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28th Tennessee Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

A soldier of the 28th Tennessee (Consolidated) Infantry. He was known as Abs Davis and was a cook for his mess. Survived the war and applied for a Confederate pension in White County, Tennessee. Relationship~ 3rd great Uncle
Contributor Elisa M. (Davis) GuthrieDate added 9/21/2011

Company Unknown

Surgeon

I am looking for any information on Eli Pitchford Hawthorne, as he was a long back grandfather.
Contributor Regina HawthorneHomepage jesse12Date added 7/10/2011

Company Unknown

Colonel

He was from the 84th Regiment when if was consolidated into the 28th.
Contributor Charlotte (stanton) FraleyDate added 6/17/2008

Company Unknown

Captain

I do not have a complete overview of his service at this time. Enlisted 24 Dec. 1861 at Mill Springs Kentucky. First into 2nd Regt. Tennessee Mountain Vol's. This became the 28th Regiment Tenn. Infantry. He was in the battle of Shiloh. His record say he was released from service at Corinth Miss. 19 May 1862. Reason not known at this time.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 1/27/2015

Company B

1st Lieutenant

dob 12/30/1825. Enlisted 9/5/1861, 35 years old @ Camp Zollicoffer 12 month enlistment. Elected 1st Lt Sept 5,1861. Roster dated near Meridan Miss. 2/8/1865; Date and cause of vacancy, reorganization. Successor J.M. Lowe? Appears on a roster of officers not re-elected in 28th Tenn. Regiment. Roster not dated. Personal note. In the 1950's Lt Draper's foot officers sword was loaned to a TN Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville,TN now Tennessee Technology University teacher and was not returned. If you have any information,please let me know.
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

Company B

Sergeant

Served in Cos. B and K, 28 TN Infantry, CSA from 1861 - 1864. Held rank of Sergeant. Was wounded in battle of Peach Tree Creek near Atlanta, GA on 20 July 1864 shot through the left wrist. Was hospitalized for the remainder of the war.
Contributor Tim HarrisonDate added 2/19/2008

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Betty ShipleyDate added 8/15/2009

Company C

Corporal

Born in 1841 to William Wesley Chilton (b. 1807 in Bedford Co. Virginia) and Mary Jane Grissom. Married Virginia Brown with no children known. Wounded in the Battle of Peach Tree Creek (Georgia); surrendered with Joe Johnston. His pension application denied but later approved for his widow. Confederate Roll of Honor by Engagement - General Orders No. 64, Adjt. and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Virginia, 08/10/1864 - The following Roll of Honor is published in accordance with Paragraph I, General Orders No. 131, 1863. It will be read to every regiment in the service at the first dress-parade after its receipt. Battle of Murfreesborough From the State of Tennessee, Private Lafayette Chilton, Co. C. ----- M231 roll 8 (1st cousin, 4 times removed)
Contributor Donald Steven SmithHomepage http://www.mdscv.org/1388/adopt-a-confederate/Date added 3/30/2006

Company C

Private

Also apart of the 28th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Company A, Private.
Contributor Eric MaurerHomepage www.maurerfamily.myheritage.comDate added 1/7/2011

Company C

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Alfred James Johnson, Sr.Date added 12/15/2009

Company C

1st Lieutenant

1st Lt. Reeves was killed in action at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Contributor Craig S. GlassDate added 1/8/2011

Company C

1st Sergeant

Jan 15, 1823 – 1908. Enlisted Sep 5, 1861. Appointed First Sergeant Apr 16, 1862. Parents: • Edward P Reeves Jr 1776 – 1841 son of Jane E Reeves daughter of Daniel James Melvin • Susan Mary Pierce 1795 – 1880
Contributor James A. Crook SrDate added 7/10/2022

