This material was donated by Charles Nutt on October 29, 1917.

The 14th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was organized at Fort Warren in Boston, Massachusetts and mustered into service on July 5, 1861. The regiment performed garrison duty in defense of Washington, D. C. until 1862. On January 1, 1862, the designation of the regiment was changed by order of the War Department to the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. The company was mustered out of service on August 16, 1865.

This series includes regimental rosters, orders, guard report books, and payroll lists for the 14th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer and the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. There is also a narrative account of the 14th Regiment's service during the Civil War.