or another plan of campaign is ordered from these lieadquarters. 
 My OAvn views are that if you ettect a landing, the navy ought to run a 
 portion of the fleet into Cape Fear Hiver, Avhile the balance of it operates on 
 the outside. Land forces cannot invest Fort Fislier or cut it ott' from sup- 
 plies or reinforcements while the river is in possession of the enemy. A 
 siege train Avill be loaded on vessels and sent to Fortress .Monroe, in readiness 
 to be sent to yon if required. Ail other supplies can bedraAvn from Beanfort 
 as you need them. Keep the fleet of vessels with you until your ])ositi()n is 
 assured. When you And they can be spared, oriler them back, sending such 
 of them as you can spare to Fortress Monroe to report for orders. In case 
 of failure to ettect a landing, bring your command back to Beanfort, and 
 
622 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jan. '6'). 
 
 report to these headcuiarters for further instructions. You Avill not debark 
 at Beaufort until so directed. Gen. Slieridan has been orderd to send a 
 division of troops to Baltimore and place them on seagoing vessels. These 
 troops ■will be brought to Fortress Monroe and kept there on the vessels 
 until you are heard from. Should you require them, they will be sent to 
 you. U. S. Grant, 
 
 Brevet Maj.-Geu. A. H. Tkkry. Lieat.-General. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. C. B. Comstock, Aidc-de-Camp (noAV Brevet Brig. -Gen.), 
 who accompanied the former expedition, Avas assigned in orders as Chief 
 Engineer to this. It Avill be seen that these instructions do not ditter materi- 
 ally from those given for the tirst expedition, and that in neither instance 
 was there an order to assault Fort Fisher. This was a matter left entirely 
 to the discretion of the commandiug officer. 
 
 The expedition sailed from Fortress Monroe on the morning of the (ith 
 [Jan.], arriving on the rendezvous off Beaufort on the 8th, where, owing to 
 the difficulties of the weather, it lay until the morning of the 12th, Avhen it 
 got under way and reached its destination that evening. Under cover of the 
 fleet, the disembarkation of the troops commenced on the morning of the 
 18th, and by 3 p.m. was completed without loss. On the 1-ith a reconnoissance 
 was pushed to w'ithin 500 yards of Fort Fisher and a small advance work 
 taken possession of, and turned out a defensive line against any attempt that 
 might be made from the fort. This reconnoissance disclosed the fact that 
 the front of the work had been seriously injured by the navy tire. In the 
 afternoon of the loth the fort was assaulted, and after most desperate 
 fighting was captured, with its entire garrison and armament. Thus was 
 secured, by the combined eflbrts of the navy and army, one of the most 
 important successes of the war. Our loss was : killed, 110; wounded, 530. 
 On the 16th and 17th the enemy abandoned and blew up Fort Caswell and 
 the works on Smith's Island, which were immediately occupied by us. This 
 gave us entire control of the mouth of the Cape Fear River. ^ At my request, 
 Maj.-Gen. B. F. Butler was relieved, and Maj.-(ien. E. 0. C. *Ord assigned to 
 the command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. 
 
 U. S. Grant, 
 Lieat.-General. 
 
 Of this famous case the Army and Navi/ Jonrnal says : — 
 .... At 7.30 A.M. (13th) the fort opened on them (the navy) as they 
 approached; but they quickly took up their positions within 1,000 yards of 
 
 Fort Fisher and began to fire about 8.30 A. M The inner division had 
 
 meantime been shelling the Avoods (Avithout provoking a reply) near the 
 point selected for landing the troops, about 3.^ miles above the fort, near the 
 deserted Half Moon Battery .... the boats of the fleet were then called 
 away for landing the troops, and, starting simultaneously at '.) o'clock from 
 all the transports, soon carried them through the surf, some of the men 
 eagerly jumping into the water Avaist deep. The first boats to reach the shore 
 contained a part of the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Ncav York; and Jk'll's 
 Third Brigade of Ames' division Avas soon ashore, foUoAved quickly by the 
 First. In about an hour enough troops Avere landed to push out a skirmish 
 line, and all the force designed for attack Avas ashore before 3 p.ai. The 
 proper line Avas uoav formed and our troops retook possession of Half Moon 
 Battery. Before' 4 p.ai., the troops started doAvn the beach toward Fort 
 Fisher, Avith skirmishers out .... Col. Curtis (15 Jan.) led .... Avith 
 his brigade .... and ettected a lodgment on the Avest end of the land 
 front (next Cape Fear River); Pennypacker next, Avith his ])rigade; then 
 Bell Avith his .... lastly (about dark), Abbott's brigade came up from the 
 defensive line, the marines taking its place. 
 
 The following letter, from Lieut. -Col. Lamb, the Confederate 
 officer in command of Fort Fisher, to Capt. James Parker of the 
 Union navy, Avill be of interest : — 
 
Jan. '65.'] THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 623 
 
 NoKFOLK, Va., Jau. 15, 1879. 
 To Capt. James Parker: 
 
 .... I was in command .... 14 years ago today .... the attack- 
 ing column of the army was hid and protected by the river bank as it ap- 
 proached the left Hank of the work, but the naval column came up the open 
 beach upon our center. As its success would have been disastrous, I concen- 
 trated all available guns upon this column, and met its assault with the 
 larger portion of my men, posting them upon the ramparts so as to tire 
 down upon the sailors and marines. I particularly noticed in the assault 
 an otticer who seemed to lead the column and who was almost recklesslj' 
 brave, and directed my men to pick him and other officers otl'. to discourai;e 
 the assailants. When we afterward met on lioard the Steamship ('uli/nniia 
 at Old Point Comfort (where you had come to see if you could be of any 
 service to me in my Avounded condition), you can imagine my surprise, after 
 I had described this officer's dress to you, to learn that you were he, and the 
 pleasure it gave me to know that so brave and gallant a foe had escaped .... 
 
 AVm. Lamb. 
 
 This chapter kicks one essential to make it complete, and that 
 is the recording of the fact that C4en. Butler was peremptorily re- 
 lieved from his command (Department Virginia and North Carolina) 
 on 8 Jan. 18(30, by order of Gen. Grant. This, Gen. Butler says, 
 was wholly without warning ; and he had, he saj^s, the privilege 
 (!) of learning of it through other sources before he received it. 
 He says that up to that day he had every reason to believe that his 
 course had been approved, and that he was also to take charge 
 of the second assault. Gen. Butler expresses the opinion that one 
 of the reasons of his removal was that he was the only officer of any 
 considerable rank, from civil life, then in the army. On the day of 
 his removal he issued his farewell order to the Army of the James. 
 Extracts from it will be found in his Personal Sketch. 
 
 This recital of the capture of Fort Fisher is brought to a close 
 by recording the terrible explosion in the fort early on the morning 
 following the capture. Probably over a hundred lost their lives (of 
 Bell's brigade) and many were buried never to be exhumed. There 
 were also about 30 wounded rebels. Beside these there were about 
 90 wounded by the explosion, not buried by it. The' One Hundred 
 and Sixty-ninth New York was the greatest sufferer, losing about 
 40 killed and 60 wounded. Cause unkno\<^n; but it was surmised 
 that some indiscreet soldier or sailor lit a match in one of the maga- 
 zines. If he did he never can be held accountable on earth for the 
 indiscretion. 
 
 Though the story of Fort Fisher has been told, yet there are a 
 few new points gathered by examining the diaries of that 15th day 
 of January : — 
 
 One diary says: "The Third New Hampshire was in the ad- 
 vance when the fort was taken and gave the first shout of victory." 
 
 Another says: "At 10 a...m., off picket, and marched down the 
 
 beach to a line of trenches facing Wilmington At 6, we 
 
 marched up as reinforcements, and finished the work already begun, 
 capturing the fort at 10 p.m. After collecting a number of prisoners 
 and marching them to a place of safety, we left the fort and returned 
 to the trenches at 4 A.nr. (16th), feeling much rejoiced over the 
 great victory." Luckily, they left prior to the explosion. 
 
624 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. iJan. '65. 
 
 A diary says : "Two of our men (Third New Hampshire) got 
 blown up in the fort this morning." They probably were asleep 
 when the regiment came away. Poor fellows ! 'twas their last sleep 
 on earth, and their death and burial were simultaneous. It has been 
 reported, though probably untrue, that the fort's magazine was blown 
 up by galvanic wire from Fort Caswell. 
 
 We remained in the trenches all day of the KUh. The troops 
 in A'irginia heard of the fall of Fort Fisher on the 17th, and a salute 
 was fired all along the line. The wounded and prisoners were put 
 on transports the 1 7th and following days to be sent North. We lay 
 quiet in our trenches nearly all that day, but furnished a fatigue 
 detail in the afternoon ; and later a reconnoissance by our brigade 
 (by details from each regiment) at night resulted in capturing an 
 entire picket line of 6G men and 2 othcers. 
 
 The North Point (one of several) was laden with Confederate 
 prisoners, and started for Point Lookout on the 18th, under charge of 
 Capt. Edgerly, he having as a guard a detail from the Sixteenth New 
 York Heavy Artillery (see his Personal for particulars). Many of 
 our men, on the 18th, were permitted to visit the captured works; 
 and as a result each had a wonderful story to tell of what he saw. 
 We were turned out about midnight, and nearly all had to go on 
 picket to relieve the Sixteenth New York Heavy Artillery (to go 
 with prisoners). 
 
 On the afternoon of the 10th, a scouting party was organized 
 (Third and Seventh New Hampshire and Seventh Connecticut) , with 
 Capt. Trickey in command of the skirmish line. He was slightly 
 wounded in his finger. We flanked and captured about 50 men of a 
 North Carolina regiment, and they were taken to Gen. Terry's Head- 
 quarters. But few of the Third New Hampshire were with this party, 
 because the larger part of the regiment was on picket. In the even- 
 ing, it began to rain. Did we go into our houses? No; we had n't 
 any, of any description. The rain (a cold one, too) continued all 
 night, and wit'hont substantial intermission, for about two days. 
 
 The regiment came off picket on the morning of the 20th, hav- 
 ing been on 48 hours. We were set at work improving the trenches 
 on the 21st, and labored all day at that pleasant duty. This duty 
 continued on the 22d; for a diary discloses the fact that even the 
 drummers were obliged to work, and on that day " lugged" in branches 
 of trees for an abattis. Appearances indicated that our officers ex- 
 pected an attack from the rebels and made preparations to resist it. 
 A picket detail was called on toward night, and was promptly 
 furnished. 
 
 The drummers (poor fellows!) were "lugging" abattis again 
 on the 23d, and we sent a few men to our old camp and comrades in 
 Virginia to assist in the removal of both to this spot. 
 
 Will the reader hie with the writer to Virginia for a brief survey 
 of the scene there on the 24th ? It was early morning ; but it was 
 very evident that the rebels meant to attack the Army of the James. 
 The rel)el iron-clads, Virginia, Frederirksburf/ and Richmond, came 
 boldly down the river to a point near Dutch Gap. Our batteries 
 
Jan. '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. (12;-) 
 
 opened on them. The rebel gunboat I)rnr>/, accompanying the iron- 
 clads, was run ashore, scuttled and sunk, rather than allow it to fall 
 into the hands of Union troops. Tlie three iron-clads retreated. 
 The rebels did not attack the Army of the James, though they were 
 quite ready to do so. 
 
 Let's back to North Carolina. The Third New Hampshire, 
 at Federal Point, was still working in and on the fortifications, for 
 that was the name properly belonging to what Avere once called 
 " trenches." 
 
 The writer has refrained of late from distracting the reader's 
 attention by calling him from the recital of highly important matters 
 near by to a distant point, namely : the Department of the South. It 
 was fairly well understood at that time that Sherman had reached 
 the sea, and was moving slowly and cautiously, yet fearlessly, north- 
 ward. Sherman, on the 24tli, notified Dahlgren to keep his gunboats 
 active, and added that he (Sherman) would start soon, menacing 
 Charleston, but not attacking it. 
 
 The right wing of our regiment had to move on the 2r)th, to 
 give place and position for two captured field pieces, they having 
 been mounted and to be operated by the First Connecticut Heavy 
 Artillery. 
 
 In the Department of the South, on the 26th, the gunboat Dai 
 Chanf/, which fought at Fort Fisher on the 15th, was disabled by the 
 rebels on the Combahee River, and was fired by the officers and crew, 
 who escaped. The Steamer Gen. Lyon arrived at New York with 
 501 of the Fort Fisher prisoners. Fort Delaware was the destina- 
 tion ; but large quantities of ice prevented, and New York was 
 substituted. Capt. M. T. Shepard, Co. H, Sixteenth New York 
 Artillery, had charge. The principal occupation during the day was 
 turfing the works. We furnished a small picket detail at night. 
 
 We got a big, big mail on the 27th, the first in about four 
 weeks and first since we left Virginia. It was cold and windy. If 
 we only had our Virginia houses ! During the evening we moved 
 into the former camp of the Sixth Connecticut. 
 
 There was no event worth relating till the 30th, when there 
 appears to have been a reconnoissance during the afternoon, the 
 troops being wholly from the colored division. During this little 
 episode our gunboats shelled the woods directly in front of the party. 
 
 Capt. Edgerly returned (IjOth) from his trip to Point Lookout, 
 and we sent 30 men out on picket. To our surprise, and pleasure 
 too, fresh fish was issued to us same day. 
 
 A painful ( ! ) rumor reached us on the 31st that the paymaster 
 was reconnoitring our position, and was liable to attack us in force, 
 led by himself in person. Horrors ! is tliere no let up to this war? 
 
 The price of fiour in Richmond the day before Fort Fisher's 
 capture was $1,000 per barrel! This had advanced to SI, 250 on 
 the 18th, while gold was $70, and calico was $25 per yard. 
 
62G THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [./rn/. V;.). 
 
 SUPPLKMENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 1, of the 7th, relieved Gen. Butler from com- 
 mand of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina (see Gen. 
 Butler's Personal). 
 
 General Order 3, of the 14th (Resolution of Congress) , presented 
 the thanks of the people and Congress to Gen. Sherman and his 
 troops for the " March to the Sea," though not by that name. 
 
 General Order 7, of the 12th, extended the Department of the 
 South to include North Carolina, the Headquarters to remain at 
 Hilton Head, and the Department to be under control and orders of 
 Gen. Sherman (see General Order 12). 
 
 General Order 10, of the 26th (Resolution of Congress) , Resolved, 
 etc., "that the thanks of Congress are hereby presented to Brevet 
 Maj.-Gen. Alfred H. Terry, and to the ofllcers and men under his 
 command, for the unsurpassed gallantry and skill exhibited by them 
 in the attack upon Fort Fisher, and the brilliant and decisive victory 
 by which that important work has been captured from the rebel forces 
 and placed in the possession of and under the authority of the United 
 States, and for their long and faithful services and unvarying devotion 
 to the cause of the country in the midst of the greatest difficulties 
 and dangers . . . ." 
 
 General Order 12, of the 3 1st, made North Carolina a separate 
 Department, detaching it from the Department of the South (see 
 General Order 7) and assigning Gen. Schofield to its command, 
 thouoh still under Sherman. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 Circular No. 1, of the 4th, forbids further enlistments in the 
 Department from the employees of the Quartermaster, Commissary 
 or Ordnance Departments until further orders. 
 
 General Order 4, of the 16th, assumes command of the added 
 territory of North Carolina (see War Department Order), and 
 designates it as the " District of North Carolina, Department of the 
 South." 
 
 General Order 5, of the 17t]i, levies a military tax of one per 
 cent on all goods brought to the Department, for purpose of trade 
 (except District of North Carolina), the value to be determined by 
 the invoices passing through the Custom House at Hilton Head. This 
 tax to be devoted to providing steam and other fire engines, repairing 
 wharves, roads, public buildiugs and other necessary civil expenses, 
 for the several cities and towns in the Department. 
 
 General Order 6, of the 17th, revokes all of General Order 111) 
 (of 1864) relating to draft and conscription of negroes in the Depart- 
 ment. The previous orders of like tenor are all revoked. 
 
Jan. '6 J.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMl'SHIKE REGIMENT. 
 
 (52: 
 
 General Order 7, of the 21st, says the city of Savannah and 
 dependencies, having been turned over to him (Foster) by Sherman, 
 he assumes command, and designates it as the District of Savannah 
 (the limits include Fort Pulaski and the adjacent islands). Brevet 
 Maj.-Gen. C. Grover assigned to the command. 
 
 General Order 8, of the 21st, announces that Gen. Saxtou has 
 been appointed by Gen. Sherman as "Insi)ector of Settlements and 
 Plantations," and is placed in charge of everything pertaining to the 
 well-being of the negroes. Brig. -Gen. Potter to relieve Gen. Saxton 
 in commanding the District of Beaufort, and that district is enlarged 
 so as to include the intrenched camp near Pocotaligo. 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for January, 1865 are : Total, 
 troops, 11,151; cases sick, 1,861; died, 35; cases wounded, 72; 
 died,' 1. 
 
 The Monthly Return 
 
 shows 
 
 ; 
 
 _ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Field and Statt" . 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 men, 
 
 5 officers. 
 
 Co. A .... 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 
 
 B . . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 
 
 
 
 C .... 
 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 D . . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 
 
 
 E . . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 4!> 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 F . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 '.10 
 
 
 
 
 
 G . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 
 
 
 H . . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 87 
 
 
 
 
 
 I . . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 87 
 
 
 
 
 
 K . . . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 
 
 Uuassigned recruits 
 
 
 
 
 
 123 
 
 
 
 [In Va.- 
 
 -D.E.] 
 
 Present aggregate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 
 
 
 529 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 551 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 c 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G H I 
 
 K Total 
 
 Sergeants . . . 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 3 5 4 
 
 4 
 
 Corporals . . . 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 3 7 (; 
 
 3 
 
 Musicians . . 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 1 
 
 1 
 
 Wagoners . . . 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 1 1 
 
 1 
 
 Recruits .... 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 46 38 
 
 151 
 
 Absent in arrest 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 1 
 
 8 
 
 Deserted .... 
 
 
 n 
 
 
 
 
 
 () 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 7 1 
 
 1 12 
 
 Wounded in action 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 fi 
 
 Prisoners of war . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 2 
 
 1 7 
 
 The i-ecruits were not the 123 reported at end of December or 
 end of this month as unassigned, but were of another lot apparently 
 arriving on or soon after 1st Jan. The 123 are apparently with the 
 balance of the regiment left in Vii'ginia (and joined, see 17 Feb.) 
 This report says : " Recruits absent with leave : B, 4 ; C, 1 ; F, 43 ; H, 
 32; I, 28: total, 108." Why these recruits should be so reported 
 does not appear. 
 
 ABCDEFGH IK Totals. 
 
 Absent 23 34 27 32 37 83 36 70 66 23 431 
 
 Absent sick . . . . 17 20 20 25 27 30 31 25 20 17 232 
 Detached 5 9 6 7 6 7 3 11 17 5 76 
 
 One man lost by expiration of term (Leavitt of A). 
 lost overboard (D). 
 
 One man 
 
628 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMExNT. [./«». '6,5. 
 
 1st Sei'gt. Burbank of G is taken xip on the rolls, his mnster on 
 his commission having been revoked by the War De{)artment. 
 
 Two men of C were killed in the explosion of the 16th, and one 
 man (Hoyt of Co. I) was killed in the assanlt, 15th. 
 
 One man of F (Chamberlin) has joined from desertion. 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of the 
 officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel Farolecl and on leave. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett .... On leave. 
 
 Dr. Bnzzell Detached. 
 
 Dr. Kimball On duty. 
 
 No Adjutant. 
 
 Quartermaster Bingham . . . On duty. 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 B. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Ackermaa .... Act'g Adjutant. 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Trickey Comdg. Regiment. 
 
 1st Lieut. Woodbury .... Detached. 
 
 2d Lieut. Donley " Comdg. Co. E. 
 
 D. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. McCoy Sick, in quarters. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. Capt. Wadlia Absent, wounded. 
 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge Absent, wounded (really detached). 
 
 Concord. 
 
 2d Lieut. Atherton Detached (General Conrt-Martial), 
 
 Alexandria, 
 r. Capt. Edgerly On duty. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 G. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. White Absent, wounded. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 H. Capt. Kirwin Absent, sick. 
 
 1st Lieut. James Absent, sick (with balance of regi- 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. ment at Laurel Hill, Va.) 
 
 I. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Hitchcock .... Detached (Avith prisoners to N.Y.) 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 K. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Giddings Comd'g Co. B. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Officers' loss : Capt. Maxwell dischai-ged (expiration of term) ; 
 1st Lieut. Hazen dismissed (revoked: see his Personal). 
 
 A memorandum says: " Recruits arrived 1 Jan. : B, 1 ; F, 11 ; 
 H, 6 ; I, 10 : total, 28," and that these 28 were borne on the rolls 
 with the 123 who arrived 30 Dec. As a matter of fact, four squads 
 left Concord during December, 18(34: 64 the 15th, 2 the 17th, 90 
 the 19th and 80 the 29th. The latter arrived at regiment 2 March 
 1865. The three others probably became one at Galloupe's Island, 
 and got divided in a complex manner en route to regiment. 
 
FEBRUARY, 1865. 
 
 HIS first day of this second mouth of the new 3'ear is the 
 date aflixed to a circular issued in New Hampshire, by 
 our esteemed Secretary of State Tenney. [1889 : He is 
 at Norwich, Conn., occupying several responsible posi- 
 tions, and is highly esteemed. — D.E.] In this circular 
 said that the Supreme Judicial Court had decided that the 
 ,y^ act of the Legislature relative to voting in the field was con- 
 '^ stitutional and binding. This bill provided for an election 
 on 14 March 1865, for electors for President and Vice-President, 
 and for Representatives to Congress. [Of this later, if aught is found. 
 
 — D.E.] 
 
 On that day, too, we were anxiously waiting for and expecting 
 the balance of the regiment, with our baggage and Col. Bedel, whom 
 we heard had been exchanged. We also expected Lieut. -Col. 
 Randlett, who went home in December with Lieut.-Col. Plimpton's 
 body. These, and more, were needed, as our officers for duty had 
 been hard worked. The works were completed on the 2d, and glad 
 were we to hear the announcement, "It is finished." 
 
 Lieut. Hitchcock and his detail got back the 4tli from New 
 York, where he had been with rebel prisoners. We heard rumors of 
 propositions of peace on the 5th. Peace, blessed peace! How 
 heartily we would welcome thee — ?".e., provided the other fellows 
 ask for it. Why not ? On that same day, singularly too, it appeared 
 that our boys were turned out under arms in response to a false alarm 
 
 — the first time for several days. Notwithstanding the "peace" 
 rumor, we sent 40 of our boys out at night to do valiant picket duty, 
 peace or no peace. Same day, our gunboats shelled the rebels a 
 little : they were in the woods, up the beach, some distance off. We 
 got a mail on the Gth, direct from the North. In it, of course, all 
 the controversy in the press about the Butler-Porter-Fort Fisher- 
 Powder Boat imbroglio ; and we had a great time over it, discussing 
 it pro and con long after the niilitar}^ rules required us to be asleep. 
 
 Same day, also. Gen. Gillmore arrived at Port Royal to relieve 
 Gen. Foster in command of the Department of the South. The 
 latter was said to be still suffering from an old INIexican war wound.' 
 The mail "direct from the North" gave us other matters to discuss 
 as well as Fort Fisher, for it brought iu its interior "A list of recent 
 promotions in the Third New Hampshire." Was there any "kicking" 
 at the list? Yes; and very, very high, too; but such kicking only 
 ■exhausts one without changing the list one iota. 
 
 (629) 
 
630 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IFeh. '60. 
 
 The transports of Gen. Schofield's corps (the Twenty-third) 
 arrived on the 7th, laden with the veterans of that command. On 
 that day, also, something rather funny occurred in the Department 
 of the South. Gen. Gillmore had gotten out a book on the siege of 
 Charleston. Dahlgren saw a copy for the first time ; and in about a 
 dozen glances he took in, as he thought, the whole of it, and at once 
 sent request to his Department to be relieved. 
 
 The Twenty-third Corps was still arriving on the 8th, and to all 
 appearances we were getting ready to advance on Wilmington. This 
 massing of forces was not without a purpose. 
 
 We began to see the preparations take shape on the 9 th, when 
 we were ordered to take three days' cooked rations and be ready to 
 march in the morning (10th). During the 9th, the Twenty-third 
 Corps landed. They were said to be from Gen. Thomas' army. 
 Gen. Schofield, being a Major-General, outranked Terry and assumed 
 command of all the forces in this vicinity. Our order to move was 
 countermanded about midnight. 
 
 Again, on the 10th, we were ordered to be ready to go at 7 a.m. 
 on the 11th. A diary of that date says: "Windy and pleasant. 
 Inspection at 2 p.m. The pickets have been firing, and the gunboats 
 opened up the Cape Fear River and down to the Half Moon Battery." 
 The colored troops went on another reconnoissance. 
 
 The 11th arrived in due time; and off we went at 8 a.m., as we 
 fully believed, bound for Wilmington. We had lain around the 
 coast (near Fort Fisher) long enough ; and it was a relief to start 
 now for the interior, for the purpose of taking something. We were 
 full of life and big with hope, superinduced perhaps by the fact of 
 the large force of which we were a part. Our first opposition was 
 at Half Moon Battery, approaching which our regiment deployed as 
 skirmisliers and charged our erring brothers' picket line, consisting 
 of 54 men of the Seventeenth North Carolina, capturing it almost 
 entire. This elated us to a point where some came near losing their 
 heads. After our little mid-day lunch, we made another advance, 
 and succeeded in driving the enemy back to his works. A diary says 
 we lost that day one killed and five wounded ; another says, two 
 killed and four wounded. The captured referred to exceeded in 
 numbers those of the entire attacking party. At night we fell back, 
 as a precautionary measure, to our rifle-pits and established a picket 
 line in front. "Our forces have been fighting all around today; and 
 now that the river is open to us, we have quite an advantage, as both 
 flanks of the enemy can be (and were) shelled by the gunboats." 
 We had a night of constant alarm, with not much sleep for anyone. 
 
 HEAD(iUAKTEl{S ThIRP NeW HaMTSHIRE VOI.S., 
 
 Federal Point, N. C, 12 Feb. 1865. 
 E. Lewis Moore, Capt. and Asst. Adjt.-Geu., 
 
 Sf'cond Brujadf, Fimt Division, Tifcntij-fonrth Army Corps. 
 
 Capttain : I have the honor to herewith submit a report of the part 
 
 taken in the reconnoissance of the 11th inst. by the Third New Hampshire 
 
 Volunteers. I broke camp about 8 o'clock a.m., and moved with the other 
 
 regiments of the Second Brigade. Marched up the beach about one mile, 
 
Fph. '65.-] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 631 
 
 when I was directed by Gen. Abbott, Commanding Rrif^ade, to move my 
 command to the front and deploy a skirmish line. I deployed the right wing, 
 holding the left in reserve. Capt. J. H. Edgerly, commanding skirmish line; 
 and Lieut. G H. Giddings, reserve. 
 
 Gen. Abbott wished me to nse my own discretion in mananivering, and 
 engage the enemy when I found them ; l)ut requested me not to press them 
 so closely as to bring on a general engagement, and also to be careful, if I 
 crossed the Lagoon near the head of Myrtle Sound, of our right tlank, as 
 the enemy might have a force in Half Moon Battery, about half a mile 
 further up the beach. Moved forward ; and when near the Lagoon, no force 
 appearing in the battery, Me crossed by making a left half Avheel, then 
 moving a short distance by the left flank. I then halted the line and, with 
 Capt. Edgerly, personally reconnoitred, and found the enemy in some force 
 behind the same rifle-pits captured from them on the I'Jlh January, with 
 additional work on their left and abattis in front. 
 
 We decided to strengthen the skirmish line, by sending Lieut. Ackerman 
 with tAventy men to our left flank, which would enfilade the enemy on their 
 right, and move forward. Did so, and when within a few yards of the pits 
 discovered they Avere very well manned, but thought the firing was not very 
 severe. I was undecided for a moment what further course to pursue, as 
 my directions were not to bring on a general engagement. But I knew if 
 we remained as we Avere in an open field, Avithin thirty yards of an enemy 
 Avell protected, Ave must sufler severely; and having entire confidence in the 
 men, and knoAving Capt. Edgerly Avould do his Avork, I decided to charge 
 the pits. Within perhaps three minutes Ave had possession of the Avork and 
 (G-t) sixty-four prisoners, AvhichAvas nearly the number our line consisted of. 
 
 The promptness of Lieut. Ackerman in enfilading the left, and Capt. 
 Edgerly in moving to the right on gaining the AA'ork, rendered it impossible 
 foi-^the greater portion of the enemy to retreat. Lieut. Giddings promptly 
 moved up the reserve and planted our colors on the Avork, sent the prisoners 
 to the rear, threAvout videttes, and proceeded to learn our casualties, which, 
 to my surprise, I found to be only (I) one man Avounded in the head. This 
 slight loss cannot be attributed to anything but the extreme promptness and 
 good conduct of the men in getting possession of the Avork after the order 
 Avas given. 
 
 The brigade now moved up, and I Avas again ordered to advance. AVe 
 Avere now in plain vicAv of the enemy's Avorks. Moved a little to the right, 
 and across an open field, and there met a severe fire ; but moved rapidly and 
 obtained cover in the edge of a belt of Avoods, not more than (60) sixty 
 yards from the enemy's Avorks, which Ave found to be avcU manned. Here 
 the undergroAvth and sAA^amp rendered it impossible for a further advance 
 Avitli anything like concert or safety. I therefore halted and reported 
 circumstances. Tke position was looked over by statt' ofiicers of Gen. 
 Abbott and Gen. Ames. It Avas, I believe, decided that a further advance 
 Avith a skirmish line was impracticable; and the object of thereconnoissance 
 having, I think, been accomplished, the line AA^as AvithdraAvn about sunset. 
 I returned Avith my command to the rifle-pits, and Avas ordered to remain 
 on picket, the other four having been AvithdraAvn. My casualties in the 
 second advance Avere (1) one man killed and (4) four wounded. 
 
 I beij leave to further say that, in my opinion, too much ci'edit cannot 
 be given Capt. Edgerly and Lieut. Ackerman, for their conduct throughout 
 the day, though I believe all did their duty. 
 
 I am, vei-y respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 Wm. H. Trickey, 
 Captain, Third New Hampshire Vols. Commandimj Regiment. 
 
 "We were relieved from our picket duty by the Fourth New 
 Hampshire about 10 a.m. of the 12th, and to our regret were marched 
 down the beach about a mile and directed to establish camp with 
 our brigade. This was proba])ly a rune. At night — everything 
 having been quiet during the day — the Twenty-third Corps moved 
 forward as if for action ; but soon after returned. 
 
G32 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [FcI>.'G5. 
 
 The same day, the Twenty-fourth Corps, in Mrginia, including 
 the boys we left behind of course, had a review on the New Market 
 Road, Generals Ord and Gibbons looking them over a little to see 
 what force they had. 
 
 At night we got orders to move over to the left and into the 
 woods, in the main line of works, and did so, relieving some colored 
 troops on duty there. The change was a pleasant one. 
 
 We drew rations again on the 13th — several hadn't a single 
 "hard-tack" left — and rested. We were within a quarter of a 
 mile of the enemy's works, and everybody expected an advance. 
 
 On the 14th our men, finding no advance ordered, began to fix 
 up the camp ; but later in the day this work was stopped, as we got 
 orders to march on the morrow at daylight with three days' cooked 
 rations. There was a movement of the troops up the beach during 
 the evening, but without result. Probably the idea was to be in an 
 advanced position for early work on the following day. A storm 
 was rapidly approaching, and we feared it might delay the expected 
 movement. 
 
 ; • 5 An item of news from our old Department said Gen. Sherman 
 was at Medway on the 7th, on the railroad between Augusta and 
 Branchville, and was to break up 50 miles of railroad toward Au- 
 gusta ; that Slocum's wang was not yet up. Roads so bad by freshets 
 he (Sherman) might have to turn on Charleston, and asked Gillmoro 
 to go up the Edisto (for a demonstration, probably). 
 
 The expected storm arrived during the night of the 14th : rain- 
 ing very hard and delaying operations. It afterward appeared that 
 the contemplated movement embraced the use of one or more pontoon 
 bridges. The storm made the water of Cape Fear River too rough 
 for pontoon laying, and the proposed movement was temporarih^ 
 abandoned. 
 
 The rain continued nearly all day of the 15th, and we had 
 nothing to do but wait. We kept our household furnitui'e packed, 
 however, ready to be moved at a moment's notice. 
 
 The 16th was nearly a repetition of the ISth^, excepting that we 
 heard Schofield was moving his left wing (it was his right wing that 
 moved the other night without result) ou pontoons across the river. 
 On the same day our hearts were gladdened by the report^ that our 
 regimental baggage and the boys from Virginia had arrived and 
 would be with us on the morrow. It and they arrived as expected, 
 reaching us about night of the 17th. Lieut. -Col Randlett came in 
 charge, but no Col. Bedel. We were now a united regiment again, 
 in one sense. This arrival was of about 300 in all, by the Steamer 
 California. Other otflcers (not heretofore named) with them were 
 Lieuts. James and Mellish (the latter newly-commissioned, though 
 not mustered), and our newly-appointed Adjutant, L. N. Jackman. 
 The arrival included the recruits we left behind in Virginia, then 
 unarmed (see 18th). 
 
 The 17th marked a turning point in the history of the city of 
 Charleston. The people of that famous city decided it to be best for 
 them and Charleston to part company. Acting upon that decision, 
 

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634 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. \_F,'h. '65. 
 
 the people u'ot themselves out. There was no mistaking the reason. 
 Sherman, who had marched '•' From Atlanta to the Sea," was uncom- 
 fortably near the doomed city. 
 
 An officer, Lieut. C. H. Williams, of the Third Rhode Island 
 Artillery, on duty this day in Fort Strong (formerly Wagner), thus 
 Avrites of the " Last Tour of Duty at the Siege of Charleston" : — 
 
 [Extract.^ 17 Feb. 1805. 
 
 Fort Strong (formerly Wagner) had a garrison of a single company of 
 the Third Rhode Island Artillery. There was a stockade on Morris Island, 
 in which had been Confederate prisoners, guarded by the Fifty-fourth 
 Massachusetts (colored). A few days prior to above date, a batterj' of 
 11-inch Dahlgren guns had been planted in the open space between Wagner 
 and Cumming's Point. Fire opened from all our Morris Island batteries at 
 about 8 P.M. (17th), to which the rebels replied a little before midnight. 
 About that time a flre was seen in the city which increased rapidly ; and 
 soon seven distinct fires were visible, and one ship was burned. This was 
 followed by a terrific explosion, heard on Morris Island. The next morn- 
 ing (18th), about 5 o'clock, Battery Bee, on Sullivan's Island, blew up. The 
 rebels evacuated. Then came a race between two of our boats for Moultrie : 
 Lieut. Hackett, Third Rhode Island Artillery, with crew from Wagner: 
 and the other boat from a monitor. Lieut. Hackett arrived first, and pulled 
 down the flag, ran ours up, and put out the fuse left to blow up the magazine. 
 
 Fort Anderson, up the river, midway between Fort Fisher and 
 Wilmington, was the special object of our gunboats. Porter's fleet 
 (I.e., the part sent into the river) bombarded, and it was expected 
 Schofield's troops would charge it ; but for some reason not apparent 
 that movement did not occur. 
 
 During the day we got a renewal of marching orders. We were 
 moved a little rearward on the 18th, to a dryer spot, and pitched our 
 camp. The fighting by the fleet and Twenty-third Corps continued 
 all day ; but it was across the river from us. It must be borne in 
 mind that the Third New Hampshire and the brigade, and substan- 
 tially all of the troops that came with Terry, were yet on the east side 
 of the Cape Fear River. 
 
 Our recruits received arms and equipments on the evening of 
 the 18th, and were then ready to do some service. Charleston was 
 occupied that day by our troops, after so many long and weary 
 mouths of waiting and watching. The Ccuionicas fired two shots in 
 the morning at Fort Moultrie — the last shots of the siege. No 
 reply, the garrison having evacuated during the night. At 9 a.m. 
 the old flag was again flying over Sumter ! 
 
 To return to North Carolina. Fort Anderson was reported as 
 having ceased to fire about 3 p.m. and at night was abandoned. The 
 bombardment ceased about 3 a.m. of the I'.lth. A little after 8 a.m. 
 we were set in motion, and soon fouud the enemy's works on our 
 front evacuated ; and we lay there innctive for about an hour. Soon 
 after dinner we marched down the Masonboro Sound Road, and the 
 colored troops took the military road, thus beginning our onward 
 march for our objective point, Wilmington. We marched about six 
 miles, meeting no opposition and seeing no enemy. Halted and 
 bivouacked for the night. We were then said to have been about 
 nine miles from the city. That nine miles might cost many a fellow 
 his life ; but traverse it we must, as we had no balloons. 
 
Fth. '6.5.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 635 
 
 A diary of the 20th says: "The Second Division crossed the 
 river last night to reinforce us. We inarched about two or three 
 miles further on the Sound Road, and then crossed over to the Mili- 
 tary Road, and marched in rear of the Second Division. The colored 
 troops (in the advance) liad a little encounter with the rebels' rear 
 guard. About two miles more, and we halted and bivouacked in the 
 woods. Our advance got shelled a little just before sunset." We 
 were then within about three miles of the prize. Would we obtain 
 it with, or without, bloodshed? Time alone w^ould tell. Admiral 
 Ammen's book says : " The rebels sent down the river tonight about 
 200 floating torpedoes, to destroy our gunboats." No record appears 
 of any being blown up ; therefore it is proper to say they all miracu- 
 lously escaped destruction. 
 
 The 21st dawned upon us, pleasant but rather windy. We got 
 news of the evacuation of Charleston. Didn't we cheer and shout, 
 and didn't we dance about? Only those persons who were present 
 and now alive can testify on that point. About 9 a.m. we were put 
 forward into the trenches, which had been hastily constructed during 
 the night at the extreme front, relieving the Second Division ; and we 
 staid there all day. The Second Division on being relieved were 
 sent to the left asd across the river. Several of our regiment were 
 sent out scouting to find the enemy. They found them and reported 
 them alive and numerous. The few shots from their artillery settled 
 the only remaining question, as to exact location. 
 
 In Virginia that day, they had a good time all along our lines, 
 firing salutes, cheering, etc., over the victory at Charleston. The 
 navy stretched fish nets across Cape Fear River to catch torpedoes. 
 
 The 22d, Washington's Birthday, arrived. Fitting day to 
 capture Wilmington. At Concord, N. H., at the camp there, a salute 
 of 34 guns was fired in honor of the restoration of the old flag to 
 Sumter. Little did they know what was then transpiring in North 
 Carolina, which would be worthy of another such salute. It was a 
 day of value to every Third New Hampshire man, surely. The tale 
 of the day's doings is of thrilling interest. The following, by 
 Sergt.-Maj. Holt, is presented to the reader as being one of the 
 best descriptions obtainable by the writer : — 
 
 Col. Randlett went out this morning, and came back with word that 
 the enemy liad evacuated. Fell in and marched to the front, the Third New 
 Hampshire in advance. Marched without opposition over the nearer line 
 of Avorl<s around Wilmington. Assembled the skirmishers, and took the 
 advance through the citj'. Halted an hour and then marched down 
 the pike. Skirmished with the enemy about two miles, and ended the 
 day's woi'k by saving the pontoon over the North River. Was bivouacked 
 inside our works Avithin about four miles of the city, the morning of the 
 22d. At daylight. Col. Randlett (Lieut. -Col., commanding regiment) went 
 out scouting, and we lay quietly inside the works preparing our breakfast. 
 Soon the Colonel came back as fast as his horse would carry him, and re- 
 ported that the enemy had gone, and ordered us to get ready to follow 
 them. We left our breakfast and were soon on the trail. We marched over 
 the tirst line of works, then deployed 40 men as skirmishers, and advanced 
 without halting to a pond just outside their main line of works. We then 
 marched by the left flank and crossed this pond, over a road, and then 
 skirmished up to the works. Our colors a\ ere up and were soon floating 
 
'636 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [/W'. 'ff.T. 
 
 over this almost impregnable line of worlvs. At tliis time Gen. Terry came 
 up and ordered our skirmisliers assembled, wliicli was done ; and led by Gen. 
 Terry and Staft", were marched throuiih the city of Wilminiiton, bearing the 
 tattered colors, beneath which so many brave men have fallen 
 
 The Third New Hampshire was the tirst to enter the city. Many inci- 
 dents occurred while marching through the city worthy of notice 
 
 A lady, on seeing our column approach, rushed into the house and brought 
 out a new American flag [see plan. — D.E.], at the sight of which the regi- 
 ment cheered, and each regiment in turn .... when nearly through the 
 city [this point was really beyond the thickly settled portion of the city — 
 really the suburbs; see plan. — D.E.], one of our escaped Union prisoners 
 came rushing out of a cotton barn, having lain hidden in the cotton nearly 
 two days .... at this time we saw coming towards us Tom Entwistle 
 of Co. D, who was captured at Drewry's Bluft", IG May ISCA. He also had 
 escaped, and luckily fell in with his own regiment. The joy of these men 
 was inexpressible. [See his story. — D.E.] 
 
 After marching through the city and halting about an hour, firing 
 commenced on the skirmish line, when we fell in and took up line of 
 march .... our skirmishers had discovered the enemy's rear guard on a 
 bridge [Smith's Creek. — D. E.] and attempting to burn it. They were 
 driven off. We then rushed on the bridge to save it, and had- to tear up 
 burning planks, and crossed through the flames. The men then put out the 
 fire with their tin cups. The bridge was of no small value. Had it been 
 destroyed, considerable time would have been lost in constructing another. 
 
 We then went a quarter of a uiile beyond and lay there two hours ; and 
 advanced, our regiment still in the skirmish line. Had advanced but a few 
 rods when I, while carrying orders to the right of the line, fell in with five 
 of our prisoners secreted in the SAvamp, where they had lain for two days, 
 receiving rations from a negro who lived near by. These men would 
 hardly believe they were once more with friends. I then Avent with them 
 to the rear, with Gen. Terry. Returning to the regiment, found that the 
 skirmish line had been relieved by the Sixth Connecticut and Seventh New 
 Hampshire. Several rebel stragglers were picked up and a horse confiscated. 
 About 8 uiiles from the city our skirmishers fell in with the enemy's rear 
 guard, of about 50 cavalry. Fifteen men of Third New Hampshire were 
 sent to reinforce the skirmish line. Our Spencers soon told on them, and 
 "we again advanced, skirmishing all the way for about two miles, when we 
 succeeded in driving them across the North [East. — D.E.] River, and sav- 
 ing a new pontoon, which had, however, been cut loose from our side of 
 the river and swung over to the other side [see plan], and tied there. 
 Skirmishing was kept up till 9 r.M., .... when we bivouacked. Our loss 
 [Third NeAV Hampshire] today, one man wounded. 
 
 Tom Entwistle was known to everybody in tbe regiment. Some 
 men are built that way : others are hardly known be^'ond the company 
 to which they belong. Everybody knew Tom ; and it is probably true 
 that, in 1889, everybody in Portsmouth, N.H.,knew this same Tom. 
 When he and the regiment fell in sight of each other, after almost a 
 year of separation, the scene immediately following cannot be fully 
 described. The boys cried — actually cried ("weeping" is too tame 
 a word and sounds too funereal) — and danced and fell on one 
 another's necks, and all that sort of thing. The Avriter deemed it 
 judicious to get Tom's story while he yet lived (the story of his 
 captivity) , and here it is : — 
 
 During the foggy morning of the KUh of May 1SG4, I Avas struck Avith 
 a spent ball in my right leg, completely benumbing it, so I could not AA'alk; 
 and Avhile being helped from the field by Hugh ]\IcGroty of my company, 
 Ave Avere both captured by the enemy and taken to Richmond. We Avere 
 placed in Libby Prison, after being searched. I had a nice pair of boots, 
 having just returned from a veteran furlough. They took them, and I Aveut 
 
Feb. '65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 637" 
 
 barefooted. We were kept tliere aljoiit three weeks, when thej' started 
 about live or six hundred of us ort" for Andersonville, arrivinsr there about 
 the isthof June. [He doesn't mention McGroty ai>:ain. — D.E.] Remained 
 there about seven months. Our food consisted of a pint of corn meal 
 eacli day. Tiie water we liad to cook with ran tlirough tlie center of 
 the stockade and was perfectly tilthy. During the months of July and 
 August tliere were lietween 80,000 and 40,000 prisoners in the pen, covering 
 a IG-acre lot, with no shelter but the heavens ; and the death rate was fearful. 
 While there, a comrade of the Sixteenth Connecticut Band and one of the 
 Twelfth New York and myself tunnelled out. We got about ten miles from 
 the pen, when we were recaptured by the hounds and a few cavalry and 
 returned to the old pen. We left Andersonville about the last of December, 
 for purposes of exchange, — so the Johnnies told us, — and went to Florence, 
 S. C. Staid there about six weeks, then started for Wilmington, N. (J. On 
 the way several of us jumped from the cars and escaped, taking to the 
 woods. We were nearly naked and quite exhausted. We travelled alto- 
 gether by night, invariably obtaining our food from the colored people, who 
 proved to be our friends indeed. 
 
 Upon reaching Wilmington, three of us secreted ourselves under a barn 
 with a couple of hogs, and tliere remained till the 22d February. A colored 
 man came to feed the hogs. I spoke to him about something to eat. He 
 secreted a large corn-cake for us, and I tell you it tasted good, having been 
 without food for 24 hours. He told us the Yankees had been bombarding 
 Fort Fisher, and they (the rebels) were going to retreat and leave the city. 
 This was joyful news to us. We remained secreted till our troops came 
 into the city ; and when we saw the Union troops marching up, we came 
 out. Strange to say, the first regiment we met was my own regiment, 
 the Third New Hampshire; and it seemed as if the boys would eat me. 
 
 Thos. Extwistle. 
 
 The diary of Hospital Steward A. D. Scovell discloses a good 
 story of the 2 2d and also famishes additional items : — 
 
 Wednesday, 22 Feb. ISC"). 
 The old Third skirmished up to outer works of Wilmington, and found 
 the city was evacuated and the Avhite flag hoisted. The Third headed the 
 column through the city, colors flying and baud playing. Found the govern- 
 ment property all in ashes. The Third continued to advance as skirmishers, 
 and found a small force of the enemy at a liridge which they attempted to 
 burn ; but the Are was soon extinguished and the bridge repaired, when the 
 line of march again commenced, the Third New Hampshire in advance as 
 skirmishers. No great resistance Avas made till about dark and ten miles 
 out from the city, between the railroad and river. The enemy was driven 
 across the river, when our boys intrenched themselves on this side. Only one 
 man wounded in the Third, though we did the most of the fighting. Great 
 praise is due Col. Randlett for his conduct of the skirmish line. 
 He adds, later, and without date, the following : — 
 A flag of truce Avas received — to exchange prisoners, Avhich begun on 
 the 2r)th : 10,000 in all. Their condition, treatment and surt'ering is beyond 
 the power of man to picture, unless the pen be ilipped in blood and written 
 on parchment made of human flesh. 
 
 The diar}' of Druninier W. H. Mills says: "As we marched 
 into the city the Sixth Connecticut drum corps was playing. Our 
 brigade were the first troops to enter the city, and the Third New 
 Hampshire was at the head of the column." 
 
 Here is a rather frigid statement : " The Third New Hampshire 
 occupied the cit}" after it had been evacuated by the rebels. After 
 passing through the city, had a running fight to North East Ferry, 
 saving a bridge and capturing a pontoon ten miles from the city. 
 Went into camp at North East Ferry." Surely there is no poetry 
 in the man who wrote that. 
 
638 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Fch. '6.-,. 
 
 Here is auother with a little poetry and a few more details : 
 . . . . " Flag of truce by the Mayor and other citizens. Rebels 
 left by opposite end of the city as the Federals marched in. Rebels 
 set fire to a railroad bridge. Capt, Edgerly, with the Third New 
 Hampshire, charged and saved it." 
 
 BUlDCa PARTIALLY 
 
 The Avriter, and Lieuts. Bowen and Parker, visited "Wilmington in Sep- 
 tember 1892, and passed over the same ground that the regiment did in 
 Pebruary 1865. The " pond " mentioned in Elolt's diary was really a creek 
 leading into the Cape Fear River. The battei-y he mentions next was (as 
 
 it looked in 1892) a 
 two-gun battery. The 
 battery at entrance to 
 the city was Avell tilled 
 at the time with ne- 
 groes, mostly women, 
 in a state bordering 
 upon frenzy, and shout- 
 ing the glad tidings of 
 " Massa Linkum's so- 
 jers come ! "' The par- 
 ticular bridge over 
 Avhich the regiment 
 crossed the railroad 
 is now extinct. The 
 city beyond, then very 
 sparsely settled, is now 
 covered with houses, 
 so much so that the 
 spot where the regi- 
 ment halted to rest 
 and Entwistle joined, 
 could not be satis- 
 factorily determined. 
 "We kept on as far as 
 Smith's Creek (see 
 plan), where Ave found 
 a new iron bridge, 
 very nearly in the 
 same location as that 
 saved from the tire 
 by the regiment in 
 1865. The old abut- 
 ments of the bridge 
 of 1865 are by the side 
 of the new one of 
 1892. The site of the 
 old camp was found, 
 including regimental 
 headquarters, the old 
 Marine Hospital and 
 other places of inter- 
 est. The writer made 
 a few sketches and 
 plans, which he hopes will not offend the reader by their inartistic (lualities. 
 
 -q While in Wilmington the writer visited the reading-room of the- 
 
 Historical Society on Market Street, and found a tile of The Wihnhu/ton 
 Daihj Journal. An examination showed that the issuing of that sheet was 
 cutofl"22 February 1865, though the last paper issued was actually dated the 
 20th. It has this in pencil on its margin : "This was the last paper issued at 
 the Journal office, on the morning of the evacuation of the city by our 
 
Feb. '(?,T.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 639 
 
 troops and the entrance of our enemies." It really re(niired about two or 
 three days to set out a paper in those troublous times. An editorial in the 
 same paper said : '• The circumstances under which we labor now renders it 
 necessary that we should say as little as possible. Our readers will there- 
 fore excuse the lack of editorial matter in today's Jnxrnal." 
 
 The Avriter felt impelled to examine still farther, and did find a few 
 more points worth inserting here. On 20 January 18(1.5 the editor said : 
 "The port of AVilmington is already gone. That has gone cheap. The 
 Confederacy has lost its best port. The men of Wilmington must now de- 
 fend their homes. We think they can do so. We think they will do so. 
 Let us all try. The truth is, every tolerably decent white man who does 
 not want to be a slave must take his position, willing to give up his life for 
 the cause in which he is engaged . . . ." 
 
 On 23 January 1865, the Mayor had an "ad." on the first page : "It 
 is important that every place should be kept open at which provisions are 
 for sale, as the urgent necessities of our citizens must be supplied. — 
 John Dawson, Mayor." 
 
 The same paper said editorially: "We learn that news-boys get one 
 dollar each for our paper ; and it is an imposition. Fifty cents is the price 
 until further orders." On 30 January 180.") the paper gives a complete 
 list of the Confederate officers captured at Fort Fisher — 159 in all, noting 
 those who were wounded. 
 
 TJie Wilmington DaiUj Journal resumed publication 28 September 18G5. 
 
 The fleet off Charleston 
 •celebrated the Birthday of 
 Washington by flying all 
 their flags during the entire 
 day and a fireworks display 
 in the evening. They were 
 doubly inspired, of course, 
 by the recent event of so 
 much importance in their 
 immediate vicinity. 
 
 We arose from our beds 
 (?) on the 23d somewhat 
 refreshed; and no sooner 
 had we got the breakfast 
 dishes fairly cleaned up, 
 when we were directed to 
 intrench ourselves. That 
 meant work. It meant pick 
 and shovel, and much else — 
 not expressed, but implied. 
 We were near the river. 
 
 We were told that an 
 extensive exchange of prison- 
 ers was to be effected at 
 once ; and the men were to 
 come near us, and there were 
 to be ten thousand. Ten thousand ! just think for a moment what 
 these two words meant. That number of men who have been in 
 rebel hands, the Lord knows how long, were to be liberated — 
 were to come back to their own again. By a diary the writer opines 
 that our hospital was established in a convenient church, hard by. 
 
 ENC/lCCM£iV7 
 
(-,40 THIRD NEW IIAMl^SHIRE REGIMENT. {Fd. '6'.5. 
 
 The rebels came with a flag of truce from Geu. Bragg (23cl) 
 desiring to exchange prisoners. Gen. Terry declined. An hour 
 later, a deseiter came in and reported the rebels had left (see end 
 of this month). Then some of our men went across in a boat, 
 hitched a rope to the end of the pontoon and hauled it over to our 
 side of the river and fixed it so our pickets could go over. This 
 pontoon had been swung over to their side of the river; but all this 
 was changed. The conditions, too, had changed. 
 
 A diary of the 25th says: "Policing camp. Guard mount. 
 135 gone on picket. Pontoon train arrived this afternoon, and a 
 company of Engineers has gone across logging " 
 
 A diary of the 26th says: "The rebel cars fetched our pris- 
 oners (for ])arole) down from Goldsborough. They marched by 
 our camp. The sick ones went down by steamer. They are in the 
 most deplorable condition." 
 
 These men, who were exchanged or paroled, did not remain in 
 our vicinity ; for on the 27th a diary says :. " Forty-five detailed to 
 Wilmington with our released prisoners." 
 
 On the 24th and 25th it rained ; and a diary says the rebels 
 took advantage of it and increased the distance between the two 
 lines. 
 
 On the 26th, the diary of Hospital Steward Scovell says : " Still 
 storming. Received and fed sixteen hundred prisoners. They are 
 objects of pity." He repeated the same next day: "1,500 men 
 passed our camp today. It was an almost heart-rending sight." 
 On the 2.Sth another diary says : "1,500 came in today, including 
 two of our regiment, one of whom was Sergt. Albert Van Munster 
 of Co. G, captured at Laurel Hill, Va., 7 Oct. last." It was the end 
 of the month, and we were mustered for pay — six mouths (and one 
 instalment of bounty, $50, for the veterans), and were mustered with- 
 out rolls, there having having been no opportunity to make them. 
 
 Our (Quartermaster, Bingham, entered in his diary, 2-Sth : " Sent 
 portion of baggage to the front and stowed the rest in a storehouse." 
 This meant that he was in Wilmington, a few miles south of the 
 regiment, attending to his part of the play. He had arrived the da}^ 
 previous, on the Steamer Hnnrox'^ from Federal Point. 
 
 PRISONERS AT WILMINGTON. 
 
 It appears the rebels had concentrated at Wilmington a large 
 number (several thousands) of our men, transferring them from 
 prison pens further south, on account of the advance of Sherman. 
 
 The rebels sent a fiag of truce to Terry just before evacuation 
 of Wilmington, offering to exchange a few hundred. Terry supposed 
 it a ruse to gain time, not knowing there Avere any there ; and, acting 
 on that belief, he declined to negotiate. 
 
 On the advance of our forces, all who could walk were started 
 further north, and the others (about 300) were in hospitals or cared 
 for by citizens. Gen. Scholield made arrangements to exchange 
 10,000, and appealed to the Sanitary Commission and others North 
 to prepare for them. 
 
Fi'h. 'G.'i.] THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE] REGIMENT. 641 
 
 SUPPLEMENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order IG, of the 8th, amended Par. 158 of Art. 18 of 
 the R. A. R., so as to require deserters to make good the time lost 
 by desertion, unless discharged by competent authority. 
 
 General Order 18, of the 8th, forbade that hospital transports 
 and boats be diverted to other purposes after being properly assigned 
 to that service. 
 
 General Order 20, of the 11th (Resolution of Congress) , thanked 
 Gen. Sheridan for services in the Shenandoah Valley, and especially 
 for Cedar River, 19 Oct. 
 
 General Order 22, of the 17th, promulgates the report of a 
 Special Commission, convened by direction of the President, 6 Feb. 
 18G5, to investigate and repoi't on the alleged unfairness of the draft 
 for the 300,000 call of 19 Dec. 1864. "The commission reported 
 that the draft was fairly levied and apportioned. 
 
 General Order 24, of the 21st, directed a national salute at noon 
 (22d), in honor of the restoration of the flag of the Union upon 
 Fort Sumter. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 14, of the 7th, was an announcement by Gen. 
 Foster, that he was obliged to relinquish the command of the Depart- 
 ment for the present, owing to wounds, and thanked various ofTicers 
 for gallantry, etc., in actions 30 November (Honey Hill), C Decem- 
 ber (Devereaux Neck), 9 December (place not stated), and move- 
 ments in connection with Sherman's movements. 
 
 General Order 15, of the 9th: Foster turned over the coaunand 
 to Gen. Gillmore. 
 
 General Order IG, of the 9th: Gillmore assumes command of 
 the Department. 
 
 General Order 17, of the 9th: Gillmore's Staff announced (16 
 in all). 
 
 General Order 20, of the 14th, announced Gen. Saxton as 
 Superintendent of Volunteer Recruiting Service in the Department. 
 
 General Order 26, of the 24th, promulgated Sherman's order 
 relating to commerce within the Department ; and under that order 
 authorized the establishment of trading stores at Beaufort, Hilton 
 Head, Savannah, Fernandiua, St. Augustine, Jacksonville and 
 Charleston. They might trade in all articles of food, clothing, 
 groceries, ladies' and children's goods generally, and articles not 
 contraband of war. Hilton Head (Port Royal) and Fernandina were 
 relieved from the effects of the blockade. 
 
 43 
 
642 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 IFi-h. '6r,. 
 
 The Department of the South Statistics for Februar}^, I8G0, are : 
 Total troops, 11,502; cases sick, 1,()83; died, 12; cases wounded, 
 115 ; died, 1. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Start" 4 men, 7 officers. 
 
 Co. A 27 " 1 " 
 
 B 4G " 1 " 
 
 C 33 " 2 " 
 
 Y> 46 " 1 " 
 
 E 49 " 3 " 
 
 F 88 " 1 " 
 
 G 41 " 1 " 
 
 H 87 " 2 " 
 
 I 80 " 1 " 
 
 K ^ " „_i " 
 
 Present aggregate 530 21 551 
 
 Aggregate last report 542 20 502 
 
 A B C D E F G H I K Totals. 
 
 Sergeants 34553 5 3544 
 
 Corporals 2 3 1 5 4 5 4 7 (> 3 
 
 Musicians 2112210211 
 
 Wagoners 11110 11111 
 
 Detached 3 1 1 2 2 (! 4 4 2 25 
 
 Absent sick 12 14 10 21 27 20 28 21 15 11 185 
 
 Absent on furlough ..00000 00100 1 
 
 Absent without leave ..0100000010 2 
 
 Extra duty 1111141220 14 
 
 For duty fi 25 15 19 16 55 8 .53 54 12 203 
 
 Killed in action or died of wounds : B, 1 ; F, 1 ; K, 1. • Died of 
 disease: A, 1 ; C, 1. Discharged for disability : B, 1 ; I, 1 (both 
 for wounds). Deserted, 6 (all in Co. I). 
 
 Gain from "missing in action": D, 2. One of these was 
 Corpl. Entwistle, found to have been captured 16 May 1864; and 
 he rejoined regiment 22 Feb. (see his statement). The other, Thos. 
 Ridden, 13 Oct. 1864, was found to have been sick in hospital at 
 Fort Moni'oe. 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of 
 the officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel Paroled and noAv on leave. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett .... Comdg. regiment. 
 
 Maj. Trickey On duty. 
 
 Dr. Buzzell Detached as before. 
 
 Dr. Kiml)all On duty. 
 
 Adjt. Jackman On duty. 
 
 Quartermaster Bingham . . On duty. 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn On dut}\ 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 B. Capt. Woodbury Detached as before. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Ackerman On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. Donley On duty. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
F('h. '65.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 643 
 
 D. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. McCoy Coradg. Co. H. 
 
 No 2cl Lieutenant. 
 
 E. Capt. Wadlia Absent wounded. 
 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge .... Absent wounded (really detached, 
 
 Concord). 
 2d Lieut. Atlierton Detached (G. C.-M., .Alexandria). 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly On duty. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 G. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. White Absent wounded. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 H. Capt. Kirwln Absent sick. 
 
 1st Lieut. James Comdg. Co. D. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 I. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Hitclicock .... Absent sick (Wilmington). 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 K. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Giddings .... Comdg. Co. B. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 The following were promoted 
 
 Capt. Wm. H. Tricl^ey, C . . 
 IstLieut. J. Ackerraan, B . 
 2d Lieut. M. P. Donlev, C . . 
 1st Lieut. R. W. Woodbury, C 
 Sergt. L. N. Jackmau, F . . 
 
 Major. 
 
 Captain, C. 
 
 1st Lieutenant, C. 
 
 Captain, B. 
 
 1st Lieutenant and .Vdjutam. 
 
 KADGE OF THE MILITARY ORDER OK THE LOYAL LEGION 
 OK THE UNITED STATICS. 
 
644 THIRD NEW HAMPSHLRE REGIMENT. IFeh. '60. 
 
 THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. 
 
 Oh say, can yon see, by the dawn's early liijlit, 
 
 "What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? 
 Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous tight. 
 
 O'er the ramparts we Avatched, were so gallantly streaming; 
 And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, 
 
 Gave proof through the night that our tlag was still tliere. 
 Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet Avave, 
 
 O'er tlie land of tlie free and tlie home of tlie brave? 
 
 On the shore, dimly seen thro' the mist of the deep, 
 
 Wliere the foe's hauglity host in dread silence reposes, — 
 What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, 
 
 As it fltfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? 
 Now it catches t{*e gleam of the morning's first beam, 
 
 In full glory reflected, now shines in the stream : 
 'Tis the star-si)angled banner. Oh, long may it Avave, 
 
 O'er the land of the free, and the home of the braA^e ! 
 
 And where is that band Avho so vauntingly sAvore, 
 'Mid the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, 
 A home and a country they'd leave us no more? 
 
 Their blood has Avashed out their foul footstep's pollution ; 
 No refuge could save the hireling and slave 
 
 From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave. 
 And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall Avave, 
 
 While the land of the free is the home of the brave. 
 
 Oh, thus be it ever where freemen shall stand, 
 
 BetAveen their loved homes and the Avar's desolation ! 
 Blest Avith vict'ry and peace, may the heavens resound — 
 
 Praise the PoAver that hath made and preserved us a'nation. 
 Then conqxier Ave must Avhen our cause it is just, 
 
 And this be our motto, " In God is our trust." 
 And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall Avave, 
 
 While the laud of the free is the home of the brave. 
 
 When our land is illum'd Avith Liberty's smile. 
 
 If a foe from Avithin strike a bloAv at her glory : 
 DoAvn, doAvn Avith tlie traitor that dares to defile 
 
 The flag of her stars and the page of her story. 
 By the millions unchained Avho our birthright have gained, 
 
 We Avill keep her liright blazon for ever unstained I 
 And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall Avave, 
 
 While the land of the free is the home of the brave. 
 
MARCH, 1865. 
 
 HE event of the first day was the arrival of al)out 600 
 officers, exchanged, among them our own Varuum H. 
 Hill, formerly our Quartermaster-Sergeant, who was glad 
 to find, among the first Union soldiers he had seen for 
 months, his old comrades of the Third New Hampshire. 
 The pleasure was a mutual one ; and we turned out 
 and cheered him, elevating his spirits, no doubt, as they had 
 never been elevated before. 
 The balance of our baggage came up from Wilmington, and we 
 
 got orders to be ready to go to that city. We heard sung today the 
 
 since famous song, of Sherman's "March to the Sea," said to have 
 
 been composed by the 
 
 Adjutant of the Fifth 
 
 Iowa. The country is in- 
 debted to the composer, be 
 
 he black or white, bond or 
 
 free, and will pay tribute 
 
 to him for many, many 
 
 years. 
 
 As indicated, we went 
 
 to Wilmington on the 2d, 
 
 arriving there about 11 
 
 A.M., pitching camp on the 
 
 southeast side of the city. 
 
 Our brigade was there ; 
 
 and judging from their 
 
 several camping-grounds, 
 
 in appearance it nearly 
 
 surrounded the city, ap- 
 parently for a purpose. 
 The events. of the day 
 
 included the appointment 
 
 of Lieut. -Col. Raudlett as 
 
 Provost Marshal of Wil- 
 mington. About one-half 
 
 WILMINGTON N.C 
 REGTL HE/IOaUAKT£KS 
 
 ORANCe ST 
 
 of the regiment Avas detailed witli him as 
 provost guard, the balance being left under Maj. Trickey. About 
 100 recruits arrived. We were well satisfied with our camping- 
 ground, and it seemed likely that we were to stay there. 
 
 ((i45) 
 
(546 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IMcn: '60. 
 
 3*W.H.V.- WILMINGTON N.Cy 
 fE8-/VlAR-APR-MAY-Jiywe 
 
 (CAMP FACLDTHlEksf) 
 
 (" 
 
 Appearances indicated that the oul}^ fighting of any consequence 
 
 would take place very soon, if at all, and would all be done by Sherman 
 
 when he got his hand on the throat of Secession and slowly but 
 
 surely strangled it : then there would be a little fighting, — a sort of 
 
 , . death struggle, — and all would 
 
 ■^ be over. We hoped and prayed 
 
 that it might be so. We had no 
 extreme desire to fight more, and 
 would be content if we never 
 fired our guns again, except to 
 clean them preparatory to turn- 
 ing them in. 
 
 On the 3d, Capt. Edgerly 
 was appointed Assistant Pro- 
 vost Marshal. As a regiment, 
 we did not make mitch of a 
 show, so far as numbers were 
 concerned, with about half on 
 provost duty, and several details for various purposes out of the 
 remainder. The Twenty-third Corps moved from the city to the 
 outskirts on the .5th, and their several duties devolved upon Terry's 
 troops. 
 
 Our Hospital Steward, Scoyell, was placed in charge, on the 
 Gth, of his particular department in the Marine Hospital, now used 
 as a General Hospital. This 
 
 hospital was formerly the U. *^" 
 
 S. Marine Hospital, and was 
 a large and substantial brick 
 building. Dr. Kimball of 
 our regiment was in charge, 
 having about six other sur- 
 geons assisting. Steward 
 Scovell was Chief Hospital 
 Steward. At one time dur- 
 ing its occupation, the small- 
 pox appeared there. The 
 boys enjoyed their leisure in 
 strolling about the city, on 
 passes obtainable for the 
 asking, and frequently at- 
 tending the theatre in the 
 evening. A soldier at the 
 theatre ! How, in time of 
 war, in the actual midst of 
 war, can a soldier and a 
 theatre be in juxtaposition? 
 They were, and we had a gocd time. Wilmington, N. C, will long be 
 remembered. To be sure there was a military guard present every 
 night to see to things ; but their presence was no damper on the 
 hoys' enthusiasm when they saw or heard a really good thing. In 
 
3Iar. '63.^ 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 64* 
 
 case our enthusiasm should reach a point where there was liable to b(^ 
 a rush for the stage, to embrace the actors for some pleasant thing 
 they had done, or to throttle one if he hadn't been quite satisfactory 
 — then the presence of a guard would have had a deterring effect. 
 The Union people of the city were getting waked up ; and on the 
 evening of the 14th they held a mass meeting to discuss the situa- 
 tion. A large number of refugees came in same day from Fayette- 
 ville. 
 
 We were forcibly reminded of Sherman and his large arm}^ on 
 the 15th, by the passing through the city of an immense quantitj^ of 
 provisions en route to him. 
 
 The 17th of March, usually observed by our boys as St. Patrick's 
 Day, came and passed ; and no diary at hand records any notice of 
 any fun on that day. Were the boys getting sedate, or were the 
 attractions of a city too much for them? It is well here to note, by 
 way of compliment, that certain 
 diaries reveal the fact that some of 
 the Third New Hampshire attended 
 divine service quite regularly, some- 
 times a single individual attending 
 three different churches on the same 
 Sabbath ! 
 
 As a sort of " refresher," the 
 writer here takes the liberty to 
 record that on the 21st the play of 
 "The Hidden Hand" was per- 
 formed at the theatre, by Mr. and 
 Mrs. H-arry Watkins. 
 
 Union refugees in large num- 
 bers came in on the 22d and 23d, from Sherman's Army. 
 
 There was firing up the river on the 24th ; but whether it signi- 
 fied Sherman was near, or a sortie by one side or the other, we had 
 no means of learning. Firing was so infrequent at this period, that 
 it was noticeable when it did occur. We had firing of another kind 
 about midnight, the city being wildly excited by a fire of considerable 
 magnitude, principally upon and confined to the corner of Market 
 and Front Streets. Such was the excitement, that we all turned out 
 about 2 A.M. (25th), and permitted ourselves to be graduall}^ drawn 
 toward the spot. There were fears entertained that this fire was 
 really an attempt to destroy the city. There was no proof of this 
 ascertainable by the writer. 
 
 Two steamers laden with exchanged prisoners left Wilmington 
 the 25th for the North ; and on the 26th another steamer departed, 
 with our own sick and wounded (some from Third New Hampshire 
 on board). 
 
 A part of the Thirteenth Corps (of Sherman's Army) arrived 
 from Hilton Head on the 27th, and iiinm-diately left for the interior, 
 on their rebellion-crushing errand. 
 
 A sad occurrence — more sad than usual — took place in the 
 evening of the 28th. Dr. Buzzell, our beloved, esteemed, respected 
 
 OLD COURT HOUSE 
 
 w<LMiw&ro/v A/.c. 
 
 (in 1892 HAS TIVO FRovr iviwss) 
 
(348 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Mar. 'G.j. 
 
 and talented surgeon, died of disease about 10 o'clock. It was a 
 great loss (see his Personal, for particulars) . The event cast a great 
 gloom over the regiment. The month closes without further notable 
 event. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 31, of the 8th (Resolution of Congress), pro- 
 vided that all persons of color who were enlisted and mustered by 
 Gen. Hunter and Gen. Saxton, under authorit}' of Secretary of War, 
 25th Aug. 1862, be paid, with their otHcers, same as other troops of 
 same arm of service from date of enlistment. 
 
 General Order 35, of the 11th (Act of Congress), was a pro- 
 clamation by the President, directing all deserters to return on or 
 befoi-e 10 May and be pardoned, and serve out their terms and make 
 good the time lost by desertion. 
 
 General Order 37, of the 15th, fixed commutation price of 
 rations of prisoners of war at twenty-five cents while confined, and 
 to be paid at any point where the account might be presented. 
 
 General Order 39, of the 15th, forbade the embalming or removal 
 of bodies of deceased oflEicers or soldiers except by permission of the 
 Provost Marshal of the District. Permits to disinter to be restricted 
 to proper seasons, and the Provost Marshal to fix prices and require 
 bonds. 
 
 General Order 49, of the 27th: ". ... all other troops in 
 North Carolina not belonging to Corps in Gen. Sherman's Army 
 will constitute the Tenth Army Corps, of which Maj.-Gen. A. H. 
 Terry is assigned to the command." (The Tenth Army Corps had 
 lost its identity when merged with other troops to make up the 
 Twenty-fourth Army Corps. This order revived the Tenth Army 
 Corps.) 
 
 General Order 50, of the 27th, directed a public celebration at 
 Fort Sumter, 14 April next at 12 noon. Gen. Anderson to be pres- 
 ent and have the old flag in its place. The flag to be saluted by 
 lUO guns from Sumter and a National salute from every rebel fort 
 and battery that fired on Sumter in April, 18(51. The celebration to 
 be in charge of Gen. Sherman or (in his absence) Gen. Gillmore 
 (the latter had charge). An address by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. 
 
 General Order 52, of the 30th, directed the Subsistence De- 
 partment to issue tobacco at cost, not exceeding 16 oz. per month, 
 to any officer or man, and price of same to be deducted from pay, 
 same as clothing. [No such issue to Third New Hampshire. 
 — D.E.] 
 
JIar. '65.} THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 649 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 31, of the 8tb, lixed prices for travelling between 
 Hilton Head and other points, on Government transports : Charles- 
 ton, 83.50 ; Savannah, S2.50 ; Fernandina, $4.50 ; St. Angustine or 
 Jacksonville, 85.50 ; Beaufort or P'ort Pulaski, .75 ; St. Helena, .25. 
 Free to Government employes on business, and Sanitary and Chris- 
 tian Commission, destitute refagees, etc. 
 
 The Department of the South Statistics for March are : Total 
 troops, 10,033; cases sick, 1,622; died, 20; cases wounded, 63; 
 died, 0. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff 4 men, C, ollicers. 
 
 Co. A 28 " 1 
 
 B 43 " 1 " 
 
 C 82 " 2 
 
 D 45 " " 
 
 E 40 " 2 
 
 F 85 " 1 " 
 
 G 41 " 2 " 
 
 H 82 " 2 - 
 
 I 80 '.' 
 
 K 50 " 1 
 
 Unassigued recruits . . . . 3 " 
 
 Present aogregate .... 589 18 fi07 
 
 Aggregate last report . . . 530 21 551 
 
 ABODE FGHIK Totals. 
 
 -Sergeants 3 4 5 5 8 5 3 5 5 4 
 
 Corporals 33455847 8 
 
 Musicians 2112220211 
 
 Wagoners ...... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
 
 Recruits 55 4 23 82 
 
 Deserted 1 3 G 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 28 
 
 Term expired .... 1 1 2 
 
 For duty 8 27 51 1!) 19 52 10 38 52 28 304 
 
 Daily duty 1221142222 19 
 
 Absent sick U 12 20 19 19 20 23 21 12 12 169 
 
 Detached 41(143fil774 43 
 
 Nearly all the "daily duty" were company cooks. 
 
 Discharged for disability r E, 1 (Chas. H. Westcott). 
 
 Four have "joined from desertion" : A, 1 ; H, 1 ; I, 1 ; K, 1. 
 Six liave joined from " missing in action " : A, 2 ; D, 1 ; G, 2 ; H, 1. 
 They were all paroled prisoners, brought in at North East Ferry. 
 Two had died of disease (D, 1 ; F, 1), and one (F) has died of 
 wounds. 
 
 One recruit proved to be a deserter (Charles Gibson, Co. H) 
 from Tenth New York Light Battery ; and the Third New Hamp- 
 shire lost this valuable ( ! ) man in consequence. The long list of 
 deserters was somewhat startling, the greatest number being from the 
 camp of the regiment at Wilmington. 
 
650 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [ilfar. '6.5. 
 
 The retui-n shows that George W. Owen, reported iu last 
 return as a recruit for H, was so reported l)y error, as he is now 
 reported in C. (This man was billed to start from Concord 19 Dec. 
 1864, but for some reason not apparent did not arrive at regiment 
 until 2 March 1865. 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of 
 the officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel Paroled, and on leave. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett .... Detached (Provost Marshal, 
 
 Wilmington.) 
 
 Maj. Tricksy Comdg. regiment. 
 
 Dr. Kimball Sick at Marine Hosp., Wilmington. 
 
 Adjt. Jackman On duty. 
 
 Quartermaster Bingham . . On duty. 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 B. Capt. Woodbury Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Ackerman Detached (Assistant Provost 
 
 Marshal, Wilmington). 
 1st Lieut. Donley ..... Comdg. Co. E. 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 D. No Captain. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 No. 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge Detached (Commissary of Recruits, 
 
 Concord, N. H.) 
 
 2d Lieut. Atherton .... Detached (as before). 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly Detached (Assistant Provost 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. Marshal, Wilmington). 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 G. Capt. White Detached (Gen. Terry's Staff)- 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 H. Capt. McCoy On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. ,J. S. James . . . Comdg. Co. D. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 I. No Captain. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 K. Capt. Giddings On duty. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 The following were promoted : — 
 
 1st Lieut. Giddings, K Captain, K. 
 
 1st Lieut. McCoy^ D Captain, H. 
 
 Officers' loss : — 
 
 Dr. Bnzzell Died of fever, at Wilmington, 2cS Mar. 
 
 Capt. Wadlia Discharged for disability (wounds) . 
 
 Capt. Kirwin Term expired. 
 
 1st Lieut. Hitchcock .... Dismissed. 
 
APRIL, 1865. 
 
 ^LL F'ools' Day again, the fourth we had seen since the birth 
 of the regiment. The day was warm and pleasant. The 
 arrivals were two "boat loads" of rebels and a generous 
 and welcome mail. Hospital Steward Scovell was ordered 
 North with (our) Dr. Kimball, who was sick; but the 
 order was revoked before sunset. To show the reader 
 that there were some things real, it will be confidentially 
 stated that on this day the rebels had on hand the 
 
 followino; realities : — 
 
 At Riclimond 
 Danville 
 
 Lynchl)ur2: 
 
 Greensborough and vicinity 
 
 300,000 rations of bread and meat. 
 500,000 rations of bread, 1,500,000 
 
 rations of meat. 
 180,000 rations of bread and meat. 
 1,500,000 i-ations of bread and meat. 
 
 This was no joke, and it was hoped that those rations would be 
 issued freely while the rebellion lasted. 
 
 There was another arrival, on the 2d, of a portion of Sherman's 
 Army, from Hilton Head. Like the previous arrival, it pushed out 
 into the country at once. We were paid off on the 4th for four 
 months, though our dear Uncle Sam was owing us for six. The 
 usual result followed paying off, and perhaps a little intensified by 
 our proximity to a city. Of course the boys wouldn't drink river 
 water to the health of our paymaster — indeed some were constitu- 
 tionally averse to water for any sort of purpose except bathing and 
 cotfee. Did the boys kick up a row? Yes, they did; but we drop 
 the curtain. 
 
 We received the glorious news on the 6 th of the fall of Richmond ; 
 and salutes were fired, and all that went w'ith it, to give vent to our 
 jubilant spirits. Truly the war must be nearly if not quite over, 
 argued we ; but notwithstanding the argument and the fact of Rich- 
 mond's fall, we were quite astonished on the next day (7th) to get 
 an order to provide ourselves Avith three days' rations and be ready 
 to move at earl}^ morning of the <Sth. As if to harass us, this was 
 countermanded during the forenoon of the Sth, the regiment being at 
 the moment all ready to obey. (By "the regiment" is really meant 
 a very small body, hardly deserving the name.) In the afternoon, 
 having in the meantime considered the summons for moving entirely 
 " off," we were again roused into activity by a renewal of the order 
 
C>o2 
 
 THIllD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Aj»\ '63. 
 
 to go. We went clown to the cars ; but only part of the regiment 
 embarked, the rest returning to camp. A diary says: " All came 
 back except 42 men." The men designated as " tlie rest of the 
 regiment" started early on the 9th. It should be understood that 
 at this time the regiment was cut up into details for various pur- 
 poses, some of which were at stations or bridges on the lines of 
 railway ; and in many cases almost the entire regiment was thus 
 away from its camp at Wilmington. 
 
 A salute of 1 00 guns was fired at Fort Fisher today in honor of 
 the fall of Richmond. How it must have grieved the hearts of ever}'^ 
 rebel within hearing distance ; for each must have known what it 
 Avas for. 
 
 Col. Bedel and Lieut. Atherton arrived on the 11th, both having 
 been in rebel prisons. Their personal sketches furnish interesting 
 particulars. Same day, Gen. Scliofield directed that on the 14th a 
 
 salute of 100 guns be fired, — and 
 from rebel guns, using rebel ammu- 
 nition, too, — in honor of the res- 
 toration of the old flag to Sumter. 
 Geu. Hawley, Commanding Dis- 
 trict, promulgated the order, detail- 
 ing Capt. A. C. Harvey to carry it 
 into execution. 
 
 A general court-martial was 
 
 j^-Y-^r^,r^„ ^ ffi^<yfr^-.ac y^j.-v>>aa^i^^^— — ^^ ordered on the 12th, at Wilming- 
 
 9^^^^^yM//^ ton, by Gen. Hawley. Among the 
 
 ^"'^r^ saco^osr.j^- PR"''" " officers detailed were Col. Bedel, 
 
 BRICK 'BUiLOiNfc Maj. Trickey and Lieut. Ather- 
 
 usfO AS A JAIL iser ton. The court was directed "to 
 
 wiLM/NCTow, N.c. meet at the Court House, on the 
 
 14th, for the trial of Private John 
 
 Harrington, Co. A, Third New Hampshire, and such other persons 
 
 as may be brought before it." A benefit was given that evening in 
 
 the theatre, in behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers. 
 
 The 14th was a day to be remembered, though we did not know 
 at the time that so many iinportaut events were transpiring. It was 
 the day for the old flag to be hoisted over Sumter, and salutes were 
 fired. We heard of Lee's surrender. There was great rejoicing 
 throughout the city and all through the various camps. Alas, one 
 other thing happened during the evening, while we were rejoicing. 
 Our beloved President, at Washington, the Capital of the Nation, 
 while attending Ford's Theatre, was shot and mortally wounded hy 
 an assassin, who accomplished this fearful act before it was possible 
 to prevent it. He escaped for the time being. The dying President 
 was conveyed by tender hands to the White House ; and while we at 
 Wilmington were celebrating the glorious victories, the life-blood of 
 the President was fast ebbing away. This assault on the President 
 was but one of a series of assaults (really intended murders) upon 
 several members of the Cabinet. Itwas a deep-laid plot. The assaults 
 were made, but Avere only successful iu the President's case. Wash- 
 
Apr. '63.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 653 
 
 ington was thrown into a fever of excitement bordering on frenzy. 
 The telegraph quickly carried the news all over the country, and by 
 morning light of the 15th the whole nation knew of it. (The news 
 did not reach Wilmington till the afternoon of the 18th.) The mur- 
 dered President died about 9 o'clock next morning. The writer was 
 at Concord, N. H., on duty at the Draft Rendezvous there. 
 
 Concord was, like all the rest of the country, terribly excited. 
 It was known that it was a political murder ; and woe be to the man 
 who should talk Secession then. A large number of people assem- 
 bled as if by one common impulse, right in the street. Strong men 
 wept. There was much sorrow. The first pangs of grief over, and 
 there came another feeling — of indignation ; and men who had been 
 known to be lukewarm or worse were called upon to come out and 
 state their position. Oth- 
 ers were forced to hang 
 out the Stars and Stripes. 
 A large party went down 
 Main Street and called 
 on ex-President Franklin 
 Pierce ; and he very kindly 
 obliged them by coming- 
 right out into the open air 
 and making a decidedly 
 Union speech, full of sor- 
 row, of course, at the sad, 
 sad event. The reader 
 will pardon the writer for 
 digressing ; but the re- 
 membrance of those days 
 and those events sends 
 the blood coursing through . 
 his veins with a speed far^ 
 above the normal. 
 
 We return to Wil- 
 mington in one stride. 
 Another event of the day was the sitting of the court to try such 
 men as had been naughty — perhaps wilfully misappropriated a beau- 
 tifully-proportioned specimen of hen-fruit, or had knocked their 
 brother soldier down — just in sport, you know. 
 
 Many of our men returned on the 15th from up the railroad, 
 whither they went on the 8th and 9th. 
 
 On the 16th we got news of the capture of Jeff . Davis, and tliat 
 Hoke was disbanding his army, permitting them to go home. It did 
 indeed seem to us that the war was about over. Gen. Ord was or- 
 dered that day to relieve Gen. Gillmore, in connnand of the Depart- 
 ment of the South. 
 
 The sad news of the assassination of our beloved President 
 reached us the 18th, in the afternoon, and cast a gloom like a pall 
 over all of us. 
 
 ^mm^ 
 
 CITY HALL 
 WILMIWGTOIV N C 
 
€54 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [Apr. '6.-,. 
 
 The officer in commaud at Concord was instructed, 18th, bj^ 
 telegram from the AVar Department, to send no more men forward 
 to regiments in the field. [This was countermanded, but only to per- 
 mit the sending off of the odds and ends to clear up the camp and 
 get it ready to receive returning troops. — D. E.] 
 
 News of cessation of hostiUties between Sherman and Johnston 
 reached us the l'.>th, and we greatly rejoiced. 
 
 We armed the remainder of the recruits on the 20th, and were 
 thus able to get a little guard duty out of them. The citizens of 
 
 Wilmington held a meet- 
 ing on the 21st, to express 
 their sympathy and sorrow 
 at the death of President 
 Lincoln. In the Depart- 
 ment of the South the an- 
 nouncement of the assas- 
 sination was made public 
 by a General Order. 
 
 We were getting so 
 much good news of late, 
 and were so much elated 
 thereat, it is possible the 
 reader may infer that the 
 boys had forgotten the 
 murdered President ; but 
 not so : they talked of it 
 every day, and it was 
 scarcely out of their minds . 
 We were again elated on the 22d by receiving the JSfew York 
 Herald Extra, announcing the fall of Mobile. On that same day, 
 Attorney-General Speed gave his opinion as to certain matters, re- 
 quiring no comment by the writer : — 
 
 .... 8d. Rebel officers certaiulj'^ have no right to be wearing their 
 uniforms in any of the loyal States. It seems to me that such officers, hav- 
 ing done wrong in coming into the loyal States, are but adding insult to in- 
 jury in -wearing their uniforms. Tliey have as much right to bear the traitor's 
 flag through the streets of a loyal city, as to wear a traitor's garb. The 
 stipulation of surrender permits no such thing, and the wearing of such 
 uniforms is an act of hostility against the Government. 
 
 We were cast down in our spirits, on the 24th, by hearing there 
 was some hitch in the negotiations between Sherman and Johnston. 
 The times were stirring, each succeeding day bringing some reminder 
 of the approaching close of the unhappy struggle. On the 27th, 
 the colored people of the city held obsequies and indulged in a proces- 
 sion, in memory of " Massa Lincoln," as they called him. 
 
 Gen. SchoHeld, on the 28th, issued an order declaring absolutely 
 free all persons heretofore held as slaves: and this, he says, is "to 
 remove all doubts in the minds of the people of North Carolina." 
 
 Gen. Sherman passed through Wilmington the 28th, and there 
 was a great rush to see the hero. He simply came through to take 
 passage for Charleston. 
 
 ©OLD HOUSE 
 yNlLMIN&TON, N.C 
 
A]))'. '65.] THIRD NEAY HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 655 
 
 We were mustered on the 30th for four months' paj' (and one 
 instalment of bounty, §50, so a diar}- says). Sergt.-Maj. Holt had 
 been commissioned ; and Corpl. Smith, •2d, has been appointed to 
 act in that capacity till further orders. Quartermaster-Sergt. James 
 was also commissioned, and Corpl. Swallow of Co. F was promoted 
 to the vacant place. 
 
 SUPPLE JvIKNT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 58, of the 7th, required that all over $100 of 
 Company Fund be turned over to the Subsistence Department. 
 [The order fails to state whether for safe keeping or forfeited to the 
 United States. — D.E.] 
 
 General Order 64, of the 13th, established the Headquarters of 
 the Army at Washington, D.C. 
 
 General Order 65, of the 16th, directed Gen. E. O. C. Ord to 
 relieve Gen. Gillmore in the Department of the South. (This was 
 revoked by General Order 71.) 
 
 General Order 77, of the 28th, ordered the discharge of cer- 
 tain troops, and directed all Bureaus of the War Department to 
 reduce expenses. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 40, of the 5th (by Gillmore), was about the cele- 
 l)ration to take place the 14th, at Sumter, simpl}' repeating in full 
 General Order 50 of the War Department. 
 
 General Order 41, of the 10th, prescribed the details for the 
 14th, naming the particular forts (rebel) to fire National salutes. 
 The order assumed that Gen. Anderson was to raise the identical flag 
 which he pulled down in 1861. 
 
 General Order 43, of the 13th, amended somewhat a previous 
 order about levying a military tax on goods for sale. 
 
 General Order 44, of the 14th, announced that until further 
 orders the Headquarters of the Department would be at Fort Sum- 
 ter. The order was dated " On board U. S. S. Diamond, off Charles- 
 ton Bar." 
 
 Two days after (16), by General Order 45, the Headquarters 
 Avas returned to Hilton Head. 
 
 General Order 46, of the 17th, assigned Gen. Vogdes to the 
 District of Florida [the order fails to state whether he relieved anv 
 one. — D.E.] 
 
 General Order 47, of the 20th, promulgated a certain general 
 court-martial case, and in it was developed the fact that the Judge 
 Advocate-General of the Arm}' had decided that a non-commissioned 
 officer is not a " superior officer" witliin the meaning of the Articles 
 of War. 
 
 General Order 48, of the 21st, announced the assassination of 
 the President. 
 
656 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Apr. '65. 
 
 General Order 41», of the 28th, related to instructions for the 
 Provost Marshal-General about bounties, and closes thus : "If men 
 offer to enlist after receipt of this order, let them understand that 
 they must do so without bounty." 
 
 General Order 50, of the 29th, republished the War Department 
 Order (No. 66) about the death of the President, prescribing em- 
 blems of mourning, proper ceremonies, etc. 
 
 General Order 51, of the 2*.)th, republished a War Department 
 Order (no number), requring a salute in honor of surrender of the 
 rebel Gen. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia (200 guns). 
 
 General Order 52, of the oOth, republished a Field Order of 
 Gen. Sherman's (No. 65, of 27 April), announcing the surrender of 
 the rebel Gen. Johnston, on 26th, near Durham's, N. C. Sherman's 
 oi'der directed that Gen. Schofield attend to all details of receiving- 
 arms, etc., in Department of North Carolina, and Gen. Gillmore to 
 all in Department of the vSouth. The order mentioned the rebels as 
 our '•'hitherto enemy," and says mules, horses, wagons and vehicles 
 are to be loaned to the inhabitants. Foraging must cease, except m 
 case of necessity, and then be paid for or a value given. 
 
 The Department of the South Statistics for April, 1865, are: 
 Total troops, 14,267; cases sick, 2,382; died, 19; cases wounded, 
 96; died, 4. 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff . 
 
 
 
 
 . 4 
 
 men, 
 
 
 6 ( 
 
 office] 
 
 rs. 
 
 Co. A . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 27 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 " 
 
 
 B . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 43 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 " 
 
 
 C . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 7~> 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 " 
 
 
 D . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 43 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 " 
 
 
 E . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 46 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 " 
 
 
 F . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 83 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 " 
 
 
 G . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 40 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 " 
 
 
 H . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 81 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 " 
 
 
 I . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 79 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 " 
 
 
 K . . 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 59 
 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 " 
 
 
 Unas signed i 
 
 •ecruits . 
 iregate . 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 Present ag< 
 
 582 
 
 604 
 
 Aggregate last n 
 
 epor 
 
 t . 
 
 
 589 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 607 
 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 c 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Tota 
 
 Sergeants . . 
 
 . 3 
 
 4 
 
 ,") 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 Corporals . . 
 
 . 8 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 (! 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 
 Musicians . 
 
 . 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 Wagoners . . 
 
 . 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 () 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 For duty . . 
 
 . 9 
 
 23 
 
 48 
 
 17 
 
 ir. ; 
 
 55 
 
 13 
 
 44 
 
 52 
 
 33 
 
 310 
 
 Daily duty . . 
 
 . 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 Siclv .... 
 
 . 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 Detached . . 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 s 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 (; ' 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 44 
 
 Absent sick 
 
 . 12 
 
 12 
 
 17 
 
 20 
 
 19 
 
 IG 
 
 21 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 13 
 
 163 
 
 Absent in arrest 
 
 . 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 Deserters . . 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 Recruits . . 
 
 . 
 
 (J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 13 
 
Lieut. John H. Thompson. 
 
 Capt. Arlon S. Atiiektox. 
 
 LiKUT. Jonx M. Parkrk. 
 
Apr. '6.T.] TIIIUI) NEW IT.UrrSHTRE REGIMENT. Of)? 
 
 The foUowiug were promoted : — 
 
 2d Lieut. Athertoii, E .... 1st Lieutenant, G. 
 
 1st Ser^t. Plaisted, I) .... 1st Lieutenant, D. 
 
 1st Serjft. Tnttle, K 1st Lieutenant, F. 
 
 1st Sersft. Mellish, I 2cl Lieutenant, F. 
 
 1st Sergt. Hammett, A .... 2d Lieutenant, IL 
 
 Q.M.-Ser^t. Geo. H. James . . 2d Lieutenant, I. 
 
 Gorpl. Swallow, F Quartermaster-Sergeant. 
 
 "Joined from desertion": C, 1 (Jame.s Welch). 
 
 One unassigned recruit (.Joseph Dickett) has been transferred 
 to Fourth New Hampshire. 
 
 One man died of wounds (J. W. Perkins of D). Terms ex- 
 pired: F, 1 ; D, 1. 
 
 The 12 deserters were all reported as having deserted from the 
 camp at Wilmington. [The temptations of a great city were proba- 
 bly too much. — D.E.] 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of 
 the officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel Rejoined 11th. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett . . . . Detached (as before) . 
 
 Maj. Trickey On duty. 
 
 ])r. Kimball Absent sick (sent North). 
 
 Adjt. Jackman On duty. 
 
 Quartermaster Bingham . . On duty. 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 B Capt. Woodbury Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Ackerman Detached (as before). 
 
 1st Lieut. Donley .... On duty. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 D. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Plaisted .... On duty. 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge .... Detached (Commissary of Recruits, 
 No 2d Lieutenant" Concord, N.H.) 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly Detached (as before). 
 
 1st LieutTTuttle On duty. 
 
 2d Lieut. Mellish On duty. 
 
 G. Capt. White Detached (as before). 
 
 1st Lieut. Atherton .... On duty (joined 11th). 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 H. Capt. McCoy On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. J. S. James ... On duty. 
 
 2d Lieut. Hammett .... On duty. 
 I. No Captain. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 2d Lieut. G. R. James ... On duty. 
 K. Capt. Giddings On (hity. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
MAV, 1865 
 
 rE were gettiug short of officers — shorter than ever 
 before. lu proof of this the following were ordered 
 on the 3d to act as lieutenants : Sergt.-Maj. Holt 
 (commissioned, but not yet mustered), 1st Sergt. 
 Bryant of B and Sergt. Quinlan of C. Holt had 
 earlier in the day assumed charge of Co. C ; but this 
 order directed him to F. Almost everything in the property 
 line of little or no real value, was condemned on the 4th by 
 an officer specially charged with the duty. And on the same day 
 we had a fresh supply of shelter tents issued to us. 
 
 By an order of the Loth, it appeared we were in the " Depart- 
 ment of North Carolina, Army of the Ohio." On that day Gen. 
 Schofield republished Gen. Grant's order (No. 215) of 8th May, 
 directing that paroled officers and men whose homes were at date of 
 joining in States never in rebellion, and who were not excepted from 
 the benefits of the President's Amnesty Proclamation (see 11 March), 
 be permitted, on taking the oath of allegiance, to return to their 
 former homes. 
 
 The same day (loth), at Concord, N.H., there was a general 
 muster-out of whatever men were there. Several of the details of 
 men on the railroads in the vicinity of Wilmington were relieved 
 about that time. On the 20th, the camp at Concord was directed to 
 be held in readiness to receive the mustered-out troops of the State. 
 Orders were received at the regiment to grant furloughs. A letter 
 dated Wilmington, 21 May, says: " . . . . very healthy .... 
 fighting all over .... men sick in hospital are being discharged if 
 able to go home .... Atherton is commanding G and E,' and has 
 been relieved from general court-martial .... just beginning to 
 give furloughs in the regiment." 
 
 The 25th, Gen. Schofield promulgated a War Department order 
 that troops ready to be mustered out rendezvous as follows : — 
 
 Military Division of the James 
 Department of North Carolina 
 Department of the South . . 
 
 At Richmond and Old Point Comfort. 
 At Newberne and Wilmington. 
 At Charleston and Savannah. 
 
 ((i58) 
 
Mat/ '63.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 659 
 
 The following iustructious as to details will be of value : Muster- 
 out rolls and all other papers and records to be boxed up and placed 
 in command of an officer, who shall attend the boxes to place of 
 discharge at State rendezvous, and there deliver them to the mustering 
 officer of that place. 
 
 The mouth passed away without further incident, the regiment 
 being considerably decimated — so far as "present for duty" as a 
 regiment was concerned — by the large demands upon it for provost 
 and post guards and as safe guards on the railroad trains running 
 between Wilmington, Goldsborough and other points. 
 
 SUPPLENIENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 By General Order 79, of the 1st, the President directed that 
 resignations be received till loth, of general, field and staff officers, 
 and after that date the Adjutant-General to begin mustering out 
 those unemployed or not needed. 
 
 General Order 82, of the 6th, directed the muster-out on the 
 loth of all company and staff officers of volunteer regiments then 
 on leave (after return from captivity), if the leave was granted for 
 disability. 
 
 General Order 84, of the 8th, defined what bounty was due at 
 muster-out. 
 
 General Order 86, of the 9th, required a complete list of all 
 officers of volunteers, for the use of the Adjutant-General, U. S. A. 
 
 General Order 88, of the 10th, fixed price of rations (commuta- 
 tion) at 25 cents while on furlough. 
 
 General Order 90, of the 11th, said all forces east of the 
 Mississippi have surrendered, and directed that au}^ one found in 
 arms against tlie United States after 1 June be regarded as a 
 guerrilla and punished with death. 
 
 General Order — , of the — , offered volunteers who enlisted 
 in the Regular Army within ten days after discharge from volunteers, 
 a -30 days' furlougii. 
 
 General Order 91 (date uncertain), specified at what point the 
 troops were to concentrate for final muster-out. 
 
 General Order 9.S, of the 29th, directed that all sentences of 
 military tribunals to imprisonment during the war be remitted, and 
 tlie prisoners be discharged. 
 
 General Order 101, of the 30lli, directed that discharged soldiers 
 (volunteers) may retain their arms and accoutrements by paying for 
 them. 
 
660 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. lMair65. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 56, of the 5th, apparently organized an Am- 
 bulance Corps in the Department, and Capt. F. Bell, Veteran Reserve 
 Corps, was assigned to its command. Lieut. -Col. M. Clymer was 
 Medical Director of the Department. 
 
 General Order 57, of the 6th, referred to instructions from the 
 Provost Marshal-General of the 29th April, in substance : Having 
 directed the cessation of recruiting in the loyal States for the vol- 
 unteer forces, now directs tliat all recruiting for volunteers, of all 
 persons, including colored men in all States, be stopped. 
 
 General Order 61, of the 13th, consolidated the Districts of 
 Hilton Head and Beaufort, to be called the District of Port Royal, 
 and Gen. E. E. Potter was assigned to its command. 
 
 General Order 62, of the 15th, republished General Order 73 
 of the War Department, dated 24 April, in which we learn that three 
 particular questions have been referred to the Attorney-General 
 (James Speed), and by him answered. They are of great historic 
 value and are here inserted : — 
 
 1. Whether rebel officers, who once resided in Washington, can now 
 reside there under the terms of capitulation. 
 
 Answer : No : they have no homes in the loyal States. 
 
 2. Whether those in civil service of the rebellion, not officers or 
 soldiers, have right to now reside in Washington. 
 
 Answer : No. 
 
 3. Whether the rebel officers have a right to wear their uniforms. 
 Answer [this is in full. — D. E.] : Rebel officers certainly have no right 
 
 to wear their uniforms in any of the loyal States. It seems to me that such 
 officers, having done wrong in coming into the loyal States, are but adding 
 insult to injury in wearing their uniforms. They have as much right to 
 bear the traitor's flag through the streets of a loyal city, as to wear a 
 traitor's garb. The stipulations of surrender permit no such thing, and 
 the wearing of such uniform is an act of hostility against the Government. 
 
 General Order 63, of the 15th, declared null and void the proc- 
 lamation of one A. G. Magrath of May 2, styling himself the 
 Governor of South Carolina ; likewise of one Joseph E. Brown, 
 styling himself the Governor of Georgia ; likewise another, by one 
 A. K. Allison, of 8th April, styling himself as Acting Governor 
 of Florida. Magrath had directed that all Confederate subsistence 
 stores be turned over to the State, for the use of the people. 
 Brown had called an extra session of the General Assembly, for 
 22 May ; and Allison had ordered an election to be held the 
 7th of June. The order (b}' Gillmore) went on to say that no 
 attention must be paid to the proclamations, and ended by saying, 
 "The black race are free citizens of the United States." 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for May are : Total troops, 
 10,641; cases sick, 2,457; died, 25; cases wounded, 74; died, 3. 
 
31(11/ '65.] 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 G61 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Staff . . . 
 Co. A 
 
 B 
 
 C 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
 G 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 K 
 
 Unassigned recruits . 
 
 Present aggregate 
 Aggregate last report 
 
 4 men, 
 
 28 " 
 
 41 " 
 
 72 " 
 
 43 " 
 
 44 " 
 82 " 
 39 " 
 77 " 
 80 " 
 G2 " 
 
 1 " 
 
 .573 
 
 582 
 
 7 officers. 
 1 
 
 27 
 22 
 
 1 1 
 
 ABCDEFGHI 
 Sergeants .... 3 3 .5 5 3 .5 
 Corporals .... 3 4 4 .5 .5 8 
 Musicians .... 2 1 1 2 2 2 
 Wagoners .... 1 1 1 1 
 Detached .... 2 12 8 C, 4 10 
 Absent sick . . . . 11 11 19 20 17 IS 
 Absent in arrest ..110002 
 Prisoners of war ..200130 
 Recruits 
 
 K 
 
 4 
 5 
 1 
 1 
 
 7 7 7 
 
 23 k; 1G 
 
 4 
 2 1 
 
 (300 
 604 
 
 Totals. 
 
 64 
 . 168 
 
 ■3 8 
 9 
 
 4 2 ^^ 6 
 
 For duty 10 13 38 13 18 44 19 39 49 30 273 
 
 Two men have " joined from desertion": A, 1 ; K, 1. Gain 
 from missing in action : A, 1 (Brelsford) . He escaped from the 
 rebels, being a prisoner of war. H gained 1 (dropped last return) . 
 
 John Wilson, an unassigned recruit, has been transferred to the 
 Fourth New Hampshire. David Pettengill of ¥., transferred to the 
 Veteran Reserve Corps. 
 
 Discharged for disabilit}^ : E, 1; I, 1. 
 
 Died of wounds: A, 1 ; B, 1 ; G, 1 (the first, at Richmond). 
 Died of disease : H, 3; I, 1. Deserted: C, 2 ; H, 1. 
 
 The following were promoted : 
 
 1st Lieut. M. P. Donley, C 
 1st Lieut. J. S. James, H . 
 1st Sergt. J. S. Bryant, B . 
 Sergt. James Quinlan, C 
 1st Sergt. Jesse C. Pushee, F 
 1st Sergt. Edwin N. Bowen, I 
 Sergt. -Maj. Martjuis L. Holt 
 Corpl. Thos. Smith, II . 
 Dr. Kim])all, .\sst. Surgeon 
 Geo. W. Mantel 
 
 (Dr. Manter appointed from civil life). 
 
 Captain, E. 
 
 Captain, D. 
 
 1st Lieutenant, B. 
 
 2d Lieutenant, F. 
 
 1st Lieutenant, I. 
 
 1st Lieutenant, K. 
 
 1st Lieutenant, C. 
 
 Sergeant-Major. 
 
 Surgeon. 
 
 Asst. Surg, (luce Kimball). 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of 
 the officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel (Probably off duty ; see Maj. T.) 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett .... I^etaclied (as before). 
 
 Maj. Trickey Comdg. regiment. 
 
 Dr. Kimball Detached (^now Surgeon, Post Hospi- 
 
 Dr. Geo. W. Manter tal, Wilmington). 
 
 (Assistant Surgeon) . . On duty. 
 
662 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 [May '65. 
 
 B. 
 
 Acljt. Jackman On duty. 
 
 Quartermastei" Bingham . . On duty. 
 
 Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Capt. Woodbury Detached. 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Aclverman . 
 1st Lieut. Holt 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 D. Capt. J. S. James 
 1st Lieut. Plaisted 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. Capt. Donley . . 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly . . 
 1st Lieut. Tuttle . 
 2d Lieut. Quinlan 
 
 G. Capt. White . . 
 1st Lieut. Atherton 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 H. Capt. McCoy . . 
 
 1st Lieut. Mellish 
 
 2d Lieut. Hammett 
 I. No Captain. 
 
 1st Lieut. Pushee . 
 
 2d Lieut. G. R. James 
 K. Capt. Giddings 
 
 1st Lieut. Bowen . 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Detached. 
 On duty. 
 
 Detached (City Jail Wilmington). 
 On duty. 
 
 On duty. 
 
 Detached (Commissary of Recruits, 
 
 Concord, N. H.) 
 Detached. 
 On duty. 
 On duty. 
 Detached. 
 On duty. 
 
 On duty. 
 On duty. 
 On duty. 
 
 On duty. 
 
 Detached (Military Prison). 
 
 On duty. 
 
 On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. Bryant Died 23 May, in camp, of cholera 
 
 morbus. 
 
 
 A DAY OFF — UNDER A FLY. 
 
JUNB, 1865, 
 
 HE first June item, notable or otherwise, found recorded 
 was the making of the Hsts on the first day of all men 
 whose terms were to expire before 30 Sept. following. 
 The same day an order was received to at once muster 
 out all of the men who enlisted in 1862. 
 
 The honored veteran, the Secretary of the Navy, 
 Gideon Welles, arrived at Wilmington on the 2d, receiving 
 marked attention. Though really a valuable officer, yet 
 there was a tendency to joke about him. Of course we landsmen 
 did n't know anything about things afloat ; but we did appreciate a cur- 
 rent joke about Gideon, which runs something like this : A new and 
 swift rebel privateer was discovered to be out on the raging deep, over 
 which deep our own Gideou presided. " How swift is she?" said he, 
 stroking his immense beard, and chuckling. "Twenty-four knots," 
 was the reply; " and she's a regular flyer and an out 'n outer, sir." 
 The redoubtable Secretary was silent a moment, and one could see 
 with half an eye that he was making mathematical calculations. 
 Suddenly brightening up, he said: " We have five swift and light 
 gunboats, well armed, which can easily make six knots each ; and I'll 
 send them after the privateer at once." 
 
 The regiment was ordered to Goldsborough on the 3d (Satur- 
 day), and to go on Sunday morning; but that order was modified, 
 and we started in the afternoon, leaving Wilmington by the railroad 
 about 6 P.M. We arrived about midnight at Goldsborough, and 
 marched to the camp of the Fifth United States Colored Troops, 
 where we bivouacked till morning. 
 
 On the 5th, Geu. Schofield directed that all orders from Depart- 
 ment of Virginia and North Carolina be superseded by his own from 
 Department North Carolina, Army of the Ohio. In the same order 
 he repeated the instructions of the Secretary of War, to the effect 
 that all returned prisoners of war (enlisted men) who had endured 
 the hardships of rebel prisous, be mustered out at once and be paid 
 three months' extra pay. 
 
 As to our new camp, — the colored soldiers' old one, — a diary 
 says : " We took the camp and began fixing up our tents. We had 
 to tear down their tents. They had left in too much haste to take 
 them." 
 
 We found Goldsborough in a very bad condition, so far as sani- 
 tary matters were concerned. In some cases dead horses had been 
 left in door-vai'ds for more than a week. 
 
 (663) 
 
G64 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [Jvw '65. 
 
 Col. Bedel was placed in command of the Post of Goldsborough, 
 and Adjt. Jackman became Post Adjutant. Lieut. Holt was ap- 
 pointed Acting Adjutant of the regiment. Capt. Donley was made 
 Provost Marshal of the Post; and (on the 6th) Lieut. Atherton was 
 appointed Assistant Provost Marshal, to report to Capt. Donley. 
 
 The 18()2 men were anxious to be off for home; and the men 
 whose names had been handed in for furloughs were likewise anxious 
 to go along with the 1862 men; but the machinery, they thought, 
 moved terribly slow. 
 
 Large numbers of officers and men came up from Wilmington 
 on the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th, having been relieved at that place 
 from various duties. The remainder of what might have been called 
 our brigade arrived from Wilmington during the dates named, — the 
 Sixth Connecticut, Seventh Connecticut and Seventh New Hamp- 
 shire. 
 
 With the arrival of Gen. Hawley, our brigade commander, on 
 the 11th, Adjt. Jackman was relieved as Post Adjutant, and Lieut. 
 Holt relieved as Acting Adjutant of the regiment. Our worthy Hos- 
 pital Steward, Scovell, departed on a well-earned furlough on the 
 11th. Several furloughs were granted about that time. 
 
 Private Geo. Beultner of Co. F was detailed to act as Hospital 
 Steward on the 12th, till Scovell's return. Lieut. Holt was ap- 
 pointed a "military conductor" on the 13th, on the railroad trains 
 between Goldsborough and Wilmington. 
 
 The 14th of June marked the day when a considerable quantity 
 of the liquid called whiskey was stolen and completely hidden from 
 view in a very short time. That is, the boys who had it had it in- 
 ternally, but with external manifestations. It was a gala day, and 
 a few reductions to the ranks followed, where such a punishment 
 fitted. 
 
 The duties about that time were not quite up to the true mili- 
 tary standard. The fact was, the war was over, and we were going 
 home ; and what was the use of so much fuss and parade ? Not- 
 withstanding this, we went through the solemn farce of an inspec- 
 tion on the 16th; and on the 18th we performed that beautiful act 
 called " dress parade." 
 
 The 1862 men were mustered out on the 20th. Some prac- 
 tical jokes fairly set us all by the ears by an apparently authentic 
 rumor that we were to be consolidated with the Fourth and Seventh 
 New Hampshire, and continue in the service for a while longer. On 
 St. John's Day (24th) the Freemasons of Goldsborough had a big 
 time and a still bigger dinner, several of our regiment participating. 
 Our 1862 men left the regiment for home on the 25th, Adjt. 
 Jackman accompanying them (in charge) . They departed with our 
 best wishes, and the injunction, " Don't hurry home, boys ; perhaps 
 we'll overtake you." 
 
 We had another lot of what a diary calls "stuff" arrive from 
 Norfolk on the 28th ; and it was probably some of the baggage sent 
 to Norfolk early in May, 1864, when we were about to enter the 
 
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 Virginia canipaigu. Tliis was the second lot from there and prob- 
 ably all we woufd ever lay our eyes or hands upon ; for the war was 
 over, you know. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett returned to regiment on the 211 th, from 
 Wilmington, where he had been Provost Marshal. On the aOth he 
 mustered us for six months' pay and a $50 instalment of bounty. 
 
 SUPPLErvlENT. 
 
 IMPORTANT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. 
 
 General Order 108, of the 2d, was a congratulatory address by 
 Gen. Grant to the Army. 
 
 General Order 109, of the 6th, directed the discharge of all 
 rebel prisoners of war, with but few exceptions. 
 
 General Order 114, of the loth, permitted discharged soldiers 
 to retain their knapsacks, haversacks and canteens without charge. 
 
 General Order 115, of the loth, directed that all U. S. bounties 
 cease on and after 1 Jul}^, in case of new enlistments. 
 
 General Order 116, of the 17th, referred wholly to muster-out 
 of V. R. C. men (see Veteran Reserve Corps) . 
 
 General Order 118, of the 27th, made a new arrangement of 
 Departments: .... Department of South Carolina (State of South 
 Carolina) , Gen. Gillmore, Headquarters at Hilton Head De- 
 partment of the East (the New P^ngland States, New York and New 
 Jersey), General Hooker, Headquarters at New York 
 
 General Order 120, of the 29th, ordered a discontinuance of 
 the whiskey ration, and all on hand was ordered to be sold at once. 
 
 IMPORTANT ORDERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 General Order 88, of the 9th, promulgated General Order 93 of 
 the War Department, requiring that tents, clothing, hospital furni- 
 ture and all other stores used in the treatment of contagious diseases, 
 be burned, and in no instance be turned into store or sold. 
 
 General Order 94, of the 16th, promulgated telegrams and orders 
 from the War Department on various subjects connected with the 
 changes occurring in the army. One directed that all prisoners of 
 war then returned, who had been at Audersouville, Florence, Salis- 
 bury and other prisons, be mustered out at once and given three 
 months' extra pay (enlisted men only). All enlisted men of the 
 volunteers, who wish to enlist in the Regular Army, under War De- 
 partment Order 99, to be mustered out at once and not wait till 
 their terms expire. All men who have been prisoners of war to be 
 paid for commutation of rations at once. 
 
 General Order 95, of the 19th, relieved from duty every officer 
 and man in the Department on recruiting service. 
 
 General Order 99, of the 2oth, provided for an elaborate celebra- 
 tion on the coming Fourth of July. 
 
66G THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [.7««e'6'.5. 
 
 General Order 101, of the 26th, reported General Order 111, of 
 the War Department, referring to opinion of Attorney-General about 
 bounties, the most important of which was that all bounty due at 
 " end of term " or " close of war" were due and payable when any 
 were mustered out because their services were no longer required, 
 which really meant " end of term " or " close of war " so far as they 
 were concerned. 
 
 General Order 102, of the 27th, directed that the Districts of 
 the Department be divided into sub-districts, each of one or more 
 counties, parishes or Congressional districts. Each to have an offi- 
 cer with a suitable force, an Assistant Provost Marshal and an As- 
 sistant Provost Judge, and establish a permanent Provost Guard. 
 The order went on to provide for courts, judges, trials, appeals, etc., 
 as a whole establishing a semi-military and semi-civil government. 
 
 [Note. — This is the latest General Order of the Department of the 
 South which has come into my possession or been seen by me. — D.E.] 
 
 Department of the South Statistics for June, 1865 : Total troops, 
 18,906; cases sick, 3,873 ; -died, 4; cases wounded, 134; died, 5. 
 [This is the latest date of such statistics found by me. — D.E.] 
 
 The Monthly Return shows : — 
 
 Field and Stall' 3 men, 7 officers. 
 
 Co. A 24 " 2 " 
 
 B 30 " 1 " 
 
 C 56 " 2 " 
 
 D 35 " 2 " 
 
 E 37 " 2 '• 
 
 r 62 " 3 " 
 
 G 37 " 2 " 
 
 H 65 " 3 " 
 
 I 70 " 2 " 
 
 K _5^l " 2 " 
 
 Present aggregate 471 28 499 
 
 Aggregate last report .... 573 27 600 
 
 (The 471 men include one unassigned recruit omitted in the 
 column by error. This was John Dougherty, absent sick. No 
 further data concerning him is at hand.) 
 
 A B C D E F G H I K Totals. 
 Sergeants .... 3 4 4 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 
 Corporals ....2443372 8 85 
 Musicians ....1012220211 
 Wagoners ....0101011001 
 Detached .... 5 2 7 2 3 4 2 6 7 3 41 
 
 Absent sick .... 'J 9 9 13 13 9 16 16 15 14 123 
 
 Absent in arrest ..1000 01251 10 
 
 Daily dnty .... 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 19 
 
 For duty 5 17 32 18 15 37 15 33 39 26 237 
 
 No recruits received this month. 
 
 Discharged : A, 2 ; B, 9 ; C, 2 ; D, 3 ; E, 6 ; F, 8 ; G, 1 ; H, ; I, 
 7. These were almost wholly discharged under Provisional Order No. 
 73, from Headquarters District of North Carolina. There may also 
 
June'do.-] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 6(57 
 
 be added one of D (Hugh McGroty), discharged at Concord b}' 
 expiration of term, in March, but not dropped till this month. Also 
 add Quartermaster-Sergt. Swallow. 
 
 Discharged for disability : B, 2 ; C, 3 ; D, 4 ; E, 1 ; H, 7 ; K, 
 6 : total, 23. 
 
 Promoted : 1st Sergt, Dustin Marshall, C, to 1st Lieutenant of A. 
 
 Transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps : A, 1 ; I, 1 : total 2. 
 Died of disease : A, 1 ; D, 1 ; F, 1 ; G, 1 : total, 4. Deserted : B, 1 ; 
 C, 9 ; F, 10 ; G, 1 ; H, 4 ; I, 3 ; K, 6 : total, 34. A large proportion 
 of these deserters never saw the regiment. 
 
 Gain from "missing in action": B, 1 (A.French). Joined 
 from desertion: D, 1 ; I, 1 ; K, 1. 
 
 The following table will show the duties and whereabouts of the 
 officers of the regiment : — 
 
 Col. Bedel Detached (Comdg. Post of 
 
 Goldsborongh) . 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett .... Comdg. regiment.' 
 
 Maj. Trickey On duty. 
 
 Dr. Kimball Detached (Marine Hospital, 
 
 Wilmington, N. C.) 
 
 Dr. Manter On duty. 
 
 Adjt. Jackman Detached (sent home with discharged 
 
 men). 
 
 Quartermaster Bingham . . Absent on leave. 
 
 A. Capt. Dearborn Detached. 
 
 1st Lieut. Marshall .... On duty. 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 B. Capt. Woodbury Detached (on leave). 
 
 No 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 C. Capt. Ackerman On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. Holt Acting Adjutant. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 D. Capt. J. S. James Absent on leave. 
 
 1st Lieut. Plaisted .... On duty. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 E. Capt. Donley On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. Eldredge .... Detached (Concord, N. II.) 
 
 [NOTK.— D.E. had actiiallj' lieen discharged, 
 to accept appointment in Veteran Re- 
 serve Corps; 1)ut notice had not been 
 No 2d Lieutenant. received.] 
 
 F. Capt. Edgerly Detached. 
 
 1st Lieut. Tuttle Detached (Asst. Commissary of 
 
 Musters) . 
 2d Lieut. Quinlan On duty. 
 
 G. Capt. White Detached. 
 
 1st Lieut. Athcrton . . . Detached (Asst. Provost Marshal, 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. Goldsborongh). 
 
 - H. Capt. McCoy On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. Mellish On duty. 
 
 2d Lieut. Haramett .... On duty. 
 I. No Captain . 
 
 1st Lieut. Pushee On duty. 
 
 2d Lieut. G. R. James ... On duty. 
 
 K. Capt. Giddings On duty. 
 
 1st Lieut. Bowen On duty. 
 
 No 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 Note. — This is the last Monthly Return made by the regiment. 
 
608 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 arrangp:ment of the stars 
 
 IN THE "field" of "OLD GLORY," 
 
 1892-3. 
 
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 5. 
 
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 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
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 14. 
 15. 
 16. 
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 States. 
 Delaware . 
 Pennsylvania 
 New Jersey . 
 Georgia . . 
 Connecticut . 
 Massachusetts 
 Maryland . 
 South Carolina 
 New Hampshire 
 Virginia . 
 Neir York 
 North Carolina 
 Bhode Island 
 Vermont . 
 Kentucky . 
 Tennessee 
 Ohio . . 
 Louisiana 
 Indiana 
 Mississippi 
 Illinois 
 Alabama . 
 
 A dmitted. 
 
 7 Dec. 1787 
 12 Dec. 1787 
 18 Dec. 1787 
 
 2 Jan. 1788 
 9 Jan. 1788 
 
 16 Feb. 1788 
 
 28 Apr. 1788 
 23 May 1788 
 21 June 1788 
 2.'") June 1788 
 26 July 178,s 
 21 Nov. 1789 
 
 29 May 1790 
 4 Mar. 1791 
 1 June 1792 
 1 June 1796 
 
 29 Nov. 1802 
 
 30 Apr. 1812 
 11 Dec. 1816 
 10 Dec. 1817 
 
 3 Dec. 1818 
 14 Dec. 1819 
 
 States. 
 
 23. Maine . . . 
 
 24. Missouri . . 
 
 25. Arkansas 
 
 26. Micbiijan 
 
 27. Florida . . 
 
 28. Texas . . . 
 
 29. Iowa . . . 
 
 30. Wisconsin 
 
 31. California 
 
 32. Minnesota . 
 
 33. Oregon . . 
 
 34. Kansas . . 
 
 35. West Virginia 
 
 36. Nevada . . 
 
 37. Nebraska . . 
 
 38. Colorado . . 
 
 39. North Dakota 
 
 40. South Dakota 
 
 41. Montana . 
 
 42. Washington . 
 
 43. Idaho ." . . 
 
 44. Wyoming 
 
 A dmitted. 
 15 Mar. 1820 
 
 10 Aug. 1821 
 15 June 1836 
 26 Jan. 1837 
 
 3 Mar. 1845 
 29 Dec. 1845 
 
 28 Dec. 1846 
 
 29 May 1848 
 9 Sept. 1850 
 
 11 May 1858 
 14 Feb. 1859 
 29 Jan. 1861 
 19 June 1863 
 31 Oct. 1864 
 
 1 Mar. 1867 
 1 Aug. 1876 
 3 Nov. 1889 
 3 Nov. 1889 
 8 Nov. 1889 
 
 11 Nov. 1889 
 3 Julv 1890 
 
 11 July 1890 
 
 Note. — The Thirteen Original States are in italics. 
 
JULY, 1865. 
 
 ^E were Hearing the end of our military life, and therefore 
 the end of this story, which has already, perhaps, be- 
 come too lengthy. A sad event of the first day of 
 this summer month, was the amputation of the leg of 
 Lieut. Dustin Marshall (see his Personal Sketch). 
 
 On the 2d and 3d there were several promotions 
 to fill vacancies caused by the discharge of the 1.SG2 men, 
 chief among which was that of Sergt. John Clark of Co. F 
 to Quartermaster-Sergeant, vice Swallow, discharged. The boys got 
 very much elated on the night of the 3d by a riot and fire in Golds- 
 borough, the church occupied by the colored people being burned by 
 the rioters. 
 
 The glorious Fourth, the fourth we have passed in the army, 
 dawned upon us. The excitement of the previous night had not 
 passed away. There was no formal celebration by us, though we had 
 a few fireworks in the evening. 
 
 Capt. Edgerly returned on the 5th from AVilmington, where he 
 had been Assistant Provost Marshal. 
 
 Gen. Abbott, and Staff, arrived and assumed command same day 
 (5th) ; and we were thrown into joyful convulsions at a rumor that 
 all hands were to be discharged at once. The arrival of Gen. Abbott 
 relieved our Col. Bedel from command of the post (Goldsborough), 
 and he assumed command of the regiment, relieving Lieut. -Col. 
 Randlett (6th). 
 
 We >vere nearly transfixed on the 6th by an order for battalion 
 drill twice a day ! Having " freed the countr}'," as some of the boys 
 expressed it, what the deuce should we drill for : the next war, or 
 what? 
 
 We had on the 6th what we hadn't had for a long time, i.e., 
 three field officers on duty with the regiment: Col. Bedel, Lieut. -Col. 
 Randlett and Maj. Trickey. 
 
 The preparations went steadily on for mustering out ; but that 
 didn't prevent a series of battalion drills, beginning on the 7th and 
 ending on the 19th. We had an order read to us on the 8th, stating 
 the order in which the various regiments were to be nuistered out. 
 
 That distasteful battalion drill still went on: 5 to (I a.m., and 
 5.30 to 6.30 P.M. 
 
 (GB9") 
 
670 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. IJuhj '65, 
 
 All the clerical force of the regiment was taxed to its utmost on 
 the rolls, and the rest of us looked on with anxious eyes as the work 
 progressed. There was vastly more " red tape " to get a man out of 
 the service, than to get him in. Our anxious hearts were set in 'a 
 flutter on the 15th by the arrival of Nixon's Circus; and for the 
 day, at least, we forgot all about muster-out — and, in fact, those 
 who were permitted to attend forgot themselves, yielding an entire 
 surrender to the occasion. 
 
 It was duly announced to us on the 17th that the rolls had been 
 completed ; and on the 18th we were told that the rolls and the pre- 
 pared discharges had all been examined by the proper authorities 
 and had been officiall}^ approved. Surely tlaat battalion drill ought 
 to cease now, thought we; but it didn't give up its ghost till the 
 19th. 
 
 Capt. White returned to us on the 17th from staff duty with 
 Gen. Terry (Commissary). 
 
 That last battalion drill of the 19th was a farcical farce of the 
 most pronounced type. As there had been none on the 18th, some 
 of the boys entered in their diaries, " Had our last battalion drill 
 yesterday ; " but the monster was not dead, only stunned a little. 
 It aroused sufficiently to give an expiring kick on the 19th, and then 
 and there ignominiously died. The boys had no heart in it. Their 
 bodies were there, to be sure ; and as the commands fell upon the 
 unwilling ear, they were simply telegraphed to the various anatomi- 
 cal stations, and they moved our bodies about in a mechanical man- 
 ner. We were mere automatons. 
 
 The 20th of July — the day that marked the mustering out of 
 what was then left of the gallant old Third New Hampshire — duly 
 arrived. It was a gala one, and lingers in our memories. That 
 •20th day of July 1865 is indelibly fixed on our minds; and that 
 date will more readily be given than almost any other, save that of 
 our enlistment or birth. 
 
 The day was occupied in mustering out, in taking down our 
 cloth homes ("two towels buttoned together," one has it), and 
 turning in to our dear Uncle Sam, through his representatives on the 
 spot, all the property belonging to him which he had so kindly per- 
 mitted us the use of. It was said that in the haste which naturally 
 occurred in connection with turning in our tents, etc., that one man 
 couldn't find his tent, even after he had " struck" it. It was dis- 
 covered on the way home that he had inadvertently put it in his 
 pocket, as his ' kerchief, on the false assumption that it was a piece 
 of his dirty linen and he'd probably get a chance somewhere on the 
 way North to wash it, so as to enter New Hampshire with a clean 
 bill of health. The opportunity to wash it was also the opportunity 
 to find what had become of the missing tent. 
 
 After our muster-out, which occurred in the afternoon, we pa- 
 raded, and for the last time in Secessia. Good bye, drill and 
 dress parade ; good bye, tent and gun ; adieu, ye knapsack and ye 
 canteen, ye cartridge and ye cracker ; farewell, ye shining brass and 
 ye polished steel ! 
 
July '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. (J71 
 
 " A most affectionate adieu 
 We say to all of you. 
 
 For I'll iro on my way, 
 And no rebel l)olf1 shall hinder me ; 
 For I'm journeying to Concord, 
 To a land of liberty." 
 
 At noon ou the 21st we made the start which lauded us iu 
 Coucord. By cars to Raleigh, arriviug there at dark, aud marched 
 over to the Gaston depot, where we bivouacked iu a field uear it. 
 We there remained all night of the 21st aud all day of the 22d. 
 There was at this point an apparent hitch iu matter of transporta- 
 tion. The Army and Navy Journal of the 22d gives an item iu 
 which we were all interested. It says, iu substance : Gen. Terry's 
 Headquarters are at Richmond. Foster's First Division of the 
 Twenty- fourth Army Corps has been reduced to two brigades, com- 
 manded by Osborne and Dandy. Osborne's brigade consists of 
 Second New Hampshire, Fifth Maryland, Nineteeuth Wisconsin aud 
 Ninety-sixth New York ; Dandy's brigade : Eleventh Connecticut, 
 Eighty-first New York, Ninety-eighth New York, Eighth Connecticut, 
 Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania and One Hundred aud Eighty-eighth Penn- 
 sylvania. It further says that b}^ reductions iu North Carolina, the 
 force will be reduced to twenty-three regiments, or about 13,000 
 men," aud will probably comprise the following : Tenth Army Corps, 
 including Third, Forty-seventh aud Forty-eighth New York, Fourth 
 New Hampshire, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania and Thirteenth Indi- 
 ana ; Twenty-third Army Corps, including Twenty-eighth Michigan, 
 One Hundred and Twentieth, One Hundred aud Twenty-third, One 
 Hundred and Twenty-fourth, One Hundred aud Twenty-eighth, One 
 Hundred and Twenty-ninth, One Hundred aud Thirtieth New York, 
 Fifth Ohio Cavahy, Second Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Fourth, 
 Fifth, Sixth, Twenty-seventh, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-ninth, One 
 Hundred and Seventh, aud One Hundred and Thirtieth United States 
 Colored Troops. 
 
 We were off at 5.30 a.m. ou the 23d, and arrived at Gaston 
 about noon, where we crossed the Roanoke River iu flat-boats, tak- 
 ing the cars again on the other side about 7 p.m. These cars Avere 
 remarkably poor, being old, dirty aud in bad condition otherwise. 
 A poor train as a whole, for we had to " fall to" and cut wood for 
 the locomotive. Willing hands we had, for were not we ou our wa^^ 
 home? AVe were soon off for Petersburg. We had tried heretofore 
 to go there, aud more than once ; but how changed the conditions ! 
 
 We arrived at Reams' Station about 4 a.m. of the 24th. The 
 rails had been torn up between this point aud Petersburg, aud we 
 must "frog it." It was only a matter of 1") miles or more. From 
 Reams' we marched to Petersburg, arriving at the line of the main 
 works (of the rebels) about 10 a.m., where we stopped and rested 
 for an hour and speculated and philosoplii/ed and prospected. 
 
 We arrived at Petersburg about noon, and went direct to the 
 northern depot and bivouacked for the night. It rained all the time 
 we were marching through the city, so we did not see much of it. 
 The evidences of war were, however, plenty and conspicuous. 
 
672 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [./«/// '65. 
 
 We were conveyed by cars on the 2r)th to City Point, after a 
 run of about an hour, arriving there at 9, and were at once put on 
 board the Steamer Lafhj Lang, and thence without dehiy down the 
 river, arriving off Fortress Monroe about 4.30 p.m. Here we laid 
 for about an hour, and then up tlie Chesapeake to Baltimore. 
 
 As we lay at Fortress JNIouroe, and as we steamed up the 
 Chesapeake, our thoughts were backward turned to the events of Octo- 
 ber, 1861, when the fleet was concentrated at Fortress Monroe for 
 the Fort Royal expedition. We had time now for calm reflection. 
 We look now baclcward upon it. Then we were a part of it, and 
 did not view matters so calmly. We have experienced much since 
 that beautiful October morning, when the great fleet set sail for the 
 unknown port — alas ! 'twas an unknown port for many a poor sailor 
 dui'ing that terrible storm. 
 
 We were en route for home, and nnist forget the past in the 
 pleasure of the present. 
 
 Baltimore was reached at i) a.m. 26th; and we landed and were 
 marched to the Soldier's Rest, where we breakfasted. This was 
 Baltimore. How changed. In September, 1H61, nearly four years 
 ago, we passed through this city with loaded guns and nerved up to 
 do something rash if required.. Now we pass througli witliout much 
 notice, excited by no other feelings than those incident to a person 
 who has been absent a long time and is now going back to the old 
 homestead. We ate our pork and beans with serenity, sans ceremony 
 and ^sf/rj.s dignity. At 11 a.m. we took cars for Philadelphia, arriving 
 there about 4.30 p.m., and were marched to the Union Refreshment 
 Saloon, that noted food dispensary, where we were well served with 
 supper. Many of our boys were observed to be very busy in Phila- 
 delpliia, and when questioned said they were looking for those dear 
 girls who gave them pincushions, courtplaster, kisses and "God 
 bless yous " in September, 1.S61. They did not materialize. The 
 war was over, and those little Quaker ladies — God bless them — 
 had done their work, and had done it well. Can anyone say that 
 the presence of tliose demure, yet beautiful, Quaker girls, with their 
 words of cheer, on that bright September Sunday morning in 1.S61, 
 as we stood in the streets of Philadelphia at stacked arms, did not 
 yield good results? We trow not. Peace to their ashes, if any of 
 those dear creatures have been cremated. After supper, we tried 
 our level best to entertain our entertainers by melodious songs, such 
 as " John Brown's Body Lies," "• We'll Hang Jeff. Davis," " Johnny 
 Comes Marching Home," "Dear Mother, I've come Home to Eat," 
 etc. We had great confidence in our ability to entertain. We had 
 the elements of success within ourselves. Supper had been eaten. 
 We were returning from the war. We had among us a plentiful 
 sprinkling of bassos and tenors, of dulcets and sopranos, of baritones 
 and semi-tones, of accelerators and retardos, and we had the champion 
 "bar-soap-pro-fundo" of the old brigade. We dispensed the music, 
 giving ourselves wholly up to the occasion. It was at once soul- 
 stirring and heart-rending. The result was not so apparent as to 
 render a description of it practicable. 
 
Jrily '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 673 
 
 About 10 P.M. we bade adieu to the good people of the truly 
 good city, and took the ferry across the river, and thence by cars at 
 midnight for New York via South Amboy, N. J., at which latter 
 place we were delayed from about 3.30 a.m. (27th) till 8, when we 
 took steamer to New York, arriving there about 11 o'clock. Went 
 at once to the barracks, at the lower end of the city, near Bowling 
 Green and the Battery. There we got dinner. Adjt. Jackman 
 joined us at this point, having been home with the 1802 men and 
 was on his return trip. 
 
 Left New York at 0.30 p.m. by the Norwich Line, on Steamer 
 City of Noridch. Arrived at Norwich at daylight of the 28th, and 
 took cars at once for Concord, via Worcester and Nashua, arriving 
 about noon. 
 
 Here we were, on the very spot where we first embarked for the 
 war. Here was the spot where the "thousand strong "bade adieu 
 to their Concord admirers. We were here, but few in numbers. 
 The war is over — our work is done, and we have returned to receive 
 the salutation "Well done, thou good and faithful servant," etc. 
 
 On our arrival at Concord, we found that our coming had been 
 heralded, and there were many people at the depot to receive us. 
 We at once went to the hotels (having a sort of free entry every- 
 where) and cleaned up a little and had our dinner promptly at 
 3, after which we formed in line and marched to the State House, 
 where we were formally received and welcomed by Governor Frederick 
 Smyth and Adjt.-(ien. Head, State Treasurer Sanborn, and other 
 State officials; also by Brig. -Gen. M. T. Uonohoe (our old Capt. 
 Donohue) . 
 
 Being formed in line in a formal manner, probably for the last 
 time, let us examine the rolls to find out how many and who have 
 reached the State Capital as representing the gallant old Third. 
 The muster-out rolls show as follows : — 
 
 FieAd and Staff : Col. .Tohn Hedel, Lieut. -Col. James F. Randlett, Maj. 
 AVni. H. Trickej', Adit. Lemuel N. Jackman, Surgeon Franklin H. Kimball, 
 Asst. Surg. Geo. W. Manter, Quartermaster Geo. B. Bingliam, Sergt.-Maj. 
 Tlios. Smith, Com.-Sergt. Clias. H. Berry. Hospital Steward A. I). Scovell, 
 (^uartermaster-Sergt. John Clark (lacking, 1 assistant surgeon and 1 
 chaplain). 
 
 Co. A: Capt. (none). 1st Lieut. Dnstin Marshall, 2d Lieut, (none), 1st 
 Sergt. Wm. H. Bigley, Sergts. John M. Evans and \Vm. Cortee, Corpls. 
 .Tames G. Furnald and A. 1). Abbott, Musician .Matthew Storin, Wagoner 
 Geo. TT. Webster, L") privates. 
 
 Co. B: Capt. R. W. Woodbury, 1st Lieut, (none), 2d Lieut, (none), 
 1st Sergt. J. W. Leavett, Sergts. T II. B. .Tames, Andrew Jackson and W. 
 Ik Perkins. Corpls. A. C. Moody, John McClusky, Lewis Army and Wm. 
 Bennet, Wagoner Wm. West, 20 privates. 
 
 Co. C : Capt. J. Ackerman, 1st Lieut. M. T^. Holt, 2d Lieut, (none), 
 1st Sergt. J. Sullivan. Sergts. James Thcney, James Wilson and Patrick 
 Morrisey, Corpls. David Moore, John Curran, Thos. Haggerty and David 
 Keefe. Musician B. Quinn. 4(( privates. 
 
 Go. D: Capt. John S. James, 1st Lieut. J. W. Plaisted, 2d Lieut, (none), 
 1st Sergt. G. W. Odiorne, Sergts. G. T. Crane, Hobert Williams, Natli'l Shorey 
 and Thos. Entwistle, Corpls. W. R. Knowles, G. A. Whittaker and (i. E. 
 Watson, Musicians F. F. Gerald and G. H. Mills, Wagoner John A. Tucker, 
 24 privates. 
 
674 THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. [,/«/// '65. 
 
 Co. E: Capt. M. P. Douley, 1st Lieut, (none), 2d Lieut, (none), 1st 
 Serst. A. York, Sergts. R. Scales, Jr., H. G. Brown, H. J. Pettigrew and R. 
 W. Burdick, CorplsT Samuel Small, J. M. Dickey and Alfred E. Frydenlaud, 
 Musicians C. H. Gove and J. A. Flanders, "Wagoner D. W. Shaw, 25 privates. 
 
 Co. F: Capt. J. Homer Edgerly, 1st Lieut. Fred H. Tuttle, 2d Lieut. 
 James Quinlan, 1st Sergt. Thos. Price, Sergts. J. E. Day, P. Courtney, James 
 Davis and C. Armstrong. Corpls. J. D. Butler, J. Gleeson, J. O'Brien. H. 
 McTavish, A. J. Austin, J. Reilly, H. Ingram and J. Jones, Musicians J. B. F. 
 Towns and R. Beruasconi, Wagoner F. J. Grimes, 42 privates. 
 
 Co. G: Capt. Chas. A. White, 1st Lieut. A. S. Atherton, 2d Lieut, 
 (none), 1st Sei'gt. W. H. Burbank, Sergts. Albert Van Muuster, J.F. Brown 
 and J. H. Cameron, Corpls. W. H. Emefy and W. J. McCattrey, Wagoner 
 H. Joslin, 30 privates. 
 
 Co. H: Capt. James E. McCoy, 1st Lieut. Walter H. Mellish, 2d Lieut. 
 Wm. Hammett, 1st Sergt. Walter J. Richards, Sergts. L. McDuftce, D. A. 
 Page, J. Real and G. R. Clifton, Corpls. J. Roberts, David N. Bush, Donald 
 Smith, Wm. Hern, F. Thomas, James Norton, James Weed and D. N. 
 Atwood, Musicians J. H. Griggs and Wm. Gracey, Wagoner Lanson Blake, 
 48 privates. 
 
 Co. I: Capt. (none), 1st Lieut. J. C. Pushee, 2d Lieut. Geo. R. James, 
 1st Sergt. H. P. Murphy, Sergts. G. H. Davis, W. H. Wright, D. S. Rice and 
 A. Hammond, Corpls. Geo. French, Wm. Williams, E.F. Hall, A. A. Lewis, 
 
 D. McLeod, James Smith and Otis J. Ricker, Musician E. W. Richardson, 
 Wagoner D. G. Blaisdell, 54 privates. 
 
 Co. K: Capt. Geo. H. Giddings, 1st Lieut. E. N. Bowen, 2d Lieut, 
 (none), 1st Sergt. Geo. H. Way, Sergts. Woodbury Blye, Chas. Gammon, 
 C. W. Moulton and C. J. Parker, Corpls. Edgar Clittbrd, Edwin Brackett, 
 
 E. T. Rooney, Thos. Smith, E. W. Newbold and Jeremiah Hall, Musician 
 C. W. Fanton, Wagoner Wm. Brock, 36 privates. 
 
 Co. F is the only company with full complement of officers, non- 
 commissioned officers, musicians and wagoner. All the companies 
 save C have a wagoner. As to musicians, A, C, I and K have only 
 one each, and B and G none. Only F and H have three officers, 
 while Cos. A, B and E have only one each, and the others (C, D, 
 G, I andK) have two each. Co. I has the largest number of privates 
 (54), and Co. A boasts of the smallest number (15). The average 
 number of privates to a company is exactly 34. Having examined 
 the rolls for muster-out, which includes all who were to be mustered 
 out, we find that several of the men were absent for various reasons, 
 and were therefore not present to be mustered out, but were mustered 
 out wherever they chanced to be, whether in hospital, or on detached 
 service or otherwise. Therefore it follows that our investigation 
 reveals the fact that the actual number present for muster-out was far 
 less than the number borne upon the rolls, probably by 10 to 15 
 per cent. 
 
 Speeches were made, the flags turned over to the State, and 
 there was much rejoicing and congratulating. As we were the first 
 to arrive, of the returning troops, it is fair to assume that we received 
 fully as much attention as an}' subsequent arrivals. Col. Bedel and 
 Lieut. -Col. Randlett responded to the speeches for the regiment, 
 and did themselves and the regiment great credit, both in the manner 
 of delivery and the matter of which their responses were composed. 
 
 Our rolls and records and all that pertained to the recorded his- 
 tory of the regiment, by companies or otherwise, were duly turned 
 over to Maj. A. B. Thompson, U. S. A., Mustering Officer, by Capt. 
 
JnJii '65.'] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 675 
 
 C. A. White, who had special charge of tiiem from time of leaving 
 North Carolina to place of final discharge. A small guard had the 
 boxes in charge all the way home. We then marched to the Draft 
 Kendezvous camp at the south end of the city, where we were to 
 nominally stay till final discliarge. Here we deposited what little 
 baggage we didn't wish to encumber ourselves with in the bar- 
 racks, and were then given permission (verbal) to go home. "Go 
 home ! " Could it be true we were so near and yet so far? Why, 
 some of the boys actually dropped a silent tear as they departed 
 from the camp, and no grass grew beneath their feet ere the 
 depot was reached ; and the several departing trains of that after- 
 noon conveyed the boys — none too rapidly, Iiowever — to their vari- 
 ous homes. 
 
 The Third New Hampshire had arrived, and it had gone — none 
 knew whither. All this was on Friday, 28 July 1865. By Monday, 
 the 31st, the men began to return to Concord; but the Paymaster 
 was not quite ready to pay us off. 
 
676 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 COMMANDERS UNITED STATES ARMY. 
 
 Name. 
 Geo. Washington, 
 Heni\y Knox, 
 Josiah Harner,* 
 Arthnr St. Clair, 
 Anthony Wayne, 
 James Wilkinson, 
 Geo. Washington, 
 James Wilkinson, 
 Henry Dearborn, - 
 Jacob Brown, 
 Alexr. Macomb, 
 Winfiekl Scott, 
 Geo. B. McClellan, 
 Henry W. Halleck, 
 Ulysses S. Grant, 
 Wm. T. Sherman, 
 Philip H. Sheridan, 
 John M. Schofield, 
 
 
 Time of Service 
 
 
 Rank. 
 
 
 1775 1 
 
 to 
 
 1783 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 
 1783 
 
 
 1784 
 
 Major-Geueral. 
 
 Sept. 
 
 1788 
 
 4 March 1791 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Infantry. 
 
 4 March ITUl 
 
 5 March 1792 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 5 Marcl 
 
 li 1792 
 
 15 Dec. 
 
 1790 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 15 Dec. 
 
 1796 
 
 3 July 
 
 1798 
 
 Brigadier-General. 
 
 3 July 
 
 1798 
 
 14 Dec. 
 
 1799 
 
 Lieut. -Gen. and Gen, 
 
 15 June 
 
 1800 
 
 27 Jan. 
 
 1812 
 
 Brigadier-General. 
 
 27 Jan. 
 
 1812 
 
 15 June 
 
 1815 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 15 June 
 
 1815 
 
 24 Feb. 
 
 1828 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 24 May 
 
 1828 
 
 25 June 
 
 1841 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 25 June 
 
 1841 
 
 1 Nov. 
 
 1861 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 1 Nov. 
 
 1861 
 
 11 March 1862 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 11 July 
 
 1862 
 
 12 March 1864 
 
 Major-General. 
 
 12 March 18(;4 
 
 4 March 1869 
 
 Lieut. -Gen. and Gen 
 
 4 March 1809 
 
 8 Feb. 
 
 1884 
 
 General. 
 
 8 Feb. 
 
 1884 
 
 5 Aug. 
 
 1888 
 
 Lieut. -Gen. and Gen 
 
 
 1888 
 
 (present ii 
 
 icumbe: 
 
 nt) Major-General. 
 
 * Was General-in-Chief by brevet. 
 
 ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, 1S92. 
 
 Officers. Enlisted Men. Aggregate. 
 
 10 Cavalry Regiments 428 
 
 5 Artillery "" 287 
 
 25 Infantry " 867 
 
 Engineer Batalion, recruiting par- 
 ties. Ordnance Department, Hos- 
 pital Service, Indian Scouts, 
 West Point, Signal Depai'tment, 
 and general service 557 
 
 Totals 2,139 
 
 5,645 
 
 6,073 
 
 3,310 
 
 3,597 
 
 1,356 
 
 12,223 
 
 4,399 
 24,710 
 
 4,956 
 26,849 
 
AUGUST, 1865. 
 
 jE were yet uomiually in the service, though mustered 
 out the 20th of the previous month, and were waiting 
 for our final discharge and payment. We had not 
 been paid for a long time, and there was considerable 
 money due us, not only of our pay proper, but the final 
 instalment of bounty. 
 On Wednesday, the 2d day of August, the men had all 
 returned. The paying off was begun on that day at about 
 11.30 A.M., at the office of Paymaster Maj. C. O. Benedict, on 
 Main Street, and continued all day and on the 3d, and was finished, 
 so far as the men were concerned, shortly before noon. Each 
 departed his way (first having his discharge delivered to him), but 
 not without grasping his comrades' hands in farewell. The payment 
 of the otlicers began about 3 p.m. and was completed same day. 
 The Third New Hampshire : where is it? Scattered to the four 
 Avinds of heaven, residing in every quarter of the globe — largely 
 in New England, however. Very many are located in the towns and 
 cities in the State thej'^ went to represent, assimilated to the walks 
 and methods of peace. The many strong friendships formed at the 
 front will continue on and on, till the great Captain shall sever 
 them, so far as earthly friendships go, in a final muster-out. 
 
 The story of the Third New Hampshire is told — not in elo- 
 quent language, not with pathos, not with the language of the silver- 
 tongued orator, but in a simple, modest manner, which it is earnestly 
 hoped will inspire the reader with patriotic impulses, and engage 
 his attention from cover to cover. 
 
 Third New Hampshire, and reader, adieu ! 
 
 (677) 
 
678 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 WEST POINT GENERALS 
 
 (UNION AND CONFEDERATE). 
 
 1822. 
 
 David Hunter. 
 
 1823. 
 Loreuzo Thomas. 
 
 1825. 
 § Robert Anderson. 
 
 1826. 
 Silas Casey. 
 
 1828. 
 Jeff. Davis. 
 
 1829. 
 Robt. E. Lee. 
 J. E. Johnston. 
 
 0. M. Mitchel. 
 
 1830. 
 W. N. Pendleton. 
 J. B. Magruder. 
 
 1831. 
 Henry Clay, Jr. 
 A. A. Humphrey. 
 W. H. Emory. 
 
 1833. 
 J. G. Barnard. 
 
 1835. 
 Geo. G. Meade. 
 
 1836. 
 M. C. Meigs. 
 * Thos. "W. Sherman. 
 
 1837. 
 H. W. Benham. 
 Braxton Bragg. 
 E. I). Tov^rnsend. 
 Jubal A. Early. 
 Jos. Hoolser. 
 
 1838. 
 P. G. T. Beauregard. 
 
 1. McDowell. 
 
 1839. 
 
 * Isaac I. Stevens. 
 H. W. Hallecli. 
 E. 0. C. Ord. 
 
 E. R. S. Canby. 
 
 1840. 
 Wm. T. Sherman. 
 Geo. H. Thomas. 
 
 1841. 
 H. G. Wright. 
 Jas. Totten. 
 D. C. Buell. 
 W. T. H. Broolvs. 
 
 1842. 
 W. S. Rosecrans. 
 § Abner Doubleday. 
 Jas. Longstreet. 
 
 1843. 
 W. B. Franklin. 
 J. J. Reynolds. 
 C. C. Augur. 
 U. S. Grant. 
 Rufus Ingalls. 
 Egbert L. Viele. 
 
 1844. 
 W. S. Hancock. 
 Alexr. Hayes. 
 
 1845. 
 t Wm. F. Smith. 
 Gordon Granger. 
 
 1846. 
 
 Geo. B. McClellan. 
 § John G. Foster. 
 
 Jesse L. Reno. 
 I Tlios. J. Jaclvson. 
 
 1847. 
 Jas. B. Fry. 
 A. E. Burnside. 
 
 1840. 
 § Q. A. Gillmore. 
 
 * John G. Parke. 
 Rufus Saxton, Jr. 
 
 *Port Royal Exp. t " Baldy." + " Stonewall." 
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BiooRAPHicAL Sketches. 
 
 (names ARUAN(iED ALPHABETICALLY.) 
 
 HENRY H. AYER. 
 
 Henry H. Ayer was .a character in the Third NeAv Hampshire. He 
 ■was active in getting matters into shape, enlisting eleven men at Flsherville 
 (now Penacook), and bringing them early to camp. Commissioned as 
 Lieutenant in Co. B, with Capt. Wilbur and 2d Lieut. Fogg. He was not only 
 peculiar, but ecceirtric; and his eccentricity showed itself in numerous 
 ways, and largely in individuality. There could l>e but one Ayer, and that 
 was Henry H., Third New Hampshire. He was punctilious, exacting; and 
 to one not thoroughly acciuainted Avith him, he appeared cruel and overbear- 
 ing. These latter disappeared as one became better accjuainted with him; 
 and the nearer one got to him the more he Avas liked. He did not sutler 
 many to approach closely: i.e., he did not take a promiscuous lot into his 
 confidence. He boasted — not unseemly — of his previous service ; and this 
 gave him more or less i)restige in the regiment. His bravery, his honesty, 
 and his patriotism, were never questioned. Whenever he got in earnest, — 
 and these occasions were not infrequent, — he would begin thus: " Siraplj^ 
 — by the gods, man : what are you doing ? " 
 
 He was, like other lieutenants, sent from one company to another as 
 occasion required. On the Steamer Atlantic, Capt. Wilbur being sick almost 
 the entire voyage, Lieut. Ayer was in command of Co. B. Hedid eflicient 
 service in the unloading of vessels and in the building of our fortifications, 
 as he had more influence over a stjuad of men than many a younger ofiicer, 
 because of his age, firmness and sternness, with all that goes therewith. He 
 Avas ordered to Co. D, 13 Jan. 1862, Capt. Dunbar being detached tempo- 
 rarily and Lieut. Cornelius being sick. On 12 Feb. he Avas sent to Co. I, and 
 on 18 March back to his own company (Capt. Wilbur Avas then in arrest for 
 some naughtiness). On 5 April (regiment going to Edisto) he Avas relieved 
 from command of B and apparently sick : for on 1!) May, Sergt. Head, of 
 his company, Avrote a letter saying that "Lieut. Ayer Avas attacked last Tues- 
 day with pleurisy, and today Avent to regimental hospital." The 27th May 
 finds him there at Bailey's Wiwirf, Edisto, and also Sergeant Head, both 
 sick. Tlie hospital had l)een moved to this point, i)reparatory to removing 
 altogether from Edisto to James Island. Ayer continued sick, and got 
 'leave of absence for 40 days by S. O. 110, D. S. He returned from leave 30 
 July, by Star of the South. 
 
 On 20 Aug. he Avas assigned to the command of Co. H. This Avas 
 immediately after it had been decimated at Tinckney Island by the gobbling 
 process. He took especial pride, on parade and drill and insi)ection, in be- 
 ing the observed of all observers ; for he had l>ut a mere handful of men in 
 line — a scjuad, in fact. 
 
 On the rocotaligo exi)edition he had command of Co.B, and presumably 
 H, too, as the regiment Avas arranged in six companies Avhile at the fight, 
 and Co. H Avas very small (reduced by capture of many). To shoAV evidence 
 
 (679) 
 
680 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 of his punctiliousness, lie, on tlie eve of soinsr to Pocotaliso, with no Ivuowl- 
 edge of Avhere we were going or wliat for, but that we were going fortli to 
 battle, wrote this letter : — 
 
 Hilton Hkad, 20 Oct. 1862. 
 Chaplain Hill. 
 
 Dear Sir: This envelope contains $135.00, $114.18 of which belongs 
 to my companj' as its Company Fund; $4.75 belongs to the heirs of Frank 
 Halliday, late of Co. II ; and the balance, $1().07, belongs to me. If I should 
 not return, I want you to send to Mrs. Jane B. Ayer, Medfleld, Mass., my two 
 trunks, containing all my effects. Subtract the pay for your trouble from 
 money enclosed. H. H. Ayer. 
 
 The writer will here remark that Ayer Avas a good and faithful cor- 
 respondent, as his letters will show. He made up his budget of items, 
 keeping the letters unsealed to add a postscript if necessary, as a final act 
 before consigning it to the mail, just prior to some (really, every) move- 
 ment. Many of these letters were kindly loaned to the writer. As to the 
 battle of rocotaligo, and to show how scrupulously honest our hero was, it 
 may be here related that sometime after the battle he learned that Capt. 
 Wilbur had " sworn off" several rifles on that battle. It roused his ire : for 
 he could not " endure " such people ; and he at once (17 Jan. 1803) wrote 
 to the War Department, asking for certified copies of Wilbur's returns to be 
 sent him, that he might see whether the rumors were true, and stating in 
 language plain: "Wilbur wasn't there, and no rifles were lost from his 
 company; because I commanded it, and know whereof I assert." Whether 
 the War Department sent certified copies is not known. A letter of his 
 shows that he was on the Steamer Bitrnside while sick (June — July), as he 
 wrote 7 ,Nov. 1862, thanking Capt. Wilcox for his great kindness while on 
 board . 
 
 In February, 1863, when a squad of Co. H (captured previous August) 
 returned, exchanged, Capt. Ayer had quite a circus with some of them, be- 
 cause they did n't come down handsomely to the regulation discipline. Since 
 their capture, they had done no duty whatever and had been having a free 
 and easy time generally ; and Capt. Ayer had hard work to induce the 
 proper authorities to order them back to their company. " But now you 
 are here," says Capt. Ayer, "you must come down." Coercion had to be 
 resorted to in some cases ; but this is not an opportune place to minutely 
 detail all the little annoyances to which our friend Ayer was subjected to. 
 After the first brush, those men would have died for Capt. Ayer. When 
 the regiment was separated, immediately after, Cos. G and II were left on 
 the old camp-ground ; and when that famous night alarm came, these two 
 companies fell in, and formed upon another regiment encamped to their 
 left, and stood there in line long after we at Pinckney Island (the fore- 
 front) had turned in. When the regiment reunited in April, and Avent to 
 Edisto Inlet, finally landing at Botany Bay Island, Ayer was on hand. 
 He participated in "the lumber expeditions from that point inland, notably 
 all over Edisto Island, and did valiant service in the matter of producing 
 lumber, etc., even borroAving lighters from Capt. Ilutchins, Quartermaster 
 of another brigade across the ri^ er, to transport it upon. 
 
 It Avas at Botany Bay that something happened to our hero ; and 
 though the Avriter has been unable to obtain the particulars, he is satisfied 
 it Avas a frivolous case that brought Capt. Ayer into temporary trouble. 
 Somebody complained of something to the Colonel Commanding, and Ayer 
 was the party complained of. Theshape it took left the commanding of- 
 ficer where he could not evade his duty ; and he directed the Adjutant to 
 take Capt. Ayer's SAvord. This Avas "humiliating ; but Capt Ayer never 
 flinched. Four officers were detailed at once to investigate ; and they did 
 so, reporting that a gentle reprimand Avas sufficient to satisfy all parties. 
 The Colonelgave him the reprimand and his sAvord at the same time ; and 
 the Avhole occupied not much more time than is re(iuired to Avrite it. 
 
 About this time, Capt. Ayer resigned; but there is no apparent con- 
 nection betAveen that and the reprimand. It was not accepted. He Avrote, 
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 take a common-sense view of the matter of my resisjning. I shall not re- 
 sign at present if m}' health continues good ; but if I am sick I may l)e 
 obliged to in order to get home." 
 
 On 11 .June (from St. Helena), he wrote he had been defeated in his 
 attempts to resign, but didn't care very much about it, for his health was 
 improving. 
 
 On 28 June, at St. Helena Island, he entertained some of the ofticers 
 of the Weeliawken (monitor). When the regiment was on board at St. 
 Helena, morning of 4 July, for Folly Island, Capt. Ayer ventured ashore to 
 look after his company property, and got left behind. Those who know 
 him can imagine how excited he must have been at seeing the steamer move 
 off. He succeeded in getting on board the Cossack, with the Seventy-sixth 
 Pennsylvania, and finally reached the regiment about 11 p.m., ~> July, finding 
 Lieut. Place in charge and everything all right. 
 
 Capt. Ayer did good service at the taking of Morris Island, and in the 
 charge and subsequent operations, up to date of his ugly wound. In the 
 charge on Wagner, 18 July, he Avas struck with a spent ball. He says he 
 and ins company succeeded in reaching the inner works of the fort (he was 
 mistaken) ; and in a letter he describes going over a small work close to the 
 fort : which probably means that he descended to the moat or ditch. 
 
 On 2C) Aug., while the Twenty-fourth Massachusetts was making its 
 grand sortie, supported by the Third New Hampshire, and while Capt. Ayer 
 was in the trenches, in passing a loop-hole a bullet (prol)ably from a sharp- 
 shooter) came whizzing through and struck Capt. Ayer in the side of the 
 neck, passing completely through. An inch, or perhaps half an inch, varia- 
 tion wonld probably have ended his career. He was at first thought to be 
 killed ; but was carried back tenderly to the rear, and every attention shown 
 him by the surgeons and his comrades. Capt. Ayer did n't propose to die 
 then, and so stated it, and in his emphatic way, too. The bullet passed near 
 the spinal cord and below the base of the brain. He went to the regimental 
 hospital till 3 Sept., and then back to his company. On the 19th he went 
 North on the Fultnii, on leave of absence, per S. O. 534, 1). S., after turning 
 over the company to 2d Lieut. Morrill. 
 
 On 10 Sept his company made up a purse and bought a sword and belt 
 for their gallant Captain ($80.00). It is related that on the Steamer Fulton 
 w^ere several rebel prisoners, taken at Morris Island, going North. One day, 
 when they were out for an airing, Capt. Ayer strode among them, as only 
 Capt. vVyer could stride, and said with a fierce look before which they 
 
 quailed, "Which of you d d rascals was it shot me?" The answers 
 
 Avere all negative. He returned to his company !) Nov., relieving Lieut. 
 Edgerly, Avho had taken the company from Lieut. Morrill, the 10th. 
 
 About the first of December, Avhen the regiment Avas paid ofl", Capt. 
 Ayer received another wound : but this time it affected his pocket-book : for 
 by some unaccountable mistake of omission or otherAvise, the pay-roll 
 wasn't satisfactory to the paymaster, and he declined to lavish any of the 
 desirable Treasury notes on our friend Ayer. As a se(|ucl to this, the fol- 
 lowing letter is found from the Adjutant-Oeneral of the Army to the Com- 
 manding Officer, Third Ncav Hampshire Volunteers, dated 27 Feb. 1864: 
 "The proceedings of a Military Commission, instituted by S. O. 550, D. S., 
 in case of Capt. H. H. Ayer, have been approved by the Secretary of War, 
 and removes the bar to his pay." There is no doubt that this apparent em- 
 bargo on his pay Avas caused by a technical violation of his leave of absence 
 — in overstaying. 
 
 Capt. Ayer, on the return of the regiment to Hilton Head, Avent Avith 
 it, and Avas one of the active participants in the beautiful movements Avhich 
 transformed the men into "mounted infantry." He Avent to Jacksonville 
 in April, isf;4, and, Avith his company, to Palatka (four companies). 
 
 On arriving in Virginia (28 April), Capt. Ayer Avas sick, very sick ; and 
 when the troops started, early in May, he Avas left behind, at a house say 
 one and one-half miles from Gloucester Point {i.e., the lauding and fort). 
 There he remained three nights, Avhen he got alarmed and took (piarters 
 Avith the Provost Marshal at the landing. 
 
682 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 About the 6th of May, he took the Steamer Fanny for Fort Mouroe; 
 but before reaching there, and near the Rip Raps, was run into by the iron 
 Steamer Cambria ; and the Fann;/ sunk in about ten minutes. This Avas 
 about 9 P.M., and dark. " Tlie crash," says Capt. Aver, " was terrible." The 
 Ca)nhria had army stores and officers' baggage of many regiments, also 
 about 200 men, mostly Thirteenth New Hampshire. I'rof. Grant, the in- 
 ventor of the calcium light, was on board : and he and Capt. Ayer rescued 
 Col. J. D. Rust of the Eighth Maine, who was on his way to Chesapeake 
 Hospital, sick. Capt. Ayer was put on shore by a naval officer, near Fort 
 Monroe, and took quarters in the Chief Quartermaster's office, on the floor. 
 He took passage next day, by a steamer going up the river, and walked to 
 the regiment, say eight or nine miles. 
 
 lie went to meet his death. On 16 May 1864 he was mortally wounded, 
 and died soon after. He had been in the fight of the 13tli, and the move- 
 ments of the 14th and 15th; but the 16th marked the end of his existence. 
 Lieut. -Col. Plimpton, who was in command, wrote a letter to the bereaved 
 wife, and extracts are made from it: ". . . . an artery being cut, he died 
 in about an hour, from loss of blood .... was immediately taken to the 
 hospital, but reached there too late to save his life .... he is buried about 
 six miles outside our lines, antl his grave marked." 
 
 Further particulars are found in Dr. Buzzell's letter ; and it is such a 
 beautiful, though sad letter, it is given below nearly in full. 
 
 [Dr. Buzzell to Mrs. Ayer.] 
 "You have doubtless beeii informed of the death of your husband, late 
 Henry H. Ayer, Captain, of the Third Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers. 
 On Monday, May 16th, this otticer was wounded Avhile on duty with his 
 regiment near the first line of intrenchments near Drewry's Blufl'. About 8 
 o'clock in the morning of this date, he received a wound in the fleshy part 
 of the thigh (wounding the femoral artery), and walked to the rear, where 
 temporary dressing was applied ; and he was immediately sent to the Corps 
 Hospital in an ambulance, at which place I first saw him. I spoke to him, 
 and he grasped me by the hand and implored me in a feeble voice to give 
 him some opiate. I found him very weak, and ordered stimulants, but 
 without ertect, as he died about 10 o'clock a.m., less than thirty minutes 
 after his arrival. The large number of wounded on our hands at the time 
 of our hasty retreat forbade removing his body to the rear. Many of the 
 wounded fell into the hands of the enemy, and the bodies of officers were left 
 upon the ground, as we retired so hurriedly. But it gives me satisfaction 
 to inform you that amid the hurry and confusion and excitement of the 
 hour, I was privileged to have a grave dug, and the remains deposited beside 
 a landmark. The respect and love borne this truly brave officer led me, 
 with three of my hospital attendants, to convey hastily the body of one 
 endeared to a family far away, and rolled in a rubber blanket, consigned it 
 to a rude grave on the sunny slope of a hill beneath the shade of youthful 
 and thrifty forest trees. The thought of leaving the body unburied .... 
 was intolerable; and although it might be considered at the expense of the 
 
 living sufterers, the time was afibrded for this sad duty 
 
 A. J. H. Buzzell, 
 Surgeon, Third New Hampshire Volunteers. 
 
 THis body was afterward exhumed and brought North, and buried at 
 Fisherville (now Penacook), N. H. This service was performed by Geo. 
 Murdough, Co. H, of Manchester, N. H., who was a nurse in our regimental 
 hospital during his term of service. 
 
 Of Capt. Ayer's services in the Mexican War, the records at Washington 
 disclose nothing. This must not be set against him, l)ut against the imper- 
 fect system of records of that period. He went out on the Vandalia (say 
 they who knew him), but in what capacity is uncei'tain ; and this vessel did 
 blockade duty, probably at Vera Cruz. The writer's informant, a thor- 
 oughly reliable citizen of Dedham, Mass., and a relative by marriage, says 
 he distinctly remembers that Ayer told him of going ashore many times 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 083 
 
 after water. Whatever part lie took in that particular Avar, no Third New 
 Hampshire man, at least, will believe that he did a whit less than his whole 
 duty, whatever that may have been. 
 
 Concerning his militia service, in 1847-4!) : Certain it is, that at that 
 period he was distinctively military ; for the writer has had the pleasure of 
 seeing four appointments, as follows (all in New Hampshire) : — 
 First, 31 Aug. 1847 . . Ensign First Co., Eleventh Regiment State Militia. 
 Second, 13 Sept. 1847 . 2d Lieutenant same. 
 
 Third, 20 July 1848 . . Drill Master, Third Brigade (rank of Major). 
 Fourth, 7 July 1849 . . Reappointment same. 
 
 He also appears to have been temporarily in the Second Massachusetts 
 immediately prior to his service in Third New Hampshire. 
 
 J. WARREN AKERMAN. 
 
 He was, substantially, our first Color Bearer, and as such will be well 
 remembered. His position in his company (D) was 5th Sergeant (original). 
 He carried the colors till we reached Washington (September, 18G1), at 
 which place he was taken sick ; and being actually unable to carry them 
 further, he was relieved by Jonathan N. Dow of Co. D. In January, 1862, he 
 was sent North on recruiting service, rejoining with the party 4 May. He 
 was made 1st Sergeant 1 Aug., vice J. C. Dunbar, discharged. On 20 Dec, 
 he was ordered to act as 2d Lieutenant, by S. O. 47, R. Hdqrs. 
 
 In January, 1803, when the detachment (under Capt. Maxwell) was 
 sent to Florida after lumber, Akerman Avent with it, Acting 2d Lieut. Co. D. 
 A commission as 2d Lieutenaiit arrived for him 30 March, at Piuckney 
 Island. He Avent to Hilton Head 1 April, and Avas mustered that day as 
 of that day, the commission being dated 7 March: rice J. J. Donohoe, pro- 
 moted and assigned to D. 
 
 His health Avas none of the best. He Avas granted a leave of absence 
 in April, returning therefrom in June. Later Ave find him sick on Folly 
 Island, 7 and 8 July. He Avas discharged for disabilitv, 28 July 1863, by S. O. 
 442, D. S. 
 
 Born in Kensington, N. H., 12 Nov. 1840; died 4 July 181)2, at Haver- 
 hill, Mass., aged 51 years, 8 months. Left a widoAV, residing at 5 Elm 
 Place, Haverhill, but no children. Buried 7 July, at Hampton, N. II. Ser- 
 vices at Congregational Church. Among the comrades present Avere nine 
 members of Third NeAv Hampshire, including the Avriter. 
 
 ROBERT H. ALLEN. 
 
 Comrade Allen took an active part in the formation of Co. C, and Avas 
 its original 1st Lieutenant, finally becoming its Captain. His commission 
 was actually Avritten "■ 2d Lieutenant,'' and Cody's ''1st Lieutenant" ; but 
 these Avere reversed because of dissatisfaction, the commissions themselves 
 being actually amended. He never served Avitli any other company than his 
 o\vn. He Avas Avounded at the battle of Secession ville (16 June 1802), in the 
 right hand, Avhile engaged A\ith his company. This troubles him somcAvhat 
 to this day (18!)0). In consequence of this Avound, he Avas sent with others 
 to the General Hospital at Hilton Head, and while there AA'as given leave of 
 absence to go North. During this leave, at Manchester, N. H., he, Avithout 
 orders, but under general authority, recruited eight or nine men, all for his 
 oAvn company. His original leave was probably for 20 or 30 days; but he 
 obtained the usual extensions and remained for 00 days. 
 
 On his return trip he Avas, as a matter of military convenience, placed 
 in charge of scpiads of recruits for the Third, Fourth and Seventh Ncav 
 Hampshire regiments, all in the Department of the South. On arrival at 
 NeAV York, there Avas no steamer about to sail; and the recruits Avere sent 
 to Fort Hamilton, in the harbor, to Avait. A small scjuad of recruits also 
 arrived for the Third Ncav Hampshire, and joined the squads at Fort 
 
684 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Haniiltou. The lack of transportation was said to have been cansed by 
 McClellan's movements on the Peninsula. The Third NeAv Hampshire s(inads 
 finally got off on the steamer Geo. C. CoUins, arriving at Hilton Head on the 
 night of II Sept. 1862. Allen had, prior to leaving New Hampshire, received 
 a captain's qomniission, vice Donohoe, same company. During the voyage 
 to Hilton Head, one of the recruits died, and was taken ashore in North 
 Carolina and buried. An account of tliis will be found elsewhere. 
 
 While at Pinckney Island, Capt. Allen accidentally shot himself in the 
 left leg with his own revolver. This was 2 April 1863. The bullet was 
 removed by Dr. Buzzell about two months later. Capt. Allen was at this 
 time at Hilton Head, occupying his own tent, on the old camp-ground in 
 rear of the General Hospital. He had not sufticiently recovered to be able 
 to be with his company, but visited it while it was at Botany Bay Island, 
 and joined it on the reassembling of the regiment (eight companies from 
 Botany Bay, and two from Bay Point) at St. Helena Island. He accom- 
 panied to Folly Island, and ventured to go with his company and participate 
 in the capture of Morris Island, 10 July, though this, apparently, Avas more 
 than his condition warranted. He did not participate in the assault on 
 Wagner (18 July), but viewed the beautiful sight from the sand hills, being 
 on crutches at the time. Immediately following this he obtained a leave of 
 absence and went home, returning therefrom about 1 Oct., to Morris Island, 
 after the evacuation of Wagner and Gregg. 
 
 When Cos. A, C and K were sent to Broad Island in December, 1863, to 
 cut flre-wood for the troops, Capt. Allen, by virtue of his rank, commanded 
 the Post, and 1st Lieut. Kirwin the company. The three companies, after 
 cutting all the available wood on Broad Island, removed to Small Island, on 
 same duty, Capt. Allen remaining in command. This service ended 29 Feb. 
 18G4 (see main story). At Jacksonville, Fla., Capt. Allen was on the drum- 
 head court-martial (Miller case : executed). 
 
 In Virginia, he participated in the various engagements creditably. 
 He was appointed Chief of the Ambulance Corps of the Tenth Army Corps 
 (Gen. Brooks) 29 June 1864, but did not accept, as he had tendered his 
 resignation, by advice of Dr. Buzzell. He was discharged as of that date, 
 for disability, by S. O. 176, D. Va. and N. C. 
 
 Since the war, Capt. Allen was for several years (and is noAv, 1890) at 
 Rockford, 111. From 1864 to 1870 he was engaged in the clothing business. 
 From that time and up to within a few years he was a large manufacturer 
 of churns. He attended the reunions at Weirs in 1889 and 1890. Capt. 
 (then Lieut.) Allen advertised in the Manchester 3Iirror in August, 1861, when 
 he was assisting in getting up Co. C, that " $100 in money and 160 acres of 
 land at discharge " (in large type, too) awaited the patriot who Avould enlist 
 in his company. This has not been fulfilled; but it is not probable that any 
 survivor of Co. C (original) will ever begin suit for obtaining recruits 
 under false pretences. 
 
 Allen's dog " Ned" deserves notice, as they were almost inseparable. 
 He was with the regiment from its organization to his demise. Everybody 
 knew him. Those of us who were able to be on deck during the great 
 storm of November, 1861, will not soon forget that Ned was sick, like unto 
 us. He Avas a remarkable dog, and his owner was not obtuse in this direc- 
 tion. It was his delight to place Ned on exhibition, just to show how much 
 he knew, you know. It is related that on one occasion, M'hen Ned's master 
 was entertaining several ladies and gentlemen at his quarters at Hilton 
 Head, he directed Ned to go for his slippers. Ned went. Ned returned. 
 But what was it he was dragging along so majestically, but with apparent 
 ettbrt? It was no less than the conventional demijohn ; and its ragged han- 
 dle showed how frequently it had been thus dragged on prior occasions. 
 Ned's master, mastering himself Avith a masterly effort — surrendered to the 
 occasion ; and before the guests departed, the demijohn had become so 
 lightened that Ned returned it to its accustomed repository with great ease. 
 Ned was among the honorably wounded 1(! June, 1862, though he was not in 
 the forefront of the battle, but hovering around the outskirts of it with 
 Allen's orderly. A cruel bullet hit his fore-leg. This noble canine departed 
 this life in June, 1863, at St. Helena Island, and Avas buried Avithout cere- 
 mony in the middle of the company street. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 685 
 
 ARLON S. ATHEliTON. 
 
 He enlisted in the usual way and went into tlie service as a private in 
 Co. I, under Capt. Carlton. In June, 1S(;2, soon after the battle of James 
 Island, S. C , he Avas promoted to Corporal; and in September, 1863, directly 
 after evacuation of Wagner, was made a Seri!;eant. The casualties were so 
 numerous that on 21 Nov. 18G3 we find him ordered to act as 1st Sergeant. 
 He became infected, early in 18G4, Avitli the re-enlistment fever, and suc- 
 cumbed, going home in March with the veterans, on furlough. By the 
 death of Robinson, 2 June 18(54, of wounds, Atherton was made 1st Sergeant, 
 serving as such a short time only. During the following month he received 
 a 2d Lieutenant's commission, dated 7 Jnly, and was mustered 10 July, as of 
 12th, and attached to Co. E. Was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in November, 
 1804, but not mustered till 30 April 1805, as of 1 April. 
 
 In the terrible conflict of 10 Aug. 1804, he Avas by many thought to 
 have been mortally wounded, and by some said to have been left dead on the 
 Held. Both these statements proved false. Letters were written home, 
 giving particulars of his decease. It is related of one who was thus writ- 
 ing, and another who was assisting to furnish the harrowing details, that 
 the former hesitated slightly as he was about closing the letter, and said to 
 the latter : " You are quite sure about it? " The latter at once inferred that 
 his veracity was in question, and, instantly rising to his feet, said : " Good 
 heavens ! do you wisli me to hold up my right hand and swear, before you 
 believe me? " This is related to show a certain phase not often 'met. The 
 letters from the regiment and from Lieut. Atherton himself reached home 
 almost simultaneously, so that the surt'ering caused was of short duration, 
 and was suddenly changed to rejoicing. 
 
 His own story is as follows : " I was shot through the right lung, and 
 left for dead [this was a little after mid-day. — I). E.] After lying on the 
 ground till evening of the 18th, I was taken as prisoner to Libby Prison, 
 but had nothing done for my wound, as I was told I could not live till 
 morning. I so far recovered, however, as to be able to be paroled on the 
 morning of 12 Sept., Avith 33 other officers from the same hospital Avard. 
 Steamed doAvn the James River, picking our Avay through the many obstruc- 
 tions, and arrived at the place of exchange about noon, and were soon 
 transferred to our oavu steamer. There Ave found the agents of the Sanitary 
 and Christian Commissions read}' to receive us, AVith food in abundance, 
 Avhich liad a very tempting look, but of Avhich avc Avere only alloAved to eat 
 very sparingly. They told us 'twas sure death to eat all Ave desired. Arriv- 
 ing at Annapolis on the morning of 14 Sept., A\'e Avere at once conveyed to 
 the hospital in tlie Naval Academy buildings." (The Avriter Avas theie and 
 saw him same day.) 
 
 By the 24th, Lieut. Atherton AA-as able to travel, and received a leave 
 of absence (Avas entitled to it, as a paroled prisoner) for 30 days, going 
 home to his relatives and fiiends. His physical condition Avas such that by 
 special medical examination and report he obtained extension of leave. 
 The legal limit of such AA^as reached, and he returned to the Naval Academy 
 hospital on 20 Nov., and at once asked to be sent to his regiment. This Avas 
 refused, on basis of inability to perforin military duty. In a fortnight 
 move he repeated his request, and this time got ordered on court-martial 
 duty at Alexandria (near Washington). He remained on this duty from 1!) 
 Dec. till the foUoAving April, Avhen, after repeated requests to be relieved, 
 he Avas ordered to his regiment, then at Wilmington, N. C. He fortunately 
 fell in Avith Col. Bedel, then on his Avay, and they proceeded to the regi- 
 ment together, reaching it on 11 April 18(i5. Upon arrival, he Avas at once 
 ordered on duty upon a court-martial, and also placed in charge of Co. G. 
 
 Wliile at Alexandria, he liad a ten days" leave of absence to go home 
 to vote (March, 1805). In June, he Avas appointed Assistant Provost Mar- 
 shal of (ioldsborough, N. C, and Avas placed in charge of the City Jail. 
 He held this appointment till final muster-out. He was commissioned as 
 Captain of Co. I (his orignal company) late in the Avar, too late for nuister-in ; 
 but that injustice has been rectified since the Avar by a special order of the 
 
68G THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 War Department (1888), aud he stands now upon the records as Captain, 
 dating baclc. In addition to the duties of Assistant Provost Marshal, he had 
 charge of Cos. G and E. 
 
 Atherton was in every engagement of the regiment up to the time of 
 his terrible wound, which troubles him very much to this day (1890). He 
 was a genial, Avliole-souled fellow, who had tlie happy faculty of making 
 friends. Since the war he has thrice been a member of the lower branch 
 of the Massachusetts Legislature, one year representing tlie Franklin dis- 
 trict aud two years from the enterprising town of Wakefield, where he now 
 (1890) resides and carries on a general grocery trade. The town has 
 honored him several times with oflices of various kinds. 
 
 JOSEPH ACKERMAN. 
 
 He was an original man of Co. F (Capt. Randlett's Nashua company), 
 and at muster-in was made 4th Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant, 17 Oct. 
 18G2. Re-enlisted (13 Feb. 1864) and went with that happy body of men 
 called veterans on furlough. After his return to regiment at Gloucester 
 Point, Va., 28 April, he entered upon the Virginia campaign, and continued 
 through the whole of it. On 30 May he Avas mustered as 2d Lieutenant, as 
 of 6 June, rice Dodge, promoted. In July we find him with Co. F ; and in 
 August he was sent to Co. G, and commanded it till end of the month. Was 
 slightly wounded 16 Aug., but did not leave the regiment. He remained in 
 command of G till 17 Nov., and on the 18th returned to F. On 24, 2.5 and 
 26 Sept. he served on a Board of Survey (with Stearns and Parker). On 28 
 Nov. he was mustered as 1st Lieutenant, Co. B, as of 17 Nov. Though he 
 belonged to F as a 2d Lieutenant, he was in command of G by the exigencies 
 of the service. At the end of December we find him " sick in quarters." 
 From 3 Jan. to 1 March 1865, he was with G, and from that date to muster- 
 out was Captain of Co. C. During a part of January he acted as Adjutant. 
 On 24 Feb. his commission arrived as Captain of Co. C, rice Trickey, pro- 
 moted to Major. [In justice to himself the writer will here explain that 
 this commission was issued in place of the one he liimself declined in Janu- 
 ary. See his Personal.] On 3 March he was appointed Assistant Provost 
 Marshal of Wilmington (under Lieut. -Col. Randlett), and continued on that 
 duty till relieved in June, when he returned to regiment for muster-out. 
 The saddest part is yet to be told. A memorandum says : " J. Ackerman of 
 Nashua shot himself accidentally and died same day." This was at his place 
 of business in Nashua, N. H., 21 July 1879. 
 
 WILLIAM II. BURBANK. 
 
 He was the original 7th Corporal of Co. G, Capt. Wiggin. His warrant 
 promotions were as follows: To Sergeant, 11 Dec. 1861; to 1st Sergeant, 
 July, 1863. He re-enlistcd in January, 1864. He was wounded at Drewry's 
 Bluff, Va., in May, 1864, and was sent to hospital at Point Lookout. While 
 there he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, dating 24 May, and was mustered 
 into that grade 4 Oct., at the hospital. His muster appears to have been 
 wholly unauthorized : i.e., it was in violation of existing orders, which for- 
 bade the muster of any officer unfit at the time for field service ; and Burbank 
 appears to have clearly come under that order. The nuister was promptly 
 revoked by the War Department. This proceeding and order may not have 
 been poetic justice; but law and justice are not always synonymous terms. 
 Meantime Burbank had been dropped from the company rolls (18 Nov.), as 
 having been commissioned 2d Lieutenant in Co. D. Orders from the War 
 Department compelled the commander of the company to take up Burbank 
 on the rolls, and he became again the 1st Sergeant of Co. G, and held that 
 rank at the final muster-out of the regiment. He did not rejoin the regi- 
 ment until its final discharge at Concord. 
 
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 JOHN BEDEL. 
 
 John Bedel -was said to liave descended from good military stock, his 
 grandfather and father having participated in the War of 1812. Was a 
 private, and afterwards a 1st Sergeant, in Co. H of the Ninth United States 
 Infantry, during the Mexican War; but (possibly fortunately for him) the 
 climate was detrimental to his health, and he "was discharged before the 
 more important Mexican battles were fought (see Note i). The Nortli Bend, 
 after a long and stormy voyage, landed the men of Co. H at Vera Cruz 21 
 June 1847. The troops went into camp about two miles outside the city; 
 but the dreaded and dreadful disease known as vomito raged in the city, 
 and extended to the troops ; and though the writer has no positive informa- 
 tion as to A\ hether John Bedel suffered from this particular disease, it is 
 fair to presume that he did. We may be sure that a sick man will leave an 
 unhealthy country at first opportunity. 
 
 In 1849 he resumed his study of law and also acted as pension claim 
 agent for Mexican War soldiers. From 185.3 to 61 he was employed at 
 Washington in one of the sub-departments of the Treasury. This brought 
 him to the opening of the Civil War and to the birth of the Third New 
 Hampshire, in which John Bedel performed a conspicuous part. 
 
 At the formation of the regiment, John Bedel was made its Major; 
 and though afterAvards promoted, the boys all called him Major, as if no 
 other title would fit him. He was of a peculiar temperament; and having 
 decided to do a thing, it was next to if not quite impossilile to change his 
 mind. Of all the officers in the regiment, it may be truly said of Maj. 
 Bedel, that he tried to make himself solid (i.e., popular) Avith the men; and 
 he succeeded tolerably Avell in his efforts. At Hilton Head, it AA'as his 
 usual custom to mount a barrel on the parade ground and read aloud to the 
 men the latest Avar news. At one of those times, Avhen the excitement 
 consequent upon unusually good ncAvs ran Aery high, and the Major Avas 
 about ready to fly, and his audience ready to ascend Avith him, an order 
 came to fall in. This Avas a little too much for the Major; and without the 
 slightest hesitation he shouted, " Whoever that order comes from, I counter- 
 mand it! " The audience cheered and cheered; but a little retlection on the 
 Major's part and on the part of the men showed the futility of any attempt 
 to subvert military discipline, and they " fell in," and so did the Major. 
 This incident is only given for one purpose, A'iz. : to show the impetuosity 
 of the man: and " no criminality is attached thereto." At another time, 
 Avhen change Avas A'ery scarce in the Department, feeling that something 
 miglit be done to relieve the distress, and having been employed in the 
 Treasury Department at Washington, he conceived the idea of sending 
 directly to the Treasury Department for a thousand gold dollars. He at 
 once did so, probably Avithout other thought or desire than to do good. This 
 letter Avas of such a singular character, that it Avas referred through A'ari- 
 ous channels back to Gen. Sherman, for an explanation as to Avhy such a 
 state of affairs existed in his Department Avithout information being sent 
 the authorities at Washington. Rumor says a madder man Avas never seen 
 than Gen. Sherman. lie Avas almost beside himself; and until he became 
 calmed by retlection and by the friends of Bedel, he insisted that our Major 
 should be court-martialed forthAvith. After aAvhile, through the efforts of 
 Col. FelloAvs and Lieut. -Col. Jackson, this blew over. The thousand gold 
 dollars didn't come, and the Department moved on as before, Avith the 
 trifling exception that Gen. Sherman conceived a dislike for the Major, 
 which time did not Avholly efface. This is a good example of hoAv an inno- 
 cent man may suffer by his motives being misconstrued. 
 
