Dedicated on September 17, 1903, two monuments to the New Jersy Brigade mark two positions, the first on the north side of Smoketown Road and the second on the north side of Cornfield Avenue. See map >
From the monument on Smoketown Road:
First New Jersey Brigade
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Infantry and Hexamer's Battery
September 17, 1862
The Brigade arrived upon the field from Crampton's Pass about noon, and was formed for a charge upon the Confederate line just North of the Dunkard Church. The order for the charge was countermanded, and the brigade took position across this road, in support of the 6rh Corps Artillery, the right of the brigade in woods North of the road, the left in the open field South, where it remained, under artillery fire, until the morning of the 19th.
see enlargement of tablet from Smoketown Road monument
From the monument on Cornfield Avenue:
First New Jersey Brigade
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Infantry and Hexamer's Battery
September 17, 1862
This stone marks the right of the brigade, when a little after noon it was formed to charge the woods North of the Dunkard Church. The order was countermanded and the brigade moved a short distance to the left to support the Corps Artillery, soon after which Hexamer's Battery engaged and silenced the Confederate Artillery at Dunkard Church.
The brigade was commanded by its senior colonel, Alfred T. A. Torbert of the 1st New Jersey. Lieutenant Colonel Mark W. Collet commanded the 1st. The 2nd was commanded by Colonel Samuel L. Buck, the 3rd by Colonel Henry W. Brown, and the 4th by Colonel William B. Hatch.
Monuments to the brigade are also on the South Mountain battlefield and at Gettysburg.
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