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Identifier	Thesis 2087
Author	Duke, Kristen Diane, 1983-
Title	The spirit of our citizen soldiers : the experiences of the Connecticut 14th Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2010
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The last time anyone spent considerable time writing about the Connecticut 14th Volunteer Infantry Regiment was in 1906. In that year, Charles D. Page chronicled the experiences of the regiment, providing an invaluable case study into the experiences of Connecticut’s Civil War soldiers. Currently, the United States is engaged in two wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and involved in a more global war on terror. Our soldiers on the front lines face similar issues as those of that fought in the Civil War. Questions of duty, honor, and courage were posed and answered by the men of the 14th. As the 150th anniversary approaches, a thesis analyzing their experiences in the major engagements of the Civil War is relevant and valuable. The Connecticut 14th was at the most decisive of Civil War battles: Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Petersburg. The regiment played key roles in each of those battles. Subsequently, they suffered more casualties than any other Connecticut regiment. This thesis will examine their experiences and evaluate them within the context of the current historiography. The Connecticut 14th shared similar experiences as those of other Civil War soldiers. Even more significantly, it will be demonstrated that the men of the Connecticut 14th reacted to their experiences in similar ways, and for the most part shared the ideologies of their comrades in arms. The men of the 14th also reflected the divisive politics and ideologies occurring simultaneously back in Connecticut, mirroring the difficulties for the people left at home. This places the 14th concurrent with most of the current historiography regarding the common soldier in the Civil War, such as that of historians James McPherson and Reid Mitchell. Specifically, the men of the 14th closely linked courage and manhood, interweaving the two throughout their writings. Additionally, and in accordance with James McPherson’s overall conclusions regarding Civil War soldiers, most of the men that made up the 14th were motivated to fight out of a sense of duty and honor. Given the evidence provided within this thesis, it is safe to conclude that the soldiers of the 14th were a true representation of the “citizen soldier.”
Subject	United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Department	Department of History
Advisor	Warshauer, Matthew, 1965-
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	694850583
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