7th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry

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Brief History
The 7th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry was organized at Manchester and mustered in on December 13, 1861. The length of service was for 3 years and 7 months. They were mustered out on the 17th of July, 1865.

For more information about the 7th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry and its history, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 7th Regiment Infantry .(accessed 19 July 2012).
 * Henry F.W. Little, The Seventh Regiment, New Hampshire volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, Concord, New Hampshire, Ira C. Evans, Printer, 12 School Street, 1896. Available online at Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).   This book is also available at the Family History Library,  FHL US/CAN Film 1697482 Item 1, or    Includes roster and index.
 * 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).

Company Rosters

 * New Hampshire Infantry Page, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). New Hampshire Heritage
 * Seventh New Hampshire Regiment Rosters, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). This is not a complete roster.
 * Surname Regiment Roster on Internet Archives, The Seventh Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion (Henry F.W. Little) has a complete roster of the men from the 7th Regiment. It is in alphabetical order, by surname, and lists the residences of most volunteers.


 * AGR refers to the Adjuctant General's Report found at Internet Archive. It does not list residences for men in this regiment.


 * Company A - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 567.
 * Company B - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 571.
 * Company C - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 575.
 * Company D - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 579.
 * Company E - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 582.
 * Company F - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 586.
 * Company G - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 590.
 * Company H - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 593.
 * Company I - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 597.
 * Company K - see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 601.
 * Unassigned Recruits see surname regiment roster for residences - AGR page 604.

Source Material

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Connecticut in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Connecticut in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Connecticut, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records,


 * Footnote.com, (accessed 1 Apr 2011). (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).


 * Civil War in the East, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). Timeline of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.


 * Seventh New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).


 * New Hampshire. Adjutant General's Office, Civil War Oaths, 1861-1865, Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975.  Available on microfilm at the Family History Library


 * Otis F.R. Waite, New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion, Claremont, New Hampshire: Tracy, Chase &amp; Co., c1991. See page 338.  Available online with Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).  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.


 * 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  Internet Archives, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).  Also found at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Film 1697872, Item 1-2.  Book that 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.