14th Connecticut Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Hartford August 23, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 25. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1865.

SERVICE.--

September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
- Camp at Arlington, Va., until September 7, 1862.
- Moved to Rockville, Md., September 7-8.
- September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22 and duty there until October 30. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Duty at Falmouth until April 27.

April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
- July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe campaign October 9-22. Action at Bristoe Station October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Stevensburg, Va., until April, 1864.

Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7.
May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
- May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia

Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run October 27-28. Dabney's Mills February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Crow's House March 31. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville until May 2.

Moved to Washington, D.C., May 2-15.
Grand review May 23.
May 21, 1865 - Old members mustered out of federal service
- May 30, 1865 - Veterans and recruits transferred to 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery