5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 5th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry (or 5th VVI) was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

5th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry
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
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

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]

Camp of the 5th Vermont Infantry, Camp Griffin, Va., 1861

Notable Soldiers

• 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

The 5th Regiment participated in the (listed chronologically) following engagements:

ENGAGEMENTS [4]
Defense of Washington	December 1861- April 1862
Siege of Yorktown	April 5 to 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
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
Battle of Petersburg	March 25, 1865
Battle of Petersburg	April 2, 1865

Final Statement

FINAL STATEMENT[10][11]
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

• Vermont in the Civil War
• Vermont Brigade

Notes

1. "Vermont Civil War, Lest We Forget". www.vermontcivilwar.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
2. "5th Vermont Infantry". antietam.aotw.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
3. The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States 1861-65. Madison, WI.: Federal Publishing Company, 1908, pp. 110-111.
4. "5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
5. War Department (1884), p. 157, Vol. XI-XXIII-I. sfnp error: multiple targets (4×): CITEREFWar_Department1884 (help)
6. Crockett (1921), p. 510-512, Vol. III.
7. Benedict (1886), p. 142-143, Vol. I.
8. Benedict (1886), p. 144, Vol. I.
9. Coffin (2002), p. 104.
10. Adjutant General (1892), p. 176, Vol. VI.
11. Fox (1889), p. 150.

References

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External links

• Vermont National Guard Library and Museum
• 5th Vermont Infantry Portrait Gallery