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*[[8th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Leesburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax. The unit was also called "Old Bloody Eighth" and from time to time "The Berkeley Regiment".<br>Only 1 surgeon and 11 privates surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Norborne Berkeley and Eppa Hunton, Lieutenant Colonels Edmund Berkeley and Charles B. Tebbs, and Majors William N. Berkeley and James Thrift. <br> | *[[8th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Leesburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax. The unit was also called "Old Bloody Eighth" and from time to time "The Berkeley Regiment".<br>Only 1 surgeon and 11 privates surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Norborne Berkeley and Eppa Hunton, Lieutenant Colonels Edmund Berkeley and Charles B. Tebbs, and Majors William N. Berkeley and James Thrift. <br> | ||
*[[8th Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)]]<br>Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | *[[8th Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)]]<br>Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
*8th Star Artillery, see [[Rice's_Company,_Virginia_Light_Artillery_(8th_Star_Artillery)_(New_Market_Artillery)Rice's_Battery_(also_called_Eighth_Star_or_New_Market_Artillery)(Confederate)|Rice's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (8th Star Artillery) (New Market Artillery) (Rice's Battery) (Confederate)]] <br> | |||
[[Category:Virginia_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Virginia_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||