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HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY.
The passage of the troops from Trenton to Annap- olis and their arrival at the latter place were thus noticed by the National Intelligencer :
" The whole brigade, with its four pieces of artillery, arrived at Annap- olis on Sunday, May 5th, in twenty-eight hours from Trenton, and pro- ceeded direct for Washington. It is stated that the fourteen transports, with a strong convoy, Capt. F. R. Loper, made a splendid appearance steaming in two lines down the Chesapeake. They had been greeted by a great Union demonstration as they passed along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. They are armed with the Minié musket, but are to have the Minié riffe and eword-bayonet. . . . This regiment is composed of some of the best men in the State, and in athletic appearance, as well as general soldierly deportment, is a credit to the country."
On the 9th and 10th of May the regiments of the brigade moved out from Washington to Meridian Hill, near the city, where they formed a camp which was christened "Camp Monmouth." There they remained, engaged in drill and the perfecting of their discipline, until the 23d of the same month, when, in obedience to orders received from Gen. Mansfield (commander of the forces around Washington), the Second, Third, and Fourth Regiments* moved from their camp at about midnight and took the route, by way of the Long Bridge across the Potomac, to Virginia. They reached the "Sacred Soil" at about three o'clock in the morning of the 24th, then, proceeding a short distance farther on the Alexandria road, halted, and after a brief rest and the making of the usual military dispositions commenced the construction of a strong defensive work, which, after about three weeks of severe and nnintermitted labor,-performed exclu- sively by the men of New Jersey,-was completed, mounted with heavy guns, and appropriately named, in honor of their brigade commander, "Fort Run- yon,"-a name which remained unchanged during the continuance of the war.
The position of the brigade remained substantially unchanged until the 16th of July, when a part of it was moved forward a few miles, this being part of the grand advance on Manassas, from which the most favorable results were expected, but which ended in the disgraceful defeat and rout of the Union forces at Bull Run on the 21st of July. The Jersey brigade, however, was not actively engaged in the battle of that disastrous day, being posted at several points in the reart as part of the large reserve force commanded
* The First did not move till the following day.
+ " Meanwhile, Gen. Runyon had, on the 16th, seut the First Regiment of his brigade to a point occupied by our pickets, on the Orange und Alexandria Railroad, three miles beyond Springfield, where they acted as a guard to a party engaged in repairing the railway. On the same day four hundred and twenty-five men of the Third Regiment were detailed as an escort to u provision-train en route for the main body of the army. At the same time a guard was detailed from the Fourth Regiment for another section of the railroad which it was important to hold. Another detail of oue company from this regiment was then guarding the Long Bridge, and still another on duty at Arlington Mills. The remainder of the regiment was ordered to proceed to Alexandria, together with the Second (three months) Regiment. Col. Taylor, com- manding the Third (three years) Regiment, was at the same time ordered to march to a point on the Orange and Alexandrin Railroad, and during the night following the First and Second (three years) Regiments were moved forward to Vienna. On the same dny the division headquarters
by Gen. Runyon. But in the positions assigned to them the several commands did their whole duty, and when the day was hopelessly lost, and the Union army came flying from the field in disorganization and panic, these Jersey regiments, standing firm, aided materially in rallying the terrified fugitives, and so staying the tide of overwhelming disaster.
On the 24th of July, three days after the Bull Run battle, the Third and Fourth Regiments'(their term of service having expired) were ordered to report to Gen. Mansfield for muster out. The First and Second received the same orders on the following day, and the four regiments of three months' men were accord- ingly mustered out of the United States service, and returned to New Jersey, where they were most enthu- siastically received by their fellow-citizens. A ma- jority of the men afterwards enlisted in three years' regiments and did good service, while many of them gave their lives for their country on the battle-fields of Virginia and the Southwest.
Following is a list of the officers and men of the three Hunterdou County companies in the Third (three months) Regiment :
COMPANY E (LAMBERTVILLE).
The officers aud enlisted men of this company were all enrolled April 25, 1861, mustered into service April 27, 1861, and mustered out, July 31, 186I.
Ashbel W. Angel, captain. George Hunt, corporal.
Aaron H. Sinck, first lientenant. William Spencer, corporal.
Isaac M. Bunuell, ensign. JIenry Cafry, corporal.
Charles A. Angel, first sergeant. Joseph Sprote, corporal.
Theodore F. Large, sergeant. Georgo Yerkes, fifer.
Thomas Ilunt, sergeant. Willium Lees, drummer.
Samuel Mustard, sergeant.
Privates.
