Historic Camden, NJ

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  • Barton Street

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    Barton Street, alternatively known as Barton Place, extends for half a block south from 774 Division Street. It is documented in Camden city directories beginning in 1890. Although not depicted on Sanborn Maps, these maps do reveal non-residential buildings associated with contractor Aaron Ward, residing at 821 South 8th Street. Satellite photos from the early…

  • Regimental History – NJ 24th Infantry

    Regimental History – NJ 24th Infantry

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    REGIMENTAL HISTORY NEW JERSEY TWENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY (Nine Months) Twenty-fourth Infantry Colonel William B. Robertson Lieutenant Colonel Franklin L. Knight – Major Joel A. Fithian. This regiment was mustered into the U. S. service at Camp Cadwalader, Beverly, Sept. 16, 1862. Four companies of the regiment, B, F, G and H, were from the county of…

  • Aaron Ward

    Aaron Ward

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    Aaron Ward, born on November 26, 1834, in what was then Newton Township, Gloucester County, NJ (now within the borders of Camden), was the youngest of eight children born to Mason and Hannah Barton Ward. Interestingly, he was the second child named Aaron, as his elder brother, E. Allen Ward, had tragically passed away before…