United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey
The 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 7 officers and 89 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 163 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| September 13 – October 15 | Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J. under Colonel Joseph W. Allen. |
| December 4 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
| December 6 | Camp on Bladensburg Pike, Defenses of Washington, D.C., attached to 3rd Brigade, Casey’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
| December 14 | On Meridian Hill |
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1862
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| January 4 | Moved to Annapolis, Md. attached to 2nd Brigade, Burnside’s North Carolina Expeditionary Corps |
| January 5 | Burnside’s Expedition to Roanoke Island and Hatteras Inlet |
| January 15 | Colonel Allen drowned when his boat capsized trying to land in the breakers. Lt. Colonel Heckman took command of the regiment. |
| February 8 |
Battle of Roanoke IslandCommanded by Lt. Colonel Heckman. Captain Joseph J. Henry and 6 enlisted men were killed and 28 enlisted men wounded. |
| February | Duty at Roanoke Island |
| February 10 | Lt. Colonel Heckman promoted to colonel and Adjutant Abram Zabriskie to major |
| February 18-20 | Expedition to Winton |
| February 19 | Skirmish at Winton |
| March 11-14 | Expedition to New Berne, N. C. |
| March 14 | Battle of New Berne |
| April 1-26 | At Newport Barracks and siege operations against Fort Macon attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Dept. of North Carolina |
| April 7 | Newport. N. C. |
| April 25-26 | Bombardment and capture of Fort Macon |
| July 26-29 | Expedition to Young’s Cross Roads (6 Companies) attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina |
| July 27 | Young’s Cross Roads |
| August 14-15 | Reconnaissance from Newberne to Swansborough (Detachment) |
| August | Duty at New Berne |
| November 1-12 | Expedition to Tarboro |
| November 2 | Action at Rawle’s Mills |
| November 11 | Demonstration on New Berne |
| November 29 | Colonel Heckman promoted to brigadier general. |
| December 11-20 | Foster’s Expedition to Goldsboro attached to Heckman’s Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina |
| December 13-14 | Southwest Creek |
| December 14 | Kinston |
| December 16 | Whitehall |
| December 17 | Goldsboro |
| December 22 | Major Zabriskie promoted to lieutenant colonel |
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1863 |
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| January 8 | Lt. Colonel Zabriskie promoted to colonel |
| January 28-31 | Expedition to Port Royal. S.C. attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
| February 9-April 4 | At St. Helena Island, S.C. attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of the South |
| April 4-10 | Expedition against Charleston, S.C. attached to District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina |
| April 12-16 | Moved from Hilton Head, S.C., to New Berne, N. C. |
| April 17-23 | Expedition to relief of Little Washington, N. C. |
| April 25 | Moved to Carolina City and duty there |
| June | Attached to Jordan’s Independent Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina |
| June 13-16 | Expedition from Newport Barracks to Cedar Point and White Oak River |
| July 4-8 | Expedition to Trenton attached to District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| July 6 | Free Bridge Comfort (or Quaker Bridge) |
| July 26 | At New Berne |
| August 26 | At Carolina City |
| October 18-20 | Moved to Newport News, Va. attached to Heckman’s Command, Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
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1864
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| January | Attached to 3rd Brigade, Heckman’s Division, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| January 21 | Regiment Veteranized |
| January 31- March 17 |
Veterans on furlough |
| February 29- March 1 |
Skirmishes on Ballahock or Bear Quarter Road and at Deep Creek |
| March 1 | Ballahock Station, near Dismal Swamp |
| March 2 | Deep Creek |
| March | At Portsmouth and Getty’s Station |
| April | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Portsmouth, Va. |
| April 13-15 | Expedition to Isle of Wight County attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James |
| April 14 | Smithfield, Cherry Grove |
| April 26 | Moved to Yorktown |
| May 4-28 | Butler’s operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond |
| May 5 | Occupation of Bermuda Hundred |
| May 6-7 | Port Walthal Junction |
| May 9-10 | Swift Creek |
| May 12-16 | Operations against Fort Darling |
| May 14-16 |
Battle of Drury’s BluffColonel Zabriskie mortally wounded |
| May 16-28 | Bermuda Hundred |
| May 28-June 1 | Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor |
| June 1-12 | Battles about Cold Harbor |
| June 15-18 | Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins.
James Stewart promoted to colonel. |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| September 17 | Embarked for North Carolina |
| September 21 | Arrived at Morehead City and Carolina City attached to District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| October 21 | Non-Veterans left front |
| December 5 | Moved to Newberne, N. C. then to Plymouth, N. C |
| December 7 | Non-Veterans m ustered out at Trenton, N.J. |
| December 9-14 | Expedition to Williamston |
| December 22-24 | Expedition up the Roanoke |
| December 25 | At Plymouth, N. C. |
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1865
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| January | Attached to Sub-District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina |
| January 7 | Moved to Carolina City |
| February 1-5 | Expedition to Hard’s Island (Companies B, E, H and I) Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division. District of Beaufort, N. C. |
| March 1-April 26 | Campaign of the Carolinas. Attached to 2nd Brigade, District of Beaufort, N. C. |
| March 4-14 | Advance on Kinston |
| March 8-10 | Battle of Wise’s Forks |
| March 14 | Occupation of Kinston |
| March 21 | Occupation and Provost duty at Goldsboro |
| April 10-14 | Advance on Raleigh attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
| April 14 | Occupation of Raleigh |
| April 26 | Bennett’s House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
| April 27 | At Raleigh |
| May 2 | At Greensboro (Company G at Charlotte and Company I guard duty at Salisbury.) |
| July 12 | Mustered out at Greensboro, N. C. under Colonel Stewart. |