Commissary-William H. Moulton, of Andover. Assistant Surgeons-George W. Pierce, of Winchester. Wounded in five places and captured Nov. 12, 1864. Released Jan. 14, 1865. Promoted to Surgeon Feb. 17, 1865. Frederick A. Eldridge, of Milford. Sergeant Major-Walter Perley, of Concord. Quartermaster Sergeant-M. B. Clough, of Deering. Commissary Sergeant-John C. Caryl, of Brookfield. Hospital Steward-Daniel S. Mooney, of New Hampton. Mustered out May 29, 1865. Veterinary Surgeon-Charles B. Prentiss, of Concord. COMPANY OFFICERS. Troop A.-Captain-Edwin Vaughan, of Claremont. Honorably discharged May 15, 1865. First Lieuts.-George W. Estabrook, of Concord. Wounded severely Sept. 29, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 4, 1865. John Steele, of Goffstown. Second Lieut.-Geo. W. Morrison, of Haverhill. Missing near Lacy Springs, Va., Dec. 21, 1864. Gained from missing. Mustered out July 15, 1865. Troop B.-Captain-Otis C. Wyatt, of Sanbornton. First Lieut.-Edward P. Abbott, of Manchester. Wounded June 23, 1864. Absent on detached service at Elmira, N. Y., July 15, 1865. No discharge furnished. Second Lieuts.-John Steele, of Goffstown. John S. Cilley, of Andover. Troop C.-Captain-Pierce L. Wiggin, of Ossipee. First Lieut.-Fred P. Stone, of Webster. Second Lieut.-W. Tuttle, of Newmarket. Troop G.-Captain-George T. Cram, of Meredith. Discharged Second Lieut.-Oscar J. Converse, of Rindge. Troop H.-Charles E. Patrick, of Claremont. Not mustered. Mustered out as First Lieut. July 15, 1865 First Lieut.-Frank P. Cram, of Hampton Falls. Second Lieut.-George H. Pressey, of Sutton. Honorably discharged March 17, 1865 Troop I.-Captains-A. H. Bixby, of Francestown. Commissioned by the Governor of Rhode Island. Honorably discharged on account of wounds Nov. 9, 1864. George H. Thompson, of Concord. Not mustered. Promoted to Major 5th U. S. Vols., March 27, 1865. First Lieuts-William H. Moulton, of Andover. Promoted to Commissary Jan. 25, 1865. Thomas C. Edwards, of Keene. Second Lieut.-Thomas C. Edwards, of Keene. Troop K.-Captains-Wm. P. Prentiss, of Claremont. Mustered out Jan. 18, 1865. George A. Robbins, of Hillsborough. First Lieuts.-George H. Thompson, of Concord. Commissioned by the Governor of Rhode Island. Promoted to Captain Dec. 17, 1864. Frank P. Flynn, of Lebanon. Second Lieut.-Frank P. Flynn, of Lebanon. Promoted to First Lieut. Feb. 23, 1865. Troop L.-First Lieuts.-G. A. Robbins, of Hillsborough. Mustered out Dec. 17, 1864. Philip Jones, of Somersworth. Second Lieut.-Robert Campbell, of Sutton. Killed at White Oak Swamp, Va., June 13, 1864. Troop M.-Captains-George H. Rhodes. Commissioned by the Governor of Rhode Island. Discharged for disability Nov. 10, 1864. Henry B. Haley, of Newmarket. Honorably discharged March 30, 1865. First Lieut.-Robert P. Shapley, of Rye. Died of disease at Darnstown, Md., June 2, 1865. Second Lieut.-Henry B. Haley, of Newmarket. The First New Hampshire Cavalry was attached to the third division of the cavalry corps, General Wil son commanding. In an engagement near White Oak Swarm, on the 13th of June, 1864, Lieut. Campbell and several men were killed, and many wounded. For the conduct of the regiment on this occasion, and in covering the movement of the army across the James, it was highly commended by the lieutenant general commanding. WILSON'S RAID. On the morning of the 21st of June, at an early hour, the cavalry were ordered to prepare for a long march. The regiment with its division was joined at Jerusalem Plank Road by General Kautz's cavalry command from the Army of the James, the whole under command of General Wilson; a force of nine thousand sabers, twelve guns, and six mounted howitzers. The command crossed the Weldon Railroad at Ream's Station, destroyed the track for several miles, and then moved rapidly to the South Side Railroad, where they burned bridges and destroyed several miles of track. Near Nottaway Court House they were attacked by a cavalry division of the enemy under Fitz Hugh Lee, and after a severe fight, killing