5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Brief History
The 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry was organized at Camp Delaware, Ohio as 127th Ohio infantry (colored), August 6,1863 - January 15, 1864.

The regiment had duty at Goldsboro, New Berne and Carolina City, North Carolina, until September. It mustered out September 20, 1865.

Designation change to 77th U.S. Colored Troops, April 4, 1864.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 127th Ohio Infantry - 5th U.S. Colored Troops

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

"5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry". Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units.htm Retrieved 2007-01-31. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_United_States_Colored_Infantry_Regiment"

Company A Company B Company C Company D Company E Company F Company G Company H Company I Company K

National Archives Catalog
Digital Documents
 * Regimental and Company Books of the 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment
 * Approved Pension File for Private John D. Upthegrove, Company G, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-735421) NAID 40034029
 * Approved Pension File for Sergeant Robert A. Pinn, Company I, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-55644) NAID 74195053
 * Disapproved Pension Application File for Private James H. Bronson, Company D, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SO-343751) NAID 74191880
 * Congressional Medal of Honor File of 1st Sergeant Powhatan Beaty, Company G, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment. NAID 18538497

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Union Volunteers in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Union Volunteers in the Civil War describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Washington, Versalle F. Eagles on their buttons : a black infantry regiment in the Civil War. (Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, c1999),


 * FamilySearch Wiki: Ohio in the Civil War and North Carolina in the Civil War


 * Tabular Analysis of the Records of the U.S. Colored Troops and Their Predecessor Units in the National Archives of the United States.Special List No. 33. National Archives and records Service General Services Adminsitration Washington: 1973. Compiled by Joseph B. Ross.