14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment

14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment
ActiveAugust 26, 1862, to June 18, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Nickname(s)Monocacy Regiment[1]
EngagementsBristoe 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".

  1. ^ "14th New Jersey Monument - Monocacy National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)".