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HISTORY

OF THE

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT

IN THE

War for the Union

'CAPTAIN LYMAN JACKMAN",
HISTORIAN
AMOS HADLEY, Ph. D.,
EDITOK

CONCORD, N. H. :
Republican Pbess Association, Railroad Square.
1891.

Copyright, 1891.
By Lyman Jackman.

PREFACE.

The historian of the Sixth Regiment, to whom was
assigned by his comrades the duty of bringing out the
regimental history in book form, now lays the work
before them and the reading public. The history, the
main text of which has been derived from the historian's
diary, from the statements of comrades, and from other
trustworthy sources of information, has been compiled
with care, and with the hope that it may be found not
devoid of value as a contribution to the story of the
heroic doing, suffering, and dying of New Hampshire's
sons in the war for the Union. The historian heartily
thanks those comrades who have, contributed facts to the
compilation, while he regrets that many others, not
withstanding earnest and repeated solicitation, have not
supplied such information lying within- their own indi
vidual knowledge as was requisite to the most satisfac
tory completeness of the narrative. As it is, all the
material for special mention — in brief, or in detail — of
the individual experience of officers and men, living or
dead, that could be reached, has been faithfully used, as
most gladly more would have been could it have been
obtained. Some deficiencies, however, are made up in
the tabular record furnished by the adjutant-general of
the state, and to obtain which the publication of the
book has been somewhat delayed.

IV . PREFACE.
The historian has employed the editorial services of
Amos Hadley, Ph. D., to assist in putting the work into
becoming literary form. By revision, by the addition
of biographic sketches, and by annotation intended to
connect in true relation and to due extent the special
history of the regiment — so early and so long in the
service, and so prominent in important movements and
great battles — with the general history of the war, the
editor has sought to give the work historic wholeness
and consistency.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
PAGE.
Enlistment and Organization — Rendezvous at Keene .... i
CHAPTER II.
Breaking Camp— Away to Washington — In Burnside's Expedi
tion  io
CHAPTER III.
From Annapolis to Hatteras — In Camp on the Island .... 20
CHAPTER IV.
On Roanoke Island — Expedition to Elizabeth City  32
CHAPTER V.
Battle of Camden — At New Berne — To Virginia  42
CHAPTER VI.
In the Ninth Army Corps — With the Army of Virginia ... 59
CHAPTER VII.
Second Battle of Bull Run — Chantilly — Retreat to the Defences
of Washington   77
CHAPTER VIII.
The Maryland Campaign — South Mountain — Antietam . . 98
CHAPTER IX.
In Pleasant Valley — The Southward March — Battle of Freder
icksburg  113
CHAPTER X.
Detached from the Army of the Potomac — Campaigning in Ken
tucky  131

VI CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XI.
To Vicksburg — The Mississippi Campaign  158
CHAPTER XII.
Second Campaign in Kentucky — Veteran Reenlistment and Fur
lough  195
CHAPTER XIII.
Return to the Front — Battle of the Wilderness  • 210
CHAPTER XIV.
First Movement by the Left Flank — Spottsylvania Court House . 233
CHAPTER XV.
Still Moving by the Left Flank — North Anna River — Tolopot-
omoy Creek — Bethesda Church — Cold Harbor  266
CHAPTER XVI.
Across the Chickahominy and the James — Three Days' Fighting
before Petersburg .  . 288
CHAPTER XVII.
The Siege of Petersburg — Battle of the Mine ... . . 300
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Siege of Petersburg — Battles of Weldon Railroad, Poplar
Spring Church, and Hatcher's Run  330
CHAPTER XIX.
Fall of Petersburg and Richmond  352
CHAPTER XX.
End of the War — Discharge from Service — Return Home . . 366
CHAPTER XXI.
Biographic Sketches — First Reunion  375
Roster  403
Regimental Register and Record  408

POETEAITS.

General Ambrose E. Burnside  Frontispiece.
Lieutenant Charles L. Fuller  Facing Page 96

Quartermaster Alonzo Nute
Captain Thomas H. Dearborn
Lieutenant Charles F. Winch .
General Simon G. Griffin ....
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry H. Pearson
Captain Thomas J. Carlton
Captain Lyman Jackman ....
Captain Robert H. Potter ....
Lieutenant Alvah Heald ....
Sergeant Osgood T. Hadley . . .

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HISTORY

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT.

CHAPTER I.
ENLISTMENT AND ORGANIZATION— RENDEZVOUS AT
KEENE.
The Sixth New Hampshire Regiment was enlisted
and organized in the autumn of the year 1861. Its men
answered their country's call to arms, sharing the ear
nest purpose with which the disaster of the " First Bull
Run " had filled the heart of the North, to put down
rebellion in the South at whatever cost. They had not
the stimulus of high bounties : only that of ten dollars
was then offered. Theirs was unselfish patriotism, to
be further attested by a large reenlistment after three
years' service, by a noble record on many a battle-field,
and by a steadfast endurance, through great hardships
and perils, to the end of the war.
They came from all parts of the state, Company A
being enlisted in Plymouth and Holderness ; B, in Ha
verhill, Enfield, and Littleton ; C, in Exeter, Hampton,
and vicinity; D, in Ossipee, Sandwich, Rochester,
Wakefield, and adjoining towns ; E, in Keene, Peter
borough, and neighboring towns ; F, mainly in Swanzey
and Chesterfield; G, in Croydon, Cornish, and adjoin
ing towns; H, mainly in Dover and Portsmouth; I, in

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Concord, Canterbury, and vicinity ; K, in Rindge, New
Ipswich, Peterborough, and towns adjoining. Among
them the "farmer boy" predominated. The regiment
was raised in a very short time, most of the men having
been enlisted in the months of October and November.
It had rendezvous at Keene, and was mustered into the
service on the 27th, 28th, and 30th of November, 1861.
The writer well remembers the first blazing poster that
met his eye at Haverhill, signed by Governor Berry and
Adjutant-General Colby, calling for volunteers for the
Sixth Regiment, and promising that each recruit should
receive " $13 per month with rations," and a state bounty
of $10. He also recalls the fact that two years after
ward some of the towns were giving $1,000 bounty, with
a cow thrown in for the "widow and children." The
regiment was also promised Springfield rifled muskets
with sabre bayonets.
The companies, as fast as filled, were ordered to
report at Camp Brooks, Keene. Company B was
the first on the ground, reporting on the 9th day of
November. On arriving at Keene, about four o'clock in
the afternoon, over the Cheshire Railroad, we were met
at the station by Colonel Nelson Converse, who marched
us to Cheshire hall, where we stopped for the night,
taking our rations at the Cheshire House, adjoining.
The night spent in that hall is one to be remembered.
Colonel Converse sent in a ton of straw, which the boys
spread on the floor for beds. We had no blankets with
us, as we expected to find everything ready for us. As
the floor was pretty hard and the straw was very thin,
the boys were quite noisy, not being able to adapt their
bones to that kind of a bed, and they got scarcely any
sleep till two o'clock in the morning. About four o'clock,

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a big six-footer by the name of Buzzell, who could not
stand such hardship any longer, mounted a chair, and
imitated a Shanghai to perfection. Of course, after this
call of chanticleer, there was no more sleep. Captain
Adams would fain have brained him on the spot, but the
boys all took it in such good part that they laughed the
captain out of the notion of beginning a battle so soon.
We waked the hotel folks, and told them we wanted our
breakfast immediately, so that we could go out to camp ;
and the worthy landlord gave us our morning meal as
soon as possible, for he was as anxious to get rid of us
as we were to go.
Colonel Converse came in soon after breakfast, and in
formed us that a squad of recruits — afterwards Company
E — from Peterborough, then rendezvoused at Keene
under command of Lieutenant John A. Cummings,
would escort us out to Camp Brooks, about a mile
and a half distant, on what was known as the Cheshire
Fair Ground. We were one hundred strong, and as we
marched out of the hall and through the streets, in two
ranks, we made quite a show. On arriving at camp, we
gave "three cheers and a tiger" for our escort, who
returned to town, leaving Company B alone in Camp
Brooks. In the afternoon Colonel Converse sent us
three Sibley tents, which were soon pitched and supplied
with straw, and we began to feel like old soldiers.
The writer cannot describe his feelings during the first
night under a tent — the beginning of his real soldier life.
There was so much to look forward to, so much to look
back upon ! Thoughts of separation from home and
loved ones, never, perhaps, to be seen again, occupied
the mind. All the hopes and ambitions of the young
soldier were crowding through the brain, and ending in

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the one dearest wish to go speedily to the front. "To
the front" was the recruit's Mecca. There was to be
his school in his new duties. At the front, there was
danger ; there were opportunities for the display of cour
age and for brave deeds ; there the foe to the old flag
was to be met and overcome.
Company A was the second on the ground, arriving
November 12. Others continued to arrive, until, by
November 27, all had appeared, and the camp presented
a very lively appearance. Major Eastman, of the United
States army, came on the 27th of November, and com
menced mustering in. Companies A, B, and C were
mustered in on that day, and all the others by the 30th.
Each company, when mustered, was marched to the
quartermaster's barracks, and clothed with the "army
blue." This made us look more military, and was one
step towards making us real soldiers.
On Thanksgiving Day a sumptuous dinner was given
us by the good people of Keene, to whom we were
indebted for many other kind attentions during our stay
in that fine old Cheshire town. On the ist of December
leave of absence for one week was granted, that we
might see home and friends once more before leaving
for the seat of war. It was a permission of which all
gladly availed themselves ; but to many the adieus then
said to father and mother, brother and sister, wife and
children, were their last. That one week was soon
over, and the boys were back again in Camp Brooks,
where company and regimental drills were the order of
the day.
Our camp-ground was altogether too small for man-
ceuvering^in battalion drill to any great extent. Our
officers, with a few exceptions, had little military knowl-

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•edge, and under them, with their " Scott's Tactics," the
inexperienced men made some ridiculous movements
and evolutions. Probably the Sixth had more old militia
officers in it than any other regiment that went out from
New Hampshire. These officers, who had held com
missions in the militia, thought that what they did not
know about military matters was not worth knowing,
and therefore they did not try to post themselves in the
new tactics. This was a great disadvantage to the regi
ment, as it received no thorough drill or discipline until
it arrived at Hatteras and Roanoke islands, and Lieu
tenant-Colonel Simon G. Griffin became its drill-master.
It was principally through his efforts, aided by those of
Captain Henry H. Pearson and a few other officers, that
the regiment became one of the best drilled and disci
plined in the service.
Among other things that somewhat annoyed the men
was the fact that they had not received the promised
"Springfield rifles with sabre bayonets." While at
Keene, they thought it boyish to march, wheel, and
countermarch, without a musket in their hands ; but
when they came afterwards to drill half a day at a time
with heavy muskets, they failed to see the fun. The"
boys thought, too, that they did not get rations enough,
and that the quality was poor. A ration then consisted
¦of one loaf of baker's white bread, brown bread, stewed
beans or pease, fresh boiled beef, potatoes, beets, cab
bage, tea, and coffee. The coffee had milk in it, but
there was grumbling because there was no white sugar
for sweetening. But the boys were going to realize how
unjust it was to complain of such rations. How gladly,
while in Virginia, at 'Roanoke, or at Vicksburg, would
they have exchanged their hard-fack and salt junk for

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such "poor rations" as they received at Keene! But
thinking the rations scant and poor, they must needs
vent their spite on some one, and the poor sutler seemed
to be the only man they could reach. So one dark
night a plot was formed to clean out his shanty, and the
cry was raised in camp, " Rally on the sutler! Rally
on the sutler ! " and it was done with a will. In a few
minutes the air was full of articles in the eating line.
At'this juncture Colonel Converse put in an appearance,
saying, "What is all this noise about?" Some one
replied, "Bread or blood ! " At this remark, the colonel
seized a barrel of cornballs and began throwing them
into the crowd, to the great satisfaction of the raw
recruits. This was our first glorious charge. No
requisition was made for surgeons, ambulances, or
stretcher-bearers. The result of the battle was a new
stock of goods for the sutler the next day.
The boys occasionally played sharp tricks to get their
toddy. Officers of the guard were instructed to search
all soldiers coming into camp from the town, and to seize
all contraband goods. By .these orders quite a number
of the boys lost their grog. One of the sharp ones said
one day, "I have a pass down town: let us patch up,
and I will get two gallons of Medford rum." They
laughed at him, and asked him how he would get past
the guard. Said he, "Leave that to me." They
"patched up," and he went to town with a pail, which
he got filled with rum. Starting for camp, he filled a
pint bottle with water, and put it down his boot-leg.
When he arrived at the guard-house gate, he was met
by the officer of the guard, who said, "I shall have to
search you." The soldier, having his chum Bill there,
by appointment, said, "Bill, take this pail of water to

RENDEZVOUS AT KEENE. 7
the cook, while I am searched," and then quietly sub
mitted. Of course, the officer found the bottle in his
boot, and while removing it said, "You are very
sharp, but not enough so for me." Comment is unnec
essary. The last week spent in Keene was very disagreeable,
as the ground was frozen hard and the snow was about
one foot deep. It was a severe experience for the boys —
most of whom had come from good homes and warm
beds— to take up their quarters in tents in the snow, and
with but little fire. They will remember the under
ground furnaces which they made ; and how often they
were called out in the still hours of night by the cry
of fire when the straw ignited from the subterranean
stoves, and how the call ofttimes elicited expressions
more emphatic than pious. Another chapter might be
filled with scenes and incidents of camp-life at Keene.
It might be told how the officers wrangled as to who
should have the right of the regiment, and who should
have the colors, "and whose company was drilled the
best ; but our space will not allow further recital of these
and other facts in this connection.
In justice to the orderly sergeants — Winch, Sanborn,
Dustin, Clay, Brown, Jackman, Greenleaf, Prescott,
Crossfield, and Storer — it should be said that what little
drill was received at Keene came mostly from these sub
ordinates. The school afterwards established by Lieu
tenant-Colonel Griffin was of the greatest advantage, for
the sergeants soon became well versed in company and
regimental movements, so that when they were promoted
the regiment did not lack good disciplinarians.

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Jncibente.— QE>io$vap§ xc $fefe$.
Of the Right Stuff. Daniel ,H. Reed writes, — " Our
Company F being full, Sylvanus C. Waters and John H.
Streeter, who had enlisted, would go in no other, as fifty
of their intimate friends were in that company. They
went with us, however, but were not mustered until
some time in February, 1862, and remained in citizen's
dress till we got to Roanoke. Waters had the measles
at Hatteras, and could have gone home then, as he was
not yet mustered ; but he was so . full of patriotism that
he would not do so, and served faithfully until he was
killed at Antietam. I buried him alone, in the night, by
the light of a candle, on a little hill, a few rods in front
of the Keedy house. Streeter served three years ; was
wounded in the Wilderness, returned home, and is still
[in 1889] hale and hearty."
Clark's Battery. Daniel H. Reed contributes the
following item: "Clark's Battery E,4th U. S. Artil
lery, was attached to our brigade from August, 1862,
through Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antie
tam, Fredericksburg, and Mud March, till the Cavalry
Corps was organized in March, 1863. More than
twenty men were detached from the Sixth Regiment,
and put with this battery, — myself, for one, serving the
remaining twenty-six months of my three years under
Kilpatrick, Custer, Merritt, and Sheridan. In the
Cavalry Corps, the organization was 'Battery E, Horse
Artillery.'"

BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH. 9
. COLONEL NELSON CONVERSE.
When, in the autumn of 1861, the Sixth Regiment
was to be raised, Captain Mack, of the regular army, a
native of Cheshire county, was appointed colonel, and
Nelson Converse, of Marlborough, lieutenant-colonel —
the latter to have charge of raising the regiment, and
getting it ready for the field. But the War Department
refusing to relieve Captain Mack from his position in the
regular army, Lieutenant-Colonel Converse was pro
moted to colonel on the 26th of October. He was forty-
four years of age, and had known long service in the
state militia, and upon the military reorganization in
i860, had been appointed Major-General of the Third
Division. In raising the new regiment, Colonel Con
verse showed efficient activity, and success crowned his
well directed efforts. He accompanied his regiment to
North Carolina, remaining in its command until March
8, 1862, when, in ill health, he resigned, and returned
home.

CHAPTER II.
BREAKING CAMP— AWAY TO WASHINGTON— IN BURNSIDE'S
EXPEDITION.
About the 20th of December the regiment received
orders to break camp, and proceed, by the way of
Worcester, Norwich, New York, Philadelphia, and Bal
timore, to Washington. Now all was bustle and commo
tion. Colonel Peter Sanborn, state treasurer, came
over to pay the boys for one mo'nth's service. We now
received the $13 per month and $10 bounty promised in
the glittering poster calling for volunteers. The colonel
remarked, while making payment, "It will ruin the
state if they keep on paying such bounties ! " Little was
it then realized what the expense of the war was going
to be. Within a short time the state and towns were
glad to pay $1000 for men, and even for dead-beats.
But it was not for a bounty that the loyal sons of New
Hampshire went out in 1861 : they would have gone just
as readily if they had not received one cent in that name.
In their loyalty to their country and the old flag, most of
them would have gone without receiving any pay what
ever, had it been necessary ; and it is sad to note the dis
reputable means resorted to, in 1863 and ' 64, to obtain
recruits for filling up the thinned ranks of the old regi
ments. Then it was that sharpers went to work buying
or stealing any and everything in the shape of men, and
putting them in as recruits, while the state and towns
paid very high bounties for the generally worthless

BREAKING CAMP. II
specimens of mankind; which bounties, however, went
largely into the pockets of the heartless sharpers. But
in justice it should be said that a few of these high-
bounty recruits made good soldiers : one tenth,, per
haps, of the whole number proved to be such. But the
fact that some three or four hundred deserted from our
regiment in one week's time is alone sufficient to con
demn the "bounty-bummer" system of recruiting that
brought them in.
After " Colonel Peter" had paid us off, orders were
"given to pack up, and this, at that time, meant a good
deal, for every fellow had about a wagon-load of trump
ery to pack into his knapsack. What knapsacks we
had ! They were each as big as a small bee-hive ; and
one New York regiment characterized us as " those
New Hampshire boys with bee-hives on their backs."
When we began to pack, it became evident that we could
not take over one half of our " calamities" along, and a
good deal of scolding was done because the knapsacks
were not big enough (though we found them sufficiently
large, long before the war closed), and one would throw
out this thing, and another that, till the down-flap could
be strapped. As one fellow was trying to close his
sack, a sweet-cake was seen inside, large enough to
have been baked in a milk-pan. Possibly it was the
last of the goodies cooked for him by a kind mother or
a loving sister, that the poor fellow ever tasted ; for he
may have been one of the first to fall in death. Then
the boys had to write letters home. Their faces were
thoughtful, and in some eyes were tears, as words to
the dear ones were hastily penned, for now all felt
that real soldiering had commenced, and that they had
left their homes perhaps forever. However, in the noise

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and busfle of breaking camp there was little time for
sad pondering.
When the regiment was ready to start, the sight of us
would have made an old soldier laugh. Every man
had about three blankets besides his other trappings,
and looked very like a Jew peddler. Fortunately we
had but a short distance to march, or we should have
been obliged to call for the ambulance corps to pick up
stragglers. And now we were marching for the rail
road station at sound of drum ; but it was drumming,
the like of which had probably never been heard
before, nor, it is safe to say, has been since. Each
drummer tried to make more noise than his mate ; and
so it was all noise and no time, or, at best, such time as
the boys could not keep step to at all. As we neared
the town, how the officers strutted, in their new uniforms
with bright buttons, swinging their new swords, and
shouting, "Keep step there!" — while they themselves
were out of step all the time ! When we reached town,
all the people turned out, and cheered and waved hand
kerchiefs and said good words to us. Others came to
the station, and made us small presents to remember
them by ; while members of the Christian Commission
were there to give a Testament to such as had none.- It
may be remarked, in passing, that one of those very
books saved the life of a member of Company A in the
battle of Bull Run. It was in his breast pocket, and a
ball passed almost through it, striking with such force
as to prostrate the soldier, but without doing him serious
hurt. At last the regiment was "all aboard" the waiting
cars, the two engines puffed and snorted, and we started
upon our three years journey through Dixie. It was the

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25th of December — Christmas Day. As we rolled out of
the station, the people gave us a parting cheer of en
couragement. Soon we began to see new sights, as we
sped on among the Cheshire hills. The people of every
manufacturing town through which we passed left
their homes and workshops, and, lining the railroad,
cheered us with a good will. As we passed through
such places as Fitzwilliam, Fitchburg, and Worcester,
we were greeted with hearty cheers, and the shout was
heard, "We will be out there soon!" We saw many
Massachusetts recruits drilling at different points, and
all were eager to know who we were and where we
were going, while we were ready to let them know all
about ourselves. We were happy now, and found this
pleasant soldiering.
We arrived at Norwich, or Allyn's Point, about 7
p. m. It was dark and cold, and snow was on the
ground. The boys began to shiver as they came out
of the cars and stood in line waiting for orders. After
some delay we moved, following our file leaders down
to the steamer Connecticut. The boat was well packed,
with 1,024 men anc* camP equipage. ' About 10 p. m.
she steamed out of the harbor, which was full of ice,
into the broad sound. This boat-ride was a novelty to
many of our farmer boys, who had scarcely been outside
of their own counties among the granite hills. As we
got up speed, it was amusing to hear the remarks of
some of them when a large wave would strike the boat
and make her tip a little. It being a still night, we got
along well. Had the weather been rough, we should
have had a very unpleasant trip, crowded as we were.
All were good-natujed and jovial, so that it was a late
hour before any of us slept, — and many did not get an

1 4 SIXTH NE W HA MPSHIRE.
hour's sleep all night. We arrived in New York harbor
about 10:30 a. m., December 26, and many of the boys
then got their first sight of New York city.
Our boat carried us to Amboy, N. J., where we dis
embarked, and taking cars for Camden arrived at Phila
delphia about 11 p. m. We were marched to the Soldiers'
Home for supper prepared by the kind ladies of that city ;
and a good supper it was, too. Many a time afterwards,
while we were at the front, was heard the remark, " How
I wish I could ,step into that Soldiers' Home at Phila
delphia, and have one of those good suppers!" Yes,
all the New York and New England soldiers who passed
through Philadelphia were royally fed by those kind
people. Ladies of wealth and rank came to the " Cooper
shop " to wait upon the soldier boys and give them en-.
couragement. Not half enough has been said, nor can
be, in praise of their noble efforts in the good cause. A
full history of that Soldiers' Home should be written,
giving the number of men fed there, and the names of
the noble men and women who founded it, and supported
it till the last regiment that finally returned home that
way was there hospitably entertained. Cooper, the patri
otic originator of that "Retreat," should have been pen
sioned by the government.
At one o'clock p. m. on the 27th, we took cars for
Baltimore. While we stopped thirty minutes at some
station about 6 p. m., one Fowler (every veteran wdll
remember him, the company forager) and several chums
started on a voyage of discovery, and came to a house
near by where the family were about sitting down to
supper. By order of Fowler, the boys sat down at the
table and helped themselves. After they got through,
Fowler said to the head of the family, " If you prove

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loyal, we will pay for these rations some time." It had
been intimated to the boys that this family had rebel
sympathies. But "sympathies" did not have much
weight with such rovers, a few of whom almost every
regiment had, to the disadvantage, somewhat, of its dis
cipline. We arrived at Baltimore at midnight, and took
refreshment at the "Soldiers' Rest." Here we had our
first experience with the real rebel element. It being
very dark as we marched from the " Rest" to the station,
a few sticks and some mud were thrown at us, while
remarks were heard about the " cussed Yanks," but as
we had no guns, we thought it best to take no notice of
the insult ; and so we moved quietly along to the station,
where we took the train at 5 a. m. for Washington.
We did not arrive there till 4 p. m. We saw many
soldiers along the railroad all the way from Baltimore,
and it began to look like business.
We were glad that we had reached our journey's end
for the present. We stayed at the Soldiers' Rest that
night, and slept on the hard floors. The boys thought
it hard indeed not to have so much as "one straw to
cling to." Well, it was so for fellows just out of their
mothers' soft feather beds, but in later days, when they
had to lie down in the soft mud of Virginia, they would
gladly have accepted in exchange a hard board, or even
a fence rail. The next day the regiment marched out
to Bladensburg, about two miles and a half on the Balti
more turnpike, and went into camp, reporting to Gen.
Silas Casey, commanding unassigned troops around
Washington. The ground was frozen hard, and here
again the boys had no straw, nor anything else but rub
ber blankets, to put under them. When they awoke in
the morning, they found little beds of mud under their

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blankets, as the heat of their bodies had melted the frozen
ground, and thus many took cold. The second day the
sick squad was pretty large, and some were quite ill.
Dr. Tracy said that some had the measles, and in a few
days there were about two hundred under the surgeon's
care. It made it worse for the poor fellows who were
sick, as well as for everybody else, that we had no con
venient hospital quarters. It seems strange that the offi
cers in command at Washington did not make better
provision for the new regiments arriving there without
any experience of camp life. Without doubt we lost one
hundred of our best men from undue exposure at that
inclement season of the year, with the measles prevalent,
and without proper hospital accommodations. Besides,
as regular army regulations were in full sway there, it
was impossible to get anything for camp except through
miles of red tape, even though the delay might, as it did,
involve the loss of many precious lives.
On Sunday, the last day of the year, some of us gladly
availed ourselves of the permission to visit the city and
see the sights. The brief respite from camp duty was
enjoyable, the ten-mile tramp included. We found troops
everywhere — at the Capitol, the Treasury Department,'
and other localities, as well as in the streets. We went
to the White House, or to a position in the street in front
of it, and were in luck, for we had been there but a few
minutes when a beautiful carriage drove up, and soon
President Lincoln, accompanied by two ladies, came out
of the house and rode away. He did not have the care
worn look that he wore in i864~'65. We saw many
sights that day, but the sight of Abraham Lincoln was
worth more to us than all the rest.
The next day, January i, 1862, we received our first

AWAY TO WASHINGTON. 1 7
mail from home. How our hearts burned as we read
those letters, full of " Happy New Year" greetings and
cheerful words to encourage our hearts in the good
cause ! Some members of the Second Regiment and of
Berdan's Sharpshooters came over to see us, they being
in camp about a mile west of us. The Sharpshooters
showed us how effectively they could use their telescope
rifles. One of them shot a rebel hen (supposed to be)
on an adjoining farm, about half a mile away, and one
of the Sixth boys (Chesley of Company I) went over
and brought in the bird, and had a chicken stew for a
rarity. We practised company drill for a few days, till the
Sixth was ordered to Annapolis to join Burnside's expe
dition,1 when we broke camp and marched to the city,
stopping at the Soldiers' Rest. While there we received
the long looked-for rifles. They were not, however,
1 In August, 1 86 1, as the result of operations conducted by General
Butler and Flag-Officer Stringham, Hatteras Island on the coast of
North Carolina had been captured and occupied by Union forces.
Possession of ' ' the best sea entrance to the inland waters of North
Carolina1' was thus gained, while an important channel through which
Confederate supplies could come was stopped. The Confederates held
and fortified Roanoke Island, but their plan to recapture Hatteras
Island was not carried out. In October, General Burnside proposed to
the military authorities at Washington a plan for the formation of a
coast division of from 12,000 to 15,000 men, and for fitting out a fleet
of miscellaneous composition, whereby the division could be rapidly
thrown at points on the Southern coast, to effect lodgments there, to
penetrate into the interior, and to hold possession of the inland waters.
The plan was adopted. The divison was formed, and had rendezvous
at Annapolis. With some difficulty and consequent delay, the vessels
for the division fleet were procured. The division, placed in command of
General Burnside, was organized in three brigades, commanded by Gen
erals John G. Foster, Jesse L. Reno, and John G. Parke. The whole
2

1 8 SIXTH NE W HAMPSHIRE.
" Springfield rifles," but Austrian. They were very
light and pretty, with a bayonet as sharp as a needle.
The boys were as pleased with them as a child is with
a new toy. By the way, the attachment of a soldier to
his rifle is sometimes surprisingly strong. One has been
known to get "red-hot mad" at a comrade who had
accidentally knocked down or spit upon his gun.
Zntxiytnte.
A Stolen "Smile." A soldier writes, — "Many will
remember the journey from New York to Baltimore, and
the many stops we made the first night on the Camden
& Amboy Railroad. During one of these stops, Captain
Ela, of Company I, told two of the men, of whom one
was myself, to go and see what we could find. We
found a place where they had ' something to take,'
namely, apple-whiskey and rum. It was my first taste
of ' apple-jack,' and I didn't fancy it, so the bar-tender
passed along other drinks till I found one that suited me.
While the bar-tender's back was turned, I slipped one of
the bottles under my old coat, and left my comrade
drinking. When settlement came, the bar-tender told
comrade that he had stolen one of the bottles. Comrade
replied that it was the rascal who had gone out that had
done it. But I was in the car giving the boys ' a smile,'
while ' all hands ' were laughing at the comrade who
was paying the bill."
command numbered 12,000 strong. The second Brigade, commanded
by General Reno, was composed of the Sixth New Hampshire, Ninth
New Jersey, Twenty-first Massachusetts, Fifty-first New York, and
Fifty-first Pennsylvania regiments of infantry. The destination of
Burnside's expedition was ' ' Hatteras Inlet, with a view to operations
in the waters of North Carolina." Commodore Goldsborough accom
panied the expedition with a fleet of twenty vessels. — Editor.

INCIDENTS. 19
An Unceremonious Drink — [Contributed by Azroe A.
Harriman]. "In going from Washington to Annapo
lis, we were side-tracked at Annapolis Junction for a
train to pass. The doors were locked, and we were left
with not an officer in sight. On the depot platform
stood a solitary barrel on end. Some of the boys sur
mised whiskey, and, finally, one of them jumped from a
window to investigate, and said it was whiskey. Then
the boys poured out of the windows the whole length of
the train, stove in the head of the barrel, and put their
canteens and dippers to fast and furious use, till an offi
cer came in sight and with drawn sword rushed forward,
but too late to save more than half of that barrel of whis
key. Many of the boys will remember what the result
was till we got to Annapolis, and some time after."
Taking in Supplies. A soldier tells the following
story : "At Annapolis Junction, where we made a stop, a
barrel of ginger-snaps was opened for sale. Being hun
gry, and wanting a change of food, but not having a
cent of money, I thought of a plan by which to get some
snaps, which worked well. I put my hat in for a dozen
while trying to find my empty pocket-book, which came
at last, as also did the snaps, which they passed out, and
I, putting the empty pocket-book in my pocket, bid them
good day. Now, on the platform stood a barrel of whis
key which the boys had knocked in the head. They were
helping themselves, and it was my chance with the few to
get a canteen full. Just then Captain Quarles, officer of
the day, coming along, drew his sword, and, swinging
it over our heads, told us to get into the cars, which we
did. But the most of us had a good supply of the ' world's
goods' for that time, and as the cars moved on we were
all singing 'John Brown's body is marching on !'"

CHAPTER III.
FROM ANNAPOLIS TO HATTERAS— IN CAMP ON THE
ISLAND.
The regiment arrived at Annapolis on the evening of
January 7, 1862, and slept in the Naval School building
that night. The next morning, Major Folsom, Pay
master U. S. A., gave us a call, and paid us for Decem
ber. We were glad to see him, for we were getting
short of money. He paid us partly in gold and partly
in greenbacks, it being the last time we were paid any
gold while we were in the service. As soon as the pay
master came, the "hucksters," old women and young,
flocked into camp as thick as flies in June bringing
with them such stuff as they had to sell, including sweet-
potato pies and other eatables. We noticed that they
were very eager to get all the gold we had, but we did
not then know that it was at twenty-five per cent, pre
mium, though we soon learned the fact to our sorrow.
We were soon off for Fortress Monroe. We were
obliged, however, to leave at Annapolis a large number
of our sick, including some of our best men. Many of
these -we never saw again, for some died and others were
discharged. We went (January 8) on board the steamer
Louisiana and the ship Martha Greenwood. The latter
was laden with coal and other supplies, and, being lashed
to the steamer, moved alongside. The fleet set sail on
the 9th. It was foggy, and our progress was slow.
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FROM ANNAPOLIS TO HATTERAS. 21
in the evening, a shout was heard in the darkness, fol
lowed at once by a crash, then by other shouts with oaths
intermingled, and by the sound of broken timbers fall
ing. We had run spank into a schooner's broadside.
She was beating up the bay in the darkness, and did not
see our vessel. The schooner was considerably dam
aged, and the weather was so thick that the captain of
the boat decided to anchor till the fog rose. We lay
to till about 3 a. m. (January io), when we started
again, .and arriving at Fortress Monroe in the evening,
dropped anchor in the bay opposite the fort.
So many vessels of all descriptions, with their lading
of troops and supplies, and with lights streaming out
over the water, made a stirring and beautiful sight. The
noisy little tug and dispatch boats were busy all night,
carrying orders, getting this and that vessel into place,
and putting the fleet all in readiness to move onward,
but whither we did not know, for we were sailing under
sealed orders.1 The morning of January ii was bright
and beautiful. The sun came out warm. The bands
upon the boat decks vied with one another in strains
of stirring music. Moreover, our hearts were made
glad by receiving our second instalment of letters
from home. We thought it pretty pleasant soldiering,
little dreaming what was in store for us within the next
forty-eight hours. It was a very busy day in the bay,
with steamers coaling or otherwise loading with sup
plies, and with troops changing from one boat to another.
1Not a man in the fleet knew his destination, except myself, the brig
ade commanders, and two or three staff officers, yet there was no com
plaint or inquisitiveness, but all seemed ready for whatever duty was
before them. — General Burnside, " Battles and Leaders of the Civil
War," Vol. I, p. 662.

22 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
That part of the Sixth which came down on the Martha-
Greenwood was transferred to the steamer Louisiana,
which became so crowded that it was almost impossible
for one to move about. It seems strange that the com
manding officers of the fleet should have allowed so many
men to be crowded upon such a slim craft.
Towards evening, the flag-ships, with other vessels,.
got up steam, and started out to sea. Soon a dispatch
boat came alongside, and gave orders for ours to>
follow. During the day we had a good chance to see
General Burnside, as he steamed around the bay on his:
little propeller,1 giving orders to this boat and that, and
we all liked his looks very much. We followed the
other boats, as ordered, and by 9 p. m. were well out
from the bay, and, looking back, could just see the lights
at Fortress Monroe. As the darkness came on, hun
dreds of lights shone out from the vessels, as far as the
eye could reach, in front and rear, and on the left toward
the sea. The writer sat upon the hurricane deck till a
late hour, thinking of home and speculating on our des
tination, while the soft south breezes swept over the
water. It was late when the men lay down to sleep,
though many did not sleep at all, the noise of the ma
chinery and the novelty of the situation keeping them
awake all night.
At the first streak of dawn the writer was again on
deck, to get the earliest glimpse of the sun as it came up
out of the briny deep. That sunrise was a grand sight,.
as was also the ocean, dotted as far as the eye could
reach with all kinds of sailing craft. The waves, how
ever, began to show their white caps, and some of the-
boys who had been reared on the coast said it looked as-
1 The propeller Picket, the smallest vessel in the fleet. — Editor.

FROM ANNHPOLIS TO HATTERAS. 23
if we were going to have a stiff breeze before night. A
few of "Mother Carey's chickens," together with sea
gulls, passed us, giving indication of a storm. The
signs did not fail, for by noon the storm was stiffening,
and we could see that many of the smaller boats — some
of which were only pilot-boats from New York harbor,
— were laboring hard through the big waves. About
2 p. m. (January 12), while we were off Hatteras
Light, the storm struck us in all its fury, and the land
lubbers began to look white. In a few minutes one
half of the men seemed vying with one another to see
who would empty his stomach the quickest of the pies
and things he had taken in from Annapolis down. They
were sick fellows indeed ! The boat was pitching and
ploughing through the waves as fast as she could. The
captain and pilot were alarmed, and said that if we did
not reach Hatteras Inlet before dark, they feared we
should never get in ; so they put on all the steam they
could, and made for the inlet.
As we went down into those awful troughs and our
bow struck the incoming wave, the boat was flooded even
to the hurricane deck. Lieutenant-Colonel Griffin was
in the wheel-house with the captain and pilot, who had
all they could do to keep the boat on her course and pre
vent the waves from striking her on the broadside, and
thus swamping her in a moment. The strain on the big
braces that passed from stem to stern of the boat, up past
the wheel-house, was fearful. The braces, with joints
open half an inch or more, creaked and groaned as the
boat rode the huge waves, and it was the opinion of the
officers that if we had been out half an hour longer we
should all have gone to the bottom together in the old
river craft not intended for use out of smooth water. The

24 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
boys were so sick that they kept quiet, and the captain
said it was a fortunate thing, for if, being so many, they
had been up and running around, it would have been
hard to manage the boat at all.
We entered Hatteras Inlet, and dropped anchor at 5
p. m. It was quite dark, and if any men ever felt thank
ful to get into harbor, it was those on the old Louisiana
that night. The vessels kept coming in until a late
hour, that is, those that were not outside, or did not run
upon the bar. We could hear guns and see signal lights
thrown up outside, in the direction whence we had come,
and knew that some had not been so fortunate as we.
Several vessels were wrecked, four in sight of us. One
of these was the fine large store-ship City of New York,
which, laden with ammunition and other stores, ran upon
the bar ; another was the steamer Pocahontas, carrying
horses, hay, and grain, which went ashore at Cape Hat
teras, becoming a total wreck within twenty-four hours,
with lading all lost save a few horses that swam to land.
The next morning was clear, and the inlet was full of
all kinds of floating debris, showing how fearful the
storm had been. The sea was yet so rough that it was
not practicable to land, and the wind began to blow
again. As the tide went out, we found our boat tipping
over as it rested on the sandy bottom. One of the boys
remarked that he " felt safe so long as the old boat rested
on the sand." When the tide came in, the boat would
float again, bumping on sand fortunately, not rocks,
since in the latter case we should soon have been com
pelled to swim ashore.
The night after our arrival the storm was still so severe
that there was great danger of collision with other ves
sels, and of the wrecking of the weaker ones by the

IN CAMP ON THE ISLAND. 25
violence of the waves. It was feared that the Louisiana,
in particular, being only a river boat, would not be able
to outride the storm. Accordingly Colonel Converse
sent Lieutenant-Colonel Griffin to General Burnside's
head-quarters to ask that some strong vessel might be
ordered to lie near the Louisiana during the night, to
render aid, if possible, in case of disaster. Lieutenant-
Colonel Griffin, having been given a boat with two sail
ors and a coxswain, made the trip, delivered the mes
sage, and returned safely ; but it was a hazardous under
taking. Two officers of the Ninth New Jersey Regiment,
in attempting to perform a similar duty, lost their lives
by the swamping of the boat.1
Many of the men got so drenched in the storm that
they became sick. A member of Company F died in
the night of the 14th, being one of the sick who would
not be left behind at Annapolis. The next day another
died, and it began to look serious. Orders came on the
17th to land on the sandy shores of Hatteras. The pros
pect was not inviting, but we were glad to go anywhere
to get out of that old boat and stretch our legs a little.
But it was no fool of a job to land all our camp equipage,
so that it was late in the afternoon when we were all
fairly ashore, with orders to move up the island to Camp
Wool, about five miles distant.
Just as we were ready to start, an officer of Colonel
Hawkins's2 Zouaves rode up, and told Colonel Converse
1 These two men were the only ones lost from the whole military
force during the " entire voyage and entrance into the inlet," though
the storm was one of the worst ever known on that perilous coast. — Ed.
2 Besides the Sixth New Hampshire, the Eleventh Connecticut Regi
ment and the Rhode Island Battery were landed on that day. These
troops went into camp with the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, the Eighty-

26 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
that we had better hurry, otherwise, as a cold storm was
coming from the north, we should get badly wet. We
could see a big black cloud rising in the north-west, and
looking wet enough ; so we were ordered to move as fast
as possible. But for us, with our loads of baggage, to
make very rapid speed was impossible. It is safe to
say that every man carried from fifty to one hundred and
fifty pounds of traps, which included, it is likely enough
in some cases, selections from the furnishings of the
Louisiana, for it did not take long for some soldiers to
learn to appropriate anything within reach to their own
use. It was tedious trudging with our loads through
sand ankle-deep. The boys did not feel strong, having
fasted somewhat on the boat, and soon they began to
straggle, to the great annoyance of the officers. It was
the longest five miles they ever marched, and when they
arrived at camp they were so tired that they could hardly
move. The shower had struck us just before reaching
camp, and we were wet through. It was quite late, and
our fuel was green live-oak and willow, which would
burn just as well as ice, so, without fire, we lay down
wet and cold. Many a brave boy never saw a well day
after' that. Many took cold, and the malarial fever set
ting in, we lost sixty men in as many days. Much of
sickness and death might have been avoided had better
arrangements been made at the outset by General Will
iams, the officer in command. One company might have
been sent ahead to pitch tents and make other prepara-
ninth New York, and the New York Ninth (Hawkins's Zouaves) al
ready in occupation. Brigadier-General Thomas Williams was com
mander of the post. Colonel Rush C. Hawkins, of the Zouaves, had
taken part in the capture of Hatteras the previous autumn, and had
since been prominent in affairs there. — Editor.

IN CAMP ON THE ISLAND. 27
tions, instead of moving the regiment by night in the
rain, with neither fuel nor anything else provided. Then,
again, the camp should not have been located in a
swamp with marshes all around — a spot where even the
water, which could be found anywhere by digging a foot
in the sand, was unfit for man or mule to drink. The
surgeons, too, should have protested at once against
camping there, instead of higher up the island, where it
was dry and sandy.
After we had become better acquainted with General
Williams, we did not wonder that he had shown so little
care for the soldiers in this instance. He was a tyrant
in every sense of the word, and all the troops on the
island hated him. They would shoot at him as he rode
through the bushes ; and when he was in his tent, they
put the balls into his bedpost. But he escaped being
shot at Hatteras, to be killed by his own troops in battle at
Port Hudson or at Baton Rouge. This fact was learned
from a surgeon of a Michigan regiment once stationed
near New Orleans. This surgeon said that Williams
would compel the sick men at the hospital to carry their
wood a mile or more, when there were mule teams lying
idle ; and that, when all the surgeons called on him and
remonstrated against such cruelty, he told them he was
"commander" and knew his business ; his treatment would
"toughen the men and make them fit for hard service ! "1
The boys were coming down so fast with fever, that it
was decided, on the 24th of January, to move about two
miles farther up the island to Camp Winfield Scott,
1 General Rush C. Hawkins, in "Battles and Leaders of the Civil
War," Vol. I, p. 639, characterizes General Williams as "a man of
many idiosyncrasies," who " outside of his staff was cordially disliked
for his severe treatment of the men." — Editor.

'28 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
where the ground was not quite so low. But here, every
time it rained, some of the tents were flooded, and the
sickness continued. Some of the boys cut poles, and
made beds raised from the ground ; others lay on the
damp sand. We did not have much time to " fix up,"
for Williams kept us drilling both forenoon and after
noon, and many a time compelled us, loaded down with
all our equipments, and with knapsacks filled, to march
at double-quick through the sand. This process of
toughening us for service sent many a good soldier to an
early grave. Had such unjust hardships been imposed
upon the boys two years later, the man who imposed
them would not have lived long. But enough of this sad
story, for the present.
Hatteras Island is, as the reader may already know, a
low, narrow strip of sand, thirty or forty miles long, and
not over a mile wide in any place below Cape Hatteras.
Formerly, it was connected with what is now a separate
island south of it. But years ago a heavy storm severed
the connection, and cut, from the sea into Pamlico
Sound, the narrow channel which is called Hatteras
Inlet. About three miles of the lower part of the island
is submerged at every storm, and many vessels are
wrecked there every year ; not so many now, however,
as formerly, when 'the coast was not so well known and
the lighthouses were fewer. The natives said they had
known as many as thirty vessels to come ashore in one
storm. The few inhabitants of the island get most of
their living from the wrecks.
It will be remembered how the sand would fly when it
had been dried by two or three days of sunshine. Being
very fine, and largely composed of light sea-shells, it
not only blew easily, but drifted like snow. When the

IN CAMP ON THE ISLAND. 29.
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment once undertook to
build a sod fort on the beach, the sand would drift in at
night as fast as the boys could shovel it out by day. A
hat or a knapsack, laid upon the beach, would in half a
day be completely covered, and turned into a little sand
cone or pyramid. Some of these cone-shaped drifts,
piled upon a bunch of bushes or a heap of rubbish, were
twenty feet high. As a natural result, sand-hills line
the coast. At one point, the beach was seen strewn with.
wrecks of all descriptions. There were tons of cable
and other old iron. One quartermaster of a New York
regiment loaded a vessel with the material, and probably
made a handsome thing of it. At another place was
seen a large, long windrow of white bones lying high
and dry on the beach. These were the skeletons of
sharks, porpoises, and other large fish, washed ashore,
with sea-shells intermingled in abundance.
Such was the locality in which we were stationed. It.
was drill, drill, all the time, when it did not rain. The
boys did not feel like doing much work, as they were
weak from a severe diarrhoea, with which nearly all
were troubled. But General Williams said they must
drill. It was midwinter, but no snow came there, though
we had cold north winds and much rain. We had,
however, no fires in our tents, and it was pretty cold
at night.
By the 4th of February, Burnside's fleet had all got
over the bar into Pamlico Sound, and the next day it
steered with most of the troops for Roanoke Island. It
had not been known till within a few days whether New
Berne, or Roanoke, was to be the first point of attack.1
1 When General Burnside arrived at Hatteras, he had issued an order
assuming command of the newly constituted Department of North Caro-

30 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Most of the troops that had been stationed on Hatteras
accompanied the expedition ; but the Sixth New Hamp
shire and Forty-eighth Pennsylvania regiments had so
many sick, that they were held on the island as a reserve.
On the 6th and 7th we could hear heavy firing in the
direction of Roanoke, and knew that the battle had com
menced. On the 9th was received the glad news of the
capture of that island.1 The next day, official intelli
gence of the victory was read to us on parade, and a
salute of ten guns was fired.
Rude Burial. Writing of the sickness at Hatteras, a
soldier says, — "The first comrade of Company I we
buried was Ambrose D. Haynes, whose coffin we made
out of hard-tack boxes, and whose grave was so shallow
that a man got upon the coffin to sink it in the water so
that it might be covered up. Charles Comstock and
Charles Wallace died next. These three were all good
boys, and were the first we lost, but not the last."
Iina. His instructions were to make Roanoke Island his first point of
attack. Subsequent operations were to be directed upon New Berne,
Beaufort, and Fort Macon. It had taken many days to get the naval
vessels over the shallow " swash " between the inlet and Pamlico Sound ;
but at last they were over, and General Burnside hastened to advance
upon Roanoke. — Editor.
iThe result was "the capture of 2,675 officers and men of the
Confederate army, and 5 forts, mounting 32 heavy guns." The Union
loss was 37 killed, 214 wounded, 13 missing. The Confederates had
23 killed, 58 wounded. Brigadier-General Henry A. Wise was in com
mand of the Confederate garrison, with Colonel H. M. Shaw as second.
At the time of the action, General Wise not being on the island, Colo
nel Shaw had command. — Editor.

INCIDENTS.

31

The Rooster was Left. "The evening before the
regiment was to leave Hatteras for Roanoke," writes a
soldier, "two men of Company I, anxious as to what
fresh meat they were going to have in their haversacks
to eat on the voyage, bethought themselves of a flock of
fowls which they had seen at a house where Captain
Ela had been lying sick. Proceeding to forage in that
direction, they succeeded in pulling down nine hens and
an old rooster from a tree so close to the house, that from
it they could see the inmates seated around the stove.
Just as they were completing operations, the owner and
the captain came to the door ; but all was quiet, and the
captain was heard to remark, ' It will rain to-morrow,
and the boys will have a wet time.' But the foragers
were off for camp, having left the old rooster, which was
poor, on the graveyard fence. With plenty of good
help, the fowls were duly stripped of feathers and cooked.
The next morning, on the way to Roanoke, the captain,
being on board, and knowing who were the foragers
and what they had been about, signified his desire to eat
of the captured fowls, and the desire was gratified. He
reported that the owner, when he found his poultry gone,
said he should have thought ' one old hen might have
been left him ; ' adding that he ' found the old rooster on
the graveyard fence, feeling bad.'"

CHAPTER IV.
ON ROANOKE ISLAND— EXPEDITION TO ELIZABETH CITY.
On the 20th of February, camp rumor said that we
were to move soon ; and on the 24th, orders came to pack
up and march to the landing. We arrived there in the
afternoon, and made ready to go aboard the steamer
Transport ; but just as we reached the wharf, at 4 p. m.,
the weather being rough we were ordered not to embark,
but to march back half a mile and camp down in the
sand for the night. The next morning we embarked
on the steamer Northerner, and passing into and along
Pamlico Sound, anchored at night. On the following
day we made our way slowly up the Sound, keeping a
sharp lookout for sand-bars. It was quite rough sailing,
and we anchored near Pamlico Light. The next day
we reached Croatan Inlet, and got stuck in the mud. On
the following day we passed into Croatan Sound, oppo
site Roanoke Island.
We could see the marks of recent battle, — trees in
splinters, gun-boats with shot-holes through their smoke
stacks, and steamers with their wheel-houses partly car
ried away by shot and shell. We also saw many of
the wounded being conveyed on transports to Balti
more and Washington. The battle of Roanoke was a
hard fought one, and its result, a grand Union victory.
The rebels had at one point a masked batter}'-, covering
a bridge across a swamp, and the only way to get at it
was over this bridge or through the swamp. The Eighth

ON ROANOKE ISLAND. 33
Connecticut and Twenty-first Massachusetts advanced
through the water and mud up to their waists, under a
hot fire ; while, at the right moment, the Ninth New
York (Hawkins's Zouaves) charged across the bridge,
and with heavy loss captured the battery.
Having on the ist of March been mustered for pay
for the months of January and February — an agreeable
event, foretelling the paymaster's speedy arrival — the
regiment landed on the island the following day (March
2), and bivouacked near the landing for the night. The
next day we marched up the island about a mile, and
went into camp in a pine grove on the shore of the Sound.
The camp-ground was about twenty feet above the water,
and very dry compared with that on Hatteras. It was
a very pleasant location, with plenty of water for the
boys to sport in. The natives used to bring in fresh shad
and other fish, which were readily purchased. We
were now informed that we were to remain here for
some time, and perfect ourselves in drill. Though we
had a beautiful camp and quite a healthful locality, yet
sickness followed us from Hatteras, and our hospital had
many fever and diarrhoea patients. None of the other
regiments were so afflicted as was ours with these dis
eases. When we were fully located and our camp was fitted
up in good shape, we resumed batallion drill. About
this time Colonel Converse resigned, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Griffin (soon promoted to be colonel) took com
mand of the regiment.1 He at once gave us to under
stand, in a very few words, that he intended to perfect
us in batallion drill, so that we should not be ashamed to
1 Lieutenant-Colonel Griffin was commissioned as colonel on the
22d of April, 1862.
3

34 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
appear beside any other regiment in the service. To this
end he established a school for the commissioned offi
cers at ten o'clock A. M., and for the first sergeants at
n A. m., of each day. The sergeants were very much
pleased with this, but some of the old militia officers
kicked against it, and said they would not go to school ;
they had been colonels or brigadier-generals, and they
guessed they knew as much as some others who had
been out only three months. So they would not attend
the school ; and the result was, that when they came out
with their companies on batallion drill, they were as
green as the greenest of their men, and were obliged to
inquire of their orderly sergeants how the different mover
ments were to be made. They were in a bad plight in
being thus dependent on their sergeants for instruction.
In a very short time (thanks to Colonel Griffin's excel
lent school) the sergeants could drill the companies as
well as the captains, and in some cases better, so that
some of these officers began to see that to have been a
colonel, or even a general, in the militia, did not, of
itself, amount to much in active service. Accordingly
they thought it best to resign, and return to peaceful life
in New Hampshire. Their departure gave the lieuten
ants and sergeants a chance for promotion, which Colo
nel Griffin was not long in accomplishing ; for he held
that all vacancies should be filled by worthy enlisted
men from the companies. In this way he encouraged
the men to try to excel in all the duties of the soldier ;
and in less than a month after he took command, the
regiment began to show great improvement in drill and
in general appearance. Each man would boast that he
had the best looking gun and equipments in the regi
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ON ROANOKE ISLAND. 35
duty, in "shining up." We had a fine level parade-
ground a short distance from the camp, where we
improved most of the beautiful weather in drill and in
the practice of company firing. This latter, the Zouaves
(of the Ninth New York Regiment) used to say, we could
do to perfection. But it was no easy work to drill two
or three hours in the hot sun, with the thermometer
standing at from seventy-five to ninety degrees. How
ever, we found considerable enjoyment in our camp life.
On the 8th of March, six companies of the Sixth,
under Lieutenant-Colonel Griffin, joined General John G.
Foster's expedition to Columbia in search of a regiment
of rebels said to be recruiting at that place. No enemy
was found, but the public whipping-post was : this the
boys demolished, to the delight of the colored people,
and then returned to camp. On the 9th and nth of
March, the fleet sailed with the force detailed for the
attack of New Berne, leaving the Sixth New Hampshire
and the Ninth and Eighty-ninth New York regiments
on the island, with Colonel Rush C. Hawkins in com
mand of the post.1 The warm breezes and the genial
1A new brigade had been formed, designated the Fourth, and com
posed of the Ninth and Eighty-ninth New York and Sixth New Hamp
shire regiments, which was to b'e left for duty and protection on Ro
anoke Island, under the command of Colonel Hawkins during the expe
dition to New Berne. That expedition was a brilliant success. On the
14th of March, after a severe contest, the strongly fortified position,
with its 9 forts mounting 41 heavy guns, and with its 2 miles of en
trenchments having 19 field-pieces in position, was taken. The cap
tures also comprised over 300 prisoners, 1 ,000 stand of small arms, tents
and barracks for 10,000 men, and a large amount of army supplies and
naval stores. The Union loss was 90 killed, 380 wounded, 1 missing.
The Confederate loss in killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners, was
578 ; of which number, 64 were killed and 101 wounded. Brigadier-
General L. O'B. Branch was the Confederate commander. — Editor.

36 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
sunshine had a good effect on the sick boys, and the
" morning sick call" began to be slimly attended. Nat
ure began to smile, and put on her green mantle. Peach
and plum trees came into full bloom, filling the air with
fragrance, while the " healing breath of the pines " glad
dened the heart of many a sick one, and did more to
bring him back to health than the medicine-chest of the
hospital steward, or the services of the doctors. Boxes
of "goodies" from dear New Hampshire homes began
to arrive in abundance, including good old tea, white
sugar, and other delicacies, with sometimes a little
brandy, too, to "keep the water from hurting you," as
said the kind letter which was tucked away in the box.
How eager the boys were to have the mail or express
boat come in ! They were on the lookout, and as soon
as the smoke-stack of a boat coming through Croatan
Inlet became visible, the shores would be lined with
them, straining their eyes to discern whether the vessel
was white or black. If white, it was pretty likely to be
a mail or express boat ; but if black, a gunboat without
letters, packages, or boxes from home.
The boys of Company B will remember the night when
one of their number, hailing from Grafton county, re
ceived a box from home (or somewhere else), mostly
filled by a stone jug, sealed. It was at once hidden
away, but Lieutenant Samuel G. Goodwin, whose smell
ers were keen for good drinks and other good things, soon
smelled something, and started upon a tour of inspection
through the tents. He soon found " Drew" and his jug,
but the boy was up to the emergency, and asked him
"to take something." The lieutenant pronounced it
"good old Medford," and took two canteens full of it to
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ON ROANOKE ISLAND. 37
seen making for his tent, he having sent word to them
that he had " important dispatches from the governor of
New Hampshire." Judging from the laughter and the
lateness of the hour when they broke up, we came to the
conclusion that they had as good a time in their quarters
as the boys in theirs.
Lieutenants Goodwin, Sides, Fuller, Muchmore, and
Dudley were the life of the regiment, and if any fun was
on the docket, they were always ready to take a hand in
it. They used to play their jokes upon a certain lieuten
ant, who was of the kid-glove kind, and very nice and
particular in his words and ways. One night Lieuten
ants Fuller and Muchmore got him to watch Lieutenant
Goodwin, who was going (as was alleged) to escort a
" colored lady " to her home near the hospital. Accord
ingly, in the bushes by the roadside our lieutenant
watched the couple, and heard Goodwin's cooing words.
He was disgusted, and could not refrain the next morn
ing from reporting such behavior to the colonel, declar
ing it a shame for an officer to be "doing such things
with a colored girl." The colonel smiled, and suggested
that the watchful lieutenant might have found, upon a
little closer inspection, that the colored lady was none
other than Lieutenant Dudley, rigged for the occasion,
to fool the watcher.1
1 Many other anecdotes of the fun which the boys had while on Ro
anoke might be related did space permit. I re-member the jokes played
on the first day of April, and especially the one of which I was the vic
tim. Lieutenant Goodwin came to my tent early, all in a rush, while I
was making my toilet, saying, — ' ' You are wanted at head-quarters at
-once. Don't stop for anything: something is up." So I fixed up a
little, and reported at head-quarters in due form. The colonel thought
a moment, and then, laughing, said he had not sent for me, and he
.guessed it was one of Lieutenant Goodwin's jokes, it being the first day

3 8 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On the 6th of April orders were given for Lieutenant-
Colonel Griffin to take four companies of his own regi
ment, and two companies of the Ninth New York (Major
Jardine commanding), numbering in all about six hun
dred men, and move up the sound on the gunboats Vir
ginia, Ceres, General Putnam, Commodore Perry, and
Stars and Strifes to Elizabeth City, where it was reported
a Confederate camp was located for recruiting purposes.
The expedition left Roanoke at night on the 7th, and
reached its destination early the next morning. The
two companies of the Ninth New York were disembarked
near Elizabeth City, while the four companies of the
Sixth New Hampshire proceeded up the river about three
miles, to cut off the retreat of the enemy. The camp was-
surprised; one man was killed, two were wounded, and
seventy-four taken prisoners. The remainder escaped to-
the woods, leaving three hundred and fifty stands of arms
and a quantity of ammunition and other public property
in the hands of the victors. Having accomplished their
purpose, the troops returned to Roanoke Island.
Company I, as usual, did some foraging while on this-
expedition, and, among other things, secured a yellow
puppy three months old, which grew to a large size, and
became known as "the Sixth Regiment dog." He ac
companied the regiment in all its marches and battles for
more than two years, but on the morning after the battle
of Poplar Springs Church he failed to put in an appear
ance at roll-call, and it was always supposed that he
was killed the day before, as he was seen in the hottest
of the fight. Dogs generally fear firearms when dis
charged in volleys, but this one went fearlessly into bat-
of April. On my return, as I passed Goodwin's tent, he put out his.
smiling face and inquired, " Did you find the colonel in ? "7— L. J.

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39

tie, and stuck by to the end. The boys were much
attached to him, because he showed so much courage
and such true loyalty to the regiment, notwithstanding
his " Southern birth." 3ncib£nte.
Stores Swamfed — [Contributed by Azroe A. Harri-
man] . " When we landed on Roanoke Island, all of the
quartermaster's goods were piled on the low, sandy
beach, to remain there till the next day, when we were
to get teams and remove them to camp) somewhat more
than a mile away and across a small creek. I was de
tailed as corporal, with three men, to go down and guard
the goods. We pitched a small tent on the beach, and
proceeded to enjoy life. A heavy wind sprang up from
the sea, and the water began to rise. A wave soon
struck the tent and nearly capsized it, but we thrust our
bayonets through on the water side, and hustled to get
our equipments. In the hurry the candle was put out,
and it was as dark as tar. It now began to rain hard ;
— the water rose fast, and we tried to save some of the
goods by piling them up ; but the water drove us away,
and we had to fall back, so that the next morning we
were about two miles from there, and all the goods were
some twenty feet under water. We could not get to
camp, for the creek was now a river. About three o'clock
in the afternoon, Quartermaster-Sergeant G. L. Houston
swam his horse across the creek and brought us some
grub, and it was very acceptable. When the water went
down, the goods were a sight to behold — barrels of beans
burst open, boxes of crackers soaked, and great quanti
ties of ammunition spoiled. Taken altogether, it was a

4° SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
sorry mess, and we were on short rations for some time
in consequence. "
' ' Skeete's " Exploded Goose. Captain Theodore Hans-
com supplies the following incident : ' ' While the regiment
was at Roanoke, Company C was detached and sent
to another part of the island to occupy an earthwork
mounted with two guns, and also a portion of a battery
taken from the rebels. The natives used to bring wild
geese to the boys for twelve and a half cents each, so
that there was plenty of goose in camp. One man, nick
named ' Skeete,' bought a bird, and carried it to the
cook-house, but so many were waiting to be cooked that
he concluded to ' cook his own goose.' He made a fire
outside, and commenced operations. 'Mose' Knowles
watched him, and, a good opportunity offering, he filled
the body with powder, while the boys stood around at
safe -distance awaiting the result. 'Skeete' patiently
turned the bird, his mouth watering at the feast in pros
pect, when suddenly the powder ignited, and the goose
was never seen again! 'Skeete's' face was a study.
For some time he stared in utter astonishment at the
place where his goose had been. Coming at last to
his senses, he uttered with emphasis, 'D — n "Mose"
Knowles ! ' "
The Cleanest Man. " Lucius Whitcomb was a very
neat man. Once, on Roanoke, the ' cleanest man and
traps' could have a pass. Whitcomb brushed up and
went on inspection, and, being designated as the neatest
one in the regiment that day, was asked to come to
Colonel Griffin's tent. Going there, he said, ' Colonel,
you don't want to see the cleanest man in such shoes, I
know,' for his shoes were full of holes, though well
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better pair. He was afterwards killed in the battle of
Bull Run."— D. H. R.
Capturing a Stove and Turkey. A soldier of Com
pany I, writing of the expedition to Elizabeth City,
says, — "The captain and myself went into the city to
see what we could find. We found in a good house a
large stove, which was forthwith loaded upon a cart,
which happened to be passing just then with an ox har
nessed to it and a negro driving, and was thus taken to
the landing. The captain then told me to see what I
could find to go with it. Hearing a turkey gobbling
back of a house, I made for him, and having caught him,
I tied his head under his wings with my old bandanna
handkerchief. As I was leaving the premises, the owner
came out and begged me not to take that turkey, as it was
the only one he had. I replied that it was the only one
I had, and hurrying away to the boat, went aboard, and
put the turkey in the stove. Just then the captain com
ing along, and finding out what I had got and where it
was, told me to get out of sight, as the man was at that
time talking with the colonel about the turkey. I got
out of the way, and kept so till the boat was ready to go
and they were pulling in the gangway plank, when I
stepped on board, safe and sound for that time."
The First to Take a Rebel Prisoner. A soldier, writ
ing of the expedition to Elizabeth City, claims that Joseph
Pope, Thomas Wilder, and James Hook were the first to
take a prisoner. A rebel having ventured to show him
self after a portion of the troops had passed along, these
three men, who were foraging somewhat in the rear,
"came upon him, took him in, and landed him down
on the gunboat."

CHAPTER V.
BATTLE OF CAMDEN— AT NEW BERNE— TO VIRGINIA.
About April 14, camp rumor said we were soon to go
upon another expedition "that would amount to some
thing." Extra provisions were ordered to be cooked,
and thirty rounds of ammunition were given to each man.
Orders came to get ready for a march, with blankets and
overcoats, and on the 18th we went on board the trans
ports and gunboats. The expedition was escorted by
the gunboats Commodore Perry, Delaware, Picket,
Underwriter, Lockwood, General Putnam, Southfield,
Whitehead, and Stars and Stripes. The troops detailed
for the expedition, comprised the Twenty-first Massachu
setts, Lieutenant-Colonel Clark ; the Fifty-first Pennsyl
vania, Major Schall ; the Ninth New York, Lieutenant-
Colonel Kimball ; the Eighty-ninth New York, Colonel
H. S. Fairchild ; and the Sixth New Hampshire, Lieu
tenant-Colonel Griffin. The Ninth New York had two
howitzers. There were also two small pieces of artillery,
manned by marines under command of Colonel Howard,
who, with the first two regiments mentioned, came from
New Berne to assist in the movement, and constituted a
brigade in command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, while
Colonel Hawkins commanded the brigade from Roanoke
Island. General Reno was chief commander of the
expedition. We were bound for Camden, near the Albemarle &
Chesapeake canal, and close to the Dismal Swamp, where

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43

it was learned there were rebel troops stationed. We
arrived at a point some four miles below Elizabeth City
about midnight, and began to disembark. The water
being shallow, the boats could not get within ten rods of
the shore, so that the boys had to wade, which was not
a good preparation for marching, as they soon found
out.1 As soon as we were all ashore, we started in the
dark, and dark indeed it was. We soon lost our way,
and seemed to be marching in a circle. Colonel Haw
kins's instructions were to march his brigade to South
Mills, where there was a bridge which the enemy would
be obliged to cross in retreating. But his guide led him on
a long, circuitous march through the country, but not into
the enemy's rear.2 At noon we came out upon the road
on which General Reno was leading the remainder of
his command, about twelve miles from the landing place,
and the two columns united. This was not precisely -
according to General Reno's instructions, and somewhat
disturbed his arrangements. The only thing to be done,
however, was to push forward as rapidly as possible.
The march had told very severely upon all the troops,
1 The writer remembers seeing one of the officers going ashore "high
and dry" on the shoulders of Sergeant L. N. Gordon. The boys
joked the sergeant as to his fees for carrying such packages, and he re
marked that on this occasion he did not get so much as a " thank you,"
and the next time the officer would have to wade as the rest did.
2 General Hawkins, in his account of this march, published in " Bat
tles and Leaders of the Civil War," Vol. I, p. 655, says, — "A light
mulatto man for a guide came to me from one of the gunboats, and by
a circuitous route took us far out of the way. . . . When it was
discovered that the guide had led my brigade ten miles out of the way,
he was quietly taken to a wood out of sight of the troops and shot. A
few days after, we heard that he had been sent to us by -the enemy, for
the purpose of leading our troops astray." — Editor.

44 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
but particularly upon Colonel Hawkins's brigade, which
had marched most of the time on the double-quick. The
day was very hot, and the roads were dry and dusty.
The men had had little or no experience in marching,
and no sleep the night previous, and felt more the debili
tating influence of the weather from being loaded down
as they were with overcoats, blankets, ammunition, and
rations. Many suffered from slight sunstrokes, and fell
out of the line of march exhausted by the unaccustomed
hardships. To relieve the weary soldiers, the surgeons
and chaplains in the rear were obliged to impress wagons
and other vehicles, with mules and horses, that were
found in the barns along the road.
About three o'clock in the afternoon, at a point near
Camden, some twenty miles distant from the landing, the
enemy's infantry and artillery, with a few cavalry, were
discovered occupying a strong position behind earth
works, rail fences, and two or three old buildings. In
front was a plain crossed by ditches and high rail fences,
and having woods on the right and left. Our howitzers,
which were in advance, first received the enemy's fire
from his field-pieces. Colonel Howard returned the fire
with spirit. The men were exhausted by the heat and
their forced march ; but General Reno thought it best to
fight at once, and proceeded to put his troops in posi
tion. He sent the Twenty-first Massachusetts and Fifty-
first Pennsylvania through the woods on the enemy's left
to attack his flank, deployed the Ninth and Eighty-ninth
New York in the centre, and held the Sixth New Hamp
shire upon the left of our line.
When the Sixth arrived in front of the enemy, there
were but few men in the ranks. So rapid had been the
long march on that hot day, that it was impossible for

BATTLE OF CAMDEN. 45
many of them, inexperienced as they were, to keep their
places. The regiment was directed into a field on the
left of the road, where it was to hold the ground and
await further orders. This gave the men present a
chance to lie 'down and rest, and for those behind to
come up and join them. It took the other regiments two
hours to move around by the right, get into position, and
make their assault. The leading brigade slowly made
N N its way by the right through the woods, while the troops
in front, with the battery, occupied the attention of the
enemy. The engagement became sharp and bloody.
Our troops, though weary, stood well up to the work.
General Reno rode over to the right to hasten the move
ment on that part of the line. Meanwhile, Colonel Haw
kins ordered the New York regiments to charge the
enemy's line. The charge was gallant but ineffectual.
With enthusiasm the men went across the broken plain,
but the ditches and high rail fences, with the enemy's
fire, seriously hindered their advance. Men fell, officers
were unhorsed, Colonel Hawkins was wounded, and
several were killed. The troops were broken and com
pelled to retire, but the regiments on the right had now
entered vigorously into the action, and the Sixth New
Hampshire, which formed the left wing of our little
army, was ordered to advance. Moving forward now
with full ranks against the enemy's right, with a well
formed line and colors flying, the regiment made a for
midable appearance, and soon drew the fire of the rebels.
A cannon shot came tearing through the line near the
colors, killing Curtis Flanders of Company I, wounding
another, and throwing the regiment for a moment into
some confusion. The line swung back in the centre,
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46 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
the front as his place was in the rear. Watching
an opportunity when he could be heard, he waved his
sword and shouted, "Forward, Sixth New Hampshire !"
Every man turned to the front, and the line came back
to its place as coolly as if nothing had happened. The
regiment having advanced until within easy musket
range, the lieutenant-colonel halted the line, and gave
the command, "Ready, aim, fire!" and the regiment
poured in a volley with all the coolness and precision of
the parade-ground, every musket discharging at the
same instant. The enemy broke and fled without firing
another shot. Colonel Hawkins, commanding our bri
gade, who was wounded and lying in the field hospital,
roused up and exclaimed, "My God! who fired that
volley? If that was the enemy, we are beaten." When
told that it was the Sixth New Hampshire, he replied,
" Good ! we are all right then. Bully for the Sixth New
Hampshire ! " "That volley " was often spoken of after
wards by the men who heard it as something wonderful,
both in precision and effect.1 Our surgeons who attend
ed the wounded on the field reported that wounded pris
oners from the Third Georgia Regiment, which was
directly within range of our fire, declared that "their
men did n't care much for those red-legged Zouaves ;
but when the regulars poured in that volley they thought
it best to get out of that place."2
1 Even at a reunion of the Twenty-seventh Massachusetts Regiment,
held at Ashburnham, in 1889, one of the regular toasts was, "The
volley of the Sixth New Hampshire at Camden, North Carolina, April
19th, 1862, put to flight the Third Georgia, one of the most gallant
regiments in the Confederate service," to which response was made
by General Griffin, who was present by invitation. — Editor.
2 Statement of Dr. Marshall Brown, who was at that time Hospital
Steward of the Sixth New Hampshire.

BATTLE OF CAMDEN. 47
As our troops, however, had two high rail fences to
tear down or climb over, it was impossible to capture the
flying enemy ; while, with our men so completely fatigued
as they were, to pursue was impracticable, even had it
been consistent with the plan of operations. After the
battle, some criticism was indulged in, and many believed
that had our left and centre been held back until the
right had advanced farther on the enemy's left, the whole
opposing force might have been captured and less loss
sustained. But however this may be, the main object of
the expedition seems to have been accomplished. Cer
tainly all the troops did their duty nobly, and the Sixth
New Hampshire won proud distinction as a "fighting
regiment," and received the hearty praise of the general
in command for its fine behavior in this its first impor
tant battle.1
Our total loss in the battle of Camden was fourteen
killed, ninety-six wounded, and two missing. The loss
of the Sixth was one killed and two wounded. It was
afterwards .learned that the enemy had suffered more
than we at first supposed.2 Had General Reno's men
been fresher, and had the design of the movement been
to go farther towards Norfolk, the road was doubtless
laid open by the enemy's hasty retreat. " He had even
abandoned a formidable battery a few miles beyond the
scene of the engagement, and had made the best of his
way to the neighborhood of the defences of Norfolk."
1 The congratulatory orders of General Burnside and Governor Berry,
with some other matter pertaining to the battle of Camden, are printed
at the end of the chapter. — Editor.
2 The Confederate forces were the Third Georgia Regiment of infant
ry, some drafted militia, McComas's battery, and Gillet's company of
cavalry, all in command of General Huger. The loss was six killed,
nineteen wounded, and three captured. — Editor.

48 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
It is believed that our expeditions to Elizabeth City
and beyond caused the evacuation of Norfolk, for one
of the captured rebels said it was thought at the Cam
den battle that the whole of Burnside's Expedition was
coming. A storm that had been gathering during the fight burst
forth just at its close, with flashes of lightning, peals of
thunder, and torrents of rain which soaked us through
and through. Soon after the fight numerous pigs were
seen running across the battle-field with the boys in full
chase, and for a time we were in about as much danger
from the shots of our own men as we had been from
those of the enemy. One of the pursuers forgot, in his
haste and excitement, to take the tampion or stopper
out of the muzzle of his gun, with the result of being laid
out most beautifully in the dust, while the pig escaped
unhurt. While the surgeons, chaplains, and a detail from each
regiment were burying the dead and caring for the
wounded, the boys were partaking of "roast pig" and
coffee. We rested till night, when General Reno de
cided to return to the landing. The slightly wounded
were put into extemporized ambulances, and the severely
wounded were left in charge of Dr. Warren, assistant-
surgeon of the Twenty-first Massachusetts, and under a
flag of truce. About nine o'clock in the evening we
took up our line of march, leaving the camp-fires burn
ing brightly. It was a dark and dismal night, with a
little rain, which, with the late shower, made the roads
very muddy. As we picked our way along in the dark
.we were not in a very cheerful mood, being both tired
and wet, while the thought of the dead and wounded we
had left behind did not tend to cheer our drooping spirits.

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A part of our way was through a swamp and over cor
duroy roads, and there was much splashing in mud-
holes and stumbling over logs and other unseen obsta
cles. Many of the troops in front became so tired that
they threw away their blankets and overcoats. That
night's march in the mud and rain was one not to be for
gotten. We arrived at the landing about four o'clock in
the morning, having marched about forty miles in a little
over twenty-four hours, and fought a battle in the time —
all without any sleep. Wearier men than we there never
were, and as soon as we were aboard the boats every
man dropped down upon the first place he found and
went to sleep at once. We were so sore and stiff the
next morning, that we could hardly crawl up to camp
after the boats left us at Roanoke Landing. But these
hardships helped fit us for the severe duties upon which
we were about to enter, and so they were endured not
altogether in vain.
The regiment now rested a few days. Lieutenant-
Colonel Griffin received his commission as colonel, Major
Scott was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel, and Obed
G. Dort, of Company E, selected by vote of the officers
of the regiment, became major. Soon again it was drill,
drill, all the time. Colonel Griffin said we never should
have so good a chance again to perfect ourselves in the
battalion movements ; and he was right, for we had only
a few days at a time for drill after we left Roanoke
Island. The warm sunshine, the beautiful weather, and other
favorable conditions soon brought the boys out of the
hospital, to which many had been driven by prevalent
disease, so that when we received orders, June 18, to
break camp and go aboard the transports for New Berne,

So

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.

we left only three sick men behind.1 We had a pleasant
trip across Croatan and Pamlico sounds, and arrived at
New Berne late in the afternoon of the 19th in a heavy
rain.2 Marching to an old brick building which had
been used for a depot, we stopped for the night. That
evening an "extra ration" in the shape of a gill of whis
key was dealt to each man to keep the rain-water all on
the outside. It was a good thing for some of the boys, but
bad for others who could not take a little and be satisfied.
So to some the whiskey ration was always an injury.
As we had no way to dry our clothes, we were obliged to
lie down with them wet and in wet blankets. When we
1 The "black dysentery," which attacked the regiment upon its
arrival at Roanoke, left for a time not more than three hundred men
out of nine hundred and seventy fit for duty. Comparatively few cases,
however, proved fatal. By judicious treatment and careful though con
stant exercise, health was restored, and a high degree of excellence in
military drill and other soldierly accomplishments was acquired. — Ed.
2 General Burnside, after adding to his successes at Roanoke and
New Berne the capture of Beaufort and Fort Macon, was in April re
inforced by four regiments of infantry and two batteries of light artil
lery. The force thus augmented was formed into three divisions, com
manded by Generals Foster, Reno, and Parke. General Foster's divi
sion comprised two brigades, the second of which was under the com
mand of Colonel Thomas J. C. Amory, of the Seventeenth Massachusetts.
General Burnside was impatient to follow up the advantages gained
upon the coast by an advance into the interior, and for this the cavalry
and means of transportation furnished in May had completed his ample
preparation. He had, however, to await the result of 'McClellan's opera
tions in Virginia. At last, having faith that though the Peninsular
campaign had dragged heavily it was about to terminate in triumphant
success, he determined to march inland and strike at Goldsboro'. With
this view he concentrated his forces at New Berne. In this concen
tration the Sixth New Hampshire was ordered from Roanoke to New
Berne, and was assigned to Colonel Amory's brigade of General Fos
ter's division  Editor.

AT NEW BERNE. 5 1
turned out in the morning, we were completely "par
boiled," and one of the boys expressed the general feeling
when he remarked that he "felt like a stewed chicken."
After " coffee and hard tack," we marched out through
the city, to the east of it about a quarter of a mile, and
selected a camp-ground. The city looked old and for
saken, with few handsome residences to be seen, and we
were disappointed at its appearance. The rebels in their
retreat had burned the bridges over the Trent river, and
also some of their warehouses on the wharves, filled with
army stores and merchandise, but our troops followed
them so closely that all their stores could not be destroyed,
and a large amount was captured. The buildings were
somewhat damaged by shot and shell, but not so badly
as they would have been had not General Burnside given
orders not to throw shell into the city, as he did not de
sire to destroy it. He wanted to convince the "Union"
element in North Carolina that we had come " to restore
order, and not to destroy," but there were so few Union
men in the state that they did not dare to come out and
take a bold stand.
As our camp equipage had not come up, we could not
cook very well, so one of the Massachusetts regiments,
encamped near by, invited us to partake of its coffee and
hard-tack — an invitation which we gladly accepted. The
first evening we appeared on dress parade there, a crowd
of other troops, with the general officers, gathered around
to see the New Hampshire regiment go through the
"manual of arms" and other exercises. Now we did
not regret our persistent drill on Roanoke Island. We
heard many exclamations in praise of our full ranks, fine
appearance, and proficient skill in the manual of arms
and in company movements.

52 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
June 30 was a lively day in camp. Rumor had it that
we were going to leave New Berne on some expedition.
On July 1 we went on board a gunboat, which, with
others, moved out into the stream and anchored. We
remained there till the 3d, and then steamed down the
river. About 4 p. m. a dispatch boat was met, which
gave some intelligence that caused a halt, and we an
chored for the night. The next morning we turned, and
steamed for New Berne again. It was reported that
news of the capture of Richmond by McClellan had been
received, and as we neared the city we heard the bells
ringing and all the forts firing a salute. It seems that
Colonel Hawkins had received at Roanoke the false
news from Norfolk, by way of the Dismal Swamp canal,
and dispatched a boat at once to New Berne to inform
General Burnside. We landed, and went back to our
recent camp-ground. On the 6th of July orders came to
embark again, and we did so in company with the Second
Maryland. This time it was understood that we were
bound for Fortress Monroe, and that we were going to
help McClellan, who had not taken Richmond, as re
ported, but was falling back.1 On the 7th we passed
1 On the 30th of June orders were issued to be ready to move at
once. The objective point of this movement was Goldsboro', but on
the morning of July 1 General Burnside received an order to reinforce
General McClellan without delay. The troops were accordingly em
barked for that purpose, and by the 3d of July were on their way.
Upon receiving, however, the false intelligence that McClellan had
taken Richmond, General Burnside countermanded the order to sail for
Virginia, expecting to resume his inland movement. Forthwith came
discouraging reports of the retreat and the "seven days' fight," and,
"much to his sorrow," he was ordered " to go to the Peninsula to con
sult with General McClellan." Whereupon, on the 5th and 6th of July
eight thousand troops sailed from New Berne for the James river. — Ed.

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53

Hatteras Island, where we had spent so many days of
misery, and we rejoiced that we were not to land there
again. Arriving at Fortress Monroe on the 8th, we lay
just off the fort all the next day in the hot sun. About
n A. m. General Burnside came through the fleet in his
dispatch boat, and wanted to know why the larger sails
were not spread just above the deck to keep the hot sun
off the men. The suggestion was at once complied with,
much to the relief of all. One of the boys (Hiram
Drowns) remarked, "General Burnside is a gentleman,
and if I can ever do as much for him, I will gladly
do it." Indeed, we all gratefully appreciated this evi
dence of the characteristic thoughtfulness of our com
mander for the comfort of his men. On the ioth we
landed at Newport News. As we had neared the land
ing, we passed the gunboats Cumberland and Congress —
what was left of them — with the tops of their masts and
spars standing out of the water, just as the rebel ram
Merrimack had left them six months before.
3ttcibenfo— Con$tAtul<xtoxy btiwc*.
The Sixth at Camden. A war correspondent of the
New York Tribune gave the following description of the
closing scene of the battle of Camden : "The Sixth New
Hampshire was ordered by General Reno to the woods
on the left, to keep possession of the road that led to the
west, and thus prevent the enemy's escape in that direc
tion. To secure this position, it would be obliged to
come within musket range of the enemy's right wing,
and also face his batteries but a few hundred yards in
front of them. It was asking almost too much of little
New Hampshire, and I must confess I had some mis-

54 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
givings in regard to their ability to carry out an under
taking so perilous. The brave sons of New Hampshire
reported themselves in readiness for the work, and said
they would go wherever they were led. Off they started,
with fixed bayonets, on a double-quick, up the road com
manded by the rebel batteries, which opened a rapid fire
on them as they wheeled to the left to execute the order.
Everything was in readiness, the signal given, and on
sprang all of the regiments simultaneously to the charge,
with deafening yells. The rebels now sprang up from
their hiding-places with the intention of giving the
Eighty-ninth New York, who were right in front, the
same reception they gave the Zouaves. The Sixth New
Hampshire, now close on the enemy's right, discovering
this movement, suddenly halted, taking a deadly aim
right oblique, and at the command, ' Fire,' sent a thou
sand well directed bullets into the rebel ranks, cutting
them up in a most shocking manner, sending terror and
consternation among the foe, who broke and fled in the
wildest confusion from their intrenchments as our five
regiments sprang in upon them. The day was ours.
The victory was complete. The struggle was the most
fearful and the best contested of the Burnside expedi
tion." Before, at, and after " Camden." A soldier of Com
pany I relates the following incidents: " It was on the
march to the battle-ground of Camden that I got the
puppy which grew to be a large blood-hound., We
stopped at a farm-house to rest and get water, and there
I saw under the house the mother and three pups. One
of the latter I caught, but how to carry him was a puzzle.
I had on a pair of boots which I wore from home ; these
I took off, and tying the straps at the top put the puppy

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55

into one boot, and throwing the pair over my shoulders
went thus into battle, and came out safe, puppy and all.
There we lost our first man in battle. It was Curtis
Flanders, of Penacook. He was No. 2, front rank, and
I was No. 2, rear rank. I saw the ball strike in the
sand ahead of us and fell flat on the ground, but he
stood and took the ball, and as he fell, came down over
me. After the battle, the captain and myself struck out
in search of fresh meat. We soon came upon a large
hog running at large, and as it was our business to
help the owner catch him, we soon had him down,
with his throat cut and a ham sliced out all ready
to cook. But there was no frying-pan at hand, so I
went to a house not far off, and asked the lady for
one. She said she had n't any, but as I looked behind
the stove I saw what I wanted, took it, and called it
mine ; and after helping myself to salt from the buttery,
I returned. We went to a corn-crib which the rebels
had set on fire, and cooked our meat. It was good, for
we were hungry. We were soon upon our return march.
It rained hard, and it was very dark. The mud was
over the tops of our shoes, and it was hard to keep up
after marching awhile. Finally Andrew Simonds, of
Penacook, and myself fell out of the ranks, and went
rambling to see what we could find. We went into a
house where were men of the Ninth New York (Haw
kins's) Regiment, lying upon a bed with their muddy
boots on, while the man and woman of the house
stood dumbfounded at the scene. Passing on, we came
to another house, and meeting an old darkey at the gate,
we asked him to hitch up his master's horse and buggy,
which he did with our help, and then went along with
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56 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
freeman, replied, 'No, massa, shure I didn't.' After
riding awhile, we began to think of chickens. Pulling
up at a house, we found in an out-building some hoe-cake
and candles, to which we helped ourselves, and lighting
a candle went to the hen-coop. Securing a number of
fowls, we stowed them away under the buggy-seat with
the puppy. By and by, as we hastened along, it was
daybreak, and it had stopped raining. We now came
upon a Massachusetts boy who was ' played out,' and
was glad to hire a ride for eighty-seven cents and a
revolver. We had hot gone much farther when we over
took Lieutenant Cheney, of our regiment, who was also
' played out,' and must ride ; so that by this time we
were pretty heavily loaded. But we brought up the
rear in a top-buggy — four men, puppy, and live fowls —
with nothing to mar our happiness till we neared the
gunboats. Then we came to a ditch which the horse
had to jump. He jumped it, and drew out safely the for
ward wheels, but the hind wheels did not come out so
well, for they settled with their load into the ditch. The
horse gave another pull, but the harness broke, and the
animal was running free and wild, leaving the buggy
and its contents in the ditch. With a big laugh, we
picked up ourselves, our guns, and live stock, and
tramped on. At last we reached the gunboat, having to
wade in the water up to our necks to get on board. I
crawled in on top of the sails in the sail-pen, all wet as I
was, and soon fell asleep, to wake and find the boat
moored at the wharf on Roanoke Island."
A Muddy Mishap. Captain Alvah Heald writes, —
" During the Camden expedition, I met with a laughable
mishap. We were returning to our boats in the night,
splashing along in the mud half way to our knees.

CONGRATULATORY ORDERS. 57
Espying what I supposed to be a path alongside the
road, and thinking it would be better walking there, I
tried to step into it. Down I went about five feet, into
about two feet of Virginia mud and water, mixed in
about equal parts. I was helped out by some of my
comrades, who will remember how I looked at daylight
the next morning, with pockets and musket loaded with
mud." Didn't go off. "Just after the battle of Camden,"
writes Azroe A. Harriman, " a member of my company,
talking of the fight, said he knew he had shot three rebs,
because he had fired three times at them, and taken good
aim every time. When, however, after getting back to
Roanoke, he came to clean his gun, he found all three
of the loads in it, they having failed to explode, quite
unknown to him till he cleaned his gun."

"CAMDEN" CONGRATULATORY ORDERS.
General Burnside's Congratulatory Order.
Head-Quarters, Department of North Carolina,
New Berne, April 26, 1862.
The general commanding desires to express high appreciation of the
excellent conduct of the forces under the command of Brigadier General
Reno, in the demonstration upon Norfolk. He congratulates them as
well upon the manly fortitude with which they endured excessive heat
and extraordinary fatigue on a forced march of forty miles in twenty-
four hours, as upon the indomitable courage with which, notwithstand
ing their exhaustion, they attacked a large body of the enemy's best
artillery, infantry, and cavalry, in their own chosen position, achieving
a complete victory.
It is therefore ordered, as a deserved tribute to the perseverance,
discipline, and bravery exhibited by the officers and soldiers of the

58 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Twenty-first Massachusetts, Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Ninth and Eighty-
ninth New York, Sixth New Hampshire, and Marine Battery under
Colonel Howard, on the 19th of April, a day already memorable in the
history of our country, that the above regiments inscribe upon their
respective colors, "Camden, April 19, 1862."
The general commanding desires especially to express his approba
tion of General Reno's strict observance of his orders, when the tempta
tion to follow the retreating enemy was so great.
By command of Major-General Burnside :
[Signed] Lewis Richmond,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

Congratulatory Order of .Governor Berry.
State of New Hampshire,
[l. s.J Executive Department,
Concord, May 15, 1862.
To the Officers and Soldiers of the Sixth Regiment of New Hampshire
Volunteers :
The account of your noble conduct, your courage and energy, dis
played in the recent struggle at Camden, North Carolina, has been
received by your fellow-citizens in New Hampshire with great satisfac
tion. The noble Sixth has won for herself, her state, and the country
imperishable honors. We lament the loss of those noble soldiers who
left New Hampshire with you, who have fallen by disease and. in bat
tle, and deeply sympathize with their bereaved friends. May this un
holy rebellion soon come to an end, and you be permitted to return to
your homes, enjoying the consciousness of having nobly aided in restor
ing peace, union, and prosperity to our common country. We will
insure to you on such return the heartfelt greetings of a grateful people.
• Nathaniel S. Berry,
Governor.

CHAPTER VI.
IN THE NINTH ARMY CORPS— WITH THE ARMY OF
VIRGINIA.
The Sixth landed at Newport News, with the Forty-
eighth Pennsylvania and Second Maryland regiments
and other troops, and went into camp on a beautiful
grassy plain. The three regiments were soon organized
as the First Brigade of the Second Division of the Ninth
Army Corps.1 The brigade was commanded by Colonel
James Nagle, of the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, and the
division by Major-General Jesse L. Reno.
1 Under a recent act of congress, General Burnside, having received
the requisite authority from the president, organized his command on
the 22d of July, 1862, as the Ninth Army Corps. The corps consisted
of three divisions, with Generals Jesse L. Reno, John G. Parke, and
Isaac I. Stevens in command. General Stevens had been connected
with the Port Royal expedition, and had recently arrived with reinforce
ments for the Army of the Potomac. General John G. Foster, who
had held command of one of the divisions in the Burnside expedition,
succeeded General Burnside as commander of the Department of North
Carolina. General Reno's division was the second, and comprised two
brigades, the first consisting of the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, Second
Maryland, and Sixth New Hampshire regiments ; the second, of the
Twenty-first Massachusetts, Fifty-first New York, and Fifty-first Penn
sylvania regiments. General Stevens's division was the first ; General
Parke's, the third. In the subsequent operations of Pope's campaign
the first and second divisions took active part, but the third remained
at Fredericksburg with General Burnside, corps commander, who was
employed in forwarding McClellan's troops, returning from the Penin
sula, to their respective destinations. — Editor.

60 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Here was a good opportunity to practise brigade and
division drill, which was duly improved. Colonel Nagle
once ordered his brigade to be ready to move at daylight,
with one day's rations. We marched up the Peninsula
as far as Warwick Court House, about twelve miles,
where we encamped for the night. The next day we
came back. Both days were intensely hot, and the hur
ried march under the burning sun sent many of our boys
to the hospital, from which several never returned to the
regiment. We afterwards learned that that foolish march
was intended "to stretch the boys' legs," as Colonel
Nagle expressed it, and it did stretch them to the death
of some of the victims and to the permanent disability of
others. Paymaster Folsom came July 30 to pay us for four
months' service, and we forgot our hardships for a short
time, greenbacks and sutlers' supplies taking our atten
tion. Forthwith orders came to pack up all surplus
baggage, and get ready to start in light marching order.
This we very well knew meant business.1 We packed
iln June, General John Pope, a successful commander in the West,
was, much against his inclination, appointed to the command of the
united corps of Generals McDowell, Fremont, and Banks, which were
scattered over the northern parts of Virginia. The consolidated force
was called the Army of Virginia. The purpose at that time was, by
demonstrations towards Gordonsville and Charlotteville, to distract the
attention and reduce the force of the enemy in front of General Mc
Clellan in the Peninsula. General Pope assumed command on the 27th
of June. On the night of that day began McClellan's march to the
James river, the first step in his retreat, or "change of base." With
McClellan at Harrison's Landing, the enemy, feeling that Richmond
was safe for the present, began northward movements, threatening the
discomfiture of Pope's army and the capture of Washington. Stone
wall Jackson's corps was by the 19th of July in Pope's front at Gor-

IN THE NINTH ARMY CORPS. 6 1
our overcoats and other equipage that could not be car
ried in our hands or on our backs, and sent the sick to
the hospital. Some, it must be said, were sent there,
too, that were not sick, for it was easy for some fellows
in each company to imagine themselves sick when there
was a prospect of any severe work. How ludicrous some
of them would look, when they came up in response to
the sick-call, with woe-begone faces that could not but
melt the stony heart of the surgeon ! And, what was
worse, these "hospital bummers" kept many an honest
soldier away from the hospital who ought to have been
there, but who would rather suffer in his tent than seek
hospital relief in such company. The surgeons, as a
rule,- were pretty sharp on these "bummers," but occa
sionally they were gulled by them. One rather extraor
dinary case of "gulling" is here recalled: A fellow in
our state enlisted four or five times, and got a good
bounty each time. He would not be in the service more
than two months 'before getting discharged on account
of "fits." As he never had "fits" after the war closed,
he was once asked why he was not now troubled with
donsville, and Stuart's division of cavalry was about that time on the
lookout at or near Fredericksburg. The course of events rendered it
necessary to bring the Union forces together. Those forces, when
united, were to be under the command of General Pope. It was deter
mined by the authorities at Washington to move Burnside's force to
Acquia Creek and Fredericksburg, and McClellan's Army of the Potomac
from the Peninsula to points within striking distance. On the 31st of
July, General Burnside returned from Washington— where he had been
in consultation — to Newport News, " prepared to carry out his part of
the contemplated movements with all needful promptitude." Accord
ingly, his thirteen thousand men were at once put in readiness to sail
for the destined point whence they were to cooperate with the Army of
Virginia. — Editor.

62 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
them. He replied that his "fits" were what might be
called "will fits," since they came and went at will, with
a little piece of hard soap in the mouth. Some one
expressing a desire to witness an attack of that kind of
"fits," the fellow proceeded "to have one," and thus
show how to fool the doctors. Putting a small piece of
hard soap into his mouth, he rolled up his eyes, stag
gered, fell, and went into terrible convulsions, frothing
at the mouth all the time, till the spectators became
frightened. Just then a country doctor came driving
along, and seeing the crowd, reined up. Some one said
to him, " We have a sick man here." Jumping out, he
looked at the fellow a moment, and said, "He is in a
fit ; get him into the house as soon as you can." But,
before he could be lifted and removed, a " veteran," who
had seen it all, hastily bringing a pail of cold water,
dashed it into the fellow's face, frothy with soap suds, and
never did one come out of a fit quicker than he. The
physician, having heard the bummer's cool explanation, —
" Doctor, that was one of those ' will fits' we chaps used
to have in the army," — rode away amid the laughing
shouts of the crowd. As has been said, this fellow had
played this four or five times on the examining surgeons,
and got a good bounty on each trick.
On the 2d of August we went aboard transports, and
dropping down to Fortress Monroe, anchored for the
night. Some said we were going up the James river ;
others, that we were going up the Potomac. The next
morning we steered northward, and proceeded up the
Potomac as far as Washington's birthplace, where we
anchored over night. On the next day (August 4) , late
in the afternoon, we landed at Acquia Creek, and taking
freight and platform cars for Falmouth, arrived there late

IN THE NINTH ARMY CORPS. 63
at night, and bivouacked beside the railroad, near a very
large spring. It is said that Washington with his army
bivouacked here, and drank of the sweet waters of the
spring. Our division went into camp on a rise of ground oppo
site Fredericksburg, and near the railroad. It was a
beautiful location for a camp. We remained here sev
eral days, enjoying the change very much. We could
get all kinds of fruit and vegetables, chickens, eggs,
etc., at moderate prices. Our pockets were well filled
with bogus " Confederate currency," printed in Philadel
phia, new and crisp, and which was more readily taken
by the natives (who were all Southern sympathizers)
than gold and silver. They believed it to be genuine
Confederate money, and, in fact, none but experts could
detect the difference. With a plenty of this cheap money
in their pockets, the boys could live high while the farm
produce held out. One of the boys bought a span of
mules and an old wagon with this bogus currency, but
before we left, the seller got wind that the money was
not "all right," and demanded his mules. He went to
the general about them, and it is probable that he got
them back, for our authorities at that time were not in
clined to take anything from the Southern people with
out paying in full. A year later they changed their
minds somewhat in that respect.1
1 While in camp, the writer visited the city of Fredericksburg, and
went upon the heights beyond it and into the cemetery where the
mother of Washington was buried. The monument at her grave was
considerably defaced, which vandalism was attributed to rebel cavalry
that had encamped near there the winter before. Little did the writer
then think that those heights and that cemetery would the next winter
become one of the bloodiest battle-fields of the war, and the last resting-
place of so many of the brave sons of the North.

64 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
It may be added, that while we were in this camp,
Rev. John A. Hamilton, of Keene, N. H., who had re
cently been appointed chaplain upon the recommenda
tion of Colonel Griffin, joined the regiment. He proved
to be an excellent man for the place, and one of the most
judicious and efficient chaplains in the army, always
plucky, and present for duty on the battle-field caring
for the wounded, and in the hospitals looking after the
interests of the suffering ones.
On the afternoon of August 12 we started,1 in light
marching order, for Bealeton Station, on the Alexandria
& Gordonsville Railroad.2 We marched till late at night,
!The next day (August 13), late in the evening, the steamer West
Point, carrying some two hundred and fifty of the sick and convalescent
of the Ninth Army Corps from Newport News to Alexandria and Wash
ington, collided and sank, with the loss of nearly half of those on
board. Among the passengers were some belonging to the Sixth New
Hampshire, with their wives and children. The account of this disas
ter, given by Sergeant C. L. Parker, will be found at the end of this
chapter. — Editor .
2 General Reno's division was now on its way to join the Army of
Virginia, which was attempting to hold the line of the Rappahannock
against the Confederates feeling their way northward. On the 9th of
August, a strong force under Stonewall Jackson had struck a portion
of Pope's army, under the immediate command of General Banks, at
Cedar Mountain, eight miles south of Culpeper. After that engage
ment, Jackson had withdrawn to a position south of the Rapidan, near
Gordonsville, where he was joined on the 13th of August by General
Lee, with other forces. Soon the northward movement was resumed,
which compelled Pope to fall back from Culpeper over the Rappahan
nock. The "distant boom of cannon " and the "firing in the distance,"'
mentioned in the text further on as having been heard by Reno's Divi
sion on its way to Culpeper, may have come from skirmishes that fol
lowed the battle of Cedar Mountain, or from Buford's pursuit, with cav
alry and artillery, when Jackson, about the 12th of August, withdrew
over the Rapidan. — Editor.

WITH THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA. 65
and bivouacked beside the road. We posted pickets,
and had just got nicely settled for a nap when bang went
one of the pickets' muskets. Every man was on his feet
in an instant, and orders to fall in were heard on all
sides. The officers of the day went forward to learn the
cause of the shot, and found that one of the pickets had
accidentally discharged his rifle while fooling with it,
and thus disturbed the whole division. Some of the boys
said naughty words instead of their prayers, when they
lay down again for a short nap.
At early dawn of the 13th, after partaking of coffee
and hard-tack, we were on the march again. We ar
rived at Bealeton Station about noon, and in the after
noon started south for Culpeper. It was reported that
General Pope was pushing the enemy hard just beyond
Culpeper, and we made a forced march that night to
reinforce him. We could hear the distant boom of can
non as we moved southward at a lively pace. As night
drew near, the clouds thickened ; and by the time dark
ness had shut in, the rain came steadily down, and the
clay roads of Virginia were soon like a mortar bed.
Nothing will take the fun and vim out of a soldier
quicker than rain and mud. The boys had been full of
jokes, story-telling, and laughter before the rain came-
on, but within an hour or two afterwards their words
were few and not altogether of the merry sort. About
midnight our guides lost their way, and we halted in
the woods, while the rain poured down and the mud was
almost over our shoes. As we could not lie down in the
deep mud, many of us leaned against the trees. The
writer, however, took from a fence near by three of the
straightest rails he could find, and, laying them side by
side, used them for a bed. Captain Goodwin, who was
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always on hand when anything good was to be had,
coming along, planted his three hundred pounds on one
end of the rail bed, with the result that it sank to a level
with the mud. After all, however, it was somewhat bet
ter than a bed in the mud without rails. The boys soon
started little fires ; then the fence-rails began to come in
faster, and the fires increased till it looked more cheerful.
Pipes and tobacco were plenty, and many a soldier found
solace therein. About 3 A. m. (August 14) our guides
found their bearings, and the rain held up. Orders to
fall in and move forward were given, and we marched
on without stopping for breakfast, for it was reported that
General Pope wanted our assistance just beyond Cul
peper, where he was engaged with the enemy. We could
hear firing in the distance in the clear air of the morning.
We arrived at Culpeper about seven o'clock A. m.,
and having halted and taken a hasty breakfast, moved
on. Rumor said that Pope had been defeated at Cedar
Mountain. Jackson's "Iron Brigade" had been encoun
tered there. We met some of the wounded coming back
on stretchers and in ambulances. We made a rapid march
to Cedar Hollow that day, and the next morning (August
15) we moved to the left and east of Cedar Mountain,
'toward Kelly's Ford.1 At night we could see in the
south a rebel signal station on a high hill about two miles
distant. Signalling with colored lights was going on.
Early in the morning a few men were detailed to capture
the station. On reaching it, they found only two men.
These they brought in with the signal flag and lights.
As the enemy began to crowd hard upon General
Pope, he deemed it advisable to fall back behind the
Rappahannock, north of Culpeper, and sent our brig-
1 On the Rappahannock, and the enemy's most available crossing place.

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ade1 east, to hinder the rebels from crossing at Kelly's
Ford, and thus getting in the rear of our forces.2 It soon
became evident that the whole of General Lee's army
was moving northward. Stationed on high ground, we
could see, far to the south-west, clouds of dust rising all
along every road, indicating the northward movement of
large bodies of troops. We had some skirmishing with
the enemy across the river, and some of our brigade
while out on the front were captured, and several were
killed or wounded. Our orders forbade all foraging
while we were doing picket duty along the river. We
were not allowed even to pick the green apples as we
passed through the orchards. Some, however, had green-
apple sauce, orders or no orders, and one of the boys of
Company B (H. Moody) also captured a quarter of fresh
beef from some remote corner, and sent a piece of it up
to the colonel's tent, to be eaten, it is presumed, without
superfluous questions as to whence it came.
1 The subsequent marchings, prior to the battle of the 29th of August,
as recorded in the text, are especially those of the first brigade of Reno's
division, to which the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment belonged. The
division operated in detachments. — Editor.
2 This movement disconcerted Lee's plan, which was to cross the
Rapidan so as to flank Pope's left, and thus get between him and the
Potomac, while also striking him at Culpeper before he could be re
inforced by McClellan's army, now returning from the Peninsula. But
when Lee, on the 20th of August, crossed the Rapidan in force, he
found Pope strongly posted beyond the Rappahannock, with Beverly's
and Kelly's fords, where he and Jackson would fain have crossed, amply
guarded. The attempt to turn Pope's left was given up for the more
successful one of turning his right, by sending Jackson off northward,
far to the right and rear of the Union army, and letting Longstreet re
main in front with thirty thousand men to occupy Pope's attention and
to engage him on occasion. Jackson's " raid around Pope" commenced
August 25. — Editor.

68 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On the 23d1 we were ordered to move up the river to
Rappahannock Station, other troops having come from
Falmouth to take our place at the ford. The enemy was
pressing hard at the point to which we were ordered,
and on the morning of the 24th he tried to cross the river,
but our troops made a stubborn fight, held the ford, and
burned the bridge. The enemy's loss was heavy for so
short a fight, and as he could not effect a crossing there, he
moved up the west bank of the river, while we marched
along the east bank. The opposing forces often came
in sight of each other, when straightway a fire of artil
lery and musketry would be opened. At every ford the
enemy would try to cross, but he always found the
Yankee there to dispute the passage.
On the afternoon of the 25th we were struck in our
northward march by a fearful thunder-storm. We halted
for the shower to pass over, with the ambulances and the
baggage and ammunition wagons all around us. The
drivers, as usual, were sitting on the mules. Just as the
1 At this time Pope's effective force, weakened as his army had been
by fighting and forced marching, did not exceed 40,000 men. Reno's
corps, including his own division and that of Stevens, of both of which
he now had the chief command, had shrunk from 8,000 to 7,000.
McClellan's troops returning from the Peninsula were discouragingly
slow in coming to the help of Pope. The whole Confederate army was
confronting him, and, overlapping him to the northward, was attempt
ing to cross the river beyond his right, while he, in obedience to the
orders of General Halleck, commander-in-chief, felt compelled to hold
the line of the Rappahannock. On the 23d of August he massed his
army in the neighborhood of Rappahannock Station, and, among other
movements, ordered General Sigel to march his corps, supported by
Banks and Reno, upon Sulphur Springs and beyond. Of the support
ing force was the first brigade of Reno's division containing the Sixth
New Hampshire Regiment. — Editor.

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rain began to hold up a little, there came a fearful flash
of lightning, striking a negro who drove an ammunition
wagon and knocking him and his mules all in a heap.
The mules soon got upon their feet, shook themselves,
and were all right again, but not so was it with the col
ored driver : he was found stone dead. Ever after that
it was a saying with the boys, that "lightning could not
kill a mule, for they had seen it tried." But had the bolt
struck the ammunition wagon itself, few of us nearest
that vehicle would have lived to joke about the mules.
After the shower we moved on, and that nighi got lost.
It was so dark that we could not see our file leaders, and
we had to halt. The country was new to all the general
officers and their aides, and it was late in the night be
fore we got started again. We had been kept all the
time in readiness to move at a moment's notice, and so
we got no rest. It was learned the next morning that
we had come very near running spank into the enemy.
We moved on to White. Sulphur Springs, and there en
camped on the side of a hill overlooking the large hotel
and its grounds. That evening the hotel from some
unknown cause took fire, and afforded us a brilliant
light by which to eat our supper.
Early the next morning (August 27) we were again
on our way, and marched through Warrenton city.
About 11 A. m., a staff officer came riding after us at
full speed, with orders to face about and march toward
Warrenton Junction, for the enemy had made a raid in
the night upon the railroad in that vicinity, capturing
trains and doing other mischief.1 While we were push-
1This was the work of Stonewall Jackson, who, on the 25th of
August, had started upon his raid around the right of Pope's army as it
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70 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
ing on in obedience to orders, the Second New Hamp
shire Regiment, with other troops of General Hooker's
command, had a brush with the raiders in the afternoon.
We were tired fellows when we reached the railroad
that night, having marched double-quick most of the
way, and under a very hot sun.
The next day (August 28) we proceeded up the rail
road towards Manassas Junction and Centreville, and
encamped at night in a field just west of the railroad.
Run mountains, hastened to Gainesville, and thence to Bristoe station
on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, where he arrived at evening twi
light of August 26. Without delay, Stuart, who had joined him with
cavalry, was dispatched to Manassas Junction, which he captured at
midnight, while Jackson remained to do what mischief he could at Bris
toe and in the vicinity. So unexpected was this formidable appearance
of the enemy in the rear of Pope's army and between it and Washing
ton, that two trains came up the railroad to Bristoe all unconscious of
danger, and were captured. But Jackson was aware of his own peril
ous position in being so far away from the remainder of the Confederate
army, the van of which, under Longstreet, was still beyond the Bull
Run mountains. The wary raider did not remain long in one place.
He was soon off for Manassas Junction, leaving Ewell at or near Bris
toe. The latter, repulsed in the afternoon of the 27th in a sharp
engagement at Kettle Run with General Hooker's division — recently
arrived from the Peninsula, and containing the Second New Hampshire
Regiment — hastily retired to Manassas to join Jackson. Early on the
morning of the 28th, Jackson's forces left Manassas, hastening by three
northward routes, one of which was through Centreville, to reach a
position favorable for junction with the remainder of the army, advanc
ing with Longstreet and Lee by way of Thoroughfare Gap. That .posi
tion was found near the old battlefield of Bull Run. This unexpected
raid rendered necessary a sudden change in Pope's plan of operations.
He acted promptly in attempting to meet the emergency, rapidly mov
ing his forces eastward to close about the enemy, from Gainesville on
the south-west to Centreville on the north-east, and wheeling them till
they faced westward, confronting the foe in his chosen position. — Ed.

WITH THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA. 7 1
We had met the Second New Hampshire Regiment that
day for the first time since we had come to the front,
and had a pleasant chat with those we knew. That
evening Colonel Griffin called the officers to his head
quarters, and informed them that it was expected we
should have a general battle on the morrow, for the
opposing armies were so situated that it was almost im
possible for Lee to move without bringing on an engage
ment, and the indications were that there would be a
hard fight, and we must govern ourselves accordingly.
Thus told the night before that we were on the mor
row to go into a hard battle, some of us talked it over
with our "tent mates," and we speculated together about
the result of the coming encounter. When we had lain
down for the night, thoughts and feelings of tender so
lemnity came to us. We remembered the dear ones left
at home, whom we, perhaps, were never to see again.
The mind recurred to boyhood days, when we played
with brothers and sisters, or went with them to school.
In the frowning present, how smiling seemed the past !
But from that past, the sharp crack of the picket's rifle
rudely brought us back to the present, — even to this our
last night, for all we knew, of earthly life, since many a
brave boy must fall to-morrow in his country's holy
cause. It should, however, be said that all men were not
affected alike in the prospect of an impending battle.
While some became thoughtful and silent, others became
jovial, and sometimes rough and boisterous, as if boiling
over with animal spirits. But these peculiarities were
not a sure indication of conduct in battle, for the silent
boys, who might at the first shot, or in anticipation of it,
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72 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
"Forward" came, quite as readily stepping forth toward
the enemy, as were their more cheerful and noisily defi
ant comrades, and, when fairly in the fight, proved
themselves as brave as the bravest. Then, again, esti
mates of bravery, made when a company or regiment
was formed, were often corrected by the test of the battle
field. Here, for instance, would be a big, boisterous
six-footer, carrying a long dirk-knife, and bragging how
he would like to go into a fight and " string the d — d
rebels on his arm," who, at the very first shot from the
enemy, would be found skulking behind a log or tree,
or deserting in his first battle if not closely watched by
his officers. There, again, would be a pale, slender,
unassuming youth, whom the boys called "Mother's
apron-strings," and of whom but little was expected,
but who, when he got to the front, did not play sick or
shirk in any other way, was always ready for picket-duty,
and on the battle-field was steadfast in the thickest of the
fight, and among the most reluctant to retreat. The
writer will add in this connection, that he never, while
in the service, saw more than one or two men who did
not manifest more or less fear when in battle ; but this
fear was not cowardice. The boys of Company B will
remember one George Smith, whom they nicknamed
"Satan." He did not fear "God, man, or the devil,"
and seemed to be in his element when in a fight. In the
battle of Bull Run, while the Mini6 bullets were shower
ing upon us like hail, he stopped firing, and shouted,
" Say, you d — d rebels, can't you stop firing long enough
for a fellow to take a chew of tobacco?" At the same
time, thrusting his hand into his pocket, he drew forth a
plug, and, taking a big quid, went on firing as coolly as
though he were hoeing corn.

LOSS OF THE WEST POINT. 73

Boss of tfy TXte0* (point

When the Ninth Army Corps left Newport News to
go to the help of the Army of Virginia, all its sick were
sent to the hospitals. It was soon decided to send them
by boat up the Potomac to Alexandria and Washington.
So on the 13th of August, all the sick and convalescent,
about two hundred and fifty, were put upon the steamer
West Point. Some members of the Sixth New Hamp
shire Regiment were of the number, among whom were
Lieutenant-Colonel Scott and Sergeant C. L. Parker.'
The wives of Lieutenant-Colonel Scott, Major O. G.
Dort, and Captain John A. Cummings, with the Major's
little son, four or five years old, were also of the party.
Sergeant (afterwards Lieutenant) Parker gives the fol
lowing account of the disaster which befell the West
Point :
"We left Newport News on that beautiful morning of
August 13, 1862, and had a fine passage down the bay
past Fortress Monroe and up into the Potomac, and
were all anticipating a safe and pleasant trip. Many of
the sick had retired early, and nearly all were in their
state-rooms, when, all of a sudden, about nine o'clock in
the evening we were startled by a fearful crash and
shock. The men rushed from their state-rooms, and
all was confusion. We had collided with the steamer
George Peabody, a larger boat than ours, which was
coming down the river with scarcely any lading, having
been up with troops and supplies. Our boat had struck
her just in front of her wheel-house, damaging her wheel
so that she could not move ; she therefore floated help
lessly down the river, with a large hole in her side, but
above the water-line, thanks to the light lading.

74 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
" The scene which followed cannot be described. We
found that our boat was fast filling with water, as the
bow had been split quite open by the force of the colli
sion. We supposed at first that the West Point was not
so badly damaged as the George Peabody; but it proved
otherwise, and we expected the captain of our boat
would run her ashore, which was about half a mile
distant, or at least ground her as near the shore as pos
sible. But our feelings can hardly be imagined when
we saw the captain, pilot, and crew pulling from the
steamer, safely seated in one of her two small boats, —
the other being left for the rest of us, numbering more
than two hundred ! Had this happened a little later in
the war, there would have been a dead captain and pilot
in that boat before they had got far from the steamer.
"As we were now left wholly to our fate, we got the
ladies and children upon the upper deck, and then tried
to lower the remaining boat, in which to put them ; but in
the haste and confusion the boat was lost, and escape
seemed hopeless. Mrs. Dort, in great distress, had
called me from the lower cabin to her berth, to help
dress her -little boy. I rendered the requested aid, and
helped her and the child upon the hurricane deck. We
were all the time floating down the river, and as the for
ward part of the boat was now under water, we all tried
to get upon the hurricane deck. This broke down under
such a weight, and nearly all were plunged into the
water. Many floated off and sank ; others secured
broken boards and pieces of the wreck, and floated as
long as they could hold on. Some, however, drifted
ashore, or were picked up by passing boats. When the
deck broke down, Lieutenant-Colonel Scott was sepa
rated from the ladies, but before morning he was taken

LOSS OF THE WEST POINT. 75
from the wreck, having held to the iron rods connecting
with the tops of the smoke-stack, which remained out of
water after the boat sank. A surgeon of a Michigan
regiment and myself got the ladies to the highest point
of the broken deck, which was fast sinking. I heard
the surgeon tell the ladies he would do his best to save
them, and I think he did, for as he was drowned and
was found two days later far down the river with one of
the ladies holding fast to him, it is evident that he kept
his promise. While trying to reach a higher point and
assist the ladies to it, I was seized by a drowning com
rade, and went down into the deep water. When I got
clear of him, I was at some distance from the boat and
never saw the ladies or children again. I commenced
swimming for the nearest shore, but as I was very weak
from recent sickness, my strength soon failed, and I
turned back in hopes of finding something to cling to,
as the boat had made its last plunge and gone to the
bottom. The water was full of struggling humanity,
and such cries for help may I never hear again ! Those
who could not swim, or who did not get something on
which to float, soon disappeared beneath the water.
"When I came up to the wreck, I found a few clinging
to the smoke-stack and connecting rods. Having suc
ceeded in grasping one of the rods with one hand, I held
on with the rest till late in the night, when a schooner
came along and took us all off. We were afterwards
transferred to the George Peabody. Some escaped by
the simplest means. One soldier, and a colored woman
belonging to the boat, were saved by a water-pail turned
bottom up, which they held to between them, thus keep
ing their heads above water. George Smith and Hiram
Pool, of the Sixth, escaped by clinging to a door.

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Others found like desperate chances fortunate ones.
One hundred and twenty were drowned, including all
the ladies and the major's little boy. And it is sad to be
compelled to say that all this loss of life might have been
saved, had the captain and pilot stayed by the boat and
run her ashore, as they had ample time to do before she
went down on that calm, clear night. It was the opinion
of the boys that the captain and pilot were full-fledged
rebels and that they ran against the other boat on pur
pose, for it was a perfectly clear evening, and any one
on deck could not have failed to see the other boat
approaching, even if it had had no lights out; while the
fact that they deserted at once the sinking boat not only
proves criminal delinquency, but strongly tends to prove
the basest disloyalty. A court of inquiry was held, but
it was managed like most of such courts, and I am sorry
to say that both the captain and pilot escaped punish
ment. Had Lieutenant-Colonel Scott, or somebody else,
shot them on the instant they were seen deserting the
disabled steamer, he would have served them right, and
his country well."

CHAPTER VII.
SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN— CHANTILLY— RETREAT
TO THE DEFENCES OF WASHINGTON.
On the 29th of August, Pope's retreating army found
itself confronted by the whole rebel force.1 In the morn
ing the order came to "fall in," and we moved on
toward the "Old Bull Run" battle-field. The hot sun
and dusty roads made disagreeable marching. About
nine o'clock we noticed that the firing increased, and
some two miles to the west we could see the smoke of
battle. All the roads leading to the battle-field were full
of troops, artillery, ammunition wagons, and ambulances.
1 Stonewall Jackson had arranged his forces facing eastward, along
and hear the cut of an unfinished railroad, with thick woods at hand,
affording shelter for the troops. His line of battle extended along this
excavation, from the Warrenton turnpike northward nearly to Sudley
Ford, the right resting near the former, the left near the latter. The
first division of Jackson's corps, under the immediate command of
General Starke, held the right; the third (Ewell's), the centre; the
second (A. P. Hill's), the left. Longstreet's corps arrived in course
of the day, and supported the right. The Union line, as it was formed
by forces coming in from various points at different times, confronted
the Confederate position. Sigel's corps was on its left and left-centre ;
Kearney's division of Heintzelman's corps, on its right ; Hooker's
division of the same corps, with a portion of Reno's command — includ
ing the first and second brigades of the second division of the Ninth
corps — on its right centre. The left was supported, during a part of
the day, by Reynold's division and McDowell's corps. Sigel's corps,
early in the morning, began the battle, which continued all day, and in
which the other troops engaged as they came upon the field. — Editor.

78 SIXTH NE W HAMPSHIRE.
As we neared the battle-field the contest seemed to in
crease in fury, with only an occasional lull of a few
minutes. Soon the wounded began to be brought back
in large numbers. This sight is one of the saddest in
war experience. It is not inspiriting to the soldier
going into battle, to meet his fellows being carried to
the rear, with forms torn by shot and shell, and often
mangled in hideous and ghastly disfigurement. But
this we were obliged to see as we moved on, knowing
that soon some of us would be borne to the rear in a like
condition. Such sights were enough to make the stout
est and bravest nian look pale.
We arrived on the field under the fire of the enemy
about n A. m., and filed up into a position at the right of
the road, north-easterly of the "stone house,"1 and lay
down on the grass to rest. The shot and shell came
over and beyond us, and we could see a portion of the
battle. The heaviest fighting seemed to be in the woods,
over the hill, in our front. We expected to be called
upon to go in at any moment ; and they were no pleas
ant thoughts that occupied our minds while we lay there
nibbling hard-tack, watching the progress of the battle,
and seeing the wounded carried to the rear. Regiment
after regiment came up, and moved off to the south of
us. Among the other troops were seen the New York
Zouaves with their red, bag-like pantaloons, the Penn
sylvania Bucktails, and the Philadelphia Grays. From
our position we could see all the movements of the
troops till they went over the hill into the battle.
1 A prominent landmark in both battles of Bull Run, standing at the
crossing of the Warrenton turnpike and the Sudley road. General
Pope's head-quarters were not far from it, in a north-easterly direction.
— Editor.

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While we lay there, Colonel Griffin came along, and
said, "This is where we had our first Bull Run bat
tle." He and Captain Goodwin pointed out the posi
tion of some of our troops in that battle, and where
the Blackhorse Cavalry charged the New York Zouaves,
with which latter command the captain was then con
nected. About 1 :30 p. m., we received orders to fall in and
move up nearer the front. We marched over the hill,
or rise of ground, down towards the woods to the west,
in which quarter had been most of the hard fighting.
Here we were ordered to take off our knapsacks and to
put them in piles by companies, leaving a few men to
guard them. We knew this meant that our time was at
hand to "go in," as the boys called it. We never saw
our "trunks" again, for when our forces were defeated
and driven back, the "Johnnies" occupied the ground
and captured our valuables. Most of the boys had
things of value packed away in their " beehives," and
while they did not care a fig for the knapsacks, they did
miss the contents very much. When we had " unslung
knapsacks" and were in fighting trim, about 2:30
o'clock, our brigade was formed in line, some fifteen or
twenty rods from the woods, facing the west, with the
Second Maryland Regiment on the right, the Forty-
Eighth Pennsylvania on the left, and our regiment in
the centre.
The order was given by Colonel Nagle (after the bat
tle promoted to general), commanding the brigade, to
"move forward and clear the woods of the rebels." It
was not a very definite order; but we moved at the
word, sending in advance a few skirmishers, upon
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fire. They fell back into the ranks, and the firing be
came brisk. The enemy had wisely chosen their fight
ing ground. The bushes were thick, and as we were
facing the west the rays of the afternoon sun, coming
through the trees, shone directly into our faces, so that
we could see but a short distance ahead, while the rebels
had a good view of us and all our movements. But
they fell back as we pressed forward, firing as fast as
we could and as often as we could get a sight at the
"gray-backs." We felt that we were driving them;
but perhaps we hurried too much, and therefore did less
execution than we should have done had we moved
more slowly. Suddenly we received a terrific volley,
which seemed to come from the ground just in front of
us. The colonel ordered us to charge, which we did
with a will, and came out upon the brink of a railroad
cut, with a clearing and bushes beyond, in which the
rebels had taken position, the embankment making a
good breastwork for them. We poured into them such
a volley that they got out of their hiding-place on the
double-quick, and retreated to the clearing and woods
beyond.1 From the course of the railroad cut and that
of our march the left of our regiment had struck the cut
first. We moved into and across it, supposing that the
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania was on our left all the time,.
but, to our surprise, that regiment was not to be seen.
Soon the shots came thick from the bushes to the left,
and some of the boys thought at first that the Forty-
1 As the writer was at this moment wounded and helped to the rear
by one of his men (I. E. Woodward), the further description of the
fight will be given from facts furnished by those who remained in it to
the close. What has thus far been described took place at the left of
the regiment, where the writer's company was.

SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN. 8 1
eighth was firing into us by mistake. Straightway, how
ever, they saw the "gray-backs" running through the
bushes on the bank, and fell back across the track. As
they could see a whole line of rebels coming down upon
them from still further to the left, those of them who
could moved northward along the cut through the bushes
towards the right of the regiment. Adjutant Bixby and
Lieutenant Emerson were captured here on the left, and
Lieutenant Thomas Moore of Company I, and J. Pres-
cott of Company D, were killed.
It seems that as we advanced through the woods and
got fully into the fight, and about the time our left
went down into the railroad cut, the Forty-eighth Penn
sylvania fell back, and moving to the right and rear of
our regiment, exposed our left to the enemy that was
following up the Forty-eighth. This is one reason why
our left suffered so much. Had that regiment held its
ground with the Sixth New Hampshire, we should have
lost no men as prisoners, and comparatively few in killed
and wounded. As it was, however, before our left com
panies were aware of it, the rebels were in their rear
pouring in a destructive fire, and they could do nothing
better than to run or surrender. Few, however, were
captured, but many were killed between the two fires.
The dead and wounded lay thickest at this point, for the
enemy had a fair, raking fire on us from the front and
left. While our left was thus being doubled up and broken,
the right and centre were having a desperate fight, and
were pushing the enemy over the railroad track. At last
the shots began to come so fast from the left that Colonel
Griffin supposed they came from the Forty-eighth Penn
sylvania, the bushes and smoke being so thick that one

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could see but a few rods. So he took the flag, and,
mounting the embankment, waved it. But he received
a murderous volley that convinced him that the stars
and stripes had ho friends in that quarter. Knowing
now that by some means the rebels were getting into his
rear, he ordered the regiment to retreat to the right;
whereupon every man not killed or wounded took to the
woods and to the rear as fast as his legs would carry
him. The enemy, quick to see the change, redoubled
fire, and, closing in, would, but for the underbrush, have
killed or captured the whole regiment. Our largest loss
was on and near the brink of the railroad cut, and all our
dead and wounded fell into the hands of the enemy. As
the regiment, or what was left of it, retreated through
the woods, it came out into the field to the north of the
point whence it had gone in. As it came out and gath
ered around the flag, it was a sorry-looking handful of
men. Eagerly they looked toward the woods, hoping
that others had escaped and would join them, but only a
few stragglers who had gone farther north came in.1
On calling the roll, it was found that of the four hun
dred and fifty who went into the fight two hundred and
ten were to be counted as our loss — nearly one half
our number! The loss, in detail, was, — killed, fifty;
wounded, one hundred and thirty ; missing, thirty.2
Most of the missing were killed, or died of their wounds
on the battle-field. But few of them ever reached the
rebel prison-pens. Of the twenty officers who went into
the fight, five were killed, six wounded, and two cap-
1 Incidents of the battle, with other interesting matter, will be found
at the end of the chapter.
2 The brigade's loss, as given in ' ' Battles and Leaders of the Civil War "
(p. 499), was, — killed, 76; wounded, 259; missing, 183; — total, 518.

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tured. Those killed were Lieutenants Ames, Moore,
Prescott, and Muchmore ; the wounded were Captains
Pearson and Ela, and Lieutenants Fuller (mortally),
Hayes, Adams, Jackman, and Titcomb. Adjutant Bixby
and Lieutenant Emerson were, as has already been men
tioned, taken prisoners. Lieutenant Adams was so se
verely wounded that he never returned to the regiment,
and now sleeps in an honored grave among the Cheshire
hills.1 That night what was left of the regiment moved back
to a position very near that occupied at noon, and a little
to the north and east of the place whence it had gone
into the fight. There the Sixth lay, with orders to hold
itself in readiness to move at call, and no sadder night
1The Second brigade of Reno's command was, during the bloody
encounter, supporting a battery not far away, and saw the First march
into and out of " the jaws of death." An officer in that brigade thus
describes the scene : ' ' For about an hour nothing more was attempted ;
then our brigade took position in support of twenty pieces of artillery
on the ridge close by, and our first brigade (the Forty-eighth Pennsyl
vania, Second Maryland, and Sixth New Hampshire regiments) was
taken to enter the shades of the woods in our front, now quiet as death.
General Pope's staff officers were encouraging the men with, — ' Porter is
in their rear ; you '11 hear his guns in a minute ! Fight sharp, boys,
and you 've got 'em sure ! ' The brigade soon disappeared in the
woods, under the command of General Reno, to assault in connection
with some of General Hooker's men. Long minutes of anxious expec
tation followed, then a few scattered shots, and then a long, rolling
volley, in which every man seemed to have taken his own time to aim
after the order to fire was given. We knew by the sound that it came
from the heavily charged rebel smooth-bores ; then our rifles came in,
and confused shouts, yells, and musketry followed. Our noble boys
are coming back broken and shattered, and, good God, how few of
them are left ! " (History of the Twenty-first Massachusetts Regiment,
p. 143.) — Editor.

84 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
did it ever pass than that of August 29, 1862. 1 This
battle was the most disastrous to the regiment of any in
which it ever participated. That participation was meas
ured by minutes, but the very brevity of the encounter
attests its terrific and deadly intensity. Indeed, our regi
ment never fully recovered from the terrible loss suffered
here. Although our ranks were afterwards partially
filled, yet we had lost many of our best men, and their
places could not easily be filled. We had, however, the
proud consciousness of having done our duty well. We
received, too, the gratifying commendation of Generals
Reno and Burnside, .both of whom made particular men
tion of the Sixth in this battle.2
1 That night, too, the Second New Hampshire Regiment rested on the
very spot where its line had been formed more than a year before, in
the first battle of Bull Run. In this, its second battle on the ill-omened
field, it suffered heavily. Upon the arrival of Hooker's division in the
forenoon, Grover's brigade, to which the regiment belonged, was tem
porarily assigned to Sigel's command. Later in the day the brigade,
numbering 1,500, made a vigorous charge upon Jackson's centre over
the railroad embankment, and lost in twenty minutes of gallant but
finally ineffectual fighting 486 men. Its loss was more than one third
of its number, and included among the killed or wounded ten of its
twenty-one commissioned officers. — Editor.
2 To illustrate the esteem in which the Sixth was held, it may here
be added that the writer was told by a staff officer of General Reno that
the latter declared he felt perfectly safe when the Sixth New Hampshire
was in the front, for it would never retreat till it had done some smart
fighting. When the writer was on General Nagle's staff, and we were
in front of the enemy one night, the general was heard to ask, " What
regiment is doing picket duty to-night? " and received from his adjutant-
general the reply, — "The Sixth New Hampshire : we are all right,
general." On another occasion, when we were going into battle with
our brigade, an officer of another regiment, that had not been in the
service so long as ours, was heard to say to his men, — "Do n't you run

SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN. 85
On the 30th of August1 our regiment and brigade did
not do much fighting, but acted as a support to the second
till you see the Sixth New Hampshire run ; but when you see that regi
ment retreating, you may do likewise."
1 On the afternoon of August 29 the combined efforts of the forces of
Kearny, Hooker, and Reno had driven back the enemy's left nearly a
mile, doubling it upon the centre, and had those operations been sec
onded by Fitz-John Porter's corps against the enemy's right, as General
Pope had ordered and expected, it seems probable that the result would
have been a Confederate defeat. Whatever may have been the cause
or motive of Porter's conduct, his inaction stands in striking contrast
with the activity of Longstreet, who, arriving with reinforcements for
Jackson, effectively helped to hinder Union success. As it was, how
ever, — as General Pope has said (in "Battles and Leaders of the Civil
War," p. 485), — "when the battle ceased on the 29th of August, we
were in possession of the field on our right, and occupied on our left
the position held early in the day." During the night the Confederates
were reinforced, and, in making preparations to attack the Union left,
withdrew from positions formerly occupied, thus creating the impression
in the Union lines that they were retreating. General Pope says {Ibid.
pp. 485, 486), — " On the morning of the 30th, our troops, who had been
marching and fighting almost continuously for many clays, were greatly
exhausted. They had had little to eat for two days, and the artillery
and cavalry horses had been in harness and under the saddle for ten
days, and had been almost out of forage for the last two days. On the
28th I had telegraphed General Halleck our condition ; but
about daylight on the 30th I received a note from General Franklin,
written by direction of General McClellan, informing me that rations
and forage would be loaded into the available wagons and cars at Alex
andria as soon as I should send back a cavalry escort to guard the
trains. Such a letter, when we were fighting the enemy and when
Alexandria was full of troops, needs no comment. ... It was not
until I received this letter that I began to be hopeless of any successful
issue to our operations ; but I felt it to be my duty, notwithstanding
the broken-down condition of the forces under my command, to hold
my position. ... I determined again to give battle to the enemy,
and delay as long as possible his farther advance toward Washington."

86 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
brigade of the second division of our corps, and were
double-quicked several times across the battle-field to
support other troops. The men of the Ninth Corps did
good service that day, and General Pope acknowledged
that they saved the left wing of his army. Posted with
Graham's battery on a hill, they did effective work in the
afternoon. Three desperate charges were made upon
their position, which were all repulsed with heavy loss
to the assailants.1
The writer well remembers that afternoon, for, with
hundreds of other wounded, he was lying on the ground,
under some wide-spreading oaks, near Bull Run creek,
where we had been brought the day before, and
could now hear the battle as it raged in all its fury.
About 3 p. m., a general's aide came riding up, and
told the surgeons to get the wounded farther back, if
possible, for they were within reach of the enemy's
shells. No sooner, indeed, had he said this than the
The Confederates carried out their plan of concentrating their efforts
against the Union left, and there a fierce and bloody struggle went on
during the day, with variations of fortune, but with the final result of
Union repulse. During the ensuing night, General Pope withdrew his
army "across Bull Run to the heights of Centreville." — Editor.
1 Reno's second brigade, comprising the Twenty- first Massachusetts,
Fifty-first Pennsylvania, and Fifty-first New York regiments, had been
during the day upon the Union right, against which occasional Confed
erate demonstrations were made. But just before sunset it moved half
a mile at double-quick to the rear of the left, and took position with
Graham's Battery on Henry House hill, south of Warrenton turnpike,
leading to Centreville. This position covered the turnpike crossing
over Young's branch of the Bull Run, and the stubborn, successful de
fence of it against the massed forces of the enemy effectually checked
the Confederate advance at that important point, and greatly facilitated
the retreat of the Union army. — Editor.

CHANTILLY. 87
shells came screeching over our heads, and ploughing
the ground just in our rear, so that every one who
could crawl began to retire. There were not half
ambulances enough for the most severely wounded, so
that any one who had two whole legs was obliged to get
along as best he could.
The Ninth Corps covered the retreat of Pope's army
to Centreville on the night of August 30. To make our
march the more gloomy, a pouring rain came down
before we reached Centreville, and, thoroughly drenched,
tired, and hungry, we lay down on the wet ground, with
sad thoughts and gloomy forebodings. Their last few
days' experience had been such as to take much of the
soldierly vim out of the men, but when the sun came out
in the morning and they got a good cup of coffee with
their hard-tack, new life was put into them. We
remained here most of the day (Sunday, August 31)
guarding the trains and helping protect the rear of the
army. The next day (September 1) the rebels were
found to be moving with a heavy force towards Fairfax
Court House, hoping to get between our forces and
Washington. General Pope had his army extended all
along from Centreville to Fairfax Court House, and as
our troops moved out on the different roads, the Ninth
Corps encountered the enemy near Chantilly.1 About
6 p. m. a vigorous attack was made upon the corps,
more particularly upon the first division commanded by
xWhen the Union army had retreated upon Centreville, Lee dis
patched Jackson upon another flanking march, with the purpose of get
ting between the Union right and the defences of Washington. It was
in consequence of this movement that the opposing forces came in con
tact near Chantilly, a post-office on the Little River turnpike, north
east of Centreville. — Editor.

88 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
General Isaac I. Stevens. A heavy thunder-storm was
raging at the same time, and the artillery of the skies,
chiming with that of the contending lines, contributed to
the terrors of the strife.
The brigade which was first struck by the enemy was
slowly driven back by a much larger force, and General
Stevens sent back a request for more troops. As the
Sixth New Hampshire Regiment was advancing over a
ridge to support the troops already engaged, the Fiftieth
Pennsylvania was met, just breaking for the rear ; but
on seeing the Sixth advancing with flying colors, it re
formed on the right of us and went bravely forward to
the attack. We repulsed the enemy, and held him in
check at the edge of a large corn-field surrounded by a
high rail fence. The corn-field was full of rebels, who
kept up a steady fire through the shower, to which we
replied as fast as we could. One of the boys (C. Show-
ell) fired one hundred and sixty rounds of cartridges
during this fight. When his rifle got so foul that he
could use it no more, he took one belonging to a wounded
comrade, and kept at his work.1 When darkness came
on the firing ceased, and the enemy withdrew.
As already mentioned, General Stevens, finding his
division hard pressed, had sent for more troops ; but
before they reached him, his line began to waver. He
seized the colors of his old regiment, the Seventy-ninth
New York, and, as he led the charge upon the enemy,
was shot through the head, and immediately fell and
died without a groan. His son, adjutant-general of the
division, who was with him, fell wounded about the same
time. The whole corps mourned the loss of the brave
1 He was killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, a few months later,
by a rebel bullet that broke his back.

