The 11th New Jersey Infantry Regiment lost 11 officers and 131 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 107 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

1862 Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N. J. under Colonel Robert McAllister August 15 Mustered in August 25 Left State for Washington, D.C.Attached to Whipple’s Command, Defenses of Washington, D.C. November 16-27 March to Falmouth, Va. attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac November 28-December 11 Duty near Falmouth, Va. December 12-15 Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. 1863 January-April At Falmouth, Va. January 20-24 “Mud March” April 27-May 6 Chancellorsville Campaign May 1-5 Battle of Chancellorsville June 11-July 24 Gettysburg Campaign July 1-3 Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert McAllister, who was wounded on the 2nd. Major Kearney had already been mortally wounded, and Captain Luther Martin took over. He was wounded in the foot, and while trying to make his way to the rear was wounded again in the thigh and chest, the latter being mortal. Captain William Loyd then briefly took command until he, too, was wounded. Lt. John Schoonover took over until late in the afternoon when he was also wounded, with the regiment ending the day under the command of Captain Samuel T. Sleeper.

From the monument:

This stone marks the spot reached by the right of the regiment, the left extending towards the southeast. The position was held under a severe fire, which killed or disabled nearly three-fifths of the regiment, including every officer present above the rank of lieutenant.

Number engaged 275. Killed 31, wounded 109, missing 12, total 152. Of the missing six are supposed to have been killed.

July 5-24 Pursuit of Lee July 23 Wapping Heights, Va. August-October Duty near Warrenton October 9-22 Bristoe Campaign October 15 McLean’s Ford November 7-8 Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7 Kelly’s Ford November 26-December 2 Mine Run Campaign November 27 Payne’s Farm December Duty near Brandy Station 1864 February 6-7 Demonstration on the Rapidan March Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps May 3-June 15 Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps. May 5-7 Battle of the Wilderness May 8-21 Spotsylvania Court House May 12 Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle” May 19 Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road May 23-26 North Anna River May 23-24 Ox Ford May 26-28 On line of the Pamunkey May 28-31 Totopotomoy June 1-12 Cold Harbor June 16-18 Before Petersburg, Siege of Petersburg begins June 22-23 Jerusalem Plank Road July 27-29 Demonstration north of the James July 27-28 Deep Bottom August 13-20 Demonstration north of the James August 14-18 Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom August 25 Ream’s Station September 29-October 2 Poplar Springs Church October 2-5 Yellow House October 27-28 Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run November 5 Forts Hascall and Morton December 7-12 Expedition to Weldon Railroad 1865 February 5-7 Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run March 25 Watkins House March 28-April 9 Appomattox Campaign March 30-31 Boydton and White Oak Roads March 31 Crow’s House April 2 Fall of Petersburg April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee April 6 Sailor’s Creek April 7 High Bridge, Farmville April 9 Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.

May 2-12 March to Washington, D.C. May 23 Grand Review June 6 Mustered out near Washington, D.C. under Colonel McAllister. Veterans and recruits transferred to 12th New Jersey Infantry.

Albert Oss