Virginia 8th Infantry (Confederate)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Jul 1, 1861
- Muster In Place:
- Leesburg, Virginia
- Muster Out Date:Apr 9, 1865
- Muster Out Place:
- Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
- Aliases:
- Old Bloody Eighth, Virginia
- The Berkeley Regiment, Virginia
- Leaders:
- :Ltc Norborne Berkeley
- Brigadier General Eppa Hunton
- Brigadier General George E. Pickett
- Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett
- Colonel Eppa Hunton
- Colonel Nathan Evans
- Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Berkeley
- Lieutenant Colonel Norborne Berkeley
- Major Charles S. Peyton
- Major Edmund Berkeley
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|
Siege of Suffolk | Apr 11, 1863 | May 4, 1863 | 23 day(s) | Suffolk, Virginia |
Upperville | Jun 21, 1863 | Jun 21, 1863 | < 1 day | Loudoun County, Virginia |
High Bridge | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 7, 1865 | 1 day(s) | Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia |
Malvern Hill | Jul 1, 1862 | Jul 1, 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
Gettysburg | Jul 1, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Antietam | Sep 17, 1862 | Sep 17, 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
Sailor's Creek | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 6, 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
Fredericksburg | Dec 13, 1862 | Dec 13, 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Ball's Bluff | Oct 21, 1861 | Oct 21, 1861 | < 1 day | Loudoun County, Virginia |
Seven Pines | May 31, 1862 | Jun 1, 1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
Cold Harbor | May 31, 1864 | Jun 12, 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
First Bull Run | Jul 21, 1861 | Jul 21, 1861 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia |
Five Forks | Apr 1, 1865 | Apr 1, 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
Appomattox Court House | Apr 9, 1865 | Apr 9, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
Second Bull Run | Aug 28, 1862 | Aug 30, 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
Williamsburg | May 5, 1862 | May 5, 1862 | < 1 day | York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia |
Gaines' Mill | Jun 27, 1862 | Jun 27, 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
South Mountain | Sep 14, 1862 | Sep 14, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
High Bridge, Virginia | Apr 6, 1865 | Apr 6, 1865 | < 1 day | High Bridge, Virginia |
Middleburg, Virginia | Jun 18, 1863 | Jun 18, 1863 | < 1 day | Middleburg, Virginia |
Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge | Jul 3, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | < 1 day | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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