The 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Confederate Army
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during the
American Civil War
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.
Service
The 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at
Richmond, Virginia
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, on August 1, 1861.
[ Wilcox's Brigade website]
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.
The regiment surrendered at
Appomattox Court House.
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
*
Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
Thomas J. Judge
Thomas James Judge (November 1, 1815 – March 3, 1876)"Death of Hon. T. J. Judge", ''The Tuskegee News'' (March 9, 1876), p. 2."Death of Thomas J. Judge", ''The Autauga Citizen'' (March 9, 1876), p. 4. was an Alabama lawyer and politician who ser ...
* Colonel
Alfred Campbell Wood
* Colonel
Lucius Pinkard
See also
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Alabama Civil War Confederate Units
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This is a list of Alabama Civil War Confederate Units.
Infantry
*Alabama Brigade (Americ ...
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Alabama in the American Civil War
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Notes
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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