15th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

Brief History
The 15th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry, was organized at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and mustered in August 25, 1862. They served through Appomatex and Lee's surrender, April 9, 1865. They mustered out at Hall's Hill, Va., June 22, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 15th Regiment Infantry "Fighting 15th", (accessed 20 July 2012).


 * The Wikipedia article, 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 20 July 2012).


 * Monument to theNew Jersey Brigade (accessed 13 March 2013).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Field and Staff Officers, Roster with short service histories

Company A - Captain Lambert Boeman of Flemington, Original Roll and Additions

Company B - Captain Alfred S. Burt of Hackettstown, Original Roll and Additions

Company C - Captain Ira J. Lindsley of Morristown, Original Roll and Additions

Company D - Captain James Walker of Lafayette, Original Roll and Additions

Company E - Captain John H. Vanderveer of Somerville, Original Roll and Additions

Company F - Captain George C. King of Chester, Original Roll and Additions

Company G - Captain William H. Slater of Frenchtown, Original Roll and Additions

Company H - Captain Andrew J. Wight of Washington, Original Roll and Additions

Company I - Captain James H. Simpson of Newton, Original Roll and Additions

Company K - Captain George W. Hamilton of Hamburg, Original Roll and Additions

Veterans and recruits transferred to 15th Regiment from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd New Jersey Volunteers, May 29th and June 4th, 1864. This gives the company and regiment from which transferred and to company to which assigned.

The rolls and additions give brief information about each man. The above information about companies is from A History of the Second Regiment, N. G. N. J, Second N. J. Volunteers, Spanish War, Fifth New Jersey Infantry, ed by Harry L. Harris and John T. Hilton, Internet Archive. .

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,123 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * Historical Sketch of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers. First Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps, by Edward Livingston Campbell, Publisher Trenton, N. J., W. S. Sharp, printer, 1880, Online at:Internet Archive
 * History of the Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, by Alanson Austin Haines, Publisher New York : Jenkins & Thomas, printers. 1883, Online at:Internet Archive

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘New Jersey in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * New Jersey in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for New Jersey, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Dryden, John F. (John Fairfield). Report of monument commissioners appointed to erect a monument on battlefield of Salem Church : and to place a tablet on the battlefield of Spottsylvania, Va. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),.


 * Haines, Alanson A. History of the Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers. (Gaithersburg, Maryland : Olde Soldier Books, [1994?]) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America),


 * 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Veterans Association. Fourth annual pilgrimage of the Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers' Veteran Association, May 11th to 15th, 1909 : Fredericksburg, Washington and Gettysburg. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),