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28th New York Infantry Regiment

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Captains William H H MAPES Enlisted in Company C at age 24 as Captain. Commanding Pioneer Corps from April 5 1862, to June 1 1862. Commanding Regt., September 4 1862, to November 1 1862. Resigned, November 6 1862. Reenlisted with 2nd NY Mtd Rifles William P WARREN Enlisted in Company C at age 29 as 1st Lieutenant. Promoted to Adjutant on 1 Feb 1862. Resigned Co C, 28th NY on 29 Nov 1862. Promoted to Captain, Co C, on 22 May 1863. On recruiting service at Lockport, NY, from Oct, 14 1861, to January 1862. Acting Adjutant, February 1 1862, to May 1862. Seriously wounded at Cedar Mountain, VA, Aug 9 '62. Left at Culpepper, Va, Aug 19 '62. Promoted, Captain, May 23 '63. Mustered out June 2 1863. Lieutenants Norman E G WADHAMS Enlisted in Company C at age 32 as 1st Sergeant. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 30 Jan 1862. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 10 Apr 1863. Commanding Company, April 2 1862, to may 1862, and from Aug, '9 1862. to September 10 1862, and March 15 1863, to April 10 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Franklin N WICKER Enlisted in Company C at age 23 as 2nd Lieutenant. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant (As of Co. A) on 30 Jan 1862. Mustered into Co A March 14 1862, 1st Lieutenant. Detailed on signal service, August 25 1861, to December 1 1862. Transferred to Company C, December 1 1862. No record after Dec 1 1862. Commission in Signal Corps on 3 Mar 1863. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant (As of Signal Corps) on 3 Mar 1863. Promoted to Brevet 1st Lieutenant on 13 Mar 1865. Mustered Out Signal Corps on 22 Aug 1865. Charles S BAKER Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant on 19 Mar 1862. Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 30 Jun 1862. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 10 Apr 1863. Captured at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Sergeants Almon M GRAHAM Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 19 Mar 1862. Promoted to Sergeant on 30 Jun 1862. Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 5 May 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. John D WOODS Enlisted in Company C at age 27 as Sergeant. Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 17 Mar 1862. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, of Company B, on 1 Jun 1862. Commanded company, December 23 1862, to January 26 1863. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, of Company I, on 25 Jan 1863. Commanding Company March 1863 to May 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. William H ADRIANCE Enlisted in Company C at age 27 as Sergeant. Captured on retreat from Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Aaron F BALLIET Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 30 Jun 1862. Promoted to Sergeant on 5 May 1863. Captured at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. George BROWN, JR Enlisted in Company C at age 35 as Sergeant. Promoted to Sergeant. Reduced to Private on 19 Jun 1862. Discharged for disability, Tennleytown., September 5 1862. Francis FLYNN Enlisted in Company C at age 23 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 15 Mar 1862. Promoted to Sergeant on 1 Mar 1863. Detached with Pioneer Corps, April 7 1862, to September 26 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. George F GOULD Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Promoted to Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant on 19 Mar 1862. Discharged for disability at New York, March 19 1862. Joseph LEE Enlisted in Company C at age 25 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 15 Mar 1862. Promoted to Sergeant on 10 Dec 1862. Detached to Ambulance Corps, October 16 1862, to May 31 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. James T WRIGHT Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Promoted to Sergeant on 15 Mar 1862. Detached on signal service, July 26 1861, to August 1861. In command of Company, September 5 1862, to October 10 1862. Died of disease Company C, 28th NY on 27 Feb 1863 at Stafford Court House, VA. Corporals Robert H CARLISLE Enlisted in Company C at age 33 as Private. Promoted, Corporal, June 19 1862. Captured at Manassas, VA, August 28 1862. Paroled, same place, September 3 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in 33rd NY Ind Battery. Henry CLARK Enlisted in Company C at age 33 as Corporal. Died of disease Company C, 28th NY on 30 Mar 1862 at Hospital, Winchester, VA. Homer A COLLINS Enlisted in Company C at age 30 as Private. Promoted, Corporal, June 19 1862. Discharged for disability at Sandy Hook, MD, December 3 1862. Christopher F HOLZHEIMER Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 5 May 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles on 16 Sep 1863. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 2 Nov 1863. Promoted to Full Commissary Sergeant on 1 Feb 1865. Mustered Out Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles on 10 Aug 1865 at Petersburg, VA. George POYFAIR Enlisted in Company C at age 28 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 11 Aug 1861. Discharged for disability at Sandy Hook, MD, December 3 1862. William SIMS Enlisted in Company C at age 30 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 30 Jun 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in 33rd NY Battery. Amos K WELSHER Enlisted in Company C at age 23 as Private. Promoted to Corporal on 19 Jun 1862. Left as nurse to the wounded at Culpepper, Va, Aug 19 1862, and captured. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Oct, 6 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Musicians John FERARY Enlisted in Company C at age 20 as Private. Transferred from Company C to Band, October 14 1861. Transferred from Band to Company C, August 17, 1862, as musician. Mustered out June 2 1863. Daniel OLMSTEAD Enlisted in Company C at age 44 as Musician. Mustered out June 2 1863. William PEARSON Enlisted in Company C at age 24 as Musician. Deserted from Company C, 28th NY on 23 Aug 1861 at Hyattstown, MD. Privates James S BALDWIN Enlisted in Company C at age 23 as Private. Wounded in action at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Alfred W BARRETT Enlisted in Company C at age 28 as Private. Deserted from hospital, Washington, DC, March 7 1863. Baldwin S BEACH Enlisted in Company C at age 23 as Private. Captured on retreat from Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co M, 8th NY Light Arty. Joseph B BOYCE Enlisted in Company C at age 31 as Private. Transferred from Company C to Company A, Dec 22nd, 1862. Transferred to depot at Albany, May 19 1863. Subsequently transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. Died in 1889 Transferred into Co I, 12th Infantry, VRC on 1 Jan 1864. Enlisted in Co 44th, 2nd Battn Regiment, VRC on 10 Mar 1864. Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant. John BREDELL Enlisted in Company C at age 30 as Private. Captured on retreat from Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. John BRAUER Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. George BROWN Enlisted in Company C at age 25 as Private. Wounded in action at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Discharged for disability from wounds, Alexandria, VA, November 4 1862. Henry COLE Enlisted in Company C at age 25 as Private. Detached with Ambulance Corps, October 29 1862, to April 30 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Henry T DAGGETT Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Captured at Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Discharged for disability, June 18 1862, at Washington, DC. Died in 1889. Samuel DAVIS Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Private. Left as nurse with wounded at Culpepper, Va, Aug 19 1862, and captured. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Oct, 6 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Joel S DAVISON Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Musician. Transferred from Company C to band, October 14 1861. Transferred from band to Company C, March 31 1862. Captured on retreat from Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Oscar B DRAPER Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Colonel's orderly, May to October 1862. Detached to Ambulance Corps, October 29 1862, to April 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co A, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Theron D FELLOWS Enlisted in Company C at age 26 as Private. Regimental and Division teamster, March and April 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co C, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles on 31 Dec 1863. Promoted to Full Corporal on 26 Jan 1864. Discharged for wounds Co C, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles on 22 Dec 1864 at David's Island, NY Harbor. Stephen FOLGER Enlisted in Company C at age 20 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Died in 1890. James FORCE Enlisted in Company C at age 25 as Private. Wounded and captured at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 7 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. George FRAZER Enlisted in Company C at age 25 as Private. Captured on retreat from Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co E, 15th NY Cavalry. William H GASKILL Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co C, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. John GILBERT Enlisted in Company C at age 20 as Private. Killed Company C, 28th NY on 9 Aug 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA. William T GILLINGHAM Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Captured at Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Thomas J F GRANVILLE Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Discharged, August 8 1861, for disability, at Berlin, MD. Edward GREEN Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Discharged, July 26 1861, for disability, at Camp Harris, DC. Henry HADEN Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in 23rd NY Ind Battery. John G HADEN Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Francis HANER Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Regimental Teamster, September 1862, to April 10 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Solander HAYES Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Detached to Corps supply train, January 1 1863, to April 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Henry J HIGGINS Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Discharged, August 8 1861, for disability, at Berlin, MD. John M HILL Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Corporal. Discharged from Co C, 28th NY on 24 Jul 1861 at Washington, DC. Reenlisted in Co C, 28th NY on 1 Nov 1861. Discharged for disability, July 24 1861, at Washington, DC. Re-Enlisted November 1 1861. Captured at Front Royal, VA, May 23 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 '62. Detached in Pioneer Corps, April 7 '62, to May 23 '62. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Thomas HILL Enlisted in Company C at age 17 as Private. Wounded at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Died of wounds, August 17 1862, at Alexandria, VA. Jedediah HOAG Enlisted in Company C at age 29 as Private. Wounded in action at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Discharged for disability from wounds, Baltimore, MD, November 4 1862. Enlisted in 33rd NY Battery. Hamilton T HOLDEN Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Captured at Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled, same place, June 9 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Edward HOUGHTON Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Killed Company C, 28th NY on 9 Aug 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA. George H HUNT Enlisted in Company C at age 24 as Private. Discharged for disability, October 13 1862, at Georgetown, DC. Nathaniel HYATT Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Private. Discharged for disability, July 24 1861, at Washington, DC. Robert IRVING Enlisted in Company C as Private. Transferred to depot at Albany, May 19 1863. Later, joined 10th Maine Battalion. Transferred into 60th NY Inf on 30 May 1863. John JACKSON Enlisted in Company C at age 29 as Private. Captured on retreat from Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. John KEMPTER Enlisted in Company C at age 25 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Sidney B KING Enlisted in Company C as Private. Detailed as teamster, May to October 1862. Detached in Corps supply train, January 25 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Warren G KNIFFIN Enlisted in Company C at age 20 as Private. Detached to Co F, 4th U.S. Artillery, August 11 1862, to September 30 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in 14th NY Light Arty. Joseph J LECOUNT Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Private. Detailed as ambulance driver, October 31 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Cincero R LEINBAUGH Enlisted in Company C at age 23 as Private. Discharged from Company C, 28th NY on 30 Jul 1861 at Darnestown, MD. James LILLIS Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Died of disease Company C, 28th NY on 17 Oct 1861 at Darnestown, MD. J Byron LOVELL Enlisted in Company C at age 29 as Private. Adjutant's clerk, May 22 1861, to February 1862. Clerk at Brigade headquarters, March 20 1862, to May 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. William LUFF Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Detailed in Ambulance Corps, October 29 1862, to December 31 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co C, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Hiram LUKE Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Private. Killed Company C, 28th NY on 9 Aug 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA. Samuel MCDONALD Enlisted in Company C at age 38 as Private. Captured at Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Again captured at Manassas, VA, August 29 1862. Paroled at Bull Run, VA. Discharged for disability at Fairfax Station, VA, January 15 1863. Died, May 8, '92. William MCGILL Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Killed Company C, 28th NY on 9 Aug 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA. John MANNING Enlisted in Company C at age 23 as Private. Deserted from Company C, 28th NY on 7 Nov 1861 at Muddy Branch, MD. William H MASON Enlisted in Company C at age 29 as Private. Captured at Winchester, VA, May 25 1862, and paroled. Deserted from Company C, 28th NY at Camp Parole, Annapolis, MD. William MATHEWS Enlisted in Company C at age 32 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Edwin F MEAD Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. On recruiting service, February 1 1862, to April 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Benjamin MILLY Enlisted in Company C at age 25 as Private. Killed Company C, 28th NY on 9 Aug 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA. William E MINARD Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Edward MORROW Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Discharged, August 8 1861, for disability, at Berlin, MD. Franklin W MORSE Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Captured at Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. James A NELLIST Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Captured at Winchester, VA, May 25 1862. Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Charles C PAPWORTH Enlisted in Company C at age 26 as Private. Joined Company October 30 1862. Discharged, December 18 1862, for disability at Philidelphia, Pa. Charles PETERS Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Deserted from Company C, 28th NY on 9 Apr 1863 at Hospital, Hagerstown, MD. Henry PETERS Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Detached on Signal duty, September 1 1861, to May 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Thomas PICKWELL Enlisted in Company C at age 37 as Private. Discharged, June 24 1861, for disability. Lafayette RANDALL Enlisted in Company C at age 20 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co A, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. George REIBER Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Assistant in hospital, at Baltimore, MD, October 4 1861, to February 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co A, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Albert RICHARDSON Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co C, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Charles ROBILLARD Enlisted in Company C at age 19 as Private. Captured at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862.Paroled at Aikens Landing, Va, Sept, 13 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Edward RUMERY Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Orin SALSBURY Enlisted in Company C at age 27 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. William H SALSBURY Enlisted in Company C at age 20 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Died in 1885. Charles SEGER Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Died in 1879. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Charles A SMITH Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co E, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. Daniel A STAHL Enlisted in Company C at age 24 as Private. Regiment teamster, February 21 1862, to May 1863. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co A, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. George B SWICK Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. James TAYLOR Enlisted in Company C at age 18 as Private. Wounded in action at Cedar Mountain, Va, Aug 9 1862. Discharged for disability from wounds, November 10 1862, at Alexandria, VA. William TAYLOR Enlisted in Company A at age 40 as Private. Discharged for disability, July 24 1861, at Washington, DC. Milton THRAWL Enlisted in Company C at age 30 as Private. Died of disease Company C, 28th NY on 16 Feb 1862 at Hancock, MD. Alexander F WALLACE Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Joined Company October 30 1862. Transferred to depot at Albany, NY, May 19 1863. Transferred into 60th NY Inf on 30 May 1863. Robert J WALLACE Enlisted in Company C at age 28 as Private. Entered Lincoln Hospital, Washington, DC, January 18 1863, with chromic rheumatism. Deserted on 11 Feb 1863. Isaac W WHEELER Enlisted in Company C at age 22 as Private. Died, August 19 1862, at Alexandria, VA, of wounds received at Cedar Mountain, VA, August 9 1862. John W WILKENSON Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Captured at Manassas, VA, August 27 1862. Paroled, August 29 1862. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co C, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles. John WILLIAMS Enlisted in Company C at age 26 as Private. Deserted from Company C, 28th NY on 9 Nov 1861 at Muddy Branch, MD. George WOODS Enlisted in Company C at age 21 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. John YONKEY Enlisted in Company C at age 20 as Private. Mustered out June 2 1863. Enlisted in Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles on 26 Oct 1863. Promoted to Full Trumpeter on 2 Nov 1863. Mustered Out Co I, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles on 10 Aug 1865 at Petersburg, VA.