The 8th Infantry Battalion was organized with six companies during the early spring of 1862 at Savannah, Georgia. Some of the men were from Adairsville and Thornburgh, and Gordon County. For a time the unit served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, then it was assigned to Gist's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. After the operations in North Mississippi, it fought with the army from Chickamauga to Nashville and ended the war in North Carolina. This battalion contained 232 men and 183 arms in December, 1863, and was included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels Asahel Littlefield, Leroy Napier, Jr., J. T. Reid, and Zachariah L. Watters; and Majors John W. Gray, B.F. Hunt, and Edward F. Morgan.
Abbot to Hill
Last Name | First Name | Company | Grade | Discharge Grade |
Abbott | John L. | F | Private | Private |
Adams | Adolphus | E | Private | Private |
Adams | Alfred R. | E | Private | Corporal |
Adams | C. R. | C | Private | Private |
Adams | Cicero C. | B | Private | Private |
Adams | Francis M. | C | Private | Private |
Adams | M. F. | C | Private | Private |
Adams | O. D. | A | Private | Private |
Adams | Obadiah | A | Private | Private |
Adams | Thornton | E | Private | Private |
Adams | William C. | E | Private | Corporal |
Adams | William P. | D | Private | Private |
Adcock | Augustus | B | Private | Private |
Adcocks | Wilson | D | Private | Corporal |
Adcox | Augustus | B | Private | Private |
Adcox | William | D | Private | Private |
Adcox | Wilson | D | Private | Corporal |
Airy | J. D. | FandS | Assistant Surgeon | Assistant Surgeon |
Akin | S. L. | C | Private | Private |
Akin | W. R. | C | Private | Private |
Akins | S. L. | C | Private | Private |
Akins | William R. | C | Private | Private |
Alexander | John T. | B | Private | Private |
Alexander | Thomas J. | B | Private | Private |
Alexander | William H. | B | Private | Private |
Allen | A. J. | H | Private | Private |
Allen | A. P. | H | Private | Private |
Allen | Elisha | B | Private | Private |
Allen | J. W. | A | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Anderson | W. R. | C | Private | Private |
Andrews | C. C. | G | Private | Private |
Andrews | Coatsworth E. | B | Private | Private |
Andrews | Cortworth E. | B | Private | Private |
Anglin | D. R. | F | Private | Private |
Anglin | D. S. | F | Private | Private |
Anglin | J. F. | F | Musician | Musician |
Anglin | John | F | Private | Private |
Anglin | W. J. | F | Private | Private |
Armstrong | J. C. | F | Private | Private |
Armstrong | J. W. | F | Private | Private |
Armstrong | John | F | Private | Private |
Aughtry | James H. | B | Corporal | Private |
Autrey | James H. | B | Corporal | Private |
Autrey | William | I | Private | Private |
Autry | James H. | B | Corporal | Private |
Awtrey | James H. | B | Corporal | Private |
Awtry | James H. | B | Corporal | Private |
Aycock | H. J. | A | Private | Private |
Aycock | T. P. | F | Private | Sergeant |
Ayers | James | E | Private | Private |
Bagwell | C. B. | A | Private | Private |
Bailey | J. A. | F | Private | Sergeant |
Bailey | James W. | unk. | Private | Private |
Baily | J. A. | F | Private | Sergeant |
Baker | William B. | A | First Sergeant | Sergeant |
Balew | William J. | E | Private | Private |
Ballew | Alfred W. | E | Third Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Ballew | William J. | E | Private | Private |
Barns | T. N. | C | Private | Private |
Barnwell | David M. | E | Private | Corporal |
Barnwell | T. B. | F | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Barnwell | Thomas E. | E | Private | Private |
Baugh | J. C. | F | Private | Private |
Baugh | J. T. | F | Private | Private |
