14th Indiana Infantry Regiment
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| 14th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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Flag of the United States, 1863-1865
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| Active | May 1861 to June 16, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg |
The 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment, otherwise known as the Gallant Fourteenth, was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. A part of the celebrated Gibraltar Brigade of the Army of the Potomac, the 14th helped secure Cemetery Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Service
- The 14th Indiana was raised at Terre Haute, Indiana in May, 1861 for one year's service.
- Remustered for three years on June 7, 1861, the first Indiana regiment to enlist for that term.
- First Battle of Kernstown
- Antietam - The 14th was part of the Gibraltar Brigade of Nathan Kimball, and assaulted Confederate positions along the Sunken Road.
- Fredericksburg
- Chancellorsville
- Gettysburg
- Battle of the Wilderness
- Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
- Battle of Cold Harbor
- Siege of Petersburg
- The regiment was amalgamated with the 20th Regiment Indiana Infantry on June 16, 1864.
Casualties
The 14th Indiana suffered 11 Officers and 139 enlisted men killed in battle or died from wounds, 1 officer and 72 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 222 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Nathan Kimball
- Colonel William Harrow
- Colonel John Coons - killed in action at the Battle of Spotsylvania
See also
Notes
Further reading
- Baxter, Nancy Niblack, Gallant Fourteenth: The Story of an Indiana Civil War Regiment, Emmis Books, 1995, ISBN 0-9617367-8-X
