(II) 1st New Jersey Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J., and mustered in May 21, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., June 28, 1861. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Runyon's Reserve Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Kearney's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Kearney's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--
* July 16-21, 1861 - The Manassas Campaign
** July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
* Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Little River Turnpike October 15, 1861 (Co. "A"). Advance on Manassas, Va., March 8-15, 1862. Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station April 7-11. 
* Embarked for the Peninsula, Va., April 17. 
* April 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia (on transports)
** May 7, 1862 - Engagement at Eltham's Landing, Virginia
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 27, 1862 - Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
Duty at Harrison's Landing until August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Manassas, Va., August 16-26. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2. Bull Run Bridge, Manassas, August 27. Battle of Bull Run August 30. Cover Pope's retreat to Centreville August 30-31. 
* 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 at Sharpsburg until October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. (Co. "K" transferred to 1st New Jersey Battery October 16, 1862.) 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, Va., July 5-24. 
** July 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Fairfield, Pennsylvania
* Williamsport July 6. 
** July 10-13, 1863 - Skirmishes near Funkstown, Maryland 
** Hagerstown July 11. 
In camp near Warrenton, Va., until September 15, and at Culpeper until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at Brandy Station 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, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, VirginiaNot originally listed on unit homepageWikipedia says unit left front June 7 - see note below
Before Petersburg June 17-19. Siege of Petersburg until July 9. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11. Repulse of Early's attack on Fort Stevens and Northern Defenses of Washington July 11-12. Pursuit of Early to Snicker's Gap July 14-23. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Strasburg August 14-15. Cedar Creek August 15. Winchester August 17. Charlestown August 21-22. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Petersburg December, 1864. Siege of Petersburg, Va., December, 1864, to April, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23-27 and duty there until May 18. Moved to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C., May 18-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out at Hall's Hill, Va., June 29, 1865.
Note.--Non-Veterans left front June, 1864, and mustered out at Trenton, N.J., June 23, 1864. Veterans and Recruits were attached to other Regiments of the Brigade until December, 1864, when they were organized into 1st New Jersey Veteran Battalion.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 9 Officers and 144 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 1 Officer and 90 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 244	None
Fox 	
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 124th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (3rd of the New Jersey troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 761, 762, 827, 828, 894, 895, 897, 899, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 940, 1356)
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