The 5th Missouri Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War
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.
Service
The 5th Missouri Infantry Regiment was organized at St. Louis in March 1862 It was constructed by
Major General Henry W. Halleck's consolidation of 5th United States Reserve Corps,
Gerster's Pioneer Company, Winkelman's Pontoneer Company and
Voerster's Company of Sappers and Miners.
The regiment had a quiet war, performing garrison duty and patrolling within Missouri. Their first mission was guarding bridges on
St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad and patrolling in southeast Missouri until July. Company "F" was detailed in the District of Mississippi in July. The rest of the regiment was transferred to
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau ( , ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540, making it the 17th-largest in the state. The city is one o ...
until November, 1862.
In November the regiment was disassembled. Companies "A" and "I" were transferred to the 35th Missouri Volunteer Infantry.
[Companies "A" and "I" of the 5th Missouri, became "K" and "I" of the 35th Missouri. For details of transfer to the 35th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, please see, Adjutant General of the State of Missouri, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Missouri for the year 1865, (Emory S. Foster Public Printer, Jefferson City, MO, 1866) p 112] Companies "H" and "K" were transferred to the
27th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. Companies "B," "C," "D," "E," "F" and "G" were mustered out November 22, 1862, ending the existence of the regiment.
Commanders
* Colonel Samuel A. Foster
See also
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Missouri Civil War Union units
This is a list of regiments from Missouri that fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The list of Missouri Confederate Civil War units is shown separately.
Long-Enlistment Infantry Regiments
*1st Missouri Volunte ...
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Missouri in the Civil War
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Notes
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 1862
Units and formations of the Union army from Missouri
1862 establishments in Missouri