NINTH REGIMENT
Extracted from “A History of the Town of Keene” 
   by S. G. Griffin, Keene NH 
Sentinel Printing Company 1904

TNINTH REGIMENT.

On the 4th of August Lieut.  Green, with forty-seven recruits, started on the march to Concord, to join the Ninth New Hampshire Volunteers, then organizing there, escorted to the top of Beech hill by a cavalcade of citizens.  That squad formed the nucleus of Company I, of which John W. Babbitt was appointed captain, Jacob Green first lieutenant, and Nelson N. Sawyer second lieutenant.  The Ninth, with Enoch Q. Fellows, of Sandwich, colonel, and Herbert B. Titus, of Chesterfield, lieutenant colonel, left the state on the 25th of August, and soon after its arrival at Washington was assigned to the First brigade, Second division of the Ninth army corps, in which were the Sixth New Hampshire Volunteers and joined its brigade on the Monocacy river, Md.  On the 14th of September it was engaged at South Mountain, on the 17th at Antietam, and on the 13th of December at Fredericksburg.  In February, 1863, it went with its corps to Newport News, thence to Kentucky, and thence to the aid of Gen.  Grant at Vicksburg, Miss.  After the surrender of that city it joined in the pursuit of Johnson and the capture of the city of Jackson, and returned with the corps to Kentucky.  The Ninth was seriously affected by the climate of Mississippi, and was placed on light duty to recuperate.  With its regimental headquarters at Paris, in the centre of the blue grass region, it bad the very agreeable duty of guarding the Kentucky Central railroad and protecting the inhabitants from Confederate raids.  Early in 1864 it was ordered to east Tennessee, but almost immediately returned, and rejoined the Ninth corps at Annapolis, Md.  There it was assigned to the Second brigade, Second division, with the Sixth and Eleventh New Hampshire Volunteers, commanded by Col.  S. G. Griffin, and the remainder of its sketch may be found in connection with the Sixth and the New Hampshire brigade.

Following is a list of members of the regiment from Keene, being privates and residents of Keene unless otherwise stated:

Ayer, Elisha.  Co. 1; age 41; enl.  June 21, 162; app. sergt transf. to 1. C., Jan. 15, '64; disch.  July 24, 165, Cleveland, Ohio.

Babbitt, John W. Co. 1; age 27; app. capt.  Aug. 10, '62; app.  It. col.  Nov. 22, '62; wd.  May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.; disch. wds., Dec. 5, '64. (Previous service in Eighth and Fifty-eigbth 111.  Vols.  Rose to rank of capt., was present at the capture of Fort Donnelson and at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, where he was severely wd.) He was in command of the Ninth N. H. in the Wilderness campaign in '64 until the 12tb of May, when he was assigned to the command of the Thirty-second Maine Vols., and was wounded, as above. 

Belville, Francis.  Co. 1; age 38; enl.  July 14, 62; transf. to 1. C. Jan. 20, '64; reenl.  Sept. 12, '64; disch.  Nov. 17, '65.

Bundy, Alvin A.' Co. I; age 31; enl.  Dec. 8, '63; disch.. disab.  June 30, '65, Alexandria, Va.

Chamberlain, Noel Byron.  Co. 1; age 19; enl.  Aug. 7, '62; must. out June 10,'65.

Chase, Alfred.  Co. I; age 22; enl.  Aug. 18, '62; must. out June 10, '65.

Chase, Charles D. Co. 1; age 22; enl.  Aug. 7, '62; app. corp.; died, dis., July 20, '63, Clinton, Miss.

Colburn, Eleazer.  Co. 1; age 23; enl.  Dec. 22, '63; wd.  Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church; disch.  June 10, '65.  See First N. H. V.

Craig, Joseph S. Co. 1; age 19; enl.  July 24, '62; died, dis., Jan. 7, '64, Paris, Ky.

Darling, Lewis D. Co. 1; age 18; enl.  Aug. 18, '62; app. corp.  July 26, '63; wd.  May 31, '64, Tolopotomoy Creek, Va.; wd.  July 30, '64, mine explosion, Petersburg, Va.; must. out June 10, '65.