Baugh | T. F. | F | Private | Private |
Bearden | Bluford F. | E | Private | Private |
Bearden | Roland | E | Second Lieutenant | Senior Second Lieutenant |
Beauman | J. T. | A | Private | Private |
Bell | A. J. | B | Private | Private |
Bell | Jefferson | A | Private | Private |
Bell | T. J. | A | Private | Private |
Bell | T. M. | A | Private | Private |
Bell | Thomas M. | A | Private | Private |
Bell | Thomas W. | A | Private | Private |
Bell | W. P. | A | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Bell | Wilson | A | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Bennett | Charles H. | B | Private | Private |
Bennett | Dabney | B | Private | Private |
Bennett | J. N. | B | Private | Private |
Bennett | James M. | B | Private | Private |
Bennett | Leroy | B | Corporal | Private |
Berry | C. W. | C | Private | Corporal |
Berry | W. B. | A | Private | Private |
Biddy | J. J. | A | Private | Private |
Bird | Philip M. | E | Sergeant | Private |
Bishop | Asa | F | Private | Private |
Bishop | Lindsey | F | Private | Private |
Bivens | William | D | Corporal | Private |
Bivins | William | D | Corporal | Private |
Black | A. P. | F | Private | Private |
Black | C. S. | A | Private | Private |
Black | J. L. | F | Private | Private |
Black | J. O. | A | Private | Private |
Black | J. S. | A | Private | Private |
Black | James A. | A | Private | Private |
Black | James O. | A | Private | Private |
Black | Joel | D | Private | Private |
Black | John | F | Private | Private |
Black | Joseph | A | Private | Private |
Black | L. C. | A | Private | Private |
Black | Robert A. | D | Private | Private |
Blackburn | H. L. | D | Private | Private |
Blackburn | Milton S. | D | Private | Private |
Blackwell | Francis M. | E | Private | Corporal |
Blalock | Brison M. | E | Private | Private |
Blalock | Newbern W. | F,E | Private | Private |
Blalock | Newman W. | F,E | Private | Private |
Blalock | William D. | B | Sergeant | Private |
Blaylock | N. W. | F,E | Private | Private |
Blaylock | William D. | B | Sergeant | Private |
Blount | W. M. | D | Private | Private |
Boamer | W. P. | C | Private | Private |
Boaz | G. R. | F | First Lieutenant | Captain |
Boaz | J. W. | F | Second Lieutenant | Captain |
Boemer | W. P. | C | Private | Private |
Boman | J. T. | A | Private | Private |
Bomar | John T. | A | Private | Private |
Bomar | W. P. | C | Private | Private |
Bomar | William P. | C | Private | Private |
Borders | Edmund | D,B | Private | Sergeant |
Borders | R. | D | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Borders | Randolph | B | Private | Private |
Bowels | G. H. | C,B | Private | Private |
Bowels | John W. | B | Private | Private |
Bowen | Elisha M. P. | B | Brevet Second Lieutenant | Third Lieutenant |
Bowen | James | D | Private | Private |
Bowles | Gustavus H. | C,B | Private | Private |
Bowles | John W. | B | Private | Private |
Boyd | James A. | B | Private | Private |
Boyd | James G. | B | Private | Private |
Boyd | Jonathan G. | B | Private | Private |
Braden | G. H. | A | Private | Private |
Bradley | J. A. | A | Private | Private |
Bradley | Joel | A | Private | Private |
Bradley | S. A. | F | Private | Private |
Bradley | W. H. | A | Private | Private |
Bradly | Joel | A | Private | Private |
Bradly | W. H. | A | Private | Private |
Brady | Philip | G | Private | Private |
Bridges | J. W. | A | Sergeant | First Sergeant |
Bridges | W. W. | A | Private | Private |
Brison | Nelson | D | Private | Private |
Brock | T. R. | F | Private | Private |
Brogden | George W. | D | Private | Private |
Brogdon | George N. | C | Private | Private |
Brooks | A. T. | G | Private | Private |
Brooks | Hiram | G | Private | Private |
Brooks | J. A. | G | Sergeant | Private |
Brooksher | W. B. | A | Private | Sergeant |
Brown | Benjamin F. | B | Private | Private |
Brown | C. | unk. | Private | Private |
Brown | Daniel H. | D | Private | Sergeant |
Brown | Eaton | F | Private | Private |
Brown | George | D | Private | Ordnance Sergeant |
Brown | J. C. | F | Private | Corporal |
Brown | J. F. | C | Private | Private |
Brown | J. P. | F | Private | Corporal |
Brown | J. W. | F | Private | Private |
Brown | John D. | B | Drummer | Private |
Brown | Joseph F. | C | Private | Private |
Brown | Obadiah | F | Private | Private |
Brown | W. H. | A | Private | Corporal |
Brown | William | D | Sergeant | Private |
Brown | William H. H. | B | Private | Private |
Bryson | Nelson | D | Private | Private |
Buchanan | A. J. | G | Private | Private |
Buchanan | H. F. | F | Captain | Captain |
Buchanan | J. S. | G | Sergeant | Private |
Buchanan | J. T. | G | Sergeant | Private |
Buchanan | Samuel | G | Third Lieutenant | Private |
Bunch | Charles | E | Private | Private |
Bunch | Hiram K. | E | Private | Private |
Bunch | John | E | Private | Private |
Burch | G. W. | C | Private | Private |
Burton | B. F. | B | Private | Private |
Burton | James | C | Private | Private |
Butler | B. P. | C | Private | Private |
Butler | George | C | Private | Private |
Butler | J. B. | C | Private | Private |
Cagle | John | D | Private | Private |
Cagle Jr. | Henry | D | Private | Private |
Caigle | John | D | Private | Private |
Caigle Jr. | Henry | D | Private | Private |
Cain | J. C. | F | Private | Private |
Caldwell | G. W. | A | Private | Private |
Camp | J. C. | C | Private | Private |
Camp | J. T. | C | Private | Private |
Campbell | J. M. | B | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Cannon | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Cannon | John M. | B | Private | Private |
Cannon | W. J. | B | Private | Private |
Cantrell | Joseph | E | Private | Private |
Cantrell | W. C. | G | Private | Private |
Carnes | John | A | Private | Private |
Carns | F. M. | A | Private | Private |
Carns | James | A | Private | Private |
Carns | John | A | Private | Private |
Carpenter | A. | C | Private | Private |
Carpenter | Alexander | C | Private | Private |
Carpenter | J. C. | C | Private | Private |
Carpenter | Levi | F | Private | Private |
Carter | David | F | Private | Private |
Carter | Josiah H. | E | Musician | Private |
Carver | Joseph | A | Private | Private |
Casey | George W. | A | Private | Private |
Casey | Joseph | A | Private | Private |
Casey | W. A. | A | Private | Private |
Casey | William J. | A | Private | Private |
Casey | William M. | A | Private | Private |
Chadwick | Harvey | D | Private | Private |
Chadwick | James | F | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Chaffin | John T. | D | Private | Private |
Chambers | A. L. | C | Private | Private |
Chambers | J. W. | C | Private | Private |
Chambers | W. A. | C | First Sergeant | Private |
Chambers | William A. | C | First Sergeant | Private |
Champion | W. R. | F | Corporal | Private |
Chastain | Benjamin F. | E | Private | Private |
Chastain | John A. | E | Private | Private |
Chastain | Jonathan K. | E | Private | Private |
Chumbley | W. H. | G | First Sergeant | Private |
Chumbley | W. H. | G | First Sergeant | Private |
Chumley | W. H. | G | First Sergeant | Private |
Clark | B. W. | F | Private | Private |
Clark | Elbert O. | D | Private | Private |
Clark | G. W. | A | Private | Private |
Clark | George | A | Private | Private |
Clark | T. C. | F | Private | Private |
Clark | T. E. | F | Private | Private |
Clements | C. T. | C | Private | Private |
Cochran | James | E | Private | Private |
