- 10th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment
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unit_name=10th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment
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country=United States of America
allegiance=New Hampshire & Union
type=Volunteer infantry
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dates=September 4 ,1862 –June 21 ,1865
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battles=Battle of Fredericksburg Peninsula Campaign Battle of Drewry's Bluff Bermuda HundredCold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Fort Harrison Battle of Fair Oaks
notable_commanders=John Coughlin
anniversaries=The 10th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment was a
Union Army infantry regiment that participated in theAmerican Civil War . It was raised in theNew England state ofNew Hampshire , serving fromSeptember 4 ,1862 , toJune 21 ,1865 .On
September 4 ,1862 , the regiment was organized and mustered in atManchester, New Hampshire . Among its notable officers was John Coughlin, a recipient of theMedal of Honor .From
September 22 to 25, 1862, the 10th moved toWashington, D.C. , onSeptember 30 toFrederick, Maryland , onOctober 4 to Sandy Hook, Md., and finally to Pleasant Valley onOctober 6 . There it was attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps,Army of the Potomac until April 1863. From then, its assignments were:* 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863.
* 3rd Brigade, Getty's Division, United States Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Dept. of Virginia, to April 1864.
* 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina to December 1864.
* 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June 1865.The regiment lost during its term of service 7 officers and 54 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 133 enlisted men by disease, for a total of 195 fatalities.
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List of New Hampshire Civil War Units External links
* [http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/visitorcenter/flag/Regiment%20Details%206-10.htm#10th NH State House Visitor's Center - Hall of Flags: Regiments]
* [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nh/topic/civilwar/nh10threg.htm USGNNET.org - 10th New Hampshire Regiment Rosters]Further reading
* Waite, Otis F. R., "New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion". Claremont, NH: Tracy, Chase & company, 1870.
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