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[ 0 => '{{short description|Infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army}}', 1 => '{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}', 2 => '{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}', 3 => '{{Infobox military unit', 4 => '| unit_name= 8th Mississippi Infantry Regiment', 5 => '| dates= 1861–1865', 6 => '| country= {{flag|Confederate States}}', 7 => '| allegiance= {{flag|Mississippi|1861}}', 8 => '| branch= {{army|Confederate States|name=Army}}', 9 => '| type=[[Infantry]]', 10 => '| size = [[Regiment]]', 11 => '| battles=[[American Civil War]]', 12 => '*[[Battle of Pensacola (1861)]]', 13 => '*[[Battle of Stones River]]', 14 => '*[[Battle of Chickamauga]]', 15 => '*[[Battle of Missionary Ridge]]', 16 => '*[[Atlanta Campaign]]', 17 => '*[[Battle of Franklin (1864)|Battle of Franklin]]', 18 => '*[[Battle of Nashville]]', 19 => '| notable_commanders=}}', 20 => '', 21 => 'The '''8th Mississippi Infantry Regiment''' was a unit of the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. The 8th Regiment was composed of volunteer companies from Mississippi assembled in the fall of 1861. The Regiment fought in many battles of the [[Western theater of the American Civil War]] before surrendering in April 1865. ', 22 => '', 23 => '==History==', 24 => 'The companies of the 8th Mississippi Infantry assembled at [[Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi|Enterprise]] in August, 1861, initially enrolling for 12–months' service. The total original strength of the 8th Mississippi was 888 officers and men.<ref name="MDAH">{{cite book |last=Rowland |first=Dunbar. |author-link= |date=1908 |title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCYLAAAAMAAJ |location= |publisher=Mississippi Department of Archives and History |page=576–581 |isbn=}}</ref> The regiment was mustered into Confederate service in October and sent to [[Pensacola, Florida]] to join the Southern forces under General [[Braxton Bragg]] who were [[Battle of Pensacola (1861)|besieging]] the forts held by Federal forces there. In May 1862, the Confederates abandoned their positions near Pensacola and the 8th Regiment was sent to [[Mobile, Alabama]], where the men re–enlisted for 3 years.<ref name="MDAH"></ref> In the fall of 1862, the Regiment moved to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] to join General Bragg's forces during the [[Confederate Heartland Offensive]]. The 8th was assigned to General [[John K. Jackson]]'s brigade and fought at the [[Battle of Stones River]] from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. Colonel John C. Wilkinson, commander of the 8th Mississippi, was seriously wounded and captured in this battle,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dyer |first1=Frederick |title=A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion - Vol. 20 Serial 29 |date=1909 |publisher=Dyer Publishing Company |page=839 |url=https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/029/0839}}</ref> and the regiment suffered a 47% casualty rate.<ref name="NPS">{{cite web |title=Battle Unit Details 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry |url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CMS0008RI|website=US National Park Service |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> ', 25 => '', 26 => 'In 1863, the 8th Regiment was stationed at [[Bridgeport, Alabama]], and then moved to Chattanooga in August as Bragg's forces retreated from [[Middle Tennessee]]. Bragg's army was pursued by Union general [[William Rosecrans]], who later forced the Confederates to retreat into Georgia. During the [[Battle of Chickamauga]], Jackson's brigade, including the 8th Regiment, was assigned to General [[Benjamin F. Cheatham]]'s division on the right wing of the Confederate line, and took part in a successful movement on September 19 that pushed back the advancing Union forces.<ref name="MDAH"></ref> Lieutenant Colonel Aden McNeill was killed during fighting at Chickamauga on September 20, and the Regiment suffered a 23% casualty rate.