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 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
September
22
Mustered in for three years of service
25
Left New York for Washington, D.C
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
November
1–20
Movement to Warrenton, then to Germantown
December
10–15
March to Fredericksburg, Va.
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside
1863
January
20–24
"Mud March"
Carl Schurz *
April
until 27
At Falmouth
Major General Joseph Hooker
Oliver Otis Howard *
April 27-May 6
Chancellorsville Campaign
May
1-5
Battle of Chancellorsville
June 11-July 24
Gettysburg Campaign
LTC Allan H. Jackson
July
1-3
Battle of Gettysburg
Major General George G. Meade
July
5-24
Pursuit of Lee
September
24
At Bristoe Station to
September 24-October 3
Movement to Bridgeport, Ala.
October
25-29
March along line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to Lookout Valley
Army of the Cumberland
Major General George H. Thomas
26-29
Reopening Tennessee River
28-29
Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn.
November
23-27
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign
23
Orchard Knob
24-25
Tunnel Hill
25
Missionary Ridge
November 27-December 17
March to relief of Knoxville
1864
until May
Duty in Lookout Valley
May 1-September 8
Atlanta Campaign
XX
Star
Major General Joseph Hooker
2nd
2nd
May
8-11
Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge
8
Dug Gap or Mill Creek
14-15
Battle of Resaca
19
Near Cassville
25
New Hope Church
May 26-June 5
Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills
June 10-July 2
Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain
June
11-14
Pine Hill
15-17
Lost Mountain
15
Gilgal or Golgotha Church
17
Muddy Creek
19
Noyes' Creek
22
Kolb's Farm
27
Assault on Kennesaw
Brig. Gen. John W. Geary
COL. Patrick H. Jones
July
4
Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground
6-17
Chattahoochie River
19-20
Peachtree Creek
July 22-August 25
Siege of Atlanta
Alpheus S. Williams
August 26-September 2
Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge
Henry W. Slocum
September 2-November 15
Occupation of Atlanta
October
26-29
Expedition from Atlanta to Tuckum's Cross Roads
November
9
Near Atlanta
November 15-December 10
March to the sea
Alpheus S. Williams
December 10-21
Siege of Savannah
1865
January to April
Carolinas Campaign
March
16
Averysboro, N.C.
19 - 21
Battle of Bentonville
24
Occupation of Goldsboro
April
9-14.
Advance on Raleigh
Joseph A. Mower
14
Occupation of Raleigh
26
Bennett's House
Surrender of Johnston and his army.
April 29-May 20
March to Washington D.C. via Richmond VA
May
24
Grand Review of the Armies 
June
10
The 134th New York Infantry mustered out of service
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.
Conklin, George W. Under the Crescent and Star: The 134th New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War (Port Reading, NJ: Axworthy Pub.), 1999. ISBN0-9674-9850-3
Cosgrove, Charles H. A History of the 134th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War, 1862-1865: Long Night's Journey Into Day (Lewiston, NY: E. Mellen Press), 1997. ISBN0-7734-8551-1
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
Jones, Kenneth M. "Never forsake the flag": The Letters of Capt. Geo. A. Turnbull, Capt. Co. A, 134th N.Y. Vols. (S.l.: s.n.), 1998.
Levy, William T. The Blue and the Gray: A Sketch of Soldier Life in Camp and Field in the Army of the Civil War (Schenectady, NY: R. B. Myers), 1904. [Reprinted in 2008 as The Civil War Memoir of William T. LeveyISBN1-6057-1008-3]
Attribution
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
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