4th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry

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Brief History
The 4th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry was organized at Manchester and mustered in on the 18th of September, 1861. The length of service was for 4 years. They were mustered out on August 23, 1865.

For more information about the 4th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry and its history, see:


 * Elias A. Bryant, 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, Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1991.  Available at the Family History Library,  - 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.
 * 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Includes service, casualties, commanders, etc.

Company Rosters

 * Fourth New Hampshire Regiment Rosters - This is not a complete roster.
 * New Hampshire Infantry Page - New Hampshire Heritage
 * John G. Hutchinson,Roster, Fourth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1896. Online book available at Internet Archives. Also found on microfiche at the Family History Library,

Source Material

 * 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. 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. Fourth Regiment starts on page 215.
 * 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.  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.
 * Civil War in the East - Timeline of the 4th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.