UNION NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS
34th Regiment, New York Infantry
- Overview:
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Organized at Albany, N. Y., and mustered in June 15, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., July 3, 1861. Attached to Stone's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. German's 2nd Brigade, Stone's (Sedgwick's) Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863.
- Service:
- Outpost duty on the Upper Potomac till March, 1862. Reneca Mills, Md., September 1 and 16, 1861. Operations on the Potomac October 21-24. Near Edwards Ferry October 22. Moved to Harper's Ferry February, 1862; thence to Charlestown and Berryville, Va., March 12-15. Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., March 22-April 1. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Peach Orchard and Savage Station
June 29. White Oak Swamp
and Glendale
June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. Duty at Harrison's Landing till August 16. Movement to Newport News, thence to Centreville August 16-29. Cover Pope's retreat from Bull Run August 31-September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Moved to Harper's Ferry September 22, and duty there till October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 20. Battle of Antietam, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights
May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Three years men transferred to 82nd New York Infantry June 8, 1863. Mustered out June 30, 1863, expiration of term.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 90 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 68 Enlisted men by disease. Total 162.
Predecessor unit:
NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS
14th REGIMENT STATE MILITIA INFANTRY.-("14th BROOKLYN.")
(See 34th Regiment Infantry.)
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