The 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
.
Service
The 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
, on April 21, 1861, for a three-month enlistment. On June 19, 1861, the regiment was moved to
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. The population of the city was 16,039 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg micro ...
, and attached to
William Rosecrans' Brigade, in
George B. McClellan's Provisional Army of West Virginia. On June 29, it was marched to
Buckhannon, West Virginia, and occupied Buckhannon on June 30. The regiment engaged in the
Western Virginia Campaign, July 6–17, fighting in the
Battle of Rich Mountain on July 11. The regiment was mustered out of service on August 6, 1861.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment lost 5 enlisted men (Alfred Wilson, Richard Lamb, First sergeant Frank Mays, Private John Scotten, and Alfred Lowder) killed in action or died of wounds and 3 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 8 fatalities.
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
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
David Shunk
See also
* List of Indiana Civil War regiments
List of military units raised by the state of Indiana during the American Civil War.
Artillery units
Cavalry
''Note: Cavalry regiments also had infantry designations.''
* 1st Indiana Cavalry Regiment (28th Infantry)
* 2nd Indiana Cavalry ...
* Indiana in the Civil War
Indiana, a state in the Midwest, played an important role in supporting the Union during the American Civil War. Despite anti-war activity within the state, and southern Indiana's ancestral ties to the South, Indiana was a strong supporter of th ...
Notes
References
The Civil War Archive - Indiana Units
Military units and formations established in 1861
Military units and formations disestablished in 1861
Units and formations of the Union Army from Indiana
1861 establishments in Indiana
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