5th Confederate States Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Also referred to as the:
- 9th Confederate States Infantry
- 5th Tennessee/Confederate States Infantry

July 21, 1862 - Organized by consolidation of the 2nd (Walker's) Tennessee Infantry and the 21st Tennessee Infantry
October 8, 1862 - Perryville
December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamuaga, Georgia
September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
November 26, 1863 - Ringgold Gap
November 27, 1863 - Taylor's Ridge
May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- May 25-June 4, 1864 - New Hope Church
- June 27, 1864 - Kennesaw Mountain
- July-September 1864 - Atlanta Siege
- July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
November 30, 1864 - Franklin
December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
1863/1864 - Field consolidation with the 3rd Confederate States Infantry
April 9, 1865 - Consolidated at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina with the following units:
- ?
- Re-designated at the 3rd (Consolidated) Tennessee Infantry (unit designated as Company K)

DESIGNATIONS

Army of the Mississippi / Left Wing / Buckner's Division / B.R. Johnson's Brigade (October 1862)
Army of the Mississippi / Left Wing / Buckner's Division / Cleburne's Brigade (October-November 1862)
Army of the Mississippi / 2nd Corps / Buckner's/Cleburne's Division / Cleburne's/Polk's Brigade (November 1862-November 1863)
Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Polk's Brigade (November 1863-July 1864)
Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Smith's/Granbury's Brigade (July 1864-April 1865)

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 184-185, 186)