13th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

Brief History
13th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry was organized at Camp Frelinghuysen, Newark, New Jersey, and mustered in August 25, 1862. They mustered out near Washington, D. C., June 8, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 13th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 20 July 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 20 July 2012).


 * Monument to 13th New Jersey Infantry (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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,821 men on its roster for this unit.

Regimental History and Roster

 * Historical sketch of Co. "D," 13th Regiment, N. J. Vols. Part of the 3d Brigade., New Jersey Infantry Regiment., n.p., Gildersleeve., 1875., 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.


 * Hopkins, Charles Augustus. The march to the sea. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * New Jersey. Infantry. 13th regiment. Volunteer inlistmant certificates, 1862. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973),


 * Veteran Association of the 13th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers. Monument Committee. Report of the Monument Committee of the Veteran Association of the 13th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, 1862-1865 : the dedicatory exercises at Gettysburg, on Friday July 1st, 1887, and the camp-fire on Thursday evening, June 30th, with a list of the contributors to the monument fund. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1865). Company D. Historical sketch of Company "D," 13th Regiment, N. J. Vols. : part of the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, U. S. A., with the muster roll of the company. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), and (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1987),