134th Illinois Infantry Regiment

134th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Flag of Illinois.svg 100 Illinois state flag May 31, 1864, to October 5, 1864 United States Union InfantryIllinois U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 133rd Illinois Infantry Regiment 135th Illinois Infantry Regiment thumb | right | alt=Bayoneted rifles on racks at arsenal of 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Kentucky | Bayoneted rifles on racks at arsenal of 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Kentucky The 134th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 and known as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war within 100 days. Service The 134th Illinois Infantry was organized in Chicago, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on May 31, 1864, for a short, one-hundred-day enlistment. The 134th served in the garrison of Columbus, Kentucky. The regiment was mustered out of service on October 25, 1864, in Chicago. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered the deaths of one officer and 20 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 21 fatalities.https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#134th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Commanders Colonel Waters W. McChesney - mustered out with the regiment.http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/134-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls See also List of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil War References 30em Sources 40em The Civil War Archive Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois Category:1864 establishments in Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864