The 38th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized in late 1864, the regiment was among scores of regiments raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war within 100 days.
Service The regiment was organized at Trenton, New Jersey, under the leadership of Colonel William J. Sewell, Lieutenant Colonel Ashbel W. Angel, and Major William H. Tantum.
The unit was mustered into service by individual companies throughout September and early October 1864: +Companies and their respective dates of musterCompanyDate of MusterASeptember 22BSeptember 9CSeptember 10DSeptember 24EOctober 1FSeptember 22HSeptember 15ISeptember 12KSeptember 15 Upon organization, the regiment was dispatched to City Point, Virginia, in three distinct detachments between September 20 and October 4, 1864.
The 38th New Jersey was attached to the Separate Brigade, Army of the James, in the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. For the Majority of its service, the regiment conducted garrison duty at Fort Powhatan (6 Companies, under Colonel Sewell and Lt. Colonel Angel) and Fort Pocahontas (4 Companies under Major Tantum)
The regiment remained at Fort Powhatan and Fort Pocahontas until April 1865, following the fall of Richmond and the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
In April 1865, the regiment moved back to City Point. The Regiment was mustered out of service on June 30, 1865.
Notable commanders Colonel William J. Sewell Lieutenant Colonel Ashbel W. Angel Major William H. Tantum
Total Strength and Casualties The 38th New Jersey had a total strength of the regiment was 1,048, and lost 14 enlisted men to disease.
See also List of New Jersey units in the American Civil War New Jersey in the American Civil War
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