11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers Company E


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ENCAMPMENTS

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA                                              December 13-14, 1862

CHANCELLORSVILLE, VIRGINIA                                          May 3-4, 1863
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA                                          July 2-3, 1863
WAPPING HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA                                             July 24, 1863
KELLY’S FORD, VIRGINIA                                                                      November 8, 1863
LOCUST GROVE, VIRGINIA                                                  November 27, 1863
MINE RUN, VIRGINIA                                                            November 29, 1863

WILDERNESS, VIRGINIA                                                      May 5-7, 1864
SPOTTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA                                                May 8-11, 1864
SPOTTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, VIRGINIA                        May 12-18, 1864
NORTH ANNA RIVER, VIRGINIA                                                         May 23-24, 1864
TOLOPATOMY CREEK, VIRGINIA                                        May 30-31, 1864
COLD HARBOR, VIRGINIA                                                                     June 1-5, 1864
BARKER’S MILLS, VIRGINIA                                               June 8-11, 1864
BEFORE PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA                                      June 16-23, 1864; July 1-21, 1864
DEEP BOTTOM, VIRGINIA                                                   July 26-27, 1864
MINE EXPLOSION, VIRGINIA                                                              July 30, 1864
NORTH BANK OF JAMES RIVER, VIRGINIA                         August 14-18, 1864
REAM’S STATION, VIRGINIA                                               August 25, 1864
FORT SEDGWICK, VIRGINIA                                               September 10, 1864
POPLAR SPRINGS, VIRGINIA                                              October 1-2, 1864
THE CHIMNEYS                                                                  September 10, 1864
BOYDTON-PLANK-ROAD, VIRGINIA                                    October 27, 1864
AMELIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA                                                April 6, 1865
FORT MORTON, VIRGINIA                                                    November 5, 1864
HATCHER’S RUN, VIRGINIA                                                 February 5-7, 1864
ARMSTRONG HOUSE, VIRGINIA                                          March 25, 1864
BOYDTON PLANK-ROAD, VIRGINIA (capture of Petersburg)  April 2, 1865
AMELIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA                                                April 6, 1865
FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA                                                         April 6-7, 1865
APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA (Lee’s Surrender)                         April 9, 1865
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA

  
December 13-14, 1862

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Totals from the Official Record of the War of the Rebellion
 

 
Company E

Totals from the New Jersey Archives Book 439
 

 
"Owing to the exposure and difficult duty to which the regiment had been, up to this time, exposed, a great deal of sickness prevailed among the men, and when orders were received for this advance, some two hundred men were unfit for duty. There had already been twelve deaths." New Jersey and the Rebellion by John Y. Foster, 1868
  
 

CHANCELLORSVILLE, VIRGINIA

  
May 3-4, 1863
 

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Totals from the Official Record of the War of the Rebellion
 

 
Totals as they appear in the New Jersey Archives Book 439 on a report from Colonel McAllister
 

Company E - Entered the battle with only 54 men (Halsey Letter)

Totals as they appear in the New Jersey Archives Book 439 on a report from Colonel McAllister
 

   
"The Eleventh lost heavily but its heroic deeds had made it a name which would be imperishable, and that thought lent a halo even to the hour of disaster. The corps had sustained the whole weight of Stonewall Jackson’s force, had repelled five fierce charges, mainly with bayonet, had captured eight flags, had taken many prisoners without losing any; and it was not without reason the officers and men of the Eleventh, having shared in these achievements, felt that to them, in fact, belonged the honor of having saved the army one of the most desperate and terrible battles of the war."
New Jersey and the Rebellion by John Y. Foster, 1868
  

GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

July 2-3, 1863

    
11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Totals from the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
 

Field and Staff officers wounded included: Colonel Robert McAllister, Major Philip J. Kearney (later died of the wounds), Adjutant John Schoonover
 

 Totals from New Jersey and the Rebellion by John Y. Foster  

Totals as they appear in the New Jersey Archives Book 439 on a report from Colonel McAllister
 

Company E

Totals as they appear in the New Jersey Archives Book 439 on a report from Colonel McAllister
 

"His [Alpheus Iliff] regiment...was almost annihilated at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Being part of General Sickles’ Corps it was in a very advance position in an apple orchard near the Troxler house by the Emmetsburg Road. It was subjected to a severe artillery fire for tow hours after which the southern infantry advanced and the 11th New Jersey lost 60% of its men in twenty minutes, the greatest loss of any Jersey regiment in the battle."

 

Historic Notes on Fairmount, New Jersey by Freeman Leigh

  

WAPPING HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA

  
July 24, 1863

 
No statistics for the 11th Regiment during this campaign.


KELLY’S FORD, VIRGINIA

  
November 8, 1863

 11th New Jersey Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Totals as they appear in the Official Record of the War of the Rebellion

Company E

"On the 8th of November, the corps crossed the river [Rappahannock] at Kelly’s Ford, and engaged the enemy, who had there taken possession, taking a considerable number of prisoners. In this engagement, McAllister’s Brigade lost twelve men, and took three hundred prisoners." New Jersey and the Rebellion by John Y. Foster, 1868

  

 LOCUST GROVE, VIRGINIA

  
November 27, 1863
 

 11th New Jersey Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Totals from The Civil War Letters of General Robert McAllister

Went into action: 150 men
 

Company E

Totals and names from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers by Marbaker
 

"The Eleventh advanced to the front in face of a rapid fire, and bravely held its position until the supports on bother the right and left gave way. Even then, the men stood firmly, holding the enemy in check until they had occupied the ground on both flanks in force, when the order to retire was reluctantly given."

