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8th Michigan Infantry Regiment

Field	Value
unit_name	8th Michigan Infantry Regiment
image	Flag of Michigan.svg
image_size	200px
caption	Michigan state flag
dates	September 23, 1861, to June 30, 1865
country	United States
allegiance	Union
branch	Infantry
battles	Port Royal ExpeditionJames Island, S.C.Battle of SecessionvilleSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of ChantillyBattle of South MountainBattle of AntietamBattle of FredericksburgSiege of VicksburgKnoxville CampaignBattle of the WildernessBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgBattle of the Crater

The 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 8th Michigan Infantry was organized at Grand Rapids and Detroit, Michigan and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on September 23, 1861.

The Eight Michigan was known as the "Wandering Regiment" for its service on many fronts and its frequent reassignments between different armies and geographical areas. The regiment began its service by being assigned to General Thomas W. Sherman in South Carolina where he was establishing a beachhead to provide a base for the naval blockade. From there the regiment went to Virginia and was assigned to General Burnside's 9th Corps. The Eighth saw service in both the eastern and western theaters of operation. The Eighth fought in several major battles in the east, was then sent to support General Grant at Vicksburg, and finally being dispatched to east Tennessee before finishing out the war with the Army of the Potomac in Virginia.

The regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 11 officers and 212 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 223 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 449 fatalities.

Commanders

Colonel William M. Fenton
Colonel Ralph Ely

Notes

References

The Civil War Archive

References

http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#8th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. '''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'''. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

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