8th Alabama Infantry Regiment

The 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

8th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Flag of Alabama in 1861 (obverse and reverse)
ActiveJune 10, 1861, to April 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Seven Pines
Battle of Williamsburg
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. John Anthony Winston
Col. Hilary A. Herbert
Private James Elias Pilgreen, Company K, 8th Alabama Infantry

Service

The 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Richmond, Virginia, on June 10, 1861.[1]

The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

Total strength and casualties

The 8th mustered 1377 men during its existence. It suffered approximately 300 killed in action or mortally wounded and 170 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 470 fatalities. An additional 236 men were discharged or transferred from the regiment.[1]

Commanders

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