United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey > Seventh New Jersey Infantry Regiment
The Seventh New Jersey Infantry Regiment lost 11 officers and 126 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 121 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
1861
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The regiment was organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J. | |
September 3 | The Seventh New Jersey Infantry Regiment mustered in under the command of Colonel Joseph W. Revere and Lieutenant Colonel Ezra A. Carman |
September 19 | Seven Companies left New Jersey for Washington, D.C. Attached to Casey’s Provisional Brigade, Division of the Potomac at Meridian Hill. |
October 3 | Three Companies left State for Washington, D.C. |
November 3-11 | Expedition to Lower Maryland |
November 12 | Duty at Budd’s Ferry, Maryland attached to 3rd Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
1862
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March | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Potomac |
April 5-8 |
Peninsula CampaignMoved to the Virginia Peninsula |
April 10-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia |
May 5 |
Battle of WilliamsburgLieutenant Colonel Carman was wounded. |
May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Fair Oaks (or Seven Pines) |
June 2-24 | Duty near Seven Pines |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 25 |
Action at Oak Grove (near Seven Pines) |
June 29 |
Battle of Savage Station |
June 30 |
Glendale |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July – August | At Harrison’s Landing |
July 8 | Lieutenant Colonel Carman was discharged to become colonel of the 13th New Jersey Infantry |
August 15-26 | Movement to Centreville, Virginia. |
August 26- September 2 |
Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 27 |
Action at Bristoe Station (or Kettle Run) |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton |
August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) |
September 1 |
Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) |
September-October | Duty in the Defenses of Washington |
October 25 | Colonel Revere was promoted to brigadier general. |
November 1-28 | Movement to Falmouth, Virginia |
November 28-December 11 | Duty near Falmouth |
December 9 | Lieutenant Colonel Louis Raymond Francine was promoted to colonel. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863
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January 20-24 |
“Mud March” |
January-April | Duty near Falmouth |
February 5-7 | Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-6 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe Seventh New Jersey Infantry Regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Colonel Louis R. Francine, who was mortally wounded on July 2nd. Major Frederick Cooper then took command of the regiment. Colonel Francine would die on the 16th. The Seventh New Jersey brought 331 men to the field. From the monument on the Gettysburg battlefield in Excelsior Field:7th N.J. Vols. July 2, 1863. Killed 24, Wounded 77, Missing 13, Total 114. First position 300 yards N.E. of this. Heavily engaged there. Moved here to reinforce Graham’s Brigade. Here Colonel Francine Fell. |
July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. |
July 23 |
Wapping HeightsFrancis Price, Jr. promoted to colonel |
July-October | Duty near Warrenton |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 15 | McLean’s Ford |
November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Kelly’s Ford |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
November 27 |
Payne’s Farm |
December | Duty near Brandy Station |
1864
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February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
March | Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Corps |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the JamesAttached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-21 |
Spotsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient (“Bloody Angle”) |
May 19 |
Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 23-24 |
Ox Ford |
May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 19 |
Siege of Petersburg |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road |
July 27-29 | Demonstration north of the James |
July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
August 25 |
Ream’s Station |
September 10 |
Fort Sedgwick |
September 29- October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church |
October 2-5 | Yellow House |
October 7 | Non-Veterans mustered out at Trenton |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road. Hatcher’s Run |
December 7-12 |
Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad |
1865
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February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run |
March 25 | Watkins’ House |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 30-31 |
Boydton and White Oak Road |
March 31 | Crow’s House |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
April 6 |
Sailor’s Creek |
April 7 |
High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
May 2-12 | March to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 | Grand Review |
June-July | Duty at Washington, D.C. |
July 17 | The Seventh New Jersey Infantry Regiment mustered out under the command of Colonel Price |