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James H. Webster, disch. Aug. 31, '64. George Wegman, disch. Aug. 29, '62. Paul Werner, May 31, '64.
Wilmon Whillden, disch. June 16, '62.
John C. Whippey, died June 7, '63, of wounds. Watson Wertzell, disch. Oct. 10, '65.
John Williams, May 30, '64. John W. Williams, Nov. 22, '61. James Wilson, May 26, '64. John Woods, disch. May 22, '62.
William Yates, May 28, '64.
COMPANY K.
[This company was mustered in August 29, 1861, and mustered out with regiment unless otherwise stated.]
Captains.
Timothy C. Moore, Sept. 9, '61 ; res. Jan. 14, '63. Thomas M. K. Lee, Mar. 2, '63 ; vice Moore, res. First Lieutenants.
Thomas Goodman, Sept. 9, '61 ; det. to 4th Art. B. D. Coley, Jan. 2, '53 ; pro. capt. Co. I, Sept. 24, '63. Second Lieutenant.
J. T. Note, Mar. 2, '63, pro. 1st lt. Co. I, June 9, '63. First Sergeants.
Edward Corcoran, disch. June 8, '63.
George W. Jobes, trans. to Co. B, 8th Regt.
Sergeants.
Samuel H. Elder, disch. Nov. 24, '62. James White, disch. Jan. 28, '63. William McCormick, disch. March 23, '63.
George W. Hall, trans. to Co. F, 8th Regt. Isaac T. Garton, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. William T. Goodman.
Corporals.
James Flynn, disch. Dec. 27, '62. Christopher Dowling, disch. Sept. 7, '62. Hugh Diamond, disch. Aug. 29, '64. Charles P. Tuttle, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. John McKeuna.
T. Mckibben, Aug. 13, '62 ; disch. June 29, '65. B. F. Reeves, Sept. 17, '61 ; killed July 2, '63. James Derken. Frederick Busser, musician.
Thos. Marshall, musician, disch. March 11, '62. Henry Bender, Jr., musician, trans. to Co. G. David Creevy, wagoner, disch. Feh, 8, '63.
Privates.
James Baker, Oct. 3, '61. John Barnes.
William Bayne, disch. Oct. 13, 62. William Bisbing.
Jesse H. Berry, died June 1, '63, of wounds. J. G. Bowers, May 14, '64, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. Lewis R. L. Blizzard, disch. June 9, '62. Peter Bride, Oct. 9, '61, disch. May 22, '62. Edward Budding, disch. June 9, '62. Charles Braceland. Benjamin F. Christy.
Joseph Cheeseman, disch. April 27, '63.
Albert G. Clark, May 21, '64, trans. to Co. G. Henry Conerty.
James Coleman, disch. June 19, '63.
John S. Copeland, died Sept. 18, '61.
Michael Corcoran, disch. Sept. 7, '62. Jacob Cowan, trans. to Co. D.
J. J. Daniels, May 20, 64, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. Cornelius Dowling, disch. July 14, '62.
Patrick Earley, disch. Feb. 28, '63.
Thomas Egan, disch. April 18, '63. James Finnegan, disch. Sept. 1, '64. John Fogger. John Gagger, killed Aug. 29, '62. James Gannon.
Charles P. Gannon, trans. to Co. D.
Francis A. Gaskill, disch. May 3, '64.
Samuel Gilbert, Aug. 19, '62 ; disch. Mar. 25, '63.
Lewis H. Giles, disch. May 21, '62.
Martin Haley. William Hampton.
Henry Harley, Oct. 3, '61.
Joseph W. Henderson, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt.
William H. H. Hilyard, disch. Feb. 7, '63.
James R. Husted, disch. Jan. 16, '63.
Edward Hutchinson, disch. Oct. 21, '62.
H. C. Izard, May 16, '64; trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. W. H. Janes, Jan. 29, '62; tr. to Co. G, 8th Regt. E. H. Johnson, Aug. 19, '62; disch. Jan. 7, '63. Elias P. Jones, killed June 18, '64.
William F. Joslin, disch. Oct. 17, '62. John Lane.
James M. Lane, disch. Feb. 2, '63.
Dennis Laughlin, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt.
