34th Regiment Indiana Infantry
Encyclopedia
The 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry, also known as The Morton Rifles, was organized at Anderson, Indiana
, and mustered in September 16, 1861
http://www.indianainthecivilwar.com/rgmnt/34indinf.htm
The last Hoosier casualty of the Civil War was a Hoosier {http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6805019 Pvt John J Willimas} in the 34th who was taking part in an engagement in Texas in 1865.
Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
, and mustered in September 16, 1861
Service
- Moved to Jeffersonville, IndianaJeffersonville, IndianaJeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
, October 10, 1861. - to New Haven, KentuckyNew Haven, KentuckyNew Haven is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census.New Haven was founded as Pottinger's Landing in 1781 and later named New Haven by Samuel Pottinger after the Connecticut town...
, 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 OhioArmy of the OhioThe Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
, to February, 1862. - 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the MississippiArmy of the MississippiArmy of the Mississippi was the name given to two Union armies that operated around the Mississippi River, both with short existences, during the American Civil War.-1862:...
, to April, 1862. - 1st Brigade, 3d Division, Army of the Mississippi.
- Garrison at New Madrid, MissouriNew Madrid, MissouriNew Madrid is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, 42 miles south by west of Cairo, Illinois, on the Mississippi River. New Madrid was founded in 1788 by American frontiersmen. In 1900, 1,489 people lived in New Madrid, Missouri; in 1910, the population was 1,882. The population was 3,334 at...
, to July, 1862. - Helena, ArkansasHelena, ArkansasHelena is the eastern portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 6,323. Helena was the county seat of Phillips County until January 1, 2006, when it merged its government and city limits with...
, 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 TennesseeArmy of the TennesseeThe Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of 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, LouisianaNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
., to December, 1864. - Brazos Santiago, Texas, U.S. Forces, Texas, to June, 1865.
- Dept. of Texas to February, 1866.
- Battle of Palmito RanchBattle of Palmito RanchThe Battle of Palmito Ranch, also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill and the Battle of Palmetto Ranch, was fought on May 12–13, 1865, during the American Civil War. It was the last major clash of arms in the war...
, 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 {http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6805019 Pvt John J Willimas} in the 34th who was taking part in an engagement in Texas in 1865.