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Connecticut 8th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sept 21, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Dec 12, 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 RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Siege of SuffolkApr 11, 1863May 4, 186323 day(s)Suffolk, Virginia
Proctor's CreekMay 12, 1864May 16, 18644 day(s)Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chaffin's FarmSept 20, 1864Sept 30, 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
CraterJul 30, 1864Jul 30, 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Port Walthall JunctionMay 6, 1864May 7, 18641 day(s)Chesterfield County, Virginia
Drewry's BluffMay 15, 1862May 15, 1862< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Globe TavernAug 18, 1864Aug 21, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort MaconMar 23, 1862Apr 26, 186234 day(s)Carteret County, North Carolina
Swift CreekMay 9, 1864May 9, 1864< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
New BernMar 14, 1862Mar 14, 1862< 1 dayCraven County, North Carolina
South MountainSept 14, 1862Sept 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Fort Macon, North CarolinaApr 12, 1862Apr 12, 1862< 1 dayFort Macon, North Carolina

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