8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment

8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment
8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment
	The regiment took part in Sherman's March to the Sea.
Active	15 October 1863 – 20 July 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union Indiana
Branch	Union Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Shiloh (1862); Battle of Stones River (1862–63); Tullahoma campaign (1863); Battle of Chickamauga (1863); Rousseau's Opelika Raid (1864); Battle of Brown's Mill (1864); Battle of Lovejoy's Station (1864); Sherman's March to the Sea (1864); Carolinas campaign (1865); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Thomas J. Harrison; Fielder A. Jones

The 8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment was an cavalry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment mustered into service as the 39th Indiana Infantry Regiment on August 29, 1861, and fought at Shiloh and Stones River. After being converted to mounted infantry, the regiment served in the Tullahoma campaign and at Chickamauga. On October 15, 1863, the unit was renamed the 8th Indiana Cavalry and took part in Rousseau's Opelika Raid, and fought at Brown's Mill and Lovejoy's Station in the Atlanta campaign. The regiment served in Sherman's March to the Sea and the Carolinas campaign before being mustered out of service on July 20, 1865.

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