Ellis, John E. Co. 1; age 18; enl.  Dec. 15, '63; wd.  May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.; must. out July 17, '65. 

Ellis, Minot.  Co. I; age 21; en].  Aug. 7, '62; app. corp.  Nov. 1, '64; 
must. out June 10, '65.

Ellis, Warren R. Co. 1; age 22; enl.  Aug. 6, '62; wd.  Dec. 13, '62, Fredericksburg, Va.; disch. wds.  March 5, 163; died, Sept. 3, '65, Keene.

Estey, Lyman E. Co. 1; age 18; enl.  Dec. 29, '63; wd.  Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.; disch.  Aug. 2, '65, Washington, D. C.

Fellows, Lucian B. Co. I; age 18; enl.  July 28, '62; must. out June 10, '65. 

Fellows, Truman S. Co. 1; age 23; enl.  July 9, '62; transf. to 1. C. July 3, '63; disch.  July 29, '65, Philadelphia. 

Flynn, Martin.  Co. B; age 27; enl.  July 1, '62; killed, June 29, '64, Petersburg, Va. 

Foster, Alvin R. Co. 1; age 27; cred.  Alstead, after the war, res.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; app. sergt.; disch. disab.  Aug. 11, 163.

Fox, George D. Co. 1; age 19; b. Stoddard; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 8,'62; killed Sept. 17,'62, Antietam, Md. 

French, Stephen S. Co. I; age 19; enl.  Dec. 17, '63; wd.  June, '64, Petersburg, Va.; disch. wds.  July 26, '65.  See Sixteenth N. H. V. 

Gilmore, George H. Co. 1; age 19; enl.  Aug. 9, '62; b. Wilton; cred.  Keene; app-. corp.  Feb. 1, '64, sergt.  March 1, '64; must. out June 10, '65. 

Green, Jacob.  Co. 1; age 39; app. lst lieut.  Aug. 10, '62; resigned March 8, '64. 

Hartwell, William H.  Co. 1; age 18 -1 b. Langdon; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; app. corp.; app. sergt.  May 1, '63; captd.  Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.; released Feb. 28, '65; disco.  June 12, '65, Baltimore, Md. 

Hastings, George E. Co. I; age 24; b. Chesterfield; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 9, '62; disch. disab.  Nov. 18, '62. 

Heon, Jesse.  Co. I; age 19; b. Philadelphia; cred.  Keene; enl.  June 27, '62; app. corp.  Feb. 1, '65; must. out June 10, '65. 

Hubbard, Henry E. Co. I; age 25; b. Sullivan; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 7, '62; app. lst sergt.; app. 2d lieut.  Co. B, Jan. 1, '64; must. out June 10, '65. 

Jolly, Isaac.  Co. 1; age 23; enl.  Aug. 2, '62; must. out June 10, '65. 

Jolly, Joseph.  Co. I; age 33; enl.  July 28, '62; wd.  Sept. 17, '62, Antietam, Md.; diseh. wds.  April 15, '63.  See V. R. C. 

Knight, Charles H. Co. 1; age 23; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; app. corp.; wd.  July 30, '64, mine explosion, Va.; disch. disab.  March 28, '65, Manchester. 

Leverett, Frank J. Co. I; age 18; enl.  Aug. 9, '62; died, dis., Oct. 2, '63, Paris, Ky. 

Mason, Moses.  Co. 1; age 39; b. Westmoreland; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; died, dis., Aug. 9, '63, en route from Vicksburg, Miss. 

Mason, Simeon A. Co. I; age 37; b. Westmoreland; cred.  Keene; enl.  July 21, '62; must. out June 10, '65. 

Mathews, James H. Co. 1; age 21; enl.  Aug. 7, '62; wd.  Sept. 30, '64, Poplar Springs Church, Va.; app. corp.  May 1, '65; must. out June 10, '65. 

McClure, George W. Co. I; age 21; b. Antrim; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 7, '62; app- corp.; app. Sergt.  Jan. 1, '63, lst sergt.  Jan. 1, '64; miss.  July 30, '64 , mine explosion, Va.; returned from miss.; must. out June 10, '65. 