James Agin, Charles Bauman, Jacob J. Bergen, Jerome Bogart, Lewis T. Brant, Albert Burlingame, John H. Chidester, James Clark, John H. Clark, Richard S. Conover, Alexander Corrie, John Craig, Patrick Daver, Andrew J. Dny, Michael Downs, William H. Egan, John Ely, Richard Ely, Thomas Flaherty, John W. Fowler, John H. Gilbert, Patrick Hammell, Jacob Hines, Daniel K. Hinson, Thomas Horn, Michael ITunt, William Hunter, Benjamin H. Joiner, John B. Jones, Jolın II. Keisle, Smith F. Kinsey, Matthias Kirst, Peter C. Kulp, John A. Kutter, William Linburn, John Logue, James Longshore, James
were transferred to Alexandria, and instructions were issued to the De Kalb Regiment. which had become attached to the division, with other troops, to keep a guard at all times on the railrond from Camp Trenton, the former headquarters, to Arlington Mills. On the 17th ordere were issued to all the regiments in the command to provide themselves with two days' cooked rations, nud, on the 18th, Gen. Runyon formally as- sumed command of all the troops not on the march to the front. . . .
" The troops actually under Gen. Runyon's command at this critical and important period numbered thirteen regiments, comprising perhaps ten thousand men. Of these, the term of service of some four thousand would expire within n week, and that of one regiment within two days after his assumption of the command. llis preparations, however, went regularly forward, every call upon him being promptly met. On the 21st of July-the day on which the army advanced to the attack-he for- warded the De Kalh Regiment,-n part of whom wore Jerseymen,- together with the First, Second, and Third (three years) Now Jersey Regiments and the First (three months) Regiment, to Centreville, in obedience to orders from Gen. McDowell. On the evening of the sunte day, orders being received to cease sending reinforcements, the battle having been lost, the forts wero at onco placed in rendiness to receive the onemy should be pursue onr retiring columns, and overy preparation was made to retrieve, so far as possible, the misfortunes of the day."- Foster's New Jersey and the Rebellion.
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THIRD INFANTRY REGIMENT (THREE YEARS).
Magie, James H. May, P'atrick MeNamara, James II. Moon, George Naylor, Howard O'Daniel, William O'Daniel, Charles F. Peterson, Stacy Pidcock, Juhu R. Price, George W. Risler, John Rollins, John Savage, Thomas D. Schenck, Thomas Serry, James ST. Sly, Abram E. Smith, James Stites, Charles A. Stout, Theodore C. Stryker, Daniel Seudder, alsch, for disability at Roche's Springs, Vn., May 20, 1861, John P'. Thompson, George W. Tranger, George C. Van Camp, Joseph Warford, John Waterhouse.
COMPANY Il (FLEMINGTON).
Musterod in April 27, 1861 ; must. out July 31, 1861.
George A. Allen, captalu.
James Gordon, first lieutenant. Martin Wyckoff, ensign.
George W. Forker, first sergeant.
John Il. Clark, sorgeant,
Peter M. Larue, sergeant.
Robert Ramsey, sergeant ; pro. from corporal May 29, 1861. Samuel B. Mann, sorgennt ; pro. from corporal May 25, 1861.
Lemuel Fisher, corporal.
David A. Wilson, corporal.
Andrew V. Smith, corporal ; pro. from private May 25, ISGI.
William H1. Stryker, corporal ; pro, from privato May 29, 1861. Samuel Volk, ffer.
Jonathan Hartpouce, drummer.
Privates.
James O. Bellis, William R. Bellis, John Bosenbury, Joseph Bosenbury, Peter Boss, Gourge W. Breene, Isaiah Buchanan, Asa Carkliuff, Chas. ['. Caso, disch, for disability May, 1861, William D. Clark, Andrew S. Connet, Asa Dalrymple, Isque N. Danberry, Isane Dayton, Hugh Doran, William Dorrington, Frank W. Downs, John V. D. Drost, William Dungan, George Ego, George H. Engles, William Fleming, John W. Forker, Max Franklin, Hamilton Gary, Forman V. Hart- pence, Goorge livany, Herman Heimbold, Lemuel Hoagland, Georgu W. Keller, Frank Kelly, Joseph D. Kluney, Henry S. Lake, John R. S. Lano, William Lare, Daniel Luther, Mahlon Martindell, Richard C. Martindel!, William McGinn, James HI. Melick, Charles Merriam, William T. Merrill, Horatio P. Milburn, Samuel Milburn, Joseph II. Puttit, Joseph R. Potts, Ranslear D. Runkle, John F. Schenck, Jr., Theodore R. Servis, Wosley Servis, Isaac P. C. Shemelu, Levi Snyder, William II. Snyder, Heury Stothoff, Benjamin Stradling, John Sul- Hvun, John W. Thomas, Augustus Thompson, Henry R. Van Doren, Jacob W. Van Fleet, Jacob R. Weart, Samuel Woodruff, John S. Yard, William Yard.
