5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment

5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
	Battle Flag of the Fifth Minnesota Infantry Regiment 1862-1865
Active	March 15, 1862, to August 7, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War Siege of Corinth Action at Farmington; ; Dakota War of 1862 Battle of Redwood Ferry; Battle of Fort Ridgely; Fort Abercrombie; ; Iuka-Corinth Operations Battle of Iuka; Second Battle of Corinth; ; Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Jackson; Assault of May 22, 1863; Battle of Richmond; ; Red River Campaign Battle of Fort DeRussy; Battle of Henderson's Hill; Battle of Pleasant Hill; Battle of Mansura; ; Lake Village Expedition Battle of Old River Lake; ; Forrest's Defense of Mississippi Battle of Tupelo; ; Franklin-Nashville Campaign Battle of Nashville; ; Mobile Campaign Battle of Spanish Fort; Battle of Fort Blakeley; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Lucius Frederick Hubbard; William B. Gere

The 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Minnesota USV infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and Dakota War of 1862. The regiment distinguished itself serving in its home state and the south, particularly at the Battles of Fort Ridgely, Corinth and Nashville.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.