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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The enlisted men of this regiment were recruited in Indiana as a part of the quota of the state. They was mustered in April 20, 1864. On April 25, six companies of the 28th left Indianapolis for Washington, D.C., where they were attached to the capital's defenses.The 28th was formally mustered out in Texas on November 28, 1865. <ref>[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf2.htm#28thcol The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 08 Feb 2011)Breif history of the 20th US Colored Troops.</ref> | The enlisted men of this regiment were recruited in Indiana as a part of the quota of the state. They was mustered in April 20, 1864. On April 25, six companies of the 28th left Indianapolis for Washington, D.C., where they were attached to the capital's defenses.The 28th was formally mustered out in Texas on November 28, 1865. <ref>[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf2.htm#28thcol The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 08 Feb 2011)Breif history of the 20th US Colored Troops.</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Regiment_Indiana_Infantry_(Colored) Wikipedia&nbsp;] (accessed 23 Mar 2011) article on the 20th US Colored Troops</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||