5th North Carolina Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• June 20, 1861 - Organized at Camp Winslow, Halifax County
  • July 15, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service
• July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
• April-May 1862 - Siege of Yorktown
• May 5, 1862 - Williamsburg
• June 15, 1862 - Seven Pines
• June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
• June 26, 1862 - Beaver Dam Creek
• June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
• July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
• September 14, 1862 - South Mountain
• September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
• May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
• October 11, 1863 - Raccoon Ford and Stevensburg
• November 7, 1863 - Kelly's Ford
• 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
• September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
• September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
• October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
• June 1864--April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December 1864)
• March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
• April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
• April 7, 1865 - Farmville
• April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
  • Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

• Army of the Potomac / Longstreet's Brigade (July 1861)
• Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Longstreet's Brigade (July 1861)
• Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Early's Brigade (July-October 1861)
• Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Van Dorn's Division / Early's Brigade (July-October 1861)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / 1st Corps / Van Dorn's Division / Early's Brigade (October 1861-February 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / Early's/D.H. Hill's Division / Early's/Garland's Brigade (February-September 1862)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / D.H. Hill's/Rodes' Division / Garland's/Iverson's/Johnston's Brigade (September 1862-May 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Early's/Ramseur's Division / Johnston's Brigade (May-June 1864)
• Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ramseur's/Pegram's Division / Johnston's Brigade (June-December 1864)
• Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Pegram's Division / Johnston's Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Duncan K. McRae (Colonel)
• John C. Badham (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Thomas M. Garrett (Major)
• William J. Hill (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Joseph P. Jones (Lieutenant Colonel)
• John W. Lea (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Peter J. Sinclair (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• McRae, James C., and Busbee, Charles Manry. The "Bloody Fifth"
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. North Carolina. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 89-90)