The 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was organized at Flemington, New Jersey for three years service with Company A being the first to muster into the service on August 28, 1863, and the last (Company D) on October 13, 1863, under the command of Colonel John J. Cladek.
The regiment was attached to Provisional Brigade, Casey's Division, XXII Corps, to November 1863. District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to September 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XVII Corps, to July 1865.
The 35th New Jersey Infantry mustered out of service July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky.
Left New Jersey for Washington, D.C., October 19, 1863. Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until November 1863. Moved to Eastport, Miss., November 9âÂÂ28, then to Columbus, Ky., and Union City, Tenn., December 12âÂÂ20, and duty there until January 16, 1864. Moved to Columbus, Ky., then to Vicksburg, Miss. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Meridian February 9âÂÂ13. Marion February 15âÂÂ17. Meridian February 16. Operations in western Tennessee against Forrest March 16-April 14. Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstrations on Resaca May 5âÂÂ13. Sugar Valley, near Resaca, May 9. Near Resaca May 13. Battle of Resaca May 14âÂÂ15. Advanced on Dallas May 22âÂÂ25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. On line of Nickajack Creek July 2âÂÂ5. Ruff's Mills July 3âÂÂ4. Chattahoochie River July 5âÂÂ17. Decatur July 19âÂÂ22. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25âÂÂ30. Battle of Jonesborough August 31-September 1. Lovejoy's Station September 2âÂÂ6. At Eastpoint until October 4. Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 4âÂÂ26. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10âÂÂ21. Carolinas Campaign January to April 1865. Reconnaissance to Salkehatchie River January 20, 1865. River's and Broxton Bridges, Salkehatchie River, S.C., February 2. River's Bridge February 3. South Edisto River February 9. North Edisto River, Orangeburg, February 11âÂÂ12. Columbia February 15âÂÂ17. Cheraw March 3âÂÂ4. Battle of Bentonville, N.C., March 20âÂÂ21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advanced on Raleigh April 10âÂÂ14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Marched to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review of the Armies May 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 5, and duty there until July.
The regiment lost a total of 159 men during service; 1 officer and 24 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 132 enlisted men died of disease.