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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
The Seventh New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J.
September 3 Mustered in under Colonel Joseph W. Revere and Lieutenant Colonel Ezra A. Carman
September 19 Seven Companies left State for Washington, D.C. At Meridian Hill attached to Casey’s Provisional Brigade, Division of the Potomac
October 3 Three Companies left State for Washington, D.C.
November 3-11 Expedition to Lower Maryland
November 12 Duty at Budd’s Ferry, Md. attached to 3rd Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac
1862
March 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, Va.

May 5

Battle of Williamsburg

Lieutenant 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, Va
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, Va.
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
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 Gettysburg

The 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 Heights

Francis 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
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 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, 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 begins

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
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 House

Surrender 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 Colonel Price