The Civil War in the East

38th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops

 

The 38th United States Colored Troops lost 1 officer and 42 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 192 enlisted men by disease during the Civil War.

 

1864

January 23

Organized in Virginia

January-June

Duty at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. attached to U.S. Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

June - April

Operations against Petersburg, and Richmondattached to Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

August

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps, Army of the James

September 29-30

Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights

October 1

Deep Bottom

October 27-28

Battle of Fair Oaks

November

Duty in trenches north of James River before Richmond

December

Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, then 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps

1865

April 3

Occupation of Richmond

April

Duty in the Dept. of Virginia

May 24-June 6

Moved to Texas

June

Duty at Brownsville and at various points on the Rio Grande and at Brazos Santiago, Indianola and Galveston, Texas

1867

January 25

Mustered out