34th Ohio Infantry Regiment

[1][2] 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 34th Ohio Infantry Regiment was raised at Camp Lucas near Cincinnati on September 1, 1861 by Abram S. Piatt at his personal expense.

It initially served in the forces under George B. McClellan, and then under a variety of generals for the next two years while engaging in several raids and operations in the region.

On September 25, 1861, the 34th Ohio won a victory at the Battle of Kanawha Gap near present-day Chapmanville, West Virginia.

When the regiment's term of enlistment expired late in 1863, the men voted to re-enlist on December 23.