 About 31 Dec. 1861, the Forty-seventh Ncav York and other troops 
 Avere sent to Port Royal Ferry on a reconnoissance ; and the Forty-seventh, 
 having l)ut one field ofiicer on duty, Maj. Bedel Avas sent Avith that regi- 
 ment. Tlic slcirmish they liad during the fcAv days they Averc aAvay from 
 Hilton Head Avas not of a serious nature. 
 
 Upon our arrival at Legareville, in June. I.s62, the Major coA^ered him- 
 self Avitli glory by shooting an enraged bull, Avliich had been furiously run- 
 ning through the village, threatening injury to the uuAvary. 
 
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 On Jaines Island, tlie Major did efticient service, not only Avitb tlie 
 regiment on its tirst baptism of blood (on 16 June 1862, an account of -which 
 will be found in its proper place), but on other occasions Avith reconnoitrins; 
 parties composed of detachments from various regiments. The resignation 
 and discharge of Col. Fellows raised John Bedel to the rank of Lieutenant- 
 Colonel ; but the commission was not received until about the middle of Oc- 
 tober. John Bedel served on a court-martial at Hilton Head during the winter 
 of 1801 and early spring of 1862. 
 
 At one time, when there was a great scarcity of money, caused by the 
 long intervals between the paymaster's appearances, he very kindly and 
 aenerously provided the men Avith tobacco, and patiently waited till the fol- 
 lowing pay-day for his money. Though, strictly speaking, this was in viola- 
 tion of the Army Regulations, yet it would have been difficult to impanel a 
 jury that would convict him further than of a technical violation of the Army 
 Regulations. 
 
 Nothing of note happened to our hero till the morning of 10 July 1863, 
 after our troops had captured the lower part of Morris Island. We had 
 advanced considerably towards Wagner, and they were tiring solid shot, 
 one of which, nearly spent, trundled along, striking him on the side of his 
 calf, contusing but not disabling. He, however, went back with other 
 wounded to Folly Island, from which place he reached the regiment in time 
 to participate in the assault of 18 July, at which time he was taken prisoner. 
 To show the uncertainty in such cases, it need only be mentioned that, 
 on the following day, a letter written in regard to the casualities did not 
 even so much as mention his disappearance, it probably lieing considered 
 that he had possibly been wounded an<i would be heard from during the day, 
 located in some hospital near by. 
 
 The circumstances attending his capture are not necessarily material 
 to this history ; yet there have been so many versions that at least one de- 
 scription will be expected herein. He was taken to and confined in the Peni- 
 tentiary at Columbia, S. C, with other prisoners. At the time, Avhen it was 
 threatened that captured Union officers should be set up in Charleston where 
 Gilhiior6's guns could reach them. Bedel was told that he was one of the 
 favored (?) ones. Tradition says be swore some terrible oaths, l)ut didn't 
 absolutely decline the favor. Speaking of profanity, leads us lo remark that 
 the Major occasionally indulged in the forbidden language, whenever occa- 
 sion in his judgment reiiuired its use. He probably used a maximum quan- 
 tity when pulled out of the creek. While a prisoner at Columbia, it is said 
 that Bob Toombs, a Confederate General, with Avhom Maj. Bedel had been 
 acquainted in Washington before the war, called at the prison, having heard 
 that his friend Bedel occupied a room there. He taunted Bedel with his 
 loyalty, etc., and tradition steps in again and says Bedel cursed him roundly 
 — ^ so roundly that he got put on bread and water diet and had closer con- 
 finement for a limited period. 
 
 Col. Bedel's own story, as related in letter to Capt. Emmons, 4 March 
 1869, is as follows : — 
 
 "I will explain how I was captured .... soon after we passed the 
 enemy's ritle-pits we came to a creek or the incoming tide from the left; 
 and at that time Jackson ordered me to go forward to see if the creek was 
 passable. I obeyed orders and passed the creek; but, on turning to hail 
 the regiment, it was nowhere to be seen. The tide was rising and the 
 bullets were flying pretty thick. I had no disposition to retreat, and seeing 
 some troops to my right hurrying for the fort, I thought that perhaps the 
 regiment had obliqued to the right and passed around the water, instead of 
 coming through it, or at all events it was some portion of our attacking 
 column making straight for a good place to enter the fort and capture a 
 gun; and I hastened to join them. When near enough to distinguish per- 
 sons, I found that these troops were rebels running into the fort instead of 
 Yankees. I immediately endeavored to avoid them. When thej' discovered 
 this they commenced firing upon me, as did also the rebels on the parapet; 
 and I was literally driven into the creek. When they thought they had 
 killed me, or lired enough to do it, they came down and captured me in the 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 689 
 
 water and took me into the fort, and threatened to kill me as a "d — d 
 niirsrer officer," as I was taken in front of tlie Fifty-fourth Massachusetts 
 rejjiment. 
 
 There yon have the wliole of it. What otliers said about me I care 
 not. The rebels irave me credit in their next morning paper for being 
 captured while endeavoring to reach and spike a gun." 
 
 S. O. 45S, W. D., 20 Dec. 1864, mustered him out as a Lieutenant- 
 Colonel, to date from 5 April 1804, and in as a Colonel, to date (] April 1864. 
 
 At one time a fresh arrival of prisouers at the place brouglit in our 
 old Quartermaster-Sergeant, Varnum H. Hill, then a Captain and Assistant 
 Quartermaster, captured while with some Western troops, to which he had 
 been assigned after promotion. Varnum — as the boys always called him — 
 was vei'y kindly given the privilege of quartering under the stairs in the 
 corridor, the building being crowded. Varnum relates that the next day he 
 heard some one using profanity in larger (piantities than is usual or custom- 
 ary; and for Avant of something more interesting to do, he listened to And 
 the cause, if possible. He suddenly thought the method or style of the 
 sentences were familiar, and paying strict attention resulted in deciding it 
 must be the Major. He called the guard and interrogated him. The guard 
 did n't know the profane prisoner's name, but said in substance that he was 
 
 a " d d Yankee Major from New Hampshire." That settled it. " Can I 
 
 see him?" said Varnum. The guard obtained permission, and the result 
 cannot be described in words. The)" embraced, they cried, they laughed 
 hysterically, and then repeated. Result: they roomed together during their 
 stay. 
 
 Upon being paroled, the Major steered his bark for New Hampshire 
 and his family, not forgetting to call on " Uncle Abe," to lay before him the 
 facts in relation to the manner our men Avere being treated while prisoners. 
 He was a sort of Committee-in-Chief for that purpose, fully empoAvered by 
 his comrades in prison ; and he promised them faithfully that before he saAV 
 his family even, their cases and his should be laid before the President. 
 He faithfully executed this trust, and Avore the old straAv hat previously 
 mentioned ; but before returning to New Hampshire he laid aside all evi- 
 dence of rebeldora, and Avent home Avith a brand new uniform and, as the 
 boys put it, " a biled shirt." 
 
 He remained at home Avith his family a part of the time and a part 
 of the time at Camp Parole, until he Avas declared exchanged. He then 
 rejoined the regiment, reaching it at Wilmington, N. C, on 11 April 
 18(;5 (accompanied by Capt. Atherton, Avho also had been a prisoner), after 
 the capture of Fort Fisher and after the regiment had fought its last 
 fight. He found the regiment in command of Maj. Trickey. Although 
 Bedel (then Colonel) assumed nominal command of the regiment, Maj. 
 Trickey practically remained in command, Lieut. -Col. Randlett being Provost 
 Marshal. At Goldsborough, Col. Bedel Avas in command of the Post. His 
 parole Avas dated 10 Dec. 18(14, nearly eighteen months after his capture. 
 His commission as Colonel dates (J April 1864. He Avas brevetted Brigadier- 
 General of Volunteers for gallant and meritorious services (to date 13 
 March 1865). 
 
 After rejoining the regiment, Col. Bedel busied himself Avith intiuiring 
 into the history of the regiment, particularly that relating to statistics, and, 
 as Avill be seen elsewhere, made notes of all he learned. 
 
 After being nmstered out he returned to Bath, Avhere he resided until 
 his decease, 26 Feb. 187."). In 1868 and 1869 he Avas a member of the New 
 Hampshire Legislature, representiug liis tOAvn. He Avas buried there, and 
 his Avidow, Avith the three surviving children of the seven born to them, 
 still (188!)) resides there. 
 
 The Adjutant-General's Report (N. H.) of 1808 says, in reference to 
 Mexican services: Sergt. John Bedel Avas of Bath, N. H., the sou of Gen. 
 Moody Bedel. He Avas born in the Indian Stream Territory (now Pitts- 
 burgh) 8 July 1822. Educated at Newbury Seminary, Vermont, and read 
 laAv Avith Hon. Harry Hibbard of Bath. Admitted to the bar in 18.50. En- 
 listed as private in the Ninth U. S. Infantry, 25 March 1847. Joined Co. 
 
690 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 H and was made 1st Sergeant July, 1847. Discliarsed for disability at Vera 
 Cruz, 8 Aug. 1847. AVas appointed 2d Lieutenant in tlie Ninth Infantry 30 
 Dec. 1847. Discharged in August, 1848. 
 
 Note 1. — In the interim between discliarge and appointment, it is said 
 he returned to his home and taught school. He was a clerk in one of the 
 departments at Wasliington for some years subse<]uent tu the Mexican War. 
 
 Note 2. — He did not accompany the regiment on the Bluftton recou- 
 noissance, Ijut remained in cliarge of the camp at Hilton Head. This was in 
 Marcli, 18G2. He was in the reconnoissance up the Savannah River, also in 
 March, and at the Pocotaligo affair, in October, accounts of which appear 
 in their proper places. 
 
 Note 3. — He was Post Commander at Goldsborough only during the 
 temporary absence of Gen. Abbott to attend the funeral of his wife. On 
 6 July he resumed command of the regiment (Lieut. -Col. Randlett and Maj. 
 Trickey being there and on duty). 
 
 Note 4. — In October and November, 1862, at Hilton Head, Lieut. -Col. 
 Bedel served on a general court-martial, as president of the court. The 
 order, as printed at the time, read " Col. J. H. Bedel," by error. He was 
 also on a general court-martial in January of the same year, at Hilton Head. 
 
 Note 5. — He was side upon the arrival of the North Bend at Vera 
 Cruz, and was almost immediately placed in hospital, from Avhich he was 
 soon after discharged for disability. 
 
 CHARLES F. BRAINARD. 
 
 Brainard Avas the original Quartermaster-Sergeant, and served effi- 
 ciently in that capacity till his promotion to 2d Lieutenant, ID Jan. 18()3, as 
 of 17 Nov. 18G2 (G. 0. 3). Again, at St. Helena Island, a commission as 
 1st Lieutenant arrived, bearing his name, 2(5 June 18G3 ; and he was duly 
 mustered into his new grade 29 June, as of 23 June, rice T. M. Jackson, 
 promoted to Captain. The commission was dated 13 May. He resigned in 
 August, and his discharge was by S. 0. 471, D. S., 10 Aug. 18G3, for disability. 
 
 Since the war his whereabouts has been uncertain. At one time he 
 was in Richmond, Va. ; at another at Washington, D. C. (clerk in the 
 Treasury Building), in 1872; and later in the West. He was born in 
 Elizabethtown, N. Y., 11 Sept. 1829; died at Washington, D. C, 13 May 
 1881, of Bright's disease. Left a wife only, Cornelia A. (1G32 Rhode Island 
 Avenue) . 
 
 JOHN S. BRYANT. 
 
 Bryant began his military life as a Corporal in Co. B. He was made 
 Sergeant in December, 1862, and 1st Sergeant about 1 June 1864. From that 
 grade was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, though he did not get mustered into 
 his new grade till 23 May 18fi5, as of 26 April (his commission bearing date 
 6 April), vice J. Ackerman, promoted. He was ordered to act as Lieutenant 
 3 May (R. O. 23), and with his own company (B). 
 
 It was at Wilmington, N. Cthat Bryant fell sick; and he died on the 
 evening of Tuesday, 23 May 1865, in his own tent, of malarial fever. The 
 body was sent home and Avas buried at E.xeter, N. H. 
 
 It Avill be noted that his muster-in as an officer and his death Avere of 
 the same date. The last act of this soldier on earth, Avas the raising of his 
 almost poAverless right hand toAvard heaven and taking a solemn oath to 
 defend his country's flag. And almost immediately his light Avent out. 
 
 WELBEE J. BUTTERFIELD. 
 
 He Avas born at Topsham, Vt., 18 April 1X28. His experience of several 
 years Avith the militia, in Vermont, both in infantry and artillery, Avas of 
 considerable value to him at the outset; for he assisted largely in organizing 
 and drilling Co. K, at Dover, in Avhich he received a 1st Lieutenant's com- 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. Gi)l 
 
 mission. He performed liis duties faithfully and acceptably. He was not 
 in the best of health when the resriment reached the South Carolina coast; 
 and little liy little he grew worse, thouii'li on duty the most of the time. 
 
 On the discharge of Capt. Littletield, he was placed in command of Co. 
 K, 2 April 18()2. It was his fortune, by a combination of circumstances, to 
 be spared the dangers of the battle of 10 June 18(i2. He was Oflicer of the 
 Day the day and night previous, and Lieut. Scruton was Officer of the 
 Guard; but one of the two was required to go on picket the night of the 
 15th, leaving the other to All both positions. Lieut. Scruton chose to go on 
 picket; and it proved a fatal choice, for the pickets (four companies) joined 
 the regiment on its way to the tight. 
 
 When Co. K was at upper end of Tinckney Island, about 10 Aug. 1862, 
 his health had become so much impaired that he left the company and went 
 to the regimental hospital, then at Graham's Plantation, where he remained 
 about a week. Feeling somewhat improved, he returned to Pinckney Is- 
 land, but not for duty. The company soon after left this post for Jenkins 
 Island, practically a part of Hilton ilead, and Capt. Buttertield (he had re- 
 ceived a Captain's commission, dated 22 June) al)out the same time went 
 home on a sick leave. He returned 2 Oct., by Steamer Star of the South, 
 not much improved, and again took command Of Co. K, relieving Lieut. S. 
 M. Smith. 
 
 He resigned in March, 1863, after being fully satisfied that to continue 
 longer in the climate would do him permanent injury ; and he was honorably 
 discharged by S. O. 128, D. S., 6 March. His company parted with him with 
 regret, and liis brother officers all remember him M'itii pleasure. It Avas the 
 writer's fortune, Avliile he himself was sick, to be called upon for clerical 
 work occasionally by Welbee J. Buttertield, which service brought him into 
 close relationship with his superior otlicer ; and he remembers him as a kind- 
 hearted man, a gentleman and an officer, with all that those terms imply. 
 
 He has, since the war, resided mostly in Vermont; but in 1887 was at 
 Dover. N. H. 
 
 Note. — Capt. Buttertield died at Dover, N. H., Saturday, 28 Nov. 1891, 
 at the residence of his married daughter, Eliza B. George, on St. John 
 Street. The funeral took place Tuesday, 1 Dec. 1891, at the residence of 
 hisdaughter. Present : Maj. Trickey, who conducted the services. Comrades 
 Hanlon, Richardson, Estes and Eldredge. The four latter (all of Co. K) 
 acted as bearers. The interment was at Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover. Capt. 
 Butterfield's wife died at Boston, Mass., in February, 1887, at the Massa- 
 chusetts General Hospital, and was buried in the Pine Hill Cemetery. A 
 son, George F., resides in Dover. 
 
 EDWIN N. BOWEN. 
 
 He was an original man of Co. I (Capt. Carlton), and went out as a 
 private. At his first fight (16 June 1862) he was wounded slightly in one of 
 his ribs. In August, while his conipauy Avas on outpost, he was promoted 
 to Corporal. We find him sick at Folly Island (and in hospital), and unable 
 to participate in the 10 and 18 July 1863 fights. He rejoined his company 
 some time in the Intler part of that month. After the evacuation of Forts 
 Wagner and (iregg, Bowen received a furlough (with others) for good 
 conduct during the siege. 
 
 He re-enlisted, and went home again, returning therefrom in latter 
 part of April, 1864. Meantime he had been successively promoted to Ser- 
 geant and to 1st Sergeant. At re-enlistinent he was a Sergeant. He par- 
 ticipated in all the actions in the Virginia campaign where the regiment 
 took part. On 1 Sept. (front of Petersburg), he wrote in substance that 
 he had been promoted to 1st Sergeant. Was then in command of the com- 
 pany and had l)een so for a week. The 2d Lieutenant had recently got back, 
 but was sick most of the time. There were .">."> men in the company — about 
 30 fit for duty. Wlien the regiment went to Fort Fisher (January, 1865), 
 Bowen, on landing, Avas, with others (Lieut. Hitchcock in command), put 
 
G92 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 oil picket ; and the detail Avas kept there three days and nights, till after the 
 capture of the fort. When Lieut. -Col. Randlett joined (17 Feb. 18G5),\vith 
 a detachment left behind in Virginia, Bowen was the recipient of a 1st 
 Lieutenant's commission in Co. K, to Avhich he immediately went on duty. 
 He did not get mustered till 6 May (as of 17 Feb.), and his commission was 
 dated 4 Jan. 1865. 
 
 On 2 May, we And him on duty at Rose Hill (railroad duty) with about 
 40 men. Rose Hill is about Ave miles west of Magnolia. About one-half of 
 the detail was stationed at a trestle two miles nearer Magnolia, under Bowen. 
 He was at this place about six weeks. This substantially ends his service, 
 so far as anything deserving of separate mention. The only important en- 
 gagements he was not in were 10 and 18 July 1863, and 15 Jan. 1865. 
 
 He was born in Richmond, N. H., 14 Nov. 1843. Since the war he has 
 resided at Fitzwilliam, N. H., where he is (IB'JO) engaged in manufacturing. 
 He attends the reunions quite regularly. 
 
 Note. — In September, 1892. BoAven (Avith Lieut. Parker and the writer) 
 made a Southern trip, embracing the battle-lields of the regiment. BoAven, 
 on 9 June 1864, Avhen the regiment Avas near Petersburg, was the scout to 
 survey the rebel line on behalf of the Third Ncav Hampshire. He did so, 
 advancing stealthily to and into an open Held, where he crept up to a point 
 from which he could see the rebel battery ; and returning, reported to Lieut.- 
 Col. Plimpton that he could see a strong Avork on very high ground, Avith Ave 
 guns in sight. Ever since that time BoAven has had a great desire to stand 
 again upon the same spot and see Avhether his report had been correct and 
 Avhether his judgment as to the rebel battery's strength and position was 
 based upon facts. He and the Avriter Avalked the parapet of the battery in 
 September, 1892, and the Avriter made a plan (which see) ; and they also walked 
 over much of the same ground that the regiment traversed on that day. 
 Bowen is perfectly satisfied that his report and judgment were correct. 
 
 ANDREW J. H. BUZZELL. 
 
 Dr. Buzzell was born in NeAv York City, 3 March 1881, but passed his 
 boyhood days in Norfolk, Va. We next find him studying medicine, at 
 DoA'er, N. H., wath Dr. L. G. Hill, and graduating at Hanover in 1854. He 
 soon afterward established himself in Dover, and became favorably knoAvn, 
 both as an adept in the medical line and as a Christian gentleman. 
 
 He came to us in September, 1862, having been appointed to fill a vacancy 
 (see Hospital Department) . He was Avell received at the regiment — Indeed, 
 Avould have been so received anyAvhere ; for in his presence, one felt at once 
 that the Doctor Avas a superior man — and had plenty to do. 
 
 Our Surgeon (Moultou) was absent on sick leave, with indications 
 that he Avould probablj' never return, and Dr. Eaton, Assistant Surgeon, 
 Avas Avell-nigh Avorn out. Changes soon occurred by Avhich Dr. Buzzell was 
 made Surgeon of the regiment, ere he had been with us tAvo months ^ — -in 
 fact had obtained the position asked for by him (of Gov. Berry) before the 
 Third New Hampshire had assumed shape. 
 
 His skill soon became known beyond the limits of our regiment; and 
 if any case requiring consultation occurred, he Avas sent for, and actually 
 did much service outside of the regiment, as will be seen later on. He Avas 
 at Pocotaligo (October, 1862), and AA'ent to Florida Aviththe lumjjer expedition 
 (January, 1863). Early in June, 1863, he Avas appointed a member of a 
 Medical Board (see G. O. 43, D. S.), and did good service upon it. 
 
 Upon our arrival at St. Helena, in June, 1863, where Strong's brigade 
 was organized. Dr. Buzzell was appointed Medical Inspector for all the 
 troops there. 
 
 In July, 1863, when the troops (Third New' Hampshire included) Avent 
 over to Morris Island, the Doctor Avas left at Folly Island Avith the sick (of 
 all the troops). After matters got into shape there, he joined the rtgiment 
 at Morris Island. Soon after the charge on Wagner, Dr. Buzzell was made 
 Brigade Surgeon. FoUoAving closely upon this, he was made Chief Medical 
 Officer of our Brigade (practically same as Brigade Surgeon) under Col. Guss. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 693 
 
 Under the multiplicity of his cai'es and duties, and the unhealthy cli- 
 mate, Dr. Buzzell's health became considerably imi)aired, and a sick leave 
 was granted him in September, 18G3, from Morris Island. This Avas after the 
 evacuation of Waaner. Previous to this, he had had special and almost sole 
 charsje of Gen. Gillmore, through a brief sickness, having one of our OAvn 
 hospital nurses (Murdough) to assist him. The Doctor accompanied the 
 boat expedition to Gregg (."> Sept. 18(53), and in fact was in great demand. 
 
 Having returned from his leave, we find him next prominent at the 
 execution of Kendall of Co. G, on Morris Island, in December. Early in 1864 
 we tlnd him busily engaged, in addition to his other duties, in examining 
 those who re-enlisted. He accompanied the regiment to Florida in April, 
 1804; and with it he went to Virginia. Here his well-known skill was 
 sought for, and he was, as before, in great demand, often having charge of 
 the entire medical department of our corps. At one time he had charge of 
 the Flying Hospital, and was the chief operator. Indeed, at one time during 
 this campaign, he had charge of a hospital where the surgeons under him 
 were his seniors in rank. 
 
 In August we lind him a Hospital Inspector. Following closely upon 
 the heels of this, we tind him ordered North (started 12 Aug. 1864) to inspect 
 the soldiers in hospitals, and order to the front such as in his judgment 
 were tit for Held service. While on this service, he made it convenient to 
 meet the original men in Concord, whose terms expired in August, 1864. 
 The meeting was mutually agreeable, for everybody loved the Doctor. 
 
 During some portions of the autumn he was Brigade Surgeon as well 
 as Medical Director of the Corps. 
 
 Late in September we tind him again at the front; and in October he 
 was appointed Medical Inspector of the Tenth Army Corps. This position 
 he continued to hold until the reorganization of the Corps (in December), 
 when he was appointed Medical Inspector of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps. 
 Upon the illness of Gen. Birney, Dr. Buzzell was selected to accompany 
 him to his home in Philadelphia, where the General soon died. 
 
 It may be inferred that the duties of these outside positions entirely 
 deprived the Third New Hampshire of his services ; but this was not the 
 fact. He found frequent opportunities to visit the regiment and consult 
 with our surgeons and officers. When the second expedition to Fort Fisher 
 was gotten up, in January, 18G5, the Doctor was assigned to an important 
 place, in charge of the hospital ship of the expedition. The cami)aign proved 
 to be too arduous, however; for at Wilmington, N. C, he succumbed, dying 
 at the residence of a Mrs. Walker, 28 March, of typho-malarial fever. 
 
 A letter from a lady who was with him during his last illness says : 
 " For ten days he lay on his couch of illness ; and from the first he felt that 
 the end would be as it is. He was perfectly resigned. Day after day I 
 took my Bible, at his request, and read to him some of his favorite Psalms." 
 
 An officer thus Avrote : "Associated with him in the army for a con- 
 siderable time, I had learned to love him dearly; and when I witnessed his 
 noble, self-sacrificing charity in devoting his energies so earnestly to the 
 welfare of the suttering prisoners who were then upon our hands at this 
 place (Wilmington), I could not help feeling how good a man he Avas. It 
 was in the discharge of his professional duties that he himself was taken 
 sick. Suffice it to say, at present, that from the first he exhibited the sweet- 
 est and most holy trustfulness in God ; and although it was painful, yet I 
 could not help thinking hoAv beautiful it Avas to see the strong man resting 
 with such childlike confidence upon the bosom of his Heavenly Father." 
 
 Dr. Buzzell was yet a young man — only 34; and to pass away in the 
 midst of his usefulness — to pass aAvay Avhen honors Avere actually being 
 thrust upon him ; to dicAvhen administering to others that they might live — 
 Avas indeed sad. Gur regiment motlrned deep and long. His remains Avere 
 sent to his home in Dover, N. H., Avhere a Masonic funeral Avas held on 4 
 April, the ceremonies being very imposing, and the outburst of grief very 
 general. By some singular but untoAvard circumstance no notice of the 
 Doctor's demise preceded the arrival of the I'emains. 
 
 A fitting tribute to his Avorth Avas the conferring of a brevet, as 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the storming of 
 Fort Fisher, to rank from 13 March 1865 (Act of Congress). 
 
694 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 The wi'iter feels impressed to record one other phase of the Doctor's 
 character. Upon the death of a soldier or officer, it frequently fell to the 
 lot of the snr,iie()n to communicate ■with the relatives of the deceased. Many 
 a widow will have occasion to remember his letters to them, couched in the 
 most beautiful language, and conveying a degree of sympathy and Christian 
 consolation only such as he could thus convey. 
 
 EUGENE J. BUTTON. 
 
 He started as the 2d Corporal in Co. F. We And him promoted to 
 Sergeant in July, 1862; and to 1st Sergeant 17 Oct., vice Stearns, com- 
 missioned. In anticipation of the receipt of his commission as 2d Lieutenant, 
 to which he had been recommended, we find him acting as 2d Lieutenant 
 and in charge of the guard, 1 June 18015, at Botany Bay Island. His com- 
 mission arrived 26 June, at St. Helena; and he was mustered on the 2t)tli,as 
 of 2-ith, and assigned to his own company (F). 
 
 In the charge on Wagner, 18 July 1863, he received a severe wound in 
 the hand. This wound was at the hands of some Regular artillerymen, 
 while they were vainly attempting to prevent a retreat. He served through 
 the siege, and in a creditable manner. On 25 Nov. he was appointed Board- 
 ing Officer in Light-House Inlet by the then Provost Marshal of Morris 
 Island (Capt. Randlett, of our regiment). In January, 1864, he was again 
 promoted, being mustered as 1st Lieutenant 20 Jan., and assigned to Co. I. 
 He conmianded Co. I while Capt. Houghton was at home with the re-enlisted 
 men in March and April. 
 
 In the Virginia campaign, he was killed outright, during the terrible 
 scenes of 16 May. At that time he had succeeded Capt. Ayer in command 
 of Co. H (Ayer killed) and had only been with the company a short time 
 (some say less than an hour) when he met his fate. (The writer succeeded 
 Button in temporary command of Co. H that day.) 
 
 When Button went to war he left a wife (Sarah J.) and infant daughter 
 (Cora L., born 20 May 1860). The widow yet survives, residing at 10 St. 
 Charles street, Boston, Mass. The daughter, an invalid all her life, died 12 
 May 1880. (See main story, August, 1864, for resolutions on death of Ayer, 
 Ela and Button.) 
 
 CHARLES S. BURNHAM. 
 
 He was the original 1st Lieutenant of Co. F (tlie Nashua company), 
 with Capt. Randlett and Lieut. Marsh. He served with credit at James 
 Island, 16 June 1862. About the middle of July, when Cos. E and I were 
 doing provost duty at Hilton Head, he was sent to take command of the last- 
 named company (Capt. Carlton killed; 1st Lieut. Tliompson, Commissary ; 
 2d Lieut. H. S. Dow being alone). Later, Lieut. Dow was ordered home 
 on recruiting service. Burnham continued in command of Co. I till his 
 commission arrived, say 16 Oct. ; and luckily it Avas as Captain of Co. I : so 
 he did not have to be shifted about (No muster then required.) He con- 
 tinued as Captain of Co. I, and served with no other company during his 
 service. He ^vent with the expedition to Pocotaligo, 21 Oct. 1862, and also 
 with the lumber expedition to Florida, in January, 1863. In March we fliid 
 his company on outpost duty at Pope's Plantation (not Dr. Pope's), on Hil- 
 ton Head ; and the quartermaster and commissary stores were there. lu 
 May Ave And his company (with E) at Bay Point, under Maj. Plimpton. 
 (Balance of regiment at Botany Bay Island.) He Avas detailed 1 July for 
 general court-martial, to assemble the 3d, at St. Helena; but as the troops 
 left the 4th, it is presumable the general court-martial didn't assemble at 
 all. 
 
 Capt. Burnham was lucky enough to obtain a sick leave about this 
 time, and left us 4 July for home, on the Arago. (Gen. Hunter and ex-Capt. 
 Wilbur on board.) In this Avay he escaped the lighting on Morris Island 
 and the siege of Wagner. He arrived back 6 Sept., the very day Avhen the 
 linal preparations Avere made for the forlorn hope of next morning; but his 
 health Avas such he Avas not able to go in the line for the expected assault, 
 luckily averted by evacuation. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 695 
 
 He resigned soon after this event (say 10 Sept.), thonsih it was not 
 accepted (uitil December; and data sliows he received liis discliarse (i Dec, 
 per S. O. ()33, D. S. His departnre from the reaiinient was regretted by all; 
 for he was popular with otticers and men. He has since the war located at 
 Walthani, Mass., and holds an important position in the watch factory 
 there, ("apt. Bnrnham (as Lieutenant) commanded Co. D in the James Is- 
 land fight (Capt. Dunbar sick), and he thinks he served with Co. F at Dau- 
 fuskie, Blutt'ton and rocotaligo. 
 
 CHARLES A. BURNHAM. 
 
 Dr. Bnrnham was an addition to our regiment and to its medical 
 departnient. He was appointed from without the regiment, and under the 
 W. I), order authorizing two assistant surgeons. We find he was a medi- 
 cal student at Harvard Medical College for two years prior to 18(JI. He 
 was mustered .5 Nov. 18G1, in the Second New Hampshire, as a recruit, and 
 was assigned to Co. C ; but was detailed at once for duty in the regimental 
 hospital, where he served till latter part of December, 1862 (after battle of 
 Fredericksburg, 13 Dec.) He was discharged from the Second soon after 
 his appointment in the Third. His appointment dates 18 Nov. ; and he was 
 mustered as Assistant Surgeon, Third New Hampshire, 9 Jan. 1863, as of 
 6 Jan. 
 
 Dr. Burnham came to us in February, 1863, arriving at Hilton Head 
 on the Arngo on the 4th and reaching the regiment next day. (Maj. Rand- 
 lett and the exchanged men of Co. H on same steamer.) He did efficient 
 service at Morris Island throughout the siege, and accompanied the regi- 
 ment to Florida in April, 1864. In the Virginia campaign, we find him 
 much broken in health, though generally on duty ; and he had plenty to do, 
 as Dr. Buzzell was detached. He was at Chesapeake Hospital, sick, during 
 the Drewry's Blurt" l)attles ; but was with us on 16 June. He went from 
 camp 12 May, assisted by the Chaplain, tcC the landing. He had congestive 
 chills and malarial fever. While at Chesapeake Hospital, Kandlett, Copp 
 and others arrived, wounded. On k; June, though (|uite ill, he felt the 
 importance of being with the regiment, and went; but did not go on the 
 9th and 25th. In the early part of July, however, he succumbed to the 
 inevitable, and obtained a sick leave, going home on the 8th. On 15 Aug., 
 at Dover, Dr. Burnham met Dr. Buzzell (on detached duty), and on same 
 day started for the regiment, reaching it at midnight, 16th, after our 
 bloody battle of that day. Dr. Burnham did all that could be done at that 
 time, though all the more seriously wounded had been sent away to the 
 hospitals. His health seemed broken, — at least there seemed no apparent 
 gain in health; and though doing some duty, he was not considered on 
 duty, but " sick in quarters." This state of things continued till tiie latter 
 part of September, Avlien the Doctor yielded to the advice of friends and 
 requested to be discharged for disability. This was done by S. O. 261, 
 Div. Hdqrs., 22 Sept. is6-lr, and came to hand next day. 
 
 The regiment lost a valuable man when Dr. Burnham left it. Though 
 the connection was officially severed, yet the Doctor has been of great 
 service to the boys since the war, in assisting them to obtain i)ensions. 
 He has a remarkable memory, and with a few leading incidents as a basis 
 he can recall almost every case of disease or wounds that came under his 
 treatment or observation. This has been made use of in numberless 
 instances; and in many cases where the evidence was supposed to be lost 
 {i.e., beyond proof), the Doctor has readily and cheerfully furnished the 
 re(iuisite link in the chain of evidence desired and reipiired by the Pension 
 Department. Many a pensioner of the Tiiird New Hampshire will have 
 good cause to long remember the genial doctor and his kindly and valuable 
 service, l)olh during and since the war. 
 
 Dr. Bnrnham was born in I'cmljroke, N. H., 30 March 1830. 
 
 He is now a practicing physician in Boston, Mass , and attended Col. 
 Jackson in his last sickness, against which there was no remedy. 
 
 NoTi:.— WJien the regiment left St. Helena for Folly, 4 July 18G3, 
 Dr. Burnham remained in ciiarge of the sick of our regiment and of other 
 regiments, and did not rejoin till after the charge on Wagner. 
 
696 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 GEORGE B. BINGHAM. 
 
 Was a volunteer recrnit of 1862, joining the regiment in September. 
 He was at once detached as clerk in the General Hospital at Hilton Head 
 and there remained till October, 1863 (regiment then on Morris Island). He 
 was a nurse for part of the time named. He seemed particularly fitted for 
 both positions. On liis return to the regiment he was again detailed, and as 
 clerk to the Provost Marshal, Capt. J. F. Randlett, of his own company 
 (F). He continued on this duty till January, 186-1, when he went on fur- 
 lough. On his return he was made clerk at liegimental Head(|uarters (Maj. 
 Plimpton then in command), and continued same till July, 1864. 
 
 When the 1861 men Avere nmstered out (23 Aug.), he was made Com- 
 missary Sergeant, vice George H. Miner, though, as a matter of fact. Miner 
 was not actually then discharged, but merely dropped from the rolls. 
 Bingham was not long in the line of promotion ere he was commissioned, 
 taking the place of Quartermaster Ilynes, who had received an appoint- 
 ment of Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Though Hynes left in Septem- 
 ber, Bingham was not mustered on his commission until 30 Nov., as of 16th, 
 and his commission was dated 9 Nov. He continued in this position to the 
 end. 
 
 In June, 1865, he had leave of absence loy S. 0. 84, D. N. C. This Avas 
 probably al)Out the middle of June, as we find that soon after the arrival of 
 the regiment at Goldsborough (about 4 June 1865) he was appointed A. A. 
 Q. M. and A. C. S. of the Post of Goldsborough (Col. Bedel, Comdg. Post). 
 
 Bingham returned from his leave (Scovell with him) 13 July 1865, and 
 was Avith regiment thenceforAvard to the end. His Avhereabouts since the 
 war is unknoAvn, though in the fall of 1866 he Avas in Boston, Avith a Avatch 
 company. He Avas born in Dunstaljle (noAV Nashua) 29 July 1837, and died 
 28 Jan. 1870, at LoAvell, Mass. He left a Avife, since re-married to Wm. Fish 
 and (1890) residing at Athol, Mass. 
 
 D. AKTHUR BROWN. 
 
 Comrade BroAvn Avas born in Attleboro', Mass., 14 May 1839. Very 
 early in life he evinced a decided love of music. At the time of his enlist- 
 ment Avas Leader of the Fishervdle Cornet Band, and Avith his band fur- 
 nished tlie music at several Avar meetings. At an unusually enthusiastic 
 meeting, addressed by the late Hon. A. S. Marshall, BroAvn decided to enlist, 
 and did so next day. He Avas closely foUoAved by six others of his band : 
 H. F. BroAvn, S. F. BroAvn, J. C. Linehan (noAv Insurance Commissioner of 
 NeAv Hampshire), J. C. Mitchell, G. E. Flanders and Carl Krebs. These all 
 became part and parcel of the Third NeAv Hampshire Band. 
 
 In the formation of the band for the regiment, he Avas selected as the 
 Second Leader, the commission reading: ". . . . appoint you, the said 
 David Arthur BroAvn, Second Leader of the Band in the Third Regiment of 
 Volunteers." The commission Avas dated 2 Oct. 1861 (see note). He per- 
 formed excellent service and Avas very popular. 
 
 After the dischai'ge of the band, 1 Sept. 1862, he became the Leader of 
 Brown's Band, and continued in that position for about fifteen years. This 
 band Avas the finest in the State, and furnished music for Ncav Hampshire 
 Day at the Centennial (Phila., 1876), and for the Governor and Legislature 
 of NeAv Hampshire at the Bennington celebration, in 1877, and on other 
 notable occasions. 
 
 ,In 18(!4 BroAvn became a partner in the firm of A. B. Winn & Co., 
 iron founders and machinists. This Avas changed in 1865 to " D. Arthur 
 BroAvn & Co.," and continued under that name to 1880, Avhen a corporation 
 was formed under the style of " The Concord Axle Co." BroAvn Avas made 
 treasurer, and has so remained to the present time. The office held embraced 
 the general management of- the business. Tlie "Concord Axle" is knoAvn 
 all over the Avorld. BroAvn travels among the purchasers of axles all over 
 the United States, and is personally knoAvn to the trade from Maine to 
 California. He is a member of the Carriage Builders' National Association. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. G97 
 
 From 1885 to the present time. Brown has faithfully served the veterans 
 of the old Third Regiment as their secretary and treasurer at tlie Weirs. 
 He is also the secretary of the First Veteran Band Association (since 1883). 
 When the time seemed ripe for the erection of a building at the Weirs 
 wherein the boys could gather comfortably year by year (instead of in tents), 
 Brown was at the fore-front, acting as secretary and treasurer of the 
 Building Committee. He not only induced others to contril)ute, but con- 
 tributed liberally of his own substance. The building, of which Brown is 
 also custodian, was dedicated "_'•; Aug. 1885. He has faithfully served the 
 veterans ; and a reunion without Brown's genial face would cause much 
 comment. He resides in Penacook, formerly Fisherville. 
 
 Note. — His commission was not issued till after the issue of corres- 
 ponding ones. 
 
 MICHAEL J. CONNOLLY. 
 
 He was the original 2d Sergeant of Co. C (Capt. Donohoe's company, 
 Manchester). He was promoted to 1st Sergeant in August, 1863, when 
 Sergt. John KirM'in was promoted to 2d Lieutenant. Early in August, 1803, 
 we find him acting as 2d Lieutenant. He was an active participant throujrh- 
 out the siege of Wagner. In February, ISGf, he received a 2d Lieutenant's 
 commission, and was mustered into that grade on the od, as of 20 Jan. 1864, 
 and to Co. B. In March, 1864, we tind him with Co. C, though reported in 
 B. This continued apparently through April (Florida campaign). At end 
 of May he still appears on the rolls of B. He was in the Drewry's Blutf 
 battles. At the end of July, we tind him commanding Co. C, and near the 
 close of August he is reported sick in quarters. 
 
 Tlie probability is that the tight of 16 Aug., and the attending expos- 
 ures, had been too much for his health, though we find him on duty again in 
 and at end of September was commanding Co. C. Apparently he was not 
 engaged in the Laurel Hill tight of 7 Oct. 
 
 He was discharged 19 Oct., at his own request, as of 16th, for expiration 
 of (original) term by S. O. 153, C. Hdqrs., and started for home 20th (with 
 Dodge). His failing health would not warrant his continuing in the 
 service. He died at Manchester, N. H., 17 May 1876. He received a Gill- 
 more Medal. 
 
 JAMES M. CHASE. 
 
 Chase Avas an original private in Co. B (Capt. Wilbur's company) . Was 
 afterAvard promoted to Corporal and as such re-enlisted for another three 
 years, receiving the usual furlough. On the muster-out of the 1861 men he 
 was made Sergeant. 
 
 He was fortunate in receiving a commission as 2d Lieutenant late in 
 the war ; but unfortunate as to time ; for musters had ceased, the war being 
 over. The commission Avas dated 15 May. in Co. I. He Avas discharged 
 7 July, at Goldsborough, N. C, for disability (epilepsy). He received a 
 Gillmore Medal. 
 
 At this Avriting (1890) he is a resident of Manchester, N. H. He Avas 
 born in Ncav London, N. H., 19 Feb. 1837. 
 
 ELBRIDGE J. COPP. 
 
 Was an original private in Co. F, and was apparently one of the 
 youngest in the regiment. In fact his face indicated less years than tlie 
 registry of his birth. This peculiarity ■ — a happy one, by the Avay — still fol- 
 lows him. We tind him clerking for Adjt. Hill, from Concord to the pro- 
 motion of Sergt. -Maj. Jackson to 2d Lieutenant, Avhen he Avas made Sergeant- 
 Major, having learned the duties Avhile clerking. This Avas in the latter 
 part of January, 1862. In January, 1863, he was promoted to 2d Lieutenant 
 
698 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 of B, Dndire of 1) taking' his place. In May we And him Actln<>: Adjutant 
 under Lieut. -Col. Bedel, at Botany Bay Island (Col. Jackson beiuiif in com- 
 mand of the Tost, and Adjt. Libliy, Tost Adjutant). On the reuniting 
 of the reii,inient at St. Helena, he was again Acting Adjutant, vice Libby, on 
 Gen. Stronii's Statt". 
 
 On 2 July 18(53 he appears as attached to Co. H, but Acting Adjutant 
 of the regiment; and he continued as such until August, when he Avas com- 
 missioned Adjutant {vice. Lil)by, killed 18 July), except at such times as he 
 was too ill to attend to his duties. These Avere more or less fretiuent, as 
 his health seemed at this time {i.e., durin<r the summer) almost l)roken. He 
 was with the regiment, 10 Jul}% at capture of Morris Island, and also on the 
 day of the charge on Fort Wagner, 18 July. On this latter occasion, how- 
 ever, he ought to have been in his tent or at the hospital. He decided to go 
 as long as his legs did not refuse ; and he stayed with the regiment that day, 
 behind the sand hills, up to about tlie middle or latter part of the afternoon, 
 and an hour or two prior to the order to " forward." At this time he " gave 
 out" entirely, and by leave of Col. Jackson returned to the camp, assisted 
 by Woodbury Berry of Co. B; and the regiment, so far as is known, went 
 into this remarkable fight without an adjutant or one acting in that capacity, 
 except that it may be said that Sergt.-Maj. Dodge tilled the bill. Copp was 
 brave, plucky and iron--\villed; but he had to succumb. He did the very best 
 that any man could do, and got as near the fight of that night as his condi- 
 tion Avould admit. It may be well to here insert that no one casts the 
 slightest reflection on Copp for that night; for his tighting (lualities liad 
 been previously determined. Copp continued sick, but did not go to hospital 
 or leave the island all through July. 
 
 He got his commission as Adjutant about 21 Aug., and was mustered 
 as of 20 July. He still continued sick ; and on 1 Oct. obtained a 20 days' 
 leave, within the Department, and went to St. Augustine, Fla., whither all 
 officers and soldiers were then to go for health. From this leave he returned 
 19 Oct., reassuming his duties the 21st. 
 
 When the re-enlisted men went North on their furloughs, Adjt. Copp 
 was one of the lucky officers to be ordered North with them. From this 
 duty ( ! ) he rejoined at Gloucester Point, Va., 28 April 1864, just prior to the 
 inauguration of the Virginia campaign. At Alexandria, Va., on the way 
 back with the re-enlisted men, Copp was made Acting Assistant Adjutant- 
 General on Col. Louis Bell's Provisional Brigade Staff, temporarily formed 
 there. Copp got hurt the very first day (13 May) of the Drewry's Blutf 
 fights, and was conveyed from the field (Maj. Randlett Avith him) in an 
 ambulance, driven by a colored man (see Randlett's Personal). He reached 
 Chesapeake Hospital on the loth, and arrived back 24 June, having had leave 
 of absence 30 days from hospital. He Avas, apparently, not Avholly recovered 
 from his Avounds; for at the end of July he Avas again reported sick in 
 quarters. Copp Avas again Avouuded at Flussel's Mills, ir> Aug. (Avhen so 
 many officers Avcre Avounded) , and Avas again conveyed to Chesapeake Hospital 
 (Capt. Wadlia, Lieut. White and the Avriter Avcre there). From the hos|jital 
 he Avas granted leave of absence, and Avhile at home received his discharge, 
 for expiration of (oriuinal) term, 21 Nov., by S. 0. 409, W. 1)., as of 10 Oct. 
 
 Copp is credited Avith '•gallantry" at Blutftou, in that he Avas of the 
 small party that captured the rebel pickets; and, being a little in adv,ance 
 of his comrades, he shouted the glad tidings of arrival in the Avords " Halt! 
 Surrender!" It appears that the rebels at first decided to fire and had 
 brought their pieces to their shoulders. Copp Avas persistent, and even 
 Avent so far as to aim his revolver at them; and Copp's comrades having 
 raised their pieces, too, in a few minutes they surrendered, Avithout tiring a 
 gun. The revolver proved afterwards to have been wet and consequently 
 Avorthless. 
 
 His Avound of IG Aug. 1864 Avas caused by a ruthless bullet, break- 
 ing two of his loAver ribs and thence passing through the upper part of his 
 liver and continuing through the lining of the intestines, reaching the open 
 air quite near the back-l)one. Copp lay in the hospital tent, on the bank of 
 the James River, among the fatal cases, supposably not Avorth removing to 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 699 
 
 hospital. In three days, liowever, at the solicitation of Capt. Kandlctt and 
 others, through Gen. Terry, Copp was sent to the Chesapeake Hospital at 
 Fort Monroe, reaching there 20 Ang. 
 
 He was born in Warren, N. H., 22 July 1844; and so well has he re- 
 tained his yonth, that a stranger seeing him in 1890 would hardly believe it 
 possil)le that he " fit in the war." 
 
 At the very close of the war, he was tendered a 1st Lieutenant's com- 
 mission in Hancock's corps of veterans, notice of the same coming to hand 
 on the particular day that Lee surrendered. It was, of course, dccUned. 
 
 Since the war, Adjt. Copp has taken an active interest in the State 
 Militia, and has been (1890) for ten years actively connected with it, being 
 Colonel of the Second Regiment for live years. Since 1879 he has held the 
 othce of Register of Probate for Hillsboro' County, and is a member of the 
 Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He serves in all 
 these positions Avith dignity and credit. 
 
 RUFUS F. CLARK. 
 
 Was born in Dover, N. H., 23 Sept. 1831. When a young man he was 
 attached to the Dover Artillery. There he got his tirst taste of military 
 life. On removing, later, to Manchester, N. IL, he joined the old City 
 Guard, in which he was for several years a Sergeant. 
 
 The opening of the war found Clark a mechanical engineer of repute — 
 in fact, he had just returned from China, whither he had been on a, special 
 mission. The excitement of the period had its ett'oct, and he enlisted in the 
 Second New Hampshire for three months and was made 1st Sergeant. He 
 went to Portsmouth with the Manchester recruits, say about one hundred. 
 Soon after arrival there, the Second was changed from a three months to a 
 three years regiment; and each of the men already enlisted was given the 
 option, either to enlist for three years or serve out the three months at 
 Portsmouth (presumably at Fort Constitution). Clark decided not to go 
 forward on the three years basis, because the opportunities were at hand 
 for something a little more flattering. Through Gov. Berry, Clark and 
 others were discharged, and Clark returned to Manchester and proceeded 
 to settle his business ati'airs and to recruit for the Third New Hampshire. 
 On his return from Portsmouth he found the first Abl)ott Guards had already 
 left for the Second New Hampshire, under Capt. Bailey ; and a second Al)hott 
 Guards had been formed by John Bixby. The captaincy of the new military 
 company was ottered to Clark, and accepted by him; but on the basis, on 
 both parts, that the company was intended for war and at once. There were 
 al)out (10 in all. Capt. Clark secured a large majority of them as recruits 
 for the Third New Hampshire; and these became Co. A. 
 
 He was a happy man Avhen, on that bright day in August, 1801 (the 
 13th), he reported at the State House, to Gov. Berry, Avith a full company. 
 " Here avc are. Governor. What Avould 'st thou?" said he, or Avords to that 
 effect. Well might he be proud ; for no other full company thus reported. 
 The company Avas full then, but never afterward {i.e., in number) ; though 
 in the vulgar sense of the Avord it Avas full many times. In this essential 
 particular it did not ditter to any appreciat)le degree from other companies. 
 
 In his great desire to advance the cause and fill up his company, he, 
 like many another recruiting otlicer of that period, promised more than 
 could be fulfilled, and more than any hiAV Avarranted. The Mdiirlu'stcf Mirror 
 of 10 Aug 1801 contained a flaming advertisement, to Avhich Avas appended 
 the name of Capt. Rufus F. Clark, ottering " 100 acres of land and ^100 in 
 money" to I'ecruits! This Avas simply mistaken zeal, or zeal mistaken. 
 The Captain has long since been forgiven, and also has been absolved from 
 the promise. He Avas at muster-in made second in rank among the captains, 
 gracefully giving Avay to Plimpton, who Avas his senior in years. Having 
 been mustered in, Ave tind the act closely followed (21 Aug.) by the i)resen- 
 tation to him of a SAVord, belt and sash, by his company. This Avas a pleas- 
 ant surprise and duly appreciated. 
 
700 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 We next note Capt. Clark at Annapolis, where he was appointed Har- 
 bor Master b.v Gen. Sherman in his own handwriting, 14 Oct. The trans- 
 port fleet was assembling, and it was necessary to coal, etc., for the voyage 
 (duration, destination, purpose, etc., unknown to ordinary mortals). Ca|)t. 
 Clark was assigned one of the smaller steamers as a "flag-ship"; and he 
 steamed hither and thither among the various transports, giving instruc- 
 tions, etc. " This is all very well," thought some of those old salted sons 
 of salted seas; but " we do n't take orders from a land lubber." Land lub- 
 ber, indeed! Capt. Clark's spirit was up in arms at once. Being duly ap- 
 pointed by a real general, and the precious document in his pocket, he did n't 
 propose to arrange for terms. It must be a complete surrender, or nothing. 
 
 The captain of the (transport) was one of the demurrers. Capt. Clark 
 
 concUuled he'd see Gen. Sherman, just for a moment, to see hoAV strong a 
 backing could be relied on. Gen. Sherman, with several of his peculiarly 
 arranged oaths as preflxes, said in substance : " Wait a moment, Captain : 
 I'll scratch ott'a bit of a line to be shown to these sons of Neptune, and bring 
 him [or them] ashore in irons, if they don't then surrender." Capt. Clark 
 steamed away again ; and, presenting the letter and tiie dread alternative as 
 a couplet, the desired result was reached. It appears that the Quartermaster 
 of the Expedition, Capt. Saxton, was absent in New York for the time be- 
 ing, and those captains didn't like to take orders from any one else, he hav- 
 ing chartered the vessels. 
 
 We do not hear from him again till after the regiment was duly in- 
 stalled in its new Southern camp at Hilton Head. There we And (about 16 
 Dec. 1861) that Co. A again presented Capt. Clark with a sword, the presen- 
 tation lieing by Private H. W. BanflU, who was discharged for disability 
 about that date. 
 
 On 2 Jan., Capt. Clark was (with others) ordered North on recruiting 
 service, and turned over the company and its property to 1st Lieut. A. H. 
 Libby on that date. The party sailed next day on the Arai/o. Inasmuch as 
 it is the object of the writer to give the reader a slight insight into the vari- 
 ous branches of service, the occasion will be made use of to give data con- 
 cerning the Recruiting Service. 
 
 Capt. Clark and party arrived at Concord, 9 Jan. 1862, reporting to 
 Lieut. -Col. Seth Eastman (who had mustered in the regiment). First U. S. 
 Infantry, Superintendent of Volunteer Recruiting Service for New Hamp- 
 shire. Capt. Clark was at once (same day) ordered to proceed to Laconia, 
 N. H., and open a recruiting oflice ; and Sergt. Morrill and Corpl. Goodwin 
 were ordered to go with him. On 4 Feb. he was ordered to discontinue re- 
 cruiting for other regiments, but refuse none who ottered themselves. On 
 1 March he was ordered to break up his oftice at Laconia (it not proving a 
 good fleld) and proceed to Manchester and open an oflice there. 3 March, Avas 
 ordered to recruit no more under 18 years of age, not even for musicians. 
 ;' April, ordered to discontinue enlistments and break up, turning over flag 
 and halliards to Quartermaster at Concord, and report with party and re- 
 cruits at Concord. 15 April, the party apparently arrived at Concord, as the 
 flags, etc., were turned in on that day. -t May, the party arrived at the 
 regiment (at Edisto), with 16 recruits (see main story). 
 
 Capt. Clark at once relieved Lieut. Maxwell, who had been temporarilj' 
 in command of Co. A for a few days (since 1st Lieut. Libby went on leave), 
 and received the company's property from 2d Lieut. Hynes, who had had it 
 since Libby's departure. 
 
 During Capt. Clark's absence, the regiment had been to Elba and 
 Daufuskie Islands, to Blutt"ton and to Jehossee Island. When the regiment 
 left Edisto for James Island, 1 June, Capt. Clark was left behind with the 
 other sick (Ayer, T. M. Jackson and others). Lieut. Maxwell was with the 
 company in crossing John's Island. 10 June, Capt. Clark arrived at James 
 Island (with others) from Edisto. 
 
 On 15 June (day before battle), he is mentioned in diaries as on picket 
 with four companies, acting as Major. He was in the fight of next morn- 
 ing, in command of his own company, and had 1st Lieut. Hynes with him. 
 He acquitted himself well in his first engagement. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. JQl 
 
 lie Avas ordered on general court-martial duty 24 June, by Gen. Wright's 
 S. O. 27. At rocotaligo (22 Oct.), he was present with his company and 
 regiment. 
 
 At Hilton Head, 7 Jan. 1863, he was ordered on general court-martial 
 duty by Gen. Terry, Commanding Post (S. 0. 122), in place of Capt. Kandlett, 
 who had, several days prior, gone on leave. From this he was relieved 15 
 Feb. by the dissolution of the court (S. 0. 18S, Terry). During January, 
 he served on a Board of Claims (apparently sutlers' cases). The most noted 
 of the cases "tried" was that of Schooner Jessie A. Woudhonse, and is 
 worthy of mention here. It appears that this schooner arrived at Port 
 Royal 13 May 18(52, and was seized (reason not apparent, but possibly because 
 it was a pirate ! ) about 20 May. The sales at that time were about .$500 per 
 day, and at a profit of from 100 to 200 per cent. The contestant was — 
 Atwood ; and he wanted damages. Result of contest unknown, and not 
 material to this history. When the seven companies were on outpost at 
 Pinckney Island, Spring of 1863, Capt. Clark's Avife came to visit him. 
 Indeed, there were several officers' wives about at the same time (see main 
 story). 
 
 Capt. Clark went, on 15 March, from Pinckney Island in command of 
 detacliments of A and F, in boats, on a reconnois'sauce up May River. This 
 was probably in search of information. No casualties. 
 
 At Botany Bay Island, latter part of May (eight companies there), 
 Capt. Clark engineered the building of a wharf. He occasionally drilled 
 the regiment and occasionally was in command of it temporarily, being the 
 ranking captain. He was with his company in the actions of 10 July 1863 
 (taking lower end of Morris Island), and in the memorable charge of 18 
 July, on Wagner. In the latter action, the gallant Captain, while in the 
 thick of the fight, was struck on his belt or belt plate diagonally, facing him 
 about in " one time and one motion." 
 
 It is said that he swore some; but the air was so sulphurous and noisy 
 that night, the recording angel could not have distinguished it. A more oV 
 less severe pain in his diaphramic region was the result (lucky dog that he 
 Avas, to not get killed outright!) Immediately following this, the call for 
 special detail of officers and men to go North for the to-be-conscripted 
 conscripts was made, and Capt. Clark was selected to be one of the party 
 from the regiment (see main story for list). This was 23 July 1863. The 
 party reached Concord about 28 July. As soon as matters were gotten into 
 shape (i.e. , the new camp completed), lie Avas placed in command of the vari- 
 ous detachments from Ncav Hampshire regiments, called for convenience 
 "Garrison Co. D," and composed principally of sergeants and corporals. 
 The officers of the details Avere not considered as belonging to this (jxasi 
 company. Capt. Clark had to do for these men just the same as for a resu- 
 larly organized company in the field. They had to be fed, clothed, armed, 
 paid, tented. The first issue to these men (from Third, Fourth, Seventh, 
 Tenth and Fourteenth regiments), appears to have been on 21 Aug. In 
 August, 1S63, he drew 100 rounds of buck and ball cartridges — to pepper the 
 "bounty jumpers" Avho should have the temerity to climb the high, sur- 
 rounding fence of law and order and thereby appear to be trying to defraud 
 the government they had SAvorn to defend. 
 
 On 4 Nov. Gen. Hincks, commanding the Rendezvous, by S. O. 75, 
 ordered (Japt. Clark, Avith an officer, tAvo sergeants, tAvo corporals and a 
 guard of 30 men and 20 officers, to proceed at 9 a.m. on the morroAV, Avith 
 160 recruits for the Seventh Ncav Hampshire, in the Department of the 
 South, via Long Island, Boston Harbor, thence by A\'ater, etc.. and then to 
 return to Concord. Though ordered to return to Concord, he did not do so, 
 and for the foUoAving reason : The three detachments of recruits, for Third! 
 Fourth and Seventh Ncav Hampshire, arrived in the Department together 
 (as one), under Col. Donohoe of the Tenth New Hampshire. No sooner did 
 it appear that certain officers Avere in the Department, belonging to it, than 
 Gen. (Jillniore seized (! ) them and forbade their return to the North. He 
 contended that he Avas short of officers, and his action a military necessity. 
 Capt. Clark thereupon took command of Co. A. 
 
702 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 When Col. Donohoe (see main story) was relieved of the command of 
 the refjiinent (28 Nov.), Capt. Clark, being the ranking Captain (not only 
 present bnt in the regiment), assumed the command {i.e., six companies, 
 the others on provost duty under Capt. Randlett), and he thus remained in 
 command till 14 Dec, when he resigned. He was honorably discharged by 
 Maj.-Gen. Gillmore's S. O. 648, D. S. He left the regiment soon after, going 
 home on the Araijo or FuUon. 
 
 It -would appear that when he went North in July, 1863, there was not 
 sufficient time to turn over the company property to his successor; and he 
 himself had to make returns for the whole period. It also appears that 
 whoever had the actual command of the company during at least a portion' 
 of the time was not quite satisfied with that arrangement; and a Board of 
 Sui-vey was ordered, 22 Oct., to make an inventory of the company prop- 
 erty, as found to be on hand ; and this was used for a basis for " returns " 
 by the actual commander of the company. Thus there Avere two sets of 
 returns for the same company for a certain period. (This is giv.en to create 
 sympathy for the overworked clerks and auditors at AVashington.) This 
 complexity prevented Capt. Clark from receiving, promptly, final pay; and it 
 was not till March or April, 1864, that the Department at Washington became 
 satisfied and removed the embargo. 
 
 After the war, Capt. Clark was for the greater part of the time in 
 Boston, Mass. He died at Roxbury, Mass., 19 Oct. 1892, at 8 Elmore Street; 
 and the funeral services were held at that place. The body was sent to 
 Sandwich, N. H., for interment. He left a widow, but no children. The 
 widow resides at 290 Dudley street, Roxbury, Mass. Capt. Clark was a 
 member of Lafayette Lodge, F. and A. M., and of Dahlgreu Post 2, G. A. R. 
 of Boston. 
 
 WALTER CODY. 
 
 He was the original 2d Lieutenant of Co. C, of Manchester. A printed 
 order issued in August, 1861, at Concord, placed him as 1st Lieutenant (see 
 Robt. H. Allen's Personal Sketch). At the battle of Secessionville, 16 June, 
 he served temporarily with Co. G, and was wounded in left thigh. This 
 ended his service with the regiment. He never saw it more. He was sent 
 to Hilton Head, to General Hospital, and a few days later went North, to 
 Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor. Soon as able, he was sent home on sick 
 leave, and there remained till discharge. 
 
 He Avas promoted to 1st Lieutenant in September, 1862, and was as- 
 signed to Co. C, though yet absent (wounded). He entered the Massachu- 
 setts General Hospital for treatment, 2 Dec. 1862, and was discharged 
 therefrom 14 March 1863. During his stay there in December, 1862, be re- 
 ceived his discharge from the service, by S. O. 369, W. D., 29 Nov., to 
 date 15 Nov. (as 1st Lieutenant). 
 
 In 1864 Ave find him as 1st Lieutenant in the TAventy-second Regiment, 
 Veteran Reserve Corps. This Avas organized at Waslnngton, D. C., 12 
 Jan. 1864, by consolidating the 74th, 91st, 122d, 126th, 130th, 134th, 175th, 
 183d, 184th and 192d companies of the First Battalion. He Avas transferred 
 from this to the 82d Co. of the Second Battalion, 26 March. This company 
 was formerly known as Co. G, Twenty-second Regiment Veteran Re- 
 serve Corps, and Avas organized at Washington, D. C, in August, 1863, and 
 Avas consolidated Avith the 86th Co. of the Second Battalion on 29 July 
 1865. Cody Avas transferred, on 4 May 1864, to the 149th Co. of the Second 
 Battalion. This company Avas organized 26 Jan. 1864;' and the enlisted 
 men Aveve mustered out 30 June 1865 and 29 July 1865. Cody resigned 30 
 Nov. 1864 (as 1st Lieutenant). 
 
 These details are given for a purpose — in the main, to shoAv the vicis- 
 situdes of the Veteran Reserve Corps. Walter Cody Avas beloved and re- 
 spected by his felloAv officers and the men of his company. Cody served in 
 the Veteran Reserve Corps: at Clett'bourn Barracks, Washington, D.C.; 
 Fairfax Seminary Hospital, Va. ; Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 Since the Avar he has resided at Manchester, N. H., and the larger part 
 of the time in business as a dealer in clothing. He Avas born in Ireland, 24 
 Dec. 1837. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 703 
 
 WILLIAM H. CORNELIUS. 
 
 He started as 1st Lieutenant of Co. 1), havina; earned the position by 
 assisting largely in gettinir up the company. During; parts of March and 
 April. 18(i2, iie had charge of a special detail of men at Seabrook, Milton 
 Head Island, teacliing them the use of boats and how to handle them. The 
 entire detail Avas relieved 3 April 18f!2. He participated in the battle of 
 James Island, IG June 18(52, and in a creditable manner. Shortly after, he 
 was sent Nortli with a detail on recruiting service (see Recruiting Service). 
 We find him at his recruiting duties at Claremont, N. H.. during August, 
 18G2. On 24 Dec. 1862, he started to return to the regiment (Lieut. Place 
 with him) reaching it 9 Jan. 18(5:3, by Steamer Star nf the South. His health 
 had, however, been very poor all this time, and he did not tarry long, 
 being discharged 1-t March 1803, by S. 0. 148, D. S. He had made many 
 friends and Avas missed. We tind him as 1st Lieutenant in the Nineteentli 
 Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, which was organized at Washington, 
 D. C, 12 Jan. 18(54, by the consolidation of the 5.stli, 72d, 79th, 8oth. i08th, 
 115th, 194th, 19Gth, 197th and 198th companies of the First Battalion, Vet- 
 eran Reserve Corps. The enlisted men of this regiment were mustered out at 
 diflerent dates, from 13 July to 16 Nov. 18G.5 Cornelius (1st Lieutenant) 
 Avas transferred, 12 April 1864, to the Twenty-third Regiment, Veteran Re- 
 serve Corps. The 23d was organized 12 Jan. 1864, by consolidating the 
 77th, 116th, 117th, 118th, 121st, 12oth, 143d, 155th, 162d and 191st'com- 
 panies of the First Battalion. The enlisted men were mustered out at dif- 
 ferent dates, 1 July to 5 Dec. 1865. His appointment was 23 Oct. 1863. 
 He died in the service as 1st Lieutenant, of disease, at New Orleans, La., 
 13 Sept. 1807. He Avas born in Portsmouth, N. H., 21 Aug. 1825. A 
 daughter lives (1890) in that city. 
 
 JOHN CLARK. 
 
 HeAvas a substitute recruit, arriving at regiment, at Laurel Hill, 1 Jan. 
 1805. He was assigned to Co. F, and Avas one of the very fcAv of his class 
 receiving promotions. A Sergeant's Avarrant Avas bestoAved on him 15 Feb. 
 1805 : so it is to be presumed he was doing well as a soldier. Again, Avhen 
 SwalloAV, the Quartermaster-Sergeant, Avas mustered out in June, 1865, 
 Clark Avas promoted to his place, dating 1 July 18(55. This position he held 
 to the end. Whereabouts since Avar is unknown. 
 
 RALPH CARLTON. 
 
 He was the first Captain of Co. I, — a tine-looking felloAv, Avith floAving, 
 black beard, clear, black eyes, and black hair, lie Avas about 30 years of 
 age Avhen he entered the army, and Avas from Farmington, N. H., Aviiere 
 he recruited some 25 or more men for the regiment. He Avas a popular 
 man, not only at home, but in the regiment as Avell. AYas the leader of 
 the P'armington Cornet Band when he left for the Avar. His military 
 career Avas short, as Avill be seen. His 1st Lieutenant (Thompson) did 
 no duty Avhatever in the company, being detailed to issue the rations to the 
 regiment. The duties of the odicers all devolved upon tAvo — Capt. Carlton 
 and 2d Lieut. Smith. 
 
 In March, 1SG2. Capt. Carlton, having become sick, obtained a 60 days' 
 leave (Sherman's S. (). 123, 14 March). He turned over the company property 
 and the command to 1st Lieut. Emmons of Co. G, on the 15th, and next day 
 started for home on the old AtUiiUir. After staying at home, nursing up 
 his health and being someAvhat improved, he started back, taking the 
 Steamer OHeutal, Avhich was s]ui)Avrecked otl' Hatteras. Capt. Carlton and, 
 presumal)ly, all the other passengers Avere saved by another steamer 
 then bound North ; and he concluded to again return liome, arriving there 
 the latter part of May. He soon started back and reached the reginient, on 
 James Island, but a short time before the light of 10 June, and resumed 
 his command, relieving Lieut. Emmons, Avho returned to Co. G. 
 
704 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 It is said he Avent into the Jaiues Island flght with misgivings. Be that 
 as it may, tlie gallant Captain A\as mortally wounded in the thick of the 
 fight by a shot, which tore away a part of his thigh and rendered amputa- 
 tion necessary, biit of no avail. A memorandum says: "Taken from the 
 field by Atherton and Linehan." The former was of Co. I, and the latter 
 of the Band. The useless leg Avas amputated at the hip, and everything 
 Avas done to alleviate his sufterings and save his life; but to no purpose. 
 He died about 11 a.m., and in the arms of John C. Linehan (now, l.SOO, of 
 Penacook, N. IL), and Avhile the tender-hearted Chaplain (Hill) Avas bathing 
 his forehead. His body was taken to Hilton Head and buried, and soon 
 afterward exhumed, placed in a metallic casket, and sent North in charge 
 of Musician Flanders of the Band. One account says the body was buried 
 at Hilton Head (if so, in our regimental cemetery) for about tAvo Aveeks 
 before being sent North, and taken up by A. D. Scovell and three others of 
 Co. I. (Scovell Avas afterAvard Hospital StCAvard, and now, 1890, of Man- 
 chester, N. H.) 
 
 Sad and solemn were the funeral services, Avhich took place at 
 Farmington, N. H., July. The ceremonies Avere held in the Freewill 
 Baptist Church. The foUoAving organizations were present and partici- 
 pated in the last sad rites : Strafford Guards of Dover ; Farmington Cornet 
 Band ; Masonic bodies : several representatives of the Grand Lodge ; Morn- 
 ing Star Lodge, Wolf boro ; Unity Lodge, Wakefield ; Lodge, Great 
 
 FfUls; Humane Lodge, Rochester; Strafford Lodge, DoA^er ; Fraternal 
 Lodge, Farmington (of Avhich Capt. Carlton Avas a member) ; Firemen : 
 
 Hercules Co., Farmington; Cocheco, and Tiger Cos., Rochester. 
 
 These, Avith the mourners, relatives and citizens, numbering several 
 hundred, formed a procession, led by Hon. James H. Edgerly of Rochester, 
 Avho acted as Chief Marshal. The services comprised reading and prayer 
 by Rev. J. M. Palmer (Congregationalist), address by Rev. Mr. Trefreu 
 (Methodist), benediction by Rev. T. G. Salter (Episcopal) of U. S. Navy. 
 The hymns Avere read l)y Rev. Ezekiel True. The Masonic ceremony at 
 the grave Avas under the direction of Past Master A. M. Wrin. The final 
 prayer was by Chaplain Salter. 
 
 These particulars are given for two reasons : First, because of their 
 value for future reference; and second, because they prove the magnitude 
 of the loss and the great respect Avhich those had for Capt. Carlton Avho 
 knew him best. He left a widow and children. 
 
 MICHAEL P. DONLEY. 
 
 Donley Avas one of the original members of Co. E (Capt. Plimpton), 
 and Avas mustered Avith that company as its wagoner. He didn't do very 
 much "Avagoning": for our teams got only as far as Long Island, and 
 Donley himself Avas made a Corporal 27 Sept. 1861, at Washington. Changes 
 during the early part of the Avar among the non-coms. Avere not very 
 numerous, and Donley didn't get a sergeautcy till November, 1862, though 
 there is no doubt he deserved it. He Avas on duty everj' day, almost with- 
 out interruption. In the jMorris Island siege, we find him detailed on 
 special duty Avith the sharpshooters ; and no doubt he made his mark there. 
 On 4 Oct. 1863, — almost a mouth after the CA'acuation of Wagner, — the 
 sharpshooters were disbanded, which sent Donley back to his company. 
 He re-enlisted Avith the others, and had his furlough. 
 
 He was a lively participant in the Drewry's Blutt' engagements ; and, 
 shortly after (20 May 1864), Avas made 1st Sergeant of his company. The 
 activities of the campaign, Avith attendant casualties, soon gave Donley 
 another upAvard movement; and Ave find him mustered as 2d Lieutenant of 
 Co. C on 16 July, as of 12 July, his commission being dated 21 June. About 
 this time Donley was taken sick, and Avas sent to the regimental hospital 
 at Bermuda Hundred (a mile in rear of camp). He A\'as treated there by 
 Dr. Buzzell, then on Butler's Statt", and rejoined 1 Aug. He started Avitli 
 the regiment for the August actions against the recommendation of Dr. 
 Kimball. On 16 Aug., when so many officers (as Avell as men) Avere killed 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 705 
 
 and wounded, Donley was struck by a spent bullet in his ri<?ht side. It is 
 probable that Donley took command of Co. E directly after the 16 Aug. 
 fight, as the three officers of the company — Wadlia, Eldredge and 
 Atherton — were all wounded. 
 
 Upon the going home of the 1861 men, Donley was assigned* to the 
 command of Co. E, and remained with that company for a considerable 
 time, including the service of the regiment at Petersburg, and the actions 
 at Chaffin's Farm, Darbytown Road, Laurel Hill and New Market Road. 
 
 In the Fort Fisher expedition and fight, Donley commanded Co. E (and 
 C), and continued in command (except as noted hereafter) of that couipany 
 to the end, doing good service at Sugar Loaf Hill (11 Feb. 1865) and Wil- 
 mington (22 Feb.) He was mustered on 2-1 Feb. as 1st Lieutenant Co. C 
 (assigned to E), his commission dating 28 Oct. 1864. Again, he was com- 
 missioned as Captain, and mustered 19 May LSfio, as of 25 April, his 
 commission dating 6 April, and entered on his duties as Captain 26 April. 
 At Wilmington he was again sick, with chills and fever. 
 
 From Wilmington large details were sent out to guard the railroad at 
 different important points. Donley at one time, and for several days, had 
 charge of a detail of about 60 men at Magnolia (Capt. Grant, of and with 
 Sixth Connecticut, detailed there, too). 
 
 Upon the removal of regiment to Goldsborough, 4 June, Capt. Donley 
 was appointed Provost Marshal of the Post by Col. Bedel, who commanded 
 the Post by virtue of his rank. In this special duty, Capt. Donley did him- 
 self great credit; for the duties were multifarious and perplexing, requiring 
 great and cool judgment; and he possessed the necessary (lualiftcations. 
 Just how long he held the position we are unable to say; but our data 
 places him on duty, 13 July, as General (Officer of the Day, showing he had 
 been relieved as Provost Marshal. 
 
 He came home with the regiment; and having considerable clerical 
 ability, he assisted largely in making out the final muster-out rolls. As he 
 got his final discharge on 1 Aug. 1865, Capt. Donley claims four years ser- 
 vice, having enlisted on that particular date in 1861; and this just claim is 
 far above the average. He was a good soldier, a good otlicer, brave, popular 
 and a jovial good felloAV. 
 
 Since the Avar, we find him at New Ipswich, N. H., where he has been 
 Commander of the Herman Shedd Post, No. 27, G. A. R. ; also Chief of 
 Police, and a prominent citizen generally. He goes to nearly all the re- 
 unions at Weirs, and not only enjoys himself but contributes to the enjoy- 
 ment of others. The writer is under obligations to him for assistance in 
 the preparation of this work, in furnishing much important data. 
 
 He was born at Trim, County Meath, Ireland, 29 Sept. 1837. 
 
 MICHAEL T. DONOHOE. 
 
 He was the first Captain of Co. C, recruited at Manchester, and took a 
 prominent part in getting up the company. With the assistance of Lieuts. 
 Allen and Cody, he kept his company well in hand, both as regards disci- 
 pline and efficiency. Donohoe's company produced more wags tiian all the 
 rest and residue of the regiment, and Donohoe himself was very near the 
 head of the list. He was also ably assisted by his brother Joe, who was 
 Orderly Sergeant. 
 
 We find him, early in January, 1862, sitting on a court-martial at Hilton 
 Head; and it is to l)e presumed he did not favor quartering a man for some 
 trivial offence. For a short time, say latter part of January and first part 
 of February, 1862, there were 40 of his company detailed as a sort of body- 
 guard to Gen. Sherman. This detail was substantially under Capt. Donohoe's 
 charge, but lasted for a short time only — a few days, really. At Secession- 
 ville,"l6 June 1862, Capt. Donolioe led his company into this maiden engage- 
 ment and did himself credit. In July, 1S62, while the regiment Avas scattered 
 among several plantations (Co. C at Spanish Wells), Capt. Donohoe was 
 offered and accepted the position of Colonel of the Tenth New Hampshire, 
 a new regiment then forming and composed wholly of Irishmen. During 
 the latter part of July he left us, resigning for the purpose stated. (Lieut. 
 Fogg of B succeeded him.) He left with many regrets. 
 
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706 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 His commission as Colonel of the Tenth New Hampshire dates 6 Aug. 
 1862 ; and he soon after left New Hampshire with his regiment for Virginia. 
 His regiment being stationed, in September, 1863, at or near Norfolk, Va. 
 [Col. Steere's brigade. — D.E.], and Col. Jackson happening to meet our 
 (now Gt)l.) Donohoe there (Col. Jackson being on duty with conscripts — 
 from Concord to Tenth New Hampshire), he at once enlisted Col. Jackson's 
 kindly offices in obtaining for him what was then hard to secure — a leave 
 of absence. Col. Jackson very kindly presented the claims of Col. Donohoe 
 to Gen. Steere, and the desired leave was obtained. To make sure of it, 
 Donohoe took a small tug and went to Fort Monroe, to obtain the tinal 
 signatures required. Donohoe was nothing if not full of expedients to ac- 
 complish his desires. It is said that at one time (date unknown) he Avas 
 sent for, to appear at headquarters to be censured for some shortcoming ; 
 and no sooner had he got within the tent of his superior, than he began 
 bantering liim to trade watches ; and ere long actually swapped time-pieces, 
 and had taken leave before the aforesaid superior thought of the repri- 
 mand ; — but it was then too late. 
 
 When his leave expired, having a great desire to stay North for do- 
 mestic reasons, he Avas at his own solicitation ordered to duty at the Draft 
 Rendezvous, Concord, N. H.; and being the ranking officer at the camp, he 
 took command, 1 Oct. 1863, relieving Lieut. -Col. Hapgood, Fifth Ncav Hamp- 
 shire. At this place matters were too tame for Michael T., and he Avas 
 sent to the front Avith a detachment of substitute recruits. They happened 
 to be destined for the Third, Fourth and Seventh regiments, Department of 
 the South ; and Donohoe and his sqviad arrived at the Third New Hampshire, 
 on Morris Island, 16 Nov. (Hazen of E, Hitchcock of I, Jackman of F 
 and Capt. Clark Avere Avith him). Col. Donohoe was Avarmly Avelcomed, 
 by his old comrades in arms; also by Gen. Gillmore, who at once (19 Nov.) 
 put him in command of the Third Ncav Hampshire. It must be remembered 
 that Col. Jackson Avas in New Hampshire, Lieut. -Col. Bedel was a prisoner of 
 Avar, and a part of the regiment Avas on provost duty. The six companies 
 (A, CD, E, G and K) constituted Donohoe's command. He chafed under 
 it. He wanted to return to his regiment. His orders Avere to return to Con- 
 cord after deliA'ering the recruits; but Gen. Gillmore had exercised his mili- 
 tary prerogative and seized liim Avhile Avithin his Department. He not only 
 chafed under this restraint, but got exasperated as Avell, and Avent so far as 
 to covertly compare dates of commission Avith other Colonels on the island, 
 to find a loop-hole. He was finally relieved on 28 Nov., by Capt. Clark, 
 though he did not actually leave the island for the North till 6 Dec. He did 
 but little further service at Concord. 
 
 We find him in action Avith his regiment 29 Sept. 1864. He was wounded 
 and had a horse shot from under him, Avhile in command of the skirmish 
 line. This Avas at Fort Harrison. Later, on the same day, Ave find his bri- 
 gade commander (Gen. Burnham) killed, and our hero succeeding him in this 
 important position. His regiment was armed (as Avas the Third New 
 Hampshire) Avith Spencer carliines. 
 
 In January, 1865 (dating the 18th), Col. Donohoe Avas discharged for 
 disability Avhile absent, and (presumably) under authority of the same order 
 AAiiicli caused the discharges of Capt. Houghton and Lieut. Hazen of Third 
 NeAV Hampshire. The order thus discharging him Avas revoked by S. O. 100, 
 W. D. A brevet, as Brigadier-General of Volunteers, Avas conferred upon 
 him by Congress, dating 13 March, 1865, for "gallant conduct in the field." 
 He was mustered out (as Colonel) 21 June, 1865. Since the Avar he 
 has been employed by the Concord R.R. as conductor; afterAvards by the 
 Boston & LoAvell R. R., as Station Agent in Boston. Since then, he has been 
 local agent in Boston for one or more Western railroads. 
 
 At this writing (1890) he is Secretary of the Board of Directors of 
 Public Institutions in Boston — a very important position, requiring a high 
 degree of efficiency. 
 
 He is highly esteemed as an entertainer at camp-fires, as AA'hat he lacks 
 (if any) in imagination is largely recompensed by his unbounded store of 
 wit and his genial manner. He Avas born at Lowell, Mass., 22 Nov. 1838. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 707 
 
 JOSEPH J. DONOHOE. 
 
 He was the original 1st Sergeant of Co. C (his brother, Michael T., 
 being Captain). Joe, as he was popularly called, Avas not far below his 
 Captain in the list of wits, and was really a very bright and pleasant fellow. 
 He was not so panctilions as some, but managed very well to take care of 
 his part of the company duties. 
 
 In September, 1862, he was commissioned as 2d Lieutenant, dating 
 back to June, and was again promoted to 1st Lieutenant in March, 1863. 
 He did not remain long thereafter with the Third New Hampshire, but left 
 it on the following month, having been tendered the Adjutancy of the Tenth 
 New Hampshire, the ncAv Irish regiment, of which his brother had been 
 made Colonel. He left us 15 April 1863. 
 
 Of his subsequent career, it is sufficient to say that he was appointed 
 Adjutant of the Tenth New Hampshire 7 May 1863 ; was wounded in action 
 3 June 1864; and severed his connection with the regiment 28 April 1865. 
 
 Born 9 June 1842, at Lowell, Mass. Died of quick consumption, 29 
 Sept. 1873, at St. John's Hospital, In his native city. 
 
 WILLIAM LADD DODGE. 
 
 Dodge was technically a recruit for Co. D. He was enlisted and mus- 
 tered after the formation and muster-in of the company. In a general 
 way, he is almost always classified as an original Co. D man. Being a pri- 
 vate, his opportunities for making his mark Avere somewhat meagre; but 
 none were Avholly lost. As a private, his first notoriety was gained by 
 being detailed as clerk in the Adjutant's office. This was on 29 Nov. 1861, 
 and Avas continued till May of the foUoAving year (on Edisto). Here he 
 acted as Sergeant-Major from 1st to 7th May, Avhen he returned to his 
 clerkship, serving till the 12th, afterAvards going to his company for duty 
 as a common, ordinary soldier. 
 
 He served Avith his company, participating in the little scrimmage of 
 16 June; and within a fcAV days thereafter (21st) Avas detailed as clerk at 
 Headquarters of the Post (James Island), Col. Williams, First Massa- 
 chusetts CaA^alry, Commanding. On the return of the Third Ncav Hamp- 
 shire to Hilton Head (1 and 2 July), he continued as clerk to Col. Williams, 
 who Avas placed in command of the Post of Hilton Head on his arrival 
 there. Here Dodge continued to throAv military ink from a government 
 pen till even beyond the reign of Col. Williams, Avhicli ended 19 Aug., 
 AA'hen a portion of the latter's regiment Avas ordered to Virginia. Col. 
 Guss, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania, succeeded; but Col. Gussdid not depose 
 Dodge, Avhose service here was varied a little by being (in addition to his 
 clerical position) Acting Post Sergeant-Major. This Avas an anomalous 
 position, and Avas required by the presence of a large number of guards for 
 the various headquarters buildings, and Avere from various regiments. 
 The form of a " post guard mount" was inaugurated; and Dodge filled the 
 position designated above. 
 
 All this came to an end on 15 Sept. 1862, Avhen he, Avith Lieut. H. S. 
 Dow and others (see Recruiting Service) Avere ordered North for recruits. 
 While on this duty (January, 1863), he was appointed Sergeant-Major of the 
 regiment (to date 1 Jan.) Of this good fortune he Avas apprised, and at 
 the same time the propriety of his returning Avas (juietly broached. He Avas 
 not obtuse, and returned on the Arat/a, arriving at Hilton Head 9 March, 
 and reaching his post at Pinckney Island next day (seven companies there). 
 
 Dodge made rapid strides in acciuainting himself Avith his new duties. 
 A good sersreant-major knows everybody's name in the regimenl. Dodge 
 exceeded tliis : he knew nearly everyl)ody's middle name as well : and as 
 many supertluous names as tlie party liad. Dodge mastered. Arriving at 
 Folly Island, Ave find Adjt. Copp sick, and Dodge acting as Adjutant; and 
 inasmuch as Copp's health Avas very poor, it freciuently fell to the lot of 
 Dodge to act as Adjutant. This condition of things continued till near the 
 first of NoA'ember, and the records and data sliow very frequent occur- 
 rences of this, and varied by some officer acting instead of Dodge. On 8 
 
708 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Aug., Capt. Randlett, CorDmanding Regiment, recommended Dodge for 2d 
 Lieutenant, thus: "I Avoukl also recommend to fill vacancy in case of 
 Lieut. Trickey's promotion, William Ladd Dodge, the present Sergeant- 
 Major of the regiment. Sergt.-Maj. Dodge has been in his position during 
 the promotion of ten orderly-sergeants, and I believe has won in the late 
 battles and duties of this post the promotion to which he is recommended." 
 This was repeated 15 Sept. (not the words) ; and Col. Jackson (at Concord 
 himself) recommended him 16 Nov. He received the new commission, and 
 on 3 Feb. 18l!-t was mustered on it, to date 20 Jan., and was assigned to Co. 
 F (with 1st Lieut. Wads worth). 
 
 When there-enlisted men went North (March), Wadsworth went with 
 them, thus leaving Dodge the sole officer and in command of the company, 
 from that time till the end of April, when the regiment arrived at Glouces- 
 ter Point, and Lieut. Wadsworth rejoined. He took the company through 
 the "horse pilgrimage" to Jacksonville, Avhere the whole regiment was 
 shortly dismounted. He served on the drum-head court-martial at Jackson- 
 ville which tried and sentenced Miller of F to die bj' shooting, etc. 
 
 On 3 June, he Avas mustered as 1st Lieutenant, to date 29 May, and 
 was assigned to Co. B. Here Ave find him Acting Adjutant again, from 21 
 Aug. to 4 Sept., being relieved by Lieut. Edgerly (Adjt. Copp wounded and 
 absent). On this latter date Dodge was assigned to Co. A, the company 
 having no officer, and he having had actual charge of it for several days 
 prior. At this time he Avas commanding A and B. On 21 Sept. he Avas re- 
 lieved of Co. A by Lieut. Parker. He participated in the entire Virginia 
 campaign, up to the date of his discharge, 19 Oct. 186-1, by reason of the 
 expiration of his original term, at his own request. His discharge Avas 
 dated 19 Oct. (S. 0. 153, C. Hdqrs.), as of the 16th. He started for home 
 next day, Avith Lieut. Connolly. 
 
 Dodge never had a leave of absence, and never Avas detached as an 
 officer. He participated in all engagements except Pocotaligo, 22 Oct. 1862 
 (absent on recruiting serA'ice) ; boat expedition to Sumter, September, 1863; 
 Blutlton ; four companies, 2 June 1864 (his company not engaged). 
 
 Since the Avar he has been engaged in various financial enterprises in 
 Boston and vicinity. From 1 Sept. 1867 to 1 July 1890, he Avas at the 
 Boston Custom House. His residence and address (1891; was Topsfleld, 
 Mass. 
 
 Born in Boston, Mass., 17 Aug. 1842. 
 
 ROBERT C. DOW. 
 
 Was instrumental in getting together the men Avho Avere mustered 
 in as Co. H (from Manchester) ; and he Avas made its first Captain, 
 having Avith him 1st Lieut. MaxAvell and 2d Lieut. Langley. Capt. Dow 
 was successful in bringing his company to a good degree of efficiency 
 for the various duties required of it, and of proticiency in drill. His first 
 special duty AA'as at Edisto Island, in April, 1862, Avhen he Avas made Provost 
 Marshal of the Post (Fort Edisto Avas the name), in the a1)sence of Capt. 
 Van Brunt (Wright's G. 0. 2, of 22 April 1862). His company Avas then at 
 the Hopkins Plantation, Eddings Wharf, Edisto, all alone, the rest of the 
 regiment being then on three different plantations, Avith headquarters at 
 Mitchell's. Capt. Doav commanded the company in a little expedition up 
 the creeks, noted elseAvhere, and Avas reported to have acted wiselj' and 
 Avitli good judgment. During the battle of James Island (16 June 1862), 
 where he commanded his company, he and Col. Jackson had some little un- 
 pleasantness, which resulted in the Captain's resigning soon after. His 
 resignation Avas accepted 21 June, by S. O. 124, D. S., and he left us on the 
 22d for home, broken in spirit, so it was said. It is considered by the 
 friends of Capt. Doav that the words uttered by him in the heat of battle 
 Avere possibly excusable, and that the Avords of censure in Col. Jackson's 
 official report might have been less severe. Be it as it may, the friends of 
 each are ready to furnish ample proof that each was right, and Ave dismiss 
 the subject as a painful one. Capt. Dow has resided ever since the Avar in 
 Manchester, N. H., and is said to be almost hermetically sealed as to talking 
 about the war, and particularly about the Third New Hampshire. 
 
THIRD NE\Y HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 709 
 
 CHARLES F. DUNBAR. 
 
 He was tlie first Captain of Co. D, and an acconnt of Co. D will show 
 what need not liere be repeated. We find Capt. Dunbar serving on a gen- 
 eral court-martial, Avhich dissolved 2i Jan. 18(52. His health was not of the 
 best; and as evidence of this it may be said that Avhen the regiment Avent 
 on the Savannah River reconnoissance, he started with it, but on reaching 
 Seabrook felt forced to return to camp. His health continued poor all through 
 our Edisto experience, and he did not go with the regiment into its fight 
 of IG June 18G2. Singularly enougli, however, though he had been away 
 (sick) on the Steamer Ironsides, plying in that vicinity, he landed on James 
 Island during the fight, and was sitting on the veranda of the Grimball's 
 Plantation house while the fight was at its hottest. (Chaplain of Seventh 
 Connecticut on same steamer.) The writer learned these facts from Capt. 
 Dunbar himself, since the war. He resigned in a few days after and Avas dis- 
 charged A diary of 22 June 1862 says, " Dunbar gone." 
 
 Capt. Dunbar, after leaving the Third New Hampshire, Avas for a few 
 months Paymaster's Clerk on the receiving ship Sabine, at Ncav London, 
 Conn. His home has been at Hampton, since as Avell as before the war, 
 and he died there 18 April 188'J, of cancer. 
 
 WILLIAM DAVIS. 
 
 Davis Avas an original private in Co. H (Capt. Dow's company) of 
 Manchester. Just prior to tlie breaking out of the Avar he Avas engaged in 
 the publication of a ncAvspaper at Littleton, N. H. The folloAving extracts 
 from " The History of Littleton, N. H.," give particulars obtainable from no 
 other source, and are inserted here in justice to Davis, and to the Historian 
 of Littleton, the Hon. A. S. Batchellor, of Governor's Council (1890) and 
 much interested in army matters : — 
 
 " In his salutatory, in taking charge of the paper, upon RoAvell's retire- 
 ment, Mr. Davis alluded to the fact that it had hitherto lieen devoted almost 
 entirely to the dissemination of Republican principles, so that the amount 
 of local intelligence Avhich subscribers derived from its cohimns had been 
 meagre. This defect lie proposed to remedy, and also declared his intention, 
 while advocating the former political sentiments of the paper, to treat the 
 Democratic party Avith proper and due respect : a politic determination, 
 undoubtedly, since that party Avas gaining strength, and evidently about 
 coming into ascendency in toAvn, Avhile the Journal Avas then the only paper 
 here published. 
 
 " William Davis continued as publisher of the Ppople's Journal nhout 
 a year. Meantime the Avar came on. Times Avere hard, especially for 
 newspapers. Paper stock Avent up in the market at an enormous rate; 
 patronage lessened, and Davis becoming discouraged, or patriotic, as the 
 case may be, gaA-e up the paper and enlisted in the Union army. The Jo^trnal, 
 June 28, 18G1, passed into the hands of William J. Bellows, Es(|., Avhose 
 name had appeared as senior editor from the 10th of May previous, the 
 office having been removed to Tilton's block. Davis became a private 
 soldier in Co. H, Third Ncav Hampshire Regiment, and served faithfully 
 through the Avar, or until severely Avounded in the assault upon [an advanced 
 Avork in front of — D.E.] Fort Wagner, Aug. 2(;, 18G:3, and incapacitated 
 for farther active duty. He Avas promoted to the rank of 2d Lieutenant, 
 Jan. 5, 1804. 
 
 "The place of Mr. Davis' nativity I have not been able to ascertain; 
 but an obituary notice, jiublislied in the Sanilac Joffersonian, at Lexington, 
 Mich., Avhere he died, Jan. 31, l«7-t, states that he was a native of Ncav 
 Hampshire ; that his parents both died Avhen he Avas a child, and he Avas 
 taken and reared by a minister of the English church at Sherbrooke, Canada. 
 When he returned to this country cannot be definitely determined; but 
 Phineas R. Goold informs me that he became an apprentice at the printer's 
 trade in the BejiuhUmn office at Haverhill about the same time that he did 
 (in 1857), and served Avith him there the usual time. At the close of the 
 
710 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 war he came back to New Hampshire ; but soon Avent to Michigan, and after 
 a time secured a position as foreman in tlie Jpffersoiiian office at Lexington. 
 He afterward went to Missouri ; but, being disappointed in his expectations 
 there, returned to Micliigan, and was, for a time, foreman of the Saginaw 
 Courier office ; but, finally, some two years previous to his death, resumed 
 work in the jcffer Ionian office at Lexington, whicli he continued as long as 
 failing health permitted and up to within two months of his decease. He 
 left a widow, formerly Miss Sarah Morris of Lexington, and a little son 
 about two years of age. The widow afterwards married I. C. Wheeler, a 
 lawyer of Lexington." 
 
 In addition to the information thus given, we would say that on 16 
 Dec. 1S()3, Davis was at home (in Littleton), wounded, being furloughed in 
 September from Morris Island for good conduct. He was mustered on his 
 2d Lieutenant's commission on 23 Feb. 1804 as of 31 Jan. and assigned to G. 
 In Marcli (when regiment was mounted), he appears in 11, and was with H 
 through the Florida campaign, going Avith the four companies (A, D, H and 
 K) to Palatka. He was with the regiment during the Virginia campaign of 
 1864, though in June, July and August he appears as sick in quarters. 
 
 The writer's memoranda says: "Lieut. Davis was detached 28 Aug. 
 1864 for duty in the Ambulance Corps, and refusing to serve, was sent back 
 to the regiment. The presumption is that his physical condition warranted 
 him in declining the duty assigned. As evidence of this, he was discharged 
 for disability 4 Sept., by S. O. 243, D. Hdqrs., though it does not appear 
 that he received the order till 9 Sept." 
 
 The muster rolls of the Third New Hampshire give his native place as 
 Gibr alter, Spain. 
 
 HENRY S. DOW, 
 
 Dow was the original 1st Sergeant of Co. I (Capt. Carlton's company), 
 and assisted in the formation, by enlisting a few men as recruits. He 
 was an active, ambitious man, and aspired to a commission at the outset; 
 but fate for the time being, and Gov. Berry too, decreed otherwise. On 
 3 April 1862 (ready to leave for Edisto) he was ordered to act as 2d Lieu- 
 tenant, anticipating the arrival of his commission. This came to hand 11 
 April, at Edisto ; and he was duly set inlnotion as a fully fledged 2d Lieuten- 
 ant. At the end of June, 1802, he was commanding Co. I (Carlton killed, and 
 1st Lieut. Thompson on other duty), though he was borne on Co. F rolls. 
 In July, 1802, he was ordered North, with others, on recruiting service. In 
 October (the 10th), he was advanced one more step, — to 1st Lieutenant Co. 
 I, — his commission being dated 28 Aug. This was while he was absent in 
 New Plampshire. 
 
 In January, 1863, we find him in Concord, N. H., enlisting men for the 
 Second Brigade Band. On 20 Feb. he had started for the regiment, leaving 
 New York on the Arago, 5 March, reaching the regiment 10 March. He of 
 course went to Co. I, then at Pope's Plantation, on Skull Ci'eek, Hilton Head 
 Island. On the regiment goinii- tp Edisto Inlet and Botany Bay, early in 
 April, Cos. I and E became separated from the regiment, being on a separate 
 steamer (the Boston), landing at Hilton Head again and staying there a short 
 time (Maj. Plimpton in command), and then going to Bay Point. These two 
 companies (and our hero) went from Bay Point about 10 June, to St. 
 Helena, whither the other eight companies had removed from Botany Bay. 
 
 Dow was again promoted, being mustered 11 June as 1st Lieutenant, 
 dating " way back" to 31 Aug. 1862. We find him on hand in the movement 
 on Morris Island, and that he acted as Adjutant about 15 July, in place of Copp, 
 who was sick and Avho was acting for Libby, then on Strong's Stafl". This 
 continued almost without interruption during the rest of the month. We 
 find him with B on 11 Aug., and in command of that company 21 Aug. From 
 8 Sept. to about 12 Sept. he was again Acting Adjutant, in place of Copp, 
 sick. On 16 Sept. he was appointed Assistant Provost Marshal of Morris 
 Island (Capt. Randlett was Provost Marshal), S. O. 179, U. S. F. Was again 
 advanced in January, 1864, to Captaiu of Co. B, and was mustered 20 Jan., 
 as of 1 Jan. He went to Florida with the regiment. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 711 
 
 In the Virginia carapai.sn he appears to liave been on duty during the 
 early part; but at tlie end of June, 1804, he is reported as "absent, sick." 
 Was away on leave from 25 July to 17 Aug., the morning after our great 
 fight, and assumed command of the regiment (Lieut. -Col. Plimpton killed, 
 and Dow highest in rank present). 
 
 He was in command of the regiment at the time the " old men " were 
 mustered out, 23 Aug. (see his letter to the Governor in the main story). 
 Capt. Dow Avas restless; and on 20 Sept. he started North again, having 
 obtained an order to go on recruiting service in New Hampshire. Not many 
 moons filled np and shrunk away ere he was discharged at his own reciuest, 
 for expiration of (original) term. This was 7 Oct. 1804, and nnder Circular 
 No. 75, W. D. 
 
 He was a bright, smart, tall and slenderly-built chap, — Avhat is gener- 
 ally called of genteel form, — and in uniform was a striking flgure. After 
 the war he went to Michigan , studying law at Ann Arbor. He became slightly 
 deranged, and Anally suicided at the Biddle House, Detroit, Mich., 6 Feb. 
 1875. 
 
 ORRIN M. DEARBORN. 
 
 He was the original 2d Lieutenant of Co. D (Capt. Dunbar's com- 
 pany). The first item of importance in connection with this officer appears 
 early in January, 1862, when he was sent (Avith Capt. Clark and others) on 
 recruiting service to New Hampshire, on a six months' tour. He returned, 
 however, with his party and 10 recruits, in May, joining at Edisto. Was 
 within two or three days thereafter appointed Acting Adjutant, relieving 
 Lieut. T. M. Jackson about the 6th (Adjt. Hill had recently resigned). He 
 continued on this duty till we went to James Island, in June. About the 
 5th he was relieved by Lieut. Libby, who arrived from leave and had l^eeu 
 commissioned as Adjutant. 
 
 About 8 June, Lieut. Dearborn Avas detailed as an Aide on the Staff of 
 Gen. Stevens (afterward killed at Chantilly, 1 Sept. 1862), Avho commanded 
 another brigade on the same island. Lieut. Dearborn served thus during the 
 battle of James Island (16 June) ; and when Gen. Stevens' brigade was 
 ordered to Vii'ginia, he accompanied him. This was soon after the evacua- 
 tion of James Island. 
 
 After the death of Gen. Stevens, the command fell on Gen. Willcox, Avho 
 continued our hero on his StatT until relieved of the brigade. Gen. Willcox 
 was ordered to command of the Ninth Army Corps, and took Lieut. Dearborn 
 along with him, and made him Aide, and Ordnance Officer of the corps. 
 
 In October, 1802, Lieut. Dearborn was advanced to 1st Lieutenant, and 
 placed on the rolls of Co. E, his commission being dated 27 June. In 
 November, Col. Jackson made request for return of Lieut. Dearliorn to the 
 regiment. This was endorsed favorably by the Secretary of War and 
 forwarded to Gen. Willcox, who demurred and reported to Gen. Burnside 
 (then Commanding the Army) that he could not spare him. Gen. Burnside 
 then telegraphed the Secretary of War what Gen. Willcox had said; and the 
 Seci'etary directed Gen. Willcox to hold Lieut. Dearborn. All this time our 
 hero had not received his new commission ; but he had heard of its 
 issue, and asked the Governor for a duplicate, thinking the original had 
 been lost. A duplicate was issued. Though absent, Lieut. Dearborn was 
 transferred from company to company, to suit the exigencies of war : 19 
 Jan. 1808, to C (from E) ; 30 March, to H. He continued to do duty as 
 Ordnance Officer of the Ninth Army Corps till the latter part of March, 
 1864, when he was commissioned as Captain of Co. A. 
 
 He arrived back 1 April 1864, just in time to be mustered as Captain 
 and join his company, then embarking for Jacksonville. The principal 
 reason assigned for his lengthy detached service was that he made an excel- 
 lent start" officer, and his services in that special line were inv'aluable. He 
 was of good address, and his general appearance Avas certainly in his favor. 
 He Avas Avith the four companies (A, 1), H and K) on their trip to and from 
 Palatka. 
 
712 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 On reacliing and enterinj; the Virginia campaign, he was soon de- 
 tached, and was not with liis company and reiriment in the Drewry's Bluff 
 flglits (13 to 10 May 18(U). His position was Ambulance Otlicer on Gen. 
 Gillmore's Staff, till Gillmore was relieved. Sometime during June, he Avas 
 again detailed, this time as Acting Ordnance Officer, Eighteenth Army Corps. 
 lie continued on this duty to the end of his service. 
 
 He had leave of absence during September and October, and un- 
 doubtedly had another in January, 1865. He never rejoined, being dis- 
 charged 11 Feb. 1S()5, presumably on same basis as Lieut. Dodge, Adjt. 
 Copp and others, at expiration of term. 
 
 Since the war, Dearborn is reported to have been engaged in trade at 
 Richmond, Va., for a short time, and tlien to have gone West, where all 
 trace of him was lost. A mother survives him at Hampton, N. H. (Mrs. 
 John Dearborn) . 
 
 RICHARD ELA. 
 
 "Dick," as he was almost universally called, was the original 1st 
 Lieutenant of Co. E (with Capt. Plimpton and 2d Lieut. Geo. W. Jackson). 
 He was born in Concord, N. H., 12 Feb. 1840, and was the son of Geo. W. Ela. 
 He was educated in the schools at Concord, both public and private, and early 
 evinced a tendency toAvard the law as a profession. He fitted himself for 
 college, though he did not pursue the regulation collegiate course. He 
 studied law in the office of the then well-known Concord attorneys, George 
 and Foster, and simultaneously attended one or more terms at the Cam- 
 bridge LaAv School. 
 
 On the breaking out of the Civil War, Dick became imbued with a 
 military spirit; and this culminated in his being commissioned in the Third 
 New Hampshire. Dick was a finely-formed felloAV, nearly six feet tall, and 
 was, Avith his uniform on, quite military in appearance, being as straight as 
 an arroAv and Avith a l)right, piercing eye that seemed to penetrate anything 
 aimed at. In short, Dick Avas a fine fellow, making friends of almost every- 
 body, right and left, and Avas early Avell planted in the afiections of his com- 
 pany and regiment. 
 
 His legal tendencies resulted in his early appointment as Judge Advo- 
 cate of the regiment ; and it was before him tliat many oflicers and non-coms, 
 have SAvorn to the faithful discharge of their duty, etc. He was admitted 
 to the bar after his appointment in Third NeAV Hampshire. 
 
 When the regiment left Concord, there Avere in its charge about 100 
 recruits for the Second Ncav Hampshire ; and Lieut. Ela Avas appointed to 
 look after and be responsible for them Avhile they continued Avith us. This 
 matter was one of military convenience (Uily, and the recruits left us at 
 NeAV York. At Washington, a letter says : " Richard has thus far accjuitted 
 himself Avith much credit ; and his superiors look upon him as one of the 
 most active, efficient and promising otHcers of the regiment." 
 
 Dick accompanied the expedition on a reconnoissance up the Savannah 
 River, in March, 1862, and thus Avrote home: "The oflicer (rebel) in com- 
 mand did me the honor to try the range of his carbine on me ; and I returned 
 the compliment by shooting his horse Avith one of the rebel rifies taken two 
 days before ; and on our return I got his blankets and holsters." 
 
 On Edisto Island he Avas promoted to Captain and assigned to K, tak- 
 ing command of that company on the day of the removal to Johns' Island 
 (1 June). He commanded the company in the James Island fight (16th). On 
 the return of the regiment to Hilton Head (1 July) Ave find his health gradu- 
 ally giving Avay, though he continued on duty. On 1.3 Sept. he returned to 
 E. He was appointed, 27 Sept., on the Board of examine oflicers' cases 
 Avhere they had overstayed their leaves of absence, and Avas relieved there- 
 from 20 Oct. This duty, though requiring great judgment, did not demand 
 so much time as to relieve him from the command of his company. The next 
 day (21 Oct.) was the day of the Pocotaligo flglit, so called ; and the regiment 
 was there, though not breaking its camp, over Avhich Capt. Ela presided as 
 its commandant during the absence of the regiment. It is to be presumed 
 that the state of his health Avas the main reason Avhy he Avas selected to 
 remain ; and the relieving of him from the Board of Examiners Avas inci- 
 dental to that. 
 
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 On 22 Nov. he obtained a sick leave of 20 clays within the Department 
 (S. O. 300, D. S.), and went to St. An2:nstine, Fla., passing nearly his entire 
 leave with friends in the Seventh New Hampshire, stationed there. 
 
 On the scatterinsi' of the regiment to ontposts, early in 18^15, Capt. 
 Ela was with his company, at Pincknoy Island (seven companies there). 
 He accompanied the reijiment when it rennited early in April in a movement 
 toward Cliarleston. by transports rendezvonsinsi,- at Edisto Inlet. Cos. E 
 and I l)ecame separated from the rest of the regiment [on Steamer linstou, 
 I think — D.E.] ; and they were ordered t)ack to Hilton Head almost simnl- 
 taneonsly with the landing of the eight companies on Botany Bay Island. 
 These two companies were landed and did some temporary dnty (ont- 
 post or gnard), and were shortly thereafter sent across the harbor to Bay 
 Point, where they manned the works and there remained till after the eight 
 companies had gone to St. Helena (10 Jnne, 1863) ; and the two companies 
 soon after joined them there. 
 
 Capt. Ela continned witi\ his company and regiment to Folly Island (4 
 Jnly) ; and in the capture of Morris Island (10 Jnly) he served with gallan- 
 try. In the famons charge on Wagner (18 July, evening) he was with his 
 company and came out unscathed. 
 
 Early in August (Morris Island) a corps of sharpshooters was organ- 
 ized, Capt. Ela being appointed to the command of it. This was considered 
 (piite a compliment, not only to Capt. Ela, but to the regiment as well. As 
 the sharpshooting matter is not well understood, the following is given as 
 explanatory : Capt. Brooks, Aid-de-Camp and Assistant Engineer, on Gen. 
 Gillmore's Stall', early in August called the latter's attention to the impor- 
 tance of snch a corps, saying, " The present so-called sharpshooters are in- 
 efficient, are not good shots, their arms are not in good condition, they are 
 not sufficient in numbers, and not properly officered." It wo'ild seem by 
 this that these were quasi-sharpshooters, picked out ofi'hand and sent to 
 the front. Capt. Brooks ■\\anted something ditt'erent. He recommended 
 that a suitable officer be placed in command ; also that eight per cent of the 
 line officers and two per cent of the rank and file of regimental and battalion 
 commands, who are known to be the best marksmen, be tested by tiring at 
 a target. Each to tire five shots ; and then select one-third of the whole 
 number to be the corps : the two best shots among the officers to be the 
 appointees. The men to be organized into a company, be encamped by 
 themselves, and be provided with the best arms that could be procured. 
 
 This was duly referred to Gen. Terry, and he was directed to organize 
 the corps, of about 50 or (10. It was suggested that preference be given to 
 the Ballard rifle, in use in Col. Montgomery's ^colored) regiment; and if 
 found to be the best to take them (i.e., the guns). The Springfield was 
 found to be the best, and Avas adopted. Capt. Ela was honored in this ap- 
 pointment. But few men of our regiment were detailed ; but Capt. Ela 
 was ably assisted during a part of this time by Lieut Edgerly. The sharp- 
 shooters' camp Avas on the west side of Morris Island, in the vicinity of our 
 " left batteries." 
 
 Capt. Ela's appointment was dated 1.3 Aug. 1S(;3, by S. O. 71, I). S. 
 He did himself great credit in this special dnty, in which he continued until 
 the corps was discontinued, early in October. This was of course after the 
 evacuation of Wagner and Gregg. xVfter this, and until the regiment went 
 to Hilton Head (2!) Feb. 1S(;-1), Capt. Ela Avas in command of the regiment 
 several times, but for short periods. 
 
 On 1 Nov. 18()3 (S. 0. 58(), D. S.), he Avas again ordered to duty on the 
 Board to examine cases of officers Avho had overstayed their leaves, vice 
 Capt. Greenleaf, Fourth Ncav Hampshire, relieved. On 20 Dec, and for sev- 
 eral days thereafter, he Avas Acting Provost Marshal of the island (Capt. 
 Randlett sick). On the return to Hilton Head, 2'J Feb. 18(U, arrangements 
 for the re-enlisted men to go home on furlough Avcre in active progress, 
 and ('apt. Ela Avas one of the ofiicers avIio expected to accompany. He 
 even Avcnt so far as to partially pack his trunk and prepare the pajjcrs for 
 turning over his company to a successor. Fate decreed otherAvise. The 
 poAvers that be selected another in his stead. Poor Dick! hoAv disajjpointed 
 he was. Hoav his eyes flashed as the truth daAvned upon him! Dick Avas 
 
714 THIRD NP:W HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 military — he surrendered; but. oh, how disappointing, how humiliating! 
 We need not loolc for the cause with any degree of hesitancy ; but we 
 draw the curtain, for with causes we have little to do. 
 
 Dick did n't go home, but remained and swallowed his bitter pill al- 
 most in silence. He amused himself immediately thereafter by drilling his 
 company as cavalry. Dick took to it like a duck to water ; and so far as 
 one can imbue others with his own spirit and ideas, Co. E became proficient 
 under his tutelage. He accompanied the regiment to Jacksonville (mounted). 
 He served on the drum-head court-martial of Miller. We have now traced 
 him to where he (and the regiment) leaves for Virginia, arriving at 
 Gloucester Point the latter part of April, ISG-t. Early in May, as the troops 
 are a])out to embark for the Virginia campaign, Capt. Ela thus wrote 
 home : " You need not expect to hear from me again until I ttnd an oppor- 
 tunity to write from Richmond or some other equally distant and improbable 
 point." His trunk went at the same time (we were all for " light marching 
 order"). Poor Dick reached the "distant and improbable point" on 1,3 
 May, while gallantly leading his company up an incline to attack the enemy 
 in its rear, after we had passed completely around the enemy's riiiht Hank. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. Plimpton, in a letter of 25 May 180+ to the afflicted parents, 
 said: "It is my painful duty to inform you of the death of your son, 
 Capt. Richard Ela. He was shot through the head on the afternoon of the 
 13th inst., while gallantly leading his men in an assault on a rebel fortifica- 
 tion, and died almost instantly. He was a most excellent officer, and one we 
 could ill afford to lose — one whose death will be regretted by us all; but to 
 you his loss must be still greater. After the action was over, his body was 
 buried, and the grave marked, and he now lies some seven miles within the 
 enemy's lines." 
 
 Capt. Dearborn also wrote thus: "Allow me to convey the painful 
 intelligence of the death of your son Richard. He was killed instantly, — 
 has fought his last fight, — falling a true hero amidst the carnage of battle, 
 in defence of his counti'y's flag." 
 
 Certain officers were chosen to draft suitable resolutions on the deaths 
 of Capts. Ela and Ayer and Lieut. Button (all killed at Drewry's Bluff") ; and 
 this was the one specially referring to Capt. Ela: — 
 
 " Resolved, That to the memory of him who first fell, Capt. Richard 
 Ela, will ever cling many fond recollections; and that his conduct in enter- 
 ing the service of his country, when in the prime of life, just as he had be- 
 come fitted for his profession^ deserves the approbation of his comrades in 
 arms and all his countrymen." 
 
 The following extracts from the Veterans' Advocate of 7 Oct. 1884, 
 headed " Recollections of a Drummer Boy," will be of interest : " We were 
 poking along .... came upon Capt. Richard Ela .... usually full of 
 fun, was looking sad and downcast. Said I, ' Are you sick?' ' No,' said 
 he; 'I had a presentiment of death last night. We are soon to engage 
 in a fierce struggle, and there will be a terrible slaughter, and Dick Ela 
 will be numbered with the slain; and before the sun rises tomorrow 
 it will be over with me.' I laughed at his fears, and jokingly said : 
 ' Dick, if I were you and felt as you say you do, I Avould not go into 
 action.' ' If it comes to that ' — he flushed in the face, straightened to his 
 full height and looked and looked me in the eye, and said with some empha- 
 sis : ' Dick Ela never shrank from duty ; and though I know this to be my 
 last battle, ray duty to my country shall be well done.' He then smiled and 
 conversed in his usual jovial manner until the sharp report of a musket ap- 
 prized us of the close approach to enemy's lines. The regiment formed in 
 line of battle, and advanced, capturing a small picket post near a church. 
 [Here follow details found in the story proper. — D. E.J We were in pos- 
 session of the first line of defences around Richmond .... Capt. Ela was 
 dead .... killed while desperately fighting within 20 paces of the enemy 
 .... Co. E fought like demons to recover the body. As I gazed upon 
 the lifeless form, the Avords, 'My dutij to my country shall be ivell done,' 
 rang in my ears . . . ." 
 
 " Rest, soldier brave, in Southern soil: 
 Done thy strivings, done thy toil! 
 If God doth mark the hero's life, 
 Then, sure, not vain the hero's strife." 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 715 
 
 The writer will add that as the body of Capt. Ela was conveyed past 
 the then re-formed line, in a blanket, passing in review as it were, he 
 well remembers the expressions of sorrow on either hand, and the writer 
 himself shed many a tear at the exceedingly sorrowful sight. As he Avrites 
 these lines, the same scene is enacted with same results : for the lifeless 
 form of Capt. Ela is seemingly forever photographed upon his memory. 
 
 On 24 May, in accordance with the Army Regulations, the personal 
 eflects of Capt. Ela were sold at public auction, Avithin the regimental camp. 
 Many officers didn't attend this sale, as they did not fully agree that such a 
 sale could not be avoided. Many of his personal effects reached home. 
 
 Dick Ela will long be remembered by his comrades in arms, as one of 
 the best in the regiment — generous, brave, gentlemanly and a thoroughly 
 good soldier. 
 
 Note 1. — Ezra D. Clark of Co. I, of Pioneer Corps, assisted to bury 
 Capt. Ela. 
 
 Note 2. — Isaac Walker of Pembroke, N. H., prepared a paper on 
 Capt. Ela, which was published in The Arademeaii., Pembroke Academy, in 
 the January, 1885, number. The writer obtained a portion of his data from 
 that source. 
 
 J. HOMER EDGERLY. 
 
 J. Homer Edgerly was born in Dover, N. H., 5 May 1844. He Avas the 
 son of Calvin O. Edgerly of Dover, and was therefore a mere boy when the 
 war broke out. In Avriting of this officer, Ave shall be governed somcAvhat 
 by the positions he occupied as he passed from one to the other. We first 
 deal Avith him as a private; and it may be Avell to state right here that J. 
 Homer Edgerly Avas one of the most popular officers in the regiment, and 
 was also popular as a private. The company in Avhich he enlisted Avas 
 almost Avholly from Dover, and was justly entitled to be called the Dover 
 company (K). Upon the promotion of 1st Sergt. Scruton to a 2d Lieu- 
 tenantcy, the selection of some member of the company must be made to 
 fill the A'acancJ^ The company had its complement of non-commissioned 
 officers, each supposably desirous of promotion; but for some reason best 
 kuoAvn to those Avhose duty it became to make the selection, they selected 
 Private J. Homer Edgerly to be made 1st Sergeant. This Avas so unusual and 
 so unmilitary as to cause considerable adverse criticism, not only from the 
 parties directly interested, but also from others. The decision Avas final, 
 as such decisions almost invariably are; and Edgerly Avas duly appointed 1st 
 Sergeant. His Avarrant dates back to 1 May, Avhile Lieut. Dearborn Avas 
 Acting Adjutant. He Avas SAVorn to the faithful discharge of his dutj' in his 
 ncAv office, at Edisto Island, on 17 May 18^2, before Lieut. Ela, Judge Advo- 
 cate of the regiment. He entered at once upon his duties, and thus Avas 
 almost suddenly placed in a position Avhere he had got to " do or die." He 
 was on trial, Avitli a biased jury, and Avitnesses more or less prejudiced. To 
 say that he acquitted himself and made his mark is, perhaps, a little in ad- 
 vance of the story. We shall see later o . Manfully he struggled Avith his 
 ncAv duties ; and Avithin a month Ave find him in the regiment's first real 
 action — James Island, IG June 1862, Avhere he did his full duty. On the 
 afternoon of (about) the 14th, he Avas sent Avith a message to some regi- 
 ment on the right ; and in doing so, had to pass an open spot Avhere he Avas 
 in full AicAV of the enemy. They opened upon him Avithout ceremony, firing 
 several shots from small field pieces, and came very near cutting ott" our 
 friend, and this narrative too, at this point. 
 
 While the regiment Avas at St. Helena Island, Edgerly received a 2d 
 Lieutenant's commission (in Co. B). The commission dates 13 May 1863. 
 His discharge as enlisted man to accept the promotion Avas of 27 June, to 
 date 23d ; and his muster-in as 2d Lieutenant Avas on 29 June, to date 23d. 
 His promotion Avas rice Brainard, promoted. These dates are given for 
 three reasons: 1, Because the original papers have been examined person- 
 ally, and the dates therefore correct; 2, To shoAV hoAV errors occur in 
 making up history; 3, For purpose of preservation. 
 
 Lieut. Edgerly participated in the action of 10 July 1863 (the taking 
 of Morris Island, lower end), and on the next morning, Avhen the Third Ncav 
 
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 Hampshire acted as support to the attacking but nnsnccessful coUimn. On 
 18 July, possibly fortunately for our hero, he was Officer of the Guard, and 
 therefore did n't participate in that memorable and bloody assault on Wagner 
 in the evening. He viewed the battle from the sand hills, where our 
 camp lay. He took part in the siege which followed, resulting as shown 
 elsewhere. After the wounding of Capt. Ayer, he was assigned to the 
 command of Co. II, and so continued till Capt. Ayer's return to the regiment. 
 
 Among the commissions brought by Col. Jackson, on his return to the 
 regiment in January, LsG-t. was one as 1st Lieutenant for Edgerly in Co. 
 T). It bore date 2 Jan. He was mustered as 1st Lieutenant 20 Jan. fas 
 of the 20th). 
 
 On Ifi Feb. 1864, at Morris Island, Lieut. Edgerly was assigned to duty 
 Avitli the Boat Infantry Picket, a very dangerous service, of which a de- 
 scription will appear elsewhere. In this service he took charge at various 
 times of extra hazardous portions, always with credit to himself. His as- 
 signment was by S. O. 49, Hdqrs. U. S. F., M. I., S. C, Ifi Feb , by Col. W. 
 H. H. Davis, Commanding Post; and he reported to Capt. John A. Hennessey 
 for duty. 
 
 About this time the men were re-enlisting and preparing to go home. 
 The various companies were a little scattered ; but Avere all ordered to Hil- 
 ton Head, from which place the veterans sailed North on their furloughs. 
 Lieut. Edgerly was one of the officers selected to accompany them. He, and 
 they, thus did not participate in the mounted service of the regiment in 
 Florida, and did not rejoin till the regiment reached Virginia. 
 
 In the Virginia campaign we find him on duty and in all the actions of 
 the regiment. On the death of Capt. Ela, killed 13 May, Lieut. Edgerly 
 was assigned to the command of Co E. The casualties among the officers 
 were so many, and occurred so often, that it is quite impracticable to 
 attempt to follow any paiticular company officer with a view of determin- 
 ing just what company he was with at all times. They were shifted about 
 to meet the exigencies of the service ; and Lieut. Edgerly was no exception 
 to this rule. At one time, while in charge of the picket line at Bermuda 
 Hundred, he was informed that Gen. Butler wished to capture a single 
 rebel soldier, for obvious reasons. Lieut. Edgerly performed the difficult 
 and delicate task and delivered the man to Butler. This occurred a few 
 days previous to the mine explosion at Petersburg. 
 
 The following data concerning J. Homer Edgerly, gathered from official 
 papers, are here inserted for preservation : 30 Sept. 1803, took command 
 of H, relieving Morrill; made returns for II for October and November. 
 Was on duty with E (Capt. Ela) 20 Jan. 18G4; with Boat Infantry Picket 26 
 Dec. 18G3 (and it would appear that he was twice assisrned to it) . Commanded 
 H, 31 Oct. 1863. To E, 27 June 1863. With E, 10 and 11 July 1863. 
 Made returns for D for June, July, August and September, 1864. Acting 
 Adjutant, 24 Sept. 1864; also t), 13 and" 23 Oct. 1864. Commanded F, 26 
 Dec. 1864. Had command of D part of second and third quarters, 1864. 
 Had command of F part of third and fourth (luarters, 1864, and tlrst 
 quarter, 1865 ; also for April, May, June and July, 1865. At end of January 
 and end of February, 1865, he appears in command of F, and the sole officer 
 of the company in both cases. 
 
 On 24 and 25 Aug. 1864, we tind Lieut. Edgerly sick in the hospital 
 at Point of Rocks : and this appears to be his only " otl'duty " of the kind. 
 On 27 and 28 Oct. 1864, he served as a substitute staff officer on Gen. 
 Abbott's Brigade Staff, and there won new honors. In Gen. Butler's con- 
 gratulatory order of 11 Oct. 1864, Lieut. Edgerly was mentioned "for 
 gallantry in conducting the skirmish line on 29 Sept., as well as on the 
 reconnoissance towards Richmond, is recommended to His Excellency, the 
 Governor of New Hampshire, for promotion." 
 
 A Captain's commission arrived at the reaiment for J. Homer Edgerly 
 on the 22d of the same month ; but the writer cannot say there was any 
 connection, as the document was dated Oct. 1, and made him Captain of F, 
 vice Wadsworth, discharged. His muster-out and muster-in occurred on 
 the 30th, as of the 15th. Capt. Edgerly went on a 30 days' leave Wednes- 
 day, 2 Nov. 1864; and we find him at Washington 2 Dec, at expiration of 
 leave, requesting a short extension of three days. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 717 
 
 We nest note the conduct of Capt. Edgerl.y. at Fort Fisher. The capture 
 of that stron2;hold was on Sunday, 15 Jan. 18G5. A more particular account 
 of the famous action will be found elsewliere. Capt. Edgerly won distinction 
 here by pullins; down tlie Confederate flag which was flying over tlie Mound 
 Battery, tlie most southerly of the series which together formed tlie fort. 
 At this late date it is quite impossible to obtain a minute and exactly cor- 
 rect account of this daring act; but the reader may l)e assured that the fol- 
 lowing is substantially correct. Tliere appears to have been two flags flyiug, 
 at ditterent points, one of which had been probal)ly shot away rather than 
 captured or pulled down by our forces, as the ground where the latter was 
 located was held by our troops at the time of the pulling down of the former ; 
 and the writer has seen no account of any capture of a flag at tliis battle 
 except that from the Mound Battery : and he has read a large number of 
 accounts. It appears that at a slight lull in the fight some one (supposably 
 Gen. Terry) called for volunteers to capture the flag in question. This call 
 was not upon any special regiment, because the several regiments were con- 
 siderably intermixed at tlie time; but upon hearing the call, Capt. Edgerly, 
 as he says himself, " Upon the impulse of the moment, and Avholly without 
 orders, I called for volunteers to join me in response to the call ; aiid aluiost 
 before I could realize the situation, I was on the run for the flag with a 
 dozen or more men at my heels. Arriving at the flag-staft", and meeting with 
 no serious resistance, I hastily cut the halliards ; and in a twinkling the 
 flag was in my possession, and I and my men on the way back to rejoin the 
 main body." The flag was given to Gen. Terry and by him to Secretary of 
 War Stanton, who arrived within a few days, and by him taken to Wash- 
 ington. One of the rebel oflicers (Maj. Riley), after his capture, told Capt. 
 Edgerly that he had snapped his revolver three times at him during the 
 engagement. Under date of 20 June 18(55, Capt. Edgerly was informed by 
 the Secretary of War that he had been brevetted "for gallant and merito- 
 rious services at the storming of Fort Fisher, N. C," a Major of Volunteers 
 by Brevet, from 13 March 1865. 
 
 Soon after the capture of the fort it became necessary to send the pris- 
 oners North; and probably out of compliment to Capt. Edgerly, he was 
 selected to go in charge of about 900, to Point Lookout, Md., in the Steamer 
 
 North Point. The order was issued by Gen. Terry, — S. O. 7, 18 .Jan. 1865, 
 
 and directed Capt. J. H. Edgerly, Lieut. Pierrepont of Seventh Connecticut, 
 and Lieut. Gessner of Sixth Connecticut, with a guard detailed from the Six- 
 teenth New York Heavy Artillery, to take the prisoners to the prisoner's camp 
 at Point Lookout, Md., and then return. During the passage a severe storm 
 was encountered and the prisoners, and guard too, were very sick ; and those 
 below surtered untold misery. Here were prisoners of war numberinii- nine 
 to one of the guai'd ; and it was quite out of the question to permit thein, 
 even for humanity's sake, to come on deck in large numbers, lest they rise 
 and overpower the small guard. Capt. Edgerly at once saw this danger 
 upon going on board, and governed himself accordingly. He at once arranijed 
 that a certain small number should be permitted to come up on deck for\vard 
 for half an hour, and then go below aft, and another lot of the same speci- 
 fied number simultaneously come up forward. This operation was repeated, 
 being carefully guarded, and all the recjuirements necessary to safety rigidly 
 carried out. Much credit is due this oflicer for so wise an arrangement, and 
 for devising one having as much of the humanitarian element in it as was 
 possible under the circumstances. Notwithstanding all this careful attention, 
 the men below were in a pitiable condition, and some died on the voyage. 
 
 Arriving at Point Lookout the men were mustered upon the wharf, 
 surrounded by colored troops, the garrison of the place. This made their 
 Southern blood boil, of course; but their physical condition was weak, and 
 they made no extended show of their feelings. The muster developed a 
 few short of the papers. "How many?" said Capt. Edgerly. "Three men 
 short," was the reply. Capt. Edgerly directed his guards to bring ashore the 
 three dead men ; and the whole number was accounted for. Capt. Edgerly 
 then returned ria Fort Monroe, where he turned over the JVorth Pohit to 
 the Quartermaster Department, himself and guard taking passage to Fort 
 Fisher in the Gen. McChllan. Upon reporting back to Gen. Terry, he re- 
 
718 THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 ceived his verbal thanks for the service just rendered, and w^as also informed 
 bj' the General that he had recommended him for brevet for his daring act 
 at Fort Fisher. 
 
 While the regiment was at North East, Capt. Edgerly served upon the 
 flag of truce that arranged for the wholesale exchange of prisoners (Lieut. 
 Jackman of Third New Hampshire, and Lieut. McCabe, Seventh New Hamp- 
 shire, were his associates), the rebels being represented by Gen. Wade 
 Hampton and Aides. 
 
 On o March 1865, Capt. Edgerly was appointed Assistant Provost 
 Marshal of Wilmington, N. C, and ordered to report to Lieut. -Col. Randlett, 
 Provost Marshal. The order was by Brig. -Gen. J. R. Hawley, S. O. 2. In 
 this position he continued till 22 June ISGS, being relieved by Capt. W. S. 
 Marble of Seventh Connecticut, by S. O. 80. As Assistant Provost Marshal, 
 Capt. Edgerly's duties and responsibilites were varied, important and intri- 
 cate. To go into a recital of them would serve no useful purpose. It is 
 sufiicient to say that his services were well performed, and merited and 
 received the commendation of his superiors. 
 
 A deal more could be written about this gallant young officer; but the 
 essential parts of his military career are contained in this narrative. He was 
 mustered out with the regiment on 20 July 18(55, at Goldsborough, N. C. Not 
 long after this, we find him in the Navy Yard at Charlestown, Mass., where 
 he held the position of Master Painter, say ISTO-S-l. He retired a few years 
 ago. A little later he carried on the business of painting (house, sign and 
 ornamental) in Boston, Mass. He is now an Inspector of Buildings in the 
 employ of the City of Boston. 
 
 A letter, almost accidentally in the writer's hands, written by Gen. 
 Abbott in 1875, to Capt. Edgerly, says: " 3/y Dear Captain .... I re- 
 member well how you climbed the Mound [Battery] and brought down the 
 Confederate flag, which I gave to Terry, and he to Stanton .... I can 
 think of no one whom I was more in the habit of trusting in matters which 
 required good judgment, sagacity and presence of mind on critical occasions 
 than yourself." Gen. Abbott commanded the brigade at Fort Fisher. 
 
 After so long and faithful service of this officer it may not be amiss 
 to show how ungrateful ( ! ) republics are. In September, 1865, he was 
 notified that in the settlement of his accounts with the Department he 
 appeared to be short " 1 ramrod." How the gallant Captain ever success- 
 fully struggled with this startling announcement, the writer has no know- 
 ledge, nor does he care to investigate. J. Homer Edgerly was never 
 seriously wounded, never had a furlough as an enlisted man, and was very 
 rarely sick. 
 
 Note. — J. Homer Edgerly was a member of the City Council of the 
 City of Charlestown in 1871, and was a mounted aide to the Chief Marshal 
 at *he Centennial Celebration in Boston in 1876 (quite an honorary position). 
 He was an auxiliary delegate from Boston to the National Republican 
 Convention at Chicago (1888). 
 
 GEORGE W. EMMONS. 
 
 Born at Walpole, N. H., 12 July 1883. He was the original 1st Lieu- 
 tenant of Co. G. (Capt. Wiggin). The first special service we find him 
 engaged in, was on Ijoard the Atlantic (Port Roy;il Expedition), Avhere he 
 was assigned the duty of looking after the cooking and serving of rations. 
 During the temporary illness of Adjt. Hill, early in December, 1861, we 
 find Emmons acting in his place. In March, 1862, he was sent to Co. I, to 
 relieve Capt. Carlton (sick leave). In May, at Edisto, he was made Captain ; 
 and althougli with Co. I, he belonged to Co. G, and took it later (about 15 
 June) from Lieut. Handerson. He thereafter continued as Captain of the 
 company to the end of his service. At James Island he was sick in (piarters 
 for several days; and it was on this island that he was prevented from par- 
 ticipating in the pleasure of our first violent excursion rebel-ward, 16 June, 
 by being in the peculiar position of having no command or assignment to 
 duty (had only partially turned over Co. I). 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 719 
 
 Emmons was a wag, but not of the inveterate standard: i.e., he didn't 
 wag incessantly. On one occasion it is related of him that liis attention 
 being called to a certain paragraph in tlie R. A. R., he at once called his 
 company officers together for a meeting, in compliance with this particular 
 paragraph. Having gotten them together, and the hour also having arrived, 
 he called the meeting to oi'der, and the record of that meeting is something 
 like this: "Headquarters Co. G, etc. At a meeting of the officers of this 
 company, held in compliance with Par. — , R. A. R., this — -day of — , 18 — , 
 there were present Capt. Emmons. Meeting called to order; and there ap- 
 pearing no business to be transacted, on motion, the meeting adjourned, etc." 
 
 In October, his health continuing poor, lie obtained a 20 days' leave 
 (about the 9th), by S. O. 320, Mitchel, and at once went North on the Ara{/<>, 
 after turning over his company and company property to Lieut. T. M. 
 Jackson. After obtaining an extension of time, he returned by the Cof^mo- 
 politan, arriving about 24 Nov. (Quartermaster Nesmith on the same 
 steamer). His health was never fully restored. He was with the regiment 
 at Botany Bay, St. Helena, Folly and Morris Islands. 
 
 After the evacuation of Wagner, Capt. Emmons resigned and was 
 honorably discharged by S. O. 533, D. S., 18 Sept. 1863. ^Next day, by 
 S. 0. 20 (Regimental), he turned over the company property to Lieut. 
 Trickey, and on the 23d left Morris Island for home, taking his colored bo}^ 
 (servant) with him, and for whom he was obliged to certify as not being 
 a soldier, etc. (Capt. llanderson accompanied, also discharged.) 
 
 Capt. Emmons, like many another, Aveut toward the setting sun, and 
 was for several years in Illinois, and a part of the time was a conductor on 
 the Illinois Central Railroad. Prior to that, however, and immediately 
 following his discharge from service, he was for several months on duty in 
 a clerical capacity at the Provost Marshal's Office, West Lebanon, N. H., 
 under Chester A. Pike. 
 
 He has been for several years last past, and is now, a passenger con- 
 ductbr on the Old Colony Railroad at Boston (1890). He makes it a sort 
 of duty, and pleasure as well, to attend nearly all the reunions at Weirs. 
 
 BENJAMIN F. EATON. 
 
 Dr. Eaton was our original Assistant Surgeon, the laws then only 
 allowing one such officer to a regiment. He was a man of good physique, 
 weighing far above the average; was skilled in his profession, and knew a 
 Dover powder, a dose of quinine, and a sick soldier at sight, and could readilj'' 
 distinguish one from the other should occasion require. In his treatment 
 of the men at sick call or on other occasions, he was gentle, but flrni ; and 
 when he had decided that John Smith of Co. — , Avas tit for duty, it was 
 irrevocable. 
 
 Dr. Eaton will long be remembered for his untiring energy and his 
 persistent etforts to alleviate the sutl'erings of the Avounded of our first bat- 
 tle (Ifi June 18G2). Surgeon Moultou, his immediate superior, was absent, 
 and Dr. Eaton had to struggle with the fearful conditions of that da.v, 
 assisted (ably, too) by his nurses and hospital attendants and the members 
 of the band. Practically, the wounded and dead of all the regiments Avei'e 
 gathered in one place; and Dr. Eaton went at his work coatless and with his 
 sleeves rolled up. Noble and etlicient work he ditl that day ; but 't was his last, 
 so far as duty following a battle Avas concerned. His duties did not end till 
 near midnight, and then he ceased from sheer exhaustion. 
 
 When the regiment Avas placed on outpost duty, in July, 1862, the 
 Doctor (11(1 his full share of visiting, professionally, the A'arious companies at 
 their stations. He did not accompany the expedition to Dauf iiskie in March, 
 18G2. The Doctor's health rapidly declined after the James Island campaign, 
 and he resigned in the September following. Being accei)ted, he was dis- 
 charged 1 Oct. by S. O. 308, Mitchel. He Avas succeeded by Dr. Buzzell. 
 
 Dr. Eaion Avas born in 1831, at Grantham, N. H. ; died at Hartford, Vt., 
 1 March, 1882. He began the study of medicine about 1852, with Dr. John 
 
720 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Baker of Meriden, N. H., and later with Dr. L. C. Bean of Lebanon, N. II., 
 attending in the meantime aconrse of medical lectnres at Woodstock, Vt. In 
 1844 he was a clerk in Dr. Smith's drng store at Lebanon, N. II., still keep- 
 ing np his medical stndies, then under the tutorship of Dr. Dixi Crosby. He 
 graduated from Dartmouth College in 18(50. He served as Musician in Co. 
 I, First New Hampshire (three months' men). 
 
 After his return home, in 1802, he rested avvhile from his labors. The 
 ne.xt year, however, we tind him practicing medicine in Barnet, Vt., and 
 thus continued for about seven years, when he went to Hartford, Vt., re- 
 maining there to the end of his life. 
 
 He left a widow (no children), residing in 18i)l at Meriden, N. H. 
 
 DANIEL ELDREDGE. 
 
 He was born at Chatham, Mass., 7 July 1841. His infancy was passed 
 in that place, but his boyhood was spent in Dedham, Mass. 
 
 Tlie breaking out of the Civil War found him — almost by accident — 
 in New Hampshire. He enlisted at West Lebanon, 2 Aug. ISfsl. Nathan 
 H. Ranlett was the recruiting officer, and secured seven in all for the Third 
 New Hampshire. He drilled them in the Town Hall, and Recruit Eldredge 
 assisted in the drill. Upon arrival in Concord the squad of seven was so 
 small and insignificant that it was attached to and detached from other 
 large squads two or three times before a fit was found. This was in the 
 company from Dover, under Capt. Littlefleld, afterward known as K. Being 
 in a Dover company, fnlly officered from among themselves, the little squad 
 had nothing to hope for, except in the distant future, in the way of pro- 
 motion. 
 
 We find nothing in Eldredge's military career worth noticing till his 
 sickness at James Island in June, 1862, a few days after the fight. , The 
 damp ground and the poor water there were too much for him, and he suc- 
 cumbed, as did many another. During the latter part of June, he could do 
 no duty whatever, and on one occasion was thought to be dying. Musters 
 being ordered for the 30th, his services as a clerk were requested by Capt. 
 Ela and rendered. This Avas the beginning of his clerical duty — the prepa- 
 ration of the muster and pay rolls for 30 June 1802. On the return of the 
 regiment to Hilton Head, 1 July, he was assisted to the General Hospital, 
 where he was booked as a patient (the regiment encamped in rear). His 
 sickness had developed into what is called bloody dysentery, of a malignant 
 type. His comrades called almost daily. During the fore part of August, 
 he convinced the surgeon of his ward that he ou^ht to be sent to his com- 
 pany, then on Pinckney Island (north end), and he was discharged (with 
 Charles Gammon, same company, same time), and proceeded to his company, 
 walking to Seabrook and stopping over night there Avith Co. G, and crossing 
 to Pinckney Island next day. He Avas still unable to do duty. The company 
 soon removed to .Jenkins Island ; and at that place he again " Avrote for the 
 Captain." Here, owing to the fact that he had no gun, and did no guard 
 duty, the colored folk of the plantation (Dr. Frank Pope's) undertook to 
 ascertain Avhat position he held; and some facetious person, on the spur of 
 the moment, said he Avas the " Doctor." From that moment the title stuck 
 to him like a burr. This cue Avas foUoAved up by Eldredge, Avho in his spare 
 moments visited the entire double roAV of negro huts almost daily, inquiring 
 after the health of the occupants. If a negro Avench Avas discovered Avith a 
 red bandana tied around her head, he at once prescribed some simple remedy, 
 and so on. He carried out the role during the pilgrimage of Co. K on that 
 plantation. The boys enjoyed it, and the colored folk believed it; and 
 Eldredge Avas not iuditt'erent. 
 
 After the assembly of the regiment at Hilton Head (('.e., after the out- 
 post duty) in August, 1862, he Avas still off duty, though assisting in all 
 company matters where pen, ink and pajjer Avere concerned. He did not 
 accompany the regiment to Pocotaligo in October, being left behind Avith the 
 other sick and non-combatants. 
 
Cai't. Danikl Ei.dhedge, 
 
 Historian. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 721 
 
 On the scattering of the companies again, in the Spring of 1863 (seven 
 companies to Pinckney Island), he was with his company, but still unfit for 
 duty. On the discharge of Capt. Butterfield (Eklredge wrote for him, too), 
 he very considerately mentioned Eldredge's case to Col. Jackson, who 
 chanced to be about making a cliange in his office. He sent for Eldredge at 
 once, and after obtaining from him a sample of his chirography and com- 
 position a la militaire, engaged him as his clerk (tenure of office and com- 
 pensation unfixed). Thereafter, until he severed the clerkship tie, in July 
 1863, he was very near Col. Jackson. Was there a night alarm, the Colonel 
 and Eldredge were very early on the spot — and simultaneously: for the 
 latter was obliged to write up the particulars next morning, to be sent to 
 Gen. Terry. Eldredge's comrades here honored him with the title, "Chief 
 of Start"." This service did not require special muster or any change on the 
 pay rolls, and was continued (his health improving, too) at Botany Bay 
 Island (where Col. Jackson was commanding post), at St. Helena, Folly and 
 Morris Islands, at which latter place it terminated. At Botany Bay Island 
 the changes in his company made Eldredge anxious to be placed on an equal 
 footing with his comrades. He requested to be relieved, and Avas seconded 
 in his ertbrts by Capt. Handerson, commanding Co. K. Repeated eftbrts did 
 not produce the desired result. Finally, at Botany Bay, Eldredge was made 
 Corporal, 3 May 1863. Presumably it was expected that the Colonel would 
 then relieve him ; but he did n't. At St. Helena Island the efforts were 
 renewed by Eldredge. and his Captain, looking to his relief; but in vain. 
 Again he was promoted, and to Sergeant, 1 July. 
 
 Soon after arrival at Folly Island, in July, it became evident to Eldredge 
 that active operations were about to begin — in fact that battle would soon 
 take place. The placing of the strip of white cloth on the left arms of the 
 men, the ordering of them away, etc., all betokened something serious. 
 Much adverse criticism had been going on in the company, because of his 
 stay with the Colonel, particularly after his promotion. Eldredge consulted 
 the Colonel, and consulted Ms Captain ; for here was an emergency or, rather, 
 a dilemma. The Colonel said: "Certainly, stay right herewith my tent, 
 desk, etc. ; but I will interpose no objection if you decide to go with us 
 tonight." And the Captain argued thus : " If you go, and get hurt, they'll 
 surely call you a fool; and if j^ou stay, they may look on you as a coward." 
 The Captain and Eldredge thought alike ; and being a majority, the case was 
 then decided and on the " fool" basis. Eldredge had no gun or equipments, 
 and borrowed those articles of a sick comrade. He accompanied the regi- 
 ment in the boats both nights, — 8 and !) July, and participated in the action 
 of 10 July. Was also in the action of the morning of 11 July, the first attack 
 on Wagner (the regiment in reserve). 
 
 This practically broke connections with the Colonel; for thereafter 
 it was only at intervals that he did anything in the clerking line, and only 
 by special request for some temporary service. Eldredge was with his 
 company and regiment in the charge on Wagner (18 July, evening), and was 
 slightly wounded in the left foot. This was at a time between two for- 
 ward mo\ements, while everybody was temporarily at a standstill. Asking 
 Sergt. Smith of his company to examine the wounded foot, and agreeing 
 Avitli him that 'twas unwise to remain (the leg being perfectly benumbed 
 and useless) , Sergt. Eldredge took a hasty leave of Capt. Handerson and 
 such as stood near (he did n't really expect to see them again) and crawled 
 away to the rear, passing down by the beach and thence along the same 
 till the retreat, when some of his comrades came along and helped him on 
 his rearward journey to camp. ■ 
 
 In a few days thereafter, when Gen. Gillmore directed that details be 
 sent North for the conscripts to be raised by an impending draft, and had 
 directed that those slightly wounded be selected, Sergt. E^ldredge was one of 
 the fortunate ones. The party left Morris Island about 22 July. Next 
 morning (on the Arago) a blockade runner was chased and caught. Sergt. 
 Eldredge was one of the boarding party, of which he has a complete list. 
 The party arrived at Concord about 28 July. He was again taken sick with 
 his old trouble and other complications, resulting in typho-malarial fever. 
 The facilities in the camp were not especially adapted to sick persons, and 
 
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722 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Sergt. Eldredge was permitted to be sick at the house of a friend (James 
 M. Otis), on State Street, not far from the camp, and was attended daily 
 by Surgeons Gale and Trask of Fifth New Hampshire, being reported, by 
 courtesy, as " present, sick." 
 
 On recovering sufficiently to go to camp daily, he was appointed 
 Orderly Sergeant of (really to do the writing for) Garrison Co. D, Capt. 
 Clark, Third New Hampshire, in command. This was an improvised com- 
 pany, made up from the details from the several New Hampshire regiments 
 in the field, about 80 in all. He reported daily, doing what writing was re- 
 quired, and by permission, coupled with the advice of the Surgeon, sleeping 
 outside of camp. 
 
 Meantime, several of the other members of the detail from the Third 
 New Hampshire had gone back to regiment. Some time during the latter 
 part of November, Col. Jackson became commander of the camp ; and he 
 at once insisted on having the services of Sergt. Eldredge as chief clerk. 
 Though Capt. Clark had returned to the regiment, Sergt. Eldredge still 
 retained his position as Orderly Sergeant of Garrison Co. D (see Duties at 
 Camp, Concord, N. H.) 
 
 Early in January, 18(;4, he was commissioned as 2d Lieutenant; and 
 some one was found to take his place as " Orderly Sergeant of Garrison 
 Co. D." About 15 Jan. the entire residue of the Third New Hampshire de- 
 tail (except Lord of B) left Concord for the regiment, via Long Island, 
 Boston Harbor and New York. A large squad of recruits was escorted to 
 the Department of the South. Corpl. J. W. Brown of K (left over from 
 recruiting service) accompanied the party. They reached the regiment, 
 19 Jan. 1864; and Eldredge was mustered as 2d Lieutenant 3 Feb., as of 2 
 Jan. In the interim he Avas retained at the headquarters of the regiment, 
 being in an embarrassing position, having all the appearance of an officer, 
 yet not an officer; and it was a serious question as to whether it was well 
 for him to go on duty as such. It was finally decided that during the 
 interim he should act as 2d Lieutenant and do duty near headquarters of regi- 
 ment. He was thus ordered, and among other duties went on board the 
 Commodore 3IcDonough in Light-House Inlet, on night picket duty. After 
 muster-in, he at once went to his company (K) on Broad Island, cutting 
 wood (A and C there, too), and found Capt. Stearns in command of the 
 company, and alone. 
 
 Upon the re-enlisted men going home (March, 1864), Capt. Stearns 
 accompanied, and thus left Lieut. Eldredge sole officer with the company. 
 It thus devolved on him to not only command his company (K) and be re- 
 sponsible for the company property, but to drill it in the new tactics (as 
 cavalry). Thus it will be seen that about one month only had elapsed ere 
 circumstances placed him in command of a company. When the regiment 
 was ordered to Jacksonville, 1st Lieut. Lamprey was assigned to the company 
 (1 April) , and continued in command, to equalize the officers. It being under- 
 stood that it was a temporary matter, Lieut. Eldredge did not turn over the 
 company property to Lieut. Lamprey at all, though the latter continued with 
 the company till Virginia was reached, when Capt. Stearns rejoined and 
 assumed command. At Florida, Lieut. Eldredge was Avith his company and 
 the three others (A, D and H) which went to Palatka (see separate account 
 of this trip). 
 
 Lieut. Eldredge was in all the four days' fight at Drewry's Bluft', 13- 
 16 May. On the day after the falling back (first time— i.e., after the fog 
 lifted), and after Capt. Ayer and Lieut. Button had been killed while suc- 
 cessively commanding Co. H, and while the regiment (and brigade) was re- 
 forming for charge, Lieut. Eldredge was directed by Lieut. -Col. Plimpton 
 to take command of Co. H, it having no officer. Why he, the youngest 
 officer in rank, should be thus chosen, at such a time and under such cir- 
 cumstances, and to command a company in what was evidently a forlorn 
 hope, was beyond his comprehension. He did not argue the matter, but 
 proceeded to his post by the most direct route, and took charge without a 
 speech. It Avas not the time to talk. The rebels Avere rapidly advancing 
 upon this re-formed line, and in open field. " Charge ! " and aAvay Avent the 
 regiment ; and ditto the rebels, though the latter stood their ground Avell till 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 723 
 
 our men had nearly reached them, Avhen they broke and ran (see main story). 
 On return to camp (miles away;, Lieut. Eldredge turned over the company 
 to Lieut. Davis (ill in camp). 
 
 In the latter part of May, Lieut. Eldredge was sick and off duty about 
 a week. On 2 June, Avhen a portion of the regiment retook certain rifle- 
 pits, Lieut. Eldredge was at work with a fatigue detail in one of the redans, 
 and very near the light. His men had to cease work and lie low during 
 the contest. He accompanied the I'egiment on !» June, to the vicinity of 
 Petersburg ; 16 June, was with it when it went to the front, after the rebels 
 evacuated their line, and was in the action following. He also went with 
 the regiment down the James River, on 25 June, to cover Sheridan's crossing. 
 
 On 12 July he was again promoted, and was mustered that day as 1st 
 Lieutenant and as.signed to Co. E, with Capt. Wadlia. His commission was 
 dated 7 July 18(U ; but his muster did not date backward, and his promo- 
 tion was rice 1st Lieut. Trickey to Captain. 
 
 He was in the movements of 14-15 and in the action of 16 Aug. 1864. 
 In the latter, he was shot throught the left fore-arm, while in the act of 
 waving his handkerchief to warn the Seventh Connecticut (on the right 
 of the Third New Hampshire) of the approach of the rebels. Though 
 severely wounded, he did not at once leave the field, for certain reasons, 
 chief among which was the fact that the firing was so heavy it was safer 
 to stay. Lieut. -Col. Plimpton tied a handkerchief about the arm, above the 
 Avound; and then Lieut. Eldredge moved along the rear of the line (his com- 
 pany was the right company) to the left, Avhere he halted, near Lieut. 
 Edserly and others, till the Are should slacken. After a few minutes, a 
 man near by was slightly wounded, and he assisted Lieut. Eldredge ott" the 
 field, to the Avoods directly in rear, and in the edge of Avhich were Dr. Kim- 
 ball and Hospital SteAvard Perry Kittredge, ready to receive and entertain (?) 
 the Avounded. Here Lieut. Eldredge, being very faint from loss of blood, 
 Avas given, and did not refuse, the first and only dose of Avliiskej' Avhich 
 passed his lips in the army. A temporary dressing Avas given : i.e., a wad 
 of cloth was sturt'ed into each aperture, and a strip of cloth tied around the 
 Avhole. Only this and nothing more. After a little delay he Avas placed in 
 a blanket and carried further to the rear, through the Avoods, his aching arm, 
 and body too, frequently striking a tree. Erelong, tAvo men Avith a stretcher 
 Avere espied going frontAvards : and at the mere suggestion, they Avent rear- 
 Avard Avith the Lieutenant on the stretcher. He was then carried, say half 
 a mile further, to Avhere the Avounded Avere congregated (see main story). 
 From thence to a field hospital, liy ambulance, over a rough road, consist- 
 ing principally, as he then thought, of roots and stumps, to the bank of the 
 James River at or near Deep Bottom. 
 
 Here he Avas put in a tent by himself, and next to the amputating tent, 
 Avhere the sounds of the battle-field Avere pleasant in comparison. Shrieks, 
 groans, prayers, curses, foUoAved one another in quick succession ; but ap- 
 parently all to no purpose. He lay there, helpless, and heard all this, expect- 
 ing his turn next. By a combination of circumstances not necessary to 
 relate here he escaped the amputation tent, and Avas placed on board the 
 waiting steamer, then being laden Avith the Avounded as fast as they Avere 
 operated upon. A square and compass engraved on the Lieutenant's belt 
 plate (inside of) Avas an important factor in the escape from amputation. 
 Singularly enough, tlie bullet Avhich passed through his arm (his fore-arm 
 horizontal at the time) also passed into his left breast-pocket and penetrated 
 a memorandum book as far as his Masonic diploma, actually stopping against 
 it, and carrying Avith it several jagi^ed pieces of the l)one of tiie fore-arm. 
 This memorandum book is still retained as a valued memento of the Avar. 
 
 The steamer Avent to Fort Monroe next morning, carrying the valuable 
 cargo of maimed hiunan beings. They Avere landed at Hampton, the ofllcers 
 going to the Chesapeake Hospital, and the men to the McClellan. On the 
 way doAvn the river, Lieut. Eldredire discovered his clothing to be Avell filled 
 Avith — hold your 1)reath, reader — maggots; and they Avere in no sense 
 dead ones. With assistance, all those parts of his clothing not actually 
 essential to his comfort Avere cut otf Avith knives and permitted to drop 
 overboard ; and the surgeon in charge on board Avas induced to re-dress the 
 wound. Happily, it Avas found to be entirely clean and in good condition. 
 
724 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, 
 
 A full new suit awaited Lieut. Eldredge's arrival at the hospital : and 
 that consisted of one garment, put on after a complete bath. After a day 
 or two, he had the courage to sit up and write his relatives and sweetheart 
 all about it. The ett'ort cost him considerable time of quiet repose to recover 
 from its effects. After awhile he was placed in a room with Capt. Wadlia 
 (see Wadlia's Personal). Adjt. Copp and Lieut. White were in the hospital 
 at same time. Nearly all the patients procured separate sponges and bowls 
 for the bathing of their wounds. This was to prevent gangrene, so far as 
 was possible. Nothing except cold water was ever used on the Lieutenant's 
 Avound . 
 
 Early in September Lieut. Eldredge became, as he thought, able to 
 travel, and desired to go home. He found that " leaves " of that kind were 
 rare; and it was said that Gen. Bntler (in whose Department this hospital 
 was) would n't give any. He noticed several " leaves " arrive, granted direct 
 from Washington. He had no friends there. He requested Gen. Butler to 
 order him to light duty at Camp Parole, at Annapolis, Md. Arriving there, 
 he was ordered at once to the orticers' hospital for treatment (arm in sling, 
 wound suppurating). While there Lieut. Atherton came in (14 Sept. 1864), 
 exchanged. On recovering sufficiently, Lieut. Eldredge was granted a 20 
 days' leave, going home to his relatives and friends. He procured two ex- 
 tensions (20 days ejich). He reported early in December, at the Draft 
 Rendezvous, Concord, N. H., and was there placed on duty by Maj. Whit- 
 tlesey, U. S. A., in command, subject to the approval of the Secretary of 
 War. It was approved. His arm was still in a sling and Avound unhealed; 
 but his general health had improved. He at once entered on Avhat may 
 be called statt" duty, being appointed Commissary of Recruits, under the 
 Major, so long as he remained (following Spring) and with his successor, 
 Maj. Caldwell, U. S. A., until appointed in the Veteran Reserve Corps in- 
 June, 1865. 
 
 His duty was to receive the recruits and forward them to the various 
 regiments. In the forwarding, several rolls had to be made in each case; 
 and the clerical woi'k at the Rendezvous Avas something enormous. Lieut. 
 Eldredge had generally a dozen clerks at work. Again, he had the recruits' 
 ambrotypes taken ; and each was registered and numbered, and mounted on 
 the Avails of his office, so that it became knoAvn as the "rogues' gallery" 
 (over 1,800 on the Avails). These ambrotypes (paid for by the sitters) Avere 
 taken to assist in recognizing and identifying bounty jumpers, should they 
 venture to come into the camp as recruits the second time. Many a man 
 has trembled and blanched when marched up to the front of his OAvn picture 
 and asked semi-comically, " Do you know Avho that is? " Again, in sending 
 oft' recruits, great care had to be exercised to prevent John Smith of Ireland 
 going in place of John Smith of Skedunk ; and Wm. Jones, colored, from 
 going in place of Wm. Jones, Avhite. 
 
 During the Lieutenant's stay at Concord, the St. Albans Raiders ex- 
 citement Avas on ; and at one time it Avas reported that the raiders Avere 
 actually in the camp as substitute recruits. This caused a deal of excite- 
 ment, not only in the city adjacent, but in the camp itself; and a general 
 examination of all on hand was ordered. Several Avere found avIio answered 
 the description ; but nothing Avas done about it except to frighten them. A 
 St. Albans man was even sent doAvn to identify, but failed to do so. 
 
 In January, 18(i5, a Captain's commission Avas issued to Lieut. Eldredge ; 
 but the orders from War Department Avere imperative that no officer should 
 be mustered into a higher grade, if unfit for field service. Lieut. Eldredge's 
 arm was still in a sling, though the wound had healed once and reopened. 
 His choice lay betAveen going to the regiment in North Carolina and being 
 refused muster, or declining the commission. He chose the latter, rather 
 than hold it and not be mustered ; and this declination gave the promotion 
 to the next in rank. The commission itself Avas not surrendered. 
 
 During his stay at the Rendezvous, Lieut. Eldredge occasionally took 
 charge of a squad of recruits himself, from Concord to Galloupe's Island, 
 Boston Harbor. He never lost a man en rortte, though it Avas almost in- 
 A'ariably the case that scA'^eral of each squad escaped, either by jumping 
 from the cars or by suddenly leaving the ranks in the streets of Boston. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 725 
 
 Lieut. Eldredse was on duty at Concord when the news of the fall of 
 Fort Fisher, and also of Richmond, was announced. The latter event Avas 
 publicly celebrated 10 April 1865, by a military and civic procession in Con- 
 cord, in which our Lieutenant played a part. Again, he was at Concord 
 when the sad ncAvs of the assassination of Lincoln was flashed over the 
 wires. He saw the excitement in Concord; saw men forced to hang out the 
 old flag ; saw the crowd of excited citizens go to Franklin Pierce's stopping- 
 place on Main Street, and heard his Union speech ; and saw much more not 
 down on the bills. At this time, business at the camp had almost ceased. 
 Recruiting had stopped altogether. 
 
 Lieut. Eldredge was ordered on the 4th, and proceeded on 5 May 
 1865, to take to Point Lookout, Md., a squad of men (old soldiers) then at 
 the Webster U.S. General Hospital, Manchester, N. H. They had been 
 transferred (against their wishes) to the Veteran Reserve Corps, and their 
 regiment was at Point Lookout. Why Lieut. Eldredge should be selected 
 to take a lot of men to a place they didn't wish to go, and had thus publicly 
 expressed themselves, was not for him to inquire into. On falling into line, 
 Lieut. Eldredge read his order to the men, and made a few general remarks 
 about obeying orders, applying it to himself and them. He was supplied 
 with a guard, picked by himself, of four men and a sergeant. All started, 
 and all got there. On the way a difliculty arose, in this way : The order 
 and the transportation called for one more man than actually went (one 
 left behind sick) ; and the Lieutenant was averse to paying fare for more 
 than he had. To New York it worked all right, for he had tickets, in 
 groups and singles. Beyond that point it was not so easy. The Quarter- 
 master declined to make his order for any lesser number than the order 
 specified. The next resort was to the conductor of the train, Avho had 
 tickets in abundance. He was asked to give a single ticket in return, but 
 flatly refused, at the same time trying to snatch the ticket for the whole 
 from Lieut. Eldredge's hand. Hot blood now arose on both sides. Lieut. 
 Eldredge was Arm in his position, not to see the Government defrauded. 
 Conductor equally firm. Lieut. Eldredge and his squad and guards occupied 
 exclusively the rear car. Another Lieutenant, with a similar party, join- 
 ing at NcAv York, occupied exclusively the next car forward. Conductor 
 threatened to uncouple the car. Forced to desist by cold steel applied to 
 his rear. Lieut. Eldredge, by virtue of his rank, assumed command of both 
 parties, and ordered the Lieutenant of the other squad to not permit his car 
 to be uncoupled without special orders. This attached the two cars to the 
 train, go Avhere it would. Much delay was caused at Newark, by a vain at- 
 tempt of the conductor to have Lieut. Eldredge arrested. Here the conduc- 
 tor telegraphed back to New York, to Gen. Dix, in substance that his train 
 had been seized by guerillas and his life was threatened; and more, that 
 the aforesaid armed guerillas were detaining the mail of the great United 
 States. How this little episode ended is too long a story for insertion here. 
 The Government was not defrauded. 
 
 Months after, and after Lieut. Eldredge had been transferred to the 
 Veteran Reserve Corps, a package of ofticial documents came to hand at 
 New Haven, Conn., ordering him to report his conduct forthwith. This 
 had been to the Adjutant General's Oftice, and to Lieut. Eldredge's corps, 
 division, brigade and regiment; and when it got there it found him trans- 
 ferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps. Then it went on its travels back to 
 Washington, to again start from the Provost Marshal General's Oflice, on 
 its mission. The package Avas a formidable one, growing as it Avent alono- 
 its Aveary march. It contained copies of the affidavits of the case. Reading 
 them very calmly, our Lieutenant could hardly recognize himself in the 
 picture drawn. He reported fully, and never after heard from it. 
 
 In going to Point Lookout, the party went ria Baltimore and doAvn the 
 Chesapeake, returning rin Washington. This gave Lieut. Eldredge an op- 
 portunity to obtain an examination for the Veteran Reserve Corps, to Avhich 
 he had already requested to be transferred. This he obtained after a short 
 delay, resulting in his transfer to Co. A, Third V. R. C, as 2d Lieutenant, 
 his company being stationed at Nbav Haven, Conn. This appointment was 
 received the latter part of June, 1865, and his discharge from Third New 
 
726 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 kampshire was made to date 21 May, and " to accept commission in V. R. C, 
 22 May 1865." Maj. Caldwell, of the U. S. A., with whom Lieut. Eldredge 
 was serving at the time this appointment was received, remarked sarcasti- 
 cally when he saw that it was to be 2cl Lieutenant, " Is that the way they 
 reward faithful otlicers?" It was inevitable. The supply was greater than 
 the demand. 
 
 Lieut. Eldredge shortly after joined his new company at New Haven, 
 and was soon thereafter made Adjutant of the camp, under Capt. E. I. 
 Merrill, who, after the war, was made postmaster at Farmington, Me. The 
 war being over, the only practical duty done at Draft Rendezvous was to 
 receive returning regiments and care for them and their arms until paid oil" 
 and finally discharged. Lieut. Eldredge had charge of escorting the regi- 
 ments to the camp from the railroad station — a long distance. Of his 
 experience at New Haven, a single item only in worthy of mention. Returned 
 soldiers had a penchant for stealing their arms after turning them in. This 
 got to be something alarming, in quantity and in value. Stringent measures 
 were adopted ; but it required a lightning stroke to stop it. It happened in 
 this wise. The guard over the guns turned in had been douljled, pending a 
 threatened and combined attack on the place of deposit. The guards had 
 been directed to load and be ready. It was well known that guard was 
 mounted with loaded guns. Despite all this, the desire for stealing was 
 paramount to everything else. Lieut. Eldredge, as Officer of the Day, had 
 placed his guards at the most advantageous points and duly instructed them. 
 He was the only officer in camp at the time. C-lear and sharp rang out the 
 rifle of the guard about nine in the evening. Lieut. Eldredge was quickly 
 on the spot. There lay the result : a mortally Avounded man, and his excited 
 companions quickly gathering around. The guard was immediately ordered 
 to tlie spot (i.e., the off reliefs), and the guard who fired the sliot, after a 
 brief explanation, was at once relieved and sent to the guard-house, for 
 protection against possible harm. Lieut. Eldredge and others at once took 
 the unfortunate man to the hospital, where the best possible surgical aid 
 was rendered. He was a Sixth Connecticut man. Tlie ball passed through 
 his right breast, and then through the arm, at short range. He died at 10 
 A.M. next day. At intervals he cried, "Don't shoot!" It appears that he 
 actually assaulted the guard after repeated warnings, and thus met his death. 
 An investigation was ordered, held, and reported no case against the guard. 
 It was a sad episode; but who shall say it was avoidable? 
 
 From New Haven, Lieut. Eldredge was ordered on general court-martial 
 duty at Hartford, in September. Here he served till about the latter part 
 of November, when he was ordered home, to report to the Adjutant-General 
 monthly, awaiting orders. He went as directed, and reported with regu- 
 larity, but was never ordered to duty. During July, 18(36, he was discharged, 
 as of 30 June, because his services were no longer required. 
 
 Almost five years of service ! Not wholly in the field, to be sure ; but 
 quite varied in character, the bitter with the sweet; and he had tasted 
 various kinds of service. 
 
 While on "waiting orders," Lieut. Eldredge committed matrimony in 
 the tOAvn of Wilmington, Mass., 14 Feb. 1866; and having no fear of being 
 ordered to the tented field, he took his new wife across the border into 
 Montreal. While there he visited the Theatre Royal, and during the play, 
 the whole performance stopped at the entrance of an elderly man and his 
 daughter, the redoubtable Jeff. Davis, late President, etc., etc. Everybody 
 (not including Lieut. Eldredge and wife) arose, and shouted and cheered. 
 Jeft". bowed right and left. The pit called for " Dixie," and the orchestra 
 played it, followed by more cheering, loud clapping of hands, etc. All this 
 was not enjoyed by Lieut. Eldredge; for his blood fairly boiled, and he got 
 himself and liis wife out, at the earliest practicable moment. Jert*. was 
 evidently a favorite there. 
 
 Lieut. Eldredge has since tlie war, and for several years, resided in 
 Boston. At this writing, he is the secretary and treasurer of three very 
 successful co-operative banks, in the introduction of which system into 
 Massachusetts he took a leading part. These three banks, combined in one 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 727 
 
 office, are The Pioneer Co-operative Bank (oldest in tlie State), The Home- 
 stead Co-operative Bank, and The Guardian Co-operative Bank, with com- 
 bined assets (1893) of a million dollars. 
 
 Lieut. Eldredge (he is generally called Captain by his friends) was 
 President of the Third New Hampshire Volunteer Veteran Association, 1889 
 and 1890, and takes great interest in and attends the reunions very regularly. 
 His address is No. 36 Bromfleld Street, Boston, Mass. 
 
 Note 1. — He was in every action of the regiment (except Pocotaligo) 
 up to the time of his wound, 16 Aug. 1864. 
 
 Note 2. — The excessive length of this personal sketch is almost in- 
 excusable, though written after all the others. The varied services and a 
 desire to describe the same may possibly be mitigating circumstances. 
 
 DANIEL FARRAR. 
 
 Dr. Farrar's appointment dates 13 Aug. 1862. It should not have been 
 so dated. The fact that a vacancy was imminent was not a sufficient mili- 
 tary justification, though it was well in the end. He arrived at the regiment 
 about the middle of September, 1862, soon after it had been recalled from 
 outpost duty. Dr. Buzzell had only preceded him a fcAv days, and had 
 already begun to make his mark. Dr. Moulton Avas absent at the North, 
 and his discharge was daily expected. Dr. Eaton was well-nigh worn out, 
 and sick besides, and talked resignation, but did not actually resign till the 
 month following. 
 
 At the end of September, 1862, we had what might appropriately be 
 termed a " medical muddle." Our rolls bore a surgeon (Dr. Moulton, not 
 yet discharged) and three assistants — Eaton, Buzzell and Farrar. The regu- 
 lations and orders permitted only three, one surgeon and two assistants. 
 As Dr. Farrar was the surplus, he could draAV no pay till the resignation of 
 Dr. Eaton, whose place was filled by Dr. Buzzell; and then Dr. Farrar 
 filled Buzzell's place; and a little later (one month), Buzzell stepped up 
 to Moulton's place (Moulton discharged), and Farrar up to Buzzell's place 
 as 1st Assistant, leaving the 2d Assistant's place vacant. It will be seen 
 that within a brief period we had not only a sui'plus of doctors, but a 
 deficiency as well. As for the regiment itself, it will be seen that at 
 no time during this muddle did it have actually present more than the regula- 
 tion number allowed at that period ; and it Avould seem to have been a wise 
 forethought that thus planned it. Dr. Farrar began his duties at once, not- 
 Avithstanding his anomalous position, and did them well. 
 
 In the spring of 1863, when the regiment Avas again scattered (G and 
 H at Hilton Head, seven companies at Pinckney Island, and one companj' 
 at Pope's, Hilton Head), Dr. Farrar remained at Hilton Head Avith G and H. 
 
 On 15 April 1863 (after regiment had gone to Edisto Island), Dr. Farrar 
 was ordered to special duty, taking charge of the sick at the outposts of 
 Hilton Head (Seabrook, Fort Mitchel, Pope's, Jenkins Island and Spanish 
 Wells), Avith headquarters at Pope's. He had scarcely entered upon these 
 duties Avlien he Avas relieved by an order relieving everybody in the brigade 
 of Avhich the Third Ncav Hampshire Avas a part. He rejoined the regiment 
 Avhile it lay in Edisto River. On 27 April, the Avriter's data says: "Dr. 
 Farrar resigned; not accepted"; but this act of his Avas repeated at once, 
 and he was honorably discharged 4 May, after Ave had landed on Botany 
 Bay Island. 
 
 It Avould appear that he did not immediately go North; for on 10th 
 May he loaned his horse (at Hilton Head) to Bandmaster Ingalls (then Second 
 Brigade Band) to ride to Drayton's Plantation. 
 
 Dr. Farrar Avas born 29 May 1836, at Troy, N. H. He studied Avith 
 Dr. A. M. Caverly of Troy (in 1S55 and 1856), and graduated from the 
 Harvard Medical School in the spring of 1862, and practiced at Troy, N. H., 
 prior to his entry into the service. Upon his return to civil life he practiced 
 a short time in Troy, and from there Avent to Boston, Mass., tarrying but a 
 short time at the latter place; and thence to Leominster, Mass., Avhere he 
 died 3 June 1875, leaving a AvidoAv and tAvo children. The widow, Mrs. C. 
 A. Farrar, still resides (1890) at Leominster. 
 
728 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 ENOCH Q. FELLOWS. 
 
 Enoch Q. Fellows was born in Sandwich, N. H., 20 June 1825, and had 
 a militarj' ancestry. He early evinced a desire for connection with military 
 matters, and in 1844 he obtained an appointment to West Point, and entered 
 that noted military academy the same year, making excellent progress with 
 his studies. He there remained until November, 1840, when he voluntarily 
 withdrew, an act he has probably many times since regretted. His school- 
 mates were Gen. Whiting (rebel," of Fort Fisher fame) Gen. W. F. (Baldy) 
 Smith, Gen. Fitz John Porter, Gen. John G. Foster, Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, 
 Gen. John L. Reno, Gen. T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson (rebel). Gen. Truman 
 Seymour, Gen. A. E. Burnside, Gen. Egbert L.Viele, Gen. Q. A. Gillmore, Gen. 
 Rufus Saxton, and many others, both Union and Confederate. From 1847 to 
 1851 he was regularly "appointed drill-master in the New Hampshire State 
 Militia. From 1847 to 1849 was Adjutant of the Nineteenth regiment of 
 militia, and in 185s was brigadier-general of the brigade composed of the 
 militia of Carroll, Belknap and Strafford Counties. From 1851 to 1854 he 
 was doorkeeper in the State Senate. He was an inspector at the U. S. Custom 
 House, Boston, from 1854 to 1857, and the following four years he might 
 have been found at his home in Sandwich. 
 
 This brings him to the very edge of the war; and he appeared, ready, 
 at the first signal. His services were at once in demand in drilling recruits 
 and organizing the First Regiment. Though offered a captaincy in it, he 
 enlisted as a private, and was at once made 1st Lieutenant of Co K, and 
 then immediately detailed as Acting Adjutant of the regiment, with which 
 he went to the front and honorably served and acquitted himself, returning 
 at the expiration of the term (three months), after having participated in 
 ■whatever of war was the lot of the regiment to see. (See brief account of 
 First Regiment.) Scarcely had our hero brushed the dust of his journey 
 from his clothes ere he was tendered the Colonelcy of the Third New 
 Hampshire, just organizing at Concord. It would appear that the First 
 Regiment was mustered out on 9 Aug., and that a Colonel's commission was 
 issued to E. Q. Fellows on the following day. Tradition has it that in looking 
 about for a Colonel for the Third Regiment, the position having been ten- 
 dered to one and declined, Lieut. -Col. Jackson and the Hon. Mason W. 
 Tappan, by some strange coincidence, said to themselves, almost simulta- 
 neously upon the arrival of E. Q. Fellows, " Here is the man !" and they at 
 once repaired to Governor Berry and urged his appointment. This was 
 made, our hero being taken quite by surprise, though he surrendered. Col. 
 Fellows, for we must now call him Colonel, did not at once repair to the 
 camp then formed at Concord, but returned to his home for a few days' 
 needed rest. Until his arrival in camp, Lieut. -Col. Jackson looked after 
 the details of organization, etc. 
 
 Upon the arrival of the regiment at Long Island, Col. Fellows was in 
 command of the post, the only other force arriving there during our stay 
 being the Eighth Maine. Col. Fellows Avas summoned to New York City to 
 consult with Gen. Sherman as to details ; and during the latter part of our 
 short stay at Long Island, Gen. Viele was in command. At Concord, at 
 Long Island, at Washington and at Annapolis, considerable attention was 
 attracted to the regiment, by the military bearing and line presence of Col. 
 Fellows, Avho was a strict disciplinarian, understood military tactics, and 
 also understood his responsible position. 
 
 Soon after arriving at Hilton Head he was made Commander of the 
 Post, being the senior Colonel, thus leaving the command of the regiment 
 to Lieut. -Col. Jackson. He also served on a general court-martial at the 
 same post. When the regiment went with other troops to Edisto, in April, 
 18G2, Col. Fellows was directed to accompany and assume command of the 
 Post, which he did, establishing Post Headquarters at the Henry Seabrook 
 plantation, near the northeasterly extremity of the island, — a beautiful 
 place,— and retained our band there for musical services. 
 
 During his stay as Commander of the Post, he required the strictest 
 discipline and a report in writing of the minutest details of all that hap- 
 pened at the ditterent posts. Was relieved from this duty by Gen. Wright, 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 729 
 
 about tlie 23d of April. He went North on a sixty days' leave of absence, 
 which he had taken the preliminary steps to procure before leaving Hilton 
 Head, but had deferred pushino;, as the Edisto movement seemed to require 
 his services. He never returned from this leave, but resigned at its expira- 
 tion. Was honorably discharged by Gen. Hunter's S. O. 140, dated 26 June 
 1862. This resignation was a disappointment to the regiment, as he was 
 beloved and respected by all. 
 
 Of his firmness and knowledge of tactics, one circumstance is vividly 
 remembered by the writer. It was at Hilton Head. We were forming on 
 the large parade ground (cotton field), for brigade drill. The Third New 
 Hampshire was either a little behind time, or the other regiments ahead of 
 time. At any rate, we were last to reach the field. The other regiments 
 had formed and " dressed." We were on the right. When " dressed" Ave 
 did not align Avith the other regiments. Orders came from the brigade 
 commander, for the Tliird Ncav Hampshire to " dress " on the Eighth Maine. 
 The Colonel sat on his horse, in our immediate front. Though slightly 
 deaf even then, he readily understood matters, and shouted out, "Stand 
 fast! The Third NeAV Hampshire is on the rUjht! Stand fast, men!" 
 We did stand fast, and the Avhole line had to "dress" on the Third New 
 Hampshire. 
 
 Again, an instance of determination. One day, at the same place, for 
 some reason the Adjutant was a little behind time, and not for the first time, 
 in getting out to parade. The Colonel Avas considerably vexed, and shouted 
 so one could hear him nearly half a mile, " Adjutant, mount your horse and 
 come out here!" There was no mistaking his meaning. The Adjutant 
 came right out Avith his horse under him. 
 
 With this ends the record, so far as the Third New Hampshire is con- 
 cerned ; but Avho of the old Third wishes to drop so valuable an officer in 
 such a summary manner. Let us foUoAV him and his fortunes. Upon his 
 resignation as Colonel of the Third, he Avas at once made Colonel of the 
 Ninth, in Avhich he served creditably, participating in the Battles of South 
 Mountain and Antietam. The conduct of the regiment and its Colonel in 
 the former battle Avas commended by Gen. Reno. From the Ninth, Col. 
 FelloAvs resigned in November, 1S62, after unsuccessfully fighting neuralgia 
 and kindred ills. 
 
 His campaigns may be summed up as foUoAvs : Three months under 
 Gen. Patterson ; under Gen. Sherman in the Port Royal campaign; under 
 McClellan in the Maryland campaign. The Governor and Council recom- 
 mended him to the President for a brigadier-general's commission, in which 
 capacity he served during a considerable part of the time. 
 
 While at West Point, the first appearance of the unfortunate malady, 
 deafness, made its appearance; and Avith its increase, though very gradual, 
 came a desire to retire from activity. To this peculiar feature may be 
 attributed, in part at least, the conspicuous fact that he very rarely attends 
 the annual reunions at Weirs. 
 
 In 1863 Col. FelloAvs Avent West, remaining there for a fcAv years only, 
 after Avhich he returned to SandAvicli and became connected Avith the Carroll 
 County Savings Bank. He was an assistant assessor from 18(!!) to 1873, and 
 also a deputy collector of internal revenue for a part of the time in Carroll and 
 Belknap Counties. In the years 1808, 18G!t and 1877 he served his toAvn in 
 the Legislature, and was on the Military Committee. In politics Col. Fel- 
 loAvs is strongly Republican. He has a son and tAvo daugiiters. He has 
 substantially retired from all activity, and devotes his time to his family 
 and his books. 
 
 Note. — The Avriter is indebted to the Granite Monthly, Nos. 11 and 12, 
 of 1885, for a portion of the data concerning Col. FcUoaa^s. 
 
730 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 DANIEL J. FLANDERS. 
 
 Flanders was the original 1st Sergeant of Co. E (Capt. Plimpton) ; and 
 being the 1st Sergeant of the company having the ranking captain is sup- 
 posed to be one of the reasons for his earl}' promotion to 2d Lieutenant. 
 The document arrived 31 May 1862, at Edisto, and he was assigned to Co. E. 
 His commission was dated 15 April. In the action of James Island, 16 
 June 1862, he was with Co. E, which company was commanded by Capt. 
 Maxwell. 
 
 After the return of the regiment from James Island to Hilton Head, 
 and after the outpost duty, he, as 2d Lieutenant of Co. F, took Co. E (Capt. 
 Plimpton to Major, and Lieut. Ela to Captain and to Co. K). He accompanied 
 the expedition to Florida, after lumber (January, 1863). 
 
 About 19 Jan. 1863, he received a 1st Lieutenant's commission, dated 
 16 Nov. 1862, vice Dearborn, promoted. Without being mustered, he was 
 at once assigned to Co. E (already with it). He did not get mustered into 
 his new grade till 18 April, as of 20 Jan. Co. E being on Provost Guard 
 at Hilton Head, we find him temporarily at Pinckney Island (seven companies 
 there), and probably on a visit and respite on account of his health. He 
 had a leave of absence in May and June, returning 26 June. 
 
 Soon after his company's return to St. Helena (really reuniting with 
 the regiment), in June, he was assigned to Co. F. His health being under- 
 mined, and no immediate prospect of change for the better, he was dis- 
 charged at his own request, for disability, by S. 0. 387, 2 July. (Regiment 
 then on St. Helena.) 
 
 In 1864 he again took up arms, raising Co. F of the First New Hampshire 
 Heavy Artillery. His commission as Captain was 5 Sept. 1864. His muster- 
 out was 15 June 1865. In 1891 we find him in the steam engine works of 
 G. A. Rollins, at Nashua, N. H. 
 
 He was born in Wheelock, Vt., 16 Aug. 1834. The war found him 
 working in a machine shop in Nashua, N. H. 
 
 ANDREW J. FOGG. 
 
 He was the original 2d Lieutenant in Co. B, with Wilbur as Captain 
 and Ayer as 1st Lieutenant. Fogg took an active interest in getting the 
 companj' into shape and is entitled to credit for it. 
 
 He was with his company in the James Island battle (16 June 1862). 
 We find him in command of Co. C from about 27 July to 13 Sept. Capt. 
 Wilbur of B was in arrest, and Lieut. Ayer was with H a part of the time : 
 hence the actual command of B devolved on Fogg in such cases, (^n 12 Sept. 
 he received a 1st Lieutenant's commission, dated 17 June, and was relieved 
 from C by Capt. Allen and returned to B. 
 
 On Botany Bay Island his health grew rapidly worse, the Southern 
 climate not agreeing with him. He resigned, and was discharged by S. O. 
 258, D. S., 9 May 1863; but he did not receive it, however, till the 12th, on 
 which day he turned over the company to Lieut. Smith. He soon after 
 bade good-bye to his comrades in arms, all regretting his departure, and the 
 cause thereof, as well. He went North on the Ben Deford (a number of 
 furloughed men on same steamer). 
 
 Lieut. Fogg was born at Epping, N. H., 31 Dec. 1831. He was at 
 Dauf uskie, Bluffton and Pocotaligo, but not at Jehossee Island, nor with the 
 lumber expedition to Florida in January, 1863. He has made his home at 
 Exeter, N. H., since the war. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 731 
 
 GEORGE H. GIDDINGS. 
 
 " Gid," as the boys almost always called him (unofficially, of course), 
 was born at Exeter, N. H., 3 April 1834. He was one of the original cor- 
 porals in Co. B (Capt. Wilbur's company). For some frivolous reason he 
 was deprived of his warrant while the regiment was at Washington, in 
 September, 1861 ; but it was restored to him in the following month, at 
 Annapolis. 
 
 After the battle of James Island (IG June 1862), he carried the colors 
 for awhile. He also served for a few months in the Signal Corps, being 
 detached for that purpose. In October he was made Sergeant. After the 
 siege of Wagner, in which he took part, he was, with others, granted a fur- 
 lough for good conduct. On 7 Sept. he was, as Acting 1st Sergeant, in 
 command of his company (B) and Avas part and parcel of the " forlorn hope." 
 
 He was made 1st Sergeant 25 Nov. 1863, vice Lamprey, promoted. 
 He re-enlisted in February, 1864, and again had the privilege of going on 
 furlough. Being at home, he did not participate in the Florida campaign 
 of April, 1864. 
 
 In Virginia, he was in the Drewry's Bluff" fights, 13-16 May 1864, with 
 Co. B. On 6 June he was mustered as 2d Lieutenant, as of 30 May, his 
 commission being dated 24 May, vice Hazen, promoted. Regimental order 
 No. 4, issued in July, assigned him to Co. A. 
 
 He was engaged on IG Aug. and was slightly wounded in left leg, 
 but did not go farther than the regimental hospital. On recovering suffi- 
 ciently for duty, he was detached (2'J Aug.) and placed in charge of the 
 Ambulance Corps of the First Division, Tenth Army Corps, by S. O. HI, 
 C. Hdqrs., the position assigned to Lieut. Davis, and declined by him on 
 account of ill health. This duty he continued upon until IS Oct., on which 
 date he was mustered as 1st Lieutenant (not dating backwards), on com- 
 mission dated 12 Oct., rice. Lamprey, died of Avounds. He then rejoined his 
 company (now K). In November, apparently, he Avas in command of K and B. 
 
 In December, 1864, and January and February, 186,5, he is reported as 
 commanding Co. B. He Avas Avith the regiment at Fort Fisher. On 3 March 
 18G5, he AA-as mustered as Captain of Co. K, rice Stearns, discharged, his 
 muster not dating backAvards and his commission dating 4 Jan. He remained 
 on duty Avith Co. K to the final muster-out. 
 
