The 34th Alabama Infantry Regiment
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Brief History
The 34th Alabama Infantry was organized at Loachapoka on 15 April 1862, with companies recruited from Montgomery and the counties of Coosa, Russell, and Tallapoosa. It was sent to Tupelo, MS, and was placed with the 24th and 28th Alabama regiments, and two South Carolina regiments, in Gen'l Arthur M. Manigault's Brigade, Gen'l Jones M. Wither's Division. The regiment moved into Kentucky but was not in action during the campaign. It was with the main Army of Tennessee when it fought at Murfreesboro, and it sustained heavy casualties (11 k, 77 w). The remainder of the winter was spent near Tullahoma, and the regiment then withdrew with the army to the Chattanooga area. At Chickamauga, the 34th again lost heavily, and at Missionary Ridge, a large number were captured. The regiment, numbering 388 men and 281 arms, wintered and recruited for the campaigning of 1864 at Dalton and began the "Hundred Days' Battle" in the spring. From Dalton to Atlanta, the 34th shared fully in the operations of the Army of Tennessee. It lost heavily in the battles of 22 and 28 July, at Atlanta. At Jonesboro, casualties were light. At the Battle of Franklin, the 34th escaped the severest part of the fighting, but at Nashville, the remainder of the unit was nearly decimated. With the wreck of the Army, the regiment passed into the Carolinas where it skirmished at Kinston and again at Bentonville. Ultimately consolidated with the 24th and 28th regiments, about 100 of the original 1,000 members of the regiment were surrendered at High Point, North Carolina, 26 April 1865.
Field and Staff
- Colonel Julius C.B. Mitchell of Montgomery; detached.
- Lieutenant Colonels James W. Echols of Macon; resigned. J.C. Carter of Montgomery; wounded at Murfreesboro.
- Majors Henry McCoy of Tallapoosa; resigned. John N. Slaughter of Coosa; wounded at Atlanta.
- Adjutants John E. Burch of Montgomery; captured at Nashville. James P. Brenan of Montgomery
Companies and the Counties from Which they Came
- Coosa and Montgomery - Thomas Mitchell; resigned. R.G. Welch; wounded at Chicamauga.
- Coosa - John N. Slaughter; promoted. E.B. Wood; captured at Mission Ridge. Lieut. M. Lambert commanded.
- Coosa - Jas. M. Willis; resigned. W.G. Oliver; wounded at Jonesboro.
- Tallapoosa - W.H. Holstein; wounded.
- Tallapoosa - M.F. Fielder; resigned. John R. Colquitt; wounded at Atlanta.
- Tallapoosa - J. Frank Ashurst; resigned. Henry J. Ricks.
- Tallapoosa - .... Pinckard; resigned. J. Maxey Smith; wounded at Atlanta.
- Montgomery - John C. Carter; promoted. Lieut. F.H. Cobb commanded.
- Russell - J.B. Bickerstaff; killed at Murfreesboro. John S. Burch; wounded at Atlanta.
- Russell - Henry M. Crowder; resigned. William Johnson; resigned. Joseph M. Simms
Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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