| 38th New York Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | June 3, 1861, to June 22, 1863[1][2][3] |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | 939,[4][note 1] 740[5][note 2], 772[6][note 3] |
| Nickname(s) | 2nd Scott Life Guard |
| Equipment | Harpers Ferry rifles (.58 caliber, rifled)[7], model 1855, 1861 Austrian Rifled Muskets[1][8] |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. J. H. Hobart Ward Col. James C. Strong Col. Régis de Trobriand |
| Insignia | |
| III Corps (3rd Division) badge |  |
| III Corps (1st Division) badge |  |
| New York U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 38th New York Infantry Regiment was a two-year infantry regiment in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War.
- ^ a b Civil War in the East, 38th New York Volunteer Infantry.
- ^ NYSMM, 38th Infantry Regiment (2019).
- ^ CWA, 38th Regiment Infantry "2nd Regiment Scott Life Guard"(2016).
- ^ Hillhouse (1862), p. 11.
- ^ Hillhouse (1863), p. 1052.
- ^ Sprague (1864), p. 12, Vol II.
- ^ Hillhouse (1862), p. 11; Hillhouse (1863), p. 1052.
- ^ Mink, Armament in the Army of the Potomac, (2008), p.87.
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