28th US Colored Troops

Brief History
This Unit 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.

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

Other Sources
Indiana. Adjutant General's Office (Main Author)Publication:[Indianapolis, Indiana : Filmed by Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, 198-?].42 microfiche FHL microfiche WorldCat
 * Report of the adjutant general of the state of Indiana.

WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)


 * 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 ‘Indiana 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.


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


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 23 Mar 2011) Breif history of the 20th US Colored Troops.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 23 Mar 2011) article on the 20th US Colored Troops


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana


 * African American School C u r r ic u lu m (Bartholomew Country, Indiana)


 * Indiana's African-American HistoryThe Indianapolis Star

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

United States, Service Records of Union Soldiers Who Served in the United States Colored Troops (FamilySearch Historical Records)

BOOK

Gaff, Alan D. "Forgotten Freedom Fighters: Indiana Blacks in Massachusetts Regiments"  Allen Library