The Thirty-Fourth Regiment

The Thirty-Fourth Regiment New York State Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Colonel James A. Suiter, was enlisted and organized under the first call for volunteers issued April 15, 1861, mustered into the service of the State of New York May 1, 1861, and mustered into the service of the United States June 15, 1861. Serving in the First Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac during the War of the Rebellion, it distinctly represented Herkimer County, and these defenders of the Union were remembered for their valiant and distinguished services, their prompt patriotic zeal, and their willingness to offer their lives for the perpetuation of the fundamental principles of the Republic.

Herkimer, New York · United States