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28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

The 28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
ActiveOctober 14, 1862 – August 23, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
ColonelJames M. Lewis
ColonelEdmund B. Gray

Service

The 28th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 14, 1862. Six companies were from Waukesha County, Wisconsin, four companies were from Walworth County, Wisconsin.

The regiment was mustered out on August 23, 1865.

Casualties

The 28th Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 12 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 6 officers and 221 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 240 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

Battles Fought

  • Battle on 24 March 1863
  • Battle on 26 April 1863
  • Battle at Helena, Arkansas, on 4 July 1863
  • Battle at Montana Elba, Arkansas, on 30 March 1864
  • Battle at Mark's Mills, Arkansas, on 25 April 1864
  • Battle on 19 January 1865
  • Battle at Spanish Fort, Alabama, on 27–31 March 1865[3]
  • Battle at Spanish Fort, Alabama, on 2–4 April 1865[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Union - Wisconsin Infantry (Part 1)".
  2. ^ . www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "Fort McDermott:"The Men Dig,Dig,Dig"". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

References

  • The Civil War Archive

External links

  • 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry History
  • Wisconsin Civil War Regiments 28th Wis


28th, wisconsin, infantry, regiment, volunteer, infantry, regiment, that, served, union, army, during, american, civil, flag, wisconsinactiveoctober, 1862, august, 1865countryunited, statesallegianceunionbranchinfantrysizeregimentengagementsamerican, civil, vi. The 28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 28th Wisconsin Infantry RegimentFlag of WisconsinActiveOctober 14 1862 August 23 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantrySizeRegimentEngagementsAmerican Civil War Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Helena Little Rock Campaign Battle of Bayou Fourche Red River Campaign Camden Expedition Mobile campaign Battle of Spanish FortCommandersColonelJames M LewisColonelEdmund B Gray Contents 1 Service 2 Casualties 3 Commanders 4 Battles Fought 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksService EditThe 28th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 14 1862 Six companies were from Waukesha County Wisconsin four companies were from Walworth County Wisconsin The regiment was mustered out on August 23 1865 Casualties EditThe 28th Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 12 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds plus another 6 officers and 221 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 240 fatalities 1 Commanders EditColonel James M Lewis Colonel Edmund B Gray 2 Battles Fought EditBattle on 24 March 1863 Battle on 26 April 1863 Battle at Helena Arkansas on 4 July 1863 Battle at Montana Elba Arkansas on 30 March 1864 Battle at Mark s Mills Arkansas on 25 April 1864 Battle on 19 January 1865 Battle at Spanish Fort Alabama on 27 31 March 1865 3 Battle at Spanish Fort Alabama on 2 4 April 1865 3 See also Edit American Civil War portalList of Wisconsin Civil War units Wisconsin in the American Civil WarNotes Edit Union Wisconsin Infantry Part 1 28th Regiment Infantry Field and Staff www wisconsinhistory org Archived from the original on 2011 06 11 a b Fort McDermott The Men Dig Dig Dig Historical Marker Database Retrieved 25 September 2015 References EditThe Civil War ArchiveExternal links Edit28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry History Wisconsin Civil War Regiments 28th Wis This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1077572126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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