Company Unknown
Sergeant
Wesley B. Knight was my grandmothers grandfather and died at the Florence Stockade in 1864 as a prisoner of war. He enlisted in April 1861 and then again in Sept 1861.
Union service · New Hampshire
4th New Hampshire Infantry
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Company D
Private
Abiel Edwin Putnam was born March 13, 1836 in Wilton, Hillsborough, NH and joined Company D of the 4th NH Regiment Circa 1861. He died on August 17, 1864 near the James River, in Buckingham County, Virginia. It was during on of 2 engagements: Demonstration north of James River August 13-20 or Strawberry Plains August 14-18, 1864 [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnhtr3.htm#4thinf]The latter engagement is the more probable, but still investigating.
DLW.
Company E
Private
David G Lillis Jr, died about December 4, 1862 of illness, and is buried in Beaufort National Cemetary, Beaufort SC, Section 18 grave 1493. He enlisted August 27 1861 in Hooksett Merrimack NH, at the age of 19. His younger brother George Franklin Lillis enlisted at the age of 17, the following year 25 August 1862 with Company B, 6th Infantry Regiment MA. Was wounded on 15 May 1863 at Carrsville, VA and discharged due to wounds June 3 1863 in Lowell MA.
Company E
Corporal
i wood like to find more info on great grandfather
Company H
Private
No family notes have been added.
Company K
Rank unknown
He enlisted in the Company K, Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers on September 18, 1861 and reenlisted February 28, 1864. He was killed while on picket duty in front of Petersburg, June 27, 1864.
Willey''s Book of Nutfield p. 317
Company K
Rank unknown
Dover Directory
Company K
Corporal
Captured at Drewry's Bluff, VA May 15, 1864. Died at Andersonville Prison November 1864 of 'scurvy and other diseases'