COMPANY 1 (LAMBERTVILLE). Enrolled April 27, 1861 ; mustered out July 31, 1861.
Simeon I. Huselton, captain.
Theophilus Stunt, first lieutenant.
William W. Abbott, ensign.
Themlore II. Firhi, first sergeant.
Amlerson Slack, sorgeant.
George W. Day, sergeant. Charles Kitchen, sergeant.
Asn Price, corporal.
Preston B. Goodfellow, corporal. Joseph Taylor, corporal.
Oliver Case, corporal.
Nathaniel Shattuck, lifer.
Jacob A. Errlekson, drummer.
Privates.
Charles A. Abbott, Charles Akers, Gershom A. Akors, Angustus Bodine, Joseph Briese, William Hunker, Jeremiah B. Carroll, William J. Carroll, John Chuy, Christopher $. Conway, John Coulton, WIMam M. Craft, Timothy Corley, John O. Pantel, William F. De Hart, Ralph Dilta, William F. Dilts, Benjamin 1'. Podlas, disch, for dis- ululity May 29, 1861, Ephraim Ellison, George Enganoch, Bichan Gurto, Samuel Goodfellow, Charles H. fireon, Eldridge Green, Peter Halpin, William Henderson, Andrew Houry, Henry B. Kitchen, Lewis L. Landlis, Joseph Larrason, Michael Madigan, Charles Mann, Thomas Me Dermott, Thonmus Me Donald, Pierson C. MeFerien, Samuel MeGarr, James M. Bao, William Murphy, John Myers, Jnou . M. Naylor, John S. C. Nelson, Joseph Solven, John B. Orner, di- charged on necount of disability May 29, 1361, John R. P'itman, Albert J. Reading, Peter P. Rink, William Robbins, I'ranz Rolley, Daniel Saylor, Augustus Sheppard, Hiram Sibbett, Paul Sluhull, Calvin Simon, George W. Skillman, William B. Skinner, Elandhan Stephenson, WHllam W. Ton Kyck, Frederick G. Thomas, Godlep
Wall, Charles Wesner, James II. Welch, missing, and not musterud ont with company (Adjutant-General's Report) ; Spencer Williams, Giles Wright, James Wristband .*
CHAPTER XI.
THIRD INFANTRY REGIMENT (THREE YEARS).
The Governor calls for Three Regiments for Three Years' Service-Thu First, Second, and Third Regiments take the Field-Officers and Move- menta of the Third Infantry-At the Battle of Gaines' Mill-Heavy Losses-Gen. Taylor Wounded-Crampton's Gap-Campaign of Chan- collorsvillo-Battles of the Wilderness-Its Last Fight, at Cold Harbor -Regiment Mustered Out and Disbnuled-Sketch of Brig .- Gou. George W. Taylor-Ruster of Officers and Mon from Somerset County.
Ir has already been mentioned that in response to Governor Olden's proclamation of the 17th of April, 1861, calling for troops, nearly ten thousand men responded, of which number only four regiments (three months' men) could be accepted. Of the large number which remained, many, being anxions to enter the service, proceeded to New York, Philadelphia, and other points outside the limits of New Jersey, and enlisted in regiments of other States. Of the large number who enlisted in this manner-estimated by the adjutant-general at five thousand men from the entire State of New Jersey-no record can be given.
But it was not long before it became apparent to the authorities at Washington that it would be neces- sary to call into the field a much larger number of regiments, to be made up of men enlisted for a longer term of service, and the President thereupon issued a call for thirty-nine additional regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, to be enlisted for three years or during the continuance of the war. Under this call the quota of New Jersey was placed at three full regi- ments, and a requisition for these was received by Governor Olden on the 17th of May. No ditli- culty was found in furnishing them, t for a sufficient number of companies had been already raised and organized, and were anxiously waiting to be musterrd into the service. From these companies there were
* No Ist uf Sommerset County three months' men can be given, for the renson that no whale companies were formed in that county. As its volunteers nunder this call onlisted in companies formed in other counties, It is improetirable toselect the names uf Somerset County men from other brno on the Full of these companies.
+ On the Isth of May, the day following the receipt of the requisition Governor Ofden wrote to the War Office as follows :
"Ilux. SIMON CAMERON, SECRETARY OF WAR:
" PAR SER,-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 18th Just. inckning plan of organization of the volunteers for three years or during the war, and nelgning three regiments to this State.
