. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ed at El Fuerte incommand of a garrison. He at once resigned his positionand departed for New York city, where he arrived Augusti8. He was soon in New Hampshire, where he offered hisservices to the state, was commissioned colonel by GovernorBerry, on the 27th of September, and at once proceeded toenlist men for the Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volun-teers. His military career need not again be recounted. Itconstitutes a large part of this volume. The brave deeds ofCross and
. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ed at El Fuerte incommand of a garrison. He at once resigned his positionand departed for New York city, where he arrived Augusti8. He was soon in New Hampshire, where he offered hisservices to the state, was commissioned colonel by GovernorBerry, on the 27th of September, and at once proceeded toenlist men for the Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volun-teers. His military career need not again be recounted. Itconstitutes a large part of this volume. The brave deeds ofCross and his command will ever be prominent history inNew Hampshire, and in our countrj-, as they are to-dayhousehold words. Among the superior officers of the army who recognized thedistinguished services of Colonel Cross and recommended himfor promotion, were McClellan, Burnside, Sumner, Hancock,Casey, Couch, Richardson, Sedgwick, French, Hooker, How-ard and Caldwell. Says Hancock in a letter of recommenda-tion : It is unnecessary for me to speak of the deeds of thisregiment. They will be a part of the history of the ^■t^^tpt^-^. BIOGRAPHICAL. 313 In another letter he says : The conduct of this regimenthas been heroic ; in the most important battles it has beenhighlj- distinguished. To Colonel Cross much of the honoris due ; he has faithfullj^ disciplined his regiment, given itthe highest tone, and always led it in battle. In his reportof the battle of Fredericksburg he again says : The braveofl&cers and men of the Fifth New Hampshire Regiment re-fused to yield their ground to the enemj-, and died where thejstood. Few men of Colonel Cross age in the late war wereactively engaged in so many skirmishes and great battles ;few men received so manj- wounds from balls, shells andarrows; few did more real, useful, effective service ; few ex-hibited more active mental power or more personal bravery ;no quicker apprehension, no greater comprehension of thesituation, and no greater abi
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