1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry

The 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry was a regiment from the U.S. state of New Jersey that participated in the American Civil War.

Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 116 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 185 Enlisted men by disease. Total 317

The regiment was organized at Trenton, New Jersey, under authority of the United States Department of War on August 14, 1861 by William Halstead, a former congressman who served as a Colonel in the regiment.

Mustered out at Cloud's Hills, Va., July 24, 1865.

Twelve enlisted soldiers of the regiment performed actions which later earned them the Medal of Honor. These men included;


 * Sgt. James T. Clancy, C Company - Vaughan Road, 1 October 1864
 * Cpl. William B. Hooper, L Company - Chamberlain's Creek, 31 March 1865
 * Pvt. Lewis Locke, A Company - Paine's Crossroads, 5 April 1865
 * Sgt. William Porter, H Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865
 * Sgt. John C. Sagelhurst, B Company - Hatcher's Run, 6 February 1865
 * Sgt. David Southard, C Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865
 * 1Sgt. George W. Stewart, E Company - Paine's Crossroads, 5 April 1865
 * Pvt. Christian Streile, I Company - Paine's Crossroads, 5 April 1865
 * Sgt. Charles Titus, H Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865
 * Sgt. Aaron B. Tompkins, G Company - Sayler's Creek, 5 April 1865
 * Sgt. Charles E. Wilson, A Company - Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865
 * Sgt. John Wilson, L Company - Chamberlain's Creek, 31 March 1865