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Georgia 8th Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:01 Jun 1861
  • Muster In Date:09 Apr 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General States Rights Gist
    • Lieutenant Colonel Zachariah L. Watters
    • Major General William H.T. Walker
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Siege of Suffolk11 Apr 186304 May 186323 daysSuffolk, Virginia
Chaffin's Farm20 Sep 186430 Sep 186410 daysHenrico County, Virginia
Malvern Hill01 Jul 186201 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg01 Jul 186303 Jul 18632 daysGettysburg, Pennsylvania
Thoroughfare Gap28 Aug 186228 Aug 1862< 1 dayFauquier County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862)05 Apr 186204 May 186229 daysYork County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Antietam17 Sep 186217 Sep 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Mechanicsville26 Jun 186226 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover Couunty, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 186201 Jun 18621 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 daysHanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull Run21 Jul 186121 Jul 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Chickamauga19 Sep 186320 Sep 18631 dayCatoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Nashville15 Dec 186416 Dec 18641 dayNashville, Tennessee
Spotsylvania Court House08 May 186421 May 186413 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House09 Apr 186509 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness05 May 186407 May 18642 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Second Deep Bottom14 Aug 186420 Aug 18646 daysHenrico County, Virginia
Marietta06 Jun 186403 Jul 186427 daysCobb County, Georgia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 daysPrince William County, Virginia
Jonesborough31 Aug 186401 Sep 18641 dayClayton County, Georgia
Gaines' Mill27 Jun 186227 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Darbytown and New Market Roads07 Oct 186407 Oct 1864< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Atlanta22 Jul 186422 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20 Jul 186420 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia
Darbytown Road, Virginia10 Dec 186410 Dec 1864< 1 dayDarbytown Road, Virginia
Mechanicsville, Virginia26 Jun 186226 Jun 1862< 1 dayMechanicsville, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia17 Apr 186317 Apr 1863< 1 daySuffolk, Virginia
Front Royal, Virginia21 Sep 186421 Sep 1864< 1 dayFront Royal, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia05 Aug 186205 Aug 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Macon, Georgia20 Apr 186520 Apr 1865< 1 dayMacon, Georgia
Fort Harrison, Virginia30 Sep 186430 Sep 1864< 1 dayFort Harrison, Virginia

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