William H. Lawrence, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. John Leo, Oct. 9,'61 ; disch. Dec. 31, '62, wounded. Thomas Lippincott, disch. May 14, '62. Thomas M. Long, disch. July 21, '63. George A. Lovett, disch. Sept. 17, '62. W. G. Leake, died May 23, '62, of wounds.
Joseph C. Lore, died May 21, '62, of wounds. Martin Marshall, killed Aug. 29, '62. Patrick Maguire, disch. Oct. 7, '62.
Robert McAdoo, disch. Dec. 25, '62. Thomas McDonald, disch. Dec. 9, '61. James McCormick, killed May 5, '62.
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N. McElhone, Mar. 13, '62; died June 4,'62, of wds. Robert McGourley.
Michael McLaughlin, died Sept. 14, '62, of wounds. Michael McGrory.
Peter McGeary, disch. Aug. 29, '61.
James McNulty, disch. Sept. 26, '62.
W. Miller, May 21, '64 ; trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. Abijah Mitchell.
Jos. Mox, May 23, '64 ; trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. William Mullen, disch. Aug. 18, '62.
Robert Munday, trans. to Co. B.
Michael O'Neil.
Constantine O'Neil, disch. Oct. 18, 62.
F. O'Neil, Feb. 7, '62 ; died Feb. 25, '62.
Fritz Olsun, May 20, '64; trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. J. Jenn, May 21, '64; trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. Jeremiah C. Price, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt.
William Proud, Jr., killed June 1, '62. Nathan Rambo, disch. Jan. 16, '63.
William H. Randolph, trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. M. H. Reynolds, Sept. 17, '61 ; disch. Dec. 9, '61. W. V. Robinson, May 23, '64 ; tr. to Co. G, 8th Regt. A. Schaider, May 23, '64; trans. to Co. G, 8th Regt. John S. Sibbett, disch. July 24, '62.
William Snape, disch. Sept. 7, '64.
G. J. Stewart, May 21, '64; tr. to Co. G, 8th Regt. John Scott, May 26, '64.
Mahlon Smith.
John A. Smith, died Nov. 30, '63.
William Streeper, disch. Oct. 17, '62.
Levi Swan, died Oct. 10, '62.
Henry H. Stiles, Sept. 18, '61.
Mathew Timmens, trans. to V. R. C.
William Thompson, disch. Sept. 7, '64.
J. H. Thompson, disch. July 24, '62.
P. Vandertimer, May 21, '64 ; tr. to Co. G, 8th Regt. Isaac Warr, Feb. 5, '62 ; trans. to V. R. C.
George F. Ward, disch. Sept. 16, '62.
W. H. Watson, Ang. 17, '62; trans. to V. R. C.
J. H. Wilkins, May 16, '64 ; tr. to Co. G, 8th Regt. Nathaniel F. Wilkinson, trans. to V. R. C. John Wiley, killed Aug. 29, '62.
Edgar S. Wilkinson, killed May 5, '62. James Wittle, disch. Sept. 7, '64.
CAPTAIN BENJAMIN D. COLEY, son of John and Ann (Day) Coley, born at Rad- dell, Bedfordshire, England, February 1, 1826, emigrated with his parents to America in 1829, landed at Philadelphia and soon afterward located in Camden. At the age of six he went to live with a farmer in Bur- lington County and remained there, working on the farm in summer and attending school
in winter, until he was fourteen, when he re- turned home and for several years assisted his father at whip-making. He was next employed for five years with Richard Fet- ters, of Camden, and next engaged in the restaurant business and also kept a billiard saloon in Camden until the opening of the Civil War, in 1861, when, in company with the Camden Light Artillery, a military or- ganization to which he belonged for about six years, he went to Trenton and entered the service three days after President Lincoln's first call for volunteer soldiers. As second sergeant of the company, which was assigned to the Fonrth New Jersey Regiment, he re- mained three months, the term of enlistment, and during that time participated in the first battle of Bull Run. The company was dis- charged July 27, 1861, at the expiration of the term of service, and on the 9th of Angust following he began to recruit a company for the three years' service, which, on September 9, 1861, became Company K of the Sixth New Jersey Regiment, and he was chosen second lientenant. This regiment formed a part of the famons "New Jersey Brigade," which was assigned to General Hooker's di- vision, participated in 1862, under General McClellan, in the Peninsular campaign, in the siege of Yorktown, battles of Williams- bnrg, Fair Oaks, Seven Pines and Malvern Hill, in the Army of the Potomac under General Pope, in the battle of Bristow Sta- tion, the second Bull Run engagement and the battle of Chantilly, and in the battle of Centreville, under General Sickles; in 1863, in the Army of the Potomac, nnder General Burnside, at Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville under General Hooker, and in July of the same year in the battle of Get- tysburg, nnder General Meade, at which place he was in command of Company H of the Sixth Regiment. On November 17, 1862, he was promoted to first lieutenant, and on September 24, 1863, was promoted to captain of Company I of the same regiment.
