8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment

8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment
The regiment took part in Sherman's March to the Sea.
Active15 October 1863 – 20 July 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States Union  Indiana
BranchUnion Army
TypeCavalry
SizeRegiment
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Thomas J. Harrison
Fielder A. Jones

The 8th Indiana Cavalry Regiment was a 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.