5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
	Flag of Wisconsin
Active	July 12, 1861 – July 11, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Williamsburg; Battle of Glendale; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; Siege of Petersburg;
Commanders
Colonel	Amasa Cobb
Colonel	Thomas S. Allen

The 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was engaged in many of the critical battles of the eastern theater of the war, including Antietam and Gettysburg. Immediately after Gettysburg, the regiment was detached from frontline duty and sent north to put down the New York City draft riots. Suffering from attrition in August 1864, the regiment was reorganized as an independent battalion of three companies for the remainder of their service.