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28th New York Infantry Regiment

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1st Bgd, 1st Div, Army of the Shenandoah - Casualties at Cedar Mountain.

Casualties and Losses of the 28th New York.

A total of 971 men served with the 28th New York Volunteer Infantry during the two years during which the regiment existed. During that period a large number of men were killed, wounded or captured during the battles in which the 28th was involved.

The 28th New York had an active role in the battles at First Winchester, Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Antietam and Chancellorsville.

Winchester, First Battle of:

The 28th New York at Winchester was used as a rearguard as the Union forces withdrew and, as a result, the main loss of manpower was in men captured by the Confederates as they pursued the Union Army.

Wounded (* = Died) Name Rank Co Thomas HILL Pvt C John KEELER Pvt D Jacob MYERS Pvt H

Captured Name Rank Co Name Rank Co William H ADRIANCE Sgt C Samuel AVERY Pvt G Jeremiah BABCOCK Pvt A Baldwin S BEACH Pvt C Nelson H BEEBE Pvt K Dennison BOWDOIN Pvt D John BREDELL Pvt C Morris BUTTS Pvt D Harrison CHANDLER Pvt H Stephen CLARK Pvt B William H COLBURN Pvt F William COLLINS Pvt G James COOK Pvt D William H CURRY Pvt H Henry T DAGGETT Pvt C Joel S DAVISON Mus C James DEPPA Pvt G Franklin S EGGART Pvt K Joseph ENOS Pvt F George FRAZER Pvt C George FURDON Pvt G William T GILLINGHAM Pvt C Oscar L HARVEY Pvt I John M HILL Cpl C Elliot HOAGLAND Pvt G Hamilton T HOLDEN Pvt C Michael HUTCHINSON Pvt H John JACKSON Pvt C John JAMES Pvt G Wheeler KING Pvt G John M LACY Pvt B Thomas LEONARD Pvt B Patrick LOVELL Pvt E William H MASON Pvt C Owen MCALLISTER Pvt G Samuel MCDONALD Pvt C John MCGRATH Pvt F James MCWEENEY Pvt G Franklin W MORSE Pvt C Robert MORTIMER Pvt D James A NELLIST Pvt C George A NYE Pvt K George W PIER Pvt G Simon PRATT Pvt H Perry PUTNAM Pvt K Warren W PUTNAM Pvt G Henry REPASZ Sgt A Ziba ROBERTS Pvt D Peter SCHNEIDER Pvt G James SCOTT Pvt B Wallace M STERLING Pvt D Lucius Burrie SWIFT Cpl D James TAYLOR Pvt E William B WADE Pvt D Nathan J WRIGHT Sgt A John ZURKER Pvt I

Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain saw the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division advancing, with exposed flanks and without support, against an enemy which outnumbered, outgunned and outflanked them. Despite a truly heroic charge which experienced some initial successes, the result was over 50% of the brigade killed, wounded or captured including every officer of the 28th New York who had the misfortune to be present that day.

Company E of the 28th New York was posted as Provost Guard prior to the battle and took no role in this fight. However, the other nine companies, totally 339 men, were engaged and all suffered heavy losses.

It is probably worth pointing out that a number of the wounded either died in the days after the battle, including Colonel Dudley Donnelly, or were captured when the Union forces withdrew and the field hospital was captured.

Killed In Action Name Rank Co Name Rank Co George H ALLEN Pvt F Henry ALLEN Pvt D Henry C BALDWIN Pvt F Charles BENTON Pvt I Silas BRAGG Mus F Devett C BULMAN Pvt B Clinton BUTLER Pvt D John P CARPENTER 1Sgt K William M CHAPIN Pvt G Alexander COMGUE Pvt F William CONNER Pvt B George EGNER Pvt H Theodore ELDRIDGE Pvt F Samuel FARR Pvt A John GILBERT Pvt C Perry GILBERT Pvt D George T GOOD Pvt A John GRIFFEN Pvt K Charles R HAIAGHT Cpl I Augustus HANKEY Pvt A Alexander HOSBERRY Cpl G Edward HOUGHTON Pvt C Michael KILBERER Pvt I Frederick KRUSS Pvt G Hiram LUKE Pvt C Shephard R MALONE Pvt G William MCGILL Pvt C Martin MCMAHON Cpl I Benjamin MILLY Pvt C Selinous MINER Pvt K John MOLL Pvt K Barnard MURRAY Pvt F Abram NEER Pvt H James A PALMER Pvt H Charles L PICKARD Cpl K Alfred R PIERSON Sgt H Stephen C ROBERTS Pvt K William RUTZ Pvt B David SANDERSON Cpl D Howard M SNELL Pvt F Charles P SPROUT Adjt Staff Dennis SULLIVAN Pvt K Malcomb G TAYLOR Pvt A George W TUCKER Sgt A Royal WHITE Pvt D Samuel WILLIAMS Sgt K Hixon WOOLEVER Pvt K

