Tag: 1st New Jersey Cavalry

Wikipedia says: The 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment was a Union Army regiment from the U.S. state of New Jersey that participated in the American Civil War.

Organization and Unit History

The 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment was organized at Trenton, New Jersey, under authority of the United States Department of War on August 14, 1861, by William Halstead, a former congressman who served as first Colonel of the regiment.

Twelve enlisted soldiers of the regiment performed actions which later earned them the Medal of Honor. These men included:

Sgt. James T. Clancy, C Company – Vaughan Road, 1 October 1864

Cpl. William B. Hooper, L Company – Chamberlain’s Creek, 31 March 1865

Pvt. Lewis Locke, A Company – Paine’s Crossroads, 5 April 1865

Sgt. William Porter, H Company – Sayler’s Creek, 6 April 1865

Sgt. John C. Sagelhurst, B Company – Hatcher’s Run, 6 February 1865

Sgt. David Southard, C Company – Sayler’s Creek, 6 April 1865

1st Sgt. George W. Stewart, E Company – Paine’s Crossroads, 5 April 1865

Pvt. Christian Streile, I Company – Paine’s Crossroads, 5 April 1865

Sgt. Charles Titus, H Company – Sayler’s Creek, 6 April 1865

Sgt. Aaron B. Tompkins, G Company – Sayler’s Creek, 5 April 1865

Sgt. Charles E. Wilson, A Company – Sayler’s Creek, 6 April 1865

Sgt. John Wilson, L Company – Chamberlain’s Creek, 31 March 1865

The regiment was mustered out at Cloud’s Hills, Virginia, on July 24, 1865. During its service it lost 12 Officers and 116 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 185 Enlisted men by disease; for a total of 317.