Company C

Private

Jesse Was born 19 Feb 1844 at Turkey Creek, Smith Co. Tenn. The 1860 census places him age 15 in Macon Co. Tenn. the PO is at Lafayette. He has 9 cards in his archival file. He enlisted 21 Oct 1862 at Red Springs. He fought at Shiloh with Statman's Brigade, Breckenridge's Reserve Corps. Chickamauga with Wrights Brigade, Cheatham's Division covering the right-wing Brigade [Polk] Army of Tenn. He was wounded in the Atlanta Campaign at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, Ga. and was medically discharged. He died 22 Nov 1892 and is buried at the West family West Family Cem. at Lafayette, Macon Co. Tenn. His wife was Susan Frances Huddleston b. 27 Jan 1846 d. 7 Oct 1928.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 7/29/2022

Company D

Sergeant Major

Age 21. Enlisted 9/24/1861 @ Camp Zollicoffer for 12 months. Source: National Archives. Must see archive records for full details.
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

Company D

1st Lieutenant

dob 4/20/1835 Mustered in 9/24/1861, 26 years old @ Camp Zollicoffer 12 month enlistment. Elected 1st Lt 12/20/1861. Company muster roll Feb 28 to Aug 31, 1862, Remarks: Discharged and final statement given. Source: Draper Families in America and National Archives
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

Company D

4th Sergeant

dob 6/26/1845 Enlisted 9/24/1861 age 16 @ Camp Zollicoffer for 12 months. 'died during Civil War in camp of Typhoid fever; buried Greenville, Miss.'* Source: *Draper Families in America and National Archives.
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

Company D

Private

dob ?/?/1825 Mustered in 8/11/1861 36 years old. Provost Marshal appointed 9/28/1861 kia 1/19/1862 Fishing Creek Source: Draper Families in America National Archives
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

Company D

Private

dob 9/21/1840 died 3/1/1864'(single, died of sickness in Confederate Army. Died in Federal Prison at Rock Island).' Source Draper Families in America
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/24/2015

Company D

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William WalkerDate added 12/26/2014

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Rob AndersonDate added 6/2/2004

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Rob AndersonDate added 6/2/2004

Company E

Sergeant

Please contact me if you have any information about the 28th infantry and their specific locations during 1861-1862. Fox Chaffin served from 1861-1862.
Contributor Michael WardDate added 12/20/2007

Company E

3rd Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Lee ChaffinDate added 8/12/2008

Company F

1st Lieutenant

Enlisted in the 84th TN Infantry in December 1862. The regiment was pronounced illegal by the war department and consolidated with the 28th TN Infantry in the the spring of 1863.
Contributor Chris BarlowDate added 1/7/2010

Company F

1st Lieutenant

Joined the 84th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. On March 8, 1863, the 84th regiment was pronounced illegal by the War Department and lost its identity when united with the 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Born Jul 20, 1828 – Apr 4, 1898. Enlisted Dec 1, 1862. Detached by order of General Bragg to Shelbyville to join Donelson’s Brigade. Parents: • Edward P Reeves II 1776 – 1841 son of Jane E Reeves daughter of Daniel James Melvin Sr. • Susan Mary Pierce 1795 – 1880
Contributor James A. Crook SrDate added 7/10/2022

Company F

3rd Sergeant

Please contact me if you have information on the activities of the 28th.
Contributor Jack RobertsDate added 6/27/2004

Company F

Corporal

Rosters show Cpl William James Smith was a Musician in Company F, 28th Tennessee Infantry
Contributor pat hamlbinDate added 6/6/2008

Company G

Private

I believe Perry Francis Bryant was killed during the Atlanta campaign of 1864, & am seeking further info. as to where he is burried.
Contributor Robert FarmerDate added 8/24/2008

Company G

Private

Adam L. Palk was my great great grandfather from Jackson County, Tennessee. He enlisted in the 28th Tennessee Infantry (CSA) - Company G - under command of Col. J.P. Murray - Camp Trousdale in October 1861. He was stricken with typhoid fever while on the campaign of Gen. Zolicoffer in Mill Springs, KY. He spent time at a hospital in Atlanta. He was left without use of his right leg & hip. Was eventually furloughed.
Contributor Jeffrey GreenDate added 11/12/2014

