A Civil War Timeline of the 34th Iowa InfantryThis Regiment was Charles Pearsey [Walker]'s Regiment |

1862
- Organized at Burlington, Iowa, and mustered in October 15, 1862.
- Moved to Helena, Arkansas, November 22-December 5, 1862.
- Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Tennessee, to December, 1862.
- 3rd Brigade, 11th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of Tennessee, to December, 1862.
1863
- 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863.
- 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to April, 1863.
- District of St. Louis, Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863.
- 1st Brigade, Herron's Division, 13th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
- 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to December, 1863.
1864
- 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Army Corps, to January, 1864.
- 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, to March, 1864.
- 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, to April, 1864.
- 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, to June, 1864.
- Defense of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1864.
- 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864.
1865
- 3rd Brigade, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to February, 1865.
- 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, February, 1865.
- 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Army Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to July, 1865.
- Dept. of Texas to August, 1865.
Service
1862-1863
- Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863.
- Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862.
- Chickasaw Bluffs December 29, 1862.
- Expedition to Arkansas Post, Arkansas, January 3-10, 1863.
- Assault on and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11, 1863.
- Moved to Chicago, Illinois, with prisoners January 17-February 5, 1863.
- At St. Louis, Missouri, till April 1, 1863.
- Guard prisoners to City Point, Virginia, April 1-20, 1863.
- Moved to Pilot Knob, Missouri, and duty there till June 3, 1863.
- Moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 3-10, 1863.
- Siege of Vicksburg June 10-July 4, 1863.
- Expedition to Yazoo City July 12-21, 1863.
- Occupation of Yazoo City July 14, 1863.
- Moved to Port Hudson, thence to Carrollton, Louisiana, August 20-24, 1863.
- Expedition to Morganza through swamps of the Atchafalaya September 9-10, 1863.
- Sterling's Plantation September 29, 1863.
- Moved to Carrollton October 10, 1863.
- Expedition to the Rio Grande, Texas, October 24-November 8, 1863.
- Brazos Santiago, November 2-3, 1863.
- Advance on Brownsville, Texas November 3-6, 1863.
- Expedition to Arkansas November 14-21, 1863.
- Mustang Island November 17, 1863.
- Fort Esperanza November 27-30, 1863.
1864
- Duty on Matagorda Island till April, 1864.
- Moved to Alexandria, Louisiana, April 20-27, 1864.
- Red River Campaign April 27-May 22, 1864.
- Construction of dam at Alexandria April 30-May 10, 1864.
- Graham's Plantation May 5, 1864.
- Retreat to Morganza May 13-20, 1864.
- Mansure May 15-16, 1864.
- Expedition from Morganza to the Atchafalaya May 30-June 6, 1864.
- Moved to Baton Rouge and duty there till July, 1864.
- Operations against Fort Gaines, Mobile Bay, August 2-8, and against Fort Morgan August 9-23, 1864.
- Capture of Fort Morgan August 23, 1864.
- Moved to Morganza August 7-11, 1864.
- Duty there and at mouth of White River, Arkansas, till January 25, 1865, 1864.
- Expedition to Morgan's Ferry December 13-14, 1864, 1864.
1865
- Moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, January 25, 1865; thence to Barrancas, Florida, January 26-28, and to Pensacola, Florida, March 11, March to Fort Blakely, Alabama, March 20-April 2, 1865.
- Occupation of Canoe Station March 27, 1865.
- Siege of Fort Blakely April 2-9, 1865.
- Capture of Fort Blakely April 9, 1865.
- Duty at Mobile and Selma, Alabama, till May, 1865.
- Ordered to Texas May 12, 1865.
- Duty at Galveston and Houston, Texas, till August, 1865.
- Mustered out August 15, 1865.
The regiment lost during the course of service 1 Officer and 11 Enlisted Men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 244 Enlisted Men by disease.
Total 258.
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