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The 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry was a regiment from the U.S. state of New Jersey that participated in the American Civil War. Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 116 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 185 Enlisted men by disease. Total 317 The regiment was organized at Trenton, New Jersey, under authority of the United States Department of War on August 14, 1861 by William Halstead, a former congressman who served as a Colonel in the regiment.〔(William Halstead ), ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Accessed October 31, 2007.〕 Mustered out at Cloud's Hills, Va., July 24, 1865. Twelve enlisted soldiers of the regiment performed actions which later earned them the Medal of Honor. These men included; *Sgt. James T. Clancy, C Company - Vaughan Road, 1 October 1864 *Cpl. William B. Hooper, L Company - Chamberlain's Creek, 31 March 1865 *Pvt. Lewis Locke, A Company - Paine's Crossroads, 5 April 1865 *Sgt. William Porter, H Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865 *Sgt. John C. Sagelhurst, B Company - Hatcher's Run, 6 February 1865 *Sgt. David Southard, C Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865 *1Sgt. George W. Stewart, E Company - Paine's Crossroads, 5 April 1865 *Pvt. Christian Streile, I Company - Paine's Crossroads, 5 April 1865 *Sgt. Charles Titus, H Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865 *Sgt. Aaron B. Tompkins, G Company - Sayler's Creek, 5 April 1865 *Sgt. Charles E. Wilson, A Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865 *Sgt. John Wilson, L Company - Chamberlain's Creek, 31 March 1865 ==See also== * List of New Jersey Civil War Units 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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