8 Oct 1864 28th Georgia Infantry Regt. Soldier'sLetter

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Thomas W.G. Inglet enlisted in Company C, 28th Georgia Volunteer Infantry on September 10, 1861 at Griffin, Georgia. At the time he was 22 years old and was a farmer by occupation. He was married to Martha A. Inglet (maiden name Palmer) and had two small daughters, Lucy and Ruth. He and his wife apparently had a place of their own in Berzelia, Georgia, a small town near Augusta. Company C was made up of men from the counties around Augusta and contained a number of Thomas W. G. Inglet's neighbors and friends, including his sister Mary's husband, William H. Little. The company also contained Andrew Edwin Inglett and Thomas Inglett. Although their last names were spelled differently, the possibility of confusion between the two Toms may have been a reason for Thomas W. G. Inglet to use both his middle initials on all documents and letters.After training at Ft. Stevens near Griffin, the regiment was ordered to Richmond and then to Manassas in November 1861. T Inglet got a first-hand view of the battlefield four months after the first battle of Bull Run. His letters describe a routine of picket duty, preparing fortifications, hearing the cannon from nearby actions, and waiting for letters from home, but no personal involvement in battle. On March 8, Inglet left Manassas with his regiment for Yorktown,Va. w he came under fire for the first time.Inglet's first big battle was at Seven Pines on May 31, 1862, w his regiment lost over 150 men, including five killed and eight wounded from his own C Company. He was promoted to sergeant by June 21, since the envelope postmarked that date carries the new rank in his return address. Shortly tafter Inglet appears to have gone home without authority because of the death of his two daughters.Inglet rejoined his company near Winchester, Va., in early October. He participated in actions in the Shenandoah Valley under Stonewall Jackson in October and November 1862. In December his regiment moved from the valley to Fredericksburg w he saw action in the defense of that city. He remained in the vicinity of Fredericksburg until the end of March 1863 when he was granted a brief furlough (March 30-April 11) due to the illness of his father. On returning to his company Inglet participated in the Chancellorsville campaign w he was wounded in the temple and arm. He reported the death of Stonewall Jackson to his wife in his letter of May 14, 1863.In June of 1863 Inglett moved with his unit to North Carolina and then in early August on to Fort Wagner, South Carolina. Shortly tafter, he was one of nine men in his company who volunteered to help defend Fort Sumter w he underwent bombardment lasting 10 days. A break in his letters home between late November 1863 and January 1864 indicates that Ingletwas successful in his efforts to get a replacement to serve for him so he could get another furlough home.After serving in the forts around Charleston, Inglet moved with elements of his unit to the vicinity of Lake City, Florida, in mid-February 1864. T he fought in the Battle of Olustee on February 20 in which he was wounded by a fragment in his leg. His company lost four killed, including a father and two sons, and seven wounded. While in Florida Inglet learned on April 8 of the death, apparently from smallpox, of his third child who had been conceived while home in August-September 1862.From Florida, Inglet's unit returned to Charleston w it served provost duty for several weeks. During that period he reported being on a detail to guard 501 Yankees in route to Americus, Ga. In mid-May 1864 Inglet returned with his unit to Petersburg, Va. w heavy fighting was underway. He was in constant battle around Petersburg and Richmond in the summer and fall of 1864 until he was severely wounded in the right leg on October 7 and admitted to Jackson Hospital in Richmond.On October 23,1864, Inglet was sent home on furlough to recover from his wound. He was back in the hospital in Augusta, Georgia during the final days of the war. He wrote ... read more

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