Military Units Formed in New Jersey

A total of 68 units were formed in New Jersey for service in the Civil War. We have Historical Sketch and Roster volumes on 47 of these units. Other than these, approximately 10% of these units have first hand accounts and regimental histories written shortly after the war.

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Battery A, New Jersey Light Artillery - 1201 names
Battery B, New Jersey Light Artillery - 1075 names
Battery C, New Jersey Light Artillery - 467 names
Battery D, New Jersey Light Artillery - 624 names
Battery E, New Jersey Light Artillery - 423 names
New Jersey Light Artillery - 378 names
1st Battalion, New Jersey Veteran Infantry - 403 names
1st Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry - 5793 names
1st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 3664 names
1st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry (3 months, 1861) - 888 names
1st Regiment, New Jersey Militia
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry - 3614 names
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Militia
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 2135 names
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry (3 months, 1861) - 884 names
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Veteran Infantry - 1147 names
3rd Regiment, New Jersey Militia
3rd Battalion, New Jersey Veteran Infantry - 147 names
3rd Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry - 3227 names
3rd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 2039 names
3rd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry (3 months, 1861) - 870 names
4th Regiment, New Jersey Militia
4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 3968 names
4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry (3 months, 1861) - 843 names
5th Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry - 5 names
5th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 2787 names
6th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 2508 names
7th Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry - 9 names
7th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 4259 names
8th Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry - 8 names
8th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 4316 names
9th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 3333 names
10th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 3933 names
11th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 3021 names
12th Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry - 5 names
12th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 2870 names
13th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1793 names
14th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1939 names
15th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 3043 names
20th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 21 names
21st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1284 names
22nd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1201 names
23rd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1319 names
24th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1266 names
25th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1281 names
26th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1210 names
27th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1522 names
28th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1344 names
29th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1234 names
30th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1320 names
31st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1347 names
33rd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 3045 names
34th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 2954 names
35th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 2916 names
37th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 858 names
38th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1345 names
39th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1424 names
40th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 1785 names
41st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - 10 names
Volunteer Recruits, Hoboken, New Jersey - 176 names
Unassigned New Jersey - 303 names
New Jersey Unit Unknown - 146 names
Van Reypen's Unattached Company, New Jersey Cavalry - 103 names





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