John W. January, veteran of Co. B, 14th Illinois Cavalry Regiment. He was a prisoner of war at Andersonville, Georgia, and lost his feet from scurvy and gangrene. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
The first two battalions of the 14th Illinois Cavalry were mustered into service at Peoria, Illinois, on January 7, 1863. The third battalion was mustered at Peoria on February 6, 1863.
The regiment was mustered out on July 31, 1865.
Total strength and casualtiesedit
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 23 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 190 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 215 fatalities.[1]
14th, illinois, cavalry, regiment, 14th, regiment, illinois, volunteer, cavalry, cavalry, regiment, that, served, union, army, during, american, civil, 14th, regiment, illinois, volunteer, cavalryillinois, flagactivejanuary, 1863, august, 1865countryunited, st. The 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer CavalryIllinois flagActiveJanuary 7 1863 to August 31 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchCavalryEngagementsBattle of Buffington IslandSiege of KnoxvilleBattle of Nashville John W January veteran of Co B 14th Illinois Cavalry Regiment He was a prisoner of war at Andersonville Georgia and lost his feet from scurvy and gangrene From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs Prints and Photographs Division Library of Congress Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesService editThe first two battalions of the 14th Illinois Cavalry were mustered into service at Peoria Illinois on January 7 1863 The third battalion was mustered at Peoria on February 6 1863 The regiment was mustered out on July 31 1865 Total strength and casualties editThe regiment suffered 2 officers and 23 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 190 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 215 fatalities 1 Commanders editColonel Horace Capron resigned January 23 1865 Colonel Francis Davison mustered out with the regiment 2 See also editList of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil WarNotes edit http www civilwararchive com Unreghst unilcav2 htm 14th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer Frederick Henry A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion 3 vols New York Thomas Yoseloff 1959 http www rootsweb com ilcivilw f amp s cav014 fs htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General s muster rollsReferences editThe Civil War Archive nbsp nbsp This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 14th Illinois Cavalry Regiment amp oldid 1135856421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
