Historical sketch of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers / First Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps

by Edward Livingston Campbell

Officers originally mustered	38
Enlisted men originally mustered	909
Officers gained	72
Enlisted men gained	852
Total strength		1871
Officers mustered out	18
Enlisted men mustered out	398
Officers resigned	26
discharged	8
promoted	33
transferred	14
died from diseases	1
died from wounds	8
dismissed	2
Enlisted men discharged	189
transferred	605
promoted	43
died from disease	98
died from wounds	239
died in prison	15
deserted	108
not accounted for	66
Total		1871

LOSSES BY DEATH OF NEW JERSEY REGIMENTS THAT SERVED THREE YEARS.

Number of Regiment.	Died of Disease.	Died of Wounds.	Died in Prison.	Total Deaths.
1	55	153	19	227
2	39	100	21	160
3	48	160	5	213
4	74	158	25	257
5	66	138	9	213
6	48	122	10	180
7	107	135	18	260
8	94	173	17	284
9	114	96	44	254	12 Companies.
10	120	102	52	274
11	83	130	20	233
12	72	175	13	260
13	35	68	3	106
14	71	146	31	248
15	99	247	15	361
Cavalry.
1	137	124	37	298	12 Companies.
2	142	52	40	234	12 Companies.
3	49	49	47	145	12 Companies.

RECAPITULATION OF NEW JERSEY THREE-YEARS REGIMENTS.

THREE-YEARS REGIMENTS.	Mustered in.		Gained.		Total Strength.	Mustered out.
	Officers.	Enlisted Men.	Officers.	Enlisted Men.		Officers.	Enlisted Men.
1	38	996	61	302	1397	29	454
2	38	1006	79	1075	2198	46	1083
3	38	1013	76	148	1275	22	337
4	38	871	99	1028	2036	41	742
5	38	823	66	845	1772	16	184
6	38	860	50	537	1485	20	159
7	38	882	108	1878	2906	45	976
8	38	851	87	1819	2795	45	941
12 Co.'s. 9	42	1115	85	1495	2701	35	1235
10	35	883	69	1597	2584	32	847
11	39	940	57	804	1840	23	444
12	39	953	57	850	1899	40	903
13	38	899	57	444	1438	29	481
14	39	968	47	330	1384	29	481
15	38	909	72	852	1871	18	398
Cavalry.
12 Co.'s. 1	44	998	150	2125	3317	38	1329
12 Co.'s. 2	44	1105	36	1715	2900	38	1216
12 Co.'s. 3	47	1131	59	997	2234	38	994

THREE-YEARS REGIMENTS.	CASUALTIES.
	Commissioned Officers.
	Resigned.	Discharged.	Promoted.	Transferred.	Died.	Deserted.	Dismissed.	Not accounted for.
1	24	6	25	1	10		4
2	27	6	21	5	9	1	2
3	23	7	46	2	10		4
4	29	17	36	3	7	1	3
5	23	4	26	19	13	2	1
6	26	4	26	5	4		3
7	30	12	29	10	13		7
8	35	3	25	3	10		4
12 Co.'s. 9	36	11	31	3	10		1
10	20	25	21		5		1
11	24	6	18	9	11		5
12	14	12	18		9		3
13	32	4	25	2	3
14	20	9	14	5	8		1
15	26	8	33	14	9		2
Cavalry.
12 Co.'s. 1	42	22	63	7	16	1	5
12 Co.'s. 2	13	5	17		3	2	2
12 Co.'s. 3	17	13	23	2	5		8

THREE-YEARS REGIMENTS.	CASUALTIES.
	Enlisted Men.
	Discharged.	Transferred.	Promoted.	Died.	Deserted.	Not accounted for.	Total.
1	326	112	37	217	124	21	1397
2	372	205	47	151	204	19	2198
1	326	112	37	217	124	21	1397
2	372	205	47	151	204	19	2198
3	376	93	38	203	111	3	1275
4	302	78	47	250	371	109	2036
5	392	523	40	201	251	77	1772
6	360	309	27	176	209	157	1485
7	362	405	44	247	656	70	2906
8	428	333	31	274	416	247	2795
12 Co.'s. 9	341	534	17	244	167	36	2701
10	268	162	48	269	748	138	2584
11	224	315	29	222	451	59	1840
12	159	206	38	252	216	29	1899
13	148	408	24	103	178	1	1438
14	150	298	32	240	97		1384
15	189	605	43	352	108	66	1871
Cavalry.
12 Co.'s. 1	298	448	76	282	425	238	3317
12 Co.'s. 2	88	376	32	231	724	153	2900
12 Co.'s. 3	70	274	24	140	439	187	2234

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