14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

The 14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Four of its members received the Medal of Honor for service in the Second Battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862; among them the Color-Sergeant Denis Murphy (Green Bay), who, though wounded 3 times, continued bearing the colors throughout the battle.

14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
ActiveJanuary 30, 1862  October 9, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
ColonelDavid E. Wood
ColonelJohn Hancock
ColonelLyman M. Ward
CaptainCarlos M. G. Mansfield
Lt. ColonelEddy F. Ferris

Service

The 14th Wisconsin was raised at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, under Colonel David E. Wood. Wood was a prominent Fond du Lac citizen, former legislator and Circuit Court judge. The camp in Fond du Lac where they trained was renamed "Camp Wood," after him. The 14th Wisconsin was mustered into Federal service on January 30, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on October 9, 1865, at Mobile, Alabama.

Casualties

The 14th Wisconsin suffered 6 officers and 116 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 194 enlisted men (including Col. Wood) who died of disease, for a total of 319 fatalities.[1]

A metal plaque on the grounds of Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, states that 27 members of the 14th Wisconsin—all of whom are named on the plaque—died as a result of wounds received on April 7, 1862.

Commanders

  • Colonel David E. Wood (January 30, 1862  June 17, 1862) wounded at Shiloh, died of disease.
  • Colonel John Hancock (June 17, 1862  January 23, 1863) wounded at the Second Battle of Corinth, resigned due to disability.
  • Colonel Lyman M. Ward (January 23, 1863  October 9, 1865) mustered out with the regiment, received brevet to brigadier general.
  • Captain Carlos M. G. Mansfield (acting March 6, 1864  November 1864) acted as commander of the regiment while Colonel Ward was in command of the brigade.
  • Lt. Colonel Eddy F. Ferris (acting November 1864  October 9, 1865) acted as commander of the regiment while Colonel Ward was in command of the brigade.

Notable members

See also

Further reading

  • Quiner, Edwin B. (1866). "Regimental HistoryFourteenth Infantry". The Military History of Wisconsin. Chicago: Clarke & Co. pp. 598–612.

References

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