16th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry

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Brief History
The 16th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry was organized at Concord and mustered in on October 24, 1862. The length of service was for 10 months. They were mustered out at Concord on the 20th of August, 1863.

For more information about the 16th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry and its history, see:


 * Luther Tracy Townsend, History of the Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, Norman T. Elliott, Washington, DC, 1894. Available online at Google Books.  Also available at the Family History Library,  or
 * 16th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Company Rosters

 * New Hampshire Infantry Page - New Hampshire Heritage
 * Sixteenth New Hampshire Regiment Rosters - This is not a complete roster.
 * The following Company Rosters come from the History of the Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, by Adjutant Luther Tracy Townsend. Photographs and biographical sketches are included.
 * Company A - See page 359.
 * Company B - See page 377.
 * Company C - See page 400.
 * Company D - See page 415.
 * Company E - See page 444.
 * Company F - See page 462.
 * Company G - See page 480.
 * Company H - See page 501.
 * Company I - See page 525.
 * Company K - See page 549.

Source Material

 * Otis F.R. Waite, New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion, Claremont, New Hampshire: Tracy, Chase &amp; Co., c1991. Available online with Google Books.  Also found at the Family History Library,  This book shows a list of the field, staff and company officers, and the official record of each.  Sixteenth Regiment, starts on page 528.
 * Private Charles H. Osgood of Company C, 16th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment - Photograph
 * Augustus D. Ayling, Adjutant General, Revised register of the soldiers and sailors of New Hampshire in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Concord, New Hampshire : Ira C. Evans, 1895. Available at  the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Film 1697872, Item 1-2.  Book contains a good summary of each New Hampshire regiment. Also contains alphabetical that list the birth place, age or enlistment, place of residence at the time of enlistment.
 * Henry L. Johnson, Souvenir roster of the 371 living members of the Sixteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers thirty-three years after enlistment, Bethesda, Maryland, University of Publications of America, c1991. Available on microfiche at the Family History Library,