Eighth Missouri Infantry, "Serving with Honor: The Diary of Captain Eathan Allen Pinnell of the Eighth Missouri Confederate Cavalry," by Michael E. Banasik, (ed.). Published in 1999 by the Camp Pope Bookshop, Iowa City, Iowa. Soft-cover, 431 pages. $20.00, plus shipping. "Includes an annotated roster. Capt Pinnell's letters from July 30, 1862 through June 21, 1865. A detailed account of soldier life in the Trans-Mississippi that is as good as it gets. While the diary does not spend too much time on battles, it covers just about every aspect of soldiering, including uniforms, arms, rations, pay, etc."
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Ethan A. Pinnell
Enlisted as a Captain
"D" Co. MO 8th Infantry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
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8th (Mitchell's) Missouri Infantry Rgt.
Col. Charles S. Mitchell, LtCol. John W. Smizer, Maj. J. W. Hill
The regiment was organized in January 1863 from Mitchell's 7th and Frazier's Mo. Infantry Bns. It was assigned to D. M. Frost's, Drayton's, J. B. Clark's, C. S. Mitchell's brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department.
It lost 10 killed and 66 wounded at Pleasant Hill and seven killed and 22 wounded at Jenkins' Ferry. It was included in the June 2, 1865 surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department.
Submitted by: John Heseltine
Historical Data Systems, Inc.
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Here is what the U. S. Army Military History Institute holds in their unit bibliography for the 8th Missouri Infantry
U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center Civil War Unit: 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment
950 Soldiers Drive
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 18 Oct 2012
8th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Mitchell's)
“Capt. James McClure.” Confederate Veteran (1925): p. 107.
Coleman, R.B. “Where the Eighth Missouri Surrendered.” Confederate Veteran (1925): pp. 155 & 158.
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 12: Missouri. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1988.
Contains numerous, scattered references to Missouri units.
Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent, 1987. pp. 202. E546.C78. (Concise summary of unit’s service.)
“From a Correspondent.” Confederate Veteran (1902): p. 266.
McGhee, James E. Guide to Missouri Confederate Units, 1861-1865. Fayetteville, AR: U AR, 2008. pp. 210-14. E568.4.M34.
Pirnell, Eathan A. Serving With Honor: The Diary of Captain...of the Eighth Missouri Infantry (Confederate). [Edited by Michael E. Banasik] Iowa City, IA: Camp Pope, 1999. 431 p.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Missouri.... NY: Facts on File, 1995. p. 124.
“Where the Eighth Missouri Surrendered.” Confederate Veteran (1925): p. 204.
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