The Civil War in the East

34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

 

The 34th lost 7 officers and 128 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 132 onlisted men to disease, a total of 269.

 

Timeline of the 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

August 1, 1862

Organized at Worcester

August 15-17

Moved to Washington, D.C. at Arlington Heights, Va., and attached to Military District of Washington and Alexandria.

August 22

Moved to Alexandria, Va. and duty on line of Orange & Alexandria Railroad

September 15, - June 2, 1863

At Fort Lyon, Defenses of Washington, D.C. Provost and guard duty in Washington

July 9

Moved to Maryland Heights

July 14

Occupation of Harper's Ferry, W. Va. and duty at Harper's Ferry and Bolivar

October 18

Action at Berryville

December 10-24

Raid to Harrisonburg, then return to Harper's Ferry

January 27-February 7, 1863

Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, W. Va.

February 15

Moved to Cumberland, Md. and attached to Tyler's Brigade, District of Alexandria, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

March 5

Return to Harper's Ferry, then moved to Monocacy, Md.

March 7

To Martinsburg, W. Va.

April 2

To Harper's Ferry, and attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, Defenses South of the Potomac, 22nd Army Corps

April 17

Moved to Martinsburg, W. Va.

April 13-May 16

Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market

May 14

Rude's Hill

May 14-15

New Market

May 24-June 5

Advance to Staunton

June 5

Piedmont, Mount Crawford

June 6

Occupation of Staunton and atached to Martindale's Command, Garrison of Washington, 22nd Army Corps

June 17 - 18

Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg

June 18-29

Retreat to the Gauley

July 5-17

Moved to the Shenandoah Valley and attached to 1st Brigade, Maryland Heights Division, Dept. of West Virginia

July 17-18

Snicker's Ferry

July 23-24

Kernstown or Winchester

July 25

Martinsburg

August to
December

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign

September 3

Berryville

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 22

Fisher's Hill

October 13

Cedar Creek

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek, then duty at Kernstown

December 19-23

Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Bermuda Hundred, Va. and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of West Virginia

December 25

Siege operations against Richmond and Petersburg in trenches north of the James before Richmond

January, 1864

Unattached, 1st Division, West Virginia

April

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia

June

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia

December

Attached to 1st Brigade, Independent Division, 24th Army Corps, Army of the James

April 2, 1865

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 6

Rice's Station

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 12-15

March to Lynchburg

April 15-19

To Farmville and Burkesville Junction

April 22-25

To Richmond and duty there

June 16, 1865

Mustered out