5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

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Brief History

The 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on March 15 to April 30, 1862.  It mustered out on September 6, 1865 after a duty at Montgomery, Selma and Demopolis, Alabama.

For more information on this regiment see the following:

• Wikipedia article on the 5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
  

• The Civil War Archive. Brief history of the 5th Regiment Infantry.
  

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.

Other Sources 

WEBSITES

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
  

• Rootsweb. 5th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.
  

• The Civil War Index. Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.
  
• The American Civil War Unit History
  

• Findagrave  List of known burial locations of Company B, 5th Minnesota Infantry soldiers
  

• 5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment  Website dedicated to the Minnesota 5th Regiment.  Contains rosters of all the companies, short biographies and/or photos of some of the soldiers, and links to other sites about the 5th.

BOOKS

• Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000).  Book of battle histories, photographs, short biographies and a roster of the different regiments with their officers, beginning on page 204. Google book (Not all pages are shown). Other libraries with this book.