New Jersey Governor Joseph Bloomfield was a Revolutionary War veteran and reactivated his military status as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and, as governor, issued orders that organized and activated New Jersey militia companies.
On April 10, 1812, President Madison signed the militia bill and on April 25th Bloomfield ordered 5,000 members of the New Jersey State Militia to mobilize. This included 441 Essex County men. Eleven companies with about 300 men were ordered to posts at Jersey City.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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