The Bible was carried during the 1st NH campaign in Maryland, as stated by Avery;'s Point of Rocks notation, thus promising that this saw action in the War!A true Patriotic relic from a former POW! Good luck!
Frank L. Avery was a 25 year old resident of Rochester, NH, when he enlisted on 4/24/61 and mustered into Co. B 1st NH Infantry as a private on 5/2/61. This was an early war three-month unit, and he mustered out in Concord, NH, 8/9/61. He remained home for about six weeks until he reenlisted in one of the hardest fighting units of the Army of the Potomac, the 5th New Hampshire, under the famous Col. Cross. Avery enlisted in that unit on 9/21/61 and was mustered into Co. D, 5th NH, as a Corporal 10/23/61. He was captured at Cold Harbor 6/3/64 and paroled. He mustered out 10/29/64. After the war he lived in Farmington, NH.
Regiment Name 1 New Hampshire Inf. (3 Months, 1861)
Regiment Name 5 New Hampshire Inf. During the time of his service with the 5th NH they fought in the Peninsular Campaign at Fair Oaks and in the Seven Days Battles, Antietam at the Sunken Road, Fredericksburg in front of the stone wall, and of course at Gettysburg in the Wheatfield where Col. Cross was killed leading the brigade. -----------------------------1st Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
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 till 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 till 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.
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5th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry
Organized at Concord, N. H., and mustered in October 22, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 29, 1861. Attached to Howard's Brigade, Sumner's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1863. Concord, N. H., Dept. of the East, to November, 1863. Marston's Command, Point Lookout, Md., to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.-Camp at Bladensburg, Defences of Washington, D. C., till November 27, 1861. Expedition to Lower Maryland November 3-11. At Camp California, near Alexandria, Va., till March 10, 1862. Scout to Burke's Station January 17, 1862 (Co. "A"). Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Reconnoissance to Gainesville March 20, and to Rappahannock Station March 28-29. Warrenton Junction March 28. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula April 4. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4. Temporarily attached to Woodbury's Engineer Brigade. Construct Grapevine Bridge over Chickahominy May 28-30. Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 2-July 1. Orchard Station June 28. Peach Orchard, Allen's Farm and Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria and to Centreville, Va., August 16-30. Cover Pope's retreat from Bull Run. Maryland Campaign September-October. Battle of South Mountain, Md., September 14 (Reserve). Antietam Creek, near Keadysville, September 15. Battle of Antietam Md., September 16-17. Duty at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 21 to October 29. Reconnoissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's Second Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. Duty at Falmouth till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Reconnoissance to Rappahannock June 9. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 13-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Moved to Concord, N. H., July 26-August 3. Duty at Draft Rendezvous, Concord, N. H., till November. Moved to Point Lookout, Md., November 8-13, and duty there guarding prisoners till May 27, 1864. Moved to Cold Harbor, Va., May 27-June 1, and join Army of the Potomac. Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg, Va., June 16-19. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1865. Deep Bottom, north of James River, July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration north of James River August 13-20. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Non-Veterans mustered out October 12, 1864. Reconnoissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. On line of Hatcher's and Gravelly Runs March 29-30. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March 31. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland's Station April 2. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Cumberland Church April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washinton D. C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out July 28, and discharged July 8, 1865.
This Regiment sustained the greatest loss in battle of any Infantry or Cavalry Regiment in the Union Army. Total killed and wounded 1,051.
Death losses during service 18 Officers and 277 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 176 Enlisted men by disease. Total 473.
