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Illinois 8th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sep 18, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 17, 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
UppervilleJun 21, 1863Jun 21, 1863< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
WilliamsportJul 6, 1863Jul 16, 186310 day(s)Washington County, Maryland
Brandy StationJun 9, 1863Jun 9, 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
AntietamSep 17, 1862Sep 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
MonocacyJul 9, 1864Jul 9, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland
MechanicsvilleJun 26, 1862Jun 26, 1862< 1 dayHanover Couunty, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Fort StevensJul 11, 1864Jul 12, 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third WinchesterSep 19, 1864Sep 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South MountainSep 14, 1862Sep 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Benevola, MarylandJul 9, 1863Jul 9, 1863< 1 dayBenevola, Maryland
Mechanicsville, VirginiaJun 26, 1862Jun 26, 1862< 1 dayMechanicsville, Virginia
Zoar Church, VirginiaMar 30, 1863Mar 30, 1863< 1 dayZoar Church, Virginia
Manassas Junction, VirginiaNov 11, 1864Nov 11, 1864< 1 dayManassas Junction, Virginia
White Plains, VirginiaOct 11, 1864Oct 11, 1864< 1 dayWhite Plains, Virginia
Cockeysville, MarylandJul 18, 1864Jul 18, 1864< 1 dayCockeysville, Maryland
Malvern Hill, VirginiaAug 5, 1862Aug 5, 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Fort Stevens, District of ColumbiaJul 11, 1864Jul 11, 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia
Piedmont, VirginiaOct 9, 1864Oct 9, 1864< 1 dayPiedmont, Virginia
Williamsport, MarylandJul 6, 1863Jul 6, 1863< 1 dayWilliamsport, Maryland

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