8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, as 39th Regiment Infantry, August 29, 1861. They mustered out July 20, 1865. The Dismounted detachment left in Pulaski, Tennessee until December 25-26 then They mustered out.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 8th Regiment Cavalry, (accessed 27 May 2012).

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Officer with Staff - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Miami County - see Rosteron page 222
 * Company B - many men from Hamilton County - see Rosteron page 225
 * Company C - many men from Jay County - see Rosteron page 227
 * Company D - many men from Howard County - see Rosteron page 230
 * Company D, 39th Indiana Reigment/8th Indiana Cavalry - see Muster Roll
 * Company E - many men from Hamilton County - see Rosteron page 232
 * Company F - many men from Bartholomew County - see Rosteron page 234
 * Company G - many men from Tipton County - see Rosteron page 237
 * Company H - many men from Jefferson County - see Rosteron page 239
 * Company I - many men from Hamilton County - see Rosteron page 241
 * Company K - many men from Jackson County - see Roster on page 243
 * Company L - many men from Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton, Jackson, and Shelby counties - see Roster on page 246
 * Company M - many men from Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton, Jackson, and Shelby counties - see Roster on page 247
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 249

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 39th Indiana Regiment / 8st Indiana Cavalry web site. (accessed 17 Jan 2011)

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 * Companies A, B, E, G, I, L, and M - some men from Madison County

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)


 * 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.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 8th Regiments, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) articile on the 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana


 * 39th Regiment Indiana Cavalry/8th Regiment Cavalry, Company D (accessed 08 Dec 2010) History and Muster Roll of 8th Indiana Regiment Cavalry. (Howard country)


 * Barnett, John Lympus, "Some Civil War Letters and Diary of John Lympus Barnett" (Indiana Magazine of History 23, no. 3 (September 1927): 333-364.) 1861-1863, Hamilton County (Cicero), 39th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. B.Abstract and Bibliographic Information  article PDF   (accessed 4 Apr 2011)


 * Bartmess, Jacob, "Jacob W. Bartmess Civil War Letters" [1 of 2] (Indiana Magazine of History 52, no. 1 (March 1956): 49-74.) 1862-1863, Jay County (New Corydon),39th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 8th Calvary, Co. C Abstract and Bibliographic Information  article PDF   (accessed 4 Apr 2011)


 * Bartmess, Jacob, "Jacob W. Bartmess Civil War Letters" [2 of 2] ( Indiana Magazine of History 52, no. 2 (June 1956): 157-186.)1864-1865, Jay County (New Corydon),39th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 8th Calvary, Co. C, Abstract and Bibliographic Information  article PDF  (accessed 4 Apr 2011)


 * LITTLE, JAMES M., CIVIL WAR DIARY, 1861-1862, Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts &amp; Archives