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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


This Unit was organized at Davenport September 30, 1863. They mustered out August 13, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
Organized at Davenport September 30, 1863. <br>Mustered out August 13, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;" /></span>  


*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf1.htm#1stinf 8th Regiment Infantry], (accessed1 March 2013).<br>
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*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 8th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 1 March 2013).<br>
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,763 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0008RC Roster]. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0008RC'.<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.  
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.  
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Company F - Many men from [[Appanoose County, Iowa Genealogy|Appanoose County]].<ref name="Taylor">L. L. Taylor, ed., ''Past and Present of Appanoose County,'' (SJ Clark Pub.,1913), pg 206-211. [http://archive.org/stream/pastpresentofapp01tayl#page/206/mode/2up Internet Archive]</ref> [http://archive.org/stream/pastpresentofapp01tayl#page/206/mode/2up Roster]
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Company G
 
Company H - Many men from [[Appanoose County, Iowa Genealogy|Appanoose County]]<ref name="Taylor" />. [http://archive.org/stream/pastpresentofapp01tayl#page/206/mode/2up Roster]
 
=== Other Sources  ===
 
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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 ‘Iowa in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
 
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br>
 
*[[Iowa in the Civil War|Iowa in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Iowa, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>


*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. <br>
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=== References ===
=== References ===


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[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]
[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

Organized at Davenport September 30, 1863.
Mustered out August 13, 1865.[1]



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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.



Source Material[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
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