Illinois 8th Regiment, Illinois Infantry



HISTORICAL NOTES:
Brief Historical Sketches of military units formed in Illinois may be found in The Adjutant General's Report. (PDF format)


Some units - maybe 10% of the total had more extensive histories written shortly after the war. Additionally diaries, letters, and journals exist for some units and photos of some of the men may be found in the bibliography.


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REFERENCES:

REF: Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion