The 34th NY Volunteer InfantryRoster of Members of Companies B, C, F, G and KFrom "History of Herkimer County, New York" by F. W. Beers & Co., New York. 1879 "The following muster roll shows the membership of the Herkimer county companies of the 34th regiment on the 15th day of June, 1861. Company B was raised at Little Falls, Company C at Grayville, Companies F and G at Herkimer, and Company K at Brockett's Bridge." The regimental officers were: Colonel William Ladu; Lieutenant-colonel James Suitor, Major Byron Lafflin, Quartermaster Nathan Easterbrook, Jr., Chaplain J.B. Van Petten, and Paymaster W.H. Wombaugh.
Captain Wells Sponable
William Allen
Captain Thomas Corcoran
Dennis Allen October 23, 1998 From:Lowell Filak
Captain Charles Riley
Matthew Ackler
Captain Charles L. Brown
A. B. Adams
Captain John Beverly
Caesar Ambrecht IMPORTANT: These men are not related to the site coordinators. As we have no information about them or the companies they served in, we're unable to assist you in any way. We thank you in advance for directing ALL questions to the local historical societies where these men enlisted or resided. Also, we're aware that in a county history book of this type that there were probably local men in the above companies whose
names aren't listed. Gathering names was the responsibility of the compilers of the book back in the 1870s.
I've enjoyed your Genweb site dedicated to the 34th New York Vol. Infantry, thank you for creating it! My GGG Uncle was a soldier in Company B of the 34th, his name was Michael Stephen O'Brien. Though his surname was misspelled in some versions of the 34th's roster, he enlisted in Little Falls: O'BRIAN, MICHAEL STEPHEN. - Age, 21 years. Enlisted, May 1, 1861, at Little Falls, to serve two years; mustered in as private, Co. B, June 15, 1861; promoted sergeant, May 13, 1862; first sergeant, May 30, 1862; mustered out with company, June 30, 1863, at Albany, N.Y; commissioned second lieutenant, not mustered, June 17, 1863, with rank from May 7, 1863, vice W. Kirk, promoted. Michael was the son of John & Mary (nee Handley) O'Brien of Little Falls. While Michael was born in Michigan (their eldest child), he was brought to NY as a child, and his siblings were born in the area (Minden & Little Falls). Michael was the next door neighbor and friend in Little Falls of Mathew Kennedy also mentioned in Company B's roster. They are both mentioned in yet another Company B soldier's letters home to his family (Arthur O'Keeffe, enlisted in Albany), which are currently in the possession of the New York State Library's special collections. "God be merciful..."Letters of Arthur O'Keeffe 34th New York Infantry 1861-1862 After the war Michael lived in Auburn for a number of years, running a gentlemens clothing store with his brother Richard J. O'Brien. From the 1878-79 Auburn City Directory: O'Brien, Richard, salesman, 9 Genesee, h. 33 Seymour. Michael made occasional trips back to Herkimer County to visit family, and was also elected to be the first treasurer of the 34th's Veteran Association. From the Auburn News and Bulletin, October 16th, 1884: At the recent reunion of the 34th N.Y. vols. at Herkimer, M.S. O'Brien, of this city was made treasurer. This was the first meeting since their return from the war. Michael wed Mary Ryan of Auburn on September 12th, 1882. He turned his store over to his brother Richard in May 1887, and relocated with his family to Kansas City, Missouri. Michael passed away in Kansas City on January 10th, 1893 after a protracted illness. Thank you again for creating the site for the 34th NY Infantry, it's great to see it memorialized! I would be most interested in knowing if you have in your collection any archives or items associated with the 34th NY Regt., as I'm attempting to assemble a more complete picture of my ancestor, and the regiment he served with. Best regards,
I can tell you who two men were that only are listed with initials. In Company G, T.M. Rounds is Thomas Morris Rounds. He was killed near Fort Steadman, Virginia on 14 December 1864. The A. S. Rounds is his brother, Armineus S. Rounds. He did survive the war, but was seriously wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
Hello, I was wondering if you could add the name of my great great grandfather private John Lamountain, of company G, 34th, New York, infantry to the rosters. John Lamountain, who I am pretty certain was born as Jean LaMontain. Grandpa's name appears on his muster roll into the 34th, New York, infantry as John Lamountain. However, with grandpa being proud of his French last name and his Napoleonic heritage he felt it was important for the recruiter write his correct last name on his muster roll in the explanation box as "John LaMontain." I guess grandpa figured that if he was going to be killed he wanted his correct last name to remain with him. So if you could, please use the name John LaMontain. John Lamountain, or John LaMontain, received a head wound at Antietam on September 17, 1862 (probably from a fragment from an exploding shell) which resulted in a copper plate nailed to his skull to cover the hole the shell fragment had left. This copper plate nailed to his skull remained with grandpa for the remainder of his life. I thought I read somewhere that elements of 34th, New York, infantry were heavily engaged at the "sunken road" at Antietam, and were almost encircled by the confederates. During the process of breaking out of an almost complete confederate encirclement the 34th new York, infantry was almost decimated. With a hole in his head and copper plate nailed to his skull to cover it, it didn't slow grandpa down one bit! With French Napoleonic determination John LaMontain after being released he re enlisted a couple months later with veteran status with company G, 98th, New York, (Malone county) infantry. Joining along with him this time were his brothers Henri, Georges, and Napoleon. I know Henri, and Georges survived the civil war with the 98th, New York. However, I think Napoleon was not so lucky. Great great grandpa LaMontain, died sometime in the early 1900's (1904-1906). he was buried in a small Catholic cemetery in up state New York. During his burial I'm told there were horse and carriages as far as the eye could see starting from the cemetery entrance. I was also told that over 1,000 people attended the funeral packed shoulder to shoulder into the small cemetary. Great great grandpa LaMontain was given full military honors with soldiers laying his casket into his grave, along with a 21 gun salute. Two politicians from Washington D.C. also attended the funeral. My family who were LaMontain's, Springsteen's, and Clark's, who fought during the American civil war paid an extremely heavy price. All served with New York regiments. Some were Infantry, zouve infantry, calvary, artillerymen, and engineers. Almost all were double re enlistments. Most were wounded. One uncle of mine was captured and escaped from a confederate prison camp only to die later because his body was not able to digest food properly. Sadly...more half of my family who served in the American civil war never survived the war. I feel it's my duty to never forget them and to do my best to honor them as best I can with what ever is left of my life. Thank you for your time and all that you do, and god bless you both. |
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