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28th Kentucky Infantry

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Company A

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor David S. ShawDate added 7/10/2008

Company B

Rank unknown

all our family knows is that dominick morley came from county mayo ireland about 1847 around the time of the irish potato famine and that he lived in hell's kitchen, new york, before settling in kentucky. he and his wife elizabeth and two sons are buried in the catholic cemetary in hodgenville, kentucky. i just found his military service information that he was part of the 28th Ky. Infantry, Co.B, Union Army during the Civil War.,on www.internment.net.
Contributor Clifford J. MorleyDate added 7/27/2008

Company B

Private

I have Samuel Patterson's discharge paper but have no other information about him other than he was a Private in Co. B, 28th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry.
Contributor Ross W. SimpsonDate added 7/18/2009

Company C

Sergeant

My wife's ancestor, son of John Rolland Goldsmith & Ann Greenwood. b.abt 1821. Soldier's Rank_In Pvt. Enlisted on 11/14/1861 at New Haven, KY as a Corporal. On 1/23/1862 he mustered into 'C' Co. KY 28th Infantry. He Re-enlisted on 1/5/1864. Promoted to Sergt 3/1/1865. Was badly wounded in a charge at Pine Mt.Ga. June 17,1864. and was out of action until March 7th, 1865. The following describes that action : ' In a charge near Pine Mountain it lost 4 men killed and 12 wounded. In the month of June the killed and wounded of the regiment aggregated 56.'
Contributor Glenn LandDate added 5/11/2007

Company C

Private

My Great Grandfather, John Higgins, joined the 28th Kentucky Infantry when it was formed and served with the unit until his death in 1865. His record included numerous hospital stays as well as 'absences' when he visited his wife and 2 young daughters in Louisville. He was charged with desertion but was later cleared of that charge. He died mysteriously while the unit was in Port Lavaca, TX after the war had ended. Record says only that he was 'buried in effects.'
Contributor Ed FlynnDate added 12/10/2009

Company D

Private

Sep., 1837 Letcher County Kentucky, USA Death: Sep. 4, 1916 Rowan County Kentucky, USA Wife of Frances (Cornett) Hayes. He was a Civil War Veteran, Company D 26(28)? Kentucky Infantry.I believe there is a mistake on his stone.(He appears on the list for the 28th KY Infantry as found on records.) He settled in about 1850 in Rowan County, Kentucky. Hayes Crossing was named for Wesley Hayes. He also donated the land for the Hayes Cemetery at Hayes Crossing. Father of- A. Neal Hayes, Douglas 'Doug' Hayes, James R. Hayes, Robert'Bob' D. Hayes, Andrew J. 'Drew' Hayes,Louisa 'Lou' Hayes, Nancy B. 'Nan' Hayes, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Hayes, John H. Hayes, Wesley Baldwin Hayes, William 'Will' Hayes.
Contributor DBDate added 12/27/2009

Company E

Private

Goes by Marion Bailey
Contributor DonnaDate added 5/26/2008

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Scott BerghoffDate added 10/11/2012

Company F

Sergeant

William's surname was Nishwitz, but several of his miliary records show him as Leish (or Lish).
Contributor Chris HallDate added 5/19/2008

Company F

Private

Enlisted Nov. 21st 1861 in Louisville, Mustered in Capt. O'Neill's Co. 28th Ky. Vols. in New Haven on Jan 23 1862, later became Company F. On rolls until Dec 18 1864 was in hospitals in Nashville and Chatanooga until Jan. 1865. Mustered out Feb. 7th in Huntstville Al.
Contributor Jim StorchDate added 7/30/2008

Company I

Sergeant

Bernhard Speaker was my great-grandfather. He was born in Germany in 1834 and enlisted at Louisville, KY in 1862. Anyone with more information about the 28th KY Infantry is welcome to contact me. This company apparently had a lot of men who were from Germany.
Contributor Gary RichardsDate added 12/28/2004

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