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Michigan 8th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sept 23, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jun 30, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Isaac Stevens
    • Brigadier General John F. Hartranft
    • Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox
    • Brigadier General Orlando B. Willcox
    • Brigadier General Thomas Welsh
    • Colonel Benjamin C. Christ
    • Colonel Daniel Leasure
    • Colonel Frank Graves
    • Colonel John F. Hartranft
    • Colonel Thomas Welsh
    • Lieutenant Colonel Frank Graves
    • Major Horatio Belcher
    • Major Ralph Ely
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Blue SpringsOct 10, 1863Oct 10, 1863< 1 dayGreene County, Tennessee
CraterJul 30, 1864Jul 30, 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Peebles' FarmSept 30, 1864Oct 2, 18642 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
ChantillySept 1, 1862Sept 1, 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, 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
VicksburgMay 18, 1863Jul 4, 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Globe TavernAug 18, 1864Aug 21, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Second Bull RunAug 28, 1862Aug 30, 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Third PetersburgApr 2, 1865Apr 2, 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
SecessionvilleJun 16, 1862Jun 16, 1862< 1 dayCharleston, South Carolina
South MountainSept 14, 1862Sept 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Blue Springs, TennesseeOct 10, 1863Oct 10, 1863< 1 dayBlue Springs, Tennessee

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