Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Spotsylvania, Va.” in chapter 10, page 188 of William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington:
...864.
The regiment performed garrison duty until May, 1864, when it was sent with the other heavy artillery commands to the front to reinforce General Grant.
It was in action for the first time at Spotsylvania, Va. , May 19, 1864, where it lost 8 killed, 21 wounded, and 4 missing. At Cold Harbor the Eighth lost 80 killed, 339 wounded, and 86 missing; total, 505--it having twelve large companies engaged there.
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