# 134th New York Infantry Regiment

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The 134th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

## Service

The 134th New York Infantry was organized at Schoharie, New York beginning July 9, 1862 and mustered in for three years service on September 22, 1862 under the command of Colonel George E. Danforth.
The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865.
The 134th New York Infantry mustered out of service June 10, 1865. Recruits and veterans were transferred to the 102nd New York Volunteer Infantry.

## Detailed service

Left New York for Washington, D.C., September 25, 1862. Joined XI Corps at Fairfax Court House, Va., October 2, 1862, and duty there until November 1. Movement to Warrenton, then to Germantown November 1–20. March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 10–15. At Falmouth until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20–24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1–3. Pursuit of Lee July 5–24. At Bristoe Station to September 24. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3. March along line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to Lookout Valley October 25–29. Reopening Tennessee River October 26–29. Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28–29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27. Orchard Knob November 23. Tunnel Hill November 24–25. Missionary Ridge November 25. March to relief of Knoxville November 27-December 17. Duty in Lookout Valley until May 1864. Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8–11. Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8. Battle of Resaca May 14–15. Near Cassville May 19. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11–14. Lost Mountain June 15–17. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes' Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 6–17. Peachtree Creek July 19–20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. Expedition from Atlanta to Tuckum's Cross Roads October 26–29. Near Atlanta November 9. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10–21. Carolinas Campaign January to April 1865. Averysboro, N.C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19–21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 9–14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review of the Armies May 24.

## Detailed Timeline with Commands

| Year | Month | Day | Activity | Army | Army Commander | Corps | CORPS Commander | Division | Division Commander | Brigage | Brigage Commander | BN Commander |
| 1862 | July | 9 | Started to organize at Schoharie, New York | NY State | | | | | | | Colonel George E. Danforth | |
| 1862 | September | 22 | Mustered in for three years of service | NY State | | | | | | | Colonel George E. Danforth | |
| 1862 | September | 25 | Left New York for Washington, D.C | NY State | | | | | | | Colonel George E. Danforth | |
| 1862 | October | 2 | Joined XI Corps at Fairfax Court House, Va | Army of the Potomac | Major General George B. McClellan | XI Crescent Moon | Franz Sigel | 2nd | | 2nd | COL Coster | |
| 1862 | November | 1–20 | Movement to Warrenton, then to Germantown | Army of the Potomac | Major General George B. McClellan | XI Crescent Moon | Franz Sigel | 2nd | | 2nd | | |
| 1862 | December | 10–15 | March to Fredericksburg, Va. | Army of the Potomac | Major General Ambrose E. Burnside | XI Crescent Moon | Franz Sigel | 2nd | | 2nd | | |
| 1863 | January | 20–24 | "Mud March" | Army of the Potomac | Major General Ambrose E. Burnside | XI Crescent Moon | Carl Schurz * | 2nd | | 2nd | | |
| 1863 | April | until 27 | At Falmouth | Army of the Potomac | Major General Joseph Hooker | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | |
| 1863 | | April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign | Army of the Potomac | Major General Joseph Hooker | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | |
| 1863 | May | 1-5 | Battle of Chancellorsville | Army of the Potomac | Major General Joseph Hooker | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | |
| 1863 | | June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign | Army of the Potomac | Major General Joseph Hooker | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | July | 1-3 | Battle of Gettysburg | Army of the Potomac | Major General George G. Meade | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | July | 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee | Army of the Potomac | Major General George G. Meade | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | September | 24 | At Bristoe Station to | Army of the Potomac | Major General George G. Meade | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | | September 24-October 3 | Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. | Army of the Potomac | Major General George G. Meade | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | October | 25-29 | March along line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to Lookout Valley | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | October | 26-29 | Reopening Tennessee River | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | October | 28-29 | Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn. | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | November | 23-27 | Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | November | 23 | Orchard Knob | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | November | 24-25 | Tunnel Hill | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | November | 25 | Missionary Ridge | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1863 | | November 27-December 17 | March to relief of Knoxville | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | until May | Duty in Lookout Valley | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XI Crescent Moon | Oliver Otis Howard * | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | May 1-September 8 | Atlanta Campaign | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | May | 8-11 | Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | May | 8 | Dug Gap or Mill Creek | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | May | 14-15 | Battle of Resaca | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | May | 19 | Near Cassville | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | May | 25 | New Hope Church | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | May 26-June 5 | Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | June 10-July 2 | Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | June | 11-14 | Pine Hill | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | June | 15-17 | Lost Mountain | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | June | 15 | Gilgal or Golgotha Church | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | June | 17 | Muddy Creek | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | June | 19 | Noyes' Creek | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | June | 22 | Kolb's Farm | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | June | 27 | Assault on Kennesaw | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | Brig. Gen. John W. Geary | 2nd | COL. Patrick H. Jones | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | July | 4 | Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | July | 6-17 | Chattahoochie River | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | July | 19-20 | Peachtree Creek | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Major General Joseph Hooker | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | July 22-August 25 | Siege of Atlanta | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Alpheus S. Williams | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | August 26-September 2 | Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Henry W. Slocum | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | September 2-November 15 | Occupation of Atlanta | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Henry W. Slocum | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | October | 26-29 | Expedition from Atlanta to Tuckum's Cross Roads | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Henry W. Slocum | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | November | 9 | Near Atlanta | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Henry W. Slocum | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | November 15-December 10 | March to the sea | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Alpheus S. Williams | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1864 | | December 10–21 | Siege of Savannah | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Alpheus S. Williams | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | | January to April | Carolinas Campaign | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Alpheus S. Williams | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | March | 16 | Averysboro, N.C. | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Alpheus S. Williams | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | March | 19 - 21 | Battle of Bentonville | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Alpheus S. Williams | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | March | 24 | Occupation of Goldsboro | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Alpheus S. Williams | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | April | 9-14. | Advance on Raleigh | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Joseph A. Mower | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | April | 14 | Occupation of Raleigh | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Joseph A. Mower | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | April | 26 | Bennett's House | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Joseph A. Mower | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | | | Surrender of Johnston and his army. | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Joseph A. Mower | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | | April 29-May 20 | March to Washington D.C. via Richmond VA | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Joseph A. Mower | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | May | 24 | Grand Review of the Armies¬† | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Joseph A. Mower | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |
| 1865 | June | 10 | The 134th New York Infantry mustered out of service | Army of the Cumberland | Major General George H. Thomas | XX Star | Joseph A. Mower | 2nd | | 2nd | | LTC Allan H. Jackson |

## Assault on Kennesaw Mountain

The 134th was organized under XX Corps (Hooker), 2ND DIV. (Geary), 2ND BRIG. (Jones). The 134th was part of the frontal assault. Placed at the front of Brig. Gen. John W. Geary troops under COL Patrick H. Jones. The 134th assaulted just west of Dead Angle.

## Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 122 men during service; 2 officers and 41 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 78 enlisted men died of disease.

## Commanders

* Colonel George E. Danforth
* Colonel Charles R. Coster
* Colonel Allan H. Jackson - commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg while still at the rank of lieutenant colonel