12th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

The Twelfth Regiment New Jersey Infantry Volunteers was honored for the men who fell on this field on July 2 and 3, 1863, and for those who died elsewhere under the flag, as an example to future generations. Serving in the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps, the regiment made two charges on Bliss Barn on July 2 and 3, 1863, capturing it. Its armament included buck and ball, calibre .69. The regiment’s strength at muster in was 992; it gained 907, for a total of 1899. It lost in service 9 officers and 252 enlisted men. On this field its losses were 2 officers and 20 men killed, 4 officers and 80 men wounded, and 9 missing, for a total of 115.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · United States