Mark Wilkes Collet (June 2, 1826 – May 3, 1863) was a

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officer who served during the

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. He served as

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and commander of the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry regiment, a unit he led from the

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until the Chancellorsville Campaign. He was killed during his

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's participation in the May 3, 1863,

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during the campaign. His remains were taken to

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, where they were buried in the churchyard of the

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References

* Baquet, Camille, "''History of the First Brigade, New Jersey Volunteers (Kearny's First New Jersey Brigade) from 1861 to 1865''", 1910. *Gottfried, Bradley M., "''Kearny's Own: The History of the First New Jersey Brigade in the Civil War''", Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, September 2005. *Stryker, William S., "''Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-1865''", Trenton, New Jersey, 1876.

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* People of New Jersey in the American Civil War Union Army colonels Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War 1826 births 1863 deaths Burials at the Church of St. James the Less {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub