The 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry was formed in August 1862, and less than a month later its men were engaged in the fierce fighting at Bloody Lane during the battle of Antietam. Over the next two and a half years, they participated in all the other battles involving the Army of the Potomac, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. They captured more enemy flags and suffered more casualties than any other Connecticut regiment in the Civil War. This book presents an articulate, firsthand view of camp life and combat in the 14th, as told by Sgt. Benjamin Hirst of...
The 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry was formed in August 1862, and less than a month later its men were engaged in the fierce fighting at Bloody L...
