28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

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28th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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ActiveOctober 14, 1862 August 23, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Size Regiment
Engagements American Civil War
Commanders
Colonel James M. Lewis
ColonelEdmund B. Gray

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

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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

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Notes

  1. "Union - Wisconsin Infantry (Part 1)".
  2. "28th Regiment Infantry, Field and Staff". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  3. 1 2 "Fort McDermott:"The Men Dig,Dig,Dig"". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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