The 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an
infantry regiment that served in the
Confederate Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at
Richmond, Virginia
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, on August 1, 1861.
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During one of the first battles that the 14th fought in, at
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, the unit was sent in as a vanguard against Union positions and suffered considerable casualties.
The regiment surrendered at
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Total strength and casualties
The 14th mustered 1,317 men during its existence. It suffered approximately 250 killed in action or mortally wounded and 350 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 600 fatalities. An additional 159 men were discharged or transferred from the regiment.
Commanders
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Colonel Thomas James Judge
* Colonel
Alfred Campbell Wood
* Colonel
Lucius Pinkard
See also
*
Alabama Civil War Confederate Units
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Alabama in the American Civil War
Notes
References
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Alabama
1861 establishments in Alabama
Military units and formations established in 1861
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