New Jersey and the Rebellion by John Y. Foster, 1868

    

 

 MINE RUN, VIRGINIA

  
November 29, 1863

 No statistics found for the 11th Regiment during this campaign.
 
 

BATTLES OF THE 11th NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS

Battles Regimental Killed Company E Killed Regimental Missing Company E Missing

  

 

WILDERNESS, VIRGINIA

  
May 5-7, 1864
 

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from Official Record of the War of the Rebellion

Extracted from The Civil War Letters of General Robert McAllister

"...at the ‘Bloody Angle’. The 11th New Jersey Volunteers lost one third of it complement in the fourteen-hour engagement"

  

"The regiment, with scarcely an exception, acted with perfect coolness. Not a man flinched. There seemed to be a determination to retrieve what they had lost the day previous. This fire was continued for some time, when the regiment on my immediate left fell back. The one on my right followed. I turned to ask Colonel Sewell for instructions, and I was told by one of my officers that he had gone to the rear with the remainder of the line. At this time, an officer from the left of the regiment came to me and said that Colonel Sewell had left orders for me to fall back. As no troops were to be seen on either my right or left, I deemed it proper to do so." - General Robert McAllister
 
Extracted from Official Record of the War of the Rebellion
  
 

SPOTTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA

  
May 8-11, 1864

 11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Total and names extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers by Marbaker

Less than 200 men were engaged
 

Losses: 70

  

 
 SPOTTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, VIRGINIA
  
May 12-18, 1864

 
11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Total extracted from The Civil War Letters of General Robert McAllister

 Company E

Totals and names extracted from The Civil War Letters of General Robert McAllister and The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers
 

  

NORTH ANNA RIVER, VIRGINIA

  
May 23-24, 1864

No statistics found for the 11th Regiment for this campaign.

  


TOLOPATOMY CREEK, VIRGINIA

  
May 30-31, 1864

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Wounded extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers by Marbaker
 


COLD HARBOR, VIRGINIA

  
June 1-5, 1864

 
11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers by Marbaker
 

Company E
  
 

BARKER’S MILLS, VIRGINIA

  
June 8-11, 1864
 

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers by Marbaker
 

  

 
BEFORE PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA
  
June 16-23, 1864; July 1-21, 1864

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from Official Record of the War of the Rebellion

120 men of the 11th New Jersey able to be engaged in the battle.
 

Company E
 
 

 

July 3, 1864 the 11th New Jersey received 82 new recruits

 

"June 16, 1864: ... The ammunition became exhausted a number of times, many of the men firing over a hundred rounds. Our wants were promptly supplied by the First Maine Heavy Artillery, which was in lin e a short distance in our rear.

"I never saw men act with more steadiness and coolness, than did the regiment on thisi occasion. Its loss was heavy, being nearly one-third of the number engaged." - General Robert McAllister

 

From Official Record of the War of the Rebellion

  
 

 

DEEP BOTTOM, VIRGINIA

  
July 26-27, 1864
 

No statistics found for the 11th New Jersey Regiment.


MINE EXPLOSION, VIRGINIA
  
July 30, 1864
 

No statistics found for the 11th New Jersey Regiment.

 


NORTH BANK OF JAMES RIVER, VIRGINIA

  
August 14-18, 1864
 

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer

Extracted from Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
 


REAM’S STATION, VIRGINIA

  
August 25, 1864
 

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from The Civil War Letters of General Robert McAllister
 
 


FORT SEDGWICK, VIRGINIA

  
September 10, 1864

 
11th New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers
 
 

 

POPLAR SPRINGS, VIRGINIA

  
October 1-2, 1864
 

11th New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers
 


 THE CHIMNEYS

  
September 10, 1864

 

11th New Jersey Volunteers

No 11th New Jersey casualities found recorded.


BOYDTON-PLANK-ROAD, VIRGINIA

  
October 27, 1864
 

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers

 
Company E

Extracted from The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers

 

  
 

FORT MORTON, VIRGINIA

  
November 5, 1864

 

No statistics found for the 11th Regiment this engagement.


HATCHER’S RUN, VIRGINIA

  
February 5-7, 1864

No statistics found for the 11th New Jersey for this engagement

McAllister wrote to his wife that "our loses were light".
 


ARMSTRONG HOUSE, VIRGINIA

  
March 25, 1864

 

11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Extracted for The History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers
      


BOYDTON PLANK-ROAD, VIRGINIA (capture of Petersburg)

  
April 2, 1865

 
No individual 11th Regimental statistics found for this engagement.


AMELIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA

  
April 6, 1865

 

No individual 11th Regimental statistics found for this engagement.


FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA

  
April 6-7, 1865

 

No individual 11th Regimental statistics found for this engagement.
 


APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA (Lee’s Surrender)

  
April 9, 1865
 

At 3:30 p.m. it was announced officially that Lee had surrendered.
 


ENCAMPMENTS
  
CAMP PERRINE, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY  August 1862

CAMP SEWARD, VIRGINIA (in defense of Washington D.C.) August 1862

CAMP FORT MARCY, VIRGINIA September 5, 1862

CAMP LYON, VIRGINIA September 8, 1862

CAMP SEMINARY, VIRGINIA September 21, 1862

CAMP GROVER, VIRGINIA September 23-28, 1862

FORT ELLSWORTH, VIRGINIA (a camp near it) October 2-9, 1862

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA October 18-NOVEMBER 12?, 1862