11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Encyclopedia
The 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was a regiment
of infantry
from New Jersey
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
.
The regiment left New Jersey for Washington on August 25. By mid-September the 11th remain in Washington at half strength due to a measles epidemic.
The 11th saw combat at the Battle of Fredericksburg
, Virginia in December 1862.
The regiment also saw action at the following battles:
The regiment was mustered out June 6, 1865.
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The regiment was recruited in May 1862 at Camp Perrine, located near the New Jersey State Prison near Trenton. The regiment was led by Colonel Robert McAllister who had seen service as Lieutenant Colonel in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
The 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an American Civil War Union Army regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac....
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The regiment left New Jersey for Washington on August 25. By mid-September the 11th remain in Washington at half strength due to a measles epidemic.
The 11th saw combat at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside...
, Virginia in December 1862.
The regiment also saw action at the following battles:
- Battle of FredericksburgBattle of FredericksburgThe Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside...
- December 12–13, 1862 - Battle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on...
- May 3, 1863 - Salem Heights, Virginia - May 3, 1863
- Battle of Chancellorsville - May 4, 1863
- Battle of GettysburgBattle of GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
- July 2–3, 1863 - Beverly Ford, Virginia - August 19, 1863
- Locust Grove, Virginia - November 27, 1863
- Mine Run, Virginia - November 29, 1863
- Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseThe Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania , was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged...
- May 10–12, 1864 - Barker's Mills, Virginia - June 10, 1864
- PetersburgSiege of PetersburgThe Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War...
, Virginia - June 16–23 & July 1, 1864
The regiment was mustered out June 6, 1865.
Original field & staff officers
- Company A - Captain Phillip J. Kearny
- Company B - Captain (unknown)
- Company C - Captain John J. Willis
- Company D - Captain Valentine Mutchler or Luther Martin
- Company E - Captain Thomas J. Halsey
- Company F - Captain John H. Grover
- Company G - Captain Theodore Stagg
- Company H - Captain Dorastus B. Logan
- Company I - Captain John T. Hill
- Company K - Captain William B. Dunning
Casualties
- Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 11
- Officers Died of Disease, Accidents: 0
- Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 131
- Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents: 107