Mississippi 38th Infantry (Confederate)
19/09/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry Little
Brigadier GeneralHenry Little
19/09/1862
Battle - Iuka - Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Army of the West main column marched into Iuka, Mississippi, on September 14th. Price's superior, Gen. Braxton Bragg, had ordered Price to prevent Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Mississippi from moving into Tennessee and reinforcing Nashville. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, feared that Price intended to go north to join Bragg. Grant devised a plan for his left wing commander, Maj. Gen. E.O.C. Ord, to advance on Iuka from the west;…READ MORE
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Preston Brent
Lieutenant ColonelPreston Brent
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin, and Colonel Robert McLain
ColonelJohn D. Martin
ColonelRobert McLain
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Louis Hébert, and Brigadier General Martin E. Green
Brigadier GeneralLouis Hébert
Brigadier GeneralMartin E. Green
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John D. Martin
ColonelJohn D. Martin
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Robert McLain
ColonelRobert McLain
03/10/1862
Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Daniel B. Seal
CaptainDaniel B. Seal
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Louis Hébert
Brigadier GeneralLouis Hébert
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John H. Forney
Major GeneralJohn H. Forney
18/05/1863
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
04/05/1865
Mustered Out - Mississippi 38th Infantry - Mississippi
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