United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania > 8th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1861
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April 23 | The 8th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg for three months Frederal service under the command of Colonel A. H. Emley, Lieutenant Colonel Samual Bowman and Major Joseph Philips. It was ordered to Camp Slifer at Chambersburg
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April 25 | Duty at Chambersburg assigned to Patterson’s Deparment of Pennsylvania |
June 7 | Moved to Greencastle and attached to Williams’ 3rd Brigade, Cadwalader’s 1st Division, Patterson’s Army |
June | Guard duty along the Potomac, Guard of stores and fords at Williamsport. Lieutenant Colonel Bowman was captured while scouting the Virginia side of the river. |
July 2 |
Falling WatersThe regiment supportd Captain Doubleday’s Battery holding the ford |
July 6 | Ordered to Join Brigade at Martinsburg |
July 15 | Advance on Bunker Hill |
July 20 | Guard at Keyes Ford |
July 22 | Ordered ro Harpers Ferry to turn in camp equipment then to Hagerstown and Harrisburg |
July 29 | The 8th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment mustered out |