Wounded (* = Died) Name Rank Co Name Rank Co Norman O ALLEN 2Lt K Jacob M ARMSTRONG Pvt A James L ATWOOD Cpl A James BABCOCK Pvt H Lucius R BAILEY 2Lt F John BALANTINE Pvt B James S BALDWIN Pvt C William Henry BARTRAM Pvt D Richard BEAN Pvt G James F BENNETT Cpl F Riley BLOUNT* Pvt F Luther L BOSSERMAN Pvt A Benjamin B BROWN Pvt A Edwin F BROWN LCol S George BROWN Pvt C Richard BROWN Pvt G John H BUCKBEE 2Lt H George BULL Pvt D George M COOK* Pvt B William H CRAMPTON Cpl A Frederick DOHRING Pvt I Dudley DONNELLY* Col S James M DOUGAN Pvt I James F DUNHAM Pvt D Bernard ENGLERT Pvt A Charles FERDUN Pvt G John D FISHER Pvt H James FORCE Pvt C James FOX Pvt F William H FRANK Cpl I Martin E GILBERT Pvt D Isaiah HARRINGTON Pvt K Thomas HILL* Pvt C Jebediah HOAG Pvt C Porter L HOWARD Pvt F James HUGHES Pvt D John JOHNSTON* Pvt B Leroy KENYON Pvt D Martin LANE Pvt H William LEWIS 1Sgt D Matthew LINSEN* Cpl H William A LOVETT Pvt H Sylvester S MARVIN Sgt K Patrick MCCANN Pvt K Henry MITGER Pvt B Robert MOFFETT Pvt H John Adelbert MORGAN Pvt D John H MOYSES Sgt K Phillip H MURPHY Cpl B Jacob MYERS* Pvt H Charles H PERKINS Pvt F James N PHILLIPS Cpl K Joseph ROBINSON* Pvt H Bartley E SALMON Cpl D William SMITH Pvt E Orson SOUTHWORTH 1Lt D Charles B SULLIVAN Pvt A James TAYLOR Pvt C John TUCKSON Pvt D Francis M WADSWORTH Cpl I Stephen WAKEMAN Pvt H Uriah WAKEMAN Pvt H John WALKER Pvt I William P WARREN Cpt C Isaac W WHEELER* Pvt C John WILLIAMS Pvt C Nathan J WRIGHT Sgt A William D YOUNG* Pvt K

Captured Name Rank Co Name Rank Co James D AMES 2Lt K Albert U ANGEVINE HStd Staff John BACON Pvt D Charles S BAKER 2Lt C Gustavus A BAKER Sgt D Aaron F BALLIET Sgt C George BARWICK Pvt G Oscar BAYNE Sgt D Silas H BEACH Pvt H Wright BOODGER Cpl B Edwin A BOWEN Pvt D Erwin A BOWEN Cpt D George BOWER Pvt I Kearon BROPHY Pvt K Amos M BROWN Pvt B Michael BURNS Pvt D John BUSCH Pvt I William Wirt BUSH Cpt B Riley P BUTRICK Sgt A Franklin O BUTTERFIELD Pvt D Frederick A CAMANN Cpl K Michael CASEY 1Sgt A David CATON Pvt K Lafayette CHAFFEE Cpt D Ebenezer CODDINGTON Pvt H William COLLINS, 2D Sgt G Lanty CONKLIN Pvt I Elliott Wilkinson COOK LtCol Staff Patrick COONEY Pvt B Riasoon B COOPER Sgt H John P CURRAN Sgt G Thomas DALTON Pvt B Samuel DAVIS Pvt C Orlando E DICKERSON Pvt A Luke DUNHAM Pvt D William DUNN Pvt I Ervin H EWELL Pvt F Lyman FIELD Pvt A Alonzo FOSTER Pvt H Henry E GILLETT Pvt H James GOGGIN Cpl B Alonzo GREENMAN Cpl A George W HAMILTON Cpl F Patrick HANLEY Pvt B John HANRATTY Pvt G Mortimer V HILL Pvt E Samuel HUNT Pvt H George JOHNSON Pvt D John JOHNSTON, 2nd Pvt B William M KENYON 1Lt G William LAMB Pvt G Lafayette LEE Pvt E Gatlen A LIGER Sgt I Jeremiah LONG 1Lt A Chauncy W LUM Pvt D Charles LUREMAN Pvt A Squire N MARSH Pvt H William J S MCALLISTER 2Lt H John MCCANN Pvt I William MCCRACKEN Pvt F Franklin O MCKINNEY Pvt K Joseph MCMAHON Pvt G Henry C MILLER Pvt I John MINOR Pvt H James MORRORITY Pvt I George NASH Pvt I Joseph J G NELLIST Pvt K Edward S NEWMAN Pvt B William PARSONS Pvt K Thomas H PASCO Pvt A Nehemiah PECKTIL Pvt K Simon PRATT Pvt H Thomas Willis RAYMOND Sgt G Nicholas REINHART Pvt D Origen A RICHARDSON Mus G Charles ROBILLARD Pvt C Michael RYAN Cpl F Franklin B SEELEY 2Lt D Francis L SHIPMAN Sgt I William B SIMMONS Pvt F William H SIMONDS Pvt K Alexander SIMPSON Pvt I Shuler T SMEDLEY Sgt B Ozial SOUTHWORTH Pvt D Charles SOWTER Sgt A Henry V STERLING Pvt A Myron STOCKWELL Pvt D John J SULLIVAN 2Lt I Elias S TAYLOR Cpl D William H TENBROOK Sgt K Thomas C TOWNSEND Pvt E Henry M TUTTLE Pvt E Michael WASSIM Pvt H Amos K WELSHER Cpl C Edward WHITE Pvt B Newton WHITE Pvt D William F WILLIAMS 2Lt K William WITHEY Mus Band

