Federal Regiment

8th Illinois Cavalry

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Maj. William H. Medill

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Division - Pleasonton's Cavalry Division
  Brigade - 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #21: Cavalry Division - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 8 PM
Tablet #90: Second Brigade, Cavalry Division - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 8 PM
Tablet #121: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM

We have 5 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
C	Pvt	Martin, Austin	Died 10/15
M	Pvt	Waite, William Bruce	Died 10/15
F&S	Col	Farnsworth, John Franklin
F&S	Maj	Medill, William H
Unk	Pvt	Slater, J.	Died 09/29

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