8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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Brief History
The 8th Regiment Infantry was organized at Hartford, Connecticut and was mustered in September 21, 1861. This regiment was mustered out December 12, 1865.

For more information on the 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry and its history, see:


 * A Union Civil War Living History and Reenactors Group based in the greater Connecticut area. Eighth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), by J.H. Vaill, Late Quartermaster - Sergeant Eighth Connecticut Volunteers.  For regimental history, click on the Original History Link on the left side bar.

Companies in this Regiment
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. This 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 was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G was largely formed by men from New London County.

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company Rosters

 * Connecticut. Adjutant General's Office, Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864, (Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood, 1864), page 313. Available Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Film 1550802.


 * Adjutant General's Office, 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, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), page 359. Includes index. Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or

Source Material

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 2 Apr 2011), can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book,Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua,, WorldCat, (accessed 2 Apr 2011).


 * Footnote.com, (accessed 2 Apr 2011). (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).


 * The Civil War in the East, (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Timeline of the 8th Connecticut Infantry Regiment


 * Yates, Walter J.,Souvenir of excursion to Antietam and dedication of monuments of the 8th, 11th, 14th and 16th regiments of Conn. volunteers, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Available at the Family History Library,


 * The Stamford Historical Society, Inc., (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Roster