2nd Manassas

The 28th was stationed as guards of the supplies trains during 2nd Manassas, however, a number of men were captured during the Union retreat from that battle.

Captured Name Rank Co Name Rank Co Benjamin BARKER Pvt G James BLACK Pvt G Robert H CARLISLE Cpl C Amon CARSON Pvt A James COILE Pvt B James COOK Pvt D Franklin B GAGE Pvt E Isaac M HOTCHKISS Pvt F Henry IHNE Pvt E George W PIER Pvt G Charles A SAYRE Pvt E

Antietam

Despite being heavily involved in the fighting around the Corn Field, the 28th suffered relatively light losses during Antietam and were held in support of other Corps in the afternoon.

Killed in Action Name Rank Co David BENNETT Cpl D

Wounded (* = Died) Name Rank Co Name Rank Co Thomas PURCELL Pvt D William MCDONALD Pvt D Leonard Ambrose KNAPP* Pvt E John DUPPEY Pvt G Thomas J CHAPMAN* Pvt D Bernard BURNS Pvt H

Chancellorsville

The 28th was caught up in the rout of the 11th Corps and were forced to surrender almost in their entirety. Approximately 70 of the 100 men engaged were captured.

However, as a result of the regiment being mustered out shortly after the battle, the official regimental roster of those captured at this battle is incomplete with only only 16 men detailed in the unit roster as having been "Captured at Chancellorsville". During the early development of this website, several others were identified from various sources, letters and diaries who had also been captured at Chancellorsville.

Then, in June 2010, a newspaper article was found listing all of the men from the 28th New York who were captured at Chancellorsville and they have been added to the list below. Based on the available sources, this list is correct and complete

Killed in Action Name Rank Co John H HOGLE Pvt E

Wounded (* = Died) Name Rank Co Name Rank Co William B WADE Pvt D Frederick LUREMAN Pvt D Chandler B GILLAM SMaj Staff John A SMITH Pvt D Loren HAYNER Pvt D James COOK Pvt D

