14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | August 26, 1862, to June 18, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Nickname(s) | Monocacy Regiment[1] |
Engagements | Bristoe Campaign Mine Run Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spottsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Battle of Monocacy Shenandoah Valley Campaign Third Battle of Winchester Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg |
The 14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Their most notable engagement was the Battle of Monocacy, where the unit sustained heavy casualties halting a Confederate advance. Fourteen months earlier, the regiment spent their first encampment of the war guarding Monocacy Junction. The regiment was given the title of "The Monocacy Regiment".