28th Regiment, New York Infantry

Brief History
The 28th Regiment, New York Infantry was organized at Albany, N. Y., and mustered in May 22, 1861. The regiment mustered out June 2, 1863.

For more information on the history of this article, see:

The Civil War Archive section, 28th Regiment Infantry "Scott Life Guard", (accessed 15 August 2012).

The Wikipedia article,28th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 15 August 2012).

Batteries in this Battalion 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.

Company A – recruited principally at Niagara County.

Company B – recruited principally at Niagara County.

Company C – recruited principally at Niagara County.

Company D – recruited principally at Orleans County.

Company E – recruited principally at Ontario County.

Company F – recruited principally at Genesee County.

Company G – recruited principally at Oswego County.

Company H – recruited principally at Sullivan County..

Company I – recruited principally at Niagara County.

Company K – recruited principally at Niagara County.

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 ‘New York 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.


 * New York in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for New York, 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.


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System has the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included.


 * Boyce, Charles William. A brief history of the Twenty-Eighth Regiment New York State Volunteers, First Brigade, First Division, Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac : from the author's diary and official reports.  (Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1988), and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992)  and  and Roster of the surviving members of the 28th Regiment New York State Volunteer Infantry : First Brigade, First Division Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * Frederick Henry Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), as cited at Civil War Soldiers; Sailors System (database on-line).


 * Hawks, Steve, The Civil War in the East. Database.


 * New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs."Unit History Project : New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center citing Frederick Phisterer, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912).


 * Phisterer, Frederick. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Albany, New York : J.B. Lyon, 1912. Google Books, other libraries with this book,


 * The Union Army : a History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers, Reprint of original published: Madison, WI.: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. Other libraries with this book, 


 * Twenty-Eighth Regiment New York State Volunteers. Reunion.Report of proceedings of the Thirty-Third annual reunion, 28th Regiment New York Volunteers : held at Laockport, New York, May 22d, 1894. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992)


 * United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 28th (1861-1863).Proceedings of the Thirty-sixth annual reunion, Twenty-eighth Regiment New York state volunteers : [held at] Eldorado, on Grand Island, near Buffalo, N.Y., August 26, 1897. (United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 28th (1861-1863).)