(I) 28th New York Infantry
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- Embarked on transport "Star of the South" April 23, 1861
- Arrived at Washington, D.C., April 29
- Mustered in May 10, 1861
- May 24, 1861 -
Union Occupation of Arlington Heights, Virginia
- Colonel Ellsworth becomes the first Union officer killed in the Rebellion - Skirmish near Chain Bridge June 2
- Attached to Department of Pennsylvania / 3rd Division (Sanford) / 8th Brigade (Butterfield), July, Brigaded with:
- Attached to (I) Department of the Shenandoah / 1st Brigade (Thomas), Brigaded with:
- Engaged in picket and fatigue duty, constructing Fort Bennett, and a redoubt near Aqueduct Bridge; also guarding bridge at Georgetown during battle of Bull Run
- Mustered out August 5, 1861.
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 270, 272, 1415)