The 33rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 33rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Newark, New Jersey for three years service and mustered in September 3, 1863 under the command of Colonel George W. Mindil.
The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland and Army of Georgia, to July 1865.
The 33rd New Jersey Infantry mustered out of service July 17, 1865, at Washington, D.C.
Left New Jersey for Washington, D.C., September 8, 1863, then moved to Warrenton, Va., September 13âÂÂ19. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 26âÂÂ30, 1863, then moved to mouth of Battle Creek, October 18, and duty there guarding bridges until November 4. Moved to Lookout Valley, Tenn., November 4âÂÂ6. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23âÂÂ27. Orchard Knob November 23. Tunnel Hill November 24âÂÂ25. Missionary Ridge November 25. March to relief of Knoxville November 28 â December 17. Duty in Alabama until May 1864. Atlanta Campaign May 1 â September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8âÂÂ11. Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8. Battle of Resaca May 14âÂÂ15. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22âÂÂ25. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 26 â June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 â July 2. Pine Hill June 11âÂÂ14. Lost Mountain June 15âÂÂ17. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5âÂÂ17. Peachtree Creek July 19âÂÂ20. Siege of Atlanta July 22 â August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26 â September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2 â November 15. Expedition to Tuckum's Cross Roads October 26âÂÂ29. Near Atlanta November 9. March to the sea November 15 â December 10. Montieth Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10âÂÂ21. Carolinas Campaign January to April 1865. Averysboro, N.C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19âÂÂ21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10âÂÂ14. 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 â May 19. Grand Review of the Armies May 23âÂÂ24.
The regiment lost a total of 163 men during service; 6 officers and 72 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 85 enlisted men died of disease.