13th New Jersey Infantry Regiment

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13th New Jersey Infantry Regiment
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Active18621865
Country United States of America
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Branch Union Army
Type Infantry
Engagements Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Peachtree Creek, March to the Sea and Bentonville

The 13th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was a Union Army regiment from New Jersey that fought in the American Civil War.

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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), the 13th New Jersey Infantry Regiment 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:

A monument to the 13th New Jersey at Gettysburg National Military Park 13th NJ.jpg
A monument to the 13th New Jersey at Gettysburg National Military Park

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.

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