Content Note

Most of the photographs in this series are original “carte de visites” of Civil War soldiers collected by the New Jersey Adjutant General’s Office under the direction of Adjutant General Robert F. Stockton, Jr. (served 1858-1867) and his successor, Adjutant General William S. Stryker (served 1867-1900).  The collection was probably part of the general accession of Civil War records transferred to the State Archives by the former Department of Defense in 1968.  Nearly all of the 350+ soldiers pictured here held an officer’s rank during the war.

Most of the photographs were labeled by Carlos E. Godfrey, who (prior to his 1920 appointment as head of the Public Record Office) served as archivist/historian for the Adjutant General’s Office.  In addition to the soldier’s name, rank, and unit of service, Godfrey’s labeling often also included details on other ranks held and units of service, battles fought in, the date of death (if killed in action), etc.

For purposes of basic identification, the Contents list following includes only the name of the soldier, the highest rank attained and regiment of service, the photographer’s name, and occasional explanatory

REMARKS.  The photographs are standard carte-de-visite size (2.5”x4”) unless otherwise noted; larger photographs are stored in Box 2.  All places mentioned below are in New Jersey unless otherwise specified.  Accession numbers for recent additions to the collection have been noted under

REMARKS.  Several unidentified photographs are included at the end of the series.