26:
194:'s 9th Corps. The Eighth saw service in both the eastern and western theaters of operation. The Eighth fought in several major battles in the east, was then sent to support General Grant at Vicksburg, and finally being dispatched to east Tennessee before finishing out the war with the
182:
The Eight
Michigan was known as the "Wandering Regiment" for its service on many fronts and its frequent reassignments between different armies and geographical areas. The regiment began its service by being assigned to
315:
295:
310:
209:
The regiment suffered 11 officers and 212 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 223 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 449 fatalities.
190:
in South
Carolina where he was establishing a beachhead to provide a base for the naval blockade. From there the regiment went to Virginia and was assigned to
300:
305:
241:
117:
236:
57:
89:
113:
105:
97:
85:
218:
168:
121:
81:
77:
129:
195:
125:
93:
156:
109:
101:
221:
187:
191:
260:
179:
and mustered into
Federal service for a three-year enlistment on September 23, 1861.
289:
47:
25:
152:
280:
176:
148:
145:
67:
184:
172:
263:
The Civil War
Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry.
261:
http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#8th
316:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
296:
Units and formations of the Union Army from
Michigan
73:
63:
53:
43:
35:
18:
311:Military units and formations established in 1861
201:The regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1865.
8:
167:The 8th Michigan Infantry was organized at
267:. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
265:A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
253:
15:
7:
39:September 23, 1861, to June 30, 1865
301:1865 disestablishments in Michigan
242:Michigan in the American Civil War
118:Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
14:
237:List of Michigan Civil War Units
24:
306:1861 establishments in Michigan
142:8th Michigan Infantry Regiment
19:8th Michigan Infantry Regiment
1:
205:Total strength and casualties
332:
90:Second Battle of Bull Run
23:
114:Battle of the Wilderness
106:Battle of Fredericksburg
98:Battle of South Mountain
86:Battle of Secessionville
281:The Civil War Archive
122:Battle of Cold Harbor
78:Port Royal Expedition
130:Battle of the Crater
196:Army of the Potomac
151:that served in the
126:Siege of Petersburg
94:Battle of Chantilly
30:Michigan state flag
157:American Civil War
110:Siege of Vicksburg
102:Battle of Antietam
82:James Island, S.C.
226:Colonel Ralph Ely
222:William M. Fenton
188:Thomas W. Sherman
135:
134:
323:
268:
258:
192:General Burnside
28:
16:
331:
330:
326:
325:
324:
322:
321:
320:
286:
285:
277:
272:
271:
259:
255:
250:
233:
215:
207:
165:
138:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
31:
12:
11:
5:
329:
327:
319:
318:
313:
308:
303:
298:
288:
287:
284:
283:
276:
273:
270:
269:
252:
251:
249:
246:
245:
244:
239:
232:
229:
228:
227:
224:
214:
211:
206:
203:
164:
161:
136:
133:
132:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
29:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
328:
317:
314:
312:
309:
307:
304:
302:
299:
297:
294:
293:
291:
282:
279:
278:
274:
266:
262:
257:
254:
247:
243:
240:
238:
235:
234:
230:
225:
223:
220:
217:
216:
212:
210:
204:
202:
199:
198:in Virginia.
197:
193:
189:
186:
180:
178:
174:
170:
162:
160:
158:
154:
150:
147:
143:
137:Military unit
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
49:
48:United States
46:
42:
38:
34:
27:
22:
17:
264:
256:
208:
200:
181:
169:Grand Rapids
166:
141:
139:
155:during the
74:Engagements
290:Categories
275:References
213:Commanders
153:Union Army
54:Allegiance
231:See also
177:Michigan
149:regiment
146:infantry
68:Infantry
219:Colonel
185:General
173:Detroit
163:Service
144:was an
44:Country
64:Branch
36:Active
248:Notes
58:Union
171:and
140:The
292::
175:,
159:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
