Category: 28th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Gray's), United States Civil War
Categories: Battle of Chickasaw Bayou | Louisiana, United States Civil War | Confederate Army Regiments, United States Civil War
28th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry (Gray's) organized during the spring of 1862 at Camp Bisland, Louisiana. The men were recruited in the parishes of Bienville, Winn, Ouachita, Jackson, Claiborne, and Calcasieu. For a time it served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and in the fight at Chickasaw Bayou it lost 9 killed, 25 wounded, and 9 missing. Later the unit was assigned to Mouton's and H Gray's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. It was involved in the operations against Banks' Red River Campaign and in numerous conflicts in Louisiana. In July, 1862, it contained 25 officers and 278 men, but few were present during the spring of 1865 when the unit disbanded.
- Officers: Colonels Henry Gray and Thomas W Pool, and Lieutenant Colonel William Walker.
Also See:
- National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database.
- Gray's 28th Infantry Muster Roll: http://www.penandsaber.com/grays28th/index.html
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