34th Regiment Indiana Infantry

The 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry was organized at Anderson, Indiana, and mustered in September 16, 1861

Service

*Moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana, October 10, 1861.
*to New Haven, Kentucky, November 15, and duty there till December 14, 1861.
*Moved to Camp Wicliffe, Kentucky, December 14, 1861, and duty there until February 7, 1862.
*Attached to 10th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, November-December, 1861.
*Attached to 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to February, 1862.
*1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi, to April, 1862.
*1st Brigade, 3d Division, Army of the Mississippi.
*Garrison at New Madrid, Missouri, to July, 1862.
*Helena, Arkansas, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1862.
*3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863.
*3rd Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February, 1863.
*1st Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863
*Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1864.
*Defences of New Orleans, Louisiana., to December, 1864.
*Brazos, Santiago, Texas, U.S. Forces, Texas, to June, 1865.
*Dept. of Texas to February, 1866.
*Battle of Palmito Ranch, Texas

Casualties

The Regiment lost during its service two Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded. There were also 5 Officers and 204 Enlisted men who died by disease, for a total of 243. [http://www.indianainthecivilwar.com/rgmnt/34indinf.htm]

The last Hoosier casualty of the Civil War was a Hoosier in the 34th who was taking part in an engagement in Texas in 1865. [cite book|author=Shelby L. Foote|volume=III|title="The Civil War:A Narrative"|year=1973|publisher=Random House|pages=1019-1020]

References

External links

* [http://www.ingenweb.org/inhoward/data/military/34threghist.html Regiment History]
* [http://www.nps.gov/vick/historyculture/34th-indiana-infantry.htm 34th Indiana Infantry, Marker Vicksburg, Ms.]