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New Hampshire 6th Infantry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 6th Regiment New Hampshire Infantry, also known as "The Bully Sixth", was organized at Keene and mustered in on November 27, 1861. The length of service was for 3 years and 8 months. They were mustered out on the 17th of July, 1865.

OFFICERS:
Colonel Simon Goodell Griffin
Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. Pearson

BATTLES:
Battle of Groveton
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chantilly
Maryland Campaign
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Second Battle of Petersburg
Battle of the Crater
Battle of Hatcher's Run
Appomattox Campaign
Third Battle of Petersburg

ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 3289 men.

Company A - Grafton County
Company B - Grafton County
Company C - Rockingham County
Company D - Carroll County and Strafford County
Company E - Hillsborough County and Cheshire County
Company F - Cheshire County and Sullivan County
Company G - Sullivan County
Company H - Strafford County, Rockingham County and Cheshire County
Company I - Merrimack County and Belknap County
Company K - Cheshire County and Hillsborough County

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