Vermont 8th Volunteer Infantry, Company I (Union)
1862-02-18
Organized - Vermont 8th Volunteer Infantry, Company I - Vermont
1863-05-21
Battle - Port Hudson - East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
In cooperation with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's final offensive against Vicksburg, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's army moved against the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson on the Mississippi River. Like Vicksburg, Port Hudson was located atop high bluffs at the river bank that commanded the river. On May 11th, Banks learned that some Confederates had been moved from Port Hudson to support the forces defending Vicksburg, so he sought to move upon the garrison before those troops could be replaced. Banks…READ MORE
1864-10-19
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
1865-06-28
Mustered Out - Vermont 8th Volunteer Infantry, Company I - Vermont
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regiment -Vermont 8th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
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