5th Iowa Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Burlington July 15, 1861. Moved to Keokuk, Iowa, August 2, thence to St. Louis, Mo., August 11. Attached to Fremont's Army of the West and Dept. of Missouri, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army Mississippi, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army Mississippi, April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army Mississippi, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. Tennessee, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 17th Army Corps, to December, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1864.
SERVICE.--Expedition to Northeastern Missouri August, 1861. Detachment moved to St. Louis, Mo., August 11, thence to Jefferson City, Mo., August 14. Expedition toward Columbia September 2. Moved to Booneville September 14, thence to Glasgow September 25. Return to Booneville October 2. Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., October 4-November 8. Guard railroad and duty at Booneville and Syracuse until February, 1862. Moved to Cairo, Ill., February 6, thence to Benton, Mo. Operations against New Madrid, Mo., February 28-March 15, and against Island No. 10. March 15-April 8. Expedition to Fort Pillow April 13-17. Moved to Hamburg Landing, Tenn., April 18-22. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 6. At Clear Creek until August 5. Expedition to Holly Springs June 27-July 10. Moved to Jacinto August 5. March to Iuka September 18-19. Battle of Iuka September 19. Moved to Corinth October 1. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863. Reconnaissance from LaGrange November 8-9, 1862. Duty at Memphis, Tenn., January to March, 1863. Expedition up Yazoo and operations about Fort Pemberton and Greenwood March 13-April 5. Fort Pemberton March 25. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., April 13. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. South Fork Bayou Pierrie May 2. Battles of Raymond May 12. Near Raymond May 13. Jackson May 14. Champion's Hill May 16. 
* May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
*** May 19, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, MississippiNot originally referenced on Dyer summary
*** May 22, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, MississippiNot originally referenced on Dyer summary
** July 4, 1863 - Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi
* Duty at Vicksburg until September 13. 
* September 26-November 20, 1863 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
* Operations on Memphis & Charleston railroad in Alabama October 20-29. 
* November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** November 23-25, 1863 - Battles of Chattanooga, Tennessee
** Tunnel Hill November 24-25
** Mission Ridge, November 25.
* Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27.
* March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 17.
* Duty at Bridgeport and Huntsville, Ala., until April, 1864. 
* May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** Veterans on furlough April-May. 
** Non-Veterans guard railroad until June 15 - Mustered out July 30. 
** Moved to Huntsville, thence to Kingston, Ga., June 23. 
** Guard duty there and at Etowah River until July 30. 
** Consolidated with 5th Iowa Cavalry August 8, 1864.
== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Regimental Band
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
 Unassigned
 
</div>
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 9 Officers and 108 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 2 Officers and 131 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 250	None
Fox 	
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 139th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (4th of the Iowa troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 703, 779, 783, 866, 1166-1167)
* (Page 10)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5