{"history":[],"article":{"id":"c03ef911-fa48-4b5a-b46f-508c449a5364","title":"8th Michigan Infantry Regiment","slug":"8th-michigan-infantry-regiment","content":":::summary\n![Michigan state flag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Flag///of///Michigan.svg)\n**Unit Name:** 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment \n**Image Size:** 200px \n**Dates:** September 23, 1861, to June 30, 1865 \n**Country:** [United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states) \n**Allegiance:** [Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Battles:** [Port Royal Expedition](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-royal-expedition)
[James Island, S.C.](https://bliptext.com/articles/james-island-s-c)
[Battle of Secessionville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-secessionville)
[Second Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/second-battle-of-bull-run)
[Battle of Chantilly](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chantilly)
[Battle of South Mountain](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-south-mountain)
[Battle of Antietam](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-antietam)
[Battle of Fredericksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fredericksburg)
[Siege of Vicksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-vicksburg)
[Battle of the Wilderness](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-wilderness)
[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house)
[Battle of Cold Harbor](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-cold-harbor)
[Siege of Petersburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-petersburg)
[Battle of the Crater](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-crater) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **8th Michigan Infantry Regiment** was an [infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\n\n# Service\nThe 8th [Michigan](https://bliptext.com/articles/michigan) Infantry was organized at [Grand Rapids](https://bliptext.com/articles/grand-rapids-michigan) and [Detroit](https://bliptext.com/articles/detroit), [Michigan](https://bliptext.com/articles/michigan) and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on September 23, 1861.\nThe Eight Michigan was known as the \"Wandering Regiment\" for its service on many fronts and its frequent reassignments between different armies and geographical areas.\nThe regiment began its service by being assigned to [General](https://bliptext.com/articles/general) [Thomas W. Sherman](https://bliptext.com/articles/thomas-w-sherman) in South Carolina where he was establishing a beachhead to provide a base for the naval blockade.\nFrom there the regiment went to Virginia and was assigned to [General Burnside](https://bliptext.com/articles/general-burnside)'s 9th Corps.\nThe Eighth saw service in both the eastern and western theaters of operation.\nThe Eighth fought in several major battles in the east, was then sent to support General Grant at Vicksburg, and finally being dispatched to east Tennessee before finishing out the war with the [Army of the Potomac](https://bliptext.com/articles/army-of-the-potomac) in Virginia.\nThe regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1865.\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 11 officers and 212 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 223 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 449\nfatalities.\n\n# Commanders","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T09:41:57.251Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T09:41:57.251Z","search_vector":"'8th':1 'infantri':3 'michigan':2 'regiment':4","search_content":" \n \n**Unit Name:** 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment \n**Image Size:** 200px \n**Dates:** September 23, 1861, to June 30, 1865 \n**Country:** [United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states) \n**Allegiance:** [Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Battles:** [Port Royal Expedition](https://bliptext.com/articles/port-royal-expedition) [James Island, S.C.](https://bliptext.com/articles/james-island-s-c) [Battle of Secessionville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-secessionville) [Second Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/second-battle-of-bull-run) [Battle of Chantilly](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chantilly) [Battle of South Mountain](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-south-mountain) [Battle of Antietam](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-antietam) [Battle of Fredericksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fredericksburg) [Siege of Vicksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-vicksburg) [Battle of the Wilderness](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-wilderness) [Battle of Spotsylvania Court House](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house) [Battle of Cold Harbor](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-cold-harbor) [Siege of Petersburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/siege-of-petersburg) [Battle of the Crater](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-crater) \n \n\n# \nThe **8th Michigan Infantry Regiment** was an [infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\n\n# Service\nThe 8th [Michigan](https://bliptext.com/articles/michigan) Infantry was organized at [Grand Rapids](https://bliptext.com/articles/grand-rapids-michigan) and [Detroit](https://bliptext.com/articles/detroit), [Michigan](https://bliptext.com/articles/michigan) and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on September 23, 1861.\nThe Eight Michigan was known as the \"Wandering Regiment\" for its service on many fronts and its frequent reassignments between different armies and geographical areas.\nThe regiment began its service by being assigned to [General](https://bliptext.com/articles/general) [Thomas W. Sherman](https://bliptext.com/articles/thomas-w-sherman) in South Carolina where he was establishing a beachhead to provide a base for the naval blockade.\nFrom there the regiment went to Virginia and was assigned to [General Burnside](https://bliptext.com/articles/general-burnside)'s 9th Corps.\nThe Eighth saw service in both the eastern and western theaters of operation.\nThe Eighth fought in several major battles in the east, was then sent to support General Grant at Vicksburg, and finally being dispatched to east Tennessee before finishing out the war with the [Army of the Potomac](https://bliptext.com/articles/army-of-the-potomac) in Virginia.\nThe regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1865.\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 11 officers and 212 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 223 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 449\nfatalities.\n\n# Commanders","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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