John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment John C Rigdon

The North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in January, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its members were recruited in the counties of Duplin, Yadkin, Sampson, Richmond, Catawba, Alexander, Randolph, Cleveland, and Cumberland. Ordered to Virginia, the unit was assigned to General Pender's and Scales' Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then took its place in the Petersburg trenches and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment lost thirty-six percent of the 420 at Mechanicsville, had 2 killed and 22 wounded at Second Manassas, and had 14 wounded at Fredericksburg. Its casualties were 20 killed, 77 wounded, and 11 missing at Chancellorsville, and of the 216 engaged at Gettysburg, more than forty percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 21 officers and 110 men. Company A - "Spartan Band" - Duplin County Company B - "Men of Yadkin" - Yadkin County Company C - "Sampson Farmers" - Sampson County Company D - "Sampson Ployboys" - Sampson County Company E - "Richmond Boys" - Richmond County Company F - "Sulphur Wild Cats" - Catawba County Company G - "Rocky Face Rangers" - Alexander County Company H - "Uwharrie Boys" - Randolph County Company I - "Cleveland Marksmen" - Cleveland County Company K - "Carolina Boys" - Cumberland County