9th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry

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Brief History
The 9th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry was organized at Concord and mustered in on August 15, 1862. The length of service was for 2 years and 10 months. They were mustered out on the 10th of June, 1865. Recruits transferred to 6th New Hampshire Infantry.

For more information about the 7th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry and its history, see:


 * Edward Oliver Lord, History of the Ninth regiment, New Hampshire volunteers in the war of the rebellion, Concord, New Hampshire, Printed by The Republican Press Association, 1895. Online at Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).  This book is also available at the Family History Library,  or  Includes index. Includes rosters in appendix.
 * William A. Canfield, A History of the army exeperience of William A. Canfield, Manchester, New Hampshire, C.F. Livingston, Printer, 1869. Online at Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).  William A. Canfield served in the 9th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment.  This book is available on microfiche at the Family History Library
 * 9th 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
 * Ninth New Hampshire Regiment Rosters, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). This is not a complete roster.

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 9th 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


 * Otis F.R. Waite, New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion, Claremont, New Hampshire: Tracy, Chase &amp; Co., c1991. See page 396.  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.