Dedicated on September 17, 1903, the forty-first anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the New Jersey State Monument commemorates the five New Jersey infantry regiments and the New Jersey artillery battle that were present and fought in the engagement as well as the previous September 14, 1862 Battle of South Mountain. The four regiments of what became known as the First New Jersey Brigade-the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, the 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, the 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry and the 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, fought at South Mountain as they made a triumphant charge up Crampton's Gap, clearing out the summit of Confederates while taking many casualties. They were in reserve at Antietam. The 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry of the XII Corp and Battery A, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery fought at Antietam, where the 13th New Jersey lost a number of men in their first actual engagement, including Captain Hugh C. Irish, who was shot while climbing and fence, and whose body dangled on it for hours until the fighting moved away from the area. At the 1903 dedication ceremony, speeches were made by Colonel Ezra A. Carmen, commander of the 13th New Jersey during the battle, New Jersey Governor Franklin Murphy, and President Theodore Roosevelt. Panels on the monument give details of the six regiments and batter, and the monument is topped with a statue honoring Captain Irish and his sacrifice.
Dedicated on September 17, 1903, the forty-first anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the New Jersey State Monument commemorates the five New Jersey infantry regiments and the New Jersey artillery battle that were present and fought in the engagement as well as the previous September 14, 1862 Battle of South Mountain. The four regiments of what became known as the First New Jersey Brigade-the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, the 2nd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, the 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry and the 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, fought at South Mountain as they made a triumphant charge up Crampton's Gap, clearing out the summit of Confederates while taking many casualties. They were in reserve at Antietam. The 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry of the XII Corp and Battery A, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery fought at Antietam, where the 13th New Jersey lost a number of men in their first actual engagement, including Captain Hugh C. Irish, who was shot while climbing and fence, and whose body dangled on it for hours until the fighting moved away from the area. At the 1903 dedication ceremony, speeches were made by Colonel Ezra A. Carmen, commander of the 13th New Jersey during the battle, New Jersey Governor Franklin Murphy, and President Theodore Roosevelt. Panels on the monument give details of the six regiments and batter, and the monument is topped with a statue honoring Captain Irish and his sacrifice.
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