8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, August 20-September 5, 1861. Mustered out August 28, 1865.

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.


 * Officer and Staff - see Roster
 * Reorganized Officer - see Roster


 * Company A - many men from Wayne County - see Roster on page 26
 * Company A - Reorganized Soldier of Delware County -see Roster on page 110
 * Company B - many men from Grant County - see Roster on page 27
 * Company B - Reorganized Soldier of Hancock County - see Roster on page 112
 * Company C - many men from Randolph County - see Roster on page 28
 * Company C - Reorganized Soldier of Wayne Country - see Roster on page 114
 * Company D - many men from Delware County - see Rosteron page 29
 * Company D - Reorganized Soldier of Wayne Country _ see Roster on page 115
 * Company E - many men from Madison County - see Roster on page 31
 * Company E - Reorganized Soldier of Henry Country - see Roster on page 117
 * Company F - many men from Henry County - see Roster on page 32
 * Company F - Reorganized Soldier of Wabash County - see Roster on page 119
 * Company G - many men from Hancock County - see Roster on page 33
 * Company G - Reorganized Soldier of Randolph, Hancock, Fountain and Allen Counties - see Roster on page 121
 * Company H - many men from Wayne County - see Rosteron page 34
 * Company H - Reorganized Soldier of Grant and Marion Country Roster on page 122
 * Company I - many men from Wayne County - see Rosteron page 35
 * Company I - Reorganized Soldier of Wabash, Dearborn, and Miami Counties - see Rosteron page 124
 * Company K - many men from Wabash County - see Rosteron page 36
 * Company K - Reorganized Soldier from Madison County - see Roster on page 126
 * unassiged recuits - Rosteron page 128

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 6th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site.

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 * Company H - Reorganized Company K, and I - many men from Wabash County

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 13 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 30 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 8th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 30 Dec 2010) articile on the 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 30 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana.


 * 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment (accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline

BOOK


 * Bigelow, James K. Abridged History of the Eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry From Its Organization, April 21st, 1861, to the Date of Re-Enlistment As Veterans, January 1, 1864. (Indianapolis: E. Barnes, Book and job printer, 1864. ) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084368 (1 fiche)   other library  Google books