The Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac

The Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac was organized on July 22, 1862, disbanded on June 1, 1865, and suffered 35,708 casualties during its service. Its commanders on the field included Porter, Hooker, Butterfield, Meade, Sykes, Warren, and Griffin, and it fought at Hanover Court House, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, New Market, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, Hatchers Run, Five Forks, and Appomattox. Between July 22, 1862, and June 1, 1865, the corps officially included infantry, cavalry, artillery, sharpshooter, reserve, legion, and independent battalion units from the United States Army and from New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Delaware, Wisconsin, Indiana, Rhode Island, and Ohio.

Fredericksburg, Virginia · United States