Cochran | William | D | Private | Private |
Coggin | John J. | E | Private | Private |
Coggins | John J. | E | Private | Private |
Cohen | Elias | D | Private | Private |
Collier | James P. | D | Private | Private |
Collier | John M. | D | Private | Corporal |
Conaway | J. M. | A | Private | Private |
Conaway | J. W. | A | Private | Private |
Conaway | John | A | Private | Private |
Conway | J. M. | A | Private | Private |
Conway | John | A | Private | Private |
Cook | John | B | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Cooper | J. A. | C | Private | Private |
Cooper | John R. | B | Private | Private |
Cooper | Newton L. | E | Private | First Lieutenant |
Cooper | Robert C. | B | Private | Private |
Cooper | S. J. | C | Private | Private |
Copper | Newton L. | E | Private | First Lieutenant |
Cosbey | Robert | E | Private | Private |
Coward | Samuel | G | Private | Private |
Cowart | F. M. | G | Private | Private |
Cowart | J. J. | G | Private | Private |
Cowart | J. M. | G | Private | Private |
Cowart | S. B. | G | Private | Private |
Cowarts | Samuel C. | G | Private | Private |
Cowert | Samuel B. | G | Private | Private |
Cox | J. M. | A | Private | Private |
Cox | William A. | D | Private | Private |
Crawford | H. S. | FandS | Acting Quartermaster | Acting Quartermaster |
Crew | William B. | A | Private | Private |
Crook | Benjamin T. | E | Private | Private |
Crook | Joseph S. | E | Corporal | Private |
Crook | Reuben F. | E | Private | First Sergeant |
Crook | Samuel J. | E | Private | Sergeant |
Crook | W. T. | E | Private | Private |
Crook | William C. | E | Private | Private |
Crow | E. N. | A | Private | Private |
Crow | W. B. | A | Private | Private |
Crow | William | A | Private | Private |
Culberson | Columbus | A | Private | Private |
Culberson | D. C. | A | Private | Private |
Culberson | D. E. C. | A | Private | Private |
Curtis | B. F. | F | Private | Private |
Curtis | L. D. | F | Private | Private |
Cutten | P. E. | C | Private | Private |
Daillard | Samuel | H | Private | Private |
Dantzler | A. M. | A | Private | Private |
Davenport | H. S. | C | unknown | Private |
Davis | Isaac | A | Captain | Captain |
Davis | J. M. | A | Private | Private |
Davis | P. R. | C | Private | Private |
Davis | W. H. H. | A | Private | Private |
Dawson | Ira L. | E | Private | Private |
Dawson | John E. | B | Private | Private |
Deavenport | H. S. | C | Private | Private |
Dempsey | A. M. | B | Private | Private |
Dempsey | George W. | B | Private | Private |
Dempsey | James M. | B | Fourth Corporal | Private |
Dempsey | Jerry M. | B | Private | Private |
Denmon | Munroe | G | Private | Private |
Dennon | Munroe | G | Private | Private |
Dickart | Elisha A. | D | Private | Private |
Dickert | William A. | D | Private | Private |
Dickert | William H. | D | Private | Private |
Dillard | D. K. | B | Private | Private |
Dillard | S. | FandS | Adjutant | Adjutant |
Dillard | Samuel | D | Private | Private |
Dillingham | Absolum E. | B | Private | Private |
Dillingham | John A. | B | Private | Private |
Dobson | J. W. | G | Captain | Captain |
Dobson | N. M. | G | Private | Private |
Dobson | W. N. | G | Private | Third Sergeant |
Dodd | Thomas J. | E | First Sergeant | Second Lieutenant |
Dodd | Toliver R. | E | Private | Private |
Dorsett | J. K. | F | Private | Private |
Dosson | Ira L. | E | Private | Private |
Dover | David | F | Private | Private |
Dover | O. P. M. | F | Third Lieutenant | Third Lieutenant |
Dowdy | J. K. P. | A | Private | Private |
Doyal | John L. | G | Private | Private |
Dugger | J. A. | C | Private | Sergeant |
Dyer | J. H. | A | Private | Private |
Eaves | J. F. | C | Private | Private |
Edwards | A. N. | D | Private | Corporal |
