Seventh New Hampshire Infantry Regiment

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The Seventh New Hampshire Infantry Regiment lost 15 officers and 169 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 241 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

The Seventh New Hampshire was paired with the 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment throughout the war, causing them to be referred to as the “77th New England Regiment.”

1861
November-December The Seventh New Hampshire Infantry Regiment organized at Manchester
December 13 Mustered in under the command of Colonel Haldiman Sumner Putnam (West Point Class of 1857) and Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Carter Abbott.
1862
January 14 Left New Hampshire for New York
January 15 At White Street Barracks
February 13 Ordered to Dry Tortugas, Florida. Attached to Brannan’s Command, District of Florida
June 16 Moved to Beaufort, South Carolina.
September 15 Moved to St. Augustine, Florida.
1863
May 9 Skirmish near St. Augustine (detachment)
May 10 At Fernandina, Florida
June 15-19 Moved to Hilton Head, South Carolina, then continued to Folly Island, South Carolina. Assigned to 1st Brigade, Folly Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps, Department of the South. Colonel Haldiman Putnam commanded the brigade as senior colonel while Lieutenant Colonel Abbott commanded the regiment.
June 20-July 10

Siege operations against Morris Island
July Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Morris Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps, Department of the South, then to 3rd Brigade, Morris Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps, Department of the South.
July 10

Assault on Water Batteries on Morris Island
July 11 and 15

Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina.
July 15-September 7

Siege of Fort Wagner
July 10

Second Assault on Fort Wagner

Colonel Haldiman Putnam was killed, shot in the head while rallying the brigade.
September 7 Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg
September-December Siege operations against Fort Sumter and Charleston, S. C.
November Assigned to 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S. C., 10th Corps, Dept. of the South. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Abbott was promoted to colonel.
December 20 Moved to St. Helena Island, South Carolina.
1864
February 5-6 Expedition to Jacksonville, Florida. Assigned to Hawley’s Brigade, Ames’ Division, District of Florida, Dept of the South.
February 7-22 From Jacksonville to Lake City, Florida.
February 20

Battle of Olustee
February – April Duty at Jacksonville
April 4 Ordered to Gloucester Point, Virginia. Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina.
May 4-25 Butler’s operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond
May 5 Occupation of City Point and Bermuda Hundred
May 9-10 Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church
May 10 Skirmish at Chester Station
May 12-16 Operations against Fort Darling
May 14-16

Battle of Drury’s Bluff
May 16-August 13

Bermuda Hundred Campaign

Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James
June 9 Action at Petersburg
June 16-17 Port Walthal
June 16 – January 3

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond
August 13-20 Demonstration north of James River
August 14-15

Battle of Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom
August-September 25 In trenches before Petersburg. Colonel Joseph Abbott commanded the brigade as senior colonel.
September 25-30

Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights
October 7

Darbytown and New Market Roads
October 13

Darbytown and Charles City Cross Roads
October 27-28

Battle of Fair Oaks
October 31 – November 2 In front of Richmond
November 2-17 A detachment was sent for duty at New York City and Staten Island, New York Harbor, during the Presidential election.
November 17 Duty in front of Richmond north of the James River.
December Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Corps, Army of the James
1865
January 3-15

Second Expedition to Fort Fisher, North Carolina

Assigned to Abbott’s Brigade, Terry’s Provisional Corps, North Carolina
January 15

Assault and capture of Fort Fisher

Colonel Joseph Abbott was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers for gallantry during the assault.
January 19

Half Moon Battery
February 11

Sugar Loaf Battery
February 15

Fort Anderson
February 22 Capture of Wilmington
March-June Duty at Wilmington Assigned to Abbott’s Detached Brigade, 10th Corps, North Carolina.
June-July At Goldsborough, North Carolina
July 17 The Seventh New Hampshire Infantry Regiment mustered out