(Mitchell's) 8th Missouri Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• January 23, 1863 - Organized by the increase of the 7th Missouri Infantry Battalion to a regiment
• March-May 1864 - Red River Campaign
  • April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill
  • March-May 1864 - Camden Expedition
  • April 30, 1864 - Jenkins' Ferry
• May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

• January 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Hindman's Division / Frost's Brigade
• May-June 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Frost's Division / Clark's Brigade
• December 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Price's Division / Drayton's Brigade
• January-March 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Price's Division / Parsons'/Burns' Brigade
• March-April 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Parsons' Division / Burns' Brigade
• April 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Detachment District of Arkansas / Parsons' Division / Burns' Brigade
• April-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Parsons' Division / Burns' Brigade
• September 1864-April 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 2nd Corps / 1st Missouri Division / 1st Missouri Brigade

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Charles S. Mitchell (Colonel)
• John W. Hill (Major)
• John W. Smizer (Lieutenant Colonel)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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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 123, 124)