. A history of the Eighth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers, including its service as infantry, Second N. H. Cavalry, and Veteran Battalion in the Civil War of 1861-1865, covering a period of three years, ten months, and nineteen days . ken prisoner bythe enemy on April 8th, 1864, and not exchanged untilOct. 23d, 1864. The Quartermasters Dept. will furnishnecessary transportation. By order of N. J. T. Dana. T. H. Harris, Asst. Capt. D. W. King, 8th N. H. Vols. Personal.— No one of the officers of the Eighth Regi-ment, commissioned in 1861, saw so long and so varieda mi
. A history of the Eighth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers, including its service as infantry, Second N. H. Cavalry, and Veteran Battalion in the Civil War of 1861-1865, covering a period of three years, ten months, and nineteen days . ken prisoner bythe enemy on April 8th, 1864, and not exchanged untilOct. 23d, 1864. The Quartermasters Dept. will furnishnecessary transportation. By order of N. J. T. Dana. T. H. Harris, Asst. Capt. D. W. King, 8th N. H. Vols. Personal.— No one of the officers of the Eighth Regi-ment, commissioned in 1861, saw so long and so varieda military service as did Dana W. the original thirty-seven, he was the only one left atthe muster-out of the battalion, an instance which occurredin no other New Hampshire regiment. He was a popularofficer, and a worker in any department in which he was New Hampshire Volunteers. 535 placed, making himself familiar with the dryest details ofofficial business. When off duty he was a genial com-panion, an adept at story telling and writing. From hisentrance to the drill squad, up through to his retirementfrom military life, he left behind him a broad swath ofinnocent fun which his admirers do not tire of stirring up. COL. DANA W. KING. and airing. If he gets through tirst and is cremated, eachand all of the remaining veterans of the Eighth NewHampshire will want a fczu ashes to wear in a locket asa continual charm. In regard to his military experience, he first enlisted inApril, 1861, in the First New Hampshire Volunteers;was appointed first corporal in Company F, and held that 536 History of the Eighth Regiment place through the three months service of that to Nashua, he began at the city hall enlistingtroops for the Fifth Regiment, but finally went out as sec-ond lieutenant of Company A of the Eighth. He waspromoted to first lieutenant on April 14, 1862. In thesame month he was appointed by Gen. Halbert E. Paineas ordnance officer, which pos
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