The 11th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was a

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that participated in the

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. It was raised in the

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state of

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, serving from October 4, 1862, to June 4, 1865.

History

On September 2, 1862, the regiment was organized and mustered in at

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. Among its notable officers was Walter Harriman, a future

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. From September 11 to 14, 1862, the 11th moved to

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It was attached to Briggs' Brigade, Casey's Division, Military District of Washington, until October 1862, and then to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps,

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, until March 1863. From then, its assignments were: * 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Dept. of the Ohio, to June 1863. * 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps,

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, to August 1863. * 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Dept. of the Ohio, to April 1864. * 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June 1865. The regiment lost during its term of service 5 officers and 140 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 151 enlisted men by disease, for a total of 297 fatalities.

External links

NH State House Visitor's Center - Hall of Flags: Regiments
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History

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