1st New Jersey Light Artillery Battery ("Battery A")

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
"Hexamer's Battery"
Organized at Hoboken, N.J., and mustered in August 12, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 20, 1861. Attached to Kearney's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to October. 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, to March, 1864. 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, to May, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps. to July, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until. March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station April 7-11. 
* Embarked for the Virginia Peninsula April 17. 
* April 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** April 19-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia (on transports). 
** May 7, 1862 - Engagement at Eltham's Landing, Virginia
** May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 27, 1862 - Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
*** Brackett's June 30. 
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Manassas August 16-26. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2. Bull Run Bridge August 27. Chantilly September 1. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland (Crampton's Gap)
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Duty near Falmouth, Va., until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. 
** Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. 
** Salem Heights May 3-4. 
** Banks' Ford May 4. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap October 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Duty near Brandy Station, Va., until May, 1864.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, VirginiaNot originally listed on Dyer summary
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, VirginiaNot originally listed on Dyer summary
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
(Temporarily with 18th Army Corps.) Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. At City Point July 9-26. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23-27, and duty there until May 18. March to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C., May 18-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out June 22, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Battery lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 12 Enlisted men by disease. Total 15.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 761, 827, 897, 899, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 940, 941, 1354-1355)
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