Company G

Private

Captured January 5, 1863 Held at Military Prison Louisville, KY
Contributor Ray CannonDate added 3/28/2008

Company G

Private

Millitary records show that he died January 28, 1862, nine days after the Battle of Mill Springs, KY. From Smith County, TN, and the William Wade family. Assumed to have died from wounds received in the battle.
Contributor James WadeDate added 12/27/2004

Company H

Private

His records say he deserted on July 4, 1863. He was too sick to keep up on the retreat. His sisters were couriers for Champ Ferguson, and Ed was taken POW and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, from July-Aug 1864 to May 12, 1865.
Contributor TerryBHomepage htttp://myirishroots.blogspot.comDate added 9/14/2008

Company H

Private

Ed Brady's brother. Also too sick to keep up on Bragg's retreat to Chattanooga in July 1863. Listed as a deserter. Gave his parole in Sparta, Tenn. in March 1864, after a Union raid of White County rounded up all the men and boys during the last two weeks of Feb and the first two weeks of March 1864. The raid was an attempt to capture Champ Ferguson, and many Confederates in uniform were simply executed where they were captured.
Contributor TerryBHomepage htttp://myirishroots.blogspot.comDate added 9/14/2008

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jerry L. CardwellDate added 3/25/2009

Company H

1st Lieutenant

Jefferson Dean captured in Kentucky 1863. Died on Johnson's Island Feby 14, 1864. I'm the GGG Grandson
Contributor Jeff AdamaDate added 1/8/2011

Company H

Private

Riley was my great great 2nd cousin who enlisted in the regiment 09/24/1861 and was discharged in 1862 for unk reason.
Contributor jim barretDate added 6/4/2012

Company H

4th Sergeant

Creed enlisted 24 Dec 1861 at Mill Springs in Capt. Claiborn W. West's Co. for 12 months. Enlisted by Col. John P Murray. Creed has only two cards in the Archives. He is in the 2nd Mountain Reg't Tennessee Vol's which was consolidated with the 84th Tenn Infantry to form the 28th Tenn Consolidated, on 8 March 1863. His name appears on a roll of discharged soldiers dated 1 Nov. 1862. It is unknown if this discharge is because of disability or part of the reorganization or consolidation of units. He was in the fight at Shiloh with Statham's Brigade and at Chickamauga in Wright's Brigade Chatham's Division on the right wing of Polk's army of Tennessee. He died 11 May 1882. He was my 2nd cousin 5 x removed.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 1/26/2014

Company I

1st Sergeant

dob 7/11/1837 Mustered in 9/24/1861, 24 years old @ Camp Zollicofer, 12 month enlistment. Company Muster Roll for Feb 28 to Aug 31, 1862, Discharged and final statement given. Source: Draper Families in America and National Archives
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

Company I

Private

dob 2/26/1843 Mustered in 9/24/1861, 18 years old @ Camp Zollicoffer 12 month enlistment. Discharged 18 March 1862. Source: Draper Families in America and National Archives
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

Company I

Captain

Samuel Fowler emigrated to Texas after serving with the 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment during the War of the Rebellion and settled in Wilbarger County near the Red River where he farmed and served as postmaster in Vernon, Texas for many years. He was a notable enough individual to have a citation in Volume 3 'History Of Texas And Texans' published in 1914.
Contributor Jerald StampsDate added 11/6/2010

