11th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry

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Brief History
The 11th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry was organized at Concord and mustered in on September 2, 1862. The length of service was for 2 years and 8 months. They were mustered out on the 4th of June, 1865.

For more information about the 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry and its history, see:


 * Leander Winslow Cogswell, A history of the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment, Volunteer Infantry in the rebellion war, 1861-1865, covering its entire service, with interesting scenes of Army life, and graphic details of battles, skirmishes, seiges, marches, and hardships, in which its officers and men participated, Concord, New Hampshire, Republican Press Association, 1891. Includes index.  Available online at Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).   Also available at the Family History Library  or
 * 11th 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
 * Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment Rosters, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). This is not a complete roster.
 * The following company rosters come from the book, A history of the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment, Volunteer Infantry in the rebellion war, 1861-1865, by Leander Winslow Cogswell.


 * Company A - Roster starts on page 676.
 * Company B - Roster starts on page 683.
 * Company C - Roster starts on page 690.
 * Company D - Roster starts on page 698.
 * Company E - Roster starts on page 705.
 * Company F - Roster starts on page 712.
 * Company G - Roster starts on page 719.
 * Company H - Roster starts on page 726.
 * Company I - Roster starts on page 733.
 * Company K - Roster starts on page 740.
 * Recruits Roster starts on page 748.

Source Material

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 1 Apr 2011), can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book, Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua,, WorldCat, (accessed 1 Apr 2011).


 * 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 11th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.


 * 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


 * Edwin Chamberlain of Company G, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). 11th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in sargeant's uniform with guitar - Photograph


 * John Charles Currier, From Concord to Fredericksburg a paper prepared and read before California Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, February 12, 1896, Bethesda, Maryland, University Publications of America, c1991. Available on microfiche at the Family History Library,    John Charles Currier was a captain in the 11th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment which served during the U.S. Civil War.


 * New Hampshire Men Awarded the Metal of Honor In the Civil War, (accessed 11 Mar 2011), lists all men from New Hampshire that received the Medal of Honor.


 * Otis F.R. Waite, New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion, Claremont, New Hampshire: Tracy, Chase &amp; Co., c1991. Page 444.  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.


 * Charles C. Paige, Story of the experiences of Lieut. Charles C. Paige in the Civil War of 1861-5, Bethesda, Maryland:University Publications of America, c1991.  Available on microfiche at the Family History Library