Michigan Infantry, 5th Regiment, Company G Records
c.00411

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".

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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).

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Scope and Contents note

This collection contains a photocopy of a Civil War muster roll of Company G, 5th Regiment, Michigan Volunteers.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections March 1968

Conrad Hall
888 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.

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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

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Muster Roll 

1