United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey > Sixth New Jersey Infantry Regiment
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.
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1861
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| The regiment was 0rganized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J. under the command of Colonel James T. Hatfield. | |
| August 19 | The Sixth New Jersey Infantry Regiment 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, Maryland. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| March 1862 | 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 |
| 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 was 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 |
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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 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 |
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1864
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| February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
| March | Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Corps |
| March 4 | Colonel Burling resigned |
| May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James; attached 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 (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 was promoted to colonel. |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg |
| June 19 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| 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, New Jersey under the command of Colonel Gilkyson. Veterans were formed into Veteran Battalion. |
| October 12 | The Veteran Battalion consolidated with the 8th New Jersey Infantry |