Jersey Volunteer Infantry under orders of May 29, 1864, until December 17, 1864, when the regiment was reorganized as a battalion. Non-veterans mustered out at Newark, New Jersey on June 21, 1864. The 2nd New Jersey Infantry mustered out of service July 11, 1865 at Hall's Hill, Virginia. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 165 men during service; 7 officers and 89 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 67 enlisted men died of disease. Commanders Colonel George W. McLean Colonel Isaac M. Tucker – killed in action during the Seven Days Battles Colonel Samuel L. Buck – disabled on May 4, 1863 when his horse fell on him in action at Banks's Ford; he never returned to command the regiment Colonel James McNeely – transferred in as lieutenant colonel to command the battalion on April 5, 1865; promoted to colonel on July 10, 1865 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Wiebecke – assumed command of the regiment after Col. Buck's injury; killed in action at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Notable members 1st Sergeant Edmund English, Company C – Medal of Honor recipient for action during the Battle of the Wilderness See also List of New Jersey Civil War units New Jersey in the American Civil War Notes References Craven, E. R. & John Y. Foster. In Memoriam: Sermon and Oration (Newark, NJ: Protection Lodge No. 28, I.O.O.F.), 1862. Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. Attribution External links 2nd New Jersey Infantry monument at Antietam 2nd New Jersey Infantry monument at Gettysburg Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1861 Units and formations of the Union Army from New Jersey