Civil War Union Militia Officer. He served as Colonel and commander of the 3rd New Jersey Militia regiment, a three-month enlistment unit that was raised in immediate response to the Confederate bombardment on Fort Sumter in April 1891. He was commissioned its commander on April 27, 1861, and led it in the July 1861 First Bull Run Campaign, where it and other New Jersey units were held in reserve. He was mustered out when the unit's enlistment expired on July 31, 1861. Despite not seeing action, a number of the men under his command rose to officer many of the subsequent infantry and cavalry regiments raised by New Jersey throughout the war.
Civil War Union Militia Officer. He served as Colonel and commander of the 3rd New Jersey Militia regiment, a three-month enlistment unit that was raised in immediate response to the Confederate bombardment on Fort Sumter in April 1891. He was commissioned its commander on April 27, 1861, and led it in the July 1861 First Bull Run Campaign, where it and other New Jersey units were held in reserve. He was mustered out when the unit's enlistment expired on July 31, 1861. Despite not seeing action, a number of the men under his command rose to officer many of the subsequent infantry and cavalry regiments raised by New Jersey throughout the war.
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