Come Then, Ye Men Of Cumberland: Richard Levick, 3rd New Jersey Volunteers

No Pollution of Cowardice! -South Jersey in the Civil War · Oct 25, 2026 · 7m

in September of 1862, Private Richard Levick sit recovering from wounds he would receive at the Battle of Gaines' Mill in June. while recovering, Levick will write to the West Jersey Pioneer after seeing an issue with the published rolls of new companies of men from Cumberland County mustering in to what will be the 24th New Jersey Volunteers. However, Levick writes this more as a grievance of not having the decimated ranks an existing company replenished especially when those units being raised were only going to serve 9 months while He and his comrades had been in for 16 months to that…