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Regiment mustered in on February 1st, 1862.

Regiment mustered out of service on April 26th, 1865.

Notable Battles:

First Bull Run fought on July 21st, 1861 near Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862) fought on April 5th, 1862 - May 4th, 1862 near York County, Virginia; Newport News, VA
Seven Pines fought on May 31st, 1862 - June 1st, 1862 near Henrico County, Virginia
Mechanicsville fought on June 26th, 1862 near Hanover Couunty, Virginia
Skirmish at Mechanicsville, Virginia fought on June 26th, 1862
Gaines' Mill fought on June 27th, 1862 near Hanover County, Virginia
Malvern Hill fought on July 1st, 1862 near Henrico County, Virginia
Skirmish at Malvern Hill, Virginia fought on August 5th, 1862
Second Bull Run fought on August 28th, 1862 - August 30th, 1862 near Prince William County, Virginia
Thoroughfare Gap fought on August 28th, 1862 near Fauquier County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Antietam fought on September 17th, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg fought on December 13th, 1862 near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Siege of Suffolk fought on April 11th, 1863 - May 4th, 1863 near Suffolk, Virginia
Skirmish at Suffolk, Virginia fought on April 17th, 1863
Gettysburg fought on July 1st, 1863 - July 3rd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Map, Map, Map, Map, Map, Map)
- Brigade Leader(s): Anderson, George T. Division Leader(s): Hood. Corp: I Corps.
- Devil's Den and Slaughter Pen fought on July 2nd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Wheatfield and Stony Hill fought on July 2nd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Valley of Death fought on July 2nd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Chickamauga fought on September 19th, 1863 - September 20th, 1863 near Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Wilderness fought on May 5th, 1864 - May 7th, 1864 near Spotslyvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House fought on May 8th, 1864 - May 21st, 1864 near Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cold Harbor fought on May 31st, 1864 - June 12th, 1864 near Hanover Co; near Mechanicsville
Marietta fought on June 6th, 1864 - July 3rd, 1864 near Cobb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek fought on July 20th, 1864 near Fulton County, Georgia
Atlanta fought on July 22nd, 1864 near Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Second Deep Bottom fought on August 14th, 1864 - August 20th, 1864 near Henrico County, Virginia
Jonesborough fought on August 31st, 1864 - September 1st, 1864 near Clayton County, Georgia
Chaffin's Farm fought on September 20th, 1864 - September 30th, 1864 near Henrico County, Virginia
Skirmish at Front Royal, Virginia fought on September 21st, 1864
Skirmish at Fort Harrison, Virginia fought on September 30th, 1864
Darbytown and New Market Roads fought on October 7th, 1864 near Henrico County, Virginia
Skirmish at Darbytown Road, Virginia fought on December 10th, 1864
Nashville fought on December 15th, 1864 - December 16th, 1864 near Nashville, Tennessee
Appomattox Court House fought on April 9th, 1865
Skirmish at Macon, Georgia fought on April 20th, 1865

Georgia 8th Infantry Battalion (Confederate)

Georgia, United States of America

Field Officers