Enlisted on Aug. 12, 1862 as a Private at Freehold, NJ, and mustered into
"D" Co. NJ 14th Infantry. He was Mustered Out on June 18, 1865 at Washington, DC. 
A hard-fighting veteran from Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

     Fourteenth Infantry.--Col., William S. Truex; Lieut.-

Cols., Caldwell K. Hall, Jacob J. Janeway; Majs., Peter

Vredenburgh, Jr., John C. Patterson.  This regiment was

mustered into the service of the United States on Aug. 26,

1862, and left Freehold for the field, 950 strong, on Sept. 2. 

At Monocacy Junction, Md., the regiment remained inactive for 9

months, but on July 9, 1863, it joined the main army, whose

fortunes it shared from that time forward to the close of the

war.  On Oct. 30, it moved forward with its corps, encamping

near Bealeton Station, Va., until Nov. 7, when it advanced to

the Rappahannock, along which the enemy was constructing

formidable works, and with the other troops engaged effected a

crossing, driving the enemy from the river with considerable

loss.  But the first actual engagement of the regiment was at

Locust Grove, where it fought with great steadiness throughout,

and suffered a loss of 16 killed and 58 wounded--its first

losses in battle.  At the Wilderness the 14th was engaged for

several hours, fighting gallantly and losing heavily.  Upon

emerging from the Wilderness, Warren's corps became actively

engaged on May 8 with Longstreet's veterans, who sought to

delay its progress, and the 6th corps going to its relief late

in the afternoon, the 14th again went into action, the enemy

being driven back with a loss of 1,500 men.  During the

engagement at Hanover Court House the regiment was on the

skirmish line, and lost several in killed and wounded--Orderly

Black, of Co. I, being shot through the heart and instantly

killed, while Col. Truex was slightly wounded in the hand, but

did not leave the field.  At Cold Harbor the regiment suffered

severely, losing in 2 hours 240 in killed and wounded--Lieuts.

Stults of Co. H, and Tingley of Co. E, being among the former. 

In the operations before Petersburg, on June 23, a large force

of the enemy suddenly appeared on the scene and struck the

corps a heavy blow on the flank, inflicting considerable loss,

the 14th, which became actively engaged, losing some 40 men in

killed and prisoners.  Being sent with other troops into

Maryland to resist Early, it took part in the battle of

Monocacy the whole number of casualties in the 14th as returned

to the adjutant-general, being 10 killed, 69 wounded and 5

missing.  At the battle of the Opequan the 3d division of the

6th corps lost heavily, the 14th alone losing 7 killed, 62

wounded and 1 missing.  At Fisher's hill the casualties in the

14th numbered 10 killed and 30 wounded.  In the fight at Cedar

creek the regiment, which was commanded by Capt. Janeway, again

lost heavily--Adjt. Ross being among the killed.  In the final

engagement at Petersburg, April 2, 1865, the regiment from

first to last fought with the greatest bravery and to it,

equally with the most efficient regiment of the corps, belongs

the credit of the magnificent success of that glorious day. 

Sailors' creek was the last engagement in which the 14th, now

reduced to about 100 men, participated.  On June 8 the corps

was reviewed at Washington and on the 19th the 14th was

formally mustered out, proceeding on the following day to

Trenton, where, on the 29th, the men who had shared so many

perils together, and for nearly three years had "endured

hardness like good soldiers" for the Nation's sake, received

their final pay, exchanged farewells and separated into the old

familiar paths of peace, wherefrom their feet had been lured

only at the call of solemn and imperious duty.  The total

strength of the regiment was 1,384, and it lost during its term

of service, by resignation 20, by promotion 46, by discharge

159, by transfer 303, by death 248, by desertion 97, by

dismissal 1, mustered out, 510.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 3