38th Georgia Infantry
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- Also referred to as Wright's Legion Infantry
- October 11, 1861 - Organized
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- Spring 1862 - Reorganized
- June 10, 1862 - Company M became the Jo. Thompson (Georgia) Artillery Battery)
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
- August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain [guarding trains]
- August 23, 1862 - Rappahannock Station
- August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
- September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
- September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- September 19, 1862 - Boteler's Ford
- December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- May 1-4, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- October 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
- November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
- January 4, 1864 - Morton's Ford
- May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- May-June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
- May 5, 1864 - The Chestatee (Georgia) Artillery assigned as Company L per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #105
- July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
- September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
- September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Georgia (October-November 1861)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia (November 1861-April 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Military District of Georgia / Smith's Brigade (April-June 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / Valley District / Jackson's Division / Lawton's Brigade (June 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 2nd Corps / Jackson's Division / Lawton's Brigade (June-August 1862)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's/Gordon's Division / Lawton's/Gordon's/Evans' Brigade (August 1862-May 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Johnson's/Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (May-June 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (June-December 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Evans' Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Augustus R. Wright (Colonel)
- Thomas H. Bomar (Major)
- Phillip E. Davant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- John Y. Flowers (Major)
- George W. Lee (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- James D. Mathews (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Lewis J. Parr (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 247-248, 285)