34th Indiana Infantry Regiment

34th Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Flag of the United States, 1863-1865
Active	September 16, 1861, to February 3, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Island Number Ten Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Palmito Ranch
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Robert B. Jones Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Morrison

The 34th Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment, nicknamed The Morton Rifles, was an Infantry Regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It had the distinction of fighting in the last land action of the war, the Battle of Palmito Ranch, Texas May 12–13, 1865, and also of suffering the last soldier killed during the war, Private John J. Williams.

Organized at Anderson, Indiana, and mustered in September 16, 1861. Moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana, October 10, 1861. To New Haven, Kentucky, November 15, and duty there until 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, Department of the Missouri, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Department of Eastern Arkansas, Department of the Tennessee, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 12th Division, XIII Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February 1863. 1st Brigade, 12th Division, XIII Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August 1863. Department of the Gulf to March 1864. Defenses of New Orleans, Louisiana, to December 1864. Brazos Santiago, Texas, U.S. Forces, Texas, to June 1865. Department of Texas to February 1866.