. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . -,the regiment advanced a little, and with the brigade formedin line of battle ; then by orders moved by the right flankand advanced until in line with the line of battle of thetroops on the field, coming face to face with the enem\ ; thenthe regiment quickly advanced ; it then relieved a hardly-pressed regiment; then advanced, marching to the right,there receiving a heavy fire which killed and wounded eightmen in one company, and tore the state colors of the regimentin pie
. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . -,the regiment advanced a little, and with the brigade formedin line of battle ; then by orders moved by the right flankand advanced until in line with the line of battle of thetroops on the field, coming face to face with the enem\ ; thenthe regiment quickly advanced ; it then relieved a hardly-pressed regiment; then advanced, marching to the right,there receiving a heavy fire which killed and wounded eightmen in one company, and tore the state colors of the regimentin pieces ; there discovered the movement of the enemy onthe left flank; there defeated this movement, as beforedescribed, and held this part of the field during the remainderof the day and night; that for this brave and skillful militarymaneuver, the Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volunterswas highly complimented by many general officers, and inGeneral McClellans official report he gives them the creditof saving the left center of the army; that here the Fifth fought. JOHN W. BUCKNAM, Fifth Regiment N. h V. INCIDENTS. 129 the Fourth and Second North Carolina Confederate ^olu^-teers, whipping the Second with bullets and charging theFourth with the bayonet, routing it and capturing its colors. Private Ned Stinson, aged sixteen }-ears, of Company I, cameup from the hospital, where he had been in consequence ofwounds received at the battle of Fair Oaks ; he arrived on thefield just as the regiment was going into battle ; he had noarms and was not obliged to engage, but he found a rifle,filled his pockets with cartridges, and went into battle withhis company and was wounded through the right lung. Herejoined his company at Chancellorsville under similar circum-stances, but escaped injury. But this brave young lad gavehis life for his country on the bloody field of men, from private to colonel, earned the title of Fighting Fifth for this noble military organizati
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