Illinois 8th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:18/09/1861
- Muster Out Date:17/07/1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Maj. William H. Medill
- Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
- Brigadier General George Stoneman
- Brigadier General John Buford
- Brigadier General John P. Slough
- Captain Alpheus Clark
- Captain George A. Forsyth
- Captain Henry J. Hotop
- Colonel Benjamin F. Davis
- Colonel John F. Farnsworth
- Colonel Thomas C. Devin
- Colonel William Gamble
- Lieutenant Colonel David R. Clendenin
- Major John L. Beveridge
- Major William S. McClure
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upperville | 21/06/1863 | 21/06/1863 | < 1 day | Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Williamsport | 6/07/1863 | 16/07/1863 | 10 day(s) | Washington County, Maryland |
| Brandy Station | 9/06/1863 | 9/06/1863 | < 1 day | Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1/07/1863 | 3/07/1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17/09/1862 | 17/09/1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Monocacy | 9/07/1864 | 9/07/1864 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland |
| Mechanicsville | 26/06/1862 | 26/06/1862 | < 1 day | Hanover Couunty, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13/12/1862 | 13/12/1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Seven Pines | 31/05/1862 | 1/06/1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Fort Stevens | 11/07/1864 | 12/07/1864 | 1 day(s) | District of Columbia, DC |
| Third Winchester | 19/09/1864 | 19/09/1864 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia |
| Williamsburg | 5/05/1862 | 5/05/1862 | < 1 day | York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | 30/04/1863 | 6/05/1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | 14/09/1862 | 14/09/1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Benevola, Maryland | 9/07/1863 | 9/07/1863 | < 1 day | Benevola, Maryland |
| Mechanicsville, Virginia | 26/06/1862 | 26/06/1862 | < 1 day | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Zoar Church, Virginia | 30/03/1863 | 30/03/1863 | < 1 day | Zoar Church, Virginia |
| Manassas Junction, Virginia | 11/11/1864 | 11/11/1864 | < 1 day | Manassas Junction, Virginia |
| White Plains, Virginia | 11/10/1864 | 11/10/1864 | < 1 day | White Plains, Virginia |
| Cockeysville, Maryland | 18/07/1864 | 18/07/1864 | < 1 day | Cockeysville, Maryland |
| Malvern Hill, Virginia | 5/08/1862 | 5/08/1862 | < 1 day | Malvern Hill, Virginia |
| Fort Stevens, District of Columbia | 11/07/1864 | 11/07/1864 | < 1 day | Fort Stevens, District of Columbia |
| Piedmont, Virginia | 9/10/1864 | 9/10/1864 | < 1 day | Piedmont, Virginia |
| Williamsport, Maryland | 6/07/1863 | 6/07/1863 | < 1 day | Williamsport, Maryland |
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