New Hampshire in the Civil War

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Introduction
New Hampshire men contributed greatly to the Union forces during the Civil War. In total there were 836 officers and 31,650 enlisted men during the 4 years of war.

New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion, by Major Otis F.R. Waite - Google Books - History of the contributions New Hampshire gave to the Civil War. This book can also be found in the FHL Collection, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118818 (7 fiche) or FHL US/CAN Book 974.2 M2w.

Military Units

 * Revised register of the soldiers and sailors of New Hampshire in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 Internet Archive American Libraries - Book that contains a good summary of each New Hampshire regiment. Also contains company rosters that list the birth place, age or enlistment, place of residence at the time of enlistment. Also available at the FHL Book 974.2 M23nh or microfilm FHL US/CAN 1697872 Item 1-2.
 * Official Army register of the volunteer force of the United States Army for the years, 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65 Internet Archive American Libraries- Official list of the men that enlisted in each year during the war. Not inclusive to New Hampshire and not alphabetized.
 * New Hampshire Heritage - Detailed site on different aspects of the New Hampshire regiments and their contributions to the Civil War.
 * New Hampshire Regiments - Wikipedia link listing regiments of New Hampshire
 * Civil War Archives - lists each regiment for New England
 * New Hampshire Civil War History and Genealogy Project - brief history of each regiment as well as the men listed in each troop within the regiment. This is a work in progress and does not include every soldier yet.
 * Soldier and Sailors System - list brief regimental summaries for each New Hampshire regiment.
 * New Hampshire Men Awarded the Metal of Honor In the Civil War - lists all men from New Hampshire that received the Metal of Honor.

Battalions

 * 1st Battery, New Hampshire Light Artillery
 * Mustered in: September 21, 1861. Organized at Manchester.
 * Mustered out June 9, 1865

