The Civil War in the East

14th Indiana Infantry Regiment

The 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment lost 11 officers and 139 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 72 enlisted men to disease. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

 

A history of the regiment, Gallant Fourteenth: The Story of an Indiana Civil War Regiment was written by Nancy Niblack Baxter.

monument to the 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

1861

May

Organized at Terre Haute, Ind., for one year of service

June 7

Reorganized for three years service and mustered in, the first three years regiment organized in Indiana.

June 24

Moved to Indianapolis, Ind.

July 5

Moved to Clarksburg, W. Va.; Attached to 1st Brigade, Army of Occupation, West Virginia

July 7-17

Campaign in West Virginia

July 11

Battle of Rich Mountain (Reserve)

July 13

Moved to Cheat Mountain

September

Reynolds' Cheat Mountain District, W. Va.

September 11-17

Operations on Cheat Mountain

September 12

Cheat Mountain Summit

October 3-4

Action at Greenbrier River

October 5

Duty at Huttonsville, Philippi and Romney

Decemebr

Attached to 1st Brigade, Lander's Division, Army of the Potomac

1862

January 6-7

Expedition to Blue's Gap

January 7

Hanging Rock, Blue's Gap

January 10

Moved to Paw Paw Tunnel

March 5

Attached to 1st Brigade, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps; Advance on Winchester, Va.

March 23

Battle of Winchester

April 16

Columbia Furnace

April 17

Occupation of Mt. Jackson

April, 1862

Dept. of the Shenandoah

May 1862

Attached to 1st Brigade, Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappanhannock

May 12-21

March to Fredericksburg

May 25-30

Return to Front Royal

May 30

Front Royal

June, 1862

Attached to Kimball's Independent Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

June 3-7

Expedition to Luray

June 8-9

Forced march to Port Republic

June 9

Battle of Port Republic (Reserve)

June 29

Moved to Alexandria

June 30 - July 2

Moved to Harrison's Landing

July 3-5

Chickahominy Swamps

July 4

Saxall's, Herring Creek, Harrison's Landing

July 5 - August 15

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-29

Moved to Alexandria, then to Centreville

August 29 -
September 2

In works at Centreville and cover Pope's retreat to Washington

September

Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign

September 14

Battles of South Mountain

September 16-17

Antietam

September 22

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

October 1-2

Reconnaissance to Leesburg

November 1

Berry's Ford Gap

October 30 -
November 19

March to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

1863

January 20-24

Mud March

January 25

At Falmouth

April 27

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11 - July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 2-4

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Colonel John Coons. It brought 236 men to the battle, of whom 6 were killed and 25 wounded.

 

From the monument at Gettybsurg: "

On the evening of July 2nd 1863, a determined effort was made by Hay's and Hoke's Brigades of Early's Division of Confederate troops to carry Cemetery Hill by storm. The Union troops supporting the batteries occupying this ground were over whelmed and force to retire. Wiedrich's Battery was captured and two of Rickett's guns were spiked. Carroll's Brigade, then in position south-west of the cemetery was sent to the rescue, advancing in double quick time through the cemetery and across the Baltimore Pike. The men went in with a cheer, the 14th Indiana met the enemy among the guns on this ground where a hand to hand struggle ensued resulting in driving the enemy from the hill. On this spot Isaac Morris, the color bearer of the 14th Ind., was killed, and many others fell nearby. The regiment then took this position along the stone fence at the base of the hill south-east from this point, facing the east, the right and left flanks being designated by stone markers, there placed, which position it held to the close of the great battle."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va.

August 16 -
September 6

Detached on duty at New York City during draft disturbances

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 14

Auburn and Bristoe

October 15

Blackburn's Ford

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26 -
December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27

Robertson's Tavern or Locust Grove

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

February 6-7

Morton's Ford

March, 1864

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps

May 4-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 10

Po River

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient "Bloody Angle"

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-6

Cold Harbor

June 6

Left front

June 16

Mustered out, expiration of term. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 20th Indiana Infantry