33rd New Jersey Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
"2nd Zouaves"
Organized at Newark, N.J., and mustered in September 3, 1863. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 8, 1863, thence moved to Warrenton, Va., September 13-19. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland and Georgia, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 26-30, 1863, thence moved to mouth of Battle Creek, October 18, and duty there guarding bridges until November 4. Moved to Lookout Valley, Tenn., November 4-6.
- November 23-27, 1863 -
The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign- Orchard Knob November 23.
- Tunnel Hill November 24-25.
- Mission Ridge November 25.
- March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 17.
- Duty in Alabama until May, 1864.
- May 1-September 8, 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11.
- Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8.
- May 14-May 15, 1864 -
Battle of Resaca, Georgia - Near Cassville May 19.
- Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
- New Hope Church May 25.
- May 25-June 5, 1864 -
Operations in Bartow County, Georgia - Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Pine Hill June 11-14.
- Lost Mountain June 15-17.
- Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15.
- Muddy Creek June 17.
- Noyes Creek June 19.
- Kolb's Farm June 22.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 -
Siege of Atlanta, Georgia - Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2.
- Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15.
- October 26-29, 1864 -
Expedition from Atlanta, Georgia to Tuckum's Crossroads, Georgia - November 9, 1864 -
Skirmish near Atlanta, Georgia
- November 15-December 21, 1864 -
The Savannah Campaign- Montieth Swamp December 9.
- December 10-21, 1864 -
Siege of Savannah, Georgia
- January 1-April 26, 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign- Averysboro, N. C., March 16.
- Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
- Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
- Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
- Smithfield, N. C., April 11.
- Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
- Bennett's House April 26.
- Surrender of Johnston and his army.
- March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19.
- Grand Review May 23-24.
- Mustered out at Washington, D.C., July 17, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 72 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 85 Enlisted men by disease. Total 163.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 703, 705, 707, 715, 720, 721, 723, 834, 866, 1364-1365)
