8th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

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8th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry
Michigan state flag
Active	December 30, 1862 to September 22, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Engagements	Battle of Nashville

The 8th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Service

The 8th Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan between December 30, 1862 and May 2, 1863.

The regiment was mustered out of service on September 22, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 1 officer and 41 enlistedmen killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 290 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 334 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel

[edit] See also

• List of Michigan Civil War Units
• Michigan in the American Civil War

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.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. Retrieved June 19, 2007.

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive