34th Ohio Infantry Regiment
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The 34th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It primarily served in the Eastern Theater in what is now West Virginia and in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley region. They are well known for wearing early in the war an americanized zouave uniform which consisted of: A dark blue jacket with red trimming, a pair of sky blue baggy trousers with two stripes of red tape going down vertically, a pair of tan gaiters, and a red Ottoman styled fez with a blue tassel. The uniform lasted at least until 1863 based on photographic evidence.
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34th Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | September 1, 1861, to June 24, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Type | Infantry |
Nickname(s) | Piatt's Zouaves |
Equipment | rifled muskets |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Colonel | Abram S. Piatt |
Colonel | John T. Toland |
Colonel | Freeman E. Franklin |
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