HISTORY OF THE SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION. (6th New Hampshire Infantry Regimental)

Jackman, Captain Lyman, Historian and Amos Hadley, editor

Published by Republican Press Association, Concord, 1891, 1891

About this Item

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, vi, 630 pgs, frontis portrait of Gen. Burnside, other plates, unit roster (408)-(602). Original green embossed cloth with gilt titled and decorated spine. Former owner inscription connecting this copy to Henry Whitaker, 2nd Lt., Co. I. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Covers are lightly worn, soiled, and spotted; gilt on spine bright. Interior front hinge repaired, else pages are age-toned and solid. With clear mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: This well-traveled unit fought in three theaters and is recognized as one of the FOX 300 Fighting Regiments. After some active service with Reno's Brigade in North Carolina, it returned to Virginia with the Ninth Corps, in August 1862 and fought at Manassas. Transferred to Kentucky, it participated in the Vicksburg & Jackson Campaigns. Following, it was moved to the Army of the Potomac in early 1864. In the siege of Petersburg, the regiment occupied an exposed position in the trenches, losing men while being under constant fire; the nervous strain and fatigue was reported as being intense. Well done regimental history, here with a nice regimental association. REFERENCES: DORN NH30; NEVINS I pg 112: "Although the author laid claim to using his wartime diary as a base for this study, comrades stories and recollections predominate; this regiment saw service in three different theaters." FOX Regimental Losses pg 140. Seller Inventory # 0424060

Bibliographic Details

Title: HISTORY OF THE SIXTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT ...

Publisher: Republican Press Association, Concord, 1891

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition