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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 34th Regiment mustered in September 1, 1861 at Camp Lucas, Ohio. The regiment consolidated with [[36th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|36th Ohio Infantry]] February 22, 1865. <ref name="cwss">- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> In honor of their colonel, the regiment was called the "Piatt Zouaves". Their uniform was a light blue zouave dress.<ref>[https:// | The 34th Regiment mustered in September 1, 1861 at Camp Lucas, Ohio. The regiment consolidated with [[36th Regiment, Ohio Infantry|36th Ohio Infantry]] February 22, 1865. <ref name="cwss">- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> In honor of their colonel, the regiment was called the "Piatt Zouaves". Their uniform was a light blue zouave dress.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/359386-history-of-clermont-county-ohio-with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketches-of-its-prominent-men-and-pioneers?offset=1 "History of Clermont County, Ohio"], (Philadelphia, Pa.: L.H. Everts, 1880), page 207.</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of 34th Ohio Infantry see the following: | For more information on the history of 34th Ohio Infantry see the following: | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]]<ref>[https:// | Company A - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]]<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/359386-history-of-clermont-county-ohio-with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketches-of-its-prominent-men-and-pioneers?offset=1 "History of Clermont County, Ohio"], (Philadelphia Pa. : L.H. Everts, 1880), page 207-8.</ref> - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/556/mode/2up Roster.] | ||
Company B - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown">Byron Williams, ''History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio: from the earliest historical times down to the present'', (Tucson, Arizona: Filmed by W.C. Cox Co., 1974), page 427. Digital version on [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZV-ZSR9-D?i=231&cat=133271 FamilySearch]</ref> - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/560/mode/2up Roster]. | Company B - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown">Byron Williams, ''History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio: from the earliest historical times down to the present'', (Tucson, Arizona: Filmed by W.C. Cox Co., 1974), page 427. Digital version on [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZV-ZSR9-D?i=231&cat=133271 FamilySearch]</ref> - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/560/mode/2up Roster]. | ||