5th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment

5th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment
ActiveOctober 22, 1861, to July 8, 1865
CountryUnited States United States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsSiege of Yorktown
Battle of Fair Oaks
Seven Days Battles
Battle of Savage's Station
Battle of Malvern Hill
Maryland Campaign
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Gettysburg Campaign
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Second Battle of Petersburg
Battle of the Crater
Appomattox Campaign
Battle of White Oak Road
Battle of Sutherland's Station
Third Battle of Petersburg
Battle of Sayler's Creek
Battle of High Bridge
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Edward E. Cross
Maj. William W. Cook, 5th New Hampshire Volunteers

The 5th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment sustained the greatest total combat losses of any infantry or cavalry regiment in the Union, with 295 killed and 756 wounded.