28th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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28th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
Active	August 15, 1861 to March 15, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Shiloh Siege of Vicksburg

The 28th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that

served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Service

The 28th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into

Federal service on August 15, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out on March 15, 1866.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 9 officers and 97 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of

their wounds and 2 officer and 182 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 290

fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Amory K. Johnson
• Colonel Jonathan R. Miles
• Lieutenant Colonel Richard Ritter - Mustered out with the

regiment.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of Illinois Civil War Units
• Illinois in the American Civil War

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf3.htm#28th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
2. ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/028-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive