(I) 5th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Tendered service to State April 19, 1861
Sailed from New York for Fortress Monroe, Va., April 27; thence to Annapolis, Md., April 30
Guard duty along railroad from Annapolis to Annapolis Junction until May 12
Moved to Washington, D.C., May 12, and quartered in the United States Capital until May 23
Mustered in for three months' United States service May 16
Advance into Virginia May 24
- May 24, 1861 - Union Occupation of Arlington Heights, Virginia
Guard and picket duty until June 3
Camp on Meridian Hill until July 7
Moved to Baltimore, thence to Hagerstown, Md., July 7, and to Martinsburg, Va., July 9-10
Attached to Department of Pennsylvania / 3rd Division (Sanford) / 8th Brigade (Butterfield), Brigaded with:
- (I) 12th New York Infantry
- 19th New York Infantry
- (I) 28th New York Infantry
Advance to Bunker Hill July 15
To Smithfield July 17, thence to Charlestown

June 10, 1861 - Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia ^[1]
Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., July 21, and duty at Bolivar Heights until July 28
Moved to Knoxville, Md., July 28; thence to Baltimore July 30; then to New York City
Mustered out August 7, 1861.

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Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 270, 894, 1406)