When Gen. Buell moved to reinforce Gen. Grant at Shiloh
the 7th brigade was left behind to protect middle Tennessee
from raids of the enemy, and build roads, bridges and stock-
ades. However the Thirty-ei^fhth . was represented by at
least one man in the battle of Shiloh. Serg. George W. Faulk-
ner of Company **G," afterward Captain of the Company, was
returning to the regiment from detached service, and bein?
misdirected, followed Buell's Army and finally by permission
of the commanding officer, joined the ranks of the Thirty-
sixth Indiana, Nelson's division. This regiment was one of
the first, if not the first to cross the river to reinforce Gen.
Grant. Serg. Faulkner shared all the danger of the battle and
the glory of the victory which came to our arms on Monday.
April 7th, 1862.
During the month of April, which in that climate is a
delightful season, the regiment remained on post duty, varied
by an occasional scout near Shelbyville, Tennessee. The peo-



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pie of this community were generally loyal to the Union, and
treated the **invaders" with the greatest courtesy and kind-
ness. All the old veterans, who spent that month of April in
Shelbyville still speak of the inhabitants of the place with
affectionate regard.
On May 10th the Thirty-eighth marched to Pulaski, Ten-
nessee, and there again came under the command of Gen.
Negley, who had been ordered to make a raid through
middle and southern Tennessee and northern Alabama. For
the troops this raid was anything but a picnic.
It is surprising that men could make such long marches
over rough roads, wading swift, running streams, carrying
heavy loads and sometimes continuing the march far into the
night.
