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The 39th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from the state of New Jersey that was raised to fight in the American Civil War. It was one of three units to be raised after President Abraham Lincoln called for five hundred thousand more men in July 1864 to finish off the Confederacy .
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. [7] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. The act ...
[25] 480 men agreed to re-enlist, a result of over 50% (two-thirds actually [25]) and the regiment changed its name from the 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry to the 9th New Jersey Volunteer Veteran Infantry. [24] The men re-enlisted for "three years or the war". [25] Re-enlistment dates: 17 January 1864 – Mustered out at Newark, New Jersey [24]
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was reenacted by the Enforcement Act of 1870, ch. 114, § 18, 16 Stat. 144, codified as sections 1977 and 1978 of the Revised Statutes of 1874, and appears now as 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981–82 (1970). Section 2 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as subsequently revised and amended, appears in the US Code at 18 U.S.C. §242.
The 3rd New Jersey Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The "Butterflies", as they were known, were famous for being one of only two Union regiments designated as hussars , and the only one to serve with the Army of the Potomac .
The 33rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Newark, New Jersey for three years service and mustered in September 3, 1863 under the command of Colonel George W. Mindil. The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XI Corps , Army of the Potomac , to October 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd ...
In September 1864, the original enlistments of the unit expired by law, and the men who served a full three years were mustered out of service. Men of the 6th New Jersey who had re-enlisted or were recruited after the regiment was formed were folded into the 8th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, with whom they served for the duration of the war.
The 34th New Jersey Infantry Regiment began organization at Beverly, New Jersey, for three years service with Company A being the first to muster into the service on September 3, 1863. The regiment was attached to District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to August 1864.