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Missouri 8th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:01 Jun 1861
  • Muster Out Date:14 Aug 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • American Zouaves, Missouri
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Charles F. Smith
    • Brigadier General David Stuart
    • Brigadier General Giles A. Smith
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. Smith
    • Brigadier General Morgan L. SmithBG Joseph A. J. Lightburn
    • Brigadier General Morgan Lewis Smith
    • Brigadier General William B. Hazen
    • Colonel Giles A. Smith
    • Colonel James S. Martin
    • Colonel Morgan L. Smith
    • Colonel Theodore Jones
    • Lieutenant Colonel David C. Coleman
    • Lieutenant Colonel James Peckham
    • Major Dennis T. Kirby
    • Major John McDonald
    • Major General Francis Preston Blair Jr.
    • Major General Lew Wallace
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Chickasaw Bayou26 Dec 186229 Dec 18623 daysWarren County, Mississippi
Shiloh06 Apr 186207 Apr 18621 dayHardin County, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 daysBentonville, North Carolina
Port Gibson01 May 186301 May 1863< 1 dayClaiborne County, Mississippi
Siege of Corinth29 Apr 186230 May 186231 daysCorinth, Mississippi
Champion Hill16 May 186316 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Fort Donelson11 Feb 186216 Feb 18625 daysFort Donelson, Tennessee
Missionary Ridge25 Nov 186325 Nov 1863< 1 dayChattanooga, Tennessee
Vicksburg18 May 186304 Jul 186347 daysVicksburg, Mississippi
Jonesborough31 Aug 186401 Sep 18641 dayClayton County, Georgia
Arkansas Post09 Jan 186311 Jan 18632 daysArkansas Post, Arkansas
Raymond12 May 186312 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi14 May 186314 May 1863< 1 dayJackson, Mississippi; Hinds County, Mississippi
Dallas27 May 186404 Jun 18648 daysPaulding County, Georgia
Atlanta22 Jul 186422 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia

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