57
Regiments raised
96,493
Men in the records
57
Union
7
Pinned to a town
Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In New Jersey, 7 of the 57 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in New Jersey was the 1 New Jersey Cavalry, with 5,863 men in the records.
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Union regiments raised in New Jersey
57 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.
- 1 New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 5,863 men
- 8 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 4,376 men
- 7 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 4,308 men
- 10 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 4,119 men
- 4 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 4,023 men
- 2 New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 3,812 men
- 9 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 3,355 men
- 3 New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 3,280 men
- 15 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 3,123 menFought at: Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness
- 33 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 3,074 men
- 11 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 3,038 men
- 34 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 3,036 men
- 12 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 2,932 men
- 35 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 2,928 men
- 5 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 2,894 men
- 6 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 2,635 men
- 1 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 2,402 men
- 2 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 2,161 men
- 3 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 2,064 men
- 14 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,944 men
- 13 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,821 men
- 40 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,786 men
- 27 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,538 men
- 39 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,436 men
- 38 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,358 men
- 31 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,348 men
- 28 New Jersey Infantry · Raised at Freehold · 1,346 men
- 30 New Jersey Infantry · Raised at Fair Haven · 1,320 men
- 23 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,319 men
- 21 New Jersey Infantry · Raised at 'Trenton · 1,289 men
- 25 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,282 men
- 24 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,272 men
- 29 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,234 men
- 26 New Jersey Infantry · Raised at Camp Frelinghuysen · 1,222 men
- Batt'y. A, New Jersey Light Art'y. · Raised in New Jersey · 1,216 men
- 22 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 1,202 men
- 2 New Jersey Vet. Inf. · Raised in New Jersey · 1,169 men
- Batt'y. B, New Jersey Light Art'y. · Raised in New Jersey · 1,092 men
- 1 New Jersey Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised in New Jersey · 898 menFought at: First Battle of Bull Run
- 3 New Jersey Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised in New Jersey · 879 men
- 2 New Jersey Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised at Trenton · 876 men
- 37 New Jersey Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 871 men
- 4 New Jersey Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised at Trenton · 849 men
- Battery D, New Jersey Light Artillery · Raised in New Jersey · 624 men
- Battery C, New Jersey Light Artillery · Raised in New Jersey · 470 men
- Battery E, New Jersey Light Artillery · Raised in New Jersey · 443 men
- 1 Batt'n. New Jersey Vet. Inf. · Raised in New Jersey · 407 men
- Recruits (Volunteers), Hoboken, New Jersey · Raised in New Jersey · 176 men
- 3 Battalion New Jersey Vet. Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 148 men
- Van Reypen's Unattached Co., New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 103 men
- New Jersey Light Art'y. · Raised in New Jersey · 74 men
- 20 New Jersey Infantry · Raised at 'Trenton · 21 men
- 41 Reg't N.J. Infantry · Raised in New Jersey · 10 men
- 7 New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 9 men
- 8 New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 8 men
- 5 New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 5 men
- 12 New Jersey Cavalry · Raised in New Jersey · 5 men
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