This is all that I have to write this time. This makes the 3rd or 4th time that I have wrote to you since I have got a word from you till yesterday. Because it was in the same brigade as the 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, both regiments together were often jointly called the 77th New England. and was mustered out at Concord, Dec. 27, 1864. Any other use, including copying files to other sites It is the Laws of South Carolina, having all the slave laws, &c. We expect to get paid off soon too and then I shall send my money home to you. I was sorry to hear that you was sick. 1862: Unidentified James to Martha A. ? Dont forget me. He thinks that we shall have to go pretty soon. The vessel stood there a week. Give my love to Aldon and so goodbye for this time. Maria, the guns are thumping away like fury this morning. Father said that he would give me half of my wages but my half it will cost me to live. Tell her to send me her love in a letter. 10th New Hampshire Regiment Infantry . Darbytown and New Market Roads October 7. I was sick but I got over it in 3 days. 12th New Hampshire Regiment Infantry . Father, you would not know me if you should see me on the road. It is a wallet to put needles and thread in. Write soon as you can and I will savor them. This makes five letters that I have wrote [but] you aint wrote me one letter. He died of his wounds on 28 July 1863 while in captivity at Charleston, South Carolina. the James at Bermuda Hundred, Va. It only cost twenty-five cents. Fisher, N. C., January 3-15, 1865. How long we shall stay here I dont know, but I think we shall stop here for the present. I dont think of much more now. This is all I have to write this time so goodbye. After duty in the Dry Tortugas, St. Augustine, and Fernandina, they moved to South Carolina and were engaged at Morris Island, Battery Wagner, and Fort Sumter. Photograph of a soldier of the 7th New Hampshire If you are a researcher and have a Web page of anyone on this St. Augustine, Fla., I want you to tell Mother that I should like a piece of her [b_____] this morning. Arrive at 5 in the afternoon. of the South, to September, 1862. Attached to Brannan's Command, District of Florida, to June, 1862. They have not finished the Fort. of the South, to November, 1863. There is a lot of white folks here. We charged on them and [they] gave themselves up. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Dept. June, and at Goldsborough, N. C., until July. Write as soon as you get this. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Mark wants you to write and let him know how you get along and to write him [be]fore we leave New York. Mark is very foolish to spend all his money for watches and other [ ]. Fernandina, Fla., until June 15. Henry F. W. Little, Co. D, We go down to Washington Flat to drill every few days. Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S. C., July 11 It is a city here but a very old city. Mother this is all I have to write this time so goodbye, one and all. But this will do for this time. Tell Mother that I think of enlisting in the Regular service. Henry F. W. Little | Military Wiki | Fandom The 7th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Mustered out July 17, 1865. [1]. augustus w. rollins 7th nh, I have just wrote a letter to Mother. 1st . 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia of the South, to December, 1863. These letters were written by Augustus Henry Green of Co. The 6th New Hampshire Infantry was organized in Keene, New Hampshire, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on November 27, 1861. of the South, to February, 1864. mustered out July 20, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C. The regiment numbered 1,762 members, of We have moved our situation and gone back to Florida. The 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. spent at Manchester, the second at New York, and on Feb. 13, 1862, the regiment embarked After comparing the handwriting, I am willing to attribute the third letter to Leander as well, written from Augustine, Florida in April 1863. A, 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, to Mr. Samuel Stevens, Francestown, N.H.] Enlarge [ digital file from original item, front ] United States Regiments & Batteries>New Hampshire. Henry F. W. Little (June 27, 1842 - February 7, 1907) was a Sergeant in the 7th New Hampshire Infantry, Union Army, and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. AHGP New Hampshire Please write when you have an opportunity. Infantry regiment of the Union Army in the Civil War, New Hampshire U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865. Putnam.[1]. I am your affectionate [friend], A. H. G. Write as soon as you receive this. Maria, I shall send you my dageuerrotype to you. Battle of Olustee, Fla., February 20. We have to pay 25 cents a pair for them and they are not so good as them at that. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg I now take this present time to let you know that I had the measles but I am getting a little better. Lewis did not come to see me while I was sick. I now take my time to write you a letter and wish you to answer it. Figs are ripe. One of our shot hit the boat and split it in two pieces. Tell me if they are drafting in that town. I dont like [it] very well. Several of Onvilles letters can be found posted on the internet by searching his name. [Three unidentified officers and a 1st sergeant of the 7th New September 7. we dont get enough to keep the scurvy off. The New Hampshire Civil War History and Genealogy Project Available online at Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). H. G. Webber, and Asst. Second Expedition to Fort The 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 10 officers and 177 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 228 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. Ames' Division, District of Florida, Dept. You can use this page to start a discussion with others about how to improve the " 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment " page. The cause of the breaking up of the expedition is a mystery to me. The shirts was just what I wanted. Onville Upton (1844-1930), the son of Joseph and Clarinda (Merrill) Upton of Hopkinton, Merrimack county, New Hampshire. Darbytown road. Maria, we have a Catholic Church here and the Sisters all go to it that believe in Catholic. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Demonstration north of James River August 13-20. