. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . nd the Croziers, consisting of three brothers: Ed-mund Crozier, Company F. Third New Jersey Regiment;Elam Crozier. Company F, Third New Jersey Regiment,Cavalry; Roger Crozier. Company J^, Twenty-fourth XewJersey Regiment. Also the three sons of Phebe Robinson: George , Company H, Third New Jersey Regiment, Cav-alry; Hosea Robinson, Company F, Thirty-seventh NewJersey Regiment, who died in the service and was buriedat City Point, Virginia, September 10, 1864; William Rob-inson, United


. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . nd the Croziers, consisting of three brothers: Ed-mund Crozier, Company F. Third New Jersey Regiment;Elam Crozier. Company F, Third New Jersey Regiment,Cavalry; Roger Crozier. Company J^, Twenty-fourth XewJersey Regiment. Also the three sons of Phebe Robinson: George , Company H, Third New Jersey Regiment, Cav-alry; Hosea Robinson, Company F, Thirty-seventh NewJersey Regiment, who died in the service and was buriedat City Point, Virginia, September 10, 1864; William Rob-inson, United States Navy. In Company Ft. of the Twenty-fourth New JerseyRegiment, there was also enlisted a Bridgeton family ofthree brothers, Thomas W. Sheppard, Elmer Sheppard,John Sheppard. The Swinneys, of Shiloh, were another family whodid much for the land they loved. Azor E. Swinney enhstedin Company H, Third New Jersey Cavalry, and was killedin action at Winchester, Virginia, September 19, 1864,while gallantly fighting under the command of GeneralPliil. Slieridan, in the famous Shenandoah ^allev cam-. FIVE PATRIOTIC AVARS BROTHERS-ImCEphraim R. Ayars Edward Ayars Musician Co. H, ::ith N. J. Reg. Inf. Vols. Jeremiah Ayars Richard R. Ayars 1st Del. Reg. Inf. Vols. Co. H, Jtth Reg. Inf. Vols. (ISil) Co. H, JUh N. J. AyarsCo. H, JIth Reg. Inf. Vols. HISTORIC DAYS paign. John G. Swinney, a brother, served a term of threeyears in Company K, Twelfth New Jersey, with merit andhonors. The Brooks family, of Bridgeton, was another loyalcontingent for the Union cause. Reuben Brooks wentamong the first defenders in Company F, Third New JerseyInfantry (Cumberland Greys); Joseph C. Brooks, enrolledin Company H, Twenty-fourth New Jersey, afterward serv-ing in the United States Navy; Enoch Brooks enlisted inCompany H, Third New Jersey Cavalr}-. Still another Cumberland County family of threebrothers gave much and suffered much for the land and na-tion. Horace Garton, C


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