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5th Vermont Infantry Regiment
The 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
Flag of Vermont, 1837–1923 | |
| Active | September 16, 1861 to June 29, 1865 |
| Disbanded | July 29, 1865 |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 1,533 |
| Engagements | Defense of Washington Siege of Yorktown Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm Battle of Savage's Station Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Second Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Salem Church Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg |
| Insignia | |
| 2nd Brigade (Vermont Brigade), 2nd Division, VI Corps (Union Army), Army of the Potomac/Army of the Shenandoah (Union) | |
Structure Edit
The 5th Vermont Infantry was part of the Army of the Potomac, in the Vermont Brigade of the Sixth Army Corps.[1] It included a total of 1618 soldiers. The regiment was mustered into Federal service on September 16, 1861, at St. Albans, Vermont. The regiment lost during service: 201 men killed and mortally wounded, 4 died from accident, 1 executed, 21 died in Confederate prisons and 112 died from disease; total loss: 339. The regiment mustered out of service on June 29, 1865.[2][3]
Notable soldiers Edit
- Charles G. Gould, Captain and Medal of Honor recipient.
- Lewis A. Grant, Major in the 5th VVI and Medal of Honor recipient.
- Lester G. Hack, Medal of Honor recipient.
- Jackson Sargent, Medal of Honor recipient.
- Robert Pratt, Captain in the 5th VVI and Mayor of Minneapolis, MN.
Battles Edit
The 5th Regiment participated in the (listed chronologically) following engagements:
| ENGAGEMENTS[4] | |
|---|---|
| Defense of Washington | December 1861 – April 1862 |
| Siege of Yorktown | April 5 – May 4, 1862 |
| Battle of Williamsburg[5] | May 5, 1862 |
| Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm | June 26, 1862 |
| Battle of Savage's Station[6] | June 29, 1862 |
| Battle of White Oak Swamp | June 30, 1862 |
| Battle of Crampton's Gap | September 14, 1862 |
| Battle of Antietam | September 17, 1862 |
| Battle of Fredericksburg | December 13, 1862 |
| Battle of Marye's Heights[6] | May 3, 1863 |
| Battle of Salem Church | May 4, 1863 |
| Second Battle of Fredericksburg[7] | June 5, 1863 |
| Battle of Gettysburg[8] | July 3, 1863 |
| Battle of Funkstown[8] | July 10, 1863 |
| Battle of Rappahannock Station | November 7, 1863 |
| Battle of the Wilderness[9] | May 5–10, 1864 |
| Battle of Spotsylvania | May 10–18, 1864 |
| Battle of Cold Harbor | June 1–12, 1864 |
| Second Battle of Petersburg | June 18, 1864 |
| Battle of Reams' Station | June 29, 1864 |
| Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.) | July 11, 1864 |
| Battle of Charlestown | August 21, 1864 |
| Battle of Opequon (Gilbert's Ford) | September 13, 1864 |
| Battle of Winchester (Opequon) | September 19, 1864 |
| Battle of Fisher's Hill | September 21–22, 1864 |
| Battle of Cedar Creek | October 19, 1864 |
| Siege of Petersburg | March 25, 1865 |
| Third Battle of Petersburg | April 2, 1865 |
Final Statement Edit
| FINAL STATEMENT[10] | |
|---|---|
| Original members | 986 |
| Gain (recruits and transfers) | 632 |
| --- Aggregate | 1618 |
| --- Losses --- | |
| Killed in action | 136 |
| Died of wounds | 65 |
| Died of disease | 112 |
| Died in Confederate prisons | 21 |
| Executed | 1 |
| Died from accident | 4 |
| Total of Deaths | 339 |
| Promoted to other regiments | 8 |
| Honorably discharged | 447 |
| Dishonorably discharged | 12 |
| Deserted | 98 |
| Finally unaccounted for | 8 |
| Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps and other organizations | 91 |
| --- Total Losses | 664 |
| Mustered out at various times | 615 |
| Total wounded | 476 |
| Total taken prisoner | 140 |
See also Edit
Notes Edit
- ^ "Vermont Civil War, Lest We Forget". www.vermontcivilwar.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "5th Vermont Infantry". antietam.aotw.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States 1861-65. Madison, WI.: Federal Publishing Company, 1908, pp. 110-111.
- ^ "5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ U.S. War Dept., Official Records, Vol. 11/1, p. 157, Vol. XI-XXIII-I.
- ^ a b Crockett (1921), pp. 510–12, Vol. III.
- ^ Benedict (1886), pp. 142–43, Vol. I.
- ^ a b Benedict (1886), p. 144, Vol. I.
- ^ Coffin (2002), p. 104.
- ^ Adjutant General 1892, p. 176, Vol. VI. Fox 1889, p. 150
References Edit
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External links Edit
- 5th Vermont Infantry Portrait Gallery