8th Michigan Cavalry Regiment

Service: Operations against Everett in Eastern Kentucky June 13–23, 1863.

Operations against Scott in Eastern Kentucky July 25-August 6.

Lancaster and Paint Lick Bridge July 31-August 1.

Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee August 16-October 17.

March across Cumberland Mountains to Knoxville, Tenn., August 16-September 2.

Bend of Chucky Road, near Dandridge, January 16.

Regiment refused to surrender with Gen. Stoneman, and cut their way through the rebel lines, but were afterwards surprised at Mulberry Creek and Jug Tavern August 3, and mostly captured.

Picket duty at Turner's Ferry and Marietta till September 14.

Moved to Nicholasville, Ky., September 14–21, and duty there till October 19.

March to Nashville, Tenn., October 19–26; thence moved to Pulaski, Tenn.

Moved to Pulaski January 18, 1865, and engaged in scout and patrol duty in that section till September 29.

The regiment suffered 1 officer and 41 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 290 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 334 fatalities.