1861 |
September 18 |
Organized at St. Charles, Ills., and mustered in |
October 13-17 |
Moved to Washington, D.C.; At Meridian Hill |
December 17 |
Attached to Sumner's Division, Army of the Potomac; at Alexandria, Va. |
1862 |
March |
Attached to Cavalry, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-19 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
March 20 |
Reconnaissance to Gainesville |
March 28-29 |
Operations on the Orange and Alexandria R. R. |
March 28 |
Warrenton Junction, Bealeton Station |
March 29 |
Rappahannock Station |
April 2 |
Reconnaissance to the Rappahannock |
April 23-May 1 |
Moved to the Peninsula, Virginia; Attached to Stoneman's Light Brigade |
May 4 |
Near Williamsburg |
May 5 |
Battle of Williamsburg |
May 23-24 |
Mechanicsville |
May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines |
June |
Attached to Averill's Cavalry Brigade, 5th Army Corps |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 25 |
Ashland (Detachment) |
June 26 |
Mechanicsville, Atlee's Station and near Hanover Court House |
June 26-27 |
Hundley's Corners |
June 27 |
Garnett's Farm and Gaines' Mill |
June 28 |
Despatch Station (Companies E and K) |
June 29 |
Savage Station |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and Glendale |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Stoneman's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac |
July 4 |
Reconnaissance from Harrison's Landing; At Harrison's Landing |
July 5 |
Malvern Hill |
July 20-22 |
Expedition to Malvern Hill |
August 5 |
Malvern Hill |
August 16-23 |
Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria |
September |
Attached to 1st Brigade, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac |
September 3-4 |
Falls Church |
September 7-8 |
Poolesville, Md. |
September 9 |
Barnesville |
September 9 |
Monocacy Church and Nolansville |
September 10 |
Middletown |
September 11-12 |
Sugar Loaf Mountain |
September 12 |
Frederick |
September 13 |
Middletown and Catoctin Mountain |
September 14 |
South Mountain |
September 15 |
Boonesborough |
September 16-17 |
Antietam |
September 19 |
Shephardstown Ford |
October 1 |
Reconnaissance from Sharpsburg to Shepardstown, W. Va. |
October 1 |
Martinsburg |
October 9-12 |
Pursuit of Stuart into Pennsylvania |
October 12 |
Mouth of Monocacy |
October 16-17 |
Sharpsburg and Hagerstown Pike |
October 29 |
Purcellsville and near Upperville (Detachment) |
October 31 |
Snickersville |
November 1-2 |
Philomont |
November 2-3 |
Upperville |
November 3 |
Union |
November 5-6 |
Barber's Cross Roads, Chester Gap and Markham |
November 7 |
Sperryville |
November 8 |
Little Washington |
November 10 |
Markham Station and Barber's Cross Roads |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. |
1863 |
January 30 |
Turner's Mills |
February |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
February 10-16 |
Operations in Westmoreland and Richmond Counties |
March 15 and 29 |
Near Dumfries |
March 30 |
Zoar Church |
April 27 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 8 |
Stoneman's Raid |
May 1 |
Rapidan Station |
May 6 |
Warrenton |
May 20-21 |
Lancaster |
May 20-28 |
Clendennin's Raid below Fredericksburg |
June 9 |
Brandy Station and Beverly Ford |
June 17 |
Aldie |
June 18 |
Goose Creek |
June 21 |
Upperville |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
Commanded by Major John Beveridge; the 8th had 491 men present, of whom 1 was killed, 5 wounded and 1 missing.
From the monument: "First line of battle July 1, 1863. Occupied until relieved by 1st Corps. One squadron picketed ridge east of Marsh Creek and supported by another squadron met enemy's right advance, Lieut. Jones, Co. E, fired first shot as the enemy crossed Marsh Creek Bridge. On reforming line regiment took an advanced position on Hagerstown Road. Late in the day delayed enemy's advance by attacking his right flank, thereby aiding the infantry in withdrawing to Cemetery Hill. In the evening encamped on left flank. July 2,1863 Buford's Division retired toward Westminster."