Company I

1st Lieutenant

RUTHERFORD B. HERRING'S SERVICE RECORDS FROM THE NAT'L ARCHIVES: Herring, Rutherford B. Co. I, 28 Tennessee Inf. (2 Mountain Reg't Tenn. Vols) Consol'd Mar. 8 '63, with 84 Tenn. Inf. and formed the 28 (Consolidated) Tenn. Inf. 2nd. Lieutenant Confederate Rutherford B. Herring 2 Lt, Co. I, 28 Reg't Tennessee Volunteers. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization above, for Sept 24 to Oct 31, 1861. Enlisted: When... Sept 24, 1861 Where... Camp Zollicoffer By whom...James W. Herring (Co. B, 9th Tn Cavalry, Ward's?) Period...12 mos Last paid: By whom... To what time... Present or absent...present Rutherford B. Herring 2 Lt { Capt. Samuel G. Slaughter's Co., 2 Mountain Reg't Tennessee Vols. Age 45 years. Appears on Company Muster-in Roll of the organization above. Roll dated Camp Zollicoffer Tenn., Oct 3, 1861. Muster-in date Sept 24, 1861. Date of arrival at general rendezvous when service commences Sept 24, 1861 . When mustered into service Sept 24, 1861. By whom mustered into service...A. B. Hardcastle Remarks: Joined, Present for duty R. B. Hering 2 Lt, Co I, 28 Reg't Tennessee Vols. Appears on a Roll of the Field and Company Officers of the 28th Regiment of the Provisional Army of Tennessee transferred to the Confederate States. Roll dated....not dated. Date of commission Sept 24, 1861 Rutherford B. Herrin 2 Lt., Co I, 28 Reg't Tenn. Appears on a Register containing Rosters of Commissioned Officers, Provisional Army Confederate States. Date of appointment Sept. 24, 1861. Confed. Arch., Chap. 1, File No. 92, page 81. R. B. Herring 1 Lt, Co I, 28 Reg't Tennessee Vols. Appears on Regimental Return of the organization named above, for the month of Dec, 1861. Commissioned officers present and absent: Present Station...Mill Spring Remarks: Absent except 10 days Rutherford B. Herin, 2 Lt. {Capt. Samuel B. Slaughter's co., 28 Reg't Tennessee Volunteers. Age......years Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Dated April 28, 1862. Joined for duty and enrolled: When...Sept 24, 1861. Where...C. Zollicoffer By whom...J. W. Mc Henry Period...12 ms. R. B. Herring 2 Lt, Co I, 28 Reg't Tennessee Volunteers. Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for Feby 29 to Aug 31, 1862. Enlisted: When...Sept 24, 1861 Where...Camp Zollicoffer By whom...J. W. McHenry Period...12 mos Last paid: By whom... Tto what time... Present or absent... Remarks...Discharged & final statement given My GGGrandfather. I have his enlistment papers at Camp Zollicoffer Men from Jackson County Tennessee. He servived all the engagements and moved to Bell County Texas in about 1880-82 where he passed away.
Contributor Johnny W. Herring Jr.Date added 2/27/2010

Company I

Private

Originally enlisted in the 84th Tennessee infantry. November 1862. Consolidated into the 28th. Captured in the battle of Nashville sent to Camp Chase Ohio. Died refusing the oath January 1865
Contributor Blayne ParsleyDate added 12/31/2019

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Bob ConnerHomepage http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24485855/familyDate added 3/28/2014

Company K

Private

William was born 30 Oct 1839 in White County, Tennessee. He enlisted 7 Sept. 1861 at Camp Zollicoffer by J. W. McHenry for two years or the war. The 28th Consolidated Infantry Regiment was formed in March of 1863 by combining the 20th and 84th Inf. He has 17 cards in his archival file. He was captured at Carthage, Smith County Tenn. on 8 Dec 1864 and sent to Camp Chase. He was released on 4 Jan 1865 after swallowing the yellow dog. He died at Red Boiling Springs, Macon Co. Tennessee on 5 May 1911 and is buried at Whitley Cemetry in that place. We are distantly related by a marriage.
Contributor Phillip ThomasDate added 4/23/2024

Company K

Sergeant

Enlisted 12/1/1862 @ Murfreesboro. Source National Archives.
Contributor Jim DraperDate added 2/23/2015

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