3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment

3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment
ActiveAugust 23, 1861 - July 20, 1865
CountryUnited States United States of America
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
TypeInfantry
Size1,047
EngagementsBattle of Secessionville
First Battle of Fort Wagner
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
Battle of Proctor's Creek
Second Battle of Deep Bottom
Battle of Fort Fisher

3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

It was organized at Camp Berry in Concord and mustered in on August 23, 1861, for three years service, 1,047 officers and men. The regiment served most of its time on the Atlantic coast in the Carolinas. The 3rd New Hampshire finished the war in North Carolina and were mustered out of Federal service on July 20, 1865, arriving back in Concord on the 28th for final discharge and payment.[1] The 3rd had a total of 198 casualties, with another 154 dying in Confederate prisons, disease, or warfare-related accidents.

  1. ^ State of NH, Report of the Adjutant General, 1866: vol II pg505