8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry


 * Mustered in September 21, 1861.
 * Mustered out December, 1865.
 * Organized at Hartford.
 * Regimental History - Eighth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, written by J. H. Vaill, Late Quartermaster - Sergeant Eighth Connecticut Volunteers. Click on the Original History Link on the left side bar.

The regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut, but the majority of men in each unit resided in the following counties:

Company A

Company B - Hartford County

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G - New London County

Company H

Company I

Company K


 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Compiled From Records in the Adjutant General's Office and Published by Order of the Legislature, by Horace J. Morse - Adjutant General - Online Book
 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations: (infantry, cavalry, and artillery,) in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &amp;c., &amp;c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries (1869) by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Ingersoll, Colin M. (Colin Macrae), 1819-1904 - Online Book
 * The Stamford Historical Society, Inc. - Roster


 * Also see Connecticut in the Civil War.