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6th New Hampshire Infantry

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Muster In: Organized at Keene and mustered in November 27, 1861.1
Muster Out: Mustered out July 17, 1865.2

Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel Phineas P. Bixby
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Major Samuel D. Quarles
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Captain Robert L. Ela
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Captain Samuel G. Goodwin
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army5,6

Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army9,10

Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army13,14

  • Commander:
    • Major Phineas P. Bixby (at least July 14, 1864)(wounded severely July 14, 1864)15
    • Captain Robert L. Ela (took command July 14, 1864)16
    • Captain Samuel G. Goodwin (July 31, 1864)17
  • Unit Strength: ~300 officers and men PFD (July 14, 1864)18
  • Weapons:

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army19,20

  • Commander: Captain Samuel G. Goodwin (August 31, 1864)21
  • Unit Strength:
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army22,23

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army25,26

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Phineas P. Bixby (October 31, 1864)27
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army28

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Phineas P. Bixby (December 31, 1864)29
  • Unit Strength:
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army30,31

  • Commander:
    • Lieutenant Colonel Phineas P. Bixby (January 31, 1865)32
    • Major Samuel D. Quarles (February 28, 1865)33
  • Unit Strength:
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army34,35

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Phineas P. Bixby (March 31, 1865)36
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles37:

  • Before Petersburg June 16-19.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.
  • Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
  • Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
  • Hatcher’s Run October 27-28.
  • Garrison of Fort Alexander Hays until April, 1865.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Assaults on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
  • Occupation of Petersburg April 3.
  • Pursuit of Lee to Burkesville April 3-9.

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

    Sources:

    1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
    2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
    3. Phineas P. Bixby image.  MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 62, Page 3065.  United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
    4. Samuel D. Quarles image.  MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 62, Page 3065L.  United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. Note that the image incorrectly lists the first name as “Salem.”  I’ve looked more closely into this and I believe this man to be Samuel Quarles.  No searches for “Salem” Quarles return any results.  Samuel Quarles returns many results.  Samuel Quarles was a captain, and the rank of captain is used in this image.  If I am mistaken, please point me to the correct source and I will gladly change this. ↩
    5. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 229 ↩
    6. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 549 ↩
    7. “Our Army Correspondence.” New Hampshire Sentinel. June 30, 1864, p. ? col. ?: “Early on the morning of the 17th our Division charged the rebel works with complete success, taking two regiments of infantry with 18 commissioned officers, and four pieces of cannon.  Maj. P. P. Bixby, commanding the 6th N. H., was slightly wounded in the chest, being knocked down by a spent ball.  It only relieved him from duty for a few hours, for he is in command again to-day. ” ↩
    8. Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 6th New Hampshire Entry, Page 104; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
    9. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 229 ↩
    10. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 549 ↩
    11. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 549 ↩
    12. Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 6th New Hampshire Entry, Page 104; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
    13. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 260 ↩
    14. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 734 ↩
    15. “Letters from Petersburg.” New Hampshire Sentinel. July 21, 1864, p. ? col. ?: “Our regiment for a few days has been at work building a large fort wherein are to be placed some large mortars.  As they were being relieved this morning, and were passing out, our Major (who was in command) Phineas P. Bixby, was wounded severely in the shoulder, but no bones were broken.  It is a bad wound and will lay him up for some months.  He obtained a leave of absence for sixty days and starts for New Hampshire to-morrow.” ↩
    16. “Letters from Petersburg.” New Hampshire Sentinel. July 21, 1864, p. ? col. ?: “Capt. Robert L. Ela is now in command of the regiment.” ↩
    17. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 734 ↩
    18. “Letters from Petersburg.” New Hampshire Sentinel. July 21, 1864, p. ? col. ?: “It numbers some three hundred men for duty.” ↩
    19. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 617: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
    20. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 126: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
    21. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 617: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
    22. Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship.  The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1301. ↩
    23. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 142: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩
    24. Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 6th New Hampshire Entry, Page 100; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
    25. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 463: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
    26. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 158: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Boydton Plank Road, Va., October 27-28, 1864” ↩
    27. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 463: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
    28. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1121: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
    29. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1121: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
    30. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 332: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
    31. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 745: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
    32. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 332: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
    33. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 745: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
    34. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 574: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
    35. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 589: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
    36. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 574: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
    37. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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