Category: 8th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, United States Civil War

Categories: Iowa, United States Civil War

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8th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry

Overview:Organized at Davenport September 30, 1863. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., October 17-22, thence to Nashville, Tenn., November 14-16. Attached to Defences of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Cumberland, and to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865. Dept. of Georgia to August, 1865.

Service:Guard and garrison duty and operating against guerrillas at Waverly and points west of Nashville till March, 1864. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., March 13-17, thence to Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tenn., April 1-15. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September. Varnell's Station May 7. Demonstration on Rocky Face Ridge and Dalton May 8-13. Tilton May 13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Cassville May 19. Stilesborough May 23. Burnt Hickory May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Near Burned Church May 26. Ackworth June 3-4. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 9-July 2. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Chattahoochie River July 6-17. McCook's Raid on Atlanta & West Point Railroad July 27-31. Lovejoy Station July 29. Clear Creek and near Newnan July 30. At Kingston, Ga., till Sept. 17. Pursuit of Wheeler Sept. 1-8. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, thence to Franklin, Tenn. Pursuit of Forest September 25-October 10. Pulaski September 27. Florence, Ala., October 6-7. Muscle Shoals near Florence October 30. Near Shoal Creek October 31. Nashville Campaign November-December. Shoal Creek near Florence November 5-6 and 9. On line of Shoal Creek November 16-20. Fouche Springs November 23. Campbellsville November 24. Front of Columbia November 24-27. Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Lynnville December 24-25. Pulaski December 25-26. Expedition into Mississippi January 5-21, 1865. Wilson's Raid to Macon, Ga., March 22-May 1. Northport near Tuscaloosa April 3. Occupation of Tuscaloosa April 4. Occupation of Talladeega April 22. Munford's Station April 23. Rejoined Wilson at Macon May 1. Duty at Macon and in Georgia till August. Mustered out August 13, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 15 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 176 Enlisted men by disease. Total 194.

• National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database

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Nathaniel (Akers) Acers 1845 LaPorte, Indiana, United States - 1923

James Allen 22 Feb 1845 Knox, Illinois, United States - 02 May 1928

William Applegate abt 1845 Cedar, Iowa, United States - 06 Jun 1943

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John Breach 1846 Belmont, Ohio, United States - 17 Dec 1864

C

Thomas Clark 14 Aug 1831 Martinsville, Morgan Co, IN - 22 Feb 1904

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Martin Evans 24 Oct 1838 Brown County, Ohio, United States - 26 Feb 1920

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Walter Gardner abt 1827 Gallatin, Kentucky, United States - Jan 1899

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Emanuel Washington Haifley 12 Mar 1845 Uniontown, Carroll, Maryland, United States - 16 Apr 1925

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William Hudson 15 Feb 1844 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 24 Feb 1902

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George Junk 08 Mar 1835 Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Sep 1864

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Andrew Longerbeam 17 Apr 1847 Washington, Ohio, United States - 14 Aug 1916

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Arthur Miller 26 May 1847 Lee County, Iowa, United States - 04 Mar 1890

John Mitchell 11 Apr 1849 Switzerland County, Indiana, USA - Dec 1941

Orrin Mitchell 17 Jun 1842 United States - 17 Mar 1864

Joseph Russell Neer Monroe 29 Apr 1847 Rochester, Rochester Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States - 31 Mar 1931

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Alfred Packer 21 Jan 1842 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 23 Apr 1907

James Parman 14 Dec 1842 Daviess, Missouri, United States - 17 Nov 1920

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John Roberts 1837 Illinois, USA - 20 Mar 1864

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John Williamson 17 Sep 1844 Ohio, United States - 13 Mar 1923

Y

Enoch Yount 12 Feb 1841 Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States of America - 15 Feb 1914

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