Captured Name Rank Co Name Rank Co Charles P AIKEN Sgt E Daniel W AINSWORTH Pvt D Francis J ANDERSON Pvt E Samuel AVERY Pvt G Oscar BARBER Pvt G Edward BARKER Pvt H Joseph BABCOCK Pvt H Oscar BAYNE Sgt D Albert BEAN Pvt G Charles BOYCE Pvt D Thomas BROWN Cpl G Napoleon B BRADLEY Sgt H Bernard BURNS Pvt H Rowland J S BURR Pvt H Nahum Ward CADY Pvt D Lafayette CHAFFEE Cpt D William COLLINS, 2nd Sgt G Elliott W COOK LCol Staff William H CURRY Pvt H James DEPPA Pvt G John DUPPEY Pvt G James L DUNHAM Pvt D Adolphus EICHMAN Pvt H Franklin GAGE Pvt E Nelson H GROUT Pvt H Peter GUELPH Cpl G John HANRATTY Pvt G Washington L HICKS Sgt E Elliot HOAGLAND Pvt G Henry IHNE Pvt E William H IRWIN Pvt E Charles S JOHNSON Sgt G Charles F KENT Pvt H Levi KIMBALL Sgt H Alonzo KINNE Pvt H William M KENYON 1Lt G William LAMB Pvt G Edward LANKISH Pvt G Lafayette LEE Pvt E William LEWIS 1Sgt D Ernest M C MANSFIELD Pvt G James MCMYNN Pvt E Owen MCALLISTER Pvt G Joseph MCMAHON Pvt G William MCINTYRE Pvt H Samuel J MCWILLIAMS Pvt H John MINOR Pvt H George M MOORE Pvt G James W MOORE Cpl E Graham MOFFATT Sgt H Francis MOONEY Pvt G George NELSON Pvt D Mathison L PARKHURST Pvt E John W PINNEY Pvt H Simon PRATT Pvt H Warren W PUTNAM Pvt G Edward ST. JOHN Pvt G Franklin SANDERSON Cpl D John C SMITH Cpl H William SMITH Pvt E Porter STEVENS Pvt E Henry STALBE Pvt H Lucius Burrie SWIFT Sgt D John O SWAN Mus D James TAYLOR Pvt E John C TERRY Cpt H Oscar L TEACHOUT 1Sgt E Lafayette VAN DUZER Cpl H Andrew J WARNER Cpl E John WELCH Pvt G Leander M YOUNG Sgt H

However, during the American Civil War, the greatest risk to manpower was not the Minié ball, it was disease. A very large number of men who served in both the Union and Confederate armies did not complete their military service as a result of illnesses picked up around camp, on campaign, as a result of wounds becoming infected, following time spent as prisoners of war or during the time spent in the winter camps.

Of the original 971, only 530 men were mustered out on June 3rd 1863 and only 460 were present to be officially discharged from the regiment. Of the rest, nearly 40 had died during the previous two years and 180 had been discharged early as a result of disease picked up during the course of the enlistment.

Died of Disease Name Rank Co Name Rank Co Louis BAPP Cpl D George BARWICK Pvt G George BARNARD Pvt F Riley BLOUNT Pvt F Edward CANFIELD Pvt G William CARN Pvt D Harrison CHANDLER Pvt H Henry CLARK Cpl C Charles CODDINGTON Pvt H Roswell CODDINGTON Pvt F Charles CRANDALL Pvt F William H CRAMPTON Cpl B Daniel H DAVIS Pvt K Edward R DOUGLASS Pvt G John FRENCH Pvt H George FURDON Pvt G Robert A HYNE Pvt B Edward H LAMPOHLER Pvt I Hugh LAVERY Pvt G John LAWSON Pvt H Aaron LEWIS Pvt D James LILLIS Pvt C Perry J LINCOLN Pvt D Byron MASON Pvt D James MASON Pvt K William MCCRACKEN Pvt F Thomas B MOFFAT Pvt G John MYERS Pvt I Edgar OTIS Pvt G George W PALMER Sgt D Albert ROGERS Pvt K Henry K STEBBINS Pvt D Milton THRAWL Pvt C Thomas J TODD Pvt E Willard WHITE Pvt K James T WRIGHT Sgt C Watson WYKOFF Pvt E

