| Birth | 1819 | County Donegal, Ireland, age 32 in 1850 census; age 41 in 1860 census; age 54 in 1861 enlistment; age 55 in 1870 census; age 60 in 1880 census; age 65 at death in 1890; Eric Williams:
pulled information off of Army discharge paperwork from Hospital in Maryland. |
| Marriage | Jul 10, 1836 | Boston, MA, USA |
| 1850 Census | 1850 | Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 32, a trader |
| Marriage | Oct 26, 1857 | Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 38 and 30; his second |
| 1860 Census | 1860 | Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 41, laborer; next door to James Doherty and family. |
| Mil. Enls | Sep 25, 1861 | Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Houghton, Edward. Private. Comp. G, 28th MA Volunteers, Infantry Regiment; Boston, 38, trader, age 54; enl. 9/25/1861, must. 12/13/1861; wounded 9/17/1862 at Antietam, Md; disch. for disability (compound gunshot fracture of left tibia & fibula), 5/15/1863. See V.R.C.
Company G: Company G was recruited in the fall of 1861. Although most of the men of this company were from Boston and Cambridge, a large number were also recruited from Natickat the time it was formed. The first Captain of Company G was Alexander Blaney, a 31-year old Boston trader. He led the regiment until he resigned and was discharged on July 26, 1862. At the end of 1864, the soldiers of Company G were transferred to Company E at the time regiment was consolidated into a battalion of five companies.
Three members of Company G who enlisted at the time the regiment was formed in 1861 were commissioned from the ranks. Thomas Cook, a 23-year old Boston printer enlisted as a Private and was wounded in battle four times. His steadfast service to his country was finally recognized in January, 1865, when he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Edward F. O'Brien, a 28-year old civil engineer, began his service as 1st Sergeant of Company G. In spite of a wound at 2nd Bull Run, he earned promotion to Sergeant Major in May,1863. By October, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in Company A, where he served until suffering a severe wound at Cold Harbor that eventually led to his discharge in October, 1864. Finally, Edwin J. Weller, a 39-year old artist from Boston, was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant from Corporal in October, 1862. He subsequently was killed in battle at Fredericksburg. A total of 117 enlisted men served in Company G during the three years of its existence in the field. Of this number, 19 men were killed in action, 1 was reported missing in action and presumed killed, 10 died by accident or disease, and 4 died as prisoners of war for a total of 34 men (29%). This was the second highest percentage loss for any company in the regiment
28th Infantry – Known as the Irish Brigade
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| Milit-End | May 15, 1863 | |
| 1870 Census | 1870 | South part of Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 55, a laborer |
| 1880 Census | 1880 | 57 Salem St., Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 60, boarding house; 13 boarders |
| Death | Jul 12, 1890 | 41 Lancaster St., "Old" Cambridge, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston VRs; age "65", of pyarmia |
| Burial | | Old North Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 244 Rindge Ave (Gravestone 37West) |
Edward Houghton
Charles Houghton