CHANTILLY. 89'
and faithful Stevens. All who knew him loved him.
When he sent for help, General Philip Kearny said at
once, " I will go and help Stevens ;" and he did. Near
the close of the fight, he went out to make reconnoisance,
and, coming within range of the enemy's picket, was
shot dead. His body was recovered the next day.
The writer, while lying wounded near Bull Run
creek, on the 29th of August, saw General Kearny for
the last time, as he came down among the wounded to
look for several men ; and it is remembered how pleased
the one-armed veteran was at finding one man who
belonged to the Pennsylvania Bucktails, whom, as he
tenderly remarked, he had feared he should never see
alive again. When, two days later, the general himself
fell at Chantilly, he was robbed of a diamond pin, gold
watch, and other valuables ; and the body thus despoiled
was brought to our lines. And in this connection, it
may be said that many of the rebel officers would stoop
so low as to rob a Union officer in ten minutes after he
had fallen into their hands as a prisoner. Yes, "South
ern chivalry" would pick the prisoner's pocket of a knife,
or strip his finger of a ring. Such an act of meanness
was never done, it is believed, within the Union lines.1
After the battle of Chantilly, our army, during the
night and the next day, fell back to the defences of
1 In a careful computation given in ' ' Battles and Leaders of the Civil
War," the following approximate results are reached as to the numbers
of the effective forces on both sides in the Battle of Bull Run, August
29 and 30, with the respective losses, — the latter, in the case of the
Union army, embracing the casualties of the entire campaign from the
Rappahannock to the Potomac : Union force, 63,000 ; Confederate,
54,000. Union loss, — 1,747 killed, 8,452 wounded, 4,263 captured or
missing — total, 14,462. Confederate loss, — 1,553 killed, 7,812 wounded,
109 missing — total, 9,474. — Editor.

90 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Washington. This campaign of four weeks under Gen
eral Pope was one of peculiar hardship and severity,
and developed the pluck and endurance of the men.
The troops were kept constantly on the alert, often
spending the night in marching and countermarching
and the day in skirmishing ; or if not actually engaged
with the enemy, they were constantly expecting a fight
— all causing a fearful strain on our physical systems.
3ni\btnts of t%t ^econb (gcxtttt of (guCC (Run,
Brave John Stevens. Sergeant G. W. Craig, color-
bearer, was killed early in the fight, and as he fell, one
of the corporals of the color-guard seized the colors and
carried them a few minutes, when he, too, was shot
down. Then John Stevens, another corporal of the
color-guard, took them, and having carried them a short
distance, fell wounded. He was, however, up again in
a moment, bearing them bravely forward till another
shot laid him low. Even then he continued to hold up
the " old flag," and would not let it go down, although
he knew he had received his death-wound, and felt his
young life to be fast ebbing away. Sergeant J. A.
George then took the colors, and as we pressed on, Col
onel Griffin, on looking back, saw Corporal Stevens
braced against a tree painfully loading his musket, and
bound to give the rebels one more shot before he died.
That was the last we ever saw of the brave and noble
John Stevens. He belonged to Company E, and enlisted
from Nelson. Like hundreds of other noble sons of New
Hampshire, he sleeps in an unknown grave. At the
close of the fight Colonel Griffin brought off the colors,
or what was left of them, for they were badly riddled by
shot.— L. J.

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Spitting out a Minie" . As we were advancing in the
woods under a heavy fire, I saw one of the men of Com
pany A fall a little in front and to the left of me, and
heard the shot as it struck him. He fell forward upon
his hands and knees, and, as he fell, I saw him spit out a
Minie ball, and noticed that he was bleeding badly. I
think his name was Beckwith, and that afterwards he
was captured at the battle of Poplar Spring Church, and
died in prison at Salisbury, North Carolina. — L. J.
Firing to the End. Corporal M. W. Preston, of
Company B, was wounded in the thigh, the ball cutting
an artery. He knew that he must die, but he kept on
loading and firing. Corporal Talbot tied a handkerchief
about the limb so as to stop the flow of blood somewhat,
but as the enemy had flanked our left, Talbot was obliged
to leave the wounded man, as he was requested by him
to do, and the last the boys saw of the plucky Preston,
he was firing his last charge at the advancing foe.
His comrade, Talbot, received his death-wound a few
minutes afterwards. — L. J.
Firing on his Knees. Another good soldier, Thomas
Burns, of Company F, met his death with bravery equal
to that exhibited by Preston. His captain, J. N. Jones,
says he was shot through the leg in the hottest of the
fight near the railroad, but instead of going to the rear
he dropped on his knees, and continued to load and fire
as though nothing had happened to him, till he was shot
through the head and died with his rifle in his hands.
He was one of the best specimens of the "Irish soldier,"
who did such good service in the war for the Union.
-L.J. Carlton's Escape. About the time the enemy turned
our left and the boys were obliged to fall back towards

92 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
the centre, Sergeant Thomas J. Carlton (afterwards
captain of Company F) was making double-quick time
down the railroad cut, and as he jumped upon the bank
a wounded rebel asked him for a drink. He gave him
a sip out of his canteen, and they both started along the
bank; for they were in great danger where they stood,
since the shots came from all directions. Carlton saw
Adjutant Bixby captured. A rebel was also making for
himself, and his rebel companion was saying " He's all
right," when Carlton saw a chance to get away which
he improved as fast as his legs would carry him, the
¦"Johnnies" giving him many shots to quicken his steps.
He came out of the woods at a point near where Colonel
Nagle, brigade commander, and his staff had hitched
their horses on going into the fight. Seeing a man try
ing to unhitch the horses, he made for them, but was
somewhat surprised to find the man a rebel. Carlton did
not halt there long, but struck across the field toward
our batteries. The rebels ordered him to halt, but he
did not take orders from them, and so reached our lines
in safety though somewhat out of wind. — L. J.
A Bullet's Freak — Closely Pursued. When near the
railroad cut, Sergeant G. W. Currier was shot through
the side, the ball cutting away a part of his leather belt
and lodging in the right groin of the writer, who was
standing just in the rear. Thus, by a singular freak,
this one bullet disabled two men for the remainder of the
battle. To show how closely the enemy followed us up,
it may be added, that, as the writer was making his way
to the rear as fast as he could with the assistance of
comrade Woodward, the two were repeatedly shot at,
and saw several of the wounded shot and killed while
trying also to make their escape. Comrade Woodward

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had a dipper which was strapped to him cut away by a
shot, and a part of his boot heel taken off in the same
way. The enemy followed us through the woods and
out into the field, but our batteries slaughtered many of
them before they got back into shelter. — L. J.
The Wounded left on the Battle-Field. The writer
noticed, on coming out of the woods closely followed by
the "Johnnies," that a regiment was stationed near a
clump of bushes and a rail fence just to the left of where
we went in, and that as the rebels came out in sight it
opened on them and did good execution. It is thought
the regiment was the Second New Hampshire, of Hook
er's command. Our batteries shelled the woods so thor
oughly that the enemy was glad to retreat, and some of
our men ventured in to look after the dead and wounded.
Sergeant J. A. George found Lieutenant Ames where
he fell, shot through the body, as he was retreating.
The large clasp on his sword-belt had stopped the ball
after passing through his body, and had received a deep
dent. Some of the wounded that had crawled back
near the field were found ; those farther in towards the
railroad cut could not be reached, as the enemy held the
ground there. As the rebels had all they could do to
attend to their own wounded, they did not give much
attention, if any, to ours ; and the sufferings of these
must have been terrible through that night and the next
day. But how much they suffered we can never know,
for most of them died. A few, however, were found
and brought off on the third and fourth days after the
battle. It is the one thing a soldier dreads most, thus to
be left wounded on the battle-field, to linger perhaps for
days, and then to die, with the pangs of hunger and
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94 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
many a brave soldier has thus died, the sole record of
him being " missed in battle." — L. J.
The Camp of the Dead and Wounded. While the
writer was lying under the oak trees near Bull Run
creek on the night of August 29, with the wounded and
the dead scattered all around, sights were seen and
sounds were heard, the remembrance of which makes
him shudder even to this day. Such terrible wounds !
Though there was not so much shrieking or groaning
among the hundreds of wounded men as might, perhaps,
have been expected, yet there was enough to disturb
fearfully the nerves of the hearer. The brave ones
would shut their teeth, and try hard to smother their
groans ; but some of the poor fellows were so terribly
mutilated that they could not help crying out occasion
ally in their awful pain. Scarcely a wink of sleep was
obtained that night by any one in or near the place
where the wounded were lying. The surgeons and
waiters labored diligently, trying to alleviate suffering.
Towards morning the camp of the dead and wounded
became more quiet, for many of the latter had been
removed. The living sufferers were astonished in the
morning to find what a large number had died during
the night. Many whom the writer supposed to be asleep
were dead. The two comrades lying nearest him, on
his right and left, had died. — L. J.
Remarkable Recovery. Captain Ela was lying near
the writer, with his arm shattered below the elbow.
Early in the evening he called attention to a man near
by, who was acting strangely — getting up and lying
down every few minutes, and behaving like one intox
icated. It was soon found out that he belonged to the
Sixth Regiment. His head was swollen to a size one

INCIDENTS. 95
third larger than the natural, while his eyes were com
pletely closed, and he could hardly open his mouth. He
kept mumbling something that could not be understood.
One of the largest of Minie balls had made a fearful hole
through his head just in rear of the eyes, and had
passed so near the brain as to craze him. The surgeon
was asked if something could not be done to relieve the
poor fellow. "No," he replied, "he will not live more
than three or four hours ; he has got his death wound."
But when darkness settled down he was still alive. He
was not noticed again till the afternoon of the next day,
when the shell began to come over and around us. Cap
tain Ela then called the writer's attention to a man who
was trying to put on his knapsack ; and, sure enough, it
was the same man that the doctor had said the day before
could live only three or four hours. As there was a
great stir among the wounded, with ambulance drivers
shouting to their teams and shell screeching and burst
ing in the air, he seemed to know there was some move
ment afoot, and he was evidently trying to get ready to
"fall in." Some of the attendants were called and told
to get him into an ambulance, for a man with his pluck
was worth saving. They did so, and that was the last
the writer ever saw of him ; but he learned from his cap
tain that he was taken to a hospital in Washington, and
in a few months was discharged from the service, with
the loss of one eye. He was a veteran, having three
red stripes on his coat sleeves denoting that he had
served out three full enlistments. Many surgeons have
declared this to be a remarkable case of recovery,
considering how near the brain the ball had passed, and
that the wound had not been dressed till the lapse of at
least four days. — L. J.

C}6 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A Mule Story. Here is a big, but true, mule story:
As we came to the rear on the afternoon of August 29,
we saw a mule by the side of the road nibbling grass, and
with about all the top of his head shot away by a shell.
He was unharnessed and turned out to die, but he had
no notion of dying. The loss of his ears and the top of
his head seemed to be of no account to him, except that
it made him look a little less mulish. Possibly some
one visiting the neighborhood of Bull Run, years after
ward, might have found a good old darkey ploughing
his garden with that same earless mule. — L. J.
Good Luck in No Dinner. Captain J. N. Jones re
lates the following incident: "After we were out of the
woods, I saw a small, thin, boyish soldier of the regi
ment examining his wound, which was a red streak
across the bowels. He was scrutinizing it in a some
what comical way, so that even amid the terrible carnage
I could not help smiling. I said to him, 'That was a
close shave!' 'Yes,' he replied, 'it' was lucky that I
had no dinner to-day.' The poor fellow was afterwards
killed in battle, the only son of a widowed mother."
CHARLES L. FULLER.
(by the editor.)
Lieutenant Charles L. Fuller was born in Manchester,
N. H., September 23, 1832, and was the son of Charles
L. and Mary (Scott) Fuller, and grandson of Isaac and
Huldah Fuller. He married Eliza S. Whittemore, of
West Boylston, Mass., and removed to Peterborough,
N. H., where he was engaged in business as a painter
until the 13th of November, 1861. He then enlisted into

LIEUTENANT CHAIiLBS I.. FULLER.

BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH. 97
the military service of his country, becoming second
lieutenant of Company K of the Sixth New Hampshire
Regiment, and in this capacity he served until his death.
He was mortally wounded in the second battle of Bull
Run, August 29, 1862, and died on the 14th of the fol
lowing September, at the age of 30 years, 11 months, 22
days. Besides a widow, he left two children, — a son,
Charles C, living now (1891) in Worcester, Mass., and
a daughter, Sophia S., who died at Providence, R. I.,
in 1880. TIMOTHY K. AMES.
Lieutenant Timothy K. Ames was, on the eve of the
Bull Run campaign, promoted from sergeant-major to
lieutenant of Company G. His company was next to
mine in that severe campaign, and I became well
acquainted with him. He was an excellent officer, and
a remarkably well read man. Had he lived, he would
have risen to high rank. He died in the midst of the
terrible conflict of Bull Run, in command of his com
pany. — Captain J. N. Jones.
7

CHAPTER VIII.
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN— SOUTH MOUNTAIN—
ANTIETAM.
Our regiment rested at Washington and in the vicinity
till September 7, when, with the rest of the Ninth
Corps, it moved up through Maryland towards Fred
erick City.1
Here, on the 12th, the corps had a smart skirmish
with the enemy, who left Frederick on the double-quick.
The people all along through Maryland cheered and
welcomed our troops. Our forces pushed on as fast as
they could, and on September 13 came up with the enemy
at South Mountain. Here a stand was made, and on the
14th (Sunday) a sharp battle was fought by our forces
iAfter the retreat to the defences of Washington, General Pope hav
ing been relieved at his own request, General McClellan was entrusted
with the command of the Union army. The enemy had disappeared
from the front, and by the 7th of September had crossed the Potomac
into Maryland "at fords in the vicinity of Point of Rocks." But Lee's
movements had been known at Washington, and McClellan, having
already thrown his army across the river north of that city, hastened
on that day to the field. The First and Ninth Corps formed the right
wing of his army, and were under the command of General Burnside,
who had the advance. General Reno had the immediate command of
the Ninth Corps, and General Hooker commanded the First. The
second division of the Ninth, to which the Sixth New Hampshire Regi
ment belonged, was commanded by General Samuel D. Sturgis. The
corps, also, as reorganized, consisted of four divisions instead of three,
the fourth being known as the Kanawha Division, and commanded by
General Jacob D. Cox. — Editor.

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under General Burnside, and those of the enemy under
Generals D. H. Hill and Longstreet; but the latter were.
pressed steadily back at every point till late in the even
ing, when they fled, leaving the field in our possession,
with about twenty-five hundred dead and wounded and
fifteen hundred prisoners. This success, however, was
not gained without the loss of about fifteen hundred men
on our side.1 The brave Jesse L. Reno, our corps com
mander that day, was shot in the forehead just at the
close of the battle, and died in a few moments.2
The Ninth New Hampshire Regiment joined our brig
ade near Frederick, and was in the South Mountain fight,
where it received its first "baptism of fire."3 It stood
well up to its work, and was gladly welcomed to our
brigade. We fought side by side ever after that to the
close of the war. It was composed of good and true
men. The veterans of our brigade will remember some sin-
!The battle of South Mountain consisted of a series of fights, mainly
at various gaps in the South Mountain ridge, west of Frederick. There
the enemy undertook to resist the inconvenient pursuit of the Union
army ; for Stonewall Jackson, with his own and other forces, had been
detached to capture Harper's Ferry, a few miles to the southward, and
Lee was anxious to keep the South Mountain ridge between himself and
his foe, to prevent the thwarting of that and other movements. Har
per's Ferry was surrendered on the 15th of September, the day after
the battle of South Mountain. In this battle, General Sturgis's Divi
sion, being used as a support, was but slightly engaged, and its losses
were light. It "slept on its arms that night, occupying the ground
won during the fight." — Editor.
2 See brief notice of General Reno at end of chapter.
8 Of the thirty-four wounded in the first brigade of Sturgis's Division
(comprising its entire loss in the battle exclusive of seven missing) ,
twenty-five were of the Ninth New Hampshire Regiment. — Editor.

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gular sights among the dead and wounded at South
Mountain. As our regiment rounded the crest of the
hill in the field on the morning after the battle, it came
upon a heap of the enemy's dead. Just beyond was a
stone wall, and astride it sat a "Johnnie." Sergeant
French of Company B thought he would go up and
speak to him. Going near, he asked him what he wanted.
Getting no reply, French moved up nearer, and Lieu
tenant Carlton called to him and asked what the "John
nie" said. By this time, however, French had got near
enough to see that his man was dead. He had been
killed while getting over the wall, and a stake by his
side held him up in the position in which he was found.
The boys used to joke French somewhat about his " try
ing to make a dead rebel talk."
Just over this wall was a lane that led down the moun
tain. Our men will remember how thick the ground
there was covered with the enemy's dead. The bodies
were lying in all positions imaginable, and all were as
black as a negro. We could never understand why the
enemy's dead would turn black in less than twenty-four
hours, while ours would not so change till the second or
third day. Some of the surgeons found a reason in the
scarcity of salt in the rebel army. A few minutes after
we came up, a battery tore along the road and down this
lane, to take position in front. Orders were urgent, and
there was no stopping for dead rebels, so the battery was
driven over them. It was a sickening sight after the last
caisson had passed along, but less so than it would have
been had the ground been covered with the wounded
instead of the dead.
On the 15th of September our regiment moved with
the Ninth Corps towards Antietam, by the old Sharps-

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burg road. The advance guard and cavalry had some
skirmishing with the rear of the enemy's forces at Boons-
borough, killing and wounding some and taking two
hundred and fifty prisoners. We followed the retreating
¦enemy as fast as we could, but without bringing him to a
decisive engagement till the 17th of September. Lee did
not wish to join battle till he could choose his ground, and
when he had crossed Antietam creek and posted himself
on the heights beyond, he thought it would do to make
a stand and fight. The Ninth Corps on the morning of
the 16th occupied the extreme left of the Union army,
and stood close to the hills on the south-east side of the
valley of the Antietam. This creek is not large, but
owing to steep banks and deep water it is almost impos
sible to ford it at any point. Four bridges spanned it in
a distance of six miles. Our corps was posted on the
Sharpsburg road, at a short distance from the " stone
bridge." 1
1 Lee had selected a strong position upon commanding ground be
tween the Potomac and its tributary, Antietam creek. The Antietam
has the general course of south-west, and flows into the Potomac
three miles south of the village of Sharpsburg. Of the four bridges
that spanned the stream, the three upper ones alone have any connec
tion with the story of the battle. The lowest of the three, called in
the text the "stone bridge," and so named in some other histories, has
more commonly received the name of " Burnside's bridge," which more
clearly distinguishes it, for all the bridges were of stone. .The road
designated in the text as the " Sharpsburg road," branched off south
west from the Keedysvilie and Sharpsburg turnpike — sometimes called
the " Boonsborough and Sharpsburg pike," — which crosses the An
tietam by the " Sharpsburg bridge." This bridge is the middle one of
the three, and is more than a mile above "Burnside's bridge."
During, the 1 6th of September the opposing forces were getting into
position. The Confederate army, beyond the Antietam and facing
eastward, had the general arrangement which it maintained the next

102 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On the morning of Wednesday, September 17, 1862,
the troops were under arms at daybreak, and somewhat
later the Ninth Corps began to advance.2 The attempt
day. Its left was held by Stonewall Jackson, who had returned from
Harper's Ferry; its centre, by D. H. Hill; and its right, by Longstreet.
In the arrangement of the Union line on the other side of the Antie
tam, General Burnside's command was divided, the First Corps (Hook
er's) being placed upon the extreme right of the line, while the Ninth
Corps, now and since the death of General Reno under the immediate
command of General J. D. Cox, was assigned to the extreme left, and
moved forward to a position near Burnside's bridge. The other troops.
were between these extremes, but upon the right centre, the plan being
to mass upon the right. On the afternoon of the 16th, Hooker crossed
the stream by the upper bridge and a ford, and there ensued sharp.
skirmishing and "a brisk cannonade which lasted till dark." The
Twelfth Corps (Mansfield's) crossed in the night. Accordingly, on.
the morning of the 17th of September the Union army, "covering a
front of about four miles," was in the following position : On the left
stood the Ninth Corps, as already located ; on the right, in advanced
position across the creek, were the corps of Hooker and Mansfield,,
with the Second (Sumner's) not yet across, but ready to support ; while
off the centre, along the Boonsborough and Sharpsburg turnpike on the
easterly side of the Antietam, lay the Fifth Corps (Fitz-John Porter's) ,
with other troops, as a reserve. General Sumner commanded the right.
wing ; General Burnside, the left. The cavalry was in reserve, and
batteries were stationed upon the heights along the line on the easterly
side of the creek. The three corps on the right were to be reinforced.
in course of the day by troops of the Sixth Corps (Franklin's) arriving
from Crampton's Gap, where they had been operating for the relief of
Harper's Ferry. The Confederate line, posted as already stated, was.
also to be reinforced on the 17th by troops returning from Harper's.
Ferry — some supporting the centre and left, but those of A. P. Hill the
right. Batteries were stationed on the left and centre, while Stuart's.
cavalry and horse-artillery guarded the left. — Editor.
2 Severe fighting began early in the morning on the right, between
Hooker and Jackson ; a little later Mansfield came upon the field, and
afterwards Sumner joined in the bloody encounter. "It was not until

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to carry the "stone bridge" having been unsuccessfully
made by the Eleventh Connecticut and other regiments,1
General Sturgis's Division was brought up, and ordered
to take the bridge at all hazards and seize the heights
beyond. The regiments selected for this desperate
undertaking were the Sixth New Hampshire and the
Second Maryland. The road occupied by our troops
came down to the creek nearly three hundred yards
below the bridge ; thence, turning at right angles, it ran
along the bank, with only the narrow stream between it
and the enemy's position, and then turned again at right
angles to cross the bridge. The opposite bank was a
steep, high bluff, covered on its top and sides with forest
trees. Behind these trees, and behind barricades of
stone and logs, the rebels were strongly posted, their
fire covering every inch of ground over which our troops
must march to reach the bridge.2
seven o'clock," says General J. D. Cox, commander of the Ninth Corps,
' ' that orders came to advance toward the creek as far as could be done
without exposing the men to unnecessary loss. Rodman [commander
of the Third Division] was directed to acquaint himself with the situa
tion of the ford in front of him [below the bridge], and Sturgis, to
seek the best means of approach to the ' stone bridge.' " — Editor.
*At ten o'clock A. m. General Burnside received from General Mc
Clellan the order to cross the Antietam, and, by attacking the enemy
on our left, to create a diversion in favor of our hard-pressed right.
General Crook's brigade, of the Kanawha Division, stationed somewhat
above the bridge, was the first to try to effect the difficult passage by a
dash straight, down a hill nearly opposite the south-east end of the
bridge. This attempt was covered by the Eleventh Connecticut Regi
ment ¦ deployed as skirmishers, but it failed. What followed this at
tempt is described in the text. — Editor.
2General J. D. Cox says, — " The Confederate defence of the passage
was intrusted to D. R. Jones's division of four brigades, which was the
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The two regiments were formed in a field below where
the road came down to the creek, and some sixty or
seventy rods below the bridge. Here they were directly
under the fire of the concealed enemy. The remainder
of the brigade lay still farther down the stream, under
cover offences and corn-fields, too far away to support
promptly the attacking column composed of the two
small regiments already mentioned, each numbering
only about one hundred and fifty men. The order of
General Sturgis was to charge at once, so the regiments
formed in line by the flank, side by side. They fixed
bayonets, and, moving at the double-quick, passed
through a narrow opening in a strong chestnut fence —
which there was no time to remove — and charged in the
most gallant manner directly up the road toward the
bridge. As the attacking party, led by Colonel Griffin,
debouched from the field into the road, the rebels, from
their intrenched position, redoubled the fury of their fire,
sweeping the head of the column with murderous effect.
Of the first hundred men who passed through the open
ing in the fence, at least nine tenths were either killed
or wounded. Such sweeping destruction checked, of
course, the advancing column, but the men sheltered
themselves behind logs, fences, and whatever other cover
they could find, and bravely held the ground already
gained.
a larger command. Toombs's brigade was placed in advance, occupy
ing the defences of the bridge itself and the wooded slopes above, while
the other brigades supported him, covered by the ridges which looked
down upon the valley. The division batteries were supplemented by
others from the reserve, and the valley, the bridge, and the ford below
were under the direct and powerful fire of shot and shell from the Con
federate cannon." "Battles and Leaders in the Civil War," Vol. II,
p. 649. — Editor.

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Other troops were now brought up, with artillery, and
placed in position behind a bluff, in front of the bridge,
whence such a fire of musketry and shot and shell was
poured upon the enemy that he began to abandon his
position nearest the creek. The regiments specially
detailed for the assault and charge, after having helped
by sharpshooting, and with fearful exposure and some
loss, to quiet and dislodge the enemy near the bridge,
rushed forward. The charge was successful, and the
fearful passage was accomplished. At once there was a
general advance of troops over the bridge, but, when
over, they were exposed to the enemy's deadly fire from
points a little more remote, and suffered considerable
loss. Here the brave Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, of the
Fifty-first Pennsylvania, was killed by a piece of shell,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Carruth, commanding the Thirty-
fifth Massachusetts, was wounded. The Union loss in
curred in effecting the passage of the bridge was about
five hundred killed and wounded.1
1 The accounts of this exploit are somewhat discrepant. As to the
regiments directly engaged in the final assault and charge, some of
them mention four, namely, the Fifty-first Pennsylvania (Colonel Hart-
ranft), the Fifty-first New York (Colonel Robert B. Potter), the Twenty-
first Massachusetts (Colonel Clark), and the Thirty-fifth Massachusetts
(Lieutenant-Colonel Carruth) . Others name only the first three, while
others still mention only the first two. The historian of the Twenty-
first Massachusetts, who was himself a participant in the affair, says, —
"We did not receive our just share of credit in the official reports of
our brigade and corps commanders for our participation in the success
ful assault upon the bridge. General Ferrero, the brigade commander,
with strange ignorance of the movements of the different regiments of
his brigade, in his report dilutes our glory by adding the Thirty-fifth
Massachusetts to the assaulting regiments ; while General Cox, the
corps commander, robs us of our dearly bought fame by naming only the
two Fifty-firsts as having done the glorious deed." The reports of Gen-

106 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
As the regiments crossed the bridge they filed to the
right and left, and drove the enemy back over the hills
and from behind stone walls and fences. The Sixth
advanced up the bluff opposite the bridge', and was the
first to form in line on the crest of the ridge, where it
received a storm of shot and shell from the enemy's bat
teries in the distance. All the while, from the time the
first attempt was made to take the bridge until two o'clock
in the afternoon, a steady fire of artillery and musketry had
been kept up, and our forces had been most dangerously
exposed while approaching the enemy. And now, after
a considerable portion of the corps was over the creek,
both at the bridge and the ford below a general forward
movement was made. As our columns advanced over
erals Burnside and McClellan follow the corps report in this respect.
The same historian, after describing the movements and operations of
his own and the two Pennsylvania regiments, in which the Twenty-first
Massachusetts had lost more than twenty men, writes, — "Then came
the order to charge. The color-bearers started on the run for the bridge
(the colors of the Fifty-firsts side by side and a hundred yards nearer
the bridge than ours), and the three regiments, with a fierce shout,
crowded toward the narrow passage ; but before the colors of the two
Fifty-firsts had touched the long disputed bridge, the panic-stricken
rebels left their cover and fled. The two Fifty-firsts immediately
passed over the bridge without further opposition, while the Twenty-
first, who had nearly exhausted their ammunition, were halted for a
few minutes to allow the men to collect cartridges from the boxes of
our dead and wounded, and then we passed over the bridge which sev
eral thousand of our corps were now hurrying to cross. When over
the bridge, the brigade, now joined by the Thirty-fifth Massachusetts,
took position in a ravine on the right of the road, which the rebels soon
began to enfilade with artillery on high land at our right. A fragment
of the first shell that I noticed pass down the ravine struck in the head
and instantly killed the gallant Lieutenant-Colonel Bell of the Fifty-first
Pennsylvania." "History of Twenty-first Massachusetts Regiment,"
pp. 201, 202. — Editor."

ANTIETAM. 107
the hills they were met by a terrible fire from the enemy,
who had been getting ready for us, but our troops moved
steadily on with cheers, driving the rebels before them.
The Ninth New York (Hawkins's Zouaves) here made
a brilliant charge, and took one of the enemy's most
formidable batteries, but in doing so it lost nearly one
half its men. The enemy was finally driven back to the
village of Sharpsburg, but about this time the force in
front of the Ninth Corps, having received reinforcements
from Jackson's and A. P. Hill's commands, made a vig
orous attack. Being so hard pressed, General Burnside
sent repeatedly to General McClellan for help, but the
latter paid no attention to the request, with the result that
the corps was gradually forced back to the bluffs nearer
the creek. Our regiment had been active all day, and
had behaved with a gallantry highly praised by General
Burnside, and had lost in killed and wounded nearly one
half its number present. When the battle ceased it was
put upon picket duty in front, where it remained all
night, expecting to fight again next day.
When night came neither army could claim a complete
victory. On the whole, probably, the battle of Antietam
was the most evenly contested one of the war. Victory,
if with either side, was with ours, for the enemy was cer
tainly compelled to retreat across the Potomac, doing so
on the night of the 18th of September. It was expected
by our troops that the battle would be renewed on that
day, as we had received reinforcements during the night.
General Burnside rode over to General McClellan's
head-quarters and urged him to renew the fight, but
McClellan was timid and did not dare risk making an
attack. He preferred to wait and let Lee, if he liked,
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tc-8 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
quiet on the 18th, getting ready to retreat into Virginia.
History shows that McClellan was urged by the War
Department and the President to ' ' fight and destroy
Lee," and that he did decide to fight Lee on the morn
ing of the 19th. But when our troops advanced, they
found no enemy in front, for he had moved across the
Potomac "bag and baggage," leaving only the dead
and the most severely wounded for the Union army to
capture.1 3nc\btnt8— QE>to$t:aplHc $&tfe$e«.
Exchanging Shots. While our men were exchanging
shots with the enemy, both parties being posted behind
trees, logs, or anything else to cover their heads, Ser
geant Rand of Company K came along to W. W.
French of Company B, who was behind a tree, loading
and firing as fast as he could, and requested the latter to
step back and load both rifles and let him do the firing
awhile for both, as he considered himself a " good shot.-"
French consented, and Rand took his stand at the tree.
French passed the rifle up to Rand, who stepped to one
side to get a better view of his man, but the "reb" was
too quick for him, and shot him in the forehead, killing
him almost instantly. He fell over upon French, and
JThe Union army, in the Maryland campaign, numbered, according
to McClellan's report, 87,164; that of the Confederates, as reached by
comparing various accounts, about 60,000. But at Antietam, probably,
only some 60,000 men on the Union side, and 45,000 on the Confed
erate, bore the brunt of the battle. The Union loss at Antietam was,
approximately, 2,108 killed, 9,549 wounded, 753 captured or missing —
total, 12,410: the Confederate, 1,512 killed, 7,816 wounded, 1,844
captured or missing — total, 11,172 . — Editor.

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both rolled partially down the hill. French, laying his
dead comrade aside, took his place at the tree again, but
was careful not to let the " Johnnies " get the first shot
at him. There was something exciting in thus exchang
ing shots for an hour or so, with an enemy posted three
or four hundred yards away, and where you could only
now and then get a glimpse of him. This was some
times carried on by the pickets and sharpshooters for
hours, till one or the other was shot, and then the fun
was over. — L. J.
Where He Was — [Contributed by Captain Theodore
Hanscom]. "It was not deemed derogatory to the
bravery of officers or men to protect themselves when
under fire, but I shall never forget the information given
by one of the boys of Company I, while we were at
Antietam, before the charge on the bridge. A staff offi
cer, riding up, inquired for General Nagle, and received
the answer, ' He 's back there quiled up under a stune.' "

JESSE. L. RENO.
(by the editor.)
Major-General Jesse L. Reno was born in Wheeling,
West Virginia, June 20, 1823. He graduated at West
Point in 1846, as a cadet from Pennsylvania. He served
with honor in the Mexican war. He was engaged in
varied military pursuits until the Rebellion. In the pre
ceding pages something has been told of his distin
guished services as a commander in the Ninth Army
Corps. He was killed on South Mountain, near Fox's
Gap, at a spot known as "Wise's field." He was uni
versally beloved. General Pope has voiced the opinion

IIO SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
of all who knew him, in saying, "His superior abilities
were unquestioned, and if he lacked one single element
that goes to make a perfect soldier, certainly it was not
discovered before his death."
ALONZO NUTE.
(by the editor.)
Quarter-Master Alonzo Nute was born in Milton,
N. H., February 12, 1826. His ancestral line has been
characterized as " noted for love of liberty, and for brav
ery in defence of it." His grandfather, Jotham Nute,
served throughout the Revolutionary war. His dis
charge, signed by Washington, and now possessed by a
member of the family, is a treasured memorial.
The subject of this sketch received his education in
the public schools, and at the age of sixteen, with a
characteristic self-reliant spirit, set out to make his own
way in active life. He went to Natick, Massachusetts,
where he remained some six years, employed in the boot
and shoe business. During two years of this time, he
was in the employ of the late Vice-President Henry Wil
son, and was for a while a member of his family.
In 1849 he went to reside in Farmington, N. H., and,
in company with his brother, Jeremy O. Nute, commenced
the manufacture of shoes. About this time, too, he was
married to Mary, a daughter of Joseph Pearl, of Milton,
N. H. After four years the brothers dissolved partner
ship, but Alonzo continued, in his own name, to conduct
the business in the following years with eminent success.
In the first year of the late war, Mr. Nute, regardless of
his business interests, volunteered his services, and was
made quarter-master of the Sixth New Hampshire Regi
ment. Soon after his arrival at the front, he was detached

ALONZO NUTE. Ill
from his regiment, and appointed upon the staff of Gen
eral Rush C. Hawkins of the Ninth New York Zouaves.
Concerning his military service, General Simon G. Grif
fin, his old commander, bears the following testimony :
"He was my quarter-master in the Sixth New Hamp
shire Veteran Volunteers, and the promptness, energy,
and courtesy with which he performed the duties of his
position won for him the respect and admiration of all
who knew him. His superior abilities soon caused him
to be selected for promotion successively to post, brigade,
and division quarter-master. These positions brought
him in contact with a large number of men and officers,
and his genial manners and correct and efficient methods
of transacting business made him one of the most popu
lar officers among us. Had he not broken down from
sickness caused by overwork in the malarial swamps of
North Carolina, which very nearly cost him his life, he
would undoubtedly have risen to the highest staff position
in the army. No officer of my acquaintance so com
pletely won the good-will of the 'boys.'"
Since the war Mr. Nute has been engaged, in com
pany with his two sons, Eugene P. and Alonzo I., in the
manufacture of shoes. But he has not been permitted to
remain exclusively in the prosperous pursuit of private
business : public confidence in his general capacity and
political integrity has placed him in various official posi
tions. He served as a member of the house in the state
legislature of 1866, and of the senate in 1867-68. He
was a delegate to the National Republican Convention
in 1876. He was elected in 1888 to the Fifty-first Con
gress, and served his term, making an honorable record
for himself, despite ill health resulting from service in
the war.

112 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
It is the unanimous opinion of those who know Mr.
Nute well, that " he is not only a business man of ability
and the builder of his own fortune, but that he is also
one of the most generous, public-spirited, and patriotic
citizens of the Granite State. Charity he has always dis
pensed with an open hand, and his liberal, progressive,
energetic spirit has left its impress upon the structures
and institutions of his town." As has been seen, he has,
as a soldier and legislator, given some of the best years
of his life to the public service. His high military merits
have been specially noticed in this sketch. Of him in
his legislative capacity it remains to be said, that no
man, in similar positions, ever labored more zealously
for the interests of his constituency, his state, and his
country. And it must also be added, that New Hamp
shire has not within her borders a more devoted friend
to his old comrades in arms than Alonzo Nute.

CHAPTER IX.
IN PLEASANT VALLEY— THE SOUTHWARD MARCH— BATTLE .
OF FREDERICKSBURG.
The second day after the battle of Antietam the Sixth
Regiment advanced with its corps over the battle-field,
and moved down to Antietam Iron Works, on the extreme
left of the line, and encamped. A few days later the
whole corps passed over Maryland Heights, and en
camped in Pleasant Valley, where it remained for several
weeks.1 Here the regiment had another opportunity for
improvement in drill, while also obtaining supplies of
clothing and other necessaries. Officers were dispatched
to Washington and other points to bring forward the
convalescents and all others belonging to the regiment
who were fit for field service. We received also quite
JFor several weeks the Union and Confederate armies rested on the
opposite banks of the Potomac. The Confederate line on the Virginia
side reached from Martinsburg to the Shenandoah, and "guarded the
entrance of the valley." The Union line on the Maryland side had its
right at Williamsport and its left in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, the
position of the Ninth Corps in Pleasant Valley being some five miles
north-easterly of the latter point. During the stay of the corps here,
the Kanawha division was detached for service elsewhere, and with it
went General Cox ; whereupon General Orlando B. Willcox, who had
been in command of the First Division since the death of General
Stevens, became corps commander. General W. W. Burns succeeded
him in the command of the First Division, and General G. W. Getty
took command of the Third Division in place of General Rodman,
killed at Antietam. General Sturgis remained in command of the
Second Division. — Editor.

114 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
an acquisition of recruits from New Hampshire, who
helped strengthen our regiment a great deal, for they
were good men and none of your "high bounty substi
tutes." Among them was John S. Dore, afterwards
chaplain of the regiment.
The veterans will remember our good chaplain, and
how he was treated when he first came among us as a
private. About the first thing specially known of him,
he was teaching the colored boys belonging to the regi
ment to read ; getting- them into a covered wagon and
trying to do them some good by reading the Bible to
them. Some of our, boys could not "stand such non
sense," and thought to put a stop to it. As the wagon
was on a side-hill, some of the "wicked ones" put their
heads together and decided that it would be a good joke
to set the wagon, with its occupants, running down hill.
The decision was no sooner reached than carried out.
It was dark, so that no one knew who started the wagon,
but it was started. The covering of the wagon was
fastened down, so that the occupants could not get out;
the colored boys screamed, but that was all the good it
did. Away went the wagon down the hill, and was
tipped over with a smash ; but fortune smiled on the occu
pants, and they escaped unhurt. The school was broken
up for a while, but before long the boys began to appre
ciate their comrade Dore, and see in him a noble Chris
tian man. Soon the colonel's request to the governor of
New Hampshire for Dore's appointment as chaplain of
the regiment was complied with, and in less than six
months the appointee was held in the highest esteem by
all the regiment. He might teach "niggers," or do
almost anything else, and the boys would stand by him.
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and would work night and day for their comfort ; in fact,
he knew his place as chaplain, and filled it to the letter.
He was not like some other chaplains that we knew,
who always wanted the best of the "sanitary stores,"
and thought it to be the duty of the soldiers to wait on
them, rather than their own to minister to the wants of
the sick and dying. Such chaplains were of no good
whatever. The reader must bear in mind that the rude
ness of the boys to their comrade occurred in 1862, be
fore the soldiers had learned to respect duly the colored
man's rights. A year later they had come to the conclu
sion that the colored men of the South were true friends
to the "boys in blue," as had been proved on many
occasions. On the 4th of October, Lieutenant-Colonel Scott, who
had been sick and absent since the departure from
Newport News, resigned, and Captain Henry C. Pear
son was promoted to his place. Major Dort also hav
ing resigned, Adjutant Phin P. Bixby, who had been
taken prisoner at Bull Run and exchanged, was pro
moted to major at the same time. While we were lying
in camp, Colonel Griffin was called temporarily to the
command of the brigade, and was strongly recommended
by General Burnside for promotion to the rank of briga
dier-general. But, like many other true and brave
colonels, he had to wait on the back seat till some of our
congressmen had got a certain number of their civilian
friends and some foreign flunkeys commissioned as brig
adiers. The veterans will remember that many noble
and deserving men died in the thickest of the fight, with
their commissions held back, simply because some civil
ian, a friend of so-and-so, had put in a claim for a com
mission.

Il6 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On the 27th of October the army moved from Pleasant
Valley, and crossing the Potomac by pontoon bridges at
Berlin, took up its line of march along the valley east of
the Blue Ridge, with Richmond for its objective point.1
We remained at Wheatland two days. As the army was
a little short of fresh rations, the boys did some foraging
on the sly. Company K boys felt a longing for chickens,
eggs, etc., so one night they quietly told Lieutenant
Winch that some of them were going out to see if they
could get a few chickens and potatoes. The lieutenant
said he had better go along with them, as he had some
money. So off they started when it was quite dark, and
called at several farm-houses ; but no butter or potatoes
could they find, for others had been there before them
on the same mission. As they marched on in quest of
game, they heard the clatter of cavalry coming — the
provost guards ; so they were at once over the fence and
into a ditch, where they huddled till the provost had
passed, and then they struck across the country to some
buildings that could be seen in the distance. As they
approached, they heard the charming "squawk" of a
hen, and one of the boys remarked, "That sounds good,
but I guess somebody is ahead of us." Lieutenant
Winch told them to keep quiet, and when they got near
enough, they would arrest the plunderers, and get their
share of the birds. So they crawled up nearer, and
found one fellow up in a tree killing the chickens, while
his comrades stood below and bagged them as they came
down. The lieutenant gave the order to charge and
arrest the thieves. The men under the tree, hearing the
order, and seeing the officer and his squad of men, sup-
1 The divisions of Generals Sturgis and Burns, of the Ninth Corps,
were in advance with Pleasonton's cavalry. — Editor.

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posed them to be the provost guard, so they took to their
heels, and making off as fast as they could, dropped the
chickens, which the hoys of Company K were not long
in scooping up. The fellow in the tree saw the trick at
a glance, and used some very pointed language about
his cowardly comrades who had run away. Now that
the birds had been secured, the next thing was to return
to camp without getting snagged by the provost guards.
The boys started across the country, and as they came
to a belt of timber, the unwelcome challenge struck their
ears, "Halt! who comes there?" The lieutenant re
plied, "Friends." "Advance one, and give the counter
sign," was the order that came back, and as the foragers
had not the countersign, theirs was no pleasant position.
Knowing it was useless to run, Lieutenant Winch ad
vanced to the picket, and was about to explain why he
had not the countersign, when he saw, to his joy, that it
- -was one of his own men. The remainder of his company
had, in his absence, been put on picket duty, and so
Company K was for once in luck. The boys found on
counting up that they had three dozen fat chickens,
which, after returning to camp, they proceeded to cook
for breakfast. Captain Goodwin soon scented them, and
coming round with a smile all over his face, remarked,
"Chickens are nice for breakfast!" — a hint which
Lieutenant Winch could not but take, and so asked him
to join him in picking chicken bones. Of course the
captain did not decline the invitation.
In our march up the valley east of the Blue Ridge,
nothing of importance occurred till we reached a point
near Waterloo bridge, when the enemy appeared on our
right flank. Sturgis's division was sent out to hold them
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1 18 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
our regiment was engaged, but suffered no loss. At
Warrenton Springs, also, the enemy appeared upon the
heights on the opposite bank of the north fork of the
Rappahannock, and Colonel Griffin was sent over with
his regiment and a part of the Seventh Rhode Island,
with one company of cavalry, to occupy the heights and
protect the flank of the army. A superior force of the
enemy with artillery came up and made some demon
strations, but the heights were held throughout the night,
and until our troops were withdrawn for the purpose of
resuming the line of march. As soon, however, as the
detachment was withdrawn, the enemy occupied the
heights, and opened with artillery on the rear of our col
umn, which was mostly composed of wagon trains. It
was a lively scene for a while. The army mules, as a
rule, did not take to the music of screeching and burst
ing shells, and when these were dropping among them,
it was more than the drivers could do to keep the animals
in position. Brake or bit could not hold them. To see
the teamsters in a bad fix always made the boys laugh,
for they seemed to think the drivers were men who did
not wish to go into battle, and so got positions as mule-
drivers. Still, the drivers were in nearly as much dan
ger from the heels of their mules as the other boys were
from shot and shell. On this occasion, several wagons
were damaged, and drivers (one being C. Darling, of
Company B) with some of the mules were wounded.
The regiment having moved with the rest of the army
to Falmouth in front of Fredericksburg, arrived there
November 19, and encamped on high ground north of
the Phillips house. On the nth of December com
menced the movement for the attack upon the enemy's
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out to a place near the Phillips house, but returned to
camp that night.1 The next day a part of the army
crossed the river, and occupied the city. The Ninth
Corps bivouacked in its streets at night.
JAt Warrenton, on the 9th of November, General Burnside assumed
the command of the Army of the Potomac, General McClellan having
been relieved thereof and ordered to report at Trenton, N. J. The
new commander reluctantly accepted the difficult trust. General Lee,
with Longstreet's Corps, was now in the vicinity of Culpeper, while
Stonewall Jackson, with the rest of the Confederate army, was still
somewhat remotely detached and located at various points beyond the
Blue Ridge. General Burnside adopted the plan of demonstrating
towards Culpeper, then rapidly marching upon Fredericksburg, crossing
the Rappahannock upon pontoons, seizing the city and the heights,
and establishing a base of supplies at Acquia creek. He had it also
"in mind," says the historian of the Ninth Army Corps, "to push
immediately on towards Richmond upon the roads leading through
Spottsylvania Court House, Bowling Green, and the villages beyond ;
have supplies in waiting at York river, then cross the Peninsula rapidly
to the James river, and, with that for a base, march direct upon the
city of his destination." This Fredericksburg route had been sug
gested by President Lincoln himself. But Burnside's plan was discon
certed at the outset by delay in supplying him with the pontoons requi
site to put his army across the Rappahannock, a delay that enabled the
enemy to concentrate at Fredericksburg and take an almost impregna
ble position upon the heights in rear of the city. But though thus
disappointed, Burnside concluded to attack, and to break at once, if
possible, the "Confederate Army of North Virginia," the main-stay of
the Rebellion. To this course his own sense of duty to his country's
cause, as well as the pressure of public opinion in the North, impelled
him. In the preparation for the hazardous movement the army was
arranged in three grand divisions, — the right, the left, and the centre.
The right was commanded by General Sumner ; the left, by General
Franklin; the centre, by General Hooker. Sumner's command, with
which this history has special connection, comprised the Ninth Corps
and the Second, the latter being under the command of General Couch.
— Editor.

120 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
When, after crossing the river,1 it was ascertained that
there was to be no general battle that day, the boys
began to look around for something to eat and for some
thing to sleep on, for the hard sidewalks did not present
a very inviting appearance. Captain Goodwin captured
a nice feather-bed, and gave it to Sergeant French, tell
ing him not to lose it, for it might be needed the coming
night, which was likely to be a bitterly cold one, and
adding the remark, — "French, perhaps it will be our
last chance to sleep on a feather-bed, for we shall have
a hard fight to-morrow." The captain, who had a
happy faculty of stumbling upon good things, also found
some honey. One of his boys having found some buck
wheat, the captain hired a colored woman to make
"slap-jacks," putting Corporal George Austin on guard
to see that she made them right and to prevent other boys
from stealing them. Then the captain had a table set
upon the sidewalk, and the supper was eaten to the
music of shot and shell, which came screaming down
the streets and through the buildings, making the bricks
and mortar fly in a manner more lively than agreeable.
We did not get much rest that night, for the troops
were crossing the pontoon bridges all the time, and their
constant tramp and the heavy rumble of the artillery
made it impossible to sleep. The next morning, Satur-
1 The tardy pontoons had at last been laid, so that the Union troops
could cross the river on the 12th of December. The right of the ene
my's line was held by forces under the command of Stonewall Jackson,
and the left, by those of Longstreet. Confronting these, Franklin's
Grand Division took position upon the Union left, and Sumner's,
upon the right. The Ninth Corps was near the centre of the line,
Hooker's Grand Division being reserved to assist, by detachments,
either wing as needed. — Editor.

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day, December 13, the lines of attack were formed, and
just before noon the bloody assault began.1 The streets
were full of infantry and artillery, and as the attacking
columns moved out of the city toward the heights the
xThe historian of the Ninth Corps says, — " On the morning of the
13th, General Willcox was directed to hold his corps in readiness to
support the attacks to be made upon the left and right. He connected
his own right with General Couch's line, and his left with General
Franklin's. General Sturgis's Division was posted on the right, Gen
eral Getty's in the centre, and General Burns's on the left. The corps
remained quietly in position until noon, when General Sturgis's Divi
sion was sent to the right to support General Couch. Dickinson's bat
tery was placed in good position to cover the advance. General Fer-
rero's Brigade went gallantly forward, and succeeded in checking the
enemy, who had repulsed General Couch's left and was following up his
advantage. General Ferrero's men met the foe with their accustomed
spirit, and quickly drove him back to the cover of his rifle-pits. Fer
rero's Brigade, suffering severely from the enemy's fire, was reinforced
by General Nagle's Brigade, and soon afterwards by the Fifty-first New
York, under Colonel Potter. 'All these troops,' says General Willcox
in his report of the battle, ' behaved well, and marched under a heavy
fire across the broken plain, pressed up to the field at the foot of the
enemy's sloping crest, and maintained every inch of their ground with
great obstinacy until after nightfall. But the position could not be
carried.' " (Woodbury's "Ninth Army Corps," p. 223.)
The operations mentioned here and in the text took place against
the enemy's left, and mainly in front of Marye's hill, with its batteries,
rifle-pits, "sunken road," and " stone wall," all making an impregna
ble position for the foe. In the fighting on the left, under Franklin, —
which did not result, as Burnside had purposed, "in staggering the
enemy and cutting their line in two," — no New Hampshire troops took
part ; but in this on the right there were actively engaged, besides the
Sixth Regiment, the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth of the
Ninth Corps, and the Fifth of the Second, while the Second and
Twelfth regiments were on reserve duty. This battle was their first
for the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth regiments of New
Hampshire . — Editor .

122 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
rebels opened their batteries upon them. The street
upon which our regiment was lying led directly toward
those batteries, and the shot and shell came bounding
through it, knocking the cobble-stone pavement into
"pi," and filling the air with dirt, dust, and bricks
from the sidewalks. The men hugged the buildings
and alleys as closely as they could to keep out of range.
It was by no means a pleasant situation, thus to stand
and take the enemy's fire without a chance to reply, and
the boys were heard to express the wish to be sent to the
front, where they could return shot for shot. As we lay
waiting for our turn to move forward, a battery came
across the river and along the street, halting in front of
us, but it had been there only a few minutes when a
twenty-pound shot came tearing down the street and
through the battery, breaking the legs of three of the
horses and smashing one wheel into kindlings, but for
tunately not injuring any of the men.
About one o'clock p. m. our brigade was ordered to
the front, and entering the field to the right of the rail
road, moved steadily up the slope toward the enemy's
works. That slope was completely swept by a murder
ous artillery and musketry fire, and in some places the
ground was already covered with dead and wounded,
yet nothing could exceed the coolness and gallantry with
which the brigade advanced to the charge. As it neared
the crest, the lines of troops were found sheltering them
selves as best they could from the destructive fire of the
rebels. Repeated and desperate efforts were made to
advance over the crest and attack the rebels in their
works; but the fire was so sharp, and the enemy had
such perfect command of the ground, that it was found,
at a terrible cost, to be an impossibility. Line after line

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was brought up to the support of those already there,
and though desperate attempts were made by each to
penetrate that wall of fire, they ended but in failure. At
one time three regiments immediately on the right of the
Sixth broke and fled, leaving a large gap, yet not a man
of the Sixth left his place or faltered for a moment. This
perilous position was held until darkness set in, when
the troops were withdrawn, leaving only a line of
pickets.1 In this battle the regiment lost seventy-five killed and
wounded, or about one third of the number that went
into the action.2 The battle and its sad result need not
be discussed at much length here. Injustice, however,
1 Interesting incidents will be found at end of chapter.
2 It is impossible to state with accuracy the numbers of the opposing
armies actually engaged in the battle. On the morning of the 13th of
December the Union army numbered about 113,000 men, of whom
Franklin had 61,000, the rest being about equally divided between
Hooker and Sumner. But probably less than half of these were brought
into action. The Confederate army had "present for duty" on the
10th of December 79,000 men in round numbers. How many par
ticipated in the battle of the 13th does not officially appear, though the
number has been asserted to have been less than 20,000. With these
figures even, though they are probably much too small, the security of
the enemy's position, where the stress of battle fell, more than com
pensated for disparity of numbers.
The Union loss was, — Killed, 1,284; wounded, 9,600 ; captured or
missing, 1,769; — total, 12,653. The Confederate loss was, — Killed,
608 ; wounded, 4, 1 16 ; captured or missing, 653 ; — total, 5,337. More
than two thirds of the Confederate loss occurred on the right of the
Confederate line, where the enemy had to repel the Union advance out
side of intrenchments ; while more than two thirds of the Union loss
was suffered on the right of the Union line, where the attack had to be
made upon the foe securely posted behind fortifications along and near
Marye's hill. — Editor.

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to the noble commander of the army at that time, General
Ambrose E. Burnside, it should be put on record that
it was the belief of the troops commanded by General
Franklin, that had the latter carried out the orders given
him by General Burnside, we might have had success
instead of failure in this battle, and that our defeat should
not be charged to incompetency of the commanding
general. The facts of the case are clearly stated by General
S. G. Griffin, who says, — "Burnside's plan of the battle
of Fredericksburg was without fault, and if it had been
carried out as he intended, it could not have failed of
success. The enemy held the strongly fortified position
of Marye's hill, above the city, but his right and rear
were comparatively unprotected. Having suffered from
Hooker's jealousy at South Mountain, Burnside distrusted
him, and gave a large number of his troops to Franklin,
whom he had not yet proved. Franklin commanded the
left wing, and had sixty-one thousand men under him
that day, with three of the six pontoon bridges laid for
the whole army. Burnside, with his right wing, assaulted
the heights in his front to occupy Lee's attention and
hold him there ; while Franklin was to make a powerful
attack on Lee's right, get in his rear and prevent his
escape, and capture or destroy his army. But, instead of
attacking vigorously and with his whole force properly
disposed, as he should have done, Franklin sent in one
division under General Meade without supports or rein
forcements, and allowed that division to be repulsed and
driven back, the remainder of his whole force of sixty-
one thousand men scarcely firing a shot. Meade had
excellent success, and carried all before him as far as
his small division was able to go, and Lee, in conversa-

BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. 1 25
tion with him after the war, acknowledged that if he
(Meade) had been properly supported in that attack,
the Confederate army would have been destroyed that
day." The next morning — a bright and beautiful Sunday
morning — word was passed along to the regimental
commanders that the battle was to be renewed, and that
the Ninth Corps was to storm the heights. This des
perate plan was, however, abandoned, and the two
armies lay watching each other through the day, attend
ing, to the wounded and burying the dead. At night the
corps took position in front of the town to cover the
retreat of the army, and the Sixth Regiment was one
of the last to cross the bridge and retire to its former
camp. In our regiment were a father and son. The former
was detailed in the ambulance corps, the latter was in
the ranks. The battle had raged fiercely till dark, and
the dead and wounded lay on all parts of the field, so
that the efforts of the ambulances and stretcher-bearers
were taxed to the utmost. Imagine the anxiety of that
father, separated from the son who was in the midst of
the conflict ! The father toiled all day and late into the
night helping to carry out on the stretcher the wounded
from the field, hearing no tidings of his son, though
knowing that the "Sixth" had lost heavily. It was
late at night, when, weary with toil and oppressed with
anxiety, he came upon the pale, upturned face of a dead
soldier whose cap displayed the figure "6." Was that
soldier his son? In the darkness he bends down and
peers into the face of the dead. He cannot positively
determine, but finally, with the advice of a comrade
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would fain carry the body from the field, but the
orders are to remove none but the wounded, and so
with sorrowful reluctance he leaves the dead one where
found. The night passes on. In thoughtful silence he
and his companions bear away their maimed and bleed
ing comrades, until at midnight the ambulance corps,
having completed its work, moves across the river to
the old camp. The army is retreating, and as the
Sixth, now but a handful of heroes, reaches its old
camping-ground early in the morning, the father, with
hope akin to despair, scans the faces of the boys as
they file into camp. Does he find the face of him
whom he most desires to see? Yes, at last, to his
great joy, he sees his son come marching along,
begrimed with the dust and smoke of battle, but unhurt
by the storm of shot and shell through which he has
passed. Jncibente.
Looked like New Hampshire. "While on the march
from Pleasant Valley to Fredericksburg, I chummed
with Hen. Ritchie, a great, brave, whole-souled fellow.
We spread our blankets one night, and were soon asleep.
During the night snow enough fell to cover the ground,
and I was waked in the morning by Hen. shouting,
' Get up — get up quick ! By George, we 're in old New
Hampshire ! ' " — T. Hanscom.
Anecdotes of the Bloody Field. As the Sixth Regi
ment filed out of Fredericksburg . and moved across the
field in line, the rebels seemed to increase their fire, and
to centre it upon our brigade. Here we sustained our
heaviest losses, going as we did across this open field in
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inch of the ground with their batteries and musketry.
W. W. French, of Company B, received here a ball in
the thigh, which was not extracted till 1870. He was
the one with whom Captain Goodwin had joked the
night before about its being his last chance to sleep on a
feather bed. When he fell, the captain told one of the
men to help him back to the rear, and to "find that
feather bed for him." — L. J.
When we were about half way across the field, a
shell exploded right in the midst of Company K, kill
ing two men outright, wounding some, and knocking
others out of line ; but as we were on the double-quick,
no one stopped to attend to the dead or wounded. We
moved on till we came to a little hollow where we could
lie down out of sight of the enemy. There, if we lifted
so much as a hand, it was sure to be hit. One of the
men of Company K, who, as already mentioned had
been struck, but only stunned, was a fellow of slight
build, named Gibson. As the regiment lay in the hoi-'
low, one of the boys of Company K, looking back across
the field, saw little Gibson, all alone, with gun at his side,
making his best speed across that field strewn with the
dead and dying, in full view of the enemy, and under a
continuous fire. The boys all shouted, to him, "Come
in, Gibson ! Come in ! " expecting every moment to see
him killed. But Gibson was not born to be killed that
day, and he reached his company in safety, amid the
cheers of his comrades. It seems almost incredible that
he should have escaped unhurt in that perilous race,
through hundreds of rebel shots aimed at almost every
foot of his somewhat lengthy course. — L. J.
The boys hugged mother earth that afternoon the
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128 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
without exposing themselves. Captain Crossfield, while
turning over to change position, was shot in the neck,
or rather in his blanket which was rolled up around his
neck. The bullet was stopped by the blanket, but it
came with such force that it knocked the captain insen
sible for the moment. Lieutenant Winch received a shot
through the back of his head, which he lifted a little too
high. Here the brave little Showell, of Company B,
who had fired one hundred rounds of cartridges at Chan
tilly, got into a "tiff" with one of the boys of Company
F, and as they were having a hand-to-hand fight, they
carelessly exposed themselves to a shot which fatally
wounded both. The last words of young Showell to
Captain Goodwin were, " Tell my mother I died a brave
soldier."— L. J.
On the day of the battle, a detail, consisting -of
one man from each company of the several regiments
of our brigade, had been made for service as sappers
and miners. These carried picks, shovels, and axes,
instead of guns, so that they could throw up breast
works, dig ditches, and do other work, as the regiments
should want. Their position was in the rear of the regi
ments, and they were not expected to go into the fight.
One of the men so detailed from our regiment was an
Irishman named John Hamon — "Johnnie," the boys
called him. He was full of the fun and wit of his nation
ality. When the regiment was formed in line in the
streets of Fredericksburg, just before marching out into
the open field to take part in the battle, one of the cap
tains, on looking his company over to see if the men
were all in position, found Johnnie Hamon there, with his
pick shouldered in ready marching order. The captain
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one of the sappers and miners. Your place is in the
rear, Johnnie." Johnnie's Irish temper was up in a
moment, at the thought of being sent to the rear — a dis
grace in his eyes, though most of the men would have
been glad to be so honorably sent thither — and he
replied, " I'm jist as good as inny other man, bedad ! "
" Yes, Johnnie," replied the captain, "you are a brave
soldier, but you have no gun to fight with : you can do
no good with the pick — so go to the rear." " The divil
a bit will I, be-jazezl I'll give thim the pick," was the
plucky reply. At this the boys cheered Johnnie, and
the result was that he marched out across the field of
battle with the regiment, keeping his place in his com
pany, with the pick on his shoulder. Nor did he have
to wait long for a gun ; for many were soon found
scattered around, from which Johnnie supplied himself,
and did good service through the day, and came off the
field with both gun and pick. — L. J.
"As we stopped at the brow of the hill nearest the
enemy, at Fredericksburg, a drummer boy of the Irish
brigade lay there mortally wounded. I shall never for
get how his eyes lighted up as he said, ' We shall whip
them — do n't you think so ? ' He did not complain ; he
had no thought of his own suffering ; his whole desire
was the success of his comrades. Brave little hero ! he
died before we fell back." — T. Hanscom.
"The boys were quick to see anything funny, at
any time or place. We had fired nearly all our car
tridges, and lay hugging the ground and watching
brigade after brigade come in, when a stray mule
loaded with blankets passed along. The Minies were
flying, and one of them cut the rope which fastened the
blankets, causing them to fall on the animal's heels.
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130 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
He began to kick, and for a time the air was full of
blankets and mule, while a shout went up from the boys
that outsiders might have thought more appropriate for
the camp-fire than the battle-field." — T. Hanscom.

CHAPTER X.
DETACHED FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC— CAM
PAIGNING IN KENTUCKY.
We remained in camp at Falmouth about two months.
During all that time very little improvement was made
in drill and discipline on account of the inclemency of
the weather, the prevalence of mud, the difficulty in
obtaining fuel and clothing, with the consequent suffer
ing from cold, and the despondency which oppressed the
whole army after the defeat at Fredericksburg. While
here, Colonel Griffin was again temporarily in command
of the brigade, and Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson com
manded the regiment.1
xOn the 26th of January, 1863, General Burnside transferred the
command of the army of the Potomac to General Hooker. He had
tendered his resignation, but that the President would not accept, pre
ferring to relieve him in Virginia, and to retain his useful services in
another field of operations. That field was the Department of the
Ohio, comprising the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and
eastern Kentucky, with the prospective addition of East Tennessee.
To that important department he was assigned on the 16th of March.
Within about three months after the battle of Fredericksburg, the com
mand of the Ninth Corps changed hands three times. First, General
John Sedgwick relieved General Willcox, who resumed command of
the First Division, relieving General Burns ; then General William F.
("Baldy") Smith succeeded Sedgwick, and was himself soon relieved
by General John G. Parke. The corps itself was separated from the
army of the Potomac and sent to Newport News. The Third Division
(General Getty's) was transferred to Suffolk, then threatened by a
siege, and never joined the corps again as a complete command. — Ed.

132 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On the 10th of February, 1863, the regiment was
transferred, along with its corps, to Newport News. At
this place the camping-ground was excellent, the water
good and abundant, and the drill-ground 'ample. The
camps were laid out and arranged with taste, and orna
mented with trees, the holly growing plentifully here.
In a very short time the morale of the whole corps was
wonderfully improved. An abundance of clothing and
of camp and garrison equipage was supplied. The men
were given "A" tents instead of " shelters ;" a thorough
system of drill was adopted, from the school of the sol
dier to movements of line by brigade and division and,
in a word, the condition of the troops was brought up
to a high degree of perfection. The drill of the brig
ade was under the direction of Colonel Griffin, who was
temporarily in command. While the regiment remained
here, many of its absentees — wounded and sick — re
turned to their companies, among them, Captain Ela
and Lieutenant Jackman. The latter was immediately
appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of General James
Nagle, commanding the brigade, and held that position
till the general resigned in June, 1863, on account of
poor health.
On the 18th of March, a grand review of the whole
corps was tendered to General Dix, commanding the
department. The day was fine, and the display one of
the most brilliant ever seen in the country. The appear
ance and movements of the troops were praised by Gen
eral Dix in the highest terms. We should have been
glad to remain here much longer and enjoy our beauti-
tiful camp and parade-ground, which was one of the best
we ever had. But General Burnside had been assigned
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Ninth Corps was ordered to report to him at Cincinnati.1
Accordingly, on the 20th of March, the Sixth Regiment,
with its brigade, received orders to break camp and take
transports for Baltimore, and thence to proceed by rail
to its destination. We were all well pleased to learn
that we were to follow General Burnside to Kentucky ;
for we believed in him, and this move would give us a
good chance to see the country. Having broken camp
and packed up, we marched down to Newport News,
with colors flying in the bright balmy atmosphere of
southern Virginia, and bands playing inspiring national
airs. Nothing of importance transpired on the way to
Cincinnati, where we arrived all safe, and reported to
General Burnside. As the central and southern parts of
Kentucky were being overrun by the rebel generals
Morgan and Pegram, who were harassing and plunder
ing the people, General Burnside decided early in April
to send the Ninth Corps into that state. General Nagle's
brigade, to which the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment
belonged, was sent to Lexington, while General Ferre-
ro's stopped, and moved to Mount Sterling.
The men of the Ninth Corps will never forget the day
they entered the beautiful "blue-grass region" of Ken
tucky. The air was clear and balmy ; the sun shone
bright ; the grass was as green as we were in the habit of
seeing it in June, and the striking contrast to Virginia mud
1 As stated in the preceding note, the Ninth Corps now consisted of
two divisions, the third having been detached for other service. When
the corps went to the Department of the Ohio, General Willcox retained
the command of the first division, but General Sturgis was relieved of
that of the second, being succeeded by General Robert B. Potter, for
merly commander of the Fifty-first New York Regiment. It will be
recollected that General John G. Parke now commanded the corps.
— Editor.

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made it seem almost as if we had reached Paradise ;
and we could but exclaim, This looks like God's country I
Who of the veterans will ever forget the beautiful camp
ground we had on the blue-grass, just out of the city
of Lexington? Afterwards, when down in the Missis
sippi low-lands, the boys would sing, " Oh, send us back
to old Kentucky, to our old Kentucky home."
Though the presence of the Ninth Army Corps in
Kentucky gave assurance of security to the harassed
people of the state, yet the New England troops
when they first went there were not cordially received.
A strong prejudice against the Yankees, particularly
those of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, existed
among the people. The ill-feeling sometimes mani
fested itself even in open insult. "Kentucky does not
want these abolitionists among her communities," said
the people. But it was not long before the inhabitants
were dispossessed of their prejudice. The thorough dis
cipline and general good conduct of the men, and the
high intelligence and gentlemanly demeanor of the offi
cers, completely changed the popular feeling. The
"blue-bellied Yankees," as we were tauntingly called
when first entering the state, soon won their way into
the respect and even the affection of those who had
regarded them with aversion, so that when the troops
were ordered away from the towns where they had been
stationed the people actually petitioned General Burnside
to let them remain, saying "they would rather have
the men of his corps stationed with them than those of
Kentucky or the West, since the former behaved so
much better than the latter."
Once some of the most prominent men of one of these
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were never so surprised and happily disappointed in our
lives, for we had heard such stories about the Yankee
troops that we expected we should lose all our poultry
and fence-rails — in fact, everything we have which your
soldiers might wish for — but we do not hear of their taking
a thing without paying for it." One old man remarked,
"Some of your men came out to my farm and wanted to
buy some chickens and eggs, and when I went to the
door they even took their hats off to me ; and they were
dressed so well that I could not tell whether they were
officers or privates." Indeed, there was little need of
stealing, for the boys, having just received four months'
pay, were full of scrip, and could buy chickens for
twenty-five or thirty cents each, eggs for fifteen cents a
dozen, and other things at similar rates.
While we were in camp at Lexington the ladies came
several times to visit us, and on Sunday afternoon the
whole city turned out to see us at dress-parade. We
were glad to have them come, for we knew they had
never seen better drilled soldiers than those of our brig
ade, and we felt assured by the remarks made that they
thought none the less of New England the more ac
quainted with us they became.
Among places of interest near Lexington was Ashland,
the home of Henry Clay, with its beautiful grounds, on
a rise of land decked with stately trees, and tastefully
laid out with walks, drives, and beds of flowers. Many
of our officers and men visited this historic place. To
the south-west, toward Georgetown, was the cemetery,
about one mile distant, where rose the tall white shaft,
surrounded by spruce, arbor-vitae, and other shrubs,
that marks the spot where the ashes of the illustrious
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But we could not be permitted to remain long in this
"Garden of Eden." By the time we had got our tents
nicely regulated, orders came to move, and on the 8th of
April we marched through the city out upon the Win
chester pike, bound for Winchester village, nineteen
miles distant. The boys guessed we were going back
to Virginia over the mountains, as we were facing in
that direction. As we marched through the city the
streets were lined with the inhabitants, of all ages and
colors. Many fair ladies, even of "the upper ten,"
were out to see us off. It was encouraging to our men
to see their good appearance and behavior kindly appre
ciated by the people. There was hearty cheering, and
the friendly waving of handkerchiefs, as we passed by
with our brigade band playing some of its sweetest
music. The kindness thus far shown in Kentucky
was like real sunshine to us who had been away from
home so long and had scarcely seen a woman's smile
since leaving our native state ; for all the women we had
met in Virginia and North Carolina were of the rank
rebel stamp, and would even spit upon us, if they could,
as we passed their doors.
It was a lovely spring day ; the birds were singing mer
rily, and we all were in the finest spirits. Such roads,
hard and smooth as a floor, we had never seen before.
They were the real Macadamized turnpikes, beautiful
to ride upon ; but the boys found before night that as
"Jordan is a hard road to travel," so were these turn
pikes hard to walk upon, making them fearfully foot-sore
in a half day's march. When we got fairly out of the city
the beautiful farms of the "blue-grass region" stretched
away from either side of the road as far as the eye could
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carpet of grass. The slight rolling hills were well cov
ered with oak and locust trees, whose leaves were fast
putting out, and as many of the early spring flowers
were in bloom the country appeared very lovely. About
noon we passed a farm of three thousand acres, with a
large brick house standing about fifty rods back from the
turnpike. A wide lane led up to it, lined on each side
by a hateful rail fence, which in the eyes of the New
England boys spoiled the front view of the mansion. The
owner did not come out to greet us, for he was a rebel,
so the colored people said. These, however, came out
in full force to welcome us with " God bless Mass'r Lin-
cun's men!" They were as happy as they could be,
and said, "'Pears like we neber so glad before."
The boys were soon preparing for dinner, and some
of them could be seen out in the fields picking up bits of
wood, dead limbs of trees, etc., to cook with, the orders
being not to burn fence rails in Kentucky, for there were
too many Union people in that state to allow its being
laid waste as "Old Virginia" had been. Indeed, the
forbearance of our troops while in Kentucky in exercis
ing the war privilege of unceremoniously helping them
selves to whatever they needed did serve to strengthen
somewhat the Union element there. After dining on hard
tack and coffee, the column moved on, now up a slight
elevation, then down into a slight valley, where was a
little crystal stream winding its way through the green
fields on towards the big Kentucky river to the south.
How refreshing such sparkling brooks appeared to the
tired and dusty soldiers on their tramps through Ken
tucky ! How many and what beautiful springs of water
we found there, too ! Every house also was supplied
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unless near a spring. This is why so many of the fine
residences were so far from the main roads — a fact which
at first seemed strange to us, since there were apparently
better locations nearer the highways. One old gentle
man thus explained it : " You see, well-water is not good ;
so we build our houses where there is good spring-water."
About five o'clock in the afternoon we arrived in sight
of the church spires of the village of Winchester. A
halt was made for the men to close up and get into a
little better shape before presenting themselves to the
gaze of the good people of the town. When we had
"dusted up" a little and closed in the stragglers, we
went forward with the band playing the " Star Spangled'
Banner." To that inspiring air we marched into the
little village, with the stars and stripes floating over our
heads in the soft evening breeze, while our new uniform,
and our bright muskets with bayonets glistening in the
last rays of the setting sun, completed a beautiful picture.
The main street through which we passed was lined
with people, many of whom waved handkerchiefs and
flags to welcome us. Such demonstrations the boys
were not slow in cheering. But we could see now and
then a sour-looking face, and we knew what was the
matter with its owner. He had what was sometimes
called "the rebel shivers." As usual, the colored peo
ple were out in full force, and as jubilant as ever at the
sight of Uncle Sam's boys in blue. They covered the
fences as thick as blackbirds in September. Here, too,
we saw some of the "pretty yellow girls" we had heard
so much about. Some of the best blood of Kentucky
was running in their veins, and they were more intelli
gent-looking than many of the "poor whites."
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Sterling pike, we filed short to the right, into a field as
beautiful as the one we had left at Lexington, and went
into camp about three fourths of a mile south-west of the
village, near a grove of maple, elm, and locust trees.
The boys were tired and footsore from their long march,
but all were in excellent spirits. Bright fires were soon
kindled with dry wood, an abundance of which was at
hand, and that first supper at Winchester was one to be
remembered. The boys as they came along had pro
cured chickens, ham, and eggs from the colored people,
and their march gave a hearty relish to the good fare.
It was late that night when sleep came to the camp.
Hiram Drowns, as he lay down to rest on the soft blue-
grass, remarked to his chum, "We are in God's coun
try yet, and have plenty to eat and something good to
sleep on."
When the reveille was beaten the next morning, some
of the boys wished those "confounded drummers" were
back in New Hampshire, or in some worse place. As
they came out of their tents to attend roll-call, they all
looked tired and cross, and many were limping about
with one shoe on. Blistered and swollen feet were
numerous that morning. But when the bright April sun
came up over the eastern hills, and the refreshing south
wind fanned the faces of the boys, and they had bathed in
the clear, cool stream near by, they became as chipper as
ever. We did not pay much attention to our tents, for we
knew that we were only sojourners in this beautiful land,
and the luxurious grass was a sufficiently good bed for
any one. We had our usual evening dress-parade, and
spent the rest of the time in looking to our equipments —
"shining up," as it was called — and exploring the neigh
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140 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On Sunday forenoon, April 12, many of us attended
church in the village. At 5 p. m. we had our usual
Sunday dress-parade, and the villagers turned out to
take a good look at the first full-fledged Yankees that
had ever come to their town. Some came out in car
riages, some on horseback, some afoot, and some on
"critter-back." (None but Ninth Corps men are ex
pected to understand this last phrase.) It was a pro
miscuous crowd, high and low, black and white. From
the looks of the people and the smiles of the fair ones,
we concluded that they all felt well pleased. They lin
gered around after the parade was dismissed, and it was
wonderful how readily some of the boys got acquainted
with the village girls. Subsequently, prominent men of
the place came to the officers' tents and talked over the
country's affairs. They were always willing to give us
what information they could in regard to the enemy's
movements and the lay of the country through which we
expected to pass. We spent pleasant and profitable
hours with some of these gentlemen, both in our tents
and at their homes, for they invited many of us to their
houses in town ; but as our stay was short we did not get
so well acquainted with the people here as with those in
some other parts of Kentucky.
Having been ordered to Richmond, we bade adieu, on
the 16th of April, to the good friends in Winchester, and'
turned our faces southward. Starting about four o'clock
in the afternoon, we soon came into a country broken by
hills and high bluffs of limestone. We marched till late
in the evening and until the head of the column struck
the Kentucky river. Here, there being no bridges, and
the river being too deep to ford, a halt was ordered,
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the sun came up bright and beautiful. We could now
see into what kind of a country we had come during the
night. It was rough, with high ridges of limestone on
every hand. The Kentucky river could be seen winding
along between its limestone banks, which in some places
are one hundred feet high or more. Every ford or cross
ing on a river in Kentucky has a name, and this one was
called Boonesborough, for just above the ford was the
site of a fort built by old Daniel Boone, the pioneer.
We were told how the Indians tried several times to
drive "Uncle Dan" out of his stronghold, but he always
"held the fort," for it was so protected by steep bluffs
that it could be entered by only one way, and Boone
had that well secured. As the redskins could not get
him by storming his castle, they tried to undermine him
by going down under the bank of the river and digging
up through. But the old hunter, having noticed that the
water on that side of the river was very muddy for a day
or two, mistrusted what was going on ; so, taking some
skins and old clothes, he made a second Boone, and at
dark let it slide down over the bank by a leather string,
making noise enough to attract the attention of his foes.
As the effigy neared them, they were not slow in pounc
ing upon it, thinking they had got the old fellow at last ;
but as they came out into full view to make sure of their
prisoner, the crack of Daniel's trusty rifle was heard,
and there was one redskin less for him to contend with.
The next morning the waters of the Kentucky were run
ning clear, and Boone knew that the savages had left
during the night. About half a mile down the stream
was shown a bluff one hundred feet high where the
Indians chased Boone into the river. They had got so
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thinking he would dare leap from the bluff. But the
borderer had no notion of losing his scalp, so he plunged
down into the river, and swimming to the opposite bank,
escaped. As there was neither bridge nor boat here, a squad of
men procured, from an old saw-mill not far away, lum
ber enough to build a raft for taking the men and bag
gage across the river. While the raft was being built,
the band, posted on the high bluff, gave us cheering
music. The sweet sounds echoed and reechoed up and
down the river and from the limestone cliffs, till soon
the country people came flocking to the banks, eager to
learn whence came such delightful strains. It was late
in the afternoon when we had got the last load across
the river. We then marched on about two miles, and
came to a Kentucky cross-road called Foxtown — about
five miles from the village of Richmond — a place of half
a dozen houses, where .we halted, and bivouacked for
the night in a large field. As the night was quite cool,
we soon had bright fires burning, around which the boys
gathered, telling stories and smoking Kentucky tobacco
until a late hour. The natives for miles around had seen
our camp-fires, and came in the next morning to find
out what it all meant. But when they wanted to know
"where you-uns are going to," we could not tell them
much about it, for we ourselves did not know, nor did
we care much if they would not send us back to Vir
ginia. Some of the country people, who had an eye to
business, though a little shy at first, came around the
camp in the morning, with eggs, etc., to sell. Their
articles found a quick market, for the prices were below
zero, — eggs, ten cents a dozen ; butter, twelve cents a
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the early birds, however, got any of the goodies, for
there was not one eighth enough to go around. The
vendors were astonished at the ready sales, for they
knew little about Yankee " snap" when a good trade is
offered. After our morning repast, we picked up, and,
getting into line, moved on towards Richmond village.
About three miles from there we struck the Richmond
and Lexington pike, and as we neared the village we
closed up, covered our file leaders, and kept perfect step
to the music of our brigade band. It was a fine April
day, and the whole village was astir and ready to receive
us with smiles. The sidewalks were filled with people
as we marched down the main street and halted. We
noticed the Webster House, which had the stars and
stripes waving over its main entrance ; and we were not
long in finding out that it was kept by a New Hamp
shire man named Webster, and a native of Meredith.
General Nagle and staff made their head-quarters there
for a few days, finding the proprietor and his lady very
excellent people, "true Union," and much pleased to
see the New Hampshire boys.
The general decided to divide the brigade. The Sixth
Regiment was given position in the south part of the
town, where earth-works had been thrown up by Union
troops in one of Morgan's raids a year before. The
remainder of the brigade was marched out of the village
about half a mile to the south-east, towards the hills, and
went into camp in a field having a goodly number of
large oak and locust trees, a "blue-grass carpet," and a
small stream running through the grounds. The gen
eral had his head-quarters on one side of the brook, and
the regiments were encamped on the other. Since good
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did not draw very heavily on the commissary for hard
tack, liking the "hoe-cakes" and milk better. At the
general's mess, we used to have a pint of cream for our
coffee every morning, something we had not had since
leaving New Hampshire. Hiram Drowns declared that
he had gained one pound of flesh for each day he had
been in Kentucky.
As the Sixth was nearest the village, it was detailed
as provost guard for the town, with Captain Goodwin as
provost-marshal. The town, like all others in Kentucky,
was fully supplied with Bourbon whiskey. Some of the
boys occasionally drank too deeply and became noisy,
so that the captain had to put them in jail to sober off.
One Fowler and a chum of his had become too boister
ous, and the captain had taken them to jail and locked
them into a cell. He then took a stroll around the
square, and dropping into a saloon to get an "eye-
opener " for himself, whom should he see at the bar but
Fowler and his chum taking a drink? Fowler said,
"Captain, won't you have something to take? ' The
captain replied, "I thought I left you in jail." "You
did," Fowler then remarked, "but it was awful dry
there, and we came out to get something to drink, and
are going directly back." It was found that the two fel
lows had broken the iron gratings of their window and
escaped about as soon as the captain left them. Because
some would get drunk, the general finally ordered the
whiskey shops to be closed, and the execution of the
order discommoded but few of our men.
We soon found that the report of our good behavior at
Lexington and Winchester had preceded us to Rich
mond. The good people, among whom were Mr. Hal-
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us with cordiality at their homes, and with the ready
assistance of Mr. and Mrs. Webster, provided pleasant
entertainments at the Webster House for the general, his
staff, and other officers. In return, it was decided to
make a little spread at the general's head-quarters, and
accordingly, on the first day of May and upon our invi
tation, some fifty or sixty of the village people whom we
had met came to camp to partake of "soldier fare."
But we had, besides hard-tack and coffee, some Catawba
wine and cake, brought from Lexington for the occasion,
an extra not expected by our guests. They declared
that our entertainment surpassed theirs — especially in the
good music contributed by our brigade band. Then, for
the first time, we heard the stirring song, "Rally round
the flag, boys ! rally once again ! " While we were
at Lexington, one of the loyal ladies of that city had
presented to the leader of our band the music and words
of this piece, which had been learned so as to be played
for the first time at this entertainment. It has never
sounded sweeter to us than it sounded then.
On Saturday, the second day after our little entertain
ment, orders were received to be ready to move south
ward on the morrow to Paint Lick creek, twelve miles
towards Lancaster. That night our guests gave a ball
at the Webster House. After an enjoyable evening and
just before separating, we told our kind friends that we
had been ordered away. Mr. Halloway and other gen
tlemen, upon hearing this, called some of us aside, and
said they could not express the sorrow they felt at our
going away from them, for they had learned to love us.
Mr. Halloway added that it now seemed incredible how
deceived he had been about the New England Yankees.
"Why," said, he, "we have had Kentucky, Ohio, and
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other Western troops stationed here, and we were glad
when they were gone, but you and your men have
treated us all with respect and kindness ; and if any of
you are wounded in battle on Kentucky soil, be sure to
let us know, and we will go to you and bring you back
to our town, and care for you as best we can." With
sadness we took our leave, and hastened back to camp
to get a little sleep before starting upon our new march.
Early on the pleasant Sunday morning our tents were
struck, and by nine o'clock we were marching towards
the village. As we neared it, we could see the people
out in large numbers. Some had come in from the
country to attend church, and as we marched through
the town the streets were full. Many of our friends had
gathered at the Webster House to wave us a kind good
bye, and to present to the general and each member of
his staff a beautiful bouquet. Filing through the town,
we turned sharp to the left, and marched due south over
a rougher and more broken country. We passed, how
ever, some good farms on the way, and arrived at Paint
Lick creek about 3 p. m., just as services were closing
at the church, which stood at the four corners — one of
Nasby's ' ' cross-roads " — with only two or three houses
in sight. The regiments were sent into the adjoining
field, or pasture, near the creek, where there was water
enough, while the general decided to make his head
quarters near the church.
We had not been there long before the^residents came
around. Two very pretty young ladies soon rode up
and informed us that their father, Deacon Wallace, had
sent them with the church key, thinking that perhaps
the general and staff might like to occupy the church,
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also said that if some of the officers would come to
their father's house and stay, they would be welcome.
We declined with thanks the kind offer of their home
for quarters, but sent a sergeant and guard instead, so
that they might feel secure. The young ladies informed
us that they were for the Union, and had a brother in
the Union army. The deacon and his family showed us
much kindness during our stay in that locality.
About noon, on the 6th of May, we were surprised at
seeing a line of carriages with streaming flags, coming
down the pike. As the procession drew near we recog
nized our Richmond friends. Mr. Halloway said they
thought we were near enough to be called neighbors, so
the ladies had proposed to give us a surprise party.
Such it was, indeed. Our visitors brought chicken,
pickles, cake, and wines enough for a regiment. We
surrendered to them, and they did the agreeable to per
fection. Tables were spread under the oaks, and after
we had partaken of the bountiful repast, the services of
the band were employed, and we had a dance on the
green carpet of grass. We persuaded some of the
younger ladies to stay till evening, and of course had to
get a permit from the general to see them safe home to
Richmond. We arrived there about midnight,- and
when we got back to head-quarters the morning light
was streaming up in the east. At breakfast the general
had his joke about " such late hours."
The second day after this, we were surprised again at
seeing crowds of people from the mountain regions com
ing in on the four roads centering here. We soon
learned, however, that a Methodist protracted meeting
was to commence that day at the church. The general
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attended the meeting. Many women were present, most
of whom came on horseback. We judged that the
preaching did not do much good, for they all seemed
more taken up with the soldiers and the music of our
band than with the preacher and his words. We also
inferred from the preacher's behavior that he was a
rebel, for he did not appear genial at all, and seemed to
avoid us as much as possible.
Having, on the 9th of May, received orders to go for
ward to Lancaster village, we early on the morning of
the 10th moved across the creek to Lancaster pike. We
soon came out into more of the rich blue-grass country,
but the farther south we went the poorer the land was,
and the less the Union element. We could always tell
where the rebels lived. They closed their doors and
blinds, and kept out of sight. But the Unionists always
opened their doors and came out to the roadside, waving
their handkerchiefs as we passed. Whenever any Union
sentiment was manifested, the band would play the
national airs to the delight of both whites and blacks.
Many of these people, mounted on fine thoroughbred
Kentucky horses, would follow us, and were always
ready to tell us who was loyal and who was not. About
noon we came in sight of the village of Lancaster. This
was a town of about eight hundred inhabitants, and the
county seat of Garrard county. Some of the best farms
of the "blue-grass region" lay around the village,
among which was the noted one of John Marrs, situated
south-west of the town.
Having arrived within a mile of the village, we filed
to the right into a large field to the north-east. The
land sloped towards the road, and when we had marched
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acres, where we were ordered to establish our camp.
The ground was large enough for the whole brigade to
encamp on, but one regiment, the Ninth New Hamp
shire, was sent along the Crab Orchard pike to a point
nearer the town. There could not be a finer ground for
camp, parade, and drill than ours, while from its eleva
tion it gave a wide and charming prospect of the sur
rounding country. The colonel, taking advantage of
the favorable situation, gave us each day a little exercise
in battalion drill, which was good for the boys and kept
them from getting rusty. Nearly all the people in this
region being "Southern sympathizers," we received a
less friendly welcome here than had hitherto been given
us in Kentucky. We missed the kind presence of our
Richmond friends. But they did not forget us, for we
had been in camp here but a few days, when we received
tokens of their remembrance, in the shape of goodies
and bouquets, sent down by a gentleman coming from
that region.
While at Richmond, General Nagle had sent in his
resignation on account of poor health. Having, while
here at Lancaster, received notice of its acceptance, he
on the 20th of May took an informal leave of the brig
ade, the officers calling on him and bidding him a kindly
farewell. He went to his home at Pottsville, Penn.,
where he died a few years later.1 Colonel Griffin of the
Sixth New Hampshire, being the ranking officer, was
1 General James Nagle was a native of Pennsylvania. He served in
the Mexican War, and when he was mustered out in 1 848 he was pre
sented with a sword by the inhabitants of Schuylkill county. In 1861
he organized the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, and in 1862 he,
with his command, joined the Ninth Corps. After returning to his
home as mentioned in the text, he organized a regiment of militia, and
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ordered to assume command of the First Brigade, and
did so on the following day, to the delight of the boys of
his regiment who had the fullest confidence in their
colonel.1 Having been ordered to move south-east to Crab
Orchard, about twelve miles distant, we packed up
early on the 23d, and marched to the village to the
step of "Rally round the flag, boys." But few of the
villagers came to see us, and those who did so were
actuated more by idle curiosity than by friendly interest.
Not a cheer or "God bless you!" did we hear, for the
few Union people did not dare show their feelings, from
fear of the trouble that might befall them after the sol
diers were gone. Entering the village square, we filed
short to the left, and marched due south-east on the Crab
Orchard pike. We soon left the "blue-grass region"
behind. Red clay and gravelly soil now predominated ;
the houses were poor and the fences still poorer. The
hills, however, were covered with a heavy growth of
timber, and on the creek-beds there was some good land
for cotton and tobacco.
About ten o'clock the writer, accompanied by Colonel
Hartranft, was sent ahead to find a location with a suffi-
year he organized a regiment for one hundred days' service, and com
manded the "same in helping guard the approaches of Baltimore. He
died in 1866, in the forty-fifth year of his age., — Editor.
aThis was a permanent assignment of command. Though his brig
adier-general's commission was not received by Colonel Griffin till the
next year, when it was won by gallant conduct at Spottsylvania, yet, as
being appropriate from his real position in command, the title of Gen
eral will henceforth be given him in this history. His brigade, the first
of the Second Division of the Ninth Corps, consisted of the Sixth and
Ninth New Hampshire, Second Maryland, Forty-eighth Pennsylvania,
and the Seventh and Twelfth Rhode Island regiments. — Editor.

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ciericy of shade and water, where the brigade might halt
for dinner and rest. An hour later the riders came in
sight of a pretty two-story house, standing a few rods to the
left of the pike, and the colonel, remarking that a good
spring of water would probably be found not far away,
suggested to the writer to make inquiry at the house.
Riding up, the latter was about to dismount and ring the
bell, when two red-headed women of doubtful age ap
peared, and asked what was wanted. Upon being told
that we were looking for a good spring of water near
which our brigade might halt for an hour or two, they
fired up, saying that they would not have their premises
occupied by Yankee soldiers. "The mean, dirty fel
lows, coming down here to fight we-uns," and much
other loose talk, was dealt out. Without satisfaction or
information, the writer returned to the pike and to the
colonel, who, having heard all the talk, was quietly
laughing, and who remarked, "That sounds like old
Virginia." Though those red heads and fiery tongues
could pretty effectively defend their castle, yet it would
not be strange if some of the poultry was subsequently
missing from the premises, for the boys took special
delight in stealing from that class of natives.
A little farther on the riders met an old colored man,
who, upon inquiries made about the "female spitfires"
just encountered, said, " Golly ! Massa, they 's jist awful
secesh, sar, and dair brudders are in the rebel army, sar."
He also said that a good spring and running brook could
be found a " right smart distance on." In answer to the
question how far a "right smart distance " was, he "reck
oned" it was about "two looks." This was a sufficient
answer, for we had been in Kentucky long enough to
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can, then upon going to the spot marking the limit of
vision — it may be at the top of a hill on the road — and
looking again, you can see the desired object. So, it
being known that just beyond the next hill water would be
found for the brigade, the writer rode back to meet the
column and to inform the tired and thirsty men that there
was water for them a mile and a half ahead. This infor
mation put new vim into the weary ones, and they moved
on with quickened step.
At high noon we came down into a little valley where
there was a small stream wending its way over a gravelly
bed and fed by several good springs issuing from the
hill. Here we halted for an hour or more, and the boys
rested in the shade of locust and oak, appeasing their
hunger with hard-tack and Kentucky ham. Resuming
our march, we arrived at Crab Orchard at about three
o'clock in the afternoon. The country here being much
broken, the regiments were scattered that they might
find suitable spots for encamping. The Sixth took up
its quarters near one of the famous Chalybeate Springs.
These sulphur, iron, and salt springs were, before the
war, much resorted to by Southern people. There were
in the vicinity several large boarding-houses or hotels, a
race-course, and two or three " groggeries." We had
full sway here, and partook of the spring-waters at will,
some thinking they derived benefit from drinking them.
A few families lived in this locality ; but only very few
white men — and they old — were to be seen. The colored
people said the others had ">gone south," and we knew
what they meant. The ladies treated us civilly, owned
up that their brothers were in the rebel army, but claimed
that they themselves were Union, a claim steadily main
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light, as we only had to go on picket every other day.
When off duty, we scoured the country for game to re
plenish our stock of provisions, for we did not want to
come to hard-tack and salt junk till we were obliged
to do so. ,
We were expecting to be ordered forward any day
over the mountains into East Tennessee. On the 2d of
June the order came to send all surplus baggage back to
Nicholasville and store it there, so that we might be in
light marching trim. The writer having been dispatched
on the 3d with an escort to make this disposal of the
brigade's baggage, and having been ordered to return
the same day as we were under marching orders, got
back to camp at midnight, to find that the orders had
been explained, and that we were to take back tracks
for Lancaster, Nicholasville, Lexington, and Cincinnati.1
1 General Burnside had made arrangements to march with the Ninth
Corps for the deliverance of East Tennessee. The movement was to
be cooperative with that of General Rosecrans towards Chattanooga.
The troops were concentrated at Crab Orchard and in the vicinity, in
readiness for the expedition. On the 2d of June, General Burnside
proceeded to Lexington to take the field. Just as he was leaving Cin
cinnati, he had received a dispatch from Washington inquiring if he
could spare any troops to assist General Grant in the siege of Vicks
burg. To detach any of his army was seriously to disconcert his well
laid plan of operation, but with characteristic unselfishness he. stood
ready to comply with the wishes of the Washington authorities. He
prepared to meet any exigency, and he put his troops in light marching
order by reducing the baggage of officers and men to the minimum.
His command was ready to move at a moment's notice, whithersoever
ordered. The order came from Washington on the 3d of June that
General Grant be reinforced by eight thousand men, and on the 4th
the Ninth Corps, with General Parke in command, started from Crab
Orchard for Vicksburg. General Burnside desired to accompany his
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We hardly knew what to think of it. One report
had it that we were going back to Virginia; another,
that we were to be sent down the river to help General
Grant at Vicksburg. We soon found that the latter
was true.
We left Crab Orchard on the 4th of June, and setting
our faces to the north-west, passed through Lancaster
soon after noon. The people looked aghast, thinking
that John Morgan or some one else was driving us back,
for, though rebels at heart, they feared a rebel incursion
more even than they disliked the presence of the Yan
kees. As we entered the "blue-grass region" again,
conscious that we were now passing through it probably
for the last time, we felt almost as if we were going away
from home. That night we encamped in a grove about
three miles from the Kentucky river, at what was called
"Camp Dick Robinson," where some Union troops had
wintered prior to our coming into the state. We had a
heavy shower in the night, which soaked us through, but
we did not care much, since the dust was laid, which
was "just awful," as the ladies say, when it was dry.
In the morning we were awakened by the songsters in
the trees over our heads, and as the sun came out in full
brightness the fields looked greener and the country more
lovely, if possible, than ever before. For cooler march
ing, we started in the early morning, but as our faces
were turned westward, the hot sun ere long smote fiercely
was deemed too important to allow compliance with his wish. General
T. Thomas Welsh was assigned to the command of the First Division
of the corps, General Willcox being transferred to the District of
Indiana. The Twelfth Rhode Island Regiment, of General Griffin's
Brigade, being under a nine months enlistment, did not accompany
the corps to Vicksburg. — Editor.

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upon our backs, and it became evident that we must
move at a very slow pace or the men could not keep
their places in the column. A wagon had been provided
for the brigade band, in which to carry all their traps,
so that the members would be in light marching order
and could give us music to cheer the weary march.
- We soon came in sight of the Kentucky river, at a
little place called "Hickman bridge." Here the bluffs,
or cliffs, were of pure limestone, and from sixty to a hun
dred feet high. Under these the pike wound like a huge
snake, and the scenery was some of the finest in all Ken
tucky. While we passed down the cliffs along the zig
zag pike, the band played national airs, and the strains
were echoed and reechoed till it almost seemed that forty
bands were playing. All declared that they had never
before heard such beautiful echoes. Some of the way
the pike was cut into the solid limestone, and the gorge,
or canon, was so narrow that a regiment could have held
it against an army. This was the only place on the river
where a crossing could be effected for several miles,
either above or below.
When the head of the column had gained the cliffs on
the west side, the band took station there and played
till the whole brigade was across, so that all could enjoy
once more the beautiful vibrations and echoes of the
music as it floated around the cliffs. To one standing on
those heights and looking back across the river, the sight
of several thousand troops in handsome uniform marching
in soldierly order, and with bright muskets and bayonets
flashing in the sun, was one never to be forgotten. When
we had all crossed, we halted to rest at what was then
the beginning of Camp Nelson. After this, we moved
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Taking the cars for Lexington somewhat late in the
evening, we arrived there about midnight.
When it was generally known that the Ninth Corps
was about leaving Kentucky, both the white and colored
people showed real sorrow at our departure. They not
only liked us, but they felt secure in our presence from
the dread guerrillas. The colored people manifested
much uneasiness, and many of them were desirous of
leaving the state with the troops, but when their masters
claimed them we were obliged to give them up. Some,
however, did get away as servants to the officers. The
slaves in Kentucky were very intelligent as compared
with those in the states farther south. Many could read
and write, and they had many liberties that their breth
ren in other states did not enjoy. That Kentucky lay
adjoining two free states partially accounted for this
milder form of slavery.

SAMUEL D. STURGIS.
(by the editor.)
General Samuel D. Sturgis, who commanded awhile
the Second Division of the Ninth Army Corps, was born
at Shippensburgh, Penn., June 11, 1822. Having gradu
ated from West Point in 1846, he served in the Mexican
War. During subsequent service in California and New
Mexico, he became captain. When the Rebellion broke
out in 1861 he had command of Fort Smith in Arkansas,
and when all his officers resigned to enter the rebel ser
vice he took the responsibility of evacuating the fort.
By this noble act he " saved his command and the gov
ernment property." As major of cavalry, he was with

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General Lyon in Missouri, and when the latter fell at
Wilson's creek, succeeded to the command. Having
been made brigadier-general of volunteers, he served
under various assignments, notably in 1862, when he
had command of the fortifications around Washington.
After his connection with the Ninth Corps ceased, he
participated in cavalry operations in Kentucky, Ten
nessee, and Mississippi. After the war, he remained
on duty with the regular cavalry until, in 1886, he was
retired from long and honorable service.

CHAPTER XI.
TO VICKSBURG— THE MISSISSIPPI CAMPAIGN.
On the 6th of June we took cars for Cincinnati, where
we arrived in the evening, and stayed over night at the
Soldiers' Home. The next morning we took passage on
the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. Captain Jones, of Com
pany F, was well acquainted with the West and South
west along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and as soon
as we were beyond the city limits he said, "I feel at
home in this country, for I travelled over it many years
ago when I was a poor boy. There," said he, pointing
to a building, "is the log-cabin in which General Harri
son lived, and on the hill yonder you can see his tomb.
I stopped in that historic house years ago, with only six
cents in my pocket. The next morning before the sun
rose I visited the resting-place of the ex-president, and
in those woods I chopped cord-wood to earn money to
carry me back to Chicago."
As we sped along the Ohio we saw fine farins and
acres of grape-vines, for our route lay through a region
noted for wine-making, and the vineyards were laden
with the green fruit, which would ripen to make glad the
husbandman. Peach, pear, apple, and plum trees prom
ised an abundant fruitage. As we looked upon the
charming landscape smiling in the bright June sun, we
could but exclaim, "What a beautiful country!" As
we passed along the farmer would stop his team, and,
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while the mother and daughter, from the door, would wave
their handkerchiefs and sometimes a flag to the passing
train. Soon we turned more to the westward, and enter
ing Indiana, crossed the state through extensive corn
and wheat fields. The farms seemed pretty large to our
New England boys. We crossed the Wabash river into
Illinois, with her rich prairies stretching away to the
south and west as far as the eye could see. Had these
been clothed with the beautiful blue-grass of Ken
tucky, they would have been of unrivalled loveliness.
All along the way the people seemed glad to see us,
and cheered us on with kind words and wishes for our
speedy and safe return. When we came upon the Illi
nois Central Railroad, Captain Jones remarked, "I feel
at home, for I helped build this railroad." At Centralia
many of his old friends came out of the railroad shops to
greet him, and on our arrival at Cairo, he said, " I was
here when but one house had been built, and before one
rail had been laid on the banks of the Mississippi." The
captain had boated on the river, and knew every town
on its banks.
We arrived at Cairo on the 8th, and the next day we
went aboard the steamer General Anderson. Troops
came pouring into Cairo from the North till the levee
was blocked with them. All this array of soldiers and
of war material told that there was stern work on hand
down the river. Numerous boats of all kinds and sizes
were anchored at this "mud-hole" of a town. There
were gunboats, mortar-boats, palace river-boats, and last,
but not least, the tug-boats so indispensable in moving
larger vessels from one spot to another in the river.
Among the boats that had come here to take the Ninth
Corps down to Vicksburg, were the Alice Deane, Impe-

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rial, Silver Moon, Josephine, General Anderson, and
Armada, — on which last General Griffin and staff were
quartered. The Silver Moon had a steam calliope,
which gave us music, but of a kind hardly rivalling that
of our brigade band.
When all the troops were aboard, the flag-ship Impe
rial led the way down the river, and all the other boats
fell into line, each in its place. The boys were in good
spirits, and sang "We are floating down the river,"
"Down the old Mississippi we are going," and other
stirring songs. The Ninth Corps had become noted for
its travels, which before the present trip to Vicksburg,
had carried it down to North Carolina, back to Virginia,
up into Maryland, down to Fredericksburg and Newport
News, and to Kentucky, — in all several thousand miles.1
The first night (June 9th) we anchored at Plum Point.
It was dangerous to run nights on account of low water,
and because the rebels had batteries at some points on
the Arkansas and Tennessee shores. At daylight of the
next morning, we were again on the move toward Mem
phis where we arrived at noon. We were paid off on
the boat by Major Schofield, one of the most genial of
paymasters. Some of the men employed in that branch
of the service were as sour as a crab-apple, and acted as
if they were doing all the hard work of the army, besides
carrying the whole government on their shoulders. But
Major Schofield was not of that class : he had a kind
word for the boys, and said, "Take good care of your
money, for you are going far down the river and will
need it." He also gave any of them his check for
the amount they wanted to send home to their friends,
1 A song composed by one of the chaplains, on the trip from Cairo to
Vicksburg will be found at end of chapter. — Editor.

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thus saving them much in express charges, but giving
him much extra work, for which he got nothing but
thanks. He was the right man in the right place.
We remained in Memphis during the nth, thus hav
ing quite opportunity enough to see the dirtiest city this
side of Jerusalem — so travellers say — as well as to spend
some of our money. We also, however, had time to
write letters to friends at home, and this we improved.
The city showed us scarcely a pleasing feature. It is a
wonder that yellow-fever did not appear sooner than
it did, for its streets were full of filth of all kinds, and
but for the hogs and buzzards, which acted as scaven
gers, to live there would seem to have been next to
impossible. Early on the morning of the 12th we left Memphis,
with our bands playing "John Brown's soul is marching
on." And indeed those words did seem verified when
we saw little bands of colored people gathered on the
banks of the river in many places, waiting for some boat
to call up to the shore and take them off into safety
within the Union lines. It was a beautiful morning, and
as we steamed along with the current, in the bright sun
light, with the air laden with the fragrance of flowers
and filled with the music of birds singing in the trees
that lined the shores, it almost seemed to us that we were
upon a holiday excursion, instead of an errand of war
and death. The dense, wax-like foliage of the trees
glistening in the morning dew, and the festoons of hang
ing moss made a picture long to be remembered. The
river was so crooked in some parts of its course that we
could look across a narrow neck of land and see the
boats that had preceded us steaming in a direction just
opposite to ours. They were several miles ahead of us,
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and still not one half mile from us in a straight line
across the sand-bar. As the captain of the boat said,
' ' We sailed every point of the compass in going down
the river." About dark we reached the mouth of the
White river, and tied up to the shore, not daring to run
in the night.
At four o'clock the next morning (June 13th) we
started again. We were now getting into the enemy's
country. Rebel guerillas infested both sides of the river,
and made it one of their pastimes to trouble passing boats
with masked batteries and rifle shots. Sometimes we
would run within a few rods of the shore into easy
range of the rebel rifles, while the guerillas would be
posted out of reach, behind trees or logs. Many a pilot
or captain had been shot by these "bush-whackers,"
and all our boats had their pilot-houses protected by
boiler iron, so that the occupants might be as safe as
possible. The captain of the boat said that we should
probably hear from the guerillas before night, so Gen
eral Griffin had one of the twelve-pound guns of a bat
tery we had on board loaded and manned on the side of
the boat next to the Mississippi shore, and a detail of
infantry standing ready for action at a moment's notice.
As we glided down the stream, with the sun growing
hotter and hotter, the captain, about nine o'clock in the
morning, informed us that we were coming to the worst
part of the river for guerillas. He got out his eighteen-
shot repeating Henry rifle, and we all, in fact, made
some preparation for the expected shower of lead or
rotten iron. We did not have to wait long, for as we
rounded a bend very near the Mississippi shore, suddenly
two puffs of smoke were seen to rise from behind the
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of these passed through the " cookery," and the other
through the upper saloon, lodging in the opposite side
of the boat. The paymaster had a narrow escape, and
came upon his feet pretty suddenly, to the amusement of
the boys, while the cook left the kitchen on the double-
quick. The moment the puffs of smoke were seen, the
gunner fired his cannon, and the shell burst among the
trees with a crash. This prompt response probably
frightened the guerillas away, for we did not see or hear
anything more of them, nor were any of the boats in our
rear troubled by them. The boys wanted the captain to
run ashore, so that they might go into the woods and
skirmish with the lurking marksmen, but the order
was, " On to Vicksburg ! "
About 3 p. M. we passed Lake Providence.1 The land
began to be low and swampy, and no tree but the cotton-
wood was to be seen on the shores. At 8 p. m. we
arrived at Milliken's Bend, in sight of Vicksburg, and
as the mortar fleet was actively at work, we could see
the 200-pound shells circling through the air and descend
ing upon the doomed city, there to blow out impassable
cavities in its streets and to dash its buildings into shape
less ruins. That night of the 13th we remained on the
boat, which was anchored to trees on the shore. The
boom, boom, of the mortar fleet every two minutes,
the splash of the water against the sides of the boat,
and the shrill saw-file notes of the myriads of insects
on the shores kept one's eyes and ears open, so that
sleep was almost impossible. The writer, with some
others, sat on the bow of the boat till a late hour
watching the shells as they fell into Vicksburg. We
*In Louisiana, on the westerly side of the Mississippi, about seventy
miles (by the river) above Vicksburg. — Editor.

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timed the shells as they left the mortars on their aerial
flight, and found that it took about eighteen seconds for
them to land in the city. Bombs do not pass so rapidly
through the air as do shot or shell from cannon. The
shell from the mortar passed at a considerable elevation
— sometimes at an angle of forty-five degrees — making
a curve like that of a rocket, and could be traced by the
fire of the fuse till it exploded or dropped to the ground.
When it did not explode in the air, it was easily dodged
by an experienced veteran. When such a one saw the
shell coming, he could tell very readily whether it was
going to the right or to the left, provided it did not explode
before reaching the ground ; but almost any one would
shake a little in his boots while the fiery monster was
passing through the air above him. Such moments were
anxious ones for those in range of the shells. There
was but little danger, comparatiyely, from them when
they burrowed deeply in the ground, but when they ex
ploded overhead it was very well known that somebody
was sure to be hurt ; nor did it take long to find out who
the unlucky one was, for in a second the shower of rot
ten iron was falling upon the defenceless heads of all
within range.
Most of the inhabitants of Vicksburg lived under
ground during the siege, for the city being situated on
bluffs of hard clay, comfortable rooms could be quite
readily excavated. On a visit to the city after its sur
render, the writer went into several of these subterranean
rooms, and found them fitted up with the best furniture,
removed from the houses, where nothing had been safe.
Being between two fires — that of Grant's siege guns on
the north and east, and that of the mortar fleet in front —
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Several houses were seen, clear through which the 200-
pound shells had gone without exploding, but they made
a fearful mark whether they exploded or not.
On Sunday, June 14, the troops disembarked, and put
up their shelter tents on the levee among the "cotton-
woods." We landed a few rods from the famous canal
dug by General Williams,1 to turn the river so that
Vicksburg might be left high and dry and our boats pass
unmolested. But the canal proved a failure. The dews
were heavy on the lowlands of the Louisiana shore, and
as the June sun came up in fiery might a cloud of vapor
ascended from the earth full of malaria. Hiram Drowns
said he could "taste the darned stuff every time he
opened his mouth." One of the boys of Company I told
him to hold a little whiskey in his mouth and he would
not taste the malaria. Drowns replied that it was impos
sible for him to hold " commissary" in his mouth, for it
was sure to leak down his throat. We had nothing to
do that day but try to keep cool, and that was pretty
hard work, so the next best thing to do was to keep
quiet. Most of the boys, however, availed themselves of
the opportunity to write to their friends far away among
the New Hampshire hills, who we thought must begin
to feel somewhat anxious about us, since they only
knew that we had gone somewhere down the Mississippi
river. The next day our brigade was ordered to march. We
moved out south-west, across "Young's Point," through
swamps, on a corduroy road, and reached the Mississippi
river eight or ten miles below Vicksburg. It was said
that we were to cross here to a village called Warren-
1 Brigadier-General Thomas Williams, who was formerly in command
at Hatteras, as mentioned in Chapter III. — Editor.

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ton, but in the afternoon we were ordered back to the
place from which we came. We were glad to go any
where, if we might only get out of the Louisiana low
lands where we could not get one breath of good air ; but
as for mosquitoes, them could "no man number !" Had
the Southern soldiers fought as persistently as these tor
mentors, we should all have been annihilated the first
year of the wa'r. How the sun came down upon us
through the canes and cotton-woods, while the air was so
close that we could hardly draw breath ! We were glad
when we got back to the landing and found that we were
to go aboard the boats again, for on them we could get
a good breeze from the water. We steamed across the
river, a little nearer Vicksburg, to the mouth of the
Yazoo, and anchored for the night.
The next morning we pushed on up the Yazoo river
as far as Haines's Bluff, in the vicinity of which General
Sherman had been defeated the winter before.1 As "Ya
zoo " means "river of death," it is a name rightly applied
1 Reference is made to the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, fought Decem
ber 29, 1862. General Sherman moved down from Memphis upon
Vicksburg, which place the Confederate General Pemberton got into
ahead of him. General Sherman attacked the enemy at Chickasaw
Bluffs, and was somewhat severely repulsed. General Grant, in his
"Personal Memoirs" (Vol. I, p. 437), says of the locality and the
operations there, — ' ' The rebel positions were on a bluff on the Yazoo
river, some miles above its mouth. The waters were high, so that the
bottoms were generally overflowed, leaving only narrow causeways of
dry land between the points of debarkation and the high bluffs. These
were fortified and defended at all points. The rebel position was
impregnable against any force that could be brought against its front.
Sherman could not use one fourth of his force. His efforts to capture
the city, or the high ground north of it, were necessarily unavailing." — Editor.

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in this case, for of all streams that move at all, this is
the most sluggish. At that time its waters were thick
with green slime, and the "death malaria" could be
seen arising from it in the hot sun. It was the fit home
of alligators and catfish. After we went into camp, the
boys used to fish in it, and they had some sport in pull
ing out the huge catfish weighing from twenty-five to
one hundred pounds each. The writer saw one that
must have weighed more than a hundred pounds. It
took two of the boys to carry this "big fish" on a pole
run through its gills, and with the pole supported on the
boys' shoulders the tail of the fish dragged on the
ground. We landed about 9 a. m. A few Western troops were
stationed on the bluffs, and as we filed up the road past
them, they hooted us with "Bull Run!" "Fredericks
burg!" and other insulting cries. Our boys, having
come down there to help the Western army out of a
tight place, were much surprised at such treatment, and
they were not only surprised, but so indignant, too, that
there would have been a fight of no small dimensions if
our officers had not hurried the troops off to Milldale, a
few miles distant. It was a fact that the Western troops
did not want the Eastern men to help them take Vicks
burg, and thus share the glory of that achievement. It
is well known, however, what timely aid we rendered ;
for General Johnston was coming up in Grant's rear with
a large army, and would have made it hot for him had
not the Ninth Corps come to his assistance and helped
keep Johnston from crossing the Big Black river. Our
boys did feel that they had received "scaly" treat
ment from those Western fellows, but before the close of
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sion that the Eastern troops could fight as well and march
as long as they could, and acknowledged the same to us
after we returned from the Jackson expedition. Indeed,
we were on the very best terms with the Western men
when we finally left Mississippi.
At Milldale our brigade went into camp on the bluffs,
for it was death to encamp on the lowlands. There was
a small creek here, formed from springs that came out
of the hard-pan or clay of the bluffs farther towards
Vicksburg. Without these springs, some of which were
very large, it would have been impossible for an army
to have lived there one week. We remained at Milldale
from the 17th to the 22d, and built some fortifications on
the bluffs to the north and east, as a protection against
the approach of Johnston's army. It was easy to fortify-
here, there being so many deep ravines and bluffs, and
such heavy timber on the north and east of Vicksburg.
It was thought that Johnston might attack us at any
time, but he was cautious, and did not like to cross the
Big Black river as there was no available bridge, and
had he been defeated he would have been in a bad
plight, since the stream was seyeral rods wide and
very deep. And, again, he probably overestimated the
strength of the Ninth Army Corps as it stood in his
front, with, in fact, but a little over one half of its origi
nal numbers present.
On the 22d of June we broke camp, and at 5 p. m.
started upon an eastward march, encamping that night
at Benton cross-roads. It looked as if our generals
had decided to go out and fight Johnston if he would
not come and fight us. On the 23d we moved along
the Benton road a few miles, to a Mrs. Campbell's plan
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the next day. On the 25th, our brigade, consisting of
the Sixth and Ninth New Hampshire, Second Maryland,
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania, and Seventh Rhode Island
regiments, and commanded by General Griffin, moved
on toward the north-east, in the neighborhood of the Big
Black river, and crossing Bear creek, came upon some
of the outposts of the enemy, who retreated on our
approach. Only a little skirmishing occurred. This
reconnoissance satisfied our generals that Johnston had
but few of his men across the Big Black. As we had
accomplished what we were sent out for, we returned to
our camp the same evening.1 We rested here for a few
days, doing only picket duty, and on the 30th we
received our first mail since leaving Kentucky. Per
haps the reader can imagine with what eagerness we
seized the little missives as they were thrown to us by
the regimental postmaster. But sad indeed were those
boys who, when all the letters were distributed, had
received none !
On July ist we moved a little to the south-west to Oak
Ridge, near Mr. Nealey's plantation. Here we had a
good shade in a heavy forest of oak, beech, gum, white-
wood, magnolia, and other varieties of trees. Some of
the oaks were very large — three feet through at the
ground, straight as a candle, and with not a limb for
fifty or sixty feet. But for beauty, the magnolia was the
queen of the forest, with its cream-colored flowers as
#
1 While we were halting at Bear creek, the writer went down under
the bridge, and there found, beneath one of the abutments, a large
Spanish dictionary, in good condition although it had evidently lain
there several months. It was probably put there by some of the rebel
soldiers, as it had the names of several Virginians on the fly-leaf. It
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large as a man's hat, whose fragrance filled the air for a
long distance. Drowns said he could smell them farther
than he could see them, and that was saying a good deal,
for the large white blossoms could be seen more than a
mile. It was some time before the boys found out what
those great white-looking patches were, which could be
seen on the distant trees as we steamed up the Yazoo.
One of the colored boys heard them speculating upon
the subject, and said, " Dem, massas, is de magdeola,
sah." On the 2d of July each regiment drew a " full
ration " of sharp axes, and we were ordered to cut all
the timber on the north and east of the camp. Such a
slashing as was made there on that and the succeeding
day was never seen before in all Mississippi. Acres
and acres were laid low ; trees were felled in all direc
tions ; and the wonder is that half of the men were not
killed. Some did cut their feet, and others were injured
by falling trees.
On the evening of the 3d, camp rumor said that Pem-
berton was going to surrender Vicksburg, but we did
not take much stock in the report. We could not think
that the rebel general, with his thirty-three thousand
troops, would give up quite so soon. During the night,
however, news came to General Griffin's head-quarters
which convinced us that there was truth in the rumor.
The boys noticed, too, that the firing had nearly ceased
around Vicksburg, and that by the morning of the 4th of
July it had ceased altogether. We knew this meant
something, and early in the morning a dispatch notified
General Griffin that the surrender of Vicksburg was to
be made at 9 a. m., and that our brigade must be ready
to march at a moment's notice. It was said that Pem-
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Grant preferred that it be made on our national holiday.1
We hoped that we were to go directly back to Kentucky,
but our hopes were dashed to shivers, when, later in the
day, we received orders to move towards Jackson.
It did not take us more than ten minutes to get ready
for a march. All we had to do was to roll up our blankets
and shelter tent, sling them over the left shoulder with
our haversack, take our rifle in hand, and we were pre
pared to obey the words, "Forward, March !" At half
past three in the afternoon of July 4, we moved out to
Bear creek, and halted for the night by the side of
the road.2 We were in Sherman's front line, facing
Johnston. That night General Sherman came to General
Griffin's tent, and the two, sitting down on the ground,
spread out their maps and looked them over by the light
of two candles. Then they mounted, and each taking
one orderly rode out by the light of a small moon right
into the teeth of the enemy to look out the roads and
1 General Grant, in his "Personal Memoirs," Vol. I, p. 564, says, —
' ' I have no doubt that Pemberton commenced his correspondence on
the third with a two-fold purpose : first, to avoid an assault, which he
knew would be successful ; and second, to prevent the capture taking
place on the great national holiday, the anniversary of the Declaration
of American Independence. Holding out for better terms as he did,
he defeated his aim in the latter particular." — Editor.
2 On the 3d of July, when negotiations concerning the surrender of
Vicksburg had commenced, General Grant, as he tells us in his "Per
sonal Memoirs," "notified Sherman, and directed him to be ready to
take the offensive against Johnston, drive him out of the state, and de
stroy his army if he could." The prompt movement of the Ninth Corps
on the 4th of July was made in accordance with this direction. As
soon as Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg, his superior in command,
General Joseph E. Johnston, who had been threatening Grant's rear,
began to fall back from his position on the Big Black river, eastward
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examine the country. They went nearly to the Big Black,
and were gone two or three hours, liable at any moment
to be gobbled up. But Sherman was one of those com
manders who, unlike McClellan, took off their coats and
went into the work to accomplish something ; and they
were the ones, too, who brought the war to a successful
termination. The next morning (Sunday) we were up early, so
as to march in the cool of the day. Drowns said that
when he was at home he did "not have to get up so
early Sunday mornings." This shows how the boys'
minds would run back to the old New Hampshire homes
and days of rest; but we knew no Sundays here. We
did not, however, march far that day. It was very hot,
and the roads were so dusty that one could not see more
than two or three rods ahead. That night we bivouacked
in the oak woods, about two miles from the Big Black.
The sun went down red and fiery, a sure indication that
we were to have it hotter on the morrow, and as there
had not been a drop of rain since we landed in Missis
sippi, one can judge how dry it was getting to be. The
soft south breeze fanned our brows that night as we lay
under the wide-spreading oaks, while the moon tried to
smile on us through the air thickly laden with dust, and
the mosquitoes kept up their ceaseless hum, present
ing their bills as often as one's face or hands were
uncovered. The next morning (July 6) it was eight o'clock before
the sun could be seen, so thick was the air with smoke
and dust. We had marched but a short distance when
we came in sight of the bottom-lands of the Big Black
river. Here was acotton plantation of many acres, with
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It was about a mile and a half across the lowlands to the
river, and as we came down into these under the full noon
day sun, it seemed like going into an oven. The men
began to fall out by the wayside with sunstroke. The
officers wore anxious looks, for they feared this heat
more than a battle. They tried to encourage the men
onward across the plain to the woods that skirted the
river, but many a poor fellow strove in vain to keep up
in column. Several died of the heat that day, and many
more were taken to the rear in ambulances, never to
return to their regiments. As we passed the buildings
and cotton gin in the midst of the plain, we would have
liked to halt in their shade, but those that had gone
before us had taken possession of them, and all the
shady nooks were filled with tired soldiers. So we
plodded on to the river's bank, where we found shade,
but it did seem as if there was no air left for us to
breathe. Some plunged into the water to cool off;
others, when the order to halt reached their ears, dropped
down where they stood ; and as there was no bridge or
ferry here, we could do nothing but halt.
Upon consultation, the engineers decided that a bridge
could be built if the timber from the buildings on the
plain could be obtained. Accordingly, a detachment
was sent back late in the afternoon and demolished the
buildings, while the teams hauled the lumber to the
river, and the building of the bridge was commenced at
Messenger's ferry. But as the water was about twenty-
four feet deep and the current was strong, it was no
easy task to build a bridge out of short timbers, with no
boat, and only a temporary raft on which to work.
About 3 p. m. of the 7th the bridge was completed,
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the teams and Captain Roemer's Battery. We noticed
that the bridge settled on one side as the heavy teams
crossed it, but so long as it held together the cross
ing was continued. As the caisson, heavily loaded with
ammunition, was about midway of the river, the bridge
gave a lurch and went down, with horses, riders, caisson
and all. The riders swam out, but the heavy caisson
took the horses to the bottom with it, where we could
see them struggling to get free ; but as the harnesses
were strong their struggles were unavailing. For the
rest of us, the prospect of getting across the river that
night seemed very slim.1
Adjutant-General J. D. Bertolette was put across the
river on a raft, with instructions to find General Potter
and inquire of him if there was not a ferry farther down
the river which could be used. Taking an orderly's
horse that had crossed before the bridge gave way, he
rode on to find General Potter's head-quarters. Soon
after Captain Bertolette started, it was noticed that the
sky in the west had a peculiar look, and soon there was
evidence of a coming storm. It grew suddenly dark;
soon we heard the distant thunder, and were glad to
know that there was rain in the heavens, although we
might get soaked to the skin. The men put their shelter
tents together to make protection enough to keep their
ammunition and hard-tack dry if possible. A few were
left at the crossing, where they built a fire, so that when
1 The movements here described in the text were exclusively those of
General Griffin's Brigade and Roemer's Battery. A part of this force
got across at Messenger's ferry on the afternoon of the 7th ; the re
mainder, early the next morning, as will be seen further on. The rest
of the Ninth Corps crossed on the 7th, by a bridge constructed at Bird-
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Captain Bertolette came back they might assist him
across the river. But when the storm struck them, their
fire went out, for the rain came down like a deluge. It
rained as no New Hampshire boy had ever seen it rain
before. How the thunder did rattle, peal after peal in
quick succession, while the lightning was blinding and
incessant, and the wind blew in tornado gusts, so that
it did seem as if we were all to be destroyed at once !
One of the batteries was stationed out on the plain, and
we could see the lightning play around the guns and
carriages. There was no little danger from explosion,
for the lightning might dart into an ammunition wagon
at any moment. Nobody thought of sleeping in such a
storm. All one could do was to hold a rubber blanket
or shelter-tent over his head, and sit down Turkish
fashion and let it rain.
While the shower was in full force, Captain Bertolette
came back to the river and shouted again and again for
the boys on the other side to come over and take him
across, but the noise of the storm drowned his voice.
There he had to stand all alone in the pitchy darkness
and raging storm, without one particle of shelter, and
with snakes and lizards all around him. He was not in
a very amiable state of mind, when the shower held up
and he could make himself heard across the river. The
boys replied to him, but pretended not to know who was
there. Some of the captain's impatient words, which
had a "d — n" among them, set them agoing, and they
asked what old fool was over there and what he wanted.
The reply came, "I'll fool you when I get over there !
I am John D. Bertolette, adjutant-general, you d — d
idiots!" This was "nuts" for the boys, who were of
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they replied, "Go to h — , Captain John D. Bertolette,
adjutant-general ! " Now Captain John believed that
any disrespect shown to a superior officer should be
punished to the extreme, and some of the boys did not
love him any too well although he was really one of the
best fellows in the army. He plainly told his tormentors
that as soon as he got over there he would have them
arrested, court-martialed, etc., and they as plainly told
him to wait till he got over before he had them shot, etc.
But soon they came to the conclusion that the joke had
been carried far enough, and that it would be as well for
them not to be found out. So they left the river, and
scattering among their companions sent another fellow
up to General Griffin's head-quarters to say that there
was somebody across the river who wanted to communi
cate with him. The writer was sent down to see who it
was. It was past midnight, and dark as dark could be,
but a shout across the stream, inquiring who was there,
brought a reply in the well known voice of Captain Ber
tolette. In reply to the inquiry how long he had been
there, he said, "All night, and I am about frozen to
death I" The last remark was somewhat laughable, for
a man seldom freezes in Mississippi in the month of July.
The raft was got out, and a lantern having been found
at the battery, the captain was brought over, all the
while swearing vengeance on the men who had insulted
him and would not come to his rescue. Warmed up
with some hot whiskey, he crawled into an ambulance,
and when seen the next day he was in a better frame of
mind ; but he never found out who the boys were that
had so tormented him.
General Potter had sent back word that there was a
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which the rest of our brigade could cross, and General
Griffin ordered the writer to go down the river and find
it, and to report as soon as possible. At this time a second
shower came up, and it "just poured" and lightened. As
the writer knew nothing of the country, he had to pick his
way by the flashes, and it was the only time he was ever
actually afraid of lightning. It seemed to be all around
him, and his horse was more frightened than the rider.
But the two plodded on as best they could, over logs,
through underbrush, and across creeks swollen to twice
their usual size. After a two-hours ride, the ferry, or
what was supposed to be it, was reached, where a large
cable was stretched across the river, though no boat
could be found, it being on the other side. His repeated
calls having brought no answer, the writer returned
towards camp, where he arrived just at daybreak. He
was quite as wet as Captain Bertolette, but not half so
cold, for the excitement had kept him warm. All the
horses and teams were sent down to the ferry to cross ;
but a second raft having been made, the men were put
across, eight at a time, at Messenger's ford, where the
bridge had gone down.
After getting over the river, we had to hurry to catch
up with the rest of the corps that had got a good start of
us the night before. But it was hard marching, for the
roads were all mud and mire and the men's clothes
were soaking wet. After we had gone a few miles,
however, we came out into the clearing and upon higher
ground, where the roads were drier, and the hot sun soon
dried our clothing. By forced marching we caught up
with the rest of the troops about noon, and that night
(July 8) we halted at Dr. Emanuel's plantation. We
had not seen a drop of water since striking the high
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ground, except what we had taken in our canteens. At
this plantation we found a good cistern partly full. The
men were so thirsty that they lost control of themselves
and became almost frantic when they knew there was
good cool water within reach. They wildly scrambled
for it, and spilled half of it before it reached the canteens.
On the 9th we marched to Clinton cross-roads where
we made a halt. We had passed the fine plantation of
Jefferson Davis's brother Joseph. The mansion had
already been entered by men ahead of us, and a some
what unceremonious examination had been made, in
course of which certain interesting papers, among other
things, belonging to the Confederate president, were
found. That the premises might not be recklessly
injured to the unnecessary disrepute of the Union army,
General Griffin stationed a guard upon them during the
passage of the column. But soon after the guard had
been withdrawn and his command had passed on, the
buildings were fired by some unknown hand and
destroyed. While we now rested in the shady grove near a large
mansion, an old white-headed negro was seen coming
down the pike, with his hat off, bowing to the soldiers
on the right and left, and stopping every few rods to
speak to the boys, who were chaffing him with all sorts
of questions. As he came near where General Griffin
and staff were resting, he replied to one of the orderlies,
who asked if he was looking for any one, "Yes, massa,
I'se lookin' for de boss." The orderly directed him to
General Griffin, to whom he came, hat in hand, saying
" Ole missus hab sent dis yere to you," while he handed
him a dainty little missive. The officers laughed, and
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for the note contained a very polite invitation for him and
his staff to make the house their head-quarters as long as
they stayed in the place. But the general never liked
to make his head-quarters at a rebel house, preferring to
remain in his tent. So the writer was dispatched to the
house to present the general's compliments to the lady,
and to decline her polite invitation, as he preferred to
remain in the cool shade of the trees. Two ladies,
mother and daughter, with the old colored man, were
found to be the sole occupants of the mansion. The
ladies said they were " a little afraid," but should " feel
perfectly safe" if the general would " only be so kind"
as to comply with their request. The mother remarked
that they most feared " the stragglers" and the " West
ern troops," who they knew "had burned a good many
houses," but they had no fear of any harm from " Burn
side's soldiers." Whence she got this favorable idea of
our corps is not known unless our good name had
travelled before us from Kentucky to Mississippi.
The writer reported to the general, who finally called
upon the ladies and told them that as we should remain
there but a few hours, it would not be best to think of
taking quarters with them. The mother, 'whose hus
band, we learned, was an engineer in the Confederate
service, pleaded so earnestly for some of us to stay that
the general promised to leave three or four men there as
a guard till all the troops had passed. Accordingly,
when we were ordered to resume our march, the writer
was directed to detail some of the sick men to remain at
the house over night. These, when rested, were to come
on and overtake the army. We did not expect to see
them again, — though the thankful ladies said that if any
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boys so that they could hot be found, — but we thought
we might as well leave them there as by the side of the
road a few miles farther on, for some of them were so
exhausted by the heat that they could, at best, march
but a short distance more.
About dark we advanced, the Sixth Regiment acting
as rear-guard for our brigade, which was itself the rear
guard for the part of the army marching on that road.
We arrived the next forenoon (July io) at Coveton
cross-roads, some four miles from Jackson, and there
remained over the nth. Our brigade was on the left, or
northerly wing of the army. Sherman's men were on
the right, and near Jackson.1 We could hear the fighting
in that quarter, where Sherman was pushing the enemy
back into the intrenchments around Jackson on the south
and west ; and we had some smart skirmishing on the
nth, as our corps pressed down upon the enemy's line
on the north and west.
The ioth, nth, and 12th days of July were among
the very hottest ever experienced in the service. It
really seemed at times that we must give up. Many of
the best horses were suddenly taken sick. Some were
attacked while carrying their riders ; others, wdiile rest
ing in the shade. All of a sudden they would begin to
tremble as if with cold or fright, and would settle back
on their haunches till they actually sat on the ground ;
then they would fall on their sides, never to get up
again, shrilly neighing all the time in their distress.
They were totally blind from the moment of attack.
!The Ninth Corps, with General Smith's division of the Sixteenth,
was on the left or northerly wing of the line of advance upon Jackson,
while "Sherman's men," that is, his own corps (the Fifteenth) and
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For three or four days no remedy could be found to save
them. At last, a battery horse that had bled freely from
a wound, accidentally inflicted by a knife used in cutting
the harness during the poor animal's writhings, was
found completely cured. After that, horses or mules
taken with the "shivers" were bled at once and thus
invariably saved. The surgeons imputed this distemper
to the extreme heat and bad water.
On the 1 2th some pretty sharp fighting occurred, and
our corps pressed the enemy back into his inner intrench
ments around Jackson on the north, and next to the
Pearl river. Sherman's men, on our right,1 invested
Jackson on the south to the same river. Thus the line
of the whole army formed about two thirds of a circum
ference. Moving towards the city on the morning of the
1 2th, we came out upon a high ridge where was situated
the State Lunatic Asylum. We passed directly through
its grounds, filled with many kinds of well laden fruit
trees. The peaches and apples the boys gathered, and
had them stewed to go with their hard-tack. Our corps
hospital was established a short distance in the rear of
the asylum, and it had enough to do, for the firing was
kept up quite briskly all day by both infantry and artil
lery. The enemy's strong defensive line of works occu
pied a naturally strong position, and rendered difficult
any attempt to dislodge him. Opposite the right of our
line were two well defended forts, one an earth-work,
the other constructed of cotton bales. "In front of our
centre was a six-gun fort, the artillery of which was
well manned and strongly supported. Opposite our left
was an earth-work mounted with field artillery. All the
works were connected by a line of rifle-pits, and a large
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number of troops could be seen behind them." We
used the cupola of the asylum for a signal station, but
the rebels, not liking that at all, trained their guns upon
the building, and sent a few shot into and through it.
Our generals, seeing that the lives of the helpless and
innocent were thus endangered, vacated the asylum.
The few patients then in the institution were made wild
by the roar of battle, and there was quite a bedlam
while we were there.
On the 1 2th and 13th we advanced to within five hun
dred feet of the enemy's lines. The boys dug rifle-pits
and threw up slight breast-works. One half would
work with picks and spades, while the rest would pop
away at the rebels, to keep them down behind their
works. Once in a while, when our firing was a little
slack, the enemy would rise and give us a volley that
would put us on our mettle. As part of our line extended
through an open field where there was not a particle of
shelter, the men suffered fearfully from the heat, which
came down upon them without mercy from a cloudless
sky, and several were sunstruck. The picket firing was
kept up very briskly all along the line, and we lost some
in killed and wounded.
While our regiment held the front line, Company I
(Captain Ela's) which was on the extreme left, in a sort
of gully, was much annoyed by one particular rebel,
who kept up a constant popping at the boys every time
they moved. He seemed to be higher up than they
were, as the shots would strike all around them in the
rifle-pits, and some of the boys were badly wounded by
him. They all kept a sharp lookout to ascertain just
where on the line he was located. After constantly
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ing from the rear of a large oak tree, around which
some smaller trees grew, concealing the body of the oak
and making a good hiding-place for a sharpshooter.
The boys decided that their troublesome enemy was
about that tree, and probably had a ladder set up against
it in the rear, on which he stood and fired at his leisure.
The captain told them to stand ready with rifles cocked,
and to fire all together at the tree the moment the next
shot came from that direction. They had to wait but a
few minutes. The instant they saw the puff of blue
smoke, they all pulled trigger as one man and sent a
shower of lead into the top of the trees around the oak.
The air in that vicinity was full of green leaves and oak
bark for a few minutes, and as the boys were troubled
no more from that quarter, they concluded that the
"Johnnie" was killed by their volley.
The Seventh Rhode Island Regiment, which was
posted nearly opposite one of the enemy's batteries, lost
in a few hours fifteen men killed and wounded. Two
officers, also, who were very near the enemy's works,
were captured, the rebels making a sudden dash upon
them and firing a volley at the same time. The writer
met one of them (Lieutenant Sullivan) eighteen months
afterwards in Danville prison, who said that Johnston
had begun to evacuate the city as early as the 13th, by
sending off supplies, etc., but that the city was full of
troops when he passed through.
Early on the morning of the 13th the enemy made a
sudden sortie, hoping to break our lines. General Grif
fin, who was at the time in command at the trenches,
quickly made disposition of his forces- to meet the foe.
The enemy was received with so destructive a fire that
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the only result of his reckless attempt. Captain Roe
mer's Battery with its twelve-pound brass guns, and
Captain Benjamin's with its twenty-pound rifled Par
rots, had position on the high ground in rear of the
asylum. About the time the enemy made the sortie the
batteries opened on the city and the rebel works. Our
boys gave a long, loud cheer when they heard their
"pet dogs of war "speak. After shelling the enemy's
works awhile, Benjamin trained his guns upon the state-
house, some three or four miles away, and those who
watched the shots saw the slate fly in all directions.
The building was completely riddled, as we found after
capturing the city. For some reason Roemer's shells
would prematurely explode within our lines, wounding
some of the men and causing so much confusion that the
guns were ordered to cease firing. But Benjamin kept
pounding away at the city all day. We afterwards
learned that the enemy's loss was heavy there. The
troops were quite exposed in the streets, and as the shots
came thick and fast from our army on three sides, the
pent-up rebels thought that the whole of Grant's force
was about them.
On the morning of the 14th we were relieved by the
Second Brigade, and went back to higher ground in the
rear of the batteries, where we were out of reach of most
of the rifle shots. The enemy, however, sent thirty-
pound shot and shell over among us to remind us that
they still " held the fort."
In a reconnoissance ordered by General Sherman on
the 16th, General Potter's Division, in a gallant move
ment, discovered the enemy in strong position and force
behind his intrenchments, and suffered some casualties.
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fine style, was met by a destructive fire. The troops
were withdrawn after ascertaining the enemy's strength,
and preparations were made for a general assault lo take
place the next morning. At nine o'clock in the evening,
however, a report was brought to General Ferrero, who
was in command in the trenches, that artillery and in
fantry could be heard moving in an easterly direction
through the town. This intelligence was communicated
by the general to his superior officers, but the darkness
prevented any movement.
At early daylight, however, on the 17th, advanced
skirmishers from General Ferrero 's Brigade found, in
stead of an opposing force, a white flag waving from the
earthworks. It soon becoming clear that the enemy had
evacuated the city, General Ferrero brought up his com
mand, and at six o'clock entered Jackson. Guards were
placed over the public property, and men were sent out
to pick up the stragglers from the ranks of the retreating
rebels. One thirty-two-pound cannon, about a thousand
stand of arms, and a large quantity of ammunition were
secured, and one officer and one hundred thirty-seven
men were captured ; but General Johnston had escaped
across the Pearl river, leaving the city of Jackson in
our hands. "The railroad depot and a few build
ings containing the enemy's property were destroyed.
The town itself and the public property of the state of
Mississippi were guarded, and preserved from harm."
During the 17th and 18th of July our army was
engaged in destroying the Mississippi Central & New
Orleans Railroad north and south of Jackson for fifteen
miles. The boys tore up the rails and ties, and piling
up the latter, set them on fire ; then they piled on the
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down and crook, and thus be spoiled for future use.
Captain Jones, of Company F, said, "Boys, you are
destroying my work, for ten years ago I helped build
this road, and little thought then that I should be one to
help destroy it." He knew the country and the people
well. He had seen slavery in its worst forms, and was
fully convinced that there could be no permanent peace
as long as that institution existed. He was right.
Our corps had the satisfaction of being the first to dis
cover that Johnston was retreating, and also of being the
first by several hours to enter the city. Sherman's men
felt this a little, so we heard, for they wanted the credit
of what was done in Mississippi. General Grant, how
ever, duly acknowledged our valuable services. Con
siderable plunder was taken from the city into the camps.
Feather-beds, quilts, mattresses, china-ware, clocks, and
pictures were among the spoils thus carried away ; but
when we marched back to Milldale most of these things
had to be left behind either at starting or not long after.
The road was strewn with articles of plunder for miles
the first day out from Jackson.1
At four o'clock on the morning of the 20th our corps
started upon the return march to Oak Ridge and Mill-
dale. We had received with joy the order to return ; but
as on that July morning we filed upon the pike and set
our faces westward, our gladness was tempered by the
sad thought that we must leave so many of our brave
comrades in a strange land, and in what would soon
The writer picked up by the side of the road three of the largest
photographs ever made. They were about 24 x 30 inches, and entitled
" The Ruins of Rome" and "The Coliseum." As they were too val
uable to be trampled in the dirt, they were put in the writer's mess
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be unknown graves, for we very well knew that the rude
head-boards we had erected would ere long be demol
ished by ruthless hands.
It was hot and dusty, and whoever had the head of the
column that day must have tried to see how fast they
could march, for we had all we could do to keep up,
being several regiments to the rear of the right of the
column. Some said we were running a race with Sher
man's army, which was on the southern road, to see
which could get back to Oak Ridge the soonest. At
any rate, there seems to have beeh no valid reason, save
possibly a scarcity of water, why the men should have
been so cruelly marched on their return. We made six
teen miles that day, and bivouacked near Brownsville,
as dusty and tired fellows as ever marched. The green
corn was just beginning to be ' fit to roast, and there
was plenty of it, for the people had obeyed Jeff. Davis's
proclamation, "Plant more corn and less cotton/
Much sickness was caused by eating freely of roasted
corn and stewed peaches and apples during the forced
march. The next morning the regiments that had been in the
rear the day before, taking the dust and doing the run
ning, were put in front, and they felt like paying off .the
other fellows, so the continuous dog-trot of the first day
was repeated on the second. We came back by a some
what different route from that by which we went out, and
found a better supply of water. We halted at night in
an immense cornfield near the Big Black river. Men
and horses feasted to their hearts' content on corn. Oak
rails were plenty, and as they made the best of fires by
which to roast the corn, the boys were not slow in so
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We were all asleep — pickets not excepted, probably —
when all of a sudden came an unearthly screech and
yell, starting from the rear or left of our brigade, and
passing all along down our lines. The men sprang to
their feet, and the officers shouted, "Fall in! fall in,
men!" No one knew what the matter was, but all
thought that the rebel cavalry had made a charge. On
investigation, it was found that a frightened hog or mule
had run down from the left between the rows of corn
where the boys were asleep, and stepping on these,
caused the first outcry! The animal, taking new fright
from the outcry, kept straight on down the whole line,
knocking over stacks of guns and upsetting men as they
got up. Each one yelled when hit, and thus helped
increase the hubbub. Captain Goodwin said his first
thought was that the rebel cavalry was upon him ; so,
throwing his blanket over his head to keep it from being
split open with a sabre, he started to run with all his
speed. It being as dark as Egypt, he could see nothing,
and so ran his head plump against a mule hitched to one
of the wagons and was knocked flat upon the ground.
Probably the mule, too, thought himself struck by a
thirty-pound shot, for no light-weight had hit him. The
captain confessed that he had never been so thoroughly
frightened before in his life. Our sudden and be
wildered awakening from sound sleep accounts for the
scare. The next day we crossed the Big Black and marched
for Oak Ridge. Soon after entering the timber near
there, another terrific thunder-storm struck us, coming
down so heavily that we halted. The lightning crashed
down through two large oaks only a few rods from us,
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hands of the men. After the shower, we moved on to
McCall's plantation, where we rested for the night. On
the following day (July 23), at 4 p. m., we arrived at
Milldale, where we were glad to rest for a short time
before returning to the North.
"This campaign in the Mississippi," says the corps
historian, "was especially severe in its effects upon the
officers and men of the Ninth Corps. The excessive
heat, the malaria that settled like a pall of death around
the camps upon the Yazoo river, the scarcity of water
and its bad quality, and the forced marches told fear
fully upon the men. All the accounts of the movement
agree in their statements respecting the amount of dis
ease and mortality that accompanied it. The hard
ships which all were obliged to endure were excessive.
Water which the horses refused to drink, the men were
obliged to use in making their coffee. Fevers, conges
tive chills, diarrhoea, and other diseases attacked the
troops. Many sank down upon the roadside and died
from sunstroke and sheer exhaustion."1
This chapter of our regiment's experience finds its fit
ting close in the following words of General Grant,
thanking the corps, in general orders dated July 31,
1863 : "In returning' the Ninth Corps to its former com
mand, it is with pleasure that the general commanding
acknowledges its valuable services in the campaign just
closed. Arriving at Vicksburg opportunely, taking a
position to hold at bay Johnston's army, then threatening
the forces investing the city, it was ready and eager to
assume the offensive at any moment. After the fall of
1 Lieutenant Eli Wentworth, regimental quarter-master, was one of
the victims, he having died at Milldale on the 18th of July, while the
regiment was absent on the Jackson expedition. — Editor.

