. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . for a time, but we shallsee the regiment with less than a hundred of its originalmembers mould the new men into soldiers, and carry itsglorious career to a glorious ending in one of its bloodiestand bravest battles—at Farmville—within two days of thesurrender at Appomattox. The credit for the fair fame of the regiment in 1864 and1865 is, without question, due to those veteran soldiers whoremained with it, and no officers could be better trained forthe work than those who to
. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . for a time, but we shallsee the regiment with less than a hundred of its originalmembers mould the new men into soldiers, and carry itsglorious career to a glorious ending in one of its bloodiestand bravest battles—at Farmville—within two days of thesurrender at Appomattox. The credit for the fair fame of the regiment in 1864 and1865 is, without question, due to those veteran soldiers whoremained with it, and no officers could be better trained forthe work than those who took the field in 1864; but weare confident that all of them who survive would attributetheir preparation for carrying the regiment through its heroiccareer after Gettysburg, as well as the traditions whichserved for so much in shaping its fortunes in those later dajs,to what Colonel Fdward E. Cross did, and what he was forthe regiment. The writer will say that the above is not only his opinion,but that it is also the opinion of the officers and men of theFifth, as he has heard expressed repeatedly since the war,. y. MONUMENT AT GETTYSBURG 225 and that it is also based upon three years observation duringthe war. Colonel Thomas L. Livermore afforded the writer greatassistance in preparing the above article upon Colonel Crossas a military man. Colonel Cross biography will appearupon another page. A MONUMENT AT GETTYSBURG. A monument to mark the locality of the Fifth New Hamp-shire Volunteers on the field of Gettysburg has been after the battle commemorative exercises wereinaugurated and monuments were projected. It is concededby men of rank, intelligence and militarj- acumen, that thebattle of Gettysburg was preeminently the most importantevent of the rebellion. The invasion was great in conception,bold in execution, gigantic in its climacteric contest, and pos-itive in its near and remote results. Hence, by universal con-sent, bj- concerted action and throu
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