34th Indiana Infantry Regiment

The 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry, also known as The Morton Rifles, was organized at Anderson, Indiana, and mustered in September 16, 1861

Service

 * Moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana, October 10, 1861.
 * to New Haven, Kentucky, November 15, and duty there till December 14, 1861.
 * Moved to Camp Wicliffe, Kentucky, December 14, 1861, and duty there until February 7, 1862.
 * Attached to 10th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, November–December, 1861.
 * Attached to 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to February, 1862.
 * 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi, to April, 1862.
 * 1st Brigade, 3d Division, Army of the Mississippi.
 * Garrison at New Madrid, Missouri, to July, 1862.
 * Helena, Arkansas, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1862.
 * 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863.
 * 3rd Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February, 1863.
 * 1st Brigade, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863
 * Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1864.
 * Defences of New Orleans, Louisiana., to December, 1864.
 * Brazos Santiago, Texas, U.S. Forces, Texas, to June, 1865.
 * Dept. of Texas to February, 1866.
 * Battle of Palmito Ranch, Texas

Casualties
The Regiment lost during its service two Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded. There were also 5 Officers and 204 Enlisted men who died by disease, for a total of 243. 

The last casualty of the Civil War was a Hoosier { Pvt John J Williams} in the 34th who was taking part in an engagement in Texas in 1865.