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The Sixth 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
The Sixth New Jersey Infantry Regiment was 0rganized 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
March 1862 Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 5-8

Peninsula Campaign

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 (Second Manassas)

September 1

Battle of Chantilly

September-October Duty in the Defenses of Washington
September 7 Colonel Mott was promoted to brigadier general
September 10 George C. Burling was promoted to colonel
November 1-28 Movement to Falmouth, Va.
November 28-December 11 Duty near Falmouth
December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

1863
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 Gettysburg

The Sixth New Jersey Infantry 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 at Gettysburg near the Devil’s Den:

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
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 Lieutenant Colonel Gilkyson promoted to colonel
June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 16-18

Before Petersburg

June 19

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