8th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in December 13, 1861. The Non-Veterans mustered out January 25, 1865. The Veterans and Recruits consolidated with 7th Indiana Battery March 13, 1865.

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


 * 8th Independent Battery Light Artillery at The Civil War Archive.
 * 8th Independent Battery Light Artillery at Ranger95.
 * 8th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 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.


 * Roster at Ranger95.
 * Eighth Battery - Vigo Country. "War", Chapter 30, History of Vigo County, Indiana. By H. C. Bradsby. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1969. Page 550.  . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
 * Eighth Battery - Vanderburgh County. "The Great Civil War" in "Military History", Chapter 21, History of the City of Evansville and Vanderburg[H] County, Indiana. By Frank M. Gilbert and Bettie Anne Cook. Evansville, Ind. : Tri-State Genealogical Society, 1988. ;  . Online at: Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - 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.