He again stumped the country from Maine to Indiana, for General Grant, in 1868, with most flattering results. He is emphatically a man of the people. His commanding figure-being six feet two inches tall-fine voice and earnest manner, and his perfect familiarity with all the political issues of the time, combine to make him one of the most popular and effective speakers in the country. Such is his popularity as a man that he is said never to have been defeated when a candidate for any office.

LIEUT. COLONEL MOSES N. COLLINS.

Lieut. Colonel Collins was born at Brentwood, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in April, 1820. He received a thorough academic education at Gilmanton and Hampton Falls, and subsequently for several years was engaged in teaching in the State of Maryland. Later he commenced the study of law in the office of Messrs. Murphy and Bartlett, of Epping, and completed his course in the office of Hon. Gilman Marston, at Exeter. He was admitted to the Rockingham County Bar in 1857, and immediately opened an office at Exeter, where he soon made himself known as an able, industrious and successful lawyer. He was elected a member of the popular branch of the New Hampshire Legislature from Brentwood, in 1855, and from Exeter in 1861 and 1862.

In the summer of 1862, after the disastrous defeat of the Union arms in the second battle of Bull Run; the uncertain results of the Peninsular campaign, and the national existence seemed trembling in the balance, an appeal was made to the patriotism of every American to rush to the rescue of the Government from its imperiled condition. Lieut. Colonel Collins was one of those who regarded the perpetuity of the constitution

and laws as paramount to every other consideration, and accordingly offered his services, and his life, if it should be required, to the State authorities, in any capacity where he could do most toward crushing out the rebellion. He was accordingly tendered and accepted the appointment of Major of the Eleventh Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, and before the organization left the State was promoted to Lieut. Colonel. He bore a conspicuous part in nearly all the battles and skir mishes in which the regiment was engaged, being often in command, until that of the Wilderness, on the 6th of May, 1864, when he was among the killed. While gallantly leading his men in a charge upon the enemy, he fell, with a musket ball through the head—a noble sacrifice in a holy cause.

The Eleventh Regiment left Concord on the 11th of September, 1862, and arrived at Washington on the 14th, and was brigaded with the Twenty-first Connecticut, and Thirty-seventh Massachusetts, under command of Brigadier General Henry S. Briggs, of Massachusetts, and constituted a part of Casey's reserved corps. Early in October the Regiment marched to Pleasant Valley, Maryland, and was brigaded with the Thirty-fifth and Twenty-first Massachusetts, Fifty-first New York, and Fifty-first Pennsylvania, and was the Second Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, the brigade commander being acting Brigadier General E. Ferrero. On the 27th of October the Army of the Potomac started in pursuit of General Lee's retreating army, the division. to which the Eleventh belonged being in the advance. The enemy was closely pursued and driven from point to point, occasionally skirmishing, without any serious engagement, or the loss of any men to the regiment. They reached Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg, on the 19th of November, and went into camp, where they

remained drilling and performing ordinary camp and picket duty, until they engaged in the

BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG.

The Eleventh Regiment crossed the Rappahannock on the morning of the 12th of December. It was not put into the fight until about twelve o'clock on the 13th, when it was ordered to the railroad, and thence advanced to the bottom of a slope across an open plain swept by the enemy's fire of infantry and artillery, with nothing to divert that fire, and two or three fences to impede the progress of the regiment and add to its exposure. The order to advance given by Colonel Harriman on the right and Major Farr on the left, was promptly obeyed, and they proceeded upon the double-quick to the point indicated, which was not more than twenty rods from the rebel intrenchments. The position was held by a few companies that had preceded the regiment. For nearly two hours they sustained a tremenduous fire from the enemy's strongholds, nearly alone. The enemy were well protected by their intrenchments, while the regiment was considerably below them and only partially protected when flat upon the ground, by the character of the slope. The men were ordered to lie down and load, and then stand up, take aim and fire. Some, however, were so eager for the fray and reckless of consequences, that they persisted in standing bolt upright all the while. The enemy rushed down the slope several times as if to make a charge, but were met with terrific volleys from the Eleventh and repulsed. Every man stood firm and would not yield an inch. After the ammunition was nearly exhausted, only a few rounds being reserved for an emergancy, and when there were indications that they might be called upon to make or meet a charge, Colonel Harriman gave

orders to fix bayonets. Some of the men by procuring ammunition from other regiments which had come up, and from the cartridge-boxes of the dead, kept up a continuous fire. Regiment after regiment came up, and so the battle raged, the fire of the enemy's musketry and artillery being most murderous and terrific, until after dark, when the regiment was withdrawn. On a single acre, embracing the ground held by the New Hampshire Eleventh, as measured by those who afterward went over to bury the dead, there were six hundred and twenty dead men. The conduct of the regiment on that day was the subject of universal commendation. The General in command, in an address said: "To the new troops who fought so nobly on the 13th, on their first battle-field, thanks are espe cially due; they have every way proved themselves worthy to stand side by side with the veterans of the Second brigade." The New Hampshire Eleventh were the only "new troops" in that brigade, and of course appropriated this high and well deserved compliment. In this battle the regiment had fourteen men killed, one hundred and fifty-six wounded and twenty-four missing. Of the latter some afterward came in; some are supposed to have been killed, others were wounded or prisoners. Many died of wounds not supposed at the time to be fatal. Among these was Captain Amos B. Shattuck, an excellent officer and much esteemed

man.

The Eleventh Regiment remained at the heights of Strafford until the 11th of February, 1863, when with the rest of the corps they were at Newport News until the the 26th of March, and then went to Covington, Kentucky, to protect the people from guerrillas and drive out the rebel forces. They remained in the State, at different places until the were removed to Vicksburg. Here Colonel Harriman

4th of June, when they

resigned and Lieut. Colonel Collins assumed command of the regiment.

After the surrender of Vicksburg, on the of 4th July, the Eleventh, with other troops started in pursuit of Johnston, the details of which movement are given in the history of the Sixth Regiment. The regiment

returned to Milldale where it remained until the 6th of August, suffering like the other regiments from the unhealthiness of the location. From there it proceeded to Cincinnati, where it arrived on the 14th, sadly reduced in numbers and strength, by exposure to the malaria of the swamps in the vicinity of Vicksburg. The regiment marched over to Covington, Kentucky and remained there until the 26th of August, when they were successively at Nicholasville, Camp Parke, Crab Orchard and Loudon, Kentucky, and were then engaged in the

SIEGE OF KNOXVILLE.

After a very tedious march the Eleventh arrived at Knoxville on the 29th of October, and on the 17th of November were joined by General Burnside and his gallant little army of thirteen thousand men, who were closely followed by Longstreet with his excellent force, thirty thousand strong, and the siege of Knoxville commenced. Trenches were thrown up; trees were felled; forts were built; dams were erected on the small creek separating the city proper from North Knoxville, and other preparations made for a defense of the city. The Eleventh shared all the hardships of the siege, short rations, etc., until the night of the 28th of November, when the rebels made an attack along the whole line, and skirmishing continued through the night. At five o'clock in the morning the enemy opened with renewed vigor on the whole front, the object being to capture