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134th Ohio Infantry

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Muster In: Organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in May 5, 1864.1
Muster Out: Mustered out August 31, 1864.2

Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel David W. Todd
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Commander 2
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: ? | Army of the James | Union Army3

Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army5,6

Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army9,10

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel David W. Todd (July 31, 1864)11
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army12

  • Commander:
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  • Note: Picket duty and operations against Richmond on north side of the James River until August. Mustered out August 31, 1864.13

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.14

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.15

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.16

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.17

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.18

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles19:

  • Moved to Washington, D. C., June 6; thence to White House and City Point, Va.
  • Duty at City Point pontooning the James River and building roads until June 17.
  • Picket duty at Bermuda Hundred until June 22.
  • Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James.
  • Marched to Deep Bottom June 22, and engaged in building works.
  • Picket duty and operations against Richmond on north side of the James River until August.
  • Mustered out August 31, 1864.

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

      Sources:

      1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      3. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 235: This casualty list indicates that the Third Division was formed on June 19, 1864, one day after the First Offensive ended.  I am positive the regiment was in the area of Bermuda Hundred during the First Offensive and was considered a part of the Army of the James, but I am unsure exactly which sub-organization the regiment belonged to.  More research is needed. ↩
      4. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 134th Ohio Entry, Page 37; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
      5. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 235 ↩
      6. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 554 ↩
      7. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 554 ↩
      8. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 134th Ohio Entry, Page 37; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
      9. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 264 ↩
      10. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 739 ↩
      11. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 739 ↩
      12. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      13. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      14. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      15. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      16. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      17. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      18. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      19. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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