5th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Connecticut in the Civil War


 * Mustered in July 26, 1861.
 * Mustered out (old members July 22, 1864) July 19, 1865.
 * Organized at Hartford.
 * Regimental History - The Fifth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers : a history compiled from diaries and official reports by Edwin E. Marvin. Read online book at American Libraries.

The regiment was composed of men from all over Connecticut.

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K


 * Catalogue of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th regiments, Connecticut volunteers, 1861 by the Adjutant General's Office at the Salt Lake City Family History Library.
 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Compiled From Records in the Adjutant General's Office and Published by Order of the Legislature, by Horace J. Morse - Adjutant General - Online Book
 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations: (infantry, cavalry, and artillery,) in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &amp;c., &amp;c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries (1869) by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Ingersoll, Colin M. (Colin Macrae), 1819-1904 - Online Book
 * Muster roll of the Fifth Connecticut Volunteers who partipated in the battle flag parade, Hartford, September 17, 1879 by Edward V. Preston at the Salt Lake City Family History LIbrary.
 * Fifth Connecticut Volunteers, dedication, excursion and reunion, at Gettysburg, August 8th, 9th and 10th, 1887 by Edwin E. Marvin. Read online book at American Libraries.
 * The Original 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Taken from an article written by Guy Mazzerella. Link included to Regimental Flags