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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,746 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0008RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,746 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UVT0008RI Roster]. | ||
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> | 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> | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''History of the Eighth Regiment Vermont Volunteers. 1861-1865.'' By George N. Carpenter. Boston: Press of Deland & Barta, 1886. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyeighthre00carpgoog/page/n10/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[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 ‘Vermont in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[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 ‘Vermont in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *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> | ||
*[[Vermont in the Civil War|Vermont in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Vermont, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Vermont in the Civil War|Vermont in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Vermont, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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*[[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> | *[[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> | ||
*Monument to the [ | *Monument to the [https://www.battlefields.org/learn/galleries/cedar-creek 8th Vermont Infantry], (accessed 27 December 2020). | ||
*Civil War in the East, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/VT/VT08.php 8th Vermont Infantry Regiment], (accessed 3 April 2013). | *Civil War in the East, [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/VT/VT08.php 8th Vermont Infantry Regiment], (accessed 3 April 2013). | ||
*Carpenter, Geo. N. (George Nathaniel). ''History of the Eighth Regiment, Vermont volunteers, 1861-1865.'' (Boston, Massachusetts : Press of Deland & Barta, 1886), {{ | *Carpenter, Geo. N. (George Nathaniel). ''History of the Eighth Regiment, Vermont volunteers, 1861-1865.'' (Boston, Massachusetts : Press of Deland & Barta, 1886), {{FSC|254476|item|disp=FS Library Film 874060 Item 2}} | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||