15th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry

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Brief History
The 15th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry was organized at Concord and mustered in on October 6-16, 1862. The length of service was for 10 months. They were mustered out at Concord on the 13th of August, 1863.

For more information about the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry and its history, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 15th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 19 July 2012).
 * Charles McGregor, History of the Fifteenth regiment, New Hampshire volunteers, 1862-1863, Concord, New Hampshire:I.C. Evans, 1900. Available online at  Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011.)    Also available at the Family History Library,  or
 * 15th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).

Company Rosters

 * New Hampshire Infantry Page, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).  New Hampshire Heritage
 * Fifteenth New Hampshire Regiment Rosters, (accessed 11 Mar 2011). This is not a complete roster.
 * The following Company Rosters, (accessed 11 Mar 2011), can be found in the History of the Fifteenth regiment, New Hampshire volunteers, 1862-1863, by Charles McGregor.  Many photographs are included.
 * AGR refers to the Adjuctant General's Report found at Internet Archive.


 * Company A - Roll and Sketch starts on page 39.
 * Company B - Roll and Sketch starts on page 47.
 * Company C - Roll and Sketch starts on page 59.
 * Company D - Roll and Sketch starts on page 66.
 * Company E - Roll and Sketch starts on page 74.
 * Company F - Roll and Sketch starts on page 79.
 * Company G - Roll and Sketch starts on page 85.
 * Company H - Roll and Sketch starts on page 92.
 * Company I - Roll and Sketch starts on page 98.
 * Company K - Roll and Sketch starts on page 105.

Source Material

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Connecticut in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Connecticut in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Connecticut, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Footnote.com, (accessed 1 Apr 2011). (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).


 * Otis F.R. Waite, New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion, Claremont, New Hampshire: Tracy, Chase &amp; Co., c1991. Page 516.  Available online with Google Books, (accessed 11 Mar 2011).  Also found at the Family History Library,  This book shows a list of the field, staff and company officers, and the official record of each.


 * Augustus D. Ayling, Adjutant General, Revised register of the soldiers and sailors of New Hampshire in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Concord, New Hampshire : Ira C. Evans, 1895. Available at  the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Film 1697872, Item 1-2.  Book contains a good summary of each New Hampshire regiment. Also contains alphabetical that list the birth place, age or enlistment, place of residence at the time of enlistment.