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Connecticut 8th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:21 Sept 1861
  • Muster Out Date:12 Dec 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General George J. Stannard
    • Brigadier General Hiram Burnham Col Michael Donohoe Ltc Stephen Moffitt temp 29 Sept Col Edgar M. Cullen
    • Brigadier General Isaac P. Rodman
    • Brigadier General John G. Parke
    • Colonel Edward Harland
    • Lieutenant Colonel Hiram Appelman
    • Lieutenant Colonel John E. Ward
    • Major John H. Ward
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 June 186424 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Siege of Suffolk11 Apr 18634 May 186323 day(s)Suffolk, Virginia
Proctor's Creek12 May 186416 May 18644 day(s)Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chaffin's Farm20 Sept 186430 Sept 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Crater30 July 186430 July 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Port Walthall Junction6 May 18647 May 18641 day(s)Chesterfield County, Virginia
Drewry's Bluff15 May 186215 May 1862< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort Macon23 Mar 186226 Apr 186234 day(s)Carteret County, North Carolina
Swift Creek9 May 18649 May 1864< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
New Bern14 Mar 186214 Mar 1862< 1 dayCraven County, North Carolina
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Fort Macon, North Carolina12 Apr 186212 Apr 1862< 1 dayFort Macon, North Carolina

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