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he 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was almost constantly in action during its three and a half years of service, participating in every major campaign after the Seven Days.

According to Fox's 300 Fighting Regiments, the 28th was one of 24 volunteer units from Massachusetts that lost 130 or more killed in battle, and among all Union regiments in the Civil War, ranked seventh in losses, with 250 of the 1,746 men who served in the regiment during the war either killed or mortally wounded. The 69th New York, which served alongside the 28th in the Irish Brigade, ranked sixth on Fox's list.

In the official records of the Massachusetts Adjutant General, published in 1867, the 28th is shown as having a slightly lower number of killed or mortally wounded (231) than that reported by Fox. A 1931 report, also from the office of the Adjustant General, further refined the totals:

TOTAL REGIMENTAL LOSSES, 1862-1865*
Killed & Mortally Wounded
229
Died of Accident or Disease
84
Died as Prisoners of War
51
Reported Missing in Action
30
GRAND TOTAL
394
*SOURCE: 28TH MASSACHUSETTS ROSTER, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931

The total number of wounded in the 28th Massachusetts over the course of the war was 749. Many soldiers were wounded more than once, meaning this is a composite sum. In 360 cases, soldiers were wounded badly enough to either be discharged from the service or transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps.

The table below provides a chronological summary of the regiment's casualties by battle. See also the list of Burial Places of 28th Massachusetts Veterans.

1 8 6 2
Engagement
Date(s)
Killed
Wounded
Captured
Missing
Total Casualties
Secessionville
2/16
18
47
7
0
73
2nd Bull Run
8/30
28
80
6
10
114
Chantilly
9/1
25
59
2
5
91
South Mountain
9/14
0
8
0
0
8
Antietam
9/17
18
32
0
1
51
Fredericksburg
12/13
32
116
1
11
160
1 8 6 3
Engagement
Date(s)
Killed
Wounded
Captured
Missing
Total Casualties
Chancellorsville
5/30
0
15
6
1
22
Gettysburg
7/1-3
14
56
16
7
93
Bristow Station
10/11-17
2
9
11
0
13
Mine Run
11/29
0
5
0
0
5
1 8 6 4
Engagement
Date(s)
Killed
Wounded
Captured
Missing
Total Casualties
Wilderness
5/5-7
24
81
11
8
124
Po River
5/9-10
3
5
2
1
11
Spotsylvania
5/12, 5/18
21
74
8
3
106
N. Anna/Cold Harbor
5/23-6/1
1
9
5
0
15
Cold Harbor
6/3
14
39
0
0
53
Petersburg
6/16
4
19
1
2
26
Jerusalem Plank Road
6/22
1
8
4
0
13
Deep Bottom
7/27, 8/14
6
13
0
0
19
Charles City Crossroad
8/16
0
8
22
1
31
Reams' Station
8/25
1
7
36
0
44
1 8 6 5
Engagement
Date(s)
Killed
Wounded
Captured
Missing
Total Casualties
Hatcher's Run
3/25
17
53
0
0
70
South Side Railroad
4/2
0
6
0
0
6


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