24th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry


HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 24th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was formed in September 1862 at Camp Cadwallader, Beverly, New Jersey. They served in Washington, D.C. and in Northern Virginia, OFFICERS:
Colonel
• William B. Robertson
Lieut. Colonel
• Franklin L. Knight
Major
• Joel A. Fithian.
 ASSIGNMENTS:
  • Organized at Camp Cadwallader, Beverly, N.J., and mustered in September 16, 1862.
  • Left State for Washington, D.C., September 30, 1862.
  • Attached to District of Washington October, 1862.
  • Provisional Brigade, Casey's Division, Defenses of Washington, to December, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863.
    • SERVICE:
  • At Camp Ingham on East Capital Hill until October 14.
  • At Camp Nixon near Chain Bridge until October 18.
  • Picketing Leesburg Road and fatigue duty at Forts Ethan Allen and Marcy until October 25.
  • At Camp Cumberland until December 1.
  • March to Falmouth, Va., December 1-9.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
  • At Camp Knight until January, 1863.
  • At Camp Robertson until April 27.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Mustered out at Beverly, N.J., June 29, 1863.
    • ROSTERS:
    The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 1266 men.

    Four companies of the regiment, B, F, G and H, were from the county of Cumberland ; three, A, C and K, from Salem ; one, E, and parts of D and I, from Gloucester; and the remaining men of the two latter companies were from Camden. Of the members of Co. B, about an equal number were enlisted from the city and townships of Millville and Maurice River. Of Co. F the city of Bridgeton furnished about 30, the township of Greenwich 15, while the remainder, with the exception of 1 man from Deerfield, were equally divided between Hopewell and Doune. Of Co. G, not less than 20 were from Bridgeton, 30 from Deerfield, 10 from Stoe Creek, and the rest hailed from Doune. Co. H, officered exclusively by Bridgeton men, comprised about 75 from the city of Bridgeton, while the remainder were from Hopewell, Deerfield and Stoe Creek. In Cos. A and C, there were a large number of men from the city of Salem, though the surrounding townships were nearly all represented in them, and also in Co. K. Co. E comprised men principally from Woodbury, Paulsboro', and the upper townships of Gloucester. Co. D had men from Camden, Gloucester City, and Classboro, and Co. I, mainly from Clayton township, Gloucester county, and several of the townships of Camden county.     BIBLIOGRAPHY:






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