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5th Georgia Volunteer Infantry

History
In breif, they were organized in May, 1861, it surrendered, April

The 5th Georgia were formed from 10 Companies in 1861, to be first posted in Florida under General Bragg, where they received their training. Their first combat assignment was on Santa Rosa Island off the coast of Florida. The assault on the Island resulted in a victory and early experience for the regiment. Following this the regiment was posted in early 1862 to Knoxville, Tennessee and Corinth, Mississippi. They were ordered to move on Shiloh in April, but arrived too late to participate in the battle. The regiment fought in and around Corinth until the end of May, when they were ordered to participate in the Invasion of Kentucky. Following that failure they were reassigned to battle in Murfressbro. This proved devastating to the 5th Georgia, where they received 32% casualties along with their Colonel and the regimental battle flag. Following this defeat the regiment pulled back to Shelbyville, Tennessee, where it remained until they went to participate in the Tullahoma Campaign.

Come September of 1863 the regiment was back in native Georgia. They suffered further casualties, 55%, at the Battle of Chickamauga. They participated in the Siege of Chattanooga on Missionary Ridge until they were driven from their position and fell back with the rest of the Army of Tennessee. The regiment suffered through a series of battles in their retreat through Georgia in early 1864 and served as prison guards until being moved to the South Carolina coast late that year. They fought to protect the Charleston and Savannah railroad, losing the battle flag a second time as they were forced to retreat. The 5th continued in retreat with the rest of the Confederate Army through North Carolina. They participated in the Battle of Bentonville in March, launching an assault against the Federal XX Corp, where they encountered devastating fire and were forced to fall back. The Army of Tennessee surrendered on April 26, 1865, where a few members of the regiment were present to witness the surrender at the Bennett Homestead.

Uniforms
The uniform was described by the unit commander to the governor of Georgia as follows: "Our Dress uniform is a dress coat of dark green broad cloth, with gilt rifle buttons, and trimmed with gold lace and cord on the outside seams; cap of dark green with letters 'C.R.' surrounded with a gold wreath, light green pompon; wings of brass, army style. Our fatigue dress consists of a dark green cloth jacket, trimmed with gold lace, green cap and black pants."

Later in the war, the uniform was switched to the regular grey uniform as more regulation came into the army.

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,162 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster on page 641
 * Company A - (Clinch Rifles) Richmond County - see - Roster on page  643
 * Company B - (Griffin Light Guards) Spalding County - see - Roster on page 653
 * Company C - (Irish Volunteers) Richmond County - see - Roster on page 663
 * Company D - (McDuffie Riflemen) Warren County - see - Roster on page 671; USGenWeb
 * Company E - (Dawson Volunteers) Terrell County - see - Roster on page 681; USGenWeb
 * Company F - (Cuthbert Rifles) Randolph County - see - Roster on page 689
 * Company G - Schley County - see - Roster on page 696; USGenWeb
 * Company H - (Hardee Rifles) Decatur County - see - Roster on page 704; USGenWeb
 * Company I - (Georgia Grays) Muscogee County - see - Roster on page 714; USGenWeb
 * Company K - (Upson Guards) Upson County - see - Roster on page 723; USGenWeb
 * Company L - no cities or counties given - see - Roster on page 733
 * Company M - Bibb County - see - Roster on page 735 (become Company A of 2 Batt. 7 Feb 1864); USGenWeb
 * Company N - Clarke and Richmond Counties - see - Roster on page 738

Other Sources

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project - Civil War Records - Individual Soldiers


 * Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865


 * Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865


 * Georgia, Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930


 * Copy of some Georgia Regiment muster roster (hand written) GeorgiaArchives.org


 * 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 'Alabama 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.


 * Alabama in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, 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 and Confederate 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.