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27th New
Jersey Infantry
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-seventh Infantry. — Col., George W. Mindil ; Lieut.-Col.,
Edwin S. Babcock; Majs., Augustus D. Blanchet, Henry F. Willis. This regiment, raised from
the quotas of Morris and Sussex counties and rendezvoused at Camp Frelinghuysen, near
Newark, was mustered into the U. S. service for nine months, on Sept. 3, 1862. It
consisted of eleven companies, largely composed of representatives of the agricultural
districts, and officers and men alike, in physical strength and robust capacities of
endurance were equal to any in the service. The total strength of the regiment when fully
organized was originally 1,088 officers and men. Having been supplied with arms,
equipments and clothing, the regiment, about Oct. 3, received orders to prepare for the
field. Up to that time no colonel had been selected, it being impossible for the officers
to choose from the numerous applicants for the position. Finally, Capt. George W. Mindil,
who had already attained distinction in the field, was, upon the strength of testimonials
and representations from gentlemen who knew his eminent capabilities for command, elected
to the post, and on the afternoon of the 9th, the regiment left Newark for Washington,
where it arrived on the morning of the 11th, being assigned a temporary camp on East
Capitol hill. On the evening of Dec. 10, after a march of much hardship, the regiment
reported for duty within the Federal lines, and was at once assigned to the 2nd brigade,
1st division, 9th army corps — the division being under the temporary command of
Brig.-Gen. W. W. Burns, and the corps under Brig.-Gen. O. B. Wilcox. Although the regiment
was not brought into close and actual conflict during its term of service, it was
sufficiently exposed at the battle of Fredericksburg to test the bravery and
trustworthiness of the officers and men, and the rapidity with which they advanced when
ordered forward to the assistance of their comrades showed the mettle of which they were
made. The regiment afterward joined Burnside's forces in Kentucky and later moved into
Pennsylvania at the time of Lee's invasion. It remained in the field until long after its
term had expired and was mustered out on July 2, 1863. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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