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Vicksburg, it formed a part of the army which drove
Johnston from his position near the Big Black river into
his intrenchments at Jackson, and, after a siege of eight
days, compelled him to fly in disorder from the Missis
sippi valley. The endurance, valor, and general good
conduct of the Ninth Corps are admired by all ; and its
valuable cooperation in achieving the final triumph of
the campaign is gratefully acknowledged by the Army
of the Tennessee. Major-General Parke will cause the
different regiments and batteries of his command to
inscribe upon their banners and guidons, 'Vicksburg'
and 'Jackson.' "
Snixbtnte, ©c— (giogvap$ic $&tfe$.
SONG OF THE NINTH ARMY CORPS.
COMPOSED BY CHAPLAIN HARRIS HOWARD.
A fleet of splendid steamers,
Floating in their pride,
With music swelling over
The Mississippi's tide,
Speed a band of soldiers
To the battle-scene below '.
On the way to Vicksburg,
We sail from Ca-i-ro.
Our steamer is the Anderson —
The gallant hero's name
Whose banner waved o'er Sumter,
The first in treason's flame.
'T was there the rebel war began :
To finish it we go ; —
On the way to Vicksburg,
We sail from Ca-i-ro.

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We left our noble Burnside
And the beauties of Kentucky,
To go down to Mississippi
To General Grant, the plucky.
Our causC, and our commanders
True, lead patriots to go :
On the way to Vicksburg,
We sail from Ca-i-ro.
From this "father of the waters,"
To the Father of us all,
As we go to fight the traitors,
For assistance we will call.
Our father's God may help us
To strike the final blow :
On the way to Vicksburg,
We sail from Ca-i-ro.
All the brave will live in story
For the gallant part they bore
To save our nation's glory,
' In the old Ninth Army Corps.
O ye winds and waters, speed us,
As steaming on we go :
On the way to Vicksburg,
We sail from Ca-i-ro.

Tyranny Resisted. "Company I had a man named
Jones, but nicknamed ' General.' He must have been
sixty years old, but he was tough and did his duty well.
When we were at Jackson, Mississippi, and dared not
show our heads above the breastworks, the rebel sharp
shooters being busy, the ' general,' who wore a tall
grenadier hat, getting tired of stooping, at last straight
ened up — when zip ! went a bullet through his hat. He
was ' mad all through,' and indulged in ' tall swear-

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ing ' over the damage which the tall hat had sustained.
To some one saying, ' General, you must keep down
or they will kill you! 'he replied, 'To h — 1 with such
tyranny ! Do they think a man wants to be doubled up
all day like a jack-knife?'"— J. E. S.
" Phutt" and His Prisoner — [Contributed by Captain
T. H. Dearborn]. "On the march to Jackson, Miss.,
after the capture of Vicksburg, Sewall B. Fowler, famil
iarly known as ' Phull,' suffered a partial sunstroke as
we were passing through a piece of timber. The boys
helped him into the shade, did what they could for him,
and left him with the belief that he had confiscated his
last chicken and bee-hive. He fell asleep, but after
resting a few hours, roused up, and as he was getting
ready to follow the troops, a rebel came out of the brush
a few steps from him. But 'Phull' was equal to the
emergency. He proposed that they throw away one
gun, and 'strike out.' If they reached the rebel lines
first, he was to be the prisoner and 'Johnny Reb ' the cap
tor ; vice versa, if the Union lines should first be reached.
Three or four days after the regiment reached Jackson,
who should come marching into camp but ' Phull ' with
his prisoner ! They had been tramping through a rebel
country, and whenever they came to a house that showed
signs of plenty, 'Johnny Reb' took the gun, and ' Phull'
represented his prisoner ! Of course the ladies thought
that so brave a soldier should be given the best the
house afforded, and so the fellows had fared sumptu
ously. But ' Phull,' after all, had captured only a rebel
deserter. I have forgotten his name, but he enlisted in
our regiment, and was with us in all our engagements
until he was killed in front of Petersburg. When his
death occurred, I was in charge of the picket-line. It

CAPTAIN THOMAS H. DEARBORN.

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was the hardest place I was in during the service. We
were sent out after dark, and when daylight came, found
that we could not get away. It was one of the hottest
days of the season, and the boys suffered much from
thirst. "Johnnie Reb" insisted upon going out to get
water. He thought he could do it by running from one
pit to another, as the pits were only twelve or sixteen
feet apart. He had successfully made the run of two or
three of them when he reached mine. I protested
against his going farther, but he insisted upon going,
and as he was making the jump for the next pit, a bullet
struck him in the head, and he was instantly killed.

THOMAS H. DEARBORN.
(BY THE' EDITOR.)
Captain Thomas H. Dearborn was born in Hampton,
N. H., March 18, 1842, being the youngest of seven
children — six boys and one girl. Three of the boys
served three years each in the late war. His great-
great-grandfather and great-great-uncle were officers in
the Revolutionary War, the latter being Henry Dear
born, who, years after his eminent services rendered in
that struggle, was secretary of war in Jefferson's admin
istration, and commander-in-chief of the United States
army early in the War of 181 2.
The subject of this sketch was left an orphan at an
early age, having, when two years old, lost his mother,
and when ten, his father. After his father's death, until
he was sixteen, his home was with his sister, Mrs. John
N. Brown, of Seabrook, N. H. In the spring of 1858
he took employment in a provision store in Boston.
Upon the call for troops in 1861, he joined the Second
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Company of Boston Fusileers, and also entered a school
for military instruction conducted by French officers.
But seeing no indications of the company's going to the
front, and learning that a company was being formed at
Exeter, under Captain Henry H. Pearson, he left Boston,
and enlisted at Seabrook in August, 1861. He was mus
tered into the United States service at Keene, Novem
ber 27th of the same year, as second sergeant of Com
pany C, Sixth New Hampshire Regiment. He was
promoted to second lieutenant, September, 1862 ; to first
lieutenant Company A, October, 1863 ; . to captain of
same company, December, 1863. He was never away
from his regiment during active service up to the time of
his "muster out," July 17, 1865. He received a gun
shot wound in the left shoulder at Chantilly.
After the war, Captain Dearborn was in business at
Seabrook, N. H., from the spring of '65 to '67, when he
went West, and settled in Red Oak, Iowa, where for the
past eighteen years he has been engaged in the coal and
ice business.

CHAPTER XII.
SECOND CAMPAIGN IN KENTUCKY— VETERAN REENLIST
MENT AND FURLOUGH.
Our corps remained at Milldale till the 8th of August,
waiting for transportation. Such was the deficiency of
transports, that those on which we finally embarked
were badly crowded, and the corps, in different detach
ments, was upon the river two weeks, in making the
voyage to Cairo. The men suffered terribly from dis
ease brought on by malarial exposure in the recent cam
paign, and aggravated by the crowded condition of the
boats. Many died on the passage, and were buried on
the river bank. " Nearly every night," writes the histo
rian of the Ninth Corps, " as the boats lay up on account
of low water and the consequent danger of the naviga
tion, the twinkling light of the lanterns on shore betok
ened the movements of the burial parties, as they con
signed the remains of some unfortunate comrade to the
earth. When the troops reached Cairo, the men were
scarcely able to march through the streets. They
dropped in the ranks ; and even at the market-house,
where the good citizens had provided an abundant and
comfortable meal for the worn-out soldiers, they fell
beside the tables, and were carried away to the hospital.
More than half of the command were rendered unfit for
duty. There were not able men enough belonging to
the batteries to water and groom the horses. In such
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ance were not rare, and the soldiers deserved the com
mendation which their officers freely bestowed. The
diseases which the campaign engendered continued to
affect their subjects long after the close of the operations.
Many of the officers and men are suffering to this day
from the effects of their unwonted exposure."
It was not until the 15th that the last of the troops
reached Cairo. We were received with every kindness
and attention, and after a short stay we proceeded to
Cincinnati, where we arrived on the 20th of August.
We were soon transferred to Kentucky, the regiment
crossing the river to Covington and encamping in a field
just east of the city. The boys were glad to be once
again on "Old Kentucky soil," but we were so sick
with chills and other diseases that we could not enjoy
ourselves as we did in the spring. While we were in
Mississippi, General John Morgan had made his famous
raid through Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Though
the raid had been met and "brought to nought" by
General Burnside's well concerted movements, effectively
aided by the governors of Ohio and Indiana, and though
the leader and his officers were in captivity, yet the peo
ple of that region had not quite recovered from their
fright, and those of Kentucky were heartily glad to see
us back again.1
1 On the 2d of July, Morgan had crossed the Cumberland river into
Kentucky, at the head of three or four thousand men, and, with some
fighting on the way, had passed across the state and the Ohio river
into Indiana. Thence he had hurried through the river tier of counties
of that state and of Ohio, towards West Virginia, whence he hoped to
escape. He was so hotly pursued that he could not do all the mischief
intended. His forces were broken by defeat and surrender, till finally,
on the 27th of July, his raid came to an inglorious end, when the parti
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On the 23d of August we took cars for Nicholasville,
and having arrived there, went into camp in a fine grove
of oak, a few miles from the village and near Camp Nel
son. The nights were cold, and increased the chills and
fever which prevailed among the men. During our stay
here, some of our old friends from Richmond called to
see us. We were also mustered for four months' pay,
which we received from Paymaster Scoville on the 4th
of September. This made our hearts glad again, for we
could now get some of the good things of the village,
with which to tempt our appetites. We remained here
until the 9th of September, when the brigade was divided,
so that a part of the troops might be sent over the Cum
berland Mountains to join General Burnside in East Ten
nessee, while our regiment, still suffering severely from
the effects of the recent campaign, with others in the same
condition, was to be left in Kentucky to recuperate.1
General Griffin, temporarily commanding the second
division, soon proceeded with his troops to East Tennes
see.2 Halleck, was, v^th some of his companions, committed to the Ohio
penitentiary at Columbus. — Editor.
1 The Ninth New Hampshire Regiment was retained in Kentucky for
the same reason. — Editor.
2 General Burnside had gone over the Cumberland Mountains into
East Tennessee in August, with eighteen thousand men, and reached
Knoxville September 3. He was soon ordered by the Washington
authorities to concentrate in East Tennessee all the available forces of
his department, that, if possible, he might hold his own position, and
assist General Rosecrans at Chattanooga. Accordingly, the Ninth
Corps, recently returned to the Department of the Ohio, was ordered
to Burnside's present field of operations. Only six thousand of the
corps were fit for duty ; these were soon upon the march, and reached
Knoxville about the 24th of September. General Parke having been
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Having received orders to move to Frankfort by way
of Lexington, we took the cars at Nicholasville, Septem
ber 9, and arrived at our destination the same evening.
The next day we relieved the Second Maryland, which
had been on duty there. Major Bixby took command of
the post — Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson being absent on
leave for a short time — and the writer was appointed
post-adjutant and inspector. The regiment had a pleas
ant situation at Frankfort. One company was kept in
the city, and the others were posted just outside on the
high ground. The men, getting fresh air, and the fruits
of the season in abundance, fast recovered their health
and strength. The people received us kindly, but not
with the genuine cordiality manifested at Winchester
and Richmond. We met here, however, several gentle
men of the old Kentucky school, among whom were
General Leslie Coombs and General Dudley, both over
seventy-five years old. Major Bixby and the writer
spent many pleasant hours at General Dudley's fine
plantation. General Coombs made his home at the Cap
itol hotel, where we boarded, and he often entertained
us with the interesting history of Kentucky, as he had
known it for seventy years. One lady, Mrs. Runyon,
gave us a most cordial welcome. She was a native of
the Granite State, being a sister-in-law of General Daniel
E. Colby, late of New London, who was Adjutant-Gen
eral of New Hampshire in the first three years of the war.
She had been in Kentucky some twenty years, and her
husband was a merchant in Frankfort. She was very
much pleased to see us, and said she was proud of the
New Hampshire soldiers, who had behaved so well since
was transferred from the command of the second division to that of the
corps, leaving General Griffin in command of the division. — Editor.

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coming into the state. " We heard," said she, " all about
you at Lexington, Winchester, and Richmond, and the
people speak in the highest terms of you." Some of us
dined at her house several times, and greatly enjoyed
seeing a bright, whole-hearted Yankee woman again.
When we had been located in our new home about
two weeks, reports came that the guerillas were making
sad work in the southern part of the state near Russell
ville. Accordingly, General Boyle, stationed at Louis
ville, and commanding that district, ordered the Sixth
Regiment to move at once to Russellville by way of
Louisville. This was unpleasant to us, for we were
not yet fairly recruited from our Mississippi campaign,
but we must obey orders. So we packed up ready to
move. The people petitioned General Boyle to let us
remain at Frankfort ; but no, the guerillas must be
attended to. So, after going the rounds, and bidding
our new-made friends a hasty farewell, we took the cars
on the 24th of September for Louisville.
We arrived there at midnight, and, remaining around
the station until the next morning, took passage on the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad for Russellville, which
we reached late in the afternoon. It was a dirty little
village, with a court-house and a few business blocks
and residences. Colonel Pearson, having returned to
the regiment, assumed command of the post. There
was here, besides our regiment, an Illinois battery of
four twelve-pound guns. The different companies were
stationed on the several roads leading out of the town,
and kept in readiness for an attack at any moment. Our
duties were not hard, as we had nothing but picket duty
to do. The guerillas made several raids from Tennessee
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not come within twenty or thirty miles of us, we had no
chance to fight them.
On the 28th of September the report was brought by
our scouts that the guerrillas were to make a raid on
Adairville and Keysburgh, some thirty miles south of us.
Colonel Pearson mounted about fifty men of the regi
ment, together with some of the artillery men, in all
about seventy-five, who started at 8 o'clock p. m., with
a scout for guide. About midnight we came to Clark's
river, where we were to meet another scout who would
give us information as to the movements of the enemy.
He was there, but he said that the guerillas had not
crossed the line.1 So we kept on in the dark, with two
or three riding ahead as skirmishers, but met no enemy.
We arrived at Adairville about 3 a. m., and astonished
the natives by charging into town with a yell. They
thought the rebels were upon them sure. Resting awhile
for the horses to eat, we returned by another road, and
did not reach camp until 6 p. m., tired by our sixty-mile
ride, having been in the saddle all the twenty-four hours,
except while baiting our horses. These scouting expe
ditions were quite enjoyable for those engaged in them,
giving healthy exercise and a good opportunity to see
the country.
On the 5th of October we received orders to be ready
to march at a moment's notice, with three days' cooked
rations. We were ready in a short time, thinking that
we were surely going for the "Johnnies" now; but we
waited and waited, and no move being made, we settled
down again to every-day camp duty. On the 21st, how-
1The State line between Kentucky and Tennessee. Adairville and
other places mentioned in connection with it, in the text, are in Logan
county, which lies along that line. — Editor.

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ever, a large party of guerillas came over the line to Gor
donsville, a village about twenty-five miles to the south
west of us. We received word from there the same night.
A party was made up at once, composed of the men of
the Sixth and some cavalry that had arrived a few days
before, and started across the country to cut off the
marauders before they could get back into the mountains
of Tennessee. We were in luck this time, for just as
our party came upon the pike near Adairville the guer
rillas were seen coming down the same road. Each
party saw the other about the same time, and a charge
was made: The rebels put their horses to their best
speed, but they had so many dry goods and other arti
cles taken by them from Gordonsville — for they had
come to plunder, not to fight — that they could not get
over the ground so fast as they wished, till they had
unloaded, and lined the road with all kinds of merchan
dise. Our horses were completely tired out, having been
ridden all night, so that we could not keep up with the
thieves after they had unloaded ; but we had a running
fight with them for about two miles, with the result that
six of them were killed, and twenty of their horses, with
a large quantity of merchandise, taken. Our men re
turned at their leisure, well pleased with the result of
the expedition, no one of their number having been
killed, and but few wounded. Several horses, however,
were used up in the race. This was our last brush with
the thieving guerrillas, for they did not show themselves
again while we remained at Russellville.
While here the boys had much enjoyment in hunting,
and in making excursions into the country to exchange
coffee and sugar for eggs, chickens, and other eatables.
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and the boys were not slow to see a good trade, we had
no lack of wholesome food. The whole colored popula
tion were in their "kingdom come" while we were here,
and they took some liberties they would not have dared to
take under ordinary circumstances. In the basement of
the hotel in which we had our head-quarters was a large
unoccupied room in which some of the "colored gentry"
proposed to have a dance, but the proprietor would not
allow it. Thereupon some of the boys asked Colonel
Pearson if the room might not be used for a dance. The
colonel, not liking the proprietor, who was a rebel,
replied, "Yes, and dance all you want to ; and if the hotel
man makes any fuss, send him to me." So the boys
and girls had a jolly time that night, and kept it up until
a late hour. The "yellow girls," or octoroons, for
whom this part of the state is famous, were out in their
silks. Some of them were whiter than many called
"white folks," and were very handsome as well as very
well educated. During the stay in Russellville, some
of the officers, who were so fortunate as to be married
but could not get leave of absence, sent to New Hamp
shire for their wives to visit them. Among those who
came were the wives of Captains Jones and Greenleaf
and Dr. Cooper. It was pleasant to see these worthy
ladies right from home, and delightful evenings were
spent at the rooms of their fortunate husbands. Their
visit was short, however, for we were ordered on the 23d
of October to be ready to move again.
We received orders on the 25th to return to Louisville.
The next day we took cars for that city, to the sorrow of
the few Union people of Russellville, but to the joy of the
stronger rebel element of the town. We arrived at Lex
ington on the 27th, and having proceeded by rail to

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Nicholasville, marched thence about four miles, to Camp
Nelson. Here was collected a large amount of quarter
master's stores to supply the army of East Tennessee.
The Sixth Regiment was put on guard over the camp,
and remained on that duty for two months or more.
General Griffin was in command of the post. As senior
officer present for duty in the division — General Potter
being in command of the corps — he had, as before men
tioned, marched at the head of the division, across the
mountains, by way of Cumberland Gap, to Knoxville.
Soon after his arrival there with his command, General
Burnside, feeling the need of more troops to resist the
expected advance of a part of Bragg's army, in case of
his success at Chickamauga, gave General Griffin an
order to return to Kentucky, and collecting the regiments
belonging to the Ninth Corps, to bring them forward to
his assistance. He accordingly returned, and directed
all the troops of the Ninth Corps in Kentucky to rendez
vous at Camp Nelson. But before they started upon the
march to Knoxville, Rosecrans had been defeated by
Bragg, and the Confederates were threatening western
Tennessee and Kentucky. General Griffin was there
fore ordered to remain at Camp Nelson with his troops
and defend that important depot of supplies, of which he
was appointed commander, with a force, all told, of
about nine thousand men, some of whom were refugees
from East Tennessee, organizing into regiments.
Our camp here was near an oak grove, insight of the
Kentucky river, back a little way from the high bluff,
and almost over Daniel Boone's cave, where the bold,
shrewd borderer took refuge from the Indians, and
where the redskins ineffectually tried to smoke him out.
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easy of access, and considerable crawling had to be
done in getting in and out of it. The boys would have
their fun with the natives occasionally. Some of Com
pany C were out on picket duty one night near a log
cabin occupied by a colored family, one member of which
was a very pretty daughter. As a young chap had been
noticed hanging around the premises, the boys thought
that after dark they would investigate a little, and see what
they could see. The cabin had the regular low chimney
built upon one end of it, in the old Kentucky style. A
bright fire was burning in the little fire-place, and before
it sat a pair of happy lovers — and brunette, decidedly.
Though it was hardly the proper thing for the boys to
do, they crept up quietly to the cabin, and peering in at
the openings between the logs, listened to the affection
ate conversation. It was too bad to disturb the interest
ing scene ! But the chimney was so low, and there
were so many surplus cartridges on hand, that the temp
tation to fun overcame the boys, and they could not help
dropping a handful into the fire-place ! The explosion
that ensued right in the faces of our lovers, and filled the
little apartment with smoke and ashes, was like a young
volcano, and came very near unroofing the cabin and
blowing its occupants out at the back door. When these
finally recovered from the shock and came outside to see
what was up, the boys were not there, and probably the-
affectionate pair never knew the real cause of the disturb- '
ance that night.
Some of the officers were detailed on special duty.
Captain Jackman was made Inspector-General of the
Northern-Central district of Kentucky, commanded by
General Fry, and Surgeon Cooper was appointed Medi
cal Director for the post. The appointees thought they

VETERAN REENLISTMENT. 20$
had a '-'soft thing" — as the boys called it — for the win
ter ; but the fates of war are uncertain, and orders were
soon received to be ready to march at short notice.
However, it was not thought advisable to move the regi
ment just then, especially since the government had
offered some strong inducements to the men of the old
regiments to enlist for another three years' service. The
officers zealously set about the work of reenlisting, each
commander of a company becoming a recruiting officer,
with his lieutenants as assistants. The promise of large
bounties and a thirty days' furlough did not take with the
men at first. In a few days, however, they began to put
down their names in good earnest. This reenlistment
for "three years or during the war" attested the sincer
ity of their motives, and that hearty devotion to their
country's cause which they had always and everywhere
exhibited. Moreover, in reenlisting', our regiment
accomplished what few others in the service did : the
men enrolled themselves in such numbers as secured a
veteran organization of ten companies — a regiment ;
while most of the old regiments could reenlist only men
enough for battalions of two or more companies. The
Sixth was also the first New Hampshire regiment thus
to reenlist.
When it was found that the regiment was reenlisting
so readily, the governor of New Hampshire sent out
several hundred recruits to help fill up the ranks. Some
of these were good men, and did excellent service in the
campaigns of '64 and '65 , but a large majority of them
were worthless. These "substitutes" (already spoken
of in an earlier chapter) were an insult to the veterans
of the regiment, and a disgrace to the state that fur
nished them at the expense of such exorbitant bounties.

206 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
They represented six or eight nationalities. Some were
blind, some deaf, and others so lame that they could
scarcely march at all ; and many of them could not
speak or understand a word of English. This scum of
other nations was sent out to us to represent the Old
Granite State in the army of the Union, while her own
sons who were drafted stayed at home, taking their com
fort, and — some of them — getting rich out of fat gov
ernment contracts. Three or four hundred recruits
were sent us, from December, 1863, to March, 1864,
and one half of them deserted before they left Kentucky
in March. They would be put on guard at night, and,
when the regular rounds were made, would be missing.
Sometimes they would take their muskets with them ;
sometimes they would leave them with bayonets sticking
in the ground and accoutrements lying near by. They
deserted on their way to the regiment ; they deserted all
along through the campaign of 1864. As they could not
be trusted on the picket line, the veterans frequently had
to do double duty ; for the number of " able-bodied " men
on the rolls had to be reported, and the details made up
from such report, — whence came the rub, since there was
a much smaller number of trustworthy than of " able-
bodied" men. It makes an old veteran "fire up" to
think of those shoddy fellows that were palmed off upon
us under the name of recruits. It wall be a pleasure,
however, to speak, somewhat further on, of a few of the
" subs" that were true as steel, and always loyal to duty
and the old flag.
On the 16th of January, 1864, the regiment left Camp
Nelson for New Hampshire to enjoy the furlough of
thirty days granted by the terms of enlistment, leaving
the recruits, and those unable to reenlist, under the com-

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mand of Captain Goodwin, assisted by Captains Cross-
field and Jackman, Adjutant Smith, Assistant-Surgeon
Noyes, and Chaplain Dore. At Covington some days
were spent in making out the reenlistment papers, and
on January 20, two hundred and eighty-eight enlisted
men, or more than three fourths of the whole number
who had served the required length of time, were re-
mustered into the United States service as veterans.
Proceeding by rail by way of Cumberland, Buffalo,
Saratoga, and Rutland, the regiment arrived at Keene,
the place of its original rendezvous, on the 28th, where
it was honored with a public reception, and provided
with a bounteous supper and with quarters in the town
hall. The next day it proceeded to Concord, where it
received another splendid ovation, including a procession
and a dinner in Phenix Hall.1 The men were furloughed
with all possible dispatch, and allowed to go at once to
their homes. The sobriety and excellent deportment of
the war-worn veterans were remarked all along the
route, scarcely an instance of intoxication or ungentle-
manly conduct occurring.
Their furlough having expired, the veterans reassem
bled at Concord on the 29th of February, but were
immediately re-furloughed for ten days, by order of the
Secretary of War. On the 10th of March they again
assembled at Concord under orders to return to the
Department of the Ohio, and took cars for the West.
Upon their arrival at Manchester, however, a telegraphic
dispatch from the Secretary of War reached General
Griffin, ordering them back to camp to await further
orders. The boys made much of the fifty days' furlough,
1 An account of the reception at Concord is given at the end of this
chapter. — Editor.

208 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
and had much enjoyment in visiting friends among the
Granite Hills. They had, however, some sad scenes, in
meeting the friends of their fallen comrades. The wist
ful looks of bereaved parents sometimes haunted them
for days, and almost spoiled their pleasure. It was hard
for the bereaved ones to see the sons of others come
home, while theirs were left on the Southern battle-fields,
or, worse still, in the Southern prison-pens. But this fur
lough was the last ever enjoyed by most of the orig
inal veterans, for but few of them ever returned to their
homes again.
"RECEPTION OF THE SIXTH N. H. REGIMENT."
[From "The Independent Democrat" (Concord, N. H.), February 4, 1864.]
" On Friday afternoon, 29th ult., the reenlisting vet
erans of the brave Sixth arrived in this city. They left
Camp Nelson, Ky., on the 16th, and came home by way
of Cleveland, Buffalo, Rutland, and Keene, reaching
the last mentioned place on Thursday. There they
received a hearty welcome. Upon their arrival in Con
cord they were received by a dense crowd of citizens
and friends at the station, and escorted, to the music of
the Concord Brigade Band, to Phenix hall, where a
bountiful collation had been provided by the state and
city authorities. Mayor Gale presided, and briefly wel
comed the honored guests.
" After repast, Governor Gilmore, ex-Governor Berry,
and Hon. Oliver Pillsbury of the Executive Council,
addressed the veterans in appropriate and well received
speeches. Mr. Pillsbury, in the course of his remarks,
said,—' To you belongs the honor of being the first New
Hampshire regiment to reenlist for three years, and we

INCIDENT. 209
delight to-day to honor you for the noble act. Your love
of adventure must be exhausted ; the novelty of war must
have long ago passed away amid the stern realities you
have encountered. We can therefore accord to you no
other motive for this act but pure patriotism. When you
return again to the field of strife, we trust it will be with
your thinned ranks replenished, and cheered with the
bright prospect that before your term of enlistment shall
expire, the work shall be accomplished. We hope then
again to welcome you, and all our other regiments, who,
we are proud to say, are making for themselves reputa
tions similar to your own and doing honor to their
native state.'
" Colonel Griffin, commanding the Sixth, responded in
fit remarks. Hon. Thomas M. Edwards, of Keene, and
General E. W. Hinks also made short and acceptable
speeches. The ceremonies of reception over, the vet
erans were quartered for the night in the City Hall, and
the next day were furloughed to their several homes."

Colonel Pearson releases a Slave. Captain J. N. Jones
supplies the following incident : ' ' When the regiment
was at Russellville, Ky., Colonel Pearson was in com
mand of the post, and I was provost-marshal. A slave-
woman was in jail there as a runaway. Slave property
was protected in Kentucky, but this woman's master was
in the rebel service. The colonel gave me an order, full
of loyal, liberty-loving sentiments, to go to the jail and
release her, and send her to the government hospital at
Nashville, where she had formerly been. The order
was executed, very much to the chagrin of the jailor."
14

CHAPTER XIII.
RETURN TO THE FRONT— BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS.
On the 18th of March, the regiment proceeded, in
compliance with orders, to join the Ninth Corps, which
was then reassembling at Annapolis, Maryland. There
a neat and regular camp was established ; the recruits
were brought forward from Camp Nelson, and assigned
to companies with the veterans. A strict and thorough
system of drill and discipline was instituted, and new
arms and clothing were furnished. The regiment was
brought up to a high standard, both as to numbers and
effectiveness. Upon the reorganization of the corps for
the campaign of 1864, General Griffin was assigned to
the command of the Second Brigade of the Second Divi
sion, composed of the Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh New
Hampshire, Thirty-first and Thirty-second Maine, and
Seventeenth Vermont regiments, the Sixth coming again
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson.1
1 After the successful defence of Knoxville against Longstreet's siege,
and the consequent effectual deliverance "of East Tennessee from rebel
clutch, General Burnside had, on the nth of December, formally trans
ferred the command of the Department of the Ohio to his successor,
General John G. Foster, and soon after returned to the East. The
North was fully aroused to the determination to supply the armies of
the Union with the men and means requisite for the decisive struggle
with Rebellion, and its complete and final discomfiture. On the 7th
of January, General Burnside was again assigned to the command of
the Ninth Army Corps, with authority to recruit its depleted ranks, and
otherwise to increase its numbers. In addition to other means of

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We received orders, April 22, to be ready to march on
the morrow for Washington. Our A and wall tents were
exchanged for shelter ones, or " dog" tents as the boys
called them, and we overhauled our knapsacks to see
what we could dispose of so as to make them as light as
possible. It was astonishing to see the amount of "truck"
some of the boys took along with them, but by the time
they reached the Rapidan river, on the border of the
Wilderness, they had distributed most of it by the way
side. About every morning before the march com-
increase and enlargement, he was permitted by the War Department to
annex to the corps a division of colored soldiers. His recruiting efforts
were successful. On the 8th of March, Annapolis, Maryland, was des
ignated by the Secretary of War as the rendezvous of the corps, which
by the 20th of April numbered twenty- five thousand men. It was now
formed in four divisions. The First was to be commanded by General
Thomas G. Stevenson; the Second, by General Potter; the Third, by
General Willcox ; and the Fourth, composed of colored troops, by Gen
eral Ferrero. General Parke was made chief of staff. The brigade to
which the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment belonged remained the
Second of the Second Division, and to its command General Griffin
was assigned. The Ninth Corps was an organization, or army, entirely
distinct from the Army of the Potomac, and so continued to be till the
25th of May, when, for convenience, it was incorporated with the latter.
General Burnside had hoped that his army might be employed in a
cooperative movement in North Carolina. But Grant, now Lieutenant-
General, had, on the 17th of March, assumed "command of the armies
of the United States," with "head-quarters in the field and with the
army of the Potomac." This army had, after the battle of Gettysburg,
marched to the Rapidan, and there remained, with Lee's repulsed
"Army of North Virginia" between it and Richmond. But now Grant
had determined to initiate a movement in advance towards the Confed
erate capital — a movement of giant, bloody, and victorious endeavor,
in which the Ninth Corps must directly and effectively participate, and
in Virginia find its last field of heroic operations in the last year of
the war. — Editor.

212 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
menced, they might be seen going through their knap
sacks, and throwing out such articles as they thought
they could best get along without, and by the time we
got well into the Wilderness campaign, few had any
knapsacks at all. Each was contented with a canteen,
haversack, blanket, and one piece of shelter tent.
During our stay at Annapolis, General Grant had been
down from Washington and reviewed the corps. We
left the place on the morning of April 23, and, march
ing about twelve miles, bivouacked for the night near
Annapolis Junction. The next day (Sunday) we pro
ceeded about eighteen miles to Bladensburgh, near our
old camp-ground of January, 1862. The hot weather
and dusty roads affected the men considerably, so that
the weak-kneed fellows had a good opportunity to play
sick and get into hospital at Washington, thus avoiding
the anticipated hardships and dangers of the coming
campaign. We did not get started very early the next
morning (April 25), as we were ordered to brush up a
little and look our best, for we were to be reviewed by
President Lincoln as we passed through Washington.
When we were within the city, we were halted, to close
up and get into good shape to be looked at. We were
reviewed as we passed down Eleventh street, past Wil-
lard's hotel. The president and other officials were on
the balcony, whence they had a good view of us in our
new uniform and with our bright muskets — all so soon
to be begrimed by the dust and smoke and blood of bat
tle. Thousands of spectators witnessed, with admiration,
the soldierly march and bearing of the corps, and the
president uttered many kind words of hearty praise.
Passing over Long Bridge, we encamped about one mile
beyond. We remained here two" days to obtain trans-

RETURN TO THE FRONT. 21 3
portation wagons, quartermaster's supplies, ammunition,
and other necessaries.
On the 27th of April we marched to Fairfax Court
House, and the next day we came to the vicinity of
Manassas Junction, where we went into camp. On the
30th, we were mustered for pay for the months of March
and April. We remained here till the morning of the
4th of May, when we set our faces southward again,
and marched about twenty miles to Bealeton station.
We were tired fellows that night, as we stretched our
selves upon the hard ground. As some of us lay awake
looking at the stars, our thoughts turned homeward,
while we knew full well that we were on the eve of a
battle ; for the enemy was only one day's march from us,
and the head of Grant's army was already at the Rapi
dan, crossing, or about to cross, with the rebels likely to
dispute its advance. We were awakened early on the
morning of the 5th, and ordered to move on at once.1
1 " Soon after midnight, May 3-4, the Army of the Potomac moved
out from its position north of the Rapidan." It was composed of three
infantry and one cavalry corps, commanded respectively by Generals
W. S. Hancock, G. K. Warren, John Sedgwick, and P. H. Sheridan.
The artillery was commanded by General Henry J. Hunt. Major-Gen-
eral George G. Meade was, under Lieutenant-General Grant, in com
mand of the army. Hancock's command was the Second Army Corps ;
Warren's, the Fifth ; Sedgwick's, the Sixth. Warren, followed
immediately by Sedgwick, marched for Germania Ford, and Hancock
for Ely's ; and by six o'clock in the morning of the 4th, the enemy's
pickets at those fords were driven in, and pontoons laid for the cross
ing of the troops. As they crossed, Warren, followed by Sedgwick,
advanced to the Wilderness tavern ; Hancock, farther to the east,
towards Chancellorsville. The movement was a surprise to Lee, whose
head-quarters were at Orange Court House, and it was therefore unop
posed. But he made haste to meet the bold advance by preparing to
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214 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
We could not even stop to make a little coffee. We
knew this meant business, and we had not gone far
before we could hear the distant boom of cannon, telling
us that the great struggle had begun which was to decide
whether we could go "on to Richmond "or not. The
advance upon the rebel capital had been tried so many
times and failed, that we did not know what to think of
this move of Grant's, but every one who expressed an
opinion seemed to think that the new commander would
do better than his predecessors had done. We hurried
on at a dog-trot, in the dust and under a burning sun,
halting only a few minutes at a time for the men to
close up, or for some battery or ammunition train to get
out of the way, and having but little chance to eat or
drink. As we neared the Rapidan, we could hear the
battle raging in all its fury, and soon we met the
wounded as they were borne to the rear. We reached
the river about sundown, and, crossing at Germania ford,
bivouacked on the field in the rear of Sedgwick's Corps,
which had been engaged in the struggle of the day.1
Wilderness. He ordered Hill, Ewell, and Longstreet to hasten for
ward with their respective corps. Ewell being nearest, reached the
field first, — on the evening of the 4th. Hill soon came up, but Long-
street, who was at Gordonsville, twenty miles away, could not arrive
until a day later. " Burnside, with the 9th Corps," says General Grant
in his "Personal Memoirs," "was left back at Warrenton, guarding
the railroad train from Bull Run forward, to preserve control of it in
case our crossing the Rapidan should be long delayed. He was
instructed, however, to advance at once on receiving notice that the
army had crossed, and a dispatch was sent to hjm a little after 1 p. m.,
giving the information that our crossing had been successful." — Ed.
1 General Grant had ordered an early advance on the 5 th. Warren
was to move to Parker's store on the Orange plank road, with Sedg
wick following and closing in on his right. Hancock was to move

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At two o'clock in the morning of the 6th of May the
troops of our corps were astir, and our brigade moved
against the enemy's lines in the direction of Parker's
store. At daylight the brigade being formed to attack,
the Sixth Regiment was deployed as skirmishers, and
advanced through the pine woods, over hills and through
fields, where the Union troops had fought the day
before.1 We met everywhere the evidences of a fierce
south-westward to join Warren on the left. Before reaching his desti
nation, Warren met a part of Ewell's force, that had come up the night
before on the Orange turnpike ; this pike being north of the plank road
on which Hill's Corps approached the battle-field, and running nearly
parallel with it. Fighting ensued, which was kept up at different points
by different troops, from nine in the morning till eight in the evening.
It was a bloody preliminary to the greater struggle of the morrow. On
one side, Longstreet's Corps had not come up ; on the other, Burnside's
Corps, though by promptly moving at Grant's dispatch received on the
afternoon of the 4th, and by forced marching it had been reaching and
crossing the Rapidan at different hours of the day, could not participate
in the battle of the 5th. But its three divisions — the colored Fourth
being detached to guard bridges, roads, and wagon-trains — were at
hand ready for the next day's work. General Grant, in his official
report, speaking of the march of the Ninth Corps to the help of the
Army of the Potomac, says, — "By six o'clock of the morning of the
6th, he [Burnside] was leading his corps into action near the Wilder
ness tavern, some of his troops having marched a distance of thirty
miles [since receiving the dispatch on the afternoon of the 4th] , cross
ing both the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers. Considering that a
large proportion, probably two thirds, of his command, was composed
f new troops, unaccustomed to marches and carrying the accoutre
ments of a soldier, this was a remarkable march." — Editor.
1 Burnside's Second and Third divisions were ordered to a position
having Hancock's Corps on the left, and Warren's next on the right ;
Sedgwick's being beyond Warren's, and on the extreme right of the
Union line. The First Division was divided, one brigade being placed
upon Hancock's extreme left, the other upon his extreme right. Con-

2l6 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
battle — broken muskets and accoutrements scattered
around, shattered trees, the ground ploughed up by shot
and shell, and a few of the dead yet unburied. We
advanced about one mile, the enemy's pickets falling
back as fast as we went forward. As the rebels made
no decided stand, it looked as if they were drawing us
into a trap, and the officer in charge of the skirmish line
informed the general of his suspicions. We were ordered
to fall back gradually, and see if the enemy would not
attack us. We retired into an open field upon a rise of
ground, and halted in line of battle. Our foes, however,
made no advance, but contented themselves with shell
ing us quite vigorously for a while, to our> great discom
fort. Meanwhile the battle was going on more vigorously
on our right, with the partial intent of making the enemy
believe that it was intended to fight the battle on yester
day's ground, while Grant was getting his troops into
position farther on the left so as to turn the rebel right.
Colonel Pearson was ordered, about this time, to take
a detachment of the brigade and advance on the old road
to the south-east, in the direction whence the shot and
fronting the position of the Second and Third divisions in the Union
left centre, as they faced south-westward, were portions of both Hill's
and Longstreet's forces. Hancock had been ordered to attack the
enemy's right at 5 A. M. of the 6th. Lee, apprehensive of Grant's
purpose to strike heavily that part of his line, and not wishing to have
a battle there till Longstreet should arrive, thought to thwart his antag
onist's well planned movement by ordering an early attack upon the
Union right. This was made half an hour earlier than the time
assigned for the assault upon the Confederate rigbt. Hancock's attack,
however, was promptly made, and with a success that threatened to
sweep the field, and compelled Lee to give ' ' orders to get his wagon
trains ready for the movement in retreat." — Editor.

BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS. 21 7
shell came, while the rest of the Sixth Regiment fol
lowed slowly as a support. He moved up through the
woods, and came to an open field, having a set of build
ings about eighty rods distant from the place where
his detachment was, while in the rear of these buildings
was another piece of woods. Our boys came out upon
the clearing and continued their advance ; but they had
not gone half way across the field before the rebels
opened upon them with so sharp a fire that it was
thought best to fall back to the woods for shelter. At the
same time the enemy came out on the right with a bat
tery, to the lively music of which the boys kept step in a
brisk retreat. Some of the enemy's cavalry, too, appeared
on the left near the buildings, and rushing upon such of
the boys as had got over the fences into the yard before
the retreat was sounded, took most of them prisoners.
Among these were Walter W. Smith, Albert O. Cutter,
and Charles A. Wright, of Company K, who were taken
to Andersonville prison.1 Seven were killed or wounded ;
the others, who were good runners, got away and joined
their comrades in the woods, where the tree-tops were
being cut off by the shot, shell, and grape sent from the
battery a few rods away.2
As the orders to Colonel Pearson to find out the
enemy's strength had been fulfilled, we gradually fell
back to the field in our rear, where we were kept busy
dodging the rebel shells as they fell among us. One
somewhat amusing incident had occurred. As we lay
in 'the woods ready to support Colonel Pearson and his
skirmishers, an adjutant-general was sent up the road
*Upon their exchange, the vessel upon which Smith was homeward
bound was sunk, and he was drowned. — Editor.
2 See Lieutenant Osgood's statement at end of chapter. — Editor.

2l8 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
past us with instructions to report what progress was
being made. He arrived at the opening about the
time the battery wheeled into position, and opened on
the regiment. The moment the first shot was fired
he turned his horse, and came tearing down the road
where the support was lying, shouting "The rebels
are coming ! Colonel Pearson and his men are all
gobbled up ! " and never stopping a moment to an
swer any questions. As he passed General Griffin,
who was a little to the rear, the latter called to him to
stop, but he was under such headway that he could not
halt till he reached the open field. The boys laughed,
and shouted to him, " Go it, or the rebs will have you !"
They lost all faith in him from that hour, for they saw
he had no real courage. He soon left the brigade.
About eleven o'clock we were ordered, with our bri
gade, to move farther towards the left, to assist other
brigades of our corps, which were hard pressed.1 The
1 Thus far, Burnside's two divisions had been operating along the
"Parker's store road," and between the positions held by the Second
and Fifth Corps. General Potter, with General Willcox in support,
had been demonstrating upon Parker's store on the Orange plank road.
As mentioned in a preceding note, Hancock had achieved success on
the Confederate right. But upon the arrival of Longstreet's reinforce
ments the tide of battle turned, and the Union left had to be strength
ened. Describing the operations of Burnside's two divisions, before
and after going to the help of the left, Woodbury, in the ' ' History of
the Ninth Army Corps," says, — "Colonel Griffin's Brigade in advance
gained considerable ground, and was steadily pushing the enemy back,
when an order arrived from General Grant to move all the available
forces to the left, with the view of attacking the enemy in that quarter,
in order to relieve General Hancock who was then hard pressed. Gen
eral Potter's division was accordingly sent to the point of attack, and
slowly but surely made its way through the dense undergrowth to the
assigned position. General Willcox held the ground already occupied.

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movement was made with great difficulty through a
dense thicket. The sun shone as hot as in midsum
mer and the woods were on fire, so that the heat and
smoke were almost unendurable. Coming out into a
heavy growth of hard wood, we halted in the shade for
a short time, while other troops were getting into posi
tion. The massing of forces at this point told that an
advance was soon to be made, and that hot work would
ensue. Soon the three lines in front of us began to
advance, and we to follow. The lines were four or five
rods apart, the interval being less than it would have
been in an open field. But though we were in the rear,
we were not out of exposure to the enemy's fire. Most
of the readers of this history, who never participated in
a battle, might naturally think that troops in the third or
fourth line would have stood a better chance of escaping
injury than would those in front of them, but such was
General Potter upon coming in contact with the enemy charged, and
carried a portion of the opposing lines. Three times did the brave
men of the Second Division advance upon the eneniy's intrenchments,
and though they gained considerable advantage, they were not able to
carry the position." After describing the operations of General Will
cox in assistance of General Potter, the historian proceeds, — "An
attack, made by the two divisions in connection with the Second Corps ,
was contemplated at six o'clock. The enemy, ascertaining the arrange
ment, opened fire upon our troops, necessitating an earlier assault.
The troops advanced about half past five o'clock, made a singularly gal
lant charge upon the enemy, drove him into his works, and even broke
a portion of his line. But the obstinate resistance which he made,
and the strong position which he held, prevented a complete success.
The two divisions held their ground in front of the enemy, and when
the sun set upon the second day's engagement, and the two armies
rested on their respective lines, the advantage was clearly with our
men." Other details and incidents of the fierce encounter thus suc
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not always the fact. Sometimes the second or third line
lost more men than the first, for in the heat of battle the
firing quite often ranged over the first line, and hit the
others, if the ground permitted. And again, the shot
and shell that passed through the front line were quite
likely to do mischief in the rear ones. But for the fact
that the first line had to receive the first shock or volley
of battle, most soldiers would have preferred to be put
there, and thus enabled to return the enemy's fire, with
the consequent and stimulating satisfaction of knowing
that they were giving shot for shot. Those in the rear
lines had to stand or lie, as the case might require, and
take the shots as they came, without being able to return
the fire for fear of hitting their own men in the front.
Nothing is more disheartening to a soldier than thus to be
compelled to stand and be shot at without making reply.
Men in such a position, with their comrades falling all
around them, have often been heard to say, in substance,
" Give us the order to charge, that we may measure
strength with the enemy, rather than stand here and be
shot down like dogs."
It was not long before the skirmishers of the opposing
lines met, and the fight began. The rebel skirmishers
fell back to their supporting line, stationed behind rifle-
pits and breastworks. Our front line was soon receiving
a heavy fire that told upon it severely. By a little before
two o'clock in the afternoon, General Griffin had got all
the regiments of his brigade in position, and a good line
formed in rear of three other brigades that were holding
the ground and lying down to avoid the shot. As the
battle became brisk, General Burnside, who was at hand,
seeing our fine, fresh brigade, gave the order to General
Potter, "Let Griffin attack." We were then formed in

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the open wood, whence we could see nearly the whole
length of the line. General Griffin gave the command,
"Forward!" and the brigade advanced promptly with a
perfect formation. The uniforms were new, the colors
bright, and the muskets glistening ; indeed, in all
respects, the brigade's advance was a magnificent sight,
one of the finest seen during the whole war. So inspir
ing was it that as we passed over one after another of
the brigades lying down, the men rose to their feet with
hearty cheering, and began to press forward, wild with
excitement and enthusiasm, without waiting to receive
orders or to form their lines, so that General Griffin soon
had a mob of troops about him that seriously interfered
with his control over his own brigade.
The front line had given way, and our advance was
just in time to meet its broken ranks as they came back
in confusion, followed by the rebels and a volley of shot
and shell. Our men wavered for a moment when they
saw the front line thus broken, but Colonel Pearson,
seizing one of the flags, rushed in front of the line, and
shouted, " Come on, Sixth New Hampshire ! Forward ! "
The boys gave a cheer and rushed on, firing as they
went. The rebels were surprised by this gallant charge
and tried to fall back, but we were too quick for them.
The officers shouted, "Forward ! Give it to them ! " and
we followed them up, dashed in upon and took their first
intrenched line, and captured a goodly number of prison
ers. Our regiment was credited with capturing one
hundred six men and seven officers, and could have
had credit for many more, if it had stopped to collect
prisoners instead of pushing on after the fleeing rebels.
As it was, the regiment in our rear was credited with
some of our captures. ¦ In fact, we should not have been

222 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
credited with any, had not Lieutenant C. F. Winch col
lected the prisoners, and, taking them to the rear with a
guard, delivered them to the provost-guards at General
Warren's head-quarters.1 The lieutenant himself capt
ured a rebel officer and two men, and taking the officer's
sword, used it afterwards. The advance had been suc
cessful all along our corps front, and we had swept the
rebels before us, but the movement was not properly
supported. Colonel Pearson, now that the rebels were in "good
running order," would have the regiment follow them up.
So the Sixth, supposing itself supported from the rear
and left, continued the pursuit till it got far in advance
of all other troops on either hand. Much to our surprise,
on looking back, after having followed the retreating
enemy for some distance beyond the first line which we
had just taken, we saw no supporting column. Colonel
Pearson was so eager to push the "Johnnies," that he
did not look back at all, but when some of the other
officers saw in what condition we were, they told him
that we had no support and should surely be capt
ured if we kept on. But his blood was up, and he said,
" No, we will not fall back, but go on till the rest of the
troops come up to support us." Some one went back to
the line we had taken, and returned to say that no sup
port could be seen. Then the officers urged Colonel
Pearson to retreat, for we were liable to be flanked and
surrounded at any moment. He replied, — "Just as you
say, gentlemen. If most of you think it best to fall back
we will do so, but it is a pity to lose the ground we have
fought over so well." We all felt that to retreat was
1 See Captain Winch's statement as to delivery of prisoners, at end of
chapter. — Editor.

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indeed a pity, though a necessity, and were indignant
that we had not been supported in the gallant advance.
Captain Jones, in great excitement, threw his revolver
on the ground, exclaiming, "This is the meanest thing
I have seen since the war commenced. If our support
had followed us up, we could have captured everything
in our front, but, as it is, we have got to fall back, and
fight this same ground over again before night ;" and as
he spoke, tears ran down his face. Major Bixby after
wards used jocosely to compare the earnest captain with
" Alexander the Great, who cried because there was
not another world to conquer."
We fell back about half a mile before we found any
supporting columns. It seems that when the front line
broke and came back through our regiment, just as we
charged, and the firing was brisk, the regiments in our
rear, thinking the whole front was giving way, had fallen
back with the rest to a ravine, while we were all the time
pushing the enemy in retreat. It was reported at the
rear that the Sixth New Hampshire had been "gobbled
up " by the rebels. General Griffin's horse was shot
under him, and Captain A. S. Edgerly and Lieutenant
A. E. Hutchins, acting aides-de-camp on the general's
staff, were killed. The general was thus left in a bad
condition from want of messengers to carry his orders to
different regiments. We formed again in rear of our
division, and rested. The other regiments of the brigade
were got into position as soon as possible, to be ready to
advance again, or to reply to the rebels if they should
make an attack, for we had no doubt they would follow
us up as soon as they knew that we had really fallen
back. We had to wait but a few minutes before they com-

224 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
menced shelling the woods again along our extreme
front. This we knew was preliminary to the attack,
which they soon made in three solid lines ; but our whole
division stood up nobly to the work, and held its ground.
Some of the regiments made heroic charges, among
them the Eleventh New Hampshire. Though the troops
to the left of our brigade did not advance with us, —
which fact the rebels had soon discovered, and bringing
up reinforcements had swept around and enveloped our
left flank, — yet we, though thus compelled to retire to
our original position, held this secure against all attacks.
There was desperate fighting that afternoon all along
the line of seven miles. We were about in the centre,
with the Fifth Corps (Warren's) on our right, and the
Second Corps (Hancock's) on our left. It was one con
tinuous roar of musketry and artillery. When the fire
slackened in our front, we could hear the ceaseless noise
of battle on our right and left. Sometimes the volleys
of musketry were discharged so rapidly as to drown the
deep roar of the batteries. We could hear the shouts
and cheers of our comrades, and also the peculiar screech
of the rebels far away on our right and left. We could
tell how the battle was going, on either side of us, only
by the firing and the shouts of the men, for the woods
were so thick that we could see but a short distance.
When the noise of battle advanced, we knew that our
boys were driving the enemy. We would hear several
volleys fired in rapid succession, then a cheer, and we
knew that the boys were making a charge. So it was
all along that battle front from noon to six in the after
noon. Never did armies fight with more determin
ation than did those pitted against each other in the Wil
derness. Every officer and man on our side felt that if we

BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS. 225
lost that battle under our new leader, the result might be
next to ruin to our army ahd our cause ; but that if we
could hold our own and turn Lee's right, it would dis
courage the enemy, and be virtually a Union victory.
"For two days," as another1 has said, "a stubborn
and bloody battle raged, with fearful losses on both sides.
Among the trees, in the underbrush, along the forest
paths the armies grappled with each other, mostly in
detached brigades and divisions. But little artillery was
used except in the roads, and the ground was unfavor
able for the movement of cavalry. It was almost entirely
an infantry fight, and illustrated by many individual
instances of heroic daring."2
The loss of the regiment in this battle was one officer
killed and forty-five men killed and wounded. The
men of the Sixth felt satisfied with what they had done
for the good cause that day. We were complimented by
General Burnside for our gallant charge, in which so
many prisoners were secured, — more than were captured
by any other regiment in our division. We felt more
than satisfied with the general result, for we had fought
Lee two days on his own ground, and we knew that he
had been punished as severely as we. The fact, too,
that our new commander showed no signs of retreating
gave us hope and confidence. It assured us that Grant
knew what he was about; that, indeed, he was "the
right man in the right place."3
1 Woodbury, in "History of the Ninth Army Corps," p. 372.
2 That there was no lack of such ' ' instances " among New Hampshire
men has already been seen. Others will be found among incidents
printed at the end of the chapter. — Editor.
a < ' When the Wilderness campaign commenced, the Army of the
Potomac, including Burnside's Corps, . . . numbered about
15

226 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Jncitettto — (giofjtttpfic $Utc§ .
Finding the Enemy. Lieutenant George W. Osgood,
of Company K, contributes the following account of a
reconnoissance, earlier described in this chapter: "On
the morning of May 6, 1864, from seventy-five to one
hundred men were detailed from our brigade to go,
under command of Lieutenant-Colonel H. H. Pearson,
' to the front and find the enemy.' So far as I remem
ber, Lieutenant C. F. Winch, of Company K, and my
self, were the only other officers present from the Sixth
Regiment. Leaving the main body of the brigade, we
proceeded in a southerly direction about a mile, over
undulating ground and through a heavily wooded ravine
with thick undergrowth, up a sharp rise, where we
entered an open, oblong field, on the three sides of
which were woods. Near the woods, and perhaps
twenty-five rods distant from where we entered the field,
was a small house. A solitary horseman in citizen's
dress was seen riding slowly away from the cabin, on a
road leading south-east, and into the woods on that
side of the field. We halted near the cabin and waited.
Soon a body of troops came moving in column by the
116,000 men. . . Estimated in the same manner as ours, Lee
had not less than 80,000 men at the start. . . . All circumstances
considered, we did not have any advantage in numbers. . . . Our
losses in the Wilderness were very severe. Those of the Confederates
must have been even more so ; but I have no means of speaking with
accuracy upon this point." — Grant's " Personal Memoirs."
Of the Confederate loss in the Battle of the Wilderness no full report
was ever made. The Union loss was 2,246 killed, 12,037 wounded,
3,383 captured or missing, — total, 17,666. The Second and Third
Divisions of the Ninth Corps lost 985, killed, wounded, and missing.
— Editor.

INCIDENTS. 227
right flank down the road to the house. As the morn
ing sun then shone full in our faces, we could not tell
whether they were friends or foes. Colonel Pearson put
his glass to his eyes, and in a moment said, ' Boys, they
are rebs ! ' and, as they came nearer, gave the command
to fire, which was obeyed. The rebels did not imme
diately return the fire, but after some four hundred men
were in sight, they faced by the rear rank and came
towards us in line of battle, forming as they advanced.
They were on higher ground than we, and, I think, we
lost no men till they were quite near. Colonel Pearson
had ordered some of our men to hold the house, and
privates Albert O. Cutter, Walter W. Smith, and Charles
A. Wright, all of Company K of the Sixth, and, I think,
some others, entered the house, and were captured by
the rebels. When the 'Johnnies' were about a dozen rods
off, Colonel Pearson gave the order to retreat, and before
we could regain the woods, where one third of our force
had been posted in reserve, we lost quite a number of
men. The enemy shelled the woods with six pieces of
artillery, and captured Henry N. Farnum of Company
F, and some others, while Joseph Cross of the same
company was never heard of afterwards. Those of us
who had the good fortune to get back rejoined the brig
ade about nine o'clock in the morning."
Brave "Subs." As we advanced to the assault in the
afternoon, some of the men were so eager to be first that
they would get ahead of their companies. Here the
recruits, or " subs.," had a chance to show what kind of
metal they were made of, and it is pleasant to record
that many of them did show bravery equal to that of the
veterans. One of these, T. Bradley of Company B, at
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the boys shouted to him to get back into line or he would
be shot by our own men. When we made the charge,
he was one of the first inside the enemy's lines, and
helped capture some of the 'Johnnies.' At Spottsylvania
he showed equal courage, and at Cold Harbor received
a wound in the head from which he died soon after going
to the hospital. Two others', Thomas Dickey and Otis
Reister of the same company, with manjr in other com
panies, behaved with uncommon bravery in this their
first battle. Several were soon after promoted to cor
porals and sergeants, for the officers were disposed to
give the recruits an equal chance with the others if they
proved good soldiers. — L. J.
Capturing his Captors. I remember seeing at my
left, in Company D, an Irishman — the same "Johnnie"
Hamon, I think, who at Fredericksburg "went for the
rebels" with his pick, — who, getting ahead of his com
pany on the charge, was taken prisoner by two rebels
where the line gave way a little under a terrific volley of
the enemy. Just then the company rallied and charged
on. Our Irishman, seeing that we were close upon
them, shouted to his captors, " Halt ! ye divils ! Bejazes,
ye 're my prisoners now ! " At the same time he seized
one of their guns, and as the rest of the company came
up in a moment, the "Johnnies" surrendered at once, and
the brave fellow was allowed to take his prisoners to the
rear and lodge them there with the others. There was
no prouder fellow in the whole army than he that after
noon. — L. J.
Fearful Wounds. Some of the boys got fearful
wounds in this battle. A stout fellow of Company I
was shot in the mouth, the shot coming out through the
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INCIDENTS. 229
he could hardly speak. Some one offered to help him
to the rear, but he said no, he could go alone, and he
started, gun in hand, bound to hold on to his musket to
the last. But he had gone only a few steps before
another shot passed directly through the palm of his left
hand. He made, however, no outcry about it, and kept
on to the rear and to the hospital ; but after several days
of suffering, gangrene got into the wound in his mouth,
and the brave fellow had not vitality enough, after so
much loss of blood, to overcome it. — L. J.
Crying for Mercy. As we charged over the breast
works and captured the enemy's first line, I remember
seeing a big, fat "Johnnie " lying on his back, with many
others, wounded or dead. When we came over among
them, yelling like so many Blackfoot Indians, this old
fellow shouted at the top of his voice, " Don't kill me !
I am wounded — do n't kill me ! " just as if our boys were
in the habit of shooting the wounded on the battle-field !
Probably this very fellow who now cried so loudly for
mercy was one of the many in the rebel ranks who made
a practice of shooting our wounded men. He made so
much noise that one of the boys — Hiram Pool, I think —
told him to "dry up," or he would finish him then and
there, at which the old fellow shut up and went to the
rear with the other prisoners. — L. J.
As many Guards as Prisoners. Lieutenant Charles
F. Winch makes the following statement respecting pris
oners taken in the Wilderness, as already mentioned :
"When I started with the prisoners, I selected a suffi
cient number of my men to guard them. On our way
out we crossed a little stream, where we halted, and the
men filled their canteens. When we resumed our
march, a large number of straggling troops fell in as

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self-appointed guards. These I. immediately ordered to
go to their respective regiments, as they were not needed
where they now; we're. They did not obey, however,
but kept on as a portion of the guard. When we arrived
at General Warren's head-quarters, and I was about to
turn the prisoners over to the provost-marshal, the. gen
eral j himself coming along, said to me, 'What are these
men doing here, — guarding these prisoners? Here are
as many, or nearly as many, for guards as there are pris
oners.' I replied, ' General, I have but four or five men
who are guards under my orders ; the rest of these men
have fallen in of their own accord, and I have told them
several times that they were not needed, and ordered
them to their respective regiments.' He then said to
me, 'Place those men of yours who are actually guards
two paces to the front.' I obeyed, and he then ordered
the provost-marshal to place the others under guard and
send them to the extreme front line. . He afterwards
remarked, ' I'll let them know that there is the place for
them : not out here.' "

CHARLES F. WINCH.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Lieutenant Charles F. Winch was born in Hancock,
N. H., August 14," 1832. His educational advantages
were somewhat limited. He early manifested military
tastes, belonging at the age of twelve to a boys' com
pany, and at sixteen to the Hancock Artillery. When
the war broke out, in 1861, he was residing in Peter
borough, and was the second man in town to enroll his
name for the First Regiment ; but before those enlisted

LIEUTENANT CHABLBS F. WINCH.

CHARLES F. WINCH. 23 1
in Peterborough were ordered to Concord, that regiment
was full.
Enlisting for other regiments then began. Charles L.
Fuller and the subject of this sketch proceeded to enlist
for the Sixth. They rode nights and raised a squad
of twenty-five or twenty-eight men, Winch going in as
a private with the rest. He had charge of the men when
ordered into camp at Keene. When that squad and
those from New Ipswich and Rindge were mustered in
together as Company K, he was made first sergeant,
and left the state as such. While at Roanoke, N. C,
he was promoted to sergeant-major. Having held that
position about a month, he was promoted to second
lieutenant, and assigned to his old company. After a
month's service in this grade, he was promoted to first
lieutenant, and under this commission served fin Com
pany K until his discharge, acting, however, a large
part of the time as captain.
He was with the regiment in all its marches and oper
ations until just after its arrival at Falmouth, Va., in
1862, when he was taken sick, and was left behind while
his regiment advanced to join Pope's army. Later he
was sent to Washington, and, upon getting better, he
rejoined the regiment in Pleasant Valley, Md. He
remained in continuous service until May 12, 1863,
when he was left, sick with typhoid fever, at Lancaster,
Ky., whence he was sent to the hospital at' Lexington,
same state. He joined the regiment again at Cincinnati,
O., August 20, 1863, and remained with it in all its
movements and battles until his honorable discharge,
June 27, 1864, in front of Petersburg.
Lieutenant Winch was in the following engagements :
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232 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
May 12, Spottsylvania, May 18, North Anna, Tolo-
potomoy, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, and the
actions before Petersburg, up to the battle of the Mine.
Sickness was the sole cause of his absence at any time
from duty, which he efficiently performed when present,
for his heart was in the cause and his spirit was, willing
and brave.

CHAPTER XIV.
FIRST MOVEMENT BY THE LEFT FLANK— SPOTTSYLVANIA
COURT HOUSE.
At night, after the battle, we took a position a little
farther to the rear, where we remained until the after
noon of the next day, ready to move at a moment's
notice. The men did not even lay off their accoutre
ments, and they kept their trusty muskets within reach.
There was but little fighting on the 7th of May, both
armies having about all they could do to look after their
own shattered columns, care for the wounded, and bury
the dead. In the afternoon we were withdrawn to the
Lacy House, while the Fifth Corps, which was on our
right, fell back in rear of us, and in the evening passed
to the left and east over the Fredericksburg plank
road.1 1 General Grant had determined to push forward, around the Confed
erate right, to Spottsylvania, fifteen miies south-east of the Wilderness
battlefield, and between Lee's army and Richmond. On the 7th, Sher
idan's Cavalry, with some fighting, cleared the way on the most direct
route, the Brock road; and Wilson's Division even advanced to
Spottsylvania and seized it. Lee thought that Grant's movement was
a " semi-retreat to Fredericksburg." Accordingly, with the intent of
holding Spottsylvania on Grant's flank, he ordered Longstreet's
Corps, now commanded by Anderson (Longstreet having been severely
wounded the day before), to be drawn out of battle line and encamped,
ready to march for the desired position on the morning of the 8th.
But the "woods being still on fire," Anderson could not conveniently
bivouac, but marched straight on that night for Spottsylvania, and took

234 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Neither men nor officers could quite understand this
flank movement which Grant had commenced. It was
something entirely new. Some of the croakers said it
was a retreat to Fredericksburg ; others thought Lee
was trying to turn our left, and that on the morrow we
should have a fiercer battle than we had had yesterday.
Just at dark, on the 7th, we were ordered into line, and
moved to the left a short distance. We were then told
that we were to have a night march, and must not leave
our ranks, but keep well closed up. We stood there in
line for an hour or so, and were then told that we should
move in a minute, and that the men must be kept in
place so as to be ready for any emergency.
So we stood another hour or more, and all the time
we could hear the tramp, tramp of troops passing to our
rear and left, and the accompanying rumble of moving
wagons and artillery. But the men were so tired that
finally they could stand up no longer, and one by one
they dropped down, and many fell asleep the moment
they touched the ground. There they could be seen
reclining in the various, sometimes comical, positions
into which they had happened to fall, as they suddenly
dropped asleep, gun in hand. One stout, fat fellow was
it, Wilson's Cavalry Division not being able, of course, to hold it
against a Confederate corps. Thus by accident, Spottsylvania, well
adapted in situation and surroundings for defensive operations, was in
Confederate possession before the van of Grant's army, the Fifth
Corps, could arrive on the 8th of May. In the march of the Union
army from the Wilderness, the Second Corps (Hancock's) remained
where it was until the Fifth (Warren's) had passed it to the left, and
then it followed on the Brock road. The Sixth (Sedgwick's) took the
Fredericksburg pike. The Ninth brought up the rear, following the
Sixth towards Chancellorsville, and thence proceeding to its destina
tion. — Editor.

FIRST MOVEMENT BY THE LEFT FLANK. 235
seen lying with his haversack under his head, while two
comrades on his right and left were using him for a pil
low, as he, all unconscious, slept as only the tired soldier
can sleep.
Thus we lay until daybreak of Sunday, the 8th, when
we were ordered to fall in,1 but it took the men some
time to get the "kinks" out of their legs so that they
could stand erect. Lying there all night in the cold
dew made one feel fifty years older than he did when he
lay down. Hiram Drowns said it was " darned" strange
they could not have told a fellow he was to stay there all
night, so that he could have picked out a softer sleeping
place, for on waking he found two large pine knots
under him, which had made " dents" in him big enough
to run his fist into, and it would take a week to get him
self into shape again.
About sunrise we got started out on the Fredericksburg
pike towards the old battle-field of Chancellorsville,
where, a little over one year before, General Hooker
had been defeated, and where so many brave men laid
down their lives for the old flag.
As we came out upon the battle-field, about noon, the
sun was shining as hot as in midsummer, while the heat
and smoke of burning woods added to our discomfort.
We remained three or four hours on the field, where
could be seen many evidences of the fierce battle of the
year before, — trees literally torn to pieces by musket
shots, or shattered by cannon shot and shell, and little
mounds scattered all around, now trodden upon and
almost obliterated by the feet of a great army. We all
JThe Ninth Corps did not "gain the road until daybreak of the 8th,
on account of its occupancy by the Sixth and its trains:" hence the
delay mentioned in the text. — Editor.

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knew what was in each of those mounds, and when we
stopped to think, it made our hearts sad to know that the
graves of those men would soon be unknown. We found
numerous skeletons in the woods, for many a man had
lain as he had fallen, and without burial. There was
no trouble in finding a complete skeleton there. Some
of the boys having found an enormously large skull, they
fell to speculating about whom it had belonged to, and
whether to a "Johnnie" or a "Union." Caps were tried
upon it, and not orie in the regiment was found large
enough to cover it. The surgeons said that so large
and well shaped a skull was seldom seen. A furrow
ploughed across the top and just cutting through to the
brain showed the fatal work of a Minie ball.
We started again about 3 p. m., and moving through
Chancellorsville, went into bivouac. Our corps had
several skirmishes as it advanced down the Freder
icksburg road towards Spottsylvania Court House.
Meanwhile Warren, with the Fifth Corps, had, after
severe fighting, gained a "position immediately in the
enemy's front at Spottsylvania." Subsequently, how
ever, though helped by a part of Sedgwick's Sixth
Corps, he had failed in an assault upon the enemy's
lines. On the 9th, General Willcox, having been directed to
move his division to the crossing of the Ny river, on the
Fredericksburg and Spottsylvania road, was early on
the march, and about a mile from the river his advance
came upon the enemy's pickets. These he quickly drove
to and across the river, and seized the bridge. " Colonel
Christ's Brigade, with Roemer's and Twitchell's batteries
of artillery, were immediately thrown across and posted
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The position was held against repeated assaults. To
win this success cost the loss of nearly two hundred men.
The Second Division was brought up too late to take part
in the affair, and our regiment, acting as support, did
not get a shot at the enemy all day. In the morning the
Sixth Corps lost its noble commander, General Sedg
wick, who fell near his intrenchments before the deadly
aim of a rebel sharpshooter. He was succeeded in com
mand by General Horatio G. Wright.
By this time "General Lee, having the shorter lines,
had moved his army from the field of battle in the Wil
derness to the defensive points around Spottsylvania
Court House, and immediately crowned them with forti
fications." General Grant accepted the situation, and
proceeded to a trial of strength with an intrenched foe,
who would not himself attack, but would resolutely " dis
pute every inch of ground." The enemy's "lines
extended around Spottsylvania Court House, between
the Po and Ny rivers, in a position well supported by
breastworks and protected by forests and marshy land."
The Ninth Corps held "the extreme left of our confront
ing lines ; General Willcox's Division resting on the Ny,
at the point which Colonel Christ had won."1
1 General Grant, in his "Personal Memoirs," says, — "The Mattapony
river is formed by the junction of the Mat, the Ta, the Po, and the Ny
rivers, the last being the northernmost of the four. It takes its rise
about a mile south and a little east of the Wilderness tavern. The
Po rises south-west of the same place, but farther away. Spottsylvania
is on the ridge dividing these two streams, and where they are but a
few miles apart. . . . The Po and the Ny are narrow little streams,
but deep, with abrupt banks, and bordered by heavily wooded and
marshy bottoms at the time we were there, and difficult to cross except
where bridged. The country about was generally heavily timbered, but
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On the morning of the 10th our corps suffered the loss
of General Thomas J. Stevenson, the excellent and
beloved commander of the First Division, who fell by
the bullet of a rebel sharpshooter, as Sedgwick had
fallen the day before. General Thomas L. Crittenden
succeeded to the command of the division. On the after
noon of the same day an attack was made upon the ene
my's position by the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth Corps, with
the cooperation of the Second, and resulted in bringing
the Union lines nearer the Confederate. The fighting
on the right was heavy, and involved the loss of more
than six thousand men of the three corps engaged. The
Ninth Corps met with less resistance on the left, and
General Potter's Division reached an advantageous posi
tion close up to Spottsylvania Court House. This it
held till night, when it was ordered by General Grant to
retire nearly a mile. The withdrawal was a mistake
for which General Burnside was not responsible, and
was made not without his remonstrance.1
north, north-west, and north-east, inclosing the town. Anderson was
on his left, extending to the Po, Ewell came next, then Early." In
the general arrangement of the Union line, confronting the Confeder
ate, the Second, with the Fifth, was on the right; the Sixth, to the
left of the Fifth ; the Ninth, on the extreme left  Editor.
1 Burnside had ' ' completely turned Lee's right and got up within a
few hundred yards of Spottsylvania Court House." This was an "ad
vantage" the "importance" of which General Grant, — as he has told
us in his "Personal Memoirs," — "being with the troops where the
heavy fighting was, did not know of at the time. . . . Burnside's
position now separated him widely from Wright's Corps, the corps
nearest to him. At night he was ordered to join on to this. This
brought him back about a mile, and lost to us an important advantage."
" I," adds the general, "attach no blame to Burnside for this, but I do
to myself, for not having had a staff officer with him to report to me
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The nth was a rainy day, and we spent it in throw
ing up breastworks, digging rifle-pits, and otherwise
preparing for a possible attack from the enemy. But he
preferred to let our side make the attacks, while he stood
on the defensive. It was wonderful how soon the boys
would throw up a good breastwork, after halting in the
woods, or anywhere else, in line of battle. They com
menced doing this in the battle of the 6th, and kept it up
through the whole campaign. Each company had a cer
tain number of axes, picks, and shovels issued to it, and
the men would as soon have thrown away their rifles as
those implements. On this occasion we had, by evening,
thrown up some very strong works, and felt safe.
It was rumored that we were to make an attack just
at night, and we lay there expecting every moment to
receive the word " Forward ! " but no such word came.
Hancock's Corps, or a part of it, had come around to
join us on our right, and as it moved forward in the
darkness to straighten its line a lively skirmish ensued,
but no serious fighting.1 The weary soldiers had had
but little rest during the past " week of toil and blood."
Such incessant fighting and marching and watching as
theirs had severely tested the endurance of the stoutest
men, so that when the armies slept that night they slept
soundly.2 xAt 3 P. m. on the nth, Grant had ordered Meade, commanding the
Army of the Potomac, to "move three divisions of the Second Corps
by the rear of the Fifth and Sixth corps, under cover of night, so as to
join the Ninth Corps in a vigorous assault on the enemy at four o'clock
A. m. to-morrow." — Editor.
2 On the morning of the 1 1 th of May, General Grant, in a letter to
General Halleck, had written, — "We have now ended the sixth day of
very hard fighting. The result up to this time is much in our favor,
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About ten o'clock on that evening of the nth, we
received word that there was to be a general advance all
along the line at four o'clock the next morning, and that
Hancock's Corps would lead off promptly at that hour.
Our corps was to move at the same time, and, upon
hearing the firing on its right, was to advance as fast,
and push the enemy as hard, as it could.1 So we knew
that within six hours we were to file out over our own
fortifications in the dark, and, not knowing anything at
all of our way twenty rods ahead, were to go down into
swamps, thick woods, and underbrush, in the face of a
vigilant and deadly foe. Certainly the prospect was
have lost, to this time, eleven general officers killed, wounded, and miss
ing, and probably twenty thousand men. I think the loss of the enemy
must be greater, we having taken over four thousand prisoners in
battle, whilst he has taken from us but few except stragglers. I
am now sending back to Belle Plain all my wagons for a fresh supply
of provisions and ammunition, and purpose to fight it out on this line
if it takes all summer." — Editor.
1 A reconnoissance on the nth discovered "a salient of field works "
at the enemy's centre. This V-shaped stronghold was the key to the
Confederate position, and at some points, as described by, a writer in
' ' Battles and Leaders of the Civil War," Vol. IV, p. 1 74, was ' ' elaborately
constructed of heavy timber, banked with earth to the height of about
four feet ; above this was placed what is known as a head-log, raised
just high enough to enable a musket to be inserted between it and the
lower work. Pointed pine and pin-oak formed an abatis, in front of
which was a deep ditch." Ewell's Corps held that part of the Confed
erate line, General Edward Johnson's Division occupying the apex of
the salient. It was upon this point, afterwards known as the "Bloody
Angle," that the assault of Hancock and Burnside, supported by
Wright and Warren, was to be made at daylight on the morning of the
1 2th; there was to be fought the great battle of Spottsylvania Court
House. Accordingly, on the night of the nth, Hancock had moved
into a position north of the point of attack, while Burnside was in an
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one to render thoughtful the bravest soldier, and that the
anticipation had its element of dread was no evidence of
the lack of true courage. Yet, though it was anticipated
that the morrow would be a day of blood, the men were
so tired that most of those who were not on picket got
some sleep, which was so much needed to brace them
up for the terrible work laid out for them.
The writer, being on picket duty, remembers well the
incidents of that night of watching and suspense. Among
these he recalls the incessant notes of the whippoorwill,
which produced no very inspiriting effect upon his feel
ings. It was "Whip-poor-will !" "Whip-poor-will !" all
night long, with nothing else to disturb the stillness, for
there was no picket firing. Hiram Drowns said, "Cap
tain, I wish those pesky birds would stop their crying ; I
don't like to hear them." But Thomas Bradley, an old
sailor, remarked, "I like to hear them, for they keep
saying ' Whip-you-will,' which means that we shall whip
the 'Johnnies' to-morrow sure."
At four o'clock on the dark foggy morning of May 12,
every man was ready to start at the word " Forward!"
We leaped over our works into a small opening, and
passing down into a ravine, forced our way across it as
best we could, over logs and through brush. A small
stream, soon to be reddened with the blood of brave men,
ran through the ravine. This some of the men jumped
clear across, while others not so good at jumping went
into it, and scrambled up the opposite bank. Company
E, thrown forward as skirmishers, immediately drew fire
from the enemy's pickets, and returned it. The corps.
was moving to the right in column by brigade, with Grif
fin's Brigade leading at the right, and the Sixth Regi
ment occupying its left centre. Griffin, guided by the
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sound of Hancock's guns, swung his line constantly to the
left to conform with that of the Second Corps. We ad
vanced on the double-quick, under a sharp fire, into and
through the pine woods which lay between our line and
that of the rebels, driving back, in the foggy darkness,
the enemy's skirmishers. The musketry firing on our right,
which we first heard on entering the woods, dinned our
ears, volley after volley, till it was one continuous roar.
A portion of Hancock's Corps, which had advanced
towards the enemy's line at about the same time as the
Ninth, but on a more direct course, had already reached
and carried by surprise the works on the right centre,
capturing and sending to the rear General Johnson with
more than three thousand men of his command, besides
taking twenty or more guns, several thousand stand of
arms, much ammunition, and many colors. The victo
rious captors, pressing forward in bold advance within
the rebel lines, were soon checked, but the captured
works were never — thanks to the help of other corps,
including the Ninth — to be retaken by the baffled foe.
Our brigade, now emerging from the woods, and
receiving a cheer from the left of the Second Corps, the
men of which were glad to see reinforcements, swung
into line, and took a favorable position, looking out par
tially upon an open field toward the enemy's works, and
very near them. As we moved down the intervening
slope, the smoke of battle together with the fog of the
morning settled over us like a pall, so that it was only
by the rapidly successive flashes of musketry that we
could see our line beyond a few rods right or left, and
only by the same means could we tell where the enemy
was, though he was close up in our front.
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emerging from an opposite wood at a double-quick, in a
furious charge upon the left of Hancock's Corps, which
had become somewhat disorganized in consequence of
its recent successful attack. Our brigade could, by a
bold and timely movement, repel this formidable counter-
assault. That movement its skilful commander was not
slow to make, and the brigade, taking the whole column
of rebels in front and flank, received their terrible onset
with indomitable obstinacy, hurling them back in confu
sion, and strewing the ground with dead and wounded.
In this brilliant movement, in which Colonel Griffin won
his star, and which without doubt saved Hancock's
Corps from being routed,1 the Sixth and Ninth Regiments
bore a conspicuous part, seizing an advanced position
and holding out stubbornly when others were disposed
to quail. The position taken by the brigade was held,
not only through that day with its five or more hours of
dreadful fire, incessant and murderous, but until the
army withdrew six days later.2 Some idea of the terrific
1,1 In the successful result of that attack General Hancock's com
mand became somewhat disturbed, and was in turn the object of
assault. Colonel Griffin's position enabled him at this moment to be
of effectual service, the enemy was handsomely met, and Hancock was
saved. So prominent had been the gallantry of the brigade commander
upon this and former occasions, that General Burnside recommended
him for instant promotion." — Woodbury's "History of the Ninth
Army Corps," p. 384.
"In the Ninth Corps, Colonel Griffin of the Sixth New Hampshire,
and Colonel Hartranft of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, in command of
brigades, won promotion by their gallant and distinguished services
upon the bloody field." — Walcott's " History of the Twenty-first Mas
sachusetts Regiment," p. 321.
2 As related in the text, a successful assault was made in the early
morning upon the salient of the enemy's works by a portion of Han
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fire on that day may be gained from the statement of the
fact that an oak tree two feet through, which stood about
halfway between the contending lines, was literally cut
off by musket shots alone, so that it fell over. Its stump,
it may be added, was taken to Washington after the war,
and was subsequently exhibited with other war relics at
the Centennial Exposition, held in Philadelphia in 1876.
Our regiment lost in this battle of the 12th, sixty-eight
killed and wounded, among whom were several of its
best men.1 One of the wounded was Lieutenant Frank
L. Gray, whose jaw bone was broken and tongue cut in
a fearful manner, so that he could not eat for days and
came near starving to death. Lieutenant John Curtin
became insane in the battle, in consequence of the con
stant strain under which he had been for more than a
week, and was sent to the rear under guard. Several
of the boys had very " close calls," as they called them.
A shot passed through the hat of George Goodwin of
Company F, cutting off some of his hair. Lieutenant
Frank Pierce, having congratulated him on having so
ter's division of Burnside's Corps. The remainder of Potter's command
also did good service farther along the left. " Burnside, on the left,"
says General Grant, ' ' had advanced up east of the salient to the very
parapet of the enemy. Potter, commanding one of his divisions, got
over, but was not able to remain there. However, he inflicted a heavy
loss upon the enemy, but not without loss in return." Lee tried hard
all day to regain his lost position, and the fighting lasted until three
o'clock the next morning. Finally, he retired to a newly intrenched
position in rear of his former one. This new Confederate line may be
roughly described as the base of a triangle, extending east and west,
the other two irregular sides being those of the salient, and converging
northerly to the apex, or " Bloody Angle," left in Union possession. — Editor.
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tall a hat for the "Johnnies" to shoot at, he replied, " A
miss is as good as a mile, any time." The writer had
been lying in the rear of a sapling pine about six inches
through, and feeling rather uncomfortable as the shots
came thick as hail, he moved a few feet to the left and
front, when private Thomas Dick, a recruit and "sub,"
but a good soldier, crawled up and took the vacant place.
No sooner had he been warned to keep his head behind
the tree as much as possible, than he was struck in the
right temple by a side shot and never moved again.
We all felt very restive as our comrades were thus
picked off by the shots of an enemy that we could not
see for the smoke and fog. Besides, we could not tell
whether we were hitting anybody or not, since we knew
nothing of the " lay of the land" in our front, while the
rebels knew our exact position and how high to shoot to
reach us. The writer having again moved a few feet
and lain down, a soldier of the Forty-eighth Pennsyl
vania, coming up with a shovel and pick — he being one
of the sappers and miners — took the place just vacated.
Within a few minutes he was fast asleep, his chin rest
ing on his folded arms, and while the writer was looking
at him, and thinking how weary he must be to go to
sleep in such a dangerous place, a Minie ball struck the
sleeper just above the right temple, his life blood streamed
out upon the grass, and without opening his eyes or mov
ing hand or foot, he was dead. These were, indeed, two
" close calls," for had the writer remained quiet in either
place three minutes longer, he would have received his
death-shot. As we lay in the wet grass and brush in a drizzling
rain, about 9 o'clock A. m., under an incessant fire from
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shell raked the regiment lengthwise, it was thought that
the raking fire must come from one of Hancock's bat
teries that might have advanced or swung around on the
extreme right. So Colonel Pearson directed Captain
Rowell to go up through the woods and tell the com
mander of the battery that he was firing into our own
men. The captain wentupOn his errand, with the smoke
and fog so thick that he could not see three rods ahead.
Much to his surprise, when getting near the battery, he-
discovered that the men were dressed in the Confederate
gray. It was so dark, however, that he was not seen,
and he came back and reported to the colonel, who sent
him to one of our batteries in the rear to give informa
tion as to the position of the enemy's guns. Soon some
Union guns came up within close range, and opening
fire on the rebel battery, caused the "Johnnies" to
"limber up " and go to the rear on the double-quick.
About n a. m. we began gradually to cease firing,.
so that the enemy, thus led to think we had withdrawn,
might cease firing also. As we slackened fire the rebels
did the same, so that in the course of half an hour it
became rather quiet all along the lines. We then moved
forward a few rods, and, straightening our lines a little,
began to throw up breastworks as quietly as possible-
The boys went at it with a will, although they had not
had anything to eat since starting for the battle seven
hours before. Some cut down the small pines, while
others dug with pick and spade, not knowing how soon
the enemy might charge upon them. It was, however,
known full well that five men behind breastworks could
do more to repulse the enemy than ten could in the open
field, and so we worked like beavers. Toward noon the
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view of the situation. We were on the edge of a clear
ing that became considerably lower than the ground
where we were stationed, and across which, as we looked,
we could see the "Johnnies" behind breastworks and
rifle-pits, watching to get a squint at us. As soon as the
lifting fog permitted them to see what we were doing
they opened fire again, and the battle simmered down to
sharpshooting. As the opposing lines were within easy
rifle shot of each other, it took more than the skill of an
old soldier always to dodge the shots while we were
building our breastworks. Each company's record shows
that many were killed or wounded while working here
under the fire of the enemy.
About half the men of each company were on the look
out with rifles at the face, ready to fire whenever a rebel
showed his head, while the rest threw up the "sacred
soil" of Virginia and strengthened the works as best
they could. We put as large a log as we could find
along the top of the work, and cut notches on the under
side of this at intervals of two or three feet, as loop
holes through which the men could watch and shoot.
Here we were to lie for six days, as it proved, firing by
day and watching by night. We ate nothing the first
day except some dry hard-tack, for we could not stop
to eat, and, besides, our cooks were too far in the rear
to be found. The next day, just before light, our com
pany cooks, who had not dared to come before, brought
us up hot coffee which they had made far in the rear ;
and never did coffee taste better. But how Captain
Goodwin did scold the cooks for not coming up with it
the night before, threatening to " shoot them as sure as
death " if they did not hereafter bring up coffee three
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While lying there those six days, the boys had what
they called "fun." Each would pick out his man on
the rebel side, and watching for him as a cat for a
mouse, would, upon the slightest exposure of the person,
send him a leaden messenger. The officers took a hand
at this sharpshooting, — to rest the boys. Lieutenant
Winch had a "Johnnie" whom he was looking after, and
who, behind a large log, was looking after him quite as
closely. They had kept up this game for a long time,
when Colonel Pearson coming along asked Winch what
he was doing. The lieutenant replied, " Trying to see
how close I can cut that fellow's hair over there ;" at the
same time telling the colonel to watch at the next loop
hole, and see how close the shot came to the game at the
next fire. Just then the "Johnnie" raised his head, and
Winch fired. The colonel remarked, " It was a good
range, but a little too low ; you made the bark fly all
over him : let me try a shot at him." The rifle was
loaded and handed to the colonel, who watched for the
"Johnnie," while Winch watched to see where the shot
would strike. The colonel, getting impatient for his
game to show up, took a peep over the works to see
what had become of his man, when Winch cried out,
" Down !" — a word all old soldiers understood — and the
colonel ducked his head at once. At the same moment,
a bullet from the "Johnnie's" rifle just grazed the colo
nel's hat. The lieutenant had seen the puff of smoke
just in time to say "Down," and thus save the colonel's
life. The latter remarked, "Well done, Winch! guess
I had better let you attend to this business, as you appear
to understand it better than I do," and then walked away
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tried his hand with a "reb." Each understood that he
was the other's man by the time twenty shots or more
had been exchanged without any damage on either side
except a hole in Rowell's hat, and perhaps the same
mark in the "Johnnie's." One of Berdan's sharpshoot
ers, coming along, said, "Having a little fun, I see."
Rowell said, "Yes, exchanging compliments with a
'Johnnie' over there." The sharpshooter, with the
remark, " Possibly I can help you," took position behind
a tree, and when the "Johnnie" peeped out after Rowell
had fired, drew a bead on him with his telescope rifle.
There was a puff of smoke, then the report — and all
was still. The next day when we charged over, we
found a tall Kentucky sharpshooter with that fatal hole
in the forehead which told the tale.
On the 14th General Griffin's Brigade was ordered to
make an advance to feel the enemy's position, and learn
if he was in force in our immediate front. The brigade
advanced over its works about n o'clock a. m., but no
sooner did the line expose itself than it was met by a ter
rific fire, which showed that a large force still confronted
us. Accordingly the retreat was sounded, and the brig
ade returned to its position with slight loss. On the
morning of the 17th, some of the pickets outside of the
works reported that they heard moanings, as of a
wounded man, down in the brush of the ravine in our
front and a little to the right of our regiment. We
could see many dead men lying in the ravine, and the
stench, borne by the wind from that quarter, was almost
unendurable, for the bodies had lain there five days in
the sun and rain. It was sure death to make any search
in the daytime, but at night some of the men volunteered
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could find any one alive there. The result was that sev
eral badly wounded men of Hancock's command were
found and brought out. They were not only suffering
from their undressed wounds, but were almost starved to
death, having had nothing but a little hard-tack to eat for
those five days. They could not have survived, if it had
not rained almost every day and thus their thirst been
somewhat allayed. Doubtless others perished there from
thirst, starvation, and neglect.
Word was received on the morning of the 18th that
there was to be a general advance all along the line.1
We felt that it was almost sure death to go down into and
across the field before us and up the slope on the oppo
site side, but we were there to fight, and so when the
order to advance came, the men leaped over the works
1 There was no fighting to speak of on the 13th. Grant was "afraid,"
as he has said, "that Lee might be moving," and he " did not want
him to go without his knowing it ;" hence, to ascertain where the enemy
was, he felt his position at sundry times. On the night of the 13th,
"Wright and Warren were moved by the rear to the left of Burnside,"
and thus the Union line was brought "east of the court house, and
running north and south, and facing west." On the 14th there was but
little fighting, and on the night of that day "Lee moved to cover the
new front, while Hancock, thus left "without an enemy confronting
him," marched to the rear of the new Union centre, to help wherever
he might be wanted. The 15th and 16th were quiet days. The long
continued rains had made. the roads so bad "that nothing was done on
the 17th." At night, however, Hancock and Wright moved back to
their former positions, to participate in an assault upon the old Con
federate lines early the next morning. The assault was made on the
1 8th, as described further on in the text, but, inasmuch as Lee got
his troops back in time to repel it, was unsuccessful. General Grant,
in his report of the Wilderness campaign, says summarily, that the six
days from May 13 to May 18 "were consumed in manoeuvering and
awaiting the arrival of reinforcements from Washington." — Editor.

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as cheerfully as they did on the morning of the first bat
tle. The moment we moved, the rebels opened upon us
with shot, shell, and musketry. They let go their big
"war dogs" from a fort hidden in the woods a little to
our left, and the cold lead' and iron was slung around us
fearfully. We advanced very rapidly, the column on
our right swinging around to the left. The rebels, when
they saw us coming in force, fell back to their second
line of strong works, well protected by abatis.
As we came down into the open plain a most sickening
sight presented itself. Here were the enemy's dead, both
men and horses, of the battle of the 12th, lying thick in
all directions, and loathsomely swollen and disfigured.
They were rapidly decomposing, having lain here six
days in the warm sun and rain. We were obliged to
pass directly over them, and we did so as quickfy as
possible, for it was impossible to breathe in that locality.
The rebels were all the while shelling us as hard as they
could, and just as we were passing the loathsome spot
two or three shells struck and exploded among the dead
bodies, and sent their fragments flying in all directions.
We learned from a prisoner that a brigade of North
Carolina troops, belonging to Gen. A. P. Hill's Corps, was
encamped in that field on the night of the nth, and not
having got up when struck in the assault early the next
morning, had mostly been killed, wounded, or captured.
When we had got across the field and ravine and
begun to ascend the slope beyond, the enemy opened
upon us with renewed energy, and it seemed as if the
shot and shell came nearly as thick and fast as the Minie
balls. There was heavy ordnance in a fort in front of our
brigade, and it did sad havoc as its deadly missiles came
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The Ninth Regiment joined us on our right, and suffered
severe loss, especially from the explosion of shells.1
As we moved forward, and, swinging around to the
left, got fairly into the woods, we came into the rear of
a regiment that had advanced on our left, and, conse
quently, we could not fire a shot. The colonel halted
us, telling us to protect ourselves as best we could. The
regiment in our front advanced a few rods nearer the
enemy's line, when the rebels opened upon it with grape
and canister and a volley of musketry, cutting the men
down like grass before the mower's scythe. The regi
ment, seeing that it was useless to try to advance, fell
back in confusion, over and through our brigade.2 As
the men rushed back, with the screeching "Johnnies"
pouring volley after volley into them, some of our boys
rose up to retreat; but the officers all crying out,
"Steady, men! Hold your ground!" not one gave
way, but all poured a volley into the rebels, checking
them, and compelling them to retire within their works,
which were in plain sight.
Our boys "kept popping away" whenever a rebel
showed himself among the trees, or over the breast
works. A messenger was sent to General Griffin, who
was a few rods in the rear, to explain the situation and
ask for further orders. During the few minutes of the
messenger's absence, while Captain Goodwin and the
writer were lying flat on the ground beside each other,
they both fell asleep. A cry from one of the boys
1 Here Captain Stone, then in command of the Ninth, was mortally
wounded. — Editor.
2 It was the Excelsior Brigade of Hancock's Corps that, having failed
in its assault upon the enemy's works, thus rushed back through the
ranks of the supporting regiments. — Editor.

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who was hit awoke them. The captain laughed as he
opened his eyes, and upon being asked by the writer
what he was so pleased about, replied, — "I have had
a pleasant dream. I was at my home in Littleton, and
met my only sister. I notice you have been asleep
too." "Yes," responded the writer, "and I dreamed that
I was at the old homestead in New Hampshire, and shook
hands with father and mother." The captain said with
a smile, " I wish it were all real." This going to sleep
under a smart fire from an enemy only a few rods away
may seem incredible to some readers, but it will not
seem so to the veterans, who will remember that we
were so completely worn out by toil, watching, and
anxiety — not having had a good night's sleep since
May 4 — that the moment we stopped and lay down we
went to sleep in spite of every effort to keep awake.
But our messenger had now returned with orders from
General Griffin to advance a little and show a bold front,
and, if the enemy made an attack, to hold our ground if
possible. Having advanced a few rods, and straight
ened our line somewhat, we began at once to dig like
beavers, rolling up old logs, cutting down small trees,
adding brush and earth, and in less than an hour had
breastworks three feet high to protect our heads from the
rebel shot. All this time the enemy's sharpshooters were
busy picking off our men, as these became exposed.
Some of our men stood with guns in hand to cover the
enemy's riflemen — only six or eight rods distant — when
ever these showed themselves. Major Quarles,1 espying
one of these fellows behind a stump, seized a rifle, drew
a bead on the "reb," and fired. The "reb" fired at
the same moment, and his shot striking the major's rifle-
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barrel and glancing, split a large piece out of the stock,
took off two of the major's fingers, cut his face fearfully,
and broke the jawbone. He was at once helped to the
rear, where his wounds, severe but not fatal, were
dressed. The major always claimed that he brought
down his antagonist at the same time.
A rebel sharpshooter in front of Company H gave the
boys much trouble, and Captain Carlton said to one A. F.
Drew, " See if you can't shoot that fellow out there, or
he will have you next." Drew peeped over the works ¦
to get a good view of his man, when "zip" came the
unerring shot and struck him in the forehead. He fell
over, never spoke, and died in a few moments. The
captain then said to one John Garrity, an Irishman,
"Johnnie, see if you can't do better than that." John
replied, "Be jabbers, I'll try. An' sure, an' cap'n,
would ye be after helpin' me a jiffy?" The captain
having assured him that he would help him all he
could, John loaded his gun carefully, then taking off
his old hat and putting it on his ramrod, he said to Carl
ton, "Now cap'n, you jist take that, and whin I 'm ready,
jist raise 'em up slow and aisy." He got ready, and then
said, "Now raise 'em aisy, cap'n," and as the old hat
rose above the breastworks ' ' zip " went a ball through it,
and at the same moment bang went John's rifle, while
he said, ' ' Take that, you mother's son of a varmint !
My name is John Garrity ! " Some of the boys who were
watching saw the rebel throw up his arms, and as no
more shots came from that quarter they felt sure that
Garrity's shot had done its intended work.
We held our position,1 giving the enemy shot for shot
1 This was on a slight eminence, within a few rods of the enemy's
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till dark, when orders came for us to fall back as quietly
as possible. We buried our dead, and then began to
retire, one company at a time — the others keeping up a
straggling fire to deceive the enemy — till at ten o'clock
in the evening the last company was withdrawn. We
all breathed more freely when we were back again in
our old works across the clearing.
"The action of the 18th at one time threatened to be a
very bloody battle. At least one half of the army was
engaged ; but the only advantage gained over the enemy
was in forcing him back a little from his most advanced
positions, and occupying points which commanded a
portion of his lines." The result proved that no advan
tage commensurate with the sacrifice incurred could be
secured by such operations. Our brigade lost in this
action about fifty officers and men.
On the 19th we were ordered to pick up all the super
fluous muskets, accoutrements, and army supplies we
could find, and bury them ; for, being short of means of
transportation, we could not remove them, and we did not
want them to fall into the enemy's hands. So the boys
buried them in graves which they dug, putting up rough
head-boards, and marking them "John Jones," "John
Smith," and so on, with the letters of the different com
panies of such and such regiments. The numbers of
regiments were given quite at random ; for instance,
one 'head-board was marked "110th New Hampshire,"
and the rebels, when they saw it, must have been aston
ished to learn that our little state had sent so many regi
ments to the war. Probably, too, the Government Cem
etery Corps, upon going there to remove the dead from
the field to the National cemetery, felt some surprise at
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instead of the bones, of Union soldiers. Late that night
the corps moved three or four miles to the extreme left
of the Union line, having Wright's Corps (the Sixth)
next it on the right, Here it remained over the 20th,
and most of the 21st, without any fighting.1
Jncibente— QBiogvopgic $Utc§.
Devoted to Duty. While the battle of the 12th was
going on, a private of the Ninth New Hampshire came
to Captain Jones of Company F, saying that he had lost
his regiment — he having been out on picket the night
before — and asked if he could join the captain's com
pany in the fight, remarking that perhaps he could do
as much good there as anywhere else. The captain told
him there was room enough, and he wished he had a
hundred just such men to fill up his shattered ranks.
The stray soldier fought bravely all day with the com
pany. This private, when he could not find his regi
ment, might easily have gone to the rear, and thus
skulked danger, as some others did. But he was in the
war to fight, not to skulk. It is regretted that his name,
being unknown, cannot be here recorded. — L. J.
The Example of the Sixth. When, during the fight
of the 18th, the line in our front was repulsed and came
back over our brigade, some of the Ninth boys, who
joined us on the right, made a move as if to give way a
little, when one of the officers was heard to say, "Don't
give way an inch unless the Sixth Regiment retreats."
1 The Union loss at Spottsylvania has been estimated in the follow
ing figures: Killed, 2,725; wounded, 13,416; captured or missing,
2,258, — total, 18,399. — Editor.

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Indeed, the Ninth behaved admirably in the battles of
the 12th and 18th. — L. J.
Tripped up. In the stampede of the regiment in our
front, back over us, one of its officers pushed right over
the writer, who, provoked to a little mischief at seeing
him going to the rear in so headlong a fashion, put up
his foot, thus catching the toe of the fugitive and laying
him out his whole length in the dirt and brush. An
angrier fellow than he was is rarely seen. He stopped,
however, but a moment to give vent to his wrath, for he
was anxious to get farther to the rear, out of the reach
of the shot and shell which were pouring upon us like
hail.— L. J.
Perilous Bush-cutting. ' ' During the battle of the
1 2th, the colonel asked for volunteers to go out in front
and cut some bushes that were in range of the sharp
shooters, and ought to be out of the way. It was a risky
job, and no one stepped out 'right quick' to undertake
it. However, Albert Smith, William H. Muzzey, and
Prescott Hall, all of Company I, volunteered to cut the
bushes, and did it." — Albert Smith.

SIMON G. GRIFFIN.
(by the editor.)
Brevet Major-General Simon G. Griffin, son of Nathan
and Sally (Wright) Griffin, was born in Nelson, N. H.,
August 9, 1824. His grandfathers, Samuel Griffin and
Nehemiah Wright, served in the Revolutionary War,
and were present at the battle of Bunker Hill. Samuel
Griffin, coming from Methuen, Mass., soon after that
war, to Packersfield, now Nelson, N. H., married a
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daughter of Rev. Jacob Foster, the settled minister of the
town, and took up his residence there. He held the
highest offices of the town, and represented it for many
years in the stafe legislature. His son Nathan, the
father of the subject of this sketch, though gifted "with
the strength of intellect and force of character"1 shown
all along the ancestral lines, early lost his health, in con
sequence of which the care of a family of seven children
fell mainly upon the mother, "one of the loveliest of her
sex, both in person and character" and who, fulfilling
well her trust, attained the age of ninety-four years
"with eye undimmed and mind unclouded."
In consequence of his father's ill health, the son Simon,
from the age of six, lived some years with his uncle,
General Samuel Griffin, of Roxbury, N. H. The latter
was a successful farmer, energetic and frugal. He had,
too, decided military talent, and "was prominent in the
state militia." He used to repeat from his extended read
ings of military history "descriptions of battles and cam
paigns," which made "a deep and lasting impression on
the mind of the boy." The latter, "after he was seven
years old," could not "be spared from the farm to attend
school in summer;" — thus all the "schooling" ever
enjoyed by him consisted in attending the district school
ten or twelve weeks each winter. But he gratified his
strong desire for knowledge by spending his "leisure
hours in reading and study," and to such advantage that,
in spite of educational deprivation, he was competent, at
the age of eighteen, to engage in teaching "with marked
success." His historical reading was quite extensive,
and with ' ' the lives of the great military chieftains of
1 The quotations in this sketch are from one written by Rev. A. B.
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ancient and modern times " he became familiar. Thus,
" by inheritance and early training and reading, he" was
becoming "unconsciously fitted" for a successful career
in the military service of his country. Teaching in win
ter and farming in summer, he continued his studies,
mastering "the higher English branches usually taught
in college, besides making good attainment in Latin and
French, and going through a large amount of miscella
neous reading."
"In 1850, he married Ursula J., daughter of Jason
Harris, Esq., of Nelson, but soon after the birth of a son
both mother and child died. After this affliction he
returned to his former occupation of teaching, and began
the study of law. While thus engaged, he represented
his native town two years in the legislature, serving the
second term as chairman of the committee on education.
"Pursuing his study of law at Exeter, and afterwards
at Concord, he was admitted to the bar in Merrimack
county, in i860, and had just entered upon the practice
of his profession at Concord, when the war broke out.
Throwing aside his law books, he took up the study of
military tactics, and joined a company of young men
then forming in Concord under the first call of President
Lincoln for seventy-five thousand men. He volunteered
as a private, as did each member ; but when it came to
organization, he was chosen captain of the company, and
finding that the quota of New Hampshire was full under
the first call, immediately volunteered with a large num
ber of his men for three years or during the war, under
the second call.
"The company was the celebrated Goodwin Rifles,
Company B, Second N. H. Volunteers, armed with
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his friends — the only company sent from the state armed
with breech-loaders. He recruited his company to the
maximum, joined the Second Regiment at Portsmouth,
and was mustered into the United States service on the
4th of June, 1861. At the first battle of Bull Run he
commanded his company, and handled it with remark
able coolness and bravery although it was under a sharp
fire, and lost twelve men, killed and wounded.
"After that battle, his regiment was brigaded with
others at Bladensburg under General Joseph Hooker.
Finding Company B, with its Sharpe's rifles, very effec
tive, General Hooker obtained for Captain Griffin a leave
of absence, and gave him letters of recommendation to
the governor of New Hampshire, with a view to having
him raise a regiment or battalion armed with similar
weapons ; but the state authorities, like those at Wash
ington, and many of the officers of the regular army, were
not up to the advanced ideas of the times. They refused
to sanction the step on the ground of the great expense,
and Captain Griffin returned to his company."
On the 26th of October, 1861, he was promoted to be
lieutenant- colonel of the Sixth New Hampshire Volun
teers, and soon joined his regiment at its rendezvous in
Keene. He accompanied his command to North Caro
lina, where it landed at Hatteras Island in January,
1862, and, on the 2d of March, was transferred to Ro
anoke. On the eighth of that month he was sent with
six companies to aid General J. G. Foster in an expedi
tion to Columbia, and, upon his return to camp, found
"himself in command of the regiment, the colonel hav
ing resigned." He received his commission as colonel
on the 22d of April, 1862. Of the expedition to Eliz
abeth City which he led, and the battle of Camden in

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which he and his regiment bore a conspicuous part, full
accounts are given elsewhere in this history. Nor need
here be repeated the story of Bull Run, Chantilly, South
Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Jack
son, and the campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee, in
which, after Fredericksburg, he coinmanded a brigade.
In the fall of 1863, after the Mississippi campaign,
" Colonel Griffin, in command, by seniority, of the Sec
ond Division of the Ninth Corps, marched from Kentucky,
over the mountains, through Cumberland Gap, into East
Tennessee, and joined General Burnside at Knoxville."
Returning to Kentucky, he was placed in command of
Camp Nelson, which "was at that time one of the largest
and most important depots of supplies in the country,
and the rendezvous for refugees and recruits from East
Tennessee who were there organized into regiments,"
and where he had " about nine thousand men under his
command. While there, his regiment reenlisted for
three years or during the war, and by the terms of
enlistment became entitled to a furlough of thirty days."
On the 14th of January, 1864, he received orders to
proceed with his regiment to Covington, to be remustered
into the service of the United States, and from there
accompanied it to New Hampshire. "While enjoying
his furlough, he was ordered to report to the governor of
New Hampshire for duty, and was sent to Virginia and
North Carolina to superintend the reenlistment of New
Hampshire veterans in that department."
In the spring of 1864, the Ninth Corps reassembled at
Annapolis, Md., and reorganized under its former com
mander, General Burnside, with Colonel Griffin in com
mand of the Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh New Hampshire,
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Vermont regiments, constituting the Second Brigade of
the Second Division. The record of the subsequent move
ments, operations, and battles of Grant's army during the
last year of the war, in which he gallantly led his brigade,
may be found upon other pages of this history. It is
the record of the Wilderness ; of Spottsylvania Court
House, where he "won his star:" of North Anna river,
Tolopotomoy creek, Bethesda church, and Cold Harbor ;
of the early demonstrations before Petersburg, including
the brilliant attack of June 15, 1864, led by him; of the
Mine, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Springs church, Hatch
er's Run, and the final assault of April 2, 1865, before
Petersburg, which found its glorious sequence at Appo
mattox only a week later.
Brevetted a major-general of volunteers for gallantry
in that assault, and coming to the command of the divi
sion as the successor of General Potter, wounded, "he
joined in the pursuit of the rebel forces, and his division
formed a part of the cordon militaire that encompassed
Lee and compelled his surrender." This command he
"retained till the close of the war, with the exception of a
short time while he was president of an examining board
of officers sitting in Washington. Returning with the
army, he led his division in the grand review at Wash
ington on the 23d of May ; and in July following, when
the last regiment of his command had been mustered
out — the Sixth New Hampshire Volunteers — he returned
to his home in Keene to await further orders ; and on
the 24th of August, 1865, in company with many other.
general officers, he was mustered out of the service of
the United States.
"That service had been a most honorable one. Brave,
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demand at the front, and his service was of the most
active and arduous kind. His troops were never under
fire, or made a march of any importance, except with
him to lead them. He took an active part in twenty-two
great battles, besides being under fire numberless times in
skirmishes and smaller fights. For nine weeks, in front
of Petersburg, he held the ground covering the spot
where the 'Mine' was in process of excavation, and so
sharp and constant was the picket-firing, both day and
night, that the brigade lost five per cent, of its members
each week. Not for a moment were officers or men safe
from deadly missiles, unless under cover of intrenchments,
and it was particularly perilous for officers in command,
who had to pass frequently along the lines. Yet he
seemed to lead a charmed life. He never received a
scratch, although he had seven ball holes in his clothes
and had two horses killed and five wounded under him
in action. He never lost a day's duty from sickness,
owing, no doubt, largely to his temperate habits. At
the second battle of Bull Run he had one half of his men
either killed or wounded ; at Fredericksburg, one third ;
at Antietam, one fifth, — and so on; and he was equally
exposed with them. In Grant's severe campaign of
1864, he left Alexandria with six regiments, reporting
twenty-seven hundred fighting men. At the close of the
campaign, he had lost three thousand men, killed and
wounded, — three hundred more than his whole original
number, new regiments having been assigned him until
he had eleven in his brigade, while the old ones had
been kept up by recruits.
"Upon the reorganization of the regular army at the
close of the war, the government offered him a position
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appointment ; but he had no desire for the life of a soldier
when his country no longer needed his services, and he
declined the offer. In 1866, '67, and '68, he represented
Keene in the New Hampshire legislature, serving the
last two years as speaker of the house. He filled that
place with marked ability, showing rare talent as a pre
siding officer, and carrying forward the business with
precision and dispatch. In January, 1867, he presided
over the Republican State Convention. In 1871 he
received the Republican nomination for congress in the
third district ; but in the election the opposition carried
the state, and General Griffin, though making a good
run, was defeated by a few votes. He was renominated
in 1873, but was again defeated by a small majority.
"At the close of the war, experience in the field hav
ing proved that active, out-door life was conducive to his
health, he gave up his profession, and engaged in man
ufacturing with Harris & Company at Harrisville, but
in the financial crash of 1873 they closed their mills,
and the general retired from business. Recently he has
been much in the South on more pacific errands than
formerly. He has become engaged in extensive landed
and railroad interests in Texas, a state vast enough to
take in the Republic of France, with the New England
states tucked in around the edges. The state is filling
up rapidly and developing wonderfully, and there is
courteous and hearty welcome for all who go thither
seeking sincerely to cast in their lot with the growing
state, to build up their homes, and to develop the
resources of that vast territory. And so it seems that
iron in one shape is to heal the mischief done by iron in
another ; that T rail, engine shaft, and plow are to heal
the disaster made by musket and bayonet.

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" The habits of study, so diligently cultivated by Gen
eral Griffin in youth and early manhood, have never
fallen into abeyance. He has ever been faithful, dili
gent, and constant in several lines of study, such as His
tory, Political Economy, International Law, English and
French Literature. In 1867, Dartmouth college con
ferred on him the honorary degree of Master of Arts."
He is often called upon to deliver orations and addresses.
His efforts are marked by directness and strength, and
evince orderly thought and thorough preparation. He
speaks " not for mere speaking's sake, but for the sake
of doing work." His address, delivered at Keene by
the request of the city government, in memory of Presi
dent Garfield, was one of the few selected, from many
similar productions, for preservation in the supplement
of the volume of "Garfield's Speeches," the editor of
which was an entire stranger to the author of the elo
quent tribute.
Soon after the battle of Fredericksburg, the general
returned to New Hampshire on a leave of absence, and
was married to Miss Margaret R. Lamson, of Keene.
To them two sons have been born. In his home, blessed
with the comfort and refinement of competence and cult
ure, and graced with "a thoughtful and courteous hos
pitality," the honored citizen and soldier finds a happy,
congenial retreat.

CHAPTER XV.
STILL MOVING BY THE LEFT FLANK— NORTH ANNA RIVER—
TOLOPOTOMOY CREEK— BETHESDA CHURCH-
COLD HARBOR.
General Grant's second flank movement by the left
commenced on the night of the 20th, but we did not start
till late in the afternoon of the 21st.1 We -marched all
1 General Grant's original plan was to commence the second flank
movement on the night of the 19th of May, but General Lee had dis
turbed it by attacking, with Ewell's Corps, the Union right flank,
which was left exposed by Hancock's withdrawal. This movement of
the enemy had to be attended to, and was, Ewell being "whirled back
speedily and with heavy loss." "On the 20th," says General Grant in
his "Personal Memoirs," "orders were renewed for the flank move
ment to commence after night. . . . Our course was south, and
we took all roads leading in that direction which would not separate
the army too widely. Hancock, who had the lead, marched easterly
to Guiney's station on the Fredericksburg Railroad, thence southerly to
Bowling Green and Milford. He was at Milford by the night of the 21st.
. Warren followed on the morning of the 21st, and reached
Guiney's station that night without molestation. Burnside and Wright
were retained at Spottsylvania to keep up the appearance of an intended
assault, and to hold Lee, if possible, while Hancock and Warren should
get start enough to interpose between him and Richmond.
The evening of the 21st, Burnside, Ninth Corps, moved out, followed
by Wright, Sixth Corps. Burnside was to take the Telegraph road,
but finding Stannard's ford over the Po fortified and guarded, he turned
east to the road taken by Hancock and Warren. . . . There was a
slight attack on Burnside's and Wright's corps as they moved out of their
lines, but it was easily repulsed. ... By the morning of the 22d,
Burnside and Wright were at Guiney's station, . . and Burnside
was sent to New Bethel church. . . . Warren's Corps was moved
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MOVING BY THE LEFT FLANK. 267
night. Halting in the morning, we had our coffee, and
rested in the pines till noon ; after which we moved on
The line formed was almost perpendicular to the course of the river.
Lee was found intrenched along the front of their line. The
whole of Hill's Corps was sent against Warren's right before it had got
in position, . . . but . . . was driven back, . . . with
heavy loss. . . . On the 23d, Hancock's Corps was moved to the
wooden Chesterfield bridge, which spans the North Anna river just
west of where the Fredericksburg Railroad crosses. . . . They
found the bridge guarded with troops intrenched on the north side.
The bridge was carried quickly. . . . The hour was so
late that Hancock did not cross until next morning. . . . Burn
side's Corps was moved by a middle road, . . . which strikes the
North Anna at Ox ford. . . . The hour of its arrival was too late
to cross that night. On the 24th, Hancock's Corps crossed to the
south side of the river, . . . and formed line facing nearly west.
It was found, however, that Burnside could not cross at Ox ford. Lee
had taken a position with his centre on the river at this point, with the
two wings thrown back, his line making an acute angle where it over
looked the river. . . A third ford [Quarles's] was found between
Ox ford and Jericho. Burnside was directed to cross a division over
this ford, and send one division to Hancock. Crittenden [First Divi
sion] crossed by this newly discovered ford, and formed up the
river with Crawford's left [of Warren's Corps] . Potter [Second Divi
sion] joined Hancock by way of the wooden bridge. Crittenden had a
severe engagement with some of Hill's Corps on his crossing the river,
and lost heavily. . . . Burnside, Willcox's Third Division, still
guarded Ox ford from the north side." To the foregoing statements of
General Grant it may be added that the Confederate army, on leaving
Spottsylvania, took the Telegraph road, which was the direct route,
while the Union army ' ' had to swing round on the arc of a circle of
which this was the chord." Lee, thus having " the inside track,"
reached the North Anna ahead of Grant, and, on the night of the 23d,
lay on the south side of the river. The North Anna is a confluent of
the Pamunkey, with a general south-east course. The position taken
by the opposing armies was about twenty miles south-east of Spottsyl
vania, and some twenty-five miles north of Richmond. — Editor.

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to the vicinity of Falls church.1 The next morning (the
23d) we marched towards the North Anna river, and
reached it in the afternoon. Our regiment, however,
•did not cross till the afternoon of the 24th, and then it
did so at Chesterfield bridge.2 We were in plain sight
of the enemy as we crossed, and they amused themselves
by sending shell down among us from a battery just
above the bridge, where the river made a sharp curve
to the right. We lay in support of the Fifty-sixth Mas
sachusetts, and took the shot and shell with as much
grace as we could, since we were not in a position to
reply to our tormentors. We held the same position on
the 25th.
On the 26th we were put in the front line. The
enemy being disposed to be troublesome, General Potter,
our division commander, decided to advance his line and
give the "Johnnies" something to do. The advance
was made in the afternoon under a hot fire, the rebels
falling back to their heavy works. One incident, with a
laughable side to it, comes in here. Captain Goodwin
was, with others, lying on the ground under some pines,
when a shot struck a limb of one of the trees a few rods
in front, and, glancing downward, hit the captain just
below the hip. Thereupon he cried out, "I am shot!
I am shot ! " and took on as though he were nearly
killed. Some of us caught hold of him, and proceed
ing to investigate, found no blood, but a black and blue
spot as large as a cracker. On the ground where he
was lying was found a ball, which, having been flattened
1 Sometimes called Little Bethel church.
2 Called "the wooden bridge" by General Grant. It was about a
mile and a half to the left, or easterly, of Ox ford, where Burnside's
Corps first reached the river. — Editor.

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by striking the dead limb of the tree, had hit him flat
side down, not breaking the skin, but causing very
severe pain. It was several days before he got over it,.
but he felt a little cheap to think he had made so much
noise about it, though all felt certain that he had not.
exaggerated the painfulness of his hurt.
Our losses were not heavy in numbers, but they
included our lieutenant-colonel, Henry H. Pearson,
commanding the regiment, who fell about four o'clock
in the afternoon, while looking through a field-glass at
the enemy's works. Lieutenant Upton, who had been
using the glass, remarked, "They are putting in a bat
tery over there." Colonel Pearson, stepping upon a
stump so as to look over our works, had just put the-
glass to his eye, when a sharpshooter's bullet struck him
very near the right temple, and passed through his head-
He fell backwards, and was caught in the arms of the
lieutenant and the writer, and laid upon the ground. The
western sun had shone full in his face as he was taking
that last look at the foe he had so bravely fought, and
possibly the rays reflected by the glass had helped the
marksman's aim. A stretcher was procured at once, and
he was taken to the field hospital in the rear, but we all
knew as soon as we saw the wound that he was beyond
help, for the ball had passed directly through the brain.
He never spoke, and was unconscious till he died at
eight o'clock in the evening. It was a sad night for the
Sixth Regiment, and we all felt that it would indeed be
hard to find another to fill our lost commander's place.
Major Bixby was quite overcome, and with misgivings
succeeded as ranking officer to the command. He soon
found accorded to himself the confidence and affection that
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270 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In describing the gallant demonstration of General
Potter's Division at the North Anna, the historian of the
Ninth Army Corps pays the following fit tribute to the
memory of our lost commander: "In this operation,
however, he [General Potter] had the misfortune to lose
one of the best officers of his division, Lieutenant-Colonel
Pearson, commanding the Sixth New Hampshire. This
excellent soldier had manifested his bravery on many a
well fought field, and was considered by all who knew
him as one of the most promising among the volunteer
officers in the army. General Potter spoke of him in
terms of high commendation ; and to the officers and
men of his own regiment he was greatly endeared. He
had entered the service in the early days of the war, and
won his way through the several grades of office by
faithful service and distinguished gallantry. His manly
and honorable qualities of character attracted the respect
of his brother officers, and his bright and genial dispo
sition made him at all times a welcome and agreeable
companion." The lamented lieutenant-colonel was especially dear
to the boys of Company C, whom he had led to the war
as captain, and they have never ceased to speak of him
in words of love and praise. At ten o'clock of the night
of the 26th, he was hastily buried by Captain Jones and
Chaplain Dore, who consigned the remains, encased in
a rude coffin, to a shallow grave on the easterly bank of
the North Anna ; for as we were obliged to move that
night, again by the left, towards Tolopotomoy creek and
Cold Harbor, it was impossible to send his body to his
friends.1 In this movement by the left, we recrossed, after ten
1 See biographic sketch at end of chapter.

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o'clock on the night of the 26th,1 to the north side of the
river, over the bridge strewed with leafy brush so that
1 General Grant has said of the relative position of the opposing
armies along the North Anna, and of the purpose he had formed in
consequence, — ' ' Our lines covered his [Lee's] front, with the six miles
separating the two wings guarded by but a single division [Willcox's] .
To get from one wing to the other the river would have to be crossed
twice. Lee could reinforce any part of his line from all points of it in a
very short march, or could concentrate the whole of it wherever he
might choose to assault. We were, for the time, practically two armies
besieging. . . . We could do nothing where we were, unless Lee
would assume the offensive. I determined, therefore, to draw out of
our present position and make one more effort to get between him and
Richmond'. I had no expectation now, however, of succeeding in this ;
but I did expect to hold him far enough west to enable me to reach the
James river high up."
To carry out his purpose, General Grant proceeded to turn again the
enemy's right by crossing the Pamunkey — as the river formed by the
confluence of the North Anna, the Little, and the South Anna is called —
at or near Hanover Town, twenty miles north-east of Richmond. The
base of supplies was changed from Port Royal on the Rappahannock,
where it had been since the move to Spottsylvania, to White House on
the Pamunkey. The delicate task of withdrawing his two wings to the
left bank of the North Anna, in the face of the enemy, was skilfully done
during the 25th and 26th, and the army then moved southward down
along the river toward the destined place of crossing at Hanover Town.
"Two roads," says General Grant, "were traversed by the troops in
this move. The one nearest to and north of the North Anna and
Pamunkey was taken by Wright, followed by Hancock. Warren, fol
lowed by Burnside, moved by a road farther north, and longer." The
three divisions of Burnside's Corps, which had been separated during
the stay on the North Anna, were now reunited. From considerations
of convenience, however, in conducting the campaign, an order had
been issued on the 25th, at General Burnside's suggestion, incorporat
ing the Ninth Corps — hitherto a distinct organization, or army — with
the Army of the Potomac. By noon of the 28th all the army had
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the rebels might not hear. Marching till midnight, we
reached the vicinity of Mt. Carmel church, where we
"left on the north side temporarily to guard the large wagon train,"
crossed on the night of the 28th.
Lee, finding on the morning of the 27th that Grant's army had
entirely disappeared from his front, made haste, upon the inside track,
to get position between his flanking foe and Richmond. On the 28th,
Sheridan met and beat the rebel cavalry at Hawes's shop, north of Tolo-
¦ potomoy creek, an easterly flowing branch of the Pamunkey. A Union
line had already been formed, extending south from the Pamunkey, and
facing westward, with Wright's Corps on the right, Hancock's in the
centre, and Warren's on the left. A reconnoissance and advance were
made on the 29th, with Burnside's Corps in reserve. On the 30th the
enemy was found strongly intrenched south of the Tolopotomoy, on a
north-west, south-east line. The Union line was made to confront
this from both sides of the creek, and Burnside's Corps, having been
brought forward across the Tolopotomoy, was placed on the left of
Hancock's. On the 31st, Grant, with some fighting, got his lines close
up to those of the enemy, but he had concluded not to attempt to force
directly Lee's strong position, but to turn it again on the right by way
of Cold Harbor, cross the Chickahominy, and advance to the James
river. "Cold Harbor," he says, "was important to us, because while
there we both covered the roads back to White House (where our
supplies came from) and the roads south-east over which we would
have to pass to get to James river below the Richmond defences."
Sheridan, on the 31st, took Cold Harbor, and at night Wright's
Corps marched thither from the right, in rear of the rest of the army,
to help hold it. The Eighteenth Corps (with the exception of one
division) under command of General William F. Smith, sent up by
General B. F. Butler from Bermuda Hundred on the James, arrived at
Cold Harbor on the afternoon of June 1, and later on that day an
assault was made by Wright and Smith upon the enemy, who had
made a new disposition of forces and had intrenched at some distance
west of Cold Harbor. The assault was well made, and resulted in
carrying and holding the enemy's first line of works, but was attended
with heavy Union loss. Among the participants in this gallant affair
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halted and got a few hours' sleep. On the 27th we
marched southward toward the crossing of the Pamunkey
river at Hanover Town, and at ten o'clock on the night
of the 28th our Second Division of the Ninth Corps
crossed to the south-west side of the river. We spent
the 29th in supporting the troops in front, building breast
works, relieving the front line, and doing picket duty at
night. On the 30th our corps moved across Tolopotomoy
creek, and sharp skirmishing occurred all along ; but
we forced the rebels back, and on the 31st, pushing them
again, got our own lines close up to their main line. On
the latter day the regiment advanced with its brigade
across a deep ravine, and drove the enemy from the
heights beyond. From the 26th to the 31st we had three
officers and thirteen men wounded.
As the enemy's works seemed too strong to be carried
by storm, General Grant proceeded to swing around
again — this time to Cold Harbor — leaving our corps, on
the night of June 1, on the extreme right. Early in the
morning of the 2d we had orders to fall back as quietly
teenth Corps, the former commanded by General Gilman Marston, of
New Hampshire, and the latter (General Hiram Burnham's) containing
the Tenth and Thirteenth New Hampshire regiments.
Meanwhile attacks were made upon Hancock, Burnside, and War
ren — particularly heavy upon the last — but which were all repulsed,
with disadvantage ' to the enemy. Further changes were made in the
arrangement of the Union line. Hancock had by early morning of the
2d moved from the extreme right to the extreme left. Burnside was
then left on the extreme right, and the general order of position from
right to left was Burnside, Warren, Smith, Wright, Hancock. Dur
ing the 2d, the line was compacted : Warren was moved to the left to
connect with Smith, and Burnside to Bethesda church, in reserve.
While Burnside and Warren were making these changes they were sev
eral times attacked. One of the attacks is described in the text. — Ed.
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as possible and move to the left. We did so, expecting
to find troops in our rear, but none were to be seen.
They had all passed to the left during the night, leaving
our brigade alone at the front without support. We
moved on leisurely in the hot sun towards Bethesda
church, and about noon came upon the rear of the mov
ing army. We rested an hour for hard-tack and coffee,
and then advanced again till about 3 p. m., when we
struck a large field having many peach and other fruit-
trees. Several regiments or brigades, with batteries and
ammunition wagons, were there before us. We had
heard distant thunder for some time, and knew there was
a smart shower coming. Just as we got into the field
the shower struck us, and we could do nothing but stop
and throw our shelter tents over our heads to keep our
selves as dry as possible. The men covered their rifles
as best they could, knowing that they might need them
at any moment. The rain came down in torrents for
about ten minutes, and then it ceased, or only drizzled.
Just then three rebel batteries opened upon us at a
short distance to the right and rear, and two divisions of
Longstreet's and Ewell's corps came down upon us like
a hawk upon a chicken. We were not prepared to
receive them, as we were in the field without any par
ticular formation, but the officers in command were equal
to the occasion. They gave their orders in rapid suc
cession, and a more skilful movement of troops was never
executed. They were all on the move at once, as if by
magic — one regiment to the right, another to the left ; a
battery this way, and a battery that. Two of our bat
teries were in position in a trice, hurling shot and shell
into the advancing lines of gray. In less than five min
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enemy's lines, beating them back with heavy loss. It
was a sharp struggle for half an hour or more, and the
losses were heavy on both sides for so short an engage
ment. The Fifty-sixth and Fifty-eighth Massachusetts
regiments lost heavily, as they were nearest the enemy
when we were first struck. As darkness came on, the
firing ceased ; and we lay on our arms that night ready
to meet or to make an attack early in the morning.
Before it was fairly light on the 3d of June, an advance
was made upon the intrenched enemy.1 It was met by a
1 During the night of the 2d of June, Lee had "moved his left up to
make his line correspond" to Grant's. The line extended from the
Tolopotomoy to Cold Harbor ; Grant's, from Bethesda church to the
Chickahominy, with a division of cavalry guarding the right. The order
of position of the troops in the Union line, eight miles long, has been
given in the preceding note. The order of the Confederate line, be
ginning at the left, was Early's (Ewell's) Corps, Anderson's (Long-
street's), A. P. Hill's, Breckenridge's command. "An assault," says
General Grant, "was ordered for the 3d, to be made mainly by the
corps of Hancock, Wright, and Smith ; but Warren and Burnside were
to support it by threatening Lee's left, and to attack with great earnest
ness, if he should either reinforce more threatened points by drawing
from that quarter, or if a favorable opportunity should present itself.
. . . The move was to commence at half past four in the morning."
Having spoken of the operations of Hancock, Wright, and Smith, by
which advanced positions had been gained, but without effectual dis-
lodgment of the enemy, General Grant continues, — "Warren and
Burnside also advanced and gained ground, which brought the whole
army on one line. This assault cost us heavily, and probably without
benefit to compensate ; but the enemy was not cheered by the occur
rence sufficiently to induce him to take the offensive. . . . Fight
ing was substantially over by half-past seven in the morning. At
eleven o'clock I started to visit all the corps commanders to see for
myself the different positions gained, and to get their opinion of the
practicability of doing anything more in their respective fronts."
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sharp fire, both from batteries and musketry at short
range, but our division pushed the rebels back through
the woods and across a field, without being able, how
ever, to dislodge them from the woods beyond. Our
regiment supported the Nineteenth New York Battery,
which did some fine work, — dropping several shells into
the enemy's battery, blowing up two caissons, dismount
ing guns, and inflicting other loss. Our brigade was on
the extreme right of the line of our army, near Bethesda
church, that right, however, being guarded by Wilson's
past twelve, "that all offensive' action should cease," but adding:
"Hold our most advanced positions, and strengthen them.
To aid the expedition under General Hunter, it is necessary that we
should detain all the army now with Lee until the former gets well on
his way to Lynchburg. To do this effectually, it will be better to keep
the enemy out of the intrenchments of Richmond than to have them go
back there."
In commenting on the battle of June 3, General Grant, with rare but
characteristic candor, declares : "I have always regretted that the last
assault at Cold Harbor was ever made. ... No advantage what
ever was gained to compensate for the heavy loss we sustained." Of
the terrible carnage on the left, it has been said (Greeley's "American
Conflict," Vol. II, p. 582), "Twenty minutes after the first shot was
fired, fully 10,000 of our men were stretched writhing on the sod, or
still and calm in death." The Confederate General Law, a participant
in the bloody encounter, adds the following testimony ( ' ' Battles and
Leaders of the Civil War," Vol. IV, p. 141) : "I had seen the dread
ful carnage in front of Marye's hill at Fredericksburg, and on the ' old
railroad cut' which Jackson's men held at the second Manassas, but I
had seen nothing to exceed this. It was not war ; it was murder." It
should be added that the Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, just returned
from the North, was among the foremost in the charge made by Bar
low, of Hancock's Corps ; and that the Tenth and Thirteenth New
Hampshire regiments, and Marston's Brigade of Smith's Corps, re
peated, in the assault of this day, the gallant doing of the ist of June.
— Editor.

