4th New Jersey Regiment
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| 4th New Jersey Regiment Revolution War / Civil War | |
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| Active | 1776-1779 |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | New Jersey Line |
| Engagements | Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth |
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The 4th New Jersey Regiment from the revolution as followed by the 4th NJ in the Civil War. The original was raised on September 16, 1776 at Elizabethtown, New Jersey for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was disbanded on February 7, 1779 at Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
History of the 4th New Jersey in the Civil War
Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J., and mustered in August 19, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 20,
1861. Attached to 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, Army of
the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 8-15, 1862.
Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station April 7-11. Embarked for the Virginia Peninsula April 17. Siege of Yorktown
April 19-May 5 (on transports). West Point May 7-8. Reconnaissance to East Branch Chickahominy June 7 (Cos.
"D," "F" and "I"). Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Gaines Mill
June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16.
Movement 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. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battles of Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, September 14;
Antietam September 16-17. At Sharpsburg, Md., till October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19.
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. At Falmouth till April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. 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. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle
of Gettysburg July 2-4. Guarding ammunition train July. In camp near Warrenton, Va., till September 15, and at Culpeper
Court House till 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. At Brandy Station to May, 1864.
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12;
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12. North Anna River May
23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June
17-18. Siege of Petersburg till July 9. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Moved to Washington, D.C., June 9-11. Repulse
of Early's attack on Fort Stevens and the Northern Defences 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 till December. Moved to Washington,
D.C., thence to Petersburg, Va. Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run,
February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. 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 till May 18.
Moved to Richmond, Va., thence to Washington, D.C., May 18-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out at Hall's Hill,
Va., July 9, 1865.Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 156 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2
Officers and 103 Enlisted men by disease. Total 266 If you have anymore issues on this website please refer to: http://civilwar4thnjerseyghostdiary.bookscapes.com/ contact me at ereynolds@sc.rr.com
