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, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Cold Harbor
- 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
