Previous Page
Next page
11th New Jersey Volunteers

Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N. J., and mustered in August 15, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 25, 1862. Attached to Whipple's Command, Defences of Washington, D.C., to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty in the Defences of Washington, D, C., till November 16, 1862. March to Falmouth, Va., November 16-27. Duty near Falmouth, Va., November 28-December 11. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. At Falmouth, Va., till April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty near Warrenton till October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. McLean's Ford October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Duty near Brandy Station to May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. 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. Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road, May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Ox Ford May 23-24. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Yellow House October 2-5. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Forts Hascall and Morton November 5. Expedition to Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7. 1865. Watkins House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31. Crow's House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2, Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out near Washington, D.C., June 6, 1865. Veterans and recruits transferred to 12th New Jersey Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 131 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 107 Enlisted men by disease. Total 249.

Militia Units

Infantry Units

1st NJ Militia
2nd NJ Militia
3rd NJ Militia
4th NJ Militia

1st Volunteers
2nd Volunteers
3rd Volunteers
4th Volunteers
5th Volunteers
6th Volunteers
7th Volunteers
8th Volunteers
9th Volunteers
10th Volunteers

11th Volunteers
12th Volunteers
13th Volunteers
14th Volunteers
15th Volunteers
16th Volunteers
17th Volunteers
18th Volunteers
19th Volunteers
20th Volunteers

21st Volunteers
22nd Volunteers
23rd Volunteers
24th Volunteers
25th Volunteers
26th Volunteers
27th Volunteers
28th Volunteers
29th Volunteers
30th Volunteers

31st  Volunteers
32nd Volunteers
33rd Volunteers
34th Volunteers
35th Volunteers
36th Volunteers
37th Volunteers
38th Volunteers
39th Volunteers
40th Volunteers

Artillery Units

Cavalry Units

Battery A
Battery B
Battery C
Battery D
Battery E

1st  Cavalry
2nd Cavlary
3rd Cavlary

Home Page  Regiments  Artillery  Cavalry  Navy  Battles  Regimental Photos