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Wm. C. Kemble, Jan. 12, '62, disch. Jan. 12, '64. Ludwig Klein, April 6, '65, disch. July 1, '65. Joseph Kelley, Feb. 2, '65.
Thomas King, March 14, '64.
Elmer Johnston, April 1, '64, disch. Aug. 10, '65. Alfred L. Hartman, Oct. 28, '61, trans. to Co. K. Henry Henderson, Feb. 2, '64.
Leonard Hirsch, Nov. 1, '61, trans. to Co. B.
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Charles Lauer, April 6, '65, disch. July 1, '65. John A. Lauer, Aug. 9, '64, disch. June 22, '65. Elias Lefferts, April 28, '62, disch. May 24, '65. Wm. B. Lancaster, Feb. 21, '64, died Sept. 15, '64. Samuel Lindsey, Jan. 29, '64, died June 9, '64. William Lawrence, April 26, '64. Charles H. Loyd, Feb. 1, '64.
N. G. Maling, Jan. 25, '64, disch. July 1, '65. T. H. Maling, Jan. 25, '64, disch. July 1, '65. James McCarty, Jan. 24, '65, disch. July 1, '65. W. S. Metler, Aug. 9, '64, disch. June 22, '65. Martin Miller, Dec. 1, '61, disch. July 12, '65. Joseph Mitchell, April 10, '65, disch. July 1, '65. Charles Moore, Sept. 27, '62, disch. Nov. 1, '62. Charles Merrill, May 10, '62, trans. to V. R. C. W. G. Miller, Oct. 25, '61, died July 25, '63. Christopher Myers, Nov. 19, '61, died April 6, '64. Daniel Malling, March 15, '64.
Thomas McCauley, Jan. 23, '65. Henry McGinnis, Nov. 5, '61.
Thomas McGuire, May 19, '62.
Hugh McIntire, Nov. 5, '61.
Isaac Mckinley, Nov. 19, '61. John McVey, Feb. 4, '64. Thomas Meher, Nov. 19, '61. James Morris, Jan. 23, '65.
William C. Morris, Oct. 25, '61.
Robert O. Mullinoux, Nov. 16, '61.
John Murry, March 15, '64.
M. Nausbaum, Jan. 23, '65, disch. July 1, '65. Wm. Newton, Nov. 4, '61, disch. May 17, '62. Albert J. Nichols, Nov. 5, '61, disch. July 8, '62. Jacob Newman, Feb. 2, '64, trans. to Co. I.
Henry H. Nichols, Oct. 31, '61, died Mar. 14, '65. Stockton C. Pullen, Oct. 28, '61, dis. June 13, '65. Benjamin Pine, Oct. 31, '61, dis. Nov. 1, '62. Jacob F. Parker, Aug. 9, '64, dis. May 5, '65. Ephraim Palmer, Oct. 31, '61, died March 21, '63. E. D. Patterson, Nov. 5, '61, died May 14, '64. James O'Brien, March 15, '64.
Martin F. Regan, July 21, '62, disch. July 1, '65. F. J. Reinfried, Oct. 22, 61, disch. July 6, '65. P. J. Romer, Nov. 21, '61, disch. July 1, '65. William Ross, Oct. 25, '61, trans. to Co. I. David B. Russell, Jan. 3, '64, died Dec. 19, '64. Patrick Ratchford, Jan. 24, '65. John Repshure, Nov. 1, '61. John R. Richardson, Nov. 22, '61. William Ryan, Mar. 23, '64.
Edward N. Sapp, Oct. 28, '61, disch. Oct. 27, '64. Henry Schrame, Feb. 1, '65, disch. July 1, '65. John A. Smith, Feb. 2, '65, disch. July 1, '65. A. H. Stillwell, Sept. 21, '61, disch. July 1, '65. Theo. F. Strahmire, Dec. 31, '61, disch. July 1, '65. John Straway. Feb. 27, '64, disch. June 14, '65.
