8th California Volunteer Infantry

U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)

8th California Volunteer Infantry (1864-1865) - Organized by company 1864-1865.

Regiment mustered out 24 Oct 1865.

Spanish American War (1898-1898)

8th California Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized at Fruitvale, Cal.; mustered in at Fruitvale July 6 to 9, 1898, with 35 officers and 1,250 enlisted men.

• Assignments:

• Movements:
  • Changed station from the Presidio of San Francisco to Camp Merritt May 31
  • Left San Francisco October 13; arrived at Los Angeles October 14
  • Furloughed for thirty days October 14
  • Reassembled at Los Angeles November 12.

Mustered out of the service of the United States at Los Angeles December 2, 1898, with 50 officers and 1,169 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-none. Enlisted men-died of disease, 20; deserted, 5.

From:

• Correspondence Relating to the The War with Spain, Center for Military History, U.S. Army, Vol 1
  • The Organization of the Army during the Spanish-American War, page 509
  • Organization of Volunteers, page 581

See Also:

• Spanish American War
• Spanish American War Regiments
• Spanish American War Camps

Links:

• California Military Museum - 8th California Volunteer Infantry