This Carte de Visite photograph of Robert Boggs features a proud young officer in his Junior Officer’s Frock and what is likely a privately purchased forage cap resting on a prop Greek column.  The photographer’s stabilizing brace is visible behind the young Lt.’s leg in the background.

On May 28th, 1861, he was commissioned into Company G. of the 1st New Jersey Infantry as a 1st Lieutenant.  Unfortunately, his career and life were cut short during service in Virginia, where he died of Typhoid Fever on August 6th, 1862, in the wake of hard service during the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles.

The back features no photographer stamp but instead, a remarkable note, written in cursive and pencil, that reads:

“Lieut Boggs Son of Capt Boggs {illegible, illegible} died while we were at Harrison’s Landing

This was a partic-ular (continued) friend of mine he belonged to our Regt”

A haunting photograph and a young war hero cut down in service of his country with a singular inscription by a close friend and fellow veteran.

1st New Jersey Service History:

Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N. J., and mustered in May 21, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., June 28, 1861. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Runyon's Reserve Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Kearney's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Kearney's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, to June, 1864.

Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21, 1861. Battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21 (Reserve). Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Little River Turnpike October 15, 1861 (Co. "A"). Advance on Manassas, Va., March 8-15, 1862. Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station April 7-11. Embarked for the Peninsula, Va., April 17. Siege of Yorktown April 19-May 4 (on transports).  West PointMay 7-8. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battle of Gaines Mill June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. Duty at Harrison Landing till August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Manassas, Va., August 16-26. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2.  Bull Run Bridge, Manassas, August 27. Battle of Bull Run August 30. Cover Pope's retreat to Centreville August 30-31. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, Md., September 14.  Antietam September 16-17. Duty at Sharpsburg till October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. (Co. "K" transferred to 1st New Jersey Battery October 16, 1862.) Duty near Falmouth, Va., till April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24.  Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3.  Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4.  Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 2-4. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Fairfield, Pa., July 5.  Williamsport July 6. At and near Funkstown July 10-13.  Hagerstown July 11. In camp near Warrenton, Va., till September 15, and at Culpeper till October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7.  Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at Brandy Station till May, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the WildernessMay 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12.  North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.  Totopotomoy May 28-31.  Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 17-19. Siege of Petersburg till July 9.  Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Moved to Washington, D. C., July 9-11. Repulse of Early's attack on Fort Stevens and Northern Defences of Washington July 11-12. Pursuit of Early to Snicker's Gap July 14-23. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Strasburg August 14-15. Cedar Creek August 15. Winchester August 17. Charlestown August 21-22. Battle of Winchester September 19.  Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley till December. Moved to Washington, D. C., thence to Petersburg December, 1864. Siege of Petersburg, Va., December, 1864, to April, 1865.  Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.  Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23-27 and duty there till May 18. Moved to Richmond, thence to Washington, D. C., May 18-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out at Hall's Hill, Va., June 29, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 144 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 90 Enlisted men by disease. Total 244.     [cm][ph:L]

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