10th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry The 10th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 10th New Hampshire Infantry was organized in Manchester , New Hampshire and mustered in for a three - year enlistment on September 4 , 1862 . The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , IX Corps , Army of the Potomac , to April 1863 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , VII Corps , Department of Virginia , to July 1863 . 3rd Brigade , Getty ' s Division , United States Forces , Norfolk and Portsmouth , Department of Virginia and North Carolina , to April 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XVIII Corps , Department of Virginia and North Carolina , to December 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , XXIV Corps , Department of Virginia , to June 1865 . The 10th New Hampshire Infantry mustered out of service June 21 , 1865 . Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry . Detailed service . Left New Hampshire and moved to Washington , D . C . , September 22 – 25 , 1862 ; then to Frederick , Md . , September 30 ; to Sandy Hook , Md . , October 4 , and to Pleasant Valley October 6 . Duty at Pleasant Valley , Md . , until October 27 , 1862 . Movement to Falmouth , Va . , October 27 - November 19 . Battle of Fredericksburg , December 12 – 15 . Burnside ' s Second Campaign ( " Mud March " ) January 20 – 24 , 1863 . Moved to Newport News , Va . , February 9 , then to Norfolk and Suffolk March 14 . Siege of Suffolk April 12 - May 4 . Battery Huger , Hill ' s Point , April 19 . Reconnaissance across Nansemond River May 4 . Moved to Portsmouth May 13 , thence to Yorktown , Va . Dix ' s Peninsula Campaign June 24 - July 7 . Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1 – 7 . Moved to Portsmouth July 8 – 14 , and to Julien Creek July 30 . Duty there until March 19 , 1864 . Ballahock , on Bear Quarter Road , and Deep Creek , February 29 - March 1 , 1864 . Moved to Great Bridge March 19 , then to Yorktown April 19 . Butler ' s operations on south side of the James River against Petersburg and Richmond May 4 – 28 . Port Walthal Junction May 7 . Chester Station May 7 . Swift Creek ( or Arrowfield Church ) May 9 – 10 . Operations against Fort Darling May 12 – 16 . Battle of Drewry ' s Bluff May 14 – 16 . Bermuda Hundred June 17 – 27 . Moved to White House , then to Cold Harbor May 27 – 31 . Cold Harbor June 1 – 12 . Before Petersburg June 15 – 19 . Siege of Petersburg and Richmond June 15 , 1864 to April 2 , 1865 . Chaffin ' s Farm , New Market Heights , Fort Harrison , September 28 – 30 , 1864 . Battle of Fair Oaks October 27 – 28 . Duty in lines north of James River before Richmond until April 1865 . Occupation of Richmond April 3 . Provost duty at Manchester until June 21 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 195 men during service ; 7 officers and 54 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 1 officer and 133 enlisted men died of disease . Legacy . The regiment is perpetuated within the University of New Hampshire Army ROTC , where top cadets are selected from the regular battalion to join 10th New Hampshire Volunteers , a group that is volunteer oriented throughout New Hampshire . Members are required to know the history of the regiment and are held to a higher standard of military knowledge , military history , and participation within the battalion .