<ref name="NPS"></ref> The Union forces retreated to Chattanooga, and Bragg's troops moved north against their position. During the [[Battle of Missionary Ridge]], the Confederates were defeated and many men of the 8th Mississippi were captured.<ref name="MDAH"></ref> ', 27 => '', 28 => 'In 1864, the 8th Regiment took part in the [[Atlanta Campaign]], fighting at [[Battle of Resaca|Resaca]], [[Battle of Adairsville|Adairsville]], [[Battle of New Hope Church|New Hope Church]], [[Battle of Kennesaw Mountain|Kennesaw Mountain]], [[Battle of Peachtree Creek|Peachtree Creek]], [[Battle of Atlanta|Atlanta]], [[Battle of Lovejoy's Station|Lovejoy's Station]], and [[Battle of Jonesborough|Jonesborough]]. The Regiment took major casualties in several of these battles: Lieutenant Colonel John F. Smith was killed at Pine Mountain on June 19, and commanding officer Colonel John C. Wilkinson was killed east of Atlanta on July 22.<ref name="MDAH"></ref> After the Atlanta campaign the regiment was reduced to an effective strength of 208 officers and men.<ref name="MDAH"></ref>', 29 => '', 30 => 'The 8th Mississippi then took part in the [[Franklin–Nashville campaign]] under General [[Mark Perrin Lowrey]]'s brigade, including the [[Battle of Franklin]] on November 30 where the Regiment took heavy casualties and division commander General [[Patrick Cleburne]] was killed. Major Andrew E. Moody was placed in combined command of the depleted 8th and 32nd Mississippi regiments.<ref name="MDAH"></ref> After the [[Battle of Nashville]], this combined unit retreated into North Mississippi. ', 31 => '', 32 => 'On April 9, 1865, the surviving remnants of General Lowry's brigade, comprising the [[5th Mississippi Infantry Regiment|5th]], 8th, and 32nd Mississippi infantry regiments, along with the 3rd Mississippi Battalion, were combined into a consolidated unit titled the 8th Mississippi Battalion.<ref name="MDAH"></ref> This unit surrendered on April 26, 1865 at [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. ', 33 => '', 34 => '==Commanders==', 35 => 'Commanding officers of the 8th Mississippi:<ref name="MDAH"></ref>', 36 => '* Col. Guilford G. Flynt', 37 => '* Col. John C. Wilkinson, killed at Atlanta.', 38 => '* Col. Aden McNeill, killed at Chickamauga.', 39 => '* Lt. Col. James T. Gates', 40 => '* Lt. Col. John F. Smith, killed at Pine Mountain near Atlanta. ', 41 => '', 42 => '==Notable Members==', 43 => '* [[Newton Knight]], later deserted the Confederate Army and formed a [[Southern Unionist|Unionist]] guerilla unit in [[Jones County, Mississippi]]. ', 44 => '', 45 => '==Organization==', 46 => 'Companies of the 8th Mississippi:<ref name="MDAH"></ref>', 47 => '* Company A, "Yankee Terrors" of [[Smith County, Mississippi|Smith County]].', 48 => '* Company B, "Pinckney Guards" of [[Newton County, Mississippi|Newton County]].', 49 => '* Company C, "True Confederates" of Smith County.', 50 => '* Company D, "Moody True Blues" of [[Clarke County, Mississippi|Clarke County]].', 51 => '* Company E, "Tullahoma Hard Shells" of [[Lauderdale County, Mississippi|Lauderdale County]].', 52 => '* Company F, "Clarke County Rangers"', 53 => '* Company G, "Tolson Guard" of [[Jasper County, Mississippi|Jasper County]].', 54 => '* Company H, "Southern Sentinels" of Lauderdale County.', 55 => '* Company I, "Confederate Guards" of Lauderdale County.', 56 => '* Company K, "[[Ellisville, Mississippi|Ellisville]] Invincibles" of [[Jones County, Mississippi|Jones County]].', 57 => '', 58 => '==See also==', 59 => '*[[List of Mississippi Civil War Confederate units]]', 60 => '', 61 => '==References==', 62 => '{{Reflist}}', 63 => '', 64 => '{{Portal bar|American Civil War|Mississippi}}', 65 => '{{Authority control}}', 66 => '', 67 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:08 Mississippi Infantry Regiment}}', 68 => '[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1861]]', 69 => '[[Category:1861 establishments in Mississippi]]', 70 => '[[Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Mississippi]]', 71 => '[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865]]', 72 => '[[Category:1865 disestablishments in the United States]]' ]