5th Vermont Infantry Regiment

5th Vermont Infantry Regiment
Flag of Vermont, 1837–1923
ActiveSeptember 16, 1861 to June 29, 1865
DisbandedJuly 29, 1865
AllegianceUnited States United States
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
TypeInfantry
Size1,533
Engagements
Insignia
2nd Brigade (Vermont Brigade), 2nd Division, VI Corps (Union Army), Army of the Potomac/Army of the Shenandoah (Union)

The 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized at St. Albans and mustered in September 16, 1861, it served in the Army of the Potomac (AoP).[1] It departed Vermont for Washington, DC, September 23, 1861.