5th Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 1861–1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Volunteer Army, American Civil War |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 1,080 soldiers (July 1861)[1] |
Engagements | |
Insignia | |
2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland |
Ohio U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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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]