NEW JERSEY
New Jersey
Map (137 KB)1st NEW JERSEY REGIMENT (Eastern Battalion)
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 255]
Authorized 9 October 1775 in the Continental Army as the 1st New Jersey Regiment and assigned to the New York (subsequently Middle) Department
Organized 26 October-15 December 1775 at Elizabethtown and Perth Amboy to consist of eight companies from Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Monmouth, Essex and Bergen Counties
Assigned 24 April 1776 to Stirling's Brigade, an element of the Main Army
Relieved 27 April 1776 from Stirling's Brigade and assigned to the Canadian Department
Relieved 2 July 1776 from the Canadian Department and assigned to the Northern Department
Assigned 20 July 1776 to Stark's Brigade, an element of the Northern Department
Relieved 5 August 1776 from Stark's Brigade and assigned to St. Clair's Brigade, an element of the Northern Department
Relieved 14 November 1776 from St. Clair's Brigade and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 22 May 1777 to the New Jersey Brigade, an element of the Main Army
Reorganized 7 February 1779 to consist of nine companies
Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1783 as the New Jersey Regiment
Furloughed 6 June 1783 at Newburgh, New York
Disbanded 15 November 1783
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 255]
Defense of Canada
Lake Champlain
Northern New Jersey
New York 1777
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Iroquois 1779
New Jersey 1780
Yorktown
2d NEW JERSEY REGIMENT (Western Battalion)
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, pp. 255-256]
Authorized 9 October 1775 in the Continental Army as the 2d New Jersey Regiment and assigned to the New York (subsequently Middle) Department
Organized 26 October-25 December 1775 at Burlington and Trenton to consist of eight companies from Gloucester, Hunterdon, Burlington, Salem, and Sussex Counties
Relieved 8 January 1776 from the Middle Department and assigned to the Canadian Department
Relieved 2 July 1776 from the Canadian Department and assigned to the Northern Department
Assigned 20 July 1776 to Stark's Brigade, an element of the Northern Department
Relieved 21 October 1776 from Stark's Brigade and assigned to St. Clair's Brigade, an element of the Northern Department
Relieved 14 November 1776 from St. Clair's Brigade and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 22 May 1777 to the New Jersey Brigade, an element of the Main Army
Reorganized 7 February 1779 to consist of nine companies
Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1783 as the New Jersey Battalion, to consist of four companies
Furloughed 6 June 1783 at Newburgh, New York
Disbanded 15 November 1783
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 256]
Defense of Canada
Lake Champlain
Northern New Jersey
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Iroquois 1779
New Jersey 1780
Yorktown
3d NEW JERSEY REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 256]
Authorized 10 January 1776 in the Continental Army as the 3d New Jersey Regiment and assigned to the New York (subsequently Middle) Department
Organized 7 February-18 May 1776 at Elizabethtown, to consist of eight companies
Relieved 14 March 1776 from the Middle Department and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 24 April 1776 to Stirling's Brigade, an element of the Main Army
Relieved 27 April 1776 from Stirling's Brigade and assigned to the Northern Department
Relieved 1 March 1777 from the Northern Department and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 22 May 1777 to the New Jersey Brigade, an element of the Main Army
Reorganized 7 February 1779 to consist of nine companies
Disbanded 1 January 1781 at Pompton
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 256]
Lake Champlain
Northern New Jersey
New York 1777
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Iroquois 1779
New Jersey 1780
4th NEW JERSEY REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, pp. 256-257]
Authorized 16 September 1776 in the Continental Army as the 4th New Jersey Regiment
Assigned 27 December 1776 to the Main Army
Organized 28 November 1776-12 February 1777 at Morristown to consist of eight companies
Assigned 22 May 1777 to the New Jersey Brigade, an element of the Main Army
Disbanded 7 February 1779 at Elizabethtown
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 257]
Northern New Jersey
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth