5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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 Flag of West Virginia |
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| Active | October 18, 1861 to November 9, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Cross Keys Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Groveton Second Battle of Bull Run |
The 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The regiment was organized at Ceredo, West Virginia and mustered in on October 18, 1861.
Veterans of the regiment who chose to re-enlist were amalgamated with the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Year) on November 9, 1864, to form the 2nd West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
[edit] Casualties
The 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment suffered 4 officers and 57 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded in battle and 2 officers and 88 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 151 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Colonels
Colonel John L. Zeigler, October 18, 1861.
Lieutenant-colonel Stephen P. Colvin, October 18, 1861.
Major Ralph Ormstead, October 18, 1861.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Loyal West Virginia 1861-1865, by Theodore Lang
