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8th MISSOURI INFANTRY REGIMENT (US) |
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Individual Soldier Biographies |
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8th MISSOURI INFANTRY REGIMENT (US) |
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Individual Soldier Biographies |
TO VIEW INDIVIDUAL 8th MO (US) SOLDIER BIOGRAPHIES:
CLICK ON A NAME IN THE LIST BELOW.
(To check Civil War rosters for a specific soldier's name:
click here)
| Ayers, John | Co. H | Awarded the Medal of Honor |
| Bailey, John Read | Co. ? | Surgeon from Macinac Island, Michigan |
| Baird, Oliver | Co. B | Founded hardware store in Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Bamford, John | Co. G | Married an Army nurse |
| Barr, Joseph W. | Co. I | Was a member of the National Blues |
| Bartholemew, John B. | Co. B | Buried in Elmwood IL Cemetery |
| Bates, William H. | Co. H | Photo of the Cabinet Card he gave his daughter |
| Baurdick, Anton J. | Co. H | His papers are in the Emory University Library |
| Benson, H.K. | Co. D | Farmer in Livingston County, Missouri |
| Bickford, Matthew | Co. G | Buried in Whatcom County, Washington |
| Blakesley, Seth | Co. A | Buried in Elmwood IL Cemetery |
| Boyd, Samuel | Co. B | Brother to Nebraska governor |
| Casey, John | Co. K | Born in Ireland; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Cheaver, W. H. | Co. H | Attended the Civil War Gathering of 1882 |
| Colby, Herman Elias | Co. H | Was a Mail Carrier in Yucatan, Minnesota |
| Coleman, David C. | Regiment Commander at Vicksburg and other battles | |
| Coles, John B. | Co. D | Was an Indiana lawyer |
| Cunningham, James S. | Co. D | Awarded the Medal of Honor |
| Danley, J. H. | Co. D | Attended the Civil War Gathering of 1882 |
| Dixon, James | Co. ? | Photo of gravestone at Andersonville |
| Dundas, James | Co. G | Attended the 1890's Peoria Area Reunion |
| Ellington, Daniel | Co. E | Newspaper article: 85th birthday tribute |
| Emerson, John | Co. C | Photo supplied by his great-great-grandson |
| Evenson, Syver | Co. A | Norwegian immigrant, joined from Minnesota |
| Fassel, Edward | Co. K | Deserted and re-joined the unit |
| Flanigan, Dennis | Co. K | Born in Ireland; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Funcheon, Peirce | Co. K | Born in Ireland; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Grier, David | Co. G | Founded the 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry |
| Harris, Isaac | Co. K | Born in England; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Hill, William | Co. B | Born in Scotland; Founded bank in Neodesha, Kansas |
| Hoover, J. H. | Co. E | Attended the Civil War Gathering of 1882 |
| Howe, George W. | Co. C | Was a Mississippi riverboat pilot |
| Hurff, Isaac Jr. | Co. E | Buried in Elmwood IL Cemetery |
| Hurff, Isaac Ewalt | Co. D | Buried in Elmwood IL Cemetery |
| Jacqrium, Eli | Co. K | Musician: Born in France; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Jacqrium, Louis | Co. K | Musician: Born in France; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Johnston, David | Co. K | Awarded the Medal of Honor |
| Keeler, Daniel N | Co. C | GAR Post in Wildwood MO named after him |
| Kirby, Dennis | Co. E | Buried in Arlington National Cemetery |
| Kirkpatrick, Kyus | Co. H | Granduncle to U.S. Heavyweight Wrestling Champion |
| Kightlinger, Hiram | Co. G | Attended the 1890's Peoria Area Reunion |
| Knoble, Joseph | Co. K | Became deaf during the war; led to his death |
| Maxwell, John M. | Co. A | Buried in Elmwood IL Cemetery |
| McCullough, Pete | Co. G | Photo/Obituary: "Hanging Judge of Andersonville Prison" |
| Neill, Hugh | Co. L | Was a member of the National Blues |
| O'Connor, Timothy | Co. D | War Department lost record of his Medal of Honor |
| O'Dea, John | Co. D | Born in Ireland; Awarded the Medal of Honor |
| Parsell, William R. | Co. I | Buried in Elmwood IL Cemetery |
| Parvin, Elam B. | Co. D | A travelling Methodist minister |
| Peckham,James | In 1866, wrote biography of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon | |
| Redden, John | Co. K | Born in Delaware; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Reed, John Byers | Co. H | Detaied Biography written by great-grandson |
| Reed, William | Co. H | Photo of Reed wearing his Zouave jacket |
| Riddle, Fielding | Co. D | Photo of gravestone at Andersonville |
| Rowley, Nathan B. | Co. G | Great-Grandson of a Green Mountain Boy |
| Russell, William C. | Co. A | Aide-de-Camp to General Schuyler Hamilton |
| Ryan, Edward | Co. E | Deserted; then re-enlisted under alias: Edwin Hinds |
| Schott, Joseph Anton | Co. I | In the Missouri Civil War Museum |
| Schultz, Charles | Co. L | Was an Army musician |
| Seibel, Edward | Co. K | Brought many volunteers from Illinois to join 8th MO |
| Shay, Ephraim | Co. D | Inventor of the Shay Locomotive |
| Simon, Matthias | Co. B | Photo of his Zouave Jacket |
| Smith, Giles A. | Appointed Major General | |
| Smith, Morgan L. | Appointed Brigadier General | |
| Smith, Phillip | Co. H | Color Bearer |
| Swarthout, George B. | Co. H | Killed at Fort Donelson, Tennessee |
| Tinan, Hartin | Co. K | Born in Ireland; Enlisted from Iowa |
| Trogden, Howell | Co. B | First North Carolinian to receive the Medal of Honor |
| Wagner, John W. | Co. F | Awarded the Medal of Honor |
| Wartick, Joseph | Co. A | Photo of Wartick wearing his Medal of Honor |
| Wilson, Shelby | Co. E | Enlisted from Lee County, Iowa |
| Wilson, J.E.C. | Co. G | Promoted for "valuable services rendered" |
| Winkler, John | Co. E | In the Missouri Civil War Museum |
| Wright, Craft James | Co. ? | Raised the 13th Missouri |
(To check Civil War rosters for a specific soldier's name: click here)
"We thank you, the heroes of yesterday,
who have given our heroes of today
your shining example of
bravery and patriotism
worthy of the greatest nation on earth."
-- VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS --