Organized at Camp Parker, Trenton, N.J., and mustered in August 15, 1863. Left State for Washington, D.C., October 5, 1863. Attached to Stoneman's Cavalry Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to December, 1863. District of Columbus, Ky., 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, District of West Tennessee, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Military Division West Mississippi, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to May, 1865. Dept. of Mississippi to November, 1865.

SERVICE

·    In camp near Alexandria, Va., till November 9, 1863.

·    Scout to Annandale October 18 (Cos. "B," "C," "G" and "L").

·    Moved to Eastport, Miss., November 9-28; thence to Columbus, Ky., December 6.

·    To Union City, Tenn., December 15.

·    Garrison and scout duty at Paris, Tenn., December 23, 1863, to January 16, 1864.

·    Moved to Union City January 16-20.

·    Expedition from Union City to Trenton January 22-27.

·    March from Union City to Memphis and Colliersville, Tenn., January 28-February 8.

·    Smith's Expedition to Okolona, Miss., February 11-26.

·    Aberdeen, Miss., February 19.

·    Prairie Station February 20.

·    West Point February 20-21.

·    Okolona February 21-22.

·    Ivy's Farm February 22.

·    Tallahatchie River February 23.

·    Operations against Forest in West Tennessee and Kentucky March 16-April 14.

·    Near Memphis April 5.

·    Raleigh April 10.

·    Sturgis' Expedition to Ripley, Miss., April 30-May 9.

·    Bolivar, Tenn., May 2.

·    Holly Springs May 23.

·    Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown June 1-13.

·    Brice's Cross Roads or Tishamingo Creek, near Guntown, June 10.

·    Ripley June 11.

·    Duty on Memphis & Charleston Railroad between Moscow and LaGrange June 25-July 5.

·    Expedition from Memphis to Grand Gulf, Miss., July 4-24 (Detachment).

·    Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., July 5-6.

·    Port Gibson July 14.

·    Grand Gulf July 15-16.

·    Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30.

·    Hurricane Creek and Oxford August 9.

·    Tallahatchie River August 14.

·    Waterford August 19. Duty at Memphis, Tenn., August 31, 1864, to December 20, 1864.

·    Hernando October 15. Yazoo City December 2.

·    Chickasawba Bridge December 10.

·    Grierson's Raid to destroy Mobile & Ohio Railroad December 20, 1864, to January 15, 1865.

·    Verona December 25.

·    Egypt Station December 28.

·    Moved to Natchez, Miss., January 19, and duty there till March 4

·    Moved to New Orleans, La., and camp at Carrollton till April 5.

·    Moved to Mobile, Ala., April 5.

·    Spanish Fort April 8.

·    Fort Blakely April.

·    Expedition from Blakely, Ala., to Georgetown, Ga., April 17-30.

·    Moved to Columbus, Miss., and duty there till June 7.

·    Moved to Vicksburg June 7.

·    Duty there and at Natchez, Port Gibson and Brookhaven till November

·    Mustered out at Vicksburg, Miss., November 1, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 48 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 190 Enlisted men by disease. Total 241.

Battle Report Filed By Col. Joseph Karge, Commanding the

2nd New Jersey Cavalry

HDQRS. DETACH. 1ST BRIG., CAV. DIV., 16TH ARMY CORPS,
Steamer Diana, July 24, 1864.

MAJOR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the detachment, under my command, of the First Brigade, Cavalry Division, Sixteenth Army Corps:

July 4, 1864, left camp at White's Station and marched to Memphis, and there embarked on the steamers J. D. Perry, J. C. Snow, Silver Wave, Madison, Sunny South, Rose Hambleton, Tycoon, and Shenango. July 5, got under way at 11 a.m. and proceeded down the river to Helena, reaching there at dark. Engaged all night in taking on wood. July 6, left Helena at daybreak; reached the mouth of White River at 4 p.m.; took in wood; resumed the trip at 7 p.m. At 11 p.m. several boats of the fleet were fired into by the enemy from the Mississippi shore near Bolivar. The fire was promptly returned and the enemy dispersed. One man (Nineteenth Pennsylvania) slightly wounded. July 7, made no stoppages; reached Vicksburg at 5.30 p.m. Immediately disembarked, and marched out the Jackson road to Clear Creek, eight miles. July 8, broke camp at Clear Creek at 6 a.m. and marched to Big Black. While resting there Major-General Slocum returned from his Jackson expedition. Upon being made acquainted with the object of our expedition he considered it impracticable and ordered us to return to Vicksburg. Marched to the Four-Mile Bridge, on the Vicksburg, Jackson, and Brandon Railroad, and encamped. Distance marched, twenty-four miles. July 9, encamped at Four-Mile Bridge; received orders from General Slocum that p.m. to report with my command at Big Black on the following day. July 10, broke camp at 4 a.m. and marched to Big Black and reported to Brigadier-General Ellet, commanding cavalry forces. Distance marched, fourteen miles. July 11, broke camp at 4 a.m. and marched, via Edwards Station, to Auburn. Distance, twenty-four miles. July 12, broke camp at 4 a.m. and marched to Utica. Light skirmishing all day. Distance, twelve miles. July 13, broke camp at 12 m. and marched three miles southwest of Rocky Springs. Skirmishing all day. Distance, twenty miles. July 14, broke camp at 5 a.m. and marched to Port Gibson; encamped one mile south of the town. Distance marched, sixteen miles. July 15, broke camp at noon and marched to Grand Gulf. Eleven miles. July 16, encamped at Grand Gulf. July 17, embarked at noon on board the steamers of the Mississippi Marine Brigade; disembarked twenty miles south of Vicksburg at 5 p.m. and marched to within three miles of the town. Distance, seventeen miles. July 18, broke camp at 6 a.m. and marched to Four-Mile Bridge. July 19, encamped at Four-Mile Bridge. July 20, marched into Vicksburg and embarked on steamers of the marine fleet at 4 p.m. July 21, 22, 23, on board transports. July 24, arrived at Memphis at 6 a.m.

Incidental: Near Utica, July 13, Major Shorey, of the First Mississippi Cavalry, was attacked by a superior force of the enemy, and his party driven back to camp. The major was left dead on the field.(*) Near Port Gibson, July 14, a foraging party of the Second New Jersey Cavalry was surprised and 26 men captured. Same day, this command, being in the rear, was attacked after the infantry and the rest of the cavalry had taken up the march. After a sharp fight of an hour's duration the enemy were driven off. They hung on our rear, however, during the march, but were repulsed in each attack. July 16, at Grand Gulf, the enemy attacked at daybreak, but were badly whipped and driven demoralized from the field, leaving their dead in our hands.

Our losses are as follows: Killed, 1 commissioned officer and 3 enlisted men; wounded, 4 enlisted men; missing, 1 commissioned officer and 26 enlisted men.

Respectfully submitted.

 JOSEPH KARGÉ,

Col. 2d New Jersey Cav., Comdg. Detach. 1st Brig., &c.

 Maj. W. H. MORGAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General, District of West Tennessee.