5th Ohio Infantry

The 5th Ohio Infantry, a Cincinnati regiment in the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Corps, was organized on June 21, 1861, and mustered out on July 26, 1865. At Gettysburg, where 315 were present for duty and losses were 2 killed, 6 wounded, and 18 total, it arrived in position at 5 p.m. on July 1, 1863, was detached and held the extreme left of the line on the north side of Little Round Top, moved to Culp's Hill on the morning of July 2, advanced as far as Rock Creek that evening to reinforce the left, returned to Culp's Hill during the night, and on the morning of July 3 fought there until 11 a.m. in repulsing the enemy and retaking the Union works. Its principal engagements included Blue's Gap, Winchester in 1862, Lewiston near Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Lookout Mountain, Rocky Face, Resaca, New Hope Church, Little Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Savannah, and the Carolina Campaign.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · United States