5th Virginia Infantry Battalion
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- April 29, 1861 - Organized with 6 companies
- ? - Mustered into Confederate service
- May 22, 1862 - Reorganized
- May 31-June 1, 1862 - Seven Pines
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
- September 6, 1862 - Disbanded per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #209
- Those men liable to the draft assigned to the 53rd Virginia Infantry
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Norfolk / Armistead's Brigade (April 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / Huger's/Anderson's Division / Armistead's Brigade (April-July 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Anderson's Division / Armistead's Brigade (July-September 1862)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Fletcher H. Archer (Lieutenant Colonel)
- William R. Foster (Major)
- John P. Wilson (Jr.) (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. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 170, 245)