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division of cavalry. Our regiment was near the right of
the brigade, which, as it came up in support and held
the right flank of the corps, faced to the rear in the direc
tion by which it had come the day before.
The Ninth Corps had not been able to get into position
to advance upon the enemy quite simultaneously with
the troops on the Union left, where the main blow was to
be delivered, and where a gallant assault was made in
early morning in front of the Second, Sixth, and Eigh
teenth corps, speedily resulting in bloody failure.1
Shortly afterward, however, the Second and Third
divisions of our Ninth Corps (the first being held in
reserve) had attacked the rebel left, as just mentioned.
About 7 o'clock in the morning, skirmishers were
deployed, and we all advanced across the field into the
woods beyond, the enemy falling back. About 3 p. m.,
we advanced again, passing over a little rise in plain
sight of the rebels, into a road where we lay for the
remainder of the day within thirty rods of their lines,
and under an incessant and furious fire, to which our
boys were not slow in replying. It had been intended
that we should charge across the field in front and
assault the strong works, but the desperate intention was
abandoned, for which we felt thankful.2 It had been a
fight at short range. The loss of the regiment in this
battle of Cold Harbor was four enlisted men killed, and
three officers and twenty-two men wounded. Other reg
iments in our division lost several hundred; the whole
1 See preceding note.
2 " The opinion of corps commanders not being sanguine of success
in case an assault is ordered, you may direct a suspension of further
advance for the present." — General Grant's order to General Meade,
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corps, more than one thousand. Our regiment being in
a comparatively protected position was able to pour in an
effective fire with less loss than that of some other regi
ments more exposed.
The rebels having ceased firing soon after dark, it
was thought they had retreated, so at daybreak of the 4th
we advanced across the field and found their works
deserted,1 while all appearances denoted that their losses
had been quite as heavy as ours. We counted thirty
dead horses belonging to the batteries and officers and
staff. They must have been killed in the morning attack,
which did not allow time to take them to the rear. On
that afternoon, we moved again by the left to Cold Har
bor,2 and joined our left to the Eighteenth Corps. We
were brought up within easy rifle shot of the enemy, and
part of us went to digging and throwing up works, while
others kept an eye on the rebels, and gave them shot for
shot. Soon after dark one half of the regiment was
ordered to advance over our works about ten rods, to
act as outer pickets for preventing a surprise in the night.
Being within easy musket range of the enemy, we could
not show our heads without receiving a warning note
from the "Johnnies" in the shape of a Minie ball, and
every few minutes they would send over some of their
twelve and twenty-four pound shells to remind us that
they were there, and had the tools to work with.
ll' During the night the enemy quitted our right front, abandoning
some of their wounded, and without burying their dead." — Gen
eral Grant's "Personal Memoirs," Vol. II, p. 273.
2 General Grant had directed that "whilst on the defensive" the
Union line might "be contracted from the right." In the ensuing con
traction, Burnside's Corps was brought down three or four miles, from
Bethesda Church to Cold Harbor. — Editor.

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279

The next day (the 5th) about 9 a. m., we saw, across
the field at our right, a large number of men dodging
around in the woods. Some said they were "Johnnies "
getting ready to attack us, while others remarked that
they "had on blue uniforms." We raised a flag, and
when they saw it, they came out into the field and over
to our lines. They proved to be Fifth Corps pickets,
who had been left on the front line the night before,
while the main body moved away to the left and rear of
us without notifying them. Accordingly when daylight
came, and they had waited a long time to be relieved,
they sent back one of their number to see what the mat
ter was. Only a veteran can imagine the feelings of
those picket guards when their messenger returned to
say that the corps had moved, he knew not whither.
Giving the enemy a few parting shots, they quietly fell
back, and marched to the left, hoping to overtake their
corps. When they came in sight of our brigade, they
did not know whether we were friends or enemies, till
they saw the " old flag " which we held up. They were
between our lines and those of the enemy, and would
soon have been captured had we not discovered them
and called them in, for the rebels were following them
up, and succeeded in shooting some of them before they
reached our lines. They said some very hard things
about their commanders for leaving them out on the
picket line and not notifying them that the corps was
going to withdraw during the night, — and it was about as
mean a trick as could have been played on them. There
was no excuse for it, for the pickets would have remained
at their post as long as they were ordered to do so, and
there was no need of their remaining after daylight.
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280 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
diate front, and gave us a great deal of trouble. We
could not show our heads without being shot at. The
second day we lay there, Major J. St. Clair Morton,
chief engineer of the Ninth Corps, came to our lines to
make a survey of the works. He had a compass and
other instruments in his hands. The writer said to him,
"Major, keep your head down, or you will get hit."
With a disdainful look, he muttered something about
knowing his business, and placed his compass on the
breastworks to get their line. Hiram Drowns remarked,
"That fool will get killed." Just then a Minie ball came
over " zip," and striking a little pine bush beside which
the engineer was standing, threw the bark into his face.
At this, he jumped, and hastily gathering up his kit,
stepped to the rear, with another shot whizzing after him
which made him duck his head, while the boys were all
laughing to see him " get out" so quick. Sometimes-
those staff-officers who came up to the front line, with so
wise a look of " we-know-it-all," and who did not like to
have any one caution them, incurred for their arrogance
a heavier penalty than ridicule. This same Major Mor
ton was killed in front of Petersburg, while unneces
sarily exposing himself to the enemy. He was brave
enough, but lacked proper discretion.
On the 6th we were ordered from the front, and went
to the rear, or second line of works, where we had a little
rest. We were in an open field, skirted by woods on
the north and west. As we lay there in the shade, on
the afternoon of the 7th, the enemy came around to the
right of our front line in strong force with several bat
teries, and all of a sudden opened upon us a furious fire.
The shots came from both the front and the right. The
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front at the word. Such a movement, however, did not
become necessary. Here a singular and amusing inci
dent occurred, which many of the veterans will remem
ber. As Lieutenant-Colonel Bixby and the writer were
standing side by side, with back to the enemy on our
right, and a few feet in rear of the regiment, talking
about the fusilade, the former turned suddenly to the right
and moved back his right foot, when, a moment later
a twelve-pound shot struck the ground where his foot had
been a moment before, throwing the dirt all over the two
men. Passing on a few rods farther, it struck the ground
again, and again ricochetted. It happened that a colored
cook of our brigade, having two camp kettles in his
hands, was running in the same direction the shot was
going, and in a bee line with it. He was hurrying for
dear life, as the shots were coming from all directions.
After the ball had struck the ground the third time and
bounded into the air, it hit the cook plump on the back
of the head, knocking him over and sending the camp
kettles flying several feet ahead of him. The boys
shouted, "There's a dead nigger!" for it all happened
in full sight of our brigade. But to the surprise of the
lookers-on, he got up as quickly as he had gone down,
and ran like a deer across the field towards a house
where General Potter had his head-quarters. Such a
shout as went up from the boys was never heard before
on that line. Hiram Pool remarked, "Who says a dar
key's head can't stop a solid shot!" The cook would
doubtless have been killed outright, but for the fact that
he was going almost as fast and in the same direction as
the shot, which had lost the greater part of its force and
velocity by striking the ground three or four times. As
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spot, and it can readily be believed that the colored one
had a headache the rest of the day. When, subsequently,
the writer was inLibby prison, he heard a New Hampshire
soldier relate the same incident, but the boys shook their
heads, and said they could not take such a big dose as
that. When, however, several others came forward and
declared that they saw it all, the doubters had to give in
and accept it as the truth.
We remained at Cold Harbor till the evening of the
1 2th of June, being under a pretty constant fire, and
engaged in picket duty and sharpshooting. Our losses,
from the 4th to the 12th, comprised Lieutenant J. M.
Shepard killed, Captain S. G. Goodwin and Lieutenant
Orange B. Otis wounded, and about forty enlisted men
killed and wounded.1
1 The Union losses, after Spottsylvania, are given as follows : At
North Anna and Tolopotomoy — killed,59i ; wounded, 2,734; captured
or missing, 661 — total, 3,986. At Bethesda Church and Cold Harbor
— killed, 1,844; wounded, 9,077; captured or missing, 1,816 — total,
12,737. The aggregate of Union losses, from May 5 to June 15, or
from the Wilderness to the James, reckoning two expeditions of Sher
idan, was, — 7,620 killed; 38,342 wounded; 8,967 captured or missing;
making the total of 54,929. The above figures do not include the
losses of Butler's army on the James during the same period, which
were 634 killed, 3,903 wounded, and 1,678 captured or missing; mak
ing a total of 6,215. During the " campaign of six weeks' nearly con
stant fighting or skirmishing," as General Grant has characterized it,
and which he had opened with about 118,000 men, he had received
about 40,000 reinforcements, so that his army, although diminished,
not only by the losses already specified, but by expiring enlistments
and by half of the artillery sent back to Washington, numbered 115 ,000
at the crossing of the James on the 14th and 15th of June. — Editor.

lieutenant-colonel henry h. pearsou.

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Dodging the Big Ones. A soldier writes, — "Once,
when our regiment was going into battle, and the boys
were somewhat inclined to dodge, as the shot and shell
flew thick and fast over their heads, Colonel Pearson said,
' Never mind them, boys ; they are nothing but humming
birds.' But pretty soon a shell came screeching right
over the colonel's head, and he dodged — a thing he did
not often do. ' Well, boys,' said he, ' I guess you had
better dodge the big ones.'"
All Ready to Go. At Bethesda Church, General
Griffin, in command of the brigade, came to his old regi
ment for two companies to form a skirmish line. Almost
every man in the regiment stepped forward, and he had
to pick his men himself. He did so, saying, " I will not
ask you to go any farther than I will go with you."
The men selected went cheerfully to their dangerous
duty, and the general was true to his word.

HENRY H. PEARSON.
(by the editor.)
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry H. Pearson was born on
the 26th of February, 1840, on a farm ten miles from
Waukegan, Illinois. His father was a pioneer in the
West, having removed from Haverhill, New Hampshire,
and settled in Lake county, Illinois, in the year 1834,
when there was but one other white man nearer than the
occupants of the then small village of Chicago, some
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tages were limited to those of a log school-house, but in
the year 1854 nis father removed to Bloomington, Illi
nois, where his son had better school advantages.
Henry worked hard during the day, and studied dili
gently at night, saving every dollar for books and educa
tion. At eighteen he had a good library of useful books,
and money enough to begin a three years course of study
at Phillips academy, Exeter, which he entered in i860.
When the Rebellion came in the spring of 1861,
though there was no military organization which he
could conveniently join, yet so eager was he to meet the
enemies of his country and to help defend its imperilled
capital, that on hearing of the assault made upon the
Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in Baltimore on the 19th
of April, he at once left the academy, where he had
already distinguished himself as a bright student and a
manly man, and started for the front. Arriving in Balti
more, he found railroad communication with Washington
cut off, whereupon he set out on foot for the capital. At
Annapolis Junction he found a train just arrived with
Rhode Island troops, under command of Colonel, after
wards General, Burnside. He attempted to get aboard
the train, but was ordered off by Colonel Burnside.
Pearson, being in citizen's dress, might be, for aught
Burnside then knew of him, a spy or a tramp, so he was
obliged to resume his walk, which he continued all the
way to Washington.
Having arrived there, he met in the street a member
of Company C — the Lowell Phalanx — commanded by
Captain Follansby, and belonging to the Sixth Massa
chusetts Regiment. In accordance with his desire to vol
unteer at once his services as a soldier, he was escorted
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so that when the Massachusetts Sixth was, on the 22d of
April, mustered into the service of the United States for
three months, Pearson was one of its most zealous mem
bers. He served his term in that regiment, devoting his
whole time to drill, guard duty, and the study of tactics.
Captain J. N. Jones, subsequently of the Sixth New
Hampshire, who served with Pearson at that time,
writes, — "Encamped at the Relay House, Maryland, we
did not know at what time, either day or night, we might
be attacked, and we were always obliged to sleep with
equipments on, and scarcely a night passed without an
alarm of some kind to call us up. One night Pearson
was in the detail for picket guard, and during the post
ing he heard the corporal say to a man who was about
to be put upon a post, ' This is a very dangerous place.'
Instantly Pearson sprang forward from his place in the
ranks, saying, ' Put me in the dangerous place.' No
objection being made, he was put where he hoped he
might meet an enemy of the country he loved so well.
The incident was related in camp the next day, and he
was ever afterwards called by the men of his company,
' Dangerous Place.' While the battle of Bull Run was
going on, and we were not permitted to participate in it,
he was like a chained tiger, so anxious was he to be in
the fray. The regiment's time expired the next day
after the battle, but in the prevalent, demoralization
around Washington, we were asked to volunteer to stay
until the government could relieve us. When, however,,
a few men in the regiment voted to go home, Pearson's
indignation knew no bounds. He would have whipped
them all on the spot if he had been permitted to do so."
Returning to New Hampshire, Pearsdh raised a com
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he effectively addressed war-meetings, appointed by him
self, in the vicinity of Exeter. It is recorded of him that
he was " at the same time reading the best histories he
could obtain of the campaigns of Napoleon, and making
plans of his great battles. He was most delighted with
the movements on the field of Waterloo, and drew dia
grams of them. The war reports of McClellan, Morde-
cai, and Delafield were read by him with great interest,
and digested and remembered." Commissioned as cap
tain, he led his enlisted volunteers to Keene on the 22d
of November, 1861, where they took their place as Com
pany C of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment. Before
leaving the state, Captain Pearson was presented by the
people of Exeter with a sword and other testimonials of
high esteem.
Thenceforward, rising by well earned promotion from
the grade of captain to that of lieutenant-colonel, he
shared the fortunes of his regiment, and was in every
battle in which it was engaged, until his death. Promi
nent facts of his brilliant career, which found its untimely
end on the 26th of May, 1864, have already been
recorded in their proper place in this history. The fol
lowing description of the young hero's burial on the
bank of the North Anna, given by his intimate friend,
Captain J. N.Jones, will fitly end this biographic sketch :
' ' When Lieutenant-Colonel Pearson was shot, I was
ordered by Major Bixby to go to the rear and see if
means could not be found for transporting the body to
Washington, whence it might be sent home to his friends.
Finding no such means, I was obliged to order the men,
who brought the body to the rear, to dig a grave. A
box, taken from the out-buildings of an abandoned resi
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deep enough to admit the box, and, as it was raining and
the rear of the army had just passed us in changing its'
base, I ordered the men to hurry away and join the
regiment. The chaplain and myself, who had horses,
remained and covered the grave. Putting up a piece of
a hard-bread box as a head-board, with the dead hero's
name and that of his regiment inscribed thereon, we ' left
him alone in his glory.' I am satisfied that from the
outset he did not expect to survive the campaign, nor is
it probable that he would have done so, for his daring
spirit would have made him a target a hundred times
during the siege of Petersburg,"

CHAPTER XVI.
ACROSS THE CHICKAHOMINY AND THE JAMES— THREE
DAYS' FIGHTING BEFORE PETERSBURG.!
About dark on the evening of Sunday, the 12th of
June, we received orders to be ready to move at any
moment eastward toward White House Landing.' There
was to be another grand flank movement — this time
across the James River to the front of Petersburg ; but
we did not know it then. Our regiment, with others,
was ordered to furnish details for the outer picket, which
was to hold the front line while the rest of the troops'
retired to the left. It was not a pleasant position to be
left in ; for if the enemy should discern that the army
had gone, it was sure death or prison for the pickets.
Colonel Bixby summoned Captain Thomas J. Carlton,
and asked him if he wanted to go to Richmond. The
captain said, " I have been trying to get there 'for a long
while, and I don't know but that I would. as soon go to
night as any other time." The colonel then informed
him that our regiment must furnish an officer and thirty
men for outer pickets to keep the enemy busy while the
rest of the brigade retired to the left, and that he had
been detailed for that duty. He instructed him that he
must not fall back till after midnight ; but that then he
might retreat, and overtake the rest of the army if pos
sible ; should, however, the rebels advance, he must
fight them the best he could. Carlton remarked that he
guessed he should go to Richmond fast enough, but he

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would willingly stay, if he could have good men for the
picket. The detail was made, and at about eight o'clock
went out on the front line and relieved the guards. The
main body of the regiment, brigade, and corps, holding
the extreme right, retired in a south-easterly direction,
and after marching all night the distance of eighteen
miles, reached Tunstall's station on the Richmond &
York River Railroad, at six o'clock in the morning of
the 13th. Through some mistake the army trains were
blocking the way of the marching columns, causing a
delay, which the men improved by taking a little needed
rest along the roadside.
While we were thus resting, Captain Carlton's squad
of guards, tired and dusty, came up the road through
the hot sand, and their plucky commander reported to
Colonel Bixby, cheerily saying, " I changed my mind,
concluding not to go to Richmond this morning, and so
gave the 'Johnnies' the slip." As soon as the way was
cleared, the corps again moved, and, marching by way
of Baltimore Cross Roads and Olive Church, gained a
point three fourths of a mile from Jones's crossing on the
Chickahominy, at about night-fall. As the Sixth Corps
was then crossing the river by a pontoon bridge, our
corps went into bivouac for the night. At an early
hour the next morning (June 14) we crossed the Chicka
hominy, and, marching by way of Varden's, Clopton's,
and Tyler's mills, reached the James river in the even
ing, taking position on the right of the Sixth Corps. De
layed by the non-arrival of pontoons, we remained there
till the evening of the 15th, when we crossed the James
above Fort Powhatan. We immediately pushed on
toward Petersburg, marching till late at night, with
the intent of cooperating with Generals Smith and Han-
19

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cock.1 Our march was unmolested by the enemy.
General Willcox's Division led the column, and ours
JAfter the assault at Cold Harbor on the 3d of June, General Grant
proceeded to make preparations to carry his army south of the James.
In a letter to General Halleck, written on the 5th, he said, — "My idea
from the start has been to beat Lee's army, if possible, north of Rich
mond ; then, after destroying his lines of communication on the north
side of the James river, to transfer the army to the south side, and
besiege Lee in Richmond, or follow him south if he should retreat."
Accordingly, having found that the enemy would persist in acting
" purely on the defensive behind breastworks," and that all that was
designed could not be accomplished without too great " a sacrifice of
human life," Grant had held, substantially, his position, and on the 7th
had sent Sheridan west to destroy twenty-five or thirty miles of the
Virginia Central Railroad, so that when the army was once on the south
side of the James the enemy might be cut off from all supplies, save
those furnished by way of the James river canal, which, it was hoped,
might also be destroyed. On the 7th he also ordered the iron of the
York River Railroad, connecting Richmond with White House, to be
taken up and put on boats in readiness to be moved by water to City
Point on the James, which was to be the future base of supplies. By
the evening of the 12 th the arrangements were perfected for the
"hazardous move" of withdrawing the army, and transferring it more
than fifty miles, across two rivers, and from the face and by the flank
of an enemy close at hand. The move was made, and some of its par
ticulars are described in the text. Smith's Corps (the 18th) marched
to White House, where, unincumbered by wagons or artillery, it took
boats for City Point. On the evening of the 12th, some of Wilson's
cavalry got over the Chickahominy at Long bridge — the highest point
practicable for crossing — and laid a pontoon, by which the whole of
Warren's Corps had crossed by the morning of the 13th, and " marched
out to hold, with the cavalry, the roads from Richmond while the army
passed." Hancock followed Warren over Long bridge, and, by the
evening of the 13th, was at Charles City Court House on the James.
A pontoon having been laid, he crossed at Wilcox's landing on the
night of the 14th, "using both the bridge and the boats." The next
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(General Potter's) brought up the rear. Before one
o'clock in the afternoon of the 16th, the whole corps had
arrived at the Union lines before Petersburg, and at that
hour was placed in position upon the extreme left. An
attack was made at six o'clock, by General Barlow's
Division of the Second Corps, in which our brigade,
reporting to General Barlow, participated. Night came
amid severe skirmishing, and the attack did not accom
plish much. General Griffin's Brigade, however, suc
ceeded in securing a few rifle-pits. In this affair our
regiment suffered but little loss.
During the night of the 16th, orders were issued to
assault the enemy's defences again at an early hour
the next morning. " General Potter's division," says the
historian of the Ninth Army Corps, "was selected for the
who, having arrived before, had been dispatched on a movement
against that place. Burnside and Wright, having taken a route farther
east and longer, crossed the Chickahominy at Jones's bridge, below
Long, in course of the night of the 13th and the morning of the 14th,
and passing on — as described in the text — reached the James. This
they got over on the evening of the 15 th, at a point below where Han
cock had crossed, and proceeded at once towards Petersburg. General
Ferrero's Division of colored troops (the 4th of Burnside's Corps)
" moved with the wagon train, farther east by Window Shades and
Cole's ferry," and safely reached its destination in due time. The
withdrawal of the army on the night of the 12th completely outwitted
the enemy. For at least an hour after the departure of the Ninth Corps,
the rebels continued to expend shot and shell upon its vacant earth
works. Lee was, for several days, completely mystified by Grant's
movement, and could not be made to believe, until the 18th — as Gen
eral Beauregard testifies — that the army of the Potomac was really
across the James, though the Union troops had been assaulting the
defences of Petersburg three days. Up to that time he was fully im
pressed with the idea that Grant would still attack Richmond from the
north-east. — Editor.

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assaulting column. General Ledlie1 was to support the
attack with the First Division. To General Griffin's
Brigade was assigned the post of honor and danger,
and to General Griffin himself was given the duty of
planning and executing the immediate attack ; Colonel
Curtin's Brigade was to support. General Griffin
arranged the movement with great daring and skill.
Under cover of the night he led his troops over difficult
ground and through slashed timber to a ravine within a
hundred yards of the enemy's position, and there formed
his column of attack — his own brigade in two lines, the
17th Vermont, nth New Hampshire, and 32d Maine in
front, and the 6th and 9th New Hampshire, 31st Maine,
and 2d Maryland in support. Colonel Curtin formed his
brigade with the 45th and 48th Pennsylvania and 36th
Massachusetts in front, supported by the 7th Rhode
Island, 2d New York Rifles, and 58th Massachusetts.
The enemy occupied an estate at the head of the ravine
belonging to a Mr. Shand, with head-quarters in the
house, and his artillery commanding the approaches.
So near were the enemy's lines that only in whispers
could the necessary orders be communicated. General
Griffin enjoined the strictest silence upon his men, and
ordered them, when advancing, not to fire a shot, but to
depend on the bayonet for clearing the works. Even the
canteens were placed inside the haversacks to prevent
their rattling.
"At the first blush of the morning, the word ' Forward !'
was passed quietly along the column. The men sprang
to their feet, and noiselessly, rapidly, vigorously, moved
1 Soon after the final battle of Cold Harbor, General Crittenden was
at his own request relieved from the command of the First Division of
Burnside's Corps, and General Ledlie became his successor. — Editor.

FIGHTING BEFORE PETERSBURG. 293
upon the enemy — Griffin to the right, Curtin to the left.
They burst upon him with the fury of a tornado. They
took him completely by surprise. They swept his
lines for a mile, gathering up arms, flags, cannon, and
prisoners all along their victorious pathway. A stand of
colors, four pieces of artillery with their caissons and
horses, fifteen hundred stands of small arms, a quantity
of ammunition, and about one thousand prisoners, were
the fruits of this splendid charge. A wide breach was
made in the enemy's lines, and it seemed as though the
defences of Petersburg were within our grasp. But the
energetic movement of General Griffin was not followed
up. Colonel Curtin had most gallantly done his part,
and General Potter was promptly on the ground to direct
the assault. But where were the supports? General
Ledlie was not at hand with his division. Fallen timber
and other obstructions lay across the way, and the men,
stumbling over them in the darkness, made but slow
progress. When the junction was finally made, it was
too late to do any more than to secure the advantage al
ready gained. Had the supporting division been present
at that time, a very brilliant and decisive victory would
undoubtedly have been the result. As it was, General
Potter could only maintain his position, pushing up his
pickets and skirmishers close to the new line upon which
the enemy had retired." It may be added that General
Griffin was doubtless right in his opinion, when he re
ported that if the attacking force were doubled, we could
go into Petersburg ; for it was afterwards proved that
the enemy had but a small force there on the morning of
the 17th of June.
Early in the afternoon, General Hartranft's Brigade of
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294 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
reached the enemy's main line of rifle-pits. But be
coming exposed, by mischance of movement, to a wither
ing fire of musketry and artillery, the brigade was losing
so heavily that it had to be withdrawn. Colonel Christ's
Brigade gained a point midway between its first position
and that of the enemy, and held it. General Ledlie
attacked with the First Division, taking a few prisoners
and carrying a number of rifle-pits. Late at night, how
ever, the enemy pressed so hard upon the division,
whose ammunition had been spent, that it was compelled
to retire from the line it had gallantly carried, to its
former position. The Ninth Corps, assisted by the
Second and Fifth, did fierce and bloody fighting on the
17th, with a loss of four thousand men; and the Sec
ond Division of the Ninth won and, held the foremost
position in the Union lines before Petersburg.1
A general assault had been ordered to be made at
four o'clock in the morning of the 18th ; but during the
night the rebels fell back about a mile to a new line
previously selected, where they proceeded to intrench
themselves. .When our skirmish line moved up to the
works which had been carried and lost before, and now
found them deserted, new combinations, made necessary
by the change of the rebel position, deferred the general
assault till afternoon. In the morning, Captain Jones
of our regiment, as brigade officer of the day, was
ordered to advance the pickets, and in doing so, found
that the rebels had left their works. Making a connec-
1 "The fighting was very severe, and the losses heavy ; and at night
our troops occupied about the same position they had occupied in the
morning, except that they held a redan which had been captured by
Potter during the day." — Gen. Grant's "Personal Memoirs," Vol. II,
p. 296.

FIGHTING BEFORE PETERSBURG. 295
tion of his hundred men with the skirmishers of the Fifth
Corps, he advanced to within sixty rods of the enemy's
new rifle-pits, and in a severe skirmish lost two killed
and ten wounded. At ten o'clock a. m. he was ordered
to fall back.1 General Willcox was successful in the
morning in pushing the enemy back along the Norfolk
& Petersburg Railroad, with its deep cut and ravine.
But the grand attack made in the afternoon on the right
by the Second Corps assisted by the Ninth, and on
the left by the Fifth — though gallant, was unsuccessful.
Willcox, however, helped by Curtin's Brigade, followed
up — but with heavy loss — the advantage of the morning,
and extended his line across the railroad to " within one
hundred twenty-five yards of the enemy's salient work,"
afterwards known as the "Mine." The position thus
gained became the salient of our own lines during the
ensuing siege. Thus, in the operations of the 18th of
June, the Ninth Corps, under the immediate direction of
General Parke, not only took a prominent part, but won
what success was won ; and General Burnside declared
in his report, — "No better fighting has been done dur
ing the war than was done by the divisions of Generals
Potter and Willcox during this attack." That night
General Potter's Division made connection with the Sec
ond Corps on the right and the Fifth on the left, and
held the advance as an intrenched skirmish line. Within
a few days the line in the immediate rear of the railroad
was intrenched, and strengthened with traverses, abatis,
and covered ways. Subsequently two or three field-
works were constructed and equipped. The skirmish
line itself was, in the course of a week or two, so firmly
strengthened and so well manned as to become in
1 See Captain Jones's account of the affair at end of chapter.

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effect a part of the main line. Direct attacks upon the
enemy's intrenched position ceased with that of June
18th, and the siege of Petersburg was begun.1
1 When General Smith was sent to Petersburg on the 15th of June,
Grant believed that the place could be easily taken, — as, indeed, he
always afterward believed it might have been, — it having only "about
2500 men in the defences, besides some irregular troops consisting of
citizens and employes in the city who took up arms in case of emer
gency." Petersburg, on the south side of the Appomattox, an easterly
flowing affluent of the James, though twenty- two miles south of Rich
mond, was the key to the rebel capital, commanding, as it did, its
southern and western communications. Its line of defences formed a
semicircle of about eight miles, resting upon the Appomattox at each
extremity. "The enemy's line," says General Grant, "consisted of
redans occupying commanding positions, with rifle-pits connecting
them. To the east side of Petersburg from the Appomattox back,
there were thirteen of these redans, extending a distance of several
miles, probably three." On the 15th of June, these were thinly
manned, — " one man to four and a half yards," as says General Beau
regard, then in command south of Richmond. General Smith assaulted
on the evening of that day with the colored troops of his corps, and
took five of the redans with their rifle-pits and artillery. ' ' Strange to
say," remarks General Beauregard (see "Battles and Leaders of the
Civil War," Vol. IV, p. 541), "General Smith contented himself with
breaking into our lines, and attempted nothing further that night.
Petersburg, at that hour, was clearly at the mercy of the Federal com
mander, who had all but captured it, and only failed of final success
because he could not realize the fact of the unparalleled disparity
between the contending forces." At this time the troops needed to
man the works were away to the north and east of Richmond with
Lee, who was expecting an attack from Grant north of the James ; and
there most of the rebel army was held till the 17th and 18th, Lee being
incredulous of the fact that the Army of the Potomac was across the
James and seriously threatening Petersburg, notwithstanding Beau
regard's repeated assurances and his urgent calls for reinforcements.
It was General Grant's intention that the Second Corps should be at
Petersburg early on the 15th; but by some mistake his order to that

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Jncibente— QBiocjvapfic #fofc§.
ADVANCING THE PICKETS.
BY CAPT. J. N. JONES.
We struck the outer works of Petersburg, June 16th.
On the 17th the battery was taken, and we lay all day
in that line where the battery was. Just in front of our
line was a growth of pine woods. I was brigade officer
of the day, and had command of about one hundred men
from the eight regiments in the brigade, who were
posted fifty or sixty yards in front of the main line.
About daylight of the 18th, I was making my way
along the picket line, and, following a ravine which ran
diagonally with it, I went through the line, and suddenly
found myself about fifty yards in front of it. As I was
between the lines, and it was not light enough for our
men to see who or what I was, they thought I was a
"Reb," and one was about to shoot, when his compan
ion stopped him with the remark, " Let him come in."
It was an interesting walk for me back to the line,
expecting every moment to be fired upon by the rebels,
effect did not reach Hancock, and the first intimation the latter had of
what was wanted of him was given in a note received later in the day
from General Smith, asking him to " come on." Hastening to comply,
Hancock came up at evening, and, having proposed "to take any part
assigned him," was requested by Smith "to relieve his men who were
in the trenches." Thus the nick of time for taking Petersburg easily
had been missed — a miss entailing the three days' fight described in
the text and the long ensuing siege.
An official report makes the Union loss, from the 15th to the 18th
of June, inclusive, 10,586 men, — of whom 1,298 were killed, 7,474
wounded, and 1,814 missing. — Editor.

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if not by our own men ; for these, I knew, could not
make me out until I came very close to them.
But the main intention of the present writing is to
relate what happened subsequently on that day. About
seven o'clock I went back to the main line to get a
little coffee and hard-tack. General Griffin was close
by me, when General Potter rode up and spoke to him.
General Griffin called to me, and, when I had gone up
to where they both were, he said, — " Captain Jones, you
advance the picket line : we think the enemy has left
the woods in our front." I immediately went to the
picket-line, and, walking the whole length of it, told the
officers and men that we were about to advance, and
impressed it upon them to keep in line. We moved for
ward into the woods and then through them, without
seeing any foe. Having halted and taken a survey, we
went to the edge of an oat-field, partially covered by
rising ground, and from there we could see, at a little
distance in front, burning buildings, which the enemy
had just fired. We continued our advance ; and, having
moved through the oat-field and struck the high ground,
we were met by a hot fire. I ordered the men forward,
and we went across the field, and took position behind a
fence which ran along by the burning buildings. We
opened fire, and kept it up for some time, upon the
rebels, who were ten to our one. I stood at first behind
a small apple-tree ; but the rebels saw me, and made it
so hot that I changed my position to one about five rods
in front of the line, behind a large tree, where I could
see the enemy's lines. The rebels were at work like
beavers oh the fort which we afterwards blew up. Find
ing that I could not advance any farther, I decided to
hold on where I was. It was not long before the Fifth

CAPTAIN THOMAS J. CARLTON.

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Corps came up in force on the left and rear. Soon an
aide of General Griffin's came to order us back to the
main body of the brigade, and wanted to know what I
was doing up there, as the Fifth Corps should have done
the work I had been doing. Having returned with my
command, I reported to Generals Griffin and Potter,
who were together. When they were almost disposed
at first to reprimand me for going too far, I told them
that I was ordered to advance my line, and I should
have kept on to Petersburg, unless checked by the
enemy or ordered to halt. The explanation seemed to
have been sufficient, as I heard no more about the mat
ter. Two men were killed in this movement, and ten
wounded. About ten men of the Sixth New Hampshire
Regiment were in it.

THOMAS J. CARLTON.
(by the editor.)
Captain Thomas J. Carlton, son of Jonathan and
Eliza (Shattuck) Carlton, was born in Canaan, N. H.,
November 9, 1837. His father was a native of Canaan,
born Oct. 23, 1800; his mother was of Pepperell, Mass.,
born March 25, 1798. The subject of this sketch lived
at home till he was nineteen years of age, and then
found employment, as a mechanic, in the bedstead-shop
in his native town. He continued this pursuit until the
war, and for ten years afterwards. He subsequently
engaged in farming, which continues to be his princi
pal occupation. His war record is an honorable one,
and a proud legacy for his children.

CHAPTER XVII.
THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG— BATTLE OF THE MINE.
General Grant having concluded to reduce Petersburg
by siege, assigned to the Army of the James, under
command of General Butler, the holding of Bermuda
Hundred and all the ground in Union possession north
of the James river, reaching to Deep Bottom twelve
miles below Richmond ; while to the Army of the Poto
mac, commanded by General Meade, he gave the invest
ment of Petersburg along its eastern front, in a line
extending, for the present, from the Appomattox river
on the right, to the Jerusalem plank road south-west of
the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad on the left- The
lines of Butler and Meade had, at the commencement of
the siege, a front of ten miles. In front of Petersburg,
where the Ninth Corps was stationed with the Fifth at
its left, regular intrenchments, with parallels, traverses,
covered trenches, and earthworks, were speedily con
structed, facing those of the enemy, and from one hun
dred twenty-five to five hundred yards distant from his
main line. Along the line of the Ninth Corps were two
batteries of two guns each, one of four, one of six, two
of eight, and, at the centre, one of fourteen. There were
also three mortar batteries.
In a piece of pitch-pine woods covering several acres,
our division and brigade had their " retreat," as the boys
called it, or first line of works, to which we retired after
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line, which was only about sixteen rods from the rebel
position and rather too close for comfort or safety. This
line, which was distant about half a mile from our "re
treat," was reached by going through an exposed oat-field,
thence down a hill into a ravine across the Norfolk &
Petersburg Railroad, and beyond this over a bog upon
which a corduroy bridge had been built by us in full
sight of the enemy, and with the loss of life or limb of
many a brave fellow. Beyond this bridge the ground
was uneven and continued to rise towards Cemetery hill,
in the outskirts of Petersburg. On this side-hill, in the
blazing sun of June 18th, our advanced pickets estab
lished the front line by digging rifle-pits. When night
came on these were strengthened, and in the course of
two or three days they became very good breastworks.
Our division's front line was by several rods nearer
the enemy's works than was the position of any other
portion of the besieging force. In fact, it was so far in
advance of the others on our right that it curved in
almost a half circle, so that the enemy could from that
direction shoot lengthwise of it and do us much harm
till traverses were built to screen us. The first week we
were obliged, in going to the front or back to the rear, to
pass in plain sight of the enemy. It was only after
dark, and from urgent necessity, that the attempt was
made thus to pass : and then some of our men were
killed or wounded every night in the continuous fire
kept up across the whole space between our front and
rear lines. The second week a ditch, or covered way,
about seven feet deep and eight feet wide, was com
menced in the woods at our "retreat," and extended
across the oat-field down over the side-hill in a zig-zag
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sight of the enemy, except while crossing the bog on the
bridge . Here the rebels would pelt us whenever they got a
glimpse of us. Our brigade (the Second) would go out
after dark to the front line, and relieve the First. Having
remained there forty-eight hours, we would, in turn, be
relieved by the First Brigade, and go back to the ' ' retreat"
in the woods, where we rested from that constant watch
ing to which we were subjected when up in front. From
the 18th of June to the 15th of August we were not for
a moment out of danger, even when we were at the
rear. Rifle shots and the shells from batteries, forts,
and mortars came over among us continually, night and
day, and we were constantly losing our brave men.
Some were killed while asleep ; some, while forming in
line at roll-call; some, while eating their "grub." A
member of Company E had just finished making out the
company's pay-roll, when a Minie ball, coming through
his shelter tent, struck him in his side and killed him
almost instantly. His life-blood flowed over the pay
roll, which was forwarded to Washington as issued, with
the remark on the margin opposite the dead soldier's
name, "Killed while making out this roll, which is
sealed by his blood." The especially severe and persist
ent firing kept up by the enemy along the front line of
our corps had one reason in the fact that, on the 18th of
June, the Fourth (Colored) Division, commanded by
General Ferrero, and hitherto detached to guard the
army trains, had joined us ; whereupon the rebels
vented, in an incessant galling and somewhat deadly
fire, the bitter spite they felt against both negro soldiers
and white ones beside whom they fought. In front of
other corps not having the colored element in their
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both sides "were even disposed to be friendly;" but
General Potter reported the losses of our division, while
occupying the frontline, to average "some fourteen or
fifteen officers and men killed and wounded per diem."
In our "retreat "we constructed breastworks to pro
tect, among other things, head-quarters and the quarter
master and medical departments. We also built booths
of limbs and trees, to help keep off the burning rays of
the sun. While in these we could not see the bomb
shells as they came over among us, but could hear them
as they came tumbling through the air with their ' ' quit,
quit, quit." When this was heard, all would look as
wise as possible, and try to determine where the dan
gerous visitor was going to land. We could not, how
ever, tell much about its alighting-place till it got pretty
near ; then there would be a hustling to the right or left
to get out of its range. How the boys would jump out
of their blankets, when awakened from sound sleep, at
the cry, "She is coming!" or, "Cover yourselves!"
The writer had his bough-house at the foot of a small
pine tree. As Captain Goodwin and himself lay there,
one hot afternoon, upon the sun-burned clay levelled off
and spread with blankets, the peculiar "quit, quit" of
a shell down close by interrupted their conversation.
The captain, exclaiming "She is on us!" jumped
through the bough-house in one direction, while the
writer went through in another, just in time to let the
shell take possession of the tenement. It struck the solid
clay, bounded up, and rolled down the hill into the
bushes, but fortunately did not explode. The captain,
remarking that he never saw the writer so spry before,
suggested that it would be safe to try the bed again, as
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One night the writer, being at the front, lay looking at
the stars and watching the shells as they passed over
and dropped in the rear. All of a sudden the rebels
changed the elevation of their mortars, so that the shells
would fall on the front line. By the fire of the fuse
they could be seen high in the air, and it could be read
ily told whether they were going to our right or left. If
they seemed to be on a line with one, he had to look out
sharp for them. At last the writer saw one coming
directly towards his resting-place, which he vacated on
the double-quick. The shell struck the bed of hard clay,
smoothly levelled off and covered with a rubber blanket,
and at once exploded, tearing the blanket into shreds,
making a deep hole in the bed, and sadly shattering the
sleeping apartment. One of the men soon came along
with a shovel, and repaired the tenement somewhat, so
that the writer could occupy it till another aerial traveller
alighted there.
One afternoon, about sundown, four of the men sat
around a smoothed-off plat of clay, playing cards, which
they threw into the centre of the ring. As the enemy
had been shelling us but little that afternoon, the boys
were off their guard. They were busy at play, with
several sitting and standing around watching the game,
when suddenly a shell dropped down into the circle
upon the cards and exploded at the same moment,
wounding the four players, — Moses B. Knowles, Will
iam Bowlen, William A. Eaton, and Stephen White, all
of Company C. The wounded were taken to the hospi
tal, where Bowlen died soon after. A few feet to the
left of the boys who were playing cards stood an old
man of Company G. When the shell exploded, he was
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shovel lying near was struck, and hurled into the air ; as
it came down, it hit the old man's head, at which he
straightened up, mad all through, and called out,
"Who the devil throw'd that shovel at me?" Of course
the boys had to laugh at this, although their comrades
were lying wounded around them. Seeing the blood
running down the veteran's face, the writer went to him
and explained that it was the work of the shell. The
blade of the shovel had indeed made a bad scalp-wound.
With this temporarily dressed, the man was sent to the
rear and to the hospital. He died within a few days,
gangrene having entered the wound and carried him off.
Thus that one shell wounded five men, two of whom
died soon after.
On the 4th of July our officers had gathered in a
bough-house around an oak tree that stood close to the
line. A few days before, some of the boys had captured
an ice-house a little to the left and rear. They had to
run the gauntlet to get to it, for it was in full view of the
enemy ; but there were dare-devils who were ready to go
out and get the ice to sell to others who thought it safer
to stay away. As we had ice and it was the "glorious
Fourth," the proposition was made to get some lemons
and sugar of the sutler and have some lemonade. The
proposition was no sooner made than it was carried out,
and the lemonade was prepared. Some wanted a "stick"
in theirs. It happened that about the time we com
menced on the lemonade, the "Johnnies" commenced giv
ing us a double dose of shells : perhaps they smelled the
"stick." To save our heads and not spill our drinks,
we kept one outside the booth to watch for the bombs,
and let the rest know if they were likely to fall among
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Captain Jones was outside on the lookout, when we
heard a bomb coming, but supposed it was going over
us. Just then Captain Jones cried out, " The-r-e sh-e
is ! " At the same moment, the shell, coming slantwise
through our booth, buried itself in the soft dirt which
had been thrown up in digging the trench, and exploded,
completely covering us all with red dust, so that we
looked more like Indians than white men. Soon was
heard the cool remark of Captain Jones, "Is the lemon
ade spilled? I have not had my drink yet!" At this we
all laughed heartily, and when the dust settled, we
found that no one was hurt. Captain Goodwin was sit
ting just where he was before the shell exploded, holding
his canteen of " commissary " with both hands, and as
soon as the dust would let him, he exclaimed, "That is
the meanest thing I ever knew the rebels to do ! " We
finished our drinks without further molestation.
On the 15th of July, while we were working on a fort
between the lines, Colonel Bixby was struck by a sharp
shooter's bullet, which passed through his shoulder just
under the collar bone. The wound was a singular one,
the flesh not being torn at all. It was as smooth as
though it had been burned with hot iron. It must have
been made by one of the famous Southern sporting rifles.
The colonel had indeed a narrow escape, for had the
bullet gone one inch to the right or left, it would have
cut an artery, and he would have bled to death. He
went home, and Captain Robert L. Ela took command
of the regiment. We had come that morning to relieve
the Second Maryland Regiment, that had been at work
on the fort during the latter part of the night. As Cap
tain Goodwin and the writer were sitting on some apple-
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was filing out and our boys were coming in, all in plain
sight of the rebels in our front and at our right, a gun of
one of the enemy's batteries opened fire. A puff of smoke
was seen, and a shell struck an embankment three or
four rods in front of our position, the rebels having
aimed too low. The captain had hardly time to say
" Look out for the next one !" when there was another
puff of smoke, and a shot was distinctly seen as it came
skimming over the oat-field. This just grazed the em
bankment, and, passing between the captain and the
writer, who were not more than six feet apart, went on
through the ranks of the Second Maryland, wounding
two of its number, — one man's hand being taken off just
above the wrist with a cut as clean as one made with a
saw. Captain Goodwin remarked, " I saw that shot just
as plain as day as it came over the field, and it was the
first cannon shot I ever saw while it was going through
the air." It is a fact that a shot can thus be seen, if the
observer is' nearly in a direct line with it and the sun is
shining in the right direction. Only once after this did
the writer see a shell as it passed through the air, and
that was on the day (July 30th) when the Mine was ex
ploded. As we were forming in line about nine o'clock one
July evening, to 'go out to the front, Joseph Schaffer, of
Company K, turned around to speak to Captain Good
win and the writer, standing a few feet from him, when a
stray shot struck him in the neck, cutting the jugular
vein. He fell into Captain Goodwin's arms, covering
him with blood, and died in a few minutes. The next
day, while we were on the front line, Sergeant A. Raw-
son, of Company G, one of the brightest boys of our reg
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Captain Goodwin, having accidentally exposed himself
to the ever watchful eyes of the rebel sharpshooters, was
struck by a bullet in the head. In a few minutes he lay
dead in Captain Goodwin's arms, having uttered only the
words, "I am shot." Such scenes as these were wit
nessed almost every day. In looking over his diary, the
writer finds such items as these, — "July 4th. Lost four
men. July 5th. On picket on front line — two killed and
four wounded." And so it was for more than fifty days,
our losses being from three to six daily, while we lay
there doing only guard or picket duty.
About the 1st of July we had been mustered for four
months' pay, and when the paymaster came we found
he had a trunk as big as a small bank, full of scrip, of
denominations from five to fifty cents. The scrip was
in sheets about fifteen inches square, not cut apart. It
was the first the boys had seen, and they had much fun
with it. They would come out of the pay-tent with their
arms full of it, for it took a large heap to make a hundred
dollars. Some of the boys said it was just what they
wanted to play poker with, they having been obliged
before to use beans. One of the boys papered his tent
all around with these sheets of scrip, using pins instead
of paste. It was quite a pretty sight. Some men will
get fun and enjoyment out of almost anything ; and it was
well that we had some of these fun-loving and fun-mak
ing fellows with us in the army to help keep up the
spirits of the others.
The course of narration has now reached the affair of
the Mine. Opposite the position occupied by the Ninth
Corps, the enemy had a strong redoubt situated a few
hundred yards below the crest of Cemetery Hill. "In
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angles with the enemy's line on the hill." If this impor
tant position could be carried, the enemy's lines would be
seriously threatened, if not entirely broken. Lieutenant-
Colonel Henry Pleasants, of the Forty-eighth Pennsyl
vania Regiment, largely composed of Schuylkill miners,
and belonging to Potter's Division, thought the redoubt
might be destroyed by running a mine under the inter
vening space of about five hundred feet between the line
of the Ninth Corps and that of the enemy. He was a
skilful mining engineer, and, after the matter had been
laid before the proper authorities and by them consid
ered, was directed, in the last week of June, to commence
the work. General Meade, however, was not favorably
disposed towards the undertaking, while other regular-
army officers derisively scouted the idea, declaring that
it was an impossibility to dig the mine with the imple
ments at hand. The enlisted men said that Meade was
jealous of Burnside, who favored the experiment, and
that he was afraid that if the mine proved a success it
"would take a few plumes out of his hat."
The digging of the tunnel commenced in a little ravine,
about three rods in rear of which our regiment was do
ing picket duty. A constant picket firing was kept up
day and night to help drown the noise of excavation.
" Lieutenant-Colonel Pleasants and men," says the histo
rian of the Ninth Corps, " wrought with such earnestness
and perseverance, that by the 23d of July a main gallery
five hundred ten and eight-tenths feet in length was con
structed, with two lateral galleries at the further end, —
one of thirty-seven and the other of thirty-eight feet in
length. Agreeably to General Burnside's plan, four
magazines were to be placed in each of these lateral
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two upon each side of the gallery, — and charged with
about one half or three fifths of a ton of powder each.
The magazines were to be connected by troughs of pow
der with each other and with the main gallery ; five or
six fuses and two wires were to be run out of the mouth
of the mine, there to be fired — the fuses in the ordinary
way, the wires to be charged by a galvanic battery.
After some delay, the powder for furnishing the maga
zines — about eight thousand pounds — was forwarded, and
the ten days following the 18th were occupied in strength
ening the mine and charging the magazines. The pow
der was put into the magazines on the 27th of July, three
lines of fuses were laid for a distance of ninety-eight feet,
and the mine was tamped during the night of the 27th
and through the day on the 28th, — the work ending at six
o'clock in the afternoon." The powder had been brought
in bags on the shoulders of men, for a mile or more from
its landing-place, across the field to the mine, and under
exposure to the enemy's shot and shell that dropped
among the intrepid carriers. Of course there was no
little danger in thus transporting the eight thousand
pounds of powder out to the front line, but there were
men enough ready to volunteer in doing the risky work.
All the excavated material, about eighteen thousand
cubic feet, had been carried out in hard-tack boxes, and
the tunnel being only about four feet high, this was no
boys' play. The writer went the whole length of the
tunnel, and could hear the "Johnnies" digging and driving
nails overhead, little dreaming what was going on
beneath them. Under the fort a layer of beautiful pot
ters' clay was struck, from which the boys fashioned
pipes, which, when burned, became almost as hard as
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writer has specimens of it to-day, as hard and smooth as
when rolled together on the picket line so many years
ago. On the evening of July 29th1 we received orders to be
ready to move out to the front line at three o'clock the
next morning. We all knew what it meant. It was an
anxious night, and but few closed their eyes at all. Of
ficers and men, gathered here and there in little groups,
talked over what was to be on the morrow, for the mine
1 When the mine was finished and made ready to receive the powder,
the result was reported at the head-quarters of General Meade, where
nothing but distrust and ridicule of the undertaking had been manifest
ed. General Burnside, as requested, immediately presented his plan of
the attack to follow the explosion. That plan was, in substance, that
two columns should charge through, or rather along, the breach caused
by the explosion, and sweep along the enemy's lines right and left,
clearing away artillery and infantry, while other columns should make
for the crest of Cemetery Hill, — all this to be done with the remainder
of the army cooperating. In this plan, the Colored Division was to
lead the assault. Not supposing that any objection would be made to
thus employing the colored troops, Burnside had caused them to be
drilled with especial reference to the assault, in which they were eager
to lead. But to his sad disappointment, Meade refused to have the
colored men assigned to that duty, and got General Grant's concurrence
in the refusal. The latter, however, frankly declared afterwards, —
' ' General Burnside wanted to put his Colored Division in front, and I
believe if he had done so it would have been a success." Meade also
refused to approve "the order of the formation of the attacking column,"
and insisted that "the troops should move directly to the crest without
attempting side movements." Thus Burnside found his well matured
plan frustrated. He let the commanders of his First, Second, and Third
divisions draw lots as to who should lead the assault, the lot falling
unfortunately to General Ledlie of the First Division, as mentioned fur
ther on in the text. Disappointed and anxious, the commander of the
Ninth Army Corps awaited at the fourteen-gun battery in front, on the
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was to be exploded at 3 : 15 in the morning, and we all
knew that a deadly struggle would ensue. Some had
presentiments of sure death, and tried all honorable
means to keep out of the coming battle. Captain Cross-
field went to Captain Ela, commanding the regiment,
and asked if there was any possible way for him to be
excused. The captain said that he might be excused if
he was sick. Crossfield replied that he was not sick, but
that he dreaded the coming battle more than he had all
the others in which the regiment had been engaged,
though he did not know why. As we lay there thinking
and talking, we became nervously anxious for the ap
pointed hour to come. At last it came. At a quarter
past three o'clock in the morning of July 30th, the fuses
were fired. Our troops lay upon their arms, and silent
ly awaited the result. But an hour passed, and there was
no explosion. The imperfect splicing of the fuses had
let in dampness which prevented the powder from burn
ing. Then it was that Lieutenant Jacob Douty and Ser
geant Henry Rees, of the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania,
bravely volunteering their services, entered the mine,
put the fuses in order, and relighted them. At sixteen
minutes before five o'clock the explosion ensued. The
ground trembled as in an earthquake, and there was a
"sound like the noise of great thunders." Then, in a
moment, the fort with "cannon, caissons, camp equi
page, and human bodies," together with several rods of
earth around it, shot up into the air some one hundred
fifty or two hundred feet. A cloud of dust arose, looking
like a volcano as pictured in the school geographies.
As the mass arose it spread out, so that some of its falling
debris landed many rods from the crater. The hard-
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small cottages were rolled out. It was a grand and aw
ful sight. As another has said, — "All that was left of a
six-gun battery and its garrison of two hundred men or
more was a great crater two hundred feet long, fifty feet
wide, and twenty-five deep, with the debris of the mate
rial of what had been one of the strongest of the enemy's
works."1 The explosion struck terror into the rebels for
a long distance to the right and left. We could see them
running their cannon out of another fort situated about
fifty rods south of the one destroyed. They were much
demoralized, and had the advance of our troops not been
delayed, we could have carried everything before us.
For several days previous to the explosion of the
mine, General Burnside would call together his divi
sion commanders, — Willcox, Potter, and Ledlie, — and
they would talk over the details of the plan of attack.
In these interviews General Burnside discovered that
there was an ill feeling among those officers as to which
division should have the lead in the assault. Instead of
saying to his best commander, — who would have the best
troops, as a matter of course, — " You take your division,
and do you go through there at all hazards," he said to
them, " Gentlemen, if you are going to quarrel over this
matter, you shall draw lots." They drew lots, " and the
lot fell upon Judas, " or, in other words, upon Ledlie,
the most inefficient of the three.
The corps was to be formed in the shape of a triangle
or wedge, with Ledlie's Division leading at the point of
the wedge ; and this was to go through the crater and
push directly for Cemetery Hill. Potter's Division was
to form to the right of Ledlie's, completing the line down
to the base of the triangle, or right-hand side of the wedge,
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protecting Ledlie's right flank and wiping up the ene
my's exposed lines on that side, and pushing also for
Cemetery Hill ; while Willcox's Division was to take the
corresponding place on the left. When the mine ex
ploded, Ledlie's division moved forward and plunged into
the crater. The rebels were not so much demoralized as
might be supposed, and, after the first shock was over,
understood the case perfectly, and, the point being a
high one, visible from nearly all their line, they saw at once
that the movement was an attack, and turned all their
fire, both artillery and musketry, upon that point. Had
Ledlie's Division pushed through without halting, all
would have been well ; but the first fifteen minutes being
lost, all was lost.
The crater was packed with men as thick as they could
stand, and it was impossible for other troops to get through
that mass. About seventy-five feet of the enemy's line
had been blown out ; the remainder on both sides still
bristled with abatis, bayonets, and musketry, and was as
strong and as difficult to carry as ever. Gen. Griffin's
Brigade pushed through and over the abatis, and en
countered the enemy in a hand-to-hand struggle in their
intrenched lines and traverses, and gained considerable
ground. But the latter had every advantage ; and, by
reason of the incessant fire from a distance, as well as the
stubborn fighting in their lines, it was impossible to drive
them beyond where they held Ledlie's troops. They
trained their distant mortars on us, and their fire was so
accurate that the shells fell directly among us and ex
ploded with terrible effect.
General Potter remained in the rear, — where was his
place, — directing his division ; while General Griffin, being
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as it was his duty to do, — the other brigade supporting, or
trying to support him. Receiving orders from Burnside
through Potter to take command of the advance and push
a column to Cemetery Hill, General Griffin forced his
way through the mass of disorganized troops in the
crater, climbed to the parapet on the farther side, and
called upon the men to come forward and form, and follow
him in that movement. But the fire was then so hot from
all directions that no troops could live there. The few
who sprang up bravely to the parapet to join him were
nearly every one of them shot down. He was himself
twice hit while standing there, but not to draw blood.
Finally, finding it impossible to induce those men to come
out of the crater in such a destructive fire, he was com
pelled to abandon the attempt. The Colored Division then
came up, and made a brave attempt to push through the
enemy's lines at our right, but was repulsed as the white
troops had been.1 Finding the assault a failure, General
Grant sent orders to the officers in the crater to withdraw
their men. But the enemy had a terribly destructive cross
fire on the field which must be passed in getting back to
the Union lines. Generals Hartranft, Bartlett,2 and
Griffin consulted together, and drew up a request in
writing, which all signed, asking that the artillery might
be directed to open all along our lines, to draw the en
emy's fire and attention, while retreat was made.
1 The crest and Cemetery Hill could not be gained. The rebel forces
were concentrated. Bushrod Johnson's Division, with two brigades of
Mahone's, had drawn around the crater, and Beauregard and Lee were
upon the ground. — Editor.
2 General William F. Bartlett, commanding a brigade in Ledlie's Di
vision. He had lost a leg early in the war, which had been replaced
by one of cork. This last, too, was shattered while he was standing in
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"The day," says General Griffin, "was excessively
hot, and while we lay there in the burning sand awaiting
the action asked for, it was sickening to see the suffering
of the wounded and the destruction caused by the enemy's
incessant fire. Many of the wounded had crawled up under
cover of the mounds of earth thrown up by the explosion,
to avoid the shot ; and the ground was completely covered
with the dead and wounded, together with the troops
massed there for the attack. The enemy's bombs con
tinued to fall among us, exploding, and tearing the men
to pieces in a most frightful manner. The thirst was
almost unendurable, even for the well men, while the
wounded suffered agonies from the want of water. Men
would come to me and ask permission to go to the rear
for water, and the reply would be, "Yes : take as many
canteens as you can well carry, and go, and bring back
water for these wounded men ; " for I was glad of an
excuse to give them a chance to run for their lives, not
expecting human nature to be equal to the ordeal of
passing twice through the almost certain death of that
terrible cross-fire for the sake of alleviating the suffer
ings of comrades. Soldier after soldier came with the
same request, and, receiving the same answer, would
speed away across that field of death, — some to pass safely
over, and some to fall by the way. In due time one of
them came over the parapet of our works below, and
making his way toward us with all the speed his heavy
load would allow, succeeded in reaching us, minus two
canteens punched by bullets, and all the water let out.
What cheers greeted him as he came in ! What blessings
were called down upon him by those wounded men for
that cooling water ! Then another of those brave fellows
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about half-way across, he threw up his arms and went
down with the unmistakable thud of death. Quick as
thought a young soldier darted out from among us, and,
running to him, gathered up his canteens ; but, on his
return, he was struck down before he had made a dozen
yards. In a moment, however, he was up again, and,
only slightly wounded, came in with the water. And
the cheers were loud for the gallant exploit. Then
another came over the parapet and succeeded in reach
ing us, while another was shot down on the way ; and so
it went on, till, I believe, every one of those noble fellows
returned with his gallons of water, or perished in the at
tempt. It was one of the noblest and bravest acts I saw
during the whole war. Two of those gallant boys
belonged to Company H of the Sixth New Hampshire, —
James Sandow (the Adjutant-General's Report has it
Sanders) from Gonic, still living at Hyde Park, Massa
chusetts, and Washington Davis from Lee, reported
killed in action. I regret that I did not get the names of
the others, but they were strangers from other regiments.
' ' In this position we had the experience of ' dodging
bombs.' We soon learned to note the explosion of the
mortars trained on us, and then we would look into the
sky directly over our heads. Presently we would dis
cover a small black spot at the instant the bomb reached
its height, and keeping our eyes on it, we could follow it
in its descent, discover its direction, and guess, within a
few feet, where it would strike. Sometimes men dodged
just in time to save their lives ; sometimes they would be
hit in spite of themselves, or in dodging the wrong way
through inaccurate calculation, while the wounded or
those not watching would often be torn to pieces in the
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themselves in the ground and fail to explode, while
others would explode in that position, covering us with
dirt and debris, and killing and wounding the men
around it.
' ' Along in the middle of the afternoon our artillery got
the order to open fire for our benefit. This was done,
and made it lively for the rebels all along the line, draw
ing their attention away from us, so that we made the
retreat to our lines without serious loss while crossing
the field."
It remains to relate some of the special experiences of
the Sixth New Hampshire on that disastrous day. When
the mine exploded, we were a short distance in rear of
the front line, where we had been doing picket duty so
long. At once, upon the explosion, we advanced to the
front line, while those that had been there advanced to
the enemy's lines. We rested here a short time, the
enemy -shelling us with all fury from a heavy battery on
our right, whence they could rake us at their pleasure,
while we were obliged to stand and take it without
returning a shot, since our own boys were in front of us.
We sent word to General Griffin, who was up in the
crater, how we were situated, and asked if we could not
advance to where he was, so that we might take a hand
in the fight. We received the reply, that there were too
many men there already. So we had to remain where we
were. Flour barrels, set up on end and filled with dirt,
served as flankers to stop the rifle shots, but shells made
havoc with them. As the writer and Col. Zenas Bliss,
of the Seventh Rhode Island, were sitting there with
barrels at their backs, a shell came over, and, just
hitting the top of the frail barricade, knocked some of
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not like that, got up and went down over the hill a few
rods to the rear, while the writer moved a few feet to the
left. Four men of our regiment at once took the place
thus vacated, thinking it a good cover from the storm of
shot and shell ; but they had scarcely taken shelter there
before a shell struck the barrels and exploded, killing
two of the men outright, cutting one almost in two, and
wounding the other two very severely.
Again General Griffin was asked if there was room for us
on the front line. The reply came from him in the crater,
that we might move out into the open field half-way
between the two lines, so as to be ready to advance at
once when the other line should move on. We ad
vanced into the open field and lay down ; but we soon
found that we had "jumped from the frying-pan into the
fire," for we were here in view of the enemy on both the
right and the left, who soon brought their guns to bear
on us and gave us shell and solid shot from both direc
tions. There were hard-pine woods on our right
between us and the enemy's batteries, and some of the
shells, striking the large trees and passing through
them, made the kindling-wood fly in a lively manner
around us. Several men were wounded by these splin
ters. It was the only time in the experience of the
writer when shot and shell came so near him that he
could feel the wind from them as they passed over. As
never before, he wished he was as thin as a pressed cod
fish, while he hugged mother earth as never at any other
time. The rebels shot lengthwise of our regiment, and
the writer's company, bearing the colors, was in the
middle of the line. The reader can judge how close the
shot and shell came to us when told that the shots from
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left of the regiment, not five rods distant from the color
company, though we were on level ground. In one
case a shell just grazed the cartridge-box flap of a man
in the company on the writer's immediate left, and
struck the fourth man from the one first mentioned,
mangling him fearfully. The shots which passed over
us would frequently strike the ground at a distance of
not more than one rod in our rear. Here, for the
second time in his experience, the writer saw shells as
they passed through the air; here, too, he was in a
direct line with them, and they came within a foot of his
head. This experience, and that at Cold Harbor, — when
the shot passed between him and Colonel Bixby, they
not being more than three feet apart, — together with that
of a few days before, when Captain Goodwin and him
self had so narrow an escape at the fort, convinced the
writer of the falsity of the assertions made by some
writers and "old vets" (who never saw a battle), that
the wind from a cannon ball or shell passing within six
feet of a man would knock him over. There is no truth
in these "yarns." In all three of the cases just men
tioned, no more wind was felt by the writer than there
would have been had a large fowl flown by. Then,
again, the shell that passed through the ranks of the
Second Maryland, in the case last mentioned, did not
affect any of the men in the least, except the two that it
struck. We lay there in that open field, in the hot sun, with
the thermometer standing as high as 105 degrees, from
about ten o'clock in the morning till four in the after
noon, and without a drop of water save what we had in
our canteens, and that almost spoiled by the heat. The
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under three fires, from front, right, and left, — by digging
with their bayonets into the hard-baked clay and throw
ing it out with their tin cups, so as to get enough thrown
up to protect their heads. Never did men work harder
than we did there to save ourselves from the destructive
fire which we could not return. Some were uneasy, and
could not remain in position. Captain Crossfield came
out several times from his company near the left to
where Captains Ela, Jones, and the writer were lying.
Ela advised him to keep as still as possible, as he
would be less liable to be hit. Crossfield, remarking
that he was " all right," went back to his company and
lay down. Just then a shell struck his right hip, cutting
him almost in two, and at the same time rolling him over
on the ground. Raising his head, he said "Good-bye,
boys," — and was dead ! Ela had said, as the captain
started to creep back to his company, "Crossfield acts
strangely to-day : I don't see what troubles him." That
fatal shell explained it all. He had one of those unac
countable presentiments that so many men have had
just before death. Captain Crossfield was brave and
efficient, and one of the most soldierly and best drilled
officers in the regiment. In less than thirty minutes
after he was killed Lieutenant G. E. Upton, of Company
F, received a wound in the head, of which he died the
next day. He had told the writer the night before that
he felt that he should not survive the coming battle. He
was, to use the words of his captain, " a brave and true
soldier and a good Christian." The Grand Army Post
at Derry is appropriately named in honor of him.
Before 4 p. m., Captain Ela, commanding the regiment,
Captain M. N. Greenleaf, Adjutant J. S. Smith, and
Lieutenant J. W. Hanscom were numbered among the
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322 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
wounded, with a score of the rank and file. Sergeant-
Major Cohn, afterwards adjutant, who was sent up to
the crater with dispatches from Grant and Burnside for
Generals Griffin, Bartlett, and Hartranft, received a
severe wound under the shoulder-blade, while Captain
J. S. Rowell, sent on a like errand, escaped unhurt, to
be badly wounded in a later battle.
About 4 p. m., it was decided, as has already been
said, to make the best retreat possible. Those in front
of us came back in squads, running the cross-fire, and
some being killed on the way. Generals Griffin, Bart
lett, and Hartranft were the only officers of their grade
out on the advanced line ; and when it was decided to
abandon that position, Bartlett, remarking that it was
impossible for him to get back to the Union lines, as he
had only one good leg, gave Griffin a message to his
family and friends, and the latter came out over the
debris of the crater. The writer will always remember
how he looked at that time. He stopped for a moment,
took a survey of the surroundings, then stepped off
briskly toward our lines. We expected to see him fall,
for the eyes of the enemy were upon him and hostile
guns were levelled at him. But he came off in safety,
to the thankful joy of us all, for General Griffin was the
favorite with the men of the Sixth. Our regiment was
brought off by companies, and soon got back again into
its old works in the woods, but few being wounded in
the movement. Our hearts were all very sad that night
at the loss of so many brave fellows, with so little to show
for the heavy cost.1
!The loss of the Ninth Corps was 50 officers and 423 men killed,
124 officers and 1,522 men wounded, and 79 officers and 1,277 men
captured or missing, making in all 3,475. The total loss in the

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3nctb6nfe.— (giogvapgic $Utt$.
Foolhardiness. While, on the 19th of July, we were
lying in the middle line of the afterwards abandoned
works on the brow of the hill leading down to the rail
road, Captain McKibbin, of General Potter's staff, rode
out to the line and right up to the low breastworks, over
which he tried to urge his horse. The shots were com
ing pretty thick, and, as his horse began to climb the
action, including that of Turner's Division of the Tenth Corps, which
" made an attempt on the right of the crater just as the colored troops
broke up," was 3,798. The Confederate General Mahone says that
1,101 prisoners were taken.
The affair of the Mine became the subject of investigation. Meade
showed much ill-will towards Burnside, and tried to persuade General
Grant to order a court-martial, but did not succeed in this malicious
attempt. He himself then ordered a court of inquiry. Against the
constitution and composition of this tribunal Burnside with good
reason remonstrated, for it was but a packed jury. Meade's testimony
before it was a mass of glaring inconsistency, while the finding of the
court did not follow at all from the main body of testimony given, and
cannot be accepted as true in most of its details. On the contrary, the
Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War, after a fairer and
more thorough investigation, placed the responsibility where it belonged,
in the following decisive terms: "The cause of the disastrous result
of the assault of the 30th of July last is mainly attributable to the fact
that the plans and suggestions of the general who had devoted his
attention for so long a time to the subject, who had carried out to so
successful completion the project of mining the enemy's works and
who had carefully selected and drilled his troops for the purpose of
securing whatever advantages might be attainable from the explosion of
the mine, should have been so entirely disregarded by a general who
had evinced no faith in the successful prosecution of that work, had
aided it by no countenance or open approval, and had assumed the entire
direction and control only when it was completed and the time had
come for reaping any advantage that might be derived from it." — Ed.

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works, Hiram Drowns said, "That, fool acts as if he
was drunk to-day, and I don't care if he does get shot."
As the captain went over the works, some of the boys
reminded him of his danger, as the enemy were in plain
sight. Scornfully meeting the reminder with the reply
that he could take care of himself, he rode down the
slope a few paces, when the rebels saw him and fired.
A ball passed through his face, making an ugly wound
and breaking the jaw. His horse turned quickly, and
came back over the works with a bound. Hiram Pool
remarked, "That horse knows ten times as much as
his rider." It was a foolhardy act for which there was
no occasion, and which nearly cost the captain his life.
But he was known as a brave officer, and after several
months returned to duty. Before the war closed he was
brevetted as brigadier-general. — L. J.
Getting a Ticket. Pretty early in the action of the
Mine, we saw a man who belonged to one of the regi
ments of our brigade coming back across the field to our
lines. He was holding on to his left arm, while a grin
was playing over his face. To some of the boys who
knew him, and asked, "Got a ticket, Bob?" he replied,
holding up his shattered hand, — " There 's a ninety days
furlough for a fellow ! Don't you wish you had it?" One
of the boys remarked, "I will give fifty dollars for your
chance, comrade." — L. J.
Irving W. Rand — [By Capt. J. N. Jones]. "Irving
W. Rand, of Portsmouth, was one of the most fearless
of men. When under fire, and when almost every one
else was trying to make himself as short as possible, he
would stand in his place in the line of file-closers as
erect as if on dress-parade. He died of wounds received
at the battle of the Mine."

CAPTAIN LYMAN JACKMAN.

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LYMAN JACKMAN.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Captain L)'man Jackman, son of Royal and Lucretia
Jackman, was born in Woodstock, N. H., August 15,
1837, being the youngest of four boys, and next to the
youngest of the family of twelve children. He comes of
good old military stock, his grandfather on his father's
side having served in the Revolutionary War, and two of
his paternal uncles and his father in the War of 1812.
His father, Major Royal Jackman, who enlisted from
Thetford, Vt., first for three months, and then at the
expiration of that term for five years or during the war,
served in the Fifteenth Regiment, and participated in
several battles, among which were Niagara, Chateaugay
Woods, French Mills, and Plattsburg. In the last men
tioned battle he led the charge upon the enemy's bat
teries, and captured three cannon. He was wounded,
and for his gallantry was recommended for promotion,
on the field.
The subject of this sketch was a farmer and lumber
man before the late war. Being in Concord when the
company of "Goodwin Rifles," or Company B of the
Second Regiment, was forming, he and Thomas E. Bar
ker, — afterwards colonel of the Twelfth Regiment, — went
one evening to the court-house where the recruits were
drilling, both having the intention of enlisting in that
organization. Barker did enlist; but Jackman, for some
reason — what, he hardly knows himself — did not. Soon
after, however, on the first day of September, 1861, he
went to Haverhill, N. H., where Samuel P. Adams, who
had been a general in the state militia, and who after
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ment, was enlisting a company, and immediately added
his name to the list of recruits. At the suggestion of
Captain Adams he repaired to Concord, and, obtaining
the necessary papers from Governor Berry, returned to
Grafton county, where he enlisted some twelve or fifteen
good and true men, who were mustered into Company B
at Keene.
When the regiment was organized, Jackman was ap
pointed first sergeant of Company B, and was mustered
into the United States service November 27, 1861. He
served as first sergeant of the company until May 16,
1862, when he was promoted to be its second lieutenant.
He was with the regiment in all its marches and battles
during Burnside's expedition in North Carolina, and
Pope's campaign in Virginia. In the Second Battle of
Bull Run he was wounded, and was taken thence to the
hospital in Washington. Before he had fully recovered
from the effects of his wound he applied to the War
Department for permission to rejoin his regiment, and
was sent to Camp Distribution near Alexandria, which
was in command of Major Newbey of the Third U. S.
Cavalry. Lieutenant Jackman, having been immediately
detailed as post adjutant, instead of being returned to his
regiment as he desired, was detained there a few months,
till, at his request, he was released by general orders
from the War Department, and in February, 1863, re
joined his regiment, then encamped at Newport News,
Virginia. On his arrival in camp he was immediately
detailed by General James Nagle, brigade commander, as
aide-de-camp on his staff with the rank of first lieutenant,
he having received from Governor Berry commission as
such, to date from January 1, 1863. He held the position
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commissary of the brigade, till General Nagle resigned
during the ensuing campaign in Kentucky. General
Griffin, succeeding to the command of the brigade, re
tained Lieutenant Jackman as aide-de-camp on his staff.
This position he held through the Kentucky and Missis
sippi campaigns, taking an active part in the sieges of
Vicksburg and Jackson. After the return of the regiment
with its corps, from Mississippi to Kentucky, he was ap
pointed inspector-general of the northern and central
division of the latter state, and . held the place under
Generals Frye, Boile, and Gibson, until April, 1864.
The Ninth Corps having been transferred to Annap
olis, Maryland, to act in conjunction with the Army of
Virginia under General Grant, Lieutenant Jackman
at his own request was released from duty in Kentucky,
and, having rejoined his regiment, took command of
Company B, Captain Goodwin being absent on the sick
list. He had command of this company at the Battle of
the Wilderness, May 5 and 6, 1864, and at Spottsylvania,
May 12. He was with the company through the battles
of North Anna river, Tolopotomoy creek, Bethesda
church, Cold Harbor, and those before Petersburg. He
was promoted to captain of Company C, August 1, 1864,
and while in that command was captured, with nearly
two thirds of the brigade, on the front line, at the battle
of Poplar Spring church, September 30, 1864. He was
taken with other prisoners to Petersburg and Richmond,
thence to Salisbury, North Carolina, and from* there back
to Danville, Virginia. Having been detained here a few
months, he was finally sent to Libby Prison at Richmond.
Soon afterwards, on the 22d of February, 1865, he was
paroled with other prisoners, and taken to Annapolis. He
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might visit his native state, and there recuperate. Dur
ing his captivity he suffered all the hardships of prison
life in rebel pens, and in consequence partially lost the
sight of the left eye. At the end of his thirty days fur
lough he rejoined his regiment, which was in camp at
City Point near Petersburg, and continued with it until
its return to New Hampshire, upon being mustered out
July 17, 1865.
General Griffin has said of Captain Jackman, — "He
was esteemed one of the most efficient and trustworthy
officers of the regiment and brigade. He could be relied
upon at all times, and was always found at his post, ready
for regular or extraordinary duty. The several important
positions held by him, as aide-de-camp, quartermaster,
and inspector-general, on the staffs of different generals,
prove that his excellent military qualities were duly ap
preciated by competent judges."
Upon being mustered out of military service, Captain
Jackman was employed for a year in the machine-shop
at Lowell, Massachusetts. He then came to Concord,
New Hampshire, where he has since resided, carrying
on an insurance business in which he has been very suc
cessful. In 1885-86 he organized three insurance com
panies, and was elected secretary of two of them and
president of the third, which positions he now (1891)
holds and fills to the acceptance of his stockholders.
Captain Jackman was married at Milford, N. H.,
December '25, 1866, to Miss Sarah T. Tilton, daughter
of the eminent Baptist clergyman, Rev. J. D. Tilton. He
has two sons. He is a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic, E. E. Sturtevant Post, No. 2, Concord, N. H.,
of Benevolent Lodge of Masons, Milford, N. H., and of
Rumford Lodge of Odd Fellows in the city of his res-

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idence. In 1885 ne was elected to a seat in the legis
lature of New Hampshire, — his fellow-citizens thus appro
priately attesting, in his case, their respect for one always
alive to whatever, social, moral, or religious, makes for
the good of the community in which he lives.

CHAPTER XVIII.
THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG— BATTLES OF WELDON RAIL
ROAD, POPLAR SPRING CHURCH, AND HATCHER'S RUN.
After the battle of the Mine we settled down to the old
routine of picket duty on the front line, alternating with
rest in our " retreat," — each for forty-eight hours. For
a while the rebels were more spiteful towards our part of
the line than ever before, because the colored troops had
been put in against them in the recent action. They
galled us with an incessant fire, which we duly returned,
doing them probably as much damage as they did us.
On Sunday, August i,by orders from our head-quarters,
a flag of truce was hoisted to ascertain if the enemy
would allow us to go out and bury the dead. The offer
of truce was accepted, and we went out upon the field of
battle. It was a sad sight. We could- hardly recog
nize any of the bodies, so much had they changed within
the two days they had lain there between the lines. A
long ditch was dug, in which they were placed side by
side. It was a beautiful Sabbath morning. Not a shot
was heard all along the line. Officers and men of both
armies mingled there, where we were caring for the dead,
or sat upon the breastworks on our left and right engaged
in friendly conversation. The "Johnnies" brought
our dead who lay within their lines over to us so that
we might bury all in one grave. It was past noon when
the last body was covered, and our detail, shouldering
picks and shovels, returned to our lines. We let the

THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG. 33I
white flag float over our earthworks till after sundown,
and then both sides seemed loth to begin the death-work
again. We let the enemy commence, and then we did
not reply very often. We felt depressed over our fail
ure, and we could not help thinking of our dead that lay
but a few rods in front of us — brave boys, with whom
we had marched and fought side by side, cooking at the
same fire and drinking " from the same canteen." With
such thoughts we lay there the third night after the
battle. Captain Ela having been wounded in the battle, and
Captain Goodwin, who was ranking officer, being sick,
Captain J. N. Jones took command of the regiment on
the 6th of August. On the 13th, General Burnside was
granted leave of absence, and went to his home in Rhode
Island. He was not again in active service during the
continuance of the war, though President Lincoln, whose
confidence he ever retained, would hot " accept his res
ignation, awaiting some opportunity for sending him
again into the field." His worthy successor in the com
mand of the Ninth Corps was General Parke,1 always
his trusty friend, and an excellent officer. General Grif
fin justly says of General Burnside, — " He was one of
the noblest and best of men. No other general in the
Union army so completely won the deep and sincere
love and admiration of the men under his immediate
command. Those who knew him best loved him most.
There was scarcely an officer or man in the old Ninth
Corps who did not regard him with the warmest esteem
and affection. His patriotism, his integrity, and his
unselfishness placed him far above the jealousies and
1 Brief biographic sketches of Generals Burnside and Parke appear at
end of chapter.

33 2 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
double-dealing that were so common among the officers
of the Army of the Potomac under McClellan, and
proved such a curse to that army. Even his mistakes
and failures were caused by his large-heartedness, his
lack of self-appreciation, and his over-confidence in
others whom he believed to be as honest as himself."
On the 14th of August our three white divisions were
ordered to be ready to move at once.1 We were glad to
get out of the place where we were. We lay around till
1 During July important operations had been going on elsewhere.
Lee had detached Early to meet Hunter at Lynchburgh, and the latter,
from want of ammunition, had retired northward, while Early pushed
up the Shenandoah valley and moved towards Washington, which was
uncovered. Impeded by General Lew Wallace in an engagement near
the Monocacy, Early did not appear before Washington until the nth
of July, intending to attack the next day ; but Grant, aware of the
movement, had sent forward the Sixth Corps, which, with the Nine
teenth just arrived from Louisiana, appeared on the 1 1 th, and Early
found the intrenchments around the Capital so well manned that he
retired to the Shenandoah valley. Having got possession of Win
chester, he sent off a detachment northward, which burned Chambers-
burgh, a defenceless town of Pennsylvania, on the 30th of July, — the
day of the Mine ; but Sheridan, having early in August been appointed
to the chief command in that region, within two months completely
defeated Early, and so laid waste the valley which had been the most
fruitful source of supplies to the rebel army, that, as Grant expressed
it, ' ' the enemy would have to bring his provisions with him if he
again entered it." Meanwhile, Grant had been conducting movements
around Petersburg and Richmond to keep Lee from reinforcing Early,
and to gain what immedate advantage might be gained promotive of
the siege. Hence, near the middle of August, Hancock's Corps, with
other troops, threatened Richmond on the north of the James ; and
that movement was followed by others against the Weldon Railroad,
an important thoroughfare of supplies for the enemy, running south
from Petersburg. To maintain possession of this the enemy fought
desperately, as is related in the text. — Editor.

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after midnight, waiting for the word "Forward !" This
came about one o'clock in the morning of the 15th, and
we moved southward to the rear of the Fifth Corps,
which had been ordered farther south. This corps hav
ing moved out early on the 18th, we came into the line
of works it had vacated, our regiment occupying Fort
Sedgwick — generally called " Fort Hell" — opposite the
rebel Fort Mahone. The Eighteenth Corps took the
position formerly held by the Ninth. The Fifth Corps
marched to the Weldon Railroad, three miles south-west
of the extreme left of the original Union line. The
advance struck the railroad at Six-Mile station about
eight o'clock in the morning. One division remained
there, and proceeded to destroy the track, while General
Warren led the two others northward about a mile,.
along the road towards Petersburg, and, finding the reb
els in line of battle, halted. Advancing again early in
the afternoon, he was sharply attacked, and a part of his
command was routed with considerable loss. Warren,
however, still held the railroad, and proceeded to in
trench. During the night and following day he strength
ened his line, but the enemy made such threatening
demonstrations that the Ninth Corps was called upon to
reinforce. Accordingly, on the 20th, General Willcox,
being nearest, first appeared, and took position on the
right. The rebels under General- A. P. Hill charged
furiously in the afternoon. General Willcox success
fully repelled the attack upon his position, but General
Warren's troops were not succeeding so well, for " the
rebels had turned their right flank and were sweeping
down their line, having already captured twenty-five
hundred prisoners."1 Then it was, that, after a weari-
1 History of the Twenty-first Massachusetts Regiment, p. 353.

334 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
some march, the divisions of Generals White1 and Pot
ter, comprising less than two thousand men, charged
upon the almost victorious enemy, hurled him back in
confusion, capturing two hundred prisoners and one
flag, and saved the day. During the night the position
was more securely strengthened. The Ninth Corps
occupied the line extending eastward from the Fifth on
the Weldon Railroad to the left of the Second in the old
position of the Fifth near the Jerusalem plank road.
On the 21st the enemy made a desperate attack upon the
troops in position across the railroad, which was brill
iantly repulsed. In this action General Potter's Division
did efficient service. Our corps lost, in the fighting of
these two days, about five hundred in killed, wounded,
and missing. The loss of the regiment was one killed
and several wounded. The Union line now extended
across the Weldon Railroad, and the Union hold upon
that important thoroughfare was never to be broken.
During the most of September we had some oppor
tunity to rest, though engaged in strengthening our
positions. In this work efficient aid was rendered by
our Colored Division, which, having been left at first in
the old lines, had joined the command the last week in
August. In slashing timber, constructing redoubts, and
in other labors of fortifying, the colored soldiers did
excellent service. It having been determined to prolong
our lines westward, or to the left, our First and Second
divisions2 were massed on the 28th in preparation for
1 General Julius White, commander of the First Division in place of
Ledlie, relieved immediately after the battle of the Mine. — Editor.
2At this time the corps comprised only three divisions. The First
had become so reduced in numbers by the casualties of war and the
expiration of enlistments, that on the 2d of September it was broken
up, and its skeleton regiments were distributed to the Second and

BATTLE OF POPLAR SPRING CHURCH. 335
the movement. The advance was made in the forenoon
of the 30th, the Fifth Corps taking the lead, and the
Ninth supporting. The line of march was towards Pop
lar Spring church, near the intersection of the Squirrel
Level and Poplar Spring roads. About noon the van of
the Fifth Corps came upon some of the enemy's advance
works, and carried them by assault, but the rebels had
their main entrenched position upon an acclivity more
than half a mile in the rear, and to the left of the cap
tured works. To this they could and did retire. This,
too, they had every opportunity to keep fully manned.
The two divisions of the Ninth Corps having come up on
the left of the Fifth, a movement was made by them upon
this position, the second being in advance, with its Sec
ond Brigade (Griffin's) on the lead. Our Sixth Regi
ment was at the centre of the brigade line, with the
Ninth and Eleventh New Hampshire and Seventeenth
Vermont on its right, the Second Maryland, the Thirty-
first and Thirty-second Maine, and other portions of our
corps, on its left, and with the Second New York
Mounted Rifles (Major Mapes) deployed as skirmishers.
We moved forward over an open field, by the Pegram
farm-house, through cornfields, across some low ground,
and into a piece of pine woods, exchanging shots all the
while with the retiring enemy, and wheeling partially to
to the right as we advanced, to keep our connection with
the Fifth Corps, or, rather, with an intervening swamp,
which immediately protected our right flank.
Along the further side of the pine woods was a fence,
and beyond the fence another farm, with a large white
Third. In this reorganization the former Third (Willcox's) became
the First; the former Second (Potter's) retained its number; the
former Fourth (Ferrero's) became the Third. — Editor.

336 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
house and extensive out-buildings, yards, and cornfields,
the ground falling off considerably from the woods down
to the house. As already mentioned, other brigades of
our corps were advancing on the left, and ours was in
line of battle. Owing to the broken ground and other
obstructions to the view, the men at the centre of the
column could only guess by the firing how fast those on
the right and left were advancing, and thus might and
did get ahead of the rest of the line. On reaching the
fence beyond the woods the Sixth New Hampshire
leaped over it, and, rushing forward, seized the position
of the large white house with its surrounding buildings
and fences. The regiment was now a little in advance
of all other troops in our line, so that neither flank was
protected. There was a high board fence around the
house and out-buildings, so compactly built that the men
could not climb over it. Through a gate, however,
which Captain Carlton opened, two or three companies
entered the enclosure and passed down through the
"negro quarters" into a court; but neither the men
within this enclosure nor those without saw a strong line
of the enemy which was advancing upon the same posi
tion under cover of a bushy ravine, and which, within a
few minutes, was upon them. The regiment, finding
itself in a tight place, got out of it as best it could by a
hasty retreat. It suffered some loss, however, in pris
oners. Those within the enclosure had heard a terrible
screech on their left and front, and seen the rebels
swarming in upon them over another fence, while Cap
tain Jones, making his appearance at the gate, shouted,
' ' Retreat with those colors as fast as you can ! We
are being surrounded I " Thereupon Color-Sergeant
George Austin, of Company B, had rushed to the rear

BATTLE OF POPLAR SPRING CHURCH. 337
as fast as he could, with the rebels yelling " Capture their
flags ! " and, sticking to the colors while he ran like a deer,
had saved them. But some of the men, among whom
was the writer, penned up and surrounded by swarms of
yelling rebels, had surrendered, and those of them not
shot after surrender had been taken to the rebel rear.
While the right of our line held its ground for the time
being, that strong rebel force, a part of which had struck
the Sixth, advanced also upon our corps farther to the
left, enveloped its left flank, and swept everything before
it. Finally our whole line was compelled to give way
and to retire to the Pegram farm, where the rebel
advance was checked and the ground was held in per
manent Union grasp. That night men of the Sixth,
with others, did picket duty near a rail-fence. It was a
rainy, dismal night. Just at daybreak the enemy
wheeled a battery into position on a hill in our front, and
opened furiously on the picket line, making the rail-
fence into kindling-wood in a manner more lively than
agreeable. Some of the picket line retreated as soon as
the firing commenced ; others would not do so without
orders, and the "Johnnies," pouncing upon them, took
most of them prisoners. Our corps lost in the action of
the 30th of September, known as the Battle of Poplar
Spring church, Poplar Grove church, or Pegram
farm, about 2,000 men, of whom above 1,500 were
missing, mostly prisoners, — a large part of the entire loss
falling upon Potter's Division. The loss of our regiment
in killed, wounded, and missing was 4 officers and 87
men. Of the officers, Captain A. K. Tilton was killed,
and Captains J. S. Rowell and T. J. Carlton and Ser
geant (afterwards Captain) R. H. Potter were more or
less severely wounded.
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33§ SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Captain Tilton was an efficient, fearless officer, always
ready for duty. It is not a certainty that his lifeless
body was ever found, though some of the men of the
Eleventh Regiment buried one resembling it ; for the
much talked-of "Southern honor," exemplified in this
battle as well as others in robbing the dead of clothing,
destroyed an important means of identification.1 Ser
geant Potter could not get off the field, but crawled back
just within our picket lines. The next morning, when
the enemy charged those lines, Captain Carlton with
some others retreated through a small piece of woods on
the double-quick, and as he passed a clump of bushes
heard some one cry out "Don't leave me here, Tom !"
Looking down, he saw Sergeant Potter lying there,
wounded through the lungs. Carlton, seizing him,
partly carried and partly dragged him within our lines,
before reaching which Potter fainted from pain and loss
of blood. He revived and lived, having, moreover,
escaped captivity down in Dixie through Captain Carl
ton's timely lift.
Among those of our best men killed, or so badly
wounded that they soon died, was the fine fellow, Ser
geant Hiram Drowns of Company B. He went out with
the regiment in 1861, and had been with it in all its
marches and battles, having hitherto escaped with slight
wounds. He told Captain Carlton before the battle that
he felt that something was going to happen to him, and
that he should not get through the day: Late in the
afternoon he was shot through the bowels. One of his
tent-mates, George W. Currier, helped him to the rear,
and left him in the hands of the surgeons. He died the
1 See notice of Captain Tilton at end of chapter ; also biographic
sketch of Sergeant (Captain) Potter.

BATTLE OF POPLAR SPRING CHURCH. 339
next day. He had always been full of life and fun, and
had done much to keep up the spirits of the other men
when they were becoming discouraged. He was sadly
missed by all.
Laughable incidents, too, occurred in this battle, as in
all others. The writer had in his company a Dutchman,
one of the recruits. He was a good soldier, but a little
peculiar, and bore the name of Lewis Schuttemeyer.
When he went into the fight he had his rubber blanket
rolled up and hung over his left shoulder, with the ends
tied together at his right side. As we were passing
through the woods a rebel got his eye on Lewis and
fired at him. Lewis fell with the cry, "Mein Gott! I
am shot ! Mein Gott ! I am shot!" putting at the same
time his hand to his neck. The writer hurried to his
side to see how badly he was hurt, and, as no blood
could be seen', assured him he would not die. On closer
inspection it was found that the ball had struck the rub
ber blanket, where it lay against his neck and was rolled
hard together. The ball had made nearly fifty holes
through his blanket, and a large swelling on his neck,
but by thus spending its force had spared his life. When
told how slightly he was wounded, he said, "Mein Gott !
I tought I was kilt for sure dis time ! " He served to'
the end of the war unhurt.
Those having the chief command in the operations of
the 30th of September made a mistake in pressing the
movement upon the enemy's strongly manned position
in rear of that carried by our troops in the morning.
The enemy might have attacked us, but we could have
handled them with ease on the defensive. General Grif
fin, who was at the front, suggested to the division com
mander that the rebels "were in such force in our imme-

34O SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
diate front that it seemed useless to charge with so small
a number of men, and that, in his opinion, we would
better hold the ground we then had and throw up breast
works." But the suggestion was not heeded. Had it
been heeded, the permanent extension of the Union line
three miles westward of the Weldon Railroad — which
was the result attained — would have been accomplished
without the loss and failure of the second movement.
Of the Union line thus prolonged, the Ninth Corps occu
pied the extreme left on the Peebles and Pegram farms,
having the Fifth on its right, and its own left " refused"
so as to cover the Squirrel Level road. The Colored
Division now again joined its command, and assisted in'
fortifying, for the position was to be held till Petersburg
was captured. Until near the end of October no serious
operations were undertaken against the enemy, who held
a strong position to the westward along the Boydton
plank road, about half-way between our lines and the
Southside Railroad — the latter being three or four miles
distant — and also along Hatcher's Run to the south-west.
General Grant determined to make an effort before win
ter to get possession of the Southside Railroad, now the
enemy's main reliance for supplies. Hancock's Corps
across Hatcher's Run, assisted by Warren's, was to turn
' the rebel right, while the Ninth Corps should engage the
attention of the enemy on the hither side of the stream.
Accordingly, on the 26th of October, we received orders
to march at a moment's notice. Six days' rations and
one hundred rounds of ammunition were issued to each
man of our brigade. Though we were kept awake all
night, expecting momentarily to move, we did not start
till five o'clock in the morning of the 27th, when the en
tire corps marched quickly down the Squirrel Level road.

BATTLE OF HATCHER'S RUN. 341
The plan was to surprise the enemy covering the Boyd
ton road, but it failed. Then, again, the enemy's position
along Hatcher's Run was so strongly intrenched that
little could be done save to intrench our position, and
thus hold the foe where he was, while the Second and
Fifth Corps operated around his right. But Hancock
found strong opposition, and could not carry out the plan
of flanking the enemy's right and reaching the railroad.
There was severe fighting, but it resulted in no decisive
advantage to either side. Our troops held their positions
during the night of the 27th, but on the morning of the
28th orders were received from General Meade to with
draw to our former lines. By six o'clock in the evening
the Ninth Corps, though followed by the enemy, had
successfully done this without material loss. Our regi
ment suffered no loss in this action of Hatcher's Run.
The corps lost eight killed, twenty-seven wounded, and
fourteen missing.1
This was the last operation on the left in which our
regiment or its division was engaged. The regiment,
however, remained here on the extreme left till the first
of December, being on the front line most of the time
and doing picket duty. Captain Samuel D. Quarles,
severely wounded in the battle of Spottsylvania, returned
October 19th, and was mustered as major. On the 8th
of November occurred the memorable " Soldiers' Elec
tion," in which the army voted for president. General
McClellan being the candidate on the Democratic side,
some fears were felt at the North that the soldiers might
be inclined to throw a strong vote for their old com-
!The entire Union loss, including that of the Second and Fifth
Corps, was 156 killed, 1,047 wounded, 699 missing, — total, 1,892. The
Confederate loss was reported to be 1,000. — Editor.

342 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
mander ; while we at the front knew but little how they
would vote, for we had no time for canvassing or " elec
tioneering." Every one could vote just as he pleased,
and the result showed that, however much some of them
were attached to McClellan as their old commander, the
great majority were bound to stick by " Old Abe," as,
with a kind of affectionate brevity, they used to call
President Lincoln. Captain Jones, of our regiment,
having been in Washington a few days before the
election, procured a quantity of McClellan tickets and
brought them down to the front, so that every Demo
cratic soldier might have a chance to vote for his party's
candidate, if he chose to do so. Some of the officers
censured him for doing this, but he replied, — "I am a
strong Lincoln man myself, but I do not wish to see any
' bulldozing ' on the front line ; for if any man is entitled
to vote as he pleases, it is the soldier who has fought
three years for the old flag." So, on the morning of the
election, Lincoln and McClellan tickets were put upon
the table, and the soldiers were told to take their
choice and vote as they pleased. Our regiment cast one
hundred votes for Lincoln and only eighteen for Mc
Clellan. The majority for Lincoln throughout the army
was very large.
Items relating to the Battle of Poplar Spring Church.
" I wish," writes Captain J. N. Jones, " to make a state
ment in regard to the battle of Poplar Spring church, in
which I had command of the regiment. We moved in
line with the rest of the brigade, in the best order, and
when we arrived at the farm buildings the left of the reg-

INCIDENTS. 343
iment struck an out-building, and obliquing to the right,
went to the lower end of it. The regiment on our left, —
which, I think, was the Second Maryland, — did not, it
seems, go any farther. I supposed, however, that our flank
was all right, till a soldier cried out to me that the " rebs"
were right upon us from the other side of the build
ing. I then called to the men to retreat, for we should
all' be taken prisoners if we did not. I succeeded in
getting the greater part of them out, and then went
myself. We had a considerable distance to go to reach
the edge of the woods, where we halted, formed, and
held the enemy in check. We then slowly retired
through the woods, firing as we retreated, and finally
reached a position behind a rail-fence, where we formed
and lay all night.
"In this connection I wish to say a word about the
color-bearer, Sergeant O. T. Hadley, of Company E,
for he deserves especial mention. On the retreat across
the field and through the woods he never left me for a
moment and never fell back a step, save when ordered
or when he saw me do so. The flag had seven bullet
holes put through it that day, but he escaped unharmed.
A nobler man was never entrusted with the duty of car
rying the colors than was Sergeant Hadley, who still
lives. "It was in this retreat that Captain A. K. Tilton, of
whom I have spoken elsewhere, was killed.
"When we retreated across the field to the edge of the
woods I noticed General Potter sitting on his horse, as
calm as a man could possibly be. He kept in our line
all the way back through the woods. I saw a bullet
strike his saddle, but without disturbing him at all. He
was a remarkably brave man, and very cool in danger."

344 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Captain Tilton. Captain J. N. Jones writes as fol
lows : "I wish to notice Captain A. K. Tilton, who was
killed, September 30, in the battle of Poplar Spring
church, as being one of the most fearless men I ever
saw in the army. I honestly think the man had no
fear in his composition, for in all my experience with
him I never saw him exhibit the least sign of any. I
remember that when we withdrew from Bethesda church
and had reached the breastworks at Cold Harbor, behind
which we were to take position, he mounted them, and,
as the regiment halted, turning to Major Bixby, he
said, 'Major, are we not going to charge the rebels?'
and was very much annoyed when informed that we
were to occupy the works in which we then were. I am
glad that the Post at Tilton has been named in his honor,
for it could bear the name of no better man."
The Soldiers' Election — [By Captain J. N. Jones].
" About ten days before the presidential election I was in
Washington, and stopped at the Waverly House, kept by
Lieutenant-Colonel Langley, formerly of the Fifth New
Hampshire. He desired to send to the New Hampshire
regiments in the field some Democratic ballots. I
offered to take them down and distribute them, so far as I
could, and did so. Before election day we were also
supplied with Republican ballots. On the morning of
that day, at roll-call, I told the men of my company that
there would be no drill, and that at nine o'clock a. m.
opportunity to vote would be given all of them who were
legal voters in New Hampshire. The law made the
three ranking officers in each company judges of elec
tion. Having no lieutenant, I invited two sergeants to
assist me. My tent was about six feet by seven, and
sunk into the ground twelve or fifteen inches for greater

INCIDENTS. 345
security against bullets that might come straying around
at any time. It was noticed, however, that on that day
the rebels were unusually quiet, firing scarcely a shot.
A cigar box answered for a ballot box. The state fur
nished blanks for recording each voter's name, together
with that of the town he claimed to be his residence, and
for whom he voted. In case, therefore, a man voted
who had no right to do so, his vote could be thrown out.
The polls having been declared open, and both Demo
cratic and Republican votes placed upon the table, the
men came up, were registered, voted, and retired.
There was one man, a good specimen of the New
Hampshire voter who goes to town-meeting and makes a
day of it. He seemed in no hurry to vote, and I invited
him to take a seat on a hard-bread box at the mouth of
the tent. He had served almost three years ; had been
with the regiment in its every battle ; had been slightly
wounded several times — was, indeed, a good soldier.
At last he said, — ' Say, captain, what do you think of
the election?' To my reply, 'I guess it is all right,'
he responded, ' Well, what do you think of voting? I
have always been a Democrat, and never voted anything
but the Democratic ticket in my life.' 'All right,' said
I, 'there are Democratic ballots — vote just as you please.
If you can't do so after having gone through what you
have, we had better all go home. I shall vote for Lincoln,
but do you vote just as you choose.' ' Well,' said he, ' I
have been thinking about voting for Lincoln. I believe
he is a pretty good man.' Then taking a Republican
ballot in one hand and a Democratic ballot in the other,
he rested his elbows on his knees and scanned the tickets
jn silence. Seeing his dilemma, I read aloud and as
impressively as I could, the following lines of poetry

346 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
printed on the back of the Republican ticket, while he
listened attentively :
' What ! hoist the white flag when our triumph is nigh !
What ! crouch before treason — make freedom a lie !
What ! spike all our guns when the foe is at bay,
'With his flags and black banners fast dropping away!'
I added the response, 'Not much!' and he, without
saying a word, put the Lincoln ballot into the box, had
his name recorded, and walked away. Company F
voted solid for Lincoln, of free choice and without undue
influence. And it is gratifying to record the fact that
the soldiers' election was likewise a fair one throughout
the army." ROBERT H. POTTER.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Captain Robert H. Potter was born in Concord, N. H.,
February 8, 1844. Both of his grandfathers were sol
diers in the Revolutionary War, and one of them subse
quently rose to the rank of general. Also four of his
uncles served in the War of 1812.
The subject of this sketch was, at the breaking out of
the Rebellion, living on his farm in Concord. Within
the first few months of the ensuing struggle, he, impelled
by patriotic desire, started at midnight, with four others,
and walked four miles to the residence of Lieutenant
Thomas T. Moore, with the purpose of enlisting. He,
however, was the only one of the five who then enlisted,
his companions for some reason declining to do so.
Joining Company I of the Sixth Regiment, he was musT
tered into the United States service, December 7, 1861.

ROBERT H. POTTER. 347
He accompanied his regiment from its rendezvous at
Keene to Washington, and thence to Annapolis and
North Carolina. It was during the stay on Roanoke Is
land, where the regiment was under strict military disci
pline, drilling from four to six hours a day, that he began
to manifest his excellent soldierly qualities. He became
one of the drill-masters ; and, while doing good service
in that capacity, was always among the first to volunteer
for duty involving hardship and danger, such as raiding,
or breaking up rebel camps. His first hard battle was
at Camden, April 19, 1862, where, after a long and te
dious march through mud, the men of New Hampshire,
with tired limbs and blistered feet, played a strong hand
in winning a complete victory.
When, after the failure of McClellan's Peninsular cam
paign, his regiment, with its corps, was transferred to
Virginia, and despatched to the assistance of Pope, he
was left at Newport News, sick with bilious fever. As
soon as he was able to be about, he was detailed as ward-
master in the McClellan hospital at Hampton, remaining
there until he rejoined his regiment at Falmouth, soon
after the battle of Fredericksburg.
He was in the Kentucky and Mississippi campaigns,
from which he returned a victim of malarial fever con
tracted on the banks of the deadly Yazoo. While recu
perating in Kentucky, he, undeterred by peril, hardship,
and suffering, reenlisted for three years more. During
the thirty days' furlough to which his reenlistment enti
tled him, he received appointment as second sergeant of
Company I ; but on returning to service he assumed the
duties of first sergeant. He shared the fortunes of his
regiment in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania
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348 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Bethesda church, and Cold Harbor, and in those before
Petersburg. In the battle of Poplar Spring church, September 30,
1864, he was severely wounded through the left lung,
and carried from the field to the hospital. The surgeon,
seeing. his condition on his being taken from the ambu
lance, ordered him to be carried to the dead-house, say
ing that it was ' ' a question of only a few moments with
him." Having thus been refused admission to the hos
pital, he lay in the dead-house until the chaplain of his
regiment, coming around at two o'clock in the morning to
see who were to be buried the ensuing day, found him
lying in a pool of water, with the rain still pouring down.
Turning him over to see who he was, the chaplain found
that he was yet breathing faintly. Dragging him out of
the water, he called an attendant who helped remove
him to a hospital tent. A surgeon was notified, who, on
hearing that the wounded man still lived, said he would
dress his wound, and did so. Sergeant Potter lay un
conscious for seven days ; after which he began to show
more signs of recovery, and the chaplain, who had been
with him most of the time, day and night, cheerily said,
"While there is life, there is hope." A few days later
it became necessary to change the location of the hospi
tal, but it was thought that he could not survive removal.
He insisted, however, upon having the attempt made,
and so was taken along. He continued to gain slowly
for a few weeks, and when from the crowded condition
of the hospitals some of the sick and wounded were sent
North, he was one of the number. This removal he had
urgently requested, notwithstanding the remonstrance of
the surgeons, who feared that he would die on the jour
ney. Having however, reached his destination — Bever-

AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE. 349
ly, New Jersey — without injury, he remained there until
the first of March.
Finding himself better, he desired to rejoin his regi
ment, but the surgeon said that he was not fit to go, and
ought to be discharged. Finally, however, upon infor
mation that a first lieutenant's commission was awaiting
him at the front, he was allowed to go to his regiment.
Having been mustered in under his new commission, he
took command of his company, the captain being tempo
rarily absent. Soon came the general and final assault,,
April 2, 1865, upon the enemy's lines before Petersburg,,
in which Lieutenant Potter's company was ordered to
take a three-gun battery, which it did, and turned effec
tively the guns upon the hastily retreating foe. After
Lee's surrender, and while guarding rebel prisoners
awaiting parole, Lieutenant Potter received commission
as captain, under which he served until, with his regi
ment,, he was finally discharged, in July, 1865. This
and his previous promotions Captain Potter had richly
earned by bravery and meritorious conduct in camp, in
march, and on the battlefield.
AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside was born in
Liberty, Indiana, May 23, 1824. At the age of 17 he
was indentured to a merchant tailor, and, after learning
the trade, began business in his native town. But his
intelligence and military tastes led to his appointment as
a cadet at West Point, where he graduated in 1847. He
saw some service in Mexico, and subsequently upon the
frontier.

350 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In 1852 he married Mary Richmond Bishop, of Prov
idence, R. I., and the same year he resigned his com
mission in order to superintend the manufacture of a
breech-loading rifle which he had invented. The enter
prise not proving successful, and involving him in bank
ruptcy, he engaged in railroad operations, and in i860
became treasurer of the Illinois Central, with office in
New York city, having before his removal from Chicago
paid every obligation of former indebtedness.
During a visit to New Orleans, in the autumn of that
year, he became convinced that secession would be
attempted, and was prepared to enter at once upon ser
vice in defence of the Union. On the 15th of April he
accepted the invitation of Gov. Sprague to take command
of the 1st detached regiment of Rhode Island militia,
which reached Washington on the 26th of April. Colonel
Burnside commanded a brigade in the first battle of Bull
Run, and was soon commissioned a brigadier-general of
volunteers. Of his subsequent career in the war for the
Union, the account has already been given in this
history. Upon the acceptance of his resignation in 1865, Gen
eral Burnside returned to civil life, and engaged in rail
road construction and management. He was governor
of Rhode Island in the years 1866, '67, and '68, but
declined a fourth nomination. Devoting himself success
fully to railroad enterprises, he made a business visit to
Europe during the Franco-Prussian war, and in course of
it, witnessed the siege operations around Paris. His
services as an envoy between the belligerents were
sought, and they were so rendered as to secure the re
spect and confidence of both sides. In 1875 ne was
elected to the United States Senate from Rhode Island,

JOHN G. PARKE. 35 1
and in 1880 was reelected. His position in that body
was a leading one, his service faithful, efficient, patri
otic— the fit rounding of noble life-career. His death
occurred suddenly at Bristol, R. I.,- September 3, 1881,
in the 58th year of his age.
JOHN G. PARKE.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Major-General John G. Parke was born in Chester
county, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1827. He grad
uated from West Point in 1849, second in his class of
forty-three, and was assigned to the corps of topograph
ical engineers. His service comprised exploring expedi
tions and boundary surveys, and his published maps —
some of which appear in the Pacific Railroad reports —
are the best of their kind. He was captain of his corps
when Burnside's Expedition was organized in 1861, which
he joined as a brigadier-general of volunteers. He served
with the Ninth Corps from its organization to the end of
the war, receiving promotion to major-general of vol
unteers in 1862. When, in 1864, he became the successor
of his friend Burnside, his "pure, noble, and unselfish
disposition" — to use the words of the corps historian —
"had made him profoundly beloved by all the officers
and men of the Ninth Corps, and his assignment to the
command was hailed with sentiments of undisguised ap
probation and joy." For repelling the enemy's assault on
Fort Steadman, he was brevetted a major-general of the
United States army. After the war he resumed service
in the corps of jengineers, and in 1887 was appointed
superintendent of the military academy at West Point.

CHAPTER XIX.
FALL OF PETERSBURG AND RICHMOND.
Early in December the Ninth Corps returned to posi
tion in front of Petersburg, — this position being nearly
the same as that occupied by it in the summer. It held
the right of the investing line reaching from the Appo
mattox river to Battery Twenty-five. The First Division
(Willcox's) occupied the right ; the Second (Potter's)
stood next, — the Second Brigade1 (Griffin's) holding the
extreme left, which included Forts Sedgwick, Davis,
Hays, and Batteries Twenty-four and Twenty-five. The
three years men who had not reenlisted had been
recently mustered out.2 A change, too, was made about
this time in the organization of the Corps. The Third
(Colored) Division was detached, and made part of a
new corps, numbered the Twenty-fifth, which was put in
charge of the defences of Bermuda Hundred. Six regi
ments of Pennsylvania infantry, enlisted for one year,
were formed into a division under command of General
Hartranft, and became the Third of the Ninth Corps.
This division was stationed in rear of the First and
Second, and held in reserve.
1 The brigade was composed, at this time, of the following regiments :
The 6th, 9th, and nth New Hampshire, the 2d Maryland, 17th
Vermont, 31st and 32d Maine, 56th Massachusetts, and the 179th
and 186th New York. Till recently it had als'o had the 2d New
York Mounted Rifles. — Editor.
2 See statement at end of chapter.

THE CLOSING CAMPAIGN. 353
The Ninth Corps held this position during the winter,
sparing now and then a division or a brigade to assist
other corps in their operations. Thus, on the 6th of
December the Fifth Corps made an expedition down the
Weldon Railroad, — sometimes called "the expedition to
Nottoway Court House," — and destroyed the track as far
as Hicksford, more than thirty miles south ofPetersburg.
A portion of Potter's Division, including our regiment and
some others of the Second Brigade, was sent to reinforce
the corps and assist its return. Both the troops originally
engaged in the expedition, and those going to their help,
suffered much in marching and bivouacking in snow and
mud, with the wintry storms beating upon them. The
junction of forces was made at Nottoway river on the
afternoon of the nth, and the weary men of the Fifth
Corps were glad to see us. The next day we all returned
to our positions, through mud and " slosh ;" and wearier
or dirtier men were never seen before or after in our
campaigning. We were so completely "used up," that
our regiment, for the first and only time during its service,
was reported unfit for duty.1
At last the winter was over, and the campaign could
commence which General Grant "thoroughly believed
would close the war." He had good reasons for his be
lief. Confederate commissioners had in the last days of
January come within the Union lines, and sought and ob
tained an interview with President Lincoln — an act con
fessing Confederate weakness. Heavy desertions from
the rebel army had for some time been going on, fearfully
weakening the foe and clearly denoting loss of hope in
the Confederate cause. Fort Fisher on the North Carolina
coast, and with it Wilmington, had fallen, whereby amain
1 Incidents of camp life will be found at end of chapter.
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354 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
avenue for foreign supplies through blockade-running
was closed. Thomas had dealt the rebel Army of the
West its death-blow at Nashville. Sherman hadmarched
from Atlanta to the sea, and turning northward had ad
vanced into North Carolina, where he was safely con
fronting Johnston. Sheridan had finished his brilliant
campaign in the Shenandoah valley and his effective raid
along the north of Richmond, destroying means of rebel
communication and supply in that direction, and he now
stood ready, with his ten thousand invincible cavalry, to
help deal what he too believed was to be the final stroke
of the war. Finally, the beleaguering armies of the
Potomac and the James were fully prepared this time to
make victorious advance against the last desperate resist
ance of their stubborn foe, and, in a mighty charge all
along the line, to help sweep away rebellion as in a whirl
wind. General Grant, on the 24th of March, 1865, issued a
general order to Generals Meade, Ord,1 and Sheridan,
prescribing their respective duties in the grand movement
forthwith to be made. General Lee, realizing that he
was fast losing his hold upon Petersburg, the key to
Richmond, was planning to withdraw his army, but he
still kept a bold face along the front, and stood ready to
take any advantage he might of the relentless foe that
threatened his destruction. Hence, on the 25th, was made
the dash on Fort Stedman on our right — not a very
strong work, and one of those nearest the enemy's line.
A little after four o'clock in the morning of that day,
squads of Confederates, — taking advantage of the per
mission that had been given rebel deserters during the
1 In command of the Army of the James, in place of General B. F.
Butler, relieved. — Editor.

BATTLE OF FORT STEDMAN. 355
winter to come with arms within our lines, — advanced
quietly over to our side under the guise of desertion, sur
prised the pickets, and taking them prisoners held their
posts. Gordon's Corps and Bushrod Johnson's Division —
numbering together from fifteen to twenty thousand —
now pressed up, and took Fort Stedman and three batteries
after spirited resistance. But General Parke was equal
to the stern emergency. He made a rapid and skilful
disposition of his forces so as to hedge in the exultant
enemy. In this he was ably seconded by General
Hartranft, who was in immediate command of the
troops engaged. The latter led the counter attack, and
by eight o'clock in the morning Fort Stedman was
recaptured, and our lost position entirely regained. A
large portion of the rebel storming column, unable to
retreat through the cross-fires of our batteries, surrender
ed. Twenty-five hundred of the enemy were killed and
wounded. The prisoners numbered almost two thousand,
of whom seventy-one were officers. Nine stands of
colors, and a large number of small arms, were also
taken. The entire Union loss was about two thousand
killed, wounded, and missing. Our regiment, acting
only in support, sustained no loss in this battle, of which,
however, it had a fair view. What had threatened to
be a serious disaster to our arms was thus turned into
brilliant success. Ruse was to be of no avail to the
enemy hereafter. We guarded our lines more vigilantly
than ever before, and eagerly awaited the decisive
movement which we all felt must soon come.
As it was evident that Lee would ere long retire
from his present position, Grant made haste to crush
the rebel army where it was. According to his orders
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lines before Petersburg. General Ord, on the night of
the 27th moved from the north side of the James to
"take his place on our extreme left, thirty miles
away," leaving " General Weitzel, with the rest of the
Army of the James, to hold Bermuda Hundred and the
north of the James river." When Ord got into place
the Second and Fifth corps crossing Hatcher's Run
extended out toward Five Forks, — a crossing of five
roads at the enemy's extreme right, — so as to get a
position from which the Southside Railroad, and ultimately
the Danville, could be struck. In taking these new
positions, the battle of White Oak road was fought
with considerable Union loss.
On the 30th of March, Sheridan was sent toward
Five Forks by way of Dinwiddie Court House, and
the next day he encountered the enemy in an inde
cisive engagement, — Lee having hurried off troops to
meet the alarming movements against his right. With
the assistance of the Fifth Corps, Sheridan on the first
of April fought and won the important battle of Five
Forks. "Our success," says he, " was unqualified ; we
had overthrown Pickett, taken six guns, thirteen battle-
flags, and nearly six thousand prisoners."1
All was now ready for the assault by Parke and
Wright on the left and centre, while Ord and Hum
phreys2 were " to take any advantage that could be taken
from weakening in their front." Accordingly, General
Grant, as soon as he was informed of the capture of Five
Forks, being apprehensive that a desperate and concen-
1 " Personal Memoirs of Philip H. Sheridan, " Vol. II, p. 165.
2 In command of the Second Corps. General Hancock had been re
lieved in November, and had gone to Washington, where he was raising
and organizing a veteran corps. — Editor.

THE LAST STRUGGLE. 357
trated attempt would be made to regain possession of a
place so important to the enemy, ordered the grand
assault along the line to be made at once, but the corps
commanders reported that it was too dark to make it then.
A heavy artillery fire, however, was opened about ten
o'clock, " along the whole line, including that north of
the James," and was kept up "until it was light enough
to move " the next morning — the morning of the eventful
Sunday, April 2, 1865.
Some time in February, General Griffin had sent word to
General Grant, through division and corps head-quarters,
that he thought we could break through the enemy's lines
on the Jerusalem plank road, and soon afterward engineer
officers were sent to examine the ground. A lookout was
prepared in the top of a tall pine tree near Fort Davis,
from which we had a good view of the enemy's lines for
some distance each way. In the day-time we would
climb to that perch and get views, and the engineers
would take drawings, and in the night we would creep
up as close as possible and examine their lines in that
way, — sometimes with the aid of moonlight. This went
on for some weeks, and several times orders were issued
to be prepared to make the assault at a given time ; and
then the attack would be postponed.
Finally, on the ist of April, orders were received for
our division to assault the enemy's lines the next morning
at four o'clock, in connection with General Hartranft's
Division on our right. About ten o'clock at night, Gen
eral Griffin received orders to attack the enemy's picket
lines to the left of Fort Davis at once, and supposed that
the attack was to be instead of the assault at four o'clock
the next morning, as there would hardly be time for
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front in the darkness, and attacked and carried the
enemy's picket line for a mile in extent, capturing and
sending to the rear eight officers and two hundred forty-
one men. Scarcely had this been accomplished, when up
came an aide with the information from division head
quarters that the assault at daylight had not been post
poned or abandoned, as had been supposed, but was to
be made as ordered. It was then near three o'clock in the
morning. The night was pitchy dark ; we were a mile
from the spot selected for the formation, and the ground
over which we must pass was of the roughest kind, —
some of it covered with slashed timber. " A cold sweat
came over me," General Griffin has said, " for I thought
it was a very serious 'April fool' for me. It seemed
impossible that I should get my brigade in position and
formed for the assault in time, and it was not improbable
that I should be cashiered for failure to obey orders at so
critical a time. But we sprang to the work, and by the
most strenuous efforts arrived barely in time."
The brigade, which was composed of nine regiments,
was formed under General Griffin's personal supervision
on the Jerusalem plank road, just at the left of Fort
Sedgwick, and only about two hundred yards from the
enemy's lines. The formation was in column by regi
ments — seven regiments deep — with our Sixth near the
head. The Ninth and Eleventh New Hampshire regi
ments were left in reserve to hold our fortified works in
case of disaster. A corps of pioneers with axes, under
Captain Henry J. Griffin of the Sixth, led the column to
cut away the abatis. Curtin's brigade supported ours,
and Hartranft's Division was on our right.
A furious cannonade had been kept up for hours. The
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shells, and the rebels were on the qui vive to receive us.
This cannonade manifestly caused a very heavy increase
of our loss, as it kept the enemy wide-awake and ready
to receive us with a destructive fire. Finally, at just four
o'clock and a little before daylight, the signal gun was
fired from our lines, the command " Forward !" given,
and the column advanced with the greatest alacrity and
without firing a shot. Passing the ditches, the pioneers
tore away the abatis to the right and left, and the column
swept over the parapet, driving the rebels out of their
works at the point of the bayonet, seizing the guns, and
turning them upon the enemy. The Sixth New Hamp
shire dashed upon a small fort or battery near Fort
Mahone, and turned its four captured guns upon the foe.
Then it was, that while Captains Hardy, Key, Pinkham,
Rowell, and others were helping get the pieces in place,
Hardy raised a laugh by saying, "Bill Key, give me a
match, or your cigar, a pipe or something, so I can touch
this darned thing off!" for as there were no fuses, the
guns had to be touched off in the way suggested by our
captain, so that the firing, though quite effective, was
a little slow. Hartranft's division advanced along with us,
and swept over the enemy's line in the same gallant
style. The One Hundred Seventy-ninth New York,
which was near the rear of the column, retained a good
formation, and advanced beyond the enemy's line to capt
ure some batteries in its rear. But the lines had not
given way except where we had dashed through, and
General Griffin, fearing for the safety of the regiment and
having no aide with him at the time, went for it himself
on foot, and brought it back to our lines.
While we were out there beyond the lines, an aide
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Potter, remaining in Fort Sedgwick, had been severely
wounded early in the action ; whereupon General Griffin
assumed command of the division, which he held to the
end of the war : while, having also received a major-
generalship by brevet for good conduct on this day, he
was the only volunteer from New Hampshire who rose to
be full brigadier and brevet major-general during the war
for the Union. Curtin's Brigade attacked Fort Mahone,
gaining only partial possession, but holding the ground
gained. No other advance was made along our corps
front, while the murderous slaughter inflicted upon our
two divisions, and their consequent disorganization, made
it imprudent to attempt any further advance without
additional troops, and we simply held what we had
gained. In the afternoon General Collis reported to
General Griffin with a brigade from City Point, and went
in and made some demonstration ; but the enemy was
still stubborn, and we were ordered to hold our position till
morning. In this, its last battle, our regiment lost six
killed and twenty-five wounded. The fight had been
a terrible one, our division having lost seven hundred
twenty-five men, killed and wounded, in less than thirty
minutes. By full daylight, four hundred yards of the enemy's
lines on each side of the Jerusalem plank road, including
forts and redans, were in the hands of our troops. Farther
to the left, too, the Second and Sixth corps, with por
tions of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth, had carried a
part of the lines in their front, the rebels making stren
uous resistance and losing their commander, A. P. Hill.
Before the day was over, the Sixth Corps reached the
Appomattox on the south-west side of Petersburg, and
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INCIDENTS. 361
o'clock in the morning, Jefferson Davis while at church
in Richmond had received Lee's message of despair, —
*' My lines are broken in three places. Richmond must
be evacuated this evening." During the night the
enemy withdrew from our front, and the next morning
at daybreak, our forces entered Petersburg without
opposition. Watch-Meeting. Doubtless some of the veterans
remember the watch-meeting, when we saw the old
year out and the new year in, and how lively Cap
tain Ela's tent was on that occasion, and what an act
ive part Captains Key, Pinkham, Hardy, Higgins,
Getchell, and "Bub" Cate took in the frolic. It would
be pleasant if we could all meet again and rehearse
this and other incidents in our camp life while we lay
in front of Petersburg. But that can never be, for
most of the brave boys have gone the long journey,
from which no traveller returns. — L. J.
Criticising the Cook. Some fun and sunshine could
be gotten out of almost any position in which we were
placed. Every company had its wit and wag. "Mose"
Knowles was the wag of Company C. He was a
brave soldier and a genuinely good fellow, and whether
in camp or on the march, he was jovial and up to
witty pranks, while constantly cracking his dry jokes,
that never failed to make the most sober laugh. Quite
often we had short rations, and oftener they were poorly
cooked. A good many of the boys would grumble,
and curse the cook. "Mose," however, seldom found
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natured. One day the new cook burned the beans,
and the mishap caused the usual amount of grumbling.
"Mose" contented himself with the remark, — "That
cook doesn't know anything; he couldn't boil water
without burning it on to the kettle." — L. J.
Blowing up a Recruit. The wag mentioned in the
preceding incident sometimes enjoyed giving timid re
cruits a fright by telling them that we had just received
orders to charge the enemy's works the next morning,
or by concocting some other story to make them tremble
in their shoes. There was a substitute recruit in Com
pany G, who stood in the greatest fear of shells, and
nothing amused "Mose" more than to see him watch
for and dodge them. The recruit was very near
sighted and somewhat deaf, being one of those fellows
that went out on a $1,500 bounty to fill the place of
somebody who likely enough was getting rich out of
the war, and thought a deaf and blind man as good
as any to fight his country's battles. One day as
"Mr. Recruit" was sitting on a hard-tack box en
gaged in inspecting his underwear in search of what
the boys called "graybacks," "Mose," whose tent was
close by, crept up behind him, and, placing several
cartridges under the box, laid a train of powder thence
back to his own tent. When "Mose" had fallen back
in good order and was out of sight in his tent, he ap
plied a match to the train, and in one flash up went
hard-tack box, "Mr. Recruit," and the whole con
cern, — but with no loss of life or limb. Supposing
that a shell had exploded at his side, and that he was
"a dead man sure," the fellow set up such a bellow
ing that the whole regiment turned out to see what
was up. Of course "Mose" was as innocent as any

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ALVAH HEALD. 363
of us ; but the secret was too good to keep, and it soon
leaked out who perpetrated this practical joke, — the
like of which were often played on the recruits and
timid ones. — L. J.
Discharge of Non-reenlisted Men. When the men
of the regiment who had not reenlisted were mustered
outj on the 28th of November, 1864, Captain Jones,
being the senior officer then mustered out, had com
mand of them. Instead of taking the men to Concord,
he got them paid off in Washington, giving them their
mileage, which was quite an advantage, and each went
home in his own way.
A Narrow Escape. Lieutenant Alvah Heald writes, —
"Of narrow escapes, one was at Fort Hell in a night
attack by the rebels. The regiment was ordered to
another part of the line, and I, being a little behind
time, thought I would catch up with the regiment, by
a short cut over the top of the breastworks. Being
partly up a tree about eight inches through, by which
I was climbing to the top of the works, I saw the flash
of a rebel gun, and judged that the shot would come
close to me. I jumped to the ground, assisted by a
splinter from the tree as large as a man's arm, which
knocked me several feet away, while the tree itself came
down beside me with a crash. Surgeon Noyes plastered
up the bruises in the morning, and I went to duty as
usual." ALVAH HEALD. t
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Lieutenant Alvah Heald, son of Eli B. and Susan
Heald, was born in Temple, N. H., May 30, 1842. His

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ancestors came to this country as early as 1635, and
some of them served in the French and Indian wars.
In the month of October, 1861, while the subject of
this sketch was attending school in Peterborough, N. H.,
the teacher was invited to take command of a company
of volunteers in his town. The school voted that he
might accept and go to the war. The patriotism of some
of the boys was thus stimulated, and several of them
volunteered, among whom was young Heald, who enlist
ed October 28, 1861, at Peterborough, and was assign
ed to Company E, Sixth New Hampshire Regiment.
Having reenlisted January 4, 1864, he served till the
close of the war, being with his regiment most of the
entire time, and in most of the battles in which it was
¦engaged. He became a corporal, January 1, 1864; was
promoted to sergeant, March 14, 1865 ; to first sergeant,
April 1, 1865 ; to second lieutenant of Company A, June
1,1865. He was finally discharged, July 29, 1865, at
Concord, N. H., with an honorable record for faithful
service. Lieutenant Heald was a farmer boy when he went
to the war, and since his return from it has been a
piano-maker. He resides in Leominster, Massachusetts.
ROBERT B. POTTER.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Major-General Robert B. Potter was born in Sche
nectady, N. Y., July 16, 1829. He was a son of Bishop
Alonzo Potter: Having been a student at Union Col
lege, but without graduating, he became a lawyer, and
was in the successful practice of his profession in New
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the office for the camp. Rising from the grade of major,
he was early in command of the 51st New York Vol
unteers, and won distinction as an officer of superior
merit. He received his commission as brigadier-gen
eral of volunteers in the spring of 1863. No specific
mention need here be made of his distinguished ser
vice in the Ninth Arm}' Corps as commander of the
Second Division. He was brevetted major-general of
volunteers in June, 1864. He was wounded several
times during the war, but most seriously in the final
assault upon Petersburg, April 2, 1865, when he was
succeeded in command by General S. G. Griffin. Im
mediately after the war he was commissioned as full
major-general of volunteers, and " was assigned to the
command of the Connecticut and Rhode Island district
of the Department of the East." But early in 1866
he was mustered out of the military service, and for
some years was receiver for the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad. Subsequently, being in poor health,
he was for some time in England, but his last days
were spent in Newport, R. I., where he died February
19, 1887.

CHAPTER XX.
END OF THE WAR— DISCHARGE FROM SERVICE— RETURN
HOME.
From Petersburg the Sixth Regiment marched With its
division in pursuit of the retreating enemy, and formed a
part of the line which surrounded Lee and forced his
surrender at Appomattox on the 9th of April, 1865. Our
division was, however, at some distance from the scene
of the final surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
" The intelligence," as another has said,1 "was received
with the most joyful acclamations. The soldiers were
glad to know that their work of carnage and death was
finished. Visions of homes and friends rose before their
minds. They now awaited the coming of the day when
they could lay aside the weapons of war and resume the
implements of peace. A citizen soldiery, unaccustomed
to scenes of deadly conflict, had learned to face death in
its most frightful forms with calmness, and by heroic
deeds and sublime sacrifices had saved the republic. The
men who had composed the Ninth Corps, drawn from
fourteen different states, were faithful representatives of
the best portions of our volunteer army." Of such just
encomium the Sixth New Hampshire can rightfully ap
propriate an important share.
Our regiment remained near Burkeville till the 20th of
April, deeply saddened, meanwhile, by the death of
President Lincoln, in whom our corps had always found
'Woodbury's History of Ninth Army Corps, p. 487.

END OF THE WAR. 367
an appreciative friend, and whose administrative policy
had nowhere firmer supporters than among its officers
and men. - Having on the 20th taken up our homeward
line of inarch, we reached City Point on the 23d, and
thence sailed for Alexandria, where we arrived on the
27th of April. We went into camp about one mile south
west of Alexandria, in a beautiful location on high
ground, where we were to enjoy ourselves the best we
could for two months. The weather was fine, and we
had plenty of time to visit old comrades in other corps
stationed all along up and down the Potomac. The camp
was full of rumors. Sometimes it was said that we were
to be sent West on the frontier, sometimes that we were
going to Texas to put down such of the rebels there as'
had not surrendered. While awaiting " the tide of
events," our brigade on the 17th of May made a pilgrim
age to Mount Vernon, the resting-place of the " Father
of his country," four miles from camp. We spent the
day there in the shade of the old historic trees, holding a
sort of picnic, which we all enjoyed much.
On the 23d of May the regiment marched with its bri
gade and division in the grand review, which took place
in Washington on that and the subsequent day. In that
review — one of the grandest military pageants ever wit
nessed — the whole army passed before the President,
the- members of the Cabinet, Generals Grant and Sher
man, and other distinguished commanders, — the army of
the Potomac occupying the first day, and Sherman's army,
just arrived from its march to the sea, the second. Our
former colonel, now Brevet Major-General S. G. Griffin,
commanded the division and rode at its head, and like
many other commanders who had distinguished them
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368 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
ered with wreaths and garlands of flowers presented by
ladies and other admiring friends.
But now orders began to be received to muster out the
regiments, and we fully realized that the war was over
and that we should soon go home. On the ist of June,
Lieutenant-Colonel Bixby was promoted to colonel, and
on the 16th Major Quarles became lieutenant-colonel,
and Captain Robert L. Ela, major. A few weeks were
spent in adjusting accounts with the government. This
was "no fool of a job," as we had to account for every
thing each company had had, even to a screw or a gun-
lock. We managed however, to get over some of the
"missing" things pretty easily. The entry, "Lost in
battle," made in our final accounts, covered many a
shortage in guns, accoutrements, and other items. We
had been in so many battles the past year, that we could
account for any amount of army stores lost, and get
sworn vouchers in proof.
In the closing days of our military service the usual
strictness of camp life was somewhat relaxed, and the
disposition for amusement was quite fully gratified. The
Fourth of July was satisfactorily celebrated in our bri
gade, with prizes awarded for the fastest running, highest
jumping, and other athletic feats, while a greased pig
and a greased pole, with sack and hurdle races, closed
the sports of the day. Sometimes, too, during those days,
mischievous tricks would be played, one of which may
here have brief description. In our camp there were
several 100-pound shells lying around unexploded, hav
ing been thrown there in target practice by guns at the
forts farther to the north. One warm day, when most of
the officers and men were in their tents to be out of the
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little fun and make a stir in camp, buried one of these
shells in the ground, and laying a train of powder to it,
made it a " sure go." The train was fired, and in a mo
ment off went the shell with a noise that roused the whole
camp. All rushed out to see what was up, but all that
could be seen was a smoking hole in the ground about
large enough to take in a small cottage. The affair was
a mystery, but some said a shell had dropped into camp,
and exploded as it struck the ground. The pieces had
fallen all around, but luckily had done no damage, save
breaking a horse's leg and two or three stacked muskets.
It was some time before it leaked out that possibly Com
pany I had a leading hand in the trick. However, as no
one was killed and the war was over, no arrests were
made, and the matter was treated as a joke.
It will be remembered how the peddlers and hucksters
swarmed out from Alexandria to get the soldiers' money,
and that when they sold articles at a right figure they
got along well ; but when they tried to beat the boys, they
came off second best every time, and some of them receiv
ed rough handling. The night when we had a parting
visit from the officers of the Ninth Regiment cannot but
be remembered also. That was the night, too, when a
drummer and a darkey took "a drop too much," and,
when they awoke the next morning, found themselves
tied close together outside the tent. (Query — Did Cap
tains Rowell and Carlton know anything about this?)
The drummer began to scold because he was so close to
a darkey, and the darkey found fault because the drum
mer's " breff smelled like sour-krout."
As regiment after regiment left for home, we of the
Sixth became anxious to return to New Hampshire. On
the 7th of July, orders came from the War Department
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to make up the muster-out papers. Within ten days these
were ready, and on the morning of the 17th of July, 1865,
our Sixth — being the last regiment of the Second Division
of the Ninth Corps to be mustered out — was formally dis
charged from the military service of the United States,
and we, almost in the twinkling of an eye, were changed
from soldiers to civilians. At nine o'clock in the morn
ing of the next day we started for Washington, after
making the surrounding hills echo with three rousing
cheers. As we turned our backs upon our old camping-
grounds and the "sacred soil of Virginia" where we
had suffered so much, the only thought that saddened
our hearts was that we were leaving so many brave com
rades behind in their graves. One comrade could be
heard saying to another, "I wish Bill and Jack were
here to go home with us." Surely the old soldier had
not lost his tender feeling in the four years of battle and
hardship through which he had passed.
We remained in Washington till the afternoon of the
19th, waiting for transportation, and then took cars for
Baltimore and Philadelphia. We arrived at the latter
place early in the morning of the 20th, and took break
fast at the " old Cooper shop retreat," a place already
mentioned in an early chapter, and ever to be gratefully
remembered for its generous hospitality to our Eastern
troops as they passed through Philadelphia. Leaving for
New York early in the afternoon, we arrived there in the
evening, and found quarters at the Battery barracks. Going
on board the steamer New London in the afternoon of the
21st, we passed down the harbor, — the band, the while,
delighting the passengers with sweet music. General
Burnside had met us in New York as we were passing
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was a pleasant one. Having reached New London at
one o'clock in the morning of July 23d, we took cars for
Concord, N. H., and arrived there at one in the after
noon of the same day. Marching to the state-house, we
were received in due form by Governor Smyth and his
council. Speeches were made by the governor, General
Griffin, and others, after which we were served with a
good dinner at the Eagle and Phenix hotels. We were
then marched to the old camp-ground at the "South
End" of the city, where the men were to occupy the old
barracks till the paymaster, Major McFarland, could get
ready to pay off, and the officers could turn over the
ordnance stores and camp equipage to the adjutant-gen
eral of the state. Payment being delayed for a week, the
men became somewhat impatient and many left tempo
rarily, but all were present on the 29th of July, when they
were paid off, and each man went his way to his home.
It was sad to part from those with whom we had stood
shoulder to shoulder for four years through all the perils
and trials of army life, and tears glistened in the eyes of
many a veteran as he took leave of his comrades at the
station on that lovely July day. The writer felt as if he
were separating from his family, when he took each of
his men by the hand and said the brief good-bye.
Yes, those faces seem to come up before him now as he
recalls that parting — faces of scar-worn veterans, noble
men, brave and true, who had left all in 1861 and gone
forth with the highest motives, to battle for the "old
flag " and for the right. Such men as then went to the
front could be relied upon at all times, whether in the
field as soldiers or at home as citizens. The writer would
fain do justice to those who thus went out, sound and
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to those brave ones, too, who fell and now are sleeping
where they fell, — many of them in unknown graves.
The spirit which actuated our heroic men, whether they
perished or survived, was expressed by the noble boy
who was heard to say, when told by the surgeon that he
could not live, — "I could die content, if I knew for a cer
tainty that our army would be successful in crushing out
the rebellion and restoring the old flag to its place in
every state." Such was the spirit of the noble army of
the Union dead, the memory of whom, it is to be hoped,
will be kept alive from generation to generation, and the
high purpose with which they fought forever cherished ;
for the same spirit and purpose with which the great
struggle was waged to the final triumph of the right, are
requisite to the permanent retaining of the precious ad
vantages secured at unparalleled cost of toil and hard
ship, tears and blood.
That our regiment was a " fighting" one, the following
list of its twenty-three battles attests :

Camden, North Carolina  April 19. 1862
Second Bull Run, Virginia  August 29, 1862
Chantilly, Virginia  September 1, 1862
South Mountain, Maryland  September 13, 1862
Antietam, Maryland  September 17, 1862
Fredericksburg, Virginia  December 13, 1862
Vicksburg, Mississippi  July. 1863
Jackson, Mississippi  July, 1863
Wilderness, Virginia  May 6, 1864
Spottsylvania, Virginia  May 12, 1864
Spottsylvania, Virginia  May 18, 1864
North Anna, Virginia  May 24, 1864
Tolopotomoy Creek, Virginia  May 31, 1864
Bethesda Church, Virginia  June 2, 1864
Cold Harbor, Virginia . . . ¦  June 3, 1864

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Petersburg, Virginia  June 16, 1864
Petersburg, Virginia  June 17, 1864
Petersburg, Virginia  June 18, 1864
The Mine, Virginia  July 30, 1864
Weldon Railroad, Virginia  August 20, 1864
Poplar Spring Church, Virginia . . . September 30, 1864
Hatcher's Run, Virginia  October 27, 1864
Petersburg, Virginia  April 2, 1865
The regiment participated, moreover, in numerous
reconnoissances and skirmishes in which the loss was
small. For many days during the Wilderness campaign,
and for nine weeks before Petersburg, it was constantly
under fire, suffering almost daily loss which made a
large aggregate. The Sixth was oftener sent forward to
skirmish than any other regiment, almost always doing
that duty for its brigade, and often for its division. Com
pany C usually skirmished for the regiment. The men of
the Sixth were particularly well drilled for this service, —
having, while at Roanoke and Hatteras islands, prac
tised every day for three months as sharpshooters, —
and were esteemed the best shots in the Ninth Army
Corps. The regiment, too, during its term of service,
marched or travelled more than twenty thousand miles,
and served in seventeen, different states ; meeting all the
requisitions of duty, however onerous or perilous, with
ready and cheerful efficiency. Indeed, gallant conduct
was so universal in its ranks, that its officers, when called
upon at various times to recommend those to whom
medals should be awarded, generally felt constrained to
report that " almost every one of their men might be
recommended, but that it would be invidious to name a
few." While the boastful assertion shall not be made that
the Sixth was ' ' the best regiment sent out from New

374 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hampshire," the claim must be asserted, and can be
maintained, that there was no better, — that it was equal to
the best. Its record of heroic doing, attested in the life-
blood of two thirds of its original members, has added a
brilliant chapter to the history of New Hampshire's
always glorious achievement in war, and it may well be
felt to be a proud distinction for him of whom it can be
said, " He was a worthy member of the Sixth New Hamp
shire Regiment in the First and Second brigades of the
Second Division of the Ninth Army Corps."

