5th Louisiana Infantry
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- May 25, 1861 - Organized at Camp Moore
- May 25 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Camp Moore
- June 4, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service for the war at Camp Moore
- April-May 1862 - Siege of Yorktown
- April 16, 1862 - Lee's Mill
- May 4, 1862 - Skirmish at Williamsburg
- May 24, 1862 - New Bridge
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 - Savage's Station
- June 29, 1862 - White Oak Swamp
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
- August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
- August 26, 1862 - Bristoe Station
- August 27, 1862 - Kettle Run
- August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
- September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
- September 12-15, 1862 - Harper's Ferry
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- April 29, 1863 - Rappahannock River, near Fredericksburg
- May 1-4, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- May 4, 1863 - Salem Church
- June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- September 17, 1863 - Raccoon Ford [one company]
- October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
- November 7, 1863 - Rappahannock Station
- November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
- May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
- July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
- July 24, 1862 - Kernstown
- August 25, 1864 - Shepherdstown
- September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
- September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
- November 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with the 6th Louisiana Infantry and 7th Louisiana Infantry
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December 1864)
- February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
- March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
- April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
- April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of the Peninsula (June-October 1861)
- Department of the Peninsula / Hunt's Brigade (October 1861)
- Department of the Peninsula / McLaws' Division (January-April 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Magruder's Command / McLaws' Division / McLaws' Brigade (April-May 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Magruder's Division / McLaws' Brigade (May-June 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Magruder's Command / McLaws' Division / Semmes' Brigade (June-July 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / McLaws' Division / Semmes' Brigade (July 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's Division / 1st Louisiana Brigade (July 1862-May 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Early's/Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (May-June 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (June-December 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Theodore G. Hunt (Colonel)
- William T. Dean (Major)
- Henry Forno (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Alexander Hunt (Major)
- Bruce Menger (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Jones, Terry L. Lee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 75-77)