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8th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Flag of the Indian, 19th Century
[note 1] Active April 21, 1861, to August 6, 1861 August 20, 1861, to August 28, 1865 Country
United States Allegiance
Union Branch
Infantry Engagements
Military unit
The 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War .
Service
The 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at
Indianapolis, Indiana , on April 21, 1861, for a three-month enlistment. On June 19, 1861, the regiment was moved to
Clarksburg, West Virginia , and attached to
William Rosecrans ' Brigade, in
George B. McClellan 's Provisional Army of West Virginia. On June 29, it was marched to
Buckhannon, West Virginia , and occupied Buckhannon on June 30. The regiment engaged in the
Western Virginia Campaign , July 6–17, fighting in the
Battle of Rich Mountain on July 11. The regiment was mustered out of service on August 6, 1861.
[2]
Total strength and casualties
The regiment lost 5 enlisted men (Alfred Wilson, Richard Lamb, First sergeant Frank Mays, Private John Scotten, and Alfred Lowder) killed in action or died of wounds
[3] and 3 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 8 fatalities.
[4]
Commanders
Relief portrait of Col. David Shunk at
Vicksburg National Military Park
See also
Notes/References/Sources
Notes
^ Although nit official until the 1890s, this general design was used by several Indiana regiments for their state colors.
References
Sources
Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908).
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (PDF) .
Des Moines, IA : Dyer Pub. Co. pp. 1120–1121.
ASIN
B01BUFJ76Q . Retrieved August 8, 2015 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain .
Federal Publishing Company (1908).
Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan (PDF) . The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. Vol. III.
Madison, WI : Federal Publishing Company. p. 112.
OCLC
694018100 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain .
Terrell, William Henry Harrison (1865).
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana (pdf) . Indiana Adjutant General Reports. Vol. II. Indianapolis, IN: A.H. Connor State Printer. pp. 48–56.
OCLC
558004259 . Retrieved August 11, 2018 . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain .
"Indiana Battle Flag Inventory" . Indiana War Memorial . May 4, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2024 .
References