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The 14th Brooklyn received its nickname, the "Red Legged Devils", during the First Battle of Bull Run. Referring to the regiment's colorful red trousers as the regiment repeatedly charged up Henry House Hill , Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson yelled to his men, "Hold on Boys!
25. Feb. 2024 · Project Past. 7.46K subscribers. Subscribed. 470. 19K views 3 months ago GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER. At the battle of Gettysburg, The 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the...
"Thus, exactly one hundred years after its creation the regiment will no longer be known or designated by the numeral 14.” Even though the numeral has been changed the spirit of the "Fighting Fourteenth" and "Red Legged Devils" will live on forever. Gordon Palmer, BA, The University at Albany. Sources. 14th Regiment Vertical File. New York ...
11. Apr. 2012 · The 14th Brooklyn, also known as the "Red Legged Devils," saw many major battles as a regiment including the First and Second Battles of Bull Run, Antietam and Gettsyburg.
14. Apr. 1998 · Organized in the late 1840s, the Fourteenth Regiment, known as the Brooklyn Chasseurs and later nicknamed the “Red-legged Devils” for the red Zouave uniforms worn by its members, served with distinction and suffered heavy casualties during the Civil War.
10. März 2023 · The 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs Regiment was famous as “The Red Legged Devils.” The regiment’s dashing French Chasseur uniform with red trousers made it noticeable from its very first military engagement at First Bull Run. It won a reputation for heroic service from the start.
About the main monument to the 14th Brooklyn. The monument is made of Westerly, Rhode Island Granite and stands 18′ 8″ tall. The statue represents an enlisted man of the 14th Brooklyn loading his rifle and dressed in the chasseur uniform that gave the regiment its nickname of the “Red Legged Devils”.
