Commonwealth
Recognizes the Service & Sacrifices of the 28th Massachusetts
In December 2011, Gov.
Deval L. Patrick issued
a proclamation recognizing the 150th anniversary
of the 28th Massachusetts
Volunteer Infantry Regiment being mustered into the Union Army.
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A
Civil Event: Re-enactors
Set to Mark War's Anniversary
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Remembering
Private Ryan
The
Commonwealth
Museum at the State Archives on Columbia Point in Dorechester features
a permanent exhibit
that traces the experiences of natives and immigrants
throughout Bay
State history.
 The
family of
Pvt. John
Ryan - who served in both the 28th and 61st
Massachusetts infantry regiments, later under Gen. George
A. Custer during the Indian Wars and, after surviving the Battle
of Little Big Horn, as a captain in
the Newton Police Department - was selected to represent the experience
of Irish
immigrants.
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he latest
reports from the field and
regimental headquarters of the recreated 28th Massachusetts Volunteer
Infantry Regiment.