5th Georgia (Reserve) Infantry
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- Late 1864 - Organized
- ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
- October 25, 1864 - Organization recognized by the War Department
- November-December 1864 -
The Savannah Campaign - February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign - February 3, 1865 - Rivers' Bridge
- March-April 1865 - Field consolidation with the 2nd Georgia (Reserve) Infantry Battalion
- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division / Cumming's Brigade (December 1864-January 1865)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division / Harrison's Brigade (January 1865)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division / Reserves Brigade (January-February 1865)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division / Harrison's Brigade (February 1865)
- Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / McLaws' Division / Fiser's Brigade (February-April 1865)
- Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Walthall's Division / Harrison's Brigade (April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John B. Cumming (Colonel)
- C.D. Findley (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Charles E. McGregor (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 192-193)