Discharged for Disease Name Rank Co Name Rank Co William F ALBRO Pvt F John ANDERSON Pvt D Nathaniel ANGEVINE Pvt K Calvin ANNIS Pvt F Jacob M ARMSTRONG Pvt A Jeremiah BABCOCK Pvt A Joseph BABCOCK Pvt H Lafayette BAKER Pvt F Sheldon A BAKER Pvt D Orson A BALDWIN Mus Band Chester BARRY Pvt A Oscar BARNES Pvt F Enos BATHRICK Pvt D Thomas E BATEMAN Cpl B Joseph BAYARD Pvt B William H BAYNE Pvt D Alfred BELL Pvt B Richard W BELL Pvt I Philip BETTINGER Pvt F Charles F BIDDLECOM Pvt E George BIGFORD Pvt D William BLACKWELL Pvt B Henry BOLLON Pvt B John L BOOTH Sgt I James H BOYD Pvt I George BREWER Pvt H James M BRENNEN Pvt H Richard H L BRIGHAM Pvt E Benjamin B BROWN Pvt A Charles BROWN 1Sgt I Edward G BROOKS Sgt I George BROWN Pvt C George BROWN, JR Pvt C John BROST Mus F Merrit BROCKET Pvt G Richard BROWN Pvt G William BUSH Pvt K John CALBECK Pvt B Joseph W CHANDLER Mus B Albert W CHICHESTER Pvt D James CODDINGTON Pvt H Homer A COLLINS Cpl C Palmer COLTON Pvt B Henry A COX Pvt D William H CRAMPTON Cpl A William CRAIG Pvt G Warren H CREGO Pvt G Isaac J CRITTENDEN Pvt G William CROWLEY Pvt K Henry T DAGGETT Pvt C Leonard DARLING Pvt E Joseph DAVIS Pvt E Joshua DAVIS Pvt F Samuel DENSMON Pvt D Decatur DOTY Pvt F Luke DUNHAM Pvt D Henry DYKEMAN Pvt F Alva A EATON Pvt A Ingraham D EATON Pvt K Bernard ENGLERT Pvt A William O ENGLER Pvt K Joseph ENOS Pvt F Charles FERDUN Pvt G Vincent FERGUSON Pvt H Ephriam FISH Pvt D Henry FOSTER Sgt A James FOX Pvt F William H FRANK Cpl I Elmer GAGE Pvt D John T GAILOR Pvt A William GEER Pvt B Joseph GIBSON Pvt F Martin E GILBERT Pvt D Edward C GOULD Pvt G George F GOULD Sgt C Thomas J F GRANVILLE Pvt C Edward GREEN Pvt C Erastus H GREEN Sgt E Jacob HAGERMAN Pvt I Israel HAIT Pvt F Charles E HALSTEAD Pvt K Leander HAMILTON Sgt F Ezra H HARWOOD Pvt A Henry J HARRINGTON Pvt D John H HARRINGTON Pvt I Thomas HERBERT Pvt A Henry J HIGGINS Pvt C Asa C HILL Pvt D Emerson HILTON Pvt K Jebediah HOAG Pvt C Homer HUBBARD Pvt E George H HUNT Pvt C Samuel HUNT Pvt H Michael HUTCHINSON Pvt K Nathaniel HYATT Pvt C George IRELAND Pvt F John JOHNSTON, 2nd Pvt B Nathanial R JONES Pvt G Peter KEARNS Pvt I John KEELER Pvt D Francis KEIMER Cpl I Simon KEIFER Pvt I Leroy KENYON Pvt D John KINARDT, JR Pvt A John KUGLER Pvt D James G LAWTON Pvt F James LEWIS 1Sgt A John LEWIS Pvt G Samuel LEWIS Pvt K Joel A LINDSLEY Pvt B David LOTT Pvt H George W MABEE Pvt H Terence MAHONEY Pvt K Patrick MCDONALD Pvt G Samuel MCDONALD Pvt C Arthur MCKINNEY Pvt G Schuyler MCKENSIE Pvt K Alonzo J MCMASTER FMaj Band Samuel MCWILLIAMS Pvt H Gottfried MEIRS Pvt K William H MERVILLE Pvt A Oliver J MOFFETT Pvt H Robert MOFFETT Pvt H Hiram M MOORE Pvt E Edward MORROW Pvt C Peter C MORE Pvt K Phillip H MURPHY Cpl B Ranson S NEWTON Pvt G Charles C PAPWORTH Pvt C Lot PARSHALL Mus Band William D PARKER Pvt B Thomas H PASCO Pvt A Erastus R PECK Pvt F Charles H PERKINS Pvt F Nathan Z PETERSON Pvt A Thomas PICKWELL Pvt C George POYFAIR Cpl C John QUINTON Mus Band Sele P QUICK Sgt E Charles B H RAPP Pvt F John RAU Pvt I Meritt RAYMOND Mus G Wesley G RAY Cpl A Elias REID Pvt A Milton A REYNOLDS Pvt E William ROBINSON Pvt B Allan S ROSE Pvt H Dwight SANDERSON Pvt E Charles C SEARLS Pvt B Benjamin SHEPPARD Pvt D William SILK Pvt B Barnum SLOCUM 1Sgt G Don C SMITH Pvt K John C SMITH Pvt H Lucius E STICKNEY Pvt A Lyman A STICKLES Pvt A Albert TAYLOR Pvt F James TAYLOR Pvt C John F TAYLOR Pvt A Stephen TAYLOR Pvt F Ward M TAYLOR Pvt E William TAYLOR Pvt A Almond C THOMAS Pvt D Milton TRIPP Pvt F John A VANDERHOOF Pvt E Charles VOGT Pvt K Francis M WADSWORTH Cpl I Uriah WAKEMAN Pvt H George M WALLING Pvt E Abram WHEELER Pvt K William WHITE Sgt B George WILSON Pvt G George L WORLAND Pvt D John L WRIGHT Sgt A Nathan J WRIGHT Sgt A Jacob YOUNG Pvt G John ZURKER Pvt I