The rear of the monument is inscribed with the name, "David Diffenbaugh," the only member of the regiment killed at Gettysburg. |
July 6-7 |
Williamsport |
July 8 |
Funkstown, Md.and Boonesborough |
July 9 |
Chester Gap and Benevola or Beaver Creek |
July 10-13 |
At and near Funkstown, Md. |
July 15 |
Falling Waters |
July 21-22 |
Chester Gap |
July 22 |
Lovettsville |
July 31-August 1 |
Kelly's Ford |
August 1-3 |
Near Culpeper |
August 4 |
Brandy Station |
August 27 |
Weaversville |
September 8 |
Brandy Station |
September 10-11 |
Raccoon Ford and Stevensburg |
September 13 |
Culpeper and Pony Mountain |
September 21-23 |
Reconnaissance across the Rapidan |
September 21 |
Liberty Mills |
September 22 |
Jack's Shop, Madison Court House |
October 7 |
Mitchell's Ford |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 9 |
Culpeper |
October 10 |
Raccoon Ford |
October 10 |
Morton's Ford |
October 11 |
Stevensburg, near Kelly's Ford and Brandy Station |
October 12 |
Fleetwood or Brandy Station |
October 15 |
Oak Hill |
October 16 |
Madison Court House |
October 17 |
Hazel River |
October 27 |
Bealeton |
October 30 |
Near Catlett's Station |
November 2 |
Major John Beveridge leaves command |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 8 |
Warrenton or Sulphur Springs, Jeffersonton and Hazel River |
November 26 -
December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
November 29 |
Parker's Store |
December 1 |
Jennings' Farm, near Ely's Ford |
1864 |
January to March |
Camp at Giesboro Point. Veterans on furlough until May |
January 1864
|
Attached to Defenses of Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps; Patrol duty at Washington, D.C., and scout duty at Fairfax, Va., having numerous engagements with Mosby's guerrillas and the Black Horse Cavalry |
January 31 |
Reconnaissance to Madison Court House (Detachment) |
April |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac |
May-June |
Rapidan Campaign (Detachment) |
May 5 |
Craig's Meeting House, Va. (Detachment) |
May 5-6 |
Todd's Tavern (Detachment) |
May 8 |
Alsop's Farm (Detachment) |
May 18 |
Guinea Station (Detachment) |
May 27 |
Salem Church and Pole Cat Creek |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
July 5 |
Point of Rocks, Md.and Noland's Ferry |
July 7 |
Middletown and Solomon's Gap |
July 7, 8 |
Frederick (Detachment) |
July 9 |
Battle of Monocacy; Rockville and Urbana |
July 11 |
Near Fort Stevens, D.C. |
July 11-12 |
Along northern defenses of Washington, D.C. |
July 13 |
Rockville |
July 18 |
Cockeyville |
July 20 |
Philomont |
July 21 |
Snickersville |
July 30 |
Monocacy Junction |
October 9 |
Near Piedmont |
October 10 |
Near Rectortown |
October 11 |
White Plains |
October 28 |
Upperville (Detachment) |
October 28-29 |
Operations at Snicker's Gap (Detachment) |
November |
Attached to 1st Separate Brigade, 22nd Army Corps, Department of Washington |
November 11 |
Manassas Junction |
November 26 |
Fairfax Station |
December 26-27 |
Scout from Fairfax Court House to Hopewell Gap |
1865 |
February 6-7 |
Scout from Fairfax Court House to Brentsville |
February 15-16 |
Scout to Aldie and Middleburg (Co. B) |
March 3-8 |
Operations about Warrenton, Bealeton Station, Sulphur Springs and Centreville |
March - July |
Duty about Washington, D.C. |
July |
Ordered to St. Louis, Mo., then to Chicago, Ill. |
July 17 |
Mustered out |
