The 13th New Jersey has three monuments showing its different positions on the battlefield of Antietam. The first is on the north side of Cornfield Avenue (top right and bottom of page), the second on the east side of Hagerstown Turnpike north of Cornfield Avenue (middle right), and the third on Confederate Avenue behind the Dunker Church (bottom right ). see map
The monuments were dedicated on September 17, 1903.
The 13th New Jersey was under the command of Colonel Ezra Ayres Carman. It had been mustered in just three weeks before, and loaded its muskets for the first time at Antietam.
In the 1890's Carman was a vital member of the Antietam Battlefield Board, where he documented the positions and movements of units in the battle and certified the placement of each monument.
From the Cornfield Avenue monument:
13th New Jersey Infantry
September 17, 1862
First position under artillery fire, about 150
yards north of this point. At 10 a.m. advanced to
the Hagerstown Road and became closely engaged.
From the Hagerstown Pike monument:
13th New Jersey Infantry
September 17, 1862
Center of Regiment at 10:20 a.m. facing West.
Part of the right wing was across the road.
From the Confederate Avenue monument:
13th New Jersey Infantry
September 17, 1862
Engaged in this position facing West
from 11:20 a.m. to about 12 noon.
The 13th New Jersey is also honored on the State of New Jersey monument and by a monument at Gettysburg.
See more about the 13th New Jersey Infantry Regiment in the Civil War
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