8th Kansas Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Regiment organized for service in the State and along border August, 1861. Companies "A," "D," "G" and "H" at Lawrence, Kan., October, 1861. Companies "A" and "G" march to West Point, Mo., December 16-19, and Companies "D" and "H," to same place November 23-25, 1861. Companies "A," "F" and "G" moved to Fort Kearney, Neb., February 16, 1862. Companies "D," "H" and "K" to Osawatomie, Kan., February 22, thence to Fort Leavenworth March 12. Companies "A," "D" and "G" at Fort Kearney, Neb. Companies "B" and "F" at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Company "C" at Fort Riley until April, then at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Companies "E" and "K" at Aubrey, Kan. Company "H" at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., until April, then at Fort Riley, and Company "I" at Leavenworth City. All until May, 1862. Companies "B," "E," "H," "I" and "K" moved from Leavenworth to Columbus, Ky., May 28-June 2, and to Union City, Tenn., June 8-11. To Trenton, Tenn., June 16-17. To Humboldt, Tenn., June 26, and to Corinth, Miss., July 2-3. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Army Mississippi, to September, 1862. 32nd Brigade, 9th Division, Army Ohio, to October, 1862. 32nd Brigade, 9th Division, 3rd Corps, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. Post of Nashville, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army Cumberland, to October, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Cumberland, to August, 1865. Dept. of Texas to November, 1865.
SERVICE.--Companies "B," "E," "H," "I" and "K" moved from Corinth, Miss., to Jacinto July 22, 1862, and to Eastport, Miss., August 3-5. March to Nashville, Tenn., August 18-September 4, thence to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg September 11-26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-16. Near Perryville October 6-7. 
* October 8, 1862 - Battle of Perryville, Kentucky 
Lancaster October 14. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7. Reconnaissance toward Franklin December 9. Near Brentwood December 9. Assigned to provost duty at Nashville December 18, 1862, to June 9, 1863. Company "G" stationed at Leavenworth until February, 1863. Joined Regiment at Nashville, Tenn., March 29, 1863. Companies "A," "D" and "F" at Fort Kearney until June, 1862, then at Leavenworth, Kan., until February, 1863. Company "C" at Leavenworth, Kan., until February, 1863. Skirmish with Gordon's guerrillas at Hickory Grove, Mo., August 7, 1862 (Cos. "A," "D" and "F"). Scout from Fort Leavenworth to Independence, Mo., August 12-14, 1862 (Cos. "A" and "F"). Hickory Grove August 23 (Cos. "A," "C" and "F"). Expedition through Jasper, Cass, Johnson and LaFayette Counties, Mo., September 8-23 (Cos. "C" and "F"). Companies "A," "C," "D" and "F" joined Regiment at Nashville, Tenn., February 22, 1863. Regiment moved from Nashville to Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 9, 1863. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Liberty Gap June 24-27. 
* August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
** Caperton's Ferry, Bridgeport, August 29. 
** September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
* September 24-October 27, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
* November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** November 23-25, 1863 - Battles of Chattanooga, Tennessee
** Orchard Knob November 23-24
** Missionary Ridge November 26.
** Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27.
* March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.
* Campaign in East Tennessee until February, 1864.
* Veterans on furlough February 17-April 5.
* Moved to Nashville, Tenn., April 20-28. 
* May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** Escort train from Nashville to Sherman's army May 1 to June 17. 
** Rejoined Brigade before Kennesaw Mountain June 28. 
** Operations against Kennesaw Mountain June 28-July 2. 
** Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. 
** Chattahoochie River July 5-17. 
** Battle of Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. 
** July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
** Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. 
** Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. 
** Lovejoy's Station September 2-6. 
* Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama October 1-26. 
Moved to Nashville, thence to Pulaski, Tenn. Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Spring Hill November 29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battles of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. March to Huntsville, Ala., December 1, 1864, to January 5, 1865, duty there until February 1. Moved to Nashville and back to Huntsville February 1-6, and duty there until March 15. Bull's Gap Expedition and operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. Moved to Nashville April 22 and duty there until June 15. Moved to New Orleans, La., June 15-29, thence to Indianola, Texas, July 6-9. March to Green Lake July 9, and duty there until August 10. Moved to San Antonio August 10-23, and duty there until November 29. Mustered out November 29, 1865. Moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., November 30, 1865-January 6, 1866, and honorably discharged January 9, 1866.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 94 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 144 Enlisted men by disease. Total 244.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 701, 703, 715, 733, 860, 862, 866, 1187-1188)
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