Messenger, Edward M. Co. 1; age 21; b. Stoddard; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; wd.  Sept. 17, '62, Antietam; disch. wds., Dec. 24, '62, Concord. 

Metcalf, William P. Co. 1; age 22; enl.  Aug. 18, '62; must. out June 10, '65. 

Moore, James.  Unassigned; age 18; enl.  Dec. 15, 163; captd.  Feb. 27, '64, Cumberland Gap; paroled May 5, '64; died, dis., June 13, '64, Annapolis, Md. 

Morris, Edward.  Co. I; age 43; b. Canada; cred.  Keene; enl.  July 29, '62; killed July 30, '64, mine explosion, Petersburg, Va. 

Morris, George H. Co. 1; age 18; enl.  Dec. 18, '63; wd.  May 31, '64, Tolopotomoy Creek, Va.; transf to V. R. C. Feb. 6, '65; disch.  June 26, '65, Washington, D. C. 

Ormsby, William S. Co. I; age 23; b. Elizabethtown, N. Y.; cred.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 7, '62; must. out June 10, '65. 

Perham, Edmond J. Co. 1; age 35; b. Athens, Vt.; cred.  Keene; enl.  June 9, '62; died, dis., Oct. 26, '62, Weverton, Md. 

Perry, S. Horace.  Co. I; age 23; enl.  Aug. 7, '62; app. sergt.; app. 2d lieut.  Co. G, Jan. 1, '63, lst lieut.  Jan. 1, '64; resigned April 20, '64. 

Pierce, Joseph W. Co. I; age 27; enl.  Aug. 4, '62; disch. disab.  May 27, '63, Concord.

Rand, William H. Co. I; age 22; enl.  Aug. 5, '62; app. corp., app. sergt.  Jan. 1, 164; must. Out June 10, '65. 

Raymond, William.  Co. A; age 21; enl.  Dec. 22,'63; must. out July 17, '65. 

Ross, William W. Co. 1; age 19; en].  July 24, '62; wd.  June 21, '64, Petersburg, Va.; disch. wds.  Nov. 18, '64, Washington, D. C. 

Rugg, Charles E. Co. 1; age 18; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; app. serg-t.; app.  Q. M. sergt.  Feb. 13, '64; must. out June 10, '65. 

Sawyer, Nelson N. Co. I; age 37; app. 2d lieut.  Aug. 10, '62; resigned Sept. 29, '62. 

Slyfield, James.  Co. 1; age 18; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; must. out June 10, '65. 

Sprague, S. Henry.  Co. I; age 21-; enl.  Aug. 5, '62; app. M. sergt.  Sept. 27, '62; app. lst lieut.  Co. F, Nov. 13, '62; died dis.  Aug. 18, '63, Cincinnati, 0H. 

Sullivan, Michael.  Co. 1; age 43; enl.  Aug. 6, '62; wd.  Sept. 17, '62, Antietam; disch. disab.  Feb. 10, '63.  See V. R. C. 

Taylor, Ransom 0. Co. 1; age 36; enl.  Jan. 20, '64; disch. disab.  Oct. 1, '64, Concord. 

Towns, Charles E. Co. 1; age 23; enl.  Aug. 11, '62; died (contusion of the brain), Feb. 20, '65, near Petersburg, Va.  See First N. H. V. 

Tufts, George. Co. 1; age 33; b. Keene, and res. after the war, Keene; cred. Stoddard; enl. Aug. 11, '62; disch. June 27, '65, Annapolis, Md. 

Wallace, Samuel J. Unassigned; age 22; enl. Dec. 19, 163; no further record. 

Whittle, James C. Co. I; age 40; en].  Dec. 8, '63; disch. disab.  June 30, '65, Alexandria, Va. 

Wilcox, Charles W. Co. 1; age 25; enl.  Aug. 5, '62; app. s app. 2d lieut.  Co. F, May l2, '63, captd.  May 12, '64, Spottsylvania, Va.; paroled Mar. 5, '65; disch.  May 15, '65. 

Willson, William 0. Co. I; age 33; cred.  Alstead; after the war, res.  Keene; enl.  Aug. 8, '62; transf. to I. C., Sept. 30, '63; disch.  Aug. 15, '65, Ft.  Monroe, term. exp.