28th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

The 28th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Lieut. Col. Gottfried Becker and serving in Crooks (2d) Brigade, Kanawha Division, Ninth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, was conducted by Gen. Crook on a reconnaissance above the bridge over Antietam Creek on the morning of Sept. 17, 1862, and five companies succeeded in crossing the creek before the capture of the bridge; it then formed part of the forces that charged and drove the enemy from the creek. Its loss was 2 men killed and 19 men wounded, for a total of 21.

Shepherdstown, Maryland · United States