This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 39th Indiana Regiment / 8th Indiana Cavalry, organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through M. 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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If you’re researching ancestors in the 39th Indiana Regiment / 8th Indiana Cavalry, these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Colonel –
- Lieutenant Colonel –
- Major –
- Adjutant –
- Quartermaster –
- Surgeon –
- Assistant Surgeon –
- Chaplain –
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major –
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
- Commissary Sergeant –
- Hospital Steward –
- Saddler Sergeant –
- Chief Bugler –
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
Company I
Company K
Company L
Company M
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits, transfers, or late-war additions may be incomplete or listed separately in state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
On February 20, 1865, the veterans and recruits of the 3rd Indiana Cavalry were transferred to and consolidated with the 8th Indiana Cavalry (formerly the 39th Indiana Regiment).
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, various volumes and parts as relevant to the 39th Indiana and 8th Indiana Cavalry.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (years and volumes as applicable).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.