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5th Maine Infantry

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Muster In: Organized at Portland and mustered in June 24, 1861.1
Muster Out: Mustered out July 27, 1864, expiration of term. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 6th Maine Infantry.2

Commander(s):
Commander 1
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Commander 2
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3

Second Offensive Order of Battle:

Second Brigade | First Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19-22)5

Ordered to the rear for muster out (June 22, 1864)6,7

  • Commander:
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)8
  • Note: Before Petersburg June 19-22. Ordered to the rear for muster out. Mustered out July 27, 1864, expiration of term. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 6th Maine Infantry.9

Third Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.10

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.11

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.12

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.13

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.14

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.15

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.16

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles17:

  • Before Petersburg June 19-22.
  • Ordered to the rear for muster out.
  • Mustered out July 27, 1864, expiration of term.
  • Veterans and Recruits transferred to 6th Maine Infantry.

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

      Sources:

      1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      3. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 226 ↩
      4. Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 5th Maine Entry, Page 76; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
      5. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 226 ↩
      6. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 547 ↩
      7. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      8. Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 5th Maine Entry, Page 76; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
      9. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      10. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      11. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      12. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      13. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      14. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      15. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      16. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      17. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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