Richardson Family
Clinton Richardson
Peter Richardson
William Kenley Richardson
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Clinton Richardson, 1820-1905, Monett, Barry County, MO, was the father of Peter Richardson, 1845-1935, Ozark, Barry County; William Kenley Richardson, 1841-1906; and Leroy Richardson, 1840-1935 (no photo). All served with Company D, 28th Virginia Infantry. The 28th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in Lynchburg, Virginia in June, 1861. Its members were raised in Botetourt, Craig, Bedford, Campbell, and Roanoke counties. After fighting at First Manassas, the unit was assigned to Gen. Pickett's, Garnett's, and Hunton's Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment was active in the campaigns of the army from Williamsburg to Gettysburg except when it served with Longstreet at Suffolk. The 28th moved to North Carolina, then was on detached duty at Richmond. It fought at Cold Harbor, the Petersburg trenches, and was engaged in various conflicts around Appomattox. The regiment consisted of around 600 men in April, 1862 and reported 40 casualties at Williamsburg and 47 at Seven Pines. 12 were killed at Manassas and 52 were injured, 8 were killed and 54 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, and, of the 333 engaged at Gettysburg, half were disabled. Many were captured at Sailer's Creek, and 3 officers and 51 men surrendered in April 1865. The field officers were Colonels Robert C. Allen, Robert T. Preston, and William Watts; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel B. Paul and William L. Wingfield; and Majors Michael P. Spessard and Nathaniel C. Wilson. Submitted in 2012 by Tony Martin |