NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS.

The second call for troops was made by the President of the United States, May 3d, 1861, and on the 17th day of that month a requisition for Three Regiments of Infantry (Volunteers) to serve for three years or during the war, and General Orders No. 15, War Department Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, D. C., May 4th, 1861, giving the plan of organization, was received by the Governor of this State. A sufficient number of companies having already offered their services, the Governor informed the Secretary of War, the following day (May 18th,) that the three regiments called for were ready for muster. These organizations were designated respectively the First, Second and Third Regiments. Under the provisions of an act of Congress, approved July 22d, 1861, and an official letter from the President, dated July 24th, 1861, authority was issued for the raising of five additional regiments – under this call the Fourth Regiment and Battery A were organized, and assigned to duty with the three regiments already raised and in the field. These organizations constituted and were generally known as the First Brigade, New Jersey Volunteers.

Brigade Band.

Under an Act of Congress, as promulgated in General Orders, No. 91, Act 10, Section 5, War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, D. C., July 29th, 1862, the provisions of an Act of Congress, approved July 22d, 1861, authorizing Bands of twenty-four musicians to be raised and to be attached to each Regiment, was repealed. Section 6, same act, authorized the raising of Bands of sixteen musicians, to be attached to each Brigade in the U. S. service, to be known as Brigade Bands. Under the provisions of said act, the Band attached to this Brigade was raised. They remained in service until the close of the war, and were mustered out at Hall’s Hill, Va., under the provisions of General Orders, No. 2, Headquarters Provisional Corps, Army of the Potomac, July 7, 1865.

NO.	NAME.	RANK.	COM. OR ENROLLED.	MUST’D IN.	PERIOD	MUST’D OUT.	REMARKS.
1	John A. Reinhart	Leader	Oct. 1, ’62	Oct. 1, ’62	3 Yrs	July 13, ’65
1	Frederick Fuhr	1st Class	Oct. 21, ’62	Oct. 21, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
2	John A. Falkenstein	1st Class	Nov. 21, ’62	Nov. 21, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
3	Charles Bode	1st Class	Oct. 23, ’62	Oct. 23, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
4	Charles Belloza	1st Class	Nov. 18, ’62	Nov. 18, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
5	Lewis Bode	2d Class	Oct. 23, ’62	Oct. 23, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
6	Franz Kramer	2d Class	Oct. 27, ’62	Oct. 27, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
7	Carl Naukraum	2d Class	Oct. 27, ’62	Oct. 27, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
8	William Becker	3d Class	Oct. 8, ’62	Oct. 8, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
9	Henry Juneman	3d Class	Oct. 23, ’62	Oct. 23, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
10	Bernhard Seitz	3d Class	Oct. 21, ’62	Oct. 21, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
11	Bernhard Haas	3d Class	Oct. 10, ’62	Oct. 10, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
12	Lewis Gunther	3d Class	Oct. 26, ’62	Oct. 26, ’62	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
13	Harrison Carls	3d Class	Mar. 10, ’63	Mar. 10, ’63	3 Yrs	July 11, ’65
	DISCHARGED.
1	Charles A. Schilling	1st Class	Oct. 15, ’62	Oct. 15, ’62	3 Yrs		Discharged at Camp, near Woolford’s Ford, Va., May 3, ’64	–	Disability.
2	Bernhard Schmaling	2d Class	Oct. 24, ’62	Oct. 24, ’62	3 Yrs		Deserted at Camp, near Fairfax Seminary, Va., June 23, ’63; arrested and dishonorably discharged, July 15, ’65, S. O. 372, Par. 9, War Dept., A. G. O., Washington, D. C.
3	Michael Melick	3d Class	Oct. 3, ’62	Oct. 3, ’62	3 Yrs		Discharged at Ward U. S. Army Gen. Hosp., Newark, N. J., May 29, ‘6	–	Disability.
4	William Henry		Oct. 10, ’62	Oct. 10, ’62	3 Yrs		Discharged at Trenton, N. J., Nov. 18, ’62	–	Disability.
	DESERTED.
1	Joseph S. Richter		Oct. 8, ’62	Oct. 8, ’62	3 Yrs		Deserted Nov. 6, ’62, at Trenton, N. J.
	FINAL RECORD UNKNOWN.
1	Albert Schell		Dec. 2, ’62	Dec. 2, ’62	3 Yrs

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