The Indiana 38th Infantry Regiment was organized at New Albany, Indiana, and mustered in September 18, 1861. It spent the early part of the War in central Tennessee, missing the battles preceding and including Vicksburg, but were actively engaged in the pursuit of General Bragg, the Battle of Perryville and the Battle of Stone's River. It then joined the 14th Army Corps and fought at Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolina's Campaign. It was then ordered to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 20 and Grand Review May 24. The regiment moved to Louisville, Kentucky in June, and there mustered out July 15 1865.
The Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 147 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 254 Enlisted men by disease. Total 411.
Companies
- Company A - Orange County
- Company B - Floyd and Harrison counties
- Company C - Switzerland, and Scott counties
- Company D - Washington County
- Company E - Harrison and Crawford counties
- Company F - Clark County
- Company G - Monroe County
- Company H - Clark, Boone, Allen, and Posey counties
- Company I - Orange County
- Company K - Crawford, Allen, and Perry counties