5th Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the Arsenal Battalion

• June 24, 1863 - Organized with 5 companies at Richmond from employees of the Arsenal for local defense as needed
  • June 24, 1863 - Mustered in Confederate Service at Richmond
• July 1, 1863 - Company H organized
• July 4, 1863 - Company G organized
• February 17, 1864 - Company D consolidated with (I) Company A to form (II) Company A per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #40
• June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
• September 30, 1864 - Roper's Farm
• April 2, 1865 - Apparently discontinued upon the fall of Richmond

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of Richmond / G.W.C. Lee's Brigade (May-July 1863)
• Department of Richmond / Local Defense Troops Brigade (September 1864-February 1865)
• Department of Richmond / ? Brigade (March-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: William L. Broun (Lieutenant Colonel)
• Philip J. Ennis (Lieutenant Colonel)
• John B. Vaughan (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 170-171)