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1861
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

  • Company A – Primarily recruited in Shamokin, Northumberland County – Captain Cyrus Strouse
  • Company B – Moscow, Luzerne County – Captain Hiram Travis
  • Company C – Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
  • Company D – Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County – Captain Jacob Bertels
  • Company E – Scranton, Luzerne County – Captain John McCasey
  • Company F – Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County – Captain Edwin Finch
  • Company G – Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County – Captain George Reichard
  • Company H – Scranton, Luzerne County – Captain Henry Derby
  • Company I – Brookville, Jefferson County – Captain Amor McKnight
  • Company K – Brookville, Jefferson County – Captain William Wise
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 Waters

The 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