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New Jersey 8th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sept 14, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 17, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG Gershom Mott
    • Brigadier General Andrew A. Humphreys
    • Brigadier General Daniel Sickles
    • Brigadier General Francis E. Patterson
    • Brigadier General Gershom Mott
    • Brigadier General Joseph B. Carr
    • Brigadier General Joseph Hooker
    • Brigadier General Joseph W. Revere
    • Brigadier General Robert McAllister
    • Captain George Hoffman
    • Captain John Langton
    • Captain John Tuite
    • Colonel Adolphus J. Johnson
    • Colonel George C. Burling
    • Colonel John Ramsey
    • Colonel Joseph B. Carr
    • Colonel Robert McAllister
    • Colonel Samuel H. Starr
    • Colonel William J. Sewell
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Ward
    • Major Henry Hartford
    • Major General Hiram Berry
    • Major General Joseph Hooker
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort StedmanMar 25, 1865Mar 25, 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Peebles' FarmSept 30, 1864Oct 2, 18642 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Sailor's CreekApr 6, 1865Apr 6, 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
ChantillySept 1, 1862Sept 1, 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Boydton Plank RoadOct 27, 1864Oct 28, 18641 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Second Deep BottomAug 14, 1864Aug 20, 18646 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Second Bull RunAug 28, 1862Aug 30, 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Hatcher's RunFeb 5, 1865Feb 7, 18652 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
First Deep BottomJul 27, 1864Jul 29, 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Second Ream's StationAug 25, 1864Aug 25, 1864< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaJun 1, 1862Jun 1, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaJun 16, 1862Jun 16, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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