| 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 4, 1861 to June 29, 1865 |
| Disbanded | June 29, 1865 |
| Country |  |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | 1st Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. George W. Taylor |
The 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army in the American Civil War. Composed of men from New Jersey, it served in the Army of the Potomac.
It was recruited and mustered into Federal service in May 1861, and was brigaded with the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, the 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and the 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry to make up what became famed as the "First New Jersey Brigade". Early on, the regiment participated in small actions such as the Bog Wallow Ambush in Northern Virginia. The regiment and brigade served as the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the VI Corps, and participated in numerous battles from the June 27, 1862, Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia, to the final Union assaults on Confederate positions at Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865. [1]
The remnants of the 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry were mustered out at Hall's Hill, Virginia, on June 29, 1865. [1]
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