 Capt. Giddings is now (1890) a resident of Cambridge, Mass. In ad- 
 dition to the actions named, Giddings Avas at James Island, 16 June 1862 ; 
 Pocotaligo, 22 Oct.; Blutt'ton ; Daufnskie; Morris Island, 10, 11, 18 July 
 1863 ; 2, 9, 16, 25 June 1864. He Avas not with the Florida lumber expedition. 
 
 HENRY C. HANDEKSON. 
 
 He Avas the original 2d Lieutenant of Co. G (Capt. Wiggin), Avhich 
 Avas largely from Ossipee and surrounding toAvns. At the muster-in of the 
 company Handerson Avas absent, probably on short leave, and is not borne 
 on the muster-in rolls of the company. On his return, shortly after, he Avas 
 mustered separately (separate rolls), though no copy is on file at the State 
 House. 
 
 In May, 18G2, Ave find him promoted to 1st Lieutenant, at Edisto 
 Island, and in command of Co. G (Emmons in command of I, Carlton on 
 leave). He continued in command of Co. G till about 15 June, when he 
 turned over the company to Capt. Emmons (Carlton of I having returned). 
 Inasmuch as Capt. Emmons Avas ott" duty (sick in quarters), Lieut. Handerson 
 commanded G in the James Island fight (16 June). In this battle, Lieut. 
 Handerson received the compliments of the rebels in the shape of a slight 
 bullet Avound, Avhich ploughed a furroAV from Avrist to elboAv. This did 
 not prevent his doing duty. About the middle of September, 1862, he Avas 
 detailed (Avith others) to go North on recruiting service, from which he 
 returned in January, 1863, joining the regiment at Hilton Head. 
 
732 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 He was duly commissioned Captain, the document arriving 30 Marcli 
 1863 (G and H, at Hilton Head). He was mustered next day, and went to 
 his company (K), then on Finckney Island (seven companies there). In this 
 he relieved Lieut. Smith. He remained as Captain of Co. K to the end of 
 his service. He was with tlie comi)any in the 10 July 1803 action ; also in the 
 assault on Wagner, 18 July. The writer well rememl)ers seeing him, and 
 being very near him in the latter action. The Morris Island campaign 
 made serious inroads upon his health, and to such an extent that he 
 deemed it advisable to resign. This he did during the early part of Septem- 
 ber, 1863, shortly after the evacuation of Wagner (7 Sept.) It was ac- 
 cepted, and he was honorably discharged 18 Sept., S. O. 533, D. S. Within a 
 few days thereafter he left the island for the North, via Hilton Head (Capt. 
 Emmons accompanied, also discharged). 
 
 Capt. Handerson was well liked by his men and brother officers. He 
 was of few words, and those were well put together and always meant 
 something. He had a tendency, at times, to be taciturn, though this was 
 wholly unattended by moroseness. After the, war, he became postmaster 
 at Keene, X. H. It Avas while holding this position that he took his own life. 
 This was superinduced by a sunstroke that he received during the summer of 
 1873, while on a fishing trip on Lake Champlain. This fearful act occurred 
 12 June 1874, at Keene, where he left a wife and daughter. He was born at 
 Chesterfield, N. H., 4 March 1828. 
 
 JOHN H. HITCHCOCK. 
 
 He was the original 3d Sergeant of Co. I (Capt. Carlton). He was 
 afterward promoted to 1st Sergeant, and re-enlisted ; but his almost imme- 
 diate promotion to 2d Lieutenant cut him ort" from the furlough. After the 
 charge on Fort Wagner (18 July 1863), he Avas sent North Avith a party 
 after conscripts (Col. Jackson in charge, and the AA'riter one of them). At 
 the capture of the blockade runner ofl' Wilmington, 23 July, Sergt. Hitchcock 
 was one of the boarding party. On arriving at Ncav York, he Avas also 
 one of the party of tAvelve sergeants (tAvo reliefs of six each) Avho bore Gen. 
 Strong (mortally Avounded) to his residence in upper Ncav York. 
 
 Sergt. Hitchcock, after performing the duties required at Concord, re- 
 joined the regiment 16 Nov., going to it Avith about 200 recruits, the Avhole 
 in command of Col. Donohoe (see main story). Within a few days after 
 his return, he Avas ordered to act as 2d Lieutenant. We find him on 21 
 Nov. acting as Officer of the Guard. On 3 Feb. 1864, he Avas mustered as 
 2d Lieutenant, to date 20 Jan., his commission being dated 6 Jan. He 
 took the place of Pai'ker, promoted to 1st Lieutenant. While assigned to 
 Co. C, in March (re-enlisted men gone), Ave find him on duty Avith Co. B. 
 He passed through the Florida campaign (mounted), and Avas Avith the 
 regiment Avhen the Virginia campaign was begun, and continued through to 
 23 Aug. 1864. 
 
 In June he was again promoted, being mustered on the 3d to grade of 
 1st Lieutenant, as of 29 May (commission dated 21 May), vice Button, 
 killed at DreAvry's Blufi". He went then on duty Avith Co. I, and Avas proba- 
 bly Avith that company in the 16 Aug. engagement. On 23 Aug., Avhen the 
 1861 men's time expired, Lieut. Hitchcock Avas one of the fortunate officers 
 ordered home Avith them. This was equivalent to a leaA^e of absence (S. 0. 
 231, D. Hdqrs.) He returned on or before 19 Sept. In December, he had 
 charge of the firing party Avhich executed BroAvn of G for desertion. He 
 also had charge of firing party in case of Miller of F, at JacksouAille, Fla. 
 
 He Avent to Fort Fisher with the expedition, but was — perhaps fortu- 
 nately for him — on special duty at the time of the assault on that strong- 
 hold, in charge of a detail of about 20 men from the regiment, as guard 
 over a lot of commissary stores near the beach. (Some say on picket.) 
 
 Soon after the capture of Fort Fisher he Avas sent North Avith prison- 
 ers, and had a peculiar experience. As nearly as can be learned, the story 
 is in substance as foUoAvs : Of the persons taken at Fort Fisher, 101 officers 
 Avere placed on board a large steam transport (said to be the California) ; and 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 733 
 
 our Lieutenant, with a detail of 30 men from the regiment (27 privates and 8 
 corporals), Avas placed in command of them. Before the preparations for 
 departure Avere complete — even before Lieut. Hitchcock was served with 
 an order and instructions — a storm arose, and the steamer was driven out 
 to sea. Here was a dilemma. No rations, no order, no instructions ! An 
 insufficient guard, too ! Rebel otticers to the number of 101, and a guard of 
 30! They were to be taken North ; but where? No communication could 
 be had with the land; so Lieut. Hitchcock directed the Captain to proceed 
 North as rapidly as possible, he agreeing to use the vessel's provisions until 
 relief could be had. Fortress Monroe was the nearest point; and for that 
 they steamed. There tliey obtained rations and an additional guard (some 
 regulars) ; and a consultation was also had Avith officers stationed there. 
 Upon advice, Lieut. Hitchcock steered for Fort DelaAvare ; but Avas unable 
 to get there, on account of the ice in the bay. Anotiier dilemma, another 
 consultation Avith the Captain of the steamer, and they started for Ncav 
 York. Lieut. Hitchcock says that in starting on this duty he realized the 
 difficulties and duties he must cope Avith, aside from those of a maritime 
 nature. Here Avere 101 rebel officers, and only 30 men foj guard duty. 
 Ivieut. Hitchcock's good sense and judgment came in play, and successfully. 
 He obtained and retained throughout the voyage complete control over the 
 prisoners. He did this by at once ordering the entire party beloAV, and 
 keeping them there, permitting a very limited numb.er at a time to come on 
 deck for air. Arriving at Ncav York, the prisoners Avere landed at Fort 
 Columbus ; and Lieut. Hitchcock returned, stopping at Fort Monroe to land 
 his borroAved guard. Here his steamer Avas turned over to the Quartermas- 
 ter's Department, and he and his guard Avere furnislied transportation to Fort 
 Fisher. He received the personal thanks of his superior officers for his suc- 
 cessful management of the affair. 
 
 We have noAV to relate the sad part of his military career. Early 
 in February, 180.5, charges Avere preferred against him by Maj. Trickey, 
 Commanding Regiment, to Gen. Terry ; and the.^"Mc(/e was a dismissal from 
 the service, Avithout trial, by S. O. 20, Hdqrs. Dist. N. C. and Ohio, 3 March 
 1865, at Wilmington, N. C. During the pendency of these charges, Lieut. 
 Hitchcock did not participate in any engagement. Singularly enough, too, 
 his commission as Captain was issued; but his dismissal cut off any advance- 
 ment to new grade. It is proper to add to this tliat there Avas no personal 
 feeling of enmity in the regiment against Hitchcock, but a general feeling 
 of pity and of sympatliy. Neither is there any appreciable amount of ad- 
 verse criticism upou the action of Maj. Trickey. 
 
 Since the Avar, say in 1888-9, and probably an earlier date as Avell, 
 Lieut. Hitchcock endeavored, by petition, to ha\e his dismissal revoked, and 
 granted an honorable discharge. This Avas signed not only by Maj. Trickey 
 himself, but by a large number of other officers as Avell, but Avith Avhat result 
 is not known at this writing. It is to be hoped that Lieut. Hitchcock's de- 
 clining years may be made more peaceful, if possible, by the granting of 
 this great desii'e of his heart, to Avhich, it is safe to say, few, if any, Third 
 New Hampshire officers or men Avill make objection. 
 
 Hitchcock Avas born in Sandy Hill, N. Y., 1 April 1827. His residence 
 was, in isiiO, at Winchendon, Mass. He AA'as at Bluffton, Daufuskie, 
 Jehossee, Edisto, James Island (but not in the action of 16 June 1862, on 
 account of sickness) and Focotaligo. 
 
734 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, 
 
 JOHN M. HEAD. 
 
 Head started as one of the sergeants in Co. B (Capt. Wilbur). We 
 find him sick at Bailey's Wharf, on Edisto Island, 27 May 1862 (Lieuts. 
 Ayer and Jackson there, too). This "was when we were getting ready to go 
 to James Island, via John's Island, and the sick were being concentrated at 
 the landing on Edisto. On 30 Aug. (Hilton Head), he was ordered to act 
 as 2d Lieutenant, pending the arrival of his commission as such. This 
 came to hand about 16 Oct., being dated 22 Aug. 
 
 In March, 1863, he was transferred to Co. C (Pinckney Island). On 
 11 June, we tind him at St. Helena Island; and a few days later (18 June) 
 detached for duty in the Signal Corps, and stationed at Hilton Head (S. O. 
 46, D. S.) He served at various sigual stations in the Department, and at one 
 time Avas at Fort Pulaski (Forty-eighth New York there), where he by some 
 unfortunate combination of circumstances was put iu arrest by the officer in 
 command of the forces, and so remained for several weeks. He was finally 
 released from arrest and restored to duty, without formality, no charges 
 having been preferred. Signal duty was peculiar; and much friction was 
 caused all over the Department, from the fact that the signal officers and 
 men were not subject to the orders of M'hoever happened along, holding 
 higher rank. It is related of Lieut. Head that, being on signal station at 
 Folly Island, and iu the district presided over by Gen. Vogdes, that redoubt- 
 able General undertook to direct our hero just a little at first, only asking 
 what the message was he (Head) was sending. Head's reply was inelegant, 
 
 but right to the point : " None of your d d business ! " Vogdes was not 
 
 insidehis uniform ; but his general's blood was fairly boiling as he squeaked 
 out (his voice was peculiarly squeaky), "Perhaps you don't know who I 
 
 am. I am Gen. Vogdes." " I don't care a d n who you are; you can't 
 
 have this despatch," said Head. " I order you under arrest," said Vogdes. 
 
 "Order, and be d d," said the undaunted Head. Meanwhile the signal 
 
 flag was being thrashed about, conveying war news to Gen. Gillmore on 
 Morris Island. Head declared Vogdes' act to be good war news, and sent it 
 along to Gillmore, who sent a mounted staff otticer as quickly as possil)le 
 and directed Vogdes to let the signal officers and the flaggers alone. On 
 10 Sept. 1863 he visited the regiment, on Morris Island. On 21 Nov. 1863 
 he wrote a letter to Capt. Ayer, signing himself " Acting Signal Officer, 
 Department South," and dating it " Lookout Signal Station, Folly Island." 
 
 He never returned to the regiment for duty, but resigned in March, 
 1864, reaching New York on his way home 7 April 1864, on the Arar/o. 
 Head made his home after the war at Exeter, N. H. He became deranged, 
 and suicided 3 Dec. 1884, at Exeter, N. H., at the Granite House. He was 
 born 3 April 1829, at Pembroke, N. H. 
 
 ALFRED J. HILL. 
 
 He was our original Adjutant. His service in the Mexican War in Co. 
 C, Ninth U. S. Infantry (with Lieut. -Col. Jackson, Maj. Bedel and Capt. 
 Littletield, of our regiment), pre-eminently fitted him for the position to 
 Avhich he was commissioned. He was born at Durham, N. H., 1 July 1804. 
 At Concord, 24 Aug. 1861, his friends in Portsmouth presented him with an 
 elegant sword, belt, sash, etc. 
 
 His health began to fail as soon as we were fully installed at Hilton 
 Head (January, 1862), and prior to our removal to Edisto (April) he tendered 
 his resignation. This was not accepted, probably because Gen. Sherman 
 was very slow to accept resignations and thus decimate his force. Later, 
 after we had removed to Edisto, he again sent in his resignation ; and it was 
 accepted (dated 14th; received about 20 April 1862). 2d Lieut. T. M. 
 Jackson was appointed to act in his place temporarily. 
 
 He died at Portsmouth, N. H., 1 April 1889, and Avas buried in the 
 Harmony Grove Cemetery, in that city. Storer Post No. 1, G. A. R., offici- 
 ated at the last sad ceremony. He was a charter member of that Post. He 
 left a son. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 735 
 
 CHARLES S. HAZEN. 
 
 Hazen was the original 1st Corporal of Co. E (Capt. Plimpton). Two 
 days prior to the battle of James Island (16 June 1862) he was promoted to 
 Sergeant, going into the fight Avith that rank. He also was present at the 
 Pocotaligo fight (21 Oct.) He was Avith Capt. Gray's (Seventh New Hamp- 
 shire) party, that failed to capture the pickets. 
 
 Early in January, 1863, he went to Florida on the "lumber expedition." 
 He was at Blufl'ton, and was in charge of the rear guard (eight men) when 
 the regiment returned to its boats. He was also at Daufuskie Island, going 
 on the boat with Capt. Plimpton. Was in the actions of 10 and 18 July. 
 Next day he was ordered to act as 2d Lieutenant. 
 
 He was one of the detail (Col. Jackson, the writer and others) sent 
 North in Jnly, for conscripts, being stationed at Concord, N. H. From there 
 he went with detachments of recruits to their several regiments, and finally 
 returned to his own regiment (with a detachment — its first), and remained 
 with it. While absent on this duty he received a 2d Lieutenant's com- 
 mission, and served as such. On 24 Nov. 1863 (a week after his return) he 
 was mustered into his new grade as of 18 Nov. 1863, vice Kirwin, promoted. 
 A day or two prior to his departure North, as above related, he was ordered 
 to act as 2d Lieutenant, the regiment being short of officers for duty. 
 
 On his muster as 2d Lieutenant he was assigned to Co. D. When the 
 re-enlisted men went North on furlough, Hazen was assigned to duty with E 
 (his original company) . He Avas with the regiment in its mounted experience 
 (though temporarily assigned to A in March), during March and the greater 
 part of April, 186-1. He Avent Avith the four companies (A, D, H and K) to 
 Palatka, commanding D, Capt. Maxwell of that company being in command 
 of the whole. 
 
 In the Virginia campaign, Lieut. Hazen was wounded on 13 May 1864 
 (first day of the DreAvry's Blufl' fights). His injury Avas to his right eye, 
 caused by a comrade firing his gun too closely to his (Hazen's) head. Hazen 
 claims that the injury Avas permanent, and the sight destroyed. Though 
 able on that night (13th) to assist the surgeons, his disability became quite 
 apparent on the next day, and he started in the morning for Bermuda 
 Hundred, our old camp, and consequently Avas not in action 14-16 May. 
 Again he Avas j^romoted to 1st Lieutenant and mustered 3 June as of 29 
 May, his commission being dated 24 May, vice Wadsworth, promoted, and 
 was assigned to Co. F. 
 
 He Avas in the sortie of 2 June, Avhen our rifle-pits Avere retaken from 
 the rebels, and Avas also Avith the regiment 9 June, near Petersburg, his com- 
 pany (E) being on the skirmish line. He Avas also Avith the regiment 25 June 
 (doAvn the river). During the fight of 16 June he Avas at the camp (Avounded, 
 13 May). When the old 1861 men Avere mustered out, 23 Aug., Lieut. Hazen 
 was ordered home Avith them — equal to a leave of absence (S. 0. 231, D. 
 Hdqrs., 20 days). While on this leave lie Avas taken sick, obtained a sur- 
 geon's certificate and forAvarded it to the regiment, Avhere it arrived 1.5 Sept. 
 This Avas soon folloAved by his resignation (received 2 0ct. ) Not hearing 
 from this, and having been absent the extreme limit of time permitted under 
 G. O., W. D., he returned to the regiment 18 Nov. At the end of that month 
 he Avas in command of Co. F, but reported as sick in quarters. In the 
 meantime he had failed to I'eport at Washington, 1). C. (from Ncav Hamp- 
 shire), Avhere all Avho are absent Avithout leave (this Avas technical) Avere 
 ordered to report Avithin fifteen days, or stand dismissed from the service. 
 It is supposable that Hazen did not knoAv of this particular order. This 
 being the situation, he Avas dismissed for absence Avithout leave l)y S. O. 
 166, W. D., 5 Dec. 1864. This order Avas received at tlie regiment during 
 January, 18(;.5, and he was accordingly dropped from the regimental returns 
 at the end of January, 1865, as having been dismissed (Co. F). Again, his 
 case Avas further mixed up by his dismissal being revoked l)y a War Depart- 
 ment order of 3 April 1865, " he liaving been ])reviously discharged." His 
 actual discharge Avas !)y S. O. 64, Army of the James, 17 Dec. 1864, at Avhich 
 time he Avas Avith Co. E. 
 
 Born in Princeton, Mass., 11 June 1840. 
 
736 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 WILLIAM E. HAMMETT. 
 
 Haramett was an original Musician of Co. A. At Annapolis, 11 Oct. 
 1861, he was made Corporal; and on Morris Island, 4 Aug. 1SG3, lie was 
 promoted to Sergeant. He re-enlisted in that grade, receiving his furlough. 
 Again, in August, lS(i4, he was advanced to 1st Sergeant. After the North 
 Carolina campaign was over, he was commissioned as 2d Lieutenant, rice 
 McCoy, promoted, the commission being dated 24 Jan. 18G5, and his muster 
 taking place 27 April, as of 1 March. He was mustered for the unexpired 
 term of the regiment, Avith Co. H, and he so remained to the end. 
 
 He was born I'd Jan. 1839, at Manchester, England. Married 19 Nov. 
 ISfif), at Manchester, N. H. Died at Boston, Mass., 13 Nov. 1880, and is 
 buried at Forest Hills, near that city. Hammett was a member of the 
 Firemen's Relief Association of Boston, and the Association attended the 
 last sad rites. By trade, Hammett was a cutler, and an expert in his line. 
 He left a widow and three children. In 1892, the widow was at Amoskeag, 
 N. H. 
 
 JOHN R. HYNES. 
 
 Hynes was one of those peculiarly organized fellows Avho made few 
 if any enemies. His occupation at the breaking out of the war was that of 
 a reporter (said to have been the chief) on the Manchester Mirror, an ably con- 
 ducted and thriving paper. He is said to have held this position nine years. 
 During the war — at least during his stay with the Third New Hampshire — 
 he was a correspondent, and his letters appeared quite regularly in the 
 Mirror. 
 
 Hynes was the original 2d Lieutenant of Co. A (Capt. Clark and 1st 
 Lieut. A. H. Libby). When Libby went on sick leave, in the Spring of 1862 
 (Capt. Clark being absent too, on recruiting service), Hynes took Co. A, 
 being himself relieved by Capt. Clark on his return (5 May, at Edisto). 
 
 Meantime 1st Lieut. Maxwell had, a part of the time, been with Co. 
 A; but it would appear that Lieut. Hynes kept charge of the company 
 property, as the returns of Co. A show that he turned over the property to 
 Capt. Clark, 5 May 1862. 
 
 Hynes must have been ill or on some special duty, as he did not go to 
 James Island with the regiment, but reached it (the regiment), about 10 June 
 1862. Was in the James Island light, 16 June, with his company (A). 
 
 We do not And aught about him again till August, 1862, when Lieut. 
 Thompson (who had from the beginning acted as Commissary) died ; and 
 Hynes was at once installed into his place. The order in the case was R. 
 O. 60, of 27 Aug. This class of work agreeing with him, he was on 7 Sept. 
 made an Acting Quartermaster, to serve during the absence of Quartermaster 
 Nesmith on sick leave. Hynes seemed well adapted to these two depart- 
 ments, being methodical, careful and trustAvorthy. 
 
 On the discharge of Nesmith, Hynes was made Quartermaster. This 
 did not actually occur till June, 1863. In the meantime Nesmith returned and 
 assumed his position for a very short time. The appointment, however, 
 dated back to November, 1862. 
 
 Hynes' busiest time was when the regiment was mounted ; and notwith- 
 standing the arduous duties connected with the mounting, maintaining and 
 transporting of this immense body of horse-tlesh, and soldier and saddle, 
 he maintained his equanimity and deserved well for so doing. 
 
 In Virginia, in September, 1864, he became imbued Avith a gi'eat desire 
 for promotion. Obtaining a leave of absence, he left us about 11 Sept., 
 returning about 25 Sept., having either in his inside pocket or equivalent to 
 it a commission as (Captain and A. Q. M. Vols. Hynes Avas happy ; and well 
 he might be. The appointment dated 20 Sept. He left us about the 28th, 
 bearing the good wishes of all. On 29 Sept., Lieut. Parker was Acting 
 Quartermaster. Hynes' discharge from the Third Ncav Hampshire Avas 28 
 Sept. His services as a Captain and A. Q. M. are especially noteworthy. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 737 
 
 The Army and Xav>j Journal of 21 April 1866 says: " Capt. J. R. 
 Hynes, who is workiiii? under the direction of Col. Ludington of the 
 Quartermaster's Department (at Washington), has been engaged for the last 
 three months in removing tlie remains of the Union soldiers from the differ- 
 ent parts of Virginia to the National Cemetery at Arlington, and has identi- 
 fied and removed about 16,000 bodies. In the neighborhood of 200 graves 
 have been reported to Col. Ludington, Avhich are scattered around Dames- 
 town, Rockville and Poolesville, Md., where men Avere buried who died of 
 wounds at the houses of citizens in the vicinity of the ditterent battle-fields. 
 Capt. Hynes' force will soon commence the removal of these, either to 
 Arlington or to the nearest cemetery." A memorandum says: "26 May 
 1866 : Hynes has now been ordered to report to Brevet Lieut. -Col. J. M. 
 Moore, A. Q. M., for similar duty in the vicinity of Richmond." 
 
 From a book entitled, " Military Record," Vol. I., page 347, it would 
 appear that he was on duty at one time at the Rendezvous of Distribution 
 (('.e., Alexandria, Va.) 
 
 He was brevetted Major and Lieutenant-Colonel of Volunteers for 
 faithful and meritorious services during the war, to date 13 March 1865. 
 G. O. 37, Q. M. G., 12 May 1866, ordered Capt. Hynes to proceed to his 
 home, preparatory to muster-out. There is no evidence that he did not 
 obey this order, and patiently wait the result. He was mustered out as of 
 1 May 1867, under the provisions of G. O. 79, W. D., 1 May 1865; and this 
 was promulgated by S. O. 354, 13 July 1867. This latter Avas the real order 
 discharging him. 
 
 Hynes Avas apparently a citizen; but go sloAv, reader, as to inferences. 
 Hynes had, foreseeing the final discharge, put the machinery in motion to 
 continue him in the service. We find him appointed as 2d Lieutenant in the 
 TAventy-fourth U. S. Infantry (in the reorganization of the army), in 
 June, 1867, and ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., as Post Quartermaster. His 
 appointment is apparently 22 June 1867. He Avas promoted to 1st Lieu- 
 tenant in same regiment 5 Oct. 1867 ; and on 25 April 1869, Ave find him 
 unassigued. It is presumed that in the further reorganization (i.e., reduc- 
 tion and reorganization), Lieut. Hynes Avas one of the surplus, and AA'as 
 sent home unassigned, to Avait aAvhile to see if Avanted ; or, later, to be 
 finally discharged. While Avaiting, Lieut. Hynes died, 31 Oct. 1870, at 
 Manchester, N. H. 
 
 The records say : September, 1869, unassigned, but on duty in Fifth 
 Military District; again, in January, 1870, unassigned, but on duty in Fifth 
 Military District. By this it Avould appear that at least a portion of the 
 time that he Avaited to see Avhat Avould be done with him, he Avas on duty of 
 some kind, probal)ly nominal. 
 
 Lieut. Hynes Avas buried at Manchester, N. H., in Valley Cemetery, 
 Avithin fifty feet of the monument erected to memory of Adjt. Lib))y. The 
 stone is inscribed : " Capt. John R, Hynes. Died Oct. 31, 1870, aged 34 yrs., 
 5 months. ' Rest, Soldier, rest; thy Avarfare is over.' " 
 
 Hynes' AvidoAv, Lucia A., remarried, and in 1890 she resided at Exeter, 
 N. H. She has a daughter, Gertrude Hynes (living at Exeter), Avho is a 
 member of the Woman's Relief Corps. 
 
 VARNUM H. HILL. 
 
 Was an original private in Co. K (Capt. Littlefleld). He Avas, with 
 others, put into the company for the purpose of filling it up. He did no 
 duty Avith Co. K, for the reason that he Avas at once detailed for duty Avith 
 the Quartermaster in a clerical capacity, in Avhicb line he Avas very efiicicnt. 
 This continued to 19 Jan. 1863, Avhen he was made Quartermaster-Sergeant 
 (as of 1 Jan.), n'rc Brainard, commissioned. 
 
 Hill Avas destined to rise, and did so. He received a commission as 
 Captain and A. Q. M. of Vols., dated 29 Feb. 1864, and at once proceeded to 
 his ncAV field of labor. This Avas in a Western department, in Avhich he 
 serA'ed Avith great credit, filling highly important positions of great trust and 
 responsibility. Unfortunately for him, he Avas taken prisoner, and by the 
 
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738 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 merest chance Avas confined at Columbia Jail, S. C, in which was also Lieut.- 
 Col. Beclel. By a curious chain of circumstances, one discovered the presence 
 of the other ; and they each fell upon the other's neck, and not only wept 
 for joy, but actually kissed each other like school girls after a vacation. 
 
 Another sinanlar circumstance was Hill's exchantje, Avhich took place 
 at North East Ferry, N. C, at which place the regiment was on duty, about 
 1 March 1865. The greetings were most cordial. He was discharged, 
 finally, by S. O. 637, W. D., 13 Dec. 1865. He did not receive his c^om- 
 missiou till May, 186-1, and served with Third New Hampshire till then. 
 
 Since the war he has resided for the greater part of the time in Boston ,^ 
 Mass., where he now is (1890). 
 
 HENRY HILL. 
 
 [To treat of the Chaplain, without treating of chaplains in general, and 
 of Sunday schools, of prayer meetings, of burials and some other subjects, 
 is well-nigh impossible ; and hence the following can hardly be called a 
 sketch of Henry Ilill, but rather a chapter on Chaplains, etc. — D.E.] 
 
 Henry Hill was born 13 Feb. 1819, at Claremont, N. H. We find that 
 for two years prior to the organization of the Third New Hampshire he was 
 Pastor of the M. E. Church on Elm Street, Manchester, N. H. His appoint- 
 ment to the regiment dates 15 Aug. 1861 ; and he was mustered with the 
 Field and Staft' a few days later and given sole charge of the morals of the 
 regiment. The rank of a chaplain was one of those indeterminate matters 
 that was clouded in a sort of halo all through the war. 
 
 G. O. 15, 4 May 1861, W. D., decreed that he {i.e.. Chaplains) should 
 " receive the pay and allowances of a Captain of Cavalry." G. O. 44, W. D., 
 13 July, provided that chaplains should be mustered in like common, ordinary 
 mortals; and G. 0. 102, W. D., 25 Nov., provided that the uniform of a 
 chaplain should be a plain frock coat, with standing collar, and one row of 
 nine black buttons; plain black pantaloons; plain black hat, or army forage 
 cap without ornament ; and on special occasions of ceremony a plain chapeau 
 debras may be worn. 
 
 Chaplain Hill took hold of the work assigned him, and early reviewed 
 the men to find the material for a nucleus. Before leaving Concord, he had 
 found the men (really officers and men) to aid, assist and give him moral 
 support. 
 
 We had only fairly become straightened out at Mineola, L. I., ere he 
 had a prayer meeting (7 Sept.) His heart was gladdened on the arrival of 
 the Eighth Maine, to find that its Chaplain was a Methodist; and they held 
 sweet communion together, not only then, but later, as the regiment Avas 
 with (or near) us at various times. 
 
 At Washington, our Chaplain made his mark ; for Avhenever Ave had 
 dress parade Avith services foUoAviug, a large crowd assembled, in part to 
 see the regiment and in part to hear the Chaplain. It Avas in Washington 
 that Chaplain Hill's heart Avas greatly rejoiced by the conversion of several 
 of the men, culminating in their public baptism, on Sunday, 29 Sept. As 
 this Avas the first and only occurrefece of its kind in the regiment, it is giA'en 
 some prominence. At Annapolis, Chaplain Hill strenously opposed a pro- 
 position for the regiment to be stationed thfere permanently. 
 
 It very naturally fell to the lot of the Chaplain to act as postmaster, 
 though there appears no regulation or order requesting it. This condition" 
 Avas found to exist, and a remedy Avas applied by G. O. 23, Hdqrs. Army, 
 A. G. O., 3 March 1862. This order directed the commanding officer of 
 each regiment or brigade to appoint a trustAvorthy agent to I'eceive all 
 letters from soldiers containing valuable enclosures. Each to be prepaid by 
 stamps; and also a registration fee of five cents Avas required. The ap- 
 pointee was to deliver at nearest post-office daily, or as often as the mail 
 Avas forAvai'ded therefrom. He Avas to make duplicate lists — one for the 
 postmaster, one for himself : the latter to be receipted by the postmaster, 
 and then retained by the appointee, and the former remained Avith the post- 
 master (likewise the registration fee). Chaplain Hill Avas appointed to the 
 position 2 April. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 739 
 
 Chaplain Hill did not accompany the resiiment when it Avent on the 
 reconnoissance to Daufuskie and the Savannah river early in 1802 ; but re- 
 mained behind to look after our mail and get it to us. This he did via Brad- 
 dock's Point. We had a good mail Avhile on Daufuskie, thanks to his energy. 
 Later in the same month, the Chaplain accompanied the regiment (the 
 larger part went — Co. K did not) to Blurt'ton, and really having a good 
 time for several days among the several islands lying l)etween our forces 
 and the mainland. The Chaplain enjoyed this ; for a diary ^not his) says : 
 " Sunday, 23 March 1862 .... the Chaplain preached and prayed .... 
 went out and shot some cattle . . . . " 
 
 Not long after we landed at Hilton Head, the Chaplain undertook the 
 erection of a log church, being willingly assisted by many able hands. 
 A diary says : " 1 Jan. 1802, prayer meeting in our new church in evening." 
 The Chaplain's diary shows that they worked on the new church the next 
 day, thus proving it was not completed. 
 
 On Sunday, 12 Jan. 1862, he organized a Sunday school; and a week 
 later there were four classes arranged, the Chaplain taking one, and the 
 other three being in charge of Dr. Moulton, Capt. Plimpton (E) and Capt. 
 Randlett (F). 
 
 G. O. 90, W. D., 26 July, provided that all chaplains held as prisoners 
 of war by the United States be immediately discharged, the principle being 
 recognized that chaplains should not ])e so held. This needs no comment. 
 G. O, i)l, W. D., 29 July (really an Act of Congress), provided that no per- 
 son be appointed a chaplain who is not a regularly-ordained minister of 
 some religious denomination ; and must present testimonials of his good 
 standing as a minister, and recommended hy some ecclesiastical body, or by 
 not less than live accredited ministers belonging to the particular religious 
 denomination. It further provided that the compensation of all chaplains 
 shall " hereafter " be .$100 per month, and two rations a day when on duty. 
 Another provision was that within 30 days after receipt of the order, an in- 
 quiry should be instituted as to the tltness, efficiency and qualitications of 
 chaplains; and all who were not properly appointed, and who have not 
 faithfully discharged their duties, to be at once mustered out. Chaplains 
 Avere also placed on a par Avith commissioned officers as to leaves of absence. 
 
 A letter of 29 Jan., about the Sunday school, says Capt. Randlett has 
 received about 200 books from Nashua. (This inserted to shoAV the interest 
 taken in the matter, both in and out of the regiment.) 
 
 Sometime prior to April, 1802, Chaplain Hill Avas formally appointed 
 an agent of the Adams' Express Company; and this, Avith the mail, made 
 him a deal of Avork. 19 .Vpril, he sent oft" from Edisto 316 packages of 
 money and 116 boxes, the former amounting to over $20,000. 
 
 Another duty of the Chaplain Avas to visit the sick in the hospital or 
 tent, minister to their spiritual and temporal comfort, and be Avith the 
 dying, administering such consolation as Avas in his poAver. His diai-y of 
 27 April 18(;2 says: "Sunday services; talked and prayed Avith Mr. Copp 
 (a nurse in the hospital), Avho died at 9.30 p.m." 
 
 On Edisto, our Chaplain Avas sick, but did not Avholly go oft' duty. 
 His diary of 22 May 1862, says: " Regiment ordered to be ready to move; 
 feel some better; hope I may be alloAved to go Avith regiment." He did go; 
 and during the march across John's Island he, as he says, got immersed 
 Avith all the others, Avhether they believed in immersion or not. At James 
 Island his tAvo particular services Avere in the line of assisting the Avounded 
 of 16 June 1862, and in taking our money as express agent (a fcAV days 
 later) Avhile the shells of the enemy Avere being tossed about Avith a deal of 
 carelessness, causing considerable anxiety among the express agents. The 
 Chaplain Avas far from happy during the time (parts of July and August), 
 the regiment Avas scattered among the outposts. On reuniting, he says (a 
 little later) : " 13 Sept., put up a place for Avorship, and spent some time 
 Avith the ncAv recruits." 
 
 Referring to the order to incpiire into the efticiency of chaplains (pre- 
 viously noted), the Chaplain entered in his diary : " 19 Sept. 1862 : Have just 
 learned of a committee to look after chaplains. This committee are three 
 men opposed personally to their oavu chaplains .... a line committee ! 
 
740 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 The Chaplaiu was ill again in August and September 1862, but managed 
 to attend the funerals not only of those in the Third New Hampshire, but 
 frequently in the Eighth Mahie. 
 
 He was too ill to go to Tocotaligo 21 Oct. On 23 Nov. he preached, 
 for first time in three mouths. A few days later (27th, Thanksgiving Day) 
 was called upon to ofliciaily visit the man (Lunt) about to be executed. 
 This he accepted, declining an invitation to Fort Pulaski (fete and festival). 
 
 We have omitted to state in its proper place, that when a small squad 
 of recruits (K!) arrived, 4 May, at Edlsto, it included the Chaplain's son, 
 James W., who had enlisted as a drummer and was assigned to Co. A. Out 
 of deference to his father, he was placed on duty with him, assisting him in 
 his mail and express matters. He Avas also able to assist his father materially 
 when ill. This must have been a great comfort to both, and the assignment 
 was duly appreciated. 
 
 Early in January, 1863, the Surgeon advised the Chaplain to obtain a 
 sick leave and go North ; but later, we find he obtained a sick leave and left 
 Hilton Head, 31 Jan. 1863, for Fernandina, Fla., on the Delaware. He re- 
 turned 8 Feb., after extending this trip as far as St. Augustine. 
 
 While the regiment was at Botany Bay Island (April, May and June) 
 the Chaplain had so far recovered his health that he was able to go with the 
 foraging parties ; and a most eflicient forager he proved. 
 
 On 31 May there Avas a religious field day; for not only did the Rev. 
 Mr. Mattison and Rev. Mr. Wilson of the Christian Commission both preach, 
 but there was also a largely attended Bible class, the Sundaj' school, and in 
 the evening a prayer meeting. 
 
 When at St. Helena, in June, he procured a tent from Quartermaster 
 Ehvell for religious meetings ; and on the 20th was putting up the frame for 
 his church. At Morris Island, after the taking of the lower end (10 July), 
 the Chaplain Avas busy for some time in assisting to bring in the dead of 
 both armies. 
 
 The Chaplain Avas sympathetic, and at the same time jealous of the 
 rights of the men. His diary of 14 July says : "Not one night's rest since 
 Ave left Folly .... went to Folly after Dr. Buzzell." Again, on the 16th, 
 he saj'S : "The meu doAvell; but for want of sleep and food, many are 
 sick." About this time his health began to Avane again, and on 13 Sept. he 
 was " sick abed." 
 
 On 11 Nov. he Avas ordered North by Gen. Gillmore, Avith despatches, 
 and left Hilton Head on the Araga the next forenoon. After delivering his 
 despatches (to Avhom uuknoAvn, or Avhat they Avere) he proceeded in good 
 order to his home, and enjoyed a brief rest, fairly earned. He rejoined the 
 regiment at Morris Island, 11 Dec. It must not be supposed that during 
 the active service the Chaplain omitted to have religious service of some 
 kind, Avhenever occasion offered. He surely did not so omit. 27 Dec. he 
 had, as his diary says, a good prayer meeting. Nor must he fail to recelA'e 
 due credit for his exertions for the comfort of the men during the siege, in 
 the line of obtaining and distributing the generous gifts of the Sanitary 
 Commission. In this he Avas indefatigable. These gifts comprised ice, 
 beef, tea, etc. 
 
 On the return of the regiment to Hilton Head, to be mounted (29 Feb. 
 1864), Chaplain Hill's services Avere again in demand. It Avas Avell known 
 that he Avas an excellent judge of horses; and he Avas one of the most con- 
 spicuous figures during the selection of our steeds. His opinion, quickly 
 given after putting his eye upon an animal, was of value and hardly ever 
 failed. 
 
 His diary of 4 March 1864 says: "Went to corral and looked over 
 the horses." Again, 7 March : " Went to Beaufort for horses; got 1)0 and 
 returned Aveai'y." Again, 8 March: " Got me a horse, and helped orticers 
 select theirs. Worked hard in doing for all." Again, 9 March : " Selected 
 70 horses, and have more than I can do for others." Oue more Avill suffice, 
 10 Mai'cli : "Aided in selecting, and helped match and fit horses for com- 
 panies." In the midst of this horse business comes the entry in his diary, 6 
 March : "Hav n't got prayer meetings a-going yet." 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 741 
 
 The Chaplain was with tlie regiment in Florida, where he was consider- 
 ably exercised about the desertions among the substitutes, and especially so 
 at the execution of one of their number (Miller) caught in the act. Miller 
 did not {i.e., would not) receive any aijpreciable amount of spiritual con- 
 solation during his last hours on earth. 
 
 In Virginia, our Chaplain was on hand to attend to the particular 
 duties assigned him, both by order and by custom and prerogative. His 
 diary, from which liberal quotations have been made in the main story, 
 teems all through with sorrow, Avhenever circumstances were such that no 
 religious services could be held ; and he was correspondingly elated at the 
 opposite. 
 
 After the action of ir> Aug. 1804 he accompanied Lieut. -Col. Plimpton's 
 body to place of burial and assisted in the preparation of the grave. This 
 was his, as well as Lieut. -Col. Plimpton's, last fight. 
 
 Chaplain Hill was duly mustered out at the expiration of his term, 23 
 Aug., and, being given his discharge the next day, went home with the other 
 men (mustered out). 
 
 He was the only officer who had served continuously for three years 
 without change of grade. No successor Avas ever appointed — just why, 
 does not appear. Certainly the Chaplain had done his duty and tilled an 
 important place, and his presence had been a great good in many ways. He 
 returned to civil life with the proud consciousness of having done his whole 
 duty. There was an application made for the position in November, 18G-1; 
 but the applicant was not approved. G. O. 158, W. D., 13 April 1864 (really 
 an Act of Congress), provided that "the rank of Chaplain .... is hereby 
 recognized .... shall be borne on the field and staff rolls next after the 
 surgeons .... shall be entitled to draw forage for two horses .... when 
 absent from duty with leave or on account of sickness or other disability or 
 .... prisoner .... shall be subject to no other diminution or loss of 
 pay and allowances than other officers .... under like circumstances. 
 Absent .... by wounds or sickness .... or prisoner .... to receive 
 fall pay without rations during such absence." The same act prescribed 
 that Chaplains' full pension be twenty dollars; that they should make 
 monthly reports to the A. G. O. (not direct), of the moral condition and 
 general history of the regiment ; that they should hold appropriate religious 
 services at burial of soldiers; and hold religious services every Sabbath, if 
 practicable. 
 
 G. O. 79, D. S., 1 June, refers to the observance of the Sabbath (see 
 June, 1864, supplement). G. O. 247, W. 1)., 25 Aug. (the very next day after 
 our Chaplain had received his discharge), provided for a change of uniform 
 for Chaplains, tjiie main change being a herring bone of black braul around 
 the (It) buttons and button-holes of the coat, and a gold-embroidered wreath 
 in front of hat or cap, Avitli " U. S." in okl English in silver. This order 
 was apparently just too late for Henry Hill; but let us see. 
 
 Of his subsequent service it may be said that he Avas appointed a Hos- 
 pital Chaplain 12 April 1865, and AA'as on duty at the Webster U. S. Gen- 
 eral Hospital, Manchester, N. H. This hospital Avas practically closed about 
 1 Nov. 1865, but Chaplain Hill and the Hospital StCAvard were retained till 
 the final closing up and sale of the property. 
 
 In the early \vinter of LS65, Avhen retrenchment Avas the order of the 
 day. Chaplain Hill Avas discharged (2 Dec.) During the feAv previous months 
 nearly 200 chaplains Avere transformed into civilians by the same jirocess. 
 
 Our old Chaplain became quite broken in health and was in that con- 
 dition for a considerable time prior to his death, Avhich occurred at Chicago, 
 111., 1 Sept. 1884, of some spinal atl'ection. 
 
 More of his previous history is at hand. He joined the Ncav Hamp- 
 shire Conference of the M. E. Church in 1844; Avas ordained a deacon in 
 1846, by Bishop Hedding; ordained an elder in 1848, by Bishop Waugh. His 
 various pastorates Averc at SandAvich, Ashland, Bath. Lancaster, Great Falls, 
 Kingston, Rochester, Nashua and Manchester, N. H., and at Amesbury, 
 Mass. After the Avar, he Avas in Illinois, in the Rock River Conference, and 
 had pastorates successively atDunleith, Lockport, Peatons, and at Simpson 
 Street and Halsted Street Churches, Chicago. 
 
 At this Avriting (1800) Chaplain Hill's AvidoAv (Sarah A.) resides at 
 Cottage City, Mass., and his son Jiimes is in Boston, Mass. 
 
742 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 HENRY F. HOPKINS. 
 
 He was active in getting up Co. H (Capt. Robert C. Dow), at Man- 
 chester, and was dul)' rewarded by being appointed its 1st Sergeant. Hop- 
 kins could not withstand the damaging eft'ect of a Southern climate. Early 
 in 1862 this became manifest to an' alarming degree. Notwithstanding his 
 delicate health, he participated in the trips to Daufuskie Island and Blufftou, 
 and was in the James Island fight. 
 
 He was with his company on Pinckney Island (on out-post duty — regi- 
 ment scattered), in August, 1862, but was quite ill with an unknown disease, 
 supposed to be smallpox, or something akin to it. This was probably a 
 fortunate misfortune; for he was removed to Hilton Head Island, to the 
 regimental hospital (Stoney Plantation — Co. F there, too), a few days prior 
 to the capture of the company, 21 Aug. Here he was placed in a tent by him- 
 self and "quarantined," and substantially but mentally bade adieu, sup- 
 posing he would soon be mustered out. Hopkins didn't mean to surrender, 
 and didn't. When the regiment re-assembled at its old camp-ground, rear 
 of General Hospital, Hilton Head, immediately after the capture of Co. H, 
 Hopkins Avas assigned to a cot in the General Hospital. A little later, 12 
 Sept., he received a 2d Lieutenant's commission (in Co. H), and Col. Jackson 
 took it to him (in the hospital) and administered the usual oath. Later, 
 date unknown, he was mustered (as he says) by Capt. Bryan, Third U. S. 
 Artillery. 
 
 Some time in October, he was granted a 20 days' leave and Avent home. 
 A letter from him, dated Manchester, N. H., 3 Nov., says, "I shall be un- 
 able to return in 20 days," thereby showing hoAV ill he then was. He obtained 
 the usual extensions, "finally returning to the regiment 25 Dec, by Star of the 
 Sunth. In accordance with existing orders, he was ordered to appear 
 before the Board to show cause for overstaying his leave. Hopkins was 
 able to make a satisfactory defence. On his return he was with Co. H for 
 a short time, and then for a brief time with Co. K. 
 
 His health was not much if any improved, and after fighting with his 
 silent Southern foe till April, 1863, he beat a retreat. On G April, on 
 Steamer Sentinel, lying in Stono Inlet, a diary says, "Lieut. Hopkins taken 
 quite ill." He Avas discharged for disability at his OAvn request, 17 April, and 
 Avent home on the Ericsson. 
 
 Hopkins Avas born in Holland, Vt., 18 July 1827. He is noAV (1890) 
 and has been for 16 years. Clerk of the Police Court, LaAvrence, Mass. 
 Previous to that he practiced laAV in same place. He is a member of the 
 Military Order of the Loyal Legion. 
 
 MARQUIS L. HOLT. 
 
 Holt, as the Avriter recalls him in the early part of the Avar, Avas a 
 short, rosy-cheeked youth, full of vigor, hardy, vivacious, and made an ex- 
 cellent soldier. He began his military career as a private, in Co. E (Capt. 
 Plimpton). On IS Aug. 1862, he Avas promoted to Corporal. There Avere so 
 many above him, that his progress AvassloAV; for no matter hoAV deserv- 
 ing a man may be, he cannot be promoted faster than vacancies occur above 
 him. That is to say, places are not created oft-hand, even for deserving sol- 
 diers. Holt receiA-ed a furlough in the fall of 1863, for good conduct in the 
 field. He re-enlisted and Avent home Avith the rest, receiving a second fur- 
 lough. 
 
 He Avas made Sergeant 20 May isci, at Bermuda Hundred, Va., the 
 DreAvry's Blutt" fights having decimated the regiment and made several va- 
 cancies. 18 July, he Avas again promoted, and to 1st Sergeant, vice Donley, 
 promoted to 2d Lieutenant. The next day, after muster-out of the original 
 1861 men, he Avas made Sergeant-Major (24 Aug.) At the assault on Fort 
 Fisher, Holt Avas one of the very fcAV participating in the capture of the 
 fort. 3 May 1865 (ofticers being very scarce), he was ordered to act as 1st 
 Lieutenant, and assigned to Co. F, and also to be nominally in command of 
 Co. C. His commission as 1st Lieutenant (he Avas never 2d Lieutenant) Avas 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 743 
 
 received at Wilmington, N. C, 26 April. A muster on this commission was 
 not had till 19 May {cicc Donley, promoted), being then mustered as of 26 
 April, his commission being dated G April for " the unexpired term of the 
 regiment.'' 
 
 During a portion of May (beginning about the 16th) he did what was 
 termed " railroad duty," escorting squads of men from one point to Another, 
 and had charge of the railroad guard between Wilmington and adjacent 
 points reached by rail. He was relieved from this duty 30 May. 5 June, at 
 Goldsborough, N. C, he was ordered to act as Adjutant, in place of Adjt. 
 Jackman, who was made Tost Adjutant. From this duty he was relieved 11 
 June. Two days later he Avas appointed Military Conductor on the rail- 
 road between Goldsl)orough and Wilmington, but only served two days, 
 being wanted at the regiment. 
 
 Holt was again appointed Acting Adjutant, in place of Adjt. Jackman, 
 who was sent home in charge of the discharged men of the Third and 
 Seventh New Hampshire {i.e., the June discharges of those whose terms 
 would expire prior to 1 Sept.) He continued to act as Adjutant to the 
 end, though commanding Co. F a part of the time. His service as Acting 
 Adjutant ended in New York, where the regiment, then on its waj'^ home, 
 met Adjt. Jackman, returning to regiment from his special service. 
 
 Holt was a man possessed of a flue moral sense, and naturally allied 
 himself Avith those of a like tendency. After the war, he entered the 
 ministry, and is now (1890) pastor of a Congregational Church, on Califor- 
 nia Street, Omaha, Neb. This position has been fairly earued. Holt was a 
 Avorker — an enthusiast, if you please — in whatever he Avas engaged. For 
 several years he Avas engaged in pioneer work on the frontier, assiduously 
 striving to introduce and establish the Christian Church. His field Avas 
 Nebraska; and after years of unremitting labor, in which he was seconded 
 by his noble wife, he established a college at Neligh, Neb., becoming its 
 president and manager, and presiding over its religious and financial mat- 
 ters with credit for a period of five years. Did this college need money, 
 Holt was sent East to obtain it — and returned Avith it. 
 
 He was three years at Racine, Wis., same at Coral, III., then five years 
 at Wheaton College, 111., graduating in 1876. Afterward taught school at 
 St. Charles, 111., and at Hartford and Viroqua, Wis., at Avhich latter place he 
 Avas ordained. He preached at Creighton, Neb., for two years, going thence 
 to the Gates College at Neligh, Neb., already noted. 
 
 Holt Avas born at Nelson, Cheshire County, N. II., 30 July 184.5. He 
 participated in every action of the regiment except the lumber expedition in 
 January, 1863, charge on Wagner, 18 July (Avas on home guard), 14-16 xMay, 
 1864 (was in 13th, and sent aAvay 14th in charge of arms, etc., of killed and 
 Avounded). He never was in the hospital, never Avounded, and was never 
 detached, except as noted in this sketch. 
 
 RUTHVEN W. HOUGHTON. 
 
 Houghton Avas born 29 Jan. 1841, at Sharon, Vt. He Avas the original 
 1st Sergeant of Co. A (Capt. Clark). He Avas a well-built felloAv and made 
 a soldierly appearance. That he was popular Avith the company is evidenced 
 by the fact that his comrades presented him Avith a valuable gold watch on 
 Christmas Day of 1861, at Hilton Head. Houghton says he was almost 
 paralyzed by the complete surprise and ceremonial presentation. 
 
 In the James Island fight (16 June 18(!2) he Avas conspicuously brave, 
 and was favorably mentioned by Col. Jackson in his oflicial report of that 
 battle (see report). He was duly promoted to 2d Lieutenant, vicp Hynes, 
 promoted, his commission arriving 15 Oct. ; and no muster being required 
 at that date, he was assigned to his oavu company (A). While the seven 
 companies Avere on Pinckney Island, in the Spring of 1863 (10 April), he 
 Avas in receipt of a 1st Lieutenant's commission, dated 15 March {cic<' Corne- 
 lius, resigned), and was mustered 15 April, as of 10 April, and assigned to 
 his OAvn company (A). 
 
744 ' THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 In May, while at Botany Bay (eight companies), lie obtained a 20 days' 
 leave, bnt got no further than Hilton Head, when all leaves were revoked, 
 and he sadly returned to the regiment, which he found eml)arked for St. 
 Helena; and he actually joined at that place. On 10 July, during the action, 
 a shell exploded uncomfortably near him and tilled his arm with powder. 
 
 On the night of 31 Aug., he had command of a vidette of ten men, and 
 crawled out to extreme front, passing over the torpedoes. Whitman of 
 Co. A accidentally exploded one. Result: Whitman killed, three wounded, 
 and all dazed and some unconscious, temporarily. Houghton made a few 
 revolutions, bnt was practically unhurt. On 1 Sept., he was wounded at 
 the front, in the trenches, by a fragment of a shell hitting him over his 
 right eye. 
 
 He Avas an Aide-de-Camp on Gen. Terry's Stafl", at Morris Island, in 
 October, and again after removal of headquarters to Folly Island. 20 Jan. 
 1864, he was made Captain (ince Burnham, I'esigned), his muster dating 
 20 Jan., and his commission bearing date 4 Jan. On the day following his 
 muster he was duly installed as the commanding officer of Co. I. When 
 the re-enlisted men went home on furlough (March), Capt. Houghton was 
 one of the fortunate officers to accompany, rejoining in Virginia, latter part 
 of April. 
 
 He served creditably in the Virginia campaign. When the 1861 men 
 were mustered out, Capt. Houghton was selected by Capt. Dow (then in com- 
 mand), to go home in charge, and sent by him one of our flags (see letter). 
 While at home on this qttasi leave, he was taken sick, and sent the required 
 certificate to the regiment (1.5 Sept.) 
 
 Unfortunately for him the W. D. orders were very strict at that 
 particular time, and required all officers who had overstayed their leaves to 
 report at Washington, to a Military Commission, Avithin 15 days, or stand 
 dismissed from the service. It is presumed that Capt. Houghton was either 
 unable to travel or was in ignorance of the order; and the Adjutant-General 
 issued an order, 19 Nov. 1864, dismissing him for absence without leave. 
 This wrong was righted later by a new ortler, revoking the order of dis- 
 missal and honorably discharging him as of 24 Oct. 
 
 Capt. Houghton was at Bluflton, Pocotaligo, Daufuskie, and in every 
 action Avhere the regiment was engaged. In 1890 his address was Denver, 
 Colorado. 
 
 MARSHALL P. HAWKINS. 
 
 Hawkins began his military career as the original 5th Corporal of Co. 
 
 I (Capt. Carlton). He Avas a neat, soldierly-appearing fellow, and Avas 
 gentlemaidy in every way. 
 
 On 8 April 1862, Ave find him ordered to act as 1st Sergeant; and on 
 
 II April, he Avas made 1st Sergeant, rice Henry S. Doav, pi'omoted to 2d 
 Lieutenant. He received a 2d Lieutenant's commission 16 Oct., dated 4 July, 
 and Avas ordered to Co. K. He was detached 4 Feb. 1863 for duty in the 
 Signal Corps (S. O. 46, D. S.) In his new field he performed A^aluable 
 service at various stations, undergoing privation and danger in many 
 instances. 
 
 He I'esigned in NoA^ember, 1863, his discharge being by S. 0. 528, 
 W. D., A. G. "O., 28 Nov. 1863, Ex. 30. He Avas then Acting Signal Otticer, 
 and stationed on Folly Island. He arrived at Ncav York 18 Dec, by the 
 Arago. 
 
 He served in the Blufl'ton and Pocotaligo affairs, and Avas Avith the regi- 
 ment at James Island, 16 June 1862. As Signal Officer he AA^as on Folly, 
 Morris and James, and other islands in their vicinity. 
 
 He Avas born at Troy, N. H., 8 March 1839. Has been in Minneapolis, 
 Minn., since the Avar (1890). 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 745 
 
 GUSTAVUS ^Y. INGALLS. 
 
 He was born in Bristol, N. H., 21 May 1824. He early exhibited a 
 genius for music, and sawed wood for his first instrument — a violin. About 
 1842 he began organizing brass bands, and a little later he entered into the 
 manufacture of seraphines. He was at one time with the well-known firm 
 of A. Prescott & Co., of Concord, N. H., and was for many years the leader 
 of the Concord Brass Band. In 1859 he went South, locating at Augusta, 
 Ga., remaining there till January, 18(!1. He found it growing more and 
 more unpleasant for Xorthern people, and he took steamer for New York 
 (in January) from Charleston. This steamer sailed out of the harbor under 
 a Palmetto flag. In August, 18G1, he was commissioned to recruit a band 
 for the Third Regiment, then forming. Of his services in the regimental 
 band and the succeeding bands (formed principally out of it), all the original 
 members of the old Third are practically cognizant. 
 
 Mr. Ingalls now resides at Worcester, Mass., and is engaged in the 
 manufacture of organ reed boards, etc. Though he has substantially given 
 up the practice of music, he still remains an enthusiastic lover of it. His 
 mantle is said to have fallen upon his son, Walter G. (See Regimental 
 Band and Second Brigade Band.) 
 
 JOHN H. JACKSON. 
 
 John H. Jackson was a Portsmouth, N. H., man. Long ago, prior to our 
 Civil War, he was a bearer of arms and participated in several well-fought 
 battles. This was in the Mexican War. The Ninth U. S. Infantry was the 
 regiment recruited in the New England States. John H. Jackson was made 
 a Ist Lieutenant, and was ordered on Recruiting Service at Dover ; and he 
 there enlisted our Adjt. Hill and Capt. Littlefield. In repairing to Fort 
 Adams, K. I., the place of rendezvous, Jackson by some accident missed his 
 train, and though he had taken leave of his family, returned for the time 
 being to them. His sister presented him with a Bible at this interval; and 
 right Avell did it serve the recipient, though in a manner unforeseen. The 
 muster-in took place at Port Adams, near Newport ; and the muster-out 
 occurred at the same place after the Mexican War was over, though these 
 men did duty there for some time before the muster-out. The Captain of 
 the company (C) never joined it; and Lieut. Jackson had command through 
 the entire campaign. The movement southward Avas by transport f i om 
 Port Adams to Vera Cruz. 
 
 Under the head of " Interesting Incidents," the American Star, published 
 in the city of Mexico, dated Thursday morning, 21 Oct. 1847, says : " After 
 the storming and capture of Chepultepec, the gallant Ninth Infantry, under 
 Maj. Seymour (the bi'ave and lamented Col. Ransom having just before 
 fallen on the height of Chepultepec), found itself, with others, at the 
 aqueduct, under the Avails of the city .... Lieut. Jackson, Co. C, of the 
 Ninth, during the melee, received an escopette ball in liis In-east. Avhich, 
 glancing oft", Avhizzed upon the ground for a great distance, and must have 
 killed him upon the spot, but for a fortunate incident. He carried in his 
 vest pocket a small copy of the Bible, a precious volume, the gift of his 
 sister just before leaving his New England home. Tlie ball struck this 
 boolv and made a deep indentation in it; but it proved as good a l)reastAvoi'k 
 as the cotton bags did at NeAv Orleans to the troops of Gen. Jackson, and 
 saved the life of its owner . . . ." 
 
 An examination of tlie Army Register of that year (1847) shows John 
 H. Jackson, 1st Lieutenant, April 1847, Xo. fiO (Thos. J. Whipple of N. H. 
 was No. 01). The otlicial list of those officers who participated in the 
 battles of the Mexican War shows that John H. Jackson was in the follow- 
 ing : Contreras, 10 Aug. ; Cherubusco. 20 Aug. ; Molino del Rey, s Sept. ; near 
 Chepultepec, 12 Sept. ; Chepultepec, 13 Sept. ; Garita de Belin, 14 Sept. For 
 his services on the 19th and 20tli of August, John H. Jackson was brevetted 
 Captain. 
 
746 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 The Army Register of 1848 shows John H. Jackson, Captain Co. H, 19 
 Feb. 1848, No. 80. The Nintli Infantry, though composed of New England 
 men, by the changes wrought Ijy tlie fortunes of war, Avas at one time under 
 field officers composed wholly of Southerners. Wm. B. Taliaferro (pro- 
 nounced Tollicpr), whom we met, or tried to meet, at Wagner, 18 July 1863, 
 was a Captain in the Ninth U. S. Infantry, in Mexico, and was made Major 
 upon the death of Col. Ransom, previously mentioned. With this ends the 
 story of John H. Jackson in the Mexican War. We will not attempt to 
 follow him from his muster-out to the opening of another war, in which he 
 was destined to play so conspicuous a part. 
 
 The Bo^iton Courier of 3 Aug. 1861, in referring to the Third New 
 Hampshire, then forming, says : " Tlie Lieutenant-Colonel is .John II. Jackson 
 of Portsmouth, a gentleman of military experience and education. His grand- 
 fathers on both sides fought in the Revolution. His father Avas killed in 
 the War of 1812, and he himself was an officer in the late war witli Mexico 
 .... Avas made a brevet Captain for gallant and meritorious conduct . . . ." 
 
 Jolin H. Jackson soon repaired to the camp at Concord and assisted 
 largely in getting things into shape. These preliminaries fell upon him, as 
 Col. Fellows Avas not quite ready to buckle on the armor. Five days before 
 the regiment left Concord, Lieut. -Col. Jackson received the handsome gift 
 of a horse and equipments from his friends in Portsmouth. 
 
 Upon arriving at Annapolis, Col. Jackson Avas made Provost Marshal, 
 with headquarters in the Assembly Buildings (State House), and was detached 
 from the regiment temporarily for that duty. His appointment dates 11 
 Oct., by Gen. Viele's S. 0., No. 5. His detail consisted of 1 captain, 1 1st 
 lieutenant, 1 2d lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 3 corporals and 75 men, besides a 
 company of the Forty-seventh Ncav York for guard duty. The Third New 
 Hampshire detail was imder Capt. Plimpton of E, Avith 27 non-coms, and 
 men from E and F, and balance from other regiments. On the 13th, Col. 
 Jackson requested a change of officers and men, to increase the efficiency of 
 the guard. Many who Avere there and read this Avill not Avonder why the 
 Colonel did so. On the 15th he returned all of the Forty-seventh Ncav York 
 to their regiment, and aslced for a relief from the Eighth Maine in their 
 stead. On the 17th he returned tAVO privates of his force to their regiment 
 (Forty-seventh New York), for drunkenness and stealing from citizens. 18 
 Oct., the provost duty ended at 11.20 a.m. ; and the embarkation took place 
 soon after. Though tlie duty lasted but a fcAV days, it Avas exceedingly 
 trying, tedious and perplexing. Soon after arriving at Hilton Head, the 
 command of the regiment fell upon Col. Jackson, by the detailing of Col. 
 Fellows as Commander of the Post. Col. Fellows never commanded the 
 regiment afterAvards. ThcAvork of getting a regiment into shape, of drilling 
 it, of the details of a camp life in an enemy's country, were something 
 enormous ; but Col. Jackson accomplished it, and apparently Avith the least 
 possible friction. He went Avherever the regiment went Avhile he Avas its 
 commander, and present. At Bluffton, at Pocotaligo, on the reconnoissance 
 up the Savannah River, at the battle of James Island, ^ — the regiment's first 
 action, and ever to be remembered on that account, — at the taking of Morris 
 Island, at the memorable charge on Wagner : all these bear silent Avitness 
 that Col. Jackson Avas there and did his duty — was Avilling to and did lead, 
 and his men folloAved him. Accounts of these Avill be found in their proper 
 places. 
 
 The assault on Wagner proved to be the last action in Avhich Col. 
 Jackson was engaged. He Avas Avounded in the assault, having his breast 
 considerably contused, probably by a fragment of a shell. Within a fcAV 
 days thereafter he, Avith others of the regiment, Avas ordered North for duty 
 in conducting drafted men to their regiments, presumably those assigned 
 to the Third Ncav Hampshire ; but this did not so prove, as the detailed men 
 Avere sent hither and thither, and after a while I'eturned to regiment, of 
 which an account Avill be given. 
 
 Col. Jackson, Avith his detail, repaired to Concord, N. H., arriving there 
 about 27 July 1863. As the writer Avas one of the detail, he may be pardoned, 
 perhaps, for relating an incident of the voyage on Steamer Arago to Ncav 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 747 
 
 York. Next morning after leaving Morris Island, a blockade runner was 
 discovered dead ahead and running with all speed possible. Cotton bales 
 floated by us, showing that they liad lightened a little and what their pre- 
 sumable cargo was. Tlie Arago had a mixed passenger list, it being com- 
 posed of numerous officers and soldiers bound Northward on duty or on 
 furloughs, sick and wounded officers and men, and a large delegation of 
 civilians of both sexes. • The Captain of the Arago decided to chase the 
 runner, as it was going in his general direction ; but later the chase put 
 directly east. Then, as we liad considerably decreased the distance, the 
 craft was seen to be denuded of its entire deckload, and the black smoke 
 which rolled from its smoke-stack showed clearly that they were using 
 every means to get away, increasing their fires with parts of the cargo. 
 This made it all the more desirable to capture it ; and the Captain directed 
 Ms course after the runner, directly to sea. An old cannon on board was 
 loaded with blank cartridge and flred ; but no notice was taken of it. Then 
 a solid shot was tired which fell a little short ; but it was in good range and 
 we were gainiug every minute. Another shot went through their rigging, 
 and they " hove to." As we now felt sure of the prize, the reader may be 
 assured that the interest and excitement on board the Arago was intense. 
 Field glasses and naked eyes as well discovered arms and other war imple- 
 ments on board the little runner, and great fears were entertained lest at 
 the moment of capture she should send us one and all to ' ' Davy Jones' locker." 
 Meantime Col. Jackson had organized a small force, which stood next the 
 bulwarks, with gleaming Ijayonets, for boarding, should it be required. 
 About this time the desperate runner started up again, as if for a death 
 struggle; and another shot had to be flred to " bring them to." They made 
 no further ellbrt to escape. We came alongside; and then, how to get 
 possession was tlie main (juestion. The o\<\ Arago fairly careened, so heavily 
 was she at that moment laden on one side. The Arago's crew declined to 
 go on the perilous mission. Col. Jackson was equal to the emergency. He 
 ottered to go with his little squad and seize the steamer, if the Arago would 
 simply furnish boat and rowers. The s(|uad was composed in part of the 
 Colonel's own detail from the Third New Hampshire. The writer Avas of 
 the party and the second to step on board. Col. Jackson found no arms 
 whatever in the craft, but did flnd a valuable cargo of rosin and turpentine, 
 a part of which had been burned in the attempt to escape. The writer's 
 memory says there was a crew^ of thirty, and two passengers, ])ound for 
 Nassau, N. P., from Wilmington, N. C. The captured steamer had already 
 made four trips ; and this, the fifth, they calculated would yield profit enough 
 to fully clear the vessel of all claims. After staying on board awhile, she 
 was taken in tow, the crew being transferred to the Arago, and a part of the 
 latter's crew being put on the prize; and Ave started for New York, fairly 
 aglow with pride and enthusiasm. How uuich prize money? None; for the 
 laws were sncli that all the prize money Avent to the Arago's crcAv. We 
 sailed into Ncav York on a Sunday morning, with the Emma in toAV, Avith 
 the stars and stripes floating above the English flag. More details. could be 
 given, but for oljvious reasons are Avithheld. On the Arago Avere Gens. 
 Seymour and Strong, both wounded at Wagner and the latter lying very loAV. 
 The Avriter and others carried him upon a stretcher through tlie streets of 
 NcAv York to his residence, and bade him a last farcAvell. He died a fcAV 
 days after. 
 
 Col. Jackson arrived at Concord Avith his detail about the 27th of July, 
 and reported for duty to Brig. -Gen. E. AV. Hinks, Avho had charge of the 
 RendezA-ous. For a fcAV days each was allowed to go home. Col. Jackson, 
 A\iiose failing health Avas (juite noticeable, continued on duty at this Rendez- 
 A^ous till the folloAving Januarj', Avhen he returned to the regiment, joining 
 it at Morris Island, Avhere he had left it in July. While at Concord, Col. 
 Jackson Avas sent in charge of recruits to various regiments, making several 
 trips of this kind. Among the regiments visited in this manner AAere tlie 
 Second, at Alexandria, Va., and the Tenth, at Portsmouth, Va. At the 
 Second Ncav Hampshire, the Colonel relates that, having no camp guard, 
 quite a number of the ncAv recruits escaped the first night. At Portsmouth, 
 he very kindly assisted Col. Donohoe (formerly a Captain in the Third) to 
 obtain a leave of >absence. 
 
74:8 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 For a short time during the latter part of Col. Jackson's staj' at 
 Concord, he was in command of the camp. The writer was on duty in his 
 office, which was a bns.y one. Very large sums of money, In'ought in by 
 recruits (substitutes), were left for safe keeping, and there were various 
 other details which recjuired the closest attention and the exercise of good 
 judgment. Col. Jackson's return to the regiment was by way of Long 
 Island, Boston Harbor, to New York by rail, thence by steamer to Hilton 
 Head. A large number of recruits for the various New Hampshire regi- 
 ments in the Department was under his charge, which having delivered, he 
 rejoined. His health was failing so rapidly and perceptibly tliat, by the 
 advice of friends, he assented to an attempt to become transferred to the 
 Invalid Corps (afterAvard called the Veteran Reserve Corps). These efforts 
 began at Concord. He was fully endorsed and his efforts were seconded by 
 Gov. Gilmore, the Secretai-y of State, the State Treasurer and ex-Governors 
 Berry and Goodwin. A special examination at Concord resulted in a proper 
 certificate by Drs. Crosby and Hidden that he was unable to enter active 
 service in the field again, but with proper care might be fit for garrison 
 duty. Gens. Terry, Gilhnore and Benham fully endorsed him. Dr. Buzzell, 
 in whom no Third New Hampshire man ever lacked confidence, after ex- 
 amination, certified that he was sufl'ering from chronic Ijronchitis and feelile- 
 ness of constitution, which in his opinion disqualified him for performance 
 of the active duties required in the field. This was dated 22 Feb. 18(;-1 ; and 
 his resignation bears the same date. His discharge was by Gen. Gillmore's 
 S. 0. 91, D. S., 24 Feb. 1864 :".... The resignation of Col. John H. Jack- 
 son, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, tendered on account of physical 
 disability, is hereby accepted, to take effect this date. He is accordingly 
 honorably discharged from the service . . . . " 
 
 Thus ended John H. Jackson's connection with the Third New Hamp- 
 shire. He returned to his home in Portsmouth. Of his services, none 
 question the value or length ; of his bravery, the survivors of tlie regiment 
 will abundantly testify. In ISSS, Col. Jackson was serving in an important 
 capacity at the Boston Custon\ House, and had been there over twenty years. 
 Whenever asked (as he frequently was) to assist any of his old soldiers in 
 the matter of evidence to support a claim for pension or otherwise, Col. 
 Jackson was ever ready to render every assistance in his power. Having 
 kept a roll-book of his own, and noted everything of value opposite each name, 
 he was able to render great assistance in the line indicated. He also preserved 
 much of historical value, to which the writer has had free access, for pur- 
 poses of regimental history, and is entitled to a deal of credit for the same. 
 There are, in the New Hampshire State House Rotunda, certain relics of 
 the Mexican War contributed by Capt. Jackson, and they attract much atten- 
 tion. 
 
 [Extracts from Adjutant-General's Reports (N. H.), 1S68.] 
 
 Cos. C, H and I of the Ninth Infantry sailed from Newport, Friday, 
 May 21, 1847, on the transport North Bond, landing the men at A^era Crnz, 
 June 21, 1847. Co. C's roll shows John H. Jackson, 1st Lieutenant; Alfred 
 J. Hill, Sergeant; Israel B. Littlefield, Sergeant. John H. Jackson was 
 born in Portsmouth, Oct. 20, 1814. Was 1st Lieutenant of First Co. of Light 
 Infantry, of First Regiment, N. H. Militia, April 22, 1841, and Captain of 
 same, Sept. 19, 1848; and Colonel of the same regiment, Dec. 27, 1848. 
 He was an inspector at the Boston Custom House from 1853 to 1801. 
 
 Before the charge at Chepultepec the Ninth's men were addressed by 
 Gen. Pillow, as follows: "Tomorrow, if you say it, the Star Spangled 
 Banner floats up yonder. If New England would place her name in the high 
 page of history, now's her time. You of the Ninth, if you will, shall lead 
 in^he charge. None need volunteer who Avill not swear to enter that castle 
 yonder or die." The charge took place on the morning of the 12th of Sept. ; 
 and in half an hour the stars and stripes Avaved over the captured spot. The 
 two New Hampshire companies, Avho behaved with their usual gallantry, 
 were commanded by Lieuts. Bowers and Jackson, who on this, as on other 
 occasions, proved themselves Avorthy sons of the old Granite State. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 740 
 
 Col. Jackson never had a leave of absence, the nearest approach to 
 one being in the Fall of 1862, when he took the preliminar}' steps to procure 
 one; but the arrival of Gen. Mitchel (in September) changed the aspect 
 of affairs in the Department, and he did not press the matter. 
 
 When Col. Jackson entered the army for service in Mexico, he was 
 Captain of the Rockingham Guards of Portsmouth, N. H. 
 
 Col. Jackson's connection Avith the events, as narrated under 7 Aug. 
 1863 (see main storj'), was of no small importance. The orders relating 
 thereto were as foUoAvs : — 
 
 (1.) S. 0. 359, Hdqus. of the Army, 
 
 Extract No. 1. Washington, D.C, 13 Aug. 1863. 
 
 Col. J. H. Jackson, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, will proceed 
 immediately to this city, and report himself in arrest to the Adjutant-Gen- 
 eral of the Army. By command of Maj.-Gen. Hali.eck. 
 
 E. D. TowNSEND, Asst. Acljt.-Gen. 
 
 (2.) S. 0. 393, Hdqrs. of the Army, 
 
 Extract No. 6. Washington, D. C, 1 Sept. 1863. 
 
 Col. J. H. Jackson, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, is hereby re- 
 leased from arrest and will join his regiment Avithout delay. 
 
 By command of Maj.-Gen. Halleck. 
 E. D. Toavnsend, Asst. Adjt.-Gen. 
 
 (3.) S. 0. 509: Hdqrs. of the Army, 
 
 Extract No. 5. Washington, D.C, 16 Nov. 1863. 
 
 So much of S. 0. 393 of 1 Sept. 1863 .... as released Col. J. H. 
 Jackson, Third Ncav Hampshire Volunteers, from arrest and ordered him to 
 join his regiment Avithout delay is hereby revoked, and the foUoAving is sub- 
 stituted as of date 1 Sept. 1863: Col. .J. H. Jackson, Third Ncav Hampshire 
 Volunteers, is released from arrest and Avill report in person to Brig. -Gen. 
 Hinks, commanding department for drafted men at Concord, X. H. 
 
 By command of Maj.-Gen. Halleck. 
 
 E. D. TowNSEND, Asst. Adjt.-Gen. 
 
 Explanation; The order (memorandum) of release said, " . . . . re- 
 turn to his ditties." Col. Jackson Avas not aware at the time that he had 
 been ordered to the regiment, but understood that he was to proceed to 
 Concord. 
 
 The Net'- Hampshire Statesman of 11 Sept. 1863 says, in letter from its 
 Washington correspondent, dated 8 Sept.: "Col. Jackson, ordered here 
 under arrest for alleged communication of information of matters con- 
 nected Avith the operations at Charleston, to the Boston Tran-'icript, was 
 promptly released — the charge proving to be entirely Avithout fouudation." 
 
 A detachment of recruits under his charge on Long Island, Boston Har- 
 bor, en route to their regiment, presented Col. Jackson Avith an elegant 
 and costly sAvord. It bears the folloAving inscription upon the scabbard : 
 " Presented to Col. John H. Jackson, Third Ncav Hampshire Volunteers, by 
 the third detachment of Ncav Hampshire drafted men under his command, 
 at Long Island, Boston Harbor, as a token of their esteem, Oct. 20, 1863." 
 These men Avere all substitutes. 
 
 Col. Jackson Avas a "Forty-niner." He Avent to California Avith a 
 party of about 25 from Portsmouth, N. II. They Avent by steamer from 
 Portsmouth to Chagres, thence through the Cliagres River by t)uugoes 
 (boats) to Cruces ; thence on foot (2.") lbs. on back) to Panama; thence, 
 after about six Aveeks' delay, to San Francisco on a Avhaler — the Gen. Fre- 
 mont. Fremont's Avife Jessie and other ladies Avere of the party. He re- 
 turned home in 1855 or 185(!. 
 
 Col. Jackson departed this life at Boston, Mass., 10 April 181tO, at his 
 residence, 795 Washington Street. The funeral occurred Sunday, 13 April 
 1890, at his residence. The folloAving notice Avas hastily sent to all Avho 
 Avere convenientlv near : — 
 
750 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 DIED. 
 
 Colonel JOHN H. JACKSON. 
 
 Captain Co. C, 9th U. S. luf. (Mexican War). Colonel 3d Regt. N. H. Vols. 
 
 Died, at Boston, Mass., Thursday, April 10, 1890. 
 
 Born October 20, 1814. 
 
 Services at 795 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., Sunday, April 13, 1890, at 4 p.m. 
 
 Comrades and friends will be received at other hours previous, if desired. 
 
 Masonic funeral at Portsmouth, N. H., about mid-day Monday. 
 Nineteen of the old Third were in attendance (contributing a floral 
 pillow marked "Our Hero"), besides the Mexican War veterans, several 
 oflicers and emplo.yees from the Custom House, and many personal friends. 
 The services at Portsmouth were attended by ten members of his old 
 regiment, including Rev. (Maj.) W. H. Trickey, who spoke many kind and 
 appropriate words over the remains of his former commander. 
 
 Apropos of the Testament which (probably) saved his life in the Mexi- 
 can War, a poetic divine prepared an appropriate poem upon the incident, 
 a single verse of which is as follows : — 
 
 " Within Ilia breast the gift he placed — 
 That guide of j-outh .and age; 
 A gentle sister's name was traced 
 Upon its title page." 
 
 Col. Jackson left a widow, a son (Thomas M.) and a daughter. 
 
 JOHN S. JAMES. 
 
 James was the original 3d Corporal of Co. D. Was made Sergeant 
 6 Nov. 18G2. He re-enlisted (as Sergeant) and had the usual furlough, re- 
 joining with the others at Gloucester Point, Va., April, 1864. On 6 June 
 18G4 he Avas mustered as 2d Lieutenant, as of 30 May, commission dating 24 
 May, vice White, promoted. This took him from Co. D and placed him 
 with Co. I. At the end of June and of July, the returns show him " sick in 
 quarters." At the end of August, he was commanding Co. I. At the battle 
 of 16 Aug., he was fortunate in being sent to the rear with prisoners during 
 the earlier (and lighter) part of the engagement. 
 
 On 13 Sept., he was "oil" duty"; and at end of same month was in 
 command of Co. D, having been sent to it 20 Sept. The end of October 
 finds him still commanding Co. T). He was again promoted in November to 
 1st Lieutenant, and was mustered 28 Nov. as of 17 Nov., the commission 
 being dated 28 Oct., vice Morrill, deceased. This placed him nominally in 
 Co. il; but he continued with D to the end. The closing days of December 
 found him again sick; and in the early days of January, 1865, when the regi- 
 ment was ordered to Port Fisher, he was left in command of the detach- 
 ment remaining in the camp at Laurel Hill. He continued in this command 
 (the sole officer) till the return of Lieut. -Col. Randlett from leave, about the 
 middle of January. The Avhole detachment rejoined the regiment 17 Feb. 
 near Fort Fisher. 
 
 He Avas again faA^ored Avith promotion in May, receiving a Captain's 
 commission, dated 6 April, vice MaxAvell, mustered out. He Avas mustered 
 2 May, as of 26 April, for the unexpired term of the regiment. At the end 
 of May (Captain of Co. D) he Avas in charge of the jMilitary Prison at Wil- 
 mington, under S. O. 62, Post Hdqrs. He Avas relieved from this duty two 
 days after the regiment Avent to Goldsborough, N. C. (S. O. 93, Dist. Hdqrs., 
 Juiie). At the end of June, he was reported as absent on (20 days') leave. 
 
 For a brief period he was Assistant Provost Marshal at Goldsborough, 
 say tAvo days, Avhen he received his leave. Upon his return, say 8 or 10 
 July, he assumed command of his own company ( D) , relieving Lieut. Plaisted. 
 
 During the Fall of 1863, Sergt. James and another Avere sent to Alex- 
 andria, Va., for Pr. Witham of Co. H, in confinement there. Witham Avas 
 brought in irons to Hilton Head and turned over to the Provost Guard. 
 (He Avas one of the three deserters from Co. H, in August, 1862, to the 
 rebels.) 
 
 James was born 29 July 1839, in Hampton, N. H., to which place he re- 
 turned after the AA^ar and has since resided. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 751 
 
 THOMAS M. JACKSON. 
 
 He was tlie son of the Lieutenant-Colonel, though this did not, of itself 
 or in fact, do him any appreciable good ; for on his arrival in camp as a 
 brand-new soldier boy, at Concord, his paternal parent frowned on him and 
 said in substance: " What are you doing here? Don't you knoAv that both 
 my wife and I have serious objections to your being a soldier?" Thomas 
 winced, for his stern father's will had always been law; but things are 
 diflereut now, argued he, and it's a time of war, and I'm of age. 
 
 Thomas was given to understand that he need expect nothing because 
 of relationship, and he must use his own oar, and this, too, while sitting in 
 his own dug-out. This is how he started his military career. He of course 
 took the cue given him by his father, and l)y the use of his oar obtained the 
 best position in the regiment outside of a commission, i.e., that of Sergeant- 
 Major, the highest rank among the non-coms, and the head of the non-com- 
 missioned staff, and entitled by rank and custom to the very first vacancy in 
 the rank of 2d lieutenant. 
 
 He filled the position assigned him with credit, exhibiting not only 
 order but a good degree of executive ability. He was the link between the 
 Adjutant of the regiment and the commanding ofiicer on the one side, and 
 next to the regiment as a whole on the other. 
 
 Did the exigencies of the service require say fifty men for a certain 
 duty, it was the business of the Sergeant-Major, having been directed to do 
 so by the Adjutant; to call upon the orderly sergeants of the ten companies 
 for their proportions of the fifty. In doing this he must exercise good judg- 
 ment as to the quota to be required from each company, taking into account 
 their number reported "present for duty " that morning and the require- 
 ments of other details liable to be called for the same day. In this manner, 
 if properly levied, all the companies were served alike, and the burden 
 eciually distributed. Should the Sergeant-Major unequally distribute such 
 burdens, he was at once made aware of it l)y the orderl}' sergeants them- 
 selves, Avho were ever on the lookout for over-levies. 
 
 Jackson was a " fluent " writer, and perforce of that and his son-ship, 
 he, as a matter of course, wrote the major part of his father's correspon- 
 dence and orders. It could hardly l)e otherwise, though the otlicial wall and 
 line of demarkation was there, and there to stay. 
 
 The Colonel and Gov. Herry were very friendly, and the Colonel made 
 every ertbrt to keep the Governor posted fully upon art'airs in general in the 
 regiment; and much correspondence was the result. It has been the 
 Avriter's pleasure to have access to this correspondence since the war; and 
 'twas interesting in the extreme, treating as it did with the internal art'airs of 
 the regiment. The hand-writing of nearly every letter was that of our 
 Sergeant-Major. 
 
 Promotion came to Jackson, and came sooner than was really expected; 
 and, singularly enough, it was a Jacksonian matter all around. About the 
 middle of our first December in Dixie, at Hilton Head, 2d Lieut. Geo. W. 
 Jackson of Co. E resigned ; and our hero was awarded the vacancy, though 
 the commission did not actually arrive till the latter part of January, 1862; 
 and Ave do not tind Jackson with Co. E till 10 Feb. This Avas probably 
 OAving to some ollicial informality. 
 
 On Edisto, Ave find him Avith Co. K on 11 April, and Avith Co. I, 12 April. 
 1() April, Avas Acting Adjutant (.Vdjt. Hill had injured his knee, and had 
 resigned. His resignation not yet accepted). Soon after our little sortie to 
 Jehossee Island from Kdisto (17 April), Lieut. Jackson Avas taken sick at 
 Mitchell's Plantation, the head(iuarters of the regiment, and Avas confined to 
 iiis quarters in tlie Dr. Mitchell liouse. He Avas unable to go to James 
 Island Avitli us 1 June, and Avas left behind Avith the other sick (Lieut. Ayer, 
 Sergt. Head and others). He Avas barely al)le to rejoin Avitii several others 
 tAvo days after the James Island fight (lii June). l)y Steamer Unrnsklr (Dr. 
 Moulton on board; arrived in early evening). Had previously applied for 
 sick leave, Avhich came to hand al)Out 22 June, by authority of S. O. -124, 
 D. S., 21 June, for GO days. He left Hilton Head 2:'> June, on the Ericsson 
 (Dr. Moulton and others on board). From this leave he returned to regi- 
 
752 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 ment on the Star of the South, 17 Auij., while the regiment was scattered 
 on out-post cUity. During October and November, we find him with Co. G, 
 having received 1st Lieutenant's commission about tlie middle of October, 
 dated 1 Aug. 
 
 About 9 Oct. he had the company property of Co. G turned over to him 
 (this camp was at rear of General Hospital, Hilton Head) by Capt. Emmons, 
 then going on leave of absence ; and he continued in command of G until 
 Capt. Emmons' return (30 Nov.) 
 
 In January, 18(;3, we find him in the lumber expedition to Florida and 
 attached to one of the two extemporized companies (not lettered), both 
 under command of Capt. Maxwell as the ranking Captain. Lieut. Jackson 
 was with the company commanded by Capt. Burnham. 
 
 On 30 March, we find him transferred to Co. G, on Pinckney Island 
 (seven companies there), though his stay on Pinckney Island was short; for 
 we were ordered away on 3 April. His next move of importance was at 
 St. Helena Island, in June. The arrival of a " whole batch of conmiissions," 
 long expected, created something of consternation when opened. The 
 proper and only person to open those commissions, and give the first South 
 Carolina gaze on them, was the Colonel (stern parent to T. M. J.) A more 
 surprised, excited and indignant man the writer has seldom seen ; for it Avas 
 the Avriter's particular business at that date to be very near the Colonel, 
 as he held the position of Colonel's clerk; and the writer, as well as the 
 Colonel's orderly, Woodbury Berry of Co. B. were greatly non-plussed as to 
 what was to be done by us, or either of ns, if anything, in the emergency. 
 Whether the Colonel had gone mad, or was al)out to collapse, we didn't 
 know. While we were deliberating on the spot {i.e., just outside the tent), 
 the Colonel rapidly strode to our immediate vicinity, and ejaculated as l^est 
 he could between his trembles : " Daniel, er Woodbury, er Daniel : send for 
 Thomas at once ! " If the writer's memory serves him, only one went for 
 Thomas, while the other stayed near the Colonel, half expecting he would 
 collapse entirely. It would appear that almost the first new commission 
 opened by the Colonel Avas one making his son Thomas (then a 1st Lieu- 
 tenant) Captain of Co. B, "jumping" over Lieut. Smith, who was en- 
 titled. Thomas approached his father meekly, humbly, knowing Avliat Avas 
 the matter, and knowing, too, that the storm Avould not prove fatal. He 
 kncAv he had, by other means than through his Colonel commanding, ob- 
 tained this promotion. We need not dAvell upon this picture. The irate 
 father and penitent (?) son had an interview ; and in summing up, Ave would 
 say that the son laughed last, and probably Avound up by quoting his father's 
 injunction, given him at Concord in ISGl, to "paddle his oavu canoe." 
 Result : T. M. Jackson Avas duly mustered as Captain of Co. B, and Lieut. 
 Smith resigned. 
 
 Capt. Jackson's company (B) was that formerly presided over by 
 Capt. Wilbur, recently dishonorably discharged. The company Avas not in 
 the very l)est condition, so far as morale Avas concerned. They Avere a good 
 lot of men, but they had been under a captain for Avhom they had no re- 
 spect Avhatever for a long time, and this feeling had had its unhappy results. 
 Capt. Jackson took hold of the company, and endeavored by all that in him 
 lay to make Co. B second to none. • 
 
 He commanded the company in the attack on and capture of Morris 
 Island, 10 July, and Avas also in command of his company in the night assault 
 on Fort Wagner, 18 July, in both of Avhich actions he acquitted himself Avell. 
 In the latter assault, he Avas slightly wounded in his right arm, but not 
 sufficiently to leave the field. On" that morning (IS July) his company had 
 just comeott" picket. It had rained during the night (17th) , and his company 
 Avas not in the best of condition to go into a fight ; but in it Avent, led by 
 its Captain. All this time, he had never fully recovered from the sickness 
 incurred on Edisto, in June of the previous year. About the first of August 
 he tendered his resignation, on account of sickness, and Avas discharged for 
 disability 8 Aug., by S. 0. 469, D. S. He at once Avent home, arriving at 
 New York on 13 Aug., on the Arar/o. He soon joined his father there, on 
 detached service at Concord, N. H., and accompanied him to Washington, 
 to see Gen. Halleck (then commanding the Army) about certain matters ex- 
 plained elsewhere and to explain Avhich the Colonel had been ordered to 
 Washington. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 753 
 
 After the war Jackson was for several years a salesman for the well- 
 known furniture Arm of Haley, Morse & Co., Boston, Mass.; and then for 
 several j'ears of the Boston Chair Co., manufacturers of chairs. He after- 
 ward went to Indianapolis, where he was in the walnut lumber business 
 and manufacturing chairs. Later, he was a clerk in the Treasury at 
 Washinsiton, having charge of an important department. In 1890 he was 
 couHdential book-keeper of the firm of Pottier & Steynius, one of the largest 
 firms of interior decorators in the country, located near the Grand Central 
 Depot, New Yorlv City. In 1888 the writer and Capt. Jackson went together 
 to Mineola, and wallied over our old camp-ground, going thereafter to Hemp- 
 stead, where we met several who well remembered tiie regiment. 
 
 Capt. Jackson was born at Portsmouth, N. H., 27 Jan. 1840. His 
 address in 1890 was No. 2 E. 42d Street, New York City. 
 
 GEORGE W. JACKSON. 
 
 Jackson went out as 2d Lieutenant in Co. E, with Capt. Plimpton and 1st 
 Lieut. Richard Ela. The writer is not furnished with the circumstances 
 leading to it ; but his resignation was the first in the regiment. This may 
 have been from ill health ; l)ut certain it is that he did not resign on the eve 
 of battle or in the immediate presence of the enemy. Gen. Sherman 
 accepted the resignation and discharged him by his S. O. 81, Hilton Head, 
 16 Dec. 18(il. Jackson readied New York on the Marion, 25 Dec. 1861. 
 
 Prior and subsequent to the Avar he resided in Concord, N. II., where he 
 died 26 July 1890. 
 
 LEMUEL N. JACKMAN. 
 
 Jackmau 1)egan his military career as private in Co. F (original). He 
 Avas diverted at once from the strict militai'y line and detailed (20 Aug. 1861) 
 for duty Avith Adjt. Hill. He Avas on tlie Bdvidere Avith the liorses during 
 the terrible November storm ; and it is chiefly from his diary that the Avriter 
 Avas able to prepare a chapter on that subject. 
 
 On 15 Jan. 1862, he Avas ordered to duty in the regimental hospital, 
 where he remained till 21 July, when he rejoined his company, Avhich Avas then 
 at Stoney's Plantation, Hilton Head. On 30 Aug. he Avas promoted to Cor- 
 poral. After the assault on Wagner (18 July 1863), he was one of the fortu- 
 nate ones to go home after con.scripts. This Avas 22 July. From this duty 
 he rejoined 17 Nov. (Capt. Clark, Sergts. Ilazeu and Hitchcock, too), Avith 
 a large detachment of recruits (the first to arrive). When certain com- 
 panies of the regiment were placed on provost duty at Morris Island, Jack- 
 man Avas for a part of the time Acting Sergcant-Major. 
 
 He re-enlisted and Avent home on furlough. Was promoted to Ser- 
 geant 1 March 1864. 
 
 During the Virginia campaign he Avas in the actions of the regiment 
 up to his being detached as Ordnance Sergeant of First Division, Tenth 
 Army Corps, by S. O. 17 (Terry), to report to Lieut. Albert Ordway, Twenty- 
 fourth Massachusetts, Ordnance Ofiicer. This was in May, 1864, after the 
 Drewry's Blurt" fights. He Avas actually in the same actions as the regiment. 
 He continued on this duty till after the Fort Fisher campaign. Meantime 
 he had been commissioned as Adj\itant, rice Copp, and Avas mustered into 
 the new grade at Chapin's Farm, Va., on 26 Jan. 1865, for the unexpired 
 term of the regiment. His muster Avas of 19 Jan., and the commission bore 
 date 4 Jan. 
 
 He rejoined the detachment several days prior to muster (then at 
 Laurel Hill), and Avent Avith it to regiment in February, reaching it 17th. 
 Fie temporarily commanded Co. G (as well as being .Vdjutant) in April, and 
 Avas relieved by Atherton about 1 May, though the latter had joined prior 
 (11 April), but had been at once placed on general court-martial duty. 
 
 When the regiment Avent to Goldsborough, N. C, .Tackman was made 
 (about 4 June) Post Adjutant, and Holt acted as Adjutant of the regiment. 
 When the men Avere discharged in June, Avhose terms Avould expire prior to 
 1 Sept. (this AA'as a special group for discharge), Jackman Avas selected to 
 
754 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 conduct them (also those of Seventh New Hampshire) to Concord. This 
 order was S. 0. 100, Dept. of N. C, Raleigh, 213 June 1805, by Maj.-Gen. 
 J. D. Cox. The next day he was directed to confer with Capt. B. P. Keller, 
 Commissary Musters, at Raleigh, as to the arrangements for muster-out and 
 forwarding of these men. His successor as Post Adjutant at Goldsboroiigh 
 •was Lieut. John Green (regiment unknown). 
 
 He had 59 men in all (29 of Third and 30 of Seventh) ; and after dis- 
 posing of them at Concord, he returned at once to the regiment, which had 
 in the meantime started for home. He met the regiment at New York (27 
 July), and with it returned to Concord, N. H. When at Concord with the 
 detachment (Thii-d and Seventh Ncav Hampshire) he was presented by them 
 with a money testimonial in appreciation of their kindly regard (7 July). 
 
 While at Wilmington, N. C , Jackman served (with Capts. Edgerly and 
 Donley) on the special flag of truce which resulted in the wholesale ex- 
 change of prisoners. He was never wounded, except a scratch by a splin- 
 ter at Drewry's Bluft' (May, 1864). He was at the serious skirmish at Wil- 
 mington, 22 Feb. 18i>5. 
 
 He was apparently in every action of the regiment except Fort Fisher, 
 Sugar Loaf Battery and the lumber expedition to Florida, January, 1863. 
 Born 21 Feb. 1843. Residence (1890), Elgin, 111. 
 
 GEORGE R. JAMES. 
 
 He was the original Wagoner of Co. D. In May, 1864, he was pro- 
 moted to Quartermaster-Sergeant, vice Varnum H. Hill, promoted to 
 Captain and A. Q. M. Previous to this latter event he re-enlisted, and went 
 home with the others on furlough. He continued as Quartermaster-Sergeant 
 till 1865, when he was commissioned as 2d Lieutenant, Co. I, i-ki' John S. 
 James, promoted, his muster being 24 April, as of 1 March. The commis- 
 sion bore date 24 Jan. He was mustered for the unexpired term of the regi- 
 ment, and served with Co. I to the end. During a part of June and July he 
 was Acting Quartermaster at Goldsborough, N. C, Quartermaster Bingham 
 being absent on leave. He recei\'ed a 1st lieutenant's commission at the 
 very end of tlie war, but was never mustered into the new grade. 
 
 He was never wounded, never detached, and never acted as lieutenant 
 prior to receiving commission. AVhile the regiment was at Botany Bay 
 Island, he remained at Hilton Head, in charge of the horses. 
 
 He was born at Hampton, N. H., 1837, and was at New Market, N. H., 
 in 1891. 
 
 PERRY KITTREDGE. 
 
 Perry Kittredge Avas, strictly speaking, a recruit for Co. B. He en- 
 listed at Concord next day after the legiment was mustered in. His expe- 
 rience as an apothecary qualiried him for the position he ever maintained. 
 It was understood at the outset that he was to go with Dr. Moultou as a 
 nurse in the regimental hospital and his being attached to Co. B was a 
 mere accident of the serA'ice. He never Avas armed and equipped as a sol- 
 dier, but Avent on duty at once in the place predetermined. He did good 
 and etlicient service and a deal of it. 
 
 Soon after the arrival of the regiment at Hilton Head, he Avas detached 
 (in his line) at the IVledical Purveyor's office (Dr. Cooper) at Hilton Head, 
 and there renuiined till after the regiment had reached James Island (June, 
 1862). Being relieved, he rejoined the regiment there, prior to the tight of 
 16 June, and rendered valuable assistance in caring for the Avounded of that, 
 our first engagement. When the Hospital Steward, Moody A. SaAvyer, was 
 discharged in September, the position Avas bestoAved upon Kittredge, and 
 worthily so. He Avas appointed 15 Sept., as of the 14th, although SaAvyer's 
 discharge dates 9th. 
 
 In the latter part of May, 1863, while the regiment (i.e., eight com- 
 panies) Avere on Botany Bay Island, Kittredge Avas favored Avith a furlough, 
 but got no farther than Hilton Head. (All furloughs revoked.) He re- 
 joined 7 June. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 755 
 
 He continued to the end of his enlistment, three years, and was mus- 
 tered out at Bermuda Hundred, Va., 23 Aug. IS 4, Avith the others. 
 
 He did good and faithful service in almost every action of tlie regiment, 
 l^eing close at hand, with the Surgeon and the Assistant Surgeon, to render 
 temporary aid. Tlie writer well remembers how very near he was to the 
 scene of carnage on 1(5 Aug., Kittredge's last exposure of that kind. Only 
 a little way bacl^ in the woods on that day stood Surgeon Kimljall and 
 Hospital Steward Kittredge, with the requisite material for temporary aid, 
 such as bandages, lint, wliiskey, etc. The first and last always predomi- 
 nated wherever there was a tight. Whack, whack went the l)ullets among 
 the trees, and many a shell screeched over their heads, breaking limbs from 
 the forest trees ; but these two heroes stood their ground, and ministered 
 to each according to his need and passed him along, rearward, toward the 
 improvised field hospital, a mile or more distant. 
 
 Since the war, Kittredge has been a successful apothecary at Concord, 
 N. H., where he now is (IS'io). He regularly attends the reunions, and tlie 
 boys are all glad to see him. 
 
 FRANKLIN B. KIMBALL. 
 
 Dr. Kimball Avas appointed 2d Assistant Surgeon under date of 3 June 
 1863, vice Farrar, resigned. He arrived at the regiment when it was on 
 St. Helena Island, 25 June (several of the regiment returning from furlough 
 on same steamer), and was mustered 29 June, as of 24tli. When he arrived, 
 the regiment was, with other troops, engaged in active preparations for a 
 proposed move on Charleston. Everybody was ordered out at inspection, 
 etc. (fewer exempted than ever, before or after) ; and when Dr. Kimball 
 appeared, all eyes Avere instinctively turned to him. He exceeded in size 
 any officer or man in the brigade. By " size," it is intended to convey the 
 idea that height and diameter were both considered. Again, his uniform 
 Avas ncAV, and he Avas a new doctor. Yet again, he stood by the side of his 
 co-assistant surgeon, a man as much beloAvthe average size as he Avas aboA-e, 
 and the contrast Avas remarkably noticeable. It was thus he Avas introduced ; 
 and no Third New Hampshire man Avill be at a loss to knoAV Avho is meant if 
 the " big doctor '" is spoken of; and it follows that this Avould be true also 
 if the " little doctor" was mentioned. 
 
 Dr. Kimball was one of the most expert surgeons in the Department. 
 Though physically large, he was as deft with the instruments of his pro- • 
 fession as a girl Avith scissors and needle. But deft as he AA-as, he Avas said to 
 be utterly devoid of any super-sensitiA-eness AA'hile disjointing a finger or salv- 
 ing oft' a leg. This Avas probal)ly because he studiously avoided any exhit)ition 
 of feeling, on the basis that it Avould seriously interfere Avith ami undermine 
 his reputation. He Avas born in Bridgton, Me., 27 March 1.S21). Was a 
 student at the Harvard Medical School in 185S, and also studied medicine 
 at Dover, N. H., 1855 to 1858. He practiced in Maine (probably Bridgton) 
 and in Ncav York, next prior to the Civil War. 
 
 Dr. Kimball Avas early set at Avork in his ucav position (Drs. Buzzell 
 and Burnhani his associates), as on the morning of 10 July 18t;3 his services 
 were especially called into re(iuisitioii, tlie Avounded being taken back to 
 Folly Island for treatment. Again, on 18 July (charge on Wagner), his 
 services were again proven of value. This latter event shoAving that a siege 
 must be undertaken (the demand for surgeons elscAvhere lieing great), Dr. 
 Kimball Avas detached about 23 July and sent to the hospitals at Beaufort, 
 S.C., from Avhichhe returned about 25 Dec. (Morris Island) 
 
 He Avent Avith the four companies (A, D, H and K) to Palatka. from 
 Jacksonville, Fla. In the Virginia campaign. Dr. Kimball performed valuable 
 service, and at one time Avas on special duty Avith the Provost Guard of the 
 First Division, Tenth Army Corps. In the memoralile IC Aug. lS(!t light, he, 
 Avitli Hospital Stewart Kittredge, Avas near by, in the Avoods, to render 
 temporary aid to the Avounded, Avho Avere immediately sent farther to the 
 rear, to an improvised hospital. In November he accompanied the regiment 
 in its NeAV York Harbor campaign. 
 
756 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 At Fort Fisher, Dr. Kimball operated all night (15 Jan.), indiscrimi- 
 nately, upon all brought to him, no regimental lines being observed. Soon 
 after the occupation of Wilmington, N. C"., Dr. Kimball was placed in charge 
 of the Marine Hospital, where he had a corps of surgeons as assistants, 
 and plenty to do, the hospital being a sort of dumping ground for sick and 
 wounded (including rebels). This service proved detrimental to his health; 
 and in March, 1865, he was given a leave of absence. This, the writer i& 
 informed, was in the form of an order (S. O. 25, Dist. Hdqrs.) to proceed 
 North on some nominal duty. 
 
 On 23 May 18G5 he was mustered as Surgeon, rice Buzzell, deceased, as 
 of 22 May, his commission being dated 20 April; and he was mustered " for 
 the unexpired term of the regiment." He was at the time of this muster 
 in charge of the Post Hospital (identical with Marine Hospital), by S. O. 
 60, Dist. Hdqrs. At the end of June, 1S65, the regimental return shows him 
 on detached service at Post Hospital. Though the regiment was at that 
 date at Goldsborongh, it is presumed that a post hospital had been established 
 there, as the authority is quoted as S. O. 109, Dist. Hdqrs. When Lieut. 
 Marshall was wounded. Dr. Kimball performed upon him what is techni- 
 cally termed " re-section of the shoulder joint." Dr. Kimball accompanied 
 the regiment on its trip home, after its tlnal muster-out. 
 
 He practiced his profession after the war, locating in New Hampshire, 
 Maine, and lastly in Andover, Mass. On S Nov. 1882, Dr. Kimball met with 
 a sad bereavement, his wife being instantly killed by the cars at Andover. 
 
 The Doctor suft'ered from the close of the war to his death, with 
 sclerosis of the nervous system, and was for several years a helpless invalid. 
 His mental powers, however, continued good to within a short time of his 
 death, which occurred at Andover, 13 Dec. 1889. He left two daughters, 
 who faithfully administered to his every want to the last sad moment. 
 
 NoTK. — The writer called on him at Andover about 1887, and was only 
 permitted to see him about five minutes. He then lay helpless upon his 
 couch, and was barely able to articulate, though his mental powers were 
 exceedingly active. 
 
 JOHN KIRWIN. 
 
 Kirwin was one of the first group of sergeants in C (Capt. Donohoe). 
 While his company was lying on the Mary A. Boardman^ Edisto Inlet, 
 10 April 1863, Kirwin received a 2d Lieutenant's commission, being mus- 
 tered on 16 Api'il as of 15 March, vice Houghton, promoted. He was as- 
 signed to his own company. 
 
 When the regiment left St. He'ena, 4 July 1863, to go to Folly Island, 
 Lieut. Kirwin and others got left behind by accident, but soon rejoined 
 by anotlier steamer. On Morris Island, on the night of 28 Aug.. Lieut. 
 Kirwin got hit. 
 
 On 17 Oct. a 1st Lieutenant's commission arrived for Kiiwiu, and he 
 was duly mustered in 19 Oct. as of the 17th, the document bearing date 23 
 July, vice Flanders, discharged. He was assigned to Co. B. The precise 
 time when he went back to his OAvn company (C) does not appear, though 
 he was with that company on duty on Broad and Small Islands, in Decem- 
 ber, 1863, and January and February, 1864, cutting Avood (A, C and K). 
 
 When the regiment returned to Hilton Head (end of February, 1864) 
 to be mounted, Lieut. Kirwin was lucky enough to be one of the officers to 
 go home with the re-enlisted men (see end). From this delightful duty ( ! j 
 — equivalent to a leave of absence — he rejoined, with the others, at 
 Gloucester Point, Va., latter part of April. .Vpril and May reports show 
 him as 1st Lieutenant Co. B. Again promotion came to Kirwin, to Captain 
 of Co. H, rice Ayer, killed 16 May. He was mustered 3 June, as of 29 May, 
 commission Ijeing dated 24 May. 
 
 The August return shoAvs him sick in quarters; and about 20 Sept. 
 1864 he went to hospital at Fort Monroe (presumably the officers' hospital, 
 the Chesapeake, at Hampton, Va.) 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 757 
 
 The res:imental retnrn for September says, "Absent with leave iu 
 New Hampshire"; and it is to be inferred that he got a " leave" from the 
 hospital and returned to it. He was at the hosi)ital 20 Oct. ; for Lieut. 
 Dod.se (discharged), on his way home, met him there. 
 
 The November return shows him to be absent sick since 21 Sept. 
 Capt. Kirwiu was finally discharged, for expiration of original term, 9 Dec. 
 18!l4, by S. O. 339, Dept. Va. and N. C. This was not known in the regi- 
 ment at the time ; for the monthly returns carried him through Januar}' and 
 February 1SG5, reporting him as "absent sick, General Hospital." 
 
 In April, 1892, he was at Chicago, 111. 
 
 Note. — While Avith the re-enlisted men at Camp Grant, Va., he had 
 charge of the men of Cos. C, E and H, for purposes of drawing rations 
 and clothing. 
 
 ISRAEL B. LITTLEFIELD. 
 
 He was the original Captain of K, going to Concord Avith one of the 
 larger detachments of recruits, from Dover and vicinity, to which other 
 small groups were added to fill up the company. Capt. Littlefield Avas un- 
 doubtedly the oldest man in the regiment. He had seen service in the 
 Mexican War in Co. C, Ninth U. S. Infantry (Avith our Lieut. -Col. Jackson, 
 Maj. Bedel and Adjt. Hill). He AA^as in the State Militia for many years 
 prior to the Avar and commanded the Strattbrd Guards. 
 
 His health Avas none of the best; and Avhen Ave came to Hilton Head 
 his ej^es Avere very seriously artected by the sand. He Avas obliged to resign, 
 and did so, being discharged 1 April 1862, at Hilton Head. Ills action, as 
 Avell as the occasion for it, caused much regret in the company, as well as 
 to the Captain himself; for each had become endeared to the other. He 
 turned over the property to 1st Lieut. Butterfield, 1 April, and left for the 
 North, on the Atlantic, 4 April, the very day the regiment sailed for Edisto. 
 
 The fact that Capt. Littlefield was a Mexican War soldier Avas a source 
 of great pride to Co. K. He left the regiment respected and regretted by 
 all. He at once returned to his home and family in Dover, Avhere he resided 
 till his death, Avhich occurred 1 Jan. 1889, of heart disease. 
 
 GEORGE F. LORD. 
 
 Lord excelled as a clerk, writing a clear and concise hand, and was 
 early called upon to serve in that capacity. He Avas an original private of 
 Co. B. AYhen Col. Jackson and detail Avere sent North (July, 1863) for 
 conscripts, Lord was one of the detail, being at that time Adjutant's Clerk. 
 In that capacity he Avas succeeded b}' John G. Graham, a volunteer recruit 
 of September, 1862, Avho ably filled the position to June, 1865, AA'hen he 
 (Graham) was mustered out. 
 
 Lord Avent with the detail to Concord; and it Avas not long before his 
 clerical ability became knoAvn in the State of Ncav Hampshire. The Adju- 
 tant-General needed just such a person to assist in putting into shape the 
 mass of military data at the State House. Lord Avas detailed,' as might have 
 l)een expected; but it recpiircd a special order from tlie War Department to 
 do it. This Avas readily obtained by Adjt. -Gen. Natt Head, Avho, iu one or 
 more of his annual reports, verv favorably mentioned Lord and his efiicient 
 service. It folloAvs that Lord did not return to the regiment Avith that 
 detail (the last of it, in January, 1864), but continued at the State House. 
 In order to get him back to the regiment, the ruse Avas used of appointing 
 him Sergeant-Major, rice Dodge, promoted; l)ut it didn't Avork. He still 
 remained at Concord, and resigned the Avarrant 10 Marcii. In this case (the 
 only one of its kind). Lord had been dropped from Co. B, on account of 
 l>romotion to the non-commissioned staff; and uoav he had to be dropped 
 from the staff and taken up again by Co. B, as a pri\ate. 
 
 He Avas mustered out 26 Sept. 1S64, at Concord; and the inference is 
 that he had been continually in the Adjutant-General's office, and Avas there 
 employed at time of muster-out and later. 
 
 His Avhereabouts since the Avar is not easily traced. He has been at 
 various times an inmate of one or tAvo National soldiers' homes ; so it is 
 presumable tliat fortune has not smiled on him. 
 
7r)8 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 JOHN F. LANGLEY. 
 
 Laiifrley was born 21 Aus?. 1831, at Nottingliain, N. H. He was the 
 original 2cl Lieutenant of Co. H, was raacli interested in tlie company, and 
 assisted largely in its organization. It was not his fortune to serve with 
 any other company. In the latter part of May, 18G2, he received a 1st Lieu- 
 tenant's commission. When Capt. Dow resigned, in June, 1802, Laugley Avas 
 placed in charge of the company and its property. 
 
 He resigned in July, 18G2, turning over the company and property to 
 2d Lieut. J. C. Wiggin (killed 21 Aug.) His discharge was by S. O. 163, 
 D. S. 
 
 He soon afterward was a part and parcel of the Twelfth Ncav Hamp- 
 shire, being commissioned as Captain in that regiment. Later he was pro- 
 moted to Major. Was discliarged from that regiment in September, 18G4. 
 Since the war he was for a considerable time in Boston, Mass., and about 
 1890 was clerk in the post office there. In 1891 we tind him at Amherst, 
 N. H., residing with a daughter, and in very poor health. 
 
 JONAH LIBBY, Jr. 
 
 Libby had originally intended to go to war in a Massachusetts regi- 
 ment. He was in Boston; and he and T. M. Jackson (our first Sergeant- 
 ]Major) were intimate friends there, both being prominently connected with 
 the then flourishing temperance movement. When Jonah found Thomas was 
 to go in a New Hampshire regiment, he surrendered and went to Concord, 
 where he enlisted. Capt. Witbur, then gathering Co. B into shape, at once 
 selected him as the proper man to be Orderly Sergeant of the company, and 
 he was so made. The choice was a wise one, reflecting great credit on the 
 selector and the selectee. 
 
 Jonah was short, but did not appear boyish — indeed, he looked and 
 acted beyond his years. He made an excellent 1st Sergeant, and Avas soon 
 promoted. The commission as 2d Lieutenant arrived 17 Sept. 1862, and he 
 was assigned to duty in his own company (B). The commission was dated 
 17 June. 
 
 His health was very poor about this time, and he succeeded in obtain- 
 ing a leave of absence (9 Oct.) for 20 days, by S. 0. 320, D. S. 
 
 He did temporary duty with Co. A, beginning about the middle of 
 January, 1863. On 10 April he was sent to D. He was again promoted (to 
 1st Lieutenant) and was mustered 15 April, as of 19 Jan., rice Cody, dis- 
 charged, the commission being dated 16 Nov. 1862. On 8 May we And him 
 temporarily in command of D (Botany Bay Island), Capt. Maxwell being 
 absent for some purpose not apparent, at Hilton Head. 
 
 On 23 June 18(53, at St. Helena Island, he tendered his resignation. This 
 was not accepted, however; but instead he was granted a 20 days' leave, 2 
 July (from St. Helena Island). He was too valuable an officer to be readily 
 permitted to, sever his military connection. From this leave he promptly 
 returned, reaching Hilton Head on the Fulton, 28 July. He thus escaped 
 the actions of 10 and 18 July. On his return, still being sick, he was 
 made Acting Adjutant, temporarily (Adjt. Copp sick). 
 
 During the operations of 7 Sept. (evacuation day) he was slightly 
 wounded in the left breast (contusion) during the advance. At the end of 
 September he Avas reported as " sick in quarters." On 2 Oct. we And him in 
 command of Co. E (Capt. Ela either in command of the sharpshooters or 
 temporarily in command of the regiment). During the latter part of 
 Novemt)er (he still continuing sick) a leave of absence Avas granted him, 
 " Avithin the Department." We And him at St. Augustine, Fla., at the Con- 
 A'alescent Hospital, 1 Dec, on Avhich day he notified the Ordnance Officer at 
 that station that he intended to resign. Apparently he did not do this; or, 
 attempting it, failed : for on 25 Dec. he arrived back at camp on Morris 
 Island. 
 
 About this time the excitement was high in regard to re-enlisting ; and 
 Jonah being still ill, but yet able to perform certain kinds of duty, was ap- 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 7o;» 
 
 pointed (January, 18(54) to the position of Recruiting Officer, to take charge 
 of all those cases -whore the re-enlistment fever had proved fatal. Tlie rolls 
 shoAv tliat during the time he Mas tlius engaged lie was promoted, as the 
 tirst shows him to have been 1st Lieutenant, and the later rolls show liis 
 signature as Captain. 
 
 Col. Jaclsson, arriving 19 Jan. 18G4, from detached service, had in liis 
 pocliet a commission as Captain for Jonah; and he was duly mustered next 
 day, as of 20 Jan., rire Emmons, resigned, the commission being dated 2 
 Jan. [considerable lapse here.— D.E.] He was assigned to Co. G and con- 
 tinued attached to that company to the end. 
 
 He served with credit through the Florida campaign, and was in the 
 Drewry's Blutf fights. On 16 June, Libl)y received a severe wound in the 
 thigh. He was at once sent to the General Hospital at Fort Monroe, and 
 soon after was transferred to the officers' hospital at Annapolis, Md. From 
 this latter place he got leave of absence and went home, about 10 Sept. 
 
 It is to be assumed that he returned from this leave ; for on 19 Oct. 
 he was discharged for disability, by S. 0. 354, W. D., Extract 32, on ac- 
 count of wounds received in action. 
 
 Libby was born in Danville, Me., 22 Aug. 1830; died at Auburn, Me., 
 31 March 1877. He left a widow (who afterward married John L. Emery, 
 Eliot, Me.) and one son (Walter A.) 
 
 Jonah's colored servant, Mike, was, after service with Jonah, em- 
 ployed by Hynes when he was Captain and A. Q. M. 
 
 ALVAN H. LIBBY. 
 
 Libby was formerly in the Resfular Army, serving five years, three 
 as 1st Sergeant in Co. I, Tenth U. S. Infantry. This is the regiment that 
 went, with others, on the Utah Expedition in 1854, and in which Avas also 
 our Capt. Maxwell (see his Personal Sketch). 
 
 Libby's experience in the Regular Army especially (jualified him for 
 service. He was a clean-cut, trim body, of good build and every inch a 
 soldier. He went out with us as 1st Lieutenant Co. A (Capt. Clark). During 
 the winter of 18G1-G2 (our first Avinter at Hilton Head) the men of his com- 
 pany presented him Avith a beautiful and costly Avatch. When Capt. Clark 
 (and others) Avas sent home in Januar}% on recruiting serAice, he turned 
 the company and property over to Libby. 
 
 Lil)by remained in command of the company till a leaA-e of absence 
 was granted him al)out 1 May, Avhen he turned over the property to 2d Lieut. 
 Hynes and depai'ted, leaving the regiment at Edisto, only a few days prior 
 to arrival of Capt. Clark and others of the recruiting party. He arrived in 
 NeAV York, 1)y the Oriental, 9 May. 
 
 On 1 June, a commission arrived for Libby as Adjutant, rice Hill, re- 
 signed; and a memorandum says, " SAvorn in by Lieut. -Col. Jackson, at 
 James Island." This Avould tend to prove that no opportunity Avas attbrded 
 for this ceremony till arrival of regiment at James Island, as Ave left Edisto 
 1 June, and Avere in a rough-and-tumlile state till Ave reached (irimliall's 
 Plantation, on James Island (about the 10th). He rejoined 5 June from 
 leave. 
 
 Libby Avas in the James Island fight, and Avas thus mentioned in Col. 
 Jackson's report: "Adjt. Libby .... rendered me great assistance. Tlie 
 Adjutant Avas several times much exposed in carrying orders, but came out 
 of the fight uuscarred." He Avas at Pocotaligo (22 Oct.), and accompanied 
 the expedition to Florida for lumber (January, 1863). 
 
 When the regiment Avas reunited at St. Helena Island (June, 1863), 
 and Gen. Strong took command of the troops at that station, he selected 
 our Adjutant as his Adjutant-General, and Lil)by served thus until his death. 
 On Botany Bay Island, in May, Avlien our Colonel Avas placed in command 
 of the Post (tAvo regiments tliere), Adjt. Libby Avas made Post Adjutant. 
 This Avas a temporary matter, lasting but a fcAv days. 
 
 Libby did etticient service at the taking of loAver end of Morris Island, 
 10 July. Ou the night of 18 July, in the assault on Wagner, our hero Avas 
 
760 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 mortally wounded early iu the fight (was on Strong's Stall'), and died within 
 an hour, inside the rebel lines. The accounts vary somewhat as to the 
 particulars ; but it appears beyond question that he was shot, and that he 
 died. Some aver that he was mounted, and when Avouuded his horse, un- 
 guided, took him within the rebel lines. One account says he was hit Avhile 
 assisting Gen. Strong after he (Strong) was wounded. It is quite possible, 
 and many think it probable, that some former Regular Army officer recog- 
 nized Libby, or that some brother Mason may have interested himself. 
 Something of the one kind or of the other resulted in the bringing in of his 
 personal efiects under a flag of truce next day. 
 
 Thus perished a noble man, a gentleman, a soldier. His grave is un- 
 known. He left a widow, since remarried, and now deceased. 
 
 The many friends of Libby erected a monument at Manchester, N. H., 
 in the Valley Cemetery, soon after the war. It is inscribed as follows : — 
 
 Erected by the Oflicera 
 
 of the 
 
 Thirii New Hampshire Volunteers, as a 
 
 token of respect to 
 
 Adjt. ALvAN H. Libby, 
 
 who fell on Wagner, 
 
 July IS, 18(i3, 
 
 aged -29 years, 
 
 3 months. 
 
 Fifty feet away is a marble stone over the grave of John R. Hynes 
 (see his Personal). 
 
 Libby was born in Jay, Maine, 14 April 1834. 
 
 SIMON N. LAMPREY. 
 
 He was one of the original Corporals of Co. B. The records show a 
 promotion to Sergeant 13 Sept. 18G2. On 1st Sergt. Libby, Jr.'s, advance- 
 ment. Lamprey became 1st Sergeant. On 22 July 1863, just after the assault 
 on Wagner (the regiment was short of officers, and to l3e further decimated 
 by the detail going North for conscripts). Lamprey (then 1st Sergeant), Avas 
 ordered to act as 2d Lieutenant. He Avas a faithful and trusty soldier, and 
 had been recommended for a commission, Avhich precious document arrived 
 17 Oct. ; but for some reason not apparent, he did not get mustered until 
 23 Nov. His muster Avas of 18 Nov., vice Copp, promoted to Adjutant, Avhile 
 Copp's commission Avas dated 20 July. In the January foUoAving, he Avas 
 as;ain promoted, to 1st Lieutenant, being mustered on 20 Jan. 1804, as of 
 same date, the commission being dated o Jan., i-ice Place, resigned. This 
 placed him in K, to which he Aveut, but for a feAV days only. He was trans- 
 ferred to Co. B, 30 Jan. 
 
 When the regiment started for Florida, 1 April, Lieut. Lamprey M'as 
 assigned to Co. K (Avith 2d Lieut. Eldredge), to equalize the officers. 
 Though in command he did not have the company property turned over to 
 him by Lieut. Eldredge, the time being considered as very short for his stay 
 in Co. K. He did stay, hoAvever, till his death. On the reuniting of the 
 regiment in Virginia, Lieut. Lamprey Avas superseded iu the command of 
 Co. K by Capt. Stearns (end of April). 
 
 Lieut. Lamprey was in all the actions of the regiment up to the time 
 of his death, so far as the Avriter has data. On that fatal day, 1(5 Aug. 18G4, 
 Lieut. Lamprey Avas shot through the body, being in the thick of the fight. 
 The records shoAV he Avas killed in action; but the writer Avas Avith him 
 (both Avounded), on the steamer next morning, en route to the hospital at 
 Fort Monroe. He Avas able to Avalk about the steamer's deck a little at times ; 
 but he Avas AvhoUy " out of his mind," and his ravings Avere something never 
 to be forgotten. The poor felloAV died on the ambulance, betAveen the 
 wharf and hospital (Chesapeake), at Hampton, Va. His body Avas sent 
 home. He Avas buried at Hampton, N.II. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 761 
 
 JAMES E. McCOY. 
 
 McCoy was nuistered as a Corporal (the 5th) hi Co. F, at Concord, in 
 Au.cust, 1861, and there beijan his military career. Was made Sergeant 17 
 Oct. 1862, and held that position till June of the followinsj; year, when he was 
 made 1st Sergeant, vice Button, promoted. Meantime he re-enlisted, and got 
 his furlough with the others. 
 
 In tiie Virginia campaign he did not escape the enemy's missiles. 
 He Avas wounded 16 June 1864, though not seriously, and was sent to the 
 Division Hospital. It would appear that he had a commission as 2d Lieu- 
 tenant, apparently received the day prior to the wound. We find him 
 mustered into the neAV grade I'.i June, as of 15 June, the commission being 
 dated 24 May, i-icc Morrill, promoted. 
 
 He was again wounded on 27 Oct. 1864 at Charles City Cross Roads, 
 and similarly situated as before as to new commissions. He was mustered 
 as 1st Lieutenant 30 Oct., as of 20 Oct., the commission being dated 13 Oct., 
 vice Edgcrly, promoted. 
 
 As a 2d Lieutenant he was attached to Co. H, and as a 1st Lieutenant 
 to Co. D. He was one of the very few officers — a mere half dozen or so — 
 who were part and parcel of that famous and successful assault upon Fort 
 Fisher, 15 Jan. 1865. At that time McCoy was Acting Adjutant, and did his 
 whole duty. There was no Adjutant at that time, the position being actually 
 vacant. McCoy continued to go upward in the scale, for we find him 
 mustered 3 March, at Wilmington, as of same date, into the grade of Captain, 
 vice Kirwin, discharged. He was now Captain of Co. H, and so continued to 
 the end. His commission as Captain was dated 5 Jan. He acted as Adju- 
 tant from some time in November, 1864, up to 17 Feb. 1865, at which time 
 Jackman arrived to take the place, having been commissioned and mustered. 
 
 McCoy was last heard from at Orange, Mass., in 1889. He was born 
 in Pelham, N. H., 20 Aug. 1841. 
 
 ALBERT A. MOULTON. 
 
 He was our original Surgeon, having for his assistant Dr. Eaton. 
 Only one assistant surgeon Avas allowed at that time. His previous experi- 
 ence as a physician was at Meredith and Concord, N. H. He graduated 
 from Dartmouth Medical College in 1850. He was a man of considerable 
 energy, well educated in his profession and Avas considered far above the 
 average physician. 
 
 Some time in January, 1862, he Avas appointed Brigade Surgeon. In 
 March (the 31st) his Avife and young son came to gladden his heart, though 
 extreme military men said it Avas uumilitary to have one's heart gladdened 
 that Avay — that it should only be gladdened by the sight of an enemy. 
 
 James Island Avas reached, and active operations Avere in progress, 
 though just Avhat day they Avould culminate no felloAV knew or couUl find out. 
 On 13 June 1862^ — just three days prior to our little maiden cttbrt to convince 
 the rebels they Avere Avrong — Dr. Moulton got a five days' leave from James 
 Island to — Avhere he pleased. This leave — an unfortunate one — was then 
 and has since been a bone of contention. It took him just tAvo days beyond 
 the fight ; and the brunt of the Avhole hospital service had to rest on Dr. 
 Eaton, tlie Assistant Surgeon, and Avas practically all over Avhen Dr. 
 Moulton returned. Col. Jackson severely reflected upon the Doctor in his 
 report of the battle, for leaving Avithout permission ; but Gen. AVilliams, 
 commanding the brigade, entirely exculpates the Doctor by saying he him- 
 self granted the permission. The point is in part a technical one ; but the 
 fact that the Doctor Avas absent for his pleasure at so trying a time Avas not 
 forgotton, though he was no doubt forgiven. Military hnv and custom 
 covered the case; for he Avas at the time Brigade Surgeon (Williams'). 
 
 The Doctor's health declined rapidly; a sick leave Avas obtained; and 
 he started North about 6 Aug. He got no better; and the time became so 
 prolonged that he Avas discharged (at home) for disability, by S. O. 369, 
 W. D.,29 Nov., to date 15 Nov.'; but this Avas amended by S. O. 374, W. D., 
 2 Dec, to date 31 Oct. 
 
762 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 After the war Dr. Moiilton practiced at Concord and at Tiltoii, N. H. 
 He resided at the last-named place dnrinjj the latter part of his life. Dnring^ 
 these years he became qnite unsettled in his mind — to a degree alarminii' to 
 his friends. He finally ended his earthly career by cutting his throat, 28 
 April 1890. Dr. Monlton left a son to mourn his loss. 
 
 GEORGE W. MANTEK. 
 
 Dr. Manter was an appointment from civil life. He came to ns 22 
 May 1865, at Wilmington, N. C, being appointed to the place of Asst.-Snrg. 
 Kimball, who had been made Surgeon, n'ri' Dr. Buzzell, deceased. His coin- 
 mission was dated 2i April, and he was mustered in 28 May, as of 22 May. 
 
 Dr. Manter attended to the medical wants of the regiment substan- 
 tially from the time he joined to muster-out, Dr. Kimball being detached at 
 the Marine Hospital, Wilmington. It will be observed that from the time , 
 Dr. Bnrnham was discharged, forward to final muster-out, the regiment had 
 but one assistant surgeon. This was, as it may be inferred, owing to the 
 depletion of the regiment. 
 
 Dr. Manter was educated as a physician at Castleton, Vt., about 1852, 
 and soon after began practice in jNIauchester, N. H. At the close of his 
 service with the regiment he resumed practice in Manchester. He remained 
 there a short time only, going thence to Wellfleet, Mass., Avhere he died. 
 
 He was born at Londonderry, N. H., 22 Aug. 1825, and died 7 July 
 1870, of paralysis. He left a widow, two sons and a daughter. His 
 widow was in Providence, R. I., in 1891, and the two sous at Wilson's 
 Crossing, N. H. The daughter has since died. 
 
 FRANK L. MORRILL. 
 
 Morrill was born in East Washington, N. II., 5 Dec. 1841. He was the 
 original 2d Sergeant of Co. A, and was advanced to 1st Sergeant when 
 Houghton was made 2d Lieutenant. We find him Acting 2d Lieutenant 
 (Officer of the Guard) at Botany Bay Island 8 May 1863. He received the 
 commission 25 May. Difficulties arose (not apparent) as to getting mustered, 
 which Avas delayed till 29 June (regiment at St. Helena), dating back to 28 
 May. This was by S. 0. 376, D. S. His commission was dated 17 April, ricf 
 Hopkins, resigned. This attached him to Co. II ; but it would appear he did 
 not stay Avith that company, as in the action of 10 July (and probably the 
 18th, too) he was with Co. B. 
 
 On the day following the assault on Wagner, he was in charge of a 
 burial party. He was made an Aide-de-Camp on Col. Guss' Stall" (commanding 
 First Brigade, Morris Island) 11 Aug., and there remained till end of same 
 month, when he was relieved by Lieut. Woodbury of our regiment. He 
 then took Co. H ( Ayer wounded) . During latter half of September, 1S(;3, he 
 is reported as Acting Adjutant (Copp sick). ( )n 30 Sept. he turned over the 
 company and its property to Lieut. Edgerly, having been detached as Acting 
 Signal Officer in the Signal Corps. He continued in this duty to the end of 
 his life. His duty in the Signal Corps took him anywhere in the Depart- 
 ment where wanted, and we did not see much of him. When the Tenth 
 Army Corps went to Virginia, Morrill went too, and did efficient service 
 there. 
 
 On Dearborn's promotion to Captain (Dearborn was mustered 1 April 
 1864, so there was a considerable interval between dates), Morrill Avas ad- 
 vanced to 1st Lieutenant, his commission being dated 24 May ; and the muster 
 Avas 15 June, as of same date. 
 
 On 2 July Morrill .Avas shot through the right leg, shattering both bones, 
 and suffered amputation on the field. The accounts vary as to circumstances 
 attending the fatal shot and his death. They all appear Avell authenticated. 
 One is, that he was wounded Avhile lying close up to the enemy's line, trying 
 to read their signals. Another that he Avas shot (by rainie ball) Avhile 
 crossing a small open field, to save distance, Avhen he might have taken the 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 76a 
 
 precaution to go around, foUoAviui; the edge of a wood. He died of liis 
 wounds at Cliesapeake MosiJital, near Fort Monroe, l;! July. One account 
 gives the cause of his death as gangrene; another that lie died of lockjaw. 
 His body was sent home to East Washington, N. H., in accordance with his 
 last expressed wish. 
 
 He left a widoAv and daughter, who have since removed to Claremont, 
 N. H., where they both resided in 1887. The latter married Walter A. Pierce, 
 and the former (Frances M.) remarried (Jones). Lieut. Morrill had a 
 brother, George E., a tax collector, in 1S87, at Manchester, N. H. 
 
 From Signal Officer T. E.Townes' report it is found that Lieut. Morrill 
 was stationed at Botany Bay Island, 7 Nov. 1863, at one of a series of signal 
 towers ; and about 1 Dec. he changed station to near Bay Point (Big Bay 
 Island). 
 
 The following extract is of value : " Lieut. Morrill, Third New Hamp- 
 shire Volunteers, Acting Signal Officer, deserves mention for the etliciency 
 displayed by him in working the station at Big Bay Island. He remained 
 there, alone, six weeks, his men imperfectly armed, and without a boat, 
 depending solely on flgliting if attacked no matter by what numbers, and 
 picketed by a force from the Fifty-fifth Massachusetts (colored) whom he 
 frefpieutly found asleep on post, and passed through at night repeatedlj% 
 Avithout being challenged by the pickets. Certainly he has not l)een molested ; 
 but it requires some nerve to take a station so undefended, and practicably 
 in the enemy's country, and make it conspicuous by signals so as to tempt 
 the enemy to attack it." 
 
 WALTER MELLISH. 
 
 Mellish enlisted like other soldiers, and was made part and parcel of 
 Co. I, Capt. Carlton. His rank at muster-in of the company was Private. 
 From this grade he was promoted thus : to Corporal in July, 1863 (on Folly 
 Island) ; to Sergeant 26 Aug. 1864. As a corporal he re-enlisted, and had 
 the regulation furlough. 
 
 When the regiment went to Fort Fisher in January, 1865, Mellish was 
 left in Virginia. He received 2d Lieutenant's commission about 25 Jan. 
 He rejoined with the others (from Virginia) 17 Feb., near Fort PMsher, and 
 went with regiment through to Wilmin<>ton. He was mustered as 2d Lieu- 
 tenant, 25 April, as of 1 March, 1865, rira J. Ackerman, promoted, the com- 
 mission being dated 24 Jan. It is (piite appai'ent, as Ackerman was mustered 
 into his new grade 24 Feb. that the interval of two months was an injustice 
 to Mellish; but historians have no power to right this class of wrongs. He 
 was assigned to Co. F, and the muster was for the unexpired term of the 
 regiment. Very soon again he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, vice John S. 
 James, promoted, being mustered 19 May, as of 26 April, and for the unex- 
 pired term of the regiment. The commission bore date 6 April. He was 
 assigned to Co. H and so continued to the end. Mellish, on receiving his 
 2d Lieutenant's commission (in Virginia), was presented by his comrades 
 there with a sword and straps. He was at Blulfton, Daufuskie, Pocotaligo, 
 Jehossee, Edisto, James Island (but not in the tight of 16 June, being sick 
 in camp). Went to Florida with the lumber expedition, in January, 18()3. 
 Was never wounded. Was for some time one of the color-guard. 
 
 He was born in Boston, Mass., 16 June 1841. His address, in 1890, 
 was Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. 
 
 HENRY A. MARSH. 
 
 Marsh enlisted with the sipiad that became Co. F, Capt. Randlett, and 
 was made its original 2d Lieutenant. He was temporarily assigned in April, 
 1862, to Co. K (Capt. Littletield discharged, 2d Lieut. Miles resigned, and 
 1st Lieut. Butterfleld being alone). He remained with K a few days only. 
 On the night preceding the James Island flght (16 June), we find him on 
 picket Avith four companies. He was in the fight, and with F, and w^as 
 slightly w'ounded. 
 
764 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 After the return of the regiment to Hilton Head, and the companies 
 scattered, to duty on outposts, Lieut. Marsh was granted a leave of absence 
 (20 days) and started North, G Aug. 1862, with Dr. Moulton. It would ap- 
 pear that he was either sick prior to or during the leave ; for he is reported 
 at ends of August and September as absent with leave. He probably obtained 
 the regulation certificate of inability to travel. He rejoined 13 Oct., and in 
 three days thereafter was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, the document being 
 dated 4 July. The presumption is that Lieut. Marsh's health did not improve, 
 for he Avas dischai'ged 30 Dec. by S. 0., D. S. 
 
 He was born in Amherst, Mass., 2 Nov. 18.39, and his residence (1890), 
 was Nashua, N. H. 
 
 WILLIAM H. MILES. 
 
 Miles was the original 2d Lieutenant of Co. K (Capt. Littlefleld). He 
 resigned before active operations began, being the second officer in the 
 regiment to sever his military tie. He was discharged 5 Feb. 1802, by Sher- 
 man's S. O. 65. He reached New York 22 Feb. 1862, by the Arago, from 
 Port Royal, and arrived at Dover N. H., two days later. 
 
 He afterward enlisted (30 Aug. 1862) as a recruit in the Seventh New 
 Hampshire, and was assigned to Co. H, and was discharged therefrom 11 
 May 1865. He was from the town of Madbury, N. H., at which place he 
 resided after the war. The fact that he served so long in the Seventh New 
 Hampshire, and in the ranks, more than olTsets any possible discredit attach- 
 ing to his early resignation from the Third New Hampshire as an officer. 
 He was born in Madbury, N. H., 30 June 18-12. In 1892 he was in Haverhill, 
 Mass. 
 
 WILLIAM H. MAXWELL. 
 
 Maxwell was the original 1st Lieutenant of Co. H (Capt. R. C. Dow 
 and 2d Lieut. Langley). 
 
 He served as a soldier prior to the formation of the Third New Hamp- 
 shire, and we give the fact due notice. It was in the Regular Army. He, 
 with twelve others (among them was Lieut. A. H. Libby, Third New Hamp- 
 shire), enlisted at Manchester, N. II., 8 June 1855, as recruit for Co. I, 
 Tenth U. S. Infantry, the regiment being at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. The 
 Captain of the company was .Tesse A. Gove, commissioned from civil life by 
 President Pierce. After about six months' drilling, the regiment was or- 
 dered to Fort Snelling, Minn. About that time Maxwell was made Corporal. 
 After another lapse of about six months. Maxwell and four others were 
 sent to Fort Ridgeley, then Minnesota, bnt now Dakota. The duties at 
 this place was the protection of the settlers from the Indians. This was 
 the winter of 1856, and the snow was deep. 
 
 It was here that Maxwell came near losing his life, while trying to 
 save the life of a comrade (Samuel Wallace), who was absent at roll call 
 and supposed to be on a debauch, and liable to perish in the snow. Max- 
 well found him, and in the condition named, and started to return to camp. 
 The night was dark and stormy. They got lost. Shouts for assistance 
 were unheard. Lost on the prairie ! They Avandered about till exhausted, 
 the drunken man partially sobering when told they were lost. They buried 
 themselves in a huge drift, hoping the storm would soon abate. They fell 
 asleep, though both realized that Avakefulness and activity were essential to 
 life. Thej" Avaked again, fortunately, and MaxAvell thrust his arm through 
 the drift and Avas gladdened by the moons rays, and by its Avelcome light 
 he could see the foi't, fortunately quite near. They Avere saved; but Wallace 
 died tAvo days later from the effect of that night's debauch, Avith its terrible 
 accompaniments. MaxAvell himself (his left leg and arm frozen) came very 
 near folloAving Wallace. 
 
 In 1857 the Utah campaign began, and the Tenth U. S. Infantry (Col. 
 E. B. Alexander) AAas ordered to Fort LeavenAvorth to report to Gen. Har- 
 ney. About 4 Juljr 1857, the expedition left LeaveuAvorth for Utah, Gen. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 765 
 
 S. C. Johnson (afterward a rebel in the Civil War) going in command. .Vnd 
 right here comes in an item Avith a moral. Felt hats were to take the place 
 of stitt' hats, and woolen overshirts to replace dress coats. The 1st ser- 
 geants of companies collected money of the men and bought the new hats 
 and overshirts at the sutler's. In one case the 1st sergeant did not return, 
 but deserted, taking the money with him ; and consequently his company 
 (G) had to go into the campaign without those new goods. This same man 
 was discovered by Lieut. Maxwell at Hilton Head, S. C, being at the time 
 an officer in a New York regiment stationed there. Maxwell felt it to be 
 his duty to report the facts, and did so. He felt that Sergt. Waid (or Wade) 
 Co. G, Tenth U. S. Infantry, ought to make good to the U. S. the time he 
 had stolen from it by desertion. He was obliged to remove his shoulder- 
 straps (took them oft" himself as soon as arrested), and was tinally ordered 
 to duty with Hamilton's U. S. Battery, then at Hilton Head, for a period 
 equal to the time due the government. So much for an incident which 
 fastened the Utah expedition of 1857 to the Port Royal Expedition of 1801 
 with an unpleasant link. 
 
 ^Maxwell's tramp Avestward was about eight miles a day, six days in a 
 week, until say 5 Nov. 1857, when the snow became too deep for "further 
 progress. This was on the Sweetwater, near the abandoned Fort Bridges. 
 The teams did not arrive and tlie rations were cut to seven ounces of hard 
 bread for live months. In the spring of 1S58 the expedition again started, 
 and for Salt Lake City, reaching it and going into camp beyond the Jordan : 
 Camp P^loyd, after the then Secretary of War. Here Maxwell (who had 
 previously been promoted to Sergeant), was detailed as Provost Sergeant, 
 and so served until his term expired. Maxwell says the salt was lost by 
 (on) the wagon ti'ain, and the loss was a severe one. He paid $2.50 for 
 about a half a pound, to a cow-boy. The object of the expedition was to 
 establish a Governor, who had been sent out by the President, and Avhom 
 Brigham Young had declined to recognize. 
 
 Maxwell arrived home in 1860, and had worked at his trade about a 
 year, Avhen he enlisted as a private in Co. H, Third New Hampshire. He 
 being one of the very few persons in the regiment Avho had a knowledge of 
 military duties, he verj' naturally fell into the position of drill master. 
 
 While the regiment was at Washington (less than three weeks) Lieut. 
 Maxwell was detailed to drill the officers of the Eighth and Ninth Maine, 
 and was so absent from his own regiment nearly all the time of its stay at 
 Washington. At Edisto he was a part of the time in command of Co. A 
 (Capt. Clark on recruiting service, and Lieut. Libby absent on sick leave). 
 When the regiment left Edisto for James Island, via Johns Island, Lieut. 
 Maxwell commanded Co. A across the latter island (Capt. Clark being sick 
 and left behind), and commanded Co. E (Capt. Plimpton, Acting Major, 
 and Lieut. Ela promoted to Captain and to K) directly upon arriving at 
 James Island, Lieut. Libl)y arriving and becoming Adjutant. Maxwell, ^\■ith 
 his company (E), Avas in the James Island fight (IG June 18(!U). The com- 
 pany preceded the regiment, as skirmishers, so that Avhen the other nine 
 companies reached the spot (see main story) Avhere they could advance no 
 further, Co. E fully covered the regimental front, and Avasn't actually gotten 
 together until the regiment began to fall back, each man firing his piece at 
 will Avhen he found himself as a skirmisher. 
 
 About 12 Sept., Lieut. MaxAvell received a commission as Captain of 
 Co. D, y/cv Dunbar, resigned, dating 17 June. ISIusters were not then re- 
 quired, the onthof ollice being administered by a field officer of the regiment. 
 
 A letter of 12 Nov. 1802 says: "Co. D has presented Capt. Maxwell 
 Avith a field glass, sAvord. belt, etc." It is fair to infer from this that Co. D 
 and its ucav Captain Avere in accord. 
 
 Capt. MaxAvell went Avith his company to Pocotaligo (22 Oct.), and 
 When the lumber expedition Avas started, in January, 18G;i, he AA'ent in com- 
 mand (see main story for particulars). The force Avas really a large de- 
 tail from the Third Ncav Hampshire. He had a leave of absence from 
 Botany Bay Island in May 1808, returning in June. 
 
 When the regiment embarked in boats, on night of 8 July 1863, from 
 Folly Island, Capt. MaxAvell Avas Avith his company, though sick. On the 
 
766 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 following niglit, however, he Avas too ill to accompany, and was therefore 
 not in at the capture of lower end of Morris Island, his company being com- 
 manded by Lieut. Wadsworth. He immediately rejoined and was at his 
 post ; and in the famous night assault on Wagner he commanded his com- 
 pany and did well his part. 
 
 Capt. Maxwell's health was not very good during our stay on Morris 
 Island, though he did more or less duty. When the regiment was in line, 
 7 Sept. 1863, to make a final assault on Wagner (but did not), Capt. Ma.x- 
 well was unable to go with the men. On 27> Nov., he was relieved from 
 serving further on a Board of Inspection (by Capt. Clark). On 15 Dec. Ave 
 find him temporarily in command of A and C (Clark resigned from A). 
 
 At Jacksonville, Florida, Capt. Maxwell Avas assigned to the com- 
 mand of the four companies (A, D, II and K) Avhich Avere sent to Palatka 
 (see main story). Capt. Maxwell says of this, that he Avas piloted to Pa- 
 latka by a guide furnished by Gen. Hatch. That at Palatka he, Avith his 
 four companies, Avent on a reconnoissance next day after arrival, say 12 
 miles. When the place (Palatka) Avas evacuated, his force covered the 
 retreat. 
 
 In Virginia, on 13 May 18(;4, Capt. MaxAvell commanded the skirmish 
 line (Co. D) and Avas considerably in advance of the regiment. Though 
 relying on a negro guide furnished by Gen. R. S. Foster, Capt. MaxAvell 
 had many difficulties to contend Avith. We were seeking the enemy's rear. 
 A substitute of his company persistently broke the line of skirmishers twice ; 
 but a stinging bloAV from Ca[>t. MaxAvell, Avho had become exasperated, 
 brought him to his senses. This Avas in the Avoods ; and none save those 
 Avho have had the experience can appreciate the difficulty of keeping entire 
 control of a skirmish line, in the AVOods, if any one or more of the men 
 play false. Capt. MaxAvell says he came to an open field; and as he 
 approached it, came upon a small ci'eek running parallel with the open field, 
 and over Avhich he had to take his company, singly, on a log. This they 
 did noiselessly, and filed to the left at the extreme edge of the wood. The 
 open field was rising ground, and at the top of this rise Avas the enemy and 
 his Avorks (facing the other Avayj. The rebels Avere soon aAvare of the 
 presence of an enemy, and the tAVO skirmish lines exchanged shots. Co. D 
 having the Spencer rifle (seven-shooters) had the advantage and used it, 
 from behind a fence Avhich bordered on the open field. The regiment having 
 by this time come up, the skirmish line jumped the fence and, foUoAved by 
 the regiment, Avent by the most direct route toward the rebel Avorks. After 
 the fierce assault Avas over (and it did not last many minutes), Lieut.-Col. 
 Plimpton ordered the regiment to re-form in the Avood, in a road leading 
 from the open field. This they did, to be ready for an expected assault; 
 but it didn't come, the rebels having retreated. Co. D did not reassemble 
 with the regiment, but remained on the field and gave attention to its 
 Avounded. Capt. MaxAvell says the rebel Avounded and dead and ours Avere 
 "all mixed up." He further states that Avhile he Avas taking care of the 
 wounded (he not having heard Lieut.-Col. Plimpton's order to re-form) the 
 Fourth New Hampshire appeared in sight, ott" to his right. Fearing they 
 might fire, under a misapprehension of the facts, he Avaved Avhat Avas once 
 a white handkerchief, and successfully. Capt. MaxAvell continued through 
 those terrible days (13 to Hi May 18G4) in command of Co. D. and it and 
 he did good service. 
 
 He commanded the force (uncertain hoAv many and of what companies) 
 of the Third New Hampshire Avhich retook the rifle-pits (picket line) that 
 had been lost at early morning of 2 .Tune l)y the Seventh Connecticut. The 
 accounts ditter as to the companies ; but presumably there were four. Capt. 
 MaxAvell Avas Acting Major at the time; and Lieut.-Col. Plimpton Avent Avith 
 the force as far as the point Avhere the men were divided into tAvo parts 
 (not equally) : one for the assault, the other for a reserve. Capt. MaxAvell 
 Avent forward Avith the advance, commanded through the successful assault, 
 and did not leave the line till he had seen it made a continuous one. At 
 first there was a gap of several hundred yards. Capt. MaxAvell Avent off 
 to the right and found the left of the Thirty-ninth Illinois. After comparing 
 dates of commission Avith the Captain in command, and finding his own 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 767 
 
 was of an earlier elate, he ordered the rei^iment to deploy to the left till it 
 connected with the Third New Hampshire. Capt. Maxwell is deserving of 
 much credit for this miniature battle. It was a brilliant dash, and in its 
 results far exceeded in value and casualties many a more pretentious affair. 
 
 On 16 June, when the rebels had evacuated their works in our immediate 
 front, our regiment was advanced to the front, following up the retiring 
 rebels as we supposed, but really meeting another force advancing to re- 
 occupy. Capt. Maxwell was on this occasion out Avith his skirmishers (Cos. 
 I) and E), and saw nine regimental flags, implying a lai'ge force, which 
 came onAvard with an impetus his little force could not Avithstand. All fell 
 back, fighting (see main story). The Captain Avas wounded that day, Avhile 
 Ave Avere contesting the ground in the Avoods, and Avas taken to Chesapeake 
 Hospital, at Hampton, Va. From there he obtained leave of absence when 
 able to travel and Avent home. He rejoined the regiment from this leave at 
 Bermuda Hundred, at a time Avhen the regiment Avas starting on a ncAV 
 campaign (13 Aug. 1804). He was unable to accompany, being obliged to 
 use a cane, and Avent back to tlie Chesapeake Hospital, Avhere he stayed about 
 a month, thence being ordered to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., for light 
 duty. He remained but a short time, Avhen he Avas ordered to the U. S. 
 Draft KendezA'ous, Hart's Island, Ncav York Harbor, and Avent on dutj'. This 
 consisted chiefly in taking charge of and conducting detachments of recruits 
 (mostly substitutes) to their regiments in the field, and continued till his 
 discharge, by S. O, 24, W. D., Tg Jan. 1805, dating back to 14 Dec. 1804, 
 for expiration of term of service. His whole service Avas about eight years 
 and -four months. 
 
 Capt. MaxAvell has resided in Manchester, N. H., eA'^er since the war. 
 He attended the reunion of 18[I0 at the AVeirs. Has for many years (1890) 
 been one of the Overseers of the Poor, and dispenses the bounty of the city 
 of Manchester with a Avise discretion and rare judgment. 
 
 He Avas born at Pictou, N. S., 30 March 1830. The records shoAV him 
 discharged at Concord, N. H. ; but that is erroneous. 
 
 After the Avar TMaxAvell Avas made Captain of the War Veterans, State 
 Militia; a Lieutenant-Colonel of the State Militia; also Colonel of the First 
 Regiment National Guard, holding the latter position for five years. 
 
 DUSTIN MARSHALL. 
 
 Marshall was one of the 1802 squad of volunteer recruits, and Avas 
 assigned to Co. C. We find him promoted to Corporal 2'> July 18(!3; re- 
 turned to the ranks in May, 1804 ; to Sergeant (from private) 20 Aug. ; to 1st 
 Sergeant 28 Oct. On the very next liay he had ample opportunity to shoAV 
 Avhat he was made of. He Avas one of about a dozen selected (under Lieut. 
 Donley) to go to a house betAveen the lines, and from that point watch the 
 enemy and make frequent reports. This Avas at the Charles City Cross 
 Roads, Avhere the Tenth Corps Avas engaged. Seven rel)els Avere found occu- 
 pying the building, persumably for the same purposes ; l)ut they decided 
 (Avisely) tliat a <iozen Avas l)otter tlian seven and vacated. Instead of going 
 to their lines, hoAvever, they made a stand all by themselves, in a small 
 rifle-pit midway betAveen the house and the rebel lines. A First Massachu- 
 setts Cavalry man joined the squad of a dozen, his detachment being located 
 in a patch of Avoods near our right front. He also had a " seven-day clock" 
 (Spencer rifle). He and ^larshall Avcut out alone and did l)attle Avith 'he 
 seven enemies, driving them from their pits and to their lines, some Avonnded 
 in their flight. No sooner had Marshall and his daring comrade returned to 
 the house, than the rebel fire Avas concentrated thereon and our l)()ys had to 
 vacate. The bravery of Marshall Avas noted at the time and he was marked 
 for a commission. 
 
 At Fort Fislier, l."> Jan. 1805, Marshall Avas wounded in the arm, near 
 the shoulder ; but amputation Avas not then resorted to. He Avent North, 
 presumably to hospital, and perhaps home, returning to regiment at Golds- 
 borough A commission Avas there for him as 1st Lieutenant (he never Avas 
 2d Lieutenant) ; and on this he was nmstered at Wilmington 20 June 1805, as 
 
768 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 of 22 May 1865, vice Parker, discharged. On the trip to Wilmington (for 
 muster) he caught a severe cold in his arm, and it began to look dark for 
 Marshall. Gangrene got into the wound, and his arm swelled to an alarming 
 size. The surgeon finally yielded to his solicitations and amputated the 
 arm at the shoulder, 1 July 1865. It was a question whether he would live, 
 amputation or no amputation and it was considered that he hazarded 
 nothing by amputation. Chloroform he would not have; and with teeth 
 clenched and eyes open, he passed through the terrible ordeal. 
 
 Poor Marshall got along nicely at first; and he and his comrades felt 
 encouraged to believe that he would really go home with the regiment. 
 This he did, being mustered out 20 July 1865, with the rest of the boys. In 
 the meantime "proud flesh" got into the unhealed stump, and Marshall 
 withstood the burning of it out, saying to the Doctor, " Do not be afraid of 
 hurting me ; I want to go home." 
 
 He was born at Manchester, N. H. Died at Worcester, Mass., 11 May 
 1879, leaving a widow — Elizabeth. 
 
 GEORGE H. MINER. 
 
 Miner Avas the original Commissary Sergeant, and served as such for 
 three years, being the only non-commissioned staft" service uninterrupted by 
 change of some kind. Miner was well qualified for the position. He was 
 the man to be met at draAving of rations, and almost uniformly gave satis- 
 faction. 
 
 When the original men of the regiment, whose terms had expired, were 
 mustered out at Bermuda Hundred, Va., 23 August, Miner should have l)een 
 mustered out with them, being present ; but for some very obscure reason 
 he was not so mustered ont. He was sick — very sick — in the regimental 
 hospital, then near Gen. Terry's Headquarters. Whether his inability to 
 travel was the actual reason is not apparent. He did not get mustered out 
 till 6 Oct. 1864. 
 
 Since the war he at one time was at Chicago, of the firm of Miner 
 Smith & Moriarty, commission merchants (produce), and was an ofticer of 
 the Chicago Board of Trade. Later he came East, and was in Boston and 
 New York. 
 
 Miner Avas born in Littleton, N. IT., in 1838, and was enlisted at Concord 
 N. H., 19 Aug. 1861, by Jas. F. Randlett, afterward Captain Co. F. He died 
 21 Oct. 1889, at Oconto, Wis. 
 
 ARTHUR S. NESMITH. 
 
 He Avas our original Quartermaster, and an efficient one. He had 
 a leave of absence in February, 1862, returning therefrom 4 March (Emmons, 
 too). He Avas favored again Avith a leave (20 days), and started North 
 about 6 Sept. His health Avas impaired ; and being unable to return 
 at end of the 20 days, he obtained the usual physician's certificate to prolong 
 his stay, finally reaching the regiment again 24 Nov. 
 
 He remained with the regiment till latter part of December, Avhen an 
 order Avas received from the War Department discharging him. This order 
 was S. 0. 369, 29 Nov. 1862, to date 15 Nov. He left us 27 Dec, going 
 North on the Steamer Star of the South. 
 
 He was appointed Captain and A. Q. M. of Volunteers, 22 July 1863, 
 and Avas assigned to duty on the Stall' of Maj.-Gen. Heintzelman, Washing- 
 ton, D. C, as Inspector of all Quartermaster matters in all the forts (30) 
 embraced in the defenses of Washington. He Avas mustered out 6 July 1865, 
 as Captain and A. Q. M. Volunieers, l)y S. O. 353, W. D. 
 
 He Avas in the Quartermaster's Department of the First Ncav Hamp- 
 shire, Avhich three months' experience qualified him for the advanced 
 position in the Third New Hampshire Volunteers. 
 
 He died in Franklin, N. H., 18 Aug. 1877. His AvidoAv resides at 
 Georgetown, DC. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 769 
 
 JAMES W. PLAISTEI). 
 
 Plaisted Avas an original private of Co. D. He Avas made Corporal 
 1 Oct. 18G2, and re-enlisted as such in January, 18CA, Avith the usual furlough. 
 During the latter month, he Avas made Sergeant. A fcAV days after the 
 DreAvry's Blurt' lights he Avas again advanced, to 1st Sergeant. 
 
 Appearances indicate that he acted as 2d Lieutenant during the North 
 Carolina campaign, January and February, 18G5. He Avas mustered as 1st 
 Lieutenant (and to D) 24- April, as of 2 March, vice McCoy, promoted, for the 
 unexpired term of the regiment. The commission (he never was 2d Lieu- 
 tenant) was dated 4 Jan. 1865. 
 
 On 2 May he A\'as in command of Co. A, and so continued for some 
 time. 
 
 He Avas on Co. D's rolls at the ends of May and June, 1865, and his 
 final muster-out (20 July) Avas as 1st Lieutenant of Co. D, receiving a Cap- 
 tain's commission too late for muster. 
 
 While the re-enlisted men Avere temporarily near Washington, on their 
 return trip, Plaisted Avas detailed for clerical duty in the office of Gen. 
 Casey, for say ten days. He had a furlough (May, 1863) Avhile the eight 
 companies Avere on Botany Bay Island, S. C. 
 
 Since the Avar he has resided the greater part of the time at Epping, 
 N. H., Avhere he Avas in 1890. 
 
 THOMAS PRICE. 
 
 He Avas one of our first squad of substitute recruits, arriving at the 
 regiment, on Morris Island, about the middle of November, 1863. 
 
 It does not appear that he e\'er held the position of Corporal. The 
 records of Co. F show him to have participated in the DrcAvry's Bluff 
 battles, also that of 16 June 1864. In the absence of records to the contrary, 
 it must be assumed that he participated in all the actions of the regiment 
 from the time he joined to muster-out, 20 July 1S65. 
 
 That he Avas a good soldier is proven by the fact that he Avas promoted 
 to Sergeant 1 Jan. 1865, to 1st Sergeant 1 May 1865, and Avas further pro- 
 moted to 1st Lieutenant at the very end of the Avar, too late for muster. 
 
 His Avhereabouts since the Avar is unknown. 
 
 JOHN M. PAUKEIJ. 
 
 Parker Avas the original 5th Sergeant of Co. I (Capt. Carlton). We 
 find him advanced to 1st Sergeant, 15 Oct. 1862, Avhen Hawkins Avas com- 
 missioned. When the regiment Avas divided (April, May and June, 1863, 
 Cos. E and I temporarily at Hilton Head, and the other eight companies on 
 Botany Bay Island), Parker Avas acting as 2d Lieutenant in Co. I. Very 
 soon thereafter, the tAvo companies Avent to Bay Point. He served credita- 
 bly in the Morris Island siege ; for Ave find that he had a furlough in October, 
 1863, for good conduct during the siege. From this fui'lough he returned 
 on the Arayit, 24 Oct., and Avith straps on, shoAving a promotion during his 
 absence. On this (2d Lieutenant) he Avas mustered 24 Nov., as of 18 Nov., 
 vice Wadlia, promoted, the commission being dated 7 Oct. He was assigned 
 to Co. C, remaining therewith till 23 Jan. 1864 {i.e., on the rolls). Appar- 
 ently, however, he Avas Avith Co. I, as he inspected the company 20 Nov., 
 Avas Avith it 6 Dec, and was in command of it 1 Jan. 1S(;4. 
 
 When Col. Jackson rejoined, in January, he brought several com- 
 missions, among them one for Parker as 1st Lieutenant; and he was 
 mustered on it 20 Jan., as of the same date, vice Houghton, promoted, the 
 commission being dated 6 Jan. During a part of January and February, 
 18('>4, he acted as Adjutant. When tiie re-enlisted men Avent on furlough 
 (Adjt. Copp accompanying), Parker was api)ointed .\cting Adjutant, and so 
 remained during the Florida campaign, and until regiment was reunited at 
 Gloucester Point, Va., latter part of April. At Drewry's Blufi" he com- 
 manded Co. G; but Adjt. Copp being wounded, Parker Avas again made 
 Acting Adjutant. 
 
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770 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 - '^The returns show liim sick in regimental hospital at end of Jul.v ; and 
 13 Aug. he went to Fort Monroe, to General Hospital, sick Avith remittent 
 fever," returning 20 Sept. We find that during parts of September and 
 October he was Acting Quartermaster. On 2(! Sept., he served on a Board 
 of Survey on Co. E's property (with Capt. Stearns and Lieut. Ackerman). 
 He was discharged 31 Oct. ISC-l, for expiration of original term. 
 
 Since the war, Parker has resided in Fitzwilliam, N. H., and for a con- 
 siderable part of the time has been in business, keeping a general store. 
 
 He was born at Kingston, N. H., 17 Sept. 1830. 
 
 He participated in the following actions : Blutt'ton, Pocotaligo, James 
 Island (10 and 18 July 1863), Morris Island siege, tlie Drewry's Bluff" fights 
 (13 to IG May 1864), 16 June 1864 (which M^as apparently his last engage- 
 ment) . 
 
 LEONARD F. PLACE. 
 
 He was the original 2d Sergeant of Co. I (Capt. Carlton). The first 
 data at hand is of 15 Sept. 1862, Avhen he was ordered North on recruiting 
 service Avith Lieut. Handerson and others (a relief party). The order de- 
 tailing him calls him Sergeant ; but there is a confusion of dates in his case, 
 as the date of his commission is given as 4 July, and the return says, "23 
 Aug. 1862, to 2d Lieutenant Co. I." Yet we find him in New Hampshire in 
 September, October, November and December as Sergeant. On 24 Dec, he 
 (with Lieut. Cornelius, relieved) started for the regiment, having been 
 commissioned, and actually arrived 9 Jan. 1863, on the Star of the South. 
 In May, at Botany Bay Island, we find him serving with Co. B. On 13 
 June, he was mustered as 1st Lieutenant (no muster required when he re- 
 ceived 2d Lieutenant's commission), vice Fogg, resigned, the commission 
 being dated 15 April, and his muster as of 26 May 1863. 
 
 His health was not of the best; and we find him reported sick on 8 
 July 1863, but went with the regiment, in boats, on that night. Was with 
 the regiment at the taking of Morris Island, 10 July, and next morning, 
 Avhen the regiment was supporting a charge on Wagner. This was his last 
 military duty. 
 
 He resigned his commission, and was discharged for disability by 
 S. O. 415, D.^S., 22 July 1863. 
 
 Lieut. Place (at Oakland, Cal., in 1892) says his 2d Lieutenant's com- 
 mission is dated 4 July 1862. 
 
 Apparently, Lieut, (then Sergeant) Place was acting as 2d Lieutenant 
 when he went North, in September, 1862. In fact, the New York papers 
 announced the arrival of Lieut. Handerson and Lieut. Place, Third New 
 Hampshire. 
 
 He was born at Rochester, N. H., in 1819. 
 
 JESSE C. PUSHEE. 
 
 He Avas one of our September, 1862, group of volunteer recruits, and 
 was assigned to Co. F. He was made Corporal in June, 1863. When the 
 regiment arrived at Bermuda Hundred, Va., he was taken sick and was 
 sent back to Fort Monroe. On 26 Aug. 1864 (old '61 men just gone home) 
 he was made Sergeant; 1 Oct., 1st Sergeant. Soon after the taking of 
 Fort Fisher, he was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant (he never Avas 2d 
 Lieutenant), and Avas mustered into the ucav grade 29 April 1865, as of 3 
 March 1865, vice Hitchcock, dismissed. The commission Avas dated 4 Jan. 
 1865, and the muster Avas for the unexpired term of the regiment. The 
 Avriter is of the opinion that Pushce acted as 2d Lieutenant at Fort Fisher 
 and through Wilmington, up to muster as 1st Lieutenant, as he finds data in 
 support of the theory. After he Avas mustered, he Avent to Co. I (30 April 
 1865), and continued in that company to the muster-out of the regiment. 
 At Goldsborough, N. C, in June, 1865, he had charge of the Provost Guard. 
 
 Pushee died at his home in Nashua, N. H., 24 Oct. 1874. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 771 
 
 JOSIAH I. PLIMPTON. 
 
 He was bovn in West Cambridge, Mass., 27 Dec. 182G, and was there- 
 fore 35 years of age at entry into service — far above tlie average age of 
 regiment. He was largely instrumental in the enlistment and formation of 
 his company (E), the largest group coming from Milford, his residence. 
 At the organization of the regiment, he was made Captain. Though Capt. 
 Clark of A was actually the senior Captain, he gracefully surrendered the 
 position to Capt. Plimpton, by request of the Governor, chietly on the basis 
 that Capt. Plimpton was his elder, and because the Governor recpiested it. 
 A surrender of this kind is almost always regretted, and this case was not 
 an exception, though this is no reflection upon either party. 
 
 In February, 1802, Capt. Plimpton was detailed at Hilton Head to 
 build a saw-mill, and had several men assigned to him as carpenters for 
 that purpose. The spot chosen was near Drayton's Plantation, not far 
 from camp and close to the river (Broad). This service continued several 
 weeks. There were several men from the Third New Hampshire detailed 
 to work at this saw-mill. 
 
 At the battle of James Island (IG June 1862), he acted as Major, and 
 was favorably mentioned in Col. Jackson's report of the battle. His com- 
 mission as Major, dated 27 June 1802, Avas received 30 Aug. 1862. He 
 turned over the company (E) to 2d Lieut. Flanders. This company, in 
 October, ls62, presented him with a beautiful and costly sword, sash and 
 belt. He served with distinction at Pocotaligo in October, 1862. Of this 
 event, and of him, a letter of 18 Nov. 1862 says: "He is especially de- 
 serving of great merit. He was behind me [a Co. H man] in the late battle, 
 in a position of great danger, but was as cool and tirm as a man could be. 
 He is an excellent ofllcer and a popular man." — Vox Popnli, Lowell, Mass., 
 12 Dec. 1862. 
 
 In February, 1863, we find him detailed on a Board to examine officers 
 as to fltness, etc. (see G. O. 12, D. S.) In the latter part of February, 1863, 
 he being ill, a leave of absence was granted him, and he went North on the 
 Arnfjo, the 25th, accompanied by his wife, who had been at Hilton Head 
 since about 15 Feb. On his return, 14 May 1863, he assumed command 
 of Cos. E and I, at Bay Point. 
 
 On the reuniting of the- whole regiment on St. Helena (E and I the 
 last to arriv^e), he was appointed Acting Assistant Inspector-General of the 
 forces there, to assist in getting the troops into shape for the ncAV move. 
 This severed his immediate connection with the regiment, to which he did 
 not return till February, 1864. 
 
 On Morris Island, he was made Assistant Inspector-General on Gen. 
 Seymour's Start', and was in that position at the assault on Wagner, 18 Julj^ 
 1863. An incident of the assault is thus related : Capt. J. J. Comstock. Co. 
 M, Tliird Rhode Island Artillery, commanded Battery Weed (armament, 
 mortars) that day and night. He is responsible for the story. He says : 
 After the assault was over, Maj. Plimpton came riding from the front at a 
 terrific pace, and informed him that the troops had been driven from the 
 fort (Wagner) and to open fire at once. Maj. Plimpton, being a staff oflicer, 
 must be obeyed. Capt. Comstock says he himself stood at the moment 
 with lanyard in hand, and " at once" meant instmithi. There was a report, 
 a horse leaped into the air, Maj. Plimpton on his back. The revolutions in 
 mid-air Capt. Comstock was unable to count; but he says, finally, that Maj. 
 Plimpton came down "on top," as was his custom. 
 
 On Gen. Terry's assuming command of the Northern District, Maj. 
 Plimpton was announced on his (Terry's) Staffas Acting Assistant Inspector- 
 General (25 Jan. 1864). It should l)e understood that the Colonel was on 
 detached service at Concord, N. II., the Lieutenant-Colonel a prisoner of 
 Avar, and the regiment in command of a captain. On the resignation of the 
 Colonel, say 17 Feb. 1864, Maj. Plimpton Avas relieved and took command 
 of the regiment, and therefore went Avith it Avhen it left Morris and other 
 islands to concentrate at Hilton Head and be mounted (say 2t) Feb. 1864). 
 
772 THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE liEGIMENT. 
 
 The regiment -vvas now at Hilton Head. The re-enlisted men had gone 
 home, and Maj. Plimpton liad on his liands the monnting of the men and the 
 thonsand and one neAv questions to meet in tlie new condition of things. He 
 was appointed Ordnance Officer ; for be it known that twaddles are ordnance, 
 though the horse is quartermaster stores; and notwithstanding we had a 
 Quartermaster, he could n't draw a saddle or bridle, revolver, nose-bag or 
 sponge. The grouping together of guns, saddles and sponges as ordnance 
 may strike the reader as ludicrous ; but facts are facts, funny though they 
 be or inconsistent. 
 
 Maj. Plimpton took the regiment to Florida; and it was he who ordered 
 the drum-head court-martial which sentenced Miller of F to be shot, at 
 Jacksonville, for desertion. He also took the regiment to Virginia, Avhere, 
 upon arrival (and rejoining of the re-enlisted men) , he received a Lieutenant- 
 Colonel's commission, being mustered into the new grade 29 April 18G4, the 
 valuable document bearing date April. By this it Avill be seen he entered 
 the Virginia campaign as Lieutenant-Colonel and was in command of the 
 regiment. He so remained till his untimely taking ott', 10 Aug. 18G4. 
 
 His death (Avhich was instantaneous) occurred during a heated action, 
 about the middle of the day, and Avithin a minute after he had tied a hand- 
 kerchief around the Avounded arm of the writer. As to his body, the 
 Adjutant-General's Report (N. H.), Vol. II., of 1865, page 793, says : " The 
 body fell into the hands of the enemy, but Avas returned next day, under flag 
 of truce. It Avas subsecjuently taken to Jones' Landing, and there buried 
 on the northern bank of the James River. In the foUoAving December the 
 regiment had the remains disinterred [by Lieut. -Col. Randlett. — D.E.] and 
 sent home to a bereaved Avife and children." 
 
 Other data in the Avriter's hands says Plimpton's body Avas brought 
 in under a flag of truce the next day, after the battle (nearly dark). The 
 rebel party A\'as one officer and four men. Our party consisted of the 
 Chaplain and others (not recorded). The body Avas nearly naked. One of 
 our men (a bearer) Avas J. W. Burley of Co. D. The body Avas taken by our 
 party about a mile, Avhere a halt Avas made, and a rnde coffin Avas hastily 
 constructed of boards taken from a negro shanty ; and he Avas buried 
 without special ceremony. The Chaplain's diary says: "I went Avith 
 Plimpton's body to Bermuda Hundred, — started 10 p m.. — and Iniried the 
 same." Later, the body Avas taken up by Lieut. -Col. Randlett. 
 
 The Hon. Leonard Chase, of the Governor's Council, Avent to Virginia 
 (Avith others ; see main story, 2.5 Dec. 1864), and accompanied Lieut. -Col. 
 Randlett and the body to Milford, N. H., Avhere a Masonic funeral Avas held 
 by Benevolent Lodge, No. 7, to Avhich he belonged. Services Avere held 
 in the Congregational Church, and the burial Avas at the tOAvn cemetei'y. 
 
 His AvidoAv remarried (E. W. P. Guye), and is now (1891) a resident 
 of Seattle, Wash. 
 
 JAMES QUINLAN. 
 
 He was an original private in Co. C and re-enlisted in that grade, going 
 home on furlough. From some cause not apparent, he did not return Avheu 
 he ought, and cruel Army Regulations decreed that he be reported as a 
 deserter, and dropped from the rolls. Quinlan suttered all this Avithout 
 pain, hoAvever ; for he kncAV nothing of it. He returned after aAvhile ; and 
 there is no doubt he explained things, as he Avas restored to duty without 
 trial, and no fuss Avas made about it. 
 
 Not long thereafter he was advanced to the dignified position of 
 Sergeant, 3 Dec. 1864. On 3 May 1865, by R. 0. 23, he Avas ordered to act as 
 2d Lieutenant in his OA\n company, pending arrival of commission. This 
 came to hand in due time, and he Avas mustered 20 May 18G5, as of 26 April, 
 the commission being dated 6 April, vice Mellish, promoted. His muster was 
 for the unexpired term of the regiment. He Avas assigned to Co. F, but at 
 end of June, 1865, he Avas commanding Co. C. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 773 
 
 JAMES F. RANDLETT. 
 
 Raudlett was boru in New Market, N. H., 8 Dec. 1832. He was inter- 
 ested in tlie Third New Hampshire to tlie extent of ninety recruits, which, 
 with a few others, formed Co. F. Randlett was made Captain; Clias. S. 
 Burnham, 1st Lieutenant ; Henry A. Marsli. 2d Lieutenant. He drilled these 
 ninety men prior to taking them to Concord, and they were among tiie early 
 arrivals. 
 
 Capt. Randlett was of a religious turn of mind, readily fraternized 
 with the Chaplain and other officers of like tendencies, and allied himself 
 Avith any movement looking to the moral and spiritual elevation of the 
 regiment. 
 
 The first special service Ave find credited to him was that of taking his 
 company to I'inckney Island, 4 Dec. 1861. for forage — really a little outing. 
 This might have been made permanent, or at least of longer duration, 
 had our erring brothers over " on de main " been aware of the little picnic. 
 Pinckney Island was generally considered neutral ground, though it had 
 numerous advantages, such as melons and figs, pigs and yearlings, etc., 
 lying around loose. 
 
 In January, 18fi2, our little church was completed; and when the Sab- 
 bath School was organized, Capt. Randlett took one of the four classes, be- 
 coming its leader. At Edisto, in May, he was sick for several days, but did 
 not leave the company. He so far recovered as to be able to go with the 
 regiment to James Island 2 June, and participate in the battle of IG June. 
 After this he again succumbed, and was reported sick, though present. 
 Again, in September, 18G2, Ave find him sick during the latter part of the 
 month (oO Sept. Sergt. Button commanded the company at inspection). 
 He Avas at Pocotaligo 22 Oct. Avith his company and regiment. He Avas 
 detailed on general court-martial 16 Dec, at Hilton Head. " He did not serve 
 long, hoAvever, being relieved by Capt. Clark, to enable him to go North on 
 sick leave. He departed 27 Dec, on the Star of the South. His return from 
 sick leave Avas 5 Feb. 1803, on the Arago (our ncAV Assistant Surgeon, Burn- 
 ham, and the exchanged men of Co. H, on same steamer). Capt. Randlett 
 Avent Avith his oAvn company and Co. A up May River, ]."> March, on recon- 
 noissance. His Avife arrived at Hilton Head about 15 Fel)., Avitli the Avives 
 of several other officers ; but in spite of the most careful nursing, Capt. 
 Randlett did not improve ; and Avhen the regiment Avas ordered to embark 
 (about 3 April), Capt. Randlett had to be left liehind, sick. He rejoined bis 
 company at Botany Bay Island, 30 April, coming up on the Delmcare from 
 Hilton liead. 
 
 About 1 July, at St. Helena Island, he Avas detailed on a general court- 
 martial (to meet 3d) ; but as the regiment and all the troops left the 4th, 
 it is hardly supposable that the general court-martial ever did more than 
 organize and prepare for cases. 
 
 He participated in the capture of Morris Island and in the charge on 
 Wagner. Col. Jackson having been wounded, Lieut. -Col. Bedel taken pris- 
 oner, and .Maj. Plimpton on detached service (Seymour's Stall"), matters 
 Avere a little mixed as to command. Capt. Clark Avas next in rank, then 
 Randlett. Col. Jackson, though severely bruised, AAas able to be about. 
 The movement at once began to send details home for conscripts, those 
 slightly Avounded or sick to be given the preference. Under this Col. Jack- 
 son. Capt. Clark and others (see main story) Avere detailed, and left ou the 
 22d for NcAV Hampshire. 
 
 This left the regiment in command of Capt. Randlett, from that day 
 onAvard during the entire siege. He served with great credit, the reiriment 
 meanwhile gaining an enviable reputation for its services. On the morn- 
 ing of 7 Sept., he stood at the head of the forlorn hope, ready to do or die; 
 for the Third NeAv Hampshire Avas given the post of honor (i.e., on the 
 right), Avith the right to die first in the expected straggle. 
 
 The siege being over, so far as Morris Island was concerned, Capt. 
 Randlett Avas made Provost Marshal of the island, and took Avith him the 
 entire regiment for that special duty. The regiment, hoAvever, did not so 
 remain all of the time that Randlett was Provost Marshal, varying in num- 
 
774 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 ber of companies and in the letters as Avell. Presumabl}-, bis Provost Mar- 
 shalship ended with the calendar year ; for on 30 and 31 Dec. 1863, Capt. 
 Ela was Acting Provost Marshal. 
 
 The retnrn of Col. Jackson in January, 1864, relieved Capt. Randlett 
 of the command. He went home with the re-enlisted men in March, on 
 leave, though on an order. He had chai'ge of the detachment, Avhich he 
 re-assembled at Nashua at the proper time, and with commendable promp- 
 titude started with them to return, rejoining the regiment at Gloucester 
 Point, Va., whither it had come from South Carolina, 28 April 1S64. He 
 got mustered as ISIajor the next day, rice Plimpton, promoted to Lieuten- 
 ant-Colonel, vice Bedel to Colonel, cicc Jackson, resigned. 
 
 On the first day's real fighting (13 May 1 864)" at Drewry's Blutt', he 
 was wounded and was taken (Avith Adjt. Copp, also wounded) in an ambu- 
 lance by a colored driver, and — whether by mistake or otherAvise will 
 never be knoAvn — Avas driven directly toAvard the source from Avhich the 
 missile came. A sijuad of cavalry, happily met, induced the driver to re- 
 trace his steps ; and the tAvo officers breathed more f rcelj^ though the driver 
 Avas apparently unconcerned as to Avhich direction he steered his bark. 
 Maji Randlett Avas sent to Chesapeake Hospital, near Fort Monroe. Later, 
 he received a 30 days' leave and returned to the regiment 23 June 1864, at 
 Bermuda Hundred (Copp Avith him from 13 May). 
 
 He Avas Avithin a fcAV days thereafter, and before the end of June, 
 appointed ProA'ost Marshal of the Tenth Army Corps, by S. 0. 60. He con- 
 tinued on this special duty till after the terrible fight of 16 Aug. 1864. 
 He was relieved by G. O. 27 (24 Aug.), Tenth Army Corps. The order itself 
 shoAvs that he recjuested to be sent to the regiment when he found it had 
 lost so heavily in officers, and that Lieut. -Col. Plimpton had been killed. In 
 the future operations of the regiment, in Virginia, the Major commanded, 
 the Laurel Hill attair being the last, except Wilmington, 22 Feb. 1865. He 
 AA'as mustered as Lieutenant-Colonel 30 Oct. 1864, vice Plimpton, killed. On 
 22 Dec. 1864, he took up the body of Lieut. -Col. Plimpton, and had it 
 suitably prepared for removal North, by having it placed in a metallic casket, 
 Avhich the Avriter understands was paid for by voluntary subscriptions among 
 the officers of the regiment. Having obtained a leave of absence, Lieut. -Col. 
 Randlett started North on Christmas night, 25 Dec. 1864, Avith the body, 
 turning over the command to Capt. Trickey. 
 
 He rejoined the detachment at Laurel Hill, 21 Jan. 1865, the regiment 
 having gone to Fort Fisher, and Avith them rejoined the regiment 17 Feb., 
 near Fort Fisher, relieving Capt. Trickey (not yet mustered as Major). 
 
 On 2 March 1865, he Avas appointed Provost Marshal of Wilmington, 
 N. C, by G. O. 1, District of Wilmington, and took Avith him about one- 
 half the regiment, as guards for the various posts to be established. The 
 duties here Avere arduous and trying. A volume could be written about what 
 a provost marshal had to do, hoAV he did it, Avho helped him, Avhat hindrances 
 he met Avith, and so on. 
 
 He Avas ably assisted by Capt. Edgerly (see Edgerly's Personal). The 
 oath of allegiance had to be administered. One may well inquire Avhether 
 the people Avere coerced, or Avhether it Avas taken Avitli one's OAvn free-Avilland 
 accord. It is something like vaccination — " We 'nns hafter takum, boss." 
 The oath of allegiance meant food to the hungr3\ clothing to the naked, 
 quinine and Dover's powders to the sick, a shelter tent to the houseless one, 
 and so on. Did these refugees, these poor Avhites, these stragglers, these 
 poor " cuUud pnssons," these "out and outers," Avho Avere certainly out of 
 many things : did they hanker for an oath of allegiance? Oh, yes ! Avith all 
 that that implied. Certainly ; and Provost Marshal Randlett and Asst. 
 Provost Marshal Edgerly, Avith their corps of assistants, Avere on hand with 
 copious doses of this same oath of allegiance, and ink and pen, and all that, 
 and " hole up yer ri' tand !" etc. 
 
 This duty lasted Avith more or less severity, gradually groAving lesser 
 and lesser in magnitude as time rolled on and the rebellion began to gasp 
 for breath, until the latter part of June, 1865, Avlien Lieut.-Col. Randlett 
 returned, by S. O. 80, D. Ildqrs., dated 29 June, the regiment being then at 
 Goldsborough, N. C. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 775 
 
 The tale is substantially ended, as he was with the re.iiinicnt at its 
 final muster-out. 20 July 1805, at Goldsl)orou,sh, N. C, and accompanied it 
 to Concord (Col. Bedel in command), where the final partini;: was had. 
 
 But we have not yet got through Avitli this case. The Major had a 
 desire for the old camp-ground ; and we find him in some trading enterprise, 
 at Charleston, S. C, in 186(5, but are unable to connect him with the next 
 link of llistor}^ He Avas commissioned as Captain, Thirty-nintli U.S. Infantry 
 (one of the colored regiments, under the reorganization of the army), R 
 June 18G7, and accepted 20 July 1867. He was not quite ready to join, and 
 had 5 and 25 days granted, and then to 15 Oct. He was unassigued 20 April 
 1869, and on 15 Dec. 1870 was transferred to the Eighth U. S. Cavalry. 
 
 In Januarv, 1871, he stood 71 in list of captains and 120 in list. He was 
 Captain of Co. "d. In 1872 he stood 68 on list ; 1882, 21 ; 1883, 17 ; 18S4, 11 ; 
 1885, 8; 1886, 5. 
 
 In 1886 he was transferred (5 July) to Ninth Cavalry. Strangely 
 enough (there are two majors) , he is the 2d Major and Guy V. Henry is the 1st 
 Major. " The whirligig of time," etc. Probably these two officers had never 
 met since they met at Hilton Head, Heury being then a Regular Army officer 
 with a volunteer appointment (Colonel Fortieth Massachusetts). 
 
 Randlett, Cornelius, Cody and Hynes were the only officers of the 
 Third New Hampshire who went into the Regular Army afterward. Cornelius 
 and Hynes are dead, Cody is out, and Randlett is the only one remaining 
 in the Regular Array; and the time is near at hand fyr his retirement. 
 
 In July, 1889, Maj. Randlett attended the reunion at Weirs, being on 
 leave from Ninth U. S Cavalr.v, the battalion to which he belonged being 
 then stationed at Fort Duchesne, Utah. 
 
 SAMUEL ROBINSON. 
 
 Robinson Avas an original private in Co. I (Capt. Carlton). We find 
 him promoted to Corporal 15 March 1862, and to Sergeant 15 Oct. ; and in 
 this last grade he re-enlisted, receiving the usual furlough. Previous to 
 this, hoAvever (March, 1864), for good conduct during the siege of Wagner, 
 he was favored Avith a furlough (October, 1863). 
 
 He received his death Avound on 13 May 186-1, at DreAvry's Bluff, Va., 
 and died of his Avounds at Point Lookout Hospital, 2 June. Previous to 
 this he Avas the recipient of a 2d Lieutenant's commission, but Avas unable 
 to be mustered. Whether, in the extreme liberality of the pension office, 
 coupled with the possible efforts of his heirs, the records Avill be amended 
 so as to make him a 2d lieutenant instead of a sergeant at death, is an un- 
 solved problem so far as the Avriter is concerned. It Avould be an act of 
 justice were it done; for Robinson Avas a good and faithful soldier, and 
 fought the battles of his country even unto death. 
 
 WALTER J. RICHARDS. 
 
