John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 38th Infantry Regiment John C Rigdon

The GA 38th Infantry Regiment was a part of the Lawton - Gordon - Evans brigade made up of the 13th, 26th, 31st, 38th, 60th, & 61st Georgia Regiments and the 12th Georgia Light Artillery Battalion. It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was active around Appomattox. The unit lost 54 killed and 118 wounded at Gaines' Mill and sixty-two percent of the 123 engaged at Sharpsburg. In the fight at Fredericksburg there were 10 killed and 91 wounded, and of the 341 at Gettysburg, more than thirty-five percent were disabled. It surrendered with 112, of which 73 were armed. Companies of the Georgia 38th Infantry RegimentCompany A - Dekalb Murphy Guards - Dekalb CountyCompany B - Milton Guards - Milton CountyCompany C - Bulloch and Emanuel CountiesCompany D - McCullough Rifles - Dekalb CountyCompany E - Tom Cobb Infantry - Oglethorpe CountyCompany F - Thornton Life Volunteers - Elbert and Hart CountiesCompany G - Battey Guards - Jefferson CountyCompany H - Goshen Blues - Elbert County1st Company I - Dawson Farmers - Dawson County2nd Company I - Company K - Bartow Avengers - Fulton CountyCompany L - Dawson CountyCompany M - Jo Thompson Lancers