Alternate Designations: 4th Regiment of the Irish Brigade.
Commander: Col. Richard Byrnes (ca. 1833-July 12, 1864).
Numbers: 265; 8 killed, 57 wounded, 35 missing.
Raised: Suffolk, Middlesex, and Worcester. The 28th was raised in Boston and received its initial training at Camp Cameron in Cambridge and Somerville.
Dedicated: 1885.
Location: Sickles Avenue at the Loop, east side. The monument marks the position attained by the 28th Massachusetts regiment about 5:30 PM on July 2, 1863 as they engaged the Confederates.
Description: Granite shaft topped by a marble eagle. The shaft is decorated with the U.S. shield, an Irish harp, a trefoil design, the flags of the Irish Brigade and the U.S. flag crossed, and shield of a person with bow and arrows. The monument cost $500.00. Monument is a three foot square granite shaft with a flat top that contains a sculptured marble eagle and set on a five foot square rough hewn base. The shaft has scotia molding and polished panels with inscriptions. Overall height is 13.4 foot. Flanking markers have gable tops with inscriptions on the west faces, 1.6×8 foot.
National Park Service List of Classified Monuments Number: MN167.
Sculptor: A. Ford and T.M. Brady
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