38th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 38th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

38th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
Active	August 15, 1861, to December 31, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Resaca Battle of Atlanta Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville

Service

The 38th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 15, 1861, for three years service.

The regiment was mustered out on December 31, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 7 officers and 107 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 177 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 294 fatalities.^[1]

Commanders

• Colonel William P. Carlin - promoted brigadier general on November 29, 1862.
• Colonel Daniel H. Gilmer - killed in action at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 23, 1863
• Colonel William F. Chapman - died Pulaski, Tennessee, on November 23, 1864.^[2]

See also

• List of Illinois Civil War Units
• Illinois in the American Civil War