Since its founding in 1998, NJCWHA has undertaken several State Civil War projects,
including the preservation of the State’s collection of battle scarred Civil
War flags. The collection consists of over 141 Civil War flags that were
carried throughout the war, including some captured Confederate standards.
Today, the collection is displayed with interpretive
presentations in the west gallery of the Department of State building in
Trenton.
Also another project has been the restoration of Newark's Barringer
High School Flag 1st
NJSM now on display in Newark Board of Education Head Quarters.
The Newark's 1st NJSM Flag Before Restoration
The Flag After Restoration
Additionally, NJCWHA has undertaken an enormous Civil War Voucher project,
raising funds and enlisting volunteers to preserve and catalog over 17,600
documents. All
data from these 140-year-old documents are gathered into the State Archive’s
computer database for historical research. This effort is unparalleled in the
amount of information that can be accessed from a single source for State
Civil War research, and it promises to be a treasure trove of information for
genealogists and historical researchers for years to come.
