United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey
The 6th New Jersey Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 124 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 71 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
1861
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Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J. under Colonel James T. Hatfield. | |
August 19 | Mustered in |
September 10 | Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to Casey’s Provisional Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
November 3-11 | Expedition to Lower Maryland |
November 12 | At Meridian Hill |
December | Near Budd’s Ferry, Md. attached to 3rd Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
1862
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March 1862 | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
April 5-8 | Moved to the Virginia Peninsula |
April 10-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown |
April 27 | Colonel Hatfield resigned. |
May 5 | Battle of Williamsburg |
May 7 | Lieutenant Colonel Geshom Mott of the 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment transferred to the 6th New Jersey and promoted to colonel |
May 31-June 1 | Battle of Fair Oaks (or Seven Pines) |
June | Duty near Seven Pines |
June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
June 25 | Battle of Oak Grove, near Seven Pines |
June 29 | Savage Station |
June 30 | Glendale |
July 1 | Malvern Hill |
July-August | At Harrison’s Landing |
August 15-26 | Movement to Centreville |
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 |
September 1 | Chantilly |
September-October | Duty in the Defenses of Washington |
September 7 | Colonel Mott promoted to brigadier general |
September 10 | George C. Burling promoted to colonel |
November 1-28 | Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
November 28-December 11 | Duty near Falmouth |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863
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January-April | At Falmouth |
January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
February 5-7 | Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church |
April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen R. Gilkyson. It brought 246 men to the field and suffered 1 killed, 32 wounded and 8 missing. From the monument: Engaged here July 2nd, 1863, being detached from the brigade. Supported batteries on Cemetery Ridge July 3. |
July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. |
July 23 | Wapping Heights |
August-September | 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 Army Corps |
March 4 | Colonel Burling resigned |
May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James; attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army 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 (or 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 | Lt. Colonel Gilkyson promoted to colonel |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 16-18 | Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins |
June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
June 24 | In trenches before Petersburg |
July 12 | In Reserve Camp |
July 27-29 | Demonstration on north side of the James |
July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
July 29 | In trenches |
August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James |
August 14-18 | Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
August 25 | Ream’s Station |
September | Before Petersburg |
September 7 | Non-Veterans mustered out at Trenton, N.J., under Colonel Gilkyson. Veterans formed into Veteran Battalion. |
October 12 | Veteran Battalion consolidated with 8th New Jersey Infantry |