5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
THIRD BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION, TWENTY-FIFTH ARMY CORPS
Organized at Camp Delaware, Ohio, August to November, 1863. Moved to
Norfolk, Va., November, 1863. Attached to United States Forces, Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to January, 1864. 2nd
Brigade, United States Forces, Yorktown, Va., 18th Corps, Dept. of Virginia
and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Hlncks' Colored Division,
18th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to
June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps, to December, 1864. 3rd
Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 25th Corps, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps,
Dept. of North Carolina, to August, 1865. Dept. of North Carolina to
September, 1865.
SERVICE.-Duty at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., till January, 1864. Wild's
Expedition to South Mills and Camden Court House, N. C., December 5-24,
1863. Action at Sandy Swamp, N. C., December 8. Moved to Yorktown, Va.,
January, 1864, and duty there till May. Wistar's Expedition against Richmond
February 6-8, 1864. Expedition to New Kent Court House in aid of
Kilpatrick's Cavalry March 1-4. New Kent Court House March 2. Expedition
into King and Queen County March 9-12. Expedition into Matthews and
Middlesex Counties March 17-21. Butler's operations on south side of the
James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-June 15. Capture of
City Point May 4, Fatigue duty at City Point and building Fort Converse on
the Appomattox River till June 15. Attack on Fort Converse May 20. Before
Petersburg June
15-18. Bailor's Farm June 15. Siege operations against Petersburg and
Richmond June 16 to December 6. In trenches before Petersburg till August
27. Mine
Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Moved to Deep Bottom August 28. Battle of
Chaffin's Farm,
New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Harrison September 29. Battle of
Fair OaksOctober
27-28. In trenches before Richmond till December. 1st Expedition to
Fort Fisher, N.
C., December 7-27. 2nd Expedition to
Fort Fisher, N.
C., January 7-15. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15.
Sugar Loaf Hill January 19. Federal Point February 11. Fort Anderson
February 18-20. Capture of
Wilmington
February 22. Northeast Ferry February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March
1-April 26, Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro March 6-21. Occupation of
Goldsboro March 21. Cox's Bridge March 23-24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-14.
Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of
Johnston and his army. Duty at Goldsboro, New Berne and Carolina City, N.
C., till September. Mustered out September 20, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 77 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 166 Enlisted men by disease. Total 249.
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SOURCE: Dyer's Compendium and Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
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