United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey > Tenth New Jersey Infantry Regiment
The Tenth New Jersey Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 91 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 187 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| October 9 | The regiment was organized under authority of the War Department at Beverly, New Jersey as the “Olden Legion” under Colonel William Bryan. |
| December 26 | Left New Jersey for Washington, D.C. for Provost duty. |
| 1862 | |
| January 19 | Colonel Bryan was discharged and William R. Murphy was appointed colonel. |
| January 29 | The regiment was transferred from the War Department to the State of New Jersey, reorganized and redesignated the Tenth New Jersey Infantry Regiment. Attached to Wadsworth’s Command, Military District of Washington, D.C. |
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1863
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| February | Assigned to District of Washington, D.C., 22nd Corps |
| March 13 | Colonel Murphy resigned. |
| March 26 | Henry O. Ryerson was appointed colonel |
| April 12 | Ordered to Suffolk, Virginia. Attached to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, Department of Virginia |
| April 16-May 4 |
Siege of Suffolk |
| April 24 | Edenton Road |
| May 4 | Siege of Suffolk raised |
| July | Ordered to Washington, D.C., then to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attached to the Department of the Susquehanna. |
| September | On provost duty at Pottsville, Pennsylvania |
| October | Guard fords of the Potomac at and near Shepherdstown |
| November | At Mauch Chunk. Pennsylvania, Sub-District of Carbon, Department of the Susquehanna |
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1864
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| April | Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the WildernessColonel Ryerson was mortally wounded, dying on May 12. |
| May 8-21 |
Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 12 |
Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle” |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June 17-July 9 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road |
| July 9-11 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| July 11-12 |
Repulse of Early’s attack on Fort Stevens and the Northern Defenses of Washington |
| July 14-23 | Pursuit of Early to Snicker’s Gap, Virginia. |
| July 17-18 | Action at Snicker’s Ferry |
| August 7- November 28 |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
| August 14-16 | Strasburg |
| August 17 | Winchester |
| August 21 | Point Pleasant |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester |
| September 22 |
Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar CreekTemporarily commanded by Major Boeman of the 15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, who was killed. |
| October-December | Duty in the Shenandoah Valley |
| December |
Siege of PetersburgMoved to Washington, D.C., then to Petersburg, Virginia. |
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1865
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| February 5-7 |
Battle of Dabney’s Mills, or Hatcher’s Run |
| March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| March 31 | Enos Fourat was promoted to colonel, but declined the promotion. |
| April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April 23-27 | March to Danville |
| March 18-June 3 | March to Richmond, Va., then to Washington, D.C. |
| June 8 | Corps Review |
| June 22 | The Tenth New Jersey Infantry Regiment mustered out at Hall’s Hill, Va. |