United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey
The 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment lost 12 officers and 116 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 185 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
From the monument:
Organized September 1861, and served to the end of the war. Participated in 97 engagements.
Losses: Killed in action, 79; Died of wounds, etc., 170; Prisoners of war, 34; Missing, supposed dead, 12. Officers killed in battle during the war. Col. Hugh H. Janeway, Lt. Col. Virgil Broderick, Maj. John H. Shellmire, Maj. James H. Hart, Maj. John H. Lucas, Capt. Thomas R. Haines, Capt. Moses H. Malesbury, Lieut. Alexander Stewart, Lieut Edward E. Jemison, Lieut. John W. Bellis, Lieut Voorhees Dye, Lieut. Alanson Austin
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1861
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| August 14 | Organized at Trenton, N. J. by authority of the War Department as “Halsted’s Cavalry” under Colonel William Halstead, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Karge and Major Myron Beaumont. |
| August 24 | Four Companies left State for Washington, D.C. |
| August 31 | Six Companies left State for Washington, D.C. |
| September | Attached to Heintzelman’s Division, Army of the Potomac. Duty in the Defenses of Washington |
| December 18 | Reconnaissance to Pohick Church, Va. (1 Company). Lieutenant Hugh Janeway of Company L wounded. |
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1862
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| January | Lieutenant Colonel Karge and Major Beaumont placed under arrest by Colonel Halstead, but they were released after a short period. |
| January 29 | Lee’s House, Occoquan Bridge (Detachment) |
| February 18 | Colonel Halstead discharged due to “adverse report of a Board of Examination” |
| February 19 | Transferred to State of New Jersey and designated 1st Cavalry Regiment. Colonel Percy Wyndham was appointed to command of regiment. Lieutenant Janeway of Company L was promoted to captain. |
| March | Attached to Wadsworth’s Command, Military District of Washington |
| May | Attached to Bayard’s Cavalry Brigade, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
| May 13 | Rappahannock River |
| June 1-2 | Staunton and Strasburg Road |
| June 2 | Woodstock |
| June 6 | Harrisonburg. Colonel Wyndham taken prisoner. |
| June | Attached to Bayard’s Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Corps, Pope’s Army of Virginia |
| June 8 | Battle of Cross Keys |
| July 22-24 | Reconnaissance to James City |
| July 29 | Operations about Orange Court House |
| August 1 | Barnett’s Ford |
| August 8 | Slaughter House |
| August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain |
| August 16 | Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
| August 17 | Colonel Wyndham paroled. |
| August 19 | Rappahannock Station |
| August 20 | Brandy Station, Stevensburg and Raccoon Ford |
| August 21-23 | Fords of the Rappahannock |
| August 26 | Warrenton |
| August 27 | Faquier White Sulphur Springs |
| August 28 | Thoroughfare Gap |
| August 30 | Bull Run |
| August 31 | Germantown and Centreville, Chantilly |
| September | In Defenses of Washington attached to Bayard’s Cavalry Brigade, Army of the Potomac |
| September 16-18 | Reconnaissance from Upton’s Hill to Leesburg (2 Companies) |
| September 29 | Expedition from Centreville to Warrenton (Detachment) |
| October | Attached to 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division. Army of the Potomac |
| October 11 | Colonel Wyndham takes command of the brigade as senior colonel until February 15 |
| October 17-18 | Expedition to Thoroughfare Gap |
| October 29 | Near Upperville (Detachment) |
| October 31 | Aldie and Mountsville |
| November 4 | Salem, New Baltimore and Thoroughfare Gap |
| November 7- 9 | Rappahannock Station |
| November 30 | Snicker’s Ferry, Berryville |
| December 11 | Near Dumfries |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| December 29 | Near Chantilly |
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1863
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| January 26 | Near Fairfax Court House and Middleburg |
| January 27 | Captain Janeway of company L promoted to major |
| February | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| February 16 | Colonel Wyndham assigned to command of the brigade as senior colonel but resigned due to “being placed under the command of an officer who, in my opinion, is incompetent and for whom I cannot feel the proper respect.” |
| February 28 | Acceptance of Colonel Wyndham’s resignation revoked and he resumed command of the brigade. |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| April 29-May 8 | Stoneman’s Raid |
| June 9 |
Battle of Brandy StationColonel Wyndham commanded the brigade until he was wounded in the leg. Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Brodrick commanded the regiment until he was killed. Major John H. Shelmire took command until he, too, was killed. Major Myron H. Beaumont then took over. |
| June 17 | Aldie. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps. |
| June 19 | Middleburg |
| June 21 | Upperville |
| June 22 | Dover |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe regiment was commanded by Major Myron H. Beaumont. It brought 269 men to the field, losing nine wounded. From the monument: Fought here July 3, 1863, both mounted and dismounted, holding this position several hours. Assisted in repelling the charges of the enemy’s cavalry. |
