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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


The 34th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Albany, New York, mustered in June 15, 1861 and mustered out June 30, 1863.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], accessed 6 December 2010</ref>  
The 34th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Albany, New York, and mustered in June 15, 1861. The regiment mustered out June 30, 1863.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
 
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
 
*[https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/infantry/34th-infantry-regiment 34th Infantry Regiment] at New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unnyinf3.htm#16 34th Regiment Infantry "Herkimer Regiment"] at The Civil War Archive
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_New_York_Infantry_Regiment 34th New York Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia


=== Batteries in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Batteries&nbsp;in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin  ===


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. 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 – Principally recruited in [[Rensselaer_County,_New_York|Rensselaer County]].  
Company A – Principally recruited in Rensselaer County.  


Company B – Principally recruited in [[Herkimer_County,_New_York|Herkimer County]].  
Company B – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.


Company C – Principally recruited in [[Herkimer_County,_New_York|Herkimer County]].  
Company C – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.


Company D – Principally recruited in [[Clinton_County,_New_York|Clinton County]].  
Company D – Principally recruited in Clinton County.


Company E – Principally recruited in [[Steuben_County,_New_York|Steuben County]].  
Company E – Principally recruited in Steuben County.


Company F – Principally recruited in [[Herkimer_County,_New_York|Herkimer County]].  
Company F – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.


Company G – Principally recruited in [[Herkimer_County,_New_York|Herkimer County]].  
Company G – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.


Company H – Principally recruited in [[Essex_County,_New_York|Essex County]].  
Company H – Principally recruited in Essex County.


Company I - Principally recruited in [[Steuben_County,_New_York|Steuben County]].  
Company I - Principally recruited in Steuben County.


Company K – Principally recruited in [[Herkimer_County,_New_York|Herkimer County]].
Company K – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===


*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘New York in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
1. [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers&nbsp;and Sailors System] has the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included.<br>


*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
2. Phisterer, Frederick. ''New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. ''Albany, New York&nbsp;: J.B. Lyon, 1912. [http://tinyurl.com/25xganj Google Books], [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11490201 other libraries with this book], {{FHL|187084|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 M2p; FHL Film 1486494-6}}


*[[New York in the Civil War|New York in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for New York, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
3. ''The Union Army&nbsp;: a History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers'', Reprint of original published: Madison, WI.: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1473658 Other libraries with this book], {{FHL|691427|item|disp=FHL Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9}}


*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
4. Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System] (database on-line).  


*[https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-regiments-and-batteries/34th-new-york/ Timeline for the 34th New York Infantry Regiment] at The Civil War in the East
5. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "[http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/civil_index.htm Unit History Project&nbsp;: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center] at citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).


*Chapin, L. N. ''A brief history of the Thirty-Fourth Regiment, N.Y.S.V. : embracing a complete roster of all officers and men and a full account of the dedication of the monument on the battlefield of Antietam, September 17, 1902. ''(Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{FSC|657526|item|disp=FS Catalog film 6083709}}(*)
6. Hawks, Steve, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/NY/NY.php The Civil War in the East. Database].  


*Chapin, L. N. (Louis N.). ''Captain Henry Galpin Civil War Roundtable of Little Falls, N. Y. To sacrifice, to suffer, and if need be, to die : a history of the Thirty-fourth New York Regiment.'' ([Little Falls, New York : Captain Henry Galpin Civil War Roundtable, 1998?). {{FSC|1028372|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 M2ct}}
=== References  ===


*Phisterer, Frederick. ''New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. ''Albany, New York : J.B. Lyon, 1912. [http://tinyurl.com/25xganj Google Books], [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11490201 other libraries with this book], {{FSC|187084|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 M2p; FS Library Film 1486494-6}}
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*''The Union Army: a History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers.'' (Reprint of original published: Madison, WI.: Federal Pub. Co., 1908). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1473658 Other libraries with this book], {{FSC|691427|item|disp=FS Library Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9}}
 
=== References  ===
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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 34th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Albany, New York, and mustered in June 15, 1861. The regiment mustered out June 30, 1863.[1]

Batteries in this Battalion with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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 – Principally recruited in Rensselaer County.

Company B – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.

Company C – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.

Company D – Principally recruited in Clinton County.

Company E – Principally recruited in Steuben County.

Company F – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.

Company G – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.

Company H – Principally recruited in Essex County.

Company I - Principally recruited in Steuben County.

Company K – Principally recruited in Herkimer County.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

1. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System has the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included.

2. Phisterer, Frederick. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Albany, New York : J.B. Lyon, 1912. Google Books, other libraries with this book, FHL Book 974.7 M2p; FHL Film 1486494-6

3. The Union Army : a History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers, Reprint of original published: Madison, WI.: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. Other libraries with this book, FHL Books 973 M2ua, vols. 1-9

4. Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System (database on-line).

5. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. "Unit History Project : New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center at citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).

6. Hawks, Steve, The Civil War in the East. Database.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
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