Service
On October 23, 1861, Assistant Secretary of War Thomas A. Scott sent correspondence to Minnesota Governor Alexander Ramsey, authorizing him to raise a 5th regiment of infantry in the state. The 5th Minnesota was mustered into Federal service at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, between March 15 and April 30, 1862. The 5th Minnesota took part in the following battles and actions:
- Farmington, Mississippi, May 28, 1862 (Companies A,E-K)
- Redwood, Minnesota, Aug 18, 1862 (Company B, Dakota Conflict)
- Fort Ridgely, Minnesota, August 20-22, 1862 (Companiess B & C, Dakota Conflict)
- Fort Abercrombie, Minnesota, September 3-6, 1862 (Company D, Dakota Conflict)
- Iuka, Mississippi, September 19, 1862 (Companies A,E-K)
- Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862 (Companies A,E-K)
- Mississippi Springs, Mississippi, May 13, 1863 (5th Regiment from here on)
- Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863
- Assault on Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
- Satartia, Mississippi, June 4, 1863
- Mechanicsburg, Mississippi, June 6, 1863
- Richmond, Louisiana, June 14, 1863
- Canton, Mississippi, October 16, 1863
- Brownsville, Mississippi, October 18, 1863
- Barton's Station, Mississippi, October 20, 1863
- Assault on Fort De Russy, Louisiana, March 14, 1864
- Henderson's Hill, Louisiana, March 21, 1864
- Grand Ecore, Louisiana, April 2, 1864
- Campti, Louisiana, April 3, 1864
- Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, April 9, 1864
- Cloutierville, Louisiana, April 23, 1864
- Cane River, Louisiana, April 24, 1864
- Moore's Plantation, Louisiana, May 3, 1864
- Bayou La Moure, Louisiana, May 6 and 7, 1864
- Bayou Roberts, Louisiana, May 7, 1864
- Mansura, Louisiana, May 16, 1864
- Bayou De Glaise, Louisiana, May 18 and 19, 1864
- Lake Chicot, Arkansas, June 6, 1864
- Tupelo, Mississippi, July 14, 1864 (non-veterans only; veterans on furlough June 17-August 17, 1864)
- Oxford, Mississippi, August 21, 1864
- Abbeville, Mississippi, August 23, 1864
- Nashville, Tennessee, December 15 and 16, 1864
- Fish River, Alabama, March 24, 1865
- Capture of Spanish Fort, Alabama, April 8, 1865
- Fort Blakely, Alabama, April 9, 1865
- Garrison Duty at Montgomery, Selma, and Demopolis, Alabama, until August, 1865
The regiment was mustered out on September 6, 1865.
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