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Virginia 38th Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:14 June 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Pittsylvania Regiment, Virginia
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General George H. Steuart
    • Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead
    • Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor
    • Brigadier General Samuel Garland Jr.
    • Brigadier General Seth M. Barton
    • Colonel Edward C. Edmonds
    • Colonel George K. Griggs
    • Colonel James G. Hodges
    • Colonel William R. Aylett
    • Lieutenant Colonel Powhatan B. Whittle
    • Lieutenant Colonel William White
    • Major Joseph R. Cabell
    • Major General D. H. Hill
    • Major General George E. Pickett
    • Major General George Pickett
    • Major General Richard H. Anderson
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Siege of Suffolk11 Apr 18634 May 186323 day(s)Suffolk, Virginia
High Bridge6 Apr 18657 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Five Forks1 Apr 18651 Apr 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia2 July 18622 July 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
High Bridge, Virginia6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge3 July 18633 July 1863< 1 dayGettysburg, Pennsylvania

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