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CHAPTEE XLYI.
REGIMENTAL HISTORY—THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY.
Regimental Eoster — First Battalion Arrives at Washington — Join the Army of the Potomac — Cold Harbor — Cross the James Eiver — Petersburg — Assaults of June 17th and IStii — June SOtii — Battle on Weldon Railroad — Hatcher's Eun — Second Battalion Arrives at Petersburg—Eegimental Organi¬ zation Complete—Capture of Fort Mahonk—Occupation of Petersburg—War Closed—Proceed to Washington—Grand Eeview—Muster out — Eeturn to Wisconsin — Statistics.
THE organization of the Thirty-eighth Eegiment was com¬ menced in March, 1864, under the supervision of Colonel Bintliif. Before the regiment could be filled, the Government discontinued the payment of bounties, and recruiting fell ofi", and almost entirely ceased. In consequence of this, only four companies could be organized. Companies A, B, C and D were made up from the recruits for the other companies, mustered into service, and, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Pier, left Camp Eandall, Madison, on the 3d of May, for AVash- iugton. Colonel Bintliff remained in the State to recruit the other companies, which was done under the call of July, 1864. Company E was sent forward in July, and the other companies in September, under Colonel Bintliff, who took command on their arrival before Petersburg on the 1st of October, thus com¬ pleting the organization of the regiment. The following was the roster:
COLONEI-—JAJIES bintliff.
Lieutenant Co?oneZ—Calvert K. Pier; J/q/w — Cortland P. Larkin; Adjntanl — Aaros^ n. McCracken; Quartei-masier—A^aos Rood; Surgeon —Hesum L. Butter- field ; First Assistant Surgeon—Hvou Russell ; Second Assistatit Surgeon—C- B. PiERSOii; Chaplain — Rev. Joseph M. Walker.
Object Description
| Title | 38th Infantry, chapter 46 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Title | 38th Infantry, chapter 46 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 38th Infantry |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books (http://books.google.com/) and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats. |
| Subcollection | Regimental Histories |
| Source Type | history |
| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Source Creation Date | 1866 |
| Source Publisher | Clarke & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0000zn |
Description
| Title | 845 |
| Source Title | 38th Infantry, chapter 46 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 38th Infantry |
| Source Type | history |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | CHAPTEE XLYI. REGIMENTAL HISTORY—THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY. Regimental Eoster — First Battalion Arrives at Washington — Join the Army of the Potomac — Cold Harbor — Cross the James Eiver — Petersburg — Assaults of June 17th and IStii — June SOtii — Battle on Weldon Railroad — Hatcher's Eun — Second Battalion Arrives at Petersburg—Eegimental Organi¬ zation Complete—Capture of Fort Mahonk—Occupation of Petersburg—War Closed—Proceed to Washington—Grand Eeview—Muster out — Eeturn to Wisconsin — Statistics. THE organization of the Thirty-eighth Eegiment was com¬ menced in March, 1864, under the supervision of Colonel Bintliif. Before the regiment could be filled, the Government discontinued the payment of bounties, and recruiting fell ofi", and almost entirely ceased. In consequence of this, only four companies could be organized. Companies A, B, C and D were made up from the recruits for the other companies, mustered into service, and, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Pier, left Camp Eandall, Madison, on the 3d of May, for AVash- iugton. Colonel Bintliff remained in the State to recruit the other companies, which was done under the call of July, 1864. Company E was sent forward in July, and the other companies in September, under Colonel Bintliff, who took command on their arrival before Petersburg on the 1st of October, thus com¬ pleting the organization of the regiment. The following was the roster: COLONEI-—JAJIES bintliff. Lieutenant Co?oneZ—Calvert K. Pier; J/q/w — Cortland P. Larkin; Adjntanl — Aaros^ n. McCracken; Quartei-masier—A^aos Rood; Surgeon —Hesum L. Butter- field ; First Assistant Surgeon—Hvou Russell ; Second Assistatit Surgeon—C- B. PiERSOii; Chaplain — Rev. Joseph M. Walker. |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0866 |