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Illinois 8th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:18 Sept 1861
  • Muster Out Date:17 July 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Maj. William H. Medill
    • Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
    • Brigadier General George Stoneman
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Brigadier General John P. Slough
    • Captain Alpheus Clark
    • Captain George A. Forsyth
    • Captain Henry J. Hotop
    • Colonel Benjamin F. Davis
    • Colonel John F. Farnsworth
    • Colonel Thomas C. Devin
    • Colonel William Gamble
    • Lieutenant Colonel David R. Clendenin
    • Major John L. Beveridge
    • Major William S. McClure
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Upperville21 June 186321 June 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Williamsport6 July 186316 July 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Brandy Station9 June 18639 June 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Monocacy9 July 18649 July 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, 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
Fort Stevens11 July 186412 July 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Benevola, Maryland9 July 18639 July 1863< 1 dayBenevola, Maryland
Mechanicsville, Virginia26 June 186226 June 1862< 1 dayMechanicsville, Virginia
Zoar Church, Virginia30 Mar 186330 Mar 1863< 1 dayZoar Church, Virginia
Manassas Junction, Virginia11 Nov 186411 Nov 1864< 1 dayManassas Junction, Virginia
White Plains, Virginia11 Oct 186411 Oct 1864< 1 dayWhite Plains, Virginia
Cockeysville, Maryland18 July 186418 July 1864< 1 dayCockeysville, Maryland
Malvern Hill, Virginia5 Aug 18625 Aug 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Fort Stevens, District of Columbia11 July 186411 July 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia
Piedmont, Virginia9 Oct 18649 Oct 1864< 1 dayPiedmont, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland6 July 18636 July 1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland

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