1st New Jersey Brigade
(Front):First Brigade,
New Jersey Volunteers.
Brig. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert
1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. and 15th.
Regiments Infantry
1st. Brig. 1st. Div. 6th. Corps.
July 2, in reserve, July 3 and 4
detached from the Corps,
held this position.
Erected by the State of
New Jersey, A.D. 1888,
in testimony of the patriotism,
courage and patient endurance
of her volunteer soldiers.
(Back):"Kearny's
New Jersey Brigade"
fought in all important battles
of the Army of the Potomac
from May 1861 to the end of the
war at Appomattox Court House
in 1865. Total Strength 13,805,
including 10th. 23rd. and 40th.
Regiments
New Jersey Volunteers,
which were attached to the
Brigade.
Marker is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