CHAPTER XXI.
BIOGRAPHIC SKETCHES— FIRST REUNION.
Some biographic sketches are given in previous chap
ters ; others find a convenient and appropriate place in
this. More of them would have been welcome, and had
such sketches, or the data requisite to their preparation,
been supplied as solicited, more would have appeared
somewhere on the pages of this history.
PHIN P. BIXBY.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Colonel Phin P. Bixby was a native of Piermont, N.
H., and was, when he entered the military service in
1 86 1, thirty-two years of age. He was then a resident
of Concord, where he was in trade. He was com
missioned Adjutant of the Sixth Regiment, November
30, 1861. While serving faithfully and acceptably in
this capacity, he was wounded and taken prisoner in the
Second Battle of Bull Run, August 29, 1862. Having
been detained some weeks in Libby Prison he was ex
changed on the 3d of October, and, rejoining his regi
ment, was on the 15th of that month commissioned major
to succeed O. G. Dort, resigned. He had command of
the regiment for some time after the death of Lieutenant-
Colonel Pearson at North Anna on the 26th of May, 1864.
In the operations before Petersburg he was twice wound
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duty nearly three months. During his absence, however,
he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. After his return,
he was for most of the time in command of the regiment,
and on the 21st of February, 1865, was appointed colonel.
On the 2d of April, General Griffin having succeeded
General Potter in the command of the division, Colonel
Bixby came to the command of the brigade, and held it
until the surrender at Appomattox. He was mustered
out with his regiment September 17, 1865. He also re
ceived the brevet appointment of "Colonel of United
States Volunteers, for gallant and highly meritorious con
duct in the assault before Petersburg, Va., to date from
April 2, 1865."
After leaving the military service, in which he had so
highly distinguished himself in his country's cause, he
returned to his home and business in Concord. He died
January 16, 1877.

SAMUEL D. QUARLES.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel D. Quarles, son of Sam
uel and Sarah (Dalton) Quarles, was born in Ossipee
January 16, 1833. He received education at several
academies and at Michigan University. He was a suc
cessful teacher, and held the office of county school com
missioner for two years. Having read law with Luther
D. Sawyer in his native town, he was admitted to practice
in October, 1861. He raised a company for the Fourth
New Hampshire Regiment, but could not accompany it
by reason of severe illness. Upon his recovery he raised
another company, which was mustered into service in the

SAMUEL D. QUARLES. 377
Sixth Regiment as Company D, of which he was com
missioned captain. He proved faithful and efficient,
and, having passed unharmed through many sanguinary
battles, was severely wounded on the 18th of May, 1864,
at Spottsylvania, and, as the result, could not rejoin his
regiment till October 20, 1864. He had received com
mission as major the previous July, and, entering upon •
the duties of his new position, won new honor in their
performance, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel "for
gallant and meritorious service in front of Petersburg,
April 2, 1865."
Returning to Ossipee after the war, he married S.
Augusta, daughter of Moses P. Brown, and entered up
on the successful practice of the law. In this he con
tinued until his death, which occurred November 22, 1889.
His friend, Captain J. N. Jones, has written of him, —
"I wish to give my testimony to his many good qualities ;
for he had his faults, and was imperfectly understood by
many of his acquaintances. He was the soul of honor :
you could depend upon whatever he told you. I would
have tmsted him with untold money. He would have
scorned to take advantage of a friend, and would stand by
one even unto death. He and I recruited a company to
gether, and I had the opportunity to test him in business
matters. He was grand in his patriotism, and never lost
faith in the government in its darkest hour. His sympa
thies were as broad as humanity : he believed thoroughly
in the equality of mankind and the unity of the republic.
As a soldier, he was fearless in battle, and loved the tented
field better than a palace. He thoroughly enjoyed the
hardships of a soldier's life ; his perseverance was in
domitable ; he ' knew no such word as fail.' As a
company commander, he was most exact and thorough

37§ SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.
in every detail. His account was kept with the utmost
exactness ; when proper blanks were not furnished, he
would rule his carefully, and fill them properly. His
muster-rolls were models of accuracy, and every man
got his pay exactly in every case. I was first lieutenant
under him for eight months, and we never had an
unpleasant word, while it may be added that we re
mained fast friends to the day of his death. He was
affectionate, and loved his mother to devotion ; and I
was under pledge for three years to send her his body in
the event of his death."

OSGOOD T. HADLEY.
(by the editor.)
Sergeant Osgood Towns Hadley, son of Joel and
Mary George (Towns) Hadley, was born in Nashua, N.
H., January 19, 1838. He enlisted August 3, 1861,
under John A. Cummings at Peterborough, in a squad
of twenty-four men primarily raised for the Fifth Regi
ment, but which was assigned to Company E of the
Sixth, in command of Captain O. G. Dort. Going to
the front and serving as a private and corporal with his
regiment until reenlistment, he was, in January, 1864,
while at Covington, Ky., detailed as a color guard, and
served as such until the Battle of the Wilderness. In
that battle the color-bearer, J. H. Smith, having fallen,
Hadley brought the colors from the field. Colonel
Pearson having on the field appointed him color-bearer,
he served in that capacity to the end of the war. In the
battle of Poplar Spring church, September 30, 1864, he
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colors until he came to the main body of his regiment
half a mile in the rear.1
He was wounded seven times in action, — slightly by a
Minie ball in the right leg, in the second charge on the
bridge at Antietam ; rather severely by a piece of shell
in the head, at Fredericksburg, entailing confinement in
hospital for six weeks ; in the Wilderness, in the hand,
the thumb being split open by a splinter from his gun
stock struck by a Minie ball ; at Cold Harbor, in the
heel, by the explosion of a shell ; severely in the arm, in
the first battle before Petersburg, but without being com
pelled to leave on account of it ; slightly in the thigh by
a Minie ball, in a skirmish before Petersburg ; slightly
in the back, at the Mine, by the explosion of a shrapnel
shell. The wounds in the head and arm have troubled
him ever since. Indeed, he said in 1890, " I have never
seen a day of good health, or an hour free from pain,
since the war."
He refused a lieutenant's commission that he might
bring the colors home. This he did, and delivered them
to the governor of New Hampshire at Concord, in July,
1865 .2 " That," he has said, " was the proudest day of
my life." It may be added that he and two comrades,
Harlan P. Knight, of Hancock, and Martin White, of
Peterborough, were recommended to the War Depart
ment as deserving medals for bravery in action.
For a year after the war poor health hindered the
1 In explanation of any apparent discrepancy between this statement
and that on page 336, respecting the exploit of Sergeant Austin, it may
be stated that reference is had in one case to the United States colors,
and in the other to the New Hampshire, both of which were borne by
the regiment.
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brave veteran from work, but having recovered his
strength somewhat, he found employment with A. Childs,
of Peterborough, in the basket business, for most of the
time from 1866 to 1871. He then took the position of
locomotive fireman on the Boston & Albany Railroad,
and in 1878 was promoted to locomotive engineer, which
place he has since held.
Sergeant Hadley had two brothers in the war, —
George W., who served in Company E, Sixth Regi
ment, and, wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg,
died soon after in Hampton hospital ; and Edgar J., who
served in the New England Cavalry as bugler for two
years, and was then discharged for disability from
disease contracted in the service.
SAMUEL G. GOODWIN.
(by a. s. batchellor.)
Brevet Major Samuel Graves Goodwin was a native of
Littleton, born June 2, 1835. His parents were Samuel
and Martha (Nourse) Goodwin, who were well-to-do
farmers in the Mann's Hill district of that town. His
maternal grandfather was ensign of the first company of
militia ever organized in Littleton. Samuel G. Good
win, at the outbreak of the war, was a sturdy young
man with marked facility in leadership. He was em
ployed in the fire department of the city of New York,
and enlisted on the 20th of April, 1861, in the regiment
of First Zouaves, raised and commanded by the gallant
Ellsworth. With this organization he took part in the
battle of Bull Run. Returning home soon after, he
obtained authority to recruit for the Sixth Regiment, and
in a short time raised a detachment of nineteen men,

MOSES P. BEMIS. T,%T
principally from Bethlehem and Littleton, all of whom,
however, were credited on the quota of Littleton. Good
win was made second lieutenant of Company B, Novem
ber 27, 1861 ; first lieutenant, May 16, 1862; captain,
August 1, 1862; and brevetted major for gallant and
meritorious conduct before Petersburg, April 2, 1865.
Physically, Major Goodwin was a man of remarkable
strength and endurance. His weight, however, was so
great that it was a severe burden to him in the service,
and but for his superb constitution it would have inca
pacitated him utterly from a great part of the undertak
ings which devolved upon him as a soldier. He was
seriously wounded June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor, and
suffered several other injuries. He was with his regiment
in most of its varied peregrinations over the whole seat of
war. He performed satisfactorily, also, his share of
details on courts-martial, provost duties, and other auxil
iary work. He was mustered out with the regiment as
captain, July 17, 1865.
After this he returned to his home at Littleton, and
was employed as postal mail agent for some time on the
line from Boston to Littleton. At times, also, he was.
employed and resided at Manchester in his last years.
He never married. His death occurred unexpectedly at
that place April 24, 1875. The earthly remains of this
brave man now fill a soldier's grave at Glenwood ceme
tery in his native town. MOSES P. BEMIS.
(BY A. S. BATCHELLOR.)
Lieutenant Moses P. Bemis was a resident of Bethle
hem at the time of his enlistment, but he was one of the.

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men who entered the service with Captain Goodwin at
Littleton and was credited to the quota of that town.
He was born in Lisbon, August 2, 1841, his parents
being Lyman and Ann Bemis. From 1847 to 1859 tne
family had resided in Littleton. Lieutenant Bemis
served faithfully with the regiment during its entire
term, including reenlistment in 1864. He participated
in no less than twelve hard battles, including the sieges
of Vicksburg and Petersburg. He was wounded in the
head by a fragment of shell at the explosion of the mine
in 1864.
He settled permanently in the business of farming at
East Haverhill, where he has since resided. He has a
family consisting of a wife, son, and daughter. He is a
citizen of excellent character, and enjoys the respect and
confidence of the community.
AZROE A. HARRIMAN.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Corporal Azroe A. Harriman was born in Eaton, N.
H., in 1843. He enlisted in 1861, and was a corporal in
Company D. He was with the regiment all the time
until the autumn of 1862, when he was taken sick, and
was necessarily left near Falmouth Station with only such
sustenance as he could accidentally pick up after the regi
ment had gone. He finally got to Washington, where
he was in the hospital a while. Thence he was sent to
David's island, New York, but was finally discharged
in the spring of 1863. In the fall of that year he went
to Minnesota, where he married in 1867. The next
year he removed to Iowa, where he has since resided.

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JOHN B. SANDERS.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Captain John B. Sanders was born at Effingham, N.
H., August, 181 7. Educated in the district schools of
that town, he started out in early life to struggle for him
self. When the war broke out and the call came for
three hundred thousand men, he was a travelling sales
man with a good salary ; but, fired with love for his
country, he at once enlisted sixty men, and received
from Governor Berry a captain's commission. His com
mand constituted Company H of the Sixth Regiment.
During the hardships of the Burnside expedition his
health became impaired, but after a while he rallied and
resumed duty. But finally, at Newport News, the last
of July, 1862, he received a sunstroke, which, with other
disabilities caused by the exposure of camp life, ren
dered his condition so critical that he was obliged to
resign his commission and return North to save his life.
Through the subsequent years up to the present time
Captain Sanders has suffered much from disease con
tracted while in the service in the South. He resides at
Dover, N. H., and, as far as his poor health will permit,
is in active unison with the G. A. R. boys.
LORENZO F. TOLMAN.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Sergeant Lorenzo F. Tolman was born in Fitchburg,
Mass., September 19, 1843. He was a member of
Company F, first enlisting in 1861, reenlisting in 1864,
and discharged July, 1865. He was in the battles of
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Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Peters
burg. He received a bad wound in the foot at Milldale,
Mississippi. In the Wilderness he crept up to a rebel
picket post, and captured two of the three men on duty
there, and while he was making off with them the other
one shot at him from behind a tree, just missing his right
ear. Having got back to his regiment with the cap
tives, he was put in charge of a squad of prisoners and
sent to the rear by General Burnside, who happened to be
by as he came out with the "Johnnies." He served as
color-guard the last year of the war, and had a man shot
on each side of him ; one at Fredericksburg, and the other
in a charge upon a fort led by Captain Quarles. He was
promoted to sergeant, and brought the old flag-staff and
what was left of the flag back to Concord.1 He was
badly wounded before Petersburg in June, 1864. Cap
tain J. N. Jones, writing of the fact, says, — "He [Tol
man] was struck in the breast by a Mini6 ball, which
passed entirely through him. But the heroic fellow was,
within four months, back for duty." Sergeant Tolman
is now (1890) a dentist in Athol, Massachusetts.
EDWARD F. ADAMS.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Captain Edward F. Adams was born in Jaffrey, N.
H., May 25, 1825. He was mustered into service in
Company E, at Keene, November 28, 1861, and rose
through the grades of corporal, sergeant, and lieutenant
to captain, this last commission dating from April, 1864.
He was mustered out January 6, 1865, having been with
1 This statement refers to the ' ' old " original colors ; -that on page
379, to those in possession of the regiment.

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the regiment in all its battles up to that time. He is a
carpenter, and resides in Troy, N. H.
FRANK PIERCE.
'(BY capt. J. N. JONES.)
Frank Pierce, private and sergeant of Company F, and
lieutenant of Company B, was less than eighteen years
old when he enlisted. He used to say that he enlisted for
the purpose of going to Washington to see the capitol. If
that was so, he paid dear for his fare. Everybody in the
regiment knew him ; for he was everywhere present, and
had something, in fact, a good deal, to say. ' He was a
tough, hardy boy, and always prompt to duty. He was
brave but not rash, and did not believe in throwing away
life foolishly. When we were under fire and nothing could
be done by the men but wait, he would hug the ground
as closely as any one, but when the order came to open fire
or advance he was one of the first to spring to his feet,
and no place was then too dangerous for him. He was
in every engagement we had, and was slightly wounded
several times. He was full of fun, and had his joke on
all occasions, no matter how thick the Minies flew. He
now lives, an exemplary and honored citizen, in Hudson,
Massachusetts. JOSIAH N. JONES.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
Captain Josiah N. Jones was born in Wakefield, N.
H., April 6, 1835. His father, who was a native of
Lebanon, Maine, settled in Wakefield, in 1825. He had
served in the War of 1812. His wife, whose maiden name
was Witham, was a native of Milton, N. H. Until a year
25

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before the birth of Josiah the father was a prosperous
farmer, but he then met with an accident from the effects
of which he remained an invalid until his death in 1843.
The mother was left with a family of eight children,
seven of whom are now (1891) living.
Josiah's childhood was one- of hardship and depriv
ation. Hard work on a farm was his lot. His educational
privileges were only those of a district school a mile and
a quarter distant from his home, in attendance upon
which, however, the boy, eager for knowledge, rarely
ever missed a day. In offset to much of disadvantage is
to be placed the blessing of an uncommonly strong consti
tution, which, fortified by good habits, has never failed
him in the varied phases of a busy life. At the age of
fifteen he found employment for one summer in a store in
Boston, returning home in the winter to attend school.
Having a taste for mechanics, he went to work the next
year in the repair shops of the Eastern Railroad at East
Boston as an apprentice in the trade of machine black
smith, with pay barely sufficient to board and clothe him.
He worked there two years without losing a day, but,
thinking that proper advantages for improvement through
due advancement were not afforded him, he decided to
leave at the end of that time and go West.
Leaving Boston for Chicago on the first day of May,
1853, he started upon a fifteen months trip, during which,
going or returning, he never saw a person that he had
seen before taking the journey. He found employment
in Chicago and other places in Illinois till autumn, and
then went down the Mississippi to New Orleans. Upon
his arrival at that city his baggage was stolen, and as he
had paid the expenses of a companion for most of the
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JOSIAH N. JONES. 387
money and with nothing to do at his trade. In company
with three other men, all moneyless, he decided to go to
work on the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern
Railway, which was then in process of construction out
beyond Lake Pontchartrain. Having crossed the lake in
a steamer, the four men were landed in a cypress swamp
full of alligators, where to step off the felled logs was to
sink into mud and water up to one's hips. They found a
hundred employes at work there, one half of whom were
slaves, and the other half white men trying to raise
money enough to get to " God's country " up North. The
four worked there only ten days, with salt meat, hard
bread, and potatoes to eat, and tea, swamp water, and
whiskey to drink, — the last, even Jones, teetotaler though
he was and has ever been, being compelled to use to a cer
tain extent to neutralize the effects of the poisonous water.
While employed in laying that railroad track, he little
thought that ten years later he should help tear up the
rails on the same line of road, as he was destined to do
in the vicinity of Jackson, Mississippi, in the Vicksburg
campaign. When Jones and his three companions asked
to be paid, they were informed that pay could only be
had at New Orleans. But New Orleans was forty miles
away with a lake intervening, and no boat running except
the company's, and that would not carry them. They
left, however, under the bitter abuse of the overseer, and
reached Baton Rouge in three days, having tramped
through pine-forests and swamps, waded creeks and
bayous up to their necks, been ferried across the Amite
river for twenty cents, — paid by Jones, and being the only
money in the party, — and had nothing but hard bread to
eat any of the time, and- the last day only sugar-cane.
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to carry him up river as a deck passenger, Jones finally
reached Cincinnati in midwinter, but could get nothing
to do. He then shipped as a fireman and deck-hand on
a steamboat bound for New Orleans, and made a round
trip of about a month, seeing, in the company of the rude
boatmen of the Mississippi, life in one of its roughest
aspects. He left boating, and went to chopping wood at
North Bend, Ohio, in sight of " Old Tippecanoe's log
cabin." He remained there long enough to get the means
for going to Chicago, whither after an absence of five
months he returned, with no small store of useful experi
ence. He had, moreover, seen slavery in such horrible
shapes that thenceforth he was its uncompromising foe.
He remained in Chicago till the cholera broke out, and
then returned to the East.
He lived in Lawrence, Mass., until 1857, working at
his trade, and then went West again, this time with a view
to permanent residence. While staying in Rockford, Il
linois, he joined the first military company to which he
ever belonged, and which was drilled for some time by
Colonel Ellsworth. Many of its members he afterwards
met at Vicksburg, where some of them fell, during the
siege. Business being dull, he concluded to go to Kan
sas, intending to give the Free State men such help as he
could, and then, if possible, join an expedition fitting out
for Utah. On his way to Kansas, he stayed a little while
at St. Louis at the request of an acquaintance, and had
charge of a shop: Proceeding thence, he walked 150
miles to Fort Riley, where he made the acquaintance of
men who within a few years became famous. Among
these were Generals Sumner, Fitz John Porter, and Sack-
et. The last was inspector-general of the United States
army, and but for his good advice Jones would have en-

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listed into the regular army, so eager was he to join the
Utah expedition. Remaining in Kansas, he took up a
claim, rafted logs, hunted buffalo, and indulged now and
then in a set-to with a pro-slavery man. He finally, how
ever, went back to Illinois, where he arrived in time to
take part in the Lincoln-Douglas campaign, and where
he resided until the fall of 1859, when he was compelled
by the fever and ague to return East.
He now went to work in Lawrence, Mass., and there
too, he joined Company F of the old Sixth Regiment of
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. He heartily supported
Lincoln for the presidency, though, from his acquaintance
with the Southern people, he was sure that war would
come in the event of Lincoln's election ; but for one, he
rather welcomed the issue than shrank from it. He had
seen the workings of the accursed Southern " institution ;"
he had for years read the speeches of its supporters and
felt their insults, and when they fired upon Sumter he
said, "* * * * * * lay on, Macduff;
And damned be he that first cries, ' Hold, enough ! '"
Accordingly, when on the 15th of April, 1861, the
President's call for seventy-five thousand men was issued,
Jones waited about the telegraph office until four o'clock
in the afternoon of that day, and when the order came
calling out his regiment, he rushed to the armory and
within half an hour was uniformed and all ready to march,
being probably the first volunteer in the whole country to
put on his uniform in response to that first call for troops.
He served in the Sixth Massachusetts three months and
seventeen days. Upon his return from the front, he vis
ited his old home in New Hampshire, and enlisted for

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another term of service. With Captain Quarles he raised
eighty men, and became first lieutenant of Company D
of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment. He was pro
moted to be captain of Company F, August 4, 1862. Of
his highly honorable three years service some record is
made on other pages of this history. It is to be added,
that in October, 1863, he was provost-marshal at Russell
ville, Kentucky ; that on the 24th of August, 1864, he
was detailed by General Griffin to command the Thirty-
second ¦ Maine Regiment, and served in that capacity
about four weeks, and that later in the same year he com
manded his own regiment for nearly three months. His
three years having expired, he returned North, and was
raising a company in Ballardvale, Mass., when the Re
bellion collapsed in Lee's surrender.1
Captain Jones has been engaged in mechanical pursuits
ever since his early youth, with the exception of some
four years spent in the army and three in trade. He has
secured half a dozen patents, and is now (1891) foreman
with a good salary in one of the departments of the Put
nam Nail Company. He has been commander of G. A. R.
Post 10, of Worcester, is a member of the I. O. O. F.,
and of the Independent Order of Good Templars, and has
been recently appointed historian of the old Sixth Massa
chusetts V. M., in which, as has been seen, he formerly
served. The captain's legal residence is Waterborough,
Maine, where he has a pleasant home blessed with the
presence of a worthy wife, the granddaughter of a Rev-
1The captain's brother, Hiram Jones, who has always lived on the
home place in Wakefield, N. H., was also in the war, being a corporal
in Company D of the Sixth Regiment. He enlisted without bounty and
left his farm, hiring a man to take care of it while he was away in the
military service of his country.

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olutionary soldier. Twice during the war she visited her
husband in camp — once in Russellville, Kentucky, in
1863, travelling thither all alone, one hundred and fifty
miles through disputed territory — thus manifesting the
nerve and spirit becoming the wife of a brave soldier.
THE FIRST REUNION.
(BY THE EDITOR.)
The veterans of the Sixth N. H. Regiment held their
first reunion at Keene on Wednesday, August 7, 1889.
The city had liberally provided for their entertainment.
At 7 p. m. they were marshalled in Cheshire Hall by
General S. G. Griffin, and marched thence to City Hall.
The column was led by General Griffin and Mayor Viall,
with Congressman Nute, Colonel Converse, Captain
Adams, Captain Hanscom, Captain Jackman, Amos
Hadley, Ph. D. (editor of regimental history), Lieuten
ant-Colonel Scott, Captain Jones, Lieutenant Winch,
Captain Carlton, and Lieutenant Osgood immediately
following. As the line descended the Cheshire House
steps through a crowd of citizens, it was greeted with
hearty applause. Upon the arrival of the procession at
City Hall, a brilliant scene presented itself, and it was
evident that the arrangements for the banquet had been
effectively carried out. Four long tables had been set,
at which the veterans, as they entered, took places, while
the Keene brass band from the stage played a lively
march. The brilliantly lighted hall was handsomely
adorned with flowers, national flags, and other decora
tions, this work having been done under the supervision
of Captain Shedd.
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ing fruits, salads, and other delicacies, laid by Messrs.
Lettenmayer & Thayer, and were elegantly ornamented
with flowers, while beautiful young ladies were in wait
ing attendance. To the right and left of the presiding
officer were vases of lilies, the contribution of Mrs. E. M.
Bullard. In the centre and on each side of the stage
were potted plants, the gift of the Woman's Relief
Corps. The galleries were filled with ladies, and the
floor outside the tables and in the rear was crowded with
spectators. The number of persons present was probably
about two thousand. As the veterans sat down, a cornet
sounded an old familiar bugle call, eliciting enthusiastic
applause, and the band struck up a patriotic air. Mem
bers of the city government occupied seats upon the
stage. The newspaper press was represented by Mr.
Cornelius E. Clifford of the Boston Journal, Mr. Julius
N. Morse of the Cheshire Republican, .Mr. Kelsey of the
New England Observer, and Mr. Huntington of the
Keene Daily Tribune.
The guests at the banquet tables were, — Gen. Simon
G. Griffin, Mayor Viall, Hon. Alonzo Nute, Capt. Josiah
N. Jones, Lieut. Charles F. Winch, Capt. Thomas J.
Carlton, Lieut. George W. Osgood, Col. Nelson Con
verse, Lieut. Col. Charles Scott, Amos Hadley, Ph. D.,
Capt. Lyman Jackman, Capt. Theodore Hanscom,
Capt. Edward F. Adams, Sergt. John Averill, Sergt.
Albert A. Batchelder, William H. H. Putnam, Sergt.
Lorenzo F. Tolman, Edmund P. Buss, John- W. Hil-
dreth, Albert L. Murphy, Charles F. Gibson, Henry H.
Davis, John Hecker, Sergt. Nathan T. Brown, Samuel
O. Bftiley, John H. Streeter, William Gage, Sergt.
Charles L. Clark, Herman L. Lincoln, Daniel H. Reed,
Sergt. Amos E. Cummings, Albert Smith, Henry E.

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Chapman, Charles A. Field, Oliver L. Nash, Gardner
Wheeler, Robert A. Wheeler, Sergt. David N. Ladd,
H. Kelsey, J. N. Morse, Alfred Heald, James W. Rus-
sel, Edward A. Kingsbury, Elisha A. Kingsbury, James
Dodwell, Lieut. Alvah Heald, Thomas Christie, N. D.
Safford, Edward P. Sebastian, William B. Frissell,
Sergt. James E. Sanborn, William L. Whitney, Otis
Reister, Albert O. Cutter, James M. Hook, Sergt. Hosea
Towne, George M. Cram, George H. Smith, William
H. Hardy, Color-Sergt. Osgood T. Hadley, J. Ran
som Black, Jonathan Smith, Sergt. Frank L. Gray,
George H. Wiggin, Leslie K. Osborne, George Tilden,
Henry P. Read, George W. Wilson, Philo Applin,
Almon Allard, John French, Sergt. Joseph A. Roby,
Lieut. Frank Pierce, Sergt. David A. Dearborn, Augus
tus A. Chamberlain, Leonard P. Wellington, Capt.
Ebenezer H. Converse, Sergt. Morton E. Converse,
Asst. Surg. Marshall L. Brown, Lieut. Henry P. Whit-
aker, Lieut. John A. George, Lieut. John A. Platts,
Sergt. Elijah T. Platts, John Burke, Eben Munsey,
Lieut. Charles C. Chesley, Lieut. Russel Taylor, Duane
F. Perkins, Calvin A. Lewis, Edward J. Knee, William
H. Horner, John Osgood, George W. Currier, Sergt.
Curtis L. Parker, Lieut. Moses P. Bemis, James H.
Smith, Israel G. Gibson, Gordon B. Wilson, Wilbur A.
Young, Amos Thompson, Thomas S. Whitney, Charles
F. Nims, Capt. Robert H. Potter, Martin Potter, Charles
J. Hinds, Francis Gleason, Charles Bod well, C. J.
Brown. After repast, General Griffin, the regiment's old com
mander, called to order, and introduced Mayor Viall
who in behalf of the city of Keene extended welcome to
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city would help make the occasion not only a pleasant
but a memorable one. New Hampshire should ever be
proud of the part she performed in saving the Union. In
the battles fought to save the nation's life, her soldiers
distinguished themselves on many a field, and the mem
bers of the Sixth Regiment were always at the front,
making a record of praise seldom equalled and never
excelled. After the mayor's well received speech of welcome,
General Griffin introduced the regiment's first command
er, Colonel Nelson Converse, of Marlborough, paying a
warm tribute to his bravery and worth. As Colonel
Converse rose to respond, the veterans sprang to their
feet and gave three rousing cheers supplemented by a
"tiger." The colonel was deeply affected by the kind
reception, and with quavering voice said he had no
disposition to make extended remarks, and preferred that
the veterans should listen to others. He could only say
that his gladness in being present was greater than he
could express.
General Griffin then delivered his address of welcome
as former commander of the regiment and presiding offi
cer at the banquet. He said, —
" Comrades, Veterans of the old Sixth New
Hampshire : Here in the city of your rendezvous,
where you rallied twenty-eight years ago, a thousand
strong, to defend and preserve the nation, I greet you, the
noble remnant that survives after all that service and
after $11 these years, as your old commander who knows
your services and appreciates your worth ; and also in
behalf of the citizens of Keene, whose guests you are
to-night, I greet you with a hearty and a cordial wel
come.

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"If ever men deserved well of their country for danger
braved, for hardship endured, and for glorious work tri
umphantly done, they are those who sprang to arms from
the purest and most unselfish motives, to save the nation
when a great and powerful Rebellion arose to destroy it ;
and no regiment in all that grand old Union army was
made up of better or braver men, or of those who volun
teered and persevered to the end with a truer patriotism,
or who saw harder service or made a prouder record,
than the gallant Sixth New Hampshire Volunteers.
"You enlisted for three years, and you served out your
full term ; and then you reenlisted for the war, if it took
a score of years, and you served faithfully through almost.
incredible hardships, till the Rebellion was crushed out,
till the work was all done, the nation saved, and peace
smiled once more upon our land.
' "And what a glorious work it was your good fortune to
aid in accomplishing ! The veterans of that old Union
army have a right to be proud of their work, and of the
results that have followed. It is right, and it is a beau
tiful custom, to strew flowers on the graves of those who
fell in that war, or whose lives, broken and shortened by
that terrible service, have ended in peaceful graves at
home. We cannot honor them too much. As that brave
soldier and gallant commander, Gen. John A. Logan,
once said, ' this nation owes them a debt of honor and of
gratitude that can never be paid.'
" Look for a moment at the results of that war. We en
tered it a divided nation of thirty millions of people, — the
dark stain of human slavery covering almost one half its
territory, and an organized Rebellion of eight millions out
of those thirty millions (covering the identical territory
with that slavery) determined to divide and destroy the

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nation ; the little navy the government had, scattered to
the four corners of the earth ; its meagre army of a hand-
fnal of men also scattered to distant parts of the country,
mostly in the states in rebellion.; a large proportion of the
military and naval officers it had educated at its own ex
pense gone over to that Rebellion ; its munitions of war
nil, its treasury empty, its credit at low ebb, and treason
lurking in its capital and among its officials, or rearing its
brazen face with unblushing effrontery. To-day this
great nation is one united body politic, standing on the
broad and solid foundation of the patriotic tone of all its
people, with not a domestic enemy or a foreign foe, the
dark blot of slavery wiped out forever, its prosperity un
exampled, its treasury overflowing, its credit the best in
the world, its government so strong that it dares to trust
the men who fought to destroy it to make, execute, and
administer its laws, and they do not dare or desire to vio
late that trust ; it has more than doubled its population
and nearly tripled its wealth since that Rebellion, and its
growth is more rapid now than ever before ; a nation
richer in resources, and more enterprising in developing
those resources, than any other on the globe, — the most
powerful and the most peaceful, the grandest nation on
the face of the earth. And you, my comrades, have the
proud satisfaction of knowing that you gave some of the
best years of your lives to the work of bringing all this to
pass." The speaker then passed, in extended review, the reg
iment's career during the war, from the time it left the
old camp-ground in Keene to the final grand review of
the troops in Washington. He brought out startling facts
as to the severe and important services rendered by the
regiment. At the second battle of Bull Run alone, thir-

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teen out of twenty officers were killed or wounded, and
the loss of men was very heavy. He gave some inter
esting facts pertaining to the inner history of the Army
of the Potomac, and expressed his belief, based upon ab
solute knowledge,. that General Fitz John Porter was
guilty of the offences for which he was condemned by
court-martial, and that others also were implicated. He
also scored McClellan severely, as he thought that dila
tory officer deserved, and with these and former remarks
of condemnation his audience seemed in full accord. In
conclusion, he referred to the medals given soldiers by the
government after the war, saying that the officers of the
Sixth Regiment, when requested to designate certain men
to be thus decorated on account of personal bravery, had
replied that every man in the regiment had proved him
self such a hero that no single instance of brave conduct
would thus be properly commemorated among a body of
fighters, every one of whom deserved the highest honors .
At the close of the speech the veterans arose and gave
the general three rousing cheers. Mr. Will Griffin then
rendered in excellent voice the solo of "The Battle Cry of
Freedom," and the whole assembly, soldiers and citizens
alike, accompanied by the full band, swelled the chorus.
Lieutenant-Colonel Scott, of Peterborough, was intro
duced, and, after welcoming applause, said that there were
occasions when, though one might desire to say what is
in his heart yet the emotions made him too full for utter
ance ; and this for him was such an occasion. He could
not fitly express the thoughts that crowded upon him
when he looked into the faces of those about him whom
he had not seen for more than twenty years. He was
impressed by recollections of old citizens of Keene who
are no longer with us, but whose places are filled by a

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new generation. He wanted to ask the young people
whom he saw present, Do you love your homes? Look
then upon this floor, and, in these veterans gathered here,
see the saviours of our common country.
After Lieutenant-Colonel Scott's acceptable remarks,
and when the band had played "The Red, White, and
Blue," which the assembly joined in singing, General
Griffin read a telegram from Chaplain Hamilton, stating
that he could not be present on account of a severe cold.
11 Please assure the comrades of my great disappointment,"
said the dispatch. Chaplain Hamilton's name was cor
dially applauded, and his inability to be present was the
cause of much regret.
General Griffin said that there was one present who
had shared the honors of war with the Sixth Regiment,
and who was now partaking of the honors of peace, hav
ing been elected to one of the highest offices in the gift of
the people, Hon. Alonzo Nute, Member of Congress
from the First New Hampshire District.
Mr. Nute thanked his comrades for the generous recep
tion they had given him, and wished that he could give
fitting expression to his emotions. He had come to the
reunion regardless of many business and other important
considerations. He was glad to meet the ex-soldiers. He
paid an eloquent tribute to General Griffin, whose emi
nent services to his country he detailed in the most com
plimentary terms. "This quiet citizen whom you meet
in your streets," said Mr. Nute, " has faced dangers ahd
witnessed scenes as thrilling as any ever witnessed by
Napoleon's marshals. It was of him that the boys used
to say that he would not turn on his heel to save his life,
when his blood was up and his stern jaws closed like a
trap." It was well to hold such reunions as this, made

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sacred by the memory of those who had perished on the
field. Never in the world's history did men live in
grander times than those in which we lived who lived
during the war. Those were the days of heroes, when
God's man, Abraham Lincoln, stood at the helm of state.
The speaker alluded eloquently, and amid hearty ap
plause, to Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and other generals.
The Union army was the best and most intelligent one
known in history. Those at home, however, should share
with the soldiers in the field the honor of the victories
won, for without their sustaining arms the cause would
have been lost. The speaker would say to the veterans
present, that though they may be poor or personally ob
scure, they will live in history as having played a great
part in a grand struggle. All had made their mark.
Napoleon once said to his, soldiers, " Behave yourselves
to-morrow so that your descendants will say, ' Such a
one was under the walls of Moscow. ": So posterity will
say of the record of those who were members of the Old
Sixth Regiment.
" Marching through Georgia" having been sung, Gen
eral Griffin said that Napoleon had one general whom
he termed the bravest of the brave. The Sixth Regi
ment had none such, because its members were all heroes,
but among them all there was no braver officer than Cap
tain Josiah N. Jones, whom he now introduced.
Captain Jones felt that he was among friends, and he
desired to recall the memory of one who was a friend to
all present, Henry H. Pearson, the gallant soldier who
gave his life for his country. Then there was Thomas
Burns, who, when shot in the leg during an engagement,
dropped on one knee, and crawled onward with the troops
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brave Irishman, and a true American. There was also
Captain William K. Crossfield, of Keene, who had both
legs torn off while bravely venturing in a dangerous place.
The speaker was near him, when he turned over on the
ground and said, "Good-bye, boys; I'm gone." The
Sixth Regiment was made up of steady and reliable men.
They meant business, were in the field to do their duty,
and did it.
Mr. Will Griffin having sung the solo, " Tramp, tramp,
tramp, the boys are marching," with all joining in the
chorus, General Griffin then said that he had the pleasure
of introducing to the company one of the bravest and best
officers of the regiment, Captain Lyman Jackman, of Con
cord. Captain Jackman did not wish to make a speech, but
would call the attention of the veterans to the history of
the regiment he had been instrumental in preparing. The
work was now turned over to Mr. Hadley, who might
have something to say in regard to it. Every veteran
should do his utmost to make the history complete, and
should send to the historian incidents of personal experi
ence in the war.
Mr. Hadley, on being introduced, said that it was a
great pleasure for him to meet the veterans who had
fought and suffered in the war for the Union. This war
was one of the two which John Bright said were the
only justifiable wars in history since the advent of the
Saviour, the other being the American Revolution. Re
unions such as this are pleasant occasions ; for in them
we recognize the truth of a declaration made by an an
cient hero, that " these woes it will delight you .some time
to remember," such remembrance transmuting as it does
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too, in them the flame of friendship is made to glow
again, and the fire of patriotism is rekindled. The speaker
was highly gratified to become a member of the Old
Sixth by a kind of brevet courtesy. Referring to his
work on the history of the regiment, Mr. Hadley said
that he had been with the veterans for months past, fight
ing their battles and sharing their hardships, their joys,
and their sorrows. We would not speak boastfully or in
vidiously by saying that the Sixth was the best regiment
from New Hampshire, but it should be said that there
was none better. It had a remarkable and an interesting
history. To have been a worthy member of it was in
deed a proud distinction.
After the song and chorus, "Tenting to-night," had
been sung, a unanimous vote of thanks was extended to
the citizens of Keene, to the mayor and city government,
to John Sedgwick Post, No. 4, to the Woman's Relief
Corps, and to the Keene Light Guard Battalion. The
vote was taken standing, and was emphasized by three
cheers and a hearty "tiger." Three cheers also were
given for the ladies who had kindly volunteered their ser
vices for the occasion.
At this point, Captain Jones, in behalf .of the regiment,
presented General Griffin with a handsome gold-headed
ebony cane. The recipient was much affected by the
presentation and the kind words that accompanied it, and
there was a tremor in his voice when he accepted the gift
in a few remarks.
Three cheers were given with a will for General Grif
fin, "Old John Brown" was sung, and the formal exer
cises of the first reunion of the Sixth Regiment came
to an end.
The next morning the veterans visited their old camp-
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ground, being taken there in carriages. Their brief stay
was most interesting and agreeable, recalling, as it did,
their earliest experience as soldiers. With sweet impres-
siveness, indeed, rung out on the morning air of that
bright summer day the voices of the veterans as they
sang there in " good-bye" the plaintive strains of "Tent
ing on the Old Camp-Ground."

EOSTEK

For convenient reference, this abridged roster is here
given. The complete one will be found in the Regi
mental Register and Record, which, as furnished by the
Adjutant-General of the State, follows this.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
COLONELS. I
Nelson Converse, of Marlborough (Captain Mack, of the regular
army, was first appointed colonel, but was not permitted by the War
Department to accept the command) ; Simon G. Griffin, of Concord ;
Phin P. Bixby, of Concord. LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.
Nelson Converse ; Simon G. Griffin ; Charles Scott, of Peterbor
ough; Henry H. Pearson, of Exeter; Phin P. Bixby; Samuel D.
Quarles, of Ossipee. MAJORS.
Charles Scott; Obed G. Dort, of Keene; Phin P. Bixby; Samuel
D. Quarles ; Robert L. Ela, of Concord.
ADJUTANTS.
Don H. Woodward, of Keene; Phin P. Bixby; John S. Smith, of
Peterborough. QUARTERMASTERS .
Alonzo Nute, of Farmington; Eli Wentworth, of Milton; Gilmore
McL. Houston, of Plymouth. SURGEONS.
William A. Tracy, of Nashua; Sherman Cooper, of Claremont;
James H. Noyes, of Nashua.

404 SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ASSISTANT-SURGEONS .

Sherman Cooper; James H. Noyes; James P. Walker, of Manches
ter; Elihu P. Pierce, of Winchester. CHAPLAINS.
Robert Stinson, of Croydon ; John A. Hamilton, of Keene ; John S.
Dore, of Waterville, Me. SERGEANT-MAJORS .
Timothy K. Ames, of Peterborough ; Charles F. Winch, of Peter
borough ; John M. Dodd, of Peterborough ; Abraham Cohn, of New
York city. QUARTERMASTER-SERGEANTS.
Alvah M. Kimball, of Rochester; Gilmore McL. Houston; OmarW.
Cate, of Holderness ; Elijah T. Platts, of Fitzwilliam.
COMMISSARY-SERGEANTS.
John H. Varney, of Milton; Samuel R. Dickerman, of Nashua;
John A. Platts, of Fitzwilliam ; William Delano, of Newport.
HOSPITAL STEWARDS.
James H. Noyes, of Nashua; Levi P. Dodge, of New London;
Marshall L. Brown, of Keene ; Charles Gerberg, of Stark.
PRINCIPAL MUSICIANS.
Shubael White, of Keene ; John Currier, of Langdon ; Wallace Scott,
of Peterborough ; John G. Mason, of Tamworth ; Prescott D. Coburn,
of Swanzey. COMPANY OFFICERS.
COMPANY A  CAPTAINS.
Joseph Clark, of Plymouth ; Oliver H. P. Craig, of Holderness ;
Thomas H. Dearborn, of Seabrook; John S. Rowell, of Brentwood.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Oliver H. P. Craig; Thomas P. Cheney, of Holderness ; Thomas
H. Dearborn; John S. Rowell; OmarW. Cate, of Holderness.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Thomas P. Cheney; Alfred L. Smith, of Plymouth ; Frederick P.
Hardy, of Groton ; Alvah Heald, of Temple.

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COMPANY B — CAPTAINS.
Samuel P. Adams, of Haverhill ; Samuel G. Goodwin, of Littleton.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Andrew J. Roberts, of Enfield; Samuel G. Goodwin; Lyman Jack-
man, of Woodstock; Thomas J. Carlton, of Enfield; Frank Pierce, of
Troy. SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Samuel G. Goodwin ; Lyman Jackman ; John M. Dodd, of Peter
borough. COMPANY C — CAPTAINS.
Henry H. Pearson, of Exeter; William K. Crossfield, of Keene;
Lyman Jackman, of Woodstock. FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
David A. Titcomb, of Seabrook ; James P. Brooks, of Newmarket ;
John H. Varney, of Milton ; Abraham Cohn.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
James P. Brooks, of Newmarket; Matthew N. Greenleaf, of Exeter;
Thomas H. Dearborn, of Seabrook; Henry J. Griffin, of Concord;
Henry E. Badger, of Peterborough. COMPANY D  CAPTAINS.
Samuel D. Quarles, of Ossipee ; John W. Hanscom, of Farmington.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Josiah N. Jones, of Wakefield ; Albert W. Hayes, of Farmington ;
Orange B. Otis, of Rochester; Charles W. Thurston, of Stoddard.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Albert W. Hayes ; Josiah Prescott, of Sandwich ; Robert T. Brown,
of Tamworth ; John W. Hanscom.
COMPANY E — CAPTAINS.
Obed G. Dort, of Keene ; John A. Cummings, of Peterborough ;
Edward F. Adams, of Marlborough ; William H. Keay, of Dover.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
John A. Cummings ; George H. Muchmore, of Keene ; Matthew N.
Greenleaf, of Exeter ; Edward F. Adams ; John Curtin, of Keene ;
Sidney B. Higgins, of Chesterfield.

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SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

George H. Muchmore ; William K. Crossfield, of Keene ; John S.
Smith, of Peterborough ; John Curtin ; Frank L. Gray, of Hancock ;
James 0. Smith, of Holderness.

COMPANY F — CAPTAINS.

George C. Starkweather, of Keene ; Amos D. Combs, of Swanzey ;
Josiah N. Jones, of Wakefield; Thomas J. Carlton, of Enfield; John
H. Pinkham, of Dover.

FIRST LIEUTENANTS.

Amos D. Combs ; John L. Adams, of Alstead ; George E. Upton,
of Derry; Charles L. Clarke, of Wolfeborough.

SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

John L. Adams; Isaiah A. Dustin, of Derry; Cyrus G. McClure, of
Stoddard ; Charles C. Chesley, of Concord.

COMPANY G  CAPTAINS.

John W. Putnam, of Croydon ; Albert W. Hayes, of Farmington ;
Isaiah A. Dustin ; Adams K. Tilton, of Canterbury ; Henry J. Griffin,
of Concord.

FIRST LIEUTENANTS.

E. Darwin Comings, of Croydon; Timothy K. Ames, of Peter
borough; Isaiah A. Dustin; Adams K. Tilton; Henry J. Griffin;
Russell Tyler, of Cornish.

SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

Cornelius Y. Gardner, ofSunapee; Edward M. Emerson; John A.
George, of Newport ; Sebastian L. Getchell, of Wentworth ; Moses P.
Bemis, of Littleton.

COMPANY H — CAPTAINS.

John B. Sanders, of Durham; E. Darwin Comings, of Croydon;
Matthew N. Greenleaf, of Exeter.

FIRST LIEUTENANTS.

Andrew J. Sides, of Portsmouth ; Eli Wentworth, of Milton ; Theo
dore Hanscom, of Jaffrey; William H. Keay, of Dover; John H.
Pinkham, of Dover.

ROSTER. 407
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Eli Wentworth ; Hosea C. Clay, of Rochester ; Theodore Hanscom ;
Thomas J. Carlton, of Enfield. COMPANY I  CAPTAINS.
Robert L. Ela, of Concord; Robert H. Potter, of Concord.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Thomas T. Moore, of Concord; Charles J. Brown, of Epsom;
Robert H. Potter. SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Hubbard T. Dudley, of Concord; Charles J. Brown; Adam K.
Tilton; Joseph M. Shepard, of Gilmanton; Prescott Hall, of Canter
bury; Henry K. Whitaker, of Goshen.
COMPANY K  CAPTAINS.
Ebenezer H. Converse, of Rindge; David' A. Titcomb, of Sea
brook; Theodore Hanscom; Frederick P. Hardy, of Groton.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Jonas Nutting, of New Ipswich ; Charles L. Fuller, of Peterborough ;
Charles F. Winch, of Peterborough ; John A. Platts, of Fitzwilliam.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Charles L. Fuller ; Timothy K. Ames, of Peterborough ; Charles F.
Winch ; Charles H. Hull, of New Ipswich ; John H. Varney, of Mil
ton ; George W. Osgood, of Nelson ; Addison G. Harmon, of Madi
son.

EEGIMENTAL EEGISTEE AND EECOED.

The following Register and Record of the officers and
men of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment was pre
pared in the office of the Adjutant-General of the State.
It has been derived from all available official sources of
information to be found either at Concord or Washington,
and no effort has been spared by General Ayling and his
assistant, Mr. Harry P. Hammond, to give completeness
and ensure accuracy. Its intention is, while presenting
other pertinent facts and figures, to epitomize briefly and
truthfully the military life of each officer and man in the
regiment. Thus prepared, the Register and Record has
been placed in the hands of the historian, who hopes and
trusts that it will answer its intention, and that its errors,
if any, will be found few and unimportant ; while for
any which may occur he must disavow responsibility, as
present verification by him is practically impossible.
Certain recruits, who, from the muster and descriptive
rolls, appear to have been assigned to the regiment, but
who never reached it — their names not being found on
company or muster-out rolls, and no final payment ever
having been made to them by the United States Govern
ment — probably deserted en route to the regiment, and
are not registered in the following lists.

ABBREVIATIONS.

A. C.

Army Corps.

Adjt.

Adjutant.

A. G. 0.

Adjutant-General's Office.

App.

Appointed.

Art.
Artillery.
Asst.
Assistant.
Battl.
Battalion.
Brig.
Brigade, Brigadier.
Bvt.
Brevet.
Capd.
Captured.
Capt.
Captain.
Cav.
Cavalry.
Co.
Company.
Col.
Colonel.
Com.
Commissary, Commission.
Corp.
Corporal.
C. S.
Commissary of Subsistence.
Dept.
Department.
Des.
Deserted.
Dis.
Disease.
Disab.
Disability.
Disch.
Discharged.
Dishon.
Dishonorably.
Div.
Division.
Enl.
Enlisted.
Exch.
Exchanged.
G. C. M.
General Court-Martial.
Gd. from mis.
Gained from missing.
Gen.
General.
G. H.
General Hospital.
Hosp.
Hospital.
I. C.
Invalid Corps.
(Name changed to V. R. C. Mch. I
8, 1864.)
4IO SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Inf.

Infantry.

Lt.

Lieutenant.

Maj.

Major.

Mis.

Missing.

M. o.

Mustered-out.

M. o. r.

Muster-out roll.

Muse.

Musician.

Must.

Mustered.

N. f. r. A. G. 0.

No further record, Adjutant-General's Office, Wash

ington, D. C.

Par.

Paroled.

P. 0. ad.

Post-office address.

Prin.

Principal.

Pvt.

Private.

Q. M.

Quarter-master.

Re-enl.

Reenlisted.

Regt.

Regiment.

Sergt.

Sergeant.

Sev.

Severely.

Surg.

Surgeon.

Tm. ex.

Term expired.

Tr.

Transferred.

U. S. A.

United States Army.

U. S. C. T.

United States Colored Troops.

U. S. Sig. Corps.

United States Signal Corps.

Vols.

Volunteers.

V. R. C.

Veteran Reserve Corps.

(Organized as

Invalid Corps in pursuance of Gen. Orders No. 105,

dated War Dept.

A. G. 0., Apr. 28, '63. Name changed to V. R. C.

Mch. 1 8, '64.)

Wd.

Wounded.

Wds.

Wounds.

Regimental Register and Record.

FIELD AND STAFF.

FIELD AND STAFF, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Residence

Enlisted,

o

.•esenta- 3cruit. mteer. stitute. fted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
si
«m to
ag
Mustered in.
co Ofi>H
1 £ 1. 1. 1
Final Record.
Lieutenant- Colonels.
Converse, Nelson . . .
Marlborough
44
Marlborough
Oct. 15, 1861.
3 y.
Nov. 30, 1861.
v.
App. Col. Oct. 26, '61. Resigned
March 8, '62. P. 0. ad., Marl
borough, N. H.
Griffin, Simon G. . . .
Nelson
37
Concord
" 26, "
u
Oct. 26, "
v.
App. Col. Apr. 22, '62; Brig. Gen
U. S. V., May 12, '64. Disch. Aug"
24, '65. Bvt. Maj. Gen., U. S. V
to date Apr. 2, '65, for gallantr
and meritorious conduct in th
assault on Fort Sedgwick, Vi
Served in Co. B, 2d N. H. M
P. 0. ad., Keene, N. H.
Pearson, Henry H. . .
See Company C.
Quarles, Samuel D. . .
See Company D.
Majors.
Scott, Charles ....
Peterborough
32
Peterborough
U U n
u
Nov. 28, "
v.
App. Lt. Col. Apr. 22, '62. Resigne;
October 14, '62. P. O. ad., Peter
borough, N. H.
Dort, Obed G 
See Company E.
See Company I.
Adjutants.
Woodward, Don H. . .
Springfield, Vt.
26
Keene
Nov. 19, 1861.
u
Not must.
v.
Resigned commission Nov. 28, '61
P. O. ad., Keene, N. H.
Bixby, Phin P.

Piermont

Smith, John S. ...
Quartermasters.
Nute, Alonzo ....
Wentworth, Eli . . .
Houston, Gilmore MoL.
Surgeon.
Traeey, William A. . .
Assistant Surgeons.
Cooper, Sherman . . .
Brown, Marshall L. . .
2d Assistant Surgeons.
Walker, James P. . .
Pierce, Elihu P. . . .
Chaplains.
Stinson, Robert . . .

Newton

Tunbridge, Vt.

Cornish

Manchester

New Hampshire

32

Concord

Farmington Nashua ClaremontManchester Manchester Croydon

Nov. 30, 1861.

8y.

Oct. 18, 1861.

»

" 25, "

((

" 17, "

tc

Deo. 16, 1863.

it,

Mch. 11, 1864.

u

Oct. 17, 1861.

a

Nov. 30, 1861.

" 9d "

28,

u u tc

Not must.
Mch. 12, 1S64.
Dee. 2, 1861.

Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Exchanged Oct. 3, '62. App. Maj.
Oct. 15, '62. Wd. June 16, '64,
Petersburg, Va. ; sev. July 15, '64.
App. Lt. Col. July 28, '64; Col.
Feb. 21, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65. Bvt. Col., U. S. V., to date
Apr. 2, '65, for gallant and meri
torious conduct in the assault be
fore Petersburg, Va. Died Jan.
16, '77, Concord, N. H.
See Company E.

Resigned March 19, '63. P. O. ad.,
Farmington, N. H.
See Company H.
See Company A.
Resigned March 15, '63. App. Asst.
Surgeon, U. S. V., Dec. 7, '63.
Died March 15, '64, Nashua, N. H.
App. Surgeon March 20, t>3. Must.
out Nov. 27, '64. P. O. ad., West-
field, N. J.
See Company E.
Resigned commission Feb. 8, '64.
Served in 4th N. H. V. P. O. ad.,
Manchester, N. H.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Resigned July 15, '62. Died March
11, '63, Croydon, N. H. 

FIELD AND STAFF, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Name.

Birthplace.

CObfi

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

¦3 4H Xfl
ag

Mustered in.

r.
r. —
Representa tiveRecruit. e. —
Volunteer. 8. —
Substitute. A—
Drafted.

Final Record.

Chaplains.

Hamilton, John A. . .
Keene
July 16, 1862.
3 y.
Resigned, July 1, '63.
See Company G.
Sergeant-Majors.
Ames, Timothy K. . .
Winch, Charles F. . .
Dodd, John M. ...
Cohn, Abraham . . .
Peterborough
24
Peterborough
Nov. 28, 1861.
u
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. 2d Lt. Co. K Apr. 28, '62;
1st Lt. Co. G Aug. 5, '62. Killed
Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
See Company K.
See Company K.
See Company E.
Quartermaster-Sergeants.
Kimball, Alvah M. . .
Cate, Omar W. ...
Platts, Elijah T. . . .
See Company H.
See Company A.
See Company K.
Commissary-Sergeants.
Varney, John H. . . .
Dickerman, Samuel R. .
Platts, John A. . . .
Delano, William . - . .
See Company H.
See Company G.
See Company K.
See Company G.
Hospital Stewards.

Noyes, James H. . . .
25
Nashua
Nov. 29, 1
Dodge, Levi P. ...
Gerberg, Charles . . .
Principal Musicians.
White, Shubael . . .
Westmoreland
51
Keene
" 28,
Currier, John ....
Coburn, Prescott D. . .
Scott, Wallace ....
Mason, John G. . . .
3 y.
Nov. 29, 1861.
28,
App. 2d Asst. Surgeon May 13, '62.
Capd. Sept. 1, '62, Chantilly, Va.
Released Sept. 9, '62. App. Asst.
Surgeon Mch. 20, '63; Surgeon Jan.
2, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
See Company G.
See Company K.
Disch. disab. March 3, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C. Served in Co. A, 2d
N. H. V. P. O. ad.,' Westmore
land, N. H.
See Company F.
See Company F.
See Company K.
See Company D. 
Regimental Register and Record.

BY COMPANIES.

COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Residence

Enlisted,

O

resenta- ecru.it. mteer. ititute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
6
<
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
O-g
¦H IO
• a
ag
Mustered in.
MS .3 13
<B „, O h t-<
IS 1 1 1
Final Record.
Captains.
To date
-
Clark, Joseph ....
Campton
35
Plymouth
Nov. 30, 1861.
3 y.
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Resigned Apr. 14, '62. P. O. address,
San Francisco, Cal.
Dearborn, Thomas H. .
See Company C.
Rowell, John S. . . .
See Company C.
1st Lieutenant.
To date
Craig, Oliver H. P. . .
Rumney
44
Holderness
tt tt tt
u
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
App. Capt. Apr. 15, '62. Resignc
Oct. 21, '62. P. 0. address, Holi
erness, N. H.
Sd Lieutenants.
To date
Cheney, Thomas P. . .
Holderness
29
Holderness
tt tt tt
a
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
App. 1st Lt. Apr. 15, '62. Disc]
disab. Nov. 25, '62. P. O. addres
Ashland, N. H.
Heald, Alvah ....
See Company E.
Musicians.
Houston, William L.
Plymouth
18
Plymouth
Oct. 12, 1861.
a
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Oct. 29, '63, Can
Nelson, Ky.
Howard, John ....
Derby Line, Vt.
17
Epping
Jan. 5, 1864.
"
Jan. 5, 1864.
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Dodd, Martin ....
Manchester
16
Wolfeborough
21, "
" 21, "
V.
Tr. from Co. A., 9th N. H. V., Jul
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Paige, Frank W. . . .
Manchester
16
Manchester
Dec. 1, 1863.
"
Dec. 1, "
V.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., Jui
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Boston, Mass.
16
Manchester
tt tt tt
"
tt tt tt
V.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., Jur
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Privates.

Adams, Edgar A. . .
Plymouth
22
Plymouth
Oct.
21, 1861.
3 y.
Nov.
27, 1861.
v.
Tr. to 3lst Co., 2d Battl. I. C, Sept.
30, '63. Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Ft.
Monroe, Va., tm. ex.
Alexander, William . .
Piermont
28
Plymouth
u
10, "
tt
t(
tt it
v.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Annis, Oliver P. . . .
Dixfield, Me.
26
Rumney
Nov.
13, "
it
tt
tt tt
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Killed
Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Avery, Stephen . . .
Ellsworth
18
Rumney
Oct.
26, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Disch. Jan 15, '63.
Aiken, Henry ....
Boston, Mass.
26
New Durham
Jan.
4, 1864.
"
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
Des. Mch. 20, '64, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Allan, Alvah ....
New Brunswick
22
Acworth
June
8, "
ft
June
8, "
s.
Died dis. Aug. 12, '64, near Peters-
burs, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from Thornton
Blake, James M. . . .
Peterborough
20
Sandwich
Oct.
27, 1861.
"
Nov.
27, 1861.
V.
Dec. 25, '63. App. Corp. Killed
July 27, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Blake, John ....
Andover
42
Plymouth
Dec.
10, "
"
Dec.
15, "
V.
App. Corp. Feb. 1, '62. Disch.
disab. Feb. 11, '63.
Disch. June 24, '62, New Berne, N. C.
Blaisdell, Franklin A. .
Thornton
24
Thornton
Oct.
24, "
tt
Nov.
27, "
V.
Butler, Arthur W. . .
Plymouth
26
Plymouth
"
28, "
tt
"
U VI
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Must, out
as a Pvt. Nov. 28, '64.
Disch. disab. May 6, '63, Concord,
Bolkum, Edward W. .
Holderness
44
Rumney
u
18, "
tt
it
tt 1 1
V.
N. H. P. O. ad., Haverhill, N. H.
Berry, Charles A. . .
Dover
18
Dover
Dec.
2, "
tt
Dec.
6, "
V.
Disch. Jan. 19, '63, Concord, N. H.
Died Dec. '63, Concord, N. H.
Berry, Hiram O. . . .
Campton
25
Campton
Oct.
15, "
tt
Nov.
27, "
V.
Wd. Dee. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Berry, Charles E. . . .
Campton
18
Campton
Nov.
8, "
11
u
tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Died wds. Sept. 1, '62, Centre
ville, Va.
Beckwith, Byron A.
Lempster
30
Hillsborough
Oct.
12, "
Dec.
6, "
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
App. Sergt. Wd. and capd. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Died Feb. 26, '65, Salisbury, N. C.
Buzzell, Aaron . . .
Epsom
40
Holderness
tt
31, "
tt
Nov.
27, "
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 25, '63.
Wd. May 15, '64, Spottsylvania,
Va. Disch. disab. June 26, '65,
Concord, N. H.
COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Privates.
Blake, Walter H. .
Bagley, Charles
Berry, Benjamin F.
Brown, Charles L.
Baker, William, Jr.
Blake, Henry . .
Brown, Dudley F.

Boyle, Francis E. J. . .
alias, James Madigan
Brockett, David . . .
Black, Henry ....
Battis, John ....
Beers, John 
Blodgett, Richard . .

DublinThornton Campton
Seabrook
DaltonVermontSeabrook Canada
Harwinton, Conn.
GermanyCanada
EnglandMassachusetts

Thornton
ThorntonCampton
SeabrookDalton WinchesterMilton
Stratford
RyeStarkDalton Gilford
Dublin

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

T ^
¦-. CD
O -u
ag

24, 1861.
24, "
25, 1862.
10, 1863.
tt tt
30, "
29, "
Jan. 6, 1864.

Oct. tt
Aug. tt
Dec.

3 y.

Jan.
May

2, "
tt t(
1, 1864.
18, "
31, "

Mustered in.

Nov. 27, 1861.
tt tt tt
Aug. 25, 1862.
10, 1863.
Dec. " "
30, "
29, »
Jan. 6, 1864.
:: .?' ::
Jan. 1, 1864.
May 18, "
31, "

&'. 15

iff?

V. V.V.d.d.v. V.

Final Record.

Disch. disab. Mch. 15, '62, Roanoke
Isl., N. C.
Disch. disab. July 25, '62, Concord,
N. H.
Died dis. Sept. 29, '62, Antietam,
Md.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. July 7, '65, near Alex
andria, Va.
App. Corp. ; Sergt. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. address,
Kensington, N. H.
Des. May 5, '64, near Bealton Sta
tion, Va.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. July 31, '64, near Peters
burg, Va.
Wd. April 2, '65, Petersburg. Va.
Disch. disab. June 17, '65, Phila
delphia, Pa.

Bohonan, Charles . .

Brookline

24

Brookline

Bransman, Anly . . .

Germany

22

Keene

Bonapart, Frederick

France

21

Keene

Brooks, John ....

Edinburgh, Scotl'nd

26

Thornton

Bly, James 

Epping

19

Bartlett

Chase, Heber L. . . .

Campton

18

Campton

Cilley, Gustavus R. . .

Hebron

20

Plymouth

Chapman, Henry E. . .

Warren

20

Rumney

Cass, Luther ....

Andover

34

Centre Harbor

Coffin, Henry G. . . .

Lyman, Me.

38

Plymouth

Cox, Freeman ....

Stanstead, Canada

21

Holderness

Cummings, William H.

Plymouth

20

Rumney

Corliss, Francis R. . .

Grafton

21

Plymouth

Dec.July tt
Sept.Jan.Oct.

Nov.

Oct.
Aug.

15, 1863.

3y

Dec. 15, 1863.

V, "

July 7, "
tt (t tt

29, "

Sept. 29, "

15, 1864.

Jan. 15, 1864.

28, 1861.

Nov. 27, 1861.
12, "
t( .. u
19, "
I. .,
14, "
" "
13, "
.. „
tt tt
( t tt tt
21, "
tt tt tt
25, "
Aug. 25, "
s.
s.
V.
V. V.
V.V.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. to date July 17, '65,
Concord, N. H.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '&5.
Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., to Co.
A, 11th N. H. V. Tr. from Co. A,
11th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch.
Aug. 7, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. App. Corp. July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Disch. disab. Mch. 12, '63,
Concord, N. H.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. App. Corp. Must, out Nov.
28, '64.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Disch. Mch. 7, '63.
Drowned by foundering of steamer
"West Point" in Potomac River,
Aug. 13, '62.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Disch. Sept. 14, '63, N. Y. city.
P. O. address, Plymouth, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 29, '63.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. address, Centre
Harbor, N. H.
Disch. disab. Mch. 3, '62, Roanoke
Isl., N. C.
Disch. disab. Apr. 25, '64, to date
Dec. 11, '63, St. Louis, Mo. P. O.
address, Clinton, Iowa.
COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

o U cp
O -^
*H CO
ag

Mustered in.

d— ' 4)
£ dS

5*-
X: c8
8 •'S

Final Record.

Privates.
Craig, George W.
Cate, Omar W.

Crockett, Sanborn M.
Chipman, Samuel

Canavan, Frank .
Cunningham, Hugh
Curtin, John . .

Canfield, Stone . .

Plymouth Holderness

Campton
Boston, Mass.

DelawareNew Jersey
Ireland

New York

19

Holderness Holderness

New Hampton
Milton

SwanzeyRindgeLondonderry

Orford

Oct.

U,

1861.

3y.

tt

16,

It

tt

July

21,

1862.

tt

Dec.

29,

1863.

tt

Jan.

1,
tt

1864. tt

tt

(1

2,

Dec.

17,

1863.

tt

Nov.. 27, 1861.

July 28, 1862.
Dec. 29, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
2, "

Dee. 17, 1863.

v. v.

App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Killed
Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
App. Sergt. Mch. 1, '63; Q. M. Sergt.
Jan. 4, '64. Re-enl. and must, in
Jan. 4, '64. App. 1st Lt. Co. A,
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Served in Co. I, 1st N. H. V.
P. O. address, Chicago, 111.
Wd. Aug. 18, '64. Disch. disab.
Mch. 16, '65, Concord, N. H.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died dis. and starva
tion Jan. 25, '65, Salisbury, N. C.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church,
Va. ; Sept. 30, '84, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. App. Corp. Wd.
Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Re
duced to ranks. Des. May 23, '65,
Washington, D. C.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Cawley, Peter ....

Ireland

21

Centre Hart

Campbell, John . . .

Glasgow, Scotland

21

Brentwood

Dailey, John ....

Ireland

35

Rumney

Dustin, Samuel . . .

Thornton

27

Thornton

Downing, James T. . .

Ellsworth

18

Ellsworth

Doe, George B. ...

Rumney

24

Rumney

Downing, Benjamin P.

Ellsworth

20

Ellsworth

Davis, Henry ....

England

21

Gilmanton

Dugan, Michael . . .
Duck, William ....
Durand, Joseph . . .
Dolan, James ....

IrelandBrooklyn, N. Y.
FranceIreland

20 19
2722

Jackson
SandwichEffinghamSalisbury

Aug. 26, 1864.

JulyOct.

Dec. Jan. u
Jan.
Dec.

29, 1864.
18, 1861.
31, "

24, "
19, "
3, "
31, 1863.
4, 1864.
tt tt
5, 1864.
23, 1863.

3y

Aug. 26, 1864

July
Nov.

29, 1864
27, 1861

Dec. Jan. a
Jan.
Dec.

31, 1863.
4, 1864.
tt tt
5, 1864.
23, 1863.

Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Sergt. Died dis. Jan. 22, '62,
Hatteras Inlet, N. C.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Gd. from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Re-
enl. and must, in from Wilming
ton, Mass., Dec. 21, '63. Wd. June
26, '64, Petersburg, Va. Disch.
disab. May 31, '65, Manchester,
N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, ' 62, Bull Run, Va. Re-
enl. and must, in Jan. 1, '64. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. address,
Northfield, N. H.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Disch. Jan.
6, '63. Died Oct. 15, '67, Au-
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.;
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Apr. 15, '63, Con
cord, N. H. P. O. address, Ells
worth, N. H.
App. Corp.; 1st Sergt. July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Feb. 2, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. A,
9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch.
disab. Nov. 29, '65. to date July
30, '65, Concord, N. H. 

COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
Dorway, John .
Doyle, James .
Dumont, Joseph
Ellis, William H.
Emanuel, Victor
Flanders, Frank N.

Foss, Ephraim A.

Fairbanks, William R.
Farmer, William W.

Birthplace.

Canada
Ireland
St. Annis, Canada
Loudon
EnglandNew Hampton

Salem, Mass.

Hyde Park, Vt.
Campton

25

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

Ellsworth AlbanyLyme
Rumney Gilford
New Hampton

Rumney Hebron
Campton

July 13, 1864.
Feb. 3, "
Mch. 28, 1865.
Oct. 21, 1861.
June 3, 1864.
Oct. 14, 1861.

22,

25, "
26, "

s.y.

Mustered in.

SSatl^d
"tet

.Q ra
n • "8

July

13,

1864.

Feb.

3,

tt

Mch.

28,

1865.

Nov.

27,

1861.

June
Nov.

3,
27,

1864.
1861.

a

it

tt

tc

It

((

tt

Final Record.

Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. to date July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. June 22, '65.
Died dis. Apr. 9, '62, Roanoke Isl.,
N. C.
Killed July 6, '64, Petersburg, Va.
App. Corp. Nov. 30,' 61. Mis. Aug.
29, '62, Bull Run. Va. Gd. from
mis. Dec. 19, '62. App. Sergt.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 21, '63.
App. 1st Sergt. Wd. Sept. 30,
'64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Disch. June 6, '65, White Hall, Pa.
P. O. ad., New Hampton, N. H.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Gd. from mis. Died dis. Oct. 2,
'62, Washington, D. C.
Disch. disab. Apr. 3, '63.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Died wds. Sept. 1, '62, Centre
ville, Va.

Foster, Amos P. . .
Farmer, Luther . .
Farnum, George W. .
Founey, Levi . . .

Fountain, Foster
Foster, Thomas
Forbes, John .
Glynn, David .

Green, Charles E.
Geoffray, Henry
Gafurre, Joseph

Geany, John

Houston, Gilmore McL.

Wentworth Alexandria
New Hampshire
New York

Canada
EnglandWestbrook, Me.
PlymouthPittsfieldFrance Canada

Ireland

Plymouth

20

23

Plymouth CamptonPlainfleld

Wentworth

Washington Keene
Somersworth PlymouthPlymouthWinchesterWashington

Washington

Plymouth

Oct. 28, 1861.

3y.

Aug. 25, 1862.
May 17, 1864.

(t

Jan. 5, "

" 6, "
July 7, "

Mch. 22, 1865.

Oct. 12, 1861.

" 21, "
»
Jan. 2, 1864.
tt
6, "
June 14, "
Oct. 10, 1861.
tt
Nov. 27, 1861.
Aug. 25, 1862.
May 17, 1864.
Jan. 5, "
July 7, "
Mch. 22, 1865.
Nov. 27, 1861.
Jan. 2, 1864.
6, "
June 14, "
Nov. 27, 1861.
Disch. disab. Oct. 25, '62, Washing
ton, D. C.
Died dis. Oct. 3, '62, Antietam, Md.
Disch. disab. May 8, '65, near Alex-
dria, Va.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Disch.
Sept. 2, '65, Albany, N. Y. P. O.
address, Spanish River, Algonia
Dist., Ontario.
Des. Apr. 2, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Tr. from Co. A., 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64.
App. Sergt. Disch. disab. Apr.
10, '65, Concord, N. H. P. O. ad
dress, Plymouth, N. H.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Des. Dec.
11, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Entered Div. No. 1, Gen. Hosp., An
napolis, Md., Apr. 22, '64. Fur-
loughed July 10, '64, to July 24, '64.
Reported des. from furlough Aug.
12, '64. N.1 r. A. G. O. P. O.
address, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Wd. Aug. 2, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. July 19, '65, Man
chester, N. H.
App. Q. M. Sergt. Oct. 3, '62. Quar
termaster Aug. 1, '63. Must, out
July 17, '65.
COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

spresenta- Recruit. olunteer. ibstitute. rafted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
pi
Mustered in.
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
¦h a
fi^rfi
al
1 3 1 1 1.
Privates.
Grant, William . . .
Portsmouth, Eng.
21
Charlestown
Feb. 9, 1864.
3y-
Feb. 9, 1864.
v.
Capd. June 2, '64, Cold Harbor, Va.
Paroled Nov. 22, '64. Tr. from
Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Harris, William F. . .
Holderness
25
Holderness
Nov. 12, 1861.
tt
Nov. 27, 1861.
v.
Tr. to 1st Co. , 2d Battl. I. C. , June 24,
'63; to Co. B, 10th I. C, Oct. 12, '63.
Des. June 24, '64. Returned Nov.
16, '65. Disch. Nov. 18, '65, Wash
ington, D. C. P. 0. address, Ash
land, N. H.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61; Sergt. Feb.
Hardy, Frederick P.
Wentworth
20
Hebron
Oct. 29, "
"
a ^ t(
V.
11, '62; 1st Sergt. Jan. 28. '63. Re-
enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64.
App. 2d Lt. to date Jan. 2, '64.
Capt. Co. K, Jan. 8, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Huckins, James E. . .
New Hampton
27
Holderness
" 21, "
tt
tt a tt
V.
Died dis. Jan. 19, '62, Annapolis,
Md.
Hodgman, Franklin E.
Lowell, Mass.
20
Campton
" 23, "
K
it tt n
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Died wds. Oct. 10, '62, Washing
ton, D. C.
Heath, Warren ,C. . .
Plymouth
20
Plymouth
" 22, "
U (C t.
V.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64. P. O. address,
Ashland, N. H.
Hackett, Nathan T. .
Hobort, Horace A. .
Ham, Benjamin A. .
Harriman, William W.
Howard, William J. .

Harmon, Patrick
Hogan, John .
Henry, John
Hodson, John .
Howard, Edward
Hillis, James .
Holcomb, Edgar

Heath, Nelson . .
Jaquith, Henry W.

Jones, Thomas
Kelly, Henry .
King, Edward .
Kulp, Henry
Konady, Bliss .
King, Thomas .

New Hampton
Hebron
PelhamRumneyEngland

IrelandScotlandMaine Manchester, Eng.
England Canada
Canada

New Hampshire
Ashburnham, Mass,

Canada
EllsworthIrelandPennsylvania CanadaCincinnati, O.

Holderness
Hebron ThorntonHolderness

Nashua

WindhamTuftonboroughDaltonPortsmouth Winchester
SandwichWalpole

FitzwilliamLangdon

HillsboroughEllsworthWakefieldLancasterMarlboroughNorthwood

Nov. 25,

1861.

3 y.

Oct. 29,

tt

tt

" 15,

"

tt

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It

tt

" 6,

1863.

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" 31,
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1864.

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1863.

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1864.

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1861.

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27,

1861.

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tt

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Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Died wds. Sept. 12, '62, on board
steamer "Knickerbocker."
Died dis. Feb. 18, '62, Hatteras
Inlet, N. C.
Died Sept. 21, '63, Newport News,
Va.
Wd. and capd. Aug. 29. '62, Bull
Run, Va. Paroled Sept. 6, '62.
Des. from Camp Parole, Annap
olis, Md. P. O. address, Bridge-
water, N. H.
Mis. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.
Gd. from mis. App. Corp. July
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Apr. 22, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Des. Jan 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Feb. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
App. Corp. ; Sergt. Des. Mch. 26, '65,
Boston, Mass.
Des. Jan 25, '64, Camp Nelson. Ky.
Wd. May 31, '64, Tolopotomoy, Va.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Died wds. Aug. 13, '64, Wash
ington, D. C.
Mustered out July 17, '65.
Disch. Mch. 17, '63. P. O. address,
Campton, N. H.
Des. Jan 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Died Feb. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Pes. Mch. 20, '64, Pittsburgh, Pa.

COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

rH
+I+S M 4J
'M
g'2-S5'g
Residence
Enlisted,
o *
*< « d ww
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
^H 03
«g>mf5
bo
ag
<1
H
i.
Privates.
Lovejoy, George W.
Lewis, Calvin A. .
Leavitt, Rufus L.
Lambert, Cyrel
Lambert, Joseph .
Lovitt, Oliver W. .
Lynch, Patrick . .
Little, Michael . ,
Laughlin, Lawrence
Latelle, Gabriel . .
PlymouthLittleton
Washington, Vt.
Holderness Canada
Campton
Massachusetts Canada
IrelandFrance
HoldernessPlymouth Hebron
HoldernessHoldernessCamptonWinchester
Portsmouth
Sanbornton Campton
Oct. tttt
31, 28,
29,
1861. tt
3y.
tttt
It
14,
tt
"
Nov,
30,
tt
Aug.
25,
1862.
"
Jan. tt
,1,
1864. tt
(C
tt
2,
tt
"
tt
5,
tt
»
Nov. 27, 1861.
tt tt t(
Dec. 15, "
Aug. 25, 1862.
Jan. 1, 1864.
tt tt
5, "
Disch. Mch. 9, '63, Alexandria, Va.
Disch. May 26, '63. P. O. address,
Plymouth, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 30, '63.
App. Corp. Capd. Oct. 1, '64,
Poplar Springs Church, Va. Re
leased. Died dis. Apr. 6, '65, Heb
ron, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 25, '63.
Died dis. Apr. 17, '65, Holder
ness, N. H.
Disch. Dec. 15, '64, tm. ex. P. O.
address, Ashland, N. H.
Died dis. Oct. 1, '62, Sharpsburg,
Md.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Capd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.
Exchanged Dec. '64. Disch. to
date July 17, '65.
Tr. to Dept. Northwest, Oct. 10, '64.
Dishon. disch. Sept. 4, '65, Mis
souri State Penitentiary.
Des. June 12, '64, near Cold Harbor,
Va.
Ireland

23

Portsmouth

Jan.

4, 1864.

3y.

Jan. 4, 1864.

v.

Wd. Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. disab. July 14, '65, Phil
adelphia, Pa. Died Nov. 24, '70,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Louland, Joseph . . .

Canada

27

Bath

Feb.

6. "

" ]•' i.. i. -¦

v.

Capd. June 3, '64, Cold Harbor,

Va. Paroled Nov. 19, '64. Tr.
from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. disab. June 6, '65,
White Hall, Pa.
Moulton, Albert S. . .
Sandwich
24
Bridgewater ,
Oct.
28, 1861.
it
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab. Sept. 27, '62, New
port News, Va. P. 0. address,
Moltonborough, N. H.
Moulton, Hiram D. . .
Thornton
29
Thornton
24, "
tt
It tt tt
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Gd. from mis. Must, out Nov. 28,
'64. P. O. ad., Thornton, N. H.
Marston, Benjamin P. .
Holderness
36
Holderness
tt
21, "
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Disch. July 1, '63. P. O.
address, Alton, N. H.
May, Hollis K. ...
Derby, Vt.
18
Wentworth
Sept.
26, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. Apr. 7, '63.
Mills, William ....
Groton
18
Rumney
Nov.
13, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. Feb. 24, '62, Hatteras
Inlet, N. C.
Mitchell, George K. . .
Plymouth
23
Plymouth
Oct.
19, "
'k
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. Apr. 16, '62, Roanoke
Isl. N. C.
Merrill, Uriah T. . . .
Boston, Mass.
26
Hebron
Nov.
14, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. Apr. 6, '62, Roanoke, Isl.,
N. C.
Died dis. Jan. 18, '62, Washington,
D. C.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, and died wds.
Merrill, Walter A. . .
Worcester, Mass.
18
Plymouth
"
2, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Merrill, Walter R. . .
Campton
31
Plymouth
Aug.
11, 1862.
»
Aug. 27, 1862.
V.
Dec. 21, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Moulton, Darius . . .
Ellsworth
21
Thornton
c(
29, "
Sept. 6, "
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Paroled. Disch. May
27, '65, Concord, N. H. P. O. ad
dress, Campton, N. H.
Morrill, Estwick E. . .
Salisbury, Mass.
28
South Hampton
Sept.
15, "
1 1
" 17, "
V.
Disch. disab. Dec. 21, '63, Louis
ville, Ky. Served in Co. C, 17th
Mass. Inf.
COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

3 *-*

¦esenta-
II meruit. mteer. j stitute. ;ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
o °
Mustered in.
Final Record.
CD
<
accredited to.
Appointed.
«*-( CO
CB3ag
Privates.
Marsell, Nicholas . . .
France
29
Moultonborough
Dec. 30, 1863.
\T
Dec.
30, 1863.
V.
Des. Mch. 20, '64, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Martin, James ....
England
21
Northfield
" 31, "
tt
31, "
V.
Des. Feb. 2, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Marsh, Henry T. . . .
Candia
19
Salem
Jan. 1, 1864.
Jan.
1, 1864.
V.
Tr. to Co. C, 21st. V. R. C. Disch.
July 28, '65, Trenton, N. J. P. O.
address, Salisbury, N. H.
Myers, John ....
York, Pa.
22
Ossipee
2, "
tt
"
2, "
V.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Mitchell, William . . .
England
23
Grafton
tt tt tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Muldaur, Emile . . .
France
30
Wolfeborough
4, "
tt
tt
4, "
V.
Des. Feb. 2, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
McCann, James . . .
Ireland
25
Portsmouth
tt Cl cc
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Feb. 2, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Apprehended Oct. '64. Assigned
to Co. E. Des. to the enemy Mch.
3, '65 near Hancock's Station, Va.
Martin, John J. . . .
Ireland
20
Barrington
tt E l(
tt
tt
5, "
V.
Tr. to Co. E, 21st V. R. C. Disch.
Oct. 21, '65, N. Y. city.
Malara, Louis ....
Italy
34
Effingham
tt tt tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Jan. 22, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
McDermott, Lawrence .
Maryland
21
Hill
tt It tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Feb. 6, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. -
McCauley, James W.
Massachusetts
18
Washington
June 4, "
tt
June
4, "
s.
Wd. July 2, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Died wds. July 10, '64, Washing
ton, D. C.
McCuen, David 0. . .
Canada
23
Thornton
9, "
tt
tt
9, "
s.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. ; Sept. 30, '64, Pop
lar Springs Church, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Millar, Antoine . . .
Germany
21
Claremont
" 10, "
tt
tt
10, "
s.
Des. June, '64, en route to Regt.
Moore, Edward . . .

Ireland

21

Bridge water

June 11, 1864.

3 y.

June 11, 1864.

s.

Accidentally wd. Feb. 15, '64, Peters
burg, Va. Disch. disab. July 24,

Madigan, James . . .
Marble, William H. . .

Canada

26

Dublin

June 14, "

tt

June 14, "

s.

'65, Philadelphia, Pa.
See Francis E. J. Boyle.
Des. July 14, '64, near Petersburg,
Va. Gd. from des. May 24, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June

Martins, Andrew . . .

Spain

25

Greenfield

" 17, "

tt

" 17, "

s.

1, '65. Must out July 17, '65.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. A,
9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.

McCaffrey, Samuel . .

Ireland

30

Concord

May 20, "

tt

May 20, "

s.

out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June

Nutting, Theodore V. .

Plymouth

25

Plymouth

Oct. 14, 1861.

"

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Pop
lar Springs Church, Va. Died dis.

O'Brien, John ....

England

21

Sullivan

Dec. 16, 1863.

tt

Dec. 16, 1863.

V.

Dec. 31, '64, Salisbury, N. C.
Des. Apr. 16, '64, Annapolis, Md.

O'Donnell, James . . .

Ireland

39

Winchester

" 30, "

"

" 30, "

V.

Des. Jan. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

0' Donnell, Michael . .

Ireland

23

Chesterfield

June 21, 1864.

"

June 21, 1864.

s.

Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June

Peaslee, Aquilla E. . .

Holderness

28

Holderness

Oct. 16, 1861.

tt

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. Feb. 5 , '63, Alexandria, Va.
P. O. address, Ashland, N. H.

Parmenter, David B.

Rumney

21

Rumney

Nov. 2, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. Sept. 30, '62, New

Pattee, Richard . . .

Londonderry

44

Campton

Oct. 23, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

port News, Va.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Wd. Aug.
29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Disch.,
disab. Feb. 14, '63, Concord, N. H.

Piper, Robert B. . . .

Holderness

19

Holderness

Dec. 2, "

tt

Dec. 6, "

V.

Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64. App.
Corp. Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Paroled Feb.
27, '65. Disch. May 30, '65, Con
cord, N. H. P. O. address, Hol
derness, N. H.

Plaisted, Cyrus . . .

New Hampton

44

Holderness

Oct. 30, "

tt

Nov. 27, "

V.

Disch. disab. Oct. 10, '62, Wash
ington, D. C. P. O. address, Ash
land, N. H.

COMPANY A,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
o ^
resenta- ecruit. inteer. stitute. fted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
P^-^^a cs
v., ° 3 "
Final Record.
CO
<1
accredited to.
Appointed.
ag
Privates.
Plaistead, Joseph C.
Holderness
20
Holderness
Oct. 30, 1861.
3y.
Dec.
6, 1861.
v.
Disch. disab. Mch. 3, '62, Roanoke
Isl., N. C. Died Apr. 8, '62, Hol
derness, N. H.
Peaslee, Thomas . . .
Holderness
31
Holderness
" 15, "
Nov.
27, "
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Disch. disab. Oct. 25, '62, Phil
adelphia, Pa. P. O. address, Ash
land, N. H.
Pierce, Benjamin F. . .
Campton
23
Campton
" 21, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Disch. Dec. 4, '63.
Drowned by foundering of steamer
Plaistead, Samuel S.
Holderness
23
Holderness
July 22, 1862.
"
July
28, 1862.
V.
"West Point" in Potomac River,
Aug. 13, '62.
Plaisted, Ai T. ...
Holderness
18
Holderness
July 21, 1862.
July
28, 1862.
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Died Apr. 1, '63, Coving
ton, Ky.
Perkins, George . . .
District of Columbia
26
Swanzey
Jan. 2, 1864.
tt
Jan.
2, 1864.
V.
Des. Mch. 20, '64, Pittsburgh, Pa.
England
19
Centre Harbor
" 4, "
tt
tt
4, "
V.
Des. Apr. 23, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Pierre, Reuben . . .
Poitiers, France
27
Effingham
" 5, "
tt
tt
5, "
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. Oct. 31, '64, Baltimore, Md.
Preston, James R. . .
Auburn
18
Auburn
Dec. 10, 1863.
tt
Dec.
10, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65. P.
O. address, Auburn, N. H.
Page, Francis .....
Pennsylvania
32
Troy
July 22, 1864.
tt
July
22, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65, Must, out July 17, '65.
Prial, Edward ....

New York

20

Mason

Aug.

25, 1864.

3 y-

Aug.

25, 1864.

s.

Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June 1,

Peakes, Albert P. . .

Portland, Me.

38

New Castle

Mch.

28, 1865.

tt

Mch.

28, 1865.

v.

'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. App. Corp. July 1, '65.

Ryan, James S. . .

Plymouth

18

Plymouth

Oct.

14, 1861.

tt

Nov.

27, 1861.

V.

Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. Des. Dec. 11, '62, Fal

Rogers, George L. . .

Concord

24

Campton

tt

21, "

t,

tt

tt tt

V.

mouth, Va.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Must, out Nov. 28, '64. P. 0.

address, Middletown, Ct.
Robbins, Augustus . .
Mason
34
Hillsborough
tt
16, "
tt
Dec.
6, "
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Des. Apr. 7, '63, Lexington, Ky.
Apprehended. M. o. roll dated
July 17, '65, reports, absent in ar
rest. N. f. r. A. G. 0.
Regan, Michael . . .
Ireland
20
Portsmouth
Dec.
31, 1863.
"
"
31, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Ryan, James ....
Ireland
21
Danbury
Jan.
2, 1864.
tt
Jan.
2, 1864.
V.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Rolenson, George
England
29
Pittsfield
May
31, "
"
May
31, "
s.
Died dis. Aug. 7, '64, Brattle-
Raymond, William . .
Canada
21
Keene
Dec.
22, 1863.
"
Dec.
22, 1863.
V.
boro, Vt.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Mult, out July 17, '65.
Rever, Joseph ....
Canada
22
Bristol
tt
24, "
24, "
V.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. to date July 17, '65.
Rock, Lewis ....
Sherbrooke, P. Q.
28
Lyme
Mch.
28, 1865.
"
Mch.
28, 1S65.
V.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
Robinson, Paschal L. .
Brentwood
18
Exeter
"
21, "
"
"
21, "
V.
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. App. Corp. July 1, '65.
Stetson, Edwin . . .
Minot, Me.
43
Nashua
Oct.
26, 1861.
"
Dec.
11, 1861.
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Sept. 29, '63, Camp
Dennison, O. P. O. address,
Nashua, N. H.
Straw, Lorenzo D. . .
Ellsworth
21
Ellsworth
Oct.
29, "
"
Nov.
27, "
V.
Died dis. Aug. 17, '03, on board
steamer " David Tatten."
COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

3 u

resenta- ecruit. mteer. stitute. .ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered'in.
m „ O rj h
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
<4H CD
«<1>M
6
bo
ag
L* L L L
t. 8 «"B
Privates.
Sargent, Seneca . . .
Thornton
20
Thornton
Oct. 15, 1861.
3y.
Nov. 27,-1861.
V.
Re-enl. and must, in as Corp. Dec.
21, '63. Disch. as Sergt. July 13,
'65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad
dress, Ashland, N. H.
Swasey, William J. R. .
Marblehead, Mass.
22
Salem, Mass.
" 29, "
tt
Nov. 27, "
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Small, James R. . . .
Campton
20
Holderness
" 14, "
tt tt tt
V.
Tr. to 31st Co., 2d Battl. I. C, Sept.
30, '63. Disch. Nov. 30, '65, Ft.
Monroe, Va. Served in Co. I, 1st
N. H. V.
Small, Hiram ....
Campton
21
Holderness
tt 12) t<
tt ti tt
V.
Disch. Dec. 23, '62. Served in Co.
1, 1st N. H. V. Died Mch. 15, '65,
Holderness, N. H.
Straw, Daniel D. . . .
Plymouth
24
Plymouth
Nov. 13, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. Nov. 25, '62, Concord, N. H.
Seavey, Charles H. . .
Rochester
22
Alexandria
Dec. 7, "
Dec. 15, "
V.
Disch. disab. Oct. 25, '62, Phila
delphia, Pa.
Seavey, Carlos B. . .
Tunbridge, Vt.
27
Plymouth
Oct. 14, "
Nov. 27, "
V.
App. Corp. Mch. 26, '62. Disch.
disab. Dec, 17, '62, Philadelphia,
Pa. P. O. ad., Manchester, N. H.
Seavey, William A. . .
Lebanon
30
Lebanon
tt tt tt
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. Mch. 7, '63, Newport
News, Va.
Smith, Reuben P. . .
Campton
18
Campton
" 19, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Des. July 13, '62. Reported Apr.
8, '65, under President's Proclama^
tion. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Jefferson, Iowa.
Smith, George C.
Smith, Henry H.
Smith, Joseph B.
Smith, Alfred L.
Smith, James 0.

Sanborn, James D.

Sanborn, Charles H.
Sanborn, Daniel M.
Simpson, Joseph .
Sargent, Charles H.
Smith, William 2d
Snye, Paul . . .
Sullivan, Frank .
Smith, John 1st .
Smith, James . .

HoldernessHolderness
New Hampton
Nantucket, Mass.
Fryeburg, Me.

Campton

Ryegate, Vt.
HoldernessEnglandMassachusetts
New York
Canada
Nova Scotia
New York
England

Centre Harbor
Holderness
New Hampton
PlymouthHolderness

28

22

Holderness

CamptonCampton
Dover Thornton
WakefieldWinchesterWhitefieldNew Durham
Ossipee

Dec.Aug. Nov.

Oct.

9, 1861
31, "
11, "

Oct. 23, 1861.

Aug. 25, 1862.

Sept.
Nov.Dec.

3 "
20' 1863.
30, "

Jan.

31, "
1, 1864.

3y.

Dec. 15, 1861.

Nov. 27,

Aug. 25, 1862,

Sept.Nov.
Dec.

Jan.

H,
20,
30, 31, 1,

1S63.

1864.

Died dis. Apr. 20, '62, Roanoke
Isl. N. C.
App.' Corp.' Died dis. Mch. 28, '62,
Roanoke Isl., N. C.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Died dis.
Aug. 30,' 63, near Nicholasville, Ky.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61; 2d Lt.
Nov. 1, '62. Disch. disab. Dec.
22, '63. Died Nov. 2, '85, New-
field, Me.
App. Corp. Feb. 1, '62; Sergt. Nov.
1, '62. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
21, '63. Wd. May 6, '64, Wilder
ness, Va. ; sev. May 12, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va. App. 2d Lieut. Co.
E, June 1, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65. Died Jan. 15, '89, Frye
burg, Me.
App. 1st Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Wd.
Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Jan. 27, '63, near Falmouth,
Va. Served in Co. L, 6th Mass.
Vol. Militia. P. O. address "Lake
Village, N. H.
Disch. May 31, '65, Concord, N. H.
P. O. address, Ashland, N. H.
Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria,
Va. P. O. ad., Campton, N. H.
Died dis. Sept. 7, '63, Memphis, Tenn.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Lexington, Ky.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. May 24, '64, near Spottsyl
vania, Va.

COMPANY A, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

Mustered in.

za 3
K
><£p
1 >
L I i
£-2
* *^
«
Final Record.
Privates.
Smith, William 1st
Sullivan, John 1st
Smith, John . .
Stratton, William
Sinclair, John . . .
Tobine, Thaddeus A.
Tupper, William H.
Tirrell, Moses D. . .
Travers, Robert .
Tulley, John . .
Thompson, Henry
PennsylvaniaIrelandGermanyIreland
EnglandBridgewater
EastHaddam, Conn,
Bristol
Woburn, Mass.
Ireland
|New York
WinchesterMoultonborough
PortsmouthSandwich
BridgewaterBridgewaterHoldernessHolderness
Tuftonboroug
GilmantonWinchester
Jan. 1, 1864,
t, 2) ..
5, "
4, "
June 9, "
Nov. 4, 1861.
Dec. 9, "
2, "
31, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
2, "
3y.
Jan. tt
1,
2,
1864.
v.v.
"
5,4,
»
V.V.
June
9,
tt
s.
Nov.
27,
1861.
V.
Dec.
15,
tt
V.
It
tt
tt
V.
Dec.Jan. tt
81, 1,
2,
1863.1864. tt
V.V.V.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.
Des. Feb. 11, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. Disch. disab.
May 27, '65, Manchester, N. H.
Disch. disab. Oct. 13, '64, City
Point, Va.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Re-enl. and
must, in Dec. 21, '63. Capd. May
6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Died dis.
July 17, '64, Anderson ville, Ga.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Disch.-disab. Dec,. 31, '62, Newark,
N. J. P. O. ad., Plymouth, N. H.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Died dis. Aug. 9, '63, on
board hosp. boat "Tycoon" at
Cannelton, Ind.
Des. Feb. 3, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Feb. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Troy, Richard . .
Webber, Simon M.
Webstjer, Jason
Whitney, Eben M.

Wiggin, George W.
White, Charles

West, Francis . ,
Wanack, Hugh M.
Walker, Franklin
Welch, Edward .
Williams, Jonas .
Woolsey, James

Williams, John

Witham, Joseph

PennsylvaniaPlymouth Campton Campton

New Hampton
New Brunswick

LiverpoolScotland England
Nova Scotia
SwedenIreland

Cape Breton Island

Nottingham

23

21

Whitefleld Rumney CamptonThornton

MeredithManchester

StraffordMarlboroughLancasterLandaffPiermontFitzwilliam

Gilmanton

Epping

Jan. 2, 1864.
Oct. 21, 1861.
" 14, "
" 31, "

Aug. 25, 1862.
Nov. 27, 1863.

Dec. 31, "
May 18, 1864.
Jan. 2, "
June 10, "
July 7, "
Aug. 24, "

Mch. 17, 1865.

3y.

i y.

Jan. 2, 1864.
Nov. 27, "

v.V.

tt tt tt

V.

tt tt tt

V.

Aug. 25, 1862.
Nov. 27, 1863.

V.s.

Dec. 31, "
May 18, 1864.
Jan. 2, "
June 10, "
July 7, "

V. s.
V. s.s.

Aug. 24, "

s.

tt <t t.

s.

Mch. 17, 1865.

V.

Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Disch. June 24, '62, New Berne, N. O.
Died Mch. 15, '78, Rumney, N. H.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61 ; Sergt. Died
dis. Aug. 19, '63, Covington, Ky.
Tr. to Battery L, 5th U. S. Arty, Dec.
2, '62. Des. Mch. 29, '63, en route
from Baltimore, Md., to N. Y. city.
Disch. June 4, '65, Alexandria, Va.
Capd. on or about May 24, '64, North
Anna River, Va. Paroled Dec. 13,
'64. Reported Dec. 30, '64, at An
napolis, Md. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. A, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. May 1, '65. Tr. from Co.
A, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. App.
Sergt. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Tr. from Co. A, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. App. Corp. July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. Served in
3d N. H. V. P. O. ad., W. Epping,
N. H.

COMPANY "B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Birthplace.

<£
<

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

oo ©
^ aa
ag

Mustered in.

r. r. —
Representa tiveRecruit. «.—
Volunteer. 8. —
Substitute. a.—Drafted.

Final Record.

Captain.
Adams, Samuel P. . .
1st Lieutenants.
Roberts, Andrew J. . .
Pierce, Frank ....
2d Lieutenants.
Goodwin, Samuel G. . .
Dodd, John M 
1st Sergeant.
Jackman, Lyman . . .

Haverhill
WilmotLittleton
Woodstock

5142
2723

Haverhill
EnfieldLittletonWoodstock

Nov. 30, 1861.
" 30, "
" 30, "
" 9, "

3y

To date
Nov. 27, 1861.
To date
Nov. 28, 1861.
To date
Nov. 27, 1861.
Nov. 27, 1861.

v. V.
V. V.

Resigned July 30, '62. Died July 20,
'67, Haverhill, N. H.
Resigned May 10, '62. Served in Co.
C, 15th N. H. V.
See Company F.
App. 1st Lt. May 16, '62; Capt. July
31, '62. Wd. May 26, '64, No. Anna
River, Va; June 3, '64, Bethesda
Church, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Maj. U. S. Vols, by brevet, for
gallant and meritorious services be
fore Petersburg, Va., to date from
April 2, '65. Died Apr. 24, '75, Man
chester, N. H.
See Company K.
App. 2d Lt. May 16, '62. Wd. Aug.
29, '62, Bull Run, Va. App. 1st Lt.
Jan. 1, '63; Capt. Co. C, Aug. 1, '64.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Exch. Feb. 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad
dress, Concord, N. H.

Sergeants.
Blanchard, Horace L. .
Dearborn, David A. . .
Smith, Elijah L. . . .
Tasker, Henry G. . . .
Corporals.
Bean, Wallace ....
Carlton, Thomas J. . .

Holmes, Horace J.
Knight, George R.
Ladd, David N.
Parker, Curtis L. .
Pearson, West . .

Woodstock Brookfield

Bethlehem Canaan

Hanover
Franconia BristolConcord, Vt.
Bethlehem

HaverhillWoodstock HaverhillHaverhill Littleton
Enfield

HaverhillFranconia EnfieldWoodstock Haverhill

Sept. 14, 1861.

3y

" 21, "

"

" 14, "

••

" 12, "

"

Oct. 14, "

»

" 7, "

tt

Sept. 10, "

" 23, "

Oct. 7, "

Sept. 21, "

" 14, "
Nov. 27, 1861.
tt tt t<
v.v.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Died accidental injuries, May 30,
'63, near Lexington, Ky.
Disch. disab. Oct. 31, '62, New York
city. P. O. address, North Wood
stock, N. H.
Disch. disab. Dec. 1, '62, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Plymouth, N. H.
Reduced to ranks Mch. 31, '62. Capd.
July 21, '62, New Berne, N. C. Died
dis. Nov. 15, '62, Richmond, Va.
Disch. disab. Feb. 14, '63, Alexan
dria, Va. P. O. ad., Lisbon, N. H.
App. Sergt. Mch. 31, '62; 1st Sergt.
Feb. 7, '63. Re-enl. and must, in
from Canaan Dec. 28, '63. App. 2d
Lt. Co. H Jan. 9, '64. Wd. June 3,
'64, Bethesda Church, Va. ; Sept. 30,
'64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
App. 1st Lt. Co. B to date, Aug. 1,
'64. Not must. Tr. to Co. F. App.
Capt. Jan. 10, '65. Resigned June
17, '65. P. O. address, Enfield, N. H.
Disch. disab. Dec. 3, '62, Alexandria,
Va.
Disch. disab. Jan. 13, '63, Washing
ton, D. C.
Wd. Sept. 1, '62, Chantilly, Va. Disch.
disab. Dec. 30, '62, Newark, N. J.
P. O. address, Enfield, N. H.
Disch. disab. Nov. 26, '62, New York
city. P. O. ad., Woodstock, N. H.
Disch. disab. Sept. 29, '62, Philadel-
phia, Pa. 
COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

M

o

£
Tf
eg
o
CO
<e
¦a
a
CO
H
Mustered in.
S f'O
" I
8
ft
Final Record.
Corporals.
Randall, Andrew J.
Musicians.
Getchell, Andrew J.
Morse, Lewis P. .
Hayes, William .
French, Charles H.
Glidden, John C. .
Latimer, Robert .
Gamsby, George W.
Wagoner.
Darling, Charles R.
Maine
Weare
Dover
Milton GraftonManchester
Canaan, Vt.
Woodstock
HaverhillEnfieldLisbon Rumney
RochesterRochesterPembroke Columbia
Woodstock
Sept. 9, 1861. |3 y
Oct. 7, "
Nov. 7, '"
Dec. 31, 1863.
Jan. 5, 1864.
Feb. 10,
" 12,
Sept. 23, 1861.
Nov. tt
27, 1861.
tt
tt tt
Dec.
31, 1863.
Jan.
5, 1864.
Feb. tt
10, "
12, "
Nov.
27, 1861.
App. Sergt. Disch. disab. Aug. 3,
'63, Concord, N. H.
Tr.to Co. F, Feb. 1, '62. Disch. disab.
Aug. 7, '62, New Berne, N. C. Served
in Co. D, 17th Vt. Inf. P. O. ad
dress, Marshfield, Vt.
Des. Aug. 14, 62, on march from Fal
mouth to Culpeper, Va.
Des. June 15, '64, on march from
James River, Va., to Petersburg, Va.
Tr. to Co. E, July 6, '64. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Milton, N. H.
Tr. to Co. K Apr. 3, '64. Died dis.
May 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. May 24, '65, Concord,
N. H. P. O. ad., Week's Mills, Me.
Wd. Nov. 15, '62, White Sulphur
Springs, Va. Disch. disab. Feb.
17, '63. P. O. address, Charlestown,
Mass.
Privates.
Austin, George W.

Avery, Dana . . . .
AUard, William E. .
Anderson, Augustus
Bemis, Moses P. . .

Brooks, Stephen . .
Brown, George P.
Buckman, Hilliard D.
Bullock, Nathaniel .
Bumham, William W.

Alexandria Rumney HollandLisbon

St. Johnsbury, Vt.
WoodstockUnityBethlehemBethlehem

18

Enfield

Rumney Canaan
New Hampton
Littleton

Littleton Littleton
Enfield Littleton
Littleton

Nov. 9, 1861.

• 6, "
.. 27] t,
Dec. 19, 1863.
Nov. 9, 1861,

Oct. 21, "
Nov. 7, "
Oct. 26, "
Nov. 7, "

3y

Nov. 27, 1861.

Dec. 10, "
" 19, 1863.
Nov. 27, 1861.

Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. App. Corp. Re-enl. and
must, in from Springfield, Jan. 3, '64.
App. Sergt. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. Died Jan. 10, '74,
Springfield, N. H.
Disch. disab. Dec. 3, '62, Washington,
D. C. P. O. address, Laconia, N. H.
Des. Aug. 13, '62, on march from
Fredericksburg to Culpeper, Va.
Tr. from Co. B, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
65. Disch. July 17, '65.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re
leased Dec, '62. App. Corp. Feb. 1,
'63; Sergt. Nov. 1, '63. Re-enl. and
must, in Jan. 2, '64. Wd. July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion Petersburg, Va.
App. 2d Lt. Co. G June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. address
Haverhill, N. H.
Drowned Aug. 13, '62, foundering
steamer "West Point," Potomac
river.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re
leased Dec, '62. Disch. disab. Feb.
6, '63, Concord, N. H. P. O. address,
Colebrook, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in from Plainfield,
Dec. 20, '63. Disch. to date July 17,
'65. P. O. ad., Ascutneyville, Vt.
Re-enl. and must, in from Bethlehem
Jan. 3, '64. Died dis. Feb. 15, '65,
Bethlehem, N. H.
Died dis. April 6, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.

COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Privates.
Buzzell, Carlos L. . .

Orford

Blanchard, Thomas . \

Bumham, Joseph. . .

Bumham, William H. .

Hanover

Bell, Thomas ....

Barrett, Edward R. . .

Hartford, Conn.

Blondin, Charles . . .
Baker, August ....
Bergman, William . .

Vermont
Sweden Germany

Beck, Adolph ....
Bockel, Otto ....

GermanyGermany

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

^T3

Mustered in.

<B-rHto [3
o> u
U o
£+*

J- <D
0)+= .
9-Ss
— irt TO

Final Record.

Haverhill Canada East
Hanover Hanover

South Hampton
Manchester LisbonMarlborough
NewingtonNewingtonDalton

Sept. 6, 1861.
" 19, "
Dec. 9, "
Nov. 9, "
Aug. 23, 1862.
Oct. 6, 1863.
Dec 4, "
" 30, "

.t g^ tt
Jan. 1,' 1864.

3y

Nov. 27, 1861.
Dec. 4, "
" 10, "
tt tt t<

Sept. 3, 1862.
Oct. 6, 1863.
Dec. 4, 1863.
" 30, "
it tt tt
tt g-^ tt
Jan. 1, 1864.

v.V.

Wd. Sept. 1, '62, Chantilly, Va. Disch.
disab. Feb. 2, '63, Washington, D. C.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Released. Des. Oct. 20, '62, Annap
olis, Md.
Tr. to Co. H, 7th I. C. Mch. 2, '64.
Disch. Dec. 10, '64, Washington,
D. C. Tm. ex.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 2, '64. App.
Corp. Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Released.
Disch. to date July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Enfield, N. H.
Return dated Jan., '63, reports des.,
date unknown. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Died dis. Mch. 24, '64, Camp Nelson,
Ky.
Des. Jan. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. April 24, '64, on march from An
napolis, Md., to Alexandria, Va.
Des. Jan. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. July 18, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Died wds. Aug. 28, '64, Philadel
phia, Pa.

Backer, Otto ....

Germany

28

Wolfeborough

Jan. 4, 1864.

3y.

Jan. 4, 1864.

v.

Des. April 24, '64, on march from An
napolis, Md., to Alexandria, Va.

Binder, Louis ....

Switzerland

27

Effingham

" 5, "

tt

" 5, "

v.

Des. Feb. 13, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Bradley, Thomas . . .

New York

37

Warren

it ii tt

tt tt tt

V.

Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Died wds. June 25, '64, Alexandria,
Va.
Des. Feb. 13, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Britzman, Hugo . . .

Prussia

21

Warren

tt ti tt

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Bartlett, James H. . .

Canada

27

Henniker

June 21, "

tt

June 21, "

s.

Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 2, '65, Washington,
D. C.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs

Bowman, Thomas . . .

Canada

23

Whitefleld

Dec. 25, 1863.

tt

Dec 25, 1863.

V.

Church, Va. Tr. from Company B,
*
9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Gd. from
mis. Disch. Oct. 14, '67, to date,
July 17, '65, Boston, Mass.
Brady, Edward . . .
Ireland
20
Jaffrey
July 14, 1864.
July 14, 1864.
s.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Brown, Thomas, 1st . .
St. John, N. B.
20
Meredith
Aug, 25, "
Aug. 25, "
s.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Burns, Benjamin A. . .
Bingham, Me.
43
Bennington
May 31, "
May 31, "
d.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Cass, Chandler G. . .
Haverhill
17
Haverhill
Nov. 9, 1861.
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 2, '64. Killed
June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Cunningham, John . .
Stanstead, Can.
19
Enfield
tt tt tt
tt t tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Currier, George W. . .
Enfield
18
Enfield
tt tt tt
tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run. Va. App.
Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3,
'64. Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Disch. disab.
July 7, '65. P. O. address, West
Lebanon, N. H.
Chapman, Amos . . .
Haverhill
18
Enfield
Dec. 9, "
tt
Dec. 10, "
V.
Disch. disab. Dec. 11, '62, Portsmouth
Grove, R. I. P. O. address, Salis
bury, N. H.
COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
Curtin, John .

Connor, Edwin .

Clifford, Charles
Cadot, Azarie .
Coyne, Joseph .

Dodge, Hamilton
Drown, Hiram .

Birthplace.

Syracuse, N. Y.

New York

Ireland Canada
Ireland

Newport Sutton, Vt.

Residence. or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

O CD

Mustered in.

21 Westmoreland

28

Acworth

Hopkinton Goshen
Westmoreland

PiermontPiermont

Nov. 25, 1861.

3y

Dec. 5, 1863.

»

Jan. 4, 1864.

"

June 7, "
Dec. 12, 1863.

"

Oct. 3, 1861.

tt

Nov. 9, 1861.

tt

Nov. 27, 1861.

Dec. 5, 1863.

Jan. 4, 1864.
June 7, "
Dec. 12, 1863.

Nov. 27, 1861.

hi
GO 2 *"
S => <U
u u a)
itSg:

8 i

3^3
S «
a «

Final Record.

Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 28, '63. App.
2d Lt. Co. E Jan. 8, '64; 1st Lt.
April 20, '64. Wd. May 6, '64, Wilder
ness, Va. Disch. disab. Aug. 19, '64,
P. O. address, Prescott, Arizona.
Des. Camp Nelson, Ky. Apprehended
Dec. 21, '63. Sentenced by G. C. M.
to 5 yrs. imprisonment with loss of
all pay. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Capd.Oct. 1, 64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Enl. in rebel army. N.f.r.A.G.O.
Killed April 2, '65, Petersburg, Va.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Died
wds. Sept. 11, '62, Washington, D.C.
App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in from
Haverhill Jan. 3, '64. Wd. July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion Petersburg, Va.;
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Died wds. Oct. 12, '64, Wash
ington, D. C.

Dodge, Lyman W. . .

Dalton

23

Littleton

Oct.

22, 1861.

3 y.

Nov.

27, 1861.

v.

Died dis. Jan. 28, '62, on board hospi
tal boat, Hatteras Inlet, N. C.

Drown, Stephen . . .

Sutton, Vt.

20

Piermont

ti

3, "

tt

"

tt tt

v.

Disch. disab. Feb. 4, '63, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Des. June 13, '62, Roanoke Isl., N. C.

Drury, Charles J. . . .

"

20

Landaff

tt

1, "

tt

u

tt tt

V.

Davenport, Charles L. .

Troy, N. Y.

23

Manchester

ti

6, 1863.

Oct.

6, 1863.

d.

M. o. roll dated July 17, '65, reports
absent without leave since May 22,
'65. N. f. r. A. G. O. Served in Co.
A, 7th N. H. V. P. O. address,
Meredith, N. H.

Davis, Joseph ....

England

28

Hill

Dec.

30, 1863.

'

Dec.

30, "

v.

Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Degnan, Hubert . . .

Ireland

19

Strafford

"

31, "

tt

ti

31, "

V.

Killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.

Diesenbacher, George .

Germany

30

Wolf eboro gh

ti

tt tt

tt

"

tt tt

V.

Des. Jan. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Donal, John O. . . .

Ireland

25

Londonderry

tt

tt ti

tt

it

tt tt

V.

Des. Jan. 16, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Deneke, Hugo . . .

Germany

20

Portsmouth

Jan.

2, 1864.

tt

Jan.

2, 1864.

V.

Des. Jan. 16, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Dick, Thomas ....

Scotland

23

Campton

tt

4, "

tt

tt

4, "

V.

Wd.May 12,'64, Spottsylvania, Va. Died
wds. June 12, '64, Alexandria, Va.

Durgin, John ....

Ireland

18

Campton

tt

tt tt

( t

it

tt tt

V.

Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Des. Dec. 30, '64,
Washington, D. C.

Delile, Benjamin . . .

Nova Scotia

18

Camjiton

June 8, "

v*

June

8, '

s.

Disch. to date, July 17, '65.

Dandrea, Peter . . .

Corsica

20

Sunapee

"

9, "

"

"

y, '

s.

Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.

Eastman, Edwin D. .

30

Enfield

Oct.

4, 1861.

"

Nov.

27, 1861.

V.

Died Jan. 25, '62, Annapolis, Md.

Eaton, John W. . .

Pittsfield

30

Nashua

6, 1863.

-

Oct.

6, 1S63.

d.

Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion Pe
tersburg, Va. Tr. from Company
B, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch.
disab. June 2, '65, Manchester, N. H.

Edgerly, Charles H. . .

Grand Haven, Mich.

18

Raymond

Dec

21, "

u

Dec

21, "

V.

Tr. from Co. B, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Flavin, John ....

Granby, Can.

18

Granby, Can.

Sept

18, 1861.

it

Nov.

27, 1861.

V.

Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re
leased. Re-enl. and must, in from
Haverhill Dec. 20, '63. Capd. Oct.
1, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Released. Died dis. Feb. 16, '65,
Manchester, N. H.

COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Privates.
Fogg, James M.

Follansbee, Lindley W.
French, William W. .

Fales, Charles J.

Frank, Julius .
Flint, William .

Freeman, George . .
Fagan, Michael . .
Fulford, Milo . . .

Birthplace.

Bristol

WeareLebanon

Prussia
EnglandIrelandIreland
Littleton

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

30

18

Woodstock

LandaffEnfield

Franconia

SanborntonGilmanton

GilfordChesterfield
Littleton

Oct.

3, 1861.

tt

1, "
26, "

Dec.

2, "

Dec. Jan.

30, 1863.
4, 1864.

July

tt tt
16, "

Dec.

12, 1863.

3y.

Nov. 27, 1861.

Mustered in.

Dec. 2, 1861.

" 3, "

" 30, 1863.
Jan. 4, 1864.

July 16, "
Dec 12, 1863.

a 5 "
3 CC --«

'ILL 6 «Hj

V. V.

V.s.

Final Record.

Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from Bristol
Dec. 22, '63. App. Sergt. Wd. May
18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Capd.
Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Released. Must, out July 17,
'65. P. O. address, Campton, N. H.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Sept. 2, '63, Concord,
N. H. P. O. ad., Enfield, N. H.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Released. Des. Nov. 23, '62, Annap
olis, Md.
Des. April 6, '64.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65. P. O. address, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Des. Feb. 7, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Transferred from Co. B, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Died
Oct. 3, '67, Littleton, N. H.

Gordon, Lucian N.

Canaan

Green, Edwin . .

Grant, Harrison

Gardner, Charles I.

Gibson, Charles .
Griffin, James . .

Grant, Daniel . .
Gregory, John . .
Hardy, Sumner

Franconia

Hanover

Bedford

England Harrisburg, Pa.

Berwick, Me.
Liverpool, Eng.
Haverhill

20 Canaan

20

44

32

Nov. 9, 1861.

Enfield

Hanover

Manchester

OssipeeGilford

Jackson
South Newmarket
Haverhill

3 y.

9, "

14,

Jan. 4, 1864.

May
Dec.

19, "
3, 1863.

Sept. 14, 1861.

Nov.

Dec.

Oct.

Jan.

May
Dec. Nov.

27, 1861.

v.

tt tt

V.

9, "

V.

6, 1863.

4, 1S64.

V.

V.

19, "

d.

3, 1863.

V.

27, 1861.

V.

Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Appointed Serg. Re-enl. and must.
in from Enfield Dec. 22, '63. Wd.
June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Exch. App. 1st Sergt. ;
2d Lt. Co. H June 1, '65. Not must.
Must, out as 1st Sergt. July 17, '65.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 30, '63. Wd.
June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. Capd.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Paroled. Disch. May 29, '65,
Concord, N. H.
Capd. July 21, '62, New Berne, N. C.
Returned to company Oct. 24, '62.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Des. Apr. 17, '63, on march
from Winchester to Richmond, Ky.
P. O. address, Vershire, Vt.
App. Corp. Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Disch. June
16, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O. ad
dress, Lynn, Mass.
Des. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. to Camp Chase, O., for trans, to
Dept. of North-west, Oct. 24, '64. Not
assigned to regiment in that de
partment. Disch. Aug. 30, '65, Con
cord, N. H.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec 19, '62. Disch. disab. ,
May 14, '63, Philadelphia, Pa. 

COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

3
senta-
1 ruit. teer. tute. :d.
j
Residence
Enlisted,
*-*
iC <D ^ (O Jh
Name.
Birthplace.
CDbe
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
¦M CO
CCSa fl
Mustered in.
(D O rt M
Final Record.
Privates.
Heath, William . . .
Enfield
18
Enfield
Nov. 4, 1861.
3y.
Nov. 27, 1861.
v.
Died dis. June 20, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Sept. 13, '62, Concord,
Hicks, Stephen L. . .
Compton, Can.
19
Littleton
" 6, "
tt tt it
v.
N. H. Died Jan. 27, '88, Los Ange
les, Cal.
Hill, Guy W 
Kirby, Vt.
3S
Littleton
Oct. 23, "
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Died
wds. Sept. 16, '62, Washington, D. C.
Holmes, Edwin C. . .
Haverhill
20
Haverhill
Sept. 16, "
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. July 19, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Died dis. March 27, '62, Roanoke Is
Hunt, Hollis ....
Lyman
28
Woodstock
" 23, "
tt tt tt
V.
land, N. C.
Huntoon, Caleb, Jr. . .
Bethlehem
18
Bethlehem
Oct. 26, "
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Nov. 12, '62, Concord,
N. H. P. 0. ad., Bethlehem, N. H.
Huntoon, John . . .
Bethlehem
24
Bethlehem
" 8, "
u t ..
V.
Disch. disab. March 17, '63, Provi
dence, R. I.
Huse, John 
Enfield
44
Enfield
Nov. 21, "
Dec. 10, "
V.
Died dis. Oct. 11, '62, Washington,
D. C.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out
Hambert, William D. .
Berks Co., Pa.
35
Freedom
Dec. 31, 1863.
" 31, 1863.
V.
July 17, '65.
Hardy, William H. . .
See Co. K.
Hiltpald, Rudolph . .
Switzerland
21
Nashua
" 21, "
tt 21] tt
V.
Des. Apr. 29, 64, Brandy Station, Va.
Returned Aug. 19, '64. Tr. from Co.
B, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Hinds, Charles J. . .
Hobson, Edgar J. . .

Pennsylvania

29

Brookline

Sept. 1, 1863.

3y.

Sept. 1, 1863.

Howland, Richardson .

Lisbon

38

Wentworth

Dec. 25, "

tt

Dec. 25, "

Judd, Henry W. . . .

New Hampshire

21

Landaff

Nov. 2, 1861.

tt

Nov. 27, 1861.

Kidder, Amos ....

Rochester, Vt.

20

Enfield

Oct. 11, "

tt

.. .t ..

Kimball, James W. . .

Canaan

24

Canaan

Nov. 6, "

tt

Dec. 10, "

Phalsbourg, France
England

2845

Portsmouth
Enfield

Jan. 1, 1864.
Oct. 18, 1861.

"

Jan. 1, 1864.
Nov. 27, 1861.

Lucas,' Joseph ....

New York

21

Lisbon

Dec. 5, 1863.

¦•

Dec. 5, 1863.

Lague, Louis ....

Canada

19

D anbury

May 27, 1864.

tt

May 27, 1864.

Lamorie, Joseph . . .

France

42

Langdon

June 2, "

"

June 2, "

Lachanse, Joseph . .
alias Octave Vezina.

Quebec, Can.

22

Salisbury

Dec. 25, 1863.

tt

Dec. 25, 1863.

See Company F.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. Sept. 11, '65, to date July
17, '65, Concord, N. H. Served in
14th Mass. Vols. P. O. address,
Concord, N. H.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. July 7, '65, Con
cord, N. H. P. O. address, Easton,
N. H.
Tr. to Troop C, 5th U. S. Cav., Nov. 4,
'62. Disch. Nov. 4, '65, Washington,
D. C. Tm. ex. Died Oct. 12, '84,
Easton, N. H.
Disch. disab. Feb. 11, '63, Providence,
R. I. P. O. address, Canterbury,
Conn.
Des. Aug. 16, '62, on march from Fal
mouth to Culpeper, Va. P. O. ad
dress, Lyme Centre, N. H.
Des. Jan. 31, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,Va. Disch.
disab. Dec. 23, '62. Died Sept. 15,
'86, Orford, N. H.
Des. April 27, '64, on march from
Washington, D. C. to Alexandria,
Va.
Disch. disab. Feb. 15, '65, Hancock
Station, Va.
Wd. Aug. 10, '64, Petersburg, Va. En
tered Depot Field Hospital, 9th A. C,
Aug. 14, '64. Tr. Aug. 23, '64. N.
f. r. A. G. O.
Wd. May 31, '64, Tolopotomoy, Va.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. disab. June 14, '65.

COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

O 43
ag

Mustered in.

CD „, °

3*

Final Record.

Privates.
Langfree, Joseph .
Lapine, Joseph
Locke, Andrew W.
Martin, Franklin F.
Messer, George B.
Moore, Stephen W.
Moody, Henry . .
Moody, John C. .
Morse, Smith . .
Meier. August . .

France CanadaLee

Newbury, Vt.
Cambridgeport, Ms.
Enfield Enfield

Lyman

Germany

CamptonPlainfield
Nottingham Enfield Littleton
Enfield HanoverHanoverLittleton
Newington

June

2,

1S64.

July

26,

1S63.

Sept.

3.

1 1

Oct.

5,

1861.

Nov.

25, 4,

ttLt

Dec.

0,

"

Oct.

9,

tt

Dec

9,

"

tt

30,

" -

3y.

June 2, 1864.
July 28, 1863.
Sept. 3, "
Nov. 27, 1861.
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
Dec. 9, "
Oct. 9, "
Dec. 10, "
Dec. 30, 1863.

Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Tr. from Co. B, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co B, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Served
in 8th N. H. V. P. O. address, Ep
ping, N. H.
Des. Aug. 13, '62, on march from Fal
mouth to Culpeper, Va.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Wd. Sept. 15, '62. Died wds. Sept. 23,
'62, Frederick, Md. »
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 5, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Disch. disab. Oct. 22, '62, Washington,
D. C. Served in Co. B, 1st N. H.
Cav.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Disch. disab. Sept. 15,
'64, Alexandria, Va. P. O. address,
Lancaster, N. H.
Des. Jan. 31, '65, Harewood G. H.,
Washington, D. C.

Moore, Joseph ....

Newfoundland

23

Ossipee

Feb. 3, 1863.

3 y.

Feb.

4, 1863.

v.

Tr. to Co. C. May 17, '63. Capd.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Paroled. Disch. May 19, '65,
Concord, N. H. P. 0. ad., Lee, N. H.

McCormick, James . .

White Co., 111.

24

Sanbornton

Dec. 31, "

tt

Dec.

31, "

V.

Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va., July
30, '64, Mine Explosion Petersburg,
Va. Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Must.
out July 17, '65.

Moulton, Trueworthy L.

Wakefield

42

Wakefield

tt (t tt

tt

ti

tt (>.

V.

Wd. and mis. May 6, '64, Wilderness,
Va. Gd. from mis. Des. Oct. 26, '64,
Washington, D. C.

Mack, William ....

Ireland

39

Goshen

Jan. 4, 1864.

Jan.

4, 1864.

Disch. disab. Oct. 15, '64, near Pegram
House, Va.

Meier, Frank ....

Germany

22

Wolfeborough

t. 4) it

ti

4, "

V.

Wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. June '64, Philadelphia, Pa.

Morris, Charles . . .

Canada

20

Washington

" 7, "

tt

tt

7, "

s.

Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Disch. Aug.
7, '65, New York city.

Noyes, Enoch P. . . .

Haverhill

25

Enfield

Oct. 14, 1861.

"

Nov.

27, 1861.

V.

Disch. disab. Sept. 29, '62, Newark,
N. J.
Wd. and capd. Aug, 29, '62, Bull Run,

Noyes, George W. . .

Haverhill

18

Enfield

Oct. 14, "

»

Nov.

27, 1861.

V.

Va. Released, re-enl., and must, in
from Wilmot, Jan. 3, '64. Wd. June
3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. Disch.
disab. June 16, '65, Concord, N. H.
Enlisted at
P. O. ad., Merrimack, Wis.
Nash, William ....
29
West Lebanon
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan.
4, 1S64.
V.
Des. at Camp Nelson, Ky. N. f. r.
A. G. O.
Oakes, James H. . . .
Benton
26
Landaff
Sept. 13, 1861.
t l
Nov.
27, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Feb. 7, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Died dis. April 7, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Olson, Peter ....
Sweden
23
Winchester
Jan. 5, 1864.
tt
Jan.
5, 1864.
V.
Palmer, Wilbur F. . .
Littleton
18
Littleton
Nov. 9, 1861.
Nov.
27, 1861.
V.
App. Corp., re-enl., and must, in Jan.
3, '64. App. Sergt. Must, out July
17, '65. P. O. ad., Atlanta, Ga.
Putnam, Stephen, Jr. .
Burlington, Vt.
20
Bradford, Vt.
Sept. 13, "
it
tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. March 22, '63, Ports
mouth Grove, R. I.
COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

o "

jpresenta- Becruit. olunteer. iibstitute. rafted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
Final Record.
ho
<
accredited to.
Appointed.
SH CO
ag
Privates.
Patten, Charles P. . .
Bucksport, Me.
29
Haverhill
Sept. 16, 1861.
3y
Nov. 27, 1861.
v.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re
leased, re-enl., and must, in Jan. 3,
'64. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Poole, Hiram H. . .
Haverhill
35
Haverhill
Nov. 9, "
tt
tt tt tt
v.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 2, '64. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65. Died March 21, '66, Lynn,
Mass.
Powers, James G. . .
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
25
Littleton
Oct. 10, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re
leased Dec, '62. Re-enl. and must.
in from Plainfield Jan. 3, '64. Wd.
May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
App. Corp. Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull
Preston, Martin W. . .
19
Enfield
Oct. 26, "
tt
Dec 2, "
V.
Run, Va.
Preston, Nelson S. . .
Tunbridge, Vt.
26
Lebanon
Aug. 6, 1862.
tt
Aug. 30, 1862.
V.
App. Corp. Disch. June 4, '65, near
Alexandria, Va.
Pierce, Eli P 
Vermont
44
Whitefleld
Dec 25, 1863.
tt
Dec 25, 1863.
V.
Died dis. Dec. 3, '64, City Point, Va.
Papendorf, Julius . .
Germany
21
Portsmouth
Jan. 2, 1864.
"
Jan. 2, 1864.
V.
Des. Feb. 17, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Pell, Franklin ....
Canada
22
Hancock
ti it tt
it u it
V.
M. o. roll, dated July, 17, '65, reports
absent, sick, since Apr. 30, '64. N.
f. r. A. G. O.
Parker, Thomas . . .
Ireland
27
Wakefield
4, "
*'
4, "
V.
Des. Feb. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Liverpool, Eng.

21

Stratham

May 17, 1864.

3y.

May 17, 1864.

s.

Des. Oct. 30, '64, near Pegram House,
Va.
Des. near Petersburg, Va., date unk'n.

Perry, Frederick . . .

Canada

19

Washington

June 7, "

tt

June 7, "

s.

Provonio, Antonio . .

Italy

25

Washington

tt tt tt

tt

tt tt tt

s.

Des. near Petersburg, Va., date unk'n.

Page, Nathaniel S. . .

Hebron

18

Bridgewater

Dec. 8, 1863.

tt

Dec. 8, 1863.

V.

Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Bridgewater, N. H.

Poor, Charles ....

Raymond

20

Holderness

April 26, 1864.

April 26, 1864.

V.

Tr. from Co. B, 11th N. H. V. Must.
out July 17, '65.

Quimby, Winslow . .

23

Franconia

Oct. 10, 1861.

tt

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

Des. June 15, '62, Roanoke Isl., N. C.
Apprehended May 14, '63, Stewarts-
town, N. H. Sent to regt. May 28,
'63. N. f. r. A. G. O.

Randall, Martin V. B. .

Piermont

20

Haverhill

Sept. 20, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Dis
charged disab. Nov. 26, '62, Wash
ington, D. C. P. O. ad., Haverhill,
N. H.

Rowe, Ephraim, Jr. . .

Wheelock, Vt.

40

Littleton

Oct. 5, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Dis
charged disab. Nov. 26, '62, Wash
ington, D. C. P. O. ad., Newbury,
Vt.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Must.

Russell, George W. . .

Hebron

29

Littleton

Dec. 5, 1863.

tt

Dec. 5, 1863.

V.

out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Bos-
cawen, N. H.
Rosenbagen, Edward .
Denmark
18
Groton
30, "
tt
" 30, "
V.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Des. Dec. 28, '64, Concord, N. H.,
Reinhardt, David . . .
England
36
Portsmouth
" 31, "
tt
" 31, "
V.
P.'O. ad., Newark, N. J.
Reiff, Charles ....
Germany
21
Wolfeborough
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Racona, Felisco . . .
Italy
25
Enfield
May 24, "
"
May 24, "
s.
Des. July 15, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Roberts, Leon ....
France
23
Columbia
June 4, ' '
June 4, "
s.
Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Paroled. Disch. June
21, '65, Concord, N. H.
Raimbarte, John . . .
France
25
Hill
June 8, ' '
" 8, "
s.
Des. Oct. 14, '64, near Pegram House,
Va.
COMPANY B

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

-

Residence

Enlisted,

o
¦IH o ®

•esenta- Bcruit. inteer. stitute. fted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
aV O fl t-i
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
«h ca
fl^r
bO
•<
11
1-3 1 11
Privates.
Robinson, John . . .
Scotland
19
Salisbury
Dec. 24, 1863.
3 y.
Dec. 24, 1863.
v.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Seabring, Luther . . .
Thetford, Vt.
22
Enfield
Nov. 4, 1861.
"
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Jan. 17, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Sherman, Phineas E.
Lyman
27
Bethlehem
Oct. 9, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Oct. 15, '62, Concord,
N. H. Served in Co. H, 8th N. H. V.
SherweU, Charles W. .
Warren
18
Haverhill
" 30, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Smith, George H. . .
Haverhill
18
Haverhill
Nov. 9, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Wd.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. App.
Sergt. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Disch. disab. Oct. 15, '62. Alexan
Smith, Jason ....
Lyman
32
Littleton
Oct. 5, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
dria, Va. Served in C°- B, 9th
N. H. V.
Squires, Joseph M. . .
Lyman
33
Bath
" 25, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Virginia.
Tr. to Co. I, 13th I. C, Oct. 7, '63.
Disch. disab. Feb. 2, '64, Portsmouth
Grove, R. I.
Stowell, Ira 
Hyde Park, Vt.
18
Haverhill
Sept. 19, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. Apr. 16, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Sept. 11, '62, Concord,
N. H.
Tr. to Co. G, Dec. 1, '61. App. Corp.
Swift, John P 
Haverhill
21
Haverhill
Oct. 1, "
tt
tt «t tt
V.
Story, Edward E. . . .
Claremont
22
Claremont
Nov. 5, "
tt
" 28, "
V.
Dec. 1, '61. Died dis. March 14, '62,
Hatteras Inlet, N. C,
Stickney, Nelson H. . .

Bath

22

Lyman

Oct.

30, 1861.

3y.

Dec.

2, 1861.

v.

Wd. July 6, '64, Petersburg, Va. Dis
charged Dec 19, '64, Concord, N. H.
Tm. ex. P. O. ad., Hanover, N. H.

Shattuck, Edwin E. . .

Whitefleld

29

Canaan

Nov.

27, "

tt

tt

10, "

v.

Disch. disab. Dec. 1, '62, Fairfax Sem
inary Gen. Hosp., Va. P. O. ad.,
Lebanon, N. H.

Summers, Sinus . . .

New York

23

Whitefleld

Dec.

30, 1863.

tt

it

30, 1863.

V.

Des. Jan. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Schiittemeyer, Louis

Germany

29

Londonderry

tt

31, "

It

tt

31, "

V.

Captured Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Must, out
July 17, '65.

Seiger, Charles . . .

Germany

18

Barnstead

tt

31, "

tf

tt

tt tt

V.

Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.
Des. April 24, '64, on march from An

Smith, Meyer ....

Germany

27

Newington

"

31, »

tt

u

tt tt

V.

napolis, Md., to Alexandria, Va.
Shultz, Otto ....
Germany
28
Newington
Jan.
2, 1864.
tt
Jan.
2, 1864.
V.
Des. April 24, '64, on march from An
napolis, Md., to Alexandria, Va.
Sanders, Robert . . .
New York
18
Sanbornton
"
4, "
tt
u
4, "
V.
Des. Jan. 16, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Smith, Henry, 1st . .
Philadelphia, Pa.
27
Wakefield
"
tt tt
tt
it
tt tt
V.
Des. Feb. 7, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Sears, John 
Canada
35
Piermont
May
31, "
tt
May
31, "
s.
Des. Oct. 11, '64, near Pegram House,
Va. Apprehended October 14, '64.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Talbot, William H. . .
Plainfield
29
Enfield
Oct.
25, 1861.
tt
Nov.
27, 1861.
V.
App. Corp. Apr. 1, '62. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Died wds. Sept.
11, '62, Georgetown, D. C.
Towle, John W. . . .
Canaan
18
Canaan
Dec.
9, "
l(
Dec.
10, "
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Dec, 1, '62, Concord, N. H.
P. O. ad., South Westminster, Mass.
Towns, Allison '. . .
Mason
29
Manchester
Oct.
6, 1863.
"
Oct.
6, 1863.
d.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tyrrell, Freeman. . .
Canada
20
Gorham
May
21, 1864.
May
24, 1864.
s.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Gor
ham, N. H.
Thompson, Charles . .
Ipswich, Eng.
21
Laconia
Jan.
26, "
Jan.
26, "
V.
Tr. from Co. B, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Stoneham, Mass.
Thompson, John P. H. .
Newmarket
17
Nottingham
Nov.
30, 1863.
tt
Nov.
30, 1863.
V.
Wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. B, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
COMPANY B, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place

Enlisted,
Drafted, or

o ®

Mustered in.

epresenta- Recruit. olunteer. iibstitute. rafted.