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The other engagements in which Captain Coley participated were the battles of Wap- ping Heights, McClean's Ford and Pine Run, all in Virginia. At the last-named battle, owing to the terrible strain, he was disabled for further military duty, and on Marclı 4, 1864, was discharged from the service on a surgeon's certificate.
Soon after his return home he entered the employ of Thomas Clyde & Co., of Phila- delphia, as an engineer, and continued with that firm until 1868, when he began the gro- cery business at the corner of Third and Fed- eral Streets, where he has ever since contin- ned and prospered. Captain Coley was married, September 9, 1848, to Margaret K. Southwick, daughter of James Southwick, of Camden, by whom he has three children, all residing in Camden. Mrs. Coley died May 13, 1885. Martha, the eldest daughter, is married to Henry S. Wood ; Alma D., is married to Charles H. Thompson ; Benjamin D. Coley, the only son and youngest child, is married to Hattie Wilson. Captain Coley is prominently connected with the fraternal and beneficial orders of Camden, being a member of Thomas M. K. Lee, Jr., Post, G. A. R., No. 5; Chosen Friends Lodge, No. 29 ; and Camden Encampment, No. 12, of I. O. O. F .; Damon Lodge, No. 2, K. of P .; Iron Hall ; and Camden Council of Royal Arcanum.
NINTH REGIMENT .- This command, of which Company I was recruited in Camden County, was mustered at Camp Olden, October 5, 1861, under authority of the War Department for the organization of a regi- ment of riflemen, and arrived at Washing- ton December 4th with one thousand one hundred and forty-two men on its rolls. In January, 1862, it was assigned to General Reno's brigade, and sailed with Burnside's expedition to Roanoke Island, N. C., where Colonel Joseph W. Allen was drowned in disembarking. At the battle of February 8th it rendered admirable service in picking
off the Confederate gunners by its sharp- shooting, and Burnside privileged it to place the name "Roanoke Island " and the date of the fight in gold on its regimental flag. Besides this the principal engagements in which it shared were these :
Newberne, N. C., March 14, 1862 ; Fort Macon, N. C., April 25, 1862; Young's Cross-Roads, N. C., July 27, 1862; Rowell's Mill, N. C., November 2, 1862 ; Deep Creek, N. C., December 12, 1862; Southwest Creek, N. C., December 13, 1862; Kins- ton, N. C., December 14, 1862 ; Whitehall, N. C., December 16, 1862 ; Goldsborough, N. C., Decem- ber 17, 1862; Comfort, N. C., July 6, 1863; Win- ton, N. C., July 26, 1863; Deep Creek, N. C., February 7, 1864; Cherry Grove, N. C., April 14, 1864; Port Walthall, Va., May 6 and 7, 1864 ; Swift Creek, Va., May 9 and 10, 1864; Drury's Bluff, Va., May 12-16, 1864; Cold Harbor, Va., June 3-12, 1864; Petersburg, Va., June 20 to August 24, 1864; Gardner's Bridge, N. C., Decem- ber, 9, 1864; Foster's Bridge, N. C., December 10, 1864; Butler's Bridge, N. C., December 11, 1864; Southwest Creek, N. C., March 7, 1865; Wise's Fork, N. C., March 8-10, 1865; Goldsborough, N. C., March 21, 1865.
This long record is full of brave achieve- ments by the regiment. At the battle of Young's Cross-Roads Captain Hufty, with the Camden company, charged a bridge and captured eighteen prisoners. January 21, 1864, two-thirds of the men re-enlisted while at the front in North Carolina. At Drury's Bluff, where the reconnoisance that preceded the fight was made by Hufty's men, the regi- ment lost one hundred and fifty killed and wounded. Colonel Zabriski was one of the fatally wounded, and General Heckman was taken prisoner. The Richmond Examiner expressed its satisfaction "at the destruction of Heckman's brigade," and that " the cele- brated New Jersey Rifle Regiment has been completely destroyed, thus ridding the bleed- ing Carolinas of a terrible scourge." Cap- tain Charles Hufty was fatally wounded at the head of Company I in the skirmish at Southwest Creek, March 7, 1865.
The regiment was mustered out June 14, 1865, and was discharged by the State on the
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28th. It had taken part in forty-two en- gagements ; sixty-one enlisted men were killed in battle, four hundred wounded, forty-three died from wounds and one hun- dred from disease. Eight officers had been killed and twenty-three wounded. It was successively attached to the Ninth, Eigh- teenth, Tenth and Twenty-third Army Corps. The Camden County enlistments were as follows :
COMPANY I, NINTH REGIMENT NEW JERSEY VOL- UNTEERS.
[This company was mustered in October 8, 1861, and mustered out July 12, 1865, unless otherwise stated.]
Captains.
Henry F. Chew, Nov. 12, '61, res. March 9, '62. Samuel Hufty, March 7, '62, pro. maj. June 15,'64. Chas. Hufty, July 25, '64, died Mar. 14, '65, of wnds. David Kille, July 7, '65, vice Hufty, died.
First Lieutenants.
Charles M. Pinkard, Mar. 19, '62, res. Dec. 28, '62. R. D. Swain, Dec. 29,'62, pro. capt. Co. K, Feb.10,'65. Second Lieutenants.
Chas. B. Springer, Mar. 9, '62, died July 31, '62. J. C. Bowker, Dec. 29,'62, pro.1st lt. Co.D July 3, '64. D. Whitney, Mar.28,'65, pro. 1st lt.Co.A June 22,'65. First Sergeants.
Edward H. Green, pro. 2d It. Co. D Jan. 14, '65. Chas. P. Goodwin, com. 2d lieut. June 22, '65. Sergeants.
Mark L. Carnly. Charles Keene.
Lewis Murphy. John C. Smith.
Edward D. Matson, dis. Oct. 7, '64.
Samuel B. Harbison, trans. to V. R. C. Corporals.
John S. Hampton, dis. July 19, '65. Joseph Wolf, Jan. 20, '64.
Eugene Sullivan, March 22, '64.
John B. Mitchell, Feb. 27, '64.
James W. Daniels. Lewis S. Mickel, dis. July 19, '65. Abram M. Dickinson, March 1, '64.
James H. Tash, dis. March 24, '63.
Charles G. Lorch, dis. Nov. 17, '62. Wm. O. Birch, dis. March 17, '63. John Schweible, Sept. 30, '61, trans. to V. R. C. Chas. Hoffman, died June 5, '64, of wounds. Geo. N. Cawman, killed May 8, '64.
Robt. Alcorn, hugler, dis. Aug. 25, '62. Robert P. Craig, musician, dis. Nov. 10, '62.
Charles Beyer, Sept. 30, '61. Asa K. Harbert, dis. July 18, '65. Wm. H. Tonkin, wagoner, dis. Nov. 8, '64. Privates.
Charles Albertson, Jan. 3, '65, dis. May 22, '65. Edward L. Alvord, pro. Feb. 8, '64. Joshua Anderson.
Frederick Babser, March 1, '65.
Joshua Ballinger, Sept. 2, '64, dis. June 14, '65. Johu Bennett.
Hiram D. Beckett, Feb. 23, '64, trans. to Co. A. Smith Bilderback, pro. Oct. 8, '61.
John Brady.
Samuel T. Butcher, April 7, '65.
Malachi Blackman, March 7, '65, trans. to Co. K.
Albert C. Cawman, dis. Dec. 7, '65.
James V. Clark.
Johu L. Cliff, Feb. 24, '65.
John M. Clark, Jan. 17, '65, trans. to Co. C.
Enoch Cordrey, dis. Dec. 7, '64.
George Cortwright, Feb. 16, '64.
William E. Creed, March 4, '64.
John P. Crist, Feb. 23, '65.
John M. Davis, Sept. 5, '64, dis. June 14, '65.
Geo. O. Davis, April 8, '65, trans. to Co. A. Benj. H. Dilmore, March 29, '65, trans. to Co. K.
Josiah Dubois, trans. to V. R. C.
Edward H. Davis.
Philip Ebert, Sept. 30, '61, dis. Feb. 23, '65.
Henry Eipert, dis. July 19, '65.
James W. Elkinton.
Benj. Estilow, Feb. 6, '65.
Henry Essex, April 8, '65, trans. to Co. A.
Leo Eckert, Sept. 30, '61, died Sept. 11, '63.
George B. Evans, Dec. 28, '63.
Francis Fagan, April 6, '65.
Wm. Floyd, Sept. 2, '64.
Fredk. Felney, dis. Nov. 19, '62.
Bernard Fagan, April 12, '65, trans. to Co. F.
Thomas Fannin, April 6, '65.
Robert Green, Dec. 29, '63.
Philip S. Garrison, Jan. 28, '64, dis. May 13, '65. Benj. Gill, dis. Nov. 18, '62.
Thomas Grady, April 13, '65, trans. to Co. H.
James Graham, Dec. 28, '65, trans. to Co. H.
Max Gumpert, April 13, '65, trans. to Co. H. John Gorman, March 14, '64.
Wm. P. Corliss, dis. Mar. 24, '63.
Joshua D. Haines.
Wm. A. Harper, Sept. 14, '64, dis. June 14, '65. James J. Harris, April 6, '65.
Wm. H. Harris, Aug. 30, '64, dis. June 14, '65. John H. Hilyard.
John W. Harbison, dis. March 24, '63. John H. Harvey, dis. Nov. 19, '62.
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Henry A. Hartranft, trans. to Co. D.
James A. Hawthorne, April 13, '65, trans. to Co. H. Andrew J. Hanley, died Feb. 22, '65. Wm. G. Hartline, died Feb. 3, '63. Magnus Hepburn, died Oct. 16, '64. Wm. H. Hughes, March 1, '64, died March 12, '64. Enoch Irelan, Feb. 14, '63. Richmond Ireland, dis. Nov. 19, '62. John N. Johnson. Andrew Kauffman. Daniel Kelcher, April 6, '65. Nathan Kell, Feb. 24, '65.
Thomas H. Kijer.
Charles Klapproth, March 9, '64, dis. July 19, '65. Charles Kearley, April 13, '65, trans. to Co. H. John Kingston, April 6, '65. Samuel M. Layman, dis. June 22, '65. Henry Loper, dis. Dec. 7, '64.
George H. Lott. Thomas W. Lumis. Samuel Lester, dis. March 18, '63. Wm. B. Loper, dis. Nov. 19, '62. Ezekiel Madara, Nov. 10, '64. Joseph Madara, March 29, '65.
Joseph Manderville, Feb. 10, '65. James P. Mattson, dis. Oct. 8, '64. Edmund L. Mattock, dis. Nov. 25, '62.
Frank E. Mailey, March 6, '65, trans. to Co. D. George W. Matlock, March 7, '65, trans. to Co. F. James McCormick, March 31, '64.
James McDonald, Feb. 15, '65. James McGhie, Feb. 8, '64.
Wm. Mclaughlin, Feb. 24, '65.
James McClay, April 12, '65, trans. to Co. E. John McDonald, April 13, '65, trans. to Co. E. Robert McDonald, April 13, '65, trans. to Co. E. Henry McFerrin, Feb. 4, '65, trans. to Co. C. Wm. Measey, Feb, 10, '65.
Charles B. Messick, dis. Nov. 19, '62.
John Metzler, April 13, '65, trans, to Co. H. Albert C. Mifflin. David T. Miller, Dec. 29, '63. John Miller, Sept. 30, '61.
August Miller, April 12, '65, trans. to Co. A. David Morgan, Ang. 31, '64, dis. June 14, '65. John Morgan, Aug. 31, '64, Charles H. Miller, died Aug. 23, '64. Thompson Mosher, March 24,'64, dis, July 23, '65. Stephen M. Mosure, killed in action June 3, '64. Charles D. Mulford, dis. Dec. 7, '64. John Muller, Feb. 16, '64, dis. Sept. 29, '65. Daniel Myers, Sept. 24, '64, dis, June 14, '65. George M. Newkirk, Sept. 4, '65, dis. June 14, '65. John Newkirk,
Wm. H. Nonamaker.
August Noll, Feb. 12, '64, trans. to Co. A. Bernard O'Brien, April 12, '65.
Christian Oatanger, dis. March 24, '63. John Ostertag, May 28, '62, dis. June 3, '65. James O'Neil, Feb. 6, '64,
Stephen C. Park, Sept. 5, '64, dis, June 14, '65. Thomas Parsons. John A. Patton,
Daniel Parr, Jan. 30, '64, died May 29, '64, of wnds. Samuel Perkins, Feb, 14, '65.
Eli B. Price, Feb. 16, '64.
Reuben R. Pittman.
John Powell,
Albert Reis, Aug. 21, '62, dis. June 14, '65, Francis Reitz, Feb. 28, '65.
Tylee Reynolds, Feb. 26, '64, dis. June 27, '65. Isaac Reeves, dis. March 24, '63.
Irvin Rodenbough, Feb. 26, '64.
Jacob Schmidt, Sept. 30, '61, dis. July 19, '65. Charles Schnabel, Feb. 6, '65.
Philip Schmidt, Sept. 30, '61, dis. May 9, '63.
Henry Scholz, July 21, '62, dis. May 7, '63.
Henry Schroder, April 8, '65.
Charles Shepherd, pro. com. sergt. Jan. 1, '62. Arthur F. Shoemaker, Feb. 27, '64, dis. June 24,'65. Jonathan Shull.
Andrew J. Shuller, Jan. 28, '65, dis. May 27, '65. Francis H. Singwald, Feb. 28,'65.
Samuel F. Staulcup, killed in action Dec. 16, '62. James W. Somers, Aug. 30, '64, dis. June 14, '65. Wm. C. Sparks.
Francis C. Strawn, Aug. 31, '64, dis. June 14, '65. . Wm. B. Stretch, Sept. 2, '64, dis. June 14, '65. Amos Strickland, Sept. 5, '64, dis. June 14, '65. Herman Steibertz, Sept. 30, '61, dis. Sept. 11, '63. Leonard Stoll, June 16, '62, dis. July 17, '63. Reuben Segraves, killed in action May 16, '64. John Sparks, died Nov. 15, '64.
Wm. Speakman, Feb. 5, '64.
John E. Taylor. Samuel B. Taylor.
Charles Taylor, dis. July 23, '62.
Wm. Thompson, Feb. 21, '65, dis. June 21, '65.
Sylvester J. Tinsman, Feb. 16, '64, dis. Feb. 16, '65. George V. Townsend.
George L. Turnbull, dis. Oct. 8, '64. Charles Vannaman, Feb. 24, '64.
Smith B. Vining.
Amos J. Van Gordon, Feb. 15,'64, dis. Aug. 2, '65. James Van Gordon, Feb. 15, '64.
Aaron Vanculen, died Aug. 22, '63. Wm. Warford, Feb. 15, '64.
John Warple, dis. Nov. 7,'62. Paul Wax, April 13, '65, trans: to Co. H. John Walker, Sept. 30, '61.
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Frederick Weber, Sept. 30, '61.
George L. Webster, Aug. 30, '64, dis. June 14, '65. Conrad Weitzell, Aug. 30, '64, dis. June 14,'65. John Welch, April 6, '65.
Christian Wellendorf, Sept. 30, '61, dis. Dec. 8, '64. David Wensel, dis. Nov. 17, '62.
Joseph West, dis. June 1, '63.
Josiah Wensell, killed in action May 16, '64. Wm. Williams, dis. May 17, '62.
George G. White, died April 18, '62.
Fenwick A. Woodsides, Sept. 1, '64, dis. July 15,'65. Edward S. Woolbert, Feb. 27, '64.
Augustus Remming, killed in action May 16, '64. Wm. G. Yonmans, Feb. 17, '65. Isaac Zanes, died May 3, '62.
