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Regimental History
Eighth Infantry
MISSOURI
(3-YEARS)
Eighth Infantry. -- Cols., Morgan L. Smith, Giles A. Smith,
David C. Coleman, Lieut.-Cols., James Peckham, Giles A. Smith,
David C. Coleman, Dennis T. Kirby; Majs. John McDonald, Dennis
T. Kirby.
This regiment was organized in June and July 1861. Before its
organization was complete it was called on to suppress the
guerrillas engaged in committing depredations along the line
of the North Missouri railroad defeating them in the vicinity
of St. Charles and Mexico.
On July 29 the regiment left St. Louis for Cape Girardeau, and
on Sept. 7 landed at Paducah, Ky., where it remained until the
following February, when it joined the forces moving against
Forts Henry and Donelson. Fort Henry had surrendered before
the regiment arrived, but at Donelson it proved its fighting
qualities, being under command of Gen. Lew Wallace in the
repulse of the attempt of the enemy to cut his way out.
It was with Wallace in some of the heaviest fighting at Shiloh
on the second day of that battle; in the engagements about
Corinth, Miss., and the operations in that vicinity until
November, when it was ordered to Memphis, Tenn.
Here it joined Gen. Sherman's forces for the assault on the
Confederate works at Chickasaw Bluffs, where it acquitted
itself with credit, and a few days later was on the skirmish
line in the assault on Arkansas Post.
It was one of the regiments assigned to the Steele's bayou
expedition in the early movements against Vicksburg, took part
in the feint against Haynes' bluff, which enabled Gen. Grant
to effect a landing at Grand Gulf, Miss., was then in the
battles of Raymond and Champion's Hill, and in the advance on
Vicksburg it was the first regiment to encounter and drive in
the enemy's pickets.
It took part in the assaults on the Vicksburg works and after
the fall of that city was in the movement to drive Gen.
Johnston from Jackson. In November the regiment marched with
Sherman to Chattanooga, and was in the advance in the first
assault on Missionary Ridge.
After Bragg's defeat at Chattanooga it was one of the
regiments that marched to the relief of Gen. Burnside at
Knoxville, and the following spring joined Gen. Sherman's army
for the advance upon Atlanta, taking part in all the principal
engagements of that historic campaign until in July, 1864,
when the main body of the regiment was ordered to St. Louis,
where it was mustered out on July 25.
Two companies, A and B. were veteranized and served with the
and division, 17th corps, in the march to the sea and the
campaign of the Carolinas, being mustered out at Little Rock,
Ark., Aug. 14, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 260
John R.