The Civil War in the East

38th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment


The 38th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment lost 1 officer and 56 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 56 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1864

 

Battalion of four Companies (A, B, C and D) organized at Madison, Wis.

April 15

Mustered in

May 3-7

Moved to Washington, D.C.

May

Camp at Arlington, Va. attached to Casey's Provisional Brigade, 22nd Army Corps

May 30-June 1

Moved to White House, Va. and attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Battalion temporarily attached to 1st Minnesota Infantry.

June 9

Guard supply train to Cold Harbor

June 10-12

Cold Harbor

June 12-15

Movement across James River to Petersburg

June 16-18

Assaults on Petersburg

June 16 to April 2

Siege of Petersburg

July 26

Company E joined

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September 29-October 2

Poplar Springs Church

September

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps

October 1

Companies F, G, H, I and K joined regiment

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

1865

January 29

Received Rebel Peace Commissioners Stephens, Hunter, Campbell and Hatch through lines under flag of truce

March 25

Fort Stedman, Petersburg

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April 3

Occupation of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 21-25

Moved to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 6

2nd Battalion mustered out

June-July

1st Battalion on duty at Arsenal, Washington, during trial and execution of President Lincoln's assassins.

July 26

Mustered out