1st Regiment, New Hampshire Cavalry

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Brief History
The 1st Regiment, New Hampshire Cavalry was first organized at Concord, New Hampshire, as a battalion of four companies and attached to 1st New England Cavalry. They were mustered in from October 24 to December 21, 1861. Afterward designated 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, as Compnaies "I," "K," "L," "M." Regiment mustered out July 15, 1865.

For more information about the 1st Regiment, New Hampshire Cavalry and its history, see:

1st New Hampshire Volunteer Cavalry - from Wikipedia, (accessed 11 Mar 2011), the free encyclopedia, includes service, casualties, commanders, etc.

Company Rosters

 * First New Hampshire Cavalry Regiment Rosters, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). This website is a work in progress and is not a complete roster.
 * 1st Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Cavalry, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). New Hampshire Heritage.

Companies in the Regiment

 * Company A mustered in April 19, 1864.
 * Company B mustered in April 20, 1864.
 * Company C mustered in April 23, 1864.
 * Company D mustered in June 26, 1864.
 * Company E mustered in July 8, 1864.
 * Company F mustered in July 16, 1864.
 * Company G mustered in July 21, 1864.
 * Company H mustered in July 21, 1864.
 * Company I, K, L, M transfered January 7, 1864.

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 1st New Hampshire Cavalry.


 * 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 544.  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.