 Richards Avas an original private of Co. H. He Avas promoted to 
 Corporal 23 July 1863, and to Sergeant 1 Sept. ; and in this last grade he re- 
 enlisted. Later, in March, ls64, he Avas made 1st Sergeant, rice Davis, com- 
 missioned ; and when the tumult Avas all over, a commission Avas issued to 
 him as 1st Lieutenant, but too late for muster. 
 
 His whereabouts since the Avar is unknoAvu. 
 
 SAMUEL M. SMITH. 
 
 Smith AA'as l>orn at Hinsdale, N. H., 12 Nov. 1834. He Avas made the 
 original 2d Lieutenant of Co. I, Avith Capt. Carlton and 1st Lieut. Thomp- 
 son. Smith Avas eccentric, but not of that .order that shirks from duty or 
 pales if an enemy is near. 
 
 As Lieut. Thompson Avas ahvays on special duty, the company duties 
 deA'olved entirely upon Caj)!. Carlton and Lieut. Smith; and 2d lieutenants 
 AA'ei-e shifted about from one company to another Avilh ease and rapiditj^. 
 
776 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Smith Avas not exempt from this. We tind liim rery available in this line. 
 In January, 1862, he was with E ; diirinc: the latter part of the same month 
 with I; about the middle of February was ordered liack to E; and during 
 May, at Edisto, he Avas ordered to A. 
 
 At the battle of James Island, 16 June, he did his duty. In August, he 
 commanded Co. E; 1 Sept., was transferred to A ; 12 Sept., to 1st Lieuten- 
 ant and to K, continuing there till 8 Oct. 
 
 Smith covered himself with glory at Pocotaligo, 22 Oct. 1862. He was 
 detached for a special purpose, with a sciuad of men, to capture certain rebel 
 pickets, who might cause our forces trouble. How well he did it will be 
 seen in his official report (page 225). 
 
 When he was receiving verbal instructions as to this little matter, he 
 said, in his peculiarly quaint and slow way: " General, do you wish me to 
 go in and slasii and cut and kiU and destroij ? Is that the idea?" Upon 
 being assured that he would best please the General liy taking the game 
 alive and without mutilation, he cheerfully acquiesced, merely touching his 
 cap, saying, " All right, General, just as you say," and took his departure. 
 A verj' successful trip he made, too. 
 
 in January, 1863, he Avent on the lumber expedition to Elorida. On 6 
 March (at Pinckney Island), he took K from Capt. Butterfleld, discharged 
 for disability. He was relieved of the command (only) of K 31 March, 
 by Capt. Handerson (mustered in as Captain on that day). On 12 May 
 (Edisto), he left K and went to B, relieving Lieut. Fogg (resigned). He 
 continued in command of B to about the middle of June (St. Helena 
 Island), Avhen he Avas transferred to K (12th) and Avas discharged next day. 
 having resigned his commission. His discharge Avas 13 June 1863, S. O. 
 337, D. S., and he left on the Avago next day, for New York and home. 
 
 This abrui)t resignation Avas on account of the promotion of a lieu- 
 tenant — his junior — to captain. Smith's blood Avas up, and he sent in tAvo 
 resignations before he succeeded in obtaining a discharge. Gen. Gillmore 
 had just taken command of the Department, and didn't like to grant dis- 
 charges on the eve of active operations; but he Avas finally persuaded to 
 issue the order of discharge, at the solicitation of Col. Jackson, Avho Avas 
 only theoretically responsible for the cause of Smith's resignation. Col. 
 Jackson Avould not, of course, urge the acceptance of the resignation of so 
 brave an officer, save that he Avas satisfied the man's usefuluess had de- 
 parted, haAing made up his mind to go home. 
 
 The records sIioaa' that Smith re-entered the serAMce the foUoAving 
 Spring, as Captain, Thirty-second U. S. Colored Troops, his commission 
 being dated 18 March 1864. The regiment was organized at Camp Wm. 
 Penn, Penn., February and March, 1864, for a term of three years. This 
 regiment Avas in action at Honey Hill (November, 1864) and at DsA^aux 
 Neck, S. C. (December, 1864), and Avas mustered out 22 Aug. 1865. 
 
 Previous to service in the Thirty-second U. S. Colored Troops, Smith 
 enlisted as a private (recruit) in the Fourth Ncav Hampshire Volunteers. 
 Mustered in 18 Dec. 1863, assigned to Co. G, and Avas discharged therefrom 
 29 Feb. 1864, by order, presumably to accept the appointment in the Thirty- 
 second U. S. Colored Troops. 
 
 Smith practiced laAv, very successfully, in St. Louis, Mo., for several 
 years. He died there, 5 Feb. 1884, leaving a Avidow and tAvo daughters 
 (at Keene, N. H., in 1890). 
 
 WILLIAM A. SWALLOW. 
 
 Swallow was a volunteer recruit of September, 1862, and Avas assigned 
 on his arrival to F. While his company (and others) Avere on Provost duty, 
 on Morris Island, in Februarj', 1864, he held the responsible position of 
 " Assistant Jailer." 
 
 He Avas made Corporal 17 June 1864 ; in April, 1865, Quartermaster- 
 Sergeant, vice George R. James, promoted. His career in the new position 
 Avas short ; for he Avas among the number ordered to be mustered out in 
 June, 1865, because their terms Avould expire prior to 1 Sept. 1865. He Avas 
 succeeded by John Clark, also of F. 
 
 At Nashua, N. H., since the Avar. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 777 
 
 THOMAS SMITH. 
 
 Smith was a substitute recruit of 1863. He arrived at regiment in 
 November, 1863, witli the first group of liis class, and was assigned to Co. H. 
 He was made Corporal, 31 Dec. 1864; Sergeant-Major, 1 May 18()5, rice 
 Holt, promoted to 1st Lieutenant. He was the last of seven sergeant- 
 majors, and was mustered out 20 July 1865. He apparently served as nurse 
 in Depot Hospital, Point of Rocks, in August and September, 1864. 
 
 His whereabouts since the war is unknown. 
 
 ALBERT D. SCOVELL. 
 
 Scovell was an original Co. I man. We find him mustei'ed in the com- 
 pany as the 4th Corporal, from which position he resigned about 1 July 1862. 
 He was put into the regimental hospital, in June, 1862, as a nurse, and 
 retained his connection therewith till the end of the regiment's service. In 
 November, 1863, hoAvever, he temporarily changed his position from nurse 
 to clerk. His services at the James Island fight and upon Morris Island 
 were valuable, and many a poor fellow avcU rememl)ers him. In Virginia, 
 too, he was on hand. When the original men were mustered out (23 Aug. 
 1864), Scovell Avas made Hospital Steward, rirr Kittredge (term expired), 
 and he held this position to the end. 
 
 About 1 ]March 1865, at Wilmington, he was detached from the regi- 
 ment for special service, and assigned to the Marine Hospital (Dr. Kimball 
 there, too) as Chief Steward. This did not deprive the regiment of his 
 services, as it was near Ijy. Here he did yeoman service, for which no 
 recompense could be made. 
 
 About 10 June 1865 (regiment already gone to Goldsborongh) he ob- 
 tained a furlough of 30 days, and went home, rejoining (he regiment at 
 Goldsborongh, about 15 July 18(;5. His place in the regiment while absent 
 Avas at least a part of the time filled by Private George Bueltner, of Co. F. 
 
 Scovell was born in Walpole, N. II., 23 March 1840. lie was in the 
 NeAV Hampshire Legislature of 1887, and Avas therefore in that memorable 
 action knoAvn as 'The B. & M. R.R. fight." He has resided since the Avar 
 at Manchester, N. II. 
 
 DARIUS K. SCRUTON. 
 
 Scruton started as original 1st Sergeant of Co. K (Capt. Littlefield) ; 
 and no mistake Avas made in tlie selection. He AA^as methodical, stern (but 
 not severe), meant Avhat he said; and the boys really got so they liked him, 
 though at first he appeared too exacting. He possessed a schoolmaster-like 
 air that made him noticeable; and it was said that he Avas a genuine Yankee 
 schoolmaster, and left that delightful occupation to engage in Avar. Ills 
 promotion to 2d Lieutenant Avas early and deserved. 
 
 When Lieut. .Miles, his immediate superior, resigned (in February, 
 1862), Scruton Avas almost at once ordered to act as 2d Lieutenant; and on 
 10 May, at Edisto Island, his commission arrived (no muster then reipiired). 
 Scruton's career as an officer Avas short. In the James Island fight (16 June 
 1862) he Avas severely Avounded in the arm, and Avas very soon thereafter 
 (21 June) granted a 60 days' leave of absence, from 23d (Hunter's S. O. 124). 
 The order directed him to report at its expiration to Department Heacl- 
 (juarters. 
 
 The circumstances of his going into the action at James Island may be 
 seen by consulting the Personal Sketch of Capt. AV. J. Butterfield. Lieut. 
 Scruton failed rapidly, and the Avriter is credibly informed that at a point 
 Avhere amputation had been decided upon as a last resort, Scruton boldly 
 declared he'd rather die than lose his arm. He begged so hard for it to be 
 spared, that the physician yielded, and Scruton, as a result, yielded up his 
 life. He passed away at his home, in Rollinsford, N. H., 8 Aug. 1862. He 
 died the death of a soldier, leaving a widow, two sons and three daughters 
 to mourn his loss. 
 
 Lieut. Scruton Avas born in Barnstead, N.II., 30 July 1827. He enlisted, 
 prior to Third Ncav Hampshire, in the three months' troops, but Avas appar- 
 ently never mustered in ; and Avas discharged therefrom by Gov. Berry, 30 
 Aug. 1861, as of 13 May. His funeral Avas in charge of the Masonic frater- 
 nity, from the church at Rollinsford. 
 
778 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 GEORGE STEARNS. 
 
 Stearns was the original 1st Sergeant of Co. F (Capt. Randlett) . He 
 was short and slightly built, but so active an Orderly Sergeant as to early 
 attract attention. 
 
 On 19 Feb. 1862 his comrades presented him Avith a beautiful and costly 
 gold Avatch, the presentation being made with suitable ceremony. 30 Aug , 
 he was ordered to act as 2d Lieutenant (really as Officer of the Guard), 
 having been recommended for a commission. 20 Sept., we find he went to the 
 hospital, sick, returning the 27th to his company, but not yet tit for duty. 
 G Oct., we find he went on duty. Ten days later (16th) he received a com- 
 mission as 2d Lieutenant, dated 1) Aug. 
 
 The changes occurring in January, 1863, gave him another promotion, to 
 1st Lieutenant, though the commission itself did not arrive till April : and 
 he was mustered 17 April as of same date, vice Marsh, resiirned, the com- 
 mission being dated 1 Jan. 
 
 On 28 June (St. Helena Island) he was sent to Co. C, from Co. F. 
 There is no data at hand showing Stearns to be otherwise than on duty 
 during the entire siege of Wagner. At the end of September, however (the 
 siege ended 7 Sept.), we find him " sick in (piarters." This, apparently, was 
 the cause of a short leave of absence to St. Augustine, Fla., which occurred 
 in November and December. 
 
 In January, 1864, he was promoted to Captain, the commission bearing- 
 date 3 Jan., c/re Ilanderson, resigned ; and consequently he found himself 
 Captain of Co. K, and went to Broad Island, where the' company (and A and 
 C) was cutting wood, relieving Lieut. Wadlia, temporarily assigned, and 
 who at once left the company, returning to Morris Island and leaving 
 Stearns the sole officer with the company. His muster as Captain was 
 20 Jan., as of same date. Stearns remained alone with the company till 2d 
 Lieut. Eldredge joined, early in February. When the regiment reunited at 
 Hilton Head, to be mounted, Capt. Stearns was one of the officers selected 
 to go home with the re-enlisted men. From this pleasant service (! ) — 
 equivalent to a leave — he rejoined with the others at Gloucester Point, Va., 
 latter part of April, and at once relieved Lieut. Lamprey of the command of 
 Co. K (2d Lieut. Eldredge had the property). He participated in the Vir- 
 ginia campaign, in all the actions in which the regiment was engaged. 
 
 At the end of August, 1864, he is reported as " sick in quarters." 
 23 Sept. LS64, he served (with Lieuts. Dodge and iVIcCoy) on a Board of Sur- 
 vey on Co. A's property; and three days later (2(!th), on same kind of duty 
 on Co. E's property (with Lieuts. Parker and Ackerman). At the end of 
 September he is again reported as " sick in quarters." In November, he 
 was discharged, for expiration of original terra, by S. O. 322, D. Hd(irs., 
 31 Oct. 1864. 
 
 After the war he was in Boston, Mass., the greater part of the time 
 till his death, which occurred in that city. At one time, when Gen. J. G. 
 Foster, U. S. A. (his uncle) was on duty in Boston, Stearns was a clerk 
 under him. 
 
 He was born in New York City, 1841; died in Boston, 11 Jan. 1881. 
 He left a widow. 
 
 MOODY A. SAWYER. 
 
 Sawyer was our first Hospital Steward, was qualified for the position, 
 and did his duty. He was born in Concord, Vt., 30 April 1836, his parents 
 removing very soon after that event to Bristol, N. H. It is said that he Avas 
 so skilled in his particular department of our regimental hospital, that he 
 could distinguish the clifterence betAveen a Dover's poAvder and a ([uinine 
 pill, by the mere sense of touch, in the darkest night, and had enough mili- 
 tary obedience about him to administer to a complaining soldier either of 
 those tAvo popular " confections" for an abrasion or for malaria, if ordered 
 to do so by his superior oftlcer. He had a kind Avord for all Avho responded 
 to "surgeon's call." His kind heart did not exempt him from the etl'ects 
 of the climate, and the early spring of 1862 developed a greater quantity 
 of malaria Avithin him than Avas congenial or healthful. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 779 
 
 He was Avitli the regiment on its '-excursion" to Bull's Island and 
 Bluft'ton. The battle of James Island (onr tirst) found him at his post; 
 and there was no lack of opportunity' on that occasion to display his skill 
 or his fortitude. He al)ly assisted Dr. Eaton in his almost herculean Avork 
 on that fateful day and the days immediately foUowini;. 
 
 The crossing of John's Island, and the severe thouyh brief campaign 
 at James Island, were the final blows for Sawyer's military service. He 
 was discharged 9 Sept. 18G2, at Hilton Head, for disalnlity (malaria and 
 chronic diarrhoea), and left us for his Northern home, to recuperate, if 
 possible. 
 
 In 1892, Sawyer was a resident of Boscobel, Wis. 
 
 JOHN H. TREDICK. 
 
 Tredick was the 6th Corporal of Co. D at mustei"-in. Was made Ser- 
 geant in August, 1862, and 1st Sergeant in March, 1863. Did not re-enlist. 
 Was mustered S Feb. 186-1, as 2d Lieutenant. He took part in the siege of 
 Morris Island, and participated in the little diversion to Palatka (see ex- 
 tended description elsewhere). At Drewry's Bluft', Va., Ma)', 1864, he was 
 on hand. 
 
 During the latter part of May, or the first part of June, 18(i4, for some 
 reason best known to himself, he tendered his resignation. Tliis perforce 
 had to go to Gen. Butler ; and this latter officer was constitutionallj' opposed 
 to resignations, especially during a campaign. Before this resignation was 
 heard from, the regiment got into a fight (16 June). Lieut. Tredick re- 
 ceived a mortal wound and was conveyed to Chesapeake Hospital, Hampton, 
 Va. (near Fort Monroe), where he died 6 July. Meantime, the resignation 
 had been acted upon, and Gen. Butler's S. O. 180, dated 3 July, dishonorably 
 discharged the dead Tredick. This Avas so manifestly unjust (though not 
 so intended) to a man Avho had died of Avounds received in action, that upon 
 a proper representation of the facts. Gen. Butler very promptly and prop- 
 erly revoked the order (IS July, S. 0. 195). It is A-ery probable that Lieut. 
 Tredick was buried near the hospital where he died. 
 
 FRED H. TUTTLE. 
 
 He Avas a volunteer recruit of September, 1862, and assigned to Co. K. 
 He early shoAved himself Avorthy of promotion and (6 Sept. 1863) Avas made 
 Corporal. So quickly did the vacancies occur, that he Avas made Sergeant 
 the same month. On 26 Aug. 1864 he Avas made 1st Sergeant (rii-e Watson, 
 term expired), and from that position he leaped up to 1st Lieutenant in 1865, 
 though Ave find him acting as 2d Lieutenant back as far as 17 Aug. 1864 
 (next day after a fight). 
 
 Tuttle was mustered as 1st Lieutenant 29 April 1865, as of 28 April, 
 his commission being dated 4 Jan. He Avas mustered for the unexpired 
 term of the regiment, vice Ilazen, discharged. At the end of May he Avas in 
 command of Co. B, but Avas actually 1st Lieutenant of F. Having a talent 
 for staft" duty, he Avas detached 13 June (regiment at Goklsborough, N. C.) 
 as Assistant Commissary of Musters, Tenth Army Corps, by S. O. 83, Dept. 
 N. C There is no evidence at hand shoAving that he did not serA'e as such 
 to the muster-out of regiment. 
 
 While on Morris Island Tuttle Avas detached during September, 1863, 
 as clerk or orderly for the Medical Director, Surgeon S. W. Gross, Folly 
 Island (till March. 1864). His duty as Assistant Commissary of Musters 
 (Jnne and July, 1865) took him to New Berne, Raleigh and other points, to 
 muster out convalescents in hospitals. He rejoined and came home Avitb 
 the regiment. He Avas at Palatka (four companies), Fla., and in nearly 
 every action of the regiment. 
 
 Tuttle Avas born 14 March 1843, at GeorgetOAvn, Mass. His address in 
 1890 Avas Rice Lake, Wis. 
 
780 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 WILLIAM H. TRICKEY. 
 
 AVilliara II. Trickey was born in the town of Exeter, Me., 22 Jan. ISil. 
 He was one of those peculiarly-made-np characters in which the powers 
 within were developed by circumstances. That is to say, lie was not of the 
 dashing, dare-devil sort, who shout themselves hoarse and walk right over 
 other people for the sake of having it known that they are ahead or on 
 top. He Avas, rather, one to be depended upon in time of trial, and could 
 be counted as one upon every occasion of duty, or danger, or both. His 
 path was Avhere duty led, whether dangerous or otherwise. 
 
 He started as a private in Co. G, 1)ut was made a Corporal early in our 
 first December at Hilton Head. In about three years from that time he 
 Avas in command of the regiment ; but of that the reader Avill learn more in 
 its proper place. In April, 1862, on Edisto Island, he was promoted to 
 Sergeant, in which position he served only about six weeks ; for we find 
 him at the end of May, 1862, again promoted, and this time to be 1st 
 Sergeant of his company — an important position. He was in all the actions 
 and reeonnoissances of his company and regiment, except as noted here- 
 after. In April, 1863, he received a 2d Lieutenant's commission in Co. I. 
 
 He Avas in the action of 10 July 1863 (loAver end of Morris Island), and 
 in the night assault on Wagner, 18 July. At this charge he Avas the sole 
 officer Avith the company (G), Capt. Emmons being " sick in quarters." Co. 
 G Avas the "color company," Avhich brought Lieut. Trickey near the colors. 
 At the extreme latter part of the engagement {i.e., next prior to the actual 
 AvithdraAval of the regiment), a portion of the color company and the color 
 guard essayed to advance still further, and managed to get over the (ap- 
 parently) last ridge and a little Avay doAvn the incline, Avhen the unmistake- 
 able order to retreat Avas heard. Lieut. Trickey Avas Avith the brave squad, 
 and he and they — foolhardy though they Avere admitted to have been — 
 stand credited Avith having got nearer the fort than the main line of regi- 
 ment, though the " line" at that time Avas very, very crooked. During the 
 siege, Lieut. Trickey Avas practically in command of Co. G the greater part 
 of the time, OAving to Capt. Emmons' sickness. 
 
 lu January, 1864, he Avas promoted to 1st Lieutenant. He Avent to 
 Florida Avith the mounted men, and Avas one of the drum-head court AA'hich 
 tried and sentenced Miller of Co. F. 
 
 In Virginia, Lieut. Trickey Avas sick; and Avhen the regiment started 
 on its march to the DreAvry's Bluff battles, 13-16 May 1861, he essayed to 
 go Avith his company (E), but Avas reluctantly obliged to remain in camp. 
 On 2 June he took a conspicuous part and did himself great credit. The same 
 on 16 June. 
 
 The next action of importance Avas on 16 Aug. 1864, Avith l)loody 
 results; but our hero Avas, probal^ly fortunately for him, absent on leaA^e. 
 This Avas for 30 days, from about 18 July, by Gen. Butler, at Bermuda 
 Hundred. A diary says that W. H. Trickey returned from leaA'e on the 
 same day that the 1861 men Avere mustered out (23 Aug.) The Avriter and 
 other officers were in Chesapeake Hospital at Hampton, Va. (each having 
 been Avounded 16 Aug.) ; and the Avriter distinctly recalls the fact that W. H. 
 Trickey called there, being on his Avay to the regiment; and Ave jocularly 
 told him it Avas of no use for him to return to the regiment, as he A\'ould 
 come right back, Avounded. The prediction proA'ed true ; for on 3 Sept. he 
 Avas Avounded in the shoulder by a miuie ball Avhile being relieved and 
 passing betAveen our batteries. He Avas sent to the Hospital before named; 
 and his fellow officers congratulated ( ! ) him on his quick return. Here he 
 remained for about five Aveeks, Avhen he Avas permitted to rejoin the regi- 
 ment, at his OAvn request, arriving Friday, 7 Oct., at Laurel Hill. 
 
 He commanded Co. E, from 29 Feb. to 18 March, and from 17 May to 
 2 June — the retaking of our rifle-pits (see main story). He Avas again 
 wounded, A^ery slightly, on 27 Oct. Trickey participated in all the engage- 
 ments thereafter, including the " engagment"( ! ) at Ncav York Harbor in 
 November, the taking of Fort Fisher and advance on Wilmington, and thus 
 on to the end of the war. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 781 
 
 On 25 Dec. 18C4 we tincl Capt. Trickey in command of the regiment 
 (Col. Bedel, a prisoner; Lieut. -Col. Randlett, on leave; no Major), and con- 
 tinued so until Lieut. -Col. Randlett returned from leave, 17 Feb. 1865. 
 
 The regiment was ordered, in January, 18(55, to take all its fighting men 
 to Fort Fisher. Capt. Trickey was in command. Owing to the fact that a 
 large number of recruits had been recently received, it was thought best to 
 leave them in camp at Laurel Hill, with an oflicer (Lieut. John S. James), 
 together with the sick and others, and proceed to Fort Fisher with say only 
 six officers and 100 men. The headquarters of the regiment was also taken 
 along. Capt. Tricke}'^ found himself in the most important position he had 
 ever occupied, and battle imminent. He was equal to the occasion and did 
 himself honor. He took about 80 (of the 100) men, and Avent Avith them into 
 Fort Fisher. The manner of their going in is treated elsewhere. Though 
 only a Captain in rank, he practically was an Acting Major, Lieutenant- 
 Colonel and Colonel. Capt. Trickey's official report, a model of modesty — 
 is here inserted : — 
 
 Heaikjuauters Third New Hampshire Vols., 
 
 Near Fort Fisher, N.C, 18 Jan. 18G5. 
 Capt. E. Lewis Moore, Asst. Adjt.-Cren., 
 
 iSecoitd Brigade, Fi^-ftt Diinxion, Twenfij-foiirth Ann>/ Corps. 
 Sir: In accordance with instructions received from the Brevet Briga- 
 dier-General Commanding, I have the honor to make the following report of 
 the part taken in the affair of the 15th inst. by the Third New Hampshire 
 Volunteers: We left our position near Gen. Terry's Headquarters with six 
 officers and eighty men, at 4.30 p.m. of same date, and proceeded to Fort 
 Fisher, where we arrived soon after dark. I was directed by Col. Abbott, 
 Commanding Brigade, to move my regiment to the extreme advance held by 
 the Second Division and open fire upon the enemy. Was thus engaged for 
 about an hour, having to a great extent silenced the enemy's fire. I was 
 then directed by Col. Abbott to take and hold with 20 men tlie next traverse 
 in front — the remainder of my command being left in several traverses 
 to keep up the fire upon the enemy. We took the traverse as directed, 
 driving the enemy out. Thinking we could go farther, Ave charged and took 
 the next tAvo, Avith a like result. After taking the third traverse, having 
 met with considerable resistance, I did not deem it prudent to go farther 
 with so feAV men, and opened a A'igorous fire upon the enemy, Avho AAere 
 rallying for the recapture of the traverses. We held the enemy in check 
 until the arrival of the Seventh Ncav Hampshire Volunteers and Sixth Con- 
 necticut Volunteers, Avho charged and took the remainder of the Avork. I 
 then assembled my command, and under orders from Col. Abbott, moved to 
 the inside of the fort and collected the prisoners there ; also assisted in 
 collecting others outside of the fort and sending them to the rear. After 
 collecting all the prisoners in the fort, I sent them to the rear, remaining 
 Avith a small portion of my command until 4 a.m. of the Kith lust., Avhen I 
 was ordered to return to the position near Gen. Terry's ITead<iuarters. Our 
 casualties Avere as foUoAvs : one man killed, and five Avounded. 
 
 I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 Wm. H. Trickey, 
 Captain Third New Ilamp.'shire Vols., Commanding Hcgiment. 
 
 (For Capt. Trickey's part in the action of 11 Feb. ]8r>5, see main story.) 
 Upon Lieut. -Col. Kandlett's return, he relieved Capt. Trickey from com- 
 mand of the regiment. He brought Avith him several commissions, among 
 them one for our hero as Major, (hiting back to 4 Jan 1X05. Thus Ave have 
 seen him — first, as a private up to December, 18(!1 ; then made a Corporal, 
 and folloAving through the vnrioiis grades, to the Majority (the only case of 
 its kind in the regiment). The nearest approacii to it is that of J. Homer 
 Edgerly, Avho Avent out as a i^rivate and Avas made a Major by brevet. 
 
 Maj. Trickey Avas soon in command of the regiment again; for Lieut. - 
 Col. Randlett Avas made Provost .Marshal of Wilmington, 2 March 1865. 
 The al)sent Colonel (the old Major) joined from exchange 11 April, at Wil- 
 mington, and nominally took command of the regiment, though it Avas gen- 
 
782 TIIIUI) NEW ITAMPSIIIKE KKGIMENT. 
 
 crjilly understood tliat, Maj. Trickey liad tlu; real coimiiaiid. ("ol. Bedel was 
 a part of the time in coniniand of tlic I'ost of rjoldsboroiii^li ; and that placed 
 Tri<'Uey aj^ain in command of the regiment. Trickey was slifijhtly (acci- 
 dentally) woundc^d 4 April, at Wilmington, by the discliar^i^e of a revolver, 
 and a<;ain on 1!) Jnne. 
 
 He was mustered out with the regiment at Goldsborough, N. C, 20 
 ■Tidy, and accomiintded the rcii^iment to Concord, for linal dischari;c. He 
 then assumed the duties of civil life. H(! has always been vcM'y mu(di iuter- 
 (!St(!(l in the allairs of the Grand Army of the llepublic, and has been largely 
 identided Avith that body in N(!w Ham])shire. He will loui;- be kindly re- 
 nuunbered by his conira(l(!S. 
 
 William H. Trickey never had a furlouj^li as an enlisted man. Was 
 never detached from the rejiiment, either as an oMicer or enlisted man, for 
 duty of any kind. 
 
 It is related of Trickey, that at Fort Fisher, closely foUowinii' its sur- 
 render, and whil(! matters were in a senn-chaotic state, Ik; observed a I'elxil 
 oliicer who, from his jreneral appearance;, indicated that he had not yet 
 yielded entire sul)mission to his captors — in fact, hadn't sni'rendered. 
 Capt. 'i'rickey, in his jicntle and suave manner, sidled up to this fjentleman, 
 and in terms more forcible than (deyant kindly ollered to cut him in halves, 
 beninnini;: at the point n(;arest the sky, if Ik; did n't at once surrender, lie 
 surreiulered. 
 
 Col. Hed(;l said of him : "To the yallautry, eneri^y and soldierly (|Uali- 
 ties of Maj. Trickey, the regiment was lari^ely indebted for tiie pres(;rvation 
 of disci|)line and subordination; and, consideriui^ tlu; dcMuoralizinn' ell'ects 
 of (l(;tails on provost and otiier extra duty, and tiie iullu.x of substitutes and 
 bounty jumjx'rs, it was e\ideut tiuit to his indomitable will and persevei'ance 
 the refiiment was iud(!bted foi' the preservation of any orjjanization at all." 
 
 Maj. 'J'rick(!y took up his residence, at the close of the war, in Wolf- 
 boro'. Hi tlu; Fall of 18G7 he removed to Dover, where he remained till 
 1HH7. He was occupied as a shoemaker till 1.S74, when he entered the postal 
 service as postal clerk, rnnniim; on train from Boston to Maim;, c(jiitiiiuin,<^ 
 till 1HH7. Hi 1870-71, he was a, membcsr of tlu; L(;uisla,tiirc and also of the 
 Dover City (^ouiunl. In 1H72 he was ('ommander of tin; I)(!partiii(;nt of New 
 IIani))shire, G. A. R. Is a member of the Military Order of the Hoyal Leyion. 
 
 Ill issH, Tri(;key was a stiuhMit at Tuft's CoUejxe, Med ford, Mass., 
 from which he graduated in ilue course. Ilci was, in 1H!}2, located at Dan- 
 vers, Mass., as a Universalist divine, to which i)lace he came from South 
 New Market, N. II., his first i)astorate. 
 
 JOHN II. THING. 
 
 He was born in Ossipee, N. II., ].'5 .June IH'Xi. Wc; liud him the original 
 2d Corjioral of Co. B. His llrst promotion Avas at Annapolis, 11 Oct. 18()1, 
 to Seri^eant, takinji the |)lace of a serjjeant reduced for frivolous reasons 
 (see Promotions and Reductions). His iie.xt promotion was 115 Sept. 1802, 
 to 1st S(;riieant, rirc, Libby, made 2(1 Lieutenant. This position, by some 
 unfortunate; or untoward (•ircumstaucc;, was taken from uiiu (iarly in the 
 ii(;.\t I)(;c(;mb(;r, and h<; Avas relefiated to tlu; ranks, at the foot, of the ladd(;r, 
 Avhich h(! must needs climb aii'ain. It is i)OSsibl(; that his otleiice did not 
 merit the; punishment. Let us liop(! that it did not. There ar(; many, however, 
 Avho an; of the opinion that a dilfereut conimandinf^ oliicer of the company 
 would have prexluced a diller(;nt result. On 25 Nov. 18G;5, at Morris Island, 
 the siefi;e throuj;li, and the orij^inal cf)mmaiiding oliicer of the Company (B) 
 liavinii been scut home in disijjrace, Thinjr Avas nuule Serijeant, rici' (Jiddings, 
 to 1st Serjeant. This |)ractically atoned for his reduction. He h(;ld this 
 position till early in April, IHtH, Aviien Ik; was iiuuU; Sergeant-Major, rire 
 Lord, r(;siniK;(l (Lord never actually S(;rved as Scriicant-Major) . Thing k(;pt 
 this position till his muster-out, in August, isiiL avIicu all the 1801 men who 
 liad not re-enlisted, then actually l)(;loiiging to the regiment, Avhere mustered 
 out. He Avas in all the actions of the regiment Avhile lie Avas Avith it, serving 
 with credit. 
 
 Since the Avar he has resid(;(l at E.\(;ter, N. H., the greater i)art of the 
 time. In 181)2, was at East lirentAvood, N. H. 
 
TIIIRl) NICW IIAMrSHIRK REGIMENT. 783 
 
 JOHN HAYES THOMPSON. 
 
 Joliii Hayes Tlioiiipson was born at Hampton, N. Ff., 2 May 1H08. When 
 about foiu' years of a^e, liis jjarents niov(!(l to Holdcrness, wliertr lie passed 
 liis Ijoyliood, yiMitli and tin; years of mature manhood until the autunni of 
 IHflo. He married Charlotte Uaker, the eldest dauj^^hter of James and Jane 
 Smith Baker, pioneers of the town. 
 
 Mr. Thompson was i)ostmaster at HolderiHiss nearly twenty years, 
 having taken the oath of ofllce the lilst day of May 1H;5H. He was one of 
 the selectmen of the town for several years, was twice elected rejjresentati vc 
 to the legislature, and was town clerk a number of years. He was also 
 Sherirt'of Grafton County six years. The o|)enini? of the war found Mr. and 
 Mrs. Thompson livinii at I'lymouth, N. H., with their eldest dauiihter, Mrs. 
 Joseph Clark (latcir. Mi'. Clark was a Captain in the Si.xtli New Hampshire). 
 
 Mr. Thompson was commissioned a Lieutenant in Co. I l)y his j)ersonal 
 friend. Gov. Nathaniel S Berry, Aufjust, 1801. He die<J at Hilton Head, 2C> 
 Aiif^ust IH(!2. Seldom does the death of any one carry sorrow to so many 
 hearts as did that of Lieut. Thompson. By his many virtues and kindly 
 disi)osition he was endeared to a larfje circle of frii'iids, and was also known 
 and hifrhly esteeiiKul by a larj^e number of citizens of the State. His disease 
 primarily was liver coui|)laint, terminating in typhoid fever. His health had 
 ])een fallinj; for a number of weelis; but until within a few days of his deatJi, 
 lie expected to return to his home on a short leave of absence to recruit his 
 wastinu; energies. Fever intervened, and he rapidly sank under it. When 
 he became conscious that death was neai', he arraiiijed his business afl'airs, 
 dictated messages of love to his family, and calmly awaited the a|)proach of 
 the grim destroyer. He regretted most that he could not live to see his 
 beloved country restored to peace. He died as he had lived, nobly and 
 hopefully. Tiie body, under a si>ecial order of (ieii. Hunter, Avas forwarded 
 by the Masonic brethren and reached Holdcrness in charge of \V . W. {{allard 
 of Co. G, on <; Sept. 
 
 A Masonic funeral was held on the '.)th, in charge of Mt. Prospect 
 Lodge, of which he was a charter member. The services were held in St. 
 Mark's Episcopal Church, Rev. O. H. Jasper of Plymouth oHiciating. An 
 immense assemblage gathere<l to i)ay the last tribute of respect and aflection 
 to the good citizen, kind neighbor and devoted patriot. At the grave Col. 
 T. J. Whiiiple r(;ad the following resolutions: — 
 
 Hii/roN Hkai). S. C, Aug. 27, iHd'i. 
 
 On learning of the decrease of Lieul. John H. Thompson, the Masonic 
 brethren were called together at an early hour, to take such action as they 
 might think proper in relation to his remains. 
 
 On motion, Ijicuit -Col. .1. H. Jackson was api)ointed chairman of the 
 meeting. On motion, l^o/cd, To forward the remains of Brother Tliomii- 
 son to his friends in New Hampshire. On motion, Bros. .[. I. Plimpton, 
 G. W. ICmmons and W. W. Ballard Avere appointed a committee to take 
 charge of the remains of our deceased brother and forward the same at as 
 early an hour as practicable. On motion. Dr. B. F. Faton, Henry Hill and 
 G. E. Flanders were appointed a committee, to prejiare and forward com- 
 miserations to Mrs. Tliom|)Soii and the Lodge, to which the remains of our 
 brother an; to \h'. forwarded 
 
 'I'lie following resolutions were then passed : ncxnJrcd, That in tlie death 
 of J. H. Thompson, of the Tliird liegiment. New Hampshire Volunteers, we 
 have lost an odicer prompt in his duties, rigidly honest in the responsibili- 
 ties committed to his <;are, gentlemanly in his business transai;tions, and 
 highly esteemed by the entire regiment. 
 
 Rasolrcil, That in this severeiy-alllictive I'rovichMice we tender our 
 kindest sympathies to the widow and family of our departed brother, 
 humbly praying that He who has taken away may bring to the wounded 
 s|)irit and aching heart such reconciliation and comfort as (Jod only can 
 give. IIk.nkv Him,, Sfrri'lurij . 
 
 Then followed the impressive Masonic burial service, aft;er which dust 
 was returned to dust, and all that Avas mortal of John H. Thompson |)a8scd 
 
7K4 'I'll 1 1(1) Ni;VV IIAMi'SIIIIM-; UKCIMION'I'. 
 
 from hI/^IiI,. All Mio fiuiilly of \,\n'. di'd'HHci! vv(!r"c pr'csciil, excel)!, IiIh hccoikI 
 HDii, ('!i|>t,. Al 15. 'riuiiiipHoii, IHI,li II. S. hiriiiil.ry, In (i(;ii. 'I'lioiimH' (IIvIhIoii, 
 'remiessee. 
 
 l.l(Mil,. 'riioiiipson left, ti. wir<% wlio, w lull Aiiraliiiin l/meolii ciillcd for 
 Hevetily-llve Miiiiisiind voliinl.eerH l.o Hiive llie Union, seiil. her IiiihIiiuiiI iiikI 
 r<tiir HoiiM {,() l.lie Ironl.. McHldcH IiIh \\\fv., live hoiih luid l\vi> diiii><lil(;rH Kiir- 
 vlved lilni. Il(! lleH In llie rtinilly liiii'yinK'-^t'oiind on Unt ItiiiikH of Uie As^ii- 
 iiiiiic, ill AmIiImiiiI. ronnei'ly ii pari, of lloldeineHS. 
 
 DAVID WADSWOin'll, .lit. 
 
 VViulswoi'Lli wiiM of I. lie H(piiul enlisliiiti al, NiiHlinn, iind wiih MiiTeron^ 
 purl, find luircel of Co. I''. Al miiHl,er-iii, lie wiiH umde, Tdli Her^ieaiil . lie 
 did e(ll(-leiil, servlc.(! n,l, .liuiieN IhIiukI iind i'ocol.nlliLjo ( Kl June, 22 Oc.L IH(;2), 
 iiIho wiih on l,lie reconnoisHiuieeH l,o lOlliii iKlniid, Itliillloii and .leliosHee. On 
 20 .Inly IH(;2, w(; Iind lilin ord(!i'e.d lo a<-l, aH '.'d MenU'iiiinl, and on I!) .Ian. 
 I Hi;,"> lie received IiIh eoniiniNHlon (no niiiHrers reipiired al, l.lial. daie). 'I'lie 
 coinniisHlon was dal('d k; Nov. \W.'., and lie was assl;;iieil lo ('o. V. 
 
 When Lhe ri^^-lnient, (el;,dil com panics ) was lyiii;i in Slono In lei,, In April, 
 l.^i;;'., waiMii;; I'or orders to do soinelJilnj:;, a,nd II. Iieiiiy; ipille wt^li estab- 
 lished Mini, we were to land and ;;o Inl.o canip, liieiit,. WadsworUi was sent, 
 <ni shore, neai' ICdisl.o, wlUi his c.onipany, l<> sklrniish Uie vicinil,y as a, pn^- 
 (;a,nl,l(Miary ineasnre. There Is no i-'ecord of casnallics of thai, day, and ii, Is 
 I'air l,o assnnie l.hni, no (Mutiny wa,H round. 
 
 AhonI, 12 May IH(i:t ((!l,'.;'lil. companies <in Itolany Hay Island i, he 
 olil.aliicd a, lea\c of absence and weiil, Noil. h on (.lie Ann/n, rel.iiriiiii;^ lliere 
 from '.t June, l.o ,S|,. Helena. All.er Mie i'ei;iiiieiil. had reiinll.ed al. Si,. Helena 
 Island, he received I'.'A', .lime lHii:i) a, 1st, l,i(ml.(^iiatil.''s commission, daled i:: 
 May, and was miislered on il. 2!) .Iiiim!, as of 21 .lime, nirc Sl.earns, promoi.ed. 
 II) .Inly, he coiiiiiiaiide<l ( 'o. D, in l,lie al,l,ack on and capl.iire of lower end 
 of Morris Island, ('apl. Ma.Nwell Ixtln;; l.emporarily sick. l''rom l.lial. In; 
 was r<'liev(Ml III. once pi-obably same day, or ne.v;!. by Maxwell hiinsc^H'. 
 
 lie was vvllli his company in l.lic assault, on \Va.^iier, on I. he iiitxht, of 
 l.s .liily. On l.lie niy;hl, of 21 .Inly Ik^ was sen!, oiil. wll.h a |»a.rl.y l.o {^o In 
 bonis lip llie creek recoiiiioll liii;;. A I. the last, niomenl. I. here vveri! not, 
 lioals enough lor all, and l.i(;iil.. VVadsworl.h and some ol.hers of l.lie 'I'lilrd 
 New Hainpshlre were; icd'l. on l.lie shore;, and rel.iiriuMl l.o re^iiiiKiiil,. A few 
 days la,l,<-r we Iind him sl(!k, Mioii^^h ho Look an acl.ive pari, in llu; slej>e of 
 VVafiiier and was on duly l.lie y:r(!al,er pari- o I' LlnHime. in l>e<'(!niber, he 
 oMIchil.ed al. l.litMr\(!c.nl.ion of Kendall (for desert.ion), belli;:; in command of 
 \.\\r llriii;^; parly, loadinu; the ;;iiiis himst^ir and " mixing l.lieni ii|>." 
 
 VVIkmi l.lie re-(Millst.ed men wtMil. home on riirloii!.:;li, he was one of l.lie 
 rorl.niiat.e olllcei'S l.o ;;o willi I. hem. {''roin Mils deli^hll'id service; he re- 
 Joiiied w II h l.he others at. ( iloiicesl.(!r I'oliil., Va,. (seeeiidj. Presumably, Ik; 
 then had his ('apl.ain's commission in Ids poirkel . I'or we llnd him miistcied 
 as Capt.aln, 2'.l April IHOI, as oI'Cp April (llie acl.nal dal.e of l.he c(mimlsslon ), 
 rice liandlel,!,, promoi.ed. This imuh; him Capl.aln of < o. !•', his original 
 c.ompa.ny, which was I'ar more a^i'eiwdih; l.o him l.lian l.o hav c been assl;;iied 
 t,() Home other lie parl.iclpai.ed in l.lie campa.iL^n wll.h his company, and 
 waH wounded 1(1 May l.sCI. He did not. part.lcl|)al.<; 2, !), Id or 2r> .lime, 
 beln;^ iinabh; l.o do so. At, the ends <d' .Inly and Aii;;iist., I.HC I , he is reported 
 as sici; III <|iiai't.ers, thon;;li he comniaiided ( 'o. I'' in the; l(i Aii^. ll;L;ht.. 
 
 His healt.h conl.lnnln;; bad, he was olhcially exaniined, 17 Sept.., by a 
 Hoard, resnll.ln;^ In Ids discliar;;e I'or disabilil.y." 'i'lils by S. o. 2(;;i, De'pt.. 
 Va.aiid N. ('., Army of llie .lames, '.M Sept.. |H(;|. His men parted with 
 him wll.li i'e;;ret.. 
 
 Since I.Ik; war Wadswort h has lircn lor the ;;real.er pail of the IIiik; 
 (;mployi'd at. tin; .lall, at. Manchester, N. il., as k(;eper, and proses \ery elll- 
 cleiit. Ill l.s'.H , he Inid complel.ed ronrle(;n years of service therein. il(; a.l.- 
 tciidcd the reunion of I.SH'.l, his llrst. visit, to' Weirs. 
 
 Horn I li'eli. !h:!h, at. Worcester, Mass 
 
 Noil;. \V Idle atCainp < Irani., Va., with I. hi' re enlisted men, Wads- 
 wort. li had charge of the men of II, I'' and (i, lor purposes of drawing 
 rations and c.lol.hln^. 
 
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THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 785 
 
 JOHN E. WILBUR. 
 
 It is quite essential to this history that the Captain of Co. B should 
 have space devoted to him. John E. Wilbur either "got up, " or assisted 
 to get up, Co. B, the nucleus being brought together at Exeter. It is assumed 
 by some that Wilbur was at that time religiously inclined, and that that 
 alone vs^as the chief factor in deciding that he was to be commissioned to 
 lead a company to Avar. Among the remarkably few good acts he performed, 
 the selection of Jonah Libby, Jr., as Orderly Sergeant, stands pre-eminently 
 prominent. Wilbur was early in trouble, and so remained almost without 
 intermission while he was in the service. At Long Island, Washington and 
 Annapolis, there was trouble in his company about the rations ; and one 
 day, at Annapolis, the men resolved to " kick," and did so. The writer does 
 not willingly write aught to court a libel case, and will adhere to facts. 
 
 A diary of 2-t Feb. 1862 says: "Wilbur under arrest for advising a 
 man to desert." 11 March, "Wilbur's case came up." On 8 Sept., by R. O. 
 19, Capt. Wilbur was restored to duty and his company and sword. Appar- 
 ently the Captain had 1)een fully exonerated. 23 May 18G2, another diary 
 says: " Wilbur's in another scrape — insulted Moody on guard." This sort 
 of thing continued with variations. In November, 18G2, while the regi- 
 ment Avas on Hilton Head (rear of General Hospital), he was out Avith a 
 party of his men for some purpose not apparent, and took them over to 
 Pinckney Island in violation of existing orders. This Avas probably from 
 Battery Mitchel, near Skull Creek, Avhere our regiment furnished large 
 details (Avhole companies) during the Avinter, on Aveekly tours. Wilbur 
 AA-as at once placed in arrest, and so continued to the end of his service. 
 He was tried by general court-martial ; and in order that the reader may 
 see a sample of an order promulgating a sentence, Capt. Wilbur's is 
 inserted : — 
 
 Headquarters Department of the South, 
 G. 0. 7. Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C, 6 Feb. 1863. 
 
 At a General Court-Martial, convened at Hilton Head, 18 Dec. 1862, by 
 S. 0. 70 of 16 Dec. 1862, from Head(iuarters U. S. Forces, Hilton 
 Head : Col. Edwin Metcalf , Third Rhode Island Artillery, Presi- 
 dent. Capt. John E. Wilbur, Third Ncav Hampshire Volunteers, 
 disobedience of orders. 
 
 While Avith detachment at Talbot's, on Skull Creek, for fatigue duty, 
 took several men of his command to Pinckney Island, outside the lines, 
 contrary to orders by Brig. -Gen. Terry, 22 Nov. 1862; also 24 Nov. 1862, 
 conduct prejudicial, etc. 
 
 While in arrest, by order Gen. Terry, spoke contemptuously and sneer- 
 Ingly to Assistant Surgeon A. J. H. Bnzzell of Third New Hampshire and 
 to other officers about his arrest and of possibility of being cashiered, 
 saying, " I have had about enough of the service. I Avould just as lief get 
 out of the service." — At Hilton Ilead, 4 Dec. 1862. 
 
 While in arrest, sent Sergt. James S. Kelsey of C, Third NeAV Hamp- 
 shire, Avith a pass, authorizing him, the said Kelsey, to pass the guards; 
 and directed the said Sergeant to go outside the entrenchments and picket 
 guards of said island Avith said pass, telling him that he might properly go 
 with said pass: all Avhich was in direct violation, etc. — At Hilton Head, 
 10 Dec. 1862. 
 
 Sentence, to be dismissed the military service of the United States. 
 
 Proceedings and findings in case of Capt. John E. AVilbur, Third Nbav 
 Hampshire, approv'ed. The sentence is, however, suspended until the 
 pleasure of the President of the United States can be made known. 
 
 By order Gen. Hunter. 
 
 Edav. W. Smith, Assistant Adjutant-General. 
 
 It Avill be observed that this order Avas dated 6 Feb. I<s68. This Avas read 
 on parade on !t Feb , and there Avas a general feeling of satisfaction. Capt. 
 Wilbur remained Avith the regiment, and though under arrest Avas under 
 
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7«G THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 no restraint substantially. On :}1 May, at Botany Bay (ciiiht companies), the 
 loniz; expected approval of the President was received, dated 10 May; and 
 .lolin E. Wilbur stood dismissed the service of the United StatciS, as of (I 
 Feb. : aiul Wilbur was a citizen. The order of the President was contained 
 in (i. (). 120, W. ])., 11 May. 
 
 Wilbur did not tarry lonij after this, but left for the North on the 
 Ai'dijo, 14 June ls(;3. By dint of hard work and influence, he succeeded in 
 haviuii' his dismissal so modified as to permit his beinu; I'c-commissioned, 
 and at one time it was actually exi)ected he would return to his old company. 
 There were many prayers, vocal and silent, that such an event mif^ht never 
 take i)lace. This uioditication was 10 Nov. 1<S(;;5, and simply periuitted the 
 Govei-nor of New Hampshire to re-commission him ; but Ihis, fortunately, 
 Avas never done. His dismissal was not revoked ; but the disability arisinfj 
 therefrom was modilled as shown. His whereabouts since the war is {com- 
 paratively unknowu. 
 
 NoTK. — 3 Dec. 18fi2, Lieut. -Col. Bedel, connnanding the rcfjiment, was 
 notified by Capt. Bacon (Gen Teri-y's Actins; Assistant Adjutant-General) 
 to take Capt. Wilbur's sword and to notify him (Wilbur) that he was in 
 arrest for passiua; beyond the lines to Pinckney Island. 
 
 PIERCE L. WIGGIN. 
 
 Pierce L. Wi,i^fi:iu had the satisfaction of enlistinii ('>0 nu;n for tlu; Third 
 New Hampshire, at Ossipee and vicinity, and of bein^ made Captain of these 
 and the few otlnu's put with them to 1111 up, toicether formiuij; Co. G. A tall, 
 well-fornuul man, with keen black eyes and hair of the same luie, he looked 
 decidedly military. His service was short; for when we Avere on Edisto, 
 April, 18(12 (his company on outpost), he resigned. A diary puts both his 
 and Adjt. Hill's same day — H April. He was discharged 14 April, receiving 
 the same H! April ; and on the latter date turned over the company and prop- 
 erty to Lieut. Ilanderson (R. (). No. 21). 
 
 He enlisted as a recruit in the First New Hampshire Cavalry, 14 April 
 18(!4, and Avas mustered out 1.5 July 180.5. 
 
 He Avas born 2(1 Dec. 18;i5. After the Avar he Avent to South Carolina, 
 locating at Beaufort, Avliere he married Jvouise C. Judd, 2(1 Dec. 1801). From 
 18(!0 to 1877 he was Solicitor of the Second Judicial Circuit Court of South 
 Carolina. He was then elected Judge of the same Court, holding that position 
 until his death, at Beaufort, ;'> Dec. 187i». A son Avas born 8 Jan. 1872, and 
 still survives, Avith the AvidoAv, at Beaufort. 
 
 JOSEPH C. WIGGIN. 
 
 He was the original 1st Sergeant of Co. G, under Capt. Wiggin (I'ierce 
 L.) His first and only promotion Avas on Edisto Island 1 June 1802 (the 
 very day Ave left Edisto), to 2d Lieutenant, and assigned to Co. H in the 
 James Island fight. He Avas destined to have but one nu>re fight. 
 
 Co. 11 was on Pinckney Island, on outpost duty, and Wiggin was its 
 only oflicer. The rebels swooped doAvn upon the little band, at early morning, 
 21 Aug. 1802, resulting in the capture of almost every man present and in 
 the death of Lieut. Wiggin and others. Lieut. Wiggin Avas found a short 
 distance from the scene of the principal combat, dcati, covered Avith Avouuds, 
 sonu? ilozen or more, probal)ly umde priucii)ally by bayonet thrusts. ICvi- 
 dences of a terrible death struggle Avere api)arent on every hand, ami Lieut. 
 Wiggin certainly did not die Avillingly; neither did he surrender to saAc his 
 life, as he might have done, and Avhich Avould probably have been justifiable. 
 His death Avas the most tragic of any in the regiment and cast a gloom over 
 all, not easily dispelled. 
 
 Born in Tannvorth, N. II., 24 Oct. 1820. 
 
TiiiKi) Nicw ii.un'Siiii;!'; i;K(;iMKN'r. 787 
 
 (MIAKLKS A. WHI'I'I';. 
 
 White saw Horvici' prior to (MilistiiKMit in 'I'iiird New iliiinpsiiirc. He 
 <'nter('(l tlio sorvico (Irst as a private in Co. A, 'Pliird Massacliiisctts Voiiiii- 
 teor Militia, IC April 1.S<!1. Tlic records say : Third MassMclmsi'Ms Vohmtecir 
 Militia, Col. Wardrop; total, 111 ; Co. A, (!apt. Ihirlow of Ilalifax : I'.i men. 
 His service at the vciry l>(!,i;;iiininji of the war is worthy of not('. Jh; was ai 
 the Norfolk Navy Yard on tlui ini^lit of the 20l,h April isci, imd assisti^d in 
 nidoadini; I he I'd.ionci' of powder, prior to its (U:strnction. lie also assist(!(l 
 in coridnctinii to (ien. iJiitler w party of ne.«:roes - slav(!H of (lol. Mallory of 
 Viruinia - who were dechiiiMl "contraband of war" by Gen. ilnthir. White 
 says these negroes liad escaped from the enemy :it Sewall's Point, opposite 
 Fortn^ss Monroe, where they hail lieiMi employtul on the relxd fortillcations. 
 White was mustcired ont of tin; 'Third Massachusetts 22 .Inly 18(11. 
 
 1I(' iMdisted .'It Manchester', Hi Au.n'. I.S(;i, havin.i;' been ont of tin! ser- 
 vice less than a nioidh. lie was made ;!d Serj;eant of his compjiiiy (A) at 
 nrmster-in. His promotions were as follows: to 1st Serj^eaid., 1 .Inne IH(!.'1; 
 2d Lieutenant, Co. I, 1 .Ian. IHC)! (mustered ;3 Feb.) ; 1st Lieutemmt. (!o. (}, 
 24 May (nnistiired ;! June) ; Captain, Co. (i, !) Nov. (mustered 1 March IHdf)). 
 
 On the takinu; of Port Woyal (7 Nov. IHC.l), White and others were 
 selected to act in the capacity of orrlerlies to (Itiu. Sherman. This was 
 temporary, lastin*; for oidy a finv days, it bein;? an (\\p(!(lienl to nu^et the 
 hick of a. sulllcient niunber of stall" oillcers as assistants. Dnrini; portions 
 of I)ecend)er, ls('.l,;ind .I.-muMry, ls(;2, he was (h^taiied jis clerk at. Post Head- 
 quarters, at Hilton Head (Col. Fellows, Third Ncnv Hajnpsliire,( 'ommandini;). 
 
 While his company (A) was on IJroad island, with C and K, he was a 
 part of th(^ tiuK! Acting; 2d Lieutenant, had command of his (company, and 
 was Actlnf? Post Adjutant, under (^apt. Allen of C. 
 
 In March, ISO I, we llnd him iioinj^ home with the veterans (re-eidisted 
 UKMi) nnd(M" orders — cMpiivahMit, to a. l(!av(! of a,bsenc(!. He; was a.ssiirnc-d on 
 tins " excursion " to the position of Actinia (iua,rt(M'master, under Capt. 
 Randlett, (.'ommandini; l)(!tacliment. It is presumed the duties of this of- 
 llce wer(^ lllled vvitii \Vhit(''s iisuaJ elliciency and nri>;i,nity. Il(; probably had 
 no foraf^i! left over or un!iccouid,(;d foi-. This position was vacati^d when 
 these re-enlisted men were; united with the nrf;;imeid. at (lloucester Point, 
 Va., In the latter |)art of April, IHdl, and without a .u;en<!rM,l order. 
 
 White was in the various enj^aKcments in Vir;;inia in which tin; Third 
 New Hampshire had a i)art, np to, and inelndin^i. Kl Aui^. iMdJ, at which 
 <late he was s(!verely wounded, nii^h unto deat.h. Il(! commanded ("o. (J at 
 \\\i'. tiuK!, and was tlie oidy olllcerwitli it. He was at. tlrst wounded slif^htly, 
 and started away from the Ih'ld ; but almostr imnu^dintely i^ot his " second 
 wind," and at onvx', r(!tui'ned, oidy to mec^t his almost d(^•lt-h wound. The 
 bullet w(;nt throuj^h tlie body and White was laid low. TIk; writer (him- 
 self woimded) saw him lyiuf^ in the f^ronj) of wounded, hastily Lcaihei'cd in 
 tlie woods, and could see no hojx! for him. As we lay there; (aboid mid-day) 
 the writ<!r, lasiiifj; on slifxhtly hii^dier j^round, could overlook the unfortunate 
 {^roup. A slight shower (itlessed rain !) almost took poor Whitti's breath 
 away, he beinu; utterly unable to protect his upturned face from its patter. 
 Othei's of tlu! regiment were; thei(^ notc^d (^Isewlieri!. White; was sent to 
 Chesap(!ak(; (ollicers'j Hospital, Hampton, Va., r(!)icliini; there the jHlh (eve- 
 ninj;). He had for companions, (!apt. Wiidliii, Adjt. Cojip and the wril(!r. 
 Whit(!'s lile hun;; in tin- balance for some time, the writer visitinn' him dally 
 so soon as he himself was able l,o .i;et about. White was in an annex 
 (separate bnlidinfj;). His wife came to look after his comfort, and nilids- 
 tered uid.o him only as can a tender wife;. White's tlrst woinul was sli^^ht, 
 a men; contusion of the abdomen, tronblinii him for about a wc^ek. The 
 second was c!insed by a ininie ball throui^h his rii^ld, arm, abovi; tin- elbow; 
 and not (M)nt(!nt witli that , it proceeded to puss, with neatnc'ss and despatch 
 too, into his riifht side, and aft(M' cavortin;; llirouijh both lunj^s, nnd<iii;r jts 
 exit and reachiiiii daylinlit below the left shoulder blade. This was eiiou};!! 
 for one litth; bidlet. Strant^i! to say. White's wound was drctssed tempora- 
 rily on the llel<l, and not ai^ain till tin; niiiht of the llMh, at the hospital. 
 
788 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 On 20 Oct. 1864, a leave was granted him and he Avent to his home in 
 Boston. The usual extensions of time took him to the end of the year ; and 
 we find him returned to the hospital 2 Jan. ISOo. He there remained until 
 about I-t Feb. 1SG5, when he started for the regiment, reaching its vicinity 
 about 19 Feb., near Fort Fisher, stopping at Gen. Terry's Headquarters. 
 He there remained till 1 March, on some light, temporary duty, when he was 
 mustered as Captain. On the day of his muster-in as Captain, he was ap- 
 pointed Headquarters Commissary, Tenth Army Corps, by S. O. 46, from 
 Headquarters Provisional Corps, Department of North Carolina, Gen. Terry, 
 Commanding. It may fairly be inferred that (^apt. Wliite's health would 
 not admit of active service ; and this position was assigned him in conse- 
 quence, and also in recognition of his services. 
 
 On 23 June 1865 (Gen. Terry to Richmond, and relieved by Gen. Ames), 
 Capt. White was reappointed to the same position on Gen. Ames' Start", by 
 S. 0. 76, Headquarters Tenth Army Corps, Raleigh, N. C, 23 June, and was 
 relieved from it a few days prior to the muster-out of the regiment, at his 
 own request, reaching the regiment 17 July 1805, at Goldsborough, N. C. 
 
 Capt. White Avas placed in charge of all the regimental and company 
 books, records, rolls, etc. (boxed), from Goldsborough, N. C, to Concord, 
 N. H., where they were turned over to the Mustering Officer, Capt. A. B. 
 Thompson, U. S. A. A small squad was detailed for the purpose of secur- 
 ing safe passage of these valuable packages, and the guard was under Capt. 
 White's orders. This ended his connection with the Third New Hamp- 
 shire. By G. O. 67, W. D., 16 July 1807, White was brevetted as Major, 
 and as Lieutenant-Colonel, for " bravery and meritorious conduct on the 
 field of battle, to date 13 March 1865." 
 
 Since the war. White was for a few years a clerk in the Second Audi- 
 tor's office at Washington. He afterward reached the wild West. During 
 1879 and 18S0 we find him a Brigadier-General of the Colorado National 
 Guard, commissioned by Gov. F. W. Pitkin. In 1883 he was Chief En- 
 grossing Clerk of the Colorado Senate. He was Mayor of Greeley, Colo- 
 rado, in 1888, entering upon his duties 16 April (same day as originally 
 enlisted), and serving one year. He was Postmaster of Greeley from 7 Feb. 
 1884, to 16 April 1887. He attended the reunion at Weirs in August, 1889. 
 
 He was born at West Deering, N. H., 19 Sept. 1836. His post office 
 address is Greeley, Colorado. 
 
 ROGER W. WOODBURY. 
 
 Woodbury was the original 4th Sergeant in Co. A. He was, and re- 
 mained, a newspaper man, until he became a banker. At setting type, 
 Woodbury was an adept; and the faculty of newspaper writing naturally 
 followed. The Mancliestcr Mirror proprietor knew this, and was loth to let 
 him enlist. Woodbury was bound to rise. He had available talents, and 
 they responded to all of the demands which early begun to be made upon 
 them by superior military authority. At Mineola, Long Island, N. Y., we 
 find him detached from his company and regiment, and serving as Brigade 
 Commissary Sergeant under Capt. Scull, Brigade Commissary on Gen. 
 Viele's Start". He retained this position until January, 1863, serving at 
 Mineola, Washington, Annapolis, Fort Monroe and Hilton Head. At the 
 latter place the position was of greatly increased importance, involving the 
 receipt and care of all the commissary stores in the vast depot, and the 
 issue of the same to the value of many millions of dollars. 
 
 In March, 1862, we find him with others of Co. A, laying the cases and 
 setting the type for the first issue of the JVec South (15 March 1862), the 
 advent of which was hailed with deliglit. This service was, of course, 
 gratuitous and voluntary. 
 
 He was relieved from duty (see September, 1861) by S. O. 110, Gen. 
 Terry, 12 Jan. 1863, and returned to the regiment. While the seven com- 
 panies (including his own, A) were on Pinckney Island, early in 1863, we 
 find him acting for awhile as Sergeant-Major, in place of Dodge, abseht on 
 recruiting service. Here he was ordered to act as 2d Lieutenant, 11 March 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE EEGIMENT. 789 
 
 18G;3, and did so till his raiister-in as 2d Lieutenant (28 Aug. IBfiS), liis com- 
 mission being dated 14 June 18(53. He was assigned to Co. B. He did not 
 serve with B, because at once detailed (relieving our Lieut. Morrill) as an 
 Aide to Col. Gnss, comuianding our brigade, on Morris Island. He Avas 
 relieved early in October, and took command of Co. A. He was again pro- 
 moted, in January, 1804, to 1st Lieutenant of Co. C, but assigned to A. He 
 continued in its command, his commission being dated 4 Jan. 1864, being 
 mustered 20 Jan. into his new grade. 
 
 About this time his former experience in the Commissary Department 
 caused him to be called for a short period to the charge of the Tost Com- 
 missary on Morris Island, on the Stall" of Col. W. W. II. Davis, Commanding. 
 
 He was with his company (A) on the expedition to Palatka, Fla. (from 
 Jacksonville), and on the trip was Acting Quartermaster of the detachment 
 (four companies), while Capt. Dearborn commanded Co. A. On return to 
 Jacksonville, Woodbury found an order awaiting him, by Avhich he was ap- 
 pointed Acting Ordnance Ofllcer, by Gillmore's S. 0. 157, D.S. This contin- 
 ued till and during removal to Virginia, when (in May) he Avas assigned 
 Acting Ordnance Officer, Second Division, Tenth Army Corps, and so re- 
 mained till the expedition to Fort Fisher (see later on). 
 
 His duties as an Ordnance Ollicer were as dangerous as important ; for 
 the supply of ammunition to the dozen or more regiments of the division 
 when engaged in battle received his personal supervision. On one occasion 
 he probably saved the fortunes of the day, by being present and supplying 
 the other two divisions of the Corps in a heated engagement, whose ordnance 
 trains had fled far to the rear at the flrst onslaught of the rebel attack. In 
 this special duty, Lieut. Woodbury actually participated in a greater number 
 of engagements than did his regiment. At the battle of the Mine Explosion, 
 in front of Petersburg, ;?() July 18G4, he was Avounded (contusion of thigh) 
 by a spherical case shot, but continued in the saddle against the advice of 
 friends, and, in fact, did not go off duty. 
 
 Woodbury had a 20 days' leave in October, 1864 (sick with fever and 
 ague) — Butler's S. O. 100, U) Oct. 
 
 On 1 Jan. 18C5, he was mustered as Captain of Co. B. His commission 
 was dated 28 Oct. 1864. Gen. Terry was to go to Fort Fisher, that is to 
 say, in that general direction, reaching there if he did not meet Avith too 
 much opposition. He looked about for suitable officers for his Staff. Hav- 
 ing knoAvn our friend Woodbury (Gens. Turner's, Foster's and Ames' Staffs), 
 he appointed him (S. 0. 1, Ildqrs. Expedition Forces. Steamer McCh'Uan, 5 
 Jan. 1865) to the same position (Acting Ordnance Officer) on his Expedition 
 Corps Statt" (also Dr. Buzzell : see his Personal). He served Avith distinction 
 in the memoral)le capture of Fort Fisher, Avhere it was given to him to reach 
 the palisades surrounding the fort and effect a breach, exploding gunpoAvder 
 beneath; but the sacrifice proved unnecessary. He did his duty in the sub- 
 sequent operations Against Wilmington, and Avas relieved only by the close 
 of the war. 
 
 In June, 1865, the war being over, Capt. Woodbury Avas sent North on 
 a 20 days' leave (S. 0. !>8, Dept. N. C, 21 June), on surgeon's certificate of 
 disability. He did not return to the front, as the regiment Avas mustered out 
 during his leave. As the train bearing his old comrades passed through 
 Manchester Avithout stopping, Capt. Woodbury Avaved his cap from the 
 station platform, and folloAving only a train later, joined the party at Con- 
 cord, and Avas there discharged Avith the regiment. 
 
 Since the Avar Woodl)ury has continued to develop. Within a Aveek 
 after his muster-out, his old employer of the Manchester Mirror made him 
 local reporter, Avhere he remained until the next Spring, Avhen he emigrated 
 to the young Territory of Colorado. There he flrst Avent to the gold mines, 
 after which he resumed type-setting. Within a year he became the editor 
 of a daily journal in Denver, and soon after one of the proprietors. Early 
 in the seventies he became sole proprietor of the DaiJ;/ Tinies, and made it 
 profltable, poAverful and valuable. The character of the Daihj Tiitx'n Avas 
 the counterpart of his oAvn, and its individuality Avas marked amongst all 
 the papers of the far West. It enjoyed the credit of exercising a greater 
 influence on the public mind than any contemporary, Avhich was due to its 
 
790 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 candor, truthfulness and courage of its convictions. (Woodbury had the 
 honor of jiiving Colorado its popular name of tlie " Centennial State.") 
 Though Woodbury retired from the profession in 1882, and has since been 
 engaged in important private and public business, and financial enterprises, 
 nevertheless, he himself considers that it was in the editorial harness that 
 he did the most important work of his life. 
 
 The Times building, which he erected, is one of the, handsomest in 
 Denver. His residence is excelled in beauty, comfort and elegance by none, 
 and equalled by few, if any. ?i." "^ 
 
 He developed as a public speaker, and during three years of service as 
 President of the Denver Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade was 
 frequently called upon for addresses before various organizations. He 
 founded the first free public library in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains 
 country. Under his administration was erected the Chamber of Commerce 
 building. He was President of the New England Society of Colorado, and 
 of so many other organizations as to demand his entire time through many 
 years. Of late he has endeavored to escape from many of these calls, but 
 with imperfect success. In educational matters he has been prominent; 
 and the Woodbury gold medal has now for many years been eagerly competed 
 for in the Denver High School. He Avas elected on the Republican ticket as 
 Regent of the State^University for six years, and rendered such valuable 
 services there that, on his retirement, the new dormitory was named 
 " Woodbury Hall," in his honor. 
 
 In the Masonic fraternity he has long been prominent. For fiearly 
 twenty years he was in official harness, during which time he held the high- 
 est honors within the gift of his brethren, including those of Grand Master 
 of the Grand Lodge, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal 
 Arch Masons, and^Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights 
 Templars. He planned and organized the Masonic Temple Association of 
 Denver, which erected one of the finest edifices in the West. He possesses 
 a number of very beautiful jewels of great value, which have been at vari- 
 ous times presented him by the fraternity. 
 
 He was Brigadier-General of the Colorado National Guard, which, 
 with the oflice of Regent of the University, was the only public office he 
 ever held in the State of his adoption ; though unquestionably he might 
 have enjoyed the highest political preferment had he ever assented thereto. 
 He is now President of the Union National Bank, an institution with a capital 
 of one million dollars, and de\otes most of his energies thereto. During 
 the summer months he spends a vacation at his mountain resort, at an alti- 
 tude of some 3,000 feet above Denver. 
 
 Few public movements in Denver fail to appeal to Gen. Woodbury for 
 the encouragement of name, advice, time or contribution. He has of course 
 become " Westernized " ; but he has never lost his love for New Hampshire, 
 nor tenderness in all that relates to the '• Old Third." 
 
 He was born in Francestown, N. H., 3 March 1841. 
 ]^OTE. — Capt. Woodbury actually served on the Stafis of Gen. Ames 
 and Gen. Terry at Fort Fisher, and the newspapers of the period gave him 
 a place in both staff lists. 
 
 ANDREW JACKSON WADLIA. 
 
 Was 1)orn at Sanford. York Co., Maine, 18 Nov. 1828. He was named 
 in honor of Gen. Jackson, who was that same year first elected President. 
 His grandfather, Daniel, did valiant service in the War of the Revolution. 
 When Wadlia was but seven, his parents removed to Dover, Piscataquis Co., 
 Maine. 
 
 In 1845, he ran away from home and took to the deep sea, making 
 three voyages — one to the West Indies. He then shipped (February, 1846) 
 for tliree years in theU. S. Navy,— war with Mexico being imminent,— and 
 went on board the Receiving Ship Pennsylvania, then lying at Norfolk, Va., 
 Navy Yard. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 791 
 
 In the early spring of the same year, the Schooner Flirt was fitted out 
 as a despatch boat, Lieut. Sinclair, Coniuiaudina:. With our hero as one of 
 her crew, she was sent to the Rio Grande River, where Gen. Taylor was 
 then encamped with his army. This despatch boat did service between the 
 Rio Grande and New Orleans, Pensacola and other local seaports, particu- 
 larly looking out for Mexican prizes (war had been declared). In the Fall 
 of 184:6 the Flirt returned to Norfolk, and Wadlia was again put on the 
 Pennsijlvania, where he remained during the winter. 
 
 In the spring of 1847 the Sloop-of-war Saratcxja was fitted for service, 
 and Post Capt. David Farragut assigned to its command. Wadlia was one of 
 the crew and was assigned to an lionorable position in the Captain's gig — 
 the same position as he had held on the Flirt. This position gave our hero 
 shore opportunities of great value. Another position on shipboard was 
 first rammer and sponger of a 64-pounder Paixhangun (same as Columbiad), 
 the largest then in use by the navy. By the merest chance the Saratoga 
 was one day too late in arriving to participate in the battles of San Juan 
 and Vera Cruz, light winds and calms being wholly responsible. After this 
 the Saratur/a was on jjlockade duty until January, 1848, when she was 
 ordered to New York and her crew discharged. 
 
 Wadlia was now a citizen once more; but his experience had made him 
 a thorough seaman and had given him a love for the rolling deep that would 
 not be suppressed. He shipped again on a merchantman, and went to the 
 West Indies, South America, Europe, the Mediteranean and along the 
 American coast, until 1851. He then joined himself to the land and to a 
 wife, and located at Wolfboro', N. H., earning his daily bread by car- 
 pentering. 
 
 Nothing of unusual importance struck our hero from 1851 till the 
 Civil War burst upon the people. He enlisted 31 July 1861, and was 
 mustered into Capt. Wiggin's company (G) as 4th Sergeant. On arriving 
 at Hilton Head, and it becoming known that Wadlia had served previously 
 and was a man of energy and genuine Yankee gumption, he Avas early sought 
 out and detailed to assist in engineer work. 
 
 Later, by Gen. Sherman's S. 0. 6, 18 Jan. 1862, he was ordered to 
 report for duty on the 20tli to Capt. Q. A. (jillmore. Chief Engineer; and 
 was placed in charge of working parties on earthworks being erected for 
 the protection of the island. On the completion of these works, he was 
 sent to Daufuskie Island (about 12 Jan. 1862), to construct batteries on the 
 Savannah, to cut ott'commimication with Fort Pulaski, and thus assist in its 
 reduction. This work was arduons, difficult and exhausting, liaving to be 
 done mostly at night, rain or shine. 
 
 The works were on Bird and Jones' Islands (more particulars in the 
 main story — regiment there once). These islands were partially covered at 
 high tide. To mount guns on such foundations required much material, 
 heavy timbers, a large quantity of sand in bags, planks for gun platforms 
 and to cover magazines, all of which was prepared on Daufuskie, moved 
 by boats about four miles, and from Battery Vulcan carried three-fourths 
 of a mile on the shoulders of the men, through mud and water from one to 
 two and more feet deep, across Jones Island to the Savannah River. 
 
 On the night of 3 Feb. 1862 the work was very nearly completed. 
 Next morning the rebel Commodore (?)i Tatnall, came down with his 
 mosquito fleet (so called because small and seemingly insignificant), and 
 sent his compliments at the new battery. This was responded to Avith the 
 six guns comprising the battery, mostly 22-ponnder Parrotts, which had 
 been drawn over the mud on shifting plank tramAvays by Avilling but tired 
 hands. Things Avere lively for a few minutes. Almost every discharge 
 resulted in dumping the gun nearly off its platform by the recoil: and 
 Avhile one set of men Avere forcing the kicker to its place, others Avere loading 
 and firing those in position. Tatnall retired in a graceful manner, after 
 seeing a shot hit one of his fleet. Bird Island Avas almost directly opposite, 
 on the Georgia shore. Sergt. James E. Wilson of the U. S. Engineers Avas 
 in charge, and in a testimonial to Wadlia's Avorth says : " Having immediate 
 command of the Department to Avhich Sergt. Wadlia Avas attached during 
 
792 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 the operations on the Savannah and in the reduction of Fort Pulaski, I can 
 say he is tlie best and most fearless soldier I have met with in ten years in 
 the regular army." 
 
 On the completion of these U\o batteries, the force of engineers was 
 removed to Tyhee Island, south side of entrance to the Savannah, where 
 batteries were being erected to reduce Fort Pulaski. Sergt. Wadlia was 
 assigned to mount 10-inch Columbiads and 13-inch mortars, Aveighing about 
 nine tons each. This had to be done in the night and under circumstances 
 very trying indeed; but Sergt. Wadlia and his brave assistants were equal 
 to it, as the sequel showed. He was assigned, after preparations were 
 substantially completed, to Battery Burnside, and had charge of a relief 
 which worked a lo-inch mortar. Added to this he had charge of remounting 
 such as kicked themselves over, which had to be done under tire and required 
 excellent judgment, a clear head, a mechanic's eye, quick movements and 
 every motion to count for something. 
 
 Lieut. -Col. James F. Hall, commanding officer of the Engineers before- 
 Fort Pulaski (Gillmore was chief of all Engineer forces in the Department), 
 says in a certificate: "He [Wadlia] has been engaged in the P^ngineer 
 Department since November last [November, 1861] and has performed, to 
 the satisfaction of his commanders in the Department, difficult, dangerous, 
 and important duties. His skill and military energy on Tybee, before Fort 
 Pulaski, entitles him to the thanks of his commanding officer." In this 
 Capts. F. E. Graef and James E. Place, both of the Engineer regiment, fully 
 concurred. Capt. T. B. Brooks, another Engineer officer, says by certificate, 
 in substance, that Sergt. Wadlia commanded a relief in the Burnside Battery, 
 against Pulaski ; and this battery was considered one of the most efficient. 
 This Captain goes on to say that Gen. Gillmore, both in his report and 
 verbally, made honorable mention of Sergt. Wadlia's services. 
 
 Shortly after the reduction of Fort Pulaski (11 April 1862) in June, 
 Sergt. Wadlia was sent with the Engineers to James Island and assisted in 
 mounting the guns on the batteries there for operations against Secession- 
 ville. This Avork was near home, as his regiment was close at hand. 
 Singularly enough, Sergt. Wadlia was relieved from this special duty and 
 returned to his regiment and company on the very morning of its first fight 
 (16 June 1862), and actually joined while the regiment was in motion and 
 on its way to its first struggle with the rebels. 
 
 He did not stay long with the regiment — his worth in the Engineer 
 Department had become known ; and in a few days after this little struggle 
 of the 16th, he was again detached and sent with others (in a schooner 
 towed by an ordnance-laden steamer) to Hilton Head and reported to the 
 Ordnance Department there. The excessive labors and exposure and fatigue 
 of the Pulaski campaign and the increasing heat of the summer told on our 
 hero, and he was taken sick in July, 1862, with congestive fever. Being 
 unable to obtain the treatment he desired at the General Hospital, Hilton 
 Head, he was permitted to join his company, then at Seabrook, on the bor- 
 der of Skull Creek (regiment on outpost duty then, and scattered). After 
 the return of the regiment (August, 1862) to Hilton Head (i.e., re-uuiting), 
 Sergt. Wadlia still continued sick, and dangerously so. Meantime his com- 
 mission as 2d Lieutenant arrived, and he did a little duty as an officer at ir- 
 regular intervals. The Surgeon (Buzzell) would not permit him to go to 
 Pocotaligo with the regiment (21 Oct. 1862). After this latter event he was 
 Avorse in health than before, and was forced to go to the Regimental Hos- 
 pital, his comrades actually taking his tent down from over liis head. On 
 13 Dec. 1862 he Avas mustered ()<ir<ir)i) as 2d Lieutenant by Lieut. Myrick, 
 Third U. S. Artillery, as of 1 Aug. 1862. On the same day he Avas dumped 
 on board the steamer for NeAV York, Avithout attendants, and left to his 
 fate. 
 
 After a hard struggle Avith malarial fever, being threatened at one 
 time Avitli loss of reason and paralysis of his right side,' he sIoavIj^ recoA-ered 
 sufficiently to return. This Avas in May, 1863; and our hero had long over- 
 staved his leaA'e, and Avas in danger of discharge therefor. On his arrival 
 at Hilton Head, early in June, he Avas at once ordered before the Examining 
 
i^*s 
 
 Capt. Rogeu W. Woodhuuy 
 
 (War). 
 
 Capt. Roger W. Woodhuhy 
 ( Peace). 
 
 Capt. Charles A. White. 
 
 Capt. Kltiivkn W. Houghton. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 793 
 
 Board for overstaying his leave. They never reported on his case. Wadlia 
 was too j?ood an officer to be lost to the service for beinj; unfortunately siclc ; 
 and the writer very well remembers the efforts of the officers of the regi- 
 ment (particularly Col Jackson) to have him retained in the service. By 
 the letter of the law (existing orders) lie would have been discharged. 
 
 He rejoined the regiment at St. Helena in June (it having reunited 
 there from Botany Bay Island and Bay Point), pending the result of his 
 trial. His absence on a 20 days' leave had actually been prolonged to 168 
 days. He went on duty with Co. I, then at Bay Point (Co. E there, too), 
 and no more questions were asked. After arriving at Folly Island, he was 
 again detached for special duty by Gen. Seymour, who directed him (9 July 
 1863) to duty witli a flotilla of large scows, in which were the troops on the 
 morning of 10th, and then were used as a ferry between Folly and Morris, 
 after the troops had succeeded in landing on Morris. The ferry having 
 been established, Lieut. Wadlia at once rejoined the regiment on Morris, 
 about nightfall of the 1 0th. Though detailed, he had been substantially 
 Avith the regiment during the battle of the 10th. 
 
 The Engineer and Ordnance Departments again asserted their claims 
 on Wadlia, and he assisted in building the first batteries erected on Morris 
 Island by our forces, afterward known as the First Parallel. Lieut. Wadlia 
 was with the regiment (Co. I) in that memorable assault on Wagner, 18 July 
 1863, and did himself credit. Following the defeat, Wadlia was sent to 
 Pulaski for several 100 and 200-pouuder Parrott guns and their carriages, 
 for siege work. On his return, he mounted the gun so widely known asthe 
 " Swamp Angel." The following particulars concerning this famous gun 
 will be of interest. He says : — 
 
 " . . . . Col. Serrell of the Engineers came to my (juarters and asked 
 me if I was willing to be detailed to mount a gun out in tlie marsh that 
 would throw shells into Charleston .... After a thorough explanation of 
 the work in hand, and the perils attending it, and an agreement tliat the 
 boat should be filled with timl)ers, so as to bring an even bearing and strain 
 on all parts, by the Engineers, I consented to undertake the task of loading, 
 transporting, unloading and mounting the gun. That night I visited the 
 works where the mounting Avas to be done, and in a small boat traced the 
 windings of the creek, whicli lay between the Battery and James Island, 
 out into Light-House Inlet, near Cliarleston Harbor, then back of the Inlet 
 and up the narrow, winding water course that led up to where the gun was 
 to be shipped, in the rear of the Left Batteries on Morris Island. The dan- 
 gers were enough to unsteady one's nerves. 
 
 " The gun was a 200-pounder Parrott [erroneously reported to be a 300- 
 pounder. — D.E.], weighing about 18,000 pounds, and was to be loaded on a 
 surf boat about 20 feet long anfl 8 feet beam, and taken several miles througli 
 water courses barely suflicient to float it at liigh water. The boat would be 
 like an egg-shell under the gun, and if hinded at the bottom of one of those 
 muddy creeks would have l)een a total loss, never to be regained, besides 
 being an irreparable loss at that especial time and possibly subject the loser 
 to dismissal from the service. At the time appointed, just before liigh tide, 
 a detail of men and the Ijoat were ready. Long stringers were laid, one end 
 resting on the boat, the gun rolled on and ' cliocked ' securely. Tlie boat 
 moved cautiously out of the shallow creek into the deeper waters of Light- 
 House Inlet, where it Avas held two nights and two days waiting for the 
 completion of the works and the building of the landing at the battery. 
 The l)oat was loaded so the gunwale was not more than six inciies out of 
 water, and the l)oat had to be pumped out often and kept on an even keel in 
 smooth water. I 'stayed Avith him," as the cowboys say of the bucking 
 broncho, and literally ate and slept by tliat gun. 
 
 " When everything was in order, the boat Avith its pi'ecious freiglit was 
 toAved by a small boat to tlie landing of the l^attery, the timbers laid as a land- 
 ing, and the gun rolled into the battery. This was the work of one night. The 
 night following, the gun Avas mounted, and I reported to Head(|uarters and 
 Avas ottered the command of the battery, Avith a detail from my regiment; 
 but declined on account of my health, which the marshes of the Savannah 
 
794 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 had already ruiued .... the command was given to the Ninth Maine .... 
 the gun on trial was found not elevated enough, and I again went with a de- 
 tail and removed the wheels from the chassis, and lowered the carriage to 
 the platform, which gave the desired elevation — 88 degrees. This gun threw 
 long conical shells 8 inches in diameter. Owing to the weight of the pro- 
 jectile, the friction to be overcome to give it the spiral motion at such an 
 elevation, the strain was so great that after a short time the breach lilew 
 out of the reinforce, throwing the gun, now nothing but a hollow tube, upon 
 the parapet in front. Two 10-inch sea-coast mortars were put in its place, 
 and were immediately dubbed the ' Marsh Hens.' The wrecked ' SAvarap 
 Angel ' being now in the way, I was sent again with a detail of men ; and we 
 turned the gun parallel witli the parapet [muzzle to the right. — D.E.J and 
 buried it therein, where it lay till the government removed it shortl}' 
 after 1870 .... * 
 
 " A word as to the construction of the works .... the location was on 
 a wide extent of marsh, covered with water at high tide, between James and. 
 Morris Islands, on the banks of an unfordable creek, which gave protection 
 from the enemy and made it convenient to transport material in boats. 
 The soft mud was filled with small poles thrust down into it; then timbers 
 laid parallel, with short spaces between, Avith poles laid in the mud, and 
 bags of sand to till up even. Then timbers Avere laid across and spaces 
 filled as before. A parapet 8 feet thick at bottom and 6 feet at top, and 6 
 feet high, was built on three sides of a square space. A platform Avas laid 
 in this enclosure, on Avhich the gun Avas mounted. All the material Avas 
 taken from Morris Island about six miles [circuitous] .... this is my re- 
 membrance of the Avorks, etc., as I saAV them several times in the course of 
 construction." 
 
 Lieut. Wadlia then goes on to state that Headley's History of the Re- 
 bellion is mistaken in its description of certain batteries, but notably as to 
 the " Swamp Angel." 
 
 Our hero was mustered as 1st Lieutenant 31 July 1863. At one time 
 in July, 1863, Ave find him on duty Avith D. He participated in the entire 
 siege, being in command of K on that memorable morning (7 Sept. 1863) 
 Avhen the troops Avere I'eady to march in as a forlorn hope, and the fort 
 (Wagner) was found to haA'e been evacuated during the night. 
 
 All this time Lieut. Wadlia's case was pending — i.e., it had not been 
 decided as to Avhether he should be made a citizen or still continue to Avear 
 shoulder straps. Data shows the embargo to have been removed from his 
 pay (no ofiicer could draAv pay under such circumstances) in October, 1863; 
 for on the 16th, at Morris Island, he got paid the magnificent sum of 
 $1,047.66 (nearly a year's pay). This settled the question, but it Avas a long 
 time coming. Presumably he iuAited his brother officers into his cloth resi- 
 dence; and they all " drank from the same canteen." 
 
 Lieut. Wadlia appears to have been in command of K from some time 
 in September, 1863, to January, 1864, though he did not go Avith the compan.y 
 to Broad Island. The latter part of the time Co. K (and A and C) was on 
 Broad Island, cutting Avood. Lieut. Wadlia AA^as relieved by Capt. Stearns, 
 on Broad Island, and returned to Morris Island, to G, about 23 Jan. 1864. 
 He Avent to Florida Avith the regiment, and while there was on the drum-head 
 court-martial case (Miller shot). 
 
 In Virginia, he participated in the various battles, Avith Co. G, at 
 DreAvry's Blufl', 13-16 May 1864. He Avas mustered as Captain 4 June and 
 Avas transferred to Co. E. He AA^as Avounded in the calf of the leg 16 Aug. 
 1864, at Deep Bottom, Ya. (otherwise called Flussell's Mills and Mine Run), 
 Avhile Avith his company (E) in the fore-front of the battle, being on the right 
 of the regiment. 
 
 He reached Chesapeake Hospital, Hampton, Va., probably next day. 
 Was in the hospital Avitli Capt. (then Lieut.) White, Adjt. Copp and the Avriter. 
 The latter, after a fcAV days, Avas permitted to room Avith Capt. Wadlia, avIio 
 had a beautiful apartment, so far as location Avas concerned ; for it looked 
 directly out on the Roads and Fort Monroe, Avhere all the shipping could be 
 seen and all arrivals and departures observed. After aAvhile, to the dismay 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 795 
 
 of Capt. Wadlia, gangrene got into his' wound ; and the edict went forth 
 that he must be removed to a tent outside, but near the main hospital, and 
 have separate treatment. Well does the Avriter remember the look of sorrow 
 as the gallant Captain was removed to his single Avard — segregated, set 
 apart, for sufficient reason, from his fellow-suflerers. Gangrene is no 
 insigniiicant foe, by anj' means. The "writer, who had became very much 
 attached to his Captain (both in same company at time of wounds), took 
 occasion to visit him fretjuently in his lonely tent; and when the writer was 
 ordered to Annapolis, it was with great reluctance that he parted with his 
 friend. It appears that the flrst gangrenous attack was repelled only to 
 return and be fought again. Yet the Captaiu did not succumt). 
 
 Capt. Wadlia had a sick leave (date unknown) as soon as he was 
 able to travel, and went home, reporting back to Washington, whence 
 he was ordered to the officers' hospital at Annapolis (Naval Academy). 
 He was there discharged, for disability, 10 Feb. 1865, by S. O. 66, W. T>. 
 
 After the war Capt. Wadlia went West, finally settling at Gi'eeley, 
 Colorado, where, in 1890, he was engaged in agricultural pursuits. He at- 
 tended the reunion at Weirs a few years prior and received a hearty wel- 
 come. 
 
 Note. — Gen. Gillmore always spoke well of Wadlia and of his services 
 on the Savannah. His book, containing report of Siege and Reduction of 
 Fort Pulaski, page 58, Appendix C, says : — 
 
 7. Battery Buruside : 
 
 Sergt. James E. Wilson, Co. A, U. S. Engineers. 
 " P. Maguire, " " " 
 
 Wadlie [blank here. —D.E.] 
 with a detachment of Eighth Maine Volunteers in three reliefs. [The 
 italics are mine. — D.E.] 
 
 Such is fame. Gen. Gillmore, indirectly, gave Sergt. Wadlia discredit 
 bj^ failing to give him proper credit. Again his book, " Operations Against 
 Charleston, 1863," says on page 147 (really Brig. -Gen. Turner's report) : — 
 
 " The piece [referring to ' Swamp Angel.' — D.E.] Avas mounted under 
 the supervision of Lieut. Wadlie, Seventh New Hampshire [fame again ; the 
 italics are mine. — D.E.], Avho deserves great credit for the accomplish- 
 ment of this work, done under so many difficulties." 
 
 Again, in the same book (really Col. Serrell's report), paire 285, par. 
 115: "On the night of the 17th of Aug. (1863) the Marsh Battery [this 
 A\-as its official name. — D.E.] was ready for the gun, and Lieut. Wadlie [the 
 italics mine. — D.E.] Third Ncav Hampshire Volunteers, and Lieut. Parsons, 
 Volunteer Engineers, made their preparations to put the gun in place." 
 
 These are the credits Wadlia got, and with these he had to be content. 
 
SOLDIERS' HOMES. 
 
 NATIONAL. 
 
 Average 
 Branches. Location. Members. 
 
 Central Dayton, 4,548 
 
 Northwestern Milwaukee, Wis 1,976 
 
 Eastern Togus, Me 1,533 
 
 Southern Hampton, Va 2,670 
 
 Western Leavenworth, Kan 2,044 
 
 Pacific Santa Monica, Cal 652 
 
 Marion . Marion, lud 770 
 
 Total 14,193 
 
 The total cared for during the year was, 23,521. 
 
 UNITED STATES HOME. 
 
 The United States Home for the Regular Army is located at Wash- 
 ington, D.C. 
 
 STATE HOMES. 
 
 Average 
 
 State. Location. Members. 
 
 California Yountville 324 
 
 Coloi'ado Monte Vista 25 
 
 Connecticut Noroten Heights 248 
 
 Illinois Quincy 846 
 
 Iowa MarshalltoAvn 347 
 
 Kansas Dodge City 46 
 
 Massachusetts Chelsea 198 
 
 Michigan Grand Rapids 443 
 
 Minnesota Minnehaha 144 
 
 Nebraska Grand Island 67 
 
 New Hampshire .... Tilton 46 
 
 New Jersey Kearney 302 
 
 New York Bath 900 
 
 Ohio Sandusky 746 
 
 Pennsylvania Erie 286 
 
 Rhode Island Bristol 71 
 
 South Dakota Hot Springs 65 
 
 Vermont Bennington 51 
 
 Washington Orting 41 
 
 Wisconsin Waupaca 119 
 
 Total 5,315 
 
 (All for year ending June 30, 1S92.) 
 
 (7'.:6) 
 
RKOirvIKNTAL ROSTER. 
 
 
 ABREVIATIONS. 
 
 apptd., 
 
 Appointed. 
 
 N.S.H., 
 
 Adjt., 
 
 Ailjutant. 
 
 N.H.S.H., 
 
 A.Q.M., 
 
 Asyistant Quartermaster. 
 
 
 A est., 
 
 Assistant. 
 
 N.C.S., 
 
 b., 
 
 Born. 
 
 O.D., 
 
 Capt., 
 
 Captain. 
 
 O.S., 
 
 Corp., 
 
 Corporal. 
 
 O.V., 
 
 Com. Sergt. 
 
 , Commissary Sergeant. 
 
 Pr., 
 
 Chap., 
 
 Chaplain. 
 
 P.O. ad., 
 
 Col., 
 
 Colonel. 
 
 P.M., 
 
 cap., 
 
 Captured. 
 
 Q.M.S., 
 
 d., 
 
 Died. 
 
 R.Q.M., 
 
 des., 
 
 Deserted. 
 
 R.R., 
 
 disch., 
 
 Discharged. 
 
 res., 
 
 dis., 
 
 Disability. 
 
 re-enl., 
 
 D.R., 
 
 Dratted Recruit. 
 
 ret'd, 
 
 enl., 
 
 Enlisted. 
 
 res'd, 
 
 furl., 
 
 Furlough. 
 
 Sergt., 
 
 F. and S., 
 
 Field and Staff. 
 
 S.M., 
 
 Hosp. Stew. 
 
 , Hospital Steward. 
 
 S.R., 
 
 k., 
 
 Killed. 
 
 sub.. 
 
 k.a., 
 
 Killed in action. 
 
 Surg., 
 
 Lt.-Col., 
 
 Lieutenaut-Colonel. 
 
 tr., 
 
 Lt., 
 
 Lieutenant. 
 
 U.S.S.C, 
 
 l.a., 
 
 Leave of absence. 
 
 V.U., 
 
 Maj., 
 
 Major. 
 
 V.R.C., 
 
 m.a., 
 
 3Iissing in action. 
 
 wd., 
 
 Mus., 
 
 Musician. 
 
 wds.. 
 
 must., 
 
 Mustered. 
 
 Wag., 
 
 n.f.r., 
 
 No further record. 
 
 
 Note. — Tables to follow the Roster show where 
 wounded and other data that was deemed inexpedient to 
 
 National Soldiers' Home. 
 New Hampshire .Soldiers' 
 
 Home. 
 Non-Commissioned Staff, 
 Other Duty. 
 Other Service. 
 Original Volunteer. 
 Private. 
 
 Post ofBce address. 
 Principal Musician. 
 Quartermaster-Sergeant. 
 Regimental Quartermaster. 
 Representative Recruit. 
 Residence. 
 Re-culisted. 
 Returned. 
 Resigned. 
 Sergeant. 
 Sergeant-Major. 
 Substitute Recruit. 
 Substitute. 
 Surgeon. 
 Transferred. 
 
 United States Signal Corps. 
 "Volunteer Recruit. 
 Veteran Reserve Corps. 
 Wounded. 
 Wounds. 
 Wagoner. 
 
 men died and where and how 
 incorporate in the Roster. 
 
 FIELD AND STAFF. 
 
 Original. 
 Fellows, Enoch Q., Col. : b. Sandwich, age 3(5, res. Sandwich, apptd. 10 
 
 Aug. (!1, must, in 26 Aug. Gl, disch. to date 20 June G2, l.a. April 62, 
 
 O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Centre Sandwich. 
 Jackson, John H., Lt.-Col. : b. Portsmouth, age 46, res. Portsmoutli, apptd. 
 
 6 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 24 Feb. 64, to Col. 27 
 
 June 62, wd. 18 July 63, O.D., O.S., d. 10 April 90, Boston, Mass. 
 Bedel, John, Maj.: b. Indian Stream, age 3i), res. Bath, apptd. 6 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 26 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July C>o, to Lt.-Col. 27 June 62, wd, 
 
 10 July 63, cap. 18 July 63, to Col. 6 Apr. 64, l.a. Jan. 65, CD., O.S., 
 
 d. 26 Feb. 75, Bath. 
 Hill, Alfred J., Adjt.: b. Durham, age 57, res. Portsmouth, apptd. 7 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 14 April 62, O.S., d. 1 April 89, 
 
 Portsmouth. 
 Nesmith, Arthur S., Q.M. : b. Franklin, age 28, res. Franklin, apptd. 10 
 
 Aug. (11, must, in 26 Aug. (il, disch. to date 15 Nov. 62, l.a. 5 Sept. 62, 
 
 O.S., d. 18 Aug. 77, Franklin. 
 Moulton, Albert A., Surg.: b. Meredith, age 33, res. Concord, apptd. 22 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. to date 31 Oct. 62, l.a. 13 
 
 June 62, l.a. Aug. 62, d. 26 April 90, Sanbornton. 
 
 (797) 
 
798 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Eaton, Benj. F., Asst. Surg.: b. Grantham, age 30, res. Hanover, apptd. 
 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, discli. 1 Oct. 62, O.S., d. 1 March 82, 
 
 Hartford, Vt. 
 Hill, Henry, Chap. : b. Claremont, age 42, res. Manchester, apptd. 22 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, l.a. 31 Jan. 63, O.S., 
 
 d. I Sept. 84, Chicago, 111. 
 
 Gain from within Befjiment. 
 Libby, Alvan H., Adjt. (1st Lt. Co. A) : k.a. 18 July 63. 
 Copp, Elbridge J., Adjt. (2d Lt. Co. B) (Pr. Co. F) : disch. to date 16 Oct. 
 
 64, l.a. 1 Oct. 63, l.a. March 64, wd. 13 May 64, l.a. May 64, wd. 16 
 
 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 Jackman, Lemuel N., Adjt. (Sergt. Co. F) : must, out 20 July 65, O.D. P.O. 
 
 ad. Elgin, 111. 
 Plimpton, Josiah I., Maj. (Capt. Co. E) : k.a. 16 Aug. 64, l.a. 25 Feb. 63, 
 
 l.a. Dec. 63, to Lt.-Col. 29 April 64. 
 Randlett, James F., Maj. (Capt. Co. F) : must, out 20 July 65, wd. 13 May 
 
 64, La. May 64, to Lt.-Col. 30 Oct. 64, l.a. 26 Dec. 64, O.D., O.S. 
 P.O. ad. care A. G. 0., Washington, D.C. 
 
 Trickey, Wm. H., Maj. (Capt. Co. C) (1st Sergt. Co. G) : must, out 20 
 
 July 65. P.O. ad. Danvers, Mass. 
 Hynes, John R., Q.M. (2d Lt. Co. A) : disch. to accept Capt. and A. Q.M. 
 
 Sept. 64, l.a. 11 Sept. 64, O.S., d. 31 Oct. 70, Manchester. 
 Bingham, Geo. B., Q.M. (Cora. Sergt.) (Co. F) : must, out 20 July 65, l.a. 
 
 June 65, d. 28 Jan. 70, Lowell, Mass. 
 
 Gain from New Appointments. 
 Farrar, Daniel, Asst. Surg, (civil life) : b. Troy, age 26, res. Troy, apptd. 
 
 13 Aug. 62, must, in 13 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 4 May 63, O.D., d. 3 
 
 June 75, Leominster, Mass. 
 Buzzell, Andrew J. H., Asst. Surg, (civil life) : b. N.Y. City, age 31, res. 
 
 Dover, apptd. 29 July 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, died of disease 27 
 
 March 65, to Surg. 17 Nov. 62, l.a. 24 Sept. 63, O.D. 
 Burnham, Chas. A., Asst. Surg, (from 2d N.H.) : b. Pembroke, age 25, 
 
 res. Haverhill, Mass., apptd. 18 Nov. 62, must, in 6 Jan. 63, disch. 
 
 for dis. 22 Sept. 64, arr. 5 Feb. 63, l.a. 4 July 64, O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 266 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. 
 Kimball, FrankHn B., Asst. Surg, (civil life) : b. Bridgton, Me., age 34, 
 
 res. Dover, apptd. 3 June 63, must, in 29 June 63, must, out 20 July 
 
 65, l.a. —March 65, to Surg. 22 May 65, O.D., d. 13 Dec. 89, Andover, 
 Mass. 
 
 Manter, Geo. W., Asst. Surg, (civil life) : b. Londonderry, age 40, res. 
 Manchester, apptd. 24 April 65, must, in 23 May 65, must, out 20 
 July 65, d. 7 July 70, Wellfleet, Mass. 
 
 NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 
 
 Original. 
 Jackson, Thomas M., S. M. : b. Portsmouth, age 21, res. Portsmouth, 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must. in. 26 Aug. 61, disch. "for dis. 8 Aug. 63, to 2d 
 
 Lt. 28 .Tau^ 62, l.a. 21 June 62, to" 1st Lt. 16 Oct. 62, to Capt. 12 June 
 
 63, wd. 18 July 63. P.O. ad. 2 E. 42d St., N. Y. City. 
 Miner, Geo. H., Com. Sergt.: b. Littleton, age 18, res. Hampton, enl. 19 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 4 Oct. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64, 
 
 d. 21 Oct. 89, Oconto, wls. 
 •Sawyer, Moody A., Hosp. Stew.: b. Concord, Vt., age 25, res. Concord, 
 
 enl. 26 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 Sept. 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Boscobel, Wis. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 799 
 
 Brainard, Chas. F., Q.M.S. : b. Elizabethtown, N.Y., age 33, res. Keene, 
 eul. 26 Aug. 01, must, in 2G Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 Aug. 63, to 
 1st Lt. 29 June 63, d. 13 May 81, Washington, D.C. 
 
 \A/ing, Harrison B., 1st P.M.: b. Fayette, Me., age 27, res. Manchester, 
 enl. 26 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 7 Sept. 62. P.O. 
 ad. Portland, Me. 
 
 Gain from Within Regiment. 
 Copp, Elbridge J., S.M. (from Co. F) : to 2d Lt. 19 Jan. 63, to Adjt. 20 
 
 July 63. (See F. and S.) 
 Dodge, Wm. Ladd, S.M. (from Co. D) : disch. 16 Oct. 64, to 2d Lt. 3 Feb. 
 
 64, to 1st Lt. 29 May 64. P.O. ad. Topsfleld, Mass. 
 Lord, Geo. F., S.M. (from Co. B) : resigned 5 April 64 (to Co. B). 
 Thing, John H., S.M. (from Co. B) : must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. 
 
 Exeter. 
 Holt. Marquis L., S.M. (from Co. E) : must, out 20 July 65, to 1st Lt. 19 
 
 May 65. P.O. ad. Neligh, Neb. 
 Smith, Thomas, S.M. (from Co. H) : must, out 20 July 65. 
 Hill, Varnum H., Q.M.S. (from Co. K) : disch. 19 May 64 to accept Capt. 
 
 and A. Q.M., O.S. P.O. ad. Boston, Mass. 
 James, Geo. R., Q.M.S. (from Co. D) : must, out 20 July 65, to 2d Lt. 24 
 
 April 65. P.O. ad. Hampton. 
 Swallow, Wm. A., Q.M.S. (from Co. F) : disch. 26 June 65. P.O. ad. 
 
 Nashua. 
 
 Clarlt, John, Q.M.S. (from Co. F) : must, out 20 July 65. 
 
 Bingham, Geo. B., Com. Sergt. (from Co. F) : to R. Q.M. 30 Nov. 64. 
 
 (See F. and S.) 
 Berry, Chas. H., Com. Sergt. (from Co. H) : must, out 20 July 65. P.O. 
 
 ad. Chelsea, Me. 
 
 Kittredge, Perry, Hosp. Stew, (from Co. B) : must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. 
 
 ad. Concord. 
 Scovell, Albert D., Hosp. Stew, (from Co. I) : must, out 20 July 65, furl. 
 
 11 June 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Galvin, Michael E. A., 1st P.M. (from Co. C) : must, out 23 Aug. 64, furl. 
 
 Jan. 64, d. 14 Sept. 70, Savannah, Ga. 
 
 McEnry, Thomas, 2d P.M. (from Co. C) : must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. 
 Fulton, 111. 
 
 Transferred from Band. 
 Gove, Nathan W., 2d P.M. : disch. 19 Nov. 62, furl. 4 Aug. 62, disch. under 
 G.O. 126 W. D., 6 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Detroit, Mich. 
 
 Original. 
 Ingalls, Gustavus W., Leader : b. Bristol, age 36, res. Concord, enl. 1 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Worcester, 
 
 Mass. 
 Brown, David A.: b. Attleboro', Mass., age 22, res. Fisherville, enl. 9 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, discli. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Penacook. 
 Krebs, Carl : b. Germany, age 25, res. Concord, enl. 2 .Auir. 61, must, in 
 
 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62, d. 1886, Danville, N^Y. 
 
 Hamilton, Henry S.: b. Lynn, Eng., age 25, res. Bow, enl. 8 Aug. 61. must. 
 
 in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Dadmun, Josiah A.: b. Marlboro', !\Iass.,age 21, res. Concord, enl. 1 Auir. 
 
 (U, uuist. in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Concord. 
 
800 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Brown, Samuel F. : b. Seekonk, Mass., age 38, res. Fisherville, enl. 15 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, iu 26 Aug. 61, disch. forjdis. Feb. 62. P.O. ad. Pena- 
 
 cook. 
 Plummer, John W.: b. Georgetown, Mass., age 28, res. Lawrence, Mass., 
 
 enl. 22 .\ug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 26 June 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Woburn, Mass. 
 Caswell, John H. : p. Grafton, age 21, res. Concord, enl. 8 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Concord. 
 White, Chas. H. : b. Marlboro', Mass., age 27, res. Byfleld, enl. 20 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. I Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. 50 Wall St., 
 
 Boston, Mass. 
 Parkhurst, Phineas : 1). Templeton, Mass., age 23, res. Templeton, Mass., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, iu 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62, d. 7 Nov. 77, 
 
 Templeton, Mass. 
 Gove, Nathan W. : b. Chester, age 44, res. Concord, enl. 26 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 26 Aug. 61, tr. to N.C.S. 1 Oct. 61, O.D., O.S. (See N.C.S.) 
 Baker, James A. : b. Holderness, age 21, res. Holderness, enl. — Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 26 .\ug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 Stark, Henry: b. Goftstown, age 19, res. Gottstown, enl. Aug. 61, must, in 
 
 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Goftstown. 
 Hughes, Francis M. : b. Windham, age 23, res. Holderness, enl. 6 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Ashland. 
 Brown, Henry F. : b. Attleboro', Mass., age 24, res. Fisherville, enl. 15 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. I'Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Penacook. 
 Burnham, Cyrus E. : b. Littleton, age 22, res. Littleton, enl. 20 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Littleton. 
 Sanborn, Jacob R. : b. Exeter, age 23, res. Concord, enl. 13 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Waltham, Mass. 
 Welcome, Philip : b. Canada, age 22, res. Concord, enl. 31 July 61, must. 
 
 in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Bristol. 
 Lovejoy, George L. : b. Lancaster, age 22, res. Concord, enl. 1 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62, d. 13 Sept. 89, Concord. 
 Linehan, John C. : b. Macroom, Ireland, age 21, res. Fisherville, enl. 15 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Penacook. 
 Flanders, George E. : b. Hopkinton, age 35, res. Fisherville, enl. 15 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Penacook. 
 Mitchell, John C. : b. Bristol, age 21, res. Fisherville, enl. 15 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. 
 Gove, Nathan M. : b. Derry, age 12, res. Concord, enl. 26 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 26 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Detroit, Mich. 
 
 Transferred from Second Neio Hampshire. 
 Odlin, John W. : b. Concoi'd. age 19, res. Concord, enl. 28 May 61, must, iu 
 1 June 61, tr. 4 Oct. 61, disch. 1 Sept. 62, O.S., d. 10 March 89, 
 Concord. 
 
 Transferred from the Companies. 
 Lang, George B. : tr. from Co. I, re-tr. to Co. I, 1 Sept. 62. 
 Johnston, George C. : tr. from Co. A, re-tr. to Co. A 1 Sept. 62. 
 Baker, Amos D. : tr. from Co. A, re-tr. to Co. A 1 Sept. 62. 
 Briggs, George H. : tr. from Co. C, re-tr. to Co. C 1 Sept. 62. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 801 
 
 COMPANY A. 
 
 Clark, Rufus F., Capt. : b. Dover, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V., apptd. 
 22 Aug. r.l, must, in 22 Aug. Gl, disch. U Dec. 03, O.D., O.S., d. 19 
 Oct. 92, Roxbury, Mass. 
 
 Libby, Alvan H., 1st Lt. : b. Jav, Me., age 27, res. Manchester, O.V., apptd. 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. (il, l.a. 1 May 62, to Adjt. 1 June. 62, O.S. 
 (SeeF. and S.) 
 
 Hynes, John R., 2d Lt. : b. Pittstield, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., apptd. 
 22 Aug. Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, to R.Q.M. (See F. and S.) 
 
 Houghton, Ruthven W., 1st Sergt.: b. Sharon, Vt., age 20, res. Manchester, 
 O.V., enl. 27 July Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. to date 24 Oct. 64, 
 to 2d Lt. IG Oct. 62, to 1st Lt. 15 April 63, l.a. 26 May 63, ^Yd. 1 
 Sept. 63, to Capt. 20 Jan. 64, l.a. March 64, wd. 1 July 64, l.a. 23 Aug. 
 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 523 W. 14th Ave., Denver, Col. 
 
 Morrill, Frank L., 2d Sergt. : b. Washington, age 20, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 27 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of -wds. 13 July 64. to 1st 
 Sergt. 17 Oct. 62, to 2d Lt. 29 June 63, to 1st Lt. 15 June 64, wd. 1 
 July 64, O.D. 
 
 White, Chas. A., 3d Sergt. : b. Deering, age 24, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to 1st Sergt. 29 
 June 63, to 2d Lt. 3 Feb. 64, l.a. March 64. to 1st Lt. 3 June 64, wd. 
 16 Aug. 64, l.a. 28 Oct. 64, to Capt. 1 March 6.j, O.D., OS. P.O. ad. 
 Greeley, Col. 
 
 Woodbury, Roger W., 4th Sergt. : b. Francestown, age 21, res. Manchester, 
 O.V., enl. 27 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to 
 2d Lt. 28 Aug. 63, to 1st Lt. 20 Jan. 64, wd. 30 July 64, l.a. Oct. 64, to 
 Capt. 1 Jan.'GS, l.a. 21 June 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Denver, Col. 
 
 Johnson, Thomas, 5th Sergt. : b. Canada, age 31, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 27 Julv 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to ranks 23 June 
 62, re-eiil. 21 March 64, des. 24 May 64, ret'd, O.D. P.O. ad. Man- 
 chester. 
 
 Chase. John N., 1st Corp. : b. Loudon, age 27, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 23 
 June 62, furl. May 63, to 1st Sergt. 3 Feb. 64. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 Baker. Amos D., 2d Corp. : b. Sanbornton, age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 1 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 3 March 63, res'd 
 
 11 Oct. gT, to Band 9 May 62, to Co. Al Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. MarU 
 1)oro', JNIass. 
 
 Moore, Thomas T., 3d Corp. : 1). Gott'stown, age 33, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61. must, in 22 Aug. Gl, must, out 2A Aug. 64, res'd 30 
 Nov. 61, O.D. P.O. ad. Derry Depot. 
 
 Johnston, Geo. E., 4th Corp. : b. Newbury, Vt., age 21, res. Manchester, 
 O.V.. enl. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 28 Sept. 64, to 
 Band 18 April 62, to Co. A ^ Sept. 62, wd. 18 July 63, wd. 13 May 64. 
 P.O. ad. Washington, D.C. 
 
 Holland, Richard F., 5th Corp.: b. East Boston, Mass., age 26. res. Man- 
 chester, O.V., enl. 27 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 
 64, res'd 30 Sept. Gl, O.D". P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 Bowman, Eli E., 6th Corp. : b. Fairfield, Me., age 34, res. Bedford, O.V., 
 enl. 30 July (il, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of dis. 9 March 65, res'd 
 
 10 Oct. 61,Ve-enl. 12 Feb. 64. wd. 13 May 64. wd. 2 June 64, cap. 7 Oct. 
 64, 0.1)., d. 9 March 65 en route to .\nnapolis, Md. 
 
 George, Samuel, 7th Corp. : b. Gott'stoAvn, age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61. disch. for dis. 31 May 65, res'd 
 
 1 1 Oct. 61, to Corp. 4 Aug. (!3, furl. Sept. 63, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, wd. 16 
 Aug. 64, O.D P.O. ad. Hebronville, Mass. 
 
 Evans, John M., 8th Corp. : b. Wales, age 33, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Sergt. 17 
 Oct. 62, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, O.S. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 63 
 
802 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Stokes, John F., 1st Mus. : b. Deerfleld, age 20, res. Manchestei", O.V., enl. 
 26 July 61, must, in 22 Aua;. 61, disch. to date 20 July 65, re-enl. 20 Feb. 
 64, Md. 18 July 63, N.S.H. P.O. ad. Togus, Me. 
 
 Hammett, William E., 2d Mus.: b. Manchester, Eng., age 22, res. Man- 
 chester, O.V., enl. 2G July 61, must, in 22 Aug. GlTniust. out 20 July 65, 
 to Corp. 11 Oct. 61, to Sergt. 4 Aug. 63, re-eul. 12 Feb. 64, to 1st Sergt. 
 
 26 Aug. 64, to 2d Lt. 27 April 65, to 1st Lt. (not must.) 
 
 Bennett, William L., Wag. : b. New Hampton, age 34, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 9 Aua'. 61, mu.st. in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 25 Nov. 63, 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. Bristol. 
 Abbot, Alba D., Pr. : b. Sharon, Vt., age 18, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 31 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 26 Aug. 
 
 64, \o ranks 11 Dec. 64, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, to Corp. 28 March 65, O.S., 
 
 N.S.H. 
 Adams, Ira J., Pr. : b. Lyman, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 30 July 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. *61, Avd. 13 May 64, died of wds. 2 July 64. 
 Banfill, Haskell W., Pr. : b. Dalton, age 27, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 3 
 
 Aug. 61, nuist. in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 14 Dec. 61. 
 Bachelder, John, Pr. : b. Goffstown, age 44, res. Suncook, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 7 May 62. 
 Bachelder, George W., Pr. : b. Gilford, age 22, res. Lake Village, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D., d. at Laconia, 
 25 Dec. 70. 
 
 Bailey, Frank, Pr. : b. Unity, age 23, res. Unity, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 28 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. No. CharlestoAvn. 
 Bean, George W. M.,Pr.: b. Meredith, age 26, res. Lake Village, O.V., 
 
 enl. 5 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, O.D., died of dis. 20 Feb. 64^ Gilford. 
 Bigley, William H., Pr. : b. Dublin, Ire., age 42, res. Claremont, O.V., 
 
 enl. 1 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 11 
 
 Oct. 61, to Sergt. 5 Aug. 63, furl. ab. 10 Nov. 63, re-enl. 22 Feb. 64, to 
 
 1st Sergt. 27 April 65, furl. 21 June 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Lubec, Me. 
 Bowen, Edwin G., Pr. : b. Lebanon, age 22, res. Goflstown. O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Gottstown. 
 Buckman, Charles N., Pr. : b. Claremont, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 25 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. 
 
 ad. Pittsfleld. 
 Bridgham, George W.,Pr. ; b. Bangor, Me., age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 30 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of dis. 19 Oct. 62, Hilton 
 
 Head, S.C." 
 Brelsford, Samuel D.. Pr. : h. Englnnd. age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 22 Feb. 
 
 64, wd. 16 June 64, cap. 7 Oct. 64, d. 1876, Fall River, Mass. 
 
 Brown, William O. H., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 29 June 61, miist. in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 18 July 63, Ft. Wagner, S.C. 
 Cass, Harrison S-, Pr. : b. AUenstown, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. (U, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 13 May 64. 
 P.O. ad. Dayton, O. 
 
 Challis, Robert A., Pr. : b. Corinth, Vt., age 29, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. 
 Manchester. 
 
 Clough, Albert N., Pr. : b. Gilmanton, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 1 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, mu'st. out 16 Oct. 64 P.O. ad. Man- 
 chester. 
 
 Coffee, William, Pr. : b. Lebanon, age 30, res. Norwich, Vt., O.V., enl. 12 
 Aug 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 17 Oct. 62, 
 to Sergt. 21 Jan. 64, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, to ranks 11 Nov. 64, to Sergt. 
 
 27 April 65, O.D. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 803 
 
 Colby, Daniel F., Tr. : b. Bristol, age 27, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. Gl, died of disease 11 Feb. 62. 
 Constantine, George W., Pr. : b. Berliu, age 25, res. Charlestown, O.V., 
 
 enl. 14 Aug. 61, must, iu 22 Aug. 01, died of disease 27 Jan. 65, 
 
 re-enl. 22 Feb. 64, cap. 7 Oct. 64, 6.1). 
 Copp, Harrison J., Pr. : b. Rowley, Mass., age 41, res. Manchester, O.V.. 
 
 enl. i) Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 27 April 62, O.D. 
 Coty, Gideon, Pr. : b. Canada, age 31, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 30 July 
 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, niust. out 28 Sept. 64, furl. May 63, \vd. 18 
 
 July 63, wd. 13 May 64, O.S. P.O. ad. Bethel, Vt. 
 Cummings. Henry J., Pr. : b. Thetford, Vt., age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 27 Sept. 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Lancaster. 
 Dane, Albert G., Pr. : b. Claremont, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of wds. 4 Feb. 65, to Corp. 18 
 
 April 62, wd. 10 July 63, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, cap. 7 Oct. 64. 
 Daniels, David R., Pr. : b. Candia, age 18, res. Candia, O.V., enl. 2 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 18 Juty 63, Fort Wagner, S. C. 
 Davis, Charles O. R., Pr. : b. Chelsea, Vt., age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 3 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 30 June 63. 
 Derby, Charles H., Pr. : b. Charlestown, age 28, res. Charlestown, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 26 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 
 
 Dec. 01, wd. 20 Aug. 63. P.O. ad. Claremont. 
 Dupray, Joseph, Pr. : b. Canada, age 28, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 01, des. 7 Nov. 64, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 Eaton, Walter S., Pr. : b. Weare, age 21, res. Weare, O.V., enl. 24 July 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. E. Weare. 
 Emery, Charles O., Pr. : b. Newbury, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 27 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64. 
 Evans, Frank, Pr. : b. Rockingham, Vt., age 20, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 Nov. 63, to Corp. 
 
 29 June 63, wd. 10 July 63. P.O. ad. Washington, D. C. 
 Person, Charles O., Pr.: b. Bedford, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 6 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. to date 20 July 65, to Corp. 23 
 
 Sept. 02, wd. 28 Aug. 63, re-enl. 14 Feb. 04, to ranks 11 Dec. 64, wd. 
 
 11 Feb. 65. 
 
 Flanders, William W., Pr. : b. Boscaweu, age 24, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 3 Aug. 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04, d. 20 Jan. 
 
 91, St. Charles, 111. 
 Flood, John, Pr. : b. New Haven, Conn., age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 30 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Fogg, George I., Pr. : b. Pittsfield, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 3 
 
 .Vug. 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, m'ust. out 23 Aug. 04, wd. 18 July 63, 
 
 furl. Sept. 03, furl. Jan. 04, O.D. P.O. ad. Chichester. 
 Furnald, James G., Pr. : b. Canterbury, age 18, res. Manchester. O.V., 
 
 enl. 19 July 01. must. in. 22 Aug. 01, tr. to V.U.C. 7 April 65, wd. 
 
 July 63, wd. 31 Aug. 63, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, to Corp. 21 Feb. 04, wd. 
 
 13 May 04, wd. 2 June 04, wd. 31 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Gay, Thomas F., Pr. : b. Francestown, age 24, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 1 Aug. 61, nuist. in 22 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 27 April 02. P.O. 
 
 ad. I'ittsfield. 
 George, Albert, Pr. : b. Manchester, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 12 .\ug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, nuist. out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 31 Aug. 63, 
 furl. (enlisted 2d time, see Recruits A). P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 George, Alden G., Pr. : b. Deering, age 22, res. Hooksett, O.V., enl. 13 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 01, died of disease 26 Oct. 64, wd. — 
 May 04, cap. 16 June 64. 
 
804 THIRD NEW HAMrSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Gibson, Charles O., Pr. : b. Weare, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 25 July (U, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for clis. 29 Oct. 62. 
 Gilbert, Charles, Pr. : b. Bridgewater, Mass., age 39, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl 9 Aug. 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61, tr. to^G 3 Sept. 61. (See Co. G.) 
 Grannis. David H., Pr. : b. Clareniont, age 25, res. Claremout, O.V., enl. 
 
 29 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. Gl, died'of disease 4 March 63, O.D., O.S. 
 Green, W^alter A., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 14 Dec. 61. 
 Gorman, Cyrus, Pr. : b. Middlesex, Mass., age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 17 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 21 Sept. 64, wd. 13 
 
 May 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Hyde Park, Mass. 
 Goodwin, John W., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 20 Auc 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of wds. 2 July 62, wd. 16 June 
 
 62, to Corp. 24 June 62. 
 
 Hagan, John C, Pr. : b. Salem, Mass., age 25, res. Auburn, O.V., enl. 26 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Hanson, Thomas, Pr. : Waterborough, Me., age 34, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 24 Sept. 64, O.D. P.O. 
 
 ad. Biddeford, Me, 
 Hatch, Henry T., Pr. : b. Scituate, Mass., age 27, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 6 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Houseman, John, Pr. : b. Germany, age 42, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 6 Jan. 62. 
 Hodgman, William S., Pr. : b. Litchfield, age 28, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 9 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must", out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Andover, Mass. 
 Holmes, Andrew J., Pr. : b. Jaflrey, age 26, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 15 Dec. 62. P.O. ad. Con- 
 cord . 
 Huntress, Wilbur H.. Pr. : b. New Market, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 5 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 18 July 
 
 63, re-eni. 20 Feb. 64, O.D., n!s.H., d. 23 June 87, Manchester. 
 Karney, Wm. M., Pr. : b. Scotland, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 18 July 63, O.D. 
 Lawrence, Geo. H., Pr. : b. Nantucket Island, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 25 July 63. 
 Leaf, Luke, Pr. : b. Three Rivers, Can., age 28, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 2 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, m.a. 18 July 63, to Corp. 10 Oct. 61, 
 
 to Sergt. 29 June 63. 
 Lee, George W^., Pr. : b. Craftsbury, Vl., age 28, res. Manchester, O.V., enl- 
 
 23 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 Aug. 64, re-enl. 30 March 64. 
 Little, Samuel H.,Pr.: b. Littleton, aa:e 24, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 16 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64, O.D. 
 Marshall, Nathaniel, Pr. : b. Derry, age 44, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of Avds. 15 July 62, to Corp. 1 Oct. 
 
 <il,\vd. 16 June 62, 
 Martin, Augustus, Pr. : b. Ilooksett, age 18, res. Hooksett, O.V., enl. 6 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug, 64, wd. 28 Aug. 63. 
 
 P O. ad. Manchester. 
 McEwen, James, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 27, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 28 Sept. 64, furl. Jan. and 
 
 Feb. 64, wd. 16 May 64, \vd. 16 June 64. P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 Mears, John, Pr. : b. Stockport, Eng., age 19, res. Francestown, O.V., enl. 
 
 31 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 Julv 65, wd. Jan. 63, re- 
 enl. 12 Feb. 64, wd. 13 May 64, furl. May 64. P.O^ ad. Roxbury, Mass. 
 Newton, David H., Pr. : b. Epsom, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, N.S.H. P.O. ad. 
 
 Manchester. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. SOo 
 
 Niles, Stephen W., Pr. : b. Waterville, Me., age 28, res. Manchester, () V., 
 
 enl. 20 July C>\ , must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.I). P.O. 
 
 ad. Boston, Mass. 
 Ormston, Joseph J., Pr. : b. England, age 33, res. Ilooksett, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64. 
 Perry, Austin E., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 18, res. Manchester, O V., enl. 
 
 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 12 Feb. 
 
 64, O.b. P.O. ad. Waivefleid, Mass. 
 Plummer, William H., Pr. : b. Orange, age 18, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 26 June 62. 
 Proudman, James D., Pr. : 1). Dover, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V.. enl. 31 
 
 July 61. must, in 22 Aug. 61, tr. to U. S. S. C. 13 Oct. 63, O.D., O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Meriden, Conn. 
 Ramsay, WiUiam H., Pr. : b. Cambridge, Mass., age 18, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, tr. to U. S. S. C. 13 Oct. 63, 
 
 O.D., O.S. 
 Reynolds. Edward, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res. New Boston, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 Oct. 64, re-eul. 12 Feb. 64, wd. 
 
 13 May 64. 
 
 Rich, Thomas L., Pr. : b. Fort Covington, N.Y., age 19, res. Gortstown, 
 
 O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 17 Sept. 62. 
 Roberts, Charles. Pr. : b. Thetford, Vt., age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 13 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, des. 22 Aug. 61. 
 Sanders, John H., Pr.: b. Manchester, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 29 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 Sept. 62. 
 Shaw, George H., Pr.: b. Slatersvitle, Mass., age 21, res. Weare, O.V., enl. 
 
 24 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 12 July 63. 
 
 P.O. ad. Holyoke, Mass. 
 Squires, Hiram C, Pr. : b. St. Albans, Vt., age 43, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 13 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Ahg. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Syms, Ruel S., Pr. : b. Litchfield, Me., age 25, res. Manchester, 0.^^, enl. 
 
 9 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 April 62, O.D. 
 Thomas, George S., Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 20, res. Providence, R. I., 
 
 O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, des. 9 Nov. 64, re-eul. 12 
 
 Feb. 64, O.S. 
 Tibbetts, Collins P., Pr.: b. St. Johnsbury, Vt., age 22, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 2 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 
 
 20 Feb. 64, wd. — Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Derry Depot. 
 Webster, George H., Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 23, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. to date 20 July 65, to Corp. 
 
 16 July 62, to ranks 5 Aug. 63. to Corp. 11 Nov. 63, re-eul. 12 Feb. 64, 
 
 res'd 2.') Aug. 64, to Wag. 26 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Whipple, David H., Pr. : b. Goltstown, age 20, res. Gottstown, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 5 July 62. 
 White. Leander, Pr. : b. Jay, N. Y., age 27, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61. must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 28 Sept. 64, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 O.i)., d. 5 Sept. 90, Concord. 
 Whitmore, Norman F., Pr. : b. Weathersfield, Vt., age 18, res. Claremont, 
 
 O v., enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, tr. to U.S.S.C. 29 Feb. 64, 
 
 wd. 10 July 63, to Corp. 5 Aug. 63, O.S., d. Beaufort, S.C. 
 
 Whitten, John R., Pr. : b. Malone, N.Y., age 2.s, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. 61, must, in 22 .Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61. 
 
 BecDiits, Co. A. 
 Barton, Henry, Pr. : b. Croydon, age 28, res. Croydon, V.R., enl. 18 Aug. 
 
 62, must, in 9 Sept. 62^, died of wds. 18 Aug. 64, wd. 18 Aug. 64. 
 Brown, Henry, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Pembroke, V.R., enl. 21 Nov. 
 
 63. must, in 21 Nov. 63, died of disease 20 Dec. 64. 
 
806 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Carter, William H., Pr. : b. Goftstown, age 18, res. Manchester, V.R., 
 enl. 2 Oct. CI, must, iu 2 Oct. (51, died of wds. 15 Dec. 64, re-enl. 12 
 Eel). G4, cap. 7 Oct. (i4, O.D. 
 
 Chapman, George, Pr. : b. London, Eng., age 22, res. Lebanon, S.R., enl. 
 
 12 Oct. fi:',, must, in 12 Oct. 63, died of disease 29 Nov. 64, cap. 17 Oct. 
 64, sub. for Richard Wall<er of Lebanon. 
 
 Chickering, Alpheus, Pr. : b. Loudon, age 3.5, res. Manchester, S.R., enL 
 
 19 Aug. 63, must, in 19 Aug. 63, des. 10 Nov. 64, wd. 7 May 64, wd. 
 18 May 64, sub. for Silas B. Woodbury of Manchester. 
 
 Everington, George, Pr. : b. England, age 23, res. PJainlield, S.R., enl. 12 
 Oct. 63, must, in 12 Oct. 63, des. 2 Dec. 64, sub. for G. Sidney True 
 of Plainfleld. 
 
 Feen, Garrett, Pr. : b. Germany, age 22, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 63, must, in 30 Nov. 63, died of disease 1 June 64, wd. 13 May 64, cap. 
 
 13 May 64. 
 
 Field, George B., Pr. : b. Orange, Vt., age 28, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 15 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, Goldsboro', Prov. 
 
 Orel. 73, H.Q. Dist. N.C. 
 Fontain, Edward, Pr. : b. Kingston, Can., age 18, res. Hanover, S. R., enl. 12 
 
 Oct. 63, must. in. 12 Oct. 63, died of disease 30 Nov. 64, cap. 7 Oct. 64, 
 
 sub. for D. H. Camp of Hanover. 
 Frank, Alexander, Pr. : b. Stockholm, Sweden, age 23, res. Mason, S.R., enl. 
 
 2 Sept. 63. must, in 2 Sept. 63, furl. 1 Nov. 64, ab. 20 July, 65, n.f.r., 
 
 sub. for Otis Walters of . 
 
 George, Albert, Pr. : b. Manchester, age 19, res. Pittsfleld, V.R., enl. 16 
 
 Sept. 64, must, in 16 Sept. 64, must, out 20 July 65, was an original 
 
 member of A, des. 7 Nov. 64, ret'd. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Hart, John, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 23, res. Mason, S.R., enl. 2 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 2 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 13 May 64, des. 5 
 
 Jan. 65, ret'd, sub. for James Q. Conant of Mason. 
 Higgins, James, Pr. : age 22, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 18 Dec. 61, must. 
 
 in 19 Dec. 61, must, out 19 Dec. 64, must, out Chapin's Farm, O.D. 
 Hill, James W., Pr. : b. Holderness, age 15, res. Laconia, V.R., enl. 20 
 
 Feb. 62, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 1 Mar. 65, to Mus. 4 May 62, 
 
 term exp. 28 Feb. 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Roxbury, Mass. 
 Harrington, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Pembroke, V.R., enl. 17 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 17 Nov. 63, des. 3 Sept. 64, ret'd, absent in arrest 
 
 20 July 65, n.f.r. 
 
 Hamilton, James, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 23, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 
 
 12 Oct. 63, nuist. in 12 Oct. 63, des. 19 Apr. 64, sub. for E. H. Tenney 
 
 of Claremont. 
 Hilton, Peter, Pr. : b. Holland, age 20, res. Northfleld, S.R., enl. 20 Aug. 
 
 63, must, in 20 Aug. 63, died of wds. 31 May 64, wd. 13 May 64, sub. 
 
 for James Foss of Northfleld. 
 Howland, George, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 24, res. New York, S.R., 
 
 enl. 2 Sept. 63, must, in 2 Sept. 63,'" des. 11 Sept. 64, sub. for C. H. 
 
 Chandler of . 
 
 Kennedy, John, Pr. : b. Newburyport, Mass., age 25, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 
 
 12 Oct. 63, must, in 12 Oct. 63, tr. to V.R.C. 17 April 65, O.S., sub. 
 
 for George Dort of Keene. 
 Leavitt, Jona. D., Pr. : b. Chichester, age 32, res. Chichester, V.R., enl. 30 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 30 Aug. 61, disch. 2 Nov. 64, furl. May 63, wd. 10 
 
 July 63, to Corp. 5 Aug. 63, wd. 13 May 64, term exp. 30 Aug. 64, disch. 
 
 Concord, O.S. P.O. ad. Chichester. 
 Lynch, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Pembroke, V.R., enl. 24 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 24 Nov. 63, disch. for dis. 16 June 65, wd. 13 May 64. 
 McDuffee, Samuel, Pr. : b. Bradford, Vt., age 44, res. AcAvorth, V.R., enl. 
 
 11 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, tr. to V.R.C. July 63, O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 Lempster. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 807 
 
 McDuffee, Samuel V., Pr. : b. Bradford, Vt., asje 27, res. Acworth, V.R , 
 
 enl. 15 Aug. <i2, must, in 20 Aug. (12, tr. to Signal Corps 17 Sept. 63, 
 
 O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Thetford, Vt. 
 McKinnon, Daniel B., Pr. : b. Rhode Island, age 21, res. Concord, V.R., 
 
 enl. 21 Nov. (io, must, in 21 Nov. 03, died of wds. 10 July 64, wd. 13 
 
 May 04. 
 Martin, Joseph, Pr. : b. Hooksett, age 19, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 10 July 
 
 63, must, in 10 July 03, disch. for dis. 2 Jan. 04, Avd. , N.S.H. 
 
 Neal, Ransom M., Pr. : b. Unity, age 23, res. Clareraont, V.R., enl. 11 Aug. 
 
 02, must, in 30 Aug. 02, died of disease 30 Oct. 02. 
 Pervier, Amasa J., Pr. : b. Franklin, Vt., age 18, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 JNIarch 02, must, in 6 March 02, disch. for dis. 17 March 63, O.S. 
 Putnam, John G. P.. Pr. : b. Italy, age 23, res. Claremont, V.R., enl. 23 
 
 Aug. 02, must, in 19 Sept. 02, disch. 20 June 05, cap. 10 Aug. 64, furl. 
 
 20 March 05, disch. Annapolis, Md., under G.O. 77 W.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Claremont. 
 Ross, George H., Pr. : b. So. Gardner, Mass., age 23, res. Croydon, V.R., 
 
 enl. 18 Aug. 02, must, in 9 Sept. 02, disch. for dis. 16 March 63. P.O. 
 
 ad. So. Gardner, Mass. 
 Storin, Matthew, Pr. : b. Concord, age 15, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 4 Feb. 
 
 62, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 20 July 65, to Mus. 4 May 62, re-enl. 
 
 12 Feb. 04, O.D. P 0. ad. Pawtucket, R.I. 
 Sanders, George S., Pr. : b. Chichester, age 25, res. Chichester, V.R., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. 02, must, in 8 Aug. 02, disch. 28 June 05, to Corp. 3 July 02, 
 
 d. — Aug. 88, Chichester. 
 Scott, William P., Pr. : b. Winchendon, Mass., age 42, res. Concord, V.R., 
 
 enl. 13 Aug. 02, must, in 20 Aug. 02, disch. 20 June 65, wd. and cap. 
 
 18 July 63, disch. Prov. Ord. 73, Goldsboro', N.C., O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Manchester. 
 Squires, Henry H.,Pr. : b. Cornish, age 25, res. Croydon, V.R., enl. 30 Aug. 
 
 62, must, in 30 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 7 Feb. 63. 
 Simonds, James P., Pr. : b. Fi'anklin, age 38, res. Franklin. V.R., enl. 9 
 
 Nov. 03, must, in 14 Nov. 03, died of disease 7 Feb. 05. 
 Simpson, James, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eug., age 29, res. Canaan, S.R., enl. 12 
 
 Oct. 03, must, in 12 Oct. 63, k.a. 13 May 04, sub. for Win. A. Flanders 
 
 of Canaan. 
 Smith, Thomas, 2d, Pr. : b. Bristol, Eng., age 23, res. Manchester, S.R., 
 
 enl. 19 Aug. 03, must, in 19 Aug. 03, m.a. 7 Oct. 04, sub. for Dennis 
 
 Donnelly of Manchester. 
 Thompson, George, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 23, res. Wilton, V.R., enl. 21 
 
 Nov. 03, must, in 21 Nov. 63, des. 16 Aug. 64, to Corp. 8 March 64. 
 White, James E., Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 30, res. Sandwich, V.R., enl. 26 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 26 Aug. 01, died of Avds. 16 Aug. 64, wd. 13 May 64. 
 Whitman, Wm. F., Pr. : b. Hartland, Vt., age 28, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 02, must, in 20 Aug. 02, k.a. 31 Aug. 63. 
 
 Gain by Transfer. 
 Hammond, Nathan H., Pr. : tr. from E, disch. for dis. 9 May 03, drowned 
 10 Dec. 04, in Connecticut River between Orford, N. H., and Fairlee, 
 
 Vt. 
 
 Baker, Amos D., Pr. : tr. from Band {an original member of Co. A), tr. 
 Band to A 1 Sept. 02. 
 
 Johnston, George C, tr. from Band {an original member of Co. A), tr. 
 Band to A 1 Sept. 62. 
 
808 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 COMPANY B. 
 
 Wilbur, John E., Capt. : b. Providence, R. I., age 41, res. Exeter, O.V., 
 
 apptd. 22 Aug. Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, dismissed to date 6 Feb. 63. 
 Ayer. Henry H., 1st Lt. : b. Eallston, N. Y., age 42, res. Fisherville, 
 
 O.V.. apptd. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 May 64, La. 18 
 
 June 62, to Capt. 16 Oct. 62, wd. 18 July 63, wd. 26 Aug. 63, La. 19 
 
 Sept. 63, O.D., O.S. 
 Fogg, Andrew J., 2d Lt : b. Epping, age 20, res. Exeter, O.V., apptd. 22 
 
 Aug. 61, must, iu 22 Aug. 61,'disch. for dis. 9 May 63, to 1st Lt. 12 
 
 Sept. 62, U.D. P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 Libby, Jonah, Jr., 1st Sergt. : b. Danville, Me., age 30, res. Boston, O.V., 
 
 enl. 15 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 Oct. 64. to 2d 
 
 Lt. 12 Sept. 62, La. 9 Oct. 62, to' 1st Lt. 15 April 63, La. 2 July 63, wd. 
 
 8 Sept. 63, to Capt. 20 Jan. 64, wd. 16 June 64, O.D., d. 31 March 77, 
 
 Auburn, Me. 
 Head, John M., 2d Sergt. : b. PembroVce. age 32, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 24 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. 24 March 64, to 2d Lt. 16 Oct. 62, 
 
 O.D., d. 3 Dec. 84, Exeter. 
 Flanders, John K., 3d Sergt. : b. Boscaweu, age 22, res. Concord, O.V., 
 
 enl. 22 July 61. must, iu 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 29 Aug. 63, to 
 
 ranks 11 Oct. 61, O.D. 
 James, Thos. H. B., 4th Sergt. : b. Deerfield, age 23, res. Deerfleld, O.V., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to ranks 24 
 
 Sept. 61,""re-enL 24 Feb. 64, wd. 16 Mav 64, to Corp.* 6 Sept. 64, furl. 
 
 Oct. 64, w^d. 22 Feb. 65, to Sergt. 1 June 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Lynn, 
 
 Mass. 
 Dunn, Francis A., 5th Sergt. : b. Kingston, , age 30, res. Danville, O.V., 
 
 enl. 25 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 Oct. 62, O.D. 
 Watson, Irving M., 1st Corp. : b. Limington, Me., age 37, res. Exeter, O.V.. 
 
 enl. 20 July 61, must, iu 22 Aug. 6lT must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 11 
 
 Oct. 61, furl. May 63. P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 Thing, John H., 2d Corp.: b. Ossipee, age 28, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 20 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 11 Oct. 
 
 61, to 1st Sergt. 13 Sept. 62, to ranks 1 Dec. 62, to Sergt. -Maj. 5 April 
 
 64. P.O. ad. East Brentwood. 
 
 Giddings, George H., 3d Sergt. : b. Exeter, age 27, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 
 
 20 July 61, must, in 22 Ang. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to ranks 24 Sept. 
 
 61, to Corp. 11 Oct. 61, to Sergt. 17 Oct. 62, wd. Sept. 63, furL Sept. 
 
 63, to 1st Sergt. 25 Nov. 63, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, Avd. 16 May 64, to 2d 
 
 Lt. 6 June 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, to 1st Lt. 18 Oct. 64, to Capt. 3 March 65, 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. 409 Broadway, Cambridge, Mass. 
 Lamprey, Simon N., 4th Corp. : b. Hampton, age 23, res. Exeter, O.V., 
 
 enl. 27 July 61, must. in. 22 Aug. 61, died of wds. 17 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 
 
 13 Sept. 62, to 1st Sergt. 1 Dec. 62, to 2d Lt. 23 Nov. 63, to 1st Lt. 20 
 
 Jan. 64, w^d. 16 Aug. 64. 
 Bryant, John S., 5th Corp. : b. Durham, age 26, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July 61, must in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 23 May 65, to Sergt. 1 
 
 Dec. 62, re-enl. 24 Feb. "64, to 1st Sergt. 6 June 64, to 1st Lt. 23 May 
 
 65, O.D. 
 
 Clement, John W^., 6th Corp. : b. Charlestown, Mass., age 35, res. Exeter, 
 O.V., enl. 29 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to 
 ranks 24 Sept. 61, to Corp. 5 Dec. 62, O.D. P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 
 Morrison, Wm. J., 7th Corp. : b. Calais, Me., age 19, res. Exeter, O.V., 
 enl. 23 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to ranks 24 
 Sept. 61, to Corp. 11 Oct. 61, to Sergt. 15 Oct. 62. "P.O. ad. Boston, 
 Mass. 
 
 Blaisdell, John L., 8th Corp. : b. Danville, age 28, res. Danville, O.V., enl. 
 24 July 61, must, iu 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 June 65, res'd 
 June 62, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, wd. 18 May 64. P.O. ad. Merrimacport, 
 Mass. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 809 
 
 Randall. John L., 1st Mus. : b. Deerflekl, age 31, res. Deerfield, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 Aiisr. ()1, must, in 22 Ana,-. 01, discli. for dis. 17 May 62, d. s March 
 
 f)S, Haverhill, Mass. 
 Gage, William H. H., 2d Mus. : b. BoscaAven, age 16, res. BoscaAven, O.V., 
 
 enl. .] Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04. P.O. ad. 
 
 Denver, Col. 
 Dearborn, Charles A., Wag. : b. Chester, age 20, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 
 
 23 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 17 May 02. 
 Abbott, Samuel W., Pr. : b. Dorchester, age 22, res. Sunapee, O.V., enl. 
 
 29 July 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 64, Avd. 10 July 63. 
 
 P.O. ad. Merrillon, Wis. 
 Abbott, Horace F., Pr. : b. Hanover, age 24, res. Newport, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1!) June 03. 
 Broadbent, John, Pr. : b. Hyde, Chester Co., Eng., age 35, res. Exeter, 
 
 O.V., enl. 29 July 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 Dec. 62, 
 
 to Corp. 13 Sept.' 62. 
 Batchelder, Albert F., Pr. : b. Chester, age 21, res. Deerflekl, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Con- 
 cord. 
 Blaisdell, Josiah T., Pr. : 1). Danville, age 33, res. Danville, O.V., enl. 24 
 
 July 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Newburyport, Mass. 
 Blaisdell, Samuel C, Pr. : b. Danville, age 20, res. Danville, O.V., enl. 30 
 
 July 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Berry, Woodbury, Pr. : b. Greenland, age 21, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July 01, uuist. in 22 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 04, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Exeter. 
 Carver. Edward F., Pr. : I). Dorchester, Mass., age 31, res. Exeter, O.V., 
 
 enl. 22 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04. P.O. ad. 
 
 So. Amesbury, Mass. 
 Colbath, Charles W^., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 18, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 20 July 
 
 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04, wd. 13 May 64. P.O. 
 
 ad. Exeter. 
 Carlisle, James, Pr. : b. Exeter, age 39, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 29 July 01, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 01, uuist. out 23 Aug. 64, Avd. 13 May 64, O.D. 
 Carter, Gideon, Jr., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 18, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 31 July 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Colcord, Ezra G., Pr. : b. Brentwood, age 20, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, tr. Siii-nal Corps 29 Feb. 64, to Corp. 11 
 
 Oct. (;i, O.D., O.S., d. (killed by Ku-Klux Klan) 66, Mississippi. 
 Caban, Samuel, Pr. : b. Exeter, age 24, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 61, 
 
 nuist. in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 3 Sept. 62, wd. 10 June 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Kittery Depot, Me. 
 Caban. William, Pr. : b. Exeter, age 21, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 7 -Vug. 01, 
 
 nuist. in 22 Aug. 01, k.a. 16 June 02. 
 Chase, James M.. Pr. : b. New London, age 24, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 01, nuist. in 22 .Aug. 61, disch for dis. 7 July 65, to Corp. 1 
 
 Dec. 62, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, to Sergt. 24 Aug. 04, to 1st Sergt. 1 June 
 
 05, to 2d Lt. (not mustered). P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Clay, Alonzo, Pr. : b. Madbury, age 21, res. New Market, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61,'des. April 04, re-enl. 20 Feb. 64. 
 Currier, Joseph H., Pr. : b. Canterbury, age 32, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. (;i, must, in 22 Aug. 61, di.sch.'for dis. 26 May 62, O.D., d. 17 
 
 March 85, Concord. 
 Currier, Adna S., Pr. : b. Concord, age 22, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 13 Sept. 62, 
 
 res'd 23 June 03, wd. 18 July 03, to Corp. 5 April 64. 
 
810 THIKD NEW HAMTSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Cushon, Joel A., I'r. : b. Lj-maii, age 3S, res. Concord, O.V., eul. 7 Aujjf. 
 
 Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 01, discli for dis. IG IMay G2, O.S. I'.o. ad. 
 
 Webster. 
 Casley, Edward W., Pr. : b. Concord, I\Iass., age 42, res. Concord, Mass., 
 
 O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. (il, des. April G4, re-enl. 2G 
 
 Feb. (U, 0.1). P.O. ad. Orilla, P. Ontario, Canada. 
 Donovan, Cornelius, Pr. : b. Providence, R. I , age o~>, res. Exeter, O.V., 
 
 enl. 22 July Gl, must, in 22 Aug. Gl, tr. to V.R.C. 15 July G;5, d. 7 ,Tuly 
 
 88, Providence, R. I. 
 Dudley, Daniel W., Pr. : b. Wolfboro', age 18, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July Gl, nuist. in 22 Aug. (U, must, out 23 Aug. G4, furl. May 63, to 
 
 Corp. 7 July G3, wd. 16 May G4. P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 Dudley, Sereno G., Pr. : b. Brentwood, age 21, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 
 
 Gl, must, in 22 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Dearborn, Warren S., Pr. : b. Staftbrd, age 22, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 17 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. to date 20 July Go, to Corp. , 
 
 ■wcC. 10 July G3, re-enl. 22^Feb. 64, to ranks 13 May 64, wd. 13 May 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Kingston. 
 Davenport, Nathan, Pr. : b. Lewiston, Vt., age 37, res. East Kingston, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. Gl, died of disease 7 Oct. 62. 
 Davis, Henry, Pr. : b. Kingston, age 27, res. Kingston, O.V., enl. 26 July 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 22 Feb. 62. P.O. ad. Kingston. 
 Dowlin, Ira C, Pr. : b. Bradford, age 27, res. Newport, O.V., enl. 13 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Claremont. 
 Elliott, Daniel W., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 23, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 24 July Gl, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. G4, wd. 16 June 62, to Corp. 
 
 23 June 63, wd. 13 May G4. P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 Edminster, John H., Pr. : b. Cornish, age 18, res. Sunapee, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 18 Oct. 
 
 62, furl. Sept. 63, to Sefgt. 6 April 64. 
 
 Favor, Fred H., Pr. : b. Hill, age 19, res. Boscawen, O.V., enl. 22 July Gl, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 31 Oct. 62, wd. 16 June 62, d. 26 
 
 Dec. 83, Batavia, 111. 
 Farrand, Edward, Pr. : b. England, age 26, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 24 July 
 
 Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 May 62, d. 25 June 64, 
 
 Penacook. 
 Fieldsend, Joshua, Pr. : b. Hyde, Chester Co., Eug., age 22, res. unknown, 
 
 O.V., enl. 23 July 61, m'ust. in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Epping. 
 Gage, Hiram, Pr. : b. Boscawen, age 45, res. Boscawen, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 
 
 Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Wilton 
 
 Jet., Iowa. 
 Gerah, James, Pr. : b. Cambridge, age 30, res. Chester, O.V., enl. G Aug. 
 
 Gl, must, in 22 Aug.* 61, disch. for dis. 16 Dec. 62, wd. 16 June G2. 
 
 P.O. ad. Chester. 
 George, Ira P., Pr. : b. New Boston, age 21, res. Newport, O.V., enl. 26 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 April G4, wd. 10 July 
 
 63. P.O. ad. Elkins, N. Mex. 
 
 Hall, Edward F., Pr. : b. Epping, age 37, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 26 July 61, 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. 28 Oct. 64, des. 24 Feb. 64, ret'd, wd. 16 
 Aug. 64, term expired 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Portsmouth. 
 
 Hall, Horace J., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 17, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 29 July 61, 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 19 July G3. 
 
 Hall, Harris C, Pr. : b. Fremont, age 18, res. Danville, O.V., enl. 17 Aug. 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of wds. 18 June 64, re-enl. 28 Feb. 64, 
 wd. IG June 64. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSIIIIJE REGIMENT. 811 
 
 Hook, Albert, Pr. : 1). (Iiichester, au;c — , res. Chichester, O.V.. eiil. 14 
 
 Aug. (\\, must, in 22 Auij. (H, must, out 20 July do, re-enl. 25 Feb. 
 
 ()4,"age 23, O.l). P.O. ad. Loudon. 
 Henry, James B., Pr. : b. New York, age 24, res. Boquet, N.Y., O.V., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. i;i, must, in 22 Aug. 01, tr. to Reg. Army 13 Nov. (52, O.S. P.O. 
 
 ad. Mancliester. 
 Haines, John M., Pr. : b. Chichester, age 20, res. Chichester, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. G4, to Corp. 11 Oct. 
 
 01, res'd 7 July 03, furl. 18 Nov. (i3, O.D., d. 'y Oct. 75, Charlestown, 
 
 Mass. 
 Hinds, Simeon D.. Pr. : b. Lowell, age 17, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 01, must, iu 22 Aug. 01, discli. for dis. 17 May 02. P.O. ad. Laconia. 
 Healey, George W., Pr. : b. Raymond, age 18, res. Raymond, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, must, out 20 Julv 05, re-enl. 20 Feb. 64, 
 
 wd. 13 May 04, cap. 10 Aug. 04. P.O. ad. No. Prairie, Minn. 
 Jones, Edwin, Pr. : b. Strafford, age 35, res. Chester, O.V., enl. Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 2 Aug. 02. P.O. ad. Chester. 
 Jackson, Andrew, Pr. : b. Dover, age 20, res. Dover, O.V., enl. ;50 July 01, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 01, disch. to date 20 July 05, re-enl. 24 Feb. 04, to 
 
 Corp. June 04, to Sergt. 1 June 05, furl. June (!5, a. on furl. 20 
 
 July 05. 
 Kimball, William H., Pr. : b. Newton, age 20, res. Newton, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 Julv 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, tr. to E 22 Sept. 01. P.O. ad. Newton. 
 
 (See Co. E.) 
 Kaye, Booth, Pr. : b. England, age 34, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 01, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 01, died of disease, 20 Aug. 03. 
 Kelley, Isaiah, Pr. : b. Plaistow, age 25, res. Plaistow, O.V., enl. .iO July 01, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. (!1. 
 Leavitt, William R., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 43, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 22 Aug. (il, died of disease 18 Feb. 02. 
 Leavitt, Joseph W., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 28, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 20 July 
 
 01, must, in 22 Aug. (U, nnist. out 20 July 05, to Corp. 11 Nov. 03, re- 
 enl. 13 Feb. 04, to Sergt. 14 Oct. 04, to 1st Sergt. 7 July 05, O.D. P.O. 
 
 ad. Charlestown, Mass. 
 Lord, George F., Pr. : b. Parsonfield, Me., age 10, res. New Market, O.V., 
 
 enl. 5 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 01, to Sergt. -Maj. 25 Feb. 04, tr. back 
 
 to 15 5 April 04, term exp. 23 Aug. 04, O.D., N.S.II. P.O. ad. Man- 
 chester. (See N.C.S.) 
 Locke, James J., Pr. : b. Portsmouth, age 21, res. Chichester, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 April 01, must, iu 22 Aug. 01, k.a. 10 July (!3, furl. May 03. 
 March, Isaac W., Pr. : b. NeAvburyport, Mass., age 41, res. Danville, O.V., 
 
 enl. 24 July 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 18 Nov. 02. P.O. 
 
 ad. Danville. 
 Marston, William S., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 20, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 23 July 
 
 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, tr. to Signal Corps Oct. 03, wd. 10 June 02, 
 
 O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Newburyport, Mass. 
 Moores, Samuel E., Pr. : b. Vienna, Me., age 18, res. Kingston, O.V.. enl. 
 
 1 Aug. 01, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64. 
 Moody, Alfred C, Pr. : b. Goffstown, age 25, res. Pittsflcld, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 Julv 01, must, iu 22 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 24 Feb. 04, 
 
 to Corp. 12 April 05, 0.1). P.O. ad. Deer field Centre. 
 Merrill. William H., Pr. : b. Ilampstcad, age 21, res. Danville, O.V., enl. 25 
 
 July 01, must, in 22 .Vug. 01, died of Avds. 12 July 02, Avd. 16 June 02, 
 
 cap. 10 June 02. 
 Perkins, \A^illiam B., Pr. : b. AUenstOAvn, age 18, res. Epping, O.V., eul. 26 
 
 July 01, must, in 22 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 05, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to 
 
 Corp. 24 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 7 July 65, d. , Epping. 
 
812 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Prescott, Joseph E., Pr. : b. Hampton Falls, a^e o9, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 
 
 10 Auii'. <■'!, must, iu 22 Aug. (Jl, died of disease 29 Oct. 04, re-enl. 14 
 
 Feb. 64, to Corp. 24 Aug. G4. 
 Putney, Jacob B., Pr. : b. Hillsboroush, age 4:), res. Hillsborough, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July IU, must, in 22 Aug. CI, tr.^to Y.R.C. 31 May 04, des. 1 Aug. 
 
 (13, ret'd, O.D., O.S., d. , Cambridgeport, Mass. 
 
 Pease, Charles H., Pr. : b. So. New Market, age 18, res. New Market, 
 
 O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, cliscb. for dis. 17 Oct. 61. 
 Reynolds, Henry A., Pr. : b. Manville, R. I., age 22, res. Milford, Mass., 
 
 O.V., enl. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, Avd. 
 
 18 July 63, re-euL 14 Feb. 64, wd. 13 May 64. P.O. ad. Providence, 
 
 R. I. 
 Riley, John, Jr., Pr. : h. Hooksett, age 18, res. Kensington, O.V., enl. 2 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 27 Oct. 64, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. 
 Rowell, Ambrose E., Pr. : b. Brentwood, age 26, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 1 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 11 Oct. 
 
 61, re-enl. 22 Feb. 64, to'Sergt. 6 June 64, to ranks 4 Oct. 64. P.O. ad. 
 
 Brentwood. 
 Sleeper, William H., Pr. : b. Fremont, age 20, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July 61. must, iu 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Williamsburg, L.I., N.Y. 
 Silloway, Fred, Pr. : b. Kingston, age 26, res. Kingston, O.V., enl. 2 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Swett, John S., Pr. : b. Kingston, age 28, res. Kingston, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 (Jl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 27 Aug. 62. 
 Swett, Gardner, Pr. : b. Newport, age 26, res. Newport, O.V., enl. 25 July 
 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 7 Dec. 61. 
 Senior, William, Pr. : b. England, age 33, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, iu 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, N.S.H. P.O. ad. Togus, 
 
 Me. 
 Smith, Jacob, Pr. : b. Raymond, age 44, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 28 July 61. 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 62. P.O. ad. 
 
 Exeter. 
 Seaver, Daniel P., Pr. : b. Kingston, age 22, res. Kingston, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61," must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 10 July 63, O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Newton Jet. 
 Stone, Jacob D., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 36, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 22 July 61, 
 
 must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 11 May 62, N.S.H., d. 30 May 
 
 Story, Joseph P., Pr. : b. Hopkinton, age 36, res. Canterbury, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 Dec. 62. 
 Stevens, William H., Pr. : b. Londonderry, age 20, res. Derry, O.V., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 13 Oct. 63. 
 Tompkins, Eli, Pr. : b. Goshen, Conn., age 32, res. Newport, O.V., enl. 25 
 
 Jnlv 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, died of wds. 31 Oct. 64, to Corp. 13 
 
 Sept. 62, res'd 23 June 63, re-enl. 25 Feb. 64, wd. 28 Oct. 64, O.D. 
 Tuttle, James H., Pr. : b. Durham, age 22, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 30 July 
 
 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, k.a. 16"Aug. 64, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, to Corp. 
 
 29 Juno 64, O.D. 
 W^eeks, Jeremiah, Pr. : b. Exeter, age 28, res. Exeter, O.V.,enl. 22 July 61, 
 
 must, iu 22 Aug. 61, died of disease 23 March 63. 
 Walton, William H., Pr. : b. Kensington, age 20, res. Kensington, O.V., enl. 
 
 23 July 61, uuist. in 22 Aug. 61, died of wds. 18 July 64, re-*enl. 1 Jan. 
 
 64, wd. l.s June 64. 
 Wiggin, Daniel H., Pr. : b. New Market, age 18, res. Epping, O.V., enl. 26 
 
 July 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, des. about Nov. 64, re-enl. 24 Feb. 64, 
 
 wd. 13 May 64, furl. Oct. 64. P.O. ad. Epping. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 813 
 
 Weymouth, Converse L., Pr. : b. Sana:erville, asje 48, res. Chester, O.V , 
 
 enl. 8 Aug. (U, must, in 22 Aug. Gl,disch. for dis. 27 Jan. 65, re-enl. 
 
 18 Feb. ()4, wd. 18 May CA, furl. 14 May (!4, d. d Sept. 80, Chester. 
 West, William, Pr. : b. Bradford, age 24, res. Bradford, O.V., enl. 25 July 
 
 Gl, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Wag. , re-enl. 14 
 
 Feb. 64, O.S., d. TOct. 112, Hillsboro'. 
 Walker, Joseph M., Pr. : b. Loudon, age 28, res. Chichester, O.V., enl. 
 
 14 Aug. 61, must, in 22 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D., d. 7 April 
 
 65, East Concord. 
 
 liecruits, Co. B. 
 Amie. William, Pr. : b. England, age 21, res. Cornish, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 68, disch. to date 20 July 65, sub. for Horace L. 
 
 Bugbee of Cornish. 
 Ami, John, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eug., age 38, res. Hanover, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 6'6, must, in 14 Oct. 68, des. 7 Nov. 64, O.D., sub. for Darwin J. 
 
 Babl)itt of Hanover. 
 Army, Lewis, Pr. : b. New York, age 20, res. Orford, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 June 65, sub. for 
 
 Hazen E. Carr of Orford. P.O. ad. Worcester, Mass. 
 Buckminster, Henry M., Pr. : b. Lempster, age 18, res. Acworth, V.R., 
 
 enl. 14 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, died of disease 24 Jan. 63. 
 Bell, William, Pr. : b. Germany, age 33, res. Campton, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Samuel N. Stick- 
 ney of Campton. 
 
 Bennett, W^illiam, Pr. : b. Eastport, Me., age 19, res. Bristol, S.R., enl. 14 
 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, des. 7 Nov. 64, ret'd, 
 to Corp. 12 July 65, sub. for Hiram W. Favor of Bristol. 
 
 Bow, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 7 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 7 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65. 
 
 Campbell, Freeman H., Pr. : b. Acworth, age 31, res. Marlow, V.H., enl. 
 18 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 12 June 65, wd. 16 Aug. 
 
 64. P.O. ad. Alstead. 
 
 Chase, James I., Pr. : b. Bath, Me, age 30, res. Bridgewater, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Oct. (!8, must, in 14 Oct. 63, disch. 26 June Ga, wd. 18 May 64, disch. 
 
 under Prov. Ord. 78, sub. for George Fletcher of Bridgewater. P.O. 
 
 ad. Walden, Vt. 
 Clark, John, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 23, res. Bristol, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 (13, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 13 April 64, sub. for Edwin C. Merrill of 
 
 Bristol. 
 Cavender, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Enfield, R.R., enl. 7 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 7 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, N.S.H., d. 17 March, ;»1, 
 
 Togus, Me. 
 Davis, Oliver O., Pr. : b. Weare, age 34, res. Keene, V.R., enl. 10 Feb. 62, 
 
 must, in 28 Feb. 62, died of wds. 22 May 64, wd. 13 May 64, O.D. 
 Davis, Milton G., Pr. : b. Westminster, Vt. age, 18, res. AcAvorth, Y.R., 
 
 enl. 14 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 9 May 63. 
 Dodge, Asa M., Pr. : b. Providence, R.I., age 27, res. .\cworth, V^R., enl. 
 
 14 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, disch. by order 27 Oct. 63, O.D., O.S., 
 
 d. H June 72. Acworth. 
 Dodge, David E. M., Pr. : b. Smithlield, R.I., age 22, res. Acworth, V.R., 
 
 enl. 14 .Vug. ()2, must, in 20 Aug. 62, died of disease 15 Dec. 62. 
 Davis. Salmon F. J., Pr. : b. Acworth, age 18, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 
 
 r.i .Vug. (52, must, in 20 Aug. 62. disch. 25 Aug. 65, to date 20 July 65, 
 
 at Concord. P.O. ad. Langdon. 
 Duncan, John B., Pr. : b. Acworth, age 18, res. .4cworth, V.R., enl. 29 
 
 .Vug. 62, must, in 19 Sept. 62, died of wds. 28 Jan. 65, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 wd. 15 Jan. 65, O.D. 
 
814 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Duncan, Theron, Pr. : b. Acworth, age 44, res. Acworth, V.R., eiil. 29 Aug. 
 
 02, must, in 22 Sept. G2, k.a. 13 May 64, O.D. 
 Day, Robert H., Pi'.: b. Pennsylvania, age 23, res. Wilton, V.R., enl. 21 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 21 Nov." 63, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 13 May 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. 1703 North St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Davis, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 21 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 21 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 27 Oct. 64. 
 Diaz. Manuel, Pr. : b. Chili, age 23, res. Hanover, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 16 Aug. 64, snb. for M. C. Eaton of Hanover. 
 Eagleston, Hugh, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 22, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, k.a. 13 May 64, sub. for David Dulohery of 
 
 Keene. 
 Finley, Theodore F., Pr. : b. Acworth, age 18, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 15 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, died of disease 29 Oct. 62. 
 French, Antonio, Pr. : b. Canada, age 24, res. Hanover, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65 at Concord, cap. 16 Aug. 64, 
 
 sub. for Grosvenor S. Hubbard of Hanover. 
 Graham, John G., Pr. : b. Claremont, age 21, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 25 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 25 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, to Mus. 12 Sept. 62, 
 
 disch. by Prov. Ord. 73, O.D. P.O. ad. Good Thunder, Minn. 
 Gillis, John G., Pr : b. Maine, age 44, res. Pembroke, V.R., enl. 21 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 21 Nov. 63, died of wds. 22 Sept. 64, wd. 20 Sept. 64. 
 Howard, Melville C, Pr : b. Jamaica, Vt., age 38, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 
 
 9 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, died of wds. 17 July 63, wd. 12 July 63. 
 Huntoon, Abdalonymus, Pr. : b. Unity, age 37, res. Unity, V.R., enl. 27 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 1 Sept. 62, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 10 July 64, disch. 
 
 by Prov. Ord. 73, O.D. P.O. ad. Unity. 
 Horton, Joseph E., Pr. : b. Taunton, Mass., age 18, res. Cornish, V.R., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 62, must, in 19 Sept. 62, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 furl. May 64, disch. by Prov. Ord. 73. P.O. ad. 16 Gardner St., Bos- 
 ton, Mass. 
 Holt, Charles M., Pr. : b. Maine, age 24, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 20 Nov. 63, des. S^Nov. 64, O.D. 
 Holden, William, Pr. : b. England, age 30, res. Swanzey, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 16 Aug. 64, disch. by 
 Prov. Ord. 73, N.S.H., sub. for Benj. F. Meade of Swanzey, d. 9 
 March 77, Togus, Me. 
 
 Johnson, William H., Pr. : b. England, age 26, res. Enfield, V.R., enl. 20 
 Nov. (!3, must, in 20 Nov. 63, disch. "for dis. 10 June 65, wd. 18 May 
 
 64, N.S.H. P.O. ad. Pittsburg, Kan. 
 
 Jordan, Samuel, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 28, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 24 July 64, wd. 13 May 64, furl. 
 
 , sub. for Almond Frencli of Plainfield. 
 
 Kempton, EHsha M., Pr. : b. Claremont, age 31, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 10 Nov. 63, to Corp. 
 
 13 Sept. 62, res'd 23 June 63, wd. 10 July 63. P.O. ad. Newport. 
 Kelsall, Edward, Pr. : b. England, age 36, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 25 Sept. 63, furl. 30 Oct. 64, a. 20 July 65, n.f.r. 
 Kittredge, Perry, Pr : b. Canaan, age 20, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 23 Aug. 
 
 61. must, in 23 Aug. 61, to Hosp. Stew. 15 Sept. 62, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 Concord. (See N.C.S.) 
 
 Lear, George A., Pr. : b. Epsom, age 22, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 9 Aug. 
 
 62, must, in 9 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 19 Sept. 62. 
 
 Locke, Elbridge G., Pr. : b. Gilmantou, age 21, res. Chichester, V.R., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. 62, must, in 8 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, by Prov. Ord. 73, O.D., 
 
 d. 2 Aug. 87, at Lake Village. 
 Langdon, Thomas, Pr. : b. New York, age 19, res. Cornish, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, k.a. 13 May 64, sub. for Chas.N. Kenyon, 
 
 of Cornish. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 815 
 
 Munroe, Porter, Pr. : b. Pitchbiirg, Mass., age 37, res. Acworth, V.R., eiil. 
 
 23 Aug. 62, must, in 23 Aug. 02, disch. 26 June 65, by Prov. Ord. 73, 
 
 CD. 
 McGuire, James, Pr. : b. Waterford, Ire., age 39, res. Chichester, V.R., enl. 
 
 14 Oct. 62, must, in 14 Oct. 62, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 18 July 63, 
 
 des. 15 Aug. 64, ret'd, O.D. 
 McClusky, John, Pr. : b. Swantou, Vt., age 19, res. Bridgewater, S.R., enl. 
 
 14 Oct. (!;>, must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 June 
 
 Co, sub. for Thos. R. Spiller of Bridgewater. 
 Peck, Calvin D., Pr. : b. Maidstone, Vt., age 27, res. Acworth, V.R., enl. 
 
 25 Aug. 62, must, in 25 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 19 Sept. 62. 
 Scott, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Dorchester, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 13 Dec. 64, des. 22 Feb. 65, wd. 18 July 63, O.D., sub. for 
 
 James M. King of Dorchester. 
 Smith. Michael, Pr. : b. Massachusetts, age 20, res. Columbia, S.R., enl. 13 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 13 Dec. 64, des. 16 March 65, sub. for E. George 
 
 Rogers of Columbia. 
 Thing, Frederick F., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 22, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 15 
 
 Sept. 62, must, in 17 Sept. 62, disch. 17 Sept. 65. P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 W^alker, William, Pr. : b. Newburyport, Mass., age 21, res. Chichester, V.R., 
 
 enl. 11 Aug. 62, must, in 11 Aug. 62, k.a. 16 Aug. 64. 
 Watson, John, Pr. : b. Dorchester, Eng., age 31, res. Dorchester, Eng., 
 
 S.R., enl. 2 Sept. 63, must, in 2 Sept. 63, des. 7 Nov. 64, sub. for James 
 
 K. Wliipple of . 
 
 W^eymouth, Charles H., Pr. : b. Chelmsford, Mass., age 18, res. Concord, 
 
 V.R., enl. 9 Nov. 63, must, in 14 Nov. 63, died of wds. 20 April 65, 
 
 wd. 11 Feb. 65. 
 Williams, Richard, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 6 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 6 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for John Wilson of 
 
 Claremont. 
 Walcott, Henry, Pr. : b. England, age 28, res. Andover, S.R., enl. 6 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 6 Dec. 64, des. 13 March 65, sub. for G. M. Stevens of 
 
 Andover. 
 "Wilson, John, Pr. : b. New Brunswick, age 22, res. New Hampton, S.R., 
 
 enl. 6 Dec. 64, must, in 6 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for James 
 
 Gordon of New Hampton. 
 Williams, Henry, Pr. : b. England, age 20, res. Runiney, S.R., enl. 7 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 7 Dec. 64, des. 12 June 65, sub. for Clinton B. Simpson 
 
 of Rumney. 
 Youngman, George F., Pr. : b. Lcmpster, age 20, res. Lempster, V.R., enl. 
 
 2s Aug. 62, must, in 1 Sept. 62, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 10 July 63, wd. 
 
 16 May 64, furl. July or Aug. 64, disch. by Prov. Ord. 73, O.D.. O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Lempster. 
 
 Gain hy Transfer. 
 
 Hebbard. Erskine W., Pr. : tr. from Co. K, discli. for dis. 2H July 62. 
 Lord, George F., Pr. : tr. from N.C.S., must, out 26 Sept. 64. (Original B.) 
 
 COMl'ANY C. 
 
 Donohoe, Michael T., Capt. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 22, res. Manchester, 
 O.V., apptd. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 27 Julv 62, to 
 accept Col. Tenth N.H.V., O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. 14 Beacon St., Boston, 
 Mass. 
 
 Allen. Robert H., 1st Lt. : b. Ireland, age 2(;, res. Manchester, O.V., apptd. 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, "disch. for dis. 29 June 64, wd. 16 
 June 62, l.a. July 62, to Capt. 12 Sept. 62, La. July 63. P.O. ad. Rock- 
 ford, 111. 
 
816 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Cody, Walter, 2d Lt. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Manchester, O.V., apptd. 22 
 Aug. 61. must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. to date 15 Nov. 62, wd. 16 June 
 62, l.a. July 62, to 1st Lt. 12 Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 Donohoe, Joseph J., 1st Sergt. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 19, res. Manchester, 
 O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 14 April 63, wd. 16 
 June 62, to2dLt. 12 Sept. 62, to 1st Lt. 31 March 63, disch. to accept 
 Adjt. Tenth N.H.V., O.S., d. 2'.) Sept. 73, Lowell, Mass. 
 
 Kirwin, John, 2d Sergt. : b. Ireland, age 26, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 9 Dec. 6-1, to 1st Sergt. 13 Sept. 
 62, to 2d Lt. 16 April 63, wd. 28 Aug. 63, to 1st Lt. 19 Oct. 63, l.a. 
 March 64, to Capt. 3 June 64, l.a. Sept. 64. P.O. ad. Chicago, 111. 
 
 Connolly, Michael J., 3d Sergt. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 20 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. to date 16 Oct. 64, to 1st 
 Sergt. 16 April 63, to 2d Lt. 3 Feb. 64, d. 17 May 76, Manchester. 
 
 Casey, Thomas, 4th Sergt. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, res'd 23 -Inly 63, 
 to Corp. 1 Jan. 64, to Sergt. 20 Jan. 64, to 1st Sergt. 4 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 P.O. ad. Portsmouth. 
 
 Duffy, Hugh, 5th Sergt. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 22 
 July 61, must. ""In 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 3 Feb. 63. P.O. ad. 
 Manchester. 
 
 Byrns, Matthew, 1st Corp. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 20 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 27 Sept. 62, wd. 16 
 June 62. 
 
 Casey, John, 2d Corp. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 13 Sept. 62, 
 to ranks 23 July 63, to Sergt. 4 Feb. 64. 
 
 McClemens, John, 3d Corp. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 20 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Aug. 62, wd. 16 June 
 
 62, N.'S.H., d. 6 Nov. 67, Togus, Me. 
 
 Crosbie, John, 4th Corp. : b. Canada, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. — 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 10 July 63, O.D. 
 Cadorath, Eugene, 5th Corp. : b. Canada, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V.. enl. 
 
 20 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 30 Dec. 62, to ranks by 
 
 G.C.M. 24 Jan. 62, wd. Hi^June 62, cap. 16 June 62. 
 Eagan, John, 6th Corp.: b. Ireland, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 1 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 27 Sept. 64, res'd 1 Dec. 61, 
 
 wd. 13 May 64, furl. T term exp. 23 Aug. 64, N.S.H., d. 12 Oct. 
 
 81, Hampton, Va. 
 Healey, Timothy, 7th Corp. : b. Kenmare, Ire. age 22, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, d. of wds. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 res'd 1 Dec. (il, re-enl. 25 Feb. 64, des. April 64, ret'd, Avd. 16 Aug. 
 
 64, cap. 16 Aug. 64. 
 O'Connell, Robert, 8th Corp.: b. Ireland, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 18 Oct. 64, to ranks 1 Dec. 61, 
 
 wd. 13 May 64, to Sergt. 20 May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 Galvin, Michael E. A., 1st Mus. : b. Boston, Mass., age 21, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, to 2d P.M. 7 June 68, d. 14 
 
 Sept. 70, Savannah, Ga. (See N.C.S^.) 
 McEnry, Thomas, 2d Mus. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., must. 
 
 in 23 .Vug. 61, to 2d P.M. 22 Nov. 63r P.O. ad. Fulton, 111. (SeeN.C.S.) 
 Hackett, Edmund, Wag. : b. Bombay, N.Y., age 26, res. Manchester. O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 July (il, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. by order 6 Sept. 62, O.S. 
 
 P.O ad. Guthrie, Ind. Ter. 
 Allen, George, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Manchester, O V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. (i4, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Baker, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 21 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 18 July 63, Avd. 16 
 
 May 64. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 817 
 
 Barrett, John, Pr. : 1). Ireland, age 32, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 14 Ang. 
 
 (il, must, in 23 Ang. (51, k.a. 10 July 03, to Corp. 1 Dec. (!1, res'd 2.") 
 
 Feb. G2. 
 Booth, John, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 23, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 24 July 
 
 (;i, must, in 23 Aug. (il, k.a. in June 62. 
 Briggs, George H., Pr. : b. Amesbury, Mass., age 2(5, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 22 Aug. (Jl, nmst. in 23 Aug. (Jl, disch. for dis. 2."j Oct. (12, tr. to 
 
 Baud 31 July 02, tr. Band to CI Sept. (52, O.D. P.O. ad. Amesbury, 
 
 Mass. 
 Bryant, David, Pr. : b. Sheflbrd, Can., age 33, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 30 July (il, must, in 23 Aug. (il, must, out 20 July (i."), \vd. Ki June (i2, 
 
 re-enl. 28 Feb. (i4, O.D., d^ 17 June 85, Suncook. 
 Butler, William B., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 22 July 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. (il, disch. for dis. 30 Jan. G3. 
 Cameron, James, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 30, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 20 
 
 July Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. 27 Sept. G4, to Corp. 1 Dec. Gl, 
 
 wd. IG June G2, res'd 11 Oct. G2, wd. IG June G4, term exp. 23 Aug. G4, 
 
 N.S.H. P.O. ad. Togus, Me. 
 Carroll, John, ist, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, des. 24 Aug. Gl. 
 Carr, Francis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. unknoAvn, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. Gl, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. G4. 
 Curran, John, ist., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Hopkinton, O.V., enl. 4 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. G4, wd. 1(1 June 62, O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. 382 Hanover St., Boston, Mass. 
 Curran, John, 2d, Pr. : b. Manchester, age 19, res. Boscawen (Fisherville, 
 
 now Penacook), O.V., enl. 29 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 
 
 20 July G.5, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, des. — April 64, ret'd, to Corp. 1 March 
 
 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Boston, Mass. 
 Connelly, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 37, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 May 63, d. De-Camp Gen. 
 
 Hosp., David's Island, N.Y., 22 May 63. 
 Crosbie, Augustine, Pr. : b. Canada, age 26, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D., d. 24 April 
 
 90, Manchester. 
 Coffey, Jeremiah T., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 21 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Cooney, Stephen, Pr. : b. Cork, Ire., age 18, res. Concord (Fisherville, now 
 
 Penacook), O.V., enl. 25 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 18 
 
 May 64, wd. 16 June 62, wd. 13 May 64. 
 Costello, Bryan, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Manchester, O.V., e«l. 8 Aug. 
 
 61, must in 23 Aug. 61, des. 15 April 64, re-enl. 26 Feb. 64. 
 Devine, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Boston, Mass.. O.V., enl. 22 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 13 May 64. 
 Duffee, John, ist, Pr. : b. Ft. Covington, N.Y., age 28, res. unknown, 
 
 O.V., enl. 20 July Gl, must, in 23 Ang. 61, died of disease 21 Sept. 62. 
 Duffee, John, 2d, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 26, res. Winchester, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. l(i June 62. 
 Dunn, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 38, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 July 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 25 Feb. 62, 
 
 to ranks 17 June 64, O.D. 
 Eagan, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. unknown. O.V., enl. 22 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. toV.R.C. 22 July 63, wd. 16 June (i2, O.S. 
 Ely, Joseph, Pr. : b. Canada, age 37, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 26 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 18 July 64. 
 Elliott, Thomas F., Pr. : b. England, age 32, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 62. 
 
 P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 54 
 
81,S THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Farry, Bernard. Pr. : b. Ireland, age 35, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Ang. CI, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 28 Aug. 63, O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Foley, David, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 July 61, 
 
 must. In 23 Aug. 61, disch. by G.C.M. 1 July 62. 
 Foley, Stephen, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 28 Sept. 63, wd. 12 Aug. 63. 
 Farley, Daniel, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 26 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 6-t. 
 Finn, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 32, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 16 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 26 Dec. 62. 
 Fitzgerald, David, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 30 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. "for dis. 27 Sept. 62, wd. 16 June 62. 
 
 P.O. ad. Highland Park, 111. 
 Fitzgerald, Francis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 22 Aug. 
 
 i;i, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 17 June 64. 
 Fortune, Robert, Pr. : b. Paisley, Scot., age 34, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 May 64, 
 
 O.D.'^N.S.H. 
 Garrity, Edward, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 31 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 24 June 62. 
 Gaining, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Candia, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 March 62. 
 Glavin, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61. must, out 27 Sept. 64, to Corp. 19 Jan. 63, 
 
 furl. -, wd. 18 July 63, wd. 13 May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. 
 
 ad. Manchester. 
 Hannahan, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 23 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 27 Sept. 64, wd. 13 May 64, term 
 
 exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 Henderson, James, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 42, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 1 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Hunter, James, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 24 July 
 
 61. must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 27 Sept. 64, to Corp. 11 April 63, 
 
 term exp. 23 Aug. 64, d. 9 Oct. 88, Manchester. 
 Henrick, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 34, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 25 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, N.S.H. 
 Hubbard, Oliver, Pr. : b. Canada, age 32, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 27 Sept. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Haverhill, Mass. 
 Kelleher, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21^ res. Manchester, C.V., enl. 20 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 3 Sept. 61, O.S. 
 Keating, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 27 Sept. 64, to Corp. 13 Sept. 62, furl. 
 
 — May {;3, wd. 16 Aug. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 Rearing. John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 July 
 
 (;i. must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. by G.C.M. 1 July 62. 
 Killelea, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 22 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. , N.S.H. P.O. 
 
 ad. Nashua. 
 Kerby, Daniel, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 28, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 25 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 May 63, wd. 4 March 63, O.S., 
 
 N.H.S.H. P.O. ad. Tilton. 
 Larkin, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 July 
 
 (U, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 30 Nov. 64, to Corp. 7 Feb. 63, re-enl. 13 
 
 Feb. 64, to ranks 2 July 63, wd. 13 May 64. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 819 
 
 Lee, Patrick, Pr. : 1). Ireland, a^e 25, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 12 Aus:. 
 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. (51, must, out 27 Sept. 64, wd. 16 June 62, wd. l?> 
 
 May CJ, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Mahoney, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 6 
 
 Aug. 61, nnist. in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 3 Oct. 64, to Corp. 10 Jan. 63, 
 
 wd. 26 Aug. 63, wd. 13 May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64, N.S.H. P.O. 
 
 ad. Manchester. 
 Mahaney, Daniel, Jr., Pr. : b. Kiusale, Ire., age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 20 July 61, must, in 23 Aug 61, killed by accident 16 Jan. 65, 
 
 re-enl. 27 Feb. 64, killed by explosion Fort Fisher, O.D. 
 Mining, Thomas W., Pr. : b. Middlesex Co., Eng., age 18, res. Concord 
 
 (Fisherville, now Penacook), O.V., enl. 30 July 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Morrow, Matthew, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Lowell, Mass., O.V., enl 
 
 24 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 Sept. 62. 
 Morrison, James, Pr. : b. Sherbrooke, Can., age 22, res. Canada, O.V., enl. 
 
 29 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 O.D. 
 Murry, Robert P., Pr. : b. England, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Manchester. 
 
 Moore, David, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 28, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 2 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 27 Feb. 64, to 
 
 Corp. 3 March 65. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Mayers, James, Pr. : b. England, age 38, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 62. 
 Murphy, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 32, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 (il, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 May 63. 
 Mulligan. Michael P., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res. unknoAvn, O.V.,enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 3 July 68, 
 
 to ranks 7 June 64. 
 McCarthy, Daniel, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Mclntire, John, Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 2 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 14 Nov. 64, des. 31 
 
 Aug. 63, ret'd, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, des. — April 64, ret'd. 
 O'Brien, Terrence, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 38, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch." for dis. 7 Sept. 62, to Corp. 26 Aug. 64*, 
 
 wd. , O.D., N.S.H., O.S., d. 23 Nov. 69, Togus, Me. 
 
 O'Grady, Edward, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 21 
 
 Aug. 01, nuist. in 23 Aug. (Jl, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 O'Connell, Timothy, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 24 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. (il, disch. 27 Sept. 64, to Corp. 16 April 63, wd. 
 
 IS July 03, wd. 13 May 64, to ranks 7 June 64, terra exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 Penno, Joseph, Pr. : b. Canada, age 30, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 13 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 01, k.a. 10 June 62, O.S. 
 Pelkey, Peter, Pr. : b. Woousocket, R. I., age 23, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 3 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 05, wd. 18 July 
 
 63, re-eni. 12 Feb. (!4, des. — April 04, ret'd. P.O. ad. A])ponaug, R. I. 
 Quinlan, James, Pr. : b. Troy, N.Y., age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 
 
 July 01, must, in 23 Aug. (il, must, out 20 July (i5, wd. 10 June 62, 
 
 re-enl. 25 Feb. 64, des.— April 64, ret'd, to Sergt. 3 Dec. 64, to 2d Lt. 
 
 20 May 65, O.D., d. , R.I. (droAvncd). 
 
 Quinlan, Jeremiah, Pr. : b. Troy, N. Y., res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 
 
 01. must, in 23 Aug. 01, must, oiit 23 Aug. 04, to Corp. 2 Jan. 63, to 
 
 Sergt. 23 July 63, res'd 20 May 64. 
 
 Quinn, Edward, Pr. : b. Leitrim, Ire., age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 31 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. (il, k.a. 16 June 62. 
 
820 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Sullivan, James, I'r. : b. Mitchellstowu, Ire., age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 1 Aug. (Jl, must, iu 23 Aug. (U, must, out 20 July (55, to Corp. 25 
 Jan. r.2, to Sergt. 7 Feb. (13, furl. — Sept. 03, re-enl. 20 Feb. 04, wd. 
 13 May 04, to 1st Sergt. 23 June 05. 
 
