CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
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34th Infantry Regiment, organized at Loachapoka, Alabama, in April, 1862, contained men
from Montgomery and the counties of Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Russell. It moved to Tupelo,
Mississippi, and was assigned to General Manigault's Brigade where it remained for the duration
of the war. The unit saw little action during the Kentucky Campaign then took an active part in
many conflicts of the Army of Tennessee from Murfreesboro to Atlanta. Later it fought in Hood's winter
operations in Tennessee and at Bentonville, North Carolina. The regiment
reported 11 killed and 77 wounded at Murfreesboro, had many captured at Missionary Ridge, and
in December, 1863, totalled 388 men and 281 arms. It lost 14 killed and 46 wounded at Ezra Church and was almost annihilated at
Nashville. Few surrendered on
April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Julius C.B. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonels John C.
Carter and James W. Echols, and Majors Henry R. McCoy and John N. Slaughter.
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