History of the 4th New Jersey

During the war, The 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment lost 5 officers and 156 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 103 enlisted men to disease.

1861

  • Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J.

  • August 19-Mustered in for three years of service under Colonel James H. Simpson

  • August 20-Left the state for Washington, D.C. for duty in the Defenses of the city. Attached to Kearney’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac

  • October-Attached to Kearney’s Brigade, Franklin’s Division, Army of the Potomac

1862

  • March-Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

  • March 8-15-Advance on Manassas, Va.

  • April 7-11-Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

  • April 17-Embarked for the Virginia Peninsula

  • April 19-May 5-Siege of Yorktown (on transports)

  • May 7-8-Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

  • June 7-Reconnaissance to East Branch Chickahominy (Companies D, F and I)

  • June 25-July 1-Seven days before Richmond

  • June 27-Battles of Gaines Mill

    • Colonel Simpson and 400 men captured. Lt. Colonel William B. Hatch took command of the regiment.

  • June 30 Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale

  • July 1-Malvern Hill

  • July-August At Harrison’s Landing

  • August 16-26-Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Manassas, Va.

  • August 26-September 2Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia

  • August 26-Lt. Colonel Hatch promoted to colonel.

  • August 27-Bull Run Bridge, Manassas

  • August 30-Second Battle of Bull Run

  • August 30-31-Cover Pope’s retreat to Centreville

  • September 6-22-Maryland Campaign

  • September 14-Battle of Crampton’s Gap, South Mountain

  • September 16-17-Battle of Antietam

  • September-October At Sharpsburg, Md.

  • October 29-November 19Movement to Falmouth, Va.

  • December 12-15-Battle of Fredericksburg

    • Colonel Hatch was mortally wounded leading a charge near a railroad embankment. He died on December 18 at Falmouth

1863

  • January 8-William Birney promoted to colonel

  • January 20-24-“Mud March”

  • April 27-May 6-Chancellorsville Campaign

  • April 29-May 2-Operations at Franklin’s Crossing

  • May 3-Battle of Maryes Heights (Second Fredericksburg)

  • May 3-4-Salem Heights

  • May 4-Banks Ford

  • May 22-Colonel Birney promoted to brigadier general.

  • June 11-July 24-Gettysburg Campaign

  • July 2-4-Battle of Gettysburg

  • July-In camp near Warrenton, Va.

  • September 15-At Culpeper Court House

  • September 29-James Duffy promoted to colonel but not mustered

  • October 9-22-Bristoe Campaign

  • November 7-8-Advance to line of the Rappahannock

  • November 7-Rappahannock Station

  • November 26-December 2-Mine Run Campaign

1864

  • January-May-At Brandy Station

  • May 3-June 15-Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

  • May 5-7-Battle of the Wilderness

  • May 8-21-Spotsylvania Court House

  • May 12-Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle”

  • May 23-26-North Anna River

  • May 26-28-On line of the Pamunkey

  • May 28-31-Totopotomoy

  • June 1-12-Cold Harbor

  • June 17-18-First Assault on Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins

  • June 22-23-Jerusalem Plank Road

  • June 9-11-Moved to Washington, D.C.

  • July 11-12-Repulse of Early’s attack on Fort Stevens and the Northern Defenses of Washington

  • July 14-23-Pursuit of Early to Snicker’s Gap

  • August 7-November 28-Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

  • August 14-15-Strasburg

  • August 15-Cedar Creek

  • August 17-Winchester

  • August 21-22-Charlestown

  • September 19-Third Battle of Battle of Winchester

  • September 22-Fisher’s Hill

  • October 19-Battle of Cedar Creek

  • October-December-Duty in the Shenandoah Valley

  • December-Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Petersburg, Va. and assist at the Siege of Petersburg

1865

  • February 5-7-Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run

  • March 21-David Vickers promoted to colonel

  • March 28-April 9-Appomattox Campaign

  • April 2-Fall 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-Moved to Richmond, Va. Colonel Vickers mustered out.

  • May 18-June 3-To Washington, D.C.

  • May 29-Edward L. Campbell promoted to colonel

  • June 8-Corps Review

  • July 9-Mustered out at Hall’s Hill, Va. under Colonel Campbell