Thirty-Eighth Regiment Mississippi Infantry

Thirty-Eighth Regiment

Confederate States Army

Mounted in 1864 by Order of General Polk

Company A, Holmes County Volunteers, organized 15 March 1862
Captains -- Walter L. Keirn, John S. Hoskins

Company B, Van Dorn Guards, of Claiborne County, organized 19 March 1862
Captain -- R. C. McCay

Company C, Hancock Rebels, of Hancock County, organized 8 March 1862
Captain -- D. B. Seal

Company D, Wilkinson Guards, of Wilkinson County, organized 1 April 1862
Captain -- James H. Jones, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel 14 July 1864

Company E, White Rebels, raised in Lawrence County (Silver Creek), organized 1 May 1862
Captain -- James F. White

Company F, Johnston Avengers, raised in Copiah County, organized 3 May 1862
Captain -- Leander M. Graves

Company G, Wolf Creek Marksmen, raised in Attala County, organized 1 May 1862
Captain -- J. M. Dishman

Company H, Price Relief, raised in Hinds, Madison, & Newton Counties, organized 12 May 1862
Captain -- William M. Estelle

Company I, Columbia Guards, of Claiborne County, organized 20 March 1862
Captain -- F. W. Foxworth

Company K, Brent Rifles, of Pike County, organized 26 April 1862
Captain -- Preston Brent, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel

   The companies had their rendezvous at Jackson, MS and Fleming W. Adams was elected Colonel.  Ordered to Corinth, arriving a few days before the evacuation, May 29, when they joined in the retreat toward Tupelo.