Engaged in twenty-six battles, including all the important actions on the Peninsula, Fredricksburg, Chancelorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Appomattox, and most importantly, that fateful battle at Gettysburg, Battery B saw alot of action, and gave better than they got in every case. Here is a little sample of that history from a book written by an original member:

Brevet Major A. Judson Clark, Captian Commanding Battery B, First New Jersey Artillery (From a War Time Photograph, 1862) HISTORY OF BATTERY B, 1ST N.J. ARTILLERY. front (ill.)

This Battery was recruited at Newark, N.J., most of the men and officers being from that vicinity, and all from Northern New Jersey. The Captain, Second Lieutenants and thirty of the enlisted men had seen service in Company F, First New Jersey Infantry, during three months' service. A better lot of men physically and mentally never served the United States. Most of them were boys from 16 to 21 years of age; nearly all working men from shop, factory and farm; two ... were veterans of the Mexican war; two ... had seen service in the English army; two ... had served in the German army; and (one)... in the French army. Nearly every occupation had a representative, ranging from goldsmith to farmer, in our ranks. Seventy percent were native born, but the naturalized soldiers in our ranks were equally devoted to their adopted country as its own sons.

The Battery was mustered into the United States service at Trenton, N.J., Sept. 3, 1861, for three years service, by Lieutenant Charles Brightly, Fourth United States Infantry, under General Order No. 16, War Department, May 4, 1861. Immediately after muster the state furnished each man two suits of underwear, stockings, uniform, great-coat, knapsack, haversack, canteen, knife and fork, tin cup and plate, woolen and rubber blankets, all of which were far superior to what was afterwards supplied to us by the United States Quartermasters. The Battery rendezvoused at Camp Olden, Trenton. In camp with us there were the First Cavalry, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth New Jersey Infantry, all of whom preceded us to the front, and the organization of the Ninth was going on when we were ordered to the front on October 22, 1861.

Excerpt from:

HISTORY OF BATTERY B, 1ST N.J. ARTILLERY.
Written by Michael Hanifen
Pages 5 and 6
Longstreet House
Originally printed, Ottawa, Illinois, 1905
Reprinted, Hightstown, NJ, 1991

Another Exerpt from The History of Battery B, "The Gettysburg Campaign"

(MONUMENT FRONT) CLARK'S BATTERY Battery B, First New Jersey Light Artillery, 3d Corps Fought here from 2 until 7 o'clock, on July 2, 1863, firing 1,300 rounds of ammunition. Losses: Killed 1, Wounded 16, Missing 3. Erected by the State of New Jersey 1888.

(MONUMENT BACK) Mustered In September 3, 1861. Mustered Out June 16, 1865. Engaged in 26 battles, including all the important actions on the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Appomattox.

"This monument was erected by the State of New Jersey, under the acts of it's Legislature providing for the erection of suitable monuments to mark the postitions occupied by New Jersey regiments and batteries upon the battlefields of Gettysburg, to commemorate their services in granite. The monument is a massive structure of dark Quincy granite and highly polished. The base is six feet, three inches long, and five feet three inches wide; its height is twelve feet six inches; its weight thirteen tons. The die is four feet long and three feet wide. On each end is carved a representation of a cannon and two rammers. The finial has on a neck, front and rear Third Corps badge and a band of thirteen stars, and terminates with cap on a enlarged representation of a cannonball, which is cut solid on the stone..."

"... It was dedicated July 2, 1888. The picture... (Black & White Thumbnail) ... is a faithful representation of (the) monument, and group of surviving comrades present at its dedication. It is located on Sickles Avenue, north of the wheatfield, and near the east line of Sherfy's Peach Orchard."

Members in monument photo from left to right: C.H. Harrison, Cornelius Bush, Mrs. J.H. George, Mrs. Chas Bush, J. Whitmore, Jos. Stevenson, M. Whitmore, Thos. McKecknie, A. Parkhurst, E. Raake, G.H. Williams, J. Hardham, R. Wilson, Chas. Bush, M. Donohoe, J.H. George, Chas Banks, Capt. A.J. Clark, Geo. Smith, E.H. Timm, H. Roydhouse, J. Higgins, S.D. Farrand, O.N. Woodruff, Wm. Smith, Samuel Ennis, M. Hanifen.

Photo & Text exerpted from:
HISTORY OF BATTERY B, 1ST N.J. ARTILLERY, by Michael Hanifen, Pages 92 and 93, Longstreet House, Originally printed, Ottawa, Illinois, 1905, Reprinted, Hightstown, NJ, 1991.

For the Record: Battery B actually fired 1,342 rounds of ammunition on July 2, 1863. That is the record for most shots fired by a single battery in one day of action during the Civil War.