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8th Illinois Cavalry
Last modified:
2011-08-24
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cavalry
Beginning date (not before):
1861-09-18
Beginning date (not after):
1861-09-18
Ending date (not before):
1865-07-17
Ending date (not after):
1865-07-17
Additional Information:
The 8th Illinois Cavalry organized at St. Charles, Illinois on September 18, 1861, and was mustered out at Benton Barrack's, St. Louis, Missouri on July 17, 1865.
Sources:
"8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment (Union)," in The American Civil War Research Database [database online], Alexander Street Press, 2011. 24 August 2011.
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June 03, 1863
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