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28th New Jersey Infantry

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Company B

Private

he died in 1926, he was hit by a car while leaving church on a Sunday.
Contributor KarenDate added 2/4/2008

Company C

Private

My great great Grandfather from middlesex county new jsersey
Contributor Ali Gunther-PavlicaDate added 7/26/2009

Company C

Private

died 30 June 1898 and is interred in Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, NY
Contributor John GrahamDate added 6/1/2007

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Nancy OlstenDate added 6/18/2006

Company D

Private

Cornelius was born in Ireland in 1834. By 1860, he was living in New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ. He enlisted in the 28th NJ Volunteers, a 9-month regiment, on 26 August 1862. He was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg, 13 Dec. 1862. His regiment was in the first wave in the attack on Marye's Heights. He left a widow and three children, all under age 5, including my great-grandmother.
Contributor Paul C. ChristianDate added 6/9/2006

Company G

3rd Corporal

Enlisted in the 28th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 01 September 1862 for a period of 9 months. Mustered in 22 September 1862. Promoted to corporal 18 November 1862. The 28th New Jersey fought at Fredericksburg as part of the 'Gibraltar' Brigade along with the 24th NJ, the 4th OH, the 8th OH, the 14th IN, and the 7th WV under Brigadier General Nathan Kimball. Mustered out 06 July 1863.
Contributor Mr. Mason A. DilkesDate added 6/6/2007

Company G

Sergeant

William Kates was my gg-grandfather.
Contributor Susan Gray CroyleDate added 5/22/2015

Company G

Private

Reported MIA at battle of Chancellorsville VA 3 May 1863 Presumed dead.
Contributor Fred J. MasonDate added 9/30/2006

Company I

Rank unknown

Josiah Pateman, seventy-eight years old, died at the residence of his son, David Pateman, 503 State street, last night. He is survived by two sisters and one brother and three daughters and one son. He was a veteran of the civil war, having been a member of Company I, 28th New Jersey Volunteers, at that time. The funeral will be held from his late residence, 503 State street, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. J. L. Lancaster, rector of St. Peters Episcopal church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Alpine Cemetery. Perth Amboy evening news., February 25, 1907, LAST EDITION, Page 2, Perth Amboy, N.J.
Contributor Skip RiddleDate added 2/23/2018

Company K

Corporal

Timothy, younger brother of William Thorn, Jr. was mustered into Co. K, 28th NJ Infantry along with his brother. Like his brother, he survived the war.
Contributor Harvey A. Thorn, Jr.Date added 6/16/2006

Company K

Sergeant

My Great-Grandfather was born in South Amboy, NJ in 1835. He was mustered into the 28th NJ, a 9-month Volunteer Infantry Regiment, in September, 1862, and mustered out in June of 1863. He died in Elizabeth, NJ in 1897.
Contributor Harvey A. Thorn, Jr.Date added 6/16/2006

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