Martin Guards, New Hampshire Militia

Brief History
Martin Guards, New Hampshire Militia was organized at Manchester June 30, 1864. They were mustered out on July 25, 1864 for 90 days of service. They were mustered out September 16, 1864.

Rosters

 * Most men in this company were from Hillsborough County and Rockingham County - AGR page 764. (AGR refers to the Adjutant General's Report found at Internet Archive)


 * Refer to Houghton's Company, Martin Guards, New Hampshire Militia (90 days, 1864), as this is the same unit.


 * Martin Guards New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).  Ray's Place


 * New Hampshire. Adjutant-General's Office, Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New Hampshire, Volume 2.(Concord, New Hampshire: Amos Hadley, State Printer, 1865), Page 764. Available online at Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).

Other Sources

 * 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, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Footnote.com, (accessed 2 Apr 2011). (A subscription website, but is available for use at the FamilySearch 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).


 * 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 the FamilySearch Library, or FS Library US/CAN Film 1697872, Item 1-2. Book 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. See page 995 for Martin Guards.