Registers of officers and enlisted men, 1776-1960.

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Registers of officers and enlisted men, 1776-1960.

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Registers of officers and enlisted men of the New Jersey National Guard and its predecessor, the New Jersey Militia.

19 v.

New Jersey State Archives

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New Jersey. National Guard

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New Jersey. Militia

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The Continental Congress called upon New Jersey in 1775 to form a militia to support Continental forces in New York. Early in 1776, the New Jersey Militia under Colonel Nathaniel Heard was ordered to take about 500 men to Long Island to disarm dissenting Loyalists. While encamped in New York City, Heard was promoted to brigadier general. His brigade, composed of sixteen companies of 160 officers and 1762 enlisted men, took part in Washington's evacuation of New York City on September 12, 1776, a...