New York 5th Volunteer Infantry, Company H (Union)
09/05/1861
Organized - New York 5th Volunteer Infantry, Company H - New York
10/06/1861
Battle - Big Bethel - Tabb and Hampton, Virginia
Big Bethel
Considered by many to be the first land battle of the Civil War near the village of Big Bethel, Virginia resulting in a Confederate victory.READ MORE
27/06/1862
Battle - Gaines' Mill - Hanover County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill
Despite his victory over the Confederates at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26th, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter's Fifth Corps abandoned its position early on June 27th and established a new defensive line along Boatswain's Creek, just north of the Chickahominy River.READ MORE
14/05/1863
Mustered Out - New York 5th Volunteer Infantry, Company H - New York
Parent units
regiment -New York 5th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
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