CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
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28th Infantry Regiment, formed at Shelby Springs, Alabama, in March, 1862, contained
men from Perry, Blount, Marshall, Jefferson, Walker, and Dallas counties. It moved to Corith
and suffered losses from camp diseases. Later the unit was ordered to Kentucky and fought at Munfordville. It then joined the
Army of Tennessee and served under Generals Trapier, J.P. Anderson, and Manugault. The 28th
took an active part in the campaigns of the army from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was with Hood in Tennessee, and
saw action in North Carolina. It was organized with 1,100 men, reported 105 casualties at
Murfreesboro and 172 at Lookout Mountain. In December, 1863, it totalled 276 men and 189
arms. The regiment lost 4 killed and 24 wounded at Ezra Church, and many were disabled at Nashville. Very few surrendered in
April, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels John W. Frazer and John C. Reid, and Lieutenant
Colonels William L. Butler and T.W.W. Davis.
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