Pennsylvania 34th Infantry Regiment
(5th Reserves)
(Pictured L-R; Pvt. Jacob Bailey, 1st LT. John T. Baynes, Sgt. William H. Carter, Co. K)
| The companies comprising the 34th Regiment were recruited in the counties of Centre, Lancaster, Huntingdon, Lycoming, Northumberland, Clearfield, Union and Bradford. They were ordered to report at Camp Curtin in Harrisburg, where on the 20th of June, 1861 the regiment was organized. |
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- The PA 34th should not be confused with the
PA 34th Emergency Regiment of 1863 |
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Why is the 34th also known as the 5th Reserves? "Although the Reserves were numbered as "line" regiments, they were better known by their more popular "Reserve" designations. The thirteen infantry regiments, numberd 30th through 42nd, were known as the 1st through the 13th Reserves, and thus each regiment had two numbers. For example, the 32nd Pennsylvania was also known as the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves. The artillery regiment, numbered 43rd, was better known as the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, and the cavalry regiment, the 44th, as the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry." |
| Source: Advance the Colors: Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags, Richard Sauers |
View the 34th Regimental history.
After being mustered out of the 34th, many men signed on again to serve
in the PA 191st (2nd veteran reserves) which organized in May, 1864.
A list of this site's updates. Including the pics of unknown soldiers.
REGIMENT OFFICERS
(Officers may appear multiple times as they move up the ranks)
Colonel
| John I. Gregg | 06/20/1861 - Promoted from Captain Co. E to Colonel. 06/21/1861 - Appointed a Captain in the 6th US Cavalry. |
| Seneca G. Simmons | 06/21/1861 - Promoted from Captain 7th US Infantry to Colonel. 06/30/1862 - Killed at New Market Cross Roads, VA. |
| Joseph W. Fisher | 07/02/1862 - Promoted from Lieutenant-Colonel to Colonel. |
Lieutenant-Colonel
| Joseph W. Fisher | 06/21/1861 - Promoted from Captain Co. K to Lieutenant-Colonel. 07/02/1862 - Promoted from Lieutenant-Colonel to Colonel. |
| George Dare | 07/02/1862 - Promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel. 12/13/1862 - Wounded at Fredericksburg, VA. 05/06/1864 - Killed at Wilderness, VA. |
| Alfred M. Smith | 05/07/1864 - Promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel. |
Major
| George Dare | 06/21/1861 - Promoted from Captain Co. I to Major. 07/02/1862 - Promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel. |
| Frank Zentmyer | 07/02/1862 - Promoted from Captain Co. I to Major. 12/13/1862 - Killed at Fredericksburg, VA. |
| James Harvey Larrimer | 05/01/1863 - Promoted from Captain Co. E to Major. 02/14/1864 - Killed at Bristoe Station, VA. |
| Alfred M. Smith | 02/22/1864 - Promoted from Captain Co. C to Major. 05/07/1864 - Promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel. |
| James A. McPherran | 05/07/1864 - Promoted from Captain Co. F to Major. |
Sergeant Major
| Robert Wirt Smith | 10/01/1861 - Promoted from Sergeant Co. K to Sergeant Major. 08/08/1862 - Promoted from Sergeant Major to 2nd LT Co. G. |
| Effinger L. Reber | 03/06/1862 - Promoted from Corporal Co. D to Sergeant Major. |
| William H. H. McCall | ??/??/???? - Promoted from Sergeant Co. D to Sergeant Major. ??/??/???? - Promoted from Sergeant Major to 2nd Lieutenant Co. D. |
| Granville P. Swope | 03/04/1863 - Promoted from Sergeant Major to 1st LT Co. I. |
Quartermaster Sergeant
| Harry Mullen | 06/21/1861 - Enlisted as Quartermaster Sergeant. |
Quartermaster
| Samuel Evans | 10/01/1861 - Promoted from 2nd LT Co. K to Quartermaster. 05/07/1864 - Promoted from Quartermaster to Captain Co. K? |
Commissary Sargeant
| J. W. Harris | 01/01/1864 - Promoted from Private Co. F to Comm Sargeant. |
Adjutant
| A. G. Mason | 03/27/1863 - Appointed to General Meade's staff. |
| John L. Wright | 03/27/1863 - Promoted from 1st LT Co. K to Adjutant. |
Surgeon
| John T. Carpenter | ??/??/???? - Promoted to Brigade Surgeon and transferred to Western Army. |
| Samuel G. Lane | 09/16/1861 - Enlisted as Surgeon. ??/??/???? - Asst Surg Gen (PA). |
Assistant Surgeons
| Henry A. Grim | 04/16/1862 - Enlisted as Assistant Surgeon. |
| E. Donnelly | 04/28/1862 - Promoted to Surgeon and transferred to PA 31st. |
| W. H. Davis | 12/20/1862 - Promoted to Surgeon and transferred to PA 33rd. |
| J. M. Groff | 08/02/1862 - Enlisted as Assistant Surgeon. 07/21/1863 - Discharged for wounds. |
| O. C. Johnson | 03/09/1863 - Enlisted as Assistant Surgeon. 09/28/1863 - Discharged for disability. |
| H. T. Whitman | 09/16/1863 - Enlisted as Assistant Surgeon. |
| N. F. Marsh | ??/??/???? - Promoted to Surgeon and transferred out. |
Hospital Steward
| John H. Johnson | 10/31/1863 - Promoted from Private Co. B to Hospital Steward. |
Chaplain
| S L. M. Consor | ??/??/?? - Mustered out by special order of the War Dept. |
Principle Musician
| William L. Smedley | 01/01/1864 - Transferred out. |
| Edward. L. Scott | 01/01/1864 - Promoted from Musician Co. F to Principal Musician. |
Muster Rolls
Source:
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870. Samuel P. Bates
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