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The state of New Jersey in the United States provided a source of troops, equipment and leaders for the Union during the American Civil War.Though no major battles were fought in New Jersey, soldiers and volunteers from New Jersey played an important part in the war, including Philip Kearny and George B. McClellan, who led the Army of the Potomac early in the Civil War and unsuccessfully ran ...
The 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment was organized at Trenton, New Jersey, under authority of the United States Department of War on August 14, 1861, by William Halstead, a former congressman who served as first Colonel of the regiment. [1] Twelve enlisted soldiers of the regiment performed actions which later earned them the Medal of Honor ...
The 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an American Civil War Union Army regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac.. 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment was recruited and mustered into Federal service in May 1861, and was brigaded with the 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and the 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry to make up ...
Longstreet House, Hightstown NJ. New Book Number 141. 1998. Chapter 11. Pages 270–291. ISBN 0-944413-54-4; RECORD of OFFICERS AND MEN OF NEW JERSEY in the CIVIL WAR 1861 - 1865. VOLUME I. Compiled in the office of the Adjutant General. William S. Stryker, New Jersey Adjutant General, Published by authority of the Legislature.
Left New Jersey for Washington, D.C., October 1, 1861. At Meridian Hill until December 6, 1861. Expedition to lower Maryland November 3–11. Duty at Budd's Ferry, Md., until April 1862. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula April 5–8. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 10-May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Seven Pines May 31-June 1.
The 10th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was a regiment was organized under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved July 22, 1861, and by authority issued by the War Department. It was created to recruit from residents of the State of New Jersey , but was not under the control or supervision of the State authorities. [ 2 ]
Bilby, Joseph G. and Goble, William C., Remember You Are Jerseymen: A Military History of Jersey's Troops in the Civil War, Longstreet House, Hightstown, NJ, June 1998. ISBN 0-944413-54-4. Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of Rebellion, 1908. Stryker, William S., Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War. Trenton, NJ ...
The 2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment was first organized at Trenton, New Jersey for three months service on April 26, 1861 and mustered in May 1, 1861 under the command of Colonel George W. McLean. The regiment was attached to Runyon's New Jersey Brigade, Defenses of Washington, to June 1861. 1st Brigade, Runyon's Reserve Division, McDowell's ...