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through that memorable campaign, under Gen. Me Clellan, before
Richmond, in the summer of 1862. They were engaged in the
battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and all through the seven days’
fight before Richmond to Harrison’s Landing. From Harrison’s
Landing they sailed for Washington, and arrived in time to assist
Gen. Pope, who was hard pressed by Lee’s Army, and from thence
they marched to Antietam, and were engaged in that great battle.
At the battle of Fair Oaks, Col. Cross aiid Maj. Cook were severely
wounded.

We have a list of the casualties of the Fifth, in their first year’s
campaign:—Two officers killed and 17 wounded, 60 enlisted men
killed, 240 wounded, and 16 missing, besides 69 who died in hospi-
tals ; making a total of 404 men.

Through all the subsequent years of the war, the Fifth took the
front rank. At Fredericksburg Maj. Sturtevant was killed, and
Col. Cross was killed at the great battle of Gettysburg. Mustered
out, June 28, 1865.

The Sixth Regiment was organized at Keene, and left for the
seat of war, Dec. 25, 1861. The officers were Nelson Converse,
Marlborough, Colonel; Simon G. Griffin, Concord, Lieut. Colonel;
Charles Scott, Peterborough, Major; Phin P. Bixby, Concord,
Adjutant; Alonzo Nute, Farmington, Quartermaster; William A.
Tracy, Nashua, Surgeon; and Robert Stinson, Croydon, Chaplain.

Soon after the arrival of the Sixth at Washington, they were
assigned to Gen. Burnside’s Division, and proceeded to Hatteras
Inlet, N. C. They performed some valuable service in North
Carolina, but returned to Virginia in time to participate in the
battles of Second Bull Run, Chantilla, South Mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, and some other battles. In some of these engage-
ments they lost very heavily. The Sixth was at the siege of Vicks-
burg and capture of Jackson, Miss., and all through the battles of
the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, North Anna, Bowling
Green, Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, and arrived before Peters-
burg, June 19, 1864. It was a hard-marching and hard-fighting
regiment. They .were in the unfortunate mine explosion before
Petersburg, where no commanding officer could be, or ever has
been, found willing to take the responsibility of that needless dis-
aster. They did good service for their country, as their record
plainly shows. Mustered out, July 17, 1865.

The “Seventh Regiment” was organized at Manchester, under