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Thursday, December 26, 2019

The 14th Connecticut at Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg


At the Battle of Antietam, they were in the East Woods, Mumma's Orchard and Cornfield.  Casualties:  28 killed, 88 wounded and 28 missing.

At Fredericksburg.  The regiment started off at Harpers Ferry, crossed the Shenandoah River on October 30, then Warrentown, Virginia, Nov. 7, Nov. 15 in camp at Belle Plain and marched to Fredericksburg on December 10.

In the course of the battle, the 14th lost 10 killed, 92 wounded, including Oliver Dart, Jr., and 20 missing.  Among the dead were Lt. Gibbs and Captain Gibbons of Co. B and Lt.Col. Perkins was wounded.

At Gettysburg, the regiment arrived late on July 2 and were posted at the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge where they saw action in Pickett's Charge.  During the battle, they lost 60 men.

--Old Secesh

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