New Jersey Brigade (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 15th New Jersey Infantry Regiments)

The monument to the New Jersey Brigade is south of Gettysburg on the east side of Sedgwick Avenue south of the intersection with United States Avenue. See map >

The monument honors the five regiments of the New Jersey Brigade, one of the rare brigades in the Union army to include all regiments from the same state.

From the front of the monument:

First Brigade
New Jersey Volunteers.
Brig. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert,
1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 15th
Regiments Infantry
1st Brigade, 1st Div., 6th Corps.
July 2, in reserve, July 3 and 4
detached from the corps,
held this position.
Erected by the State of
New Jersey, A.D. 1888,
in testimony of the patriotism,
courage and patient endurance
of her volunteer soldiers.

From the rear:

'Kearney's
New Jersey Brigade.'
fought in all important battles
of the Army of the Potomac
from May 1861 to the end of the
war at Appomattox Court House
in 1865. Total Strength 13,805,
including 10th, 23rd, and 40th
Regiments
New Jersey Volunteers,
which were attached to the
brigade.

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The brigade was commanded at Gettysburg by Brigadier Gen. A.T.A. Torbert, whose bas-relief (upper center right) is on the side of the monument. General Philip Kearney, the brigade's original commander who was killed at the Battle of Chantilly, is also honored with a bas-relief on the monument (lower center right).

1st Regiment: Commanded at Gettysburg by Lt. Col. William Henry. It brought 292 men to the field and suffered no casualties. See more about the 1st New Jersey >

2nd Regiment: Commanded at Gettysburg by Lt. Col. Charles Wiebecke. It brought 405 men to the field and suffered six wounded. See more about the 2nd New Jersey >

3rd Regiment: Commanded at Gettysburg by Col. Henry W. Brown. It brought 325 men to the field, losing two wounded. See more about the 3rd New JErsey >

4th Regiment: Commanded at Gettysburg by Maj. Charles Ewing, it brought 386 men to the field, suffering no casualties. The 4th was detached from the brigade during Gettysburg. Companies A, C, and H acted as Provost Guard with the remainder of the regiment guarding the Reserve Artillery train, shown by a marker near School House Road. (bottom right) See more about the 4th New Jersey >

15th Regiment: Commanded at Gettysburg by Col. William H. Penrose. It brought 441 men to the field and lost three wounded. See more about the 15th New Jersey >

The New Jersey Brigade is also honored by a monument at Crampton's Gap on South Mountain and a monument and a marker at Antietam.

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