28th Regiment, Michigan Infantry

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28th Regiment, Michigan Infantry

Brief History

The 28th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Kalamazoo and Marshall, Michigan, by consolidation of the 28th and 29th Michigan Infantry on October 26, 1864. It was mustered out June 6, 1866.

For more information about the history of this unit, see:

• 28th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.
• 28th Michigan Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.
• 28th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

• 28th Regiment Michigan Infantry Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.
  

Companies and general counties of enlistment:

• Company A - Men from Calhoun County
• Company B - Men from Eaton County and Calhoun County
• Company C - Men from Branch County
• Company D - Men from Calhoun County and Jackson County
• Company E - Men from Kalamazoo County
• Company F - Men from Ingham County and Jackson County
• Company G - Men from Van Buren County
• Company H - Men from St. Joseph County
• Company I - Men from Kalamazoo County
• Company K - Men from Kalamazoo County and Houghton County
• Unassigned Company - Men from Jackson County

See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies.

Other Sources

• Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Michigan in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
  

• National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  

• Michigan in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Michigan, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• Michigan Adjutant General, and George H. Turner. "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Twenty-Eighth Infantry]" (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). FS Library film 6084694(*); At various libraries (WorldCat).

• Cummings, Charles L. "The Great War Relic: Valuable As a Curiosity of the Rebellion, Together with a Sketch of My Life, Service in the Army, and How I Lost My Feet Since the War : Also, Many Interesting Incidents Illustrative of the Life of a Soldier" (S.l: s.n, 1890). FS Library film 6084696(*). Online at: Internet Archive.

• Cummings, Charles L., and George E. Reed. All About It for Ten Cents. Harrisburg, Pa: Field and Post-Room, 1883. FS Library film 6084695(*).