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Officers of the 14th U. S. Infantry near Alexandria, Virginia in March, 1862 prior to participating in the Peninsula Campaign. Left to Right: Maj. Grotius R. Giddings, Capt. W. Harvey Brown, Capt. John D. O'Connell, Lt. Daniel M. Brodhead, Capt. William R. Smedberg, Lt. David Krause, Lt. Cornelius L. King (the sash signifies he was officer of the day), Lt. George K. Brady, Capt. Guido Ilges, Lt. Alonzo J. Bellows, Lt. James Henton, Lt. John H. Walker, Lt. Patrick Collins, Lt. John McClintock, unidentified with crossed arms, Lt. Daniel Loosely, Lt. James F. McElhone, Capt. Hamlin W. Keyes, Capt. Jonathan B. Hager, Capt. John McNaught (also McIntosh). Brodhead, McElhone and Keyes were later killed.

Image from Library of Congress collection, text and list of officers thanks to C. Russell Hunley, author of John Young Letters: The 14th U.S. Infantry Regiment In The American Civil War

1861-1890	Anderson: A History of the Fourteenth Infantry - Civil War and the West
1862-1864	14th Infantry's Civil War Battles
1862	Report of Brig Gen George Sykes - Battle of Bull Run
1862-1864	Miscellaneous Documents and Personal Narratives
1861-1865	Official Civil War Enlisted Roster for the 14th Regiment
1863	Chancellorsville - After Action Report by Capt Jonathan B Hagart
	Biography of a 14th Infantry Drummer
	The Horrors of Libby Prison: Memoirs of a 14th Infantryman, Prisoner of War
	Two original poems by Margaret Langford about the experiences of Remi Tremblay, prisoner at Libby Prison
	Photos of 14th Infantry Officers

1861-1865	Officers, Names and Deeds, and Civil War Order of Battle
	Officers Promoted by Brevet
	Notes Regarding Officers, Names and Deeds
1861	General George Sykes served as Major in the 14th Infantry

June 27, 1862	Medal of Honor: George C. Williams
August 19, 1864	Medal of Honor: Ovila Cayer
October 1, 1864	Medal of Honor: Robert Wright