Old photos: National Archives and Second Corps Archives; Tombstone photo: Hoag Levins. Col. William Robertson (above, right) was a resident of Camden, N.J., who led the 24th New Jersey Infantry Regiment of the Union Army's Second Corps during the Civil War. The unit participated in a number of major actions, including the milestone battles at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Above, top, are the pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock River that enabled the Second Corps to proceed toward Fredericksburg. Above, middle, dead soldiers line the trenches that were the site of heavy fighting. Below, the town of Fredericksburg was destroyed by one of the first great clashes between Union and Confederate troops. Lower right, the gravestone of Col. Robertson in Old Camden Cemetery, Camden, N.J. The inscription reads "William B. Robertson, Colonel, 24th New Jersey Volunteers, June 21, 1821 - August 10, 1888, Erected by His Comrades of The Regiment." ~ ~ ~ March 24, 2004 | All Rights Reserved © 2004, HistoricCamdenCounty.com