The 9th New Jersey lost 7 officers and 89 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 163 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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September 13 - October 15 |
Organized at Camp Olden. Trenton, N.J. under Colonel Joseph W. Allen. |
December 4 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. |
December 6 |
Camp on Bladensburg Pike, Defenses of Washington, D.C., attached to 3rd Brigade, Casey's Division, Army of the Potomac |
December 14 |
On Meridian Hill |
1862 |
January 4 |
Moved to Annapolis, Md. attached to 2nd Brigade, Burnside's North Carolina Expeditionary Corps |
January 5 |
Burnside's Expedition to Roanoke Island and Hatteras Inlet |
January 15 |
Colonel Allen died. Lt. Colonel Heckman takes command of the regiment. |
February 8 |
Battle of Roanoke Island
Commanded by Lt. Colonel Heckman. Captain Joseph J. Henry and 6 enlisted men were killed and 28 enlisted men wounded. |
February |
Duty at Roanoke Island |
February 10 |
Lt. Colonel Heckman promoted to colonel and Adjutant Abram Zabriskie to major |
February 18-20 |
Expedition to Winton |
February 19 |
Skirmish at Winton |
March 11-14 |
Expedition to New Berne, N. C. |
March 14 |
Battle of New Berne |
April 1-26 |
At Newport Barracks and siege operations against Fort Macon attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Dept. of North Carolina |
April 7 |
Newport. N. C. |
April 25-26 |
Bombardment and capture of Fort Macon |
July 26-29 |
Expedition to Young's Cross Roads (6 Companies) attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina |
July 27 |
Young's Cross Roads |
August 14-15 |
Reconnaissance from Newberne to Swansborough (Detachment) |
August |
Duty at New Berne |
November 1-12 |
Expedition to Tarboro |
November 2 |
Action at Rawle's Mills |
November 11 |
Demonstration on New Berne |
November 29 |
Colonel Heckman promoted to brigadier general. |
December 11-20 |
Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro attached to Heckman's Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina |
December 13-14 |
Southwest Creek |
December 14 |
Kinston |
December 16 |
Whitehall |
December 17 |
Goldsboro |
December 22 |
Major Zabriskie promoted to lieutenant colonel |
1863 |
January 8 |
Lt. Colonel Zabriskie promoted to colonel |
January 28-31 |
Expedition to Port Royal. S.C. attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
February 9-April 4 |
At St. Helena Island, S.C. attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of the South |
April 4-10 |
Expedition against Charleston, S.C. attached to District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina |
April 12-16 |
Moved from Hilton Head, S.C., to New Berne, N. C. |
April 17-23 |
Expedition to relief of Little Washington, N. C. |
April 25 |
Moved to Carolina City and duty there |
June |
Attached to Jordan's Independent Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina |
June 13-16 |
Expedition from Newport Barracks to Cedar Point and White Oak River |
July 4-8 |
Expedition to Trenton attached to District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
July 6 |
Free Bridge Comfort (or Quaker Bridge) |
July 26 |
At New Berne |
August 26 |
At Carolina City |
October 18-20 |
Moved to Newport News, Va. attached to Heckman's Command, Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
1864 |
January |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, Heckman's Division, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
January 21 |
Regiment Veteranized |
January 31-
March 17 |
Veterans on furlough |
February 29-March 1 |
Skirmishes on Ballahock or Bear Quarter Road and at Deep Creek |
March 1 |
Ballahock Station, near Dismal Swamp |
March 2 |
Deep Creek |
March |
At Portsmouth and Getty's Station |
April |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Portsmouth, Va. |
April 13-15 |
Expedition to Isle of Wight County attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James |
April 14 |
Smithfield, Cherry Grove |
April 26 |
Moved to Yorktown |
May 4-28 |
Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond |
May 5 |
Occupation of Bermuda Hundred |
May 6-7 |
Port Walthal Junction |
May 9-10 |
Swift Creek |
May 12-16 |
Operations against Fort Darling |
May 14-16 |
Battle of Drury's Bluff
Colonel Zabriskie mortally wounded |
May 16-28 |
Bermuda Hundred |
May 28-June 1 |
Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor |
June 1-12 |
Battles about Cold Harbor |
June 15-18 |
Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins.
James Stewart promoted to colonel. |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
September 17 |
Embarked for North Carolina |
September 21 |
Arrived at Morehead City and Carolina City attached to District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
October 21 |
Non-Veterans left front |
December 5 |
Moved to Newberne, N. C. then to Plymouth, N. C |
December 7 |
Non-Veterans m ustered out at Trenton, N.J. |
December 9-14 |
Expedition to Williamston |
December 22-24 |
Expedition up the Roanoke |
December 25 |
At Plymouth, N. C. |
1865 |
January |
Attached to Sub-District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina |
January 7 |
Moved to Carolina City |
February 1-5 |
Expedition to Hard's Island (Companies B, E, H and I) Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division. District of Beaufort, N. C. |
March 1-April 26 |
Campaign of the Carolinas. Attached to 2nd Brigade, District of Beaufort, N. C. |
March 4-14 |
Advance on Kinston |
March 8-10 |
Battle of Wise's Forks |
March 14 |
Occupation of Kinston |
March 21 |
Occupation and Provost duty at Goldsboro |
April 10-14 |
Advance on Raleigh attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
April 14 |
Occupation of Raleigh |
April 26 |
Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
April 27 |
At Raleigh |
May 2 |
At Greensboro (Company G at Charlotte and Company I guard duty at Salisbury.) |
July 12 |
Mustered out at Greensboro, N. C. under Colonel Stewart. |