Regiments

 * 1st Regiment, New Hampshire Heavy Artillery
 * Companies mustered in at various times between July 22, 1863 and October 17, 1864.
 * Regiment mustered out June 15, 1865.
 * Recruits consolidated to 2 Companies and mustered out September 11, 1865.
 * 1st Regiment, New Hampshire Cavalry
 * Mustered in: October 24 to December 21, 1861
 * Organized at Concord, as a Battalion of four Companies and attached to 1st New England Cavalry
 * Afterward designated 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, as Companies "I," "K," "L," "M."
 * 1st Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: May 1, 1861
 * Mustered out: August 9, 1861: expiration of term
 * Length of service: 3 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * Ordered home to New Hampshire August 2, 1861
 * The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion Google Books - Contains the story of campaign, an account of the "Great uprising of the people of the state," and other articles upon subjests associated with the early war period. Located on Google Books.
 * 2nd Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: May 31 to June 8, 1861
 * Mustered out: December 19, 1861
 * Length of service: 6 months
 * Organized at Portsmouth
 * A history of the Second Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry - Internet Archive American Libraries
 * History of the Second Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers : its camps, marches and battles Google Books
 * A minor war history, 1861-1864 : compiled from a soldier boy's letter to "the girl I left behind me", 1861-1864 - 3 fiche.
 * 3rd Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: August 23, 1861
 * Mustered out: July 25, 1865
 * Length of service: 4 years
 * Organized at Concord
 * Non-Veterans mustered out August 23, 1864
 * Extract history of officers and enlisted men, Co. F, 3rd N.H. Vols.
 * Reminiscences of a veteran Google Books - Henry S. Hamilton served in the 3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.
 * Reminiscences of the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865 Google Books - Elbridge J. Copp was commissioned from the ranks and made a lieutenant at the age of eighteen in the 3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment during the U.S. Civil War.
 * The Third New Hampshire and all about it Internet Archive American Libraries
 * 4th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: September 18, 1861
 * Mustered out: August 23, 1865.
 * Length of service: 4 years
 * Organized at Manchester
 * The diary of Elias A. Bryant of Francestown, N.H. : as written by him while in his more than three years' service in the U.S. Army in the Civil War - 3 fiche. Elias A. Bryant started as a private and was later promoted to Principal Musician of the 4th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment during the U.S. Civil War.
 * 5th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: October 22, 1861
 * Mustered out: July 28, 1865
 * Length of service: 3 years 9 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * Discharged July 8, 1865
 * A History of the Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers In the American Civil War 1861-1865 - Internet Archive American Libraries
 * My brave boys : to war with Colonel Cross and the Fighting Fifth Google Books
 * 6th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: November 27, 1861
 * Mustered out: July 17, 1865.
 * Length of service: 3 years 8 months
 * Organized at Keene
 * History of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment in the war for the Union Google Books
 * 7th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: December 13, 1861
 * Mustered out: July 17, 1865
 * Length of service: 3 years 7 months
 * Organized at Manchester
 * The Seventh Regiment, New Hampshire volunteers in the War of the Rebellion  - Google Books
 * 8th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: December 23, 1861
 * Organized at Manchester
 * Designation of Regiment changed to 2nd New Hampshire Cavalry December, 1863.
 * Complete roster of the Eighth Regiment, New Hampshire volunteers Internet Archive American Libraries - List of all men that enlisted in this regiment
 * A history of the Eighth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers - 7 fiche.
 * 9th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: August 15, 1862
 * Mustered out: June 10, 1865
 * Length of service: 2 years 10 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * Recruits transferred to 6th New Hampshire Infantry
 * History of the Ninth regiment, New Hampshire volunteers in the war of the rebellion Google Books
 * A history of William A. Canfield's experience in the army Google Books - William A. Canfield served in the 9th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.
 * 10th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: September 4, 1862
 * Mustered out: June 21, 1865
 * Length of service: 2 years 9 months
 * Organized at Manchester
 * Veterans and Recruits transferred to 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
 * 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: September 2, 1862
 * Mustered out: June 4, 1865
 * Length of service: 2 years 8 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * A history of the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment, Volunteer Infantry in the rebellion war, 1861-1865 Google Books
 * 12th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: September 10, 1862
 * Mustered out: June 21, 1865
 * Length of service: 2 years 8 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * History of the Twelfth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the War of the Rebellion  Google Books
 * 13th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: September 20, 1862
 * Mustered out: June 22, 1865
 * Length of service: 2 years 8 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * Veterans and Recruits transferred to 2nd New Hampshire
 * Thirteenth regiment of New Hampshire volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865 Google Books
 * Aaron Fletcher Stevens : August 9, 1819, May 10, 1887 - 2 fiche. A colonel with the 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.
 * 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: September 24, 1862
 * Mustered out: July 8, 1865
 * Length of service: 2 years 9 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * Mustered out in Savannah, GA
 * A memorial of the great rebellion : being a history of the Fourteenth Regiment New-Hampshire Volunteers, covering its three years of service, with original sketches of army life, 1862-1865 Google Books
 * Roll call : Company G, Fourteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, June 1, 1894 
 * Sheridan's veterans : a souvenir of their third campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864, 1883, 1885, September 15-24, 1885
 * 15th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: October 6-16, 1862
 * Mustered out: August 13, 1863
 * Length of service: 10 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * Mustered out at Concord
 * History of the Fifteenth regiment, New Hampshire volunteers, 1862-1863 Google Books
 * 16th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: October 24, 1862
 * Mustered out August 20, 1863
 * Length of service: 10 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * Mustered out at Concord
 * History of the Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers Google Books
 * 17th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Organization commenced November 19, 1862; not completed, and the two Companies formed were transferred to the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, April 16, 1863.
 * History of the Seventeenth regiment, New Hampshire volunteer infantry, 1862-1863 Google Books
 * 18th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
 * Mustered in: September 13, 1864
 * First six Companies recruited under call of July 19, 1864. Four Companies under call of December 21, 1864. Companies "G," "H" and "I" join Regiment in February, March and April, 1865.
 * Company "K" was on duty at Galloupe's Island, Boston Harbor, entire term, and mustered out May 6, 1865.
 * Six original companies muster out June 10, 1865.
 * Balance of Regiment muster out July 29, 1865.
 * Length of service: 10 months
 * Organized at Concord
 * History of the Eighteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, 1864-5 - Google Books