COLONEL SAMUEL HUFTY, the son of Samuel and Josephine Rapingreble Hufty, was born in Philadelphia January 1, 1834. He graduated from the High School of his native city and, after a year spent in Illinois, removed to Chester County, Pa., where he followed for eight years the life of an agri- culturist. Repairing in 1858 to Camden, he was employed in the capacity of clerk. Colo- nel Hufty, at the beginning of the war, in 1861, enlisted as captain of Company F, Ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, for three months, and joined the command of General Patterson in the Shenandoah Valley. At the expiration of his time of service he became first lieutenant of Company I, Ninth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, and was, March 9, 1862, made captain of the com- pany. On the 15th of June, 1864, he was promoted to the office of major of the regi- ment, and in February, 1865, was made lieutenant-colonel. He was mustered out on the 31st of July, 1865. Among the more important engagements in which he partici- pated were those at Roanoke Island, New- bern (where he was wounded), Fort Macon, Kingston (N.C.), Goldsboro' (N. C.), Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Petersburg (from June 20 to August 16, 1864, where he was wound- ed by a sharpshooter), Wise's Forks (N. C.) and Goldsboro' (second), where he was provost-marshal and commanded the regi- ment. On his discharge he engaged in the
lumber business in Somerset County, Md., and in 1872 came to Camden. Colonel Hufty was, in 1877, appointed city auditor and received, in 1885, the appointment of city comptroller for three years from the City Council of Camden.
Baldwin Hufty, the brother of Colonel Hufty, entered the service in 1861 as ser- geant, was made second lieutenant of Com-' pany B, Third Regiment New Jersey Vol- unteers, and first lieutenant of Company E in 1862. He was, November 26th of the same year, elected captain of Company D of the Fourth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, and made lieutenant-colonel of the regiment on the 28th of March, 1865. He partici- pated in nearly all the battles of the Army of the Potomac and was breveted colonel.
THE TENTH REGIMENT .- This command was eventually attached to the First Brigade of New Jersey Volunteers. Companies A, E, H, and I, of it, were recruited in Camden County. It was created under authority from the War Department and recruited by Colonel William Bryan, of Beverly, against the wishes of Governor Olden, although it was named the " Olden Legion." His objec- tion was that the War Department issued the authorization direct to private individuals in- stead of through and to the officials of the State-a course which had previously been unknown. The regiment proceeded to Wash- ington December 26, 1861. On January 29, 1862, the Governor finally accepted it as part of the quota of New Jersey, whereupon it was thoroughly reorganized and designated as the Tenth Regiment, and Colonel William R. Murphy appointed to it. In April, 1863, it was relieved from provost duty in Washing- ton and sent to Suffolk, Va., where, on April 23d and May 4th, it shared in the repulse of Longstreet as a portion of Corcoran's brigade, Peck's division, Seventh Corps. In July it was ordered to Philadelphia in anticipation of a resistance to the draft, and remained there two months. Its dress parades were
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one of the shows of the city. In September it was moved to Pottsville, Pa., and spent the winter of 1863-64 in Schuylkill, Carbon and Luzerne Counties repressing the Con- federate sympathizers of the coal region, who were encouraging desertions, interfering with recruiting, interrupting mining operations and murdering men conspicuous for their de- votion to the Union. Colonel O. H. Ryer- son, who succeeded Murphy in command, was president of a commission which tried many of these offenders. During the winter the regiment re-enlisted and in April, 1864, joined the First Brigade at Brandy Station, Virginia, sharing in all its subsequent battles and losing Colonel Ryerson, who was mortally wounded in the Wilderness, on May 6th. It saw some hard service, under Sheri- dan, in Shenandoah Valley. It was recruited before returning to Grant's lines in front of Petersburg, and with four hundred and fifty men in its ranks was mustered out at Hall's Hill, Va., June 22d and July 1, 1865.
The Camden County companies of the Tenth were made up as shown by the an- nexed lists :
COMPANY A, FIRST REGIMENT NEW JERSEY VOL- UNTEERS. Captains.
Isaac W. Wickle, Oct. 17, '61, died March 22, '62. Ephraim C. Ware, March 22, '62, dis. Oct. 22, '64. Joseph G. Strock, Feb. 11, '65, dis. July 1, '65.
First Lieutenants.
Philip M. Armington, Sept. 21,'61, res. Sept. 24,'61. Chas. V. C. Murphy, Apr. 17, '62, dis. Apr. 18, '65. James H. Jordan, June 2, '65, dis. July 1, '65.
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