1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment

The 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an American Civil War Union Army regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac.

1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment
ActiveMay 21, 1861 to June 29, 1865
DisbandedJune 29, 1865
CountryUnited States United States
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
TypeInfantry
Part ofFirst New Jersey Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps
EngagementsFirst Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gaines's Mill
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Cedar Creek
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Alfred T.A. Torbert
Mark Wilkes Collet

1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment was recruited and mustered into Federal service in May 1861, and was brigaded with the 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and the 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry to make up what became famed as the "First New Jersey Brigade". The regiment and brigade served as the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the VI Corps, and participated in numerous battles from the June 27, 1862, Battle of Gaines's Mill, Virginia, to the final Union assaults on Confederate positions at Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865.

The remnants of the regiment were mustered out in June 1865.[1]

Notable members of the 1st New Jersey were:

Casualties

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The 1st New Jersey lost 244 men during their service. 153 men were killed in battle or died of wounds, 91 men died of disease and other causes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2018-03-28.