The Civil War in the East

14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment

 

The 14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 139 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 110 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument on the battlefield at Monocacy, Maryland.

Monument to the 14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on the battlefield at Monocacy, Maryland.

1862

 

Organized at Camp Vredenburg near Freehold, N.J.

August 26

Mustered in under Colonel William S. Truex, Lieutenant Colonel Caldwell K. Hall and Major Peter Vredenburgh

September 2

Left State for Baltimore, Md. and attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department for duty near Monocacy, Md., guarding railroad bridges and other points on the Upper Potomac

1863

January

Attached to 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps

June

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and duty there and at Maryland Heights attached to 3rd Provisional Brigade, French's Division, 8th Army Corps

June 30

Moved to Frederick, Md.

July 2

To Monocacy

July 6-24

Pursuit of Lee, attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

July 20

Manassas Gap, Va.

July 23

Wapping Heights

August

Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 7

Kelly's Ford

November 8

Brandy Station

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27

Payne's Farm

The regiment lost 14 enlisted men killed and 47 wounded

November 28-30

Mine Run

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

March

Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 3-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

The regiment lost 1 officer and 4 enlisted men killed

May 8-12

Spotsylvania

The regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed and 24 wounded

May 12-21

Spotsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle"

May 23-26

North Anna River

The regimen lost 1 officer and 5 enlisted men killed and 1 man missing

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

May 30-31

Hanovertown

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

The regiment lost 2 officers and 22 enlisted men killed and 4 officers, 106 enlisted men wounded and 29 enlisted men missing or captured

June 17-July 9

Before Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road (Weldon Railroad)

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 3 wounded

July 6-8

Moved to Baltimore, thence to Frederick, Md.

July 9

Battle of Monocacy

The regiment lost 2 officers and 22 enlisted men killed, 8 officers and 79 enlisted men wounded and 29 enlisted men captured or missing, a total of 140 out of around 350 engaged. Every officer was killed or wounded except Captain Janeway of Company K.

July 14-23

Expedition to Snicker's Gap

August 7-November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign

September 19

Battle of Winchester (Opequon)

The regiment lost 2 officers and 4 enlisted men killed and 6 officers and 50 enlisted men wounded, including Major Peter Vredenburgh, who was killed

September 22

Fisher's Hill

the regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

The regiment lost 1 officer and 3 enlisted men killed and 1 officer and 23 enlisted men wounded

October

Duty in the Shenandoah Valley

December 3-6

Moved to Washington, D. C. then to Petersburg, Va. for Siege of Petersburg

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills. Hatcher's Run

March 25

Fort Fisher, Petersburg

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed and 1 officer and 23 enlisted men wounded

April 2

Assault on and capture of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 23-27

March to Danville

May 18-June 2

Moved to Richmond, Va., then to Washington, D.C.

June 8

Corps Review

June 18

Mustered out near Washington, D.C.