| 5th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | December 16, 1861, to July 1863 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
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| Rhode Island U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 5th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 5th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was organized at Providence, Rhode Island. The regiment rendezvoused at Camp Greene in October, 1861, was transferred to Camp Slocum at Providence and mustered into U. S. Army service for three years as a battalion of five companies on December 16, 1861.
The battalion left Providence for Annapolis, MD to join Burnside's expedition to North Carolina. At Annapolis it was assigned to the 3rd brigade under Gen. Parke, embarked for Roanoke Island, NC where it participated in the battle on Feb. 8, 1862, and was also in the Battle of New Berne on March 14. It was then posted at Newport City until the siege of and assault on Fort Macon, in which it was active, after which it went into camp at Bogue banks and later at Beaufort, SC.
An additional five companies had been raised in Providence and mustered in on December 27, 1862. These companies joined the battalion in Beaufort where a new regimental organization came into being.
In April, 1863, the Sth went to the relief of Little Washington until April 14, when the enemy gave up the siege as hopeless and withdrew. Returning to New Berne the regiment reoccupied Camp Anthony and garrisoned Forts Totten and Rowan. In July the regiment ceased was reorganized as the 5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment.
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The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part: [2]
The regiment lost a total of 119 men during service (this includes casualties after it was changed to heavy artillery); 1 officer and 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 106 enlisted men died of disease.
Soldiers in the 5th Rhode Island Battalion were armed with the P1856. [4] [note 2] The 1856 Enfield was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifle that like all other nominal .577 caliber weapons could fire U.S. government issued .58 paper cartridges. [8] It was used by both armies and was the second most widely used Enfield in the Union forces.
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