A Union Army camp during the Civil War
A Union Army camp during the Civil WarLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-cwpb-02637
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

New Hampshire in the Civil War

New Hampshire was raised entirely for the Union. Of the 26 regiments recorded in New Hampshire, 26 served the United States, and none the Confederacy.

26
Regiments raised
45,548
Men in the records
26
Union
3
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In New Hampshire, 3 of the 26 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in New Hampshire was the 2 New Hampshire Inf., with 4,307 men in the records.

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Union regiments raised in New Hampshire

26 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 2 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 4,307 men
  • 5 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 3,993 menFought at: Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Skirmishes near Falmouth and occupation of Fredericksburg
  • 6 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 3,835 men
  • 9 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,841 men
  • 4 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,697 men
  • 1 New Hampshire H. Art'y. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,610 men
  • 3 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,567 men
  • 1 New Hampshire Cavalry · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,534 men
  • 7 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,517 men
  • 8 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,407 men
  • 11 New Hampshire Infantry · Raised at Concord · 2,296 men
  • 10 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,266 men
  • 12 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 2,155 men
  • 14 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 1,846 men
  • 13 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 1,692 men
  • 18 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 1,242 men
  • 16 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised at Concord · 1,092 men
  • 15 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 1,046 men
  • 1 New Hampshire Inf. (3 Months, 1861) · Raised at Concord · 908 men
  • 17 New Hampshire Inf. · Raised in New Hampshire · 263 men
  • Houghton's Co., Martin Guards, New Hampshire Militia. (90 Days, 1864.) · Raised in New Hampshire · 97 men
  • Tarbell's Co., Lafayette Art'y., N.H. Mil. · Raised in New Hampshire · 95 men
  • Chandler's Co., National Guards, New Hampshire Militia (60 Days, 1864) · Raised in New Hampshire · 92 men
  • Littlefield's Co., Strafford Guards, New Hampshire Militia. (60 Days, 1864.) · Raised in New Hampshire · 84 men
  • Davidson's Co., New Hampshire Vols. · Raised in New Hampshire · 63 men
  • 1 New Hampshire L. Arty · Raised in New Hampshire · 3 men

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