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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 5th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry organized at Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia, September 2, 1861, and mustered in October 18, 1861. On November 9, 1864, it consolidated with the [[9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]] to form the [[1st Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry|1st Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry]]. <ref name="park">National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010)</ref> | The 5th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry organized at Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia, September 2, 1861, and mustered in October 18, 1861. On November 9, 1864, it consolidated with the [[9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]] to form the [[1st Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry|1st Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry]]. <ref name="park">National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010)</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see; | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf1.htm#5thinf 5th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 November 2012). | |||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||