8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, August 20-September 5, 1861 for 3 years service after the 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (3 months) mustered out August 6, 1861. It was mustered out August 28, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- 8th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
- 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Companies and general counties of enlistment:
- Company A - many men from Delaware County
- Company B - many men from Hancock County
- Company C - many men from Wayne County
- Company D - many men from Wayne County
- Company E - many men from Henry County
- Company F - many men from [Wayne County, Indiana Genealogy|Wabash County]]
- Company G - many men from Randolph, Hancock, Fountain and Allen Counties
- Company H - many men from Grant and Marion Counties
- Company I - many men from Wabash, Dearborn, and Miami Counties
- Company K - many men from Madison County
- Company H - Reorganized Company K, and I - men from Wabash County. "Indiana in the Civil War" in "Military Matters", Chapter 16, History of Wabash County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. By Clarkson W. Weesner. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 2008. Page 263. FS Catalog book 977.283 H2h; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Internet Archive.
Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 8th Indiana Infantry Reorganized Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 4, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 8th Indiana Infantry Reorganized Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Indiana in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- Timeline of the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East
- Bigelow, James K. Abridged History of the Eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry From Its Organization, April 21st, 1861, to the Date of Re-Enlistment As Veterans, January 1, 1864. Indianapolis: E. Barnes, Book and job printer, 1864. FS Library film 6084368(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Google Books.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).