The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-16
THE OLD GRANITE STATE

The census of 1860 showed New Hamp-
shire to have population of 2G 073, or about
as many people as there are in Cincinnati or
San Francisco to-day. The proportion of
these able to bear arms had been greatly
reduced by the emigration to the rich farm
ing lands of the West, which had TEMPTED
away from the rugged mountain-sides of
their native State thousands of her stalwart
sons. But those who remained behind were
true-blue, and before the war closed 81 GO
of them, or nearly one-ninth of the entire
population, had marshaled themselves in
line of battle for the Union. They formed
10 regiments, one battery and four COM
panies, of which Is regiments and one bat
terry were for three years, two regiments for
nine months and one regiment for three
months.
= New Hampshire responded to the Presi-
dents first call with a three months regi-
ment, which served in the Shenandoah
uHuer zen. PATTERSON.
Four companies of cavalry were raised in
New Hampshire in the Fall of 1861 for the
:" LIST New England Cav" Afterward the
State became ambitious to have full regi-
ment of horsemen, and eight more compa-
MES were raised and the 1st n. H. Cav. did
good service in the Department of the Gulf,
under Col. John l.. Thompson. 1t had two
Captains and three Lieutenants killed in
battle, and lost altogether, according to Col
VIM. l.. Fox's statement in his book, Regi-
mental Losses" 80 men killed, and ia by
disease, etc
The ID ~ II. had brilliant record, as it
could not well help having with such Colo
nels as Gilbert Marston, Edward l.. Bailey
and Joab n. Patterson. 1t began its fighting
in Burnside's Brigade, at Bull Run, and in
the reorganization of the army under Me-
Clellan was assigned to Rockers Division
of the Third Corps 1t lost 103 at Williams
burg and 133 more at the second Bull Run.
1t took 354 into Gettysburg, only eight of
Its number being absent when the fight
opened, and of these Is were killed and
more than 100 wounded. II was in service
until the latter part of 1865, and lost alto
gether 175 killed, $50 wounded and IT, bv
disease, etc.-total, $50. 1t lost eight Cap
tains and nine Lieutenants killed in battle.
The Sd n. II. was organized Aug. 90, 1861.
and first confronted the enemy before
Charleston, S, C., where, at the battle of
Secessionyille, it showed that its members
were true sons of their fighting Scotch-Irish
ancestry. It's greatest day, however was at
Drewry's Bluff, May II, 1861, where il made
a magnificent and successful charge, which,
alas, cost il half It's number. In its four
years of service it lost 199 killed and 154
by disease
The 18th \. II. wasorganized Sept. ls, 1861,
and sent to the South Carolina Coast. 1t left
PSI of the gallant men who signed its rolls
buried in the shifting sands of the islands
around Charleston, and in the Virginia clay
about Petersburg.
No Drawer officer ever drew sword than
Edward L. Cross, who led the 9TH n. II. to
the field, and set the key for its magnificent
fighting pitch at Fair Oaks, where it sustain
ed desperate struggle with heavy rebel
line of battle. Mt distance of 80 rods, in
which it lost 80 killed, and 147 wounded.
IL fought CALAMITY at Aliens Farm, Glen
dale, Malvern Hill and Antietam. At Fred
ericksburg it began the Inflated charge Oh
Marye's flights with 2l7 bayonets and 10
officers When the battle was over but
three officers and 63 men stood around the
colors. The rest were stretched on the
ground, 81 of them never to rise again. II
took III men into the sangunary struggle
for the Wheatfield at Gettysburg and left so
there, when it was finally thanked and forced
back. Among these was its gallant Colonel
(E. L. Cross, who, of many wounds had at
last received fatal one 1t recruited up,
and assailed the works ut Cold Harbor with
577 men, of whom 2O2 were killed or wound
ed. Altogether, in its four years of service,
it lost 1851 killed and wounded, and IT'S by
disease; total, 1929.
The 9th n. II. shared the fortunes of
the Ninth Corps in North Carolina at
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Viclsburg,
East Tennessee, and in Grants overland
campaign. It's heaviest loss was at the sec |
ond Bull Run, where it left on the ground
217 out of $50 engaged. Altogether il lost |
1s7 killed and 23l by disease.
The 7th N. IT, was one of the gallant regi- |
ments that succeeded in forcing its way into |
Fort Wagner, though it could not maintain |
its position there, and when it retired left |
PIG of its members stretched on those bloody
Among these was its Colonel, II. |
s. Putnam. 1t "stood in the evil day. at
Oelustee, MS loss of 300 sorrowfuly attested,
and with undismayed courage assailed the
around Petersburg and
stormed the works at Fort Fisher. It's