James Sayers, Oct. 31, '61, disch. April 22, '62. Isaac Shute, Nov. 14, '61, disch. Oct. 2, '62. George Smith, Aug. 27, '62, disch. Nov. 4, '62. William Stewart, Aug. 28, '61, disch. Dec. 26, '61. Charles C. Stitzer, Nov. 4, '61, disch. Dec. 26, '61. James W. Smith, June 26, '62, trans. to Co. C. Thomas Stiles, March 5, '64, disch. July 24, '65. W. Saulsbury, Sep. 14, '61, killed in act. May 12,'64. P. Stephenson, Nov. 13, '61, kd. in act. June 3, '64. Gottlieb Schaeffer, March 16, '64.
Henry Schwartz, Feb. 2, '64.
George Shear, Nov. 24, '61. Patrick Simon, March 20, '64.
James Sullivan, Sept. 30, '62.
John W. Taylor, March 7, '64, disch. July 1, '65.
John Tracy, Feb. 26, '64, trans. to V. R. C.
Frederick Taylor, Oct. 25, '61. Henry Thompson, March 5, '64.
Henry Thompson, Sept. 27, '62.
Matthew Thune, Feb. 26, '64.
Francis Tounge, May 19, '62.
William H. Treen, Oct. 23, '61.
Peter Van Patten, Oct. 4, '61, disch. Nov. 1, '62. Henry Van Geison, Oct. 17, '61, trans. to V. R. C. George Ward, Jan. 29, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Martin Ward, Feb. 2, '65, disch. June 13, '65. E. S. Warford, Sept. 12, '61, disch. Sept. 12, '64. Thomas Wells, April 8, '65, disch. July 1, '65. J. W. Wilson, March 10, '62, disch. March 10, '65. John T. Wilson, Feb. 26, '64, disch. July 6, '65. W. B. Warford, Sept. 21, '61, disch. Jan. 30, '63. C. Winckler, Feb. 24, '64, killed in act. June 1, '64. Richard Wally, Oct. 25, '61.
William Ward, Oct. 24, '61.
John H. Watson, Ang. 20, '63. Charles Welsh, Jan. 31, '65.
The killed who belonged to this company were William Saulsbury, May 12, 1864; Jacob Gamewell, June 8, 1864 ; Philip Stev- enson, June 3, 1864 ; Charles Winckler, June 1, 1864-all privates.
COMPANY I, TENTH REGIMENT, NEW JERSEY VOL- UNTEERS. Captains.
John Coates, Nov. 26, '61, disch. March 6, '62. James R. Stone, March 15, '62, disch. Aug. 23, '62. William H. Franklin, Oct. 10, '63, dis. July 1, '65.
First Lieutenants.
Charles F. Stone, Oct. 15, '61, disch. March 4, '62. John S. Cooper, March 31, '62, res. July 31, '63. Savillion A. Steinmetz, Oct. 4, '63, dis. May 6, '65. Charles A. Austice, June 10, '65, disch. July 1, '65.
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Second Lieutenants.
Jacob M. Sharpe, Nov. 26, '61, res. March 6, '62. R. D. Mitchell, Apr. 21, '62, pr. 1st. lieut. Co. I, 2d Cav. Regt. Aug. 26, '63.
Richard A. Herring, Oct. 3, '63, com. 1st. lieut. Co. G, Oct. 24, '63.
Adolphus Yuncker, Feb. 1, '65, 2d lieut. vice Her- ring disch.
Sergeants.
George Burnshouse, Oct. 21, '61, disch. Oct. 21, '64. Pitney Wilson, Sept. 24, '61, disch. May 5, '62. Miles G. Sparks, Sept. 30, '61, disch. Feb. 6, '66. James R. Jobes, Sept. 27, '61, disch. Sept. 27, '64. Francis B. Abbott, Oct. 8, '61, disch. Nov. 26, '64. George A. Hiles, Dec. 1, '61, disch. Nov. 30, '64. James G. Wisner, Aug. 14, '63, disch. July 1, '65. Robert B. Sandford, Dec. 5, '64, disch. July 1, '65. John Moran, Sept. 9, '61, disch. July 1, '65. Charles Brooks, Nov. 25, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Isaiah Abbott, Sep. 19, '61, disch. Jan. 18, '62. Starr G. Holly, Nov. 14, '61.
Corporals.
James R. Purcell, May 30, '62, disch. July 1, '65. Sydenham W. Houser, Feb. 25,'64, dis. July 1, '65. John Hunsinger, Sept. 19, '61, disch. Oct. 21, '64. John Nelling, Oct. 21, '61, disch. Nov. 11, '64. Daniel Carey, June 12, '62, disch. July 1, '65. George Taylor, Dec. 3, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Charles Cross, Nov. 23, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Enoch Edwards, Dec. 1, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Henry B. Simpson, Feb. 24, '65, disch. July 1, '65. John Hayson, Oct. 21, '61, disch. Oct. 21, '64. Abraham Hackman, Oct. 14, '61, dis. May 4, '62. Richard A. Spain, Oct. 7, '61, disch. May 5, '62. Frederick H. Leach, Sept. 9, '61, tr. to V. R. C. Hedger C. Pierce, Sept. 23, '61, tr. to V. R. C. Edwin Holly, Nov. 19, '61, died Jan. 31, '62. Charles Wilson, Sept. 27, '61. James Gardner, Sept. 27, '62.
W. S. Leach, musc., Sept. 19, '61, dis. Mar. 5, '62. Privates.
Evan Armster, Nov. 11, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Peter Adshead, Sept. 27, '61, disch. June 27, '62. George Arp, Mar. 1, '64, disch. Jan. 7, '65. Henry T. Ainesworth, Aug. 26, '63. James Anderson, Aug. 26, '63.
Henry Atkins, Apr. 15, '64.
George P. Beach, Sept. 8, '62, disch. July 1, '65. John Bock, Nov. 18, '64, disch. July 1, 65.
William Bradenbach, Feb. 1, '65, disch. July 1, '65. George W. Brill, Feb. 25, '64, disch. June 13, '65. Harvey V. Burch, Feb. 25, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Henry S. Butcher, Nov. 24, '64, disch. July 1, '65. John Brownlie, Jan. 30, '63, disch. Oct. 31, '63.
George F. Bird, Oct. 21, '61, tr. to V. R. C. John Boyle, Dec. 21, '64, tr. from Co. F, 4th Regt. Lewis Beebe, Nov. 2, '61, died Aug. 1, '63. Henry Biggs, Dec. 23, '63, died Aug. 2, '64. Daniel O. Brown, July 14, '62, died May 14, '64. George Barry, Oct. 17, '62. Patrick Barry, Jan. 12, '64. William Bell, Dec. 1, '64. August Bertrand, Nov. 28, '64. Suffrey I. Blank, Sept. 27, '61. John Brine, Mar. 30, '64. Joseph Brooks, Aug. 10, '63. Charles H. Brown, Jan. 13,.'63.
Harrison Brown, March 14, '64.
Henry Bryan, Jan. 21, '63. James Buckley, March 1, '64. Peter Butler, March 1, '64. Samuel Boyer, Sept. 2,'62.
Reuben Camp, Nov. 28, '64, disch. July 13, '65. Henry Campbell, Jan. 2, '64, disch. June 22, '65. William Carson, Nov. 29, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Peter Chekle, Nov. 22, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Morris Crater, Feb. 27, '64, disch. July 1, '65 .. Peter Crown, Jan. 2, '64, disch. July 1, '65. William Culver, Nov. 6, '61, disch. Nov. 18, '64. John Cline, Oct. 3, '61, disch. Dec. 6, '62. Peter Cody, Sept. 13, '64, tr. to Co. K, 15th Regt. William B. Cook, Aug. 20, '62, tr. to V. R. C. John Crater, Feb. 27, '64, died Jan. 12, '65 of wds. Thomas Cregg, Oct. 21, '61, died Nov. 25, '64. Robert Camblass, Nov. 2, '61.
Charles T. Carr, Jan. 27, '64.
Dennis Cavanaugh, March 30,'64.
Thomas Clayton, Sept. 27, '61.
Lewis C. Coates, Nov. 7, '61. James Cooley, Sept. 27, '61. Richard Coplis, March 13, '63.
Jacob Decker, March 31, '65, disch. July 1, '65.
John Donnell, Nov. 17, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Augustus H. Dorland, Feb. 27, '64, died Aug. 9, '64. Robert Dresser, Sr., Oct. 28, '61, died Jan. 25, '63. James Dagnan, March 23, '64.
Francis Darrin, Aug. 1, '63. Joseph Davis, Sept. 27, '61. Thomas Davis, Aug. 19, '63.
Henry Deuring, Aug. 10, '63.
Francis Donnegan, Jan. 16, '63. Robert Dresser, Jr., Nov. 19, '61.
William Duffy, Sept. 24, '61. William Dugan, June 4, '62. Clarkson F. Dunham, Oct. 29, '61.
Peter Eckersly, April 1, '65, disch. July 1, '65. M. Englebrechtem, Nov. 18, '64, dis. July 1, '65. James M. Everett, Sept. 7, '61, disch. Sept. 20, '64. Jeremiah Emmons, Oct. 24, '61, disch. May 2, '62.
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Aaron Emory, Oct. 6, '62, died Nov. 3, '64, of wds. Redmond Emmons, Oct. 21, '61.
Fritz Fisher, Dec. 3, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Samuel G. Foster, Aug. 22, '63, disch. July 1, '65. Daniel C. Fowler, Dec. 23, '63, disch. July 1, '65. Wm. W. Frazer, Oct. 16, '61, disch. March 3, '62. Josiah Ford, Oct. 21, '61, died Jan. 20, 1862.
Thos. Ford, Oct. 21, '61, died July 1, '64, of wds. David Farlen, Sept. 8, '63.
Hiram Fish, October 24, '61.
Jacob Gibson, Nov. 19, '61, disch. July 6, '65.
Samuel Goff, Oct. 21, '61, disch. July 1, '65.
Martin Gallagher, Nov. 30, '64.
John Gill, Oct. 5, '64.
Raymond Graff, Feb. 1, '65. Robert Green, Jan. 17, '63.
Jno. F. Hamilton, Sept. 19, '61, disch. July 1, '65. Isaac Harris, Nov. 28, '64, disch. July 1, '65. John Hart, Dec. 23, '63, disch. May 22, '65.
David Hays, Nov. 28, '64, disch. June 16, '65. Mich'l Hennessy, Nov. 26, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Silas Hoffman, Nov. 8, '61, disch. July 1, '65. James Hudson, Nov. 25, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Wm. H. Hulshart, Nov. 29, '64, disch. July 1, 65. Geo. Hamilton, Sept. 27, '61, disch. Feb. 22, '62. Simeon Hammil, Oct. 14, '61, disch. Aug. 28, '62. Thomas Harra, Nov. 5, '61, disch. May 5, '62. Stille C. Hendrickson, Oct. 1, '61, dis. June 18, '64. E. Helfreich, Sept. 25, '64, trans. to Co. E, 4th Regt. A. Helstein, Sept. 24, '64, trans. to Co. B, 4th Regt. J. Helstein, Sept. 24, '64, trans. to Co. B, 4th Regt. Edwin Haight, Aug. 26, '63.
Francis Hamilton, Feb. 3, '63. James Harris, Oct. 11, '62. Jacob Hawk, Oct. 19, '61. Zachary Hess, Aug. 14, '62.
Albert Higgins, Aug. 27, '62. William Hill, Aug. 19, '63.
John S. Hosea, Feb. 2, '63.
Christian Jensen, Nov. 17, '64, disch. July 7, '65. Joseph Johnson, Jan. 2, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Franklin Jones, Nov. 28, '64, died. May 19, '65. Albert Jacques, Oct. 29, '61. Lawrence Jenkins, March 31, '65.
Richard Kelly, Nov. 28, '64, disch. July 1, '65.
Andrew Kelstram, Nov. 17, '64, disch. July 7, '65. Lorenzo D. Kemple, Sept. 8, '63, trans. to Co. C. Michael Kearcher, Feb. 15, '64.
Edward Kelly, Aug. 13, '63. Jesse Kemball, Aug. 27, '63. John King, Feb. 3, '63.
William Knight, Oct. 17, '62.
Daniel D. Layton, May 8, '63, disch. July 1, '65. James Lingham, Nov. 25, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Hugh Lippincott, Oct. 3, '61, disch. July 1, '65.
Henry Logan, Nov. 12, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Francis Lill, Feb. 25, '64, disch. Mar. 27, '65. P. Louderman, Sept. 24, '64, trans. to Co. B, 4th Rt. E. Ludwig, Sept. 24, '64, trans. to Co. B, 4th Regt. George B. Land, Sept 24, '61, died Oct. 12, '62. Jacob K. Lipsey, Oct. 21, '61, disch. Feb. 7, '65. Robert Lane, Feb. 5, '63.
Charles J. Livingston, Aug. 17, '63. Alexander Lynch, Nov. 12, '61. Hiram Lynch, Nov. 12, '61.
Joseph Love, September 30, '62. John Maloy, Nov. 22, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Joseph Marshall, Nov. 29, '64, disch. July 1, '65. John Mason, Nov. 25, '64, disch. July 25, '65. John F. McDonald, Jan. 10, '63, disch. July 1, '65. Benjamin Mingen, Nov. 29, '64, disch. July 1, '65. Frauk Mitten, Feb. 1, '65, disch. July 1, '65. Wm. H. Mitten, Dec. 1, '64, disch. July 1, '65. John Murphy, Jan. 30, '65, disch. July 1, '65. Thomas Mason, Nov. 2, '61, disch. March 5, '62. George May, Nov. 15, '62, disch. April 10, '63. Patk. McDonough, Nov. 8, '61, disch. June 27, '62. William Miller, Nov. 18, '61, disch. June 6, '62. Edward McElroy, Aug. 17, '63, died Sept. 6, '64. D. McFagan, Nov. 1, '64, died Nov. 29, '64, of wds. Felix Mullen, Oct. 22, '61, died April 15, '65. John Major, Aug. 20, '62. Jeremiah Maloney, Dec. 2, '64.
Augustus Martin, Nov. 23, '61. .
Thomas Martin, April 2, '64.
John McLoy, Oct. 17, '62.
John Meade, Aug. 26, '63.
Joseph Miller, Aug. 19, '62.
James Morgan, Oct. 18, '62.
Thomas Murphy, Jan. 31, '65.
Victor Nizon, Nov. 22, '64, disch. Aug. 3, '65.
James Nolan, Dec. 6, '64, disch. July 1, '65.
Henry Nickum, Oct. 22, '61, disch. March 5, '62. Daniel Ogburn, Aug. 27, '62, died Nov. 11, '64. Michael O'Brien, Aug. 26, '63.
John B. Ogburn, Aug 27, '62.
Henry B. Paxton, Oct. 19, '61, disch. July 1, '65. Taylor Phifer, Nov. 28, '64, disch. July 1, '65. James Pharo, Nov. 15, '61, disch. June 1, '62. George Reinecker, Jan. 30, '62, disch. July 1, '65. John Robinson, Sept. 24, '61, disch. April 10, '63. William Ross, Oct. 25, '61, trans. to V. R. C. Henry Ramsey, Oct. 25, '61.
William W. Randles, Sept. 27, '61. Joseph M. Ray, Aug. 28, '63.
Charles Reilly, Aug. 26, '63. John Robinson, Nov. 25, '64. William Robinson, Aug. 1, '63.
George Rodman, Aug. 19, '63. John Scheeper, Feh. 1, '65, disch. July 1, '65.
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Alfred Sellers, Nov. 30, 1864, disch. July 1, '65. Eph. L. Smith, Sept. 27, '61, disch. July 1, '65. Josiah Sawns, Sept. 30, '61, disch. Aug. 25, '62. Joseph Schoner, Sept. 15, '61, disch. Sept. 3, '63. John Sturges, Oct. 7, '61, disch. May 8, '62.
W. Searchfield, Oct. 25, '62, trans. to 1st Rt. D. C. V. T. Shields, Sept. 8, '61, killed in action Aug. 17, '64. Nicholas Sidell, Sept. 24, '64 ; died Oct. 26, '64. Mayab Slimn, Sept. 24, '61 ; died Nov. 15, '64. Wm. Spargo, Jan. 2, '64; died July 23, '64. Dennis Sullivan, Nov. 28, '64; died April 14, '65. Benj. Sailor, Feb. 25, '64.
James Sinclair, Nov. 5, '61. John Sinclair, Sept. 8, '61. Ed. Smith, March 1, '64.
Edward C. Smith, Oct. 21, '61.
Henry Smith, Sept. 2, '63. John Smith, March 3, '65. Samuel Smith, Nov. 7, '62. James Snow, Oct. 21, '61.
A. H. Titus, Sept. 30, '61; dis. Sept. 20, '64. Constant Tolans, Nov. 28, '63 ; dis. July 1, '65. James Traverse, Jan. 30, '65 ; dis. July 1, '65. Jacob Thomas, Oct. 7, '61 ; died March 6, '65. Geo. Thompson, Feb. 1, '65.
John Tracy, Feb. 26, '64.
Wm. Tome, Sept. 22, 64; trans. Co. D, 4th Regt. Robt. Traffy, Sept. 26, '65; trans. Co. B, 4th Regt. Geo. Trader, Jan. 27, '64.
Wm. Truitt, Ang. 19, '63. Charles Vanosell, Oct. 30, '61.
Charles Waisse, Jan. 30, '65; dis. July 1, '65. Samuel Webb, Dec. 23, '63; dis. July 1, '65. Richard Welsh, Mar. 30, '65; dis. July 1, '65. John Wiley, Nov. 11, '64 ; dis. July 1, '65.
Charles Williams, Nov. 16, '64; dis. July 1, '65. Robt. Williams, Jan. 30, 65 ; dis. June 20, '65. John Wilkins, Nov. 19, '61 ; dis. March 5, '62. Jos. B. Wolcott, Aug. 16, '62; trans. to V. R. C. John Woodbine, Dec. 1, '64; trans. to Co. C. Henry Woodward, April 12, '65 ; trans. to Co. C. Sam'l B. White, Oct. 21, '61; died Feb. 5, '62.
Owen Williams, Aug. 26, '63 ; died July 26, '64. Francis Watkins, Aug. 1, '63.
John Welch, March 13, '63. Samuel Wheaton, Nov. 2, '62.
George Whittaker, Sept. 30, '61.
Charles L. Willey, Sept. 8, '63. Charles H. Williams, Aug. 17, '63. Wm. Williams, Aug. 17, '63. Garrett Wilson, Aug. 27, '63. Peter Wolford, Nov. 2, '61.
Bernard Wood, Aug. 21, '63.
Henry Wood, March 23, '64. Frank Young, Nov. 21, '64; dis. July 1, '65.
Joseph C. Young, Nov. 2, '61 ; died. June 5, '64. William Yeager, Ang. 1, '63.
Thomas Shields is the only member of this company reported as killed in battle.
THE TWELFTH REGIMENT. - Camden County contributed to the Twelfth Regiment Companies E, G and I. This command was raised under the President's call of July 7, 1862, for three hundred thousand three years' volunteers, and was mustered in at Wood- bury September 4th. Thomas H. Davis, of Camden, was appointed major and after- wards promoted to lieutenant-colonel. En route to Washington September 7, 1862, the regiment was directed to guarding the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Elli- cott City, Md., and joined the Army of the Potomac at Falmouth, Va., December 6th. It was first attached to the Second . Brigade, Third Division, Second Army Corps, and later to the Third Brigade of the Second Division of the same corps. Serving nntil the close of the war, it was a participant in the following-named battles :
Chancellorsville, May 3 and 4, 1863 ; Gettysburg, Pa., July 2 and 3, 1863; Falling Waters, Md., July 13, 1863; Auburn Mills, Va., October 14, 1863; Bristow Station, Va., October 14, 1863; Blackburn's Ford, Va., October 15, 1863; Robin- son's Tavern, Va., November 27, 1863 ; Mine Run, Va., November 28, 29 and 30, 1863; Morton's Ford, Va., February 6, 1864; Wilderness, Va., May 5 to 7, 1864; Spottsylvania, Va., May 8 to 11, 1864; Spottsylvania Court-House, May 12 to 18, 1864; North and Sonth Anna River, Va., May 24 to 26, 1864; Tolopotomy, Va., May 30 and 31, 1864; Cold Harbor, Va., June 2 to 12, 1864 ; Before Petersburg, Va., June 20 to 23, 1864; Deep Bottom, Va., July 25 to 29, 1864 ; Mine Explosion, Va., July 30, 1864; Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864; Fort Sedgewick, Va., September 10, 1864 ; Boydton Plank-Road, Va., October 27, 1864 ; Hatcher's Run, Va., February 6 to 8, 1865 ; Dab- ney's Mills, Va., February 28, 1865; Hatcher's Run, Va., March 25, 1865 ; Capture of Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ; Sailor's Creek, Va., April 6, 1865 ; High Bridge, Va., April 7, 1865 ; Farmville, Va., April 7, 1865; Lee's surrender (Appomattox, Va.), April 9, 1865.
Companies E and G, at Gettysburg, on the
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HISTORY OF CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
evening of July 2, 1863, were a part of the force that drove the Confederate sharpshooters from a house and barn on the Emmettsburg road, an affair in which Captain Horsfall was killed and Lieutenant Eastwick wounded. Upon this site the survivors of this regiment, in 1886, erected a handsome monnment. At Bristow Station Lieutenant Low, of Company G, received his death-wound and his com- pany was very badly cut up. At Spottsyl- vania Court-House, on May 6, 1864, the regiment lost heavily, Colonel Davis and Captains Chew and Potter being among the wounded. Color-Sergeant Charles H. Chcese- man, Company E, of Camden, who had borne the colors of the command with great bravery through all its battles, was fatally in- jured. On the 12th, it was in the attack on Johnson's division of Ewell's corps, where Colonel Davis was instantly killed at the head of the charging column of his men.
Captain James McCoomb, of Camden, succeeded to the command of the regiment, and was mortally wounded by a shell at the battle of Cold Harbor. His successor was Captain Daniel Dare, also of Camden, who was in charge until Major Thomson returned from recruiting service. The latter being seri- ously wounded at Ream's Station, the com- mand fell upon Major Henry F. Chew, still another Camden soldier, so that the Twelfth's profnse laurels may be said to have been largely gained under the direction of the zealous and brave officers who came from this county. It never lost a color, was never broken in action and reflected honor upon South Jersey, from whence it was recruited.
