8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, August 20-September 5, 1861. Mustered out August 28, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 8th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry at Wikipedia.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Field & Staff with Officers of Companies Rosters at Ranger95.
 * NCO Staff and Band Roster at Ranger95.
 * Companies A-K and Unassigned: Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Wayne County; reorganized soldiers of Delaware County
 * Company B - many men from Grant County; reorganized soldiers of Hancock County
 * Company C - many men from Randolph County; reorganized soldiers of Wayne County
 * Company D - many men from Delware County; reorganized soldiers of Wayne County
 * Company E - many men from Madison County; reorganized soldiers of Henry County
 * Company F - many men from Henry County; reorganized soldiers of Wabash County
 * Company G - many men from Hancock County; reorganized soldiers of Randolph, Hancock, Fountain and Allen counties
 * Company H - many men from Wayne County; reorganized soldiers of Grant and Marion counties
 * Company I - many men from Wayne County; reorganized soldiers of Wabash, Dearborn, and Miami counties
 * Company K - many men from Wabash County; reorganized soldiers from Madison County


 * Company H - Reorganized Company K, and I - many men from Wabash County. "Indiana in the Civil War" in "Military Matters", Chapter 16, History of Wabash County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. By Clarkson W. Weesner. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 2008. Page 263. ; .  Online at: Internet Archive.

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Indiana in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment timeline.


 * Bigelow, James K. Abridged History of the Eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry From Its Organization, April 21st, 1861, to the Date of Re-Enlistment As Veterans, January 1, 1864. Indianapolis: E. Barnes, Book and job printer, 1864. (*); . Online at:  Google Books.