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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War|U.S. Civil War (Begin)]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 2|U.S. Civil War (Records)]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry Union Missouri'' | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War|U.S. Civil War (Begin)]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 2|U.S. Civil War (Records)]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry Union Missouri'' | ||
=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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This regiment (also called 8th Regiment, Volunteer Missouri Infantry) was organized at St. Louis, Mo., June 12 to August 14, 1861. It was attached to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to September, 1861. District of Paducah, Ky., to February, 1862. 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Cairo, February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps, December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division. 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1865. Mustered out August 14, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | This regiment (also called 8th Regiment, Volunteer Missouri Infantry) was organized at St. Louis, Mo., June 12 to August 14, 1861. It was attached to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to September, 1861. District of Paducah, Ky., to February, 1862. 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Cairo, February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps, December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division. 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1865. Mustered out August 14, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmoinf2.htm#17 8th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 25 July 2012).<br> | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmoinf2.htm#17 8th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 25 July 2012).<br> | ||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. <br><br> | 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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. <br><br> | ||
Company A - Captain George M. Crane, Captain William A. Johnson, Captain John McDonald - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company A - Captain George M. Crane, Captain William A. Johnson, Captain John McDonald - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | ||
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Company I - Captain Alexander Hart, Captain William H. McGowan - enrolled in Canton, Fulton County | Company I - Captain Alexander Hart, Captain William H. McGowan - enrolled in Canton, Fulton County | ||
Company K - Captain Hugh Neill, Captain Edward N. Seibel - enrolled in Warsaw County <br> | Company K - Captain Hugh Neill, Captain Edward N. Seibel - enrolled in Warsaw County <br> | ||
The information about the companies and counties is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, ''Civil War Records, Missouri Volunteer Infantry'', ''Volume 2, Three Year Volunteer Regiments 4-10'', (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages 76-92. {{FHL|1937237|item|disp=FHL 977.8 M2wkv v. 2}} | The information about the companies and counties is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, ''Civil War Records, Missouri Volunteer Infantry'', ''Volume 2, Three Year Volunteer Regiments 4-10'', (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages 76-92. {{FHL|1937237|item|disp=FHL 977.8 M2wkv v. 2}} | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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[[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865|Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865 | [[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865|Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||