14th Alabama Infantry Regiment
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| Active | August 1, 1861, to April 1865 |
| Country |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Glendale Battle of Mechanicsville Battle of Malvern Hill Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Siege of Petersburg |
The 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Richmond, Virginia, on August 1, 1861.[1]
During one of the first battles that the 14th fought in, at Glendale, the unit was sent in as a vanguard against Union positions and suffered considerable casualties.[2]
The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
Total strength and casualties
[edit]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.[1]
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel Thomas James Judge
- Colonel Alfred Campbell Wood
- Colonel Lucius Pinkard
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Wilcox' Brigade". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008. Wilcox's Brigade website
- ^ Waters, Zack C. (2013). A small but spartan band : the Florida brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Tuscaloosa, AL.: University Alabama Press. p. 22. ISBN 9780817357740.
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