The organization of the Fourteenth Regiment began under the order promulgated May 22, 1862, to furnish Connecticut’s contingent of the fifty thousand men called for by the War Department at Washington to go into “Camp of Instruction” at Annapolis, Md.
Recruiting for the regiment began at once, but progressed slowly until, in July, after the Union reverses on the Peninsula, the President called for three hundred thousand volunteers for three years or the war, when it received a tremendous impulse and the regiment filled up rapidly, being the first one to complete its organization under that call. It was recruited from the State at large, having its rendezvous, named “Camp Foote,” at Hartford.
August 23, 1862, the regiment was mustered into the United States service, and on the 25th, one thousand and fifteen strong, under command of Dwight Morris, left the State, reaching Washington and crossing the Potomac to Arlington, Va., on the 28th. The next morning it went by forced march to Fort Ethan Allen, near Chain Bridge Va., remaining there holding the defenses during the alarm caused by the second battle of Bull Run, until September 7th, when, having been taken with two other new regiments to form the Second Brigade of the Third Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, it entered on the Maryland campaign, the whole army moving in pursuit of Lee. On the 17th this new regiment was plunged into the battle of Antietam, losing heavily, but winning the encomium of “behaving like veterans.” The scene of its engagements was the Roulette farm and near the “Sunken Road,” where it was engaged sharply for several hours, and under fire all that day and the following day.
The 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered on March 20th, 2023. Taking pride in our historical accuracy, we strive to offer the most authentic realism experience to anyone who wishes to join our ranks. In addition to realistic combat, the group is structured and operated as Union regiments would have been historically during the 1860s. This encompasses ranks, tactics, commands, uniforms, weaponry, and most important camaraderie.
Our Enlisted soldiers, whether they are new or old, are held to a very high standard, and we hold an even higher standard for our Commissioned Officers, as it is they who ultimately creates the experience we encounter.