United States Regiments & Batteries – New York – Infantry • Cavalry • Artillery
“1st German Rifles”
The 8th New York Infantry Regiment lost 90 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 42 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| Organized at New York City | |
| April 26 | Mustered in under Colonel Louis Blenker, Lieutenant Colonel Julius Stahel and Major Andrew Lutz |
| May 26 | Left State for Washington, D.C. and duty in the defenses there attached to Blenker’s Brigade, Miles’ Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia |
| July 7 | Great Falls. Two men killed. |
| July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
| July 21 |
Battle of Bull RunCommanded by Lieutenant Colonel Blenker, the regiment lost 2 men killed, 2 wounded and 7 missing. It was in reserve and covered the retreat of the army, repulsing a a cavalry attack in the late afternoon. |
| August 5 | Major Lutz resigns |
| August 10-11 | Colonel Blenker promoted to brigadier general of volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel Stahel promoted to colonel, Captain Francis Wutschel of Company K promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Carl B. Hedterich of Company I promoted to major |
| August | Duty in the Defenses of Washington at Rouch’s Mills and Hunter’s Chapel. Attached to Blenker’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
| October | Attached to Blenker’s Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
| Novembr 15 | Colonel Stahel promoted to brigadier general of volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel Wutschel promoted to colonel |
| December 2 | Major Hedterich promoted to lieutenant colonel |
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1862
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| January | Attached to Stahl’s Brigade, Blenker’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
| March | Attached to 1st Brigade, Blenker’s Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| April | Operations in the Shenandoah Valley. Attached to 1st Brigade, Blenker’s Division, Dept. of the Mountains |
| June | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Pope’s Army of Virginia |
| June 8 |
Battle of Cross KeysThe regiment lost 80 men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 105 men wounded, and 2 officers and 31 men missing out of 550 men engaged. |
| June-August | Duty at Sperryville and Centreville |
| August 16-September 2 | Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
| August 21-23 | Fords of the Rappahannock |
| August 23 | Colonel Wutschel dismissed |
| August 28 | Gainesville |
| August 29 |
GrovetonThe regiment lost 4 men killed or mortally wounded. |
| August 30 |
2nd Bull RunThe regiment lost 5 men killed or mortally wounded. |
| September | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.; Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| October 31 | Prince Felix Salm-Salm mustered in as colonel |
| November 28-30 | Reconnaissance to Snicker’s Ferry and Berryville |
| December 10-16 | March to Fredericksburg, Va. |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| February-April | Duty at Brook’s Station |
| April 22 | Three years service men consolidated to a company |
| April 23 | Mustered out, expiration of term under Colonel Prince Felix Salm-Salm, Lt. Colonel Hedterich and Major Hedterich |
| May 5 | Company of three years service men transferred to 68th Regiment New York Infantry |