5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment

5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Battle Flag of the Fifth Minnesota Infantry Regiment 1862-1865
ActiveMarch 15, 1862, to August 7, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lucius Frederick Hubbard
William B. Gere

The 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Minnesota USV infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and Dakota War of 1862. The regiment distinguished itself serving in its home state and the south, particularly at the Battles of Fort Ridgely, Corinth and Nashville.