No Pollution of Cowardice! -South Jersey in the Civil War

Allen R. Thompson, author of "In The Shadow of The Round Tops; Longstreets counter march, Johnstons reconnaissance and the enduring Battles for the memory of July 2, 1863" and I discuss a little bit about his new book coming in 2023

A incomplete list of men from the 24th New Jersey Volunteers who were killed or wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg, published in a Bridgeton New Jersey.

This list and article reside in the collection of the Lawrence Township Historical Society.

Private Benjamin Borton of the 24th New Jersey Volunteers tells about his experience on December 13th at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

his account can be found in the link below.

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/union-first-hand-account-of-the-battle-of-fredericksburg.78351/post-557921

Lt. Charles E Troutman of Co. G, 12th New Jersey Volunteers recounts the battle of Gettysburg in the book Camp Sketches and Battlefield Echos, pages 217-221.

In this Halloween episode, I tell a Ghost story about General Philip Kearny; a man known as " The One Armed Devil"

credit to Willaim B. Styple for the story

In a letter dated May 18th, 1862- Benjamin Ogden of Cedarville (shown in photo, standing with the beard) , New Jersey write his brother about his experiences during and immediately following the Battle of Williamsburg.

A unnamed member of the 5th New Jersey Volunteers has his account published in a South Jersey Newspaper shortly after the fight at Williamsburg, May 5th 1862.

The article resides in the collection of the Lawrence Township Historical Society, and until now has been unavailable to general public.

In a piece published in The West Jersey Pioneer on June 2nd of 1862 and the wounding and death of Heislerville resident, Charles J. Silver. Silver would be among among one of the first to be wounded in his company during the fighting at Williamsburg on May 5th, 1862. The author, marked only as "A" would give description of Silvers experience of being robbed and beaten by a roving band of angry Confederates during the night.

Silver would make it back to New Jersey where he would succumb to his wounds on May 28th of 1862. It is unknown where his body was buried.

A letter from Edgar Wilkinson to his sister published in The West Jersey Pioneer, was written just 24 hours before Wilkinson, the 6th New Jersey and the 2nd New Jersey would contest in their most costly battle of the entire war.

Charles Ogden, of Cumberland County serving in the 17th Illinois recounts his experience at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6th & 7th 1862.

Ogdens account has not been available to the public since it was printed in a Bridgeton newspaper 160 years ago