8th Indiana Infantry Regiment

Battle of Rich Mountain
Springfield Expedition
Battle of Milford
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Cotton Plant
Battle of Grand Gulf
Battle of Port Gibson
Battle of Champion Hill
Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Siege of Vicksburg - Assaults of May 19 & 22
Siege of Jackson
Battle of Fort Esperanza
Battle of Berryville
Third Battle of Winchester
Battle of Fisher's Hill
Battle of Cedar Creek

Military unit

Indiana U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865

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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

Colonel David Shunk

Notes/References/Sources

Notes

^ Although nit official until the 1890s, this general design was used by several Indiana regiments for their state colors.^[1]

References

^ Indiana War Memorial, Indiana Battle Flag Inventory (2021).
^ The Civil War Archive
^ "Military".
^ The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

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.