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Missouri 8th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 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 day(s)Warren County, Mississippi
Shiloh6 Apr 18627 Apr 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Port Gibson1 May 18631 May 1863< 1 dayClaiborne County, Mississippi
Siege of Corinth29 Apr 186230 May 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Champion Hill16 May 186316 May 1863< 1 dayHinds County, Mississippi
Fort Donelson11 Feb 186216 Feb 18625 day(s)Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Missionary Ridge25 Nov 186325 Nov 1863< 1 dayChattanooga, Tennessee
Vicksburg18 May 18634 Jul 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Jonesborough31 Aug 18641 Sept 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
Arkansas Post9 Jan 186311 Jan 18632 day(s)Arkansas 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 18644 Jun 18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Atlanta22 Jul 186422 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia

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