NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS.

Twenty-fifth Regiment – Infantry – Volunteers.

The Twenty-fifth Regiment was organized under the provisions of an Act of Congress, approved July 22, 1861, and under existing orders governing the enrollment of troops. A draft for ten thousand four hundred a nd seventy-eight men, to serve for nine months, unless sooner discharged, had been made upon the Governor of this State by the President of the United States, August 4, 1862, and soon after full instructions for conducting it were received from the War Department. The draft so ordered, was not to interfere with orders governing recruiting, and all enlistments up to September 1st, 1862, would be placed to the credit of the State. A general desire manifested and expressed by the State authorities as well as by prominent citizens throughout the State to avoid the draft, gave an enthusiasm to recruiting which caused the entire quota to be raised by voluntary enlistment, and in Camp by the 3d day of September, 1862, the time appointed for commencing the draft. The organization of the Regiment was immediately commenced, and soon after fully completed, officered and equipped. It was then duly mustered into the service of the United States for nine months. Companies A, C, E, H and K, were mustered in at Trenton, N. J., September 18, 1862, by Frank D. Howell, First Lieutenant Seventeenth Infantry, United States Army. Companies B, D, F, G and I, were mustered in at Beverly, N. J., September 26, 1862, by William B. Royall, Captain Fifth Cavalry, United States Army. The headquarters of the Regiment was established at Beverly, from which place it left the State, October 10, 1862, en route to Washington, D. C., having a full complement of men. Officers, 38; Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, 960. Total, 998. Upon arrival at Washington, it was assigned to the Second Brigade, Casey’s Division, Defences of Washington, and went into Camp on East Capitol Hill, and immediately began to prepare for active service. It remained in this vicinity until the 30th day of November, when under orders it marched to the front and joined the Army of the Potomac, having been assigned to the Ninth Army Corps. On the 11th of February, 1863, the Regiment in connection with the Ninth Corps was detached from the Army of the Potomac, and proceeded to Newport News, Va. On the 13th of March it proceeded to Suffolk, Va., to assist in repelling a threatened invasion by the enemy at this point. The Regiment continued its organization and remained in active service until the expiration of its term of service, when it was ordered to return to New Jersey for discharge. The Regiment was mustered out of service at Beverly, N. J., June 20, 1863, by Washington I. Newton, Major Second Cavalry, United States Army.

The Regiment was first attached to the Second Brigade, Casey’s Division, Defences of Washington; then to the First Brigade, Third Division, Ninth Army Corps.

The Regiment took part in the following engagements: Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13 and 14, ’62; Near Suffolk, Va., May 3, ’63.

Field and Staff, Twenty-fifth Regiment.

NO.	NAME.	RANK.	COM. OR ENROLLED.	MUST’D IN.	PERIOD	MUST’D OUT.	REMARKS.
1	Andrew Derrom	Colonel	Sept. 24, ’62	Sept. 30, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63
1	Enoch J. Ayres	Lieut. Col	Sept. 24, ’62	Sept. 26, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	Capt. Co. K, Sept. 18, ’62; Lieut. Col. to fill original vacancy.
1	John K. Brown	Major	Sept. 24, ’62	Sept. 26, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63
1	Daniel B. Murphy	Adjutant	Sept. 25, ’62	Sept. 26, ’62	9 Mos		Dismissed Feb. 18, ’63, S. O. 13, Hd. Qrs. Army of the Potomac.
2	Charles J. Field	Adjutant	Feb. 18, ’63	April 3, ’63	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	2d Lieut. Co. D, Dec. 28, ’62; Adj. vice Murphy dismissed.
1	James Inglis, Jr	Qr. Mr	Sept. 25, ’62	Sept. 26, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	Capt. Co. H, Sept. 18, ’62; Qr. Mr. to fill original vacancy.
1	James Riley	Surgeon	Oct. 4, ’62	Oct. 17, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63
1	Robert M. Bateman	Asst. Surg	Oct. 15, ’62	Oct. 30, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63
2	Seffrine Daily	Asst. Surg	Nov. 1, ’62	Nov. 17, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63
1	Francis E. Butler	Chaplain	Oct. 2, ’62	Oct. 6, ’62	9 Mos		Died at Div. Hosp., Suffolk, Va., May 4, ’63, of wounds received in action near Suffolk, Va., May 3, ’63.
2	John M. Robinson	Chaplain	May 10, ’63	May 21, ’63	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	Chaplain vice Butler died.

Non-Commissioned Staff.

NO.	NAME.	RANK.	COM. OR ENROLLED.	MUST’D IN.	PERIOD.	MUST’D OUT.	REMARKS.
1	Charles J. Field	Serj. Maj	Sept. 2, ’62	Sept. 26, ’62	9 Mos		1st Serj. Co. G: Serj. Maj. Sept. 30, ’62; promoted 2d Lieut. Co. D, Dec. 28, ’62.
2	J. Granville Leach	Serj. Maj	Sept. 1, ’62	Sept. 26, ’62	9 Mos		Serj. Co. F; Serj. Maj. Jan. 1, ’63; promoted 2d Lieut. Co. I, March 20, ’63.
3	Charles Thickett	Serj. Maj	Sept. 1, ’62	Sept. 18, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	Corp Co. K, Jan. 1, ’63; Serj. Maj. March 20, ’63.
1	John S. Muschamp	Qr. Mr. Serj	Sept. 2, ’62	Sept. 26, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	Private Co. G; Qr. Mr. Serj. Sept. 30, ’62.
1	Joseph R. Putnam	Com. Serj	Sept. 1, ’62	Sept. 18, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	Private Co. H; Com. Serj. Sept. 30, ’62.
1	James Van Blarcom	Hosp. Stew	Sept. 1, ’62	Sept. 18, ’62	9 Mos	June 20, ’63	Private Co. H; Hosp. Steward Sept. 30, ’62.

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