| 8th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Flag of the Indian, 19th Century [note 1] | |
| Active | April 21, 1861, to August 6, 1861 August 20, 1861, to August 28, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
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| 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.
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]
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]
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