The 5th Delaware Infantry Regiment was an
infantry regiment in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 5th Delaware Infantry Regiment was organized October 25, 1862 and mustered in November 26, 1862.
The regiment was attached to District of Delaware,
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The 5th Delaware Infantry mustered out of service August 12, 1863.
Detailed service
Duty in
Delaware and as garrison at
Fort Delaware, and guard duty on line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad from Perryville to Baltimore, until August 1863.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 3 enlisted men during service, all due to disease.
Notable members
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Captain
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Lammot du Pont I
Lammot du Pont I (April 13, 1831 – March 29, 1884) was a chemist and a key member of the du Pont family and its company in the mid-19th century.
Early life
Du Pont was born in 1831 in New Castle County, Delaware, the son of Margaretta Elizabeth ...
, Company B - chemist and a key member of the
du Pont family and its company
See also
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List of Delaware Civil War units {{Short description, none
Infantry
*1st Delaware Infantry Regiment
*2nd Delaware Infantry Regiment
*3rd Delaware Infantry Regiment
*4th Delaware Infantry Regiment
*5th Delaware Infantry Regiment
*6th Delaware Infantry Regiment
*7th Delaware Infantr ...
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Delaware in the Civil War
The history of Delaware as a political entity dates back to the early colonization of North America by European American settlers. It is made up of three counties established since 1638, before the time of William Penn. Each county has had its own ...
References
* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
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Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1863
Units and formations of the Union Army from Delaware
1862 establishments in Delaware