CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment)
- Overview:
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38th Infantry Regiment was organized in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in June, 1861. Its
members were recruited in Pittsylvania, Halifax, and Mechlenburg counties. It served under the
command of Generals Early, Garland, Armistead, Barton, and Steuart. The 38th participated in
the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, then served in North Carolina.
Later it was attached to the Department of Richmond, fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the
Petersburg trenches, and ended
the war at Appomattox. The
regiment totalled 544 effectives in April, 1862, and sustained 9 casualties at Williamsburg, 147 at
Seven Pines, 94 at Malvern Hill,
and 16 in the Maryland Campaign. More than fifty-five percent of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg
were disabled and it reported 11 killed, 30 wounded, and 10 missing at Drewry's Bluff. The unit
surrendered 12 officers and 82 men. Its commanders were Colonels Joseph R. Cabell, Edward C.
Edmonds, George K. Griggs, and Powhatan B. Whittle; Lieutenant Colonel George A. Martin;
and Majors Isaac H. Carrington and Henderson L. Lee.
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