Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
III RECORD.

This T~hirty-Eighth Regiment. Virginia
Infantry, Confederate States Volunteers
was organized at Camp Lee, Richmond.
Va, June, 1861, with the following Held
and staff:
Colonel Z. c. Edmonds, Of Fauquler
county: Lieutenant-ColOne i. Is, WHIT
tie. OF Macon, Ca; Major Isaac "A. car
rington, Of Pittsylvania county, Va; Adj
iutant Nathan Penick, of Pittsylvania;
O-uartermaster j. L. Averett, of Pittsyl-
vania; Surgeon James n. McAlpin. OF
Princess Anne county; Assistant-Surgeon
- Gordon, Of Albemarle, and the FOL
lowing companies:
Company 4, Captain Daniel ToWnes'
Of Pittsylvania county.
Company b, Captain John r.. Cabell, OF
Pittsylvania county.
Company c, Captain William b.. Sinap-
son, Of Pittsylvania county.
Company ID, Captain 4. Z. Oh
Pittsylvania county.
Company T., Captain Joseph X. CapeH,
of Pittsylvania county.
Company +, Captain JED. carter, OF
Halifax county.
Company G, Captain William Towns,
Of M~ecklenburg county.
Company H.. Captain Joseph NJ. Terry,
of Pittsylvania county.
Company /, Captain John T. Wood, Of
Mecklenburg county.
Company X, Captain George h. Grlggs,
of Pittsylvania county.
The regiment remained in Camp Lee
drilling until July 6, 1861, when 1t was
ordered to, and went by train to, VIM
chester, Va, and joined the Brigade Of
General T.. Kirby Smith, Army of Gene
raj Joseph E. Johnson. II performed out
post and picket duty until July 18th,
when il was ordered with the brigade 70
Manassas, which. on account of an acci-
dent TO the railroad, it did not reach until
the 22d-the day after the battle of Bull
Run. General Smith reached Manassas
on the DIST, and was wounded In the en-
gagement, and Colonel Forney of the
Ninth Alabama Regiment, was assigned
10 the command of tho brigade, but turn
ed il over in - few days to Colonel Cad
mus NJ. Wilcox. who had been made a
brigadier-general, and assigned TO the
Division Of General c.. w. Smith. The
regiment performed such service as was
required around and near Centreyille
until March 10, 1862, when il formed "a
part OF the rear-guard OF the retreat
from that section. While on the march
the regiment was assigned to n joined
the Brigade Of General Robert Toombs,
OF Georgia. then near orange Courthouse.
March 30. 1862. On the 18th Of April the
command left Orange for Richmond. Va,
and thence by steamer TO Kins's-Mill
Landing, on James river, and then
marched TO the line Of defence around
Yorktown. 1t performed duty ia the
trenches at Dam No. from April 18th
10 May %. The service in the trenches
was very severe. The weather was rainy,
and there was daily skirmishing with the
enemy. On May 2. 1862. IL was assigned
10 and reported 10 Brigadier-General
Jubal A. Early, theIi stationed at Fort
Magruder, and with IT fell back with the
army on the Sd. on May 9th 1t was en-
gaged in the battle near Williamsburg,
and continued 20 fall back towards Rich
mond. Va. on the march hard corn on
the cob was issued 10 the men as r%ations,
with nothing else to eat. On May 18th,
camped near Richmond. May a. 1862. the
regiment was transferred 20 the Brigade
of General Samuel Garland and General
ID. Ii. Hits Division. May 9th it was or
dered on outpost duty on the Williams
burg road, and continued on this duty
until the Sist, when II commenced at
this point and fought IN the battle OF
Seven Pines. It's loss was heavy, both
in killed and wounded. In the engage
ment Captain Briggs, Of Company X.
captured a small flag belonging 10 a
Pennsylvania regiment.
ANOTHER TRANSFER.
on the 18th OF June, 1862. the regiment
was transferred TO the Brigade OF Gen.
eral l.. A.. Armistead, Huger's Division.
and was engaged IN the battle OF NAL
vern Hill, and the casualties We're again
heavy. This battle was on July 1st. On
the Sd OF July the brigade was transfer
red 10 the Division OF General A. i. Hin.
and on the 1itb OF July IL was ordered
10 the south side OF James river and
placed in the Division OF General II. n.
Anderson. and went into camp on Failing
creek. With the command II broke camp
on the 10th OF August, 1862, and reached
Louisa Courthouse on the 18th: Orange
Courthouse on the 18th; Clark's Mountain
on the 10th; Steyensburg on the 2lst; Jef-
ferson on the 9th. and engaged the enc
my at the Fauquier White SULPHUR
Springs OF the 2th. IL left the SPRINGS
on the night Of the 9th; Salem the 2Sth.
White Plains on the 29th; went through
Th0rOughfare Gap 10 the battlefield near
GrOveton on the Goth, and In time 10 be
IN the close Of the Second Battle OF Ma
nassas- Left Manassas September 1st:
Leesburg the 4th, and waded the Poto-
mae river and entered Maryland on 1he
9th Of September. 1859. IL camped al
Frederick City. Nd. on the Sth. on the
i2th II aided In driving the enemy OF
the heights opposite and into Harper's