Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Louisiana 28th Infantry Regiment (Gray's)

The Louisiana 28th Infantry Regiment (Gray's) was organized during the spring of 1862 at Camp Bisland Louisiana. The men were recruited in the parishes of Bienville Winn Ouachita Jackson Claiborne and Calcasieu. For a time it served in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and in the fight atChickasaw Bayouit lost 9 killed 25 wounded and 9 missing. Later the unit was assigned to Mouton's and H. Gray's Brigade Trans-Mississippi Department. It was involved in the operations against Banks' Red River Campaign and in numerous conflicts in Louisiana. In July 1862 it contained 25 officers and 278 men but few were present during the spring of 1865 when the unit disbanded.