8th Illinois Infantry Regiment

8th Illinois Infantry Regiment
8th Illinois Infantry Regiment
	Illinois flag
Active	April 25, 1861, to May 4, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	United States Army ; Union Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Fort Henry ; Battle of Fort Donelson ; Battle of Shiloh ; Siege of Corinth ; Battle of Thompson's Station ; Battle of Port Gibson ; Battle of Raymond ; Battle of Champion Hill ; Siege of Vicksburg
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col. Richard J. Oglesby

Last updated May 06, 2024

The 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

Initial 3-month service

The infantry regiment was organized at Springfield, Illinois, and mustered in on April 25, 1861, for a three-month service. The regiment was transferred to Cairo, Illinois, for duty until July 1861. Companies' "B" and "C" formed part of an expedition from Cairo to Little River on June 22 and 23rd. By the time the regiment was mustered out on July 25, 1861, they had lost three to disease.^[1]

3-year enlistments

The regiment was reorganized with 3-year enlistees at Cairo, Illinois, on July 25, 1861. The 8th Illinois saw action at the Battle of Fort Henry, the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, the Siege of Corinth, the Vicksburg Campaign, and the Mobile Campaign.

The regiment was mustered out of service on May 4, 1866, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Among the notables that served in the regiment was Major Hermann Lieb, who later commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Milliken's Bend.

Total strength and casualties

The battery suffered 6 officers and 160 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 155 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 321 fatalities.^[2]

Commanders

Colonel Richard J. Oglesby - promoted to brigadier general April 1, 1862
Colonel Frank L. Rhoades - resigned October 7, 1862
Colonel John P. Post - resigned September 28, 1863
Colonel Josiah A. Sheetz - mustered out with the regiment^[3]

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References

↑ Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,046.
↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf1.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
↑ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/008-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

Bibliography

Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.

External links

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[Dyer,_1959,_Volume_p._1,046-1] Dyer (1959), Volume 3 p. 1,046.

[2] ttp://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf1.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

[3] ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/008-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

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