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Virginia 5th Infantry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:7 May 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Augusta Co,Virginia
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Fighting Fifth, Virginia
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead
    • Major General Benjamin Huger
    • Major General Richard H. Anderson
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Lynchburg17 June 186418 June 18641 day(s)Lynchburg, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
First Kernstown23 Mar 186223 Mar 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia
Morton's Ford6 Feb 18647 Feb 18641 day(s)Orange County, Virginia; Culpeper County, Virginia
High Bridge6 Apr 18657 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Port Republic9 June 18629 June 1862< 1 dayRockingham County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Monocacy9 July 18649 July 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sept 186422 Sept 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Chantilly1 Sept 18621 Sept 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull Run21 July 186121 July 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Fort Stevens11 July 186412 July 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Cedar Mountain9 Aug 18629 Aug 1862< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
First Winchester25 May 186225 May 1862< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Second Winchester13 June 186315 June 18632 day(s)Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 June 186227 June 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Second Fredericksburg3 May 18633 May 1863< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Piedmont5 June 18645 June 1864< 1 dayAugusta County, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia21 July 186421 July 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia2 July 18622 July 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia1 June 18621 June 1862< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Halltown, West Virginia25 Aug 186425 Aug 1864< 1 dayHalltown, West Virginia
Winchester, Virginia13 June 186313 June 1863< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
High Bridge, Virginia6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayHigh Bridge, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia11 June 186411 June 1864< 1 dayLexington, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia14 Sept 186414 Sept 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Beverly, West Virginia29 Oct 186429 Oct 1864< 1 dayBeverly, West Virginia
Port Republic, Virginia26 Sept 186426 Sept 1864< 1 dayPort Republic, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia4 Dec 18624 Dec 1862< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Woodstock, Virginia2 June 18622 June 1862< 1 dayWoodstock, Virginia

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