5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
| 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment | |
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A portion of the 127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, later re-designated the 5th USCT, in Delaware, Ohio
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| Active | August 1863 – September 20, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
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2nd Brigade, XVIII Corps (January 1864 – April 1864) |
2nd Brigade, XVIII Corps (January 1864 – April 1864)
2nd Brigade, Hincks' Colored Division, XVIII Corps, Army of the James (April 1864 – June 1864)
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVIII Corps (June 1864 – December 1864)
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXV Corps (December 1864)
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXV Corps (December 1864 – March 1865)
The 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an African American unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. A part of the United States Colored Troops, the regiment saw action in Virginia as part of the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign and in North Carolina, where it participated in the attacks on Fort Fisher and Wilmington and the Carolinas Campaign.
The regiment was formed as the 127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Delaware, Ohio. It was re-designated the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, and moved to Norfolk, Virginia, in November 1863, immediately after three months of organization. It served at Norfolk and Portsmouth in the Department of Virginia and North Carolina until January 1864, during which time the unit participated in Brigadier General Edward A. Wild's expedition to South Mills and Camden Court House, North Carolina, from December 5 to December 24 and in action at Sandy Swamp, North Carolina, on December 8.
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