8th Mississippi Infantry
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- 1861 - Organized
- December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- June 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
- September 19-20, 1863 - Chickamauga
- September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
- November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
- July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- November 30, 1864 - Franklin
- December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign - March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- July 24, 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with 32nd Mississippi Infantry
- April 9, 1865 - Unit re-designated the 8th (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry Battalion and consolidated with the:
DESIGNATIONS
- January-March 1862 - Department of Alabama and West Florida / Army of Pensacola
- March-April 1862 - Department of Alabama and West Florida / Army of Pensacola
- August-November 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Right Wing / Withers' Division / Jackson's Brigade
- November-December 1862 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Withers' Division / Jackson's Brigade
- December 1862-August 1863 - Army of Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade
- August 1863-February 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cheatham's Division / Jackson's Brigade
- February-July 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Jackson's Brigade
- July 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Gist's Brigade
- July 1864-April 1865 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Lowrey's Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Guilford G. Flynt (Colonel)
- Greene C. Chandler (Colonel)
- James T. Gates (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Aden McNeill (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Andrew E. Moody (Major)
- George F. Peak (Major)
- John F. Smith (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- William C. Watkins (Major)
- John C. Wilkinson (Colonel)
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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. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 73, 79, 85-86, 120)