 Sloden, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 31 
 July (;i, must, in 23 Aug. 01, died of disease 12 Aug. 02. 
 
 Sherlock, Anthony, Pr : b. Ireland, age 23. res. Manchester, O.V.. enl. 30 July 
 (;i, must, in 23 Aug. 01, must.out 23 Aug. 04. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 Sheehan, Edward, Pr. : b. Ballingarry, Ire., age 20, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. I Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 05, to Corp. 20 
 Jan. 04, re-enl. 20 Feb. 04, to Sergt. 20 Aug. 04, wd. 13 Oct. 04, to 
 ranks 1 March 05. P.O. ad. Lawrence, Mass. 
 
 Sheehan, Jeremiah, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 38, res. Boscawen, O.V., enl. 25 
 July 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 19 Oct. 01, N.S.H. 
 
 Slattery, Martin, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 36, res. New Market, O.V., enl. 30 July 
 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 04, wd. 10 Aug. 04. 
 Spellman, Martin, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 28, res. Concord (Fisherville, now 
 
 Penacook), O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, wd. k; Aug. 04, 
 
 term exp. 23 Aug. 04, disch. to date 23 Aug. 04. 
 Tonrey, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 (il, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch^ for dis. 4 Nov. 02, d. 11 Nov. 80, Man- 
 chester. 
 Verville, Joseph, Pr. : b. Canada, age 37, res. Hooksett, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 
 
 (;i, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. 27 Sept. 04, wd. 13 May 04, term exp. 
 
 2.". Aug. 04, d. 29 M^arch 83, St. Zepherin, Can. 
 Woodburn, George A., Pr. : b. Kilmarnock, Scot., age 20, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, k.a. 10 Aug. 04, to Corp. 1 
 
 Dec. 01, wd. 10 June 02, res'd 10 Oct. 02, to Corp. — Nov. 02, to Sergt. 
 
 10 April 03, i-e-enl. 27 Feb. 04 (color bearer Avhen killed). 
 Whittaker, Samuel, Pr. : b. England, age 37, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug^ 01, disch. for dis. 27 Jan. 03, wd. 10 June 
 
 (i2, and cap. 
 Welch, James, Pr. : b. Roxbury, Mass., age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 1 Aug. 01, must, iu 23 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 05, re-enl. 28 Feb. 64, 
 
 cap. — May 04, des. 22 Feb. 05, ret'd (see G.C.M.) 
 Wheelan, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, a;ge 24, res. New Market, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 20 Juue 03. 
 Wolfandale, William, Pr. : b. England, age 43, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 2(i ,Tuly 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 W^aters, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age. 43, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 22 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 31 July 62, d. 24 Aug. 62, New 
 
 York City. 
 
 Recntits, Co. C. 
 
 Allen, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. s Aug. 
 
 02, must, in 8 Aug. 02, disch. for dis. 21 Sept. (i2. 
 
 Ames, John, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 21, res. Chichester, S.R., enl. 22 
 
 Dec. 04, must, in 22 Dec. (14, des. 11 April (!5, sub. for H. B. Langley 
 
 of Chichester. 
 Allen, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Sandown, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 04, 
 
 must, in 23 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Amos S. Clark of 
 
 Sandown. 
 Alson, Charles, Pr. : b. Sweden, age 25, res. Freedom, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 
 
 ()4, must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for Edwin Pease of 
 
 Freedom. 
 Burns, John, Pr. : b. Cork, Ire., age 24, res. Mount Vernon, S.R., enl. 2 Sept. 
 
 (;3, must, in 2 Sept. 03, des. 24 May 04, sub. for Chas. A. Reed of 
 
 Mount Vernon. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 821 
 
 Burns. William, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 21, res. Hudson, S.R., enl. 22 
 
 Dec. (14. must, in 22 Dec. (U, des. 12 April (>5, sub. for David Clement, 
 
 Jr., of Hudson. 
 Bander, Philip, Pr. : b. Germany, age 23, res. Lyme, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. (i4, 
 
 must, in 22 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July G"), sub. for P. E. Fairfield of 
 
 Lyme. 
 Bates. Charles H., Pr. : b. England, age 20, res. Ossipee, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 
 (14, must, in 22 Dec. ij4, must, out 20 July (\r,, O.D., sub. for Joseph F. 
 
 Brown of Ossipee. 
 Bates, James W., Pr. : b. Rhode Island, age 22, res. New Hampton, S.R., 
 
 enl. 2;5 Dec. (!4, must, in 23 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 0."), to Corp. 20 
 
 March ('>."), to ranks 10 June <;.">, sub. for Hosea Q. Veasey of New 
 
 Hampton. • 
 
 Blair, Joseph, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 04, 
 
 nuist. in 23 Dec. 04, des. 17 June 05, sub. for William Proctor of 
 
 Barnstead. 
 Barney, George, Pr. : b. Canada, age 2.5, res. Pembroke, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 27 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July (i.j, sub. for Timothy Drew 
 
 of Pembroke, d. , Maiden, Mass. 
 
 Burke, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Langdon, S.R., enl. t» Oct. 03, 
 
 must, in !• Oct. 03, died of disease 20 June (54, sub. for Ebenezer Porter 
 
 of Langdon.- 
 Crooke, Samuel, Pr. : b. England, age lit, res. Enfield, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 
 03, must, in 20 Nov. 63, died of wds. 8 July 0,'), wd. 10 Aug. 04. 
 Coburn, Horace W., Pr. : b. Manchester, age IS, res. Rumney, V.R., enl. 4 
 
 Jan. 04, must, in 4 Jan. 64, died of disease 27 Jan. 65, to Mus. . 
 
 Campbell, John, Pr. : b. Tyrone, Ire., age 34, res. Gilmanton, S.R., enl. 2{) 
 
 Sept. 03, must, in 29 Sept. 03, k.a. 27 Oct. 64, to Corp. 20 Aug. 64, 
 
 sub. for Geo. W. Foss of Gilmanton. 
 Crowley, John, Pr. : b. Bufialo, N.Y., age 22, res. Gilmanton, S.R., enl. 29 
 
 Sept. 03, must, in 29 Sept. 63, killed by accident 16 Jan. 65 (Fort Fisher 
 
 explosion), sub. for John W. Lamprey of Gilmanton. 
 Carroll, William, Pr. : b. New York City, age 32, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 
 
 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 16 May 64, des. 
 
 5 Jan. 65, ret'd, sub. for Ira M. Adams of Alton. 
 Carrigan, Henry, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 23, res. Boston, Mass., S.R., 
 
 enl. 2 Sept. 63, must, in 2 Sept. 63, des. 24 July 64, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 sub. for Jacob Bennett of . 
 
 Cosgrove, William J., Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 21, res. Plainfleld, V.R., 
 
 enl. 24 Nov. (i3, must, in 24 Nov. 63, died of disease 28 Aug. (;4. 
 Chipperon, Lawrence, Pr. : b. Spain, age 25, res. Chesterfield, S.R., enl. 23 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64, disch. 18 Aug. 65, Concord, des. 17 April 
 
 i)i}, ai)prehended, charge of desertion removed, sub. for Amos C. 
 
 Crouch of Chesterfield. 
 
 Cunningham, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. New Hampton. S.R., enl. 
 
 23 Dec. 04, must, in 23 Dec. 64, des. 10 April 65, sub. for Stephen P. 
 
 Huckins of New Hampton. 
 Carroll, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Durham, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 23 Dec. (!4, des. 17 Jan. 65, sub. for John S. Chesley of 
 
 Durham. 
 Dugan, Daniel J., Pr. : b. Sharon, age 22, res. Sharon, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for John B. Shedd of 
 
 Sharon. 
 Denny. Thomas, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Efilngham, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for David H. Hobbs 
 of Ettingham. • 
 
 Doane, John, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Claremont, S.R , enl. 23 Dec. 04, 
 must, in 23 Dec. 64, disch. by G.C.M. 15 April 65, des. 27 March 65, 
 ret'd, sub. for Chas. L. W. Thomas of Claremont. 
 
822 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Desotelle, Israel, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Rye, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 22 Dec 04, disch. 23 Sept. G5, Concord, des. 17 .Ian. 65, 
 
 charge of desertion removed 31 Aug. Go, sub. for Chas. H. Jones of 
 
 Rye.' 
 Dore, John, Pr. : b. So. America, age 22, res. Pelham, S.R., enl. 26 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 26 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for D. M. Gould 
 
 of Pelham. 
 Donnell, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Marlow, S.R., enl. 26 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 26 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Benj. F. Knight 
 
 of Marlow. 
 Davis, George, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Warner, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 17 Jan. 65, sub. for J. W. Clement of Warner. 
 Davis, Hiram W., Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Orford, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 17 Jan. 65, sub. for Samuel R. Morrison 
 
 of Orford. 
 Driscoll, Frank, Jr., Pr. : b. Harrisburgh, Pa., age 27, res. Walpole, V.R., 
 
 enl. 31 Jan. 64, must, in 31 Jan. 65, must, out 20 July 65. 
 Earls, David, Pr. : b. England, age 29, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 6 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 6 Oct. 63, des. 30 Nov. 64, wd. 13 May 64, sub. for James O. 
 
 Clarke of Manchester. 
 Engelmann, Otto, Pr. : b. Prussia, age 37, res. Pelham, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for George H. Currier 
 
 of Pelham. 
 Eagan, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Chichester, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 13 June 65, sub. for Joseph B. Cliflord of 
 
 Chichester. 
 Farrell, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 20 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 16 Aug. 64, des. 1 Dec. 
 
 64, ret'd. 
 Francis, Philip, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Lyme, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 25 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 16 Aug. 64. 
 Friley, John, Pr. : b. Bangor, Me., age 18, res. Dempster, S.R., enl. 10 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, des. l^May 64, sub. for Henry E. Huntley of 
 Dempster. 
 
 Farren, Patrick, Pr. : b. St. John, N. B., age 21, res. Pelham, S.R., enl. 23 
 Dec. 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, des. 10 April 65, 
 ret'd, sub. for Joseph E. Marsh of Pelham. 
 
 Flannigan, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Benjamin Ward 
 of Plainfleld. 
 
 Francis, William, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. New Hampton, S.R., enl. 
 
 23 Dec. 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64,"des. 13 June 65, sub. for Warren P. 
 
 Gordon of New Hampton. 
 Flarity, Rodman, Pr. : b. St. John, N. B., age 21, res. Hillsborough, S.R., 
 
 enl. 27 Dec. 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 17 May 65, sub. for David 
 
 Kimball of Hillsborough. 
 Foley, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Franklin, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for John C. Smith 
 
 of Franklin. 
 Foster, Charles, Pr. : b. Michigan, age 19, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 64, nuist. in 27 Dec. 64, des. 19 Api'il 65, sub. for Martin D. Rowell 
 
 of Plainfleld. 
 Farren, Patrick S., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Winchester, S.R., enl. 27 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 10 April 65, sub. for Ira Gartine of 
 
 Winchester. 
 Grant, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Washington, S.R., enl. 10 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Chas. Trow of 
 
 Washington. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 823 
 
 Gimber, W^illiam, Pr. : b. Germany, age 27, res. Weare, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 
 (14, must, in 22 Dec. (14, must, out 20 July (15, sub. for G. W. Muzzy 
 
 of Weare. 
 Gentiley, Ferdinand, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Springfield, S.R., enl. 
 
 2(! Dec. (14, must, in 2(1 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July (55, sub. for Oliver 
 
 Nichols of Springfield. 
 
 Grant, Marathine, Pr. : b. Landaff, age 18, res. Landaff, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 (54. must, in 27 Dec. (54, disch. 25 June (55 by G.O. 37 H.Q. Dept. 
 
 N.C., sub. for Stephen S. Prescott of Landafl'. 
 Hall, Charles, Pr. : b. Montpelier, Vt., age 39, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 4 Aug. (52, must, in 8 Aug. 62, died of disease 11 April G3, to Corp. 13 
 
 Sept. (12. 
 Hazzard, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 
 
 (;4, must, in 24 Dec. (54, must, out 20 July (15, O.D., sub. for William 
 
 H. Far well of Claremont. 
 Harrison, Henry, Pr. : b. Germany, age 20, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 24 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 24 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Jotham L. 
 
 Farwell of Claremont. 
 Haggaty, Thomas, Pr. : b. Pennsylvania, age 27, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 26 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 26 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. I May 65, 
 
 sub. for Henry H. Darling of Keene. 
 Jones, Thomas, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 26 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 26 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Charles Holton of 
 
 Keene. P.O. ad. Lansing, Mich. 
 Kavan, James, Pr. : b. Kerr3% Ii'e., age 29, res. Keene, V.R., enl. 25 March 
 
 (52, must, in 25 March 62, disch. for dis. 9 May 63. 
 Kennedy, John, Pr. : b. England, age 21, res. Enfield, V.R.,eul. 20 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 20 Nov. 63, cap. 7 Oct. 64, disch. 1 July 65 by G.O. 77, 
 
 Concord. 
 Keefe, David, Pr. : b. New York, age 23, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 10 June 65, O.D., 
 
 sub. for Ambrose Hodgkiss of Keene. 
 King, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Webster, S.R., enl. 20 Aug. 63, 
 
 must, in 20 Aug. 63, des. 11 April 64, sub. for Oilman Jones of Webster. 
 Kelley, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Laconia, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for William H. Pepper 
 
 of Laconia. 
 
 Klein, Charles, Pr. : b. Germany, age 20, res. Conway, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Samuel Deering, Jr. 
 of Conway. 
 
 Kelley, James, Pr. : b. Ii'eland, age 20, res. Warner, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 24 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Charles C. Benton of 
 
 Warner. 
 
 Knox, Frederick, Pr. : b. Germany, age 23, res. Nelson, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 24 Dec. 64, des. 19 April 65, sub. for George T. Bcals of Nelson. 
 Lamouth, Louis, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Charlestown, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 24 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Russell W. 
 
 Robertson of Charlestown. P.O. ad. Chippewa Falls, Wis. 
 Lewey, Frank, Pr. : b. Vermont, age 20, res. Campton, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 24 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Edward H. Sanborn 
 
 of Campton. P.O. ad. E. Charlestown, Vt. 
 Libbell, Henry, Pr. : b. Germany, age 25, res. Unity, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 24 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Lewis J. Bartlett 
 
 of Unity. 
 
 Long, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Webster, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 27 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July (\o, sub. for J. W. Chase of 
 Webster. 
 
824 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Marshall, Dustin, Pr. : b. Manchester, age 22, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 9 Aug. r.2, must, in 9 Aug. C,2, must, out 20 July G5. to Corp. 25 July 
 
 08, to rauks 29 May 64, to Sergt. 2(; Aug. CA, to 1st Sergt. 28 Oct. G4, 
 
 wd. 15 Jan. G5, furl. — Jan. 05, to 1st Lt. 20 June 05, 0.1)., d. 10 May 
 
 79, at Worcester, Mass. 
 Morrissey, Patrick, Pr. : b. Tipperary, Ire., age 21, res. Gilmanton, S.R.,enl. 
 
 29 Sept. 03, must, in 29 Sept. 03, must, out 20 July 05, to Corp. 3 Dec. 
 
 04. to Sergt. 1 May 05, sub. for Chas. F. Swain of Gilmanton. 
 McLaughlin, Daniel, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Brookline, S.R., enl. 1 
 
 Sept. 03, must, in 1 Sept. 03, des. 14 Nov. 04, furl. —Nov. 64, O.D., 
 
 sub. for Silas Lawrence of Brookline. 
 Munson, James, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 22, res. St. John, N.B.. S.R., 
 
 enl. 2 Sept. 63, must, in 2 Sept. 03, des. 30 Nov. 64, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 sub. for John Hanson of . 
 
 Morris, David, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 24, res. Merrimack, S.R., enl. 2 
 
 Sept. 03, must, in 2 Sept. 03, des. 5 Nov. 04, wd. 13 May 04, sub. for 
 
 Richard H. Senter of Merrimack. 
 Murphy, Thomas, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 22, res. Cornish, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Oct. 03, must, in 10 Oct. 63, disch.'^to date 20 July 05, O.D., N.S.H., 
 
 sub. for Wm. D. Lear of Cornish. P.O. ad. Portland, Me. 
 Mahoney, Dennis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 37, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 24 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 24 Nov. 03, tr. to First U.S. Vols. 10 June 64, O.D., d. 27 
 Feb. 65, St. Paul, Minn. 
 
 Mining, Thomas W., Pr. : b. Middlesex Co., Eng., age 18, res. Warner, S.R., 
 enl. 10 Dec. 64, must, in 10 Dec. 64, must, oiit 20 July 05 (second 
 time in regiment), sub. for RoUand Kelley of Warner. 
 
 McCoy, Edward, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Franklin, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 04, must, in 22 Dec. 04, des. 11 April 65, sub. for Charles E. Chase of 
 Franklin. 
 
 Maxwell, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Unity, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 04, 
 
 must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for Bela Graves of Unity. 
 
 Mullen, Francis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Newport, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 22 Dec. 64, des. 27 March 65, sub. for Martin L. Whittier 
 of Newport. 
 
 Mulligan, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Plymouth, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 22 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for Henry M. Rogers 
 
 of Plymouth. 
 Moritz, Theodore, Pr. : b. Germany, age 26, res. Tuftonboro', S.R., enl. 22 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 22 Dec. 64, disch. 1 June 65, Wilmington, N.C., 
 
 by G.O. 37, sub. for Samuel L. Gordon of Tuftonboro'. P.O. ad. St. 
 
 Louis, Mo. 
 McGuire, Frank W., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Pelham, S.R , enl. 20 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 20 Dec. 64, des. 26 June (>'}, sub. for D. S. Fox of Pelham. 
 Montague, Fred H., Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Merrimack, S.K., enl. 23 
 
 Dec. ('>4, must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for ,Tohn L. 
 
 Foster of Merrimack. P.O. ad. 26 McDonough St., Plattsburg, N.Y. 
 Mitchell, John, Pr. : b. England, age 24, res. New Hampton, S.R., enl. 23 
 
 Dec. 04, must, in 23 Dec. 04, des. 11 April 05, sub. for George W. S. S. 
 
 Gordon of New Hampton. 
 Murray, Edward B., Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Atkinson, S.R., enl. 23 
 
 Dec. 04, must, in 23 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for John L. 
 
 Little' of Atkinson. 
 Miller, Edward, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Upper Gilmanton, S.R., enl. 23 
 
 Dec. (;4, must, in 23 Dec. 64, des. 13 June (m, sub. for Harlon P. Ladd 
 
 of Upper Gilmanton. 
 O'Brien, Edmund, Pr. : b. Tipperary, Ire., age 24, res. Manchester, V.R., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 62, must, in 13 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, to Corp. 25 
 
 July 63, toranks 1 Jan. 64, disch. Prov. Ord. 73, H.Q. Dist. N.C., O.D. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 826 
 
 O'Conner, Bernard, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Webster, S.R., eul. 20 Aug. 
 
 (;;5, must, in 20 Aug. 63, k.a. 27 Oct. 04, sub. for Stephen C. Huntoon 
 
 of . 
 
 Owens. George VJ., Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. New Ipswich, S.R., enl. 
 
 17 Dec. C>i, must, in 17 Dec. (i-t, must, out 20 July (;,"), ties. , ret'd, 
 
 O.D., sub. for George F. Stratton of New Ipswich. 
 Potter, Lewis, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can., age 29, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 2 
 
 Aug. fi2, must, in 8 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 21 Sept. 62. 
 Potter. Joseph, Pr. : b. St. Albans, Vt., age 21, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 '.) Aug. 62, must, in 13 Aug. 62, disch. 9 June 0."), wd. 26 Aug. 63, wd. 
 
 16 Aug. 64, disch. New Berne, N.C.. G.O. 37, O.D. 
 Peacock, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 14, res. Sandwich, V.R., enl. ."> Jan. 64, 
 
 must, in .5 Jan. 64, disch. ."> June 6."), to Mus. 21 Jan. 64, wd. 16 May 
 
 64, disch. Manchester, G.O. 37., N.S.H. 
 Quinn, Barney, Pr. : b. Madison, N.Y., age 14, res. Conway, V.R., enl. 7 
 
 Jan. 64, must, in 7 Jan. 64, must, out 20 July 65. 
 Riley, John, Pr. : b. Dublin, Ire., age 21, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 10 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Grosvenor 
 
 Putnam of Claremont. 
 Smith, James, Pr. : b. Providence, R.I., age 18, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 2 Aug. 62, must, in 8 Aug. 62, died of disease 13 Nov. 62. 
 Smith, Peter, Pr. : b. Providence, R.I., age 18, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. 62, must, in 8 Aug. 62, died of wds. 30 Aug. 64, wd. 18 July 63, 
 
 to Corp. 7 June 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64. 
 Smith, John, ist, Pr. : b. New York, age 21, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 11 April 64, sub. for Elisha Plaisted of 
 
 Keene. 
 Smith, William, Pr. : b. New Orleans, La., age 22, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 
 
 20 Nov. 63, must, in 20 Nov. 63, k.a. 7 Oct. 64. 
 Sprague, William, Pr. : b. Wilmington, Del., age 23, res. Manchester, S.R., 
 
 enl. 6 Oct. 63, must, in 6 Oct. (;3, des. 7 Nov. 64. wd. 16 Aug. (i4, to 
 
 Corp. 26 Aug. 64, O.D., sub. for Geo. W. Dodge of Manchester. 
 Sullivan, Michael, Pr. : b. Northfield, Vt., age 21, res. Claremont, S.R., 
 
 enl. 9 Oct. 63, must, in 9 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, des. 2 Dec. 64, 
 
 ret'd, des. 22 Feb. (io, ret'd, sub. for Joseph B. Perkins of Claremont. 
 Smith, Charles, Pr. : b. British America, age 21, res. Lyme, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July (to', wd. 16 June 64, 
 
 sub. for David C. Fales of Lyme. 
 Theney, James, Pr. : b. Dublin, Ire., age 2*'>, res. Springfield, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Oct. 63. must, in 14 Oct. (;3, disch. 20 Oct. 65, to Corp. 29 May 64, to 
 
 Sergt. 26 Aug. M, furl. 7 Feb. (i5, sub. for Sylvester E. Russell of 
 
 Springtteld. 
 Welch, Stephen, Pr. : b. Kilkenny, Ire., age 19, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 6 Aug. 62, must, in 8 Aua:. 62, disch. 26 June 65, to Wag. 13 Nov. 62, 
 
 disch. by Prov. Ord. 73, H.Q. N.C., O.D. 
 Wilson, James, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 21, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 
 
 14 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Sergt. 1 
 
 March 65, sub. for John Haley of Manchester. 
 
 Gain by Transfer. 
 Briggs, George H., Pr. : tr. from Band (an original member of Co. C), tr. 
 Band to C 1 Sept. 62. " " ' 
 
826 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 COMPANY 1). 
 
 Dunbar, Chas. F., Capt. : b. Boston, Mass., age 88, res. Hampton, O.V., 
 
 apptd. 22 Aui^-. 61, must, in 28 Aufr. 61, ciisch. IS June 62, l.a. — June 
 
 62, O.D., O.S., d. 18 April 89, Hampton. 
 Cornelius, Wm. H., 1st Lt. : b. Portsmouth, age 36, res. Portsmouth, O.V., 
 
 :il)|)td. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. U March 63, 
 
 U.D., <\S., (i. 15 Sept. 67, New Orleans, La. 
 Dearborn, Orrin M., 2d Lt. : b. Hampton, age 20, res. Hampton, O.V., apptd. 
 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 11 Feb. 65, to 1st Lt. 16 Oct. 
 
 62, l.a. — Aug. 63, to Capt.^1 April 64, l.a. — Jan. 65, O.D. 
 Dunbar, Jefferson C, 1st Sergt. : b. Boston, Mass., age 27, res. Hami)tou, 
 
 O.V., enl 18 May 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, disclu for dis. 81 July 62, 
 
 O.S., d. 22 Sept. "77, Hampton. 
 Marston, David P., 2d Sergt. : b. Hampton, age 19, res. Hampton. O.V., 
 
 enl. 18 May 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 11 March 62, d. 80 
 
 Nov. 76, Hampton. 
 Perkins, George, 3d Sergt. : b. Hampton, age 25, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 
 
 20 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Rand, Ezekiel C, 4th Sergt. : b. Ipswich, Mass., age 20, res. Portsmouth, 
 
 O.V., enl. 25 July 61, must, in 23 A,ug. 61,.,c3[ftS;,2 Nov. 61, to ranks 1 
 
 Nov. 61. P.O. ad. Gofl'stown. 
 Akerman, Joseph W., 5th Sergt. : b. Kensington, age 20, res. Kensington, 
 
 O.V., enl. 23 April 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 28 July ii;], 
 
 to 1st Sergt. I Aug 62, to 2d Lt. 1 April 63, l.a. 30 April 68, 0.1)., d. 
 
 4 July 92, Haverhill, Mass. 
 Dow, Abram, 1st Corp. : b. Hampton, age 30, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 5 Nov. 62, to Sergt. 22 
 
 Feb. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Seabrook. 
 Lane, William E., 2d Corp. : b. Hampton, age 22, res. Hampton, O.Y., enU 
 
 7 May 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 14 
 
 March 62. P.O. ad. Hampton. 
 James, John S., 3d Corp. : b. Hampton, age 21, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 
 
 11 May 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, must.'out 20 July 65, to Sergt. 5 Nov. 
 
 62, re-cnl. 14 Feb. 64, to 2d Lt. 6 June 64, to 1st Lt. 28 Nov. 64, to 
 
 Capt. 2 May 65, l.a. 16 June 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Hampton. 
 Wiggin, Leonard G., 4th Corp. : b. Portsmouth, age 21, res. Portsmouth, 
 
 O.V., enl. 25 July 61, nmst. in 28 Aug. 61, died of wds. 31 May 64, 
 
 res'd 29 Sept. 62, wd. 16 May 64, O.I). 
 Tucker, John A., 5th Corp. : b. Kingston, age 23, res. Greenland, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to ranks 22 
 
 Feb. 62, wd. 16 June 62, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, to Wag. 20 May 64, O.D., 
 
 d. 1 Dec. 86, . 
 
 Tredick, John H., 6th Corp. : b. Portsmouth, age 28, res. Portsmouth, O.V., 
 
 enl. 29 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 6 July 64, to Sergt. 
 
 1 Aug. 62, to 1st Sergt. 1 April 63, to 2d Lt. 3 Feb. 64, wd. 16 June 64. 
 Entwistle, Thomas, 7th Corp. : h. Manchester, Eng., age 21, res. Portsmouth, 
 
 O.V., enl. 25 July 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to 
 
 ranks 1 Dec. 61, to Corp. 1 Aug. (i2, wd. 10 July 63, furl. — Sept. 63, 
 
 re-enl. 29 Feb. 64, wd. ;^16 May 64 and cap. (escaped), furl. — Feb. 
 
 65, to Sergt. 12 June 60'. P.O." ad. Portsmouth. 
 Mallon, John M., 8th Corp. : b. Boston, Mass., age 23, res. Amesbury, Mass., 
 
 O.V , enl. 11 May 61, nmst. in 23 Aug. 61, "disch. for dis. 16 March 63. 
 
 P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 James, George R., Wag. : b. Hampton, age 28, res. Exeter, O.V., enl. 11 May 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 29 Feb. 64, to 
 
 Q.M.S. 19 May 64, furl. , O.D. P.O. ad". Hampton. (See N.C.S.) 
 
 Abbott, Leander J., Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 18, res. Great Falls, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 22 June 62. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 827 
 
 Burton, George W., Pr. : b. Portsmouth, age 22, res. Oreenlaiid, O.V., cnl. 
 
 18 May CI, must, in 2:5 Aug. (H, must, out 28 Aug. M, O.D. 
 Blake, Wm. H., Pr. : b. Hampton, age is, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 15 May 
 
 Gl, must, in 2:5 Aug. (11, must, out 2:? Aug. M, furl, is Sept. fi3, O.D. 
 Brown, Charles, ist, Pr. : b. Seabrook, age 28, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 3 
 
 Aug. (11, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 18 Dec. G2. 
 Brown, Charles A., Pr. :_b. Newton, age 30, res. Newton, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, tr. to V.Il.C. 31 May CA, furl. — May G3, wd. 
 
 10 July G3, O.D., O.S. 
 Blaisdell, Joseph P., Pr. : b. Lowell, age 19, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 10' 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, died of wds. 2.5 May G4, to Corp. 2 Oct. 
 
 G3, re-enl. 1 Jan. CA, Avd. 11 May I'A. 
 Burley, James W., Pr. : b. Stratliam, age 23, res. Stratham, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. (U, must, out 23 Aug. G4. P.O. ad. Bristol. 
 Bickford, Jackson C, Pr. : b. New Durham, age 19, res. New Durham, 
 
 O.V., enl. 20 July Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl.'must. out 23 Aug. G4, O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Middleton. 
 Brown, Benjamin, Pr. : b. PittsHeld, age 38, res. Hampton Falls, O.V., enl. 
 
 G Aug. <)1, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 20 July G5, re-enl. 1 Jan. G-t, 
 
 O.D. 
 Burke, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 28, res. Kittery, Me., O.V., enl. 2G July 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must. out. 23 Aug. G4, fori. — June G3, des. 
 
 , O.D. 
 
 Crane, George T., Pr. : b. Hampton, age 19, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 2G June 05, to Corp. 
 
 U March G2, to Sergt. 3 Feb. 6-1, re-enl. 14 Feb. G4, Avd. IG June G4. 
 Currier, Julius C, Pr. : b. Newton, age 23, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. "for dis. 17 Oct. 61. 
 
 Clifford, Charles, Pr. : b. Saco, Me., age 23, res. Greenland, O.V., cnl. 7 Aug. 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 21 Sept. 63. 
 Clay, Charles R., Pr. : b. Lee, age 18, res. Lee, O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 23 Aug. (U, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 31 Jan. G4, O.S., d. 
 
 1 March 77, Lee. 
 Comings, Joseph T., Pr. : b. Salem, age 21, res. Lee, O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 June 65, re-enl. 16 Feb. 64, furl. 
 
 04, Avd. 16 Aug. 64, cap. 16 Aug. 64, O.D., d. 13 June 67, Lee. 
 
 Dearborn, Hale B., Pr. : b. Hampton, age 21, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 17 
 
 May (!1, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, 
 
 0.1). 
 Dow, Jonathan N., Pr. : b. Hami)ton, age 28, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 20 
 
 Mav G)I, must, in 23 Aug. (U, died of disease 20 Feb. 62. to Sergt. 1 
 
 Nov. 01. 
 Dow, Alfred N., Pr. : b. Seabrook, age 19, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 14 May 
 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 21 June 62. P.O. ad. Seabrook. 
 Dow, George W., Pr. : b. Salisbury, Mass., age 23, res. Salisbury, Mass., 
 
 O.V., enl. 16 May 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 19 Nov. 62. 
 
 P.O. ad. Salisbury, Mass. 
 Dow, Lowell M., Pr. : b. Salisbury, Mass., age 18, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 
 
 10 May 01, must, in 2.! Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 29 Sept. 
 
 62. P.O. ad. East Salisbury, Mass. 
 
 Dudley, Charles A., Pr. : b. Brentwood, age 25, res. Brentwood, O.V., enl. 
 13 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Feb. 63. P.O. ad. 
 Grafton. 
 
 Doag, George P., Pr. : b. Durham, age 20, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. (U, disch. for dis. 7 Nov. 63, wd. 18 July 63. P.O. 
 ad. Dover. 
 
^28 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Dearborn, Samuel W., Fr. : b. Hampton, age 20, res. Hampton, O.V. , enl 
 
 23 Aug. (11, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. CA, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Hampton. 
 Eaton, Charles W., Pr. : b. Seabrook, age 23, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 May (11, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. 23 Jan. G7 to date 20 July G.5, furl. 
 
 G3, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, d. 4- July G8, Seabrook. 
 
 Eaton, John H., Pr. : b. Reading, Mass., age 23, res. Lynn, Mass., O.V., 
 
 enl. 11 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 31 Aug. 61. 
 Edgerly, Joseph, Pr. : b. Durham, age 26, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 16 Aug. 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 Oct. 62. P.O. ad. New 
 
 Market. 
 Fair, James, Pr. : b. Thomaston, Me., age 21, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 62. 
 Foster, Robert E., Pr. : b. New Market, age 23, res. New Market, O.V., 
 
 enl. IG Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 28 Sept. 62. 
 Fowler, James P., Pr. : b. Seabrook, age 27, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Nov. 62, d. 22 April 64, 
 
 Seabrook. 
 Godfrey, Washington H., Pr. : b. Hampton, age 23, res. Hampton, O.V., 
 
 enl. 13 May Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, raustT out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. 
 
 ad. Boston, Mass. 
 Gibson, George W., Pr. : b. Billerica, Mass., age 22, res. Seabrook, O.V., 
 
 enl. 20 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease Jan. 65, wd. 16 
 
 June 62, cap. 16 May 64. 
 Goss, George W., Pr. : b. Hampton, age 21, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 11 
 
 May Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 May, 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 
 
 64, 'to Corp. 3 Feb. 64, to Sergt. 24 Aug. 64, wd. 25 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Gilman, John S., Pr. : b. Raymond, age 21, res. Raymond, O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 Gl, nuist. in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Hampton. 
 Gates, Warren G., Pr. : b. Ashby, Mass., age 28, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 
 
 25 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. <!1, died of disease 20 Nov. 63. 
 Green, John L., Pr. : b. Sanbornton, age 41, res. Hampton Falls, O.V., enl. 
 
 30 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 11 March G2. 
 Gyman, Nicholas, Pr. : b. Halifax, N. S., age 29, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 
 
 9 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 5 Nov. (;2, O.S., d. 
 
 20 Aug. 90, Seabrook. 
 Hobbs, John F., Pr. : b. Hampton, age 22, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 23 April 
 
 (■>1, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 15 March 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, 
 
 to Corp. 7 June 64. 
 Horton, William, Pr. : b. England, age 35, res. England, O.V., enl. 13 May 
 
 Gl, nuist. in 23 Aug. 61, des. 26 Aug. 61. 
 Horrocks, WilUam, Pr. : b. England, age 27, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 25 
 
 July 61, must. in. 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 Feb. 64, furl. — Sept. 
 
 63. P.O. ad. Highlandville, Mass. 
 
 Johnson, Harrison E., Pr. : b. Newton, Mass., age 18, res. Portsmouth, 
 
 O.V., enl. 26 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 64, O.D. 
 Johnson, Charles E. Pr. : b. Portsmouth, age 22, res. Portsmouth, O.V., 
 
 enl. 26 July Gl. must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 18 Oct. 62, to Corp. 
 
 22 Pel). (;2, to ranks 29 Sept. 62, O.S. 
 Kimball, Daniel, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 18, res. Boston, Mass., O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. <;i, must, in 23 Aug. 61,'^died of disease 8 July 62. 
 Knowlton, W^arren, Pr. : b. Danbury, age 22, res. Danbury, O.V., enl. 15 
 
 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 26 March 62. 
 Knowles, William R., Pr. : b. Seabrook, age 36, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 28 Feb. 
 
 64, to Corp. 24 Aug. 64, f url. — July G5, N.H. S.H. P.O. ad. Sea- 
 brook. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 829 
 
 Littlefield, William W., Pr. : b. Kennebunk, Me., age 33, res. New Market, 
 
 O.V., enl. 15 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, k.a. KJ Aug. 04, to Corp. 
 
 5 Nov. 62, re-enl. 29 Feb. t)4. 
 Littlefield, James H., Pr. : b. Biddeford, Me., age 19, res. New Market, O.V., 
 
 enl. IS May (il, must, in 23 Aug. 61,disch. fordis. 3 Dec. G2. P.O. ad. 
 
 Boston, Mass. 
 Levering, Moses, Pr. : b. Lee, age IS, res. Lee, O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, wd. 5 June 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Lawrence, Mass. 
 Long, Perry, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res Durham. O.V., enl. 10 Aug. Gl, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. Gl, d. of wds. 3 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 April 63, wd. 12 
 
 July 63, res'd 1 Oct. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to Corp. 7 June 64, wd. 16 
 
 June G4. 
 Layn, David T., Pr. : b. Lee, age 18, res. Lee, O.V., enl. 13 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 23 Aug. 61, d. of wds.l^T June 64, wd. 13 May ()4. 
 Marston, George W., Pr. : b. Hampton, age 29, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, furl. — May 63, 
 
 re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 Maclinn, George T., Pr. : b. Danville, Vt., age 22, res. Bristol, O.V., enl. 25 
 
 May Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, discb.'^for dis. 3 Dec. 62. P.O. ad. 
 
 Groton. 
 Marks, Sardine, Pr. : b. Reading, Vt., age 21, res. Charlestown, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, O.D. 
 Moore, Joseph F., Pr. : b. Portsmouth, age 20, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 
 
 25 July Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 13 July 63, 
 
 furl. — Sept. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, des. April 64, ret'd, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Portsmouth. 
 
 Mendum, John, Pr. : b. Lee, age 34, res. New Market, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 61, 
 nuist. in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 23 Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Durham. 
 
 McGroty, Hugh, Pr. : b. RoUinsford, age 19, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 22 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 25 March 65, wd. 16 June 62, 
 wd. 16 May 64, cap. 16 May 64, terra exp. 23 Aug. 64, d. 1 Sept. 88, 
 Berwick, Me. 
 
 McGroty, James, Pr. : b. Dover, age 21, res. So. Berwick, Me., O.V., enl. 
 29 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 3 Dec. 62. P.O. ad. 
 Dover. 
 
 McDavitt, Henry, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 19, res. Hampton Falls, O.V., 
 
 enl. 13 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 May 65, re-enl. 
 
 14 Feb. 64, wd.— May 64, to Corp. 19 May 64, O.D., N.S.H. P.O. 
 
 ad. Lynn, Mass. 
 Neal, James, Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 19, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July (;i, must, in 23 Aug. (;i, disch. for dis. 10 Oct. 62. 
 Odiorne, George W., Pr. : b. Portsmouth, age 22. res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 
 
 13 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July <i5, re-enl. 13 Feb. 
 
 64, wd. — May 64, to Corp. 9 Aug. 64. to Sergt. 24 Aug. 64, to 1st Sergt. 
 
 1 March 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
 Perkins, David W^., Pr. : b. Chester, age 21, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. 21 
 
 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. (il, k.a. 13 May 64. to Corp. 22 Feb. ()2, to 
 
 Sergt. 1 April 63, to 1st. Sergt. 3 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 Palmer, Joseph E., Pr. : b. Hampton, age 22, res. Hampton, O.V., enl. IS 
 
 May (U, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 15 May 64. 
 Perkins, John W., Pr. : b. Newburyport, Mass., age 24, res. Seabrook, O.V., 
 
 enl. l.'> May Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, died of Avds. 21 April 65, re-enl. 
 
 1 Jan. 64, wd. 14 April ('>5. 
 Pevear, Daniel E., Pr. : b. Hampton Falls, age 22, res. Hampton Falls, 
 
 O.V., enl. 13 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. 
 
 ad. Hampton Falls. 
 
830 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Pevear, Samuel L., Pr. : b. Hampton Falls, age 21, res. Hampton Falls, 
 O.V., enl. 31 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 20 July 65, New 
 York, re-enl. 16 Feb. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Hampton Falls. 
 
 Parks. William B., Pr. : b. New Market, age 23, res. Portsmouth, O.V., 
 enl. 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 
 Plaisted, James W., Pr. : b. Portsmouth, age 21, res. Stratham, O.V., enl. 
 25 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 Oct. 
 62, fui-l. — May 63, re-enl."l Jan. 64, to 1st Sergt. 19 May 64, to 1st 
 Lt. 24 April 65, to Capt. (not mustered), O.D. 
 
 Randall, Charles D., Pr. : b. Durham, age 18, res. unknown, O.V., enl. — 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must. out. 23 Aug. 64 P.O. ad. Red- 
 wood City, Cal. 
 
 Rowe, Charles, Pr. : b. Kensington, age 28, res. Kensington, O.V., enl. 20 
 April 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 April 63, 
 fnrl. —Nov. 63, re-eul. 1 Jan. 64. 
 
 Smith, Charles W., Pr. : b. Brentwood, age 28, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 
 
 19 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 Dec. 
 61, to Sergt. 7 June 64, O.D. 
 
 Sawyer, George E. H., Pr. : b. Fremont, age 22, res. Hopkinton, O.V., enl. 
 
 15 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 28 Aug. 62. 
 Shorey, Nathaniel, Pr. : b. Rochester, age 21, res. Somersworth, O.V., enl. 
 
 20 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 19 Feb. 
 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, to Corp. 24 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 27 April 65. P.O. 
 ad. E. Rochester. 
 
 Stoodley, Thomas E., Pr. : b. Kittery, Me., age 19, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Elliot; Me. 
 Simpson, Rufus, Pr. : b. Greenland, age 19, res. Greenland, O.V., enl. 1 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Gloucester, Mass. 
 Wilson, Joseph, Pr. : b. Bangor, Me., age 20, res. Seabrook, O.V., enl. 11 
 
 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 10 July 63, wd. 16 -June 62. 
 Wheeler, George W., Pr. : b. New Castle, age 19, res. New Castle, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must.^ out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Auburndale, Mass. 
 Watson, James O., Pr. : b. New Market, age 25, res. New Market, O.V., 
 
 enl. 5 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 28 July 62. 
 W^hittier, George A., Pr. : b. Newton, age 18, res. Newton, O.V., enl. 2 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, 
 
 to Corp. 21 March 65. P.O. ad. Lawrence, Mass. 
 Whittier, Edmund S., Pr. : b. Newton, age 19, res. Newton, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Young, Joseph H., Pr. : b. Wakefield, age 27, res. Rye, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 
 
 (;i, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. New- 
 
 buryport, Mass. 
 
 Becruits, Co. D. 
 
 Allen, William, Pr. : b. Barnstead, age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, k.a."" 13 May 64, sub. for Clias. C. Bean of 
 
 Barnstead. 
 Arlin, Emri, Pr. : b. Concord, age 26, res. Concord, D.R., enl. 19 Aug. 63, 
 
 must, in 19 Aug. 63, k.a. 13 May 64 (only drafted man in regt.), 
 
 deserted, apprehended. 
 Battis, John, Pr. : b. Cuba, W. I., age 22, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 63, 
 
 must, in 29 Sept. 63, wd. 16 Aug. 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., sub. 
 
 for John S. Thing of Alton. 
 Burns, James, Pr. : b. Philadelphia, Pa., age 25, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, tr. to V.R.C., wd. 16 June 64, O.S., sub. 
 
 for John M. Jenness of Alton. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 831 
 
 Brown, Charles, 2d, Pr. : b. Valparaiso, Chili, age 38, res. Plainfleld, V.R., 
 enl. 17 Nov. (iS, must, in 17 Nov. C3, drowned 11 Jan. fio, \vd. 27 Oct. 
 64. 
 
 Clay, George W., Pr. : b. Barrington, age 19, res. New Market, V.R., eul. 
 
 27 Aug. 61, must, in 27 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 May 68. 
 
 Carroll, Charles, Pr. : b. Croydon, age 42, res. Claremont, "V.R., enl. 24 Aug. 
 
 62, must, in 29 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, by Prov. Ord. 73, Golds- 
 boro', O.D. P.O. ad. Claremont. 
 
 Carroll, Van Buren, Pr. : b. Croydon, age 28, res. Croydon, V.R;, enl. 30 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 30 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65 by Prov. Ord. 73, 
 
 Goidsboro', O.D. P.O. ad. Croydon. 
 Claymaums, Charles, Pr. : b. Saxony, Germany, age 29, res. Alton, S.R., 
 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, k.a. H^May 64, sub. for Ezra 
 
 Dolby of Alton. 
 
 Coursin, Robert, Pr. : b. Vermont, age 25, res. Hanover, V.R., enl. 18 Nov. 
 
 63, must. In 18 Nov. 63, disch. for dis. 5 June 65. 
 
 Duffey, William, Pr. : b. Bradford, age 22, res. Alton, S.R., eul. 29 Sept. 63, 
 must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. 16 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 64, sub. for Martin 
 N. B. Lang of Alton. 
 
 Dodge, Wm. Ladd, Pr. : b. So. Boston, age 19, res. Hampton, V.R., enl. 26 
 Aug. 61, must, in 26 Aug. 61, disch. to date 16 Oct. 64, to Sergt.-Maj. 
 20 Jan. 63 (see N.C.S.), O.D. P 0. ad. Topsfield, Mass. 
 
 Eaton, Robert, Pr. : b. Seabrook, age 44, res. Seabrook, V.R., enl. 2 Jan. 
 
 64, must, in 2 Jan. 64, disch. for dis. 20 May 65, wd. 13 May 64. P.O. 
 ad. Manchester. 
 
 Gerald, Frank E., Pr. : b. Concord, age 15, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 28 Feb. 
 
 62, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 20 July 65, to Mus. 4 May 62, re-enl. 
 
 13 Feb. 64. P.O. ad. Amesbury, Mass. 
 Hogan, Patrick, Pr. : b Nova Scotia, age 21, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 17 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 17 Nov. 63, discliT for dis. 11 July 65, N.S.H. 
 Mills, George H., Pr. ; b. Concord, age 15, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 5 Feb. 
 
 62, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 20 July 65, to Mus. 4 May 62, re-enl. 
 
 13 Feb. 64., O.D. P.O. ad. Concord. 
 
 Mclver, Murdough, Pr. : b. Stornaway, Scot., age 21, res. Orford, V.R., enl. 
 
 28 Jan. 64, must, in 26 Feb. 64, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 16 Aug. 64. 
 McCormick, Robert, Pr. : b. New York C^ity, age 27, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 
 
 14 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Henry 
 Graves of Keene. 
 
 Mullaholland, John, Pr. : b. France, age 21, res. Canaan, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for George 
 Tiltou of Canaan. 
 
 Malmgrist, Gustave A., Pr. : b. Sweden, age 20, res. Bristol, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Oct 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 7 Nov. 64, N.S.H , sub. for Ichabod 
 
 C. Bartlett of Bristol. 
 McCoy, John, Pr. : b. Vermont, age. 21, res. Lebanon, V.K., enl. 12 Nov. 
 
 63, nuist. in 12 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65. 
 McDonald, Donald, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 21, res. Enfield, V.R.,enl. 17 Nov. 
 
 63, must in 17 Nov. 63, died of wds. 16 Aug. 64, wd. 1(! June 64, 
 
 cap. 16 June 64. 
 O'Brien, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 68, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, died of wds. 30 Oct. 64, wd. 1 Oct. 64, sub. for 
 
 Oliver Graves of Keene. 
 Ormstindorf, John, Pr. : b. Germany, age 30, res. Enfield, V,R., enl. 17 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 17 Nov. 6:'., died of disease 15 Aug. 64, Avd. 13 May 64, 
 
 cap. 13 May 64. 
 Plummer, Daniel E., Pr. : b. Newiugton, age 18, res. Newiugton, V.R., 
 
 eul. 27 Aug. 61, must, in 27 Aug. 61, disch. 31 Aug. (!1, disch. by civil 
 
 authority. Concord. 
 
832 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Paul, Leon, Tr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Plainfield, S.K., enl. 14 Oct. 03, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July G5, cap. 2 Oct. G4, sub. for 
 
 Francis W. Stickney of Plaintield. 
 Powers, James, Pr. : b. Maine, age 25, res. Bristol, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. G3, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, disch. 24 May 65, cap. 16 June 64, disch. by W. D. 
 
 telegram, Goldsboro', sub. for Geo. S. Fowler of Bristol. 
 Prince, Jerome, Pr. : b. Woonsocket, R. I., age 21, res. Lyme, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Oct. (yj,. must, in 14 Oct. 63, tr. to V.R.C. 28 Jan. 65, wd. 18 May 64, 
 
 O.S., sub. for Geo. P. Amsden of Lyme. P.O. ad. Milford, Mass. 
 Ray, Jacques, Pr. : b. France, age 26, res. Campton, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. Gii, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Jason Clark of 
 
 Campton. P.O. ad. Portsmoutli. 
 Ranney, William, Pr. : b. Newfoundland, age 24, r«s. Claremont, S.R.,enl. 14 
 
 Oct. 6."), must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 3 Sept. 64, O.D., sub. for John G. 
 
 Ilarriman of Claremont. 
 Ridden, Thomas, Pr. : b. Canada, age 25, res. Bristol, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 17 Nov. 64, wd. 13 May 64, O.D., sub. for 
 
 James A. Webster of Bristol. 
 Smith, John, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 21, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 12 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 12 Nov. 63, des. 16 July 64, wd. 13 May 64, furl. . 
 
 Shepherd, Joseph, Pr. : b. Lancashire, Eng., age 24, res. Plaintield, S.R., enl. 
 
 14 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, k.a. '16 June 64, sub for Martin V. B. 
 
 Gore of Plainfield. 
 Swan, Andrew, Pr. : b. Lawrence, Mass., age 21, res. Swanzey, S.R., enl. 
 
 14 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, disch. 17 July 65, wd. — May 64, furl. 
 
 , disch. Concord, N. H., sub. for Menzeus E. Stratton of Swanzey. 
 
 Schnider, George, Pr. : b. Germany, age 30, res. Lebanon, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, k.a. 14 May 64, sub. for C. H. Damon of 
 
 Lebanon. 
 Tucker, William, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 32, res. Bridgewater, S.R., 
 
 enl. 14 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 30 June 64, O.D., sub. for 
 
 Daniel Brown of Bridgewater, d. 88, Greenland. 
 
 Vanson, Charles, Pr. : b. Bennington, Vt., age 22, res. Keene, S.H., enl. 14 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, disch. to date 20 July 65, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 sub. for Luther Stone of Keene. 
 Watson, George E., Pr. : b. Pittsfleld, age 17, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 3 
 
 Sept. 61, must, in 3 Sept. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, 
 
 to Corp. 21 March 65, d. 28 Jan. 70, Concord. 
 Walker, Charles, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Plainfield, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, k.a. 13 May 64, sub. for Byron Sanborn 
 
 of Plainfield. 
 Wesber, James, Pr. : b. Dracnt, Mass., age 36, res. Bristol, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, disch. for dis. 13 Sept. 64, sub. for Gilbert 
 
 Dollott'of Bristol. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 White, John C, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Bridgewater, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, cap.2 Oct. 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., sub. 
 for Joseph Adams of Bridgewater. 
 
 Williams, Robert, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 25, res. Plainfield, S.R., enl. 14 
 Aug. 63, must, in 14 Aug. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 24 Aug. 
 
 64, to Sergt. 4 Oct. 64, sub. for Merritt F. Colby of Plainfield. 
 
 Gain bij Transfer. 
 Webber, George H., tr. from K, disch. for dis. 29 July 62, to Mus. — -, 
 O.D., O.S. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 833 
 
 COMPANY E. 
 
 F4impton. Josiah I., Capt. : b. Cambridge, Mass., age 35, res. Milford, O.V., 
 apptd. 22 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, to Maj. 30 Aug. G2, O.D. (See 
 F. and S.) 
 
 Ela, Richard, 1st Lt. : b. Concord, age 21, res. Concord, O.V., apptd. 22 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. (51, k.a. 13 May Gl, to Capt. 1 June G2, l.a. 22 Nov. 
 
 62, O.D. 
 
 Jackson, George W., 2d Lt. : b. Gardner, Mass., age 25, res. Concord, O.V., 
 apptd. 22 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. IG Dec. Gl, d. 26 July 
 90, Concord. 
 
 Flanders, Daniel J., 1st Sergt. : b. Wheeloclv, Vt., age 27, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 enl. 6 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 2 July G;J, to 2d Lt. 
 31 May 62, to 1st Lt. 18 April 63, l.a. —May 63, O.S. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 
 Nutting, George P., 2d Sergt.: b. Ashburnham, Mass., age 25, res. New 
 Ipswich, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 11 
 March 63, to 1st Sergt. 11 Oct. 62, d. 20 March 74, Memphis, Tenn. 
 
 Osgood, Abner W., 3d Sergt.: b. Nelson, age 17, res. Milford, O.V., enl. 
 23 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 10 Oct. 62, to ranks 
 S Nov. Gl. 
 
 Bullock, Philip M., 4th Sergt. : b. Warren, age 27, res. Hanover, O.V., enl. 
 16 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, dischTfor dis. 23 June 62, d. 9 Jan. 
 92, Lawrence, Mass. 
 
 McDonald, Converse D., 5th Sergt. : b. Clinton, Me., age 38, res. Plymouth, 
 O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 2 Nov. 62 
 (was a color bearer), O.D., d. 15 April' 85, Plymouth. 
 
 Hazen, Charles S., 1st Corp. : b. Princeton, Mass., age 21, res. Milford, 
 O.V., enl. 23 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. to date 17 Dec. 64, to 
 Sergt. 23 June 62, to 2d Lt. 24 Nov. 63, wd. 13 May 64, l.a. 23 Vug. 
 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Dublin. 
 
 Abbott, Warren S., 2d Corp. : b. Concord, age 23, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 
 25 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must.out 20 July 65, N.Y., to ranks 
 27 Sept. 61, to Corp. 11 Oct. 62, to ranks 1 May 64, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64. 
 P.O. ad. Suncook. 
 
 Scales, Royal, Jr., 3d Corp. : b. Canterbury, age 20, res. Canterbury, O.V., 
 
 enl. 31 July 61, nuist. in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 20 July 65, to Sergt. 11 
 
 Oct. 62, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 Millett, William F., 4th Corp. : b. So. Andover, Mass., age 24, res. Hudson, 
 
 O.V., enl. 22 July (Jl, must, in 23 Aug. (Jl, must, out 23 Aug. 64, res'd 
 
 19 Nov. 62, wd. 13 May 64, to Corp. 26 May 64, O.D. 
 Abbott, George H., 5th Corp.: b. Loudon, age 23, res. Loudon, O.V., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64, to Sergt. 12 Nov. Gl, 
 
 to 1st Sergt. 12 March 6:!. 
 Hoyt, Jason R. C, Gth Corp. : b. Concord, age 32, res. Penacook, O.V.,enl. 
 
 1 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to ranks 16 .Vug. 
 
 62, wd. 16 June 64. P.O. ad. Loudon. 
 York, Albert, 7th Corp. : b. Skowhegan, Me., age 24, res. Mount Vernon, 
 
 O.V. , enl. !) Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to ranks 
 
 25 March 62, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to Corp. 2() Aug. 64, to Sergt. 15 Oct. 
 
 64, to 1st Sergt. 10 Jan. 65, wd. 15 Jan. Ci5, furl. 8 June 65, O.S. 
 Fife, George, 8th Corp. : b. Pembroke, age 28, res. Northwood, O.V., enl. 
 
 3 Aug. 61, nuist. in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 .Vug. 64, to Sergt. 12 
 
 March 6.1, wd. 1.'. May 64. 
 
 Cutter, James R., 1st Mus. : b, Ilubbardston, Mass., age 20, res. Nashua, 
 ().\^, enl. 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 3 Sept. Gl. 
 
 Davis, Horace L., 2d Mus. : b. Holderness, age 20, res. Canaan, O.V., enl. 
 22 .hily (;i, nuist. in 23. .\ug. (H, must, out 23 Aug. (i4, O.D. 
 
834 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Donley, Michael P., Wag. : b. Trim, Ire., age 24, res. New Ipswich, O.V.., 
 eul. 1 Aug. fil, must, in 23 Aug. fil, must, out 20 July 6."), to Corp. 27 
 Sept. 61, to Sergt. 19 Nov. G2, re-enl. 1?. Feb. G4, to 1st Sergt. 20 May 
 G4:, to 2fl Lt. 16 July 64, wd. 16 Aug. G4, to 1st Lt. 24 Feb. 65, to Capt. 
 19 May 65, O.D. P.O. ad. East Rindge. 
 
 Asquith, Daniel, Pr. : b. England, age 42, res. Merrimack, O.V., enl. 14 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, discli. for dis. 23 June 62. 
 
 Abbott, John, Pr. : b. Lyme, age 21, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 27 July 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. to date 20 July 65, -vvd. 18 July 63, re-enl. 
 
 15 Feb. 64, Avd/ 16 June 64, des. , ret'd., O.D. 
 
 Brown, Horatio H., Pr. : b. Burrillville, R. I., age 20, res. North Weare, 
 O.V., enl. 18 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 
 
 16 June 62, re-enl. 17 Feb. 64, to Corp. 26 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 10 Jan. 
 65. 
 
 Brown, Daniel H., Pr. : b. Deering, age 38, res. Bennington, O.V., enl. 2 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, des. 1 July 63, furl. 9 May 63. 
 Burdick. Rodney W., Pr. : b. ]\Iurray, N.Y., age 25, res. Amherst, O.V., 
 enl. 2 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, furl'. — Sept. 
 63, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, to Corp. IS July 64, to 1st Sergt. 26 Aug. 64, to 
 ranks 10 Jan. 65, to Sei'gt. 9 July 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Amherst. 
 Barrett, Cyrus A., Pr. : b. Washington, age 28, res. Deering, O.V., enl. 3 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, 
 O.D. P.O. ad. FrancestoAvn. 
 Buss, Joseph, Pr. : b. Nashua, age 43, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 5 March 63. 
 Benson, George W., Pr. : b. Hooksett, age 27, res. Deerfield, O.V., enl. 
 5 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 18 July 64, to Corp. 19 
 Nov.^62., wd. 13 May 64. 
 Bartlett, Stephen H., Pr. : b. Concord, age 19, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 7 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease IS Feb. 62. 
 Burnham, Matthew F., Pr. : b. Mount Vernon, age 28, res. Concord, O.V., 
 enl. 14 Aug. 61, must. In 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 Jan. 63. P.O. 
 ad. Mount Vernon. 
 Buxton, John R., Pr. : b. Philadelphia, Pa., age 32, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 
 
 20 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must,, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D., N.S.H. 
 Bickford, Noah E., Pr. : b. Vermont, age 38, res. Vermont, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 Oct. 61. 
 Briley, Thomas, Pr. : b. England, age 34, res. Bristol, R.I., O.V., eul. 6 
 
 May 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, oiit 23 Aug. 64. 
 Brown, Jeremiah, Pr. : b. Loudon, age IS. res. Loudon, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 14 Nov. 62. 
 Burns, John B., Pr. : b. Milford, age 18, res. Milford, O.V., enl. 30 July 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. to Corp. 1 May 64, 
 O.D. P.O. ad. 1050 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. 
 Burrows, James, Pr. : b. Tyngsboro', Mass., age 27, res. Tewksbury, Mass., 
 O.V., enl. 16 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 30 Sept. 64, 
 re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, wd. 14 May 64. 
 Carr, George D., Pr. : b. Londonderry, age 30, res. Hudson, O.V., enl. 2 Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, d. of wds. 28 June 62, wd. 16 June 62 and cap. 
 Chase, Valentine M., Pr. : b. Weare, age 19, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 29 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, d. of wds. 24 July 62, wd. 16 June 62 
 and cap. 
 Drew, Charles H., Pr. : b. Pembroke, age 21, res. Concord, O.V. , enl. 26 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to Co. H 1 Jan. 62 (see Co. H). P.O. 
 ad. Washingtonville, N.Y. 
 Dimick, Asa, Pr. : b. Lyme, age 22, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 26 July 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, wd. 15 May 
 64, O.D. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 835 
 
 / 
 Dolan, Hugh, Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 22, res. Merrimack, O.Y., eul. 14 
 
 Aug. (il, must, in 23 Aug. tJl, disch. for dis. 7 Sept. 02. P.O. ad. 157 
 
 Mouroe St., Springtield, Mass. 
 Dolan, Peter H. B., Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 18, res. Merrimack, O.V., eul. 
 
 :; Aug. (il, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04, to Corp. 13 June 
 
 02, to Sergt. 30 Nov. G3. "P.O. ad. 3741 No. oth'St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Davis, Thomas S., Pr. : b. Epping, age 24, res. Epping, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 GI, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. G4. 
 Dickey, James M., Pr. : b. Epsom, age 21, res. Deerlield, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 23 June 62, 
 
 res'd 8 Feb. 63, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, wd. 14 May 64, wd. 31 May 64, to 
 
 Corp. 10 Jan. 65, O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Exeter. 
 Foss, John, Pr. : b. Concord, age 21, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. Gl, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 3 Sept. 61. 
 Fogg, Stephen F., Pr. : b. Deerlield, age 23, res. Deerfleld, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 25 Mai'ch 62, 
 
 to 1st Sergt. 13 June 62, res'd 11 Oct. 62, to Corp. 9 Feb. 63, to Sergt. 
 
 IS July 64. P.O. ad. Springvale, Me. 
 Fontaine, Lewis, Pr. : b. Canada, age 19, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 22 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 64. 
 Gardner, James M., Pr. : b. at sea, age 23, res. Merrimack, O.V., enl. 31 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 8 Dec. 62. 
 Hadley, Stephen, 2d, Pr. : b. Canaan, age 25, res. Canaan, O.V., enl. 26 July 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 9 Sept. 64, wd. 13 May 64, wd. 16 Aug. 
 
 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Lebanon. 
 Hadley, Andrew J., Pr. : b. Hanover, age 27, res. Hanover, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 20 May 
 
 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Enfield. 
 Howe, John M., Pr. : b. Hopkinton, age 22, res. Canterbury, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 28 July 62. P.O. ad. 
 
 Allenstown. 
 Hoxie, Benjamin, Pr. : b. Maine, age 20, res. Grotou, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 20 Feb. 64 (killed at Olustee, Fla.), O.D. 
 Hilliard, Roswell M. C, Pr. : b. Pittsfleld, age 22, res. Loudon, O.V., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. "for dis. 9 May 63, wd. 7 Jan. 
 
 63. P.O. ad. Russellville, Ala. 
 Heath, Tyler, Pr. : b. Holderness, age 19, res. Canaan, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, wd. , k.a. 15 May 64, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. 
 
 Heath, Benj. H., Pr. : b. Sandwich, Mass., age 23, res. Portsmouth, O.V,, 
 
 enl. 14 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 
 
 Feb. 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, furl.— Oct. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Sandwich, Mass. 
 Hix, W^illiam, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Francestown, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 2 May 64, wd. 18 July 63, re- 
 enl. 1 Jan. 64. 
 Herrick, John E., Pr. : b. Wilton, age 20, res. Wilton, O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 18 July 63, d. 20 
 May 65, .\ntrim. 
 
 Holt, Marquis L.,'Pr. : b. Nelson, age 16, res. Mason Village, O.V., enl. 
 1 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 18 Aug. 
 
 62, furl. — Sept. G3, re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, to Sergt. 20 May 64, to 1st 
 Sergt. 18 July 64, to Sergt.-Maj. 24 Aug. 64, O.D. (See N.C.S.) 
 
 Hennessey, Peter, Pr. : b. Brooklyn, N.Y., age 20, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 26 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 8 Nov. 64, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, to 
 
 Corp. 18 July 64, O.D. 
 Halligan, Luke, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Milford, O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease between 18 July and 8 Aug. 63, 
 
 wd. 18 July 63 and cap. 
 
836 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Ineson, Benjamin, Pr. : 1). England, age 25, res. Merrimack, O.V., enl. 15 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 28 Aug. (Jl, must, out 2;') Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Lowell, Mass. 
 Jones, George L., Pr. : b. Milford, age 18, res. Milford, O.V., enl. 2 Aug. C>1, 
 
 must, in 2;'. Aug. Gl, k a. 9 June CA, wd. IG June G2, re-enl. 13 Feb. G-t, 
 
 wd. i;; May U. 
 Johonnet, Emerson L., Pr. : b. New Boston, age 25, res. New Boston, 
 
 O.V., enl. 14 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. G4, to 
 
 Corp. 30 Nov. 63, wd. 16 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Gottstown." 
 Kenniston, Horace B., Pr. : b. Norwich, Vt., age 29, res. Deering, O.V., 
 
 enl. 3 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 24 May 64, to Corp. 12 Nov. 
 
 61, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to ranks 1 May 64, O.D. 
 La Clair, Emery, Pr. : b. St. Albans, Vt., age 23, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 23 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. to date 31 Dec. 64, 
 
 re-enl. 15 Feb. 64, w^d. 16 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 Lear, Henry A., Pr. : b. Epsom, age 18, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 27 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, wd. 27 
 
 Oct. 64, d. 17 Sept. 67, Concord. 
 Marshall, Harrison L., Pr. : b. Bradford, age 41, res. Greenfield, O.V., 
 
 enl. s Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 May 63, OS., d. 
 
 14 Aug. 76, Little Rock, Ark. 
 McDaniel, Samuel, Pr. : b. Concord, age 21, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 27 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to V.R.C. 1 April 65, wd. 16 June 62, 
 
 re-enl. 18 Feb. 64, wd. 15 May 64, O.S., d. 30 Aug. 76, Concord. 
 Prew, Charles, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 17, res. Wilton, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 25 Aug. 63, 
 
 re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. P.O. ad. Sterling, Mass. 
 Palmer, Robert F., Pr. : b. Chicago, 111., age 21, res. Boav, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 4 Jan. 62. 
 Pettigrew, Henry J., Pr. : b. Barnstead, age 23, res. Deerfield, O.V., enl. 
 
 10 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 15 Feb. 
 
 64, to Corp. G May 65, to Sergt. 9 July 65, O.D., d. 11 Nov. 67, Deerfield. 
 Pettingill, Andrew J., Pr. : b. Epsom, age 21, res. Epsom, O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 
 
 Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 18 July 63, re-enl. 
 
 1 Jan. 64, to Corp. 26 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 10 Jan. 65, to ranks 14 June 65. 
 Quimby, David M., Pr. : b. Raymond, age 18, res. Deerfield, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 20 Aug. 62. 
 Robinson, Rody, Pr. : b. Concord, age 19, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 April 65, wd. 7 Jan. 63, Avd. 
 
 26 Aug. 63, re-enl. 13 Feb 64, wd. IG Aug. 64, O.D., N.S.H. P.O. ad. 
 
 National Military H(une, Wis 
 Richardson, Henry J., Pr. : b. W Townsend, Mass., age 20, res. Milford, 
 
 O.V'.. enl. 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, ranst. out 20 July 65, re-enl. 
 1 Jan. 64. P.O. ad. Windham. 
 Richardson, William S., Pr. : b Limington, Me., age 30, res. Milford, O.V., 
 
 enl. 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must." out 23 Aug. 64, furl. 9 
 
 May 63. P.O. ad. W. Scarboro', Me. 
 Robinson, Charles, ist, Pr. : b. Mason, age 45, res. New Ipswich, O.V., enl. 
 
 31 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 11 Feb. 62. 
 Robinson, Charles, 2d, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can., age 19, res. New Ipswich, 
 O.V., enl 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, furl. 
 — Feb. 64, N.S.H. 
 Robinson, Dana D., Pr. : b. Deerfield, age 18, res. Deerfield, o.V., enl. 7 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, 
 w^d. 15 May 64, O.D. V.O. ad. Groveland, Mass. 
 Ryan, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 17, res. Milford, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, wd. 13 
 May 64, Avd. 15"jan. 65, furl. , N.S.H., O.S. P.O. ad. Milford. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 837 
 
 Roby, Walter S., Pr. : b. Boscawen, age 18, res. Penacook, O.V., enl. 2u Julj^ 
 
 (!1, must, in 23 Aug. (11, died of disease 20 Dec. C>2. 
 Rattray, Thomas, Pr. : b. Hamilton, Can., age 19, res. Concord. O.V., enl. 
 
 2 Aug. ()1, must, in 2'A Aug. 01, k.a. 13 May (U, \vd. 10 July (i3, re-enl. 
 
 15 Feb. (54, O.D. 
 Sargent, Moses, Pr. : b. Concord, age 39, res. Loudon, O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 
 
 r,l, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04, O.D. P.O. ad. Loudon. 
 Stark, Harrison A., Pr. : b. Lyme, age 21, res. Lyme, O.V., enl. 29 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. (11, k.a. 2 June (54, re-enl. 1 Jan. (54, wd. l(> May (54. . 
 .Small, Samuel, Pr. : b. Loudon, age 28, res. Loudon, O.V.. enl. 5 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 12 March 03, wd. 
 
 10 June 04 and cap. 
 Small, Charles H., P.: b. Northwood, age 20, res. NortliAvood. O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. (il, disch. 7 Nov. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 Stevens, Tristram B., Pr. : b. Loudon, age 35, res. Loudon, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must.' out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 62. 
 
 P.O. ad. Loudon. 
 Stephens, Edward R., Pr. : b. So. Boston, Mass., age 38, res. Concord, 
 
 O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 19 Oct. 01. 
 Smart, William S., Pr. : b. Concord, age 35, res. Hopkinton, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. (!1, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 7 Jan. 63. P.O. ad. 
 
 Boscaweu. 
 Shaw, Daniel W., Pr. : b. Freedom, age 25, res. Portsmouth, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Wag. , 
 
 re-enl. 10 Feb. 04, O.D. P.O. ad. Ossipee. 
 Stevens, Ransom D., Pr. : b. Vermont, age 21, res. Hooksett, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64, O.D. 
 Scales, Charles F., Pr. : b. Concord, age 19, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 17 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04, to Wag. , O.D., 
 
 (J.S. 
 Tilton, Charles F., Pr. : b. Deerfield, age 18, res. Deerfield, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 7 Oct. 02, d. 18 (3ct. 79, Deer- 
 field. 
 Thomas, John O., Pr. : b. Nottingham, age 33, res. Deerfield, ().V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch^ for dis. 8 May 02, d. — Aug. 62, 
 
 Deertield. 
 W^oods, Francis N., Pr. : 1). Greenfield, age 31, res. Francestown, O.V., enl. 
 
 31 July 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 7 Nov. 64, wd. 13 May 04, term 
 
 exp. 23 Aug. 04. P.O. ad. Suncook. 
 White, Charles S., Pr. : b. Francestown, age 44, res. FrancestOAvn, O.V., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. 24 June 65, des. 9 June 64, 
 
 ret'd, disch. under S.O. 300 W.D. of 13 June 05. 
 Weeks, Andrew M., Pr. : b. Epsom, age 18, res. Epsom, O.V., enl. 22 .July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 21 Aug. 04, Avd. 18 July 63, wd. 
 
 2 June 04. 
 Wallace, Charles B., Pr. : b. Upton, Mass., age 2G, res. Nottingham, O.V., 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 7 Nov. 64, wd. 16 Mav 64, term exp. 23 
 
 Aug. ()4, furl. — — , O.D. P.O. ad. Greenlield. 
 Welch, Benjamin, Pr. : b. Gilmanton, age 28, res. Gilmanton, O.V., enl. 3 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 W^atson, Warren J., Pr. : b. Nottingham, age 18, res. Nottingham, O.V., enl. 
 
 9 Aug. (U, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 14 Sept. 64, re-enl. 13 
 
 Fel). 04, wd. 10 Aug. 64. 
 Wescott, Charles H., Pr. : b. Andover, age 20, res. Dorchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 March 65, wd. 18 
 
 July (53, re-enl. 23 Feb. 04, wd. 14 May 64. P.O. ad. Davisville. 
 York, Alfred, Pr. : b. Cornville, age 24, res. Milford, O.V., enl. 31 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 16 Feb. 62. 
 
838 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 EecriiUs, Co. E. 
 Brown, Franklin J., Pv. : b. Nantucket, Mass., age 21, res. Claremont, S.R., 
 
 enl. 10 Oct. 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, disch. 12 May 65, wd. 16 May 64, 
 
 disch. by telegram from W. D. at Concord, N. H., 0. D., sub. for 
 
 Frederick A. Briggs of Claremont. P.O. ad. Nantucket, Mass. 
 Dumars, Peter, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 25 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, N.S.H. P.O. ad. Lowell, 
 
 Mass. 
 Desmond, John, Pr. : b. Sag Harbor, N.Y., age 25, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 
 
 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. 12 April 64, sub. for John A. Collins 
 
 of Alton. 
 Dobbel, John, Pr. : b. Odeuse, Denmark, age 26, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 
 
 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, k.a. 16 May 64, sub. for John D. 
 
 Hodgdon of Barnstead. 
 Demary, Peter, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Lisbon, V.R., enl. 24 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 24 Nov. 63, disch. 25 July 65, wd. 16 May 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, 
 
 disch. Washington, D.C. P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 Emery, Edward, Pr. : b. New York, age 18, res. Nelson, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 25 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65. P.O. ad. W. Chazy, N.Y. 
 Easton, George, Pr. : b. Philadelphia, Pa., age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 
 
 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, k.ari3 May 64, to Corp. 1 May 64, 
 
 O.D., sub. for Levi H. Hanson of Barnstead. 
 Flanders, Joseph A., Pr. : b. Concord, age 18, res. Danbury, V.R., enl. 9 
 
 April 64, must, in 9 April 64, disch. 3 July 65, Portsmouth Grove, 
 
 R. I., to Mus. . P.O. ad. Boston, Mass. 
 
 Frydenland, Alfred E., Pr. : b. Copenhagen, Denmark, age 21, res. Gilmanton, 
 
 S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to 
 
 Corp. 9 July 65, O.D., sub. for Joseph W. Sargent of Gilmanton. 
 Freeman, Henry, Pr. : b. New York City, age 26, res. Alton, S.R.,enl. 29 
 
 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. 30 April 65, wd. 16 June 64 and cap., 
 
 sub. for Stephen C. Wentw^orth of Alton. 
 Goss, Orville, Pr. : b. Canaan, age 28, res. Canaan, V.R., enl. 16 Aug. 62, 
 
 must, in 5 Sept. 62, disch. for dis. 10 March 65, to Corp. 19 NoV. 62, 
 
 wd. 10 July 63, Avd. 13 May 64, to Sergt. 8 Sept. 64, Sergeant's warrant 
 
 revoked 6 March 65, as of 28 Feb. P.O. ad. So. Westminster, Mass. 
 Greenwood, Lewis, Pr. : b. Canada, age 38, res. Plaiufield, V.R., enl. 24 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 24 Nov. 63, disch. for dis. 31 March 64. 
 
 Henderson, William, Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 20, res. Laconia, V.R., enl. 
 
 8 Feb. 62, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 1 March 65, wd. 10 July 63, 
 
 term expired 28 Feb. 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Merrimack. 
 Hadley, Abel, Pr. : b. Canaan, age 31, res. Canaan, V.R., enl. 1 Sept. 62, 
 
 must, ill 1 Sept. 62, died of disease 16 Sept. 63. 
 Hilliard, Timothy, Pr. : b. Hill, age 23, res. Grafton, V.R., enl. 26 Aug. 62, 
 
 must, in 5 Sept. 62, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 13 May 64, disch. by Prov. 
 
 Ord. 73 Goldsboro', O.D. 
 Holt, Edward B., Pr. : b. Nelson, age 16, res. Keene, V.R., enl. 23 Dec. 63, 
 
 must, in 23 Dec. 63, disch. 25 May 65, wd. 13 May 64, disch. by G.O. 
 
 37, H.Q. N.C., at Wilmington, d. 5 April 88, Washington, D.C. 
 Hingley, Samuel J., Pr. : b. Truro, N.S., age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 
 
 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, disch. for dis. 1 July 65, wd. 13 May 
 
 64, sub. for Chas. L. Chesley of Barnstead. 
 
 Hergrives, James, Pr. : b. Lancashire, Eng., age 34, res. Barnstead, S.R., 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, wd.l6 May 64, furl. 24 June 64, 
 absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., sub. for Daniel Bunker of Barnstead. 
 
 Hildenfrant, Anton, Pr. : b. Baden, Germany, age 29, res. Barnstead, S.R., 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63. des. 7 Aug. 64, wd. 14 May 64, 
 furl. 64, sub. for Sewell J. Cilley of Barnstead. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 839 
 
 Jarverin, Zeb, Pr. : b. Vermont, age 20. res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 
 r,;5, must, in 20 Nov. G3, des. 20 Jan. 65. 
 Jones. Elbridge P., Pr. : b. MUford, age 18, res. Milford, V.R., enl. 31 
 
 March (54, must, in 31 March 64, disch. for dis. 13 Dec. 64. P.O. ad. 
 
 Nashua. 
 Jarvis, Rupert, Pr. : b. Annapolis, N.S., age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 
 
 29 Sept. 63, must, in 2!) Sept. 63, disch. 26 Oct. 65, \vd. 13 May 64, 
 
 N.S.H., sub. for Jethro N. Locke of Barnstead. 
 Kemp. Oscar, Pr. : b. Vermont, age 31, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 63, 
 
 must, in 29 Sept. 63, died of disease 24 Sept. 64, Avd. 3 Sept. 64, O.D., 
 
 sub. for Otis F. Keyes of Alton. 
 
 Leggacy, Tennans, Pr. : b. Vermont, age 30, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 12 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 12 Nov. 63, k.a. l6 May 64. 
 Miller, James, Pr. : b. Leith, Scot., age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, disch. 5 June 65, wd. 13 May 64, disch. by 
 
 G.O. 77 W.D., Pt. Lookout, sub. for Joseph 0. Berry of Barnstead. 
 McCaffrey, James, Pr. : b. Kingston, Can., age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., 
 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. 12 April 64, sub. for Hanson 
 
 C. Cauney of Barnstead. 
 McCabe, John, Pr. : b. New York City, age 22, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. 14 April 64, sub. for Samuel E. Jones of 
 Alton. 
 
 Martin, James, Pr. : b. Fayal, Portugal, age 21, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 
 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, disch. to date 31 July 65, wd. 13 May 
 
 64, furl. , disch. 2 Aug. 65, to date 31 July, Manchester, N.H., 
 
 N.S.IL, sub. for Richard Roberts of Alton. 
 
 Meile, James, Pr. : b. Switzerland, age 25, res. New Castle, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 63, must, in 10 Aug. 63, des. 28 Sept. 64, sub. for Jacob Hubbley 
 
 of New Castle. 
 Philbrick, John W., Pr. : b. GoU'stown, age 19, res. Canaan, V.R., enl. 11 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 5 Sept. 62, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 15 May 64, wd. 11 
 
 Feb. 65, des. — , ret'd, disch. by Prov. Ord. 73 Goldsboro', O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Canaan Centre. 
 Pettingill, David, Pr. : b. Weare, age 43, res. Antrim, V.R., enl. 22 March 
 
 (;4, must, in 22 March 64, tr. to V.R.C. 9 Jan. 65, wd. 13 May 64, O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Coucord. 
 Robinson, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 
 
 63. must, in 25 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July G5, wd. 16 May 64, O.S. 
 Wescott, Albert C, Pr. : b. Wilmot, age 18, res. Dorchester, V.R., enl. 2 Sept. 
 
 62, must, in 3 Sept. 62, disch. for dis. 20 May 65, wd. 16 May 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Bristol. 
 
 Gain by Transfer. 
 
 Gove, Charles H., Pr. : tr. from H, must, out 20 July 65, to Mus. 1 Jan. 62, 
 furl. 4 Aug. 62, re-enl. 18 Feb. 64, des. 8 Nov. 64, ret'd. P.O. ad. 
 Ilillman, Mich. 
 
 Kimball, William H., Pr. : tr. from B, tr. to V.R.C. 15 July 63, O.S. 
 
 COMPANY F. 
 
 Randlett, James F., Capt. : b. New Market, age 27, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 apptd. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, l.a. 27 Dec. 62, l.a. — March 
 64, to Maj. 29 April 64, O.D. (See F. and S.) 
 
 Burnham. Chas. S., 1st Lt. : b. Pelham, age 2.'>, res. Nashua, O.V., apptd. 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 2.3 Aug. (il, disch. for dis. 6 Dec. 63, to 1st Lt. 
 16 Oct. <;2, l.a. 4 July m, O.D. P.O. ad. Waltham, Mass. 
 
 Marsh, Henry A., 2d Lt. : b. Amherst, Mass., age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 apptd. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 30 Dec. 62, wd. 16 June 
 62, l.a. 6 Aug. 62, to 1st Lt. 16 Oct. 62. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 
840 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Stearns, George, 1st Sergt. : b. New York City, age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 enl. 2 Aug. Gl, mus't. in 23 Aug. 01, discli. sTuct. 64, to 2d Lt. 15 Oct. 
 
 62, to 1st Lt. 17 April 63, La."— Dec. 63, to Capt. 20 Jan. 64, La. — 
 March 64, O.D., d. 11 Jan. 81, Boston, Mass. 
 
 Moore, Horatio T., 2d Sergt. : b. Putney, Vt., age 22, res. Claremont, O.V., 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 19 June 62, wd. 16 
 June 62. 
 
 Nottage, Thomas, Jr., od Sergt.: b. Quiucy, Mass., age 30, res. Nashua, 
 O.V., euL :i() July 61, must, in 23 Aug.* 61, disch. for dis. 18 Sept. 62, 
 d. 8 Jan. 7!>, Nashua. 
 
 Flanders, King H., 4th Sergt. : b. Wheelock, Vt., age 35, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 enl. .s Aua. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to V.R.C. 31 May 64, wd. 16 
 June 62, furL — May 63, O.S., d. 11 April !>1, Fitchburg, Mass. 
 
 Wadsworth, David, Jr., 5th Sergt.: b. Worcester, Mass., age 23, res. 
 Nashua, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 24 
 Sept. 64, to 2d Lt. I'J Jan. 63, La. 12 May 63, to" 1st Lt. 2;» June 63, La. 
 
 — March 64, to Capt. 2;i April 64, Avd. 16 May 64. P.O. ad. Man- 
 chester. 
 
 Sager, Zeri S., 1st Corp. : b. Berkshire, Vt., age 22, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of clisease 22 Nov. 61, O.S. 
 Button, Eugene J., 2d Corp. : b. Essex, N.Y., age 22, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 1*6 May 64, to Sergt. 1 July 62, 
 
 to 1st Sergt. 17 Oct. 62, to 2d"Lt. 2!) June 63, wd. 18 July 63, to 1st 
 
 Lt. 20 Jan. 64. 
 Farmer, Joseph E., 3d Corp. : b. Greenfield, age 35, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 30 July 61, must, iu 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 26 May 62, d. 26 Feb. 
 
 80, Burlington, Vt. 
 Akerman, Joseph, 4th Corp. : b. Newburyport, Mass., age 25, res. Nashua, 
 
 O.V., enl. 29 July 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to 
 
 Sergt. 17 Oct. 62, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, to 2d Lt. 6 June 64, wd. 16 Aug. 
 
 64, to 1st Lt. 28 Nov. 64, to Capt. 24 Feb. 65, O.D., d. 21 July 79, 
 Nashua. 
 
 McCoy, James E., 5th Corp. : b. Pelham, age 19, res. Pelhara, O.V., enl. 1 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Sergt. 17 Oct. 
 62,"to 1st Sergt. 30 June 63, re-enl. 16 Feb. 64, wd. 16 June 64, to 2d 
 Lt. 19 June 64, wd. 27 Oct. 64, to 1st Lt. 30 Oct. 64, to Capt. 3 March 
 
 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 
 Gay, George H., 6th Corp. : b. Chelsea, Mass., age 25, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 enl. 3 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 28 Feb. 
 
 63, wd. 25 Aug. 63, wd. 18 May 64, to 1st Sergt. 19 June 64. 
 Harris, Wesley T., 7th Corp.: b. Nashua, age 25, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 (! Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, res'd 14 Sept. 63, 
 
 furl."29 Jan. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Wakefield, Mass. 
 Duffee, Ross C, 8th Corp. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 3 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, furl. 19 Jan. 64, 
 
 wd. 13 May 64, to Sergt. 17 June 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 Day, John E., 1st Mns. : b. Nashua, age 23, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 21 Feb. 64, des. 
 
 — April 64, ret'd, to Corp. 23 Oct. 64, to Sergt. 14 Dec. 64, O.D. 
 Veasey, Joel, 2d Mus. : b. Claremont, age 25, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July (il, must, in 28 Aug. 61, must, out 28 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Honey 
 
 Grove, Texas. 
 Rhodes, Joel H., Wag. : b. Hopkinton, Mass., age 39, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 
 enl. 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch for dis. 9 Aug. 62, O.D. 
 Allen, George A., Pr. : b. Hancock, age 37, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Feb. 62, O.D. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 841 
 
 Austin, Albert J., Pr. : b. Dracut, Mass., age 20, res. Claremout, O.V., eul. 
 
 18 Aug. (il, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 0.5, re-enl. 13 Feb. 
 
 64, wd. 16 Aug. 04, to Corp. 6 May 65, O.D. P'.O. ad. Somerville, 
 
 Mass. 
 Bickford, John W., Pr. : b. Waltham, Mass., age 29, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, iu 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 Sept. 62. 
 Blood, Stillman, Pr. : b. HoUis, age 31, res. HoUis, O.V., eul. 9 .Vug. 01, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 15 Mav 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, des. 7 Nov. 
 
 64, ret'd, O.D.T d. 8 Jan. 79, Hollis." 
 Barnard, John P. W., Pr. : b. Springfield, Vt., age 31, res. Claremout, O.V., 
 
 eul. 10 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 20 July 62. 
 Bingham, Arthur, Pr. : b. Nashua, age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 22 Aug. 01, 
 
 must, iu 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 04, O.D., d. 13 July 78, Nashua. 
 Curby, Abram, Pr. : b. New Haven, Vt., asre 18, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 2 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. 20 Sept. (;4, wd. 13 May 64, term 
 
 exp. 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. West Brookfield, Vt. 
 Courivou, Frank, Pr.: b. Canada, age 28, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D., N.S.H. P.O. ad. 
 
 Togus, Me. 
 Chase, James L., Pr. : b. Merrimack, age 18, res. Hollis, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, iu 23 Aug. 01, des. 14 April 04, wd. 15 Juue 62, re-enl. 13 Feb. 
 
 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Groton, Mass. 
 Chase, Charles F., Pr. : b. Merrimack, age 23, res. Hollis, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. by order 10 July 63, to Corp. 23 June 
 
 02, res'd 9 July 62 (^com. iu Third S. C. Colored), O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 Derry Depot. 
 Caldwell, Nathan, Pr. : b. Hudson, age 18, res. Pelham, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, must, iu 23 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 05, re-enl. 22 Feb. 04, to 
 
 Corp. 24 Aug. 64, to ranks 5 Oct. 64, des. 7" Nov. 64, ret'd, O.D. P.O. 
 
 ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 Conrey, Leonard, Pr. : b. Hollis, age 23, res. Hollis, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. South 
 
 Merrimack. 
 
 Crowley, Dennis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 40, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61. 
 
 Courtney, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Nashua, O.V., eul. 10 Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 20 Sept. 64 (twice in regt. and com- 
 pany), wd. 10 Aug. 04, term exp. 23 Aug. 04. 
 
 Cobb, Norman E., Pr. : b. Bridgewater, Vt., age 28, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 eul. 13 Auu'. 61, must, in 2:5 Aug. (U, must, out 20 July (i5, re-enl. 13 
 Feb. 64, furl. 21 June 65, O.D., d. 10 Nov. 87, Bedford. 
 
 Coffay, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64. 
 
 Copp, Elbridge J., Pr. : b. Warren, age 17, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, to Sergt-Maj. 1 Feb. 02 (see N.C.S.) 
 Donlan, John, Pr. : b. King's Co., Ire., age 30, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 27 
 
 May 61, must, iu 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 23 Feb. 03, d. 10 Sept. 04, 
 
 Nashua. 
 Doherty, Charles, Pr. : b. Londonderry, Ire., age 34, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 6 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 Sept. 02, N.S.H. 
 Damon, Joseph A. W^., Pr. : b. Lancaster, Mass., age 25, res. Nashua, 
 
 O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to Reg. Army 17 Nov. 62. 
 Doherty, John O., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 39, res. Hollis, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, iu 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 15 Sept. 62. 
 Davis, Nathaniel C, Pr. : b. Nashua, age 18, res. AViudham, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 10 Nov. 62, N.S.H. P.O. 
 
 ad. Nat. Home, O. 
 
842 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIl^E REGIMENT. 
 
 Davis, Caleb, Pr. : b. Canterbury, aije 18, res. HoUis, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. Gl, 
 
 must, in 28 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64r, wd. 10 Aug. (U. 
 Duplez, Edgar, Pr. : b. Sciota, N.Y., age 19, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 10 Oct. 63, wd. 16 June 62,^ 
 wd. 28 Aug. 63, O.D. 
 
 Douglass, Jerome B., Pr. : b. Springfield, Vt., age 24, res. Claremont, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 23 June 64, furl. 
 
 prior to May 64. 
 Early, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 July 62. 
 Everett, Josiah S., Pr. : b. Newry, Me., age 21, res. Windham, O.V., enl. 9 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 17 Oct, 
 
 62, to ranks 6 Sept. 63, re-enl. 16 Feb. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Boston, 
 Mass. 
 
 Everett, Franklin, Pr. : b. Newry, Me., age 23, res. Pelhara, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 12 Feb. 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 
 
 64,lo Corp. 19 June 64,"to Sergt. 24 Aug. 64, wd. 11 Feb. 65. 
 Enness, John F., Pr. : b. Portugal, age 19, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 14 Aug» 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 25 June 64, wd. 16 May 64, wd. 
 
 16 June 64. 
 Emerson, George W., Pr. : b. Keene, age 44, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Flynn, Bernard, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 26, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 11 Nov. 62, d. 16 Jan. 63, Nashua. 
 French, James, Pr. : b. Nashua, age 37, res. So. Andover, Mass., O.V., enl. 
 
 1 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Aug. 62, wd. 16 
 
 June 62, N.S.H., O.S., d. 5 June 84, Western Soldiers' Home. 
 Gould, George A., Pr. : b. Hopkinton, age 26, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 Guelow, Daniel, Pr. : b. Greenfield, age 30, res. Greenfield, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 
 
 61. must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 Oct. 61. 
 Green, Warren, Pr. : b. Dracut, Mass., age 23, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 14 Sept. 
 
 63, O.D. 
 
 Green, Albert, Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 21 Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 24 Sept. 63, re- 
 enl. 23 Feb. 64, to ranks 23 Oct. 64, des. 7 Nov. 64, ret'd, O.D. 
 
 Grimes, Francis J., Pr. : b. Milford, age 18, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, to 
 Wag. 24 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 
 Gilbert, John, Pr. : b. New York City, age 40, res. Windsor, Vt., O.V., enl. 
 14 Aug. 61, must, iii 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 
 Gordon, Henrick P., Pr. : b. Tyngsboro', Mass., age 19, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 enl. — Aug. 61, must, in — Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. 
 ad. Nashua. 
 
 Hall, Chas. T., Pr. : b. Pepperell, Mass., age 20, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 6 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, furl. 19 Jan. 64, 
 re-enl. 23 Feb. 64, to Corp. 4 Aug. 64, res'd 25 Feb. 65, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 Nashua. 
 
 Hosmer, Francis, Pr. : b. Concord, Mass., age 23, res. Lowell, Mass., O.V., 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, furl. — 
 Sept. 63. 
 
 Hardy, Wm. F., Pr. : b. Hudson, age 22, res. Hudson, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 
 Hayden, Alfred P., Pr. : b. Groton, Mass., age 19, res. Nashua, O.V., enh 
 14 Aug 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 July 
 
 62, to Sergt. 30 June 63, wd. 30 June 63, wd. 25 Aug. 63, furl. 18 Oct. 
 
 63, O.D. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 843 
 
 Ingram, Henry, Pr. : b. Vermont, age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 61, must, in 28 Aug. (Jl, must.'out 20 July 65, re-enl. 26 Feb. 64, wcl. 
 
 16 Aug. 64, furl. — Oct. 64, to Corp. 1 July 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Boston, 
 Mass. 
 
 Johnson, Augustus, Pr. : b. Bennington, age 35, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 6 Aug. 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61, O.S. 
 Jackman, Lemuel N., Pr. : b. Pembroke, age 18, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, to Corp. 12 July 62, re-enl. 16 Feb. 64, 
 
 to Sergt. 1 March 64, to Adjt. 26 Jan. 65, O.D. (See F. and S.) 
 Jennings, Amos E., Pr. : b. Chester, Vt., age 40, res. Unity, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, died of disease 10 Oct. 64, re-enl. 13 Feb. 
 
 64, Avd. 16 Aug. 64 and cap. 
 Kimball, John B., Pr. : b. Piermont, age 24, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, died of disease 10 Nov. 62. 
 King, John L., Pr. : b. France, age 81, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 28 Aug. 61, disch. 19 July 65, re-enl. IS Feb. 64, disch. N.Y., 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad.^Newport Centre. 
 Kendall, Walter B., Pr. : b. Claremont, age 19, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 
 
 17 Aug. 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, k.a."l6 June 64, re-enl. 21 Feb. 64, to 
 Corp. 6 June 64. 
 
 Lay, Charles, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can. age 27, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 11 A^Dril 64, re-enl. 18 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 McGowen, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 37, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 27 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to V.R.C. 28 May 64, O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 72 Green St., Worcester, Mass. 
 Mygatt, Revingstone H., Pr. : b. Troy, age 23, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, must, out 28 Aug. 64, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. Nashua." 
 McCabe, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 29 Sept. 64, wd. 13 May 64, term exp. 23 
 
 Aug. 64, N.S.H. 
 McCoy, Adolphus, Pr. : b. Pelham,age 19, res. Pelham, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for'dis, 9 July 62. P.O ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 McCombs, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 28 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, des. 29 July 68. 
 Mann, Charles W., Pr. : b. Upton, Mass., age 26, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 15 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must. out. 20 July 65, re-enl. 21 Feb. 64. 
 Miller, George W., Pr. : b. Alstead, age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 Sept. 62, Avd. 16 June 62, 
 
 N.S.H. 
 McConihe, Lewis A., Pr. : b. Portsmouth, age 18, res. Windham, O.V., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 6 Nov. C'-^, wd. 25 Aug. 
 
 63, to Corp. 6 Sept. 68, res'd 14 Sept. 63. P.O. ad. Haverhill, Mass. 
 Nichols, Fred A., Pr. : b. Lynn, Mass., age 19, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 17 June 64, furl. — May 
 63, re-enl. 21 Feb. 64, to Corp. 1 March 64, wd. 16 Jime 64, O.D. 
 
 Norcross, Joseph F., Pr. : b. Boylston, Mass., age 41, res. Nashua, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 28 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Wag. , 
 
 O.D., d. 26 Jan. 80, Nashua. 
 Pierce, Hiram, Pr. : b. Moira, N.Y., age 23, res. Litchfield, O.V., enl. 3 
 
 Aug. 61, must, iu 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, furl. 63, wd. 
 
 10 July 68. P.O. ad. Walpole, Mass. 
 Philbrook, Chas. W., Pr. : b. Chelmsford, Mass., age 19, res. Pelham, O.V., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 29 Sept. 64, wd. 15 May 64, 
 
 term exp. 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 Peabody, Ezra B., Pr. : b. NeAv Boston, age 41, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 28 Nov. 62, wd. 16 
 
 June 62, furl. 20 Sept. 62. P.O. ad. Milford. 
 
844 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Parkhurst, William C, Pr. : b. Townshend, Vt., aye 84, res. Claremont, 
 
 O.V., eul. 18 Aug. (!1, must, in 23 Aug. 61, clesr23 Sept. (11, O.S., d. 25 
 
 Jan. 90, Springfleld, Mass. 
 Scanlan, Michael, Pr. : b. Kerry Co., Ire., age 27, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 29 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 Sept. 62. 
 Shea, Corneille, Pr. : b. Loudon, age 24, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 29 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Sept. 62. 
 Stetson, Fred B., Pr. : b. Worcester, Mass., age 18, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 1 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 18 May 64, to Corp. 17 Oct. 62. 
 Shipley, George L., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 27, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 2 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 Swallow, George E., Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 18, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 6 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 2 Dec. 62. 
 Selingham, Frank W., Pr : b. Woodstock, age 21, res. Woodstock, O.V., 
 
 enl. 19 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, dis^ch. for dis. 24 Oct. 62, O.D., 
 
 O.S. P.O". ad. Woodstock. 
 Shea, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 13 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 2 Nov. 62. 
 Smith, George H., Pr. : b. Mount Vernon, a^e 19, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 
 
 64. P.O. ad. Lebanon. 
 Scott, Ard, Pr. : b. Charlestown, age 31, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 21 Nov. 64, to Corp. 1 Dec. 61, 
 
 re-enl. 21 Feb. 64, to Sergt. 17 June 64, to 1st Sergt. 24 Aug. 64, cap. 
 
 1 Oct. 64. 
 
 Toothaker, Jotham S., Pr. : b. Orono, Me., age 28, res. Claremont, O.V., 
 enl. 5 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 Dee. 62, O.D., 
 O.S. P.O. ad. Claremont. 
 
 Willard, Nathaniel L., Pr. : b. Georgia, Vt., age 36, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 2 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Waters, John, Pr : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D., N.S.H. 
 W^yman, George L., Pr. : b. Goftstowu, age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 9 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, raust.'out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. 100 West St., W. Manchester. 
 Wyman, Charles A., Pr. : b. Hudson, age 19, res. Hudson, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Lowell, 
 
 Mass. 
 Welch, Wm. H., Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 29 Sept. 64, wd. 13 May 64, term 
 
 exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 Willoughby, Varnum, Pr. : b. HoUis, age 32, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to V.R.C. 15 July 63, O.S., d. 3 Oct. 
 
 90,'Hollis. 
 W^illiams, William, Pr. : b. Leicestershire, Eng., age 32, res. unknown, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 May 62. 
 
 Becruits, Co. F. 
 
 Adams, Theophilus B., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 18, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 6 
 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 9 May 63. 
 
 Alexander, Daniel S., Pr. : b. Middlesex, Vt., age 20, res. Claremont, V.R., 
 enl. 8 Aug. 62, must, in 9 Sept. 62, died of wds. 16 May 64, wd. 15 
 May 64, O.D. 
 
 Andrews, George W^., Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eug., age 22, res. .\ndover, S.R., 
 enl. 15 Dec. 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for 
 James L. Kenniston of Andover. P.O. ad. Cortland, So. Dakota. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 845 
 
 Armstrong, Charles, I'r. : b. Eiisjland, age 25, res. Sullivan, S.R., enl. 15 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 15 Dec. G4, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 25 Feb. 65, 
 
 to Sergt. 1 July 65, sub. for John Lock of Sullivan. 
 Anderson, George, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Newport, S.R., enl. 15 
 
 Dec. (H, must, in 15 Dec. (!4, des. 3 June 65, sub. for .\nthony Page of 
 
 Newport. 
 Allen, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 28, res. Henniker, S.R., enl. 17 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 17 Dec. 64, must, ovit 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 May 65, to ranks 
 
 19 June 65, sub. for John W. Morse of Henniker. 
 Burke, Leonard O. F., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 17, res. Chelsea, Mass., V.R., 
 
 enl. 7 March 62, must, in 17 March 62, disch. 24 April 65, wd. 18 May 
 
 64, to Corp. 24 Aug. 64, term exp. 17 March 65, O.D., d. 14 Sept. 
 
 75, at sea. 
 Berry, Lorenzo W., Pr. : b. Sweden, Me., age 29, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 7 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, k.a. 13 May 64, O.D. 
 Barrett, Townes, Pr. : b. Hudson, age 42, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 8 Aug. 62, 
 
 must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 16 Aug. 64, disch. l)y Prov. 
 
 Ord. 73 Dept. iST.C, O.D. 
 Brown, William E., Pr. : b. Woodstock, age 22. res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 62, nuist. in 14 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, furl. 29 Jan. 64, wd. 
 
 16 May 64. to Corp. 6 Mav 65, disch. bv Prov. Ord. 73 Dept. N.C., 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. Brighton, Me. 
 Bingham, George B., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 23, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 14 
 
 AuiT. 62, must, in 18 Aug. 62, furl. 4 Jan. 64, to Com. Sergt. 23 Aug. 
 
 64, O.D. (SeeN.C.S.) 
 Bateman, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Antrim, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 14 Dec. 64, des. 15 Jan. 65, sub. for Abram A. Ransey of 
 
 Antrim. 
 Blake, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Webster, ,S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, 
 
 must. 14 Dec. 64, des. 15 Jan. 65, sub. for John W. Colby of Webster. 
 Brady, Francis, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Swanzey, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for Thayer 
 
 Thompson of Swanzey. 
 Baker, Joseph, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Holderness, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 
 
 64, must, iu 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July (!5, sub. for Joel Hodge of 
 Holderness. 
 
 Bernasconi, Robert, Pr. : b. Switzerland, age 21, res. Hillsboro', S.R., enl. 
 15 Dec. 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Mus. 1 March 
 
 65, sub. for Wm. G. Gould of Hillsboro'. 
 
 Butler, James D., Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Sullivan. S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 25 Feb. 65, sub. 
 
 for George L. Mason of Sullivan. 
 Burke, Dennis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19. res. Brookline, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 16 Dec. 64, des. 25 March 65, sub. for William B. Rockwood 
 
 of Brookline. 
 Burns, Henry, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Hinsdale, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, iu ](! Dec. 64, des. 3 June 65, sub. for Samuel E. Perham of 
 
 Hinsdale. 
 Beldean, Lewis. Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Northumberland, S.R., enl. 16 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in K! Dec. (U, died of disease 18 July 65, sub. for Wayne 
 
 Cobleigh of Northum))erland. 
 Boyd, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 2S, res. Deerfleld, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 64, 
 
 nuist. in 15 Dec. 64, uuist. out 20 July 65, sub. for Cyrus N. Giles of 
 
 Deertield. P.O. ad. Delano. 'Slum. 
 Bueltner, George, Pr. : b. Germany, age 27, res. Meredith, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 16 Dec. 64, must, out 20 Jul}' 65, O.D., sub. for George S. 
 
 Beck ford of Meredith. 
 
846 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Blackington, David P., Pi\ : b. Virginia, age 28, res. New Boston, S.R., enl. 
 
 17 Dec. Gi, must, in 17 Dec. 64, des. 3 June 65, sub. for Jacob Langdell 
 
 of New Boston. 
 Brankley, John, Pr. : b. Italy, age 35, res. Franklin, S.R., enl. 17 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 17 Dec. 64, des. 5 June 65, sub. for D. S. Gilchrist of Franklin. 
 Chamberlain, Albert G., Pr. : b. Barre, Mass., age 22, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, to Corp. 28 Feb. 63, 
 res'd 22 Feb. 64, des. 7 Nov. 64, ret'd, disch. by Prov. Ord. 73 Dept. 
 N.C., O.D., N.S.H. 
 
 Courtney, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Merrimack, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 
 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 Jan. 65, to 
 Sergt. 15 Feb. 65 (tAvice in regt. and co.), sub. for Newton McClure 
 of Merrimack. 
 
 Campbell, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Lempster, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, des. 3 June 65, sub. for Ozias M. George of 
 
 Lempster. 
 Crague, Henry, Pr. : b. Canada, age 24, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 16 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for Preston T. 
 
 Smith of Concord. 
 Cooney, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Winchester, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 16 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Daniel J. Emerson 
 
 of Winchester. 
 Clark, John, Pr. : b. Canada, age 26, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 64, must. 
 
 in 16 Dec. 64, to Sergt. 15 Feb. 65, to Q.M.S. 2 July 65 (see N.C.S.), 
 
 O.D., sub. for George H. Cross of Keene. 
 Carroll, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Atkinson, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 16 Dec. 64, des. 5 June 65, sub. for Amos H. Noyes of Atkin- 
 son. 
 
 Dinsmore, Joseph, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Enfield, V.R., enl. 18 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 18 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65. 
 
 Donihoe, Daniel, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 26, res. Somersworth, S.R., enl. 8 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 8 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Luther L. Hanson 
 of Somersworth. 
 
 Dunn, John, Pr. : b. England, age 20, res. Windham, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Wm. A. Dinsmore 
 of Windham. 
 
 Dubrough, William, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Prentiss A. 
 
 Maynard of Keene. 
 Davis, James, Pr. : b. England, age 24, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 25 Feb. 65, to Sergt. 
 
 6 May G5, sub. for Jethro N. Jenkins of Barnstead. 
 
 Dumont, Juluis, Pr. : b. France, age 34, res. New Market, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 
 64, must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Napoleon B. 
 Treadwell of New Market. 
 
 Eberhard, Charles, Pr. : b. Germany, age 20, res. Sanbornton, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Jeremiah 
 
 B. Calef of Sanbornton. 
 Eagan, Luke, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 28, res. Hampton, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for John Brown, Jr., of 
 
 Hampton. 
 
 Flanders, George W., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 27, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 6 
 
 Aug. 62, nuist. in 14 Aug. 62, disch." for dis. 25 March 63, wd. 22 Oct. 
 
 62. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Farnsworth, Charles H., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 18, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 7 
 
 Aug. 62, must. in. 14 Aug. 62, k.a. 10 July 63. 
 Fulton, Charles C, Pr. : b. Concord, age 19, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, died of wds. 20 Feb. 65, wd. 19 Feb. 65 
 
 (by accident), O.D. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 847 
 
 Finley, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Pittsfield, S.R., eul. H Dec. 
 
 G-i, must, in 1-i Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, des. -1 June 65, ret'd, sub. 
 
 for R. B. Batchelder of Pittsfleld. 
 Ferragallino, Castrunio, Pr. : b. Italy, age 26, res. Hillsboro', S.R., eul. 17 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 17 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for George 
 
 W. Burnbam of Hillsboro'. 
 Foss, Edwin J., Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Acworth, S.R., eul. 17 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 17 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for George 
 
 Walker of Acworth. 
 Goodhue, David, Pr. : b. Counecticut, age 28, res. Enfield, V.R., enl. 17 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 18 Nov. 63, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 16 May 64, furl. 
 
 , disch. by G.O. 77 W.D. xinder sentence. 
 
 Gadman, Theophile, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 
 
 64, must, iu 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Marvin T. 
 
 Tottingham of Keene. 
 Graw, John D., Pr. : b. Germany, age 19, res. Webster, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 16 Dec. 64, died of disease 20 March 65, sub. for O. H. 
 
 Fitz of Webster. 
 Gleason, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Durham, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 16 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 March 65, sub. 
 
 for Lafayette Hall of Durham. 
 Harvey, George D., Pr. : b. Brunswick, Me., age 19, res. Nashua, V.R., 
 
 enl. 6 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. 26 Juue 65, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 disch. by Prov. Ord. 73 Dept. N.C., O.D. 
 Hall, James H., Pr. : b. Pepperell, Mass., age 19, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 
 
 9 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, disch. by Prov. Ord. 
 
 73, Dept. N.C., O.D. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 Handley, George W., Pr. : b. Dexter, Me., age 31, res. Nashua, V.R., eul. 
 
 14 Aug. 62, must, in 18 Aug. 62, k.a. 18 May 64. 
 Harvey, Andrew, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Plainfield, V.R., eul. 18 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 18 Nov. 63, furl. 5^March 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r. 
 Hennessey, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Acworth, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Hiram N. 
 HeyAvood of Acworth. 
 Hagan, Charles, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Concord, S.R., eul. 15 Dec. 
 
 64, must, iu 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Benj. E. Harvey 
 of Concord. 
 
 Hubbard, Stephen, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 15 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, died of disease 26 June 65, sub. for John 
 
 W. Chaffin of Claremont. 
 Harris, James, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 22, res. Andover, S.R., enl. 16 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 17 Dec. 64, des. 3 June Go, n.f.r., A.G.O., sub. for 
 
 Ira Lovering, Jr., of Andover. P.O. ad. Lynn, Mass. 
 Harney, George, Pr. : b. England, age 26, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 17 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 17 Dec. 64, des. before joining co., n.f.r., A.G.O., sub. 
 
 for George C. Blanchard of Concord. 
 Hodgdon, Enos F., Pr. : b. Barnstead, age 18, res. Nashua, V.R., eul. 29 
 
 March 64, must, in 29 March 64, died of wds. 17 June 64, wd. 16 June 
 
 64, O.I). 
 Jones, John, Pr. : b. England, age 20, res. Orford, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 2U July 65, to Corp. 1 July 65, O.D., 
 
 sub. for Henry J. Cushman of Orford. 
 Jones, George W.. Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Bath, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 15 Dec. 64, des. 3 June 65, sub. for Albert Sawj'er of Bath. 
 Kelley, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Acworth, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Francis S. 
 
 True of Acworth. 
 
848 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Kelley, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Barnstead, S.R., eul. 14 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 14 Dec. 64, des. 3 June 65, sub. for John Doav of Barnstead. 
 Kelley. Lawrence, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Alstead, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, furl. 5 March 65, absent 20 July 65, sub. for 
 
 Chas. E. Cook of Alstead, d. 1 Jan. 92, Lynn, Mass. 
 Kimball, Lewis, Jr., Pr. : b. Piermont, age 20, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 9 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, tr. to Fourth U.S.C.T. 20 July 64, 
 
 O.D., U.S. P.O. ad. Winthrop, So. Dakota. 
 Levy, Edward, Pr. : b. Germany, age 30, res. Pembroke, V.R., eul. 21 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 21 Nov. 63, cap. 13 May 64, furl. 15 Dec. 64. 
 Long, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, must. 
 
 in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Walter H. Spalter of 
 
 Keene. 
 Linden, James, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 21, res. AVindsor, S.R., enl. 
 
 15 Dec. 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Chas. 
 
 A. AVood of Windsor. 
 Lawson, Gideon, Pr. : b. Canada, age 23, res. Acvi^orth, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 15 Dec. 64, disch. 7 July 65, Md. 22 Feb. 65 (disch. by tel. 
 
 from AV.D., at Phila.), O.D., sub. for Alexander Graham of AcAvorth. 
 Morgan, Charles W., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 19, res. Nashua, V.E., enl. 6 Aug. 
 
 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, ^\c\. 13 May 64, disch. l)y 
 Prov. Ord. 73 Dept. N. C. P.O. ad. Nashua. 
 
 Milliken, Albert H., Pr. : b. Cavendish, Vt., age 21, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 
 8 Aug. 62. must, in 14 Aug. 62, tr. to V.R.C. 23 May 64, wd. 18 July 
 
 63, furl. March 64, O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 
 Merrill, Josiah B., Pr. : b. Hudson, age 42, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 8 Aug. 62, 
 must, in 14 Aug. 62, died of disease 24 Oct. 62. 
 
 Miller, Henry, Pr. : b. Canada, age 27, res. Plainfleld, V.R., enl. 19 Nov. 63, 
 must, in 19 Nov. 63, executed 16 April 64, des. April 64, apprehended. 
 
 Miller, Henry, Pr. : b. Germany, age 23, res. Acworth, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 6 May 65, re- 
 voked 8 May 65, sub. for Benj. S. Eaton of Acworth. 
 
 Marcelle, Frank, Pr. : b. Canada, age 19, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 63, 
 must, in 20 Nov. 63, des. 9 Nov. 64, Avd. 18 May 64. 
 
 Moore, Charles, Pr. : b. Beekman, N.Y., age 22, res. New Castle, S.R., enl. 
 10 Aug. -63, must, in 10 Aug. 63, desr20 Aug. 64, furl. — May 63, wd. 
 18 Alay 64, sub. for Nathan White of New Castle. 
 
 McTavish, Hugh, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 30, res. Enfleld, V.R., enl. 18 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 18 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 March 65, 
 furl. 12 June 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Bark Lake, Ont. 
 
 McKenley, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. New Market, S.R., enl. 
 
 8 Dec. 64, must, in 8 Dec. 64, died of disease 6 June 65, sub. for 
 
 Thomas B. Robinson of New Market. 
 Mack, Michael, Pr : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Centre Harbor, S.R., enl. 8 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 8 Dec. 64, des. 3 June 65, sub. for CJias. E. Smith of Centre 
 Harbor. 
 
 Maier, Lewis, Pr. : b. Germany, age 22, res. Cornish, S.R., eul. 17 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 17 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Edwin P. Bartlett 
 
 of Cornish. 
 O'Brien, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Surry, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, must. 
 
 in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 22 March 65, O.D., sub. for 
 
 John Kingsbury of Surry. 
 Pushee, Jesse C, Pr. : b. Lyme, age 42, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 14 Aug. 62, 
 
 must, in 18 Aug. 62, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 30 June (!3, furl. 
 
 64, to Sergt. 24 Aug. 64, to 1st Sergt. 1 Oct. 64, to 1st LI. 29 
 
 April 65, O.D.,"d. 28 Oct'. 74, Nashua. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 849 
 
 Price. Thomas, Vr. : b. Philadelphia, Pa., a^e 22, res. liarnstead, S.R., 
 eiU. 2'J Sept. (>:',, must, in 2'J Sept. 6:',. must, out 20 Julj'fir). Avd. 16 Aug. 
 64, des. 7 Nov. 6-1, ret'd, to Sergt. 1 Jan. 65, to 1st Sergt. 6 May 65, 
 to 1st Lt. 20 July 65, not must., sub for Jonathan G. Downs of Barn- 
 stead. 
 
 Patch, John, Pr.: b. Waterboro', Me., age 28, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 6;5, died of disease 19 Aug. 64, cap. 13 May 64, 
 
 sub. for Samuel Getchell of Alton. 
 Ross. Chester A., Pr. : b. Sidney, Me., age 21, res. Nashua, V.Tl., enl. 6 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Ang. 62, disch. 26 June 65, Avd. 27 Oct. 64, disch. 
 
 by Prov. Ord. 73, O.D. 
 
 Remick, Carl A. B., Pr. : b. Altenbuvg, Ger., age 22, res. Barnstead, S.R., 
 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, died of , cap. 16 May 64, d. 
 
 Andersonville. sub. for Joshua C. Pickering of Barnstead. 
 Riss, Carl, Pr. : b. Spain, age 22, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 
 
 29 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for Henry J. Dolby of 
 
 Alton. 
 Roberts, Samuel, Pr. : b. Suffolk, Eng., age 24, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, disch. for dis. 21 Dec. 64, wd. 16 May 64, sub. 
 
 for Seth E. Rollins of Alton. 
 Riley, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Alstead, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 12 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 19 June 65, siib. 
 
 for Winslow B. Potter of Alstead. 
 Ryan, John, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Swauzey, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Orion E. Pearson 
 
 of Swanzey. 
 
 Ring, John, Pr. : b. Frankfort, Ger., age 30, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 29 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, k.a. 13 May 64, O.D., sub. for Frank P. 
 Sawyer of Alton. 
 
 Ritter, Carl, Pr. : b. Germany, age 27, res. Landgon, S.R., enl. 17 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 17 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for John C. Brown of 
 Langdon. 
 
 Smith, John H., Pr. : b. TamAvorth, age 30, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, died of wds. 3 July 64, wd. 13 May 64. 
 Smith, Charles D., Pr. : b. Corapton, Can., age 24, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, k.a. 16 Aug. 64, to Corp. 22 Feb. 64, 
 
 wd. 16 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 
 Swallow, William A., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 40, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, wd. 23 Aug. 63, to Corp. 17 June 64, furl. 
 
 — Nov. 64, to Q.M.S. 27 April 65, O.D. (see N.C.S.) 
 Stockwell, Albert H., Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 19, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 
 
 13 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June Gr>, wd. 18 May 64, 
 
 disch. by Prov. Ord. 73, O.D. P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 Smith, John, 2d, Pr. : b. Hesse-Cassel, Ger., age 26, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 
 
 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, died of disease 17 Sept. 64, cap. 16 
 
 May 64, sub. for George II. Straw of Alton. 
 Smith, John, 3d, Pr. : b. Toronto, Canada, age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 
 
 29 Sept 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, tr. to V.R.C. 12 April 65, Avd. 13 May 
 
 64, OS., sub. for John 0. Emerson of Barnstead. 
 
 Schmidt, \A^illiam, Pr. : b. Hesse-Cassel, Ger., age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., 
 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. 8 April 64, sub. for Ebenezer 
 
 J. Hayes of Barnstead. 
 Sladden, Richard, Pr. : b. Kent, Eng., age 28, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 29 
 
 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, disch. for dis. 14 Nov. 04, wd. 18 May 
 
 64, sub. for John F. Holmes of Barnstead. 
 Smith, Charles, Pr. : b. Prussia, age 21, res. Enfield, "V.R., enl. 18 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 18 Nov. 63, died of disease 13 Sept. 64, cap. 16 May 64. 
 
 56 
 
8o0 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Towns, James B. F., Pr. : b. Mancliester, age 13, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 
 
 12 Feb. G2, uinst. in 28 Feb. 62, must, ont 20 July 65, toMns. 4 May 62, 
 
 re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, furl. 21 June 65, O.D. 
 Wolfe, John D., Pr. : b. France, age 25, res. Pembroke, V.R., enl. 21 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 21 Nov. 63, died of disease 4 Sept. 64, cap. 16 May 64. 
 
 COMPANY G. 
 
 Wiggin, Pierce L., Capt. : b. Ossipee, age 25, res. Ossipee, O.V., apptd. 22 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. to date 14 April 62, O.S., d.3 Dec. 
 
 79, Beaufort, S. C. 
 Emmons, George W., 1st Lt. : b. Walpole, age 29, res. Lebanon, O.V., apptd. 
 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 18 Sept. 63, La. 9 Oct. 62, to 
 
 Capt. 2 April 62. P.O. ad. Boston, Mass. 
 Handerson, Henry C, 2d Lt. : b. Chesterfield, age 33, res. Keene, O.V., apptd. 
 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 18 Sept. 63, to 1st Lt. 10 May 
 
 62, wd. 16 June 62, to Capt. 31 March 63, O D., d. 12 June 74, Keene. 
 Wiggin, Joseph C, 1st Sergt. : b. Taraworth, age 34, res. Sandwich, O.V., 
 
 enl. 1 Aug. 61, mus't. in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 21 Aug. 62, to 2d Lt. 31 
 
 May 62. 
 Knowles, Amasa M., 2d Sergt. : b. Eaton, age 23, res. Effingham, O.V., enl. 
 
 25 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch.'for dis. 11 March 62. P.O. ad. 
 
 Lynn, Mass. 
 Moulton, Orville R., 3d Sergt. : b. Jeflerson, age 25, res. Lancaster, O.V., 
 
 enl. 30 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 24 Sept. 62. 
 WadHa, Andrew J., 4th Sergt. : b. Sanford, Me., age 33, res. Wolfborough, 
 
 O.V., enl. 31 July 61,"nuist. in 23 Aug. 61, diWi. for dis. 10 Feb. 65, 
 
 to 2d Lt. 15 Oct. 62, l.a. 8 Dec. 62, to 1st Lt. 31 July 63, to Capt. 3 
 
 June 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, l.a. bet. Sept. 64 and Jan. 65, O.D., O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Greeley, Col. 
 Emery, William H., 5th Sergt.: b. New Hampton, age 18, res. Sandwich, 
 
 O.V., enl. 18 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, res'd 
 
 7 Dec. 61, to Corp- 4 Dec. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, wd. 15 May 64, O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Missouri Valley, Iowa. 
 Gove, John, 1st Corp. : b. Epsom, age 44, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. 27 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 23 Aug. 61. P.O. ad. Concord. 
 Cassady, Thomas, 2d Corp. : b. Sligo, Ire., age 22, res. Lancaster, O.V., enl. 
 
 31 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, res'd 7 April 
 
 62, w'd". 16 June 62, to Corp. 16 Oct. 62, re-enl. 29 Feb. 64, to ranks 1 
 May 64, wd 16 May 64. P.O. ad. Lancaster. 
 
 Jones, Edwin R., 3d Corp. : b. Lancaster, age 18, res. Lancaster, O.Y., enl. 
 
 30 July 61, must, in 23 .Vug. 61, disch! for dis. 18 Aug. 62, to Corp. 8 
 
 June 62. 
 Peavey, Joseph A., 4th Corp. : b. Ossipee, age 18, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 
 
 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died ofdisease 29 Nov. 61. 
 Knowles, Thomas H., 5th Corp.: b. Eaton, age 21, res. Effingham, O.V., 
 
 enl. 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. (! June 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Lynn, Mass. 
 Emerson, Hollis D., 6th Corp. : b. Canada, age 38, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 
 
 2 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 20 Oct. 64, wd. 16 June 62, to 
 
 Sergt. 14 Oct. 62, to ranks 15 May 63, des. 28 June 63, ret'd, wd. 14 
 
 May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64, furl. — Feb. 65, d. 21 April 83, Ossipee. 
 Burbank, W^illiam H., 7th Corp. : b. Haverhill, age 19, res. Sandwich, O.V., 
 
 enl. 29 Jidy 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Sergt. 7 
 
 Dec. 61, to 1st Sergt. 3 July 63, re-enl. 30 Jan. 64, Avd. 16 May 64, to 
 
 2d Lt. must. 4 Oct. 64, must, revoked by W.D. P.O. ad. Piermont. 
 Piper, William C, 8th Corp. : b. Tamworth, age 23, res. Sandwich, O. V., enl. 
 
 2 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to ranks 11 Nov. 
 
 61, re-enl. 31 Jan. 64, O.D. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 851 
 
 Morse, John W., 1st Mus. : b. Lisbon, age 28, res. Lancaster, O.V., eiil. 29 
 
 July 01, must, in 23 Auij. Gl, clisch. 6 Oct. 64, Avd. 22 Oct. «2, \vd. Ifi 
 
 Aug. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. North Lisbon. 
 Kelley, Martin V. B., 2d Mus. : b. Moultouboro', age 18, res. Sandwich, 
 
 O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 24 Aug. 61. 
 Hoyt, Adolphus E., Wag. : b. Providence, R.I., age 21, res. Ossipee, O.V., 
 
 enl. 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 29 July 62. P.O. ad. Boston, 
 
 Mass. 
 Allen, Joseph H., Pr. : b. Brookfleld, age 28, res. Wakefield, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aus:. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 15 May 64, re-enl. 1 Jan. 
 
 64,\vd. 14 May 64, O.D. 
 Brown, Charles H., Pr. : h. Moultonboro', age 18, res. Moultouboro', O.V., 
 
 enl. 30 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 8 Sept. 62. 
 Bickford, George R., Pr. : b. Wakefield, age 18, res. Wakefield, O.V., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 27 Sept. 64, wd. 16 June 64, 
 
 term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Dorchester, IVIass. 
 Brown, John F., Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 25, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, furl. — May 63, des. 24 June 
 
 63, ret'd, re-enl. 29 Feb. 64, to Corp. 17 Oct. 64, to Sergt. 28 Dec. 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Effingham. 
 
 Ballard, William W. W., Pr. : b. Tamworth, age 39, res. Tamworth, O.V., 
 enl. 20 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 Jan. 63, furl. — 
 Aug. 62, O.S. 
 
 Blanchard, James, Pr. : b. Philadelphia, Pa., age 27, res. Lancaster, O.V., 
 enl. 15 Aug. 61, nuist. in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 14 May 62, to 
 Corp. 7 Dec. 61 (same person as James F. Brown, recruit — executed). 
 
 Bennett, Frederick T., Pr. : b. Lennoxville, Can., age 18, res. Guildhall, Vt., 
 O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Oct. 61. 
 
 Blake, Granville, Pr. : b. Milan, age 18, res. Milan, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 22 May 64, to Corp. 1 Aug. 63, 
 wd. 16 May 64,'O.D. 
 
 Baker, Daniel W., Pr. : b. Compton, Can., age 35, res. Orford, O.V., enl. 9 
 Aug 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 5 Sept. 64, wd. 16 June 
 62, cap. 16 May 64. 
 
 Chesley, Harra A., Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 19, res. Wolfboro', O.V., eui. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 22 March (V>, wd. 16 May 64, 
 
 cap. 16 Aug. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Chick, Fenno, Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 21, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 18 Oct. 64, re-enl. 19 Jan. 64, to 
 
 Corp. 26 Aug. 64. 
 
 Clement, John H., Pr. : b. Moultouboro', age 19, res. Moultouboro', O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 3 Sept. 61. P.O. 
 
 ad. Exeter. 
 Chick, John E., Pr. : b. Wakefield, age 19, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 (;i, nuist. in 23 Aug. 61, died of Avds. 30 .Vug. 63, to Corp. 14 Dec. 62, 
 
 wd. 26 Aug. 63. 
 Clough, Ira, Pr. : b. Parsonrteld, Me., age 27, res. Parsonfield, Me., O.Y., enl. 
 
 16 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aus. 61, tr. to V.H.C. 15 May 64, to Corp. 10 
 
 Dec. 61, to Sergt. 1 Jan. 62, wd. 16 June 62, to ranks 1 Aug. 63, O.D., 
 
 O.S., d. 20 Nov. 88, Freedom. 
 
 Chesley, Joseph, Pr. : b. Derby, Vt., age 37, res. Duramer, O.V., enl. 3 .Vug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 29 Nov. 64, wd. 16 June 62, cap. 
 
 n; Aug. 64. 
 Craigie, Peter, Pr. : b. Ronsay, Scot., age 32, res. Orford, O.V., enl. 1 .Vug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 19 Feb. 64, Avd. 
 
 7 Oct. 64. 
 Corson, James T., Pr. : b. Lebanon, Me., age 22, res. Lebanon, Me., O.V., 
 
 enl. II) Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. (il, must. out. 20 July 65, wd. 16 
 
 June 62, wd. 18 July 63, re-enl. 20 March 64, wd. 16 Auij. 64. 
 
852 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Cameron, John H., Pr. : b. Glasgow, Scot., age 27, res. Lancaster, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July G5, to Corp. 1 
 
 Aug. 03, re-enl. 22 Jan. 6+, to ranks 1 May (U, to Corp. 29 March G5, 
 
 to Sergt. IG May G5, O.D. P.O. ad. No. Lisbon. 
 Day, Orland, Pr. : b. Sweden, Me., age 19, res. Gorhara, O.V., enl. 9 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. 27 Sept. 64, furl. 15 May 63, AVd. 13 May 
 
 64. term exp. 23 Aug. 64, d. 3 Dec. 85, rrye])urg, Me. 
 Eastman, Lucian, Pr. : b. Tamworth, age 32, res. Tamwortli, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 2 June 64. 
 Edgell, Charles H., Pr. : b. Tamworth, age 23, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 
 
 30 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 8 Dec. 62, to Corp. I 
 
 June 62, to Sergt. 16 Oct. 62. P.O. ad. Tamworth. 
 Eastman, Clark, Pr. : b. Parsonfield, Me., age 23, res. Parsoufleld, Me., 
 
 O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 5 June 64, wd. 
 
 13 M.ay 64. 
 Ellis, George A., Pr. : b. Rochester, N. Y., age 21, res. Wakefield, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 29 July 64, furl. 
 
 , to.Corp. , wd. 28 Oct. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to ranks 1 May 64, 
 
 O.D., d. 14 Dec. 90, Boston, Mass. 
 Ford, Lorenzo, Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 18, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 20 July 65, wd. 16 June 62, furl. , 
 
 re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, disch. at Worcester, Mass., O.D. 
 Fergerson, John R., Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 18, res. Moultonboro', O.V., enl. 
 
 30 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to V.R.C. 15 July 63, O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 Trego, Md. 
 Foss, Frank N., Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 23, res. Moultonboro', O.V., enl. 23 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 Dec. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 Haverhill, Mass. 
 Fogg, Charles, Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 23, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. 16 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 6 Dec. 62. 
 Farrington, James W., Pr. : b. Chatham, age 37, res. Gorham, O.V., enl. 27 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, tr. to V^R.C. 15 May 64, O.D., O.S. 
 French, Asa P., Pr. : b. Plymouth, age 22, res. Effingham, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 May 62, O.S., N.H.S.H. 
 
 P.O. ad. Franklin. 
 French, Lorenzo D., Pr. : b. Porter, Me., age 26, res. No. Parsonfield, Me., 
 
 O v., enl. 14 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 29 July 62. 
 
 P.O. ad. Hiram, Me. 
 Grant, James M., Pr. : b. Tnftonboro', age 44, res. TamAvorth, O.V., enl. 23 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 24 Oct. 62. 
 Glidden, Lowell, Pr. : b. Effingham, age 25, res. AVolfboro', O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a, 16 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 Aug. 62, to 
 
 ranks 1 Aug. 63, re-enl. 29 Feb. 64. 
 Glidden, Frank, Pr. : b. Epping, age 18, res. Ettlugham, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Gilman, Albert, Pr. : b. Tamworth, age 23, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch.'9 Sept. 64, furl. — Sept. 63, to Corp. 
 
 19 Nov. 63, to Sergt. 28 Dec. 63, wd. 16 Aug:. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 
 
 64, O.D., d. 31 May 65, Wilmington, N. C. 
 Gains, Oscar, Pr. : b. Saranac, N.Y., age 18, res. Lancaster, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 4 Sept. 61. 
 Griggs, Julius H., Pr. : b. Orford, age 22, res. Orford, O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to Co. H (see Co. H). P.O. ad. Mas- 
 
 sena, N. Y. 
 Hodgkins, Samuel F., Pr. : b. Tamworth, age 18, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 
 
 30 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 27 Aug. 61. 
 Hawkins, Edwin D., Pr. : b. Wenham, Mass., age 20, res. Tamworth, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 Nov. 61, O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Stoneham, Mass. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 853 
 
 Hilton, Charles A., Pr. : b. Parsonrteld, Me., age 18, res. unknown, O.V., 
 
 enl. 19 Aug. Gl, must, iu 23 Aug. 61, des. 27 Aug. (il. 
 Hall, Frank H.. Pr. : b. Lyme, age 20, res. Lyme, O.V., enl. 12 Auy. (;i, must. 
 
 in 23 Aug. Ol, disch. 2(1 Oct. CA, term exp. 23 Aug. (;4, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Lyme. 
 Hammond, Nathan H., Pr. : b. Orford, age 18, res. West Fairlee, Vt., O.V., 
 
 enl. 8 Aug. fil, uiust. iu 23 Aug. 61,1;r. to Co. A 3 Sept. Gl (see Co. A). 
 Knox, George, Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 22, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 7 .\ug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 27 Oct. 64, term. exp. 23 Aug. CA. 
 Kimball, William F., Pr. : b. Lyman, age 24, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. 61, mast, in 23 Aug. Gl, died of disease 15 Nov. 62. 
 Kane, Charles H., Pr. : b. LoAvell, Mass., age 19, res. Lancaster, O.V., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch^for dis. 18 Oct. Gl, d. 8 Jan. 62. 
 Ladd, Josiah A., Pr. : b. Moultonboro', age 19, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. 1 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 23 Aug. 62, to Corp. 1 
 
 Dec. Gl. 
 Lindsey, Nelson B., Pr. : b. Canada, age 36, res. Lancaster, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 29 July 62. 
 Moulton, Albion, Pr. : b. Sbelburne, age 21, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 31 
 
 July Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 2G Sept. 64, to Corp. 21 
 
 April 62, res'd 27 May (!3, not accepted, re-enl. 30 Jan. 64, wd. 16 May 
 
 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Moulton, David J., Pr. : b. Tamworth, age 22, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 31 May 
 
 62,' to Sergt. 3 July 63. P.O. ad. Middleboro', Mass. 
 McCrillis, James, Pr. : b. Newbury, Vt., age 18, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 
 
 16 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. —April 64, to Corp. 3 July 63, 
 
 wd. 18 July 63, res'd IG Dec. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. P.O. ad. Northwood. 
 Meads, James W., Pr. : b. Goffstown, age 18, res. Wakefield, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease, 12 Jan. 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 
 
 G4, cap. 7 Oct. 64. 
 Mclntire. George W., Pr. : b. New Brunswick, age 20, res. Berlin, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 64, to Corp. 7 Aug. 62, to 
 
 Sergt. 3 July 63, re-enl. 17 March 64, to ranks 16 May 65. 
 Miles, Thomas, Pr. : b. Shi-ewsbury, Eng., age 22, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, tr. to Co. E, Third U.S. Art., 9 Dec. 
 
 62, wd. 16 June G2, O.S. 
 
 Niles, Amasa, Pr. : b. Haverhill, age 19, res. unknown, O.V., enl. I'.t .Vug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 9 Nov. 61. 
 Peavey, Benjamin F., Pr. : b. Tuftonboro', age 30, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 
 
 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 64, furl. ]r> May 
 
 63. P.O. ad. Moultonboro'. 
 
 Paris, Albert, Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 21, res. Wolfboro', O.V., enl. 29 
 July ()l,must. in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 6 Oct. 64, to Corp. 14 Oct. 62, 
 furl. , to Sergt. 1 Aug. 63, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 
 Parrott, Horace S., Pr. : b. Lynn, Mass., age 32, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. 2 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 Dec. ()2. P.O. ad. 
 Centre Sandwich. 
 
 Page, George A., Pr. : b. St. Johnsbury, Vt., age 22, res. Eflingham, O.V., 
 enl. 7 -Vug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 31 
 May 62, res'd 20 Nov. 63, O.D. 
 
 Paine, De Witt C, Pr. : b. Milan, age 20, res. Milan, O.V., enl. 30 July 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. by order 11 May 65, des. — Sept. 61, ret'd, 
 disch. under President's Proclamation. 
 
 Pilbro, White, Pr. : b. Columbia, age 18, res. Colebrook, O.V., enl. — Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 .Vug. 61, died of wds. 19 May 65, wd. 10 July 63, re- 
 enl. 26 Feb. 64, wd. 2 June 64. 
 
854 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Paradise, Abram, Vr. : h. Canada, age 18, res. unknown, O.V., enl. '.) Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 23 June 62, \vd. 16 June 62. 
 Phelps, George M., Pr. : b. Orford, age 18, res. Orford, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 23 Oct. 64, wd. 10 July 63, re-enl. 
 
 U Feb. 64, wd. 16 May 64, and cap. 
 Piper, George E., Pr. : b. Meredith, age 17, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. 30 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 18 July 63, O.D. 
 Sceggell, George O., Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 21, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 27 Sept. 64, to Corp. 3 July 63, 
 
 wd. 18 July 63, wd. 13' May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. 
 
 Ossipee. 
 Sceggell, John L.. Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 26, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 14 Dec. 61, d. 19 Jan. 81, 
 
 Ossipee. 
 Styles, Moses, Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 18, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to Corp. 
 
 15 Feb. 65, to ranks 14 June 65, O.D. 
 
 Speed, John C, Pr. : b. Dundee, Can., age 24, res. Orford, O.V.,eul. 8 Aug. 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must. out"6 Oct. 64, to Corp. 16 Dec. 63, wd. 
 
 16 Aug. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P 0. ad. Benton. 
 
 Trotter, Grant, Pr. : b. Scotland, age is, res. Haverhill, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 62, O.D. 
 P.O. ad. Mt. Vernon, So. Dakota. 
 
 Trickey, William H , Pr. : b. Exeter, Me., age 20, res. Wolfboro', O.V.,enl. 
 29 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, to Corp. 1 Dec. 61, to Sergt. 16 April 
 
 62, to 1st Sergt. 31 May 62, to 2d Lt. 13 June 63, to 1st Lt. 20 Jan. 64, 
 to Capt. 12 July 64, La. 18 July 64, wd. 3 Sept. 64, wd. 27 Oct. 6%, to 
 Maj. 17 Feb. 65, wd. 4 April 65, O.D. (See F. and S.) 
 
 Townsend, Edward, Pr. : b. Wilton, Me., age 18, res. Wakefield, O.V., enl. 
 
 3 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 15 Feb. 
 
 64, wd. 21 Sept. 64, wd. 29 Oct. 64. P.O. ad. Ray, Neb. 
 Tallman, James H., Pr. : b. Orford, age 20, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 14 Sept. 61. 
 Tyler, William H. H., Pr. : b. Lyme, age 21, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 9 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must.'out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 May 64, 
 
 wd" 2 June 64, wd. 16 May 64, d. 8 May 88, Manchester. 
 Varney, James R., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 25, res. Effingham, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 Dec. 61, 
 
 to Sergt. 14 Dec. 62, to" ranks 28 Dec. 63, wd. 16 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. 
 
 North Parsonfleld, Me. 
 Vittum, David P. S., Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 30, res. Taroworth, O.V., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. Conway. 
 Wiggin, Charles, Pr. : b. Wakefield, age 36, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 30 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 10 July 62, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Watrous, Edgar H., Pr. : b. Suffield, Conn., age 31, res. Sandwich, O.V., 
 
 enl. 19 Aug. 61, must, in 23 xVug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 19 
 
 March 64, O.D. 
 Wentworth, Charles H., Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 20, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, furl. — Sept. 63, 
 -• re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, O.D. P.O ad. New Market. 
 Wentworth, Marshall P., Pr. : b. Ossipee, age 23, res. Ossipee, O.V., enl. 9 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Ossipee. 
 Willson, William, Pr. : b. Three Rivers, Can., age 19, res. Lancaster, O.V., 
 
 enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch.'for dis. 29 Aug. 62, wd. 16 
 
 June 62. 
 W^ilkins, Calvin O., Pr. : b. Royalston, Mass., age 24, res. Lancaster, O.V., 
 
 enl. 31 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 Dec. 62. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 855 
 
 Wentworth, Frederick A., Pr. : b. Lancaster, asiie 18, res. Lancaster, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 i\-ug. Gl, must, in 2o Aug. 61, died of disease 26 Aug. 62. 
 York, George T., Pr. : b. Sandwicli, age 27, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. 16 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. :M Jan. 64, 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. Dover. 
 York, Isaac I., Pr. : b. Weutworth's Location, age 28, res. Colebrook, O.V., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 
 
 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 
 Berniits, Co. G. 
 
 Atmore, George W., Pr. : b. Naugatuck, Conn., age 21, res. Naugatuck, 
 Conn.. S.R., enl. 10 Aug. 63, must, in 19 Aug. 63, died of disease 22 
 Sept. 64, wd. 16 May 64 and cap., dcs 10 Feb. 65, ret'd, sub. for John 
 Haley of ■. 
 
 Burgess, Benj. D., Pr. : b. Brookline, age 21, res. Brookline, V.R., enl. 27 
 March 62, must, in 27 March 62, disch. 26 April 65, %vd. 27 Aug. 64, 
 furl. 31 Oct. 64, term exp. 27 March 65. P.O. ad. W. Tovvnsend, Mass. 
 
 Brown, James F., Pr. : b. Philadelphia, age 29, res. Bradford, V.R., enl. 2 
 Dec. 63, must, in 2 Dec. 63, executed 26 Dec. 64, des. 25 June 63, ret'd 
 (see James Blanchard, original, and see G.C.M. cases). 
 
 Broyhan, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Merrimack, S.R., enl. 14 Aug. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 14 April 64, sub. for Samuel P. Moore of 
 Merrimack. 
 
 Bure, Jacob, Pr. : b. Switzerland, age 23, res. Springfield, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. 
 
 6;!, nuist. in 8 Oct. 63, died of wds. 13 July 64, wd. 16 May 64 and 
 
 cap., sub. for Daniel P. Quimby of Springfield. 
 Bartlett, Blasias, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can., age 37, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 
 
 8 Oct. 63, must, in 8 Oct. 63, wd. 13 May 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., 
 
 sub. for Joseph M. Blanchard of Claremont. 
 Brown, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Bedford, S.R., enl. 1 Sept. 63, 
 
 must, in 1 Sept. 63, disch. 5 Aug. 65, cap. 16 May 64, sub. for John 
 
 E. Vose of Bedford. 
 Conners, Henry, Pr. : b. British America, age 24, res. British America, 
 
 S.R., enl. 1 Sept. 63, must, in 1 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for 
 
 David W. Trowe of . 
 
 Douglass, James, Pr. : b. Edinburgh, Scot., age 20, res. Cornish, S.R., enl. 
 
 8 Oct. 63, must, in 8 Oct. 63,"wd. 16 Aug. 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., 
 
 sub. for William E. Westgate of Cornish. 
 Engleblom, Oscar, Pr. : b. Sweden, age 27, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 8 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in s Oct. 63, disch. by order, 29 Oct. 64, to Corp. 1 
 
 May 64, to Sergt. 26 Aug. 64, com. 2d Lt. Second U.S.C.T. G Oct. 64, 
 
 O.S., sub. for Albion B. Stone of Claremont. 
 Evans, Alrick, Pr. : b. Canada, age 27, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. G8, 
 
 must, in 8 Oct. 63, m.a. 16 June 64, Avd. Ki May 64, sub. for George 
 
 P,. Pratt of Keene. 
 Edwards, James W., Pr. : b. Springfield, Mass., age 23, res. Concord, S.R., 
 
 enl. I'.t Aug. 63, must, in 19 .\ug. 63", died of disease 30 Oct. 64, sub. 
 
 for .\sa C. Eastman of Concord. 
 Fuller, Oliver, Pr. : b. Seabrook, age 20, res. Bow, V.R., enl. 21 Aug. 62, 
 
 must, in 28 Aug. 62, disch. by order 7 Feb. 63, disch. by Sec. War, at 
 
 Hilton Head. P.O. ad. Concord. 
 Forney, Christopher, Pr. : b. England, age 36, res. Springfield, S.R., enl. 8 
 
 Oct. 6:!, must, in 8 Oct. 63^ dcs. 12 July 64, sub. for Oren F. Hill of 
 
 Springfield. 
 Goodwin, Elisha J., Pr. : b. Tamworth, age 18, res. Great Falls, V.R., enl. 
 
 30 ,Ian. 62, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 11 Feb. 
 
 64, O.D. 
 
 Graw, John, Pr. : b. Germany, age 25, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. s Oct. 63, 
 must, in 8 Oct. 63, des. 5 Jan. 65, Avd. prior to .\ng. 64, des. .30 May 
 64, ret'd, sub. for Geo. C. Grannis of Claremont. 
 
8r)6 THIKD NEAV HAMPSHIRE EEGIMENT. 
 
 Gunch, Edwin, Tr. : b. New York City, age 20, res. Canaan, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. 
 
 (3:], must, in 8 Oct. r>3, discli. for clis. 28 Oct. 04, N S.H., sub. for Burns 
 
 Edwards of Canaan, d. 4 April 84, Soutliern Soldiers' Home. 
 Genrich, Frederick, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can., age 27, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 8 
 
 Oct. (;;], must, in 8 Oct. 03, disch. 31 July Of), sub. for G. W. McDuffle 
 
 of Keene. 
 Hickey, William, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 24, res. Plainfleld, V.R., enl. 
 
 19 Nov. 03, must, in 19 Nov. 03, des. 25 June 04. 
 
 Hoffman, Charles, Pr. : b. Poland, age 23, res. Enfield, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. 03, 
 must, in 8 Oct. 03, des. 8 Nov. 04, sub. for Eli H. Sargent of Spi-ing- 
 fleld. 
 
 Healey, Samuel F., Pr. : b , age , res. unknown, V.R., enl. , 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. IS Oct. 01. 
 
 Hoyt, Charles, Pr. : b. Haverhill, Mass., age 21, res. Pittsfleld, S.R., enl. 
 
 20 Aug. 03, must, in 20 Aug. 03, mnst. out 20 July 05, sub. for Chas. 
 H. Morrill of Pittsfleld. 
 
 Heck, Joseph, Pr. : b. Germany, age 25, res. Boscawen, S.R., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 03, must, in 19 Aug. 03, died of disease 4 Dec. 04, cap. 10 Aug. 04, 
 sub. for Fred Clifford of Boscawen. 
 
 Hall, Charles, Pr. : b. Belgium, age 2-1, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 19 Aug. 03, 
 must, in 19 Aug. 03, disch. to date 20 July 05, wd. 13 May 04, des. 24 
 Aug. 04, ret'd, sub. for Timothy Sweaney of Concord. 
 
 Judd, Sylvester, Pr. : b. Dummerston, Vt., age 20, res. CharlestOAvn, S.R., 
 enl. 8 Oct. 03, must, in 8 Oct. 03, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for John 
 Miller of Charlestown. 
 
 Joslin, Horace, Pr. : b. Stoddard, age 25, res. Keene, V.R., enl. 18 Feb. 62, 
 must, in 28 Feb. 02, must, out 20 July 05, to Corp. . , re-enl. 18 Feb. 
 
 04, O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Keene. 
 
 Kendall, John, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 21, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 8 
 
 Oct. 03, must, in 8 Oct. 03, executed 17 Dec. 03, des. 28 Nov. 03, ret'd, 
 
 sub. for Geo. W. Austin of Plainfleld. 
 Kelley, John, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 31, res. St. John, N. B., S.R., enl. 20 
 
 Aug. 03, must, in 20 Aug. 03, disch. for dis. 18 July 05, wd. 10 Aug. 
 
 64, sub. for Albert Morse of . 
 
 Leonard, Elias, Pr. : b. England, age 24, res. Orange, V.R., enl. 19 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 19 Nov. 63, k.a. 10 May 04. 
 Lull, Fernando G., Pr. : b. Springfield, age 18, res. Springfield, S.R., enl. 8 
 
 Oct. 03, must, in 8 Oct. 03, died of disease 31 May 04, sub. for Jona- 
 than G. Langley of Springfield. 
 Lavallette, Henry, Pr. : b. Strasbourg, France, age 21, res. Keene, S.E., 
 
 enl. 8 Oct. 63, must, in 8 Oct 03, des. 18 Aug. 04, to Corp. 24 Dec. 63, 
 
 wd. 13 May 04, sub. for James McKnight of Keene. 
 McCaffrey, William J., Pr. : b. Canada, age 18, res. Great Falls, V.R., enl. 
 
 30 Jan. 02, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 18 Feb. 04, 
 
 wd. 10 Aug. 04, to Corp. 10 May 05, O.D. P.O. ad. Plattsburg, N.Y. 
 Robinson, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 
 
 03, must, in 27 Nov. 63, des. 14 April 64. 
 Ryan, Edward, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Lyme, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 25 Nov. 03, des. 14 April 04. 
 Ritcher, Otto, Pr. : b. Germany, age 20, res. Springfield, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 8 Oct. 03, m.a. 16 Aug. 64, sub. for Jonathan Sanboi-n of 
 
 Springfield. 
 Roberts, Richard, Pr. : b. Canada, age 28, res. Charlestown, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. 
 
 03, must, in 8 Oct. 03, des. 30 Nov. 64, wd. 13 May 64, sub. for Chas. 
 
 E. Richardson of CharlestoAvn. 
 Sessions, George T , Pr. : b. , age 19, res. unknown, V.R., enl. 14 Oct. 62, 
 
 must, in , tr. to First U.S. Art. 23 Dec. 62. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 857 
 
 Sherman, Joseph, Pr. : b. New York, a,s>c 35, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 19 
 
 Nov. 03, must, in 19 Nov. G3, des. 28 Oct. 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64. 
 Thomas, John, Pr. : b. Cumberland, Ena;., age 22, res. .Vlton, S.R., enl. 29 
 
 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, absent 2n July 65, sub. for David Lamper 
 
 of Alton. 
 Van Munster, Albert, Pr. : b. Hanover, Ger., age 23, res. Barnstead, S.R., 
 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 
 
 May 64, wd. 13 May 64, to Sergt. 2 Sept. 61, cap. 7 Oct. 64, sub. for 
 
 Clias. S. Grace of Barnstead. 
 Webster, Daniel S., Pr. : b. Cincinnati, O., age 22, res. Gilmanton, S.R., eul. 
 
 29 Sept. i\:\, must, in 29 Sept. 6;!, des. 14 Nov. 64, furl. 64, cap. 16 
 
 May 64, sub. for John F. Folsom of Gilmanton. 
 Whalen, John, Pr. : b. Derbyshire, Eng., age 21, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 
 
 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. 1 May 65, to Corp. 64, wd. 
 
 i;'. ^lay 64, sub. for Sewell N. Lougee of Barnstead. 
 White, John, Pr. : b. Hanover, Ger., age 24, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 2!) Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63. must, out 20 July 65, cap. 16 May 64, sub. for 
 
 Samuel E. P. Oilman of Alton. 
 Wilson, John, Pr. : b. Norway, Me., age 24, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 8 Oct. 63, des. 25 Jan. 65, sub. for James Hayes of Keeue. 
 Wungart, De Lewis, Pr. : b. Germany, age 22, res. Enfield, V.K., enl. 18 Nov, 
 
 63, must, in IS Nov. 63, died of disease 26 Oct. 64, cap. 17 May 64. 
 Weed, William O., Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 44, res. Tamworth, V.R., enl. — 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in — Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 Oct. 61, to Corp. — 
 
 Aug. 61. 
 
 Transferred to Compamj. 
 
 Hazeltine, John L., Pr. : tr. from K, died of disease 9 Dec. 61, to Mus. . 
 
 Gilbert, Charles, Pr. : tr. from A, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 
 Nicholson, Nathaniel E., Pr. : b. Conway, age 33, res. Bartlett, enl. 12 Nov. 
 62, must, in 17 Nov. 62, disch. for dis. 30 Oct. 64, tr. from Seventeenth 
 N.H. 20 Jan. 64, re-enl. —March 64, wd. 16 May 64, O S. P.O. ad. 
 Centre Bartlett. 
 
 COMPANY H. 
 
 Dow, Robert C, Capt. : b. Gofistown, age 40, res. Manchester, O.V., apptd. 
 
 22 An-i-. 61, must, in 23 Auff. 61, disch. 21 June 62, 0,1). P.O. ad. 
 
 Danville, Vt. 
 Maxwell, William H., 1st Lt. : b. Pictou, N.S., age 25, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., apptd. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. to date 14 Dec. 
 
 64, to Capt. 12 Sept. 62, l.a. — May 63, wd. 16 June 64, l.a. 3 July 64, 
 
 O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Langley, John F., 2d Lt. : b. Nottingham, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V.. 
 
 apptd. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. (il,'"disch. 3 July 62, to 1st Lt. 26 
 
 May 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Amherst. 
 Hopkins, Henry F., 1st Sergt. : b. Vermont, age 34, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 April 63, to 2d 
 
 Lt. 13 Sept. 62, l.a. 3 Nov. 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Lawrence, Mass. 
 Fifield, Stephen S., 2d Sergt.: b. Candia, age 25, res. Candia, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Auir. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, res'd , O.D. 
 
 P.O, ad. Candia. 
 French, Charles F., 3d Sergt. : b, Bedford, age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 May 63, res'd 
 
 31 Dec. 61, cap. 21 Aug, 62, O.D. P.O. ad. Alarion, Ind. 
 Eastman, Henry B., 4th Sergt. : b. East Concord, age 23, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V,, enl, 13 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch, for dis. 6 Nov. 63, 
 
 res'd 31 Dec. 61, wd. 1 Sept. 63, O.S,, N.S.H., d. 13 May 82, Loni.s- 
 
 ville, Ky. 
 
858 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Kelsea, James H., 5th Sergt. : b. Lisbon, age 24, res. Lisbon, O.Y., enL 5 
 Aug. ()1, must, iu 23 Ang. fil, died of disease 21 July G3, to 1st Sergt. 14 
 Jan. 63. 
 
 Paige, Henry C, 1st Corp.: b. Goftstown, age 22, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 20 March 63, cap. 
 
 21 Aug. 62, d. 18 April 06, Manchester. 
 Harvey, Charles, 2d Corp. : b. Stewartstown, age 26, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 17 March 03, to 
 
 Sergt. 1 Jan. 02, cap. 21 Aug. 02. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Wheeler, George N., 3d Corp. : b. Amherst, age 31, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 25 July 61, must, iu 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 7 May 62, res'd 1 Jan. 
 
 62, O.D. 
 Dow, Newton, 4th Corp. : b. Bradford, Vt., age 23, res. ■ , R.I., O.V., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 24 Sept. 62. 
 Dearborn, Stephen, 5th Corp. : b. Caudia, age 27, res. Candia, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, k.a. 10 June 62, to Sergt. 1 Jan. 62. 
 Burnham, George W., 0th Corp. : b. Littleton, age 20, res. Littleton, O.V., 
 
 cul. 22 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 01, k.a. 26 Aug. 03, to Sergt. 20 Aug. 
 
 02, cap. 21 Aug. 02. 
 
 Sherman, Charles, 7th Corp. : b. Lisbon, age 22, res. Landaff, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 Nov. 02, wd. 16 June 
 
 62, cap. 21 Aug. 62. P.O. ad. Lisbon. 
 Clough, George, 8th Corp. : b. Eppiug, age 23, res. Epping, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 01, drscliT Concord 22 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 
 
 02, cap. 21 Aug. 02, to ranks 21 May 03, ^^d. 15 May 04, term exp. 23 
 
 Aug. 64, O.S. P.O. ad. Brentwood Corner. 
 Gove, Charles H., 1st Mus. : b. Derry, age 17, res. Concord. O.V., enl. 20 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61,- tr. to Co. E 1 Jan. 62 (see Co. E). 
 Colby, Beniah, Wag. : b. Hill, age 55, res. Franklin, O.V., enl. 23 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 7 May 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Hancock. 
 Adams, Thomas, Pr. : b. Bedford, age 28, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 27 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62, O.D. 
 
 P 0. ad. Bedford. 
 Adams, George W., Pr. : b. Bedford, age 20, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 21 Aug. 62. 
 Adams, Eben H., Pr. : b. Henniker, age 21, res. Henniker, O.V., enl. 17 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, cap. 21 Aug. 62, 
 
 to Corp. 1 Nov. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, wd. 10 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 1 March 
 
 64, to ranks 1 Jan. 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Hillsboro'. 
 Adams, Samuel, Pr. : b. Bedford, age 18, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 June 62. P.O. ad. Bedford. 
 Atwood, Daniel N., Pr. : b. Chelsea, Mass., age 21, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 14 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 05, wd. U\ June 62, 
 
 to Wag. 20 Jan. 63, to ranks 1 April 03, des. 28 July 63, ret'd, re-enl. 
 
 31 Jan. 04, Avd. 10 May 04, wd. 10 Aug. 04, to Corp. 22 June 05, O.D. 
 Bartells, Jacob, Pr. : b. Germany, age 44, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July 01, must, m 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 11 Nov. 61. 
 Brooks, John, Pr. : b. Pittsfleld, age 19, res. Pittsfield, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died^of wds. 19 June 04, wd. 10 June 02, to 
 
 Corp. 25 Nov. 03, re-enl. 31 Jan. 04, wd. 10 June 64. 
 Briggs, America, Pr. : b. Paris, Me., age 30, res. Hooksett, O.V., enl. Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 01, k.a. 18 May 04, cap. 21 Aug. 02, re-enl. 1 Jan. 
 
 04. 
 
 Blood, Albert, Pr. : b. Nashua, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 
 01, must, in 23 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 2S March 03, cap. 21 Aug. 62, 
 O.S. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
THIRD NE\y HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 859 
 
 Blake, Lanson, Pr. : b. Auburn, age 22, res. Auburn, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 61, 
 must, in 2o Aug. 61, must, out 20 Julj"^ 65, to Wag. 1 April 68, re-enl. 
 15 Feb. 64, O.D., d. :'. April 82, Dan vers, Mass. 
 
 Bickford, Edward, Pr. : b. Alton, age 20, res. Dunbartou, O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, ties. 11 April 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62, re-enl. 25 
 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 
 Burnham, Charles F., Pr. : b. Epping, age 21, res. Epping, O.V., enl. 14 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62, 
 O.b. P.O. ad. Epping. 
 
 Butterfield, William, Pr. : b. Bedford, age 19, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 19 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, discli. for dis. 1 Nov. 62, cap. 21 Aug. 
 
 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Windham. 
 
 Brady, John, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 19, res. Littleton, O.V., enl. 23 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62, re-enl. 25 
 
 Feb. 64. 
 Campbell, John N., Pr. : b. Bedford, age 18, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 26 July 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 12 March 63, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Campbell, Andrew J., Pr. : b. Bedford, age 18, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 7 Sept. 62. 
 Cole, John S., Pr. : b. New Boston, age 43, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61, d. 61. 
 
 Carr. Thomas M., Pr. : b. Hillsboro' Bridge, age 20, res. Hillsboro', O.V., 
 
 enl. 14 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 27 Oct. 64, wd. 16 June 62, 
 
 to Corp. 1 Nov. 63, to Sergt. 3 Dec. 63, re-enl. 17 March 64, furl.-— 
 
 Aug. 64. 
 Cotter, Edward, Pr. : b. Canada, age 25, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 Oct. 62, 
 
 furl. — May 63, wd. 18 July 63, to Sergt. 1 Nov. 63, wd. 16 May 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Hillsboro' Bridge. 
 Calahan, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, a?e 20, res. Littleton. O.V"., eul. 20 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62, O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Marshall, Texas. 
 Davis, John B., Pr. : b. Franklin, age 36, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 Nov. 62, cap. 21 Aug. 62. 
 Dugan, Jeremiah, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Lawrence, Mass., O.V., enl. 
 
 15 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. .for dis. 1 Nov. 62, cap. 21 
 
 Aug. 62, N.S.H. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Davis, William, Pr. : b. Gibralter, age 22, res. Littleton, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 Sept. 64, to Corp. 8 May 63, 
 
 to Sergt. 1 July 63, to 1st Sergt. 26 Aug. 63, wd. 26 Aug. 63, furl. 
 
 63, to 2d Lt. 23 Feb. 64, O.D., d. 31 Jan. 74, Lexington, Mich. 
 Downs. Nathaniel P., Pr. : b. Madison, age 23, res. Tamworth, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 21 Aug. 62. 
 Emery. Alonzo D., Pr. : b. Auburn, age 18, res. Auburn, O.V.,onl. 29 July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. fordis. 29 June 62, O.S. P.O. ad. Bristol. 
 Foster, Lewis, Pr. : b. CaiKida, age 26, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 3 .lug. 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 12 Nov. 62. 
 Foster, W^illiam H.,Pr.: b. Johnson, Vt., age 41, res. Manchester, O.V. , 
 
 enl. i:! Aug. (!!, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 June 62. 
 Ferren, Frank, Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 6 June 63, cap. 21 Aug. 62. 
 Gracey, William, Pr. : b. Melbourne, Can., age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 25 -lulv 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 0'}, to Mus. 1 
 
 Jan. 62, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, O.D., N.S.H. , d. 7 Nov. 71. Togus, Me. 
 Gracey. David, Vr. : b. Ireland, age 45, res. ALinchester, i).V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 June 62. 
 
860 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Gannon, James. I'r. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Deerflelcl, O.V., enl. 2'J July 61, 
 
 must, in 23 Aug. (Jl, disch. 9 Nov. (U, Concord, des. 2() May 03, ret'd, 
 
 ^\■(\. 15 May 6-1,'" term exp. 23 Aug. (U,N.S.H., d. 10 Oct. 8."), Togus, Me. 
 George, Albert Q., Pr. : b. Haverhill, age 18, res. Goftstown, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. GI, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, died of wds. ,cap. IG June (;2. 
 
 Gardner, Levi, Pr. : b. Dundee, Can., age 21, res. Manclaester, O.V., enl. 16 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, must, out 20 July G,), re-enl. 31 Jan. 64. 
 Goodwin, William H., Pr. : b. Newbury, age 20, res. Lisbon, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, disch. for dis. 11 Dec. G2, wd. 16 June 
 
 62. P.O. ad. Wells River, Vt. 
 Harris, Charles E., Pr. : b. Betlilehem, age 23, res. Mancliester, O.V., enl. 
 
 1 Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 30 Nov. 64, wd. 16 June 
 
 62, re-enl. 25 Feb. 64. 
 Hill, William H., Pr. : b. Guilford, Ct., age 31, res. Mancliester, O.V., enl. 
 
 ~> Aug. Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 Jan. 
 
 62, to Sergt. 26 Aug. 63, wd. 1 Sept. 63, furl. — Sept. 63, to ranks 3 
 
 Dec. 63, 6.D. P.O. ad. Woodsville. 
 Halladay, Franklin, Pr. : b. Worcester, Mass., age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of disease 30 Sept. 62. 
 Hardy, W^illiam E., Pr. : b. Greenfield, age 33, res. Mancliester, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, discli. for dis. 17 Oct. 61, N.S.H., O.S., 
 
 d. 28 May 89, Manchester. 
 Harvey, Enoch T., Pr. : b. Loudon, age 40, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 20 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 March 63, cap. 21 Aug. 
 
 62, O.D. P.O. ad. Salisbury. 
 Hunt, Josiah F., Pr. : b. Kingston, age 21, res. Kingston, O.V., enl. G Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 5 Nov. 62, cap. 21 Aug. 62. 
 Hyde, Ira D., Pr. : b. Canada, age 44, res. Stark, O.V., enl. 30 July 61, must. 
 
 in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 12 March 62. 
 Jefferson, Daniel, Jr., Pr. : b. Lisbon, age 23, res. Lisbon, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 1 Dec. 62, wd. 21 Aug. 62 and 
 cap. 
 
 Kingsbury, Isaac H., Pr. : b. Danville, Vt., age 28, res. Littleton, O.V., enl. 
 
 30 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 May 63, wd. 16 June 
 
 62, to Corp. 1 Nov. 62. 
 
 Knox, William H., Pr. : b. Cohoes Falls, N.Y., age 20, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 1 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. "for dis. 20 July 62, N.S.H. 
 
 P.O. ad. Gardiner, Me. 
 Knowlton, William H., Pr. : b. New'bury, Vt., age 31, res. Manchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 17 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 Sept. 62, 
 
 wd. 16 June 62. P.O. ad. Bala, Kan. 
 Luce, Daniel, Pr. : b. Stowe, Vt., age 32, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 12 March 62. P.O. ad. Sutton. 
 Lockling, John, Pr. : b. St. Albans, Vt., age 18, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 
 
 31 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62, 
 re-enl. 25 Feb. 64.' 
 
 Lawrence, W^alter A., Pr. : b. Barrington, age 19, res. Goffstown, O.V., enl. 
 3 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 24 June 62, wd. U> June 
 62. 
 
 LaMudge, Alexander, Pr. : b. New York, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 14 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a.''26 Aug. 63, to Corp. 26 Aug. 63, 
 
 O.D. 
 Lockwood, Albert N., Pr. : b. Norwalk, Ct., age 29, res. Norwalk, O.V., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 7 Nov. 64, wd. 18 July 63, re-enl. 
 
 18 Feb. 64, to Corp. o July 64, d. 14 Dec. 82, Hartford, Ct. 
 Metcalf, Alden E., Pr. : b. Lempster, age 21, res. Marlow, O.V., enl. 25 
 
 July Gl, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, cap. 21 Aug. 62,. 
 
 re-enl. 1 Jan 64, des. 2 June 64, ret'd, O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Westport, 
 
 Ct. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 861 
 
 Morrison, Daniel S., Pr. : b. Granville, N.Y., age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. ;iO .Tuly 61, must, in 23 Aug. Gl, discli. for dis. 81 March GS, d. 4 
 June 8'J, Greeley, Col. 
 
 McDuffie, Leroy, Pr. : b. Auburn, age 23, res. Auburn, O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, cap. 21 Aug. 62, to Corp. 9 
 Aug. 68, to Sergt. 1 Nov. 63, re-enl. 31 Jan. 64, \vd. 15 Jan. 65. 
 
 Morgan, Charles, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 34, res. Manchester, O.V.. enl. 15 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, died of wds. 26 Aug. 62, wd. 21 Aug. 62. 
 
 McQuestion, Jerome B., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 31, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 enl. 17 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 2 Nov. 62, to 
 Corp. 1 Jan. 62, to Sergt. 1 Aug. 62, cap. 21 Aug. 62, to ranks 1 Nov. 62, 
 d. 21) March 66, Manchester. 
 
 Murdough, George, Pr. : b. Acworth, age 42, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 22 
 O.I). Aug. 61, must. in. 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, furl. — Sept. 
 
 63, d. !)2, AcAvorth. 
 
 Nichols, WiUiam H. H., Pr. : b. Bedford, age 20, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 29 Oct. 62, \vd. 21 Aug. 
 
 62, N.S.H., O.S. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 O'Neil, James, Pr. : b. St. John, N. B., age 36, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 13 Aug. 61, must, in 23' Aug. 61, died of disease 11 April 64, cap. 21 
 
 Aug. 62, des., ret'd, re-enl. 31 Jan. 64. 
 Parker, Timothy, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 15 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 March 63, cap. 21 Aug. 
 
 62. P.O. ad. Holbrook, Mass. 
 
 Parker, James W., Pr. : b. Lisbon, age 22, res. Lisbon, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 61. must, in 23 Aug. 61, jiiust. out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64. P.O. 
 ad. Lisbon. 
 
 Perry, Charles S. K., Pr. : b. Haverhill, Mass., age 37, res. Haverhill, 
 Mass., O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 12 
 March 62, N.S.H. 
 
 Perry, Ira B., Pr. : b. Chichester, age 19, res. Chichester, O.V., enl. 20 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62. 
 P.O. ad. Chichester. 
 
 Parkhurst, George W., Pr. : b. Amherst, age 19, res. Amherst, O.V., enl. 
 5 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 30 May 65, wd. 16 
 June 62, furl. — Mav 63, to" Corp. 1 Sept. 63, re-enl. 31 ' Jan. 64, wd. 
 16 Aug. 64, to ranks 1 Jan. 65. P.O. ad. Bedford. 
 
 Page, David A., Pr. : b. Goftstown, age 19, res. Gotl'stown, O.V., enl. 9 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, -wd. 16 June 62, 
 cap. 21 Aug. 62, wd. — Aug. 63, to Corp. 25 Nov. 63, re-enl. 18 Feb. 
 
 64, wd. 13 May 64, to Sergt. 1 Jan. 65. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 Ring, Charles O., Pr. : b. Searsport, Me., age 18, res. Pittsfield, O.V., enl. 
 30 Jvily 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 21 Aug. 62. 
 
 Richards, Walter J., Pr. : b. Gotl'stown, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, cap. 21 Aug. 62, 
 to Corp. 26 July 63, to Sergt. 1 Sept. 63, furl. 20 Jan. 64, re-enl. 27 
 Feb. 64, to 1st Sergt. 1 March 64, to 1st Lt. 20 July 65, but not must., 
 d. 16 April 79, Manchester. 
 
 Roach, James C, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 9 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 June 63, cap. 21 Aug. 62. 
 
 Robinson, William, Pr. : b. Candia, age 26, res. Candia, O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 61, 
 must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 12 Oct. 65, cap. 21 Aug. 62, to Corp. 1 Nov. 
 
 63, re-enl. 6 J'eb. 64, des. 11 .Vpril 64, ret'd, d. 3 April 76, Candia. 
 Stevens, Albert H., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, 
 wd. 16 Aug. 64, N.S.H., d." 10 May 74, Togus, Me. 
 Simmons, Volney T., Pr. : b. Norfolk, N. Y., age 32, -res. Manchester, 
 O.V., enl. .iO July 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D., 
 N.S.H., d. 30 Aug. 82, Manchester. 
 
862 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Smith, John A , Pr. : b. Walden, Vt., ase 30, res. Northwood, O.V., enl. S 
 
 Au.ir. <!1, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 25 Aug. G3, cap. 21 Aug. 02, to 
 
 Corp. 21 May 63, res'd 7 Aug. 63. 
 Smith, Donald, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 37, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. lo Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 18 Feb. 6-1, des. 
 
 — April 64, ret'd, to Corp. 31 Dec. 64, O.D., d. 24 May 85, Providence, 
 
 K. I. 
 Todd, William, Pr. : b. Pembroke, age 29, res. Manchester, O.V.,enl. 7 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Avig. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 Jan. 62, cap. 
 
 21 Aug. 62, res'd 9 Feb. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, \vd. 16 Aug. 64, must. 
 
 out Manchester. P.O. ad. 764 Broadway, So. Boston, Mass. 
 Thurber, Freeman N., Pr. : b. Burke, Vt., age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 23 July 62, wd. 16 
 
 June 62. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Turner, George A., Pr. : b. Candia, age 25, res. Candia, O.V., enl. 22 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 16 June 62, cap. 21 
 
 Aug. 62, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Candia. 
 Wallace, James S., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 18, res. Hooksett, O.V., enl. 2^ 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, des. 6 Aug. 62. 
 Wallace, Joseph H., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 21, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61. 
 Williams, Hanson T., Pr. : b. Manchester, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 3 Aug. 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 62. 
 ^A^oods, Patrick, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 19, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, disch. 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Ward, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 28, res. Boston, Mass., O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 23 Aug. 61, de"s. 27 Aug. 61. 
 Witham, Joseph, Pr. : b. Nottingham, age 18, res. Nottingham, O.V., enl. 7 
 
 Aug. 61 , must, in 23 Aug. 6l, must, out 23 Aug. 64, des. 6 Aug. 62, ret'd, 
 
 O.S. P.O. ad. W. Epping. 
 Welsh, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 30, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 22 Aug. 
 
 (U, must, in 23 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, cap. 21 Aug. 62, N.S.H. 
 
 P.O. ad. Augusta, "Me. 
 
 Becruits, Co. H. 
 
 Avery, Charles, Pr. : b. St. John, N. B., age 21, res. NeAV Boston, S.R., enl. 
 
 10 Dec. 64, must, in lODec. 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., sub. for James 
 
 M. Waldo of New Boston. 
 Andrews, James, Pr. : b. Eugland, age 25, res. Hebron, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, disch. 1(! June 65 by G.O. 37 H.Q. Dept. N.C., 
 
 Wilmington, sub. for Zebina E. Woodbury of Hebron. 
 Adams, John, Pr. : b. Eugland, age 28, res. Svvanzey, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, des. en route to regt., sub. for Josiah Parsons of 
 
 Swanzey. 
 Brooks, Plummer, Pr. : b. Pittsfleld, age 18, res. Pittsfleld, V.R., enl. 28 Dec. 
 
 63, must, in 2.s Dec. 63, died of disease 4 April 65. furl, before leaving 
 
 Concord. 
 Bush, David N., Pr. : b. New York, age 2(), res. Bedford, S.R., enl. 1 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 1 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July iu), wd. 16 Aug. 64, to Corp. 
 
 ;!1 Dec. (!4, sub. for Leonard J. Brown of Bedford. 
 Berry, Charles H., Pr. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 21, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 
 
 9 Oct. 63, unist. in 9 Oct. 63, to Corp. 25 Nov. 63, to Com. Sergt. 3 Dec. 
 
 64 (see N.C.S.), N.S.H., sub. for Edwin Leet of Claremont. 
 Butler, John, Pr. : b. Fremont, Me., age 23, res. Fremont, Me., S.R., enl. 2 
 
 Sept. 63, must, in 2 Sept. (!3, died of disease 26 Aug. 64, sub. for A. 
 
 II. Foster of . 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 863 
 
 Bazinet, George, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can., age 21, res. Brookline, S.R., enl. 1 
 Sept. (i;3, mnst. in 1 Sept. 03, died of disease 2:\ March (>'>, Avd. 16 INIay 
 (H, cap. 7 Oct. 04, sub. for Simon Lawrence of Brookline. 
 
 Burnell, John, Pr. ; b. England, age 21, res. London, S.R., enl. 20 Aug. (IS, 
 must, in 20 Aug. (I.S, des. .">0 June 64, sub. for Jonathan W. Bartlett of 
 Loudon. 
 
 Bailey, George, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 22, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 6 
 Oct. (!;{, must, in 6 Oct. 6;^, must, out 20 July 6."), wd. 2 June 64, des. 
 27 Oct. 64, ret'd, sub. for Samuel A. Gilman of Manchester. 
 
 Bancho, William, Pr. : b. England, age 2S, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 24 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 24 Nov. 03, died of wds. 5 July 64, wd. 16 June 04. 
 Brown, Thomas, Pr. : b. Halifax, N.S., age 22, res. Dunbarton, S.R , enl. !) 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 9 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 6."), sub. for L. P. Hadley 
 
 of Dunbarton. 
 Burke, John, Pr. : b. Canada, age 27, res. Plainfield, S.R., enl. !» Dec. 04, 
 
 must, in 9 Dec. 64, mnst. out 20 July 0.3, sub. for Francis A. Spencer 
 
 of Plainfield. 
 Brady, Charles, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 24, res. Rumney, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 10 Dec. 04, des. 10 Jan. 05, sub. for Paul White of Rumney. 
 Benton, Robert, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 21, res. Richmond, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Dec. 64, mnst. in 10 Dec. 04, disch. to date 20 July 0.), absent 20 July 
 05, sub. for Henry Wheeler of Richmond. 
 Brown, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 38, res. Hinsdale, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 
 64, mnst. in 13 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Jonathan Howe 
 of Hinsdale. 
 
 Brown, Thomas H., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Hillsboro', S.K., enl. 17 
 
 Dec. 04, must, in 17 Dec. 64, des. 20 March 65, sub. for Jonathan 
 
 Dan forth, Jr., of Hillsboro'. 
 Colburn, Sanford, Pr. : b. Albany, Vt., age 21), res. Claremont, V.R. . enl. 19 
 
 Sept. 62, must, in 19 Sept. 62, tr. to V.R.C. 3 Jan. 64, wd. 10 July 63, 
 
 O.D., O.S. P.O. ad. Cornish Flat. 
 Cotwell, Joseph, Pr. : b. New York, age 20, res. New York, S.R., enl. 1 Sept. 
 
 63, must, in 1 Sept. 03, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for David B. Tobie 
 of . P.O. ad. Mossy Rock, AVash. 
 
 Crowsan, John, Pr. : b. Portland, Me., age 23, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 6 
 Oct. o;'., must, in 6 Oct. 63, des. 31 May 64, sub. for D. W. Lane of 
 Manchester. 
 
 Chappell, James, Pr. : b. England, age 19, res. Halifax, N.S., S.R., enl. 2 
 
 Sept. 03, must, in 2 Sept. 63, died of disease 11 Sept. 64, sub. for 
 
 Oeorge Langdell of . 
 
 Campbell. James. Pr. : b. North .Vmerica. age 28, res. Pembroke, S.R., enl. 
 
 20 Aug. 63, must, in 20 Aug. 63, died of disease 24 Oct. 04, wd. 7 Oct. 
 
 04, sub. for Chas. Emery of Pembroke. 
 Clifton, George R., Pr. : b. Germany, age 30, res. Boscawen, S.R., eiil. 19 
 
 Aug. 63, must, in 19 Aug. 63, must, out 20 July (;5, to Sergt. 1 Jan. 65, 
 
 sub. for M. G. Dustin of Boscawen. P.O. ad. Grinnell, Iowa. 
 Collins, William, Pr. : b. Clare Co., Ire., age 35, res. Bristol, S.R., enl. 9 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 9 Oct. (;3, tr. to V.R.C. 28 Jan. (>:>, wd. 16 June 64, 
 
 wd. 16 Aug. 64, OS., sub. for Chas. B. Doav of Bristol,, d. 9 Aug. 66, 
 
 Lowell, Mass. 
 Casey, John, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass , age 37, res. Boston, Mass., S.R., enl. 
 
 2 Sept. 63. must, in 2 Sept. 63, disch. for dis. .30 Mav 65, wd. 16 May 
 
 64, N.S.H., sub. for Frank W. Preston of . 
 
 Condon, Lewis, Pr. : b. Switzerland, age 32, res. Tuftonboro', S.R., enl. 8 
 
 Dec. 64, mnst. in 8 Dec. <)4, must, out 20 July ()5, sub. for Joseph B. 
 
 Piper of Tuftonboro'. 
 Clark, James H., Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 23, res. Epsom, S.R., enl. 9 
 
 Dec. (>4, must, in 9 Dec. 64, must. out. 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for 
 
 James W. Lovejoy of Epsom. 
 
864 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Clark, John. Vv. : h. Ireland, age 20, res. Strattbrd, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 6.5, sub. for Wm. H. Pearl of 
 
 Strattbrd. 
 Cass, Frank, Pr. : b. Ireland, asje 22, res. Nashua, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 12 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for George McClure of 
 
 Nashua. 
 Cole, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 'dB, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for Fred C. Doav of 
 
 Concord. 
 Donnelly, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Weare, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 ■ 64, must, in 10 Dec. 64, des. 21 March 65, sub. for Addison K. May of 
 
 Weare. 
 Ford, John N., Pr. : b. Braintree, Vt., age 35, res. Canaan, V.R., enl. 9 Aug. 
 
 (;2. must, in 6 Sept. 62, k.a. 27 Oct. 64. 
 Ford, Elisha H., Pr. : b. Braintree, Vt., age 25, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 9 
 
 Sept. 02, must, in 9 Sept. 62, disch. 22 June 65, from Hosp. 
 
 Manchester, N.H. P.O. ad. W. Randolph, Vt. 
 Gerrie, Louis, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Mount Vernon, S.R., enl. 2 Sept. 
 
 (;3, must, in 2 Sept. 63, furl. — July 64, n.f.r., sub. for Arthur W. 
 
 Trow of Mount Vernon. 
 Gates, Edward, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 19 Aug. 63, 
 
 must, in 19 Aug. 63, k.a. 16 May 04, sub. for Warren C. Flanders of 
 
 Concord. 
 Gibson, Charles, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Portsmouth, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 12 Dec. 04, tr. to Sixteenth N.Y. Lt. Bat. 4 Feb. 05 (was 
 
 deserter from Sixteenth N.Y. Lt. Bat.), sub. for Nathan Dame, Ports- 
 mouth. 
 Harris, George C, Pr. : b. Cambridge, Mass., age 25, res. Concord, V.R., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 02, must, in 14 Aug. 02, disch. for dis. 15 Jan. 03, to 1st 
 
 Sergt. 12 Sept. 02. 
 Hall, Tracy L., Pr. : b. Claremont, age 23, res. Claremont, V.R., enl. 20 Aug. 
 
 02, must, in 22 Sept. 02, disch. 20 June 05, to Corp. 25 Nov. 63, wd. 16 
 
 June 64, disch. by Prov. Ord. 73, O.D. P.O. ad. Keene. 
 Hennessey, Morris, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res. Manchester, V.R., enl. 7 
 
 Dec. 6;i, must, in 7 Dec. 63, k.a. lo Aug. 04. 
 Hern, William, Pr. : b. Halifax, N.S., age 20, res. Halifax, N.S., S.R., enl. 
 
 2 Sept. 03, must, in 2 Sept. 03, nuist. out 20 Jidy 05, to Corp. 31 Dec. 
 
 04, sub. for Luke S. Lynch of New Boston. 
 Hearn, Edward A., Pr. : b. Canada, age 23, res. Winchester, S.R., enl. 17 
 
 Dec. 04, must, in 17 Dec. 04, disch. 5 July 05, disch. at , sub. 
 
 for Oliver S. Howard of Winchester. P.O. ad. San Jose, Cal. 
 Jones, Harry, Pr. : b. Maine, age 24, res. Plainfleld, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 20 Nov. 63, died of wds. 14 June 05, wd. 16 Aug. 64. 
 Jones, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Nelson, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 25 Nov. 63, must." out 20 July 05, furl. — Aug. 04. 
 Kelly, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Ilillsboro', S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 14 Dec. 04, disch. 25 May 05, wd. 11 Feb. 05, disch. Little 
 
 York, Pa., sub. for John T. Garney of Ilillsboro'. 
 Killam, Alonzo, Pr. : b. Braintree, Vt., age 25, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 6 
 
 Sept. 62, must, in 6 Sept. 62, k.a. 16" May 64. 
 Kelley, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Langdon, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, des. 6 March 65, sub. for Robert C. Huntley of 
 Langdon. 
 Lucas, Charles, Pr. : b. Germany, age 34, res. Nelson, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 25 Nov. 03, must, out 20 July 05, O.D. 
 Lisle, Richard, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Webster, S.R., enl. 20 Aug. 
 (i3, must, in 20 Aug. 03, furl. — July 04, n.f.r., sub. for Wm. W. 
 Austin of Webster. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 865 
 
 Lyman, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. South New Market, S.R , enl. 
 
 ].") Dec. t\i, must, in L") Dec. CA, must, out 20 July fi."j, sub. for .Vsa F. 
 
 Sanborn of So. New Market. 
 Lynch, James, Pr. ; b. Ireland, age 20, res. Northfield, S.R., enl. I'.t Aug. 
 
 (iU, must, in 1!) .Vug. C,3, des. 31 Maj' 64, sub. for Jesse W. Moore of 
 
 Northfield. 
 McGuinness, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 36, res. Webster, S.R., enl. 20 
 
 Aug. 6:'., must, in 20 .Vug. 63, disch. to date 20 July 6."), cap. Ki Aug. 
 
 6-1, disch. 3 Aug. 6."), Concord, N.H., N.S.H., sub. for Isaac C. Waldren 
 
 of Webster. 
 Munson, John, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 25, res. Bedford, S.R., enl. 1 
 
 Sept. 63, must, in 1 Sept. 63, des. 3 Sept. 64, sub. for David P. Barn- 
 ard of . 
 
 Matthews, William J., Pr. : b. Eastport, Me., age 30, res. Deering, S.R., 
 
 enl. 1 Sept. 63, must, in 1 Sept. 63, des. 4 Aug. 64, wd. IS May <;4, 
 
 sub. for Horace G. Monahan of Deering. 
 Mack, John, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Alstead, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. ()4, 
 
 must, in 14 Dec. (i4, des. en route to regt., sub. for Wm. Evans of 
 
 A Istead . 
 Morris, Patrick, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can., age 21, res. Dunbarton, S.li., enl. 
 
 l.") Dec. (i4, must, in l."i Dec. (i4, absent 20 July (!.">, n.f.r., sub. for 
 
 Samuel U. BroAvn of Dunbarton. 
 Murphy, James J., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Langdon, S.H., enl. 16 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 16 Dec. 64, des. 6 March 65, sub. for Henry Wiley 
 
 of Langdon. 
 
 Malloy, Patrick, Pr. : 1). Ireland, age 34, res. Barnstead, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 -Tuly 65, sub. for Chas. II. Dow 
 
 of Barnstead. 
 McGowan, John, Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Windham, S.K., enl. IC, Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 16 Dec. 64, must, out 2() July 65, ().!)., sub. for Isaiah 
 
 Dinsmore of Windham. 
 Noyes, W^illiam, Pr. : .b. .Vddison Corners, Can., age 36, res. New Market, 
 
 V.R.. enl. 25 Nov. 63, must, in 25 Nov. 63, des. 31 Dec. 64, to Corp. 5 
 
 April 64, wd. 16 May 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64. 
 Norton, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res.^ Sutton, S.R., enl. 6 Oct. 6.3 
 
 must, in 6 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 31 Dec. 64, sub. for 
 
 John C. Morey of Sutton. 
 O'Keefe, Timothy C , Pr. : b. Ireland, age 34, res. Ossipee, S.R., enl. 13 
 
 Dec. (14, must, in 13 Dec. ('>4, must, out 20 July G't, O.D., sub. for 
 
 Wentworth H. Carney of Ossipee. P.O. ad. Peterboro'. 
 Parsons, Edgar V., Pr. : b. Dayton, 0., age 23, res. Concord, S.R., enl. I'.i 
 
 Aug. (')3, must, in I'.t .Vug. 63, des. 3 May 64, sub. for Jolm .V. Kendall 
 
 of Concord. 
 Pedrue, Lewis, Pr. : b. Canada, age 24, res. Hampton, S.R., enl. 8 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in s Dec. 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., sub. for Samuel J. Phil- 
 brick of Hampton. 
 Papino, George, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Tuftonboro', S.R., enl. s Dec. 
 
 64, must, in s Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sul). for Isaiah S. 
 
 Wigsin of Tuftonboro'. 
 Perry, George, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 2s, res New Boston, S.R., eid. 
 
 15 Dec. 64. must, in 15 Dec. (■>4, must, out 20 Juiy 65, sub. for John K. 
 
 Dodge of New Boston. 
 Quinn, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Dunbarton. S R., enl. 15 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, disch. 15 June 65, Wilmington, l)y G.O. 37 
 
 Dept. X.C., sub. for Chas. W. Brown of Dunbarton. 
 Quigley, Peter, Pr. : b. Du1)lin, Ire., age 26, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 
 
 6 Oct. 63, nnist. in 6 Oct. (!3, des. 2S March 65, furl, about March 63, 
 
 I)., O S., sub. for Jacob V. Upton of Manchester. 
 
 57 
 
866 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Rock. Henry C, I'r. : b. Montreal, Can., age 22, res. Salisbury, S.R., enl. 20 
 
 Aug. <">;5, must, in 2(i Aug. (io, must, out 2() July C.J, U.D., sub. for 
 
 James S. Shaw of Salisbury. 
 Roach, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. New York, S.R., enl. 20 Aug. ()3, 
 
 must, in 20 Aug. G;5, died of wds. 7 Oct. (U, wd. 7 Oct. (!4, sub. for 
 
 Hugh S. Warren of . 
 
 Real, John, Fr. : b. Quebec, Can., age 21, res. Amherst, S.R., enl. 2 Sept. (IS, 
 
 must, in 2 Sept. 63, must, out 20 July i'>o, to Corp. 5 July 64, to Sergt. 
 
 1 Jan. 6.0, sub. for Geo. E. Parker of Amherst. P.O. ad. Cambridge, 
 
 Mass. 
 Roberts, James, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Lisbon, V.R., enl. 24 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 24 Nov. 63, disch. 14 May <;."). wd. 13 May (i4, to Corp. 5 Aug. 
 
 64, N.S.H. 
 Read, John N., Pr. : b. Canada, age 24, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, des. 22 June 65, sub. for John N. Reed of Con- 
 cord. 
 Rogers, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Wilmot, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 64, 
 
 uuist. in 1.") Dec. 64, disch. 1.5 June 6;"), disch. by GO. 37, Dept. N.C., 
 
 sub for Chas. F. Trussell of Wilmot. 
 Riley, Hugh, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 1.") Dec. 64, 
 
 nuist. in ].". Dec. 64, des. en route to regt., sub. for Abel B. Williams 
 
 of Plaintield. 
 Risk, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Warner, S.R., enl. 16 Dec. ()4, 
 
 must, in 16 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 6.5, sub. for George Upton of 
 
 Warner. 
 Riley, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res. Hudson, S.R., enl. l(i Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 16 Dec. 64, des. 23 March 65, sub. for Alphonzo Robertson of 
 
 Hudson. 
 Sadler, George, Pr. : b. England, age 23, res. Nelson, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 25 Nov. 63, des. 5 Nov. 64. 
 Smith, George, Pr. : b. Rochester, N.Y., age 21, res. Portsmouth, V.R.,enI. 
 
 5 Jan. ()4, must, in 5 Jan. 64, died of wds. 21) Oct. 64, wd. 7 Oct. 64. 
 Soukson, Amos Peter, Pr. : b. Germany, age 38, res. New York, S.R., enl. 
 
 20 .Vug. (;;i. must, in 20 Aug. 63, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for 
 
 Delhvyn IJroed of . 
 
 Smith, William, 4th, Pr. : b. France, age 24, res. Newbury, S.R., enl. 20 
 
 Aug. 63, must, in 20 Aug. 63, des. 1 Sept. 64, sub. for Austin Goings 
 
 of Newbury. 
 Smith, Thomas, Pr. : b. New York, age 21, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 (i3, nnist. in 19 Aug. 63, to Corp. 31 Dec. 64, to S.M. 1 May 60, O D. 
 
 (see N C.S.), sub. for W. E. Tomkins of Concord. 
 Smith, Henry, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Webster, S.R., enl 20 Aug. 63, 
 
 must, in 20 Aug. 63, des. 10 May 64, sub. for Chas. F. Sanborn of 
 
 Webster. 
 Smith, William, 5th, Pr. : b. Yarmouth, N.S., age 25, res. Langdon, S.R., 
 
 enl. 9 Oct. 6:'., must, in 9 Oct. 63, disch. 8 June 65, wd.'l4 May 64, 
 
 disch. by (i.o. 77 W.D., Pt. Lookout, N.S.H., sub. for James Willard 
 
 of Laugdon. 
 Scott, Thomas, Pr. : b Ireland, age 23, res. Tuftonboro', S.R., enl. 8 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 8 Dec. 64, des. 25 Jan. (',5, sub for Philip D. Blaisdell of 
 
 Tuftonboro'. 
 Saunders, Charles W., Pr. : b. England, age 21, res. Acworth, S.R., enl. 14 
 
 Dec. 64. nuist. in 14 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for James W. 
 
 Fish of Acworth. 
 Thomas, Francis, Pr. : b. Leicester, Eng., age 28, res. Charlestown, S.R., 
 
 enl. 8 Oct. (!3, must, in 8 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July (!5, to Corp. 22 
 
 June 65, sub. for Samuel I. Walker of Charlestown. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 867 
 
 Thompson, Nicholas, Vr. : h. Sweden, aj;e 32, res. Clareraont, S.R., eiil. 9 
 Oct. do, must, iu 9 Oct. 63, must, out 20 Jul}' G5, sub. for Thomas 
 Dean of Claremont. 
 
 Thompson, John, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 23, res. Hinsdale, S.R., eul. 13 
 
 Dec. (U, must, in 13 Dec. CA, must, out 20 July (>o, sub. for Samuel 
 
 Crowniushield of Hinsdale. 
 Thompson, John, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 25, res. S>vanzey, S.l{., enl. 13 
 
 Dec. (14, must, in 13 Dec. (J4, des. en route to regt., sub. for James C. 
 
 Evans of Swanzey. 
 Vincent, Rupert, Pr. : b. South Africa, age 21, res. Manchester. S.R., enl. fi 
 
 Oct. (;3, must, in C, Oct. (53, died of wds. 5 Dec. (14, des. 24 Aug. CA, 
 
 ret'd, cap. 7 Oct. (!4, sub. for Horace D. Heath of Manchester. 
 Williams, Thomas, Pr. : b. Wales, age 22, res. Chichester, V.R., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 03, must, in 19 Aug. (13, died of disease 21 Oct. CA, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 cap. 30 June 64. 
 
 Whitmore. Peter, Pr. : b. Canada, age 25, res. Claremont, S.R., eul. 9 Oct. 
 
 i\y>, must, iu 9 Oct. ()3, des. 4 July 65, \vd. 16 Aug. 64, sub. for Lucius 
 
 E. Jones of Claremont. 
 Wilson, George, Pr. : b. England, age 31, res. Plaiufleld, V.R., eul. 24 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 24 Nov. 63, died of disease 14 May (;5, to Corp. 1 March 
 
 64, res'd — Nov. 64, to Corp. 14 May 65. 
 
 Williams, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Ossipee, S.R., enl. 8 Dec. (!4, 
 
 must, iu 8 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for J. Q. Roles of 
 
 Ossipee. 
 W^eed, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 26, res. Swanzey, S.R., enl. 9 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, iu 9 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 22 June 65, sub. for 
 
 Benj. H. Richardson of Swanzey. 
 Wilson, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Warner, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 12 Dec. 64, des. 5 Jan. 65, sub. for John C. Bean of Warner. 
 Woods, Charles, Pr. : b. England, age 29, res. Alstead, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, iu 12 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Samuel K. Ehvell of 
 
 Langdon. 
 Wilson, James, Pr. : b. England, age 21, res. Stratham, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 
 
 64, must, iu 13 Dec. 64, disch. to date 20 July 65, disch. at , sub. 
 
 for Chas. W. Jones of Stratham. 
 Wagner, Edward, Pr. : b. Germany, age 22, res. Gilsum, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 13 Dec. 64, des. 25 June 65, sub. for George N. Hayward 
 
 of Gilsum. 
 Wilson, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 14 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 14 Dec. 64, must. "out 20 July 65, sub. for W. D. Ladd of 
 
 Concord. 
 
 Gain Jnj Transfer. 
 Drew, Charles H., Pr. : tr. from E, des. 5 Aug. 62 (case in full elsewhere). 
 Griggs. Julius H.. Pr. : tr. from G, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 27 Feb. G4. 
 
 COMl'ANY I. 
 
 Carlton, Ralph, Capt. : b. New Durham, age ;'2, res. Farmington, O.V., 
 apptd. 22 .Vug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 62. l.a. 14 March 62. 
 
 Thompson, John H., 1st Lt. : b. New Hampton, age 53, res. Holderness, 
 O.V., appttl. 7 -Vug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 26 
 Aug. 62. 
 
 Smith, Samuel M., 2d Lt. : b. Hinsdale, age 26, res. Iveene, O.V., apptd. 
 
 22 .Vug. 61, must, in 24 .Vug. 61, disch.' 13 June 63, to 1st Lt. 12 Sept. 
 62, O.S., d. 5 Feb. 84, St. Louis, Mo. 
 
 Dow, Henry S., 1st Sergt. : b. Bath, age 20, res. Bath, O.V., enl. 30 July 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 1 Oct. 64, to 2d Lt. 10 April 62, l.a. 
 
 23 July 64, O.D., d. 6 Feb. 75, Detroit, Mich. 
 
868 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Place. Leonard F., 2cl Sergt. : b. NeAV Hampshire, age ii, res. Rochester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 31 July Gl, must, iu 24 Aug. 61, disch. 22 July G3, to 2d Lt. 
 
 15 Oct. 62, to 1st Lt. 13 June 63, 0.1). 
 Hitchcock, John H., 3d Sergt. : b. Sandy Hill, N.Y., age 33, res. Richmond, 
 
 ( ).V., enl. 30 July 61, mnst. in 24 Aug. 61, dismissed 3 March 6"), to 1st 
 
 Sergt. 2'} Nov. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to 2d Lt. 3 P'eb. 64, La. 23 Aug. 
 
 64, b.D. P.O. ad. Winchendon, Mass. 
 Richardson, Richard B., 4th Sergt. : b. Reading, Mass., age 39, res. Peter- 
 
 boro', o.y., enl. 1 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 27 Aug. 64, 
 
 res'd 15 June 62, term exp. 23 Aug. 64, O.U., d. 23 May 68, Peterboro'. 
 Parker. John M., 5th Sergt. : b. Kingston, age 24, res. Fitzwilliam, O.V., 
 
 enl. 26 July 61, must, in 24 Aug\ 61, disch. 31 Oct. 64, to 1st Sergt. 15 
 
 Oct. 62, furl. — Sept. 63, to 2d Lt. 24 Nov. 63, to 1st Lt. 20 Jan. 64, 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. Fitzwilliam Depot. 
 Burley, Daniel S., 1st Corp. ; b. New Market, age 19, res. Middleton, O.V., 
 
 enl. 5 -Vug. 61, must, iu 24 Aug. 61, tr. to Signal Corps 29 Feb. 64, to 
 
 Sergt. 15 Oct. 62, O.D., O.S. "P.O. ad. Newburyport, Mass. 
 Durant, Charles J., 2d Corp.: b. Upton, Mass., age 24, res. Farmington, 
 
 O.V., enl. 27 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 16 Oct. 62, 
 
 to Sergt. 15 June 62, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Locke, John C, 3d Corp. : b. Barringtou, age 33, res. Dover. O.V., enl. 3 
 
 .Vug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 15 March 62. 
 Scovell, Albert D., 4th Corp.: b. Walpole, age 21, res. Walpole, O.V., enl. 
 
 8 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, res'd 1 July 62, re-eul. 14 Feb. 64, to 
 
 Hosp^ Stew. 24 Aug. 64 (see N.C.S.), O.D. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 Hawkins, Marshall P., 5th Corp. : b. Troy, age 23, res. Fitzwilliam, O.V., 
 
 enl. 19 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 28 Nov. 63, to 1st Sergt 
 
 11 April 62, to 2d Lt. 15 Oct. 62, O.D. P.O. ad. Minneapolis, Minn. 
 Hill, Charles P., 6th Coi'p. : b. Winchester, age 19, res. Winchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 8 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 3 Aug. 65, to ranks 3 June 
 
 63, wd. lo'july 63, re-enl. 1 Jan"^ 64, disch. as of 20 July 65, 0.1). P.O. 
 
 ad. Hillsboro'. 
 Young, Joseph D., 7th Corp. : b. New Hampshire, age 26, res. New Dur- 
 ham, O.V., enl. 15 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 13 
 
 June 62. 
 Jenness, Freeman, 8th Corp. : b. Rochester, age 26, res. Rochester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 14 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 10 July 63, to ranks 22 
 
 Nov. 61. 
 Smith, George H.. Wag. : b. Thetford, Vt., age 26, res. Nashua, O.V., enl. 
 
 24 Aug. 61, mustrin 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 15 May 62, O.S. P.O. 
 
 ad. Farmington. 
 Atherton, Arlon S., Pr. : b. Richmond, age 19, res. Richmond, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 21 June 
 
 62,"to Sergt. 15 Sept. 63, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, to 1st Sergt. 21 June 64, to 
 
 2d Lt. 16 July 64, w(\. 16 Aug. 64 and cap., La. 24 Sept. 64, to 1st Lt. 
 
 1 March 65, La. 12 March 65, to Capt. since war, O.D. P.O. ad. 
 
 Wakefield, Mass. 
 Buss, Martin J., Pr. : b. East Dorset, Vt., age 22, res. Bellows Falls, Vt., 
 
 O.V., enl. 23 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 27 Aug. 64, to Corp. 
 
 23 March 63, wd. 28 Aug. 63, to Sergt. 25 Nov. 63, wd. 16 Aug. 64, 
 
 term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.(;). ad. Marlboro'. 
 Brown, Bartholomew, Pr. : b. Ireland, asre 32, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 24 
 
 AuiT. 61, must, iu 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 62, 
 
 N.S.H., d. 17 Oct. 89, Nat. Home, Togus, Me. 
 Barrows, Benjamin F., Pr. : b. Svvanzey, age 19, res. Richmond, O.V^ , enl. 
 
 19 Aug. til, uuist. in 24 Aug. 61, diedof wds. 15 July 62, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Bell, George, Pr. : b. Milton, Vt., age 23, res. Winchester, O.V. , enl. 10 Aug. 
 
 61, nuist. in 24 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, re-enl. 14 Feb. 64, O.D. P.O. 
 
 ad. W. Westminster, Vt. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 869 
 
 Bolles, Henry R., Vr. : b. Richmond, age 21, res. Richmond, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Any. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 01, killed by accident 23 April (32. 
 Bridge. Mitchell, Pr. : b. St. Albans. Vt., age 20, res. Winchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, in 2-1 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 18 Feb. 62. 
 Brown, George, Pr. : b. Barrington, age 19, res. Barrington, O.V., enl. 20 
 
 Aus. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, 
 
 O.D. 
 Blaisdell, Daniel G., I'r. : b. Rome, Me., age 21, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 
 
 20 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 25 Feb. 
 
 64, M'd. 13 May 64, to Wag. 25 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O". ad. Rochester. 
 Bowen, Edwin N., Pr. : b. Richmond, age 18, res. Richmond, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. K! June 62, to 
 
 Corp. 6 July 62, furl. 20 Jan. 64, to Sergt. 3 Feb. 64, re-enl. 24 Feb. 64, 
 
 to 1st Sergt. 25 Aug. 64, wd. 21 Sept.^64, to 1st Lt. 6 May 65. P.O. 
 
 ad. Fitzwilliam Depot. 
 Burnham, John E., Pr. : b. New Hampshire, age 21, res. Farraingtou, O.V., 
 
 enl. 30 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 25 Sept. 62. 
 Burgess, Myrick, Pr. : b. Ashburnham, Mass., age 23, res. Ashburuham, 
 
 Mass., O.Y., enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61. tr. to Heii". Array 19 
 
 Dec. 62, Avd. 16 June 62, O.S. P.O. ad. W. Chesterfield. 
 Card, Abram A., Pr. : b. New Castle, age 34, res. Farmington, O.V., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64,"O.D. P.O. ad. 
 Farmington. 
 
 Chapman, James M., Pr. : b. Windsor, age 21, res. Bellows Falls, Vt., O.V., 
 enl. 20 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 
 62, to Corp. 15 Oct. 62, wd. 10 July 63. P.O. ad. Turner's Falls, Mass. 
 
 Corker, Henry, Pr. : b. Albany, N.Y., age 18, res. Keene, O.V., enl. 25 July 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, re-enl. 25 Feb. 64. 
 
 Coy, William H., Pr. : b. Manchester, Eng., age 25, res. Harrisville, O.V., 
 enl. 19 Aug. 61. must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 8 Nov. 64, to Corp. 15 Jan. 
 
 62, to Sergt. 16 Oct. 62, to ranks 23 July 63, re-enl. 29 Feb. 64. P.O. 
 ad. Peterboro'. 
 
 Colomy, Jacob, Pr. : b. New Dui'ham, age 37, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 30 
 
 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 15 May 62, O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 Durham. 
 Colcord, Benjamin F., Pr. : b. Old Town, Me., age 25, res. Rochester. O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, tr. to Signal Corps 28 Oct. 63, O.D., 
 
 O.S. P.O. ad. Beresford, Fla. 
 Choate, Wilbur H., Pr. : b. Massachusetts, age 21, res. Rochester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 -Vug. 64, wd. 16 June 
 
 62, wd. 10 July 63, wd. 16 May 64, O.D. 
 Clark, James F., Pr. : b. Rochester, age 26, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 16 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 16 June 62, 
 
 wd. 13 May 64. P.O. ad. Farmington. 
 Dame, Joseph 'W., Pr. : b. Farmington, age 20, res. Rochester, O.V., eul. 
 
 20 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of wds. 30 Aug. 64, re-enl. 1 Jan. 
 64, wd. 13 May 64. 
 
 Davis, George H., Pr. : b. Keene, age 29, res. AVinchester, O.V., enl. 1 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 16 June 62, to Corp. 
 4 June 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to Sergt. 1 May 64, wd. 13 May 64, wd. 18 
 May 64, furl. — June 65. P.O. ad. Winchester. 
 
 Ellis, John E., Pr. : b. Athens, Vt., age 20, res. Waterford, Vt., O.V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, iu 24 .Vug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 13 July 63. 
 
 P.O.ad. Winchester, Vt. 
 Estes, Charles H., Pr. : b. Maine, age 18, res. Farmington, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, tr. to V.R.C. 15 March 64, wd. 16 June 
 
 62, wd. 18 July 63, wd. 26 Aug. 63, O.S. 
 
870 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Felch, George W., I'r. : b. Eitzwilliani. afte 20, res. FitzAvilliam, O.V., eiil. 
 
 29 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 14 Dec. CI, O.S. 
 Finney, Charles H., Pr. : b. Whiting, Vt., age 21, res. Marlboro'. O.V. 
 
 enl. 21 Aug. 01, unist. in 24 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Fiske, William A., Pr. : b. Chicopee, Mass., age 21, res. Keeue, O.V., enl. 
 
 20 Aug. GI, uiu8t. iu 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. G4, 
 
 O.D. ■ 
 Foss, Richard H., Pr. : b. Rochester, age 4;'., res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 10 July 63, 
 
 Md? IG May 64, ^d. 16 June 64. 
 Garland, John F., Pr. : b. Great Falls, age 27, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61, must, iu 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Gerrish, George L., Pr. : b. Lebanon, Me., age 23, res. Lebanon, Me., O.V., 
 
 enl. 15 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 2 Nov. 63, >vd. 16 
 
 June 62. 
 Gerrish, John L., Pr. : b. Lebanon, Me., age 21, res. Lebanon, Me., O.V., 
 
 enl. 15 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 15 
 
 Oct. 62, to Sergt. 26 June 64. 1P.O. ad. Alton. 
 Hall, Edwin F., Pr. : b. Exeter, age 21, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, iu 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, to Corp. 21 
 
 March 65. P.O. ad. Epping. 
 Harkness, Joseph E., Pr. : b. Richmond, age 1'.), res. Fitzwilliam, O.V., 
 
 enl. 26 July 61. must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, Avd. 13 July 
 
 63, re-enl. 22 Feb. 64, wd. 13 May 64, to Corp. 25 Aug. 64, res'd 25 
 
 April 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Rudolph, S. Dak. 
 Hammond, Elijah H., Pr. : b. Winchester, age 38, res. Winchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. IG Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 29 Nov. 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Winchester. 
 Hammond, Arthur, Pr. : b. Winchester, age 18, res. Winchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 29 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, 
 
 to Corp. 25 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 25 April 65. 
 Hammond, Lorenzo D., Pr. : b. Winchester, age 21. res. Winchester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 9 Aug. 61, must, iu 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 29 Jan. 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Winchester. 
 Hill, Horace J., Pr. : b. Rovalston, Mass., age 20, res. Jallrey, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 26 Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. 
 
 ad. 74 Belmont St., Worcester, Mass. 
 Horton, James O., Pr. : b. Warwick, Mass., age 19, res. Hinsdale, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must-'out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. 
 Howard, David M., Pr. : b. Rochester, age 18, res. Farmington, O.V., enl. 
 
 17 Aug. 61, must, iu 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 3 June 
 
 63, to ranks 5 June 63. 
 
 Howard, Elbridge W., Pr. : b. Rochester, age 22, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 
 12 Aug. 61. must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 27 Feb. 
 
 64. P.O. ad. Rochester. 
 
 Hussey, Walter S., Pr. : b. New Hampshire, age 21, res. Rochester, O.V., 
 
 enl. 29 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 2 March 63, to 
 
 Corp. 1 June 62. P.O. ad. Rochester. 
 Jewett, Charles, Pr. : b. Peterboro', age 34, res. Peterboro', O.V., enl. 9 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must. out. 23 Aug. 64 (reg"t'l armorer), 
 
 O.I). P.O. ad. Peterboro'. 
 Lewis, Alonzo A., Pr. : b. Chesterfield, age 19, res. AVestmoreland, O.V., 
 
 enl. 5 .\ug. 61, must, iu 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-eul. 1 Jan. 
 
 64, to Corp. 21 March 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Cardiff, Tenn. 
 Lewis, Freeman A., Pr. : b. Winchester, age 19, res. Winchester, O.V., enl- 
 
 30 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 Juue 62, to Corp. 11 April 62. 
 Lang, George B., Pr. : b. Concord, age 19, res. Concord, O.V., enl. 24 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, tr. to Band 1 Oct. 61, tr. 
 
 back to I 1 Sept. 62, O.D. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. S71 
 
 Mansfield, Patrick, I'r. : b. Pittsfleld, Mass., age 18, res. Bellows Falls, Vt., 
 
 O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 01, must, in 2-4 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 
 
 18 July 63, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, wd. 10 May 64, O.D., N.S.II., d. 30 
 
 Sept. 84, Soldiers' Home, Dayton, 0. 
 Monks, George W., Pr. : b. Bostou, Mass., age 21, res. Worcester, Mass., 
 
 O.V., eiil. 20 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Mellish, \A^alter, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 20, res. Bellows Falls, Vt., O.V., 
 
 enl. 11) Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61^, must, out 20 July 6."), to Corp. 23 
 
 July 63, re-enl. 12 Fel). 64, to Sergt. 2,5 Aug. 64, to 2d Lt. 25 April 65, 
 
 to 1st Lt. 19 May 65. P.O. ad. Somerville, Mass. 
 Morse. Hiram, Pr. : b. Randolph, age 20, res. Barrington, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of wds. 21 July 62, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Murphy, Hiram P., Pr. : b. Somersworth, age 23, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 
 
 25 July 61, must, in 24 Au<r. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, 
 
 to Corp. 12 Feb. 64, to Sergt. 25 Aug. 64, to 1st Sergt. 1 May 65, O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Dorchester, Mass. 
 McCrillis, David, Pr. : b. Lebanon, age 28, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 19 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61. 
 McCrillis, Daniel, Pr. : b. Maine, age 26, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64. P.O. 
 
 ad. Dover. 
 Nash, John J., Pr. : b. Peterboro', age 23, res. Chesterfield, O.V., enl. 7 xVug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, wd. 19 
 
 June 64, O.D. 
 Otis, Frederick, Pr. : b. Dover, age 19, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 9 May 63, N.S.H., d. 10 April 79, 
 
 Nat. Home, Togus, Me. 
 Otis, Francis S., Pr. : b. Rochester, age 20, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. , 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, vs'd. 11 June 62, to Corp. 15 
 
 Oct. 62, wd. IS July 63, res'd 7 Sept. 63, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, vR\. 16 Aug. 
 
 64, to Corp. 1 June 65. 
 Pearl, Abram, Pr. : b. Rochester, age 45, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of wds. 16 June 62, wd. 16 June 62, and 
 
 cap. 
 Pelkey, David, Pr. : b. Rutland, Vt., age 31), res. Swanzey, O.V.,enl. 7 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Wag. , to ranks , 
 
 O.D. (twice in regt. — see " Unassigned"), d. 90, Swanzey. 
 
 Pelkey, David H., Pr. : b. Clarendon, Vt , age 22, res. Richmond, O.V., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 4 Sept. 65, furl. , Avd. 18 
 
 July 63, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, disch. N.Y. 
 Plummer, Jerry L., Pr. : b. Gilford, age 23, res. Swanzey, O.V., enl. lo 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 7 Jan. 64, wd. 16 June 62. 
 Priest, Alanzon, Pr. : b. St. Johnsbury, Vt., age 23, res. Waterford, Vt., 
 
 O.V., enl. 7 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 11 March 65, 
 
 re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. 
 Pugsley, Frank, Pr. : b. Shapleigh, Me., age 29, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 
 
 17 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61, O.S. P.O. 
 
 ad. Rochester. 
 Rewitzer, Enos, Pr. : b. Bamberg, Bavaria, age 32, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 
 
 25 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 July 62, O.S. 
 Ricker, Joseph, Pr. : b. Durham, age is, res. Middletou, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 13 F^eb. 64, to 
 
 Corp. 27 June 65. 
 Rice, Denzil S., Pr. : b. Pichmond, age 25, res. Richmond, O.V., enl. 17 Aug. 
 
 61, nnist. in 24 Aug. 61, nnist. out 2n July 65, furl. 20 Jan. 64, re-enl. 
 
 25 Feb. 64, to Corp. 21 June (14, wd. 27 Oct. 64, to Sergt. 1 INIay 65. 
 
872 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE KEGIMENT. 
 
 Robinson, Samuel, Tr. : b. Hochester, age 20, res. Rocliester, O.V., enl. 2!) 
 Jnlv (il, must, in 24 Aug. CI, died of wds. 21 June 04, to Corp. 15 
 Mai-ell 02, to Sergt. 15 Oct. 02, furl. — Sept. 03, furl. 9 Jan. 04, to 1st 
 Sergt. 3 Feb. 04, re-enl. 12 Feb. 04, wd. 13 May 04, to 2d Lt. 24 May 
 04 (not mustered) . 
 
 Sarles, William N., Pr. : b. New York, age 18, res. Rocliester, O.V., enl. 14 
 Aug. (il, must, in 24 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 05, \vd. 10 June 02, 
 rc-enl. 14 Feb. 04, wd. 13 May 04, to Corp. 22 March 05, res'd 1 
 June 05. 
 
 Sanborn, Asa F., Pr. : b. Wakefield, age lit, res. AVakefield, O.V., enl. 13 
 Aug. (il, must, in 24 Aug. 01, died of disease 27 Nov. 01. 
 
 Smith, Libbeus, Pr. : b. New Hampshire, age 21, res. Faruiington, O.V., 
 <Md. 25 July 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, k.a. 13 May 04, wd. 10 June 02, to 
 Corp. 15 Sept. 03. 
 
 Smart, John, Pr. : b. Barrington, age 20, res. Barringtou. n.V., enl. 3 Aug. 
 
 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, des. 2!> Aug. 01. 
 
 Stevens, Charles R., Pr. : b. Lebanon, Me., age 20, res. Lebanon, Me., O.V., 
 
 cul. 20 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, must, out 23 Aug. 04, to Corp. 
 
 15 Sept. 03. 
 Trowbridge, George T., Pr. : b. Swanzey, age 20, res. Swanzey, O.V., enl. 
 
 10 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, k.'a. 13 May 04. 
 Wallingford, John, Pr. : b. Berwick, Me., age 23, res. Berwick, Me., O.V., 
 
 enl. 17 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, discli. for dis. 7 Sept. 02, d. 15 
 
 Nov. Si), Nat. Home, Togus, Me. 
 Wallingford, Amos, Pr. : b. Berwick, Me., age 24, res. Berwick, Me., O.V., 
 
 t'ul. I!) Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. (')1, must, out 23 Aug. 04. P.O. ad. 
 
 E. Rochester. 
 Wright, William H., Pr. : b. Norwich, Mass., age 25, res. Surry, o.V., 
 
 enl. 21 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 05, re-enl. 1 
 
 Jan. 04, to Corp. 20 June 04, to Sergt. 21 March 05. 
 Wyman, Emery R., Pr. : b. Mount Holly, Vt., age 34, res. Keene, O.V., 
 
 enl. I'.i Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. (il, died of wds. 10 May 04, wd. 13 
 
 May (i4. 
 Weeks, William L., Pr. : b. Worcester, Mass., age is, res. Winchester, 
 
 O.V., enl. 8 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, must, out 23 -Vug. 04, wd. 
 
 10 July 03, des.^27 March 04, ret'd. P.O. ad. Bristol, Ct. 
 Willard, Parkman D., Pr. : b. Franklin, Vt., age 23, res. Alstead, O.V., 
 
 oul. ;!0 July 01, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease Jan. 04, furl. 
 
 21) Dec. 03. 
 White, Moses E., Pr. : b. Wilmot, age 20, res. Bellows Falls, Vt., O.V., 
 
 enl. 23 .\ug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, died of wds. 22 Aug. 03, to Corp. 21 
 
 June (i2, wd. 18 July 03, to Sergt. 23 July (i3. 
 Watson, Oliver, Pr. : b. Sandwich, age 35, res. Sandwich, O.V., enl. — 
 
 Aug. 01, 'must, in — Aug. 61, tr. to Co. K. (See Co. K.) 
 Yelden, John, Pr. : b. Charleston, Vt., age 23, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 
 
 13 Aug, 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, died of wds. 10 June 02, wd. 10 June 
 
 02, and cap. 
 
 Bccrnilti, Co. I. 
 
 Ash, R, Manson, Pr. : b. Lisbon, age 24, res. Lisbon, V.R., enl. 11 Aug. 02, 
 must, in 21 Aug. 62, discli. 15 June (j5, to Corp. 1 May 04, to ranks 1 
 Feb. (i5, discli. under G.O. 77 W.l). P.O. ad. Storm Lake, Iowa. 
 
 Blood, Josiah S., Pr. : b. Whitefleld, age 21, res. Whitefield, V.R., enl. 11 
 Aug. ()2, must, in 21 Aug. (i2, disch. 20 June 05, Avd. 13 July 03, to 
 Corp. 1 May 05, disch. Wilmington by G.O. 37 H.Q. Dept. N.C., O.D. 
 P.O. ad. Lowell, Mass. 
 
 Brown, Orlando, Pr. : b. Biddeford, Me., age 18, res. Carroll, V.R., enl. 18 
 Aug. (i2, must, in 21 .Vug. 02, disch. for dis. 7 Dec. (i4, wd. 13 May 04. 
 P.O. ad. Elk River, Minn. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ,S73 
 
 Blood, Charles M.. I'r. : b. WliiteticUl, a^e 20, res. Lancaster, VM., ciil. 25 
 Aug. 62, nmst. in 20 Sept. 02, disch. 2(5 June Cr,, furl. 27 Dec. (13, 
 (lisch. Wilmington by G.O. :M l)e|)t. N.C., O.D. P.O. ad. Lowell, 
 Mass. 
 
 Bahn, Harvey, Pr. : b. Prus,sia, age 21:!, res. Dnl)lin, V.U., eul. 25 Nov. (!:'., 
 must, in 2") Nov. ('>'.], wd. 1(! .Vug. 04, n.f.r. 
 
 Braiy, Joseph, Pr. : b. England, age 29, res. Cornish, S.R., eiil. 10 Oct. O:?, 
 nmst. in 10 Oct. 03, must, out 20 July 0.5, wd. i;5 May 04, sub. for 
 George Walker of Cornish. 
 
 Bordelino, Jacob. Pr. : b. (iermany, age i53, res. Wilmot, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 
 01, must, in 10 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for George E. 
 Shephard of Wilmot. 
 
 Brannon, John, Pr. : 1). Irelanil, age 22, res. Alstead, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 04, 
 
 must, in 12 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 05, sub. for Samuel E. Savoy 
 
 of Alstead. 
 Bowen, Sidney B., Pr. : 1). Richmond, age IS, res. Troy, V.U., enl. 20 .March 
 
 05, must, in 20 March (15, must, out 20 July 05. P.O. ad. Richmond. 
 Clark, Ezra D., Pr. : b. Brtidford, Vt., age 2!), res. Whitefleld, V.U., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 02, must, in 21 .\ug. 02, discii. 18 May 05, disch. by G.O. 77 W.D., 
 
 O.D. P.O. ad. Whitefleld. 
 Colby, Anaos C, Pr. : b. Lisbon, age 44, res. Whitefleld, V.R., eul. 11 Aug. 
 
 02, must, in 21 .Vug. 02, disch. fordis. !> May 0:5, d. 30 Dec. 82, Lincoln. 
 Clark, Azariah L., Pr. : b. Bradford, Vt., age 44, res. Whitefleld, V.K., enl- 
 
 12 Aug. 02, must, in 21 Aug. 02, disch. 31 May 05, furl. —Jan. 05, 
 
 di.scli. by G.O. 77 W.D., Ft. Monroe, O.D. P.O. ad. Whitefleld. 
 Campbell, John, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 23, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Oct. 03, must, in 10 Oct. (!3, must, out 2o Jidy 05, sub. for Milton 
 
 Blake of Keene. 
 Caulatt, Emile, Pr. : b. France, age 25, res. Ciaremont, S.R., enl. 10 Oct. 03, 
 
 must, in 10 Oct. 03, died of wds. 22 May 04, wd. 13 May (54, sub. for 
 
 William M. Stowell of Ciaremont. 
 Cor^y, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Dublin, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 04, 
 
 must, in 13 Dec. 04, des. 27 Feb. 05, sub. for George W . Mason of 
 
 Dublin. 
 Clement, Lucius H., Pr. : b. Campton, age 20, res. Troy, V.R., enl. 20 
 
 March 05, must, in 20 March 05, died of disease 4 July 05, o.D. 
 Davis, William Y., Pr. : b. Ciiichester, age 40, res. Concord, V.K., enl. 21 
 
 Jan. 02, must, in 28 Feb. 02, died of disease 25 Aug. 02, to Mus. 4 
 
 May 02. 
 Day, George, Pr. : b. Boscawen, age 13, res. Concord, V.K.,enl. 13 Jan. ((2, 
 
 must, in 28 Feb. 02, disch. for dis. 25 Sept. 02, to Mus. 4 May 02. 
 Dorr, Gotfried, Pr. : b. Germany, age 21, res. Wilton, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 10 Dec. 04, absent 20 July 05, n.f.r., sub. for George 
 
 1\. Perkins of Wilton. 
 Davis, Charles, Pr. : b. England, age 21, res. Keene. S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 04, 
 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, des. 27 Feb. 05, sub. for S. Horace Perry of Keene. 
 Davis, Thomas, Pr. : b. England, age 24. res. Gott'stown, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 12 Dec. 04, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Ilezekiah Blais- 
 
 dell of Gott'stown. 
 Donovan, John, Pr. ; b. Ireland, age 23, res. Pembroke, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 
 
 04, must, in 12 Dec. 04, des. 1 March 65, sub. for Benj. Jenness of 
 
 Pembroke. 
 Dean, William, Pr. : b. New Brunswick, age 27, res. IJjjper Gilmanton, S.R., 
 
 enl. 23 Dec. 04, must, in 23 Dec 04, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for 
 
 Henry W. Gilman of Upper Gilmanton. 
 Eastman, William, Pr. : b. Whitefleld, 'age 40, re.s. Whitefleld, V.R., eid. 12 
 
 Vug. 02, must, in 21 Aug. 02, disch. 20 June 05 at Wilmington by 
 
 G.O. 37 Dept. N.C., d. 18 July 05, Whitefleld. 
 
874 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Ferris, John, Pr. : b. England, age 35, res. Brookline, S.R., enl. 1 Sept. G3, 
 
 must, in 1 Sept. 6.3, mnst. out 20 Jalv <!.">, sub. for Lerov A. Wallace 
 
 of . 
 
 Fowler, Andrew J., Pr. : b. Bath, N.Y., age L'(!, res. Lancaster, V.R., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. &I, must, in 21 Aug. (32, tr. to Sig. Corps 28 Oct. 03, O.D., O.S. 
 
 P 0. ad. Whitetield. 
 French. George, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 18, res. Peterboro", V.R., enl. C, 
 
 Jan. c,;), must, in 6 Jan. 03, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 25 Aug. 64, 
 Flannagan, John, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Chas. L. Russell of 
 
 Keene. 
 Flood, James A., Pr. : b. England, age 23, res. Hudson. S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 12 July 65, sub. for W. H. Webster of 
 
 Hudson. 
 Glines, Freeman F., Pr. : b. Carroll, age 25, res. Whitetield, V.R., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. (i2, must, in 21 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 21 Sept. 62. 
 Gilbert, Daniel W., Pr. : b. Canandaigua, N.Y., age 33, res. Eaton, V.R., enl. 
 
 2S Jan. 64, must, in 28 Jan. 64, died of wds. 25 Aug. 64 (twice in regt., 
 
 see Co. K.), \vd. 16 Aug. 64, and cap. 
 Grace, Martin, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Wilmot, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July Q5, sub. for Minot Stevens of 
 
 Wilmot. P.O. ad. Albany, N.Y. 
 Green, John, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, must. 
 
 in 13 Dec. 64, des. 12 July 65, sub. for John Chapman of Keene. 
 Hoyt, Nathan B., Pr. : b. Northwood, age 44, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. for''dis. 8 June 64, wd. 10 July 63. P.O. 
 ad. .Vugusta, Me. 
 
 Horton, Montraville P., Pr. : b. Mount Holly, Vt., age 30, res. Carroll, V.R.. 
 
 enl. 13 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June 65, wd. 10 July 63, 
 
 disch. by G.O. 77 W.D., at Pt. Lookout, O.D. P.O. ad. Orange City, 
 
 Fla. 
 Holmes, Robert R., Pr. : b. Thornton, age 23, res. Carroll, V.R., enl. 18 Aug. 
 
 (12, must, in 21 Aug. 62, died of Avds. 29 May 64, wd. 13 May 64. 
 Harris, Lewis, Pr. : b. Connecticut, age 18, res. Plaiufleld, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 20 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, d. 29 Dec. 92, So. Brain- 
 tree, Mass. 
 
 Healey, Christopher, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 18, res. Fitzwilliam, V.R., enl. 1 
 Jan. 64, must, in 1 Jan. 64, must, out 20 July 65. 
 
 Halcrow, Thomas, Pr. : b. St. John, N. B., age 35, res. New Castle, S. R., 
 enl. 10 Aug. 63, must, in 10 Aug. 63, must, out 20 July 65, des. 18 
 April (;4, ret'd, sub. for James Davidson of New Castle. 
 
 Harrold, Joseph, Pr. : b. Island Pond, Vt., age 21, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 
 10 Oct. 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, must. out"20 July 65, des. 18 April 64, 
 ret'd, ( ).D., sub. for Benj. V. Thompson of Keene. P.( >. ad. Coaticook, 
 Can. 
 
 Hanning, Henry, Pr. : b. England, age 24, res. Grantham, S.H.. enl. 9 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 9 Dec. 64, des. 1 March 65, sub. for Lyman B. Hayward 
 of Grantham. 
 
 Hoyt, Henry, Pr. : b. England, age 25, res. Danbury, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, k.a. 15 Jan. 65, sub. for John Buttrick of Dan- 
 bury. 
 
 Hines, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Strattbrd, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, des. 1 March 65, (».S., sub. for Joseph Hill of 
 Stratford. P.O. ad. Lynn, Mass. 
 
 Hall, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Pembroke, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 12 Dec. 64, disch. to date 20 July 65, disch. at , sub. for 
 
 George T. Vose of Pembroke. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 875 
 
 Hall. Edward, Pr. : 1). lMii;iaiKl, aire 2(i. res. C'olebrook, S.R., enl. VA Dec. (14, 
 must, in In Dec. Gi, des. 1 Jan. (35, sub. for Charles Tucker of Cole- 
 brook. 
 
 Henderson, Martin, Pr. : b. Ireland, aire 23, res. Keene, S.H., enl. 1:5 Dec. 64, 
 must, in U! Dec. 64, must, out 20 Jnl.v 65, sub. for Chas. W. Wilcox of 
 Keene. 
 
 Haskell, Ezekiel, Pr. : b. Troy, age 44, res. Troy, V.H., enl. 20 March 65, 
 
 must, in 22 March 65, ninst"^ out 20 July 65, () S., d. 23 Sept. 84, Troy. 
 Ingerson, James, Pr. : b. Jetterson, age 44, res. Whitefleld, V.R., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, k.a. 13 July 63. 
 Jardon, William, Pr. : b. England, age 21. res. Enfield, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 
 63. must, in 20 Nov. eS^Tk.a. 13 May 64. 
 Johnson, William, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Manchester, S.R , enl. 6 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 6 Oct. 63, des. 13 April 64, sub. for Reuben W. 
 
 Johnson of Brookline. 
 Justice, Robert, Pr. : b. England, age 33, res. Hillsboro", V.R., enl. 14 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 20 Nov. 63, must^ out 20 July 65. 
 
 Jones, Edward, Pr. : b. Prussia, age 20, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 24 Nov. 63, 
 
 must, in 24 Nov. 63, des. 4 Aug. 64, wd. 18 May 64, furl. 64. 
 
 Jackson, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Boscawen. S.R., enl. 2!J Nov. 
 
 64. must, in 29 Nov. 64, must, out 20 July 65, des. 1 Jan. 65, ret'd, sub. 
 for Alfred F. Elliott of Boscawen. 
 
 James. John, Pr. : b. Scotland, age 24, res. Franklin, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 12 Dec. 64, des. 1 Jan. 65, sub. for Joseph G. Judkins of 
 
 Franklin. 
 King, Marshall H., Pr. : b. Whitetield, age 18, res. Carroll, V.R., enl. 18 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, died of disease !) Nov. 62. 
 Kisling, John, Pr. : b. Germany, age 23, res. Colebrook, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 10 Dec. 64, must, out 20 Jul.y 65, sub. for George S. Leavitt 
 
 of Colebrook. 
 
 Kelley, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Nelson, S.R. , enl. 10 Dec. 04, must. 
 
 in 10 Dec. 64, disch. to date 20 July 65 at Smithville, N. C, sub, for 
 
 Chas. A. Tarbox of Nelson. 
 Kraft. William, Pr. : b. Germany, age 22, res. Lebanon, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 12 Dec. 64, disch. to date 20 July (i5, disch. at , sub. 
 
 for Allen W. Bingham of Lebanon. 
 Kelley, John, ad, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Dublin. S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, des. 28 Feb. 65, sub. for James A. Mason of Dublin. 
 Lougee, Horatio P., Pr. : b. Parsontield, Me., age 44, res. Whitefleld. VAl., 
 
 enl. '.» Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 3 May 63. 
 Lindsey. Horace M., Pr. : b. Newbury, Vt., age 25, res. Whitefleld, V.R., 
 
 enl. 11 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, disch. for dis. 15 Dec. 62. P.O. 
 
 ad. Carroll. 
 Lang, William W., Pr. : 1). Whitefleld, age 23, res. Whitefleld, V.R., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, died of disease 9 Dec. 63, wd. 18 July 63, 
 
 and cap. 
 Livingstone, George F., Pr. : b. Nashua, age 15, res. Nashua, V.H., enl. 21 
 
 .Ian. 63, nnist. in 17 Feb. 6:5, disch. 15 May (!5, to Mns. 15 Ai)ril 63, 
 
 des. ".» Nov. 64, ret'd, disch. by G.O. 77 W.D. at Galloupe's Island, 
 
 Boston, Mass., O.S., d. 26 Oct. 85, Manchester. 
 Lang. Henry, Pr. : b. Germany, age 30, res. Germany, S.R., eul. 2 Sept. 63, 
 
 must, in 2 Sept. 63, des. 11 April 64, sub. for Joseph Howard of . 
 
 Lee. John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, must. 
 
 in 13 Dec. 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r., sub. for Andrew J. Williams of 
 
 Keene. 
 Ladegard, Niels, Pr. : b. Denmark, age 26, res. Lebanon, S.IL, enl. 13 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 13 Dec. 64, disch. 15 June 65 at AVilmington, N. C, by 
 
 G.O. 77 W.D., sub. for John P. Mason of Lebanon. 
 
876 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Moulton. James, I'r. : b. Bethel, Me., age 211, res. Lancaster, V.R., enl. 8 
 
 Aujr. ()2, must, in 21 Aim". G2, disch. for dis. 21 Sept. C,2, d. 12 Sept. 
 
 80, W. Concord, Vt. 
 Moulton, John W., Pr. : b. New Ilanipsliire, age 29, res. Lancaster, V.R., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. (>2. disch. for dis. 21 Sept. 02. 
 Morse, John M., Pr. : b. Randolph, age 28, res. Jeflerson, V.R.,enl. 18 Aug. 
 
 (;2, must, in 21 Aug. 62, tr. to Sig. Corps 3 Nov. 63, O.D., O S. P.O. 
 
 ad. Lancaster. 
 McLeod, Daniel, Pr. : b. Prince Edward Island, age 20, res. Boston, Mass., 
 
 S.H., enl. 2 Sept. 63. must, in 2 Sept. 63, must, out 20 .Inly 65, wd. 
 
 k; Aug. 64, to Corp. 1 May 65, O.D., sub. for Elijah Putnam of . 
 
 Mclntire, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. New Boston, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 10 Dee. 64, must, out 20 .July 65, sub. for Almon Lufkin 
 
 of New Boston. 
 Meyer, Wilhelm, Pr. : b. Germany, age 26, res. Andover, S.R., enl. 10 Dec 
 
 64, must, in 10 Dec. 64, disch. 13 June 65 at Wilmington by GO. 37 
 
 Dept. N. C. sub. for David B. Thurston of Andover. 
 Mahoney, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Richmond, S.R., enl. H) Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 10 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Henry R. 
 
 Martin of Richmond. 
 Maloy, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Gilsum, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 64, 
 
 mast, in 10 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Daniel Smith of 
 
 Gilsum. P.O. ad. San Francisco, Cal. 
 Martin, Samuel, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 28, res. Alstead, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 10 Dec. 64, disch. to date 20 July i'<o at Wilmington, N.C., 
 
 N.S.H., sub. for Samuel W. Dinsmore of Alstead. P.O. ad. Chicago, 
 
 111. 
 McGee, Henry, Pr. : b. Canada, age 24, res. Alstead, S.R., enl. 12 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 12 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Ingalls B. Wood 
 
 of Alstead. 
 Nixon, Robert, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Fitzwilliam, V.R., enl. 5 Jan. 64, 
 
 must, in 5 Jan. 64, must, out 20 July 65, Avd. 13 May 64, wd. 16 June 
 
 64, O.D. 
 O'Neal, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Gilsum, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 10 Dec. 64, des. 1 March 65, sub. for Aaron D. Hammond of 
 
 Gilsum. 
 Persons, Joseph, Pr. : b. Lyndeboro', age 43, res. Nashua, V.R., enl. 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 14 Aug. 62, disch. 26 June G',, by G.O. 77 W.D., O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Bushong, Kan. 
 Peck, Christopher, Pr. : b. New Jersey, age 25, res. Goshen, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Dec. (54, must, in 10 Dec. 64, disch. 28 June 65, disch. by G.O. 77 W.D. 
 
 Portsmouth Grove, R. I., sub. for Benj. F. Lear of Goshen. P.O. ad. 
 
 Aspen, Col. 
 Potter, Charles M., Pr. : b. Canada, age 22, res. Hinsdale, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 13 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Thomas W. 
 
 Sabin of Hinsdale. 
 Quell, John, Pr. : b. Portugal, age 34, res. Stoddard. S.R., enl. 2 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 2 Dec. 64, des. 24 June 65, sub. for Martin V. B. Morse of 
 
 Stoddard. 
 Quinn, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 5 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 5 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Samuel W. Emmons 
 
 of Plainfleld. 
 Richardson, Edward W., Pr. : b. Brockport, N.Y., age 14, res. Conway, V.R., 
 
 enl. 7 .Ian. 64, must, in 7 Jan. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Mus. 21 Jan. 
 
 (M. 
 Rose, John, Pr. : b. St. Catherines, Can., age 11», res. Portsmouth. S.R., enl. 
 
 10 Dec. 64, must, in lo Dec. 64, disch. by G.C.M. 17 June 65 at 
 
 Wilmington, N.C., sub. for Lewis W. Brewster of Portsmouth. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 877 
 
 Smith, James, Pr. : b. Nelson, age 18, res. Peterboro', V.R., enl. (i Jan. 
 
 (13, must, in C^ Jan. 63, must, out 2() Julj' 65, wd. 16 Aug. CA, to Corp. 
 
 1 May 65. P.O. ad. Wellsville, Mo. 
 Stull, Henry, Pr. : b. Germany, age 30, res. New Hampton, S.R., enl. 10 Dec. 
 
 (l-t, must, in Id Dec. 64, des. 1 March 6."), sub. for Valorus A. Seavey 
 
 of New Hampton. 
 Summers, Joseph, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 2.5, res. New Boston, S.R., 
 
 eiil. 12 Dec. 04, must, in 12 Dec. 64, des. 28 Feb. 6.5, sub. for C. B. 
 
 Cochran of New Boston. 
 Titus, Daniel W., Pr. : b. Lynn, Mass., age 27, res. Whitefleld, V.R., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 62, must, in 20 Aug. 62, disch. 17 July 65 by G.(^. 77 W.D. 
 
 Manchester, N.II. P.O. ad. Whitefleld. 
 Tebo, Samuel, Pr. : b. Canada, age 24, res. Concord, S.K., enl. 11) Aug. 63, 
 
 musi. in 1!) Aug. 63, k.a. 28 Oct. 64, sub. for John B Palmer of Concord. 
 Thompson, Samuel M., Pr. : b. Lyman, age 28, res. Troy, V.R., enl. 20 March 
 
 (;.">. nnist. in 20 March (I."), must, out 20 July 6.5. P.O. ad. Dexterville, 
 
 Wis. 
 Valentine. James H., Pr. : b. Australia, age 22, res. PlaistoAV, S.R., enl. 23 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July (15, sub. for James Litch 
 
 of Plaistow. 
 Wessals, Henry, Pr. : b. Hanover, Ger., age 22, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 2.5 
 
 Nov. ()3, mu.st. in 2.5 Nov. (i3, des. 17 Dec. 64. 
 White. Almon B., Pr. : b. Marlboro', age 2'J, res. Whitefleld, V.R., enl. 11 
 
 Aug. 62. must, in 21 Aug. 02, died of wds. 26 June (i4, to Corp. 25 Nov. 
 
 (;.;, \vd. 13 May 64, O.I). 
 
 Williams, Thomas, Pr. : b. England, age 23, res. Lebanon, S.R., enl. 1!) Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 25 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, wd. 13 May 64, sub. for 
 
 George W. Towle of . 
 
 Williams, William, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 28, res. Orange, V.R., enl. 19 
 
 Nov. 63, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 1 Feb. 65. 
 Witham, Amos R., Pr. : b. Palmyra, Me., age 21, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 
 
 6 Oct. 63, must, in 6 Oct. 63. tr. to VJi.C. 17 April 65, Avd. 13 May 64, 
 
 O S., sub. for Byron H. Richardson of Manchester. P.O. ad. l!i Porter 
 
 St., Cambridgeport, Mass. 
 Wilson, John, Pr. : b. England, age IS, res. Hampton, S.R., enl. 15 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 15 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for David A. Bean of 
 
 Hampton. 
 
 frain hy Transfer. 
 
 Lang, George B., Pr. : tr. from Band (must, out 23 Aug. 64) (nn original 
 uiinnher uf Co. I), tr. Band to I 1 Sept. 62. 
 
 COMPANV K. 
 
 Littlefield. Israel B., Capt. : b. Barnstead, age 3!t, res. Dover, O.V., apptd. 
 
 22 .\ng. 61, must, in 24 .Vug. 61, disch. for dis. 1 April 62, O.S., d. 1 
 
 Jan. Si), Dover. 
 Butterfield, W^elbee J., 1st Lt. : b. Topsham, Yt., age 33, res. Dover, O.V., 
 
 apptd. 22 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 March 63, l.a. 
 
 10 .Vug. 62, to Capt. 12 Sept. 62, d. 2S Nov. HI, Dover. 
 Miles, William H., 2d Lt. : b. Madbury, age 111, res. Madbury, O.V., apptd. 
 
 22 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 5 Feb. 62, 6.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 Haverhill, Mass. 
 
 Scruton, Darius K., 1st Sergt. : b. Farmington, age 34, res. Salmon Falls, 
 O v., enl. I Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of Avds. 8 Aug. 02, to 
 2d Lt. 10 May 62, wd. 16 June 62, l.a. 21 June 62, O.S. 
 
878 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Campbell, Nathaniel J., 2cl Sergt. : b. Hillsboro', age 84, res. Straftbrd, O.V , 
 enl. r, Aug. Gl, must, in 24 Aug. Gl, k.a. 13 May G4, to ranks 8 May 
 G3, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 
 Smith, Lorenzo D., 3cl Sergt. : b. Efflngham, age 23, res. Somersworth, O.V., 
 
 enl. 24 July Gl, must, in 24 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to ranks 4 
 
 Aug. 63, wd. 13 May G4, O.D. P.O. ad. E. Rochester. 
 Allen, Charles H., 4th Sergt.: b. Dover, age 2.5, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 23 
 
 July Gl, must, in 24 "Aug. 61, disch. 22 Sept. 64, furl. 62, furl. — 
 
 May 63, wd. 14 May 64, to ranks 24 May 64, terra exp. 23 Aug. 64, 
 
 O.S. P.O. ad. Concord. 
 Leonard, Wilbur W., 5th Sergt. : b. Minerva, N.Y., age 23, res. Sunapee, 
 
 O.V., enl. 20 July 61, must, in 24 .Vug. Gl, died of disease 1 May 62. 
 Brown, John W., 1st Corp. : b. Stratford, age 22, res. Straftbrd, O.V., enl. 
 
 27 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. ^26 Sept. 64, to ranks 1 May 64, 
 
 wd. 14. May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Centre Straftbrd. 
 Ladd, Lewis, 2d Corp. : b. Tuftonboro', age 22, res. Milton, O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, res'd 3 May 63, O.D. 
 
 P.O. ad. Farmington. 
 Clements, Charles C, 3d Corp. : b. Rollinsford, age 18, res. RoUinsford, 
 
 O.V., enl. 26 July Gl, must, in 24 Aug. Gl, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to 
 
 ranks 23 Sept. 61, to Corp. 1 July 63, wd. 18 July 63, to Sergt. 4 Feb. 
 
 64, wd. 16 May 64. P.O. ad. Fitchburg, Mass. 
 Brown, Jared P., 4th Corp. : b. Straftbrd, age 21, res. Straftbrd, O.V., enl. 
 
 5 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Sergt. 3 May 
 
 63, furl.— Sept. 63. P.o! ad. Centre Straftbrd. 
 Robinson, John, 5th Corp. : b. Rochester, age 18, res. Milton, O.V.. enl. 24 
 
 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of wds. 22 Sept. 63, res'd 14 Oct. 
 
 Gl,"wd. 26 Aug. 63. 
 Cassidy, James, Gth Corp. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 21) July 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. Gl, died of wds. 20 May 64, wd. IG June 62, res'd 
 
 3 May 63, wd. 13 July 63, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, wd. 18 May 64. 
 Gilbert, Daniel W., 7th Corp.: b. Canandaigua, N.Y., age 31, res. Concord, 
 
 O.V., enl. 8 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 19 Jan. 63 
 
 (twice in regt., see Co. I), O.D. 
 Burns, Charles M., 8th Corp. : b. Massachusetts, age 2.5, res. Dover, O.V., 
 
 enl. 20 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61. 
 Prescott, James P., 1st Mus. : b. Madbury, age 34, res. Barrington, O.V., enl. 
 
 23 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 13 Oct. 62. 
 Spencer, George W., 2d Mus. : b. Claremont, age 17, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 
 
 18 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to ranks 12 Nov. 
 61, to^Mus. 1 Nov. 62, O.D.- P.O. ad. Chicago, 111. 
 riyde, James M.,Wag. : b. Great Falls, age 22, res. Somersworth, O.V., enl. 
 
 24 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 26 Dec. 64, wd. 13 May 64, 
 terra exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 
 Andrews, Charles J., Pr. : b. Hillsboro', age 19, res. Manchester, O.A''., enl. 
 
 12 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, tr. to First U. S. Art. 15 Nov. 62, to 
 
 Corp. 17 Oct. 61, res'd 1 Dec. 61, O.S. 
 Armstrong, John A., Pr. : b. Bedford, age 19, res. Bedford, O.V., enl. 10 
 
 Aug. 61, raust. in 24 Aug. 61, died of wds. 16 May 64, to Corp. 7 
 
 May 63, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64^ wd. 13 May 64. 
 Beers, Elbridge G., Pr. : b. Merrimack, age 19, res. Cornish, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Aug. 61. must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 28 July 62. 
 Burbank, Enoch, Pr. : b. Boscawen, age 23, res. Boscawen, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July <')!, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 17 Aug. 62. 
 Brock, "William, Pr. : b. Alexandria, age 22, res. Alexandria, O.V., enl. 26 
 
 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Wag. 1 March 
 
 63, re-enl. 18 Feb. 64, O.D. P. 0. ad. Orange. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 870 
 
 Brackett, Edwin, Pr. : b. SAvedeu, Me., age 2H, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 
 
 17 Aug. (51, must, in 24 Aug. fil, tr. to V.R.C. 17 April 65, re-eul. 26 
 
 P^eb. 64, to Corp. 28 May 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, and cap., O.S. P.O. ad. 
 
 So. Pari.s, INIe. 
 Brown, Albert, Pr. : b. Barrington, age 21, res. Barrlngtou, O.V., enl. 3 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 6 Nov. 63, wd. 29 Aug. 63, 
 
 O.i)., d. 10 May iu>, Barrington. 
 Brown, Charles H., Pr. : b. Barrington, age 29, res. Barrington, O.V , enl. 
 
 17 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 Oct. 61. 
 Burnham, John I., Pr. : b. Madbury, age 28, res. Barrington, O.V., enl. 8 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 28 Sept. 62, O.S. P.O. 
 
 ad. Dover. 
 Ball, Joseph H., Pr. : b. Dover, age 18, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 13 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of wds. 7 June 64, re-enl. 20 Feb. 64, wd. 16 
 
 May 64, and cap. 
 Bolo, George N., Pr. : b. Dover, age 18, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, re-enl. 19 Feb. 64, O.S. P.O. 
 
 ad. Cambridgeport, Mass. 
 Blye, Woodbury C, Pr. : b. Epping, age 20, res. Epping, O.V., enl. 29 July 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 25 Nov. 62, res'd 
 
 3 May 63, wd. 25 Aug. 63, furl. —Sept. (!3, re-enl. 11 Feb. 64, to 
 
 Sergt. 26 Aug. 64, furl. — June 65. P.O. ad. Haverhill, Mass. 
 Colby, Dudley, Pr. : b. Cornish, age 27, res. Franklin, O.V., enl. 2(; July 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Hancock. 
 Chamberlain, Daniel J., Pr. : b. No. Berwick, Me., age 21, res. Milton, O.V., 
 
 01)1. 24 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64, to Corp. 3 May 63, 
 
 re-enl. 19 Feb. 64, O.D. 
 Clements, Oliver M., Pr. : b. RoUinsford, age 20, res. RoUinsford, O.V., 
 
 enl. 20 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 8 Nov. 64, furl. 64, wd. 
 
 13 May 64, term exp. 2.3 Aug. (54. P.O. ad. Lynn, Mass. 
 Conway, Thomas, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 31, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 
 
 .".1 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 62. 
 Corson, Aaron F., Pr. : b. Lebanon, Me., age 28, res. Rochester, O.V., enl. 
 
 18 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 20 Nov. 62, to Corp. 
 2 DecT 61. P.O. ad. Gonic. 
 
 Davis, Henry S., Pr. : b. Nottingham, age 30, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 23 Julv 
 
 61. must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Mus. , 0.1)., N.S.Il". 
 
 P.O. ad. Nat. Home, Togus, Me. 
 Downs. Stephen P., Pr. : b. Milton, age 22, res. Milton, O.V.. enl. 31 July 
 
 61, uuist. in 24 Aug. 61, k.a. 15 May 64, furl. — April 62, O.D. 
 Dorr, Samuel E., Pr. : b. Milton, age 18, res. Milton, O.V., enl. 31 July 61, 
 
 uuist. in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 14 Dec. 61. 
 Dearborn, Nathaniel, Pr. : b. RoUinsford, age 38, res. Uollinsford, O.V., 
 
 enl. 12 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Ang. 61, disch. for dis. 3 Nov. 62. 
 Dustin, Adrian C, Pr. : b. Bethel, Me., age 19, res. Dover, O.Y., enl. 13 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 .\ug, 61, must, out 2;'. Aug. 64, 01). P.O. ad. 
 
 Dorchester, Mass. 
 Durgin, William H., Pr. : b. Plainlield, age 18, res. Plainlield, O.V., enl. 12 
 
 Auii-. 61. n\ust. in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 28 Sept. 62. 
 Edgerly, J. Homer, Pr. : b. Dover, age 18, res. Dover, O.V.,enl. 25 July 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to 1st Sergt. 10 May (i2, to 
 
 2d Lt. 29 June 63, to 1st Lt. 20 Jan. 64, 1. a. — March 64, to Capt. 
 
 30 Oct. 64, La.— Nov. 64, O.D. I'.O. ad. 14 Whitniore St., Dor- 
 chester, Mass. 
 Estes, Leonard, Pr. : b. Keuuebunk, Me., age 26, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 6 
 
 .Vug. 61, uuist. in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, wd. 11 Aug. 63. 
 
 P.O. ad. Dover. 
 
880 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Eldredge. Daniel, I'r. : b. Chatham, Mass., age 20, res. Lebanon, O.V., enl. 
 
 •J. Aug. (51, imist. in 24 Aug. 01, tr. to V.R.C. to date 21 May 65, to 
 
 Corp. ;5 May G.S, to Sergt. 1 July 0;'., Avd. 18 .July 08, to 2d Lt. o Feb. 
 
 04, to 1st Lt. 12 July 64, \vd. 10"Aug. 64. l.a. o Oct. 64, to Capt. 4 Jan. 
 
 0.-) (declined), O.D.,.O.S. P.O. ad. M Bromfield St , Boston, Mass. 
 Frizzell. William H., Pr. : b. Newbury, Vt., age 21, res. Laconia, O.V., enl. 
 ,20 Aug. 61. must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 Oct. 61. P.O. ad. 
 
 Orand Island, Neb. 
 Fitzgerald, John J., Pr. : b. Dover, age 22, res. Dover, O.V.. enl. 5 Aug. 61, 
 
 iinist. in 24 Aug. 61, died of wds. 21 May 64, Avd. 16 June 62, Avd. 13 
 
 !\Iay 04. 
 Fry. Augustus, Pr. : b. Dover, age 18, res. Dover, O.V.. enl. 13 Aug. 01, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 01, k.a. lO^Aug. 64, re-enl. 19 Feb. 64, O.D 
 Farrell, Thomas, Pr. : b. Dover, age 18, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 14 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 24 Aug. 64, Fort Monroe, wd. 13 May 64, 
 
 term exp. 23 Aug. 64, N.S.H. 
 Gammon, Charles, Pr. : b. Scarboro', Me., age 21, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 
 
 24 July 01, must, in 24 Aus- 61, must, out 20 July O.'i, to Corp. 4 Feb. 
 
 04, re-enl. 1!) Feb. 64, wd. 10 Aug. 04, furl. — Sept." 64, to Sergt. 13 Dec. 
 
 64. P.O. ad. Gorham, Me. 
 Gale, Lloyd G., Pr. : b. Salisbury, Mass., age 23, res. Chester, O.V.. enl. 12 
 
 Aus. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 8 Nov. 64, to Corp. 3 May 63, furl. 
 
 18 Jan. 64, Avd. 13 May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Ames- 
 
 bui'y, Mass. 
 Hall, Jeremiah W^., Pr. : b. Barriniiton, age 2'.i, res. Barrington, O.V., enl. 
 
 2'.i July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 01, must, out 20 July 0."., wd. 12 July 63, 
 
 re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, to Corp." 2.") June 6."'), O.D. P.(). ad. Rochester. 
 Hanlon, Joseph, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. (>], 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 8 Dec. 62, original right general 
 
 guide, o.S. P.O. ad. Dover. 
 Huckins, Azariah W., Pr. : b Strafford, age 2!i, res. Strafford, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, died of disease 1!> Aug. 62. 
 Houstin, Harrison, Pr. : b. Plvmouth, Me., age 26, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 14 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01, disch. for dis. 4 Oct. 01. P.O. ad. Tilden, 
 
 Me. 
 Hubbard, Stephen, Pr. : b. Milton, age 22, res. Milton, o V., enl. 19 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 8 July 02. 
 Hazeltine. John L., Pr. : b. Newbury, Vt.,. age 18, res. Lebanon, O.V., enl. 
 
 10 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61 (see Co. G), tr. to Co. G 1 Sept. 01. 
 Hebbard. Erskine W., Pr. : b. Brunswick. Me., age 19, res. Exeter, O.V., 
 
 enl. 5 Aug. 01. must, in 24 Aug 01 (see Co^B), tr. to Co. B 1 Sept. 
 
 01. P.O. ad. Memphis, Tenn. 
 Hill, Varnum H., Pr. : b. Grafton, age 18, res. Manchester, O.V., enl. 24 
 
 Aug. 01, must, in 24 Aug. 01 (see N.C.S.), to Q M.S. 19 -Tan. 03. P.O. 
 
 ad. Boston, Mass. 
 Jackson, George W., Pr. : b. Boston, Mass , age 18, res. Lebanon, O.V , enl. 
 
 AuiT. (;i. must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 6.5, Avd. 16 June 62, 
 
 re-enl. 19 Feb. 64, to Corp. 1 March 05, to ranks 23 June ^30, O.D. 
 Jordan, Lewis B., Pr. : b. Manchester, Vt., age 18, res. Plaintield, V., enl. 
 
 7 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 6 Dec. 61. 
 Johnson, James F., Pr. : b. Seabrook, nije 19, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 22 
 
 July 61, nmst. in 24 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64. 
 Knox, Hosea B , Pr. : 1). Milton, age 29. res. Milton. O.V., enl 19 .A.ug. 01, 
 
 must in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 17 Oct. 61, OS. P O. ad Milton. 
 Lord, Charles L., Pr. : b. Milton, age 18, res. Milton. O V., enl 19 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug, 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. a<!. Berwick, Me. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 881 
 
 Macklin, Hugh, Pr. : 1). Armagh, Ire., age 2'.), res. Dover, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. Gl,^des. 11 April (34, to Corp. 15 Feb. 63, res'd 3 
 
 May 63, re-enl. 11 Feb. 64. 
 Moulton, Charles W., Pr.: b. Portsmouth, age 21, res. I'ortsmouth, O.V., 
 
 enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 11 
 
 Feb. 64, to Corp. 1 March 65, to Sergt. 1 May 65, d. 14 March 72, 
 
 Portsmouth. 
 Nute, Martin L., Pr. : b. Milton, age 22, res. Milton, O.V., enl. 29 July 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 25 March 64, O.D., d. 25 May 64, 
 
 Milton. 
 Newton, Daniel W., Pr. : b. Franlvlin, age 23, res. Franliliu, O.V., enl. 6 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 8 Nov. 64, Avd. — May 64, term 
 
 exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Franklin. 
 Palmer, Joseph, Jr., Pr. : b. Durham, age 28. res. Durham, O.V., enl. 3 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 28 June 62. 
 Peavey, Eliphalet B., Pr. : b. Stratford, age 26, res. Stratford, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 4 Oct. 61, O.S. 
 Pinkham, Joshua, Pr. : b. Durham, age 18, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 6 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Durham. 
 Parkinson, John W., Pr. : b. Dover, age 10, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 20 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 24 Sept. 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Elk Rapids", Mich. 
 Place, John, Pr. : b. Somerswortli, age 18, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 31 July 61. 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 24 Sept. 64, \vd. 18 July 63, wd. 2 June 64. 
 
 term exp. 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. 1310 Savery St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Riley, James, Pr. : b. Dover, age 20, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 23 July 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 27 Aug. 61. 
 Richardson, Frederick L., Pr. : b. Wolnirn, Mass., age 10, res. Barrington, 
 
 O.V., enl. 30 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. "P.O. 
 
 ad. Madbury. 
 Rehill, James H., Pr. : b. Dover, age 18, res. Dover, O. V.. enl. 6 Aug. 61, must. 
 
 in 24 Aug. 61, des. 20 Nov. 64, wd. 16 June 62, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, to 
 
 Corp. 26 Aug. 64, furl. 64, d. 17 Dec. 90, Dover. 
 
 Smith, Thomas B., Pr. : b. Somersworth, age 18, res. Somersworth, O.V., 
 
 enl. 3 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 29 Nov. 62, O.S., 
 
 N.H. S.H. 
 Scruton, Clark, Pr. : b. Dover, age is, res. Stratford, O.V., enl. 5 Aug. 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65 (original left general guide), 
 
 wd. is July 63, re-enl. 19 Yah. 64, to Corp. 4 March 65, res'd 20 June (\'y.- 
 
 P.O. ad. 69 Greenwich St., N. Y. City. 
 Sherry, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 8 Aug. (il, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 6 Feb. 63. P.O. ad. Dover. 
 Smith, Jared, Pr. : b. Waterbury, Vt., age 36, res. Plaintield, O.V., enl. 17 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. P.O. ad. Eden, 
 
 Vt' 
 Stokes, Benjamin, Pr. : b. Freedom, age 30, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 29 July 61, 
 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 24 Sept. ()4, to Corp. 7 May 63, res'd 5 Sept. 
 
 63, Avd.— May 64, term exp. 23 Aug. 64, N.H. S.H. P.O. ad. Tilton. 
 Spaulding, Alanson, Pr. : b. Washington, age 22, res. Hanover, O.V., enl. 
 
 1 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 12 June 65, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, 
 
 wd. 27 Oct. 64, disch. by G.O. 77 W.D., O.D. P.O. ad. So. Berwick, 
 
 Me. 
 Smith, Alphonso P. R., Pr. : b. Peterboro', age 18, res. Chester, O.V., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, k.a. 13 May 64, re-enl. 19 Feb. 64. 
 Twombly, James L., Pr. : b. Milton, age 21, res. Milton, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64, to Corp. 10 Sept. 63. 
 
 P.O. ad. Milton. 
 
 58 
 
882 THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Tibbetts, Isaac, Pr. : b. Lebanon, Me., aije 28, res. Somerswortli, O.V., enl. 
 
 29 July 61, must, in 24 Auir. (il, died of Avds. 10 Sept. G3, to Corp. 21 
 
 Jan. 63, res'd 3 May 63, wd. 18 July 63. 
 Tewksbury, Sumner P., Pr. : b. Milford, Mass., age 18, res. Plainfleld, O.V., 
 
 enl. 6 Auu'. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, discli. for dis. 11 March 62, O.S. 
 
 P.O. ad. Derry Depot. 
 Thomas, Richard, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 23, res. Portsmouth, O.V., 
 
 enl. 26 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, to Corp. 23 Sept. 61, to ranks 1 
 
 Dec. 61, re-enl. 1 Jan. 64, absent sick 20 July 65, n.f.r., ( ».D. 
 Tarbox, George A., Pr. : b. Limerick, Me., age 21, res. Epping, ( ».V., enl. 
 
 3 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, re-enlT 11 Feb. 64. 
 
 P.O. ad. Epping. 
 Vibbert, Luke R., Pr. ; b. East Hartford, Ct., age 39, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 
 
 I Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 8 Nov. 64, re-enl. 26 Feb. 64, des. 
 
 II April 64, ret'd, O.D. P.O. ad. Volnntown, Ct. 
 
 Way, George, Pr. : b. Bedford, age 18, res. unknown, O.V., enl. 17 Aug. 61, 
 must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 7 May 63, to Sergt. 
 
 1 Sept. 63, re-enl. 12 Feb. 64, wd. 1(5 May 64, wd. 16 Aug. 64, to Ist 
 Sergt. 1 May 65, furl. — June 65. P.O. ad. W. Boylston, Mass. 
 
 W^arren, Frederick A., Pr. : b. South Berwick, Me., age 19, res. Dover, O.V., 
 
 enl. 23 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64 (original 
 
 center guide), wd. 16 June 62. P.O. ad. 12 Bell Ave., Lynn, Mass. 
 Willey, James W., Pr. : b. Durham, age 20, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 31 July 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, des. 11 April 64, re-enl. 25 Feb. 64. 
 Willey, Samuel, Jr., Pr. : b. Madbury, age 30, res Madbury, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. Gl, must, in 24 Aug. 61, died of disease 9 Aug. 62. 
 Wing. John L., Pr. : b. Winthrop, Me., age 37, res. Milton, O.V., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. 8" Nov. 64, wd. 10 May 64, term 
 
 exp. 23 Aug. 64, O.S. 
 Warren, Paul C, Pr. : b. South Berwick, Me., age 28, res. Dover, O.V., enl. 
 
 9 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 23 Aug. 64. 
 Willey, Henry E., Pr. : b. Durham, age 19, res. Durham, O.V., enl. 12 Aug. 
 
 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, k.a. 16 June 64, to Corp. 16 March 63. 
 Wiggin, Charles E., Pr. : b. Vassalboro', Me., age 30, res. Milton, O.V., 
 
 enl. 19 Aug. 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, disch. for dis. 14 Feb. (;3, to Corp. 
 
 2 Dec. 61. 
 
 Weber, George H., Pr. : b. Claremont, age 20, res. Claremont, O.V., enl. 
 
 21 Aug. ('>1, must, in 24 Aug. 61, tr. to Co. D 1 Nov. 61 (see Co. D), 
 
 O.S., d. 30 Jan. 72, Claremont. 
 Wentworth, William W., Pr. : b. Milton, age 29, res. Milton, O.V., enl. 29 
 
 July 61, must, in 24 Aug. 61, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 19 Fel). 64, 
 
 des. 11 April 64, ret'd, wd. — May 64, N.S.H. P.O. ad. Dover. 
 Warner, Philip A., Pr. : b. North Hampton, age 23, res. North Hampton, 
 
 O.V., enl. 10 Aug. 61, must, in 24 .\ng.'61, must, out 20 July 65, to 
 
 Corp. 14 Oct. 61, res'd 16 March 63, re-enl. 13 Feb. 64, to Corp. 
 
 1 May 64, res'd 4 July 64, furl. —Feb. 65, O.D. P.O. ad. North 
 
 Hampton. 
 
 Becruits, Co. K. 
 
 Adams, John, Pr. : b. Cork, Ire., age 21, res. Haverhill, V.R., enl. 11 Feb. 
 
 65, must, in 11 Feb. 65, des. 25 June 65. 
 Albach, Lawrence, Pr. : b. Germany, age 21, res. Lisbon, V.K., enl. 24 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 24 Nov. 63, wd. 18 May 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r. 
 Baker, William, Pr. : b. New York, ase 35, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 25 Nov. 63, k.a. 27 Oct. 64. 
 Boynton, Francis, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 21, res. Manchester, S.R., 
 
 enl. 14 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, disch. for dis. 4 June 65, wd. 18 
 
 May 64, sub. for Wm. W. Coburn of Manchester. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. HS'd 
 
 Bradley, William, I'r. : b. Ft. Fairfield, Me., age 21, res. Franklin. S.R., enl. 
 
 19 Aug. fio. must, in r.» Any. 03, dieil of disease 21 Sept. M, sub. for 
 
 Sylvanus Kinil)all of Franklin. 
 Bigman, Herman, Pr. : b. Germany, age 20, res. Lisbon, V.K., enl. 24 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 2-4 Nov. 03., des. 10 Aug. 04. 
 Cooke, Alexander, Pr. : b. Malone, N.Y., age 30, res. Orford, V.R., enl. IS 
 
 Jan. 0."), must, in 18 Jan. 65, must, out 20 July 05, O.D. 
 Cummings, Patrick, Pr. : b. Waterford, Ire., age 23, res. Plymouth, V.R., 
 
 eul. 11 Feb. 05, must, in 11 Feb. 05, must, out 20 July. 05. 
 Cliflford, Edgar, Pr. : b. Alexander, N. Y., age 28, res. Bedford, S.R., enl. 1 
 
 Sept. 03, must, in 1 Sept. 63, des. 2!) Oct. 04. to Corp. 23 May 04, wd. 
 
 10 Aug. 04, sub. for Joseph G. Holbrook of Bedford. 
 
 Dearborn, Lewis C, Pr. : b. , age 18, res. Milton, V.R., enl. 18 Aug. 02, 
 
 must, in lit Aug. 62, must, out 20 July 05. 
 Delaine, John, Pr. : b. Quebec, Can., age 20. res. Pelham, S.R., enl. 2 Sept. 
 
 03, must, in 2 Sept. 03, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sul). for Amos B. 
 
 Hobbs of Pelham. 
 Elliott, Robert, Pr. : b. England, age 22, res. Merrimack, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 7 Nov. 64, O.D., sub. for Allen L. French 
 of Merrimack. 
 
 Evealdt, Henry, Pr. : b. Philadelphia. Pa., age 27, res. Pelham, S.R., enl. 2 
 Sept. 03, must, in 2 Sept. 03, died of disease 16 Dec. 04, cap. 10 Aug. 
 
 64, sub. for Calvin Coburn of Pelham. 
 
 Evans, Edward, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 24, res. Merrimack, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 03, must, in 14 Oct. 03, must, out 20 July 05, \vd. 13 May (M, des. 30 
 Sept. 04, ret'd, sub. for George F. Spaulding of Merrimack. 
 
 Fanton, Charles W., Pr. : b. England, age 15, res. Effingham, V.R., enl. 8 
 Jan. 04, must, in 8 Jan. 64, must, out 20 July 65, to Mus. . 
 
 Foster, Zephram, Pr. : b. Quebec, Can., age 22, res. Canaan, V.R., enl. 1 
 Feb. 05, must, in 1 Feb. 05, must, out 20 July 05. P.O. ad. Spring- 
 field, :\Iass. 
 
 Gitlars, Martin, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 41, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 03, 
 must, in 25 Nov. 63, k.a. 11 Feb. 05, des. 10 Aug. 04, ret'd. 
 
 Hamilat, Albert, Pr. : b. Aberdeen, Scot., age 26, res. Plymouth, V.R., enl. 
 
 11 Feb. 05, must, in 11 Feb. 05, must, out 20 July 05. 
 
 Hill, James, Pr. : b. Waterford, Ire., age 21, res. Haverhill, V.R., enl. 11 
 
 Feb. 05, must, in 11 Feb. 05, must, out 20 July 05. 
 Herron, William H., Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 22, res. Lempster, S.R., enl. 
 
 10 Oct. 03, must, in 10 Oct. 03, des. s Nov. 04, sub. for Alden A. Honey 
 
 of Lempster. 
 Hart, Robert, Pr. : b. New York, age 21, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 14 Oct. 03, des. 7 Nov. 04, sub. for John B. sillier of Concord. 
 Irvin. John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 29, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 10 Oct. 03, must. 
 
 m 10 Oct. 03, k.a. 10 Aug. 04, to Corp. 23 May 04, sub. for Ira E. Chase 
 
 of Keene. 
 Jackson, George, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 37, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 
 
 10 Oct. 03, must, in 10 Oct. 03, disch. by order 7 July 05, at New York, 
 des. 8 Nov. 04, ret'd, to Corp. 1 May 65, to ranks 23 June 65, sub. 
 for Orlando 1). Whitmore of Claremont. 
 
 Knapp, Charles W., Pr. : b. Maine, age 21, res. Stark, V.R., enl. 11 Feb. 65, 
 
 nmst. in 11 Feb. 65, disch. for dis. 22 May 65. 
 Kennedy, James W., Pr. : b. Dul)lin, Ire., age 21, res. Haverhill, V.R., enl. 
 
 11 Feb. 05, must, in 11 Feb. 05, des. II June 05. 
 
 Kelley, Daniel, Pr. : b. Dundalk, Ire., age 32, res. Langdon, S.R., enl. 10 
 Oct. 03, nmst. in 10 Oct. 63, des. 2 April 64, sub. for George Whitney 
 of Langdon. 
 
 Lee, John, Pr. : b. Liverpool, Eng., age 29, res. Haverhill, V.R., enl. 11 Feb. 
 05, must, in 11 Feb. 65, must, out 20 July 05. 
 
884 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Lallanc, Alcide, Pr. : b. France, age 22, res. Cornish, S.R., enl. lo Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 10 Oct. 63, des. 4 Aug. 64, wil. 18 Maj' 64, sub. for Francis 
 
 E. Freeman of Cornisli. 
 Maxfield, Sylvanus, Pr. : b. New Yorli, age 25, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 25 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 25 Nov. 63, discli.'j June 65 by G.O. W.D., O.D. 
 Mitchell, Edward, Pr. : b. Bridgewater, Mass., age 20, res. Cornish, S.R., 
 
 enl. 10 Oct. 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, des. 7 Nov. 64, sub. for Franlv E. 
 
 Edniinster of Cornish. 
 Munroe, Thoraas, Pr. : b. Island Pond, Vt., age 23, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 
 
 10 Oct. 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, des. 2 Ap'ril 64, sub. for George Clark 
 
 of Keene. 
 Morgan, Robert, Pr. : b. Belfast, Me., age 32, res. Lerapster, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Oct. 6)3, must, in 10 Oct. 63, des. 8^ Nov. 64, des. 25 April 64, ret'd 11 
 
 May 64, sub. for Freeman S. Gordon of Lempster. 
 McNeal, Andrew, Pr. : b. Dublin, Ire., age 22, res. Manchester, S.R., eul. 
 
 14 Oct. 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. 8 Nov. 64, sub. for Ami D. Car- 
 penter of Manchester. 
 Monahan, Barney, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Hillsboro', S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 24 Dec. 64, des. 8 March 65, sub. for Edward Kimball of 
 
 Hillsboro'. 
 McGay, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 20, res. Laugdon, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 24 Dec. 64, des. 6 June 65, sub. for Joseph B. Russell of 
 
 Langdon. 
 Mullen, John, Pr. : b. Pennsylvania, age 23, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 26 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 26 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Fayette P. Willis 
 
 of Keene. 
 Murray, James, Pr. : b. England, age 23, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 13 June Go, sub. for George A. Ayers of 
 Claremont. 
 
 McKee, Charles, Pr. : b. Quebec, Can., age 38, res. Colebrook, V.R., enl. 22 
 
 Marcli Go, must, in 22 March 65, des. 15 June Go. 
 Morse, William S., Pr. : b. Sharon, Vt., age 40, res. Shelburne, V.R., eul. 
 
 22 March 65, must, in 22 March 65, died of Avds. 7 July 65. 
 Nichols, ^A^illiam G., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 23, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 6 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 6 Oct. 63, disch. Manchester, N.H., by G.O. 77 W.D., 
 
 23 May 65, to Corp. 6 July 64, sub. for Noah S. Clark of IManchester. 
 Newbold, George W^., Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Winchester, S.R., enl. 
 
 17 Dec. 64, must, in 17 Dec. 64, mus^. out 20 July 65, to Corp. 24 June 
 
 65, sub. for Aurelius B. Turner of Winchester. 
 
 Neal, Robert H., Pr. : b. Canada, age 19, res. Pelham, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 27 Dec. 64, des. 9 March 65, sub. for E. M. Marsh of Pelham. 
 O'Brien, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 10 Oct. 63, 
 
 must, in 10 Oct. 63, des. 5 Feb. 64, sub. for Ellas Freeman of Plainfleld. 
 Oliver, Robert E., Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 22, res. Plainfleld, S.R., enl. 10 
 
 Oct. 63, must, in 10 Oct. 63, des. 8 Nov. 64, sub. for William C. True 
 
 of Plainfleld. 
 Parker, Corwin J., Pr. : b. Merrimack, age 18, res. Merrimack, V.R., enl. 
 
 24 Feb. 62, must, in 28 Feb. 62, must, out 20 July 65, re-enl. 25 Feb. 
 64, to Sergt. 25 June 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Manchester. 
 
 Quinland, Wilham, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Rumney, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Charles L. Harris 
 
 of Rumney. 
 Quigley, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 32, res. Springfield, S.R., enl. 24 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 24 Dec. 64, desr9 April 65, sub. for Charles V. Pillsbury 
 
 of Springfield. 
 Ramsdell, George E., Pr. : b. Kensington, age 29, res. Kensingtou, V.R., enl. 
 
 13 Sept. (!2, must, in 17 Sept. 62, disch. for dis. 6 Nov. 63, wd. 31 Aug. 
 
 63. P.O. ad. Newburyport, Mass. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 885 
 
 Rooney, Edward T., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 2~ , res. Haverhill, V.R., enl. 7 
 
 March (!.j, must, in 7 March ('),"), must, out 20 Jul}' (io, wd. , to Corp. 
 
 23 June r.5, N.S.H., O.S. 
 Rogers, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 33, res. Newton, S.R., enl. 14 Nov. G4, 
 
 must, in U Nov. 64, disch. fi June 65, by G.O. W.D., Galloupe's Island, 
 
 Boston Harbor, sub. for Richard Peaslee of Newton. 
 Rooney, Michael, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. Pelham, S.R.,enl. 21 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 21 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for H. A. Spaukling of 
 
 Pelham. 
 Radford, Charles, Pr. : b. England, age 30, res. Springtield, S.li., enl. 22 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for James M. 
 
 Pliill)rick of Springtield. 
 Roberts, George, Pr. : b. England, age 25, res. Sanbornton, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64,disch. 15 June 65, at Raleigh, N.C., by G.O. 77 
 
 W.D., sub. for Thomas D. Wallace of Sanbornton. 
 Rogers, Edward, Pr. : b. Canada, age 20, res. Swanzey, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 27 Dec. 64, mnst. out 20 July 65, sub. for James H. Olcott 
 of Swanzey. 
 
 Regan, James, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Cornish, S.R., enl. 27 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 27 Dec. (;4, des. 2 April 65, sub. for Edwin R. Shedd of 
 Cornish. 
 
 Riley, Michael, Pr. : 1). Ireland, age 30, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 10 Oct. 63 
 must, in 10 Oct. 63, k.a. IS May 64, sub. for George A. Keyes of 
 Claremont. 
 
 Stead, James W., Pr. : b. Kent, Eng., age 22, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 6 
 
 Oct. 63. must, in 6 Oct. 63, died of wds. 14 July 64, wd. 18 May 64, 
 
 sub. for Geo. C. Barr of Manchester. 
 Smith. Thomas, Pr. : b. London, Eng., age 25, res. Plymouth, V.H., enl. 11 
 
 Feb. 65, must, in 11 Feb. 65, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 23 June 65. 
 Sheridan, Francis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age lit, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 6 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 6 <:)ct. 63, des. 13 Aug. 64, Avd. 18 May 64, sub. for Milton 
 
 W. Spencer of Manchester. 
 Sherman, William, Pr. : b. Eastport, Me., age 26, res. Haverhill, V.R., enl. 
 
 11 Feb. 65, must, in 11 Feb. 65, must, out 20 July 65. 
 Smith, Edward, Pr. : b. New York, age 23, res. Pelham, S.R., enl. 22 Dec. 
 
 (U, must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July Qo, to Corp. 23 June 65, res'd 
 
 25 June 65, sub. for D. A. Greeley of Pelham. 
 St. Dennis Thomas, Pr. : b. St. Regis, N. Y., age 21, res. Orford, V.R., 
 
 enl. 18 Jan. 65, must, in 18 Jan. 65, must, out 20 July 65. P.O. ad. 
 
 Canton, N.Y. 
 Tuttle, Fred H., Pr. : b. Georgetown, Mass.. age 10, res. Milton, V.R., enl. 
 
 11 .\ug. 62, must, in 19 Aug. 62, must, out 20 July 65, to Corp. 6 Sept. 
 
 <;3, to Scrgt. 23 May 64, to 1st Sergt. 26 Aug. 64, to 1st Lt. 2iJ April 
 
 65, O.D. P.O. ad. Rice Lake, Wis. 
 
 Thomson, Thomas, Pr. : b. Holland, age 2!», res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 14 
 • Oct. 63, must in 14 Oct. 63, wd. 18 May 64, cap. 2ii June 64, absent 
 
 20 July 65, n.f.r., O.D., O.S., sub. for William Howe of Manchester. 
 Wilson, John, ist, Pr. : b. Canada, age 28, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 20 Nov. 63, wd. 10 May 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r. 
 Warshoffsky, Joseph, Pr. : b. Poland, age 33, res. Nelson, V.R., enl. 25 
 
 Nov. (;;•>, must, in 25 Nov. 63, wd. — May 64, absent 20 July 65, n.f.r. 
 Whitney, John, Pr. : b. England, age 24, res. Manchester, S.R., enl. 6 Oct. 
 
 6.'.. must, in 6 Oct. 63. k.a. 16 May 64, sub. for Russell W. IJridgman 
 
 of Manchester. 
 
 Wilson, Charles, Pr. : b. Russia, age 23, res. Pittsfield, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for John I?. 
 Jenkins of Pittsfield. 
 
886 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 White, Joseph. Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 28, res. Windham, S.R., enl. 12 
 
 Dec. (U, must, in 12 Dec. (54, must, out 20 July 65, sulj. for Echvin N. 
 
 Stickuey of AVindham. 
 Williams, James, Pr. : b. Canada, age 32, res. Webster, S.R., enl. 19 Dec. 
 
 (U, must, in 19 Dec. 6-1:, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for James L. Gerrish 
 
 of Webster. 
 Williams, Frank, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 21, res. AVeare, S.R., eul. 22 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for J. 1). Quint of 
 
 Wcare. P.O. ad. Centralia, Pa. 
 Wilson, James, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 26, res. Weare, S.R., enl. 22 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 22 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, O.D., sub. for 
 
 L. P. Woodbury of Weare. 
 Wilson, John, ad, Pr. : b. England, age 30, res. Tuftonboro', S.R., enl. 23 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64, must, out 20 July 65, sub. for Levi S. 
 
 Piper of Tuftonboro'. 
 Warren, Frank, Pr. : b. Canada, age 30, res. Concord, S.R., enl., 19 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 19 Dec. 64, des. 2 April 65, sub. for Matthew Harvey of 
 
 Concord. 
 West, Charles, Pr. : b. New York, age 20, res. Duubarton, S.R., enl. 21 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 21 Dec. 64, disch. 25 March 65, by G.C.M., des. — 
 
 Pel). 65, ret'd, sub. for A. A. Colby of Dunbarton. 
 Walker, Charles, Pr. : b. Canada, age 21, res. Claremont, S.R., enl. 23 Dec. 
 
 64, must, in 23 Dec. 64, des. 6 June 65, sub. for Mahill Dustin of 
 
 Claremont. 
 
 Transferred to Compan;/. 
 
 Watson, Oliver, Pr. : tr. from Co. I, disch. 22 Sept. 64, to Sergt. 2 Sept. 61, 
 furl. — April 62, to 1st Sergt. I July 63, wd. l(i Aug. 64, term exp. 23 
 Aug. 64, O.D. P.O. ad. Centre Sandwich. 
 
 UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 
 
 Ardon, John, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 23, res. Plainfleld, V.R., enl. 24 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 24 Nov. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 4 Dec. 63. 
 Burrell, Fred G., Pr. : b. Canton, Mass., age 22, res. Nashua, Y.R., enl. 5 
 
 Aug. 62, must, in 24 Aug. 62, died of disease 6 Sept. 62, d. en route. 
 Boyd, James, Pr. : b. , age 21, res. Daubury, Y.R., eul. 12 Sept. 62, 
 
 must, in 13 Sept. 62, not officially acctd. for, u.f.r. 
 Baker, Thomas, Pr. : b. Pennsylvania, age 22, res. Concord, V.U., enl. 21 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 21 Nov. 63, des. en route to regt., forAvarded 4 Dec. 
 
 63. 
 Benson, Wm., Pr. : b. Ireland, age 19, res. Pembroke, V.R., eul. 24 Nov. 
 
 6;'>, must, in 24 Nov. 63, des" en route to regt., forwarded 4 Dec. 63, 
 
 n.f.r. 
 Borley. George, Pr. : b. Vermont, age 21, res. Lebanon, V.R., enl. 12 Nov. 
 
 (;.">, must, in 12 Nov. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 4 Dec. 63. 
 Covington, Evans, Pr. ; b. Baltimore, Md., age 30, res. Somersworth, S.R., 
 
 enl. 29 Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 
 
 19 Oct. 63, sub. for Judah Custalow of Somersworth. 
 Curtis, Robert, Pr. : b. England, age 22. res. Tuftonboro', S.R., eul. 8 Dec. 
 
 64, must, iu 8 Dec. 64, forwarded 19 Oct. 64, des., caught, sent 3 Jan. 
 65 from Concord to Governor's Island, N. Y., held under charges of 
 desertion, u.f.r., sub. for Stephen B. Horn of Tuftonboro'. 
 
 Dickett, Joseph, Pr. : b. Canada, age 23, res. Marlow, S.R., enl. 20 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 20 Dec. 64, trans. toFourth N.H.V. 20 April 65, forwarded 24 
 Dec. 64 for Fourth N.H.V., joined Third N.H.V. by error 28 March 
 
 65, tr. to Fourth N.H.V. 20 April 65, reached Fourth N.H.V. and 
 joined Co. K 6 May 65, des. 21 July 65, Raleigh, N. C, sub. for 
 Christopher A. Lewis of MarloAV. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 887 
 
 Delamane, Louis, Pr. : b. Montreal, Can., age 24, res. Alton, S.R., enl. 
 
 2'.) Sept. 63, must, in 29 Sept. fiS, des. en route to regt., forwarded 19 
 
 Oct. G3, sub. for Andrew J. Brown of Alton. 
 Dougherty, John, Pr. : b. , age , res. , enl. , must, in , 
 
 not officiall}'^ acctd. for, name borne on return for June 65 as absent 
 
 sick,n.f.r. 
 Davis, Edward, Pr. : b. Oswego, N.Y., age 22, res. Gilmanton, S.R., enl. 29 
 
 Sept. <).•!, must, in 29 Sept. fi;?, des. en route to regt., forwarded 19 
 
 Oct. 6;5, sub. for Jonathan W. Clougli of Gilmanton. 
 French, Loveland W., Mus. : b. Lowell, Mass., age 10, res. Washington, 
 
 V.R., enl. 5 Jan. (!4, must, in 5 Jan. 04, died of disease 13 Jan. 64. 
 Franklin, James, Pr. : b. Fall River, Mass., age 21, res. Nova Scotia, S.R., 
 
 enl. 1 Sept. 63, must, in 1 Sept. 63, des. 9 Nov. 63, Long Island, Boston 
 
 Harbor, Mass., en route to regt., forwarded 16 Oct. 63, sub. for Joseph 
 
 J. Kelsey of . 
 
 Harrington, Edward, Pr. : b. Cincinnati, O., age 31, res. Lempster, S.R., enl. 
 
 8 Oct. 63, mnst. in 8 Oct. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 19 Oct. 
 
 63, sub. for Isaac Blancbard of Lempster. 
 Hanrathy, Francis, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Concord, S.R., enl. 9 Dec. 64, 
 
 must, in 9 Dec. 64, des. en route to regt., forwarded 15 Dec. 64, sub. 
 
 for Joseph C. Shaw of Concord. 
 Hoffman, Edward, Pr. : b. German)-, age 24, i-es. Lempster, S.R., enl. 15 
 
 Dec. 64, must, in 15 Dec. 64, des. en route to regt., forwarded 19 
 
 Dec. 64, sub. for Franklin A. George of Lempster. 
 Kopp, Charles, Pr. : b. Strasburg, Ger., age 28, res. AYalpole, V.R., enl. 31 
 
 Jan. 6."), must, in 31 Jan. 65, died of disease 26 Feb. 65. 
 Leavitt, Lemuel, Pr. : b. Dunham, Can., age 28, res. Dublin, V.R., enl. 20 
 
 Jan. 65, must, in 20 Jan. 65, des. 17 March 65. 
 Mullen, Geo. F., Pr. : b. , age 23, res. Danbury, V.R., enl. 12 Sept. 62, 
 
 must, in 13 Sept. 62, not offlcially accounted "for. 
 McCormick, Patrick, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 25, res. Mason, S.R., enl. 14 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in 14 Oct. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 16 Oct. 63, 
 
 sub. for Horace E. Davis of Mason. 
 Muller, Heinrich, Pr. : b. Germany, age 36, res. Plainfleld, V.R., enl. 18 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 18 Nov. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 4 Dec. 
 
 63, n.f.r. 
 
 Marley, John, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 27, res. Keene, S.R., enl. 13 Dec. 64, 
 must, in 13 Dec. 64, des. en route to regt., forwarded 15 Dec. 64, sub. 
 for Haitbrd B. Fuller of Keene. 
 
 McCarthy, John, Pr. : b. E. Greenwich, R.I., age 22, res. Claremont, S.R., 
 enl. s Oct. 63, must, in 8 Oct. 63, disch. 5 June 65, got into Fourth N.H., 
 
 Co. G, by mistake and served there, to Corp. , sub. for James P. 
 
 Piper of Claremont. 
 
 Nash, William, Pr. : b. Maryland, age 28, res. Concord, V.R., enl. 20 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 2(» Nov. 63, des. en route to regt., roll 4 Dec. 63, des. ria 
 
 Second N.H. 
 Pingree, Aaron S., Pr. : b. Newburyport, Mass., age 20, res. Epping, V.R., 
 
 enl. 20 Aug. 62, must, in 21 Aug. 62, n.f.r. 
 Pearson, Geo. H., Pr. : b. Bath, Me., age 31, res. Chichester, V.R.. enl. 29 
 
 .Vug. 62, nuist. in 29 Auij. 62, forwarded K! Sept. 62, supposed deserter, 
 
 n.f.r. 
 Pelkey, David, Pr. : b. Rutland. Vt., age 42, res. Swanzey, V.R., enl. 23 Feb. 
 
 65, must, in 23 Feb. 65, dishon. disch. Boston, Mass., 19 May 65. 
 Russell, Geo., Pr. : b. Pennsylvania, age 20, i"es. Concord, V.R., enl. 20 
 
 Nov. 63, must, in 20 Nov. 63, des. rn route to xcgt., roll 4 Dec. 63, des. 
 
 rill Second N.H. 
 Richardson, Albert P., Pr. : b. Bridgtou, Me., age 21, res. Sandwich, V.R., 
 
 enl. 31 March 64, must, in 31 March 64, forwarded 11 April 64, n.f.r. 
 
888 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, ist, Pr. : 1). Ireland, age 24, res. Taunton, Mass., S.R., 
 
 enl. 2 Sept. (!:>, must, in 2 Sept. GA, forAvarded 1(3 Oct. (!3, u.f.r., sub. for 
 
 James S. Putney of . 
 
 Silvey, Samuel, Pr. : b. Nova Scotia, age 22, res. Loudon, S.R., enl. 1!) Aug. 
 
 do, must, in 19 Aug. 03, des. en route to regt., forwarded IG Oct. 63, 
 
 sub. for Horace G. Moody of Loudon. 
 Taylor, Thomas, Pr. : b. Ireland, age 22, res. Haverhill, V.R., enl. 11 Feb. 
 
 65, must, in 11 Feb. 65, disch. by Gen. Dix's G.O. 49 dated 10 June 65 
 
 under G.O. 77 AV.D. (under sentence of G.C.M.), des. Concord, N.H., 
 
 21 Feb. 65, ret'd 17 March 65. 
 Williams, Thomas, Pr. : b. Denmark, age 25, res. Lyme, V.R., enl. 25 Nov. 
 
 63, must, in 25 Nov. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 4 Dec. 63. 
 Welch, John, Pr. : b. Boston, Mass., age 22, res. Swanzey, S.R., enl. 8 Oct. 
 
 63, must, in S Oct. 63, des. en route to regt., forwarded 16 Oct, 63, 
 
 sub. for Henry Hill of Swanzey. 
 Williams, John, Pr. : b. St. John, N.B., age 24, res. St. John, N. B., S.R., 
 
 enl. 1 Sept. 63, must, in 1 Sept. 63, forwarded 16 Oct. 63, n.f.r., sub. 
 
 for W. A. Mussey of . 
 
 ENLISTMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE YEARS. 
 
 Co. Name. Date. Term. 
 
 I. Bowen, Sidney B 20 March (;5 1 year. 
 
 I. Clement, Lucius H 20 March 65 1 year. 
 
 I. Haskell, Ezekiel 22 March Co 1 year. 
 
 I. Thompson, Samuel ^NI 20 March 65 1 year. 
 
 G. Nicholson, Nath'l E (fr. 17N.H.) 9 mos. 
 
 * Pelkey, David 23 Feb. Go 1 year. 
 
 Unassigned. 
 
 BADGE OF THE SONS OF VETERANS. 
 
Capt. Michael T. Donohoe. 
 
 Lieut. Arthur S. Nesmitii, 
 QuartermaRter. 
 
 Cai't. Robert H. Allen. 
 
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 OTHER SERVICE. 
 
 Allen, C. H., K: Subsequent, 18N.H., Co. G. 
 
 Aver, H. H., Capt. : Prior, Mexican War (probably Marine), and 2 Mass. 
 
 Andrews, Chas. J., K: Prior, 1 N.H., Co. C; Subsequent, Batt. B, 1 U.S. 
 
 Art., 15 Nov. 62, re-enl. Feb. 04, des. l<s Aug. 65, Richmond, Va. 
 Abbott, Alba D., A : Prior, Three months at Ft. Constitution, declined to re- 
 enl. for three years and was disch. 
 Bursi-e.ss, Myrick, I: Suliseqnent, 12 U.S. Inf., 18 Dec. 62, Co. H, 2 Batt., 
 
 des. 28 Mar. 63, Ft. Hamilton. 
 Burnham, Chas. A. : Prior, 2 N.H. (Asst. Surg. Third N.H.) 
 Bnrnliam, John I., K: Subsequent, Co. E, 1 Batf. V.R.C. 
 Butterfield, Wm., H: Sub.'^equent. V.R.C. 
 Burns, James, D: Subsequent, V.R.C, 168 Co., 2 Batt., disch. for dis. 14 
 
 June 65, Concord. 
 Brown, Chas. A., D : Subsequent, Co. D,9 V.R.C, disch. 18 Nov. 65, Wash- 
 ington, D.C 
 Burley, Daniel S., I: Subsequent, U.S.S.C. 
 Baker, Jame.s A., Band : Prior, I N.H. 
 Bickford, Jackson C, D : Subsequent, 18 N.H. 
 Bedel, John. Col. : Prior, 9 U.S. Inf., Mexican War. 
 Brackett, Edwin, K: Subsequent, Co. C, 11 V.H.C, to Corp., disch. 8 Aug. 
 
 65, Providence, R.I. 
 Baker, Amos D., A: Subsequent, Enl. 23 Nov. 63, must, in 24 Nov. 63 as 
 
 2d Class Musician, Brigade Band, Corps d'Afrique, prom. 1st Class, 
 
 disch. 14 Aug. 65, New Orleans. 
 Blood, Albert, H : Subsequent, 20 V.R.C. 
 Bolo, Geo. N., K: Subsequent, Enl. in Navy as 1st Class Fireman, U.S.S. 
 
 Azaleo, from 11 April 64 to 8 May 65. 
 Burnham, Cyrus E., Band: Subsequent, 17 N.H. consol. with 2 N.H., also 
 
 Batt. I, N.H. H. A., afterward the 1 N.H.H.A. 
 Ballard, Wm. W., G: Subsequent, Co. G, 1 N.H.H.A., 8 Sept. 64. 
 Colcord, Ezra G., B: Subseque)it, Signal Corps, disch. 22 Aug. 64, near 
 
 Pt. of Rocks. 
 Colby, Beniah, H : Subsequent, Co. C, 24 V.R.C 
 
 Clough, Ira, G : Subsequent, V.R.C, tr. 31 May 64 to 1st Batt., sent to Lin- 
 coln Hosp., Washington, D.C, exp. term. Had charge two wards in 
 
 which were only rebel prisoners. (See below.) 
 Coty, Gideon, A : Subsequent, 8 N.H. 
 Cushon, Joel A., B : Subsequent, 16 N.H.V. 
 Chase, Chas. F., F: Subsequent, 2d Lt. 3 S.C.V. (21U.S.CT.), Pr. Co. F, 
 
 13 V.R.C, 18 V.R.C. 
 Colburn, Sanford, H: Subsequent, 170 Co., 2 Batt. V.R.C, disch. for dis. 
 
 2(i July (i4, Washington, D.C. 
 Caswell, John H., Band; Subsequent, 1 N.H.H.A. 
 Clough, Geo., H: Prior, 1 N. H. 
 Collins, Wm., H : Subsequent, 119 Co., 2 Batt., V.R.C, disch. for dis. 18 June 
 
 65, Annapolis. 
 Colony, Jacob, I : Subsequent, 15 N.H. 
 Cornelins, Wm. H., Lt. : Subsequent, V.R C 
 Cody, Walter, Lt. : Subsequent, V.R.C. 
 Colcord, Benj. F., I: Subsequent, U.S.S.C. disch. 24 Aug. 64, near Pt. of 
 
 Rocks. Va. 
 Clay, Chas. R., D: Subsequent, V.R.C, 166 Co., 2 Batt., disch. 24 Aug. 65, 
 
 Washington, D.C. 
 Clough, Ira, G : Subsequent, 2 Batt., V.R.C, 69 Co., then to Co. I, 18 V.R.C, 
 
 disch. 26 Aug. 64, Washington, D.C. (See above.) 
 Clark, Rufus F. : Prior, 2 N.H.V. 
 Curran, John, 1st, C: Subsequent, 18 N.H., Co. F. 
 Dow, Abram, D: Subsequent, Co. C, 24 V.R.C. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 929 
 
 I)icke.v, James M., E : Prior, 1 N.H. 
 
 Donohoe, M. T., Capt. : Subsequent, 10 N.H.V. (Col.) 
 
 Donohoe, J. J., Lt. : Suhsequeiit, 10 N.H.V. (Adjt.) 
 
 Duiil)ar, Chas. F., Capt. : ■Subnequeiit, Paymaster's Clerk, Receiving Sliip Sa- 
 
 hinr, a few months at New London, Conn. 
 Dunbar, J. C, D : )SHl>seijue)it, Nav}-. 
 Emery, Alouzo D., H: Subsequent, 18 N.H. 
 Eaton, Benj. F., Suri;. : Prior, 1 N.H. 
 
 Eastman, Henry B., H: Prior, 1 N.H.V.; Subsequent, V.K.C. 
 Ensjleblom, Oscar, G : Prior, 2 Lt. 10 N.Y. Batt., enl 21 Nov. 01, res. 2 June 
 fi3; Subsequent, 2 Lt., 7 U.S.C.T., com. 6 Oct. 64, Co. F, 29 Oct. 64, 
 
 regt. org. Baltimore 26 Sept. to 12 Nov. 63, 3 years, and to Capt. 11 
 
 April 66, regt. must, out 13 Oct. 66. 
 Eldredge, D.,K: Subsequent, 3 V.R.C., Co. A. 
 
 Eagan,"Micliael, C: Subsequent, Co. F, 10 I.C, 22 Julv 63, discb. Washing- 
 ton, D.C., 15 Nov. 65. 
 Estes, Chas. H., I: Subsequent, 9 V.R.C., Co. I. 
 Emery, Wm. H., G : Prior, 1 N.H., Co. H. 
 Evans, John AV., A : Prior, E, 1 N.H. 
 
 Fellows, Enoch Q., Col. : Prior, 1 N.H.V., Adjt. ; Subsequent, 9 N.H.V., Col. 
 Foss, Frank N., G: Subsequent, 18 N.H. 
 Flanders, D. J., Lt. : Subsequent, 1 N.H.H.A., Co. F. 
 Felch, (ieoi-ge W., I : Subsequent, 14 N.H. 
 
 Fowler, A. J., I : Subsequetit, U.S.S.C., discb. 23 June 65, Georgetown, D.C. 
 Ferguson, John R., G: Subsequent, 10 V.R.C., Co. F, then to 1st Indp. Co., 
 
 V.R.C., discb. 5 Sept. 66, Washington, D.C. 
 Farrington, James AV.,G: Subsequent, V.R.C., <i9 Co., 2 Batt., re-enl. 14 
 
 May 64, then to Co. I, 18 V.R.C., disch. 16 Nov. 6."), Washington, D.C. 
 French, James, F: Subsequent, 3 Vt. L.A. 
 Flanders, King H., F: Subsequent, 127 Co., V.R.C., 2 Batt., discb. for dis. 
 
 as priv. 23 May 64, Depot Camp, D.C. 
 French, Asa P., G : Subsequent, Co. D, 1 N.H. Cav. 
 Gove, Nathan W., Band : Subsequent, 18 N.H., Co. F. 
 Gynan, Nicholas, D : Subsequent, V.R.C. 
 Grannis, David H., A : Prior, Enl. in a Vt. 3 mos. regt., I)ut was sick with 
 
 measles Avhen regt. left and Avas disch. for dis. 
 Henry, James B., B : Subsequent, Batt. M, 1 U.S. Art. 27 Nov. 62, re-enl. 1 
 
 Feb. 64, to Corp. 16 Nov. 64, des. 3 May 65 near Petersburg. 
 Hanlou, Joseph, K .- Subsequent, 13 V.R.C, Co. C, Galloupe's Id. 
 Hardy, Wm. E., H: Prior, 1 N.H.V., Co. C; Sut>sequent, 3 Vt. as sub., 
 
 deserted, charge removed, sub. for Laforest G. Martin 18 Aug. 63, 
 
 wd. Cold Harbor 3 June 64, des. 22 Nov. 64 from Brattleboro' Hosp., 
 
 charge removed 7 Jan. 87, and disch. as of 22 Nov. 64. 
 Hill, Henry, Chap. : Subsequent, Hosp. Chap. Manchester, N.H., Webster 
 
 Genl. Hosp. 
 Hackett, Edmund, C: Subsequent, 2d Lt. 10 N.H.V. 
 Hopkins, Henry F., Lt. : Subsequent, Pr. 1 N.H. Cav. (recruit), must, in 4 
 
 Apr. 65, must, out 6 May 65. 
 Hill, Alfred J., Adjt. : Prior, 9 U.S. Inf., Mex. War. 
 Hines, James, I : Prior, Co. F., 8 Mass. 
 Hawkins, Edwin D., G : Subsequent, Co. K, 5 Mass., 19 July 64, must, out 16 
 
 Nov. 64. 
 Hvnes, John R., Lt. : Subsequent, Capt. and A.Q.M. Vols, and also 2d Lt. 
 
 39 Inf. (colored). 
 Haskell, Ezekiel, I: Prior, Co. F, 6 N.H. Nov. 61 to Dec. 63; Subsequent, 
 
 V.R.C. 
 Hamilton, Henry S., Band: Prior, Eng. Army, 10 Hussars, Reg. Army 1854, 
 
 recruit for 10 U.S. Inf., Recruiting Sergt. and made Sergt. Co. I, to 
 
 Carlisle Barracks. 
 Hill, Varnum H., K : Subsequent, Capt. and A.Q.M. U.S.V. May 64 to Dec. 65. 
 Hill, Horace J., I : Subsequent, 14 N.H.V. 
 Johnson, Augustus, F : Siibseque)U. 10 N. H. 
 Joslin, Horace, G : Prior, 1 N.H.V. 
 
 61 
 
930 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Jackson, John H., Col. : Prior. 9 U.S. Inf., Mex. War. 
 
 Johnson, Chas. E., D : 100 X.Y. 
 
 Kennedy, John, A : Subsequent, V.R.C., disch. 5 June 65, Concord, at must. 
 
 out patient in hosp., Wash. 168 Co., 2 Batt.. V.R.C., 17 April 65. 
 Knox, Ilosea B., K: Sahspquent, o N. H. 
 Kimball, Lewis, Jr., F: SuJisequent, 2d Lt. 4 U.S.C.T., regt. org. Baltimore 
 
 Juty to Sept. 63, 3 years (regt. must, out 4 May 66), res. 23 Jan. 65. 
 Kelleher, John, C : (Note. — Reported as des. 3 N.H. 3 Sept. 61) ; Subsequent, 
 
 Capt. 8 N.H., Co. K, killed 27 Oct. 62. 
 Kimball, Wm. H., E: Subsequent, Co. F, 10 V.R.C., to Sergt., re-enl. 15 
 
 April 64, disch. 16 Aug. 65, com. 2d Lt. 48 U.S.C.T. 22 Sept. 65, must. 
 
 out 4 Jan. G6. 
 Kirby, Daniel, C : Subsequent, 8 N.H. 
 Leavitt, Jonathan D., A : Prior, 1 N.H.V. ; Subsequent, Batt. C, 1 U.S. Art. 
 
 3 yrs., from 22 Jan. 65. 
 Langley, John F., Lt. : Subsequent, Maj. 12 N.H., Feb. to Sept. 64. 
 Littlefleld, Israel B., Lt. : Prior, 9 U.S. Inf., Mex. War. 
 Libby, Alvan H., Lt. : Prior, Reg. Army. 
 Marshall, Harrison L., E: Subsequent, Co. F, 13 V.R.C. 
 Miles, Wm. H., K: Subsequent, 7 N.H. 
 Mendum, John, D : Subsequent, 10 N.H. 
 Metcalf, Alden E., H: Prior, 1 N.H., Co. C. 
 McDaniel, Samuel, E : Subsequent, Co. G, V.R.C. 
 Millikeu, Albert H., F : Subsequent, 145 Co., 2 Batt., V.R.C. 
 McGowau, John, F: Subsequent, Co. D, 192 Co., V.R.C, disch. 2 Sept. 64, 
 
 Washington, D.C. 
 Morse, John M., I : Subsequent, U.S.S.C., disch. as 1st Class Priv. 24 June 65, 
 
 Georgetown, D.C. 
 Miles, Thos'. (alias Miller), G : Subsequent, Batt. E, 3 U.S. Art. 9 Dec. 62, re- 
 enl. 29 Jan. 64, disch. 29 Jan. 67, Barrancas, Fla., term exp. 
 McDuffle, Samuel V., A: Subsequent, U.S.S.C. 17 Sept. 63, disch. 1st Class 
 
 Priv. 11 July 65, Hilton Head. 
 McDuffie, Samuel, A: Subsequent, Co. F, I.C., 15 July 63, 95 Co., 2d Batt., 
 
 disch. 19 Aug. 65, Baltimore. 
 Marston, Wm. S., B: Subsequent, U.S.S.C. 13 Oct. 63, disch. 17 Aug. 64, 
 
 Hilton Head, term exp. 
 Maxwell, Wm. H., Capt. : Prior, Regular Army. 
 Moore, Horatio T., F : Prior, 3 Mass. 
 Nicholson, Nathaniel E., G : Prior, Co. B., 17 N.H. (enl. 12 Nov. 62, must, in 
 
 17 Nov. 62). 
 Nesmith, A. S., Q.M. : Prior, 1 N.H.V. , Co. G ; Subsequent, Capt. and A.Q.M. 
 
 Vols. 
 Nichols, Wm. H. H., H: Subsequent, V.R.C, 2 Batt. 
 Odlin, John W., Band : Prior, 2 N.H.V. 
 O'Brien, Terrence, C : Subsequent, Co. I, 13 N.H., sub. 3 years, tr. to 
 
 V.R.C. 9 .Jan. 65, 105 Co. 2d Batt., disch. 18 Feb. 65, Phila., disability. 
 Pugsley, Frank, I : Subsequent, 1 N.H. H.A. 
 
 Putney, Jacob B., B : Subsequent, 11 V.R.C, disch. Washington, 23 Aug. 64. 
 Prince, Jerome, D : Prior, Co. E, 42 Mass., 9 mos., enl. 2 Sept. 62, must, out 
 
 23 Aug. 63, Subsequent, V.R.C. 2 Batt. 118 Co., disch. 20 Nov. 65, Bal- 
 timore, Md. 
 Peavey, Eliphalet B., K: Subsequent, 13 N.H. 
 Pettingill, David, E : Subsequent, 5 Co., 2 Batt. V.R.C, disch. for dis. 11 Oct. 
 
 65, Newark, N. J. 
 Proudman, .Tames D., A: Subsequent, U.S.S.C. 13 Oct. 63, disch. as 1st 
 
 Class Private 23 Aug. 64 at Pt. of Rocks, Va. 
 Parkhurst, Wm. C, F: Subsequent, in N. Y. regiment. 
 Penno, Joseph, C : Prior, April 61, enl. 3 mos. Ft. Constitution. 
 Pevear, Araasa J., A: Subsequent, Co. I, 18 N.H.V. 
 Quigley, Peter, H: Prior, In the Navy under name of Shortell; SuJ)sequent, 
 
 In the Navy (2 terms) under name of John Shortell. 
 Robinson, Thomas, E : Subsequent, I U.S. Art., 3 years A, and 5 years H. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 931 
 
 Rewitzer, Enos, I: Subsequent, 15N.H., Co. I. 
 
 Ramsey, Wm. H., A: Siibseqmnt, U.S.S.C. 13 Oct. G3, disch. as 1st Class 
 Private 22 Aug. 64, Point of Rocks, Va. 
 
 Rooney, Edw. T., K: Subsequent, 5 N. Y. Infantry. 
 
 Ryan, James, E: Subsequent, 2 U.S. Cav., Co. K. 
 
 Randlett, James F., Capt. : Subsequent, In Reg. Army. 
 
 Scales, Clias. F., E: Subsequent, 18 N.II. 
 
 Sellingliam, Frank W., F : Subsequent, 18 N.H., Co. D. 
 
 SagerT Zeri S., F : Prior, Co. E, 1 N.H.V., 2 U.S.S., Co. G. 
 
 Smith, Samuel M., Lt. : Subsequent, 32 U.S.C.T., 1st Lt. U N. H. 
 
 Smith, John, 3d., F : Subsequent, Co. G, 18 V.R.C., disch. 14 Aug. G5, Wash- 
 ington, D.C. 
 
 Smith, Geo. H., I: Subsequent, Co. C, 13 N.H.V. 
 
 Scruton, Darius K., K: Prior, 1 N.H.V. (not mustered). 
 
 Smitli, Thos. B., K: Subsequent, 29 Maine. 
 
 Tewksbury, Sumner P., K: Subsequent, Co. E, 5 N.H., 19 Oct. 63, must, out 
 28 June Go. 
 
 Toothaker, Jotham S., F: Subsequent, 5 N.H., Co. E, wounded 17 June 64, 
 must, out 28 June 65. 
 
 Thomson, Thomas, K: Subsequent, after capture, in rebel service, 10 Tenn. 
 Inf., recaptured 28 Dec. 64, Egypt Station, Miss., enl. 10 March 65 and 
 must, in 5 April 65, in Co. D, 5 U.S. Vol. Infantry, to Corp. 
 
 Thomas, Geo. S., A : Subsequent, enl. 23 Dec. 64, and must, in 23 Dec. 64, 
 Co. D, 1 Vt. Cav. 
 
 West, Wm., 15 : Prior, 1 N.H. 
 
 White, Chas. H., Baud: Prior, 1 N.H., Co. E; Subsequent, Co. F, V.R.C. 
 
 Wadlia, A. J., Capt. : Prior, Mexican War. 
 
 Willoughby, Varnum, F: Subsequent, Co. F, 10 V.R.C, disch. 15 Aug. 64, 
 N.Y. City, term exp. 
 
 Witham, Joseph, H: Subsequent, 11 N.H., Co. A, 17 March 65, I year, tr. 
 to 6 N.H. 1 June 65, promoted 1 July 65, must, out 17 July 65. 
 
 White, Chas. A., A : Prior, Co. A, 3 Mass. (2d Lieut.) 
 
 Wiggin, Pierce L., Capt.: Subsequent, 1 N.H. Cav. 14 April 64, must, out 
 15 July 65. 
 
 Witham, Amos R., I: Subsequent, Co. D, 11 V.R.C, disch. 7 Aug. 65, 
 Providence, 11. 1. 
 
 Whitmore, Norman F., A : Subsequent, U.S. S.C 29 Feb. 64, died of dis- 
 ease 9 June 64, Jacksonville, Fla., G.H., chronic diarrhoia. 
 
 Wing, John L., K: Subsequent, enl. 5 April 65, must, in 8 May 65, as Pri- 
 vate Co. C, 7 U.S. v., disch. 5 April 6(;, Philadelphia. 
 
 Weber, Geo. H., K: Prior, enl. 3 mos. Fort Constitution, disch. 29 July 62; 
 Subsequent, Co. D, 8 N.H., 2 Sept. 62, wd. 27 May 63, Port Hudson, 
 disch. New Orleans 2 Sept. 63, wds. 
 
 Youngman, Geo. F., B: Prior, 1 N.H.V., Co. D. 
 
 York, Albert, E : Prior, 1 N.H., Co. E. 
 
 OTHER DUTY. 
 
 Atherton, Arlon S., 1st Lt. : From Jan. 65, on G.CM., by S.O. 469 W.D., at 
 .\lexanilria, Va. ; from 22 Mar. 65 to 21 May 65, G.CM., Wilming- 
 ton, N. C; from 6 June 65, .\sst. Provo. Marshal, Goldsboro', S.O. 2, 
 Post II Q. 
 
 Ayer, Henry II., 1st Lt. : From 21 Aug. 62, Board of Survey, H.H. 
 
 Ami, John, B : Cook for Field 21 Sept. 64. 
 
 Abbott, D: Orderly at Adjutant's in Nov. 63. 
 
 Abbott, John. E : Co. Cook Aug. 64. 
 
 Austin, .\lbert J., F: Co. Clerk Feb. to Sept. 64; Hosp. Strar. Geo. Leary, 
 Sept. to Dec. 64; from 13 March 65, Clerk Provo. Marshal's Office 
 Wilmington ; May Go, Clerk Provo. Marshal, Goldsboro', till must. -out. 
 
932 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Alexander, Daniel S., F: At Boat Yard, M.I., Jan. (;3. 
 
 Allen, Geo. A., F : Hospital Department nurse, Sept. Gl to Jan. 62. 
 
 Ackerman, Joseph, F: New Hampshli-e on Recruiting Service, Aug. 02; 
 
 returned 12 April (13; 
 Allen, Joseph H., G: Sharpshooters Sept. 03, to report to Capt. Ela. 
 Adams, Thomas, H: Camp Farole Sept. 03; Officer's Servant; Carpenter, 
 
 July 04 ; Co. Cook June 0-1. 
 Adams, Eben H., II : Fort Hamilton Sept. 63; Co. Cook June 05. 
 Atwood, Daniel L., H : Co. Cook July 04; Corps H.Q. Oct. and Nov. CA. 
 Akerman, J. W., D: Recruiting Service in New Hampshire; returned 
 
 i May 62, went 2 Jan. 02. 
 Burnham, Clias. S., Capt. : From 1 July 03, G.C.M. 
 Buzzell, Andrew J. H., Surg.: Med. Insp. 10 A.C., G.O. 39 C. H.Q. ; from 
 
 Oct. 04, Gen. Terry's Staff, Fort Fisher. 
 Buckman, Chas. N., A: H.Q.D.S. Sept. 03; Corps H.Q. May and June 04. 
 Bowman, Eli E., A : Co. Cook, Long Island. 
 
 Bennett, William L., A : Q.M. DeptT, S.O. 288 H.Q.U.S.F. Sept. 03. 
 Bowen, Edwin G., A: H.Q. D.S., Sept. 03; Co. Cook; Cook Q.M. Dept. 
 
 April 04. 
 Batchelder. George W., A : Teamster at H.H.; Div. H.Q. May and June 04. 
 Bridgham, Georg-e W., A : Co. Cook, Long Island, N. Y. 
 Bigley, AVilliam H., A : Provo. Guard Oct. and Nov. 04; Regt. Hosp. June 02 
 
 to Oct. 63. 
 Bean, Geo. W. M., A : To 20 Jan. 03. 
 Berry, Woodbury, B: After conscripts S.O. 420 D.S., July 03 to 20 Jan. 
 
 04; Regt. Farrier May to July 04; Ord. to Col. Jackson. 
 Blaisdell, Josiah T., B : Cook for officers. May and June 04. 
 Blaisdell, Samuel C, B : Co. Cook June and July 64. 
 Bryant, John S., B : Carpenter from July 02 to 3 Dec. 02. 
 Bi'yant, David, C : Sharpshooters Sept. 63; Pioneer Corps June 64. 
 Bates, Chas. H., C: Co. Cook Jan. 65. 
 Burke, James, D : Oarsman, Gillmore's boat Sept. 03 ; from 3 Mar. 02, 
 
 Coxswain express boats to Edisto to June 63. 
 Blake, Wm. H., D: Div. H.Q. Sept. 03 to June 04; Ord. to Gen. Gillmore 
 
 May 04 ; Dec. 02, Ord. to Gen. Terry, to Mar. 03. 
 Burton, Geo. W., D : Regt. Hosp. May 64. 
 
 Brown, Chas. A., D : Co. Cook Mar. 03; Light Battery May 64. 
 Brown, Benj., D : Co. Cook June, July, Aug. 04 and Mar. 63. 
 Buxton, John R., E: Bugler, Detached Special Duty as Buglei to report to 
 
 Gen. Hunter, S.O. 254 H.Q.D. ; from 21 Oct. 03, Bugler, to report 
 
 to Lt. Wagner ; Sharpshooters Sept. 03. 
 Burdick, Rodney W., E: From 2 Aug. 03, on duty with Maj. Plimpton, 
 
 Actg. Insp. -Gen. : Sept. 03, Clerk. 
 Burns, John B., E : Terry's H.Q. 10 Aug. 63 to 14 Nov. 63. 
 Barrett, Cyrus A., E: H.Q. D. S., Carpenter Sept. 63; from 15 Oct. 63 to 
 
 report Ord. Dept., Capt. Mordecai, M. I. : from 1 Sept. 62 to 11 Feb. 
 
 63, Carpenter Q.M.D.; from 10 Sept. 63 Eng. Dept., to 5 Oct. 63; 
 
 sent to Ord. Dept. at Ft. Wood, N. Y., 19 July 64, order received 
 
 at regt., 17 Jan. 05 S.O. 9 N. Y. 
 Brown, Franklin J., E : From 12 Feb. 04, Lt. Sawyer's A.A.A.-G. Brig. 
 
 H.Q. : Guard Dutv at Boat Inf. Picket, Morris Island, 03. 
 Bingham, Geo. B., F : G.H., H.H., Clerk Sept. 62 to Sept. 03; from 25 Oct. 
 
 03 to 4 Jan. 04 Clerk in Provo. Marshal's office: Nnrse G.H., H.H. 
 
 April 03 to 25 Oct. 03; to Clerk, Provo. Marshal's Office; Clerk, 
 
 Provo. Marshal Feb. 64; from 9 Mar. (U, Clerk, Regt. H.Q. S.O. 
 
 21 to July 04 ; Clerk to Col. Plimpton. 
 Bingham, Arthur, F: From Aug. 01, Nurse Regt. Hosp. to Mar. 02; from 
 
 1 April 02, G.H., H.H., Nurse to May 04 ; from 28 June 04, Corps H.Q. 
 
 and July 04. 
 Burke, Leonard O.F., F: S.O. 540D.S., Sept. 63 to 16 Oct. 63, Va., after a 
 
 deserter (Witham of H) ; Ord. for Lt.-Col. Randlett Jan. and Feb. 04 ; 
 
 from 1 Aug. 64, Q.M.D., to Oct. 64; Corp. H.Q., Nov. 04; from 8 
 
 Dec. 64, Ord. R.H.Q. ; Co. Cook Feb. to Mar. 05. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 933 
 
 Bueltner, George, F: Duty with Q.M. of Tost from 28 Mar. 65; Prove. 
 
 Marshals Ott". Clerk 10 A. C. April Go; Actg. Hosp. Stew. 12 June 05; 
 
 Detach. May (!."). 
 Blood, Stillnian, F: Teamster, Q.M.D. Oct. (52 to Jan. 03. 
 Brown, Wm. E., F : At Boat Yard Jan. C,'A. 
 
 Berry, Lorenzo W., F: Carpenter, Q.M. Dept. Jan. and Feb. G4. 
 Brady, Francis, F : Jan. 65. 
 Barrett, Townes, F: Co. Cook Maj' 6."). 
 Blake, Granville, G: From 4 May OS, B.B. as Oarsman for Col. Jackson, 
 
 H.Q. Post. 
 Bickford, Edward, H : Ft. Hamilton Sept. (i;5. 
 Blake, Lanson, H : Q..M.D. May to Nov. CA: Co. Cook, Jones Landing, Va. ; 
 
 Wagon Master 2i Corps, 1 Div., had been there 6 raos. 29 Jan. 65. 
 Bnrnham, Chas. F., H : Co. Cook June and July 64. 
 Brown, Albert, K : To 20 Jan. 63. 
 Burley, Daniel S., I : Signal Corps Sept. 63. 
 Blaisdell, Daniel G.. I : Orderly for Lt. Comdg. June and Julv 64. : Ord. 
 
 R.II.Q. May 64; Q.M.D. Nov. 64; from 7 Oct. 63, Ord. to Maj. 
 
 Plimpton. 
 Blood, Josiah S., I : Co. Cook Julv to Nov. 64. 
 Blood, Chas. M.. I : Co. Cook ])ec. 64. 
 Brown, George, I: Co. Cook Jan. 65. 
 Bell, George, I : Cook for squad mounted orderlies. 
 Brock, Wm., K : Q.M.D. Aug. to Nov. 64; Co. Cook Jan. 65; Q.M.D., 24 
 
 A.C. since 2.s Mar. 65, also detailed Q.M.D. 16 June 65, S.O. 101. 
 Briggs, Geo. H., C: Regt. Com. Dept. Avhole term. 
 Brown, John W., K: Recruiting Service 24 July 62, returned 64. 
 Bedel, John, .Major: Jan. 62, G.C.M. 
 
 Bnrnham, Chas. A., Asst. Surg. : July and Aug. 63, St. Helena. 
 Clark, Rufus F., Capt. : To 4 May 62, Recruiting Service (went 2 Jan. 62.) 
 Cornelius, Wm. H., I Lt. : Recruiting Service 24 July 62 to 9 Jan. 63. 
 Copp, Harrison J., A: Nurse Regt. Hosp. 
 Constantine, George W., A: H.Q.D.S. Sept. 63. 
 Carter, William H., A: Co. Cook Aug. to Oct. 64. 
 Coffee, Wm., A : Co. Cook Dec. 64 and Jan. (\'>. 
 Colcord, Ezra G., B : From 18 Sept. 63, Signal Corps. 
 Casley, Edward W., B: From 4 Jan. 64 for duty on despatch boat, by 
 
 order Capt. Randlett, Provo. Marshal. 
 Carlisle, James, B : Co. Cook. 
 Currier, Joseph H., B: Regt. Hosp. Cook. 
 
 Clement, John W., B : Adj't.'s Clerk, Morris Id., Dec. 63 to May 64. 
 Crosbie, .Vugustine, C : Co. Cook June and July 64. 
 Curran, John 2d, C : Amb. Corps Aug. to Nov. 64. 
 
 Crosbie, John, C : From 4 May 63, Botany Bay, as oarsman for Col. Jack- 
 son at H.Q. Post. 
 Carroll, Van Buren, D: Co. Cook Nov. 64; on whf. B.B. May 63, Q.M.D., 
 
 S.O. 324, P. H.Q. 18 Nov. 63. 
 Comings, Jos. T., I) : Co. Cook June 64; on Avhf. B.B. May 63. 
 Chase, Chas. F., F; July 62 to Oct. 63, Post office, Hilton Head. 
 Courivou, Frank, F : Co. Cook June to July 64. 
 Cobb, Norman E., F: Co. Cook Mar. 63 to Dec. 64; 19 Feb. 65, al). Avith 
 
 baggage (of regt. prob.) near Ft. Fisher. 
 Chanibcrlain, A. G., F : From 9 Mar. 64, Ord. R.H.Q. to Sept. 04; Ord. Lt.- 
 
 Col. Comdg. Oct. (;4; Ord. Provo. Marshal Feb. and Mar. 64; from 
 
 28 June 64,' Corps II. Q. ; (Jrd. Regt. II. Q. Feb. 65. 
 Chase, James L., F: From 4 May 63, Botany Bay as oarsman. Col. Jack- 
 son H.Q. Post; Boatman Q.M.D. AprilOS. 
 Copp, E. J., F: Ord. to Capt. Randlett: Clerk to Adjt. 
 Crague, Henry, F : From 2 June Go Q.M.D.. Wil., S.O. 88. 
 Curby, Abram, F ; Regt. Hosp. Dept. Oct. 62. 
 
 Caldwell, Nathan, F: Mounted Ord. Jan. 64; Ord. Post H.Q. Feb. 64. 
 Clark, John, F ; Detached by Abbott's S.O. 63, 8 May 65. 
 Conrey, Leonard, F: Woodchopper Mar. 63; Co. Cook June 64. 
 
934 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, 
 
 Cameron, John H., G : Capt.'s seryant Maj' 04 ; Amb. Corps Aug. to Nov. (;4. 
 
 Calahan, James, H: Camp Parole, Carpenter, Sept. 63. 
 
 Clark, James H., H : Co. Cook Jan. (i~>. 
 
 Colcord, Benj. F., I: Signal Corps Sept. 63. 
 
 Clark, Ezra D., I : Pioneer Corps May 64. 
 
 Choate, Wilbur H., I : Co. Cook Aug. and Sept. 64. 
 
 Clark, Azariah L., I : Co. Cook Oct. to Dec. 64. 
 
 Clements, Lucius H., I : Co. Cook June 65. 
 
 Card, Abram A., I : Co. Cook June 64. 
 
 Campbell, Nathaniel J., K : Requa Battery Sept. 63. 
 
 Cooke, Alexander, K: Co. Cook June 65. 
 
 Chamberlain, Daniel J., K : Co. Cook. 
 
 Casey, Thomas, C : Recruiting Service X. H., from 20 Jan. 62 to 12 April 63. 
 
 Carroll, Chas., D: Q.M.D., S^O. 324, P.H.Q. 18 Nov. 63. 
 
 Colby, Dudley, E : Carpenter 7 July 62. 
 
 Dearborn, Orrin M., Lt. : Gen. Stevens' Stall", James Id., S.C., June 62, 
 
 Recruiting Service 2 Jan. 62 to 4 May 62 ; from July 64 Actg. Ord. 
 
 Off. 18 A.C., S.O. 186 D.H.Q. Oct. 64 to Dec. 64, and to disch."" 
 Dow, Robert C, Capt. : From 22 April 62 appointed Provo. Marshal, 
 
 Edisto, during absence Capt. Van Brunt (Wright's G.O. 2). 
 Dow, Henry S., Capt.: Went on R. S. 24 July 62^ from 19 Sept. 64 on 
 
 Recruiting Service, Ncav Hampshire; from 16 Sept. 63, appointed 
 
 Asst. Provo. Marshal, S.O. 179 U.S.F. 
 Dunbar, Chas. F., Capt. : G.C.M. to 24 Jan. 62. 
 Davis, Wm., 2d Lt. : Detached for Amb. Corps 28 Aug. 64; refused to 
 
 serve and was sent back to regiment. 
 Dodge, Wm. Ladd, 1st Lt. : 23 Sept. 64, Board Survey A's prop, (with 
 
 Stearns and McCoy) ; from 21 June 62, Adjt.'s Clerk Col. William's 
 
 H.Q. ; Recruiting Service N. H., from 20 Sept. 62 to 9 Jan. 63. 
 Dupray, Joseph, A : Co. Cook Aug. to Oct. 64. 
 Duncan, Theron, B : Requa Battery Sept. 63. 
 Duncan, John B., B: Sharpshooters Sept. 63. 
 Davis, Oliver 0., B: G.H. H.H. Sept. 63. 
 Dodge, Asa M., B : With Maj. Plimpton, M. I., Clerk. 
 Dunn, Wm., C : Q.M.D. Sept. 63. 
 Dore, John, C: Co. Cook June 65. 
 Dearborn, Samuel W., D: Oarsman Gillmore's boat Sept. 63; Co. Cook: 
 
 1 Sept. 62 Carpenter. 
 Dearborn, Hale B., D : Q.M.D. Aug. to Nov. 64. 
 Donley, Michael P., E: From 13 Aug. 63, Sharpshooter; and Sept. 63 ; 
 
 Co. Cook. 
 Dimick, Asa, E: From 16 Aug. 63, Sharpshooter; and Sept. 63. 
 Davis, Horace L., E : From Sept. 63 to 12 Mar. 64 with Second Brigade 
 
 Band, S. O. 346 U.S.F. ; from 28 Apr. 63. 
 Dickey, James M., E : Co. Cook Sept. and Oct. 64. 
 
 Duplex, Edgar, F: Boatman for General Oct. 62; Teamster Q.M.D. July 62. 
 Duffle, Ross C. F : Ord. for Lt.-Col. Bedel: Hostler Belridere Dec. 61 : Dock 
 
 Guard Nov. 63 to 19 Jan. 64. 
 Day, J. E., F: Drummer, Regt. H.Q., Jan. and Feb. 64. 
 Dustin, Adrian C, K: Hosp. Stmr. Cosmopolitan since 13 Mar. 63. 
 Davis, Henry S., K: Co. Cook June and July 64; from 1 Sept. 62, Carpenter. 
 Delaine, John, K: Co. Cook Aug. 64. 
 Downs, Stephen, F : Co. Cook. 
 
 Dunn, Francis A., B : Went on Recruiting Service 24 July 62, to 1 Oct. 62. 
 Donahoe, Michael T., Capt. : Jan. 62, G.C.M. 
 
 Edgerly, J. Homer, Capt: From 3 March 65, appointed Asst. Provo. Mar- 
 shal of Wilmington ; March 64 with vets. 
 Eldredge, Daniel, K, Lt. : From 13 Dec. 64 to 5 July 65, Concord N.H., as 
 
 Commissary of Recruits, Draft Rendezvous, S.O. 444, AV.D., 64; S.O. 
 
 429, D.S. (after conscripts), 22 July 63, to 19 Jan. 64; Co. Clerk under 
 
 Ela, Butterfield and Handerson ; Clerk at Regt. H.Q. Mar. 63 to July 63. 
 Ela, Richard, K : Capt. on Board to examine officers Avho have overstayed 
 
 La., vice Capt. Greenleaf, 4 N.H., relieved ; Com. Sharpshooters, M. I. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 935 
 
 Everett, Josiah S., F : From May 64 to 29 June 65, Ambulance Corps; Jan. 
 
 64, Mounted Orel. ; Feb. 64, Ord. Post H.Q. ; June 65, Q.M.I). 
 Emerson, George W., F: From 7 July 62, Carpenter Q.M.D. to Feb. 63; 
 
 Carpenter, Provo. Marshal, Feb. 64; Carpenter Sept. 61 to Jan. 62 ; 
 
 Carpenter, G.H., June to Sept. 62; from 18 Feb. 64, Med. Dept., 
 
 M. I. ; Cook for start" mess April 63. 
 Ellis, Geo. A., G : From 8 July 63 to 3 Aug. 63, Requa Battery. 
 Elliot, Robert, K : Light Battery May 64. 
 Easton, George, E : Boat Inf. Piciiet, Morris Id. 63. 
 FelloAVS, Enoch Q. : Col. Comdg. Post at Hilton Head, S.C., from 26 Jan. 62 
 
 to 3 April 62 ; comdg. Post of Edisto from 4 to 25 April 62. 
 Furnald, James G., A: From 4 May 63, Oarsman Botany Bay for Col. 
 
 Jackson. 
 Fieldsend, Joshua, B : Regtl. Bakery, Sept. 63. 
 Fortune, Robert, C: Med.Dept., G.H., H.H., Sept. 63. 
 Farry, Bernard, C : Co. Cook June and July 64. 
 
 Fulton, Charles C, F : Provo. Guard; relieved by S.O. 163, 16 Sept. 64. 
 Foss, E(hvin J., F : Co. Cook June 6.5. 
 Fifleld, Stephen S., H : Regtl. Hosp. Attendant from 21 July 62 to Aug. 62, 
 
 Pinckney Id. ; 16 June 64, detailed duty Div. Hosp. 
 French, Chas. F., H : Nurse in Regt. Hosp. 
 FoAvler, Andrew J., I : Signal Corps Sept. 63. 
 Finnev, Chas. H., I : Div. H.Q. May and June 64. 
 Fiskei William A., I : Div. H.Q. Sept. to Nov. 64. 
 Frydenland, Alfred E., E : Provo. Guard Nov. 64. 
 Ford, Lorenzo, G: To 20 Jan. 63. 
 
 Fry, Augustus, K: From 3 May 63, Botany Bay as Oarsman Col. Jackson. 
 Fogg, Geo. T., A : Nurse to convalescents few days Aug. 64. 
 Flanders, John K., B : Printer to So. Atlantic Block. Squadron. 
 Farrar, Daniel, Asst. Surg. : April 63, outpost duty. 
 Fogg, Andrew J., Lt. : Board Survey, July 62 and Dec. 62. 
 Gicldings, Geo. H., B : In 63 in Signal Corps; from 29 Aug. 64 Amb. Corps, 
 
 vice Davis, leaving no officer with Co., by S.O. Ill; also Sept. and 
 
 Oct. 64. 
 Grannis, David H., A : Nurse Regtl. Hosp. 
 George, Samuel, A : Sharpshooters, Morris Id. 
 Gorman, Cyrus, A : Sharpshooter, Morris Id. 
 Gage, Hiram, B : Requa Battery; R.Q.M. Dept., Sept. 63; also May to July 
 
 64. 
 Graham, John G., Mus., B : From 26 June 63 to Jan. 65 Clerk R.H.Q. ; from 
 
 IS July 63, Regtl. Clerk (Adjt.) to muster out. 
 Goss, George W., D : Requa Battery, Sept. 63. 
 Godfrey, Washington II., D : Oarsman Gillmore's boat Sept. 63; Coxswain 
 
 Hilton Head April 62 to Oct. 63. 
 Gilbert, John, F : Reipia Battery June to Oct. 63. 
 Gordon, Henrick B., F: Co. cook; cook start" mess Dec. 62 and July 64; 4 
 
 May 63, Botany Bay oarsman Col. Jackson, H.Q. Post; Q.M. Dept. 
 
 cook for start' Oct. 61 ; officer's servant June 64; Co. cook July 64. 
 Grimes, Francis J., Wag., F: Q.M. Dept.; Nov. 64 and Dec. 64, Supply 
 
 Train 1 Div., 10 A.C. and Jan., Feb. and March 65: May C>o, Provo. 
 
 Marshal's Office. 
 Gould, George A., F. : Co. cook. 
 Green, Albert, F : Co. cook. 
 Green, Warren, F : Co. cook. 
 
 Gilbert, Charles, G : Co. cook by order Col. Jackson June 64. 
 Gracey, Wm., G : Ord. to Maj. Trickey. 
 Gilman, Albert, G: Clerk, 
 (iale, Lloyd G., K : From 7 July 62, carpenter; from 3 April 63, Hilton Head, 
 
 carpenter. 
 Gilbert, Daniel W., K: Clerk R.H.Q. 
 Glidden, Frank, G : Hilton Head to 30 April 63. 
 Goodwin, J. W., A : Recruiting Service 2 Jan. 62 to 4 May 62. 
 Gove, Nathan W., Band: Recruiting Service 2 Jan. 62 to 4 May 62. 
 
936 THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Hazen, Chas. S., 2d Lt. : Boat Inf. Picket, Morris Id-. ; S.O. 429, D.S. (after 
 
 conscripts) July 63 to Nov. 63. 
 Hawkins, :Marshall P., Lt. : From 30 Sept. 63 Signal Corps, S.O. 46, D.S; 
 
 on duty with Gen. Terry 10 July 63. 
 Hitchcock, John H., Sergt. : 22 July 63 to 17 Nov. 63; also went to N.H. 
 
 Avith '61 men Aug. 64. Lt. : From Jan. 65 to 4 Feb. 65 in charge of 
 
 prisoners to Governor's Id., N.Y. 
 Houghton, Ruthven W., Capt. : From 14 July 63 on Provo. detail; sent to 
 
 N.H. with "61 men Aug. 64 ; from 7 July 64 on G.C.M., S.O. 148, D.H.Q. 
 Head, John M., Lt. : On duty at Palmetto Station 10 July 63 (front) ; Actg. 
 
 Sig. Orticer H.Q. Dept. South, H.H., by S.O. 46, 4 Feb. 63. 
 Hatcli, Heury T., A: Q.jNI.D. Sept. 63. 
 Hagan, John C, A: R.Q.M. Dept. Wag. May 64; R.Q.M. Dept. Cook June 
 
 and July 64. 
 Holland, Richard F., A: Div. H.Q. May and June 64; Cook 1862; Cook 
 
 Gen. Terry's H.Q. 1864. 
 Hodiiiuan, Wm. S., A: Co. cook June and July 64; detached Q.M. Dept., 
 
 1861. 
 Hanson, Thomas, A : Officer's Servant June and July 64; from 30 April 63, 
 
 Botany Bay, Co. cook; Recruiting Service Sept. 62 to April 63; Feb. 
 
 <;4 in Post Com. Dept. 
 Huntress, W. H., A: Ord. at Brig. H.Q. Aug. to Nov. 64; Regtl. Q.M.D. ; 
 
 Requa Battery. 
 Hill, James W., Mus., A: Clerk Regtl. Hosp. Aug. to Dec. 64; Clerk Div. 
 
 Hosp., B.H., with Dr. Buzzell. 
 Higgins, James, A : From 1.") Sept. 64 Co. cook. 
 Haines, John :M., B : Regtl. Hosp. (clerk) Sept. 63, also May, June, July 64; 
 
 from 28 April 62, Adjt.'s clerk; from 26 Aug. 62 clerk Regtl. Hosp. 
 Holt, Chas. M., B : Co. cook Aug. to Oct. 64. 
 Hook, Albert, B : Amb. Corps Aug 64 to June 65. 
 Hazzard, James, C : Co. cook June 6;"). 
 Hadley, Andrew J., E : From 27 June 63, Requa Battery, also Sept. and Oct. 
 
 63 ; Boat Infantry Picket. 
 Hoxie, Benj., E : Provo. Marshal General, S.O. 364, H.Q. U.S.F. Hilton Head ; 
 
 special duty in Dept. ; 13 April 63, Terry countermands order reliev- 
 ing him and Stevens ; from 1 Nov. (53, special duty with Provo. Mar- 
 shal Gen. of the Dept. 
 Henderson, AVm., E : Brigade Postmaster Sept., Oct. and Nov. 64. 
 Hilliard, Timothy, E : Co. cook Jan. 65. 
 Heath, Benj. H., E : Co. cook June 65. 
 Hennessey, Peter, E: From 30 Oct. 63 to 11 Nov. 63, supernumerary at 
 
 R.H.Q. 
 Holt, Marquis L., Lt : Train duty Wilmington to Goldsboro' 16 to 30 May 
 
 65; Clerk for Co., duration unknown. 
 Harris, W. T., F: Clerk Q.M. Dept. Oct. 62 to Sept. 63; Clerk Q.M.D. Hil- 
 ton Head, Capt. Lunt (on duty, 16 Aug. 63, Hilton Head); from 2 
 
 Sept. 63, Clerk H.Q. Post Morris Island with Capt. Terry ; from 2 Oct. 
 
 63 Clerk P.M. office; Clerk (ien. Terry's Staff April and May 64 (Div. 
 
 H.Q.), also June and Julv 64; to 2 Oct. 63 Clerk Chief Q.M., Capt. 
 
 Elwell; Col. Williams' H.Q. Aug. 62; 9 Aug. 62, on boat duty; from 
 
 3 Mar. 62. Coxswain of express boats to Edisto. 
 Hayden, Alfred P., F : Pioneer Corps April and May 64. 
 Hodgdon, Enos F., F : Regtl. Hosp. May 64. 
 Harvey, Geo. D., F : Co. cook Aug. to Dec. 64 ; Regtl. Q.M.D, Dec. 64 ; from 
 
 19 Feb. 6.") ab. with baggage near Ft. Fisher; Ord. Regtl. Q.M. March, 
 
 April and Mav 65. 
 Hall, James H., F. :' From 11 July 64, Ord. Dept. S.O. 67, 10 A.C., Aug. to 
 
 Nov. 64; Ord. H.Q., N.D. D. S., Folly Id., Jan. and Feb. 64, also July 
 
 and Aug. 64 and Feb. (jo and May 65. 
 Hall, Chas. T., F .- Q.M.D. Aug. 64; Ord. at Corp. H.Q. Sept. 64; Ord. 
 
 Provo. Marshal 10 A.C. Office Oct. 64 to Feb. 65; Feb. 64 Ord. for 
 
 Post H.Q. ; Post Office, Wilmington, 21 April to June 65. 
 Hall, Frank H., G : Requa Battery 4 July 63 to Sept. 63. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 937 
 
 Hill, Will. H., H : Pioneer Corps May 64; Co. cook. 
 Hall, Tracy L., H : Co. cook Aug. to Dec. G4. 
 Harvey, Enoch T., II : Clerk. 
 
 Harkness. Joseph E., I : Hosp. Stmr. Casmopolitan Sept. <i3. 
 Harrold, Joseph, I: Co. cook Aug. and Sept. 64. 
 Hill, Chas. P., I : Arab. Corps Aug. to Nov. 64. 
 Hall, Jeremiah, K : Co. cook July 64 to Jan. 65. 
 Huntoon, Abdalonynius, B : Pioneer Corps May 64. 
 Handerson, Henry C, Lt. : Recruiting Service Sept. 62 to Jan. 6.*?. 
 Horton, James ()., I: Mounted Ord. for Terry on Morris Island and then 
 for Col. Davis; rejoined regt. at Hilton Head after mounting of regt. 
 Ineson, Benj., E : Co. cook May, June and July 64. 
 Ingram, Henry, F : Co. cook Jan. to June 65. 
 Jackson, John H., Col. : On G.C.M. 29 Mar. 62; from 22 July 63 to 1!) Jan. 
 
 64, S.O. 429, D.S., on Recruiting Service. 
 Johnson, Thomas, A : Co. cook June 65. 
 James, Thomas H. B., B: Clerk to Capt. Towle, Brig. Inspector, July 63 to 
 
 Mar. (!4. 
 Johonnet, Emerson L.. E : From 27 June 63 to Sept. 63. 
 
 Jackman, Lemuel N., F: S.O. 429 D.S. (after conscripts), 22 July (53 to 17 
 Nov. 63; Ord. Dept. May 64 to Jan. 65; from 15 Jan. 62 to May 62, 
 Regtl. IIosp. ; from 23 Nov. 63, Actg. Sergt.-Maj. at Provo. H.l^. to 
 Feb. 64; hostler on Belvidorc Oct., Nov. 61; on wharf May 63; from 
 June 65 to take charge of enlisted men must, out by Order 73, N.C. 
 Johnston, Geo. A., A : Nurse in Gen. Hosp. II. H., 62; Nurse on Hosp. Stmr. 
 
 at City Point, Va., 64. 
 Jones, John, F : May 65. 
 
 Joslin, Horace, G: Q.M.D. Aug. to Dec. 64; Co. Cook. 
 Jewett, Chas., I: Regtl. Blacksmith Aug. 61 to Sept. 63; Regtl. Armorer 
 
 Sept. Go to July 64. 
 Jackson, Geo. W., K: Q.M.D. Aug. to Oct. 64. 
 
 James, John S., Lt. : .lailor, AVilmington, N.C, 7 May to 6 June 65; Asst. 
 Provo. Marshal, Goldsboro', N.C, 14 to 16 June 65; S.O. 540 D.S. 
 Sept. 63, to Virginia, after deserter (see L. 0. F. Burke). 
 Johnson, Harrison E., D: Co. Clerk Mar. 63. 
 James, Geo. R., D : Wagoner, in charge Regtl. Q.M. horses April 63 ; H.S.O. 
 
 44, 20 Dec. 63. 
 Kimball, Franklin B., Surg. : From June 65 Post Hosp., S.O., 109 Dist. H.Q. 
 Karuey, Wm. I\I., A : Co. Cook June and Jul}' 64. 
 Kittredge, Perry, B: Ward Master Regtl. Hosp.; at Medical Purveyor's 
 
 ortice, Hilton Head, prior to regt. going to Edisto. 
 Kenniston, Horace B., E : Re(iua Battery Sept. 63. 
 Kemp, Oscar, E: Co. Cook Aug. 64. 
 
 Kimball, Lewis, Jr., F. : Clerk Provo. Marshal's office Sept. 63 to Jan. 64 ; Post 
 Q.M.D. , Morris Island; Clerk for Capt. Randlett Mar. 63; Clerk at 
 Post Com. May to July 63. 
 King, John L., F: Nurse Regtl. Hosp. Nov. 61 to Jan. 64 and May 64; bv 
 S.O. 32; Nurse Regtl. Hosp. April 62 to Dec. 63; Ord. Med. Insp. 
 April and May 65. 
 Keefe, David, C : Co. Cook Nov. 64 to Jan. Co. 
 Lord, Geo. F., S.M. : After conscripts, S.U., 429, D.S. (did not return); 
 
 Adjt.-Gen.'s office, Concord, X. H. 
 Locke, Elbridge G., B: Co. Cook Nov. 64. 
 Leavitt, Joseph AV., B. : Wilmington, in charge of contrabands 3 Mar. 65; 
 
 from 9 June 65 in charge of jail. 
 La Clair, Emery, E : With Randlett, Provo. Marshal, order dated 29 Oct. 63; 
 
 Co. Cook May to July 64. 
 Lay, Chas.,F. Regtl. Hosp. Dept. 
 Lawson, Gideon, F: Jarvis Gen'l Hosp., Baltimore. 
 
 La Mudge, Alex., II: Recruiting Service 15 Sept. 62 : ret'd from New Hamp- 
 shire 25 June 6;!. 
 Lang, (Jeo. B., I : Post Band Sept. 63; Chief Bugler July 64; from 28 April 
 63 to 14 Mar. 64 detailed Second Brigade Band. 
 
938 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 LeAvis, Alonzo A., I : Amb. Corps May to Nov. 64. 
 
 Ladd, Lewis, K : Q.M.D. May aud June 64. 
 
 Little, Samuel H., A : Hosp. Stmr. CosmopolUan Sept. 63, City Pt., Va., 64. 
 
 Lucas, Chas., H : Q.M.D. June to Nov. 64. 
 
 Libby, Jonah, Jr., Lt. : Recruiting officer for re-enl. men. 
 
 Maxwell. Wm. H., Capt. : From 4 Oct. 64 Hart's Island, N.Y. Harbor, 
 
 Draft Rendez., S.O. 32 W.D., to Dec. 64. 
 Morrill, Frank L., A : Lt., From 1 Oct. 63 Sig. Corps, also Mar., May, June 
 
 and July 64; ret'd from Recruiting Service 4 May 62, went 2 Jan. 62. 
 McCoy, James E. : From 23 Sept. 64 on Boai'd Survey, Co. A's prop, (with 
 
 Stearns and Dodge). 
 Moore, Thomas T., A I'^H.Q. U.S. Forces, S.O. 4r)8 Sept. 63, Morris Id. 
 McDuffle, Sam'l Y., A : H.Q., D.S. Sept. 63, Signal Corps. 
 Marston, William S., B : Signal Corps Sept. 63. 
 
 Munroe, Porter, B : Amb. Corps May to Nov. 64; Ord. Dept. June 64. 
 Moody, Alfred C, B : Div. H.Q. May 64; Ord. Dept. June to Nov. 64. 
 McGuire, James, B : Co. Cook Dec. 64 and Jan. (!o. 
 Morrison, James, C : Requa Battery Sept. 63. 
 McCarthy, Daniel, C : Requa Battery Sept. 63. 
 Mahoney, Daniel, Jr., C : Light Battery May 64; Q.M.D. Aug. 64. 
 Mahonej% Dennis, C : Light Battery May 64. 
 Marshall, Dustin, C: Light Battery May 64. 
 McLaughlin, Daniel, C : Light Battery May 64. 
 Murphy, Thomas, C : Co. Cook Aug. 64 ; Provo. Guard Nov. 64. 
 Moore, David, C : Amb. Corps, Aug. to Nov. 64. 
 Mullaholland, John, D : Light Battery May 64. 
 Marston, George W., D: Q.M.D. Sept. to Nov. 64; Co. Cook; Clerk; Co. 
 
 Cook, R.O. 63, 4 Dec. 63. 
 Moore, Joseph F., D : Co. Cook June 65. 
 Mills, George IL, D : From 17 Mar. to 4 April 65 (Drummer), as orderly to 
 
 Dr. Buzzell. 
 McDavitt, Henry, D : Co. Cook. 
 McTavisli, Hugh, F: Pioneer Corps April and May 64; from 19 Feb. 65 ab. 
 
 with baggage near Ft. Fisher. 
 Mygatt, RevingstonelH., F : From 7 Dec. 63 Machinist Q.M.D. and Jan. 64; 
 
 Dec. 61 Hostler on Belridere; Q.M.D. Nov. and Dec. 63; Tinsmith, 
 
 Post H.Q. 
 Milliken, Albert H., F : On wharf May 63. 
 
 Moulton, Albion, G: Fi'om 28 June 63 to 9 Aug. 63 Requa Battery; Recruit- 
 ing Service 9 July 62 to 12 April 63, N.H. 
 Murdough, Geo., H: Regtl. Hosp. May 64; Cook for Band. 
 Metcalf, Alden E., H: Provo. Guard Sept. to Nov. 64. 
 McGowan, John, H: Co. Cook June 65. 
 
 Mansfield, Patrick, I: Regtl. Bakery Sept. 63; Q.M.D. Nov. 64. 
 Morse, John M., I: Signal Corps Sept. 63. 
 McLeod, Daniel, I: Brig. H.Q. Dec. 64. 
 Murphy, Hiram P., I: From 23 Dec. 61 to 16 Oct. 63 Baker H.H. (Post 
 
 Bakery). 
 Maxfield, Sylvanus, K : Q.M.D. Aug. to Oct. 64. 
 Mears, John, A: On Hosp. Stmr., G-Vo. Learij Sept. to Nov. 64; Actg. Com.- 
 
 Sergt. Brig. Hosp. Wilmington and Goldsl)oro', I\Iay to June 65. 
 McDonald, Converse D., E : Recruiting Service Sept. 62. 
 McCaffrey. Wm. J., G: P.O. Goldsboro', N.C., June 65. 
 Marks, Sardine, D : Ord. Post. H.Q., B.B., May and June 63. 
 Niles, Stephen W., A: Q.M.D. Sept. 63; Corps H.Q. 22 June (i4 to must. 
 
 out as Ord. at Telegraph Office; Morris Island 22 Sept. to 7 Oct. 63; 
 
 Cook for Post Q.M. and Assts. : Hilton Head while A and I on Provo., 
 
 cook 12 Sect, to 2 Oct. 62 for Provo. Marshal. 
 Norcross, Joseph F., F: Q.M.D. Sept. 63; Wag. Q.IVI.D. May 64; Cook, 
 
 Band; Teamster, Q.M.D. Dec. 62, Feb. and July 64; Teamster Chf. 
 
 Q.M.D. April and Dec. 63. 
 Nixon. Robert, I: Co. Cook Oct. 64; Q.M.D. Nov. 64. 
 Nash, John J., I : Co. Cook Jan. and June 65. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 939 
 
 Nute, Martin L.,K: Post Band Sept. 63; from 18 Mar. 63 to 12 Mar. 64, 
 
 member of Second Brigade Band; Co. Cooli; Cook for Baud. 
 Nicliols, Fred A., F : Detailed to assist Lt. Hickok, Signal Officer, May 63. 
 O'Brien, Edmund, C : Q.M.D. Aug. to Nov. CA. 
 Owens, Geo. W., C : Regtl. Clerk June 65. 
 Odiorne, Geo. W., D : Reqna Battery June 63 ; Sharpshooters Sept. 63 ; ret'd 
 
 4 Oct. 63. 
 O'Brien, James, F : May 65. 
 O'Keefe, Timothy C, H : Co. Cook Jan. 65. 
 O'Brien, Terreuce, C : Carpenter 7 July 62. 
 Plimpton, Josiah I., Capt. : Feb. 62 to build sawiuill ; from 10 Feb. 63 on 
 
 Board to examine officers who overstayed La. ; June 63 A.I.G. St. 
 
 Helena: Aug. 63 A.I.G. Morris Island. 
 Parker, John M., Lt. : On Board Survey (with Stearns and Akerman), Actg. 
 
 Adjt. several times. 
 Place, Leonard F., Lt. : From Sept. 62 at Concord, N.H., on Recruiting 
 
 Service, to 9 Jan. 63. 
 Proudman, James D., A : From 23 Dec. 61 baker; Signal Corps Sept. 63. 
 Perry, Austin E., A: With Div. Provo. Guard Sept. to Nov. 64, and safe- 
 guard N.C. 65. 
 Potter, Joseph, C : Hos. Stmr. George Washington under G.O. 339, H.Q. A. of 
 
 J. ; on Detaclied Service at muster-out. 
 Perkins, David W., D : From 3 March 62, Coxswain of express boats to 
 
 Edisto. 
 Philbrick, John W., E : Co. Cook Nov. and Dec. 64. 
 Pettigrew, Henry J., E : Pioneer Corps. 
 
 Pushee, Jessie C, E : Dock Guard Jan. 64, Provo. detachment Feb. 64. 
 Philbrook, Chas. W., F: Ord. H.Q. H.D., D.S., Folly Id., Jan. and Feb. 64. 
 Piper, William C, G: Co. Cook July 64 to Jan. 65; 6 Aug. 63 Col. Guss, 
 
 H.Q. M.I., to 8 Aug. 63 ; Clerk H.Q. 
 Page, Geo. H., G : Co. Cook July 64. 
 Piper, George E., G: Clerk. 
 Persons, Joseph, I : Div.. H.Q. Sept. to Nov. 64. 
 Pelkey, David", I : Teamster R.Q.M. Dept. June 64. 
 Parker, Corwin G., K : Amb. Corps Aug. to Nov. 64. 
 Plaisted, James W., D : About 10 days April 64 as Clerk in Gen. Casey's 
 
 office, Washington, D.C. 
 Perkins, George, D : Recruiting Service, S.O. 662 D.S, 21 Dec. 63. 
 Pevear, Samuel L., D : Hosp. Stmr. ./. K. Barnes, 64 to 65. 
 Quinlan, James, C : Co. Cook Aug. to Oct. 64. 
 
 Quigley, Peter, H : James' Light Battery Co. C (3 R. I.), June 64 to Mar. 65. 
 Randlett, James F., Capt. : From 1 July 63 on G.C.M. ; from June 64 Provo. 
 
 Marshal 10 A.C. S.O. 60 to Aug. 64; Lt.-Col. from 2 Mar. 65, Provo. 
 
 Marshal of Wilmington to 29 .June 65, S.O. 80 Dist. H.Q. 
 Ramsey, Wm. H., A : Signal Corps Sept. 63. 
 Riddon, Thomas, 1) : Boat Inf. Picket S.O. 45, 14 Feb. 64. 
 Robinson, Dana I)., E: Sharpshooters Sept. 63. 
 Robinson, Hod_y, E: From 13 Aug. 63 Sharpshooters. 
 Rattray, Thomas, E : Boat Inf. Picket Morris Island {'<?>. 
 Ross, Chester A., F: Ord. Dept. May 64; 24 May 64, Q.M.D. , S.O. 21, and 
 
 Aug. 64; from 2 Sept. 64 Regtl. Armorer to June 65; 11 March 64 
 
 Bla^;ksmith Q.M.D ; Q.M.D. June 64. 
 Rhodes, Joel H., F: Regtl. Hosp. Nurse April and May 62; Wag. Sept. 61 
 
 and July 62. 
 Riss, Carl, F: Jan. to March 65 ; From 19 Feb. Qo ab. with baggage, near 
 
 Fost Fisher. 
 Ring, John, F : Ord. at Med. Insp. Office April 65. 
 Rock, Henry C, H : Provo. Guard Sept. to Nov. 64. 
 Richardson, Richard B., I: Nurse Regtl. Hosp. 
 Ranney, William, D : Boat Inf. Picket S.O. 45, 14 Feb. 64. 
 Stearns, George, Capt. : From 23 Sept. 64 on Board Survey A's prop, (with 
 
 Dodge and McCoy), 24 Sept. 64 Board Survey E's prop, (with Parker 
 
 and .\kermau). 
 
940 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Squires, Hiram C, A: H.Q. United States Forces Sept. 63, Morris Id. 
 
 Scott, William P., A: Nurse in Flyiiiii" Hosp. Oct. and Nov. CA. 
 
 Synis, Ruel S., A : Regimental Barber (time uncertain). 
 
 S'torin, :MattlieAV, MusT, A : From 8 .June (!5 Ord. at Transfer Ott'., Goldsboro'. 
 
 Sleeper, William H , B: Regtl. Hosp. Sept. r>:3 ; Cook Regtl. Hosp. May (J4; 
 Co. Cook June and July 04. 
 
 Scott, Wm., B : From July <j3 Nurse Stmr. CosmopoUtau. 
 
 Sprague, Wm., C : Light Battery May 04. 
 
 Stoodley, Tlios. E., D : With Regtl. Commissary and Q.M. entire term. 
 
 Smith, Chas. W.. D : From 7 July 02 Carpenter to 15 Feb. 03. Requa Battery 
 from 27 June 03 ; 31 Oct. 02 Q.M.D. 
 
 Stevens, Hansom D.,E: With Provo. Marshal-Gen. S.O. 204, H.Q. U.S. 
 Forces, H.H., Sept. 03. S.O. 580 D.S., special duty with Provo. Mar- 
 shal Genl. of Dept. 
 
 Scales, Chas. F., E: Q.M.D. teamster S.O. 101; Amb. Corps June 04. 
 
 Scales, Royal, Jr., E : Amb. Corps June to Nov. 04 ; from 11 March 05 in Ord. 
 Dept. Wilmington. 
 
 Shaw, Daniel W., E: From 11 July 04, Q.M.D., S.O. 07; Aug. to Nov. 04 
 Q.M.D., S.O. 101 ; Wag. Q.M 1). Goldsboro' in 65. 
 
 Sargent, Moses, E : Invalid Corps May 04. 
 
 Stockwell, Albert H., F : Co. Cook Jan. and April 05 ; on Avharf May 63. 
 
 Smith, Chas. D., F : R.Q.M. Dept. Oct. 02. 
 
 Swallow, AVm. A., F : Asst. Jailor Provo. Guard Feb. 04. 
 
 Sellingham, Frank F., F : Carpenter Sept. 01 and Jan. 02. 
 
 Stiles, Moses, G : Co. Cook to 5 .\ug. 03. 
 
 Simmons, Volney T., H : From 23 Dec. 61 ; Regtl. Bakery Sept. 03. 
 
 Smith, Donald, H : Co. Cook Aug. and Sept. 04. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, H: Depot Hosp. Point of Rocks, Va., Aug. and Sept. 04; 
 Q.M.D. June 64. 
 
 Soukson, Amos Peter, H: Brig. Com. Dept. Dec. 04. 
 
 Scovell, Albert D., I : Hosp. Attendant (also Clerk; afterward Hosp. Stew- 
 ard) June 02 to Aug. 64. 
 
 Spaulding, Alanson, K: Sharpshooters Sept. 63. 
 
 Smith, Lorenzo D., K : Pioneer Corps May 04. 
 
 Spencer, Geo. W., Mus., K: Ord. to Dr. Eaton 12 Nov. 01 to 10 April 62. 
 
 Trickey, Wm. IL, Maj. : From 12 April 05 on G.C.M., Wilmington, N.C. 
 
 Tuttle. Fred H.. Lt.: From June 05, A. CM. 10 A.C., S.O. 83 Dept. N.C. ; 
 Clerk to Med. Ex. Board Sept. 03 to Mar. 04. 
 
 Tlbbets, Collins P., A : On Hosp. Stmr. (len. Leary Sept. to Nov. 64. 
 
 Tuttle, James H., B : Requa Battery Sept. 63. 
 
 Tompkins, Eli, B : Co. Cook Aug. 04. 
 
 Tucker, John A.. D : Q.M.D. Aug. to Nov. (;4. 
 
 Towues, James B. F., F: From 17 Sept. 04, Provo. Guard, also Nov. 64. 
 
 Toothaker, Jotham S., F : From 1 Sept. 62, Carpenter; Jan., Feb. and Sept. 
 02, Carpenter; Carpenter G.H. July 02. 
 
 Trotter, Grant, G: Fort Hamilton, X.Y. Sept. 63. 
 
 Thompson, N., H: Pioneer Corps ]\Iay 04. 
 
 Turner, Geo. A., H: Provo. Guard Sept. to Nov. 04. 
 
 Todd, Wm., H: Co. Clerk. 
 
 Tebo, Samuel, I : Co. Cook Aug. and Sept. 04. 
 
 Thomson, Thomas, K : Amb. Corps May, June: captured 2!t June 64. 
 
 Thomas, Richard, K: B.B., as Oarsman for Col. Jackson, 4 May 63 and 
 prior ; 3 March 63, Coxswain express boats to Edisto. 
 
 Tucker, William, D : Boat Inf. Picket S.O. 45, 14 Feb. 64. 
 
 Vittum, David P. S., G: Co. Cook June 65. 
 
 Vibbert, Luke R., K: Co. Cook Aug. to Oct. 04. 
 
 Wadlia, Andrew J., G: Sergt. from 18 Jan. 02 by Viele's S.O. 8; Lt. from 
 9 July 63 on detail Folly Island; from 15 July 63 Morris Island (had 
 returned 15 Sept. 63) ; from 18 July 02 (all in Ord. or Eng. Depts.) 
 
 Woodbury, Roger W., .V : Sergt. from Sept. 61 to Jan. 03, Actg. Brig. Com. 
 Sergt.; Lt. Jan. and Feb. 64, Actg. Post Com., Morris Id. ; April 64 
 to J^an. 05, Actg. Ord. Officer ; Capt., Jan. 65 (with Terry), Actg. Ord. 
 Officer to June 05. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIKE REGIMENT. 041 
 
 Webster, Geo. H., A : Hequa Battery Sept. GS : Was?. R.Q.I). Au£. to Oct. 64. 
 White, Leander, A: H.Q.D.S. Saddler, Sept. 0;!; from 13 June 03 (R.Q.M.) 
 White, Charles A., A : From 1 March (!2 Clerk II. Q. Post, H.H., to April G4. 
 Walker, .Joseph M., B : Rei^tl. Hosp. Sept. V>:i : Co. Cook May, .Time and July CA. 
 West, Wm., B : Q.M.D. .June to Nov. CA. 
 Welch, Stephen, C. Stafl' stables, Sept. 63; Bria;. Q.M. Dept. May and Ausr. 
 
 64: Q.M.D. Sept. to Nov. 64. 
 Wolfandale, Wm., C : Capt.'s Servant May 64, June and July 64. 
 Wingin, Leonard G., I) : Oarsman Gillmore's boat Sept. 63: Oarsman Sept. 
 
 ^ ' 62. 
 Wallace, Chas. B., E: From 5 Oct. 63 Nurse U.S. G.H. by Gen. Gillmore's 
 
 S.O. .-)53. 
 Waters, .John, F : Requa Battery June 63 to Oct. 63. 
 Willard, Nathaniel L., F : Nurse Regtl. IIosp. Oct. 62 to May 64; Co. Cook; 
 
 Guard Hosp. Stores S.O. 127 June and July 64. 
 AVyman, Geo. L., F: Ord. Dept. May 64; Teamster Q.M.D. Hilton Head 1 
 
 July 62 and Oct. 62 and .Jan. 63; S.O. 19, Teamster Ord. Dept. May 
 
 to July 64. 
 W\atrous, Edsjar IL, G: Amb. Corps. Aug. to Nov. 64; H.H. to 3 April 63; 
 
 from lit June 63 Boat Yard, H.H. 
 Wentworth, Chas. H., G: Co. Cook Oct. 64. 
 White, Pilbro, (x : From 13 Aug. 63 Sharpshooter. 
 Wheeler, Geo. N., H : Co. Cook. 
 White, Almon B., I: Sharpshooter Sept. 63. 
 Warner, Philip A., K: Q.M.D. Sept. 63 to Nov. 64; Carpenter from 22 Julv 
 
 63 to 24 Aug. 63; Detached Service from 11 July 64, Q.M.D. 10 A.C."; 
 
 Ord. Dept. N.C. April 65 to end. 
 Wilson, Chas., K: Co. Cook Dec. 64. 
 Watson, Oliver, K : Ord. to Col. FellOAvs to April 64. 
 Weber, Geo. H., Mus., D : Printer H.H. April 62 to June 62. 
 Wheeler, Geo. W., D: Gen Hosp. Dec. 62. 
 
 Wilson, .Tames, K : Provo. Marshal's OS". Wilmington, N.C. from l'> March 64. 
 Youngman, Geo. F.. B : From 27 Sept. 64 Pioneer Corps. 
 Young, Joseph H., D : From 11 May 63 Regtl. Bakery and Sept. 63; 23 Dec. 
 
 61 Baker: July 62 Q.M.D. to .Tune 63. 
 York, Isacc I., G : From 12 Aug. 63 Hosp. Att. to Dr. Buzzell and Sept. 63; 
 
 Regtl. Hosp. May, June and July 64. 
 York, Geo. T., G : Regtl. Cora. Dept. Aug. 64 to Jan. 65 ; Regtl. Q.M.D. June 
 
 65 ; Co. Cook June and Aug. 64. 
 
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 LEAVES OF ABSENCE — FURLOUGHS. 
 
 [Note. — Furloughs for ro-enlistment are not enumerated, as each received a fur- 
 lough, with the exception of Sergt. Hitchcock, Co. I, whose commission as 2d Lieu- 
 tenant arrived in February 64.] 
 
 Ayer, Henry H. : La., 18 June G2, 40 clays, S.O. IIG, Hunter, D.S., ret. 30 July 
 62; S O. 534 D.S. I'J Sept. G3 on Fulton direct from Morris Island. 
 
 Allen, Robert H. : La., S.O. 432 D.S. July 62; and 22 July 63, ret. 1 Oct. 63. 
 
 Atherton, Arlon S. : La., 24 Sept. 64 from Hospital, Annapolis, 30 days, twice 
 extended: entitled to it as prisoner of war. 12 Mar. 65 from Alex- 
 andria, Va., to go home to vote. 
 
 Akerman, Joseph W. : La., 30 April 63 to 24 June 63. 
 
 Allen, Chas. H. : f., Co. K, 14 days within Dept. South in 62, while regt. 
 was at Hilton Head, 30 days from Botany Bay Island, May 63. 
 
 Bedel, John : La., Jan. to April 65 by W.D. (entitled to it as pris. of war). 
 
 Butterfleld, Welbee J. : La., 10 Aug. 62, on sick leave to 3 Oct. 62. 
 
 Burnham, Chas. S. : La., 4 July 63, returned 4 Sept. 63. 
 
 Bingham, Geo. B. : La., June to 13 July 65, S.O. 84, N.C. 
 
 Buzzell, Andrew J. H. : La., 24 Sept. 63, 20 days, S.O. 541 D.S., ret. 24 Oct. 63. 
 
 Burnham, Chas. A. : La., 4 July 64, S.O. 183 D.H.Q., ret. 16 Aug. 64. 
 
 Bigley, Wm. H. : f., Co. A, about 10 Nov. 63; and 21 June 65. 
 
 Brown, Chas. A. : f., Co. I), May 63 from Botany Bay, returned 25 June 63. 
 
 Burdick, Rodney W. : f., Co. E, Sept. 63. 
 
 Brown, Daniel H. : f., Co. E, 9 May 63 on sick furl. 
 
 Bingham, Geo. B. : f., Co. F, from 4 Jan. 64. 
 
 Brown, Wm. E. : f., Co. F, from 29 June 64, 24 days from U.S. G.H., Phila. 
 
 Brown, John F. : f ., Co. G, May 63 from Botany Bay (see deserted, Class II.) 
 
 Burgess, Benj. D. : f., Co. G, from 31 Oct. 64 Base Hosp. to 15 Nov. 64. 
 
 Brooks, Flummer : f., Co. H, before leaving Concord. 
 
 Blye, Woodbury C. : f ., Co. K, fr. Goldsboro', June, July 65 ; and Sept. 63, M.I. 
 
 Brown, Jared P. : f., Co. K, from Sept. 63, 30 days. 
 
 Blake, Wm. H. : f., Co. D, 18 Sept. to 24 Oct. 63. 
 
 Burke, James : f., Co. D, June 63, while on detached service. 
 
 Ballard, Wm. W. W. : f., Co. G, Aug. and Sept. 62 (did not return). 
 
 Bowen, Edwin N. : f., Co. I, 20 Jan."'64. 
 
 Blood, Chas. M. : f., Co. I, 27 Dec. 63 (sick). 
 
 Carlton, Ralph : La., 14 Mar. 62, 60 days, Sherman's S.O. 123 ; ret. 10 June 62. 
 
 Cody, Walter: La. (wd.), July to Nov. 62. 
 
 Copp, Elbridge J. : La., 1 Oct. 63 for 20 days to Florida, returned 19 Oct. 
 63, Mar. 64 with re-enlisted men, 30 days, rejoined 28 April from 
 Hosp. May 64 (wd.), returned 24 June, and from Hosp. Sept. 64 (wd.) 
 
 Chase, John N. : f ., Co. A, May 63 from Botany Bay. 
 
 Cotv, Gideon : f., Co. A, from Botany Bay, May 63. 
 
 Comings, Jos. T. : f., Co. D, returned 1 May 64. 
 
 Cobb, Norman E. : f., Co. F, from 21 June 65, 30 days. 
 
 Courtney, P. : f., Co. F, May 63 from Botany Bay. 
 
 Carr, Thomas M. : f., Co. H, Aug. 64 in N.H. 
 
 Clark, Azariah L. : f., Co. I, Jan. 65 from Bermuda Hundred. 
 
 Cotter, Edw. : f., Co. H, Botanv Bav Mav 63. 
 
 Clements, Oliver M. : f., Co. k', David's Id. Hosp., N.Y., 64. 
 
 Dunbar, Chas. F. : La., short sick leave June 62. 
 
 Dearborn, ( )rrin M. : La., Jan. 65 from 18 A.C. ; about 28 .\ug. 63, got leave 
 while detached in Va. 
 
 DoAV, Henry S. : la., 23 July 64 by S.O. 200, D.H.Q. 
 
 Dudley. Daniel W. : f., Co. B, May (53 Botany Bay. 
 
 Duffle, Ross C. : f , Co. F, 19 Jan." 64, Wagner furl. 
 
 Day, Orlando : f., Co. G. 15 May 63 N. H. 30 days, returned 25 June 63. 
 
 Davis, William : f , Co. H, Wagner 30 days (was at Concord sick 22 Dec. 63). 
 
 Downs, Stephen F. : f., Co. K, from Edisto Id., April or May 62. 
 
 Davis, Geo. H. : f., Co. I, June 65. 
 
 Douglass, J. B. : f., Co. F, prior to May 64 from De Camp Hosp. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. Dn!) 
 
 Ela, Richard : La., 22 Nov. G2, 20 clays for health within D.S., S.O. 366. 
 
 Emmons, Geo. W. : La., 9 Oct. 62 for 30 days, S.O. 320, D.S. 
 
 Edgerly, J. Homer: La., Mar. 6-1 with re-enlisted men; La. Nov. 64 for 30 
 
 clays, S.O. 322, D.H.Q. 
 Eldredge, Daniel: la., 3 Oct. 64 from hosp. Annapolis (thence in Dec. to 
 
 detached service Concord, N.H.) 
 Entwistle, Thomas: f., Co. D, Sept. 63 M.I., ret. 24 Oct. 63; Feb. and Mar. 
 
 Go from AVilmington, N. C. 
 Eaton, Charles W. : f., Co. D, returned 25 Dec. 63. 
 Ellis, George A.: f., Co. G. 
 Egan, John : f., Co. C. 
 Edminster, John IL : f., Co. B, Sept. 63. 
 Emerson, Hollis D. : f., Co. G, May 63 Botany Bay. 
 Fellows, Enoch Q. : La., April (!2 for 60 days (I'esigned while on leave). 
 Flanders, Daniel J. : La., May 63, i-eturned 26 June 63. 
 Fogg, Geo. T. : f., Co. A, Sept. 63 Wagner, and Jan. and Feb. 64. 
 Frank, Alexander: f., Co. A, 1 Nov. 64 Lowell G.H.. Tortsraoiith Grove, R.I. 
 Flanders, King H. : f., Co. F, May 63 from Botany Bay, ret. 24 June 63. 
 Ford, Lorenzo: f., Co. G. 
 
 Gammon, Chas. : f., Co. K, from Hosp. Willetts Ft., N.Y., Oct. 64. 
 George, Samuel: f., Co. A, Sept. 63 Wagner, 30 days, 
 (ieorge, Albert: f., Co. A. 
 
