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:


 * 8th Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry 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 Roster at Ranger95.
 * NCO Staff & Band Roster at Ranger95.
 * Companies A-M and Unassigned Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Miami County
 * Company B - many men from Hamilton County
 * Company C - many men from Jay County
 * Company D - many men from Howard County
 * Company D, 39th Indiana Regiment/8th Indiana Cavalry - see Muster Roll at INGenWeb.
 * Company E - many men from Hamilton County
 * Company F - many men from Bartholomew County
 * Company G - many men from Tipton County
 * Company H - many men from Jefferson County
 * Company I - many men from Hamilton County
 * Company K - many men from Jackson County
 * Company L - many men from Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton, Jackson, and Shelby counties
 * Company M - many men from Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton, Jackson, and Shelby counties


 * Companies A, B, E, G, I, L, and M - some men from Madison County. "Military History", Chapter 17, History of Madison County, Indiana. By J. L. R. Forkner. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic, 1970. Page 305, Regiment, Companies, Names. . Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, 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.


 * 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.


 * 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. [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.


 * Little, James M., Civil War Diary, 1861-1862. Indiana Historical Society.