15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers
(Front):
1861-1865
15th Reg't N.J. Vol's.
Erected by the State of New Jersey
to mark the portion of the Confederate line held by the 14th Georgia
Regiment. and assaulted May 12, 1864, by the
15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edward L. Campbell
Engaged, 429. Loss - 116 Killed; 153 Wounded; 38 Missing.
(Back):Commissioners appointed by Governor John Franklin Fort
Hon. John F. Dryden Chm. - Sergeant William R. Gawley
Gen. Joseph M. Plume - Private Albert W. Whitemead
John S. Gibson - Private Henry S. Huffman
Sergeant William M.H. Wychoft Tres.
Private Stephen W. Gordon Sec.
T. Manson & Son Builders - Red Bank N.J.
(Re-dedication Plaque):This site Redidicated
May 16, 1864
Civil War Centennial Commission
State of New Jersey
Richard J. Hughes
governor
Marker can be reached from Grant Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