"The three reglent- are now ready, and only awalt orders to tie mastering offert. Mai. Laidley, wie is now here awaiting orders, to la mHIstored Into the peryle. I have not calle l out more than three tegl- ments, because I have not been authorized to do we by you ; but it the occasion reunited their services, this Note would we lengly furnish fare ta many regiments to set e during the .
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HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY.
organized without delay the First, Second, and Third (three years) Regiments, which were mustered into the United States service for that term, being uni- formed, equipped, and furnished with camp and garrison equipage by the State of New Jersey, but armed by the general government. The three regi- ments left Trenton on the 28th of June,* and were reported to Gen. Scott, at Washington, on the follow- ing day.
The Third Regiment was mustered under the follow- ing-named field-officers : Colonel, George W. Taylor; lieutenant-colonel, Henry W. Brown; major, Mark W. Collett; adjutant, Robert T. Dunham; quarter- master, Francis Sayre; surgeon, Lorenzo Lewis Cox. The commissioned officers of the Somerset County companyt (G) of this regiment were : Captain, Peter F. Rogers ; first lieutenant, Richard D. Cook ; second lieutenant, Arthur H. Hardcastle.
Soon after its arrival in Washington, the Third Regiment, as well as the first and second three years' regiments, was ordered across the Potomac and as- signed to duty in the Jersey brigade, under command of Gen. Runyon. A few days before the commence- ment of the first advance towards Manassas, but after the movement had been determined on, the Third was ordered forward to perform the duty of guarding and repairing the railroad; to Fairfax Station, at which point the regiment was stationed, as part of the reserve force, during the progress of the battle of Bull Run, therefore taking no active part in that engagement, but doing good service, nevertheless, in rallying fugitives from the field and helping to restore something like order among a part at least of the flying and panic-stricken troops which were pressing on in disorder and rout towards Washington in the evening of that disastrous day, the 21st of July. Im- mediately after the battle the Third was moved to the neighborhood of Alexandria, and there encamped with the other regiments of the Jersey brigade, which early in August received as its commander Brig-Gen. Philip Kearney, one of the bravest and best soldiers that ever drew a sabre, and one whom the veterans of New Jersey will ever remember with love and ad- miration.
The Third Regiment was first under hostile fire on the 29th of August, when, in making a reconnoissance in the vicinity of Cloud's Mills, it fell into an ambus- cade of the enemy, and in the skirmish which followed
lost two men killed and four wounded. A month later (September 29th) it took part in a reconnois- sance in force, made by Gen. Kearney with his entire brigade, one company of Kentucky cavalry, and a light battery under command of Capt. Hexamer, the object of the expedition being to ascertain the strength and position of the enemy at Mason's Hill,-a point which he was reported to be fortifying in front of the Union lines. The object was accomplished without loss. After a summer and autumn spent in camp- and picket-duty, varied by the events above mentioned and some other minor affairs of similar nature, the Third with its brigade went into winter quarters near Alexandria.
On the 7th of March, 1862, the brigade left camp and moved forward to Burke's Station, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, as a guard to a working- party, and on the 8th made an extended reconnois- sance of the country, which developed the fact that the Confederate forces were preparing to evacuate their strong position at Manassas. Upon this, Gen. Kearney, without further orders from the division commander, pressed on with vigor, driving the scat- tered pickets of the enemy before him, and on the 9th reached Sangster's Station, where the Second and Third Regiments surprised a detachment of rebel cavalry, killing several and taking twelve prisoners. On the 10th the brigade occupied the abandoned position at Manassas, eight companies of the Third Regiment being the first force to enter and hoist the Union flag on the works.
On the opening of the spring campaign of 1862 the Third Regiment with its brigade, which then formed part of the First Division of the First Army Corps, moved forward to Catlett's Station, two miles from Warrenton, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, the object of the movement being to divert the atten- tion of the Confederate commander while Gen. Mc- Clellan was moving the Army of the Potomac to Fort- ress Monroe and Newport News for the commence- ment of the movement towards Richmond by way of the Virginia Peninsula. It does not appear that Gen. Lee was greatly deceived by this movement to Cat- lett's, and on the 11th of April (six days after the army of MeClellan had arrived in front of Yorktown) the division moved back to Alexandria, where, on the 17th, the Third with its companion regiments was embarked on steamers bound for the Peninsula to join the army. It landed at York Point, on the York River, whence, on the 5th of May (the day of the battle of Williamsburg), it was moved by steamer up the river to West Point. The brigade was then under command of Col. Taylor, Gen. Kearney having been advanced to the command of the division.
