On September 25, 1861, the 34th Ohio won a victory at the Battle of Kanawha Gap near present-day Chapmanville, West Virginia. In September 1862, the regiment fought in the Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862, doing much of the fighting at the Battle of Fayetteville near the New and Kanawha rivers.
On September 25, 1861, the 34th Ohio achieved a victory at the Battle of Kanawha Gap near present-day Chapmanville, West Virginia. In September 1862, the regiment engaged in the Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862, participating significantly in the Battle of Fayetteville near the New and Kanawha rivers.