13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment

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The 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment lost 5 officers and 84 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 92 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
The regiment organized at Concord under the command of Colonel Aaron F. Stevens.
September 20 The 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment mustered in.
October 5 Left New Hampshire for Washington, D. C.
October Duty near Fort Albany, Defenses of Washington. Attached to Casey’s Division, Military District of Washington
December 5-9 March to Falmouth, Virginia. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac
December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg
1863
January Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Corps
January 20-24
Burnside’s Second Campaign “Mud March”
February 9 Moved to Newport News, Virginia.
March 13 To Suffolk
April 12-May 4

Siege of Suffolk

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Corps, Department of Virginia
May 3 Providence Church Road, Nansemond River
May 4 Reconnaissance across the Nansemond
May 13 Moved to Portsmouth, then to Yorktown
June 24-July 7

Dix’s Peninsula Campaign
July 1-7 Expedition from White House to South Anna River
July 8-14 Moved to Portsmouth
July 30 To Julian Creek. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Getty’s Division, United States forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Department of Virginia and North Carolina
1864
March 19 Moved to Yorktown
April Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James
May 4-28 Butler’s operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond
May 6-7 Port Walthal Junction, Chester Station
May 9-10 Swift Creek (or Arrowfield Church)
May 12-16 Operations against Fort Darling
May 14-16

Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
May 17-27

Bermuda Hundred
May 27-31 Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor
June 1-12

Battles about Cold Harbor
June 15-19

First Assault on Petersburg
June 16 – April 2

Siege of Petersburg and Richmond
June 19 In trenches before Petersburg
July Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James
July 30

Mine Explosion Petersburg (Reserve)
August Duty on the Bermuda Front
September 28-30

Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights
September 29 Fort Harrison. Assigned to duty as garrison at Fort Harrison.
October 27-28

Battle of Fair Oaks
November Duty in works before Richmond
December Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Corps, Department of Virginia
1865
April 3 Occupation of Richmond. First Regiment whose Colors were brought into the city.
April-May Provost duty at Manchester
June 22 The 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment mustered out. Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 2nd New Hampshire.