At West Point, during the night and day following the disembarkation of the troops, a brisk skirmish amounting almost to a battle was fought with the Fifth Alabama and other Confederate regiments, but the Third New Jersey, being held in reserve, sustained
* Foster, p. 65.
+ This was the first company which Somerset County sent to the field, thongh a considerable number of men from the county had previously volunteered in other organizations.
# Following is a copy of the order:
" HEADQUARTERS FOURTH DIVISION, July 16th.
" Special Order No. 2.
" Col. Taylor, of the Third Regiment of three years' New Jersey vol- unteers, will proceed with all practicable dispatch, in light marching order, up the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to n point occupied by our pickets, about three miles beyond Springfield, or therenbouts, and re- port to the railroad manager there for duty.
" By order of Brig,-Gen. Theo. Runyon."
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THIRD INFANTRY REGIMENT (THREE YEARS).
no loss. On the 15th the First Division joined the main body of the Army of the Potomac at White House, and marched thence with the grand column to the t'hickahominy River.
In the fighting which subsequently occurred along the dismal shores of that ill-omened stream, the Third Regiment took no active part until in the afternoon of the 27th of June, it was moved with its brigade from the camp on the south side of the Chickahominy across that river to its north bank, and there plunged into the fire and carnage of the battle of Gaines' Mill.
" The brigade was nt oneo formed into two lines, the Third and Fourth Regiments in front, and the First and Second in the second Hne, and in this order advanced to the brow of a hill in front, where the Third Regi- mont, under Lient .- Col. Brown, was ordered Into the woods to relieve Newton's brignde, which was sorely pressed by the enemy. At this point the woods, some four hundred yards in front of our line of battle, swarmedl with rebels, who fought with the greatest desperation and ferocity, hand- ling their artillery especially in the most effective umnuer, and doing fearful execution in our ranks. The gallant Third, however, bravely stood ity ground, opening a galling fire on the enemy and remaining In the woods until the close of the netion .*
" About half an hour after reaching the field the First Regiment, under Lient, Col McAllister, was also ordered Into the woods, and took position under the eye of Gen. Porter. The volleys of musketry from the enemy wore at this time terribly rapid and destructive, but officers and men alike bravely held their ground. At length, Gen. Taylor, dashing to the front, ordered n charge, and the line swept forward with n cheer, driving the rebels clear out of the woods into an open field. Here, however, the reserves of the enemy woro encountered, and our men were compelled to fall back and taken new position. . . . On either side of the opon field the enemy's urtillery was placed, having a perfect range of our forces. But. with all the odds of position und numbers against them, the Jersey Blurs fought steadily on until nightfall, their ranks terribly thinned, indeed, but the survivors still bravely keeping hunrt. Three times the enemy were driven from the woods, but as often returned, reinforced, to renew the contest. . . . Three soveral times Gen. Taylor sent his nids through n fearful fire to procure from some comman ler necessary orders and support, but none could be found, and so, abandoned, ho was com- pelled to fight a force outnumbering him six to one as long as the most obstinate courage could hold out. It was no wonder, nuder these cir- cumstances, that the heroic brigade, the flower of the division, represent- ing three thousand New Jersey households, where women wrestled in prayer through all those bittor days of blundering and disaster, was almost obliterated; that, out of the two thousand eight hundred stout- hearted men who marched alfehl early in the afternoon, but bine hann- druil und sixty-five, wenried, scarred, und dark with the grime of battle,
* The following, having reference to the service performed by the Third Regiment at Gaines' Still, is from the report of the battle, by Brig .- Gun. George W. Taylor:
" The battle, begun the day previous, had been renewed near Golles' Farm, where we arrived almt four o'clock r.M. I immediately formed muy brigude In two lines, the Third and Fourth Regiments in front and the First and Second Regiments in the second linv. My line was scarcely formed when the Third Regiment, muler Lient,-Col. Brown, was ordered to advance into the woods, where n force combat was raging. Col. Brown Immediately formed hls regiment in line of battle, Ied it into the wouda, and began a inpåd fire njum the enemy. As this was the first of my regiments engaged, I will completo my report of it by saying that they continued the fight in the woods with the close of the action. They were all this time under a galling fire, often of a ches-fire, but main- tuined their ground until weur sunset, when the whole line fell luk. They had at this time expended (a large majority of the men) their lust cartridge, -sixty rounds to the man. It is but justice to say that this reglement bare itself most hendeally throughout the entire netton. Their conduct was all that could be desired. With their commodes falling a und, they stood up Ilko a wall of iron, losing over one-third of their muitober, and guver not an inch of ground until their ammunition was er. penled and the retrogrado movement became general. They were under this fire one hour and a half."
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