Battles & Casualties
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
|
