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The United States, New Jersey, Military Records collection includes the following publications:

• Brief Sketches of the New Jersey Chaplains in the Continental Army, and in the State Militia during the War of Independence written by the Rev. F.R. Brace and published in 1909. As quoted in the opening of the publication ‘The principal sources of information from which these sketches of the chaplains from New Jersey in the Ear of Independence have been drawn, are from Stryker’s “Officers and Men in the Army of the Revolution”, “New Jersey Archives”, Sprague’s “Annals of the American Pulpit”, Hall’s “History of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton”, Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, Dubbs’, also Good’s “History of the Reformed Church in the United States”, Griffith’s “History of the Baptists in New Jersey” and Fenwick’s “History of Salem”.
• Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars 1791-1815 written by The Office of the Adjutant General and published in 1909. The publication covers the Expedition against the Indians in 1791, the Pennsylvania Insurrection in 1794, the Naval War with France, 1798-1801, the Naval War with Tripoli, Africa, 1801-1805. The War with Great Britain, 1812-1815 and the Naval War with Algiers, Africa in 1815.
• Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War written by William S. Stryker, Adjutant General and published in 1872. The Governor of New Jersey, Theodore F. Randolph begins the book with the quote “A record of Jerseymen who took part in the military service of this country during the Revolutionary War has never been compiled. Having been informed that you have collected certain lists of the heroic men of that period, you are hereby directed to prosecute, as far as possible, your researches, with the clerical force of your office, and report the result to me.”
• Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-1865, volume 1 published in 1876 and written by The Office of the Adjutant General. As quoted in the report “I have the honor to submit a special report accompanying the published Official Register of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the War of the Rebellion”.
• Register of the Commissioned Officers and Privates of the New Jersey Volunteers in the Service of the United States published in 1863 and written by The Office of the Adjutant General. The publication is a list of names of Commissioned Officers and Privates of the New Jersey Volunteers. The records include the Rank, date of commission and former Rank.
• Roster of the 12th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers written by Co. William E. Potter and published in 1875. The roster includes the names of those who served in the 12th Regiment of the New Jersey Volunteers.