5th Ohio Infantry Regiment

5th Ohio Infantry Regiment
Active1861–1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchVolunteer Army, American Civil War
TypeInfantry
Size1,080 soldiers (July 1861)[1]
Engagements
Insignia
2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland
5th Ohio Infantry Monument, Gettysburg Battlefield.

The 5th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from southwestern Ohio that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving in both the Eastern and Western Theaters in a series of campaigns and battles. It was noted for its holding the high ground at the center of the line at Antietam as part of Tyndale's 1st Brigade, Greene's 2nd Division of Mansfield's XII Corps.[2]