Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Michigan Infantry, 5th Regiment, Company G Records
c.00411
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865).
- Title
- Michigan Infantry, 5th Regiment, Company G records
- ID
- c.00411
- Date
- Undated
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".
Historical Note
The 5th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Detroit, Michigan, and mustered in August 28, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., September 11. Attached to Richardson's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Berry's 3rd Brigade, Kearny's 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade. 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865. The regiment fought in many battles in the eastern theater among them the Peninsula Campaign, Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Appomattox Court House where General Lee surrendered. Sixteen officers and 247 enlisted men were killed during service; three officers and 183 enlisted men died from disease. (Retrieved from http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UMI0005RI on September 19, 2013).
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains a photocopy of a Civil War muster roll of Company G, 5th Regiment, Michigan Volunteers.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections March 1968
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
July 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Vera Fields Haney, 1967-08-24.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865).
Geographic Name(s)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Collection Inventory
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Muster Roll |
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