This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 8th Indiana Light Battery (Civil War), organized by Field & Staff and individual sections as appropriate. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Captain George T. Cochran – Original commander; mustered in December 1861; succeeded by Estep.
- Captain George Estep – Promoted from lieutenant; commanded battery after April 1863; detached as acting assistant ordnance officer during Atlanta Campaign.
- Lieutenant Winsor – Commanded battery at Chattanooga during Estep’s detachment; later detailed to command captured guns at Resaca.
- Lieutenant Stokes – Commanded battery at Chattanooga during Winsor’s detachment; appointed captain of consolidated 7th Battery after January 1865.
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major – Name and details to be added from official sources.
- Quartermaster Sergeant – Name and details to be added from official sources.
- Other Non-Commissioned Staff – To be listed as records permit.
Section 1
- Names and service details to be added from state adjutant general reports and official rosters.
Section 2
- Names and service details to be added from state adjutant general reports and official rosters.
Section 3
- Names and service details to be added from state adjutant general reports and official rosters.
Section 4
- Names and service details to be added from state adjutant general reports and official rosters.
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits or late-war additions will be listed here if identified in official sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
After the muster-out of the 8th Indiana Light Battery in January 1865, remaining veterans and recruits were consolidated with the 7th Indiana Light Battery. Lieutenant Stokes was appointed captain of the reorganized 7th Battery.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Indiana artillery units.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (years 1861–1865; volumes and pages as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.