34th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
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The 34th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
from the Louisville Provost Guard and mustered in for a three-year enlistment in October 1862 under the command of Colonel
Henry Dent.
The regiment was attached to District of Western Kentucky, Department of the Ohio
, to June 1863. Unattached, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2nd Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to October 1863. District of South Central Kentucky, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, to October 1863. Left Wing Forces, Cumberland Gap, to January 1864. District of the Clinch, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to December 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to January 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to June 1865.
The 34th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service at Knoxville, Tennessee
on June 24, 1865.
Infantry
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regiment
Regiment
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 34th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
from the Louisville Provost Guard and mustered in for a three-year enlistment in October 1862 under the command of Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Henry Dent.
The regiment was attached to District of Western Kentucky, Department of the Ohio
Department of the Ohio
The Department of the Ohio was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Northern states near the Ohio River.General Orders No...
, to June 1863. Unattached, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 2nd Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to October 1863. District of South Central Kentucky, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, to October 1863. Left Wing Forces, Cumberland Gap, to January 1864. District of the Clinch, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to December 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to January 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to June 1865.
The 34th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service at Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
on June 24, 1865.
Detailed service
Provost duty at Louisville, Ky., until May 8, 1863. (Company K at Munfordville, Ky., September 14–17, 1862.) Ordered to Bowling Green, Ky., May 8, 1863, and duty there until July 1. Moved to Glasgow, Ky., July 1, and operations against Morgan July 1–26. Garrison duty at Glasgow, Ky., until September 28. March to Knoxville, Tenn., thence to Morristown September 28-October 6. Action at Blue Springs October 10. At Morristown until December 5. Moved to Tazewell, Tenn., December 5, and duty there until January 26, 1864. Attack on Tazewell January 24. Moved to Cumberland Gap and duty there until November 8. Powell River Bridge February 22, 1864 (Companies A and D). Moved to Knoxville November 8–18, and provost duty there until February 2, 1865. At Cumberland Gap until April 24. Expedition to Gibson's Mills April 20–22. Received surrender of Colonels Pridemore, Slump, Richmond and Wicher and their commands (2,713 men). Ordered to Knoxville April 24, thence to Loudon, Tenn., and garrison duty there until June 20.Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 69 men during service; 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 64 enlisted men died of disease.See also
- List of Kentucky Civil War Units
- Kentucky in the Civil WarKentucky in the Civil WarKentucky was a border state of key importance in the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln recognized the importance of the Commonwealth when he declared "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." In a September 1861 letter to Orville Browning, Lincoln wrote "I think to lose...