United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey > First New Jersey Infantry Regiment
The First New Jersey Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 144 Enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 90 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored on a monument at Crampton’s Gap on South Mountain, a monument and a marker at Antietam, and on the New Jersey Brigade Monument at Gettysburg, .
1861
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May 21 | The First New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, New Jersey. It was mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel William R. Montgomery, Lieutenant Colonel Robert McAllister and Major David Hatfield |
June 28 | Left New Jersey for Washington, D. C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Runyon’s Reserve Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia |
July 16-21 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
July 21 |
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)The regiment was in reserve and suffered no casualties. |
August | Attached to Kearney’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
September 1 | Captain Alfred T. A. Torbert of the 5th United States Infantry was enrolled as colonel. |
October | Attached to Kearney’s Brigade, Franklin’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
October 15 | Little River Turnpike (Company A) |
1862
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March | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 8-15 | Advance on Manassas, Virginia. |
April 7-11 | Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of the Rappahannock. |
April 17 |
Peninsula CampaignEmbarked for the Virginia Peninsula |
April 19-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown (on transports) |
May 7-8 | West Point. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 27 |
Battles of Gaines MillCaptain Epraim Brewster was killed, Major Hatfield was mortally wounded and Captain John Mount was wounded |
June 30 |
Charles City Cross Roads and GlendaleLieutenant Colonel McAllister was transferred to 11th New Jersey Infantry as colonel |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July 2-August 16 |
Duty at Harrison’s LandingLieutenant Robert Boggs died of typhoid fever |
August 12 | Adjutant William Henry was promoted to major |
August 16-26 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Manassas, Va. |
August 26-September 2 |
Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 27 | Bull Run Bridge, Manassas |
August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas)Colonel Torbert took command of the brigade after Brigadier General George Taylor was wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Mark W. Collet took over command of the regiment. |
August 30-31 | Covered Pope’s retreat to Centreville |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 14 |
Battle of South MountainFrom the monument at Crampton’s Gap:Late in the afternoon the Brigade advanced from the fields north and west of Burkittsville, charged up the mountain, carried this point, and followed the enemy to the west foot of the mountain. Loss in the Brigade 40 killed, 134 wounded |
September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamThe brigade continued to be commanded by its senior colonel, Alfred T. A. Torbert of the First New Jersey. Lieutenant Colonel Mark W. Collet commanded the regiment. From the monument to the New Jersey Brigade:The Brigade arrived upon the field from Crampton’s Pass about noon, and was formed for a charge upon the Confederate line just North of the Dunkard Church. The order for the charge was countermanded, and the brigade took position across this road, in support of the 6rh Corps Artillery, the right of the brigade in woods North of the road, the left in the open field South, where it remained, under artillery fire, until the morning of the 19th. From the marker:This stone marks the right of the brigade, when a little after noon it was formed to charge the woods North of the Dunkard Church. The order was countermanded and the brigade moved a short distance to the left to support the Corps Artillery, soon after which Hexamer’s Battery engaged and silenced the Confederate Artillery at Dunkard Church. |
September-October | Duty at Sharpsburg |
October 16 | Company K was transferred to the 1st New Jersey Battery |
October 29-November 19 | Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
November 29 | Colonel Torbert was promoted to brigadier general. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Collett of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment transferred in and was promoted to colonel. Major Henry was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Enos Fouratt of Company F to major. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863
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January-April | Duty near Falmouth, Virginia. |
January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 | Operations at Franklin’s Crossing |
May 3 |
Battle of Maryes Heights (Second Fredericksburg)Colonel Collett was killed |
May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
May 4 |
Banks’ Ford |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 2-4 |
Battle of GettysburgThe First New Jersey Infantry Regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William Henry. It brought 292 men to the field and suffered no casualties. Text from the Monument to the New Jersey Brigade at Gettysburg:First Brigade New Jersey Volunteers. Brig. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert, 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 15th Regiments Infantry 1st Brigade, 1st Div., 6th Corps. July 2, in reserve, July 3 and 4 detached from the corps, held this position. |
July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. |
July 5 | Fairfield, Pa., |
July 6 | Williamsport |
July 10-13 | At and near Funkstown |
July 11 | Hagerstown |
July | In camp near Warrenton, Va. |
July 29 | Major Fouratt resigned. Captain Alexander Way of Company G promoted to major |
September 15 | At Culpeper |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Rappahannock Station |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
December | Duty at Brandy Station |
1864
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March 11 | Lieutenant Colonel Henry was promoted to colonel |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the WildernessLieutenants Charles Seagraves and Carley Swan were killed |
May 8-21 |
Spotsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle”Captain Jacob Wyckoff and Lieutenant Benjamin L. Moffree were killed, Captain Richard Foster was mortally wounded and Captain Bailey Brown was wounded, losing his arm |
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 17-18 | First Assault on Petersburg. |
June 19 |
Siege of PetersburgNon-Veterans left front. Veterans and Recruits were attached to other regiments of the Brigade. |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road.Non-Veterans were mustered out at Trenton, N.J. |
July 9-11 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
July 11-12 |
Repulse of Early’s attack on Fort Stevens and Northern Defenses of Washington |
July 14-23 | Pursuit of Early to Snicker’s Gap |
August 7-November 28 |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
August 14-15 | Strasburg |
August 15 | Cedar Creek |
August 17 | Winchester |
August 21-22 | Charlestown |
September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester |
September 22 |
Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
October-December | Duty in the Shenandoah Valley |
December | Veterans and Recruits organized as 1st New Jersey Veteran Battalion. Moved to Washington, D.C. then to Petersburg |
1865
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February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Assault on and fall of PetersburgLieutenant Lewis Thompson was mortally wounded |
April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
April 23-27 | March to Danville |
May 18 | Moved to Richmond |
May 18-June 3 | To Washington, D.C. |
June 8 | Corps Review |
June 29 | The First New Jersey Infantry Regiment mustered out at Hall’s Hill, Va. under Colonel Henry |