8th Confederate States Infantry Battalion
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- Also referred to as the:
- 2nd Confederate States Foreign Battalion
- 2nd Confederate States Foreign Infantry
- February 13, 1865 - Organized with 6 companies at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina from foreign prisoners of war (under authority granted on September 28, 1864)
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- March 28, 1865 - Officially designated as the 8th Infantry Battalion
- April 12, 1865 - Salisbury
- April 12, 1865 - Surrendered at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of East Tennessee / District of Western North Carolina (February-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Garnett Andrews (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- R.T. Fouch (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 182, 186)