A Place of Honor and Remembrance In the Home of the Brave
Belleville, New Jersey
Civil War
1861-1865
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These Belleville Sons are known to have died in the Civil War Captain Henry Benson John J. Rodgers Thomas Stevens From Belleville, two soldiers died in the Seven Days’ Battle (Peninsula Campaign) as Thomas Stevens (Stephens) was killed June 27, 1862, and Captain Henry Benson died of his wounds on August 11, 1862. John Rogers (Rodgers) was killed in action on April 8, 1865, at Fort Davis while defending Washington, D.C., shortly before the war ended. Veterans The full number of men from Belleville and Nutley (still a part of Belleville), N.J., who served during the war is difficult to determine. Many local men joined the service in New York and other locations as they saw the New Jersey militia as too slow in activating its troops. Here, we try to include many of the names and units of local men who fought 150 years ago for the preservation of the Union. Daniel Henry Rucker Major General, US Army
Stephen V.C. Van Renssalaer Civil War Union Army Officer. Commissioned Captain and commander of Company A, 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1861, and fought with his unit at the Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsvile and Gettysburg. Death: May. 20, 1885. Buried: Christ Church Cemetery William E. Blewett Company F, Second Regiment, William E. Blewett 1st Lt. June 4, '62 June 4, '62 3 Yrs 2d Lt. June 12, '61; 1st Lt. vice Vreeland promoted; resigned Sept. 9, '62. Source: Civil War database, N.J. Civil War Record: Page 126, NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS. Company E, Second Regiment. DIARY OF JAMES C. TAYLOR of Belleville, N. J. In the War to Save the Union of the United States of America
Belleville and Nutley by Anthony Buccino A compilation of information documenting the participation of the New Jersey towns of Belleville and Nutley in the American Civil War. Publication includes information on six local soldiers killed in action in the War Between the states, plus information on the battle campaigns in which they gave up their lives. Also lists information on participation in various New Jersey and other state militias by local men. |
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BELLEVILLE SONS HONOR
ROLL Now available in paperback or for Kindle from Amazon. The 200-plus-pages eighth anniversary paperback edition updates the 106-page original printing and the second edition. The latest version includes more information on Belleville actions in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, the Civil War diary of James C. Taylor, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and peacetime casualties. Edited by Anthony Buccino and Andrea Buccino Sources Belleville Historical Society, Edward O'Neil The Belleville Times, Nov. 11, 1996, Richard Dickon, Editor Civil War Diary of James C. Taylor of Belleville, Company F, 39th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, in the War to Save the Union of the United States of America, 1925. Diane Price, Belleville Public Library Glen Pierce Norman Price Michael Perrone Web site sponsored byOld BellevilleAnthony BuccinoEmail CommentsSnail Mail: PO Box 110252, Nutley NJ 07110
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