Final Record.

0>to

accredited to.

Appointed.

M-l CD
Cf)S
ag

Privates.
Underhill, Frank T. . .
Orange
18
Orange
Sept.
30, 1861.
3 y.
Nov.
27, 1861.
v.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Dis
charged disab. Nov. 5, '62, Alexan
dria, Va. P. O. ad., Mascoma, N. H.
Des. Aug. 27, '64, near Weldon Rail
road Va,
Vincent, Adolph . . .
France
22
Brookfield
May
19, 1864.
tt
May
19, 1864.
s.
Vietze, August . . .
Germany
28
Newington
Jan.
2, "
tt
Jan.
2, "
V.
Des. Feb. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Vezina, Octave . . .
See Joseph Lachanse.
Wallace, Ezra B. . . .
28
Orange, Vt.
Oct.
13, 1861.
tt
Nov.
27, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Aug. 15, '63, Memphis, Tenn.
Weed, Joseph ....
Topsham, Vt.
27
Haverhill
Sept.
16-, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Dis
charged Dec. 10, '64, Concord, N. H.
t-
Tm. ex. Died April 5, '80, Haver
hill, N. H.
Wheeler, Nathan W.
20
Haverhill
tt
21, "
"
**
tt tt
V.
Died dis. Mar. 15, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Dis
Woodward, Ira E. . .
Bath
31
Bath
Oct.
15, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
charged disab. Jan. 31, '63, Fal
mouth, Va. P. O. ad., Lancaster,
N. H.
Welch, Anthony . . .
Enfield
40
Canaan
Dec.
7, "
tt
Dec.
10, "
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Welch, James M. . . .
Grafton
41
Enfield
Nov.
28, "
it
tt
tt tt
V.
Died dis. Sept. 24, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Watson, Alonzo C. . .
Winchendon, Mass.
33
Lebanon
Aug.Mch.
8, 1862.
tt
Aug.
30, 1862.
V.
Died dis. Dec. 18, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Wood, Robert ....
25
Concord
31, 1863.
tt
Mch.
31, 1863.
V.
Des. May 18, '63, en route to regiment.
Welch, Joseph ....
New Hampshire
31
Lyme
Dec.
4, "
11
Dec.
4, "
V.
Des. July 3, '64, from hospital.
Wilson, Joseph . . .
Orange Co., N. Y.
20
Moultonborough
ti
30, "
u
tt
30, "
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Williams, John, 1st
Wilson, Robert
Williams, Francis .
Williams, John, 2d
Wilson, William .
Willis, Henry . .
Wilkins, Willard S.
Williams, John, 3d .
Waldron, George . .
Wallace, William, 2d
Ward, Lewis K. . .
Williams, John, 2d .
Wilson, John . . .
Wilson, John . . .
Witham, Charles E. .

Young, Thomas

Corinth, Vt.
EnglandEnglandDenmarkEngland England
England

PortugalWarner

Illinois
Ashburnham, Mass.
Cuba
New York
NottinghamPennsylvania

Rochester
PortsmouthWakefieldNew Durham
JacksonUnity
Walpole

EnfieldWarner

Sullivan
Fitzwilliam Colebrook
Hinsdale
Nottingham Piermont

Dec. 31, 1863.
Jan. 2, 1864
4, "

• 5, "
June 2, "

Dec. 7, 1863.
15, "
June 6, 1864.
July 14, "
July 22, 1S64.
Nov. 14, 1863.

Dec. 5, 1863. " Dec 5,

3y

Dec. 31, 1863
Jan. 2, 1864,
" 4, "

" 5, "
June 2, "

Dec. 7, 1863.
15, "
June 6, 1864.
July 14, "
July 23, 1864.
Nov. 14, 1863.

v.
v.V.
V.V.
V.s.

s.
V.

d.

Des. Jan. 16, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. Oct. 30, '64, near Peters"burg, Va.
Des. Jan. 16, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 25, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. March 19, '64, Philadelphia, Pa.
Captured Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Died dis.
Feb. 19, '65, Annapolis, Md.
Des. July 15, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Died
Jan. 6, '89, Whitehall, N. Y.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. July 7, '65, Washington,
D. C.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Fitzwilliam, N. H.
Tr. from Co. B, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
See Company H.
Tr. from Co. B, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Apprehended Dee. 15, '64. Tr.
from Co. B, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, 65. P. O.
ad., Raymond, N. H.
Pes. July 31, '64, Annapolis, Md.

COMPANY C, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

1-, CD
.P-P

ag

Mustered in.

S'S " ¦ -£
cw ? tux! 2
» S-S co.-g
« 9, fl-^tp
£•,2 3"S »
CO O K*5

Final Record.

Captains.
Pearson, Henry H. .
Crossfield, William K
Jackman, Lyman
1st Lieutenants.
Titcomb, David A.
Varney, John H. .
Cohn, Abraham .
2d Lieutenants.
Brooks, James P.
Griffin, Henry J. .
Badger, Henry E.
1st Sergeant.
Greenleaf, Matthew N.

Newport, 111.

Alexandria

Haverhill, Mass.

22

34

24

27

Exeter

Seabrook

New Market

Exeter

Nov. 30, 1861.

Nov. 30, "

Nov. 30, "

Oct. 10,

3y.

To date
Nov. 27, 1861.

To date
Nov. 27, 1861.

To date
Nov. 27, 1861.

App. Lt. Col. Oct. 15, '62. Killed May
26, '64, North Anna River, Va.
See Company E.
See Company B.
App. Capt. Co. K Apr. 28, '62. Wd.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Resigned Dec. 22, '62.
See Company A.
See Company E.
App. 1st Lt. Apr. 29, '62. Wd. Disch.
disab. Oct. 31, '62.
See Company I.
See Company E.
App. 2d Lt. Apr. 29, '62; 1st Lt. Co.
E Sept. 12, '62; Capt. Co. H July 1,
'63. Wd. sev. July 30, '64, Mine Ex
plosion, Petersburg, Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 28, '64. Restored to rank
Mch. 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Sergeants.
Dearborn, Thomas H.

Leighton, Joel A.
Osgood, Bruce D.

Rowell, John S.

Corporals.
Bachelder, Charles E.

Davis, Erastus C.

Farr, Ammi
Gray, James R.
Gile, P. Nelson

Morse, Isaac N.
Tilton, David S.

HamptonExeter Raymond Brentwood

New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Danville, Me.
East Livermore, Me.
Methuen, Mass.

BrentwoodNew Milford, Conn.

SeabrookExeter Fremont Brentwood

Kensington

Lee

South Hampton
East Kingston
Newton

BrentwoodSeabrook

Sept. 16, 1861.

3 y.

Oct. 1, "

"

Sept. 30, "

"

Oct. 12, "

tt

Nov. 23, "

"

" 18, "

u

" 11, "
Oct. 16, "

»

Aug. 2, "

lt

Oct. 12, "
Sept. 16, "

tt

Nov. 27, 1861.

tt tt (t

Wd. Sept. 1, '62, Chantilly, Va. App. 2d
Lt. Sept. 13, '62; 1st Lt. Co. A July
1, '63. Capt. Dec. 24, '63. Must, out
Nov. 28, '64. P. O. ad., Red Oak, Iowa.
Disch. disab. Oct. 10, '62, Washing
ton, D. C.
Des. July 12, '62, Newport News, Va.
Reported under President's Procla
mation. Disch. as private May 5,
'65, Concord, N. H. P. O. ad., Fre
mont, N. H.
App. 1st Sergt. Nov. 1, '62. Re-enl.
and must, in Dec 22, '63. App. 1st
Lt. Co. H to date Nov. 3, '63. Tr. to
Co. A Dec. 24, '63. Wd. Sept. 30,
' 64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. App.
Capt. Jan. 7, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65. Died Feb. 16, '85, Concord, N. H.
App. Sergt. Disch. disab. Feb. 13, '63,
Alexandria, Va. Served in Band 14th
Mass. Inf. and in 1st Co. N. H. H.
Art. P. O. ad., Haverhill, Mass.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. to accept promotion Jan. 12, '63.
Served in Co. B, 17th N. H. V.
Disch. Jan. 27, '64, Cincinnati, O. P. O.
ad., East Kingston, N. H.
Tr. to Troop H 5th U. S. Cav. Nov. 28,
'62. Disch. Nov. 30, '64, near Win
chester, Va. Tm. ex. P. O. ad.,
Haverhill, Mass.
Disch. disab. March 4, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.
Disch. Nov. 28, '63, Camp Dennison, O.

COMPANY C, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Corporals.
Wiley, Charles H.

Musicians.
Elkins, James . .
Tuxbury, Hiram I.
Reardon, Jeremiah
Tilton, Edward D.

Privates.
Addison, James L.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Barrington

New Hampshire
Newton IrelandManchester

England

33

29

New Market

BrentwoodNewton Campton Rochester

Newton

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

f-6
O +3

ag

Oct. 21, 1861.

Nov. 19, "
Oct. 21, "
Jan. 5, 1864.
2, "

Oct. 8, 1861.

By.

Nov. 27, 1861,

Mustered in.

P.PS
Ir £ £

Jan. 5, 1864.
2, "

Nov. 27, 1861.

H CQt£

Final Record.

App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
3, '64. Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Died dis. and
starvation, Dec. 23, '64, Salisbury,
N. C.

Disch. disab. June 24, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.
Disch. disab. Sept. 23, '62. Served in
Co. B, 4th Vt. Vols. P.O. ad., New
ton, N. H.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. C, 11th N. H. V., to Co. I,
11th N. H. V. Tr. from Co. I, 11th N.
H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.

Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Wd. June 20,
'64, Petersburg, Va. Disch. Dec. 24,
'64, Concord, N. H. Tm. ex.

Averill, John ....

Kennebunk, Me.

18

New Market

Oct.

29, 1861.

3 y.

Nov. 27, 1861.

v.

Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64. App.

alias John Cleaves.

Sergt. June 10, '65. Must, out July
17, '65. P. 0. ad., Cambridgeport,
Mass.
Brown, Jacob E. . . .
Seabrook
21
Seabrook
Nov.
14, "
v.
Wd. Aug. 29, ' 62, Bull Run, Va. Must.
out Nov. 28, '64. P. 0. ad., Sea
brook, N. H.
Bowley, Albert . . .
Exeter
18
Exeter
Oct.
9, "
tt tt tt
v.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Apr. 28, '63, Concord, N. H.
Re-enl. Feb. 29, '64. Must, in March
12, '64. Must, out July 17, '65.
Bennett, Edward . . .
New Hampshire
21
Exeter
t t
12, "
tt
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. June 6, '62, George
town, D. C.
Bassett, David ....
Effingham
23
New Market
*'
29, "
tt
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. March 16, '63, Balti
more, Md.
Bates, Isaac ....
Ireland
25
New Market
Nov.
9, "
,t
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. Dec. 3, '62, Alexan
dria, Va.
Barrett, John ....
Ireland
27
New Market
tt
13, "
"
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Oct. 17, '62, New York
city.
App. 1st Sergt. Disch. June 4, '65,
Bowley, Benjamin F. .
New Hampshire
21
Exeter
tt
9, "
"
tt tt tt
v.
Batchelder, Albert A.
Newton
19
South Hamijton
Aug.
25, 1862.
u
Sept. 3, 1862.
v.
near Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad.,
Stratham, N. H.
Bowlen, William . . .
Nova Scotia
23
Portsmouth
tt
30, "
"
tt t tt
v.
App. Corp. Killed July 28, '64, Peters
burg, Va.
Baston, Robert . . .
England
23
Orford
Dec.
16, 1863.
"
Dec. 16, 1863.
V.
Killed May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.
Burns, Charles ....
Waterford, N. Y.
28
Sanbornton
Jan.
5, 1864.
"
Jan. 5, 1864.
V.
Des. March 22, '64, Baltimore, Md.
Boppe, Antone . .
Germany
40
Conway
"
< "
"
7, "
V.
Des. March 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Bailey, Stephen . . .
Massachusetts
23
New Market
May
25, »
May 25, "
s.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64. Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
P. 0. ad., W. Boxford, Mass.
Baptise, John ....
Canada
23
Gilsum
ti
28, "
"
28, "
s.
Des. en route to Regt. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Bawn, John ....
Canada
19
Lebanon
June 11, "
tt
June 11, "
s.
Entered G. H. Beverly, N. J., Oct. 7,
'64. Tr. to White Hall, Pa., Apr.,
16, '65. N. f. r. A. G. 0.
COMPANY C,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
:esenta- ecruit. mteer. ititute. ted.
•
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
<M 02
£?£££
CDbe
ag
1 s 1 1 1
£ s »ij
«j
H
¦•
Privates.
Bridges, John ....
England
24
Winchester
July 12, 1864.
3y.
July 12, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Brown, Orrin E. . . .
Waterbury, Vt.
18
Orford
Sept. 9, "
tt
Sept. 9, "
v.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 23, '65, Washington,
D. C. P. 0. ad., Moscow, Vt.
Bervin, Frederick . .
Canada
19
Lisbon
Aug. 25, "
u
Aug. 25, "
s.
Tr. from Co. C, '9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Corcoran, Frank . . .
Portsmouth
18
Exeter
Nov. 7, 1861.
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from Mis. Dec. 19, '62. Re-enl. and
must, into Co. I, Dec. 23, '63. App.
Corp. Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Paroled. Disch.
May 23, '65, Annapolis, Md.
Cadmus, Willard B. . .
Boston, Mass.
21
Haverhill, Mass.
Oct. 7, "
it
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Dec. 16, '62, Boston, Mass.
Currier, Otis S. . . .
Amesbury, Mass.
26
South Hampton
Nov. 18, "
tt tt tt
V.
App. Wagoner. Re-enl. and must, in
in Dec. 30, '63. Disch. to date July
17, '65. P. 0. ad., Merrimacport,
Mass.
Collins, Robert F. . .
Seabrook
21
Seabrook
.t 14) t,
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, into Co. I Dec. 23,
'63. Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Paroled. Disch.
May 23, '65, Concord, N. H. P. O.
ad., Seabrook, N. H.
Cleaves, John ....
See John Averill.
Collins, Levi, Jr. .
Caswell, John C. .
Caswell, Willard W.
Caswell, Timothy
Clough, Thomas H.

Clough, Ezekiel .
Colcord, John G. .

Colcord, Edward .
Crosby, George H.
Carter, William .

Carney, Denis . .
Clark, William .
Carlton, Richard .
Crockett, Charles C.

Seabrook StraffordNorthwood NorthwoodEpping

EppingEast Kingston

New Hampshire

Exeter

IrelandMassachusetts IrelandTopsfield, N. B.

Seabrook
New Market
New Market
New Market
Exeter

ExeterEast Kingston

East Kingston
KingstonEast Kingston

Conway
Northumberland Loudon
New Hampton

Nov. 21, 1861.

3y.

Oct. 10, "

"

" 19, "

tt

" 10, "

"

Nov. 11, "

tt

Oct. 23, "
Nov. 21, "

tt

Dec. 10, "

"

u 4) t.

tt

Aug. 20, 1862.

1 1

Jan. 7, 1864.
June 9, "
10, "

«

Aug. 24, "

1 1

Nov. 27, 1861

Dec. 10", "
tt (t tt
Sept. 3, 1862.

Jan. 7, 1864.
June 9, "
" 10, "
Aug. 24, "

Died dis. March 5, '62, Hatteras
Island, N. C.
Died dis. Apr. 4, '02, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.; July
30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg,
Va. Must, out Nov. 28, '64. P. O.
ad., Northwood, N. H.
Wd. and mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,
Va. Gd. from mis. Disch. disab.
Dec. 30, '63, Portsmouth Grove, R. I.
Disch. disab. Jiine 24, '62. New
Berne, N. C. Re-enl. and must, in
Feb. 11, '64. Assigned to Co. I. Wd.
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. ; July
3, '64, near Petersburg, Va. Tr. to
Co. D, 11th V. R. C. Disch. Aug. 2,
'65. Providence, R. I.
Disch. disab. Dec. 31, '62.
Re-enl. and must, into Co. I Dec. 20,
'63. App. Corp. Wd. May 12, '64,
Spottsylvania, Va. Disch. disab.
May 27, '65, Washington, D. C.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Des. Aug. 28, '62, Manassas Junc
tion, Va.
Tr. to I. C. July 1, '63. and as
signed to Co. A, 12th Regt. I. C.
Disch. June 27,'65, Washington, D. C.
P. O. ad., E. Kingston, N. H.
Des. Feb. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Nov. 5, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Des. Apprehended June 25, '64. Des.
Nov. 3, '64, Washington, D. C.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. 

COMPANY C, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

a . . ¦
-U+3 U <U
Residence
Enlisted,
'M
og
¦esen scrui mtee titut ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
fttf'gxj'S
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
"M CO
M^ccO
<Bcm
ag
1 3 1. 1 1
£ s »¦«
£
Privates.
Dow, Melvin ....
Pittsfield
18
Seabrqok
Nov. 1, 1861.
3 ti'
Nov. 27, 1861.
v.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Seabrook
34
Seabrook
Oct. 19, "
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. Jan. 9, '63, Providence,
R. I. P. 0. ad., Seabrook, N. H.
Delaware, Joseph F.
Haverhill, Mass.
21
South Hampton
" 18, "
tt
<t tt tt
V.
App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
28, '63. Died dis. Sept. 8, '64, on
board transport "Metropolis" en
route to New York city.
Doody, John ....
Ireland
22
Exeter
" 14, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run Va. Gd.
from mis. Disch. disab. Mch. 16, '63,
Doody, William . . .
Ireland
21
Exeter
Nov. 4, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Des. Nov. 25, '62, Annap
olis, Md.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
Davis, Andrew J. . .
North Otisfield, Me.
25
Exeter
Sept. 28, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Wd. July
-
30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg,
Va. Disch. Dec. 2, '64, Concord,
N. H. Tm. ex.
Des. Jan. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Drew, Daniel ....
Boston, Mass.
22
Derry
Dec. 26, 1863.
tt
Dec. 26, 1863.
V.
Davis, Charles . . .
Ireland
21
Stratford
June 10, 1864.
tt
June 10, 1864.
s.
Des. en route to Regt.
Des. en route to Regt.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
Donovan, Hugh . . .
Canada
23
Grafton
tt tt n
t(
tt tt tt
s.
Duchaud, John B. . .
Canada
34
Winchester
July 8, 1864.
tt
July 8, 1864.
s.
'65. M. o. roll reports absent. N.
f. r. A. G. 0.
Drake, Samuel . . .

Plymouth, Eng.

39

New Market

Dec.

1, 1863.

3 y.

Dec. 1, 1863.

v.

Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., All-
ston, Mo.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,

Davis, Bailey ....

New Hampshire

44

Alstead

May

17, 1864.

1 1

May 17, 1864.

d.

D Downs, John W. . . .

Sandwich

19

Northfield

Feb.

23, 1865.

tt

Feb. 23, 1865.

v.

'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. C, 11th N. H. V., June 1,

Eaton, William A. . .

Seabrook

19

Seabrook

Oct.

31, 1861.

"

Nov. 27, 1861.

v.

'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Re-enl. and must, into Co. I, Dec 21,
'63. Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died wds. Dec 14, '64,

Eaton, Abel ....

Seabrook

24

Seabrook

Nov.

15, "

"

tt tt tt

V.

Baltimore, Md.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 24, '64. App.
Corp. June 15, '65. Must, out July

Eaton, Samuel 3d . .

Seabrook

45

Seabrook

"

tt tt

tt

t( tt tt

V.

17, '65.
Disch. disab. Feb. 7, '63, Fort. Monroe,
Va. Served in V. R. C. P. O. ad.,

Eaton, George L. . .

Boston, Mass.

26

South Hampton

Aug.

25, 1862.

tt

Sept. 3, 1862.

V.

Seabrook, N. H.
Disch.' disab. Jan. 14, '63, Baltimore,

Easton, Thomas . . .
Evans, James ....

Illinois

20

Orford

Dec

16, 1S63.

tt

Dec 16, 1863.

V.

Md. P. O. ad., Melrose, Iowa.
Des. Dec. 30, '63, Gamp Nelson, Ky.

Moultonborough

19

Moultonborough

tt

30, "

"

" 30, "

V.

Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.

Tr. to Co. A, 18th V. R. C, Jan. 15,
'65. Disch. July 18, '65, Washing
ton, D. C.
Eldred, Louis . . .
Vermont
27
Winchester
Jan.
1, 1864.
tt
Jan. 1, 1864.
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Elliott, Thomas . . .
Canada
20
Campton
tt
5, "
"
5, "
V.
Des. Feb. 2, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Eckel, Leonhard . . .
Germany
21
Portsmouth i
Dec
22, 1863.
tt
Dec. 22, 1863.
V.
Wd. June 2, '64, Cold Harbor, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Escaped and returned
Apr. 29, '65. Tr. from Co. C,
11th N. H. V., June 1, '65. App.
Corp. June 15, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Disch. Dec. 12, '64, Concord, N. H.
Fowler, Sewell B. . .
Seabrook
24
Seabrook
Oct.
31, 1861.
tt
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Tm. ex.
COMPANY C, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

¦a F-c en

Mustered in.

' U 0)
• * s5
i>^^ d
O M U
ft *^g

Final Record.

Pri»ateiS.
Felch, Elias, Jr. . . .

Seabrook

33

Fowler, James R. . .

Seabrook

35

Flanders, James . . .
Flinn, George C. . . .

New York city
Maine

2444

Foell, Albert ....

Germany

21

Fuller, John G. C. . .

Exeter

18

Foss, George D. . . .

Fremont

24

Goodrich, Thomas . .

Newton

18

Goodrich, Evander A. .

Poultney, Vt.

41

Seabrook

Seabrook
DerryWalpoleNew Market

ExeterFremont
East Kingston
South Hampton

Sept. 16, 1861.

Nov. 15, "
Dec. 26, 1863.
July 1, 1864.
Aug. 6, "

Mch. 20, 1865.
Aug. 19, 1864.
21, 1862.
tt 27j tt

3 y.

iy.
By.

Nov. 27, 1861.

tt tt tt
Dec. 26, 1863.
July 1, 1864.
Aug. 6, "

Mch. 20, 1865.
Aug. 10, 1864.
Sept. 3, 1862.
tt tt tt

v.V.

Tr. to Co. K, 22d V. R. C, May 1, '64;
to 131st Co. 2d Batt'l. V. R. C. Disch.
Dec. 14, '64, Concord, N. H. Tm. ex.
Died dis. Feb. 27, '62, Hatteras Island,
N. C.
Des. Jan. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. M. o. roll reports absent sick at
Washington, D. C. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. to date July 17, '65.
Tr.'from Co. C, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Served
in Co. D, 8th N. H. V. P. O. ad.,
Fremont, N. H.
App. Sergt. Disch. June 4, '65, near
Alexandria, Va. P. O. ad., Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Tr. to 44th Co. 2d Batt'l. V. R. C, Jan.
20, '65; to 22d Co. Disch. Sept. 2,
'65, Washington, D. C. Tm.ex. P.O.
ad., E. Kingston, N. H.

Guathree, Joseph . .

Canada

Green, William . . .

Hamilton, Canada

Hodgson, Samuel S. Jr.

Exeter

Huckins, William H. .

New Market

Hill, Newell F. . . .

South Hampton

Hartnett, Thomas . .
Hardy, John H. . . .

IrelandConcord

Hardy, Peter ....

Danville, Vt.

Hooker, Joseph . . .

St. John, N. B.

Hofey, Williams . . .
Hawthorne, John . .

Ireland

Hamilton, William J. .
Hutchinson, William .

Nova Scotia
Scotland

Jones, John F. ...

Lee

Jones, Daniel A. . . .
James, John ....

New Hampshire
France

Jones, Herman L. . .

Farmington

24

Stoddard

May

28,

1864.

3 y.

May

28, 1864.

s.

Wd. sev. July 11, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Des. Dec. 31, '64, while on furlough

from Fairfax Seminary, G. H., Va.
32
Hampton Falls
Dec.
18,
1863.
tt
Dec.
18, 1863.
v.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
22
Exeter
Oct.
22,
1861.
tt
Nov.
27, 1861.
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Jan. 28, '63, Philadelphia, Pa.
18
New Market
Nov.
L
tt
tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Feb. 1, '64. Wd.
July 5, '64, Petersburg, Va. Tr. to
168th Co. 2d Batt'l. V. R. C. Disch.
June 9, '65, Concord, N. H.
19
South Hampton
Aug.
3,
tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in from Stratford
Jan. 2, '64. Wd. July 17, '64, Pe
tersburg, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
28
Exeter
Oct.
8,
k*
tt
11
tt tt
V.
Des. Apr. 7, '63, Lexington, Ky.
18
Seabrook
Sept.
24,
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
App. Corp. Oct., '63. Re-enl. and must.
in from S. Hampton Dec. 23, '63.
App. Sergt. June 10, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
45
Kingston
tt
7,
tt
tt
"
n t.
v.
Disch. disab. Apr. 30, '63, Providence,
R. I. P. 0. ad., Haverhill, Mass.
33
Portsmouth Enlisted at
Jan.
2,
1864.
tt
Jan.
2, 1864.
V.
Des. Aug. 28, '64, near Weldon Road,
Va.
20
West Lebanon
May
22,
tt
tt
May
22, "
V.
Des. Nov. 20, '64, Alexandria, Va.
28
Loudon
June
4,
tt
tt
June
4, "
s.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Des. Oct. 17, '64, Wash
ington, D. C.
22
Portsmouth
Dec.
28,
tt
tt
Dec.
28, "
V.
Des. Feb. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
31
Nashua
tt
21,
1863.
tt
tt
27, 1863.
•
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
33
Lee
Nov.
21,
1861.
tt
Nov.
27, 1861.
V.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64. P. O. ad., Lee,
N. H.
Disch. disab. Oct. 25, '62.
34
Lee
tt
18,
tt
tt
ti
tt tt
V.
24
Stark
June
8,
1864.
tt
June
8, 1864.
s.
Disch. disab. Oct. 13, '64, Washing
ton, D. C.
18
Bethlehem
Sept.
29,
tt
Sept.
29, "
s.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
COMPANY C,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

-

Residence

Enlisted,

resenta- ecruit. mteer. ititute. 'ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
O +3
Mustered in.
IbTT"
£ s »"8
£
Final Record.
CDW)
accredited to.
Appointed.
¦4-i OD
ag
Privates.
^
Keep, William . . .
Ireland
32
Exeter
Nov. 22, 1861.
3 y.
Nov.
27,
1861.
v.
Des. Aug. 2, '62, Newport News, Va.
Knox, Elijah ....
Gorham, Me.
44
Seabrook
Oct. 2, "
tt
tt
v.
Disch. disab. May 31, '63, Crab Or
chard, Ky. Died Dec. 23, '81.
Knowlton, Andrew J. .
Deerfleld
22
New Market
" 18, "
k*
tt
tt
V.
Des. Aug. 12, '62.
Knowles, Moses B. . .
Seabrook
31
Seabrook
Nov. 5, "
it
tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, into Co. I, Dec. 26,
'63. App. Sergt. Must, out July 17,
'65. P. O. ad., Seabrook, N. H.
Kelley, William . . .
Germany
•31
Stewartstown
Jan. 6, 1864.
Jan.
6,
1864.
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Leathers, Stephen . .
Madbury
38
New Market
Oct. 28, 1861.
Nov.
27,
1861.
V.
Disch. disab. Sept. 20, '62, Washing
ton, D. C.
Lovering, Edmund E. .
Portsmouth
36
Exeter
Sept. 27, "
t
It
V.
Tr. to Co. K, 22d V. R. C, May 1, '64.
Disch. Dec. 1, '64, Indianapolis, Ind.
Tm. ex.
Locke, William M. .
Chester
19
Brentwood
Nov. 6, "
V.
Re-enl. and must, in from Chester Dec.
27, '63. App. Corp. Died dis. Aug.
28, '64, Washington, D. C.
Troy, N. Y.
33
Portsmouth
Dec. 28, 1863.
Dec.
28,
1863.
V.
Des. Feb. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Lougee, George . . .
Ireland
35
Rye
Jan. 4, 1864.
Jan.
4,
1864.
V.
Wd. June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va; Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Des. Feb. 15, '65, while on furlough.
Lower, William . . .
Canada
30
Gorham
" 12, "
it
12,
tt
V.
Mis. Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Gd.
from mis. Must, out July 17, '65.
Loft, John . . . .
England
22
Landaff
June 8, "
June
8,
tt
s.
Wd. July 3, '64, Petersburg, Va. Des.
Aug. 3, '64, David's Island, N. Y. H.
Linwood, Charles E.

Montreal, Canada

21

Portsmouth

Jan.

8, 1864.

3y.

Jan.

8, 1864.

v.

Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Escaped Feb. 18, '65.
App. Corp. June 1, '65; Sergt. June
10, '65; 1st Sergt. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.

Leonardi, Antonio . .

Austria

23

Salem

Dec.

17, 1863.

Dec.

17, 1863.

v.

Tr. from Co. C, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Miles, Robert ....

So. New Market

19

New Market

Oct.

3, 1861.

Nov.

27, 1861.

v.

Disch. disab. March 4, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.

Maguire, James . . .

Ireland

24

Hampton

Nov.

15, "

tt

1 1 tt

V.

Des. Aug. 12, '62.
Disch. disab. March 4, '62, Roanoke

Mclntire, James W.

Maine

21

Brentwood

Oct.

16, '•

it *
tt tt
V.
Island, N. C.
Marden, Ebenezer K. .
Epsom
38
East Kingston
tt
28, "
"
tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C. P. 0. ad., East Kingston, N. H.
Morgan, Robert F. . .
Seabrook
31
Hampton Falls
Sept.
16, "
tt tt
V.
Wd. and mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,
Va. Gd. from mis. Died wds. Sept,
19, '62, Georgetown, D. C.
Morrill, Lewis B. . .
New Hampshire
28
East Kingston
Oct.
tt tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29,' 62, Bull Run, Va. Drowned
July 22, '63, Big Black River, Miss.
Morrill, William F. . .
Northwood
29
New Market
3, "
"
tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Apr. 28, '62, Portsmouth
Grove, R. I.
Marsh, Elvin ....
New Hampshire
16
East Kingston
tt
16, "
tt
tt tt
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Marsh, Albert F. . .
Brentwood
17
Exeter
"
29, "
tt
.t n
V.
Died dis. Jan. 31, '62, Hatteras Island,
N. C.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
Marsh, George H. . .
North Hampton
18
East Kingston
tt
16, "
tt
tf
tt tt
V.
from mis. App. Corp. Re-enl. and
must, in Dec. 26, '63. App. Sergt.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church,
Va. Tr. to Co. H, 13th V. R. C,
Mch. 8, '65. Disch. Aug. 3, '65, Con
cord, N. H.
Moore, Joseph . . .
See Company B.
Mahoney, Jeuemiah . .
Lawrence, Mass.
22
Alton
Jan.
5, 1864.
tt
Jan.
5, 1864.
V.
Des. Apr. 22, '64, Annapolis, Md.
McCluskey, Charles . .
Ireland
21
Portsmouth
"
Ct tt
"
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Apr. 22, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Moran, John ....
Canada
19
Danbury
May
25, 1864.
May
25, 1864.
s.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Must, out
July 17, '65.
COMPANY C, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

•
Name.

Birthplace.

bo

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

h P 4^
•4-t CO
ag

Mustered in.

r. r.—
Representa tive Recruit. v. —
Volunteer. 8. —
Substitute. d.—
Drafted.

Final Record.

Privates.
Manchester, Rufus R. .
Milley, James ....
Murray, Thomas . . .
Maloney, John . . .
Miller, John ....
McCrow, Joseph . . .
Milley, Charles H. . .
Neal, William L. . . .
Nash, James D. . . .

Vermont IrelandIrelandNova Scotia
Prussia
England
Limington, Me.
Hebron
New York

203822212237
26
27 18

Unity
Portsmouth Conway
Walpole Greenfield
HillNorthwood
FremontHanover

Jan. 5, 1864.
tt tt tt
tt 7j tt
June 4, "
Dec. 29, 1863.
June 25, 1864.
July 20, "
Sept. 16, 1861.
Jan. 5, 1864.

3y.
ittt tttttt

Jan. 5, 1864.
tt tt tt
tt 7) tt
June 4, "
Dec. 29, 1863.
June 25, 1864.
July 20, "
Nov. 27, 1861.
Jan. 5, 1864.

V.
V. V.s.V. s.s.
V. V.

Wd. May 11, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.;
July 2, '64, and Apr. 2, '65, Peters
burg, Va. App. Corp. June 15, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. Aug. 11, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Des. Feb. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Dec. 31, '64, Fairfax Seminary,
G. H., Va.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 5, '65, Cincinnati, O.
App. Corp. May 1, '65. Tr. from Co.
C, 11th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. Apr. 1, '65. Tr. from Co. K, 11th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. disab.
July 10, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
Killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Served in Co. K, 1st N. H. V.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.; Apr.
2, '65, Petersburg, Va. App. Corp.
June 1,'65; Sergt. June 10, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.

Neagle, Carl ....

Germany

27

Candia

Dec.

19, 1863.

3y.

Dec. 19, 1863.

v.

Osgood, Amos ....

Watertown, Mass.

21

South Hampton

Aug.

19, 1862.

tt

Sept. 2, 1862.

V.

Osgood, Edwin S. . .

Chelmsford, Mass.

23

South Hampton

"

.t tt

tt

3, "

V.

Peirce, Daniel P. . . .

Canaan

43

East Kingston

Oct.

12, 1861.

tt

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

Parker, James . . .
Pierce, George . . .
Peavey, Hollis S. . . .

Ireland Lehigh Co., Pa.
Strafford

262332

PortsmouthEpping
Lee

Jan. 1 1
it

5, 1864.
tt tt
11, "

tf
tt tt

Jan. 5, 1864.
tt tt tt
11, "

V.V.V.

Patterson, Charles . .

Perry, Richard . . .
Quebec, P. Q.
21
Barrington
Dec.
17, 1863.
tt
Dec. 17, 1863.
V.
Perkins, Albert . . .
Great Falls
18
Rollinsford
"
8, "
tt
8, "
V.
Quimby, Jacob H. . .
Rollins, George H. . .
South York, Me.
Lee
2443
New Market
New Market
Oct. tt
8, 1861.
22, "
tt
Nov. 27, 1861.
tt tt tt
V.V.
Rock, Joseph ....
Canada
33
Exeter
tt
8, "
tt
tt tt
V.
Rowe, Francis ....
Seabrook
28
Seabrook
Sept.
16, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Robinson, Josiah B.
Exeter
43
Exeter
Oct.
21, "
»
..^ t. ..
V.
Reddin, Morris . . .
Ireland
28
Exeter
Nov.
4, "
tt
t. ..
V.
Riley, Daniel ....
Ryan, William ....
New Hampshire
Ireland
20 20
HooksettExeter
tttt
tt tt
15, "
tttt
.. tt ..
tt tt tt
V. V.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria,
Va. P. O. ad., Haverhill, Mass.
App. Corp. Disch. June 4, '65, Alex
andria, Va. P. O. ad., Haverhill,
Disch. disab. Aug. 29, '62, Newport
News, Va. Served in 1st Co. N. H. H.
Art. P. O. ad., East Kingston, N". H.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. July 27, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died
dis. Sept. 7,' 64, David' s Island, N. Y. H.
See Company H.
Capd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Exchanged. Tr. from
Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad.,
Great Falls, N. H.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Entered Casparis G. H., D. C, Aug. 15,
'62. Des. Oct. 1, '62.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Jan. 26, '63, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Newburyport, Mass.
Died dis. June 20, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Jan. 11, '63, Washington, D. C.
Killed Aug. '62, Bull Run, Va.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Des. Jan. 9, '63, while on
furlough. P. O. ad., E. Boston, Mass.
COMPANY C, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Privates.
Rowell, George H. P.
Rourke, Patrick . .

Riley, Michael .

Raymond, William

Rider, Henry

Sullivan, Patrick W.
Stevens, George W.
Swain, George M.
Sleeper, Samuel , .

Amesbury* Mass.
Ireland

Newfoundland

Ireland

Prussia

Ireland

New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

22

18

27

South Hampton
Nashua

Littleton

Dorchester

Canaan

Exeter
Exeter
Exeter
Exeter

Aug. 21, 1862.
Dec. 21, 1863.

h fe <»
¦H W
ag

Mustered in.

J

17, "
23, "
Oct. 11, 1861,
Nov. 19, "
11. "

Sept. 3, 1862.
Dec. 21, 1863.

J«3o

tSjg

ff

17, "
23, "
Nov. 27, 1861.

Final Record.

Died dis. Sept. 21, '63, Frankfort, Ky.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released Mch. 2, '65.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 19, '65, Annapolis,
Md.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Exchanged. Tr. from
Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. C, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. '
Died dis. Sept. 19, '65, Manchester,
N. H.
Disch. disab. Jan. 26, '63, Washington,
D. C.
Died Sept. 4, '63, Nicholasville, Ky.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Apr. 25,' 62, Concord, N. H,

Stockman, Freeman

Northwood

42

Brentwood

Nov.

4, 1861.

3y.

Nov. 27, 1861.

v.

Disch. disab. May 18, '63, Portsmouth
Grove, R. I.

Sanborn, Benjamin F. .

New Salisbury, — .

35

New Market

Oct.

21, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Tr. to Co. H, 17th I. C, Jan. 14, '64.
Disch. Nov. 26, '64, Indianapolis, Ind.
Tm. ex.

Smith, Merrick M. . .

Raymond

18

Exeter

Nov.

21, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Re-enl. and must, into Co. I, Dec. 27, '63.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. App. Sergt. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad.,
Haverhill, Mass.

Smith, George H. . .

Exeter

19

Exeter

19, "

tt tt tt

V.

App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
4, '64. App. Sergt. Capd. Sept. 30, '64,
Poplar Springs Church, Va. Paroled.
Disch. May 26, '65, Annapolis, Md.

Smith, Calvin W. . .

East Kingston

25

Dover

Sept.

1, 1862.

"

Sept. 11, 1S62.

V.

Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria, Va.

alias Geo. C. Williams

Died Sept. 10, '87, Fremont, N. H.
Stube, Wilhelm . . .
Germany
20
Barrington
Jan.
5, 1864.
tt
Jan. 5, 1864.
V.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Des. Sept. 26, '64, Pe
tersburg, Va. Apprehended. Disch.
Jan. 17, '66.
Smith, William . . .
Ireland
36
Holderness
tt
tt tt
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Sept. 21, '64, Washington,
D. C.
Killed Aug. 22, '64, Weldon Railroad5
Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Senneville, Joseph . .
Canada
20
Claremont
May
18, "
t(
May 18, "
s.
Sulivell, Ralph . . .
CanadaConnecticut
20
Stark
t.
25, "
"
"' 25, "
s.
Stoddard, William . .
21
Dublin
u
31, "
"
" 31, "
s.
Disch. disab. July 10, '65.
Snow, John ....
Canada
23
Northumberland
June
10, "
tt
June 10, "
s.
Des. to enemy Oct. 24, '64, near Pegram
House, Va.
Smith, Stephen F. . .
England
19
Hill
tt
11, "
11, "
s.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va Aim. Corp. July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Smith, Jared P. . . .
Kingston
29
Exeter
Aug.
3, "
i y-
Aug. 3, "
V.
Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
Sandiel, Alfred
See Ralph Sulivell.
Sandiel, Joseph . . .
See Joseph Senneville.
Sprague, William S. . .
Connecticut
41
Hinsdale
Dec.
9, 1863.
3 y.
Dec. 9, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Towle, Stephen M. . .
Salisbury, Mass.
27
South Hampton
Nov.
IS, 1861.
"
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Died Nov. 22, '63, Covington, Ky.
COMPANY C, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

6be

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

ag

Mustered in.

r. v. —
Representa tiveRecruit. v. —
Volunteer. *.-
Substitute. df.—Drafted.

Final Record.

Privates.
Sanford, William . . .
Tenney, Cyrus W. . .
Tibbetts, Enoch . . .
Tapner, William . . .
Tomas, Antonio . . .
Weeks, Joshua . . .
Wentworth, Jacob . .
Webster, John A. . .
White, Stephen . . .
Wilson, Joseph . . .

New York city
Newburyport, Mass.
SomersworthCanada
Naples, Italy
New Hampshire
Rollinsford
Kingston Canada
Nova Scotia

2726 21
2321
20 22
34
25 25

CanterburySouth Hampton
Rollinsford Chesterfield
Wakefield
ExeterNew Market
East Kingston
Exeter Orford

Dec 19, 1861.
Aug. 25, 1862.
Dec. 7, 1863.
July 28, 1864.
Dec. 22, 1863.
Oct. 31, 1861.
Sept. 27, "
Nov. 19, "
" 9, "
Dec. 16, 1863.

3y. tt tt
tt tiu

Dec. 19, 1861.
Sept. 3, 1862.
Dec. 7, 1863.
July 28, 1864.
Dec 22, 1863.
Nov. 27, 1861.
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
Dec. 16, 1863.

V.
V.V. s.
V.V. V.
V. V.V.

Wd. June 6, '64, Cold Harbor, Va.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. Disch. June 4, '65, near
Alexandria, Va. Killed Sept. 14, '84,
by passing train, Salem, Mass.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from Co. C, 9th N.
H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65. P. O. ad., Dover, N. H.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. C, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. July 12, '62, Newport News, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 20, '63. Des.
Dec. 13, '64, while on furlough.
Re-enl. and must, into Co. I, Dec. 23, '63.
Capd. May 28, '64. Died Aug. 14, '64,
Andersonville, Ga.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 26, '63. App.
Corp. Des. Feb. 10, '65, wnile on fur
lough.
Died May 14, '64, Annapolis, Md.

White, Franklin . . .

Salem, Mass.

27

Newton

Nov.

9, 1861.

3y

Nov.

27, 1861.

v.

Mis. Sept. 1, '62, Chantilly, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 9, '62. Re-enl. and
must, in Dec. 21, '63. Wd. June 20,
'64, Petersburg, Va. Diseh. disab.
June 27, '65, Manchester, N. H.

Whitehouse, Phineas .

Plaistow

20

South Hampton

Aug.

25, 1862.

tt

Sept.

3, 1862.

v.

App. Corp. Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsyl
vania, Va. Diseh. disab. Aug. 15, '65,
New York city.

Williams, George C.

See Calvin W. Smith.
Wilson, John ....
Washington Co. N.Y.
20
Alton
Jan.
5, 1864.
"
Jan.
5, 1864.
V.
Died Oct. 22, '64, Washington, D. C.
Williamson, Thomas
England
22
Stewartstown
tt
6, "
tt
"
6, "
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Disch. disab. July 10, '65.
Willet, Louis A. . . .
New York
18
Dunbarton
May
31, "
May
31, "
s.
Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Wichsel, John ....
Germany
22
Kensington
Dec.
14, 1863.
tt
Dec.
14, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Worster, Albanois . .
Somersworth
20
Rollinsford
8, "
8, "
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V , June 1,
'65. Disch. disab. June 2, '65, Man
chester, N. H.
Williams, John . . .
Canada
21
Piermont
July
5, 1864.
"
July
5, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. C, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Welch, Edward . . .
Ireland
35
Alexandria
June 25
"
June 25, "
s.
Wd. sev. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from Co. C, 11th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
West, John H. ...
Philadelphia, Pa.
28
Hampton Falls
Enlisted at
Dec.
18, 1863.
ti
Dec.
IS, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp, June 15, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Young, Lewis ....
29
West Lebanon
Jan.
1, 1864.
it
Jan.
1, 1864.
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. Aug. 29, '64, Washington, D. C.
COMPANY D, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Birthplace.

6 be

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

h <c'p a*

Mustered in.

r.v. —
Representa tiveRecruit. ».—
Volunteer. #. —
Substitute. d—Drafted.

Final Record.

Captains.
Quarles, Samuel D. . .
Hanscom, John W. . .
1st Lieutenants.
Jones, Josiah N. . . .
Thurston, Charles W. .
2d Lieutenant.
Hayes, Albert W. . ~~. .
1st Sergeant.
Prescott, Josiah . . .
Sergeants.
Browne, Robert T. . .

Ossipee Wakefield
Rochester
SandwichSandwich

2826
25
24 21

OssipeeWakefield
Farmington
Sandwich Tamworth

Nov. 30, 1861.
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
Oct. 5, "
.. 2; .t

3y. 11 tttt

To date
Nov. 27, 1861.
To date
Nov. 27, 1861.
To date
Nov. 27, 1861.
Nov. 27, 1861.

V. V.
V.
V. V.

Wd. sev. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania,
Va. App. Maj. July 28, '64; Lt. Col.
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Lt. Col. U. S. Vol. by brev. for
gallant and meritorious conduct be
fore Petersburg, Va. to date from
April 2, '65. Died Nov. 22, '89, Ossi
pee, N. H.
See Company G.
App. Capt. Co. F. Aug. 4, '62. Must.
out Nov. 28, '64. Served in Co. F,
6th Mass. Vol. Militia. P. O. ad
dress, Waterborough. Me.
See Company K.
App. 1st Lt. Aug. 4, '62. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run,Va. App. Capt. Co. G,
Oct. 24, '62. Res' d Oct. 14, '63. Served
. in I. C. P. O. ad., Rochester, N. H. ,
App. 2d Lt. Aug. 4, '62. Killed Aug.
29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62. Gd. from mis. Dec.
19, '62. App. 2d Lt. to date Dec. 1,
'62. Dismissed Nov. 18, '63.

Otis, Orange B. . . .

Portsmouth

23

Rochester

Sept. 21, 1861.

3 y.

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
App. 1st Lt. Nov. 4, '63. Wd. June
3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. Disch.
disab. to date, Dec. 6, '64. P. O.
address, Haverhill, Mass.

Paul, Orrin ....

Eaton

22

Eaton

Oct. 7, "

11

it tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. March 7, '63, Fortress
Monroe, Va.

Smith, Henry J. . . .

Ossipee

22

Ossipee

" 5, "

1 1

tt tt ti

V.

Died dis. Jan. 21, '62, on board hosp.
boat, Hatteras Inlet, N. C.

Jones, Edward ....

See Company G.
Dudley, Charles C. . .
See Company G.
Corporals.
Brewster, Leonard W. .
Ossipee
18
Ossipee
" 28, "
"
" " "
V.
Died dis. Apr. 7, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
Brown, John G. * . . .
Hollis, Me.
27
Eaton
¦ " 7, "
«
V.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. App. 1st
Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in from
Conway Jan. 18, '64. Killed July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion Petersburg, Va.
Hanson, William H. . .
Ossipee
20
Ossipee
tt 21) .t
"¦
ti u
V.
App. Sergt. Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull
Run "Va.
Jones, Hiram
Wakefield
29
Wakefield
" IS, "
tt
tt tt 1 1
V.
Disch.'disab. Dec. 22, '62, Philadelphia,
Pa. P. O. address, Wakefield, N. H.
Lewis, Samuel F. . . .
Ossipee
23
Ossipee
tt 1( ..
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. as priv. Nov. 30, '64, Concord,
N. H. Tm. ex.
Mead, Joseph ....
Bartlett
22
Bartlett
" 9, "
1 1
tt it it
V.
Disch. disab. May 5, '63, Portsmouth
Grove, R. I.
Robertson, Mark . . .
Eaton
20
Eaton
" 7, "
lt
tt tt tt
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Ossipee
18
Ossipee
" 19, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 5, '62, Philadelphia, Pa.
Musicians.
Hunt, James S. . . .
Chatham
21
Chatham
" 22, "
.. tt it
V.
Tr. to I. C. July 1, '63, and assigned to
Co. E, 10th Regt. Re-enl. April 19,
'64. Disch. Nov. 16, '65, Washington,
D. C. P. O. address, Conway, N. H.
COMPANY D, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

r-jO

esenta- ruit. ser. ite.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
¦8.3 gCB
Mustered in.
Final Record.
t Sv'B
Musicians.
Mason, John G. . . .
Tamworth
22
Tamworth
Oct. 2, 1861.
3y
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 22, '63. App.
Prin. Mus. July 1, '65. Must, out
Privates.
July 17, '65.
Abbott, Greenleaf M. .
Ossipee
18
Ossipee
" 19, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Des. Nov. 19, '62, near Falmouth, Va.
Reported under president's procla
mation May 9, '65. Disch. May 11,
Atwoed, Frank '. . .
Windham, Me.
22
Sandwich
" 30, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
'65, Concord, N. H.
Wd. Sept. 17, 'f>2, Antietam, Md. Died
Abbott, Charles B. . .
Ossipee
18
Ossipee
Dec. 16, 1863.
tt
Dec. 16, 1863.
V.
wds. Oct. 1, '62.
Died dis. March 21, '64, Camp Nelson,
Allard, Almon ....
Adams, John F. . . .
Eaton St. John, N. B.
18
21
Eaton Gilford
" 31, "
June 14, 1864.
tttt
" 31, "
June 14, 1864.
V. s.
Ky.
App. Corp. Must, out July 17, '65.
See Company G.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Babb, Leonard ....
Strafford
3S
Farmington
Sept. 23, 1861.
tt
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Feb. 9, 1863, near Alexandria,
Va. Served in Co. B, 5th N. H. V.
Burleigh, Napoleon B. .
Northfield
21
Thornton
Oct. 21, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Des. Nov., '62, Annapolis, Md. P. O.
address, Concord, N. H.
Blaisdell, Pembroke M. Eaton

Blaisdell, Hosea Q. .

Berry, John .

Brown, Edmund K.
Brown, John . .
Burke, John . .
Bean, Hollis . . .

Brown William
Ballman, Andrew
Bishop, Robert

Madison
IrelandOssipeeOssipee
Ireland
EatonMassachusetts
Finland Canada

18 Madison

MadisonLisbonOssipeeOssipee
Rochester
Eaton Richmond
WarnerHollis

Oct. 7, 1861.

Dec. 4, 1863.

tt IR II

16

tt tt tt

" 31, "
Jan. 4, 1864.
" 5, "
June 10, "

3 y. Nov. 27, 1861.
n ti tt
Dec. 4, 1863.
" 16, "
tt it tt
" 26, "
" 31, "
Jan. 4, 1864.
" 5, "
June 10, "

App. Corp. Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull
Run, Va. Gd. from mis. Dec. 19, '62.
App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
4, '64. Capd. May 6, '64, Wilderness,
Va. Escaped Feb. 22, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. Died Aug. 17, '77, Mad
ison, N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re-
enl. and must, in Dec. 25, '63. Wd.
May 10, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. App.
Corp. Disch. disab. May 22, '65.
P. O. address, San Francisco, Cal.
Wd. July 22, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. to date Nov. 30, '64. P. O. ad
dress, Cohasset, Mass.
Died dis. July 10, '65, near Alexandria,
Va.
App. Corp. Wd. June 17, '64, Peters
burg, Va. Died wds. June 25, '64,
Washington, D. C. Served in Co. G,
7th N. H. V.
Wd. June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va,
Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. address, Milford,
N. H.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Disch. Feb. 6, '67, to date July 17,
'65, Boston, Mass. P. O. address,
Conway, N. H.
Des. March 26, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Apprehended. Des. about July 9,
'64, Camp Distribution, Va.
Wd. sev. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania,
Va. Des. July 19, '65, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Des. July 3, '64, near Petersburg, Va.

COMPANY D, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
Barnes, George
Burrows, Daniel .
Bennett, James A.
Bragg, Edwin . .
Brown, George. .
Corson, George A.
Canney, John . .
Crawford, Henry A.
Charles, Fayette .
Clough, Horace

Birthplace.

EnglandNew Brunswick
St. John, N. B.
Liverpool, Eng.
Milton Ossipee
Thornton
Conway
Parsonfield, Me.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Unity
HinsdaleSouth Hampton
SomersworthFarmington

Thornton
Conway
Effingham

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

A

V

is
-tt
C1J
o
CO
qj
p
a
0)
H
Mustered in.
<a 3 <u-»2
l. >
co 2,3
— < r, cc.
tf?
Final Record.
Jan. 8, 1864.
3y.
Dec. 9, 1863.
Aug. 17, 1864.
Mch. 23, 1865.
Sept. 30, 1861.
Nov. 5, "
Oct, 21, "
Nov. 7, "
Oct. 15, "
Jan. 8, 1864.
Dec. 9, 1863.
Aug. 17, 1864.
Mch. 23, 1865.
Nov. 27, 1861.
tt it tt
v. s.
v.v.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.
See Company G.
Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. July 1, '65, Washington,
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. •
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Apr. 20, '63. P. 0. ad
dress, Wolfeborough, N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, 62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 17, '62, Washington, D. C.
Died Jan. 19, '63, Ossipee, N. H.
Disch. disab. Aug. 25, '62, Fairfax Sem
inary G. H., Va. P. O. address, Ash
land, N. H.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Des. Nov., '62, Annapolis,
Md.
Disch. disab. Nov. 13, '62, Alexandria,
Va. P. O. address, Effingham, N. H.
Clough, James C. . . .
Cook, Moses W. . . .

Parsonsfield, Me.
Milton

4427

EffinghamDover

Oct. 2, 1861.
Dec. 10, 1863.

3y.

Nov. 27, 1861.
Dec 10, 1863.

V.
v.

Chapman, Joshua . .
Colston, William . . .

Concord
Norway

4322

SomersworthBristol •

" 30, "
" 31, "

" 30, "
" 31, "

v.V.

Clements, James O. . .

Rollinsford

20

Wolfeborough

Jan. 4, 1864.

Jan. 4, 1864.

V.

Clark, George . . .
Craft, Frank ....

New Jersey
Germany

20
25

Epping Stewarts town

" 5, "
June 9, "

" 5, "
June 9,

V. s.

Clough, Eliphalet . . .
Curtis, Joseph A. C.
Crossen, Frank . .

Salem, Mass.

21

Groton

Dec. 30, "

Dec. 30, "
V.
Connell, Patrick . .
Armagh, Ireland
19
Somersworth
Mch. 23, 1865.
Mch. 23, 1865.
V.
Casey, Matthew . .
Cork, Ireland
39
Deerfield
Dec. 19, 1863.
Dec. 19, 1863.
V.
Colby, Madison . . .
Henniker
1.8
Mason
" 12, "
" 12, "
V.
Davis, Frank E. . .
Wakefield
18
Wakefield
Nov. 5, 1861.
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Dame, John A. . . .
Dame, William H. . .
WakefieldOssipee
IS
23
OssipeeOssipee
Sept. 26, "
Dec. 16, 1863.
Dec. 16, 1863.
V.V.
Drew, Loren ....
Eaton
18
Eaton
" 31, "
" 31, "
V.
Drummond, Napoleon .
Canada
37
Gilsum
May 28, 1864.
May 28, 1864.
s.
Derr, Charles ....
Germany
33
Wilmot
June S, "
June 8, '
s.
Day, John 
Ireland
30
Tuftonborough
tt tt tt
it it it
s.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Wd. July 4, '64, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Disch. June 3, '65, Annapolis, Md.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. June 28, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died
wds. June 29, '64.
Des. Feb. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va.
See Company G.
See Company G.
Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. May 1, '65. Tr. from Co.
D, 11th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va» Gd.
from mis. Des. Nov., '62, Annapo
lis, Md.
Killed Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Disch.
May IS, '65, Concord, N. H. P. O.
ad., Ossipee, N. H.
Tr. to Co. D, 11th V. R. C, June 7, '65.
Disch. Aug. 2, '65, Providence, R. I.
Des. June 7, '64, New London, Conn.,
en route to regiment.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died Dec. 16,'64, Salis
bury, N. C,
Des. Aug. 20, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
COMPANY D, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

rtl

(J

-p
is
nd
0J
<4H
CD
fl
a
cu
H
Mustered in.
faS.S.g'B
u
tft
Final Record.
Pj-iuates.
Downing, Stephen
Downing, Alonzo .
Durgin, Charles E.
Dodge, Rodney
Draper, William . .
Eastman, Frank . .
Edwards, John W. .
Edwards, Augustus M.
Edwards, Joseph G. .
Edwards, Charles . .
Eden, Vt.
Waterloo, Canada
Ticonderoga, N. Y.
Temple Parsonsfield, Me.
Parsonsfield, Me.
Parsonsfield, Me.
Concord GilfordTemple
EffinghamEffingham
Effingham
Aug. 27, 1864.
Sept. 3, "
June 3, "
Dec. 31, 1863.
Oct. 25, 1861.
" 30,
3y iy
3y.
Aug. 27, 1864.
June 3, 1864.
Dec 31, 1863.
Nov. 27, 1861.
See Company G.
See Company G.
See Company G.
Wd. Sept. 30,' 64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, ' 65. Disch. June 22, '65,
Washington, D. C.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. Wd. April 2, '65, Peters-.
burg, Va. Disch. as Pvt. July 31, '65,
to date July 17, '65, Concord, N. H.
P. O. address, Lisbon, N. H.
Died dis. March 12, '64, Camp Nelson,
Ky. Served in Co. G, 13th N. H. V.
Des. Sept., '62, Culpeper Court House,
Va. N. f. r. A. G. O. P. O. address,
Effingham, N. H.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
1, '64. Wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania,
Va. Killed Apr. 2,' 65, Petersburg, Va.
Capd. Aug. 2g, '62, Bull Run, Va. Pa
roled Sept. 3, '62. Disch. to date
Nov. 27, '64. Tm. ex. P. O. address,
Ossipee, N. H,
ElweU Charles . .
Emerson, George H.

Fall, John F. .
French, Hiram .

Ferrin, Loren
Folsom, John

Fitz, John . . .
French, John . .
Goldsmith, Jeremiah
Grant, Daniel P. .

Goodwin, William
Greene, Alfred . .
Gruenthal, Charles
Gartside, William
Ham, William H. .
Hamilton, John .

Rhode Island
Ossipee

Moultonborough
Farmington

Effingham Ossipee

ComwaU, N. Y.
CharlestownOssipeeTuftonborough

Shapleigh, Me.
Canada

Germany
Providence, R. I.

Ossipee

Conway

21

19

Piermont Ossipee

Ossipee
Farmington

Eaton Ossipee

ManchesterWashington Ossipee
Moultonborough

ChathamLyme

EffinghamNewmarket

Albany

Conway

Dec. 5, 1863.
' 16, "

Sept. 26, 1S61.
Oct. 19, "

it *j tt
June 16, 1862.

Oct. 6, 1863.
Jan. 5, 1864.
Nov. 5, 1861.
Oct. 18, "

" 11, "
Dec. 5, 1863.

Jan. 5, 1864.
Dec. 19, 1863.

Oct. 15, 1861.

3y

10,

Dec. 5,1863.

v.

" 16, "

v.

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

tt tt tt

V.

tt tt ti
Aug. 4, 1862.

V.V.

Oct. 6, 1863.
Jan. 5, 1864.
Nov. 27, 1861.
it (1 l(

s.
V. V.
V.

(C (( tt

V.

Dec. 5, 1863.

V.

Jan. 5, 1864.
Dec. 19, 1863.

V. V.

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

tt tt tt

V.

Disch. insane June 5, '65, Washington,
D. C.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.,
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Died dis. Feb. 22, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Disch. disab."
April 13, '63, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Disch. disab. Jan. 6, '64, LouisviUe, Ky.
Wd. June 23, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. June 14,' 65, Washington, D.C.
P. O. address, Wakefield, N. H.
Des. Jan. 6, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Died dis. Nov. 26, '62, Chester, Pa.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Oct. 14, '62, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y.
P. O. address, Gilford, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec 24, '63. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Des. Aug. 4, '64, De Camp G. H.,
David's Island, N. Y. H.
Des. Feb. 29, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. sev. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,Va. Tr. to
Co. M, 1st U. S. Cav., Dec. 8, '62.
Disch. to date July 21, '63. P. O.
address, Conway, N. H.
Wd. Aug. '29, '62, BuU Run, Va. App.
Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 25,
'63. Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Paroled. Died dis.
March 18, '65, Annapolis, Md.  •

COMPANY D,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place

Enlisted,
Drafted, or

o
t n'P

Mustered in.

epresenta- ctecruit. inteer. stitute. fted.

Final Record.

a5be
accredited to.
Appointed.
ag
i\—
R tive
1 —Vol —Sub —Dra
<1
H
i. hot
Privates.
Hatch, Josiah D. . . .
Heath, Benjamin . . .
Heath, Marquis L. . .
Madison ConwayConway
19
2824
Albany Conway Conway
Oct. 2, 1861.
" 10, "
it tt it
3y a
Nov. 27, 1861.
tc tt tt
tt tt n
V. V.V.
Disch. Nov. 27, '63, Camp Dennison, O.
Disch. Jan. 13, '63, Providence, R. I.
Des. April 29, '62, Concord, N. H. Gd.
from des. Disch. disab. Apr. 15, '63,
Concord, N. H.
Harmon, Addison G.
Madison
18
Madison
« 14) ..
<<
a tt n
V.
App. Corp. June 19, '63; Sergt. Jan. 19,
'64. Re-enl. and must, in Feb. 11, '64.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Exch. Mch. 9, '65. APP'
2d Lt. Co. K June 1, '65. Must, out
July '17, '65. P. O: ad., Maiden, Mass.
Hammond, Upton . .
Ossipee
44
Ossipee
it 1 tt
±1
tt
n tt tt
V.
Wd. sev. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Disch. disab. Dei!. 22, '64, near
Hancock's Station, Va. P. O. ad
dress, Ossipee, N. H.
Hutchins, Thomas 0. .
Madison
22
Madison
2, "
tt
a n tt
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Des. Nov. '62, Annapolis,
Md.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Pa
roled Sept. 3, '62. Died dis. Dec. 22,
Hutchins, John F. . .
Madison
25
Madison
(( (( tt
tt
tt tt K
V.
'62, Madison, N. H.
Harriman, Azroe . . .
Eaton
19
Eaton
" 7, "
it
tt tt tt
V.
App. Corp. Disch. disab, March 13,
'63, Concord, N. H.
Harriman, James M.
Chatham
22
Chatham
Nov. " "
it
n tt ti
V.
Died dis. Jan. 20, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Hawkins, Orin J. . . .

Albany

18

Eaton

Oct. 16, 1861.

3y.

Nov. 27, 1861.

V.

Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.

Hawkins, Joseph D.

Tamworth

44

Eaton

" 17, "

it it t(

V.

Disch. disab. Oct. 20, '62, N. Y. H.
Served in Co. C, 1st N. H. Cav. P. O.
address, Conway, N. H.

Hanson, John C. . . .

Ossipee

19

Ossipee

June 24, 1862.

Aug. 4, 1862.

V.

Disch. disab. Feb. 9, '63, near Alexan
dria, Va.

Hanson, Daniel, Jr. . .

Ossipee

40

Ossipee

Dec. 16, 1863.

Dec. 16, 1863.

V.

Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; April
2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Disch. June
3, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad
dress, Ossipee, N. H.

Hartford, Hose . . .

Freedom

35

Conway

Jan. 4, 1864.

Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Des. March 21, '64, Cincinnati, O.
Hogan, George ....
Ireland
18
Marlow
June 9, "
June 9, "
s.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Sent to regt. Sept. 2,
'64, from Mt. Pleasant G. H., Wash
ington, D. C. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Hanley, Thomas . ¦ .
New York
29
Epsom
" 10, "
" 10, "
s.
Des. July 3, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Hill, Henry 
Germany
23
Franconia
Dec 16, 1863.
Dec. 16, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Huse, William ....
Ireland
20
Nashua
" 22, "
" 22, "
v.
Wd. June 16, '64, Petersburg, Va. Tr.
from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Jones, Charles B. . . .
Boston, Mass.
20
Farmington
Sept. 28, 1861.
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Des. Aug. 16, '62, near Falmouth, Va.
Jones, Andrew ....
Eaton
18
Eaton
Dec. 31, 1863.
Dec. 31, 1863.
V.
Wd. June 22, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died
wds. July 3, '64, Washington, D. C.
Johnson, William H.
Dover
19
Wolfeborough
(( ti ff
tt it n
V.
Disch. disab. June 16, '64, Washington,
D. C. P. O. address, Dover, N. H.
Johnson, William . . .
New York
23
Stark
Jan. 4, 1S64.
Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Des. Feb. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Jones, Thomas . ¦ .
Ireland
IS
Warren
" 5, "
" 5, "
V.
Capd. May 22, '64. Exch. Dec, '64.
Disch. Aug. 7, '65, Washington, D. C.
Keith, Phineas . . .
Eaton
21
Eaton
Nov. 5, 1861.
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Des. Sept. 4, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Kimball, William . . .
Lebanon, Me.
18
Ossipee
Oct. 8, "
tt tt tt
V.
Drowned Aug. 13, '62, by foundering
of steamer "West Point," Potomac
Kimball, Charles H. . .
Wolfeborough
33
Wolfeborough
Nov. 14, "
tt a tt
V.
river.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Jan. 5, '63, Washington,
Kimball, Jonas . . .
Wells, Me.
44
Ossipee
Sept. 30, "
it a tt
V.
D. C. P. O. address, Ossipee, N. H.
COMPANY D, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

H
ts . .
Residence
Enlisted,
esent jcruit nteer titute ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
<
or Place
accredited to. '
Drafted, or
Appointed.
O -u
Mustered in.
ftKrr J2 e3
a> ., ° s u
ill 1 1
Final Record.
Privates.
Kimmell, Charles . .* .
Canada
27
Piermont
Dec. 5, 1863.
3y
Dec. 5, 1863.
V.
Des. March 27, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Des. March 26, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Kelley, Robert ....
England Ireland
27
Orford
" 16, "
ti
" 16, "
V.
KeUey, John ....
23
New Durham
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Des. Apr. 2, '65, near Petersburg, Va.
Des. Feb. 8, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
King, Charles ....
Russia
22
Unity
" 5, "
tt
" 5, "
V.
Legro, Elihu H. . . .
Rochester
33
Rochester
Oct. 14, 1861.
tt
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Jan. 2. '63, Washington, D. C.
Died Jan. 7, '63, Philadelphia, Pa.
Disch. Mch. 13, '63, Concord, N. H.
Leighton, Barzillai W. .
Littlefield, Horatio . .
OssipeeAlbany
28 22
Ossipee
Albany
" 23, "
" 9, "
it
tf tt f<
ft tt tt
V.V.
Luther, Charles H. . .
Boston, Mass.
18
Thornton
Aug. 11, 1862.
it
Aug. 27, 1862.
V.
P. O. address, Albany, N. H.
Disch. June 21, '65, Philadelphia, Pa.
Laxx, Nicholas . . .
Germany
21
Alstead
Dec. 4, 1863,
tt
Dec. 4, 1S63.
V.
Wd. June 19,'64, Petersburg, Va. Disch.
Lyman, George W. . .
Canada
30
Acworth
5, "
tt
" 5, "
V.
to date Nov. 15, '64.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Must.
McDaniels, Sewell . .
Hollis, Me.
44
Sandwich
Oct. 7, 1861.
tt
Nov. 27, 1861.
V.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. and mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,
Va. Gd. from mis. Oct. 17, '62.
Disch. disab. Feb. 9, '63, Washington,
Mclntire, Horace F. . .
Fryeburg, Me.
18
Conway
" 17, "
tt
" " "
V.
D. C.
Tr. to Co. B, 21st I. C, Sept. 17, '63.
Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Albany, N. Y.
Mead, Willis W. . . .
Jefferson
19
Bartlett
" 9, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Tm. ex.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Disch. disab. Jan. 6, '63,
Annapolis, Md.
Des. June 12, '64, near James River, Va.
Miller, Isaac E. ...
Alton
23
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Aug. 12, 1863.
tt
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Privates.
Petts, James F.
Politz, Reinhold

Pringle, Charles .
Russell, William A.
Ross, Samuel . .
Roberts, Edward .
Ricker, George K.
Ricker, Jerry T. .

Rand, Moses W., Jr.
Reister,'Ottjs . .

Stoddard Germany
Canada
ThorntonAlbanyLaconia
SomersworthSomersworth

New Hampshire
Prussia

Jaffrey
Claremont
GilfordThornton
Albany Tamworth
FarmingtonFarmington

RindgeBarrington

Dec.

16, 1863.
22, ¦ "

June 10, 1864.
Oct. tt
Nov.Sept.

21, 1861.
1, "
16, "
23, '

Dec. Jan.

3, 1863.
4, 1864.

3 y.

Dec. (f

16,
22,

1863.

June

10,

1864.

Nov. k

27, anu

1861. tt 1(

Dec.

3,

1863.

Jan.

4,

1864.

Must, out July 17, '65. Died Sept. 5,
'71, Winchendon, Mass. Served in
Co. G, 14th N. H. V.
Wounded July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. D, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. Aug,
9, '65, Washington, D. C.
Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. Sept. 15, '62, Providence, R. I.
Disch. disab. Oct. 24, '62, N. Y. Harbor.
Disch. disab. Dec. 10, '62, Washington,
D. C.
Des. Aug. 18, '62, Newport News, Va.
App. Corp. Re-enl, and must, in Dec.
22, '63. Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Ex
plosion, Petersburg, Va. App. Sergt.
Wd. April 2, '65, Petersburg, Va.
Died wds. April 15, '65, Alexandria,
Va.
Died dis. Aug. 29,- '64, David's Island,
N. Y. H.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Con
cord, N. H.

Robinson, William
Rogers, Edmund .
Riley, Thomas.
Smith, Elias W. .
Sawyer, Isaac B. .

, Horace .

Stacy, Stephen F.
Stacy, Nathan .
Stetson, Isaac .
Sanborn, Edgar

Sabine, George M.
Stohlman, Philip .
Smith, Henry, 2d .
Smith, John M.
Smeath, Charles .
Stapleton, James .
Smith, John . .

Snyder, Charles
Smith, John

Philadelphia, Pa.
IrelandFreedomPorter, Me.
Ossipee
MadisonMadison
Enfield Ossipee

CanadaSweden Germany
Norway GermanyIrelandNew York

Galesville, N. Y.
Glasgow, Scotland

NewingtonHolderness FreedomWolfeborough Ossipee
Madison Madison
Lyme Ossipee
Grafton Jaffrey
New Durham
GilmantonGilford
New Durham
Warren

EffinghamManchester

Jan.

4,

1864.

3 y.

Jan.

11,

1865.

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2,
26,

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Jan. 11, 1865.
Nov. 27, 1861.

Dec. 4, 1S63.
16, "

" 25, "
" 31, "
Jan. 4, 1864.

5, "

Oct. 18,

Des. Feb. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
See Company G.
Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Died March 30, '63. Baltimore, Md.
Des. Aug. 28, '62, near Warrenton, Va.
Gd. from mis. Disch. disab. Feb.
16, '63, Concord, N. H.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Disch. Mch. 21, '63, An
napolis, Md. P. O. ad., Meredith,
N. H.
Died dis. Dec. 11, '62. Ft. Schuyler,
N. Y.
Disch. Feb. 26, '63, Washington, D. C.
Served in Co. I, 18th N. H. V. P. O.
ad., Madison, N. H.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Tr.
to Co. D, 11th V. R. C, June 7, '65.
Disch. Aug. 21, '65, Providence, R. I.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Died
dis. July 30, '64, Fairfax Seminary
Gen. Hosp., Va.
Died dis. Feb. 11, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Disch. disab. March 19, '64, Camp Nel
son, Ky.
Des. Jan. 27, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. June 25, '64, and April 2, '65, Pe
tersburg, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Feb. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Apr. 9, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Disch. wds. Aug. 2, '65, Washington,
D. C.
Des. Feb. 8, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. 

COMPANY D, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

rP
si
HH ZD
ag

Mustered in.

P.P5
1

. t. CD
.0,43, -t3-t3'o
>g¦.3.^i1 C3 COtS
O rj H
S>coQ U 1

Final Record.

Privates.
Smith, McNorman C
Sanford, Benjamin
Scott, Robert . .
Thurston, Albion P.
Tasker, Charles H.
Tucker, James A.
Tucker, William E.
Todd, Edward . . .
Twombly, Alonzo H.
Thomas, James . .

RaymondIrelandScotlandFreedomOssipee
Lynn, Mass.
Lynn, Mass.
Canada
Rochester
England

Deerfield Jaffrey
BethlehemOssipeeOssipee
Wakefield
WakefieldDanbury
Rochester
Stark

Aug. 16, 1864.

3 y.

July June
Oct.
Sept. Oct.

19, "
25, "
7, 1861.
28, "

Dec.

Jan.

4, 1863.
31, "
1, 1864.

Aug. 16,

tt

July 19,

tt

June 25,

tt

Nov. 27,
tt tt

1861. tt

tt tt

tt

il tt

"

Dec. 4,

1863.

" 31,

"

Jan. 1,

1864.

s.s.

Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. Aug. 10, '65, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Epping, N. H.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Killed, Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Des. Nov. '62, near An
napolis, Md. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Tr. to 71st Co., 2d Battl., I. C, Dec. 15,
'63. Disch. to date Nov. 27, '64, Bal
timore, Md. Tm. ex.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. App.
Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 2,
'64. Capd. May 6, '64, Wilderness,
Va. Released. App. Sergt. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Dishon. disch. to date Sept. 15, '64.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Alex
andria, N. H.
Disch. Aug. 7, '65, Washington, D. C.

Taber, George . .
Turner, James . .
Thompson, James
Thompson, George
Tucker, James F.
Taylor, John . .
Ulmer, James E. .
Vittum, Cyrus B.

Vetter, Charles
Valentine, James .

Woodman, Larkin E.
Wallace, William H.
Wentworth, David L.

Wilkinson, John .
Willey, George H.
Willey, Daniel H.

Wood, John ,

RussiaMaine Green Point, N. Y.
Frederick, Md. ¦
IrelandWaldoborough, Me.
Sandwich

Germany
England

Williams, Charles
Wentworth, Gates

TamworthSandwich
Wakefield

Ossipee
BartlettAlbany

Ossipee
Medway, Mass.

CarrollRindge New Durham
Barrington Canaan
Laconia
Sandwich

Portsmouth Hopkinton

TamworthSandwichBrookfield

Bow Conway Albany

Ossipee
Portsmouth

Jan. tt

4, 1S64.
tt tt
It tt
5, "

3 y.
tt tttt

June

30, "

tt

Jan.Oct.

5 "
3l| 1861.

tttt

Jan.
June

4, 1864.
17, "

tttt

Oct.Nov.

21, 1861.
10, "
18, "
12, "

1 1
tttt

Oct. tt

16, "
9, "

tttt

Dec.

16, 1863.

"

Jan.

4, 1864.

'«

. Jan. 4, 1864.

June 30, "
Jan. 5, 1866.
Nov. 27, 1861.

Jan. 4, 1864.
June 17, "

Nov. 27, 1861.

tt tt tt
Dec. 27, "
16, 1863.
Jan. 4, 1864.

Des. Jan. 22, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 22, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Died dis. Mch. 9, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. March 21, '64, Cincinnati, O.
See Company H.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V. Must.
out July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. App. Corp. Re-enl. and
must, in Jan. 2, '64. Wd. May 6, '64,
Wilderness, Va. Disch. June 30, '65,
AnnapoUs, Md. P. O. ad., Sandwich,
N. H.
Des. Feb. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. from Co. D., 9th N. H. V. June 1,
'65. M. O. roll reports absent in ar
rest for desertion. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Died dis. Oct. 1, '63, LouisviUe, Ky.
Disch. Dec. 29, '63, Portsmouth Grove,
R. I. P. O. ad., Sandwich, N. H.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. App. Corp. Re-
enl. and must, in Dec. 24, '63. App.
Sergt. July 1, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65. P. O. ad., Brookfield, N. H.
Disch. Sept. 22, '63, Newport News, Va.
P. O. ad., Alton, N. H.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Disch. Jan. 29, '63, near Alexandria,
Va. Died Feb. 24, '76, Sandwich,
N. H.
Wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Died wds. May 31, '64, Washington,
D. C.
Des. Feb. 2S, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
See Company G. 

COMPANY D, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Name.

Privates.
Wilson, Thomas . . .
Williams, Daniel . . .
White, Henry ....
Wolstanholme, Halstead
Williams, Francis . .
White, John ....
York, Thomas ....

Birthplace.

England IrelandCanada
Pawtucket, R. I.
Berlin, Prussia
Louisville, Ky.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

o ©
<4H +»

ag

Franconia Tuftonborough
KeeneStraffordWolfeboroughManchester

June 2, 1864.
May 19, "
July 1, 1864.
Dec. 23, 1863.
Mch. 22, 1865.
Oct. 18, 1864.

3 y.

Mustered in.

oi£ J;o> 3r3
««rt|ts

Final Record.

June 2, 1864.

s.

" 9, "

s.

July 1, 1864.

s.

Dec. 23, 1863.

v.

Mch. 22, 1865.

V.

Oct. 18, 1864.

V.

Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Des. Aug. 20, '64, near
Weldon Railroad, Va.
Des. Aug. 20, '64, near Weldon Rail
road, Va.
App. Corp. Tr. from Co. D, 9th N. H.
V., June 1, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65.
App. Corp. Mch. 1, '65; Sergt. May 1,
'65. Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. D, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
See Company G. 

COMPANY E

, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Birthplace.

03be
<

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

A C3
A
SB
rt CO
03*3
ag

Mustered in.

r.r. —
Representa tiveRecruit. v.—
Volunteer. s. —
Substitute. d.—Drafted.

Final Record.

Captains.
Dort, Obed G. ...
Keay, William H. . .

Surry

33

Keene

Nov. 30, 1861.

3y.

To date
Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

App. Maj. Apr. 22, '62. Resigned Sept.
24, '62. P. 0. ad., Keene, N. H.
See Company H.

1st Lieutenants.
Cummings, John A.
Greenleaf, Matthew N.
Curtin, John ....

Hancock

24

Peterborough

tt tt tt

To date
Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

App. Capt. Apr. 23, '62. Disch. Apr. 5,
'64, to accept promotion. App. Maj.
1st N. H. Cav. March 19, '64. Must.
out July 15, '65. P. O. ad., Somerville,
Mass.
See Company C.
See Company B.

2d Lieutenant.
Muchmore, George H. .

Lyme

31

Keene

tt tt tt

"

To date
Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

App. 1st Lt. Apr. 23, '62. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Died wds. Sept.
11, '62, Washington, D. C.

Musicians.
Bradford, Bradford . .
Lakey, Patrick . .
French, Charles H. .
Scott, WaUace . .

ChesterfieldIreland

45 18

ChesterfieldColumbia

" 19 "
Feb. 12' 1864.

tttt

tt tt Lt
Feb. 12, 1864.

V.V.

[N. C.
Disch. disab. June 16, '62, New Berne,
Des. March 16, '64.
See Company B.
See Company K.

Privates.
Abbott, Sylvester C.

Nelson

27

Dublin

Nov. 10, 1S61.

"

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Died dis. Feb. 3,' 62, Hatteras Inlet, N. C.

COMPANY E, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
Ames, Marshall K.

AppUn, Henry S. .
Atherton, Henry A.

Adams, Lysander A.
Adams, Edward F. .
Allen, Frank . . .
Barnett, J. Wesley .
Beal, William . . .
Black, J. Ransom

Birthplace.

Peterborough SwanzeyAshburnham, Mass,

Jaffrey Jaffrey
Canada
Walpole
DublinPutney, Vt.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

_,

y

A
*
Ti
03
o
co
CD
a
a
03
H
Mustered in.
pi0} 0
CD rH
U O
P-cu
s* I
U CD
L I I
Final Record.
Peterborough Swanzey Jaffrey
Jaffrey
MarlboroughChesterfield
WalpoleDublinKeene
Nov. 26, 1861.
3y.
Oct. 24, "
tt
tt ^ tt
Nov. 5, "
tt
Oct. 29, "
tt
O
June 14, 1864.
tt
Nov. 9, 1861.
" 28, "
Oct. 18, "
Utt
Nov. 28, 1861.
June 14, 1864.
Nov. 28, 1861.
tt tt
v. v.
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Tr. to
2d Co. 2d Batt'l. I. C, July 1, '63.
Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Washington, JJ. C.
Tm. ex. P. O. ad., Russell, Kan.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Died
dis. July 31, '64.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from Marlbor
ough, Dec. 30, '63. App. Corp. Disch.
disab. June 19, '65, near Alexandria,
Va. Died Apr. 2, '65, Marlborough,
N. H.
Tr. to Co. K, 5th V. R. C. Disch. Nov.
28, '64, Indianapolis, Ind. Tm. ex.
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61; Sergt. Dec. 1,'62 ;
1st Sergt. Jan. 1, '63; 1st. Lt. Oct. 31,
' 63 ; Capt. Apr. 20, ' 64. Disch. Jan. 6,
'65. P. O. ad., Troy, N. H.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Died dis. Jan. 14, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va.
Disch. disab. March 30, '63, Phila
delphia, Pa.
Badger, Henry E.

Brackett, Jackson
Burcham, William J.
Butler, Roswell . .
Barker, Charles E. .
Barker Henry A. . .
Blodgett, Henry L. .
Blodgett, Elliott J. .
Brown, John R. . .
Brown, Marshall L. .

Bowler, Henry
Bliss, George L.
Brown, Nicholas
Behny, Melchoir
Black, Thomas
Brown, Daniel .

Peterborough

Sharon S. Wilbraham, Mass.
Chesterfield HancockHancock
Weston, Vt.
Weston, Vt.
Stow, Mass.
New Ipswich

IrelandWilbraham, Mas
Canada
Myerstown, Pa.
England
England

18

Peterborough

Sharon
Westmoreland Chesterfield
HancockHancockHarrisville Hancock
Keene Keene

MoultonboroughPortsmouth
PortsmouthPortsmouth Richmond
Aliens town

Oct. 1, 1861.

3y.

" 15, "

t.

" 25, "

"

.t gl, »

tt

" 3, »

"

tt 1t] t.

»

Nov. 9, "
Oct. 21, "

tt

Nov. 27, "

tt

tt 12) tt

"

Dec. 30, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
" ?.' "

tttt

4, "

it

June 11, "

"

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

Li tt tt

v.

tt tt tt

v.

It U tt

v.

tt tt tt

v.

tt tt tt

v.

tt tt tt

v.

v.

tt tt tt

v.

¦ ¦ tt

v.

Dec. 30, 1863.

v.

Jan. 1, 1864.

v.

.. 2i tt

v.

v.

" 4, "

v.

June 11, "

s.

Wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. App.
Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 30,
'63. Wd. June3,'64, Bethesda Church,
Va. App. Sergt. Wd. sev. July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
App. 2d Lt. Co. C, June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Disch.
disab. Nov. 6, '62, Washington, D. C.
Died dis. Jan. 28, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Disch. disab. June 16, '62, New Beme,
N. C.
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61. Reduced to
ranks Feb. 20, '62. Drowned Aug.
13, '62, foundering steamer "West
Point," Potomac River.
Disch. disab. Jan. 19, '63, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Milford, N. H.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Died
wds. May 30, '64, Washington, D. C.
Disch. disab. Aug. 2,'63, Milldale, Miss.
Died dis. Aug. 9, '63, en route from
Vicksburg, Miss., to Memphis, Tenn.
App. Hosx>. Steward Jan. 2, '63. Re-
enl. and must, in Dec. 29, '63. App.
Asst. Surgeon June 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Allston, Mass.
Des. Apr. 21, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Des. Feb. 2, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. July 21, '64, while on furlough.
Des. to enemy Oct. 19, '64, near Pegram
House, Va.

COMPANY E,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
A oN
¦esenta- truit. inteer. ititute. 'ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
Piaj^-Q «8
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
<rH CO
"r^f?
03
OO
C0rP a a
a 03
ll L L I
<!
H
£
Privates.
-
Basons, Joseph . . .
Canada
20
Thornton
June 14, 1864.
3y.
June' 14, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Brown, George . . .
England
24
Franconia
" 29, "
tt
" 29, "
s.
Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Castone, Falis H. . .
Patagonia
21
Moultonborough
Nov. 18, 1861.
"
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Cheney, Clinton C. . .
Winchester
18
Keene
Oct. 14, "
tt
tt tt
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61. Died dis. Feb-
26, '62, Hatteras Inlet. N. C.
Christie, Thomas . .
Canada
18
Swanzey
" 31, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Disch. Dec. 14, '64,
Concord, N. H. Tm. ex.
Clement, Benjamin F. .
Knox, Me.
42
Keene
Nov. 9, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Feb. 6, '63, Alexandria, Va.
Crossfield, William K. .
Peterborough
28
Keene
Oct. 31, "
It tt tt
V.
App. 1st Sergt. Nov. 28, '61 ; 2d Lt. Apr.
23, '62; Capt. Co. C, Oct. 16, '62.
Killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va.
Cram, David A. . .
West Wilton
18
Peterborough
7, "
u
tt H tt
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Curtin, Patrick H. . .
Troy, N. Y.
18
Westmoreland
" 22, "
tt U t(
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Tr. to
22d Co. 2d Batt'l. I. C. May 2, '63; to
Co. C, 6th V. R. C. App. Prin. Muse.
Disch. Nov. 18, '65, Camp Chase, O.
P. O. ad., St. Louis, Mo.
Cole, Lucius ....
Maine
37
Exeter
Aug. 11, 1863.
tt
Aug. 11, 1S63.
s.
Disch. May 12, '65, Concord, N. H.
Church, John C. F. . .
Jonesport, Me.
18
Francestown
Dec. 30, "
Dec. 30, "
V.
Killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.
Connor, James
Cork, John . .

Cormany, Jeremiah .
Cranford, Samuel
Code, Robert . . .

Cohn, Abraham

Coil, William .
Campbell, Henry
Cotter, William

Clark, Edgar . . .
Clark, Theron G. . .
Carter, John . . .
Derby, Nathan M. .

IrelandBohemia

Lebanon Co., Pa.
Patterson, N. J.
Ireland

Prussia
IrelandIrelandNew York
New Hampshire
Canada
Dublin

Hanover
Hanover

Portsmouth Barnstead
Alton

CamptonHenniker Hinsdale
DorchesterHanoverCanaan
Dublin

Dec. 30, 1863.

Jan. 2,
5,

1864.

Dec. 22,
" 9,

1863.

" 17, "
Jan. 4, 1864.

June 29,
Dec. 3,

1861.

3y.

Dec. 30, 1863.

an.

2, 1864.

v.

Li

5, "

v.

tt

tt tt

V.

tt tt tf

Dec. 22, 1863.
9, "
" 17, "
Jan. 4, 1864.
June 29, "
Dec. 7, 1861.

v. v.

Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Law
rence, Mass.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Sent
to regt. July 2, '64, from Finlay G. H.
Washington, D. C. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 31, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Paroled. Died dis. Men.
26, '65, North Adams, Mass.
App. Sergt. Maj. Mch. 28, '64. Wd. July
30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg,
Va. App. 1st Lt. Co. C, Mch. 1, '65;
Adjt. Mch. 15, '65. Not must. Wd.
Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Must, out
as 1st. Lt. July 17, '65.
See William Kogel.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Disch. June 7, '65, Washington, D. C.
Wd. June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va. ; July
30, '64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg,
Va. Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Disch. disab. Oct. 15, '66,
to date June 14, ' 65, Washington, D . C .
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from Co. E, 9th N.
H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Tr. to 2d Co., 2d Battl. V. R. C.
Disch. Nov. 21, '65, Washington, D. C.
Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab Oct. 20, '62.

COMPANY E, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
DodweU, James

Dunklee, Myron J.
Devine, John . .
Daniels, Charles J.
Eastland, Charles E.

ElweU, Francis N.
Envas, Charles
Elwin, James . .

Evans, Walter H.

Birthplace.

Granby, Conn.

Amherst
East Indies
New Hampshire
New York city

Maine
EnglandEngland

Milan

19

23

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

CJ
A
%
TI
o
0>
r/i
B
a
H
Mustered in.
a,
ifc-2 »:S
P.P5
w-t ro rt
'¦ L L I
Final Record.
Jaffrey
HancockFranconiaHanover
Dublin
Moultonborough
Springfield Brookline
Milan
Nov.
H,
1861.
3 y.
Oct.June
7,8,
tt
1864.
tttt
Jan.
4,
"
tt
Oct.
14,
1861.
Dec.
30,
1863.
tt
June
8,
9,
1864.
tt
Dec.
21,
1863.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 10, "
June 8, 1864.
Jan. 4, "
Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 30, 1863.
June 8, 1864.
9, "
Dec. 21, 1863.
v.s.
v.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Paroled Mch. 9, '65.
Disch. May 19, '65, Concord, N. H.
Tm. ex.
Died dis. Jan. 20, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from N. Y. city
Dec. 24, '63. Wd. May 12, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Disch-
disab. June 12, '65, Manchester, N. H-
Must, out July 17, '65.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. App. Corp.
July 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
App. Corp.; Sergt. May 15, '65. Tr.
from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
App. 1st Sergt. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Milan, N. H.
Edwards, John
Farrar, F. Merrill
Fay, Warren D. .
Farnum, Cyrus H.
Fai-well, Lucius H.
Fiske, Harry F. .
Flinn, William
Flint, Henry . .

Freeman, Henry .
Flood, John . . .
Friday, Mitchell .

Gray, Frank L.

Gerloff, Frederick
Grover, Charles .

Dublin, Ireland
Marlborough
WalpolePeterborough HancockChesterfieldHartford, Conn.
Keene

Denmark New Brunswick
Canada

Hancock

Berks Co., Pa.
Maine

24

NewingtonMarlboroughWalpolePeterborough
Peterborough Chesterfield
WalpoleKeene

Stewartstown Columbia
Lyme

Hancock

Strafford Unity

Mch. 17, 1865.
Oct. 9, 1861.
Nov. "
Sept. 28, 30,
Oct. 18,
Nov. 6,
Oct. 30,

Jan. 5, 1864.
June 7, "
Dec. 9, 1863.

Oct. 8, 1861.

Jan. 2, 1864.
Dec. 17, 1863.

3y.

Mch. 17, 1865.
Nov. 28, 1861.

Jan. 5, 1864.
June 7, "
Dec. 9, 1863.

Nov. 28, 1861.

Jan. 2, 1864.
Dec. 17, 1863.

v.v.
V.
V.V.V. V.

Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Oct. 20, '62, Washington,
D. C. Died Dec. 31, '71, Keene, N. H.
Died dis. Jan. 16, '62, on board steamer
"Louisiana," Hatteras Inlet, N. C.
App. Sergt. Nov. 28, '61. Died dis. Aug.
17, '63, Covington, Ky.
Died dis. Jan. 29, '62, on board hospital
boat, Hatteras Inlet, N. C.
Disch. disab. Aug. 25, '62, Newport
News.Va. P.O. ad.. Springfield, Mass.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. and mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,
Va. Gd. from mis. Died dis. Oct. 15,
'62, Georgetown, D. C.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. June 23, '64.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Dec. 23,
'64. Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Disch. disab. June 2, '65,
Manchester, N. H.
App. 1st Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in
from Bennington Feb. 11, '64. App.
2d Lt. Apr. 20, '64. Not. must. Wd.
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Disch.
disab. as 1st Sergt. Dec. 25, '64, near
Hancock Station, Va. P. O. ad., Man
chester, N. H. -
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Tr. from Co.
E, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch.
June 14, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. 

COMPANY E,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
resenta- ecruit. inteer. stitute. fted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
o a
Mustered in.
o O fl u
Final Record.
03bx>
accredited to.
Appointed.
03 rH
ag
flTT"?
Privates.
Griffin, Michael . . .
Ireland
30
Hinsdale
June 2, 1864.
3t7-
June 2, 1864.
s.
Des. June 23, '64.
Hanscom, Theodore
Charlestown, Mass.
30
Jaffrey
Oct. 12, 1861.
Nov. 28, 1861.
v.
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61; Sergt. July 1,
'62; 2d Lt. Co. H, Nov. 4, '62; 1st Lt.
July 2, '63; Capt. Co. K, Nov. 2, '63.
Disch. disab. to date Nov. 1, '64.
P. O. ad., Glenwood, Mass.
Henderson, Eugene . .
Albany, N. Y.
19
Walpole
Nov. 2, "
tt
tt tt tt
v.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64. Wd.
July 20, '64, Petersburg, Va. App.
Sergt. July 1, '65 Must, out July
17, '65.
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61; Sergt. Re-enl.
Higgins, Sydney B. . .
Chesterfield
20
Chesterfield
Oct. 18, "
1 1
tt tt tt
v.
and must, in Dec. 24, '63. Wd. sev.
Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. App. 1st Sergt. Jan, 1, '65; IstLt.
Mch. 6, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Houghton, John L. . .
Walpole
21
Walpole
" 22, "
tt
U tt tt
v.
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61. Disch. disab.
Aug. 9, '62, Concord, N. H. P. O. ad.,
Walpole, N. H.
Howe, Allison G. . . .
Peterborough
22
Peterborough
Sept. 23, "
tt
tt tt (t
v.
Disch. disab. Aug. 24, '62, Newport
News, Va.
Hadley, George W. . .
Hancock
20
Peterborough
Oct. 7, "
tt
U tt tt
v.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Died dis. March 31, '63, Newport
News, Va.
Hildreth, John W. . .
Chesterfield
25
Chesterfield
18, "
"
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. Sept. 29,'62, Antietam, Md.
Hadley, Osgood T.
Hildreth, George L.
Hooper, John B. .
Hooper, Lewis
Heald, Alvah . .

Heald, Alfred . . .
Hoyt, Peter . . .
Holmes, John . . .
Hartshorn, Samuel P.
Jones, Henry A. . .
Jones, John . . .
Jordan, Richard O. .
Johnson, Henry . .

Nashua Chesterfield
Alstead Walpole
TempleTempleNew York
Whitehall, N. Y.
Manchester
Roxbury, Mass.
England
Freeport, Me.
Germany

24 iPeterborough

ChesterfieldWalpole
Walpole TempleTempleConcord
PortsmouthKingstonMason Groton
Tamworth
Rye

Oct. 9, 1861.

3y.

Nov. 18, "

tt

Oct. 26, "

tt

24, "

tt

" 28, "

tt

Aug. 23, 1862.
Nov. 17, 1863.

tt

Jan. 2, 1864.

tt

" 5, "

tt

Oct. 2, 1861.

tc

Dec. 30, 1863.

tt

Jan. 2, 1864.

tt

tt 4j ¦.

tt

Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 7, 1861.
Nov. 28, "

Sept. 26, 1862.
Nov. 17, 1863.
Jan. 2, 1864.
5, "
Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 30, 1863.
Jan. 2, 1864.
4, "

Wd. Dee. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
30, '63. App. Sergt. Must, out July
17, '65, Boston, Mass.
Disch. disab. July 14, '62, Roanoke Isl.,
N. C. P. O. ad., Chesterfield, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64. Wd.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Disch.
disab. June 21, '65, Baltimore, Md.
P. O. ad., Unity, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64. App.
Corp. Killed May 12, '64, Spottsyl
vania, Va.
App. Corp. Jan. 1,'64. Re-enl. and must.
in Jan. 4, '64. App. Sergt. Mch. 14,
'65; 1st Sergt. May 1, '65; 2d Lt. Co.
A, June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
P. O. ad., Leominster, Mass.
Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
Tr. to Co. A, 18th V. R. C, May 15, '65.
Disch. July 18, '65, Washington, D. C.
Wd. June 16, '64, Petersburg, Va. Disch.
May 12, '65, Concord, N. H.
App. Muse. Must. out July 17,' 65. P.O.
ad., Jones, Mich.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re-enl.
and must, in from Roxbury, Mass.,
Dec. 25, '63. Wd. Apr. 2, '65, Peters
burg, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. July 11, '64, from McDougaU
G. H., Ft. Schuyler, N. Y.
Disch. July 20, '64, near Petersburg,
Va. P. O. ad., Haverhill, Mass.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Enl. in Rebel Army. N.
f. r. A. G. O.

COMPANY E,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
rP o
A
¦esenta- 3emit. mteer. .titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
oibe
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
oB
¦H CO
03 rP
ag
Mustered in.
Final Record.
Privates.
Johnson, William . .
New Bedford, Mass.
21
Lee
Jan. 5, 1864.
3 y.
Jan. 5, 1864.
v.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. 0.
Keyes, David R. . . .
Putney, Vt.
26
Putney, Vt.
Sept. 30, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
v.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Feb. 17, '63, Baltimore, Md.
Kidder, John F. . . .
Winchester
21
Jaffrey
Oct. 9, "
tt tt tt
v.
Died dis. Nov. 6, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Kingsbury, Edward A. .
Surry
22
Surry
Nov. 5, "
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. Jan. 29, '63. Served in
Co. H, 1st N. H. H. Art. P. O. ad
dress, Acworth, N. H.
Kingsbury, Elisha A. .
Alstead
23
Jaffrey
Oct. 9, "
tt tt tt
v.
Wd. July 18, '64, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out Nov. 28, '64.
Knight, Samuel G. . .
Hancock
37
Nelson
Aug. 18, 1862.
Sept. 18, 1862.
v.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Disch.
June 4, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
Died July 9, '78, HarrisviUe, N. H.
Kogel, WilUam . . .
Ireland
21
Richmond
Jan. 4, 1864.
Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Des. to enemy Oct. 19, '64, near Pegram
House, Va.
Keating, WilUam . . .
New York
28
Barrington
" 5, "
5, "
V.
Des. Mch. 22, '64, en route from Camp
Kleingan, Charles . .
Germany
40
Portsmouth
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
V.
Nelson, Ky., to Annapolis, Md.
Wd. July 19, '64, Petersburg, Va. Must.
King, George ....
New York
29
Stewartstown
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
V.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
Kent, Calvin ....
Boxford, Mass.
23
Newbury
Oct. 1, "
Oct. 1, "
V.
Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65,
Kirwan, Peter .

Lakeman, Henry C.
Law, John W. . .
Leonard, Martin .

Limo, Joaquim
Levie, Victor . .
Marsh, George W.

McDonald, Henry
McMaster, Isaac P.
Monks, John H. .
Murphy, Albert L.

Merrill, Amos B. .
McLane, Alexander
Myers, Thomas .
Moran, Thomas .
Miller, Alexander
Murray, Thomas .

Ireland

Peterborough
Manchester Montreal, Can.
Canada
Canada
Keene

Palermo, Me.
Strafford, Vt.
Northampton, Mass.
Greenfield

Westfield, Mass.
Salisbury, Md.
IrelandIreland Canada
Ireland

21 Littleton

Peterborough
DerrySandwich Littleton
ErrolKeene

Sullivan
KeeneDublin Hancock

PortsmouthPortsmouthRye Stewartstown
WentworthBarnstead

Dec. 9, 1863. '3 y. Dec. 9, 1863.

Oct. 4, 1861.
May 17, 1864.
" 19, "
Dec. 9, 1863.
June 21, 1S64.
Nov. 16, 1861.

" 7,
Oct. 19,
Nov. 12,
Oct. 9,

Jan. 1, 1864.

2,
4, 5,

Nov. 28, 1861,
May 17, 1864.
" 19, "
Dec. 9, 1863.
June 21, 1864.
Nov. 28, 1861.

Jan. 1, 1864.

2,4, 5,

s.
s.

V.V.V. V. V.

Capd. Sept. 30, /64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. App. Corp.
May 15, '65. Tr. from Co. E, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Tr. to 75th Co., 2d Battl. I. C, May 13,
'63. Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Washington,
D. C. Tm. ex.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Des. to enemy Oct. 15, '64, near
Pegram House, Va.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. E, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. June
28, '65, Portsmouth Grove, R. I.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Drowned Aug. 13, '62, foundering
steamer "West Point," Potomac
river.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va.
App. Sergt. Nov. 28, '61. KiUed Aug.
29, '62, BuU Run, Va.
KiUed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from Greenfield
Dec. 27, '63. App. Corp. Wd. June
3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. Disch.
disab. Sept. 29, '64, Washington, D. C.
Disch. Sept. 9, '67, to date July 17, '65,
Boston, Mass.
Disch. May 20, '65, Lexington, Ky.
Des. Feb. 1, '64.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Disch. June 24, '65, Washington, D. C.
Pes. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

COMPANY E, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

Mustered in.

p£5 I 4=

rt ea

Final Record.

Privates.
McNulty, John

Murphy, Daniel .
Martin, Leonard .
Mills, George . .
McDonnell, John .
Nutting, Almond F.
Nutting, Romanzo L
Nutting, Willis A.
Osborne, Leslie K.
Osgood, Hial A. .
Pike, Charles W. .

Ireland

Ireland Canada
Ireland
Winchendon, Mass.
Mason
MasonWestmoreland
New Hampshire
Winchendon, Mass.

20

Newton

Chesterfield Claremont
NorthumberlandRindgeMasonHancock
Westmoreland WentworthMarlborough

June 2, 1864.

3y-

July 15, "
June 28, "
Oct. 12, 1861.
2, "
Sept. 24, "
" 25, "
Jan. 5, 1864.
Oct. 7, 1861.

June

2,

1864.

tt
July

15,

tt

June

28,

tt

Nov.

28,

1861.

"

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

Jan.
Nov.

5,
28,

1864. 1861.

s.s.v.v.V.

Des. Oct. 15, '64, near Pegram House,
Va. Gd. from. des. M. o. roll dated
July 17, '65, reports absent without
leave since July 4, '65. N. f. r.
A. G. O.
Wd. Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65.
See Martin Leonard.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65..
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Jan. 21, '63, Alexandria, Va.
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61. Disch. disab.
Dec. 30, '62, Washington, D. C.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64. P. O. address,
Alstead, N. H.
Des. Dec. 2, '64, while on furlough.
App. Muse. Nov. 28, '61. Ranked as
Priv. Jan. 1, '62. Killed Aug. 29, '62,
Bull Run, Va.

Ordway, Nathaniel P. .

New Hampshire

22

Milan

Dec. 21, 1863.

3y.

Dec. 21, 1863.

V.

Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. E, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Tr. to 168th
Co., 2d Battl. V. R. C. ; to 159th Co.,
2d Battl. V. R. C, Sept. 3, '65. Disch.
Dec. 11, '65, David's Isl., N. Y. H.
P. O. address, Greenland, N. H.

Page, David D. . . .

Hooksett

20

Peterborough

Oct. 5, 1861.

"

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Disch. disab. Feb. 4, '63, Philadelphia,
Pa. Served in Co. H, 1st N. H. Cav.

Putnam, William H. H.

Grafton, Vt.

21

Saxton' s River, Vt.

" 11, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. Dec. 27, '62, near Fal
mouth, Va.

Perry, Alfred ....

Dublin

18

Peterborough

" 28, "

tt tt tt

V.

Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Died wds. Jan. 27, '63, Washington,
D. C.
Disch. disab. Jan. 5, '63, Washington,
D. C.
Tr. to Co. C, 11th V. R. C, Jan. 20,'65.

Perry, Allen T. .

Dublin

20

Peterborough

Sept. 24, "

"

tt tt tt

V.

Payson, Charles H. . .

Boston, Mass.

37

Portsmouth

Dec. 31, 1863.

«

Dec. 31, 1863.

V.

Disch. Aug. 1, '65, Providence, R. I.
P. 0. address, Northfield, N. H.
Papineau, Francis . .
Canada
30
Littleton
" 9, "
"
" 9, "
V.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Perris, Andrew . . .
Montreal, Can.
29
Wolfeborough
Mch. 21, 1865.
"
Mch. 21, 1865.
V.
Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
Randall, Charles E. . .
Berwick, Me.
19
Nelson
Oct. 29, 1861.
»
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. to Co. K, March 1, '62. Disch.
disab. Nov. 11, '62.
Read, Henry P. . . .
Swanzey
39
Swanzey
" 11, "
tt
tt tt It
V.
Tr. to 126th Co., 2d Battl. I. C. March
15, '64. Disch. disab. Apr. 26, '64,
Camp Dennison, O. P. 0. address,
Ritchie, Henry ....
Jaffrey
24
Jaffrey
9, "
»
tt tt tt
V.
Winchester, N. H.
App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in
Feb. 11, '64. KiUed Sept. 30, '64,
Rockwood, Samuel . .
Fitzwilliam
45
Swanzey
" 12, "
tf
tt tt tt
V.
Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Disch. disab. Nov. 28, '62, Washington,
Russell, James W. . .
Rindge
21
Rindge
tt 14; tt
"
" "
V.
D. C. P. 0. address, Swanzey, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Feb. 11, '64. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. address,
Keene, N. H.
COMPANY E, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

A C3
A

Sg
LP

Mustered in.

CO C3 J

III

Final Record.

Privates.
Rogers, John . .
Safford, Norman D.
Sawtell, Solomon N.
Sebastian, Edward P
Sheldon, Charles M.
Stevens, John . .
Smith, Jonathan .
Smith, James H. .
Smith, Monroe A.
Saladal, Leon . .

St. John, N. B.
Chesterfield
RindgeMarlboroughHancockTownsend, Mass.
Peterborough Orange, Mass.
Dublin
Manilla, Luzon Isl.

Portsmouth ChesterfieldPeterboroughSwanzeyHancock
NelsonPeterborough Keene
PeterboroughNorth Hampton

July 29, 1864.
Oct. 18, 1861.
Nov. 21, "
Oct. 1, "
" 3, »
" 28, "
Nov. 1, "

Oct. 3, "
Dec. 15, 1863.

3y.

July

29

1864.

Nov.

28,

1861.

tt

tt

it

tt

u

tt

tt

tt

tttt

aif

tt

tttt

Dec.

15,

1863.

Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Oct. 6, '62, Georgetown,
D. C. Served in Co. E, 18th N. H.V.
P. O. address, Winchester, N. H.
Died dis. Oct. 2, '63, Louisville, Ky.
Disch. disab. Nov. 12, '62, Washington,
D. C. Served in Co. 1, 18th N. H.V.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64. P. O. address,,
Hancock, N. H.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Served in Co. G, 1st N. H. V.
Disch. disab. Dec. 20, '62, Baltimore,
Md. Served in Co. E, 1st N. H. Cav.
P. O. address, Clinton, Mass.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Dec. 28, '63. P. O. address,
.Keene N. H ,
App. Corp. Nov. 28, '61; Sergt. Must.
out Nov. 28, '64.
Wd. Aug. 2, '64, Petersburg, Va. Tr.
from. Co. E. 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. disab. March 3, '66, Da
vid's Isl., N. Y. H.

Peterborough

23

Peterborough

Oct. 14, 1861.

3 y.

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

App. 1st. Sergt. July 1, '62. Wd. Aug.
29, '62, Bull Run, Va. App. 2d Lt.

•
Nov. 1, '62; Adj. Mch. 20, '63. Wd.
t
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Peters
burg, Va. Disch. Mch. 2, '65. P. O.
address, Chicago, IU.
Smith, George H. . . .
Alstead
26
Marlborough
Nov. 5, "
1 1
tt tt tt
v.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Tr.
to Co. 1, 1st I. C. (subsequently 39th
Co., 2d Battl. I. C); Sept. 30, '63,
to 227th Co., 1st Battl. V. R. C.
Disch. Nov. 28, '64,Washington, D. C.
Tm. ex. P. 0. ad. , Harrisville.N. H.
Stewart, William . . .
New York city
21
Portsmouth
Jan. 4 1864
"
Jan. 4, 1864.
v.
Des. Jan. 31, '64.
Spencer, John ....
Scotland
28
Holderness
" 5, "
5, "
v.
Tr. to Co. B, 18th V. R. C, June 28,
'65. Disch. July 19, '65, Washington,
D. C.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
Sailes, Reuben ....
Canada
18
Bethlehem
July 16, "
»
July 16, "
s.
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Sherry, Joseph . . .
Ireland
22
Canaan
tt 1; t<
1, "
s.
Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Sullivan, John ....
Cork, Ireland
29
Freedom
Dec. 21, 1863.
'
Dec. 21, 1S63.
V.
Tr. from Co. E, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Temple, George H. . .
Gilsum
25
Gilsum
Oct. 17, 1861.
"
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Tenney, Henry A. . .
Lempster
18
HiUsborough
Nov. 13, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. Sept. 9, '62, Newport News,
Va.
Disch. disab. Feb. 28, '62, Roanoke Isl.,
Tilden, George ....
Fitchburg, Mass.
22
Marlborough
Sept. 19, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
N. C. P. O. ad., Marlborough, N. H.
Towne, Hosea ....
Stoddard
35
Keene
Oct. " "
tt tt tt
V.
App. Sergt. Nov. 28, '61. Must, out as
Pvt. Nov. 28, '64. P. O. address,
Marlow, N. H.
Taylor, Joseph C. . . .
Connecticut
20
Littleton
" 28, 1863.
"
Oct. 28, 1863.
s.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Taylor, William E. . .
Pepperell, Mass.
21
Hill
Mch. 12, 1864.
Mch. 12, 1864.
V.
Wd. July 26, '64, Petersburg, Va. App.
Sergt. Must, out July 17, '65.
Triggs, Benjamin . . .
England
28
Littleton
Dec. 15, 1863.
tt
Dec. 15, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'05. Must, out July 17, '65.
COMPANY E, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Residence

Enlisted,

"3

:esenta- scruit. inteer. stitute. :ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
03bo
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
O +=>
*W ZD
ag
Mustered in.
CD O fl f-i
•«
Final Record.
Privates.
Thurston, Frank . . .
Concord
18
Peterborough
Dec. 26, 1863.
3y.
Dec. 26, 1863.
v.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. 0. address, Stod
dard, N. H.
Verder, Albert S. . . .
Peterborough
30
Jaffrey
Oct. 9, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
v.
App. Corp. Wd. sev. Sept. 17, '62,
Antietam, Md. Disch. disab. March
16, '63, Concord, N. H.
Vincent, George L. . .
New Hampshire
21
Milan
Dec. 21, 1863.
tt
Dec. 21, 1863.
v.
Wd. May 26, '64, No. Anna River, Va.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Disch. June 16, '65,Washing-
ton,D. C. P.O.ad.,BerUnFalls,N.H.
Wallace, William H.
Peterborough
20
Peterborough
Oct. 11, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Sept. 15, '63, Memphis, Tenn.
Warren, George W. . .
Peterborough
18
Peterborough
Nov. " "
*'
tt tt tt
y.
Died dis. Jan. 2, '63, Philadelphia, Pa.
Webber, John P. . . .
Peterborough
18
Peterborough
Sept. 25, "
tt
tt tt tt
v.
App. Wagoner. Re-enl. and must, in
Feb. 15, '64. Wd. May 12, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va. Tr. to 33d Co., 2d
Batt'l. V. R. C. May 1, '65. Disch.
Sept. 4, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O.
address, Norwalk, Conn.
Weymouth, George . .
Walpole
32
Walpole
Nov. 2, "
tt
tt tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. Feb. 5, '63, Philadelphia,
Pa
Died dis. Feb. 20, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
Wheeler, Christopher M.
Peterborough
22
Peterborough
Oct. 19, "
tt
tt tt tt
v.
N. C.
White, Martin ....

Peterborough

21

Peterborough

Oct.

15, 1861.

3y.

Nov.

28, 1861.

v.

White, Thomas L. . .

Marlborough

25

Marlborough

Nov.

4, "

tt

»

tt hi.

v.

Wood, Wright ....
Williams, John A. . .

RichmondPortland, Me.

2824

Richmond
Effingham

Sept. Jan.

28, 1863.
1, 1864.

ttti

Sept. Jan.

28, 1863.
1, 1864.

d. v.

Williams, George W.
Walker, WilUam N. . .

Long Island, N. Y.
Morristown, Vt.

24 18

PortsmouthPeterborough

tt
Dec.

4, "
28, 1S63.

tt tt

Dec.

4, "
28, 1863.

V. V.

Walsh Patrick . . . \

Ireland

21

Nashua

"

22, "

tt

tt

22, "

V.

Webb, William ....

England

18

Thornton

June

14, 1864.

tt

June

14, 1864.

s.

App. Sergt.; 1st Lt. Co. C, Nov. 2, '63;
Commission returned. Re-enl. and
must, into Co. E, Dec. 24, '63. Wd.
May 16,' 64, Spottsylvania, Va. Disch.
as Sergt. July 22, '65, Concord, N. H.
App. Corp. Feb. 20, '62. Tr. to Co. K,
22d V. R. C, April 28, '64. Disch.
Dec. 1, '64, Indianapolis, Ind. Tm.
ex. Died June 18, '67, Marlborough,
N. II. Served in Co. G, 1st N. H. V.
Disch. May 5, '65, Concord, N. H.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. address,
Portland, Me.
Des. Jan. 31, '64.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Tr.
from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Disch. July 3, '65, Washington, D. C.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. E, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App, Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.

COMPANY F, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Captains.
Starkweather, George C.
Jones, Josiah N. . . .
Carlton, Thomas J. . .
Pinkham, John H. . .
1st Lieutenants.
Combs, Amos D. . , .
Upton, George E. . .
2d Lieutenants.
Adams, John L.

Dustin, Isaiah A. . .
Chesley, Charles C. .
1st Sergeant.
Stover, Archibald H.
Sergeants.
Clark, Charles L. . .

Birthplace.

Winchester Alstead
Rockland, Me.
Marlborough

22

40

22

29

22

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

SB
=H CO
033 a rt
fi 03
P

Mustered in.

4t»-fJ t.
a, P cu
¦?rr

J3 c3

Keene

Swanzey

Alstead

Haverhill

Keene

Nov. 30, 1861.

Sept. 14, "
Nov. 15, "

3 y.

To date
Nov. 28, 1861.

To date
Nov. 28, 1861,

To date
Nov. 28, 1861.

Final Record.

Resigned Jan. 29, '62.
See Company D.
See Company B.
See Company H.
App. Capt. Apr. 29, '62. Resigned Aug.
1, '62. Served in Co. C, 14th N. H. V.
See Company G.
App. 1st Lt. Apr. 29, '62. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Disch. disab.
Mch. 14, '63.
See Company G.
See Company I.
Reduced to Sergt. Killed Aug. 29, '62,
Bull Run, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from Marlborough
Jan. 4, '64. App. 1st Sergt. Mch. 1,
'64; 1st Lt. Mch. 2, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Marlborough,
N. H.

Darling, Lowell W. .
Priest, John H. . .
Russell, William A. .
Corporals.
Breed, John A. . .

Dickinson, Aaron . .
Haskell, Ezekiel . . .
Metcalf, Salmon G. . .
Pierce, Samuel G. . .
Stanley, Cyrus W. . .
Thompson, Samuel M.. .

Swanzey Lexington, Mass.
MarlboroughBrattleborough, Vt.
Swanzey TroyWashington
Alstead Swanzey
Lyman

Hill, Silas W.

Swanzey MarlboroughMarlborough
Swanzey SwanzeyTroyKeene AlsteadSwanzey
RichmondKeene

Nov. Sept.Nov.Oct.

Nov.

Oct.

Nov.

4,

1861.

3y.

19,

tt

tt

4,

«

tt

1,
30,

tt

u

1,
12, 14,
10, 12,18,

tttttt

tt tt

Nov. 28,

Dec. 3,

1861.

V.

"

V.

a

V.

tt

V.

tt

V.

tt

V.

u

V.

tt

V.

tt

V.

tt

V.

"

V.

Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Died
wds. Sept. 18, '62, Washington, D. C.
Reduced to ranks at his own request
Jan. 14, '64. Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
P. O. ad., WaterviUe, Mass.
Disch. disab. as Pvt. Nov. 5, '62, Wash
ington, D. C. Died Sept. 6, '78, Keene,
N. H.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. App. Wagoner. Re-enl.
and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Chesterfield,
N. H.
Reduced to ranks Feb. 21, '62. Wd.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64.
Killed June 9, '64, Cold Harbor, Va.
Tr. to Co. G, 7th I. C, Dec. 19, '63.
Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Washington,
D. C. Tm. ex. Served in Co. I, 3d
N. H. V.
Disch. disab. Oct. 27, '62, Providence,
R. I.
Died dis. Jan. 12, '62, on board steamer
"Louisiana," en route from Hamp
ton Roads to Hatteras Inlet, N. C.
Wd. sev. July 25, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. Dec. 1, '64 to date Nov. 27, '64,
Concord, N. H. Tm. ex. P. O. ad.,
W. Swanzey, N. H.
App. Sergt. July 1, '62; 1st Sergt. Sept.
1, '62; 2d Lt. Feb. 3, '63. Disch. to
date Apr. 29, '63. Served in Co. I,
3d N. H. V. P. O. ad., DexterviUe,
Wis.
Tr. to Co. C, 21st I. C, Sept. 17, '63.
Diseh. Nov. 28, '64, N. Y. city.

COMPANY F, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

rP o
A

¦esenta- jcruit. inteer. stitute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
«H 03
03
ag
p
Isl LI
Musicians.
Coburn, Prescott D. . .
Chesterfield
45
Swanzey
Oct. 10, 1861.
3 y.
Nov. 28, 1861.
v.
App. Prin. Muse. Mch. 4, '62. Returned
to Co. F as Muse. Disch. disab. Aug.
11, '62, New Berne, N. C. P. 0. ad!,
Winchester, N. H.
Currier, Jobn ....
Langdon
45
Langdon
tt 14) ,t
tt
tt tt tt
v.
App. Prin. Muse. Nov. 30, '61. Disch.
Nov. 24, '62. Died August 27, '83,
Getchell, Andrew J.
Morrill, Warren . . .
Lewis, Charles H. . .
AUenstown
15
Grantham
Feb. 9, 1864.
Feb. 9, 1864.
V.
Langdon, N. H.
See Company B.
See Company D.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
Clement, Charles E. . .
Bath
15
Barnstead
Jan. 16, "
tt
Jan. 16, "
V.
Wagoner.
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Nashua, N. H.
Read, Daniel H. . . .
Fitzwilliam
22
Fitzwilliam
Oct. 11, 1861.
"
Dec. 3, 1861.
V.
Disch. Oct. 11, '64, Pleasant Valley,
Md. Tm. ex.
Privates.
Adams, John L. . . .
Rockingham, Vt.
21
Langdon
Nov.- 7, "
tt
Nov. 28, "
V.
Disch. disab. Jan. 31, '63, Alexandria,
Va. Served in Co. B, 14th N. H. V.
P. 0. ad., Charlestown, N. H.
AUen, Warren F. . . .
23
Jaffrey
Oct. 2, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Tr. to Co. H, 19th V. R. C, Mch. 23,
'64. Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Elmira,
N. Y. Tm. ex.
Disch. disab. April 30, '63, Richmond,
AppUn, Philo ....
Swanzey
42
Swanzey
tt 14] .t
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Ky-
Amidon, John ....

Troy

Amidon, Henry J. . .

Fitzwilliam

« Allen, John 

Illinois

Bailey, Calvin ....

Bradford

Barney, Horace . . .

Randolph, Vt.

Buffum, EsekN. . . .

Richmond

Burns, Thomas . . .
Barber, William A. . .

IrelandRichmond

Butler, John, 1st . . .

Ireland

Barrett, William . . .
Babb, John P 
alias George Jackson
Brown, John ....
Brown, Benjamin F. .
Brown, John ....

IrelandBarringtonScotland
New York
Ireland

Brown, William . . .

Ireland

Barnes, James H. . .

West Farnham, Can.

44

Troy

Oct.

5, 1861.

3y.

Nov.

28, 1861.

v.

Died dis. Jan. 15, '62, onboard steamer
"Louisiana," Hatteras Inlet, N. C.

18

Troy

tt

?, "

tt

tt tt

V.

Wd. May 13, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64. Died July
27, '67, Troy, N. H.

21

Pelham

Sept.

2, 1863.

tt

Sept.

2, 1863.

s.

M. o. roll dated July 17, '65, reports
absent without leave since June 14,
'65. N. f. r. A. G. 0.

44

Jaffrey

Oct.

14, 1861.

tt

Nov.

28, 1861.

V.

Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 16, '62, Washington, D. C.
Died Jan. 15, '88, Peterborough, N. H.

23

Randolph, Vt.

Sept.

25, "

tt

tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. March 1, '62, Annapolis,
Md.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.

23

Richmond

Oct.

21, "

tt

tt

.. tt

V.

from mis. Died Oct. 8, '62, Annap-
oUs, Md.
32
Swanzey
1 1
5, "
tt
"
tt tt
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
18
Concord
Aug.
11, 1862.
tt
Aug.
18, 1862.
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria,
Va.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
21
Moultonborough
Dec.
30, 1863.
tt
Dec.
30, 1863.
V.
tersburg, Va. Must, out July 17, '65.
27
Raymond
tt
tt tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
23
Wolfeborough
tt
31, "
tt
31, "
V.
Killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
21
Centre Harbor
t(
tt tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Feb. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
21
Tuftonborough
May
18, 1864.
"
May
18, 1864.
s.
Des. Nov. 3, '64, Petersburg, Va.
21
Gilsum
June
8, "
tt
June
8, "
s.
Disch. June 24, '65, Fairfax Seminary
Gen. Hosp., Va.
21
Kensington
Dec.
14, 1863.
tt
Dec.
14, 1863.
V.
App. Corp. Sept. 1, '64. Capd. Sept.
30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Exchanged. Returned to duty May
1, '65. Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
18
SuUivan
tt
15, "
(t
tt
15, "
V.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Manchester, N. H.
COMPANY F,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
rP o
A *T5
esenta- ecruit. mteer. titute. 'ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
o4
Mustered in.
r'l-Sa
Final Record.
03bD
accredited to.
Appointed.
orp
Ba
p
SZ>£n 1 S l| 1.
Privates.
Boyden, George W. . .
Industry, Me.
30
Concord
Aug. 19, 1863.
3 y.
Aug.
19, 1863.
d.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Died
Oct. 28, '89, E. Dallas, Texas. Served
in Co. B, 2d N. H. V.
Brady, WilUam . . .
Ireland
26
Holderness
Jan. 10, 1865.
tt
Jan.
10, 1865.
v.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Butler, John, 2d . . .
Canada
33
Langdon
June 24, 1864.
tt
June 24, is<U.
s.
Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Bouchee, Edward . . .
Canada
19
Bartlett
Jan. 26, "
tt
Jan.
26, "
V.
Wd. sev. June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Cammell, John . . .
Montreal, Can.
32
Orford
Nov. 2, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Des. Aug. 2, '62, Newport News, Va.
Campbell, Charles . .
Williamstown, Vt.
44
Keene
Oct. 7, "
tt
tt
tt' tt
V.
Disch. disab. Feb. 2, '63, Newark, N. J.
Died Dec. 8, '80, Putney, Vt.
CarroU, Thomas . . .
Queen's Co. Ireland
48
Keene
14, "
tt
tc
tt tt
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Alexandria, Va. Gd.
from mis. Disch. disab. Jan. 17, '63,
Alexandria, Va.
Church, John L. . . .
Richmond
42
Keene
» 3, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Died dis. Aug. 31, '63, NicholasviUe, Ky.
Cosgrove, Robert . . .
Manchester, Eng.
42
Troy
it 14> tt
tt
Dec.
a, »
V.
Wd. Aug. 30, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Jan. 5, '63, Alexandria, Va.
Served in Co. F., 3d Battl., 15th U. S.
Inf. (subsequently 33d Inf.). P. O.
ad., Nal;. Military Home, Ohio.
Crawford, Robert H.
England
25
Swanzey
Nov. 28, "
Nov.
28, "
V.
Disch. disab. Feb. 7, '63, Alexandria,
Va.
Cross, Joseph ....

Swanzey

37

Swanzey

Oct. 1, 1861.

3y.

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

Mis. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Re-enl. and
must, in Jan. 4, '64. Capd. May 6, '64,
Wilderness, Va. Died Jan. '65, Flor
ence, S. C.

Cummings, Amos E. .

Swanzey

23

Swanzey

" 16, "

tt

.t 2i „

v.

App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
4, '64. Wd. July 22, '64, Petersburg,
Va. App. 1st Sergt. Must, out July
17, '65. P. O. ad., Richmond, N. H.

Corey, Abram ....

Canada

22

FitzwiUiam

Dec. 30^.1863.

tt

Dec. 30, 1863.

V.

Furloughed from Lovell Gen. Hosp.,
Portsmouth Grove, R. I., June 5, '64.
Failed to return. N. f. r. A. G. 0.

Clarke, Charles . . .

N£w Jersey

24

Goshen

tt tt tt

(t

tt tt tt

V.

Des. Jan. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Collins, William . . .

Ireland

23

Marlborough

tt tt tt

tt

ft tt tt

V.

Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died Dec. 12, '64, Salis
bury, N. C.

Collins, George . . .

England

23

Danbury

" 31, "

tt

" 31, "

V.

Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. ;
June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. Tr. to
96th Co., 2d Battl., V. R. C , Apr. 19,
'65. Disch. Nov. 20, '65, Baltimore,
Md.

Cosgrove, Patrick . .

England

22

Litchfield

tt tt tt

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Des. Apr. 23, '64, AnnapoUs, Md.

Connell, Thomas . . .

New York

28

New Durham

tt tt tt

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Tr. June 2, '64, from Carver Gen. Hosp.,
Washington, D. C, to N. Y. city.

•

N. f. r. A. G. O.
Cox, Thomas E. . . .
New York
39
Wentworth
Sept. 10, 1864.
Sept. 10, 1864.
s.
M. o. roU dated July 17, '65, reports
absent on detached service, Concord,
N. H. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Christenson, Jacob . .
Norway
21
Canaan
July 5, "
tt
July 5, "
s.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Stark, 111.
Clarey, Michael . . .
Ireland
25
Holderness
Jan. 11, 1865.
Jan. 11, 1865.
V.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Derby, George W. . .
Troy
22
Troy
Oct. 14, 1861.
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. Corp. February 21, '62; Sergt.
Drowned Aug. 13, '62, foundering
steamer "West Point," Potomac
River.
COMPANY F,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
esenta- ecruit. mteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
oB
Mustered in.
Final Record.
6b£
accredited to.
Appointed.
•Mm Sg
P3r>0p0 |B 1 | |
Privates.
Douglass, Samuel E.
Putney, Vt.
18
Keene
Oct. 14, 1861.
3y.
Nov.
28, 1861.
v.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Died
wds. Sept. 19, '62, Georgetown, D. C.
Downer, Harry W. . .
Newbury, Vt.
41
Alstead
" 16, "
tt
tt
(t tt
v.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Des. Feb. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Dorety, John C. . . .
Ireland
24
Durham
Dec. 29, 1863.
tt
Dec.
29, 1863.
v.
Davis, George ....
Pennsylvania
24
Swanzey
31, "
tt
"
31, "
v.
Des. Dec. 16, '64, while on furlough.
Donley, James ....
Ireland
22
Salem
tt tt tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. March 21, '64, Harrisburg, Pa.
Demary, James L., Jr. .
See Company H.
Demore, Anthony . .
See Company H.
Dooley, Thomas . . .
Scotland
18
Gilmanton
Aug. 26, 1864.
Aug
26, 1864.
s.
•
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Dwyer, Bryan ....
Nova Scotia
22
Littleton
Jan. 10, 1865.
tt
Jan.
10, 1865.
V.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Field, Charles ....
Leverett, Mass.
23
Marlborough
Sept. 19, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Disch. Mch. 26, '63, Portsmouth Grove,
R. I.
Killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md.
Fisk, Daniel M. . . .
WaUingford, Vt.
18
Troy
Oct. 16* "
it
tt
tt tt
V.
Fisk, Asa B 
Wallingford, Vt.
23
Troy
tt t t tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 5, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Farnum, Oscar W. . .
Chelsea, Vt.
25
Marlborough
Nov. 18, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Tr.
to I. C. July 1, '63. Assigned to Co.
A, 3d Regt., I. C. Disch. Nov. 30, '64,
to date Nov. 27, '64, Hartford, Conn.
Tm. ex. Died Apr. 22, '68, Marl
borough, N. H.
Farnum, Henry A.

Farnum, George V. R.

Farrell, James .
Ford, Peter . .

Farnum, John M.
Frees, Henry .
FarreU, Michael
Flanders, Jesse
Farran, Peter .
Gage, William .
Gates, Everett F.
Goodwin, George W.
Griggs, Almaron .
Gleason, Lorenzo .

Dublin Chelsea, Vt.
Boston, Mass.
EnglandDublinNew Jersey
Ireland
Plaistow Canada
Montreal, Can.
Marlborough Charlestown

Bolton, N. Y.
Alstead

18 Keene

44

Sept.

Marlborough

Chester
Haverhill

Chesterfield
Hanover
SwanzeyKingstonWolfeborough KeeneMarlborough
Langdon

LangdonAlstead

Nov. Dec.

Jan. tt
Nov. Oct.

Nov.

25, 1861.

3y.

8, 1862.

tt

19, 1863.
16, "

tttt

29, "

tt

30, "

"

1, 1864.

tt

4, "

tt

27, "

tt

30, 1861.

tt

7, "

tt

21, "

»

19, "

tt

8, "

it

Nov.

28, 1861.

v.

Sept.

15, 1862.

v.

Nov.
Dec.

21, 1863.
16, "

V.V.

tt

29, "

V.

tt

30, "

V.

Jan.

1, 1864.

V.

tt

4, "

V.

tt

27, "

V.

Dec.

3, 1861.

V.

Nov.

28, "

V.

tt

tt tt

V.

tt

tt tt

V.

"

tt tt

V.

Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Capd.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Released
Mch. 1, '65. Disch. May 20, '65,
Concord, N. H. Tm. ex. P. O. ad.,
Norwood Park, IU.
Disch. disab. Dec. 26, '64, near Han
cock Station, Va. Died July 3, '71,
Marlborough, N. H.
Des. Dec. 23, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. to 112th Co., 2d Battl., V. R. C,
Nov. 3, '64. Des. Nov. 14, '64, Alex
andria, Va.
Disch. disab. Jan. 12, '65, Concord,
N. H. P. O. ad., Wichita, Kan.
Died dis. Aug. 12, '64, Washington,
JD. O.
Wounded July 2, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Oct. 17, '65, N. Y. city.
Disch. disab. June 22, '65, Washing
ton, D. C. P. O. ad., Newton, N. H.
Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in from
Surry Jan. 4, '64. Must, out July
17, '65.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Died dis.
Aug. 30, '63, Nicholasville, Ky.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Wd.
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65. P. O. ad., Walpole, N. H.
Disch. disab. Jan. 13, '63, Philadel
phia, Pa.
Disch. disab. Jan. 31, '63, Portsmouth,
R. I.

COMPANY F,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
rP 03
A
-esenta- acruit. nteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
03
«f
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
¦2.3 03 tP
gcl3
Mustered in.
fttf,2,2a 1.3 1 | 1.
Final Record.
Priuates.
Gleason, Francis . . .
Glover, Vt.
25
Alstead
Nov. 6, 1861.
3y.
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. App. Corp.
Re-enl. and must, in from Langdon
Jan. 4, '64. App. Sergt. Wd. June
18, '64; Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Gordon,- Joseph . . .
Canada
33
Lyme
Dec. 5, 1863.
ft
Dec. 5, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Garner, William . . .
Fredericksburg, Va.
37
Ossipee
" 31, "
1 1
" 81, "
V.
Wd. Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. App.
Corp. July 1,'65. Must, out July 17,
'65.
Des. July 8, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Gibson, WiUiam . . .
Canada
20
Colebrook
June 4, 1864.
tt
June 4, 1864.
s.
Gibson, Israel G. . . .
See Company- K.
Gero, Henry ....
Ireland
2128
Landaff
Dec. 8, 1863.
tt
Dec. 8, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Houlighan, James . .
Winchester
Oct. 30, 1861.
1 1
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Oct. 17, '62, Newark, N. J.
Hardy, Lyman B. . .
Acworth
20
Acworth
Nov. 11, "
U
ft tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in February 11, '64.
App. Corp. Wd. May 18, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va.; Sept. 30, '64, Pop
lar Springs Church, Va. Disch. July
17, '65. P. O. ad., May, Mich.
Hayes, John ....
Ireland
23
Winchester
" 14, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Oct. 19, '62, Washington, D. C.
Died Nov. 21, '71, Winchester, N. H.
Hadley, Emory . . . 1
Bolton, Mass.
18
Keene
Sept. 20, "
ft
5, "
V.
Des. Dec. 11, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Hinds, Charles J. . .
Haskell, Theodore .
Hiscock, Jesse . . .
Henley, Ludwig . .
Harrison, James . .
Heme, Michael . .
Hutchins, Henry H. .
Hogan, Charles . .
Henninger, Zephaniah
Heath, Alamando

Irish, Henry G.
Johnson, James W.
Johnson, John, 1st
Johnson, John, 2d

Jackson, George
Jackson, James

Winchendon, Mass.
Dickinson, N. Y.
Cambridgeport, Ms.
SwitzerlandNew York
IrelandNova Scotia
IrelandAUenstown, Pa.
Massachusetts

Milton, Vt.
New Jersey
Sweden Harrisburg, Pa.

WalpoleFitzwilliamTroy
WakefieldMeredith MoultonboroughUnity Chichester
ExeterNewport

Keene Goshen
BristolNorthfield

Nov.

27,

1861.

Oct.

H,

ft

Dec.

25,

1863.

tt

30,

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

June

7,

1864.

Dec. tt

25, 7,

1863. It

tt

23,

"

Nov.

H,

1861.

Dec.

30,

1863.

tt

31,

tf

Jan.

4,

1864.

3y.

Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 3, "
25, 1863.
30, "

June 7, 1864.
Dec. 25, 1863.

1, "

23, "

Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 30, 1863,
tt gj tt
Jan. 4, 1864.

Tr. to Co. B, Feb. 1, '62. Disch. disab.
Dec. 11, '62, Providence, R. I. Served
in Co. G, 10th N. H. V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Disch. Feb. 18, '65, to date Dec. 2,
'64, Concord, N. H. Tm. ex. P. O.
ad., Lock's Village, Mass.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Troy,
N. H.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Died wds. May 31, '64, Alexandria,
Va.
Capd. October 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Disch. May
31, '65, Philadelphia, Pa.
Wd. July 5, '64, Petersburg, Va. Died
dis. Feb. 16, '65, Alexandria, Va.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Exchanged. Returned
to duty May 6, '65. Tr. from Co. F,
9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. Feb, 25, '64, Camp Dennison, O.
Des. Jan. 20,, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Disch. May 29, '65, Washington, D. C.
Tr. to Camp Chase, O., Oct. 24, '64, for
tr. to Dept. Northwest. Not assigned
to regt. Disch. Aug. 30, '65, Con
cord, N. H., as of Co. F., 6th N. H. V.
See John P. Babb.
See WiUiam Weir.

COMPANY F,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
rP o
resenta- ecruit. inteer. ititute. !ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
03be
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
%B ag
Mustered in.
P.PC,rj?4Cl C3
CO _.C3 H h
1 3 1 1 1
Final Record.
Privates.
Jeanbaptiste, Oudin . .
Paris, France
30
Durham
Jan. 29, 1864.
3 y.
Jan. 29, 1864.
V.
Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Knapp, Edwin J. . . .
Hinsdale
17
Ashuelot
Nov. 8, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Re-enl. and must, in from Hinsdale
Jan. 3, '64. Disch. disab. July 3,
'65, Washington, D. C. Died Dec.
10, '82, Hinsdale, N. H.
Knapp, George O. . .
Hardwick, Mass.
29
Swanzey
Sept. 25, "
(f
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Jan. 22, '63, Baltimore,
Md.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
England
24
Bristol
Dec. 16, 1863.
tt
Dec. 16, 1863.
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Keefe, Thomas . . .
Albany, N. Y.
20
Centre Harbor
" 31, "
tt
" 31, "
V.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. App. Corp. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Lawrence, Frederick C.
FitzwiUiam
21
Keene
Oct. 17, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab. Jan. 2, '63, Baltimore,
Md. Died dis. Jan. 25, '63, Troy,
N. H.
App. Corp. Feb. 21, '62. Re-enl. and
Lincoln, Hermon L. . .
Peru, Vt.
23
Richmond
it 14) u
tt
ft tt tt
V.
must, in Jan. 4, '64. Wd. May 12,
'64, Spottsylvania, Va. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Linn, Charles ....
Sweden
25
Stark
Dec. 31, 1863.
tt
Dec. 31, 1863.
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. July 31, '64, while on furlough
from Lincoln Gen. Hosp., Washing
ton, D. C.
Levill, John ....

Ireland

20

Alton

Jan.

5, 1864.

3 y.

Jan. 5, 1864.

v.

Wd. and died of wds. May 12, '64,

LaMarch, Lewis . . .

Canada

21

Eaton

Feb.

8, "

tt

Feb. 8, "

v.

Spottsylvania, Va.
Wd. June 19, '64, Petersburg, Va. Tr.
from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Lincoln, Horace G. . .

Chesterfield

19

Chesterfield

July

28, "

tt

July 28, "

s.

Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Chesterfield, N. H.

Macomber, Ansel . . .

Royalston, Mass.

18

Richmond

Oct.

21, 1861.

tt

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Died dis. July 1,'62, Newport News, Va.

Marvin, Byron O. . . .

New Hampshire

18

Keene

it

u tt

"

tt ct tt

V.

Disch. disab. May 1, '64, Indianapolis,
Ind.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in from

Mason, Orin F. ...

Sullivan

18

Keene

Nov.

15, "

tf

tt tt tt

V.

SulUvan Jan. 1, '64. Wd. June 17,
'64, Petersburg, Va. App. Sergt.
McCaffrey, Patrick . .
Ireland
28
Keene
Oct.
16, "
ft
It tt tt
V.
July 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Re-enl. and must, in from Stratford
Jan. 4, '64. Wd. May 18, '64, Spott-
sylvania, Va. Died wds. May 20,
'64, Fredericksburg, Va.
McClure, Cyrus G. . .
Portsmouth
25
Stoddard
Nov.
15, "
tt
tt . 1. tt
V.
App. 1st Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
2, '64. App. 2d Lt. Jan. 4, '64. Wd.
May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Dis
charged disab. Nov. 28, '64. P. O.
ad., Stoddard, N. H.
Milliken, WilUam . .
Sharon
32
Charlestown
Oct.
17, "
tt
tt tt tf
V.
Disch. disab. Nov. 3, '62, Providence,
R. I.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
Mulligan, James . . .
Ireland
27
Winchester
Nov.
15, "
tt
ft tf tt
V.
.2, '64. Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Disch. disab.
July 5, '65.
Died dis. Sept. 7, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Morse, Elihu L. . . .
Brookfield, Vt.
43
FitzwiUiam
Oct.
28, "
tt
tf tt tt
V.
Morse, Henry H. . . .
Dublin
20
DubUn
Nov.
29, "
tt
Dec. 3, "
V.
Disch. disab. Mch. 19, '63, Concord, N. H.
Malone, James . . .
New Brunswick
36
Westmoreland
Dec.
16, 1863.
tt
" 16, 1863.
V.
Wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. to Camp Chase, 0., Oct. 24, '64, for
tr. to Dept. Northwest. Not assigned
to regt. Disch. Aug. 30, '65, Concord,
N. H., as of Co. F, 6th N. H.V.
COMPANY F,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

03bo

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

o
h O 4t>
«H_tB al

Mustered in.

J-g ti 0>
w 5"S^h a,
03 a, 9-t^4>
oi oP SA
l> 1 1.1
i. v*

Final Record.

Privates.
McGill, Samuel . . .
McCorchan, James . .
Murther, John . . .
Mitchell, John . . .
McMahan, Daniel . .
Miller, Charles F. . .
Mclntire, James . . .
Marsh, Charles F.
Morris, Edward . . .
Meyer, Ferdinandt . .
Marsau, Joseph . . .
Nash, Stillman D. . -.
Nash, Oliver L. . . .

IrelandEngland Ireland
EnglandIrelandPrussiaIrelandCandiaCalifornia
NorwayGilsumChesterfield

2223 21
'23 26243521202021 19
31

Littleton MoultonboroughTuftonborough
PlymouthNew Durham
GilfordRumney
Northfield ChichesterCanaan
Somersworth Gilsum
Swanzey

Dec. 16, 1863.
" 30, "
" 31, "
tt tt ft
tf ft tt
Jan. 1, 1864.
4, "
" 5, "
June 4, "
July 5, "
Dec. 22, 1863.
Oct. 25, 1861.
tf -t tt

3y.

Dec. 16, 1863.
" 30, "
" 31, "
tt u u
n tt it
Jan. 1, 1864.
4, "
5, "
June 4, "
July 5, "
Dec. 22, 1863.
Nov. .28, 1861.
u ti it

V.V.V. V.
V. V.
V.V. S.
S.V.
V.
V.

Mis. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. N. f . r.
A. G. O.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine. Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Des. Aug. 6, ' 64, Wash
ington, D. C.
Des. Jan. 31, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Disch.
disab. July 20, '65, Washington, D. C.
Disch. disab. Aug. 26, '64, Phila
delphia, Pa.
Des. July 1, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Aug. 26, '63, N. Y. Harb.
P. O. ad., Richmond. N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Dec. 22, '62, Washington, D. C.
P. O. ad., Westport, N. H.

Nettles, WiUiam . . .

Clark's Ferry, P

Perry, William H. . .

Palmer, Herbert B." . .

Alstead

Pomroy, Benjamin . .

Swanzey

Pierce, Frank ....

Leicester, Mass.

Pierce, Daniel ....
Peterson, Joseph . . .
Park, Alexander . . .
Perkins, Charles B. . .

Unity
New York city
New York
Elmore, Vt.

Porte, Francisco . . .

Spain

Parker, Charles . . .
Pottle, Samuel A. . .

Canada
Portsmouth

Roby, Joseph A. . . .

Rice, Levi W 

Fitzwilliam

Richardson, George B. .

Keene

Robinson, George W. .

Vershire, Vt.

MiltonKeeneAlstead
SwanzeyTroy

Acworth LebanonThornton
Fitzwilliam

Wakefield
LancasterPortsmouth

Troy
FitzwiUiamSwanzeySwanzey

Dec.

19, 1863.

3y.

Sept.

28, 1861.

tt

Oct.

21, "

»

Sept.

tt tt

>t

Nov.

15, "

tt

Sept.
Nov.Dec. tt

8, 1862.
21, 1863.
3i "
30, "

tttt
tt
tt

tt

tt tt

tt

tttt

31, "
ft ft

tt
tt

Oct.

14, 1861.

tt

1 1
tc

tf tt
1, "

tt

tt

ft tt

"

Dec. Nov.

Sept.Nov.
Dec.

Nov.

19, 1863.

v.

28," 1861.

v.

tt ft

V.

tt tt

V.

ft tt

V.

25, 1862.

V.

21, 1863.

V.

3, "

s.

30, "

V.

tt tt

V.

31, "

V.

V.

28, 1861.

V.

it ti

V.

tt tt

V.

tt tt

V.

Tr. from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
En'd G.H., Central Park, N. Y. city, for
guard duty, June 5, '63. Sent to Park
Barracks, July 29, '63. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. App.
Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '64.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. App. Sergt. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65?
Disch. disab. June 18, '62, Roanoke
Island N C
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. App.
Corp. Sept. 1, '62 ; Sergt. Re-enl. and
must, in Dec. 22, '63. App. 1st Lt. Co.
B, June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Died dis. Aug. 30, '63, NicholasviRe, Ky.
Des. Dec. 23, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Feb. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. to 168th Co., 2d Battl., I. C. Jan. 19,
'64. Disch. June 7,'65, Concord, N. H.
P. O. ad., Brattleboro, Vt.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Disch. Aug. 8, '65, Washington, D. C.
Des. March 21, '64, near Harrisburg, Pa.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Disch. July 10, '65,
Washington, D. C.
App. Corp. Mch. 1, '63 ; Sergt. May 1, '63.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Disch. disab. Aug. 23, '62, Newport
News, Va,
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. disab. May 18, '63, Washington,
D. C.

COMPANY F, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

rP O +3

Mustered in.

4^43 U <U
PI'S 0,4a .

IS

Final Record.

Privates.
Robbins, Daniel E.
Rugg, Elisha . .
Randall, John H. .
Roach, Stephen .
Robbare, Louis

Stearns, Charles F.
Stevens, Daniel W.

Stratton, Samuel A.

MasonMassachusettsNew York city
CanadaCanada

Springfield, Vt.
Stoddard

Jaffrey

32

ChesterfieldFitzwilliam
Wolfeborough Hopkinton
Acworth

KeeneJaffrey

Jaffrey

Sept.

29,

1861.

Dec.

30,

1863.

tt

tf

tt

June

4,

1864.

Feb.

9,

tt

Nov. tt

6,
15,

1861. tt

Sept.

25,

"

¦ 3y.

Dec. 3, 1861.
30, 1863.
1 1 1 1 1 1
June 4, 1864.
Feb. 9, "
Nov. 28, 1861.
tt tt tf
tt it tf

v.
V.

s.
V.

Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Wd.
June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. June 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Des. May, '64, Washington, D. C. Re
ported May 8, '65, under President's
Proclamation. Disch. May 9, '65,
Concord, N. H.
Des. Nov. 3, '64, near Pegram House,
Va.
Wd. July 5, '64, Petersburg, Va. Tr.
from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Died dis. Dec. 2, '62, Washington, D. C.
Re-enl. and must, in from Stoddard Jan.
4, '64. Wd. June 19, '64, Petersburg,
Va. Tr. to Co. K, 11th V. R. C, Apr.
17,'65. Disch. July 31,'65, Albany, N.Y.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Tr. to I. C. Sept. 1, '63, and assigned
to Co. B, 21st Regt. Disch. Nov. 28,
'64, Albany, N.Y. Tm.ex. P.O. ad.,
: Rindge, N. H.

Starkey, John, Jr.

Richmond

36

Richmond

Oct.

26, 1861.

3y.

Nov.

28, 1861.

v.

App. 1st Sergt. Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull
Run, Va. Died wds. Sept. 24, '62,
Washington, D. C.

Starkey, Joseph S.

Troy
44
Keene
Nov.
28, "
tf
tt tt
v.
Disch. disab. Feb. 10, '63, David's
Island, N. Y. H.
Stone, Lewis . .
Candia
27
Keene
tt
15, "
Dec.
3, "
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Des.
July 25, '64, Concord, N. H.
Smith, John . .
Ireland
20
Cornish
Dec.
4, 1863.
tt
4, 1863.
V.
Des. Feb. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Stone, Calvin . .
Marlborough
44
Marlborough
tt
5, 1861.
tt
5, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab. May 11, '63, Washington,
D. C. Died Jan. 20,' 64, Marlboro', N. H.
Streeter, John H.
Fitzwilliam
24
Fitzwilliam
Nov.
20, "
Jan.
14, 1862.
V.
App. Corp. Wd. May 6, '64, Wilder
ness, Va. Disch. Jan. 18, '65. Tm. ex.
P. O. ad., E. Swanzey, N. H.
Schmit, Georg . .
Sone, Edward . .
Germany
25
Haverhill
Dec.
16, 1863.
Dec.
16, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
France
40
Gilmanton
it
30, "
tt
30, "
V.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
t
Church, Va. Released. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Sullivan, Thomas
Canada
28
Sanbornton
tt
tt tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Apr. 8, '64, AnnapoUs, Md.
Smiley, William .
Berlin Falls
18
Plaistow
tt
31, »
tt
31, "
V.
Tr. to 118th Co., 2d Battl.,V. R. C. Mch-
15, '65. Disch. Nov. 20, '65, Balti
more, Md.
Steele- George . .
Salem, N. J.
35
Jaffrey
tt
tt 1 1
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Feb. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Stern, John . . .
Canada
31
Candia
May
18, 1864.
May
18, 1864.
s.
Tr. July 30, '64, from King st. Branch
3dD iv. G. H. Alexandria, Va. N. f . r.
A. G. O.
Stewart, Frederick
Maine
23
Hancock
June
3, "
June
3, "
s.
Des. July 1, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Shover, John . .
Canada
21
Jefferson
Sept.
30, "
Sept.
30, "
V.
Des. en route to Regt. Apprehended.
Joined Co. H, 9th N. H. V. Tr. to
Co. F. Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V.,
to Co. F, 6th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Smith, Andrew C. . .
Canada
23
Londonderry
Dec.
15, 1863.
tf
Dec.
15, 1863.
V.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Exchanged. Returned
to duty May 2, '65. Tr. from Co. F,
9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
COMPANY F, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Residence

Enlisted,

A

esenta- eruit. nteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
u$
Mustered in.
8*1-8"
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
=H (0
fit1?'?
O)
4f
S a
Is M 1
Privates.
Stevens, Reuben F. . .
New Hampshire
22
Springfield
Dec. 23, 1863.
3y-
Dec.
23,
1863.
v.
Wd. July 3, '64, Petersburg, Va. Tr.
from Co. F, 11th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Tolman, Lorenzo F. . .
Fitchburg, Mass.
18
Troy
2, 1861.
tt
tt
3,
1861.
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Re-enl. and must, in from Stratford Jan.
29, '64. App. Corp. Wd. June 20, '64,
Petersburg, Va. App. Sergt. July 1,
Thompson, Charles H. .
Thompson, Francis . .
Sweden
25 19
Portsmouth Jaffrey
Aug. 28, 1862.
July 14, 1864.
tttt
Sept. July
6,
14,
1862.1864.
V. s«
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 2, '63, Concord, N. H.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad.,
Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kan
Thompson, Patrick . .
Ireland
22
Lempster
Aug. 25, "
tt
Aug.
25,
tt
s.
sas.
Des. en route to regt. Apprehended
Sept. 23, '64. Tr. from Co. F. 9th N.
H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out July
Topp, Albert ....
Canada
21
Epsom
n 21, "
tt
tt
27,
-
s.
17, -'65.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Viger, Arcules . . .
Canada
35
Keene
Oct. 13, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28,
1861.
V.
Disch. July 8, '65, Philadelphia, Pa.
Re-enl. and must, in from Marlborough,
Wheeler, Gardner . .
Wheeler, Robert A. . .
Worrell, Joseph . . . 1
Wheaton, Robert A. . |
Rotterdam, N. Y.
44382040
SwanzeyTroy
Winchester Langdon
Nov. 19, "
tt tt tt
it g it
Oct. 2l', "
tt
tttt
tttt
Dec. tt
tt
ft
"
V.V.V.V.
Dec. 22, '63. Must, out July 17, '65.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Des. Dec. 12, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Died dis. May 28, '63, Lancaster, Ky.
Wright, Elliott . . .

Swanzey

45

Swanzey

Oct. 15, 1861.

3.7-

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

Waters, Sylvanus C.
Wilson, Thomas J. . .

Jaffrey

21

Fitzwilliam

Nov. 25, "

Jan. 14, 1862.

v.

Pennsylvania

23

Chester

" 19, 1863.

tt

Nov. 21, 1863.

V.

Weir, William ....

New York

19

Gilmanton

Dec. 30, "

ti

Dec. 30, "

V.

alias James Jackson .

West, Henry ....
England
30
Francestown
" 31, "
tt
" 31, "
V.
Wilson, Harry ....
England
27,
Ossipee
Jan. 5, 1864.
tt
Jan. 5, 1864.
V.
Whitcomb, Lucius . .
Whittemore, Jotham .
Wilson, George . . .
Wilson, William 2d . .
Canada
29
Dover
Dec. 14, 1863.
tt
Dec. 14, 1863.
V.
Died dis. Oct. 12, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md.
Des.Dec. 23, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died Feb. 1, '65, SaUs-
bury, N. C.
Wd. Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Des. Aug. 15, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
See Company H.
See Company H.
See Company H.
Tr. from Co. F, 9th N. H. V, June 1, '65,
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad.,
Titicut, Mass.
COMPANY G, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Residence

Enlisted,

A o

resenta- acruit. mteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
asbo
<1
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
=8.2 OJtP a*
Mustered in.
Cffi.P,o =3
l s 1 l 1.
Final Record.
Captains.
tV
To date
Putnam, John W. . .
Croydon
35
Croydon
Nov. 30, 1861.
3y-
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Resigned Oct. 27, '62. P. O. address,
Amenia, N. Y.
Hayes, Albert W. . . .
See Company D.
Tilton, Adams K. . . .
See Company I.
Griffin, Henry J. . . .
See Company I.
1st Lieutenants.
To date
Comings, E. Darwin . .
BerUn, Vt.
35
Croydon
tt ft tt
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. Capt. Co. H Aug. 2, '62. Disch.
disab. Oct. 31, '62. P. 0. address,
Croydon, N. H.
Ames, Timothy K. . .
See Field and Staff.
2d Lieutenants.
To date
Gardner, CorneUus Y. .
Sunapee
42
Sunapee
tt ft tt
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Resigned May 10, '62. P..O. address,
Vineland, N. J.
Emerson, Edward M. .
May 16, 1862.
tt
May 16, 1862.
V.
Wd% Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run,Va. Disch.
disab. Dec. 3, '62.
See Company I.
GetcheU, Sebastian L. .
Bemis, Moses P. . . .
See Company B.
Corporal.
Story, Edward E. . . .
See Company B.
Musicians. . .
Hadley, Charles L. . .
Weathersfield, Vt.
17
Claremont
Sept. 16, 1861.
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab. Feb. 3, '64, Camp Nelson,
Ky. Served in Co. A, 1st N, H. H,
Arty,
Kenney, Thomas
Ritter, Frank S.

3; Wagoner.
Richardson, Asa .
Privates.
Abbott, Gilman P.
Angell, William D.

Adams, John F. .
Adams, John . .
Anderson, John .
Antlitz, John . .

Augustin, Augustus .
Abbott, Leonard I. .
Avery, William D. .
Bancroft, Samuel P. .

Bailey, Samuel O.

New York
Lowell, Mass.

PembrokeSutton Sunapee
Dover Boston, Mass.
CanadaGermanyGermany
Andover, Mass.
Richmond, P. Q.
Pepperell, Mass.

Sunapee

Gilford
Peterborough

NewportSunapeeCroydonFarmingtonLebanonLandaff ManchesterKeene
Salem
Newton
Nashua

Sunapee

Feb.Dec,

10,
22,

1864.1863.

M-

Oct.

10,

1861.

"

Sept.

2,

"

"

Nov.

19,

tt

tt

Sept.

23,

"

it

Nov. June
Dec.

21, 11,14,

1863. 1864.1863.

tc

July

7,

1864.

-

Dec.

29,

1863.

"

Feb.

9,

1864.

1 1

Nov.

13,

1861.

tt

Dec.

3,

U

tt

Feb. 10, 1864.
Dec. 22, 1863.

Nov. 28, 1861.

Nov. 21, 1863.
June 11, 1864,
Dec. 14, 1863.

July 7, 1864.
Dec. 29, 1863.
Feb. 9, 1864.
Dec. 6, 1861.

11,

v.v.

s.
v.
V.

Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. G. 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Laconia, N. H.
Disch. disab. Dec. 2, '62, Washington,
D. C.

Disch. disab. Oct. 29, '62, Concord,
N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 28, '63. App.
Corp. ; Sergt. June 18, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. Died July 20, '65, en
route to Croydon, N. H.
Tr. to Co. D Dec. 1, '61. Disch. disab.
Nov. 14, '62, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y.
Des. Jan. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. July 1, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Wd. June, '64. Tr. from Co. G, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. disab.
June 1, '65.
Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Tr.
from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. March 10, '62. Wd. Aug.
29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Tr. to Co.
A, 8th I. C, Nov. 15, '63. Disch. as
Sergt. Dec. 5, '64, Chicago, 111. Tm.
ex.
Re-enl. and must, in Feb. 1, '64. App.
Wagoner. Must, out July 17, '65.
P. O. address, Jaffrey, N. H.

COMPANY G, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

A o
A

jpresenta- Recruit. olunteer. ibstitute. rafted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
o ^
Mustered in.
Final Record.
CDba
accredited to.
Appointed.
=H tH
ag
£ sirs
Privates.
Ballard, Julius H. . .
Dudley, Mass.
19
Claremont
Oct. 24, 1861.
3y.
Nov.
28, 1861.
v.
Died dis. March 15, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Barrell, Edgar A. . . .
Hartland, Vt.
24
Hartland, Vt.
19, "
tt
tt tt
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, BuU Run, Va. Disch. Jan. 5,
'63, Washington, D. C. P. 0. address,
Newport, N. H.
BodweU, Charles . . .
Andover, Mass.
20
Salem
Nov. 13, "
it
tt
V.
Disch. Dec. 24, '64, to date Nov. 27, '64,
Concord N. H. Tm. ex. P. O. ad
dress, Newton, N. H.
Buck, Hiram H. . . .
Claremont
36
Plainfield
Oct. 4, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Disch. Nov. 25, '63, Portsmouth Grove
Hospital, R. I.
Burrows, Daniel . . .
Middleton
27
Middleton
Sept. 23, "
tt
tt tt
V.
Tr. to Co. D Dec. 1, '61. Re-enl. and
must, in Jan. 24, '64. Must, out July
17, '65. P. O. address, Farmington,
N. H.
Brown, Nathan T. . .
Newport
28
Newport
Oct. 26, "
tt
tt ii
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61; Sergt. March
10, '62. Disch. to accept promotion
Nov. 25, '63. Served in Navy. P. O.
address, Marlow, N. H.
Brown, Ralph ....
Berlin, Vt.
42
Plainfield
" 25, "
tt
tt
tt f f
-V.
Died dis. June 27, '63, Milldale, Miss.
England Ireland
24
Lebanon
Nov. 21, 1863.
tt
tc
21, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Burns, John 
18
Winchester
Dee. 31, "
tt
Dec.
31, "
V.
Des. April 12^ '64, Annapolis, Md.
Brown, John ....
Ireland
22
Whitefield
Jan. 2, 1864.
ft
Jan.
2, 1864.
V.
Killed Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.
Des. July 26, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Boylan, WiUiam . . .
England
32
Walpole
May 31, "
tt
May
31, "
s.
Birch, Martin ....
Long Island, N. Y.
23
Tuftonborough
June 2, "
"
June
2, "
s.
Des. July 1, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Ballou, Charles E. . .

New Hampshire

18

Swanzey

June 6, 1864.

3y.

June 6, 1864.

s.

Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Bresland, Joseph . . .

Ireland

25

Charlestown

Dec. 10, 1863.

Dec. 10, 1863.

v.

Wd. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va,
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.

Bright, John ....

New Brunswick

23

Hillsborough

June 21, 1864.

tt

June 21, 1864.

s.

out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Chapman, Alonzo J.

Plainfield

27

Plainfield

Oct. 1, 1861.

tt

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
22, '63: Wd. June 25, '64; Apr. 2, '65,
Petersburg, Va. App. Sergt. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Served
in Co. G, 1st N. H. V. P. O. address,
Meriden, N. H.

Clement, Charles H. . .

Newport

20

Sunapee

Sept. 3, "

tt

ti tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. May 2, '62, Philadelphia,
Pa. Served in Co. H, 14th N. H. V.
P. O. address, George's MiUs, N. H.

Cochran, Edward . . .

Ireland

34

Newport

Nov. 21, "

t't

tt tt tt

V.

KiUed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.

Colony, Andrew D. . .

New Durham

43

Farmington

Sept. 23, "

""

tt tt tt

V.

Wd. July 16, '64, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out Nov. 28, '64.

Corlis, Orlando W. . .

Bridgewater

21

Grantham

" 30, "

tt tt tt

V.

App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
2, '64. Disch. disab. July 7, '65. P. O.
address, Grantham, N. H.

Crossman, John C. . .

Unity

27

Plainfield

" 28, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

App. Corp. Reduced to ranks for
disab. March 10, '62. Wd. Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va. Must, out
Nov. 2S, '64. Died Feb. 1, '88, Unity,

Currier, Samuel . . .

Canterbury

39

Grantham

" 16, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

N. H.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61; Sergt. Re-
enl. and must, in Dec. 27, '63. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. address, Gran

Curtis, Joseph A. C.

New Castle

19

Farmington

28, "

tt

u tt tt

V.

tham, N. H.
Tr. to Co. D Dec. 1, '61. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Disch. disab. Dec.

10, '62.
COMPANY G, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place

Enlisted,
Drafted, or

A A

Mustered in.

epresenta- Recruit. olunteer. abstitute. rafted.

Final Record.

6
brj

accredited to.

Appointed.

4H «,
O'Aa s

1 -1 1 l 1
Privates.
Colby, James T. . . .
Wendell, now Suna
pee
24
Springfield
Sept. 16, 1861.
3y.
Nov.
28, 1861.
v.
App. Corp. Disch. Aug. 12, '62, Wash
ington, D. C. P. O. address, Spring
field, N. H.
Colby, John M. . . .
Cutler, George W. .
Warner Boston, Mass.
39 22
Sunapee Nashua
Nov. 9, "
" 26, "
»
tt
Dec.
tt tt
6, "
v.V.
Died dis. Sept. 29, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Disch. disab. March 4, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.
Clough, Eliphalet . . .
Effingham
42
Effingham
Dec. 7, "
10, »
V.
Tr. to Co. D Feb. 1, '62. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Disch. disab.
Dec. 15, '62, Pt. Lookout, Md. P. O.
address, Ossipee, N. H.
Chase, James A. . . .
Springfield
20
Springfield
Oct. 20, "
11, "
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
Apr. 20, '63, Providence, R. I. Died
Jan. 8, '86, Sunapee, N. H.
Chamberlain, Osborn .
Cook, Jeremiah B. . .
CharlestownMilton
2328
ConcordMilton
Aug. 12, 1862.
" 15, "
tt
Aug,
15, 1862.
19, "
V. V.
Died dis. Nov. 20, '62, Falmouth, Va.
App. Corp. Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsyl
vania, Va.; Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg,
Va. Disch. May 29, ' 65, Washington,
D. C. P. O. address, Wolfeborough,
N. H.
22
Fitzwilliam
Dec. 31, 1863.
tt
Dec.
31, 1863.
V.
Des. Feb. 3, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Comarford, John . . .
Ireland
22
Portsmouth
Jan. 1, 1864.
it
Jan.
1, 1864.
V.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Wd. and mis. July 30, '64, Mine Explo
sion, Petersburg, Va. Gd. from mis.
Cargill, Frank A. . . .
Connecticut
IS
Swanzey
June 8, "
tt
June
8, "
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COMPANY G,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
A o
esenta- ruit. mteer. titute. :ted.
Name.
Birthplace. ¦
or Place
Drafted, or
S-S
Mustered in.
H U P HJ"3
Final Record.
oobo
<i
accredited to.
Appointed.
co a
a*
-
Privates.
Downing, Alonzo . . .
Holderness
21
Farmington
Oct. 3, 1861.
3 y-
Nov. 28,1861.
V.
Tr. to Co. D Dec. 1, '61. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Re-enl. and must.
in from Milton Jan. 2, '64. Des. Feb.
29, '64. Reported May 9, '65, under
President's Proclamation. Disch.
May 9, '65, Concord, N. H.
Downing, Stephen . .
Holderness
33
Farmington
" , 8, "
*
a
a a u
V.
Tr. to Company D Dec. 1, '61. Re-enl.
and must, in from Milton Jan. 2, '64.
Des. Feb. 29, '64. Reported May 9,
'65, under President's Proclamation.
Disch. May 9, '65, Concord, N. H.
Dickerman, Samuel R. .
Mason
33
Nashua
Nov. 6, "
1 *
a
Dec. 6, "
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Nov. 28, '62. App. Com.
Sergt. Jan. 1, '64. Re-enl. and must.
in Jan. 1, '64. Became insane. Re
duced to ranks July 1, '64. Assigned
to Co. I. - Capd. Last seen Sept., '64,
Andersonville, Ga. N. f. r. A. G. 0.
DodweU, John ....
Scotland
44
Keene
Dec. 7, "
u
7, "
V.
Des. March 19, '64, Covington, Ky.
Davis, James L. . . .
Gilsum
27
Swanzey
Oct. 28, "
ti
ft t( tt
V.
Disch. Sept. 10, '62, Concord, N. H.
Dore, John S 
22
Portsmouth
Aug. 26, 1862.
Sept. 3, 1862.
V.
App. Chaplain Nov. 1, '63. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Donnelly, Thomas . .
Ireland
23
Acworth
Dec. 5, 1863.
"
Dec. 5, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 30, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Dunn, Edward , . , ,
Canada
22
Plaistow
May 17, 1864.
"
May 17, 1864.
s.
Des. July 4, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Duval, Richard . .
Dablar, August . .
Dreux, Jacques . .
Emery, Horace W. .
Eastman, Timothy C.
Emery, Timothy . .
Emery, Sumner, Jr. .

Foster, Benjamin D.
Foster, Issachar O. .

5, Henry C. . .
Foss, Benjamin . .
Fitz Gibbons, Patrick
Ferguson, John . .
George, John A. . .
Goldsmith, Orin M. .

New York

GermanyFrance
MiltonCornishMiltonSomerset, Me.

Salem
Salem

Westborough, Mass.
Strafford Cork, Ireland
Canada

Sunapee

Ossipee

LittletonDunbarton
Windham
FarmingtonSunapeeMiltonNorth Hampton

Derry
Derry

Keene MiltonPortsmouth Fitzwilliam

Newport

Dec. 9, 1863.
June 30, 1864.
Dec. 29, 1863.
Sept. 28, 1861.
Dec. 5, "
June 13, 1862.
Feb. 11, 1864.

Oct. 17, 1861.
Nov. 1, "

Dec. 3, "
Aug. 16, 1862.
Jan. 1, 1864.
Aug. 25, "
Oct. 9, 1861.

IS Ossipee

Nov. 21, "

8y.

Dee. 9, 1863. v.

June 30, 1864.
Dec. 29, 1863.
Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 11, "
Aug. 19, 1862.
Feb. 11, 1864.
Nov. 28, 1861.
ii It tt
Dec. 7, "
Aug. 19, 1862.
Jan. 1, 1864.
Aug. 25, "
Nov. 28, 1861.
tt tt tt

v.
V.

Wd. May 31, '64, Tolopotomoy, Va.
Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Tr. to 112th Co., 2d Battl,
V. R. C. Disch. disab. Aug. 22, '65,
Alexandria, Va.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Died Aug. 15, '65, Washington,
D. C.
Disch. Dec. 1, '64, Concord, N. H. Tm.
ex.
Died dis. Mar. 24, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Died dis. July 20, '63, Milldale, Miss.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Tr.
from Co. G, 11th N. H.V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va.
Wd. June 24,'64, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out Nov. 28, '64. P. O. address, Sa
lem, N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
Dec. 23, '62, Washington, D. C.
Disch. disab. Aug. 3, '63, Camp Denni
son, O.
Des. March 31, '64, AnnapoUs, Md.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Tr. from
Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61; 1st Sergt.; 2d
Lt. Dec. 4, '62. Wd. Dec. 13, '62,
Fredericksburg, Va. Disch. Oct. 3,
'63. P. O. ad., Henniker, N. H.
Died dis. Jan. 22, '62, Annapolis, Md.

COMPANY G, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Confirmed.

Residence

Enlisted,

A

resenta- cruit. inteer. titute. 'ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
g-g
Mustered in.
>; qj r-> ra""
on Oh w
Final Record.
00bo
accredited to.
Appointed.
co "3
gco
H
Itill
Privates.
Giles, Orren P. . '. .
Shapleigh, Me.
42
Farmington
Sept.
21, 1861.
8y.
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab. Mar. 4, '62, Roanoke Isl.,
N. C.
Des. Feb. 5, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
GaUagher, James . . .
England
20
Lyman
Dec.
16, 1863.
"
Dec.
16, 1863.
V.
Geary, Thomas . . .
Ireland
28
Tamworth
Jan.
2, 1864.
Jan.
2, 1864.
V.
Wd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Disch. disab. Dec. 26, '64, near
Hancock Station, Va.
GiUen, Barney ....
Ireland
26
Portsmouth
"
tt tt
u
tt
tt tt
V.
Des. April 15, '64, AnnapoUs, Md.
Grimes, Nugent . . .
Ireland
23
So. New Market
May
25, "
tt
May-
25, "
s.
Des. Apprehended. Escaped from
jail Alexandria, Va., Sept. 1, '64.
N. f. r. A. G. O.
Grant, Charles ....
Denmark
26
Landaff
June
11, "
ct
June
11, "
s.
Tr. May 12, '65, from G. H., Beverly,
N. J., to White HaU, Pa. N. f. r.
A. G. 0.
Gerron, John ....
See John Johnson.
Gordon, Francis . . .
Canada
22
Chesterfield
Dec.
10, 1863.
tt
Dec.
10, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 5, '65, Cincinnati, 0.
Gray, WiUiam ....
Ireland
21
Keene
July
25, 1864.
tt
July
25, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Hamon, John ....
Ireland
36
Ossipee
Oct.
7, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64.
Heath, Oliver M. . . .
Danville, Vt.
21
Springfield
Nov.
6, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Wd. and mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,Va.
Gd. from mis. Died dis. Sept. 16, ' 62,
Washington, D. C.
Hilborn, Lewis G. . .
West Minot, Me.
36
Springfield
Oct.
2, "
ft
tt
tt tt
V.
Died dis. Nov. 15, '64, City Point, Va.
Hanscom, John W. . .

New Market

30

Middleton

Sept.

23, 1861.

3y.

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

Tr. to Co. D, Dec. 1, '61. App. Corp.
Apr. 24, '62; Sergt. Oct. 1, '63. Re-
enl. and must, in Dec. 22, '63. App.
2d Lt. Jan. 5, '64. Wd. July 30, '64,
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
App. Capt. June 9, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. Died Apr. 4, '89, Mid
dleton, N. H.

Harding, Philip . . .

Croydon

38

Croydon

Nov.

12, "

tt

tt tt tt

v.

Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.

Haseltine, George W. .

Cambridgeport, Ms.

18

Springfield

Oct.

8, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Tr. to Co. B, 11th Me. Inf.; to Co. G.
Diseh. May 31, '63, Beaufort, S. C, for
disab. resulting from injuries re
ceived Jan., '62, Beaufort, S. C. Died
Dec. 20, '68, Springfield, N. H.

Hoben, William . . .

Ireland

44

Newport

tt

IS, "

tt

" " '

V.

Disch. June 18, '62, New Berne, N. C.

Hopkins, Charles D.

Sunapee

32

Sunapee

tt

12, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Des. Aug. 11, '62, Falmouth, Va.

Hale, Dwight E. . . .

Boston, Mass.

38

Derry

Nov.

30, "

Dec. 9, "

V.

Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Capd.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Died dis. Feb. 9, '65, SaUsbury,
N. C.

Hall, Charles H. . . .

Lowell, Mass.

25

Goshen

Dec.

2, "

tt

11, "

V.

Disch. Dec. 11, '64. Tm. ex.

Hoismer, Charles M.

21

Warren

May

19, 1862.

tt

Aug. 20, 1862.

V.

No further record in Adjutant Gen
eral's Office, Washington, D. C.

Hadley, William H. . .

Ludlow, Vt.

44

Concord

Aug.

12, "

tt

" 26, "

V.

Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. disab. July 3, '63, Vicksburg,
Miss.

Hayes, Hiram ....

Berwick, Me.

28

Portsmouth

tt

26, "

tt

Sept. 3, "

V.

App. Corp. Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Freder
icksburg, Va. Disch. Apr. 29, '63,
Washington, D. C.

Howard, Thomas . . .

Portland, Me.

26

Plainfield

Nov.

21, 1863.

"

Nov. 21, 1863.

V.

Disch. disab. Oct. 18, '64, Covington, Ky.

Harrison, WiUiam . .

New York

24

Landaff

Dec.

5, "

tt

Dec. 5, "

V.

Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.
Dishon. disch. Apr. 13, '65, by sen
tence G. C. M.

Hogan, Morris ....

Pennsylvania

29

Marlborough

tt

30, "

11

" 30, "

V.

Des. Jan. 13, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Hart, George, ....

Scotland

20

Hanover

Jan.

1, 1864.

"

Jan. 1, 1864.

V.

App. Corp. June 18, '65; Sergt. July 10,

alias James Murray

'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad.,
Tweedside, Ont., Canada.
COMPANY G,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place

Enlisted,
Drafted, or

rP o
A O-p

Mustered in.

epresenta- leeruit. olunteer. ibstitute. rafted.

Final Record.

accredited to.
Appointed.
«*-! ZD
P3"i>oaR 1 2 1
CObo
3 aj
Privates.
,
Heran, Abram, . . .
Canada
19
Peterborough
Dec. 28, 1863.
3y.
Dec.
28, 1863.
v.
Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Inman, Andrew J.
Rhode Island
21
Meredith
May 18, 1864.
"
May
18, 1864.
s.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Jerome, Ambrose . .
Vergennes, Vt.
18
Croydon
Oct. 18, 1861.
u
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Disch. Jan. 5, '63, David's Island, N.Y.
Harbor.
Jones, Edward F. . .
Boston, Mass.
21
Farmington
Sept. 28, "
tt tt
V.
Tr. to Co. D Dec. 1, '61. App. Sergt.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 23,'63. Capd.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Released- App. 1st Sergt. Disch.
May 24, '65, Annapolis, Md.
Jordan, Horace . . .
Columbia
31
Plainfield
Oct. 2, "
"
tt
" fcl
V.
Des. April 8, '63, Lexington, Ky. P. O.
ad., Plainfield, N. H.
Diseh. Oct. 2, '62, Antietam, Md. Died
July 3, '81, Plainfield, N. H.
Jordan, WiUiam R. 2d .
Plainfield
33
Plainfield
tt lf tt
tt
"
tt tt
V.
Johnson, John ....
Massachusetts
20
Fitzwilliam
Dec. 31, 1863.
tt
Dec.
31, 1863.
V.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
Calias John Gerron . .
Jackson, George . . .
Philadelphia, Pa.
19
Marlow
" 22, "
^
tt
22, "
V.
17, '65.
App. Corp. Jan. 1, '65. Tr. from Co. G,
11th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Karlson, John ....
Sweden
20
Stewarts town
Jan. 5, 1864.
Jan.
5, 1864.
V.
Wd. June 27, '64, Petersburg, Va. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Knapp, Charles . . .
Woodbury, Conn.
43
Alton
" 20, "
"
20, "
v.-
App. Muse. - Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H.
V., June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Kolberg, WiUiam . . .

Germany

22

Charlestown

Jan.

5, 1864.

3y.

Jan. 5, 1864.

v.

Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died dis. Jan. 21, '65,
Alexandria, Va.

Kelly, Isaiah M. . . .

Salem

37

Derry

Nov.

6, 1861.

tt

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

KiUed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.

Leonard, John ....

Ireland

25

Lebanon

Nov.

21, 1863.

1 1

Nov. 21, 1863.

V.

Des. April 15, '64, AnnapoUs, Md.

Livingstone, Edward .

New York citv

23

Portsmouth

Dec.

29, "

( t

Dec. 29, "

V.

Des. Feb. 5, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Light, Peter ....

.7
Canada

21

Whitefleld

tt

31, "

"

" 31, "

V.

Des. Jan. 30, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Lagerques, John O. . .

Sweden

24

Portsmouth

Jan.

5, 1864.

tt

Jan. 5, 1864.

V.

Wd. and capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Released. App.
Corp. July 1,'65. Must, out July 17,' 65.

Lawley, John ....

Sweden

21

Holderness

tt tt

ft tf t f

V.

M. o. roll dated July 17, '65, reports
absent, sick at Beverley, N. J. N. f . r.
A. G. O.

Loren, Peter ....

Canada

19

Peterborough

Dec.

28, 1863.

"

Dec. 28, 1863.

V.

Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.

Louis, Peter ....

Canada

18

Peterborough

tt

tt tt

tt

tf it. tt

V.

Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.

McGlone, Peter ...

Ireland

22

Newport

Oct.

10, 1861.

"

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Des. July 31, '62, Newport News, Va.

Morgan, WiUiam A. . .

Weathersfield, Vt.

25

Plainfield

u

21, ' "

1 1

tt tt tt

V.

Died dis. Aug. 11, '62, LouisviUe, Ky.

Mitchell, Ebenezer . .

Corinth, Vt.

43

Cornish

"

7, "

t;

t t tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. Aug. 11, '63, New Berne,
N. C.

Moore, Isaac ....

Canterbury

31

Nashua

Nov.

14, "

tt

Dec. 6, "

V.

Disch. Dec. 5, '64. Tm. ex.

Mitchell, John E. . . .

Walpole

33

Walpole

tt

6, "

1 1

tt ,,_ tt

V.

Disch. Jan. 19, '63, Philadelphia, Pa.
Served in Co. A, 14th N. H. V.

Martin, Paul ....

Richmond

43

Keene

tt

15, "

tt

" 9, "

V.

Disch. Oct. 18, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Served in Co. D, 5th N. H. V.

Mumerry, James A. . .

Goshen

22

Sunapee

Dec.

3, "

tt

» 11, "

V.

Died dis. Aug. 29, '62, Aquia Creek, Va.

Merrow, Hiram . . .

27

Portsmouth

Aug.

26, 1862.

Sept. 3, 1862.
V.
App. 1st Sergt. Wd. June 7, '64, Cold
Harbor, Va. Capd. Oct 1, '64, Pop
lar Springs Church, Va. Paroled.
Died dis. Apr. 1, '65, Lawrence,
Mass.
Murray, James . . .
See George Hart.
Mitchell, James . . .
New York
28
Londonderry
Jan.
2, 1864.
tt
Jan. 2, 1864.
V.
Des. Jan. 26, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Mountain, John S. . .
Ireland
30
Loudon
June 10, "
tt
June 10, "
s.
Des. July 28, '64, Washington, D. C.
McCluskey, Patrick . .
Canada
26
Claremont
July
27, "
July 27, "
s.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
COMPANY G, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

CJ
A
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Privates.
Nutting, Abraham
Nero, Louis . . .
Nero, Edward . .
Osborn, WiUiam H.
Owens, Patrick
Otterson, George W.
O'Neil,' WiUiam .
Pinkham, Ira F. .
Putnam, Charles .
Pike, Rudolph . .
Picotte, Azarie
Quimby, Abraham
Weathersfield, Vt.
New York
New York
Croydon
IrelandHooksett
Ireland
New Durham
Charlestown
France Canada
Springfield
43
Croydon
Hanover
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Va.
Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria, Va.
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Residence

Enlisted,

r-j
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o«

5 +^ ut a!
fl'S <&¦% -
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
t-,3 p w^
Pinal Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
^ IB
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1-3 1 1 1,
<
H
i
Privates.
Smith, James B. . . .
Windsor
39
Plainfield
Oct. 18, 1861.
8y.
Dec.
28, 1861.
V.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Disch. Apr.
9, '63, Fairfax Seminary, Va.
Shay, William ....
Massachusetts
22
Littleton
Dec. 5, 1863.
"
"
5, 1863.
V.
Des. Apr. 19, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Smith, Philip ....
Ireland
26
Acworth
tt tt tt
tt
ei
tt tt
V.
Des. Jan. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Smith, John ....
Pennsylvania
31
Littleton
" '16, "
tt
"
16, "
V.
Des. Feb. 5, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Smith, Thomas . . .
Ireland
23
Marlborough
30, "
tt
tt
30, "
V.
Des. Jan. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Scott, George ....
Scotland
24
Moultonborough
tt tt tt
a
u
ff tt
V.
Wd. May 6,- '64, Wilderness, Va. Capd.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Released. Must, out July 17, '65.
Smith, William . . .
Ireland
25
New Durham
Jan. 4, 1864.
"
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
Des. Feb. 3, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Schurz, John ....
Germany
25
Richmond
5, "
tt
tt
5, "
V.
Des. to enemy Oct. 11, '64, near Pegram
House, Va.
Solioz, Jerome . . .
Switzerland
25
Richmond
tt tt tt
tt tt
V.
Des. Oct. 11, '64, near Pegram House,
Va. Apprehended Nov., '64. Dishon.
disch. Jan. 14, '65, by sentence G.C.M.
Stratton, Orson . . .
Canada
42
Landaff
June 2, "
tt
June
2, "
s.
Died dis. Aug. 24,'64, Washington, D. C.
Silver, Thomas . . .
England
20
Sunapee
13, "
tt
"
13, "
s.
Died dis. Sept. 25,'64,Washington,D. C.
Smith, Dexter D. . .
Francestown
38
Concord
Sept. 10, 1863.
tt
Sept.
10, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Served
in Co. B, 6th Mass. Vol. Inf. P. O.
ad., Franklin, N. H.
Smith, August ....
Ireland
28
Orange
June 24, 1864.
tt
June 24, 1M4.
s.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Des. June 1, '65, near Alexan
dria, Va.
Sadler, Edward . . .

Yorkshire, Eng.

32

Loudon

Dec. 19, 1863.

3y-

Dec. 19, 1863.

v.

Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.; May
12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Tr. from
Co. G, 11th N. H. V, June 1, '65.

Disch. disab. July 7, '65.
Sawyer, George . . .
Lincoln, N. Y.
26
Brentwood
tt tt tt
U tt tt
v.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Sprague, Frederick D. .
New York
19
Concord
July 27, 1864.
July 27, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V., Julie
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Thornton, George H.
Grantham
18
Grantham
Nov. 20, 1861.
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Died dis. March 2, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Re-enl.
Tobine, Norman B. . .
Bridgewater
21
Bridgewater
Sept. 30, "
tt tt tt
V.
and must, into Co. A, Jan. 3, '64. Died
dis. Sept. 2, '64, Philadelphia, Pa.
True, Erastus B. . . .
Goshen
43
Goshen
Oct. 7, "
tt tt tt
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run.Va. Paroled.
Des. Annapolis, Md. Died May 20,
'87, Sutton, N. H.
Trow, Charles P. . . .
Springfield
18
Sunapee
Sept. 2, "
tt tt t.
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, ' 61. Died dis. Nov.
19, ' 62, Knoxville, Md. Served in Co.
D, 1st N. H. V.
Trow, Josiah ....
Sunapee
44
Sunapee
tt ft tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Died
dis. Oct. 25,'62, Weverton, Md. Served
in Co. D, 1st N. H. V.
Thomson, William W. .
Sunapee
27
Sunapee
.. 12] t.
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Must, out Nov. 28, '64. P. O. ad.,
Newport, N. H.
Thomson, Samuel B.
Sunapee
34
Sunapee
" 16, "
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. Aug. 29, '62, Washington, D. C.
P. 0. ad., Sunapee, N. H.
Thompson, Cyrus S.
Sunapee
30
Goshen
" 26, "
tt tt tt
V.
Tr. to 19th Co., 2d Battl., I. C. Disch.
Nov. 28,' 64, Providence, R. I. Tm. ex.
Towne, Edgar ....
Saxonville, Mass.
18
Keene
Dec. 6, "
Dec. 6, "
V.
App. Corp. Wd. Dec. 13, '62, and died
wds. Dec. 14, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Thompson, Amos . . .
Sutton
17
Goshen
4, "
" 11, "
V.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Disch. Dec. 17, '64, to date Nov. 27,
'64, Concord, N. H. Tm. ex. P. 0.
ad., Washington, N. H.
Tasker, Oliver ....
Somersworth
19
Ossipee
5,. "
¦'
12, "
V.
Des. Dec. 20, '61, Keene, N. H.
COMPANY G, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

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Privates.
Tyler, Russell .
Thompson, William . .
Thompson, Charles . .
Upton, George E. . .
Von Ackern, Theodore
Whitmarsh, William A.
Wentworth, John C,
Grantham
RussiaBangor, Me.
Lynnfield, Mass.
Holland
New Boston
Lebanon, Me.
18
Claremont
Goshen
Hinsdale
Derry Conway
NashuaMilton
Nov. 22, 1861.
3y-
Jan. 4, 1864.
it
Dec. 10, 1863.
"
Oct. 9, 1861.
"
Jan. 7, 1864.
tt
Aug. 13, 1862.
tt n tt
tt
Dec.
3,
1861.
Jan.
4,
1864.
Dec.
10,
1863.
Nov.
28,
1861.
Jan.
7,
1864.
Aug.
14,
19,
1862. tt
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
App. Corp. Dec. 24, '62. Re-enl. and
must, in from Cornish Dec. 21, '63.
App. Sergt. Wd. May 12/64, Spottsyl
vania, Va. ; June 22, '64, Petersburg,
Va. App. 1st. Lt. Mch. 4, '65. Wd.
Apr. 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. ad., Westfield,
Wd. May 12, '64; May 18, '64, Spottsyl
vania, Va. Des. July 19, '64, Phila
delphia, Pa.
Tr. from Co. G, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. Mch. 10, '62; Sergt; 1st Lt.
Co. F, Oct. 30, '63. Wd. July 30, '64,
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Died wds. July 31, '64.
Wd. July 27, '64, Petersburg, Va. Des.
Oct. 11, '64, near Pegram House, Va.
Apprehended Nov., '64. Dishon.
disch. Jan. 4, '65, by sentence G. C. M.
Disch. disab. Dec. 3, '62, Baltimore, Md.
Disch, disab, Jan, 23, '63, Falmouth, Va,
Walker, Roswell R. . .

Bridgewater

28

Grantham

Sept. 23, 1861.

3 y-

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Disch. Jan. 11,

-
'63, Pt. Lookout, Md. P. 0. ad.,
Morenci, Mich.
Wentworth, Gates . .
Farmington
19
Farmington
Oct. 4, "
tt
ft ft tt
v.
Tr. to Co. D, Dec. 1, '61; to V. R. C,
Mch. 18, '64. Unassigned. Disch.
disab. Apr. 29, '64, Cliff burne Bar
racks, D. C.
Whaler, James W. . .
Cumberland, Eng.
34
Springfield
Nov. 5, "
tt
tt tf n
V.
Disch. Sept. 23, '62, Newport News, Va.
Whitaker, Henry P. . .
Cornish
18
Goshen
Oct. 10, "
tt
tt ft tt
V.
Wd. sev. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in
Dec. 27, '63. Wd. May 6, '64, Wilder
ness, Va. App. Sergt. Aug. 1, '64;
2d Lt. Co. I, June 1, '65. Must, out
July 17,' 65. P. 0. ad., Hillsborough
Bridge, N. H.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
Wilson, Gordon B. . .
Canaan
37
Sunapee
2, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
from mis. Disch. Mch. 28, '63, Con
cord, N. H. P. O. ad., Deering, N. H.
Woodbury, Sylvester 0.
Salem
28
Salem
" 11, "
tf
Dec. 9, "
V.
Mis. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Gd.
from mis. Oct. 12, '62. App. Corp.
Wd. July 26, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Oct. 26, '64, Washing
ton, D. C. P. O. ad., Salem, N. H.
Willan, Isaac ....
England
23
Freedom
Dec. 30, 1863.
tt
Dec. 30, 1863.
V.
Wd. June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va. App.
Corp. Oct. 18, '64. Des. Nov. 29, '64,
while on furlough.
Whalen, John ....
Philadelphia, Pa.
21
Portsmouth •
Jan. 2, 1864.
tt
Jan. 2, 1864.
V.
Des. March 22, '64, Baltimore, Md.
Williams, Thomas . .
England
28
Richmond
5, "
It
5, "
V.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Des. Aug. 5, '64, while on furlough.
Wood, Joseph ....
Canada
30
Swanzey
May 27, "
ft
May 27, "
s.
Disch. July 17, '65, Alexandria, Va.
Wilson, Benjamin . .
Pennsylvania
22
Hinsdale
Dec. 10, 1863.
tf
Dec. 10, 1863.
V.
Capd. Released. Tr. from Co. G, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. App. Corp.
June 18, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Walters, Henry . . .
England
29
Sept. 2, "
tt
Sept. 2, "
s.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. from Co. G, 11th N. H. V. June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Name.

Privates.
York, Thomas . .
Young, Wilbur A.
Young, Oliver, Jr.
Young, John . .

COMPANY G, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Birthplace.

Dover Sunapee SunapeeIreland

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

Farmington Sunapee Sunapee Haverhill

Sept. 25, 1861.
Dec. 2, "
9, "
" 16, 1863

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3y.

Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 11, "
tt tt
16, 1863.

v. v.

Re-enl. and must, into Co. D, from
Dover, Dec. 25, '63. Must, out July
17, '65- „ T
Disch. Feb. 11, '63, Providence, R. I.
P. O. ad., Sunapee, N. H.
Drowned Aug. 13, '62, foundering
steamer "West Point," Potomac
River.
Des. Feb. 6, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

COMPANY H, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

_,

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Captains.
Sanders, John B. . .
Comings, E. Darwin .
Greenleaf, Matthew N.
1st Lieutenants.
Sides, Andrew J. . .
Hanscom, Theodore .
Rowell, John S. . .
2d Lieutenants.
Wentworth, Eli . .
Carlton, Thomas J.
1st Sergeant.
Waldron, John B.
Sergeants.
Clay, Hosea C. . .
Effingham
Kittery, Me.
Milton
Rochester
Madbury
44
2.3
40
33
30
Durham
Portsmouth
Milton
Dover
Rochester
Nov. 30, 1861.
3y.
tt tt tt
tt
Oct. 18, "
"
" 16, "
tt
" 22, "
tt
To date
Nov. 28, 1861.
To date
Nov. 28, 1861.
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
Resigned Aug. 2, '62. P. O. address,
Dover, N. H.
See Company G.
See Company C.
Resigned July 3, '62. Served in Co. K,
2d N. H. V. P. O. address, Ports
mouth, N. H.
See Company E.
See Company C.
App. 1st Lt. July 4, '62; Q. M. March
19, '63. Died dis. July 18, '63, Sny
der's Bluff, Miss.
See Company B.
Reduced to ranks Apr. 11, '62. Disch.
disab. Nov. 13, '63, Cincinnati, O.
Served in Co. B, 1st N. H. V. P. O.
ad., Centre Tuftonborough, N. H.
App. 1st Sergt. April 11, '62; 2d Lt.
July 4, '62. Died dis. Nov. 3, '62,
South Boston, Mass.
COMPANY H, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

¦esenta- ecruit. mteer. titute. :ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Jj-i
Mustered in.
a«!.sg
Final Record.
CDbB
accredited to.
Appointed.
3'aa®
S^i9 £
Sergeants.
Keay, William H. . .
Canada
21
Dover
Oct. 21, 1861.
3y-
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. 1st Sergt. Sept. 1, '62. Wd. sev.
Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Re-
enl. and must, in Dec. 24, '63. App.
1st Lt. Dec. 25, '63. Wd. sev. July
26, '64, Petersburg, Va. App. Capt.
Co. E, Jan. 7, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65. Served in Co. B, 1st N. H. V.
P. O. address, Lynn, Mass.
Perkins, Duane F. . .
W.Springfield, Mass.
25
Barrington
" 26, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Nov. 17, '62, Ft. McHenry,
Md. P. 0. address, Springfield, Mass.
Whittier, Osgood T. . .
Readfield, Me.
32
Dover
" 16, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Sept. 26, '62, New Berne,
N. C. P. 0. address, Dover, N. H.
Corporals.
Cook, Alden B. . . .
New Gloucester, Me.
29
Barrington
" 15, "
tt
V.
App. Sergt. Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull
Run, Va. Disch. disab. Feb. 20, '63,
David's Island, N. Y. Harbor.
Jones, Samuel J. . . .
Lee
26
Durham
19, "
tf
tt tt tt
V.
App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
2, '64. App. 1st Sergt. Apr. 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. 0. ad
dress, Durham, N. H.
Langley, John F. . . .
Durham
18
Durham
t. n> .>
tt
V.
Died dis. Mch. 8, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
App. Serg. Sept. 1, '62. Died dis. Aug.
28, '63, Durham, N. H.
Pinkham, Alphonso . .
Durham
23
Durham
tt ft tt
tt
tt k tt
V.
Rhodes, William . . .

New York

18

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Oct. 21, 1861.

3y.

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

Reduced to ranks Feb. 11, '62. Des.
Oct. 8, '62, Newport News, Va.

Sargent, Zebediah . .

Plaistow

41

Rochester

" 22, "

tt

tf tt tf

v.

Disch. disab. May 16, '63, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Rochester, N. H.

y.

Tucker, James F. . . .
Boston, Mass.
26
Rochester
tt ff tt
tt
tt If tt
' V.
Re-enl. and must, into Co. D as Pvt.
Dec. 25, '63. Wd. May 18, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va. Died wds, May 22, '64.
Varney, James K. . .
Newington
22
Rochester
Nov. 9, "
ft
tt tt tf
V.
Tr. to I. C. July 1, '63; assigned to Co.
C, 10th Regt. I. C. Disch. disab. Apr.
10. '64, New York city.
Musicians.
Hanscom, George W. .
Dover
18
Durham
Oct. 16, "
ft
tt ff tt
V.
Must, out Nov. 27, '64.
Wyman, Charles C . .
Manchester
15
Laconia
Jan. 16, 1864.
tt
Jan. 16, 1864.
V.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Provincetown, Mass.
Wagoner.
Stevens, Samuel . . .
Durham
23
Durham
Oct. 16, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Must. out. Nov. 27, '64. Died Feb. 1,
'66, Durham, N. H.
Privates.
Abbott, Philbrick R. .
Tuftonborough
45
Dover
Nov. 5, 1861.
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. Apr. 21, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Des. Dec. 8, '61. Apprehended June
Allen, Joseph 0. . . .
Lyman
39
New York
" 20, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
12, '63. Sentenced by G. C. M. to
•
make good time lost by desertion.
Returned to duty July 28, '64. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Alberte, Charles . . .
Italy
28
Meredith
Dec. 31, 1863.
tt
Dec. 31, 1863.
V.
Des. July 12, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Adams, Charles . . .
St. Stephens, N. B.
23
Marlow
Jan. 4, 1864.
"
Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Disch. May 12, '65, Concord, N. H.
Armstrong, George W. .
New Hampshire
27
Richmond
ft tt tf
tt
tt ff tt
V.
Des. Feb. 5, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Ayrald, Joseph . . .
France
33
Campton
tt ft ff
tt
tt tt ft
V.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Anderson, John . . .
England
22
Carroll
5, "
it
5, "
V.
Des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Anderson, Henry . . .
Connecticut
20
Wilmot
June 3, "
tt
June 3, "
s.
Des. July 11, '64, Camp Distribution,
Va.
Wd. July 5, '64, Petersburg, Va. Disch.
Adams, Patrick . . .
Ireland
27
Henniker
" . 8, "
tt
" 8, "
s.
disab. June 12, '65.
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Privates.
Ahern, Martin ....
Ireland
30
Keene
Aug.
31, 1864.
3 y-
Aug. 31, 1864.
V.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
18
Rye
Oct.
19, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Entered Seminary G. H., Georgetown,
D. C, Dec. 30, '61. Sent to regt. Jan.
2, '62. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Bedell, James ....
So. Berwick, Me.
23
So. Berwick, Me.
Oct.
23, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 1, '64. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Berry, James ....
Portsmouth
40
Portsmouth
Nov.
21, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 31, '63. Capd.
Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Died Feb. 12, '65, Salisbury,
N. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Ad
mitted to Bellevue (Civil) Hospital,
Bolo, John W. . . . .
Middleton
27
Dover
tt
5, "
ft
tt tt tt
V.
N. Y. city, Sept. 5, '62. Furloughed
Dec. 31, '62. N. f. r. A. G. 0.
Butler, Joseph G. . .
So. Berwick, Me.
28
So. Berwick, Me.
tt
16, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Dull Run, Va.
Bickford, Winfield S, .
Sanbornton
20
Rochester
Oct.
28, »
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. March 12, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Disch disab. March 22, '62, Roanoke
Bickford, J. Frank . .
Rochester
25
Rochester
tt
26, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Island, N. C.
Brown, Leonard . . .
Barrington
37
Barrington
tt
29, "
tf
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Apr. 10, '63, Washing
ton, D. C.
Bodwell, John A, . . .
Shapleigh, Me.
38
Dover
Dec.
6, "
tf
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Va.
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accredited to.
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Privates.
Boyle, William ....
Ireland
30
Northumberland
Dec.
23, 1863.
By.
Dec.
23, 1863.
V.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Tr. from
Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Burke, Thomas . . .
Ireland
22
Meredith
Aug.
24, 1864.
a
Aug.
24, 1864.
s.
Church, Va. Exchanged. Tr. from
Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Disch. June 21, '65, Baltimore, Md.
Boxall, Thomas . . .
England
20
Marlborough
July
29, "
a
July
29, "
s.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Canney, Edward . . .
Tuftonborough
43
Rochester
Oct.
26, 1861.
'*
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Craig, Richard ....
Louisville, Ky.
28
Louisville, Ky.
tt
28, "
a
tt tt
V.
App. Corp. Feb. 11, '62. Re-enl. and
must, in as Pvt. from Cornish Feb.
1, '64. Disch. July 22, '65, Concord,
N. H.
Cook, Moses ....
Milton
25
Centre Harbor
Dec.
7, "
a
Dec.
1, "
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. May 15, '63, Concord, N. H.
Chipman, Edward S.
Barre, Mass.
37
tt
13, "
a
tt
13, "
V.
Disch. disab. Aug. 9, '62, Ft. Monroe,
Va.
Des. Jan. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Christopher, John . .
Germany
25
Piermont
Nov.
23, 1863.
a
Nov.
23, 1863.
s.
Clark, William . . .
England
26
Warren
Jan.
5, 1864.
((
Jan.
5, 1864.
V.
Des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Collins, James ....
England
21
Unity
"
(4 ((
tt
u
tt tt
V.
Des Feb. 2, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Carr, George ....
New York
21
Piermont
July
7, "
((
July
7, "
s.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Carter, John ....

Canada

27

Piermont

July 5, 1864.

8y.

July 5, 1864.

s.

Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Cashman, William . .

Ireland

23

Marlow

Jan. 4, "

it

Jan. 4, "

V.

Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; June
19, '64; July 21, '64, Petersburg, Va.
App. Sergt. Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Released Feb.
28, '65. Disch. June 17, '65, Annap
olis, Md.

Cummings, George . .

Canada

19

Lancaster

Dec. 23, 1863.

((

Dec. 23, 1863.

V.

Capd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Released. Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H.
V., June 1, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65. Served in Co. A, 17th N. H. V.
P. 0. address, Northumberland, N. H.

Clark, Portus B. . . .

Glover, Vt.

21

Danbury

Sept. 16, 1864.

tt

Sept. 16, 1864.

V.

Sent to 12th N. H. V. by error. Served
with 12th N. H. V. from Oct. 11, '64,

to Feb. 8, '65. Not taken up on rolls.
Joined 9th N. H. V. March 24, '65.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Northfield, Mass.
Demary, James L., Jr. .
Troy
31
Fitzwilliam
Oct. 1, 1861.
u
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Tr. to Co. F Dec. 1, '61. Disch. disab.
Jan. 22, '63, Baltimore, Md.
Demore, Anthony . .
Keene
18
Keene
Sept. 30, "
Lt
(t (t tt
V.
Tr. to Co. F Dec. 1, '61. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. KiUed Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Downs, Stephen . . .
Milton
44
Milton
Nov. 5, "
tt
tt tl tt
V.
Died dis. May 20, '62, New York city.
Downing, Havilah F. .
Farmington
38
Portsmouth
" 10, "
it
tt tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Drew, Martin V. . . .
Wakefield
28
Dover
" 5, "
(t
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Jan. 31, '63, Washington,
D. C. Served in Co. D, 2d N. H. V.
P. O. address, Dover, N. H.
Drew, Andrew T. . . .
Dover
25
Dover
Oct. 30, "
"
tt tt tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Killed
May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Drew, Jacob J. . . .
Dover
21
Dover
Feb. 11, 1864.
u
Feb. 11, 1864.
V.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. App. Corp. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
adress, Kittery Point, Me.
COMPANY H, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

A

A
cry
Enlisted,
* ;
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c_£
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aA
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Privates.
Davis, Alfred E. . . .
Durham
18
Durham
Nov. 20, 1861.
8y.
Nov. 28, 1861.
v.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 24, '63. Des.
Aug. 19, '64, near Weldon Railroad,
Va. Apprehended Dec. 8, '64. Sen
tenced by G. C. M. to be hanged.
Sentence disapproved. Ordered to
be released and returned to duty.
Sent to "Soldiers' Rest" Julyl, '65,
to await promulgation of sentence.
N. f. r. A. G. 0.
Davis, Washington . ,
Lee
21
Lee
Oct. 23, "
tt
U tt it
v.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 31, '63. Wd.
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania,Va. Killed
June 25, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Davis, Henry H. . . .
Kingston
18
Farmington
Nov. 29, "
""
" 29, "
V.
Died dis. Jan. 15, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Ireland
29
Grafton
Dec. 30, 1863,
tt
Dec. 30, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky,. .
Durgin, Percy G. . , ,
Manchester
18
Tamworth
Jan. 4, 1864.
; t
Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Died wds. Sept. 19,
'64, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y.
Daley, Morris ....
Canada
18
Stark
June 7, "
"
June 7, "
s.
Des. June 29, '64, Petersburg, Va.-
Deerin, Peter ....
Ireland
28
Northumberland
Dec. 23, 1863.
"
Dec. 23, 1863.
V.
Wd. and capd. May, '64, Spottsylvania,
alias Peter Dunn.
Va. Exch. Tr. from Co. H, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. to date
July 17, '65. P. O. address, Lancas
ter, N. H.
Ellison, George W. . .
Durham
19
New Market
Dec. 7, 1861.
ti
7, 1861.
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
English, James
Emery, George W.
Farnum, John M. .
Fremont, Oliver .
Frost, Caleb S. . .

French, Charles H.

Fountain, Joseph .
Forrest, John . .
Frate, Carlo . . .

Fortner, Eugene .
Gibson, Israel G. .
Gilman, Charles H.
Greenleaf, Albert F.
Grover, John H. L.
Goodwin, James .
Goodwin, Edwin A.

Manchester, Eng.
South Berwick, Me.
Chester
Elliot, Me.
Farmington
St. Neots, Eng.
EnglandItaly Germany
Fitchburg, Mass.
Sandwich
Newburyport, Mass.
Durham
Wells, Me.
South Berwick, Me.

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Farmington

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Langdon Tamworth
Rochester
Dover RochesterBerwick, Me.

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12,

1863.

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21,

1864.

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15,

1861.

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2,

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27,

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Jan. 21, 1864.
Nov. 28, 1861.
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Jan. 5, 1864.
June 18, "
Jan. 26, "

Nov. 28, 1861.

Wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Tr.
from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. sev. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania,
Va. Tr. from Co. H, 11th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Sept. 30, '62. Died dis.
Dec. 9, '62, N. Y. city.
See Oliver Leathers.
Re-enl. and must, in from Kittery, Me.,
Jan. 1, '64. Wd. May 12, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va. Killed July 30, '64,
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Taken on writ of habeas corpus and
disch. Dec. 24, '61, Concord, N. H.,
by order of supreme court.
Disch. disab. Nov. 9, '63, Camp Nelson,
Ky. P. O. address, Great Falls, N. H.
Des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Disch. June 9, '65, Washington, D. C.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released May 12, '65.
Tr. from Co. H, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. to Co. F Dec. 1, '61. Wd. Sept. 1,
'62, Chantilly, Va. Disch. disab.
Nov. 30, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Must, in by fraud, not being 15 years
of age. Disch. Dec. 24, '61.
Disch. disab. Jan. 14, '63, Philadelphia,
Disch. disab. Dec. 23, '61, Providence,
R. I.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Died dis. Aug. 20, '63, on board hospital
boat on Ohio river.

COMPANY H, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

rP o

esenta- 3cruit. .nteer. titute. ted.
Namb.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
pi
Mustered in.
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
44.2
CD <oP 3^
CD60
1 33 1 l 1.
Privates.
Garroty, John ....
Ireland
28
Keene
Dec.
11, 1861.
By.
Dec.
11, 1861.
V.
Re-enl. and must, in from Hinsdale
Jan. 16, '64. Must, out July 17, '65.
Graves, Ezra C. . . .
Groton, Mass.
37
Jaffrey
tc
13, "
tt
tt
13, "
V.
Killed Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md.
Ginter, John ....
Germany
26
Lyme
tt
5, 1863.
tt
tt
5, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 10, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Gillingham, Edward
New Jersey
23
Lancaster
Jan.
2, 1864.
"
Jan.
2, 1864.
V.
Des. Feb. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Golden, James. . . .
New York
30
Ossipee
tt
4, "
tt
tt
4, »
V.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.; June
3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Green, John ....
England
21
New Durham
tt
tt tt
tt
tt
tt 'tt
V.
Des. Jan. 19, '64, Covington, Ky.
Green, William . . .
England
24
Stewartstown
tt
5, »
It
tt
5, "
V.
Des. Feb. 20, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Gooley, Frank ....
Canada
21
Stoddard
May
31, "
tt
May
81, "
s.
Wd. July 24, '64, Petersburg, Va. Des.
Aug. 27, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Gove, Edward A. . . .
Lynn, Mass.
20
Seabrook
Feb.
6, 1865.
i y-
Feb.
6,1865.
V.
Disch. May 6, '65, Galloup's Island,
B. H., Mass. P. O. ad., Seabrook, N. H.
Granville, Francis . .
Ireland
20
Winchester
July
12, 1864.
3 y-
July
12, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. H., 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Gonzon, Alphonzo . .
Canada
21
Haverhill
t<
27, "
tt
tt
27, "
s.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
alias Alphoun Degroo.
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Hammond, Pierpont
So. Berwick, Me.
37
Portsmouth
Oct.
27, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab. (result of injuries) Mch.
21, '62, Roanoke Island, N. C. Served
in Co. G, 10th N. H. V.
Heard, Samuel . . .
Dublin
36
Swanzey
Dec.
17, "
tt
Dec.
17, "
V.
Disch. Nov. 24, '62, New York city.
Died Aug. 8, '64, Swanzey, N. H.
Served in Co. G, 1st N. H. V.
Hanson, Olaf ....
Norway
21
Acworth
tt
5, 1863.
tt
tt
5, 1863.
V.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Hanson, William E. . .

Dover

25

Dover

Nov.

21, 1861.

By.

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Re-enl. and. must, in Dec. 28, '63.
Wd. June 19, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Died wds. June 26, '64, Washington,
D. C. Served in Co. B, 1st N. H. V.

Hayes, Charles W. H. .

Durham

25

Durham

"

14, "

tk

tt tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. March 5, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.

Hersom, Oliver, Jr. . .

Lebanon, Me.

30

Dover

Oct.

19, "

tf

tf tt tt

V.

Des. June 9, '63, Philadelphia, Pa.

Horney, Henry . . .

Farmington

28

Rochester

Sept.

27, "

tt tt ti

V.

Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Died
dis. Jan. 28, '64, Schenectady, N. Y.
Disch. June 27, '65, Philadelphia, Pa.

Howe, Rufus . . . .

Vermont

18

Wentworth

Jan.

4, 1864.

tt

Jan. 4, 1864.

V.

Hernandes, Antoine . .

Spain

25

Sanbornton

tt

(( ((

**

tt tt tt

V.

Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Harbeck, John ....

Rochester, N. Y.

26

Sanbornton

tt

tf ti

**

tt tt th

V.

Des. Jan. 19, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.

Harris, John ....

Ireland

23

Holderness

"

5, "

**

5, "

V.

Died dis. July 4, '64, Willet's Point,
N. Y.

Canada

30

Sunapee

June

8, "

tt

June 8, "

V.

Wd. June 26, '64. Des. Sept. 30, '64,
while on furlough from hospital.

Hayes, Augustus . . .

Somersworth

26

Rochester

Aug.

2, "

tt

Aug. 2, "

V.

Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Hanlan, James ....

Canada

21

Canterbury

Dec.

19, 1863.

tt

Dec. 19, 1863.

App. Corp. Tr. from Co. H, 11th N. H.
V., June 1, '65. App. Sergt. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Herner, August . . .

Prussia

31

Greenfield

Sept.

2, "

4*

Sept. 2, "

s.

Tr. from Co. H. 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Kane, Dennis ....

Ireland

38

Portsmouth

Nov.

1, 1861.

ft

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Disch. disab. Jan. 29, '63, Philadelphia,
Pa.

Kennison, James G. . .

Brownville, Me.

28

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Oct.

26, "

ff

tt tt tt

V.

Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
App. Sergt. Wd. July 30, '64, Mine
Explosion, Petersburg, Va. ; Oct. 1,
'64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.
Must, out Nov. 27, '64.

Kimball, Israel . . .

Kennebunk, Me.

44

Kennebunk, Me.

Nov.

16, "

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. Dee. 17, '62, Washington,
D. C.
App. Q. M. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Disch.

Kimball, Alvah M. . .

Bradford, Mass.

32

Rochester

tt

15, "

ft

tt t* tt

V.

to accept promotion Oct. 3, '62, Pleas
ant Valley, Md. Served in Co. I,
15th N. H. V.
COMPANY H,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
rP o
A
•esenta- jcruit. .nteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
CDho
<
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
. "
R co
O 4J
CDrP ag
LP
Mustered in.
« - S3 <a<n
PnPqrHjS CS
<D „, O rt U
"fJTf',
Final Record.
Privates.
Kimball, Jeremiah B. .
Middleton
41
Rochester
Oct. 22, 1861.
By-
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Oct. 24, '62, Portsmouth
Grove, R. I.
Knott, Thomas . . .
Dover
23
Dover
Dec. 10, "
tt
Dec. 10, "
v.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. App.
Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 31,
'63. Must, out July 17, '65.
Kelley, John ....
England
24
Raymond
" 31, 1863.
tt
" 31, 1863.
v.
Des. Feb. 4, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Kearney, Thomas . .
Ireland
25
Swanzey
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan. 4, 1864.
V.
Des. Apr. 22, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Kendall, Duffle . . .
Canada
27
Claremont -
June 2, "
tt
June 2, "
s.
Wd. July 14, '64, Petersburg, Va. Des.
Dec. 31, '64, Fairfax Seminary G. H.,
Va.
Tr. to Co. A, 9th I. C, Mch. 15, '64; to
Leach, William H. . .
Moultonborough
22'
Centre Harbor
Nov. 11, 1861.
a
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Co. D. Disch. Dec. 2, '65, Washing
ton, D. C.
Des. Apr. 24, '64, en route from An
Lewis, George ....
Vermont
27
Whitefleld
Dec. 30, 1863.
»
Dec. 30, 1863.
V.
napolis, Md., to Washington, D. C.
Leono, Roselono . . .
Italy
24
Enfield
May 24, 1864.
tt
May 24, 1864.
s.
Des. Returned Mch. 27, '65, under
President's Proclamation. Must.
Lemay, Louis ....
Canada
22
Bethlehem
" 30, "
tt
" 30, "
s.
out July 17, '65.
Wd. sev. Disch. disab. Dec. 4, '64,
Leathers, Oliver . . .
alias Oliver Fremont
Barrington
22
Barrington
Nov. 16, 1861.
••
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Washington, D. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Died
wds. Oct. 9, '62, Georgetown, D. C.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June
Levire, Joseph ....
Canada
21
Keene
July 1, 1864.
"
July 1, 1864.
s.
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Lindsey, Albert
Lucas, Harvey H. .
McCarty, Andrew .

Mix, Joseph H.
Munsey, Eben

McKenna, James .
McKone, James
McSorley, Patrick

McCarter, Isaac F.
Moltron, Samuel
McDonald, George
Myers, Andrew .
Morrill, James
McDonald, Charles
Morgan, John .
Marich, Giovanni
Maihoefer, Jacob
Miller, Joseph .

CanadaLancaster

Catharine, N. Y.
Pittsfield

Ireland
IrelandIreland

London, Eng.
Denmark
ScotlandNew York
New York
Scotland
St. Mary's, Pa.
Austria
Germany
Canada

Jefferson
Lancaster Portsmouth

BarringtonMadbury

Dover
DoverDover

Plymouth
Landaff Plymouth
Roxbury Wentworth
RichmondGilford
CamptonWakefield
Chichester

Dec. 19, 1863.
' 23, "
Nov. 2, 1861.

" 16, "
Oct. 19, "

Dec. 10, "
tt tt tt

11, »

June 28, 1862.
Dec. 4, 1S63.
ft gQ it
Jan. 2, 1864.
tt 4; tt

5 "
Dec. 22, 1863.
June 9, 1864.

3y.

Dec. 19, 1863.
" 23, "
Nov. 28, 1861.
Lt tt *fc
Lt tt tt
Dec. 10, "
tt tt tt
" 11, "

July 7, 1862.
Dec. 4, 1863.
tt go tt
Jan. 2, 1864.
4, "

Dec. 22, 1863.
June 9, "

v. v.

Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. disab. July 6, '65, near
Alexandria, Va.
Wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Tr.
from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Served
in Co. A, 17th N. H. V. P. O. ad.,
Canaan, Vt.
M. o. roll dated Nov. 27, '64, reports
absent sick since Sept. 17, '62. N. f.
r. A. G. O.
KiUed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Tr. to Co. B, 20th V. R. C. Disch.
Nov. 28, '64, Pt. Lookout, Md. Tm.
ex. P. O. ad., So. New Market,
N. H.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
KiUed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 18, '62. Des. Mch.
27, '63. Voluntarily returned to duty
to make good time lost by des. Mch.
10, '64. Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Released.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. March 2, '63, Concord, N. H.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Feb. 21, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. March 22, '64, Baltimore, Md.
Died dis. May 27, '64, Washington,
D.C.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Feb. 28, ,'64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. April 20, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Tr. from Co. H, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. July 10, '64, near Petersburg, Va.

COMPANY H, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
McGarvey, Edward

Nealand, James

Neddo, James .
O'Connor, James
Perrott, Robert

Pinkham, John H.

Palmer, Benjamin E.

•Birthplace.

Ireland

Ireland

Canada
IrelandIreland

Dover

Warner

29

25

18

40

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

Mustered in.

CD °
CD

SStJrJ.rt CD
5£-tf>(¦>¦

Final Record.

Gilford

Gonic

ConcordJackson

North Hampton

Dover

Barrington

May 18, 1864.

3 y.

Oct. 22, 1861.

June 3, 1864.
Jan. 4, "

tt tt

Oct. 25, 1861.

tt

tt 21) tt

(t

" 17, "

tt

May 18, 1864.

Nov. 28, 1861,

June 3, 1864.
Jan. 4, "
Nov. 28, 1861,

tt tt tt

tt tt tt

Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from Gen. Hosp.r-
Beverly, N. J., to White Hall, Pa.,
May 12, '65. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Tr. to Co. K., 2d I. C, Jan. 15, '64.
Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Lexington, Ky.
Tm. ex. P. O. ad., Rochester, N. H.
Killed July 6, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Oct. 13, '64, near Pegram
House, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from Portsmouth,
Dec. 31, '63. App. Corp. Disch. todate
July 17, '65. P. O. ad., National Sol
diers' Home, Leavenworth Co., Kan.
App. Corp. Sept. 1, '62; Sergt. Mch. 1,
'63. Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 24,
'63. App. 1st Sergt. Mch. 1, '64; 1st
Lt. Mch. 5, '65; Capt. Co. F June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Died
Mch. 31, '88, Haverhill, Mass.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 31, '63. App.
Corp. Capd. October 1, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Died dis. Nov,
2, '64, Salisbury, N. C,

Palmer, Asa D.

Patterson, Charles

Peters, John .
Pratt, Alfred C.

Rowe, Samuel C.
Rand, Bickford L.
Rand, Irving W.

Reddin, William H.
Ricker, William H.
Ricker, Hiram W.
Rowe, Henry . .
Rogers, Charles E.
Sandow, James

Shepard, Nelson
Sides, Samuel S.

Durham

Canada

CanadaHebron, Me.

Portsmouth

MaineSo. Berwick, Me.
Wilton
England Jefferson
London, Eng.

Gardiner, Me.
Portsmouth

18 Durham

20

Rochester

Walpole Jefferson

Rochester PortsmouthRye

PortsmouthSo. Berwick, Me.
Milton
Landaff LancasterGonic

Barrington Portsmouth

Dec. 7, 1861. 3 y. Dec. 7, 1861

May 18, 1864.

June 1, "
Dec. 19, 1863.

Nov. 11, 1861.
Oct. 17, "
tt 21 tt

Nov. 15, "
Oct. 18, "
ft g^ t.
June 8,' 1864.
Dec. 23, 1863,
Oct. 22, 1861.

Dec. 8,
Oct. 27,

May

18,

1864.

JuneDec.

1,
19,

t f
1863.

Nov.

28,

1861.

tt

tt

tt
tt

t.
it

titt

cttt

tt

tt

tt

JuneDec.

8,
23,

1864. 1863.

Nov.

28,

1861.

tt

tt

tt

tt

tt

tf

V. V. s.
v.

App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
28, '63. Wd. May 26, '64, North Anna
River. Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Died dis. and
starvation Dec. 27, '64, Salisbury ,N. C.
Des. June 27, '64, near Washington,
D. C, en route to regt. Apprehend
ed. Assigned to Co. C. Des. Sept.
26, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Served
in Co. A, 17th N. H. V. P. O. ad.,
Jefferson, N. H.
Wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Des.
Nov. 15, '62, N. Y. city.
Died dis. Aug. 26, '62, Alexandria, Va.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
31, '63. App. Sergt. Wd. July 30,
'64, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Died wds. Aug. 2, '64, near Peters
burg, Va.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Disch.
disab. June 27, '63,- Washington, D. C.
Des. Aug. 10, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Disch. disab. Feb. 6, '63, Concord, N. H.
Des. July 15, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Re-enl. and must, in from Rochester
Jan. 4, '64. App. Corp. July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. address,
Hyde Park, Mass.
Died dis. , Apr. 10, '62, Philadelphia, Pa.
App. Corp. Apr. 11, '62. Re-enl. and
must, in from Stratford as Pvt. Jan.
21, '64. Must, out July 17, '65.

COMPANY H,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Con

Hnued.

Residence
Enlisted,
rP o
si
-esenta- scruit. inteer. ititute. ted.
¦
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
= r5 r W4H
PHR--C.fi C3
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
*H 03
Sgp-ia
CD60
il
1 3 1 1 1
<
H
£
Privates.
Smith, Samuel E. . .
So. Andover, Mass.
30
Durham
Nov. 2, 1861.
3 y-
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
App. Wagoner. Re-enl. and must, in
Jan. 2, '64. Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar
Springs. Church, Va. Released. Died
dis. April 15, '65, Durham, N. H.
Starbird, James W. . .
Durham
31
Durham
Oct. 30, "
tt
tt It
V.
Disch. disab. Nov. 27, '62, Washington,
D. C.
Disch. disab. March 3, '62, Roanoke
Stevenson, Alfred . .
Barrington
23
Barrington
tt gl, "
tt
tt tt
V.
Island, N. C.
Simonds, Joseph . . .
Warner
28
Springfield
Dec. 12, "
Dec.
12, "
V.
Disch. disab. Jan. 19, '63, Washington,
D. C. P. O. address, Saxton's River,
Smith, William . . .
Ireland
22
Charlestown
Jan. 4, 1864.
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
Vt.
Des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Sposer, John ....
Italy
25
Campton
" 5, "
tt
5, "
V.
Wd. June 8, '64, Cold Harbor, Va. Died
wds., June 22, '64, Washington, D. C.
Schizo, Niccolo . . .
Italy
20
Alstead
May 24, "
May
24, "
s.
Capd. Released. Disch. June 19, '65,
Concord, N. H.
St. Peters, Francis . .
Canada
19
Columbia
June 7, "
June
7, "
s.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. July 15, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Smith, Charles H. . .
Canada
18
Northumberland
10, "
tt
10, "
s.
Sherwood, William . .
England
19
Keene
July 14, "
July
14, "
s.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Sullivan, Thomas C.
Ireland
38
Northumberland
Dec. 23, 1863.
tt
Dec.
23, 1863.
V.
Wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Tr.
from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65,
Disch. disab., July 6, '65, near Alex
andria, Va. P. O. ad. , Groveton, N. H.
Schealala, John .
Smith, Peter . .
Tripp, WiUiam. F.
Toolberg, Peter .
Tirrell, Mark . .
Tilson, William .
Taylor, Alfred . .

Ure, Daniel . . .
Varney, John H. .
VaUey, Franklin ;
Varney, George W.
Walker, James F.

Whitcomb, Lucius .
Whittemore, Jotham

Germany

PortsmouthSwedenSomerset Co., Md.
Massachusetts
England

Lawrence, Mass.
Milton
DoverDoverBarrington

Swanzey
Keene

DempsterDeerfield
PortsmouthAcworthFrances town
Bennington
Northwood NottinghamMilton
New Market
Dover
Durham

Fitzwilliam Winchester

Aug. 24, 1864,
Dec. 21, 1863,
Nov. 11, 1861.
Dec. 5, 1863.
30 "
June 4, 1864.
Dec. 12, 1863.
Aug. 17, 1864.
Nov. 4, 1861.
Dec. 7, "
ft tf tt
Oct. 18, "

Nov. 23, "
4, "

3y

Aug. 24, 1864.

s.

Dec. 21, 1863.

V.

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Dec. 5, 1863.
it go tt
June 4, 1864.
Dec. 12, 1863.

V.V. s.
V.

Aug. 17, 1864.

V.

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Dec. 7, "

V.

Dec. 12, "

V.

Nov. 28, "

V.

tt tt tt

V.

tt tt tt

V.

Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. H, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd-. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Died wds., Jan. 1,'63, Wash'ton, D. C.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. March 23, '64, Baltimore, Md.
Des. July 3, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
App. Corp. Feb. 1, '65; Sergt. April 1,
'65. Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V, June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
App. Com. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61; 2d Lt.
Co. K, Feb. 1, '63; 1st Lt. Co. C, Feb.
1, '64. Disch. Jan. 5, '65. P. O. ad
dress, HaverhiU, Mass.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 11, '63. Louisville, Ky.
P. O. ad., Brockton, Mass.
Disch. disab. Dec. 12, '62, Philadelphia,
Pa.
App. Corp. March 17, '62. Mis. Aug.
29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd. from mis.
Dec. 18, '62. App. Sergt. Re-enl.
and must, in Dec. 28, '63. Wd. June
3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va. App.
2d Lt. Co, B, June 1, '65. Not must.
Tr. to 4th Co., 2d Battl., V.R.C. Disch.
as Sergt. Sept, 16, '65, New York city.
Tr. to Co. F, Dec. 1, '61. KiUed, Aug.
29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Tr. to Co. F, Dec. 1, '61. Disch. disab.
March 2, '63, Washington, D. C. Died
April 13, '63.

COMPANY H, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Residence

Enlisted,

rP o
A t .
CD 42

esenta- ecruit. mteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
MQ> P CO 44
*n m W rt M
Final Record.
CDbjD
<
accredited to.
Appointed.
1-tto CDrP
ag
1-5 1 1 1
hV
Privates.
Willard, Levi ....
Dublin
19
Dubhn
Dec. 3, 1861.
3 y.
Dec.
14, 1861.
V.
Killed, Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Willey, Jonas M. . . .
Durham
28
Durham
Oct. 19, "
tt
Nov.
28, "
V.
Disch. disab. Oct. 13, '62, New York
Harbor. Died Oct. 19, '62, Groton,
Conn.
Wilson, Henry . . .
Nottingham
42
Nottingham
Nov. 8, "
tt
tt
it ft
V.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.
Wilson, George . . .
England
38
Swanzey
Sept. 25, "
tt
tt
tt ft
V.
Tr. to Co. F, Dec. 1, '61. Disch. disab.
Aug. 7, '62, New Berne, N. C.
Willson, William . . .
England
31
Portsmouth
Nov. 22, "
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Aug. 21, '63, Hampton, Va.
Wilson, Charles W. . .
Fitzwilliam
18
Fitzwilliam
Dec. 10, "
Dec.
10, "
V.
Des. Jan. 21, '63, Philadelphia, Pa. P.
O. address, Keene, N. H.
Wilson, George H. . .
Fitzwilliam
21
Fitzwilliam
tt_ "it tt
tt
tt
tf (t
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 25, '63. KiUed
May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Wales, William . . .
Sweden
28
Richmond
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wood, Charles ....
Canada
19
Rindge
tt tt tt
tt
tt
tt tt
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wilson, John ....
New York
22
Londonderry
tt tt tt
ft
tt
tt tt
V.
Tr. to Co. B, Jan. 27, '64. Des. Feb. 3,
'65, while on furlough.
Welch, Nelson ....
Nova Scotia
20
Landaff
June 10, "
tt
June
10, "
s.
Des. July 15, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Wilkins, William H.
Concord
25
Lancaster
Feb. 16, 1865.
iy-
Feb.
16, 1865.
V.
Tr. from Co. H, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wilson, John ....
West Indies
20
Jaffrey
July 20, 1864.
By.
July
20, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V.. June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Williams, James . . .
Ireland
24
Laconia
Jan. 21, "
tt
Jan.
21, "
V.
Tr. from Co. H, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Young, Nathaniel, Jr. .

Somersworth

19

Dover

Nov. 5, 1861.

3 y-

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 31, '63. Wd.
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. App.
Corp.; Sergt. Mch. 15, '65. Must.

Young, John ....

21

Keene

Dec. 10, "

tt

Dec. 10, "

V.

out July 17, '65.
Des. Aug. 10, '62, Falmouth, Va. Re
ported May 9, '65, under President's
Proclamation. Disch. May 9, '65,

Yampta, Joseph . . .

Italy

26

Enfield

May 24, 1864.

tt

May 24, 1864.

s.

Concord, N. H.
KUled Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va.

COMPANY I

, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Birthplace.

CD60
<

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

,0 O
h rt 3-
¦S.2 r-=
cd a
gcD

Mustered in.

r.
r. —
Representa tiveRecruit. hd. —
Volunteer. ..—Substitute. d.—Drafted.

Final Record.

Captain.
1st Lieutenant.
Moore, Thomas T. . .
2d Lieutenants.
Dudley, Hubbard T. .
Whitaker, Henry P. . .
1st Sergeant.
Brown, Charles J. . .
Sergeants.
Dame, James C. . . .
Griffin, Henry J. . . .

Concord Canterbury
EpsomDoverLebanon

23
42 253123 22

Concord
ConcordConcord
Epsom Concord Concord

Nov. 30, 1861.
tt tt tf
-- ., tf
Sept. 21, "
Oct. 4, "
tt tt tf

By. tttt
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Nov. 30, 1861.
tt .. tt
tt tt tt
Nov. 28, "
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V. V.V. V.
V. V.

Wd. sev. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.;
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Peters
burg, Va. Re-must, as Capt. for three
years Nov. 30, '64. App. Maj. June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad.,
Hill's Ferry, Stanislaus Co., Cal.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Resigned June 30, '62.
See Company G.
App. 2d Lt. July 1, '62; 1st. Lt. Sept.
1, '62. Disch. disab. Nov. 4, '64.
Tr. to Co. I, 17th I. C, Jan. 15, '64.
Disch. Feb. 1, '65, Ft. Delaware, Del
Tm. ex. P. 0. ad., Laconia, N. H.
Capd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va., Pa
roled Sept. '62. Exchanged Dec. '62.
App. 1st Sergt. Dec. 17, '62; 2d Lt.
Co. C Feb. 1, '64; 1st Lt. Co. G Sept.
1, '64; Capt. Jan. 11, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. Served in Co. I, 1st
N. H. V. P. 0. ad., Lynn, Mass.

Tilton, Adams K. . .

Canterbury

Weeks, John M. . . .

Epsom

Knowles, Moses B. . .
Smith, Merrick M. . .

Corporals.
Haynes, Joseph C. . .
Newton, Thomas . . .

ChichesterWest Indies

Hastings, Elijah D. . ¦

Grantham

Smith, Albert ....

Wentworth

Colcord, John G. . . .
Corcoran, Frank . . .

Wagoner.

Privates.
Ash, Edward B. . . .

Northfield

Avery, Eben ....

Canterbury

28

29

26

20

21

Canterbury
Epsom

Epsom Concord

SanborntonWentworth

Epsom

Northfield

Canterbury

Oct. 25, 1861.

By-

Sept. 16, "

tt

Nov. 14, "
Oct. 9, "

tttt

" 28, "

"

Nov. 18, "

"

Oct. 31, "

tt

Dec. 9, "

tt

tt tt tt

"

. Dec. 1, 1861.

Nov. 28,

tt tt
tt tt

30, "

" 28,

Dec. 11,

" 10,

v. v.

App. 2d Lt. Sept. 1, '62; 1st Lt. Co. G
Nov. 1, '63; Capt. July 2, '64. Killed
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va.
Disch. disab. Nov. 27, '62, Washington,
D. C. Died Mch. 1, '64, Pembroke,
N. H.
See Company C.
See Company C.

Disch. Feb. 10, '63, Philadelphia, Pa.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Died wds. Dec. 18, '62, Falmouth,
Va. Ssrved in Co. I., 1st N. H. V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Nov. 27, '62, Washington,
D. C. 6
Re-enl. and must, in from Rumney
Dec. 24, '63. App. Corp. July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. Served in Co.
F, 1st Vt. Vol. Inf.
See Company C.
See Company C.

Tr. as a Pvt. to 87th Co., 2d Battl., I. C,
Jan. 15, '64. Disch. Nov. 28, '64,
Cincinnati, O. Tm. ex.
Re-enl. and must, in from FrankUn
Dec. 19, '63. App. Corp; Sergt. July
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Milwaukee, Wis.
Tr. to Co. F, 17th I. C, Jan. 15, '64.
Disch. disab. Oct. 24, '64, Indianap-
oUs, Ind.

COMPANY I,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
A o
A
¦esenta- ecruit. mteer. titute. ted.
Namb.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
rH Q
Mustered in.
rt _a r> f«4H
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
«H EG
S tog 3.K
CDbo
ag
- L L
i. » «"B
Privates.
Aldrich, Marcus . . .
Upton, Mass.
34
Moultonborough
Dec. 30, 1863.
3y.
Dec.
30, 1863.
v.
Wd. sev. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. to 168th Co., 2d
Battl., V. R. C, Apr. 17, '65. Disch.
June 7, '65, Concord, N. H.
Anderson, Moses . . .
Cincinnati, 0.
19
Epping
" 31, "
tt
tt
31, "
v.
Des. March 24, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Anderson, Peter . . .
Holland
22
Jackson
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
Des. Sept. 10, '64, from DeCamp Gen.
Hosp., David's Island, N. Y. Harbor.
AUen, George W. . . .
New Hampshire
22
Surry
Dec. 15, 1863.
ft
Dec.
15, 1863.
V.
Wd. June 7, '64, Cold Harbor, Va.
Tr. from Co: I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Claremont, N. H.
Bangs, Lewis H. . . .
18
Hopkinton
Nov. 14, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Died wds. Jan. 9, '63, Washington,
D. C.
Died dis. Aug. 29, '63, Nicholasville,
Benton, George . . .
Bradford
21
Bradford
" 19, "
ft
tt
tt ff
V.
Stoughton, Mass.
30
Dunbarton
" 11, "
tt
»
ff tt
V.
Ky.
Disch. disab. Sept. 26, '62, Washington,
D. C.
Disch. disab. Jan. 30, '63, Washington,
D. C.
Wd. Sept. 1, '62, Chantilly, Va. Disch.
Brock, Benjamin . . .
Alexandria
39
Concord
Oct. 21, "
tt
»
tt tt
V.
Bryan, Thomas . . .
Ireland
37
Newark, N. J.
Nov. 16, "
tt
tt
ft tt
V.
disab. Feb. 10, '63, Washington, D. C.
Bugbee, Alfred F. . .
Tunbridge, Vt.
20
Northfield •
" 18, "
tt
tf
30, "
V.
Wd. accidentally. Disch. disab. Dec.
12, '62, Washington, D. C.
Burley, Oliver P. .
Buswell, WiUiam L.
Braley, George W.
Bryant, Henry W.
Badger, Con. C. .

Bradley, John . .
Barrigan, William

Bowman, Edward R.
Blake, Lewis . . .

Becker, Jacob . . .
Blake, Aaron H. . .
Bundy, Alvin A. . .
Blaisdell, John . .

Dover Canterbury
Middlesex, Vt.
New Hampshire

Westchester Co.,
N. Y.
Pennsylvania Ireland

Eastport, Me.
Poland

Germany *
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Worcester, Mass

Dover Gilmanton
NorthfieldNewmarket Gilmanton

AcworthWakefield

Tamworth Campton

HamptonSurry Keene
Kensington

Nov.

11, 1861.

3y-

it

13, "

tt

1, "

Dec.

10, "

tt

16, "

tt
5, 1863.
30, "
Jan. tt
1, 1864.
4, "
Dec.
16, 1863.
tt
15, "
tt
8, "
tt
29, "
Nov.
30, 1861.
v.
"
ff tt
v.
tt
tt tt
V.
Dec.
11, "
V.
Jan.
14, 1862.
V.
Dec. tt
5, 1863.
30, "
V.V.
Jan. tt
1, 1864.
4, "
V.V.
Dec.
16, 1863.
V.
tt
15, "
V.
(<
8, "
V.
tf
29, "
V.
Disch. disab. April 16, '64, Concord,
N. H. Died May 1, '64, Dover, N. H.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C. Served in Co. A, 11th Me. Vol-
Inf. P. O. ad., Hopkinton, N. H.
Died dis. Nov. 17, '62, Washington,
D. C.
Drowned Aug. 13, '62, foundering of
steamer " West Point," Potomac
River.
Disch. Aug. 11, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va., by reason of being employed as
contract Surgeon.
Des. Feb. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Capd. May 28, '64, Toloptomoy, Va.
Paroled Nov. 20, '64. Died dis. Nov.
26, '64, on board hosp. transport
"Baltic."
Des. Feb. 3, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. May 12, '64, and capd. May 18, '64,
Spottsylvania, Va. Escaped. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Exchanged. Tr. from
Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. July 8, '65, AnnapoUs,
Md. P. O. address, Keene, N. H.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. disab. June 30, '65, near
Alexandria, Va. P. O. address,
Washington, D. C.
Tr. from Co. I, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. address, E.
Kingston, N. H. 
COMPANY I,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

bo

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

S-Sa*

Mustered in.

r.r. —
Representa tive Eecruit. v. —
Volunteer. 8. —
Substitute. d.—Drafted.

Final Record.

Privates.
Brown, John F. . . .
Cass, Jeremiah ...
Comstock, Charles H. .
Crawford, Robert . .
Crummett, Joseph . .
Cross, Joseph G. . . .
Cochran, Charles . . .
Chesley, Charles C. . .
Cate, Aaron B. ...

Brentwood Candia
Newport Scotland Greenland
Canterbury
Washington, Vt.
Concord Holderness

18
44
44 2122
43 27 20 18
28

BrentwoodConcord
NewportEpsom ConcordWentworthPiermont Concord Holderness

Feb. 14, 1865.
Oct. 21, 1861.
tt tt tt
" 30, "
tt 17 <t
tt 4i tt
Nov. 23, "
" 18, "
Oct. 21, "
" 25, "

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tttt

Feb. 14, 1865.
Nov. 28, 1861.
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tt tt tt
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tt tt tt
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t. tt tt
Dec. 4, "
" 11, "

V.V.V.V.V.
V.V.V. V.
V.

Tr. from Co. I, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
No further record in Adj't-General's
office, Washington, D. C.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Died dis. Feb. 18, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Died dis. Dec. 14, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Died dis. June 2, '62, Concord, N. H. .
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, Annap., Md.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Dec. 3, '62, N. Y. city.
Wd. sev. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. App. Corp. June 1, '63. Re-
enl. and must, in Dec. 19, '63. Wd.
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. App. 1st Sergt. May 1, '65; 2d
Lt. Co. F, June 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. O. address;, Con
cord, N. H.
Disch. Dec. 10, '64, Washington, D. C.
Tm. ex. Died Sept. 30, '78, Washing
ton, D. C. Serv'd in Co. 1, 1st N.H. V.

Connihan, Daniel
alias Daniel Quinn,
Culverson, William
CoUins, James . .
Campbell, John .
Clark, Charles . .
Church, Edward .
Cogswell, Francis
Clough, Thomas .
Collins, Robert F.
Curley, James . .
Colburn, Eleazer .

Cram, Albert . . .
Crouch, Charles E. .
Doyle, Patrick W. .

Dimick, Edwin M. .
Drew, Charles . . .
Dinsmore, Charles M.
Dinsmore, Joseph C.

Haverhill, Mass

Marshall Co., Tenn.
Germany
Westford, Mass
Scotland CanadaNew Hampshire

Dorchester

Dublin

New Hampshire

OrfordWolfeborough
NorthfieldNorthfield

19

Portsmouth

Peterborough
FrancestownSomersworth DanburyMoultonborough
New Market

Keene Stoddard Gilsum Concord

Concord
Gilmanton
Northfield Northfield

Sept. 7, 1862.
Dec. 31, 1863.
tt tt tt
Jan. 2, 1864.

May 17, "
Dec. 22, 1863.
July 1, 1864.
June 7, "
Oct. 4, 1861.

14,
Nov. 1,
Dec. 7,

By.

Sept. 9, 1862.

v.

Dec. 31, 1863.

v.

tt tt tt

V.

Jan. 2, 1864.

V.

tt tt tt
it tt tt

V.V.

May 17, "

s.

Dec. 22, 1863.

V.

July 1, 1864.

d.

June 7, "

d.

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

tf tt tf

V.

tt tt tt

V.

Dec. 11, "

V.

tt tt tt

V.

Killed Jan. 16, '64, by faUing from
cars en route from Camp Nelson, Ky.
to Covington, Ky.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 21, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Disch. Aug. 21, '65, Washington, D. C.
P. O. address, Nashua, N. H.
Des. Jan. 21, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Disch. to date July 17, '65.
See Company C.
See Company C.
See James Ryan.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from Co. I, 9th N.
H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. June 10,
'65, Washington, D. C. Served in
Co. G. 1st N. H. V. P. O. address,
Dorchester, N. H.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Served
in Co. 1, 16th N. H. V. P. O. address,
Nelson, N. H.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. Tr. to 126th
Co., 2d Battl., I. C, Dec. 28, '63.
Disch. Nov. 28, '64, Cincinnati, O.
Tm. ex.
Des. Jan. 10, '62, AnnapoUs, Md.
Died dis. Feb. 22, '63, Washington,
D. C.
Died dis. Oct. 7, '63, Russellville, Ky.
Disch. disab. Oct. 18, '62, Washington,
D. C.

COMPANY I, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
Dinwiddie, James
Drew, Edward . . .
Duesbury, William .
Dickerman, Samuel R.
Edmunds, Andrew J.
Emory, John N. . .
Eaton, William A. .
ElUs, John E. . . .

Estey, Lyman E.

Fagan, William

Birthplace.

Harrison Co., O.
Middletown, Pa.
Allenstown

Concord
Sandwich KeeneSulUvan
Ireland

Residence or Place
accredited to.

PeterboroughSalemSanbornton

Concord
Sandwich Keene KeeneConcord

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

al

Nov. 31, 1863.
Jan. 2, 1864,
4, "

Oct. 4, 1861

Dec. 15, 1863.

29, "

Oct. 24, 1861.

Mustered in.

« 6
CD CJ
£ CU
P.P3
Ii

d-r CD
¦3d,* 5 »"<s

•ti'

Dec. Jan.

31, 2,

1863.1864.

tt

4,

ft

Nov.

28,

1861.

tt

It

tt

Dec.

15,

1863.

tt

29,

tt

Nov.

28,

1861.

Final Record.

Des. April 3, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Mis. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. N. f . r.
A. G. O.
Wd. July 17, '64, Petersburg, Va. App.
Corp.. July 1,'65. Must, out July 17,'65.
See Company G.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Died dis. Oct. 22, '62, Pt. Lookout, Md.
See Company C.
Wd. May, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Tr.
from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., Junel, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P: O. address,
Fitchburg, Mass.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from Co. I, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. Aug.
2, '65, Washington, D. C. P. O. ad-
dress K ftfyn f, N" H
Wd. accidentally' Sept. 1, '62, Chan
tilly, Va. Disch. disab. Feb. 11, '63,
Concord, N. H. Died Feb. 13, '81,
Concord, N. H.

Flanders, Curtis . .
Farrar, Horace P.
Flynn, Cornelius . .
Fox, John ....
Furay, Michael . .

Flynn, John . .
Grant, William T.

Gough, John . . .
Gould, Solon . . .
Gale, Lewis J. . .
Getchell, Sebastian S.

Gleason, William T,
Gove, Alvin A.
Gilman, Daniel F.
Gage, William H.

Warner GilmantonIrelandLimerick, Ireland
Ireland

New Hampshire
Epsom

England HopkintonGilmanton
Winslow, Me.

Concord
Seabrook Wolfeborough Concord

26 Fisherville
I
19 Gilmanton
22 Lyme
35 Portsmouth
41 Conway

Oct.
Nov. Deo. Jan.

Henniker
Epsom

ConcordConcord Gilmanton
Wentworth

Concord
SeabrookExeter Mason

9, 1861.
2, "
4, 1863.
1, 1864.

3y-

May 31, "
Oct. 21, 1861.

5, "
4, "
Nov. 14, "
18, "

Oct. 25, "
Dec. 6, "
Feb. 29, 1864
Mch. 31, "

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

" 30, "

v.

Dec. 4, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
" 6, "

V.V.
V.

May 31, "
Nov. 28, 1861.

s.
V.

tt ft tt

V.

tt tt tt

V.

" 30, "

V.

tt tt tt

V.

tt tf tt

V.

Dec. 10, "

V.

Mch. 12, 1864.

V.

31, "

V,

KiUed April 19, '62, Camden, N. C.
Served in Co. G, 1st N. H. V.
Died dis. Mar. 12, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. April 20, '64, AnnapoUs, Md.
Wd. and capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va. Regt'l returns
for Dec. '64 reports him taken up
from mis. Dec. 30, '64, Hancock Sta
tion, Va. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Jan. 23, '63, Washington,
D. C. Served in Co. A, 1st N. H.
Cavalry. P. O. address, Epsom,
N. H.
Disch. disab. Nov. 6, '62, to date Oct.
10, '62, Washington, D. C.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Died dis. Aug. 16, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in
from Rumney Dec. 19, '63. App. 2d
Lt. Co. G Jan. 7, '64; 1st Lt. July 2,
'64. Not must. Disch. disab. as 2d
Lt. Aug. 26, '64. P. O. address,
Waterville, Me.
Re-enl. and must, in from Jaffrey Dec.
19, '63. Disch. to date July 17, '65.
P. O. address, Canterbury, N. H.
Disch. disab. Oct. 15, '62, Washington,
D. C. P. O. address, Seabrook, N. H.
Tr. to Co. F, 13th V. R. C, Mar. 8, '65.
Disch. July 29, '65, Concord, N. H.
Disch. May 6, '65, Concord, N. H.

COMPANY I, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY-^Co>i<Mraecl

Residence

Enlisted,

rP O
^-P

H'3 IH •»
W £ 0) S-Cl
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
S"
Mustered in.
Final Record.
6
bo
accredited to.
Appointed.
*H .2
.1-1
H
hV
Privates.
Hill, Howard F. . . .
21
Concord
Nov.
14, 1861.
3 y.
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. Corp. Mar. 10, '62. Died dis.
Dec. 8, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Hook, James M. . . .
Concord
23
Concord
tt
2, "
tf tt ft
V.
Disch. disab. Sept. 23, '62, Newport
News, Va. P. O. address, Hopkin-
ton, N. H.
Haynes, Hiram B. . .
Meredith
33
Epsom
Oct.
1, "
tt tf tt
V.
Died dis. Dec. 11, '62, Washington,
D. C.
Disch. disab. Sept. 11, '62, Washington,
Disch. disab. July 29, '62, Concord,
N. H.
App. Sergt., Re-enl. and must, in from
Henshaw, Francis . .
Granville, N. Y.
34
Loudon
tt
26, "
ft tt tt
V.
Hildreth, William L. .
Berkshire, Vt.
43
Concord
Nov.
18, "
tt tt tt
V.
Hall, Prescott ....
Dover
26
Upper Gilmanton
Oct.
26, "
" 30, "
V.
Canterbury Dec. 19, '63. App. 2d
Lt. July 1, '64. Disch. Dec. 5, '64.
P. O. address, Belmont, N. H.
Holbrook, George . .
Wentworth
18
Wentworth
Nov.
23, "
tt tt tt
V.
Died dis. Feb. 18, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Jan. 9, '63, Washington,
D. C.
Disch. Dec. 9, '64, to date Dec. 6, '64,
Hutchinson, Charles F.
Gilmanton
24
Gilmanton
»
14, "
tt tt tt
V.
Hill, Edwin 
19
Concord
Dec.
7, "
Dec. 11, "
V.
Petersburg, Va. Tm. ex.
Hoffman, James . . .
Germany
22
Epping
Dec.
30, 1863.
Dec. 30, 1863.
V.
Wd. May 6, 64, Wilderness, Va. Des.
June 22, '64, while on furlough from
Emory G. H., Washington, D. C.
Horner, WiUiam H. .
Haynes, Ambrose D.
Horton, WiUiam A. .

Harmon, John . . .
Hill, WiUiam . . .
Hollingshod, Michael

Howard, William . . .
Henry, William . . .

Holbrook, James T.

Heard, William W.
Hakey, Joseph . .
Harwood, Elijah O.

Hinds, Benjamin
Henrasey, John
Hall, George -.

Concord

Meredith

IrelandEngland Canada

Baltimore, Md.
Ireland

Windsor, N. S.

Lebanon CanadaVermont

Canada
Ireland Massachusetts

22 Concord

33

EpsomPortsmouth

RaymondWinchester Freedom

TuftonboroughTemple

Alton

Rochester Hancock
Wentworth

AmherstSuttonWestmoreland

Dec. 6, 1861.

Aug. 29, 1862.

Dec. 30, 1863.
ff ((

31, "
11 ti
Jan. 1, 1864

June 1, "
Sept. 3, "
Dec. 16, 1863,

Dec.

11, 1861.

v.

Jan.

14, 1862.

v.

Sept.

3, "

V.

Dec. tt

30, 1863.
tt tt

V.V.

tt

tt tt

V.

tt

31, '"
tt tt

V. V.

Jan.

1, 1864.

V.

tt

tt it

V.

tt

2, "
4, "

V.V.

June

1, "

s.

Sept.Dec.

3, "
16, 1863.

s.V.

Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 19, '63. Wd.
sev. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Disch. disab. May 12,
'65, Manchester, N H. P. O. ad.,
Concord, N. H.
Died dis. Jan. 26, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Reported died en route to Regt. Also
reported des. en route to Regt.
A. G. O. U. S. A. is unable to de
termine correct record.
Des. Feb. 8, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Feb. 3, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Wd. June 19, '64, and kiUed June 24,
'64, Petersburg, Va.
Killed May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Wd. July 6, '64, Petersburg, Va. Killed
July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Peters
burg, Va.
Des. Feb. 3, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Apprehended Feb. 6, '64. Wd. and
capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Capd. Died dis. Aug. 26, '64, Ander-
sonville, Ga.
Des. March 8, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. to 112th Co., 2d Battl., V. R. C,
March, '65. Disch. disab. June 6, '65,
Alexandria, Va.
Disch. June 5, '65, Washington, D. C.
Died Jan. 24, '71, Norwich, Vt.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. June 1, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. July 3, '65, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Elmira, N. Y.

COMPANY I,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

6

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

i-jOft a
O 43
CUP a ^
H

Mustered in.

v.r. —
Representa tive
Recruit. v. —
Volunteer. 8. —
Substitute. rf.—Drafted.

Final Record.

Privates.
Harris, Obed ....
Jefferson, Taylor . . .
Jacques, Charles . . .
Jones, Franklin . . .
Josephson, Lehman . .
Jamieson, Robert . . .
Johnson, George . . .
Knowles, Samuel F. . .
Kirby, James ....
Kemp, William . . .

ChiliLisbon
Sanbornton SalemGermany Canada
Warren Co., N. Y.
GilmantonConcord Baltimore, Md.

23304544 2623
2023 18 42

SanborntonLisbonSanborntonPortsmouthLisbonGrafton
Danbury GilmantonConcord Portsmouth

Dec. 28, 1863.
Nov. 18, 1861.
6, "
Sept. 6, 1862.
Dec. 5, 1863.
" 30 "
Aug. 3l| 1864.
Oct. 26, 1861.
Nov. 15, "
Sept. 8, 1862.

3y.

Dec. 28, 1863.
Nov. 28, 1861.
" 30, "
Sept. 9, 1862.
Dec. 5, 1863.
" 30 "
Aug. 31,' 1864.
Nov. 30, 1861.
Dec. 3, "
Sept. 9, 1862.

v. v.v.
v.v.v. v.v.
v. v.

Tr. from Co. 1, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. M. o. r. reports absent sick
since Dec. 26, '65. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. disab. Dec. 26, '64, Hancock
Station, Va.
Capd. May 9, '64, Wilderness, Va. Pa
roled Dec. 13, '64. Exch. Dec, '64.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Sept. 23, '62, Ft. Monroe,
Va.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 3, '£4. Wd.
May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. address, Cin
cinnati, O.
Disch. disab. Feb. 15, '64, Camp Nel
son, Ky.

KoUer, George W. . .

Cleveland, O.

20

Strafford

Aug.

14, 1863.

3y.

Aug.

14, 1863.

s.

Capd. May 29, '64. Paroled Nov. 19,

alias James Williamson

'64. Disch. to date July 17, '65,
P. O. .address, Lakewood, N. J.
KeUey, Patrick . . .
Ireland
24
Lyme
Dec.
4, "
tt
Dec.
4, "
v.
Des. Dec. 27, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Kerr, WilUam ....
Ireland
43
Wentworth
Jan.
4, 1864.
tt
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died dis. and starva
*
tion, Dec. 31, '64, SaUsbury, N. C.
Leighton, Charles . . .
23
Concord
Oct.
4, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Escaped from guard Nov. 26, '64, while
undergoing sentence of G. C. M.
N. f. r. A. G. O.
Lamphrey, Stephen . .
Concord
20
Concord
Dec.
7, "
"
Dec.
11, "
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 19, '63.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Lavell, James ....
England
35
Francestown
tt
30, 1863.
ft
tt
30, 1863.
v.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Lavelle, George H. . .
Hudson, N. Y.
27
Somersworth
tt
31, "
tt
t<
31, "
V.
Des. March 8, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Lee, George 
Norfolk, Canada.
38
Portsmouth
Jan.
1, 1864.
tt
Jan.
1, 1864.
V.
Des. April 20, '64, Annapolis, Md.
Lewis, Almond D. . .
Vermont
19
Wentworth
"
4, "
tt
tt
4, "
v.
Died dis. April 1, '64, Covington, Ky.
Leavitt, Earnest A. . .
Boston, Mass.
19
Columbia
Feb.
12, "
tt
Feb.
12, "
V.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Leonard, Thomas . . .
Perth, Canada
40
Sunapee
Dec.
22, 1863.
tt
Dec.
22, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Haverhill, N. H.
Low, George ....
New York
19
Haverhill
tt
tt tt
tf
tt
V.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Windsor, Vt.
Lowe, Henry ....
England
44
Haverhill
tf
tt tt
tt
tt
tt tf
V.
Wd. May 31, '64, Tolopotomoy, Va.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. disab. July 16, '65.
Marden, James W. . .
Epsom
21
Epsom
Oct.
17, 1861.
tf
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Tr. to Co. F, 13th V. R. C. Disch. Nov.
28, '64, Concord, N. H. Tm. ex.
P. O. address, Epsom, N. H.
Moulton, Colby T. . .
Farmington
40
Northfield
Nov.
18, "
tt
tt
30, "
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 19, '62. App. Corp.
Tr. to 170th Co., 2d Battl., V. R. C.
May 1, '64. Disch. disab. Sept. 14, '64,
Washington, D. C.
Muchmore, Alonzo D. .
Orford
21
Orford
tt
30, "
tf
tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. April 9, '62, AnnapoUs,
Md. P. O. address, Campton, N. H.
COMPANY I, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

ag

Mustered in.

C3 . .
Hf -rt U
d--. CD
CD d CD
ISfHH, ? s °
h CD rt
^° Is I
v s
k

ta sm
In Li

Final Record.

Privates.
Marden, George W.
Morrissey, Charles
McGuire, John. .

Manley, James . .
Muzzey, William H.

Moloney, Michael .
Mooney, William H.
McKenzie, Angus .
Martin, WiUiam .
McKay, Thomas .

New York
Ireland

Gibson, Ind.
Niagara N. Y.

Ireland

KeeneNova Scotia
Pennsylvania England

Concord
LisbonPiermont

Hill
Epping

New Durham
Alton
Moultonborough
Winchester Unity

Sept. 26, 1861.
Dec. 4, 1863.
tt tt tt

3 17'
tf

" 30, "
" 31, "

tttt

tt tt tt

tf

Jan. 1, 1864.

tt

" 2, "

tt

tt ff ft

tt

" 5, "

tt

Dec. tttt

1, 1861.
4, 1863.
tt tt

v. V.
V.

tt
tt

30, "
31, "

V.V.

tt

tt tt

V.

Jan.

1, 1864.

V.

tt

2, "

V.

tt

ft tf

V.

tt

5, "

V.

Des. Dec. 3, '61, Concord, N. H.
Des. Dec. 29, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
M. o. roll dated July 17, '65, reports
absent in arrest for desertion since
Jan. 5, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky. N. f.
r. A. G. O.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Wd. sev. accidentally April 30, '65,
near Alexandria, Va. Disch. disab.
July 8, '65, Fairfax Seminary, Va.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. ; Sept. 30, '64, Poplar
Springs Church, Va.; April 2, '65,
Petersburg, Va. App. Corp. July 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, 65.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Wd. June 23, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. March 14, '64, Camp Nel
son, Ky.
Disch. disab. Oct. 17, '64, near Pegram
House, Va.

Murdock, Samuel . . .

Ireland

27

Conway

Jan.

6, 1864.

3y.

Jan. 6, 1864.

v.

Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Paroled. Disch. May
17, '65, Concord, N. H.

Morris, Taylor ....

New Brunswick

20

Bethlehem

May

21, "

ft

May 21, "

s.

Des. July 2, '64, near Petersburg, Va.

Murphy, James . . .

England

22

Loudon

tt

31, "

tt

" 31, "

s.

Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Escaped Feb. 22, '65.
Furloughed March 28, '65, from An-
napoUs, Md. Des. April 28, '65.

Martin, Thomas . . .

Ireland

33

Warner

June

3, "

tt

June 3, "

s.

Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Tr. from 9th A. C.
Depot Field Hosp., City Pt., Va., to
steamer "Atlantic," Aug. 5, '64. Tr.
Aug. 7, '64. N. f. r. A. G. O.

Melvin, George . . .

Canada

29

Claremont

tt

tt tt

tt

tt tt tt

s.

Des. Feb. 27, '65, Conway, N. H.

Germany

22

Claremont

Dec.

22, 1863.

tt

Dec. 22, 1863.

V.

Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Tr. from
Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Disch. July 10, '65, Concord, N. H.

Nutter, Lewis ....

Rochester

38

Somersworth

Sept.

23, 1861.

tt

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.

Nudd, J. Horace . . .

Canterbury

18

Northfield

Nov.

5, "

tt

" 30, "

V.

Tr. to I. C. July 1, '63. Assigned to Co.
C, 10th Regt., I. C. Disch. Nov. 30,
'64, Washington, D. C. Tm. ex.
Oliver, John ....
New York
22
Stark
Jan.
4, 1864.
ft
Jan. 4, 1864..
V.
Des. March 8, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Perkins, William B. . .
27
Epsom
Oct.
7, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Dec. 25, '62, Falmouth, Va.
Hampton Falls
29
Pittsfield
tt
21, "
tt ft tt
V.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 19, '63. Wd.
April 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July 17,
'65. P. O. address, Pittsfield, N. H.
Plumer, John H. . . .
Meredith
38
Farmington
Sept.
23, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Sept. 29, '62, Washing
ton, D. C.
Disch. disab. Oct. 7, '62, Ft. Monroe,
Va.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. Dec. 19, '64, Concord, N. H.
Philbrick, John H. F. .
Epsom
43
Epsom
Oct.
tf ft
tt
tt ff tt
V.
Patch, WiUiam H. .. .
20
Northfield
tt
7, "
>>
Mch. 6, 1862.
V.
Tm. ex.
COMPANY I, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

Mustered in.

art
,2 CD
£

t, u to
.£$¦*J"rt44 CD
III

Final Record.

Privates.
Potter, Robert H.

PhilDrick, Cyrus J.
Pope, Joseph P. B.

Pettingill, Lafayette
Pierce, George . . .
Paige, Alphonzo H. .

Paul, Charles . . .
Parman, Joseph . .

Concord

Wentworth Marblehead, Mass.

EpsomUpton, Mass.
Bow

Russia Canada

18

Concord

Wentworth
Concord

Concord
MoultonboroughRochester

StarkWoodstock

Nov.

5,

1861.

it
Dec.

28, 2,

ttft

Aug.

30,

1862.

Dec.

30

1863.

Jan.

1,

1864.

tt
July

4,
20,

(t
tt

By.

Nov. 30, 1861.
tt tt ..
Dec. 3, "
Sept. 3, 1862.
Dec. 30, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.

4,
July 20,

Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 19, '63. App.
Sergt. Jan. 1, '64. Wd. sev. Oct. 1,
' 64, Poplar Springs Church, Va. App.
1st Lt. March 3, '65; Capt., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Concord, N. H.
Des. Dec. 1, '61, Keene, N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.; Dec.
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Re-enl.
and must, in Dec. 19, ?63. Wd. May
12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. App.
Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65.
Disch. June 4, '65, near Alexandria,
Va. P. O. address, Loudon, N. H.
Wd. July 12, '64, Petersburg, Va. ;
Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Des. Jan. 6, '65, while on fur
lough.
Disch. disab. Jan. 19, '65, near Han
cock Station, Va. P. O. address,
Hopkinton, N. H.
Des. Jan. 22, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Tr. from Co. I, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65,

Quinn, Daniel ....
Robinson, Benjamin S. .

LoweU, Mass.

20

Epsom

Oct.

23, 1861.

3

Rand, James C. . . .

Concord

18

Concord

Nov.

25, 1861.

RoUins, Lyman . . .

Bristol

29

Concord

Oct.

31, "

Ryan,- James ....
alias James Curley
Robbins, Jeremiah G. .
Robbins, Josiah T. . .

Massachusetts NashuaNashua

21 2621

HebronAltonNorthfield

Dec. Jan. tt

30, 1863.
1, 1864.
tt tf

Rogers, Charles F. . .
Robertson, William . .
Rochow, Alfred C. . .

Biddeford, Me.
ScotlandBerlin, Prussia.

222021

SanborntonChichester
Alton

tt
May Jan.

4, "
31, "
20, "

Sargent, Charles H. . .
24
Loudon
Nov.
22, 1861.
Sargent, James M. . .
Orford
29
Loudon
tt
21, "
Seley, Joseph ....
Brunswick, Me.
26
Epsom
Oct.
21, "
Smart, Charles H. . .
Concord
23
Hopkinton
"
30, "
Smith, Charles W. . .
Sanbornton
35
Loudon
tt
14, "
t
Spead, Oliver B. . . .
South New Market
18
New Market
May
25, "
t
Stevens, Andrew J. . .
Durham
21
Durham
Oct.
21, "
'
Nov. 28, 1861.
Dec. 3, 1861.
" 4, "
" 30, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
it 4 tt
May 31,' "
Jan. 20, "
Nov. 28, 1861.
tt tt tt
v.v.V.
V. V.
V.V.V. V.
V. V.
V.
See Daniel Connihan.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. Jan. 16, '65, Concord, N. H.
Tm. ex. Died July 1, '76, Cohasset,
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Disch. Jan. 3, '65, to date Nov. 27, '64,
Concord, N. H. Tm. ex.
Capd. May 28, '64. Died dis. Sept., 64,
AndersonviUe, Ga. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Capd. Oct. 1,'64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Released. Must, out July 17, '65.
Killed June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Des. Aug., '64, New York city.
Tr. from Co. I, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Died wds., Jan. 8, '63, Wash'ton, D. C.
Disch. Dec. 22, '64, to date Nov. 27, '64,
Concord, N. H. Tm. ex.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 13, '64. KiUed
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va.
Re-enl. and must, in from Concord
Dec. 19, '63. Wd. May 12, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va. App. Corp.; Sergt.
July 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
P. O. address Webster, N. H.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C. Served in Co. G, 1st N. H. H.
Art. P. O. ad. Meredith, N. H.
App. Corp. Died dis. Feb. 20, '62,
Hatteras Inlet, N. C.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
19, '63. App. Sergt. Died dis. Feb.
4, '65, AnnapoUs, Md.
COMPANY I

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
A o
A ^rrt
•esenta- icruit. .nteer. titute. bed.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
accredited to.
Drafted, or
Appointed.
S3
4-iTZ
Mustered in.
-Repi iveRi -Volu -Subs -Draf
Final Record.
•
o5
<1
.3 <°
LP
1 ^ I 1 1
Privates.
Sherburne, Edwin M. .
Epsom
21
Epsom
Oct. 17, 1861.
3y-
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab. Nov. 18, '62, Washington,
D. C.
App. Corp. Wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antie
Sherburne, George M. .
Gilmanton
18
Gilmanton
" 21, "
ft
tt tt tt
V.
tam, Md. Disch. disab. Nov. 2, '62,
Washington, D. C. P. O. address,
Pittsfield, N. H.
Shepard, Joseph M. . .
Gilmanton
28
Gilmanton
Nov. 14, "
ft
" 30, "
V.
App. Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
19, '63. App. 2d Lieut. Jan. 6, '64.
Sanborn, James E. . .
Sanbornton
18
Sanbornton
" 15, "
ft
ff tt tt
V.
KiUed June 9, '64, Cold Harbor, Va.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Dec.
19, '63. App. Sergt. Wd. May 12,
'64, Spottsylvania, Va.; June 5, '64,
Cold Harbor, Va. App. 1st Sergt.
July 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Simons, Andrew L. . .
Warner
31
Fisherville
Oct. 24, "
ft
tf tt tt
V.
P. O. address, Tilton, N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Disch.
Simonds, Andrew . .
Ireland
19
Concord
Dec. 6, "
tt
Dec. 11, "
V.
disab. Sept. 26, '62, Washington, D. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
Smith, John ....
SuUivan, James . . .
Massachusetts
Ireland
2122
Charles town
Lisbon
Dec. 4, 1863.
tt tt tt
Utt
" " 1863.
tt tt tt
V.V.
disab. Dec. 9, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Des. Dec. 27, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Apprehended. M. o. roU dated
July 17, '65 reports absent in arrest
Camp Nelson, Ky., since Jan. 5, '64.
N, f. r. A, G, O,
Simpson, Edward . .
Smith, George . . . .

Ireland
England

2021

AcworthMoultonborough

Dec. tt

5, 1863.
30, "

3 J'

Dec. tt

5, 1863.
30, "

v.v.

Smith, William H. . .
Smith, Thomas . . .
Strane, Joseph . . .
Smith, WiUiam . . .

ScotlandPennsylvaniaHarrisburg, Pa.
Albany, N. Y.

3021 37
22

Centre Harbor
GraftonGilfordChester

Jan. tt
May

31, "
1, 1864.
4, "
18, "

tttttt

tf
Jan. tt
May

31, "
1, 1864.
4, "
18, "

V. V.V.s.

ScanneU, James . . .
alias James SuUivan

Ireland

25

Candia

tt

tt ft

"

tc

tt tt

s.

Schuneman, Gustavus .

Germany

20

Bethlehem

tt

31, "

tt

tt

31, "

s.

Sullivan, James . . .

Sweat, Charles, Jr. . .
Columbia
21
Columbia
June
9, "
tt
June
9, "
d.
Smith, Warren W. . .
East Kingston
24
Kingston
Dec.
29, 1863.
tt
Dec.
29, 1863.
V.
Tilton, George B. . .
Great Falls
32
Deerfield
Sept.
16, 1861.
tf
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Tucker, Charles E. C. .
Concord
29
Loudon
Oct.
18, "
tt
tt
tt tf
V.
Twombly, Eleazer . .
Canada
21
Chesterfield
June
3, 1864.
tt
June
3, 1864.
s.
Taylor, Charles . -. .
Tappan, Charles C. . .
IrelandBradford
18
35
Littleton Bradford
Aug. Jan.
31 "
23' 1865.
tftf
Aug. Jan.
31 "
23', 1865.
V.V.
Wilder, Thomas . . .
Concord
18
Concord
Nov.
4, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Williams, Charles . .
Hartford, Conn.
21
Philadelphia, Pa.
tt
16, "
ft
tc
tt tt
V.
Des. Jan. 1, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. Jan. 28, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 21, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 18, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Des. from 2d Div. G.
H., Alexandria, Va., March 28, '65.
Wd. sev. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Disch. disab. June 5, '65,
Manchester, N. H. P. O. address,
Haverhill, Mass.
Wd. April 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. Died
wds. April 11, '65.
See James ScanneU.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Columbia, N. H.
Tr. from Co. I, lltli N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Died
Dec. 27, '81, Salem, Mass.
App. Corp. Disch. disab. Feb. 26, '63,
Newport News, Va.
Died dis. April 4, '62, Roanoke Island,
N. C.
Wd. July 8, '64, Petersburg, Va. Des.
Jan. 6, '65, Philadelphia, Pa. P. O.
address Tilton, N. H.
App. Muse. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. I, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. Died
April 23, '87, Bradford, N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Dec. 19, '63. Must.
out July 17, '65. P. O. address Con
cord, N. H.
Must, out Nov. 27, '64.
- .rc^-cv -"^Jfci i r't .'£. i-r: jTi*—*
COMPANY I,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Residence
Enlisted,
¦3
cesenta- ecruit. .nteer. titute - ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
S+3
Mustered in.
p-rtS^s
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
CD 0
1^1
bo
n°>
'.-° I 1 I
«f
H
v!
Privates.
Wallace, Charles . . .
Wentworth
19
Wentworth
Nov. 18, 1861.
3y.
Nov.
30, 1861.
v.
Died dis. Feb. 15, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Died dis. March 6, '62, Hatteras Inlet,
N. C.
Died dis. June 17, '64, Chester, Pa.
WiUey, Silas H. . . .
Gilmanton
20
Gilmanton
Oct. 25, "
tt
Dec.
11, "
V.
Wight, Aaron ....
Williams, John W. . .
Newry, Me.
43
Lancaster
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
Baltimore, Md.
18
Sanbornton
tt tt tt
tf
tt
f f tt
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Entered Patterson Park Hosp., Bal
timore, Md. Ordered to join regt.
July 15, '64. Failed to do so- N. f.
r. A. G. O.
Wiley, Edward . . .
Canada
38
Rindge
tf ff tt
tt
*'
ft tf
V.
Died dis. Oct. 20, '64, Alexandria, Va.
Wilson, Samuel . . .
Massachusetts
24
Warren
" 5, "
tt
5, "
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Died wds. June 21, '64, Washington,
D. C.
See George W. KoUer.
WiUiamson, James . .
Webster, John A. . .
See Company C.
Whittle, James C. . .
Vermont
40
Keene
Dec. 8, 1863.
ft
Dec.
8, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. I, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Disch. disab. June 30, '65, Alexan
dria, Va. P. O. address, Keene, N.H.
Wheeler, Albion . . .
BiUerica, Mass.
26
Nashua
tt gl, "
tt
ff
21, "
V.
Tr. from Co. 1, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
WiUiams, John, 2d, . .
Denmark
22
Farmington
" 22, "
tt
ft
22, "
V.
Tr. from Co. I, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. M. o. roll reports absent sick
since Dec. 22, '63. N. f. r. A. G. O.
COMPANY K, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Residence

Enlisted,

rP o
h
pi

•esenta- scruit. inteer. ititute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
OhP3.-.j3 tti
Final Record.
•
CD
accredited to.
Appointed.
"H (0
CDrP Sg
r-1
Mg>tSq 1 -1 1 1 1
Captains.
To date
Converse, Ebenezer H. .
Rindge
49
Rindge
Nov. 30, 1861.
3 y-
Nov. 28, 1861.
v.
Resigned May 15, '62. P. O. address,
Rindge, N. H.
Titcomb, David A. . .
See Company C.
Hanscom, Theodore
See Company E.
1st Lieutenant.
To date
Nutting, Jonas . . .
Westford, Mass.
56
New Ipswieh
tt ff ft
Nov. 28,1861.
V.
Disch. May 15, '62. Died June 20, '73,
New Ipswich, N. H.
2d Lieutenants.
To date
Fuller, Charles L. . .
Manchester
30
Peterborough
ft tt tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. 1st Lt. Apr. 28, '62. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Died wds. Sept.
14, '62, Washington, D. C.
Ames, Timothy K. . .
»
See Field and Staff.
Varney, John H. . . .
See Company H.
Harmon, Addison G.
See Company D.
Musicians.
•
LeRoy, David ....
New York city
34
New Ipswich
Oct. 31, "
tt
tt tt tf
V.
Disch. disab. Jan. 23, '63, Alexandria,
Va.
Died dis. Apr. 12, '63, Winchester, Ky.
Haverhill
45
New Ipswich
" 28, "
"
ft ft it
V.
Glidden, John C. . . .
See Company B.
Varney, Orin ....
Rochester
16
Barnstead
Jan. 20, 1864.
tt
Jan. 20, 1864.
V.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
COMPANY K, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
Asher, Henry . .
Anderson, Charles
Blake, James K. .
Buss, Edmund P. .
Burritt, Henry E. .
Bowers, Menville .
Butler, Ambrose .
Blumley, Charles .
Brown, Philip . .
Baker, John . .
Banziger, Robert .

Birthplace.

Canada
St. John, N. B.
Dalton

TempleCanada
Peterborough Troy
Rochdale, Eng.
Ireland New York
Switzerland

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Lyme Orford
Peterboroue

Temple
RindgePeterboroughRindge South Hampton
PlymouthSwanzeyWolfeborough

EnUsted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

I'Pa cd
O 4t»

ag

Dec.

5,

1863.

Nov.

16, 2,

ti
1861.

tt

20,

tt

1 1
Dec.

7,4,

ft tt

tt

9,

"

Sept.

15,

1862.

Dec. Jan.

30, 1,

1863.
1864.

tt

4,

tt

3y-

Dec. 5, 1863.
16, "
Nov. 28, 1861.

Mustered in.

Dec.

Sept. 17, 1862.
Dec. 30, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
tt - 4> t.

! <0 dr

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IS

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8 »¦«

Final Record.

v. v.

V.
V.V.V.

Wd. July 8, '64, Petersburg, Va. Disch.
disab. July 7, '65.
Des. Feb. 24, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Must, out Nov. 27, '64. Died Feb. 16,
'66, Brattleboro', Vt.
Disch. disab. Nov. 14, '62. P. O.
address, West Lynn, Mass.
Des. from hosp. Date and place un
known. Served in Co. G, 1st N. H. V.
Wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Disch.
disab. Jan. 30, '63, Alexandria, Va.
App. Sergt. Wd. June 17, *64, Peters
burg, Va. Disch. disab. Dec. 17, '64,
Annapolis, Md. Died Mar. 16, '71,
Rindge, N. H.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch; disab. May 31, '63.
Des. May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va. .
Wd. July 10, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Tr. to Co. D, 11th V. R. C. Disch.
Aug. 2, '65, Providence, R. I.

