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James Dougal McCurley of Beaver Meadow, PA enlisted 28 June 1861; wounded at Antietam; fought at Gettysburg; discharged 20 July 1864; buried at Citizens Cemetery, Beaver Meadows, PA

Served in Company O.

My ggrandfather enlisted from East Huntington Twp., Westmoreland Cty., PA.

Born in Page Co. VA. Two of his brothers, Rueben & Cumberland Coffman enlisted in 33rd VA in 1861, brother James went to the Union in 1861 as did Isaac in 1864. Isaac wounded at Resaca GA in May 1864, mustered out in July 1865. His brother, Rueben, was my g-grandfather.

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my great great grandfather. b. 1848 in pennsylvania, settled in nebraska after the war. d. 1920 and buried at gibbon, buffalo co., neb. -- was wounded and received a pension.

Would like to know the battle history of Co C. 28th regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers. My Great Grandfather was Thomas Jame Donal. If you have info about him or a list of the battles that Co C was involved in, I would appreciate hearing from you.

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Military Service: Promoted to full Corporal June 1, 1865.
Original file under Joshua S. Raub
Fought for the Union Army: 28th Regiment, PA Infantry, Company G.
Mustered in as a private. Mustered out on July 18, 1865 at Washington, D.C.
State served: Pennsylvania

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, at Ancestry.com
NARA Film #: M554 Roll 99

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William Wharton enlisted on July 1, 1861 along with his brother Archibald in Sewickley Pennsylvania. He served with the 28th until August of 1862 when he was transferred to Knap's Battery. He followed the 12th Corp. West and was involved with Grant's Cracker Line Operation. On the night of October 28th his Division was attacked at Wauhatchie Junction by an enemy force twice their size. The enemy was repulsed but William was wounded in both legs. He was taken to Bridgeport Alabama where he died On November 4th 1863 in a general field hosptital. He is buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.

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On July 1, 1861 Company K of the 28th Pennsylvania volunteers was mustered into service. The Company was formed of men largely from the city of Philadelphia, they were equipped at the personal expense of John Geary, a Mexican American war veteran, former mayor of San Francisco and governor of the territoy of Kansas.

The men signed up for enlistments of three years, and saw action in most of the eastern campaigns, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Following Gettysburg and the Union defeat at Chickamauga in the west, President Lincoln detached the 12th Corps which the 28th was a part, and transferred them to the Army of the West in Chattanooga.

The men travelled in trains over a thousand miles and arrived in less than a week and were instrumental in breaking the Confederate seige of forces encircled in the city. They joined Sherman''s Army of the West and marched to Atlanta and the sea.

Their story is the classic ''East meets West'', eastern troops and western troops were very different, young city slickers and western farmboys meeting each other and taking their appraisal of the other for the first time. At war''s end the men of the 28th proudly marched with Sherman''s troops in the Grand Review, the celebratory parade at war''s end through the streets of Washington DC.