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'    REGIMENTS, OFFICERS, AC.    37

“ U. S. SHARP SHOOTERS.”

New-Hampshire furnished three companies for this service; Cos.
i<    &    «G”.    The history of the Sharp Shooters has received

ff    less than its share of public notice, for the reason they were not

connected with any State military organization, but were raised as
United States Sharp Shooters, and were represented by nearly every
State in the Union.

The officers of Co. “B” First U. S. regiment were Amos B.
Jones, Washington, Captain; William P. Austin, Claremont, First
Lieutenant, and William H. Gibbs, Hanover, Second Lieutenant.
The officers from this State, of the Second regiment, were Edward
T. Rowell, Concord, Major; George A. Marden, Mount Vernon,
Quartermaster, and William B. Raynolds, Surgeon. The officers
of Co. “F”, Henry M. Caldwell, Captain; James H. Hildreth,
First Lieutenant; Edward T. Rowell, Second Lieutenant. Co. “G”,
William D. Mc’Pherson, Captain ; John A. Moore, First Lieuten-
ant ; and Edward Dow, Second Lieutenant.

Co. “ E ” was mustered into the service of the United States,
■?    Sept. 9, 1861. Their principal duties were on skirmish line and

heavy picket duty. Companies “ F ” and “ G ” were respectively
mustered Nov. 28 and Dec. 10, 1861. These companies were in
over thirty battles, and generally in dangerous positions. Mechan-
icsville, Gains’ Mills, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Fredericks-
burg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold
Harbor, Weldon Railroad and Deep Bottom were some of the
principal battles they were in.

The “National Guards” were mustered into the U. S. service for
sixty days, for guard duty at Fort Constitution. This company
was mustered in May 9, 1864. The officers were James O. Chand-
ler, Manchester, Captain; James R. Carr, Manchester, First Lieu-
tenant, James G. Burns, Second Lieutenant.

The “ Martin Guards” were mustered into the service of the Unit-
ed States for ninety days, July 25,1864, for garrison duty at Fort
S    Constitution.    The officers were George E. Houghton, Manchester,

Captain; James L. Bailey, Manchester, First Lieutenant, John E.
Johnson, Manchester, Second Lieutenant.

Lafayette Artillery were mustered into U. S. service for ninety
days, August 1, 1864, for garrison duty at Fort Constitution. The
officers were John H. Tarbell, Lyndeborough, Captain ; Eli C. Cur-
tis, Lyndeborough, First Lieutenant, Charles H. Holt, Lyndebor-
ough Second Lieutenant.