A nice image of Surgeon Henry Boynton of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry. Boynton was commisioned in December 1861. He fought with the 7th New Hampshire until January 24, 1864 when he resigned due to ill health. The backmark on the image is "Stephen Piper, Photographer Manchester, N.H.". Written in period pencil on the back is "Dr. Boynton - 1861".

7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment

The 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment lost 10 officers and 177 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 228 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1861
	Organized at Keene
November 27	Mustered in
December 25	Left State for Washington, D.C.
1862
January 6-13	Expedition to Hatteras Inlet, N. C., and duty there attached to Williams' 4th Brigade, North Carolina Expedition
March 2	Moved to Roanoke Island
April 7-8	Expedition to Elizabeth City. Attached to Hawkins' Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina
April 19	Battle of Camden, South Mills
June 18-July 2	Expedition to New Berne
July 2-10	Moved to Newport News. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
August 2-7	Moved to Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg
August 16-September 2	Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia
August 29	Battle of Groveton
August 30	Second Bull Run
September 1	Chantilly
September-October	Maryland Campaign
September 14	Battle of South Mountain, Md.
September 16-17	Battle of Antietam
September	Duty in Pleasant Valley, Md.
October 27-November 19	Movement to Falmouth, Va.
November 10	Corbin's Cross Roads, near Amissville
November 14	Sulphur Springs
December 12-15	Battle of Fredericksburg
January 20-24	Burnside's Second Campaign, "Mud March"
1863
February 11	Moved to Newport News
March 26-April 1	To Lexington, Ky. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Dept. of the Ohio
April 18	To Winchester, then to Richmond, Ky.
May 3	To Paint Lick Creek
May 10	To Lancaster
June 3-14	Movement to Vicksburg, Miss. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee
June 14-July 4	Siege of Vicksburg
July 4-10	Advance on Jackson, Miss.
July 10-17	Siege of Jackson
July 18	At Milldale
August 5-20	Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio thence to Nicholasville, Ky.
September	Provost duty at Nicholasville, Frankfort and Russellville. Attached to Bixby's Brigade, District of North Central Kentucky, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of Ohio
October 25	Moved to Camp Nelson, Ky., and Provost duty there
1864
January 16	Veterans on furlough. Non-Veterans at Camp Nelson, Ky.
February	Non-Veterans attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps
March 10	Regiment ordered to Annapolis, Md.
April	Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
May 3-June 15	Campaign from the Rapidan to the James
May 5-7	Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-12	Spotsylvania
May 12-21	Spotsylvania Court House
May 12	Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House
May 23-26	North Anna River
May 26-28	On line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31	Totopotomoy
June 1-12	Cold Harbor
June 1-3	Bethesda Church
June 16-19	Before Petersburg
June 16 - April 2	Siege of Petersburg
July 30	Mine Explosion, Petersburg
August 18-21	Weldon Railroad
September 29-October 2	Poplar Springs Church
October 27-28	Hatcher's Run
November	Garrison of Fort Alexander Hays
1865
March 28-April 9	Appomattox Campaign
April 2	Assaults on and fall of Petersburg
April 3	Occupation of Petersburg
April 3-9	Pursuit of Lee to Burkesville
April 20-27	Moved to Washington, D.C.
May-June	Duty at Alexandria
May 23	Grand Review
July 17	Mustered out