The 114th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 that served in the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

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Service

The 114th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 18, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on August 3, 1865 and discharged at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 15, 1865.

Total strength

The regiment consisted of 895 officers and enlisted men that were accepted into service with the unit.

Reactivation

On January 10, 1969, the 114th was reactivated by Governor Samuel H. Shapiro

Samuel H. Shapiro

Samuel Harvey Shapiro was the 34th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1968 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Party....

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The members of the reactivated 114th Illinois Infantry still serve the State of Illinois in the following ways:

• Public functions as a ceremonial guard
• Portray the lives and beliefs of our courageous fore bearers in reenactments held both in Illinois and outside of the state
• Sponsoring a college scholarship to central Illinois students
• Functions as the Governor’s Honor Guard when needed
• Welcomes visiting Presidents to central Illinois