Virginia 8th Infantry (Confederate)
Muster
- Muster In Date:1 July 1861
- Muster In Place:
- Leesburg, Virginia
- Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
- Muster Out Place:
- Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
- Aliases:
- Old Bloody Eighth, Virginia
- The Berkeley Regiment, Virginia
- Leaders:
- :Ltc Norborne Berkeley
- Brigadier General Eppa Hunton
- Brigadier General George E. Pickett
- Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett
- Colonel Eppa Hunton
- Colonel Nathan Evans
- Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Berkeley
- Lieutenant Colonel Norborne Berkeley
- Major Charles S. Peyton
- Major Edmund Berkeley
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Suffolk | 11 Apr 1863 | 4 May 1863 | 23 day(s) | Suffolk, Virginia |
| Upperville | 21 June 1863 | 21 June 1863 | < 1 day | Loudoun County, Virginia |
| High Bridge | 6 Apr 1865 | 7 Apr 1865 | 1 day(s) | Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia |
| Malvern Hill | 1 July 1862 | 1 July 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1 July 1863 | 3 July 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Sailor's Creek | 6 Apr 1865 | 6 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Ball's Bluff | 21 Oct 1861 | 21 Oct 1861 | < 1 day | Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Seven Pines | 31 May 1862 | 1 June 1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31 May 1864 | 12 June 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| First Bull Run | 21 July 1861 | 21 July 1861 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia |
| Five Forks | 1 Apr 1865 | 1 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | 9 Apr 1865 | 9 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | 28 Aug 1862 | 30 Aug 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Williamsburg | 5 May 1862 | 5 May 1862 | < 1 day | York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | 27 June 1862 | 27 June 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | 14 Sept 1862 | 14 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| High Bridge, Virginia | 6 Apr 1865 | 6 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | High Bridge, Virginia |
| Middleburg, Virginia | 18 June 1863 | 18 June 1863 | < 1 day | Middleburg, Virginia |
| Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge | 3 July 1863 | 3 July 1863 | < 1 day | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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