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A [[Radical Republican]] in his earlier political career,<ref name=blairnominated>June 13, 1879. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/06/13/80757754.pdf POLITICS AND POLITICIANS; THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE FIGHT ENDED THE HON. HENRY W. BLAIR NOMINATED TO BE UNITED STATES SENATOR BY THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS MR. WADLEIGH BADLY BEATEN.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> Blair later became associated with the moderate [[Half-Breeds]]<ref>Welch, Robert E., Jr. (1971). [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans], pp. 91. ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> who pushed for civil service reform at the expense of Southern blacks. However, he himself consistently fought to aid blacks, and his efforts were considered decades ahead of his time.<ref name=britannicabio>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-William-Blair Henry William Blair | American politician]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>
A [[Radical Republican]] in his earlier political career,<ref name=blairnominated>June 13, 1879. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/06/13/80757754.pdf POLITICS AND POLITICIANS; THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE FIGHT ENDED THE HON. HENRY W. BLAIR NOMINATED TO BE UNITED STATES SENATOR BY THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS MR. WADLEIGH BADLY BEATEN.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> Blair later became associated with the moderate [[Half-Breeds]]<ref>Welch, Robert E., Jr. (1971). [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans], pp. 91. ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> who pushed for civil service reform at the expense of Southern blacks. However, he himself consistently fought to aid blacks, and his efforts were considered decades ahead of his time.<ref name=britannicabio>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-William-Blair Henry William Blair | American politician]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>
==American Civil War==
When the Civil War broke out, Blair tried to enlist in the Union military though was twice rejected due to being physically unfit.<ref name=britannicabio/> Ultimately accepted in 1862, he joined the 15th New Hampshire Volunteers and rose among ranks from [[Captain]] to Lieutenant Colonel.
At one point, Blair was severely wounded, and would spend the rest of the war duration at home.<ref name=britannicabio/>
==Political career==
==Political career==