| July 4 | Emmettsburg, Md. |
| July 10 | Old Antietam Forge, near Leitersburg |
| July 11-14 | Reconnaissance to Ashby’s Gap |
| July 12 | Ashby’s Gap |
| July 14 | Near Harper’s Ferry |
| July 14-16 | Shephardstown |
| July 25-27 | Scout to Goose Creek |
| August 5 | Rixeyville Ford |
| September 13-17 | Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
| September 13 | Culpeper Court House |
| September 21 | Captain John W. Kester promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| October 2 | Colonel Wyndham returned almost a month late from a leave of absence. He was charged with being absent without leave, was relieved from regimental and brigade command and ordered to Washington “but not in arrest.” Wyndham never returned to the regiment, being prohibited from coming within the lines of the army due to allegations of his being connected with a plot to kidnap Lincoln. He was eventually discharged in the summer of 1864. |
| October 8-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| October 8-10 | Skirmishes at James City |
| October 11 | Near Warrenton |
| October 12-13 | Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs. Lieutenant Colonel Kester wounded. |
| October 14 | Brentsville and Auburn and Bristoe |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 11 | Near Warrenton |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
| November 27 | New Hope Church |
| November 29 | Parker’s Store |
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1864
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| January 1-4 | Reconnaissance from Bealeton and Front Royal |
| February 17-18 | Scout from Warrenton to Piedmont |
| February 18 | Near Piedmont (Detachment) |
| February 28- March 1 |
Custer’s Raid into Albemarle County |
| February 29 | Near Charlottesville |
| March 1 | Stannardsville |
| May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
| May 5-6 | Todd’s Tavern |
| May 6-7 | Wilderness |
| May 7-8 | Todd’s Tavern |
| May 8 | Corbin’s Bridge |
| May 9-24 | Sheridan’s Raid |
| May 9 | Davenport and Childsburg |
| May 9-10 | North Anna River |
| May 11 | Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern, Ashland |
| May 12 | Brooks’ Church or fortifications of Richmond |
| May 26-28 | Line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28 | Hawes’ Shop. Major Janeway wounded. |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| May 31-June 1 | Cold Harbor |
| June 7-24 | Sumner’s Upper Bridge, Sheridan’s Trevillian Raid |
| June 11-12 | Trevillian Station |
| June 12 | Newark or Mallory’s Cross Roads |
| June 21 | Black Creek or Tunstall Station, White House of St. Peter’s Church |
| June 24 | St. Mary’s Church |
| June 29-July 12 | Near Petersburg |
| July 5 | Colonel Wyndham was discharged |
| July 6 | Lieutenant Colonel John W. Kester promoted to colonel. Major Janeway promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
| July 12 | Lee’s Mills, Warwick Swamp |
| July 27-29 | Demonstration north of the James |
| July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
| July 28 | Malvern Hill |
| August 8 | Ream’s Station |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James |
| August 14-18 | Strawberry Plains |
| August 14 | Gravel Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Janeway wounded in the finger. |
| August 18-21 | Weldon Railroad |
| August 23 | Dinwiddie Road, near Ream’s Station |
| August 25 | Ream’s Station |
| September 16 | Old members mustered out at Trenton, N. J. |
| September 17 | Belcher’s Mills |
| September 25 | Colonel Kester mustered out with old members |
| September 29-October 2 | Poplar Springs Church |
| September 30-October 1 | Arthur’s Swamp |
| October 1 | Vaughan Road |
| October 11 | Lieutenant Colonel Hugh H. Janeway promoted to colonel |
| October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road or Hatcher’s Run |
| November 7 | Reconnaissance to Stony Creek |
| November 11 | Major Beaumont promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| December 7-12 | Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad |
| December 9-10 | Bellefield Station |
| December 22 – January 12 |
Colonel Janeway took temporary command of the brigade as senior colonel |
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1865
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| January 25- March 27 |
Colonel Janeway took temporary command of the brigade as senior colonel |
| February 5-7 | Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run. Colonel Janeway and Lieutenant Colonel Beaumont wounded. |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| March 30-31 | Dinwiddie Court House |
| April 1 | Five Forks |
| April 5 | Payne’s Cross Roads and Amelia Springs. Colonel Janeway killed. |
| April 6 | Sailor’s Creek |
| April 7 | Farmville |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April 23-27 | Expedition from Burkesville to Danville and South Boston |
| May 2-12 | Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Dept. of Washington |
| May 4 | Lieutenant Colonel Myron H. Beaumont promoted to colonel |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| May 25 | Company F mustered out at Washington |
| July 24 | Remainder of regiment mustered out at Cloud’s Hills, Va. under Colonel Beaumont. |