1861

Muster

Organized at Trenton, N. J., under authority of the War Department August 14, 1861, as Halsted’s Cavalry. Left State for Washington, D. C.; four Companies &- gust 24 and six Companies August 31, 1861.

• Attached to Heintzelman’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.
• Wadsworth’s Command, Military Districtof Washington, to May, 1862.
• Bayard’s Cavalry Brigade, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Bayard’s Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Corps, Pope’s Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Bayard’s Cavalry Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862.
• Ist Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863.
• 2nd’Brigade, 3rd Division, CavaIry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863.
• 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to May, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1^st Division, Cavalry Corps, Dept. of Washington, to July, 1865.

Active Service and Campaigns

Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till May, 1862. Reconnaissance to Pohick Church, Va., December 18, 1861 (1 Co.).

1862

• Lee’s House, Occoquan Bridge, January 29, 1862 (Detachment).
• Transferred to State of New Jersey and designated 1st Cavalry February 19, 1862.
• Rappahannock River May 13
• Staunton and Strasburg Road June l-2.
• Woodstock June 2.
• Harrisonburg June 6.
• Battle of Cross Keys June 8.
• Reconnaissance to James City July 22-24.
• Operations about Orange Court House July 29. Barnett’s Ford august 1.
• Slaughter House August 8.
• Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
• Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
  • Rappahannock Station August 19.
  • Brandy Station, Stevensburg and Raccoon Ford August 20.
  • Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23r.
  • Warrenton August 26.
  • Faquier White Sulphur Springs August 2’7.
  • Thoroughfare Gap August 28.
  • Bull Run August 30.
  • Germantown and Centreville August 31.
  • Chantilly August 31.
• In Defenses of Washington September.
• Reconnaissance from Upton’s Hill to Leesburg September 16-18 (2 Cos).
• Expedition from Centreville to Warrenton September 29 (Detachment).
• Expedition to Thoroughfare Gap October 1’7-18.
• Near Upperville October 29 (Detachment).
• Aldie and Mountsville October 31.
• Salem, New Baltimore and Thorough- fare Gap November 4.
• Rappahannock Station November 7, 8 and 9. Snicker’s Ferry, Berryville, November 30.
• Near Dumfries December 11.
• Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
• Near Chantilly December 29.

1863

• Near Fairfax Court House and MiddIeburg January 26.
• Chancellorsville Campaign April 27"May 6.
• Stoneman’s Raid April 29-May 8.
• Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9.
• Aldie June 17. Middleburg June 19.
• Upperville June 21.
• Dover June 22.
• Battle Of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
• Emmettsburg, Md., July 4.
• Old Antietam Forge, near Leitersburg, July 10.
• Reconnaissance to Ashby’s Gap JuIy 11-14.
• Ashby’s Gap July 12.
• Near Harper’s Ferry July 14.
• Shephardstown .July 14-16.
• Scout to Goose Creek July 25-27.
• Rixeyville Ford August 5.
• Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17.
  • Culpeper Court House September 13.
• Bristoe Campaign October 8-22.
  • Skirmishes at James City ‘October 8-10.
  • Near Warrenton October 11.
  • Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13.
  • Brentsville October 14.
  • Auburn and Bristoe October 14.
• Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
• Near Warrenton November 11.
• Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
• New Hope Church November 27.
• Parker’s Store November 29.

1864

• Reconnaissance from Bealeton and Front Royal January 1-4, 1864.
• Scout from Warrenton to Piedmount February 17-18.
• Near Piedmont February IS (Detachment), Cutter's Raid into Albemarle County February 28-March 1.
• Near Charlottesville February 29.
• Stannardsville March 1.
• Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15.
• Todd’s Tavern May 5-6.
• Wilderness May 6-7.
• Todd’s Tavern May ‘7-8.
• Corbin’s Bridge May 8.
• Sheridan’s Raid May 9-24.
  • Davenport and Childsburg May 9.
  • North Anna River May 9-10.
  • Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11.
  • Ashland May 11. Brooks' Church or fortifications of Richmond May 12.
• Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
• Hawes’ Shop May 28. Totopotomoy May 28-31.
• Cold Harbor May al-June 1.
• Sumner’s Upper Bridge, Sheridan’s Trevillian Raid, June 7-24.
  • Trevillian Station June 11-12.
  • Newark or Mallory’s Cross Roads June 12.
  • Black Creek or Tunstail Station June 21.
  • White House of St. Peter’s Church June 21.
  • St. Mary’s Church June 24.
• Near Petersburg June 29-July 12.
• Lee’s Mills, Warwick Swamp, July 12.
• Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
  • Malvern Hill July 28.
• Station August 8.
• Ream’s Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
• Strawberry Plains August 14-18.
  • Gravel Hi11 August 14.
• Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
• Dinwiddie Road, near Ream’s Station, August 23.
• Ream’s Station August 25.
• Old members mustered out at Trenton, N. J., September 16, 1864.
• Belcher’s Mills September 17-October 2.
• Poplar Springs Church September 29
• Arthur’s Swamp September 30-October 1.
• Vaughan Road October 1.
• Boydton Plank Road  or Hatcher’s Run October 27-28.
• Reconnaissance to Stony Creek November 7.
• Warren’s Raid on Weldon Rail- road December 7-12.
  • Bellefield Station December 9-10.

1865

• Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7 1865.
• Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31.
  • Five Forks April 1.
  • Payne’s Cross Roads and Amelia Springs April 5.
  • Sailor’s Creek April 6. Farmville April 7.
  • Appomattox Court House April 9.
• Surrender 0f Lee and his army.
• Expedition from
• Burkesville to Danville and South Boston April 23-27.
• Moved to Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
• Grand Review May 23.
• Company "F" mustered out at Washington May 25, 1865.
• Mustered out at Cloud’s Hills, Va., July 24, 1865.

Losses

Regiment losses during service:

KIlled:

• 12 Officers
• 116 Enlisted men

Died from desease:

• 4 Officer
• 185 Enlisted men

Total 317

-Dyers Compendium of Civil War Units, Frederick H. Dyer, 1908

The war ended. The survivors of the Fifteenth sought their homes, happy to return to civilian life. We rejoiced that the great rebellion was crushed out, and looked forward to a glorious future for our

country. With an unbroken Union was the assurance of peace and prosperity for coming generations.

With such a result attained, none regretted the sacrifices we had made. The scars we carried were from honorable wounds received in behalf of a noble cause. We should share in the common blessings of our favored land, and would value them all the more because our sufferings and toils had contributed to secure them.

---- The final entry, "The History Of The Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers", Alanson A. Haines, 1883.