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The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served the duration of the war, and was the only Illinois cavalry regiment to serve the entire war in the Army of the Potomac. They also aided in the hunt for John Wilkes Booth and served as President Lincoln's ...
8th Illinois Infantry Regiment (National Guard), of the Spanish American War and World War I, when it became the United States' 370th Infantry Regiment Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title.
5th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 6th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 7th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 9th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 13th Regiment ...
He moved to Illinois in 1850 and graduated from Knox College (Illinois) in 1854. [1] He was a teacher until the outbreak of the American Civil War when in early 1861 he joined the District of Columbia Militia as a private. [1] On September 18, 1861, he was appointed a captain of the 8th Illinois Cavalry and promoted to major the same day. [1]
Farnsworth organized the 8th Illinois Cavalry at President Abraham Lincoln's direction and was commissioned its first colonel. He helped secure a lieutenant's commission for his 24-year-old nephew Elon John Farnsworth, who would die in action at the Battle of Gettysburg. The older Farnsworth also was instrumental in raising the 17th Illinois.
William Henry Medill was an American major and journalist who was a commander of the 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment during the earlier battles of the American Civil War before dying from wounds after his wound Battle of Williamsport. He was also a compositor of the Chicago Tribune which was edited by his own brother, Joseph Medill.
Forsyth enlisted on April 19, 1861, as a private in Barker's Company, Chicago Volunteer Dragoons (a 3-month regiment) and mustered out on August 18, 1861.. He received a commission as a first lieutenant in the 8th Illinois Cavalry on September 18, 1861, followed by promotions to captain on February 12, 1862, and major on September 1, 1863.
Elon John Farnsworth (July 30, 1837 – July 3, 1863) was a Union Army captain in the American Civil War.He commanded Brigade 1, Division 3 of the Cavalry Corps (Union Army) from June 28, 1863 to July 3, 1863, when he was mortally wounded and died at the Battle of Gettysburg.