8th Regiment, Vermont Infantry: Difference between revisions

''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont Military Records|Vermont Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 8th Regiment, Vermont Infantry''  

The 8th Regiment, Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro and mustered in February 18, 1862. <br>The regiment mustered out June 28, 1865<ref>National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 16 January 2011).</ref>.<br>  

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For more information on the history of the 8th Vermont Infantry, see the following:<br>  

*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Vermont_Infantry 8th Vermont Infantry], accessed 21 November 2011.<br>  

 

*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unvttr2.htm#8thinf 8th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 November 2012).  

=== 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 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>  

*[[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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