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Organized at Concord and mustered in for three months' service May 1, 1861. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 25-28. Camp at Kalorama Heights until June 10, Assigned to Stone's Brigade, Patterson's Army of the Shenandoah. Rockville Expedition June 10-July 7. Action at Conrad's Ferry June 17. At Poolesville until July 3. Moved to Williamsport, Md., July 3-7; thence to Martinsburg, Va., July 8. Advance toward Winchester July 15-17. Moved to Charlestown July 18; to Harper's Ferry July 21, and to Sandy Hook July 28. Ordered to New Hampshire August 2, and mustered out August 9, 1861, expiration of term.

Order to Hagerstown, MD

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

Rockville Expedition June 10 to July 7 1861.
At Conrad's Ferry June 17, 1861.
At Poolesville until July 3, 1861.
Moved to Williamsport, MD., July 3-7, 1861.
Action opposite Monocacy River, VA., July 4, 1861.
Moved to Martinsburg, VA., July 8, 1861.
Action Point of Rocks, MD., 14 July 1861.
Advance toward Winchester, July 15-17, 1861.
Moved to Charlestown, July 18, 1861.
Action at  Bull Run, VA., 21 July 1861.
Moved to Harper's Ferry, July 21, 1861.
Moved to Sandy Hook, July 28, 1861.

Five enlisted men had died in service of disease/accident.

Source(s):

A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3), transcribed by Fred Kunchick

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