Companies

 * First Company New Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Artillery
 * Mustered in: July 22, 1863
 * Mustered out:June 15, 1865
 * Length of service: 2 years
 * Second Company New Hampshire Heavy Artillery
 * Company "B" of the 1st Company New Hampshire Heavy Artillery organized as 2nd Company New Hampshire Heavy Artillery and mustered in September 17, 1863.
 * Regiment mustered out June 15, 1865.
 * Recruits consolidated to 2 Companies and mustered out September 11, 1865.
 * Chandler's Company, National Guards, New Hampshire Militia
 * Organized at Manchester for 60 days May 9, 1864.
 * Mustered out: July 27, 1864
 * Littlefield's Company, Strafford Guards, New Hampshire Militia
 * Organized at Dover for 60 days May 5, 1864.
 * Mustered out: July 25, 1864
 * Tarbell's Company, Lafayette Artillery, New Hampshire Militia
 * Organized at Lyndeborough August 1, 1864.
 * Mustered out September 23, 1864.

Census Substitute
1890 New Hampshire census index - Substitute of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census. Lists the individuals name, regiment served in and other information. Doesn't list the family members of the individual. Can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Military Cemeteries
See Cemetery Records

Battles fought in New Hampshire
There were no battles fought in New Hampshire.

Muster Rolls
Muster-In Rolls, Descriptive Rolls, Monthly Returns and Muster-Out Rolls of each Regiment. Bound and encapsulated in such a way that they cannot be photocopied.

Related to them is the Soldiers' Index, a 3x5 card file for each soldier, on which all information from the Regimental Rolls has been abstracted.

The Adjutant General's Office also tried to maintain a separate index for seamen, but it is very incomplete.

The "obituaries" are a file of newspaper clippings or other memorials regarding the death of Maine veterans; it is very incomplete as are the General Law Pension records.


 * Civil War enlistment papers, muster in and out rolls 1861-1865 and indexes 1861-1866 for the state of New Hampshire - 48 films located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * Military records: Civil War muster rolls - Indexes the muster rolls for the Civil War giving the soldiers name, company, rank, box, extract and roll record numbers where the original record can be found, allegiance, miscellaneous information, and unit in which served. Located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - 225 microfilms located at the Family History Library. The compiled records are card abstracts containing information relating to the stations, movements, or activities of each unit or a part of it, and frequently to its organization or composition, strength and losses, and disbandment. Sometimes the names of commanding officers, the dates the unit was called into service and mustered out, the terms of service, and similiar information are included.
 * Civil War service record, card file index, 1860-1865 - 13 microfilms loacated at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. This is a microfilm of type and handwritten cards at the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, New Hampshire.
 * Civil War Rosters - New Hampshire Links

Pensions

 * USGenWeb pension project - a project still underway to provide actual transcriptions of Pension related materials for all Wars prior to 1900.


 * FamilySearch Record Search - Currently working on digitizing documents online. A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information.


 * Pension records indexes and pension records by town, 1861-1866 New Hampshire- 4 microfilms located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The originals are housed at the New Hampshire State Archives and Records preservation in Concord, New Hampshire.

GAR Records

 * Northern New Hampshire Civil War Veterans - Veterans are listed by location - Photo Gallery

Other Sources

 * History of the New Hampshire surgeons in the War of Rebellion, by Granville P. Conn - Available at the FHL Book 974.2 M2cg, also on microfilm FHL US/CAN 1697591 Item 6.
 * Civil War Oaths, 1861-1865, New Hampshire. Adjutant General's Office - Available at the FHL on microfilm.
 * Report of the Adjutant-General of the state of New Hampshire - New Hampshire. Adjutant General's Office.  Available at the FHL on microfilm.
 * New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion, by Otis F.R. Waite. Available at the FHL Book 974.2 M2w.  Also available online with Google Books.
 * Men of Granite - New Hampshire's Soldiers in the Civil War, by Duane E. Shaffer.