Banziger, John
Brown, Charles
Bourrier, Napoleon
Berry, William H.
Benedict, Mitchel

Barker, Alexander . .
Baker, Charles . . .
Baites, John ....
Cross, Philemon W. . .
Chaffa, Joseph . . .
Chamberlin, Augustus A.
Clapp, Cyrus J. . . .
Converse, Morton E.
Cram, George M. . . .

Switzerland
Ireland Canada
Boston, Mass
Canada

Scotland GermanyOhioSwanzey Canada Jaffrey
Leicester, Mass.
Rindge
Lyndeborough

Wolfeborough
FrancestownWarnerNashuaSunapee

Nelson Jaffrey
Weare PeterboroughRindge RindgeRindgeRindgeRindge

Jan. tt
June
Dec.

July

Nov.Oct.
Nov. Oct.

1,

1864.

3y.

5, 1,

ftIt

tttf

22,

1863.

tf

19,

tt

tt

27,

1864.

tt

28,

tf

"

27,

tt

>*

2,

1861.

tt

28,

tt

"

9,

tt

tt

7,

tt

"

28,

tt

¦>

27,

tt

Jan.

4,

1864.

v.

tc
June

5, 1,

tttt

v.
s.

Dec.

22,

1863.

V.

ki

19,

tf

V.

July

27,

1864.

s.

tt

28,

"

s.

tt

27,

ff

s.

Nov.

28,

1861.

V.

tt

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tt

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tt

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tt

tf

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Mis. June 16, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Supposed killed. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Killed May 18, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Des. to enemy Aug. 28, '64, near Wel
don Railroad, Va.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. K,
9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. Tr. from
Co. K, ilth N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
"65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. App. Corp. July 8, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65.
Drowned by foundering of steamer
"West Point" in Potomac River,
Aug. 13, '62.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Re-enl. and
must, in as private from Rutland,
Vt, Jan. 4, '64. App. Corp. KiUed
July 21, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61; Sergt. KUled
Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
App. Sergt. Must, out Nov. 27, '64.
P. O. address, Winchendon, Mass.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Disch.
disability, Dec. 1, '62, Washington,
D. C. P. O. address, Lyndeborough,
N. H.

COMPANY K, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence

Enlisted,

rP o
A

:esenta- ecruit. inteer. ititute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
. ^3
o ^
Mustered in.
PhPh^4CJ c3
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
"hIb
1 .-, \ 1 1
bn
ag
1 -hG 1
V si*
<
'&
£
Privates.
Cutter, Albert O. . . .
Stoddard
20
Stoddard
Nov. 26, 1861.
3y-
Dec.
3, 1861.
v.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Dec. 18, '62. v Re-enl. and
must, in Jan. 4, '64. Wd. and capd.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Re
leased March 1, '65. Disch. June 14,
'65, Concord, N. H. P. O. address,
Antrim, N. H.
Chandler, WilUam . .
Royalston, Mass.
26
Alstead
Dec. 7, "
tt
tt
10, "
v.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Des. March 29, '63, near Perrysville,
Pa.
Disch. disab. March 23, '62, Roanoke
Clark, George S. . . .
Claremont
26
Peterborough
" 11, "
tt
tt
11, "
V.
Island, N. C.
England
22
Marlborough
" 30, 1863.
tt
tt
30, 1863.
V.
Des. June 14, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Cowen, Charles W. . .
Bath
18
Swanzey
May 30, 1864.
tt
May
30, 1864.
>s.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. address,
Littleton, N. H.
Clife, Daniel ....
England
18
Landaff
June 8, "
tt
June
8, "
s.
Des. Oct. 28, '64, near Pegram House, Va.
Craig, Clark E. ...
Newbury
22
Newport
Aug. 16, "
tt
Aug.
16, "
V.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 19, '65, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Francestown, N. H.
Cobbett, James . . .
England
21
Weare
July 27, "
tt
July
27, "
s.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Demary, Christopher C.
Rindge
23
Rindge
Oct. 23, 1861.
tt
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. disab. March 17, '63, Provi
dence, R. I.
Dodd, John M. ...

Princeton, Mass.

24

Peterborough

Nov.

23, 1861.

3y.

Nov. 28, 1861.

v.

App. Sergt. Maj. Feb. 1, '63. Re-enl.
and must, in from Cambridge, Mass.,
Jan. 1, '64. App. 2d Lt. Co. B Jan.
1, '64. Died dis. May 14, '64, Alex
andria, Va.

Davis Henry H. . . .

Fitzwilliam

19

Rindge

Dec.

5, "

tt

Dec. 5, "

v.

Disch. disab. March 24, '63, Baltimore,
Md.
Killed Dec. 13, '63, Fredericksburg, Va.

Davis, Albert H. . . .

Ashby, Mass.

24

New Ipswich

Oct.

22, "

«

Nov. 28, "

V.

Durant, John A. . . .

Chelmsford, Mass.

45

Rindge

tt

it tt

tt

tt tt tt

V.

Disch. disab. April 1, '63, Baltimore,
Md.
Assigned to duty in Dept. of the North

Durgan, George W. . .

Pennsylvania

24

Thornton

Nov.

24, 1863.

tt

" 24, 1863.

s.

west Oct. 8, '64. Disch. disab. July
1, '65, Milwaukee, Wis.
Doyle, John 
Canada
36
Orford
Dec.
16, "
tt
Dec. 16, "
V.
Drowned Jan. 12, '64, Kentucky River.
Delancey, David . . .
New York
23
Tuftonborough
May
18, 1864.
ft
May 18, 1864.
s.
Wd. April 2, '65, Petersburg, Va.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Devoe, WiUiam . . .
Canada
26
Colebrook
June
7, "
tt
June 7, "
s.
Killed July 30, '64, Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, Va.
Deabeaux, Francis . ,
See Francis Neabrasca.
Ehrhorn, August . . .
Germany
25
Rochester
Jan.
5, 1864.
*'
Jan. 5, 1864.
V.
Des. April 24, '64, near Washington,
D. C.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Eichholz, Gotlob . . .
Germany
23
Conway
"
7, "
¦•
7, "
V.
Eagan, William G.
New York
30
Newport
Dec.
22, 1863.
Dec. 22, 1863.
V.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Frissell, William B. . .
Thetford, Vt.
36
New Ipswich
Nov.
14, 1861.
tt
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va.. App. Sergt.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg,
Va. Tr. to 48th Co., 2d Battl., I. C,
Nov. 15, '63. Disch. as 1st Sergt.
Nov. 28, '64, Washington, D. C. Tm.
Fay, Charles H. . . .
Dalton
20
Peterborough
tt
7, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
ex.
Died dis. Jan. 10, '62, Alexandria, Va.
Ashburnham, Mass.
21
Kindge
tt
14, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
App. Wagoner. Re-enl. and must, in
from Ashburnham, Mass., Dec. 30,
'63. Must, out July 17, '65.
Foster, Joseph E. . . .
Stoddard
18
Stoddard
Oct.
29, "
.t
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Nov. 21, '62, Washington,
D. C. P. O. ad., Lyndeborough, N. H.
COMPANY K,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Residence
Enlisted,
A o
A *A
esenta- :cruit. nteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
Mustered in.
*& d of"
Final Record.
accredited to.
Appointed.
<h la
cd A
Hffi
CD
ag
I += J | 1
i," Si1*
Privates.
FrankUn, Stephen . .
Winchester
30
Winchester
Nov. 15, 1861.
3y.
Dec.
10, 1861.
V.
Disch. disab., June 18, '62, New Berne,
Garland, James . . -
Ellsworth, Me.
31
New Ipswich'
Oct. 19, "
>>
Nov.
28, "
V.
N. C.
Disch. disab. Jan. 23, '63.
Gates, Benson E. . . .
Hubbardston, Mass.
21
Barre, Mass.
" 17, "
••
tt
tt tt
V.
Died dis. Jan. 13, '62, AnnapoUs, Md.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Gibson, Charles F. . .
Nelson
23
Rindge
19, "
n
tt
tt tt
V.
Tr. to 149th Co., 2d Battl. I. C, Jan.
26, '64. Disch. Jan. 16, '65, Nashville,
Tenn. Tm. ex. P. O. address, Pe
Greenleaf, Paul . . .
Pittsfield
24
New Ipswich
.t 17j t.
»
tt
tt tt
V.
terborough, N. H.
Wd. accidentally. Disch. disab. Oct.
England
37
Moultonborough
Dec. 30, 1863.
tt
Dec.
30, 1863.
V.
4, '62, Washington, D. C.
Wd. April 2, '65, Petersburg, Va. App.
Corp. July, 1, '65. Must, out July
Gerberg, Charles . . .
Germany
28
Stark
Jan. 4, 1864.
tt
Jan.
4, 1864.
V.
17, '65. P. O. ad., New London, Conn.
App. Hosp. Steward, June 20, '65.
Geibel, Ludwig . . .
Germany
44
Campton
5, "
tt
tt
5, "
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Oct. 18, ' 64, Concord, N. H.
Gonsalavre, Francis . .
South America
25
Orford
Dec. 22, 1863.
Dec.
22, 1863.
V.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from Co. K, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. disab.
Gardiner, James . . .
Baltimore, Md.
20
Manchester
" 14, "
ft
tt
14, "
V.
Sept. 6, '65, Alexandria, Va.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
address, Baltimore, Md.
Granby, Robert . . .

Ireland

19

Claremont.

July

21, 1864.

3y-

July 21, 1864.

s.

Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

Hall, Erastus D. . . .

Rindge

26

Rindge

Oct.

16, 1861.

tt

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

Disch. disab. Jan. 13, '63, New Berne,
N. C.
Re-enl. and must, into Co. B Jan. 2,

Hardy, WiUiam H. . .

New Ipswich

26

Sharon

tt

15, "

tt

ft tt tt

* v-

'64. Disch. disab. June 2, '65, Man
chester, N.H. P.O. ad., Sharon, N. H.
Heald, Oliver ....
Temple
23
Temple
Nov.
20, "
tf
tt tf tt
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Mch. 5, '63.
Hecker, John ....
Baden, Germany
35
Rindge
Oct.
15, "
tt tt tt
V.
Tr. to Co. G, 7th V. R. C. Disch. Nov.
28, '64, Washington, D. C. Tm. ex.
P. 0. ad., E. Jaffrey, N. H.
Houston, Isaac E. . .
Temple
18
Temple
Nov.
23, "
tt tf ff
V.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Must, out Nov. 27, '64.
P. O. ad., New Ipswich, N. H.
Hastings, John W. . .
Rindge
39
Rindge
tt
21, "
tt
tt tf it
V.
Killed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Hodge, Jairus W. . . .
Waterford, Vt.
25
Rindge
Oct.
21, "
tt
tt tt a
V.
Disch. disab. Jan. 29, 'j63, Alexandria,
Va. P. O. ad., Lyndon, Vt.
Hull, Charles H. . . .
Lowell, Mass.
27
New Ipswich
tt
15, "
tt
tt tf tt
V.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61 ; 1st Sergt. July
1, '62. Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va.
App. 2d Lt. Sept. 20, '62. Disch. disab.
Jan. 13, '63. P. 0. ad., Bath, N. Y.
Hunt, Joshua T. . . .
Chelmsford, Mass.
36
Rindge
"
22, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab. Oct. 25, '62, Washington,
•D. C. P. O. ad., Rindge, N. H.
Howard, gjherman H. .
Gilsum
23
Gilsum
Dec.
9, "
ft
Dec. 11, "
V.
Wd. Aug.29,'62, Bull Run, Va. Died wds.
Sept.3,'62. Served in Co.G, IstN.H.V.
Hagerty, James . . .
Ireland
23
Lisbon
"
5, 1863.
tt
5, 1863.
V.
Des. Dec. 29, '63, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Heald, WiUiam H. . .
Temple
23
Gilmanton
31, "
tt
" 31, "
V.
Disch. disab. May 12, '65' Camp Den
nison, O. P. O. ad., Temple, N. H.
Hanes, Charles A. . .
Canada
39
Hanover
Jan.
1, 1864.
tt
Jan. . 1, 1864.
V.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died starvation Dec.
2, '64, Salisbury, N. C.
Hagerman, Theodore .
Mississippi
23
Lancaster
"
tf tt
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Des. Jan. 22, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Hunzinger, Jacob . .
Germany
28
Wolfeborough
tt
4, "
tt
4, "
V.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Wd. sev. and capd. Sept 30, '64,
Poplar Springs Church, Va. Re
leased. Disch. July 17, '65.
COMPANY K,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

CDbo

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

A O 4t3
=H tO
capa ri
rt cD
B

Mustered in.

J-fJ U Cli
rt-rt CD-rt
£ o> d 1oS
CD O rt tH
£

Final Record.

Privates.
Hartman, Christian . .
Hardy, William . . .
Helyorsen, Peter . . .
Hebert, Joseph . . .
Hicks, Calvin ....
James, John ....
Johnson, Arthur M. . .
Johnson, WilUam . . .
Kimball, George S. . .
King, Lewis ....

Germany
IrelandNorway CanadaCompton, Canada
Portland, Me-
Haverhill, Mass.
England
RindgeCanada

2424282834 32 19
242140

Wolfeborough
Lee Conway
Hillsborough Columbia
Dover WashingtonKeene
Rindge Shelburne

Jan. 1, 1864.
" 5, "
" 8, "
May 24, "
i' 18, "
Dec. 9, 1863.
June 6, 1864.
July 18, "
Oct. 28, 1861.
Jan. 5, 1864.

3 .7-tttttt
tt tt tttt
tt

Jan. 1, 1864.
" 5, "
8, "
May 24, "
" 18, "
Dec. 9, 1863.
June 6, 1864.
July 18, "
Nov. 28, 1861.
Jan. 5, 1864.

v.
V. V. s.
d.
V. s. s.
V.V.

Des. Jan. 23, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Des. Jan. 31, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Kd. ace. July8,'64, near Petersburg, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. N. f. r. A. G. 0.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. 0.
ad., Colebrook, N. H.
Wd. June 17, '64, Petersburg^ Va.
App. Sergt. Capd. Sept. 30, '64,
Poplar Springs Church, Va. Re
leased. Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H.
V., June 1, '65. Disch. April 6, '68,
to date July 17, '65, Philadelphia, Pa.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65. P. O.
ad., Newton, N. H.
Tr. from Co. K., 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Died dis. Jan. 17, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Wd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Tr. from G. H. Bev
erly, N. J., to White Hall, Pa., May
12, '65. N. f. r. A. G. O.

KeUey, Owen ....

Ireland

19

Manchester

Oct. 6, 1863.

3 y-

Jan.

6, 1864.

s.

Wd. June 3, '64, Bethesda Church, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Died Nov. 15, '64, Sal
isbury, N. C.

, Kuhlmann, William .

Germany

22

Nashua

Dec. 22, "

Dec.

22, 1863.

v.

Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

LaFrance, Alexander .

Canada

35

Danbury

Jan. 1, 1864.

Jan.

1, 1864.

V.

M. o. roll dated July 17, '65, reports
absent without leave since July 10,
'65, N. f. r. A. G. O.

Leeds, WiUiam C. . .

Springborough, 0.

35

Newbury

Dec. 21, 1863.

Dec.

21, 1863.

V.

Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 5, '65, Wash., D. C.

England
30
Nashua
" 26, "
tt
26, "
V.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Lafan, Josepli ....
Canada
19
Claremont
July 7, 1864.
July
7, 1864.
s.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Marvin, James H. . .
WilUston, Vt.
28
New Ipswich
Nov. 21, 1861.
Nov.
28, 1861.
V.
Des. from hosp. N. f . r. A. G. O.
Mansfield, Jonathan N. .
Fitchburg, Mass.
43
New Ipswich
Oct. 27, "
tt
ft' tt
V.
KiUed July 7, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Mansur, William E. . .
Temple
45
New Ipswich
" 15,' "
t
tt ..
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Died,
wds. Sept. 25, '62, Fairfax Seminary
G. H.,Va.
McLittlefleld, Timothy
Nova Scotia
44
Kingston
Dec. 4, "
Dec.
10, "
V.
Disch. disab. Oct. 30, '62.
Miller, Charles . . .
England
20
Lyme
" " 1863.
tt
4, 1863.
V.
Mis. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Gd. from mis. Disch.
May 18, '65, ReadviUe, Mass.
Murphy, Patrick . . .
Ireland
26
Londonderry
" 10, "
tt
10, "
V.
M. o. roll dated July 17, '65, reports
absent sick since April 22, '64. N.
f. r. A. G. O.
Mack, Francis ....
Canada
20
Shelburne
Jan. 5, 1864.
Jan.
5, 1864.
V.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. ; July
7, '64, Petersburg, Va. Disch. disab.
Sept. 20, '64, Philadelphia, Pa.
Myer, Anton ....
Saxony
25
Conway
" 7, "
tt
7, "
V.
KiUed June 3, '64, Bethesda Church,
Va.
Des. July 2, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
McCarthy, John . . .
Ireland
27
Washington
June " "
June
7, "
s.
Murry, Thomas . . .
Ireland
22
HolUs
" 8, "
tt
8, "
s.
Wd. July 11, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Des. Oct. 29, '64.
McWoughton, Duncan .
Canada
18
Franklin
May 20, "
tt
May
20, "
s.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V-, June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
COMPANY K, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Privates.
Mills, Oscar A. ...
McMurphy, James . .
Mendon, George E. . .
Maloney, Michael . .
Nims, Charles ....
Nutting, James F. . .
Nutting, Charles S. . .
Nichols, Enoch . . .
Neabrasca, Francis . .
alias Francis Deaubeaux
Nolan, Thomas . . .
Osgood, George W. . .

Birthplace.

Dover Ireland
New Brunswick
IrelandSuUivanNew Ipswich
New Ipswich
SuttonFranceLondon, Eng.
Nelson

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

BrentwoodDanburyFitzwilUamDanville Peterborough New Ipswich
New Ipswich
Winchendon, Ms.
HoldernessLittletonNelson

Aug. 17, 1864.
Sept. 14, "
Aug. 24, "
Dec. 22, 1863.
Nov. 1, 1861.
Oct. 15, "
" 29, "
Dec. 9, "
July 5, 1864.
Aug. 31, "
Dec. 11, 1861.

3 y.

rP .9. +*

ag

Mustered in.

Aug. 17, 1864.
Sept. 14, "
Aug. 24, "
Dec. 22, 1863.
Nov. 28, 1861.
tt .. tt
tt tt tt
Dec. 9, "
July 5, 1864.
Aug. 31, "
Dec. 11, 1861.

" 9, a
f* 9. d
HD ill

r,

Final Record.

v.
v. s.
V.V. V. V.V. V.V.V.

Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. <v
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
App. Corp. June 10, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. K, 11th N. H. V., June
1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. disab. Aug. 12, '63. P. O. ad
dress, Marlow, N. H.
Died dis. Jan. 15, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Died dis. March 29, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.
Disch. disab. March 20, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.
Disch. insanity June 26, '65, Washing
ton, D. C.
App. Musician. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. App.
1st Sergt. Re-enl. and must, in Jan.
4, '64. App. 2d Lt. Jan. 3, '64; 1st
Lt. July 3, '64. Not must. Disch.
disab. as 2d Lt. Nov. 7, '64.

Osgood, John . .
Olson, Peter . .
Preston, George P.
Platts, John A. .

Platts, EUjah T.

Potawski, Charles
Preston, Daniel .
Piesback, Nicholas
Parsons, Flores E.
Rand, Howard .
Reddy, Patrick
Reed, Wilder .
Reynolds, John I
Robbe, Alvarado

Rugg, WiUiam H. H.

Nelson
PortugalNew Ipswich
Fitzwilliam

Fitzwilliam

St. Petersburg, Rus.
Vermont GermanyNew Hampshire
Jackson, Mich.
Ireland

Stoddard Jaffrey
JaffreyRindge

19

Nelson ConcordJaffrey
FitzwiUiam

Fitzwilliam

Upper Gilmanton
Hanover
Tuftonborough Marlborough
RindgeNew Ipswich
SharonRindgePeterborough

19 Rindge

Aug. 15, 1863.

3 y-

July 14, 1864.

•*

Oct. 22, 1861.

tt

" 29, "

"

tt ft tt

tt

Sept. 29, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
May 18, "
Aug. 24, "

tt
tt tttt

Oct. 14, 1861.

tt

Nov. 12, "

tt

Oct. 15, "

tt

'• 28, "

tt

Nov. 6, "

tt

Oct. 23, "

,,

Aug. 15, 1863.
July 14, 1864.
Nov. 28, 1861.

Sept. 29, 1863.
Jan. 1, 1864.
May 18, "
Aug. 24, "
Nov. 28, 1861.

tt tt tt

v. s.
V.

V.
V.

App. Corp. Disch. June 4, '65, near
Alexandria, Va.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V, June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. Jan. 26, '63, Washington, D. C,
on account of injuries reed. June 15,
'62.
Wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. App.
Corp. Jan. 4, '64. Re-enl. and must.
in Jan. 4, '64. App. Com. Sergt.
July 1, '64; 1st Lt. Co. K June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad.,
FitzwiUiam, N. H. •
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. App.
Sergt.; Q. M. Sergt., July 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65. P. O. ad
dress, Jaffrey, N. H.
Des. Jan. 11, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Disch. June 2, '65, Washington, D. C.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65.
Must, out July 17, '65.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Killed Sept.
17, '62, Antietam, Md.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Wd. Aug. 29,
'62, Bull Run, Va. Died dis. July
30, '63, Milldale, Miss.
Disch. disab. June 24, '62, New Berne,
N. C.
Wd. and mis. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run,
Va. Gd. from mis. Died wds. Oct.
16, '62, Georgetown, D. C.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Disch. disab. Nov. 27, '64,
Pegram House, Va. P. O. address,
Peterborough, N. H.
Died dis. Jan. 21, '62, Annapolis, Md.

COMPANY K, SIXTH NEW. HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

Name.

Birthplace.

CDbo

Residence or Place
accredited to.

EnUsted,
Drafted, or
Appointed.

A o
A ^ tfl
ag

Mustered in.

r.r. —
Representa tive Recruit. tu. —
Volunteer. *. —
Substitute. d.—
Drafted.

Final Record.

Privates.
Richardson, Justus S. .
Richardson, Frank . .
Richardson, James E. .
Richardson, Lyman E. .
Rushford, Mark . . .
Randall, Charles E. '. .
RusseU, George . . .
Rorke, Daniel ....

Groton, Mass.
Stoddard Groton, Mass.
Stoddard CUnton, N. Y.
Ireland Ireland

18
20 21 27 18
24 39

RindgeStoddardRindge ConcordGilmanton
HaverhillDanbury

Oct. 28, 1861.
" 26, "
" 24, "
Aug. 25, 1862.
Dec. 30, 1863.
" 22, "
Sept. 19, 1864.

3 y.
tttttttttt

Nov. 28, 1861.
tt tt tt
tt tt tt
Aug. 25, 1862.
Dec. 30, 1863.
" 22, "
Sept. 19, 1864.

V. V.V.
V.V.V.V.

Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Capd.
Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs Church,
Va. Released. App. Corp. June 1,
'65; Sergt., July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. P. 0. address, Keene,
N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '74. Must.
out July 17, '65.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61; Sergt. Re-
enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. App.
1st Sergt. Wd. May 12, '64, Spott
sylvania, Va. Tr. to Ce. C, 9th V.
R. C, Jan. 20, '65. Disch. July 15,
'65, Washington, D. C.
Wd. Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md. Disch.
disab. Dec. 18, '62.
Must, out July 17, '65.
See Company E.
Wd. Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V.,
June 1, '65. Died Jun&22, '65, Alex
andria, Va.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. July 13, '65, Washington,
D. C.

Roberts, Auguste .
Simonds, Willard .
Smith, George . .
Smith, Walter W.

Scott, John . . . .
Shattuck, George W.

Shedd, Joseph . .
Sherwin, Henry H.
Silver, Charles C. .
Simpson, James .
Smith, Nathan . .

Stevens, George W.
Stowe, David . .

Switzerland Groton, Mass.
Sterling, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.

StoddardWest Berne, N. Y.

Andover, Mass.
RindgeNorwich, Vt.
New York city
Marlborough

StoddardLunenburg, Vt.

BarringtonNew Ipswich
New Ipswich
Worcester, Mass.

StoddardNew Ipswich

TempleRindgePeterborough New Ipswich
Rindge

Stoddard
Rindge

Aug.

25,

1864.

3y-

Oct. tt

15,
28,

1861. tt

tt

tt

23,

tt

tt

tt

26,

tt

tt

It"

21,

t f

tt

f f

16,
28,

tt

Nov.

2,

"

tt
Oct.

12,
28,

ttft

tt

30,

(t

ft

Nov.

27,

»

tt

Aug. 25, 1864.
Nov. 28, 1861.

tt tt

tt tt tt

Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Des. July 21, '62, Newport News, Va.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Must, out
Nov. 27, '64.
Capd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Re
leased. Died on way home from
Wilmington, N. C, subsequent to
Apr. 25, '65. N. f. r. A. G. O.
Must.* out Nov. 27, '64. P. O. ad.
Stoddard, N. H.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in from
Townsend, Mass., Dec. 20, '63. Wd.
Aug. 8, '64. Tr. to 168th Co., 2d
BattL.V. R. C, April 17,'65; to 159th
Co., 2d Battl., V.R. C. Disch. Dec.
11, '65, David's Island, New York
Harbor. P. O. address, Peterbor
ough, N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Died,
wds. Sept. 7, '62.
Disch. disab. April 10, '62, Roanoke
Island, N. C.
Disch. disab. Dec. 21, '62, Baltimore,
Md.
Disch. disab. Jan.31,'63, Alexandria, Va.
Mis. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Gd.
from mis. Re-enl. and must, in
Jan. 4, '64. Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Pop
lar Springs Church, Va. Died dis.
and starvation Jan. 7, '65, Salisbury,
N. C.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Must, out Nov. 27, '64. P. O. ad.
Stoddard, N. H.
Disch. disab. Sept. 20, '62, Antietam,
Md.

COMPANY K, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Continued.

rP '
o
enta- ruit. ;eer. d.
Residence
Enlisted,
lao-SCJ CU CD rt.JS-HJ
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
si
Mustered in.
lMPi
Final Record.
CDbo
<1
accredited to.
Appointed.
tH .2
CD'S
Ba
H
1 8 |.| 1.
Privates.
Stratton, Edward P. . .
Athol, Mass.
22
Rindge
Oct.
21, 1861.
3 .7-
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
Died dis. Jan. 13, '62, Annapolis, Md.
Swallow, Andrew S. . .
Dunstable, Mass.
37
New Ipswich
tt
16, "
tt tf tt
V.
Died dis. July 4, '62, New Berne, N. C.
Sweatt,, Washington . .
Webster
-24
Peterborough
Nov.
15, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. and mis. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run,
Va. Gd. from mis. Oct. 17, '62.
Disch. disab. Mch. 19, '63. P. 0. ad.
Pembroke, N. H.
Stevens, John ....
Stoddard
19
Stoddard
tt
26, "
tt
Dec. 3, "
V.
App. Corp. Disch. disab. Mch. 22,
'63, Providence, R. I. Served in 1st
N. H. Cav. P. 0. ad. Nelson, N. H.
Shedd, Abraham B. . .
Milford
19
Milford
Dec.
9, "
tf
10, "
V.
KiUed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.
Starkey, Luther . . .
Boylston, Mass.
24
Peterborough
tt
11, "
ft
11, "
V.
Disch. Dec. 10, '64, near Hancock
Station, Va. Tm. ex. P. O. ad.,
Keene, N. H.
Scott, Wallace ....
Peterborough
21
Peterborough
tt
14, "
tf
tt 14j tt
V.
Tr. to Co. E, Mch. 1, '62. App. Musi
cians Prin. Musician Jan, 1, '64.
Discn. Dec. 13, '64, near Petersburg,
Va. Tm. ex.
Sebalts, August . . .
France
33
Hillsborough
Sept.
1, 1863.
tt
Sept. 1, 1863.
s.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. N.
f. r. A. G. O.
State, WiUiam ....
Ireland
22
Plymouth
Dec.
30, "
tt
Dec. 30, "
V.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. M.
o. roll dated July 17, '65, reports
absent sick since May 6, '64. N, f.
r. A. G. O.
Schon, Jens M, . .. ..
Denniiark
32
Effingham
Jan.
5, 1864.
ft
Jan. 5, 1864.
V.
Must, out July 17, '65.
Selkinghaus, Charles .

Prussia

41

Seabrook

Jan. 5, 1864.

3y.

Jan. 5, 1864.

v.

Des. Nov. 9, '64, Newark, N. J.

SuUivan, John ....

Ireland

18

Stoddard

Sept. 20, "

it

Sept. 20, "

v.

Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Disch. June 2, '65, Washing
ton, D. C.

Sargent, Frank B. . .

New London

19

Danbury

Aug 26, "

tt

Aug. 26, "

V.

App. Corp. Mch. 1, '65. Tr. from Co.
K, 9th N. H. V., June 1, '65. Must.
out July 17, '65. Served in Co. H,
16th N. H. V. P. O. ad., Warner,
N. H.

Taggart, Henry C. . .

Sharon

35

Peterborough

Oct. 28, 1861.

tt

Nov. 28, 1861.

V.

KiUed Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va.

Thurston, Charles W. .

Stoddard

22

Stoddard

tf tf tt

tt

It tt tt

V.

App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. Wd. Dec. 13,
'62, Fredericksburg, Va. Reduced

to ranks June 1, '63. App. Sergt.
Dec. 1, '63. Re-enl. and must, in
Jan. 2, '64. Wounded July 30, '64,
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va.
Capd. Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Escaped Dec. 19, '64.
App. 1st Sergt. Feb. 1, '65; 1st Lt.
Co. D June 1, '65. Must, out July
17, '65. Died Aug. 3, '71, Brandon,
Ala.
Todd, Thomas R. . .
Rindge
30
Rindge
Nov. 21, "
tt
tt ft tt
V.
Wd. Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in
Jan. 4, '64. Wd. June 3, '64, Be
thesda Church:, Va. Died wds. June
10, '64, Alexandria, Va.
Tyler, John D. ...
Stoddard
21
Stoddard
Oct. 25, "
tt
tt tt tt
V.
App. Corp. Nov. 30, '61. KUled Aug.
29, '62, BuU Run, Va.
Tyler, George B. . . .
Pepperell, Mass.
28
Stoddard
Aug. 6, 1862.
tt
Aug. 25, 1862.
V.
Disch. disab. Dec. 27, '62.
Norway
22
Manchester
Oct. 6, 1863.
Oct. 6, 1863.
V.
Died dis. Dec. 7, '64, Fairfax Seminary
G. H., Va.
Thompson, John . . .
New Haven, Conn.
22
Bennington
Nov. 30, "
Nov. 30, "
V.
Wd. May 31, '64, Hanoverton, Va.
Disch. to date July 17, '65.
Toole, Thomas ....
Ireland
20
Cornish
Dec. 4, "
tt
Dec. 4, "
V.
Capd. Oct. 1, '64, Poplar Springs
Church, Va. Released. App. Corp.
July 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
COMPANY K,

SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY— Concluded.

Residence
Enlisted,
A o
esenta- scruit. nteer. titute. ted.
Name.
Birthplace.
or Place
Drafted, or
U CO
Mustered in.
W|S?
Final Record.
CDbe
accredited to.
Appointed.
o +=>
H
s%>&* 1 s 1 1 1.
•V 8*1*
£
Privates.
TarbeU, Joseph . . .
Canada
¦36
Warren
Jan. 5, 1864.
By.
Jan. 5, 1864.
v.
Wd. June 28, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. disab. Jan. .5, '65, near Han
cock Station, Va.
Upton, John A. . . .
Stoddard
22
Stoddard
Oct. 20, 1861.
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. Corp. Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4,
'64. App. Sergt. Disch. disab. July 7,
'65.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Died dis.
Vose, Thomas J. . . .
Antrim
27
Peterborough
Nov. 18, "
tt tt tt
V.
May 10, '62, New York city.
Voight, Julius ....
Germany
32
Campton
Jan. 5, 1864.
Jan. 5, 1864.
V.
App. Corp. ; Sergt. Wd. April 2, '65,
Petersburg, Va. App. 1st Sergt.
July 1, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Walton, Charles . . .
Rindge
45
New Ipswich
Oct. 14, 1861.
Nov. 28, 1861.
V.
App. Sergt. Nov. 30, '61. Disch. asPvt.
Mch. 4, '63. P. O.ad., Temple, N. H.
WelUngton, Leonard P.
Rindge
45
Rindge
Nov. 1, "
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Feb. 23, '63. P. O. address,
Sharon, N. H.
Whitney, Thomas S. .
Peru, Vt.
18
Rindge
Oct. 23, "
tt tt tt
V.
Wd. May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Must.
out Nov. 27, '64. P. O. address,
West Rindge, N. H.
Whitney, George A. . .
Rindge
24
Rindge
" 28, "
tt tc tt
V.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, Bull Run, Va. Disch.
disab. Oct. 6, '62, Washington, D. C.
P. 0. address, Wadena, Minn.
Whitney, William L. .
Rindge
39
Rindge
" 13, "
tt tt tt
V.
Disch. disab, Jan. 2, '63, Alexandria,
Va. P. O. address, Rindge, N. H.
Winch, Charles F. . .

Hancock

29

Peterborough

Woods, George W. . .

Peterborough

25

Peterborough

Wright, Charles A. . .

Mason

19

New Ipswich

Wright, Albert F. . .

Mason

19

New Ipswich

Wythe, George W. P. .

Townsend, Mass.

18

Ashby, Mass.

Wood, Carlos P. . . .

Stoddard

18

Stoddard

Wilson, George W. . .

New Ipswich

18

Concord

Woodman, William . .
Wiggin, Cyrus H.
alias John Williams .
Wagner, Henry ..."

Nova Scotia
Philadelphia, Pa.
Germany

2027 29

Orford
Salem Effingham

Watson, Thomas . . .

Liverpool, Eng.

21

So. New Marke

Wilson, George . . .
Wilson, James H. . .

Ireland Bangor, Me.

27 18

ThorntonPortsmouth

West, Royal F. . . .

Vermont

19

Plainfield

Oct. 28, 1861. 3 y. Nov. 28, 1861.

26, "
Nov. 12, "

20, "

tt ff ft

Dec. 9, "
Sept. 3, 1862.
Dec. 16, 1863.
31, "
Jan. 5, 1864.
May 17, "
June 9, "
4, "
Sept. 3, "

Dec. 10, "
Sept. 3, 1862.
Dec. 16, 1863.
31, "
Jan. 5, 1864.
May 17, "
June 9, "
4, "
Sept. 3, "

v.v.v. s. s.

App. 1st Sergt. Nov. 30, '61; Sergt, -
Maj. July 1, '62; 2d Lt. Co. K Aug.
5, 62; IstLt. Sept. 20, '62. Wd. Dec.
13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va. Re
signed June 27, '64. P. O. address,
Georgetown, Mass.
Disch. disab. Oct. 14, '62, Baltimore, Md.
Died Nov. 28, '62, Peterboro', N. H.
Re-enl. and must, in Jan. 4, '64. Capd.
May 6, '64, Wilderness, Va. Re
leased. App. Corp. June 1, '65;
Sergt. July 8,' 65. Must, out July 17,' 65.
Disch. disab. Oct. 16, '62, Providence,
R. I. Served in Co. B, 56th Mass.
Vol. Inf. P. O. address, New Ips
wich, N. H.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Disch.
disab. March 26, '63, New York city.
P. O. ad., Cumberland Mills, Me.
Wd. Aug. 29, '62, BuU Run, Va. Died
wds. Sept. 10, '62, Washington, D. C.
Wd. May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.
Disch. May 12, '65, Concord, N. H.
Des. Jan. 6, '64, Camp Nelson, Ky.
App. Corp. July 1, '65. Must, out
July 17, '65. Died Nov. 29, '86.
App. Corp. Feb. 1, '65; Sergt. June
19, '65. Must, out July 17, '65.
Wd. July 19, '64, Petersburg, Va.
Disch. disab. July 7, '65.
Des. July 12, '64, near Petersburg, Va.
Wd. July 30, '64, Mine Explosion, Pe
tersburg, Va. Tr. from Co. K, 9th
N. H. V., June 1, '65. Disch. to date
July 17, '65.
Tr. from Co. K, 9th N. H. V., June 1,
'65. Must, out July 17, '65.

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS, SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Name.

Birthplace.

CDbo

Residence or Place
accredited to.

Enlisted.

rP o
A 0 ©
<&'r00 <X>
in

Mustered in.

h 0)
3 d
1 S
& ea
8 «i

Final Record.

Private.
Brown, Alonzo . . .
Musician.
Healy, Daniel F. . .
Private.
Jackson, George . . .

CanadaCedarburg, Wis.
Canada

20 15
22

Alstead GranthamPortsmouth

June 7, 1864.
Feb. 9, "
Jan. 4, "

3 y-
t.

June
Feb. Jan.

7, 1864.
9, "
4, "

s.
V.V.

Disch. to date Apr. 24, '65.
Disch. Mch. 12, '64, by reason of illegal
enlistment. P. 0. ad., Manchester,
• N. H.
Des. Jan. 13, '64, Concord, N. H., en
route to regt.

INDEX.

The names of officers and men of the Regiment, mentioned in the narra
tive of the foregoing work, appear in this index. The names of all are given
in the Regimental Register and Record. Names are here printed in full, with
highest official titles, whether or not they so appear in the body of the work.
The abbreviation n. after figures stands for note ; ns., for notes.

A, Company, see Companies.
Acquia Creek, 61 n., 62, 119 n.
Adairville, 200, 201.
Adams, Capt. Edward F., biographic
sketch of, 384, 385.
Adams, Lieut. John L., wounded at
Bull Run, 83.
Adams, Capt. Samuel P., 3.
Alexandria, 64, 85 n. ; regiment in its
last camp at, 367-370.
Ames, Lieut. Timothy IC, killed at
Bull Run, 83; biographic sketch.
of, 97.
Amory, Col. Thomas J. C, 50 n.
Anderson, Gen. Richard H., leads
Longstreet's Corps to Spottsylva
nia Court House, 233 ns. ; position
of, there, 238 n. ; position of corps
of (Longstreet's), in Confederate
line at Cold Harbor, 275 n.
Andersonville prison, 217.
Anecdotes, see Incidents, &c.
Annapolis, 19, 20, 210, 212.
Annapolis Junction, 18, 19, 212.
Annisville, 117.
Antietam, the battle of, position and
arrangement of the opposing armies
in, 101, 102 ns. ; is evenly con
tested, 107 ; numbers and losses of
the armies in, 108 n.
Antietam creek, description of, and
bridges over, 101 and 11.; Burnside
ordered to cross, 103 n.
Antietam Iron Works, 113.
Appomattox river, 296 n., 300, 352,
366 n.

Army of the James, the, line to be
held by, assigned by Grant, 300;
prepared for the final movement of
the war, 354.
Army of North Virginia, the Confed
erate, 119 n., and see Lee, Long-
street, Jackson, &c. ; surrender of,
366.
Army of the Ohio, the, 197 n.
Army Posts, see Grand Army Posts.
Army of the Potomac, the, is moved
from Peninsula, 61 n. ; command
of, resumed by McClellan, 98 11. ;
command of, taken by Burnside,
119 n. ; command of, transferred to
Hooker, 131 n. ; Lieut.-Gen. Grant's
head-quarters with, 211 n. ; the
composition and command of, 213
n. ; movements, operations, &c, of,
from the Wilderness to the James,
214-230 and ns., 233-283 and ns. ;
ditto, in three days' fighting before
Petersburg, 291-299 ; line of invest
ment to be held by, assigned by
Grant, 300; prepared for the final
movement of the war, 354; passes
in grand .review at Washington,
3^7-
Army of Virginia, the, 60 n., also see
Pope, &c.
Ashland, Ky., 135.
Austin, Serg't George, 120; saves
colors at Poplar Spring Church,
336> 379 n-
Ballard, Postmaster, 144.
Baltimore Cross Roads, 289.

604

INDEX.

Baltimore, regiment passes through,
14, i.5-
Banks, Gen. Nathaniel P., 60 n. ; at
Cedar Mountain, 64 n; supports
Sigel, 68 n.
Barlow, Gen. Francis C., at Cold
Harbor, 276 n. ; in attack of June
16, before Petersburg, 291.
Bartlett, Gen. William F., is captured
in the crater at the Mine, 315 and
n., 322.
Batchellor, Albert S., biographic
sketches contributed by, 380-382.
Battery E, Horse Artillery, 8.
Battery, Nineteenth New York, 276.
Battery, Roemer's, see Roemer's
Battery.
Battery Twenty-four, 352.
Battery Twenty-five, 352.
Battery, Twitchell's, 236.
Battle, men differently affected in
prospect of, 71; conduct of men in,
fear in, not necessarily cowardice, a
case of one who was in his element
in, 71.
Battles, list of, in which the regiment
was engaged, 372, 373.
Bealeton Station, 64, 213.
Bear creek, 169 and n., 171.
Beauregard, Gen. P. G. T., testimony
of, 291 n., 296 n. ; is present at the
Mine, 315 n.
B, Company, see Companies.
Beckwith, Byron A., 91.
Bell, Lieut. Col., 42 ; killed at Antie
tam, 105, 106 n.
Bemis, Lieut. Moses P., biographic
sketch of, 381, 382.
Benjamin, Capt. Samuel N., battery
of, 184.
Benton cross-roads, 168.
Berdan's Sharpshooters, see Sharp
shooters, etc.
Berlin, Md., 116.
Berry, Gov. Nathaniel S., 2 ; congrat
ulatory order of, 58 ; speaks at Vet
erans' reception, 208.

Bermuda Hundred, 272 n., 300, 352,
35<5-
Bertolette, Capt. John B., adventure
of, at the crossing of the Big Black,
174-177.
Bethesda Church, Ninth Corps moves
to, 273 n., 274; battle of, 274, 275.
Big Black river, the, 167, 168 ; demon
stration towards, 169; Johnston
falls back from, 171 n.; the march
to and crossing of, 172-177 ; return
to and recrossing of, 187, 188.
Birdsong's Ferry, 174 n.
Bixby, Col. Phin P., captured at Bull
Run, 81, 92; exchanged and pro
moted from adjutant to major,
115 j commands post at Frankfort,
198 ; jocose comparison by, 223 ;
succeeds Lieut.-Col. Pearson in
command of regiment, 269; nar
rowly missed by a twelve-pound
shot, 281 ; details Capt. Carlton to
command picket-guard, receives the
captain's report, 288, 289 ; wounded
with narrow escape from death,
306 ; promoted to colonel, 368 ;
biographic sketch of, 375, 376.
Bladensburg, regiment encamps at,
15-17 ; returns to, 212.
Bliss, Col. Zenas, 318.
" Bloody Angle," the, description of,
etc., 240 n, 243, 244 n.
" Blue-grass region," the, 133, 134,
I36. !43. H8, i5°> '54-
Blue Ridge, the, 116, 117.
Bombs, movement and explosion of,
164; effects of in Vicksburg, 165;
stories of, 303-307 ; dodging, 317.
Brownsville, Miss., 187.
Boone, Daniel, exploit of, 141 ; cave
of, 203.
Boonesborough, Ky., 141.
Boonsborough, Md., skirmishing at,
101.
Boonsborough and Sharpsburg pike,
101 n.
Bounties, high, 10, 11, 61, 205.

INDEX.

605

Bowlen, William, 304.
Bowling Green, 119, 267 n.
Boyle, Gen. Jeremiah, 55, 199.
Bradley, Thomas, 227, 228 ; remark
of, 241.
Bragg, Gen. Braxton, 203.
Branch, Gen. L. O'B., 35 n.
Breckenridge's command in line at
Cold Harbor, 175 n.
Brigade, the First, &c, see First
Brigade.
Brigade, the Second, see Second
Brigade.
Bristoe Station, 70 n.
Brock road, 204 11.
Brooke, Gen. John R., 272 n.
Brown, Lieut. Charles J., 7.
Brown, Asst. Surg. Marshall, state
ment of, 46 and n.
Bucktails, the Pennsylvania, 78.
Buford, Gen. John, pursuit of Jack
son's force by, 64 n.
Bullard, Mrs. E. M., 392.
Bull Run creek, 86.
Bull Run mountains, 70 n.
Bull Run, the second battle of, posi
tion and arrangement of Union and
Confederate lines in, 77 n.; de
scription of, 77-86 and ns. ; the
part taken in by the Sixth New
Hampshire Regiment and its losses,
79-86 and ns., (with Incidents) 90-
96 ; losses of Reno's First Brigade
in, 82 n. ; Gen. Pope's statement
respecting, 85 n. ; respective forces
and losses in, 89 n.
Burkeville, 366.
Bumham, Gen. Hiram, 273 n.
Burns, Thomas, 91, 399.
Burns, Gen. William W., commands
First Division of Ninth Corps,
113 n. ; position of division of, at
Fredericksburg, 121 n. ; relieved of
command, 131 n.
Burnside, Gen. Ambrose E., organ
izes expedition to North Carolina,
17 it.; on way to North Carolina,

22 ; takes command of Department
of North Carolina, 29 n.; captures
Roanoke, 30 ; reorganizes his com
mand, 50 n. ; after capture of New
Berne and other operations, goes
to help McClellan, 52 and n., 53 ;
organizes Ninth Army Corps, and
goes to help Pope, 59 n., 61 n. ; re
mains with one division at Freder
icksburg, 59 n. ; commands the First
and Ninth corps at outset of Mary
land campaign, 98 a. ; has general
command of the Union left at An
tietam, 102 n. ; is hard pressed, but
not helped by McClellan, urges
renewal of battle next day, 107 ;
assumes command of the Army of
the Potomac, adopts plan of opera
tions, is disappointed as to pon
toons, but determines to attack at
Fredericksburg, and rearranges the
army, 119 n. ; purpose of, not car
ried out by Franklin, 121 n. ; plan
of, for battle, without fault, &c,
124 ; transfers command to Hooker,
is assigned to Department of the
Ohio, 131 n., 132; sends Ninth
Corps into Kentucky, 133; peti
tioned by the people to let it re
main, 134; prepares to go to East
Tennessee, receives orders to re
inforce Grant at Vicksburg, 1 53 n. ;
heads off Morgan's raid, 196; goes
into East Tennessee, calls Ninth
Corps to his help, 197 and n. ; feels
need of more troops, 203 ; transfers
command to Gen. Foster, again
takes command of Ninth Corps,
210 n. ; recruits corps, adds divi
sion of colored troops, hopes to co
operate in North Carolina, but is
retained with the Army of the Po
tomac, 210, 211 n. ; moves promptly,.
leads corps into action in the Wil
derness, 215 11.; orders Griffin to
attack, 220 ; compliments the Sixth
Regiment, 225 ; turns Lee's right at.

6o6

INDEX.

Spottsylvania, 238 andn. ; joins Han
cock in assault upon the " Bloody
Angle," 239 n., 240 u. ; recom
mends Col. Griffin's promotion,
243 n. ; positions, movements, and
operations of corps of, before and
after reaching the North Anna,
266, 267 n. ; suggests incorporation
of Ninth Corps with Army of the
Potomac, 271 n.; movements and
operations of corps of, 289, 290, 291
and 11., 292-294 ; declaration of, as
to the fighting before Petersburg,
295 ; favors the experiment of the
Mine, — his plan, 309, 310; presents
plan of attack to follow explosion of
the Mine, is rebuffed by Meade, con
sults his division generals, lets the
lot decide who shall lead the as-
assault, 31 1 n., 313 ; is granted leave
of absence — his character, 331, 332 ;
biographic sketch of, 349-351 ; meets
regiment in New York, on its return
home, 370.
Burnside's bridge, loi and n. ; charge
upon and passage of, 103-106 and
ns.
Burnside's Expedition, composition
of, and rendezvous of, at Annapolis,
17 n. ; composition and command
of Second Brigade in, 18 n. ; move
ments and doings of, 20-58 and ns.
Butler, Gen. Benjamin F., 17 n., 272
n-, 3°°» 354-
Cairo, arrival at and departure from,
159, 160.
Camden, the battle of, 44-46; result
of, and losses in, 47 and n.
Camp Brooks, 2, 3, 4.
Camp Dick Robinson, 154.
Camp Nelson, 155, 197, 203, 206, 210.
Camp Winfield Scott, 27.
Camp Wool, 25.
Canal, the Albany & Chesapeake, 42.
Carruth, Lieut.-Col., 105 and n.
Carlton, Capt. Thomas J., has narrow

escape at Bull Run, 91, 92; asks
French a question at South Moun
tain, 100; helps Garrity "a jiffy"
at Spottsylvania, 254; left at Cold
Harbor in command of pickets, has
a chance to go to Richmond, con
cludes not to go, 288, 289; bio
graphic sketch of, 299 ; opens farm
house gate in battle of Poplar
Spring, is wounded, 336, 337 ; saves
Sergeant Potter, 338; query con
cerning, 369.
Casey, Gen. Silas, 15.
Cate, Lieut. Omar W., 361.
Catfish, 167.
Cavalry Corps, the, 8.
C, Company, see Companies.
Cedar Hollow, 66.
Cedar Mountain, 64 n., 66.
Cemetery Hill, 301, 311 n., 313, 314,
315 and n.
Centralia, 159.
Centreville, 70 and n., 86 n., 87 and n.
Chalybeate Springs, the, 152.
Chambersburg, 332 n.
Chancellorsville, 213 n., 234 n. ; the
Ninth Corps comes upon battle
field of, 235, 236.
Chantilly, the battle of, 87 and n., 88,
89.
Chaplains, the, 64, 114, 115.
Charles City Court House, 290 n.
Charlotteville, 60 n.
Chattanooga, 153 n. ; 197 n.
Cheney, Lieut. Thomas P., 56.
Cheshire House and Hall, 2, 391.
Chesley, Lieut. Charles C, 17.
Chesterfield (alias wooden) bridge,
267 ns., 268 and n.
Chickahominy river, the, 272 n., 275 n. ;
the crossing of, 289, 290 n.
Chickamauga, 203.
Chickasaw Bluffs, the battle of, 166 n.
Christ, Col., brigade of, at Spottsyl
vania, 236, 237, before Petersburg,
294.
Cincinnati, 133, 153, 156, 196.

INDEX.

607

City Hall, at Concord, 209 ; at Keene,
391-
City Point, 290 n., 360, 367.
Clark, Lieut.-Col., 42 ; at Antietam,
105 n.
Clark's Battery, 8.
Clark's river, 200.
Clay, Henry, home and grave of, 135.
Clay, Lieut. Hosea C, 7.
Clopton's mills, 289.
Cohn, Serg't-Major Abraham, wound
ed at the Mine, 322.
Colby, Anthony, Adj't-General, 2.
Colby, Daniel E., Adj't-General, 198.
Cold Harbor, 228, 270; taken by
Sheridan, 272 n. ; battle of, June 1,
272 n. ; battle of, June 3, 275, 276
and ns., 277 and ns. ; incidents of
stay of regiment at, 279-282 ;
Cole's ferry, 291.
Collis, Gen., 360.
Colored Division, the, see Fourth
Division and Third.
Colored people, the, rights of, not
duly respected at first, 114, 115;
receive the soldiers gladly in Ken
tucky, 137, 138, 139; departure of
Ninth Corps regretted by, 156; are
in their " Kingdom come," 202.
Columbia, N. C, 35.
Companies : A, where enlisted, 1 ; the
second to reach rendezvous, 4. B,
where enlisted, 1 ; the first to reach
rendezvous, 2. C, where enlisted,
I ; some boys of, disturb a loving
pair, 204; Lieut.-Col. Pearson, dear
to, 270 ; three men of, wounded at
cards, 304; usually skirmished for
regiment, 373. D, where enlisted,
I. E, where enlisted, 1 ; thrown
forward as skirmishers at. Spott
sylvania, 241 ; a member of, seals
pay roll with life-blood, 302. F,
where enlisted, 1 ; death of, a mem
ber of, 25. G, where enlisted, i ; a
man of, " lays it " to the shovel,
304, 305. Hj^where enlisted, 1;

John Garrity of, disposes of a
sharpshooter, 254; two gallant boys
of, in battle of the Mine, 317. I,
where enlisted, 1, 2 ; does some
foraging on expedition to Eliza
beth City, 38; loses Curtis Flan
ders at Camden, 45 ; quiets a sharp
shooter in siege of Jackson, 182,
183 ; has " hand in the trick," 369.
K, where enlisted, 1 ; boys of, seek
for fresh rations, 116, 117; struck
by a shell at Fredericksburg, 127.
Comstock, Charles, death of, 30.
Concord, N. H., reception and reas
sembling of reenlisted veterans,
207, 208, 209; reception at, on final
return of regiment, 371.
Converse, Col. Nelson, 2, 3, 6; bio
graphic sketch of, 9 ; at Hatteras,
25; resigns, 33; speaks at reunion,
394-
Coombs, Gen. Leslie, 198.
Cooper, Surg. Sherman, visited by
wife at Russellville, Ky., 202 ;
appointed Medical Director, 204.
Couch, Gen. Darius N., 119 n. ; posi
tion &c. of at Fredericksburg, 121
ns.
Coveton cross-roads, 180.
Covington, 198, 207.
Cox, Gen. Jacob D., commands Kan
awha Division in Maryland Cam
paign, 98 n. ; has immediate com
mand of Ninth Corps since Reno's
death, 102 n. ; statements of, con
cerning battle of Antietam, 103,
104 ns. ; leaves with Kanawha Di
vision, 113 n.
Crab Orchard, 152, 153 n., 154.
Crab Orchard pike, 149, 150.
Craig, Serg't. George W., killed at
Bull Run, 90.
Crater, the, see Mine.
Crittenden, Gen. Thomas L., com
mands First Division of Ninth
Corps, 238 ; operations of at the
North Anna, 267 n. ; relieved, 292 n.

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Croatan Inlet, etc., 32.
Crook, Gen. George, commands bri
gade at Antietam, 103 n.
Cross, Joseph, 227.
Crossfield, Capt. William K., 7 ; hit
by bullet at Fredericksburg, 128;
assists in a charge of part of regi
ment left at Camp Nelson, 207 ;
has presentiment before explosion
of Mine, 312 ; death of, 321.
Culpeper, 65, 66, and ns., 119 n.
Cumberland Gap, 203.
Cumberland Mountains, the, 197.
Cumberland river, 196 n.
Cummings, Lieut. John A., 3.
Currier, Serg't. George W., 92, 338.
Curtin, Col., brigade of, in attack
June 17, before Petersburg, 292,
293 ; ditto, in attack June 18, 295 ;
ditto, in final assault, 358, 360.
Curtin, Lieut. John, becomes insane
in battle of Spottsylvania, 244.
Custer, Gen. George A., 8.
Cutter, Albert O., captured in the
Wilderness, 217, 227.
Danville prison, 183.
Darling, Chas. R., wagoner, wounded,
118.
Davis, Jefferson, 178; proclamation
of, 187 ; receives Lee's message of
despair, 361.
Davis, Washington, brings water into
crater at the Mine, 317.
D, Company, see Companies.
Dearborn, Capt. Thomas H., incident
contributed by, 192, 193; biographic
sketch of, 193, 194.
Deep Bottom, 300.
Department of North Carolina, the,
29 n.
Department of the Ohio, the, states
comprised by, 131 n. ; Ninth Corps
returns to, 197 n. ; regiment ordered
to return to, 207 ; command of,
transferred, 210.
Dinwiddie Court-House, 356.

Dick, Thomas, 228 ; killed at Spott
sylvania, 245.
Dismal Swamp, the, 42.
Divisions, see respectively the First,.
Second, Third, and Fourth Divi
sions.
Dix, Gen. John A., 132.
Dore, John S., chaplain, 114, 115, 207 ;¦
helps bury Lieut.-Col. Pearson, 270..
Dort, Major Obed G., elected by vote
of officers, 49 ; wife and son of, lost
in disaster of steamer West Point
73. 74. 76 \ resigns, 115.
Douty, Lieut. Jacob, relights fuses in
the Mine, 312.
Drew, A. F., killed at Spottsylvania,,
254.
Drowns, Hiram, remarks of, 53, 139,
144, 165, 170, 172, 235, 241, 280,.
324 ; death of, 338.
Dudley, Gen., 198.
Dudley, Lieut. Hubbard T., 37.
Dustin, Capt. Isaiah A., 7.
Eagle Hotel, Concord, N. H., 371.
Early, Gen. Jubal A., at Spottsylvania,
238 n. ; at Cold Harbor, 275 n. ; is
detached northward, operations and
defeat of, 332 n.
Eastman, Major, mustering officer, 4.
East Tennessee, 153 and n., 197 and
n., 210 n.
Eaton, William A., 304.
Echoes, on Kentucky river, 142, 155.
E, Company, see Companies.
Edgerly, Capt. Augustus S., killed in
the Wilderness, 223.
Edwards, Hon. Thomas M., 209.
Eighteenth Corps, the, 272 n. ; join in
assault at Cold Harbor, 277 ; leaves.
Cold Harbor for Petersburg, 290
n. ; position of, before Petersburg,.
333-
Eighty-ninth New York Regiment,.
the, on Hatteras, 26 n. ; on Roan
oke, 35 and n. , in the Camdent
expedition and battle, 42, 44, 45.

INDEX.

609

Eighth Connecticut Regiment, the, in
battle of Roanoke, 32.
Ela, Capt. Robert L., 18; wounded
at Bull Run, 83, 94 ; returns to regi
ment, 132; at Jackson, 182, 183; in
command of regiment, 306, 312; in
battle of the Mine, wounded, 321 ;
becomes major, 368.
Eleventh Connecticut Regiment, the,
on Hatteras, 25 n., at Antietam,
103 n.
Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment,
the, in battle of Fredericksburg,
121 n. ; is assigned to Ninth Corps,
210; in battle of the Wilderness,
224 ; before Petersburg, 292 ; at
Poplar Spring Church, 335, 338; in
reserve in final assault before
Petersburg, 358.
Elizabeth City, expedition to, 38.
Ely's ford, 213 n.
Emerson, Lieut. Edward M., captured
at Bull Run, 81.
Ewell, Gen. Richard S., 70 n. ; corps
of, at Bull Run, 77 n. ; ditto in the
Wilderness, 214 n. ; position and
operations of, at Spottsylvania, 238
11., 240 n., 266 n. ; at Bethesda
Church, 274 ; position of corps of,
in Confederate line at Cold Harbor,
275 n.
Excelsior Brigade, the, 252 n.
Fairchild, Col H. S., 42.
Fairfax Court House, 213.
Falls Church, 268.
Falmouth, 62, 118, 131.
Farnum, Henry N., captured in Wil
derness, 227.
Ferrero, Gen. Edward, at Antietam,
105 11. ; brigade of, at Fredericks
burg, 121 n. ; ditto, sent to Mount
Sterling, Ky., 133; ditto, enters
Jackson, 185; has command of
Fourth (colored) Division of Ninth
Corps, 211 n.; movement of divi
sion of, towards Petersburg, 291 n.
M

F, Company, see Companies.
Fifth Corps, the, in the Wilderness,
213 n., 215 ns., 224; moves to
Spottsylvania, gains position, 233
and n., 236 ; joins in an attack, 238 ;
operations of, before and after
reaching the North Anna, 266, 267
11. ; crosses the Chickahominy, 290
11. ; assists in attack, June 17, before
Petersburg, 294 ; attack by, June
18 ; position taken afterwards by,
295; marches to Weldon railroad,
fights, takes position, 333, 334 ;
moves towards Poplar Spring
Church, assaults successfully, moves
upon enemy's main position, 334;
operates at Hatcher's Run, 340,
341' ; makes expedition to Notto
way Court House, 353; takes new
position, participates in battles- of
White Oak Road and Five Forks,
35°-
Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, 121
n. ; fights at Cold Harbor, 276 n.
Fifty-eighth Massachusetts Regiment,
at Bethesda Church, 275; before
Petersburg, 292.
Fifty-first New York Regiment, in
Reno's Brigade in Burnside's ex
pedition, 18 n. j belongs to Ninth
Corps, 59 n. ; at Bull Run, 83 n.,
86 n. ; at Antietam, 105 n.
Fifty-first Pennsylvania Regiment, in
Reno's Brigade in Burnside's expe
dition, 18 n. ; in Camden expedition
and battle, 42, 44 ; belongs to Ninth
Corps, 59 n. ; at Bull Run, 83 n., 86
n. ; at Antietam, 105 and n.
Fifty-sixth Massachusetts Regiment,
26S; at Bethesda Church, 275;
belongs to Griffin's Brigade, 352 n.
First Brigade, of Second Division of
Ninth Corps, of what composed,
59 and 11. ; at Bull Run, 79-82 ;
movements and operations of, in
first Kentucky campaign, see Ninth
Army Corps and Sixth New Hamp-

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shire Regiment; come into com
mand of Col. Griffin, 150 n. ;
in the vicinity of Vicksburg, at
Milldale, 165-168 ; demonstrates
towards the Big Black, 169 ; takes
position at Oak Ridge — incidents
of stay there, 169-175; the march
of, to Jackson, and position of, in
investing line, 171-180; operations
of, in siege of city, and after its
capture, 1 81-186; march of, with
corps, back to Milldale, 186-189;
returns to Kentucky, is temporarily
divided, 195-197 ; operations of part
left in Kentucky, see Sixth New
Hampshire Regiment ; becomes the
Second on reorganization of corps,
211 n.
First Division of Ninth Corps (re
organized), 211 n.; position of, in
battle of the Wilderness, 215 n. ;
loses its commander, who is suc
ceeded by Geri. Crittenden, 238 ;
held in reserve at Cold Harbor,
277 ; operations of, in the attack of
June 1 6, before Petersburg, 292, 293,
294 ; position and operations of, in
battle of the Mine, 313, 314; charges
at the Weldon Railroad; broken up
in reorganization of corps, the Third
becoming the First, under command
of Willcox, 334, 335 n. ; moves to
Poplar Spring Church, and upon
enemy's works, 335 ; position of,
in line of investment, 352.
Five Forks, the battle of, &c, 356.
Flanders, Curtis, killed at Camden,
45. 55-
Folsom, Paymaster, 20, 60.
Foraging, forbidden but practised, 67,
116, 117.
Fort Davis, 353, 357.
Fort Fisher, 353.
Fort Hays, 352.
Fort " Hell," 333, 363.
Fort Mahone, 333, 350, 360.
Fort Powhatan, 289.

Fort Sedgwick, 333, 352, 358, 360.
Fort Stedman, battle of, 354, 355.
Fortress Monroe, 20, 21, 53, 62.
Forty-eighth Pennsylvania Regiment,
on Hatteras, 25 n., 29 ; belongs to
Ninth Corps, 59 a. ; at Bull Run,
79, 80, 81, 83 11. j in Kentucky, 150
n.; in vicinity of Vicksburg, 169;
fate of soldier of, at Spottsylvania,
245 ; before Petersburg, 292 ; the
Mine suggested by Lieut.-Col.
Pleasants of, 309 ; two members of,
relight fuses in the Mine, 312.
Foster, Gen. John G., 17 n. ; leads
expedition to Columbia, N. C, 35;
commands division, 50 n. ; suc
ceeds to command of Department
of North Carolina, 59 n. ; takes
command of Department of the
Ohio, 2ro n.
Fourth (colored) Division of Ninth
Corps, commanded by Gen. Fer
rero, 2ii a.; movement of, in
march to Petersburg, 291 n. ; re
joins corps and intensifies rebel
spite, 302 ; drilled to lead assault
after explosion of the Mine, forbid
den to do so by Meade, 311 n. ;
makes a later attack, 315 ; becomes
the Third Division, does good ser
vice, 334, 335 n.
Fowler, Sewall B., helps himself to
supper, 14; adventure of, in Rich
mond, Ky., 144; ditto, at the Big
Black, 175; captures a rebel de
serter, 192.
Foxtown cross-road, 142.
Frankfort, Ky., regiment stationed„at,
198, 199.
Franklin, Gen. William B., 85 n. ;
commands Sixth Corps at Antie
tam, 102 n. ; commands left grand
division at Fredericksburg, 119 n.,
120 n., 121 n., 123 n. ; disappoints
Burnside, 124.
Fredericksburg, 59-61 ns. ; regiment
encamps opposite to, 63 ; arrival of

INDEX.

6ll

Burnside's army before, 118; occu
pied by Union troops, 119 ; heights
in rear of, occupied by the Confed
erates, 119 n. ; battle of, with inci
dents, 121-130; numbers and losses
of the two armies in, 123 n. ; discus
sion of result, 123-125; renewal of
battle abandoned, 125.
Fredericksburg plank road and pike,
233 and n., 235, 236.
Fremont, Gen. John C, 60 n.
French, Serg't W. W., 100, 108, 109,
120; w.ounded at Fredericksburg,
127.
Fuller, Lieut. Charles L., 37 ; mor
tally wounded at Bull Run, 83 ;
biographic sketch of, 96, 97.
Furlough, reenlisted veterans ; see
Sixth New Hampshire Regiment.
G, Company, see Companies.
Gainesville, 70 n.
Gale, Mayor Benjamin F., 208.
Garrity, John, 254.
George, Lieut. John A., 90, 93.
Georgetown, Ky., 135.
Germania Ford, 213 n., 214.
Getchell, Lieut. Sebastian L., 304.
Getty, Gen. George W., 113 n., 121 n.
Gettysburg, 211 n.
Gibson, Charles F., 127.
Gilmore, Gov. Joseph A., 208.
Goldsborough, Com. Louis M., 18 n.
Goodwin, George, 244.
Goodwin, Capt. Samuel G., anecdotes
OI> 3^, 37 and n., 65, 66, 79, 118, 120,
127, 128, 144, 188 ^commands part
IUof;£regiment left at Camp Nelson,
, 207; anecdotes of, 247, 252, 253;
wounded, 268, 269, 282 ; anecdotes
of, 303, 306, 307, 308 ; sick, 331 ;
biographic sketch of, 380, 381.
Gordon, Gen. John B., corps of, at
Fort Stedman, 355.
Gordonsville, Ky., 201 ; ditto, Va.,
64 n.
Grand Army Posts : at Derry, 321 ;

at Tilton, 344 ; John Sedgwick, No.
4, at Keene, 401.
Grant, Lieut.-Gen. Ulysses S., at Vicks
burg, 153 n., 154; rear of army
of, protected by Ninth Corps, 167,
168; receives surrender of Vicks
burg, 170, 171 and ns. ; orders Sher
man against Johnston, 171 n.; ac
knowledges services of Ninth Corps,
186, 189, 190; requires service of
that corps in Virginia campaign,
211 n.; reviews it, 212; the move
ment of, a surprise to Lee and a
mystery to others, 213 11., 214; or
ders and attempts of, in the Wilder
ness, 214 n., 216; makes movement
by left flank, 233 n ; position of
army of, at Spottsylvania, 237 and
u. ; loses an advantage gained by
Ninth Corps, 238 and n. ; orders
assault, writes to Gen. Halleck, 239
ns. ; manceuvers, &c, 250 n. ; makes
second flank movement, description
of it by, 266 and n. ; his position
at the North Anna described by,
271 n. ; tries to turn enemy's right
again, 271 n. ; repeats the attempt,
272 n., 273 ; orders suspension of
assault at Cold Harbor, 276 11. ;
losses of the army of, and its num
bers, 282 n. ; moves army across
the James, 290 n. ; believes Peters
burg can be taken by Smith, 296 n. ;
concludes to reduce by siege, as
signs duties, 300 ; assents to Meade's
decision in affair of the Mine,
afterwards believes Burnside was
right, 311 n; orders withdrawal
from the crater, 315; refuses to
order court-martial on the Mine
affair, 323; sends Sixth Corps
northward to head off Early, 332
n. ; tries to get possession of South-
side railroad, 340; reasons for
belief of, that the end of the war is
at hand, 353, 354; issues general
order respecting a grand movement,

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354; makes haste to crush rebel
army, 355; orders grand assault,
356, 357 ; army passes in grand
review before, at Washington, 367.
Gray, Lieut. Frank L., wounded at
Spottsylvania, 244.
Grays, the Philadelphia, 78.
Greenleaf, Capt. Matthew N., 7 ;
visited by wife, at Russellville, Ky.,
202 ; wounded at the Mine, 321.
Griffin, Capt. Henry J., leads column
of pioneers at Petersburg, 358.
Griffin, Gen. 'Simon G., 5, 7 ; on pas
sage to North Carolina, 23 ; sent
upon a hazardous errand, 25 ; takes
command of regiment, 34 ; joins in
expedition to Columbia, 35 ; leads
expedition to Elizabeth City, 38 ;
in the battle of Camden, 45, 46 ;
notifies officers of expected battle
at Bull Run, 71 ; in the battle, 79,
80, 82, 90 ; leads charge upon Burn
side's bridge at Antietam, 103, 104;
has command of brigade, 115; pro
tects flank of army moving south
ward, 118; statement of, respecting
result at Fredericksburg, 124;
again in command of brigade, 131 ;
drills regiment and brigade, 132 ;
takes permanent command of First
Brigade, 150 and n.; on trip to
Vicksburg, 160, 162 ; leads brigade
towards the Big Black, 169; noti
fied of intended surrender of Vicks
burg, and to be ready to march,
170; is visited by Gen. Sherman,
and makes reconnoissance with
him, 171, 172; stations guards for
protection on march to Jackson,
178, 179; repels sortie at Jackson,
183 ; commands Second Division,
on return to Kentucky, and leads it
to East Tennessee, 197 and n. ;
returns, takes command of Camp
Nelson, 203 ; . on veterans' furlough,
207, 209 ; assigned to command of
Second Brigade of Second Division

of Ninth Corps reorganized, 210,
211 n. ; in battle of the Wilderness,
218, 220, 221, 223; in assault of
May 12, at Spottsylvania, wins
his star, 241-243 and ns. ; leads in
reconnoissance, 249; in the action
of May 18, 252, 253; biographic
sketch of, 257-265; anecdote of,
283 ; plans and leads in executing
attack of June 17, before Peters
burg, 292, 293 ; orders advance of
picket line, recalls it, 298, 299; in
the battle of the Mine, 314-315,
description by, of scenes in the
crater, 316-318; replies of, to Sixth
Regiment, 320, 321 ; comes safely
out, 322 ; tribute of, to character of
Gen. Burnside, 331, 332 ; brigade
of, leads its division in battle of
Poplar Spring Church, 335; makes
an unheeded suggestion, 339 ; posi
tion of brigade of, in front of
Petersburg, 352 ; notifies Grant of
point where enemy's lines may
probably be broken through, 357 ;
executes order to attack enemy's
pickets, 357, 358 ; forms and leads
brigade in grand assault, 358, 359;
takes command of division, Gen.
Collis reports to, 360; leads divi
sion in grand review at Washing
ton, 367 ; speaks at Concord on
final return of Sixth Regiment, 371 ;
presides and speaks at regimental
reunion, 394-397 ; receives present
from the veterans, 401.
Griffin, Will., at regimental reunion,
397. 4°°-
Guerillas, 199; party sent against,
200, 201.
Guiney's Station, 266 n.
Hadley, Amos, speaks at regimental
reunion, 400, 401.
Hadley, Serg't. Osgood T., commen
dation of, 343; biographic sketch
of, 378-380.

INDEX.

613

Haines's Bluff, 166.
Hall, Prescott, 257.
Halleck, Gen. Henry W., 68 n.,.8sn.,
197 n., 239 n., 290 n.
Halloway, Mr., 144, 145, 147.
Hamilton, Rev. John A., chaplain, 64,
398-
Hamon, John, at Fredericksburg, 128,
129; in the Wilderness, 228.
Hancock, Gen. Winfield S., com
mands Second Corps, crosses the
Rapidan, &c, 213 n. ; in the bat
tle of the Wilderness, 214, 215-
218 n. ; corps of, moves to Spott
sylvania, 234 11.; in the assault of
May 12, 239, 240 and ns., 242,
243 and ris. ; suffering men of,
saved, 249, 250; changes position,
250 n. ; positions, movements, and
operations of, before and after
reaching the North Anna, 266, 267 ;
position of corps of, near the Tolo
potomoy, 272 11.; movements and
position of, in Union line at Cold
Harbor, 273 n. ; crosses the Chick-
ahominy and James, hastens to
Petersburg, 290 n., 296 n. ; corps of,
participates in attacks, 291, 294;
movement of corps of, 332 n. ; at
Hatcher's Run, 340, 341 ; relieved,
356 n.
Hanover Town, 271 n., 273.
Hanscom, Lieut. John W., wounded
at the Mine, 321.
Hanscom, Capt. Theodore, incident
contributed by, 40 ; ditto, 109 ;
ditto, 126; ditto, 129, 130.
Hardy, Capt. Frederick P., raises a
laugh in heat of battle, 359; at
watch-meeting, 361.
Harper's Ferry, surrender of, 99 n.;
left of Union line in vicinity of, 1 13 n.
Harriman, Azroe A., incident con
tributed by, 19; ditto, 39; ditto, 57 ;
biographic sketch of, 382.
Hartranft, Gen. John F., at Antietam,
105 n. ; in Kentucky^o^at Spott

sylvania, 243 n. ; brigade of, in
attack of June 17th before Peters
burg, 293, 294; in battle of the
Mine, 315, 322; commands Third
Division of Ninth Corps, 352 ;
good conduct of, in affair of Fort
Stedman, 355 ; division of, in final
assault at Petersburg, 357, 358.
Hatcher's Run, battle of, 340, 341 ;
crossed by Second and Fifth Corps,
356.
Hatteras Inlet, 18 n. ; arrival of regi
ment at, 24, 25.
Hatteras Island, 17 n. ; landing of
regiment on, 25 ; description of, 28,
29 ; left, 33 ; passed, 53 ; drill of
regiment at, 373.
Hawes's Shop, 272 n.
Hawkins, Gen. Rush C, 26 n ;
characterizes Gen. Williams, 27 n. ;
left at Roanoke during expedition
against New Berne, 35 and n. ;
marches to Camden, is led astray
by guide who receives his deserts,
42, 43 and 11. ; wounded in battle,
45; hears gladly the New Hamp
shire volley, 46 ; receives false news
concerning- McClellan, 52.
Hawkins's Zouaves, see Ninth New
York Regiment and Zouaves.
Hayes, Lieut. Albert W., wounded
at BuU Run, 83.
Haynes, Ambrose D., death of, 30.
H, Company, see Companies.
Heald, Capt. Alvah, incident contrib
uted by, 56, 57 ; ditto, 363 ; bio
graphic sketch of, 363, 364.
Hickman bridge, 155.
Higgins, Lieut. Sidney B., 361.
Hill, Gen. Ambrose P., corps of, at
Bull Run, 77 n. ; supports rebel left
at Antietam, 102 n. ; in the Wilder
ness, 214-216 ns., 218 n. ; corps of,
at the North Anna, 267 n. ; posi
tion of corps of, at Cold Harbor,
275 n. ; attacks at Weldon Railroad,
333 ! death o£> 36°-

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INDEX.

Hill, Gen. Daniel H., at South Moun
tain, 99 ; at Antietam, 102 n.
Hinckes, Gen. Edward W., sjpeaks at
Veterans' reception, 109.
Hook, James, 41.
Hooker, Gen. Joseph, 70 ; position of
division of, at Bull Run, 77 n. ; has
immediate command of First Corps
in Maryland campaign, 98 n. ; posi
tion, &c., of, at Antietam, 102 ns. ;
commands second grand division at
Fredericksburg, 119 n., 120 n.
" Hospital bummers," 61-62.
Houston, Quartermaster Serg't. Gil-
more McL., 39.
Howard, Col., of Marine Battery at
Camden, 42, 58.
Huger, Gen., 47 n.
Humphreys, Gen. Andrew A., in com
mand of Second Corps; assign
ment of, in final assault at Peters
burg, 356:
Hunt, Gen. Henry J., commands
artillery, 213 n.
Hunter, Gen. David, 276 n. ; 332 n.
Hutchins, Lieut. A. E., killed in the
Wilderness, 223.
I, Company, see Companies.
Illinois, 159.
Incidents : Hard Beds and Buzzell's
Chanticleer Call, 2, 3; "Bread or
Blood," 6 ;» Getting Grog, 6,7; Of
the Right Stuff, 8 ; Helping them
selves to Rations, 14, 15; A Stolen
" Smile," 18 ; An Unceremonious
Drink, 19 ; Taking in Supplies, 19 ;
Rude Burial, 30 ; The Rooster was
Left, 31 ; " Drew" and his Jug, 36,
37 ; Escorting the " Colored Lady,"
37 ; A First-of-April Joke, 37 n ;
The Sixth Regiment Dog, 38, 39;
Stores Swamped, 39, 40 ; " Skeete's "
Exploded Goose, 40; The Cleanest
Man, 40, 41 ; Capturing a Stove
and Turkey, 41 ; The First to Take
a Rebel Prisoner, 41 ; Sergeant

Gordon's Fees, 43 n. ; Tampion
versus Pig, 48 ; Before, at, and after
"Camden," 54-56; A Muddy Mis
hap, 56, 57 ; Did n't Go off, 57 ;
" Will Fits," 61, 62 ; The Fence-rail
Bed, 65, 66 ; " Lightning Could n't
Kill a Mule," 69 ; " Taking a Chew "
in Battle, 72 ; Gen. Kearney among
the Wounded, 89; Brave John
Stevens, 90 ; Spitting out a Minie,
91 ; Firing to the End, 91 ; Firing
on his Knees, 91 ; Carlton's Escape,
91, 92; A Bullet's Freak — Closely
Pursued, 92, 93 ; The Wounded left
on the Battle-field, 93, 94; The
Camp of the Dead and Wounded,
94; Remarkable Recovery, 94, 95;
A Mule Story, 96; Good Luck in
No Dinner, 96; "Trying to make a
Dead Rebel Talk," 100; Exchang
ing Shots, 108, 109; Where He
Was, 109 ; Tipping over the School-
Wagon, 114; Scooping up Chick
ens, 116, 117; The Captured
Feather-Bed, 120; "Slap-Jacks"
and Honey for Supper, 120; The
Father and Son, 125, 126; Looked
like New Hampshire, 126; "Find
That Feather-Bed for him," 126,
127; "Come in, Gibson'!", 127;
Hugging Mother Earth, 127,128;
" Tell my Mother I Died a Brave
Soldier," 128; "Johnnie" Hamon
and his Pick, 128, 129; The
Wounded Drummer Boy, 129; The
Stray. Mule in Battle, 129, 130;
Fowler Found it "Awful Dry
There," 144; Two Red-Headed
Women, 151; A "Big Fish," 167;
"About Frozen to Death," 175-177 ;
The Anxious Mother and Daughter,
178, 179 ; The Troublesome Oak
Tree, 182, 183; A Scare, 188-;
Tyranny Resisted, 191, 192 ; "Phull "
and his Prisoner, 192, 193; The
Frightened Adjutant-General, 217,
218; Finding the Enemy, 226, 227;

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Brave "Subs," 227, 228; Capturing
his Captors, 228 ; Fearful Wounds,
228, 229 ; Crying for Metcy, 229 ;
As Many Guards as Prisoners, 229,
230; " Whippoorwill " or " Whip-
you-Will," 241 ; " Close Calls," 244,
245; The Sleeper Killed, 245;
Winch and his "Johnnie," 248;
" Having a Little Fun," 249 ; Fall
ing Asleep in Battle, 252, 253;
" My Name is John Garrity ! " 254 ;
Burying Army Supplies, &c, 255;
Devoted to Duty, 256; The Exam
ple of the Sixth, 256, 257 ; Tripped
Up, 257; Perilous Bush-cutting,
257; The Flattened Ball, 268, 269;
Pickets Left in the Lurch, 279;
The Engineer who Knew it all,
280; The Colored Cook's Head
and the Twelve-pound Shot, 281 ;
Dodging the Big Ones, 283 ; All
Ready to Go, 283; The Blood
stained Pay-Roll, 302 ; " Quit, quit,
quit," 303 ; The Shell on the Bed,
304; A Bomb on a Card-Table,
304 ; Thought it was the Shovel,
304, 305, Double Dose of Shells
with Lemonade, 305, 306 ; " Look
Out for the Next One," 307 ; Funny
Use of Scrip, 308 ; Foolhardiness,
323 ; Getting a Ticket, 324 ; Bury
ing the Dead, 330; ".Mein Gott I I
am Shot!," 339; Hardy touching
the "Darned Thing Off," 359;
Watch-Meeting, 361 ; Criticising
the Cook, 361, 362; Blowing up a
Recruit, 362 ; A Narrow Escape,
363 ; A Shell Touched Off in Camp,
368, 369 ; The Drummer and the
Darkey, 369.
Indiana, 159.
" Iron Brigade," Jackson's, 66.
Jackman, Capt. Lyman, 7 ; wounded
at Bull Run, 83, 92, 94; incidents
contributed by, 90-96, 108, 109, 126-
129; returns to regiment, becomes

aide-de-camp to Gen. Nagle, 132 ;
meets the "red-headed women," 151;
adventure of, at the Big Black, 176,
177 ; photographs found by, 186 n. ;
is post-adjutant and inspector at
Frankfort, Ky., 198 ; is detailed as
inspector-general of Northern-Cen
tral District of Kentucky, 204;
assists in charge of part of regi
ment left at Camp Nelson, 207 ;
incidents contributed by, 227-229 ;
on dreary picket-duty, 241 ; has
" close call " at Spottsylvania, 245 ;
falls asleep and dreams, 252, 253;
trips up a fugitive, 257 ; incidents
contributed by, 256, 257 ; present at
death of Lieut.-Col. Pearson, 269;
narrow escape of, experiences of,
with shells, 303-307 ; visits the
Mine, 310 ; more experience with
shells, 318, 319; biographic sketch
of, 325-329 ; captured at Poplar
Spring Church, 337 ; incidents con
tributed by, 361, 362 ; feelings of,
at final parting from comrades, 37 1 ;
speaks at regimental reunion, 400.
Jackson, 168; Johnston falls back to,
the Ninth Corps ordered to move
towards, 171 and n. ; invested, 181 ;
enemy's lines and works at, 181,
182 ; evacuated by enemy, and en
tered by Ferrero's brigade, 185.
Jackson, Gen. " Stonewall " (Thomas
J.), at Gordonsville, 60 n. ; fights at
Cedar Mountain, withdraws, then
marches northward, 64 n. ; makes
raid round Pope, 67 n., 69 and n. ;
takes position at Bull Run, 70 n.,
arranges forces, 77 n. ; is reinforced
by Longstreet, 85 11. ; dispatched
upon another flanking march, 87 n. ;
detached to capture Harper's Ferry,
99 n. ; holds rebel left at Antietam,
102 n.; is beyond Blue Ridge, 119
n.; position of, at Fredericksburg,
120 n.
James river, the, 52 n., 62, 119 n., 271,

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272 n. ; the crossing of, 289, 290 n. ;
Lee expects attack north of, 296 n. ;
ground north of, by whom held, as
part of Union line, 300, 356, 357.
James River canal, 290 n.
Jardine, Major, 38.
Jericho ford, 266, 267 n.
Jerusalem plank road, 300, 334, 357,
358-
Johnson, Gen. Bushrod, division of,
at -the Mine, 315 n. ; ditto, at Fort
Stedman, 355.
Johnson, Gen. Edward, division of,
captured at the " Bloody Angle,"
240 n., 242.
Johnston, Gen. Joseph E., in Grant's
rear at Vicksburg, demonstration
against, 167, 168, 169; begins to
evacuate Jackson, 183; escapes
across Pearl river, 185; in North
Carolina, 354.
Jones's crossing, 289.
Jones, Gen. David R., at Antietam,
103 n.
Jones, Franklin, anecdote of, 192.
Jones, Capt. Josiah N., incident con
tributed by, 96 ; biographic sketch
by> 97 i passes through familiar
country, 158, 159; remark of, at
destruction of railroad near Jack
son, 186; visited by wife at Russell
ville, Ky., 202; is provost-marshal
at Russellville, 209; incident con
tributed by, 209; does not like to
retreat in the Wilderness, 223 ;
helps bury Lieut.-Col. Pearson, 270;
advances the pickets before Peters
burg, 294, 295 ; account by, of the
affair, 297-299 ; watches fdr shells,
and wants his lemonade, 306 ; no
tice of Irving W. Rand contributed
by, 324; takes command of regi
ment in place of Ela, wounded, 331 ;
in battle of Poplar Spring Church,
336; desires a fair soldiers' elec
tion, 342 ; items relating to battle,
tribute to memory of Capt. Tilton,

and account of election, contributed
by, 342-346; has charge of non-
ree'nlisted men, 363 ; biographic
sketch contributed by, 385; bio
graphic sketch of, 385-390; speaks
at regimental reunion, 399, 400 ; pre
sents cane to Gen. Griffin, 401.
Kanawha Division, the, 98 n., 203 n.,
113 n.
Kearny, Gen. Philip, division of, at
Bull Run, 77 n. ; killed at Chantilly,
anecdotes of, 89.
Keay, or Key, William H., 359, 361.
K, Company, see Companies.
Keedy house, the, 8.
Keedysville & Sharpsburg pike, 101 n.
Keene, N. H., rendezvous of regi
ment at, 2 ; people of, render kind
attentions, 4 ; incidents of camp-life
at, 2-7; breaking camp at, 10- 12;
departure of regiment from, 12, 13 ;
welcome of reenlisted veteransat,
208 ; regimental reunion at, 391-402.
Kelly's ford, 66 and n., 67 and n.
Kentucky, campaigning in, 133-156;
second campaign in, 195-205.
Kentucky river, the, 140, 141, 142,
154, 155, 203.
Kettle Run, 70 n.
Keysburg, 200.
Kilpatrick, Gen. Hugh J., 8.
Kimball, Ljeut.-Col., 42.
Knowles, Moses B., anecdotes of, 40,
3°4. 36t. 362-
Knoxville, 197, 203.
Lacy house, the, 233.
Lake Providence, 163.
Lancaster, Ky., 145, 148, 153, 154.
Ledlie, Gen. James H., commander
of First Division of Ninth Corps,
operations of, in attack of June 17,
before Petersburg, 292 and n., 293,
294 ; the lot falls upon, to lead as
sault at the Mine, 313; operations
of division of, in assault, 313, 314;
relieved, 334 11.

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Lee, Gen. Robert E., 64 n. ; first tries
to flank Pope's left, then his right,
67 n. ; advances towards Bull Run
battle-field, 70 n. ; after battle dis
patches Jackson upon a raid, 87 n. ;
crosses the Potomac into Mary
land, 98 n. ; finally crosses Antietam
creek and takes position, 101 and n. ;
arrangement of army of, 102 n. ;
does not resume battle, retreats into
Virginia, 107, 108; in vicinity of
Culpeper, 119 n. ; concentrates army
at Fredericksburg, 119 n. ; ac
knowledgment of, concerning the
battle of Fredericksburg, 125; hast
ens to meet Grant in the Wilder
ness, 213 n. ; orders an early at
tack, 216 n. ; is punished severely,
225 ; gets possession of Spottsyl
vania Court House, 233 n., 237 ; po
sition of lines of, 237 and n. ; route
of army of, to the North Anna, 267
11. ; position of army of, 271 n. ;
makes haste to getposition at Cold
Harbor, 272 n. ; is mystified by
Grant's withdrawal from Cold Har
bor, 291 n. ; is at the Mine, 315 n. ;
detaches Early northward, 332 n. ;
is planning to withdraw from Pe
tersburg, makes dash on Fort Sted
man1, 354, 355 ; sends message of
despair to Jefferson Davis, 361 ;
surrenders, 366.
Lexington, Ky., happenings while in
camp at, 135; respect shown bri
gade at departure from, 136; regi
ment returns to, 156; mention of,
198, 199, 202.
Lincoln, Abraham, boys get a. sight
of, 16; suggests to Burnside the
Fredericksburg route to Richmond,
119 n. ; reviews Ninth Corps, 212;
retains confidence in Burnside, 331 ;
soldiers stick by, in presidential
election, 352 ; Confederate commis
sioners have interview with, 353 ;
death of, 366.

Libby prison, 282.
Little Bethel church, 268 n.
Little river, the, 271 11.
Long bridge, in Virginia, 290, 291 n.
Long bridge, at Washington, 212.
Longstreet, Gen. James, confronts
Pope, 67 n. ; advances to Bull Run
battle-field, 70 11. ; supports rebel
right in battle, 77 n. ; at South
Mountain, 99 ; holds rebel centre at
Antietam, 102 n. ; in vicinity of Cul
peper, 119 n. ; position of Freder
icksburg, 120 n. ; siege of Knoxville
by, 210 n. ; in the Wilderness, 214,
215-218 ns. ; wounded, corps of,
moves to Spottsylvania, 233 u. ;
position of (Anderson's), at Cold
Harbor, 275.
Louisiana, the steamer, 20, 22, 24, 25.
Louisville, Ky., 199, 202.
Lunatic Asylum, the State, at Jack
son, Miss., operations near, 181,
182.
Lynchburg, 276 n., 322 n.
Mack, Capt., 9.
Magnolia tree, the, 169, 170.
Mahone, Gen. William, brigade of, at
the Mine, 31511.; statement of, 323 n.
Malaria, along the Mississippi and
Yazoo, 165, 166, 167 ; sickness re
sulting from, 195, 196, 197.
Manassas Junction, 70, 213.
Manchester, N. H., 207.
Mansfield, Gen. Joseph K. F., com
mands Twelfth Corps at Antietam,
102 ns.
Mapes, Major, 335.
Marrs, John, 148.
Marston, Gen. Gilman, at Cold Har
bor, 273, 276 ns.
Martha Greenwood, the ship, 20, 22.
Martinsburg, Va., 113 n.
Marye's hill, 121 n., 124.
Maryland campaign, the, 98-209.
Mattapony, the, Gen. Grant's descrip
tion of, 237 n.

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Maryland Heights, 113.
McClellan, Gen. George B., does not
take Richmond, 52 and n. ; retreats,
and changes base, 60 n. ; troops of,
slow in coming to the help of Gen.
Pope, 68 n. ; reply of, to Pope's re
quest for supplies, 84 n. ; takes com
mand of the army, 98 n. ; arranges
army at Antietam, 102 n. ; orders
Burnside to cross the creek, 103 n. ;
heeds not his request for help,
dares not attack the next day, 107 ;
decides to fight on the 19th, but
finds no enemy in front, 108 ; re
lieved of command, 119 n. ; Sher
man unlike to, 172 ; as presidential
candidate, soldiers do not vote for,
342-
McDowell, Gen. Irvin, 60 n. ; corps of,
in battle of Bull Run, 77 n.
McFarland, Major Henry, 371.
McKihbin, Capt., 323.
Meade, Gen. George G., at Freder
icksburg, 124, 125; in command of
Army of the Potomac, 213 n. ;
Grant's orders to, at Cold Harbor,
276, 277 ; in the investment of Pe
tersburg, 300; does not favor the
experiment of the Mine, 309; dis
approves of Burnside's plan of as
sault to follow explosion of the
Mine, 311; shows ill-will towards
Burnside, orders a court of inquiry,
is censured by Congressional Com
mittee on the Conduct of the War,
323 n. ; orders withdrawal from
Hatcher's Run, 341 ; receives or
der from Grant as to grand move
ment, 354.
Memphis, 161, 166 n.
Merritt, Gen. Wesley, 8.
Messenger's ferry, 173 ; Griffin's Bri
gade crosses at, 173, 174 and 11., 177.
Milford, 266 n.
Milldale, 167, 168, 186, 187, 188, 189.
Milliken's Bend, 163.
Mine, the, 295, 306 ; situation, exca

vation, and charging of, 308, 30a
310; explosion of, 311-313; battle
of — order of attack, 313, 314; af
fair of, becomes the subject of in
vestigation, 323 n. ; burial of the
dead after the battle of, 330, 331.
Mississippi Campaign, the, 165-193.
Mississippi river, sailing down the,
160-163.
Monocacy, the, 332 n.
Moody, Henry, 67.
Moore, Lieut. Thomas T., killed at
Bull Run, 81.
Morgan, Gen. John H., Confederate
raider, 133, 143, 154; great raid of,
196 and n.
Mounted Rifles, Second New York,
335-
Mount Sterling, 133.
Mount Sterling pike, 139.
Mount Vernon, visit to, 367.
Mt. Carmel church, 272.
Muchmore, Lieut. George H., 37 ;
killed at Bull Run, 83.
Mud March, the, 8.
Mules, troubles and dangers of drivers
of, 118; see also Incidents.
Muzzey, William H., 257.
Nagle, Gen. James, in command of
First Brigade of Second Division
of Ninth Corps, 59, 60; at Bull
Run, 79 ; at Antietam, 109 ; brigade
of, at Fredericksburg, 121 n., 122,
1 23 ; at Newport News, 132 ; brigade
of, sent to Lexington, Ky., 133 ;
ditto, at Lexington, Ky., 143, 144;
resigns, biographical sketch of, 149
and n.
New Berne, expedition against, 35
and n.
New Bethel church, 266 n.
Newport News, 53, 132, 133.
Nicholasville, 153, 197, 203.
Nineteenth Corps, the, 332 n.
Nineteenth New York Battery, the,
276.

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619

Ninth Army Corps, the, organization
of, 59 n. ; assists Pope's Army of
Virginia, 61 n. ; in battle of Bull
Run, see Bull Run, First Brigade,
Griffin, Reno ; service of, on second
day, 86; covers retreat of Pope's
army, 87 ; in battle of Chantilly,
87-89; retires to defences of Wash
ington, 89-90 ; engages in Mary
land campaign, 98 and n. ; fights at
South Mountain, 99 and n. ; marches
to Antietam and takes position,
ioc—ioi ; takes bridge and crosses,
102-107 and ns. ; marches to Pleas
ant Valley and encamps, 1 1 3 and n. ;
marches southard to Fredericks
burg, crosses the river, and bivouacs,
116, 119 ; is in right grand division,
119 n. ; part and position of, in the
battle, 121 and n., 122, 123 ; the plan
that heights be stormed by, the next
day, given up, retreat of army cov
ered by, 125; detached from the
Army of the Potomac and sent to
Newport News, 131 n.; reviewed by
Gen. Dix, 132 ; reports to Gen.
Burnside in Department of the
Ohio, 133 and ns. ; sent to Ken-
lucky, disarms prejudice against
Yankees, its movements and opera
tions, 133-135; also see First Brig
ade, and Sixth New Hampshire
Regiment; departs for Vicksburg
with regret of the people, 153 and
n., 154-156; travels of, noted, pro
ceeds to Cairo, 158-160; thence to
Vicksburg, 160-165 ; movements of,
165-167 ; Western troops jealous
of, 167 ; helps keep Johnston off,
167, 168; marches to Jackson, 171-
181 ; siege operations of, is the first
to enter the city, 181-185 ; subse
quent operations of, at Jackson,
185, 186; services of, acknowledged
by Gen. Grant, 186, 189, 190; effects
of campaign upon men of, 189, 194;
returns to Kentucky, 195, 196; sub

sequent operations of, 197 and n. ;
reorganized, reviewed by Gen. Grant
and President Lincoln, 211 n., 212;
march of, 212-214 a"d ns. ; in the
battle, 215 and ns., 218, 219 and ns.,
224; loss of, 226 n.; after battle,
brings up rear in march to Spott
sylvania, 233-236 and ns. ; position
of, at Spottsylvania, 237 and n. ;
joins in an attack, 238 and n. ; joins
in the assault, May 12, 239-244
and ns. ; buries guns, &c, and
moves to the left, 255-256; move
ments, &c, of, before and after
reaching the North Anna, 266-268
and n. ; three divisions of, reunited,
is incorporated with Army of the
Potomac, 271 n. ; marches to and
crosses the Pamunkey and the Tol
opotomoy, is left on extreme right,
272 and n., 273; second brigade of,
attacked near Bethesda Church,
274-275; moves to Cold Harbor,
278 and 11. ; happenings during
stay of, there, 279-282 ; with
draws, crosses the Chickahominy
and James, marches to Petersburg,
289-291 and n. ; participates in three
attacks, 291-295; position of, in in
vesting line, 300 ; rebel spite against,
302, 303 ; rebel redoubt to be mined
opposite position of, 308, 309 ; for
mation of, for battle of the Mine,
313-314 ; loss of, 322 11. ; three divi
sions of, march to Weldon Rail
road, fight, and take position, 332,
334 ; reorganized, 334 n. ; two divi
sions of, move to Poplar Spring
Church, take part in the battle, 334-
337 ; position of, in investing line,
takes part in the battle of Hatcher's
Run, 340-341 ; returns to front of
Petersburg, takes position, change
in organization of, 352 ; holds posi
tion during winter, 353 ; stands on
the alert, 355; services of, 366;
mention of, 370, 373, 374-

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INDEX.

Ninth New Hampshire Regiment, the,
in battle of South Mountain, 99 and
11.; at Fredericksburg, 121 n.; in
Kentucky, 149, 150 n. ; near Vicks
burg, 169; retained in Kentucky,
197 ; belongs to Griffin's Brigade,
210; at Spottsylvania, 243,252, 256,
257; a devoted soldier of, 256; be
fore Petersburg, 292 ; at Poplar
Spring Church, 335 ; in reserve at
final assault before Petersburg, 358.
Ninth New Jersey Regiment, the, 18
n. ; two officers of, lost, 25.
Ninth New York Regiment (Hawkin's
Zouaves), the, 25, 26 n. ; in battle
of Roanoke, 33 ; praises the firing
of the Sixth New Hampshire, 35 ;
two companies of, join in expe
dition to Elizabeth City, 38 ; left at
Roanoke, 35 and u. ; in march to,
and battle of Camden, 43-45 ; con
gratulated by Gen. Burnside, 58 ;
charge of, at Antietam, 107.
North Anna rive'r, the, movement of
Union Army to and its operations
at, 266-271 and ns. ; position of
opposing armies at, 271 u.
Nottoway Court House, expedition to,
353-
Nottoway river, the, 353.
Noyes, Surgeon James H., assists in
charge of part of regiment left at
Camp Nelson, 207 ; mention of, 363.
Nute, Quartermaster Alonzo, bio
graphical sketch of, 1 10-1 1 2 ; speaks
at regimental reunion, 398, 399.
Ny river, the, 236, 237.
Oak Ridge, 169, 186-188.
Ohio river, the, 1 58.
Olive church, 289.
One Hundred Eighty-sixth New York
Regiment, 352 n.
One Hundred Seventy-ninth New
York Regiment, 352 n. ; brought
back by Gen. Griffin, 359.
Orange, plank road, 214, 215 n.

Orange turnpike, 215 n.
Ord, Gen. Edward O. C, receives
orders from Grant as to a grand
movement, 354 ; moves to extreme
left, assignment of, in general as
sault, 356.
Osgood, Lieut. George W., account
of reconnoissance contributed by,
226-227.
Otis, Lieut. Orange B., wounded at
Cold Harbor, 282.
Ox ford, 267 n.
Paint Lick creek, 145.
Pamlico Sound, 32.
Pamunkey river, the, the march to
and crossing of, 271-272 n., 273.
Parke, Gen. John G, 17 n. ; commands
division in Burnside's expedition,
50 n. ; commands Third Division of
Ninth Corps, 59 n. ; .commands
Ninth Corps in Kentucky and Mis
sissippi, 131, 133; order of Gen.
Grant to, 190; becomes chief of
staff, 197 n., 211 n. ; directs in at
tack, June 18, before Petersburg,
295 ; takes command of Ninth Corps,
331 ; biographic sketch of, 351 ; in
the battle of Fort Stedman, 355;
all ready for grand assault, 356.
Parker, Sergt.' Curtis L., account of
loss of the West Point contributed
ty. 73-76.
Parker's store, 214 n., 215, 218 n.
Pearl river, the, 181, 185.
Pearson, Lieut.-Col. Henry H., 5 ;
wounded at Bull Run, 83; pro
moted from captain, 115; in com
mand of regiment, 131 ; absent, 198 ;
in command of post at Russellville,
199; sends out a scouting expedi
tion, 200 ; lets them dance, 202 ;
releases a slave, 209 ; in command
of regiment, 210; leads a reconnoi-
tering party, 216-218, 226, 227 ; leads
a charge, 221-223; has a "close
call " at Spottsylvania, 248 ; is killed

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at the North Anna — his burial and
character, 269, 270; anecdote of,
283; biographic sketch of, 283-287.
Peebles farm, the, 340.
Pegram (Confederate raider), 133.
Pegram farm, the, 335, 337.
Pemberton, Gen. John C., 166 n. ; sur
renders Vicksburg, 170, 171 n.
Peninsula, the, 69 n., 60-61 n., 119 n.
Petersburg, 192, 288 ; three days' fight
ing before, and Union loss in, de
scription of defences of, &c, 291-
299 with ns. ; siege of, 300-324,
33°-346, 352-356, 361-363; fall of,
356-361 ; mention of siege of, 373.
Phenix Hall, 207, 208.
Phenix Hotel, 371.
Phillips house, the, 118.
Pickett, Gen. George E., at Five
Forks, 256.
Pierce, Lieut. Frank, 244; biographic
sketch of, 385.
Pillsbury, Hon. Oliver, speaks at Vet
erans' reception, 208, 209.
Pinkham, Capt. John H., helps turn
guns of rebel battery, 359 ; at watch-
meeting, 361.
Plantation— Mrs. Campbell's, 168 ; Mr.
Nealey's, 169; Dr. Emanuel's, 178;
Joseph Davis's, 178; McCall's, 189.
Pleasant Valley, Ninth Corps en
camps in, 113 and n.
Pleasanton, Gen. Alfred, the cavalry
of, 116 n.
Pleasants, Lieut.-Col. Henry, suggests
mining rebel redoubt, and leads in
the work, 309.
Plum Point, 160.
Po river, the, 237 and n., 266 n.
Pool, Hiram H., 75, 229; remarks of,
281, 324.
Pope, Gen. John, commands the Army
of Virginia, 60-61 n. ; portion of army
of, fights at Cedar Mountain, 64
n ; withdraws from Culpeper, takes
position across the Rappahannock,
64 n., 65, 66, 67 and n. ; hard pressed,

sends Gen. Sigel towards Sulphur
Springs, 68 and ¦,.; changes plan,
confronts enemy at Bull Run, 70 n., .
77 and n.; in battle, is not seconded
by Fitz-John Porter, makes a state
ment, 85 n. ; commands the Ninth
Corps, 86; withdraws to Centre
ville, 86 n., 87 ; falls back to de
fences of Washington, 89 ; relieved
of command, 98 n.
Pope, Joseph, 41.
Poplar Grove church, 337.
Poplar Spring Church, the battle of,
335-340, 342-343-
Poplar Spring road, 335.
Posts, see Grand Army Posts.
Potomac river, the, 62, 73, 98 n. ; Lee
retreats across, 107, 108 ; armies
rest on opposite banks of, 113 n.
Potter, Gen. Robert B., at Antietam,
105 n.; at Fredericksburg, 121
n.; commands Second Division of
Ninth Corps, 133 n. ; on the march
to Jackson, 174, 176; gallant move
ment of division of, at Jackson,
184, 185; returning to Kentucky,
commands Ninth Corps, 197 n.,
203 ; commands Second Division
of Ninth Corps reorganized, 211 n. ;
in the battle of the Wilderness,
218-21911,; early operations of di
vision of, at Spottsylvania, 237, 238
and ns. ; good service of, in assault
of May 12, 243-244 n.; the division
of, at the North Anna, 267 n., 268,
270; commends Lieut.-Col. Pear
son, 270 ; division of, brings up rear
in march to Petersburg, 291 ; in
attack, June 17, maintains position,
291-293, 294 n. ; in attack, June 18,
helps hold advanced line, 295 ; losses
reported by, 303 ; in the affair of
the Mine, 313 ; division of, in the
battle, 314-315, &c. ; division of, at
Weldon Railroad, 334; ditto, at
Poplar Spring Church, 335, &c ;
coolness of, in danger, 343; posi-

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INDEX,

tion of division of, in investing line,
352 ; portion of division of, on an ex
pedition to Nottoway Court House,
353 ; wounded, 360 ; biographic
sketch of, 364-365.
Potter, Capt. Robert H., wounded at
Poplar Spring Church, 337, 338;
biographic sketch of, 346-349.
Prescott, Lieut. Josiah, 7 ; killed at
Bull Run, 81.
Preston, Martin W., killed at Bull
Run, 91.
Quarles, Lieut.-Col. Sa.muel D., 19;
Wounded at Spottsylvania, 253, 254;
returns, is mustered as major, 341 ;
becomes lieutenant-colonel, 368 ;
biographic sketch of, 376-378.
Quarles's ford, 267 n.
Railroad: Camden & Amboy, 18;
Alexandria & Gordonsville, 64 ;
Orange & Alexandria, 70 n. ; Ohio
& Mississippi, 158; Illinois Central,
159; Mississippi Central and New
Orleans, 185; Fredericksburg, 266-
267 n. ; Richmond & York River,
289, 290 n. ; Norfolk & Petersburg,
29% 300; Weldon, 333, 334, 353;
Southside, 340, 356 ; Danville, 359.
" Rally round the Flag, Boys ! " song,
145, 150.
Rand, Sergt. Howard, killed, 108.
Rand,- Irving W., notice of, 324.
Rapidan river, the, 64 n. ; crossed by
Lee, 67 n. ; crossed by the Ninth
Corps, 214 and n.
Rappahannock river, the, 66, 67 n. ;
crossed by Stonewall Jackson, 69
n.; action on north fork of, 118;
mention of, 215 n.
Rappahannock Station, 68 and n.
Rawson, Serg't. Alvah S. ; killed
before Petersburg, 307, 308.
Recruits, see Substitutes, and Sixth
New Hampshire Regiment.
Reed, Daniel H, incidents contrib
uted by, 8 ; ditto, 40, 41.

Reenlistment, Veteran, see Sixth
New Hampshire Regiment, and
Veteran Reenlistment.
Rees, Serg't. Henry, relights fuses in
the Mine, 312.
Reister, Otis, 228.
Reno, Gen. Jesse L., 17, 18, n. ; leads
expedition to Camden, 42, 43 ; joins
battle near Camden, 44, 45 ; returns
to Roanoke Landing, 48 ; com
mands a division, 50 11. ; com
mended by Gen. Burnside, 57, 58 ;
commands Second Division of
Ninth Corps, 59; marches to join
Pope, 64 and n., 65, 66 ; marches in
support of Sigel, 68 and n.; posi
tion and conduct of, command of, at
Bull Run, 77 n., 83 n., 85 n. ; com
mands ^he Sixth New Hampshire,
84 and n. ; has immediate command
of Ninth Corps in Maryland cam
paign, 98 n. ; is killed at South
Mountain, 99; biographic sketch
of, 109, no.
Retreat, Cooper's Shop, 14, 370.
Reunion, the First Regimental, 391-
402 ; list of guests at banquet
table of, 392, 393.
Reynolds, Gen. John S., division of,
at Bull Run, 77 n.
Rhode Island Battery, the, on Hat
teras, 25 11.
Richmond, Ky., march of brigade to,
and arrival at, 140-143 ; the Web
ster House at, 143 ; mention of,
197, 198, 199.
Richmond, Va., 52 n. ; objective
point of march from Pleasant Val
ley, 1 16 ; Burnside's plans to reach
it, by way of Fredericksburg, 119
u. ; Grant's movement in advance
upon, 211 n., 214; covered by Lee
at Spottsylvania, 233 u. ; ditto, at
the North Anna, 271, 273 n. ; ditto,
at Cold Harbor and vicinity, 272
n. ; demonstration against, 332 n. ;
fall of, 361.

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623

Ritchie, Henry, 126.
Roanoke Island, 17 n. ; capture of,
30 ; result of battle, 30 n ; drill of
regiment at, 373. See also Sixth
New Hampshire Regiment.
Rodman, Gen. Isaac P., at Antietam,
103 n.
Roemer's Battery, 74 and n. ; 184, 236.
Rosecrans, Gen. William S., 153 a.,
197 n., 203.
Rowell, Capt. John S., at Spottsyl
vania, 246; tries his hand with a
" Reb," 248, 249 ; carries dispatch
to the Crater, 322; wounded at
Poplar Spring Church, 337 ; helps
turn guns of rebel battery, 359.;
query concerning, 369.
Runyon, Mrs., cordial welcome by,
198, 199.
Russellville, Ky., 199, 201, 202.
Sanborn, Serg't. James E., 7 ; inci
dents contributed by, 191, 192, 283.
Sanborn, Col. Peter, 10, n.
Sanders, Capt. John B., biographic
sketch of, 383.
Sandow, James, brings water into the
crater at the Mine, 317.
Schaffer, Joseph, killed before Peters
burg, 307.
Schall, Major, 42.
Schofield, Paymaster, 166, 161.
Schiittemeyer, Louis, 339.
Scott, Lieut.-Col. Charles, 49; on
the West Point, when lost, 73-76 ;
resigns, 115; speaks at regimental
reunion, 397, 398.
Scoville, Paymaster, 197.
Second Brigade of Second Division
of Ninth Corps, 210, 211 n. ; moves
towards left, in battle of the Wil
derness, 218-220; makes magnifi
cent advance, 220, 221 ; again
formed to advance or repel, 223,
224; notified to move to the assault
of May 12, at Spottsylvania, 240;
moves, connects with Second Corps,

saves it, takes position and holds it,
241-243 and ns. ; engages in the
action of May 18, loss of, in, 250-
255 ; operations of, at the Tolopot
omoy, 273 ; moves to Bethesda
church, engages in sharj) struggle,
274, 275; position of, in attack of
June 3, 276; participates in attack
of June 16, before Petersburg, 291 ;
is assigned post of honor and dan
ger in the, assault of June 17, 292,
293 ; position of, before Petersburg,
the " retreat," duties, dangers, and
losses of, 300-308 ; part taken by, in
battle of the Mine, 314, 315, &.C. ;
leads its division in battle of Pop
lar Spring Church, 335, &c. ; posi
tion of, in investing line in front of
Petersburg, composition of, 352 and
n. ; a portion of, goes on expedition
to Nottoway Court House, 353 ;
several regiments of, attack enemy's
picket lines, 357, 358 ; formed and
led to final assault, 358, 359; men
tion of, 374.
Second Corps, the, in the Wilderness,
213 n., 215 ns., 224; moves to Spott
sylvania, 234 u.j cooperates in an
attack, 238 ; joins in assault upon
the "Bloody Angle "May 12, 239,
240 and ns., 242, 243 and ns. ; Ex
celsior brigade of, 252 n. ; before and
after reaching the North Anna, 266,
267 n. position of, near the Tolopo
tomoy, 272 11.; joins in assault of
June 3d at Cold Harbor, 277 ;
moves to Petersburg, 290 n. ; joins
in attack June 16, 17, 291, 294; at
tack by, June 18, position taken
afterwards, 295; threatens Rich
mond north of the James, 232 n. ;
operates at Hatcher's Run, 340,
341 ; changes position, takes part
in battle of White Oak Road, 356 ;
in final assault at Petersburg, 360.
Second Division, the, of the Ninth
Corps, 59 and n. ,97 m, 133 n., 21m.;

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INDEX.

positions and operations of, in bat
tle of the Wilderness, 215-219 ns. ;
not in action at the Ny, 237 ; reaches
an advantageous position near Spott
sylvania Court House, 238 and n.;
good service of, in the assault of
May 12, 242, 243 and n.; move
ment of, and gallant demonstration,
267 n., 270 ; crosses the Pamunkey,
273; attacks rebel left at Cold Har
bor, 277 ; loss of, 278 ; brings up
rear in march to Petersburg, 291 ;
selected for assaulting column in
attack of June 17, description of
affair, 291-294 ; part taken by, in
the attack of June 18, position held
by, afterwards, 295 ; the position of,
before Petersburg, the " retreat," du
ties, dangers, and losses of, 300-303,
position and operations of, in battle
of the Mine, 313-315, &c. ; retains
former numbering under reorganiza
tion of corps, 334-335 n- ; moves to
Poplar Spring Church, advances
upon enemy's works, 335, &c. ; loss
of, in the battle, 337 ; position of, in
investing line, 352; portions of, go
on expedition to Nottaway Court
House, 353; ordered to assault, 357;
in pursuit of Lee and in line sur
rounding him, 366 ; mention of, 370,
374-
Second Maryland Regiment, the, 52 ;
is attached to Ninth Corps,59 and n. ;
at Bull Run, 79, 83 n. ; at Antietam,
103 ; in Kentucky, 1 50 n. ; near
Vicksburg, 169 ; relieved at Frank
fort, 198 ; before Petersburg, 292,
306, 307 ; at Poplar Spring Church,
335-
Second New Hampshire, 70 n., 71 ; at
Bull Run, 84 u., 93 ; at Fredericks
burg, 121 n.
Second New York Mounted Rifles,
292. 335. 352 n-
Sedgwick, Gen. John, commands
Ninth Corps, 131 n.; commands

Sixth Corps, crosses the Rapidan,
&c, 213 n. ; position and operation
of corps of, in battle of the Wilder
ness, 214, 215 n. ; corps of, moves to
Spottsylvania, &c, 234 a., 236;
death of, 237.
Seventeenth-Vermont Regiment, the,
before Petersburg, 292 ; at Poplar
Spring Church, 328.
Seventh Rhode Island Regiment, the,
n8, 150 11.; near Vicksburg, 169;
loss of, at Jackson, 183 ; before
Petersburg, 292.
Shackford, Mr., 144
Shand, Mr., 292.
Sharpsburg, 101 n., 107.
Sharpsburg road, the, 101 and n.
Sharpsburg turnpike, the, 101 and n.
Sharpshooters, Berdan's, 17; one of,
at Spottsylvania, 349.
Shaw, Col. H. M., 30 n.
Shenandoah river, the, 113 n.
Shenandoah Valley, the, 113 11.; op
erations of Early and Sheridan in,
332 n.
Shepard, Lieut. Joseph M., killed at
Cold Harbor, 282.
Sheridan, Gen. Philip H., commands
cavalry corps, 8, 213 n. ; cavalry of,
clears way to Spottsylvania, 233 n. -r
beats rebel cavalry at Hawes's shop,
takes Cold Harbor, 272 n. ; destroys
Virginia Central Railroad, 290 n. ;
operates in the Shenandoah Valley,
332 n. ; campaign of, in Shenandoah
Valley and north of Richmond, ac
complished, 354; receives orders
from Grant as to grand movement,
354; fights at Five Forks, 356.
Sherman, Gen. William T., fights bat
tle of Chickasaw Bluffs, 166 n. ,-
visits Gen. Griffin, and with him re-
connoiters, 171, 172; notified to
take the offensive against Johnston,
171 n.; pushes the enemy at Jack
son — composition of force of, 180
and n. ; men of, partially invest Jack-

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son, 181 ; orders reconnoissance 184;
march of, through Georgia, com
pleted, 354 ; army of, passes in
grand review at Washington, 367.
Shot and shell at Fredericksburg, 127 ;
at Vicksburg, 164; at Jackson, 184;
before Petersburg, 303-308 ; at the
Mine, 314, 316-320.
Showell (or Sherwell) Charles W.,
firing of, at Chantilly, 88 ; killed at
Fredericksburg, 128.
Sickness, see Sixth New Hampshire
Regiment, and Malaria.
Sides, Lieutenant Andrew J., 37.
Sigel, Gen. Franz, 68 n. ;, position of
corps of, at Bull Run, begins the
battle, 77 n.
Simonds, Andrew, 55.
Six-Mile station, 333.
Sixth Corps, the, in the Wilderness,
213 n., 215 n. ; moves to Spottsyl
vania, assists in an assault, 234 n.,
236 ; loses commander, who is suc
ceeded by Gen. Wright, 237 ; joins
in an attack, 238; marches to the
North Anna, 266 n. ; position of,
near the Tolopotomoy, 272 n. ;
joins in assault of June 3 at Cold
Harbor, 277 ; crosses the Chicka-
hominy and James, 289-291 n. ; sent
from Richmond northward, 332 n. ;
stands on the alert before Peters
burg, 255 ; takes part in final as
sault, reaches the Appomattox, 360.
Sixth New Hampshire Regiment, the,
enlistment, organization, and com
panies of, 1, 2 ; at rendezvous in
Keene, 2-7 ; away to Washington,
10-15; suffers from sickness, other
camp experiences of, 16,17 j assigned
to Burnside's expedition, 18 and n.;
proceeds to Fortress Monroe, 17, 20,
21 ; sails to Hatteras, 22-24 i lands
on island, and quarters at Camp
Wool, 25-27 ; goes to Camp Win-
field Scott, 27, 28 ; suffers from sick
ness, 26-28 ; removes to Roanoke |
N

Island, afflicted with fever, &c, 33 ;
resumes battalion drill, 33-35 ; sick
ness in, abates, 35, 36; six compan
ies of, go in Columbia expedition, it
does not accompany expedition
against New Berne, 35 and n. ; four
companies of, go in expedition to
Elizabeth city, 38; goes to, fights
at, and returns from Camden, 43-
49 ; goes, with health restored, to
New Berne, 49, 50 and n., 51 ; sails
to Newport News, 52 and n., 53 ; is
congratulated for "Camden" by
Gen. Burnside and Gov. Berry, 57,
58 ; is assigned to First Brigade of
Second Division, of Ninth Corps,
59 and n. ; practises brigade and di
vision drill, makes a foolish march,
60 ; proceeds to Falmouth, encamps,
62-64 ; marches to join Pope's army,
guards Kelly's ford, 64-67 ; marches
to Sulphur Springs and. Warrenton
city, 68, 69 ; moves towards War
renton Junction, thence along rail
road towards Manassas Junction,
meets Second Regiment and biv
ouacs not far from the " Old Bull
Run" battle-field, 69-7 1 ; marches to
field next day, takes part in Second
Battle of Bull Run, 77-84 and ns.
(also, Incidents, 90-96) ; is com
mended by Gens. Reno and Burn
side, 84 ; in what esteem is held,
84 n. ; acts in support next day, 85,
86 ; fights again at Chantilly, 87, 88 ;
falls back to Washington, 89; moves
into Maryland, is slightly engaged
at South Mountain, 98, 99 and ns. ;
moves to Antietam, charges at the
Burnside bridge, 100-104; crosses
bridge, is first to form line beyond,
joins general advance, 106, 107 ; is
praised by Gen. Burnside, has lost
heavily, goes on picket in front, 107 ;
goes into camp at Pleasant Valley,
113; ranks of, replenished, 113, 114;
breaks camp, crosses the Potomac,

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INDEX.

marches southward to Falmouth,
1 1 6-1 18 ; crosses river to Fredericks
burg, and bivouacs in its streets, 119,
120; in the battle, 121 n., 122, 123
(also, Incidents, 126-130) ; is among
last to retire across river, 125; in
camp at Falmouth, transferred to
Newport News and encamps, 131,
132 ; goes thence to Lexington,
Ky., 133; in camp there, 135, 136;
marches thence to Winchester, 136-
138; in camp there, 138-140; moves
thence to Richmond, 140-143; in
camp there, 143-146; moves to Paint
Lick creek, 146 ; in camp there, 146-
148 ; moves to Lancaster, and en
camps, 149, 150; the march sof, to
Crab Orchard, 150-152; the stay
of, there, 152, 153; goes back to
Lexington, 153-156 ; arrives at Cin
cinnati, proceeds to Cairo, 158-160 ;
sails to Vicksburg, 160-165; disem
barks, marches and countermarches,
finally goes to Milldale, 165-168 ;
makes demonstration towards the
Big Black, goes into camp at Oak
Ridge, 169 ; marches to Jackson,
171-180; takes part in siege opera
tions, 180-185 ; returns to Milldale,
186-189; returns to Kentucky, re
mains to recuperate, 195-197 ; order
ed to Frankfort, in camp there, 198,
199 ; ordered to Russellville, in
camp there, 199-202 ; goes to Camp
Nelson, on guard there, 202-204 i
Veteran reenlistment of, ranks of,
recruited by " substitutes," 205-206;
reenlistment furlough of, 206-209 >
rejoins Ninth Corps, in Second
Brigade of Second Division, 210
and n. ; marches to the Wilderness,
213-214 and n. ; goes into battle,
deployed as skirmishers, 215, 216;
supports a reconnoitering party, 217,
218; moves towards left, 218-220;
advances and makes a charge, 221,
222 (also, Incidents, 228-230) ; pur

sues, falls back, 222, 223 ; loss of,
the charge of, complimented by
Burnside, 225 ; after battle, 233 ;
marches to Chancellorsville, 234-
236 ; reaches Spottsylvania, 236,
237 ; acts as support, 237 ; throws
up breastworks, tic, 239 ; awaits over
night, assault of May 12, 240-241 ;
moves to and engages in the attack,
241-243 and ns. ; lies in position
taken, 243-249 ; helps feel enemy's
position, 249 ; engages in the attack
of May 18, 250-255; helps bury
muskets, &c, 255, 256 ; marches to
the North Anna, crosses, is placed
in front line, 266-268 ; loses its com
mander, 269, 270 ; marches to the
Pamunkey, crosses it and the Tolo
potomoy, drives the enemy, 270-273 ;
takes part in battle of Bethesda
Church, 274, 275 ; supports in attack
on rebel left, 276, 277 ; position of,
after assault, 277, 278; moves to
Cold Harbor, 278 ; remains there,
289-292 ; furnishes picket detail on
withdrawal of army, 288, 289;
marches to Petersburg, takes part
in attacks, 289-296; perilous posi
tion of, and happenings to, in invest
ing line, 300-308 ; experience of. in
the battle of the Mine, 318-322 ;
ditto, in battle of Weldon Railroad,
334 ; ditto, in battle of Poplar Spring
Church, 335-339; ditto, in action of
Hatcher's Run, and afterwards, 340,
341 ; presidential vote of, 342 ; re
turns to former position before Pe
tersburg, non-reenlisted men of,
mustered out, 352 ; in expedition to
Nottoway Court House, 353 ; sup
ports in battle of Fort Stedman,
355 ; position and doings of, in grand
assault, 358, 359 ; incidents of camp
life of, near end of siege, 361-363 ;
joins in pursuit of Lee, deserves to
share in the praise of its corps, 366 ;
is saddened by the death of Lin-

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627

coin, marches to Alexandria, joins
in grand review, 366, 367 ; closing
days of military service of, 367-369 ;
is mustered out, returns home, 360;
reception of, at Concord, paid off,
371 ; reflections on disbandment of,
371, 372; list of battles of, 372, 373;
brief review of services of, 373,374 ;
first reunion of, 391-402.
Smith, Albert, incident contributed
by, 257.
Smith, George, 72, 75.
Smith, Adjutant John S., assists in
charge of part of regiment left at
Camp Nelson, 207 ; wounded at the
Mine, 321.
Smith, Walter W., captured in the
Wilderness, 217, 227.
Smith, Gen. William F., 131 n. ; com
mands Eighteenth' Corps, comes to
Cold Harbor, 272 u. ; position of
corps of, in Union line, 273 ; is sent
to Petersburg, 290, 291 u. ; opera
tions of, there, 296 n.
Smith, Gen. William S., in Missis
sippi campaign, 180 n., 184.
Smyth, Gov. Frederick, receives regi
ment on its final return, 371.
Soldiers' Election, the, 341, 342;
account of, by Capt. Jones, 344-
346.
Soldiers' Home, at Cincinnati, 158;
at Philadelphia, 14.
Soldiers' Rest, at Baltimore, 15; at
Washington, 17.
Song of the Ninth Army Corps, 190,
191.
South Anna river, the, 271 n.
Southern "chivalry" and "honor,"
89. 338-
South Mountain, the battle of, 98, 99,
and ns. ; sights among the dead
¦and wounded at, 100.
Southside Railroad, 340, 356.
Spottsylvania Court House, Burnside
intends to push to Richmond by,
119 n. ; mention of, 228 ; situation

of, seized and relinquished, comes
into Confederate possession, 233
n.; battle of May 12 at, 240-247;
terrific musketry fire in, 244 ; Union
loss in, 244 n. ; total loss in opera
tions around, 256.
Squirrel Level road, 335, 340.
Stannard's ford, 266 n.
Starke, Gen. (Confederate), 77 n.
State Lunatic Asylum, Jackson, Miss.,
operations near, 181, 182.
Stevens, Gen. Isaac I., 59 n. ; with
Pope's army, 68 n. ; killed at Chan
tilly, 88.
Stevens, John, killed at Bull Run, 90.
Stevenson, Gen. Thomas G, 211 n.,
killed at Spottsylvania, 238.
Stone, Capt. Andrew J., killed at
Spottsylvania.
Stone bridge, the, see Burnside's
bridge.
" Stone house," the, 78 and n.
Storer (or Stover), Serg't. Archibald
H.,7-
Streeter, John H., 8.
Stringham, Rear-Admiral Silas H., 17
n.
Stuart, Gen. James E. B., 61 n., 70 n.
Sturgis, Samuel D., commands Sec
ond Division of Ninth Corps, 98
n. ; division of, ordered to carry
Burnside's bridge, 102 11.; orders
the charge, 104 ; remains in com
mand of Second Division, 113 n.;
division of, holds enemy in check
at Waterloo Bridge, 117; position
etc., of division of, at Fredericks
burg, 121 n.; relieved of command,
133 11.; biographic sketch of, 156,
157-
Substitutes, 205, 206; brave speci
mens of, 227, 228.
Sudley ford, the, 77 n.
Sudley road, the, 78 n.
Sullivan, Lieut., of Seventh Rhode
Island Regiment, 183.
Sulphur Springs, 68 n., 69.

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INDEX.

Sumner, Gen. Edwin V., commands
Second Corps at Antietam, 112 n. ;
commands right grand division at
Fredericksburg, 119 n., 120.
Talbot, William H., killed at Bull
Run, 91.
Telegraph road, the, 266 n.
Tenth Corps, the, 323 n.
Tenth New Hampshire Regiment, at
Fredericksburg, 121 n. ; at Cold
Harbor, 273 n., 276 n.
Third Division of Ninth Corps, the,
59 n. ; detached, 133 n. ; in reor
ganized corps, 211 n. ; in battle of
the Wilderness, 215-216 11., 218-219
n. ; seizes bridge at Spottsylvania,
236; rests on the Ny, 237; position
of, at the North Anna, 267 n., 271 n. ;
attacks rebel left at Cold Harbor,
277 ; leads column in march to Pe
tersburg, 290' ; brigades of, make
attack June 17, 293, 294; position
of, in battle of the Mine, 314 ; be
comes the First Division, 334-335
n. ; (now Colored), rejoins its com
mand, 340 ; detached and made part
of Twenty-fifth Corps, and a new
Third formed under command of
Gen. Hartranft, 352.
Third Georgia Regiment, the, at
Camden, 46 and n.
Thirteenth New Hampshire Regi
ment, at Fredericksburg, 121 n. ; at
Cold Harbor, 273 n., 276 n.
Thirty-fifth Massachusetts Regiment,
at Antietam, 105 n.
Thirty-first Maine Regiment, the, 210 ;
before Petersburg, 292; at Poplar
Spring Church, 335.
Thirty-second Maine Regiment, the,
210; before Petersburg, 292; at
Poplar Spring Church, 335.
Thirty-sixth Massachusetts Regiment,
before Petersburg, 292.
Thomas, Gen. George H., 354.
Thoroughfare Gap, 70 n.

Thunder-Storms, after Camden fight,
48 ; on the Virginia march, 68, 69 ;
at Chantilly, 88 ; at the crossing of
the Big Black, 174-177 ; on return
from Jackson, 188; near Bethesda
church, 274.
Tilton, Capt. Adams K., killed at
Poplar Spring Church, 337, 338,
343 ; tribute to memory of, 344.
Titcomb, Lieut. David A., wounded
at Bull Run, 83.
Tolman, Sergt. Lorenzo F., biographic
sketch of, 383, 384.
Tolopotomoy creek, movement to,
270; the crossing of, 272 n., 273;
the opposing forces at, 272 n.
Toombs, Gen. Robert, at Antietam,
104 n.
Tracy, Surgeon William A., 16.
Tunstall's station, 289.
Turner, Gen. John W., at the Mine,
323 n-
Twelfth New Hampshire Regiment,
at Fredericksburg, 121 n.
Twelfth Rhode Island Regiment, 150
n., 154 n.
Twenty-fifth Corps, 352, 360.
Twenty-first Massachusetts Regiment,
the, in Burnside's expedition, 18 n. ;
in battle of Roanoke, 33 ; in expe
dition to, and battle of Camden, 42,
44; congratulated by Gen. Burn
side, 58 ; assigned to Ninth Corps,
59 n. ; at Bull Run, 83 n., 86 n.
Twenty-fourth Corps, the, 360.
Twitchell's Battery, 236.
Tyler's mills, 289.
Upton, Lieut. George E., with Lieut.-
Col. Pearson at the death of lat
ter, 269; killed in battle of the
Mine, 321.
Varden's mills, 289.
Veterans' Furlough, see Sixth New
Hampshire Regiment,
Veterans' Reenlistment, 205.

INDEX.

629

Viall, Mayor, of Keene, speaks at
regimental reunion, 293, 294.
Vicksburg, 153 n., 154, 163; siege of,
[63-165; movements of regiment
1 and its brigade in vicinity of, 165-
168 ; surrender of, 170, 171 and ns.
Virginia Mud, 65, 66.
Volley, the, at Camden, 46 and n., 54.
Wabash river, the, 159.
Wallace, Charles, death of, 30.
Wallace, Deacon, 146.
Wallace, Gen. Lew, 332 n.
Warren, Dr., the wounded left in
charge of, after " Camden," 48.
Warren, Gen. Gouverneur K., com
mands Fifth Corps, 213; crosses
the Rapidan, &c, 213 n. ; corps of,
in the battle of the Wilderness, 214,
215 ns., 218 n., 224; prisoners taken
to head-quarters of, 222, 230 ; corps
of, moves to Spottsylvania, 233 and
n. ; fights, and gains position, 236;
Spottsylvania, 233 and n ; supports
assault of May 12, 240 n. ; changes
position, 250 n. ; positions and oper
ations of, before and after reaching
the North Anna, 266-267 n. ; posi
tion of corps of, in line at the Tolo
potomoy, 272 11. ; movements and
position of, in Union line at Cold
Harbor, 273 n. ; corps of, crosses
the Chickahominy, 290 n. ; opera
tions of, on Weldon Railroad, 333.
Warrenton, in Virginia, 69, 119 n.,
214 n. ; in Mississippi, 165.
Warrenton Junction, 69.
Warrenton Springs, 118.
Warrenton turnpike, 77, 78 ns.
Washington, arrival of regiment at,
1 5 ; departure from, 20 ; capture of,
threatened, 60 n. ; Pope's army re
treats to, 90 ; review of Ninth Corps
in, 212 ; protected against Early,
332 n. ; grand review of army in,
367 ; final departure of regiment
from, 370.

Washington, George, birthplace, &c,
of, 62, 63 ; grave of mother of, 63 n. ;
visit to resting-place of, 367.
Waterloo bridge, 117.
Waters, Sylvanus C, 8.
Webster, Mr. and Mrs., 143, 145.
Webster House, the, 143, 145, 146.
Weitzel, Gen. Godfrey, 356.
Weldon Railroad, battle of, position
of Union line at, 333, 334 ; expedi
tion down the, 353.
Welsh, Gen. Thomas, 154 n.
Wentworth, Lieut. Eli, death of,
189 n.
West Point, the loss of, 64 n., 73-76.
Whiskey ration, the, 50.
Whitcomb, Lucius, 40.
White House, 271, 272 11., 288-290 n.
White, Gen. Julius, operations of divi
sion of, 334 and n.
White Oak road, 356.
White river, the, 162. '
White, Stephen, 304.
Wilcox's landing, 290 n.
Wilder, Thomas, 41.
Wilderness, the, campaign and battle
of, and incidents, 213-230 and ns. ;
remarks on, 224, 225; respective
forces and losses in, 226; mention
of, 373-
Wilderness tavern, 213 n.
Willard's hotel, 212.
Willcox, Gen. Orlando B., in command
of Ninth Corps, 113 n. ; takes part
in battle of Fredericksburg, 121 n. ;
resumes command of First Division
of Ninth Corps, 131 n.; transferred,
154 n. ; commands Third Division
of Ninth Corps, 211 n.; division of,
in the Wilderness, 215, 216, 218 ns. ;
seizes bridge over the Ny, 236;
position of division of, 237 ; ditto,
at the North Anna, 267 n., 271 n. ;
division of, leads column in march
to Petersburg, 290; two brigades
of, make attack June 17, 293, 294;
operations of, in attack of June 18,

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295; in the affair of the Mine, 313,
314; at the Weldon Railroad, 333 ;
in command of First Division under
reorganization, 334, 335 n. ; posi
tion of division of, in investing line,
352-
" Will fits," 61,. 62.
Williamsport, Md., 113 n.
Williams, Gen. Thomas, at Hatteras,
26-29 ; canal dug by, at Vicksburg,
167.
Wilmington, N. C, 353.
Wilson, 'Gen. James H., cavalry of,
takes, &c, Spottsylvania Court
House, 233 n. ; guards Union right
at Cold Harbor, 276, 277 ; crosses
the Chickahominy, 290 n.
Winch, Lieut. Charles F., 7 ; accom
panies the boys in quest of fresh
rations, 116, 117; wounded at
Fredericksburg, 128 ; collects pris
oners in the Wilderness, and takes
them to Gen. Warren's, head-quar
ters, 222 ; is of Lieut.-Col. Pearson's
reconhoitering party, 226 ; statement
of, respecting prisoners, 229, 230 ;
biographic sketch of, 230-232 ;
anecdote of, 248.
Winchester, Ky., 136, 138, 139, 198,
199.

Window Shades, 291 n.
Wise, Gen, Henry A., 30 n.
Woodward, Ira E., 80, 92, 93.
Woman's Relief Corps, 392, 401.
Wright, Charles A., captured in the
Wilderness, 217, 227.
Wright, Gen. Horatio G., commands
Sixth Corps, 237 ; supports assault
of May 12, at Spottsylvania, 240 n. ;
changes position, 250 n. ; move
ments, &c, of, before and after
reaching the North Anna, 266, 267
n. ; position of corps of, in line at
the Tolopotomoy, 272 n. ; assault
by, at Cold Harbor, position of, in
Union line, 272 n., 273 n. ; corps
of, crosses the Chickahominy and
James, 289, 290, 291 n. ; all ready
for assault, 356.
" Yankees," prejudice against, in Ken
tucky, . removed, 134, 135, 140, 145,
146.
Yazoo river, the, 166; malaria and'
catfish of, 167, 189.
" Yellow girls," the, in Kentucky,
138, 202.
York river, the, 119 n.
Young's Point, 165.
Zouaves, 25, 46, 78, 79.

ERRATA.

On page 73, in 13th line of text from top, omit the expression,
' ' ( afterwards Lieutenant) . "
On page 88, in 17th line from top, and on page 128, in 8th and 13th
lines from top, read Sherivell for ' ' Showell."
On page 211, in 10th line of note, read became for "remained."
On page 228, in 7th line from top, read Dick for "Dickey."
On page 253, in note, read in Chapter il for " at end of chapter."
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