COL. THOMAS H. DAVIS,1 son of Benjamin T. and Eleanor Davis, was born in the city of Camden, N. J., July 23, 1835. His early days were passed in his native town until, at the age of seventeen, he entered the West Jersey Collegiate School, at .Mount Holly, then under the care of the Rev. Samuel Mil-
ler. Here he remained until the period of his school-days had ended, when he went West and was engaged for several years in the cities of Toledo, O., and Detroit, Mich., in the construction of gas-works. He after- wards returned to Camden and entered into business in Philadelphia, which occupied him uutil near the outbreak of the war. He was among the first of the young men of the State to tender his services to the imperiled government, and entered the service at the first call as paymaster of the Fourth Regi- ment of the New Jersey Militia, and in this capacity served three months in front of Washington.
On the 9th day of July, 1862, he was commissioned major of the Twelfth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, and immediately entered upon his duties at the camp of that regiment at Woodbury. The acquaint- ance of the writer with him began at this time. From his entrance into the Twelfth Regiment Major Davis showed an ardent interest in its welfare. He was proud of the material of which it was composed- sons of farmers and young sea-faring men chiefly-a manly body of troops, which, for strength, youth, activity and health, I think, was not surpassed by auy which the State furnished during the war. Major Davis gave himself diligently to his duties and soon had the respect and affection of the en- tire regiment.
The Twelfth Regiment, after serving some months in Maryland, in December, 1862, joined the Second Brigade, Third Division, Army of the Potomac, near Falmouth, Va. Here, on the 27th of February, 1863, Lieutenant- Colonel J. Howard Willetts was commissioned colonel of the regiment and Major Davis was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel.
The winter and early spring were spent in perfecting the equipment, drill and discipline of the regiment and perform- ing what was probably the most severe and exposing picket duty of the war. . The dis-
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tance from the camp to the picket line, the horrible weather and roads, the want of proper shelter for the reserves and the com- parative inexperience of the men, have marked the winter of 1862-63 with black lines in the diary of every soldier who was during those months upon the right front of the Army of the Potomac. Colonel Davis, as field officer of the day, was necessarily much exposed during this winter, and thus laid the foundation of an attack of inflammatory rheumatism, which early in May completely prostrated him so that he was ordered home and was not allowed to return until about the 1st of August, 1863. I have often heard him regret that he was thus absent from the great actions of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Colonel Willetts was badly wounded at Chancellorsville, and on the re- turn of Colonel Davis from sick leave he assumed the command of his regiment, which he was thenceforth to lead in more than one bloody action, and in front of whose stead- fast lines he was to fall.
He was steadily on duty during the latter part of the summer of 1863, and at the combat near Greenwich and the severe action of Bristow Station, both fought upon the 14th of October, 1863, he manœuvred his troops with that coolness and serene courage which always distinguished him. He was again engaged with his regiment on the 15th of October at Blackburn's Ford or Bull Run, and later in the fall, during the short but ex- pensive campaign of Mine Run. On Feb- ruary 7, 1864, he was among the first on foot to ford the icy waters of the Rapidan at Morton's Ford, and was warmly engaged in the severe combat. With the rest of the army, he crossed the Rapidan on the night of May 4, 1864, and was heavily engaged in the first great action of the Wilderness cam- paign on the evening of May 5th. The next morning Carroll's brigade, in which was the regiment of Colonel Davis, advanced more than a mile, swinging to the left and
across the Orange Court-House plank-road, and, with the other brigades and division of the Second Corps, driving the corps of A. P. Hill, of the enemy's army, in utter con- fusion before it.
During a halt, at length ordered, a shell exploded near Colonel Davis and he was stricken to the ground. One who was wounded, an hour later, found him at the field hospital. He was hit by splinters thrown off from a tree struck by the shell referred to, and not by the projectile itself. He lay at the field hospital until the evening of May 7th, and joined his regiment when, with the army, it moved toward Spottsylvania. As he pressed the hand of the officer referred to and bade him farewell, he said, " If we were into camp now I should apply for leave on the strength of these bruises, but I cannot bear the thought of leaving my regiment so long as I can sit on my horse." Graven on the memory of his friend as with a pen of steel, these last manly words of Colonel Davis sound in his ears clearly, as if spoken but yesterday.
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