Expedition to Lower Maryland

Peninsula Campaign

Moved to the Virginia Peninsula

Siege of Yorktown, Va.

Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines

The regiment lost 30 men killed and 170 wounded. Colonel Cross was hit in the thigh by a minnie ball and in the left side of the face by three buckshot. Captain Richard E. Cross was shot in his left leg and right hand.

Seven days before Richmond

Orchard Station

Peach Orchard, Allen’s Farm and Savage Station

White Oak Swamp and Glendale

Malvern Hill

Lieutenant Welcome A. Crafts was captured.

Maryland Campaign

Battle of South Mountain (In Reserve)

Battle of Antietam

The 5th New Hampshire Infantry went into battle with 319 men and lost 7 men killed and 120 wounded. Colonel Cross was wounded. During the fighting at the sunken road Colonel Cross, conspicuous with the red bandanna on his bare head that became his battle trademark, had roared for the regiment to “put on the war paint!” while streaking his face with cartridge powder. He then called for them to “Give ’em the war whoop!”

From the brigade monument at Antietam:

Caldwell’s Brigade relieved Meagher’s and became heavily engaged with the Confederate Infantry occupying the Sunken Road and Piper’s cornfield south of it. After an obstinate contest, the Brigade succeeded in dislodging the Confederates from the Sunken Road and, having repelled several attempts to turn its flanks, advanced to the high ground overlooking Piper’s house, where it was halted by command of General Richardson.

Battle of Fredericksburg

The regiment lost 200 of the 270 men engaged. Captain Welcome Crafts of Company B was shot in the left leg. It was testified that bodies of the men of the 5th New Hampshire, along with those of the 69th New York and 53rd Pennsylvania, had advanced closest to the stone wall beneath Marye’s Heights.

Burnside’s Second Campaign, “Mud March”

Chancellorsville Campaign

Battle of Chancellorsville

Major Richard Cross was wounded in the chest by a shell fragment.

Battle of Brandy Station

Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock, commanded by Colonel Edward E. Cross. The regiment was temporarily attached to a composite brigade supporting the Cavalry Corps.

Gettysburg Campaign

Battle of Gettysburg

The Fifth New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hapgood while Colonel Edward Cross commanded the brigade as senior colonel. When Colonel Cross was mortally wounded by a Confederate sharpshooter, Lieutenant Colonel Hapgood pointed out the man to Sergeant Charles Phelps, who dropped the Rebel. Phelps, in turn, was himself mortally wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Hapgood would be promoted to colonel and Major Richard Cross to lieutenant colonel effective July 3.

From the monument at Gettysburg:

Here July 2nd, 1863 from 5 p.m. till 7 the 5th N.H. Vols. stood and fought. Total engaged 182. Killed or mortally wounded 31. Total killed and wounded 81.

On this spot fell mortally wounded Edward C. Cross, Col. 5th N.H. Vols. Comdg. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, July 2nd, 1863

Killed or mortally wounded: 2nd Lieut. Ruel G. Austin; Sergeants Oscar D. Allen, Samuel Dolbear, Charles H. Phelps, William B. Welch; Corporals Charles F. Burrell, Edwin B. Cilley, George H. Hackett, Warren M. Parker, George W. Sylvester, Edward G. F. Stinson, Joseph Tricky; Privates Byron Bennett, Horace Bolii, Joesph Bond Jr., George H. Bucknam, James Burns, Joseph Craig, Charles A. Damon, Lucius Feeney, Andrew J. Foss, Samuel R. Green, Charles Kimball, George Kimball, Charles A. Lovejoy, Nathan B. Osmer, Eliph. B. W. Stevens, Roland Taylor, Nathan B. Thompson, Otis Thompson

The State of New Hampshire erected this monument July 2nd, 1886 to commemorate the valor of her sons.”

Battle of Cold Harbor

The regiment successfully carried the Confederate defenses in its charge, capturing two guns and 125 prisoners. But the units on both flanks had failed and it was forced to retreat, losing 202 out of the 577 men engaged.

First Assault on Petersburg, Virginia

Colonel Hapgood was shot in his right arm.

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run

Appomattox Campaign

Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road and White Oak Road

Sutherland Station; Fall of Petersburg

Saylor’s Creek

High Bridge and Farmville

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.