. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . Colonel Roliertsun. Major Fithian, acting asaid to General French, beha\-ed in a most gallant andsoldierly manner through the whole fight. The conduct of the 25th New Jersey- in the recentconflict on the Nansemond, near Suffolk, \irginia, isspoken of in high terms of praise. They formed in con-nection with the 103d New York, the right wing- of the at-tack, and are described as doing their work splendidly,driving the enemy back slowly but surely. It gives us special pleasure to make this stateme
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . Colonel Roliertsun. Major Fithian, acting asaid to General French, beha\-ed in a most gallant andsoldierly manner through the whole fight. The conduct of the 25th New Jersey- in the recentconflict on the Nansemond, near Suffolk, \irginia, isspoken of in high terms of praise. They formed in con-nection with the 103d New York, the right wing- of the at-tack, and are described as doing their work splendidly,driving the enemy back slowly but surely. It gives us special pleasure to make this statemen*:,inasmuch as the Fairfield Company from this county, Cap-tain Garretsons, belongs to this regiment. There are manyother Cumberland and Cape Alay boys in the 25th. While the town of Bridgeton and the western town-ships of Cumberland County produced remarkable familiesof citizen-soldiers to whom reference has been alreadymade, the Townships of Fairfield and Downe to the southalong the Cobansey and by the Delaware Bay were pro- (IW) ■. WAR TIME PICTURES—IMil-l-iiiFive Brave Young Men from Fairfield Killed in Battle William B. Elmer ^ ,. ^l^T,,^clf v„u Co. H, ■J4th N. J. Reg. Inf. Vols. Co. D. N. J. Reg. Inf. Vols. Albert Jones, Co. G. JIth N. J. Reg. Inf. Vols. I Rwis S Flmer Theodore W. Elmer Co. G. IJtr N. J. R^g Inf Vols. Co. H, :M N. J. Reg. Cav. Vols. (197) igS HISTORIC DAYS purtiunately patriotic. When the flag at Sumter was in-suhed the fanner boys and oystermen came boldy, bravelyforward. In the g-allant contingent from hairfield came the Elmerfamily to take a leading part in the great battles for humanliberty. I heodore and Ann Elmer ga\e three sons, as fol-lows: To Company E, 12th Regiment, Lucius Q. C. Elmer,who served honorably and was transferred to HancocksVeteran Reserve Corps—to Company H, 24th New Jersey,William B. Elmer, Corporal, who died at Division Hospital,near Ealmouth. \irginia, of wounds received in action atFredericksburg, December 13th
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