8th Regiment, Florida Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
The 8th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Lake City, Florida, during the summer of 1862. The unit was soon ordered to Virginia. It surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,867 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see Roster; Roster on page  189; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company A - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 189; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company B - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 191; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Roster: Roster on page 192; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company D - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 195; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 197; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company F - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 198; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company G - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 199; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 201; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 202; Civil War Microfilm
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster; Roster on page 205; Civil War Microfilm
 * Other Soldier - no cities or counties given - Civil War Microfilm

Florida. 1983. Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil, and Spanish-American wars. Macclenny, Fla: R.J. Ferry WorldCat INTERNET ARCHIVE  Civil War Military Units in Florida

Civil War Microfilm

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, 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.


 * Florida in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Florida, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * 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.