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Illinois 8th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:18 Sep 1861
  • Muster Out Date:17 Jul 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Maj. William H. Medill
    • Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
    • Brigadier General George Stoneman
    • Brigadier General John Buford
    • Brigadier General John P. Slough
    • Captain Alpheus Clark
    • Captain George A. Forsyth
    • Captain Henry J. Hotop
    • Colonel Benjamin F. Davis
    • Colonel John F. Farnsworth
    • Colonel Thomas C. Devin
    • Colonel William Gamble
    • Lieutenant Colonel David R. Clendenin
    • Major John L. Beveridge
    • Major William S. McClure
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Upperville21 Jun 186321 Jun 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Williamsport06 Jul 186316 Jul 186310 daysWashington County, Maryland
Brandy Station09 Jun 186309 Jun 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Gettysburg01 Jul 186303 Jul 18632 daysGettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sep 186217 Sep 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Monocacy09 Jul 186409 Jul 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, 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
Fort Stevens11 Jul 186412 Jul 18641 dayDistrict of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sep 186419 Sep 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Williamsburg05 May 186205 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 186306 May 18636 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sep 186214 Sep 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Benevola, Maryland09 Jul 186309 Jul 1863< 1 dayBenevola, Maryland
Mechanicsville, Virginia26 Jun 186226 Jun 1862< 1 dayMechanicsville, Virginia
Zoar Church, Virginia30 Mar 186330 Mar 1863< 1 dayZoar Church, Virginia
Manassas Junction, Virginia11 Nov 186411 Nov 1864< 1 dayManassas Junction, Virginia
White Plains, Virginia11 Oct 186411 Oct 1864< 1 dayWhite Plains, Virginia
Cockeysville, Maryland18 Jul 186418 Jul 1864< 1 dayCockeysville, Maryland
Malvern Hill, Virginia05 Aug 186205 Aug 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Fort Stevens, District of Columbia11 Jul 186411 Jul 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia
Piedmont, Virginia09 Oct 186409 Oct 1864< 1 dayPiedmont, Virginia
Williamsport, Maryland06 Jul 186306 Jul 1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland

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