Berry Arthur
Regiment Name 38th Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment.)
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 2

38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment)

38th Infantry Regiment was organized in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in June, 1861. Its members were recruited in Pittsylvania, Halifax, and Mechlenburg counties. It served under the command of Generals Early, Garland, Armistead, Barton, and Steuart. The 38th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, then served in North Carolina. Later it was attached to the Department of Richmond, fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. The regiment totalled 544 effectives in April, 1862, and sustained 9 casualties at Williamsburg, 147 at Seven Pines, 94 at Malvern Hill, and 16 in the Maryland Campaign. More than fifty-five percent of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled and it reported 11 killed, 30 wounded, and 10 missing at Drewry's Bluff. The unit surrendered 12 officers and 82 men. Its commanders were Colonels Joseph R. Cabell, Edward C. Edmonds, George K. Griggs, and Powhatan B. Whittle; Lieutenant Colonel George A. Martin; and Majors Isaac H. Carrington and Henderson L. Lee.

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John Arthur
Regiment Name 38th Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment.)
Side Confederate
Company B
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 2

Name: John Arthur
Enlistment Date: 4 Jun 1861
Enlistment Place: Callands
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 4 June 1861.
Enlisted in Company B, 38th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 4 Jun 1861.
Died from wounds Company B, 38th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 30 Jul 1862 at Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Arthur
Age in 1860: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: North District, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Museville
Household Members: Name Age
Lindsay Arthur 37 w/m Farmer
Charlotte Arthur 37 w/f
Mary J Arthur 20 w/f [1840]
John Arthur 18 w/m Farm Laborer [1842]
Susan A Arthur 16 w/f [1844]
Joseph C Arthur 14 w/m [1846]
Catharine Arthur 11 w/f [1849]
Daniel J Arthur 9 w/m [1851]
William T Arthur 7 w/m [1853]
Virginia F Arthur 4 w/f [1856]

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