The Eighth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

The Eighth Connecticut Infantry was one of the longest-serving Union volunteer regiments in the Civil War and saw action throughout the Eastern Theater, from Burnside’s expedition in North Carolina to the battles at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Cold Harbor and Petersburg, and campaigns throughout Virginia. Drawing on soldiers’ letters and diaries, this first-ever regimental history of the Eighth chronicles four years of combat service, with maps newly created from historical accounts.

William A. Liska is a retired attorney with a career as a counsel in the title insurance industry. He lives in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Kim L. Perlotto is a retired computer scientist who spent a long career in aerospace engineering. He lives in Simsbury, Connecticut.