United States Regiments & Batteries > New Jersey
“Hexamer’s Battery”
New Jersey Battery A lost 3 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 12 enlisted men to disease. It is honored by a series of markers at Antietam and a monument at Gettysburg.
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1861
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| Organized at Hoboken, N.J. | |
| August 12 | Mustered in under Captain William (Wilhelm) Hexamer. |
| August 20 | Left State for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Kearney’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
| October | Attached to Franklin’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| March | Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| March 10-15 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
| April 7-11 | Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station. Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, Department of the Rappahannock |
| April 17 | Embarked for the Virginia Peninsula |
| April 19-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown, Va. (on transports) attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps |
| May 7-8 | West Point |
| May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks) |
| June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
| June 27 |
Battle of Gaines’ Mill |
| June 30 | Brackett’s and Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale |
| July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
| July – August | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-26 | Movement to Manassas |
| August 26- September 2 |
Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
| August 27 |
Bull Run Bridge |
| September 1 |
Chantilly |
| September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
| September 14 |
Crampton’s Pass (South Mountain) |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamThe battery was commanded throughout by Captain William (Wilhelm) Hexamer. It was armed at Antietam with six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles. From the two markers on the Antietam battlefield: From a position about 60 yards south of this point the battery, between 2 and 3 p.m. engaged and silenced the Confederate Artillery around the Dunker Church. From 3:30 p.m. until near sunset this Battery from a point about 80 yards north of this, engaged the enemy around the Piper Buildings. |
| September-October | Duty in Maryland |
| October 30-November 19 | Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| January-April | Duty near Falmouth, Va. |
| January 20-24 |
“Mud March” |
| April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
| April 29-May 2 | Operations at Franklin’s Crossing |
| May 3 |
Battle of Maryes Heights, FredericksburgAttached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
| May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
| May 4 |
Banks’ Ford |
| June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg CampaignAttached to 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| July 2-4 |
Battle of GettysburgThe battery was commanded by Lieutenant Augustin N. Parsons. It brought to the field 116 men and was armed with six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles. The battery lost two men killed and seven wounded. From the monument at Gettysburg: Battery A, 1st New Jersey Artillery, from its position in reserve S.W. of Power’s Hill galloped into action at 3 p.m., July 3, 1863. Fired 120 rounds shrapnel at Pickett’s column, and then 80 rounds shell at a battery in left front. Position in action, 45 yards E. of this stone. |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap |
| August-October | Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
| October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign.Attached to 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
| November 27 |
Payne’s Farm |
| December | Duty near Brandy Station, Va. |
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1864
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| March | Attached to 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
| May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 | Cold Harbor (Temporarily with 18th Army Corps) |
| June 16-18 | Before Petersburg; attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
| July 9-26 | At City Point |
| July 27-29 | Demonstration north of the James |
| July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
| December, | Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
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1865
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| March 25 |
Fort Fisher, Petersburg |
| March 28- April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
| April 6 |
Sailor’s Creek |
| April 7 |
High Bridge, Farmville |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April 23-27 | March to Danville |
| May 18-June 3 | March to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C. |
| June 8 | Corps Review |
| June 22 | Mustered out |