United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey


1861
Organized at Trenton, N.J.
April 27 Mustered in for three months service under Colonel Matthew Miller, Lieutenant Colonel Simpson R. Stroud and Major Robert C. Johnson
May 3 Left State for Annapolis, Md.
May 5 Reported to General Butler
May 6 Arived Washington, D.C.;
Attached to Runyon’s New Jersey Brigade, Defenses of Washington at Meridian Hill
May 24 Occupation of Arlington Heights, Va. Duty on line of Alexandria & Loudon Railroad and Construction of Fort Runyon.
July Attached to 1st Brigade, Runyon’s Reserve Division, Army of Northeast Virginia
July 16 Advance on Manassas, Va.
July 21
Battle of Bull Run

The regiment was in reserve and suffered no casualties.

July 31 Mustered out