United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts > 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lost 7 officers and 128 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 132 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument in the National Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia.
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1862
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| August 1 | The 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was organized at Worcester under the command of Colonel George D. Wells and Lieutenant Colonel William S. Lincoln. |
| August 15-17 | Moved to Washington, D.C. at Arlington Heights, Va., and attached to the Military District of Washington and Alexandria. |
| August 22 | Moved to Alexandria, Virginia and duty along the line of Orange & Alexandria Railroad. |
| September 15 | Provost and guard duty in Washington at Fort Lyon, Defenses of Washington, D.C. Assigned to Tyler’s Brigade, District of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington |
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1863
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| July 9 | Moved to Maryland Heights and assigned to Department of West Virginia, Maryland Heights Division. |
| July 14 | Occupation of Harper’s Ferry 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 |
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1864
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| January | Assigned to 1st Division, Department of West Virginia |
| January 27- February 7 |
Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia. |
| February 15 | Moved to Cumberland, Maryland. |
| March 5 | Return to Harper’s Ferry, then moved to Monocacy, Maryland. |
| March 7 | To Martinsburg, West Virginia. |
| April 2 | To Harper’s Ferry, and attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy’s Division, Defenses South of the Potomac, 22nd Corps |
| April 17 | Moved to Martinsburg, West Virginia. Attached to 1st Division, Department of West Virginia |
| April 13-May 16 |
Sigel’s Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market |
| May 14 | Rude’s Hill |
| May 14-15 |
Battle of New MarketLieutenant Colonel Lincoln was wounded and captured. He would later be exchanged and returned to the regiment. |
| May 24-June 5 | Advance to Staunton |
| June | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia |
| June 5 | Piedmont, Mount Crawford |
| June 6 | Occupation of Staunton. Attached to Martindale’s Command, Garrison of Washington, 22nd 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, Department of West Virginia |
| July 17-18 | Snicker’s Ferry |
| July 23-24 |
Second Battle of Kernstown or Winchester |
| July 25 | Martinsburg |
| August to December |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
| September 3 |
Berryville |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan) |
| September 22 |
Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
| October 13 |
Hupp’s HillColonel George Wells was killed. Lieutenant Colonel William S. Lincoln was promoted to colonel and took command of the regiment. |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| October 19 | Duty at Kernstown |
| December 19-23 | Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Bermuda Hundred, Vairginia and attached to 1st Brigade, Independent Division, 24th Army Corps, Army of the James |
| December 25 | Siege operations against Richmond and Petersburg in trenches north of the James before Richmond |
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1865
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| April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 6 | Rice’s Station |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender 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 | The 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment mustered out under the command of Colonel William S. Lincoln. |