Monument to 15th New Jersey Infantry Regiment (Southern Gateway, Virginia)
Union
This tall, stone monument located near the historic Salem Church is dedicated to the 15th New Jersey Infantry regiment. It marks the site of a bloody battle between them and the Confederate 14th Georgia regiment in which around 116 men were killed before the Union side emerged victorious. The monument is a pillar on a rectangular base topped with a statue of an infantryman shielding his eyes. It is similar in appearance to the nearby monument to the 23rd New Jersey regiment. The monument was re-dedicated by the New Jersey Centennial Commission in 1964, which was founded in the 1950s to foster national unity in the face of the Civil Rights movement and the Cold War.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1908-01-01
Address:
Southern Gateway
Southampton
Virginia
United States
Inscription:
South: 15th Reg't. N. J. Vol's 1861 - 1865 To commemorate the services of the 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Colonel William H. Penrose, U.S.A., engaged two hours on this line of battle on the Federal side. May 3rd, 1863. Loss: 41 killed, 109 wounded, 4 missing.
Bronze plaque: 15th Rgt. N.J. Volunteer Veteran Association
East: The survivors of the 15th New Jersey Regiment honor the memory of their comrades who bore themselves bravely in this contest, and bear witness to the valor of the men who opposed them on this field.
North: Dedicated to national unity and perpetual peace.
West: Erected by the State of New Jersey, under authority of an act of the legislature of 1908, introduced by Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuyser.
Commissioners appointed by Governor John Franklin Fort. Honorable John F. Dryder, Chairman; Sergeant William H. Cawley; General Joseph W. Plume; Private Albert W. Whitehead; John S. Gibson. Private Henry H. Hoffman. Sergeant William N. H. Wyckoff, Treas. Private Stephen W. Gordon, Sec'y. Thomas Manson and Son, Red Bank, N. J., Builders
Rededication tablet: This site rededicated May 16, 1964 Civil War Centennial Commission State of New Jersey Richard J. Hughes Governor
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Opening Date:
1908-01-01
Material:
Stone
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Creator:
Thomas Manson and Son, Red Bank, N. J., Builders
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Erected by:
the state of New Jersey
Funded by:
the state of New Jersey
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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