Elliott | John | B | Private | Private |
Ellis | George | D | Private | Private |
Ellison | Jones | D | Private | Private |
Ellison | Samuel | D | Private | Private |
Ellwood | Doctor | B | Private | Private |
Elrod | Crocket | B | Private | Private |
Elrod | D. C. | B | Private | Private |
Elrod | Dock | B | Private | Private |
Elrod | Jeremiah | F | Private | Private |
Elrod | Joseph | B | Private | Private |
Elrod | Levi | F | Private | Private |
Ervin | J. A. | E | Private | Private |
Erwin | J. A. | E | Private | Private |
Erwin | James W. L. | E | Private | Private |
Erwin | Marcus L. | E | Fourth Corporal | Private |
Erwin | Marks L. | E | Fourth Corporal | Private |
Erwin | Marqus L. | E | Fourth Corporal | Private |
Evans | Harmon | F | Private | Private |
Evans | Isaac H. | D | Private | Corporal |
Evans | Joseph A. | E | Private | Private |
Evans | Obed | D | Private | Private |
Evans | Ransom P. | E | Corporal | Corporal |
Evans | Robert B. | E | Private | Private |
Evans | Willis | G | Private | Private |
Eves | J. F. | C | Private | Private |
Ezell | Isaac | D | Private | Private |
Falley | S. Y | C | Private | Private |
Farmer | James | F | Private | Private |
Farner | James | F | Private | Private |
Farriba | S. J. | G | Private | Private |
Fiendley | Calvin N. | E | Private | Private |
Findley | J. C. | C | Private | Private |
Findley | Lander J. | E | Private | Private |
Findley | W. V. | C | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Fitzpatrick | Thomas | C | Private | Private |
Flournoy | G. W. | G | Private | Private |
Floyd | G. M. | A | Private | Second Corporal |
Floyd | George M. C. | B | First Corporal | Corporal |
Floyd | James S. | D | Private | Private |
Floyd | Marion | F | Private | Private |
Floyd | Samuel R. | D | Private | Third Sergeant |
Floyd | Samuel R. | D | Private | Third Sergeant |
Floyd | Samuel R. | D | Private | Third Sergeant |
Floyd | W. P. | B | Private | Private |
Floyd | William E. | D | Private | Private |
Foster | L. D. | F | Private | Private |
Fowler | G. W. | C | Private | Private |
Fowler | George W. | C | Private | Private |
Fowler | I. M. | C | Private | Private |
Fowler | J. H. | C | Private | Private |
Fowler | T. A. | C | Private | Private |
Fowler | Thomas | C | Private | Private |
Fowler | Thomas E. | C | Private | Private |
Fox | J. H. | C | Private | Private |
Free | Albert H. | E | Private | Private |
Free | John | B | Private | Private |
Free | Joseph | B | Private | Private |
Freeman | B. F. | E | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Freeman | J. H. | F | Private | Private |
Frick | John D. | F | Private | Private |
Fricks | J. D. | F | Private | Private |
Fricks | James R. | D | Private | Private |
Fricks | John R. | D | Private | Private |
Fricks | Pleasant R. | D | Private | Private |
Fricks | V. M. U. | D | Private | Private |
Fuller | J. B. | C | Private | Private |
Fuller | J. S. | C | Private | Private |
Fuller | Spivy | C | Private | Private |
Fuqua | H. W. | A | Private | Corporal |
Fuquaey | Frederick | A | Private | Corporal |
Fuquaway | Frederick | A | Private | Corporal |
Fuquay | H. W. | A | Private | Corporal |
Fuquay | William | A | Private | Private |
Furquary | Fred | A | Private | Corporal |
Gaas | Pinckney | B | Private | Private |
Gaines | E. B. | A | Private | Commissary Sergeant |
Garner | G. W. | B | Private | Private |
Garner | George | B | Private | Private |
Garner | William | B | Private | Private |
Gates | J. H. | C | Private | Private |
Gates | James | C | Private | Private |
Gentry | J. W. | A | Private | Private |
Gentry | W. P. | D | Private | Private |
Gentry | William | D | Private | Private |
Gibson | James W. | B | Private | Private |
