28th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, December 24, 1863, to March 31, 1864. Mustered out November 8, 1865.

Wikipedia page: 28th Indiana Infantry Regiment (Colored)

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Marion County - see Roster on page 660
 * Company B - many men from Marion County - see Roster on page 662
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 664
 * Company D - many men from Marion, Montgomery, Orange, Vigo, and Vanderburgh counties - see Rosteron page 666
 * Company E - many men from Marion, Morgan, Jackson, Orange, Parke, Jefferson, Wayne, Vanderburgh, Knox, and Clark counties and other states- see Roster on page 668
 * Company F- many men from Posey, Jennings, Orange, Jackson, Jay, Madison, Howard, and Fayette counties - see Roster on page 671
 * Company G - many men from Marion, Montgomery, Orange, Vigo, and Vanderburgh county and other states- see Roster on page 671
 * Company H - many men from other states - see Rosteron page 675
 * Company I - many men from other states - see Rosteron page 677
 * Company K - many men from other states - see Rosteron page 679
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page 680
 * Addition Recruits for Colored Troops - from all counties of Indiana- see Roster on page 683-693

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 28th US Colored Troops on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)


 * Companies D, G - many men from Knox County

National Archives

 * Approved Pension File for Private Garland H. White, Company D, 28th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-480353) NAID 44159291
 * Approved Pension File for Private George Milton, Company E, 28th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-435242) NAID 40033844

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Union Volunteers 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.


 * Union Volunteers in the Civil War describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, 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 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.


 * Historical Marker Database 28th Regiment USCT


 * FamilySearch Wiki: Indiana in the Civil War and 28th US Colored Troops


 * Wikipedia - 28th Regiment United States Colored Troops http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Regiment_United_States_Colored_Troops


 * 28th US Colored Troops in the American Civil War http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/28th_us_colored_troops.html