8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 22 to December 4, 1863. Left Philadelphia for Hilton Head, South Carolina, January 16, 1864. Designation changed to 80th U.S. Colored Troops, April 4, 1864. Mustered out November 10, 1865. Discharged December 12, 1865

Wikipedia page: 8th United States Colored Infantry

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. Pennsylvania in the Civil War U.S. Colored Troops Regiments this site is searchable by regiment and company, listing the soldiers name, rank, mustered in date and remarks.

Pennsylvania in the Civil War U.S. Colored TroopsRegiments this site is searchable by regiment and company, listing the soldiers name, rank, mustered in date and remarks.

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Field and Staff Officers

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National Archives Catalog

 * Muster Roll for the 8th Regiment, United States Colored Troops. NAID 12388553

 Digitized Documents   Harriet Tubman
 * Approved Pension File for Harriet Tubman Davis, Widow of Private Nelson Davis (alias Nelson Charles), Company G, 8th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (WC-415288) NAID 5939992
 * General Affidavit of Harriet Tubman Relating to Her Claim for a Pension. NAID 306573
 * Senate Report 1619 to Accompany a Bill Granting a Pension to Harriet Tubman Davis. NAID 7330232

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 'Union Volunteers 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.


 * Union Volunteers in the Civil War describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, 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 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.

FamilySearch Wiki: Pennsylvania in the Civil WarandSouth Carolina in the Civil War

Pennsylvania MilitaryandSouth Carolina Military

Tabular Analysis of the Records of the U.S. Colored Troops and Their Predecessor Units in the National Archives of the United States.Special List No. 33. National Archives and records Service General Services Administration Washington: 1973. Compiled by Joseph B. Ross.