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Duane E. Shaffer tells the story of the thirty-five thousand New Hampshire soldiers--representing approximately 11 percent of the state's population--who were dispatched to serve the Union in seventeen infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, three artillery batteries, and three companies of sharpshooters and as members of naval and marine units. Focusing on the day-to-day experiences of the common soldier and his reasons for taking up fight against the Confederacy, Shaffer has drawn together the experiences of all the state's regiments into this single, cohesive volume. Shaffer's narrative...

This book presents a chronicle of Civil War service by Granite State soldiers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina. During the Civil War, some thirty-five thousand New Hampshire soldiers - representing approximately 11 percent of the state's population - were dispatched to serve the Union in seventeen infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, three artillery batteries, and three companies of sharpshooters and as members of miscellaneous naval and marine units. Duane E. Shaffer tells the story of these forces in "Men of Granite", a thorough history of New Hampshire combat troops in...