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14th Illinois Infantry

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Company A

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 25 May 1861. Transferred into Company A, Veterans Battalion Regiment Illinois on 20 July 1864. Transferred back into Company A, 14th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 24 March 1865. Mustered out on 16 September 1865 at Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 5/27/2010

Company A

Private

Epp was at one time in Companies A, B, and E of the 14th Illinois and was in the combined 14th&15th in Company A. He enlisted in Company E, 14th Illinois on May 25, 1861, at age 17 as a drummer. He was captured at Acworth GA in October 1864 and sent to Andersonville prison where he stayed until April 15, 1865. He was on the Steamer Sultana when it blew up on April 27, 1865 and survived the explosion. He was buried in Leavenworth National Cemetary July 26, 1927. He was one tough customer.
Contributor Bernard TharpDate added 12/30/2004

Company B

Private

Died 15 Feb 1865 unknown causes
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 11/25/2013

Company B

Private

Son of Thomas K. Hulse & Sarah Copass of Sullivan Co.Tn. Born abt 1846. Soldier's Rank_In Pvt. Residence BARRS STORE, MACOUPIN CO, IL Age 18 Height 5' 10 Hair BROWN Eyes GRAY Complexion FLORID Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity SULLIVAN CO, TN. Joined When FEB 1, 1864 Joined Where SPRINGFIELD, IL Joined By Whom CPT KEYS Period 3 YRS Muster In FEB 1, 1864 Muster In Where SPRINGFIELD, IL. DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE GA MAR 10, 1865 Notes
Contributor Glenn LandDate added 11/24/2007

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Marcus LarkinDate added 3/10/2017

Company B

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor J.W.HendersonDate added 1/9/2010

Company B

Corporal

looking for any info on David Walker 14th Illinois Infantry, company B. thanks so much
Contributor Dusti CarverDate added 9/1/2013

Company C

Private

Joined in Feb 1865 at age 16(?)(after lying about his age)
Contributor Everett ButtermoreDate added 5/12/2015

Company C

Private

William E. West served in the 14th along with his bother John Thomas West. His Other brothers Mathew A West served in the 129th and Oliver Jasper served in the 28th Illinois
Contributor Jerry CopelandDate added 11/1/2011

Company D

Private

Charles H. Barton was my great grandfather. He and his older brother, Isaac P. Barton, served together in Company D, 14th Illinois Infantry.
Contributor Jim TwestenDate added 12/8/2010

Company D

Private

John Falter died in railroad accident on Oct 10, 1861, apparently just as Fremont's advance on Springfield, Mo., October 13-November 3, began.
Contributor William FalterDate added 6/22/2008

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Pete HanleyDate added 9/6/2010

Company E

Rank unknown

Served from August 1862 until April 5, 1865.
Contributor Phil BaileyDate added 1/7/2009

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Peter Stone GarrisonDate added 12/5/2004

Company G

Corporal

Half brother of my 2nd great grandfather, John Jacob FATZER. J.S. was a private in Company D of this regiment before his promotion to Corporal and transfer to Company G. I have a letter on file J.S. wrote to John Jacob FATZER accounting for the movement of his (J.S.'s) unit near the end of the Civil War. J.S. was born in Switzerland in 1835 and died in Christian County, Illinois in 1920. He married Miss Margeretha M. MAISEL The couple had 7 children survive to adulthood.
Contributor Tom WilsonDate added 4/28/2013

Company H

Private

Enlisted May 25, 1861 from Taylorsville, Illinois; mustered out June 18, 1864.
Contributor Stephen StaruchDate added 1/27/2013

Company H

Private

Enlisted in Company H, Illinois 14th Infantry Regiment on 25 May 1861. Mustered out on 15 Sep 1863. He was 17 when he enlisted.
Contributor Michael D WeindelDate added 2/20/2012

Company H

Private

Enlisted in Company H, Illinois 14th Infantry Regiment on 25 Jun 1861. Mustered out on 25 Jun 1864. Brother of Samuel W. and Ephraim Lytle McCracken
Contributor Michael D WeindelDate added 2/20/2012

Company H

Private

Silas H. Polley enlisted on May 21, 1861. He re-enlisted in the 14th & 15th Veterans Brigade in 1864. At the beginning of April 1865, in Goldsboro, NC, he became a 2LT in the 135th USCT and was mustered out in Oct 1865 in Louisville, KY. He was my gggrandfather.
Contributor B. McDonaldDate added 8/10/2008

Company K

Private

John Thomas West served in the 14th along with his bother William E. West. His Other brothers Mathew A West served in the 129th and Oliver Jasper served in the 28th Illinois
Contributor Jerry CopelandDate added 11/1/2011

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