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Georgia 8th Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 June 1861
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General States Rights Gist
    • Lieutenant Colonel Zachariah L. Watters
    • Major General William H.T. Walker
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Siege of Suffolk11 Apr 18634 May 186323 day(s)Suffolk, Virginia
Chaffin's Farm20 Sept 186430 Sept 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Thoroughfare Gap28 Aug 186228 Aug 1862< 1 dayFauquier County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Mechanicsville26 June 186226 June 1862< 1 dayHanover Couunty, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull Run21 July 186121 July 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Chickamauga19 Sept 186320 Sept 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Nashville15 Dec 186416 Dec 18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Second Deep Bottom14 Aug 186420 Aug 18646 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Marietta6 June 18643 July 186427 day(s)Cobb County, Georgia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Jonesborough31 Aug 18641 Sept 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Gaines' Mill27 June 186227 June 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Darbytown and New Market Roads7 Oct 18647 Oct 1864< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Atlanta22 July 186422 July 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20 July 186420 July 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia
Darbytown Road, Virginia10 Dec 186410 Dec 1864< 1 dayDarbytown Road, Virginia
Mechanicsville, Virginia26 June 186226 June 1862< 1 dayMechanicsville, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia17 Apr 186317 Apr 1863< 1 daySuffolk, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia21 Sept 186421 Sept 1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia5 Aug 18625 Aug 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Macon, Georgia20 Apr 186520 Apr 1865< 1 dayMacon, Georgia
Fort Harrison, Virginia30 Sept 186430 Sept 1864< 1 dayFort Harrison, Virginia

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