History Of The Twelfth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers In The War Of The Rebellion (12Th New Hampshire Regimental History) Bartlett, Capt. Asa W. Historian Twelfth Regiment Association Military,Military History,Unit Histories

BOOK DESCRIPTION: Tall 8vo, x, 752, 87 pg unit roster, frontis portrait, illustration plates, portraits. Unit roster and Summary as appendix. Original green cloth with gilt titled spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Covers are rubbed and lightly worn on spine ends, edges, and corners. Evidence of label removed from spine. New endpapers, some wear and small hole on dedication page; else interior pages are clean and tight. With clear mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The 12th New Hampshire Infantry fought with the Army of the Potomac. It is recognized as one of the FOX 300 Fighting Regiments. It suffered heavy causalities at Chancellorsville and later at Gettysburg. After 8-months of guard duty at Point Lookout, it took to the field again in 1864 and participated in the battle at Cold Harbor. It led the way into a captured Richmond in April 1865. The portrait plates are especially nice with dozens of soldier engravings. REFERENCES: DORN NH45; NEVINS I pg 54: “In many respects the best regimental history for a Civil War unit; information is full, personal, and highly revealing for the Army of the Potomac.”; MULLINS /REED #6: “Not as widely publicized as some other regimental histories, this volume is among the best of the Northern unit histories. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac.” FOX Regimental Losses pg 144.