New Jersey in the American Revolution Paul Robeson World War II and NJ
New Jersey in the Civil War Jersey Homesteads Social Protest in the 1960s and 1970s
   
[Horrors of War] - [Opposing Viewpoints] - [Patriotic Contributions from New Jersey People] - [Battles] - [Ellis' Letters] - [NJ Women and the War]

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New Jersey in the Civil War

 

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New Jersey's role in the Civil War is examined by using six subtopics: 

-Horrors of War

- Opposing Viewpoints

-Patriotic Contributions from New Jersey People

- Battles

- Ellis' Letters

- NJ Women and the War

Enjoy your journey of discovery about the most serious threat to federal union in the history of the United States of America.

  Captain Ellis Hamilton, 1863

Photograph Source:  Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives.