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34th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry.

Organized at Worcester August 1, 1862.

Moved to Washington, D. C., August 15-17.

Attached to Military District of Washington and Alexandria to February, 1863.

Tyler's Brigade, District of Alexandria, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863.

2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, Defenses South of the Potomac, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1863.

Martindale's Command, Garrison of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to July, 1863.

1st Brigade, Maryland Heights Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to December, 1863.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to January, 1864.

Unattached, 1st Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1864.

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to December, 1864.

1st Brigade, Independent Division, 24th Army Corps, Army of the James, to June, 1865.


Service.

At Arlington Heights, Va., till August 22, 1862.

Moved to Alexandria, Va., August 22, and duty on line of Orange & Alexandria Railroad till September 10.

At Fort Lyon, Defenses of Washington, D. C., September 15, 1862, to June 2, 1863.

Provost and guard duty in Washington till July 9.

Moved to Maryland Heights July 9.

Occupation of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., July 14.

Duty at Harper's Ferry and Bolivar till December 10.

Action at Berryville October 18.

Raid to Harrisonburg December 10-24.

At Harper's Ferry till February 1, 1864.

Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, W. Va., January 27-February 7.

Moved to Cumberland, Md., February 15.

Return to Harper's Ferry, thence moved to Monocacy, Md., March 5, to Martinsburg, W. Va., March 7 and to Harper's Ferry April 2.

Moved to Martinsburg, W. Va., April 17.

Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 13-May 16.

Rude's Hill May 14.

New Market May 14-15.

Advance to Staunton May 24-June 5.

Piedmont, Mount Crawford, June 5.

Occupation of Staunton June 6.

Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg June--. Lynchburg June 17-18.

Retreat to the Gaul June 18-29.

Moved to the Shenandoah Valley July 5-17.

Snicker's Ferry July 17-18.

Kernstown or Winchester July 23-24.

Martinsburg July 26.

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December.

Berryville September 3.

Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19.

Fisher's Hill September 22.

Cedar Creek October 13.

Battle of Cedar Creek October 19.

Duty at Kernstown till December.

Moved to Washington, D. C., thence to Bermuda Hundred, Va., December 19-23.

Siege operations against Richmond and Petersburg December 25, 1864, to April 2, 1865.

In trenches north of the James before Richmond till March, 1865.

Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.

Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.

Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.

Rice's Station April 6.

Appomattox Court House April 9.

Surrender of Lee and his army.

March to Lynchburg April 12-15, thence to Farmville and Burkesville Junction April 15-19, and to Richmond April 22-25.

Duty there till June.

Mustered out June 16, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 128 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 132 Enlisted men by disease. Total 269.

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