The 38th USCT is not to be confused with the 38th Infantry Regiment which was first established on 28 July 1866, as part of the Regular Army, one of six segregated, all-black regiments created following the Civil War.
The 38th USCT should not be mixed up with the 38th Infantry Regiment, which was first formed on 28 July 1866 within the Regular Army, being one of six distinct, African-American regiments created after the Civil War.