 Giddings, Geo. H. : f., Co. B, Wagner, Sept. 63. 
 Glavin, James: f., Co C. 
 Goodhue, David: f., Co. F. 
 Gilman, Albert: f. Co. G, Sept. 63, Wagner. 
 Gerrie, Lewis : f., Co. H, July 64. 
 Gale, Lloyd G. : f., Co. K, 18 Jan. 64. 
 Galvin, Michael E. A. : f., N.C.S., Jan. 64. 
 Gove, Chas. H. : f., Co. E, 4 Aug. 62, returned 24 Nov. 62. 
 Green, Warren : f., Co. F, May 63 from Botany Bay. 
 Gove, Nathan W. : f., P.M., 4 Aug. 62 (never returned). 
 Hynes, John R. : La., 11 Sept. 64 for L5 days, returned 25 Sept. 
 Hill, Henry : La., 31 Jan. C>S to Fla. on sick leave. 
 Hopkins, Henry F. : La., 3 Nov. 62 for 20 days from Hosp., Hilton Head and 
 
 twice extended; returned 2.5 Dec. 62. 
 Hitchcock, John H. : La., 23 Aug. 64 for 20 days with "terms expired " men, 
 
 S.O. 231, D.H.Q., returned Sept. 64. 
 Hazen, Chas. S. : La., 23 Aug. 64 for 20 days with " terms expired " men, 
 
 S O. 231, D.H.Q., returned IS Nov. 64. 
 Houghton, Ruthven AV. : La. Mar. 64 with re-enlisted men, 23 Aug. 64 for 
 
 20 days with " terms expired " men, S.O. 231, D.H.Q. , 26 May 63 for 
 
 20 days, but on arrival at Hilton Head all leaves were countermanded. 
 Haines, John M. : f., Co. B, 18 Nov. 63, Morris Id. 
 Horton, Joseph E. : f., Co. B, May 64, Pt. Lookout 30 days. 
 Holt, Maninis L. : f., Co. E, Sept.* 63. Wagner. 
 Heath, Beuj. H. : f., Co. E, Oct. 64 (prob. from De Camp Hosp.) 
 Horrocks, William : f., Co. D, Sept. ()3. 
 Hosmer, Francis : f ., Co. F, Sept. 63 Wagner to 25 Oct. 63. 
 Hayden, Alfred P. : f., Co. F, 18 Nov. 63 to 27 Dec. 63. 
 Harris, Wesley T. : f., Co. F, 29 Jan. 64 Morris Id., 30 days, was at N.Y. 5 
 
 Mar. 64 waiting. 
 Hall, Chas. T. : f., Co. F, 19 Jan. 64. 
 Harvey, Andrew: f., Co. F, ."> Mar. 64, n.f.r. 
 Hill, William H. : f., Co. H, Sept. 63, Wagner. 
 Hergrives, James: f., Co. E, 24 June 64 from De Camp Hosp., David's Id., 
 
 X.Y., n.f.r. 
 
 Hildenfrant, Anton : f., Co. E, • 64. 
 
 Ingram, Henry : f., Co. F, on furl. 25 Oct. 64. 
 
 Jackson, Thomas M. : La., 21 June (12, 60 days, S.O. 124 D.S., ret. 17 Aug. 
 
 James, John S. : La., 16 June 65, 20 days. 
 
 James, Geo. R. : f., Co. D. 
 
 Jones, John: f., Co. H, Aug. 64 N.H., returned about 1 April 65. 
 
960 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 James, Thomas H. B. : f., Co. B, Oct. C4 fr. Base Hosp. to go home to vote. 
 
 Jackson, Andrew: f., Co. B, June G."<. 
 
 Jordan, Samuel: f., Co. B, abt. July 64 (and des.) 
 
 Jones, Edw. : f., Co. I, abt. July 64 (and des.) 
 
 Kirwin, John : l.a.. Mar. 64 with re-enl men, Sept. 64 sick leave. 
 
 Kimball, Franklin B. : l.a., F. & S., from Wilmington, N.C., Mar. 65. 
 
 Kelsall, Edward : f., Co. B, 30 Oct. 64 for 15 days from Base Hosp., 10 A.C. 
 
 Va., n.f.r. 
 Kelly, Lawrence: f., Co. F, 5 Mar. 65 from G.H. Ft. Monroe. 
 Kittredge, Perry: f., N.C.S., May 63 from Botany Bay (all furloughs re- 
 voked, didn't go). 
 Keating, John : f., Co. C, May 63, Botany Bay. 
 Knowles, Wm. R. : f., Co. D, July 65. 
 
 Libby, Alvan H. : l.a., from Edisto, abt. 1 May 62, returned 5 June 62. 
 Libby, Jonah, Jr. : l.a., 9 Oct. 62 for 30 days,' D.S., S.O. 320, l.a. 2 July 63, 
 
 for 20 days, returned 28 July 63, l.a. 15 Sept. 64 from Annapolis. 
 Locke, James J. : f-, Co. B, May 63 from Botany Bay. 
 Levy, Edward : f ., Co. F, 15 Dec. 64 from Camp Parole. 
 Leavitt, Jona D. : f., Co. A, May 63 from Botany Bay. 
 Lisle, Richard: f., Co. H, July 64 (deserted). 
 Maxwell, Wm. H. : l.a., 3 July 64 by S.O. 180, D.H.Q., returned 5 Aug.; 
 
 May 63, returned 9 June 63. 
 Marsh, Henry A. : l.a., 6 Aug. 62, 20 days (with Dr. Moulton) to 13 Oct. 62. 
 Moulton, Albert A. : l.a., 13 June 62 for 5 days, returned 18 June, 7 Aug. 
 
 62 (disch. Nov. 62). 
 Marshall, Dnstin : f., after wd. of 15 Jan. 65. 
 Mears, John : f ., Co. A, May 64 for 30 days. 
 McLaughlin, Daniel: f., Co. C, Nov. 64. 
 Moore, Joseph F. : f., Co. D, Sept. 63, Wagner. 
 
 Marston, Geo. W. : f., Co. I), May 63, Botany Bay, returned 25 June. 
 Moore, Chas. : f., Co. F, May 63, Botany Bay, returned 25 June. 
 
 Martin, James : f., Co. E, 64 (prob. from Hosp.) 
 
 Milliken, Albert H. : f., Co. F, on furl. 10 Mar. 64. 
 
 McTavish, Hugh : f., Co. F, 30 days 12 June 65. 
 
 Murdough, Geo. : f., Co. H, Wagner, Sept. 63 (nurse regtl. hosp.) 
 
 McEwen, .ifames : f., Co. A, Jan. and Feb. 64. 
 
 Nesmith, Arthur : l.a., 5 Sept. 62 for 20 days, returned 24 Nov. 62. 
 
 Nichols, Fred. A. : f., Co. F, May 63, Botany Bay. 
 
 Plimpton, Josiah I : l.a., 25 Feb. 63, April and May 63, returned 14 May, and 
 
 Dec. 63 to Jan. 64. 
 Plaisted, James W. : f., Co. D, May 63. returned 25 June 63. 
 Putnam, J. G. : f., Co. A, 20 Mar. 65, 30 days. 
 
 Pelkey, David H. : f., Co. I, prob. from Hosp. at N.Y., June or July 65. 
 Peabody, Ezra B. : f., Co. F, 20 Sept. 62 from Hilton Head. 
 Pierce, Hiram; f., Co. F, from hosp. 63. 
 Paris, Albert: f., Co. G. 
 
 Peavey, Benj. F. : f., Co. G, 15 May 63 to 25 June 63, 30 days, S.O., H.Q.D.S. 
 Parker, John M. : f., Co. I, Sept. 63, Wagner (was Actg. 2d Lt. Co. I). 
 Parkhurst, Geo. W. : f., Co. H, Botany Bay, May 63. 
 Pusliee, Jesse C. : f., Co. F, after July 64 (prob. as wd.) 
 Quigley, Peter: f., Co. H, des. aboutMar. 65, on furl, from G.H. 
 Randlett, James F. : l.a , March 64 witli re-enl. men, returned 28 April; 2G 
 
 Dec. 64, 25 days; joined 21 Jan. 65; 27 Dec. 62 on sick leave; May 64 
 
 (wd.) from Hosp. 
 Rowe, Chas. : f., Co. D, 18 Nov. 63 ; joined 26 Dec. 
 Richardson, Wm. S. : f., Co. E, 9 May 63 (sick furl.) 
 Robinson, Chas., 2d: f., Co. E, Feb. 64, was at N.Y. 5 Mar. 64 waiting. 
 Ryan, James: f., Co. E. 
 Robinson, Samuel: f., Co. I, Sept. 63 to 29 Dec. 6;'., Wagner; 9 Jan. 64, 25 
 
 days (prob. sick). 
 Rehill, James H. : f., Co. K, 20 Nov. 64 on furl, from Gen. Hosp. 
 Richards, Walter J. : f., Co. H, 20 Jan. 64; had returned 22 Feb. 64. 
 Rice, Denzil S. : f., Co. I, 20 Jan. 64. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 961 
 
 Stearns, Geo. : La., Mar. (\i with re-enlisted men, returned 1 May; Dec. G3. 
 
 Scruton, Darius K. : l.a.,21 June 62, 60 days by S.O. 12-i, D.S. (d. wds.) 
 
 Sullivan, James: f., Co. C, Sept. 6;^, Warner. 
 
 Swan, Andrew : f., Co. D, 64 (prob. from Hosp.) 
 
 Smith, John: f., Co. D, 64 (prob. from Hosp.) 
 
 Scovell, Albert D. : f., N.C.S., from 11 June 65 to 13 July 65. 
 
 Swallow, Wm. A. : f., Co. F, Nov. G4. 
 
 Trickey, Wm. H. : l.a., 18 July 64 by S.O. 195, D.H.Q. 
 
 Theney, James : f., Co. C, 7 Feb. 65 by G.O. 
 
 Townes, James B. F. : f., Co. F, 21 June 65. 
 
 Wadlia, Andrew J.: l.a., 8 Dec. 62 for 20 days, S.O. 379, D.S., extended; 
 returned 26 May 63; from Hosp. bet. Sept. 64 and Jan. 65. 
 
 Woodbury, Koger W. : l.a., Oct. 64 by S.O. 300, Butler, 20 days; 21 June 65 
 by S.O. 98 for 20 days. 
 
 Wadsworth, David, Jr. : l.a., 12 May 63, returned 9 June; Mar. 64 with re- 
 enlisted men. 
 
 White, Chas. A. : l.a.. Mar. 64 with re-enlisted men; 28 Oct. 64 and extended 
 twice. 
 
 Watson, Irvin M. : f., Co. B, May 63. 
 
 Wiggin, Daniel H. : f., Co. B, Oct. 64 from Base Hosp. (sick), and never 
 returned to regt. 
 
 Weymouth, Converse L. : f ., Co. B, 14 May 63 to 30 .Jvme 63. 
 
 Wallace, Chas. B. : f., Co. E, 64 (prob. from Hosp.) 
 
 Webster, Daniel S. : f., Co. G, 64 (prob. from Camp Parole). 
 
 Wentworth, Chas. H. : f., Co. G, Sept. 63, AVagner. 
 
 Way, George: f., Co. K, from Goldsboro', 30 days June 65. 
 
 Watson, Oliver : f ., Co. K, April 62, furl. 60 days with Col. Fellows. 
 
 Warner, Philip A. : f., Co. K, Feb. to Mar. 65 while on detached service. 
 
 Willard, Parkman D. : f., Co. I, 27 Dec. 63 (sick). 
 
 Youngman, Geo. F. : f., Co. B, July or Aug. 64, Chestnut Hill Hosp., Phila. 
 
 York,'^ Albert : f., Co. E, 8 June Go. 
 
 OFFICERS' DATA. 
 
 RESIGNED. 
 
 Col. Enoch Q. Fellows, F. & S 26 June 62 
 
 Asst. Surg. Benj. F. Eaton, F. & S 1 Oct. 62 
 
 Adjt. Alfred J. Hill, F. & S 14 April 62 
 
 Capt. Pierce L. Wiggin, Co. G 14 April 62 
 
 Capt. Chas. F. Dunbar, Co. D 22 June 62 
 
 Capt. Geo. W. Emmons, Co. G 18 Sept. 63 
 
 Capt. Henry C. Ilanderson, Co. K IS Sept. 63 
 
 Capt. Rufus F. Clark, Co. A 15 Dec. 63 
 
 Capt. Chas. S. Burnham, Co. I 6 Dec. 63 
 
 Capt. Robert C. Dow, Co. H 22 June 62 
 
 1st Lt. John F. Langley, Co. H 20 July 62 
 
 1st Lt. Henry A. Marsh, Co. F 1 Jan. 63 
 
 1st Lt. Samuel M. Smith, Co. K 13 June 63 
 
 2d Lt. Geo. W. Jackson. Co. E 16 Dec. 61 
 
 2d Lt. Wm. H. Miles, Co. K 6 Feb. 62 
 
 2d Lt. ]\Iarshall P. Hawkins, Co. I 28 Nov. 63 
 
 2d Lt. John M. Head, Co. B 24 Mar. 64 
 
 DIED OI" WOUNDS. 
 
 1st Lt. Frank L. Morrill, Co. II (wd. 2 July 64) 13 July 64 
 
 1st Lt. Simon N. Lamprey, Co. K (wd. 16 Aug. 64) 17 Aug. 64 
 
 2d Lt. Darius K. Scruton, Co. K (wd. 16 June 62) 8 Aug. 62 
 
 2d Lt. John H. Tredick, Co. D (wd. 16 June 64) 6 Julj- 64 
 
 63 
 
962 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 DISCHARGED ON SURGEON S CERTIFICATK OF DISABILITY, 
 
 Col. 
 
 Asst. Surg. 
 Asst. Surg. 
 Capt. 
 Capt. 
 Capt. 
 Capt. 
 Capt. 
 Capt. 
 Capt. 
 1st Lt. 
 1st Lt. 
 1st Lt. 
 1st Lt. 
 1st Lt. 
 2d Lt. 
 2cl Lt. 
 2d Lt. 
 
 John H. Jackson, 
 Chas. A. Burnham, 
 Daniel Farrar, 
 Israel B. Littlefield, 
 Welbee J. Buttertteld, 
 Thomas M. Jackson, 
 David Wadsworth, 
 Robert H. Allen, 
 Jonah Libby, Jr., 
 Andrew J. Wadlia, 
 Wm. H. Cornelius, 
 Andrew J. Fogg, 
 Daniel J. Flanders, 
 Leonard F. Place, 
 Chas. F. Brainard, 
 Henry F. Hopkins, 
 Joseph W. Akernian, 
 William Davis, 
 
 F. & S. 
 F. & S. 
 F. >^- S. 
 Co. K 
 Co. K 
 Co. B 
 Co. F 
 Co. C 
 Co. Cx 
 Co. E 
 Co. D 
 Co. B 
 Co. E 
 Co. I 
 Co. K 
 Co. H 
 Co. D 
 Co. H 
 
 (wd. If, 
 (wd. k; 
 
 June (U) 
 Aug. (U) 
 
 (wd. 26 Aug. 63) 
 
 Feb. 
 Sept. 
 May 
 April 
 Mar. 
 Aug. 
 Sept. 
 June 
 Oct. 
 Feb. 
 Mar. 
 May 
 July 
 July 
 Aug. 
 April 
 July 
 Sept. 
 
 64 
 64 
 63 
 62 
 ()3 
 63 
 64 
 64 
 
 (:;4 
 
 65 
 63 
 63 
 63 
 63 
 63 
 63 
 63 
 64 
 
 DISCHARGED. 
 
 *Surg. Albert A. Moulton, F. & S. 
 
 * Q. M. Arthur S. Nesmith, F. & S. 
 
 * 1st Lt. Walter Cody, Co. C 
 t 1st Lt. Daniel Eldredge, Co. E 
 X Capt. Ruthven W. Houghton, Co. I 
 § 1st Lt. Charles E. Hazeu, Co. E 
 
 to date 15 Nov. 62 
 15 Nov. 62 
 15 Nov. 62 
 21 May 65 
 19 Nov. 64 
 17 Dec. 64 
 
 *By S.O. 3()9 W.D., A.-G.O., 29 Nov. «2, to date 15 Nov., for overstaj'ing leave of 
 absence. 
 
 fTo accept commission in the V.R.C. 
 
 J For overstaying leave of absence. (Afterward corrected. See his personal sketch.) 
 
 § Same as $. (Afterward corrected. See his personal sketcli.) 
 
 ADDED TO RE(;iMENT AFTER ORIGINAL MUSTER-IN. 
 
 * Asst. Surg. Andrew J. H. Bnzzell 
 t Asst. Surg. Daniel Farrar 
 X Asst. Surg. Chas. A. Burnham . 
 § Asst. Surg. Franldin B. Kimball 
 Asst. Surg. Geo. W. jNIanter . . 
 
 * Joined at Hilton Head. S.C, o Sept. 62. 
 t Joined at Hilton Head, S C, 12 Sept. (i2. 
 i Joined at Hilton Head, S. C, 5 Feb. (J3. 
 
 Commission dated 29 July 62 
 
 " 13 Aug. 62 
 
 "18 Nov. 62 
 
 " "3 June 63 
 
 " "24 Apr. 65 
 
 § Joined at St. Helena, S.C., 25 June fiS. 
 
 i| Joined at Wilmington, N.C., abt. 22 May (io. 
 
 DISMISSED. 
 
 * Capt. 
 t 1st Lt. 
 
 John E. Wilbur, 
 John H. Hitchcock, 
 
 * Tried bv G.C.-M. 
 
 Co. B 11 May 63 
 
 Co. I 
 
 t Dismissed without trial. 
 
 3 Mar. 6 
 
 PROMOTED TO COMMISSIONS ELSEWHERE. 
 
 Capt. Michnel T. Donohoe, 
 
 R.Q.M. John R. Hynes, 
 
 1st. Lt. Joseph J. Donohoe, 
 
 Co. C, Col. 10 N. H. V. . 31 July 62 
 F. & S., Capt.&A.Q.M.U.SV. 28 Sept. (54 
 Co. C, Adjt. 10 N. H. V. . 14 Apr. 63 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 963 
 
 KILLED IN ACTION. 
 
 Lt.-Col. Josiah I. Plimpton, 
 
 Adjt. Alvan II. Libby, 
 
 *Capt. Ralph Carlton, 
 
 Capt. Richard Ela, 
 
 *Capt. Henry H. Ayer, 
 
 1st Lt. Eugene J. Button, 
 
 2d Lt. Joseph C. Wiggin, 
 
 F. & S 
 
 F. & S 
 
 Co. I 
 
 Co. E 
 
 Co. H 
 
 Co. H (temporarily) 
 Co. H 
 
 If) Aug. 64: 
 
 15 July 63 
 
 16 June 62 
 13 May 64 
 16 ^fay 64 
 16 May 64 
 21 Aug. 62 
 
 ■ Lived an hour or two. 
 
 DIED OF DI.SEASE. 
 
 Surg. Andrew J. H. Buzzell, F. & S. Wilmington, N. C. 28 Mar. 65 
 
 1st Lt. John II. Thompson, Co. I Hilton Head, S. C. 27 Aug. 62 
 
 1st Lt. John S. Bryant, Co. B Wilmington, N. C. 23 May 65 
 
 DISCHARGED BY EXPIRATION OF TERM (ONLY THE FIRST NAMED AT THE 
 ACTUAL DATE OF EXPIRATION). 
 
 Chap. 
 
 Henry Hill, 
 
 F. & S. 
 
 Virginia . . . 
 
 23 Aug. 
 
 64 
 
 Capt. 
 
 John Kirwin, 
 
 Co. H. 
 
 In iiosp. . . . 
 
 9 Dec. 
 
 64 
 
 Capt. 
 
 Henry S. Dow, 
 
 Co. B 
 
 At home . . . 
 
 7 Oct. 
 
 64 
 
 Capt. 
 
 George Stearns, 
 
 Co. K 
 
 Virginia . . . 
 
 2 Nov 
 
 64 
 
 Capt. 
 
 W. H. Maxwell, 
 
 Co. I) 
 
 Ward's Id., N.Y. 
 
 1 Jan. 
 
 65 
 
 Capt. 
 
 Orrin M. Dearborn, 
 
 Co. A 
 
 At home . . . 
 
 11 Feb. 
 
 65 
 
 1st Lt. 
 
 Wm. Ladd Dodge, 
 
 Co. B 
 
 Virginia . . . 
 
 19 Oct. 
 
 64 
 
 1st Lt. 
 
 Elbridge J. Copp, 
 
 (Adjt.) 
 
 At home . . . 
 
 24 Oct. 
 
 64 
 
 1st Lt. 
 
 John M. Parker, 
 
 Co. I 
 
 Virginia . . . 
 
 2 Nov. 
 
 64 
 
 2d Lt. 
 
 Martin J. Connelly, 
 
 Co. C 
 
 Virginia . . . 
 
 16 Oct. 
 
 64 
 
 All of above (except Cliaplain Hill) under the provisions of Circular 7."), W.D. 
 
 WARS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
 
 STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF UNITED STATES TROOPS ENGAGED. 
 
 Wars. 
 
 War of the Revolution, 
 
 Nortliwestern Indian Wars, 
 
 War with France, 
 
 War with Tripoli, 
 
 Creek Indian War, 
 
 War of isi'i with Great Britain, 
 
 Seminole Indian War, 
 
 Black Hawk Indian War. 
 
 Cherokee disturbance or removal, 
 
 Creek Indian War or disturbance, 5 
 
 Florida Indian War, 3 
 
 Aroostook disturbance, 
 
 War with Mexico, 24 
 
 Apache, Xavajo and Utah War, 
 
 Seminole Indian War, 
 
 tCivil War, 
 
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 Sept. 1790 
 .July 17118 
 June 1801 
 July 1813 
 June 1812 
 Nov. 1817 
 
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 3 Aug. 
 
 30 Sept. 
 
 4 June 
 9 Aug. 
 
 17 Feb. 
 21 Oct. 
 
 31 Sept. 
 
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 18;}6 
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 Dec. 1835 14 Aug. 
 
 183S 
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 1849 
 
 1856 
 
 18G1 
 Confederate force w 
 
 Militia 
 
 Regulars. and 
 
 Volunteers. 
 
 1783 130,711 164,080 
 
 1795 
 
 1800 
 
 1805 
 
 1814 600 13,181 
 
 1815 85,000 471,622 
 1818 1,000 6,911 
 18.32 1,3.39 5,126 
 
 183T 9,494 
 
 1837 935 12,483 
 
 1843 11,169 29,9.53 
 
 1839 l,.50O 
 
 1848 .30,954 73,776 
 
 1855 l,.i00 1,061 
 
 18,58 3,687 
 
 1865 
 
 as about 600,000. 
 
 Total. 
 
 300,781 
 
 8,983 
 
 *4,.593 
 
 *3,330 
 
 13,781 
 
 576,622 
 
 7,911 
 
 6,465 
 
 9,494 
 
 13,418 
 
 41,122 
 
 1 ,500 
 
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 3,687 
 
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 MILITARY SOCIETIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
 
 Fouiulert. Title. Members. 
 
 COLONIAL AND IXDIAN WARS, 1620-1775. 
 
 1892 Society of Colonial Wars 140 
 
 WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, 1775-1783. 
 
 17S;? Order of the Cincinnati 432 
 
 lS7(i Society of Sons of the Revolution 2,514 
 
 1889 Society of Sous of the American Revolution 3,000 
 
 WAR Wrni GREAT BRITAIN. 1S12-1S1.J. 
 
 * 18.54 Society of the War of 1812 200 
 
 tl8<)0 Society of the War of 1812 in the State of New York . 184 
 
 WAR WITH MEXICO, lS-46-18'lS. 
 
 1847 Aztec Club 200 
 
 CIVIL WAR, 1SG1-18G5. 
 
 ISCio Military Order of the Loyal Legion 10,264 
 
 18(i6 Grand Army of the Republic 398,000 
 
 1880 Sons of Veterans U.S. A 100,000 
 
 1884 Union Veteran Lesion 10,000 
 
 1887 National xVssociation of Naval Veterans 7,000 
 
 1891 Naval Legion of the United States 3,000 
 
 1889 Association of United Confederate Veterans .... 20.000 
 J 1888 Regular Army and Navy Union 7,000 
 
 * Not organized originally as a military society. 
 
 t Organized as a military society by veterans of the war and descendants of soldiers 
 and sailors participating therein. 
 
 t Membership not limited to those who took part in the Civil War. 
 
 Act of Congress, approved 2.") Sept. 1890: "The distinctive badges 
 adopted by military societies of men who served in the W ar of the Revolution, 
 the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion, re- 
 spectively, may be worn upon all occasions of ceremony by otlicers and 
 enlisted men of the United States Avho are members of those organizations 
 in their own right." 
 
 (The above from Tlie World Ahnanac.') 
 
RATIONS; OR, WHAT WE ATE. 
 
 There is no question, nor can there be, as to whether avc ate anythinc: 
 durinii: the war. And it seems liardly necessary to state exactly Avhat tlie 
 army ration was immediately prior to the advent of the Third N'ew Hamp- 
 shire Volnnteers. 
 
 In August, 18G1 (G.O. 54, W.D., 10 Aug.), the then army ration was 
 increased as follows: 22 oz. bread or flour, or 1 lb. of hard bread, instead 
 of the present issue; fresh beef shall be issued as often as the commanding 
 officer of any regiment or detachment shall reiinire it. when practicable, in 
 place of salt me it; beans and rice or hominy shall be issued in the same 
 ration in the proportions now provided by the regulation, and 1 lb. of 
 potatoes per man shall be issued at least three times a week, if practicable; 
 and when these articles cannot be issued in these proportions, an equivalent 
 in value shall be issued in some other proper food, and a ration of tea may 
 be substituted for a ration of collee upon the requisition of the proper offi- 
 cer : provided, that after the present insurrection shall cease, the ration 
 shall be as i)rovided by law and regulations on the first (.lay of July, 1801. 
 Hospitals were allowed, under certain regulations, to revel in milk, butter, 
 eggs, preserved fruit and the like. 
 
 General Order 9S. War Department, 1.'? Nov. isfil, authorized the issue 
 of Tilden's E.xtract (Tilden's I'nre Extract of Collee) in lien of sugar and 
 coffee. The Third New Hampshire never derived any benefit from thi* 
 order. 
 
 General Order 77, War l)e()artment, 11 July 1S()2. provided (.\ct of 
 Congress) that the Secretary of War be authorized to commute the rations 
 of coffee and sugar for the extract of coffee combined with sugar, to be 
 procured in same manner as preserved meats, pickles, butter and desiccated 
 vegetables are procured for the navy, if conducive to health, is not more 
 expensive, and is acceptable to the men. The Third New Hampshire never 
 participated in any of the delicacies ottered it by its friends in Congress. 
 
 (969) 
 
970 THIRD NEW IIAMPSHIKE EEGIMENT. 
 
 General Order 22, Department of the South, 14 March 180,^, provided 
 for limiting the issue of fresh beef to three issues in ten days, owing to its 
 great expense, and as far as practicable the meat rations to be (in 10 days) : 
 three issues of pork, two issues of bacon, two issues of salt beef, three 
 issues of fresh meat. 
 
 General Order 102, War Department, 25 April 18G3, provided for an 
 extra issue of candles to regimental adjutants in the field, of ten pounds 
 per month. Though classed as rations, it must not be understood that Ave 
 were ever driven to the dire necessity of actually masticating candles; or, 
 on the other hand, it must not be inferred that adjutants had abnormal 
 appetites, but that they really wanted and required more light. 
 
 General ( »rder 81, Department of the South, 24 Sept. 18(J3, provided for 
 two issues of onions (!) a week, in place of beans, peas, rice or hominy. 
 As our courting days Avere in a state of temporary suspension, and onions 
 Avere enjoying a fair reputation for healthfulness, Ave submitted. 
 
 General Order 226, War Department, 8 July 1864, provided (Act of Con- 
 gress) for a modification of the army ration, thus : 12 oz. of pork or bacon 
 or 1 lb. 4 oz. salt or fresh beef; 18 oz. soft bread or flour or 12 oz. hard 
 bread or 1 lb. 4 oz. corn meal. For 100 rations : 15 lbs. beans or peas or 10 
 lbs. rice or hominy; 10 lbs. green cottee or 8 lbs. roasted or roasted and 
 ground coffee, or 1 lb. 8 oz. tea; 15 lbs. sugar, 4 qts. vinegar, 1 lb. 4 oz. 
 adamantine or star candles, 4 lbs. soap, 3 lbs. 12 oz. salt, 4 oz. pepper. 
 The Subsistence Department to determine Avhether soft bread shall be 
 issued. On campaigns, march or on transports, the hard bread to be 1 lb., 
 li oz. desiccated compressed potatoes or 1 oz. desiccated mixed vegetables, 
 in place of beans, peas, rice or hominy. Fresh A^egetables, etc., may be 
 issued in lieu of other rations of equal money A^alue. 
 
 General Order 13, War Department, 6 Feb. 1865, directed that 14 oz. 
 dried or 18 oz. picked fish be issued in lieu of rations of fresh beef, and 
 authorized orticers and their servants actually on the field to draAV rations 
 and pay for same on pay rolls. 
 
 General Order 52, War Department, 30 March 1865, authorized and 
 directed (Act of Congress) the Subsistence Department to issue tobacco at 
 cost, not exceeding 16 oz. per month, and to be deducted from pay, same as 
 clothing. The Third New Hampshire never extracted the juice of any 
 government tobacco. The men manfully bought their own, paying cash 
 for it, e'en though they borroAved the money to do it. 
 
 General Order 88, War Department, 10 May 1865, provided that the 
 soldier Avhile on furlough should be entitled to the munificent sum of tAventy- 
 flve cents per tlay for rations. 
 
 General Order 120, War Department, 2ii June 1865, forbade all further 
 issues of Avhiskey, and directed all on hand to be sold at once. This did 
 not visibly aft'ect the Third NeAV Hampshire to any appreciable degree. 
 Possil)ly the order Avas issued too late. Its general appeai'ance Avas, hoAV- 
 ever, something like Avliat is termed " a death-bed repentance." 
 
 The Third New Hampshire did not dirt'er materially from other soldiers 
 in respect to its rations and the disposition of the same. It managed (by 
 companies) to save something, by not consuming all the allowance (see 
 Company Fund). As the time, say for our mid-day meal (this really means 
 dinner) approached, there could be seen stealthily, but not very leisurely, 
 appproaching the proper spot (described later on), the advance guard of 
 the company about to " fall in." These Avere the excessively hungry only, 
 seeking a good place in the line ; and that good place Avas at the head of the 
 procession. Presently, the hour having arrived, and the drums having 
 beat the " dinner call,"' the Orderly Sergeant appears at the head of the 
 company parade ground, and cries out " Fall in I " Great Scott I hoAV 
 (|uickly those advance guard men form a line, and the rest of the men 
 come tumbling out of their tents, each and all armed Avith those peaceful 
 implements — dipper, plate, knife, forlv and spoon, and take their places 
 in the line, behind the advance guard. This line runs lengthwise of the 
 company parade ground, with the head resting on a point very near to the 
 dear cook, Avho is (or ought to be) ready to receive the procession Avith 
 ■dignity and rations, the latter well cooked, hot, and usually smelling like 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 971 
 
 incense. If there has been an inordinate desire for place in tlie line, and a 
 feAV cuss words ejaculated, it sometimes happens that the Orderly Seriieant 
 Avill countermarch his little command and at tlie proper moment say " Halt, 
 about face, forward I" etc. This provokes much mirth; but this is strictly 
 confined to the rear of the procession, as originally formed, but now be- 
 come the head. We march up in sinijle tile, and the cooks (usually two) 
 deal out the bill of fare (metaphorically speaking), as nearly alike to each 
 as liuman ingenuity can estimate it. Each repairs to his tent to eat his 
 meal. This single serving is supposed to be all one will get; but an 
 occasional second course man will be seen quietly approaching the cook, in 
 say fifteen or twenty minutes, Avith these significant words on his tongue, 
 "Anything left':"' If he doesn't do this little act with exceeding grace, 
 and smile during the act, he gets no second serving ; and if he has at any 
 previous time offended the cook in any manner, he may smile and urge his 
 emptiness ; but all in vain I If there is anything more remarkable than 
 another belonging to this general subject, it is the longevity of a cook's 
 memory. No attempt will here be made to describe a cooked ration. There 
 \vere usually two men detailed from each company as cooks ; sometimes they 
 had assistance, from a man who was ill — too ill for hard duty, but just able 
 to assist the cooks. Cooks were, by common consent, excused from guard 
 duty — in fact, from every other duty. Rows (short o. please) witli the cooks 
 Avere frequent. Sometimes a cook would be discovered selling a portion of 
 the rations ; again found dealing out the more palatable rations in excessive 
 quantity to personal friends; again, found to be only a fourth-rate cook, 
 and so on. These and other reasons Avere made the occasion for a row. 
 
 Some of the men Avere always hungry, and Avould be under any circum- 
 stances. They Avere constructed on that plan, and to a certain extent Avere 
 not responsible. Such Avould be in an almost perpetual roAv Avith the cook 
 and the government ration. The general rule, however, Avas — good cooks, 
 good food, a sufficiency of it, Avell cooked, fairly served and giving general 
 satisfaction. It Avas true, however, that a very few times the Third NeAv 
 Hampshire, or some portion of it, Avas short of rations or had none. These 
 Avere isolated cases. The one case vividly remembered liy the Avriter Avas on 
 Johns' Island, S. C, in June, 1S62. Salt beef and pork Avere not considered 
 as delicacies, especially if the former had any equine indications about it. 
 If there Avas one thing standing pre-eminently above another in the ration 
 line, in the estimate of a soldier, it Avas his coffee. Albeit he might dis- 
 cover traces of chicory or beans in its composition, although he might be 
 hungry, and no liardtack at hand : if lie could have his coft'ee, it Avas both 
 food and drink. See him here, as the regiment halts for bivouac. The cooks 
 have either not come up or are too sIoav for him. Gets he a fcAV sticks to- 
 gether and starts a little fire. Perhaps tAvo or three join, one getting the 
 Avood, another the Avater from some neighboring brook or mud-hole, Avhile 
 perhaps the third starts the lire and instals himself as cook for the trio. 
 'Tis but the Avork of a fcAV minutes, and the dippers are on the burning 
 sticks, the tlames leaping up all around them. The Avelcome steam soon 
 arises, and in a fcAv minutes more each is sipping his cottee Avith gusto. With- 
 out coffee, Avhat Avould a soldier's life be? 
 
 We cannot close this cliapter Avithout brief reference to the much 
 abused army bean. Though abused in poetry and in prose, it had its place 
 in economy's stomach {i.e., soldiers actually ate them). The favorite 
 method of preparation Avas '• baked." The ingenuity of man is great, and 
 this greatness fell upon our cooks. The favorite method of baking the army 
 bean Avas to put several of them in a camp kettle and parboil them. This 
 Avas not so lengthy an operation as Ncav Yorkers have, at the end of Avhich 
 time they warm them a little in an oven and then say they've got baked 
 beans. A hole is previously dug in the ground, not after the manner of a 
 post hole, but say tAvo feet Avide by three or four feet long and two or more 
 feet deep. In this a Avood fire is built, and kept burning freely till the 
 ground has become sufficiently heated and the embers have ceased to smoke. 
 The Avood has Ijeen reduced to live coals. The oven is noAv ready for the 
 beans. They are then further prepared (the writer is n't a cook and can't give 
 the secrets of this if he Avould) : and being placed in camp-kettles, — one, tAVO 
 
972 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 or three of them, and a few beantifnl pieces of army pork laid gentlj' on 
 the top of eacli, — are with tender hands placed side bj' side on the hot coals 
 and pieces of board laid across the top and covered with dirt to keep in the 
 heat. They remain there the proper length of time, during which this new- 
 made grave is an object of interest; and when the cover is removed there- 
 from, there emerges from those camp-kettles that delectable, delightful, 
 succulent and refreshing dish denominated " baked beans." The Avriter re- 
 calls a case wliere marching orders were received while the abused bean 
 Avas undergoing this transition process, and we had to go. What did we do? 
 We exhumed them and bolted them as they were, rather than lose them. 
 This case was about 13 Aug. 18G4. 
 
 CLOTHING; OR, WHAT WE WORE. 
 
 General < )r(ler ] 5, War Department, 4 May ISGl, among other things pro- 
 vided that the allowance for clothing for a volunteer infantry soldier should 
 be .^2 50 per month. 
 
 General Order lOS, War Department, 16 Dec. 1S61, directed a change in 
 color. The trousers (no pants in those days) to be of sky-blue mixture, and 
 the welt (in trousers) for officers, and the stripes (chevrons) for non-coms, 
 to be dark blue. 
 
 General Order 8.'>, War Department, 2;l July lsr)2 (Resolution of Con- 
 gress) , directed that clothing lost by the casualties of war be replaced without 
 expense to the soldier. This gave an opportunity to lose all one's old clothes 
 in a retreat or other pleasant circumstances, and our dear Uncle Sam would 
 give ns new. 
 
 General Order 202, War Department. ',) Dec. 18(52, fixed prices for cloth- 
 ing, etc., thus: Foragecap $0.56, uniform coat 7.21, trousers 3.55, flannel 
 shirt 1.46, flannel drawers .95, knit drawers 1.00, stockings .32, l)ootees 
 sewed 2.05, bootees pegged 1.4S, irreat coats 9.50, knapsacks 2.14, blankets 
 woolen 3 60, blankets rubber 2.55, blankets painted 1 65, haversacks .48, 
 haversacks enam. 56, canteen 44, mosquito liars 3.15, wall tent 53.26, com. 
 tent 22.45, shelter tent 3.25, camp-kettle .55, bedsack s. 3 00, bcdsack d. 3.15. 
 
 General Order 202, War Department, 9 Dec. 1862, provided that the 
 clothing allowance of a volunteer should be $42 per year. 
 
 General Order 364, War Department, 12 Nov. 1S63, provided that volun- 
 teers should be allowed .$42 per year for clothing. 
 
 General Order 12, War Department, 5. Ian. 1864, directed that the cloth- 
 ing account of a volunteer soldier be settled as follows : If served 3 mouths 
 .$23.93, if served 6 months 35.32, if served 9 months 40.34. 
 
 The reasons for the above are so obvious as to require no explanation. 
 
 General Order 107, War Department, 16 March 1864. provided that the 
 clothing of a small-pox patient should be burned, and he l)e furnished free 
 with 1 pr. trousers, 1 blouse, 1 shirt, 1 pr. drawers, 1 pr. socks and 1 cap. 
 
 It was not the custom to draw clothing as often as it appeared that a 
 man needed a pair of stockings, because the trouble of drawing wouldn't 
 Avarrant it. DraAving clothing Avas somewhat of an event. The company 
 commander AA'ould ascertain from the men just Avhat they needed; and make- 
 ing a memorandum of it, Avould, Avhen the list got to be of any considerable 
 size and the circumstances were projiilious, hand the same to the ((uarter- 
 master. He in turn Avould invite all the company commanders (under same 
 circumstances) to hand in their lists. On that basis he Avould draAv from 
 the quartermaster of the post, brigade or division ; and then, Avhen dellA^- 
 ered to him, he would be ready in tu7-n to issue to the company comman- 
 ders. An issue of clothing meant that the men Avho had signified their 
 needs in that line should present themselves at the captain's tent and re- 
 ceive the articles and receipt for them on clothing receipt rolls. This Avas 
 a form (quite large size) furnished by the government, and Avas the voucher 
 to be used by the captain to account for the clothing he had draAvn from 
 the Quartermaster. Some men drew more than their allowance: and Avhen 
 the pay-day came they found the charge against their pay, thus : " Due U. S. 
 for clothing, etc." 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 973 
 
 It will doubtless be remembered that -when the Third Ncav Hampshire 
 left the State, grey uniforms were upon the men. The hard service. soon 
 after landing at Hilton Head soon put those grey uniforms into a condition 
 where we'd got to have new uniforms; and blue was issued, as shoAvn in the 
 history proper. 
 
 Theoretically, each soldier cared for and maintained his own ward- 
 robe ; but practically he didn't. Many men hired their washing and mend- 
 ing done. There Avere always, in every company, a few men who could, 
 for a few coins of the realm, be induced to wash and mend for others. They 
 were a great convenience, especially to the dandy soldier, who disdained to 
 plunge his hands beneath the suds or don the thimble. To their credit be 
 it said, that some washers and repairers were competent and skilful, being 
 able to ■' patch " or to sew on a button as deftly and artistically as a Moman. 
 
 Nearly every man had, and carried in his knapsack, what was gener- 
 ally called a " Soldier's Companion," and sometimes a " Housewife." This 
 was an assortment of small articles — tliiml)le, thread, needles, buttons, 
 scissors, court-plaster, etc , all systematically arranged in a "roll." This 
 was usually made of enamelled cloth outside, and then fancifully lined with 
 colored silk or other fabric, and little pockets arranged, at proper intervals, 
 for the various small articles enumerated. 
 
 These "Companions" were almost always the gift of some loved 
 one at home, and were companions indeed and constant reminders of the 
 giver. 
 
 PAYING OFF. 
 
 Paying off the troops was an event of no small import. It meant much, 
 and much that is impracticable to write. As a rule, troops were paid every 
 two months : but the exceptions during the late condition of unpleasant rela- 
 tions were so numerous that it was ditticult to determine just Avhich practice 
 was the rule and which the exception. A long interval between pay days 
 was the harvest for the money lender and the bane of the other fellows. 
 Men would borrow, would foolishly expend money, would run in debt; and 
 the moneylender's mission was to assist them so far as able. The gen- 
 eral rule was, "I'll give you live dollars next pay day for four dollars now." 
 It Avas an enormous rate; but the risk was great, it being almost impossible 
 to collect such a debt if the borrower died or Avas killed. That risk, and 
 also his risk of indisposition to pay, had to be taken : hence high rates of 
 interest. Whenever it became certain that Ave Avere to be paid Avithin a fcAv 
 days, the money lender got his accounts in shape for settlement. The man 
 Avlio had borroAved calmly counted up the various sums he had borroAved, 
 fre«iuently finding but little Avould be left for himself and the sutler. The 
 frugal man fre(iuently let go his grip on the last dodar and invested it in 
 condensed milk, if he felt sure the paymaster Avas coming. The paying oft' 
 was a simple process and Avas generally by companies, beginning Avith Co. A. 
 The men were marched up by tlank to the Colonel's or Adjutant's tent, and 
 there the paymaster and his clerks recei\ed the signatures of the men and 
 disbursed the ducats. It Avas a gala day. Everybody Avas happy, even to 
 the money lender. It may here be remarked that as the borroAver of high 
 degree repaid his losses, a tinge of sadneSs mounted his noble broAV at the 
 limited amount left on hand for present and future Avants. A general paying 
 ott'of debts, the sending of money home and other pleasant duties generally 
 occupied the remainder of the da,y, and the gala appearance diil not disap- 
 pear for tAvo or three days. Did the paymaster leave anything in his AvakeV 
 He certainly did, and the Avriter's duty is to record Avhat Avas usually seen in 
 that Avake. It Avas not phosphorescence, but rather eftervescence. With his 
 disappearance, almost simultaneously there appeared an abnormal (piantity 
 of liquid happiness, that even sutlers are not permitted to sell. Just how 
 this liai)pened is not tlie mission of the Avriler to unravel. He can deal only 
 Avith the facts. In addition to the liquid alluded to, there Avas a sudden in- 
 crease in the number of men in the guard house, and a decrease of the usual 
 respect shoAvn tOAvard superiors. In fact, it Avas no unusual thing at those 
 
974 THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 times for a comnion, ordinarj' soldier to "sass" his corporal. The sutler 
 reaped his iiarvest (see Sutler). Before many days had elapsed the usual 
 routine of camp life Avas in full operation : the borrowers had begun to 
 borroAV, and the men had begun to prognosticate as to how soon the pay- 
 master would come again. 
 
 WHEN PAID. 
 
 Octolier, 1801, at Fort Monroe (Stmr. ^J[(?«?i<tV), by Maj. G. B. Pangboru, for 
 
 August, 18G1 (really from muster-in). 
 4 Nov. 1861, otr Port Royal, S. C. (Stmr. Atlantic), by Maj. G. B. Pangborn, 
 
 for September and October. 18(>1. 
 13 Feb. 1862, at Hilton Head, S. C, by :Maj. Hewett, for November and 
 December, 1801. 
 
 6 April 1862, at Edisto Island, S. C, by , for January and February, 1862. 
 
 13 June 1862, at James Island, S. C, by , for March and April, 1862. 
 
 15 July 1862, at Hilton Head, S. C, by Maj. Mason, for May and June, 1862. 
 18 Oct. 1862, at Hilton Head, S. C, by Maj.']Mason, for July and August, 1802. 
 10 Feb. 1803, at Pinckney Island and" Hilton Head, S. C, by Maj. Mason, for 
 
 September and October, 1802. 
 18 April 1863, at Botany Bay and Bay Point, by *Maj. Wm. S. Stryker, for 
 November and December, 1.S02, and January and February, 1803. 
 
 16 June 1803, at St. Helena, S. C, by Maj. Wm. S. Stryker, for March and 
 
 April, 1803. 
 22 July 1863, at Morris Island, S. C, by Maj. Wm. S. Stryker, for May and 
 June, 1863. 
 
 17 Oct. 1863, at Morris Island, S. C, by Maj. Flagg, for July and August, 1863. 
 28 Nov. 1863, at Morris Island, S. C, by IMaj. Wm. S. Stryker, for September 
 
 and October, 1803. 
 February, 1864, at Morris and Small Islands, S. C, by ]Maj. Rucker, for 
 November and December, 1863. 
 
 18 March 1804, at Hilton Head, S. C., by , for January and February, 
 
 1804. 
 
 10 Oct. 1804. at Laurel Hill, Va., by t Maj. (). M. Dormau, for March, April, 
 May, June, July and August, 1804. 
 
 4 April 1865, at Wilmington, N. C, by Maj. Pulsifer, for September, Octo- 
 ber, November and December, l<s04 (and not again till linal muster-out 
 — Concord, N. H.) 
 
 * Now Adjutant-General of Xew .Jersey. 
 
 t A diary tfay.s "we were offered T-SO's at this payment." 
 
 PAY TABLE. 
 
 Private: Prior to Aug. isOl $11 per month, then $13 per month to 1 May 
 
 1864, then $16 per month. 
 Corporal : Same as private, but when private's pay was increased to $10, 
 
 corporal's was increased to $18. 
 Sergeant: To 1 May 1804 $17 per month, afterwards $20. 
 1st Sergeant: To 1 May 1S04 .$20 per month, afterwards $24. 
 Sergcant-Major : To 1 May 1804 $21 per month, afterwards $26. 
 Commissary-Sergeant: Same as sergeant-major prior to 1 May 1864; after 
 
 1 May 1804'$22 per month. 
 Quartermaster-Sergeant : Same as commissary-sergeant prior to 1 May 1804 ; 
 
 after 1 May 1S64 $22 per month. 
 Hospital Steward : $30 per month (three classes in Regular Army, $30, $22 
 
 and $20); after 1 Alay 1S04 : first class $33, second class $25, third 
 
 class S23. 
 Principal Musician : $21 per month; after 1 May 1864, $22 per month. 
 Musician : Same as private prior to and after 1 May 1804. 
 
THIKJ) NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 975. 
 
 Wagoner : Same as private prior to and after 1 May ]S(i4. 
 
 (The increase of 1 May ISG-t was antliorized liy Act of Congress, — 
 
 Public Resolution No. 121', approved 20 June isCA. — and promulgated 
 
 by General Orders 21(>, War Department, 22 June 18G4, to take ett'ect as 
 
 of 1 May isr.4.) 
 Colonel: »95, six rations .$54, and two servants $45 : total $1!)4, and $1 for 
 
 forage. 
 Lieutenant-Colonel : -$80, five rations §45, and two servants 845 : total $170, 
 
 and $3 for forage. 
 Major: §70, four rations $3(5, and two servants $45: total §151, and $3 for 
 
 forage. 
 Surgeon : $sO, four rations $36, and two servants §45 : total §l<il, and forage 
 
 for two horses in actual use. 
 Assistant-Surgeon : §70, four rations §30, one servant $22.50 : total $12s.r)(), 
 
 and forage for tAvo horses in actual use. 
 Chaplain $10(): two rations §18, and no servants: total §118, and §1 for 
 
 forage. 
 Quartermaster : Same as 1st lieutenant and §10 additional, and §2 for forage. 
 Commissary: This is inserted for the purpose of emphasizing the fact that 
 
 there was no such ofHcer as a regimental commissary. 
 Adjutant: Same as 1st lieutenant and §10 additional, and §2 for forage. 
 Captain : §(iO, four rations $3(!, and one servant §22.50 : total, §118.50. 
 1st Lieutenant : §50, four rations §3(i, and one servant §22.50 : total, §108.50. 
 2d Lieutenant : §45, four rations $3(i, and one servant $22.50 : total, §103..")0. 
 Leader of the Band : Same as 2d lieutenant. 
 Band: The law provided for 24 men, one-fourth of whom should be paid 
 
 the same as sergeants of engineers $34; another fourth to be paid the 
 
 same as corporals of engineers $20 ; the remaining half to be paid same 
 
 as privates of engineers of the first class $17. The Band, however, 
 
 made a ditterent distribution of it. (See Band.) 
 
 LEAVES OF ABSENCE. 
 
 Leaves of absence to officers were the same as furloughs to enlisted 
 men — a privilege to be absent from duty for a specified time, and usually 
 with the right to go where one pleased. 
 
 Leaves of absence were generally for thirty days, but there Avere (in 
 the Third New Hampshire) variations from this, of seven, ten. fourteen, 
 fifteen, tAventy, twenty-five days. When an officer was sick or wounded 
 and obtained a leave in consequence of it, he was said to have obtained a 
 " sick leave." 
 
 In this latter case, particularly, if he was unable to return at the expira- 
 tion of his leave, he was obliged to obtain a certificate from a regular 
 physician to that ert'ect, sworn to, etc., and a copy sent to Washington, and 
 another to his regiment. This Avas usually made to cover a period of 
 tAventy days, the certificate aflirming that the ofiicer Avonld be unable to 
 travel for tAventy days. This latter having expired, and still finding him- 
 self unable to travel, the process Avas repeated, covering another tAventy days. 
 This was the generally accepted limit, and thereafter the officer Avas liable to 
 peremptory discharge for disability. 
 
 General Order 52, War I)ei)artment, 14 May 1802, directed all officers on 
 leave to rejoin their regiments at once, and actually revoked their '• leaves." 
 There were so uumy al)sent at the time, it Avas considered necessary and ex- 
 pedient to do this apparently unjust thing; but in many cases it Avorked 
 hardship. It Avas found that the order above quoted Avas not having its 
 desired effect. 
 
 General Order (11, War Department. 7 June 18(12. provided that all 
 officers absent Avith leave Avould be considered absent Avithout leave if they 
 didn't return to their regiments and posts Avithin fifteen days. 
 
 This order permitted invalids (sick or Avounded) to report to the 
 Camp of Instruction at Annapolis (for the East), and at Camp Chase. Ohio- 
 (for the West). Apparently this order, even, didn't result as intended. 
 
976 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 General Order 92, War Department, 3l July 1862, ordered (l)j' the Presi- 
 dent) that on Monday, 11 Aug. 1862, all leaves of absence (and furloughs, 
 tooj, l)y Avhosoever given (except by the War Department), be revoked and 
 absolutely annulled. The only valid excuses will be: 1. An order of the 
 War Department (leave); 2. Disability from -wounds received in action; 
 3. Disability from disease that renders the ofticer uutlt for military service. 
 
 The order very significantly adds that no otticer able to visit watering 
 places, places of amusement, etc., Avill be excused. The order further pro- 
 vides for a special muster on IS August, to ascertain who were yet absent — 
 pay to be stopped — to be dismissed the service, and none to be restored 
 except through a court of inquiry and with the approval of the President. 
 To make the order efficacious, the Secretary of War was authorized to ap- 
 point a commissioner from each State; and all marshals, mayors, chiefs of 
 police, sheritls, postmasters and justices of the peace, were authorized to 
 arrest at $."> per head. There can be no doubt that the government meant 
 " business " at that time. 
 
 General Order 100, War Department, 11 Aug. 1S62 (the very day of the 
 limit of previous order. No. 92), revoked so much of General Order 92 as re- 
 lated to extensions of sick leaves, and said no applications for such exten- 
 sions need hereafter be made. The order further provided that all officers 
 Avho have been absent more than sixty days on account of wounds or disease 
 and still unable to rejoin, will be reported to the Adjutant-General for dis- 
 charge. 
 
 General Order 326, War Department, 28 Sept. 1863, provided that 
 officers might be sentenced by a general court-martial to be reduced to the 
 ranks, for absence without leave, and to thus serve for three j'ears or during 
 the war. 
 
 General Order 383, War Department, 30 Nov. 1863, authorized the com- 
 manders of geographical departments to grant leaves in accordance with 
 the regulations ; but no officer will be permitted to visit Washington, except 
 by order of the War Department (special permit) ; and no extension will be 
 granted by the War Department except on the appro\al of the officer grant- 
 ing the leave. 
 
 General Order 279, War Department, 10 Nov. 1864, directed that all 
 leaves of absence (and furloughs, too — the order erroneously designates 
 both as furloughs) of those lit for duty expire on the 14th (four days' 
 notice), and all Avere ordered to report at once to the nearest draft rendez- 
 vous. The Provost Marshal-Cieueral Avas directed to enforce the order. 
 
 The lirst leave of absence granted to any officer of the Third Ncav 
 Hampshire Avas to Col. Fellows, in April, 1862, and the last to Capt. Wood- 
 bury. The latter rejoined the regiment only an hour or tAvo after its arrlA'al 
 in Concord. There Avere cases Avhere officers Avent home on recruiting sei'- 
 A'ice : Avith the A'eterans, March, 1864, and Avith the "expired term " men 
 in August, 1864, and Avith the "discharged on order" men in June, 1865, 
 Avhich Avere subtantially leaves of absence. 
 
 Some of the cases Avere better than a "leave." Some of the short 
 leaves Avere Avithin the Department of the South, and Beaufort or St. 
 Augustine, or Fernandina, Avere the places visited. (See list.) 
 
 FURLOUGHS. 
 
 Furloughs Avere simply authorized privileges to go home, or anyAvhere 
 else, and generally for thirty days. These privileges Avere very desirable, 
 and he Avho got one Avas called " a lucky dog." They Avere generally be- 
 stOAved upon the most deserving, and there are instances Avhere the same 
 person had three furloughs. The term " furlough " for men is synonomous 
 with " leave of absence" for officers. Sometimes men Avere furloughed be- 
 cause they Avere unable to do duty, either from sickness or Avounds, and 
 such Avere termed " sick furloughs." In some instances, Avhere a hospital Avas 
 overcroAA'ded, those Avho Avere able to travel Avere furloughed to relicA-e the 
 hospital. While the regiment Avas at Hilton Head, a large number of passes 
 Avere giA'en to Beaufort, for one, tAvo, or three days, to visit friends in other 
 regiments; but these Avere in no Avise considered as furloughs. 
 
SuKG. Andrew J. H. Buzzeli. 
 
 AssT. Surg. Charles A. lii umiam. 
 
 Lieut. Alvax H. Liijhy, 
 
 Adjt. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 977 
 
 The writer has made a memoraiicluni of every furlough coining to his 
 knowledge; and tlie list Avhich he gives is not put forth as a complete list, 
 but substantially correct as far as it purports to cover the ground. TIr- 
 list given is entirely exclusive of the ri'-cnlisted men, each of Avhom received 
 a furlough (except as noted), and need not be repeated. That some were 
 ungrateful and ungracious enough not to return at the expiration of their 
 furloughs (and this applies not only to those of the re-enlisted class, but to 
 others as well) is sadly true. 
 
 Sometimes they simi)ly overstayed just a week or so, you know, and 
 then returned. These cases were generally treated with great lil)erality and 
 leniency. Very, very few of such ever sull'ered fiirllier than in tlieir own 
 minds. They were generally at once restored to duty witliout trial, and 
 some of them were actually promoted to warrants, and even to commissions. 
 Another class of furloughs wortiiy of separate mention were tiiose granted 
 in Octol)er, 18(14, to men in liospital, for the purpose of going home to vote 
 at the Novend)er election. (Ollicers also had " leaves " for same puri)ose.) 
 
 Every man who had been taken prisoner and paroled, was entitled to 
 a furlougii of thirty days at once; but this was revoked L's June l.S(;2, by 
 General Order 72, War J)e|)artnient, and all furloughs then uue\|)ired were 
 revoked and all ordered to rei)ort at certain nametl places at once (for the 
 East, at Annai)olis, Md.) This privilege was restored later. 
 
 General Order 7s, War Department, 14 July 1802, directed that the 
 granting of furloughs be discontinued, owing to the many evils arising. 
 All furloughs (and leaves of absence) were revoked by General Order i)2. 
 War Department, 31 July 18<!2. (Noted elsewhere.) 
 
 By General Order ;}1)1, of 9 Dec. 18(;;j, Comnuinders of Departments 
 were authorized to grant furloughs to men in hospital witliin their com- 
 mands. (Noted elsewhere.) 
 
 This latter Avas modiOed by enlarging the percentage from live per cent 
 to twenty per cent by General Order 2, War Department, 2 Jan. 18<i4. 
 
 Furloughs were granted paroled men by General Order 122, War 
 Department, 28 March 18(i4, to not over twenty per cent at a time from any 
 post, and not over thirty days duration, and the time to be graduated by 
 the distance to homes, and good conduct to be a pre-re(iuisite. All furloughs 
 (and leaves of absence), by whomsoever given, were revoked 10 Nov. ls(')4 
 by General Order 27'.t, War Department, to take effect the 14th, and all to 
 report to the nearest di'aft rendezvous. The Provost Marshal General 
 Avas directed and empowered to carry out the order. 
 
 One group of furloughed men must not )je overlooked — the men who 
 received this favor for their excellent conduct during the siege at Morris 
 Island. 
 
 See list of furloughs, made as nearly correct as the limited infornuition 
 and data at hand will permit. The list does not include the re-enlisted men 
 or the paroled men, all of whom were presumed to have had furloughs. 
 
 rROMOTIONS AND REDUCTIONS. 
 
 (NON-COMMLSSIONED OFFK EUS. ) 
 
 As a rule, fitness and worth (or their opposites) Avere considered; l)ut 
 there were many cases where personal reasons were paramount. Many of 
 the cases of reduction were for the most trivial and capricious reasons, and 
 frequently without due deliberation or in<|uiry as to obscure but nntigating 
 facts. The above statement n)ay be more readily accepted, by observing 
 the fact that in several instances tlie same persons were almost imme- 
 diately promoted again to their former places. 
 
 .\t least one such case (really a group of cases) can be seen in Co. H : 
 and the reductions took place at Washington, and under circumstances very 
 like these. S(|uads of say ten men each from each company were i)ermilted 
 to go to the city daily, by rotation, to see the Capitol and some other 
 -objects of interest, and always charged to behave their best and have their 
 
97.S THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 brasses eclipsed only by the sun at its meridian height. For some slight 
 variation in the prescribed straight jacket, several of B's non-coms, got 
 reduced. As the Captain himself did not make a good record for the Cap- 
 tain of Co. B, it may be inferred that he acted too hastily. This much in 
 semi-justiflcation of these non-coms. 
 
 The supposition was that promotions among non-coms, should be by sen- 
 iority, etc., the same as in commissions; but many a corporal and many a 
 sergeant reckoned without his host. They were "jumped." This means 
 that a corporal appointed later than the other seven, may be appointed a 
 sergeant to lill a vacancy; or a private may be appointed 1st sergeant, 
 " jumping " all the eight corporals and four sergeants. This was more than 
 once the case. Of course there Avas "kicking" in consequence: some 
 resigned their warrants rather than submit to the humiliation, as they 
 called it. Or a sergeant was " jumped " over the 1st sergeant to a commis- 
 sion. More cases need not be cited. 
 
 When a corporal or sergeant was reduced, the process was familiarly 
 termed " stripes (chevrons) taken off." The method of reduction (or pro- 
 motion either) was by the captain calling on the colonel Avitli tlie com- 
 plaint or recommendation, as the case might be ; and the result was an order 
 emanating from head(juarters of the regiment, and read on parade, reduc- 
 ing " Corp. John Smith of Co. Q to the ranks, for insubordination or incom- 
 petency, etc. ; and Private James Smith is promoted to Corporal of Co Q, 
 vice Corp. John Smith reduced, and he will be obeyed and respected accord- 
 ingly." 
 
 One peculiar case happened on St. Helena Island, S. C, in June, lSfi3, 
 where a company (nameless now and evermore), by some hocus pocus, had 
 more than the regular number (8) of corporals. Just how to deal with this 
 hydra-headed ditliculty was a ve.xed conundrum for several days. Finally 
 a compromise Avas ettected, by several of the corporals agreeing to sur- 
 render their warrants and permit the Colonel to appoint anew or substitute 
 other names, not to exceed the regulation ei(jht. They wouldn't resign — no, 
 not at all, but simply surrendered; and it was conceded that neither of 
 them could be reduced, for none had committed any ottence Avhatever. 
 What might have been the result if these generous-hearted corporals had 
 not thus vacated their offices, one can hardly predict. 
 
 The " will be obeyed and respected accordingly" attachment to every 
 order of promotion, caused a smile to play around the mouths of the 
 privates, especially if the promotion was to the dignitied position of a cor- 
 poral, as a corporal got no more pay than a private, till after 1 May C>i. 
 When the increase came, the major part of the smiling disappeared, and 
 the corporal Avas treated with increased respect. The reducing of a non- 
 com. Avas sometimes termed "breaking" him. 
 
 EXTRA DUTY. 
 
 (including extra duty, daily DUTA-, SPECIAL DUTY, DETACHED SEHA'ICE.) 
 
 The line of demarkation is not strictly draAvn lietween certain kinds 
 of classified service. By this it is intended to refer only to duties other 
 than the ordinary duties of soldiers, such as drilling, cleaning up (policing) 
 the parade ground, eating one's oavu rations, sleeping, marching, lighting, 
 polishing one's gun-barrel, etc. In order to give a general idea of the dif- 
 ferent citissifications, it may be said that if a soldier Avas detailed as company 
 cook, Avith the responsibilities attendant thereon, he Avas on (lail;/ duti/. He 
 might or might not be thus reported on the morning report. But just as sure 
 as an order Avas issued, or a custom came into vogue (even though it Avas 
 temporarily so) of accounting for every man, just so surely the cook was 
 reported as on " daily duty." Generally there Avere tAvo of these function- 
 aries ; bat at the last of the Avar, Avhen companies had dwindled to mere 
 squads, only one cook Avas permitted to hold office in a company. Under 
 " daily duty" Avere also included the nurses and attendants in the regimental 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 979 
 
 hospital, the clerk at regimental headcjuarters, the adjutants, the quarter- 
 masters and the commissaries. To these were added the oi'derlj' at head- 
 (|uarters and adjutants, the man who assisted the commissary in drawini^ 
 and dealing out (issuing) the rations, the man for similar duties with the 
 (luartermaster. Another addition to the daily duty men might be the regi- 
 mental farrier and regimental armorer. Those named practically included 
 all the daily duty men of a regiment ; and yet the list may be still further 
 extended by a few (very, very few) men reported as officer's servants ; and 
 in some cases — particularly after Ave lost all our beautiful wagons — the 
 company Avagoners were reported as on daily duty. 
 
 In many cases, and apparently no rule about it, some of these men 
 enumerate dunder "daily duty" Avere on "extra duty": that is, they Avere 
 paid a small sum extra [tAventy-flve cents, I think. — D.E.] per day; and this 
 Avas true in case of the regimental armorer. 
 
 The dividing line betAveen " daily duty " and " extra duty " Avas indis- 
 tinct, misty and crooked. In the case Avhere the regiment almost as a 
 Avhole (really large daily details) Avorked on the fortifications at Hilton 
 Head, extra pay AA-as promised, so it Avas said; and as the regulations 
 required ten consecutive days' labor to entitle one to its benefits, that regu- 
 lation proved our bane. For lo ! nine days did Ave labor and get in our 
 Avork; but on the tenth, Avhere, O Avhere, Avere Ave? AnsAver : In camp, dis- 
 gusted, disappointed, forlorn. 
 
 " Extra duty " also meant Avhere a man was detailed to go to headquarters 
 of the post, say to Avork in the ([uartermaster's department as clerk, or as 
 saddler, or as storekeeper, or as Avagoner, or clerk at the post adjutant's, 
 and the like. If the duty Avas at the post, near home, so to speak, he Avas re- 
 ported as on " extra duty." If, hoAvever, he Avas sent to another post or a long 
 distance from his regiment, so as to be entirely disconnected, then he Avas 
 reported as on " detached service." As an example of " detached service," 
 the various recruiting parties sent North Avere good illustrations ; and this 
 Avill include the party sent home after conscripts in July, 18G;^, from Morris 
 Island. Officers Avere frequently detached for various purposes. Our first 
 illustration of this was Avhen Col. FelloAvs Avas detached, in January, 18G2, to 
 command the Post of Hilton Head. Another, Avhen Adjt. Libby Avas detached 
 at St. Helena to be Gen. Strong's A.A.A.-G. The tables (lists) Avill furnish 
 further examples. The men Avho Avere to be transferred to the Veteran 
 Reserve Corps Avere reported for aAvhile as on detached service. 
 
 The necessities of the service demand the services of many officers 
 and men, Avhich circumstances actually re(|uire shall be selected from regi- 
 ments in the field. Is there a store-house to be built, either for (luarter- 
 master, commissary or ordnance stores? AVho will build it? Certain men 
 knoAvn to be carpenters are selected and detailed for the purpose. Hos- 
 pitals (all kinds) must be supplied Avith nurses and surgeons. Military 
 posts must have commanders and adjutants, and orderlies and clerks. The 
 posts must also have a post or depot (juartermaster, a post or depot com- 
 missary and a post or depot ordnance officer, etc. ; and each must be sup- 
 plied Avith clerks, orderlies, and men to do the manual labor. Wagons 
 nuist be used to convey material from one point to another, and Avagouers 
 to care for them. Vessels must be unloaded of their stores, and vessels 
 must be loaded for operations Avithin a department, and so on. 
 
 The lists given are as complete as the Avriter has been able to make 
 them, from the limited material at hand. They may not be correct in every 
 detail, may not be absolutely correct as to every date named; but in the 
 main, the list may be relied on. 
 
 It Avill be observed that many men Avere detailed seA'eral times, and 
 some appear to be on some other kind of duty than the handling of a gun, 
 almost continually; but the only solution of this (from a charitable stand- 
 point) is that they Avere found specially fitted for the particular duly, ami 
 for this reason Avere retained. Some of the positions Avere pleasant and 
 easy and Avei"e striven for, and some jealous eyes Avere cast; but the volume 
 of this latter Avas (juite limited. 
 
980 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 If, ill examining the lists, it shall appear that one company enjoj'ed 
 greater privileges than another, it is fair to say that the apparent difference 
 may not be a real one, but possibly accounted for in the fact that the data 
 of that company was more fully supplied to the writer. 
 
 Sometimes an officer was reported on "special duty"; but this term 
 never applied to a soldier. " Special duty " included courts-martial, boards 
 of survey and the like. 
 
 The writer had almost forgotten that noble band, the pioneer corps, 
 which may be properly called either special duty or daily duty. These were 
 armed with axe and shovel, in addition to the usual gun, etc. A few men of 
 each company were selected for this duty ; and when on the march, if a tree 
 needed to be cut down, or a marshy spot needed coduroying, or filling up, 
 the pioneers were called upon to do it. They were rarely taken away from 
 their companies, and were not excused from guard duty. In nearly all 
 cases of daily duty or extra duty, the man turned in his gun and equipments, 
 having no use for them. 
 
 THE BELVIDERE'S EXPERIENCE. 
 
 It should be understood, as a foundation for this sketch, that the 
 Belvidere Avas one of Sherman's expeditionary fleet, and was not a very 
 large steamer, but rather small — a side-Avheeler. It was one of the two 
 selected to carry the horses, wagons, etc., of the First Brigade (Gen. 
 Viele's), the other being the Philadelphia. This of course necessitated the 
 personal attendance of the liostlers and wagoners, to which may be added 
 an infantry officer and small guard. As the Belvidere took on board the 
 horses, hostlers, w^agons and wagoners of the Third New Hampshire, the 
 fortunes (really misfortunes) of that craft will be related, and perhaps 
 form an interesting article. 
 
 The ISth of October, ISGl, was the day of embarkation — that is, the 
 embarkation began ; but our Third New Hampshire men and horses got as 
 far as the wharf and then stopped. There was some mistake somewhere. 
 They stopped on the wharf all night; and it rained, too — a wet, chilly rain. 
 
 The 19th dawned on our little group of horses and hostlers ; and the 
 sun rose, and it also set, but no change in the situation. No rations all 
 day. Food abundant, but none to eat. By evening, our men got a little 
 desperate and went to the Quartermaster of the Twenty-first Massachu- 
 setts with their tale of Avoe ; and he obtained rations for them, the first in 
 thirty hours. They retired to their little plank beds that night with full 
 stomachs: but the sun of the 20th rose again, and not much change for the 
 better. All day, same. At night, our Capt. Clark, who was Harbor 
 Master, came to the squad's relief and, learning they had not stored away 
 any breakfast or dinner, arranged Avith Capt. Scull, Gen. Viele's Com- 
 missary, to order supper for them from the Twenty-first Massachusetts, 
 and also put all hands on board the Belvidere. 
 
 Next morning, the 21st (Sunday), the Belridere ran out into deep water 
 and anchored. In the evening, up anchor and ran alongside the Ocean Queen, 
 and took from her fifteen hundred bushels of oats, stowing them on deck. 
 Next day, 22d, the Belridere steamed away for Fort Monroe to join the fleet, 
 the major part of Avhich had already gone. A hard blow was experienced 
 on the way, and the enormous pile of oats on deck added to the danger, 
 though the Fort was reached without damage. 
 
 On the 2-ith, Lieut. Dunbar of the Forty-eighth New York came on 
 board the Belvidere and took charge of the men and horses. Already the 
 men had begun to be filled with fears as to the sea-worthiness of the 
 Belridere ; and the first fruit of this was on the 2.')tli, Avhen two men, Avho were 
 not enlisted men, left the steamer. Their names were C. Heath and I). 
 Gate. Twenty-five men from the Forty-eighth New York came on board the 
 26th as a guard. 
 
 The Belvidere started with the fieet October 29, and kept up with 
 it till nightfall. The range of the lights on the other steamers was then 
 lost, and the Belvidere was headed nearer the shore. By midnight, the 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 981 
 
 wind was blowing very hard. On the morning of the 30th, at i a.m., Jack- 
 man of F (afterward Adjutant) took his turn at watcliing the horses. [It is 
 chiefly from his diary that this cliapter is written. — D. E.] At daylight, 
 it Avas discovered that tlie Belvldcrc was oft' tlie coast of Nortli Carolina 
 and about thirty miles from Cape Hatteras. During the day they fell in 
 Avith the Com. Perry of the fleet, and passed tAvo gunboats, one at 10 and 
 the other at 11 a.m. Heavy SAvells and strong head-Avinds bloAving. About 
 1 P.M. an attempt Avas made to run into Hatteras Inlet, but Avithout success. 
 So they ran out toward and near a gunboat, and dropped anchor oil' Hatteras 
 Shoals. 
 
 Hoisted anchor again early on the 31st, and overtook the fleet by 
 noon. At this time it Avas quite pleasant, — a calm before a storm, — and 
 they kept up with the fleet all day and all that night. Friday, 1 Nov., 
 clouds, rain and a double rainboAV. The captain of the Belvidere predicted 
 a blow. At noon the gale began, and the Bch-idere's crcAV could see the 
 fleet scatter and disappear, Avhile strange forebodings fllled their minds. 
 The Belvidere steered straight for the Wabash, as if safety lay in that 
 direction. About i p..ai. they tried to set the fore-sail, but the crcAv lost 
 its grip on it, and it flapped terribly, starting the upper deck ofl' the hull 
 more than six inches. About 5 o'clock tlie gangAvay boards were smashed 
 in. At dark the Belvidere had forged considerably ahead of the Wabash, 
 though not very near to it, being more inshore. The men were terribly 
 sick and more or less fearful of Avhat might happen. The situation Avas 
 made more interesting by the slipping doAvn of the horses, and the almost 
 vain attempts to place them on their feet again. At 7 o'clock they had an 
 actual pile of four horses, but the indefatigable labors of the hostlers for 
 more than an hour succeeded in reducing the pile. This little diversion 
 was folloAved by a joint ertbrt of all hands, including the soldiers; and the 
 main spanker Avas hoisted, the Belvidere being put head to the Avind. Then 
 the soldiers were desired to assist the carpenter in strengthening the boAV. 
 They Avere all Avell at it, Avhen a tremendous sea stove in the buhvarks and 
 came near Avashing every man overboard. The next move Avas to adopt 
 measures to protect the engine. .V loose horse, beyond control, had to be 
 killed — literally pounded to death, there being no refined methods then 
 in vogue, or tools of the "cruelty society" on board. The horses con- 
 tinued to be throAvn violently doAvn, and the getting of them up again 
 Avas a very dangerous pastime and to a certain extent hatl to be dispensed 
 Avith. Several choked to death. This was no pleasure excursion, no holi- 
 day picnic. At midnight a quasi conference Avas held — a death confer- 
 ence; for the great question to solve Avas, Shall we kill all the horses and 
 throAv them overboard ? The question Avas not much debated, as debate 
 had hardly begun Avhen the rudder chain broke. To the credit of Maine's 
 sturdy six-footers be it said, that at this juncture a Maine man (hostler of 
 the Eighth Maine) caught the end of the chain and held it, Samson-like, 
 till it could be made fast. About 2 o'clock on the morning of the 2d, the 
 tiller broke; but the Avheel Avas lashed, and the Belvidere very kindly per- 
 mitted to go Avhere she liked — and that Avas Avherever the Avinds and Avaves 
 chose. We Avho Avere on the staunch Atlantic thought we had a hard time; 
 but Avhat of our felloAVS on the Belvidere? 
 
 A leak Avas discovered soon after this, and almost simultaneously 
 came word from the engineer that the shaft had become wrenched ; and 
 every man could at once perceive that the engine labored terribly hard at 
 each revolution. " Good Lord I what next?" At this juncture the captain 
 decided to turn about. Noav, turning about in a heaA-y sea is no child's 
 play, nor is it a safe thing to do. As the bow of the Belvidere Avas turned 
 nortliAvard, she Avas struck by a heavy sea on the starboard side, smashing 
 it in. The turn being completed, they had then the Avinds and the AvaA-es in 
 their favor. Upon the discoA'ery of tAvo sails, a flag of distress Avas hoisted, 
 Avhich Avas not seen or, being seen, AAas not heeded. 
 
 Early on the morning of the 3d, Cape Lookout was made and a steamer 
 Avas seen rapidly approaching, and also a man-of-Avar going South. When 
 the former Avas Avithin tAvo miles of the B/'lvidere, the man-of-Avar turned 
 and chased it into an inlet. That it aaus a rebel steamer, and that the Belvidere 
 
982 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 had almost providentiallj' been saved from capture, there was no doubt. 
 At noon, two more sails were seen ; and when Avithin two miles of the 
 Bf'lridfrc, one turned Ijack, and the other came forward as fast as steam 
 and sail could carry it. The captain and the crcAV, too, of the Belvidere noAv 
 thought themselves about to be captured, and set all sail, endeavoring to 
 escape. A shot from the bow-gun of the stranger caused the Bi'lvidcre to 
 heave to. The stranger came alongside and, to the immeasurable relief of 
 .the frightened crew, proved to be the U.S. Stmr. Albatross. The officers 
 scrutinized the papers of the unfortunate Belvidcrc and then went on their 
 way. The Bflridfr^. arrived off Hatteras Inlet late in the afternoon and 
 signalled for a pilot. Got the pilot ; but the water proved too shallow, and 
 the Bclvidcre again steeied nortiiward for Fort Monroe, arriving there the 
 4tb. Everything was landed, the men and horses being put into Camp 
 Hamilton, near Fort Monroe. The Quartermaster of the Naval Brigade 
 took temporary charge of the horses. Jackman's diary says at this point, 
 " Mr. McHalpin, the sutler, treated us very kindly." No soldier needs to 
 have an,v explanation of the depth of meaning in those few words. Again, 
 his diary of the ."ith says : " Got a large tent from the Naval Brigade Camp. 
 The lieutenant commanding brigade gave us five dollars' worth of sutler's 
 tickets and the sutler gave us five dollars worth more." Here is generosity ; 
 here is kindness I and let it be recorded The diary says again : " 6th. We've 
 hired a negro to cook for us, and we've a room to sleep in. We lost 
 twenty horses from the Belridi-rr." On the 12th, the report reached these 
 isolated men that Port Royal had been taken. The Bidi-idprc arrived back 
 on the 1.5th from Baltimore, repaired; and the men went on board again, 
 the IGth. A diary of that date says, " Hadderkeggerlarga." This may be 
 supposed to be some mild form of preventative of sea sickness, as they were 
 about to go to sea again ; or, possibl3s something to hang over the bow, to 
 drip in a storm and smooth the waves ! 
 
 They hoisted anchor at six a.m. 17th, and passed Cape Henry by nine 
 A.M. and Hatteras at midnight. On the 17th, at night, they ran across the 
 U.S. Stmr. Alahama, at anchor, blockading, the officers of which told the 
 Belvidere's captain to keep further out to sea, or get caught by rebel priva- 
 teers or hit by some shore battery. 
 
 The Bidviderc arrived at Port Royal the 20th, about noon. Jackman's 
 diary says, "Everybody glad to see us; thought us lost. Capt. Randlett 
 came on board" The story is told. 
 
 There were on board the Bdrldcrc, of the Third New Hampshire, 
 nearly as follows: G, W. W. Ballard, Avith Col. Fellows' horse; B, Wood- 
 bury Berry, with Lieut. -Col. Jackson's horse; F, Ross C. Dutt'ee, with Maj. 
 Bedel's horse ; Tommy (colored), with Quartermaster Nesmith's horse ; F, 
 L. N. Jackman with Adjt. Hill's horse; F, R. H. Mygatt, with Surg. Moul- 
 ton's horse; , with Chaplain Hill's horse. 
 
 Waqoners. — A, W. L. Bennett (with Dr. Eaton's horse) ; B, Chas. A. 
 Dearborn; C, Edmund Ilackett ; D, Geo. R. James; E, M. P. Donley; F, Joel 
 H. Rhodes; G, Hoyt (did n't embark — discharged at Annapolis) ; H, Beniah 
 Colby; I, Cieorge H. Smith; K, James M. Hyde. 
 
 THE '61 MEN GOING HOME. 
 
 'Twas the 2;^d of August, 1864 ; and with that date all those original men 
 who had not re-enlisted or been otherwise disposed of by discharge, death, 
 etc., severed their connection with the regiment by muster-out. The event 
 of muster-out, so important to the persons interested, had long been looked 
 forward to with anticipation of pleasure and relief. The complete list of 
 men, as shown by the official returns, was as follows : A, 30; B, 83; C, 40; 
 D, 18; E, 25; F, 26; G, 20; H, 14; I, 23; K, 26; non-commissioned staff 
 i) : total, 260. Many of these men were absent from various causes — 
 wounds, sickness and the like — and did not, some of them, get actually 
 mustered out till later. 
 
 Capt. Houghton (who says there were actually about one hundred and 
 eighty in all) went in charge of the detachment, and was accompanied by 
 the Chaplain, the only officer who was mustered out at the time — and also 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 983 
 
 by Lieuts. Hazen and Hitcht-ock, the two latter goinp; home by order, but 
 really on leave. The Fourth New Hampshire Band, Walter Dignam, leader, 
 escorted the men about a mile from camp. There was considerable dissatis- 
 faction among the men as to their treatment about the time of muster-out: 
 i.e., between that day and liour and their final departure for home. The 
 writer, though not personally present (writers seldom are), is of the opinion 
 that it was one of those cases Avhere nobody is to blame. One man. in his 
 diary, goes so far as to say that the men were kept in service after their 
 terms had exi)ired ; but he is correct only on the basis of date of enlistment, 
 which is not the correct basis. The three years is based on " muster-in," 
 and not on the " enlistment." The men knew this, or ought to have known 
 it; but one's wishes — in that case, the anxiety to go home — often govern 
 instead of facts. 
 
 The detachment started for the Landing (Bermuda Hundred Avharf) in 
 the afternoon, taking with them a set of colors (see Colors and Color Guard), 
 of Avhich they all felt justly proud. (It may here be noted that almost simul- 
 taneously with the departure of the '61 men, the regiment was ordered 
 away and started at once toAvard Petersburg.) Remained all night at the 
 Landing and took steamer for Fort Monroe about 9 a.m. next morning (25th), 
 arriving thei-e about 4 p.m. A barrel of corned beef had been put on the 
 steamer for hnnger-appeasing pui'poses ; and this beef is still freak in the 
 memories of those who partook of it. Here the men expected to be paid 
 ofl"; but fortune was fickle, and tlieie was no distribution of greenbacks. 
 At 5 P.M. they were on their way to Baltimore, up the beautiful Chesapeake, 
 adown which they came in October, ISGl, to join the fieet in Hampton Roads. 
 On reaching their destination, early on the morning of the 2Gth, tlie men 
 breakfasted at a public lunch room. Baltimore w^as always an interesting 
 point; and many of the men tried to "do the city" in the few short hours 
 of their stay. The next section of the journey was Ijy cars to Philadelphia. 
 Here they " teaed and toasted," crossed over to the Amboy line that night, 
 reaching New York about noon of the 27th. A halt was made at the Park 
 Barracks, near the Battery, where dinner was served. In New Yoi'k, and 
 no money! This was trul}' a deplorable combination. One can't see New 
 York if he's impecunious. Some of the men, hoAvever, were invited out, 
 and did see a small part of the metropolis. Such was the ettect on them 
 that while the detachment was on the pier ready to board (not forcibly) 
 a Norwich Line steamer, these sight-seers persisted in explaining and 
 describing all they had seen to their fellows ; and while thus engaged 
 the steamer hauled ott' and left the Avhole party. 
 
 A later and slower boat, the , of the same line, took the party at 
 
 about .5 p.Ji. aAvay from the giddy cit}^ en route to New Hampsliire. At 
 Norwich, Conn., next morning (Sunday, 28th), a special train was provided, 
 after telegraphing to New Hampshire, and they were soon whirling away 
 for the green hills, etc., arriving at Concord, via Worcester, Nashua and 
 Manchester, at about half-past two in the afternoon. 
 
 The party Avas met at the depot by .\djt.-(ien. Natt Head (the indefati- 
 gable) and members of the Governor's Stall", Iiesides a large crowd of people 
 to give cordial welcome. A procession was formed, and tlie gallant heroes 
 were escorted to Phenix Hall, 'mid the strains of martial music and the 
 ringing of church bells. Adjt.-Gen. Head, taking Capt. Houghton's arm, 
 headed the procession, which on arrival at the Phenix found not only a large 
 committee on reception, but in addition, Gov. Gilmore and several other 
 State officials on the platform. Here Capt. Ilougliton, in a few well-ciiosen 
 words, turned over his men and the colors to the hospitality and custody of 
 the State. Capt. Dow's letter to the Governor respecting the colors was 
 at tlie same time handed to the Governor. Gov. Gilmore and .\djt.-G«n. 
 Head both warmly Avelcomed the veterans: and soon after these tired and 
 hungry men and their entertainers Avere seated around the Avell-fiUed tables 
 in tile Phenix dining room. It need not ])e related that our returned soldiers 
 acijuitted themselves Avell at this little pastime. This over, and it Avas 
 arranged that the men should remain in Concord till next morning, Avhen 
 they Avere furnished transportation to their homes, to return in a fcAv days 
 for final payment. 
 
984 Third new Hampshire regiment. 
 
 On Monday, 5 Sept. 1864, the men reassembled at Concord, when they 
 received their final pay and discliarsies. Maj. Henry S. MacFarlandAvas the 
 paymaster, and the payment took place at his office. Main Street. Adieux 
 were in order, and the heroes of many a tight scattered to various points, 
 becoming citizens once more. 
 
 Dr. Buzzell of the regiment was present at the paying ofl", being on 
 special duty among the general hospitals ; and having a desire to see the 
 men once more, was unable or resist the temptation. Capt. Houghton never 
 returned to the regiment (see his personal sketch). Lieut. Hazen returned 
 to regiment in November, 1864, having been detained by sickness. Lieut. 
 Hitchcock returned to regiment in September, 1864. 
 
 COMPANY FUNDS. 
 [Contributed by Capt. R. W. Woodbury.] 
 
 The army ration is a liberal allowance of all necessaries for the support 
 of the soldier ; and so liberal is it, that to actually use all that is allowed, is 
 to waste a portion thereof. A company in garrison may, therefore, take 
 from the post commissary a lesser amount of any or all of the various 
 items constituting the ration, and in lieu thereof receive cash at the cost 
 price of the supplies. If the men cannot consume all to which they are en- 
 titled, then the drawing of the full ration is evidently unnecessarily expen- 
 sive to the government on account of transportation, and at the same time 
 it educates the soldiers in wasteful habits. If, therefore, the government 
 can reduce the amount of transportation by the payment of money to the 
 soldiers, and the latter are satisfied with the exchange, it is certainly a gain 
 to both. Tlie fact is, that the soldiers are not only satisfied, l)ut gratified; 
 because with this fund may be procured for them some of the luxuries of 
 life — food, books, sports. Such changes in their food constitute an 
 agreeable relief from the plainer and more substantial edibles supplied by 
 the government. Beans, hard-tack and mess beef can have no substitute 
 for the necessities of the soldier: but a mess of "flap-jacks" satisfies the 
 stomach and relieves from that feeling so destructive of the inorale of the 
 soldier — the being " tired of it." 
 
 The company fund, therefore, when carefully managed by a thoughtful 
 and honest council (composed of the commissioned officers of the company), 
 may be made an engine of great power ; and it may be reasonably claimed 
 that as between two companies, one with a large fund lilterally employed for 
 the men, and the other having none or little, the ditiercnce in the spirit of 
 the two organizations is largely in favor of the former. From this state- 
 ment it will be inferred that all companies do not enjoy company funds, 
 Avhich is the fact ; and Avhen they do not, the fault is entirely with the com- 
 manders, and nobody else. The drawing of the company rations maj' be 
 attended to by a non-commissioned officer or even the company cook ; but 
 that fact will not relieve the company commander from any real responsi- 
 bility. He must know and see to it that every soldier and sul)ordinate per- 
 forms the duty assigned him — that every detail is properly attended to ; and 
 if not, why not. He is the father, who exercises a wise thoughtfulness for 
 all those who have surrendered to him their right to watch for and protect 
 their interests, and that responsibility he cannot waive or transfer. The 
 captain who forgot what his volunteer men had given up, and Avho 
 forgot that he Avas the only man living who could l)est protect their 
 interests, and that it had been made his sacred duty to do so, should have 
 been in the ranks and not in command of them. 
 
 In times of peace the uses of the company fund are largely increased. 
 Companies may remain in the same barracks for years, and their savings 
 buy them libraries, luxuries for the table, and even billiard tables. Many 
 such cases are seen at the present time in the various regular arm}' posts; 
 and it is probal)le that a company which could show nothing in this line, and 
 had no fund, would be declared at its first inspection to have something 
 radically Avrong in its management. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 985 
 
 There Avere some officers in tlie Third New Hampshire who never per- 
 mitted tlie rations to be drawn for tlieir men without Ijeina; personally i)res- 
 ent, if able. These officers won the love of their men, and held it; for this 
 determination to protect them at the commissary's was bnt an illustration 
 of the disposition and character of the officer generally. The men were 
 quick to "catch on" to the Jlnesse of character possessed by those in au- 
 thority ; and he who established himself with them had but to command 
 to be obeyed with cheerfulness. 
 
 The subject is worthy of illustration. The writer has before him the 
 Company Fund account of Co. F for the last four months of IsfiS (all Morris 
 Island). 1st Lieut. Wadsworth was its commanding officer : — 
 1863. 
 
 Sept., Capt. Randlett turned over to him . . $150. G8 
 
 " Rec'd from Capt. Wyman, savings for August . 19..s.> 
 
 Oct., " " " " " " September lit. 6.5 
 
 Nov., " " " " " " October . o.s.oO 
 
 " Recruits 22.00- 
 
 Dec, " " Capt. Wyman, savings for November .50.70 
 " '• " " " " " December 65.50 
 
 Total $386. ,S8 
 
 Here are some of the expenditures : Paid cook $10.00, sundries for 
 wounded men 4.70, groceries 14.11, corn meal 1.25, 5 bbls. potatoes 25.00, 
 4 bush, sweet potatoes 8, 3 gals, molasses 1.68, 60 lbs. beans 3.50, meal, 
 molasses and onions 3.15, blacking and brushes 7.60, 1 bbl. onions 7, 5 bbls. 
 potatoes 20.00, 1 bbl. beets 4.50, 1 bbl. onions 4.50, 1 bbl. turnips 4.50, 1 bbl. 
 flour 5.00, 50 lbs. codflsh 3.75, 25 lbs. lard 5.00, dried apples 3.75, 20 lbs. susiar 
 2.50, 15 prs. white gloves 3.75. (Cream tartar, saleratus, spices, etc.,_also 
 appear in the list.) Balance on hand 1 Jan. 1S64, ,$79.22. 
 
 A good story is told of one of the officers of the regiment. It was said 
 that his chief delight in respect to his company fund was in its size. On 
 one occasion, when wounded, it was necessary to turn the fund over to his 
 successor. This he did with many a sigh. On his return, however, he was 
 almost ready to Aveep. For his successor had made most excellent use of 
 the money, and the men had fared sumptuously. 
 
 RECRUITING AND RECRUITS. 
 
 Enough has already been written about these two subjects at various 
 appropriate jioints, and it only remains to group the various recruiting 
 parties, attaching such memoranda as may be applicable and apropos, rirst 
 giving the list of the most valuable orders from the War Department in. 
 reference to recruiting : — 
 
 Ko. Date. 
 
 105 .... 3 Dec. 1861 
 3 .... 11 Jan. 1862 
 .33 .... 3 April 1862 
 4!) .... 1 May 1862 
 60 .... 6 June 1862 
 74 .... 7 July 1862 
 77 .... 11 Julv 1S62 
 88 .... 25 July 1S62 
 10.S .... 16 Aug. 1862 
 38 .... 10 Feb. 1863 
 191 .... 25 June 1863 
 216 .... 14 July 1863 
 The first party sent North for recruits left the regiment 2 Jan. 1S62.. 
 It comprised Capt. H. F. Clark of A, Lieut. O. M. Dearborn of D, Sergt.. 
 F. L. Morrill of A. Sergt. J. W. .Vkerman of D, Corp. J. W. Goodwin of A,. 
 and Mus. N. W. Gove. " They returned 4 May 1862, to Edisto Island. 
 
 Xo. 
 
 Date. 
 
 245 . . 
 
 . . 28 July 1863 
 
 305 . . 
 
 . . 11 Sept. 1863 
 
 345 . . 
 
 . . 19 Oct. 1S63 
 
 366 . . 
 
 . . 13 Nov. 1863 
 
 400 . . 
 
 . . 2S Dec. 1863 
 
 16 . . 
 
 . . 11 Jan. 1864 
 
 20 . . 
 
 . . 14 Jan. 18(54 
 
 38 . . 
 
 . . 1 Feb. 1864 
 
 131 . . 
 
 31 March 1864 
 
 227 . . 
 
 . . 9 July 1.S64 
 
 272 . . 
 
 . . 15 Oct. 1864 
 
986 THIRD NEAV HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Second Party: Lieut. W. II. Cornelius of D, Lieut. IT. S. Dow of L 
 Sergt. P. A. Dunn of B, Corp. J. W. Brown of K, Corp. J. Acl<erman of P, 
 Pr. A. Moulton of G. They left the regiment 9 July lSt;2, returning singly 
 (except the two last named) at various times from 'J Jan. 1868 to 19 Jan. LSiU. 
 This' does not apply, however, to Sergt. P. A. Dunn, who was discharged 
 for disability, at Concord, 1 Oct. 1SG2." 
 
 Third Partv : Lieut. H. C. Handerson of (;, Sergt. C. McDonald of E, 
 Sergt. L. P. Place of I, Sergt. T. Casey of C, Pr. A. La Mudge of H, Pr. AV. 
 L. Dodge of D, Pr. T. Hanson of A. They went North 15 Sept. 1S(;2, re- 
 turning (with the exception of Sergt. C. McDonald, discharged for disability) 
 at various times (singly) from 9 January to 2.") June 1.SG3. Sergt. L. F. 
 Place was commissioned 2d Lieutenant during his absence. 
 
 Fourth Party : Col. J. H. Jackson, Capt. R. F. Clark of A, Sergt. J. H. 
 Hitchcock of I, Sergt. C. E. Hazen of E, Sergt. D. Eldredge of K, Corp. L. 
 N. Jackman of F, Pr. W. Berry of B, Pr. Geo. F. Lord of B. This party, 
 known as the conscript detail, left the regiment 22 July isGo, arriving back 
 at dates between 18 Nov. 1863 and 19 Jan. 1864. Sergt. C. E. Hazen returned 
 as 2d Lieutenant; Pr. Geo. F. Lord Avas discharged at Concord for expira- 
 tion of term. 
 
 Fifth Partv : This detail comprised Sergt. G. W. Mclntire of G, Sergt. 
 T. M. Carr of H, Sergt. Geo. Perkins of D. They left the regiment 22 Dec. 
 1863. The tirst two re-enlisted while absent, but Mclntire did not return 
 from his furlough. Sergts. Geo. Perkins and T. M. Carr returned, date 
 uncertain. They were both killed in action — one 16 August; the other 27 
 Oct. 1864. 
 
 Capt. H. S. Dow of B also went North on similar service 20 Sept. 1864. 
 He did not return, but was mustered out at Concord, under Circular 75, W. 
 D., A.-G.O. 
 
 BOAT INFANTRY PICKET. 
 
 About 12 Aug. 1863, boats armed with naval boat hoAvitzers Avere 
 placed in the creeks between Morris and James Islands, and also up nearer 
 Sumter. These Avere manned mostly by the infantry, specially detailed, and 
 organized and rationed separately. Their camp Avas near the site of the 
 " SAvamp Angel." These boats did a sort of picket duty of the most haz- 
 ardous kind. In addition, there Avere booms (heavy logs) fastened across 
 certain creeks. The rebels had a similar force on duty; and it Avas very 
 singular indeed that so few collisions occurred. It need hardly be said that 
 the entire duty was at night. 
 
 The first commander Avas Maj. Saudford of the Seventh Connecticut. 
 He Avas succeeded by Capt. Ferris of the same regiment, and he by Capt. 
 John Hennessey of the Fifty-second Pennsylvania. Capt. Hennessey Avas in 
 command at the time Avhen Lieuts. Edgerly and Hazen of the Third' NeAV 
 Hampshire Avere attached to the force. These boats Avere roAved about the 
 Avaters of the harbor and adjacent creeks, and like spectres they stole up 
 even to near Sumter's Avails — and in one case actually rowed completely 
 around it. The men were thoroughly organized and drilled, and used special 
 signals to do this or that, to advance, retreat, or remain perfectly silent. 
 The Avriter finds several of the Third Ncav Hampshire detailed for duty in 
 this force, and one detail as late as 14 Pel). 1864. 
 
 THE SUTLER. 
 
 " A subtle man 
 Was the sutler man, 
 
 No joUer man \va.s he ; 
 That a sutler man 
 Waf! a subtle man, 
 All soldiers do agree."— B.iones. 
 
 That much maligned individual — the sutler — Avas an important fac- 
 tor in the late struggle; and no old soldier Avho has a spark of poetry in 
 him can refrain from indulging in a verse or tAvo at the bare mention of 
 the aforesaid factor. Hence the Avriter may be pardoned for quoting a 
 .single verse. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 987 
 
 Mr. served the Third New Hampshire first, at Concord, but did 
 
 jiot follow us to Long Island. There a new man (see later) made attempts 
 to carry on the traffic, but Avith inditterent success ; for the very wildness 
 of the scenery, and our remoteness from civilization, seemed to stimulate 
 the boys to acts of violence — in other words, to raid the sutler, with all those 
 words imply. He followed us to Washin<iton, — at a safe distance though, 
 not going at the same time, — and set up his tent again; but the boys were 
 again panicky ; and this feeling being largely superinduced by the magnifl- 
 cent prices of the goods, they again committed a military otl'ence, and by a 
 preconcerted and joint arrangement dropped his tent, by cutting nearly 
 every guy rope at the same moment. This cruel blow ended the raid 
 business. 
 
 We breatlied easier and temporarily bought our goods elsewhere. But 
 let us go l>ackward a little in history. 
 
 ( )n 27 June 18G1, by General Order 3s, War Department, all regulations 
 regarding the appointment of sutlers were declared " off, '' and that there- 
 after all sutlers be appointed by the Secretary of War. This raised a 
 breeze of no small magnitude, as the Avar was fairl}' well inaugurated, and 
 many sutlers had been appointed and had laid in their stocks of goods, 
 canned and otherwise. This order did n"t get around, so to speak, verj' 
 lively : and it follows that the appointments were made for some time after 
 the date of the order. In fact, the order seemed to go southward, but not 
 northward. 
 
 Gen. Sherman's order of 9 Sept. isfJl (his first order to us) announced 
 the appointment (by the Secretary of War, of course) of Mr. S. F. B. Barr 
 as " sutler to the command," and directed us to receive him as such. 
 
 The little afiair noted al)ove as happening at Washington was probably 
 the cause of an order from Gen. Viele on 1 Oct. 1801, that "a sutler having 
 been appointed for Gen. Sherman's division, he will be entitled to all the 
 rights appertaining to the position, etc." (He referred to Mr. Barr.) 
 
 Sutler or no sutler, we now hie away to Hilton Head, where earlj^ in 
 1862, by General Order 111, War Department, 30 Dec. 18(51, w^e learn that the 
 sutler will no longer have a lien on a soldier's pay for what little knick- 
 nacks he buys of him. 
 
 Sutlers almost without number appeared at Hilton Head, soon after 
 occupation; and we were actually over-sutlered in a general way, though 
 we had no regimental sutler. Quite a town sprung up near Headtiuarters, 
 and the sutlers actually numbered so many, that one street was named — 
 and properly — "Robbers' Row." Though Mr. Barr accompanied the ex- 
 pedition, the influx of other sutlers soon after completely destroyed what 
 individuality he had. For some reason not apparent to the writer. Gen. 
 Sherman announced, by General (Jrder !(!, on ."i March ISC,2, that the Secre- 
 tary of War had revoked the ai)poiutmeut of Mr. Barr, and each regiment 
 would thereafter be permitted to appoint a sutler. None was so appointed 
 for the Third New Hampshire. Many preferred to go to the Head, as it 
 was called, when anything was wanted. 
 
 The absence of a regimental sutler led to all sorts .of trading in the 
 regiment. One would buy a barrel of apples, and peddle them out. Others 
 traded in stationer}', and some traded in bowie knives, others field glasses, 
 others military outfits or parts of such, etc., etc. Other instances have 
 been noted in the history projier. General Order 27, War Department, 21 
 March 1S(;2, provided for the appointment of regimental sutlers through 
 the brigade commanders (if troops were brigaded), the commissioned 
 officers of the regiment to make the selection, aiul the name to be sent to 
 the Ad.iutant-General of the army for appointment. 
 
 This order Avas really an Act of Congress, and it provided a list of 
 articles to be sold ; and as the reader may desire to see the list, here it is : 
 "Apples, dried apples, oranges, tigs, lemons, butter, cheese, milk, syrup, 
 molasses, raisins, emery, crocus, armor oil, soap, shaving soap, pencils, 
 caudles, crackers, wallets, brooms, comforters, boots, pocket looking-glasses, 
 pins, gloves, leather, tin wash-basius, shirt buttons, pocket handkerchiefs, 
 rotten stone, suspenders, scissors, shoe strings, Bristol brick, horn and 
 brass buttons, newspapers, books, tobacco, cigars, pipes, matches, black- 
 
988 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 ing, blacking brushes, clothes brushes, tooth brushes, hair brushes, coarse 
 combs, tine combs, stationery, razors, razor straps, needles, thread, knives. 
 But no intoxicating liquor shall be sold. A list of the goods to be 
 sold to be kept posted in the sutler's tent, a copy to be at headquarters of 
 the iH'igade and regiment, and one sent to Washington. Prices to be fixed 
 by a board composed of the commanding ofiicer of the brigade, and the 
 surgeon, (luartermaster and commissary. The same corresponding ranks 
 to be a board, if a regiment is not attached to a brigade. Sutlers to have 
 a lien on the pay of officers and men of not over one-sixth of their month's 
 pay, for goods sold them within that month. This amount (one-sixth or 
 less) to be charged on the pay-roll, deducted and lianded over to the sutler." 
 
 Sutlers were forbidden (by this act) to sell on credit to more than one- 
 fourth of a man's pay within the month, and they were forbidden to use 
 the quartermaster's wagons for transportation of their goods. 
 
 By General Order 97, War Department, 7 Aug. 1862, sutlers were noti- 
 fied that it was unlawful for postmasters or others to sell a stamped enve- 
 lope for more than its face. Sutlers deemed this a stab at their liberty 
 and a cruel blow to free trade. This was supplemented on 14 Sept. 1862 
 by a War Department order forbidding these geutlemen the further use 
 of regimental wagons. 
 
 By General Order 35, War Department, 7 Feb. 1863, the following list of 
 articles was added to the list allowed to be sold by General Order 27 of 
 1862 : Canned meats, canned oysters, dried beef, smoked tongues, poultry, 
 sauce-pans, uniform clothing (for orticers), socks, trimmings (for uniforms), 
 canned vegetables, fresh vegetables, pepper, mustard, yeast-powder, coft'ee 
 pot (tin), tin plates, tin cups, knives, forks, spoons, shoes, pickles, sardines, 
 bologna sausage, eggs, buckwheat flour, mackerel, codfish, twine, wrapping 
 papers, shirts, drawers. 
 
 A diary mentions a sutler under date of Feb. 1864, as if the regi- 
 ment had one ; and this Avould apparently ])e substantiated by the following, 
 clipped from our Chaplain's diary of 26 March 1864. He says : " Gathered up 
 $8,000 today, and got it ofl" (by express). This is not half as much as I 
 got before we had a sutler." There is a singular tinge of sadness in the 
 words; but evidently the sutler was smiling. 
 
 A diary of 10 Sept. 1864 says : " The sutler of the Sixty-seventh Ohio is 
 to be our sutler, and he is trusting the boys." (The officers guaranteed the 
 bills.) See main story, 9 Oct. 1864, for further mention of the sutler. His 
 name is Lawlor. 
 
 As a diary shows that purchases were made of the Seventh Connecti- 
 cut sutler, C. S. Shattuck, in August and September, 1864, it would appear 
 that Mr. Lawlor was indeed a new man so far as the Third New Hampshire 
 was concerned. As Mr. Lawlor apparently stuck by us until the end, it 
 seems needless to oft'er more than two proofs of the same. A diary of 12 
 March ls(;5 says, " LaAvlor is fixing up his sutler's shop" (at Wilmington). 
 Again, the final muster-out (and pay) rolls contained many evidences of 
 Mr. Lawlor's nearness. "Due Lawlor, sutler, )$4.86"and similar entries 
 were frequent. 
 
 The list of articles to be sold by sutlers was amended at divers times. 
 Condensed milk and other delicacies were added; otherwise the condensed 
 milk hal)it would never have been epidemic in the army. 
 
 " Thou steeledst thy heart 
 While thou didst steal from us; 
 Go hence! Adieu 1 " 
 
 REGIMENTAL HOSPITAL. 
 
 Our hospital department Avas of the best. Money was not spared in 
 the purchase of supplies. One bill, from Codman & Shurtlett', Boston, 
 Mass., amounted to the snug sum of $.'')2S.37. Another bill of supplies, 
 $66.9."). Rollins & Co , apothecaries at Concord, supplies and instruments, 
 $47.95; while another bill amounted to $235.15. This latter contained pre- 
 scriptions, a saw (horrid thought!), gimlet, forceps, a large quantity of 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 989 
 
 that bitter necessary called quinine, and a live gallon keg of Heune6se5'"s 
 bi-andy. All these adjuncts had to be boxed in nice, hand-made boxes, and 
 these (five) cost $30.00. One tent cost .$42.50, and another cost the hand- 
 some sum of $90.00. 
 
 Dr. Albert A. Moulton of Concord Avas our first Surgeon, and Dr. 
 Benj. F. Eaton of Hanover was our tirst Assistant Surgeon. (We were only 
 allowed one assistant at tirst.) These two gentlemen, for awhile at least, 
 presided over our destinies so far as their department was concerned. One 
 man remarked that these gentlemen had a right to use the giuih't if they 
 ever sav a chance. They were ably assisted by the Hospital Steward, Moody 
 
 A. Sawyer, and the following men who were detailed from the comi)anies : 
 Perry Kittredge, Co. B, ward master; Chas. F. French, Sergeant, Co. H, 
 nurse; John L. King, Co. F, nurse; Harrison J. Copp, Co. A, nurse; Arthur 
 Bingham, Co. F, clerk; Geo. Murdough, Co. H, nurse. Of the eight per- 
 sons it may brietiy be stated : Dr. Moulton served till November, 1802, 
 and Dr. Eaton till October, 18G2. Hospital Steward Sawyer served till 
 September, 1862. Perry Kittredge succeeded Sawyer and served till August, 
 1S64 (three years). Sergt. Freuch left the service in March, 18(13. (He 
 did not serve all of the time in the hospital.) King re-enlisted in winter 
 of 18G3-(>4, and on return from furlough again served in the hospital. 
 Copp died at Edisto Island in April, 18G2. Bingham served out the original 
 three years, but was a part of the time a nurse in the General Hospital at 
 Hilton Head and also on the Hospital Steamer Cosmopolitan. Dr. A. J. H. 
 Buzzell of Dover, N.H., came out in September, 18G2, having been appointed 
 Assistant Surgeon under a new provision of law allowing two assistant 
 surgeons to a regiment. The resignation of Dr. Eaton made Buzzell First 
 Assistant within a month ; and within another month Dr. Moulton's dis- 
 charge made Buzzell Surgeon of the regiment. Dr. Daniel Farrar and Dr. 
 Chas". A. Burnham followed closely as Assistant Surgeons, and the oltices 
 were again full. The next change was the discharge of Asst. Surg. Farrar, 
 in May7 1863 ; but the vacancy was soon tilled by the arrival of Dr. Franklin 
 
 B. Kimball. In September, 1864, Asst. Surg. Burnham Avas discharged. 
 This moved Dr. Kimball up to First Assistant Surgeon, and Ave had only 
 two doctors, Buzzell and Kimball, for a long time. Dr. Geo. W. Manter of 
 ^Manchester came to us in May, ISG."), to flit a vacancy caused by the death 
 of Dr. Buzzell in March, 1865, and the consequent advancement of Dr. 
 Kimball to Surgeon. It will be observed that from the time of Dr. Burn- 
 ham's leaving the regiment we only had two surgeons. The depletion of 
 the regiment Avas a sutticient reason for this. 
 
 The Hospital Department of the Third Ncav Hampshire Avas second to 
 none Ave ever met. It attended to its business; Avas on hand at the proper 
 moment; Avas supplied Avith re(|uisites; it had Avhiskey Avith or Avithout 
 an " e," and providentially had it at the particular moment Avhen it Avonld 
 do the most good, as Avituess John's Island, 2 June 18G2. The men selected 
 for duty Avere the best that could be found in the regiment, and there was 
 no dearth of material. Indeed, our hospital Avas of good report and Avell 
 recommended. In proof of this, there Avere several instances Avhere men 
 of other regiments Avere cared for Avithin its Avails. Were Ave about to 
 flght the enemy, the surgeon and proper assistants, Avith needed stimulants, 
 bandages, etc., were at our backs. 
 
 To be sure, the boys had to take enormous (piantities of Dover's poAv- 
 ders and quinine condiments, and make Avry faces; but it Avas a part of the 
 play and Avould have been fatal (!) if omitted. 
 
 Albert D. Scovell of Co. 1 succeeded Perry Kittredge (in August, 18G4) 
 as Hospital StCAvard, and so remained to final muster-out of the regiment. 
 He had become thoroughly qualilicd for the position, by long experience in 
 the hospital, as nurse and in other capacities. The nurses and attendants 
 changed as did the surgeons, and it is almost impossible to note each 
 change as it occurred. As those Avho served in this important branch did 
 good service, they are entitled at least to mention. The following is as 
 nearly correct and full as it is possible to make it, and the list eml)races all 
 Avho served in any of the various capacities recpiired and not heretofore 
 named : — 
 
990 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Co. A : David H. Grannis, J. ^Y. Hill (clerk). 
 
 Co. B : John M. Haines (Corporal at one time), J. M. Walker, Wm. H. 
 Sleeper, J. Currier (cook). 
 
 Co. D : G. W. Barlin, G. H. Weber. 
 
 Co. F : L. N. Jackman (afterward Corporal, Serjeant and Adjutant), G. 
 A. Allen, G. B. Bingham (afterward Regimental Quartermaster), A. Curbv, 
 E. F. Hodgdou, W.G. Willard, J. H. Rhodes, Chas. Lay, Wm. A. Swallow. 
 
 Co. G: I. I. York. 
 
 Co. H: Stephen S. Fitield, D. S. Morrison. 
 
 Co. I : Geo. Lang, Sergt. R. B. Richardson. 
 
 Geo. Beultner of Co. F served as Acting Hospital Steward during 
 Scovell's furlough in 186.J. 
 
 Some time prior to the movement of the regiment on the Fort Fisher 
 expedition, the regimental hospital practically ceased to exist as an insti- 
 tution, though keeping up a semblance (a tent or two). When it went to 
 North Carolina, the "stock in trade" was carried in what Avas called a 
 pannier, which was a trunk-like box containing several trays, in which re- 
 posed with more or less quietness the various tools and appliances of sur- 
 geonic war, together with bandages, powders and other little knick-knacks 
 that always gladdened a soldier's heart to set eyes upon. This pannier was 
 carried by hand, and close up to the danger line. The steward and attend- 
 ants at this period kept a liberal supply of pills, etc., in their various 
 capacious pockets, ready for immediate use. 
 
 THE COLORS AND COLOR GUARD. 
 
 When the regiment was making its best appearance, as it aimed to do 
 on all occasions of more than usual ceremony, the formation of the color 
 guard was thus : — 
 
 [Front.] 
 
 State flag. Nat'l flag. 
 
 Corporal. Sergeant. Sergeant. Corporal. 
 
 Corporal. Corporal. Corporal. Corporal. 
 
 Corporal. Corporal. 
 
 [Rear.] ' 
 But on ordinary occasions the color guard was like this : — 
 [Front.'] 
 
 Nat I flag. 
 
 Corporal. Sersreant. Corporal. 
 
 Corporal. Corporal. Corporal. 
 
 Corporal. Corporal. Corporal. 
 
 [near.] 
 
 The various flags which the regiment became possessed of were : — 
 First, 29 Aug. 18(!1, Concord, N. H., State and National flags, by Gov. Berry. 
 Second, 25 Sept. 18G1, Washington, D. C, National flag, by Ladies of 
 
 Hempstead, L. I. This flag Avas carried back to Ncav Hampshire by 
 
 the men Avhose terms expired in August, 1864. (See main story.) 
 Third, 10 Oct. isfil, Annapolis, Md., National flag, by Mrs. Gen. Viele. 
 Fourth, May, (>'>, Wilmington, N. C, State and National flags, from State of 
 
 NcAV Hampshire. 
 
 Privates Joseph Hanlon and Fred A. Warren, both of Co. K, Avere 
 right and left general guides, and Clark Scruton of K Avas the center guide. 
 
THIKD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 991 
 
 The original color guard was : — 
 
 Corp. James Cassidy, Sei'gt. Joseph W. Akerraan, Corp. Geo. W. Burnham, 
 Co. K. Co. D. Co. H. 
 
 \_B('arer.'\ 
 Corp. Zeri S. Sager, Co. F. Corp. 
 
 Corp. Corp. 
 
 The following served in the color guard at various times and for 
 varying periods : — 
 
 Co. A: Corporals John N. Chase, John W. Evans, Luke Leaf, Jas. G. 
 Furnald. 
 
 Co. B : Sergt. Geo. H. Giddings (bearer a short time), Corporals J. H. 
 Edminster (afterward Sergeant), J. W. Leavitt, John M. Haines. 
 
 Co. C: Corporal Geo. A. Woodburn (afterward Sergeant and Bearer), 
 Sergt. Thomas Cassidy, Corp. James Quinlan. 
 
 Co. D: Sergeants J. W. .\kernian (first bearer), Jonathan H. Dow 
 (second bearer), Corporals Charles Rowe, C. W. Smith, Abram Dow, John 
 M. Mallon. 
 
 Co. E : Sergt. Converse D. McDonald (bearer). Corporals Royal Scales, 
 Jr., Marquis L. Holt, Samuel Small, Wm. F. Millett, Peter Hennessey. 
 
 Co. F : Corp. Ard Scott. 
 
 Co. G : Sergt. Hollis D. Emerson (bearer a short time). 
 
 Co. H : Corporals Geo. AV. Burnham (bearer a short time), John Real 
 (afterward Sergeant; bearer from 18 Feb. 186.5 to end). 
 
 Co. I : Cori:)orals A. D. Scovell, Marshall P. Hawkins, Hiram P. Murphy, 
 Sergt. Geo. Davis (bearer from 16 Aug. 1864 to Fort Fisher; bearer only). 
 
 Co. K: Corporals James Cassidy (bearer at James Island), Daniel W. 
 Gilbert, Lloyd G. Gale, Lewis Ladd, Sergt. J. P. Brown (bearer Avhile re- 
 enlisted men were away). 
 
 Sergt. J. W. Akerman carried the colors till we reached Washington, 
 D.C., when he was taken sick and was too weak for such muscular work. 
 From New York to Washington the State colors were boxed; and the 
 National colors Avere furled Avhile passing through Baltimore. Private 
 Jonathan N. Dow, familiarly called " Jonty" Dow, succeeded him and was 
 promoted to Sergeant {ince Rand, left at Concord and reported to have 
 deserted, l)ut not yet dropped) and appointed to the position of Color Ser- 
 geant (no such rank). The Adjutant-General's Report shows Dow to have 
 been appointed 1 Nov. 1861 (on the high seas). Doav served till his decease 
 in February, 1862 (disease). Corp. Cassidy of K, one of the original guard, 
 then took the colors and was bearer till relieved, ;5 April 1862, by Sergt. 
 Converse B. McDonald of E. The various bearers and guards it Is quite 
 difficult to trace to a certainty. Sergt. Hollis D. Emerson of I) carried the 
 colors for a time, and so did Sergt. Geo. H. Giddings of Co. B (afterward 
 commissioned). 
 
 Sergt. (Jeo. A. Woodl)urn of Co. C Avas the bearer on 16 .Vug. 1864, 
 in that memorable right, and then and there laid down his life. Corp. Rowe 
 of D and Corp. Murphy of Co. I were of the guard at the time, and they 
 Avith others succeeded in bringing off the colors. Corp. ]Murphy had the 
 temerity to refuse to deliver the colors to an unknown officer, Avho made a 
 semi-demand for them, on the pretence that he could and Avould save the 
 aforesaid colors. To all this Corp. Murphy told the officer, in language not 
 to be misunderstood or misinterpreted, that after Murphy Avas dead, the 
 officer might try once more; l)ut for that present time he'd better relin(|uish 
 the attempt, Avaive his rank and get down and out. Lieut. Dodge and 
 Capt. Houghton and others Avere near by and Avere ready to -lend a hand" 
 had it been found that Corp. ]\Iurphy, backed by his assistants (of the 
 guard), had been found Avanting. (Corp. IMurphy of Co. I only with colors 
 about three or four days, including the action of 16 Aug. 1864.) 
 
 Sergt. Geo. H. Davis of Co. I Avas bearer after Fort Fisher (length 
 of time uncertain). 
 
992 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 The Viele flag is said to have been in action for the flrst time on 16 
 Aug. 1864, and liad sixty bnllet holes, beside two in the staff. 
 
 Sergt. Woodburn of Co. C bore the colors 10 and 18 Jnly 1863 and 
 7 Sept. 1863, in the latter case planting them on Fort Gregg (evacuated). 
 
 It was considered an honor to belong to the color guard. In battle it 
 was a position of especial danger ; but the honor was supposed to ott'set 
 this danger. It was a rallying point, and the colors were looked for for 
 that purpose, Avhen more or less confusion reigned or the boom of cannon 
 was so deafening as to make it entirely useless to shout any order. " Rally 
 round the flag, boys," etc., was applicable, with no stretch of the imagina- 
 tion. 
 
 General Order 4, War Department, 18 Jan. 1862, provided that guidons 
 and camp colors should all be made like the U.S. flag : with stars and stripes. 
 
 General Order 0, War Department, 4 Jan. 1864. (See January, 1864, 
 Supplement for hospital and ambulance flags.) 
 
 General Order 19, issued from Ileadcjuarters of the Army, Adjutant- 
 General's Office, was as follows : — 
 
 Washington, Feb. 22, 1862. 
 
 The following order has been received from the War Department : — 
 
 It is ordered that there shall be inscribed upon the colors and guidons 
 of all regiments and batteries in the service of the United States the names 
 of the battles in which they have borne a meritorious part. These names 
 will also be placed on the Army Register at the head of the list of officers of 
 each regiment. 
 
 It is expected that troops so distinguished will regard their colors as 
 representing the honor of their corps, to be lost only with their lives, and 
 that those not yet entitled to such a distinction will not rest satisfied until 
 they have won it by their discipline and courage. 
 
 The General commanding the Army will, under the instructions of this 
 Department, take the necessary steps to carry out this order. 
 
 By command of Maj.-Gen. McClellan. 
 
 L. Thomas, Adjutnnt-Ge neraJ . 
 
 REGIMENTAL BAND. 
 
 Gustavus W. Ingalls Avas authorized to recruit twenty-four for the 
 band, but only enlisted twenty-two beside himself — twenty-three in all. 
 
 Section 7 of the Act of Congress, promulgated by General Order 49, War 
 Department, 3 Aug. 1861, provided " .... and the leaders of the band shall 
 receive the same pay and emoluments as second lieutenants of infantry." 
 The language quoted — and the writer has the Act before him as he writes 
 — certainly meant that a band should have more than one leader, and it was 
 so interpreted at the time ; and accordingly Mr. Ingalls was commissioned 
 by Gov. Berry as Band Master, and (later) D. Arthur Brown was dulj' 
 commissioned by His Excellency as Second Leader. Mr. Ingalls had at once 
 put on the insignia, etc., of a second lieutenant, and later Mr. BroAvn; and 
 both expected the pay thereunto belonging. This condition of things re- 
 mained undisturbed till the flrst paying oft" of the regiment on the Steamer 
 Athiiiti<', ort" Fort Monroe, October, 1861. The dream Avas over; the pay- 
 master insisted that there was no law authorizing more than one leader, 
 and Mr. Brown was obliged to surrender. 
 
 State of New Hampshire, Concord, 31 July 1861. 
 To Gustavus W. Ingalls, Esq. 
 
 Sir : You are hereby authorized to enlist twenty-four men as musicians 
 into the service of the State of Ncav Hampshire, to be afterward mustered 
 into the service of the United States, to serve for three years unless sooner 
 discharged .... By order of His Excellency, 
 
 Nathaniel S. Berry, Governor. 
 Anthony Colby, Adjntant-Ginieral . 
 
 (Note.— Mr. Ingalls himself was actually included in the twenty-four.) 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 993 
 
 Geoeral Order 15, War Department, 4 May 1861, provided for regi- 
 mental bauds for infantry, but failed to give the number of men. (See Pay 
 Table.) This little defect of numbers was remedied by an Act of Cougress, 
 approved 22 July (just in time for Third New Hampshire), and promulgated 
 by General Order 4<J, War Department, 3 Aug. 1861. This Act fixed thelium- 
 ber of the band at 24. 
 
 Mr. Ingallswore during his entire service a second lieutenant's uniform 
 and insignia, and was accepted by everybody as an officer. ( )n the rolls he 
 was borne as a musician, as the band Avas borne as twenty-four musicians. 
 And right here let us see the pay arrangement, which was peculiar. First 
 let it be stated that the arrangement of the band originally was on the basis 
 of tW'O leaders: first, Gustavus W. Ingalls; second, D. Arthur Brown. 
 This was at first acquiesced in and the band arranged their own pay {I.e., 
 the division of it). Having drawn their pay, by classes, as the laAv pro- 
 vided, they pooled it and made another division ; and there was no one to 
 molest or make them afraid in this division. 
 
 Gustavus W. Ingalls, Leader . . Eb Cornet 
 
 D. Arthur Brown, Second Leader, Eb Cornet 
 
 Carl Krebs Eb Clarinet 
 
 H. S. Hamilton Bb Cornet 
 
 J. A. Dadmun Eb Alto . 
 
 S. F. Brown 
 
 J. W. Plummer .... 
 
 2d Lt. 
 34 
 34 
 34 
 34 
 
 Bb Tenor 34 
 
 Eb Bass 34 
 
 J. H. Caswell Tenor Drum 
 
 C. H. White Bb Bass . 
 
 P. F. Parkhurst Bb Clarinet . 
 
 N. W. Gove Fife . . 
 
 J. A. Baker Bb Cornet 
 
 Henry Stark Eb Cornet 
 
 F. M. Hughes Bb Cornet 
 
 H. F. Brown Bb Tenor 
 
 C. E. Burnham Eb Bass . . 
 
 J. R. Sanborn Eb Alto . . 
 
 P. Welcome Bass Drum . 
 
 G. L. Lovejoy Cymbals . . 
 
 J. C. Linehan Bb Bass . . 
 
 Geo. E. Flanders Eb Bass . . 
 
 J. C. Mitchell Eb Alto . , 
 
 X. M. Gove Tenor Drum 
 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 
 2d Lt. 
 34 
 28 
 28 
 28 
 28 
 28 
 22 
 22 
 22 
 22 
 22 
 22 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 17 
 
 ti Sergts. of Engineers, 34 = 204 
 
 <; Corporals of Engineers, 20 = 120 
 
 10 Prs.( 1st Class) of Engs. 17= \1(\ 
 
 22 
 
 494 
 
 1 at 34 = 34 
 
 5 at 28 = 140 
 
 G at . . ,^;u . . . 22= 132 
 
 G at 20= 120 
 
 4 at 17 = (18 
 
 22 
 
 4!)4 
 
 The first adverse order concerning regimental bands was by General 
 Order !>1, War Depactment, 2G Oct. 18Gi, forbidding the further enlistment 
 of regimental bands, and directing that all members of bands then in the 
 service, who Avere not actually musicians, should be at once discharged by 
 regimental commanders and no vacancies filled. 
 
 The band was in demand for funerals and for serenades. Its music 
 drew tears or cheers. 'Twas an inspiration to all who stepped to its music, 
 whether at dress-parade, review, or on the march. The weariness of a 
 march was largely diminished by its cheering notes. A Avriter says of it : 
 " The old Third New Hampshire never camped anywhere while the band 
 existed, that it (the band) did not attract unusual attention, by the superi- 
 ority of its music; and I have no doul)t that the pride tluis created in the 
 breasts of the boys had not a little to do with making them the good soldiers 
 they were on the field." When the regiment went foraging to Blufllon. " on 
 
994 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 de main," live of tlie band accompanied as volunteers : Hamilton as bugler 
 for the expedition, and J). Arthur Brown, John C. Liuehau, J. A. Dadmun 
 and C. E. Burnhani — the four latter "with muskets and with Co. F. The 
 only casualties on the expedition were among those inferior animals which 
 divide the hoof and chew not the cud, and some which did chew the cud. 
 
 While at Hilton Head (first time), Col. Fellows, being Commander of the 
 Post, felt (juite at liberty to get all the " play" he could at Headciuarters, 
 and did so, our baud being shown on various state occasions as the greatest 
 natural curiosity on Hilton Head. 
 
 On removal of the regiment to Edisto, in April, 1862, Col. Fellows again 
 was awarded the position of Commander of the Post, and his good taste 
 suggested (selected) one of the best plantations, convenient to the wharf 
 and lines of connnnnication ; and having made this wise selection, he opined 
 that a band of about the size and quality of that possessed by the Third 
 New Hampshire Avas the correct thing to have at Headquarters of the Post, 
 and he ordered it to stay there with him, while the regiment trudged on into 
 the interior. The regiment did n't like it. Col. Jackson did n't like it, and 
 on more than one occasion sent doAvn (from Headquarters of regiment at 
 Mitchell's) for the band to " come up." It did n't come, though, until Col. 
 Fellows went home the latter part of April on leave. The Colonel was 
 always partial to music, particularly that of a super-excellent quality ; and 
 we forgave him, ottsetting our disappointment with the fact of the compli- 
 ment to the band. 
 
 The band next appears, aside from its regular playing, on John's 
 Island, at the Sugar Plantation, where we had a grand review of all the 
 troops of the expetlition. We were weary, nigh unto death, as we then 
 thought — in fact had not more than got half rested from our terrible march 
 of the 2d ; but the music of the band as it struck upon our ears in that 
 dismal, dreary, God-forsaken place, lifted us at once out of our Aveariness 
 and cheered us along in the aforesaid review, which we all thought Avas 
 sheer nonsense and Avorse than useless. 
 
 We And the band next at its most trying period, at the Imttle of James 
 Island, Secessionville, 1(1 June 1862 — the first battle of the regiment and 
 the last battle of the band. The baud laid its instruments aside, and taking- 
 stretchers they did noble service in removing the dead and Avounded, and 
 assisted the Surgeon (Eaton) in every Avay they could. It is related of one 
 (Linehau) that he repeated the Litany to a Avouuded and dying soldier of the 
 TAventy-eighth Massachusetts (an Irish regiment), in the absence of the 
 confessor, and at the dying man's recpiest. The Avounded from all regi- 
 ments had been gathered substantially in one place, and the regiment of the 
 dying man Avas at the moment a mile or tAvo distant. The valuable services 
 of our band at this particular battle Avill never be forgotten. We noAV 
 approach the end of our band and of its s'tory. 
 
 General Order 91, War Depai-tment, 29 July 1862, announced an Act of 
 Congress, approved 17 July, Avhicli repealed the Act of 1861, authorizing 
 regimental bands, and directed all such to l)e mustered out Avithin thirty 
 days after passage of the Act. But it also provided that Avhere men had 
 been transferred from the companies to the band, they should be re-trans- 
 ferred to their companies The Act gave but one chance to survive, and 
 that Avas that the 'innsiria)i)< of regimental bands may be (Avith their consent) 
 transferred to brigade bands, to l)e formed under same Act, at discretion 
 of brigade commanders. None expressed such a desire. There Avere sev- 
 eral men Avho had been transferred as indicated above, and for the moment 
 they flattered themselves Avitli the idea that they Avere going to America Avith 
 the others. One Avas transferred about the time the Act Avas passed ; and 
 it may fairly be assumed that he hoped for a free pass North, it having been 
 rumored during July that all bands Avere to be dispensed Avith. 
 
 It should not be omitted from their history that in July, 1862, on the 
 return of the regiment to Hilton Head from James Island, and the regiment 
 Avas divided around among the plantations, our band Avent to Graham's 
 Plantation, the Headquarters of the regiment (Co. B there, too). The band 
 occupied one of the buildings. 
 
THIED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 995 
 
 The deatli-Avarrant of our beloved band was issued August 27, directing 
 Capt. R. H. Jackson, Third U.S. Artillery, to muster them out on the 81st. 
 But very few changes had taken place in the original band. It had no re- 
 cruits save by transfer as indicated. The only increase from beyond the 
 regiment was by the transfer of John W. Odlin "from the Second New Hamp- 
 shire Volunteers, in October, 1861, who took the place of Nathan W. Gove 
 (father of the tAvo drummer boys — one with band, and one Avith E), 
 appointed second principal musician (this office is distinct from the band). 
 Samuel F. Brown had ])een discharged for disability in February and John 
 W. Pknnraer same in Jaimary, and John W. Odlin had been "discharged 
 (April) by a War Department order. 
 
 And noAv Ave come to the tinal ceremonies. At II a.m., at Post Head- 
 quarters, Hilton, Head, our noble and musical baud Avas mustered out, and 
 declared to be no more. It being regular muster-day it had, previous to this 
 little bit of ceremony, played at guard mount at 8 a.m., and also played the 
 Third Ncav Hampshire into line for its OAvn muster. The boys could have 
 cried. With a little eft'ort on the part of some " speechifier " in the right 
 direction, just at that time, our tear reservoirs AVQuld have been disrupted, 
 and the Hoav thereof Avould have moistened the sands of Hilton Head. AVe 
 loved that band, and Ave parted from it reluctantly. We feel in duty bound 
 to foUoAv it closely until it actually left the Department. 
 
 They Avere not paid off till the 2d of September ; and though mustered 
 out 31 August, the monthly returns did not actually drop them till 1 Sep- 
 tember. The Steamer Star of the South took these gentlemanly musicians 
 on board on the 2d and started North at 5 p.m. They had previously turned 
 over their instruments to Col. Jackson. There Avas some (piestion at the 
 time as to the actual OAvnership of the instruments ; and after our players 
 had got on board, Col. Jackson sent his orderly (Gilbert of K) to ask if they 
 Avould like to take their instruments. An affirmative ansAver of course, 
 and back he Avent after them. Meantime the steamer had sailed, and a tug 
 Avas sent Avith the instruments, overhauling the Star of the Sottth in the 
 outer harbor. 
 
 At muster-out there Avere tAvo of the band sick in the General Hospital 
 at Hilton Head. At the earnest solicitation of Band Leader Ingalls, assisted 
 by Col. Jackson, these tAvo men, Frank Hughes and N. M. Gove (man and 
 boy, really) Avere permitted to go home Avith the others. The boy Gove 
 Avas really too sick to be moved Avith safetj". 
 
 Good-bye, Band. (See Second Brigade Band.) 
 
 SECOND BRIGADE BAND. 
 
 This band Avas so closely allied to our OAvn, being formed largely of 
 its former members, it is considered not onlj' polite but properto give them 
 a place in the history of the Third Ncav Ilampshii'c Volunteers. It Avas or- 
 ganized at Concord, N. II., 1(» Feb. 1863, by Gustavus W. Ingalls, under in- 
 structions from the Adjutant-General's office, Washington, I). C, dated 12 
 Dec. 1862. The Band AA'ent to Department of the South, and though techni- 
 cally it Avas the " Second Brigade Band, Tenth Army Corps," it soon became 
 knoAvn as the Post Band, and Avas paid in part out of the post fund. A 
 muster and pay roll shows its composition : — 
 
 Leader: GiistavnsW. Ingalls. 
 
 First Class : Chas. N. Tottingham, Lorenzo M. Currier, Geo. C. Perkins, 
 Phineas Parkhurst. 
 
 Second C/nss: Cyrus C. Currier, Samuel D. Trussell, James Allison, 
 Freeman D. Batchelder. 
 
 Third Class: AndrcAv L. Lane, Nathan M. Gove, Francis H. Pike, Jacob 
 R. Foster, Samuel F. BroAvn, John O. Davis, Albert G. Furber. 
 
 Detailed (from regiments) : Geo. B. Lang, Co. I, Third NeAv Hamp- 
 shire Volunteers : Horace L. Davis, Co. E, Third Ncav Hampshire Volun- 
 teers ; John Rhell, Co. D, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania ; Martin L. Nute, Co. K, 
 Third Ncav Hampshire A'olunteers. These four appear flrst time on 31 Oct. 
 1863 roll. 
 
996 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Uiri'il : L. V. Huse, D. A. Brown, Jabez Smith, Jean White, D. O'Brien, 
 John C. Mitchell, John Murdock, Henry Murphy, Frank W. Davis, Henry 
 F. Brown, B. C. Stevens. 
 
 Bemiits : Albert Aspiuwall, Jonathan C. Lane, Henry Stark, Geo. W. 
 Boody, Warren S. Russell, David F. Thompson, Frederick Hofiman. These 
 seven recruits were for third class, and for one year only, and all joined in 
 September, 18fi-t. 
 
 The pay of these band men was peculiar. In several cases the post 
 fund paid wholly, and in others the same fund paid partially. Uncle Sam 
 had to pay the rest. A few of the third class were promoted to second 
 class. The names of several of our old band will be readily recognized. 
 
 In the case of Nute of Co. K, he catered to the stomachic wants of 
 the band wholly, and was a player of several instruments in his line. No 
 attempt will here be made to give the individual history of these men. 
 
 The band did excellent service at Hilton Head, and assumed that that 
 was its particular spot to remain upon. It played on the pier evenings, it 
 played at the General Hospital to cheer the patients, it played at the Head- 
 quarters of the Department to cheer the Commanding General, and it played 
 Avhenever any officer of considerable rank entertained his friends. Indeed, 
 it was sometimes wanted at two places at the same time ; and such cases had 
 to be gotten over in a diplomatic way. Ingalls was always equal to the 
 emergency. 
 
 It should have been stated that Lieut. Dow of the Third New Hamp- 
 shire recruited (in New Hampshire) a part of this band; and these first to 
 arrive, with Lieut. Dow and Band Master Ingalls, were the nucleus of the 
 larger band that was to be. The following is a part of the band's history : — 
 
 Headquarters U.S. Forces, 
 
 Hilton Head, S. C, 10 March 1863. 
 Mr. Ingalls, Band Master of the Second Brigade Band, is authorized 
 to enlist five additional members for his band, and to pay to them all, if 
 necessary, first class pay ; the surplus above second or third class pay to be 
 made up from the post fund. He is also authorized to hire not to exceed 
 five good musicians, at not exceeding $50 a month, to add to his band. He 
 also^ill buy at Wm. Hall & Sons, in New Hampshire, instruments to the 
 amount of !$400. (Signed) Alfred H. Terky, 
 
 Brig.-Gen., Commanding Post. 
 
 Headquarters U. S. Forces, 
 
 Hilton Head, S. C, 25 May ISGS. 
 Lieut. F. a. Wilcoxson, Post Quartermaster. 
 
 Lieutenant: The Colonel Commanding directs that you receive from 
 the Quartermaster of the Third New Hampshire Volunteers, the instruments 
 now used by the Post Band, bearing them on your returns as public property, 
 and that you will hold ]\[r. Ingalls, the Leader of the band, responsible for 
 their safe keeping. Very respectfully, etc., 
 
 (Signed) S. S. Stevens, 
 
 2(1 Lieut. Sixth Conn., A. A. A.-(t. 
 
 HEADCiUARTEKS ThIUD NeW HAMPSHIRE VOU'NTEERS, 
 
 ,, ^ Botany Bay Island, S. C, 27 ]\Lay 1863. 
 
 Mr. Ingalls. •' 
 
 Dear Sir : I have the honor to inform you that if you will call on the Post 
 Commander at Hilton Head (Col. Chatfield), he will issue an order for the 
 Post Quartermaster to receive the instruments from you, and give you re- 
 ceipts for the same. Be sure and get triplicate receipts, and send two (2) 
 of them to C. H. Roberts, Agent for the State of New Hampshire, at Avenue 
 House, Washington, D. C, and retain the other. 
 
 It is highly necessary that the matter should be attended to immedi- 
 ately, so as to enable the Agent at Washington to settle up the affairs of 
 the State. Very respectfully, John H. Jackson, 
 
 D. Eldredge, Clerk. Colonel Third New Hampshire Vols. 
 
 Note. — Ingalls' diary shows the instruments turned over 13 June 1863, 
 at Hilton Head; but apparently did not get receipt till 21 Aug. 1863, at 
 Morris Island, from Capt. Burns, Post Quartermaster. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 9«»7 
 
 Headquarters U. S. Forces, 
 
 Hilton Head, S. C, 8 Sept. isfi;}. 
 
 At a Post Council of Administration, .... Lieut. -Col. J. C. Camp- 
 bell, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Lieut. -Col. John Frieze, Third Rhode 
 Island Artillery, Lieut. -Col. A. G. Bennett, Third South Carolina Volun- 
 teers It was Resolved : 
 
 Whereas, It appears that the Second Brigade Band, now adopted as a 
 Post Band, is not composed of a surticient number of musicians for a 
 field band, and that many of the instruments are in need of repairs. There- 
 fore, 
 
 BesoJped, That this council recommends that the Band Master be per- 
 mitted to hire, at reasonable Avages, ten additional musicians, and to have 
 the instruments, such as need it, repaired; also, that he be authorized to 
 purchase instruments for the ten additional musicians, the amount to be 
 expended for instruments not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars : and we 
 further recommend that all reasonaljle expenses be paid for sending a man 
 North, to procure musicians, instruments, and for the repair of such in- 
 struments as need it. 
 
 [Approved by Commander of Post.] 
 
 Ingalls started at once for the North. <)nir> Sept. 1863, Gen. Terry 
 wrote to him at Concord, N. H., inclosing a letter to the (Quartermaster 
 at New York, requesting transportation from New York to Hilton Head, on 
 a Government steamer, for such men as Ingalls shall engage. In the letter 
 to Ingalls he said, " ten men are to be hired, at reasonable prices," etc. 
 
 It has been briefly suggested that this band thought Hilton Head its 
 home; but this idea was rudely set at naught l3y Gen. Gillmore when he 
 ordered it to Morris Island. This was a few days after the assault on Wag- 
 ner, and the General evidently thought a little music would rest him. The 
 band and its leader were " up in arms." They assumed that they could n't 
 be ordered hither and thither. For the moment they gained the day ; but a 
 few days later a peremptory order sent them to Morris Island, Avhere they 
 arrived 31 July ls63, and were soon able to play for the General Command- 
 ing and others as well. 
 
 The Third New Hampshire boys were overjoyed ; for we yet called it 
 " our band." These music dispensers tilled a place none others could. 
 
 On the very day of the occupation of Fort Wagner, 7 Sept. 1803, Ingalls 
 left Morris Island to go North again to recruit his band, returning IS Oct. 
 1863. The band remained in service till 4 July 1M(',,5, Avhen it was discharged 
 at Hilton Head, and disbanded on its arrival in New York. Meantime it had 
 played a great deal, not only on Morris Island, during and after the siege, 
 at Folly Island, while Gen. Gillmore had his Ileadcjuarters there, and at 
 Hilton Head again ; but it took a conspicuous part in the celebration at 
 Fort Sumter, 14 April 1865, at the restoration of the old flag. It was a 
 gala day for the band, and a good round-up of their service. At that time 
 the Third New Hampshire Avas in Wilmington, N. C, and had suftered 
 much by extremely active service. 
 
 On the final departure of the baud from Hilton Head, Mr. Ingalls re- 
 ceived a very complimentary letter from Maj. Wm. T. M. Burger, A. A.-G. 
 of the Department, saying, among other things, " We never expect to see 
 such another as Ingalls' Post Band here again." 
 
 The compliments showered upon this liand were practically numberless. 
 
 SIGNAL CORPS. 
 
 The technical name of this important branch of the service Avas the 
 '• U. S. Signal Corjis " ; but the " U. S." Avas prefixed only Avhen it was offi- 
 cially reciuired. This system Avas the means of rapid communication l)e- 
 tAveen distant points, or ([uite near, as tlie case might be. Tlie olHcers and 
 men attached to the Corps, wliether actually belonging to it or detailed for 
 service in it, Avere as a rule selected. The duty reipiired intelligence, (piick 
 perception, activity, good eyesight, bravery. Signal stations Avere gener- 
 
998 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 ally established upou lilgh points or places, such as tops of houses, iu high 
 trees, upon hilltops, on specially constructed towers, in the rigging of ves- 
 sels, etc. By day the messages were sent by the waving of a flag, at night 
 by the waving of a torch. 
 
 The alphabet of the code in general use during the war (there were 
 others of course for special occasions, and gotten up for specific purposes) 
 was as follows : — 
 
 A, 
 
 22 
 
 I, 
 
 1 
 
 Q, 
 
 1211 
 
 Y, 111 
 
 
 B, 
 
 2112 
 
 J, 
 
 1122 
 
 R, 
 
 211 
 
 Z, 2222 
 
 
 c. 
 
 121 
 
 K, 
 
 2121 
 
 s. 
 
 212 
 
 &, 1111 
 
 
 «, 
 
 222 
 
 L, 
 
 221 
 
 T, 
 
 2 
 
 ing, 2212 
 
 
 E, 
 
 12 ■ 
 
 M, 
 
 1221 
 
 u, 
 
 112 
 
 tion, 1112 
 
 
 E, 
 
 2221 
 
 N, 
 
 11 
 
 V, 
 
 1222 
 
 End of word, 3 
 
 
 G, 
 
 2211 
 
 0, 
 
 21 
 
 w, 
 
 1121 
 
 End of sentence, 
 
 33 
 
 H, 
 
 122 
 
 P, 
 
 1212 
 
 X, 
 
 2122 
 
 End of message. 
 
 333 
 
 As a key to the way these numbers read, one example will sutiice : B 
 is two, one, one, two, and not twenty-one hundred and tAvelve. A wave of 
 the flag to the right, from perpendicular to horizontal, meant o)n' : same to 
 left meant tv-o ; while the three was made by afmnt movement. 
 
 To illustrate further, the signal agreed upon at Fort Fisher to " change 
 direction " (this was specially agreed upon between Terry and Porter) Avas 
 2211 (two, tAvo, one, one). In the code this is simply the letter G. Terry's 
 signal o'fRcer at the proper moment Avaved his torch tAvice to the left, and 
 then tAvice to the right. Tliat Avas all there Avas of it ; and those Avho saw 
 the immediate change in direction of fire from the fleet say it Avas a most 
 magnificent spectacle, and like the sAveep of the tail of an immense comet. 
 
 A regular sentence required time to fiag it. From the very nature of 
 their duties, the Signal Corps Avas iu constant danger ; for the rebels had 
 eyes, and it is positively asserted that they read many of our messages. In 
 a retreat or an advance the Signal Corps Avas very near the front, and it per- 
 formed service there and elseAvhere of almost inestimable value. 
 
 The men of the Third Ncav Hampshire Avho Avere transferred to the 
 Signal Corps Avill be found under the " Transfers." 
 
 The companies thus losing men Avere A, 1 : B, 2 ; I, 4. 
 
 The oflicers Avho Avere detailed from the Third Ncav Hampshire Avere 
 Lieuts. M. P. HaAvkins, John M. Head and Frank L. Morrill, the latter los- 
 ing his life while so detailed. 
 
 TENTH ARMY CORPS. 
 
 This Corps at first consisted wholly of the troops in the Department 
 of the South; and these troops Avere first declared to be the Tenth Army 
 Corps by General Order 123, of the War Department, dated 3 Sept. 18G2, and 
 promulgated iu the Department on 17 Sept. 18(52, by Gen. [Mitchell's first 
 General Order 40, assuming command. The first attempt at change Avas in 
 February, 18G3, when Foster's troops of the Eighteenth Corps Avere lying in 
 the harbor. Gen. Hunter ordered their amalgamation Avith the Tenth Army 
 Corps, but Avas obliged later to modify the order, and the Eighteenth Army 
 Corps did not lose its designation. 
 
 The first change of location Avas AA'hen, in April, 1864, the major part of 
 the troops iu the Department of the South Avere sent to Virginia. The 
 rendezvous Avas at Gloucester Point, Va., and there Ave find three divisions, 
 — Terry's, Turner's and Ames', — Avith a force present for duty of l(;,si2 
 infantry, 1,114 artillery, and 4G guns. The detaching of troops to reinforce 
 the troops Avho fought at Cold Hlirbor (detached shortly after the DreAvry's 
 Blutt' actions) operated in such a Avay as to dissolve the Third Division ; 
 but on the I'Jth of June a division of the Ohio 100 days men Avas tempo- 
 rarily attached to the Tenth Corps and designated as the Third Division. 
 
 On 3 Dec. 18(14, the Tenth Army Corps lost its identity (see TAventj'- 
 fourth Corps). 
 
 The Corps AA'as revived again iu March, 18G5, in North Carolina, and 
 Avas composed of Birge's First Division of three brigades from Grover's 
 Division, Nineteenth Army Corps; Ames' Second Division of Avhitc troops, 
 Avhich fought at Fort Fisher; Paine's Third DiAision of colored troops 
 AvhoUy, and Abbott's separate brigade : in all 12,099 men. 
 
THIRD NEW IIAilPSHIRE REGIMENT. 991) 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. 
 
 COMMANDKUS. 
 
 Rank. Name. From To 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Thos. W. Sherman Nov. (!1 31 March 02 
 
 Maj.-Gen. David Hunter 31 March 02 5 Sept. 02 
 
 Brio. -Gen. * James M. Brannan .5 Sept. G2 17 Sept. 62 
 
 Maj.-Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchel 17 Sept. 62 27 Oct. 62 
 
 Brig. -Gen. * James M. Braunan 27 Oct. 62 20 Jan. 63 
 
 Maj.-Gen. David Hunter 20 Jan. (i3 12 June 63 
 
 Brig. -Gen. Qnincy A. Gilhuore 12 June 63 22 Sept. 63 
 
 Maj.-Gen. Qnincy .\. Gillmore 22 Sept. 63 1 May 64 
 
 Brig. -Gen. *Jolm P. Hatch 1 May 64 26 May 64 
 
 Maj.-Gen. John G. Foster 26 :May 64 9 Feb. 65 
 
 Maj.-Gen. Qnincy A. GiUmore Feb. 65 (see end) 
 
 Gen. Gillmore appears in command as late as 27 June 1865. 
 
 * Temporary appointments. 
 
 The Department of the South Avas created by General Order 26, Adju- 
 tant-General's ortice, 1.") March 1862 ; and the same order assigned Gen. 
 Hunter to its command. Previous to his assuming command (31 ^larch 
 1862), there was only one special designation for the place or troops — all 
 letters and orders being thus : " Headquarters E. C. (Expeditionary Corps), 
 etc." Technically, Gen. Sherman never commanded the Department of the 
 Soutli. 
 
 SUB-DIVISIONS AND CHANGES. 
 
 Gen. Hunter's first General Order, 31 March 1862, divided the Depart- 
 ment into three districts, as follows : — 
 
 Northern District : All South Carolina and Georgia and part of Florida. 
 Headquarters to be at Port Royal. Assigned to Brig. -Gen. H. 
 W. Benham, and the troops to be called the First Division. 
 Southern District: A part of Florida (southerly), Avith Headquarters as at 
 
 present, and Brig. -Gen. J. M. Brannan assigned. 
 Western District : A part of Florida (western), with Headquarters at Fort 
 Picl^ens, and Brig. -Gen. L. G. Arnold assigned. 
 
 This was the condition when the battle of Secessionville, K! June 
 1862, was fought. Closely following this came an order of the 21st, dis- 
 solving the district plan entirely. The district plan was revived later, 
 though the geographical limits of each were varied. 
 
 In 1S63 the island of Hilton Head is found grouped with Ft. Pulaski 
 and Tybee Island, for a part of the time, certainly in November. Hilton 
 Head appears alone, directly after, surely from 20 Dec. 1863 to 3 Jan. 1864. 
 
 Brig.-(ien. Rufus Saxton appears in command of all the forces on 
 Port Royal Island during a portion of 1863, and for a second time. 
 
 During 1863 the forces at Hilton Head were under: Gen. Terry, 
 April; Gen. Chatfleld (Sixth Connecticut), May; Gen. Terry, 2 July to 6 
 July: Col. Metcalf (Third Rhode Island), 6 July to 7 Aug.; Col. Straw- 
 bridge (Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania), 7 Aug. to 11 Nov.; Col. Barton (Forty- 
 eighth New York), 11 Nov. to end of year. 
 
 It was during Col. Barton's command the division was made, so as to 
 have a district designated as "Headquarters Hilton Head, Ft. Pulaski and 
 Tybee." This had certainly been changed by l") Jan. 1864. 
 
 The District of Florida was created 16 Feb. 1864, and Brig. -Gen. Sey- 
 mour assigned to it, with Head(]uarters at Jacksonville. He was re- 
 lieved 28 March ls(;4 by Brig.-Gen. J. P. Hatch. 
 
 In 1864, Hilton Head, Ft. Pulaski, Tybee and St. Helena Island were 
 grouped together for awhile, certainly from January 2.") to January :M), and 
 under Gen. Seymour, thus appearing as late as February 7. 
 
 On 26 Jan. 1864, Hilton Head itself appears in command of Col. 
 Barton (Forty-eighth New York). 
 
1000 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 On 15 Feb. 1804, there was established the Northern District, bonnded 
 north by Charleston Harbor and south by St. Helena Sound, under Gen. 
 Terry. Also, by the same order, a District of Florida, embracing all of the 
 Department of the South witliin its borders; and Gen. Seymour was as- 
 signed to it. 
 
 On 1 April l.sr;4, Gen. Saxtou appears in command of all the forces on 
 Fort Uoyal Island. 
 
 On 20 April ]8t;+, there appears at Jacksonville a " Second Frovisional 
 Division," under Col. James C. Drake. 
 
 The "District of Hilton Head" was commanded 2(; April l.'sn4 by 
 Col. J. B. Howell (p:ighty-flfth Pennsylvania j. 
 
 Fort Royal Island was under Gen. Birney 1 April 18(!4. 
 
 In January or February, 18(14, the troops on Folly Island were under 
 Brig. -Gen. Israel Vogdes ; and the same troops appear about Hi Feb. 
 18*14 under Brig. -Gen. Schimnuilfcnig. 
 
 On 27 May 18fi4, Gen. Hatch was assigned to " Hilton Head. Ft. 
 Pulaski, St. Helena and Tybee." 
 
 The District of Florida was commanded by Gen. Birney 21 June 1804, 
 and on the same date is mentioned a "Provisional District" at Jack- 
 sonville. Gen. Wm. Birney was relieved of this command (District of 
 Florida) on 31 July 1804, and ordered to report to Gen. Butler in Virginia. 
 He Avas relieved by Gen. Hatch, who came from the command of Hilton 
 Head, l)eing relieved himself by Gen. C. E. Potter, who also at same time 
 commanded the District of Beaufort. 
 
 The District of Beaufort was commanded 13 July 1804 by Gen. Saxton. 
 
 About 1 Sept. 1804, the Northern District appears under Gen. Schim- 
 melfenig, being relieved that day. 
 
 The Northern District was commanded by Gen. Saxton from 1 Sept. 
 1804, till he was relieved by Brig. -Gen. E. P. Scammon, ;5 Oct. 1804, at 
 whicli time (Jen. Saxton reassumed command of the District of Beaufort. 
 
 On 20 Sept. 1804, under General Order 251, War Department, Adju- 
 tant-General's Ollice, of .">1 Aug. 1S04, Gen. Foster, by his General Order 
 i;'.7, designated thus : Troops in the Northern District, as First Separate 
 Brigade: District of Beaufort, Second Sei)arate Brigade; District of Hil- 
 ton lle.ad, Third Separate Brigade; District of Florida, Fourth Separate 
 lirigade. This was for courts-martial purposes ; and thereafter, orders 
 convening a court, or promulgating sentences, etc., were all within or 
 emanating from " Headquarters First Separate Brigade," etc. 
 
 In lH(i5 the districts were again changed (on 21 January) by tlie addi- 
 tion of Savannah and its dependencies to the ])epartment of the South (by 
 Gen. Sherman). A new district Avas thus created, called the " District of 
 Savannah," and Brevet Maj.-Gen. Cuvier Grover was assigned to its com- 
 mand, and Tybee added to it, including of course Ft. Pulaski. A new 
 division of l)oundaries now became necessary, and on the same day an 
 order established the same as follows : — 
 Northern District : Islands and coast to North Edisto River. 
 District of Beaufort: From North Edisto River to Broad River. 
 District of Hilton Head : Islands betAveen Broad River and Savannah River. 
 District of Savannah: The islands between Savannah River and St. Mary's 
 
 Sound. 
 District of Florida: St. Mary's Sound to Juniper Inlet. 
 
 On the same day, Gen. Saxton Avas relieved from the command of the 
 District of Beaufort by Gen. E. E. Potter, and the district enlarged so as 
 to include the intrenched camp near Pocotaligo. 
 
 In January, too, the State of North Carolina Avas added to the De- 
 partment of the South, Gen. Foster assuming it on the 10th. 
 
 In April, 1805, the Headquarters of the Department Avei'c temporarily 
 transferred ,by Gen. Gillmore to Fort Sumter (14-10) for celebration 
 purposes. 
 
 Gen. Vogdes Avas assigned, 17 April 1805, to the District of Florida. 
 
 The Headciuarters of the Northern District, First Separate Brigade, 
 was in Charleston 29 March 1805 and also 9 May 1865. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1001 
 
 On i;5 May IHd;"), the Districts of Hilton Head and Hcaufort Aven- 
 consolidated, to 1)0 called " District of Port Royal," with Htuuhiuarters at 
 Hilton Head; Gen. E. E. Potter was assiiiiicd to it. At this time it appears 
 it did not occur to the poAvers that be to consolidate the " Separate Brifj;- 
 ades" ; bnt it did occur later, on the 2!»tli, when the troops of the First 
 and Second Separate iiriiiados were made one (in theory only) and desig- 
 nated the Second Separate Uriiiade. 
 
 It will be seen that on 2",) May \W'>, there were four districts in the 
 Department, viz. : Northern, Port Royal, Savannah and Florida. North 
 Carolina was discontinued as a part of the D('i)artmcnt of the South :U 
 Jan. is(i5 (G.O. 12, W.D.) 
 
 Maj.-Gen. E. O. C. Ord relieved Gen. Gillmore soon after 1(1 April 1x05, 
 temporarily. Gen. D. E. Sickles was assiifued to relieve Gen. Gillmore 
 (Department of the South) '.t Nov. 18(!.">. He was directed to remove the 
 IIeadi|uarlers from Hilton Head to Charleston; and the Headijuarters ap- 
 parently so remained thereafter. 
 
 The Ann 11 diid Navy Journal of ID Jan. isCTsays: " Durinjr the tem- 
 porary absence of Gen. Sickles, the command falls on Col. J. C. Robinson, 
 Forty-third U. S. Infantry ; and Brevet Maj.-Gen. R. K. Scott is military 
 commander of South Carolina. The troops at Hilton Head are Co. E, 
 Third U. S. Artillery, Co. K, Sixth V. S. Artillery, and Co. H, Thirty- 
 seventh U.S. Colored Troops, with Capt. and Brevet-Col. John Hamilton, 
 Third U. S. Artillery, commandinii;." 
 
 TWENTY-FOURTH CORPS. 
 
 This corps was organized 3 Dec. 1804, and was composed of all the 
 white troops of the Tenth and Eighteenth Corps. Gen. E. O. C. Ord Avas 
 assiiiued to it. The trooi)S of the Tenth Corjfs formed the First and Second 
 Divisions, and the troops of the Tenth Corps formed the Thii'd Division. 
 First Division, Gen. Foster; Second Division, Gen. Ames: Third Division, 
 Gen. Devens. All remained as a i)art of the Army of the James, under 
 (ien. Butler. 
 
 For the first attack on Fort Fisher, Ames' Second Division was de- 
 tached and returned. For the second (and successful) atta(;k, Ames' Second 
 Division of three bris^ades, and Abbott's Brii;ade of the First Division 
 (Third NcAV Hampshire in this), all under Gen. Terry, Avere ordered away 
 early in .JaiHiary, ls(;.">. The latter troops never returned to Virv;inia; but 
 after Fort Fisher thus became the nucleus for revival of the Tenth Corps 
 (see Tenth Corps). In .January, 1805, Butler Avas relieved by Ord, and later 
 Ord by Gibbon. 
 
 This Corps Avas discontinued 1 Aui;. 1.H05. 
 
 INVALID CORPS — VETERAN RESERVE CORPS. 
 
 This Corps Avas or!:i,anized under General Order 10,"), War Depart- 
 ment, 28 April 1S03, and its conception Avas a hapi)y thought. The reasons 
 for its birth Avere apparent. The army Avas beinji decinnited by the dis- 
 charfje of many odicers and men, avIio Avere not (juite lit, physically, to 
 remain. The general service re(iiured that many ollicers and men should 
 do duty on fortifications, in hospitals, and in fact all around the borders ot 
 the country in various departments, and none of Avhich actually re(|uire(l 
 stronjj;, healthy, or even i)erfect men in a i)hysical sense. An olUcer Avitli 
 one arm could buy horses for the icovernment fully as avcU as one havinj; 
 tAvo, and a soldier Avith a Avooden foot could act as a i^nard at a hospital, or 
 coidd nurse a Avounded or sick comrade. The idea of the projectors of tiie 
 Invalid Corps Avas, that the stroni; and healthy should fio to the front, and, 
 rice cf;fsa, the others j;o to the rear ; and this rear be a separate department, 
 and named the Invalid Corps. 
 
1002 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 In eirect, tliis would be equivalent to so many now recruits and less 
 to be called for by draft or otherwise. 
 
 In the Department of the South, the (Irstact in conformity with the new 
 order was General order !»H, I)ei)ar1nient of the Sontli, 5 Nov. 1H(;3, assem- 
 blinii the men selected upon St. Helena Island. The oriijinal order actually 
 rorl)ade the discharjje of any officer or man for disability if he was fit for 
 the Invalid Corps. The assemblajj;e of men ii|)on St. Helena Island was 
 under command of Capt. Jolui H. Gould, Tliird Mliode Island .Vrtillery; and 
 he organized them temporarily and, Aviien so ordered, sliipped them to New 
 Yorii City. 
 
 The Corps was placed under change of tlie Provost Marshal-General, 
 and the {general oriraiiization was in two I)attalions, denondnated First Bat- 
 talion and Second liattalion. Those of the First were the better, physically. 
 Tlie ireneral rendezvous was near Washington (Meridian Hill;. The 
 shoulder straps of theoflicers were on dark blue velvet, and their pantaloons 
 had two i)arallel and narrow stripes of dark blue next the outer seams. 
 'I'he order was. silent as to uniform of the men. 
 
 The name of the Corps was not so happy a t-houiiht as that of its 
 creation. It ne(;essitated the use of the initals " 1. ('.," and the Cori)s was 
 scarcely established ere it was discovered that those initials were identical 
 with those in use by Boards of Survey, which meant in the latter case 
 '' IiisprrU'd — Condemned." It was too much to expect that anyone (the 
 nu)re especially, soldiers) would be williuii' to have ata.u;, as it were, attached 
 to tliem witli the cabalistic letters " I. C." printed thereon ! 
 
 The naiue of the Corps was chani;ed by Cieiu'ral Order 111, War De- 
 partment, 18 May tK(;4, to Veteran Reserve Corps, and the change was re- 
 ceived with mucli pleasure. Indeed, many williuii and ill persons who had 
 hesitated b(!cause of the objectionable nanic^ now caine forward. 
 
 Tlie first order aUcctiui; the Third New llnnipshire was Special 
 Order 4, Department of the South,.". Jan. Isdl, trans fcu-rini:; Wm. Henderson 
 of Co. E. 
 
 'i'he ueneral plan of transfer was this: Men were sent to tlie camp 
 iind reported as " attached to the Invalid Corps," but not dropped from re- 
 turns. Descriptive lists accompanied, and (•oi)ies Avere sent to W;ishinuton 
 after medical re-{;xamination at the r(;ndezvous, when, if every tliinii' appeared 
 correct, the War I)e|>artnient issued an order, transferrhii; the list (givinii 
 it in full) to the Invalid Corps. Wlien the War Department Order Avas 
 received at the regiment, the men were dropped. 
 
 The Corps had many vicissitudes. At the close of the Avar there Avere 
 at once large nund)ers nuistered out; and when the Freednian's Bureau Avas 
 estai)lished, large numlxa-s of the ollicers Avere placed on duty in that Bureau, 
 all through the Sotith. These (many of them) actually continued on duty 
 till after the reorganization of tiie Army and the nuister-out of the V'eteran 
 Reserve C()ri)s. The greatest volume of discharges Avas in Novemi)er and 
 Decend)cr, I8(i.">. 
 
 The reorganization of the Army embraced four regiments of infantry 
 (Veteran Reserve Corps regiments) ; and these Avere designated the Forty- 
 secoiul, Forty-third, Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth V . S. Infantry. It Avill 
 l)e seen that at this time there Avere tAvo sets of Veteran Reserve Corps 
 oflicers in existence. The Avriter had (considerable; dilliculty in tracing the 
 matter; but apparently all of the old were mustered out about 1 .Ian. ISC.S. 
 It must not l)e understood that in the reorganization of the Army the then 
 Veteran Reserve Corps was uieri/i'd into the regular army. Such Avas not 
 the case. The four reginuuits were organized by regular i)rocess, — l)y en- 
 listment and ai)pointment, — but consisted cs|)ecially of Veteran Reserve 
 Cori)s oflicers and men Avho had actually l)een in that Corps or Avere eligil)le 
 to it. In .lanuary, 1S(>(), there Avere of the Veteran Reserve Corps, in service, 
 (!21 oflicers ^i\0\) of Avliom Avere of the First Battalion and not attached to 
 companies) and 1 18 men. The four regiments mimed were merged in isi;;) 
 by General Order KI, War Deiiartment, lo March, as foUoAvs : The Forty- 
 second consolidated Avitli the Sixtli, the Forty-tlnrd Avith the First, the 
 Forly-fonrlh Avitli tlie Seventeenth, and the Forty-lifth Avith the Fourteenth. 
 The sn|)ernumerary men Avere discharged, and the surplus ollicers Avere 
 «uther retired, or discharged, or resigned. Thus ended the Veteran Reserve 
 Corps, second and final edition. 
 
Tin in) NEW IIAMrSHIRE REGIMENT. 1003 
 
 Any one dcsiriiijr to nuiUe a research of the nhoh; matter, ^vill l!nd all 
 he wislies by consnlting the folUnvin<; General Orders, War Department: 
 10r> of 2s April IHG.i, 1:50 of 15 May 18i;;{, 158 of 2!) May 18(13 (see (i. (). IJC. 
 of 7 April isca, and G. O. G!) of 2m March 18(;;5), 17M of 11 June 1H0:5 (revoked 
 G.(». fl!) of 18<;:5), 212 of 1» July 18(J:{, 21!) of lil July 18(;:5, circular I'rovost 
 Marshal-General !) Aui-:. IKd:!, 21)0 of 1!) Aui?. ISfi.'i, ;U8 of 2(1 Oct. 18(;;$, 111 
 of IS March 18f;i (chantre of name), ;5u(; of 27 Dec. 18(14, l:( of 21 March 
 ISCf), lie of 17 June iscr., 155 of 2(1 Oct. 1805, 1(;5 of 21 Nov. \sr,r,. 
 
 There -were twenty-four rcuiments. TIk; first ori^nni/.ed in VVash- 
 iiiiiton 10 Oct. isi;;',, and tin; twenly-fourth ai Washiniitou, 21 Feb. I8(;|, all 
 
 was 
 were 
 
 of First Hattalion. The Second Battalion had 17 1 (companies. Thellrst 
 
 as Co. (J, Thir<l Kcfiinient, Veteran Reserve (Jorps, !) June 18(;:i. There 
 
 also seven independent companies, the first orttanizeii at VVashinKton, 4 Dec 
 1805, and the last, at Flmira, N. Y., 1 Dec. 1805. 
 
 lUIRlED: now, WHEN, WllFRF. 
 
 The word " buried " may mean much or litth;, and the variation is 
 larirely j^overned by circumstances. It imiy mean a hastily-duji and shallow 
 excavation, — the dumi)iui; into it of a comrade's body, a rapid movenusnt 
 to push back the earth that had been removed, and the disappearance from 
 the spot of the liviuij. That- ordy, and notliin;^ more, happened thousands 
 of times under varyin<; conditions. 
 
 When a r(;f^iment or compaisy Avas encamped for any consitlerable (inu! in 
 one place, a suitable liiirial spot was selected near by and the dead buried in 
 it, and almost always with ceremony. (Generally the departed's company — 
 liiose not otherwise on duty — fell in and followed tin; remains, preceded by 
 life and drum, to the last resting place. The life played a ilirj^e and the drum 
 accomj)anied, usually to the extent only of keepinf^ the timt;. A common, 
 white, pine cofllu was used ; and as the survivors nnircdied to the solemn notes 
 of the dirye, many an ey(! was moistcmed with tin; t(!ar of sympathy. The 
 collin liavini; been plac(;(l where it was to lie, a volley was tired over the ^rave 
 by a detail of say a dozen, blaidc cartridyes beiuii us(;d. Tin; chaplain then 
 l)rayed, and all was over. The proc(;ssion reformed and luarclu-d back to(|uick 
 time, the life and drum playiui; a lively tunc, such as " The n'wl I left be- 
 hind me." This may seem sinu;ular, but it was in accordance with custom 
 older tlian this country. The (iriuir (hrtail nuirched Avith arms reversed. 
 When tli(! conveniences permitted, a \vooden headboard was placed at the head 
 of ea(di jTrave, distinctly marked. .A fter the burial it d(!volved on the cajitain 
 t,o write to the family and expi'ess as well as he luijiht tin; sorrow of himself 
 and survivini^ comrades, tin; particulars of tin; death, of the sickness |)er- 
 liai)s, and the final ceremony. Tin; duty of writinii such a letter Avas a 
 pain fid one, and in many cases the circumstances were siwli that one couhl 
 hardly do justice to the subject in hand. The writer feels justilled in copy- 
 ini:; a letter of this kind, omittinuf the name : — 
 
 Ca.MP 'I'llIlM) i;i;(ilMKNT NKVV IlAMrSIIIKK VOUNTKKKS, 
 
 Sr. IlKr.KNA Isr.ANM), S. ('. 1 Jnlv I8(;:i. 
 
 Mrs. . 
 
 Dear MdAdiii : It beconn-s my painful duty to inform you (d' tin- loss of 
 
 one of our nuiid)er, your husband, . lie was taken sick nine or ten 
 
 days afjo, and complained of pain in his limbs, head and back. I furnished 
 him with ice to keep his head cool, and had the surgeon come to see him, 
 and in tin; eveniuix had him taken into the hospital. Mis disease was 
 typhoid fever; and for a week he had everyl-hiu<; done for him that asick nnin 
 could wish. From the llrst- the surj^eon felt as thouj,'h he (•()uld not recover, 
 and several re^iimental surjicons wer(;call(;d in from tinn; to tinu' to advise 
 upon his case. As the days advanced it became painfully evideid. that he 
 could not rec<nx'r, and that we should soon be called upon to mourn the loss 
 of another comrade, and that another family at home was to be nuide deso- 
 late by the fell hand of disease. lie t^rew so weak that he could only converse 
 
1004 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 in whispers, and tlius rendered it verydirticult to hear man}' of liis thouglits. 
 It "vvill be gratifying to you to know tliat when lie spoke of his family it was 
 always witli the deepest solicitude and keenest anxiety. He failed gradually, 
 and at five minutes past tAvelve yesterday noon, 30th of June, he ceased to 
 live. He died verj' calmly and peacefully, as though falling asleep, and 
 seemed to sutler no pain. He expressed a wish before he died that his re- 
 mains might ])e sent home : but at present his friends cannot hope for the 
 accomplishment of that request on account of the hot weather. This morn- 
 ing we paid the last honors to our departed comrade. Enveloped in the folds 
 of that flag for which he has sacrittced his life, we carried him to his last 
 resting place, on the banks of a small stream ; and the mocking l)irds 
 build their nests and sing their songs in the oak branches which Avave over 
 bis head. Our tenderest sympathies, dear madam, are enlisted in your be- 
 half ; and we hope you may tind consolation in the thought that your husband 
 died doing his duty, in defence of the honor of his native land. At his re- 
 quest, a few days before his death, all of his eflects were turned over to 
 
 , together with .$41.50 in treasury notes, which he will forward to you 
 
 as soon as possible. I enclose a statement of his words to you previous to 
 his death, as furnished by the hospital department. I have the honor to be, 
 
 madam, etc., — — — , 
 
 Captain Co. — , Third Nev Hampshire Voluntci'rs. 
 
 P. S. — When cooler weather arrives, if we are still in this department, 
 I should be happy to aid you in recovering the remains of your husband, if 
 such should be your desire. In a zinc coffin it would cost from $12.00 to 
 $15.00 to New York; from thence would be the express age. In a metallic 
 coffin, it Avould cost from $85.00 to .$00.00 to get it to Manchester. The pay 
 due him (two months) can be obtained on application at Washington ; and 
 in my opinion you are entitled to a pension. 
 
 [Note. — The composition of this letter stands to the credit of Roger 
 W. Woodbury of Co. A; and it needs no explanation and no comment by the 
 writer of this history. — D. E.] 
 
 So much for the ordinary burial of a comrade from an established 
 camp. The burial of the dead after a battle is another matter — entirely so. 
 Generally, by mutual consent, the opposing parties act upon honor, without 
 the formality of a flag of truce, and each proceeds to bury its dead. Some- 
 times the bodies of the two armies are intermixed. This is particularly 
 true when the victory has hung in the balance, and the tAvo lines swayed 
 backward and forAvard, traversing tAvice and perhaps thrice the same 
 ground. In such cases a line of division is generally agreed upon, and each 
 burying all found on his particular side of this line, friend and foe alike, 
 though a dead rebel can no more be properly called a foe than can a dead 
 Yankee. The burial is entirely devoid of ceremony. A long trench is dug 
 as near the spot as convenient and is proper for such purpose, and into it 
 are placed, lengtliAvise, the bodies of the unfortunate dead. Buried as found 
 — clothing, accoutrements, and sometimes the trusty gun goes into this long 
 and narrow trench. The bodies having been put in, the earth is shovelled 
 back, and all is over. This constitutes a burial after a battle. Hundreds 
 buried together, intermingling men of ditt'erent regiments, companies, colors 
 and nations, all, all in their coats of blue. One of the particular phases of 
 such burials is the remarkable absence of conversation betAveen the men 
 engaged in the work. The silence is almost painful. Each is rtlled Avith a 
 solemnity not easily described, each struggling Avith his OAvn thought, each 
 endeavoring to keep back the tears Avhich are struggling for liberty. 
 
 There Avere burials at sea; but the Third Ncav Hampshire Avas 
 spared that, though it came very near having such an experience. Niles of 
 G died on ship])oard (the Athuiiic) in November, 1861, Avhile Ave lay oflTort 
 Royal, and Avas buried on shore (see November, 18(11). After Ave had estali- 
 lished our little cemetery at Hilton Head near our camp, tender hands re- 
 moved the remains to the enclosure, and the grave Avas properly marked. 
 This case is of especial interest inasmuch as the remains Avere again 
 removed (by the Government) to the National cemetery at Beaufort, S. C, 
 Avhere the Avriter found the largest number of the regiment buried of the 
 several i)laces found by him. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1005 
 
 The Beaufort National Cemetery contains 9,072 graves, and is beauti- 
 fully situated, about three-fjnarters of a mile from the town of Beaufort, 
 and one-half mile from Beaufort River. It contains 31 acres. The ground 
 is high and a little rolling. It was begun in 18G3, and completed in iscs. 
 It contains bodies originally interred at Charleston (race course and potter's 
 lield). Port Royal, St. Helena, Cave, Otter, Bray's, Paris, Henry, Morris, 
 Edisto, Folly, James, Sullivan's, Beaufort and Hilton Head Islands, points 
 on the Savannah Railroad, Pocotaligo Bridge, Stoney Creek, Mitchell's 
 Place, Elliott's Farm and Millen (Ga.) Prison Cemetery. 
 
 The cemetery is laid out in a half circle, with gravelled avenues di- 
 verging from the main entrance. The walks are gravelled or grassed, and 
 intersect the avenues almost at right angles. A shell carriage road runs 
 around the whole. All are properly graded and drained. At the main 
 entrance is a brick lodge, now used as an office. Five wells have been 
 sunk, to furnish Avater for visitors and for irrigation. The cemetery is 
 enclosed by a picket fence, inside of which is an Osage orange hedge. A 
 flag-staff is at the main entrance on a ten-foot mound, being thirty feet at 
 base. Four cannon monuments have been erected. The laud was bought 
 by the United States from the State of South Carolina for $7,500 at a tax 
 sale. 
 
 Soldiers' graves 4,8.57 known. 
 
 " " 2,G55 unknown. 
 
 Employees, etc., graves 952 known. 
 
 " " 608 unknown. 
 
 Total 9,072 
 
 The writer finds that a large proportion of those who died at Hilton 
 Head are now resting in the above cemetery, which is under the perpetual 
 care of the Government. The writer has in mind a fcAv of Co. K, who 
 died at Jenkins Island, not found on the list as having been removed to 
 Beaufort. 
 
 The following list was found by consulting the Roll of Honor, pub- 
 lished in several volumes by the Government, and from which this is culled. 
 These volumes contain many thousand names, and are not arranged by 
 regiments or by States (except in case of a few cemeteries where it was 
 impossible to find a Third New Hampshire man) ; and the labor involved in 
 selecting those of our own regiment from the mass of names can hardly be 
 overestimated. The number given on the left in each case is simply an 
 office number : — 
 
 BURIED IN NATIONAL CEMETERY, nEAUFORT, .S. C. 
 
 165 Burnham, G. W., Sergt. H, Grave 160, Sect. 28 
 
 258 Brown, Jeremiah, Pr. E, " 1, " 17 
 
 259 Bartlett, S. H., " E. " s, " 17 
 261 Brown, C H., " G, " 38, " 17 
 
 330 Bridgham, G. W., " A, " 30, " 17 
 
 331 Buckminster, H. W., " B, " 49, " 17 
 
 332 Bartells, J., " H, " 60, " 17 
 ()39 Chick, J. E., " G, " 26, " 17 
 728 Clements, John H., " G, " 41, " 17 
 
 775 Campbell, Andrew J., " H, " 47, " 17 
 
 776 Colby, Daniel F., " A, " 46, " 17 
 
 777 Caban. Wm., " B, " 29, " 17 
 849 CUfibrd, Chas., " D, " 37, " 17 
 
 1074 Davenport, N., " B, " 51, " 17 
 
 1075 Downs, Nathl., " H, " 52, " 17 
 
 1076 Davis, Wm. y., " I, " 54, " 17 
 1346 Fogg, C, " G, " 16, " 17 
 1402 Foley, Stephen, " C, " 42, " 17 
 1500 Gates, Warren G., " B, " 35, " 17 
 1.591 Goodwin, J. W., Corp. A, " 92, " 6 
 1592 Grannis, D. H., Pr. A, — — 
 1770 Hall, Chas., " C, '• 24, " 17 
 
1006 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 1782 Howard. Melville C, 
 
 1843 Halliday, P., 
 
 I,s47 Hubbard, S., 
 
 IHK) Hoiiseinau, John, 
 
 1917 Hammond, L. D., 
 
 2311.") Kimball, W. P., 
 
 23116 Knowlton, G. W., 
 
 2411) Kelsea, J. H., 
 
 2420 Kiu^S, M. H., 
 
 2515 La Madge, Alexr., 
 
 2516 Lawrence, G. H., 
 2551 Ladd, Josiali A., 
 
 2586 Lawrence, W. A., 
 
 2587 Leavitt, W. H., 
 2816 Merrill, J. B., 
 
 2872 Marshall, Nat hi., 
 
 2873 Morgan, Chas., 
 3183 Nlles, Araasa, 
 3251 Osgood, Abner AY., 
 3336 Feavev, Joseph A., 
 3341 Prescott, J. P., 
 3436 Phelps, G. M., 
 3530 Robinson, John, 
 3594 Rich, T. L., 
 3746 Smith, J. A., 
 3S49 Shea, P., 
 
 3909 Smith, James, . 
 
 3910 Sawyer, G. E. H., 
 3912 Swett, John S., 
 4477 Whitman, W. T., 
 4506 Wilson, J., 
 4552 Weutworth, Fredk. A., 
 
 4602 Weeks, Jeremiah S., 
 
 4603 Wiggin, J. C, 
 4668 Witlard, Parkman D., 
 4836 York, A., 
 
 (See four additional names further on.) 
 
 nURIED AT HILTOX HEAD. 
 
 Pr. 
 
 B, 
 
 Grave 28, 
 
 " 
 
 H, 
 
 40, 
 
 " 
 
 K, 
 
 25, 
 
 " 
 
 A, 
 
 48, 
 
 " 
 
 I, 
 
 " 55, 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 34, 
 
 " 
 
 D, 
 
 " 7,- 
 
 " 
 
 H, 
 
 64, 
 
 " 
 
 I, 
 
 53, 
 
 Corp. 
 
 H, 
 
 14. 
 
 " 
 
 A, 
 
 19. 
 
 Pr. 
 
 G, 
 
 23, 
 
 " 
 
 H, 
 
 10, 
 
 " 
 
 B, 
 
 11, 
 
 " 
 
 F, 
 
 " 2 
 
 Corp. 
 
 A, 
 
 43' 
 
 Pr. 
 
 H, 
 
 12, 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 21, 
 
 " 
 
 E, 
 
 39, 
 
 Corp. 
 
 F, 
 
 20, 
 
 Pr. 
 
 K, 
 
 36, 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 " — 
 
 " 
 
 K, 
 
 33, 
 
 " 
 
 A, 
 
 6, 
 
 " 
 
 H, 
 
 13, 
 
 " 
 
 F, 
 
 4, 
 
 " 
 
 c. 
 
 65. 
 
 " 
 
 D, 
 
 32, 
 
 " 
 
 B, 
 
 9 , 
 
 " 
 
 A, 
 
 17, 
 
 " 
 
 D, 
 
 15, 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 18, 
 
 " 
 
 B, 
 
 " 57, 
 
 2dLt. 
 
 H, 
 
 32, 
 
 Pr. 
 
 I, 
 
 44, 
 
 " 
 
 E, 
 
 " 5, 
 
 Sect. 
 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 4 
 17 
 17 
 
 The Roll of Honor shows the following found buried at Hilton Head ; 
 and as several on the list are also found in the National Cemetery at Beau- 
 fort, the inference is that this list was made first. [Dates are not vouched 
 for.— D.E.] : — 
 
 5 
 
 Adams, Geo. W., 
 
 Pr. 
 
 H, 
 
 Died 21 Aoril 
 
 1S62 
 
 3,S 
 
 Bar tells, J., 
 
 
 
 H, 
 
 " 11 Nov. 
 
 1861 
 
 98 
 
 Bridgham, G. W., 
 
 
 
 A, 
 
 " 20 Oct. 
 
 1862 
 
 99 
 
 Brown, Chas. H., 
 
 
 
 G, 
 
 8 Sept. 
 
 IS 62 
 
 106 
 
 Brown, Jeremiah, 
 
 
 
 E, 
 
 " 14 Nov. 
 
 1862 
 
 110 
 
 Buckminster, H. M., 
 
 
 
 B, 
 
 " 25 Jan. 
 
 1863 
 
 118 
 
 Burnham, J. E., 
 
 
 
 I, 
 
 " 25 Sept. 
 
 1862 
 
 125 
 
 Caban, Wni., 
 
 
 
 B, 
 
 " 30 June 
 
 1862 
 
 130 
 
 Campbell, A. J., 
 
 
 
 H, 
 
 7 Sept. 
 
 1862 
 
 156 
 
 Clements, J. H., 
 
 
 
 G, 
 
 3 Dec. 
 
 1861 
 
 164 
 
 Colby, D. F., 
 
 
 
 A. 
 
 " 11 Feb. 
 
 1862 
 
 201 
 
 Davis, Wm. Y., 
 
 Drum 
 
 I, 
 
 " 25 Aug. 
 
 1862 
 
 202 
 
 Davenport, N., 
 
 Pr. 
 
 B, 
 
 6 Oct. 
 
 1862 
 
 222 
 
 Downs, Nathl., 
 
 " 
 
 H, 
 
 " 21 Aug. 
 
 1862 
 
 226 
 
 Durt'ee, John, 
 
 " 
 
 c. 
 
 " 21 Sept. 
 
 1862 
 
 266 
 
 Fogg, C, 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 6 Dec. 
 
 1862 
 
 301 
 
 Goodwin, J. W., 
 
 ' 
 
 ' 
 
 H, 
 
 6 Jan. 
 
 1862 
 
THIRD NEW" HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 1007 
 
 307 
 
 Grannis. I). H.. 
 
 Pr. A, 
 
 .340 
 
 Hall, H. J., 
 
 B. 
 
 341 
 
 Halliday, F., 
 
 G, 
 
 344 
 
 Hammoud, L. D., 
 
 I, 
 
 351 
 
 Houseman, .John, 
 
 A, 
 
 412 
 
 Hubbard, S., 
 
 K, 
 
 454 
 
 Kelsey, J. H., 
 
 H, 
 
 403 
 
 Kimball, Wm. F., 
 
 G, 
 
 473 
 
 Ladd, .J. A., 
 
 G, 
 
 41)1 
 
 Lawrence, W. A., 
 
 H, 
 
 492 
 
 Leavitt, W. B., 
 
 B, 
 
 523 
 
 Marsliall, Natlil., 
 
 H, 
 
 565 
 
 Merrill, .J. B., 
 
 F, 
 
 587 
 
 Morgan, Cbas., 
 
 H, 
 
 603 
 
 Niles, A., 
 
 G, 
 
 618 
 
 Palmer, K. F., 
 
 E, 
 
 654 
 
 Prescott, J. P., 
 
 K, 
 
 060 
 
 Quimby, D. M., 
 
 E, 
 
 678 
 
 Rich, t. L., 
 
 A, 
 
 686 
 
 Roby, Walter S., 
 
 E, 
 
 704 
 
 Sanborn, A. F., 
 
 I, 
 
 700 
 
 Sawyer, Geo. E. H., 
 
 D, 
 
 729 
 
 Shea, P., 
 
 F, 
 
 741 
 
 Smith, James, 
 
 c, 
 
 786 
 
 Swett, John S., 
 
 B, 
 
 857 
 
 Weeks, J. S., 
 
 B, 
 
 858 
 
 Wiggin, .Joseph C, 
 
 2dLt. H, 
 
 864 
 
 Weutworth, Fred, 
 
 Pr. G. 
 
 905 
 
 York, Alfred, 
 
 E, 
 
 Total found : iil2 "vvliite, aud 
 
 92 colored. 
 