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee. Mark has fleshed up awfully since he has been out here. The darkies catch them and sell them for a trifle. north of the James River November 17, 1864, to January 3, 1865. In 1896, he published a history of his regiment under the title The Seventh Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion . Dont wait to have me write. It was raised in the state of New Hampshire, serving from December 13, 1861, to July 17, 1865. 3rd Brigade, Morris Island, S. C., 10th Corps, Dept. makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you I saw some coconut trees with the nuts on them [in a] pretty grove in which our tents are pitched. Monday 13th, go aboard of the SteamerConvoy. seventh new hampshire, Previous post: OR LI P1: Report of Captain Jervis D. Cook, 61st NY, March 25, 1865, Subscribe to The Siege of Petersburg Online RSS Feed, Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Minor Events, Scouts, Actions and Skirmishes, The Beefsteak Raid (September 14-17, 1864), The Battle of Fort Stedman (March 25, 1865), Nafziger Civil War Petersburg Campaign Orbats (OOBs), GBACW: The Battle of New Market Heights by Scot Rohrer, Petersburg Medals of Honor: A Sergeant Who Wisely Disbelieved, Petersburg Medals of Honor: A Rebel Charge That Failed, MAP: 2nd Deep Bottom (Horn 2nd Ed. Photograph of Pvt Daniel Abbott, Company E From your friend, A. H. Green. The waves stove a hole in her side big enough to put your hand through and with such force as to knock one of our cooks (Mr. Few) down but we got through it all and got into Hilton Head the next morning about nine oclock, landed, and pitched tents on the sand. Skirmish near St. Augustine March 9 (Detachment). Names . A large mail came in last night but no letter for me. Going out we struck the bar three times and liked to have split her in two. Start for Hilton Head at one oclock. 7th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry Overview: Organized at Manchester and mustered in December 13, 1861. requires permission from the submitter PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We have most all kinds of birds here. He died of his wounds on 28 July 1863 while in captivity at Charleston, South . Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) The seed cakes in the light-colored bag kept the best. Lieut. We are in a fort where is is entirely surrounded by water. ALHN/AHGP March 16, 1862. Fla., February 12. They say a good deal about our going home in two months but I dont believe it. making a Donation. of the South, to June, 1863. Saturday 11th, Expedition broke up. Because it was in the same brigade as the 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, both regiments together were often jointly called the 77th New England. Left State for New York January 14, 1862 At White Street Barracks until February 13. Butler's operations on south side of the James Since I wrote to you, we have had quite a little skirmish up to the ferry. Please [respond] and write all about the war news. I take my pen in hand t let you know that I have been sick with fever this week. I wish that I had Marks daguerretype to remember him by. A Division of Pier-Pleasure.com. WEST VIRGINIA--Gillmore's and Harrison's Cavalry Companies; 7th Infantry. Sunday 12th, lie at anchor in Hilton Head Harbor all day. Siege operations against Fort Sumter and Charleston, S.C., until December 20. Letters of Pvt James Flynn November 27. Front of 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment. Tuesday 14th, arrive at St. Augustine about nine oclock and pitch tents. Photograph of Pvt Daniel Jones, Company E We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. NEW HAMPSHIRE--4th and 7th Infantry. I wish that father could move his grass down here. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 233, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 553. Half Battle of Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. They were mustered out on the 17th of July, 1865. There was a heavy gale. Muster Out: Mustered out July 17, 1865.2, Lieutenant Colonel Augustus W. Rollins Because it was in the same brigade as the 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, both regiments were often jointly called the 77th New England. This page is not available in other languages. I hope that God will spare you and prosper you. How many of them got ashore, I dont [know] but their hats were seen floating down river. It was raised in the state of New Hampshire, serving from December 13, 1861, to July 17, 1865. Dept. He also addressed his sister, Maria Emery (1844-1910). I dont want you to say anything to Leonard Silver about my money because he may tell it around Boscawen. Maria, we have lost five more men than was taken by the rebels. Colonel J.C. Abbott On December . Among the boys in blue who formed for battle was Sgt. submitter information is included. He will see that you have it. Henry Boynton of the field and staff. I am getting better now. Send me something no matter what it isa shaving out of the shop would be worth a dollar. Terry's Provisional Corps, North Carolina, to March, 1865. The length of service was for 3 years and 7 months. How do you like it? The 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 10 officers and 177 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 228 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. We are making out a division to fight in a few days. 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia Through May and June it was in many engagements, It made the boys sick. He was appointed a corporal in May 1862 and was wounded and captured on 18 July 1863 in the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina. After camping at St. Helena island until Feb., 1864, the Colonel Abbott's Official Report of the Battle; Boston Journal article on 7th New At about the same time it also received a large number of substitutes and draftees, men of which the New Hampshire veterans had an unwaveringly low opinion. for Fort Jefferson, Florida, where it remained till sent to St. Augustine Sept. 1. Now write and let me know. When I was down there, they gave him some brandy to drink and that [is] all that I saw them give him. I think that we shall stop here for the present. Beaufort, Port Royal Island, South CarolinaJuly 15th 1862. 155th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. of Ohio, Moved to Camp Nelson, Ky., and Provost duty there.
