The monument to the 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is in Winchester National Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia. (see map below) The 34th Massachusetts fought at the Third Battle of Winchester under the command of Major Harrison W. Pratt, and at the Battle of Cedar Creek under the command of Captain Andrew Potter. It was assigned to the First Brigade of the First Division of the Army of West Virginia.
Text from the base of the bust:
Col. George D. Wells
Brevet Brigadier General
Killed Oct. 13. 1864
On the granite monument just below the bust:
Wells
From the front of the monument:
Thirty Fourth
Massachusetts
Infantry
1862 – 65
From the circular text around the regimental number at the bottom of the statue:
Erected by Comrades
To those who fell in the Valley
Location
Winchester National Cemetery is on the east side of Winchester, Virginia. It is about 3/4 mile east of the center of town and one mile west of exit 315 of Interstate 81 on National Avenue, Virginia Route 7. (39°11’05.8″N 78°09’22.7″W) A short driveway leads through the entry gate on the north side of the cemetery to a very small parking area next to the superintendant’s lodge. The monument is in the southwest quadrant of the cemetery.