5th Vermont Infantry Regiment

5th Vermont Infantry Regiment
Flag of Vermont, 1837–1923
Active	September 16, 1861 to June 29, 1865
Disbanded	July 29, 1865
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch	United States Army Union Army
Type	Infantry
Size	1,533
Engagements	Defense of Washington Siege of Yorktown Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm Battle of Savage's Station Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Second Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Salem Church Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg
Insignia
2nd Brigade (Vermont Brigade), 2nd Division, VI Corps (Union Army), Army of the Potomac/Army of the Shenandoah (Union)

The 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized at St. Albans and mustered in September 16, 1861, it served in the Army of the Potomac (AoP).^[1] It departed Vermont for Washington, DC, September 23, 1861.