The Civil War in the East

28th New York Infantry Regiment "Scott Life Guard"

Lost 2 officers and 46 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 50 enlisted men to disease, a total of 98.

 

Timeline of the 28th New York Infantry Regiment

 

Organized at Albany, N.Y.

May 18, 1861

Accepted for State service

May 22

Mustered in for two years Federal Service under Colonel Dudley Donnelly, Lt. Colonel Edwin F Brown and Major James Mitchell

June 25

Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to Mansfield's Command

July 11

Near Martinsburg, Va. Attached to Butterfield's Brigade, Sandford's Division, Patterson's Army of the Shenandoah

August 5

Expedition to Point of Rocks, Md.

August

Guard and outpost duty on the Upper Potomac

September 13

Major Mitchell resigns and Captain Elliott Cook of Company A promoted to major

October

Gordon's Brigade, Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac

October 20-24

Operations near Edwards' Ferry

March 1-12, 1862

Advance on Winchester, Va. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps. Lt. Colonel Brown takes command of the regiment while Colonel Dudley commands the brigade

March 12

Occupation of Winchester

March 18

Ordered to Manassas, Va.

March 19

Back to Winchester

March 24-April 27

Pursuit of Jackson

April

Attached to 1st Brigade. 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah

April 16

Columbia Furnace

April 24

Near Harrisonburg

April 26

Gordonsville

May 15

Operations in the Shenandoah Valley

May 16-20

At Strasburg

May 20-25

Retreat to Winchester

May 23

Front Royal

May 24-25

Battle of Winchester

May 25-26

Retreat to Williamsport

May 25

Bunker Hill

May 26-June 10

At Williamsport

June 10-18

Moved to Front Royal and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia

June 29-30

Reconnaissance to Luray

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain

The Regiment lost 213 casualties of 339 men engaged. Colonel Donnelly was mortally wounded, Lt. Colonel Brown was wounded and captured, and Major Cook and Captain Bowen of Company D were captured

August 16-
September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 20-23

Fords of the Rappahannock

August 23-25

White Sulphur Springs

August 26-28

Plains of Manassas

August 29

Battle of Groveton

August 30

Battle of Bull Run

September

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

The regiment lost 1 officer and 8 men wounded (1 man mortally) and 1 man missing.

September 22

At Sandy Hook and Maryland Heights

October 6

Lt. Colonel Brown and Captain Bowen paroled at Akin's Landing, Virginia

October 25

Lt. Colonel Brown promoted to colonel with rank from August 15, Major Cook (in Confederate prison) promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Theophilus Fitzgerald of Company E promoted to major.

October 31

Captain Bowman mustered out to become lieutenant colonel of the 151st New York Infantry

November 11

Lt. Colonel Cook exchanged and returned to regiment

December 10-14

March to Fairfax Station

January 19-23, 1863

Moved to Stafford Court House

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

The Regiment lost 78 casualties.

June 2, 1863

Mustered out, expiration of term, under Colonel Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Cook and Major Fitzgerald. Three years' men transferred to 60th New York Regiment