The 14th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was an

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regiment that participated in the

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. It was the last three-year regiment raised in

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, serving from September 24, 1862, to July 8, 1865. Carroll Davidson Wright was one of its regimental leaders. The regiment lost a total of 232 men during its service; 8 officers and 63 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, 4 officers and 151 enlisted men by disease.

History

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On September 24, 1862, the regiment was organized and mustered in

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. In October 1862, the 14th NH arrived in

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, where it camped on East

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before establishing winter quarters at

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. From November 1862 to April 1863, the 14th NH served

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along the upper

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. In April 1863, the regiment moved its quarters to Camp Adirondack, in northeast Washington D.C. From April 1863 to the end of the year, the 14th NH performed guard duty at

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, transporting prisoners and deserters, and at the Navy Yard Bridge (Benning's Bridge). In early 1864, the 14th NH briefly performed picket duty in the

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. The regiment returned to New Hampshire to vote in the spring elections which were heavily contested. On March 16, 1864, the 14th N.H. departed for

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to participate in the Red River Campaign, but arrived after it had ended. The regiment served at

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, Carrollton, and Jefferson City until June 1864, when they returned to Virginia. The 14th served at

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and Berryville in Virginia until the end of July 1864. From August to December 1864, the regiment was part of

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's Army of the Shenandoah, and participated in the

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, on September 19, 1864, with heavy losses at the

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on September 22, 1864, and the

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on October 19, 1864. Sergeant Major J. Henry Jenks, from

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, was the last man from this unit to fall in battle on October 19, 1864, in the Battle of Cedar Creek. At the conclusion of the Civil War, the 14th NH was stationed near Augusta and

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. On July 8, 1865, the 14th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment was mustered out in Savannah.

External links

NH State House Visitor's Center - Hall of Flags: Regiments
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060301102154/http://www.izaak.unh.edu/specoll/mancoll/currier.htm UNH Library - Milne Special Collections - Daniel C. Currier, 1841-1905br>USGNNET.org - Fourteenth New Hampshire Regiment Rosters

External links

* {{Internet Archive, 00580495.3275.emory.edu, A memorial of the Great Rebellion: being a history of the Fourteenth Regiment New-Hampshire Volunteers, covering its three years of service, with original sketches of army life : 1862-1865 (1882) 14 1862 establishments in New Hampshire Military units and formations established in 1862 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865

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