The Civil War in the East

Fifth Vermont Infantry Regiment

The Fifth Vermont Infantry Regiment lost 11 officers and 202 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 124 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
It is honored on the Old Vermont Brigade monument at Antietam (first right) and the 1st Vermont Brigade monument at Gettysburg (far right).

Monument to the First Vermont Brigade at Antietam Monument to the First Vermont Brigade at Gettysburg

1861

 

Organized at St. Albans

September 16

Mustered in

September 23-25

Moved to Washington, D.C. at Camp Griffin Defences of Washington attached to Brooks' Brigade, Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac

1862

March

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps. Army of the Potomac

March 10

Moved to Alexandria

March 23-24

To Fortress Monroe

March 30

Reconnoissance to Warwick River

April 4

Young's Mills

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown

April 16

Lee's Mills

May 5

Battle of Williamsburg; attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 27

Garnett's Farm

June 29

Savage Station

June 30

White Oak Swamp Bridge

July 1

Malvern Hill

July - August

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-24

Moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Alexandria

September-October

Maryland Campaign

September 14

Crampton's Pass

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

Commanded by Colonel Lewis A. Grant. The regiment was not heavily engaged at Antietam and suffered only light losses.

September 26-October 29

At Hagerstown, Md.,

October 29-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

1863

January 20-24

Burnside's Second Campaign, "Mud March"

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

April 29-May 2

Operations at Franklin's Crossing

May 3

Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg

May 3-4

Salem Heights

May 4

Banks' Ford

June 5-12

Franklin's Crossing

July 2-4

Battle of Gettysburg

Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John R. Lewis. It brought 341 men to the field and had no casualties.

July 10-13

Funkstown, Md.

August 14-September 16

Detached from Army for duty at New York City and Kingston, N.Y.

September 23

Rejoined army at Culpeper Court House, Va.

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 7

Rappahannock Station

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

May-June

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

May 5-7

Battles of the Wilderness

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient, Spottsylvania Court House

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

Line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 18-19

Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 9-11

Moved to Washington, D.C.

July 11-12

Repulse of Early's attack on Fort Stevens

August 7-
November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign

August 21-22

Near Charlestown

September 13

Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 22

Fisher's Hill

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October

At Strasburg

October 14

Mustered out nonveterans

November 9

At Kernstown

December 9-12

Moved to Petersburg, Va. and Siege of Petersburg

1865

March 25

Fort Fisher, before Petersburg

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 10 - 23

At Farmville and Burkesville Station

April 23-27

March to Danville

May 18

Moved to Manchester

May 24-June 8

March to Washington, D.C.

June 8

Corps Review

June 29

Mustered out