The 37th was organized at Camp Delaware, Trenton, N.J. and was mustered in on 6/23/1864. They did fatigue duty at Point of Rocks, Va. and at redoubt Converse on Spring Hill, near the Appomattox river until August 28, 1864. Assigned to duty by detachments at Broadway landing, unloading vessels at Corps Headquarters with the ambulance corps. At Point of Rocks, Va., they were in charge of commissary dept.. From there they did duty in the trenches before Petersburg, Va. , in rear of Hare house battery August 28-Sept.25. Ordered to Trenton, N.J. Sept. 26. Mustered out at Trenton 10/1/1864. The unit lost while in service 5 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and one officer and 13 men by disease. Total-19
The 37th was organized at Camp Delaware, Trenton, N.J. and was mustered in on 6/23/1864. They did fatigue duty at Point of Rocks, Va. and at redoubt Converse on Spring Hill, near the Appomattox river until August 28, 1864. Assigned to duty by detachments at Broadway landing, unloading vessels at Corps Headquarters with the ambulance corps. At Point of Rocks, Va., they were in charge of commissary dept.. From there they did duty in the trenches before Petersburg, Va. , in rear of Hare house battery August 28-Sept.25. Ordered to Trenton, N.J. Sept. 26. Mustered out at Trenton 10/1/1864. The unit lost while in service 5 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and one officer and 13 men by disease. Total-19
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