34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Brief History
34th Infantry Regiment, organized at Loachapoka, Alabama, in April, 1862, contained men from Montgomery and the counties of Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Russell. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment 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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Companies by County:


 * Company A - many men from Montgomery County
 * Company B - many men from Coosa County
 * Company C - many men from Coosa County
 * Company D - many men from Tallapoosa County
 * Company E - many men from Tallapoosa County
 * Company F - many men from Tallapoosa County
 * Company G - many men from Tallapoosa County
 * Company H - many men from Montgomery County
 * Company I "Shorter Guards" - many men from Russell County
 * Company K - many men from Russell County

The Counties listed with their companies is found on the history-sites.com web site. The bitsofblueandgray.com web site gives the nickname for Company I.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,460 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, 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.


 * Alabama in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * 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.