and wounding more than one hundred and fifty of the enemy, they retreated in confusion. At Stony Creek Station, on the Weldon Railroad, they met a largely superior force of the enemy, consisting of infantry cavalry and artillery, which had been detached from Lee's army for the purpose of intercepting them. Wilson's command retired to Ream's Station, where the enemy was met in still larger force, and it became evident that the design was to capture the whole party, which had destroyed their railroad. So perilous had the position of the command become that General Wilson determined to abandon his wounded, destroy his caissons, limbers, and ammunition wagons, and attempt to cut his way through. After a desperate fight a portion of the command escaped, but the enemy captured all the artillery and compelled the retreat of the remainder of the cavalry. Arriving at City Point, orders were issued to dismount all the cavalry regiments recruited since a certain date, which included this regiment, and convert them into infantry; but on the representation by General Wilson of its good discipline and effectiveness, the First New Hampshire was excepted. This famous raid was seldom equalled during the war, either in its hardships or results. Eighty miles of railroad track, four locomotives, two trains of cars, large quantities of tobacco and cotton were destroyed, twenty-five hundred contrabands and a great number of horses and mules brought into the Union lines, and the communication of Lee's army with the south completely cut off for a month. In this raid the regiment suffered a loss of one officer and seventy men, killed, wounded or missing. All through the summer and fall of 1864 the New Hampshire Cavalry was continually active in co-operating with the Army of the Potomac, with its division, by itself and by detachments, on raids, skirmishing and performing long, hasty, and tedious marches to points where its services were required-gaining for itself a high reputation for discipline and efficiency, and reflecting honor upon the State. The army lay at Winchester, in winter quarters, until the last of February, 1865, little of importance occurring. On the 18th of December, in an expedition up the valley, the division was attacked at night, and in the confusion Lieut. Colonel Hutchins and several others were captured. Later in the winter fifty picked men, under Lieuts. Palmer and Jones, took part in the raid which resulted in the capture of Harry Gilmor, the noted guerrilla. On the 26th of February General Sheridan, with the two divisions of Cavalry commanded respectively by Generals Custar and Merritt, started on the raid on which he reached Richmond, after capturing the remnants of Early's army, and destroying railroads and the James River canal. The Twenty-second New York was joined with the First New Hampshire, under command of Colonel Thompson, both regiments being reduced in numbers, and acting as a single regiment. On the fourth day the command reached Waynesborough, a small village about twelve miles south of Staunton, on the railroad leading to Gordonsville. The enemy was found strongly posted on the ridge at the entrance to the village, in rifle-pits, and having many guns in position in earthworks. Two regiments were dismounted and sent to make a demonstration on the enemy's left, while the First New Hampshire and two others were kept in front, mounted for a charge. At the signal for the charge Colonel Thompson's command took the front, followed by the Eighth New York and First Vermont. The men rode up to the rifle-pits, leaped their horses over the works, and with their sabers alone captured about fifteen hundred prisoners, all the artillery, wagons, other property, and the colors of every regiment and detachment engaged. The rebel army was entirely demolished. The prisoners were taken to Winchester by Colonel Thompson, with a guard of seven small regiments, including the First New Hampshire Cavalry, numbering about six hundred, and a few dismounted men. This was a responsible |