 Died 
 
 4 March 
 
 19 July 
 30 Sept. 
 — Jan. 
 
 Jan. 
 
 9 July 
 21 July 
 15 Nov. 
 
 23 Aug. 
 
 24 June 
 18 Feb. 
 15 July 
 24 Oct. 
 
 26 Aug. 
 9 Nov. 
 4 Jan. 
 
 14 Oct. 
 
 20 Aug. 
 17 Sept. 
 
 20 Dec. 
 
 27 Nov. 
 
 28 Aug. 
 2 Nov. 
 
 13 Nov. 
 26 Aug. 
 23 IMa'i-ch 
 
 21 Aug. 
 26 Auo-. 
 
 1863 
 1863 
 1802 
 1802 
 1802 
 1862 
 1863 
 1862 
 1862 
 1802 
 1862 
 1862 
 1862 
 1862 
 IMOI 
 1802 
 1862 
 1862 
 1862 
 1862 
 1861 
 1862 
 1862 
 1862 
 1862 
 IS 03 
 1862 
 1862 
 
 The preceding list is of tliose found and identified by the Government. 
 The (luestion naturally arises. If found and identified, "why should not the 
 Government have removed them all to the National Cemetery at Beaufort? 
 This (juestion it is beyond the poAver of the writer to ansAver, aud is only 
 one of a large number arising which may be grouped as unanswerable. 
 
 From another volume of the Roll of Honor the foUowiug names were 
 discovered as having been buried in 
 
 THE NATIONAL CEMETERY AT 
 
 110 Clifibrd, Chas., 
 
 213 Foley, Stephen, 
 
 485 Osgood, Abuer W.. 
 
 736 Willard, Parkmau D., 
 
 Pr. 
 
 i' AT 
 
 HEAUKOKT : 
 
 
 D, 
 
 c, 
 
 E, 
 I, 
 
 Died 21 Sept. 
 " 28 Sept. 
 " 10 Oct. 
 6 Jan. 
 
 1862 
 1862 
 1862 
 1864 
 
 It being found impracticable to divide Andersonville and its horrors, 
 so as to show separately the place itself aud the sufferings of the Third 
 New Ilampsliire unfortunates, the Avhole matter is here given, beginning 
 first witli the list of 
 
 I5URIED AT ANDEKSONVILLE : 
 
 9518 
 
 Atmore, G. W., 
 
 G, 
 
 Died 
 
 22 Sept. 
 
 1864 
 
 5721 
 
 Ormstindorf, J., 
 
 D, 
 
 " 
 
 15 Aug. 
 
 1864 
 
 7857 
 
 Baker, D. W., 
 
 G, 
 
 " 
 
 5 Sept. 
 
 1.S04 
 
 8629 
 
 Smith, C., 
 
 F, 
 
 " 
 
 13 Sept. 
 
 1804 
 
 8980 
 
 Smith, John, 
 
 F, 
 
 " 
 
 17 Sept. 
 
 1.H04 
 
 *11278 
 
 Williams, Thomas, 
 
 H, 
 
 " 
 
 22 Oct. 
 
 1864 
 
 11472 
 
 Wungart, D. L., 
 
 0, 
 
 " 
 
 26 Oct. 
 
 1864 
 
 *■ Probably Thof . Williams, who was reported a« 
 Bottom Church," Va." 
 
 Deseited on picket near Wei 
 
1008 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Whose pen can faithfully and fully depict the sufferings of those com- 
 rades Avbo died at Andersonville? The subject is a fruitful one, has been 
 commented on from a thousand dittereut views ; but the writer inserts only 
 the following information as to 
 
 ANDEHSONVILLE : 
 
 This was not the correct name, the " ville" being added wholly with- 
 out authority. The Government examination of the graves was begun 26 
 July 1805, by Capt. James M. Moore, Assistant Quartermaster, U.S.A., 
 under Special Order 19, Quartermaster-General's Office, 30 June 1865. He 
 left Washington 8 July. At Macon he was joined by one company of the 
 Fourth U.S. Cavalry and one company of the One Hundred and Thirty- 
 seventh U.S. Colored Troops. He took several mechanics and a deal of 
 material from Washington, to properly mark the graves. The examination 
 and work of marking the graves was substantially completed 16 August. 
 The dead were found buried in trenches, on a site selected by the rebels, 
 about 300 yards from the stockade. The bodies were found from two to 
 three feet beloAv the surface, and in cases where the rains had washed the 
 soil away, but a few inches. Additional earth was supplied by the party. 
 So closely were they buried, Avithout coffins or the ordinary clothing to 
 cover their nakedness, that not more than twelve inches were allowed to 
 each man ; indeed, the little tablets marking their resting places, measuring 
 hardly ten inches in width, almost touch each other. Our soldiers had, 
 while prisoners, been detailed to bury their comrades, whose last resting 
 places were marked by a simple stake at the head of each grave, which 
 bore a number appearing also on the hospital record of the prison. By this 
 means a very large proportion were identified. In all there are 12,^61 
 tablets Avliich bear the number, name, rank, regiment and date of death; 
 while -151 bear the legend, " Unknown U.S. Soldier." Of lumber, there was 
 used 120,000 feet of pine in making the tablets. The cemetery contains 50 
 acres. On the morning of 17 Aug. 1865, at sunrise, the Stars and Stripes 
 were hoisted in the center of the cemetery, a National salute was fired, and 
 National hymns sung. 
 
 Andersonville is on the Southeastern Railroad, sixty miles from Macon. 
 In August, 1865, there was but one house there, except those erected by the 
 rebels as hospitals, officers' quarters, quartermaster and commissary build- 
 ings. The party found the thermometer at 110° in the shade, very fre- 
 ((uently, at mid-day. The pen was 1,5-10 ft. long by 750 ft. wide and con- 
 tained 27 acres. The " dead line " was 17 feet from the stockade, and the sen- 
 try boxes were 30 yards apart. The inside stockade was 18 ft. high, the outer 
 one 12 ft., and the two were 120 feet apart. The party found the ground 
 filled with holes, where the unfortunates had dug for protection from the 
 sun. The ofiicial report of Capt. Moore (from which the writer gleans the 
 above) concludes with these Avords " . . . . The skeptic Avho Avill visit 
 Andersonville even noAv (20 Sept. l.s(;5) and examine the stockade Avith its 
 black, oozey mud, the cramped and Avretched burrows, the dead line and 
 the slaughter house, must be a callous observer indeed if he is not con- 
 vinced tiiat the miseries depicted of this prison pen are no exaggerations." 
 
 The places of burial are very numerous. The Avriter finds several 
 
 SALISBURA', N. C. 
 
 Died 16 Dec. 186-4, diarrhn-a. 
 " 30 Nov. 1864, pneumonia. 
 
 6 Feb. 1865, 
 
 " 16 Dec. 1864, diarrhd-a. 
 " 1 Dec. 1864, pneumonia. 
 " 4 Dec. 1864, apoplexy. 
 " 12 Jan. 1865, diarrha-a. 
 " 21 Nov. 1864, int. fever, 
 " 5 Dec. 18(!4, Avounds. 
 
 
 BURIED AT 
 
 SAl 
 
 4!) 7 
 
 Carter, W. H., Pr. 
 
 A, 
 
 519 
 
 Chapman, Geo., " 
 
 A, 
 
 730 
 
 Dane, Albert G., " 
 
 A, 
 
 1013 
 
 Evealdt, Henry, " 
 
 K, 
 
 1054 
 
 Fountain, EdAvard, " 
 
 A, 
 
 1521 
 
 Heck, Joseph, " 
 
 G, 
 
 216.5 
 
 Mead, James W., " 
 
 G, 
 
 2796 
 
 Scott, Ard, 
 
 F, 
 
 3263 
 
 Vincent, Rupert, " 
 
 H, 
 
Capt. William H. Maxwkll 
 
 Capt. Henry H. Ayer. 
 
 Chaplain Henry Hill 
 
 Lieut. J. Warren Akerman. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1001) 
 
 Coming to Virginia, we find a considerable number buried in tlie 
 
 KICHMOND NATIONAL CKMKTliHY. 
 
 Tliis cemetery is southeast of the city, on the soutli side of the 
 Williamsburg road, near the fork of the Darby road, two miles from the 
 city- limits, and a mile and a half from the James River. The land is high 
 and I'olling, and IGO feet above tide water. It contains eight acres, five of 
 . which Avere formerly owned by Wm. Brown and the other three by Wm. 
 Slater. It lies just within the inner line of fortifications thrown up by the 
 rebels, and the line is still visible (1867 report). Each grave is marked by 
 a neat tablet or head board, painted white, and bearing in black letters the 
 name, rank, company, regiment and date of death. Operations began here 
 1 Sept. 1866, and were completed 30 Sept. 1867. Known graves, 817: un- 
 known, 5,-15!) : total, 6,276. 
 
 These figures (each class) were considerably increased in a later 
 supplementary report. (The writer, with Lieuts. Bowen and Parker, 
 visited this cemetery in September, 1892.) 
 
 BURIED AT RICHMOND, VA. 
 
 12;^, Ball, J. H., Pr. K, Died 7 June 186-t. 
 
 987 Feen, Garrett, " A, " 1 June 1864, scorbutus. 
 
 *1728 Lang, W. W., " I, " 9 Dec. 1863, chr. diarrlia\a. 
 
 *This man was captured in assault on Wagner, 18 July 1863, being taken wliile 
 almost unconscious from the stunning ett'ects of the battle. He was at Salisbury Prison 
 for awhile, with our Lieut. -Col. Bedel, who was also a prisoner, captured earlier in the 
 same assault. 
 
 A considerable group is found at the 
 
 CITY rOINT CEMETERY, VA. 
 
 This cemetery is situated on the road to and about nine miles from 
 Petersburg, and aljout one and a half miles from City Point, in Prince 
 George County. It is on a slight eminence, about forty-five feet above 
 the Appomattox River and one mile from its confiuence with the James. 
 The location is very near the ground used for general field hospitals by 
 the Army of the Potomac during the siege of Petersburg, in 1864. It 
 contains seven and one-half acres, is in the form of a Sffuare with semi- 
 circular entrance, is divided into six sections by avenues, has excellent 
 drainage and is enclosed by a picket fence. The known graves number 
 3,758; unknown, 1,384; total, 5,142. Burials began in July, 1866, and ended 
 in September, 1867. Those not originally buried here were removed from 
 a plot at City Point, established by the U. S. forces shortly after occu- 
 pation in May, 1864, and from a site appropriated for a cemetery at Point 
 of Rocks, about five miles up the Appomattox. 
 
 BURIED AT CITY POINT CEMETERY. 
 
 2 Abbott, G. H., Pr. E, Grave 48, Sect. F, Div. 1, 
 
 299 Brooks, J., Corp. H, " 115, " F, " 1, 
 
 *300 Brooks, J., Pr. H, " 33, " F, " 1, 
 
 996 Hall, H. J., Pr. B, Grave 62, Sect. F, Div. 1, 
 
 1132 Hodgdon,E.F., " F, " 157, " F, " 1, 
 
 1782 O'Brien,. Alichl. , " D, " 28, " A, " 1, Died 30 Oct. 1864 
 
 1987 Roach, John, " H, •' 143, " A, " 1, " 7 Oct. 1864 
 
 * There is evidently a mistake here. 
 
 BUKIED AT rOINT I-OOKOUT, MD. 
 
 36 Blaisdell, J. P., Corp. D, Died 25 Mav 1864 
 
 • 64 Cainlett, E., Pr. ' I, "22 May 1864 
 174 Helton, Peter, •' A, "31 May 1864 
 189 Holmes, R. U., " I, " 29 May. 1864 
 263 McKinnon, Daniel B.," A, " 16 July 1863 
 376 Smith, J. H., " F, " 3 July 1864 
 
1010 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 BURIED AT HAMPTON, VA. 
 
 4 Adaius, Ira J., 
 
 34 Armstrong, J. A., 
 
 107 Benson, Geo. W., 
 
 122 Blake, Granville, 
 
 153 Bi-adley, Wm., 
 
 202 Burrows, James 
 
 254 Cassicly, James, 
 
 202 Chappelle, James, 
 
 314 Cooney, Stephen, 
 
 3G1 Davis, Oliver 0., 
 
 439 Duncan, J. B., 
 
 443 Eastman, Clark, 
 
 448 Edwards, James W. 
 
 453 Ely, Joseph, 
 
 4G4 Emus, John F., 
 
 489 Fitzgerald, John J., 
 
 540 Gillis, John W., 
 
 67G Hix, Wm., 
 
 1187 Robinson, Sam., 
 
 1291 Smith, Peter, 
 
 1298 Smith, Geo., 
 
 1464 Walton, W. H., 
 
 1488 Weeks, Andrew M., 
 
 Several of our comrades who died near New York were 
 
 BURIED AT CYPRESS HILL CEMETERY. 
 
 Tliis is a part of the city cemetery of Brooklyn, N.Y., and lies about 
 three miles east of the city. It contains about two acres. Interments 
 began here about the month of April, 1862. All are those who died in the 
 various hospitals and camps near New York City. Total graves, 3,277 — 
 only 80 of them unknown. 
 
 Pr. 
 
 A, 
 
 Died 2 July 
 
 1864 
 
 Corp. 
 
 K, 
 
 " 16 May 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 E, 
 
 ' ' 4 June 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 " 22 May 
 
 1864 
 
 Pr. 
 
 K, 
 
 " 21 Sept. 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 E, 
 
 " 30 Sept. 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 K, 
 
 " 20 May 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 H, 
 
 " 11 Sept. 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 c, 
 
 " IS May 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 B. 
 
 " 22 May 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 B, 
 
 " 28 Jan. 
 
 1865 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 " 5 June 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 G, 
 
 " 30 Oct. 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 c. 
 
 18 July 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 F, 
 
 " 25 July 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 K, 
 
 " 21 May 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 B, 
 
 " 24 Sept. 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 E, 
 
 " 2 May 
 
 1864 
 
 IstSei 
 
 •gt. I, 
 
 " 2 June 
 
 1865 
 
 Corp. 
 
 c, 
 
 " 30 Aug. 
 
 1864 
 
 Pr. 
 
 H, 
 
 " 30 Oct. 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 B, 
 
 " 21 July 
 
 1864 
 
 " 
 
 E, 
 
 9 July 
 
 1864 
 
 465 
 
 Chick, Fenno, 
 
 Pr. 
 
 G, 
 
 Died 
 
 19 Oct. 1864 
 
 2078 
 
 Plummer, J. L., 
 
 " 
 
 I, 
 
 " 
 
 22 March 1864 
 
 2635 
 
 Tibbetts, Isaac, 
 
 " 
 
 K, 
 
 " 
 
 16 Sept. 1863 
 
 *2742 
 
 Waters, Patrick, 
 
 " 
 
 c. 
 
 " 
 
 26 Aug. 1862 
 
 12825 
 
 Wliite, Moses E., 
 
 " 
 
 I, 
 
 " 
 
 22 Aug. 1863 
 
 * Discharged for disability at Hilton Head; was on liis way lionie. 
 t Disinterred and removed by friends. 
 
 BURIED AT PHILADELPHIA. 
 
 63 Bancho, Wm., Pr. H, Died 5 July 1864 
 
 249 Butler, John, " H, "26 Aug. 1864 
 
 1007 Kemp, Oscar, " E, "24 April 1864 
 
 1138 Long, Perry, " D, " 3 Aug. 1864 
 
 Died in Dept. of the East (place not given). 
 
 38 Barton, Henry, Pr. A, Died 22 Sept. 1864 
 
 (Disinterred and delivered to friends.) 
 
 BURIED AT BEVERLY, N.J. 
 
 110 Moulton, Albion, — G, Died 26 Sept. 1864 
 
 BURIED NEAR BRISTOL, PA. 
 
 16 Crook, Samuel, Pr. C, Died 8 June 1865 
 
 BURIED AT ANNAPOLIS, MD. 
 
 (U.S. General Hospital, Div. No. 1.) 
 
 570 Gilbert, Daniel W., Pr. I, Died 25 Aug. 1864 
 
 (U.S. General Hospital, Div. No. 2 — St. John's College.) 
 
 55 Bazinet, Geo., Pr. H, Died 23 March 1865 
 
 (Camp Parole Hospital.) 
 
 198 Jennings, A. E., Pr. F, Died 10 Oct. 1864 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1011 
 
 BriiiHD AT jrANCHKSTEu, N.H. (twenty soldiers ill all). 
 (Valley Cemetery.) 
 4 Copp, Harrison J., Co. A, Died 27 April 1862, at Edisto Id. 
 (Merrill's Cemetery.) 
 McQuestion, Jerome B., Died 29 March 186G 
 
 (Though he died since the Avar, it seems proper to insert here. In 
 connection with the record in the Roll of Honor is no company, rank or 
 regiment. There is no doubt, however, that this is the grave of one who 
 was a sergeant in Co. H.) 
 
 BURIED AT NEW IIAVEX, CONN. 
 
 49 Dame, Joseph W., Pr. I, Died 29 Aug. 1864 
 
 BURIED AT NEWARK, N.J. 
 
 (Fairmouut Cemetery.) 
 
 122 White, James E., Pr. A, Died 15 July 1864 
 
 BURIED AT WILMINGTON, N.C. 
 
 7 Brooks, Plummer Pr. H, Died 1 April 1865, chr. diar. 
 51 Perkins, John W., " D, " 27 April 1865, wounds. 
 
 BURIED AT CHARLESTON (Race Coursc). 
 26 Carr, Geo. D., Pr. E, Died 27 June 1862, Avounds. 
 177 Pearl, Abram, " I, " 20 June 1862 
 
 BURIED AT MILLEX, GA. 
 
 279 Phelps, Geo. M., Pr. G, Grave 190, Sect. A. 
 
 BURIED ON DR. GILUJl'S PROPERTY. 
 
 (Near Lufkin's House, Tetersburg, Va.) 
 413 Cosgrove, Wm. J., Pr. C, Died 2 Sept. 1864. 
 
 A companion volume to Vol. I. of the Roll of Honor (February, 1868), 
 shows that 47,368 bodies of deceased Union soldiers and prisoners of Avar 
 have been remoA^ed from 237 different localities, scattered through the 
 Southern and Western States, to thirty of the established National Ceme- 
 teries, where their remains uoav rest, side by side, under the perpetual care 
 and protection of the Government, for the defence of Avhich they sacrificed 
 their lives. A fcAV extracts from that report Avill emphasize all that may 
 have been said heretofore concerning the burial of the dead : — 
 
 Group No. 47, of 314 bodies, from Harrison's Landing to Glendale 
 National Cemetery, about ten miles south of Richmond. 
 
 Group No. 48, of 100 bodies, from Flussell's Mills, near Richmond, to 
 same place. 
 
 Group No. 59, of three bodies, from Chapin's farm to Fort Harrison 
 National Cemetery, Va., on Molly Burdon's farm, Henrico County. 
 
 Group No. 85, of 112 bodies, from Deep Bottom, ten miles southeast 
 of Richmond, to same place. 
 
 Group No. 91, of 38 bodies, from Flussell's Mills to same place. 
 
 Group No. 287, of 149 bodies, from Marine Hospital, Wilmington, 
 N.C, to Wilmington National Cemetery, on J. D. Ryttenberg's farm. 
 
 Group No. 288, of 12 bodies, from Baptist Church, Wilmington, N.C, 
 to same place. 
 
 Group No. 289, of 22 bodies, from Cone Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C, 
 to same place. 
 
 Group No. 290, of 410 bodies, from Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, 
 N.C, to same place. 
 
 The reader Avill pardon any seeming verbosity in this sad chapter. The 
 writer has endeavored not only to give general information, but such as 
 may afford particular pleasure, — sad though it must be, — to some persons 
 who may find that the loved one Avhora they lost in the Avar noAV rests in 
 some knoAvn locality — in some National or other cemetery. This fact, 
 found, Avill afford some relief to such as have heretofore been of the opinion 
 that the once loved one never had decent burial or perhaps none at all. 
 
1012 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 No. 4897 — unknown, 3 (no rank, no company, uo regiment, no date), origi- 
 
 nallj' buried at Folly Island, S.C. 
 No. 564() — unknown, 25 (same as 4897), originally buried at Pawnee Land- 
 ing, Folly Island, S.C. 
 No. 5762 — unknown, 4 (same as 4897), originally buried in the woods, 
 
 James Island, S.C. 
 No. 588G — unknown, 78 (same as 4897), originally buried near Secession- 
 
 ville, James Island, S.C. 
 No. 5938 — unknown, 41 Morris Island, West side. 
 
 5962 " 22 " " East side. 
 
 5986 " 26 " " sandhill, n. of cemetery. 
 
 5990 ' " 4 " 
 
 6045 " 55 , " " " " 
 
 6079 " 34 " " south of Wagner. 
 
 6118 " 37 " " on line across mid. of island. 
 
 6156 " 31 " " Fort Wagner. 
 
 6180 " 24 " " original cemetery. 
 
 7185 " 875 Hilton Head, 
 
 and frequent items, like : " No. — unknown — N. H. soldiers — found in one 
 trench '" ; " No. — unknown — 54 buried in one long grave." 
 
 When one sees in the Roll of Honor such items as the above, the 
 subject liecomes too painful to continue, and we seek temporary relief in a 
 flight to Virginia, where a new group aAvaits us and the selection will show 
 a difl'erent phase : — 
 
 "These bodies (more than 100) from the north side of the Richmond 
 City Hospital. The graves run east and west, at right angles with Fourth 
 Street, the tirst grave of each row being about five feet from the road. 
 Grave No. 1, of Row No. 1, was situated on the northwest corner of the 
 group. Most of the graves contained more than one body. As they were 
 lifted out they were numbered 1, 2, 3, etc." 
 " Removed from Dr. Anderson's farm." 
 
 "These bodies were removed from the battle-field of Cold Harl)or, 
 'and were scattered over the ground and through the woods, from Gurth- 
 wright's farm to the Raleigh road." 
 
 "These five bodies were found by Mr. Eacho on his farm, Avithin 100 
 yards of his house." 
 
 "These eleven bodies Avere taken from a pit near Liberty Hall, 
 Hanover County, northeast of Gaines' Mills.' Nothing to identify them." 
 " These four bodies found in a creek." 
 
 " These four bodies were taken from Day's farm, Melton Station, 
 V. C. R.R.; but the people would give no information concerning them." 
 
 "These forty-three bodies were found in a well, in front of Fort 
 Gilmer, on land of Capt. Childrey. The Avell had been sought for two 
 years; but none of the neighbors could show where the well had been. 
 Supposed to have been killed in the charge of 2 Oct. 1864." 
 
 " These fourteen bodies were taken from the Half- Way House, on 
 Petersburg turnpike, nine miles from Richmond. They were a part of 
 Butler's command, and Avere buried together on the left side of the turn- 
 pike, about 300 yards from the house, in a hollow formerly used as a field 
 hospital." 
 
 Not long after our advent at Hilton Head, a neat little cemetery Avas 
 established at our right and rear ; and in it Ave laid the mortal remains of 
 our dead — nearly all of Avhom died in the vicinity. The first mention of 
 this cemetery the Avriter finds in diaries and letters. An excellent photo- 
 graph of the sacred spot Avas taken by Mr. Moore (mentioned elscAvhere), 
 early in 1862, and forms one of the large group of pictures taken by him. 
 The entire collection may be found in the library of the Massachusetts 
 Commandei'y of the Loyal Legion of the United States, at Boston. A vicAV 
 of the cemetery has been reproduced for this Avork. 
 
 An examination of the lists of graves found, and of burials in Na- 
 tional cemeteries and elseAvhere, reveals the fact that the names of some of 
 those buried in our little burial place do not appear as having been re- 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1013 
 
 moved to the National Cemetery at Beaufort. The cruel convictioa is 
 forced upon us, that at the time of disinterment the headboards had become 
 so decayed, or the letters so obliterated by the weather, as to render it nec- 
 essary to remove them under the class "unknown." By this process of 
 reasoning it may possibly be a source of comfort to think that one's rela- 
 tive or friend, whose name was looked for in vain, is really resting in a 
 National cemetery by the side of his comrades. Some degree of relief 
 will be obtained by surviving comrades, in examining the lists, on fluding the 
 names of one or more whom they may have left on the field of battle, 
 supposably in the agonies of death — for the fact that they survived suffi- 
 ciently long to insure decent burial is truh^ a relief. 
 
 The whole matter of " death " in the army, Avith its preliminaries, and 
 the after-disposition of what Avas once a living comrade, is one of the 
 saddest and at the same time one of the most difficult subjects to write 
 about. Even as the author pens these lines, his eyes dim with tears, which 
 come all unbidden ; for he is carried backward to the very scenes he feebly 
 attempts to describe. He hears again the groans of the dying in hospital 
 and on the battle-field ; he sees again the convulsive ettbrts of him Avho has 
 been torn and mangled by a cruel shell ; he hears again the cry for succor, 
 which cometh not ; again he hears the call for water which cannot be sup- 
 plied. One may hold his nerves and his sympathy well in check, while 
 his comrade lives, that he may be able to minister to his wants and his 
 comfort ; but no sooner is he dead than the nerves give way and the sym- 
 pathetic tears will flow. This was particularly noticeable at the burial. 
 Strong men w^ept like children ; and the peculiarly plaintive notes of the 
 fife, and the tap of the muffled drum, seemed to lift the fiood-gates of our 
 sympat'hies higher and higher, as we solemnly marched to the grave. 
 
 It has been stated herein by the writer that the captain of the com- 
 pany to which the deceased soldier belonged generally wrote of the fact to 
 the relatives at home. There are two notable exceptions to this rule: and 
 these exceptions were in deference to circumstances. In one case the sol- 
 dier might die of a long illness in the hospital, and during his illness 
 he may have endeared himself to the surgeon and attendants by his pa- 
 tience and resignation. In such a case, by general consent, the surgeon 
 wrote the unpleasant news. Again, a dead comrade may have lived a 
 religious life, in which case he would be very near to the chaplain's heart, 
 and a letter from the chaplain to the relatives Avas in order ; and this letter 
 sometimes w'ould be in addition to one Avritten by the captain. 
 
 These cases mentioned are not fanciful cases, by any means. More 
 might be cited; but these suffice. 
 
 THE GILLMORE MEDALS. 
 
 The general order announcing that medals were to be bestowed will 
 be found elsewhere. The first mention of the same in a Northern paper 
 was found b}' the Avriter in the Neu' York Ilcrahl, 15 Oct. 1S63, in tliese 
 words : " Maj.-Gen. Gillraore has ordered a large number of bronze medals 
 to be prepared for presentation to brave and meritorious soldiers who 
 have distinguished themselves in the late campaign." 
 
 In a letter from its Port Royal correspondent, the Xev^ York Herald 
 of 4 Nov. ISdB said that Gen. Gillmore had adopted the Napoleon idea of 
 awarding to such soldiers as deserve it, for gallant and meritorious con- 
 duct in the field, a medal of honor. Ball, Black & Co. of New York to be 
 the makers, and they are already at work upon the design. The medal is 
 to bear on one side a representation, in relief, of Sumter in ruins, and upon 
 the other a. fac simile of the General's autograph; while upon the buckle 
 to which the medal is to l)e attached, neatly engraved, will appear the 
 name, rank, company and regiment of the soldier upjn whom bestowed. 
 A certificate, embellished with fac similes of both sides, will be given with 
 each medal. 
 
1014 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Though all regiments participating in the siege (whether in the 
 charge of 18 July or not) Avcre invited by Gen. Gillmore to send in 
 the names of deserving soldiers, there were a few regiments which de- 
 clined the oft'ered honor, on the basis that every man of the regiment had 
 been "gallant and meritorious." Whether this position was warranted by 
 the facts, or Avhether it was a Avise position, is not for the writer to 
 discuss. 
 
 TH £ 
 
 GILLMORE MEDAL. 
 
 The Third New Hampshire, through its officers, selected the requisite 
 nuni])cr of names, and they received the (Jillmore medals. The foUoAving 
 is a list of the recipients : — 
 
 Co. A : Privates Samuel D. Brelsford and Cyrus Gorman. (The latter 
 received his medal about 1881, in New York City, from the hand of Gen. 
 Gillmore himself.) 
 
 Co. B : Corp. James M. Chase, Private Frederick Silloway. 
 
 Co. C: First Sergt. M. J. Connelly, Private Geo. Allen. 
 
 Co. D: Sergt. D. W. Perkins, Private Chas. D. Randall. 
 
 Co. E : Privates James M. Dickey and A. J. Pettingill. 
 
 Co. F: Sergt. Joseph A. Newman (dead), Privates John F. Ennes and 
 Chas. D. Smith. 
 
 Co. G: Private Benj. D. Burgess. 
 
 Co. H: Corp. John Brooks, Private David A. Paige. 
 
 Co. I: Corp. Geo. H. Davis, Private .Vlmoiul B. White, 
 
 Co. K : Privates James Cassidy and Hugh iSIacklin. 
 
 PECULIAR CASES, DUPLICATE NAMES, ETC. 
 
 Alexander, Daniel S., Co. F: Volunteer recruit of 1802. Mortally 
 wounded IG May]8C4; bullet near right temple. Sent ne.\t day l)y aml)u- 
 lance, with the other wounded, to hospital. No more seen by Third New 
 IIami)shire. 
 
 Arlin, Emri, Co. D : The only drafted man in the regiment. The 
 records show he was drafted 19 Aug. 180:5, at Concord, and was mustered 
 in 1!) Aug. 18(!;5. Forwarded 1 Feb. 1804, Avith Rupert Vincent and James 
 Norton. His roll had, "expense of apprehension, $.".0.00," which, inter- 
 preted, means that he was not willing to lay doAvn his life for his country. 
 
 Adams, John, Co. H: Substitute recruit; mustered in 13 Dec. 1804; 
 deserted en route to regiment. 
 
 .Vdams, John, Co. K : Volunteer recruit ; mustered in 11 Feb. 1805 ; de- 
 serted 2.") June 180.5. 
 
 Allen, Wm., Co. C: Volunteer recruit ; mustered in 8 Aug. 1802: dis- 
 charged for disability 21 Sept. 1802. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1015 
 
 Allen, Win., Co. D: Substitute recruit; mustered in 20 Sept. 1863; 
 killed 13 May 1S(J4. 
 
 Brown, .John W., Co. K : Went on recruitin.i^ service, Hilton Head to 
 Concord, in July, l.sf)2. Was sick when the party was ordered back. Did 
 not return to regiment till .January, isfil, with Col. Jackson. 
 
 Ball, Hiram, Co. K: Wounded 10 May 1804, and taken prisoner; knee 
 shattered; lay on fleUl twenty-four hours; leg amputated by rebel surgeon. 
 A Michigan soldier, a fellow prisoner, cared for him and Avrote to his 
 mother after Hiram's death. 
 
 Ballard, Wm. W., C'o. G: He was sent home with Lieut. Thompson's 
 body in August, 1802. He had furlough for that purpose. Never returned, 
 but Avas discharged for disability 1 Jan. 1803, at Concord. 
 
 Blood, J. C., Co. I: Wounded 13 July 1863, on Morris Island; sent to 
 Hospital Steamer Cofiinupolitan. While on board he recovered sufliciently to 
 care for other wounded, and thus was sent on a trip to New York. On 
 return trip was taken sick with varioloid and sent to Hospital at Beaufort, 
 S. C He finally reached the regiment before it left Morris Island. 
 
 Brclsford, Samuel D., Co. A : Taken prisoner at Laurel Hill, Va., 7 
 Oct. 1804; escaped 27 May 1865. It is said that he was at Andersonville; 
 and while there was one day on a detail at Avork on a bridge, and from 
 there escaped, being shot in the foot during the melee. 
 
 Brown, Henry. Co. A: A recruit, arriving in December, 1863 (Avith 
 McKinnon and Thompson; see McKinnon). He stated that he Avas I'eally 
 named Baxter, and a deserter from the Navy. His case Avas reported to 
 Department Headquarters sam'e time as McKinnon's and Thompson's (same 
 letter really) ; and the Department Commander decided he had better stay 
 Avith Co. -V. 
 
 Burbank, W. II., Co. G: After his Avound of 10 May 1804 he Avas sent 
 to hospital; never rejoined till regiment reached Concord for linal dis- 
 charge. While in the hospital he Avas commissioned and mustered ; but 
 the latter Avas promptly revoked by the War Department, because it Avas 
 in violation of an order forbidding nnisters into a higher grade if the party 
 Avas untit for active service in the field. The revocal is in no Avise a retlec- 
 tion on Burbank. 
 
 Burke, Leonard O. F., Co. F: He Aveut out as a Avaiter for Capt. 
 Randlett, and afterAvards enlisted in the regiment, in March, 1862. 
 
 BroAvn, BartholomcAv, Co. I: Said to have been an employe of the 
 railroad (City Boint, Va.) before the Avar; and Avhen the regiment was 
 there (9 June 1864), he shoAved his comrades a railroad sleeper Avith his 
 initials cut upon it, as proof of his previous employment. 
 
 BroAvn, Franklin J., Co. E: Real name John F. Brown; but Avhen he 
 joined as a i-ecruit, in November, 1803, he found another J. F. Brown, and 
 he thereafter called himself "J. Franklin BroAvn." This got tAvisted about 
 on the rolls, and finally ended as " Franklin J. BroAvn." 
 
 Burrell, Fred E. : Unassigned recruit. Died on passage from Ncav 
 York to Hilton Head, Sept. 1802, 11.4.") r.M., on Steamer ^Vo. C. CoUins. 
 The steamer arrived off Moorchead City, N. C, the 8th; and the body Avas 
 taken ashore in a sail-boat to Carolina City and buried three miles from 
 the landing, under a tree. Several companion recruits (of same S(iuad) 
 accom|)anie(l the body. Recruit Wm. B. .Merrill (afterAvard Co. F) offered 
 a prayer ; and then all joined in liriiig a salute over the graA^e, with their 
 rcA'olvers, and returned to the steamer. 
 
 Bragdon, Ira: Was by error on Co. I's rolls. No record of his being 
 mustered; and it is {)resumable that he Avas rejected at the last moment. 
 
 Clark, .\zariah L., Co. I: Was furloughed from Laurel Hill, Va., in 
 January, 180."), after the regiment had left for Fort Fisher. He Avent home 
 to join a son, then recently from Andersonville prison. He overstayed to 
 attend the son's funeral, and then reported at Washington to the Brovost 
 Marshal General. Ordered into camp near the railroad station. Had pass 
 from there to Bermuda Hundred. On arriving, found the detacliment had 
 also gone to North Carolina. Stayed around a fcAV days, Avas taken sick 
 and sent to Hospital at I'oint of Bocks. From there sent to Hospital at 
 Fort Monroe (the McClellan) and discharged. 
 
1016 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Cavender, James : Was a repi'esentative recruit for A. A. Cox of 
 Enfield, and served in Co. B. Tliis was tlie only case of the kind in tlie 
 regiment. 
 
 Ciirran, John, 1st: Original man of Co. C; served full term. 
 
 Curran, John, 2d: Original man of Co. C; re-enlisted; mustered out 20 
 July 186.J. 
 
 jiJ.a Courtney, Patrick : In regiment twice, and in Co. F both times. First, 
 as an original, and served full term ; second, a substitute recruit, mustered 
 in 15 Dec. 1864; mustered out 20 July 18G5. 
 
 Carroll, John, 1st, Co. C: Original man; deserted next day after 
 muster-in. 
 
 Carroll, John, 2d, Co. C: Substitute recruit; enlisted 23 Dec. 1864; 
 deserted 17 Jan. 1865. 
 
 Connelly, Patrick, Co. C : Original man ; discharged for disability, 
 but died in the hospital. 
 
 Chase, James L., Co. F : First man wounded (in June, 1862, on James 
 Island) ; sent to General Hospital, Hilton Head, with the wounded of the 
 16th. Thence later to General Hospital, Bedloes Island, N. Y. In February, 
 1863, Capt. Randlett, returning from leave, brought him from New York to 
 Hilton Head. He re-enlisted, but never returned from his furlough. 
 
 Chase, Chas. F., Co. F: Commissioned in 1st S.C.V. (colored); 
 served iu that regiment about one year, almost wholly at Hilton Head; 
 resigned. Afterward enlisted as a private in 13 V.R.C., Co. F, stationed at 
 Concord, N. H., and served about a j^ear. Prior to commission iu colored 
 regiment, was Assistant Postmaster at Hilton Head. 
 
 Chase, Valentine M*., Co. E : Captured 16 June 1862, on James Island; 
 exchanged ; died 24 July 1862, in the Jews' Hospital, Ncav York, of wounds. 
 Body delivered to friends. 
 
 Drew, Chas. H., Co. H: He was one of the three men who deserted at 
 Pinckuey Island, S. C, 5 Aug. 1862, and furnished the enemy with informa- 
 tion by which the latter Avere enabled to "gobble up" Co. II a few days 
 later. By some process, a little obscure, he got away after arrest at Camp 
 Parole, Va., on his arrival with the exchanged men of Co. H from Rich- 
 mond, to which point both lots gravitated. He enlisted in Co. C, Third 
 Mai'yland Cavalry, under the name of Henry White; was apprehended 3 
 Nov. 1863, and presumably sent to Fort McHenry, Baltimore. He was 
 ordered from the fort, 22 Feb. 1864, to New York, and from there to be 
 sent to the Department of the South, for trial as a deserter from Co. H, 
 Third New Hampshire. He undoubtedly was kept in provost at Hilton Head 
 till the war Avas over; and then, in the general forgiveness, he got loose 
 again. There is no record of any trial. The Government holds that from 
 the day he deserted, in August, 1862, he has been in a state of continuous 
 desertion, the enlistment in Third Maryland Cavalry not serving him as an 
 offset in any sense. 
 
 Day, John E., Co. F : A re-enlisted man who returned with the A'eterans 
 as far as Ncav York, when he suddenly changed front and deserted. He 
 Avas dropped as of 15 April 1864. He returned in September foUoAving, 
 and Avas forgiven, by Gen. Terry's order, on the recommendation of liis 
 commanding officer; but the $30.00 apprehension fee had to stand charged. 
 This is given as a sample. There Avere several cases almost identical Avith 
 this. 
 
 Dickett, Joseph, unassigned recruit : It appears that he actually en- 
 listed for the Fourth Ncav Hampshire, and Avas forAvarded by mistake to 
 the Third Ncav Hampshire, reaching it 28 March 1865, Avhen the discovery 
 Avas made. He Avas transferred to the Fourth Ncav Hampshire, from Avhich 
 he deserted at Raleigh, N. C, 21 July 1865. In the Fourth Ncav Hampshire 
 he appears as "Joseph Ducett, Co. K." His transfer is dated 20 April 1865, 
 though it appears he did not join the Fourth New Hampshire till 6 May 
 18G5. The ditterence in time was probably consumed in considering what 
 to do Avith his case : i.e., red tape. 
 
 Dodge, Asa M., Co. B: The records show he was discharged, to be 
 commissioned in the Fifth NeAV Hampshire; but the records of the Fifth 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1017 
 
 New Hampshire show no such event. The promise of a commission in the 
 Fifth New Hampshire Avas merely a ruse to obtain discharge for supposalily 
 sufficient domestic reasons. 
 
 Desotell, Israel, Co. C : A recruit of December, ISOi ; started for the 
 regiment, but never actually reached it. He was reported as deserted en 
 route ; but as he was placed on Co. C rolls, the supposition is that he 
 almost reached the regiment, and the otHcer in charge persuaded the Third 
 New Hampshire to take up the name and at same time report him " de- 
 serted." The subsequent record, however, explains in part this peculiar 
 case. Gen. Hooker's S.O. 203, of 31 Aug. 1865, relieved Desotell of the 
 charge of desertion, because it appeared that he had been in the hospital, 
 etc. 
 
 De Graw, James, Co. F: Died of typhoid fever 20 March 1865, in the 
 Wilmington General Hospital (certificate given 18 June 1865 by Surg. Geo. 
 C. Jarvis, Seventh Connecticut, in charge). 
 
 Dougherty, John, unassigned recruit : Apparently the last recruit for 
 the regiment; never reached it. Undoubtedly he started, and a roll Avent 
 forward ; for he was taken up on the regimental rolls, and reported as an 
 " unassigned recruit, absent sick." The writer has seen among the records 
 of Co. K a semi-attempt to attach him to that company. Diligent inquiry 
 fails to reveal anything further. 
 
 Ennes, John F., Co. F: Died of secondary hemorrhage 25 July 1864, 
 at U. S. General Hospital, Fort Monroe (undoubtedly McClellan Hospital), 
 Asst. Surg. E. McClellan, U.S.A., in charge (certificate given 30 Sept. 1864). 
 He Avas Avounded in face and neck 16 June 1864. 
 
 Everett, Franklin, Co. F : Died of Avounds at Base Hospital, Fort 
 Fisher, 12 Feb. 1865 (Surg. J. W. Mitchell, Fourth U.S.C.T., in charge). 
 
 Emery, William H., Co. G: Wounded 15 May 1864; sent to hospital; 
 did not rejoin till muster-out of regiment. 
 
 Emerson, G. W., Co. F : Was on detached duty in the Post Hospital, 
 Morris Island, Avhen the regiment was l)eing mounted. He Avas relieved 
 from the hospital by Gen. Gillmore's S.O. 103, 12 March 1864, presumably 
 to enable him to rejoin his regiment and ride a horse. From some cause 
 not apparent, he did not actually reach the regiment till on or about 20 July 
 1864. He was dropped as a deserter 20 May 1864. On his return, he was 
 taken up on the rolls, presumably on the basis that he satisfactorily ex- 
 plained his absence. It appears also that at one time he Avas on detached 
 duty in the Naval Machine Shop (tAvo vessels), Avhen it Avas near St. Helena 
 Island, S. C. — probably after the Morris Island duty. 
 
 Eaton, Chas. W., Co. D : AYent home (i.e., North) on the Hospital 
 Steamer Cosmopolitan 25 June 1863. Was not mustered out till 23 Jan. 1867, 
 as of 20 July 1865. Said to have been sick all the time at Boston, Mass. 
 
 Fulton, Chas. C, recruit, Co. F. Died of accidental Avound, at Base 
 Hospital, Fort Fisher. 20 Feb. 1865 (Surg. J. W. Mitchell, Fourth U.S.C.T., 
 in charge) ; see Accidents. 
 
 Flanders, J. K., Co. B: Died 29 Aug. 1863, on l)oard Barque Hannibal 
 (of the Navy), off Charleston, S. C. He Avas on detached service as a 
 printer. The Navy had a quasi printing office on board. He died of typhoid 
 fever, and Avas buried on Morris Island. 
 
 FoAvler, AndreAv J., Co. I: Original man. After transfer to the 
 Signal Corps, he being at the time a private of the first class, Avas recom- 
 mended for promotion to Sergeant for l:)raver3' under fire, by Capt. Dana, 
 U.S.A. (Signal Corps), 1 .\ug. 1864, in a report to the Chief Signal Officer 
 of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. 
 
 Gove, Nathan W., N.C.S. (Fife Major) : Had furlough early in August, 
 1862 ; and Avhile enjoying himself at home got legislated out of the service 
 by the operation of G.O. 126, W.D., dated 6 SeptT 1862. 
 
 George, Albert : Served tAvice in regiment and in same company (A) — 
 first, as an original man, serving tliree years; second, as a volunteer re- 
 cruit, mustered in 16 Sept. 1864; mustered out 20 July 1865. 
 
 George, .Vlbert Q., Co. II: Supposably killed 16 June 1862; but Avas 
 afterAvard seen by the Co. H men (they captured 21 Aug. 1862), at Columbia, 
 S. C. Jail, Avounded. 
 
1018 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Gilbert, Daniel W., Cos. K and I : Original of K; clischarged for disa- 
 bility. Enlisted a second time for regiment; bat remained in camp at 
 Concord or some of the offices connected therewith, on clerical duty, till H 
 March 18(i-i, -when lie was forwarded to regiment, having charge of a 
 recruit for the Fourth New Hampshire (Elbridge Towle). He Avas sup- 
 posably killed (i.e., left to die), 16 Aug. 18G-1; but he survived that event- 
 ful day and lived to be paroled or exchanged and die in the hospital at 
 Annapolis. (See "Buried: How, When, Where."') 
 
 Gay, T. F., Co. A: Sick at Washington in September, lsr;i, and 
 Annapolis, October, 1861. Sent back to hospital at Washington, thence to 
 Baltimore (Camden Street), thence to Paterson Park Hospital (Baltimore), 
 thence discharged. 
 
 Gammon, Charles, Co. K: Captured a rebel lieutenant on picket 10 
 Dec. 1864. The lieutenant was really hunting for our line, Avhen he sud- 
 denly heard Gammon say, " Halt ! " He halted, though very much astonished. 
 He removed his sinews of Avar at Gammon's request, and accompanied his 
 captor to camp and to Gen. Butler, Avho very generously permitted Gammon 
 to retain the SAvord as his recompense. On the hilt Avas engraved, --L. M. 
 Bean, Co. A, 17 Miss." 
 
 Garrity, EdAvard, Co. C : Left sick at Edisto, 1 June 1802. Died in a 
 fcAv days, and Avas buried there by comrades Avho had come from .James 
 Island after the baggage. 
 
 GoodAvin, Elisha, Co. G : Recruit. Enlisted from Third Ncav Hamp- 
 shire into the Regular Army, at Beaufort, S. C. ; and his discharge from 
 the Third Avas by authority of G.O. 15-1, W.D., A.-G.O., 11 Nov. 1862. Re- 
 turned to duty in his company (G), Third Ncav Hampshire, 27 Jan. 1863, 
 under S.O. 0, 22 Jan. 1863, Department of the South. The reasons Avhy 
 the Regular Army did not retain him are not apparent. 
 
 Gilbert, John, Co. F : Said to have dug up the first torpedo on Morris 
 Island, in front of Wagner. 
 
 Harris, Geo. C, Co. H: Recruit. He reached the regiment in Septem- 
 ber, 1862, in charge of a detachment of recruits : i.e., in charge till joined 
 by Capt. Allen, with another squad, at NeAV York. Capt. Ayer (Co. H) at 
 once made him Orderly Sergeant. Being very skilful with his pen, his 
 services Avere in great demand, particulai'ly by the ofticers of the regiment, 
 in making monthly returns, etc. 
 
 Haines, John M., Co. B: After his service (3 years), Avas clei'k in 
 the Adjutant-General's Office, Concord, N. H., 17 Oct. to 5 Nov. 1864, on 
 Avhich date he Avas glA^en a quasi furlough to get married. Returned to his 
 duty 28 Nov. 1864. Later he Avas Adjutant-General of Ncav Hampshire, 
 from 11 July 1870 to 10 Aug. 1874. 
 
 Hall, Charles, Co. C: Volunteer recruit of .Vugust, 1862. Died of 
 disease 11 .\pril 1863; buried at Folly Island. 
 
 Hall, Charles, Co. G: Substitute recruit; mustered in 19 Aug. 1863; 
 died of disease 4 Dec. 1864. 
 
 Hubbard, Stephen, Co. K: Original A'olunteer. Died of disease. 
 
 Hubbard, Stephen, Co. F : Substitute recruit. Died of disease. 
 
 Hodgdon, Enos F., Co. F : He was a relative of Capt. Randlett. While 
 the re-enlisted men Avere on furlough, Capt. Randlett, Avho Avas in charge, 
 procured the enlistment of Hodgdou as a recruit ; and he accompanied the 
 re-enlisted men on their return. He Avas soon after detailed in the regi- 
 mental hospital, and so remained till 14 June 1864, Avhen he Avas ordered to 
 the ranks. His first action Avas on 16 June 1864. at Avhich time he AA'as 
 mortally Avouuded, dying the next day. The records show he enlisted as a 
 private 29 March 1864. 
 
 Hines, James, Co. I : Recruit. Reached regiment about 1 Jan. 1865. 
 Was Avith an escort doing guard duty Avith a lot of exchanged prisoners, at 
 Wilmington, N. C, about 28 Feb. 1865. He got shot in the leg, in some 
 sort of a fi-acas, and at once took passage North on steamer Avith the 
 exchanged men. Did not returu. In 1890 Avas living at Lynn, Mass.. and 
 trying to have his record amended. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1019 
 
 Hendersou, William, Co. E : Wounded 10 July 1863, and sent to 
 hospital at Hilton Head. Returned 10 Sept. 1864, near Petersburg ; said to 
 have a bullet still iu his head. Four days later he was appointed Brigade 
 Postmaster, because not lit for active duty. 
 
 Hamilton, Henry S., Band: Prior to the Avar was in the Eleventh 
 (English) Hussars about one year. In 185-t he joined the Tenth U.S. In- 
 fantry, serving in it as Sergeant a part of the time. Was in the Utah 
 Expedition, part of the time as bugler. Five years in all. In the Third 
 New Hampshire he blew the flrst Federal bugle on the main-laud (at Blutt- 
 ton, S. C), and was Regimental Bugler for some time. 
 
 Hern, William, Co. H : Recruit. Was one of the squad sent from 
 Goldsboro', N. C, to Norfolk, Va., in June, 18G5, for the regimental baggage 
 stored there in May, 18G4. He carried the State tlag on the arrival of the 
 regiment at Concord for final dischai'ge. 
 
 Hoxie, Benjamin, Co. E : Was detached 22 March 1863, for special 
 service (Ransom 1). Stevens of E, too) in the Department as mounted 
 patrol and body guard to Lieut. -Col. James F. Hall, First Ncav York Engi- 
 neers, Provost Marshal General. He was killed at the battle of < )lustee, 
 Florida. While riding near the action, on Lieut. -Col. Hall's horse, with 
 mail, he Avas struck by an exploding shell; and both horse and rider Avere 
 instantly killed. 
 
 Jackson, Geo. W., Co. E: Original 2d Lieutenant. Resigned. 
 
 Jackson, Geo. W., Co. K: Original private ; re-enlisted; mustered out 
 20 July 1865. 
 
 Jennings, A. A., Co. F: Died 10 Oct. 1864, at Camp Parole, Md., of 
 inteimiittent fever, Avhile aAvaitiug exchange (Surg. G. B. Parker, U.S.V., 
 in charge. Certificate given 20 Oct. 1864). 
 
 JeAvett, Charles, Co. I : Was a quafi regimental blacksmith, till ap- 
 pointed Regimental Armorer. Was thus employed during entire term, only 
 appearing once on the field Avith a gun, at Bermuda Hundred, Va., during a 
 scare. In 1802 he is living, and totally blind. 
 
 Jones, EdAviu R., Co. G : Was an original corporal. Left at Annapolis 
 sick, supposably discharged and dropped. He turned up later, 17 Jan. 1862, 
 at Hilton Head, from the North, and had to be taken up. The vacancy in 
 corporals had meantime been filled. Apparently he Avas, later, again given 
 a coi'poral's Avarrant. • 
 
 Jones, John, Co. H : Recruit. Apparently had been to regiment (re- 
 cruit of December, 1863), had been on furlough, and had overstayed it. 
 Probably reported under the President's Proclamation, and really left Con- 
 cord (second time) for the regiment, ria Galloupe's Island, 18 March 1865, 
 with others. 
 
 Jones, John, Co. F: Recruit. Mustered in 25 Nov. 1863; mustered 
 out 20 July 1865. 
 
 Kempton, Elisha M., Co. B : Recruit. At the time he enlisted he Avas 
 a recruiting ofticer himself, and enlisted sixteen for the Third Ncav Hamp- 
 shire. He is said to have had good reasons to believe he avouUI be rewarded 
 Avith a commission for this service, if he joined the same regiment. He did 
 so, going Avith the sixteen and others, reaching the regiment 12 Sept. 1862. 
 He Avas one of the tAvo excess corporals in Co. B (see main story — June, 
 1863). A severe Avound of 10 July 1863 substantially ended his active ser- 
 vice. In 1892 he Avas Register of Probate for Sullivan County, NeAvport, 
 N.H. 
 
 Kennedy, John, Co. A: Substitute recruit. Mustered in 12 Oct. 1863; 
 transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. 
 
 Kennedy, John, Co. C: Volunteer recruit. Mustered in 20 Nov. 1863; 
 captured; discharged 1 July 1865. 
 
 Kelly, John, Ist, Co. I: Recruit, 2 Dec. 1864. At Wilmington, N.C., 
 in March, 1865, Avas sent Avith others as a guard up river to Fayetteville on 
 a stern-Avheel steamer laden Avith provisions for Sherman's army. Fell 
 down hatchAvay, breaking collar bone. Was attended by Robert Justice of 
 Co. I, of the sf|uad. On return to Wilmington Avas sent to Marine Hospital, 
 thence to Smitliville, thence to David's Island, N.Y., thence to ^lanchester, 
 N.H. Joined regiment on its arrival at Concord. 
 
1020 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Lee, John, Co. I : Substitute recruit. Mustered in 13 Dec. ISCA ; absent 
 20 July 1865. 
 
 Lee, John, Co. K: Volunteer recruit. Mustered in 11 Feb. 1865; 
 mustered out 20 July 1805. 
 
 Lang, W. \V., Co. I : Stunned by explosion of a shell at charge on Wag- 
 ner, 18 July 1863. Was captured, taken to Charleston next day, and Avith 
 Lieut. -Col. Bedel to Columbia Jail 21 July. He never recovered, being in- 
 jured internally ; was sent to Richmond 22 Sept. 1863, and there died 9 Dec. 
 1863. While at Columbia, Lieut. -Col. Bedel assisted him, so far as he Avas 
 able, in obtaining delicacies, etc. 
 
 Lang, Geo. B., Band: After muster-out of regimental band, was in 
 brigade band. Later, was on his way South to be employed in the post office 
 at Hilton Head, and was lost at sea. 
 
 Lockwood, Albert N., Co. H : Wounded 18 July 1863. Said to have 
 had his musket shot out of his hands, knocked down, and collar bone broken. 
 
 Lord, Geo. F., Co. B : (See Personal Sketch, page 757). 
 
 Locke, Henry W., of Barrington : Enlisted 10 Aug. 1861. Born at 
 HoUis, Me.; age 2-1; 5 ft. 5 in. high; brown eyes, black hair and dark 
 complexion ; farmer. The same man enlisted in Tenth New Hampshire, 
 Co. I. and deserted therefrom. 
 
 Livingstone, Geo. F., Co. I : Deserted at New York in November, 1864, 
 when the regiment was there to guard the ballot. As he was mustered out 
 at Galloupe's Island, Boston, 15 May 1865, the probability is that he returned 
 under tlie President's Proclamation. 
 
 Leonard, Wilbur W., Co. K : He was made a Sergeant at Concoi-d ; but 
 on the presumption that he Avas to have a commission in the Fifth NeAv 
 Hampshire, he was dropped from the rolls at once, and the place filled be- 
 fore the regiment left Concord. He having been dropped irregularly, was 
 properly of the Third New Hampshire. He went with the Fifth as far as 
 Washington, but failed to be commissioned. He died at Washington, 1 May 
 1862, of disease. He w^as never restored to the Third New Hampshire rolls. 
 
 Mclver, ]\Iurdock, Co. D : Was a recruit, enlisting on Morris Island 
 during the re-enlisting excitement. He Avas actually enlisted 28 Jan. 1864, 
 by Capt. Jonah Libby, Jr., but was not mustered in till 26 Feb. 1864, as of 
 28 Jan. 1864. He Avas employed on some vessel lying at Light House Inlet, 
 and thus became acquainted with the men of the Third Ncav Hampshire. 
 
 McGowan, John, Co. F: Original. Transferred to Veteran Reserve 
 Corps, 23 May 1864. 
 
 McGowan, John, Co. H: Substitute recruit of December, 1864. Mus- 
 tered out 20 July 1865. 
 
 Miller, Henry, Co. F; Volunteer recruit. Born in Canada; age 27; 
 enlisted and mustered in 19 Nov. 1863. Executed at Jacksonville" Fla., 
 for desertion. 
 
 Miller, Henry, Co. F : Substitute recruit. Born in Germany ; age 23 ; 
 enlisted and mustered in 14 Dec. 1864; mustered out 20 July 1865. 
 
 Mclntire, John, Co. C : Original volunteer. Died of disease 14 Nov. 
 1864. 
 
 Mclntire, John, Co. I : Substitute recruit. Mustered in 10 Dec. 1864; 
 mustered out 20 July 1865. 
 
 Mclntire, Geo. W., Co. G: Re-enlisted AA'hile on recruiting service at 
 Concord, N.H., 17 March 1864; never returned from his furlough. 
 
 McQuestion, Jerome B., Co. H : After arrival at Camp Parole, Annap- 
 olis, Avas discharged. The official notice did not reach regiment promptly, 
 and he Avas borne on the rolls for more than a year after actual discharge. 
 
 Mining, Thomas W., Co. C: TAvice in same company — first, as an 
 original volunteer, in service three months ; second, as a substitute recruit, 
 mustered in 10 Dec. 1864. 
 
 jMcKinnon, Daniel B., Co. A : In December, 1863, two men reached Co. 
 A as recruits, having answered to the names of George Russell and William 
 Nash. Their real names Avere Daniel B. McKinnon and George Thompson. 
 After reaching the Company they informed its commanding officer, Lieut. 
 Woodbury, that they really enlisted for the Fourth Ncav Hampshire ; and 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMEXT. 1021 
 
 that while they were absent on a pass, t^vo other men wron.irfiiUy answered 
 to their names, and went to the Fonrtli New Hampshire. When" the substi- 
 tntion was disco\ered, they were toUl that if they would act rice rerm and 
 be sent to the Third New Hampshire, they would have no difficulty in being 
 "swapped" afterwards. This story was reported to Department Head- 
 quarters, and the edict went forth that they had better stay where they were. 
 Result: At end of mouth the two false names were dropped, and the two 
 real names substituted. 
 
 Moore, J. F., Co. D: Was on re-enlistment furlough, at Portsmouth, 
 N.H. Was sick at its expiration. A surgeon's certificate was obtained, 
 and supposably forwarded. On recovering, Avas arrested at Portsmouth. 
 A corporal from Fort Constitution went home Avith him first night. Thence 
 to Concord next day, and to State Prison for safe keeping. Thence (with 
 others) to Castle William, New York Harbor, to Alexandria, and to Fort 
 Monroe, to the provost near Chesapeake Hospital. Arrived at regiment, 8 
 June 1864, in time to go Avith it to Petersburg. Was never tried and lost 
 no pay. 
 
 McDonald, Converse D., Co. E : Was sent North on recruiting service 
 in September, 18(32 ; and discharged at Concord, 30 Oct. 1862, for disability. 
 
 Nash, Wm. : (See Daniel B. McKinnon). 
 
 Niles, Amasa, Co. G : Died on the Steamer Atlantic. Buried three 
 times (See "Buried: How, When, Where"). 
 
 Pelkey, David, Co. I : Original volunteer and served three years. En- 
 listed a second time, and mustered in 23 Feb. 186."), at West Lebanon, for 
 one year, going to Concord same day. Had furlough from Concord, ex- 
 piring 6 March 1865. Arrested 7 March, by civil authority, for fraud of 
 that day. Escaped from the officer, but Avas re-arrested on the 8th. For- 
 Avarded 12 April 1865, under charges (Lieut. Eldredge in charge of the de- 
 tachment — 57 in all), to Galloupe's Island, Boston. Was dishonorably 
 discharged at Galloupe's Island, I'J May 1865 (unassigned). 
 
 Pelkey, David H., Co. I : Original volunteer. Wounded 18 July 1863. 
 Re-enlisted. Wounded 16 Aug. 1S64:, and sent to hospital. His final record 
 is that in the clearing out of hospitals, he Avasat De Camp General Hospital, 
 and was sent from there to Ncav York City, to be mustered out, but Avith 
 the charge of desertion attached to him (from the hospital 18 July 1865). 
 Gen. Hooker, commanding Department of the P^ast, ordered that he be re- 
 lieved from the charge of desertion, on condition that he forfeit all bounty 
 and pay and alloAvances due or to become due. The order is dated 31 Aug. 
 1865. His discharge dates 4 Sept. 1865. The order of Gen. Dix erroneously 
 described him as of Co. E. 
 
 Pingree, Aaron S. : Unassigned. A Aolunteer recruit of 1862. En- 
 listed at Concord, by Benj. E. Badger. Mustered in 21 Aug. 1862, and 
 forAvarded 16 Sept. 1862 (presumably alone). No further record or infor- 
 mation. 
 
 Pevear, Daniel E., Co. D: Left behind at Long Island in September, 
 1861. To Fort Hamilton, N. Y. Reached regiments Feb. 1863. 
 
 Pevear, Samuel L., Co. D : Was absent sick, and Avas ordered to spe- 
 cial duty on Hospital Steamer ./. It. Banien, Avhich afterAvard Avent to Fort 
 Fisher. He remained on this steamer till mustered out in Jul}', 1865, at 
 NeAv York. 
 
 Perkins, David W., Co. D : Said to have ahvays carried a diminutiA'e U.S. 
 flag in his knapsack, so that he could be the first to plant the colors on any 
 captured Avork, should he have the opportunity. Killed at DrcAvry's BluflT, 13 
 May 1864. Capt. MaxAvell says he had him ])uried Avhere he fell. 
 
 Paine, De Witt C, Co. G : .Apparently left behind Avhen the regiment 
 left Concord, and never rejoined. He reported at West Lebanon. N.H., 11 
 March 1865, under the President's Proclamation, and Avas mustered out II 
 May 1865, at Concord, N.H., Avith loss of all pay and allowances. 
 
 Quinn, EdAvard, Co. C : Was small in stature, and called "Neddy." 
 Was orderly to Lieut. Allen, and not armed. Got too near the James Island 
 fight, and Avas hit in thigh. While being carried ott" the field, another shot 
 hit him in the neck and killed him. 
 
1022 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Quigle.y, Peter, Co. H : Substitute recruit. His real name Stephen 
 Shorten, tliouuli he was usually called "John." Was detached for duty as 
 Bugler in Battery C, Third Rhode Island Artillery, in Virginia. Nevei' re- 
 turned. As nearly as can be ascertained he got into some kind of melee, 
 and was sent to hospital, sav in October, 1861. Presumably he got a fur- 
 lough, was taken sick, and did not return. He lived in Boston after the 
 war, and Avas accidentally killed 3 Sept. 188'.), by falling from a ladder (he 
 was a painter). (See Other Service.) A Avidow survives him. 
 
 Robinson, Charles, 1st, Co. E: Discharged for disability 11 Feb. 18G2. 
 
 Robinson, Charles, 2d, Co. E : Origiual volunteer; served three years. 
 
 Robinson, Thos., Co. E : Volunteer recruit ; mustered in 25 Nov. 18G3; 
 boatman ; age 27 ; born in Ireland; mastered out 20 July 18G.5. 
 
 Robinson, Thos., Co. G: Volunteer recruit; mustered in 27 Nov. 
 ISGB; butcher; age 18; born in Ireland; deserted II April ISGI. 
 
 Russell, George : (See Daniel B. McKinnon). 
 
 Reynolds, Edward, Co. A : Was killed by a stray shot from the rebels 
 while the regiment was waiting (13 Oct. 1861). He was buried at once, by 
 Edw. Sheehan of Co. C, and the grave rudely marked " Peter R." Body 
 afterward removed to National Cemetery, by Lieut. Hyues (then Captain 
 and A.Q.M.) 
 
 Smith, John, 1st, Co. C: Substitute recruit; mustered in II Oct. 1863; 
 deserted 11 April IdGI, Jacksonville, Fla. 
 
 Smith, John, Co. D: Volunteer recruit; mustered in 12 Nov. 1863; 
 deserted 16 July 1SG4. 
 
 Smith, John, od, Co. F: Substitute recruit; mustered in 29 Sept. 1863; 
 transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps 12 April 1865. 
 
 Smith, John H., Co. I: Volunteer recruit; mustered in 14 Aug. 1862; 
 died of wounds 3 July 1861. 
 
 Smith, John, 2d, Co. F : Substitute reci'uit; born in Hesse Cassel, Ger- 
 many ; age 2G ; enlisted and mustered in 2'J Sept. 1863 ; captured, and died 
 at Andersonville. 
 
 Smith, John A., Co. H: Original volunteer ; killed in action 25 Aug. 
 1863. 
 
 Smith, William, 5th, Co. H: Substitute recruit; mustered in 9 Oct. 
 18G3 ; born in Yarmouth, N. S.; age 25; discharged 8 June 18G5 at Point 
 Lookout, Md. 
 
 Smith, William, Ith, Co. II: Substitute recruit; mustered in 20 Aug. 
 1863; deserted Point Lookout, Md. (or Philadelphia Hospital). 
 
 Smith, William, Co. C: Volunteer recruit; mustered in 20 Nov. 1863; 
 killed in action at Laurel Hill, Va., 7 Oct. 1861. 
 
 Smith, Jacob, Co. B: At Jacksonville, Fla., was supposably sick with 
 small-pox ; and when the regiment left there he was taken across the river 
 and left with some negroes to care for him. He reached the regiment in 
 Virginia (date uncertain). 
 
 Sherman, Charles, Co. H : Captured ; exchanged ; discharged. Carried 
 on company rolls for nearly a year after discharge. 
 
 Thompson, George, Co. A: (See Daniel B. McKinnon). 
 
 Thomas, George S., Co. A: Deserted 9 Nov. 1864; enlisted 23 Dec. 
 1864, in Co. D, First Vermont Cavalry ; was soon after transferred to Co. F, 
 and served with that company till muster-out, 9 Aug. 1865. The War De- 
 partment contends that from 9 Nov. 1864 he was in a continuous state of 
 desertion. 
 
 Thomas, John, Co. G: Left sick at Jacksonville, Fla., in April, 1864. 
 Reached regiment at Bermuda Hundred, Va., 14 May 1864. 
 
 Twombly, James L., Co. K: Was a Corporal at muster-out, but was 
 by error borne on the rolls as a private. 
 
 Thomson, Thomas, Co. K: Substitute recruit; captured at or near 
 Ream's Station, Va., 29 June 1864, while detached for duty in the Ambu- 
 lance Corps (detached 10 May 1864). Enlisted in a rebel regiment — Tenth 
 Tennessee. Recaptured 28 Dec. 1864, at Egypt Station, Miss. Enlisted 
 16 March 1865, and mustered in 5 April 18G5, in Co. D, Fifth U.S.V. ; to 
 Corporal 25 May 1865; mustered out 11 Oct. 1866. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1023 
 
 Trotter, Grant, Co. G: Wounded 10 June ]P>f>2: sent to liospital: 
 Avhereabouts unknoAvn at rejiiment; was sent Nortli, to New York and to 
 dirt'erent hospitals, finally reacliino; Convalescents' Camp at Fort Ilanulton, 
 New York. Recovering, was placed on duty. Reached the regiment at 
 Hilton Head, immediately prior to its being mounted (March, 1SC)4J. Mean- 
 time had been dropped as deserter; but on information reaching regiment 
 from Fort Hamilton, he was taken up on rolls, and then reported as on 
 detached service. No discredit attaches to him, as he served faithfully, 
 participating in all the actions in Virginia till his muster-out. 
 
 Thompson, John, Co. H: Substitute recruit; mustered in 13 Dec. 
 180-1; credited to Hinsdale; mustered out 20 July 1805. 
 
 Thompson, John, Co. H: Mustered in 13 Dec. 186-i ; credited to Swau- 
 zey ; deserted e)i route to regiment. 
 
 Vincent, Rupert, Co. H: Substitute recruit; mustered in Oct. 1863. 
 It appears well authenticated that he was a son of Livingstone, the great 
 African explorer. Died of Avounds in a rebel prison. 
 
 Wiggin, Daniel H., Co. B: He Avas sick, and Avas admitted to the 
 Tenth Army Corps Hospital, at Point of Rocks, 20 Sept. 1804; was trans- 
 ferred to Base Hospital, at Jones Landing, 1 Oct. 1804, and discharged, 
 therefrom 10 Oct. 1S64. From that point is a blank. Joined the regiment 
 on its Avay to Concord, in July, isGo, and stated that he had been furloughed 
 from the hospital, to go home; and he had been ill and unable to rejoin. 
 Later, he got final payment, to include I Aug. 1805, upon an officer's certifi- 
 cate that he joined that day; and made a statement to the ettect that he 
 Avas furloughed from hospital, and had been unal)le to rejoin before. Au 
 application in 1S77 for an amendment of his record Avas denied. 
 
 Witham, Joseph, Co. H : AVas one of the three men Avho Avent over to 
 the enemy, about 5 Aug. 1862 (Co. H Avas captured 21 Aug. 1S02). He Avas 
 Avith the other tAvo Avhen the captured men reached rel)cldom ; and all 
 joined, remaining together till exchange. After the arrest of all three at 
 Annapolis (see August, 1862: Wm. Todd's story), Witham remained at 
 A'arious strongholds, in durance vile, aAvaitiug something to turn up. In 
 the Fall of 1863, Sei'gt. James of Co. D and one man AA^ere sent from 
 Morris Island to Virginia after Witham. They brought him in irons to 
 Hilton Head, putting him in Provost, Avhere he stayed for some time, and 
 Avithout trial. Finally Avas returned to the regiment and honorably dis- 
 charged 23 Aug. 1S04. He afterAvard served in another New Hampshire 
 regiment, and is at this Avriting a pensioner. 
 
 Wilson, John, Co. G: Substitute recruit; mustered in 8 Oct. 1863; 
 deserted January, 1805. 
 
 Wilson, John : Unassigned recruit ; transferred to Fourth Ncav 
 Hampshire in May, 1805. 
 
 Wilson, John, Co. B: Substitute recruit: mustered in Dec. 1864; 
 mustered out 20 July 1865. 
 
 Wilson, John, Co. I: Substitute recruit; mustered in 15 Dec. 1864; 
 mustered out 20 July 1865. 
 
 Wilson, John, 1st, Co. K : Volunteer recruit; mustered in 20 Nov. 1863. 
 Wilson, John, 2d, Co. K : Substitute recruit; mustered in 23 Dec. 1864; 
 mustered out 25 July 1865. 
 
 AA'illiams, Thos., Co. H : Volunteer recruit; nuistered in 10 Aug. 1863; 
 Avounded 13 May 1864. 
 
 Williams, Thos., Co. I: Substitute' recruit ; mustered in 25 Nov. 1863; 
 Avounded 13 May 1804; mustered out 20 July 1805. 
 
 Woodbury, Roger W., Co. .\ : The only member of the Third New 
 Hampshire separated from the regiment, on the voyage to Hilton Head, 
 except those on the Steamer Belridere. The only member of the Third 
 New Hampshire from Hilton Head to Virginia, April, 1804, separated from 
 regiment. This does not take into account any left behind sick or on de- 
 tached service, Avho joined later. 
 
 Whelan, James, Co. C: Original A'olunteer; insane. Only case of 
 kind in regiment. In October, 1802, he left his beat and ran off into the 
 Avoods, and Avas captured by a Third Rhode Island man. He Avas sent to 
 
1024 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 the lusaue Hospital at Washington, and on recovering snfflcientlv ^vas dis- 
 charged from the service (G.Or 'JS, W.D., A.-G.O. IS Nov. 1801, authorized 
 the treatment of insane soldiers at the hospital at Washington) . 
 
 Walsh, Patrick, Co. H: Was one of those captured 21 Aug. 18fi2. 
 After exchange, on the way to New York, to be returned to regiment, he 
 was accidental!}' left in Philadelphia (January, 186.S). He at once reported 
 to the Provost Marshal, who sent him to Fort McHenry, Baltimore. Was 
 soon transferred to Camp Distribution, Alexandria, Va., and wrote from 
 there 11 Feb. 18G3, that he was the only man there from South Carolina. 
 The squad he was with when accidentally left reached the regiment about 
 5 Feb. 18(i3. 
 
 Whitmore, Peter, Co. H : Got pass from hospital, but did not return. 
 Apprehended near Portsmouth, N. H., about 20 Oct. 18G-1. Meantime had 
 enlisted in the Navy at Boston (see rolls). Was tried by general court- 
 martial. 
 
 ACCIDENTS. 
 
 Bolles, Henry R. : An original man of Co. I. His sudden taking ofl', 
 by accident, by the hand of a comrade, 23 April 1862, has already been 
 described. As a sequel to this, it may be appropriate to relate that a pocket 
 Bible belonging to him fell into the hands of our Chaplain, and was in turn 
 left by him, at his decease, in the hands of his widow. About the year 1888 
 this Bible was placed in the writer's hands, to find some one to Avhom it of 
 right belonged. A search Avas made, the only clue being an appropriate 
 verse on the fly-leaf, signed " Nellie." Only this, and nothing more. Pre- 
 sumably " Nellie " Avas his ladylove; but no Nellie could be found to claim 
 this treasure. She had, without doubt, passed over to the great majority. 
 Finally it Avas turned over to a loving sister, as having the next best title 
 to it. 
 
 Moulton, Orville R. : An original sergeant of Co. G. Shot himself, by 
 accident, in May, 1862, on Edisto Island, S. C, Avith his OAvn gun, the ball 
 passing through his right hand. Discharged for disability. 
 
 Ryan, James : An original man of Co. E. While on the march through 
 the woods, 10 May 1864, his musket Avas accidentally discharged by the 
 hammer catching in a bush, and the result Avas a slight Avound in the leg 
 (official report). He Avas sent to the hospital. 
 
 Wing, John L. : An original man of Co. K. Same as James Ryan of 
 Co. E, except slightly in the finger (not sent to hospital). 
 
 Wilson, John, 1st : A substitute recruit of Co. K. Same as James 
 Ryan and John L. Wing, except was wounded in hand severely (not sent to 
 hospital). 
 
 BroAvu, Charles : A A'olunteer recruit of Co. D. Drowned at sea 
 11 Jan. 1865, off Fort Fisher. The particulars have been recited as of that 
 date. 
 
 Dearborn, Warren S. : An original man of Co. B. Wounded by dis- 
 charge of his oAvn musket, in right hand, slightly, 13 May 1861. 
 
 Kennedy, John, Co. A : Sunstruck 10 May 1861. 
 
 Fulton, Charles C. : A volunteer recruit of F. Near Sugar Loaf Hill, 
 N.C., 19 Feb. 1865. The men from Virginia (left behind in January) 
 had arrived, Fulton being one, on the 17th. They Avere unarmed ; and it 
 was in part for that reason they Avere left in Virginia. Fulton, though, 
 was sick. These neAV arrivals Avere armed the next day, battle being immi- 
 nent. On the 19th, a comrade (Charles Morgan) Avas shoAviug Fulton hoAv 
 to load, etc., Fulton being seated upon his knapsack, Avatching Avith care 
 the various movements required to load and fire. Suddenly the gun Avas 
 discharged, and Fulton lay apparently dead. The gun being pointed doAvn- 
 Avard had sent its deadly bullet diagonally through his body. He survived 
 till the next day only. That he survived a single minute is something 
 marvellous. This sad accident Avas on a par Avith the Edisto case, and like 
 that, cast a gloom over the entire regiment. 
 
THIRD NE\Y HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1025 
 
 Perkins, John W., of D : Was shot in the side, by an officer of a 
 Conuecticnt regiment, 4 April 1865, at Wilmington, N. C. (not in tlie line of 
 clnty) : Avonnded mortally; died a few days later. 
 
 Xixon, Robert: A vohuiteer recruit of I. Was shot, accidentally, 
 at Bermuda Hundred, Va., IG June ls(U. 
 
 Nixon, Robert: Same as above. On Steamer Lady Lamj. City Point 
 to Baltimore, via Fort Monroe, after muster-ont (20th). Left Fort Monroe 
 about 4. .HO P.M., 25 July 1865. Nixon was on guard, on deck, at night. On 
 the morning of the 26th, his knapsack was in its place on deck ; but Nixon 
 was nowhere to be seen. There could be but one conclusion : ri.z., that he 
 had fallen overboard during the night, or perchance had walked overboard 
 in a somnambulistic state. Either conclusion was devoid of comfort. 
 This case is peculiarly sad, when one takes into account the fact that he 
 had survived the war, had been mustered out, and was actually on his way 
 to his home. As he had not been finally discharged, it would appear that 
 he lost his life while in the service. 
 
 Trickey, Wm. H., Major: Was Officer of the Day at Wilmington, 
 N. C, 4 April 1865. Went into a disreputable house to quell a disturbance; 
 revolver accidentally discharged, resulting in a slight Avound in the leg. 
 
 Crowley, John: A substitute recruit of C; killed on the morning of 
 16 Jan. 1865, being blown up in the magazine at Fort Fisher. 
 
 Mahoney, Daniel: An original man of C; re-enlisted. Same as John 
 Crowley of C. 
 
 Hill, Horace J. : An original man of I. Accidentally shot oft' his thumb, 
 11 June 1862, on James Island. (Lost a finger from same hand prior to 
 war.) Discharged for disability 26 Sept. 1862. 
 
 DoAv, Alfred N. : An original man of D. Was accidentally ruptured, 1 
 Jan. 1S62, while mounting guns on the fortitications at Hilton Head. Dis- 
 charged for disability 22 June 1862. 
 
 Hanson, Thomas : An original mg,n of A. At Bermuda Hundred, 21 
 Aug. 1864, broke his leg while " fooling" with one or more comrades. 
 
 Foster, Robert E. : An original man of D. Accidentally shot oft" his 
 finger on night of 28 June 1862. Discharged for disability 28 Sept. 1862. 
 
 York, Albert: An original man of E. Injured right hand, 6 April 
 1865, at Wilmington, N. C. 
 
 Leavitt, Joseph W. : An original man of B. Sunstruck, 15 Aug. 1864, 
 near Deep Bottom, Va. 
 
 Foster, Wm. H. : An original man of II. Lost two fingers at Hilton 
 Head, S. C, 26 Dec. 1861 (accidentally shot himself in the hand). Was 
 walking on camp guard beat, gun reversed, hand on muzzle. Tripped over 
 guy rope of a tent. Discharged later. 
 
 Hall, Edwin F. : An original man of B. Sunstruck, 16 May 1864, at 
 Drewry's Blufi", Va. 
 
 George, Alden G. : An original man of A. Bayonet wound in hand, 
 slightly, 14 May 1864, at Drewry's Bluff", Va. 
 
 Ramsdell, Geo. E. : A volunteer recruit of K. Injured severely in arm 
 by a torpedo, 80 Aug. 1863, at Morris Island. Discharged for disability. 
 
 Whitman, Wm. F. : A volunteer recruit of A. At Morris Island, 31 
 Aug. 1863, a detail from Co. A, under Lieut. Houghton, was at extreme 
 front, on their hands and knees. Whitman and others ran on a torpedo. 
 Whitman Avas instantly killed. When brought in (next morning), both 
 hands Avere gone, and also both legs, the clothing torn to shreds, the body 
 blackened and presenting a horrible sight. Some parts of the clothing 
 established his identity. 
 
 Ross, Geo. H. : A volunteer recruit of 18 Sept. 1862, for Co. A. At 
 Battery Mitchel, near Seabrook, he accidentally discharged his gun Avhile 
 proceeding down an embankment and through the bushes, Avith his company, 
 to a place near by, for purpose of discharging their pieces. It AA^as the 
 company's first tour of duty (of a Aveek) at the battery. The company 
 arrived night of 4 Nov. 1861. Accident next morning, resulting in loss of 
 index and next finger of right hand. Discharged for disability tlie follow- 
 ing March. 
 
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1026 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Sliaw, Geo. H. : An original man of Co. A. Shot in foot, severely, 
 while cleaning his gun, 12 July 18G3, at Morris Island. The muzzle was 
 resting on his foot at time. He served three years. 
 
 Burns, .John B. : An original man of Co. E. Sunstruck, 1.5 Aug. lSG4r, 
 in open field, near Strawberry Plain, Va. 
 
 Allen, R. H., Lieut., Co. C: AVounded in leg, by a revolver, at Piuck- 
 ney Island, about 1 Api-il 18(!3. (See his Personal Sketch.) 
 
 Martin, Samuel, Co. I: Substitute recruit. Eye shot out, 2 May 1865, 
 at Wilmington, N. C, by negro. (See another account.) 
 
 Rewitzer, Enos, Co. I: An original man. In the latter part of Feb- 
 ruary, 1862, while at work on fortifications at Hilton Head, fell down the 
 slope, accompanied by his Avheelbarrow. Permanent injury to right leg. 
 Afterward in Fifteenth New Hampshire. 
 
 Flanders, Wm. W., Co. A: An original man. Sunstruck in Virginia 
 in 1864. 
 
 Furnald, James G., Co. A: An original man. Bayonet wound in leg, 
 at Morris Island, Avliile pitching tents. Was also with Whitman of Co. A 
 (which see) — torpedo. 
 
 Lynch, Wm., Co. A : Recruit. Injured in leg; date uncertain. 
 
 Johnson, Augustus, Co. F : An original man. Had his arm severely 
 injured at Annapolis, Md., in October, 1861. Result of a personal quarrel 
 between himself and Abram Curby. Discharged for disability 17 Oct. 1861. 
 He was company cook at this time. 
 
 Kerby, Daniel, Co. C : Accidentally Avounded in the hand while on 
 picket at Piuckney Island, S. C, 3 March 1863. 
 
 Stockwell, Albert H., Co. F: Thrown from his horse, April, 1SG4, at 
 Jacksonville, Fla., and shoulder dislocated (no hospital). 
 
 Tucker, Wm., Co. D: Dislocated his left shoulder, 1863, while carry- 
 ing boards to fix up his tent, on Pinckney Island. To General Hospital. 
 
 Wyraan, Chas. A., Co. F : Accidentally shot oil' his thumb, is July 
 1863. 
 
TRIALS, DESERTIONS AND EXECUTIONS. 
 
 IS Nov. 1861 : An inspector's report says, " There has been, to this date, 
 only three men in all tried by general court-martial." 
 
 " 15 March 1862: A court has been in session several days at Hilton 
 Head. Col. Williams (First Massachusetts Cavalry), President; Capt. 
 Pelouze, Judge Advocate. Several cases have been ti-ied — one for sleepiuo" 
 on post [probal)ly Tarbox of K] ; no decision reached yet." 
 
 " 26 March 1862 : Court resumed, Hilton Head." 
 
 " 22 July 1862 : A court convened today at Capt. Pelonze's headquarters 
 (old)." 
 
 " — June 1863j(St. Helena Island): A court in session here. Capt. 
 Clark on it." 
 
 " 4 June 1864 : Several veterans (re-enlisted men) returned today under 
 guard. Overstayed their veteran furloughs, and have already been dropped 
 as deserters." 
 
 General Order 146, Department of the South, 12 Oct. 1864, directed 
 that all prisoners then at Fort Clinch, Fla., be transferred to Fort Marion, 
 at St. Augustine ; and all thereafter, if sentenced for more than two months^ 
 to be sent to Fort Marion. 
 
 General Order 76, War Department, 26 Feb. 1864: See page 431. 
 
 General Order 196, War Department, 12 May 1864 : See page 48."). 
 
 General Order 206, War Department, 3 June 1864, republished General 
 Orders 76 and l'J6, and explained by a note that it was not the intention to 
 remit the penalty of imprisonment at Tortugas during the war, ])ut to add 
 thereto the discharge, with loss of all pay, etc. The order only applies to 
 deserters. 
 
 General Order 16, War Department, s Feb. 1865 : See page 641. 
 
 General Order 35, War Department, 11 March 1865 : See page 648. 
 
 General Order !)«, War Department, 27 May 1865 : See page 659. 
 
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1028 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 APPREHENSION FEE. 
 
 The original fee for tlie capture of a deserter was $5. This was in- 
 creased to $10 by General Order 222, War Department, Ifi Jnlj-^ 1S63, and to 
 $30 by General Order 325, War Department, 28 Sept. 18G3, and there re- 
 mained during the war. 
 
 COURTS-MARTIAL IN (iENERAL. 
 
 These were generally composed of say eight to ten commissioned 
 officers, one of whom is designated in the order convening the court as the 
 president, and another as the judge advocate. The former is the presiding 
 officer, and the latter the recording officer, also acting as counsel for both 
 sides. In general make-up the court appears to be a sort of " trial by jury " 
 affair ; but the proceedings are consideral)ly different from the tame civil 
 affair. If an officer is to be tried, the court must be of his superiors in rank. 
 After the trial of a prisoner, if found guilty, the first question is upon the 
 sentence : and here comes the peculiarity of the military court as compared 
 with the civil tribunal. The junior officer of the court proposes a sentence 
 first (this is in executive session). He is assumed to be the youngest in 
 years and e/v/o the most tender hearted, and therefore will propose a com- 
 paratively light sentence. This is voted upon; and if not accepted, then 
 the next higher in rank tries his hand at it; and so on till a sentence is 
 agreed upon. If the court has been convened by the commander of a de- 
 partment, then the proceedings (all in writing) are submitted and reviewed: 
 and whether approved or not, a general order is issued, stating the fact of 
 trial, findings, sentence, etc., followed (same order) bj' the approval or dis- 
 approval of this officer. Capital cases, in the early part of the Avar, all 
 went to the President ; but this was changed to department commanders 
 or army corps commanders. An order convening a court generally ended 
 with, " None others can assemble without manifest injury to the service." 
 
 DESERTIONS BY RE-ENLISTED MEN. 
 
 The following list is of those who, while in New Hampshire on the 
 furlough granted to re-enlisted men, either actually deserted or simply failed 
 to report at the proper time to Capt. Randlett, at Nashua, to return with the 
 main body. Some really did desert, never rejoining; while others simply 
 overstayed and rejoined afterward, as will be noted. Those who over- 
 stayed had a variety of reasons or excuses for so doing ; but it is probable 
 that they were having a good time, aud didn't feel the necessity of haste or 
 promptness : — 
 
 Co. A: Thomas Johnston. 
 
 Co. B : Edward W. Casley, Alonzo Clay. 
 
 Co. C: Peter Pelkey, James Quinlan, John Curran, Bryan Costello, 
 Timothy Healey. 
 
 Co. D : Joseph F. Moore. « 
 
 Co. E : Horace B. Kenniston. 
 
 Co. F : Charles Lay, James L. Chase, John E. Day. 
 
 Co. G : James H. McCrillis. 
 
 Co. H: James O'Neil, Wm. Robinson, Donald Smith, John Locklin, 
 John Brady, Edward Bickford. 
 
 Co. K : Geo. A. Tarbox, Wm. W. Wentworth, James W. Willey, James 
 F. Johnson, Hugh Macklin, Geo. N. Bolo. 
 
 The names given were all dropped as deserters ; but in cases where 
 one rejoined soon after, he was taken up on the rolls, in nearly all cases 
 without trial. In one such case, the man was afterward commissioned. 
 
 DESERTIONS AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 
 
 While the regiment was at Jacksonville, and during the short time the 
 four companies (A, D, H and K) were away at Palatka, there arose a mania 
 for desertion, wholly confined to the substitute recruits. It became of 
 daily (or nightly) occurrence and caused serious apprehension. Finally 
 secret measures were taken, not only to prevent desertion, but to prevent 
 it permanently, as we shall see further on. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1029 
 
 These desertions Avere of the most llagrant character, ahiiost wholly 
 from the picket liae. In most cases the deserter took Avith him his equip- 
 ments, and (the regiment being mounted at the time) sometimes the horse. 
 The measures adopted to bring this mania to a definite and tragic conclusion 
 Avere these : After the line had been posted as picket on the night of L") 
 April 1864, and the probable Avould-be-deserters had been selected for that 
 night — another line of pickets, composed of picked and reliable men, 
 was secretly posted where the rebels Avould naturally be located. This 
 outer line was in chai-ge of Lieuts. Wadlia and Button. The time arrived; 
 eight of the would-be deserters started for rebeldom, and were soon in 
 the embrace of their fellow soldiers of the Third New Hampshire. Sur- 
 prised, did you say? Well, it was a surprise party indeed I A raoi'e 
 crestfallen, sheep-stealing look never bedecked the countenance of the 
 meanest of God's creatures than Avas visible that night even by the glimmer 
 of a camp-tire. At early morning of the 16th the camp was a lively one, 
 and grew more lively every moment, as the news of the capture went 
 around. 
 
 Maj. Plimpton at once ordered a drum-head court-martial, to sit imme- 
 diately and try the eight desei'ters. The court was composed of Capt. P^la 
 and Lieuts. Trickey, Wadlia and Dodge, the former being president and the 
 latter judge advocate. Only one, Henry Miller, substitute recruit of Co. F, 
 was found guilty ; and he was sentenced to bo, and was, shot immediately. 
 
 Did desertions cease? They did for the time being. The example 
 made of Miller was temporarily effectual at least. 
 
 A letter written by J. G. Graham at this time says : " Have just come 
 in from the execution of ... . Henry Miller of Co. F. We have lost 13 
 men by desertion since Ave came here (Jacksonville), all substitutes. Pri- 
 A^ate Smith deserted April 7 ; three more deserted on the 12th ; on the 13th 
 three more; on the Ht\\ four more; on the loth (yesterday) tAvo more; 
 and six others Avere captured trying to desert. Miller paid the penalty of 
 death at tAvo o'clock this p.m. The other five are aAvaiting their sentences. 
 They Avere tried by drum-head court-martial .... Miller Avas a German, 
 from NeAV York, and took it very coolly. Our regiment and the Fortieth 
 Massachusetts Avere the only troops present .... Thei'e is one of my 
 company (B) aAvaiting sentence, by name of AVilliam Amie, from NeAv York 
 City. We have lost one before from our company — John Clark. They 
 take horses and equipments Avith them .... We detailed tAventy-four men, 
 and quietly formed .... under cover of darkness between the .... lines 
 .... and about three o'clock relieved the picket line, Avhen seven of them 
 made a break for the rebel picket line . . . . " 
 
 Lieut. Dodge says of the four men selected from his company (F) for 
 the inner line : three Avere brought in by Corp. Ash of Co. I, one of Avhom 
 Avas Miller. Of the subsequent history of the others : one Avas missing and 
 one killed in action at DrcAvry's Bluff, 13 May 1864^ and the fourth deserted 
 to another regiment, 1!) Aug. 1864. 
 
 The names of those Avho deserted at Jacksonville may be found in the 
 general list. 
 
 DESEHT10X.S AT NKW Yt)HK. 
 
 While the regiment Avas on duty (?) in Ncav York Harbor, during the 
 election of Noveml)er, 1864, the temptation to desert Avas strong, and sev- 
 eral yielded to it. Probably some only intended to go to the city, have a 
 good time for a day or tAvo, and return; l)ut having entered upon the afore- 
 said good time, it proved too much for them. Coming to their senses Avlieu 
 too late to rejoin at Ncav York Harbor (the regiment having returned to 
 Virginia), they made a bad matter Avorse by completing the act of deser- 
 tion, Avhich they originally did not intend to do. This much, not in vindi- 
 cation, but in extenuation, and for purposes of information to the reader. 
 
 COUUT-MARTIAI. CASES. 
 
 Bailey, Frank : An original man of Co. A. He Avas so uuAvise as to 
 throAv dirt upon some colored men ;t Feb. 18(!3, at Hilton Head, S. C. For 
 this he was sentenced to be publicallv reprimanded on dress parade by his 
 colonel. Sentenced by G-O. 24, H.Q.,' H.II. (Terry), 14 March 18G3. 
 
1030 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Coustantine, Geo. W. : An original man of Co. A. Fell asleep on his 
 post on the night of 12 April 1862, on Edisto Island, S.C. He was placed 
 under guard and remained in confinement a long time (probal)ly till October 
 following). He was tried by general court-martial, acquitted and restored 
 to duty. 
 
 Harrington, John, Co. A: He was a substitute recruit of 18G3. De- 
 serted from the picket line 3 Sept. 18G4, in front of Petersburg. He was 
 paroled and apprehended 15 March 18(55, at Wilmington, N.C. On his 
 return to the regiment he was ordered for trial by S.O. 3-1, H.Q. District of 
 Wilmington, N.C, dated 12 April 1865. Col. Bedel, Major Trickey and 
 Lieut. Atherton of our regiment were on the court. Col. Bedel being its 
 president. He was found guilty and sentenced to three years hard labor 
 and to lose all pay and allowances due or to become due until expiration of 
 term of sentence. The sentence to be executed under direction of the Com- 
 manding Officer of the District of Columbia. The final muster-out roll — 
 20 July 1865 — reported him absent in arrest, at Wilmington. 
 
 Bi'elsford, Samuel D. : An original man of Co. A. Fell asleep on post 
 at Regimental Commissary's, 5 Dec. 1861. Sentenced to be reprimanded by 
 his colonel on dress parade, and to forfeit half of his monthly pay for six 
 months. Col. Fellows was president of court, which was convened by 
 Gen. Sherman's G.O. 6, 24 Jan. 1862. 
 
 Thing, Frederick F., Co. B: A volunteer recruit of 1862. Absented 
 himself from his company at Morris Island, on the night of 6 Sept. 18G3. 
 He was tried by general court-martial and sentenced to hard labor for bal- 
 ance of his term of enlistment, and to forfeit $8.00 per month during that 
 time. G.O. 55 of 17 Oct. 1863, H.Q. U.S.F., Morris Island, promulgated 
 the sentence; and G.O. 103 of 10 Nov. 1863, from H.Q. Department of the 
 South, designated Fort Clinch at Fernandina, Fla., as the place of confine- 
 ment. As he was not released for discharge till 11 Oct. 1865, as of 17 Sept. 
 1865, at New York, it would appear that his sentence was fully carried out. 
 Final record: " Bounty suspended at muster-out till he furnishes proper 
 evidence that he was not found guilty of desertion." 
 
 Thing, John H., Co. B: Intoxicated and left his beat at Botany Bay 
 Island, S.C., 3 May 1863. Tried within a few days thereafter at Seabrook 
 Island; guilty; Capt. Ayer was his counsel. Sentenced to confinement with 
 proTost guard at Hilton Head for three months and loss of one-Iialf of his 
 monthly pay for same period. Lieut. Fogg was Officer of the Guard 3 Maj- 
 1863 ; and he preferred the charges, after consultation with and under 
 orders of Lieut. -Col. Bedel — the latter commanding the regiment, and Col. 
 Jackson in command of the post. Thing rejoined regiment 11 Aug. 1863. 
 
 Codorath, Eugene: An original corporal of Co. C. He very indis- 
 creetly declined to obey the orders of Lieut. Jas. Wilson of the Topographi- 
 cal Engineers, while on fatigue duty at Fort Wells, Hilton Head, S. C, 30 
 Dec. 1861. He was sentenced to be reduced to the ranks, and abstain from 
 eating and drinking for fourteen days, with the proviso that should he 
 desire common, ordinary bread, or such water as could be produced (by 
 others) by digging, he could have all he desired. This was a tender-hearted 
 court, surely. Our own Col. Fellows was its president. (G.O. 6, Gen. 
 Sherman, 2-i Jan. 1862.) 
 
 Doane, John, Co. C : A substitute recruit of 1864. Deserted 27 March 
 1865, at Wilmington, N. C. Was apprehended, tried and sentenced to be 
 dishonorably discharged with loss of all pay, and then serve three years at 
 hard labor at Clinton Prison, N. Y. 
 
 Kearin, John : An original private of Co. C. Was disobedient to 
 orders and disrespectful to his superior officers, and actually struck his 
 captain (Donohoe), and sauced his orderly sergeant (J. J. Donohoe). All 
 this little piece of acting Avas at Hilton Head, S. C, 18 Feb. 1862. Sen- 
 tenced to hard labor, under guard, for two months ; the first two weeks of 
 each month to partake of bread and water only, and be confined in solitary; 
 to forfeit all pa}' and allowances that became due him ; to have a 12-lb. ball 
 attached to his left leg by a 4-ft. chain ; at expiration of the two mouths, 
 to have his head shaved and be drummed out of the service. (G.O. 5, 
 Northern District, D.S., Hilton Head, 28 April 1862 : Gen. Benham.) 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1031 
 
 Foley, David: An original private of Co. C. "Was drunk on his post, 
 5 Feb. 1862, at Hilton Head. In consequence, was disrespectful to his 
 superior officers, and threatened them with violence. Was also saucy to 
 Capt. Ayer, who was Officer of the Guard. His sentence was precisely like 
 that of John Kearin. 
 
 Mullen, Francis, Co. C : A substitute recruit of 186-1. Deserted at 
 Wilmington, N. C, 27 March 1S65. Apprehended; tried by general court- 
 martial, and sentenced to be dishonorably discharged (15 April 1865), with 
 loss of all pay, and then be confined at hard labor in the State Prison, Clin- 
 ton, N. Y., for two years. 
 
 Welch, James : An original private of Co. C. Was foolish enough to 
 refuse to go on guard when ordered to do so by Lieut. Allen of his company, 
 10 Jan. 1862. Tried, and sentenced to be reprimanded by his captain, on 
 company parade, and live on a bread and water diet for fourteen days, and 
 to forfeit .$8 per month for three months. Col. Fellows was the president 
 of the court. (G.O. 6. Gen. Sherman, 24 Jan. 1862.) 
 
 Welch, James, Co. C: An original private. Deserted while on fur- 
 lough from Camp Parole. Apprehended; trial at Alexandria, Va., 27 Feb. 
 186"). Sentenced (7 March) to be returned to his company and regiment 
 under guard, for duty ; to lose all pay and allowances then due him, and to 
 forfeit $10 per month for twenty months, and make good the time lost by 
 desertion. Returned to duty 5 April 1865. Lieut. Atherton was a member 
 of the court. 
 
 Chipperon, Lawrence : A substitute recruit of 1864. Said to have 
 deserted en route to regiment; apprehended. S.O. 182, par. 6, from Head- 
 quarters Department of the East, New York, 7 Aug. 1865: "Private 
 Lawrence Chipperon, Co. C, Third New Hampshire Vols., is relieved 
 from the charge of desertion and restored to duty without trial, his absence 
 having been satisfactorily accounted for. By command of Gen Hooker, 
 D. T. Van Bureri, A. A.-G." Chipperon was mustered out 18 xlug. 1865. 
 
 Clifford, Charles, Co. D : An original private. Found drunk and 
 asleep on Post No. 10, regimental guard, at Hilton Head, S. C, at 4.30 a.m., 
 27 Dec. 1862. Sentenced to be imprisoned at the provost guard-house eight 
 months and forfeit $10 per month same period. (G.O. 11, 27 Jan. 1863: 
 Gen. Terry.) 
 
 Buss, Joseph : An original private of Co. E. Charged with lying 
 down and sleeping on his post, as regimental guard, on morning of 2 Nov. 
 1862, at Hilton Head, S. C. Lieut. -Col. Bedel was president of the court. 
 Acquitted. (G.O. 53, D.S., 20 Nov. 1862.) 
 
 Prew, Charles : An original private of Co. E. Found sleeping on his 
 post, 21 May 1862, at Edisto Island. Sentenced to forty-five days' confine- 
 ment with the provost guard at Hilton Head, from 1 August. (G.O. 54. 
 Hilton Head, 31 Aug. 1862 : Col. Guss.) 
 
 Prew, Charles : x\n original private of Co. E. Misappropriated several 
 Irish tubers from one of his dear Uncle Sam's storehouses. This was while 
 he was on post guard at Hilton Head, S. C, 27 Nov. 1862. Sentenced to 
 two months' confinement in provost guard-house, first week solitary, and to 
 forfeit #5 per month for two months. Col. Jackson was president of the 
 court. (G.O. 9, 29 Dec. 1862 : Gen. Terry.) 
 
 White, Chas. S. : An original private of Co. E. Deserted 9 June 1864, 
 on march to Petersburg, Va. (the regiment Avas there for the day only). 
 Was apprehended 17 Aug. 1864, at Washington, D. C. Tried at .Vlexandria, 
 Va., at the headquarters of the Military (iovernor. G.O. 70, 1 Sept. 1864, 
 promulgated the sentence — to be returned to his company and regiment 
 for duty, with loss of all pay and allowances then due and forfeit SIO per 
 month of his monthly pay for eighteen months, and make good the time lost 
 by desertion. [Note. — The printed order promulgating the sentence (only 
 a fragment falling into my hands) said, "deserted about 16 June 1864, at 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va." From the fragment I obtained a clue to the 
 remainder of the proceedings. — D.E.] 
 
 Goodhue, David, Co. F : A volunteer recruit of 1863. AVounded 16 
 May 1864; sent to general hospital; and was probably irregularly absent 
 therefrom. The charge of desertion was not sustained; but he was found 
 
1032 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 guilty of "absence -without leave." The court (general court-martial) sat 
 at Concord, N. H. ; so it is probable that he had been attached to the hospital, 
 either at Manchester or Concord. His sentence was: hard labor for one 
 month, and loss of pay for same period. Gen. Dix, commanding Depart- 
 ment of the East, by his G.O. 49, 10 June 18G5, ordered Goodhue to be 
 mustered out, while under sentence, under G.O. 77, W.D. He directed that 
 the forfeited pay and the apprehension fee ($30) be deducted at the muster- 
 out, which occurred 2G June 18G.5, at Fort Trumbull, Conn. The General 
 also approved the proceedings of the court, but remitted the confinement ; 
 and in ordering the discharge stipulated that pay for the ten days' absence 
 without leave should be deducted from the amount due him. 
 
 Green, Albert: An original, private of Co. F. Deserted at Fort Rich- 
 mond, New York Harbor, about 7 Nov. 1864. Was arrested at Windsor, 
 Vt., 5 Dec. 1864, and arrived at the regiment under guard IS Dec. 1864. 
 He was tried by a general court-martial. Sentence : to forfeit all pay and 
 allowances due or to become due, and to be shot to death with musketry, 
 etc. This was approved by Gen. HaAvley, 28 Jan. 1865. Gen. Ord com- 
 muted the sentence to one year's confinement at hard labor in the prison 
 at Norfolk, Va., and to forfeit all pay and allowances for that time, except 
 sufficient for clothing and enough to pay the just dues of the laundress 
 (Gen. Ord Avas a protectionist). A memorandum on the papers in his case 
 reads: "Escaped from guard 31 May 1865." The muster-out roll (final) 
 says : " absent at Norfolk, under sentence." Discharged by S.O. 003. W.D. 
 
 Chamberlin, Albert G., Co. F : A volunteer recruit of 18G2. Deserted 
 at New York, in November, 1864. Apprehended, and was restored to duty, 
 without trial, by order of Gen. Foster, without loss of pay. The apprehen- 
 sion fee of $30 was paid by A.G.C. 
 
 Blood, Stillman : An original man of F; re-enlisted. When on duty 
 at New York, in November, 1864, decided to take French leave, and did so. 
 He returned, however, to the fold, under the President's proclamation. 11 
 March 1865, and was thereupon discharged with loss of pay and allowances. 
 This at Galloupe's Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. 
 
 Caldwell, Nathan: An original man of Co. F; re-enlisted. Deserted 
 at NcAv York City, 7 Nov. 1864. Apprehended 5 Dec. 1864 ; tried by general 
 court-martial. Sentenced to be shot to death with musketry, etc., but 
 commuted to hard labor and finally discharged with loss of all pay and 
 alloAvances to date, 8 Dec. 1865. The final muster-out roll says, "absent 
 under sentence at Norfolk." 
 
 Kendall, John : A substitute recruit of Co. G. Deserted on the night 
 of 28 Nov. 1863, at Morris Island, S. C. His case Avas a peculiar one. He 
 had not been long with the regiment- — in fact, his arrival and desertion Avere 
 within the month. He set out to be cunning in his methods. Arriving at 
 the creek Avhich separated us from the enemy, he stripped and plunged in. 
 His geographical knoAvledge Avas bad, and the location of our troops Avas 
 unknoAvn to him. When he reached a landing it Avas at Black Island, and 
 a detachment of Uncle Sam's soldiers Avere there. He landed, and supposed 
 himself among the rebels; but Avas astonished to find himself among Union 
 troops. His nakedness Avas for the moment his salvation. He claimed at 
 once to have come from the rebels as a deserter. This ruse "took"; he 
 Avas kindly provided for, and next morning sent to the provost guard at 
 Morris Island, to be there kept till convenient to send him North or other- 
 wise dispose of him. The proA'ost guard Avas of the Third Ncav Hampshire, 
 and the Provost Marsha; Avas Capt. Randlett. This put the man Avhere he 
 had got to " look sharp." He had been in confinement but a fcAV days Avhen 
 some one of his oAvn company chanced to get a good s(iuare look at his face. 
 Presto ! " You 're Kendall I" said the Co. G man, " Oh. no ! you're mistaken," 
 said Kendall. But this recognizer at once repaired to his company, and 
 brought several men to identify the prisoner. He surrendered, Avas tried 
 by general court-martial, and Avas sentenced to be shot to death Avith 
 musketry. Gen. Gilhuore's G. O. Ill, 14 Dec. 1863, promulgated and ap- 
 proved the sentence and directed that he be shot Avithiu forty-eight hours 
 after the order had been received by Gen. Terry, Avho commanded the 
 forces on Morris Island. This Avas done, about half-past four on the 17th. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 1033 
 
 The Provost Marshal (Capt. Raiidlett) headed the procession ; Third New 
 Hampshire Drum Corps next in line, playing with muffled drums; a platoon 
 of armed men from the regiment; a hospital wagon, with the prisoner 
 seated upon his cotfiu ; another platoon of armed men of the regiment; 
 followed b}' Chaplain Hill and attendants. This procession halted in front 
 of our camp, and the troops (all available of those on the island) formed 
 three sides of a hollow square. The firing party consisted of twelve men 
 selected from the companies on provost 
 guard. It is said that only nine of these 
 guns were loaded with l)all. Kendall all 
 this time was full of bravado, and so re- 
 mained to the last. He even went so far 
 as to "square ort"" at the Chaplain while 
 he was endeavoring to awaken in him 
 a sense of the soleumity of the occasion. 
 This was all in vain. He very readily 
 submitted to the blindfolding, and then 
 seated himself upon his coffin. The wav- 
 ing of a handkerchief, as a signal by the 
 Provost Marshal, and Kendall was no 
 more. Nearly all the above particulars 
 were taken from the diary of G. W. S. 
 (drummer), who added that at the final 
 moment a large white sea gull circled 
 over the spot. This was of course a 
 mere coincidence. Another diary says 
 the Chaplain ottered prayer prior to the 
 fatal shots ; that after Capt. Randlett had 
 adjusted the blindfold, Kendall called him 
 back and shook hands with him. This 
 other diary also says that one man fired 
 before the signal was given ; that nine 
 shots took ettect, seven of them through 
 his breast; that the whole command was 
 marched past his dead body. Another 
 diary says all the troops were out — white 
 
 and black, and civilians, four deep; two sections (platoons) of men under 
 Lieut. Wadsworth ; Alanson Blake of Co. H drove the ambulance. This last 
 also adds that the Chaplains of Third and Fourth New Hampshire were on 
 horseback, Maj. Plimpton and Dr. Buzzell bringing up the rear; three men 
 did not fire. Still another diary says he made a fcAv remarks, but did not 
 confess his crime, saying he was an Englishman and like an Englishman 
 would die. 
 
 Knox, George P. : An original private of Co. G. Forged an order on a 
 sutler (D. Coggswell), at Hilton Head, S. C, for ten dollars, and attached 
 Capt. Emmons' name. This was oO Dec. 18G2 ; and he got the goods. He 
 was sentenced to hard labor at the provost guard for the balance of his 
 enlistment, and to forfeit all pay and allowances from 19 Feb. 1863. (G.O. 
 27, Hilton Head, 2 April 1808 : Gen. Terry.) 
 
 Ferguson, John \l. : An original private of Co. G. Was charged with 
 throwing dirt on some colored people at Hilton Head, Feb. 18G3. Acquitted 
 — same order as Knox. 
 
 Moody, Alfred C. : .Vn original private of Co. G. Charged same as 
 Ferguson. Actpiitted — same order as Knox and Ferguson. 
 
 Vittum, David P. S. : An original private of Co. G. Was tried for 
 setting fire to the woods, at Hilton Head, 5 March 1862, and acquitted. (G.O. 
 5, Northern District, 28 April 18(12 : Gen. Benham.) 
 
 Brown, James F. : A substitute recruit for Co. G. The main facts in 
 connection with this case are that he was an original member of the Third 
 New Hampshire under the name of "James Blanchard," and at Hilton Head 
 so cleverly deceived the surgeons with a semblance of deafness that he 
 obtained a discharge, in May, 1862. He returned to the regiment as a 
 substitute recruit in the fall of 1863, at Morris Island, and deserted from 
 
 
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 the regiment at Wilcox Landing, Va., 25 June 1864, while the regiment was 
 covering the retreat of Sheridan. He had been sent out on a detail after 
 water. In November, 1864, he was accidentall.y discovered, b}' a Third New 
 Hampshire man, to be serving iu the Forty-seventh New York, near by. On 
 the 18th (Sunday), Maj. Trickey was informed of the fact; and almost 
 simultaneously with this Brown was seen going toward the James River, 
 probably to desert and escape the penalty he knew must follow his detection. 
 Maj. Trickey at once started after him (mounted), overtook, arrested, and 
 brought him to camp. He was soon tried, convicted and sentenced to be 
 shot. The sentence was carried out on Monday, 26 Dec. 1864, at 10 a.m., at 
 Bermuda Hundred, Va. The firing party Avas in charge of Lieut. Hitchcock. 
 Singular to relate, the first fire did not kill the prisoner. A second was 
 ordered, which resulted like the first ; and a scene was about to be enacted 
 not laid down in the bills and not provided for by the R. A. R. As the 
 order of sentence was "to be shot to death" there was no alternative. 
 Lieut. Hitchcock at once detailed the first man on the right of the platoon, 
 and ordered him to advance and shoot the man. He did so, stepping very 
 near. Military law knows no limitations if the circumstances are peculiar. 
 In one sense this was cruel, bloody, murder. The name of the man who 
 had the honor ( I ) of firing the fatal shot will serve no useful purpose if 
 given, and is withheld. 
 
 Killiaii, Alouzo : An original private of Co. H. Same crime (!) as 
 Chas. Prew of Co. E, and same sentence; but on recommendation of the 
 Court, Gen. Terry remitted the sentence (G. O. 9, 29 Dec. 1862). 
 
 Brooks, John : An original private of Co. H. Had the misfortune to 
 partake too freely of fire-water, or perhaps underestimated its strength. 
 This while on fatigue duty at Hilton Head, S. C, 7 Dec. 1861. Sentenced 
 to forfeit one month's pay and to hard labor for six days. Capt. Carlton of 
 Co. I was president of the court, and Lieut. Ela of Co. E was the judge 
 advocate. The sentence was approved by Col. Fellows, commanding Post. 
 
 Atwood, Daniel N. : An original private of Co. H. Deserted at Morris 
 Island, about 28 July 1863. Sentenced to hard labor at provost guard for 
 three months and to forfeit ten dollars per month for six months (G. O. 
 29, Morris Island, 13 Sept. 1863: Gen. Terry). 
 
 Whitmore, Peter: A substitute recruit for H. Deserted on a 24-hour 
 pass from hospital (time and place uncertain). Apprehended near Ports- 
 mouth, N. H., about 20 Oct. 1864. Enlisted in Navy while absent, near 
 Boston, about 1 Oct. 1864. Tried at Alexandria, "Va. Sentence (4 March 
 1865) : To be returned to regiment under guard and to lose all pay and 
 allowances then due, and forfeit $10 per month for balance of enlistment. 
 Approved by Brig. -Gen. Slough, who ordered him to be released from con- 
 finement and sent to regiment under guard. Again deserted 4 July 1865, at 
 Goldsboro', N. C. 
 
 Robinson, Wm. (Corporal) : An original man of Co. H. Re-enlisted, 
 deserting on his veteran furlough. His final record is, " was paid in hospi- 
 tal, at Fort Monroe, for six months." S.O. 216, par. 12, Headquarters 
 Department of the East, New York, 15 Sept. 1865, reads as follows : " Corp. 
 Wm. Robinson, Co. H, Third N. H. Vols., is relieved of the charge of deser- 
 tion and restored to duty, without trial, his absence having been satisfac- 
 torily accounted for. He will be mustered out without loss of pay and 
 allowances." This was by command of Gen. Hooker and signed by D. T. 
 Van Buren, A. A.-G. 
 
 Bailey, George, Co. H: A substitute recruit of 1863. Deserted at 
 Lam-el Hill, Va., 27 Oct. 1864. Apprehended. Tried by general court- 
 martial, and ordered to duty 14 March 1865. 
 
 Gardner, Levi : An original private of Co. II. Sentenced by general 
 court-martial to the Dry Tortugas for twelve months from 31 Aug. 1862, 
 and to forfeit $4 per month for six mouths. Returned to duty 16 Oct. 1863. 
 Was in provost guard at Hilton Head, 8 Nov. 1862. (Crime and date 
 unknown.) 
 
 Drew, Chas. H. : An original private of Co. H. Deserted to the enemy 
 from Plnckney Island, S. C, with two others, while his company was doing 
 picket duty. This was on 6 Aug. 1862; and the company Avas captured the 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1035 
 
 morning of the 21st. While a deserter he enlisted in the Third Maryland 
 Cavalry (Union), under the name of "Henry AVhite," in violation of the 
 22d (now 50th) Article of War. On application, the Adjutant-General's 
 Office refused to recognize the second enlistment or any claim arising under 
 it; but considered Drew as in a continuous state of desertion, and also 
 refused to remove the charge of desertion. The record says: "Appre- 
 hended 3 Nov. 1863. Ordered from Fort McIIenry, Baltimore, 22 Feb. 
 1864, to New York City, to be forwarded to Department of the South for 
 trial as deserter from Co. H, Third New Hampshire Volunteers." No 
 record of any general court-martial in his case. 
 
 Witham, Joseph : An original private of Co. H. Deserted with Chas. 
 H. Drew (which see). Returned, and was acquitted (presumably after 
 trial). [He states (1891") that he never was tried, and actually got all his 
 pay.— D.E.] 
 
 Lewis, Alonzo A. : An original private of Co. I. Charged with sleep- 
 ing at his post (on picket) at Hilton Head, S. C, 4 Dec. 1801. Acquitted. 
 Col. Fellows was president of court. (G.O. 6 : Gen. Sherman.) 
 
 Taylor, Thomas: An unassigned recruit. Deserted at draft rendez- 
 vous, Concord, N. H. (no date). Was tried at Concord; sentenced to hard 
 labor for one year, with ball and chain attached to his left leg, and to for- 
 feit $15 per month for same period. Gen. Dix, Department of the East, 
 by his G.O. 49 of 10 June 1865, ordered him to be mustered out under the 
 G.O. 77, W.D. ; the loss of pay and the apprehension fee ($30) to be 
 deducted from the pay due him at muster-out. 
 
 Martin, Samuel: A substitute recruit of Co. I (December, 1864). He 
 got into some difficult}' at Wilmington, N. C, with a negro. As nearly as 
 can be ascertained, Martin was in charge of a gang of street cleaners, 
 all colored, one of whom had a wordy dispute with Martin and suddenly 
 drew a revolver and shot him, the bullet taking out an eye. The story goes 
 that the negro ran down on the wharf, closely followed by Martin. The 
 negro took to the water, and Martin to a boat; and the latter approaching 
 closely to the former, actually killed the negro, so the story goes, while in 
 the water, using an oar. Result : arrest of Martin, and trial by civil process, 
 at which tribunal a negro could not testify. Lieut. -Col. Randlett is said to 
 have defended him. Acquitted. No record of any military trial stands 
 against him. 
 
 Tarbox, Geo. A. : An original private of Co. K. On the night of 21 
 March 1862 he wrapped his martial cloak around him and laid himself down 
 between the cotton rows and .slumbered. This was at Hilton Head, S. C, 
 when he had been regularly posted as a camp guard. He was tried l)y the 
 same court which tried Kearin and Foley of Co. C. He was sentenced to 
 be shot to death at such time and place as the Commanding General should 
 direct. This sentence was approved by Gen. Benham ; but Ijefore ordering 
 the execution, he referred the matter to the General commanding the 
 Department, as to Avhat action he would take upon the recommendation of 
 the court for the remission of the sentence. Tarbox was released in 
 June, 1863, by Gen. Hunter, next prior to turning over his command to Gen. 
 Gillmore. This was partly to clear his docket and partly in response to the 
 fervent appeals of Col. Jackson. Re-enlisted, deserting on his veteran 
 furlough. 
 
 Jackson, George : A substitute recruit of 1863, for Co. K. Deserted at 
 New York Harbor, 8 Nov. 1864. Tried by general court-martial and sen- 
 tenced (21 Jan. 1805) to forfeit .$10 per month for three months and make 
 good the time lost by desertion. Tlie Adjutant-General's report says he 
 was restored to duty 28 Feb. 1865 and discharged at New York, 7 July 1805. 
 
 West, Charles : A substitute recruit of 1804, for K. Reported as 
 deserted en route to regiment, though at or near Bermuda Hundred, Va.. 
 in January, 1865. He was arrested, tried at .Vlexandria, Va., was re()uired 
 to pay the apprehension fee of $30, and was sentenced to be dishonorably 
 discharged 25 March 1805. This was not known at the regiment; for the 
 final roll, 20 July 1865, reports West as "absent in confinement at Wash- 
 ington, D. C." 
 
1036 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 Rose, John: A substitute recruit of Co. I (December, 1864). Dis- 
 honorably discharged 17 .Tune 18C5, at Wilmington, N. C, by sentence of 
 general court-martial (what crime and when, etc., uncertain). Final 
 muster-out roll of regiment says, " absent in arrest." 
 
 STATISTICAL. 
 
 The following tables, compiled from " Fox's Regimental Losses," 
 
 show to what extent our regiment suft'ered, in common with others, by 
 the casualties of war : — 
 
 Killed. Wd. Miss. Total. 
 James Island, S. C, 10 June 1862. 
 
 Eighth Michigan, Stevens' Brigade 48 120 16 184 
 
 Seventy-ninth New York, Stevens' Brigade ... 9 67 34 110 
 
 Third New Hampshire (Not quoted — loss about 105) 
 
 Pocotaligo.. S. C, 22 Oct. 1S62. 
 
 Forty-seventh Pennsylvania, Brannan's Brigade . 18 94 — 112 
 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Brannan's Brigade . 12 06 1 79 
 
 Third New Hampshire (Not quoted — loss very small) 
 
 Fort Wagner, S. C, IS July 1S63. 
 
 Forty-eighth New York, Seymour's Div 54 112 76 242 
 
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts*(Colored), Seymour's Div. 34 146 92 272 
 
 Seventh New Hampshire, Seymour's Div. ... 41 119 56 216 
 
 One Hundi'edth New York, Seymour's Div. ... 49 97 29 175 
 
 Sixty-second Ohio, Seymour's Div 26 87 38 151 
 
 Sixth Connecticut, Seymour's Div 15 77 46 138 
 
 Third New Hampshire (Not quoted — loss about 150) 
 
 Drewrv's Bluff, Va., 13-16 May 1864. 
 
 Third New Hampshire, Terry's Div 39 182 16 237 
 
 Fiftv-fifth Pennsylvania, Ames' Div 20 138 163 321 
 
 Seventh Connecticut, Terry's Div 30 104 69 203 
 
 Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Turner's Div. ... 10 88 9 107 
 
 Eighth Maine, Ames'' Div 3 63 32 98 
 
 Deep Bottom, Va., 14-16 Aug. 1864. 
 
 Eleventh Maine, Terry's Div 20 121 6 147 
 
 Twenty-fourth Massachusetts, Terry's Div. . . 19 99 12 130 
 
 Third New Hampshire, Terry's Div 12 71 9 92 
 
 Fort Fisher, iV. C, 15 Jan. 1865. 
 
 Two Hundred and Third Pennsylvania, Ames' Div., 46 145 — 141 
 
 One Hundred and Sixty-ninth New York, Ames' Div., 31 54 3 88 
 
 One Hundred and Seventeenth New York, Ames' Div., 27 82 1 110 
 
 One Hundred and Forty-second New York, Ames' Div., 12 32 1 45 
 
 One Hundred and TAvelfth New York, Ames' Div., 11 35 — 46 
 
 One Hundred and Fifteenth New York, Ames' Div., 11 32 1 44 
 
 UNION LOSSES. 
 
 Fort Wagner, S. C, 18 July 1868 246 880 389 1515 
 
 Siege of Wagner, S. C, 19 July to 7 Sept. 1863 . 71- 278 9 358 
 
 Drewry's Bluff, Va., 12-16 May 1864 390 2380 1390 4160 
 
 Deep Bottom, Va., 14-16 Aug. 1864 327 1851 721 2899 
 
 Chaffin's Farm, Va., 28 Sept. 1864 383 2299 645 3327 
 
 Fort Fisher, 15 Jan. 1865 184 749 22 955 
 
 Ft. Wagner (Seventy-sixth Penn. only), 11 July 1863, 35 62 83 180 
 
 Tenth Army Corps, 13-16 May 1864 374 2475 807 3656 
 
 Tenth Army Corps, 14-16 Aug. 1864 213 1154 311 1678 
 
 The Antietam battle shows the largest number killed in one day 
 during the war. 
 
 At the Deep Bottom tight, out of a total force of 198, the Third Ncav 
 
 Hampshire loss was 28 killed, wounded and missing, or 14 per cent (Fox, 
 p. 30). For the whole Avar, there were killed or died of wounds 198. or 
 \\^ per cent; died of disease, etc., 154 (Fox, p. 138). 
 
New Haivipshire NIatters. 
 
 DRAFT RENDEZVOUS, CONCORD. 
 
 It must be uuderstood that all the New Hampshire rei^imcMts seut 
 details to Concord, after conscripts, and that in the a<2:gregate there was 
 quite a colony of officers and men. These were augraeiited by the arrival 
 of the entire Fifth New Hampshire regiment, early in August, 186B (though 
 not very large numerically). The several men of the detachments were 
 organized into a company and called Garrison Co. D; and Capt. Clark, beino- 
 the senior captain, was placed in command of it. Here was a peculiar con*^ 
 dition. This company ( ! ) was composed largely of non-commissioned 
 officers (sergeants and corporals). These could not, of course, be placed 
 on guard. It was an embarrassing situation all around; and Gen. Hincks, 
 commanding the rendezvous, shared in the embarrassment. As the Third 
 New Hampshire detail had reported without arms (considering none 
 necessary), they had arms issued to tJiera soon after arrival. 
 
 As soon as recruits (almost wholly substitutes) came in and could be 
 prepared, they Avere sent in large squads to the various regiments in the 
 field. The officers and men of the details (from various regiments) Avcre 
 sent in charge of them. To illustrate: A squad of 200, say for the Tenth 
 New Hampshire, Col. Jackson, a captain or lieutenant, and perhaps two 
 sergeants, two corporals and five privates, would be detailed to accompany 
 them and deliver them to the Tenth New Hampshire, and then return to 
 Concord. Col. Jackson being the ranking colonel, was for aAvhile sent in 
 
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THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1039 
 
 charge of these squads to various regiments in the field. Tliere Avcre on 
 duty one or two companies of the First Massacliusetts Heavy Artillery, who 
 performed the camp duty; also tAvo companies of the Thirteenth Veteran 
 Reserve Corps : and guards were furnished from them. Capt. Clark was re- 
 lieved from the command of Garrison Co. D by Capt. J. A. Cummings, Sixth 
 New Hampshire, when sent to his regiment. About the middle of November, 
 I860, Col. Jackson was placed in command of the camp itself, and so re- 
 mained till his return to the regiment, in January, 1864. He was relieved 
 by Col. A. F. Stevens, Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers. 
 
 The camp was at the southerly end of the city, entirely outside the 
 business portion, and practically outside the residential portion. It embraced 
 several acres, enclosed by a high and close board fence, bordering a pine 
 wood on one side. 
 
 The Sutler not only sold peanuts and canned corn to the men, but 
 catered to the officers as well, boarding (meals only) quite a large number 
 of them within his precinct. 
 
 About the time Col. Jackson assumed command of the camp, the men 
 arriving were required to deposit nearly all of their money for safe-keeping, 
 until they should leave camp for the front. A safe was procured for the 
 purpose. The men were permitted to call for portions of their funds as 
 Avanted. In addition to this was an express department, for packages sent 
 and received. There was also another office, where a recruit of foreign 
 birth could procure bills of exchange on the country of his nationality and 
 send it Avith safety to a relative there. 
 
 All this (and more) made things lively, and required considerable 
 discretion and diligence. It Avas no uncommon occuri'ence for three or 
 four "John Smiths" to arrive in one day, Avith all that is thus implied. 
 Great care had to be exercised to prevent "John Smith of Sandusky" from 
 obtaining the money belonging to " John Smith of Ireland," or vice rcrsa. 
 Recruits were being received into camp, and large squads being frequently 
 forAvarded. There Avere many other matters tending to keep things lively. 
 Men Avere constantly draAving or depositing money (bounty) ; prisoners 
 relieved from guard-house claiming a Avatch or pistol ; some pickpocket 
 detected and arrested in camp ; some plot to desert developed and to be 
 circumvented ; some vender of Avhiskey caught in the act, and to be sum- 
 marily dealt with ; somebody sending a package by express, or money by 
 bill of exchange, and so on. 
 
 About the 1st of March, 1865, the spotted fever broke out in the 
 rendezvous and created considerable excitement in camp and in the city. 
 The Secretary of War Avas telegraphed to by Maj. Whittlesey, for orders to 
 furlough the larger part of the men, at that time being composed largely of 
 recruits for the Eighteenth Ncav Hampshire, then forming ; but the Secretary 
 of War decided negatively. Maj. Whittlesey was directed to isolate the 
 infected men either Avithin or without the camp. This was not done. Many 
 died ; and the disease disappeared as suddenly as it appeared. The episode 
 covered a month. About the time of Lincoln's assassination, the business 
 of the rendezvous had nearly ceased, and a little later the order came to 
 prepare the camp for the reception of the returning regiments. (For fur- 
 ther particulars see I). Eldredge's Personal Sketch.) 
 
 REGIMENTAL REUNIONS. 
 
 The first attempt at organizing Avith vicAv to reunions at intervals, Avas 
 at Manchester, N. H., 29 April 1S71. There were about tAventy officers and 
 men present. At this time Gen. Pedel Avas made President; Col. Jackson, 
 1st Vice-President; Gen. M. T. Donohoe, 2d Vice-President; Adjt.-Gen. 
 John M. Haines, Secretary and Treasurer. An Executive Committee Avas also 
 appointed, Avith Capt. John S. James as its Chairman. The organization 
 adopted the name of "Third Regiment N. H. Vols. Veteran Association"; 
 and it AA'as fully understood, and always has ])een since, that the Band join 
 in all the movements. The reunions noAv folloAv in course, and for con- 
 venience are numbered : — 
 
1040 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 1. n Sept. 1871 : Hampton Beach, N. H. ; about 75 present. Col. Fellows, 
 President; Col. Jackson, 1st Vice-I'resident ; Gen. Bedel, 2d Vice-President; 
 Gen. Haines, Secretary and Treasurer; Maj. W. H. Trickey, Chairman 
 Executive Committee. 
 
 2. <; Sept. 1.H72 : Manchester, N. H. ; about 70 present. Col. Jackson, 
 President; Gen. Bedel, 1st Vice-President; Adjt. Alfred Hill, 2d Vice- 
 President; Gen. Haines, Secretary and Treasurer; Lieut. Walter Cody, 
 Chairman E.xecutive Committee. 
 
 3. 4 Sept. 187.^: Manchester, N. H. ; Capt. Maxwell, President; Adjt. 
 Hill, 1st Vice-President; Maj. Trickey, 2d Vice-President; Hospital Steward 
 Albert D. Scovcll, Secretary and Treasurer; Sergt. John N. {;hase, Co. A, 
 Chairman Executive Committee. 
 
 4. :$ Sept. 1874 : Hampton Beach ; Adjt. Hill, President ; Maj. Trickey, 
 1st Vice-President; Capt. (Brevet Major) J. Homer P]dgerly, 2d Vice- 
 President; A. 1). Scovell, Secretary and Treasurer; J. H. Mallon, Co. D, 
 Chairman Executive Committee. 
 
 5. , 1875: Manchester, N. IL; about 50 present. Adjt. Hill 
 
 President ; other officers same as last year. 
 
 6. 14 Aug. 1S78: At the Weirs, N. H.; Maj. Trickey, President; 
 Hospital Steward Perry Kittredge, 1st Vice-President ; Capt. A. S. Atherton, 
 2d Vice-President; Sergt. C. H. Allen, Co. K, Secretary; A. D. Scovell, 
 Treasurer; Maj. Trickey, Chairman Executive Committee. 
 
 T. 25 Aug. 187'J : At tlic Weirs, N. H. ; Maj. Trickey, President; Maj. 
 J. Homer Edgerly, 1 st Vice-President ; A. J. Fowler, Co. B, 2d Vice-President ; 
 C. H. Allen, Co. K, Secretary and Treasurer; Maj. Trickey, Chairman Execu- 
 tive Committee; Maj. Triclcey ai)i)ointe(l Historian. 
 
 8. ;31 Aug. 1880: At the Weirs; about 80 present. Maj. Trickey, 
 President; Lieut. H. A. Marsh, 1st Vice-President; Sergt. Oliver Watson, 
 Co. K, 2d Vice-President; J. C. Linehan (Band), Secretary ; C. H. .Vllen, 
 Treasurer; C. P. Hill, Chairman Executive Committee. A Building Com- 
 mittee was appointed : C. H. Allen, C. P. Hill, C. 1). McDonald; Maj. Trickey 
 resigned as Historian ; Adjt. E. J. Copp appointed. 
 
 '.). 31 Aug. 1881 : At the Weirs; Maj. Trickey, President; Capt. A. J. 
 Wadlia, 1st Vice-President; Capt. A. S. Atherton, 2d Vice-Tresident ; same 
 Secretary and Treasurer as last year; C. H. Allen, Chairman Executive 
 Committee. The Building Committee Avas reorganized : C.H.Allen, CD. 
 McDonald, E. D. Clark and J. \V. Dearborn. 
 
 10. i:J Sept. 1882: At the Weirs; about 70 present; Maj. J. Homer 
 Edgerly, President; Capt. M. P. Donley, 1st Vice-President; Capt. A. S. 
 Atherton, 2d Vice-President; Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman Executive 
 Committee same as last year. John C. Linehan (Band) appointed Historian ; 
 Adjt. Copp, Capt. J. M. Parker and Capt. D. pjldredge were appointed a 
 committee to assist the Historian (Copp having resigned). The old Band 
 dispensed beautiful music. 
 
 11. 12 Sept. 1883: At the Weirs; Capt. A. S. Atherton, President; 
 Capt. Donley, 1st Vice-President; Lieut. G. W. Ingalls, 2(1 Vice-President; 
 Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman Executive Committee, same. Capt. 
 Atherton, McDonald, Allen, Lieut. Akerman, Capt. Donley, Adjt. Copp, 
 
 and Emery were appointed a Committee to assist the Historian 
 
 (Linehan). 
 
 12. 27 Aug. 1884: At the Weirs ; same officers as last year. Anew 
 Committee on Building was appointed: Trickey, Allen, Dearborn, Brown 
 (Band), Linehan (Band), Batchelder. 
 
 13. 25-28 Aug. 1885 : At the Weirs, in our new house (see cut) ; 
 Adjt. E. J. Copp. President; Capt. Donley, 1st Vice-President; Lieut. 
 G. W. Ingalls, 2d Vice-President; D. Arthur Brown (Band), Secretary and 
 Treasurer; C. H. Allen, Chairman Executive Committee. Great rejoicing. 
 
 14. 24-27 Aug. 188(5: .\t the Weirs ; G7 present. Capt. J. M. Parker, 
 President; Cai)t. W. J. Butterfleld, 1st Vice-President; Lieut. G. W. Ingalls, 
 2d Vice-President; D. Arthur Brown, Secretary and Treasurer; C. H. Allen, 
 Chairman Executive Committee. 
 
 15. 24-27 Aug. 1887 : At the Weirs; 92 present. Capt. Parker, Presi- 
 dent; Capt. 11. H. Allen, 1st Vice-President; Capt. G. W. Emmons, 2d Vice- 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 1041 
 
 "President; D. Arthur Brown, Secretary and Treasurer; Geo. H. Mills, Co. 
 D, Chairman Executive Committee. Capt. D. Eldredgc appointed Historian, 
 all others having declined. 
 
 16. 28-31 Aug. 1.S88 : At the Weirs; 79 present. Capt. D. Eldredge, 
 President; R. C. Duffle, 1st Vice-President; John C. Linehan, 2d Vice- 
 President; D. Arthur 
 Brown, Secretary and 
 Treasurer ; Charles II. 
 Allen, Chairman Execu- 
 tive Committee. 
 
 17. 27-30 Aug. 1889: 
 At the Weirs; 109 pres- 
 ent. Same officers as last 
 year, except .John M. 
 Morse, 2d Vice - Presi- 
 dent. 
 
 18. 26-29 Aug. 1890: 
 At the Weirs ; 75 pres- 
 ent. R. C. Duffle, Presi- 
 dent; Capt. M. P. Donley, 
 1st Vice-President; John 
 N. Chase, 2d Vice-Presi- 
 dent; D. Arthur Brown, 
 Secretary and Treasurer ; 
 Woodbury C. Blye, Chair- 
 man Executive Commit- 
 
 TIllUD Si.W IlAMl'^IllUL 151 ILDINO, 
 II. 
 
 Capt. M. P. Donley, 
 Gorman, 2d Vice- 
 
 \V1 IKS, N. 
 
 tee; D. Arthur Brown, Custodian of Building. 
 
 19. Aug. 25-28, 1891 : At the Weirs; 84 present. 
 President; W. C. Blye, 1st Vice-President; Cyrus 
 President; D. Arthur Brown, Secretary and Treasurer; Chas. F. Chase, 
 Chairman Executive Committee; D. Arthur Brown, Custodian. 
 
 20. Aug. 23-26, 1892: At the Weirs ; * 65 present. W. C. Blye, 
 President; Geo. II. Briggs, 1st Vice-President; Cyrus Gorman, 2d Vice- 
 President; D. Arthur Brown, Secretary and Treasurer; John N. Chase, 
 Chairman Executive Committee; D. Arthur Brown, Custodian. 
 
 * Tills small number was owing to the close proximity of the National Eucampnient 
 at Washington, D. C. 
 
 REUNIONS — ALL REGIMENTS. 
 
 The following list shows all the reunions at the Weirs, of all the regi- 
 ments (combined), and the names of the various camps. It is the design 
 to liave every regiment honored by using the name of some one or more of 
 its heroes : — 
 
 Year. Name of Caniii. 
 
 1875 John G. P'oster 
 
 1878 Phin. P. Bixby 
 
 1879 Natt Head 
 
 1880 James K. Lane 
 
 1881 J. H. Piatt 
 
 1882 E. \V. Farr 
 18S3 Richard Ela 
 
 188-1: Wm. T. Ainsworth 
 
 1885 O. W. Lull 
 
 1886 11. S. Putnam 
 
 1887 T. B. Crowlev 
 
 1888 Geo. H. Chandler 
 
 1889 E E. Cross 
 
 1890 Louis Bell 
 
 1891 Henry W. Fuller 
 
 1892 Aaron F. Stevens 
 
 (Major-General, U.S.A.) 
 
 (Sixtli New Hampshire). 
 
 (Adjutant-Genera! of New Hampshire). 
 
 (Eleventh Xew Hampshire). 
 
 (Second New Hampshire). 
 
 (Eleventh New Hampshire). 
 
 (Third New Hampshire). 
 
 (Cavalry). 
 
 (Eighth NcAv Hampshire). 
 
 (Seventh New Hampshire). 
 
 (Tenth New IIami)shire). 
 
 (Ninth New Hampshire). 
 
 (Fifth New Hampshire). 
 
 (Fourth New IIami)shire). 
 
 (Sixteenth New Hampshire). 
 
 (Tliirteenth New Hampshire). 
 
1042 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 WHAT THE STATE HAS DONE. 
 
 The State of New Hampshire has done nobly in tlie matter of fulfilling 
 its obligations to her soldiers who took part in the war. What is given 
 here is by no means a complete list of her good acts. 
 
 concerning secessioxville. 
 
 State of New Hampshire, 1862. 
 Hesolution of thanks to the Third N. H. Bi'ijt. Vols. : 
 
 liesolvecl, etc., That the thanks of this Legislature are hereby tendered 
 to the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment, Lieut. -Col. John H. 
 Jackson, commanding, for their bravery and soldierly bearing at the late 
 severe encounter on James Island, near Charleston, S. C, where amid all 
 the perils and uncertainties of the conflict they maintained the honor of the 
 State and won for themselves enduring praise; and that while the State 
 appreciates their bravery and devotion, it shares in the sorrows of the 
 friends of those who have fallen for their State and country. 
 
 Besolved, That these resolutions, duly attested, be forwarded to the 
 field and other oflSccrs of the regiment, and that they be read at the head 
 of the command. 
 
 W. H. Y. Hackett, Edward A. Rollins, 
 
 President of Senate. Speaker of Hoxise. 
 
 Allen Tenny, Nathl. S. Berry, 
 
 Secretary of State. Governor. 
 
 [Approved July, 1862.] 
 
 ACTS AND RESOLVES. 
 
 An Act of the June session of 1863 authorized cities and towns to aid 
 families and dependents of drafted men, or substitutes for drafted men; 
 
 but not to apply to sub- 
 stitutes who, being resi- 
 dents of this State, shall 
 be substitutes for drafted 
 mcu of other States. 
 
 In June, 1863, a Reso- 
 lut ion was passed, regard- 
 ing towns or cities which 
 li ul furnished more than 
 tluir quota, calling the 
 iLtention of the War De- 
 partment to the fact, in 
 Older to offset in future 
 drafts. 
 
 In June, 1863, a Reso- 
 lution provided that if 
 toAi^ns or cities refuse or 
 neglect to pay families or 
 dependents in accordance 
 AA ith the laws of the State, 
 the State may pay it on 
 application or proof. 
 An Act of November, 1863 (passed in accordance with the call for 
 300,000 men) authorized $100 State bounty to each man who enlisted under 
 the call, if he did so prior to 5 Jan. 1864. The Act recited that the Govern- 
 ment bounty amounted to $302 (for veterans $-102), and advised toAvns to 
 give bounties. 
 
 An Act of 18S5, amended in 1887, provides that " Whenever any person 
 three years or more a resident of the State, not under guardianship or 
 legal restraint, who served in the army or navy of the United States, in the 
 War of the Rebellion, and received an honorai3le discharge, shall from any 
 cause become poor or unable to provide maintenance for himself and 
 dependent family : such person, his wife, widow, or minor children, or 
 such of said children as are unable to maintain themselves, shall be sup- 
 ported at the public expense in the tOAvn or city of their abode, at their own 
 home or such place other than a town or county almshouse, as the selectmen 
 or overseers of the poor may think proper and right in such town or city." 
 
 HEADQUAKTKKS BUILDING, WEIRS, N. H. 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1043 
 
 testimonial certificates. 
 
 General Headquarters, State ok New Hampsiiirk. 
 Adjutant-General's Okitce, Concord, N. H., March 22, 18(37. 
 To the Officers and Soldiers of Nevj Hampshire : 
 
 B}' direction of the Governor and Honorable Council, I have caused to 
 be prepared suitable testimonial certificates of service, beautifully and 
 appropriately engraved, as tokens of respect to the officers and soldiers of 
 New Hampshire who have served honorably during the rebellion, in the 
 service of the United States, and appreciation of the services so nobly 
 rendered by them in the hour of their country's greatest peril, which will, 
 it is believed, be a source of just pride to the recipient. They will be 
 ready for distribution by the 20th of April next, and will then be delivered 
 on receipt of application, by mail or otherwise, free of expense. In case 
 of deceased officers or soldiers, the certificates will be delivered to the 
 nearest relative or heir, on proof that the applicant is as represented. 
 
 Natt Head, 
 Adjiitant-General. 
 
 The above circular Avas issued, being the announcement that the State 
 was to bestow a soi't of " certificate of honor" upon each of its brave 
 defenders — the only way the State could show its gratitude ; and the 
 present owners of these certificates prize them highly. 
 
 The Adjutant-General's annual report, showing the issue of the cir- 
 cular and of the certificate, says: "The fiood of applications .... is 
 substantial proof of the aviditj^ with which the measure was received by 
 these brave men." The first few thousand were "franked" by the Hon. 
 G. G. Fogg, after which they were " franked" by the Adjutant-General of 
 the State, under an Act of Congress introduced by Gen. A. F. Stevens of 
 Nashua. 
 
 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, JOINT RESOLUTION — CHAP. 120 — AUGUST, 1885. 
 
 7»i relation to the duties of the Adjntant-Oeneral . ^200, conditionally appro- 
 priated, for making Abstracts of Military Records : 
 Resolved., etc.. That the Adjutant-General is hereby authorized to 
 prepare abstracts from the records of his ofiice for the use of any persons 
 actually engaged in the preparation of histories of regiments or other 
 military organizations, or the military history of tOAvns of this State; and 
 for such clerical assistance as may be necessary to enable him to perform 
 said duties, he shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise 
 appropriated, upon due warrant of the Governor. Provided, that said 
 abstracts shall not ha required under this resolution unless the prei)aration 
 of such histories shall have been authorized by vote of the town or cit}' or 
 veteran association to which it particularly relates ; and further provided, 
 that the expense for clerk hire shall in no case exceed $200 in any one year. 
 [App. Aug. 13, 1885.] 
 
 ALLOTMKNTS. 
 
 This wise measure was originally introduced by the Hon. Henry 
 Wilson, in Congress, 9 Dec. 18(il. The principal features of the l)ill were 
 that the President should appoint three Commissioners from each State, to 
 visit the regiments in the field' and serve without pay; that arrangements 
 be made so that the relatives or friends of the soldiers could draw a certain 
 part of their pay at home, — such part as the soldier should voluntarily 
 allot, or assign, — thus making assurance doubly sure, and avoiding the 
 expense and risk of sending money from the field. The bill was approved 
 by the President 24 Dec. 1801. On 30 Jan. 1S(;2, Hon. H. M. Kice of Min- 
 nesota introduced a bill authorizing allotments of pay of prisoners of war. 
 
 Gov. Berry appointed as Allotment Commissioners of New Hampshire, 
 Cyrus K. Sanborn of Rochester, Moses T. Willard of Concord and Elisha 
 P. Liscomb of Lebanon. These gentlemen visited the various regiments 
 in the field. The allotment took effect in the Third New Hampshire Avhen 
 it was paid ort" at Hilton Head, 18 Oct. 18(12, some of the boys receiving 
 nothing. 
 
1044 
 
 THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 
 
 THE WEIRS. 
 
 July, 1881 For barracks at the Weirs .$3,000 
 
 " 1883 For painting and bedding 2,000 
 
 " 1885 For " Headquarters " Building 2,500 
 
 " 1887 For sewerage and water, Weirs 3,000 
 
 FOK GETTYSBURG. 
 
 July, 1885 For Monument, Second Regiment, Gettysburg 
 Fifth 
 " Twelfth 
 " " " Battery " " 
 " " " Sharpshooters, " 
 " " land for above 
 
 S500 
 500 
 500 
 500 
 500 
 
 1,000 
 
 SOLDIERS RECORDS. 
 
 July, 1885 For correction of Soldiers' Records 
 
 " 1887 
 
 $2,400 
 3,000 
 
 TOURNIQUETS. 
 
 The Legislature of 1862 Besolved, etc.. That Gov. Berry be authorized 
 to buy for New Hampshire regiments in the field not exceeding 250 to each 
 regiment of " Lambert's Field" Tourniquets." The Governor sent a circular 
 lefter, advising the officers as to the distribution .... to the most relia- 
 ble men .... not to be considered as private property, etc 
 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE SOLDIERS' HOME. 
 
 An Act of 1889 authorized the establishment of a Soldiers' Home in 
 New Hampshire, to be called " The New Hampshire Soldiers' Home." To 
 be under a State Board, to consist of the Governor, the Commander of the 
 
 Grand Army of the Republic in New Hamp- 
 shire (both ex officio), and five citizens of 
 the State, three of whom, at least, shall 
 have served in the war and been honorably 
 discharged. The five to be appointed by 
 the Gov'ernor. The sum of $30,000 was ap- 
 propriated for the establishment of the 
 Home, and $10,000 a year, for two years, 
 for its maintenance. 
 
 An Act of 1891 provided that any sol- 
 dier or sailor who shall present his pension 
 certificate to the selectmen or assessors of 
 the toAvn where he resides, for record, or 
 shall present his (honorable) discharge for 
 record, shall thereafter be exempt from 
 poll-tax. 
 
 A Resolution of 1891 appropriated one 
 hundred dollars [too small by far. — D.E.], 
 to be expended by the Adjutant-General in 
 photographs and other illustrations of the 
 part taken by New Hampshire in the war. 
 
 A Resolution of 1891 permitted the city 
 of Concord to erect, at its own expense, 
 at the central front entrance of the State House Park, a suitable memorial 
 arch, in honor of the soldiers and sailors of the war, provided it cost 
 $20,000, and the Governor and Council approve, etc. 
 
 A "hurry up" act was passed by the Legislature of 1893, appropria- 
 ting .$800 to complete the soldiers' records ; but it was worded that the 
 work must be completed within six months, or the $800 would not be 
 available. 
 
 TOURNIQUET. 
 
 :^.\ 
 
THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 1045 
 
 REGIMENTAL HISTORIES. 
 
 An Act of 18S7 provided for the purchase, by the State, of regimental 
 histories (under certain conditions) for tlie towns and cities of tlie State 
 (requiring about 2.")0) ; an Act of 1SS9 provided for the purchase of about 
 fifty more: an Act of 1891 provided for the purchase of about eiglity 
 more : or a grand total of 380. 
 
 STATE OFFICIALS. 
 
 GOVERXORS. 
 
 Ichabod Goodwin June, 1854, to -June, 18(!1. 
 
 Nathaniel S. Berry June, isGl, to .June, 1863. 
 
 Joseph A. Gilmore June, isflS, to June, 1865. 
 
 Frederick Smyth June, 1865, to June, 1867. 
 
 John B. Smith (present incumbent). 
 
 SECRETARIES OF STATE. 
 
 Thomas L. Tulloclv June, 1858, to June, 1861. 
 
 Allen Tenny .Tune, 1861, to June, 1865. 
 
 Benjamin Gerrish, Jr June, 1865, to June, 1867. 
 
 *Ai B. Thompson June, 1877, to September, 1890 (died). 
 
 Ezra S. Stearns .January, 1891 (present incumbent). 
 
 * A Regular Army officer and a son of Lieut. Thompson, Third New Hampshire. 
 
 STATE TREASURERS. 
 
 Peter Sanborn .June, 1S57, to June, 1871. 
 
 * Solon A. Carter 1872, 1873, 1875 (present incumbent). 
 
 •Captain, Fourteenth New Hampshire. 
 
 ad.tutaxt-(;exerals. 
 
 Joseph C. Abbott .Jnly 11, 1855, to July 30, 1861. 
 
 Anthony Colby July 30, 1861, to Aug. 20, 1863. 
 
 Daniel E. Colby Aug. 21, 1863, to March 25, 1864. 
 
 Natt Head March 25, 1864, to July 11, 1870. 
 
 * John M. Haines July 11, 1870, to Aug. 10, 1874. 
 
 t Augustus D. Ayling July 15, 1879 (present incumbent). 
 
 * Third New Hampshire Volunteers. 
 
 t Adjutant, Twenty-fourth Massachusetts. 
 
 governor's councilors. 
 
 Daniel Sawyer, 1860-1861; Moody Currier, 1860-1861; Richard P. J. 
 Tenney, 1861-1862; Charles F. Brooks, 1861-1862; Oliver Wyatt, 1862; 
 Oliver Pillsbury, 1862-1863; Ethan Colby, 1862; John W. Xoyes, 1863-1864; 
 John W. Sanborn, 1863; Charles H. Eastman, 1863-1864; Levi Parker, 
 1863; John M. Bracket, 1864-1865; T^eonard Chase, 1864-1865; David 
 Culver, 1864-1865. 
 
 Present incumbents: True Tv. Norris, Portsmouth (D.), 1st District; 
 John C. Ray, Manchester (R.), 2d District; Edward 0. Blunt, Nashua (K.), 
 3d District; Frank N. Parsons, Frauklin (R.), 4th District; Herbert B. 
 Moulton, Lisbon (D.), 5th District. 
 
 The State of New Hampshire was in the Department of the East 
 from 1 Jan. 1861 to 1 Oct. 1861; then in the Department of Ncav England 
 till 20 Feb. 1S62, then not in any Department till 3 Jan. ls(;3; and then in 
 Department of the East till the close of the war. 
 
BATTLES OF THE THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 (in CASE AT STATE HOUSE.) 
 
 PORT ROYAL HARBOR. 
 
 7 Nov. 1861. 
 
 ELBA ISLAND. 
 
 7 March 18(i2. 
 
 BLUFFTON. 
 
 16 March 1862. 
 
 JEHOSSEE. 
 
 10, 14, 17 April 1862. 
 
 JAMES ISLAND. 
 cS June 1862. 
 
 SECESSIONVILLE. 
 16 June 1862. 
 
 PINCKNEY ISLAND. 
 
 21 Aug. 1862. 
 
 POCOTALIGO. 
 
 22 Oct. 1862. 
 
 MAY RIVER. 
 
 7 Jan. 1863. 
 
 STONO INLET. 
 7 April 1863. 
 
 MORRIS ISLAND. 
 
 10 July 1863. 
 
 PORT WAGNER. 
 18 July 1863. 
 
 SIEGE OF WAGNER. 
 
 18 July-7 Sept. 1863. 
 
 SIEGE OF SUMTER. 
 
 7 Sept. 1863-1 March 1864. 
 
 PALATKA. 
 
 13 April 1864. 
 
 CHESTER STATION. 
 9 May 1864. 
 
 DREWRY'S BLUFF. 
 13-16 May 1864. 
 
 BERMUDA HUNDRED. 
 18 May 1864. 
 
 WEIR BOTTOM CHURCH. 
 
 2 June 1864. 
 
 PETERSBURG. 
 
 9 June 1864. 
 
 HATCHER'S RUN. 
 
 16 June 1864. 
 
 DEEP RUN. 
 
 16 Aug. 1864. 
 
 SIEGE OF PETERSBURG. 
 
 24 Aug.-29 Sept. 1864. 
 
 NEW MARKET HEIGHTS. 
 
 29 Sept. 1864. 
 
 NEAR RICHMOND. 
 
 29 Sept.-l Oct. 1864. 
 
 NEW MARKET ROAD. 
 
 7 Oct. 1864. 
 
 DARBYTOWN ROAD. 
 
 13 Oct. 1864. 
 
 CHARLES CITY ROAD. 
 27 Oct. 1864. 
 
 FORT FISHER. 
 15 Jan. 1865. 
 
 SUGAR LOAF HILL. 
 11 Feb. 1865. 
 
 SMITH'S CREEK. 
 
 22 Feb. 1865. 
 
 (1046) 
 
REGIMENTAL SUINIMARY. 
 
 (Furnisheil by Adjt.-Gen. A. D. Aylixc, July, 1893.) 
 
 Original Mkmhkrs : Oflicers, 38 ; CMilistecl men, t)7G; band, 21 
 
 )I?y transfer (oriiiinal), " 1 
 
 " recruits: Officers, 5; enlisted men, 722; " 2 
 " " transferred: " " 4 ; 
 
 Total to be accounted for 
 
 DK.VTIIS. 
 
 Killed or died of ioou»d.-t : 
 
 Original members: Officers, 11; enlisted men, 120 
 Recruits : " " Go 
 
 Died of disease : 
 
 Original members : Officers, 2 ; enlisted men, 72 
 Recruits " I; " " 34 . 
 
 Died from accident: 
 
 Original members: Enlisted men, 1 
 Recruits " " 1 
 
 total. 
 
 total, 131 
 65 
 
 74 
 35 
 
 1769 
 
 1<JG 
 
 109 
 
 Executed for desertion: All recruits : Enlisted men, 3 
 
 Cause unknovn : 
 
 Original members : Enlisted men, IG . . . . 
 Recruits: " " 14 . . . . 
 
 IG 
 14 
 
 Drowned, I recruit; Poisoned, 1 recruit 
 
 30 
 
 2 
 
 Total deaths, 342 
 
 MUSTKKKD OUT. 
 
 31 Aug. 62: Band (original), 18; recruits, 2 
 
 To date 23 Aug. 64 (original) : Officers, 0; enlisted men, 198 
 
 23 " 64 (recruits) : 
 20 July 65 (original) : 
 
 18; 
 50; 
 
 1 
 
 134 
 227 
 312 
 3 
 1 
 142 
 
 total. 
 
 20 " 65 (recruits) : 
 Other dates (original) : " 
 
 " " Band (original) : 
 
 " " " (recruits) : 
 
 " " (recruits): Officers, 2; 
 
 Dishonorably discharged : 
 
 Original members : Officers, 2 ; enlisted men, 2 
 
 Recruits : " "5 
 
 Lost 1)1/ transfer : 
 
 Original, 29 men ; recruits, 15; " "44 
 
 Deserted: Original, 4G men; recruits, 160; enlisted men, 206 . 
 
 Captured and uo farther record : Recruits, 1 
 
 All others nolJi)ially accounted for : Original men, 2 ; recruits, 54, 
 
 Total 
 
 20 
 
 198 
 
 1 
 
 152 
 
 230 
 
 3G2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 144 
 
 4 
 5 
 
 44 
 
 206 
 
 1 
 
 56 
 
 1769 
 
 Died in Confederate Prisons : Original, 15; recruits, 17 . total, 32 
 
 Ee-enlisted : Original, 254 ; recruits, 13 " 267 
 
 (Of the 13 re-enlisted recruits, 4 had served as original members. Of the 
 recruits, -'8.» were volunteers; 447, substitutes; 1, drafted: total, 733.) 
 
 mUTIU'I.ACKS. 
 
 Band: United States, 20; Ireland, 1; England, 1; Germany, 1; Canada, 1. 
 Begiment (original) : United States, 821 ; Ireland, 105 ; Canada, 31 ; England, 
 
 27; Scotland, 14; the rest .scattering. 
 Becruits: United States, 265; Ireland, 146; England, 84; Canada, 84; 
 
 Germany, 47; Ncav Brunswick, 21; Nova Scotia, 17; Scotland, 10; 
 
 the rest scattering. 
 
 Note —All who were mustered in after 2G Aug. 18G1 are called recniits. 
 
 (1047) 
 
i 
 
INDEX. 
 
 [Note. — For obvious reasons, no attempt has been made to index every name 
 appearing in tlie work. — D. E.J 
 
 Page 
 
 Accidents ....... 1024 
 
 Ackerman, Joseph .... 686 
 
 Ackuowledgments .... xiii 
 
 Adams, .John 1014 
 
 A Day Oil' 662 
 
 Akermau, J. Warren . . . 683 
 
 Alexander, Daniel S. ... 1014 
 Allen, Robert H., 
 
 183, 212, 265, 683, 1026 
 Allen, William .... 1014, 1015 
 
 Allotments 1043 
 
 Anderson, Robert .... 3 
 
 Annapolis 35-42 
 
 Appendix A 969 
 
 Appendix B 1027 
 
 Appendix C 1037 
 
 A Prayer 488 
 
 Arlin, Emri 1014 
 
 Arms Stacked 677 
 
 Armstrong Gun 614 
 
 Army Wagon 558 
 
 Arrivals (Companies) ... 5 
 
 Atberton, Arlin S 685 
 
 Atlantic, Steamer .... 61 
 
 Atwood, Daniel N 1034 
 
 Author's Preface vii 
 
 Ayer, Henry H 406, 679 
 
 Bailey, Frank 1029 
 
 Bailey, George 1034 
 
 Balloon 99 
 
 Ballard, William W. ... 1015 
 
 Ball, Hiram 1015 
 
 Baltimore 27 
 
 Band, Pay of 993 
 
 Band 799 
 
 Bar Shot 335 
 
 Battles, List of 1046 
 
 Beaufort, N.C., Harbor . . 574 
 Bedel, John . . 93, 136, 175, 687 
 
 Belviclerc's Experience . . . 980 
 
 Bermuda Hundred .... 473 
 
 Bermuda Hundred (new R.R.) 568 
 Billinghurst Battery 
 
 (see Hcqua Battery). 
 
 Bingham, George B 696 
 
 Blood, J. C. . 1015 
 
 Blood, Stillman 1032 
 
 Page 
 
 Blufi'ton 128-134 
 
 Boat Infantry Picket . . . 986 
 Bogus Proclamation .... 482 
 
 BoUes, Henry R 155, 1024 
 
 Bomb and Splinter-Proof . . 348 
 
 Botany Bay 276 
 
 Bounty, State 5 
 
 Bowen, Edwin N 691 
 
 Bragdon, Ira 1015 
 
 Brainard, C. F 690 
 
 Brannan, Gen. James M. . 226, 243 
 Brelsford, Samuel D. . 1015, 1030 
 
 Brooks, John 1034 
 
 Bryant, John S 690 
 
 Brown, Bartholomew . . . 1015 
 
 Brown, Charles 1024 
 
 Brown, D. Arthur .... 696 
 
 Brown, Franklin J 1015 
 
 Brown, Henry 1015 
 
 Brown, James F 1033 
 
 Brown, John W 1015 
 
 Bullet-Proof 517 
 
 Burbank, William H. . 686, 1015 
 Buried : How, When, Where . 1003 
 
 Burrell, Fred E 1015 
 
 Burke, Leonard 0. F. . . . 1015 
 Burnham, Charles S. . . . 694 
 
 Burns, John B 1026 
 
 Burnham, Charles A. . . . 695 
 
 Buss, Joseph 1031 
 
 Butler's Line 483 
 
 Button, Eugene J 694 
 
 Butler's Head(iuarters . . . 543 
 Butterfield, Welbee J. . . . 690 
 Buzzell, Andrew J. H. . . . 692 
 
 Calcium Light 378 
 
 Caldwell, Nathan 1032 
 
 Camp Kettles and Mess Pans . 401 
 
 Camp Misery 277 
 
 Canister 264 
 
 Canteen, Haversack, etc. . . 564 
 
 Captured 942 
 
 Capture of Co. H. . . . 198-206 
 Capture of Rel)el Lieutenant . 566 
 
 Carroll, John, 1st 1016 
 
 Carroll, John, 2d 1016 
 
 Carlton, Ralph .... 127, 703 
 
 (1049) 
 
1050 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Causteu's House, Wilmington, 
 
 Cavalry 
 
 Cavalry Camp . . 
 Caveuder, James . . 
 Chain Shot .... 
 Chaniberlin, Albert G. 
 Chase, Charles F. 
 Chase, James L. . 
 Chase, James M. . 
 Chase, Valentine M. . 
 Chesapeake Hospital . 
 Cheval-de-frise . . 
 Chevrons, etc. . . . 
 Chipperon, Lawi'ence 
 Christmas, 1861 . . 
 Cincinnati Insignia . 
 City Hall, Wilmington 
 Clark, Azariah L. 
 Clark, John .... 
 Clark, Rufus F. . . 
 Clittbrd, Charles . . 
 Clothins; ; or. What we Wor 
 Cody, Walter . . . 
 Codorath, Eugene \ 
 Cadorath, Eugene i 
 Colors and Color Guard 
 Commanders U. S. Army 
 Company Fund . . 
 Company Sketches 
 Company A, lloster . 
 Company B, Roster . 
 Company C, Roster . 
 Company D, Roster . 
 Company E, Roster . 
 Company F, Roster . 
 Company G, Roster . 
 Company H, lloster . 
 Company I, Roster . 
 Company K, Roster . 
 Composition of Regiment 
 Concord, Final Arrival at 
 Confederate Battle Flag 
 Confederate Flag . . 
 Connolly, Michael J. . 
 Constantine, George W 
 Cook's Headquarters 
 Cook's Kitchen 
 " Cooper Shop " . 
 Copp, Elbridge J. . 
 Cornelius, William H 
 Corps Badges . . 
 Cost of Regiment 
 Courtney, Patrick . 
 Crowley, John . . 
 Curran, John, 1st . 
 Curran, John, 2d . 
 Daufuskie . . . 
 David Torpedo Boat 
 Davis, William 
 Day, John E. . . 
 Dead Bodies . . 
 Dearborn, Orrin M. 
 Dearborn, Warren S 
 
 Page 
 
 04:5 
 
 . oGl 
 433, 434 
 . lOlG 
 . 335 
 . 1032 
 . 1010 
 . 1016 
 
 697 
 . 1016 
 . 527 
 
 227 
 
 218 
 
 . 1031 
 
 91 
 
 xiv 
 . 653 
 . 1015 
 
 703 
 
 414, 699 
 
 . 1031 
 
 e . 972 
 
 176, 702 
 
 1030 
 
 990 
 
 676 
 
 984 
 
 6 
 
 801 
 
 808 
 
 815 
 
 826 
 
 833 
 
 839 
 
 850 
 
 857 
 
 867 
 
 877 
 
 22 
 
 673 
 
 344 
 
 360 
 
 697 
 
 1030 
 
 282 
 
 162 
 
 27 
 
 159, 175, 697 
 
 140, 213, 703 
 
 34 
 
 21 
 
 1016 
 
 1025 
 
 1016 
 
 1016 
 
 19-126 
 
 398 
 
 709 
 
 1016 
 
 378 
 
 711 
 
 1024 
 
 Page 
 467 
 
 1017 
 
 Defences of Richmond, etc. 
 DeGraAV, John "I 
 Graw, John D. / * * * * 
 Department Headquarters . . 88 
 Department of the South . . 999 
 
 Deserted 945 
 
 Desertions 1027 
 
 Desotelle, Israel 1017 
 
 Dickett, Joseph 1016 
 
 Died of Disease 914 
 
 Died of Wounds 907 
 
 Discharged for Disability . . 918 
 
 Doane, John 1030 
 
 Dodge, Asa M 1016 
 
 Dodge, William Ladd, 159, 257, 707 
 
 Donley, Michael P 704 
 
 Donohoe, Joseph J. . 170, 273, 707 
 Donohoe, Michael, 175, 407, 537, 705 
 
 Dow, Alfred N 1025 
 
 Dow, Henry S. . . . 257, 528, 710 
 Dow, Robert C. . 153, 155, 176, 708 
 
 Dougherty, John 1017 
 
 Draft Rendezvous .... 1037 
 
 Drayton's House 93 
 
 Drew, Charles H. . . . 1016, 1034 
 
 Drewry's Bluft" 465 
 
 Drewry's Blutf Plan .... 469 
 
 Drum 294, 508 
 
 Dunbar, Charles F 700 
 
 Duplicate Names 1014 
 
 Dupont, Admiral Samuel F. . 48 
 
 Eaton, Charles W 1017 
 
 Eaton, Benjamin F. . 176, 219, 719 
 Edgerly, J. Homer .... 715 
 
 Edisto 140, 141 
 
 Edisto Island 143 
 
 Ela, Richard 221, 712 
 
 Eldredge, Daniel 720 
 
 Emerson, G. W 1017 
 
 Emery, William H 1017 
 
 Emmons, George W. . . 219, 718 
 
 Entleld Rifle . ^ 442 
 
 Enlisted, Less than Three Years, 
 
 888 
 
 Ennes, John F 1017 
 
 Entwistle, Thomas .... 636 
 
 Errata xv 
 
 Everett, Franklin 1017 
 
 Exchanging Papers .... 510 
 
 Executions 1027 
 
 Extra Duty 978 
 
 Farrar, Daniel 727 
 
 Fellows, Enoch Q., 
 
 102, 141, 155, 182. 728 
 
 Ferguson, John R 1033 
 
 Field and Stafl" 797 
 
 Fifth Parallel 370 
 
 Finegan, William (C. S. A.) . 437 
 
 Fimial, The 2s9 
 
 Fire Brigade 233 
 
 First New Hampshire Regiment, 4 
 
 First Parallel 369 
 
 Flags Sent Home 528 
 
INDEX. 
 
 1051 
 
 I'age 
 
 Flanders, Daniel J 730 
 
 Flanders, J. K 1017 
 
 Flanders, William W. . . . 1026 
 
 Fleet 48, 50 
 
 Fogg, Andrew J 730 
 
 Foley, David 1031 
 
 Folly Island 2f)7 
 
 Folly Island Batteries . . . 2t)9 
 
 Formation of a Regiment" . . 83 
 
 Fort Anderson 034 
 
 Fort Fisher : 
 
 The Start for 573 
 
 Gen. Whiting's Answers . 582 
 
 First Attack 583 
 
 Bntler's Report .... 584 
 Porter's Report . . . 587, 589 
 
 Second Attack .... 593 
 
 Terry's Report .... 593 
 
 Naval Plan 595 
 
 Vicinity of 599 
 
 Ames' Report .... (iOO 
 
 Comstock's Report . . . G02 
 
 A Naval Column . . . 004 
 
 The Defence 609 
 
 Interior 609 
 
 Capt. Trickey's Account . 612 
 
 Grant's Report .... 619 
 
 Fort Johnson 338 
 
 Forces on Morris Island . . 357 
 
 Fort Moultrie 394 
 
 Fort Richmond 557 
 
 Fort Sumter (Flag Hoisted) . 655 
 Fort Sumter . . 3, 266, 207, 271 
 
 Fort Sumter, 1865 .... 633 
 
 Fort Sumter, 1892 .... 551 
 Fort Wagner : 
 
 Charge on 312 
 
 Views of 349, 351 
 
 Foster, Robert E 1025 
 
 Foster, William II 1025 
 
 Fourth Parallel 370 
 
 FoAvler, Andrew J 1017 
 
 Fulton, Charles C. . . 1017,1024 
 
 Furnald, James G 1026 
 
 Furloughs 958, 970 
 
 Gabions, Fascines, etc. . . . 377 
 
 Gambling 144 
 
 Gammon, Charles 1018 
 
 Gardner, Levi 1034 
 
 Garrity, EdAvard 1018 
 
 Gay, T. F 1018 
 
 General Hospital 188 
 
 George, Aldeu G 1025 
 
 George, Albert 1017 
 
 George, Albert Q 1017 
 
 Giddings, George II 731 
 
 Gilbert; Daniel W 1018 
 
 Gilbert, John 1018 
 
 Gillmore, Gen. Quiucy A. . . 102 
 Gillmore Medals . . . 1013-1014 
 
 Gloucester Point 455 
 
 Goodhue, David . . 
 Goodwin, Elisha . . 
 Gourdin, Robert N. . 
 Gove, Nathan W. . . 
 Grant's Staff . . . 
 Grape Shot .... 
 Greek Fire .... 
 Green, Albert . 
 Haines, John M. . . 
 Hall, Charles . . . 
 Hall, Edwin F. . . . 
 Hamilton, Henry S. . 
 Hammett, William E. 
 Handerson, Henry C. 
 Hanson, Thomas . . 
 Hard Tack .... 
 Harrington, John . 
 Harris, George C. 
 Hauling Cannon . . 
 Hawkins, Marshall P. 
 Hazen, Charles S. . . 
 Head, John M. . . . 
 Head, Natt .... 
 Henderson, William . 
 Hern, William . 
 Hill, Alfred J. . . . 
 Hill, Henry . . . 
 Hill, Horace J. . . . 
 Hill, Varnum H. . . 
 nines, James . . 
 Hitchcock, John H. . 
 Hodgdon, Enos F. 
 Holt, Marquis L. . . 
 Hopkins, Henry F. 
 Horses Selected . . 
 Houghton, Ruthven W 
 
 Hdusatonic, The 
 
 Hoxie, Benjamin 
 
 IIul)bard, Stephen .... 
 
 Huggius, Lieut 
 
 Hunter, Gen. David, 
 
 130, 160, 243 
 
 Hynes, John R 
 
 Important Factors .... 
 Ingalls, Gustavus W. . . 257 
 
 Invalid Corps 
 
 Jackson, John II 36 
 
 Jackson, Thomas M. ... 
 Jackson, George W. . 88, 753, 
 
 Jackson, George 
 
 Jackman, Lemuel N. . . . 407 
 
 Jail, Wilmington 
 
 James, George R 
 
 James, John S 
 
 James Island 168 
 
 Jehossee Island 
 
 Jennings, A. A. 
 
 Jewett, Charles 
 
 John's Island 165 
 
 Jones, Edwin R 
 
 Jones, John 
 
 ni 
 
 . . 176 
 407, 529 
 
 529 
 
 407, 529 
 
 274 
 
 529 
 
 Page 
 1031 
 1018 
 2 
 
 1017 
 
 439 
 
 264 
 
 375 
 1032 
 1018 
 1018 
 1025 
 1019 
 
 736 
 , 731 
 1025 
 84 
 1030 
 1018 
 
 416 
 , 744 
 , 735 
 
 734 
 
 567 
 1019 
 1019 
 
 734 
 , 738 
 1025 
 
 737 
 1018 
 , 732 
 1018 
 
 742 
 , 742 
 
 434 
 , 743 
 
 428 
 1019 
 1018 
 
 251 
 
 , 289 
 
 736 
 
 180 
 
 , 745 
 
 1001 
 
 , 745 
 
 751 
 
 1019 
 
 1035 
 
 , 753 
 
 652 
 
 754 
 
 750 
 
 -187 
 
 153 
 
 1019 
 
 1019 
 
 -168 
 
 1019 
 
 1019 
 
1052 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 1026 
 
 1030 
 
 Johnson, Augustus . . 
 Kearin, John ) 
 Keariug, John j * ' ' ' 
 
 Kelly, John, 1st 1019 
 
 Kempton, Elisha M 1019 
 
 Kendall, John 1082 
 
 Kennedy, John .... 1019, 1024 
 
 Kerby, Daniel 102C 
 
 Kirwin, John 756 
 
 Killed in Action 910 
 
 Killian, Alonzo 1034 
 
 Kimball, Franklin B. ... 755 
 
 Kittredge, Perry 754 
 
 Knife, Fork and Spoon . . . 236 
 
 Knox, George P 1033 
 
 Lang, George B 1020 
 
 Lang, W. W 1020 
 
 Langley, John F 758 
 
 Lamprey, Simon N 760 
 
 Last Tour of Duty at Charleston, 634 
 Leaves of Absence . . . 958, 975 
 
 Leavitt, Joseph W 1025 
 
 Lee, John 1020 
 
 Legareville 167 
 
 Leonard, Wilbur W 1020 
 
 Lewis, Alonzo A 1035 
 
 Libby, Alvan H 175, 759 
 
 Libby, Jonah, Jr. . . 176, 219, 758 
 
 Libby Prison 418 
 
 Light-House Inlet .... 298 
 Littlefleld, Israel B. . . . 139, 757 
 Livingstone, George F. . . 1020 
 Location of Companies . . . 19() 
 Location of Camp, Wilmington, 046 
 
 Locke, Henry W 1020 
 
 Lockwood, Albert N. . . . 1020 
 
 Long Island 23 
 
 Lord, George F. . . . 757, 1020 
 Loyal Legion Badge .... 643 
 Loyal Legion Rosette ... 514 
 Lumber Expedition . . .241, 242 
 
 Lynch, William 1026 
 
 Machine Shop 273 
 
 Magnolia 227 
 
 Mahoney, Daniel 1025 
 
 Man Overboard 575 
 
 Mauter, George W 762 
 
 Marine Hospital, Wilmington 646 
 Marsh Battery (see Swamp Angel). 
 Marsh, Henry^V 248, 763 
 
 707 
 1026, 1035 
 
 7G4 
 
 Marshall, Dustin . . 
 Martin, Samuel . . 
 Maxwell, William H. 
 McCoy, James E. . . 
 McDonald, Converse D, 
 McGowan, John . . 
 Mclntire, George W. 
 Mclntire, John . . 
 Mclver, Murdough . 
 McKiunon, Daniel B. 
 McQuestion, Jerome B. 
 Mellish, Walter . . 
 
 761 
 1021 
 1020 
 1020 
 1020 
 1020 
 1020 
 1020 
 
 763 
 
 Page 
 
 Miles, William H 105, 764 
 
 " Military Gazette " .... l 
 
 " Military Magazine " ... 2 
 
 Military Societies 968 
 
 Military Telegraph .... 411 
 
 Miller, Henry 1020 
 
 Miner, George H 768 
 
 Minie Ball 364 
 
 Mining, Thomas W 1020 
 
 Mitchel, Gen. O. M 213 
 
 Mocking Bird 245 
 
 Moody, Alfred C 1033 
 
 Moore, J. F 1021 
 
 Morrill, Frank L 762 
 
 Morris Island 298 
 
 Taking Of 300 
 
 Batteries, Distances . . 388 
 
 Plan 536 
 
 Mortar 457 
 
 Moulton, Albert A. . 140, 176, 761 
 
 Moulton, Orville R 1024 
 
 Mound Battery 611 
 
 Mounted Infantry .... 433 
 
 Mounted Officer 572 
 
 Mullen, Francis 1031 
 
 Mustering Officers .... 262 
 
 Musters-in 15 
 
 Nash, William 1021 
 
 Naval Column 607 
 
 Necessities 256 
 
 Negro Hut 77 
 
 Nesmith, Arthur S 768 
 
 Neio Ironsides and Monitor . 350 
 
 "New South" 128 
 
 New York Expedition . . . 555 
 
 Niles, Amasa 1021 
 
 Nixon, Robert 1025 
 
 Non-Commissioned Stall" . . 798 
 
 North-East Ferry 639 
 
 North Star 453 
 
 Officers' Data 961 
 
 Officers under Fire .... 496 
 
 Old Court House, Wilmington, 647 
 
 Old House, Wilmington . . 654 
 
 On Picket 484 
 
 O'Reilly, Miles 207 
 
 Original Terms Expired . . 515 
 
 Other Duty 931 
 
 Other Service 928 
 
 Paid: When 974 
 
 Paine, DeWitt C 1021 
 
 Palatka 445 
 
 Palatka, Trip to 444 
 
 Palmetto 196 
 
 Parker, John M 769 
 
 Parker, Lieut. -Comdr. . . 605, 606 
 
 Pay Increased 506 
 
 Pav Table 974 
 
 Paying Off 973 
 
 Peculiar Cases 1014 
 
 Pelkey, David 1021 
 
 Pelkey, David H 1021 
 
INDEX. 
 
 1053 
 
 Page 
 
 Percussion Bullet 352 
 
 Perkins, David W 1021 
 
 Perkins, John W 102o 
 
 Petersburg (9 June 18CA) . . 4!)2 
 
 Peavear, Daniel E 1021 
 
 Picket, Three Days .... oil 
 
 Pingree, Aaron S 1021 
 
 Place, Leonard F 770 
 
 Plaisted, James W 769 
 
 Planter, The 161 
 
 Plimpton, Josiah I. . 108, 175, 771 
 
 Pocotaligo 222, 226 
 
 Pontoon Bridge 487 
 
 Pope's House 81 
 
 Port Royal Fight 59-72 
 
 Port Koval Selected .... 54 
 
 'Possum" 286 
 
 Powder Boat 578 
 
 Prew, Charles 10;'>1 
 
 Price, Thomas 769 
 
 Progress of Sap ;580 
 
 Promotions and Reductions . !»77 
 
 Pulaski, Fort 146-152 
 
 Punishments ...... 115 
 
 Pushee, Jesse C 770 
 
 Qiiigley, Peter 1022 
 
 Qninlan, James 772 
 
 Quinn, Edward 1021 
 
 Raccoon 430 
 
 Ramsdell, George E. ... 1025 
 Randlett, James F., 
 
 175, 530, 632, 665, 773 
 Rations ; or, AVhat Ave Ate . 969 
 Rebel Rations 651 
 
 Fr 
 
 Rebel Uniforms, etc. 
 Recruits . . . 212, 40 
 Recruiting and Recruits 
 Re-enlisting . . . 
 Regimental Band . . 
 Regimental Cemetery 
 Regimental Flags 
 Regimental Histories 
 Regimental Hospital 
 Regimental Roster 
 Regimental Summary 
 Regular Army . . . 
 Requa Battery . . . 
 Resolutions . . . 
 Retaking Picket Line 
 Reunions, all Regiments 
 Reunions, Regimental 
 Rewitzer, Enos 
 Reynolds, EdAvard 
 Richardt! 
 Riddell .^ Gilson 
 Ridge Captured 
 Rifle-Pits . . 
 Robbers' Row . 
 Robinson, Charles, 1st 
 Robinson, Charles, 2d 
 Robinson, Samuel 
 Robinson, Thomas 
 Robinson, William 
 Rose, John .... 
 
 Walter J. 
 
 421, 
 
 660 
 
 569 
 
 985 
 
 419 
 
 208, 211, 992 
 
 128 
 
 ontespiece 
 
 1045 
 
 988 
 
 797 
 
 1047 
 
 676 
 
 377 
 
 481 
 
 4S'.» 
 
 1041 
 
 1039 
 
 1026 
 
 1022 
 
 422 
 355 
 546 
 250 
 1022 
 1022 
 
 1022 
 1034 
 1036 
 
 Page 
 
 Ross, George H 1025 
 
 R. R. Bridge, N. & W. R. R. . 534 
 
 Russell, George lo22 
 
 Ryan, James 1024 
 
 Sabbath School .... 99,101 
 
 Salisbnrv Prison 441 
 
 Sand Bags 378 
 
 Sapping 375 
 
 Sawyer, Moody A 778 
 
 Scovell, Albert D 777 
 
 Scruton, Darius K 777 
 
 Scene at Light-House Inlet . 301 
 
 Sea Coast Gun 397 
 
 Sealjrook Excursion .... 97 
 
 Sealed Orders 53 
 
 Secessionville . . .171, 180, 1042 
 Second Brigade Band . . . 995 
 Second Xew Hampshire Regi- 
 ment 4 
 
 Second Parallel 369 
 
 Serenade Band .... 259, 505 
 
 Serrell, EdAvard W 126 
 
 ShaAv, George H 1026 
 
 Sherman, Charles .... 1022 
 
 Shelter Tents 444 
 
 Shoulder Straps 84 
 
 Shrapnel Shell 518 
 
 Siege of Charleston .... 302 
 
 Siege Work 387 
 
 Signal Corps 997 
 
 Signal ToAver 458 
 
 " Sing it as Ave used," etc. . 1055 
 
 '61 Men Going Home ... 982 
 Soldiers' Homes .... 796, 964 
 
 Soldiers' Home (N. H.) . . 1044 
 Spencer Carbine . . 442, 571, 576 
 
 Springfield Rifle 442 
 
 St. Helena 287 
 
 Stars, Arrangement of . . . 668 
 
 Start for Home 671 
 
 Star Spangled Banner . . . 644 
 
 State Officers, N. H. ... 1045 
 
 States Admitted 668 
 
 Stearns, George 778 
 
 Stockade 605 
 
 StockAvell, Albert 11. ... 1026 
 
 Stone Fleet 89 
 
 Storm 57-59 
 
 Stretcher 264 
 
 Strong, Gen. George C. . . 289 
 
 Smith, Samuel M 775 
 
 Smith, Jacob lu22 
 
 Smith, John 1022 
 
 Smith, John, 1st 1022 
 
 Smith, John, 2d 1022 
 
 Smith, John, 3d 1022 
 
 Smith, John A 1022 
 
 Smith, John H 1022 
 
 Smith, Thomas 777 
 
 Smith. William 1022 
 
 Smith, William, 4th .... 1022 
 
 Smith, William, 5th .... 1022 
 
 SAvalloAV, William A. ... 776 
 SAvamp Angel . . . 370, 372, 373 
 
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 Sweet Briar Pipes .... 96 
 
 Swords 554 
 
 Sumter after Bombardmeut, 387. 31)2 
 
 Sutler 986 
 
 Tarbox, George A 1035 
 
 Taylor, Thomas 1035 
 
 Tenth Armv Corps .... 998 
 
 Terry's Staff" 618 
 
 Testimonial Certificates . . lO-iS 
 
 Thing, Frederick F 1030 
 
 Thing, John H. . . . 782,1030 
 
 Third Parallel 370 
 
 Thomas, George S 1022 
 
 Thomas, John^ 1022 
 
 Thomson, Thomas .... 1022 
 Thompson, George .... 1022 
 
 Thompson, John 102.3 
 
 Thompson, John H. . . . 207, 783 
 
 Torpedoes 368, 369 
 
 Tourniquets 1044 
 
 Transferred 955 
 
 Tredick, John H 779 
 
 Trials, Desertions, Executions, 1027 
 Trickey, William IL, 176, 780, 1025 
 
 Trotter, Grant 1023 
 
 Trous-de-loup 230 
 
 Trumpet 97 
 
 Tucker, William 1026 
 
 Turkey Buzzard 230 
 
 Tuttle, Fred H 779 
 
 Twenty-fourth Corps . . . 1001 
 
 Twombly, James L 1022 
 
 Uuassigned Recruits . . . 886 
 U. S. S"ervice Bullet . . . .364 
 United States Wars .... 963 
 
 Veterans 454 
 
 Veteran Reserve Corps . . . 1001 
 
 Vincent, Rupert 1023 
 
 Vittum, David P. S. ... 1033 
 
 Wadlia, Andrew J 790 
 
 Wadswortli, David, Jr. . . 784 
 Wagner, Evacuation of . . 381 
 Wagner, Gillraore's Plan of . 383 
 
 Walker, Fort 60 
 
 Wall Tent 217 
 
 Walsh, Patrick 1024 
 
 Washington 28-32 
 
 Watch Fever 103 
 
 Wechawken 412 
 
 Welch, James 1031 
 
 Welles, Gideon 663 
 
 West, Charles 1035 
 
 West Point Generals . . . 678 
 
 Whelan, James 1023 
 
 White, Charles A 787 
 
 White, Charles S 1031 
 
 Whitman, William F. . . . 1025 
 
 Whitmore, Peter 1024 
 
 Whitworth Ball 353 
 
 Wiggin, Daniel H 1023 
 
 Wiggin, Joseph C. . . . 199, 786 
 
 Wiggin, Pierce L 786 
 
 Wilbur, John E. . . 175, 249, 785 
 Williams, Thomas .... 1023 
 Wilmington Captured . . . 6B5 
 Wilmington, Plan of Capture, 638 
 
 Wilson, John 1023 
 
 Wilson, John, 1st . . . 1023, 1024 
 
 Wilson, John, 2d 1023 
 
 Wing, John L 1024 
 
 Witham, Joseph . . . 1023, 1035 
 Whitmore, Peter . . . 1024, 1034 
 Woodbury, Roger W., 258, 788, 1023 
 Wooldridge's Hill .... 470 
 Woman's Relief Corps Badge xxxi 
 
 Wounded ' . 889 
 
 Wyman, Charles A 1026 
 
 York, Albert 1025 
 
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