Category: 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, United States Civil War
Categories: Alabama, United States Civil War | Confederate Army Regiments, United States Civil War
28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry formed at Shelby Springs, Alabama, in March, 1862, contained men from Perry, Blount, Marshall, Jefferson, Walker, and Dallas counties. It moved to Corith and suffered losses from camp diseases. Later the unit was ordered to Kentucky and fought at Munfordville. It then joined the Army of Tennessee and served under Generals Trapier, J P Anderson, and Manugault. The 28th took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and saw action in North Carolina. It was organized with 1,100 men, reported 105 casualties at Murfreesboro and 172 at Lookout Mountain. In December, 1863, it totalled 276 men and 189 arms. The regiment lost 4 killed and 24 wounded at Ezra Church, and many were disabled at Nashville. Very few surrendered in April 1865.
- Officers: Colonels John W Frazer and John C Reid, and Lieutenant Colonels William L Butler and T W W Davis.
References:
- Brewer's Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War
- Flag of the 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment
- National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database.
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