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Georgia 5th Volunteer Infantry (Confederate)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:11 May 1861
  • Muster Out Date:26 Apr 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Hugh W. Mercer
    • Brigadier General John K. Jackson
    • Brigadier General Pleasant J. Philips
    • Colonel Charles P. Daniel
    • Colonel George P. Harrison
    • Colonel S. S. Stafford
    • Colonel William T. Black
    • Major Charles P. Daniel
    • Major General Benjamin F. Cheatham
    • Major General Gustavus W. Smith
    • Major General John C. Breckinridge
    • Major General Lafayette McLaws
    • Major General William H.T. Walker
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Salem Church3 May 18634 May 18631 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Stones River31 Dec 186231 Dec 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Siege of Corinth29 Apr 186230 May 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Kennesaw Mountain27 Jun 186427 Jun 1864< 1 dayCobb County, Georgia
Chickamauga19 Sept 186320 Sept 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Nashville15 Dec 186416 Dec 18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
Marietta6 Jun 18643 Jul 186427 day(s)Cobb County, Georgia
Rivers' Bridge3 Feb 18653 Feb 1865< 1 dayBamberg County, South Carolina
Chattanooga Campaign23 Nov 186325 Nov 18632 day(s)Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Dallas27 May 18644 Jun 18648 day(s)Paulding County, Georgia
Atlanta22 Jul 186422 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Peachtree Creek20 Jul 186420 Jul 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia
Santa Rosa Island9 Oct 18619 Oct 1861< 1 daySanta Rosa Island, Florida
Ringgold, Georgia11 Sept 186311 Sept 1863< 1 dayRinggold, Georgia
Covington, Georgia22 Jul 186422 Jul 1864< 1 dayCovington, Georgia
Fayetteville, North Carolina11 Mar 186511 Mar 1865< 1 dayFayetteville, North Carolina
Macon, Georgia20 Apr 186520 Apr 1865< 1 dayMacon, Georgia

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