6th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry

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Brief History
The 6th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry, also known as "The Bully Sixth", was organized at Keene and mustered in on November 27, 1861. The length of service was for 3 years and 8 months. They were mustered out on the 17th of July, 1865.

For more information about the 6th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry and its history, see:


 * Lyman Jackman and Amos Hadley, History of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment in the war for the Union, Concord, New Hampshire, Republican Press Association, Railroad Square, 1891. Available online at Google Books  Also available at the Family History Library,  FHL US/CAN Film 1598047, Item 8, or    Includes rosters and index.
 * 6th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry - from Wikipedia, the free encylcopedia.

Company Rosters

 * New Hampshire Infantry Page - New Hampshire Heritage
 * Sixth New Hampshire Regiment Rosters - This is not a complete roster.
 * The following company rosters are found in the book History of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment in the war for the Union, by Lyman Jackman from page 403 to 602.


 * Company A
 * Company B
 * Company C
 * Company D
 * Company E
 * Company F
 * Company G
 * Company H
 * Company I
 * Company K
 * Unassigned Recruits

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.  Sixth Regiment, starts on page 297.
 * 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 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.
 * The 6th New Hampshire Volunteers - This site contains a history and historical photos.
 * Private Albert H. Davis of Company K, 6th New Hampshire Infantry regiment in full uniform - photograph.