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8th Ohio Independent Battery - 2 Months Service
​in the American Civil War

Online Books
8th Ohio Independent Battery (2 months) Soldier Roster - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume 10, by Ohio Roster Commission (Joseph B. Foraker, Governor, James S. Robinson, Sec'y of State and H. A. Axline, Adjutant-General), 1886     View Entire Book

Regimental History
Eighth Independent Battery. — (Two Months' Service.) Capts., Frederick W. Pelton, Charles H. Babcock ; First Lieut., Frederick C. Gruninger; Second Lieut., Henry Fish. This battery was mustered in at Johnson's island, by Dem. W. Brooks, first lieutenant of the 2nd U. S. infantry, for two months, to date from Aug. 15, 1864, and was mustered out on Oct. 17, 1864, at Johnson's island, by Lieut. Brooks. It was engaged during its whole term of service guarding Confederate prisoners at Johnson's island.
​Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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