John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch and Roster of the North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment John C Rigdon

The North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service in September, 1861, at High Point, North Carolina. Its members were from the counties of Surry, Gaston, Catawba, Stanley, Montgomery, Yadkin, Orange, and Cleveland. The unit moved to New Bern and arrived just as the troops were withdrawing from that fight. Ordered to Virginia in May, 1862, it was assigned to General Branch's and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought at Hanover Court House and many conflicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. The 28th was then involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox operations. It came to Virginia with 1,199 men, lost thirty-three percent of the 480 engaged during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 3 killed and 26 wounded at Cedar Mountain and 5 killed and 45 wounded at Second Manassas. The regiment reported 65 casualties at Fredericksburg and 89 at Chancellorsville. Of the 346 in action at Gettysburg, more than forty percent were killed, wounded, or missing. It surrendered 17 officers and 213 men. Companies Company A, Surry county, Captain Reeves (major-elect). Company B, Gaston county, Captain Edwards. Company C, Catawba county, Captain Lowe (lieutenant-colonel-elect). Company D, Stanley county, Captain Montgomery. Company E, Montgomery county, Captain Barringer. Company F, Yadkin county, Captain Kinyoun. Company G, Orange county, Captain Martin. Company H, Cleveland county, Captain Wright. Company I, Yadkin county, Captain Speer. Company K, Stanley county, Captain Moody.