8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 8th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | September 13, 1861 to September 5, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Iuka Battle of Corinth Siege of Vicksburg Red River Campaign Battle of Nashville |
The 8th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 8th Wisconsin had Old Abe, a bald eagle that would accompany the regiment into battle as its mascot.
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[edit] Service
The 8th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service September 13, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1865, at Demopolis, Alabama.
[edit] Total enlistments and casualties
The 8th Wisconsin initially mustered 870 men and later recruited an additional 333 men, for a total of 1,203 men.[1] The regiment lost 2 officers and 53 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 2 officers and 219 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 280 fatalities.[2]
[edit] Colonels
- Colonel Robert C. Murphy
- Colonel George W. Robbins
- Colonel John W. Jefferson
- Colonel William B. Britton
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