5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry | |
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Active | January 9, 1864-October 31, 1865 |
Disbanded | October 31, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Cavalry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements |
The 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry (or 5th Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored)) was a cavalry regiment from Massachusetts, that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It has not to be confused with the 5th United States Colored Cavalry.
Service[]
The regiment was organized from January 9-May 5, at Camp Meigs, Readville. From May 12, 1864, it served dismounted and equipped as infantry until the end of war.
Detailed service[]
The regiment fought at Baylor's Farm during the Second Battle of Petersburg and the Siege of Petersburg.
Casualties[]
The regiment lost 123 enlisted men; 7 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 116 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders[]
- Colonel Henry S. Russell (? -June 14, 1864; wounded at Baylor's Farm)
- Major Bowditch (June 14-September 30, 1864)
- Colonel Henry S. Russell (September 30, 1864 – February 14, 1865; resigned)
- Lieut.-Col. Charles Francis Adams (February 14-August 1, 1865)
- Colonel S. E. Chamberlain (August 1-October 31, 1865; regiment mustered out)
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
External links[]
- History of the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry by African American Military History
- History of the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry by The Civil War Archive
- History of the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry by FamilySearchBeta
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