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The Peninsula Campaign of 1862

Excerpted from A Brief History of the Thirty-fourth Regiment by Lieutenant Louis N. Chapin (1903): March 29, 1862, finds the Thirty-fourth Regiment, with nearly all the rest of the First Brigade, onboard steamer, R. Williams, anchored for a little time … Continue reading

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The Battle of Fredericksburg

Excerpted from A Brief History of the Thirty-fourth Regiment by Lieutenant Louis N. Chapin (1903): We come to the morning of December 11. At midnight before orders had arrived to be ready for a move at daybreak, and we were … Continue reading

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Scenes From a Battle

In my research for an historical novel that I am writing, I came across a book that was published in 1903 by Lieutenant Louis N. Chapin of the New York 34th Regiment. The 34th fought in the Battle of Antietam … Continue reading

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