Active 1862–1865 Type Infantry | Branch Union Army | |
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Country United States of America Allegiance United States of America
Union Engagements Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Peachtree Creek, March to the Sea and Bentonville | ||
The 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was a Union Army regiment from New Jersey that fought in the American Civil War.
American Civil War
Recruited in July 1862 essentially from New Jersey's Essex, Hudson and Passaic Counties (with large numbers from the cities of Jersey City and Newark), it was one of five three-year enlistment units raised by the state that summer. It was mustered into Federal service on August 25, 1862, and was assigned to the Army of the Potomac's XII Corps.
Despite being in existence for less than a month, and with bare rudimentary military training, it was thrown into a combat role at the September 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam. There it fought near the Dunkard Church and performed relatively well considering the unit's inexperience. Its further service would see the regiment take part in the Battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign (most notably at the Battle of Peachtree Creek), the March to the Sea, and Bentonville. It was mustered out of service on June 8, 1865, at Washington, D.C..
Some of the more notable members of the 13th New Jersey were:
Three small monuments were erected in the Antietam National Battlefield to mark the positions the 13th New Jersey held during the battle. A large monument to the unit was erected on Carman Avenue, McAllister Woods in the Gettysburg National Military Park.