Gilbert | George | D | Private | Private |
Goldsmith | W. T. | A | Private | Private |
Goodman | John H. | E | Private | Private |
Goodmon | John W. | E | Private | Private |
Goss | B. J. | G | Private | Corporal |
Goss | Benjamin | G | First Lieutenant | Captain |
Goss | Hardy R. | B | Private | Corporal |
Goss | James W. | G | Private | Third Sergeant |
Goss | Martin W. | B | Private | Private |
Goss | Matthew N. | B | Private | Private |
Goss | Matthew W. | B | Private | Private |
Goss | N. J. | G | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Goss | Nathaniel M. | B | Private | Private |
Goss | Pinkney | B | Private | Private |
Gow | Matthew N. | B | Private | Private |
Graham | Elijah M. | F | Private | Private |
Graham | Elijah N. | F | Private | Private |
Gram | Samuel B. | E | Private | Private |
Gran | Samuel B. | E | Private | Private |
Gray | J. B. | A | Private | Private |
Gray | John W. | FandS | Major | Adjutant |
Grayham | Elijah | F | Private | Private |
Grayham | Elijah M. | F | Private | Private |
Green | George E. | E | Private | Corporal |
Green | Samuel B. | E | Private | Private |
Greene | Jesse F. | FandS | Orderly | Private |
Greer | J. M. | A | Private | Corporal |
Greer | W. D. | A | Private | Private |
Gresham | J. L. | F C | Private | Private |
Gresham | T. G. | C | Private | Private |
Grey | Jesse | A | Private | Private |
Griffith | James S. | E | Private | Private |
Griffith | William L. | E | Private | Sergeant |
Griffiths | George | unk. | Bugler | Bugler |
Grisham | J. L. | F,C | Private | Private |
Grisham | T. G. | C | Private | Private |
Groover | T. S. | F | Private | Private |
Gunn | M. A. | A | Private | Private |
Halbert | Jacob | G | Private | Private |
Halcomb | James | A | Private | Private |
Halcomb | John S. | G | Private | Private |
Hall | Calvin | G | Private | Corporal |
Hall | Caswell | G | Private | Private |
Hall | J. H. | A | Private | Sergeant |
Hall | John | A | Private | Sergeant |
Hall | William J. | C | First Lieutenant | Private |
Hallum | M. L. | C | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Halmon | J. L. | G | Private | Private |
Hammett | James | F | unknown | unknown |
Hampton | J. L. | G | Private | Private |
Hanie | E. N. | G | Corporal | Private |
Hanie | Edward N. | G | Corporal | Private |
Hardin | John A. | D | First Lieutenant | Captain |
Harison | Joseph | G | Private | Private |
Harison | William | G | Private | Private |
Harmon | Robert | B | Private | Private |
Harmon | W. R. | B | Private | Private |
Harris | William G. | E | Private | Sergeant |
Harrison | William | G | Private | Private |
Hass | Henry P. | D | Private | Private |
Hatchel | A. | A | Private | Corporal |
Hatchett | W. S. | A | Private | Corporal |
Havenwood | John H. | unk. | Corporal | Corporal |
Hawks | Peter | B | Private | Private |
Hays | Marion T. | B | Private | Private |
Hays | Richard | B | First Lieutenant | First Lieutenant |
Headrick | J. D. | C | Private | Private |
Heath | A. | A | Private | Private |
Hedric | J. D. | C | Private | Private |
Hefner | B. F. | A | Private | Private |
Hefner | W. B. | A | Private | Private |
Hefner | William | A | Private | Private |
Hellem | M. L. | C | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Hendricks | Joseph L. | A | Private | Private |
Hendrix | J. L. | A | Private | Private |
Henry | Benjamin | B | Private | Corporal |
Henry | James B. | B | Private | Corporal |
Hill | H. T. | A | Private | Private |
Hill | H. T. | A | Private | Private |
Hill | James | B | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
Hill | M. T. | A | Private | Private |
Hill | P. C. | A | Private | Private |
Hill | W. H. | C | Private | Private |