38th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Brief History
The 38th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized in January, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. It surrendered April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House with 21 officers and 110 men.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2155 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - "Spartan Band" - many men from Duplin County

Company B - "Men of Yadkin" - many men from Yadkin County

Company C - "Sampson Farmers" - many men from Sampson County

Company D - "Sampson Ployboys" - many men from Sampson County

Company E - "Richmond Boys" - many men from Richmond County

Company F - "Sulphur Wild Cats" - many men from Catawba County

Company G - "Rocky Face Rangers" - many men from Alexander County

Company H - "Uwharrie Boys" - many men from Randolph County

Company I - "Cleveland Marksmen" - many men from Cleveland County

Company K - "Carolina Boys" - many men from Cumberland County

The information about the companies comes from A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865 Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘North Carolina in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * North Carolina in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for North Carolina, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.