The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Second Brigade, Third Division

Colonel J H H Ward

Colonel J H H Ward, commanding the 38th New York Infantry

Thirty-eighth New York Infantry

COLONEL J H H WARD
LIEUTENANT COLONEL A FARNSWORTH
MAJOR J D POTTER

Company A: CAPT. D E GAVITT
Company B: CAPT. E MCGRATH
Company C: CAPT. R F ALLISON
Company D: CAPT. J F HARROLD
Company E: CAPT. O A TILDEN
Company F: CAPT. H MCQUADE
Company G: CAPT. G F BRITTON
Company H: CAPT. W H BAIRD
Company I: CAPT. C S DEWITT
Company K: CAPT. S C DWYER

Sources

New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861–1865 (Volume 3), by Frederick Phisterer

Notes

The 38th New York Infantry was mustered in the service of the United States, at New York City, for two years, on 3 and 8 (Company I) June, 1861. On 22 December, 1862, the regiment received the addition of four companies (G, H, I and K) of the 55th New York Infantry, which were added to the six companies, A, B, C, D, E and F, of the 38th New York Infantry formed by consolidation of the regiment on 21 December. On 3 June, 1863, the three years' men of the regiment, all in the four companies G, H, I and K, were transferred to the 40th New York Infantry, and became Companies A, E and H of the latter. The regiment was mustered out at New York City on 22 June, 1863.

The 38th New York Infantry arrived in Washington D. C. on 21 June, 1861, and encamped on Meridian Hill. After the battle of first Bull Run the regiment returned to its camp just outside Alexandria.

The Military District of the Potomac was established on 25 July, 1861 by consolidating the Military District of Washington and the Department of Northeastern Virginia and redesignated the Department of the Potomac on 15 August, 1861. The 38th New York Infantry was assigned to Brigadier General O O Howard's brigade, Army of the Potomac, on 4 August, 1861.

Report

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.47: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2) – Chapter IX, pp. 410–411
Colonel J H Ward, Thirty-eighth New York Infantry

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.49: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2) – Chapter IX, pp. 413–416
Lieutenant Colonel A Farnsworth, Thirty-eighth New York Infantry