8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument - Leesburg, Virginia
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Monument honoring the 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the Ball's Bluff Regional Park near Leesburg, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMJGN5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2013
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Text of memorial
This monument is dedicated to the brave men of the 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
The 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized into State Service May 8th, 1861 in Leesburg under the command of Colonel Eppa Hunton. These companies, 1272 men, formed the 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment:
Loudoun County
Company A-Hillsborough Border Guards; Company D-Champs Rifles;
Company E-Hampton's Company; Company F-Blue Mountain Boys;
Company H-Potomac Grays; Company I-Simpson's Company;
Fauquier County Company B- Piedmont Rifles; Company K- Scotts' Company
Prince William County Company C-Evergreen Guards
Fairfax County Company G-Thrift's Company
Engagements Fought By The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment 1861-1865
| First Manassas |
July 21, 1861 |
Cocke's Brig. |
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| Leesburg |
October 21, 1861 |
Evans' Brig. |
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| Williamsburg |
May 5, 1862 |
Pickett's Brig. |
D.H. Hill's Div. |
| Seven Pines |
May 31, 1862 |
Pickett's Brig. |
D.H. Hill's Div. |
| Gaines Mill |
June 27, 1862 |
Pickett's Brig |
D.H. Hill's Div. |
| Frazer's Farm |
June 30, 1862 |
Pickett's Brig |
D.H. Hill's Div. |
| Second Manassas |
August 30, 1862 |
Pickett's (Hunton) Brig. |
Kemper's Div. |
| Boonsborough |
September 14, 1862 |
Pickett's (Garnett) Brig. |
D.R. Jones' Div. |
| Sharpsburg |
September 17, 1862 |
Pickett's (Garnett) Brig. |
D.R. Jones' Div. |
| Fredericksburg |
December 13, 1862 |
Garnett's Brig. |
Pickett's Div. |
| Siege of Suffolk |
April 11-May 3, 1863 |
Garnett's Brig. |
Pickett's Div. |
| Gettysburg |
July 3, 1863 |
Garnett's Brig. |
Pickett's Div. |
| Chaffin's Farm |
September 1863 May, 1864 |
Hunton's Brig. |
Elzey's Dept. of Richmond |
| Cold Harbor |
June 3, 1864 |
Hunton's Brig. |
Pickett's Div. |
| Drewry's Bluff |
June 14, 1864 |
Hunton's Brig. |
Pickett's Div. |
| Howlett's Farm |
August 24, 1864 |
Hunton's Brig. |
Pickett's Div. |
| Hatcher's Run |
March 31 - April 1, 1865 |
Hunton's Brig. |
B. Johnson's Div. |
| Saylor's Creek |
April 6, 1865 |
Hunton's Brig. |
Pickett's Div. |
| Appomattox |
April 9-12, 1865 |
11 parolled 3 had fought |
at 1st Manassas |
Dedicated 2007 by the 8th Virginia Infantry Living Historical Group in association with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, erected by Cochran Stone Masonry