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Illinois 8th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jul 25, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:May 4, 1866
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General John Dunlap Stevenson
    • Captain James M. Ashmore
    • Captain William H. Harvey Cpt Robert H. Sturgess
    • Colonel Abraham M. Hare
    • Colonel Marcellus M. Crocker
    • Colonel Richard J. Oglesby
    • Colonel Richard James Oglesby
    • Lieutenant Colonel Frank L. Rhoads
    • Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Sturgess
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Spanish FortMar 27, 1865Apr 8, 186512 day(s)Baldwin, Alabama
Fort HenryFeb 6, 1862Feb 6, 1862< 1 dayStewart County, Tennessee; Henry County, Tennessee; Calloway County, Kentucky
ShilohApr 6, 1862Apr 7, 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
Port GibsonMay 1, 1863May 1, 1863< 1 dayClaiborne County, Mississippi
Milliken's BendJun 7, 1863Jun 7, 1863< 1 dayMadison Parish, Louisiana
Siege of CorinthApr 29, 1862May 30, 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Champion HillMay 16, 1863May 16, 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Thompson's StationMar 5, 1863Mar 5, 1863< 1 dayWilliamson County, Tennessee
Fort DonelsonFeb 11, 1862Feb 16, 18625 day(s)Fort Donelson, Tennessee
VicksburgMay 18, 1863Jul 4, 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
RaymondMay 12, 1863May 12, 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Raymond, MississippiMay 13, 1863May 13, 1863< 1 dayRaymond, Mississippi

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