5th Mississippi Infantry
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- 1861 - Organized
- April 6-7, 1862 - Shiloh
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- June 1863 - Tullahoma Campaign
- September 19-20, 1863 - Chickamauga
- September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
- November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
- May-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
- July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
- July 24, 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with (Williams') 3rd Mississippi Infantry Battalion
- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- November 30, 1864 - Franklin
- December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
- February-April 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- March 19-21, 1865 - Bentonville
- April 9, 1865 - Unit broken up and troops reassigned at Smithfield, North Carolina:
- Part of unit re-designated the 8th (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry Battalion and consolidated with the:
- Part of unit re-designated the 14th (Consolidated) Mississippi Infantry and consolidated with the:
DESIGNATIONS
- January-March 1862 - Department of Alabama and West Florida / Army of Pensacola
- March 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 2nd Grand Division / 1st Corps / Chalmers' Brigade
- March-June 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / 2nd Corps / Withers' Division / Chalmers' Brigade
- June-July 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Reserve Corps / Chalmers' Brigade
- July-August 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Withers' Division / Chalmers' Brigade
- August 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Right Wing / Withers' Division / Chalmers' Brigade
- November 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Right Wing / Withers' Division / Jackson's Brigade
- November-December 1862 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Withers' Division / Jackson's Brigade
- December 1862-August 1863 - Army of Tennessee / Jackson's Brigade
- August 1863-February 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cheatham's Division / Jackson's Brigade
- February-July 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Jackson's Brigade
- July 1864 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Gist's Brigade
- July 1864-April 1865 - Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cleburne's Division / Lowrey's Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Albert E. Fant (Colonel)
- John R. Dickens (Colonel)
- Samuel F.M. Faucett (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- John B. Herring (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- James R. Moore (Major)
- Adam T. Stennis (Major)
- W.L. Sykes (Lieutenant Colonel)
- John Weir (Major, Colonel)
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Mississippi. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 79-80, 85, 96, 120)