Peter Vredenburgh Jr.

Infobox Military Person
name = Peter Vredenburgh Jr.


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born = September 12 1837
placeofbirth = Freehold, New Jersey
died = September 19 1864
placeofdeath = Winchester, Virginia (Battle of Opequon)
placeofburial = Winchester, Virginia, later Freehold, New Jersey
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allegiance = U. S. A.
branch = Union Army Infantry
serviceyears = 1862–1864
rank = Major
unit = 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment
commands =
battles = Civil War Eastern Campaigns
awards =
relations =
laterwork = Lawyer

Peter Vredenburgh (September 12 1837–September 19 1864) was a lawyer and Union Army Major in the American Civil War. He was born in Freehold, New Jersey the son of Peter Vredenburgh, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He studied law in Poughkeepsie, New York and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1859 and moved to Eatontown, New Jersey, where he practiced law. [http://www.monmouthhistory.org/Sections-read-16.html A collection of Vredenburgh's papers at the Monmouth County Historical AssociationLibrary and Archives]

When President Lincoln called for volunteers to help preserve the Union Vredenburgh joined the 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Camp Vredenburgh, Freehold, New Jersey, and was commissioned Major. The 14th, attached to the Army of the Potomac, served in the Eastern Campaigns. Vredenburgh served in various staff appointments until after the Battle of Monocacy when he requested and was granted permission to return to his regiment. He was killed September 19, 1864 at Winchester, Virginia in the Battle of Opequon.

His letters [Olsen, Bernard A.: "Upon The Tented Field", Historic Projects Inc., 1993, Red Bank, N.J. Collected letters from several soldiers serving with the 14 New Jersey Volunteers.] to family and friends remain a significant source of documentation of the lives and struggles of Civil War soldiers and their opinions of the Army and the conduct of the war.

References

External links

* [http://www.monmouthhistory.org/Sections-read-16.html Monmouth County Historical Association: Coll. 1 Peter Vredenburgh (1837-1864) Papers, 1856-1868]

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Persondata
NAME = Vredenburgh, Peter, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Lawyer; Union Army major
DATE OF BIRTH = September 12 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH = Freehold, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH = September 19 1864
PLACE OF DEATH = Winchester, Virginia (Battle of Opequon)