114th New York Infantry Regiment

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The 114th New York Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 112 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 192 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument in the National Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia.

1862
Organized at Norwich, New York.

  • Companies A and H were recruited at Oxford
  • CompaniesB and C at Norwich
  • Company D at Eaton and Lebanon
  • Company E at Greene
  • Company F at Sherburne and New Berlin
  • Compeany G at Hamilton and Brookfield
  • Company I at Otselic; and K at Cazenovia
  • A few men were enlisted in Cortland county
September 3 Mustered in under the command of Colonel Elisha B. Smith.
September 6-9 Moved to Baltimore, Maryland and attached to Emery’s Brigade, Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Corps, Middle Department
October 12-16 Movement into Pennsylvania against Stuart’s Cavalry
November 6 Moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia.
December 4 Sailed for Ship Island, Mississippi and attached to Emery’s Brigade, Louisiana Expedition
December 26 Arrived at Carrollton and attached to Sherman’s Division, Department of the Gulf
1863
January 7 Moved to Algiers and guard duty along Opelousas and Great Western Railroad attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf, then to the  1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps
February Duty at Brashear City
March 20 At Bayou Boeuff and Pattersonville
April 2 Moved to Brashear City
April 9 To Berwick City
April 9-May 14 Operations in Western Louisiana
April 11-20

Teche Campaign
April 12-13 Fort Bisland
April 14 Jeanerette
April 20-28 Guarded live stock to Brashear City
May 4 At Newtown
May 9 Opelousas
May 21-26 Expedition from Berne’s Landing to Brashear City
May 25 Franklin
May 29 Moved to Algiers
May 30 To Port Hudson
May 31-July 9

Siege of Port Hudson
June 14

Second Assault on Port Hudson

Colonel Elisha Smith commanded the brigade as senior officer. He was shot in the abdomen, the bullet severing his spine, andwould die on June 19. Samuel R. PerLee was promoted to colonel.
June 21 Brashear City
July 9

Surrender of Port Hudson
July 10-30

Expedition to Donaldsonville

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps
July 13 Kock’s Plantation
July Duty near Thibodeaux
August 19 At Brashear City
September 4-12

Sabine Pass Expedition
September 17 Moved to Algiers, then to Berwick
October 3-November 30

Western Louisiana Campaign
November 17 At New Iberia
1864
January 8-10 Moved to Franklin
February Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps
March 15-May 22

Red River Campaign
April 15-26 Advance from Franklin to Alexandria
April 8

Battle of Sabine Cross Roads
April 9 Pleasant Hill
April 23 Monett’s Ferry or Cane River Crossing
April 30-May 10 Construction of dam at Alexandria
May 13-22 Retreat to Morganza
May 16

Mansura
May-June At Morganza
July 1-12 Moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, then to Washington, D.C.
July 12-13

Repulse of Early’s attack on Washington
July 14-23 Snicker’s Gap Expedition. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Army of the Shenandoah
August 7 –
November 28

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
September 19

Third Battle of Winchester
September 22

Battle of Fisher’s Hill
October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek
October Duty near Middletown
November 9 Near Newtown
1865
January 1 Near Stephenson’s Depot
March Attached to 1st Brigade, Dwight’s 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah
April 5 Moved to Washington, D.C. and attached to 1st Brigade, Dwight’s Division, Department of Washington
May 23-24 Grand Review
May 28 to June 5 Camp near Bladensburg
June 8 Mustered out. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 90th New York Infantry Regiment.
June 17 Discharged at Elmira, New York