Publisher's Synopsis
The Tennessee 8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, on May 2, 1861. Ordered to Virginia, the unit arrived at Huntersville July 21, 1861 with 887 men. It was placed in Brigadier General Daniel S. Donelson's Brigade, along with the 16th Tennessee, and the 1st and 14th Georgia Regiments. The 8th and 16th Tennessee Regiments served in the same brigade organizations throughout the war. As part of this brigade it participated in the Cheat Mountain Campaign. After the Cheat Mountain failure, the 8th and 16th, Donelson's Brigade were sent to Port Royal, South Carolina, arriving December 16, 1861. The 8th was in a skirmish at Port Royal Ferry January 1, 1862. April 10, 1862, Donelson's Brigade, 1572 men, was ordered to Corinth, Mississippi, and in May the brigade consisted of the 2nd, 8th, 15th, 16th and 154th Tennessee Infantry Regiments, and Carnes' Tennessee Battery. The 8th Tennessee continued throughout the remainder of the war with the Army of Tennessee, participating in all the major battles and the Atlanta Campaign. After the Battle of Nashville, December 15-16, 1864, the 8th joined General Joseph E. Johnston, in North Carolina, and was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of the 1st Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Companies Of The Tennessee 8th Infantry Regiment All company letters were changed at the reorganization of May 8, 1862, and those shown are the letters used after reorganization, with the prior numbers indicated. Co. "A", formerly "I". Men from Smith County. Co. "B", formerly "F". Men from Overton County. Co. "C", formerly "B". Men from Lincoln County. Co. "D", formerly "G". "The Norris Creek Guards." Men from Lincoln County. Co. "E", formerly "C" "The Comargo Guards." Men from Lincoln County. Co. "F", formerly "D". Men from Overton County, some from Fentress County. Co. "G", formerly "K". Men from Jackson County, some from Putnam County. A number of men from this company later enlisted in Co. "E", 4th (Murray's) Cavalry Regiment. Co. "H", formerly "E". Men from Celina, Jackson County (now Clay County). Co. "I", formerly "A". Men from Marshall County. Co. "K", formerly "H". "The Mulberry Riflemen." Men from Lincoln and Moore Counties.
