. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . l of the Fifth inplace of Colonel Cross, killed in battle. He was with theregiment until June 16, 1864, when he was severely woundedat Petersburg. After partial recovery he was ordered toPhiladelphia as president of the Board of Inspection of Mili-tarj Hospitals in the state of Pennsjlvania. He remained onthis duty for two months, when he was mustered out of ser-vice. Colonel Hapgood entered the service with the most unsel-fish and patriotic motives and performed every duty
. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . l of the Fifth inplace of Colonel Cross, killed in battle. He was with theregiment until June 16, 1864, when he was severely woundedat Petersburg. After partial recovery he was ordered toPhiladelphia as president of the Board of Inspection of Mili-tarj Hospitals in the state of Pennsjlvania. He remained onthis duty for two months, when he was mustered out of ser-vice. Colonel Hapgood entered the service with the most unsel-fish and patriotic motives and performed every duty faithfullyand religiously As a gentleman he enjoyed the unboundedrespect of all under him, and his superior ofiicers. As anoflBcer he was brave, discreet and cautious. He was an ex-cellent judge of men, and fair in his decisions. He was neversevere, yet demanded discipline. He was sober, honest,candid and earnest. MAJOR EDWARD E. STURTEVANT, In the War of the Rebellion, Edward E. Sturtevant is sup-posed to have been the first man to enlist from New Hamp-shire ; and he first had authority to recruit under the presi-. M \;ijR Edward E. St- rtevaxt OF THE ;7 N. H. V. ■o e:s^s~ ■ = c *^ NE* - t w =s - BIOGRAPHICAL. 319 dents call for seventj-five thousand men for three monthsservice. He was born in Keene, Aug. 7, 1826. He learnedthe printers trade in his native town, then removed to Con-cord and was engaged upon the New Hampshire a time he was engaged upon The Statesman ; and atother later periods upon the Washington Union andThe Richmond Dispatch. He was an excellent practicalprinter. In 1855 he was appointed upon the police force ofConcord. In this service he exhibited shrewdness, fidelityand courage. He held this position at the outbreak of therebellion. He was appointed recruiting officer and in a fewdays enlisted two hundred and twenty-five men, and wascommissioned as captain in the First Regiment of NewHampshire \olunteer Infantry After the ending of theblo
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