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4th New Jersey Company B "The Fighting 4th"
« on: August 25, 2018, 08:10:01 am »


History:The 4th New Jersey Infantry was reorganized at Camp Olden in Trenton for three years service on August 19, 1861 under the command of Colonel James H. Simpson.

The regiment was attached to Kearney's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October 1861. Kearney's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of the Rappahannock, to May 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, to July 1865.

The regiment was surrounded at Gaines Mill and most of its men taken prisoner. After the Seven Days Battles, they were freed by the Confederate authorities in a prisoner exchange. The 4th New Jersey had been armed with M1861 Springfield rifles, however upon returning from captivity, the authorities in Washington had no rifled muskets to rearm the regiment with, thus they were given outdated .69 smoothbore muskets. The regiment was forced to use them until the Battle of South Mountain in September, when they rearmed themselves with Enfield rifles dropped by retreating Confederates.

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Roster (3)
Captain Austin Stevenson
Recruit Walker
Recruit Mark Johnstone

Hello Soldiers and Men of the United States of America or USA.... My company the 4th New Jersey Company B is in dire need of troops. We have just been informed that Gen. Robert E Lee is sending 40,000 Confederate troops toward Antietam and Harpers Ferry, the places in which we are stationed. our goal is to stop this endeavor, in a whole we have sent telegrams to Washington and New Jersey for reinforcements but they will not get here in time...either you the soldier reading this in general ...The USA needs you at more of a time then ever. Please fight beside your brothers in arms not only for Freedom, and The Union, but for your families back home.


If you are interested in joining the ranks of the few please have your recruiter or you send a telegram back to us and we will get here immediately to Sharpsburg. Gods speed soldier for we will need it.


This Company is for War Of Rights!

Major WIP


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